Babble: Archived Puzzle for Monday, October 10, 2011

12:00 am

negativeneil

Flip!

12:00 am

jillibus

flip

12:00 am

Jellen

Flip

12:00 am

hootowl

omg

12:00 am

negativeneil

Holy crap! 26 word? You're kidding me?

12:00 am

Jellen

Hi, jilli and Neil

12:00 am

jillibus

this must be one of the smallest ever!

12:01 am

MLFAN17

i was thinking the same thing jill

12:01 am

Jellen

Hello, hoot

12:01 am

sammysmom

dammmmmmmmmmmm

12:01 am

rastapopolous

I wonder what the smallest one ever is?

12:01 am

sammysmom

hate this small ones

12:01 am

jillibus

hi jellen, neil, hoot...

12:01 am

MLFAN17

i second that sammy

12:01 am

hootowl

hi Jellen - how are things?

12:01 am

MLFAN17

i am out of here not found three words poof

12:01 am

dart001

26 lol

12:01 am

jillibus

I third it

12:01 am

vanillaslice

fllllip

12:01 am

negativeneil

dh6, dh7

12:01 am

Jellen

Things are good, hoot!

12:01 am

hootowl

I think this is the smallest I've ever seen!

12:02 am

negativeneil

MLFAN belongs in the PB.

12:02 am

negativeneil

Hi hoot!

12:02 am

hootowl

Glad to hear it.

12:02 am

negativeneil

I just fo5,20 a word she said, haha!

12:02 am

hootowl

Hi neil - IM please

12:02 am

negativeneil

Oh no. now I belong in there for laughing. Ugh.

12:02 am

negativeneil

ha4,6

12:03 am

jillibus

wow, guessed the dh6

12:03 am

mrpresident

should I even bother putting up clues??

12:03 am

hootowl

haha

12:03 am

jan

Surely this grid is some kind of ho/4!

12:03 am

Jellen

Hi, mrp!

12:03 am

snags

yesssssssssssss mrp.

12:03 am

negativeneil

haha, jan. 'fraid not!

12:03 am

negativeneil

Hi mrp! :)

12:03 am

dart001

ho4 to the PB

12:03 am

mrpresident

hi all :) ok, will do

12:03 am

jillibus

yes please, mrp -- there are probably some weirdos here

12:03 am

negativeneil

I have 8 words left. :P

12:03 am

dart001

and neil

12:03 am

negativeneil

Hi dart!

12:04 am

saanichcat

this grid is the smallest yet - the last smallest was 30 words.

12:04 am

Jellen

and Jellen

12:04 am

hootowl

dam - didn't realise I was in there!

12:04 am

dart001

hi neil

12:04 am

negativeneil

I was in yesterdays, hoot. I'm often in the grids.

12:04 am

mrpresident

jilli, that ain't unusual really... oh, you mean the words in the grid! LOL ;)

12:04 am

negativeneil

Uh oh... to the PB with me!

12:04 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:04 am

dart001

so is the laugh word

12:04 am

negativeneil

AGAIN. :P

12:05 am

jillibus

I just saw you too, ho4

12:05 am

negativeneil

yep. I already went to the PB for laughing, dart.

12:05 am

jillibus

thanks mrp -- you're getting really good at this!

12:05 am

negativeneil

And... done.

12:05 am

TheLegend

wow...is this the smallest grid ever???

12:05 am

jillibus

wtg neil

12:05 am

hootowl

pest!

12:05 am

Roxbi

Madness

12:06 am

jillibus

just what I asked too, legend

12:06 am

negativeneil

I think so, TheLegend.

12:06 am

negativeneil

Smallest I've ever seen.

12:06 am

gortmold

wanna hear something hilarious?

12:06 am

negativeneil

Yep, Roxbi. Pretty much!

12:06 am

Roxbi

hund

12:06 am

negativeneil

Next one will be around 400 words. Just watch.

12:06 am

negativeneil

What's that, gortmold?

12:06 am

Erda

Bite your tongue!

12:06 am

gortmold

well, it's a bit of a saga, but here goes...

12:06 am

snags

no biggggg ones like over 400 words....

12:07 am

mrpresident

i think the smallest grid was 23 words

12:07 am

negativeneil

Ok? Bracing myself.

12:07 am

negativeneil

Oh yeah, mrp?

12:07 am

gortmold

my daughters were home from school today cos they were tuckered out from being in wedding party yesterday...

12:07 am

jillibus

ears flapping for gort's tale

12:07 am

jan

And done...

12:08 am

negativeneil

Yep, doesn't take long.

12:08 am

gortmold

background: littlest daughter has been nagging me to teach her how to knit, but I'm art&craftily deficient, so no...

12:08 am

jillibus

wtg jan

12:08 am

jan

Not after you clued us in on the dh's...

12:08 am

negativeneil

Glad it helped.

12:08 am

gortmold

i slept in, when I woke up there was an ambulance in my driveway...

12:09 am

negativeneil

OMG. Uh... why?

12:09 am

gortmold

6yo: "mummy, why is there an ambulance in our driveway?"

12:09 am

gortmold

me: dunno, perhaps they're lost and need directions

12:09 am

negativeneil

They got the wrong house?

12:10 am

gortmold

6yo (very quietly): maybe it's because of me

12:10 am

negativeneil

Huh?

12:10 am

gortmold

me (very loudly): why??? what did you do?? is your sister still alive???

12:10 am

negativeneil

Haha!

12:10 am

gortmold

6yo: i dialed 000 (emergency number in oz)

12:10 am

gortmold

me: why???

12:10 am

negativeneil

[thinking of how we used to beat each other up when we were little boys]

12:11 am

gortmold

6yo: cos i needed to speak to the police

12:11 am

negativeneil

Oh NO?! Why did she do that?

12:11 am

gortmold

me: why???

12:11 am

negativeneil

And... WHY?

12:11 am

gortmold

6yo: cos I really want to learn how to knit!

12:11 am

negativeneil

HAHAHAHAHAHAAHAAAAAAAAA!!!

12:11 am

mrpresident

oh shit gort! LOL!!!

12:12 am

gortmold

she'd heard that the police help kids when they need it, and she figured there must be a kindly girl cop who could do the job

12:12 am

negativeneil

That's hilarious! Ummm, maybe not at the time though, but you'll remember that one forever!

12:12 am

Jellen

Oh, no!

12:12 am

snags

too funny!!!!!!!!!!

12:12 am

negativeneil

I think you should probably learn how to knit so you can teach her? ;)

12:12 am

gortmold

the ambulance drove off before I could tell them to stand down the emergency

12:12 am

TheLegend

what a great story!!!

12:13 am

negativeneil

If I can you can. I'll learn... just watch me.

12:13 am

hootowl

Hey remember Rosie Greer? Excellent knitter!

12:13 am

jillibus

funny little girl!

12:13 am

negativeneil

I've always wanted to learn that. Seriously.

12:13 am

hootowl

oh ,ale

12:13 am

VolleymomDee

hi all and fireworks.... puniest I have ever seen

12:13 am

hootowl

Tell her to try crochet - easier for both of you!

12:13 am

dizgrannie

firewords!!

12:13 am

negativeneil

Hi Dee. Yep, takes no time to finish this grid!

12:14 am

negativeneil

And dizgrannie!

12:14 am

VolleymomDee

hi neil wtg diz...

12:14 am

Jellen

I want to learn how to crochet...

12:14 am

periwinkle

a nudge for the c words pls

12:14 am

negativeneil

It's a fireworks party in here now.

12:14 am

VolleymomDee

hmmm now what am I going to do for awhile LOL

12:14 am

VolleymomDee

ch 6 and ch 7

12:14 am

dizgrannie

not too bad for a small grid. WTG to all finishers

12:14 am

mrpresident

so no one is going to be around later on when I can babble/chat?? :((

12:14 am

gortmold

you can imagine the emergency services operator: "We have domest A&C (Art & Craft) emergency.."

12:14 am

hootowl

why neil why ??? It's pure torture! Crochet is much more forgiving!

12:14 am

mrpresident

congrats all!

12:14 am

negativeneil

ch + J**** is a girl's name. Then latin plural.

12:15 am

VolleymomDee

medical term to do with nasal cavity peri

12:15 am

VolleymomDee

ty mrp and hi

12:15 am

mrpresident

LOL gort!!

12:15 am

negativeneil

Because it would be nice to be able to knit things.

12:15 am

negativeneil

Why not? I'd like to learn how to sew too... and design, make patterns. I envy that skill.

12:15 am

joshuavorbis

hi and nbt

12:15 am

mrpresident

knitting is nice and comforting... gives you something to do when nervous too

12:15 am

negativeneil

Hi Josh.

12:16 am

negativeneil

How much later, mrp?

12:16 am

periwinkle

ty for c words

12:16 am

negativeneil

Oh you knit, mrp?

12:16 am

hootowl

If you can tread a needle you can sew!

12:16 am

negativeneil

yw peri.

12:16 am

gortmold

i reckon neil, that if you're feeling the urge to knit, satisfy it straight away, don't let it escalate into a crisis like i did

12:16 am

hootowl

So does crochet mrp! and fater

12:16 am

jillibus

I've done a lot of knitting

12:16 am

mrpresident

i come back in about 5 hours... when kids go to sleep

12:16 am

negativeneil

Haha, gortmold. Fortunately I have no kids to call 911 on me for not teaching them to knit. :P

12:17 am

gortmold

might see you then mrp

12:17 am

hootowl

gort check with a local craft store - they may have classes

12:17 am

mrpresident

hoot, i have crocheted 5 blankets!

12:17 am

Jellen

later, mrp

12:17 am

negativeneil

Oh damn. I'll be sawing logs by then mrp.

12:17 am

negativeneil

[snoring]

12:17 am

gortmold

Lol hoot, they actually have a friend who offered to teach them, but they coudn't remember her number...but they could remember 000

12:17 am

mrpresident

i like both knitting and crochet... see you all soon!! bye! **hugs**

12:17 am

negativeneil

Uhhh, will that make me a slumberjack?

12:17 am

hootowl

I haven't done blankets - sweaters mostly

12:18 am

joshuavorbis

aaaaaand that was pretty harmless

12:18 am

dart001

fireworks list free

12:18 am

negativeneil

Yep, it's a small and pretty easy grid.

12:18 am

hootowl

yeah - i guess 000 is kinda easy

12:18 am

VolleymomDee

me too dart! wtg dart!

12:18 am

negativeneil

Small? No. TINY.

12:18 am

negativeneil

Microscopic.

12:18 am

joshuavorbis

smallest ever i think

12:18 am

dart001

might actually get some sleep tonight

12:18 am

dart001

hi volley

12:19 am

VolleymomDee

I think my smallest grid before was about 40 ....

12:19 am

VolleymomDee

how are you doing dart?

12:19 am

VolleymomDee

ribs all healed? playing lots of golf?

12:19 am

dart001

good....very rainy the last few days...which is good

12:20 am

negativeneil

I don't think I've seen a grid under 80 words yet. Might be mistaken though.

12:20 am

dart001

seen a few around 35 words or so

12:21 am

saanichcat

this is the smallest - last smallest was 30

12:21 am

periwinkle

fireworks for me too!!

12:21 am

VolleymomDee

yesterday it was 76 here, slight breeze, sunny ... gorgeous day for the annual Turkey Roast... going on since 1954...

12:21 am

VolleymomDee

wtg peri

12:21 am

dart001

nj peri

12:22 am

periwinkle

ty

12:22 am

periwinkle

nite al

12:22 am

jillibus

My excuse is that I'm watching Masterpiece on PBS

12:23 am

jillibus

so I only have 10 words

12:23 am

sammysmom

now i shall stomp off to bed and sulk or read................. nite all

12:23 am

jillibus

night s'mom

12:23 am

Jellen

I have no excuse :-)

12:23 am

joshuavorbis

almost halfway, jilli

12:24 am

Jellen

Good night, peri and s'mom...

12:24 am

jillibus

night peri

12:24 am

VolleymomDee

nite smom and peri

12:25 am

Jellen

Yay! Passed halfway!

12:25 am

VolleymomDee

wtg jell

12:27 am

Roxbi

Yay, fireworks

12:27 am

hootowl

I'm gonna leave last 8 for tomorrow and join BF in bed - good night all!

12:27 am

jillibus

wd roxbi!

12:27 am

jillibus

gnight ho4

12:28 am

Roxbi

Thanks Jilli, btw I made that tomato soup cake in your profile a while ago... It was tasty!

12:28 am

VolleymomDee

gn owl

12:29 am

jillibus

oh good -- easy too, isn't it!

12:30 am

Roxbi

Yes, I loved it :D

12:30 am

negativeneil

Tomato soup cake?

12:30 am

jillibus

recipe in my profile, neil -- scroll down a bit

12:31 am

negativeneil

I love tomato soup... usually have lots of it around. I'll stock right up when I find it on sale.

12:32 am

Roxbi

I'm glad I remembered it, from seeing you online. I may make it again today :D Tomato soup is great... I am practically living on it at the moment

12:32 am

negativeneil

Oh, sounds interesting.

12:32 am

negativeneil

I love it. My favorite soup.

12:33 am

Roxbi

The cake is good too, sounds like a funny idea but with the cloves and cinnamon etc in it's very tasty...

12:33 am

vanillaslice

I became soo hot yesterday...reached 1030 in the rankings

12:34 am

negativeneil

I thought carrot cake was weird until I first had some as a kid, Roxbi. And it's delicious!

12:34 am

jillibus

tomato soup cake is good for you too

12:34 am

negativeneil

It's like my favorite cake now.

12:35 am

Roxbi

Carrot cake is my favourite cake, and cream cheese icing/topping stuff... -salivates-

12:35 am

jillibus

neil, the tomato soup one is similar to carrot cake.

12:35 am

negativeneil

I was going to say that jilli.

12:35 am

Roxbi

It is, I think that's why I liked it Jilli :)

12:35 am

negativeneil

Except it has the tomato soup instead of carrots. The rest sounded about the same to me.

12:36 am

negativeneil

Check out Laura's brownie recipes sometime... just decadent!

12:36 am

negativeneil

I'll get her to give you the link to her recipe blog.

12:37 am

Roxbi

Mm. I'm so hungry for cake right now. Though I'm having a go at making pasties later today... I hope it's successful

12:38 am

jillibus

those ch words have me baffled -- any hints for this doughhead?

12:39 am

negativeneil

ch + J***** is a girls' name. Then Latin plural.

12:43 am

jillibus

ty neil -- not exactly a common word

12:43 am

negativeneil

Check email jilli. Sent you the blog link.

12:43 am

negativeneil

No, but I've run into it in other word games/puzzles.

12:43 am

jillibus

thanks, neil -- I may have had it a while ago...

12:44 am

negativeneil

Not this one. It's a new blog.

12:44 am

negativeneil

She just posted it within this month.

12:44 am

negativeneil

This one... I think?

12:44 am

negativeneil

I know it's pretty new.

12:45 am

negativeneil

The brownie one... that entry. The entire blog's been there for a few months, as far as I remember.

12:46 am

jillibus

got your email and the recipe -- thks neil. I didn't have that blog. Not sure I could get all those vegan ingredients here -- I wonder if the real things would work as well.

12:47 am

negativeneil

Oh probably. It's just that she's vegan so she uses them. But when she says "vegan butter" that just means a dairy-free margarine. You can get that in supermarkets. The other stuff would be found in most health food stores.

