Babble: Archived Puzzle for Friday, April 5, 2013

12:00 am

jbp

flip!

12:00 am

jillibus

flip

12:02 am

dizgrannie

hi Jilli

12:02 am

jillibus

hi diz and jbp

12:02 am

VolleymomDee

flip; hi all; hi diz, jb

12:02 am

jillibus

hi dee hi

12:04 am

maggiej

an 7

12:04 am

maggiej

lace

12:04 am

maggiej

oops sorry

12:04 am

jillibus

ty maggiej

12:05 am

McLeach

thx for an, maggie

12:06 am

McLeach

how many words, please?

12:07 am

dizgrannie

102 woerds

12:07 am

maggiej

102

12:07 am

VolleymomDee

102

12:07 am

McLeach

thx

12:07 am

Erda

102, McL

12:08 am

dizgrannie

an 7/8

12:10 am

VolleymomDee

ne 7 ne 8

12:10 am

McLeach

thx Volley

12:10 am

VolleymomDee

yqw

12:11 am

rururocks

<---top row grey

12:11 am

VolleymomDee

anyone have the lone e in the 4th col?

12:12 am

dizgrannie

not here

12:12 am

MitchDick

en6

12:12 am

VolleymomDee

it's driving me nuts... hi ru

12:12 am

VolleymomDee

thx, mitch!

12:13 am

jillibus

haha ruru

12:13 am

rururocks

it's as easy as tying shoes dee

12:13 am

knutmeg

hi! I'm one tile away from nbt/nbs... that middle i any clues?

12:13 am

VolleymomDee

ty ru nbt nbs

12:13 am

rururocks

il4

12:13 am

periwinkle

nbt, nbs

12:13 am

VolleymomDee

il 4

12:13 am

VolleymomDee

wtg peri

12:13 am

dcseain

je4

12:13 am

dizgrannie

thnx Dee...nbt/nbs

12:14 am

VolleymomDee

wtg diz

12:14 am

VolleymomDee

hi dc

12:14 am

dcseain

evening, dee

12:14 am

knutmeg

perfect, thanks!

12:15 am

VolleymomDee

we 7/52

12:15 am

periwinkle

ep6

12:15 am

VolleymomDee

ty peri

12:15 am

McLeach

thx for ep, peri

12:16 am

VolleymomDee

we 6

12:17 am

VolleymomDee

ep 7 x 2

12:17 am

periwinkle

ty dee

12:17 am

McLeach

Thx for we 6, Volley - haven't found the 7, but thx for the stats

12:18 am

rururocks

not a clue on the we 7

12:18 am

VolleymomDee

yqw

12:18 am

VolleymomDee

tough to clue... let me think

12:18 am

cybernan

anyone have the stats for the bottom left n?

12:19 am

VolleymomDee

we + 1st person pronoun + hair product + 1st letter of alphabet

12:19 am

periwinkle

ty dee, odd word

12:19 am

Wyrd

we 7 = crybaby is like this

12:19 am

VolleymomDee

yw

12:20 am

McLeach

thx Volley, got it

12:20 am

knutmeg

bottom n is ne7, don't have the other yet

12:20 am

rururocks

wow.. a pretty darn good clue there deester

12:20 am

VolleymomDee

wtg

12:20 am

jillibus

peri, we7 is a shrub I have in my garden

12:20 am

saanichcat

hi! How do I get in touch with Dr God? My computer has deleted me from babble. I'm using a Macbook right now which hasn't been altered.

12:20 am

rururocks

was trying werogainela

12:20 am

dizgrannie

ne 7/8

12:21 am

jillibus

flowering shrub

12:21 am

McLeach

looks good to me, ruru ;)

12:21 am

cybernan

ty diz - figures

12:21 am

jillibus

ruru is in full stride tonight

12:21 am

rururocks

LOL

12:23 am

jillibus

help for the lower N on the right please?

12:23 am

cybernan

nbs, but not seeing the ne 7-8 for nbt

12:23 am

VolleymomDee

ne 7 and ne 8

12:23 am

rururocks

not the slightest clue jilli

12:24 am

VolleymomDee

sexy sleeping garment

12:24 am

rururocks

jeez

12:24 am

cybernan

nbt now too -- ty dee

12:24 am

rururocks

how'd I miss that

12:24 am

jillibus

you'll like it when you find it ru

12:24 am

rururocks

I'm such a panty waist

12:25 am

jillibus

nbt/nbs -- ty dee

12:25 am

VolleymomDee

lol yw and wtg

12:25 am

rururocks

I must be under the wearther

12:26 am

MitchDick

an7 X 3

12:26 am

rururocks

<---laughs at his horrible pun

12:27 am

VolleymomDee

ty mitch

12:27 am

jillibus

pretty bad, ru

12:27 am

McLeach

thx Mitch (now if I can find them...)

12:27 am

Wyrd

an 8

12:27 am

McLeach

horrible puns are best

12:28 am

flosey

hi everyone

12:29 am

jillibus

hi flosey

12:29 am

cybernan

half way and crashing - see you tomorrow :)

12:29 am

McLeach

g'night cybernan

12:29 am

jillibus

gnight nan -- wd

12:30 am

McLeach

hi flosey, thx Wyrd

12:30 am

jillibus

flosey -- lovely icon

12:31 am

flosey

thanks jilli, and hi (very tired after today) and hi McLeach

12:32 am

jillibus

no Lickety -- I guess It's Friday in Aus so he's busy with football?

12:32 am

rururocks

where's cos when there's this an 8

12:32 am

flosey

ah well, glad it's a small one today

12:33 am

Wyrd

yw McLeach

12:33 am

Wyrd

add an additional ending to the heavenly body rurur

12:33 am

VolleymomDee

I am short one 7; I have an 7 x 3; ep 7 x 2; ne; we... anyone have the missing 7?

12:33 am

rururocks

I have it wyrd.. thanks I was making a joke

12:33 am

Wyrd

we 7?

12:34 am

MitchDick

only one i'm missing as well

12:34 am

Wyrd

oh you have that

12:34 am

Wyrd

duh, i should have known ruru :)

12:34 am

VolleymomDee

aww, mitch, was hoping you had the last one :)

12:34 am

MitchDick

its a p, c, g or e though!

12:34 am

MitchDick

i have 1 left for each

12:34 am

jillibus

dee clued we7 a little while ago

12:36 am

rururocks

I'm really stuck

12:38 am

MitchDick

either the p or c, dee

12:38 am

jillibus

so am I, and not even halfway

12:38 am

VolleymomDee

k looking...

12:39 am

VolleymomDee

pe 6/33

12:40 am

MitchDick

haha, whoops

12:40 am

vashongin

ca 7

12:41 am

MitchDick

tx dee, for some reason i didn't think it was there

12:41 am

VolleymomDee

ty vash

12:41 am

VolleymomDee

:)

12:42 am

McLeach

happens to me all the time, Mitch, small "word" that it is

12:43 am

VolleymomDee

w's are: we 4, 4, 6, 7

12:43 am

jillibus

halfway, and sleepy so goodnight all...*poof

12:43 am

McLeach

g'night jilli

12:43 am

MitchDick

thx vash, fireworks

12:43 am

flosey

night jilli

12:43 am

VolleymomDee

gn jili; sleep well

12:44 am

McLeach

wtg Mitch

12:44 am

VolleymomDee

excellent; well done, mitch!

12:44 am

rururocks

night night jilli

12:44 am

rururocks

*tucks jilli in*

12:44 am

VolleymomDee

n's are ne 7; 8

12:44 am

VolleymomDee

o's og 4, 4

12:45 am

VolleymomDee

l's la 4, 4, 4, le 4 li 4, 4, 6, 5, 4, 5, 4, 5

12:46 am

saanichcat

hi everyone, my computer has deleted me from ever having played babble but my laptop hasn't yet. How di I get in tiuch with Dr God?

12:46 am

McLeach

sorry, saan, no idea

12:47 am

VolleymomDee

Here is his email address: dr.god@playbabble.com

12:47 am

VolleymomDee

Here is his email address: dr.god@playbabble.com

12:47 am

VolleymomDee

sorry didn't mean to enter twice

12:48 am

MitchDick

list up on profile

12:48 am

VolleymomDee

ty so much, mitch!

12:48 am

vashongin

thanks mitch

12:48 am

McLeach

thx for stats on li, Volley, was able to pick up 2 I was missing

12:48 am

McLeach

thx Mitch

12:48 am

VolleymomDee

yqw mc

12:49 am

saanichcat

thanks anyway McLeach and thanks Dee! I deleted all my cookies and this is what happens? I will write to her now.See yiu later friends

12:50 am

VolleymomDee

He usually answers pretty quickly, saan

1:00 am

saanichcat

just wrote. I have horrible problems on the macbook w/o a mouse. Just got the thing, tomorrow, a mouse fir it. That is why so many typos. Back to the puzzle nw. Thanks again Dee.

1:00 am

dizgrannie

grrrrr have hit the 'probverbial wall'

1:00 am

VolleymomDee

yqw; hope you don't have to wait too long for a solution

1:01 am

VolleymomDee

ditto that diz... down to 8 left

1:01 am

dizgrannie

aww, have 20 left

1:02 am

VolleymomDee

I am short on p, c, g, a... let me know if I may help you with another letter

1:03 am

dizgrannie

can you list your Ps plz

1:03 am

VolleymomDee

I am short 1 p: I have pe 4, 6, 4 pi 4, 5, 4, 4, 5

1:05 am

VolleymomDee

add pe 5 to that last pe 4, 6, 5, 4...

1:06 am

McLeach

g'night all

1:06 am

VolleymomDee

gn mcleach

1:07 am

dizgrannie

same here

1:07 am

VolleymomDee

all p's: pe 4, 6, 5, 4 pi 4, 5, 4, 4, 5

1:07 am

VolleymomDee

do you have c's?

1:08 am

dizgrannie

nope

1:09 am

phaeton

mitch left out a p in his list

1:09 am

VolleymomDee

found em... ca 4, 5, 6, 7, 6, 5, 4 ch 4

1:09 am

VolleymomDee

he must have been in a hurry

1:09 am

dizgrannie

BBS

1:16 am

phaeton

it's a pi6 that is missing

1:16 am

VolleymomDee

good find

1:17 am

dizgrannie

have all the Ps and no pi 6

1:18 am

VolleymomDee

pi 4, 5, 4, 4, 5

1:18 am

VolleymomDee

down to 1 left ...

1:19 am

phaeton

that's the only word i have left to find

1:19 am

VolleymomDee

fireworks sans list :)

1:19 am

flosey

wtg Dee

1:19 am

dizgrannie

wtg Dee

1:20 am

phaeton

clue the pi6?

1:20 am

VolleymomDee

ty.. hang on then, and I'll put my list in my profile if mitch is missing one

1:20 am

dizgrannie

phaeton, there is no pi 6

1:20 am

phaeton

it's a p6

1:20 am

flosey

thanks Dee

1:21 am

dizgrannie

try pe 6

1:21 am

phaeton

got it...done

1:21 am

phaeton

g'nite all

1:22 am

flosey

well done phaeton, goodnight

1:22 am

VolleymomDee

complete list in profile

1:23 am

flosey

thanks Dee

1:24 am

VolleymomDee

You are so welcome, flosey.

1:24 am

dizgrannie

thnx Dee

1:24 am

VolleymomDee

Well, I am off til the flip. Sleep well all. Yw, diz! Poofing with hugs!

1:26 am

dizgrannie

night Dee xx

1:47 am

gran

How many words today please

1:47 am

Norma

102 gran

1:47 am

gran

Thanks

2:16 am

rubyfoo

good morning

2:17 am

grannyrose

{{ruby}} my dear, so lovely to see you

2:17 am

rubyfoo

{{rose}} me too!

2:17 am

rubyfoo

how are you feeling?

2:19 am

grannyrose

not much...lol....up to my 3rd bourbon. he's out, i don't know where. have worked a 9 hour day. not even thinking of going into mother mac's rooms. at this point in time, i really couldn't face it.

2:19 am

rubyfoo

hmm, bourbon, the only alcohol not in stock but before you visit, trust me, I'll stock up

2:20 am

grannyrose

am just guessing here....methinks you are feeling about the same as i am.

2:21 am

grannyrose

*giggle* and so you should....then again i might win a jackpot....send you the money to come over here. wouldn't it be nice?

2:22 am

rubyfoo

except it's only 9:20! Yesterday, my poor husband was brutalized by our dentist. I stayed in the room to translaste/interpret, but he never said a word that she was hurting him. What a macho jerk

2:22 am

rubyfoo

I feel terrible about it, but i couldn't tell that he was in pain. There's no excuse and I am furious!

2:23 am

grannyrose

awww, poor ruby!! well if he won't express it verbally, or give you an indication by hand gestures how are you supposed to know?

2:23 am

rubyfoo

our awful tax problem has re-surfaced and, once I know the outcome, if I'll be reduced to begging in the street, I'll send YOU a ticket!

2:24 am

rubyfoo

if I am NOT*

2:24 am

rubyfoo

I can always give English lessons

2:26 am

grannyrose

ruby, i've just finished 3 days in a row, 9 hour shifts. i think i have found a solution to the pain from the fibromyalgia, after 6 hours on my feet.

2:27 am

rubyfoo

the bourbon

2:27 am

rubyfoo

?

2:27 am

grannyrose

LOLOL.....GOT IT ONE, DEAR

2:28 am

rubyfoo

9 hour shifts must be brutal. When I worked, it weas long hours, but not on my feet.

2:28 am

grannyrose

no, really, i take a very small dose of valium before i start work, then the same dose after 6 hours. the muscle spasms are contolled then, and the pain is much less.

2:28 am

rubyfoo

on my butt and on the telephone, except when I was travelling

2:29 am

rubyfoo

that's interesting that valium works. It's certainly better than painkillers

2:30 am

rubyfoo

hah, you're in the grid, an5/14!

2:30 am

grannyrose

well, valium does work on muscle spasms, we know that. i only take 2mgs. and a friend of mine at work agrees, such a low dose isn't going to effect my judgement.

2:31 am

grannyrose

awww, ruby....that is so sweet of you...to say that.

2:35 am

rubyfoo

and the patients probably think "Here comes that very mellow nurse!"

2:37 am

grannyrose

and himself is home.....no word of where he has been as yet....and i really don't care. *giggle*

2:37 am

rubyfoo

hands husband a bourbon and goes to sleep

2:38 am

grannyrose

close, dear one, close. lol

2:40 am

grannyrose

whoot, got the ne7 and ne8

2:41 am

rubyfoo

hint? or even stats would help if it's too early for others (others? are there any?)

2:41 am

sandyloo

hi guys

2:41 am

rubyfoo

hello sandy!!!!

2:41 am

grannyrose

ne8, fancy bed attire for the seductress

2:41 am

sandyloo

Ruby, have you got the puppy yet, we have had people staying and i have been very busy going to wineries etc/.

