Babble: Archived Puzzle for Thursday, February 4, 2010

12:00 am

flosey

flip

12:00 am

jillibus

flip

12:00 am

Digby the Westie

flip!

12:00 am

Andree

flip the monster gave birth to a runt

12:00 am

herinfernallady

flip and waaaaaaaaaa 15 off

12:00 am

jillibus

talk about a contrast!

12:00 am

herinfernallady

damn chocolate cake

12:00 am

MLFAN17

rotfl Andree

12:00 am

flosey

indeed

12:01 am

MLFAN17

how many this time

12:01 am

herinfernallady

80

12:01 am

crpw48

flip

12:01 am

jillibus

well said, andree!

12:02 am

MLFAN17

thanks herin okay i am out of here not doing this one forget it

12:02 am

herinfernallady

dang and there would have to be TH words considering i always put a vowel after the T first

12:02 am

Jellen

G'night all...happy babbling!

12:03 am

Book Doctor Gwen

at least i got halfway thru the grid from yesterday

12:03 am

herinfernallady

night Jellen

12:04 am

Andree

ha ha i had more left from the last grid than this

12:04 am

Andree

bye jellen

12:05 am

joshuavorbis

hi and nbt

12:05 am

Douglas

phant wedgie

12:05 am

jillibus

hi josh wtg

12:06 am

Douglas

You rock, josh!

12:07 am

Locks99

need the top right C for NBT

12:07 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:07 am

Andree

thx lickety

12:07 am

Book Doctor Gwen

TY lickety and wow!

12:08 am

Locks99

thx lickety

12:08 am

PAV3

howdy folks!

12:08 am

Book Doctor Gwen

phantom wapiti

12:08 am

joshuavorbis

that c is one that i saw and thought "nah that's not a word" and then a moment later tried it and it worked

12:08 am

Locks99

there, nbt

12:08 am

jillibus

Thanks yet again Lickety

12:08 am

flosey

ty lickety

12:08 am

Douglas

Hello PAV3

12:09 am

jillibus

wtg locks and hi!

12:09 am

gremlinn

fireworks

12:09 am

Andree

widgie is so a word, when i was a girl[ ice age] we called girls who were a little[ or a lot] fast widgies and their boyfriends bodgies

12:09 am

jillibus

YIKES, grem!!! Is this any fun for you?

12:10 am

gremlinn

not much, today :)

12:10 am

Douglas

I was thinking wedgie as opposed to widgie

12:10 am

jillibus

finishing in 9 minutes can't be much fun

12:10 am

Andree

yay grem, now what!!!

12:10 am

Douglas

Congrats grem! (Thinking grem is really a cleverly disguised supercomputer)

12:10 am

rururocks

ooo a weee board

12:11 am

flosey

nbt

12:11 am

Andree

hi ruru and dylan

12:11 am

gremlinn

now...other games elsewhere!

12:11 am

jillibus

wtg flosey!!!

12:11 am

cybernan

nbt

12:11 am

flosey

kitty wants attention

12:12 am

Book Doctor Gwen

found the upper right C at last, woot

12:12 am

Douglas

Yay flosey!

12:13 am

Douglas

Some [pad] thai is in the grid, if anyone's hungry...yum!

12:13 am

gremlinn

he4icides

12:13 am

Andree

i would have thought that c word could only be used with a plural

12:14 am

PAV3

it took me 7 min but NBT, 18 for 18

12:14 am

gremlinn

you may be thinking of a slightly different spelling with a doubled middle consonant

12:14 am

flosey

wtg Pav

12:14 am

Pinikula

hi all and nbt...

12:14 am

jillibus

wtg pav

12:14 am

flosey

wtg Pini

12:14 am

Douglas

wa7

12:15 am

Andree

no gremlin but then we use british spelling

12:15 am

cybernan

en 7 if not called

12:17 am

Douglas

More food, nan?

12:17 am

jillibus

nbt

12:17 am

cybernan

food?

12:17 am

Book Doctor Gwen

phantom pidgen

12:17 am

cybernan

oh -- the en 7 -- yes

12:17 am

Douglas

Yes, the en7, to be precise

12:18 am

gremlinn

pidgin or pidgeon?

12:18 am

gremlinn

make that pigeon

12:18 am

Book Doctor Gwen

well, okay, pidgen is in the grid, just not acceptable as spelled

12:18 am

gremlinn

ahh

12:19 am

gremlinn

phant wapiti

12:19 am

rururocks

elmer fudd here?

12:20 am

gremlinn

what, wuwu?

12:20 am

rururocks

yew wascal

12:20 am

joshuavorbis

pidgin is the precursor to a creole

12:20 am

Book Doctor Gwen

hey, i already called phantom wapiti LOL

12:21 am

cybernan

8 and listing

12:21 am

gremlinn

so you did; I didn't see that

12:21 am

jillibus

ruru, when are you going to post a recent picture of Dylan?

12:22 am

gremlinn

okay, I guess I'll go with a...phant whidah

12:22 am

rururocks

I will jill

12:23 am

gremlinn

or some fire-breathing wi4rns

12:23 am

Book Doctor Gwen

8 to go here also, go nan!!

12:23 am

cybernan

*!* ta da *!*

12:23 am

gremlinn

nj nan

12:23 am

Douglas

Yay nan!

12:23 am

Andree

yay nan

12:23 am

Book Doctor Gwen

anyone have the iv5?

12:24 am

Book Doctor Gwen

done already? you da man, nan! LOL

12:24 am

gremlinn

I have it

12:24 am

NonnieLight

rb

12:24 am

Book Doctor Gwen

is it too early to beg for a clue?

12:24 am

Douglas

It'll grow on you, Gwen

12:24 am

cybernan

good night everyone -- short but sweet -- see you tomorrow :)

12:25 am

gremlinn

it strongly overlaps the upper-right C word

12:25 am

cybernan

not considering the small grid gwen -- what do you need

12:25 am

cybernan

vines at harvard and princeton?

12:25 am

jillibus

YAY nan!!! (missed your triumph)

12:25 am

Book Doctor Gwen

ah, got the iv5, TY

12:26 am

cybernan

ty jill and all

12:26 am

Aloyisius

wowzer, that was fun.. fireworks and so.. off to bed

12:26 am

cybernan

congrats aloy

12:27 am

Andree

yay aloy

12:27 am

jillibus

YAY aloy!!!

12:27 am

Book Doctor Gwen

UNO

12:27 am

Book Doctor Gwen

and wtg aloy !!! ~~~ !!!

12:27 am

Aloyisius

ty, nan.. and all.. am excited.. no list (-:

12:28 am

Book Doctor Gwen

me done, yay Yay YAY !!

12:28 am

cybernan

well done -- I listed for the last 8

12:28 am

jillibus

extra well done, aloy!

12:28 am

Douglas

Hooray, Aloysius!

12:28 am

Aloyisius

yahoo for BDG!!!

12:28 am

flosey

wtg nan and aloy

12:28 am

Andree

yay book

12:28 am

flosey

and Gwen

12:28 am

cybernan

congrats, gwen

12:28 am

jillibus

YAY gwen!!!

12:29 am

Locks99

woo hoo! fireworks

12:29 am

cybernan

g'night all

12:29 am

jillibus

YAY Locks!!!

12:29 am

Book Doctor Gwen

wtg Locks !!! ~~~ !!!

12:29 am

Aloyisius

g'nite, nan.. g'nite all

12:29 am

jillibus

night nan

12:29 am

jillibus

night aloy

12:29 am

Aloyisius

and congrats to Locks!!!

12:29 am

Book Doctor Gwen

nighy nighy nan

12:30 am

Book Doctor Gwen

uh oh i yawned

12:30 am

Book Doctor Gwen

gonna call it a night, bye-dee-bye y'all POINK

12:30 am

Douglas

Feeling very slow as I only have 51 words so far

12:31 am

Andree

and yay locks

12:31 am

jillibus

me too, doug

12:31 am

rururocks

53 here and stuck

12:32 am

Andree

30 left here, no fire, no free beer these are all we aussies rush for

12:34 am

jillibus

ok, once through Lickety and 24 left

12:35 am

jillibus

btw, what was the 10 word in the last grid?

12:35 am

PAV3

24 left for me wo/Lickety

12:36 am

lynxxx

hi Jilli. solarising

12:36 am

lynxxx

Hello everyone - back to the small ones

12:37 am

jillibus

goodness, lyn! Thanks.

12:37 am

Andree

hi lynxxx

12:37 am

flosey

fireworks

12:37 am

lynxxx

hi Andree

12:37 am

Douglas

I got another word, 54, more food in the grid!

12:37 am

lynxxx

Congrats Flosey!

12:38 am

TeaNCrackers

s

12:38 am

jillibus

YAY flosey!!!

12:38 am

PAV3

20 left

12:38 am

flosey

hi TnC

12:38 am

lynxxx

hi Douglas & TeaNCrackers

12:38 am

TeaNCrackers

hi all

12:39 am

jillibus

same here, pav, going through the list a second time. I know -- you're smarter -- no list for you.

12:39 am

Andree

hi tea

12:39 am

jillibus

hi TnC:)

12:39 am

Douglas

Hello lynxxx!

12:39 am

flosey

I used the list very early

12:39 am

PAV3

I wouldn't say I'm smarter, by any means...18 left

12:39 am

TeaNCrackers

I use the list ALWAYS! ;)

12:39 am

jillibus

phant -- endives

12:40 am

flosey

not a phant jilli

12:40 am

lynxxx

no its not Jilli

12:40 am

TeaNCrackers

thanks, jilli

12:40 am

pippingeek

jilli that's not a phantom!

12:40 am

Douglas

*Ahem* jilli - PB for you! (But there's a nice salad bar there)

12:41 am

PAV3

tosses Oreos Miss Jilli's way to enjoy post-salad

12:41 am

jillibus

Oh for shame! I was looking at the wrong E. *slithers off to the PB

12:41 am

PAV3

as a thank-you gift

12:41 am

tempo

thanks jilli :)

12:41 am

pippingeek

we heart ewe jilli

12:42 am

Douglas

idvice - A suggestion to eat that third Oreo

12:42 am

jillibus

awww shucks ;)

12:42 am

flosey

you can take your laptop into the pb can't you?

12:42 am

jillibus

good thing the oreos are virtual -- I'm on a no-sugar regimen

12:43 am

jillibus

I would if I had a laptop, flosey :)

12:43 am

flosey

wow jilli, wish I could do that - I might last a day!

12:43 am

PAV3

are you eating fruit though?

12:43 am

jillibus

yes, pav

12:44 am

PAV3

I've lost +25 lbs cutting out sugar

12:44 am

jillibus

did you eat fruit, pav?

12:44 am

Andree

wow pav

12:45 am

Douglas

One thing that seems to help me is exercising...I alternate between a treadmill and elliptical

12:45 am

flosey

so jilli, do you mean you cut out adding sugar?

12:45 am

PAV3

I bought a bag of mixed apples and oranges last week, and I kept forgetting I had th4...was craving something sweetish after beans and tortillas

12:45 am

lynxxx

Thats great Pav, how long did that take

12:46 am

PAV3

I've bee nsharing pineapple chunks with the poopies...unless ruru says th4s bad for th4 too?

12:46 am

jillibus

yes, flosey -- and eating half portions as much as possible.

12:46 am

flosey

good for you, keep it up

12:46 am

jillibus

doug, I'm allergic to treadmills and such ;)

12:47 am

Douglas

I've noticed the elliptical tells me I'm burning more calories than the treadmill does

12:47 am

PAV3

it's been a little more than a year since I had my shock at my last physical....according to the charts, I could stand to lose another 100 lbs...but I like being visible...

12:47 am

flosey

I like that jilli - me too

12:48 am

jillibus

wow, pav!

12:48 am

PAV3

15 to go

12:49 am

flosey

don't lose it too fast Pav, but keep at it

12:49 am

jillibus

16 to go here

12:49 am

TeaNCrackers

24 to go

12:49 am

PAV3

I'm hloding steady at losing 2-3 lbs each month...

12:49 am

flosey

good for you jilli

12:49 am

Jellen

Hello all! 4 left...

12:49 am

Douglas

Go, Jellen, Go!

12:50 am

lynxxx

hi Jellen

12:50 am

Andree

16 left here

12:50 am

Douglas

I've heard that slow weight loss is more permanent

12:50 am

jillibus

hi jellen -- gogogo!

12:50 am

PAV3

I'd prob lose more if I actually exercised...aside from walking the poopies and travelling up and down stairs

12:51 am

Jellen

2 left...

12:52 am

Douglas

That big yawn I just yawned tells me it's nighty-nite time...good night all

12:52 am

flosey

Makes sense Douglas, gives your body time to adjusts

12:52 am

jillibus

I lost 10 lbs when I had that virus -- thought I might as well take advantage of that and continue the process.

12:52 am

Jellen

G'night Douglas

12:52 am

PAV3

night Doug!

12:52 am

Andree

sounds like my excercise habits pav

12:52 am

jillibus

night doug

12:52 am

lynxxx

Goodnight Douglas, sleep well

12:52 am

flosey

goodnight Douglas

12:52 am

PAV3

I've still got mine Jilli...would you like a refresher? (virus, th4 is)

12:53 am

Andree

bye douglas

12:53 am

Jellen

Fireworks!

12:53 am

jillibus

YAY jellen!!!

12:53 am

PAV3

yay Jellen!

12:53 am

lynxxx

Yay Jellen!

12:53 am

jillibus

No thanks, pav!

12:53 am

Andree

yay jellen

12:53 am

flosey

wtg Jellen

12:53 am

Jellen

This wasn't as bad as I thought at first...

12:55 am

Jellen

Question...any home remedies for a slight rash on my neck?

12:56 am

Jellen

No idea wh4's causing it...get's worse when I'm hot, or absent-mindedly scratching it...

12:56 am

Andree

udder cream

12:57 am

lynxxx

udder cream? that sounds intriguing

12:57 am

Andree

someone here suggested it a year or 2 back and i bought some , it really works

12:58 am

buffgirl71

could I get a clue for the en6/27 pls?

12:58 am

Andree

its what they use for cows

12:58 am

PAV3

9

12:58 am

Jellen

That must be the same thing as bag balm...

12:58 am

flosey

it's a green veg. Buffgirl

12:58 am

flosey

yes jellen

12:58 am

lynxxx

en6 - to be jealous

12:59 am

buffgirl71

Thanks lynxxx

12:59 am

flosey

oh, sorry, didn't look at the count

12:59 am

buffgirl71

no problem, flosey!

12:59 am

Andree

i gave it ti my D I L for miss 3 who has allergies and is always itching and now i am on the lookout for some more

12:59 am

lynxxx

You just ask at the Chemist for udder cream?

1:00 am

Jellen

Stopping at the pharmacy tomorrow. I think they carry it...Thanks, Andree

1:00 am

herinfernallady

JEllen. Feed barns have it and cheaper too

1:01 am

Andree

not sure about chemist, i bought it where i get my patchwork fabrics a funny place but they import heaps and it was made in U S A

1:01 am

TeaNCrackers

done - woo ho

1:01 am

TeaNCrackers

night all

1:01 am

Andree

yay tea

1:01 am

Jellen

Probably true, herin...might stop at the farm supply store...

1:01 am

flosey

wtg TnC

1:02 am

Jellen

Yay Tea!!!

1:02 am

lynxxx

Congrats T&C!

1:02 am

PAV3

GJ TnC

1:02 am

flosey

goodnight all, going to get an early sleep tonight

1:02 am

Andree

i mean heaps of fabrics not heaps of udder cream

1:02 am

PAV3

7 left here

1:02 am

herinfernallady

I remember reading it some where its the same thing but different package

1:02 am

Jellen

G'night flosey...

1:03 am

Jellen

And goodnight/day to the rest of you...early day tomorrow...

1:03 am

lynxxx

Seems to be a human version called MooGoo here

1:03 am

Andree

bye flosey

1:03 am

lynxxx

Bye Flosey, bye Jellen

1:03 am

Andree

herin the one i bought i think was $8

1:04 am

flosey

g'night Jellen, good luck with that rash

1:07 am

jillibus

oh dear -- was going to ask for a couple of clues

1:08 am

PAV3

I'm stuck at 7 Miss Jilli, may I help?

1:08 am

Andree

fireworks

1:09 am

Andree

what do you need jilli

1:09 am

jillibus

YAY andree!!!

1:10 am

jillibus

I'm embarrassed to ask for a little thing like ti4/5

1:10 am

herinfernallady

chocolate cake is wow

1:10 am

PAV3

Ti4 canoe and Tyler too

1:10 am

jillibus

nm, got it

1:11 am

jillibus

cute clue, pav -- good thing I went to school in the USA

1:11 am

Andree

unlike most small grids this was fun

1:11 am

herinfernallady

and I am done

1:11 am

PAV3

GJ mi'Lady!

1:11 am

herinfernallady

My chocolate is wow

1:12 am

Andree

yay herin

1:12 am

jillibus

YAY herin!!!

1:12 am

lynxxx

Congrats Andree & Infernal!

1:12 am

jillibus

you're mking me drool, herin

1:12 am

herinfernallady

I just made a cake from My Kitchen Rules and it is yummy

1:14 am

lynxxx

I've bought all the makings for Neenish tarts, very excited to make (and eat) them

1:14 am

jillibus

what are Neenish tarts?

1:14 am

herinfernallady

O Yum. I made the Chocolate cake but half size

1:15 am

Andree

lynxxx, i love neenish tarts, have made them years ago but found them quite fiddly

1:16 am

Andree

lol herin i never make a cake without doubling reciepe so one for the freezer

1:16 am

lynxxx

besides lovely - pastry shells filled with lemon and condensed milk with 2 colored icing on top. My mother used to make with passionfruit in them too

1:17 am

Andree

well i am off to make a green chicken curry for dinner, one of my favourite meals

1:17 am

lynxxx

They seem to be Australian Jilli. The ones available in stores here are pretty vile...but everyone love the homemade ones. Very popular 1930-60

1:18 am

lynxxx

oh nice Andree

1:18 am

Andree

so bye all and happy babbling

1:19 am

herinfernallady

I had only enough for half a recipe

1:20 am

BabbleRabble

phantom: damoiseau

1:21 am

Andree

don't take any notice of me herin, i still think i am cooking for the whole family and do everything in quantity,lol

1:22 am

lynxxx

bye Andree

1:22 am

herinfernallady

I would cook a large cake if only I had guests

1:22 am

lynxxx

hi BabRab

1:22 am

herinfernallady

but this time round I only had 5 eggs not 10.

1:23 am

herinfernallady

Hi Babrab

1:23 am

BabbleRabble

Hello, folks

1:24 am

jillibus

just listening to the news -- coincidentally, the icon theme being Gustav Klimt, a painting by him which had been looted by the Nazis just sold for 45.4 million bucks and the money will go to the rightful heir, who lives in Montreal :)

1:25 am

jillibus

hi babrab

1:25 am

lynxxx

wow

1:27 am

herinfernallady

I must go now

1:27 am

lynxxx

bye..I'm taking a break too

1:28 am

jillibus

* * fireworks * *

1:29 am

jillibus

alone in my glory, I guess

1:33 am

Christine

Jillibus, is that the lovely golden painting, the couple embracing?

1:33 am

jillibus

no, christine -- click on it for a description

1:35 am

Christine

I remember seeing an interview with Adele's niece(?), who lived in Los Angeles.

1:43 am

rolin

hummppphh...a really big grid yesterday when i had not time to even start...and today...a tinsy one...

1:57 am

VolleymomDee

hi all; hugs jili

1:57 am

VolleymomDee

the subject in the portrait looks like a young Elizabeth Taylor

2:04 am

jillibus

hi dee hi (I had wandered off)

2:05 am

jillibus

I see what you mean!

2:05 am

VolleymomDee

odd, isn't it? maybe when she played in Flicka?

2:07 am

jillibus

I don't think I saw Flicka but did see National Velvet -- more than once, as I recall

2:08 am

jillibus

Have a happy babble -- it's a nice little one. I finished just after everyone else had left, lol!

2:08 am

VolleymomDee

aww, I think you are correct, I think I AM thinking of National Velvet

2:10 am

jillibus

I's love to see that painting in the flesh, as it were!

2:10 am

VolleymomDee

oh, I would, too

2:11 am

jillibus

But now I must go to bed -- goodnight!

2:11 am

VolleymomDee

sleep well!

2:14 am

jillibus

Before I do, I'll repeat what I told the gang earlier (but they'd left) -- I was watching the news tonight and apparently a painting by Klimt of a scene was sold for $45.5 million -- it was one of the ones looted by the Nazis and now the money will go to the rightful heir, who lives in Montreal and runs a photo shop.

2:14 am

VolleymomDee

oh, wow, how fantastic!

2:15 am

jillibus

Nice conicidence that Klimt is our theme today, eh?

2:15 am

VolleymomDee

extremely

2:16 am

jillibus

Now I must go -- nightynight! *poof*

2:36 am

dizgrannie

can anyone clue me the en 6/27 for my last word plz

2:37 am

VolleymomDee

en 6/27 to want what someone else has; a type of jealousy

2:38 am

dizgrannie

looking

2:39 am

VolleymomDee

en + vi 4/7

2:39 am

dizgrannie

oh durrr, thanx volley

2:39 am

VolleymomDee

yqw

2:39 am

VolleymomDee

fireworks

2:39 am

dizgrannie

firewords!!!!

2:39 am

VolleymomDee

wtg!

