Babble: Archived Puzzle for Thursday, March 27, 2008

12:00 am

jillibus

oh no, another biggie

12:00 am

jillibus

had to refresh

12:00 am

MLFAN17

ro 6

12:01 am

MLFAN17

me too jill

12:01 am

MLFAN17

co 6

12:01 am

flosey

flip - had to refresh

12:01 am

jillibus

just got it too, mlf, lol!

12:01 am

Book Doctor Gwen

i say el flippo

12:01 am

MLFAN17

RO 6 and 7

12:02 am

MLFAN17

pl 6

12:02 am

kje

wow, almost same size as yesterday

12:02 am

MLFAN17

RA 7

12:02 am

Ornith

i had to refresh too

12:03 am

jillibus

ba6

12:03 am

Douglas

MLF got the ro7 before I did...waah!

12:04 am

maniac_mitch

ta8

12:04 am

MLFAN17

so sorry douglas lol

12:04 am

carra

its 1am... should i make chocolate chip oatmeal cookies now or when i wake up? hah

12:04 am

MLFAN17

ta 6

12:04 am

justafreep

ta7

12:04 am

Douglas

That was rather quick of you...

12:04 am

kje

make em now carra - and share

12:05 am

justafreep

and thanks, mitch

12:05 am

MLFAN17

ta 6 x2

12:05 am

parisla

to7

12:05 am

parisla

batted

12:05 am

parisla

bate

12:05 am

parisla

oops sorry

12:06 am

jillibus

watch it, parisia!

12:06 am

Douglas

Don't type the words, parisla...

12:06 am

maniac_mitch

how many today?

12:06 am

parisla

sorry didn't move the cursor back!

12:06 am

kje

213

12:07 am

Atalante

yay flip!

12:07 am

Hugabugs

late flip - Hi all

12:07 am

Douglas

A mere 213, mitch

12:07 am

maniac_mitch

alright ty

12:07 am

mymuseisme

Hi all!

12:07 am

flosey

hi hugs

12:07 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up! Video unfornately is unavailable at the moment, hopefully will fix later

12:07 am

jillibus

hi hugs, muse...

12:07 am

kje

thanks lickety!!!

12:08 am

Douglas

Way to go lickety!

12:08 am

mymuseisme

thanks lickety!!

12:08 am

jesdraggon

wow. this grid is icky.

12:08 am

jillibus

tyvm Lickety -- don't worry, won't be getting to the video for a long time, if ever!

12:08 am

MaMaWA

thats strange, I didnt

12:08 am

Ornith

thanks lickety

12:08 am

flosey

ty lickety

12:08 am

Ornith

too many t's!

12:08 am

MaMaWA

know there was a lapse

12:08 am

Hugabugs

Hi flosey and jili

12:08 am

MaMaWA

at the flip]

12:08 am

Book Doctor Gwen

wow you's fast with those clues, dude! tx

12:09 am

Douglas

The grid has a word desert in the east...

12:09 am

harpjane

ok, here i am, from the dark side,

12:09 am

Jandy

Oooh.. MaMa... we're on the other side!!!!!!!

12:09 am

Jandy

Hey harp!!!! We made it!!!!

12:09 am

MaMaWA

Harp we made it and Jandy LOL

12:09 am

kittie

only 169 words left............... :( too tired to continue do well all

12:09 am

MaMaWA

too funny

12:09 am

Jandy

that was extremely surreal...

12:09 am

harpjane

oooh mamawa and jandy, i wasnt' even scared!

12:10 am

harpjane

will be interesting to see what my stats show

12:10 am

MLFAN17

ba6

12:10 am

Hugabugs

at6 if not mentioned

12:10 am

MaMaWA

It is another world when you get left behind

12:10 am

Jandy

Brave girl! It will indeed. Now if I don't finish this one, I can blame the lost time! Grin...

12:10 am

MLFAN17

did anyone find the AL 7 yet?

12:11 am

cybernan

hi everyone

12:11 am

Douglas

phantom plateau

12:11 am

Hugabugs

co6

12:12 am

mymuseisme

ro7

12:12 am

Jandy

Hi nan.. how are you?

12:12 am

jillibus

hi nan

12:12 am

MLFAN17

muse i think its been called but ty i found it

12:13 am

mymuseisme

ok mlf, not paying too much attention to chat at the moment

12:13 am

Book Doctor Gwen

al7 is plural of al + baseball weapon + vowel

12:13 am

MLFAN17

no problem muse t\but tyvm

12:13 am

justafreep

co7

12:14 am

mymuseisme

co7 x 2

12:14 am

Douglas

Canadian province, eh?

12:14 am

MLFAN17

ho 6

12:15 am

Book Doctor Gwen

love your icon, justa! the lorax is my favorite dr seuss book

12:16 am

Douglas

Do you think the Lorax was a kind of nature spirit?

12:17 am

Book Doctor Gwen

ummm, not a spirit at all! a real person 8-)

12:17 am

Book Doctor Gwen

(as real as any dr seuss character, i mean)

12:18 am

MaMaWA

My daughter and I took my niece to see Horton yesterday , it was so much fun , love seuss

12:18 am

Atalante

129 left. going back to bed for a bit!

12:19 am

Douglas

As long as were on the subject of nature thingies, I read something today where Minnesota is trying to ban merchant ships from dumping their ballast water in Lake Superior

12:19 am

mymuseisme

pl7

12:19 am

GroovyKiwi

good eve all and happy babbling

12:19 am

justafreep

He spoke for the trees, darnit. Why must there be more? :-)

12:19 am

Ornith

nn Ata

12:19 am

mymuseisme

hi kiwi

12:19 am

GroovyKiwi

beef stiry fry with noodles for dinner if anyone wants any

12:19 am

MaMaWA

NN ata

12:19 am

cybernan

123 left here -- stuck and crashing. *poof*

12:19 am

MaMaWA

Hi groovykiwi

12:20 am

Book Doctor Gwen

yeah, the lorax is a great metaphor for any one who represents a reasonable point of view, really

12:20 am

Ornith

nn nan

12:20 am

Book Doctor Gwen

i want noodles without the beef, please 8-)

12:20 am

MaMaWA

Im out for the night myself happy Babbling all and "see " you soon ;=)

12:20 am

Ornith

nn mama

12:20 am

Douglas

The ballast water from these ships contain all sorts of things that aren't from around Minnesota

12:20 am

GroovyKiwi

i got the beef without the noodles lol allowed as much red meat as i want but no pasta

12:21 am

westford

hello again I knocked myself off

12:21 am

jillibus

night nan and mamawa

12:21 am

mymuseisme

ta8

12:21 am

MLFAN17

KIWI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

12:21 am

Ornith

hi kiwi

12:21 am

jillibus

hi kiwi

12:21 am

GroovyKiwi

MLF huggles matey

12:21 am

MLFAN17

huggies kiwi

12:21 am

GroovyKiwi

hiya jill and westie and orn wow orn ltns

12:22 am

Ornith

hehe

12:22 am

Ornith

I've done some puzzles without saying anything lately

12:22 am

westford

hi kiwi dinner smells good

12:23 am

GroovyKiwi

well i for one have missed your lovely smile

12:23 am

Book Doctor Gwen

oh, thought i had the ta8 but it won't take my word 8-(

12:25 am

Ornith

phew, no blanks, halfway. this one is a pain, i keep typing the same thing again and again.... only so many words with T in the middle!

12:25 am

Ornith

aw, thanks kiwi

12:26 am

GroovyKiwi

im nowhere near halfway lol let alone no blank tiles

12:26 am

GroovyKiwi

no wonder i missed ya lol

12:26 am

Book Doctor Gwen

62% finished here. going to bed. *yawn* and *poink!*

12:26 am

MLFAN17

I found the AU 6 AND 7

12:26 am

Ornith

nn gwen

12:27 am

GroovyKiwi

nite gwen sweet dreams

12:27 am

Ornith

there's a good chunk of words with -ea- in the middle, if that helps

12:27 am

jillibus

night gwen and anyone else who is leaving

12:27 am

bee6000

Is there a place where it shows my statistics?

12:27 am

Ornith

ty mlf

12:28 am

MLFAN17

yw orn

12:28 am

MLFAN17

Should the AL 6 and 7 be obvious?

12:28 am

Ornith

nope

12:29 am

Ornith

i got them from the clue given earlier, al + baseball stick + vowel

12:29 am

Ornith

but I've never heard the word before

12:29 am

Douglas

Ornith, I'd like a cup of coffee, with room for a cat...

12:29 am

Ornith

it's not a big coffee, it's a teeny cat!

12:30 am

MLFAN17

ty orn i have no idea what they mean either lol

12:30 am

westford

ty orn never heard it either

12:30 am

Douglas

instruction to start using the bow again...

12:31 am

Ornith

apparently it's some sort of white metal alloy

12:31 am

westford

I got the French boat but it won't accept the plural

12:31 am

kje

GN all - 100 left for morning

12:31 am

Ornith

nn kje

12:31 am

westford

gn kje that was quick

12:33 am

Erda

the French plural needs an "x"

12:33 am

bee6000

I mean, my statistics day to day.

12:33 am

westford

thanks erda I thought that might be the case

12:34 am

MLFAN17

i am drinking coffee right now but neither of my cats are in the room with me right now

12:34 am

Ornith

heh, mine was on my lap right up until the flip

12:34 am

westford

I'm just so happy I got the word in the first place

12:34 am

Erda

yes, west, I tried the usual plural too -- no go

12:34 am

Ornith

i went to the bathroom and camp back to find him in my chair waiting to be held

12:34 am

herinfernallady

Snuggles and hi

12:35 am

Ornith

hi herin

12:35 am

GroovyKiwi

hiya herin happy babbling and hugs

12:35 am

westford

hi herin

12:35 am

mymuseisme

good night all, happy babbling

12:35 am

herinfernallady

Hey

12:35 am

Ornith

nn mymuse

12:35 am

GroovyKiwi

nite muse sweet dreams

12:36 am

herinfernallady

Night Muse

12:36 am

herinfernallady

West is that your kitty? too pretty

12:36 am

westford

that's one of them our only boy

12:37 am

herinfernallady

sooooo cute and fluffy tail. I love fluffy kittys

12:37 am

westford

he's looking a little raggedy now been getting into some scrapes

12:37 am

westford

his name is KC for Kitty Cat lol

12:38 am

herinfernallady

bad kitty

12:38 am

MLFAN17

Does anybody have the ar 5?

12:38 am

Ornith

herin, look up ragdoll cats on the web, fluffiest ever - mine is a halfbreed, he didn't get the fluffy tail

12:38 am

herinfernallady

I know of the Ragdolls. Oh cute Orinith

12:39 am

westford

not yet ML

12:39 am

MLFAN17

me either west i cant monkey it

12:39 am

Ornith

he bred almost true on everything but the fluff - huge, soft, sweet,and a total klutz lol

12:40 am

westford

sounds like KC

12:40 am

JeeWhiz

MLF, use the A in the next to bottom row

12:41 am

herinfernallady

MLF its before 1am most people don't ask clues before an hour

12:41 am

herinfernallady

Ornith isn't that a ragdoll trait to be a totally flop?

12:41 am

MLFAN17

herin i wasnt asking for a clue

12:41 am

Ornith

yup

12:42 am

Ornith

but I mean he's bad at jumping, which is a ragdoll thing too

12:44 am

Ornith

it's like having a purring dog who uses a litterbox, he comes on command (when he feels like it, lol) and gives tons of kisses

12:44 am

herinfernallady

Ok Mlf sorry

12:44 am

herinfernallady

Norrrrrrr Orinth too cute

12:45 am

Ornith

yeah, he's so cute my vet snorgled him, lol

12:45 am

westford

what his name orn?

12:45 am

Ornith

Arslan

12:46 am

Ornith

lemme get his picture

12:46 am

westford

goody

12:46 am

herinfernallady

My vet just hands my yoweling beast of a cat back (unsociable beast)

12:46 am

maniac_mitch

finished

12:46 am

westford

good job mitch you're amazing

12:46 am

GroovyKiwi

oh phooey lol weg mitch ^5

12:47 am

herinfernallady

Well done Mitch

12:48 am

herinfernallady

Signing the lease tonight YAHHHHHHH

12:48 am

westford

super herin

12:48 am

bee6000

Wow Mitch. That's fantastic.

12:49 am

westford

almost there

12:49 am

herinfernallady

need to wake up though

12:49 am

bee6000

This is only my second time. I have 45 words.

12:49 am

Ornith

here he is, hopefully

12:49 am

Ornith

wow mitch

12:49 am

herinfernallady

I keep typing in Please or plause

12:49 am

herinfernallady

Prrrrp Kitty is pretty too

12:50 am

Ornith

grr, don't think the picture change took. having a lot of script error popups

12:50 am

mrpresident

ah, a biggie with lots of little words... joy
hi everyone :)

12:50 am

Ornith

hi mrp

12:50 am

westford

I generally have to refresh for my picture to change

12:50 am

licketySplitAUS

Hey mrp and everyone!

12:50 am

Ornith

i've refresehd several times and it's not going

12:50 am

Ornith

but it is if you click on it

12:50 am

MLFAN17

Well hubby wants to go to bed good night POOF

12:51 am

bee6000

I find I have a harder time finding the word that go more right-to-left. I assume that is common. What do folks do to combat that difficulty?

12:51 am

Ornith

he has pretty blue eyes but you can't see them in the picture

12:51 am

bee6000

Words, that is.

12:51 am

Ornith

bee, it gets easier with practice

12:51 am

herinfernallady

Well done Bee.

12:51 am

herinfernallady

Night MLF

12:51 am

bee6000

Also bottom-to-top is more difficult.

12:52 am

Ornith

although in this case, there just aren;t that many from that side

12:52 am

herinfernallady

I has kitty too know

12:52 am

bee6000

Thanks, Ornith!

12:52 am

herinfernallady

HEYYY Lickety

12:52 am

herinfernallady

HEYYY Lickety

12:52 am

bee6000

Thanks Herin for the kudos.

12:52 am

herinfernallady

Ok i have my kitty up now too

12:52 am

Ornith

aw, kitties

12:52 am

mrpresident

Oh I look glamtastic with my new bandaging ...!

12:53 am

westford

he's very pretty orn must groom himself all the time

12:53 am

herinfernallady

PRESSSSIE

12:54 am

Just1Mar

extremely sexy mrP!

12:54 am

herinfernallady

Sexy Pressie. Lickety you are a lucky man

12:54 am

jillibus

hi mrp -- new bandaging?

12:54 am

Just1Mar

good evening/morning/afternoon BabbleBuds

12:54 am

jillibus

hi mar

12:54 am

GroovyKiwi

good eve mrp good eve just happy babbling

12:54 am

mrpresident

someone asked me what happened (after seeing the huge wad of bandaging) and I told them I had been shot in the chest... they believed me!
So I went with it and said it was a drive-by... I am so naughty!
yes jilli... it is appauling!

12:54 am

Ornith

thanks west! yes he does, he keeps himself nice and clean

12:54 am

Just1Mar

Hi Jilli

12:55 am

Ornith

even smells good, hehe

12:55 am

Just1Mar

been lurking for my 1st half hour...92 left just in time for the L list! :D

12:55 am

jillibus

bandaging where? Around your arm? Holding your arm to your chest?

12:56 am

mrpresident

oh my chest... at the central line site

12:56 am

Just1Mar

hiya kiwi

12:56 am

westford

you got a lot done just

12:56 am

mrpresident

brb, need to take child for a massage

12:56 am

jillibus

oh, I see! Oh dear!

12:56 am

Just1Mar

this grid seems to be a mirror image of itself

12:57 am

westford

orn do you ever read Get Fuzzy in the comics?

12:57 am

jillibus

I'm not trying hard -- too tired. Tomorrow will be busy too so what's the use

12:57 am

herinfernallady

MR PRES your naughty.

12:57 am

herinfernallady

Hi Jill.

12:58 am

Ornith

occasioally west

12:58 am

westford

a lot of them are just

12:58 am

jillibus

hi herin m'dear

12:58 am

westford

today Bucky ( has to be the best cat ) has called in an exorcist because his litter box is possessed

12:58 am

Ornith

lol

12:59 am

jillibus

that's nuts, west -- lol!

12:59 am

herinfernallady

I am giggling my butt of at the stupidity of A Current Affair. Ages ago there was this website www.planethiltron.com that photoshops various celebs and makes them large or just geeky. Now that ACA have jumped on it and said its 'appaling to battlers'. Please its a website for a giggle its not hurting anyone

12:59 am

westford

used to read it years ago just started again it's too funny

12:59 am

bee6000

I am up to 54 words, and fewer than half are 4-letter.

1:00 am

Ornith

nice bee

1:00 am

GroovyKiwi

yeah ta 7/8 done and dusted lol phew

1:00 am

bee6000

Thanks Ornith.

1:00 am

Ornith

this is a pretty hard one again

1:00 am

westford

herin it's their job to make mountains out of molehills

1:01 am

westford

anything special happening tomorrow jilli?

1:02 am

herinfernallady

West seriously its so amusing. I can't watch it but hope to be able to see it online

1:03 am

Ornith

oh, did you guys hear, they just put almost all of south park online? all but the latest few episodes

1:03 am

westford

I saw today that there is going to be a free download of Photoshop on the web wonder if it will be any good?

1:03 am

Ornith

really west? full photoshop or elements?

1:03 am

westford

just a sec I'll look

1:04 am

jillibus

just routine stuff, west -- doc appointment to renew prescriptions, recycling centre to take stuff to, library AGM to attend, yada yada yada

1:04 am

herinfernallady

Orinth a lot of stuff i can't see :(

1:04 am

bee6000

Is there any record after yesterday's puzzle is done of how I did?

1:05 am

westford

said it's the basic version

1:05 am

jillibus

free photoshop? Son gave me Elements for Xmas, no freebie.

1:05 am

bee6000

That's cool, West. I woudl like to try Photoshop.

1:05 am

Ornith

herin, let me see if i can find the name of a site that lets you pretend you're surfing from us

1:05 am

Ornith

ooh, neat west!

1:05 am

Just1Mar

you need a BA to learn it methinks :D

1:06 am

westford

It's a start anyway

1:06 am

herinfernallady

Oh thats net

1:06 am

Just1Mar

bee not sure if you can check it ...if you join babble you can

1:06 am

jillibus

I had the Album Starter Edition before -- bet that's what they're giving away

1:07 am

herinfernallady

OH thats the words. Celebrity photos and the cruel jokes played on average suburbs (i think im missing something here) POINT being people gees. Some of the celebs need a good smacking upside the head

1:07 am

westford

all I have is iPhoto and I need more editing features

1:07 am

diem

Hi all

1:07 am

westford

if I ever get around to editing that is

1:07 am

westford

hi diem

1:08 am

Just1Mar

hi diem

1:08 am

jillibus

hi diem

1:08 am

bee6000

Thank you Just.

1:08 am

Ornith

here, try through this herin http://www.unblockall.net/

1:09 am

Ornith

west, you can try either picasa or GIMP for better editing

1:10 am

herinfernallady

Thanks Orinth. i was loitering at that sight

1:10 am

GroovyKiwi

good eve dien happy babbling

1:10 am

mrpresident

westford, download picasa

1:11 am

mrpresident

then photofilter

1:11 am

mrpresident

you can view easily what you need in picasa, then edit in photofilter

1:11 am

westford

will they work on macs mrp?

1:11 am

herinfernallady

MR PRESSSSS (huuuuuuugs)

1:12 am

mrpresident

((hugs)) infern :)

1:12 am

Ornith

ahah, the free photoshop isn';t photoshop at all, it;s a special stripped down web version about as powerful as picasa.... no layers

1:12 am

rururocks

I found the 8

1:12 am

rururocks

yeah!!!!!!!!!!

1:12 am

mrpresident

i believe so westford

1:12 am

herinfernallady

Mr Pres Have you seen the ACA add for tonight?

1:12 am

mindfreak2222

te

1:12 am

westford

ooh good

1:13 am

westford

thanks mrp

1:13 am

mrpresident

yes infern... looking at the pics... silly stuff

1:13 am

mrpresident

photofilter is an excellent editing tool! It does just about everything

1:13 am

westford

not much is really 'free' ornith but for those who don't have anything I guess it's a start

1:13 am

herinfernallady

ACA have stooped to an all time low if they need to say ' its appaling and cruel on battlers' when its really just taking the piss out of celebs that generally need a slapping

1:13 am

bee6000

This puzzle has 213 words total, but does it say anywhere how many points total?

1:14 am

rururocks

1345

1:14 am

Ornith

"battlers"?

1:14 am

VolleymomDee

hi all

1:14 am

mrpresident

not alot of points... all 1 point letters really

1:14 am

Ornith

hi dee

1:14 am

herinfernallady

Mr Pres is that Opanda PhotoFilter?

1:15 am

GroovyKiwi

hiya dee happy babbling

1:15 am

jillibus

bee, points don't matter to me -- just getting the words does.

1:15 am

Just1Mar

bee you can open up lickety's babble clues...link below tiles...great help

1:15 am

GroovyKiwi

grrrr hershey has gone and hidden her kittens again for the third time this week

1:15 am

jillibus

hi dee hi

1:15 am

VolleymomDee

hey jili

1:15 am

mrpresident

it just says photofiltre

1:15 am

Just1Mar

hi Dee

1:15 am

bee6000

1345 points, Ruru?

1:15 am

herinfernallady

Battlers Ornith people that are having a hard time living. Allso the add mentioned Frankston my old home town which deserves as much of a piss take as possible. Think of the most redneck/bogan subarber and thats frankston

1:16 am

herinfernallady

Thanks Pres i spelt it wrong

1:16 am

mrpresident

2572 points bee

1:17 am

mrpresident

battlers are backwater rednecks who marry their sisters... better known as Tasmania

1:17 am

Ornith

oh, rednecks

1:17 am

mrpresident

can ya remind me to leave at 5.30pm infern?

1:17 am

herinfernallady

LOL MR Pres. Hey my parents live in Tasmania

1:17 am

westford

you guys are bad lol

1:17 am

bee6000

Thanks Mrp, how do you tell? Thanks for the tip, Jilli. I wa sjust curious, nice to have the data.

1:18 am

mrpresident

bee, open up lickety's clues

1:18 am

Ornith

but with very few exceptions, celebs' problems are all of their own making

1:18 am

Just1Mar

bee.....scroll down and see what I told you at 1;15

1:18 am

herinfernallady

Good old Aussie Battler is usually a struggler that finds it hard to get by everyday. Bogan or Westie for you Mr Pres and yes i can

1:18 am

bee6000

I'm sorry, thanks *Just* for the tip.

1:18 am

mrpresident

in the box below the grid is a list of babble friends, open up lickety's babble clues

1:18 am

Just1Mar

yw

1:18 am

herinfernallady

Hey at least these are stock photos not stalker paparatzi photos.

1:19 am

bee6000

Sorry all, this Chat format is difficult for me to follow.

1:19 am

Ornith

so more like working poor, then, herin. which celebs are SO not.

1:19 am

mrpresident

my favourite worst pics are when they the paparazzi lay on the concrete and take pics up the skirts of starlets with no undies... charming people!

1:20 am

herinfernallady

Yes orinth. oh Bogan: http://www.bogan.com.au/ this site MAY be OFFENSVIE. funny but offensive

1:20 am

Just1Mar

too fast bee?

1:21 am

westford

charming starlets lol

1:21 am

lynxxx

Hello everyone. Welcome Bee, yes, you need to take a course in speed-reading to keep up sometimes

1:21 am

herinfernallady

Mr Pres Brittany SPears famous sans undies photos are her own fault as you could have driven a bus between her legs when she stepped out of that car

1:21 am

mrpresident

hi lynxx... too right lol

1:21 am

Just1Mar

hiya lynxxx

1:21 am

westford

when my husband was in the navy they issued a pamphlet for the women visiting on the ships and they told us to 'always wear underpants' lol

1:21 am

GroovyKiwi

good eve lynx happy babbling

1:22 am

mrpresident

eewwwww infern! that is one lady garden I never care to look at

1:22 am

mrpresident

hi kiwi :)

1:22 am

westford

that was before slacks were allowed

1:23 am

mrpresident

westford, in school, we had undie inspections!

1:23 am

Ornith

aha, bogan = white trash/trailer trash

1:23 am

Ornith

hi lynxx

1:24 am

westford

oh my goodness mrp

1:24 am

Ornith

and yeah, any photo of britney, paris, or lindsey lohan showing lack of panties is their own fault - proof positive that money =/= class

1:24 am

westford

let's be fair maybe they didn't have a chance to do laundry

1:25 am

lynxxx

lol West

1:25 am

jillibus

as usual, my blank tiles all start with vowels. What is it with vowelly words?

1:25 am

westford

playing babble most likely

1:25 am

mrpresident

and, if we were lacking the official undies, we got detention! an hour of solitary boredom with a very cute teacher... we all just stared at him for an hour and fantasized... like they didn't work out why we broke the rules! LOL

1:25 am

Ornith

no clean laundry and that much money = wear your dirty pants down to the store, dammit

1:25 am

lynxxx

vowelly words are uncooperative

1:26 am

Ornith

lol mrp. you had official undies? yikes

1:26 am

mrpresident

I had to find 45 words out of BOMBARDED today... all using the letter B.... it shit me! I can only find 32

1:27 am

mrpresident

we had official undies... only available at the department store David Jones... sad sad sad

1:27 am

westford

did you use the ancient french instrument?

1:27 am

jillibus

volcano alert

1:27 am

bee6000

It's the bottom-up rather than the top-down format, Just. It's not so much fast as it is that each Comment takes up a lot of space. Also my monitor doesn't show the full screen.

1:28 am

herinfernallady

Mr Pres 530 pm

1:28 am

bee6000

Thanks for the welcoming, Lynn!

1:28 am

licketySplitAUS

mrp - I'm on the way home to inspect your undies ,hehheheh see ya when I'm there - call me if you are out and about in about 50 mins

1:28 am

lynxxx

TY Jilli

1:28 am

mrpresident

yu can close the chat log bee

1:28 am

lynxxx

Lickety! I am embarassed!

1:28 am

mrpresident

ok lickety... will make sure I am wearing some then

1:28 am

bee6000

I don't have any trouble following the Chat in Scrabulous, for comparison.

1:28 am

Just1Mar

that's strange bee...the chat is top to bottom

1:29 am

herinfernallady

LICKETY

1:29 am

Just1Mar

maybe you have your screen resolution too low?

1:29 am

herinfernallady

G rated chat please

1:29 am

Ornith

geez, if someone tried to inspect panties these days they'd sue em for molesting kids/sexual harassment... and can't say I'd blame the suer!

1:29 am

licketySplitAUS

gotta run - and no - I just wash them, don't inspect them.

1:29 am

bee6000

Blank tiles, Jilli?

1:29 am

mrpresident

brb, need to pick up my son from massage

1:29 am

jillibus

when my granddaughter was little she called them "unnies"

1:29 am

Ornith

bee, she means ones that read 0/some number

1:30 am

bee6000

I don't wnat to close it, do I, Mrp? Then I wouldn't see the chat!

1:30 am

Ornith

ones she hasn't got yet

1:30 am

bee6000

Thanks Ornith for the explanation.

1:30 am

herinfernallady

I will quote my GrandMother. Girls today don't realise how short their dress are as they don't ahve seamed stockings these days you can see what they had for breakfast' That was my grandmother

1:30 am

Just1Mar

I don't think you can see the tile stats if you've not paid?

