Babble: Archived Puzzle for Wednesday, December 11, 2013

12:02 am

harpjane

teeny

12:03 am

periwinkle

way too small

12:03 am

harpjane

2nd row grey

12:03 am

torgone

nbt/nbs .. lol

12:03 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:03 am

periwinkle

ty lickety

12:03 am

Erda

Thanks, Lickety

12:03 am

harpjane

thank you lickety!

12:03 am

dizgrannie

nbt/nbs...wow

12:05 am

flosey

flip and hi everyone

12:06 am

jillibus

hi flosey and all

12:06 am

harpjane

nbt nbs, saving some for tomorrow

12:07 am

flosey

hi jilli

12:07 am

jillibus

I hope this little grid is friendly -- very rushed at this time with Xmas doings, trying to get presents wrapped and shipped in time.

12:08 am

cybernan

nbt, nbs

12:09 am

jillibus

wtg nan and harp

12:10 am

rururocks

<----can't wait for all of jilli's presents :D

12:11 am

jillibus

haha, happy to find the Brit-Canadian-Aussie Zs

12:11 am

periwinkle

3 columns gray

12:12 am

jillibus

excellent, peri

12:12 am

periwinkle

ty

12:13 am

periwinkle

I only have one z. the letter

12:13 am

periwinkle

missing one of the right corner E's. need it to gray out that column

12:13 am

chj

Rubenesque in a Teutonic sort of way

12:13 am

jillibus

having some fun with tags, ru -- D-I-L teaches Shakespeare so I've found appropriate quotations for each of her parcels. We give little gifts, not one big one.

12:14 am

dizgrannie

WOW FIREWORKS!!!! record for me.

12:14 am

periwinkle

ty chj, great clue

12:14 am

jillibus

Whoopee diz!

12:14 am

periwinkle

wtg diz

12:14 am

dizgrannie

ty

12:16 am

jillibus

phant -- defame

12:16 am

dizgrannie

za 6/48 Yiddish for well proportioned female

12:16 am

periwinkle

7 left and stuck

12:16 am

periwinkle

ty I found it already

12:16 am

rururocks

wow.. great find diz

12:16 am

cybernan

wish enable would get rid of the yiddish words!

12:17 am

rururocks

any sm's diz?

12:17 am

jillibus

wow, diz! I actually knew that word!

12:17 am

periwinkle

why nan? it accepts all kinds of other foreign words

12:17 am

anike

Well, that was short and sweet. Fireworks

12:18 am

rururocks

i need two s's

12:18 am

cybernan

and how many of us know yiddish?! at least most of the foreign words are also commonly in use with english or are the roots of english words

12:18 am

periwinkle

I need 1 E, 2 s's and 4 F words

12:18 am

anike

sa 4,5 se 4 and sm 5,6

12:19 am

periwinkle

I know some Yiddish. All of my grandparents came to the US from northern Europe.

12:19 am

rururocks

thanks anike

12:19 am

rururocks

done here too

12:19 am

VolleymomDee

late flip; howdy all... a puny one :(

12:19 am

jillibus

yay ru!

12:20 am

flosey

hi Dee

12:20 am

cybernan

yiddish isn't very common in this area -- not even sure there is a synagogue here

12:20 am

rururocks

better than a punny one dee :D

12:20 am

jillibus

As a former New Yorker, I heard a few Yiddish words, awreddy.

12:20 am

anike

Hubby in having eye surgery so need to go back to pick him up -bye everyone. Happy babbling

12:20 am

VolleymomDee

hi flosey, jili, ru (congrats) peri, et al

12:20 am

VolleymomDee

good luck to hubby, anike!

12:21 am

periwinkle

help with corner E pls. also missing 4 F words

12:21 am

rururocks

<---takes bets on how long it will take dee :D

12:22 am

periwinkle

I have er4x2 and er5. what am I missing?

12:22 am

rururocks

en4

12:22 am

cybernan

ea 4-5: make(s) less constricting

12:22 am

jillibus

nbt/nbs

12:23 am

periwinkle

I am talking about right corner E but ty

12:23 am

rururocks

en4/6

12:23 am

periwinkle

sheesh, ty ru

12:23 am

periwinkle

just need 4 f words and 3 are 6 letters

12:23 am

rururocks

...leaves trail of popcorn for peri

12:24 am

rururocks

:D

12:24 am

periwinkle

3

12:24 am

ursh

fireworks - had to list for last 4 - crazy words !