2:41 am

grannyrose

hey sandy

2:42 am

grannyrose

ne7, drop a vowel off ne8

2:42 am

rubyfoo

it's been so long, rose, that word has gone from my vocabulary

2:43 am

sandyloo

hi gran i was interested in what you had to say about your fibromyalgia as my mother has something similar or maybe the same

2:43 am

rubyfoo

Sandy, I go on and on about my new up, much to everybody's boredom and disgust. But she is adorable, smart and very affectionate (maybe a little bit slutty) and getting along with Rufie moderately well

2:43 am

sandyloo

wow how gorgeous, she looks like a show dog in the photo

2:44 am

grannyrose

okay, ruby, begin with ne + ***de, smooth transition across surface + oh, ***. instead of saying 'god'

2:44 am

rubyfoo

she is totally housebroken, eats like a champ, doesn't take any sh** from Rufie and fits in very well with the househod. If only it would warm up enough for me to take her out in the street

2:44 am

rubyfoo

I got them, ty, rose

2:44 am

grannyrose

yay, ruby.what a gal!!!!

2:45 am

rubyfoo

Rufie has come into his own since Ruby's death. He's a real stand-up guy and is truly magnificent now, both in his behavior and in his looks. He could be a champion

2:45 am

sandyloo

got them also ty

2:46 am

sandyloo

how old is she ruby?

2:46 am

rubyfoo

3 months

2:46 am

rubyfoo

she's tiny but weighs much more than you'd expect. Our vet is coming tonight to look her over

2:47 am

sandyloo

so she is ok to take out - vaccinated etc

2:47 am

sandyloo

is rufie sterilized

2:47 am

rubyfoo

she spends a lot of time in the garden and there are no other dogs around.

2:47 am

sandyloo

she looks soo cute

2:47 am

rubyfoo

No, we won't sterilize him but will spay her when she's old enough. I don't think I could deal with 10 pups a year!

2:48 am

grannyrose

sandy, could you perhaps try your mum with magnesiun malate? and also the teeny dose of valium when that isn't enough? email me(addy in profile) and then we can chat.

2:48 am

rubyfoo

he has the proudest and largest balls I've ever seen1!

2:49 am

grannyrose

omg...ruby...lolol

2:49 am

rubyfoo

(pardon my language, but I could only thing of that and the Fr word lol)

2:49 am

rubyfoo

think*

2:49 am

sandyloo

gran i will do that! Ruby perhaps Bert is jealous

2:50 am

rubyfoo

poor Burt! At least he koves the new pup

2:50 am

rubyfoo

it is lovely seeing you two, but I had better get dressed.

2:51 am

sandyloo

what before ;you go out on a walk?

2:51 am

sandyloo

what before ;you go out on a walk?

2:51 am

sandyloo

oops , see you later rub

2:51 am

rubyfoo

no, before I go out to lunch, Walk, lazy me? hahah

2:52 am

grannyrose

ahhh, ruby...give the world an eyeful hun. don't get dressed...lol...unless of course it's too cold outside.

2:53 am

rubyfoo

it is cold and nasty and raining AGAIN!

2:53 am

rubyfoo

they'd run away screaming!

2:53 am

grannyrose

okay...put the wellies on...and the go out. *giggle*

2:54 am

sandyloo

if it was me they couldn't run, they would be laughing too much

2:54 am

rubyfoo

wellies and a ski mask, that woud work!

2:55 am

rubyfoo

*woof*

2:55 am

sandyloo

it's raining here today and we love it!!!

2:55 am

rubyfoo

you wouldn't if it had been raining for two months straight

2:55 am

sandyloo

gran you and I are about the same age, i was born in 1950

2:55 am

rubyfoo

but the daffs and hiacinths have opened, so it's a good start

2:56 am

rubyfoo

you are a couple of kids; I'll be 70 this month. Where did the time go?

2:57 am

sandyloo

you look very young rubs

2:57 am

sandyloo

I have to go and do something for my son (immediately) so he says bbl

3:02 am

grannyrose

and back....was just telling DH about my woes at work.

3:05 am

grannyrose

night, ruby and sandy. see you tomorrow.

3:27 am

hydra

Hi. Anybody still here?

3:28 am

flosey

I'm here, just gave up trying to get to sleep, will babble for a bit and try again

3:30 am

hydra

Hi flosey. It's 9.30 am here.

3:31 am

flosey

ah, 1:30 a.m. here and I should be sleeping

3:32 am

hydra

I couldn't get to sleep last night. Then when I finally nodded off, the dawn chorus woke me up again!

3:32 am

flosey

is the dawn chorus birds? frogs? ??

3:33 am

hydra

Birds! When I was small, it sounded as if every bird in the world was joining into a huge, swelling song. Sadly, now it's only a few blackbirds and robins, but they are VERY loud and right outside the window!

3:34 am

flosey

lovely

3:34 am

hydra

Do you have many birds where you are? Where in Canada do you live?

3:35 am

flosey

am on south west corner BC

3:35 am

worzel

gooooooooooood morning fellow babblers xxx could someone let me know how many words today please? xxx

3:35 am

flosey

shall island between mainland and Vancouver Island

3:36 am

hydra

My goddaughter is in Vancounver.

3:36 am

hydra

Hi worzel. 102 words today

3:36 am

worzel

hy hydra and ty xxx

3:36 am

hydra

Oops. I meant Vancouver.

3:36 am

flosey

lovely place to live, we have 2 daughters in Van - actually, 1 is in N.Van

3:36 am

flosey

hi Worzel

3:37 am

worzel

hiya flosey xxx

3:37 am

flosey

where are you Worzel?

3:37 am

hydra

I really must get over there, flosey. At present, I only see them when they visit the UK. They have two small children. My great-godchildren, if there is such a thing!

3:37 am

worzel

UK xxx

3:38 am

hydra

Whereabouts, worzel?

3:38 am

worzel

Liverpool - NorthWest

3:39 am

hydra

Aha! That's where I come from! Allerton. But live near Heathrow now. I shall be up in Liverpool next Thurs for a school reunion.

3:39 am

worzel

gawd I hope I'm never invited to a school reunion - probably find most of them are gone! I'm getting old now ya know lol xxx

3:40 am

hydra

So am I. 68 three weeks ago!

3:40 am

worzel

68 ain't old - got decades left yet! xxx

3:41 am

hydra

I hope!

3:41 am

worzel

so what made you leave Liverpool?

3:43 am

hydra

Love!!!! I met a guy from down south, followed him to London, it was 1967, I had a hippy summer, played my guitar and sang in clubs and never went home again! Split up with the guy and got a job in publishing, and that was my career after that.

3:44 am

hydra

My first job was a management trainee in Lewis's, though.

3:44 am

worzel

Sounds lovely. That's what happened to me. I met my fiancee on line 2 years ago and moved up here from Devon

3:45 am

hydra

How fabulous! Isn't Liverpool a friendly place? I really miss it. My daughter lives in Devon, near Colyton.

3:45 am

hurshy

you LEFT devon for LIVERPOOL?

3:45 am

worzel

Yes Liverpool is really friendly. I've lived all over - Devon, London - and nowhere is as friendly as this place

3:46 am

worzel

Lmao Hurshy - it doesn't matter to me where I live - I'd have travelled to outer Mongolia to be with my Di

3:46 am

hurshy

friendly is good though. *things i need to know if i ever get to actually move to the UK*

3:47 am

hydra

You can feel isolated in Devon, hurshy. I was going to move to Cornwall, but changed my mind. I didn't want to be in a village where everyone knows everyone's business and feuds break out.

3:47 am

worzel

There are some rough parts in Liverpool - as there are in all places - but overall the people are so nice and will always stop and talk to you

3:48 am

hydra

I'm really enjoying this conversation, but I have to go now, worse luck. Hope to catch you again soon. And you're welcome to email me.

3:48 am

worzel

omg hydra u just reminded me of a Cornish pub I once went in - me and my ex walked in and EVERYBODY stopped talking and looked at us - lol - "Nobody Comes And Nobody Goes" lmao

3:48 am

hurshy

well i had a lovely time when i visited cornwall

3:48 am

worzel

aww see u later hydra have a good day xxx

3:49 am

worzel

Yes Cornwall would have been my ideal place to live - it's just the really small villages that are a bit backward, so to speak. But beautiful scenery and coastlines

3:50 am

hurshy

but there are larger towns

3:50 am

hurshy

we were in... falmouth i think

3:50 am

worzel

oh yea - Penzance, Falmouth, Truro etc St Ives, all lovely places

3:51 am

hurshy

lower N help?

3:51 am

worzel

lang

3:51 am

worzel

oo-er sorry!!!

3:52 am

worzel

right folks I must go off and make meself sum coffee and toast. Keep up the good work - nasty little grid!! Nice talking to you all see you laters xxx

3:52 am

hurshy

bye worzel

3:53 am

worzel

byeeeeeeeeeee xxx

3:56 am

hurshy

aaaaaaaaaack

4:01 am

macadam

ne7 and ne8

4:01 am

demi

hurshy, ne 7/44 & 8/60 = women's lingere

4:04 am

rubyfoo

back for a couple 49 earlier but this is a hard little grid, at least for me

4:08 am

rubyfoo

hahm half

4:16 am

smores

hello all :)

5:46 am

MollyL

12 vowels...blech...Happy Friday everyone.

5:56 am

crosshair

good morning my babble friends;))) tis a beautiful friday:))

6:01 am

NonoNanette

good morning babblers :)

6:08 am

crosshair

good morning ,nono

6:10 am

NonoNanette

I think spring has finally arrived, it is beautiful here

6:11 am

crosshair

we are due for partly sunny and plus 2c,so not bad for us

6:12 am

NonoNanette

partly sunny with a high near 50 for us, i'll take it

6:13 am

NonoNanette

oh Lord, Mr Hermen is in the grid

6:14 am

crosshair

so,10c ,not bad at all

6:15 am

NonoNanette

local weather reporter just said 3 years ago we had a record high of 80

6:16 am

MollyL

The word of the day is pe5/20! AAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!

6:16 am

NonoNanette

lol molly

6:47 am

Trifioso

good morning my dear friends...

6:49 am

Trifioso

quite an amusing start here --- on the way to school, tertiare and I pass a funeral home parking lot. A HUGE ugly as all hell wild turkey was standing right on top of the hearse roof, just looking around. It was quite the visual! And then Tertiare chimes in "I summon my death to me!" in her best "turkey" voice....i ROLLED

6:55 am

lbdawger

gm, everyone! stats for the bottom G?

6:56 am

Trifioso

morning lbd....I haven't a clue, and I have been looking for 20 minutes...grumble

6:56 am

lbdawger

morning, Trif

6:57 am

gramma

ge 5/14 I think

6:58 am

lbdawger

ty, gramma! found it.

6:58 am

Anniebrook

thanks gramma, hello everyone :)

6:58 am

lbdawger

that gave me nbt, nbs

6:59 am

lbdawger

hi Annie

6:59 am

Trifioso

im still lost

6:59 am

Anniebrook

hi dawg, is this grid a stinker?

6:59 am

Anniebrook

and Robert E. ***

6:59 am

Trifioso

ahhh. ty!

6:59 am

lbdawger

ge + general robert e ***. yes annie, it is a stinker

7:01 am

lbdawger

and no lickety...but nono has a list in her profile.

7:02 am

gramma

A stinker? I say a breeze. Just zipping along and then.....hit the wall! Not even 1/2 way

7:02 am

Trifioso

a nudge for the lone e in the bottom row would be appreciated....

7:03 am

lbdawger

en 6.21 en + tatting product

7:03 am

gramma

en 6/21

7:03 am

Trifioso

ty again lbd...nbt at last!

7:05 am

bethanyej

en6/21 en+what you tie your shoes with ****s

7:08 am

Trifioso

so hey - can I ask your collective opinions on something? seriously....

7:09 am

lbdawger

of course

7:11 am

Trifioso

we have a new student at my tutoring center. she is LOVELY - about 12, beautifully mannered, very, very sweet. The mother? UNREAL. We have all sorts of goofy little things we use to keep students on task and to reward them for working hard - they can earn points for small prizes, we give out "magical learning moment" cards when they do something extra wonderful, etc. We are forbidden to use ANY of them with this girl, at mother's insistence. "NO external motivators of any kind! All drive must come from within!" Also, we are FORBIDDEN, again at mom's request, from EVER telling this child she did anything "perfectly", as this will give her the impression that "she has done so well there is no room for her to improve" seriously - what do you all think?

7:12 am

JBV

oh, gee, what did i walk in on? Hi Trif - haven't chatted here for a while, but this is a doozy

7:12 am

MollyL

I think the mother is nuts and knows nothing about motivation.

7:13 am

JBV

a few ideas - number one - mom is a super helicopter/hoverer/tiger mom, she needs to take a chill pill

7:13 am

Trifioso

hi jbv....just running something by the chog, for honest opinion

7:13 am

JBV

2. you have to be careful or she will decide to pull the child out, which would be a loss - this child needs to be around normal people

7:13 am

lbdawger

have you read TIGER MOM? that's what she sounds like. she's a nutcase! I'd smile and tell the girl good job, a wink and a smile to show you appreciate her good work.

7:13 am

Trifioso

funny you said Tiger mom, jbv - that was my first impression as well!

7:14 am

Trifioso

I am wondering if this girl can even hear us say she did well. If you never hear it, will you believe it?

7:14 am

JBV

3. I agree with lbd - some very positive non-verbal communication to show positive "external" motivation

7:14 am

JBV

are you allowed to say "that is correct"

7:15 am

RoundBarn

Seriously, the mother is ill, has her own serious problems that need treatment, and the child is obviously the victim. Did the mother bring her to the center? That shows SOME hope--except she won't let you use your expertize.

7:15 am

Trifioso

I am going to say that, yes, jbv. I have been thinking of alternative language to use, to let her know she has done very well

7:15 am

Trifioso

yes, the mom did bring her in, round.

7:16 am

JBV

that's why I said be careful, because if you stress your policies (we've done this a million times and we know it works) she'll say, then this is not the center for her and take her out

7:16 am

Trifioso

i just don't get it. Im a mom too....I see her point, that you dont want to tell a kid EVERY thing she does is perfect and wonderful and you are the best and the prettiest lalalala all the time, because then they get no sense of when improvements need to be made, but geeze louise!

7:17 am

Trifioso

exactly jbv

7:17 am

lbdawger

be aware of other signs of abuse, Trif. neglect in emotional well being.

7:17 am

Trifioso

its a sticky situation, to be sure.

7:17 am

JBV

here's an idea - can you give yourself stickers? as a teacher, I mean - "I always feel good when my students are learning, so when I see you do X,Y or Z, I give myself a sticker" (Mom never sees it)

7:17 am

lbdawger

good idea, jbv!

7:18 am

MollyL

Emotional abuse is the hardest to prove. No physical signs. Sad.

7:18 am

Trifioso

ha! that is a wicked good idea, jbv! again, fine line....If I earn them, but she never does, it could be hurtful to the child

7:18 am

Trifioso

and I don't want to be seen as ignoring the moms wishes, or she will yank the kid, and Ill catch hell

7:19 am

lbdawger

i think jbv means that the mother never sees them. you share with the girl.