1:30 am

Ornith

what do seams have to do with the length of your dress?

1:31 am

Ornith

just, bee s new enough to have the free stats trial

1:31 am

Just1Mar

ohh sorry didn't know

1:31 am

herinfernallady

Seamed Stockings you had to turn around to see how straight your seams were in the stockings.

1:31 am

lynxxx

I think Herins grandmother was refer to stockings - not pantihose

1:32 am

Ornith

ah, i see

1:32 am

Ornith

i was trying to figure out how vertical seams would show length

1:32 am

herinfernallady

Stockings the kind with out panties. Garter belt style

1:32 am

bee6000

Just, yes, I mean new Chat comes in at the top rather than added onto the bottom.

1:32 am

Ornith

but i think a lot of girls know exactly how short their skirts are

1:33 am

Just1Mar

yes that's the way it should be, bee...

1:33 am

herinfernallady

they probably do and they probably don't realise that their buts are showing

1:33 am

bee6000

Yes, Just, this is only my second game.

1:33 am

Ornith

no herin, i think they know and are just skanky!

1:33 am

jillibus

bee, the Tile Stats under the grid. One of my goals is to get at least one word for each of those letters before packing it in for the night. At this point I still have no words starting with two of the Os, one of the As, and the U

1:33 am

herinfernallady

Gotta run. Love that word skanky

1:33 am

bee6000

Yes, Just, I but it is easier fo rme to read when the new chat gets added to the bottom.

1:33 am

Ornith

bye herin

1:34 am

diem

bye herin

1:34 am

herinfernallady

enjoy

1:34 am

Just1Mar

bye herin

1:34 am

jillibus

bfn herin

1:35 am

lynxxx

Bee - bet you are used to it in a week. We all had difficulties when the format of Babble changed a couple of years ago

1:35 am

VolleymomDee

this grid is looking tough

1:35 am

bee6000

Oh, I see, Jilli. Thanks for the great explanation! I have 1/1 for the second O but none of the other two.

1:35 am

Ornith

yeah, it is dee - i've pretty much given up and am hanging around chatting

1:35 am

Ornith

though i think i shoulod go to sleep now

1:36 am

diem

i think this is hard i guess Dart is finished

1:36 am

Ornith

nn all

1:36 am

lynxxx

You'll need oa4.4 for the rowboat

1:36 am

Just1Mar

Jilli one of the O's.....think ot**man empire

1:36 am

bee6000

Jilli, also, I have 2/4, 2/3, and 4/10 for the As, but 0/0 for the U.

1:36 am

diem

gnt orn

1:37 am

Just1Mar

don't have u's yet either

1:37 am

jillibus

diem, I don't think dart has shown up yet. Mitch did, I think, but hasn't announced a finish as far as I know, so it must be a tough one.

1:37 am

Ornith

i have one of the u's, before i go - latin bear

1:37 am

Just1Mar

thx orn!

1:37 am

jillibus

thanks, ornith

1:38 am

bee6000

I bet you are right, Lyn. (Sorry I called you Lynn earlier when I thanked you for welcoming me.) I get more of the Chat with the UNIX text format of the Scrabulous Chat, though; here each Chat entry takes up more room.

1:39 am

Just1Mar

maybe you have your fonts set too big also, bee?

1:39 am

jillibus

got that A -- now for those Os...

1:39 am

dart001

late flip.....here but soon to go...mitch finished about 15 min b4 i did....early morn tom...was trying to figure out mrp's bombarded....wonder if it was 3 letters or more forthe word size...or 4 letters or more

1:39 am

Just1Mar

scroll down jilli we gave you O clues

1:39 am

lynxxx

try German mans name Jilli

1:39 am

Just1Mar

Hi Dart

1:40 am

bee6000

Thanks for the U clue, Ornith!

1:40 am

mrpresident

back... time to start the grid

1:40 am

lynxxx

hi Dart

1:40 am

dart001

hi just...watching hockey game late start but done

1:40 am

Just1Mar

did you win?

1:40 am

jillibus

ty lynxxx, and sorry, mar, I missed the O clues -- will scroll now

1:40 am

dart001

mrp 3+ letters or 4 + for bombarded?

1:40 am

dart001

minn 3 edmonton 1 :-)

1:41 am

mrpresident

4+ dart, I have the usual suspects

1:41 am

Just1Mar

nice....as I'm sure you know the Habs finally clinched a spot!

1:41 am

mrpresident

hi dart! :))

1:42 am

dart001

nice pic by the way mrp :-) which arm cant even tell!!

1:42 am

MayneGuy

ett a

1:42 am

GroovyKiwi

LOST: four kittens been hidden by their mother and we cant find them lol

1:43 am

Just1Mar

that's cause your eyes are not on either arm darty (wink)

1:43 am

dart001

habs are playing great..might even get best record in the east

1:43 am

jillibus

ok, NBT :D

1:43 am

lynxxx

is mother around Kiwi?

1:43 am

Just1Mar

I have a blank jilli....

1:43 am

GroovyKiwi

no she gone into hiding too and not coming when called

1:43 am

dart001

lol just..was distracted by all that talk b4 about the short dresses

1:43 am

Just1Mar

55 left and still a blank

1:43 am

jillibus

which one, mar?

1:44 am

GroovyKiwi

not under the beds behind the dressers in the wardrobes lol

1:44 am

Just1Mar

lol :D

1:44 am

mrpresident

thanks dart... right arm is broken, left side ventrical has a central line

1:44 am

Just1Mar

the middle t 2nd colum from right

1:44 am

Just1Mar

and column too

1:45 am

lynxxx

stupid cat! under the house? in a shed outside? in the boys rooms (underneath all that boy stuff!)

1:46 am

mrpresident

ok, after doing verify... I only have 28 words from BOMBARDED

1:46 am

jillibus

mar -- greek T?

1:46 am

GroovyKiwi

well yesterday she had them under my dresser which is no more than about 4cm gap between bottom and carpet lol

1:46 am

jillibus

plural, that is

1:46 am

Just1Mar

i have that so not from that t

1:46 am

diem

tks jilli

1:46 am

dart001

found 22 pretty quick...and another 6 3 letter ones

1:47 am

mrpresident

ok, I will email you my list... is your email avail?

1:47 am

jillibus

It's hard to tell which T anything comes from!

1:47 am

Just1Mar

have 12/14 of the t next to it so all my words are going to that one

1:47 am

bee6000

Jilli, did you get the four-letter word for the O in the upper-right corner? That was the
one I got on my own, and I can help you with it if you'd like.

1:47 am

mrpresident

mine is in my profile

1:47 am

bee6000

Greek T?

1:48 am

dart001

dart0 at yahoo dot com

1:48 am

Just1Mar

lol I know jilli

1:48 am

mrpresident

thanks :)

1:48 am

bee6000

Hmm, the font size didn't seem to help. Thanks, though.

1:48 am

Just1Mar

then it must be your screen resolution bee, do you know how to change it?

1:48 am

jillibus

bee, try changing the resolution

1:48 am

diem

Mrp was it 45 words?

1:49 am

bee6000

Nah, Jilli, that will mess up my whole computer. Thanks, though.

1:49 am

jillibus

mar, I think I know -- it's a tr word

1:50 am

jillibus

It didn't mess up mine, bee

1:50 am

lynxxx

clever Jilli! TY

1:50 am

Just1Mar

thx jilli it is!

1:50 am

jillibus

:D

1:51 am

hillary

halfway... time to open lickety!

1:51 am

mrpresident

ok dart

1:51 am

lynxxx

wags from school too!

1:51 am

bee6000

Maybe I misunderstand to what you refer then, Jilli?

1:51 am

mrpresident

diem, it was 48 words!

1:51 am

dart001

think im going to head for the bed....and get my 4 hours of sleep :)....nite mrp just1 jilli lynxxx and ne1 else i forgot

1:51 am

mrpresident

I will send you the same email diem

1:51 am

mrpresident

nite dart :)

1:51 am

Just1Mar

night dart take care

1:51 am

dart001

48 ok thx :)

1:51 am

lynxxx

sweet dreams Dart

1:52 am

jillibus

mar suggested that too, bee (just1mar)

1:52 am

GroovyKiwi

nite darty sweet dreams

1:52 am

dart001

byeeeee pooof

1:52 am

Just1Mar

are you talking about another word game MrP?

1:52 am

dart001

nite kiwi

1:52 am

jillibus

night dart, and congrats as sual

1:53 am

mrpresident

just email me diem, will reply with my list

1:54 am

jillibus

bee, you go to your desktop and right-click. Go to Properties and you can change the resolutions so that the whole screen is a bit smaller and everything fits in.

1:54 am

Just1Mar

MrP.....did you see my question?

1:54 am

diem

Mrp i will make it a long term project lunch at work thanks though

1:55 am

Just1Mar

yeahh got the ta7/8 combo

1:56 am

bee6000

Ah, yes Jilli, that actually messes up everything for me, so I will leave it alone. Thanks though!

1:56 am

jillibus

Well, having reached my NBT goal, although nowhere near halfway, I'm going to crash. I hope to drop in tomorrow, but have no hope of finishing this stinker.

1:56 am

mrpresident

yes mar! on the phone!! email me and I will send you the game

1:56 am

lynxxx

bye Jilli, sleep well

1:56 am

Just1Mar

night jilli....actually it's not that difficult.just long

1:56 am

bee6000

Other application work fine for me. I cna see the entire Scrabulous screen no problem, for instance.

1:57 am

diem

night jilli

1:57 am

bee6000

Aw, thanks Jilli for all your help. Sleep well!

1:57 am

jillibus

Well, I guess I'm just too tired to see things

1:57 am

GroovyKiwi

nite jilli sweet dreams

1:58 am

westford

good night jilli have a good tomorrow

1:58 am

jillibus

night all, and keep on truckin', bee :)

1:58 am

bee6000

Thanks Jilli for your kind encourgament! I have 58 words right now.

2:01 am

Just1Mar

well bee I'd try to change the resolution to see if that's it..you can always change it back to what you have..

2:01 am

GroovyKiwi

woohooo firewords for me phew

2:02 am

lynxxx

halfway for me... BBL. Congrats Kiwi!!

2:02 am

Just1Mar

wow wtg kiwi.....you were on a mission tonight I see lol

2:02 am

diem

wtg Kiwi

2:03 am

GroovyKiwi

yeah a mission to get this done pop a pill (migrane coming up) and go to bed at a respectable time and i think 8pm is respectable enough lol

2:03 am

VolleymomDee

found a co 7 in more words that isn't acceptable in grid... that was interesting

2:03 am

GroovyKiwi

so goodnite all happy babbling hugs and see ya tomorrow lol

2:03 am

GroovyKiwi

omg did i beat you tonite dee? lol

2:03 am

Just1Mar

night kiwi

2:04 am

VolleymomDee

sure did I came in late then had to reboot, so I still have 103 left

2:04 am

GroovyKiwi

excuses excuses lol

2:04 am

GroovyKiwi

nite and hugs all

2:04 am

VolleymomDee

LOL

2:04 am

Andree

hi everyone

2:05 am

Just1Mar

hi Andree

2:08 am

westford

bye kiwi hi andree

2:09 am

mrpresident

ok Mar, you got email

2:09 am

mrpresident

hi andree :)

2:09 am

mrpresident

bye kiwi :)

2:09 am

Just1Mar

thx mrP :D

2:10 am

Just1Mar

is this a daily puzzle Mr P?

2:11 am

mrpresident

yes it is mar

2:11 am

Just1Mar

on the web?

2:11 am

mari

good morning all - it looks as if it's going to be a nice one ( day not grid ) :)

2:11 am

mrpresident

I will give you another one that was just hard!! if you like

2:12 am

Just1Mar

sure

2:13 am

mrpresident

ok, brb

2:13 am

hillary

good old italian volcano makes yet another appearance

2:14 am

diem

Morning Mari

2:15 am

mari

Hey Diem are you well?

2:15 am

diem

Mr p sent -mail

2:16 am

hillary

my daughter's in here too... a tree, i suppose

2:16 am

diem

Im good tks got fireplace fixed

2:17 am

mari

Brill - are you pleased with it now?

2:18 am

diem

Yep England were in tough Scotland only managed to beat them twice

2:19 am

mrpresident

ok, sent you the toughie

2:19 am

Just1Mar

thx MrP will tackle them tomorrow...is this a site on the web?

2:20 am

mrpresident

sure is... it is part of a newspaper puzzle that is daily, except for sunday

2:21 am

mrpresident

I get it first thing in the morn when I load up the puter... it is good stuff

2:21 am

diem

Mari did you finish yesterday?

2:21 am

mari

ok says she who hates to miss out what's everyone getting??

2:21 am

Just1Mar

ohh so not on internet...in newspaper...?

2:22 am

Just1Mar

hi mari...MrP has this word game she has told us about

2:22 am

mrpresident

yes, in newspaper! then they give you the solve the next day on the internet

2:22 am

mari

a joint effort finished yesterdays but I didn't like it

2:22 am

Just1Mar

oh I see what's the site?

2:23 am

mrpresident

smh dot com dot au

2:23 am

mari

what's the newspaper?

2:24 am

mrpresident

it should be under lifestyle??

2:24 am

mrpresident

no, it is under sections

2:25 am

Marmar

good morning everyone, is there room for a couple more Mar's in the chat? (Mary and Marcus)

2:25 am

bee6000

I got disconnected but now have returned. Hi again, all.

2:25 am

mrpresident

I really enjoy this game... my microbiologist and I text eachother all the time to confirm the 9 letter word... it is a race to see who can get it

2:25 am

diem

IT is driving you crasy aint it(check backchat)

2:25 am

Just1Mar

great thx vm!

2:25 am

Andree

hi mar and bee

2:25 am

Just1Mar

wb bee

2:26 am

bee6000

Hi Andree. Thanks Just1Mar.

2:27 am

diem

everything good now bee?

2:28 am

mrpresident

hi andree :))

2:28 am

bee6000

I am at 58 words: 29 4-letter, 17 5-l, 11 4-l, and 1 7-l.

2:28 am

Just1Mar

well I have 39 (my age heheh) left to go...will leave them for tomorrow...

2:28 am

mrpresident

brb, dog washing time

2:28 am

Andree

ha ha mrp , not everyone has a microbiologist

2:28 am

Just1Mar

that's great bee!

2:29 am

Just1Mar

goodnight all have fun take care

2:29 am

Andree

bye just

2:29 am

bee6000

Hi Diem. Thank for asking. I am back fine, but still not used to the format of this application.

2:29 am

diem

Bye just

2:29 am

bee6000

Thanks Just1Mar!

2:30 am

bee6000

Aw, goodnight Just1Mar.

2:31 am

westford

good night just I have the same number left only reversed

2:41 am

bee6000

I just got all three H words. I guess that's something.

2:42 am

mrpresident

bee, email lickety... you might enjoy the interface better with babble expert. he has all the details

2:42 am

mrpresident

and you don't have to be pro

2:42 am

hillary

hint for do7/36 pls

2:43 am

mrpresident

night justmar

2:43 am

hillary

sorry that should read co7/36

2:43 am

mrpresident

oh man, what a day! my daughter is too funny

2:43 am

mrpresident

hi hill :)

2:44 am

hillary

hi mrp

2:44 am

mrpresident

she is recounting an episode with a boy at school... telling him that if he swears again, she will dob him in to her mum (ME!)

2:44 am

Andree

hi again mrp

2:44 am

hillary

Yike! he'd better watch out

2:45 am

mrpresident

he said, 'ooooh, I am so scared!'
She said, "oh you will be!!"

2:45 am

Andree

well he might not be served at the tuck shop so she probably thinks its a good threat

2:46 am

Andree

ooh scary mrp

2:46 am

hillary

well i have six to go and my brain is frozen... time to take prima donnas to ballet class, bbl.

2:46 am

mrpresident

then I saw his dad that afternoon and told him what he did in the bag room to one of the girls, and told him what maddison said... he laughed!

2:46 am

Andree

bye hillary

2:46 am

diem

Mari you still with us?

2:46 am

Andree

al6/24 please

2:47 am

mrpresident

so he says, 'I will go home and tell him that I saw Maddie's mum and she told me some things!'

2:47 am

mrpresident

Next day... Maddison goes up to him and says, "did your daddy punish you?? Did he take away your PlayStation? Did he take away your dollies , oh, I mean "action figures"??

2:48 am

mari

Sorry Diem - I was deep in the grid

2:49 am

mrpresident

I laughed too hard... wet pants laughing... she is so like me! She even used 'air' quotes when saying "action figures"

2:49 am

diem

did the sizes look ok?

2:50 am

mari

Haven't been yet Kids are coming down today so I'll let you know

2:50 am

bee6000

Thanks for the tip, Mrp!

2:50 am

mrpresident

oh I have something to tell you all... would love a global opinion actually... cause ain't sure how to do this. ??

2:50 am

diem

TKS

2:51 am

mrpresident

no prob bee... he is on the way home now... he will get your email and send you the link

2:51 am

Andree

tell mrp

2:53 am

mrpresident

a very good friend, for many many years, announced a couple of days ago that he was a father... he didn't tell any of us or his family that his ex-girlfriend was expecting a child...
She is 45 and she allegedly lied to him about how old she was, and about taking the pill (birth control). So she also allegedly told him not to tell anyone, incase the child was deformed when born??
Anyone buying this??

2:54 am

westford

so did she have the baby?

2:54 am

Andree

is the baby born yet

2:54 am

mrpresident

The child was born a couple of days ago... a healthy baby boy... apparently she had all the tests done before the birth and the child was fine.
He didn't even tell his parents he was a father to be until the baby was born...
I am kind of confused to that one! We always ask him how things are and what is happening??
They are not getting along and he has no plans to be with her

2:54 am

mrpresident

He told us after the baby was born

2:55 am

westford

does he seem happy now?

2:55 am

Andree

too wierd mrp

2:55 am

Andree

was she in hiding?

2:55 am

mrpresident

He called me today and talked to me about it, saying he hated the names she picked for the child, didn't get on with her... etc etc... I just congratulated him and he brushed it off

2:56 am

bee6000

Some people prefer not to announce they are expecting until after the birth (apart from to those to whom it will be obvious).

2:56 am

mrpresident

she was andree... she was hiding incase the child was deformed cause of her age

2:56 am

westford

some men take awhile to warm up

2:56 am

mrpresident

bee, can you express how you know this?

2:56 am

bee6000

If i use that other interfact, will I still see that chat?

2:56 am

mrpresident

west, he was great about it, but very upset that he wasn't 'allowed' to tell any of his friends, and even his family!

2:57 am

Andree

sounds pretty strange to me, thought you could have tests these days to check on such things

2:57 am

mrpresident

she did andree, it was all fin

2:57 am

bee6000

Interfact=Interface

2:57 am

westford

more mothers now are in their 40's but there is always that worry

2:57 am

mrpresident

yes bee

2:58 am

Andree

and i have never heard of anyone keeping it quiet until birth even people i know who were not pleased to be pregnant

2:58 am

bee6000

How I know that some people prefer this? Because it has at times been my experience. Seems odd not to tell even close freinds or relatives, though.

2:58 am

mrpresident

totally bee

2:58 am

bee6000

Okay, I will contact Lickety, thanks.

2:59 am

mrpresident

he is a good friend, very close to my husband, even works with him!!

2:59 am

westford

he'll be bringing in pictures soon enough

3:00 am

mrpresident

I have never, in my years, heard of anyone suppressing the birth of a baby to anyone. That is just plain mean

3:00 am

Andree

a friend of mine had 6 kids and she said to her husband i have really bad news, he said you haven't lost your new bracelet have you, she said no i'm pregnant again, we roared laughing at that story

3:01 am

bee6000

Well, I think it is good that a person respect another person's wishes for discretion. I think it is the woman whose behavior is odd, not that of your friend.

3:01 am

mrpresident

love that story andree!

3:01 am

diem

rotate

3:01 am

westford

when I was pregnant with my 4th in less than 6 years our 2nd daughter asked if I couldn't just have a kitty instead

3:01 am

mari

thanks!!

3:02 am

lynxxx

TY Diem

3:03 am

diem

sorry pb for me dont have to look far for the fish

3:03 am

bee6000

Pregnant teens used to be sent away. I guess I can understand the woman being nervous, though it is a shame she didn't tell mor epeople so as to get support while being worried.

3:03 am

Andree

my friends kids were constantly asking their mum for another baby and she was about to elant but as a last try she said a baby or a dog, they chose the dog, roared laughing at that story too

3:03 am

Andree

relent too

3:04 am

redturtlehead

Hello All!

3:04 am

redturtlehead

Darn it all my icon is wrong again.

3:04 am

lynxxx

Hi Andree! and Red !

3:04 am

westford

hi red how goes the battle

3:05 am

mrpresident

bee, she is 45

3:05 am

diem

pb for wes

3:05 am

redturtlehead

Today is really find. Hopefully it can remain like this.

3:05 am

Andree

my daughter is adopted and nobody told her brother[ my daughter's birth uncle] until we found her birth mother 21 years later

3:05 am

mrpresident

I told my hubby that I got something for the house... he thought I meant furniture... when I told him I was pregnant, he cried!

3:05 am

redturtlehead

And then I get some time off to clean and pack!

3:05 am

westford

sigh okay

3:06 am

Andree

hi lynxxx and red

3:06 am

mrpresident

oh wow andree!!

3:06 am

Andree

with happiness i hope mrp

3:06 am

mrpresident

I can understand a teen hiding a pregnancy, but not a fully grown 'normal' (allegedly) woman

3:07 am

mrpresident

overjoyed andree! overjoyed! he still is... she is a beautiful, darling, wonderful child!

3:07 am

bee6000

Right, I know, sorry I didn't make it more clear that those were two separate thoughts there.

3:07 am

Andree

no i agree mrp, your friend sounds as though he has a real weirdo on his hands

3:07 am

Andree

like her mum mrp

3:07 am

mrpresident

totally andree!

3:08 am

mrpresident

oh thanks andree! I needed that today! (((hugs)))

3:08 am

Andree

i notice you are in your knickers again mrp, do you have any clothes? lol

3:08 am

bee6000

Right, the woman sounds a bit off, Mrp. Your friend sounds like he was just respecting her wishes.

3:09 am

mrpresident

LOL!! sorry darling! it is hard for me to dress cause of the arms...

3:09 am

mrpresident

Surprisingly bee, he did... I am so sorry for him though, it sounds as though he will be paying, but not having much to do with the child

3:10 am

mrpresident

I have to take todays pic... I look like a shotgun victim

3:10 am

mrpresident

bee, where do you herald from?

3:10 am

mrpresident

sorry if I have been abrupt today... am usually a kitten, but today I am a leopard with a thorn in my paw.

3:11 am

mrpresident

deep breathes!! aahhhhhhh....now where is the valium? :D

3:14 am

Andree

got chucked off , forgot i was ouside on battery, the reference to the knickers for everyone else is when i met mrp when she was in hospital she was in her undies, lol

3:14 am

ardilla

hi all

3:15 am

lynxxx

hi Ardilla

3:15 am

Andree

mind you if i looked that good i would run around in my knickers too, but those days are behind me

3:15 am

westford

hi ardi

3:15 am

Andree

hi ardilla

3:15 am

bee6000

I am in the United States. Your friend should get a paternity test, first of all, and if he wants rights as a father -- especially a relationship with the child -- he should get an attorney.

3:15 am

ardilla

had to refresh browser looked like no one chatted for 3 hrs

3:16 am

ardilla

how is everyone?

3:17 am

lynxxx

good here Ardilla - you?

3:18 am

bee6000

I'm up to 69 words. How are you doing, Ardilla?

3:18 am

ardilla

ok got to go outside today but overdid it

3:18 am

westford

going slowly without the list are you feeling better ardi?

3:18 am

lynxxx

don't push yourself Ardilla - its only been just over a week hasn't it?

3:19 am

ardilla

had to take a 4+ hr nap to recover

3:19 am

ardilla

tried to walk to an appointment and overextended myself

3:20 am

ardilla

ill be taking taxis for a while

3:20 am

ardilla

but happily today is last day of bed rest

3:20 am

BabbleRabble

phantom: carriwitchet

3:21 am

lynxxx

Hi BabRab

3:21 am

BabbleRabble

hello, peoples

3:21 am

ardilla

hi BR any jokes today?

3:21 am

mrpresident

I agree bee!

3:22 am

westford

hi bab

3:22 am

sprite

good morning all... I see applause as a phantom, probably because I deserve it :)

3:22 am

lynxxx

Ardilla - it takes a while to get everything working up to speed after complete rest. Just increase your walking by 5 minutes everyday

3:22 am

lynxxx

Hi Sprite!

3:22 am

sprite

wonderful advice, lyn!

3:22 am

BabbleRabble

What has more lives than a cat?

3:22 am

westford

hello sprite what did you do?

3:23 am

BabbleRabble

A frog -- it croaks every night.

3:23 am

BabbleRabble

hello, sprite

3:23 am

westford

oooh bad

3:23 am

westford

but good!!

3:23 am

ardilla

ty lynxxx for your wise advice *hug*

3:23 am

ardilla

sprite!!! *hug*

3:23 am

ardilla

lol BR

3:24 am

sprite

had an absolutely crazy day yesterday, but did not panic. To give you an example of how crazy: I cooked an ovendish in the morning, so we could eat even on a hectic day... I started the oven in time... and when we got the dish out, it was still icecold.

3:24 am

ardilla

why?

3:24 am

sprite

hi lyn and BabbleRabble and ardilla and west and mrP :)

3:25 am

sprite

oven broke down

3:25 am

ardilla

wow...sorry :(

3:25 am

westford

oh bad luck

3:25 am

bee6000

That's a good joke! *grin*

3:26 am

lynxxx

and did you kick it Sprite?

3:26 am

ardilla

phantom: alcohol

3:27 am

sprite

yeah, it was really a mess, all that could go wrong, went wrong. And still I have not panicked, was in time to teach symbolism at the church and made it a terrific lesson for all of us. So I am proud of me.

3:27 am

lynxxx

that looks a bit desperate Ardilla

3:27 am

sprite

lyn: this morning, yes :D And it helped too. Yesterday, I just asked my love to go out and take out chinese.

3:27 am

ardilla

YAH, sprite!

3:28 am

sprite

alcohol is volatile stuff, turns to phantoms too quickly

3:30 am

ardilla

yah, found 7 6's & 1 7

3:30 am

sprite

wtg ardilla

3:30 am

ardilla

time for jeopardy! bbl

3:32 am

mrpresident

hi babrab and sprite :)
just back from another phone call

3:32 am

lynxxx

yay finally worked out the bear

3:32 am

sprite

wb mrP!

3:33 am

sprite

worked out the bear? I bet this is a clue :)

3:33 am

lynxxx

no, just the ur4.5. can never remember it

3:33 am

ardilla

wb mrp how are you?

3:34 am

mrpresident

phone call again!

3:35 am

redturtlehead

and latin plural the bear guys.

3:35 am

lynxxx

my favorite Peter De Vrees line is "Gladly, the cross-eyed bear"

3:35 am

sprite

thanks lyn :)
I just started, so thanks for a vowel word!
Always makes me think of L'ours, that movie about a bear... so touching and beautiful

3:35 am

lynxxx

TY Red

3:35 am

sprite

hiya red!

3:37 am

redturtlehead

I am a bit worried already starting to slow down at 77...

3:37 am

redturtlehead

Hi Sprite!