12:24 am

periwinkle

2 six letter f words and 1 5 letter f word

12:24 am

rururocks

there's a list already?

12:24 am

flosey

fw

12:24 am

periwinkle

I do not want to list for 3 words

12:24 am

rururocks

wow ...lickety is on his game

12:25 am

periwinkle

lickety is apparently up

12:25 am

jillibus

yay ursh!

12:25 am

chj

pseudo phantom - ersatz

12:25 am

periwinkle

are there more than 3 fa words?

12:25 am

jillibus

hooray for flosey!

12:25 am

cybernan

leaving last 11 for tomorrow - good night, all :)

12:25 am

rururocks

*waves to Pinikula*

12:25 am

jillibus

gnight nan

12:26 am

flosey

had to use mw for the za6 - don't think I've ever seen it before

12:26 am

rururocks

they'll be harder to find tomorrow nan :D

12:26 am

jillibus

Lickety popped up promptly

12:26 am

rururocks

I always thought it was zo..

12:26 am

cybernan

won't be so tired -- out with friends this evening - a couple of glasses of wine -- lovely dinner -- sure you understand how it goes!

12:27 am

mab

that's so true. it's harder to see the words on second viewing of the grid

12:27 am

rururocks

it's always nice to be kept abreast of new yiddish words

12:27 am

flosey

lol, just looked up the meaning of that word

12:28 am

cybernan

will have to get a clue on the yiddish eventually -- have no idea - might as well be looking for hungarian or swahili

12:28 am

mab

nu, thank you - i actually know that word!

12:28 am

mab

plumpish

12:28 am

rururocks

LOL .. flosey.. I felt like a boob when i found it

12:29 am

jillibus

flosey, the meaning was given here ages ago but I guess you weren't looking at the chat, lol!

12:29 am

VolleymomDee

fireworks... tooo small :(

12:29 am

flosey

well ru, on you that wouldn't look so good

12:29 am

jillibus

down, boy (to ru)

12:29 am

jillibus

wtg dee

12:29 am

rururocks

I WIN! I knew it would take dee 8 minutes

12:29 am

VolleymomDee

ty

12:29 am

flosey

not much jilli, was hurrying, lots to do these days

12:30 am

flosey

wtg Dee

12:30 am

jillibus

me too flosey

12:30 am

mab

amazing flosey and dee:)

12:30 am

periwinkle

fw

12:30 am

mab

and peri:)

12:30 am

jillibus

but, flosey, as you knwo, I find the chat half the fun.

12:30 am

VolleymomDee

ty and wtg to finishers!!

12:30 am

jillibus

yay peri

12:30 am

periwinkle

nite all

12:30 am

rururocks

night peri

12:31 am

mab

night peri, sweet dreams

12:31 am

rururocks

..is this the smallest grid ever?

12:31 am

flosey

yes I know jilli, me too when I'm not rushed with other stuff

12:31 am

VolleymomDee

didn't we have one in the 40's once?

12:32 am

stidmama

smallest grid was in the thirties I think

12:32 am

flosey

wow, hardly worth it! hi stid, good to see you

12:32 am

VolleymomDee

that would be puny :(

12:33 am

jillibus

hi stid -- and you're right.

12:33 am

rururocks

well Dr G wanted us to have a day of rest :D

12:33 am

stidmama

(((flo))) having a hard time getting to sleep, a frustrated parent email got my adrenaline working, so trying to calm down with a grid.

12:33 am

stidmama

LOL ruru! I need one!

12:33 am

flosey

bless his heart

12:33 am

flosey

much appreciated

12:33 am

stidmama

btw, flo and jill -- I think I might have a house ready next time you visit!!!!

12:33 am

grannyrose

cooee from me

12:34 am

stidmama

down to 15, feels good to "see" most of the words before my monkeyfingers find them!

12:34 am

flosey

hi rose, good to see you

12:34 am

jillibus

wahoo, stid! And I know it will be a lovely one!