12:48 am

jillibus

neil -- we don't have quite as broad a selection here as in the USA

12:49 am

jillibus

Anyway, I'm an omnivore.

12:49 am

negativeneil

I am too.

12:51 am

negativeneil

Oh don't you? When I've been up there it looked like you would... seen a lot of big supermarkets around.

12:52 am

jillibus

yes, there are big supermarkets and health food stores but still, they don't always carry the same kinds of things.

12:53 am

jillibus

I get Consumer Reports and it's full of brands and things we don't get here -- also in my many travels to the US for dogs shows in the past there were many tings we couldn't get here which were available there.

12:54 am

negativeneil

Yeah, different ones will have different products. Some the same of course.

12:54 am

rururocks

vegan butter sounds a little dumb to mr

12:54 am

jillibus

*things

12:54 am

rururocks

me

12:55 am

dart001

ruru you can skip this one...only 328 pts

12:55 am

m9f9l

hey all

12:55 am

m9f9l

hey all
late flip

12:55 am

jillibus

most margarines have some dairy in htem -- just ask stid, who is allergic to anything from a cow.

12:55 am

negativeneil

Nothing dumb about it, ru. It doesn't contain saturated fats, which real butter is. That's what clogs arteries... that's why people use that. I started using margarine instead of butter for that reason. We've had some heart disease in our family.

12:55 am

jillibus

hi m9

12:55 am

rururocks

uh neil.. cigarettes aren't great for heart disease

12:56 am

negativeneil

Kinda worries me... even though I'm young yet. It's what you eat over the years, you know. I just cut out the fat I can. I don't have a real weight problem either but I will get a gut on me if I eat too much fatty stuff.

12:56 am

jillibus

and now, neil, butter is ok again because margarine has trans fats and hydrogenated oils etc.

12:56 am

negativeneil

Yeah yeah, I know that too.

12:56 am

negativeneil

Not all margarine does jilli. The cheaper ones do but there are some that don't, made with olive or canola oil.

12:56 am

rururocks

<----uses butter... doesn't smoke

12:57 am

BabbleRabble

Maybe need vegan cigatettes

12:57 am

rururocks

LOL

12:57 am

jillibus

<--- ditto

12:58 am

negativeneil

For who?

12:59 am

rururocks

i'm sorry neil.. I'm just teasing you.. I feel for you being a smoker.. I really do.. I hope you kick it soon

1:00 am

jillibus

FW

1:01 am

BabbleRabble

How is your knee doing, ruru?

1:01 am

negativeneil

That was just a weird thing to say because I'm not vegan. I just try to cut out what fat in my diet I can... figure it's healthier than eating too much of it! And yeah, I plan to quit. Like I said the other day I don't plan to still be smoking in my 30s.

1:01 am

BabbleRabble

Congrats, jilli the jovial

1:01 am

rururocks

margarine is worse for you than butter by a long way.. research it

1:01 am

rururocks

Not great babble.. it's pretty bad

1:02 am

jillibus

hi babrab the fab

1:03 am

BabbleRabble

It was an attempt at humor by an interloper. No malice was intended.

1:03 am

jillibus

I thought it was funny, babrab

1:04 am

BabbleRabble

Hope the docs can find a way to fix it, ruru.

1:05 am

rururocks

me too..the problem is finding the doc

1:05 am

negativeneil

Did I say it was malice? No. I was just confused by it because it didn't apply, that's all.

1:05 am

m9f9l

ugh. I don't like this kind of grid.

1:05 am

jillibus

Babrab, I love the quotation in your profile -- good icon too ;)

1:06 am

negativeneil

I know, Mary... and hi btw. Sorry I was kinda busy in other windows here too. Still am.

1:06 am

m9f9l

yeah.. me too

1:06 am

rururocks

I'm missing one d and one h.. a 5 & a 7.

1:06 am

m9f9l

I said hi and then immediately had to be off doing something for Gage!LOL

1:06 am

m9f9l

I wonder if it's the ho5 I just monkeyed

1:07 am

rururocks

okay.. i need one d

1:08 am

m9f9l

and I need 2 :-)

1:08 am

BabbleRabble

I am not going to engage in a tiff.

1:08 am

m9f9l

one d your prince will come....

1:09 am

Jellen

Hello again...

1:09 am

m9f9l

hi Jellen

1:09 am

m9f9l

how goes the busy dating schedule? :P

1:09 am

negativeneil

Huh? Who was asking you to? Weird.

1:11 am

Jellen

It's quite nice, actually! :-) Met a really nice guy on Friday...

1:11 am

m9f9l

the bottom of the grid is like doowop.LOL

1:11 am

m9f9l

oh yay Jellen!

1:11 am

negativeneil

Haha,Mary. It's a strange one.

1:11 am

negativeneil

First one I've seen anywhere near this small.

1:12 am

BabbleRabble

What is weird is the use of weird.

1:12 am

m9f9l

is a d word a compound?

1:13 am

BabbleRabble

Have a great day, negative. I ope it is weird free.

1:13 am

m9f9l

or not exactly compound.. uh.. with prefix?

1:13 am

BabbleRabble

Bye

1:13 am

negativeneil

You too, BabbleRabble... hope you have a much better day tomorrow than you're apparently having right now.

1:14 am

m9f9l

i think un ha4 should be a word.

1:14 am

m9f9l

so there

1:14 am

negativeneil

And the use of "weird' isn't weird at all, when it's appropriate.

1:15 am

rururocks

when the going gets weird.. the weird get going.. Hunter S. Thompson

1:15 am

m9f9l

nice

1:15 am

rururocks

two dh's m9

1:15 am

m9f9l

the nerve!LOL

1:16 am

rururocks

owls and blowfish are involved in the dh's

1:16 am

boatierra

26 words??? Oh I should be able to finish this b**** :)

1:16 am

negativeneil

Yep ruru, apparently.

1:16 am

negativeneil

Hi boat! :)

1:16 am

jillibus

Well, I'm off to jigidi for a bit -- then beddybye -- goodnight all.

1:16 am

m9f9l

huh... I tried an owlish one to no avail

1:16 am

boatierra

Hey neil! :)

1:16 am

negativeneil

yes, boat. Everyone's been finishing rather quickly.

1:16 am

negativeneil

It isn't bad at all for such a tiny grid.

1:17 am

negativeneil

Oh shit. My pizza! Haha, better rescue it from the oven. Hope it's not a burnt offering by now.

1:17 am

boatierra

G'night jilli :)

1:17 am

boatierra

Oooo, bad joke neil :)

1:17 am

m9f9l

got the blowfish :)

1:19 am

negativeneil

Joke? Uh, who was joking? It's nicely browned.

1:20 am

saintfranny

i recently watched that movie - it was fabulous.

1:20 am

saintfranny

Burnt Offerings, with Bette Davis... horror film

1:20 am

m9f9l

yay! hate waiting for pizza and then getting less than good pizza.

1:20 am

negativeneil

Diana! You speak in here!

1:21 am

negativeneil

It's one I ordered last night... heated up a couple of slices in the oven. Can't stand nuked pizza, much better oven heated.

1:21 am

saintfranny

once in a blue moon. or it it a harvest moon? for october, i think it's a harvest moon. :p

1:22 am

negativeneil

Once in a blue moon... whaaat?

1:22 am

saintfranny

and, i am feeling like a big dummy b/c i am not finding this nearly as easy as some of you apparently did! so, :p to all of yas! ;)

1:22 am

m9f9l

heh. I was interviewing a guy once who said that he randomly swore at people when he forgot to take his meds. I asked how often that occurred "oh once in a blue moon".

1:22 am

rururocks

pizza will clog your arteries more than butter.. fyi

1:22 am

negativeneil

How is that, ruru?

1:23 am

boatierra

Oh. I took a Holocaust class in college and when it came time for the final on the front of my blue book where you are supposed to put the name of the class I wrote Burnt Offerings instead of Holocaust. I was on good terms with the professor :) When I got my blue book back I could tell that she noticed :)

1:23 am

rururocks

the cheese neil.. the cheese

1:23 am

saintfranny

lol ru. fyi - everyone - Earth Balance is a DELICIOUS vegan butter/margarine. SOOOO good

1:23 am

m9f9l

So I said, well how often would that be? twice a year? Every two years?? He said "about every other week."

1:23 am

negativeneil

A. There's no cheese on it. B. after the tomato sauce, all there are, are veggie toppings on this one. So not too likely. I can't do cheese.. doesn't agree with me too well.

1:24 am

rururocks

oh..you are good then

1:24 am

negativeneil

Oh, you were lurking, Diana? Ha. Yeah, that's a really nice tasting one too.

1:24 am

saintfranny

ever see "French Kiss" with Meg Ryan? the scene on the train... "Lactose Intolerannnnncccceeee"

1:25 am

negativeneil

Ugh. That is no picnic, Diana.

1:25 am

negativeneil

I can get away with a little milk or cream in tea or coffee sometimes, but not much more. I drink my coffee inky black anyway... but with sugar. I'd like to try and cut that out but just can't.

1:26 am

rururocks

I don't use milk products except butter and occassionally ice cream

1:26 am

saintfranny

ick. black cawfee is not for me. i need it "mocha-ized" at the very least

1:26 am

rururocks

<likes coffee hot and black...

1:27 am

saintfranny

well, if one HAS to do dairy, at least make it organic so you're not ingesting hormones and antibiotics and pus etc

1:27 am

negativeneil

I wish I could eat ice cream. Sherbet's nice though.

1:27 am

m9f9l

< doesn't drink coffee. :P

1:27 am

negativeneil

Do you put sugar in yours, ru?

1:27 am

m9f9l

<-- really likes sherbet

1:27 am

Jellen

My brain wandered off...did I remember to say good night on here?

1:27 am

boatierra

< doesn't drink coffee either :)

1:27 am

m9f9l

LOL.. goodnight Jellen

1:27 am

rururocks

nope.. I don't like sugar in tea or coffee

1:28 am

saintfranny

lol jellen - don't think so. sleep tight!

1:28 am

negativeneil

Me too, Mary.

1:28 am

rururocks

did it leave a trail of popcorn jellen?

1:28 am

negativeneil

wow, ru. I don't put sugar in tea but have to in coffee. Just too bitter. Wish I could cut it out though. Calories for nothing.

1:28 am

saintfranny

i've learned to love GOOD iced tea with no sugar, but it has to be brewed well.

1:28 am

Jellen

I'll have to check, ruru...

1:29 am

m9f9l

that maple is amazing Boa

1:29 am

negativeneil

With lemon in it though, Diana?

1:29 am

rururocks

I make a blend of ice tea with earl grey, black Currant, and berries

1:29 am

Jellen

Bye!

1:29 am

negativeneil

That sounds nice ru.

1:29 am

m9f9l

my beverage of choice is water.

1:29 am

rururocks

ugh no lemon

1:29 am

negativeneil

Just water?

1:29 am

saintfranny

oh my gosh i just realized it is 2:30 am. how did that happen??? i must be getting to some zzzz's myself.

1:29 am

negativeneil

I mean sure, I drink water too. But not only that.

1:29 am

saintfranny

ooh - ru - that sounds good

1:30 am

boatierra

I found that while looking for autumn themed pics. It's beautiful.

1:30 am

saintfranny

no lemon in the tea, no sir.

1:30 am

negativeneil

Oh yeah. East coast.

1:30 am

boatierra

G'night Jellen :)

1:30 am

m9f9l

I didn't say I ONLY drink that. Just that it's my beverage of choice.LOL It's what I MOSTLY drink

1:30 am

rururocks

<---is like a camel..doesn't drink much water

1:30 am

negativeneil

yeah, that photo is gorgeous, boat.

1:30 am

saintfranny

Republic of Tea makes realllly good teas, esp for iced tea

1:30 am

negativeneil

I see, Mary.

1:31 am

m9f9l

And I thought it was for other reasons Ru!LOL

1:31 am

rururocks

<---in search of my hump right now

1:31 am

negativeneil

Ummm, I won't ask.

1:31 am

negativeneil

I've forgotten what that is.

1:31 am

boatierra

I very occasionally drink tea and when I do I sweeten with honey.

1:32 am

m9f9l

same here. Mint tea usually

1:32 am

rururocks

don't worry neil no one else in LA knows either

1:32 am

saintfranny

ok people.. nice to see you... chat again soon i hope... ciao xo

1:32 am

rururocks

night saint franny

1:32 am

negativeneil

Oh I drink tea just about every day. Coffee the first half of the day, tea after that if I want a hot drink... or sometimes a hot chocolate.

1:32 am

boatierra

Tchau franny :)

1:32 am

rururocks

is that vegan chocolate?

1:32 am

negativeneil

No one else here knows what a hump is, ru? Uh, don't be so sure. Haha!

1:33 am

negativeneil

No, why would it be?

1:33 am

boatierra

Oh, hot chocolate is the best!

1:33 am

m9f9l

sweet dreams franny

1:33 am

boatierra

Humps for a camel?

1:33 am

m9f9l

hot chocolate makes my stomach churn. ugh.

1:33 am

negativeneil

I don't add anything to it. It's from cocoa powder which as far as I know is just chocolate?

1:33 am

rururocks

just checking

1:33 am

negativeneil

So I guess it would be by default?

1:34 am

negativeneil

checking why?

1:34 am

m9f9l

unsweetened hot chocolate? ugh!!

1:34 am

m9f9l

2 left

1:35 am

rururocks

seeing how far this vegan thing is going..lol

1:35 am

m9f9l

1

1:35 am

boatierra

Go m9f9l go!

1:36 am

rururocks

most vegans I know are nutcases

1:36 am

m9f9l

well nuts are a good source of protein and omega fats :P

1:36 am

boatierra

Could be because they are low on B12.

1:36 am

rururocks

the dietary ones are understandable

1:36 am

negativeneil

What a strange thing to say? Laura's one of the nicest, most sane people I've met. And personal friend of ours around here who are, too.

1:37 am

negativeneil

Or was that yet another bad pun? Oh probably. :P

1:37 am

negativeneil

[should read back in the chog]

1:37 am

rururocks

it was a pun neil

1:38 am

negativeneil

Yep, kinda figured it had to be!

1:38 am

negativeneil

I just haven't been watching this all the time. Have an IM going on too.

1:38 am

rururocks

honestly.. for a person who dishes it out.. you have to have a thicker skin..lol

1:39 am

negativeneil

Huh? I wasn't upset. Just wondering if it was a pun or not. How could it upset me when it wasn't about me? Kinda silly.

1:40 am

rururocks

oh god.. I'm going to bed.. good night all.. have a nice night everyone.. enjoy the pizza neil

1:40 am

m9f9l

fw

1:40 am

boatierra

WTG m9f9l :)

1:40 am

m9f9l

night ru!

1:41 am

negativeneil

Yep, I'm off there after this too. Tired.

1:41 am

negativeneil

Have a good night ruru.

1:41 am

m9f9l

my sweet 5 yo just walked by and I felt little hands around my neck "you won, I am so proud of you. Good job. You won.. and they all lost!"

1:42 am

boatierra

G'night ruru and neil :)

1:42 am

m9f9l

ROFL!

1:42 am

boatierra

LOL, nice :)

1:42 am

negativeneil

Oh, because of the fireworks on here?

1:42 am

negativeneil

cute. :)

1:43 am

m9f9l

yes

1:46 am

negativeneil

Haha! Sweet. :)

1:47 am

negativeneil

Something in the chog water tonight?
Just wondering. Or hey, is it a full moon? lol

1:48 am

m9f9l

maybe it's a blue moon!! LOL

1:50 am

negativeneil

Blue moon... I saw you standing alone... uh no. You really don't want me to sing. Trust me.