3:37 am

sprite

our mrP is busy and popular tonight :) Hope they are nice phone calls.

3:37 am

bee6000

Ooh, thanks Red.

3:38 am

sprite

hi bee!

3:38 am

lynxxx

I have 84 still left and really really slow - and not a single A from the bottom!

3:39 am

sprite

aw, you guys make this grid sound scary. That bad huh?

3:39 am

redturtlehead

Lynxx, you have a Yellow coloured Au**... from the bottom.

3:39 am

bee6000

Hi there Sprite.

3:39 am

bee6000

Pleased to meet you.

3:40 am

lynxxx

good grief! TY Red

3:40 am

sprite

same here, bee! Having fun with this madness?

3:40 am

bee6000

More than one as well, in fact, Red and Lyn.

3:41 am

bee6000

It is fun, yes, thanks Red.

3:41 am

bee6000

I mean Sprite, sorry.

3:41 am

sprite

thnaks red :)

3:41 am

redturtlehead

YW guys.

3:41 am

lynxxx

actually 2 types of plurals, and found the al4.6 love songs

3:41 am

ardilla

rth!!! *hug*

3:42 am

sprite

np, red and I are mutually exchangeable, aren't we red? :)

3:42 am

redturtlehead

Sure Sprite, that works for me!

3:43 am

sprite

darn, even sure is a phantom. Phantom city again today.

3:44 am

bee6000

Thanks Lyn, yes, two plurals!

3:44 am

sprite

ohhh found a 7! Found 2!

3:44 am

redturtlehead

I have only 2 sevens. A to and A co.

3:45 am

sprite

a co and a ta

3:45 am

bee6000

*grin* Sprite and Red, thanks. I find this chat interface a bit difficult, so my apologies for errors I make.

3:45 am

Andree

long phone call, back again, hi sprite and anyone else who has joines chat

3:45 am

sprite

hiya Andree!

3:45 am

lynxxx

My daughter loves Miami Ink

3:46 am

sprite

if you can and want to, go pro, bee, and ask Lickety for the Babble Expert. If you are on windows, that is. It makes it much easier... our lickety does what drG cannot or will not do :D

3:47 am

redturtlehead

I dont use Babble expert, btu I do spend a great deal of time in the Penalty Box.

3:48 am

Andree

i don't use it either red

3:48 am

sprite

of course, our FMitch has made the sin bin so attractive that people like red err on purpose, just to get in there...

3:48 am

Andree

co7/36 please

3:49 am

redturtlehead

LOL distraction.

3:49 am

bee6000

I cannot afford that at this time, Sprite. But I did contact Lickety at the suggestion of Mrp. Thanks for your advice!

3:49 am

redturtlehead

The only clue, I have Andree is that it is a great musicla group from Cape Breton.

3:49 am

sprite

yvw, bee :)

3:50 am

bee6000

I have two 7-letter words as well!

3:50 am

bee6000

I think Mrp said Pro wasn't necessary for Lickety's special interface?

3:50 am

westford

so it's a french word red?

3:50 am

sprite

tough to clue, that co. Or maybe not... a partner, a friend, a mate, com****. Change 3rd letter.

3:50 am

lynxxx

co7 metals does this when it rusts but change the last o to another vowel

3:51 am

sprite

lol lyn!

3:51 am

redturtlehead

how about small bed, plus sticky stuff and plural it.

3:52 am

Andree

thx sprite, red and lynxxx

3:52 am

westford

ty got them both

3:52 am

bee6000

My 7-letters are an AL and an RO.

3:52 am

diem

red thats the only one i got

3:53 am

sprite

bee, if mrP says so, it probably isn't. I thought lickety only gave the expert to pro players or longtime players, to avoid problems with drG, but I could be mistaken. MrP is in a much better position to know :)

3:53 am

sprite

my ta is a plural, permanent pics on body

3:54 am

redturtlehead

Lickety gave me Expert when I was not pro, but probabkly because he felt bad because I spend so much time in the PB.

3:54 am

Andree

another 7 is ro to turn past tense

3:55 am

bee6000

I am having trouble following the recent clues. Can you restate which clue goes with which two letters?

3:56 am

bee6000

I might be remembering wrong what Mrp said, Sprite.

3:56 am

diem

tks red had the 6

3:56 am

BabbleRabble

7s: al; au; ba; co; co; pl; ra; ro; ta; ta; to; to

3:56 am

bee6000

Thanks Sprite for your clue! Got that and its singualr as well.

3:56 am

Andree

thx babble

3:56 am

bee6000

What is the PB?

3:57 am

Andree

need clue for the al7 please, haven't got the 6

3:57 am

lynxxx

TY BR

3:57 am

sprite

PB= penalty box = sin bin = virtual place where babbler go who put grid words in the chat

3:57 am

diem

penalty box

3:58 am

BabbleRabble

human error respite

3:58 am

bee6000

Oh, by accident, Sprite, because of trouble navigating between the two text-entry places?

3:58 am

lynxxx

al6 al4.6 + abbrev for thankyou - then plural

3:58 am

sprite

indeed, bee! The setup of this babble site is not user-friendly in that respect, if you chat and then go on babbling it is bound to happen.

3:59 am

redturtlehead

but its alright thats why we have the PB, its fun to hang out in there with the clue sinners.

3:59 am

sprite

thanks for the list, BabbleRabble

3:59 am

sprite

man, not an easy grid today. I could use some satori.

4:00 am

bee6000

Thanks Sprite. The Chat at Scrabulous works pretty well for me. This layout
here is not easy to manage.

4:00 am

bee6000

Thanks Sprite. The Chat at Scrabulous works pretty well for me. This layout here is not easy to manage.

4:00 am

BabbleRabble

In nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti.

4:01 am

BabbleRabble

ahhh, sprite, all the grids are easy

4:01 am

diem

bee "pass the fish" is when you ask for a clue and it is an easy one,we all get the fish at some point

4:01 am

sprite

I agree, bee. And I was stupid enough to say so, when the site was changed into this pro setup, so drG still hates me, lol.

4:02 am

sprite

Amen, BabbleRabble, but only in retrospect!

4:02 am

Andree

thx lynxxx, what a strange word

4:02 am

bee6000

I feel badly, because I like to respond to people who say somethingto me in Chat, especially if they are responding to something I said or asked, but here I am having troubel manuevering, so I am probably being rude to people who have been answering my questions.

4:03 am

BabbleRabble

bee, don't worry be happy

4:04 am

Andree

nothing stupid about saying what you think sprite

4:04 am

bee6000

Thanks Diem. Was that definition in reference to something I said?

4:04 am

sprite

bee, we usually do not think people are being rude. The chat can move very fast too, and you should not worry.

4:04 am

bee6000

Aw, thanks Babble.

4:05 am

lynxxx

the pl6.24 & 7.36 is right up Reds alley

4:05 am

bee6000

Thanks Sprite. It is indeed good to assume the better of people.

4:05 am

sprite

Andree, the only stupid thing about it was me thinking that if someone asks for feedback on changes, he wants real feedback, not just compliments. I really learned from that experience, I usually check first now if people want real feedback. Most don't.

4:06 am

BabbleRabble

if someone asks me for feedback, they will get it ... if they don't like what I say, TOUGH

4:07 am

bee6000

The Chat doesn't seem to move fast in and of itself, but rather seems -- to me, at least -- to take up too much vertical room per entry. Also, my preference would be to add new entries to the bottom -- as Scrabulous chat, Instant Messaging, and IRC do -- because that is more natural.

4:07 am

BabbleRabble

sort of like that old saw, beware of what you ask for

4:07 am

sprite

hm... you got me there, BabbleRabble. Still scared to make people angry at me, I think. Will think on that one.

4:08 am

sprite

...it might be given :D Too tr4.

4:08 am

Andree

i a just saying to my daughter yesterday that the best part of being 64 is when asked i say what i think and could not care less whether they like it or not

4:08 am

sprite

ok... I wanna be 64!

4:09 am

redturtlehead

I actually like the format, I can move the chat out of the way if I want to etc...

4:09 am

Andree

no you don't sprite

4:09 am

lynxxx

Andree and me, just 2 "grumpy old women" - and proud of it!

4:09 am

sprite

I am so used to it, I don't notice format nor peculiarities anymore. Took me a very long time though.

4:10 am

ardilla

i'm back

4:10 am

BabbleRabble

if you respond to a request and the response is not appreciated, there is one problem... if you get concerned there are two problems .. one too many

4:10 am

mari

bye all - have a nice day. Peaceful night Diem sleep well

4:10 am

sprite

beats the hell out of 41 and scared though, Andree

4:10 am

diem

night all brain dead

4:10 am

BabbleRabble

be well, mari

4:10 am

ardilla

bye mari & diem

4:10 am

BabbleRabble

be well, diem

4:10 am

sprite

nahhhhhh diem. Please don't call us braindead. Tsk!

And... sleep well :)

4:11 am

lynxxx

Bye Mari, nite Diem

4:11 am

bee6000

If I could get the whole screen to fit on my screen at once, I might have an easier time. (Please don't suggest tinkering with font size and screen resolution as both have already been suggested, the former I have tried, and the latter I am not going to do just for the sake of this one application.)

4:11 am

sprite

you too, mari, and wb ardilla

4:11 am

Andree

nd while i am in the mood for saying what i think, we love to have new people on babble but you have come up with an awful lot of critisms for a first timer bee

4:11 am

diem

great minds think alike mari bye all poof

4:11 am

sprite

ah, it all fits on mine, that might help

4:11 am

bee6000

Bye Diem! Still confused about the refernce, but thanks and sleep well.

4:11 am

mari

poof

4:12 am

sprite

I SO want that -tle ending.

4:13 am

Andree

me too and i keep trying it,lol

4:13 am

sprite

so do I :)

4:13 am

BabbleRabble

rock a by baby in the tree top

4:14 am

Andree

? babble

4:14 am

BabbleRabble

piece of furniture too

4:14 am

lynxxx

as we all frantically sing the rest of the song to work out a word...

4:14 am

bee6000

Andree, it seems those hwo are 64 know the correct phrase is "could not care less." It drives me nuts when people say they "could care less."

4:15 am

BabbleRabble

when the wind blows the .....

4:15 am

bee6000

Yes, indeed, I am sure when I get more used to things it will be smoother. But It is s

4:16 am

bee6000

But it is hard to not have both the chat and that puzzle on the screen at the sam etime.

4:16 am

sprite

that can only be solved by a high enough resolution, and if you don't want to change that, it won't become better!

4:16 am

Haz1558

bee - the problem lies with your computer or something. My puzzle and chat are beside each other.

4:17 am

sprite

for me too, Haz, and hi :)

4:17 am

mrpresident

oh my, just had a 30 minute survey over the phone... love those during dinner

4:17 am

bee6000

(Andree, that was to say thanks to you for using the right phrase! It was refreshing to see.)

4:17 am

sprite

I am certain that will be an easy clue, once I found the word, BabbleRabble ;)

4:17 am

lynxxx

goodmorning Haz - great to see you

4:17 am

ardilla

hi mrp how are you?

4:17 am

sprite

lol mrP

4:17 am

ardilla

hi haz

4:18 am

Andree

i fit licketys clues to the left then the grid and chat, can fit it all on, i am a computer idiot so took me months to size it up properly

4:18 am

Haz1558

Good morning/evening all. I'll be back later.

4:18 am

ardilla

hb andree

4:18 am

ardilla

*haz

4:18 am

Andree

hi haz

4:18 am

bee6000

Sprite and Haz -- hi Haz, pleased to meet you -- my resolution is the best that it can be for this setup, other thinsg work fine, and they are indeed beside eahc other -- there just isn't enough room.

4:19 am

bee6000

Andree, I wihs I ocudl look over your shoudler to see what you have done.

4:19 am

lynxxx

Bee - Haz is probably right. I have played Babble on at least 7 different types of computers (incl Macs) and screens (large & v small) and have never had a problem with the "sizing"

4:20 am

BabbleRabble

God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.

4:20 am

sprite

my only problem with it not fitting was after my computer crash, before reinstalling the screen drivers.

4:21 am

ardilla

lol BR

4:21 am

ardilla

clue for the 8 pls?

4:21 am

sprite

and bee, you will find that lots of babblers use correct phrases. It is wonderful to chat with chatters who know their language(s).

4:21 am

sprite

and God, while you are at it... please grant me patience. And I WANT TO HAVE IT RIGHT NOW!

4:22 am

ardilla

lol sprite

4:23 am

BabbleRabble

ta 8 -- extend the ta 5 piece of furniture with two vowels and plural

4:23 am

bee6000

Hmm, Sprite, that is good information, that it works for you easily on more than half a dozen computers. I wonder what the problem is, then.

4:24 am

lynxxx

ta7.40 & 8.55 a scene eg a landscape, french type end

4:24 am

Andree

babble just got word from your silly rhyme, though you had early onset senility,lol

4:24 am

BabbleRabble

can't rule it out

4:25 am

bee6000

Indeed, Sprite. It is so refreshing! That is why I wanted to apprecaite it, but, ironically, I did so quite clumsily.

4:25 am

sprite

thanks BabbleRabble and lyn.

4:25 am

ardilla

throw me a fish...i knew that was a word

4:25 am

bee6000

Aw, I don't have the TA 5 furniture.

4:25 am

sprite

*throws ardilla a smoked salmon and some crackers*

4:26 am

lynxxx

Bee - set the ta*** for dinner

4:26 am

ardilla

dining room ta***

4:26 am

ardilla

ooh...yum!

4:26 am

sprite

bee, my son is almost 12 and now often puts his feet on it. Just to hear me say I don't want that.

4:27 am

ardilla

coffee ta***

4:27 am

Andree

i use my laptop at home, computer at work andif i'm babysitting my kids computers, so i think your computer is the problem bee

4:28 am

BabbleRabble

cons***** --- a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a sheriff

4:28 am

sprite

must be, and it IS probably a resolution problem. With the correct drivers and a high resolution, my laptop works fine with babble as well.

4:30 am

BabbleRabble

ta 5 -- lone ranger's kimosabe, sort of

4:30 am

sprite

volcano(s) alert

4:30 am

BabbleRabble

tr 6 -- not false, less one, and a pismire

4:31 am

bee6000

OKay, thanks all! I set it, I didn't put my feet on it, my coffee is on it, so don't call the authorities!

4:31 am

bee6000

*

4:31 am

ardilla

what's a pismire?

4:31 am

lynxxx

BBS coffee and a few odd jobs to do - AND it has been raining for 2 days now! joy of joys

4:31 am

bee6000

grin*

4:31 am

sprite

good bee :)

4:31 am

BabbleRabble

an emmet

4:32 am

ardilla

what's a emmet?

4:32 am

bee6000

I probably coudl have gotten that, but I went into another window an dthen came back and saw the clues.

4:32 am

sprite

lolol I don't know either either.

4:32 am

BabbleRabble

picnic pest

4:32 am

Andree

glad you asked ardilla , i would love to know

4:33 am

sprite

ah, now I got it, thanks BabbleRabble. Learned 2 new words!

4:33 am

bee6000

Now to figure out the TA 8, that piece of furniture plus two vowels, pluralized, you say?

4:33 am

BabbleRabble

to 7 -- high wind storm, abbr, and marquis de ****

4:34 am

bee6000

Ah, got it, and the singular too, thanks!

4:34 am

BabbleRabble

to 7 -- capable of being born

4:34 am

BabbleRabble

can't have any fake pismires running around

4:35 am

sprite

I wonder if pismires are the same bugs as dutch pissebedden.

4:36 am

bee6000

It's funny, this format for clues.

4:36 am

sprite

hm no, only the picnic pest bug is called this.

4:37 am

BabbleRabble

pissebedden does not appear to be what I had in mind

4:37 am

sprite

*kicks narrator fiercely back deep into phantom land*

4:37 am

sprite

no, I checked it, BabbleRabble, and you are right, they are not.

4:38 am

Andree

how are the bahamas babble, got the hammock set up?

4:38 am

BabbleRabble

co 6 -- has the ta 7 ending

4:38 am

sprite

ra7: having the capability to be a rodent?

4:39 am

BabbleRabble

have hammock will rock

4:39 am

bee6000

Ooh, I got the not-false picnic pest, thanks!

4:40 am

sprite

BabbleRabble, you rock even without a hammock

4:41 am

ardilla

awesome clues sprite & BR

4:41 am

hillary

help with ba7/40 pls

4:41 am

ardilla

not getting to7 :(

4:41 am

sprite

ends in french water, hillary, and hi

4:41 am

bee6000

Got the CO 6 TA 7 ending one, thanks!

4:42 am

Andree

well i have to be up at 5am, doing the flowers for a wedding and have to be at the market at 6am, must think about having an early night

4:42 am

sprite

sounds wise, Andree. Sleep well and have a terrific day tomorrow!

4:42 am

bee6000

See, when I can follow along CHat, it helps!

4:43 am

BabbleRabble

yep

4:43 am

hillary

any ideas for ba7/40?

4:43 am

sprite

just gave you one, hillary

4:43 am

bee6000

Happy flowering to you, Andree!

4:43 am

Andree

i shall bring home some extra flowers for you all

4:43 am

BabbleRabble

has the ta 7 ending too

4:44 am

sprite

oh, that would be lovely, Andree *hug*

4:44 am

hillary

oh... or should i say ***... and hi sprite

4:44 am

BabbleRabble

starts with a cudgel

4:44 am

Andree

i love going to the flower market, if you are early it is just beautiful

4:45 am

BabbleRabble

and ends with a long mesaesque stucture: pla****

4:45 am

sprite

and when you can actually keep your eyes open, you enjoy it much more :D

4:45 am

Andree

happy babbling all

4:45 am

BabbleRabble

be well, Andree

4:45 am

hillary

bye andree

4:46 am

BabbleRabble

ba 6 has the pla**** too

4:46 am

BabbleRabble

rose essense and plural are grid denizens

4:47 am

sprite

nicely put, BabbleRabble. Thanks

4:47 am

hillary

can anyone help with first ta5/10?

4:48 am

sprite

furniture with other last vowel? Not sure about first though.

4:48 am

hillary

no the indian drums is ta5/14

4:49 am

sprite

then maybe colour from the sun and not from.

4:50 am

BabbleRabble

the kimosable clue was for the ta 5

4:50 am

BabbleRabble

kimosabe

4:51 am

sprite

tr4 to gridform, that typo, BabbleRabble!

4:51 am

bee6000

BA 7/40 with water has me confused. BA is worth 4 points and French water is worth 6, so how is there another letter in there?

4:52 am

sprite

french water is worth 4. It is the singular.

4:53 am

hillary

french water is worth 4 ... it's only three letters

4:53 am

BabbleRabble

jay silverheels was to*** ta 5 has the same end letters

4:53 am

sprite

snap, hillary ;)

4:53 am

hillary

thanks babble, i'm not great with tv history

4:54 am

hillary

there is another ba with the same ending but the whole word is only six letters long... means boat

4:54 am

sprite

and fireworks

4:54 am

hillary

congrats sprite... don't know how you do it

4:54 am

BabbleRabble

congrats, sprite .. another one bites the dust

4:54 am

sprite

awwwwww the vid is not available anymore.

4:55 am

bee6000

Oh, my fault. I was adding an article before the Frech water. French water is three letters so it is Ba then two letters then the Frecnh water, right?

4:55 am

hillary

yep, and the two letters are a double consonant

4:55 am

sprite

today I did it with lots of help from BabbleRabble and others.

4:55 am

licketySplitAUS

sorry sprite - it must have left just recently - maybe click on it and find another

4:55 am

hillary

can anyone help with the sa5/10?

4:55 am

sprite

*hugs lickety*

4:55 am

lynxxx

congrats Sprite!!

4:56 am

bee6000

Thanks Hillary. Got it now, that double clue helped. Looks familiar, but I don't quite know the word.

4:56 am

BabbleRabble

sa 5 -- precedes domingo

4:56 am

sprite

refuses to let me click on it, it went blanco. But no harm done, I can do without for once ;)

4:56 am

ardilla

hi lickety & hillary

4:56 am

hillary

hi ardilla

4:57 am

hillary

the only precedent to domingo i know starts with pl...

4:57 am

sprite

thanks all! I must be off, but leave you in the more than capable clueing hands of our BabbleRabble. Have fun babbling, sleep well and/or enjoy your day. *hugs*

4:57 am

BabbleRabble

cya sprite

4:58 am

ardilla

bye sprite *hugs*

4:58 am

hillary

bye sprite

4:58 am

BabbleRabble

claus with a diff last vowel

4:58 am

hillary

babble can you clue that sa5 again?

4:58 am

ardilla

woot got the ba7!

4:58 am

BabbleRabble

just did

4:58 am

lynxxx

sa5 Sa**a Claus - substitute another vowel at the end

4:59 am

hillary

d'oh... now i feel thick!

4:59 am

lynxxx

oops sorry BR didn't see your same clue

4:59 am

hillary

how about the co7?

5:00 am

lynxxx

co7.36 what metal does when it rusts but change the second o

5:01 am

hillary

hmm... that's a new one!

5:02 am

hillary

that's fireworks for me

5:03 am

BabbleRabble

congrats, hillary

5:03 am

lynxxx

congrats Hill!

5:03 am

ardilla

wtg hillary

5:04 am

hillary

i guess no one needs clues... so i'll be off to cook dinner.

5:04 am

ardilla

i need some 7s clues

5:05 am

hillary

which ones?

5:06 am

ardilla

i have ba cox2 ra ro tax2 what is missing?

5:06 am

hillary

there's an al7

5:06 am

hillary

and an au7

5:07 am

hillary

and a pl7

5:07 am

hillary

and two to7s

5:08 am

hillary

and that's is

5:08 am

hillary

in fact,that's it

5:08 am

bee6000

I don't have any of the words beginnning with the E.

5:09 am

ardilla

clues for some of these pls esp a's?

5:09 am

hillary

thear are three ea4s, an el4, two et4s and an et5

5:09 am

BabbleRabble

ea4 merit

5:09 am

lynxxx

et4.4 think italian volcano - & -plural

5:10 am

BabbleRabble

ea 4 listening device

5:10 am

hillary

al7 is plural of al6 before it, think of the seagoing bird in the rime of the ancient mariner but end it in the first vowel instead of -ross

5:10 am

bee6000

Thanks Hilary. That will help.

5:10 am

bee6000

OKay Lyn, I will try.

5:10 am

hillary

au7 is past tense of au6 before it, related to au4, ghostly shadow

5:11 am

bee6000

Babble, I coudl have sworn I eneterd that early on! I knwo I saw it.

5:11 am

BabbleRabble

ea 4 -- our planet less first consonant

5:12 am

ardilla

ty hillary

5:12 am

BabbleRabble

el 4 -- church el*er*

5:12 am

ardilla

so i still have a pl & 2to

5:13 am

BabbleRabble

et 4 -- greek letters

5:13 am

bee6000

I wonder what other ones I saw previously and thought I had entered didn't get entered due to lag.

5:15 am

BabbleRabble

pl 4.5; 5.14; 6.24; 5.12; 5.12; 4.6; 6.24; 7.36

5:16 am

redturtlehead

whatever you enter at the lag usually gets entered bee.

5:17 am

lynxxx

TY BabRab was missing that pl4.6 (which looks so wrong!)

5:17 am

ardilla

clue for pl6 pls?

5:17 am

bee6000

Wow, I have all the E words now. Thanks all!

5:18 am

bee6000

PL 6 is a plural. Do you have the PL 5?

5:18 am

BabbleRabble

to 4.5; 5.12; 4.4; 6.21; 5.12; 4.4; 5.10; 4.5; 4.4; 4.4; 7.32; 7.36; 4.4; t.12; 5.21

5:19 am

ardilla

i need the 2nd pl6 pls

5:19 am

ddb4nana

Hi fellow babblers...would you help an incurable lurker who just cannot find the sa 5/10? Any clues would be greatly appreciated!

5:19 am

lynxxx

pl***isy is an inflammation of the lungs - end with a vowel and then plural

5:19 am

lynxxx

Hi ddb

5:19 am

ddb4nana

hi lynxxx...can't sleep, but can't find this one either!

5:19 am

ardilla

hi nana

5:19 am

bee6000

PL 5 is PL then two vowels then a consonant. PL 6 is the plural of that PL 5.

5:20 am

bee6000

PL 5 is PL then two vowels then a consonant. PL 6 is the plural of that PL 5.
Hope that helps.

5:20 am

lynxxx

sa5.10 Sa**a Claus - end in a vowel

5:20 am

BabbleRabble

to 5.12; 6.21 ... last two

5:20 am

ddb4nana

hi ardilla!

5:21 am

ddb4nana

errr....looking at the wrong s...need some sleep!

5:21 am

ddb4nana

ty lynxxx

5:22 am

bee6000

Those PL words, I found them myself! It feels good to be able to give a clue on a words I found on my own.

5:24 am

lynxxx

Ardilla - did you get the pl6.24 & 7.36?

5:25 am

BabbleRabble

best thing about finding words is you don't have to look for them any more, unless you want to

5:25 am

ddb4nana

Well finally...fireworks! Thanks for all the great clues and goodnight!

5:26 am

BabbleRabble

congrats and sleep well

5:26 am

lynxxx

lol goodnite & congrats ddb!

5:29 am

bee6000

Okay, I have the LIckety interface up now, after some weird warnings. Thanks Lickety! But this doesn't help the problem of space, for now I have even less room to display the full Babble screen.

5:30 am

bee6000

I stil lhave to scroll around. How does haveing les sroom help people with the PB issue?

5:32 am

lynxxx

If you use the 'Lickety Add' feature it will allow only a single word to be entered into the grid. If more than one word entered it will go to the chat

5:33 am

bee6000

Okay, thanks. That explains that. But I have even more scrolling to do, though it goes mor esmoothloy now.

5:33 am

lynxxx

Bee - your size and scrolling unfortunately seems to remain a problem just for you. I am afraid I am no computer whizz so cannot advise

5:33 am

ardilla

wow wtg & gn nana

5:33 am

ardilla

still not getting pl7 or either to7

5:34 am

bee6000

OKay. Wish I coudl see over your shoulder! Thanks for your help!

5:34 am

ardilla

:(

5:35 am

bee6000

I have a TO 7. It is a word of which I had never heard.

5:35 am

ardilla

clue pls?

5:35 am

bee6000

I got it from an earlier clue given.

5:35 am

lynxxx

pl7 pl***l is more than single, but add another vowel after the l for pl6 - then plural for the 7

5:36 am

lynxxx

to7.32 to* is a hill & not happy & vowel

5:36 am

bee6000

I am trying to remember how it was phrased. Just a moment, sorry.

5:36 am

lynxxx

to7.36 means able to be added. to + the piece of furniture in the grid

5:38 am

ardilla

tyvm lynxxx *hugs* got all 3 *hug again*

5:38 am

ardilla

123 left

5:38 am

bee6000

Lyn's clues will do it for you, Ardilla, I think.

5:38 am

lynxxx

51 here - struggling not to open list

5:39 am

ardilla

they did

5:39 am

Scrabbler

Hello everyone.

5:39 am

lynxxx

Hi Scrabs

5:39 am

ardilla

SCRABBS!!! *hugs*

5:39 am

ardilla

how was work?

5:39 am

Scrabbler

**sucking down coffee in order to warm up**

5:39 am

herinfernallady

Hello

5:40 am

herinfernallady

I have a kitty does anyone kitty?