12:34 am

VolleymomDee

(((rose))) how are you doing?

12:34 am

rururocks

hey granny

12:34 am

flosey

I'm off for now, backat flip

12:34 am

grannyrose

hello flosey, nice to see you too

12:34 am

stidmama

(((((GR)))))) YIPPEE!!! We can start the party now... I have ladyfingers, chocolate ganache and ice cream ready to go!

12:34 am

rururocks

bye flosey

12:34 am

stidmama

later flosey, (((hugs))) best to mr flosey

12:34 am

VolleymomDee

sleep well flosey

12:34 am

grannyrose

and howdy dee and ruru

12:35 am

jillibus

hi rose -- how are you doing?

12:35 am

grannyrose

sweet dreams flosey.

12:35 am

jillibus

gnight flosey

12:35 am

grannyrose

helloooo jilli, and stiddy

12:35 am

mab

hi granny

12:36 am

grannyrose

ultrasound scan for DVT came back all negative...no clots, apart from the one one the couch...lol

12:36 am

jillibus

hi mab

12:36 am

grannyrose

g'day mab

12:36 am

stidmama

nice! that is really good news -- and still keeping the pain under control?

12:37 am

jillibus

haha rose -- good news. My ultrasound was the some.

12:37 am

grannyrose

yes, stiddy. doctor amazed at how little analgesia i am needing.

12:37 am

mab

hurray for no clots! glad youŕe healing nicely.

12:37 am

grannyrose

oh, good, jilli

12:37 am

rururocks

some?

12:37 am

jillibus

*same

12:37 am

mab

excellent, jilli.

12:37 am

rururocks

:D

12:37 am

wickdsmaht

pops in to say ** fireworks ** woooo

12:37 am

rururocks

good for you wick

12:37 am

stidmama

what ultrasound, jill? recent? Have I missed something important?

12:38 am

mab

ruru doesn't speak typo

12:38 am

stidmama

YAY wickd!

12:38 am

VolleymomDee

really glad the pain is bearable, rose.

12:38 am

rururocks

not with ms word patriot :D

12:38 am

mab

well done wick

12:38 am

grannyrose

doctor took down dressing today, left the steri-strips alone. apparently have a huge blister the size of a large grape at bottom end of suture line. otherwise all good.

12:38 am

wickdsmaht

And...to sleep

12:38 am

jillibus

stid, a case of cellulitis below the knee in the right leg.

12:39 am

stidmama

ouchie on blister, so glad about the rest...

12:39 am

grannyrose

WTG WICKD!!!

12:39 am

stidmama

oh oh jill -- *stern mama look at infected tissues*

12:39 am

VolleymomDee

ouch, jili... sounds ouchie

12:39 am

jillibus

not a blister here -- big swelling under the skin.

12:40 am

stidmama

down to 14. :-)

12:40 am

grannyrose

seeing surgeon tomorrow 2 hours before flip, so may be late....

12:40 am

rururocks

I thought granny said strip searched for a second

12:40 am

Lizlin

Hi all :)

12:40 am

rururocks

hey liz

12:40 am

stidmama

hey liz!

12:40 am

grannyrose

*giggle* ruru, in my dreams

12:40 am

mab

no, granny! you must reschedule doctor!

12:40 am

stidmama

LOL ruru!

12:40 am

grannyrose

hello liz

12:40 am

jillibus

doc is taking care -- on heavy antibiotics after mild ones didn't work.

12:40 am

Lizlin

Such a small grid!

12:40 am

Lizlin

Is it bitey?

12:41 am

stidmama

okay, stuck at 14 for a while. I think I will leave the rest for another day.

12:41 am

grannyrose

jilli, you doing okay on these AB's?

12:41 am

rururocks

bitey?

12:41 am

Lizlin

Nasty, Ru - a grid with teeth!

12:41 am

stidmama

I hope the meds work, jill -- and GR, you'll have a great visit with the surgeon tomorrow. :-D

12:41 am

jillibus

toodles, stid. Must check your blog!