7:20 am

lbdawger

kinda like the girl is giving you the kudos for her progress.

7:20 am

Trifioso

hmmmmm. yes, I see

7:20 am

JBV

but the child has probably already absorbed the mother's thinking that stickers in general are BAD!!!!

7:20 am

JBV

this is so sad

7:21 am

Trifioso

To be honest, I feel like telling this girl every day that she is completely awesome. SOMEONE needs to!

7:21 am

JBV

Is this same thing going in her school? or does mother home school her?

7:21 am

JBV

going on

7:21 am

RoundBarn

Your center must deal with psychologists and psychiatrists--you may be one yourself--I don't know you or your center. They must have ideas, advice-- But she is involving her kid in her own mental problems and setting the kid up for mental illness.

7:21 am

RoundBarn

7:21 am

RoundBarn

7:21 am

RoundBarn

7:21 am

RoundBarn

7:21 am

RoundBarn

7:21 am

RoundBarn

7:22 am

Trifioso

I agree, jbv, exactly. I wonder if she can accept praise at all at this point. if I do tell her she did a great job, I wonder if she has a voice in her head telling her "no, it could have been better, I didn't do this, or that....

7:22 am

jmcnrick

*tiptoes into the silent chog*

7:22 am

Trifioso

excellent point, roundbarn. clearly there are issues

7:22 am

lynxxx

Hello everyone

7:23 am

lbdawger

lots of possible scenarios for this kid. i do wonder what she is like with other children,

7:23 am

jmcnrick

even if she has that voice, she has to start hearing it from somewhere if she is ever going to hear it

7:23 am

lbdawger

hi jmc and lynxxx

7:24 am

jmcnrick

can you have her say aloud "i did a good job" when she did? that is internal

7:24 am

bubba218

Perhaps, the mother is doing a good job. The child was described as smart, well mannered and sweet. I'm very sure all of the over complimented other children in the center are not described in the same way. The NYT had a good article on how over complimented children are today. They are told 'good job' when they go the bathroom.

7:25 am

jmcnrick

would she be in the center though if she didn't need some support bubba?

7:25 am

Trifioso

yes, bubba, I can see that point, and I do agree, to an extent. surely there is a middle ground, between over saying it, and never saying it?

7:26 am

Trifioso

I am absolutely going to tell her she did a good job. Every chance I get.

7:26 am

bubba218

Don't know what type of center it is, I thought it was a school setting.

7:26 am

Trifioso

not to blow smoke at her, but so she can see she IS doing a good job, working hard, etc. I believe in praising a child for working ard.

7:26 am

JBV

maybe it's just in the phrasing, Trif - does the mother have a problem with objective statements like, "you accomplished that task in only 2 minutes, that's faster than last time)"

7:27 am

JBV

or whatever criteria you need

7:27 am

Trifioso

I work in a stand alone tutoring center for students with receptive and expressive language issues, bubba. I do inservice tutoring in schools sometimes, but this student comes to us

7:27 am

lynxxx

Is there a difference in praising her work instead of praising her...maybe that could gets around it all?

7:27 am

JBV

"I saw you you corrected your own mistake"

7:27 am

Trifioso

I think that would be allowed, yes, jbv. the only word she has expressly forbidden is "perfect" - and she has forbidden any earning of prizes

7:27 am

JBV

that' was my point lynxxx : )

7:28 am

Trifioso

good point, lynxx....

7:28 am

Trifioso

and jbv

7:28 am

Trifioso

at the end of the day, though.....we are still talking about a mom who has issues with someone praising and rewarding her child. I still think shes a nutjob.

7:29 am

bubba218

Want does that mean. I am a physician, granted a surgeon not a psych, but what are expressive and receptive language issues?

7:29 am

jmcnrick

wait. . .she has only forbidden perfect and prizes?

7:29 am

Trifioso

mostly it has to do with reading decoding and comprehension, buba

7:29 am

Trifioso

yes, jmc

7:30 am

RoundBarn

I have to back away from this now. I lost my own daughter to mental illness. Too hard a subject--we did the best we could

7:30 am

Trifioso

this particular student can read a paragraph, story, etc, but cannot retain what she has read and then describe it back.

7:30 am

JBV

Trif, did you see my question about what's going on in her regular classroom - I daresay most teachers have some sort of incentive system

7:30 am

Trifioso

im so sorry roundbarn.

7:30 am

jmcnrick

then i will say you seem to be being over harsh on the mom to call her a nut job. . .

7:31 am

bubba218

So she does not have behavioral problems, and may be perfectly well adjusted, but has a cognitive problem.

7:31 am

lynxxx

Sorry RBarn..that would be so hard to bear

7:31 am

jmcnrick

okay i will leave now. . .

7:31 am

Trifioso

yes, I did jbv....I am not familiar enough with her case as yet to fully comment on her school performance....

7:31 am

Trifioso

its all good jmc.....I probably did sound harsh. I just cant really wrap my head around this womans parenting style

7:32 am

JBV

no, not the girl's school performance, I meant is the mom telling her teachers the same thing

7:32 am

RoundBarn

dealing with the praise--which is important-- is still the tip of the iceberg--all for now.

7:32 am

Trifioso

yes, bubba that is accurate

7:33 am

Trifioso

oh, yes, I would imagine that is the case, jbv, and I had wondered how they handle it. is she allowed to get an a? to be honest, I imagine the teachers are as jaded as I am at this point - roll their eyes and go on regardless

7:34 am

bubba218

In that case, I think the mother has done a wonderful job. She has a child with cognitive problem and rather than coddle her and blame everyone else, she has raised a daughter whom you called sweet, well-mannered, etc, etc. Most people live down to the labels that the establishment applies to them, this mother has raised her well above what is probably expected.

7:34 am

JBV

By the way, I'm not unaware that there is a general discontent among many teachers, too, that external rewards have become de rigueur - schools and principals promote them - and teachers sometimes feel they are ridiculous

7:35 am

JBV

why should a child get a coupon for a pizza for having read 10 books? but this is an issue at the class and school level, I would not apply it to individual children and say, sorry you are not allowed to share in the reward

7:36 am

Trifioso

gads, I LOVE this chog, so much...thanks for chewing this over wtih me....speaking of work, I need to get to it. be well all

7:37 am

JBV

ok Trif - good luck!

7:37 am

lynxxx

gee I would have called all that a bribe

7:37 am

lynxxx

bye Trif

7:40 am

bubba218

why is it that I picture one well behave child in that group, and the school is concerned because she is not being praised enough. While many of her classmates are poor behaved and are being complimented for not throwing a rock through the window.

7:41 am

JBV

bubba, I don't understand, why are you focusing on behavior? we are talking about a tutoring center and the focus is on having the child see she is making progress

7:42 am

lbdawger

bbl to finish...mount washmore beckons.

7:47 am

bubba218

I don't mean to be fixated on behavior, but the child is going to the center to correct a cognitive skill. IMHO, schools are way to involved in trying to raise the child and to challenge the parents on these issues. But that is a discussion for another day, patient's are waiting and I must run. Thank you all

7:47 am

Ouwachita

how many words today?

7:48 am

BzznBea

102

7:48 am

Ouwachita

thanks

7:50 am

Jivingjenny0

please may i have some clues for any of the bottom row

7:55 am

Mom

JivingJenny, I have og 4/6 and an 5/14

7:55 am

Mom

hello everyone

7:55 am

Mom

and scratch that A it comes from a different one, sorry

7:56 am

Jivingjenny0

thanks for the og4 mom

7:56 am

Mom

you're welcome

7:56 am

LuvWordGames

al 4/6 and al 5/14 come from the bottom A

7:56 am

mixi6

ge5,14 jenny

7:57 am

Mom

hello luv and mixi

7:57 am

Jivingjenny0

nice one mixi

7:57 am

LuvWordGames

hi Mom

7:57 am

Mom

thanks for the al word

8:03 am

Jivingjenny0

thanks for those, I just need the bottom E for nbs and nbt and halfway

8:04 am

mixi6

it's en6,21 jenny

8:04 am

Mom

time to scoot. I wish you all a great day. ((Hugs))

8:05 am

Jivingjenny0

thanks mom

8:10 am

uusue2

Morning all! Lots of e's in this one!

8:16 am

Angelsong

hi, all. this grid is weird

8:18 am

uusue2

hi angel!

8:19 am

alembick

good morning uusue

8:19 am

uusue2

hi alembick!

8:19 am

Angelsong

lots of phantoms today

8:19 am

alembick

uu, I don't remember #2 on name, are there 2 of you? are you the one that chats with my mom roundbarn

8:20 am

RoundBarn

alembic, which of the tintin team are you?

8:20 am

alembick

good morning mom. I see we are both in the babble vortex instead of doing what we need to be doing

8:20 am

alembick

what do you mean "which of the tintin team?" do you mean which daughter am I? I am #4 daughter

8:21 am

uusue2

morning roundbarn!

8:21 am

uusue2

unfortunately I must go get my day started, bbl

8:21 am

alembick

or if you are asking about my screen name, alembick was the absent minded professor in King Ottakar's Sceptre who gets kidnapped and replaced with an imposter. Don't know why I chose that one. Just needed a Tintin name.

8:22 am

RoundBarn

you are so right. hard to face the day! brian's mom is coming to clean more dust; we had a great poetry jamboree though, 100 came and most bought. Not my poetry, uusue.

8:23 am

alembick

uusue thank you for setting an example. My last day of spring break: Taxes and homework. Must go get to it. Bye all.

8:24 am

RoundBarn

me, too. Bye, #4. I'll call.

8:36 am

movieman

clues for the 7s and 8s plz

8:36 am

periwinkle

an7/8

8:36 am

periwinkle

ne7/8

8:39 am

kje

ty peri

8:40 am

bichon

peri, hint for the an 7/8, pls

8:40 am

CiociaJudy

{{{kje}}} long time no see

8:40 am

kje

hi judy

8:40 am

CiociaJudy

how's things in San Fran kje

8:41 am

kje

going well

8:41 am

CiociaJudy

the an7 is cherub like

8:41 am

kje

how are you?

8:41 am

CiociaJudy

fine thx.

8:41 am

bichon

ty Judy

8:41 am

CiociaJudy

I don't have the an8 bichon

8:42 am

kje

add a vowel to the an7

8:42 am

bichon

Just add another vowel to the 7

8:42 am

CiociaJudy

DUH-- I thought I had tried that!! TY

8:43 am

Scrabbler

Good day to all.

8:43 am

CiociaJudy

Morning Scrabs

8:43 am

bichon

Hi Scrabs. How's bunny world?

8:44 am

Scrabbler

My youngest rescue bunny, Gulliver, has really relaxed in the last few months, after being here a year. He lets me pet him, and now I lean over the doorway gate and feed him Cheerios. He runs over and stands up.

8:45 am

bichon

Too cute!

8:45 am

bichon

My Polo hurt his leg jumping off the bed. He is on cage rest for a whole week. He is not a happy camper

8:45 am

CiociaJudy

Awww. Give Gulliver some love from me.

8:45 am

Scrabbler

Aw, poor boy.

8:45 am

MimiCat

Morning, all! Scrab--I know what you mean. I have 3 cats who were all strays and my little female has finally decided she likes me and wants affection---after 3 years!

8:46 am

bichon

If he isn't better he has to have his hip x-rayed

8:46 am

Scrabbler

Mimi, 3 yrs is a long time.

8:47 am

MimiCat

Yes....I am a patient person with my pets. They deserve it.

8:47 am

Ouwachita

any clue for the pe6 ? last one I need

8:47 am

Sandieangel

Does anyone know if there is a list anywhere today plz?

8:47 am

CiociaJudy

I guess you could say I "rescued" my cats from the idiots who live next door to me.

8:47 am

bichon

volleymom has one

8:47 am

Ouwachita

mollyL has one

8:47 am

MimiCat

I just kept talking sweetly to her and she saw that her brothers love me and get lots of affection so now she wants my attention a lot and is so sweet.

8:48 am

Scrabbler

My oldest rescue bunny, Gandalf the Grey, remains very anxious and skittish at age 10. But he has had a nice life with me.

8:48 am

Sandieangel

Thanks for the info. I'll go and look.

8:48 am

bichon

My two are rescues and Polo is still very skittish after two years with us

8:48 am

MimiCat

Judy, my first stray, who is a magnificent cat in every way, I got because his people just moved away and left him at the apt. complex. So we found each other.

8:48 am

Scrabbler

Gandalf lets me pet him if I lean over the gate and reach him.

8:49 am

kje

don't have it ouwachita

8:49 am

Sandieangel

Thanks found volley's list.

8:49 am

MimiCat

My feeling is that animals don't need to "deserve" our love....we need to prove to them they we're worthy of theirs.

8:50 am

kje

ouwachita - pe6 - small, like pe6 football

8:50 am

Scrabbler

Well said, Mimi.

8:50 am

Scrabbler

Phantom: pelican

8:51 am

Scrabbler

TY, K

8:51 am

bichon

stats for lower g, pls

8:51 am

kje

yw

8:51 am

MimiCat

I've been blessed to have many wonderful animals of every description in my life...dogs, cats, tigers, lions, chimps, gorillas, organutans...the list just goes on. Truly a gift to me and, hopefully, to them.

8:51 am

kje

ge5/14

8:51 am

bichon

ty kj

8:51 am

mkg

hi all. clues for the 8s plesae.

8:52 am

kje

yw

8:52 am

Ouwachita

kje...isn't that the pe5? I need the 6 before it

8:52 am

Scrabbler

Whoa, how did you become friends with that list? Did you work in a zoo?

8:52 am

kje

it is pe6

8:52 am

mkg

the six before is with another vowel, the same one.

8:52 am

kje

so add another vowel in there and spell a similar word

8:52 am

mkg

just do double vowels twice in the six

8:52 am

Ouwachita

I got it...was using the wrong e's

8:53 am

kje

but thanks for the 5, didn't have it

8:53 am

MimiCat

Yes...a couple of zoos, a wildlife park and a primate center. Animals keep me in touch with what is really important in life....basically love and kindness.

8:53 am

mkg

my grandkids do the same mimi

8:54 am

MimiCat

I don't get to see mine very often but I'm sure when I do, they'll have that effect as well, mkg.

8:54 am

Scrabbler

I have enjoyed studying primatology since I was a kid, and took a college course.

8:55 am

MimiCat

Scrab, I can sum up the great apes this way with regard to disposition: Gorillas are the BEST of human nature, orangs can go either way, and chimps are the dark side. I've also raised monkeys at home and worked with others. Fascinating.

8:55 am

mkg

we are animals ourselves. i raised my kids after reading jane goodall and i did as the chimps did.

8:56 am

MimiCat

I was on my way to work with Dian Fossey and the mountain gorillas but had a change of plans. About a year later she was killed by poachers...I would have been, too.