2:40 am

dizgrannie

not too bad a grid for a sall one

2:40 am

VolleymomDee

you are right

2:40 am

dizgrannie

sall = small

2:41 am

dizgrannie

nighty night all

2:41 am

VolleymomDee

nite *poof*

2:44 am

rubyfoo

hello, am I the only one here?

2:47 am

Dianne

Hi Ruby - I'm here also.

2:47 am

rubyfoo

hello dianne, nice to see you. I don't recognize your flag, what time is it there?

2:48 am

Dianne

It is 4:50 PM on Thursday.

2:49 am

rubyfoo

I'm in France an it's 9:50AM

2:50 am

Dianne

Where about in France?

2:50 am

rubyfoo

between Lyon and Geneva, near to Annecy -- in the East

2:51 am

rubyfoo

where are you?

2:51 am

Dianne

Is it very cold there?

2:51 am

rubyfoo

yes, about 20F but beautiful and sunny, snow on the mountains

2:52 am

Dianne

It is about 20C here :)

2:52 am

rubyfoo

aaaah!

2:57 am

rubyfoo

v funny grid after yesterday's huge one! I have 38 words but probably won't get many more....as usual

2:59 am

Dianne

I need 2 more S words so if I can help you let me

2:59 am

Dianne

know

3:00 am

rubyfoo

I have four s words: se4, sh4 and sw4. Are any of those useful or do you have them already

3:01 am

Dianne

I also have two sa words.

3:01 am

rubyfoo

se a letter

3:02 am

rubyfoo

sw, hit

3:02 am

rubyfoo

sh - went poop

3:02 am

rubyfoo

3 words I have, not 4

3:03 am

rubyfoo

but I just reached half!!!

3:04 am

rubyfoo

oh, just got sw4/10 drink

3:04 am

rumplestiltskin

Woo Hoo, Fireworks, back to bed at 3:05 A.M. *poof*

3:05 am

rubyfoo

hi rumple, congrats!

3:05 am

rumplestiltskin

Hi all and bye. I got my shots in my knees and can sleep for a change.

3:06 am

rubyfoo

excellent rumple!

3:06 am

Dianne

O.K. got those last two. Need any clues before I go?

3:07 am

rubyfoo

c word in corner?

3:07 am

rubyfoo

n word in column toward left?

3:08 am

rubyfoo

BTW, I'm a displaced New Yorker, too, looked up your profile....

3:09 am

Dianne

ci 5 = some one who is not in the arm servicees

3:09 am

rubyfoo

ty

3:11 am

Dianne

ne + first two letters of the daily suppliment pill

3:11 am

rubyfoo

thanks for those clue, see you later

3:13 am

Dianne

Bye - see you next time around.

4:09 am

Sally-catlover

Hi ruby, you still here?

4:11 am

rubyfoo

hi, I'm back, just tried to change my icon following pini's instructions -- still no success

4:12 am

rubyfoo

how are you, sally?\

4:12 am

Sally-catlover

Thought I was alone here. Was singing quietly to myself. This looks like an evil small grid.

4:12 am

rubyfoo

it is gorgeous and sunny here but VERY cold!

4:13 am

rubyfoo

I got half right away, now have 45 but I think that's probably it for me.

4:13 am

Sally-catlover

Quite mild for a change here, but a bit foggy.

4:13 am

rubyfoo

if I sang quietly to myself, I'd have to leave the room -- worst voice in the world, the only fans are the pups

4:13 am

Sally-catlover

I have only just started, so only have 19 so far!

4:14 am

rubyfoo

do you still have snow on the ground?

4:14 am

Sally-catlover

No snow now, though it was quite fierce on Friday and we couldn't go out on Saturday cos the road was sheet ice.

4:14 am

Sally-catlover

Imagine you have snow on the mountains.

4:15 am

rubyfoo

this place is extraordinarily beautiful, even the view from the house.

4:16 am

Sally-catlover

What made you move to France?

4:16 am

rubyfoo

lake, mountains, etc. but Spring is myt favorite - very long here and filled with flowers

4:16 am

Sally-catlover

I remember being in Austria in the spring and being totally amazed at the flowers.

4:17 am

rubyfoo

I always loved France, spent a lot of time here with first husband and later on my own (or with my son). When Burt and I talked of marriage and retirement, this seemed like a good choice as he was taking French lessons.

4:17 am

rubyfoo

And it would be a fresh start (he's been married a lot, previously).

4:18 am

rubyfoo

We used to sky in Austria when we first moved here, just 5 hrs away, but we've given it up for different reasons

4:18 am

Sally-catlover

Married a lot! lol. Sounds like a serial marrier

4:18 am

rubyfoo

bluebeard!

4:18 am

rubyfoo

that was ski* in Aus.

4:18 am

Sally-catlover

I guessed :-)

4:19 am

rubyfoo

hahah

4:19 am

Sally-catlover

I have never tried to ski, and too old and too fearful now.

4:19 am

Sally-catlover

Love to watch the beautiful people skiing though.

4:19 am

rubyfoo

he has 3 children, 5 grandchildren, and one great- , but is estranged from them all.

4:20 am

Sally-catlover

Ah, now the estrangement is very sad. My first husband has one son with me, and two children from second marriage, and doesn't have contact with them.

4:20 am

rubyfoo

I learned to ski in my 30's when I lived in upstate NY and wanted an activity I could share with my son. I was never very good, but really loved it until 2 of my middle-aged male neighbors had near-fatal accidents.

4:21 am

Sally-catlover

Have tried to get him together with my son but it hasn't been entirely successful. He's an idiot (ex-husband, not son), but there you go.

4:22 am

rubyfoo

I can't help him with it although I've tried. He is sentimental but (I think) cold in the middle, and very stubborn and exigient (are those th same word?). Un-fortunately, my son and his wife (in their 40's) have decided not to have children.

4:22 am

rubyfoo

men, especialy as they age, seem to close in on themselves

4:23 am

rubyfoo

and since his heart attack in September, he is very depressed and won't talk about it, but I know he is scared

4:23 am

Sally-catlover

Some men just don't have that feeling for family that I think women do, on the whole.

4:23 am

rubyfoo

where does your son live?

4:24 am

rubyfoo

and can't make new friends, not like us! lol

4:24 am

Sally-catlover

Your husband had a heart attack? Mine had a by-pass last April. It does change people mentally

4:24 am

rubyfoo

maybe it's because he's an only son. First husband was, too, and my son is.... It must be me!

4:25 am

rubyfoo

how old is your husband? Mine is 84 and I'm almost 67.

4:25 am

Sally-catlover

My son lives in London, about 4 hours on the train from here. He has a son himself now, will be 2 in March.

4:25 am

rubyfoo

he has an ongoing disease, atheromatosis (or something) in which he builds up plaque in his arteries.

4:26 am

rubyfoo

that is a perfect distance! My son lives in Texas

4:26 am

rubyfoo

he follows a very careful diet, takes anti-cholesterol meds, exercises, is very skinny, but the plaque build- up is relentless.

4:26 am

Sally-catlover

My husband is (counts on fingers) 75 this April, and I am (counts on even more fingers) 64.

4:27 am

rubyfoo

it takes 23 hours to get to Austin from here!

4:27 am

rubyfoo

April what? I'm the 17th

4:27 am

Sally-catlover

The heart surgeon told my husband (who had seriously blocked arteries) that it was genetic.

4:28 am

Sally-catlover

Tony's birthday is April 21st, and ouir wedding anniversary is April 19th.

4:28 am

rubyfoo

I think so as my husband's father died of a heart attac k at 54! He has already had two carotid stents, but we thought those blockages were discrete.

4:28 am

rubyfoo

aaah! My favorite month

4:29 am

Sally-catlover

His heart bypass has been totally successful and he has got over these emotional swings now, but he had pneumonia a month after the surgery, then after another month had a very serious fall which has left him partly disabled.

4:29 am

rubyfoo

I will take April pictures for you and send them (actually I may have some in facebook)

4:29 am

Sally-catlover

And Tony's father died at (I think) aged about 60, same reason. There is more they can do now.

4:30 am

rubyfoo

falling is the scariest, can be totally life-changing. We had an automobile accident (Burt fell asleep at the wheel) and the airbag deployed and fractured my sternum. I've not been the same, since

4:30 am

Sally-catlover

Would love to see April pictures. Not sure if we are friends on Facebook. Will go and look.

4:31 am

rubyfoo

me, too, we'll both do it. I hope you'll be able to see the photos. I look like I have a shrunken head but there is great picture of Max, my lovely autistic black boy dog, on my wall.

4:32 am

Sally-catlover

Oh that's dreadful, the accident. Assume that was in France. Tony's accident sounds quite mundane. He blacked out and fell across the bath, hit his head on the side and damaged his spinal cord so he lost the use of his hands and although he has partially regained that, not totally. Also has difficulty walking.

4:32 am

rubyfoo

but still, at 84, Burt is seeing the end and it makes him very scared (correctly) and depressed

4:33 am

Sally-catlover

I'm sure that's so, ruby. All you can do is be there for him but I know it's not easy. Really we have both had a dreadful year and the strain has told at times on both of us.

4:33 am

rubyfoo

we missed an oncoming car by about 3 seconds or I would have been dead. Unfortunately, although we were going slowly, as I am very small and somewhat frail, the airbag explosion was too powerful

4:34 am

Sally-catlover

If he fell asleep at the wheel, he probably has some deep guilt to content with as well.

4:35 am

Sally-catlover

Do you think anyone else is here? Imagine this silent audience all following our conversation with either interest or boredom!

4:35 am

rubyfoo

he had too much to drink at lunch, but denies it. It's almost two years since it happened

4:35 am

rubyfoo

and probably taking notes!!!

4:35 am

rubyfoo

OK, from now on, e-mails

4:35 am

Sally-catlover

Definitely would have some buried guilt then.

4:35 am

rubyfoo

nelliekelley50@yahoo.com

4:36 am

rubyfoo

now I have to make lunch but will "friend" you first. It is a great pleasure talking with you and I hope we'll continue!!

4:38 am

Sally-catlover

Found you on FB with that email. My email for FB is spt@mac.hush.com

4:39 am

rubyfoo

I did it, too! yay, TTYL (as my techie son would say!)

4:44 am

Atalante

who needs soap operas on TV when they have babble!

4:50 am

Sally-catlover

lol, Ata! And have you been taking notes?

4:51 am

jean1953

good morning everyone, having a sneaky look at Babble whilst at work lol

4:52 am

Atalante

LOL actually I only just came online, but I did read back!

4:52 am

Sally-catlover

Huh! Tshaw isn't a word. See it all the time in books. And hi Jean

4:53 am

Sally-catlover

I do love that pic of sily, Ata. Do you have a very special camera or are you just good at it?

4:54 am

Atalante

um .... how modest am I feeling today *ponders*

4:54 am

Atalante

both :D

4:55 am

Sally-catlover

lol. Digital camera or SLR?

4:55 am

Atalante

digital SLR

4:55 am

Sally-catlover

You have some great photos on FB

4:56 am

Atalante

I have an even nicer camera, a medium format film camera, but it's so expensive to use - film is expensive and processing is expensive. It's sad

4:56 am

lynxxx

Hello all. I'll admit I just came on too and read back - as I was just discussing the problems of aging today

4:57 am

Sally-catlover

Presumably companies that have traditionally made film have had some hard times recently with the advent of digital.

4:57 am

Sally-catlover

Hi lynxxx

4:57 am

jean1953

hello Lynxxx hope you are well :)

4:58 am

lynxxx

hi Jean, nice to see you again

4:58 am

Atalante

most have both digital and film products. the really high cameras like Mamiyas and Hasselblads even have digital bits you can add to a normal film camera (which I want to do with mine but its SO expensive to do)

4:59 am

jean1953

Thank you lynxxx I have sneaked in whilst at work lol :) so may have to check out rapidly hehehhe

5:00 am

Sally-catlover

I have decided that it really isn't fair to be brilliant at everything, so I stay as strictly amateur with photography :-))

5:01 am

jean1953

Oh good grief I am losing the will to live here, I have been on hold for 12 mins to a company and they wonder why I need babble lol

5:01 am

lynxxx

lol - better watch your smug crown Ata, I think Sally has her eyes on it

5:01 am

Sally-catlover

:-)

5:01 am

Atalante

I always keep thinking about going pro with photography, I keep coming back to it again and again, and then never have time or the energy or the willpower

5:02 am

Sally-catlover

You have my sympathy Jean. I hate all the menu systems, too, which mean that by the time you get through you are already in a rage!

5:03 am

jean1953

Lol I have hung up now Sally will have to try later, oh I am so with you I hate the menu systems who ever thought of them needs shooting lol

5:03 am

Sally-catlover

Ata, I know it isn't just the equipment. You really have the eye. My late b-in-l was semi-professional

5:03 am

lynxxx

When you write your local tourist guide books Ata, your photos will be a lovely accompaniment

5:03 am

Atalante

*smug crown firmly in place*

5:03 am

Sally-catlover

Perhaps I can just have a smug tiara?

5:04 am

Atalante

I do love taking photos. Love it. If I wasn't even more brilliant at every else, I'd take it more seriously :P

5:04 am

lynxxx

rofl

5:04 am

Sally-catlover

A girl after my own heart, Ata, lol

5:05 am

Sally-catlover

However I am really struggling with this grid today.

5:05 am

jean1953

Right I better look busy lol am off for now, Happy Babbling everyone, and bye lynxxx good to see you:)

5:05 am

Sally-catlover

ttfn Jean

5:05 am

lynxxx

Bye Jean

5:06 am

Atalante

bye Jean

5:06 am

Atalante

should I start the grid? I suppose so

5:07 am

Sally-catlover

I am find it quite evil.

5:07 am

Atalante

I like small grids for that reason

5:07 am

lynxxx

I am having problems with the last 20

5:10 am

Atalante

twash sounds like a nice word

5:11 am

lynxxx

I likes screne

5:12 am

lynxxx

likes?

5:12 am

Atalante

that's good too

5:12 am

JBV

i'll contribute widge

5:12 am

lilliann

same here Lynxxx....am down to 22

5:12 am

JBV

good morning everyone

5:12 am

lilliann

morning all!!!!

5:12 am

lynxxx

hi Lill! and JBV!

5:13 am

Atalante

19 left! into the tricksy bit

5:16 am

lynxxx

skinny model from the 60's nearly here

5:18 am

JBV

thanks, lynxxx,didn't have the 4

5:18 am

Atalante

*random* I love just sitting here and listening to Hobbit snore and snuffle. It's very comforting

5:20 am

Flask1

Good Morning everyone....a clue please for the lonely E on the left-hand side please???

5:20 am

JBV

if we were playing in french, we have french snow and ink

5:20 am

JBV

hi flask, a bunch of sea birds over there

5:20 am

lynxxx

hi Flask

5:21 am

JBV

the jealousy verb

5:21 am

JBV

salad vegetable and plural

5:21 am

lynxxx

a bunch of vegetables too en6.30 & 7

5:22 am

Sally-catlover

ooh, ty for the vegetables.

5:22 am

JBV

have to stop here, 27 to go, be back later- good luck to all

5:22 am

lynxxx

bye JBV

5:23 am

Flask1

ty for clues JBV

5:23 am

Flask1

and lynxxx

5:23 am

meliae

4 left could I get a clue for the last en 6 please? and hello everyone

5:24 am

lynxxx

Hi Mel..that is the jealous one

5:24 am

Flask1

whats French for snow?????

5:24 am

Atalante

neige

5:25 am

Flask1

thanx Atal....

5:26 am

meliae

not getting the jealousy clue =(

5:26 am

Atalante

use the left hand E, mel

5:26 am

meliae

doh nm got it

5:27 am

lynxxx

it is the plural of en*y

5:27 am

meliae

re 6/24 please the first one

5:28 am

lynxxx

to go over and over again

5:28 am

Flask1

go back on a deal.....

5:29 am

meliae

got it thank you Firewords!

5:29 am

Sally-catlover

Would appreciate a hint for the bottom left-hand T please. Have th 4/5, th 4/9, th 5/20, th 4/5. What am I missing?

5:29 am

lynxxx

Congrats Mel!

5:29 am

Flask1

sorry!....thats for the second one!!!

5:30 am

meliae

th 5/12 Sally a plural

5:30 am

Flask1

plural of one before

5:30 am

Sally-catlover

Got it. ty

5:35 am

Flask1

am missing a ve word......I have the one that grows in the garden!

5:36 am

Uneaixoise

ve4/8 sell

5:36 am

Atalante

sell the garden growers!

5:36 am

Uneaixoise

howdy! :-)

5:36 am

lynxxx

hi Une

5:36 am

Atalante

une!

5:36 am

Flask1

thanx Unea.......

5:37 am

Uneaixoise

just read a wonderful story in the online news from my little hometown

5:37 am

Uneaixoise

police were able to nab a criminal who stole items from a neighbor's car, then left a pristine trail in the snow back to his house! LOL

5:38 am

Uneaixoise

criminal genius in action! LOL

5:38 am

Atalante

how wonderful!!

5:38 am

lynxxx

"folks are dumb where I come from"

5:39 am

Uneaixoise

don't get me started! :-D

5:39 am

lynxxx

present company excluded naturally!

5:39 am

Sally-catlover

lovely story, une

5:40 am

Atalante

2 left!

5:40 am

Uneaixoise

in the same little town, recently police had been investigating a case of identity theft . . . bags of shredded documents had disappeared from a man's yard . . . turns out it was a neighbor's dog who was dragging them home and having a ball with all that shredded paper! LOL

5:41 am

Uneaixoise

go, ata!!

5:41 am

Atalante

firebirds!!

5:41 am

Trifioso

good morning babble friends! just a few minutes before I have to get ready for work, so thought I would see how much I can get done....

5:41 am

Uneaixoise

yay ata!!!!!!!!!!!

5:41 am

Trifioso

huzzah for ata!!!

5:41 am

Uneaixoise

morning, trif

5:42 am

lynxxx

I am just gobsmacked Ata! well done

5:42 am

lynxxx

Hi Trif!

5:43 am

Haz1558

Can I submit a local newspaper story? A man recently reported his own drugs missing to the police. They went to his house to investigate. Marijuana was found growing on the premises, he protested strongly that it was his medicine and that it shouldn't be confiscated. The judge didn't agree.

5:44 am

Atalante

can I offiically be smug today now, Lyn?

5:44 am

Atalante

looooool

5:44 am

lynxxx

You may retain the crown

5:44 am

Uneaixoise

haz LOL!!!

5:44 am

Atalante

merci buckets

5:45 am

Trifioso

we need a new word-- um.... "smugonet" - a crown for the queen of smug

5:45 am

Uneaixoise

to use a Babble word on ya: you are officially "tiaraed"

5:45 am

Haz1558

Isn't it funny? The stuff had obviously affected his ability to think.

5:46 am

Atalante

at least you have news. the Faversham Gazette recently had "Local Pub Might Be Haunted" as it's front page headline

5:47 am

Haz1558

Ata! Apostrophe!

5:47 am

Atalante

oooops! I'm tired!

5:47 am

lynxxx

I think the crown slipped

5:47 am

Atalante

my hands have a mind of there own

5:47 am

Sally-catlover

AAA!! Aberrant Apostrophe Alert.

5:47 am

Uneaixoise

your so right

5:47 am

Haz1558

Now you're having a laugh!

5:47 am

Uneaixoise

LOLOLOL

5:48 am

Trifioso

ewer sew wright!

5:48 am

Sally-catlover

Once saw a sign advertising New Headquarter's.

5:49 am

Haz1558

Okay, I've stopped gnashing my teeth.

5:49 am

Uneaixoise

:-D

5:49 am

Atalante

I saw "banana's" in the farm shop today

5:50 am

Trifioso

the sandra bullock film "two weeks notice" always bugged me

5:50 am

Flask1

Fireworks for FLASK!!!!

5:50 am

Trifioso

huzzah for flask!

5:50 am

Sally-catlover

Don't think you get so many points for the famous greengrocer's apostrophe though (or even the greengrocers' apostrophes!)

5:50 am

Haz1558

Well done, Flask!

5:51 am

Flask1

see you all tomorrow!

5:51 am

Sally-catlover

Yay for Flask. Still got 14 to find.

5:51 am

lynxxx

Congrats Flask!

5:51 am

Haz1558

Bye, Flask, have a good day.

5:51 am

lynxxx

My oh my - no wonder I didn't know sw5.24!

5:51 am

Trifioso

do you all know about this? http://www.apostropheabuse.com/

5:52 am

Flask1

thanx all..........*poof*

5:52 am

Uneaixoise

kudos to flask!

5:52 am

Sally-catlover

sw 5? looking.

5:52 am

Haz1558

I didn't either, lynxxx. Dear me.

5:53 am

lynxxx

Ata obviously had no problem with it - she finished!

5:53 am

Atalante

isn't it used more with animals? sheep or something

5:53 am

Trifioso

do you want a hint?

5:54 am

Sally-catlover

Just found it, trif - and it plurals!

5:54 am

Trifioso

It certainly is obsolete in my house!

5:55 am

Sally-catlover

It's very sexist!

5:57 am

rubyfoo

eats shoots and leaves......

5:57 am

rubyfoo

an article about pandas!

5:57 am

Sally-catlover

I have that book ruby!

5:57 am

Trifioso

and a very, very fabulous book

5:58 am

rubyfoo

I give it as a gift to "people who need it" then they shoot me and leave

5:58 am

Haz1558

I read that book and thought 'I am not alone.'

5:58 am

Trifioso

do check out that website I posted earlier - I know you all will just love it!

5:59 am

rubyfoo

I'm a little bit careless in the chat but try to be very careful in my e-letters!