1:50 am

boatierra

LOL

1:50 am

negativeneil

There's a good reason I play piano.

1:51 am

boatierra

I was just thinking, didn't you get singing lessons?

1:51 am

m9f9l

I have a friend who sings it moo blune. it's so funny

1:52 am

m9f9l

I had to learn it once when she was going to sing it at a function and couldn't so I filled in

1:52 am

m9f9l

Len I wooked, the goon had turned to mold!

1:53 am

boatierra

I've never heard of moo blune but it sure sounds silly :)

1:54 am

negativeneil

I was put in theater classes yes, but I just wasn't a singer. Oh I can sing passably ok, pretty average. Nothing great.

1:54 am

m9f9l

it's just all spoonerized.LOl

1:55 am

m9f9l

moo blune, soo ya stee manding la one...

1:55 am

m9f9l

ithwout a heam in my drart...

1:56 am

boatierra

Spoonerisms! I had a friend that talked about those all the time. I never quite understood what they were/are.

1:56 am

m9f9l

ithwout la ove muv I moan....

1:57 am

boatierra

11 left.

1:57 am

negativeneil

I can play spoons!

1:57 am

negativeneil

And paper and comb too.

1:57 am

boatierra

Paper and comb?

1:58 am

m9f9l

Tim's soccer team was banned from a hotel for breaking a table playing spoons.LOL

1:58 am

m9f9l

My dad always said he could only play the linoleum

2:02 am

m9f9l

Tim had to dash off to work. He just got back and their water heater is out!

2:07 am

negativeneil

Ugh, yeah... I have to do fire off a couple of emails, do some clean up here and head to bed. Later! :) TC.

2:07 am

negativeneil

but... huh? Breaking a table by playing spoons?

2:07 am

negativeneil

What was the table made of?

2:10 am

negativeneil

Oh nm. Talk to you later... night! :)

2:10 am

boatierra

G'night neil :)

2:11 am

m9f9l

oops. it was silent so long I was off doing other stuff. Nite Neil!!

2:15 am

boatierra

5 left.

2:17 am

boatierra

3 left.

2:19 am

boatierra

fw :)

2:52 am

rubyfoo

good morning

2:52 am

rubyfoo

this is a joke, right?

3:00 am

rubyfoo

half, bah!

3:43 am

IndiaJan

ugh..is this real?

3:55 am

SummerBreeze44

This should get the raspberry award for worst puzzle ever!

3:58 am

IndiaJan

no kidding

4:13 am

debjed

good morning! I don't like this puzzle

4:15 am

debjed

help for the C or D? I feel like I've tried everything :)

4:17 am

carleekat

SERIOUSLY????? 26 words???? i HAVE time TO DO A GRID AND ITTS 26 WORDS???

4:18 am

debjed

same here carlee, but it

4:18 am

debjed

but it's hard :)

4:25 am

carleekat

well...1/2 way and nbs

4:26 am

debjed

do you have clues for the d or c?

4:27 am

carleekat

s+ H*****and the blowfish

4:27 am

carleekat

the 6 is the same but loose a letter

4:27 am

carleekat

lose*

4:30 am

debjed

thank you :)

4:30 am

carleekat

working on a clue for the c

4:32 am

carleekat

ch**** sounds like a fem version of a "joe" name ends with arabic word for "i"

4:33 am

carleekat

or...ends with the same 3 letters as the na4 word for gramma

4:34 am

debjed

thank you again :)

4:35 am

carleekat

:)

4:39 am

Marc Freeman

good morning, how about a clue for the dh8, please?

4:39 am

Marc Freeman

I meant dh6?

4:39 am

carleekat

u mean the its the same as the 7 less a vowel

4:40 am

Marc Freeman

toit

4:40 am

Marc Freeman

sorry

4:44 am

carleekat

and done...sheesh...

4:44 am

debjed

help for the bottom row H?

4:45 am

Marc Freeman

Still need a clue for dh6, please?

4:45 am

carleekat

dh7 is d+h***** and the blowfish...and the 6 is less a vowel

4:46 am

carleekat

deb..."chuckle" or laugh..not hehe

4:46 am

Marc Freeman

Sorry don't get the clue?

4:46 am

debjed

well, that was easy :) ty

4:47 am

carleekat

its a band marc

4:47 am

carleekat

the dh is a hindi loincloth my clue refers to a band

4:48 am

Marc Freeman

got it thanks

4:48 am

debjed

four left, how about a clue for the o

4:48 am

zoom

sounds like a us state, with a vowel difference at end

4:49 am

carleekat

its a common babblet...like the oh state

4:49 am

debjed

yay, thank you :)

4:49 am

zoom

yw. any clues for ha4/6?

4:50 am

carleekat

i clued it at 4:46

4:50 am

zoom

tycarlee, will look

4:51 am

zoom

got it! one of the few words in this puzzle that i've heard of :) thanks carlee

4:51 am

carleekat

i think this is the smallest grid ever...

4:51 am

carleekat

np :)

4:52 am

debjed

any clue for the n that's not grandma?

4:52 am

zoom

not so much fun tho...or am i alone in thinking that?

4:53 am

debjed

not fun!

4:54 am

carleekat

its another babblet...

4:54 am

zoom

deb - means something to do with temples i think. can't think of a clue but just vowels - hope it helps

4:54 am

IndiaJan

fireworks before 6 am

4:54 am

Marc Freeman

n+3 vowels

4:54 am

debjed

got it, ty

4:54 am

debjed

one t left.......

4:55 am

carleekat

*~*~*POMPOM SHAKE*~*~*for jan

4:55 am

debjed

fireworks!!!

4:55 am

Marc Freeman

need a clue for ho5/16. have the dog one?

4:55 am

IndiaJan

thanks :)

4:56 am

carleekat

sounds like where bunnies live on a farm..instead of hu is ho

4:56 am

zoom

sorry marc - still looking

4:56 am

carleekat

or the booze less a vowel

4:56 am

zoom

ty carlee

4:57 am

debjed

thank you everyone for your help! I haven't had fireworks in years :)

4:57 am

carleekat

i have bunnies on the brain..been doing an essay on watership down

4:57 am

zoom

congrats deb!!

4:57 am

Marc Freeman

thanks got it

4:57 am

carleekat

*~*~*POMPOM TOSS*~*~*for deb

4:57 am

debjed

oh, i love that book!!

4:57 am

IndiaJan

or rhymes with someone from the highlands

4:57 am

carleekat

oh i hate that book

4:58 am

IndiaJan

yeahbdeb

4:58 am

Marc Freeman

last clue fo6, please

4:58 am

carleekat

i am comparing one of the fables within the book to the book....<sigh>

4:58 am

debjed

no talking bunnies for you, huh?

4:59 am

carleekat

baby jammies have this...work off the appendage

4:59 am

carleekat

no talking bunnies for me

4:59 am

IndiaJan

well off to bed...nite/morning all

4:59 am

Marc Freeman

got it on my own thanks

4:59 am

debjed

bye india

5:00 am

carleekat

*~*~*POMPOM SHAKE*~*~*for marx

5:00 am

carleekat

marc* even

5:00 am

Marc Freeman

done thanks for all the clues. Have to go now

5:00 am

carleekat

nite jan

5:00 am

carleekat

bye marc

5:01 am

zoom

any clues for ho6 please?

5:02 am

debjed

good luck with that paper, carlee :) I like the book, but I hated writing papers when in college.

5:04 am

debjed

ho6 = homemade alcohol

5:06 am

zoom

ty debs - got there at last!

5:06 am

debjed

yw

5:18 am

mrpresident

eewwwww, I just got mouse on my hands!! little bugger crawled around my feet!! the cat and dog went nuts and I had to try and rescue the stupid animal!

5:19 am

mrpresident

i tried to catch it by the tail and ended up breaking the end of it's tail off!! I feel sick for the poor thing!!, but the dog and cat wrangled it out of the house... good effort my darling pets

5:22 am

Deeha

Keep getting presents that happen to look like mice from my cats.Luckily they take them into the bayhroom-small space to chase them I suppose- they sometimes eat the head - then throw up later - nice

5:26 am

mrpresident

grossed out dee!! LOL

5:27 am

mrpresident

i have to go wash my hands with pure alcohol!!

5:27 am

Deeha

Never mind your hands it does you better if you drink it!!!!

5:51 am

suefrad625

hi all

5:51 am

suefrad625

mrp, how are you holding up?

5:54 am

sprite

oh...m....g... what a tiny one

5:54 am

sprite

hi all, btw

5:54 am

Kaplan the Magne

this is the smallest I've ever seen here

5:54 am

wildcat17

tiny and a bit nasty

5:55 am

Kaplan the Magne

yeah, really

5:55 am

sprite

well nasty is good, for such a small one. Or we'll be finished before we start.

5:55 am

Kaplan the Magne

the fo6 is stupid

5:57 am

Kaplan the Magne

Old MacDonald had a farm....

6:00 am

Deeha

We do use it in English as a diminutive for the game but was surprised to get it here

6:01 am

Kaplan the Magne

fo

6:07 am

Kaplan the Magne

do we have stats on the 7 yet?

6:08 am

sprite

I do. ch7/36 and dh7/36

6:08 am

sprite

fireflies

6:08 am

wildcat17

yay sprite!

6:08 am

Kaplan the Magne

yay sprite

6:08 am

sprite

bye all, have fun while it lasts :)

6:13 am

wildcat17

I have 2 left

6:16 am

Kaplan the Magne

I have 5 left. I am looking for that ch7.

6:16 am

Kaplan the Magne

I would feel stupid if I don't finish a 26 word grid.

6:17 am

Kaplan the Magne

Can we ask for another one?

6:18 am

wildcat17

lol

6:25 am

uusue2

wow, 26 words must be a record!!

6:25 am

uusue2

and good morning, all!

6:25 am

wildcat17

close if not. hi sue

6:26 am

uusue2

hi, wild!

6:27 am

uusue2

well, I might actually be able to finish this one, for the first time in weeks!

6:39 am

JenMO16

26?

6:48 am

uusue2

no kidding, jen!

6:52 am

uusue2

from lickety's page (which the wonderful mrp has been updating):
Grid Stats for Last 1978 grids
Largest Word Count
599 words 10300 02 Nov
Smallest Word Count
30 words 283 28 Dec

I believe we have set a new record. (this goes back almost 5 1/2 years!)

7:04 am

dan2bit

firewords! no scrollbars on the word list, even

7:06 am

crosshair

26?? omg

7:06 am

doseffing

... just means it's short ... not that it's easy

7:07 am

dan2bit

agreed - the C's and D's are particularly tricksy

7:08 am

Kaplan the Magne

I am down 4 and can't find two 4 letter words so...

7:08 am

crosshair

yes 22 has to be the smallest i have ever seen

7:08 am

Kaplan the Magne

it's 26

7:09 am

crosshair

26,not awake

7:15 am

crosshair

when you hit your first wall 4 words in,you know the lil bugger has teeth:(

7:18 am

crosshair

ahh,,ho6= slang for 20,s booze

7:19 am

doseffing

... thanks for than one ..

7:21 am

crosshair

np

7:21 am

doseffing

... did you know that if you use only one o in that one you get an h5

7:22 am

crosshair

nice:) ty dose

7:23 am

crosshair

and while we are on ho,s there is a 5/16 of a animal that can track people with ease

7:23 am

Anniebrook

the only word I can think of for 1920's booze is hooch

7:23 am

Anniebrook

the only word I can think of for 1920's booze is hooch

7:24 am

crosshair

almost annie,just alt spelling

7:24 am

wvteach

add another consonant annie

7:24 am

doseffing

... that's the word ... you just missed a letter

7:25 am

Anniebrook

uhoh getting that red message again

7:26 am

crosshair

begone foul red demon!

7:28 am

Anniebrook

i found the booze, thanks

7:28 am

crosshair

mmmm...booze....

7:31 am

rolotom

ha4?

7:31 am

doseffing

... laugh laugh

7:31 am

Sally-catlover

26 words!! Think this is the smallest I have ever seen.

7:32 am

crosshair

howdy sally..thing has long sharp teeth

7:32 am

rolotom

Missed that, ty! Fireworks!

7:32 am

crosshair

yaa for rolo

7:32 am

Sally-catlover

Thought that might be so crossy.

7:32 am

Anniebrook

congrats, rolo!

7:33 am

crosshair

half way was ok,but i think it is gonna get ugly now

7:35 am

JOAKAY

d and the band ...... and the blowfish

7:35 am

JOAKAY

for the 6 take away last vowel

7:36 am

Anniebrook

thanks!!, Joakay

7:37 am

JOAKAY

yvw

7:37 am

Anniebrook

I never would have gotten that one

7:37 am

JOAKAY

i am joanne0334 but lost my password grr so im a nobody lol

7:37 am

crosshair

i know the blowfish band but the d eludes me

7:38 am

JOAKAY

dh

7:38 am

Anniebrook

just put the d in front

7:38 am

crosshair

dg_g will send you your pw if you mail him

7:38 am

crosshair

ty annie

7:38 am

JOAKAY

ch and my name, more italian like and the latin it

7:40 am

crosshair

ty joakay

7:41 am

JOAKAY

yvw crossy

7:41 am

crosshair

but ,like i say,dr_g will dig up your pw for you no problem

7:42 am

JOAKAY

ty crossy

7:42 am

JOAKAY

i will try

7:42 am

Sally-catlover

Over half way, lol, this must be a record.

7:42 am

crosshair

lol sally

7:43 am

Anniebrook

I need 10 and I hit the proverbial wall

7:43 am

crosshair

i need 13

7:43 am

Anniebrook

7

7:43 am

JOAKAY

lol oh 4 like a state

7:44 am

crosshair

lol,found those 3 quick annie:)

7:44 am

crosshair

ty jo

7:44 am

Mom

can

7:44 am

Mom

can

7:44 am

Mom

cam

7:44 am

Mom

sh**

7:44 am

JOAKAY

na4 like the super model without the m in it

7:44 am

Mom

can't stay and play but wanted to say good morning

7:45 am

crosshair

lol howdy mom

7:45 am

JOAKAY

super model campbell

7:45 am

JOAKAY

hi mom

7:45 am

Mom

good morning crossy and joakay

7:45 am

Anniebrook

(((Mom)))

7:46 am

Mom

((((Annie)))) good morning

7:46 am

crosshair

good thing it is small as i have(insert evil music here) THE M-I-L visit(inset lightning and thunder here)

7:47 am

JOAKAY

lol crossy enjoy

7:47 am

Anniebrook

that ch6 is eluding me

7:47 am

Mom

See you all later today. ((hugs))

7:47 am

JOAKAY

my name annie

7:47 am

crosshair

i will,am into s&m do you not know..love the pain and agony

7:47 am

JOAKAY

first vowel instead of second

7:48 am

JOAKAY

whats for dinner

7:49 am

Anniebrook

Joa, the third vowel is what can be used? am I seeing right? LOL

7:49 am

JOAKAY

my real name i said earlier

7:49 am

crosshair

hehe,and it is always refreshing to have every mistake i have ever made dredged up and lined up nice and neat for reinspection and every heavy thing i have pending in the future hashed over and enlarges till i am ready to jump off a cliff to avoid them..lol dinner? lol whatever is in the caudron hehe

7:49 am

JOAKAY

0334

7:50 am

JOAKAY

well turkey leg inserted in her mouth sounds fitting

7:50 am

crosshair

cauldron

7:50 am

JOAKAY

whats that

7:51 am

crosshair

a iron vessel used of old to cook over open flame..eg witches use then for eye of newt stew

7:51 am

JOAKAY

lmao ohhh witch pt

7:51 am

JOAKAY

pot

7:51 am

Anniebrook

whee! I got the ch's....thanks Joa

7:52 am

JOAKAY

wtg annie

7:52 am

crosshair

there is annoth ch? i have her name..whats the other?