12:41 am

grannyrose

no, liz, except for za6...never heard of that one

12:41 am

rururocks

oh

12:41 am

stidmama

enjoy the rest of your week, all! *poof*

12:41 am

Lizlin

Bye stid. Sleep well :)

12:42 am

grannyrose

thanx stiddy, will check out the blog later

12:42 am

jillibus

So far okay rose. Seeing doc on Thursday (it's Tuesday here now).

12:42 am

rururocks

za 6 is like to old american tv show granny

12:42 am

grannyrose

okay, jilli. praying for you hun

12:43 am

grannyrose

yeah, i know ruru. have it, but took a while to find it.

12:43 am

rururocks

cleavage to beaver

12:43 am

Lizlin

Think I'll leave that za 6 for a while!

12:43 am

rururocks

oh sorry... leave it to beaver

12:43 am

jillibus

ty rose

12:43 am

grannyrose

huh??? my beaver doesn't have a cleavage...lol

12:44 am

jillibus

beavers may have different meanings in different countries

12:44 am

grannyrose

good move liz

12:44 am

mab

not touching that one

12:44 am

grannyrose

jilli, i'm thinking the naughty one

12:45 am

rururocks

most countries don't give a dam about beavers jilli :D

12:45 am

jillibus

Of course you are, rose ;-)

12:45 am

grannyrose

and you had better not, mab, else DH will have something to say about it...

12:45 am

mab

rose!

12:45 am

rururocks

*whistles*

12:46 am

jillibus

It's Canada's national symbol, lol!

12:46 am

mab

is it?

12:47 am

jillibus

yes, mab

12:47 am

rururocks

castor canadesis

12:48 am

mab

along with the royal cypher? hmm..

12:48 am

grannyrose

*innocent look* what, mab?

12:48 am

grannyrose

and why is ruru whistling?

12:48 am

mab

nurse, nurse! sedate this wild woman!

12:48 am

grannyrose

roflol

12:50 am

rururocks

*waves to dart*

12:51 am

mab

well, jilli, i was born in a state whose symbol is the loon...

12:51 am

rururocks

ours is the bear

12:52 am

mab

silly. there are no bears in california.

12:52 am

mab

everybody knows that.

12:52 am

jillibus

mab , our $1 coin is the loonie -- it has a loon on the obverse.

12:52 am

rururocks

I've seen bears in California

12:52 am

rururocks

many times

12:52 am

jillibus

this is getting unbearable

12:52 am

grannyrose

oh dear, mab....a loon? does that mean you are all loony?

12:53 am

mab

many? really? tell the truth now ru.

12:53 am

rururocks

10 maybe

12:53 am

rururocks

9 for sure

12:54 am

mab

one is loony to live in minnesota, home of 30 degrees below zero.

12:54 am

grannyrose

please tell me they were not all in your living room....

12:54 am

rururocks

oooh that is loony

12:54 am

mab

I have never seen a bear in the wild. is that odd?

12:54 am

rururocks

mostly in yosemite and tahoe basin

12:55 am

rururocks

I just saw some in Montana too.. mom and cubs

12:55 am

mab

whereas I have seen loons.

12:55 am

rururocks

I've been within 7 feet of a bear camping

12:56 am

mab

i have never camped.

12:56 am

mab

never.

12:56 am

grannyrose

where was the bear camping? and what sort of tent did it use? a pup tent?

12:56 am

rururocks

ah..

12:56 am

rururocks

we were in sleeping bags and it was looking for food

12:57 am

mab

you must have looked like sandwiches. that's what you get for camping.

12:57 am

grannyrose

so you were the take-away? already wrapped and ready to go?

12:57 am

rururocks

more like twinkies to the bear I guess

12:58 am

rururocks

a little firm on the outside and squishy in the middle

12:58 am

mab

where did you dry your hair or plug in the radio or do anything civilized? i am very city.

12:59 am

rururocks

uh.. we didn't have a radio .. and we let our hair dry in the wind

12:59 am

mab

even on safari in zimbabwe we had showers and so on

12:59 am

rururocks

we had a lake

1:00 am

jillibus

wee well -- FW for the first time in ages.

1:00 am

mab

i would just feel oppressed in the wild without electricity.