6:00 am

rubyfoo

There's a book by Richard Russo, Empire Falls, where the protaganist [sp? lol] and his daughter collect signs like that

6:00 am

Haz1558

Trif, I'm reading it. Can you hear my yelps?

6:01 am

rubyfoo

sw5?? hint pls

6:01 am

Trifioso

is that what that is? thanks for the tip

6:01 am

Trifioso

mercy please - I need the lone a for nbt, so I can go to work with a quiet mind. any hints?

6:01 am

rubyfoo

I just got it, nm

6:02 am

rubyfoo

swives

6:02 am

Haz1558

as5 - descriptive of Cinderella after she had a shock

6:02 am

lynxxx

as5.12 washed out

6:02 am

rubyfoo

ooops, pb for me

6:02 am

rubyfoo

hi lynxxx

6:02 am

lynxxx

hi Ruby

6:02 am

Trifioso

bless you haz. and big honkin DUH for me! they are SO obvious, and yet so impossible to find!

6:03 am

BabbleRabble

full of roughage, Haz?

6:03 am

lynxxx

hi BabRab

6:03 am

rubyfoo

why do they put that in animal food?

6:03 am

Haz1558

No problem, Trif. I've just reached the 'Get your turkey's and ham's before their gone'

6:03 am

rubyfoo

lol haz

6:03 am

BabbleRabble

Hello, folks

6:04 am

rubyfoo

hi BR

6:04 am

Haz1558

Hello, Babble Rabble.

6:04 am

lynxxx

Think I'll give up for the night, bye all

6:04 am

Trifioso

geez louise, BR, THAT was a bit of a personal question, wasn't it???? LOL

6:04 am

Haz1558

Bye lynxxx.

6:04 am

BabbleRabble

Be well, lyn

6:04 am

oodleberry

hi EvEyoNe

6:04 am

rubyfoo

bye lynxx

6:04 am

rubyfoo

hi oodle

6:05 am

BabbleRabble

Your intimation has ME shocked, Trif

6:05 am

Trifioso

LOL.

6:06 am

BabbleRabble

Hello, oodle

6:06 am

Trifioso

oh, sad - just found earthquake stricken island in grid....

6:07 am

Sally-catlover

Have to bee to sort out some lunch, then to play Mah Jong. Be back later to find last 6. Nice chatting to you all. See yyou later.

6:07 am

rubyfoo

oh my, didn't see that :(

6:07 am

rubyfoo

bye sally

6:07 am

Trifioso

bye sally, good luck with the tiles!

6:07 am

Sally-catlover

Have to bee?? Have to be off ...

6:07 am

BabbleRabble

be well, Sally

6:07 am

oodleberry

Mah Jong? I love mah jong

6:08 am

Haz1558

Bye Sally.

6:08 am

oodleberry

bbye sally

6:10 am

Trifioso

ugh. I really need to get up and get going, but oh, the pull of the bedclothes is STRONG today!

6:11 am

bojazz

Mah Jong - is she oriental?

6:11 am

rubyfoo

hello bo

6:11 am

Trifioso

but up I must....see you all later, hopefully!

6:11 am

bojazz

Morning Babblers every which way

6:11 am

rubyfoo

bye trifio

6:12 am

Haz1558

Bye Trif, hello to Bojazz.

6:12 am

BabbleRabble

Have a good day, Trof

6:12 am

bojazz

by Trif

6:12 am

BabbleRabble

Hello, bojazz

6:12 am

rubyfoo

20 left, back later

6:13 am

bojazz

hi BR - love the color in you ricon

6:13 am

BabbleRabble

be well, ruby

6:13 am

Haz1558

And I must be getting on with things. Have a good day, everyone, and I'll see you tomorrow. Bye!

6:13 am

rubyfoo

ty BR!

6:13 am

bojazz

bye ruby

6:13 am

rubyfoo

bye bo

6:13 am

rubyfoo

bye haz

6:13 am

BabbleRabble

cya, Haz

6:13 am

oodleberry

bbye ruby

6:14 am

rubyfoo

bye oodle

6:14 am

Haz1558

Toodle-oo (ditto for the colours, what is the picture?)

6:15 am

bojazz

hi Haz - was it a couple of days ago someone was commenting on the lack of B's in the grid - yesterday made up for it i think

6:15 am

Haz1558

You're right, bojazz, I think b must be on general release again.

6:16 am

Haz1558

*gone*

6:16 am

bojazz

hi oodle

6:16 am

oodleberry

hi bo

6:19 am

oodleberry

I thought pidgen was a word but it is spelt pidgin as in pidgin English

6:26 am

April47

Any Danes online?

6:29 am

oodleberry

I was looking up pidgin in Wikipedia and saw this and thought it quite amusing, " Another word is "chop suey", a popular dish throughout America. In Hawaiʻi, it can also mean that someone is a variety of ethnicities."

6:32 am

oodleberry

anyone here?

6:34 am

bojazz

bo here - but leaving for duties that call. hagd oodle

6:34 am

oodleberry

ok bbye bo hagd

6:40 am

oodleberry

bbl

7:23 am

periwinkle

morning all, help with c word pls

7:27 am

aber

peri - c - non-uniform garb

7:28 am

periwinkle

ty

7:36 am

hego

Hi friends

7:41 am

cubs4ever

any one want clues

7:42 am

BabbleRabble

Hello, hego

7:42 am

hego

Hi cub, no ty. just started.

7:42 am

hego

Hi BR

7:42 am

cubs4ever

ok

7:42 am

hego

What is your icon BR?

7:42 am

BabbleRabble

Are you all done with this one, cubs?

7:43 am

cubs4ever

not even close

7:43 am

hego

It looks nasty.

7:43 am

cubs4ever

i no

7:43 am

BabbleRabble

spaghetti sauce

7:44 am

hego

Really? no

7:44 am

hego

It's pretty.

7:46 am

BabbleRabble

The days are getting longer ..... like the light

7:46 am

cubs4ever

i no its great

7:46 am

hego

okay, what is it really?

7:47 am

BabbleRabble

Can you see the fish?

7:48 am

cubs4ever

what fish

7:48 am

hego

Are you pulling my leg? Oh no, BR wouldn't do that .

7:48 am

hego

Not much

7:49 am

cubs4ever

WHAT FISH?????

7:49 am

hego

ignore him Cub

7:49 am

cubs4ever

ok

7:49 am

BabbleRabble

a close up of an underwater coral

7:50 am

hego

okay, but still don't see fixh.

7:50 am

hego

uh, fish

7:52 am

BabbleRabble

I don't know how the coral found its way into the spaghetti sauce

7:52 am

cubs4ever

babble rabble your in antarctica thats cool are u a scientist or something

7:52 am

hego

Bad boy

7:53 am

BabbleRabble

mostly or something

7:53 am

hego

Are you really there. i thought that was a joke.

7:53 am

Nef

Good Morning. BR I think it's a picture of moldy spaghetti sauce. I found an opened jar of old spaghetti sauce in the back of my frig a while ago and it looked very similar to that!

7:54 am

cubs4ever

i believe it

7:54 am

hego

lol Hi Nef

7:54 am

BabbleRabble

validation at last

7:54 am

hego

Cub, you don't know BR.

7:55 am

periwinkle

hello hego and BR

7:55 am

Judi

Good morning all. Hey, BR, hows the thawing of the wooly mammoth coming along?

7:56 am

BabbleRabble

Hello, peri

7:56 am

hego

Mornin, Peri honey.

7:56 am

Nef

I' m pretty sure that BR is in eastern No. Dak; which is very similar to Antarctica at this time of year. Like most of us in this area, we are delusional at best. ;-)

7:56 am

BabbleRabble

Most of the woolies are visible now

7:56 am

hego

Hi Judi, what wooly mammoth?

7:56 am

Judi

*takes coffee to penalty box*

7:57 am

hego

what

7:57 am

periwinkle

I am not looking forward to the predicted snowstorm tomorrow night and possibley again next Tues

7:57 am

hego

Oh gosh, be right with you Judi. Make some coffee.

7:58 am

Judi

*whispers to hego* I'm just indulging BR's Antarctica fantasy.

7:58 am

hego

Oh, okay, I won't tell.

7:58 am

Nef

Have a good day Everybody. Stay warm and dry! Off to work with just 30 words left to find!

7:59 am

BabbleRabble

be well, Nef

7:59 am

hego

Bye Nurse Nef

7:59 am

Nef

Bye! <Poof!>

7:59 am

Judi

Good of you to add the flag, BR. lol.

7:59 am

hego

Peri, too much snow, already

8:00 am

BabbleRabble

Rough seas in the Southern Oceans these days

8:01 am

hego

You can see the southern ocean from ND?

8:02 am

Judi

Must get boring - eating all that king crab.

8:03 am

BabbleRabble

When the hallucinations are at their peak can see juat about anytning

8:03 am

hego

No Judi, penguin meat. And eggs.

8:03 am

periwinkle

fireworks for me, happy babbling all

8:03 am

BabbleRabble

congrats, peri

8:03 am

hego

Congrats Peri. See you later.

8:04 am

Judi

Ah, breakfast under the Aurora Borealis.

8:04 am

periwinkle

of course :)

8:04 am

hego

We need to change your medication BR. Will consult Dr Scrabbler.

8:04 am

oodleberry

hi everyone

8:05 am

oodleberry

hego when I see your name I always want to call you hugo

8:05 am

Judi

Hiya, Oodle!

8:05 am

hego

Hi Oodle

8:05 am

oodleberry

hi judi

8:05 am

BabbleRabble

hey, oodle

8:05 am

oodleberry

hi ya BR how is the great north of snow and ice?

8:06 am

BabbleRabble

Hugo is the name of Andree's dog

8:06 am

hego

You can call me Hugo if you like oodle.

8:06 am

BabbleRabble

I am so peachy keen hubba hubba

8:06 am

oodleberry

but but but it is a man's name and it isn't your name, therefore not you

8:07 am

oodleberry

hee hee BR

8:07 am

hego

My name is Helen.

8:07 am

BabbleRabble

please to meet you, Helen. My name is Old Geezer

8:08 am

oodleberry

what is the stats of the n word... it has to be ne but ya never know

8:08 am

hego

delightful name OG

8:08 am

oodleberry

my monkeys are on strike

8:08 am

hego

Do you want me to peek Oodle?

8:08 am

Judi

Ne4: a mole gone bad.

8:09 am

hego

A rogue mole!

8:09 am

oodleberry

Peek?? where?? I am confuzzled.

8:09 am

hego

at the lickety clues

8:10 am

Judi

Yes, hego! I can just see him, with his little sunglasses on - bullying the mice.

8:10 am

oodleberry

never heard of that name before in my whole entire life gee

8:10 am

hego

Gotta watch out for those moles!

8:11 am

oodleberry

mole gone bad... hmm I don,t see the connection

8:11 am

Judi

I was referring to the skin type mole you sillies.

8:12 am

hego

a Ne4 is one of those brown moles you get on your skin, oodle.

8:12 am

oodleberry

never hoid of it

8:13 am

oodleberry

i got it but I monkeyed it

8:13 am

hego

Nurse Helen will keep you informed.

8:13 am

grant

ne4 is plural of nevus

8:13 am

oodleberry

but but but

8:13 am

oodleberry

good clue grant

8:14 am

Judi

Hmmm. I think Grant needs to go the penalty box.

8:14 am

hego

Don't confuzzle him further Grant.

8:14 am

grant

just being pedantic, sorry

8:14 am

hego

All Babblers are pedantic.

8:15 am

grant

we're in good company?

8:15 am

Judi

It's a matter of semantics. Don't mind our antics.

8:15 am

hego

I hope so.

8:15 am

hego

LOL Judi

8:16 am

Judi

As we sail the Atlantic... frantic!

8:16 am

grant

I'm feeling frantic

8:16 am

hego

:-D

8:16 am

Judi

Meditate. Be tantric.

8:17 am

hego

Go Judi!

8:17 am

oodleberry

no stay Judi

8:17 am

Judi

I don't like this grid. It's far too ideosyncratic.

8:18 am

hego

Nope don't like it.

8:19 am

inge

do-de-done. What a relief after yesterday's monster.

8:19 am

Judi

YAY, Inge!!

8:19 am

hego

Hi Inge

8:19 am

oodleberry

wtg inge

8:21 am

hego

Why is widge not a word? It sounds like a word.

8:22 am

Judi

Widget is a word - although not in this grid.

8:22 am

hego

that's wh4 I'm thinking of.

8:23 am

Judi

Geesh. I'm down to 20, but I think I have to go to Lickety to finish up. *Oh, the shame.*

8:23 am

hego

No shame, Judi.

8:23 am

hego

None at all.

8:24 am

car.eeyore

Oh...back to the wee grid.

8:24 am

hego

Lots of people use Expert.

8:24 am

hego

Hi Car

8:24 am

car.eeyore

Good morning everyone!

8:24 am

Judi

Hiya, car!

8:25 am

hego

it's a mean widdle grid.

8:25 am

car.eeyore

These little ones generally are! I just was sooooo happy with the monster yesterday!

8:26 am

oodleberry

hi car

8:26 am

hego

Have to go now. BBL

8:27 am

oodleberry

think the monkeys came back to work

8:27 am

oodleberry

bbye hego

8:28 am

inge

fot to go as well, Bye

8:29 am

Judi

Finito!!

8:29 am

car.eeyore

Huzzah!

8:30 am

Judi

Anyone need clues?

8:30 am

car.eeyore

The C please?

8:31 am

Judi

C/5: Not military clothing.

8:31 am

car.eeyore

wasn't spelling it right! ty!

8:34 am

Judi

Okay. Gotta split. See you kids tomorrow!

8:35 am

oodleberry

bye judi hagd

8:35 am

car.eeyore

Bye!

8:37 am

Kaplan the Magne

17 left, but duty calls. Short grids are better for me. Yesterday just had too much.

8:38 am

car.eeyore

Oooh! NBT!

8:39 am

oodleberry

ok bbl...

8:43 am

car.eeyore

I am missing 1 G word....any oddities in there?

8:44 am

car.eeyore

I have 2 ge and 6 gi....

8:45 am

phaeton

gi6...pl the gi5

8:45 am

phaeton

ge5...ilk

8:45 am

phaeton

clue for the re6, please?

8:45 am

car.eeyore

To go back on one's word....

8:46 am

phaeton

ty caree

8:46 am

car.eeyore

There is a GE 5? That is the one I am missing then!

8:46 am

car.eeyore

No! Got it now!

8:47 am

phaeton

done

8:48 am

car.eeyore

Well done Phae!

8:48 am

car.eeyore

Just need 5 more here.

8:48 am

phaeton

need clues?

8:49 am

car.eeyore

Missing a T from the lower right....

8:49 am

car.eeyore

have ta 4, ti 4, tw x 2

8:49 am

phaeton

ta4, ti4, tw4

8:50 am

phaeton

sec

8:50 am

car.eeyore

Sorry...both the TW's are 4

8:50 am

phaeton

ta5

8:51 am

phaeton

baby talk for sorry

8:51 am

car.eeyore

got it! TY!

8:51 am

phaeton

yw

8:52 am

car.eeyore

Will come back for the 4 S's later! Have a great day all!

8:53 am

phaeton

anymore?...'heading towards the door'

8:53 am

phaeton

bye caree

9:08 am

mom2han8

can someone clue the ge5, please?

9:14 am

mom2han8

nm... got it on my own.

9:16 am

mom2han8

fireworks.. yay!

9:18 am

BabbleRabble

Congrats, mom

9:19 am

EvaNadine

mornin babblers

9:20 am

BabbleRabble

Hello.

9:21 am

EvaNadine

quiet in here. i see the small grid -- is it behaving?

9:29 am

EvaNadine

*takes a peek around and sees no one in sight*

9:30 am

BabbleRabble

Grid is about the easiest ever

9:31 am

EvaNadine

i see, im already halfway. :)

9:34 am

jmbdobie2

after yesterday i was hoping it would be smallish

9:34 am

jmbdobie2

hers

9:34 am

jmbdobie2

oops

9:38 am

wht

gex3

9:42 am

wht

gex3

9:57 am

lbdawger

nice little grid. just enough frustration to keep me going.

10:01 am

jmbdobie2

i agree lbd

10:04 am

EvaNadine

hints for the N word or the i word?

10:05 am

Vicuna

iv5 - plants that grow up buildings

10:05 am

EvaNadine

TY, thats a fish!

10:06 am

EvaNadine

noodled the N also. thanks :)

10:06 am

Vicuna

Okey-doke! =)

10:06 am

EvaNadine

thats NBT and NBS for me. :)

10:07 am

Vicuna

*applauds*

10:19 am

jmbdobie2

have to finish later tonight. emergency at work.

10:19 am

jmbdobie2

ttfn

10:52 am

aslindy

what a strange board today!

10:52 am

hurshy

i am missing the V5. anyone got it?

10:53 am

hurshy

wow, nobody had talked for half an hour before we got here, aslindy!

10:53 am

aslindy

I found a V5 - I would have spelled it with 2 Gs

10:53 am

aslindy

they must have been waiting for us to show up!

10:54 am

bojazz

anybody trying to get revenge, besides me??

10:55 am

aslindy

hurshy, did you get the v5?

10:55 am

bojazz

i got it aslindy - thx for the clue

10:55 am

aslindy

glad it helped

10:57 am

hurshy

a v and two g's... viggo mortensen is all that comes to mind

10:58 am

aslindy

lol hurshy... not quite

10:58 am

aslindy

it is a shortened form/slang for another word

10:58 am

hurshy

ohhh

10:58 am

Rhondabe

can anyi help me with iv 5?

10:58 am

Rhondabe

iviers

10:59 am

aslindy

close, rhondabe

10:59 am

Rhondabe

nevermind but thanks i was looking at wrong "i"

11:04 am

rururocks

can someone help me with the IV? I can't find it

11:05 am

aslindy

it is a plural of a plant

11:06 am

rururocks

jeez

11:06 am

rururocks

thank you

11:06 am

aslindy

you're welcome, glad to help

11:07 am

movieman

clue for the c plz

11:07 am

bojazz

hi ruru - what's goin' down today?

11:07 am

aslindy

movieman... not military

11:07 am

bojazz

ci + tp compete

11:07 am

aslindy

not sure that makes sense

11:08 am

movieman

ty lindy

11:08 am

bojazz

ci + compete

11:08 am

jmcnrick

hi all

11:08 am

bojazz

F for effort?

11:09 am

bojazz

hi jmc

11:09 am

aslindy

lol bojazz

11:09 am

aslindy

the second one made sense

11:09 am

bojazz

i seldom make sense - ask my children

11:10 am

bojazz

ask my girlfriend

11:10 am

aslindy

well, we aren't supposed to make sense to our children.

11:11 am

jmcnrick

my boy spends much of his time embarrassed by me

11:11 am

aslindy

we're supposed to embarrass our kids regularly, so that's good. =)

11:12 am

aslindy

can anyone clue the second en6, please? the en6, 27

11:12 am

bojazz

i don't embarrass my children anymore, they're used to it

11:12 am

bojazz

en + competes

11:12 am

aslindy

got it, thanks!

11:13 am

jmcnrick

he is used to being embarrased

11:13 am

aslindy

hmm, my keyboard likes to throw in a random J now and then

11:13 am

aslindy

which is totally not helpful in this grid

11:15 am

jmcnrick

J is not useful

11:16 am

bojazz

would agree with that

11:16 am

aslindy

nope. I think I need a new keyboard. It doesn't like double letters, especially E. Or even things like "ERE" - and I need those a lot!

11:16 am

jmcnrick

*dancing with joy that we agree*

11:18 am

bojazz

jumpin' jehosaphat

11:18 am

jmcnrick

(I am easily amused.)

11:18 am

aslindy

that is not in this grid, bojazz

11:18 am

aslindy

we already said, no Js... weren't you listening?

11:18 am

bojazz

i hope not - i'd never find it if it were

11:19 am

jmcnrick

help with the N please

11:19 am

bojazz

ne + compete, one letter short

11:20 am

aslindy

bojazz... is that the only clue you know? lol

11:21 am

aslindy

but thanks, I was just at that word, too!

11:21 am

bojazz

it's working for me so far :)

11:21 am

aslindy

yes, it sure is! and why change if it's working??

11:22 am

bojazz

if it ain't broke, don't fix it

11:22 am

aslindy

if it ain't broke, fix it 'til it is!

11:24 am

aslindy

ok, that clue doesn't work for the first re6, 24... got any more?

11:25 am

bojazz

re + *** (to play the wrong card, back out of a deal)

11:25 am

aslindy

no, that is the second re6

11:25 am

dcseain

re6 an old idea

11:25 am

bojazz

sorry - 1st re6 - re + **** (eggs & ****)

11:26 am

aslindy

gotcha... thanks to both

11:26 am

bojazz

eggs + ****browns

11:30 am

aslindy

wow, I am getting words I have never heard of, just totally guessing random stuff.

11:30 am

jmcnrick

guessing is key in this game

11:31 am

dcseain

i'm surprised how much military jargon is in it today

11:31 am

aslindy

wow, I am down to 4 already!

11:33 am

aslindy

fireworks!

11:33 am

aslindy

and fireworks!

11:33 am

dcseain

congrats, aslindy

11:33 am

bojazz

congrats aslindy

11:33 am

aslindy

thanks! I appreciate the clues today!

11:34 am

bojazz

just "competing"

11:35 am

aslindy

need any help before I go?

11:35 am

dcseain

no thanks, hagd, lindy

11:35 am

bojazz

yeah - the last sh5/14

11:36 am

aslindy

bojazz... it's the last sh, so it is at the ***

11:37 am

aslindy

did that help? anything else?