7:52 am

JOAKAY

latin it crossy

7:52 am

Anniebrook

make it a latin plural

7:53 am

Anniebrook

clue for the first ho 5/16, please

7:53 am

crosshair

mmm

7:54 am

crosshair

ahh got it ty

7:54 am

JOAKAY

like the booze subtract a vowel

7:55 am

Anniebrook

thanks JOAKAY..fireworks

7:55 am

JOAKAY

yvw annie congrats

7:55 am

crosshair

yaa for annie!

7:55 am

crosshair

10 left for crossy

7:55 am

JOAKAY

i finished about 15mins ago

7:55 am

Anniebrook

thanks for the clues

7:56 am

JOAKAY

yvw anytime

7:57 am

crosshair

fo 6=what aussies call soccer

7:57 am

JOAKAY

goooo crossy

7:57 am

Sally-catlover

Yay! Finished without a list - although I did spot a clue or two.

7:57 am

JOAKAY

do you have list yet crossy

7:58 am

Anniebrook

I'm on my way to do laundry, bye dear babblers

7:58 am

Anniebrook

I'm on my way to do laundry, bye dear babblers

7:58 am

JOAKAY

congrats sally

7:58 am

Anniebrook

rd couldnt be added"

7:58 am

Sally-catlover

And I confess I did check some with more words.

7:58 am

JOAKAY

byeee annie

7:58 am

crosshair

i refuse to list on a grid this size lol

7:58 am

JOAKAY

lol milking the dreaded m-i-l

7:59 am

Sally-catlover

There are very limited choices on this one, so I think it doesn't need a list.

7:59 am

uusue2

hi again, all!

7:59 am

crosshair

suze!

7:59 am

JOAKAY

hi sue

7:59 am

Sally-catlover

Must be off for late lunch. Does anyone need any help?

7:59 am

uusue2

hi, crossy and joa!

7:59 am

JOAKAY

ok im out good luck twice over crossy

8:00 am

uusue2

I always need help, sally! but not with the grid just yet :-)

8:00 am

uusue2

and bye, joa!

8:00 am

crosshair

ty jo

8:00 am

Sally-catlover

Ciao all then.

8:00 am

JOAKAY

byeeeee

8:07 am

uusue2

nbt and nbs

8:07 am

uusue2

although I must confess I used morewords for the dh words

8:09 am

Anniebrook

is crossy still here?

8:14 am

wvteach

fireowrks - avoided using the list but thnx to all the clues along the way

8:14 am

uusue2

guess not, annie (or he's stepped away for a bit) - and I have to go to work

8:14 am

uusue2

yay, wv!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!

8:14 am

uusue2

and now I am off, see you all later!

8:16 am

Boobear

Hi all

8:22 am

bichon

26 words, is this a joke?

8:25 am

specificity

whoa... is this the tiniest grid ever?!

8:31 am

wvteach

yes, messages in chog say that it is the tiniest - previous was 30 words

8:36 am

bichon

This was a short Babble day

8:37 am

bichon

see you folks tomorrow

8:44 am

crosshair

time for m-i-l visit save 7 for later..tc all and happy babbling..poink

9:03 am

car.eeyore

Good grief! Does that really say only 26 words?!??!

9:03 am

jmcnrick

thank goodness it is only 26 words--today is going to be a bear

9:03 am

car.eeyore

OK. For you jmc!

9:04 am

jmcnrick

i just hope they aren't ALL impossible words

9:05 am

jmcnrick

haha sorry for you car

9:06 am

car.eeyore

Halfway done...so they aren't all impossible!

9:06 am

jmcnrick

glad to hear i am struggling as usual

9:09 am

car.eeyore

And now I have screeched to a halt!

9:10 am

jmcnrick

i am still stumbling along with 18 left

9:13 am

periwinkle

hi all, finished the grid in 20 minutes right afater the flip. some finished in 5-10 minutes

9:13 am

jmcnrick

well i am not in that crowd but i am surprised it took some of them a whole 5 minutes

9:13 am

car.eeyore

Good for you Peri!

9:13 am

jmcnrick

hi peri

9:13 am

periwinkle

I am ANGRY. very sleepless night. my sister came in to my room at 7:45 and told me to get up cause the handman was coming

9:14 am

jmcnrick

oh dear!

9:14 am

periwinkle

he is usually here by 9 am and I needed to get to the food pantry. I got up, showered, dressed, etc

9:14 am

car.eeyore

Ugh. And is he there yet?

9:14 am

periwinkle

and waited and waited. I called her at 9:50. she called her husband and called me back. he is not coming til noon today!!

9:15 am

Pearl5

can anyone clue me for ch6 ch7 please its my last 2

9:15 am

jmcnrick

yikes i would be furious

9:15 am

car.eeyore

Good grief.

9:15 am

periwinkle

I rushed to the food pantry and they already had 3 volunteers there. one of whomwasnot signed up. You cannot just show up. You must be on the schedule

9:15 am

jmcnrick

did he change the time?

9:15 am

periwinkle

rather than cause any argument, cause I am tired and cranky I just left

9:15 am

jmcnrick

sorry pearl i don't have it yet

9:15 am

periwinkle

apparently my bil knew the time but did not tell me sister

9:16 am

jmcnrick

*makes peri a cup of camomile tea*

9:16 am

periwinkle

I am not the most patient pe4rson and hate waiting for anyone.

9:16 am

periwinkle

I am done venting. thanks for listening.

9:17 am

jmcnrick

and no babble to while a way the time :-((

9:17 am

car.eeyore

What a frustrating way to start the day. I hate that for you.

9:17 am

jmcnrick

see this is when being able to go back to one of the 500 word grids would be a nice addition

9:18 am

car.eeyore

I agree jmc.

9:18 am

jmcnrick

can you help pearl thought?

9:18 am

periwinkle

yes, it would have been a nice distraction but nooooo, a wee grid

9:18 am

periwinkle

the ch6/7 is apparently a nasal cavity

9:18 am

Mr Bob

Morning folks

9:18 am

jmcnrick

the stars are clearly misaligned!

9:18 am

jmcnrick

hi mr bob

9:18 am

car.eeyore

Hi bob!

9:19 am

periwinkle

new words for me. ch + Jo*** is a girl's name. add the latin ending for the ch7

9:19 am

jmcnrick

who'd have thought? ty peri

9:19 am

car.eeyore

Yes, they are! TY Peri!

9:19 am

periwinkle

borrowed the clue from neil

9:19 am

jmcnrick

ty

9:20 am

car.eeyore

Help with the left hand D please?

9:20 am

periwinkle

any more clues needed before I go back to bed

9:20 am

jmcnrick

are things all copacetic with neil now?

9:20 am

jmcnrick

i know it is a dh ;-)

9:20 am

periwinkle

don't know jmc

9:20 am

Judi

Oh PUH-LEEZE!! Only 26 words? *gets out magnifying glass*

9:20 am

periwinkle

dh7 is dh+ ho**** and the blowfish. drop the e for the dh6

9:21 am

car.eeyore

Come on in Judi!

9:21 am

jmcnrick

hi judi

9:21 am

jmcnrick

lol

9:21 am

car.eeyore

Ty peri!

9:21 am

periwinkle

the dh6 has been in grids before

9:21 am

periwinkle

yvw car

9:21 am

Judi

Morning, all.

9:21 am

periwinkle

did you get the dh words, jmc?

9:22 am

jmcnrick

i just forgot the end letters when i went fishing ty peri

9:22 am

Jellen

Hello...

9:22 am

periwinkle

someone said there was a grid with on23 words once

9:22 am

jmcnrick

hi jell

9:22 am

car.eeyore

3 words left to find...1 x 6 and 2 x 4

9:22 am

Jellen

Thanks for the the dh words, peri!

9:22 am

periwinkle

ok, bye for now

9:22 am

car.eeyore

Hello Jellen!

9:22 am

jmcnrick

i am so excited they have actually put up a frame for my addition!

9:23 am

jmcnrick

bye peri have a nice nap

9:23 am

Jellen

Whoo hoo, jmc!

9:23 am

car.eeyore

Bye Peri!

9:23 am

Pearl5

ty for clues first time i have completed a grid

9:23 am

car.eeyore

That IS exciting jmc!

9:23 am

car.eeyore

Yeah Pearl! Congratulations!!!!!

9:23 am

jmcnrick

WHOO HOOO pearl!!!!!!!!!!

9:23 am

jmcnrick

*throws confetti and glitter on pearl*

9:24 am

Jellen

Hooray for Pearl!

9:25 am

Pearl5

ty all ifeel soooo proud of myself

9:25 am

wvteach

congrats Pearl

9:25 am

jmcnrick

you should pearl! wd

9:26 am

jmcnrick

hi wv i was in wv saturday and sunday at an art exhibit about a creek that died in wv because of fracking/mining stuff

9:28 am

Jellen

Sheesh! Fireworks!

9:28 am

jmcnrick

whoo hoo jell

9:29 am

Jellen

Should have found the last 9 without the list, but noooo...

9:29 am

jmcnrick

11 left

9:29 am

car.eeyore

I had to use it to for the last 3. Still looking for my last word.

9:29 am

jmcnrick

i think i will try not to list today

9:30 am

jmcnrick

but knowing me that will last until tonight sometime

9:30 am

car.eeyore

Got it! Fireworks!

9:30 am

jmcnrick

boy is coming over to help pick color for siding (see icon pic) and then i have a meeting and then a house guest

9:31 am

jmcnrick

whoo hoooo car!

9:31 am

Jellen

Would you like a nudge for your last word, car?

9:31 am

Jellen

Oh! Guess not! Hooray!!!

9:31 am

car.eeyore

It was the ho 6....now THAT I should have seen right away!

9:32 am

Jellen

I didn't see that one either...

9:32 am

jmcnrick

??

9:33 am

car.eeyore

Something I was fond of in my misspent youth, jmc.

9:33 am

car.eeyore

Also part of a Tom Hanks movie title, Turner and HO6.

9:33 am

jmcnrick

ah

9:33 am

Jellen

ho 6/27

9:34 am

jmcnrick

tyty

9:34 am

car.eeyore

I actually never spelt it with a T in it though!

9:34 am

jmcnrick

never spelled it with a t

9:34 am

jmcnrick

snap

9:34 am

car.eeyore

*snap*

9:34 am

car.eeyore

Good grief! Do we snap the snap?

9:35 am

jmcnrick

hahaha! snap snap!

9:35 am

Jellen

Yes, you must!

9:35 am

Jellen

jmc, drop a vowel for a ho 5/16

9:35 am

jmcnrick

well i have 10 left and gobs of work so i think i will mosey off for a while

9:35 am

jmcnrick

ty jell

9:36 am

Jellen

Me too! Must.read.books.

9:36 am

jmcnrick

i thought that needed a sc*** to go with it

9:36 am

car.eeyore

OK. Now I have to do laundry and start my work. I wish you all a wonderful day!

9:37 am

jmcnrick

bye all bbl

9:37 am

Jellen

You too, car!

9:42 am

Judi

Fireworks. Nice to see Lickety's List up again.

9:48 am

jmcnrick

whoo hoo judi

9:56 am

majmom

fireworks-happy thanksgiving from canada

10:11 am

stevedallas

Good morning all; how many words today and thanks

10:13 am

poodletoes

26 words

10:28 am

rubyfoo

is this the worst grid ever or what?

10:32 am

rubyfoo

ruby killed the chog! :(

10:36 am

aebmusica

hey Poodletoes.......i luv yr little poochie, he's/she's so cute! I have a friend who has a larger caramel colored labradoodle with soft curly poodle hair and light brown eyes.

10:38 am

uusue2

hi again, all! been talking to prospective physics majors - always nice to see young people be interested in science!

10:45 am

Jellen

Hello...

10:45 am

vanillaslice

hello Jellen have you finished the grid

10:46 am

Jellen

Yes, I finished this morning earlier...

10:46 am

vanillaslice

so did I just came to see how others were struggling lol

10:47 am

vanillaslice

managed to get to the 1030 top in the rankings yesterday

10:47 am

Jellen

Good for you!

10:48 am

uusue2

yay, vanilla!

10:48 am

vanillaslice

been sitting close for months but theres always a day when I'm gone and unable to get to babble

10:48 am

uusue2

I have probably fallen off the list entirely - it has been a while since I've finished a grid!

10:48 am

Jellen

Oh, sue...glad you're here!

10:49 am

vanillaslice

now that I'm there I don't care anymore it can go down

10:49 am

stidmama

hey all, battery's almost dead on the laptop -- have been doing online training this morning since I don't have work today.

10:49 am

Jellen

You can check that off your to-do list, vanilla, lol!

10:49 am

vanillaslice

hey mama

10:49 am

Jellen

Hey, stid!

10:50 am

vanillaslice

yesterdays grid took me ages monkeying

10:50 am

stidmama

down to 11... this is a quick if tricky grid

10:51 am

Jellen

Go, stid!

10:51 am

vanillaslice

this looked tough for a strat but wasn't all that hard in the end

10:52 am

vanillaslice

tho ch6,7 took me a while

10:52 am

stidmama

thanks vanilla, was wondering if that was the right direction to go in! *thinking*

10:53 am

uusue2

7 left here so I am starting to grade exams

10:54 am

stidmama

:-D down to 8

10:54 am

stidmama

go sue go!

10:54 am

vanillaslice

if thats your pic Jellen it looks somewhat anyway like our prime minister not sure if thats a compliment

10:55 am

Jellen

That is my pic, vanilla

10:55 am

vanillaslice

only she doesnt often smile nowadays

10:56 am

vanillaslice

ok not when I look closer but you could do a standin for her

10:56 am

uusue2

6 (ok so I am glancing at the grid too)

10:57 am

Jellen

Hmmm...I'll have to look her up!

10:57 am

Jellen

Oh, I'd have to color my hair!

10:58 am

stidmama

7 and battery needs to be plugged in. I am not getting more than about two hours from the battery on the laptop nowadays... not sure why. oh well. back later to finish! *poof*

10:58 am

vanillaslice

the national broadcaster (ABC) has just finished a comedy about her, hilarious in places, even having sex under a flag...caused a lot of complaints

10:59 am

Jellen

Bye, stid

10:59 am

JW4975

choxan

10:59 am

vanillaslice

shes not married, living with a fellow

10:59 am

Jellen

Interesting!

11:00 am

vanillaslice

she's having a rough time as pm in a minority government supported by the greens

11:00 am

uusue2

ok, off to a meeting

11:00 am

Jellen

Hi, JW...no X in the ch6

11:00 am

Jellen

Bye uusue!

11:00 am

vanillaslice

bye uusue

11:01 am

JW4975

Whew, it's definitely a Monday. Sorry about that. Didn't mean to post it in the chat!

11:01 am

LeslieAnn

whoa. 26?!