8:56 am

Scrabbler

Oh, Mimi.

8:56 am

mkg

any clues for the 8s?

8:56 am

CiociaJudy

Wow-Mimi!!

8:57 am

bichon

ne 8, see through night wear

8:57 am

CiociaJudy

an8 - cherub like + vowel

8:57 am

CiociaJudy

an8 - cherub like + vowel

8:57 am

MimiCat

To this day I can't watch the movie about her or read the book...too painful. The horrible things they do to such wonderful creatures...ok, let's not talk about that.....

8:57 am

Scrabbler

Our Buffalo Zoo has always had gorillas, and as kids we joked that our Dad was a gorilla because of his total coverage of black hair.

8:58 am

Scrabbler

TY for ne8

8:58 am

bichon

The San Diego Zoo has a colony of Bonobos

8:58 am

MimiCat

Bonobos are amazing....but difficult to display as they are VERY sexual in their orientation.

8:58 am

bichon

yw

8:59 am

bichon

Yes, I did notice that!

8:59 am

Scrabbler

All animals, Mimi--ivory tusks of elephants and horns of rhinos

8:59 am

mkg

if only i knew how to spell the night wear

8:59 am

bichon

en 6/27, pls

8:59 am

mkg

got it! ty

8:59 am

MimiCat

I'm fun to go to the zoo with because I speak the language of so many animals and can get them to do things you never see....I always draw a crowd.

8:59 am

kje

en6 - stick in a wired box

8:59 am

Angelsong

I adore elephants, and I cannot bear to think of them being killed or harmed just because of human greed.

8:59 am

Scrabbler

Cool, Mimi!

8:59 am

mkg

got both 8s. ty ty ty great clues.

9:00 am

Scrabbler

I awoke with a migraine and my vision is still blurry. I am struggling with the grid and chat.

9:00 am

bichon

ty kje

9:00 am

kje

yw

9:00 am

mkg

ty for en 6

9:01 am

Scrabbler

*still thinking about the en6*

9:01 am

MimiCat

Yes, Angel....it breaks my heart. Elephants are so intelligent and emotional. Every animal has its rightful place here and I don't understand why all people don't see that.

9:01 am

bichon

en + what a zoo animal might be in

9:01 am

MimiCat

Poor Scrab....I had migraines for years. When my hormones changed, they went away...just like my grandmother. Miserable to deal with. Try lots of caffeine.

9:02 am

Scrabbler

Oh, I was looking at "stick" as a noun.

9:03 am

Scrabbler

I started having migraines after a head injury at age 21, and they have become more frequent in the last 10 yrs or so. My ovaries were removed 10 yrs ago.

9:04 am

MimiCat

Is there nothing anyone can do?

9:04 am

Angelsong

scrabbs, get your doctor to check your hormone levels to see if there is an imbalance.

9:04 am

bichon

Did you have them removed in hopes to cure your migranes?

9:04 am

rururocks

remind me not to go in for headaches to the hospital

9:04 am

Scrabbler

Well, I know my estrogen level plummeted.

9:04 am

Scrabbler

Haha, ruru!

9:04 am

MimiCat

((ruru))

9:05 am

rururocks

hi mimi

9:05 am

bichon

Does any other part of the body produce estrogen?

9:05 am

Scrabbler

No, ovaries were removed during 4th gyn/pelvic surgery I endured over a 5 yr period.

9:06 am

rururocks

oh jeez scrabs

9:06 am

MimiCat

The estrogen is what partially caused mine...what about thyroid?

9:06 am

bichon

Yikes, don't even want to know. Sounds like it must have been a very difficult time for you Scrabs

9:07 am

MimiCat

Just another way I'm convinced God is NOT a woman!

9:08 am

Scrabbler

It was a tough 5 yrs but after having all of my optional parts removed life was easier. I also had a grapefruit-sized fibroid tumor that turned out to be precancerous, thus leading to 2 more surgeries.

9:09 am

bichon

How old were you?

9:10 am

Scrabbler

41 when I got news about tumor with atypical cells. It was scary to see an oncological gyn MD, but I alos was lucky to not have ovarian cancer as many of his patients have.

9:10 am

MimiCat

I've had 10 surgeries, Scrab, and most of them gyn-related so I empathize. I was actually glad to get fibroids when I was 42 because I got a hysterectomy...left the ovaries, though...mistake.

9:11 am

Scrabbler

Oh, Mimi. Grrrr. Awful stuff, huh?!

9:11 am

bichon

I guess by that age you had decided not to have a pregnancy

9:11 am

uusue2

hi again all!

9:11 am

bichon

hi sue

9:11 am

Scrabbler

I have adhesions--scar tissue--all over my insides, and mild chronic pain, but I do not want any more operations.

9:11 am

MimiCat

Yep...have nearly died 3 times. God doesn't want me there criticizing the way he's doing things!

9:11 am

BabbleRabble

Hello, Sue

9:11 am

MimiCat

9:12 am

uusue2

hi bichon, mimi, scrabs!

9:12 am

uusue2

and of course BR!

9:12 am

Scrabbler

Bichon, I never wanted kids. I love kids but never wanted to be a parent.

9:12 am

MimiCat

You're wise, Scrab---more surgery, more scar tissue.

9:12 am

bichon

I've had one GYN operation and that was one to many

9:12 am

rururocks

you see plenty of kids scrabs

9:12 am

Scrabbler

Hello all new entrants!

9:13 am

Scrabbler

Yes, Ruru, I have helped to raise my nephews, have thousands of kid-patients, and, since my friend Mary died, have helped raise her 3 kids.

9:13 am

uusue2

scrabs, my background picture on my computer is a snowshoe hare in Alaska - makes me think of you :-)

9:14 am

MimiCat

I've got to go for awhile. Just want to say that I'm going through a very difficult time right now and am so grateful to have access to this community and the wonderful people here. Bye and hugs all around.

9:14 am

bichon

I can understand that. My daughter, aged 34, with learning disabilities, took a picture of her 5 y.o.'s homework and emailed it to me. She didn't understand how to explain it to her. Motherhood, the gift that keeps on giving

9:14 am

Scrabbler

Cool, Sue.

9:14 am

Scrabbler

((Mimi)) Babble is always open.

9:15 am

uusue2

{{{{Mimi}}}} wil be thinking of you...

9:15 am

crosshair

howdy my babble friends:))

9:15 am

bichon

hi there crossy

9:15 am

uusue2

5 year olds have homework? {{{Bichon}}}}

9:15 am

uusue2

hi crossy!

9:16 am

bichon

In parochial school they have lots of homework

9:16 am

crosshair

suze!!

9:16 am

Scrabbler

Hi Bacon Boy

9:16 am

crosshair

howdy bichon

9:16 am

Scrabbler

Kindergarten is now 1st grade. Pre-K is now K.

9:17 am

crosshair

scwabby:)) colesterol still 96..the bacon continues;))

9:17 am

Scrabbler

You have amazing metabolism, my boy.

9:17 am

bichon

Is there such a thing as cholesterol that is too low?

9:17 am

hego

Hi All

9:17 am

crosshair

everything else however is shot to hell

9:17 am

Scrabbler

Buon giorno, H!

9:18 am

crosshair

howdy hego

9:18 am

bichon

hi hego

9:18 am

uusue2

hi hego!

9:18 am

hego

Hi Scrabs!

9:18 am

hego

And All

9:18 am

uusue2

my mother was a kindergarten teacher - she'd be rolling over in her grave at the idea of 5-year-olds getting homework

9:19 am

uusue2

how is your knee doing, hego?

9:19 am

crosshair

we let our child be a child at that age

9:19 am

bichon

sue, they get homework four nights a week

9:19 am

hego

It's pretty good Sue. 2 months now.

9:19 am

uusue2

wow, that is a lot, bichon!

9:20 am

hego

still stiff and sore, though.

9:20 am

uusue2

good to hear, hego!

9:20 am

Scrabbler

It is so sad that kids are pushed academically at an early age. Their creativity and imagination get squashed. And boys suffer the most because they are expected to sit still all day at an early age. Boys learn to dislike school by age 5.

9:20 am

bichon

That is. But, that's what parochial school is like.

9:20 am

hego

I agree Scrabs.

9:21 am

hego

Everything is so structured. No more just running and playing.

9:21 am

bichon

Fortunately, she is very well behaved [and she is young for kindergarten]

9:21 am

uusue2

My mother used to complain about the elementary teachers that she'd see at meetings who would complain that their kids couldn't sit still in the classroon, when the teachers themselves couldn't sit still in the meeting!

9:21 am

Scrabbler

Just because kids (many) can learn reading and math at ages 4 and 5 doesn't mean it is necessary at that age. I like the Waldorf School philosophy.

9:21 am

bichon

My other granddaughter goes to a Montessori school. What a difference

9:22 am

crosshair

i am glad my son is done school now.it is sad the way it is structured now

9:22 am

bichon

I agree Scrabs, Waldorf schools are good. She is going to parochial school because the public schools in her town are really, really bad

9:23 am

Scrabbler

There is a Waldorf School 15 min away from me, so I have learned a lot from parents that send their kids there.

9:23 am

crosshair

they just rammed him through.even though he gets his diploma this summer,i still teach him math at home

9:24 am

bichon

That's great Scrabs. The montessori school is a public charter school and it's K-8

9:24 am

hego

28 A's! I'm doomed!!!

9:24 am

Scrabbler

"No Child Left Behind" = "Too Many Kids Undereducated"

9:25 am

Judi

Good morning, all!

9:25 am

Scrabbler

Hi Judi

9:25 am

crosshair

howdy judi!

9:25 am

bichon

hi Judi

9:25 am

hego

Hi Judi!

9:25 am

bichon

bbl

9:26 am

Scrabbler

Time for breakfast. BRB with the Babble Breakfast Buffet.

9:27 am

crosshair

and now it is time for crossy's tidbit of the day!!

9:27 am

crosshair

t is bad luck to whistle in a theatre. The superstition dates back to the time when off-duty sailors would run the fly system in theatres, and the sailors would whistle the cues to each other. Therefore, if you were to walk through a theatre carelessly whistling a tune, you might cause a scenic piece to fall on your head.

9:28 am

hego

good tidbit Crossy

9:29 am

crosshair

:)

9:31 am

Scrabbler

Here is the Breakfast Buffet. Dig in!

9:32 am

hego

YAY!

9:32 am

crosshair

think i missed car today.food!

9:32 am

hego

and yum : 9

9:32 am

Judi

*nom nom nom*

9:32 am

crosshair

sorry,adhd moment.will have to owe car a bonus tidbit later

9:35 am

car.eeyore

Hello everyone!

9:35 am

lbdawger

tadone! finito!

9:35 am

lbdawger

hi again, everyone!

9:36 am

Scrabbler

Hey Car

9:36 am

Scrabbler

Hi dawg

9:36 am

hego

Hi Hi

9:36 am

Judi

Hi, car! (Food always brings in the crowds, Crossy).

9:36 am

lbdawger

hi car! did you get the alt codes for the notes?

9:36 am

lbdawger

hi scrabs, judi

9:36 am

car.eeyore

Alt codes?!??!

9:36 am

Scrabbler

Clue for bottom e, please?

9:37 am

lbdawger

hi crossy, hego

9:37 am

lbdawger

en6.21, en + tatting product

9:37 am

Scrabbler

TY

9:37 am

Judi

I have eg4 and el4.

9:37 am

hego

ty

9:38 am

lbdawger

car, you mentioned that you lost the key strokes to make notes ♪ ♫

9:38 am

car.eeyore

Oh! No.

9:39 am

uusue2

HI, lbd, judi, and car!

9:39 am

lbdawger

alt + 13 = ♪ alt + 14= ♫

9:39 am

lbdawger

hi UU

9:40 am

car.eeyore

:( not working for me.

9:40 am

Judi

Such a loverly day here. Hoping it warms up a tad so I can go out and pick up some branches in the yard.

9:41 am

Judi

Clues for the 8s please?

9:41 am

Scrabbler

My yard is mostly covered with snow still, but I can see my driveway now.

9:41 am

lbdawger

an8, Ms AN****** Houston

9:41 am

Scrabbler

an8

9:41 am

Scrabbler

ne8 = sexy mightie

9:41 am

lbdawger

car, hold alt key down then type in 13 or 14

9:42 am

Judi

Ty, dawg & Scrabbs. Should have seen that one. Was the name of my Dad's hometown!

9:42 am

Scrabbler

Or even a nightie

9:42 am

car.eeyore

I tried.

9:42 am

Judi

And ty for the ne.

9:43 am

Scrabbler

3

9:43 am

Scrabbler

3

9:43 am

lbdawger

go scrabs!

9:43 am

Scrabbler

Those are my attempts to make musical notes--not working

9:44 am

MLFAN17

stats for the G third column please?

9:44 am

hego

♪ ♫ ♪ ♫

9:44 am

Scrabbler

I don't have it either

9:44 am

Judi

lol, hego. Show off.

9:44 am

hego

YAY!! I could never do it before!

9:45 am

MLFAN17

cute hego

9:45 am

Scrabbler

Won't work for me, Hego

9:45 am

car.eeyore

Ugh. computer updating...back in a bit.

9:45 am

Judi

In a pinch, there's always the easily obtained treble clef: &

9:45 am

hego

ty for the 8's

9:45 am

uusue2

9:46 am

uusue2

Well, I tried but obviously no notes. My computer did ding, though.

9:46 am

MLFAN17

?

9:47 am

Judi

I think it only works if you use the number key pad - not the keys above the alpha keys. Weird.

9:47 am

hego

yes

9:47 am

lbdawger

ge5 ge + robert e ***

9:47 am

hego

and they appear after you release the keys.

9:48 am

hego

ty Dawg

9:48 am

uusue2

♪♫

9:48 am

lbdawger

yw

9:48 am

Judi

This grid bites.

9:48 am

uusue2

so they do! I have learned something today! Now can I go back to bed?

9:48 am

MLFAN17

robert who?

9:49 am

Judi

You can get Greek letters too. Ω Alt + 234.

9:49 am

uusue2

ah, the Southern general. Got it.

9:49 am

uusue2

must go to work now, see you all later!

9:49 am

Scrabbler

34

9:49 am

hego

clever Judi

9:49 am

Judi

Time for more java. *POOF*

9:51 am

Scrabbler

ty for ge 5

9:54 am

Scrabbler

I've had enough of this grid. Maybe I'll return tonight. Bye, kids.

9:54 am

hego

Bye Scrabs

9:54 am

hego

I must go too. Bye

10:00 am

hurshy

list in anyone's profile?

10:01 am

pcal2

MollyL has Dee's list in her profile

10:01 am

hurshy

ty

10:22 am

hurshy

done, thanks to list and morewords. hideous grid.