5:40 am

ardilla

hi herin

5:40 am

ardilla

kitty???

5:41 am

herinfernallady

opps does anyone want a kitty

5:41 am

Scrabbler

i have bunny callie on me now

5:41 am

herinfernallady

How is bunny Scrabbler?

5:41 am

ardilla

oh, i thought you meant you found a kitty in the grid...lol :)

5:42 am

Scrabbler

She is doing well. I had to put her down--she was not happy.

5:42 am

lynxxx

oh Scrabs - you gave me such a fright - what you said could be read another way!

5:43 am

herinfernallady

nor poor kitty.

5:43 am

herinfernallady

Sorry Ardilla i just got home. Scrabbler i hope work as better today

5:43 am

montreal13

"Have tea, will babble" - hi all !

5:43 am

herinfernallady

Opps that was Nor poor bunny

5:43 am

herinfernallady

HI Montreal

5:44 am

lynxxx

Monty!!

5:44 am

Scrabbler

Lynxxx, I picked her up because she was chewing on her rug and I needed to talk to her again about that habit.

5:44 am

ardilla

hi mont

5:44 am

Scrabbler

Hi Luc

5:44 am

ardilla

*sigh of relief*

5:44 am

montreal13

hiya there babble friends - how's the grid today ?

5:45 am

lynxxx

interesting

5:45 am

Scrabbler

So far it is fun, Luc.

5:45 am

herinfernallady

Boy grumpy pants has gone to bed. We signed the lease and saw the new place today

5:47 am

herinfernallady

did i scare everyone off?

5:47 am

ardilla

nope

5:47 am

Scrabbler

Nope, I am typing like mad.

5:47 am

lynxxx

ditto - nope

5:48 am

montreal13

who's "boy grumpy pants" ? bf ?

5:48 am

NonoNanette

Morning Babblers

5:48 am

ardilla

hi nono

5:48 am

herinfernallady

Yes B.f

5:48 am

herinfernallady

Hi Nono

5:48 am

montreal13

good morning Nono !

5:48 am

Cabbage

Morning bablee

5:48 am

lynxxx

Hi Nono

5:48 am

montreal13

hi there cab !

5:48 am

NonoNanette

hi cabbage

5:48 am

Scrabbler

Hi nanette

5:49 am

Scrabbler

Hi cabbage

5:49 am

lynxxx

Hi cabbage

5:49 am

Cabbage

Hey guys

5:49 am

LoriP

G'd morning Babblers! This grid has the potential to suck, big time.....

5:49 am

montreal13

the Waltons again...

5:49 am

Cabbage

date

5:49 am

ardilla

hi cab

5:49 am

montreal13

good morning Lori !

5:49 am

lynxxx

Lori !

5:50 am

montreal13

we have that one cabbage - you have to do better than that !!lol

5:50 am

herinfernallady

Hi everyone that just entered

5:50 am

LoriP

5 words, 208, whatever. :-)

5:50 am

Cabbage

sorry, had the cursor in the wrong box...!

5:50 am

herinfernallady

entering new game into pc

5:50 am

Scrabbler

Hi Lori...I am having fun so far, finding lots of words, but the big wall looms, I am sure.

5:50 am

NonoNanette

good morning Lori

5:50 am

pinkhatlil

hello one and all!!

5:50 am

LoriP

LOL Scrabbler. I'm just undermotivated this morning. Again.

5:50 am

lynxxx

Hi Pink

5:51 am

ardilla

hi pink

5:51 am

Scrabbler

Hi Pink

5:51 am

montreal13

bonjour pink ! - what game is that herin ?

5:51 am

NonoNanette

hi pink

5:51 am

NonoNanette

ok i'm diving in ...... splash!

5:51 am

Scrabbler

Let's move it, Lori! Stop whining, start typing.

5:51 am

pinkhatlil

*waves*

5:51 am

LoriP

Jeez Nono that bellyflop had ta' hurt!

5:51 am

lynxxx

lol Scrabs

5:52 am

herinfernallady

New expansion for the Sims 2 HI pink

5:52 am

LoriP

Hey pink! Whining sounds so harsh. How 'bout whimper?

5:53 am

montreal13

i have played SimCity wwwwaaaaayyyy back .... but have heard about SIms - sims interesting :-P

5:53 am

NonoNanette

naahhh Lori landed in the middle of some nice soft co6/21

5:54 am

Scrabbler

Lori, you were whining, now move it, fireworks are in your future.

5:54 am

herinfernallady

Monteral. Im horridly addicted to the game i have all the expansion packs

5:54 am

LoriP

Yes ma'am. ***kicks at dirt.***

5:55 am

herinfernallady

THat would be 11 packs probabbly a good couple of hundred dollars worth

5:55 am

montreal13

more addicted than Babble... or sudoku ?

5:55 am

herinfernallady

yes indeed. Oh poop i got to give the b.f $40

5:55 am

Scrabbler

Lori, when you are looking at fireworks you will thank me. **sounding like a harsh mother**

5:56 am

LoriP

What's this world coming to when ya' can't even whine, and screw off? Yeesh.

5:57 am

ardilla

brb

5:58 am

montreal13

herin, how does AUS $ compare to either US or CAN $ ?

5:58 am

Scrabbler

This is Babble Land, Lori. We come to search and destroy.

5:59 am

herinfernallady

Bought 90c in the dollar.

5:59 am

LoriP

***locks and loads, seeks out words lest Scrabbler send an elite squad to "reeducate me"***

5:59 am

Tones

hello everyone

5:59 am

herinfernallady

I tend to try and get stuff cheaper (or buy books online)

5:59 am

LoriP

G'd morning Tones

5:59 am

montreal13

hi tones - makes sense herin

6:00 am

herinfernallady

Hi Tones

6:00 am

LoriP

I'm doin' it, but you can't make me like it. ***pouts***

6:01 am

herinfernallady

I have whined about this before. One book i want is $70 in the stores and $30 delivered to my door. It makes no sense

6:02 am

Scrabbler

Hi Tones

6:03 am

montreal13

since i read quite a bit, i have stopped buying books - i use both Longueuil's and Montreal's network of libraries - i thus have access to over 30 libraries and it's expanding all the time...

6:03 am

Scrabbler

Lori, you are one of the Babble Rangers, just having a tough morning on assignment. A fellow soldier like me is trying to get you motivated. Hey, there aren't even any RE words today.

6:03 am

herinfernallady

I am jelous mont that is a lot off librarys

6:05 am

LoriP

Okay, that's the deal breaker. No re's! ***Puts on fake happy face, and stares at yellow tiles earnestly.***

6:05 am

herinfernallady

Hugs Lori

6:05 am

montreal13

I have access to Montreal's network through my brother Richard since i don't live in the city proper, otherwise, it would cost me a fair bit - as it is, it's all free !

6:06 am

herinfernallady

Lovely

6:06 am

Scrabbler

Libraries are bargains!

6:07 am

montreal13

finally greyed-out 1 box (corner P)

6:07 am

Scrabbler

**wondering if Lori is having fun yet?**

6:07 am

herinfernallady

I am amused that one of the Sims 2 new characters has the same name as me and also likes the same stuff as i do.

6:07 am

Scrabbler

Yippee, Monty!

6:08 am

montreal13

lol herin AND scrabs...

6:08 am

LoriP

Yea monty. You're in MENSA mode today! I however, retain all rights to DENSA.

6:09 am

Scrabbler

Lori! You are being a Cranky Pants today. Haha

6:09 am

montreal13

lol lori... temporary situation i'm sure...

6:09 am

herinfernallady

Lori do you have the same problem as me? To big undies wedging up your butt?

6:10 am

montreal13

1st there were grumpy pants... and now cranky pants... ? is this a new trend ?

6:10 am

Scrabbler

Lady!!!!!!!! Hahahahahaha

6:10 am

Scrabbler

I am Sleepy Pants. We are the dwarves of Babble.

6:11 am

herinfernallady

Seriously i was grumpy pants today as everything i was wearing was too damn big

6:11 am

montreal13

in that case i am .... pants... nah, rather not say...

6:11 am

Scrabbler

I have had 3 nights in a row of lousy sleep.

6:12 am

Scrabbler

Happy Pants, Luc?

6:12 am

montreal13

is this usual for you scrabs ?

6:12 am

LoriP

The problem is not my pants, and in the interest of International Diplomacy, I will not discuss my pants further! ***Stoopid yellow tiles***

6:13 am

herinfernallady

Love you lorry

6:13 am

montreal13

not happy exactly...

6:13 am

herinfernallady

Oh yah i just found a bus from my door step to the mall

6:13 am

Scrabbler

When I am stressed out I don't sleep well----Monday it was work stuff/boss Richard Head being an idiot. Tuesday it was money worries. Last night it was money worries.

6:13 am

LoriP

I have 14 words. Am I done yet?

6:14 am

montreal13

er not quite lori ... but close to !

6:14 am

Scrabbler

Where is Uniquity? Lori needs an intervention.

6:14 am

montreal13

you know you need your sleep scrabs...

6:14 am

evanonut

morning all

6:14 am

herinfernallady

HI Nutstar

6:15 am

montreal13

hi there nutty !

6:15 am

herinfernallady

Yah 10 min bus trip after yoga YAH happy bounce

6:15 am

Haz1558

I think Lori needs a soothing word or two. I can feel the vibes from here.

6:15 am

Scrabbler

Hi Nutter--help Lori, please. She is being defiant this AM.

6:15 am

Scrabbler

Hazel--off to the PB---so5!

6:15 am

evanonut

i'm not one for soothing words...i'm more of an aggravater

6:15 am

montreal13

hello there dear hazel !

6:16 am

Haz1558

Byeee - off I go to PB.

6:16 am

LoriP

G'd morning Evan, Haz. Scrabbler, Uni may be late this morn.

6:16 am

montreal13

"hands hazel a hot cuppa and croissants"

6:16 am

LoriP

***laughs heartily at Haz*** ---------> PB

6:16 am

Haz1558

Objection. I used so5 within a word, not on its own. Others have done worse. I'm sitting down in protest.

6:17 am

Scrabbler

OK, I shall take the compassionate route. Lori, we love you and know that you are having trouble becoming motivated to find words. You are a darn great Babbler and we know that you will finish this grid in the 17+ remaining hours. You go girl!

6:17 am

montreal13

lol hazel and tr4/5 !

6:17 am

Scrabbler

And Hazel gets off on a technicality. **wondering when Hazel went to law school?**

6:17 am

Haz1558

I think Scrabbler is showing signs of double personality.

6:18 am

evanonut

know what i say, duck the words...it's just a stupid silly puzzle. pick your nose instead, the results can be much more interesting

6:18 am

Scrabbler

Nope, you made me consider another approach to Lori.

6:18 am

montreal13

go Lori go !! - lol nuts !

6:18 am

herinfernallady

Hands Lori an Easter Egg or 10

6:18 am

LoriP

Who polices the police then? ***points @ Haz***

6:19 am

evanonut

off to do hair and stuff

6:19 am

LoriP

***Wonders why I have this sudden urge to sing Kum-by-ah***

6:19 am

herinfernallady

Later Nutters

6:19 am

montreal13

later nutso - need more tea myself - BRB

6:19 am

LoriP

Have a good one evan

6:19 am

Haz1558

'We shall not, we shall not be moved'

6:19 am

Scrabbler

Haha, Lori, let's hold hands and sway.

6:20 am

LoriP

That's okay, I didn't want any tea Monty. ***sniffle***

6:20 am

Scrabbler

We shall overcome, we shall overcome.

6:21 am

montreal13

"will bring you a steaming cuppa lori"

6:21 am

herinfernallady

since i have a new game im off to play. later gators

6:21 am

Haz1558

I've just had an awful thought. If Vicuna hears us singing, we're done for. She'll join in and then we'llbe arrested for public disorder offences and breach of the peace.

6:21 am

NonoNanette

bye bye herin have fun

6:21 am

montreal13

enjoy Sims 2 and all attachments Herin - bye

6:22 am

Scrabbler

Bye, Lady---have fun in your alternate world. Sounds fun.

6:22 am

herinfernallady

I will

6:22 am

ardilla

i'm back

6:23 am

ardilla

bye herin

6:23 am

LoriP

wb ardilla.

6:23 am

ardilla

niger barker is so hot!

6:24 am

ardilla

*watching america's next top model*

6:24 am

Scrabbler

Finally, 100 words found. Now I have to make rounds at 2 different hospitals before going to the office. Bye all. Enjoy the day. Lori, I am sending happy and motivational vibes your way.

6:25 am

lynxxx

bye Scrabs - have a good day

6:25 am

ardilla

bye scrabbs *hugs* hagd

6:25 am

Scrabbler

Lynxxx, Ardilla, Luc, Nanette, Hazel--keep a close eye on Lori, will ya?

6:25 am

LoriP

100? Impossible. Have a good one, even though 'yer delusional Scrabbler.... :-)

6:26 am

Haz1558

Bye Scrabbler.

6:26 am

ardilla

i found 103...

6:26 am

Scrabbler

103 now----bye!

6:26 am

Haz1558

I think Lori will be okay now. Won't you, Lori?

6:26 am

ardilla

yah, we're tied!

6:27 am

LoriP

C'mon people, I'm not that dense. There are not 100+ words in this grid. This is a conspiracy!

6:28 am

Haz1558

Who's involved in the conspiracy? Can you name names?

6:29 am

redturtlehead

Hi All!!!

6:29 am

LoriP

As a pseudo intellectual, I know a hoax when I see one.....

6:29 am

littlebit

morning everybody!

6:29 am

ardilla

rth!!! hugs

6:29 am

redturtlehead

So excited, the doctor just gave me ten dollars for my Doctors without Borders Marathon, puts me up to 463.60...

6:29 am

Tones

morning littlebit

6:29 am

ardilla

hi littlebit

6:29 am

ardilla

hi tones

6:29 am

lynxxx

wb Red

6:29 am

LoriP

G'd morning red. Haz, you know I'm not at liberty to name names. Yet.

6:29 am

lynxxx

Hi Little

6:30 am

redturtlehead

Hi Little bit, tones, ardilla, lynxx, and lorip.

6:30 am

redturtlehead

and Haz.

6:30 am

LoriP

Oops, g'd morning little

6:30 am

littlebit

hi tones, ardilla, lynxx lori and red and any one else i missed!

6:31 am

redturtlehead

How is everyone this morning?

6:31 am

montreal13

i'm back - hi red and littlebit !

6:31 am

Haz1558

Waving hello. I'm on sit down protest, though I've forgotten why.

6:31 am

redturtlehead

or afternoon or evenign or late night as the case may be,

6:31 am

littlebit

hi mont!

6:31 am

redturtlehead

Hi Montreal. Early for you?

6:32 am

littlebit

able

6:32 am

littlebit

i'm not awake yet!

6:32 am

montreal13

"whispers to hazel - it's about the unfair PB you got for the quote USE unquote of the word so5/12"

6:32 am

redturtlehead

Egss in the PB possibly.

6:33 am

Haz1558

Ah yes. I feel the sense of injustice rising once more. 'We shall not, we shall not be moved'

6:33 am

montreal13

it's 7h30 here red - been up for an hour now - i got to bed at 10 or so last night...

6:33 am

ardilla

brb

6:33 am

redturtlehead

I should translate time better, 5 30 here.

6:34 am

redturtlehead

Soo I shall be on your time zone.

6:34 am

montreal13

Florida correct red ?

6:34 am

redturtlehead

Yes, your time zone, not your weather. how are you enjoying the rest of winter?

6:35 am

redturtlehead

Whoo Hoo, 99 left. I am under 100.

6:35 am

Haz1558

Right, I'm going to abandon the sit down protest for a while and take Spangle for a walk. She was starting to howl at my singing. Bye for now.

6:35 am

montreal13

believe it not, it's snowing right as we "speak" - with minus 1 C (about 30 F) - yesterday, the winds were harsh and it was quite cold...

6:36 am

montreal13

later hazel

6:36 am

redturtlehead

Haz, your singing was lovely.

6:36 am

LoriP

Enjoy your walk Haz.

6:36 am

Haz1558

Bye!

6:36 am

lynxxx

bye Haz - and Spangle

6:37 am

littlebit

bye haz

6:37 am

ardilla

bye haz

6:37 am

Tones

have to run, bye everyone have a good day

6:37 am

lynxxx

bye Tones

6:37 am

montreal13

enjoy Tones

6:37 am

redturtlehead

Bye tones. Have a good one yourself.

6:37 am

redturtlehead

Montreal, I dont envy your weather.

6:37 am

littlebit

bye tones

6:38 am

ardilla

bye tones

6:39 am

montreal13

not that bad...usually; this is a record year - actually broke 2 scrapers shovelling this season..."sigh"

6:39 am

redturtlehead

Wow Montreal. I can not begin to imagine.

6:40 am

redturtlehead

You and Scrabbler seem to have difficult weather.

6:40 am

littlebit

sorry mont. i'm supposed to have a high of 75 today (nice and warm!)

6:41 am

montreal13

it was funny : a few days ago, mrpresident was asking, after viewing my flickr pics, what was that white stuff in my yard ? - i offerred cocaine and dandruff as possibilities...

6:41 am

redturtlehead

I am headed to NC this time next week, I can not wait.

6:41 am

redturtlehead

then Fl, and hopefully I will be good enough not to complain when it gets too hot.

6:41 am

montreal13

75 littlebit... we'll not reach that in months...lol

6:42 am

littlebit

lol mont!

6:42 am

littlebit

we're just starting to. it will be a nice change, but nothing like what you've had!

6:43 am

redturtlehead

now at 123 words and the grid looks like mush.

6:43 am

montreal13

humans get used to just about anything... and we canadians can attest to that...lol

6:44 am

redturtlehead

Montreal, you are just tough. I am of the weaker species,

6:44 am

littlebit

yeah, i used to live in northern michigan. it got pretty cold up there.

6:44 am

montreal13

finally, 100 words found...still only 1 tile greyed-out..."sigh"

6:45 am

montreal13

female you mean red ?

6:45 am

redturtlehead

Not cold blooded

6:46 am

montreal13

lol red

6:46 am

redturtlehead

er cold blooded, not not, meant No, but I am afemale.

6:46 am

montreal13

i accepted your insult, np red...lol

6:47 am

montreal13

northern Michigan yep...you would get the big winds from the great lakes...

6:47 am

redturtlehead

An insult, no I didnt mean ti that way, I feel weak but I must insist on a hot climate for the rest of my life!

6:48 am

montreal13

red, you didn't find NM's weather too hot ??

6:48 am

redturtlehead

Oh gosh, Montreal. I am in Northern NM, it got to freezing last night, and then up to about 70 in the day, not hot enough.

6:49 am

redturtlehead

ABout 60 miles from Colorado. We flew a pt to denver tonight.

6:50 am

montreal13

ahh okay - Florida will have the added bonus of "humidity" though...

6:50 am

redturtlehead

I actually like humidity. I am odd, but I lived in NC sooo long that....

6:51 am

montreal13

we have it here as well red - so when it gets cold (or hot) we feel it much worse...

6:51 am

nurse1000

could anyone please clue for sa5/10? Just not seeing it. Thx.

6:51 am

lynxxx

Was just looking at your snow pictures Mont...no wonder bears hibernate - who could be bothered getting thru all that snow - 'cept mad canadians of course

6:52 am

montreal13

well thank you lyn - makes me proud !

6:52 am

redturtlehead

I am just used to it, NM is really really dry..

6:52 am

lynxxx

sa5.10 Sa**a Claus - change that last vowel to another

6:53 am

ardilla

hi nurse

6:53 am

montreal13

tx lyn - 3rd tile greyed-out !

6:53 am

montreal13

hiya there nurse !

6:53 am

redturtlehead

Hi Nurse.

6:54 am

montreal13

2 nurses in the chat - WOW ! - we are safe !

6:54 am

nurse1000

ty lynxx and hello ardilla , montreal, etc.

6:54 am

nurse1000

and hi red, also

6:56 am

nurse1000

this nurse has laryngitis this AM so you wouldn't want me to help today. Ugh with this cold!

6:56 am

redturtlehead

I keep wanting to see and type croatalid. A snake species but its not here and it may be spelled incorrectly!

6:57 am

montreal13

i know crotal is a snake,,, maybe u r referring to it's family...

6:57 am

kje

GM all - how are things in Babble Land?

6:57 am

ardilla

hi kje

6:58 am

littlebit

i'm back. hey nurse and kje!

6:58 am

lynxxx

Hi kje

6:58 am

montreal13

hi kje - fairly easy start for grid and, snowing here of course...

6:58 am

Anniebrook

hello everyone!!

6:58 am

montreal13

bonjour Annie !

6:58 am

littlebit

hi annie!

6:58 am

lynxxx

AnnieB!

6:59 am

Anniebrook

Luc, I think you had enough snow..tell the snow gods it is spring

6:59 am

kje

69 in Dallas - and suppose to hit low 80s - wanna trade places Montreal?

6:59 am

redturtlehead

Yes crotalids are a family of venomous snakes, copperheads and stuff.

6:59 am

redturtlehead

HI kje!

7:00 am

montreal13

nah kje but thanks - i think the shock would kill us both !

7:00 am

Anniebrook

red, are you going to Florida next month?

7:00 am

kje

just moved here from NE - so actually this is too warm too fast for me - but not sure I'd rather spend it in snow

7:01 am

montreal13

we did Annie, we did...but it's snowing still ! what can we do ? What CAN we Do ?

7:01 am

redturtlehead

I am going to Florida in April, yes.

7:01 am

kje

fun stuff red?

7:01 am

Anniebrook

red, you will like florida if you like hot and humid

7:02 am

redturtlehead

I hope so.

7:02 am

Anniebrook

April is lovely in florida

7:02 am

redturtlehead

I will be in Florida for 3 months Kje for work and some training at the triathelete training center...

7:02 am

redturtlehead

It's always a Cr** shoot until you get there and see what the place is like, you know.

7:02 am

kje

wow - cool!

7:03 am

Anniebrook

Luc, may Dr_God can help since he seems to have some influence with the other guy

7:03 am

lynxxx

goodnite everyone, now fading fast

7:04 am

Anniebrook

red, that sounds great

7:04 am

kje

night lynxxx - sleep tight

7:04 am

montreal13

maybe Annie... but i don't believe his influence reaches the northern climes...

7:04 am

Anniebrook

gnite, lynxxxie, nice to see you

7:04 am

Anniebrook

LOL, luc

7:04 am

littlebit

gn lynxxx!

7:04 am

montreal13

sweet dreams lyn

7:04 am

redturtlehead

it sounds good, and I hope it is, but the hospital could be crud...as is often the case. I just hoope it isnt too cruddy!

7:05 am

Anniebrook

on to the grid...lots of doubles..dives in *splat*

7:05 am

kje

where in FL red?

7:07 am

dcseain

hello.

7:08 am

Anniebrook

hi dc!

7:08 am

montreal13

buenos dias DC !

7:08 am

kje

hi dc

7:08 am

dcseain

i'm going to be out of town tonight through sunday night, just so yall know, with no computer access.

7:08 am

pinkhatlil

Hello everyone!

7:09 am

carleekat

holy cow...dc...how r u???

7:09 am

kje

bummer dc

7:09 am

ardilla

hi pink

7:09 am

kje

hi pink

7:09 am

dcseain

hi, pink.

7:09 am

carleekat

7:09 am

ardilla

hi dcs

7:09 am

pinkhatlil

*waves*

7:09 am

montreal13

hi pink and carlee - are you feeling 100% now DC ?

7:09 am

BabbleRabble

did the expression "holy cow" originate in India?

7:09 am

carleekat

hi luc...snow disappearing yet?

7:10 am

dcseain

i'm well, carlee, ty. School's going well, the dealership has my car through Tuesday AM to fix the clutch - again, and i'm going to an ecumenical conference this weekend to study hinduism. :)

7:10 am

cool girl

hi pink whatsup------------------

7:10 am

dcseain

i'm at about 98%, luc, but doing well.

7:10 am

pinkhatlil

hey cool

7:10 am

cool girl

hi everyone

7:10 am

montreal13

good one BR - and sadly, no carlee..."sigh"

7:11 am

kje

i keep seeing taco

7:11 am

dcseain

morning, babrab and cool.

7:11 am

montreal13

hi there cool !

7:11 am

kje

taco that isn't there

7:11 am

carleekat

its going here...slwoly..and I saw ab out 20 robins gathered at the golf course...no golf clubs in sight tho

7:11 am

Anniebrook

hi pink, carlee, BR(groan) and everyone I missed

7:11 am

ardilla

hi cg & carlee

7:12 am

ardilla

hi annie

7:12 am

dcseain

here, the maples, crabapples, lindens, dogwoods, forsythia are in bloom, along with many bulbs.

7:12 am

dcseain

cherrys are coming up soon, likely this weekend. :)

7:12 am

dcseain

hi, annie

7:12 am

Anniebrook

hi ardilla, how's the ankle?

7:12 am

carleekat

too much snow here yet for blooms dc

7:12 am

montreal13

here, only snowbanks are in bloom !

7:12 am

BabbleRabble

clutch go out because of all that stop and go traffic, dc?

7:12 am

carleekat

hi there ardilla

7:13 am

carleekat

morning annie

7:13 am

ardilla

halfway done...going to the list

7:13 am

ardilla

not too bad

7:13 am

dcseain

hi, ardilla.

7:13 am

Anniebrook

the forsythia is in bloom in brooklyn

7:14 am

dcseain

i love the forsythia with the cherry trees - the pink and yellow together are fun.

7:14 am

ardilla

crutched to an appt and overdid it took a 4+ hr nap to recover will take taxis next times

7:14 am

montreal13

phantom: tartar

7:14 am

BabbleRabble

did not know snow was a cash crop ... geese are flying over now to canada

7:14 am

carleekat

geese never LEFT canada...we have a HUGE flock that stay all winter here...

7:15 am

littlebit

gm carlee, dc and BR!

7:15 am

montreal13

well BR, i think they will be a bit early this year - BIG surprise for them...

7:15 am

carleekat

hi little

7:15 am

dcseain

ah, canadian geese. the migratory ones are back here again. We have year-round populations of them too.

7:15 am

dcseain

hiya, littlebit

7:16 am

carleekat

i hate those things...filthy birds... and bloody agressive too

7:16 am

montreal13

if we could marlet our snowbanks BR, we'd be RICH !

7:16 am

BabbleRabble

waiting for the whooping cranes to whoop in

7:17 am

dcseain

you could melt, purify, and bottle it for a healthy profit, luc.

7:17 am

montreal13

our blue jays seem to stick around all year...

7:17 am

BabbleRabble

must be a cash cow if you have snow banks

7:17 am

montreal13

it's the "purify" part that would kill that dream DC...

7:18 am

dcseain

feldspar is on the neighbour's deck, trying to hunt the flying birds

7:18 am

montreal13

"double groan" BR...

7:18 am

dcseain

the blue jays, and other corvids, only just rebounded here last year. west nile was not kind to them.

7:18 am

Anniebrook

BR, you're killing me

7:18 am

littlebit

when our sea gulls start eating at the beach again, winter is officially over!

7:19 am

carleekat

seagulls never really leave here either

7:19 am

Anniebrook

I live near the ocean, seagulls abound

7:20 am

montreal13

eventhough the ocean is far from here, our seagulls stick around ... mostly around the fast food joints...

7:21 am

JBV

good morning everybody - we are all searching for signs of spring, but it is still very cold here - birds are silent today

7:21 am

littlebit

gm JBV

7:21 am

Anniebrook

good morning, jbv!