11:01 am

vanillaslice

lol yes LeslieAnn hi

11:02 am

vanillaslice

might allow you to celebrate thanksgiving is that today?

11:02 am

sadie52

hello all

11:03 am

vanillaslice

hey Sadie

11:04 am

sadie52

hi vanilla

11:06 am

vanillaslice

Lickety has the clues if you need them

11:06 am

LeslieAnn

halfway done in 5 minutes. i'm a genius.

11:06 am

vanillaslice

you are too

11:08 am

vanillaslice

well its gone midnight here better find bed have a good day all

11:08 am

LeslieAnn

bye vanilla

11:13 am

Jellen

Hi, sadie and LA

11:13 am

LeslieAnn

hiya jellen

11:18 am

LeslieAnn

stumped by the c.

11:19 am

Minveryork

Hi to my fellow babblers! How is everyone doing today

11:20 am

Minveryork

By the way, congratulations to all the finishers! YAY!

11:20 am

LeslieAnn

hey min! doing good, how are you?

11:21 am

Minveryork

I'm well.I'm enjoying my third day of my long weekend

11:21 am

LeslieAnn

yes me too!

11:22 am

Minveryork

Wishing we could've had a bigger grid since I am free the whole day. This would be good to have on a work day. I am saving my last four words for later on today

11:22 am

LeslieAnn

ah. i'm at four as well.

11:23 am

Minveryork

ch 6/24 word rhymes with a woman's name LeslieAnn.

11:24 am

LeslieAnn

ok thanks i'll work on that.

11:24 am

Minveryork

C's Completed! 2 left

11:25 am

LeslieAnn

do you know the stats for the d's, min?

11:26 am

Minveryork

Wow!Just monkeyed 2 dh words in lickety and it took

11:26 am

Minveryork

So now I'll save my last two words for later on tonight

11:26 am

Minveryork

dh 624
dh 7/36

11:27 am

LeslieAnn

ok thanks!

11:27 am

Minveryork

*dh6/24

11:27 am

Minveryork

Already have a story in my profile. Did it early this am

11:28 am

Minveryork

However,my story does not include those 2 dh words.

11:28 am

LeslieAnn

:)

11:29 am

LeslieAnn

it's ok i got 'em! fireworks.

11:29 am

Minveryork

Congratulations LeslieAnn on fireworks! Good for you

11:35 am

cybernan

hello everyone -- the smallest ever, I think?

11:36 am

Minveryork

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

11:36 am

Minveryork

I think it is the smallest I've seen since I started here

11:40 am

LeslieAnn

i think so, nan. i don't ever remember one under 30.

11:43 am

cybernan

half way and stuck!

11:47 am

cybernan

any clues for the ch, please?

11:48 am

Minveryork

ch 6/24 word rhymes with a woman's name cybernan.

11:49 am

Minveryork

ch7/36 words is ch 6/24 word plus a vowel cybernan.

11:49 am

cybernan

ty min

11:49 am

cybernan

*!* ta da *!* - wonder what I'll do with the rest of the day?!

11:51 am

Minveryork

Congratulations cybernan on fireworks! Good for you

11:52 am

Minveryork

I asked myself the same question.Should really go out and enjoy the summer-like day here. I'll be back later.

1:22 pm

gremlinn

Was this the record smallest grid, or was a 23-word grid confirmed?

1:23 pm

gremlinn

Someone should write a program to scrape the archives and make a big spreadsheet for stats.

1:24 pm

gremlinn

Maybe I will someday, for fun.

1:27 pm

Kenny Chuck

Any clue for ho4/10

1:27 pm

Kenny Chuck

Got it!

1:27 pm

Kenny Chuck

hoax

1:28 pm

Kenny Chuck

OOOOOOOPS!

2:15 pm

stidmama

hey all. back to try to finish. Kenny, I need Ds, not Hs....

2:18 pm

stidmama

firewords!!! listless ... *sigh* and laundry staring at me. back tomorrow! *poof*

2:37 pm

Scrabbler

8 to go. Smallest grid that I have ever seen.

2:40 pm

Scrabbler

4th column H clues anyone?

2:43 pm

Scrabbler

*monkeys are furiously searching for the last 5 words*

2:44 pm

Scrabbler

4 to go

2:53 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I have been monkeying that last na4 for hours

2:53 pm

Scrabbler

The Babblet?

2:53 pm

Kaplan the Magne

must be

2:53 pm

Scrabbler

n + 3 vowels

2:54 pm

Scrabbler

na4 = same syllable repeated

2:54 pm

Scrabbler

bottom H?

2:55 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I have been trying to figure which 3 owels

2:55 pm

Kaplan the Magne

vowels even

2:55 pm

Scrabbler

Got it?

2:55 pm

Scrabbler

not in alphabetical order--the 2nd is out of order

2:55 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Yeah. Now I am looking for the big ch's to be done.

2:56 pm

Scrabbler

How do I clue those....?

2:56 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I'm going the monkey route.

2:56 pm

Scrabbler

ch + actress J*** Cusack or Fontaine + vowel, then another vowel for pl

2:56 pm

Scrabbler

Bottom H?

2:57 pm

Kaplan the Magne

joke funny.

2:57 pm

Scrabbler

Ridiculous! TY for clue.

2:57 pm

Scrabbler

4th column H--need one for FW!

2:58 pm

Scrabbler

I have ho5/16

2:58 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Groovy- fireworks on a 26 word grid.

2:58 pm

CiociaJudy

ho6/27 Scrabs?

2:58 pm

Scrabbler

You are a champion Babbler! Now help me please and we can celebrate our greatness.

2:59 pm

Scrabbler

That is the one then.

2:59 pm

CiociaJudy

builds off the ho4/5

2:59 pm

Scrabbler

A clue please, judy?

3:00 pm

Scrabbler

Got it! FW! For first time in weeks, maybe months! TY.

3:00 pm

CiociaJudy

YAYAYAYAYAYAYAY SCRABS!

3:00 pm

Scrabbler

OK, I am done here at work and am ready to leave. It's quite satisfying to have this grid done!

3:01 pm

stidmama

(((((judy))))) (((((scrabs)))))

3:01 pm

stidmama

oh, the dryer signal... brb

3:01 pm

CiociaJudy

((((((((STIDDY))))))

3:01 pm

Scrabbler

Hi Stid. I forgot how to do the FW dance after so long.

3:01 pm

CiociaJudy

still need 5

3:01 pm

Scrabbler

Bye kids! See you tomorrow!

3:01 pm

Scrabbler

Which one?

3:02 pm

CiociaJudy

top right T

3:02 pm

CiociaJudy

an F

3:02 pm

CiociaJudy

the two D's

3:02 pm

CiociaJudy

and an H from the fourth column

3:02 pm

Scrabbler

to4/7 t + frequently = ***en

3:02 pm

Scrabbler

I ain't nothing but a ho5 dog!

3:03 pm

Scrabbler

Wrong H

3:03 pm

CiociaJudy

DUH on that T. Should have had it. Thx

3:03 pm

stidmama

back...

3:03 pm

stidmama

the Ds were my last. they look arabic maybe?

3:03 pm

stidmama

d + h***** and the blowfish?

3:03 pm

Scrabbler

Stid, can you clue? I need to leave work and escape to sunshine!

3:03 pm

stidmama

6 and 7 sound alike

3:03 pm

Scrabbler

Bye kids!

3:04 pm

CiociaJudy

bye Scrabs

3:04 pm

CiociaJudy

Thx Stid. got it

3:04 pm

stidmama

sunshine sounds nice! a touch is peeking through the clouds now. (((scrabs))) have a great evening

3:04 pm

stidmama

go judy go! how many more?

3:04 pm

CiociaJudy

2

3:04 pm

CiociaJudy

an F and an H from the fourth column

3:05 pm

stidmama

I want to spend another hour working on some sub teaching methods...

3:05 pm

stidmama

fo 4/7 perhaps?

3:05 pm

stidmama

and ho 6?

3:05 pm

CiociaJudy

have two of them Stid

3:05 pm

CiociaJudy

and the ho6

3:05 pm

stidmama

okay, fo 6 or f o5

3:05 pm

stidmama

take a vowel off the ho 6

3:06 pm

CiociaJudy

aha fo6

3:06 pm

CiociaJudy

got it!

3:06 pm

stidmama

go judy go!

3:06 pm

CiociaJudy

THANK YOU STID.

3:06 pm

CiociaJudy

Fireworks!!

3:06 pm

stidmama

YAY Judy!!!!

3:06 pm

CiociaJudy

better get back to cleaning up around here.

3:07 pm

CiociaJudy

Sounds like teaching is going well for you Stid.

3:07 pm

stidmama

sounds good. have a lovely week!

3:07 pm

stidmama

yes, I am enjoying the days I teach, and don't mind having days off, either.

3:07 pm

CiociaJudy

So happy for you Stid. Enjoy your week!

3:08 pm

stidmama

thanks, Judy! see you again soon! *poof*

3:33 pm

sciencegeek

Ch clues please

3:44 pm

uusue2

hi again, all, down to my last 3. Should I do them now, or grade some exams first?

3:46 pm

uusue2

2, better do some exams

3:51 pm

Minveryork

ch 6/24 word rhymes w/a woman's name sciencegeek

3:52 pm

Minveryork

Hello uusue2! Are you still here? Have a question for U

3:53 pm

uusue2

I'm here, min! What's up?

3:55 pm

Minveryork

Read your bio on your professional webpage and saw you went to Mount Holyoke College. Did U happen to know a woman named Joanna Lornell or Joey Lornell?

3:55 pm

Minveryork

She's older than you,so you might not have known her

3:56 pm

uusue2

Not that I recall; I graduated in 1972

3:57 pm

Minveryork

She was there way before that. Don't know when she graduated. She was an education major too I believe.

3:57 pm

uusue2

I knew people a class or two ahead of and behind me, but that was about it

3:58 pm

uusue2

Hmmm - I'm not sure we actually had education majors (at least not while I was there); I majored in physics. At the time, the most popular major was psychology

3:58 pm

Minveryork

Anyway, that was my mother.She went to that school

3:59 pm

Minveryork

I'll have to ask her next time I speak to her when she was there & what her major was.Is that a 4 yr school

3:59 pm

uusue2

oh, wow, min, that is cool! And yes, it is a 4-year school.

4:00 pm

uusue2

My 40th reunion will be next year, and I really hope I can go!

4:06 pm

Minveryork

I think my mother attended a reunion there recently.

4:07 pm

uusue2

they are a lot of fun! I don't think I've been since maybe my 15th or 20th.

4:08 pm

uusue2

fireworks! would have gotten them sooner if I realized I could make words starting with th...

4:09 pm

uusue2

however it's the first grid I've finished for a long time, so yay!

4:09 pm

Minveryork

I'm not really into reunions. I went to one high school reunion. It was first and probably will be my last.I did not goto any college reunions. Actually,my college no longer exists, so there will be no more reunions.

4:09 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations uusue2 on fireworks! Hooray for you

4:11 pm

uusue2

I only went to one high school reunion myself, but a place like Mount Holyoke is pretty special. The time I spent there was very important to me.

4:11 pm

Minveryork

In that case, hope you get to goto your reunion then

4:12 pm

uusue2

me too! Thanks!

4:34 pm

crosshair

howdy all:) back for my last 7 words;)

4:35 pm

crosshair

five t,s a single i and a single n

4:40 pm

uusue2

hi, crossy! want any hints?

4:44 pm

Minveryork

Hi crosshair! How are you? Welcome back to the grid.

4:59 pm

crosshair

howdy min and sue!!

4:59 pm

crosshair

i have na 4/4..what is the other n?

5:00 pm

uusue2

another na4/4

5:00 pm

crosshair

and clue for the lone i please

5:00 pm

uusue2

one is a fish and the other is a babblet

5:00 pm

uusue2

in4/4, another babblet

5:09 pm

crosshair

ahh ty got fish..is that not the hairy nosed dolphing i forget all the time??

5:10 pm

uusue2

I believe so.

5:10 pm

uusue2

(the in4)

5:10 pm

crosshair

looking for the other n now

5:11 pm

uusue2

depending on which one you have it's either a fish or another babblet

5:12 pm

uusue2

a fish being a word you might actually use in conversation, and a babblet being one of those little words we never see anywhere but here (but see them here relatively often). Just to be clear.

5:14 pm

crosshair

i have the temple n

5:14 pm

uusue2

the other one is your grandma

5:15 pm

crosshair

fish me and ty

5:15 pm

uusue2

told you it was a fish :-)

5:18 pm

crosshair

now i can ponder the last 5 for a bit as they are all t,s:)

5:19 pm

uusue2

t's are also a combination of fish and babblets (IMHO; to some extent they are in the eyes of the beholder)

5:52 pm

Shirlockc

26? that's it?!

5:53 pm

Minveryork

Hello Shirlockc! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid.

6:00 pm

monkeeboi

got two left...what's the total points today?

6:00 pm

rururocks

328

6:01 pm

monkeeboi

ty

6:01 pm

monkeeboi

ohno

6:02 pm

monkeeboi

sorry...

6:03 pm

monkeeboi

fireworks. well, that filled ten minutes.

6:13 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations monkeeboi on fireworks! Good for U!

6:15 pm

uusue2

ok, puzzle is done, exams are started, time to go home.

6:16 pm

Minveryork

I wish that I had access to Babble while I was at work

6:17 pm

Minveryork

But if I did,I'd never get any work completed so good thing I do not have access to babble after all I guess.

6:48 pm

Nef

Hi Fellow Babblers! How are you all tonight?

6:59 pm

Nef

that's the problem with short grids. Everyone is done. Bye-bye.

7:09 pm

lil*monkey

Is there another monkey in da house? lil*monkey is here

7:09 pm

Jellen

Hello, lil*monkey!

7:10 pm

Nef

hi lil*. I have 2 words left and was quitting; but thought I'd finish first

7:10 pm

lil*monkey

JELLY!

7:10 pm

lil*monkey

hi nef!

7:10 pm

lil*monkey

jellen, your pic is beautiful!!!!

7:10 pm

MollyL

Hi Lil

7:10 pm

Jellen

Thanks!

7:10 pm

Nef

hi Jennen

7:10 pm

Riverdance

HELLO friends...got 10 left here and stuck

7:10 pm

Jellen

Hi, Nef and Molly

7:10 pm

Nef

And hi Molly

7:11 pm

MollyL

Hey Jellen, hey Nef.

7:11 pm

lil*monkey

Hi molly!

7:11 pm

Nef

hi River (and I meant Hi Jellen!)

7:11 pm

lil*monkey

OMG only 26 words?

7:11 pm

Jellen

Hi, River

7:11 pm

Minveryork

Hello to all who entered while I was taking a break. It has been an extremely quiet night here in Babbleland.

7:11 pm

MollyL

Oh look, there's River. Hi River.

7:12 pm

Nef

yep. Pretty tiny

7:12 pm

Minveryork

Riverdance, if you are stuck, I have a story in profile

7:12 pm

lil*monkey

hello Minver!

7:12 pm

Riverdance

hellyl Molly....yes tiny grid Min so not many folks out...tiny but deadly

7:12 pm

uusue2

hi again, all!

7:13 pm

Nef

Hi Min and sue

7:13 pm

uusue2

I finished earlier so am available for clues (in case anyone is still working on it)

7:13 pm

Jellen

Hi, Min and uusue

7:13 pm

Minveryork

Not too deadly. The list really helps. At least it helped me.Of course there others who babbled listless today

7:13 pm

uusue2

hi, jellen and nef!