10:30 am

lbdawger

whooo hooo HURSH

10:39 am

stevedallas

yep hursh this IS one hideous grid

10:57 am

rubyfoo

♪♫ hahah Hello

11:24 am

ChrissieDee

Sulking.. Can't do music notes on ipad, no alt key :(

11:25 am

ChrissieDee

Also sulking 'cos can't find words :(

11:27 am

Sugrraleona

i have 50 left and am stumped

11:28 am

ChrissieDee

28 here, using Dee's list and morewords but like plaiting fog

11:32 am

cgypsy

hi all....yikes! this grid...

11:32 am

ChrissieDee

Need an ag5. Havevthe one that ends in US General

11:33 am

ChrissieDee

Nasty isn't it cgpsy

11:34 am

cgypsy

oh for sure....ag5 very limber

11:34 am

zoozzoom

there is an AG ends in a double vowel.

11:35 am

zoozzoom

an AG5 that should be.

11:35 am

ChrissieDee

Thanks both, it was the limber one

11:35 am

ChrissieDee

Hi zooz

11:35 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Chrissie :-)

11:35 am

ChrissieDee

Have you finished?

11:36 am

zoozzoom

No i need a W and an E

11:36 am

cgypsy

does anyone have the other ag5

11:36 am

zoozzoom

AG + boys name?

11:37 am

zoozzoom

AG bruce ***

11:37 am

ChrissieDee

I have all the Ws ifbyou need any help

11:37 am

cgypsy

well to e... his own, and this grid makes me want to cry or w....

11:39 am

cgypsy

got it ty

11:39 am

ChrissieDee

More clues please cgypsy, words I don't have though ;P

11:39 am

zoozzoom

I have we4/8 ; we 4/9 ; we 6/33..what am i missing?

11:39 am

ChrissieDee

we7/52

11:40 am

cgypsy

u have more than me i don't have the we6/33

11:40 am

zoozzoom

Common word?

11:40 am

zoozzoom

More crying, Cgypsy

11:40 am

ChrissieDee

Name of a shrub

11:40 am

ChrissieDee

Shall I clue

11:41 am

cgypsy

please

11:41 am

cgypsy

ty zoo got it

11:41 am

zoozzoom

Think i will need a clue for mine please.

11:43 am

ChrissieDee

we + TV cook N ***** Lawson

11:43 am

cgypsy

chrissy clue us we7/52 please...

11:43 am

zoozzoom

ooh lovely clue..thanks muchly.

11:43 am

ChrissieDee

That might not work for the US, will try to find another clue

11:44 am

cgypsy

got it chriss great clue

11:44 am

ChrissieDee

That's good

11:45 am

cgypsy

love cooking channels

11:46 am

ChrissieDee

Didn't know she had shows in America

11:47 am

ChrissieDee

Love watching cookery and baking programmes, hate cooking

11:47 am

zoozzoom

You can pick up BBC shows in the USA too, Chrissie.

11:47 am

cgypsy

yes...have seen her on food network occasionally....this grid is ugly, going 2 run some errands and see if it looks better on return....good luck all

11:48 am

ChrissieDee

Bye cgypsy

11:48 am

cgypsy

yes...love the Doctor!

11:48 am

zoozzoom

Take care, Cgypsy.

11:48 am

cgypsy

you too....bye all

11:53 am

ChrissieDee

Taking a break too, maybe the last 26 will leap out at me later

11:53 am

zoozzoom

Take care, Chrissie..thanks for the clues.

11:57 am

zoozzoom

Had to list for my last few..not an easy grid at all...take care, all.

12:10 pm

cybernan

hello everyone - half way there :)

12:13 pm

TraderKate

hi nan, i just got here.. judging by the last bit in the chog i will be listing very soon ;)
making java, brb

12:36 pm

Jindigo

afternoon everyone -this grid and I are not making friends very easily today.

12:37 pm

Soodle

Hello Jin. And everybody else. Friday!!! Whoo-Hoo. :-)

12:38 pm

MollyL

Hi Soodle. How are things at Eldercare Central?

12:41 pm

Soodle

Hey Molls. Things seem to have settled down. The help is installed. A few 'teething problems' (if those words are allowed when referring to a pair in their 80's). But its looking a whole lot more positive. :-)

12:41 pm

TraderKate

hi soodles molly and jindigo

12:42 pm

Soodle

Hey Kate. :-)

12:43 pm

TraderKate

i haven't seen very much of you lately
{{{{999soodle)))}}}}

12:44 pm

Jindigo

Phantom Word: Pinch

12:44 pm

Soodle

Lol! I've been busy Kate!! But I resumed my 'proper job' on Tuesday. Boy! I was glad to get back to the real world.

12:44 pm

TraderKate

<----- ..too tired to hug properly sorry :)
not a pleasant grid today, and no list - but vollymomdee has one on her profile (thank you dee!!!!)

12:45 pm

Soodle

I must have tried 'felon' ten times!

12:45 pm

Soodle

Lol Kate.

12:45 pm

TraderKate

jin and soodle.. thanks for the phantoms; it saves my seeing my own lolololl

12:46 pm

cybernan

ep 7/40, please? - don't have either

12:47 pm

Glantarell

evening all

12:47 pm

Glantarell

th ep7 is the same word apart form the last letter

12:47 pm

Glantarell

trying to think hw to clue it

12:47 pm

cybernan

ty - got them

12:47 pm

TraderKate

hi glantrell, are you finishedA?

12:47 pm

Glantarell

reminds me of ap6 the highest point in the heavens

12:48 pm

Soodle

Hey Glan. I see you are in the grid. :-)

12:49 pm

Glantarell

yes, along with the scots valley - I am the welsh waterside

12:49 pm

Glantarell

i need 7 x AN

12:50 pm

Soodle

I haven't looked at the list yet, so I'm dismayed that there are more than 4 an's.....

12:51 pm

Glantarell

there are 11 x AN

12:51 pm

Glantarell

and 3 of them have 7 letters :-(

12:52 pm

Soodle

I only have 1 x 7. :-(

12:52 pm

Jindigo

11. Yikes! I wil have to list with 56 left to go.

12:52 pm

TraderKate

did not get the ep you clued
or the we 7/52 we + TV cook N ***** Lawson
further help for an exhausted babbler? please??

12:52 pm

TraderKate

no list in lickerty today jin :(

12:52 pm

Glantarell

ooh, just found the an8 - follows on form the an5 heavenly person, but is a culinary crystallised herb used in cake decoration

12:53 pm

Glantarell

the we7 is a garden bush I think

12:53 pm

Jindigo

the tv cook is N***l*

12:53 pm

Glantarell

the tv cook is a female version of nigel

12:53 pm

Glantarell

or is that wiegelia?

12:53 pm

Jindigo

TraderKate - i know I have to find someone who has it. :(

12:54 pm

Glantarell

or weilega?

12:54 pm

Glantarell

the list was in Volleymomdee's profile this morning

12:54 pm

Glantarell

may also be in Molly or Flosey's they often share it too

12:54 pm

TraderKate

got it from the garden bush, thank you both
i wasn't familliar with the cook
take out the last i in that glan 12:53

12:55 pm

Soodle

Yay Glan. Otherwise, actress Ms Houston. Daughter of John

12:55 pm

Glantarell

oh, yes, didn;t think of Ms Hoiston or Ms Jolie

12:55 pm

Soodle

Still struggling with the EP/7 clues.....

12:56 pm

TraderKate

we can struggle together soodle ;)

12:56 pm

Glantarell

ep + 3rd vowel + sounds like a slippery water creature

12:56 pm

Glantarell

change the final letter for the other ep7

12:57 pm

MollyL

Sorry...took a sunshine break...Soodle, glad to hear that things are moving back towards normal.

12:58 pm

Soodle

Sunshine Break??? Wow!!! Its lovely & sunny here, but still bitterly cold. Enjoy your vitamin D Molls.

12:58 pm

Glantarell

oh, an 6 x 2 - an + la4 the stuff around your neckline or knickers

12:59 pm

Glantarell

change the last consonant for the other

12:59 pm

Glantarell

1 left...

12:59 pm

MollyL

It has FINALLY warmed up here. Of course, the newly applied mulch smells like you know what, but the feel of sun on skin was worth it.

12:59 pm

Glantarell

finito

1:00 pm

Glantarell

added an n to the end of the last an6

1:00 pm

TraderKate

congratulations glantrell!

1:03 pm

Glantarell

ty Kate - need any ore clues before i go eat?

1:03 pm

Soodle

Good stuff Glan. Thanks, & well done.

1:03 pm

Glantarell

happy babbling all, see you tomorrow

1:03 pm

cybernan

*!* ta da *!* - thanks to dee's list :)

1:03 pm

TraderKate

still can't manage the ep 7 word...

1:04 pm

Soodle

Molly, if the smell of mulch equals sunny days, bring it on!! Bye Glan.

1:04 pm

cybernan

e + farm animal + last 3 letters of the sea near Greece

1:05 pm

cybernan

*change last letter for the other one

1:05 pm

Soodle

Gottem! Thanks Nan

1:06 pm

cybernan

yw

1:06 pm

sammysmom

en 6/27?

1:06 pm

TraderKate

thank you nan, this doth not bode well for the completion of the grid today...

1:06 pm

cybernan

put someone or some animal in a small enclosure

1:07 pm

cybernan

anything else before I leave?

1:08 pm

sammysmom

like i used to do with my kids?

1:08 pm

TraderKate

hints on the 8's?

1:08 pm

cybernan

at least as you wanted to, sammy

1:08 pm

Soodle

<muttering darkly..... Someone!! Put someone in a small enclosure. Leave the animals alone!!!

1:08 pm

TraderKate

lol @ sammysmom

1:09 pm

cybernan

an 8: heavenly flower?

1:09 pm

cybernan

ne 8: what you wear to bed when you want to turn some guy on

1:09 pm

TraderKate

<rings the bell> thanks nan... had all but the last letter....

1:10 pm

cybernan

*drop one of the last vowels for the ne 7

1:10 pm

TraderKate

1:10 pm

sammysmom

when my girls were small, ik wanted to keep track of them so i put a huge bedspread over the big dining room table.............. they were "hidden"... it was a secret place.............. they stayed under there for hours>>> LIL

1:11 pm

TraderKate

thanks again nan :)

1:12 pm

MollyL

Ah, nothing like a fort to keep kids occupied.

1:12 pm

sammysmom

YUP

1:13 pm

Soodle

We used to upturn the dining room table, and make a ship.....

1:13 pm

cybernan

will leave you to your childhood memories --- back at the flip, hagd :)

1:14 pm

Soodle

Just thinking about Nan's clue @ 1. 09. Battery charger doesn't start with 'NE'......

1:14 pm

MollyL

*Sigh* I wish my kids were doing that with their dining table. I could take that kind of abuse to nice furniture. As it is, all they do is let their cat walk all over it.

1:15 pm

TraderKate

... and what if you didn't want to turn a man on???

1:15 pm

TraderKate

... is there an off switch???

1:16 pm

windingwake

Some cats do have difficulty with that "No" word.

1:16 pm

Soodle

Not yet discovered by woman, Kate!!!!

1:18 pm

TraderKate

;)

1:18 pm

Soodle

I have it on good authority from a pathologist that that bit of a man is the last to give up the ghost........

1:18 pm

MollyL

Which proves my point...that I had better not mention here.

1:19 pm

TraderKate

i have no difficulty believing that soodle :-)

1:20 pm

Soodle

Rolling on the floor laughing @ Molls.

1:23 pm

Soodle

So, to retrieve the chat from the gutter, just how warm is it in Md, Molly?

1:25 pm

MollyL

60 gorgeous degrees, which is 15 for you dull Celsius users.

1:26 pm

MollyL

*Likes chat in the gutter*

1:26 pm

periwinkle

hi all, lovely day here too but the pollen count must be high. terrible headache when outside, much better now that I am inside

1:26 pm

periwinkle

did I miss something interesting?

1:27 pm

MollyL

I feel sorry for you allergy people. When it finally gets nice out, you still have to stay inside.

1:27 pm

periwinkle

I go out anyway. love to be out in the sunshine. I do take allergy pills sometimes

1:28 pm

Soodle

We are still in or around 42 - 46 degrees, mid day. Night time temperatures still minus zero.

1:29 pm

periwinkle

just took one. bottle says to avoide alcoholic drinks. will hold off on the G&T.

1:29 pm

periwinkle

40 left here and stuck

1:29 pm

MollyL

No high pollen count here. It's been to cold for anything to bloom.

1:29 pm

TraderKate

hi peri - it IS a toughie isn't it?

1:30 pm

periwinkle

yep

1:30 pm

periwinkle

help with h in left column, pls. I have part of foot, and chops down trees.

1:30 pm

Soodle

Sorry. Minus zero celsius.. Will gallantly step in and relieve Peri of all unwanted G & T's.

1:30 pm

TraderKate

nazi salutation?

1:31 pm

MollyL

Hitler word

1:31 pm

periwinkle

tyty

1:31 pm

Soodle

salute to Hitler

1:31 pm

MollyL

*Would rather drink gin & tonic than take allergy meds*

1:31 pm

zTink

he4,5 the salute to Hitler

1:31 pm

MollyL

Okay, I think we have that clue all cleared up.

1:32 pm

Soodle

Medicine/Gin. Gin/Medicine. Same taste. Yick!

1:33 pm

periwinkle

I am missing some 7's. I have an, ne, and we

1:33 pm

MollyL

Yeah, I'm not a big fan of gin. I'll go for vodka if I have to drink clear alcohol.

1:34 pm

Soodle

2x ep/7's Peri

1:34 pm

periwinkle

ty, looking

1:36 pm

Soodle

Well, I must tootle off and do stuff!! Have a good evening all. See ye soon. Poof

1:36 pm

periwinkle

finally got one of the ep7, kept spelling it wrong

1:36 pm

periwinkle

got the other too, ty

1:36 pm

MollyL

Soodle tootles...the whole kit and caboodle.

1:36 pm

periwinkle

bbl

1:38 pm

sprite

good evening all

1:42 pm

TraderKate

hi sprite :)

1:42 pm

sprite

hi Kate :)

1:42 pm

TraderKate

are you just starting the grid now?

1:43 pm

sprite

yes, couple of minutes ago

1:43 pm

sprite

you?

1:45 pm

TraderKate

been at it about an hour, but it's a toughie... still 54 to search out. no lickety doesn't help, but volleymomdee has her list in her profile :)

1:45 pm

sprite

I definitely want owfs to be a valid word. Plural sound of when someone is punched in the gut.

1:47 pm

TraderKate

sprite dictionary appendix...
may i ask you to include squizzlers? it's my word for squirrels

1:47 pm

MollyL

I have Dee's list in my profile.

1:47 pm

sprite

awww that is sweet. Was it in a grid, at any time?

1:48 pm

TraderKate

:)
i keep looking for it, but, alas, no... 2 z's is not very likely, even in a grid

1:49 pm

sprite

:D
Ah well, added anyway... a word thought up by a babbler should be allowed too, don't you think?

1:52 pm

sprite

hm, coming to a shrieking halt at 63 left

1:54 pm

sprite

I had to wait ages for atlatl to actually be in a grid. But we had it once :)
It is a real word, it's a kind of throwing spear.