7:21 am

montreal13

hi there JBV

7:22 am

Angelsong

hi, all. I had a great time last night. I moved my main blog to a different platform

7:22 am

littlebit

gm angel

7:22 am

montreal13

good morning Angel

7:22 am

dcseain

morning, angel.

7:23 am

Anniebrook

hello angel

7:23 am

montreal13

you have more than 1 blog Angel ?

7:23 am

nancethefan

good morning babblers

7:23 am

JBV

don't know what that means, angel, but congratulations

7:23 am

dcseain

morning, nance.

7:23 am

montreal13

hi there nance

7:23 am

nancethefan

hey dc

7:23 am

Anniebrook

hi nance

7:23 am

littlebit

gm nance

7:23 am

nancethefan

hey montreal

7:23 am

dcseain

jbv, my memory of living in Boston is that what they call 'Spring' we call 'Winter' here. LOL

7:24 am

nancethefan

hey annie & little

7:25 am

JBV

LOL, dc, if you're getting ready for cherry blossoms, you're way ahead of us here in NJ -

7:26 am

JBV

dc - do you know the Spanish saying that there are only 2 seasons in Madrid - el invierno y el infierno

7:26 am

dcseain

indeed, jbv, i lived there for a year in my teens.

7:26 am

montreal13

130 down, 83 to go - time for a break - BBL - happy babblings all - enjoy the day - bye - "POOF"

7:26 am

Anniebrook

bye, Luc, happy day!

7:26 am

dcseain

ciao, luc

7:26 am

littlebit

bye mont

7:27 am

nancethefan

bye montreal

7:27 am

dcseain

they dryness of La Mancha amazed me, as did that fact that most of Spain is altiplano and desert.

7:27 am

montreal13

we have a similar saying here JBV - we have 2 seasons, winter and july ! - à la prochaine ! - "ACTUAL POOF"

7:28 am

JBV

really, monty? interesting - it seems the reverse of the Spanish one - bye for now

7:29 am

BabbleRabble

here it is winter and construction

7:29 am

dcseain

i don't recall the heat in Madrid being bad. Maybe because it's so much less humid than DC.

7:29 am

dcseain

winter and construction, babrab?

7:30 am

JBV

well, I remember broiling summer days - it's a good thing I never understood the Celsius temperatures or I would have never ventured out

7:30 am

dcseain

i remember days of 38-43ºc in Barcelona. 90or so F that is.

7:31 am

redturtlehead

Back for a moment, trying to keep up my work. DC I saw you on Facebook.

7:32 am

dcseain

yes, i'm on facebook, too, which i actually use, if not to its fullest.

7:32 am

JBV

yes, dc, me too, except 39 is more like 100 degrees

7:32 am

redturtlehead

I have just discovered Facebook. It is rather a good timewaster.

7:32 am

dcseain

~51= 100, as 100 = 212.

7:32 am

dcseain

indeed so, red :)

7:33 am

redturtlehead

But I did get in touch with a very close friend from College, and its neat to see photos of his kiddos and such.

7:33 am

JBV

dc, if you do the calculations, it's not that direct, there's a website that does it for you: http://www.csgnetwork.com/tempconvjava
.html

7:33 am

JBV

dc, if you do the calculations, it's not that direct, there's a website that does it for you: http://www.csgnetwork.com/tempconvjava
.html

7:34 am

JBV

sorry about the double - I just did it and they say that 39C = 102 F !!

7:34 am

redturtlehead

39 c is 102 ish. We do temps in celcius...

7:35 am

BabbleRabble

I do temps at national weather service

7:35 am

JBV

that's why I said I was glad I never figured that out while I was there - it wasn't until I came home that I found out why they say only mad dogs and Englishment (and American tourists) are out in the midday sun

7:35 am

dcseain

huh. my bad. i've worked mostly in C in my life, and had little need for conversion, so i guess i mapped wrong early. :)

7:36 am

dcseain

a friend originally from NYC complained to me one day that her then-8-yr-old son never went and ran around during the day, like she did when young. I explained that it's too hot for that, and that we played school and hotel and what so we didn't have to move until very late in the day.

7:37 am

dcseain

it befuddled her that children would be that impacted by the heat and humidity. LOL

7:37 am

redturtlehead

Did she play in NYC?

7:37 am

JBV

hmm, another sign of global warming ? children can't play outside anymore?

7:37 am

redturtlehead

JBV, I think it depends on the kids. Kids here play outside, and klids in NC definitely are out in my neighbourhood, playing Bball...

7:38 am

dcseain

yes, red, in brooklyn

7:38 am

AsGreen

good morning...I made a deal w/myself that if it was over 200 I wouldn't do the grid today (yesterday's was too hard!) but...I do see lots of S's.....as in plural....what to do, what to do

7:38 am

redturtlehead

WOnder if she didnt go to the parks?

7:38 am

dcseain

jbv, we were lackadaisical about playing mid-day 30 years ago

7:39 am

carleekat

so is this grid worth starting?....i still have not bothered to start

7:39 am

redturtlehead

I am at 139 Asg...it is a bit difficult after that for me. I have 74 left...

7:39 am

AsGreen

well, two s's - lots of t's

7:39 am

BabbleRabble

the grid is very easy, AsG

7:39 am

Anniebrook

there are lots of very nice parks in NYC where children can play...I was a park and street kid myself, lo these many years ago

7:39 am

AsGreen

lol carlee - that's my question! good morning

7:39 am

JBV

i'm from the generation where our moms sent us out in the a.m. and we didn't home until we were hungry or it was dark

7:40 am

Anniebrook

jump in, green

7:40 am

AsGreen

BabbleRabble, have YOU ever met a hard grid? :)

7:40 am

littlebit

they are ALL worth starting, the question is do we finish them?

7:40 am

carleekat

jvb..my kids...fortunately... are able to do that where we live

7:40 am

BabbleRabble

don't think so

7:40 am

kje

the first 100 or so aren't bad - after that it slowed down - went to lickety with 100 to go

7:40 am

carleekat

morning green...

7:40 am

nancethefan

hey green

7:40 am

JBV

hey, annie - I'm an Astoria Park girl, myself - great pool for swimming (at least then it was)

7:40 am

nancethefan

hey carlee

7:40 am

AsGreen

I figured! :) ****oh to be like BR****

7:40 am

dcseain

i'm halfway, only in 30 min

7:41 am

nancethefan

hey kje

7:41 am

dcseain

and lots of chatting :)

7:41 am

redturtlehead

My Grandma (90 yrs) grew up in Grammercy Park, back in the day.

7:41 am

kje

hi nance

7:41 am

sz

i m new here...

7:41 am

carleekat

i'm going through pics...am going to have to hook up old cpu and sort through more pics.... hubby complaining we no longer have pics up in the house of family...soooo

7:41 am

JBV

that's great Carlee - it's a true way to experience childhood - without too much structure in the play

7:41 am

Anniebrook

jbv...and Pitt St. pool was fun and huge

7:41 am

BabbleRabble

I expect in a couple of years with diligence I could get good at this

7:41 am

AsGreen

ooooo so tempting.....ok, um, here we go I guess....

7:41 am

dcseain

printer is ur friend, carlee :)

7:41 am

nancethefan

hey & welcome sz

7:41 am

dcseain

chocolat almond croisants are a happy.

7:41 am

carleekat

it is great...we have a crap house but amazing neighbourhood

7:42 am

littlebit

welcome sz!

7:42 am

dcseain

wow, bad spelling

7:42 am

carleekat

( neighbour's printer is my friend dc...but yep )

7:42 am

ardilla

i'm back with 95

7:42 am

ardilla

hi sz

7:42 am

ardilla

& nance

7:42 am

dcseain

welcome, sz

7:42 am

carleekat

ok..am off to get the needed groceries....and then get home again...

7:42 am

AsGreen

is your crap house where you do all your crap classes? lol

7:42 am

Anniebrook

phone, bbl

7:42 am

carleekat

no..we do crap classes at the local baptist church...

7:43 am

nancethefan

hey ardilla

7:43 am

dcseain

njoy, carlee.

7:43 am

carleekat

thanksfully am done those for yet 1 more year

7:43 am

carleekat

ttfn *poof*

7:43 am

AsGreen

my kids play outside a lot - and even ring doorbells to see who can come out and play - it's very 50sish here

7:43 am

EvaNadine

mornin babblers!

7:43 am

carleekat

we do the same ( I didn't poof fast enough )

7:43 am

nancethefan

morning eva

7:43 am

dcseain

huh. the black thing on the floor looks like a bee my cat killed. at least she didn't eat it.

7:44 am

dcseain

morning, eva!

7:44 am

carleekat

only here they don't bother ringing doorbells...its a knock and walk neighbourhood...as in walk IN

7:44 am

ardilla

hi eva

7:44 am

redturtlehead

Hi Nance, Eva.

7:44 am

EvaNadine

how is everyone today?

7:44 am

ardilla

clue for the at's pls?

7:44 am

AsGreen

****dips toe in with the R from the top left*** (addict)

7:44 am

dcseain

here too, asgreen, to get to mid-60s today.

7:44 am

AsGreen

byeeeeee Carlee - hb!!

7:44 am

carleekat

and whereever they land for lunch..they all eat..and whereever they land at dinner...they eat

7:44 am

ardilla

hi green

7:44 am

carleekat

byebye

7:45 am

pinkhatlil

bye carlee

7:45 am

ardilla

bye carlee *hug*

7:45 am

dcseain

ciao, carlee

7:46 am

redturtlehead

alright getting off computer and going to go home from work and attempt to get my last 74 from there, no work for 3 days! and then I am done on April 2nd.

7:46 am

BabbleRabble

be safe, redT

7:46 am

sz

bye.

7:46 am

kje

enjoy your break red!

7:47 am

AsGreen

bye red....

7:47 am

JBV

can't do this grid without thinking of the cowardly lion - What makes the Hottentot so hot?

7:47 am

JBV

take care, red!

7:47 am

pinkhatlil

"satan" was not found in the dictionary ???

7:48 am

dcseain

satan is a proper name

7:48 am

AsGreen

that's a name pink!

7:48 am

dcseain

or proper title, at least

7:48 am

nancethefan

hey pink

7:48 am

pinkhatlil

nance how's you hun?

7:49 am

nancethefan

fine thank you & i hope you are

7:49 am

pinkhatlil

im cool just having a lazy day

7:50 am

Anniebrook

I'm back...JBV, Courage!

7:50 am

nancethefan

i may finally be getting over this flu/cold i've had for almost two weeks now

7:50 am

nancethefan

wb

7:50 am

ardilla

clue for at's pls?

7:50 am

JBV

yes, annie - that's what we need to finish this puzzle today

7:50 am

AsGreen

hmmm, I didn't think le 6/18 was really a word - thought it was slang

7:50 am

kje

at + *** and feather and plural

7:51 am

nancethefan

sorry ardilla - i looked - i don't have any at's - lol

7:51 am

dcseain

she ate the bee

7:51 am

ardilla

thx kje

7:51 am

AsGreen

thx kje!

7:51 am

nancethefan

i do though now; thanks kje

7:51 am

dcseain

the cat ate the bee.

7:51 am

kje

yw

7:51 am

dcseain

huh

7:52 am

JBV

sounds like a dr. seuss book, dc

7:52 am

dcseain

my the AUs were easy :)

7:53 am

kje

yes, nice when they're all related that way

7:55 am

dcseain

mildly random query: Do any of you play Ticket To Ride?

7:56 am

nancethefan

not me - what is it?

7:56 am

nancethefan

natted

7:56 am

nancethefan

PB - not a word anyway - sorry

7:57 am

KatieMcG

I tried that one as well nance :-)

7:57 am

AsGreen

no pb if it's not a word - nice try though (made me try it)

7:57 am

nancethefan

lol

7:57 am

dcseain

Ticket to Ride is a board game in which the players build train routes.

7:57 am

KatieMcG

afternoon all :-)

7:57 am

nancethefan

hey katie

7:57 am

nancethefan

sounds exciting dc - lol

7:58 am

dcseain

hi, katie!

7:58 am

JBV

sounds mathematical

7:58 am

dcseain

did time change there this week, or is it next, katie?

7:58 am

KatieMcG

I think it is this weekend dc, really must check!!

7:58 am

dcseain

TTR isn't mathematical. One collects cards to place littel train cars on bits to connect cities.

7:59 am

ardilla

90 left

7:59 am

dcseain

ah, ty katie. The early change here has thrown me off relative to europe. 4h to Britain is odd.

7:59 am

nancethefan

156 left

7:59 am

kje

65 left and I'm off for a bit

7:59 am

AsGreen

****thinking I should have given myself the break!*****

7:59 am

JBV

is it a children's game

7:59 am

AsGreen

162 for me

8:00 am

dcseain

jbv, we've played with people from 9 to 80. So long as the youngin has an attention span, they can play.

8:01 am

nancethefan

bye kje - tc & hb

8:01 am

dcseain

tr6, anyone, pls?

8:01 am

dcseain

ciao, kje

8:01 am

nancethefan

don't have it - sorry dc

8:01 am

AsGreen

oh - bye kje!!

8:01 am

BabbleRabble

one who skips out

8:02 am

BabbleRabble

or mostly not false and an emmet

8:02 am

JBV

thanks, BR - didn't have that one

8:02 am

AsGreen

misses school

8:02 am

dcseain

ty babrab and asgreen :)

8:02 am

nancethefan

thanks green

8:03 am

pinkhatlil

thanx

8:03 am

rolin

afternoon all

8:03 am

dcseain

howdy, ro!

8:03 am

AsGreen

yw

8:03 am

pinkhatlil

hey ro !

8:03 am

rolin

hey seain... a question...do you touch type?

8:04 am

ardilla

hi rolin

8:04 am

AsGreen

I don't have any au words - thought you may all have been joking before?

8:04 am

dcseain

yes, ro, with a dvorak keyboard layout

8:04 am

rolin

As...think halo

8:04 am

pinkhatlil

cooted isn't a word?

8:05 am

rolin

ahhh..ok..im kinda wondering if my looking up and down from the keyboard to screen is whats slowing me down on scramble

8:05 am

AsGreen

ummmm ?????? :)

8:05 am

dcseain

might i ask why you asked?

8:05 am

dcseain

oh! dunno, ro. mayhap.

8:05 am

Anniebrook

green, au---sometimes you see this before a migrane

8:05 am

rolin

praps its something i oughta start practicing

8:05 am

AsGreen

how many letters?

8:06 am

rolin

AS 4 and the plural

8:06 am

Anniebrook

au4

8:06 am

EvaNadine

fortune tellers might try to read your AU

8:06 am

nancethefan

speaking of migraine - boy, did i ever have one tuesday

8:06 am

dcseain

au4, 2 plurals, and a 6 and a past.

8:07 am

nancethefan

thanks eva

8:07 am

Anniebrook

au + ra4/4

8:07 am

dcseain

that sucks, nance

8:07 am

AsGreen

tx eva! and sean for the others!

8:07 am

Anniebrook

sorry to hear that, nance

8:08 am

nancethefan

it did suck - i think it was all a part of this THING i have - grrrrrrrrrrrrr

8:08 am

JBV

can't get the past, dc - is it 6 letters?

8:08 am

dcseain

past is au7.

8:08 am

AsGreen

got 'em all - tx!!

8:08 am

dcseain

past of the au6

8:08 am

JBV

ok, got it - 7 letters

8:09 am

Anniebrook

au 7 --au + ra 5/12

8:09 am

AsGreen

I hope you are feeling better nance?!

8:10 am

nancethefan

i finally am, thank you.

8:10 am

Anniebrook

the thingie that closes and opens the door in my car makes this awful sound..going to get it fixed today and finally get a new hubcap to replace the one I lost when I had a blowout

8:10 am

dcseain

cool, annie. glad the hubcab was all you lost in the blowout

8:10 am

nancethefan

thanks annie

8:10 am

AsGreen

well, I have at least one word from every tile except the o in the 2nd row...

8:11 am

BabbleRabble

quite a few of the longer words end in calypso's cous****

8:11 am

Anniebrook

dc, my first blowout and it was frightening..had it in front of a hospital too...Triple A came quickly and had the card towed

8:11 am

nancethefan

i'm taking a break for a bit. i can't seem to find any words - bbl - y'all be sweet

8:12 am

AsGreen

bye nance - I'm not too far behind ya

8:12 am

ardilla

bye nance

8:12 am

AsGreen

now I have one from all!

8:12 am

ardilla

bye green

8:12 am

Anniebrook

green, oa4/5 ---you take an oa** when you become a juror

8:12 am

AsGreen

I'm not leaving yet ard - can't rush me out so fast! lol

8:13 am

AsGreen

tx annie - I got the speaker and pl too

8:13 am

AsGreen

me thinks me will open the list....

8:14 am

AsGreen

before I do - what's the 8 start with?

8:14 am

AsGreen

(I guess that's the same as opening the list to see)

8:14 am

BabbleRabble

ta

8:14 am

dcseain

to7/36, pls?

8:14 am

Anniebrook

dont know, no list

8:14 am

dcseain

found it!

8:15 am

BabbleRabble

extend the ta 5 furniture with 2 vowels and pl

8:15 am

Anniebrook

BR --thanks, so easy with a clue

8:15 am

AsGreen

c'mon tatas aren't a word? lol

8:16 am

dcseain

back soon, gonna feed the cats

8:16 am

EvaNadine

i have a shirt that says "save the tatas" so it most definitely IS!

8:17 am

AsGreen

well, if it's on a shirt, then it must be! we should protest! :)

8:17 am

BabbleRabble

Rock-a-bye baby, in the tree top
When the wind blows, the .....

8:17 am

AsGreen

bye sean!

8:17 am

EvaNadine

its actually a website too -- www.savethetatas.com

8:17 am

ardilla

bye dcs

8:17 am

AsGreen

tx br!!

8:17 am

Anniebrook

again thanks, BR

8:18 am

Judi

Morning all. I think I discovered a new species in this grid. Albatoad.

8:18 am

Anniebrook

hi judi!

8:18 am

AsGreen

hi Judi - um, I think you have to start the am in the pb?

8:19 am

AsGreen

(just for the last part of your word)

8:19 am

Anniebrook

judi>>>>>>>off you go to the PB

8:19 am

ardilla

the front part was a word too

8:19 am

BabbleRabble

work of the grim reaper

8:20 am

Judi

Yes, I see that now. The migraine medicine is affecting my perception. Sin bin for 2 minutes for me.

8:20 am

pabtrek

hello, my fellow Babblers, please tell me that this gird is friendlier than yesterdays

8:20 am

Anniebrook

judi, there is chocolate and tea in the PB for you

8:21 am

Anniebrook

hi pab...dont think so

8:21 am

AsGreen

pab, they convinced me to jump in - so.....go for it!

8:21 am

BabbleRabble

this grid is so easy it almost finishes itself

8:21 am

AsGreen

Babble - you kill me

8:21 am

Judi

Ah, hence the "sin" in sin bin, Annie.

8:21 am

AsGreen

lol - ok, with that - I'm off (btw, haven't opened the list yet for those keeping track)....I have stuff to do - will see y'all later!

8:21 am

BabbleRabble

to 7 --- high wind storm, abbr, and marquis de ****

8:21 am

Anniebrook

BR... I am giving you my last 96 to finish

8:21 am

pabtrek

okay, will gird my loins and my brain

8:22 am

Anniebrook

later, green

8:22 am

AsGreen

that was a great clue

8:22 am

Anniebrook

all of BR's clues are great

8:23 am

Anniebrook

I am buttering you up, BR

8:23 am

AsGreen

y, they are, even with the smug "it's easy today"....

8:23 am

BabbleRabble

to 7 -- capable of being borne

8:23 am

AsGreen

140 left...so actually, it'll just be like a fresh start to a "regular" grid when I return

8:23 am

Anniebrook

BR is trying "smug" but Atalante beats him

8:24 am

BabbleRabble

in really all of the grids are extremely difficult for me

8:24 am

Anniebrook

HAH!

8:25 am

AsGreen

***doesn't believe BR for a minute!****

8:25 am

AsGreen

gtg - friend picking me up in 5 - must hide all evidence of addiction

8:25 am

flosey

good morning

8:25 am

Anniebrook

BR, how long did it take you to finish this grid?

8:26 am

Anniebrook

hi flosey!

8:26 am

BabbleRabble

about 2 hours

8:26 am

Anniebrook

BR, you are a wonder!

8:26 am

Anniebrook

BR, you are a wonder!

8:26 am

dcseain

have fun, asgreen!

8:26 am

AsGreen

*** poof ****

8:26 am

flosey

bab, you must remember every babblet you have seen?

8:27 am

Anniebrook

I must be off...see you all later

8:27 am

BabbleRabble

be well, Annie

8:28 am

flosey

could I have a clue for the second to7 please

8:28 am

dcseain

flosey, something that car be carried is to7.

8:30 am

flosey

got it, thanks dc

8:30 am

ardilla

hi flosey bye green

8:30 am

flosey

hello ardilla

8:31 am

dcseain

wb, ardilla

8:35 am

crpw48

morning all

8:36 am

sandr

morning all

8:36 am

ardilla

hi crpw

8:36 am

pinkhatlil

hey crpw

8:36 am

pinkhatlil

hey sandr

8:37 am

sandr

could i get clues for any o's from the top line? I am missing 6 and its annoying me

8:37 am

dcseain

hello, crpw and sandr

8:38 am

dcseain

sea 'ot5' and plural, sandr

8:38 am

pabtrek

hi flosey and crp

8:38 am

dcseain

hi, pabtrek

8:38 am

flosey

hi pabtrek

8:38 am

crpw48

dont have o's yet sandr, sorry

8:39 am

Angela

gooooooooood morning Babble-land!!

8:39 am

pabtrek

hi dcseain

8:39 am

flosey

could I have a clue for ra7 please

8:39 am

flosey

good morning Angela

8:39 am

crpw48

morning angela

8:40 am

kje

oc 5 and 6 - group of 8 and plural

8:40 am

ardilla

hi sandr pab & angela

8:40 am

Angela

how be the grid this fine morning?

8:40 am

pabtrek

hi ardilla and Angela

8:40 am

dcseain

it's a happy grid today, angela

8:41 am

flosey

I'm stuck on last few words

8:41 am

Angela

wonderful! good to hear DC

8:41 am

kje

ot 4 and 5 ot** von bismarck and plural

8:41 am

ardilla

tyvm for the o clues 74 to go

8:41 am

kje

yw

8:42 am

dcseain

i always expect the set of 8 to be an octet. Too many years in chamber groups, apparently.

8:43 am

kje

I looked for that one also dc - it does come to mind first

8:45 am

dcseain

ra7 - something that can be ranked is ra7

8:47 am

flosey

ty dc

8:47 am

sandr

thanks for the o's

8:47 am

Angela

ty dc

8:48 am

sandr

orrae

8:48 am

dcseain

ty, sandr

8:48 am

kje

there are only 14 letters in this grid - kinda cool

8:49 am

dcseain

yay! the textbook i ordered for my classmate is arriving today, as promised.

8:50 am

Angela

woo hoo - what is the subject dc

8:50 am

dcseain

arabic, angela.

8:50 am

pabtrek

don't get that ra7 clue, little more help please

8:50 am

dcseain

he didn't order the 2nd book, which we're starting tonight.

8:50 am

Angela

yikes

8:50 am

dcseain

ra4 under the ra7 - somthing can be that is the ra7

8:54 am

flosey

taxes are based on the ra7 value of a property

8:55 am

ardilla

clue for 2nd bl5 pls?

8:56 am

dcseain

bl5y eyed

8:57 am

dcseain

ah, cr5/16, a bane of my childhood

8:58 am

pabtrek

okay, my brain must not have recovered from yesterday, all I can do is look at those cluse and laugh

8:58 am

Angela

the crustacean DC?

8:58 am

dcseain

my cr5/16 was a comment, not a clue ;)

8:59 am

JBV

pab trek - ra 7 - ra + ta 5 (dining room ***** and chairs)

8:59 am

crpw48

ra7 ra+ set the ***** for dinner please, and use the plates

8:59 am

dcseain

yes angela, i hate eating them, but we ate a lot of them growing up. back then, you could walk to the corner of the main road, and there was a truck, selling them and shrimp by the bushel. usually $2 for the cr5/16 and half that for the shrimp.

8:59 am

flosey

ah, much better clue crpw

8:59 am

pabtrek

oh man, duh, thanks JBV and crp

9:00 am

dcseain

song sung blue, everybody needs one....

9:00 am

JBV

yw

9:00 am

crpw48

took me a while too pabtrek, was looking at the wrong ra

9:00 am

kje

you don't like them dc I loved them - they are one of the things I miss about the Chesapeake region!

9:01 am

dcseain

they are much more expensive today, as there aren't as many to harvest, espcially in the Maryland parts of the bay.

9:01 am

flosey

I'm heading back to bed, too bl***y eyed to see this grid

9:01 am

Angela

sound yummy to me DC :)

9:01 am

dcseain

rest well, flosey

9:01 am

JBV

this is something that I don't get - why can we have an English plural for ta 8/55 but not for ba 6/27

9:02 am

kje

I think the last time I bought them - last spring - we paid laround 80/dozen for the jumbos - ouch

9:02 am

kje

agree JBV - I tried that too

9:02 am

dcseain

maybe we took te ta into English earlier, so it naturalised?

9:02 am

kje

coated with lots of Old Bay and served with fresh eastern shore corn - nothing better in the summer

9:03 am

dcseain

ever go to a clam back - dig a hole in the sand, put hot rocks, then layer seaweed, cr5 and corn, cover with sand, late roast while you play and swim, then dig it all up and eat?

9:04 am

kje

been to clam bakes...

9:04 am

JBV

we used to spend summers on Long Island - did that every year, dc

9:04 am

Angela

brb

9:04 am

kje

missing the chesapeake : (

9:05 am

kje

missing free museums in DC : (

9:05 am

kje

missing decent public transportation : (

9:05 am

dcseain

growing up with the free museums really spoiled me.

9:05 am

crpw48

did a lot of that in Maryland, lived in Aberdeen for years, you guys are making me so hungry

9:06 am

dcseain

ah, ur icon is Magritte, kje. i thought it was a building till i looked. :)

9:06 am

dcseain

they closed the jail in Parole.

9:07 am

kje

his whimsy makes me smile : )

9:08 am

dcseain

a few of his works are painted on buildings in Arlinton and DC

9:08 am

dcseain

they are happy bits among the urbanity.

9:08 am

dcseain

Arlington, rather.

9:08 am

phaeton

Good Morning All.........kje, where in TX is are you?

9:08 am

dcseain

Arlinton is how we say it, though. :)

9:08 am

ardilla

hi phae

9:09 am

dcseain

morning, phaeton

9:09 am

ardilla

60 left

9:09 am

Deeha

ar5.10please I am sure I am looking at it but just cant see it

9:10 am

JBV

ar + ho*** or mo***

9:11 am

kje

I'm sure I'm gonna get a fish thrown my way - but can someone clue the last ea?

9:11 am

ardilla

ar + ***ephone

9:11 am

dcseain

our planet less a letter in the middle, kje

9:11 am

dcseain

ty, ardilla

9:11 am

Deeha

as easy as that eh? !!! Thanks all

9:13 am

kje

ty dc

9:16 am

harpjane

hello

9:17 am

dcseain

cool, have room at the convention.