7:14 pm

Minveryork

Hello uusue2! How are you? Welcome back to the grid

7:14 pm

MollyL

Someone needs to tell the grid master that you're supposed to throw the little ones back in.

7:14 pm

uusue2

nef, are you getting this warm weather too? It's been in the 80s for several days now (or upper 70s today)

7:14 pm

Nef

LOL, Molly! But Dr. God says he never does that

7:14 pm

Riverdance

havent listed yet...

7:15 pm

uusue2

this grid got me thinking about what would happen if there was a grid that had NO words in it

7:15 pm

Minveryork

Someone needs to tell the grid master that little ones should be saved for a work day, not a day people are off from work (at least some people like me).

7:15 pm

MollyL

25 blacked out letter boxes. That would be good for April Fool's Day.

7:16 pm

lil*monkey

trying to find words and watch DWTS at the same time

7:16 pm

Minveryork

LOL uusue2! I don't think that could ever happen the way babble works and what enable accepts as words.

7:16 pm

uusue2

<--- definitely did not have today off

7:16 pm

Nef

we've set a record for the most days above 80 in the Twin Cities, MN ever -- we've had 8 in a row as of this AM (I don't think it quite hit that today; but my thermometer may be off)

7:16 pm

uusue2

it is possible, I am sure, but very unlikely (all consonants, maybe)

7:16 pm

lil*monkey

I did not have today off either uusue! Health care knows no holidays :)

7:16 pm

Minveryork

I am trying to find stars while watching dancing with the words.

7:17 pm

MollyL

Columbus Day has become a mostly Feds only holiday. None of the schools around here are closed.

7:17 pm

lil*monkey

lol minver

7:17 pm

uusue2

neither does higher education, apparently

7:18 pm

Nef

schools were in session here; no one on the whole street remembered to put up the flag today (we did at noon). Not much "holiday" here

7:18 pm

lil*monkey

The town I used to live in is in the grid :)

7:18 pm

suefrad625

clue the c's pls

7:18 pm

Minveryork

However, there is a babblet that appears sometimes that has all consonants in it. Forget what the word is

7:19 pm

uusue2

cwms, maybe?

7:19 pm

Minveryork

I believe that word it has a c, m, and a w in it I think.

7:20 pm

Minveryork

ch 6/24 word rhymes with woman's name suefrad625.

7:20 pm

Nef

:-) good guess, Min.

7:20 pm

Minveryork

Yes, that is the word uusue2.

7:20 pm

Jellen

ch + J*** Crawford + vowel

7:20 pm

Minveryork

ch7/36 word is ch 6/24 word plus a vowel suefrad625

7:21 pm

Minveryork

Hello suefrad625!How are you doing? Welcome to grid

7:21 pm

lil*monkey

nice clues, thank u

7:21 pm

hoyamd

omg 26 words - i just burst out laughing.

7:21 pm

suefrad625

ty got them

7:21 pm

suefrad625

the dh was just as bad

7:21 pm

Minveryork

yw

7:21 pm

Nef

fw. darn na 4/4 word staring me in the face!

7:21 pm

Minveryork

Hello hoyamd!How are you doing? Welcome to the grid

7:21 pm

suefrad625

how is lickety?

7:22 pm

hoyamd

hi min

7:22 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations Nef on your fireworks! Good for you!

7:22 pm

Nef

hi suefrad and hoyamd

7:22 pm

MollyL

I fly the flag on July 4th and September 11th. It has never occurred to me to fly the flag on Federal holidays.

7:23 pm

Nef

I haven't seen either of you for a while here....

7:23 pm

suefrad625

hi nef

7:23 pm

suefrad625

school keeping me busy

7:23 pm

Nef

thanks, Min.

7:23 pm

uusue2

me too, sue!!

7:24 pm

Nef

Molly, we usually fly the flag for all Federal holidays (and a couple of other days too)

7:24 pm

hoyamd

we fly ours every day -which is why it is getting a little beat up.

7:24 pm

Nef

are you surviving all the new courses, sue?

7:25 pm

MollyL

Nice to hear that others fly the flag. I don't see too many people do that these days.

7:26 pm

Riverdance

fireworks

7:26 pm

suefrad625

fo not attached to the ankle or lost

7:26 pm

suefrad625

happy dance riverdance

7:27 pm

uusue2

I am, nef, the astronomy one is particularly fun

7:27 pm

Nef

Yay, Riverdance!!! WTG!!!

7:27 pm

suefrad625

nm

7:27 pm

suefrad625

fireworks

7:27 pm

uusue2

and yay, river!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

7:27 pm

Riverdance

we fly our flag every day year round...buy a new one every two years because of it.....having burning party to celebrate them

7:27 pm

suefrad625

kaboom

7:27 pm

Nef

YAY, suefrad!!!! WTG!!!

7:27 pm

uusue2

and yay, sue!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

7:28 pm

suefrad625

night all

7:28 pm

suefrad625

head is killing

7:28 pm

Riverdance

yay suefrad

7:28 pm

lil*monkey

clue the dh6 please?

7:28 pm

littlebit

monkey!!!

7:28 pm

Riverdance

d + what an owl says + vowel

7:28 pm

uusue2

anyway, nef, in a fit of something or another I have agreed to do a new course in the spring for honors students - I am going to do the physics of sports

7:28 pm

Nef

d+ h____ and the blowfish

7:28 pm

lil*monkey

littlebit! my Race for the Cure partner!

7:29 pm

littlebit

yep!!

7:29 pm

Riverdance

better clue than mine...ugh

7:29 pm

uusue2

hi, littlebit! haven't seen you for a while!

7:29 pm

Riverdance

hi little

7:29 pm

lil*monkey

oh thank u river and nef, both clues EXCELLENT

7:29 pm

littlebit

usually lurking :)

7:29 pm

lil*monkey

Evvyone listen up! littlebit and I are in the Race for the Cure 5K this Saturday morning!

7:29 pm

littlebit

hey uusue and river!

7:30 pm

Riverdance

off I go to FB....why I dont know...have fun everyone

7:30 pm

Nef

hi littlebit! I feel honored to see the two littles here at the same time these days

7:30 pm

uusue2

bye, river!

7:30 pm

littlebit

thank you nef!

7:30 pm

lil*monkey

If anyone wants to contribute (no pressure) send me an email and I'll send you a link. My email is in my profile

7:30 pm

Nef

bye River

7:30 pm

littlebit

bye river

7:31 pm

lil*monkey

au revoir river

7:31 pm

Riverdance

my family has been doing road races for years...making strides for breast cancer...etc....more power to your littles

7:31 pm

Nef

Good luck in that 5K you guys

7:31 pm

lil*monkey

thank you nef! It is our FOURTH YEAR doing it

7:31 pm

lil*monkey

thank u river for your encouragement

7:32 pm

MollyL

Yay for the two Littles! I will send an email Lil.

7:32 pm

uusue2

good for you, river!!

7:32 pm

littlebit

yes it is...4th year in a row!

7:32 pm

lil*monkey

oh thank u molly :)

7:32 pm

uusue2

and good for you too, littles!! Have a great race!!!

7:32 pm

Nef

lil*, I'll donate to both of you (not a lot, but every bit helps)

7:32 pm

littlebit

the weather is looking good for a change...hope it holds true

7:32 pm

lil*monkey

thank u nef, send me an email and I'll send u the link

7:33 pm

littlebit

thanks nef!!

7:33 pm

Minveryork

Hello littlebit!How are you doing? Welcome to the grid

7:33 pm

lil*monkey

cross your fingers for good weather... the past 3 years have either been rainy, cold, windy or all of the above

7:33 pm

littlebit

hey minver! been better, been worse, but i'm fine

7:34 pm

littlebit

yes, nasty cold weather!

7:34 pm

lil*monkey

littlebit my friend Gary (from my high school) donated $100 to our team

7:34 pm

Minveryork

I am done! I have fireworks! dh7/36 was my last word

7:34 pm

littlebit

oh cool!

7:34 pm

Minveryork

I have been saving that last word since early this am.

7:34 pm

uusue2

yay, min!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

7:34 pm

littlebit

congrats minver!

7:34 pm

Minveryork

I'll be here off and on to help clue for rest of the night

7:35 pm

Nef

lil* email sent

7:36 pm

Nef

(sorry, I've got a cold and even after correcting spelling errors I don't make sense)

7:37 pm

MollyL

Blessings and cyber chicken soup to Nef.

7:38 pm

littlebit

oh! monkey! i never did get a reply from the text i sent earlier! not surprised!

7:38 pm

Nef

thanks, Molly. We've all got this nasty headcold since last Friday and have had LOTS of home-made chicken soup-- which has helped

7:39 pm

lil*monkey

I sent the link to Nef & Molly... the return email address will say obxsunluvr@yahoo.com

7:39 pm

Nef

YAY, Min!! WTG!!!! (on fw)

7:39 pm

Minveryork

Thanks Nef

7:40 pm

Minveryork

Thanks Nef ! I hope you feel better soon. I hate colds

7:40 pm

lil*monkey

littlebit, i'm not surprised... the boys prolly wont hear anything either! I'm sure someone *censored* has told the Big D to not correspond.

7:40 pm

littlebit

haha true

7:40 pm

littlebit

but the older one will hear about it when he calls next i'm sure

7:41 pm

Minveryork

You can laugh your self into that Penalty Box littlebit.

7:41 pm

lil*monkey

uh oh what did bitty say? *searches for word*

7:41 pm

littlebit

poor kid doesn't understand he doesn't HAVE to talk to him yet

7:42 pm

littlebit

oops is there anything good in there?

7:42 pm

littlebit

i laughed

7:42 pm

lil*monkey

ha4, off to the PB for littebit!

7:42 pm

lil*monkey

the laugh word is in the grid

7:42 pm

uusue2

how about some pizza, littlebit?

7:42 pm

littlebit

but it was worth it

7:42 pm

lil*monkey

she prefers Mexican, LOL

7:42 pm

littlebit

oh yes! pizza ia always good!

7:43 pm

Nef

I drank all of the hot cocoa earlier, but left the cookies

7:43 pm

uusue2

ah. chiles rellenos are my favorite, how about that?

7:43 pm

littlebit

oh man! i almost laughed again!

7:43 pm

lil*monkey

hehe

7:43 pm

lil*monkey

uusue, i loooooooooooove chile relleno!

7:43 pm

Minveryork

Can put some left overs from my dinner I made which was shrimp and broccoli alfredo. Do you like seafood?

7:43 pm

littlebit

i like enchilladas

7:43 pm

littlebit

and tacos

7:43 pm

littlebit

and nachos

7:43 pm

littlebit

and...

7:43 pm

littlebit

flan!

7:44 pm

lil*monkey

and FLAN

7:44 pm

uusue2

huevos rancheros...

7:44 pm

lil*monkey

LOL gmta

7:44 pm

Nef

Okay, my brain is slow tonight. Do I put your names in as the "recognition name" on the form to donate online? I'm confused

7:44 pm

littlebit

sopapilla cheescake is good too!

7:44 pm

lil*monkey

hang on nef

7:44 pm

uusue2

I made a turkey mole for Thanksgiving once, with the chocolate and everything - had about 50 ingredients!

7:45 pm

littlebit

oh wow! sounds like a lot of work!

7:45 pm

uusue2

and I know people like to put honey on sopapillas but I always like to use them to sop up the rest of the salsa

7:45 pm

uusue2

It was but it was REALLY good (the turkey mole)

7:45 pm

Nef

sue, THAT would be way too much work and not my style! Especially for Thanksgiving!

7:45 pm

littlebit

mmm...i like the honey

7:46 pm

uusue2

(I lived in New Mexico for a while)

7:46 pm

lil*monkey

OK first click on donate online, then click (on the left) Race for the Cure, then click on search for a participant, then enter my name

7:46 pm

littlebit

my parents live there now

7:46 pm

uusue2

where, littlebit? I was in Los Alamos (which I suppose ought not to be a surprise)

7:46 pm

lil*monkey

did u find it nef?

7:47 pm

Nef

Okay; thanks, lil* I'll try again

7:47 pm

littlebit

they live in the 4 courners area on the navajo reservation

7:48 pm

littlebit

close to the arizona border

7:48 pm

uusue2

oh, ok, that is an interesting area. I got caught in a sandstorm once on my way to Shiprock.

7:48 pm

lil*monkey

Molly! Thank you! We received your donation!

7:49 pm

littlebit

and that is where they live..Shiprock!

7:49 pm

littlebit

yes..thank you molly!!!

7:49 pm

uusue2

cool, littlebit!

7:50 pm

uusue2

of course I was there almost 40 years ago - I feel so old...

7:50 pm

MollyL

You're welcome Littles. Always glad to contribute to a legitimate good cause.

7:50 pm

littlebit

it's nice there

7:51 pm

uusue2

It is. I liked Los Alamos a lot because it was in the mountains.

7:51 pm

littlebit

age is only a number on a birth certificate

7:51 pm

uusue2

yeah, I used to tell myself that, but my body is starting to disagree

7:51 pm

littlebit

yes it is nice there. got to visit while i was out there once. very pretty

7:52 pm

littlebit

lol i refuse to let it go yet

7:52 pm

uusue2

anyway I am off to watch TV and grade exams (don't tell my students!)

7:53 pm

uusue2

see you all tomorrow!!

7:53 pm

littlebit

night uusue!

7:54 pm

lil*monkey

night uusue!

7:55 pm

uusue2

g'night, littles!

7:56 pm

littlebit

and i'm done!!

7:57 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations littlebit on fireworks! Hooray for you

7:58 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye uusue2! I'll see you tomorrow in the chat log

7:58 pm

Nef

I finally finished the donations to you for the 5K. None of the screens to find you were the same

7:58 pm

Nef

bye, sue! HAGN

7:58 pm

littlebit

thanks nef!

7:59 pm

Nef

yw.

8:00 pm

lil*monkey

Nef thankyou so much! I sent a thank you email

8:01 pm

littlebit

and i'm off...gotta get ready for tomorrow before i go to bed...been a long day!

8:01 pm

Nef

My brother had a radical mastectomy for breast cancer when he was 40 years old; I've lost aunts from both sides of my family to breast cancer, and my step mother had a lumpectomy for it too.

8:02 pm

lil*monkey

I'm sorry to hear that, Nef

8:02 pm

lil*monkey

I have a male friend who got a radical mastectomy

8:04 pm

lil*monkey

littlebit we are up to $130!!!!

8:05 pm

Nef

my stepmother is now cancer-free for 6 years. My brother is 10 years out; so hopefully he is "cured". I had a lumpectomy too for a "pre-cancerous lesion" when I was around 30 years old and am very much aware of how this disease affects people

8:06 pm

lil*monkey

It seems to touch everyone, nef! My very close friend Eileen was just diagnosed in April and she has just finished chemo.

8:08 pm

Nef

I remember the 1st surgeon I saw (for my lump) wanted to do radical mastectomies bilaterally; but I got a second opinion and went with the 2nd doctor. I'm glad I did!

8:09 pm

Nef

The good news is that women aren't dieing of the disease like they used to; and surgical techniques have improved a thousand-fold since 50+ years ago!

8:09 pm

lil*monkey

me too nef!

8:12 pm

Nef

I even got to nurse my 2nd child (they wouldn't let me nurse my son, however; it was about 1-2 years after the lumpectomy)

8:12 pm

lil*monkey

wow that is awesome Nef!