11:37 am

bojazz

duh, duh, duh - thx - never went close to that

11:37 am

dcseain

so sunny today. and to think, all that snow coming tomorrow and day after. sigh.

11:38 am

bojazz

ok - back to the job, later

11:38 am

aslindy

you all have a good day! see ya!

11:42 am

jmcnrick

bye bo

11:43 am

jmcnrick

i am so over snow

11:43 am

jmcnrick

bye asl

11:43 am

dcseain

so with you on that, jmc. been decades since been like this.

11:43 am

dcseain

be well, lindy

11:49 am

oodleberry

ok back

11:52 am

dcseain

hi, oodle

11:53 am

oodleberry

hi dc hru

11:57 am

oodleberry

1st gi4,6

11:57 am

oodleberry

nm

11:58 am

oodleberry

gi6 33 please

11:58 am

CadFan

plural 5/20 oodle

11:58 am

dcseain

plural the gi5.20

11:59 am

oodleberry

pffffffft

11:59 am

oodleberry

ty

11:59 am

Deeha

cant seems to find first vi4. 8. It is my last one and I am stuck!!

11:59 am

dcseain

1st gi4 - scots word for to hand something to someone

12:00 pm

Deeha

Dont know where they keep getting these archaic scottish words from but there do seem lot of them

12:00 pm

dcseain

vi4.8 - vi4 squad, ar gi4 me some advi4

12:01 pm

dcseain

haet is my fave of that lot deeha

12:01 pm

Deeha

Oh my goodness - give me a new pair of glasses someone!! Many thanks dc

12:01 pm

dcseain

yvw, deeha, and congrats

12:03 pm

EvaNadine

*yawns and curls up*
naptime?

12:03 pm

dcseain

hi, EvaNadine. tea?

12:03 pm

EvaNadine

naptime tea?

12:03 pm

Deeha

Unless anyone wants a clue I am - to use a good London expression - away on my toes!!

12:03 pm

Nancy Boy

*yawns and stretches, having just emerged from his own naptime*

12:04 pm

dcseain

greetings, Nancy

12:04 pm

dcseain

have a great evening, deeha :)

12:04 pm

Nancy Boy

Hey, Seain :)

12:04 pm

dcseain

tea makes everything nicer, EvaN :)

12:05 pm

EvaNadine

*drags NB down for another naptime*

12:05 pm

Nancy Boy

Bagsy being the big spoon. ;)

12:06 pm

dcseain

Virginia Creeper and English Ivy ar both examples of iv5

12:08 pm

oodleberry

last re6 please

12:09 pm

dcseain

re6 - fail to meet a bid in a card game or take back word on something

12:09 pm

rubyfoo

hello everybody

12:09 pm

rubyfoo

hiya oodle and seain

12:09 pm

EvaNadine

anyone know any any natural supplements a gal can take to get her emotions back on an even keel??

12:09 pm

rubyfoo

and eva

12:09 pm

rubyfoo

do you have pre-wedding jitters?

12:10 pm

oodleberry

ty dc

12:10 pm

oodleberry

3

12:10 pm

dcseain

hi, ruby

12:10 pm

Nancy Boy

sadly I am not available in tablet form ;)

12:10 pm

oodleberry

valarien root

12:11 pm

oodleberry

vspelt wrong... hold on

12:11 pm

EvaNadine

if only, NB ;)
not pre-wedding jitters.... post-moving stress. (and a healthy dose of PMS for fun)

12:11 pm

rubyfoo

valerian

12:11 pm

robbie09

Hi all Babblers

12:11 pm

dcseain

hi, robbie

12:11 pm

rubyfoo

hi robbie

12:12 pm

robbie09

still have lots of boxes to unpack EvaN?

12:12 pm

oodleberry

yes ruby has it right

12:12 pm

robbie09

hi dcseain and ruby!

12:12 pm

EvaNadine

so much to unpack, such little time...
*le sigh*

12:13 pm

dcseain

you'll manage it, Eva

12:13 pm

rubyfoo

I just spoke with friends in Washington and MD and they were talking about the huge snow predicted tonight!

12:13 pm

oodleberry

he4 6 please

12:13 pm

EvaNadine

dont remind me, ruby. we are very tired of snow here!

12:13 pm

dcseain

giggles, oodle

12:14 pm

robbie09

wow I have not heard about the snow storm

12:14 pm

Nancy Boy

hmmm, do what I did Eva, and bribe a strapping young man into unpacking for you :)

12:14 pm

rubyfoo

pulllleeeaaase, nancy b!!!!

12:14 pm

oodleberry

ty

12:15 pm

dcseain

16-24 or so inches current forecast for DC area, starting tomorrow AM and going into Sat Night

12:15 pm

rubyfoo

oodle, did you get the he4/6? both of my he's are worth 5

12:15 pm

Atalante

I'll third valerian, Eva. But don't take it if you're already taking any antidepressant

12:15 pm

rubyfoo

they were all stocking up on wine

12:16 pm

dcseain

we're all quite over the snow here. We've not seen a winter like this since 77.

12:16 pm

rubyfoo

that's what they said

12:16 pm

robbie09

oh dear poor people in DC

12:17 pm

oodleberry

especially valium

12:17 pm

dcseain

i'm just thanful that i don't need to work right now, and that the all-wheel drive can get Tom to work

12:18 pm

EvaNadine

i will look into valerian. (not taking any anti-depressants)
and NB, feel like coming over to help me unpack?
;)

12:18 pm

oodleberry

if you are taking ANY medication BEFORE you get it consult your physician

12:18 pm

rubyfoo

we still have snow on the cliffs, but no new falls

12:18 pm

EvaNadine

dc, snow this weekend, then i heard again on tuesday/wednesday and AGAIN next weekend!

12:18 pm

Nancy Boy

I'm both flattered and amused that you could ever consider me 'strapping', Eva!

12:19 pm

EvaNadine

taking nothing other than the occasional ibuprofen. :)

12:19 pm

rubyfoo

and it's around 35F at this altitude (the cliffs are higher)

12:19 pm

robbie09

there should be lots of cancellations in DC

12:19 pm

EvaNadine

i dont know so much about the strapping, but i figure youd be a great help with decorating. ;)

12:19 pm

rubyfoo

the liquor stores will run out!

12:19 pm

robbie09

lol ruby

12:19 pm

Atalante

also I always found lycopodium useful when I was having major stressy angst moment

12:20 pm

rubyfoo

I just take xanax for the angst so that I can sleep through the night

12:20 pm

robbie09

maybe 9 months from now there will be a baby boom in DC!

12:20 pm

rubyfoo

hahah my friends are too old!

12:21 pm

EvaNadine

i wouldnt be surprised, robbie!

12:21 pm

rubyfoo

that's like end-of-september babies.....Happy New Year!

12:22 pm

oodleberry

ta5 18 please

12:22 pm

hego

Hi all

12:22 pm

rubyfoo

kind of playing marble and then apple p**

12:22 pm

rubyfoo

hi hego

12:22 pm

oodleberry

1

12:22 pm

dcseain

huh. fireworks

12:23 pm

robbie09

I just got back from yoga class, it's a great stress reliever

12:23 pm

dcseain

now, must away to pick up friend from bus station downotown

12:23 pm

oodleberry

wtg dc!!!

12:23 pm

dcseain

happy babbling, yall.

12:23 pm

rubyfoo

congrats, seain

12:23 pm

rubyfoo

bye

12:23 pm

rubyfoo

oodle, the he4/6?

12:24 pm

robbie09

wtg seain

12:24 pm

oodleberry

????

12:25 pm

oodleberry

I like corned beef ha** with my eggs

12:25 pm

hego

ruby did you hash

12:25 pm

hego

Yikes, already!

12:26 pm

rubyfoo

oh my, didn't see it duh!

12:26 pm

oodleberry

hego straight and to the point doesn't beat around the bush :D

12:26 pm

hego

I don't know what i'm doing Ruby

12:26 pm

BabbleRabble

lots of good clues

12:26 pm

rubyfoo

that's our hego!!!

12:26 pm

oodleberry

ok ta5 18 please

12:26 pm

hego

Oh, yeah

12:27 pm

rubyfoo

I still have 25 left and there's no way I'll find them

12:27 pm

rubyfoo

oodle: playing marble (ta*) plus apple p**

12:27 pm

hego

BR, what happened to the moldy sauce?

12:27 pm

oodleberry

anyone?

12:28 pm

BabbleRabble

dinner

12:28 pm

rubyfoo

there it is , oodle!!!!

12:28 pm

hego

smart aleck

12:29 pm

oodleberry

je n'ai aucune idée ce que tu veux dire ruby

12:29 pm

rubyfoo

ta* + apple p**

12:30 pm

rubyfoo

ta + consonant + p**

12:30 pm

hego

How many ways you want her to tell you, boy?

12:30 pm

rubyfoo

it must be welsh!

12:31 pm

oodleberry

ok ty ruby

12:31 pm

rubyfoo

it's a bad word and a worse clue

12:31 pm

oodleberry

I didn't git the apple p** I thought it was pit

12:31 pm

hego

Ruby, what town do you live in?

12:31 pm

rubyfoo

hahah

12:31 pm

rubyfoo

veyrier du lac, which is very close to Annecy

12:31 pm

oodleberry

so hush hego be nice

12:32 pm

BabbleRabble

like apples have pits

12:32 pm

rubyfoo

but tiny

12:32 pm

hego

I want to look on a map later. ty

12:32 pm

oodleberry

or i go cwy in da cownew

12:32 pm

rubyfoo

and our apple trees have wormy apples!

12:32 pm

oodleberry

ew

12:32 pm

rubyfoo

good view in google earth, you can practically see my house

12:32 pm

hego

okay oodle, I'll try.

12:33 pm

robbie09

our apple tree did not get any apples this past year

12:33 pm

hego

Are you near a lac?

12:33 pm

rubyfoo

ours gets tons but they're disgusting. Yes, we're just above lake Annecy

12:33 pm

rubyfoo

If I turn my chair around I can see it!

12:34 pm

EvaNadine

aww, i thought i grabbed a chocolate chip cliff bar, but instead it is a chocolate fudge brownie bar.
and it looks like.... well... not like something you wanna eat...

12:34 pm

oodleberry

ruby what is the address...on second thought don,t give it to me here send it in FB please

12:34 pm

robbie09

lol Eva

12:35 pm

oodleberry

*does the fireword boogie*

12:35 pm

rubyfoo

it is really beautiful here, especially in spring and hego promised me that spring was coming this year......

12:35 pm

beachboggle

Hi babble friends

12:35 pm

rubyfoo

hi beachboggle

12:35 pm

hego

YAAAYYY!!! Oodle *-8-* *-8-* *-8-*

12:36 pm

robbie09

hi beach

12:36 pm

rubyfoo

how did you do that, oodle????

12:36 pm

oodleberry

hi your beachiness

12:36 pm

hego

It will definitely come Ruby.

12:36 pm

oodleberry

from the inbox

12:36 pm

rubyfoo

I'm stuck at 55!

12:36 pm

rubyfoo

too bad it's not my age!

12:37 pm

hego

LOL

12:37 pm

oodleberry

at the top there is home Profile Friends Inbox

12:37 pm

BabbleRabble

this grid was so easy my pet rock was disgusted

12:38 pm

EvaNadine

*envious of pet rock, as she still has 32 words left*

12:38 pm

hego

I don't think so.

12:38 pm

robbie09

you have a pet rock?

12:38 pm

oodleberry

i barely got 60% of the words to yesserday's grid

12:38 pm

rubyfoo

would you say I'm rock-dumb???

12:39 pm

hego

Nope. not me.

12:39 pm

BabbleRabble

I would not no never

12:39 pm

oodleberry

who ruby?

12:40 pm

oodleberry

you must have a very smart pet rock BR... never mind ruby

12:40 pm

rubyfoo

do you also have a chia pet? Does anybody else remember them?

12:40 pm

hego

yup

12:40 pm

oodleberry

they still advertise them

12:40 pm

rubyfoo

hahah

12:41 pm

oodleberry

it is now sponge bob

12:41 pm

robbie09

I see ads for chia pets all the time!

12:41 pm

rubyfoo

I'll bet one could make big ones in the garden by sticking together moss and chicken wire as an armature and then planting grass sed

12:41 pm

oodleberry

well hopefully the grid with be biggerer tonight

12:42 pm

oodleberry

that's an idea ruby

12:42 pm

BabbleRabble

my pet rock enjoys the hula hoop

12:42 pm

rubyfoo

I'm going to try it -- starting the design in my head right now *thinking of spring*

12:42 pm

robbie09

well the grid yesterday took me forever to complete..i hope tomorrow's grid isn't that big!

12:43 pm

Sally-catlover

Phew! Well, back from Mah Jong, husband cooking supper so here to try to finish. Hi everyone

12:43 pm

rubyfoo

I added another 50 tulips a month too late and am hoping to be pleasantly surprised

12:43 pm

robbie09

I bet your pet rock knows how to "stay";-)

12:43 pm

hego

giant chia pet. This woman has way too much time on her hands. ;-)

12:44 pm

oodleberry

you play it with tiles sally? I have only played it on line... do you set up the tiles for your opponent or what

12:44 pm

rubyfoo

hi sally! Did you win? I used to have a Japanese friend and told him I was going to organize MahJong clubs in NY for Jewish grandmas and Japanese gentlemen. He found that very funny....

12:44 pm

hego

The tulips sound great. think positively.

12:44 pm

Sally-catlover

Yes, I won! First ever time. Really I'm just learning but it's a great game.

12:45 pm

Sally-catlover

You play with tiles oodle, it's not at all the same as the online one which is just matching pairs I think.

12:45 pm

BabbleRabble

do tulips generally do better than threelips?

12:45 pm

rubyfoo

the 2nd year here, I had more than 300 tulips planted in onr part of the garden, all shades of pink, salmon and violet but most disappeared after a couple of years

12:45 pm

Sally-catlover

We play in tables of four.

12:45 pm

rubyfoo

depends what you're doing, BR

12:46 pm

oodleberry

yes matching pairs... oh and people take turns? how do you set the tiles up??

12:46 pm

robbie09

lol BR

12:46 pm

Sally-catlover

Why did they disappear ruby? Do you have squirrels and did they eat the bulbs?

12:46 pm

rubyfoo

that sounds like fun, sally. I never learned it, probably because my mother didn't play. Just learned poker from her, lol, and scrabble

12:47 pm

Sally-catlover

Oodle, first you build a wall with four sides, two deep and eighteen tiles long each side. Then you take tiles in a certain sequence onto a board a bit like a scrabble board

12:47 pm

rubyfoo

we had voles in the garden at first, so the 2nd {tulip year@ there were only about 150, the 3rd about 80. From what was left, we have about 80 of the originals, plus what I've added in the interim. The voles are gone now

12:47 pm

Sally-catlover

Then you have to try to get sets. A set of three is a Pung, and a set of four is a Kong. A pair I think doesn't count as anything.

12:48 pm

robbie09

last year after someone cut off the flowers of all my tulips..the bulbs were not touched...weird.

12:48 pm

BabbleRabble

▓▓▓▓▓▓

12:48 pm

oodleberry

kewel

12:48 pm

hego

Showing off again

12:48 pm

oodleberry

BR is cubing up

12:48 pm

rubyfoo

do you have deer robbie?

12:48 pm

Sally-catlover

The first to get all the tiles in sets gets Mah Jong.

12:49 pm

robbie09

i've only seen one deer

12:49 pm

oodleberry

sounds like fun but you have to use your whits to set it up eh?

12:49 pm

Sally-catlover

We have the rules!

12:50 pm

rubyfoo

was he smiling?

12:50 pm

Sally-catlover

And we don't play for money, or too seriously. Not like the Chinese who apparently play very fast and for money.

12:50 pm

robbie09

lol

12:50 pm

rubyfoo

and the Japanese, too

12:51 pm

rubyfoo

good night, friends, stasis at 55. See you tomorrow!

12:51 pm

oodleberry

I went to the china town in Montreal and went into this one store and asked him what are the rules... he says... oh you will have to buy it to find out. I said no thank you for 200$ no thank you very much indeed.

12:51 pm

robbie09

bye ruby

12:52 pm

Sally-catlover

Just seen your messages in FB, ruby. Will go and answer in a minute.

12:52 pm

BabbleRabble

be well, ruby

12:52 pm

rubyfoo

bye robbie and sally and oodle and hego if you're still here

12:52 pm

Sally-catlover

Think the official rules are online oodle.

12:52 pm

rubyfoo

and BR with the 3lips

12:52 pm

oodleberry

bonne soirée ruby

12:53 pm

hego

I finally got into this grid. You just keep making stuff up until it accepts something. Oh,no wait, that's every day.

12:53 pm

rubyfoo

et a toi, oodle

12:53 pm

oodleberry

I shall have to look them up sally going to google them right now

12:53 pm

hego

Nite Ruby a domain

12:53 pm

rubyfoo

drifting off with a big hahah for hego!!!

12:53 pm

hego

LOL

12:54 pm

BabbleRabble

☺

12:54 pm

hego

very cute

12:55 pm

hego

He'll do anything for attention.

12:55 pm

BabbleRabble

yep

12:55 pm

hego

:-D

12:55 pm

robbie09

you have a nice smile BR

12:56 pm

hego

and a very small head.

12:56 pm

BabbleRabble

♣

12:56 pm

robbie09

lol it is a bit small

12:57 pm

hego

clubs

12:57 pm

oodleberry

uh oh the kids are back

12:57 pm

oodleberry

;-)

12:58 pm

movieman

i have the en7, clue for the other 7 plz

12:58 pm

robbie09

entertain us BR..lol

12:59 pm

hego

wa7 plural of wa6

12:59 pm

movieman

ty hego

1:00 pm

hego

yw MM

1:00 pm

BabbleRabble

₧

1:01 pm

oodleberry

ok see you all later or tomorrow

1:01 pm

robbie09

bye oodle

1:01 pm

hego

Bye bye Oodle. Be good.

1:01 pm

Sally-catlover

Bye for now oodle.

1:04 pm

robbie09

dogs are barking to be let out. be back in a few.

1:05 pm

hego

bbl 9 left.

1:08 pm

Trifioso

hey y'all! Back from work, and only 18 left. A good day...

1:09 pm

Trifioso

man, can I clear a room or WHAT?!

1:10 pm

Sally-catlover

lol Trif. Just trying to monkey my last word.

1:10 pm

Trifioso

oh hey there - how was mahjong?

1:11 pm

Sally-catlover

I won! Yay!

1:11 pm

Trifioso

yay!

1:12 pm

Trifioso

please - how many tw- words do we have today?

1:13 pm

Sally-catlover

Two Trif.

1:13 pm

Trifioso

ty

1:13 pm

Sally-catlover

Just got my last word! Would never have got that without the monkeys, stupid spelling of kind of tent.

1:13 pm

Trifioso

huzzah!!!

1:13 pm

Trifioso

you are on a winning roll today, sally!

1:14 pm

Sally-catlover

Should I do the lottery to you think?

1:14 pm

Trifioso

I have that tent one, trying to monkey my last t here..../

1:14 pm

Sally-catlover

I think this was such a hard grid, but nice feeling of being done without any lists.

1:15 pm

Sally-catlover

Do you need any hunts?

1:15 pm

Trifioso

ha! got that ornery last t

1:15 pm

Trifioso

I agree sally. if you promise you wont' tell, I will reveal -- at the bottom of my profile I keep a little count of how many times I have gotten fireworks with out a the list

1:17 pm

Sally-catlover

I won't tell, and of course I haven't just had a peep at yoiur profile to check the number :-)

1:18 pm

Trifioso

:0 16. Not so big, but still...

1:19 pm

Sally-catlover

I don't have this puritanical streak that some Babblers have about the lists - I find it funny when they boast about it, but then ask for clues left right and centre in the chog. Some difference!

1:19 pm

Sally-catlover

It's a good idea to keep count though.

1:19 pm

Trifioso

indeed, sally. I do ask for hints now and then, but mostly I just steal them when others ask!

1:19 pm

Sally-catlover

Anyone need any clues before I go and eat?

1:19 pm

Scrabbler

Hello Babblers

1:20 pm

Trifioso

hello scrabbler! and thanks sally, but I think I am set for now....

1:20 pm

Sally-catlover

Hi Scrabbler. Just off to eat so Hi and Bye ...

1:20 pm

Scrabbler

42 to go. I'll find some more before a walk in the sunshine.

1:20 pm

Sally-catlover

Gone then

1:23 pm

Trifioso

is it warm with you scrabbler, or just sunny?

1:24 pm

Scrabbler

30 F but quite sunny! I took the day off and have been cleaning--vacuuming bunnies' rooms.

1:24 pm

Trifioso

aren't ALL your rooms bunny rooms?

1:25 pm

Scrabbler

4 of the bedrooms = bunny rooms. LOL

1:27 pm

Scrabbler

Are you off today or on a break, Trif?

1:28 pm

Trifioso

neither scrabbler - was in this morning until 12:30, and now am home with sick child. fun! I should be cleaning, but I am being mad lazy. have only 5 left, so I am trying to get it done.

1:29 pm

Trifioso

in general terms, are you happy with new job?

1:30 pm

Scrabbler

Oh, yes! Partners = kind, supportive, relaxed, not workaholics and with intact egos. Toughest part = rural poverty and its effects on families/parenting/children. I want to adopt most of the kids.

1:32 pm

Trifioso

ok, this may sound like a weird one, but do you ever hug, high five, etc with the kids you see? We had a staff meeting today, and were basically read the riot act against any sort of contact with the kids. I get what they were saying, but it is SUCH a bummer. So many of these kids feel like complete losers, and could use a hug now and then.