1:00 am

rururocks

yeah jilli... way to go

1:00 am

jillibus

*well well

1:00 am

grannyrose

oh, yeah ruru, can just see it...ruru, beating chest with fists, emitting a 'tarzan' call as the wind blows through his locks.

1:00 am

mab

well done jill :D

1:00 am

jillibus

ty mab!

1:00 am

grannyrose

WTG JILLI!!!

1:00 am

rururocks

you'd look kind of silly dragging bit extension cord in the wild mab

1:01 am

rururocks

back when I had a chest and Lock granny :D

1:01 am

jillibus

ty rose

1:01 am

rururocks

locks

1:02 am

grannyrose

well aren't you the bright spark, ruru? mab could just plug into you.

1:02 am

mab

i'd wander aimlessly, shouting 'anyone know where the bus stop is?¨

1:02 am

rururocks

LOL

1:02 am

grannyrose

awww, poor mab. it's over here, dear. behind this bear

1:02 am

rururocks

I used to be an avid camper as a kid

1:02 am

jillibus

and time to say goodnight all...*poof

1:03 am

rururocks

night jilli

1:03 am

grannyrose

night jilli. hope you sleep well.

1:03 am

mab

do you now keep your locks in a chest?

1:03 am

mab

night jilli

1:04 am

rururocks

yes haven't used them or the straps in year mab

1:04 am

mab

ru is maybe on the za6 side.

1:04 am

rururocks

years

1:04 am

rururocks

LOL

1:04 am

mab

what straps? (kinky ru)

1:05 am

rururocks

*blinks* Innocently

1:07 am

grannyrose

stepping out of the room for a few. brb

1:07 am

rururocks

bye gr

1:08 am

mab

step lightly

1:20 am

puglet

greetings to anyone thats still here

1:21 am

puglet

Ruru are you still here

1:26 am

jbp

hi all!

1:27 am

puglet

Hi jbp--so glad to see someone, I was feeling alone here--lol

1:28 am

jbp

oh no!

1:28 am

jbp

well i'm here now, for all the good it will do wth this.

1:28 am

jbp

;-)

1:29 am

puglet

such a small one I guess E1 has gotten their fws and are gone now :(

1:29 am

jbp

E1?

1:30 am

jbp

i hate these little grids; I can never find stuff...

1:30 am

puglet

every one

1:30 am

jbp

ah. got it

1:31 am

puglet

its pretty simple because Iam down to needing one more

1:31 am

jbp

wow, you go, girl! (snap)

1:31 am

jbp

which one... maybe it's one of the 25 I have (altho i'm not holding my breath)

1:32 am

puglet

its the za

1:32 am

jbp

I was just monkeying there,... hmmmm

1:33 am

jbp

got it...

1:33 am

Lizlin

Hi all :)

1:33 am

jbp

ok, it's yiddish

1:33 am

grannyrose

hello pugs and jbp

1:33 am

puglet

morning Liz

1:33 am

jbp

for curvaceous

1:33 am

jbp

hi liz and rose!

1:34 am

puglet

((ROSE!)) hi and hugs and how are you

1:34 am

jbp

it's za 6/48

1:34 am

Lizlin

Za - z + painting + 2nd 2 of my icon, pugs

1:34 am

Lizlin

Yiddish but not a word I knew!

1:35 am

grannyrose

pugs, cruising at the moment. ultrasound scan was negative for clots. so that is all good. and you, dearest? how are you?

1:35 am

Lizlin

Wrong sorry

1:35 am

Lizlin

One letter wrong there! The 3rd one.

1:35 am

grannyrose

za + *ather, not mother + p**, hog

1:36 am

Lizlin

That's good news, Rose.

1:36 am

puglet

thats very good Rose--about time something goes right for you---Iam soso, not feeling the greatest today

1:36 am

Lizlin

Better clue, Rose.

1:36 am

jbp

z + behind+ 1st syll of Liz's icon

1:36 am

grannyrose

nope, za + *ather, not mother + ***ht, not loose.

1:37 am

puglet

yahoo got it! thanks guys

1:37 am

jbp

huzzah!

1:38 am

grannyrose

yay, you pugs!! well done, hun

1:38 am

jbp

is that firewords for you pug?

1:38 am

puglet

it is :)

1:38 am

grannyrose

pugs, headache, hun?