8:13 pm

Nef

:-) sometimes along the way I've been blessed!

8:14 pm

lil*monkey

5 words left!

8:14 pm

lil*monkey

I need 2 H words between the owl sound and the dog

8:14 pm

Nef

Go, go, lil*

8:15 pm

Nef

moonshine and then drop a vowel from that

8:15 pm

lil*monkey

thank yooooooooooooou

8:15 pm

lil*monkey

3 left

8:17 pm

lil*monkey

2

8:17 pm

Minveryork

Go lil*mokey go!

8:17 pm

Nef

You can do it, lil* !!!

8:22 pm

lil*monkey

darn on phone now

8:23 pm

Nef

Did you find them yet? (good thing I'm not trying to hold my breath til you finish!)

8:23 pm

Nef

ok

8:30 pm

Nef

brb, need some honey lemon tea

8:32 pm

mrpresident

afternoon all :)

8:34 pm

lbdawger

(((MRP)))

8:34 pm

Nef

Hi mrp and lbd!

8:35 pm

jesdraggon

hi all

8:35 pm

lbdawger

how ya doin' darlin'? Hi Nef!

8:35 pm

jesdraggon

holy monkeys. tiny grid!

8:35 pm

lbdawger

hi jes! (i have chog lag)

8:35 pm

lbdawger

it's the smallest we've ever had!

8:35 pm

Nef

hi jes!

8:36 pm

mrpresident

Nef, wildcat sent me something and I just wanted to say thank you so so much! I was so surprised and appreciated everything organised... thank you again **hugs**

8:36 pm

mrpresident

(((dawg)))!

8:36 pm

mrpresident

hi jes :)) *hugs*

8:36 pm

jesdraggon

hi mrp. how you holding up?

8:37 pm

Nef

:-) wildcat set it up

8:38 pm

mrpresident

well, car won't start... need to get the road service in AGAIN! this happened exactly the same time last week.

8:38 pm

jesdraggon

whatwhat? we passed the hat for mrp and nobody told me?

8:38 pm

lbdawger

hmmm, maybe car doesn't like beginning of the week?

8:38 pm

jesdraggon

and who could blame it, dawg?

8:39 pm

lbdawger

i have a maxine that says it all. brb will change avatar.

8:40 pm

meliae

26 words? wow that is the smallest one we have had in a long time, that I have seen

8:40 pm

Nef

lbd, I love the avatar you have up now!

8:41 pm

mrpresident

just called my local mechanic... he will be here in 15

8:42 pm

Snitkina

1 left - starts with u

8:42 pm

Nef

sometimes it helps to know a mechanic

8:42 pm

jesdraggon

quick response, mrp :)

8:42 pm

mrpresident

jes, wildcat and crossy organised stuff for us and took me totally by surprise! it was a very kind thought and very well received, with much thanks.

8:42 pm

Nef

u is 4/5, Snit

8:43 pm

Nef

It had to be done when You weren't online, mrp! ;-)

8:44 pm

Nef

I guess that's why you didn't hear about it, jes. You're on in the evenings, when mrp is often around

8:45 pm

jesdraggon

i'm sad i missed it

8:46 pm

lil*monkey

FIRE WANKS

8:46 pm

Snitkina

Thanks for the clue. This is only my second fireworks!

8:47 pm

jesdraggon

is there anything you need that i could send/do, mrp?

8:47 pm

mrpresident

lol lil!! on ya

8:47 pm

jesdraggon

yay monkey and snit!

8:47 pm

mrpresident

on ya snit :)

8:47 pm

Minveryork

I think someone said earlier there was a grid with 23 words from way back. This is the smallest one I have ever seen though lbdawger.Not a difficult one either.

8:47 pm

mrpresident

jes, let me send the bloody list! A well husband would be a good sstart!

8:47 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations lil*monkey on fireworks!Good for you

8:47 pm

mrpresident

hi min **hugs**!!

8:48 pm

lil*monkey

yippeeeee meeeeee

8:48 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations Snitkina on fireworks!Hooray for you

8:48 pm

lil*monkey

oh gosh i must run

8:48 pm

jesdraggon

i'm not sure i can afford to ship you a husband, mrp...

8:48 pm

mrpresident

Yes, I remembered the grid of 23, but I have to say back about 10 years ago, I think there was a 19 grid, but I never saw that and expert wasn't around to record info like that

8:48 pm

Minveryork

{{{{{{HUGS TO MRPRESIDENT}}}}}}

8:49 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye lil*monkey! I will see you tomorrow in the log

8:49 pm

Nef

YAY, lil* WTG!!! YAY Snitkina!!! WTG!!!

8:49 pm

jesdraggon

bye, monkey

8:50 pm

Nef

bye, lil*

8:51 pm

lbdawger

testing...see if my new avatar is working

8:51 pm

Jellen

hahaha, lbd!

8:52 pm

Nef

I can't see it yet; it

8:52 pm

Jellen

Hi again, all!

8:52 pm

mrpresident

OK, I just transfered the money from paypal into my account... so thank you so much to the babblers who helped out!! Like Jellen and Nef ****hugs**** to you both!!

8:52 pm

Nef

s too small (and the old one is still in your profile pic)

8:52 pm

mrpresident

hi jellen ((hugs)) :)

8:52 pm

Minveryork

Hello Jellen! How are you? Welcome back to the chog.

8:52 pm

jesdraggon

what's your paypal, mrp?

8:52 pm

mrpresident

just my luck jellen, car won't start just as I have to do stuff!! darn it!!

8:53 pm

Jellen

I hate when cars don't work!

8:53 pm

lbdawger

you may have to refresh, Nef. it's there, and rather appropriate for the beginning of a week!

8:54 pm

Nef

lbd, I can't "see" you new avatar yet; the icon is too small (and the old one is still in your profile

8:54 pm

mrpresident

my paypal is same as my email... but chat to wildcat and crossy too! Wildcat was very kind to pass the hat and I am forever grateful.

8:54 pm

meliae

Fire words =)

8:55 pm

lbdawger

whooo hoooo Meliae!

8:55 pm

Jellen

jes, check my profile...

8:55 pm

Jellen

Hooray for mel!

8:55 pm

mrpresident

I am glad I didn't have an appointment with one of the government agencies 20km away!! would have freaked to be stranded in Ryde

8:55 pm

Minveryork

Congratulatio s meliae on fireworks! Hooray for you!

8:55 pm

mrpresident

on ya mel!!

8:55 pm

meliae

I finally had time to sit and do a grid and it was a baby one

8:55 pm

jesdraggon

yay mel!

8:55 pm

meliae

thank you

8:55 pm

mrpresident

brb, just putting sandwiches together for the kids

8:55 pm

lbdawger

I wish i were employed so i could have chipped in MRP, but you have my t's and p's for what they are worth...lots of love!

8:56 pm

Nef

YAY, meliae!! WTG!!

8:57 pm

lbdawger

Nef, my avatar is Maxine, saying" Let's face it, after Monday and tuesday, even the calendar says WTF"

8:57 pm

meliae

I think I remember the 23 word one, and it was loooong time ago

8:58 pm

Nef

LOL, lbd. I'm STILL getting the old icon; but like I said, I like that one too!

8:58 pm

meliae

so this must mean we are going to get a 500+ one tonight!

8:58 pm

lbdawger

hopefully you will be able to see it tomorrow, Nef

8:59 pm

lbdawger

oh bite your tongue, Mel!

8:59 pm

meliae

~ giggle ~

8:59 pm

mrpresident

dawg! it is just a blessing to have you as a friend, and a long time friend at that! thank you

8:59 pm

Nef

I hope so, lbd. How is the job hunt going, anyway?

8:59 pm

lbdawger

anything over 300 slows my poor computer down to megabytes

9:00 pm

meliae

oh =( that sucks Lbd

9:00 pm

lbdawger

job hunting is no fun. not much going on up here, although i suppose i could apply to UPS and try and push around packages.

9:00 pm

meliae

you can come to my house and do it, if its over 300, and dont mind that the name is Meliae, just get all the words, lol

9:00 pm

Nef

I think that 250 is a big enough grid right now

9:01 pm

lbdawger

lol, Mel! i wouldn't mind at all. I just like playing.

9:01 pm

meliae

Job Market here is in the pits as well

9:01 pm

mrpresident

I spoke to my ex-boyfriend last night for an hour... he is a very good friend of our family... and he helped me with some spiritual guidance and helped me with forgiveness... that is what I needed from him. It was good

9:01 pm

lbdawger

bless him for being there for you, Mrp

9:02 pm

meliae

yes I agree with Lbd

9:02 pm

jesdraggon

Well, if you're a tech or a vet and willing to live out in the boonies, send me a resume :)

9:03 pm

mrpresident

he is in the same position as you dawg... things are tough, and he was a very rich man! He could only offer friendship and that was enriching for me.

9:03 pm

lbdawger

sorry to say, i'm neither, Jes. but thanks for the offer

9:04 pm

Minveryork

Believe it is always nice when you can remain friends with your exes. It shows maturity for both parties.

9:04 pm

lbdawger

well, it comes from the heart if not the pocketbook, MRP. You know i'm here for you

9:04 pm

mrpresident

i am waiting to see if I get DSP (disability pension)... I had to go in and retell my grief for the 300th time yesterday... it drained me.

9:05 pm

mrpresident

indeed dawg! my babble friends are blessing me in all kinds of ways and I am thankful.

9:07 pm

jesdraggon

dh clue?

9:08 pm

Nef

(sorry, was on the phone for a few minutes there) I just want to say that the Babble community is a very unique group. Somehow, this is a very friendly and caring community here

9:09 pm

Minveryork

dh 7/36 is d plus musical group ****** and the blowfish and take off last letter for dh 6/24 word jesdraggon.

9:09 pm

Nef

jes; d +h----and the blowfish

9:09 pm

jesdraggon

thankee thankee

9:10 pm

mrpresident

nef, it is totally unique... never seen a chat group of friends... not just players, but friends

9:10 pm

Minveryork

yw

9:11 pm

Nef

that's how I feel about this place. I've never met a single person here IRL; but I feel that I have friends here. Now that I'm retired, I hope to be able to meet some people here someday

9:12 pm

Minveryork

Those who do not babble have no idea what the chog is like. It is not a place to meet and hook up w/others

9:12 pm

jesdraggon

Fireworks :)

9:12 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations jesdraggon on fireworks! Good for U

9:13 pm

Jellen

Hooray for jes!

9:13 pm

Nef

YAY, jes!!! WTG!!!!

9:15 pm

sciencegeek

Need an ho 5 and 6 to finish...help

9:15 pm

Nef

ho 6 is moonshine, then stake out a vowel

9:15 pm

jesdraggon

got the moonshine, science?

9:16 pm

sciencegeek

No.....let's see

9:16 pm

sciencegeek

Ty now/ need ho 5

9:17 pm

jesdraggon

take out the central vowel

9:17 pm

lbdawger

like the disease ho***kins

9:17 pm

jesdraggon

or look for the tracking dog

9:17 pm

Nef

there are 2 the one I clued (it should say TAKE out a vowel) and a the other is a dog

9:18 pm

sciencegeek

Ty done

9:18 pm

lbdawger

you're nuthin' but a ho*** dog

9:18 pm

lbdawger

whoooo hooooo SCIENCE!!

9:18 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations sciencegeek on fireworks!Way to go

9:18 pm

Jellen

Hooray for sg!

9:18 pm

Nef

YAY, sciencegeek!!! WTG!!!

9:19 pm

jesdraggon

yay science!

9:19 pm

sciencegeek

For short grid, it had some challenges...nite all and thanks

9:20 pm

sciencegeek

And hard to play on the peon lol

9:20 pm

Minveryork

Bye sciencegeek! I will see you tomorrow in the chog.

9:20 pm

Nef

niters, SG!

9:24 pm

mrpresident

++collapsed cell++ what the?? new battery.... shit

9:25 pm

mrpresident

ok, the good news is, that is should be able to be replaced under warranty... talk to you guys soon!! ((hugs)) and thanks again all

9:27 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye mrpresident! I will see you tomorrow maybe.

9:28 pm

jesdraggon

bye, mrp

9:28 pm

Nef

take car of yourself, mrp!

9:29 pm

lbdawger

hagd, mrp!

9:31 pm

Nef

I'm wandering off for a bit here; take care, everybody and Happy Babbling! :-)

9:33 pm

Jellen

Bye, Nef

9:35 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye Nef! I will see you tomorrow in the chat log.

9:36 pm

jmcnrick

hi all

9:36 pm

jesdraggon

hi jam :)

9:36 pm

jesdraggon

g'night nef

9:37 pm

lbdawger

night, nef! hi jmc

9:37 pm

Jellen

Hi, jmc

9:37 pm

jmcnrick

8 left

9:38 pm

jmcnrick

it amazes me how many babblets i remember these days

9:38 pm

jmcnrick

6 left

9:39 pm

Minveryork

Go jmcnrick go!

9:39 pm

jmcnrick

*wipes spit from computer screen after reading lbd's icon*

9:39 pm

jmcnrick

hahaha

9:40 pm

Minveryork

U can laugh your way into that penalty box jmcnrick.

9:40 pm

jmcnrick

spit?

9:40 pm

Jellen

lol

9:41 pm

jmcnrick

giggle ty min

9:41 pm

jmcnrick

4 left

9:42 pm

lbdawger

go jmc!

9:44 pm

Minveryork

I'm off to take a shower. Congrats to jmcnrick if she gets fireworks before I return. I will be back in a jiffy

9:45 pm

jmcnrick

probably you will get back first

9:45 pm

Jellen

Later, Min

9:50 pm

jmcnrick

2

9:51 pm

lbdawger

use soap, Min! lol

9:51 pm

jmcnrick

1

9:51 pm

jmcnrick

that will take longer lbd

9:52 pm

lbdawger

ooh, does the house have enclosed walls, jmc?

9:52 pm

jmcnrick

no that is an artist rendering lbd--it does have a frame for walls now

9:54 pm

lbdawger

well, it's been raining here and moving east, so i hope you get enclosed soon!

9:54 pm

jmcnrick

i did choose the siding today so it will actually be green rather than blue

9:55 pm

lbdawger

a deep forest green? or lighter?

9:57 pm

jmcnrick

i will change my picture brb

9:58 pm

jmcnrick

there

9:58 pm

lbdawger

did you get fireworks, JMC?

9:58 pm

jmcnrick

i have figured out the last word but not entered it

9:59 pm

jmcnrick

are you staying up late just for my fw?

10:00 pm

lbdawger

yes.

10:00 pm

jmcnrick

i was sorta waiting for min but don't want to keep you up

10:01 pm

Jellen

I am!

10:01 pm

jmcnrick

there

10:01 pm

jmcnrick

fw

10:01 pm

jmcnrick

:-)

10:01 pm

Jellen

Hooray for jmc!!!

10:01 pm

jmcnrick

ty for staying with me

10:01 pm

lbdawger

whoooo hoooooo JMC!!! you can do it again for Min!

10:01 pm

lbdawger

and i'm off to my pillows now with JMC's sparklies dancing in my head!

10:01 pm

jmcnrick

hahaha she will send me to the pb!

10:02 pm

lbdawger

see you all tomorrow!

10:02 pm

jmcnrick

(pretty lights on computer ooooooo)

10:02 pm

jmcnrick

bye lbd

10:02 pm

Jellen

Sweet dreams, lbd...