1:33 pm

sallyds

Monkeying like mad but not getting the ge5.

1:33 pm

Trifioso

type of book, movie, etc. sallyds.

1:33 pm

Scrabbler

I am very big on pats/touches/hugs! I ask kids first if I may hug them. "Can I have a hug? You are such a sweet girl/boy?" Parents are in room except for adolescents.

1:34 pm

sallyds

Bless you Trif. Fireworks!

1:34 pm

Trifioso

yes, well, that is the issue right there- we are one on one with our students. :( I like hugs.....kind of hate that this is where we are now.

1:34 pm

Trifioso

huzzah for sally!

1:34 pm

Scrabbler

Last week I saw a depressed 17 yr old girl. At end of discussion I asked her if she wanted a hug. Now maybe I am placing myself at risk, but, yes, kids need support, hope, caring...

1:35 pm

Scrabbler

Yay Sally!

1:35 pm

Trifioso

I bet she loved that hug, scrabbler....

1:36 pm

Scrabbler

Poor girl--Dad left home 2 yrs ago for a man, announced he was gay, left Mom with 4 daughters, this is oldest girl--confused, angry, sad.

1:37 pm

Scrabbler

SO many kids are not getting their emotional needs met by their parents because the parents are emotionally needy.

1:37 pm

Trifioso

FIREWORKS!!!! woot woot

1:38 pm

Scrabbler

yahoo trif!

1:38 pm

Scrabbler

I have 11 to go and I think I will just finish this out then go for a walk

1:38 pm

Trifioso

yes, scrabbler, I can see that already. most of the kids I see have really nice parents, who obviously care enough about them to bring them for extra academic support, but every now and then we do get a doozy. Last year a 16 year old was brought in by distraught parents. He got a B in English, and they lost their minds.

1:40 pm

Scrabbler

Yes, so many kids are expected to please their parents in every way--academics, sports, music. Parents cannot accept anything other than A student.

1:40 pm

Scrabbler

trophy kids

1:41 pm

Trifioso

tools come in all shapes and sizes, I guess

1:41 pm

SeaSpray

I have a question, do you then counsel the parents?

1:41 pm

Scrabbler

iv5 please?

1:42 pm

Scrabbler

I discuss strengths, weaknesses, gifts, talents, learning styles, etc with kids and parents.

1:43 pm

Scrabbler

There are all variations--parents that expect nothing and do not push their kids, and parents who expect A's only

1:44 pm

jessmom

My UPS driver has a greenhouse containing possibly the world's largest collection of iv5....

1:44 pm

SeaSpray

do the parents who have those high expectations "get it"?

1:44 pm

Trifioso

more than one green leafy vine, scrabbler

1:44 pm

Scrabbler

Geez, i thought that was a phantom! TY

1:44 pm

Plutarch

Any clues for the re6 or the ge5?

1:44 pm

Trifioso

I am not allowed to discuss anything with the parents directly, due to my level at the company I am with, but there are consultants who do.

1:45 pm

Trifioso

the ge 5 is used to describe what type of movie or book you might like - romance ge5, horror ge5, etc.

1:45 pm

Trifioso

the re5 is used to describe someone who backs out on a deal, but it's not how I would spell it!

1:45 pm

Scrabbler

No, SS, as there are so many materialistic parents that want to show off their kids' achievements---demands for ADHD meds to enhance academic performance, tutoring, etc

1:47 pm

Scrabbler

Uno for me!

1:47 pm

SeaSpray

sad...my daughters fiance was on ADHD meds because he needed to be, he stopped them and went on to become a state trooper

1:47 pm

Scrabbler

Done! I haven't finished a grid in a long time. TY for clues.

1:48 pm

SeaSpray

my daughter is very, very supportive

1:48 pm

Trifioso

huzzah for scrabbler!

1:48 pm

Trifioso

okay, let's go add value, scrabbler!

1:48 pm

SeaSpray

congrats Scrabb

1:49 pm

Scrabbler

Inattention/impulsivity can be overcome without medication.

1:49 pm

Scrabbler

OK, off for a walk in the sun.

1:50 pm

SeaSpray

yes, and he did it, we are all very proud of him

1:51 pm

Plutarch

Thank you

2:05 pm

ChloeKat

en6/30?

2:05 pm

bichon

Chloe, salad lettuce

2:05 pm

ChloeKat

thanks bichon

2:06 pm

bichon

yvw

2:12 pm

ChloeKat

any help on re6/24 but not the one that is going over something again? This is my last one

2:13 pm

bojazz

re6/24 - back out of a deal, play the wrong card

2:13 pm

ChloeKat

thanks so much bojazz

2:13 pm

ChloeKat

thanks for all the help . . . fireworks!

2:14 pm

bojazz

yw - can't resist a nice smile

2:14 pm

bojazz

congrats Chloe

2:14 pm

ChloeKat

you're sweet . . . enjoy the rest of your day

2:27 pm

bichon

the other re, going over again, a hint maybe please

2:28 pm

bichon

nm, got it

2:30 pm

hego

Hi again, hope to finish.

2:36 pm

hego

Can someone give me a clue for the first re 6, pls?

2:39 pm

SeaSpray

add the ha4,6

2:40 pm

hego

Oh gosh! ty Sea. fish for me.

2:40 pm

SeaSpray

yw

2:42 pm

SeaSpray

til tomorrow...

2:42 pm

hego

Bye Sea

2:42 pm

hego

ty again

2:43 pm

hego

Fireworks! See All tomorrow.

2:44 pm

herekittykitty

i need help with en6 please

2:44 pm

hego

Hi Ktty, I'll lok

2:44 pm

hego

first or second?

2:44 pm

herekittykitty

hi! hego

2:45 pm

herekittykitty

1st

2:45 pm

hego

first is a light green lettuce. 2nd is to be jealous of.

2:46 pm

hego

Plural lettuce for the 7

2:46 pm

herekittykitty

ahhhh, thanks!!

2:46 pm

hego

good!

2:46 pm

hego

Anything else?

2:47 pm

herekittykitty

maybe

2:47 pm

hego

Can't stay too long.

2:47 pm

herekittykitty

im good

2:48 pm

hego

Bye then.

2:51 pm

hego

checking icon

3:00 pm

Kaplan the Magne

re6 and the last en6 please?

3:02 pm

Kaplan the Magne

The first re6 and the last en7 that is

3:02 pm

herekittykitty

to argue about something again, and to be jelous

3:02 pm

lynxxx

en6 is the plural of en*y

3:02 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I mean the last en6. Sorry- distracted

3:03 pm

lynxxx

1st re6, clues just under

3:05 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Its my last one - the re6...

3:05 pm

Kaplan the Magne

T

3:05 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Not the one that means go back on your promise-

3:06 pm

lynxxx

look at 2.39

3:07 pm

Kaplan the Magne

BINGO- fireworks. That wasn't too hard at all!

3:07 pm

lynxxx

Congrats Kap!

3:08 pm

forwardbyfaith

ta5,18 please?

3:08 pm

lynxxx

ta & David Bo***

3:08 pm

forwardbyfaith

ty lynxx!

3:44 pm

Patxxx

Hi everyone, got no more time and still need ti4/5. Driving me mad and I don't want to leave it short of 1 word. Clue please please!

3:44 pm

jmcnrick

don t have it yet gi4 a minute

3:44 pm

JBV

hi Pat, do you have the native american traveling home?

3:44 pm

JBV

and good afternoon, everyone

3:45 pm

jmcnrick

that's it jbv! ty

3:46 pm

Patxxx

There is only 1 ti - plus I don't know what a native american travelling home would be.

3:46 pm

JBV

I need one more V - have ve 4 and two vi's

3:47 pm

JBV

usually spelled with different vowels, pat

3:47 pm

jmcnrick

tve5/20

3:47 pm

jmcnrick

sorry ve5/20

3:48 pm

jmcnrick

normally has a double letter in it jbv

3:48 pm

JBV

ah, got it, thanks!

3:48 pm

jmcnrick

yw

3:48 pm

jmcnrick

8 left

3:49 pm

JBV

6 here

3:49 pm

jmcnrick

:-) go jbv go!

3:49 pm

JBV

i think widge should be a word, i've only tried it about a dozen times

3:49 pm

jmcnrick

i was just looking at that word as a possibility!

3:50 pm

Patxxx

Sorry too tired and I feel like I've monkeyed to whole of bush Africa. Still need ti 4/5. H*E*L*P

3:50 pm

jmcnrick

sounds like the american indian house sometimes called wigwam

3:50 pm

JBV

ti 4 - add mathematical symbol for 3.14 or whatever

3:51 pm

JBV

i know there are people in this world who have memorized that figure to the 1000th decimal, but i'm not one of them ;)

3:51 pm

jmcnrick

not me either jbv!

3:52 pm

jmcnrick

first wa 4/8 please

3:53 pm

JBV

don't have all the w's but first one I have is to pause, linger, hold your horses, etc.

3:53 pm

jmcnrick

ack! that is it ty

3:53 pm

lbdawger

wa4.8 until you find the word, you'll smack yourself silly

3:53 pm

jmcnrick

4 left

3:53 pm

jmcnrick

*smack*

3:54 pm

lbdawger

go jmc!

3:54 pm

Patxxx

I know I did that word before but have had probs with vanishing words and it said I needed words that I actually did. Silly me for not remembering probs and re-entering. GOT FIREWORKS************ TA VERY MUCH x

3:54 pm

JBV

congrats, Patxxx!!!

3:54 pm

lbdawger

whooooo hooooo Patxxx

3:55 pm

jmcnrick

whooo hoooo pat

3:56 pm

grammagum

Clue for the second re624, please.

3:56 pm

JBV

to go back on a promise, gramma

3:56 pm

Patxxx

Missing word is 'more words than I actually did'. Night night all xx

3:57 pm

lbdawger

Night Patxxx

3:58 pm

bojazz

re6/24 = to back out of a deal, misplay at cards

3:59 pm

bojazz

hi Babblers - home & it's Miller Time!

4:00 pm

JBV

fireworks! had to go to the list for the last 3!

4:00 pm

JBV

hi bo!

4:01 pm

bojazz

hi JBV

4:02 pm

phandmd

Hi guys; I need for W's: I have WA 4:8, 4:9, 6:33, 4:8; WI 4:11, 5:24. What am I missing?

4:03 pm

grammagum

Thank you JBV and bojazz for re6,24 clues.

4:03 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hooojbv

4:03 pm

JBV

after the 7, there's one more wa,

4:03 pm

JBV

then two wh

4:04 pm

bojazz

ooooops - congrats JBV

4:04 pm

jmcnrick

bo don't you have a better beer than miller?

4:05 pm

bojazz

actually i prefer Shock Top, the best! Miller Time is just an expression we use around her

4:05 pm

phandmd

ok, got 2 WH 4:9 and 5/20 And I got the WA 7, still missing 1 more

4:05 pm

jmcnrick

ah!

4:06 pm

bojazz

wa4/8 - rhynes with a stinging insect

4:06 pm

JBV

wa 4/8 - archaic verb

4:06 pm

jmcnrick

sh5?

4:06 pm

lbdawger

sh + not beginning

4:06 pm

JBV

sh + opposite of beginning

4:07 pm

bojazz

sh5/14 - sh*** (it's over)

4:07 pm

phandmd

I think I have that: past tense of he is and a cross letter?

4:07 pm

JBV

hi lbd!

4:07 pm

JBV

yes, phand

4:07 pm

lbdawger

hi jbv!

4:07 pm

bojazz

better clue - JBV

4:07 pm

jmcnrick

never heard of it! (so wh4's new about th4?)

4:07 pm

JBV

there are 3 wh - one is a plural

4:07 pm

bojazz

hi dawg

4:07 pm

lbdawger

hi bo

4:07 pm

phandmd

I have 5 WA's 2 WH's and 2 WI's

4:07 pm

JBV

sorry I misclued earlier

4:08 pm

phandmd

ok looing

4:08 pm

bojazz

need one for fireworks...

4:08 pm

lbdawger

need another wh, phan

4:08 pm

jmcnrick

1 left

4:08 pm

phandmd

got it thanks, no last word, I need a G

4:08 pm

lbdawger

go bo!

4:08 pm

lbdawger

go jmc!

4:09 pm

phandmd

I have 3 GE, 5 GI

4:09 pm

phandmd

I need a 6 ltr word

4:09 pm

JBV

6 gi

4:09 pm

JBV

add a plural to the 5 - these are some really strange plurals!

4:09 pm

jmcnrick

finished with a fish he 4/7

4:09 pm

lbdawger

plural the 5. 20, phan

4:09 pm

phandmd

Did it!

4:10 pm

lbdawger

whooooo hooooooo JMC!!!

4:10 pm

JBV

hooray for jmc!

4:10 pm

bojazz

fireworks!

4:10 pm

JBV

and phand!

4:10 pm

JBV

and bo!

4:10 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hoo phand

4:10 pm

JBV

blinded by the fireworks here!

4:10 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hoo bo!

4:10 pm

lbdawger

whooooo hoooooo BO!!

4:10 pm

lbdawger

whooooo hoooooo Phan!!!

4:10 pm

jmcnrick

*puts on sunglasses*

4:10 pm

bojazz

last word was right there in my face! i spent an hour looking for it DUH

4:10 pm

phandmd

Thanks for the clues

4:10 pm

bojazz

congrats Phan

4:11 pm

bojazz

now - what to do for the rest of the evening???

4:11 pm

lbdawger

th4's wh4 i was pondering, bo

4:11 pm

bojazz

will clue for any in need...

4:12 pm

JBV

i'll be checking the weather forecast for tomorrow - how much snow? hoping it's just a little

4:13 pm

phandmd

guess, I am gonna clean up the family room now; We are expecting up to 30 inches here in Frederick, MD

4:13 pm

KatieMcG

evening everyone x

4:13 pm

bojazz

hi Katie

4:13 pm

JBV

No! 30 inches? heaven help us

4:13 pm

lbdawger

bye phan. 30 inches! yikes!

4:13 pm

lbdawger

hi katie

4:13 pm

phandmd

That's what the weather map just said!

4:14 pm

JBV

I hope not - I will have to decide by tomorrow whether to cancel Saturday classes for a program I'm in charge of and we hate to cancel

4:14 pm

lbdawger

i hope it's a typo, phan! th4's a lot of snow!

4:14 pm

phandmd

where are you?

4:14 pm

JBV

central new jersey

4:15 pm

phandmd

not sure what is being called for there.

4:16 pm

JBV

phand is Prince William County in MD or VA?

4:16 pm

phandmd

VA

4:16 pm

JBV

ok, thanks

4:17 pm

bojazz

no snow here - dammit!

4:17 pm

phandmd

My kid's youth group is going to PA (Seven Springs) for a ski trip. They are leaving earlier than originally planned.

4:17 pm

JBV

you really don't want to shovel out cars, driveways, do you bo?

4:18 pm

bojazz

except for '73, it never gets really deep and then seldom lasts more than 12-18 hours

4:19 pm

bojazz

bad part of snow here is people think they know how to drive in it and 90% of them don't have a clue

4:19 pm

phandmd

NJ is under a blizzard warning

4:20 pm

lbdawger

major mid-atlantic blizzard warning!

4:20 pm

JBV

oh dear

4:21 pm

bojazz

in '73 we had as much as 24" in some places and the area was virtually shutdown for a week - helicopters were used to get food & supplies & transport sick people from the country

4:22 pm

phandmd

where was this, Bojazz?

4:22 pm

bojazz

south carolina

4:24 pm

phandmd

alright, I gotta go now then chores must get done!

4:25 pm

JBV

i'll be back in a bit - good luck to those still working on the grid

4:28 pm

pippingeek

hello all!

4:30 pm

oodleberry

oh DUH, I already finished!!

4:31 pm

pippingeek

oodle, that's one i haven't heard before

4:33 pm

pippingeek

huh, i killed the chog. guess i'll have to come back later

4:34 pm

oodleberry

???

4:36 pm

pippingeek

apparently everyone was talking till i came, so i killed it!

4:36 pm

pippingeek

must be the scary icon with the gun. it's okay, i won't shoot anyone!

4:37 pm

mathx

ughh

4:37 pm

mathx

i suck at this!

4:37 pm

jmcnrick

hang in there math!

4:37 pm

jmcnrick

hi pip

4:37 pm

pippingeek

takes time, math, practice makes it muchmuch easier

4:37 pm

pippingeek

hi jmc

4:37 pm

jmcnrick

you need clues math?

4:38 pm

mathx

sure, thanx

4:38 pm

jmcnrick

after a year I can do okay on most days! lol

4:38 pm

oodleberry

math I still suck at this... when there is a big grid I don,t finish half of them

4:38 pm

mathx

he, i;ve only got seven

4:39 pm

pippingeek

it's a very supportive crowd, keep at it

4:39 pm

pippingeek

have you tried using lickety's clues (link below) to help you see what to look for?

4:39 pm

jmcnrick

do you have the water birds? er4/4 and its plural er 5/10 and the other plural water bird er 4/4 that sounds just the same?

4:40 pm

BabbleRabble

If I find all the words, I generally finish

4:40 pm

pippingeek

funny how it works that way br

4:40 pm

oodleberry

is that how it works BR???

4:41 pm

lbdawger

you are amazing, BR!

4:41 pm

mathx

lickety's clues? whats that?

4:41 pm

oodleberry

at the bottom you will see a link

4:41 pm

pippingeek

math, look under the friends of babble links, open it in a new tab or window

4:42 pm

pippingeek

you can cut and paste your words from the word list on this page into that page, it makes it much easier to search cause it gives you the 1st 2 letter and the # of letters in each word

4:43 pm

mathx

thanx, but i still can't get anything!

4:43 pm

lbdawger

i'd be bald without lickety or those who post the list elsewhere.

4:44 pm

pippingeek

and some days you just can't seem to see them, when it's easier other days

4:44 pm

lbdawger

math, you might want to click on the help button. it has good information there, as well as angelsong's page.

4:44 pm

pippingeek

oops, pb for me

4:45 pm

mathx

this was alot easier yesterday. i got 61 words in 20 minutes, but i did it with my class

4:46 pm

lbdawger

this is a small grid, but not really an easy one for a newbie. keep at it, math. you can do it

4:46 pm

pippingeek

extra eyes always make it easier, thats why we give one another clues a lot of the time

4:46 pm

oodleberry

what class? do you teach a class or did classmates help you??

4:47 pm

mathx

do u guys no each other, and do u guys go on babble everyday?

4:47 pm

speedfreak

please help with the one lonely i word thanks

4:47 pm

Rhondabe

can anyi help me with sh 5 please?

4:47 pm

mathx

oodle-i don't teach, i'm a kid

4:47 pm

oodleberry

just know each other from here

4:47 pm

mathx

oh

4:48 pm

BabbleRabble

the nice thing about finding a word is you can stop looking for it if you want to

4:48 pm

Good Enough

hello babblers!

4:48 pm

lbdawger

poison iv***, speed

4:48 pm

speedfreak

BR you are so full of wisdom tonight

4:48 pm

pippingeek

hello good!

4:48 pm

Good Enough

BR you are so very wise

4:48 pm

oodleberry

sh+ not the beginning but the ***

4:48 pm

speedfreak

thanks lbdawger

4:48 pm

lbdawger

or you can obsess over them and put in hundreds that aren't there!

4:49 pm

Rhondabe

thanks oodle(s)!!

4:49 pm

lbdawger

yw, speed

4:49 pm

oodleberry

yw

4:49 pm

mathx

oh, and my name is because i don't like math

4:50 pm

oodleberry

hi good

4:50 pm

mathx

wow. i'm so bad, i still have only 13 words, my teacher would be so dissapointed

4:50 pm

oodleberry

math sometimes I don't think I have a brain. ;-)

4:50 pm

lbdawger

math is a wonderful subject! find someone who really knows what they are doing with math and get help from him or her. Most people hate math cuz they are/were taught by those who also hate math.

4:51 pm

Good Enough

hi oodle

4:51 pm

mathx

oodleberry, r u from Canada? i am

4:51 pm

oodleberry

Quebec city

4:51 pm

mathx

toronto

4:51 pm

oodleberry

I live here... was born in NY

4:51 pm

lbdawger

GE, I love your icon. it always makes me smile!

4:51 pm

inge

Guten Abend, is Scrabbler still here? My server wont send my email to her. what

4:51 pm

oodleberry

Canada is kewel

4:51 pm

BabbleRabble

* What is a 'forum'?
* Two-um plus two-um.

4:52 pm

mathx

:) i like canada. but, i moved.

4:52 pm

lbdawger

*giggle* BR you are in rare form

4:52 pm

lbdawger

i best be getting something fixed for dinner. bbl

4:53 pm

inge

what;s up?

4:53 pm

oodleberry

your icon is priceless Ibd

4:53 pm

Good Enough

thanks lbdawger. get up and do the snoopy dance!

4:53 pm

inge

haha, RB

4:53 pm

jmcnrick

very nice BR

4:53 pm

oodleberry

*does the snoopy boogie*

4:54 pm

jmcnrick

dance dance dance

4:54 pm

mathx

ughhh. im just giving up. bye!

4:54 pm

oodleberry

bbye math

4:54 pm

Good Enough

excellent oodle - bet you're smiling

4:54 pm

jmcnrick

math did you find a word with end at the end?

4:55 pm

oodleberry

:D

5:00 pm

oodleberry

boo

5:00 pm

pippingeek

eek!

5:01 pm

pippingeek

more than halfway but 2 short of nbt. do i list...?