1:38 am

grannyrose

WTG PUGLET!!!!

1:38 am

Lizlin

Congrats, Pugs :)

1:38 am

jbp

might I get a clue on the corner bottom e?

1:39 am

puglet

using the heat pad, Rose

1:39 am

Lizlin

Sorry you're not feeling we'll though :(

1:39 am

grannyrose

ea4, relax

1:39 am

jbp

hope you feel better, puglet. headaches suck.

1:39 am

jbp

mega fish slap.

1:39 am

puglet

thanks you guys

1:39 am

jbp

thanks, Rose

1:40 am

grannyrose

awww, poor pugs. {{huggles}} and gentle kisses

1:40 am

puglet

do any of you ladies know how to stop a iron skillet from sticking

1:40 am

grannyrose

jbp, now plural and past tense

1:40 am

jbp

with 21 left and nbt, I'm off. hope your head feels better.

1:41 am

rururocks

Huggles,

1:41 am

Lizlin

Sleep well jbp

1:41 am

puglet

night jbp

1:41 am

rururocks

?????

1:41 am

grannyrose

okay, try warming it well, then put some ordinary cooking salt into it, swirl around, then tip salt out.

1:42 am

grannyrose

night, jbp.

1:42 am

puglet

okay Rose--I knew there was a way to stop that--Just salt, nothing else

1:42 am

grannyrose

ruru, huggles, cross between hugs and cuddles

1:43 am

grannyrose

as far as i am aware, pugs. unless ruru has another idea.

1:43 am

rururocks

Oh thought you were recommending diapers to pugs

1:44 am

grannyrose

ugh, ruru, that's huggies...lolol

1:44 am

puglet

right at this time I need no huggies, luv

1:45 am

puglet

nor pull ups or swimmers before you go there-lol

1:46 am

grannyrose

lolololol, pugs

1:46 am

puglet

Hows Don doing Rose

1:47 am

rururocks

That depends pugs :D

1:47 am

grannyrose

i think he's okay. we are having a lot of 'close' moments. he needs lots of hugs.

1:48 am

Lizlin

That's good, Rose, for both of you. Did you have the relaxing day you hoped for?

1:48 am

grannyrose

and i am quite willing to supply the hugs....anything else is a tad difficult.

1:49 am

joso

hey all, fw for joso, fw for joso

1:49 am

puglet

thats understandable Rose and with the New year upon you , you guys can look forward to a whole new life

1:49 am

grannyrose

liz, after the doctor and vicar, very quiet and relaxed.

1:49 am

puglet

w2g Sir Joso and morning

1:49 am

grannyrose

WTG JOSO!!!

1:49 am

Lizlin

Well they were important but glad the rest was relaxing.

1:50 am

joso

glad the doc only had good news, it's about time rose

1:50 am

Lizlin

Congrats Joso.

1:50 am

Lizlin

10 left here.

1:50 am

grannyrose

yeah joso, too true.

1:50 am

sprite

good morning, dear friends *hugs*

1:50 am

sprite

so... who of you washed our babble too hot?

1:50 am

grannyrose

1:51 am

puglet

Hugs Sprite! and good morning

1:51 am

joso

look its the easter sprite

1:51 am

sprite

lol, indeed. I lay eggs too

1:51 am

Lizlin

Sprite :) :)

1:52 am

puglet

we are all just animals here except for Rose-lol

1:52 am

sprite

hi Liz :) Let me get that fantasy puzzle link for you now... jigidy is back online.

1:52 am

sprite

rose is an animal in a tutu... no need for an icon

1:52 am

joso

don't let her facade fool you, rose is an animal too

1:53 am

sprite

Liz, here it is:
http://tinyurl.com/l6ulkc6

1:53 am

puglet

Sprite I worked your horse puzzle,,it was pretty and I enjoyed it

1:53 am

sprite

snap, joso :)

1:53 am

sprite

wow pug, good job! It is an evil one with all that black and the flames

1:53 am

sprite

rose, my dear, how are you holding up?

1:54 am

puglet

not as hard as the china

1:55 am

Lizlin

Ooooh! I like that Sprite! i did your 2nd stars one today and will probably try the tulips soon! Love the stars though.