9:17 am

dcseain

hi, harp

9:17 am

kje

hi harp with the cool icon

9:17 am

dcseain

1st time i've registered for room an day of check-in for a con.

9:17 am

crpw48

hi harp

9:18 am

harpjane

thanks kje i just changed it

9:18 am

kje

conference somewhere fun dc?

9:18 am

phaeton

how many words today?

9:18 am

crpw48

213

9:18 am

pabtrek

hi harp

9:18 am

dcseain

just baltimore, kje, so no.

9:20 am

littlebit

fireworks!

9:20 am

kje

eating dinner up there? I know some good places

9:20 am

dcseain

huh. there is a Rue Saarinen in Paris :)

9:20 am

littlebit

it is possible!

9:20 am

kje

WTG littlebit!

9:20 am

dcseain

congrats, littlebit!

9:20 am

JBV

congrats, littlebit!

9:20 am

phaeton

thank you

9:20 am

phaeton

thank you

9:20 am

phaeton

thank you

9:20 am

dcseain

tonight, no, kje. Fri and Sat, yes. One of those will be at Paper Moon.

9:20 am

littlebit

ty ty!

9:20 am

phaeton

sorry, having trouble with the site

9:21 am

kje

for good mediterranean check out Mezze or Pazo and for great italian check out sotto sopra

9:21 am

JBV

crpw - that's a nice photo in your icon - where is that?

9:22 am

JBV

half of that restaurant is in the grid today, kje

9:22 am

dcseain

Mezze is nice. Sooto Sopra is in little Italy?

9:22 am

crpw48

thank you jbv, that was taken in bermuda last year

9:22 am

kje

sotto sopra is on charles near the cathedral

9:23 am

dcseain

ah, okay. ty, kje

9:23 am

kje

better than anything in little italy

9:23 am

dcseain

the Catholic Cathedral in Baltimore is more impresive than the one in DC. Though, we have Immaculate Conception.

9:23 am

littlebit

hagd eveyone! see ya tomorrow!

9:24 am

kje

I have some baltimore restaurant reviews on yelp if you want to check them out - my name there is kathryn e

9:24 am

dcseain

hasta, littlebit!

9:24 am

Angela

back now - boss lawyer was being long-winded

9:24 am

crpw48

bye littlebit

9:24 am

dcseain

oh cool, kje, will check it out.

9:24 am

kje

all lawyers are long winded

9:24 am

ardilla

bye littlebit

9:24 am

Angela

I know it's hard to believe

9:25 am

ardilla

clue for 1st la5 pls?

9:26 am

kje

I'm working on that one too ardilla - it is stumping me - annoying!

9:26 am

dcseain

1st la5 - to load a beast of burden with goods.

9:26 am

kje

my last L

9:27 am

dcseain

oops, wrong word

9:27 am

ardilla

is that a la4?

9:27 am

JBV

I don't have that la 5, dc only la 4

9:27 am

dcseain

yes, ard, i misread my list

9:27 am

JBV

I have one that's a girl's name - uses a 2 point tile

9:27 am

Haz1558

la5/12 - first three letters of Mrs Bush, first two letters of Queen Elizabeth's daughter

9:28 am

dcseain

ah, found it.

9:28 am

dcseain

afternoon, haz

9:28 am

JBV

thanks, haz - didn't have that one

9:28 am

Haz1558

Good afternoon dc.

9:28 am

crpw48

thnks haz

9:28 am

ardilla

ty haz

9:28 am

kje

ty haz !

9:28 am

Haz1558

You're welcome.

9:29 am

raelite

hello everyone :)

9:29 am

Angela

hi rae

9:30 am

crpw48

hi raelite

9:30 am

dcseain

hi, rae.

9:30 am

raelite

*waves hi hi hi :)

9:30 am

pabtrek

hello Haz and raelite

9:30 am

debjed

good morning all!! rainy day here. how is everyone?

9:31 am

dcseain

2nd ho6 is stupid word.

9:31 am

Angela

hi deb - doing fine here

9:31 am

dcseain

rainy here, too, deb. i'm well. you?

9:31 am

ardilla

hi rae

9:31 am

ardilla

hi deb

9:31 am

debjed

just the second day of a bad headache - maybe due to weather.

9:32 am

redturtlehead

72 left, I would like to finish before I fall asleep, but...

9:32 am

raelite

we had hail stones yesterday! and thunder!

9:32 am

redturtlehead

Sorry about your head Debj.

9:33 am

ardilla

hope you feel better soon deb! *hug*

9:33 am

dcseain

silly mountain.

9:33 am

onyx

ooh i found the 8

9:33 am

Angela

hiya rth!

9:33 am

Angela

lol dc

9:33 am

dcseain

hope it goes away soon, deb. taken anything for it?

9:33 am

pabtrek

hi Deb

9:33 am

kje

WTG onyx

9:33 am

onyx

i don't usually find them this early in the morn

9:33 am

Angela

are they usualyl weather related deb?

9:34 am

ardilla

hi onyx

9:35 am

ardilla

up to the ra's now 43 left

9:35 am

onyx

hello ardilla ( one of my son's first words, "dilla papi dilla)

9:35 am

sadie52

hello all

9:35 am

Angela

hi sadie

9:36 am

sadie52

hiya Angela :)

9:37 am

ardilla

cute, onyx

9:37 am

ardilla

hi sadie

9:37 am

sadie52

hiya ardilla :)

9:37 am

redturtlehead

I believe I actually have a tooth ache. Not so pleasant and I am hoping its a wierd sinus problem instead.

9:38 am

ardilla

awww...get better soon rth *hugs*

9:38 am

dcseain

ungood, red. i hope it is merely a sinus thing.

9:39 am

sadie52

awww thats doesnt feel at all good red hope it stops hurting soon

9:39 am

sadie52

deal

9:39 am

sadie52

oh phooey sorry ww

9:39 am

redturtlehead

i never had one before, so I suppose I shoud go to the dentist, but I need to wait until I am covered again.

9:40 am

redturtlehead

ungood is the word.

9:40 am

kje

how long is that red?

9:41 am

kje

if you're gonna type words in, give me the first co 5/12 : )

9:41 am

redturtlehead

A week or two at most. I also think it may just go away...

9:41 am

Angela

aren't you flying soon too rth?

9:41 am

kje

we always hope that don't we - worst patients - anyone in the health profession : )

9:42 am

redturtlehead

No lots of driving next week, I never fly the dog...too risky for poor guy.

9:42 am

sadie52

sorry i try to do words y'all need next time hehe

9:42 am

redturtlehead

Well, lets hope it does go away.

9:42 am

ardilla

co + what the sun does to your skin

9:42 am

redturtlehead

I hate having any work done on teeth because my mouth doesn't open very wide.

9:42 am

Angela

oh! I remember you saying you were headed east...thought you were flying...which can be uncomfortable with a sinus thingy

9:42 am

dcseain

terra co5/12

9:42 am

kje

c's done - thanks!

9:43 am

ardilla

yw

9:43 am

dcseain

i'm a bit out of it today. i wonder what's wit hthat

9:43 am

redturtlehead

yes. I can not wait. I think if I took a bit of motrin, I might feel better.

9:43 am

Angela

worth a shot then...

9:44 am

kje

hit it with 800 red

9:44 am

redturtlehead

but I find I am very allergic to this juniper polen, so that could be it too, but I have not been to dentist in a few years so I imagine I am pushing my luck.

9:45 am

redturtlehead

Well, either way i will live through this.

9:45 am

Angela

I would say so red - never a bad thing to check the pearly whites

9:45 am

Angela

I have to go every 6 mos for a cleaning or else I end up with something wrong...

9:46 am

redturtlehead

I need to go but I just really hate to try to hold mouth open for so long.

9:46 am

redturtlehead

We shall wee.

9:46 am

Angelsong

just fyi: I am going to be getting a paid webhost soon, and will be moving the resource guide and my other web projects to my own website.

9:47 am

redturtlehead

errr,. See, not wee, though I am sure we shall wee too.

9:47 am

Angela

have you tried taking the advil before you go? that helps me

9:47 am

kje

did you really mean wee - that is funny

9:47 am

redturtlehead

Angela I have to take Advil and benadry, but its more that my mouth really opens narrowly, and my jaw gets sore.

9:47 am

JBV

that's a classic freudian slip, red - you just need to find the right dentist -

9:47 am

Angela

makes me hafta

9:48 am

redturtlehead

No kje!!! typo!!!!

9:48 am

redturtlehead

Sorry Angela!

9:48 am

Angela

:( don't blame you for not wanting to go then!

9:48 am

ardilla

very cute & funny rth :)

9:48 am

JBV

someone with the right chair-side manner will make it a little better

9:49 am

redturtlehead

well. it just started to be painful last night, and perhaps it is the sinus....

9:49 am

Angela

I'm lucky - my dentist is REALLY cute. Makes it not as bad :)

9:49 am

redturtlehead

LOL angela.

9:50 am

JBV

LOL, Angela - whatever works

9:50 am

Angela

hubby has told me that he thinks I chew lifesavers on purpose just to break my filings :)

9:50 am

redturtlehead

this grid is just killing me and its ranked 4.7 so kindof easy right? 68 left.

9:50 am

JBV

angela, that just happened this week to my husband - chewing on ice cubes, broke a cap!

9:50 am

kje

LOL angela

9:51 am

Angela

lol jbv!!

9:51 am

JBV

but we have a dentist we love - sees us right away in an emergency, lots of TLC when you're in the chair

9:51 am

Deeha

my sister was in a mental health unit because she kepot trying to ci=ommit suicide. A filling fell out and she was sent across to the dental school - she made a date with the dentist and has been happily married to him for 35 years now - no further problems!!

9:51 am

Angela

brb - have to weeeeeeeee

9:51 am

Angela

:)

9:51 am

kje

not sure I'd want my dentist too cute - pretty sure plastic thing hodling mouth open and lips splayed is not a sexy look for me

9:51 am

Angela

what a hoot deeha

9:51 am

JBV

that is an amazing story, Deeha - write a screenplay!

9:51 am

debjed

sorry guys, had to work for awhile. took some advil for headache. get yourself to the dentist red

9:52 am

ardilla

hi deeha

9:52 am

Deeha

You get a lot on the National Health over here!!

9:52 am

Deeha

Hi all

9:52 am

sadie52

hehe apparently you do Deeha lol

9:52 am

sadie52

hiya Deeha

9:56 am

redturtlehead

tetanus is my phantom.

9:56 am

JBV

I have 2 u's (ur 4 and 5) - need the 3rd - clue, please?

9:56 am

Angela

whoo - much better!

9:56 am

pabtrek

hello Deeha

9:56 am

Angela

mine is rico**a red

9:57 am

JBV

and cohort

9:57 am

Uniquity

pleasure is my phantom...

9:58 am

Angela

lol - so sad Uni!!

9:58 am

redturtlehead

Its a good phantom Uni, almost there for realll...

9:58 am

JBV

got the third u

9:58 am

JBV

does anyone need a clue

9:59 am

debjed

i never got the 3rd u

9:59 am

JBV

u + ra 4 (interest ra**)

10:00 am

debjed

thank you JBV:)

10:00 am

JBV

yw

10:00 am

redturtlehead

TY JBV...

10:00 am

Angela

I don't know which u it is - but I have the one you just clued and the star one - what is the other??

10:01 am

Tones

can someone help me with ur 5/12?

10:01 am

JBV

star + latin plural

10:01 am

JBV

ur 5 was clued below

10:01 am

redturtlehead

latinate plural of the star tones and angela.

10:01 am

Angela

beautiful! thanks jbv and red

10:02 am

Tones

ty

10:02 am

Gail

rn

10:03 am

Angela

hi gail - cute icon

10:05 am

redturtlehead

alright gotta sleep...

10:05 am

Angela

bye red - feel better

10:05 am

dcseain

sweet dreams, red, hope u feel better soon

10:05 am

debjed

bye red!

10:06 am

debjed

clue for the 8??

10:06 am

dcseain

the 8 is Enlgish plural of the ta7/40

10:08 am

ardilla

bye rth

10:08 am

ardilla

hi gail

10:09 am

debjed

don't have ta7 yet

10:09 am

MeowKewlit

hello loving babblers :D

10:10 am

dcseain

extend the dining ta5 with French water

10:10 am

debjed

hi meow

10:10 am

Angela

hi meow

10:10 am

dcseain

hi, meow

10:10 am

MeowKewlit

hi ang:) deb n dc :)

10:10 am

debjed

thank you so much dc!!!

10:10 am

Angela

great clue dc - ty

10:11 am

sadie52

hiya mjeow

10:11 am

sadie52

meow even

10:12 am

ardilla

hi meow

10:12 am

phaeton

ok, i'm back, breakfast is over

10:14 am

ardilla

wb phae

10:14 am

Angela

brb

10:15 am

dcseain

yall are very welcom, deb and angela

10:15 am

ardilla

hb angela

10:15 am

sadie52

wb phaeton

10:16 am

MeowKewlit

hello sadie n ardilla :)

10:18 am

kje

6 left BBL

10:18 am

ardilla

go kje go

10:18 am

Angela

phew! that was quicker than I thought.

10:19 am

Angela

bye kje

10:20 am

JMHBEAN

Hi all in for the first time today....work is taking up far too much of my time

10:20 am

Angela

welcome jmh

10:20 am

JMHBEAN

Hi Angela

10:20 am

debjed

hi JMH - beautiful dog!

10:21 am

JMHBEAN

And yours deb. Mine's a wheaten called Dillon.

10:21 am

debjed

mine's a bear named snaggletooth:) hee hee

10:22 am

JMHBEAN

onto

10:22 am

JMHBEAN

Sorry should have looked closer!

10:22 am

JMHBEAN

oops typed a word in the wrong place pls forgive me one and all!

10:23 am

Angela

we've all been tehre jmh :)

10:23 am

phaeton

JMH, I forgive you...i didn't have that word :)

10:23 am

JMHBEAN

glad to help

10:24 am

Angela

*there

10:24 am

ardilla

hi bean

10:24 am

JMHBEAN

hi ardilla

10:25 am

praise2him

ba7 please?

10:27 am

Angela

sorry - don't have it praise

10:27 am

debjed

me either p2h

10:27 am

praise2him

ty anyway

10:27 am

ardilla

ba +double cons + french water

10:28 am

Deeha

just googled wheaten. What glorious dogs, just my sort, sadly I am away from home too often to get one but one day if I am lucky................!!

10:28 am

debjed

thank you ardilla!

10:28 am

praise2him

ty ardilla

10:29 am

JMHBEAN

Deeha they r wonderful. He travels with us everywhere and never complains ...well at least he has never said he does't like it

10:29 am

Angela

I don't know deeha - that pic you have is WAY cuter than the pooch :)

10:29 am

JMHBEAN

very true Angela, however i always thought I bonded more with my dog than my children !

10:30 am

Deeha

and that one probably needs a little less attention - tho she gets it all the time!!

10:30 am

ardilla

yw

10:30 am

Angela

lol jmh - that's why I only have a cat - no kids :)

10:31 am

phaeton

That's because dogs always adore you where children may not always show their adoration

10:31 am

JMHBEAN

I just hope my daughters not babbling at the moment or i will be in trouble

10:32 am

ardilla

10...

10:33 am

phaeton

there she goes...count down to lift-off!!

10:34 am

ardilla

9...

10:35 am

ardilla

7...

10:37 am

ardilla

clue for 3rd ta pls?

10:38 am

Uniquity

Houston, Ardilla has stalled on take-off, recommence!

10:38 am

ardilla

hi uni

10:38 am

SamanthaJoy

Add two vowels to the one above it, ardilla

10:38 am

pabtrek

add symbol for gold to end of furniture then plural

10:39 am

Uniquity

Hey Ard...doing many thigns, so not chatting much, but that was funny!

10:39 am

dcseain

firewords!

10:39 am

debjed

yeah dc!

10:39 am

phaeton

WTG DC!!

10:39 am

crpw48

congrats dc

10:39 am

SamanthaJoy

congratulations, dc!

10:40 am

pabtrek

congrats dcs

10:40 am

kje

WTG DC!!! I'm 2 behind you

10:40 am

dcseain

i must away to shop and launder and pack, oh and check syllabus and see if i need to prep anything for class.

10:40 am

JMHBEAN

tick vg dc

10:40 am

debjed

bye dc

10:40 am

dcseain

until sunday or monday, gmt-4. take care, yall!

10:41 am

JMHBEAN

bye dc

10:41 am

ardilla

wtg & bye dcs

10:41 am

MeowKewlit

god bless dc

10:42 am

Angelsong

sa5/10, anyone? I don't see it at all

10:42 am

EspritdJean

how can there be 21 freakin C words! I have 5 and have gone blind

10:42 am

Angelsong

nm, got it

10:42 am

Angelsong

nope, still need the sa5/10

10:43 am

JMHBEAN

well done jean i have 3!!!

10:43 am

debjed

help with the bottom right S - have su4,6 and su4,5

10:43 am

EspritdJean

ok now I have 9 and most of them are stooopid

10:44 am

ardilla

go kje go

10:45 am

scribekd

last su4/5-all leters in that corner

10:46 am

ardilla

6...

10:46 am

EspritdJean

almost spells name of tom cruise's kid

10:46 am

kje

Fireworks!!!

10:46 am

ardilla

still not get ta6 clue...sorry

10:46 am

ardilla

wtg kje!

10:46 am

kje

sa 5/10 - spanish for saint

10:46 am

debjed

thank you scrib

10:47 am

kje

was my last as well

10:47 am

debjed

thank you kje

10:47 am

ardilla

5...

10:48 am

kje

ta 6 which one?

10:48 am

kje

ta 6 which one?

10:48 am

pabtrek

congrats kje

10:49 am

ardilla

3rd one

10:49 am

ardilla

4...

10:49 am

ardilla

3...

10:49 am

Kateq

past tense of lacemaking

10:50 am

Kateq

followed by skin art

10:50 am

kje

ta 4/4 pie + PT

10:50 am

Kateq

and I'm done--have a great day all

10:50 am

ardilla

2...

10:51 am

ardilla

yah kate bye

10:51 am

kje

WTG kate!

10:53 am

Judi

Morning, all. Whoof. Just got fireworks. Wasn't even paying attention to how many I had left.

10:53 am

ardilla

hi judi

10:53 am

ardilla

throw me a fish

10:53 am

ardilla

1...

10:54 am

Angelsong

wear this co when it's cold, and you are co6/24; co+first two letters of a word for a vagrant or tramp; she co** when she talks to a baby; co4/5 has a double vowel plus a consonant; co7 has a double consonant+ lenon***, a summer drink; co5/12 is co+what happens at the beach in the sun; a dove's home is a co4/5; 6 24 adds a french ending to that word; past tense is the co5/14; terra co5/12 is pottery; add a vowel to that word (latin ending) for the 6/24; a child's crib+ sticky black substance used for streets is co6/21; plural is the 7/32; plural the pottery for the next 6/21; a textile favored by boll weevils is the next 6/21; cr4/7 is a type of crustacean; plural for the 5/16; from the cr6/24 to the grave; a wooden packing container is the cr5/12; past tense for the 6/4.

10:55 am

ardilla

0...and we have liftoff! yah!

10:55 am

Angelsong

yay, ardilla,wtg!

10:55 am

EvaNadine

warning to all babblers -- coming this summer, im gonna be in 2 new photo shoots, so ill have all kindsa new stuff to show you guys!
hehe

10:56 am

ardilla

hi angel

10:56 am

ardilla

ooh..eva

10:56 am

Judi

Eva - the Babble Pin-Up gal.

10:56 am

pabtrek

congrats ardilla

10:56 am

EvaNadine

one of them is a Beach-themed summer shoot, and the other is Pirate-themed!

10:56 am

EvaNadine

i just couldnt resist!

10:57 am

Judi

ARRRRRR! You wench!

10:58 am

Judi

Are these shoots for fun and frolic, or are you getting paid to model, Eva?

10:58 am

EvaNadine

for fun -- im actually paying for the sessions

10:58 am

nancethefan

hey y'all - back for a bit

10:59 am

Judi

Sounds like a blast. Can't wait to see your pics.

10:59 am

EvaNadine

i did one last year for Vday for the BF and they were a hit amongst the Babblers. ;)

11:00 am

kje

WTG ardilla!!!

11:00 am

nancethefan

yay ardilla

11:00 am

ardilla

thanks for all the help

11:01 am

ardilla

gonna watch wheel of fortune and then sleep bye *hugs*

11:01 am

nancethefan

bye & tc

11:02 am

kje

leaving as well - really should get up and about - see you at the flip

11:02 am

nancethefan

bye kje tc

11:04 am

Angela

bye kje and hello to those I missed while not paying attention

11:04 am

Angelsong

fireworks for me.

11:04 am

nancethefan

hey angela

11:05 am

Angela

hiya nance!

11:05 am

Angela

yay angel!!

11:05 am

JMHBEAN

hi nance

11:05 am

Angela

just now clicked on kje's icon - very neat up close

11:05 am

JMHBEAN

ricot

11:05 am

pabtrek

congrats Angelsong

11:05 am

nancethefan

ey jmh

11:06 am

nancethefan

*hey lol

11:06 am

nancethefan

yay angelsong

11:06 am

JMHBEAN

take no notice of my gobbledygook

11:07 am

nbjasmine

ANgel- congrats on fireworks and holy cow, tahanks for all the c's

11:11 am

JMHBEAN

angel...double wow to all the c clues txtxtx

11:11 am

Angela

mmmmm...just ordered tuna and scallop sushi for lunch

11:12 am

MeowKewlit

can i have some sushi.... :P~ drooling***

11:13 am

Angela

byoc

11:13 am

Angela

*bring your own chopsticks* :))))

11:14 am

MeowKewlit

lolz... :D... got 2 pairs; left n right hand :D

11:14 am

Angela

HA!

11:14 am

MeowKewlit

lolz =)) left is for the tuna... and the right for the sishi... :P

11:16 am

sadie52

ok im going crosseyed i think its time for a break back soon....like anyone actually knew i was here hehehe

11:17 am

Angela

aw sadie!! of course we knew!!

11:17 am

nancethefan

hey & bye sadie

11:18 am

Angela

Finally! I got lawyer poopypants out the door so I can go get my food! :P

11:24 am

stidmama

hello all! just wandering in. how's the grid today?

11:24 am

Angela

hiya stidly!!

11:24 am

stidmama

:-) liking the icon, angela...

11:25 am

Angela

ty :)

11:26 am

Angela

how are things in Braseeeeel tody stid?

11:26 am

Angela

*today

11:26 am

stidmama

LOL snowy! woke up to about a quarter inch where I live at the southern end of puget sound, further north they had up to 4 inches in the lowlands (near the water)! brrrr. I thought I was spring!

11:27 am

Angela

EW! We're supposed to get some white ickiness tonight. I was thinking the same thing...spring?? what spring???

11:27 am

stidmama

wishing I really were in brasil

11:27 am

Angela

:)

11:28 am

stidmama

*offers mai tai and pina colada to angela*

11:28 am

Angela

I'm off to pick up food - bb in a few - saving the pina colada for later - no drinking and driving for me!!

11:28 am

stidmama

LOL later! I'll probably be be here...

11:28 am

Angela

*shazam*

11:30 am

nancethefan

i'm gone - beginning to feel bad again - hope to be back later - huggggsssss y'all

11:30 am

stidmama

hello nance... and bye *sending healhty thoughts&

11:35 am

OrangeCat

good evening everyone

11:35 am

stidmama

hello orange cat! how was your day?

11:35 am

movieman

clue for the 8 plz

11:36 am

stidmama

sorry movieman, not up to the list yet (only have 3 7s so far)

11:36 am

stidmama

we saw the Horton Hears a Who movie.... it was nice. NOT completely dumbed down, which was a bit of a novelty considered it had a G rating! I loved it.

11:37 am

OrangeCat

several banged knees and we're still teething. had a good time digging at the beach and feeding fish. they're off for the evening visit to grandparents

11:37 am

movieman

I saw Spiderwick and 10,000 B.C. yesterday.....both pretty good movies I thought

11:37 am

stidmama

how nice to have grandparents close enough for that. :-) teething is SO hard on parents!

11:38 am

OrangeCat

i'm hoping the Horton thing comes here soon. i'm getting sick of this penguin dvd!

11:38 am

stidmama

My kid wants to see those, also. I think the 10,000 BC movie would probably be best on the big screen, but am hoping we can put off spiderwick until we can get it from the netflix

11:39 am

stidmama

I think you'll like it orange, there are some funny references to adult/pop culture that don't interfere with the story line, but certainly gave the adults a giggle.

11:40 am

pabtrek

MM, ta8 french for picture plural

11:40 am

stidmama

hmph. up to 100 words, but slowing down a lot. hello pabtrek!

11:40 am

stidmama

thanks for the 8!

11:41 am

movieman

ty pab......*looks up 'picture' in online French dictionary*

11:41 am

Atalante

hi all :)

11:41 am

stidmama

movieman, sorta builds off the platform you put plates and things on to eat supper.

11:41 am

stidmama

hey atalante!

11:41 am

Atalante

stiddy? how long would it take to drive from seattle up to vancouver?

11:41 am

sassyB

hey OrangeCat, my 20 yr. old daughter college student) was just offered an internship in Athens this summer and we are hoping to be ale to go visit her there. Any recommendations for what we should definitely try to see? Should we try to go to the islands?

11:41 am

OrangeCat

they all like the dr seuss books. the 1fish 2 fish one is their favorite

11:42 am

movieman

got the 8 (and a 7)......ty all

11:42 am

stidmama

B.C.? I think I would allow five hours (border crossing, not sure how fast it goes) I think the actual drive is probably about three and a half or four hours. Hold on, I'll check...

11:42 am

OrangeCat

athens is a great city but big and dirty. 4days max. then u should hit Crete or Rhodes

11:43 am

pabtrek

yw

11:43 am

OrangeCat

in athens definately check the parthenon and the outdoor antique markets

11:43 am

Atalante

my husband has a strange idea to drive up from Seattle to Banff / Calgary area

11:43 am

sassyB

thx, do they have ferries to get you there, or would we need to book something beforehand?

11:43 am

stidmama

I think that's about right -- it's what I would allow from seattle, but I tend to like to get places early, rather than late.

11:44 am

OrangeCat

u can jump on ferries really easy. best to book when u get there. flights are often and cheap too

11:44 am

stidmama

oh -- I went to Banff about 30 years ago. Beautiful place. Calgary felt like a cow town still, though it was a city... not sure what it's like now.

11:44 am

OrangeCat

the ferry from athens to crete is an overnite thing. same for rhodes

11:45 am

stidmama

and when, atalante? we could maybe meet up briefly while you were in seattle...

11:45 am

sassyB

ok, thx. what about santorini or myknos?

11:46 am

stidmama

You might like it better to fly to Vancouver or Calgary directly? Or is Seattle really part of the destination?

11:46 am

Atalante

we went to banff a few years ago in the winter, he now wants to see it in the summer. and we're going to be in portland in august so somehow I need to combine everything. 2nd week of August is around Seattle I think. I'm actually going to be in Oregon all month, but most of the time preparing for Dragon*Con and stuff

11:46 am

OrangeCat

santorini is a tourist trap. very beautiful, but not a whole lot to see or do other than eat and shop. there is a nice day trip to the volcano. santorini i'd say 2 days max unless you're into non stop shopping and eating. not much else there. mykanos is more or less the same, but it's a bigger place so there's more shopping and eating

11:47 am

teamrivas

satan not a word?