5:01 pm

oodleberry

sorry I didn't mean to scareded you

5:02 pm

pippingeek

s'okay, i got a heart strong as a ox

5:02 pm

oodleberry

just wunnering if there were peoples here

5:02 pm

pippingeek

more importantly, i can't decide whether or not to go rock climbing

5:02 pm

Ab501u73 0wnag3

anybody get the c word?

5:03 pm

pippingeek

i've already worked today, and went for a short quasi-run with mom

5:03 pm

pippingeek

i could do more, but i also have some serious post-nasal drip going on. and no climbing buddy. so torn!

5:03 pm

Ab501u73 0wnag3

cren

5:03 pm

pippingeek

sorry, no c-word here

5:04 pm

Ab501u73 0wnag3

k

5:04 pm

pippingeek

it's the upper right hand c

5:04 pm

Ab501u73 0wnag3

im just randomly guessing now

5:04 pm

pippingeek

the left hand c doesn't begin anything

5:04 pm

oodleberry

it is short for not military... ci5

5:05 pm

pippingeek

see, i've never seen that without the dbl consonant, so i didn't guess it

5:06 pm

pippingeek

i hate when they do that!

5:06 pm

jmcnrick

we all randomly guess from time to time

5:06 pm

jmcnrick

if it is not criminal law it is ci** law

5:06 pm

pippingeek

okay any hints on the lone n for nbt?

5:06 pm

jmcnrick

make that word slang

5:07 pm

Ab501u73 0wnag3

nope havent gotten n yet

5:07 pm

jmcnrick

ne 4/7

5:07 pm

oodleberry

rhymes with the dungerees

5:07 pm

jmcnrick

if you are not in uniform you are in your ci***

5:08 pm

oodleberry

jeans that is

5:08 pm

jmcnrick

iv5=plural plant that climbs walls

5:08 pm

jmcnrick

vi5=c+iv5 minus the s

5:09 pm

jmcnrick

*bangs head on wall*

5:09 pm

Ab501u73 0wnag3

gosh i still cant get c

5:10 pm

jmcnrick

did you get the iv5?

5:10 pm

Ab501u73 0wnag3

no

5:10 pm

jmcnrick

start there

5:10 pm

Ab501u73 0wnag3

k

5:11 pm

jmcnrick

iv5=plural plants which climb walls

5:11 pm

jmcnrick

the hollies and the iv***

5:11 pm

Ab501u73 0wnag3

thanks i got it

5:12 pm

jmcnrick

okay now take that word and use it in the clue ci5=c+iv5 minus s

5:13 pm

Good Enough

thanks for the ci

5:13 pm

jmcnrick

and vi4 = tries/competes

5:13 pm

jmcnrick

yw good

5:13 pm

welki

hello, babblers!

5:13 pm

jmcnrick

hi welki!

5:13 pm

Good Enough

hi welki

5:13 pm

oodleberry

good morning welki!!! :D

5:14 pm

jmcnrick

en6=en+ vi4

5:14 pm

pippingeek

hi welki

5:14 pm

jmcnrick

have you finished welki?

5:14 pm

Ab501u73 0wnag3

omg thank you jmc

5:14 pm

welki

nope, have you?

5:15 pm

jmcnrick

yes so I thought i would warn you that i am doing remedial cluing to help a newbie get the hand of it

5:15 pm

jmcnrick

so you may (or may not) want to close the chog for a short time

5:15 pm

welki

thanks for the heads up ... i can always use a hand up :)

5:15 pm

jmcnrick

don't take it to heart ab501 I had someone else clue like this for me from time to time

5:16 pm

jmcnrick

yw ab501

5:17 pm

jmcnrick

so do you need some more clues ab501?

5:17 pm

Ab501u73 0wnag3

yup

5:17 pm

jmcnrick

I have about 45 minutes to kill here

5:17 pm

Ab501u73 0wnag3

im okay

5:18 pm

jmcnrick

do you have the three wa words which are about laundry?

5:18 pm

Ab501u73 0wnag3

im gonna try to get these myself

5:18 pm

jmcnrick

go for it ab501 but just know people here (usually) are ready to help

5:19 pm

Ab501u73 0wnag3

yup

5:21 pm

pippingeek

wow, 16 left, this is going fast once i listed!

5:22 pm

welki

i like baba ganouj .. but like saying it even more :)

5:22 pm

jmcnrick

it is tasty welki

5:22 pm

jmcnrick

why do you mention it?

5:22 pm

jmcnrick

go pip go

5:22 pm

welki

because i'm babbling while ganoujing

5:23 pm

pippingeek

i have never heard of sw5/6 before. i refuse to believe they are real words

5:23 pm

pippingeek

and i kicked butt playing balderdash with my friend's family last night!

5:24 pm

jmcnrick

babble helps with things like that pip

5:24 pm

pippingeek

oh, the meaning is even better...

5:24 pm

welki

;)

5:25 pm

Jeff7

the sw 5/6 should mean when you trade your female spouse.....no offense ladies :)

5:27 pm

welki

remember it from the miller's tale

5:28 pm

jmcnrick

none taken jef

5:28 pm

welki

of all the things to remember, i remember, "nicholas let fly a fart" and "thus swived was this carpenter's wife"

5:29 pm

jmcnrick

how well read you are welki!

5:30 pm

welki

ya think? hardly

5:30 pm

welki

attribute the random memories to high school yuk-yuks

5:31 pm

Ab501u73 0wnag3

gah i only have 36 words

5:31 pm

Ab501u73 0wnag3

and ive been working for like half an hour

5:32 pm

welki

first time, ab?

5:32 pm

Ab501u73 0wnag3

yup

5:32 pm

Ab501u73 0wnag3

lol i just got the word "shat"

5:32 pm

welki

don't let anyone kid you, there is a steep learning curve to the strategy of solving these puzzles. mostly, it's time and experience .. give yourself a couple of weeks and see

5:32 pm

pippingeek

fireworks!

5:33 pm

welki

wtg pip!

5:33 pm

Ab501u73 0wnag3

k

5:34 pm

pippingeek

that ta5 almost killed me, but then i remembered it from a past puzzle

5:35 pm

welki

11 left here ... thinking about listing

5:36 pm

pippingeek

okay, think i will opt for the climbing after all. see you all later

5:36 pm

pippingeek

*poof*

5:36 pm

welki

bye pippin

5:38 pm

Ab501u73 0wnag3

cant get the last V word...

5:39 pm

Ab501u73 0wnag3

nevermind just got it

5:39 pm

welki

yay :)

5:42 pm

Zeecon

testing....

5:42 pm

welki

almost done .. can i help you, ab? (jm? did you leave)

5:43 pm

welki

hi, zeecon! nix doxie :) (i live in canada, moved here from sussex county, nj!)

5:43 pm

Ab501u73 0wnag3

um i need 2 more W words i have wait wash washer wast what when wive and wives

5:43 pm

welki

oooh, careful. rule is never to post grid words in the chat.

5:43 pm

Zeecon

thanks, i live in south jersey

5:43 pm

Ab501u73 0wnag3

ooh sorry

5:43 pm

welki

you need to pluralize one of those words, ab

5:44 pm

welki

i have kids that live in eatontown and somerset

5:44 pm

Zeecon

we just spent $4000 on getting him well, so he is the darling of the house (once again)

5:44 pm

Zeecon

my sister lives in long branch!

5:44 pm

welki

poor pup ... we have dogs, too. (our cat is having oral surgery on monday, big bucks there, too)

5:45 pm

Ab501u73 0wnag3

k got it

5:45 pm

welki

my daughter used to live in long branch :) i love going to the boardwalk there ... ahhhh, cannolis at carmela's :)

5:45 pm

Ab501u73 0wnag3

ty

5:45 pm

Zeecon

he is only 5, just diagnosed with diabetes, but it was a little scary there for a while

5:46 pm

Zeecon

it'll feel like Canada here tomorrow, we are supposed to get over a foot of snow

5:46 pm

Gadget

Is it a tough grid today?

5:46 pm

welki

eww. my condolences

5:46 pm

welki

no, gadget, it's a fun grid

5:46 pm

Ab501u73 0wnag3

grr need 1 more W

5:47 pm

welki

wa**e not, want not?

5:47 pm

Ab501u73 0wnag3

wha?

5:47 pm

welki

nope that's not it. plural one more word

5:48 pm

welki

is diabetes common in dachshunds?

5:48 pm

Ab501u73 0wnag3

i gotta go

5:49 pm

welki

bye, ab

5:49 pm

Zeecon

i am not sure, i think it is just a random thing, although I am sure genetics has to do with it

5:50 pm

Zeecon

pidges

5:50 pm

Zeecon

oops

5:50 pm

welki

he's got such a sweet face (i wanted a dachshund, husband wanted a big dog ... i caved, he won)

5:50 pm

welki

haha, so now, two big dogs, a cat and no room on the bed *lol*

5:50 pm

Zeecon

thank you...husband always says 'that's a real dog

5:50 pm

Zeecon

when he sees a big dog, but he loves our guy

5:51 pm

Zeecon

lol

5:51 pm

welki

mine would have, too ... but it was one of those, "but i always wanted a ...." and (contrary to public belief) i'm a softie

5:53 pm

Zeecon

i have allergies, so I had a lot more leverage with what type of dog to get

5:54 pm

welki

maybe we're related. i have horrible allergies to dander (dust and pollen, too), but take stock in Allegra-D and the occasional allertec

5:56 pm

Zeecon

it was nice talking, i have a poopy diaper to change (not my own!) and another one to put to bed

5:56 pm

Zeecon

bye

5:56 pm

welki

same here .. bye, zee, nice to 'meet' you

5:56 pm

welki

i'm gone, too

5:56 pm

Zeecon

u2

6:02 pm

Good Enough

first re6/24??

6:02 pm

bekki

two words left EN6/27 and GE5/14

6:03 pm

Minveryork

re 6/24 means to go back on your word Good Enough

6:04 pm

Good Enough

i think i have that one min. i need the other re6

6:05 pm

Minveryork

en 6/27 is en plus vi 4/7 and ge5/14 is ge 4/6 with a hook letter near the end of the word bekki and hello!

6:05 pm

Minveryork

Other re 6/24 is re plus the ha4/6 word Good Enough

6:09 pm

bekki

thank you got the en 6/27 still working on the ge 5/14

6:10 pm

bekki

gesne

6:10 pm

bekki

gesne

6:11 pm

bekki

ges

6:11 pm

bekki

sorry

6:11 pm

Dorens

ge 5/14,.... what sort of book did you read? what ge*** -- mystery, biography?

6:14 pm

bekki

my mind is blank

6:14 pm

Mom

good evening everyone

6:14 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

May I please have a clue for en6-30? Thanks

6:14 pm

Minveryork

en 6/30 is en plus di 4/8 word gapeach1066 and hello

6:14 pm

Dorens

hi mom, ga, min, etc

6:15 pm

Dorens

i put en**** in my salad

6:15 pm

Mom

Hi Dorens

6:15 pm

Minveryork

Stephen King's book ge 5/14 is horror bekki.

6:15 pm

Mom

Hi GaPeach

6:16 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Thanks Min and Dornes.

6:16 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Hi there, Mom.

6:16 pm

Minveryork

It gi5/20 me great pleasure to write stories of clues I'm going to gi 4/9 you guys another story of clues. I usually do not gi 4/9 you a story of clues until after I have finished the grid. However, I'm going to be 4/7 my rule for today. I did not really have to di 4/8 into the grid. Tw 4/8 an easy grid. Now I have sa 4/5 all I want to say. My dinner should be th4/9ed so I am off to eat. Th 4/5 I'll put dishes in the dish wa 6/33 and go wa 4/9 my hair. Wh 4/9 I come back I will wa 4/8 for people to ask for clues.I hope that you were able to ha 4/6 out words from the clues that I've gi 5/20.

6:18 pm

Mom

wonderful Min

6:18 pm

Mom

that gave me 3

6:19 pm

Dorens

thanks min... could have saved me some time if I'd seen that ten minutes ago. but still cute

6:21 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Fireworks.....thanks for you clues. See y'all at the flip.

6:21 pm

Mom

bye bye GaPeach and congratulations

6:22 pm

Dorens

yay peach. now min, i'm down to an r, an s and an I (from the fourth column, third row). If you could tell a story with the three i need, that would be tremendous!

6:23 pm

Mom

Dorens, I have the I ... there are many types of poison iv***

6:23 pm

Dorens

the r is not re**er unto caesar, cause i have that.. and the s is either a 5 or a 6, from the bottom s

6:23 pm

Dorens

thanks mom! thought i had tried that one

6:24 pm

Mom

that is the R I have too

6:24 pm

Dorens

i also have the r 6/24 to welsh on a bet

6:24 pm

Mom

do you have sh + not the beginning but the ***

6:25 pm

Minveryork

sw5/10 is s + a wi4/11 & plural for an sw6/39 Dorens

6:25 pm

Dorens

ooh, no.. thanks .. down to an r 6

6:25 pm

Mom

thanks Dorens

6:25 pm

Minveryork

re 6/24 is re + ha 4/6 word. Hard to put into a story

6:26 pm

Dorens

have that min. is there another s 6?

6:26 pm

Minveryork

nope

6:26 pm

Dorens

oh, i get it min... don't want to tell that story again!! :-)

6:26 pm

Dorens

thanks friend.. that's my fireworks

6:27 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations Dorens on your fireworks!Way to go

6:27 pm

Mom

congratulations Dorens

6:27 pm

Dorens

that was supposed to be thanks friend

6:28 pm

Dorens

darn...I can't type tonight... thanks friendS

6:28 pm

Mom

:)

6:29 pm

Dorens

any need for clues, or should i go make dinner?

6:29 pm

Mom

I am glad I was able to help. I think I will chug along here a bit longer, thanks though