1:54 pm

jafro2

amusing myself by making up new words

1:54 pm

TraderKate

i make up a lot of words... one i see in the grid often is hoser... any canadian will tell you it's a word.. yet it is not accepted :(

1:54 pm

sprite

hi jafro, great word game

1:54 pm

TraderKate

hi jafro :)

1:55 pm

jafro2

hello all

1:56 pm

jafro2

down to 39 and feels like i'm slogging through almost frozen molasses

1:56 pm

sprite

good job though. 58 left here and very fast going nowhere.

1:57 pm

Anniebrook

hello everyone

1:58 pm

Anniebrook

I started this morning, back to finish this stinker

1:58 pm

sprite

hi Annie :)

1:58 pm

TraderKate

hi annie
it really is a naughty grid... should we punish it?

1:58 pm

Anniebrook

give it a whack with a flounder

1:59 pm

sprite

*whacks it with a guppie*

1:59 pm

TraderKate

hahahahahahaha!

2:01 pm

sprite

50 *wipes sweat from forehead*

2:03 pm

TraderKate

<---- wrings out towel, and passes it back to sprite along with a gatorade.... this is a blood sport today ;)

2:03 pm

MollyL

I find it ridiculous that Australian slang such as arvo is an acceptable word, but Canadian slang such as hoser is not.

2:04 pm

sprite

totally, Kate, grin

2:04 pm

MollyL

Also, hoser has other uses such as the one who uses a hose (as in firemen)

2:04 pm

sprite

yeah well, Enable is partial and unpredictable at best

2:05 pm

TraderKate

;) @ sprite
thank you for your support my american cousin molly :-))

2:05 pm

MollyL

I was married to a Canadian. Guilt by association.

2:06 pm

TraderKate

...i could have sworn that it wouldn't take "scot" though i had tried it on so many occassions... yet it worked on wed......

2:06 pm

sprite

yep, along with scott with double T. Weirdness. But fun.

2:07 pm

TraderKate

did you live in the great white north when yu were married to said canuck?

2:07 pm

sprite

it's hard to believe there are that many A words today, isn't it

2:07 pm

jafro2

i'm half canadian!

2:08 pm

MollyL

Nope, he came down here to live. LIked it a lot better too.

2:09 pm

sprite

speaking of names... found a name of 8 letters. Guess it is a flower.

2:10 pm

Anniebrook

It's a plant that belongs to the parsley family

2:11 pm

TraderKate

which half jaf??? the top or bottom half ;)
it is a flower sprite - or ms. houston...
hmmm, where was he from molly?

2:11 pm

sprite

ah! Thanks Annie. Together with rosemary :)

2:11 pm

sprite

and thanks Kate too

2:11 pm

Anniebrook

and thyme

2:11 pm

sprite

and the wise sage of course

2:12 pm

Anniebrook

now I will be humming that song all day

2:12 pm

sprite

*giggles* That beautiful version with Canticle mixed in.

2:13 pm

sprite

jeezzz and a german plural. Weird grid today.

2:13 pm

Anniebrook

I'm on my way, bye dear babblers

2:13 pm

TraderKate

vas ischt das?

2:13 pm

sprite

bye Annie, have a lovely eveing

2:14 pm

TraderKate

bye annie... we know you're going to play some music now...

2:14 pm

sprite

an6/24 - 7/36 combo

2:14 pm

TraderKate

ach! ich habt nicht :(

2:14 pm

sprite

As annihilated

2:16 pm

sprite

do you want a clue?

2:18 pm

TraderKate

hmm, monkeyed an 6/24, but not sure if it's the only one... an + "be behind" + e

2:18 pm

sprite

yep that is the one. Now add an unlikely consonant to make it a plural.

2:18 pm

TraderKate

added german (pl)

2:19 pm

TraderKate

ty sprite :)

2:19 pm

sprite

good :)

2:20 pm

TraderKate

some people get sooooo an 4/4 about finishing every grid... i hear it can lead to divorce ;)
(fish alert)

2:21 pm

sprite

lol

2:21 pm

sprite

trying to gray out the C.

2:22 pm

TraderKate

i only have 3 so far.. will hunt though

2:23 pm

sprite

still missing 2

2:24 pm

TraderKate

i have the ch 4/7 ;)

2:24 pm

sprite

lol!

2:24 pm

bichon

hi Kate, sprite

2:25 pm

sprite

hiya bichon :)

2:25 pm

TraderKate

hello bichon :)

2:26 pm

bichon

down to 40, but I don't know if I'll finish

2:26 pm

sprite

ah... foreign ruler(s) in 2 spellings.

2:26 pm

TraderKate

we have faith in you bichon ...

2:26 pm

sprite

it's a nasty little bugger, isn't it

2:26 pm

bichon

sure is

2:26 pm

bichon

foreign ruler, not king or tsar or shah

2:27 pm

TraderKate

hmmm... tsar
tzar
..... nope :)

2:27 pm

sprite

I believe it is a Muslim ruler

2:27 pm

TraderKate

czar
csar...

2:28 pm

sprite

that's russian, silly :D

2:28 pm

TraderKate

no aga khan either....

2:28 pm

bichon

not imam or emir

2:28 pm

sprite

found them while working on the C tile...

2:29 pm

TraderKate

i'm nothing if not silly! i cultivate it whenever possible, i tkeeps me young
long live squizzlers ;)

2:29 pm

TraderKate

not prince...

2:29 pm

bichon

what are the stats sprite?

2:30 pm

TraderKate

i forgot wwhat i was looking for...
going to find my brain brb

2:30 pm

sprite

ca5/18 - 6/30 combo
ca6/27 alt spelling singular

2:30 pm

bichon

got, ty sprite

2:30 pm

sprite

yvw :)

2:35 pm

bichon

an 6/24, pls

2:36 pm

sprite

an + be behind + vowel

2:37 pm

bichon

ty again sprite

2:37 pm

sprite

yvw :)

2:39 pm

sprite

good monkeys. GL4/8 weird one

2:39 pm

sprite

ah, it is scots

2:40 pm

bichon

of course it's gaelic

2:40 pm

sprite

:D :D

2:41 pm

bichon

I finally got all of the an's

2:41 pm

sprite

good job. I thought I'd never see the end of those A words.

2:42 pm

bichon

I didn't say the a words, just the an's

2:42 pm

bichon

still have 3 more a's

2:42 pm

sprite

about half a good job then ;)

2:43 pm

sprite

working on the L now.

2:43 pm

TraderKate

finally got the ca clues... my monkey has left the building! thank you both :)

2:43 pm

poor richard

How many words possible today, anyone?

2:43 pm

sprite

hi richard, 102

2:43 pm

sprite

yayy Kate :)

2:43 pm

poor richard

Thanks, sprite!

2:43 pm

TraderKate

102 richard, all bad!

2:44 pm

poor richard

And thanks to you, too, TraderKate!

2:44 pm

TraderKate

how are we today richard?

2:45 pm

crosshair

howdy again my babble friends:)

2:45 pm

sprite

omg I found the other 8!

2:46 pm

sprite

hiya crossy :) *hugs*

2:46 pm

crosshair

((sprite))

2:46 pm

poor richard

We're fine. I see you are from Fort Erie. I used to cross through there quite often, driving from my home in Flint, MI, to Houghton College, just south of Buffalo.

2:47 pm

bichon

ta da! have all the a's

2:48 pm

sprite

woooot bichon!

2:48 pm

crosshair

yaa for bichon!

2:48 pm

bichon

now for 24 more

2:49 pm

sprite

4 left here. 2x P and 2x W. Still a 6 and a 7 missing though.

2:53 pm

TraderKate

so we were practically neighbours then richard :)
(((crossy)))

2:53 pm

sprite

W7 left. not a combo with the 6 I just found.

2:53 pm

crosshair

((kate))

2:53 pm

crosshair

kate is closest to me(other than carlee)

2:54 pm

TraderKate

<----- snuggling up for warmth

2:54 pm

TraderKate

we 7/52 is a flowering shrub

2:55 pm

crosshair

bright and sunny and plus one c here atm:)

2:55 pm

sprite

of course. A caprifoliaceous shrub even. Should have known. Fireflies!

2:55 pm

sprite

and thanks, Kate :)

2:55 pm

TraderKate

we 6/33 is alt sp for teary

2:56 pm

crosshair

of course? can you enlighten crossy? my wife tells me that when it comes to plants that i have a black thumb

2:56 pm

TraderKate

wooooooot woooooot for sprite

2:56 pm

sprite

lol crossy, same here. Just looked up the we7 and laughed at the def.

2:57 pm

MollyL

Oh...how could anyone miss a caprifoliaceous shrub ?

2:57 pm

sprite

exactly. So stupid of me.

2:58 pm

TraderKate

i enjoy posting some of the more technical, dare i say, esoteric definitions ;)

2:58 pm

sprite

so... off with me :) Time to sleep and rest this weary body. Bye, my friends, thanks for the fun and games :)

2:58 pm

crosshair

famouse Mr ericson the explorer is in the grid.name him.

2:58 pm

TraderKate

sweet dreams sprite, see you monday

2:59 pm

crosshair

have a good rest,sprite

3:00 pm

MollyL

It would be like missing a struthious bird.

3:00 pm

crosshair

the bird and the bush.of course

3:01 pm

TraderKate

time to start begging, ge 5/14 anyone?

3:01 pm

TraderKate

a bird in thre hand is worth 2 in the bush :)

3:01 pm

TraderKate

birds of a feather flock together

3:02 pm

TraderKate

4 and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie

3:02 pm

TraderKate

quoth the raven "never more, never more"

3:03 pm

TraderKate

birdie birdie in the sky
why'd you do that in my eye?
i'm a big boy,
i don't cry
... but i'm so glad that cows can't fly
;)

3:07 pm

knutmeg

ge5 = ge + christopher *** aka saruman in LOTR or Tommy *** Jones

3:07 pm

TraderKate

SCOOOOP! thanks and hi knutmeg :)

3:09 pm

knutmeg

Hello. Just bopped in for a moment while waiting for my daughter to get out of school and saw your clever birds, had to answer, glad I had it.

3:10 pm

TraderKate

over-tired here and very silly atm... are you almost finished?

3:11 pm

knutmeg

No, just over halfway. Have 40 left. But that Ge was the bane of my existence last night because all the other g words come off the other g, and I was bound and determined to find it.

3:14 pm

TraderKate

it's funny how we get blinders on , isn't it?
i didn't even see the s until sprite clued a pl for me.. and i only neeeded about 29 words at the time.... d'oh!

3:14 pm

bichon

we 7 is a flowering shrub. Any hints

3:14 pm

bichon

nm, I have one in my garden doh

3:15 pm

72 Temple Owl

ah, bich!

3:15 pm

TraderKate

group hugs all around..welcome back bichon :)

3:16 pm

bichon

I was showering

3:16 pm

TraderKate

.. and TO!!! the bar is open... cocktails for all :)

3:16 pm

72 Temple Owl

o.O

3:17 pm

72 Temple Owl

i am quite tired after seeing scared bunny today.

3:18 pm

TraderKate

poor TO... scared bunny???

3:18 pm

72 Temple Owl

frightened rabbit. they are fab

3:19 pm

MollyL

That's better than seeing Bunnicula.

3:19 pm

72 Temple Owl

:D

3:20 pm

TraderKate

a band?

3:25 pm

TraderKate

en 6/21 please?
does anyone need hints/clues?i'm still missing 21, but will try to help before i must poof in 30 minutes

3:26 pm

TraderKate

unbelieveable... found it, sorry

3:26 pm

crayola

anyone know if someone has today's stats on their profile?

3:27 pm

TraderKate

volleymomdee, for sure crayola... and hi :)

3:27 pm

crayola

Hi. :) ty

3:29 pm

72 Temple Owl

i a sleeeeeeeeeeeeeepy, but cannot quite nap. so babbleing.

3:29 pm

saanichcat

molly has stats

3:32 pm

TraderKate

hi saanichat :)
humming a lullaby to TO, as i cannot carry a tune in a bucket ;)

3:34 pm

mo

hi everyone, I have just finished so I will help with clues, if you can bear with me. :-(

3:34 pm

crayola

i'm just not seeing fe5/20. Clue please?

3:35 pm

crayola

Congrats mo

3:36 pm

mo

ty crayola. fe5/20 .. to be deceptive.

3:37 pm

TraderKate

hi mo :)
your clues are ALWAYS welcome!

3:37 pm

mo

it rhymes with what a Queen does.

3:37 pm

crayola

Got it! Ty.

3:38 pm

mo

hi TraderKate ... thats nice to know ty.

3:38 pm

mo

glad to help.

3:38 pm

crayola

the rhyme helped me find it, mo, thank you. Okay, back to work now (I'm late!). Good luck everyone.

3:39 pm

mo

bye crayola.

3:40 pm

mo

for such a small grid it seems fairly difficult!!!!

3:41 pm

bichon

It's a bear mo

3:41 pm

72 Temple Owl

it is a little stinker

3:42 pm

mo

I agree ... some strange words.

3:43 pm

mo

but I did cheat,just a little bit. but dont tell anyone :-)

3:43 pm

72 Temple Owl

it has chinese nuts. it has a moss like plant as well as sea plants

3:43 pm

72 Temple Owl

it has heavenly beings.

3:44 pm

bichon

and a flowering garden shrub [which I have in my garden and didn't even see in the grid]

3:44 pm

mo

and flower,pain and nighties!!!

3:45 pm

72 Temple Owl

nighties?

3:45 pm

72 Temple Owl

no lingerie

3:46 pm

mo

well a sexy evening garment.

3:46 pm

72 Temple Owl

also a lecher

3:46 pm

72 Temple Owl

oh that explains, it , i don't get much sexiedr than my jammies

3:47 pm

mo

lol!!!

3:47 pm

72 Temple Owl

what does this lingerie begin with, parsdon my dangling prepostition?

3:47 pm

mo

we can dream!!!!

3:47 pm

bichon

ne

3:47 pm

TraderKate

TO, there is another sexy nighty - make it a french feminie form

3:48 pm

mo

ne8/60

3:48 pm

TraderKate

TO - you are very close ...ne 7/44 then ne 860 is the fr. fem. ending

3:49 pm

TraderKate

i must go, they are closing early. don't htink i'll see you all until monday

3:49 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty i see that now

3:49 pm

bichon

there's a feminine ending to it. Isn't it an outfit for women?

3:49 pm

mo

bye Kate see you Monday.

3:50 pm

72 Temple Owl

yes

3:50 pm

72 Temple Owl

bye kate

3:50 pm

TraderKate

5 minute reprieve... any last hints wanted?

3:52 pm

72 Temple Owl

this is a redudant statement but i think it is darwin week on judgejudy

3:53 pm

TraderKate

what, were they all too stuupid to survive?

3:53 pm

72 Temple Owl

more so than usual. seriously

3:54 pm

72 Temple Owl

if aliens ever find judge judy it's all over

3:54 pm

TraderKate

absolutely cannot abide those shows.