11:47 am

stidmama

oooh! ooooh! I am stuck in Washington in August (kid is in a summer play). I know you will be focused, but... if you're driving up from Portland anyway, we really are pretty much on the way, and a good stopping point on the way to Seattle (about two 1/2 - three hours north of portland, seattle is another hour further)

11:48 am

nbjasmine

team- its a proper name

11:48 am

stidmama

I know, team! I tried that several times already!

11:48 am

stidmama

I think it's a proper noun.

11:48 am

Atalante

definitely!

11:48 am

teamrivas

i never knew the devil to be proper!

11:48 am

stidmama

LOL team!

11:48 am

nbjasmine

well there you go

11:49 am

nbjasmine

now see, devil would be a word.

11:49 am

debjed

need one more R from fourth row - have ru4,6, ra4,4 and ra6,21

11:49 am

teamrivas

agreed!

11:49 am

sassyB

we are not big shoppers, and eating is not a major priority although I do enjoy trying new foods, so it sounds like we could probaly avoid the more touristy places. What about traveling to other places in Greece (not the islands)?

11:50 am

stidmama

okay atalante... let me know when you have plans firmed up. *starts cleaning house frantically*

11:50 am

OrangeCat

when is it you're coming?

11:50 am

sassyB

July

11:51 am

Atalante

i will do!

11:51 am

stidmama

sorry deb, I am completely confused by that corner myself!

11:51 am

OrangeCat

depends on your tolerance to heat

11:51 am

nbjasmine

deb- ra** and rave?

11:51 am

sassyB

not sure of the exact dates yet. my daughter will be there from June 1 to Aug. 2

11:51 am

debjed

have that nb:)

11:52 am

Atalante

oooooh hot!

11:52 am

stidmama

woot! down to 100 *proud mama look* off to try to find something that will stay down. tummy is being very very peculiar today.

11:53 am

OrangeCat

southern islands get reallllly hot. crete will be 45+. northern areas cooler. mainland to the south and west of athens really really pretty and not terribly touristic. some areas still badly damaged becuz of the big fires last year tho

11:54 am

sassyB

i prefer hot to cold, but I'm no longer a sun worshiper (thanks to melanoma).

11:54 am

sassyB

is it wise to rent a car and travel around mainland?

11:56 am

OrangeCat

greek drivers maniacs! but car rentals are cheap and its a ton of fun to find the back roads and see the smaller villages

11:57 am

OrangeCat

the islands of kos and samos are also great choices. rhodes is amazing

11:57 am

OrangeCat

another really nice island which is close to athens is Andros.

11:58 am

sassyB

do I need to be worried about my daughter living in Athens for 2 months? (she would kill me if she knew I was asking that question)

11:58 am

OrangeCat

the norther area of thessalonkiki is great. that's sort of on the way to turkey

11:58 am

Atalante

if my husband manged it as a student, anyone can!

11:59 am

sassyB

thx, Ata, I need reassurance!

11:59 am

OrangeCat

not at all. a woman can walk around completely safe. of course, there are bad areas but that's just common sense

11:59 am

Atalante

he is completely clueless and managed to stay there unscathed!

12:00 pm

sassyB

haha, sounds encouraging

12:00 pm

sassyB

she will be living in the Kolonaki section

12:01 pm

phaeton

Done!! any clues needed?

12:01 pm

cheeky

i see a ta6/18 that i can add the ending ab4 to it and make a 10 letter word that makes sense but must not be in the dictionary.

12:02 pm

OrangeCat

alot of students there i think. i dont know athens all that well. i can find the IKEA and the Starbucks and that's about it. my husband is the guy to ask. he's a policeman and spends alot of time in athens

12:03 pm

Atalante

aha! if she has a connection to a policeman in athens, that should make you happier, sassy!

12:03 pm

sassyB

well, I REALLY appreciate all the info you've given me, and I will def use your suggestions when planning our trip.

12:04 pm

OrangeCat

any time..glad to help. i know i was really overwhelmed when i first moved to greece.

12:04 pm

sassyB

yes, that does help, Ata. I hate being a worrier, but I just can't help myself.

12:05 pm

OrangeCat

he's not a policeman in athens. he goes to the criminal courts there for trials

12:06 pm

sassyB

hopefully not too many!!

12:06 pm

Atalante

I used to accidentally forget to tell my mother all the dangers of the places I went to. I'd tell my step-dad, so he knew the real picture!

12:07 pm

sassyB

oh me too, why do you think I worry so much!!

12:07 pm

Uneaixoise

same here, ata--when I lived in France and hitched all over the place with friends!

12:08 pm

Atalante

I'll always remember coming back from the Philippines and telling her that actually yes, we were up the road from (what was in the news then) some pirates going onshore and beheading people

12:09 pm

Atalante

mother was unimpressed!

12:09 pm

Uneaixoise

:-D

12:09 pm

sassyB

oh dear....

12:10 pm

OrangeCat

help with the u's ??

12:10 pm

Atalante

so compared to that, I think she's fairly safe, sassy ;)

12:10 pm

Uneaixoise

ur4 part of a constellation

12:10 pm

sassyB

i still haven't told my mom most of the "adventures" i've had over the years

12:10 pm

Uneaixoise

ur5 latin plural

12:11 pm

Atalante

ooooh tell *us*!

12:11 pm

Uneaixoise

oh, I would never tell my mom EVERYTHING! LOL

12:11 pm

sassyB

yes, I believeyou're right, Ata. Hopefully no beheadings in Athens!!

12:11 pm

OrangeCat

no beheadings in athens :-) lots of pickpockets tho

12:12 pm

Uneaixoise

meeting friends from out of town for lunch--BBL

12:12 pm

sassyB

uhoh, i'll have to warn her about that

12:12 pm

Atalante

I would always tell my step-father everything I knew beforehand, cos I did end up in some fairly "interesting" places. But he was always fine with it, and wouldn't tell mum!

12:13 pm

OrangeCat

big problem here with gypsies.

12:13 pm

Atalante

talking of dodgy places - guess what the average life expectancy is for a woman in Zimbabwe now? (just saw this on the news)

12:13 pm

sassyB

that was good, Ata. I don't know if my daughter tells my husband things that she doesn't tell me, but he certainly never seems to worrry as much as I do.

12:14 pm

Atalante

she probably does then!!

12:14 pm

sassyB

i'll guess 55, Ata

12:14 pm

FMitch

30?

12:14 pm

Atalante

hi FM!

12:15 pm

FMitch

Hi all

12:15 pm

Atalante

34. Isn't that awful?

12:15 pm

Atalante

and 37 for men

12:15 pm

sassyB

are the gypsies confrontational, Orange, or just anoying?

12:15 pm

FMitch

I hoped I would be way out on my guess.

12:15 pm

Atalante

nope *sigh*

12:15 pm

sassyB

yes, horible, Ata

12:16 pm

Atalante

makes me want to run round and scream a lot in frustration

12:18 pm

FMitch

I am very fed up with that block of Ts, they are taunting and tormenting me.

12:19 pm

Atalante

tsk!

12:20 pm

OrangeCat

gypsies just lurk around watching for opportunities to grab whatever. and don't fall for the 'sick children' routine. the gypsies dope up their kids with cough meds and make them look ill and then lay around with their hands out. it's an act.

12:21 pm

Atalante

are they actual gypsies?

12:21 pm

OrangeCat

if they spot u watching them, they'll follow u around begging. best thing to do is ignore them

12:22 pm

OrangeCat

yes. the real deal. mostly from romania. some from albania. the romanian ones are the worst. albanians just trying to get by. romanian ones cunning

12:24 pm

sassyB

good to know, Orange. She goes to college in a town with a lot of homeless people, so I think she's become pretty adept at ignoring the begging. But she prob doesn't have much experience with actual pickpockets (except for our visit to Italy 2 years ago), so I'll have to warn her to be very careful about that.

12:24 pm

Atalante

surprised there;s any albanians left in albania lol

12:24 pm

OrangeCat

i think most of them are here ata

12:25 pm

Atalante

yes - and not to give in to any sob stories however awful they seem

12:25 pm

Atalante

there's a lot here too!

12:26 pm

OrangeCat

some of them look really pathetic. the tourists are generally horrified when they see these scrawny sick looking small kids. but it's an act

12:26 pm

FMitch

Pickpockets are all over every big town or city and tourist areas the wold over, you just need to be aware and astute and don't flash money, mobles passports etc arouond. All common sense stuff really.

12:27 pm

sassyB

and I guess if the kids are raised that way, the problem just persists indefinitely. pretty sad

12:27 pm

Deeha

Im stuck on another easy one -I expect!- sa5.10 the one before to fill up

12:28 pm

sassyB

spanish for male saint

12:28 pm

FMitch

Start with the s in the bottom left

12:28 pm

FMitch

Doh - bottom right

12:30 pm

FMitch

Ata what did you think of The Apprentice last night?

12:30 pm

Haz1558

Good afternoon.

12:30 pm

Atalante

Haz!! Spangle!!

12:30 pm

Haz1558

(Oh good, Apprentice talk)

12:31 pm

FMitch

Good afternoon Haz :)

12:31 pm

Haz1558

It's us! We're here!

12:31 pm

Atalante

oh pffft they are all stereotypes, Alan Sugar would do better with some real people!

12:31 pm

FMitch

Did you watch it?

12:31 pm

Haz1558

Raef is the new Tre.

12:31 pm

Atalante

but it was very very funny watching them not be able to identify fish

12:31 pm

Atalante

I would have done soooo well in that task

12:31 pm

Atalante

and selling lobsters for £5!

12:31 pm

FMitch

loool smugness would have filled the street

12:32 pm

Deeha

thanks FM I am thinking very slowly today finally got it!!

12:32 pm

Haz1558

You could have sold smug instead of fish!

12:33 pm

Atalante

Fish are my best Speciality

12:33 pm

Deeha

Couldnt decide which I disliked most Raef or the one that got the bullet!!

12:33 pm

FMitch

The boys (well you can't call them men) are so wet behind the ears, ego inflated twerps

12:33 pm

Atalante

haha so you watched it, FM?

12:33 pm

Deeha

If they were selling conceit they'de have made a fortune

12:33 pm

Atalante

oh I like Raef, he's such a twit

12:33 pm

FMitch

Might have done

12:33 pm

Haz1558

I thought it was very funny when Michael turned all sensitive for not having been selected for praise.

12:33 pm

robin10

hi all

12:34 pm

Haz1558

Raef's hair is interesting.

12:34 pm

Tones

hi robin

12:34 pm

Atalante

yes, very

12:34 pm

OrangeCat

husband and trips back.. time for bath/bed. ttfn

12:34 pm

FMitch

Wimps the lot of them

12:34 pm

Atalante

loooool you'll be hooked now! just to see the egos deflate

12:34 pm

FMitch

I bet there isn't one chest hair between the lat!

12:34 pm

FMitch

*lot

12:34 pm

Haz1558

I know two tone hair is in, but brown on black?

12:35 pm

robin10

hi Tones

12:35 pm

Haz1558

Pink beret woman should be watched.

12:35 pm

Atalante

I loved watching them all skate around the edges of saying it was the lads vs the posh boys

12:35 pm

Atalante

yes, she *should*

12:35 pm

FMitch

By Orange and Hi Tones and robin

12:35 pm

Haz1558

The cultured versus the riff-raff/hoi polloi?

12:35 pm

carleekat

why did I start this thing>?,,i JUST started.>WHY...WHY?!?!?!?!

12:36 pm

Atalante

yep!

12:36 pm

Atalante

cos that's sooooo what it was

12:36 pm

robin10

hi FMich

12:36 pm

Tones

hi FMitch

12:36 pm

Haz1558

Because you are deranged, carllee.

12:36 pm

FMitch

Cos its fun carlee ?

12:36 pm

carleekat

well..at least in that am in good company

12:37 pm

FMitch

*grin*

12:37 pm

AsGreen

popping in for my last 140 (ha ha)

12:37 pm

Haz1558

Deranged? I've been taking the medication and I'm all better.

12:37 pm

Tones

can someone help me with the al 7/36?

12:37 pm

carleekat

then u would not be here haz

12:37 pm

FMitch

eeek there is an al7? oh my

12:37 pm

Atalante

she's the warden

12:38 pm

AsGreen

I have an au 7/36

12:38 pm

Haz1558

al7/36 is a plural. Add baby words of thanks to al4/6

12:38 pm

Tones

thank you

12:38 pm

Haz1558

You're welcome.

12:39 pm

carleekat

( is ALMOSt a canadian province that word haz )

12:39 pm

Haz1558

I'm trying to work in a poetry clue....

12:39 pm

FMitch

Oh thank you carlee I got it from that.

12:39 pm

Haz1558

Or a Fleetwood Mac song.

12:39 pm

AsGreen

I think it's time for the list

12:40 pm

Atalante

Raef: He includes spending time with his girlfriend, acting, lawn tennis, antiquarian book collecting and cognac among his interests.

12:40 pm

Haz1558

I'd just take a baseball bat to him and be done with it.

12:40 pm

FMitch

he has a girlfriend? a real breathing one?

12:40 pm

carleekat

who are we taking a baseball bat to?

12:40 pm

Atalante

apparently!

12:40 pm

AsGreen

isn't the past tense of ab4/6 a word?

12:41 pm

Atalante

"I am a terrific conversationalist and raconteur with stories to tell..."

12:41 pm

Haz1558

Raef, one of the new Apprentices (Brit version)

12:41 pm

carleekat

apprentices for what?

12:41 pm

Haz1558

Knuckledusters to accompany the baseball bat....

12:41 pm

FMitch

*waves flag* weren't there some girls in it too?

12:42 pm

Haz1558

Apprentice to Donald 'I have the weirdest hairstyle in the world' Trump in the USA, Apprentice to Sir Alan 'I'm a diamond in the rough' Sugar in Britain.

12:42 pm

FMitch

carlee its a reality TV show, where the winner gets to work for a tycoon/entrepreneur

12:42 pm

Atalante

but they weren't as funny!

12:43 pm

carleekat

ahhhh...ok..I don't watch either of them..the only reality tv show we watch is idol

12:43 pm

Haz1558

They get tasks to do - they start off the series claiming they're God's gift to business, then quickly make fools of themselves.

12:43 pm

FMitch

Can't wait to see the best saleswoman in europe in action (yea right)

12:43 pm

Haz1558

Lucinda is the one in the pink beret. And there's an Irish woman who claims to be the best salesperson in Europe. Yeah, right.

12:44 pm

Atalante

oh she's awful

12:44 pm

Atalante

Jannifer is the Saleswoman: ""I can sell anything. I can sell pieces of paper for £50 and making a living out of it."

12:44 pm

robin10

hi Haz1558

12:44 pm

FMitch

phone brb

12:45 pm

Haz1558

Which one is awful - Irish one or Lucinda (pink beret?) Or Redundant question since they are both pitiful.

12:45 pm

raelite

seriously? Jannifer?

12:45 pm

Atalante

sorry. Jennifer!

12:46 pm

raelite

ok good...cause that's my name and if she was spelling it Jannifer, that would just be...awful

12:46 pm

Angela

back from lunch - how is everyone?

12:46 pm

Atalante

I think the International Car Saleswoman is fairly awful too

12:46 pm

Atalante

sorry rae!

12:46 pm

raelite

it's ok!!!

12:46 pm

Atalante

Internatyional car woman: ""I’m a true example of pure class and elegance. I don’t try to be glamorous – I'm just naturally like that.""

12:46 pm

Haz1558

Is that the Asian girl who plans to thrash everyone?

12:47 pm

Atalante

yep!

12:47 pm

Atalante

carlee: http://www.bbc.co.uk/apprentice/candid
ates.html

12:47 pm

Haz1558

I assume they must be bribed to say all this stuff about themselves. They can't be serious, can they?

12:47 pm

carleekat

its ok ata... but thanks..

12:47 pm

robin10

HI HAZ1558

12:47 pm

Angela

I say hello and hear crickets :(((

12:48 pm

AsGreen

me too Angela - hi Angela!!!

12:48 pm

Haz1558

Sorry Angela, hello!

12:48 pm

Angela

hi asgreen!!

12:48 pm

Tones

HI Angela

12:49 pm

Angela

s'okay...just being a bit of a baby :) hehehe

12:49 pm

Angela

*blushes*

12:49 pm

carleekat

sorry angela..and green..i JUST decided to start this thing NOW..I usually start..oh..about 9 hours ago

12:49 pm

Angela

lol carlee

12:49 pm

Atalante

I don't know ... some of them are scary enough to say them

12:50 pm

robin10

hi angke

12:50 pm

FMitch

They way them as they believe their own hype

12:50 pm

AsGreen

hmmm, could I have a clue for the first ba6? I know it's an add on, just can't get it!

12:50 pm

carleekat

EEK look at all the ta words

12:50 pm

FMitch

*say.

12:50 pm

Haz1558

But wouldn't you think somebody would have deflated their ego before now?

12:50 pm

robin10

hi angela

12:50 pm

Angela

bird like creature lives in a cave and french ending

12:51 pm

Haz1558

ba6 - French boat.

12:51 pm

Angela

hi robin

12:51 pm

AsGreen

ah ha, the boat - thanks! tx Ang too

12:51 pm

Atalante

no. people like that wouldnt believe it if you told them they were plain stupid. they always go away muttering that its Alan's loss that he hasnt hired them

12:51 pm

FMitch

No not if you think about Anthony whose only failiure was getting a B in French

12:51 pm

Angela

I didn't know the meaning so that's all I could think of :)

12:51 pm

robin10

HI HAZ1558

12:51 pm

robin10

12:52 pm

Atalante

ahahahahahahaha yes oh my. that was amusing

12:52 pm

Haz1558

Poor love. Getting a b in French.

12:52 pm

Atalante

I got a B in art once *sadness*

12:53 pm

robin10

I SAID HI HAZ1558

12:53 pm

Angela

flunked all 4 semesters in Spanish one year...

12:53 pm

Haz1558

It's not the French that annoys me, it's the fact that he's got a lot of growing up to do. Life throws a lot worse at you than a B in French.

12:53 pm

Angela

but I had a GORGEOUS boyfriend - so things even out

12:53 pm

FMitch

I have never pfft so much at a TV show nor been quite so gobsmaked for so long.

12:53 pm

AsGreen

and now look at you Ang! :)

12:54 pm

FMitch

robin perhaps if you stop shouting she might respond when she has finished her converstaion.

12:54 pm

AsGreen

a's done, b's done

12:54 pm

Angela

lol - yeah - haha!! babble is the best revenge!

12:54 pm

robin10

FINE HAZ1558 IF YOU ARE JUST GOING TO NOT SAY HI I AM JUST NT WAST MY TIME TRYING TO SAY HI TO YOU

12:55 pm

Angela

wow - such harshness!

12:55 pm

Haz1558

Someone once called me a stirpot. I can't think why.

12:55 pm

AsGreen

lol haz

12:55 pm

FMitch

Ooohs at AsGreen getting all the b's - still got 7 to go

12:55 pm

Angela

lol haz...wasn't that scarlet?

12:55 pm

carleekat

<ducking> and * ploosh* diving in

12:55 pm

AsGreen

except I missed an a....

12:56 pm

Kazozz

hi everyone :), I have a little more time today, so mebbe I'll get to finish this grid lol!

12:56 pm

Angela

hi kazozz

12:56 pm

Haz1558

It was Scarlet, indeed. She's my friend as well!

12:56 pm

robin10

I LIKE YOU ANGELA

12:56 pm

AsGreen

hi kaz

12:56 pm

FMitch

is that better than being called a teapot?

12:56 pm

robin10

HI KAZOZZ

12:56 pm

Angela

ruh roh

12:56 pm

Haz1558

It depends on the teapot.

12:57 pm

FMitch

robin - can you take your caps lock off please

12:57 pm

carleekat

( I'm with u angela... ruh roh )

12:57 pm

Angela

lol carlee

12:57 pm

robin10

ya soary

12:57 pm

FMitch

Thanks

12:57 pm

Jacula

Fireworks!:-) I'm off to cook dinner.

12:57 pm

FMitch

Hello and bye Jacs

12:58 pm

AsGreen

yay jac!! wtg

12:58 pm

Angela

yay and bye jacs

12:58 pm

Haz1558

It's not that I'm really that harsh, but I do have a memory.

12:58 pm

carleekat

( fm..what did u do now .... )

12:58 pm

Haz1558

Bye Jacula!

12:58 pm

carleekat

<POMPOM TOSS> for jacs...w00t w00t

12:58 pm

AsGreen

ok, I think I need another clue - thought I had all the a's ar5,10? (you'd think that would be easy)

12:58 pm

robin10

hi FMitch how are you

12:58 pm

Deeha

whoooopeeeeeeeeee

12:59 pm

Haz1558

ar5/10 - ar plus the first letters of Logie Baird's or Graham Bell's invention

12:59 pm

FMitch

Right diving in to find some words as not too many left to find.

12:59 pm

Deeha

Thanks for the help everyone I can finally off to cook some dinner at last!!

12:59 pm

Angela

not you being harsh haz...meant the pest

12:59 pm

AsGreen

tx AGAIN haz!

12:59 pm

Haz1558

Bye Deeha.

12:59 pm

carleekat

<POMPOM TWIRL> for deeha...yippee

12:59 pm

Haz1558

You're welcome, As.

12:59 pm

Angela

bye deeha

12:59 pm

AsGreen

NOW a's and B's are done!

1:00 pm

Haz1558

Angela, it's okay, it's just in case people think I'm being nasty. I remembered the name from before.

1:00 pm

robin10

oh i have a lot of words to find for me FMitch

1:00 pm

robin10

thanks for being nice FMitch

1:00 pm

AsGreen

Haz, you've never been nasty

1:00 pm

FMitch

*Grabs Haz's clue whilst double backflipping into the water*

1:00 pm

Angela

not your rep Haz - no worries :)))

1:01 pm

Haz1558

Stick around, As!

1:01 pm

Haz1558

Isn't FMitch supple? And smiling the whole time!

1:01 pm

AsGreen

believe me - I'd be called out first!! :)

1:01 pm

FMitch

AsGreen you haven't seen her when she hasn't had her meds!

1:01 pm

Angela

lol haz

1:02 pm

Haz1558

Yes, the meds keep me under control.

1:02 pm

AsGreen

boy, au ends a LOT of words!

1:02 pm

Haz1558

It does indeed.

1:02 pm

AsGreen

ooooh, look at the time - I need to run to the store and buy hubby an anniv. card - bbs

1:03 pm

Angela

bye asgreen! enjoy the rest of the day!

1:03 pm

Haz1558

See you later, As.

1:03 pm

FMitch

LOL By AsG

1:03 pm

carleekat

byebye green

1:03 pm

AsGreen

wanna know the gift (sorry, no choice, I'm telling):

1:03 pm

Atalante

babble hates me! can you see me post now??

1:03 pm

Haz1558

Let's hear it.

1:03 pm

Atalante

yay. phew.

1:03 pm

FMitch

**pauses mid dive*

1:04 pm

Angela

yup

1:04 pm

AsGreen

framed 8x10 picture of our family photo with STING who we happened to meet whilst in Australia over "Chrissy"

1:04 pm

Haz1558

Oooh, Sting. You name-dropper, you.

1:04 pm

Angela

VERY cool

1:04 pm

FMitch

ooooooooo!

1:04 pm

carleekat

crap my rotl not in the grid

1:04 pm

FMitch

Ata log has gone laggy

1:05 pm

AsGreen

yes, it was very cool - couldn't have planned it if I tried. Hubby LOVES Sting too, so it was awesome. OK - need to jump - see y'all later!

1:05 pm

Haz1558

Bye As.

1:06 pm

Angela

my dad met Martin Landau two weeks ago while having breakfast...that's all I've got for famous sightings

1:08 pm

FMitch

Haz's friends hat was on the head of someone who met the ween last week.
Did I tell that right Haz?

1:08 pm

Haz1558

I thought the hat met the Queen but maybe the ween was there in some capacity.

1:09 pm

Haz1558

My sister-in-law lent a hat to a friend whose mother was being presented to the Queen. We're getting a plinth made.

1:09 pm

Vicuna

For the mother or the hat?

1:09 pm

FMitch

Ah well those who ahve met her know its ok to call her the ween

1:10 pm

FMitch

Vi!!!

1:10 pm

Haz1558

For the hat, Vicuna. We're wondering whether it would be tacky to take money in order to view. What do you think?

1:10 pm

Atalante

£5 per view. £10 to touch it

1:10 pm

Haz1558

And hello, by the way!

1:10 pm

Vicuna

My children were the recipients of "the James Taylor hats" when they were born. Apparently the singer James Taylor has twins, and they were handed down, through 2 intermediary sets of twins, to ours. That's my famous hat tale.

1:10 pm

Haz1558

That's more than they were charging for a lobster...

1:11 pm

Vicuna

Hello!

1:11 pm

Angelsong

Hi, all....Stidmama, are you here?

1:11 pm

Vicuna

Touching only if wearing white cotton gloves, of course.

1:11 pm

Atalante

perhaps £15 for touching the hat plus a lobster

1:11 pm

Vicuna

The hats were handed down, I mean, not the singer's kids.

1:11 pm

Haz1558

Did I ever tell you the story of the headmistress and the hat?

1:11 pm

Vicuna

15 for touching a lobster? That seems a bit steep, even with a hat involved.

1:12 pm

FMitch

Oh great! story time with HAz *settles down*

1:12 pm

Haz1558

No, £15 for touching the hat and a lobster thrown in as well.

1:12 pm

Vicuna

Oh, I hope it's quick, though! I have only 10 minutes!

1:12 pm

FMitch

Shhhhh

1:12 pm

Atalante

is liam neeson involved?

1:12 pm

Haz1558

Okay, the story of the headmistress and the hat.

1:12 pm

Haz1558

Preceded by the story of the headmistress and the slip.

1:13 pm

Vicuna

*squirms impatiently*

1:13 pm

Haz1558

Sister-in-law was on a school cruise with headmistress - a single woman who lived with her mother and two sisters, the mother being very much in charge.

1:14 pm

Haz1558

Headmistress couldn't find her slip. Chaos ensued - people accused of theft, she was sure that someone had fashioned some sort of implement to reach in and steal it.

1:14 pm

FMitch

*types some words in for Vi to help her along*

1:14 pm

Vicuna

Must have been some slip!

1:14 pm

Atalante

she only brought 1 slip for a whole cruise?

1:15 pm

Atalante

perhaps it was edged with lobsters

1:15 pm

Haz1558

Finally it was found. The steward had put it under her pillow, thinking it was her nightdress. What worried the headmistress most (and bear in mind that she was in her fifties at this point) was that her mother had packed her case, the slip was new and HOW WOULD SHE EXPLAIN TO HER MOTHER?

1:15 pm

Vicuna

And had been to visit the ween.

1:15 pm

Atalante

OMG!

1:16 pm

Vicuna

Poor creature.

1:16 pm

Vicuna

Okay, so now for the headmistress and the hat?

1:16 pm

Haz1558

This same headmistress (think browbeaten etc) had bought a new hat and coat. However, the hat was just a shade away from absolutely matching the coat. The solution was to put the hat in the front window, turning it at intervals to make sure that it faded evenly.

1:16 pm

FMitch

it was hidden under the slip?

1:17 pm

Haz1558

She actually told this with great glee, thinking how clever they all were. It was so sad.

1:17 pm

Vicuna

A bold and risky plan.