6:31 pm

Dorens

all righty then... happy babbles... see you soon

6:31 pm

Mom

bye Dorens, so good to see you again

6:44 pm

Mom

~~~~~Fireworks~~~~~

6:46 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations Mom on your fireworks! Good for U!

6:46 pm

Mom

thank you Min. Have you finished?

6:46 pm

stidmama

YAY Mom! hello all

6:46 pm

stidmama

bummed out to miss doren... oh well. how's the grid today?

6:47 pm

Mom

Hi Stid! Thank you so much.

6:47 pm

Mom

It was okay, lots of words I haven't seen before but it went fairly quick

6:47 pm

stidmama

quick is good. I have only a few minutes to play tonight.

6:48 pm

Mom

you won't have any trouble

6:48 pm

stidmama

how are you doing these days Mom?

6:49 pm

Mom

doing just fine Stid, thanks. How are you? and how is school?

6:50 pm

stidmama

doing "okay" -- tired, but suspect it's just the time of year. school is going pretty well. which either means I finally have a handle on keeping track of things, or I am forgetting something. LOL

6:50 pm

stidmama

c ive

6:50 pm

stidmama

at least it's not a wurd

6:50 pm

Mom

I vote for "having a handle on things"

6:51 pm

Mom

no, but change the c to the next letter after it

6:51 pm

stidmama

until further information comes in, that is my preference as well.

6:51 pm

Mom

that will get you a couple

6:51 pm

stidmama

thanks Mom!

6:51 pm

Minveryork

Not done yet Mom.Saving last word for later tonight.

6:51 pm

stidmama

up to 27 already.

6:51 pm

Mom

such discipline Min

6:51 pm

Bugsaw

Hi stid. Just finished this one and there were only 3 non-words, all related to each other in a way.

6:51 pm

Mom

see Stid, you will have it knocked out in no time flat

6:51 pm

stidmama

hey Bugs! YAY!

6:52 pm

stidmama

hello Min! welcome to the grid!

6:52 pm

Good Enough

thanks min! i finally got that other re6 - fireworks

6:52 pm

Mom

congratulations Good Enough

6:52 pm

stidmama

hey good!

6:52 pm

Mom

can I help anyone before I go for the evening?

6:53 pm

Good Enough

hi stid

6:53 pm

Bugsaw

I have not been here for a little while stid and yesterday's was way to big to start. I liked this little one for a re-warm-up (if such a word exists)

6:53 pm

Ab501u73 0wnag3

ya i need 2 more R words

6:53 pm

stidmama

yesterday's was awful. I didn't even reach halfway -- it was a long day for me.

6:53 pm

Mom

r + not the beginning but the ***

6:54 pm

Mom

re + ha 4/6

6:54 pm

Bugsaw

r words are not the weird ones ab50. you will get them (unless you are asking for a clue)

6:54 pm

Ab501u73 0wnag3

i already have that

6:54 pm

stidmama

to have no blank tiles, I need the C and the i in the fourth column under the G please.

6:55 pm

dan2bit

iv5 climbing plant

6:55 pm

Mom

Stid - the I is there are many kinds of poision iv***

6:55 pm

dan2bit

plural

6:56 pm

stidmama

got the i! thanks!

6:56 pm

Ab501u73 0wnag3

holly and iv***

6:56 pm

stidmama

hey dan, how is mrs 2bit these days?

6:56 pm

rururocks

first re 6/24 anyone?

6:56 pm

Mom

ci + you *** for someones attention (same as vi 4/7 - the last letter)

6:57 pm

Mom

re 6/24 to go back on one's word

6:57 pm

stidmama

hey ruru!!!! (((hugs)))

6:57 pm

Bugsaw

c is the same word as the i only singular

6:57 pm

Mom

and hello Dan and Ruru

6:57 pm

stidmama

thanks for the C also! down to 29 now

6:58 pm

rururocks

the firstre 6/24 mom not the second one

6:58 pm

Good Enough

other re6 talk about it again and again

6:58 pm

Ab501u73 0wnag3

E words anybody?

6:58 pm

Mom

sorry Ruru

6:59 pm

rururocks

don't see it good? what am I doing wrong

6:59 pm

Ab501u73 0wnag3

e words anyone?

7:00 pm

dan2bit

mrs2bit is hanging in there! 27 weeks tomorrow

7:00 pm

Good Enough

re+ha4

7:00 pm

Mom

en + di 4/8 and plural

7:00 pm

stidmama

well let her know she is often in my thoughts. I well remember those days, both the joys and the worries.

7:00 pm

Mom

en + vi 4/7

7:01 pm

rururocks

oh.... *whacks head*

7:01 pm

Ab501u73 0wnag3

alright i dont understand what 4/7 means

7:01 pm

rururocks

(((( Hugs stid ))))

7:01 pm

dan2bit

thanks stid I will. She had a birthday post about the pups on her blog this week.

7:01 pm

rururocks

that re was killing me

7:01 pm

Mom

4 letters totaling 7 points AB

7:01 pm

Good Enough

yay ruru - that was the last one i got

7:01 pm

Ab501u73 0wnag3

o

7:02 pm

stidmama

down to 20. taking a break. may or may not be back later to finish. I have a LOT of homework to complete tonight.

7:02 pm

Ab501u73 0wnag3

thanks

7:02 pm

Mom

nice to see you again Stid. Take care

7:02 pm

Mom

sure Ab

7:02 pm

Mom

off I go ... see everyone tomorrow. {{Hugs}}

7:02 pm

Good Enough

en6/30 = green leaves in salad, then plural

7:02 pm

stidmama

*leaves choclits and cookies on table in PB* just in case anyone ends up in there. *poof*

7:02 pm

Ab501u73 0wnag3

k bye

7:03 pm

Mom

bye Ab

7:04 pm

Good Enough

bye stid

7:04 pm

lbdawger

shucks, i missed stid

7:05 pm

rururocks

I can't believe that gremlin did this grid in 9 freaking minutes

7:05 pm

lbdawger

hmm, maybe that says something about gremlinn?

7:06 pm

Ab501u73 0wnag3

who did?

7:10 pm

rururocks

like he is a word genius?

7:10 pm

lbdawger

or got a good nights sleep?

7:12 pm

Ab501u73 0wnag3

H anybody?

7:12 pm

lbdawger

how's dylan doing, ru?

7:12 pm

lbdawger

corned beef ha**

7:13 pm

Ab501u73 0wnag3

i mean the other h sorry

7:13 pm

lbdawger

there are 9 h's anyone in particular?

7:13 pm

lbdawger

female chicken

7:14 pm

Ab501u73 0wnag3

i need 2 more h's

7:14 pm

sixty7stang13

ci 5/18 plz

7:14 pm

sixty7stang13

hello every1

7:14 pm

lbdawger

do you know the number and point values?

7:14 pm

Ab501u73 0wnag3

no

7:15 pm

lbdawger

67, one who is not in uniform, slang reference to their status

7:15 pm

oodleberry

hi hi

7:15 pm

oodleberry

I think the new grid should be when you finished one but for some that would be a lot of grids eh

7:16 pm

oodleberry

hi lbd

7:16 pm

oodleberry

hi sixty

7:16 pm

lbdawger

3 ha's, 6 he's he4.6, 4.5, 4.7, 4.5, 5.12, 4.5

7:16 pm

sixty7stang13

ty Ibd

7:16 pm

lbdawger

Hi oodle, hi 67

7:16 pm

sixty7stang13

hi oodleberry

7:17 pm

oodleberry

what does your name mean sixty?

7:19 pm

sixty7stang13

It is for the 1967 Mustang I once owned and miss now.

7:19 pm

oodleberry

ohhhhh

7:19 pm

Ab501u73 0wnag3

gah i cant get the last H

7:20 pm

oodleberry

I had a 76 mustang... it died cause I didn't take care of it well

7:20 pm

lbdawger

ab. is it an he? did you see my post at 7:16?

7:21 pm

Ab501u73 0wnag3

ya its an he 4/6 i think

7:21 pm

lbdawger

he4.6 is the 5th hebrew letter. he + abbrev for High School

7:21 pm

sixty7stang13

I rebuilt mine while I was in military. Then sold it when my son came along.

7:22 pm

lawyer-1

What engine, 67?

7:22 pm

Ab501u73 0wnag3

omg thats the weirdest word

7:22 pm

sixty7stang13

289

7:23 pm

lbdawger

yeah, you'll see a lot of odd and unusual words in babble. AB

7:26 pm

sixty7stang13

en 6/30 plz

7:27 pm

rururocks

bitter salad ingredient sixty

7:27 pm

shooshoo

hey lbd....

7:27 pm

lawyer-1

en 6/30 en

7:27 pm

rururocks

en + what you do in a swimming pool

7:28 pm

sixty7stang13

ty ruru

7:29 pm

shooshoo

lbdawger are you there or did you fall of the earth?

7:29 pm

lbdawger

hi shoo!

7:29 pm

shooshoo

hi there

7:29 pm

lbdawger

how's it going?

7:30 pm

shooshoo

did you finish the puzzle??

7:30 pm

lbdawger

yes, early this morning.

7:30 pm

shooshoo

going is okay... sheesh its already thursday

7:30 pm

lbdawger

i know, where'd january go?

7:30 pm

shooshoo

do you work tomorrow? or what is your schedule?

7:31 pm

lawyer-1

today is Sure Happy It's Thursday...my version of TGIF

7:31 pm

lbdawger

no work tomorrow. hours cut again. not sure when or if i work next week

7:32 pm

shooshoo

lets IM tomorrow 1 your time

7:32 pm

lbdawger

okay.

7:32 pm

shooshoo

uncle wants to join in too

7:32 pm

lbdawger

great, it will be nice to visit with him too

7:32 pm

shooshoo

so... i'll talk to you tomorrow!

7:32 pm

Ab501u73 0wnag3

need right E

7:32 pm

shooshoo

bye fer now

7:33 pm

lbdawger

k, you aren't doing the puzzle?

7:33 pm

shooshoo

might try a few words and then turn off this machine

7:33 pm

shooshoo

see ya

7:33 pm

lbdawger

okay. talk to you tomorrow then. hey, new bones tonight

7:34 pm

Ab501u73 0wnag3

need right hand E

7:34 pm

shooshoo

yup!!!!

7:34 pm

lbdawger

AB, do you have the tile stats showing on your screen? right below the grid.

7:34 pm

Ab501u73 0wnag3

ya

7:35 pm

lbdawger

the only E with any words attached is in the first column 3rd row.

7:36 pm

Ab501u73 0wnag3

oh lol sorry i meant left, computer is mirrored

7:36 pm

lbdawger

en + take a jump off the high **** board

7:36 pm

Ab501u73 0wnag3

have that

7:37 pm

lbdawger

en5 is plural of being green with en**

7:38 pm

lbdawger

plural the bitter lettuce

7:38 pm

Ab501u73 0wnag3

have it

7:38 pm

lbdawger

er + the **xt grid will be bigger

7:39 pm

lbdawger

er + letter after M + plural letter

7:40 pm

Ab501u73 0wnag3

k ty

7:41 pm

sixty7stang13

re 6/24 plz

7:41 pm

sixty7stang13

do not have either 1

7:42 pm

lbdawger

re + corned beef ****

7:42 pm

lbdawger

the other is to break a promise, contract or word.

7:42 pm

sixty7stang13

thx Ibd

7:44 pm

Ab501u73 0wnag3

break a promise? how many points is it worth

7:44 pm

Ab501u73 0wnag3

vige

7:44 pm

Minveryork

re 6: means to go back on your word sixty7stang13.

7:45 pm

sixty7stang13

ty Min got it.

7:46 pm

lbdawger

ab it's re 6.24--break a promise

7:46 pm

lbdawger

hi Min! welcome to the puzzle, how are you tonight?

7:47 pm

Minveryork

Hello lbdawger! I am well. Thanks for asking, and you?

7:49 pm

sixty7stang13

**FIREWORKS** TY all for clues

7:49 pm

lbdawger

doing well, min. kinda bored, since the grid is so small

7:49 pm

lbdawger

whooooo hooooo ^&!!!

7:50 pm

Ab501u73 0wnag3

whats left hand side E?

7:50 pm

lbdawger

whooooo hoooooo 67!!

7:50 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations sixty7stang13 on fireworks! Hooray

7:50 pm

lbdawger

did you plural the first er4, AB?

7:50 pm

Ab501u73 0wnag3

ya

7:51 pm

redturtlehead

Hi everyone Good evening morning all!

7:52 pm

Minveryork

Hi redturtlehead! How are you? Welcome to the grid!

7:52 pm

sixty7stang13

Must be on my way. You all have a great evening and nite. See you all tomorrow. *poof*

7:54 pm

lbdawger

night night, 67

7:54 pm

lbdawger

hi red!

7:54 pm

Minveryork

Bye sixty7stang13! I will see you tomorrow in the log

7:55 pm

lbdawger

there are only 6 e's 3 en's and 3 er's, AB

7:55 pm

torgone

Oh good, a small grid .. Heyas kids ..

7:56 pm

lbdawger

AB there is a link at the bottom of the page called Lickety's babble clues. you might want to check it out. it will give you the 2 letter clues and the point values.

7:56 pm

lbdawger

Hi torg!

7:56 pm

Minveryork

Hi torgone! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid!

7:57 pm

redturtlehead

how is everyone doing? Such a lot of winter weather predicted for the weekend!

7:58 pm

torgone

I hate not being able to Babble at work anymore ..

7:59 pm

Jacula

I work from home so I can Babble wherever and whenever I want.

8:00 pm

lbdawger

back in an hour, bones is on

8:00 pm

torgone

Lucky

8:00 pm

redturtlehead

I feel happy when I get to go to the bathroom at work...

8:00 pm

Jacula

Tempy is the best, lbd. Love Bones.

8:00 pm

Minveryork

I could babble at work. Then they blocked it and now they unblocked it again. But I was PISSED when they blocked it torgone,so I know the feeling.I can babble again, but only using Lickety's webpage, not Babble.

8:01 pm

Jacula

Thankd God I am in control of my own computer!

8:01 pm

torgone

Hmm .. Haven't tried that .. But I miss the chat ..

8:02 pm

Minveryork

I type the words into Lickety page&then come home and retype them into Babble webpage; Kind of a pain.

8:02 pm

redturtlehead

yes, I imagine it is.

8:03 pm

Jacula

If I soud a little dramatic it's 'cos Beloveed went to bed happily halif-pissed (drunk) and I'm listening to old Dusty Springfield tracks whilst reading chog.

8:03 pm

Minveryork

But I shouldn't complain since I can still sort of babble

8:04 pm

Jacula

It's amazing what a 25-year-old fenale can do to your life.

8:04 pm

Jacula

Imeant 15 year old, but I do also have a 25 yr old and a 22 yr old to consider.

8:05 pm

dan2bit

firewords! ve5 meatles was my last

8:05 pm

redturtlehead

I'm just amazed that you all have jobs where you can babble at all. I would get fired for it, so every time someone says they are babbling at work, I am amazed....

8:05 pm

dan2bit

tx all cluers

8:05 pm

Jacula

LOL. Has anyone yet written to catch it all handbook for parents?

8:05 pm

suefrad625

I need one of the 3 er's. I have the er4.4/5.10

8:05 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations dan2bit on fireworks!Hooray for you

8:05 pm

suefrad625

what am i missing

8:05 pm

suefrad625

jac lol

8:05 pm

redturtlehead

good job Dan2!

8:06 pm

suefrad625

it is called the bible Jac

8:06 pm

torgone

Yay dan!

8:06 pm

dan2bit

theres an er4/4 related, plural

8:06 pm

Jacula

A suefrad - yes.

8:06 pm

suefrad625

is that the one with the er5.10

8:06 pm

Minveryork

You need en 6/30,en7/44,en6/27 words suefrad625.

8:06 pm

suefrad625

got the en's

8:07 pm

suefrad625

just lookin for the er I am missing

8:07 pm

Jacula

However, the Bible was written by men for men...

8:07 pm

rururocks

I concur with that jac

8:08 pm

suefrad625

lol

8:08 pm

Jacula

All er words relate to sea eagles.

8:08 pm

suefrad625

ooooohhh looking again

8:08 pm

Jacula

Thank you, ruru.

8:09 pm

Minveryork

Phantom: siege

8:09 pm

suefrad625

got it

8:09 pm

suefrad625

ty

8:09 pm

suefrad625

seen that min

8:09 pm

suefrad625

ticked me off

8:09 pm

Minveryork

LOL!

8:09 pm

suefrad625

hey, I just got a 6mth frontline Plus for 88lb dogs on ebay for $60

8:10 pm

suefrad625

I break each tube up for 2 dogs and 2 cats

8:10 pm

rururocks

(what's the expiration date)???

8:10 pm

suefrad625

so we are good for a while now

8:10 pm

suefrad625

no exp

8:10 pm

rururocks

oh.. that's a good deal

8:11 pm

suefrad625

I have done it for the past 2 months and it worked great

8:11 pm

suefrad625

no fleas, no sickness

8:11 pm

rururocks

we use comfortis

8:11 pm

suefrad625

love who ever figured out the breakdown per size instead of having to buy the single tubes

8:11 pm

rururocks

Frontline is a good product though I hear.

8:11 pm

suefrad625

I wanted to try it but cant afford it

8:12 pm

Jacula

I assume you're all talking about pet medication now?

8:12 pm

suefrad625

lol

8:12 pm

suefrad625

yes jac

8:12 pm

Minveryork

I have heard of Frontline, but I use Advantax for dog

8:13 pm

rururocks

I use avantage on the kids...

8:13 pm

Jacula

Oh, yes, now I see. Frontline is the foremost flea, tick and lice, drop on the back of the neck stuff. I use that on the cat.

8:13 pm

suefrad625

is confortis a pill?

8:13 pm

rururocks

yes

8:13 pm

suefrad625

didnt work for me

8:14 pm

rururocks

lasts longer than advantage and frontline

8:14 pm

suefrad625

it was a lot easier then the drops

8:14 pm

suefrad625

I want to try the one that is like Frontline but kills all stages of flea

8:14 pm

Minveryork

I think that might be Advantax suefrad625, not sure.

8:15 pm

Jacula

Frontline last up to three momths if your cat isn't in the habit of going out in the rain and pushing through bushes not long after yyou've applied it.

8:15 pm

rururocks

does it come off in a bath.. we bathe our dogs every week

8:16 pm

Jacula

You have to be nice to your outside cat and allure it into wanting to stay for first night after application is made. It will then last for 3 months.

8:17 pm

Jacula

ruru - why do your bathe your dogs that often?

8:17 pm

redturtlehead

Comfortis is the best stuff ever for flea control.

8:18 pm

suefrad625

it tis min

8:18 pm

suefrad625

ty

8:18 pm

redturtlehead

Ruru How is Dylan...

8:19 pm

rururocks

he is doing great.

8:19 pm

Minveryork

I've read you are supposed to bathe your dog once a month, so that is what I do.Sometimes I skip a month

8:19 pm

Jacula

Unless they are very muddy or have rolled and rubbed their necks in fox poo, there really is no reason to dry their skins out too much by bathing them more than once every 3-6 months. A rub down will normally suffice.

8:20 pm

Minveryork

If my dog gets muddy from dog park, I just rinse him.

8:20 pm

Jacula

Rinsing is fine, Min.

8:20 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi all! hi jacs!

8:21 pm

Jacula

Hi TO. You greeted me separately. LOL

8:21 pm

Minveryork

Hi 72 Temple Owl! How are you? Welcome to the grid!

8:21 pm

redturtlehead

I bathe Teulu pretty much when he goes to the vet. Which is often. He got a bath in November, one in January, and one in February so far...

8:21 pm

redturtlehead

Hi TO

8:22 pm

72 Temple Owl

well it's been a long time jacs ;)

8:22 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi min hi red. just getting home from zumba. more fun than i have ever had at the gym.

8:23 pm

Jacula

You can't put moistiriser on a dog's skin. so you shouldn't shampoo a dog too often.

8:23 pm

redturtlehead

I'm glad you enjoyed it TO. My coach used to threaten me that I would have to take those classes if I misbehaved! I do not dance well1

8:23 pm

Jacula

It has TO! At least two weeks. How are you?

8:24 pm

72 Temple Owl

fine and you?

8:25 pm

sciencegeek

Evening. May i get a clue for the second re 6 please

8:25 pm

sciencegeek

oops nm i just got it

8:25 pm

Jacula

To be honest, you shouldn't shampoo yourself too often either! Rinsing down is fine, but don't use either natural ar chemical products too often, and only moisturise your skin using natura;l products.

8:25 pm

72 Temple Owl

lol i have lsot 7 lbs since christmas and you need some junk to latin dance!

8:26 pm

Jacula

TO - it's been a bit of a week, to be honest, but it ended well.

8:29 pm

Jacula

Dancing is probably the very best form of exercise, especially if it is done with pleasure amonst friends. (Whichis probably why mst teenagers are thin!)

8:30 pm

rururocks

our dogs live in the house and we keep them clean . We alternate with a soapless shampoo and keep the skin problems down that way.

8:31 pm

72 Temple Owl

sorrt to hear but glad week ended well.

8:31 pm

Jacula

They still don't need washing at mre than 3-monthly intervals, ruru.

8:31 pm

rururocks

I don't agree

8:32 pm

Jacula

Sorry you don't agree Ruru, but it's what I've learned over 50+ years and no harm has come to us.

8:33 pm

rururocks

Goldens and Labs have natural oils in their skin and bathing and water don't affect them like other breeds

8:33 pm

rururocks

doesn't I mean

8:33 pm

Jacula

There are times when you have to be in tune with animals other than the primates that are us/

8:33 pm

Minveryork

I am done! I have fireworks!re6/24 was my last word

8:34 pm

Jacula

Well done. Min.

8:34 pm

rururocks

YEAAAAA minver.. good for you

8:34 pm

72 Temple Owl

wtg min!

8:35 pm

Minveryork

I'm off to eat dinner. Be back later clues are needed.

8:35 pm

Jacula

Ruru - I guess will will just have to agree to disagree about how clean is your pet? LOL

8:35 pm

72 Temple Owl

for top s i have se4/4 what is the other pls?

8:36 pm

rururocks

yeah to each his/her own

8:36 pm

rururocks

we do therapy work with our dogs at the hospital too and they have to be clean for that too

8:36 pm

Jacula

TO - there is only one se4/4.

8:37 pm

72 Temple Owl

i mean what is the other word from the top s?

8:37 pm

72 Temple Owl

nm

8:38 pm

Shirlockc

pretty easy grid today

8:38 pm

Jacula

TO - sc5 from a play without the 2nd letter.

8:38 pm

Shirlockc

i think i set a record for myself for finishing!

8:38 pm

72 Temple Owl

i am sorry i began it

8:39 pm

Jacula

Yes, shirlockc - tw4 an easy grid.

8:39 pm

Jacula

TO - you're sorry you began what? The grid?

8:40 pm

72 Temple Owl

yes

8:40 pm

72 Temple Owl

if i am online near bedtime it disturbs my sleep.

8:45 pm

72 Temple Owl

may i have a clue for the c pls?

8:48 pm

Jacula

I just opened a bottle of champagne. Why? Because my Mum's still alive, despite the hospital prognosis she had a couple of days ago, and she's been here twice today, my daughter's still alive despite trying to starve herself to death some years ago, my son still wants to live with me, my parnter still loves me and his daughter, though flouncing off in a huff quite often, still returns 'home'.

8:49 pm

Jacula

\Partner said earlier tht he'd 'grrr' at me if I opened the last bottle of champagne. I've had a good famil based day and that deserves a celebration.

8:50 pm

72 Temple Owl

cause to celebrate

8:51 pm

Jacula

TO - man in everyday clothing rather than 'Forces' uniform, but it's usually got another v in the middle in the UK spelling.

8:51 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty

8:52 pm

Jacula

y/w TO

8:52 pm

rururocks

champagne too often isn't good for you..

8:52 pm

rururocks

once every three months is about right..

8:53 pm

rururocks

(lol)

8:53 pm

72 Temple Owl

=O

8:53 pm

Jacula

ruru - I'm not intendimg tp drink the whole bottle, so don't be a party pooper!

8:53 pm

rururocks

OLOLOLOL

8:54 pm

Jacula

Last xhampers we had was New Year's Eve.

8:55 pm

Jacula

So, please clink your glass, cup or mug with mine now, to celebrate ll the things I value.

8:55 pm

rururocks

(raises toast)

8:55 pm

72 Temple Owl

*raises glass*

8:56 pm

Jacula

CHEERS!

8:57 pm

Jacula