3:54 pm

72 Temple Owl

i find them fascinating. a very guilty pleasure.

3:54 pm

bichon

kate gl 5/14

3:54 pm

TraderKate

last chance, i must poo9f...

3:55 pm

72 Temple Owl

to reap the second harvest, bich

3:55 pm

bichon

ty TO

3:55 pm

bichon

5 left

3:55 pm

bichon

all l's

3:56 pm

TraderKate

my ga* (sal was a popular tune years ago) + vowel + slangy no

3:56 pm

bichon

ty Kate

3:56 pm

72 Temple Owl

i need 20 but i need a break, must wash hair to be ready for tonight.

3:56 pm

TraderKate

sorry, that was the ga 6/24... which is an ore i think..
ga 5/14 ga + a meadow

3:57 pm

TraderKate

sounds like general robert E. ***

3:57 pm

mo

I must be off,I had an energetic day looking after husbands nephews black labrador Maddie ... she just loves playing and it gives me enjoyment too.

3:57 pm

TraderKate

must poof, hahppy babbling

3:58 pm

72 Temple Owl

they are big gofy pups, aren;t they?

4:09 pm

dianedecoder

Fireworks, and bidding adieu to Babble for a few days !! We begin the trek home to Alberta ( Canada ) early tomorrow morning, after 3 + great months down here in Arizona !

4:11 pm

dianedecoder

I am excited to see the kids, grandkids and great granddaughter. I think she now feels that we are living in the iPad. It will be nice to give her a REAL kiss !! Have fun everyone and I'll see you all in about 4 days :-)

4:12 pm

Sudokuaddict

iu

4:12 pm

Sudokuaddict

iu

4:16 pm

mamcitadbh

can anyone tell me how many words there are in today's puzzle-no lickety to rely upon

4:17 pm

bichon

102

4:17 pm

mamcitadbh

ty bichon

4:18 pm

mamcitadbh

I am not finding much :(

4:18 pm

mamcitadbh

heal

4:18 pm

mamcitadbh

aagh, sorry

4:20 pm

mamcitadbh

I keep making the mistake of not getting back into the "word" box

4:56 pm

Marc Freeman

Could I get a clue for one of the ep7's, please?

4:58 pm

lynxxx

e & swine & Rowan Atkinson is Mr B***

4:59 pm

Uneaixoise

ep7 e + oinker + he4/5 to make well minus the "h"

4:59 pm

lynxxx

hi Une

4:59 pm

Marc Freeman

Thanks got them both

5:04 pm

Uneaixoise

aarrgghh Babble freezes on me a lot . . . yw marc and hello lynxxx

5:05 pm

Marc Freeman

en6, please?

5:06 pm

lynxxx

en & what they keep birds in

5:06 pm

Uneaixoise

to close up in a wire space

5:07 pm

lynxxx

another - en & what you tie up on your shoes

5:08 pm

Uneaixoise

tx :-)

5:08 pm

Marc Freeman

thanks got it

5:10 pm

Uneaixoise

BRB

5:17 pm

Marc Freeman

we6, please?

5:17 pm

Wyrd

description of a cry baby Marc

5:17 pm

periwinkle

it builds on the we4. crybabies are this

5:17 pm

Wyrd

extend the 4/9

5:19 pm

Marc Freeman

thanks got it

5:21 pm

Marc Freeman

weigela

5:22 pm

lynxxx

Congrats Marc!

5:22 pm

Marc Freeman

sorry

5:23 pm

Marc Freeman

thanks lynxxx

5:30 pm

snags

does anyone watch Mrs. Brown and her boys??

5:32 pm

Marc Freeman

ne7, please?

5:32 pm

lynxxx

if you have the 8 drop the last vwl

5:33 pm

Marc Freeman

don't have the 8

5:34 pm

lynxxx

womens nightware - straight out of the 40s & 50s

5:34 pm

Marc Freeman

Got it thanks

5:38 pm

lynxxx

Interesting grid. Anything else b4 I go Marc?

5:38 pm

alembick

oh Marc no need to apologize. I got a thrill putting it in.

5:40 pm

lynxxx

Bye everyone

5:46 pm

poor richard

I might be going crazy, but I cannot see how negligee can be found in this grid! After negli, how can you get back to the second g? What am I missing?

5:47 pm

poor richard

Nevermind. I was starting with the wrong N. Duh!

5:48 pm

MollyL

Poor Richard, off to the PB he goes.

5:51 pm

poor richard

Funny! I'm so old I can't compete with a 6 year old! Yikes!

5:52 pm

ChrissieDee

Snags, I do, makes me laugh till I cry sometimes

5:52 pm

penquis

anyone having trouble with the bulk load at Lickety tonight?

5:53 pm

MollyL

Last I checked, Lickety is not current today.

5:54 pm

MollyL

Something must be wrong with chat too, as I see no comment from Snags. : O

5:54 pm

penquis

ah....i had not checked the grid itself....duh....

5:55 pm

ChrissieDee

5.30 Molly, she might have gone now but I was deep in the grid

5:56 pm

MollyL

It's probably just me. I've been having a hard time following chat all day.

5:58 pm

ChrissieDee

I think the chat was busy with clues and snags post slipped past

6:00 pm

cgypsy

hi all....can anyone clue the e4..6 I am stumped ty

6:00 pm

cgypsy

eg46

6:00 pm

mkg

hi all, need to get half way. need clue for g word bottom row, e word bottom row and i word third column.

6:01 pm

mkg

also only have one 7 and it is an. any other clues for 7s out there?

6:03 pm

ChrissieDee

2 x eg4/6 - one is within the law minus first letter - other is self impotances

6:03 pm

cgypsy

I mean the eg4..6, I have the one like girl

6:03 pm

Scrabbler

Hi mkg--an7 is my only 7.

6:04 pm

ChrissieDee

3 x an7s

6:04 pm

cgypsy

egos

6:04 pm

Scrabbler

That's one of them, cgypsy

6:04 pm

ChrissieDee

Yep

6:04 pm

cgypsy

oops wrong box :) ty chrissie

6:04 pm

ChrissieDee

An7 cherubic

6:04 pm

Scrabbler

Similar root, Chrissie, on those an7's?

6:05 pm

ChrissieDee

An7 ends in head nits

6:05 pm

Scrabbler

TY

6:06 pm

ChrissieDee

An7 ends in light beer with different last letter

6:06 pm

mkg

i dont get those eg clues at all. i have the one that is like id.

6:06 pm

Scrabbler

eg + ** Gore, former VP

6:06 pm

mkg

people with wings in heaven are these and add the attribute of being "perfect and good""

6:07 pm

mkg

ty. i thought it was egan and it wouldnt take it.

6:07 pm

mkg

need clue for the e word bottom row please

6:08 pm

Scrabbler

en + what you tie on a shoe

6:08 pm

Scrabbler

en6

6:08 pm

ChrissieDee

Ca7 ca + frames the mouth + double vowel

6:08 pm

Scrabbler

TY, Chris

6:09 pm

Scrabbler

I need another an7 though. The light beer clue isn't working for my brain.

6:09 pm

mkg

ty ty ty got it.

6:10 pm

mkg

ty for ca 7 good clue

6:10 pm

ChrissieDee

Ep7 = e + oinker + pass out cards - d***

6:10 pm

Scrabbler

ty

6:10 pm

penquis

the an7 clue worked for a six letter word.. :o|

6:10 pm

mkg

wow ty chrissie. super clues.

6:11 pm

Scrabbler

Oh, I have that an6

6:11 pm

ChrissieDee

Ep7 (yes, another one) same as last one but change last letter

6:11 pm

Scrabbler

If there are 3 an7's I am missing one

6:11 pm

Scrabbler

TY

6:11 pm

ChrissieDee

Ne7 nightwear without the last letter

6:11 pm

mkg

three an 7s? i have one only.

6:12 pm

penquis

i have only one, too

6:12 pm

mkg

ne is an 8 not a seven.

6:12 pm

ChrissieDee

Have clued all 3 Scrabbs

6:12 pm

mkg

oooooooooops sorry got the ne 7 now.

6:12 pm

mkg

chrissie you clued three an 7s? hmm missed them. must scroll down'

6:13 pm

Scrabbler

One clue was for an an6 actually

6:13 pm

ChrissieDee

We7 is the name of a shrub, clue: tv cook N***** Lawson

6:13 pm

penquis

that's what i thought, too

6:14 pm

Scrabbler

OK, monkey found we7

6:14 pm

ChrissieDee

Was it the one that ends in a tinkle?

6:14 pm

mkg

dont know lawson. dont know light beer either. hmmmm

6:15 pm

penquis

this clue worked for me as an6 and not an7....must be missing something.... Clue: An7 ends in light beer with different last letter

6:15 pm

mkg

so i have one an seven. hmmm

6:16 pm

MollyL

That cook is mentioned a lot here, but I don't think she is as popular as people think. At least not in the US.

6:16 pm

mkg

budweiser doesnt start wiht an.

6:16 pm

ChrissieDee

If you have the 6 pen try adding a letter on the end

6:16 pm

penquis

i watch a lot of cooking shows....don't know any Lawson...

6:16 pm

Scrabbler

an + consonant + hair bugs

6:16 pm

ChrissieDee

:) mkg

6:17 pm

mkg

add first vowel to end.

6:17 pm

mkg

got the an 7 with hair bugs, great clue.

6:17 pm

Scrabbler

OK, I now have my missing 3rd an7. I need one more 7.

6:18 pm

ChrissieDee

She's British, father used to be a politician

6:18 pm

mkg

nor does anheimer bouch or how ever they spell it ...

6:18 pm

penquis

well i don't get British tv... ;o)

6:18 pm

mkg

anheiser i think it is. busch is last word

6:18 pm

Scrabbler

we + vowel + hair *** (goop to put on hair) + vowel

6:18 pm

penquis

i tried adding an a to the light beer word....no luck

6:18 pm

mkg

penquis you dont have the flag to show where you live.

6:19 pm

jan

I think the light beer clue is an plus a type of beer that is light in color?

6:19 pm

penquis

sorry...Maine....US

6:19 pm

ChrissieDee

She is on in U S too, used the clue earlier today

6:19 pm

jan

Or at least, a word that sounds rather like that

6:19 pm

mkg

every brand has a light beer. i am so confused.

6:20 pm

penquis

i got the light beer minus the last letter part...worked for a six letter word

6:20 pm

Scrabbler

an + to copy another person's written work is to p***iagrize + vowel = an6, now add consonant for an7

6:20 pm

mkg

that we is a weird word i never saw before. still trying an light beer clue.

6:20 pm

MollyL

No, it's not a brand name. It's a kind of beer. Like stout.

6:20 pm

jan

Mkg, think about generic types of beers, like porter, stout, ale, ...

6:21 pm

ChrissieDee

Mkg, another word for bigger, remove the r from the middle for the light beer

6:21 pm

jan

This is making me thirsty...

6:21 pm

mkg

i got it. i didnt know that this was light beer. i thought it was all beer. oh well. live and learn. dont drink beer as am allergic to hops, malt.

6:21 pm

ChrissieDee

Nearly there jan

6:22 pm

mkg

got it now chrissie. so now have seven of the 7s. need one more. wonder what it is.

6:22 pm

ChrissieDee

Pass the bud :)

6:22 pm

mkg

i have three an 7s

6:22 pm

MollyL

Here is a Harp Chrissie. It's a la5. : D

6:22 pm

Scrabbler

So my 7's are an7 x 3, ca7, ep7 x 2, and we7. What am I missing?

6:23 pm

mkg

need G word for bottom row G please.

6:23 pm

ChrissieDee

Ne7

6:23 pm

jan

ne7

6:23 pm

Scrabbler

G + General Robert * ***

6:23 pm

ChrissieDee

ty Molly, glug glug....

6:23 pm

Scrabbler

Is ne7 related to ne8 which I do have?

6:23 pm

Scrabbler

Aha, 'tis.

6:23 pm

mkg

only have one ep 7. ep and the animal we get pork from and fake is not r***> what is other one?

6:24 pm

ChrissieDee

Yes, glamorous nightwear

6:24 pm

mkg

scrabbler leave off one of last vowels for the seven

6:24 pm

jan

Same word with a different final consonant

6:24 pm

Scrabbler

change last letter for the other ep7

6:24 pm

mkg

ty got it.

6:24 pm

mkg

all sevens grey.

6:24 pm

mkg

now for that g word bottom row g..............any clues?

6:24 pm

penquis

i have the ne 8 word....what are the stats for the other 8 word?

6:25 pm

ChrissieDee

Yay mkg

6:25 pm

Aloyisius

hi all.. my granddaughter has wiped me out, lol.. but gramma finally has some Babble Time, yay!

6:25 pm

Scrabbler

an8 = girl's name based on heavenly cherub

6:25 pm

Scrabbler

mkg, I clued below

6:25 pm

Scrabbler

Yay, Aloy. Relax!

6:25 pm

penquis

thanks...

6:26 pm

mkg

ty scrabbler. totally missed it.

6:26 pm

mkg

got it now.

6:26 pm

jan

Down to 7 but I think that is where I may punk out.

6:26 pm

ChrissieDee

You can do it jan

6:26 pm

Aloyisius

I have been teaching her how to Babble.. she is doing quite well for a five year old.. ah, a little Babblette!

6:27 pm

ChrissieDee

Oh how sweet Aloy

6:27 pm

Scrabbler

A Babbler apprentice!

6:27 pm

penquis

are there two an7 words?

6:27 pm

Aloyisius

yup, she puts the words in as I find them.. (-:

6:27 pm

Scrabbler

3

6:27 pm

ChrissieDee

3 pen

6:28 pm

jan

*wandering off if search of a beer*

6:29 pm

ChrissieDee

lol

6:29 pm

penquis

three seven letter an words? i show as having only one seven letter word left and i only have one seven letter an word right now....

6:29 pm

Aloyisius

find some wine on the way and I'll join you, jan!

6:29 pm

Scrabbler

28 left and I have no patience to look for them. See you all tomorrow morning.

6:30 pm

penquis

i think i need some wine... :o|

6:30 pm

ChrissieDee

Bye Scrabbs, sweet dreams

6:30 pm

Aloyisius

bye, Scrabbs!

6:30 pm

ChrissieDee

This grid is more of a Baffle than a Babble

6:31 pm

jan

You have that right, ChrissieDee!

6:32 pm

ChrissieDee

But as I have finished I will wish you all well and take my leave, unless I can offercany clues

6:32 pm

crosshair

that we7 and ep 7 are impossible.if not for clues i doubt many of us would of found them.hate it when the babblets are so odd it prevents many from finishing:((

6:33 pm

jan

Thanks, but I'm still missing 7. Still, I'm happy with that, with no list and all. Though without all the nice clues, I'd probably be missing closer to twice that.

6:33 pm

Aloyisius

congrats, Chriss!