1:17 pm

Vicuna

As long as she didn't hang the new slip in the front window, as well.

1:17 pm

FMitch

It was a good idea in theory but as it rained everyday for the next 2 months she was foiled

1:17 pm

Atalante

so clever! did she take equal delight in putting baked beans on a plate in neat rows?

1:18 pm

Haz1558

I don't think so. I think she nearly had the vapours at the thought of a man having handled her slip.

1:18 pm

Atalante

i bet it was washed 10 times before wearing

1:18 pm

FMitch

the apprentices couldn't have done any better

1:19 pm

Haz1558

I'm not sure how long the process took (for the fading of the hat) but it must have worked.

1:19 pm

Vicuna

But after it's faded just right, can she then wear it only on cloudy days, lest it fade too far?

1:19 pm

Haz1558

It was just terribly sad that this woman, who had a responsible job,was kept so much under the thumb by a tyrannical mother.

1:19 pm

Atalante

looool good point vi

1:20 pm

sassyB

he slip story reminds me of a cute story about a man who tells his wife he's going on a fishing trip, but she's a little suspicious of his recent behavior. When he gets home she asks if he had a good time and he says yes, but he hadn't caught any fish. He also tells her she had forgotten to pack his pajamas, and she smiles sweetly a him and says "oh, really, I did pack them, they were your tackle box

1:20 pm

Vicuna

Hard to have confidence in her headmistressing when she isn't even her own mistress.

1:21 pm

Atalante

if only her students knew ...

1:21 pm

Vicuna

Oh dear, sassy!

1:22 pm

Vicuna

(Poor cat has just made herself supremely comfortable on my lap, all unaware that in just 3 short minutes she will have to be evicted.)

1:22 pm

FMitch

I have a lap going free if you want to pass her over here Vi

1:22 pm

Atalante

awwwwww poor babe

1:23 pm

Haz1558

Are you going to leap up without warning or will you ease her off gently?

1:23 pm

Vicuna

*with a burst of superhuman strength, heaves the cat clear across the Atlantic* mrowwwr!

1:23 pm

Haz1558

Ahem, have you got a pet passport for said feline?

1:23 pm

Vicuna

Watch out for the claws, there, FM!

1:24 pm

Haz1558

Rules is rules.

1:24 pm

FMitch

Urff, .. aaand caught, ouch ouch, settle down now.

1:24 pm

FMitch

I say she is adept with the keyboard Vi

1:25 pm

Atalante

pet passports domt apply trans-atlantic

1:25 pm

Vicuna

Pet? Passport? It's a fur hat -- see, it's landed on FM's head.

1:25 pm

FMitch

Turns hat around so taill hangs down my back.

1:26 pm

Vicuna

You look just like Daniel Boone.

1:26 pm

Haz1558

FMitch Crockett.

1:26 pm

Haz1558

Watch out for fading, though.

1:26 pm

Haz1558

don't wear it in the sun too much.

1:26 pm

Haz1558

(Sun -sun?)

1:26 pm

Vicuna

Alas, must scamper to school to meet the darlings. A friend is coming home with them, too, so when I next log on, I apologize for shrieks of laughter in the background.

1:27 pm

Vicuna

Don't worry, FM, I don't mind if she comes back a cream-colored cat. I mean hat.

1:27 pm

Haz1558

We'll just turn down the volume, Vicuna.

1:28 pm

FMitch

LOL
TTFN Vi

1:28 pm

Vicuna

Byeeee!

1:28 pm

Haz1558

Bye Vi.

1:29 pm

Haz1558

I should go as well - dinner time soon. It was good to have a chat! Bye for now.

1:30 pm

FMitch

Great British menus is covering N.Ireland this evening. Didn't know you were competing Haz :)

1:30 pm

Angela

bye haz

1:30 pm

Haz1558

Oh, I'd forgotten about the British menu thing. I wonder who they've got? See you later!

1:31 pm

FMitch

Byeee

1:37 pm

JMHBEAN

thank goodness for pet passports it means our pooch can come to USA with us

1:39 pm

FMitch

Do dogs suffer from jet lag I wonder?

1:40 pm

JMHBEAN

its not so much the jet lag it is his change of accent when he gets there that bothers me

1:40 pm

Aloyisius

good question, FMitch.. need to ask Haz's hubby... hi all!

1:40 pm

JMHBEAN

hi alo

1:40 pm

Angela

lol jmh

1:40 pm

Angela

hi aloy

1:41 pm

FMitch

LOL JM
Hello Aloy, good to see you.

1:41 pm

Aloyisius

happy to be here.. its Babble Time!

1:42 pm

FMitch

Its a good grid today, you zom along through most of it and then Wham! brick wall time.

1:42 pm

Atalante

JMH - you need to keep his rabies jabs up to date or else he won't be allowed back in

1:43 pm

caitlyn

I have got just 5 mins to pop in and say hi.......

1:43 pm

JMHBEAN

FM I have definitely hit the brick wall!

1:43 pm

FMitch

Tic toc, Evening cait

1:43 pm

Aloyisius

well, I babbled earlier this morning.. have 38 left. Funny thing happened.. when I logged back on, all my words in the list were gone, easily retrievable tho..

1:44 pm

Aloyisius

hi, caitlyn!

1:44 pm

JMHBEAN

Ata It is a bit of a minefield but he has done the journey about 6 times now so even he knows what he needs!

1:44 pm

caitlyn

Had a great afternoon,went to see Gary Wilmot in Half a sixpence.....he was brilliant in it

1:45 pm

Angela

hi cait

1:46 pm

Atalante

ohhhhh! in that case, you can advise me of everything I'll need to do when I take Hobbit over to the US!

1:47 pm

Angela

66 left here and they eyes are going wonky

1:47 pm

FMitch

Sounds like a good way to spend the afternoon cait

1:47 pm

JMHBEAN

Ata the going over is ok , its the coming back in to UK that is the most difficult bit

1:47 pm

Aloyisius

the t's all together can wonky your eyeballs for sure

1:48 pm

Atalante

does your dog seem phased by the trip?

1:48 pm

Angela

I've actually missed some very simple 4 ltr words looking for the biggies...

1:49 pm

FMitch

Definately Aloy and I am missing 2 of the little blighters

1:49 pm

Aloyisius

lol, i missed the FISH, co4.6

1:49 pm

JMHBEAN

not up till now although he is getting older, he is 8 now. But even though he is in his cage for 10hours in total he is happy and bright when he gets out.

1:49 pm

bethn

hi all, having a large problem with expert. list is from yesterday alongside today's grid. i have refreshed a zillion times new list comes up for a second then reverts back to yesterdays. i have also closed page & then re entered -no joy. any suggestions?

1:49 pm

Atalante

oh really? that eases my mind a lot

1:50 pm

caitlyn

Sorry to run, but I have got to go already!! Have more time tomorrow I hope, see you all then,take care all.......bye

1:50 pm

Angela

hi beth - bye cait

1:50 pm

FMitch

Can't help bethn, don't use expert.
Byeee cait

1:51 pm

Angela

I don't use expert either beth

1:51 pm

JMHBEAN

Ata happy to help . If you can fly virgin they are far more pet friendly than BA.

1:51 pm

Aloyisius

h'mm... interesting, bethn.. i finished every grid but found, when I checked the ratings one day that i had an unfinished grid from a while back... so i dunno what happened, and this morning's list disappeared, as i just mentioned.. but i have it back

1:52 pm

Atalante

its something I'm likely to have to do in the next year or so, its so good to know someone that does it as a matter of course!

1:52 pm

Aloyisius

so, now i am going to list my LAST word each day in the chat, just to have a record..

1:53 pm

JMHBEAN

the pet passport is cute, he has his photo in it!!!that cracks me up I always have visions of the immigration officersin us checking him against his picture lol

1:53 pm

Aloyisius

maybe some words get lost in cyberspace?

1:53 pm

JBV

hi again - i'm back again for the last 49 - does anyone have a clue for the al 6 and 7 - keep seeing al**core - but it's just a phantom

1:54 pm

Aloyisius

al + baseball club + start of the alphabet, JBV

1:54 pm

bethn

same thing happened to me earlier aloy, words dissappeared, was able to retrieve them but hadn't tried to access the list at that point. i should have realized there was a problem all added words showed "yellow " in box not green

1:54 pm

Aloyisius

lol, club as in something you hit with, not an organization

1:54 pm

JBV

thank you!

1:55 pm

Aloyisius

yvw, (-:

1:55 pm

Atalante

Hobbit has her photo in hers too. Its soooooooo cute

1:56 pm

JMHBEAN

I'm off for dinner. may look in again later as i still have 82 to go arrghh. bye all

1:56 pm

Angela

hi jbv

1:56 pm

Angela

bye jmh

1:56 pm

JBV

hi, angela

1:56 pm

Aloyisius

bye, JMH

1:57 pm

FMitch

bye JM

1:57 pm

JMHBEAN

byeeeeeee

1:57 pm

FMitch

Can't believe I haveonly just found the volcano!

1:58 pm

Aloyisius

well, thank goodness, FMitch!!!

1:58 pm

Angela

i hate that darn mountain

1:58 pm

Aloyisius

aw, Angela.. makes me smile to find it in the grid..

1:58 pm

FMitch

and it's pl

1:59 pm

Aloyisius

of course, i am easily amused...

1:59 pm

Angela

don't mind me aloy - just playing tough

1:59 pm

Atalante

the volcano is there? duh!

1:59 pm

JBV

I'm stumped by a 4-letter word - ba 4/6 - the first one

1:59 pm

jbp

aackthphtht, me too Angela!and hi all

1:59 pm

FMitch

*passes Aloy a pink balloon to play with*

2:00 pm

Angela

hey there jbp

2:00 pm

FMitch

Hello jbp

2:00 pm

Aloyisius

lol, ty FMitch... but my mommy forba4 me to play with pink balloons

2:00 pm

FMitch

*passes Aloy a picture of a pink balloon* grin

2:01 pm

Aloyisius

(-: ok!

2:01 pm

Aloyisius

blowing lots of pink bubble gum bubbles

2:02 pm

Atalante

how can you blow bubbles from a picture???

2:02 pm

JBV

got the ba - it was one of those really obvious ones - slapping myself with a big fish

2:02 pm

FMitch

she has a very vivid imagination!

2:02 pm

EvaNadine

*pokes head into chatlog*
afternoon all!

2:02 pm

Angela

ugh - carp to the face!

2:03 pm

Aloyisius

hi there, Eva!

2:03 pm

Angela

hallo eva

2:03 pm

FMitch

hey EvaN

2:03 pm

EvaNadine

how is everyone today?

2:03 pm

tobyjj123

hi

2:03 pm

Angela

just ducky

2:04 pm

FMitch

Fine but getting a bit tired of this grid

2:04 pm

Aloyisius

super duper

2:04 pm

Angela

sing it sista

2:04 pm

Aloyisius

hi, tobyj

2:04 pm

EvaNadine

i tired of it long ago...
but ive actually been doing work most of the day...
*yawn*

2:05 pm

Aloyisius

tttt, that's what i see, tttt

2:05 pm

jbp

anyone wanna clue me on the U at the bottom?

2:05 pm

EvaNadine

well, work and booking new photo shoots. ;)

2:06 pm

Aloyisius

do you have the bear, ur** minor?

2:06 pm

jbp

i do now, Aloy, and it's plural

2:06 pm

jbp

thanks

2:06 pm

Aloyisius

or ur + gobbled up food?>

2:07 pm

Aloyisius

ty, jbp.. missed the plural!

2:07 pm

FMitch

Oh? new photo shoot - do tell ...

2:07 pm

jbp

thanks again Aloy!

2:07 pm

Aloyisius

wahoo, glad you got it

2:07 pm

Angela

are the old photo shoots on flickr?

2:09 pm

Atalante

oh FM! if you look in LVernon's flickr pics, she has a nene!

2:09 pm

EvaNadine

angela, they are, but theyre not on MY account...

2:09 pm

EvaNadine

i signed up for one with the same photographer thats going to be Beach-themed.
im also going to sign up for one with a different photographer thats going to be Pirate-themed!!

2:10 pm

FMitch

Great!! and I hope we will see the results EvaN

2:11 pm

Angela

ROFLMAO!!! I just looked at your "friends" pics on flickr - those ae hilarious!!

2:11 pm

FMitch

I will ahve to look Ata, I thought I had one too.
Oh jbp I have some beads on flickr if you want a quick look as I ma takng alot of the pics down soon.

2:12 pm

Angela

the hawaiian duck Ata??

2:12 pm

Atalante

but she has one she actually took! in hawaii!

2:12 pm

EvaNadine

oh, you know ill have to show everyone....
but the shoots arent until june + july

2:12 pm

FMitch

Oh now that outranks my googled image

2:13 pm

EvaNadine

angela -- you mean MY friends pics? most of those were from a "tupperware" party.
;)
hehe

2:13 pm

Atalante

(Leslie Vernon on flickr)

2:14 pm

Angela

yes, eva = I realised I was laughing so hard I didn't say your name first. Those are just crazy funny.

2:14 pm

Atalante

yes, angela. hawaiian goose

2:14 pm

Angela

ata - just learned that word last puzzle

2:14 pm

Atalante

remember it!

2:15 pm

Angela

yes ma'am

2:16 pm

FMitch

lol

2:16 pm

FMitch

19 left

2:17 pm

EvaNadine

the game was to get a plunger handle through a roll of toiet paper with the "plungerer" blindfolded + the toilet paper holder directing them with "in, out, harder, softer" directions...
hehe

2:17 pm

Angela

oh my - I love the paper plate drawings also!

2:18 pm

AsGreen

trees are falling

2:19 pm

EvaNadine

yes. that was to put the plate on your head + draw your best rendition without looking...
i won!

2:21 pm

EvaNadine

anywho, its time for me to head out -- have a good day, all!

2:21 pm

Aloyisius

bye, Eva.. see you next time.

2:22 pm

FMitch

See you EvaN

2:22 pm

AsGreen

sorry, that was my son - I'm not really babbling right now!

2:23 pm

Angela

bye eva

2:27 pm

Aloyisius

ok, last word = tr6.21, someone who plays hooky from school... any clues needed before I scoot:?

2:28 pm

FMitch

Congrats aloy, I've just passed the finish line too.

2:28 pm

Aloyisius

hip hip hooray, FMitch!!!!!

2:29 pm

FMitch

Right back at ya!! as they say :)

2:29 pm

Aloyisius

time for the eyeballs to stop jiggling and seeing tttt before the next grid, hallelujah

2:30 pm

FMitch

I will dream of tttttts. Enjoy the rest of your day.

2:30 pm

Aloyisius

we are dogsitting a sweetie named Katie.. need to take her on a walk, so ciao for now, babble buddies.. see you next grid!

2:31 pm

Angela

goodbye! :)

2:31 pm

Atalante

Yay FM! Yay ALoy!

2:31 pm

EspritdJean

hi gang - can I get some help on the stupid U words please?

2:31 pm

Aloyisius

just for the record, 213 words, 2572 pts (in case any of them get lost in cyberspace again)... poofy..

2:32 pm

FMitch

thought you had dropped off there, I could hear snoring or is that Hobbit?

2:32 pm

Atalante

lol sorry, was knotting!

2:32 pm

Atalante

(and playing with Sily :P)

2:32 pm

FMitch

ur4/5 think star

2:33 pm

EspritdJean

ok got that one

2:33 pm

FMitch

ur 5/12 after the ur4/5 add latin? ending

2:33 pm

EspritdJean

should have put my Latin goggles on today!

2:34 pm

FMitch

the other u5 is u +r4

2:34 pm

EspritdJean

I must be the laziest monkey-er

2:34 pm

FMitch

:)

2:35 pm

EspritdJean

ty muchly

2:36 pm

FMitch

you're welcome

2:38 pm

stidmama

hello FM! hi all!

2:39 pm

Atalante

hi stiddy!

2:39 pm

stidmama

well I missed Aloyisius... . durn!

2:40 pm

FMitch

Hello stid

2:40 pm

stidmama

so, down to 95 when I actually left. should I list now? or wait to get something from the remaining untouched tile?

2:40 pm

Atalante

wait!

2:40 pm

Angela

hi stid!

2:40 pm

stidmama

oh, point is moot, found something! LOL

2:41 pm

stidmama

hi again angela!

2:41 pm

Angela

wait stid - if I can get down to 55 to go without the list - you certainly can!!

2:41 pm

FMitch

Good going Angela

2:41 pm

stidmama

I can? you did??? (yay you... not sure I have the stamina today)

2:41 pm

Angela

it's taken me all day though FM, but thx just the same :)

2:43 pm

Vicuna

Hello again, all!

2:43 pm

Vicuna

Can I have my cat back now, FM? I mean hat. I hope she behaved herself.

2:44 pm

stidmama

hello Vi! how's you? how's kids?

2:44 pm

Vicuna

Everyone dandy here, thanks, stidmama. Is everyone in full health in the stidhouse?

2:45 pm

FMitch

Oh if you must Vi she has been a pleasure to look after. Get ready to catch ... *Flying Cat alert*

2:45 pm

Vicuna

Ow! Thanks.

2:45 pm

stidmama

all healthy -- more here than usual. in addition to pet-sitting a bearded lizard, two degus and about 12 mice (four adults and many babies), we just adopted a soft-shelled turtle!

2:45 pm

Vicuna

And right on cue she jumped onto my lap! lol

2:46 pm

stidmama

*holding hands to e4* owie... next time let me get my plugs in before cat screeches!

2:46 pm

Atalante

You can have Sily for a bit, she's running round like a psycho creature

2:46 pm

Angela

just a side note - when you throw someone's ashes into the ocean - isn't that deurn?

2:46 pm

FMitch

Lol how funny!
pootles off to google to find out what a degus is

2:46 pm

stidmama

LOL angela!

2:47 pm

stidmama

degu: think chinchilla with a tuft at the end of the tail...

2:47 pm

Vicuna

I had to go look up degu, myself.

2:47 pm

Vicuna

It sounds nice and busy there!

2:47 pm

FMitch

are they about the same size stid?

2:47 pm

stidmama

YAY me! got the last H word...

2:48 pm

Kazozz

hi all, i have 3 to go and am a totally blind monket right now..can anyone help with tr 6/21 please

2:48 pm

Angela

yay stid!

2:48 pm

Angela

skip school kazozz?

2:48 pm

Kazozz

or blind monkey, if i could type lol

2:48 pm

stidmama

yes, and the german shepherd really really really wants to make friends with the rodents... and my Tom hates rodents (they are domiciled in child's room)... and and and. rofl

2:48 pm

stidmama

it's fun.

2:48 pm

stidmama

down to 78...

2:48 pm

stidmama

hi kazozz!

2:49 pm

Kazozz

hey stid :)

2:49 pm

stidmama

wow. didn't know there was a tr 8... *diving in*

2:49 pm

Atalante

my cat is giving me the Glare of Doom

2:49 pm

Vicuna

tr*? intriguing! *starts searching*

2:49 pm

FMitch

HAve you been trying to cuddle her again Ata

2:50 pm

Kazozz

stid the 8 is a ta not a tr

2:50 pm

Vicuna

No no, tr6/21. *starts search over again*

2:50 pm

Vicuna

What did you do to deserve that, Ata?

2:50 pm

stidmama

cats are one critter I love and avoid from allergies... I can tolerate them, but Mother swells up and gets a rash. :-(

2:50 pm

stidmama

oh, 6/21! much easier (I hope)

2:50 pm

Atalante

I don't know. I think I looked at her ...

2:51 pm

Angela

Bye everyone - almost time for me to leave the lawyers. I'm sure I'll be on later to try and finish.

2:51 pm

stidmama

so that's 7 points on the tiles... *thinking*

2:51 pm

Kazozz

i found the ta 8 no problem, but that pesky tr 6 is killin me lol

2:51 pm

Vicuna

Oh, well, Ata! Don't you know that no one may look upon the face of the Cat?

2:51 pm

stidmama

oh! I got it! like the kids who skip school!

2:51 pm

Atalante

I know I know ... *sigh*

2:51 pm

FMitch

Bye Angela

2:51 pm

stidmama

later angela {{{{hugs}}}} be strong. you're in my heart.

2:51 pm

Angela

I clued you on that (probably not very clearly) KAzozz

2:52 pm

Angela

at 2:48

2:52 pm

Vicuna

You're lucky you escaped with a Glare from the Most Merciful Feline.

2:52 pm

Angela

thanks Stid - am I dying or something :)))))))))))

2:53 pm

stidmama

oh -- anyone who has to go to a lawyer deserves hugs and good energy!

2:53 pm

Kazozz

Angela, i thought you were giving me a hard time for my poor typing...now I have reread the clue lol I have found it ty vm

2:53 pm

Atalante

its a Continual Glare though ...

2:53 pm

Angela

oh no - I was just working for them...no worries :)

2:53 pm

Angela

LMAO Kazozz!! yw!

2:54 pm

FMitch

Ah - that is the feed me stare

2:54 pm

stidmama

LOL okay angela, see you again soon!

2:54 pm

Angela

you had me worried Stid! I need to go take a nap now!

2:54 pm

Angela

*shazam*

2:54 pm

stidmama

ME-ow! ME-ow! like the plant in Little Shop of Horrors.... (feed me, sey-lante!)

2:55 pm

Kazozz

do you have the 1st ta 6/21 by any chance?? and if so I'll try and read the clue properly !!

2:55 pm

stidmama

not sure if I have the first ta 6/21... not listing yet

2:55 pm

FMitch

pt of the previous 4

2:57 pm

Kazozz

maybe i need a nap before i try these last 2 again lol

2:57 pm

JBV

can I get a clue for co 6/24 (the second one ) it's right between two that I have but I just can't get it

2:57 pm

stidmama

ooh. good clue FM!

2:58 pm

stidmama

hello JBV! {{{{hugs}}}} would you like some chocolate-covered candied ginger?

2:58 pm

MeowKewlit

did i hear someone meowing??? @_@

2:58 pm

stidmama

LOL hello kewlit

2:59 pm

Niamh

meow!
hello everyone!

2:59 pm

FMitch

JBV there are 4 x 6/21 all clustered together with a 7/32 in the middle and all use the same 1st 5 letters

2:59 pm

JBV

well, I would love some, but it doesn't seem to fit in very well with my weight loss program - I'll just think about it

2:59 pm

FMitch

Oh heavens I am stupid you wanted a 6/24

2:59 pm

JBV

thanks, FMitch but I need the co 6/24

2:59 pm

phandmd

for the life of me I cant see the AR 5; help pls?

2:59 pm

MeowKewlit

:D ellow :D

3:00 pm

JBV

ar + ***ephone

3:00 pm

FMitch

another word for crib + french for water

3:00 pm

Kazozz

JBV has the ending that is french for water

3:00 pm

stidmama

thanks for that one JBV, that gets another grey tile!

3:00 pm

JBV

just realized - does anyone still say ***ephone any more? all I hear is phone

3:00 pm

phandmd

thnx, JBV

3:01 pm

JBV

ok, thanks FMitch - that was the only ending I hadn't tried

3:01 pm

FMitch

phew yw!

3:02 pm

stidmama

how many RU words today? -- trying to stay listless

3:02 pm

FMitch

just one stid 4/6

3:02 pm

Kazozz

one stid

3:02 pm

JBV

only one stid

3:03 pm

stidmama

okay, so I need another RA... from the right-hand R. *thinking*

3:03 pm

debjed

need one more R from the fourth row - have ru and ra4,4 and ra6,21

3:03 pm

JBV

do you have the ra 7?

3:04 pm

debjed

no - clue?

3:04 pm

JBV

the 7 is ra + ta 5 (***** and chairs)

3:04 pm

stidmama

I need an RA 7...

3:04 pm

Kazozz

ok giving up on ta, can anyone clue me on the sa 5/10?

3:04 pm

stidmama

yippee!! that was the one. I have a grey column on the right!

3:04 pm

debjed

thank you !!

3:04 pm

JBV

spanish saint

3:04 pm

stidmama

sa 5/10 spanish male saint

3:04 pm

stidmama

and down to a nice, even 60

3:05 pm

FMitch

Brain is too tired to keep up with the log and clue think I will call it a day. Happy Babbling all.

3:05 pm

Kazozz

wishing I knew anything about male spanish saints lol

3:05 pm

stidmama

I have a UR 5/12, are the others also UR?

3:05 pm

debjed

bye FM

3:05 pm

Kazozz

tc Mitch

3:05 pm

stidmama

sweet dreams FM! thanks for all the help!

3:05 pm

Vicuna

Goodbye, FM! And Goodnight!

3:05 pm

Atalante

byeeeee fm

3:05 pm

JBV

bye FM

3:05 pm

Kazozz

3 ur words stid

3:05 pm

stidmama

kazz -- capital of the dominican republic, I think Sa*** domingo

3:05 pm

stidmama

thanks kazozz

3:05 pm

FMitch

*waves, yawwnnnnny*

3:06 pm

debjed

need one more T from fourth column. have tr4,5 and tr5,14

3:06 pm

stidmama

ooh. got another UR....

3:07 pm

stidmama

TR 6/21, deb

3:07 pm

stidmama

the tr6 is a kid who skips school

3:07 pm

debjed

thank you:)

3:08 pm

debjed

any oo's? if so, clues?

3:08 pm

Kazozz

ok got from the capital clue, ty stid

3:08 pm

Atalante

oo!

3:08 pm

JBV

need a da 4 - I think it's the first one - I have three that all have the same first three letters

3:08 pm

Kazozz

no oo's

3:09 pm

Kazozz

tap gently JBV

3:09 pm

Kazozz

maybe with a sponge

3:09 pm

stidmama

down to 57 now.... *slog, slog, slog*

3:10 pm

JBV

I have that, that's a 4/7 - I need a 4/5 - sorry I forgot to mention that

3:10 pm

stidmama

I have a UR 5 and a UR 4, how long is the third U word please?

3:10 pm

lynxxx

a da4.5 is a small valley, also Mr Carnegie

3:10 pm

Kazozz

i still need ta 6/21 1st one..and then it will be fireworks..i think i been looking for that one word for about an hour now lol

3:10 pm

Kazozz

5 stid

3:11 pm

stidmama

okay, thanks again kaz... I want to have my second grey column before my nap

3:11 pm

JBV

ah, thank you lynxxx

3:11 pm

JBV

2 ur 5's and one 4

3:11 pm

stidmama

got it. latin plural, of course! LOL

3:11 pm

JBV

two are latin bears

3:11 pm

lynxxx

ta6.21 past tense of prev ta4.4

3:12 pm

stidmama

now for a nap, thursday --- the day I get to sleep mid-day. *grabbing blankie and teddy bear* see you-all again soon!

3:12 pm

JBV

the first one is u + ra 4 (interest ****)

3:12 pm

lynxxx

bye Stid

3:13 pm

debjed

i need help with the bottom row A's - have al4,6 and pl, au4,5 and pl

3:13 pm

Kazozz

couldnt see that for looking ty lynx

3:13 pm

AsGreen

ok - here I am again for a few - a's b's c's d's and e's done! whew - 88 to go still

3:14 pm

Kazozz

there are 5 au words deb

3:14 pm

lynxxx

au5 - 2 types of plural of the au4.5

3:14 pm

JBV

deb you need al 4/6 - priest's vestment - same first three letters as the al's you have

3:15 pm

lynxxx

al6.24 seabird - al***ross + vowel then plural

3:15 pm

AsGreen

any hints

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