10:03 pm

Jellen

Now I need to get back to my book...Eek! I have 200 pages left!

10:04 pm

jmcnrick

*sends jell ellen woods speed reading course*

10:05 pm

Jellen

I need it! Bye for now...

10:05 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye lbdawger! I will see you tomorrow in the log.

10:06 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye Jellen!I will see you tomorrow in the chat log

10:07 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations jmcnrick on your fireworks! Hooray!

10:07 pm

Minveryork

I didn't even use soap so I could get back here faster

10:07 pm

jmcnrick

ty min

10:08 pm

jmcnrick

and now i am to bed myself--long day tomorrow

10:08 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye jmcnrick! I will see you tomorrow in the log.

10:19 pm

Minveryork

Goodnight to my fellow babblers! I'll see you tomorrow

10:26 pm

torgone

Heyas kids ..

10:35 pm

negativeneil

Good evening people.

10:36 pm

firefly779

good grief - small grids are always the hardest! monkeyed 17 in about 15 minutes here...but now i'm stuck :P

10:36 pm

firefly779

hiya negativeneil and tor

10:37 pm

negativeneil

You can just call me Neil... easier. ;)
Hi to you too, firefly.

10:38 pm

negativeneil

What are you stuck on? Holler if you need clues and I'll give it my best shot.

10:38 pm

firefly779

i'm a good typist, and negativeneil has such a great ring to it

10:38 pm

negativeneil

Why thank you!

10:39 pm

Fauxmage

Hi Neil. :o)

10:39 pm

torgone

Just need the ch's ..

10:40 pm

firefly779

me too tor

10:40 pm

negativeneil

I've gone by a few variations too, like:
(–)Νеіl or ΝΝ... or even Ν².

10:41 pm

negativeneil

Hi, Laura [Fauxmage]. :)

10:41 pm

negativeneil

Did you do the grid yet?

10:41 pm

firefly779

i almost did the NN :)

10:41 pm

negativeneil

Oh you can... I'd know you who mean.

10:41 pm

laurag

good evening..any clue for the ho6?

10:42 pm

negativeneil

Another Laura? Fauxmage is a Laura too.

10:42 pm

negativeneil

And god evening to you!

10:42 pm

negativeneil

Ummm, "good" even.

10:42 pm

firefly779

my clue would be it's your alcohol stash, or it's a shortened word for a naughty girl...

10:42 pm

Fauxmage

Yes I did Neil.

10:44 pm

torgone

Thanks for the help ..

10:44 pm

laurag

thanks, firefly, fw here

10:44 pm

laurag

thanks, firefly, fw here

10:44 pm

negativeneil

ho6,27 -- liquor illicitly distilled and distributed.

10:44 pm

negativeneil

But not quite the usual spelling... insert an extra "cross" consonant before the last two letters/consonants.

10:44 pm

firefly779

negativeneil gets technical...

10:44 pm

firefly779

lol

10:45 pm

negativeneil

Just trying to clue as well as I can. I'm not always the best at cluing. But I'm trying!

10:45 pm

firefly779

i'm just messing with you :)

10:45 pm

negativeneil

And sorry firefly... didn't see you had clued it until after I did.

10:46 pm

firefly779

alright, tor and I want some ch's clues

10:46 pm

firefly779

oh it's okay neil

10:47 pm

laurag

might say a glass of h6 would be nice, but probably too rough for me!

10:47 pm

negativeneil

There are only two ch words of course:
ch + J**** is a girls' name... then latin plural.

10:47 pm

negativeneil

Haha, yep. Probably for me too.

10:48 pm

negativeneil

I see Laura's resisting the obvious comment. :P

10:48 pm

negativeneil

[meaning Fauxmage]

10:49 pm

firefly779

thanks for the ch's neil!

10:49 pm

firefly779

6 left now...what about the D's?

10:49 pm

negativeneil

yw firefly.

10:51 pm

mkg

what a grid............have 9 words and stuck

10:51 pm

mkg

any clues out there?

10:52 pm

firefly779

just had a few mkg - scroll down quick!

10:52 pm

negativeneil

There are tons in the chat log.

10:53 pm

firefly779

neil, you were first at the flip, nice!

10:53 pm

mkg

wow looked back in chat and i dont even get the clues!!!!!!!!!!!! girls name j**** is too vague for me.

10:56 pm

firefly779

ch+vowel+dif vowel+cons+dif vowel (same as first dif vowel) that's such a cop out clue, but it's a weird word. that's for the ch6, for the ch7 add the latin ending vowel

10:56 pm

negativeneil

It's a girls' name that kind of rhymes with "banana" in a way? [except for the first vowel]

10:57 pm

mkg

got them both! ty ty ty

10:57 pm

negativeneil

I hate those spell-it-out clues myself... I prefer to do some thinking. But some words are just about impossible to clue otherwise.

10:57 pm

mkg

12 words left, got 14. ouch. a tough grid.

10:58 pm

mkg

clue for the u word please and then to sleep with me.

10:58 pm

negativeneil

un + 2 vowels

10:59 pm

mkg

ty. never saw it before.

10:59 pm

firefly779

i totally monkeyed that u word myself - as with most from this blasted grid

11:00 pm

firefly779

can i get some clues on the dh words? those just escape me

11:00 pm

mkg

night all.

11:00 pm

negativeneil

Good monkeys, firefly!

11:00 pm

negativeneil

Night mkg.

11:00 pm

negativeneil

Lailah tov!

11:01 pm

negativeneil

Yep... d + owl sound + vowel. Then add another vowel to the 2nd one.

11:03 pm

firefly779

neil saves the day again - four little words left, all 4 letters, all start with different tiles...how the world can i get a clue for that? LOL better get the list...

11:04 pm

negativeneil

Yeah, let me know what you need?

11:06 pm

firefly779

sheesh - an easy one got past me, but the list helped ho4/10

11:06 pm

firefly779

3 left now...

11:06 pm

negativeneil

Oh yeah. That may be all you need.

11:07 pm

firefly779

2 left...

11:07 pm

negativeneil

You can do it! Go, monkeys, go!

11:07 pm

negativeneil

Woops. I'm sounding a little too positive. :P

11:08 pm

firefly779

no kidding neil LOL

11:09 pm

firefly779

FIREWORKS!!!!!!

11:09 pm

negativeneil

Positive Pete is my antithesis. If we walk into a room where the other is we cancel each other out.

11:09 pm

negativeneil

Congrats!

11:09 pm

firefly779

going to watch TV now - thanks for the clues neil!

11:10 pm

negativeneil

You're welcome. Have a good night.

11:10 pm

firefly779

AHAHAHA Neil - you're funny!

11:10 pm

firefly779

*buzzz*

11:10 pm

hootowl

neil - he did not call Obama Hitler!

11:10 pm

firefly779

*blink*

11:13 pm

hootowl

nuts - i'm gone

11:13 pm

negativeneil

He compared him to Hitler, hootowl:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=oiM_jQMtE6U

11:14 pm

negativeneil

Same thing if you ask me.

11:15 pm

Dispatch

correction neil...he compared the unlikely pairing of two leaders...then and now

11:15 pm

negativeneil

What's funny, firefly?

11:15 pm

negativeneil

He did compare him to Hilter with what he said. There's a link to the clip below.

11:17 pm

negativeneil

And wonders why ESPN fired him. Huh.

11:17 pm

Dispatch

look at your link. He never said anything about the qualities of Hiltler and Obama being the same!!! He was comparing the unlikely "union" of two opposite leaders. Plain and simple.

11:19 pm

Dispatch

He could have said JFK and Castro and it would have been the same type of comparison although Obama is nothing like Kennedy.

11:21 pm

Dispatch

ESPN pulled one night while deciding what to do. JR pulled himself from the contract out of disgust of ignorance.

11:21 pm

negativeneil

Well here's an article about it too:

11:21 pm

negativeneil

Well here's an article about it too:
http://tinyurl.com/3ll5tdr

11:21 pm

negativeneil

Woops!

11:22 pm

negativeneil

He did make a comparison between him and Hiltler.

11:22 pm

Dispatch

quote the compairson please. What quality of Hitler did he say Obama shares?

11:23 pm

negativeneil

Of course he's nothing like Kennedy. Two totally different people. No one else has been anything like Kennedy in my opinion... not that I was around back then.

11:24 pm

negativeneil

He said that said that Barack Obama and John Boehner's famed golfing diplomacy, "would be like Hitler playing golf with Netanyahu". That is, in fact, a comparison.

11:26 pm

Dispatch

Exactly my point!!!!! Saying the "getting together to play golf" is not the same as "Obama is like Hitler". And...the comparison is Obama/Boehner's meeting unlikely as Hilter/Netanyahu. Did he say who was who???

11:27 pm

negativeneil

And this does indicate firing, indeed: "Having pulled his iconic Monday Night Football introduction song following his comments on Fox News comparing President Obama to Hitler on Monday, ESPN has announced that they are terminating their relationship with the country star permanently."

11:28 pm

Dispatch

And...in your own post, ESPN clearly stated that JR was NOT an employee and that the opening for "tonight's telecast". You said you wonder why ESPN "fired" him. They can't. He's not an employee.

11:29 pm

negativeneil

"Would be like Hitler playing golf with Netanyahu". He was directly comparing Obama and Boehner to Hilter and Netanyahu. If you don't want to see that, that's your prerogative. But I see that and I'm not the only one by far. Agree to disagree. I didn't ask you to read my profile... if you don't like what you see you don't have to look at it? That's voluntary.

11:31 pm

Dispatch

Never went to your profile. You interjected your political opinions into the chat log for all to see whether we wanted to or not. I feel you are misleading the readers by jumping on the bandwagon that someone called dear Obama Hitler, when in FACT that is not what happened.

11:34 pm

negativeneil

I am? That's amusing. Yep, I"m the only one saying that. ESPN and plenty of news sources before me don't count. And no, to correct you, I did not... until hootowl said what she said and I provided evidence to the contrary.

11:34 pm

Fauxmage

I'm pretty sure everyone here is capable of forming their own opinions of what they see in the chog. Expressing a view certainly isn't anything like mi9sleading readers.

11:34 pm

negativeneil

She went to my profile... again, that's voluntary. She brought it up in the chat box, not me. I don't discuss political issues in here, FYI.

11:35 pm

negativeneil

But when someone says something like that to me, teling me I'm incorrect when I know otherwise, yes... I'm going to correct that.

11:40 pm

Dispatch

You even quoted he was comparing the "famed golfing diplomacy" between two opposites. Yet you still want to say it was nothing about the meeting...just Obama is like Hitler. If you KNOW that to be correct, then so be it. You have made your point and I have made mine. We both will rest comfortably.

11:41 pm

WakeMeUpAt1010

Does anyone know what an analogy is? look it up.

11:41 pm

negativeneil

Thank you.

11:45 pm

Dispatch

Obama is like Hitler: an analogy comparing similar people; The golf outing between Obama and Boehner is like a meeting between Hilter and Netanyahu: comparing the unlikely friendly jesture.

11:45 pm

Dispatch

Thank you for bring that up Wake.

11:46 pm

Fauxmage

Can we just drop this please? I thought you were gonna let it rest.

11:47 pm

NonnieLight

Hello all!

11:48 pm

snags

Hello Nonnie

11:48 pm

cosdem

I wasnt gonna vote to reelect Obama but people w/ ODS are pushing me towards voting for him.

11:49 pm

NonnieLight

ODS??? What is that cos?

11:49 pm

jwr

Try this one, Neil http://ethicsalarms.com/2011/10/04/han
k-williams-jr-victim-of-a-political-co
rrectness-mugging/

11:49 pm

cosdem

obama derangement syndrome

11:49 pm

NonnieLight

Oh, I see...lol

11:50 pm

negativeneil

Don't need to look it up. I'm well educated and yes, I certainly do know what it means. It's a similarity on which a comparison can be based: but unless you've forgotten basic English grammar, "like" and "as" are COMPARISON words. Oh hi, Laura. I for one was quite happy to let it rest... not knowing why it started in the first place. Seems like that was just a disingenuous comment though.

11:51 pm

jwr

Sorry about that. Thought you'd find it interesting, if not enlightening. ... What we DO get up to when the grids are small!

11:52 pm

NonnieLight

I hardly ever watch Saturday Night Live but did anyone see last Saturday's?

11:54 pm

snags

No Nonnie, what was it about?

11:54 pm

mrpresident

hello all :))

11:54 pm

snags

Hi mrp.

11:54 pm

cosdem

hi mrp

11:54 pm

negativeneil

Ok, "since the media was reporting his words that way"? He did say it. That's irrefutable. But how about dropping this, as I was perfectly happy to do? No one is forced to read my comments made outside of this chat log. I didn't bring up the subject in here... hootowl did after going to my profile. If you don't like what I have to say and don't agree with my observations, hey, you don't have to read them. And think whatever you will about me, by all means... that's your choice.

11:55 pm

negativeneil

Hi mrp! :) How's it going today?

11:55 pm

vanillaslice

hi ev1 let peace rule and flip come

11:55 pm

negativeneil

Exactly, vanillaslice. Oh, if only!

11:55 pm

negativeneil

To the former... the latter is inevitable. ;)

11:55 pm

mrpresident

peace will reign and clues will go up!! So says mrpresident

11:56 pm

negativeneil

Hooray. :)

11:56 pm

hootowl

neil when I put the question you didn't bother answering me. I WAS going to say take it to IM. You are being thinkheaded

11:56 pm

negativeneil

mrpresident saves the day. ;)

11:56 pm

NonnieLight

Hello mrp. They of course had to do a spoof on the Hank William's blunder.

11:56 pm

jwr

hoot - we should all be thinkheaded lol

11:57 pm

negativeneil

Try again, hootowl. You apparently left before you say my answer if you assume that. It would be more fair of you however to have looked to see if I had answered before making that erroneous statement. Thanks.

11:57 pm

mrpresident

hi vanilla, neil, hoot, cos, snags et al :)

11:57 pm

negativeneil

I'm always being thinkheaded, hootowl. :) And thank you... that's a lovely compliment!

11:57 pm

mrpresident

hi nonnie :)

11:57 pm

vanillaslice

hey mrp

11:57 pm

cybernan

hello everyone -- Happy Thanksgiving to my fellow Canucks :)

11:58 pm

hootowl

I know a lost cause when I see it.

11:58 pm

mrpresident

hi nan, blessed thanksgiving to the canadians

11:58 pm

WakeMeUpAt1010

lol thinkheaded vs thickheaded, i like it...

11:58 pm

vanillaslice

Is it thanksgiving theretoday?

11:58 pm

cybernan

yes

11:58 pm

cybernan

(((mrp)))

11:58 pm

negativeneil

I do too, WakeMeUp. :)

11:58 pm

mrpresident

(((nan)))

11:58 pm

jwr

quick -- send a turkey to canada!

11:59 pm

negativeneil

Yes, and so do I hootowl. Sigh.

11:59 pm

WakeMeUpAt1010

why so negative, neil? lol

11:59 pm

NonnieLight

lol jwr

11:59 pm

mrpresident

we don't have thanksgiving here :(, missing out on another holiday

11:59 pm

WakeMeUpAt1010

is your twin brother named positiveneil?

11:59 pm

cybernan

don't mention turkey -- absolutely stuffed -- both me and the bird

11:59 pm

jwr

seriously, what do you do to celebrate if there's no groaning board and a football game afterward?

12:00 am

vanillaslice

we probably wouldn't know who to thank mrp

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