I will leave you all to finish grid or whatever now and see you later.xx

8:57 pm

72 Temple Owl

bye jacs!

8:58 pm

72 Temple Owl

is anyone here who can clue me the re words?

8:59 pm

suefrad625

re6 = going back on a deal

8:59 pm

suefrad625

re4.5

8:59 pm

Jacula

re + corned beef mix up (Mexican meal)

8:59 pm

suefrad625

re+ha4

8:59 pm

Jacula

re4/5 - to rip.

8:59 pm

suefrad625

jac, corned beef is jewish, right?

8:59 pm

suefrad625

with eggs

8:59 pm

Jacula

re6 - to go back on what you promised to do.

9:00 pm

Jacula

Sue - is it? No idea.

9:00 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty sue and jacs for those fireworks. now must get diaml weather report to see how much snow i will be shoveling. night! x

9:00 pm

72 Temple Owl

some is. some is irish

9:01 pm

suefrad625

yuck, we have mix coming

9:02 pm

Jacula

Zzing now, about to put freezing cold bum and legs up against Beloved's nice warm ones. Well, he did ask me to get him up in time for work...

9:02 pm

suefrad625

wont snow here, I just bought a snow shovel

9:02 pm

suefrad625

lol jac

9:02 pm

suefrad625

I love doing that

9:10 pm

PAV3

hi all - let me feed the poopers - literally today - and I'll be back in to finish 7 left

9:11 pm

PAV3

for those that don't know me poopers = poopies = puppies = dogs

9:12 pm

suefrad625

lol

9:14 pm

suefrad625

sw5 = swinging wife

9:17 pm

suefrad625

that does it for me

9:17 pm

suefrad625

fireworks

9:18 pm

rbud

yay, sue!

9:19 pm

suefrad625

any clues needed?

9:19 pm

suefrad625

didnt know anyone was still here

9:22 pm

torgone

Yay sue!

9:23 pm

suefrad625

ok, well then good night and see you on the flip side.

9:23 pm

PAV3

GJ Sue and thanks for the two-fer..sw5/6

9:23 pm

PAV3

5

9:28 pm

torgone

Lucky 13 ..

9:30 pm

PAV3

Hi tor! down to 3 here

9:30 pm

torgone

11 ..

9:31 pm

torgone

Might have to get a list ..

9:31 pm

jmbdobie2

2 left en6,30 and en7,44

9:31 pm

PAV3

i haven't yet either

9:32 pm

torgone

Salad green/s ..

9:32 pm

PAV3

dobie...salad green (s)..not common, but not too fanciful gourmet either

9:32 pm

jmbdobie2

got them.

9:33 pm

jmbdobie2

anyone else ? i have fireworks

9:33 pm

torgone

Yay jmb!

9:33 pm

PAV3

yay dobie! i need three fives,,,v g and t

9:34 pm

jmbdobie2

v what celery is

9:34 pm

stevedallas

fireworks

9:35 pm

PAV3

2, thanks

9:35 pm

jmbdobie2

lots of 5 g & t

9:35 pm

torgone

Yay steve!

9:35 pm

PAV3

it's either a tw or ta or ti5

9:35 pm

jmbdobie2

grats steve

9:35 pm

jesdraggon

hi all. is it evil?

9:36 pm

jmbdobie2

tw** a long time ago if i remember it

9:36 pm

jmbdobie2

oops... wrong onee

9:37 pm

PAV3

is there a ta5?

9:37 pm

torgone

It's not bad till the end ..

9:37 pm

gremlinn

easiest grid in weeks

9:38 pm

jmbdobie2

ta*** a small scot child switch 2nd vowel

9:38 pm

lbdawger

ta + the days of **n* and roses

9:38 pm

PAV3

ok, got the g5 now to finish....thinking ta5

9:40 pm

jmbdobie2

ta*** when i was a w** lad

9:40 pm

gremlinn

the days of guns and roses?

9:40 pm

jmbdobie2

sweet!

9:40 pm

PAV3

thanks dawg and dobie...them's firewirds!

9:41 pm

lbdawger

whooooo hooooooo PAV!!!

9:41 pm

jmbdobie2

great PAV

9:41 pm

jmbdobie2

anyone else before i leave?

9:41 pm

torgone

Yay pav!

9:41 pm

bekki

I need the ge 5/14

9:42 pm

PAV3

a certain class of films

9:42 pm

jmbdobie2

oh a like murder mysteries and other books of that ge***

9:42 pm

lbdawger

a way to classify books, movies, etc

9:43 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hoo pav

9:43 pm

PAV3

hi jmc! how goes it?

9:43 pm

gremlinn

a class of books, movies, or the like

9:43 pm

jmcnrick

goes pretty well

9:43 pm

jmbdobie2

hi jmc! i am hanging around post fireworks. hmmmm what does it mean

9:44 pm

jmcnrick

it means you are as pitiful as i am since i got fireworks hours ago

9:45 pm

jmbdobie2

pts i guess

9:45 pm

jmcnrick

pts?

9:45 pm

jmbdobie2

post tramatic spelling

9:46 pm

jmcnrick

lol

9:46 pm

gremlinn

pitiful typist syndrome

9:46 pm

lbdawger

Dobie is definitly addicted! lol

9:46 pm

jmbdobie2

that too grem ... need sleep!

9:47 pm

jmbdobie2

off to bed for me. se you tomorrow on the chog!

9:47 pm

PAV3

well, I'll have to see if Joey finished his meal and take him for his late walk..night dobie! and thanks again for the help

9:48 pm

jmbdobie2

no prob - nite

9:49 pm

torgone

Niters leavers ..

9:50 pm

torgone

7 ..

9:50 pm

PAV3

brb folks, Joey is getting anxious...

9:50 pm

lbdawger

sweet sleep, dobie

9:50 pm

lbdawger

go torg!

9:52 pm

Pinikula

evening all

9:53 pm

origami

greetings folks ... just dropping in for a few

9:53 pm

torgone

4 ..

9:53 pm

Pinikula

hi origami, tor, et al

9:54 pm

Pinikula

git'r dun, tor! :)

9:54 pm

torgone

Heyas ori & pini ..

9:54 pm

torgone

2 ..

9:57 pm

torgone

Kerblooie ..

9:57 pm

jesdraggon

yay!

9:58 pm

torgone

Not too bad a grid .. Even with how tired I am ..

9:58 pm

kje

OK, I am starting based on that statement tor... you better not be lying!

9:59 pm

torgone

Piece of pie for you, K ..

9:59 pm

kje

ok...we shall see

9:59 pm

Pinikula

I'm still pluggin' away here myself...

10:00 pm

jesdraggon

starting to stick at 30 left

10:02 pm

PAV3

howdy gals, and guys, I'm baaaacccckkkk!

10:02 pm

PAV3

may I help someone?

10:02 pm

lbdawger

whoooooo hooooooo TORG!!

10:02 pm

jesdraggon

what are the stats on the C, please?

10:03 pm

lbdawger

hi kje, Pini, Jes

10:03 pm

lbdawger

c5.18, jes

10:03 pm

PAV3

ci5 18

10:03 pm

torgone

ci5/18

10:03 pm

Pinikula

ci5/18

10:03 pm

kje

hi

10:04 pm

Pinikula

;)

10:04 pm

PAV3

hi Pini..tor...kje...I thought it was xx# ## and you're telling me it's supposed to be xx#/##

10:05 pm

lbdawger

time for me to find my pillows. good luck with the grid. use the list if you get stuck.

10:05 pm

Pinikula

night lbd! : )

10:05 pm

jesdraggon

g'night, dawg

10:05 pm

Pinikula

supposed to be what, tor?

10:05 pm

PAV3

we can have a pillow (fight) with dawg!

10:06 pm

PAV3

the format for clues/stats Pini...

10:06 pm

Pinikula

but only if we use down stuffed!

10:06 pm

SuzyPT

My first fireworks without using Lickety's clues!

10:06 pm

PAV3

yay Suzy!

10:06 pm

Pinikula

oh, gotcha, pav...not sure there's a mandatory style...

10:06 pm

Pinikula

wtg suzy

10:06 pm

origami

congrats suzy

10:06 pm

torgone

That's how I write them is all ..

10:08 pm

PAV3

well, I'll have to go back to Babble 101..no sense in being downgraded for not conforming...reeks of Spanish 101 in college when my Puerto Rican TA said I didn't know how to spell my Mexican last name...

10:08 pm

kje

25

10:08 pm

torgone

There's no official format ..

10:08 pm

PAV3

hurry kje!

10:08 pm

torgone

Yay suzy!

10:09 pm

Pinikula

that's the spirit, tor..."to each his/her own" :)

10:10 pm

gremlinn

ci5~18 looks fancier

10:10 pm

Pinikula

;)

10:11 pm

torgone

Whatever works .. 3 people wrote it 3 different ways just then ..

10:11 pm

kje

15

10:11 pm

torgone

Go K!

10:11 pm

kje

omg - you guys are still arguing about this???? sheesh

10:11 pm

torgone

I told you ..

10:11 pm

gremlinn

I'd been using the / delimiter, myself.

10:12 pm

kje

yes, tor... I bow to your diagnostic ability ; )

10:12 pm

PAV3

not arguing, just duscussing amongst friends...have some whine with that kje...passes bottle

10:13 pm

Pinikula

never arguing...creatively discussing! :)

10:13 pm

torgone

I know things ..

10:13 pm

gremlinn

if I were gonna argue, I'd whine about people saying "chog" instead of "chat"

10:13 pm

PAV3

one has to have a wry sense of humour sometimes in this chat...right grem?

10:14 pm

gremlinn

(chat = live, chog = archived chat logs)

10:14 pm

gremlinn

I have an awry sense of humor

10:14 pm

PAV3

and intelligence too...I didn't know that grem...

10:15 pm

PAV3

well one things fer sher,, we (can) learn something new everyday here...

10:16 pm

kje

5

10:16 pm

PAV3

awesome kje!

10:17 pm

Pinikula

well done, kje...passed me right up

10:17 pm

kje

uno

10:17 pm

jesdraggon

clue for the first re 6 please?

10:17 pm

Pinikula

but I have to quit watching commercials to keep up!

10:17 pm

kje

it is a t 5

10:17 pm

gremlinn

re + eggs and **** browns

10:17 pm

jesdraggon

d'oh. thanks, grem

10:17 pm

kje

lower right t

10:17 pm

torgone

ta5/18

10:18 pm

Pinikula

should be a pl, kje

10:18 pm

PAV3

ta5 18

10:18 pm

jesdraggon

fireworks :)

10:18 pm

Pinikula

or the one tor said

10:18 pm

Pinikula

wtg jes ;)

10:18 pm

jesdraggon

ta like a lion's color

10:18 pm

gremlinn

congrats!

10:18 pm

torgone

Yay jes!

10:18 pm

jesdraggon

*curtsies*

10:18 pm

PAV3

yay Jes!

10:18 pm

kje

done

10:19 pm

jesdraggon

yay kje!

10:19 pm

Pinikula

wtg kje ;)

10:19 pm

PAV3

GJ kje!

10:19 pm

kje

thanks for the good advice there BGH

10:19 pm

kje

thanks all... I am off... past my bedtime

10:20 pm

Pinikula

night kje ;)

10:20 pm

torgone

Yay K!

10:20 pm

PAV3

night kje..

10:20 pm

jesdraggon

g'night all

10:20 pm

Pinikula

night jes ;)

10:20 pm

PAV3

night jes..

10:21 pm

r23

HELP PLEASE!!!! WILL GIVE U ANY WORd

10:21 pm

DR1965

Hi gang

10:21 pm

PAV3

hi DR!

10:21 pm

Pinikula

what do you need, r23?

10:21 pm

DR1965

Hi Pav!

10:22 pm

Pinikula

hi DR ;)

10:22 pm

torgone

Heya dr ..

10:22 pm

DR1965

Hi Pini! How are you?

10:22 pm

DR1965

Hi Torg

10:22 pm

Pinikula

not too bad, DR...how're you?

10:23 pm

DR1965

I am ok. Long day at work

10:23 pm

r23

ANY WOrD

10:24 pm

Pinikula

need to be a bit more specific, r23...like maybe a starting letter?

10:24 pm

gremlinn

You have an odd capitalization pattern.

10:24 pm

r23

WA7, 48

10:24 pm

r23

I know

10:24 pm

Pinikula

wa7 = pl the wa6

10:24 pm

DR1965

sh5 help please?

10:24 pm

gremlinn

wa7 - people who clean windows

10:25 pm

torgone

r23 .. Take a breath ... Turn off the caps lock .. Ask for a particular word or letter .. We'll help ..

10:25 pm

Pinikula

sh + not beginning

10:25 pm

DR1965

ty Pini

10:25 pm

r23

THANk U So MUCh

10:25 pm

Pinikula

yvw DR

10:26 pm

Pinikula

how about the 2nd en6?

10:26 pm

Pinikula

anyone?

10:26 pm

pippingeek

hello all

10:26 pm

pippingeek

just checking in

10:26 pm

gremlinn

green with en**, then conjugate it

10:26 pm

Pinikula

hi pip ;)

10:27 pm

Pinikula

thx grem!

10:27 pm

pippingeek

hi pini!

10:28 pm

pippingeek

my forearms are so sore it's hard to type. glad i finished earlier..

10:28 pm

Pinikula

what did you do, pip?

10:28 pm

pippingeek

more rock climbing

10:28 pm

Pinikula

sounds like fun (but tough)

10:28 pm

pippingeek

they changed the course and because a competition is coming up they made it extra hard

10:28 pm

Pinikula

yikes!

10:29 pm

pippingeek

i made completed 4 routes, that's a record for me!

10:30 pm

torgone

Ouch ..

10:30 pm

DR1965

1st en6 please?

10:30 pm

pippingeek

dr, it is food, like lettuce

10:30 pm

pippingeek

combines with a d4

10:30 pm

DR1965

ty Pippin

10:31 pm

Pinikula

congrats, pip :)

10:31 pm

pippingeek

yw dr, and ty pini!

10:33 pm

Pinikula

FIREWORDS!

10:33 pm

DR1965

woohoo Pini!!!

10:34 pm

Pinikula

that's 2 this week!!!

10:35 pm

DR1965

You ROck!

10:35 pm

pippingeek

extra yay pini!!

10:36 pm

Pinikula

* giggle *

10:36 pm

DR1965

ok I need the iv5 to finish

10:36 pm

pippingeek

sound it out and add a plural

10:36 pm

gremlinn

iv*, plural

10:36 pm

Pinikula

English Iv* plantS

10:37 pm

DR1965

ty - Fireworks for me too

10:37 pm

Pinikula

wtg DR!!!

10:37 pm

mkg

hi all.

10:37 pm

DR1965

I am going to go rest and wa4 for Greys anatomy to come on

10:37 pm

DR1965

TY for the help-

10:37 pm

DR1965

*POOF*

10:37 pm

pippingeek

yay dr!

10:38 pm

Pinikula

I'm going to see if I got any email...

10:38 pm

Pinikula

(unless anyone needs clues for a couple of minutes?)

10:38 pm

mkg

pini need c word plz.

10:39 pm

Pinikula

ci5

10:39 pm

pippingeek

add a c to the i

10:39 pm

Pinikula

(and drop the pl)

10:40 pm

gremlinn

(and you shake it all about)

10:40 pm

mkg

ty got it.

10:40 pm

mkg

need n word too.

10:40 pm

Pinikula

you forgot to say, "Hokey Pokey!" grem!

10:40 pm

gremlinn

I left it for the next person

10:40 pm

Pinikula

ne + grape **ne

10:40 pm

gremlinn

mkg: ne4

10:41 pm

mkg

ty got it.

10:41 pm

mkg

night all.

10:41 pm

mkg

20 left and too tired to continue.

10:41 pm

Pinikula

night mkg

10:41 pm

Pinikula

better luck next time

10:42 pm

gremlinn

I think I'm gonna go back to trying the puzzles with no lickety, no chat hints

10:42 pm

Pinikula

at the flip, grem?

10:42 pm

Pinikula

I have 3 goals I like to hit before considering the list

10:42 pm

gremlinn

starting with the next puzzle, yeah

10:42 pm

Pinikula

NBT, NBS, and 1/2-way...

10:43 pm

gremlinn

I never *need* it, but it might save me an hour or more if the words are obscure enough

10:43 pm

Pinikula

I hear ya there!

10:44 pm

gremlinn

that "sestertia" word might have stumped me forever - since then, nothing quite that difficult

10:45 pm

Pinikula

I think I missed that one!

10:45 pm

gremlinn

it was within a few days after I first came here

10:45 pm

stidmama

hey all!!!!

10:45 pm

pippingeek

must be nice to have your brain, grem

10:45 pm

Pinikula

gotcha...

10:45 pm

stidmama

down to 20 earlier, should I list yet?

10:45 pm

pippingeek

((stid))!!

10:46 pm

gremlinn

and I didn't know about lickety clues, so when someone gave a clue for it, I was pretty impressed as I thought someone must have known it

10:46 pm

stidmama

19...

10:46 pm

Pinikula

hiya stid!

10:46 pm

Pinikula

nah, stid...knowing you, you can do it!

10:47 pm

stidmama

LOL are you still working on the grid

10:47 pm

Pinikula

* beaming * nope...finished a few minutes ago!!!

10:47 pm

Pinikula

Hey, guess who I get to see on Saturday!!!

10:47 pm

stidmama

YAY pini!!!! *unleashes shower of candies, choclits and coins*

10:48 pm

Pinikula

I'm excited...

10:48 pm

stidmama

um, um, mel? granddaughter? camoboy? bill gates?

10:48 pm

mkg

still here with 9 left. ugh. so tired.

10:48 pm

mkg

need en 6 27 plz.

10:48 pm

gremlinn

sounds more like a pinata than a pini

10:48 pm

Pinikula

...we (as in MY family: dau, SIL, GS, and GD) are all going to the Sports Show

10:48 pm

stidmama

go mkg go!

10:48 pm

pippingeek

you en** those who are finished, then plural

10:49 pm

Pinikula

GD, stid!!! :)

10:49 pm

stidmama

en 6: en + v4 "contests"

10:49 pm

stidmama

AWESOME pini!

10:49 pm

Pinikula

I get that often, grem! :)

10:49 pm

mkg

ty. got it.

10:49 pm

gremlinn

I meant in regards to a shower of candy, hehe

10:49 pm

Pinikula

there's only 1 missing (from MY family)...that's my oldest dau who lives in VA now

10:49 pm

pippingeek

okay, sleep beckons, gotta leave for work in 6 hours

10:49 pm

mkg

ge 5 plz.

10:50 pm

pippingeek

love you all, will try to see you tomorrow!

10:50 pm

Pinikula

night pip!! :) sleep well...relax those muscles!

10:50 pm

Pinikula

ge5 is like a "category"

10:50 pm

pippingeek

*poof*

10:50 pm

stidmama

LOL gremlinn -- you haven't met her in person! the paper bits are something amazing!

10:50 pm

stidmama

sweet dreams pippin (((hugs)))

10:51 pm

Pinikula

* blink * paper bits?

10:51 pm

stidmama

down to 14...

10:51 pm

Pinikula

see...toldya you could do it!

10:51 pm

stidmama

yes pini, from when you open the pini-ata and everything flies all over!

10:51 pm

stidmama

*silly mama look*

10:51 pm

Pinikula

ROFL!

10:52 pm

Pinikula

You're right, I should've known!

10:52 pm

gremlinn

I'll bet the fireworks are actually a video of that

10:53 pm

stidmama

:-D gremlinn, you catch on fast!

10:53 pm

Pinikula

* snicker *

10:53 pm

stidmama

TEN!!!!

10:54 pm

Pinikula

git'r dun, girl!

10:54 pm

mkg

cant see the ge 5....

10:55 pm

gremlinn

ge5: a class of books/movies, like "mystery" or "western"

10:55 pm

mkg

got the ge 5. ty.

10:56 pm

mkg

ta 5?

10:56 pm

stidmama

9....

10:57 pm

Pinikula

ta + sound like "itty bitty"

10:57 pm

gremlinn

ta + (sometimes vowel) + 2 vowels

10:57 pm

mkg

got it. ty

10:58 pm

stidmama

is there a TS today?

10:59 pm

Pinikula

no

10:59 pm

stidmama

okay, a TH. *thinking*

10:59 pm

gremlinn

phant "thwap", but it doesn't think it's a word anyway

11:00 pm

stidmama

*sigh* it was so fishy!

11:00 pm

stidmama

8 now...

11:00 pm

Pinikula

th x 5 (all common)

11:00 pm

gremlinn

I'd say the last th is uncommon, heh

11:01 pm

gremlinn

but easy to find

11:01 pm

Pinikula

well, yeah...but

11:01 pm

Pinikula

get all technical on me! LOL

11:03 pm

stidmama

5 now

11:03 pm

stidmama

four

11:03 pm

stidmama

a 5, 2 6 and a 7 *sigh*

11:04 pm

Pinikula

git'r dun!!!

11:04 pm

Pinikula

whadya need?

11:05 pm

Pinikula

* standing ready *

11:05 pm

stidmama

two more E. I have en 6 and the three er "bird" words

11:06 pm

Pinikula

en6 = type of lettuce and then pl

11:06 pm

stidmama

please. and thanks. and how shall I make out the check?

11:07 pm

Pinikula

um...no check needed...

11:07 pm

Pinikula

...this time!

11:07 pm

rbud

ty, Pini! :)

11:07 pm

stidmama

GAH. VEGETABLE FISH!!!

(the worst kind)

*facepalm*

*keyboard face*

11:07 pm

stidmama

hey rbud!

11:07 pm

stidmama

okay, two more, a 5 and a 6. *thinking*

11:07 pm

Pinikula

yvw rbud ;)

11:07 pm

rbud

lol, vegetable fish, heehee!

11:08 pm

Pinikula

* giggle *

11:08 pm

stidmama

firewords with the masterful monkey fingers!!!!

11:08 pm

Pinikula

* preparing paper mache fish *

11:08 pm

stidmama

no list! only two requested clues! that's pretty good for me.

11:08 pm

rbud

yay, stid!!!

11:08 pm

stidmama

hey rbud! how's you this fine evening?

11:09 pm

Pinikula

wtg stid!!!

11:09 pm

rbud

I'm good, expecting a bit of snow... sigh

11:09 pm

stidmama

the only problem with finishing is... now I have to get back to schoolwork. *grumble*

11:09 pm

stidmama

MORE snow??? *shakes head sadly* you are having the kind of year we had last year.

11:09 pm

Pinikula

I want snow!!!

11:09 pm

stidmama

I realized that last year our final really measurable snow at our house occurred on our anniversary... in MARCH.

11:09 pm

Pinikula

I haven't had ANY!!!

11:10 pm

stidmama

you can have snow, pini. you have a truck that can handle it!

11:10 pm

rbud

not much out there right now, it had mostly gone, now looking at anywhere from 2 to 5 inches.

11:10 pm

Pinikula

I know, stid...but it has to fall, hit the ground, and stay!!!

11:10 pm

Pinikula

we haven't even had any flakes! :(

11:11 pm

stidmama

my OLDEST friend (in terms of frienship length -- though she is older than I am it's not by much) is getting hit with snow this year too -- Tidewater region of Virginia. really awful year.

11:11 pm

stidmama

um, NO flakes, pini? not even like say, at the college? *innocent mama look*

11:11 pm

rbud

heard they might get a foot in that area

11:11 pm

Pinikula

my dau is in Norfolk...they've had quite a bit of a hit...

11:12 pm

stidmama

oh good! how is she doing pini? (good for knowing how she is, not for the snow)

11:13 pm

Pinikula

She's doing well...she works a night shift (security) so doesn't have to play bumper cars with the daily commuters :)

11:14 pm

stidmama

Glad she's doing well. ((hugs mama pini))

11:14 pm

Pinikula

:)

11:14 pm

Pinikula

What's rather cool is that she calls me just about every evening to "chat"...it's been a long time since that's happened...

11:15 pm

stidmama

extra happy! *BIG smile*

11:15 pm

rbud

yay, fireworks!

11:15 pm

Pinikula

Yeah, it's been a good thing for me (that's for sure) and I think it keeps here "grounded" in a way ;)

11:15 pm

Pinikula

wtg rbud!

11:16 pm

Pinikula

("grounded" to "home" that is)

11:16 pm

stidmama

YAY rbud!!!!

11:17 pm

stidmama

*grin* she's too big for the other kind of grounding, methinks!

11:17 pm

Pinikula

ROFL!

11:17 pm

stidmama

well... I need to pull myself together for tomorrow. finished the homework, so now should review the materials we are going over tomorrow.

11:17 pm

Pinikula

have a good one, stid!!!

11:17 pm

Pinikula

(oh, and we had 726 applicants this year)

11:18 pm

stidmama

OH! my practicum teacher is tentatively going to let me teach her class on my scheduled day the week she takes a vacation!!! (with a certified substitute teacher to supervise, of course)

11:18 pm

Pinikula

wtg, stid!!!!!

11:18 pm

stidmama

now all I have to do is last in this program until then!

11:18 pm

stidmama

gee whiz, that seems like a lot pini -- for about 40 slots, rights?

11:18 pm

Pinikula

Oh, you will!!!! I have big sister faith in you!!!

11:18 pm

Pinikula

we only seat 12

11:19 pm

stidmama

:-D I like having a big sister. I shall ask Mother to adopt you to make it official. (((hugs)))

11:19 pm

Pinikula

* giggle * works for me!

11:19 pm

stidmama

eek! 12??? that's like 60 applicants for each position.

11:20 pm

Pinikula

you could say that...it'll end up being about 1.7% of the overall total!

11:20 pm

stidmama

anyway... I shall drag my sorry self back to the books. *leaves choclits* see you-all tomorrow!!! *poof*

11:20 pm

Pinikula

I'm just happy we're done opening mail!!!!

11:20 pm

Pinikula

take care, sleep well!

11:20 pm

Pinikula

I'm off for a few minutes to check email...back shortly!

11:59 pm

flosey

hi everyone

11:59 pm

gremlinn

hey flosey

11:59 pm

VolleymomDee

hi flosey

11:59 pm

flosey

hi grem

11:59 pm

gremlinn

hi dee

11:59 pm

flosey

jo Dee

11:59 pm

jillibus

the clan gathers...

11:59 pm

flosey

oops, that was HI, not jo

12:00 am

jillibus

hi dee hi and hi all

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