6:33 pm

ChrissieDee

That's the beauty of the chat crossy

6:33 pm

crosshair

it is indeed

6:33 pm

ChrissieDee

ty Aloy

6:34 pm

jan

Actually, the we is not an uncommon one for gardeners. We have two of them in our back garden. Very pretty, with variegated green and white leaves aned lovely shell pink flowers.

6:34 pm

crosshair

lol,yes,forgot our babblers with green thumbs.i stand corrected

6:35 pm

jan

We have babblers with all kinds of expertise--I never get the sciency ones myself.

6:35 pm

crosshair

we have uusue to keep us in line with those;))

6:35 pm

penquis

can anyone clue the i word?

6:37 pm

jan

I think it is a biological term; it's a bit like the giant Swedish home store, with a different consonant

6:37 pm

bethn

il 4

6:37 pm

penquis

thanks very much!

6:39 pm

jan

It's one of many 4 letter babblets that you get to recognize if you play a lot (like toea, naoi, raia, inia, etna...)

6:39 pm

penquis

ok, thanks!

6:39 pm

penquis

just to confirm...there are two an 7 words??

6:39 pm

jan

No, three/

6:40 pm

penquis

ok, thanks...

6:40 pm

jan

an7/40, an7/40, and an7/36

6:41 pm

penquis

i have only one....related to the other an words (including the 8 letter word)....

6:43 pm

jan

Shoving off, that dinner isn't going to make itself...

6:44 pm

penquis

bye...thanks!

7:11 pm

crosshair

crossy made home made poutine with russet taters brushed with herbed and spiced olive oil and baked in da oven then topped with shaved quebec apple wood smoked cheddar,thick rich beef gravy and sprinkled with crumbled leftover bacon from this morning. added some salad on the side to keep scurvy away:))

7:14 pm

stidgmere

Clever Crossy to announce menu after time for us to catch jet to make it to dinner in time!!

7:16 pm

stidgmere

Okay. Crossy, I can replicate this dish without the special cheddar sans bacon. I'm taking on the challenge right now!! Thanks to you we shall have a great meal. All my best to you. Good night.

7:16 pm

crosshair

make sure you blanche the fries

7:17 pm

welki

hi folks

7:17 pm

crosshair

the cut chips MUST be blanched for 5 min in boiling water

7:17 pm

stidgmere

Okay, crossy ready to blanche the fries.

7:17 pm

stidgmere

Hi welki, fixing dinner so will bbl.

7:18 pm

welki

us, too - swiss/bacon burgers on the grill, seasoned fries and coleslaw

7:18 pm

crosshair

then coated in herbed and spiced oil(2-4 tbs) then oven cooked on top element strirring every 15 min or so

7:19 pm

crosshair

mmm,swiss bacon burgers...

7:20 pm

welki

sounds a bit like my roasted potatoes - cut into bite sized pieces, blanch for 5 min - when they start to boil, put a pan with some olive oil in the oven (375-400) to preheat - drain the potatoes and then SHAKE them in the pan (put the top on :) - pour onto the hot oil, season and bake for about 45 min - crunchy on the outside, soft on the inside

7:21 pm

crosshair

problem is from start to finish my fries take a fair bit of time.i peeled 9 russets,cut them into plank style fries(i find shoestring style cook unevenly) blanching then baking eat up a total of about an hour

7:21 pm

welki

(when you shake the taters, they get a little fuzzy - that's what crisps up)

7:21 pm

crosshair

sounds almost same,welki

7:22 pm

welki

we are kindred souls - potato kins :)

7:22 pm

crosshair

mm,tater souls...

7:22 pm

welki

not the healthiest meal, but sometimes you have to treat yourself

7:23 pm

crosshair

yuppers,and unlike deep fried,i only use 2 tbs of virgin olive oil for it all

7:23 pm

welki

i confess - our fries are going to be F.R.I.E.D.

7:24 pm

crosshair

acck!!!

7:24 pm

crosshair

bad welki.naughty,naughty

7:24 pm

welki

yeah, that's me - dirty girl

7:25 pm

welki

(and we're having drinks, too - going to nutrition hell for sure)

7:25 pm

crosshair

have 4 drinks before dinner,then you will not give a damn about nutrition

7:26 pm

welki

there you go, and there i go - time to cook. have a nice night, crossy

7:27 pm

crosshair

funny round here,russet tates have gotten real inexpensive of late.$2.99 for a nice big ten pound bag

7:27 pm

crosshair

gn welki

7:37 pm

Uncagain

hmm, take one of those russets, slice it crossways in think slices almost all the way through. Then drizzle olive oll, butter, sal , pepper, and bake it at 425 for 40 minutes. Mmmmm

7:38 pm

Uncagain

thin, not think

7:41 pm

kje

ah.... hasselback potatoes!

7:43 pm

stidgmere

Potatoes in oven with cheddar bacon cheese. Will put ham with them for the meat instead of beef.

7:45 pm

smores

hello everyone :)

7:45 pm

kje

I am at a complete standstill here... still 25 to go too

7:46 pm

smores

tough grid indeed

7:46 pm

kje

I'm currently trying spanish words

7:48 pm

stidgmere

I'm doing a words and have 1/3 of the possible. Now trying words in gibberish.

7:49 pm

BabbleRabble

the eastern asian honeysuckle was a surprise

7:49 pm

bubba218

finished, does anyone need any clues before I go?

7:50 pm

smores

WTG bubba!! :)

7:50 pm

stidgmere

Not knowing what to ask for, really. Congrats bubba!!

7:51 pm

smores

BRB

7:54 pm

smores

still missing 2 7's..both ep's

7:56 pm

penquis

do you want clues for the ep words?

7:56 pm

BabbleRabble

e + Chesterwhite + monte hall ... lets make a d***

7:57 pm

BabbleRabble

e + Chesterwhite + head of a college department: d***

7:57 pm

BabbleRabble

I see now it is a Chester White

7:58 pm

BabbleRabble

and Monty

8:00 pm

redgirl1973

wow, arcane - been away for awhile and forgot lol

8:00 pm

penquis

this is probably a dumb question but....if my word stats say in the "7" box 7/8....does that mean i only have one more seven letter word to find?

8:01 pm

redgirl1973

yes

8:01 pm

BabbleRabble

yes

8:01 pm

penquis

then how come people say there are three 7 letter an words?.....i only have one but i need only one more 7 letter word

8:02 pm

BabbleRabble

there are three an 7 words

8:03 pm

penquis

i have seven 7 letter words now...supposedly i have 7 of 8 seven letter wwords...only one an an word...how many 7 letter words are there in this board?

8:04 pm

BabbleRabble

ca 7/36; ep 7/40 x 2; ne 7/44; we 7/52

8:05 pm

BabbleRabble

plus the three an 7s

8:06 pm

penquis

thanks....i see it now....i do have two an words....missed one when counting mine....

8:09 pm

BabbleRabble

two an 7/40 and the last of the three is an 7/36

8:13 pm

penquis

just found the last of the seven letter words...finally!

8:23 pm

penquis

i give up tonight....22 left.....going around in circles....thanks for your help....

8:26 pm

BabbleRabble

Good night.

8:28 pm

BabbleRabble

The pariah has poisoned the chat .... suppose I should go.

8:28 pm

penquis

goodnight....

8:28 pm

welki

hey babblers

8:28 pm

penquis

hey...just on my way out....see you later!

8:48 pm

jmcnrick

hi all

8:50 pm

dizgrannie

just testing to see if I have pink panther as icon pic

8:52 pm

jmcnrick

if i click on it you do

9:13 pm

smores

hello again :)

9:27 pm

MollyL

No wild, Friday night party types in here. : D

9:27 pm

smores

Hi Molly, guess not :)

9:32 pm

jmcnrick

i have been slaving over hot tax returns all day. . .i am not wild about anything

9:32 pm

smores

Hey jmc :)

9:34 pm

smores

I just got back from camping. Fun, but exhausting.

9:52 pm

torgone

The excitement is palpable ..

9:56 pm

wvteach

good evening all - where were you camping?

9:59 pm

smores

Hey tor, teach...sorry was stuck in the grid...tough one for me

10:00 pm

smores

We went to Brown County State Park...it's about an 1 1/2 south of us.

10:01 pm

smores

*hour

10:06 pm

wvteach

We have camped in Brown county several times. The area reminds me very much of here in West Virginia. We also have camped in Spring Mill State Park. When I was growing up (in Illinois) we used to go down to Turkey Run Park. Many fond memories of Indiana parks.

10:07 pm

smores

:)

10:08 pm

smores

When I was typing in BrownCounty I was expecting "where" ...lol

10:09 pm

wvteach

** finito ** last word WE 7/52, type of woody Asian plant

10:09 pm

smores

Haven't been to Turkey Run for several years, I'm going to try to get there next :)

10:10 pm

smores

WTG teach!! :)

10:10 pm

torgone

Yay teach!

10:10 pm

wvteach

I remember going on hayrides at turkey run but that was "hundreds" of years ago.

10:11 pm

smores

last time I was there we went on a hayride...it's been maybe 6-7 years ago

10:12 pm

wvteach

Lotsw of caves that you can walk through in Spring Mill - though my husband had been reading that many are closed now because of the problem of the "virus" that can be carried by humans that infects the bat populations there. Doesn't effect humans, but kills off the bats

10:12 pm

smores

We went horseback riding yesterday and did a bit too much hiking today :)

10:13 pm

smores

Really?? wow I hadn't heard of that...poor bats

10:14 pm

smores

I've been to Marengo Caves a couple times but not recently

10:15 pm

wvteach

The first time we went to Brown county my youngest son had been told he was too young to go horseback riding, but my older son could. The younger one took riding lessons, loved horses - and evidently was very upset about not being allowed. When we went through Indiana again he wanted to go back there so that he could finally get to ride. Found that it was a very "tame" trail ride after all the riding he had done.

10:16 pm

wvteach

We have been involved in caving for many years and have known the people who own Marengo Caverns. West virginia has hundreds / thousands of caves.

10:17 pm

smores

:) yes, the trail ride is rather tame indeed, still fun though

10:18 pm

smores

Never been to any in Virginia...have been to Mammoth and Horse Cave and a few other small ones in KY an TN

10:23 pm

wvteach

time to get some sleep - will be travelling for the weekend - granddaughter is on a dance team and in a competition. First time I've been to one of them.

10:23 pm

smores

Ooo..how exciting :)

10:24 pm

smores

Where is the competition?

11:08 pm

torgone

Narnia, apparently ..

11:12 pm

knutmeg

sometimes, when I'm lurking about waiting for the flip, I look up and read something that just makes me giggle. Torgone, you made my cats look at me like I'm crazy.

11:12 pm

meliae

this is a hard little grid I give up and will wait for the flip, and hello everyone

11:14 pm

gapeach

And they are doing the chronicles also, tor.

11:14 pm

torgone

I do try ..

11:14 pm

gapeach

And you do well.

11:15 pm

knutmeg

Quite so

11:17 pm

gapeach

Just read your profile, knutmeg. Love it.

11:17 pm

knutmeg

Thanks. A quote to live by. :)

11:18 pm

gapeach

I have relatives in southern, IL. Are you located, by chance, in the south?

11:19 pm

knutmeg

No, I could be in Wisconsin in 10 minutes if I wanted. I'm In the far north suburbs of Chicago.

11:19 pm

RoundBarn

uusue, if you're on--I appreciate your astronomy pix--spent the afternoon burning the prairie behind Charlie's house--he will be giving the major address at the 50th anniversary of the St L planetarium next week--he gave the opening address 50 years ago when he wqs a kid of 25

11:19 pm

gapeach

Gotcha.

11:21 pm

RoundBarn

sent that before finishing--he's our renaissance man, I've taken all his courses (I have been one of few profs who take their colleagues courses0 I should email this to you.

11:21 pm

melonheadjujube

hi. phantom is pelican

11:30 pm

RoundBarn

...above all shadows rides the sun and stars forever dwell/I will not say that day is done nor bid the stars farewell .. . Sam, prob imperfectly quoted, when he lay under the mountain expecting to die (book, not movie) When I go to Oxford I go to Tolkien's grave and leave a token. (Also taught Tolkien every year.)

11:32 pm

RoundBarn

knutmeg that was for you. You're close to wis, you should read my Wis books. Look up roundbarnstories.com.

11:33 pm

RoundBarn

gapeach, are your relatives in Springfield?

11:35 pm

gapeach

No, RoundBarn, they are near Pittsfield and several really small communities. I was born in Alton and adopted to an elderly couple who took me to KY, where I was brought up. I found my biological people when I was in my 40's.

11:36 pm

gapeach

Well, I started out to say, no, but they go to Springfield for serious illnesses or surgeries.

11:38 pm

tabbycat

Can I please get a clue for either of the n's for nbt?

11:39 pm

grannyrose

tabby, ne8, lacy night attire

11:39 pm

knutmeg

Thanks, Roundbarn. The quote is spot on. I loved the songs from the book, and was sad that they didn't make it into the movie.

11:40 pm

tabbycat

Thanks knutmeg :-)

11:40 pm

RoundBarn

I have friends in Pittsfield, Alton. The Pittsfield friend writes a history column for the local paper.

11:41 pm

RoundBarn

knutmeg, do you have the songbook and the record with Donald Swann singing? I want "I sit beside the fire" and "In Western Lands" sung at my funeral, which I trust is a ways off.

11:41 pm

gapeach

I have two half-sisters in Pittsfield.....will ask them if they are familiar with the history column.

11:43 pm

RoundBarn

The friend's name is Carol McCartney, she's published a book of her columns, and is in our writing group but doesn't get to Spfld often.

11:43 pm

gapeach

In fact, I will ask them to send me clippings of the column, as I am not familiar with the history at all. T'will be interesting.

11:44 pm

knutmeg

No, I don't. I was only introduced to the series when I met my husband back in 2001. He bought me the Trilogy for our first Valentine's day, I had it finished before March rolled around. Have reread them several times in the last dozen years, but haven't sought out supplements. I didn't even know there were songbooks.

11:45 pm

gapeach

Thanks for giving me your friends name.

11:48 pm

RoundBarn

knutmrg--only one beautiful songbook, that I know of.

11:51 pm

gapeach

brb

11:52 pm

rururocks

granny?

11:53 pm

knutmeg

I'll have to track it down. I love that the songs from the first and third movies sound like they could have been from the text, though they're not exactly there.

11:55 pm

RoundBarn

It's called "The Road Goes Ever On", music by Donald Swann, published by Houghton Mifflin 2978

11:56 pm

RoundBarn

I mean 1978 of course.

11:57 pm

knutmeg

1978... that was a good year... ;)

11:58 pm

rururocks

I'm not going to make it to 2978 roundbarn?

11:58 pm

grannyrose

yo, ruru! was in shower, nice and clean where it counts.lol

11:59 pm

gapeach

I'm back.

11:59 pm

MLFAN17

big grid please

11:59 pm

grannyrose

how are you, mate? i'm up to 9 hour shifts. knee is great, fibromyalgia s**t. have started a different regimen with meds to see if i can control it.

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