1:55 am

sprite

did you do the 400+ or the 200+ one, pug?

1:55 am

puglet

of which

1:55 am

sprite

of the horses puzzle, pug

1:55 am

grannyrose

sprite....the fingernails on the left hand are almost the same length as the ones on the right hand. does that answer your question?

1:56 am

puglet

I didnt look Sprite

1:56 am

Lizlin

I've saved the link, Sprite. Thanks.

1:56 am

sprite

thought you might like it, Liz, I had a load of fun making it. And yes, the stars, might make another one of those, it is fun producing those kaleidoscopes. Glad you enjoyed it!

1:56 am

Lizlin

Will also do the horses soon - that looks very "cool" though maybe "hot" is better.

1:57 am

grannyrose

but the appetite is still down...probably a good thing...

1:57 am

Lizlin

That's good about your nails Rose.

1:57 am

Lizlin

Give it time, Rose. Perhaps a good thing but you've had a lot of stress and shock in the last couple of weeks.

1:57 am

sprite

*sigh* yes it does, rose, my dear friend. Will think of you even more. It is a errrr wellllllll challenging time, isn't it.

1:57 am

grannyrose

liz, a sure indication that the stress levels a way down.

1:58 am

joso

what are your feelings about the knee, do you think the fix will work?

1:58 am

sprite

oh! That is good! I thought you meant you had been eating up your other hand as well. Goood!

1:58 am

Lizlin

The nails? Of course but your body needs time to catch up!

1:58 am

puglet

it will come back Rose---you have had a few shocks to the system here of late

1:58 am

Lizlin

OK going back to iPad, so don't be surprised if I'm less chatty.

1:59 am

sprite

*smug side note* Upper two rows done.

1:59 am

grannyrose

if you all knew how challenging. having to work with fang is an accomplishement on it's own. DH has sVED A TEXT MESSAGE FROM HER, SAYING WHATEVER WE DECIDE IS OKAY.

1:59 am

grannyrose

ugghhh, sorry.

1:59 am

joso

smug smug note, all done, hahahahaha

2:00 am

sprite

oh that is awesome. Very smart to save it. Yep, permission granted for anything you do, and no going back on it.

2:00 am

sprite

lolol joso! WTG!!!!!!!!!

2:00 am

grannyrose

joso, much less clicking and clunking. seems like all mis good there.

2:00 am

joso

print it out and make a big poster of it

2:00 am

Lizlin

7 left.

2:00 am

sprite

ok Liz, *hugs*

2:00 am

Lizlin

Hating the f's

2:00 am

grannyrose

WTG JOSO!!!

2:01 am

Lizlin

Not disappearing totally!

2:01 am

sprite

good. I thought, you on the ipad, in bed, gone soon ;)

2:02 am

Lizlin

In front of TV - chatting to you, finding words - 6 now - and watching reruns of ER. Only 6.00 pm here - bit early for me to be in bed!

2:02 am

joso

did you get the sydney greenstreet hats liz

2:02 am

grannyrose

next time i say i am working with SIL about something....please tell me NO!!!!

2:03 am

Lizlin

No, Joso - don't think so.

2:03 am

sprite

lol ok Liz! You multitasking you!

2:03 am

Lizlin

I'm a woman, sprite - what else?

2:03 am

sprite

rose: NO!!!

2:03 am

joso

worn in Casablanca

2:03 am

grannyrose

SIL is all over the place, like a madwoman's breakfast. so hard to keep up with her.

2:03 am

sprite

hear her roar :)

2:04 am

grannyrose

oh, yeah, liz. you rock, girl.

2:04 am

puglet

Rose, you never know, you and fang may become best of friends--LOL

2:04 am

Lizlin

Ah! Tommy Cooper or Doctor Who hat!

2:04 am

sprite

best of fiends

2:04 am

Lizlin

Would've spelt it with double z!

2:05 am

sprite

good one, Liz, thanks

2:05 am

lshult

morning all

2:05 am

sprite

morning Ishult!

2:05 am

joso

Dr who hat makes me think of a straw boater

2:05 am

Lizlin

Boker Tov, ishult.

2:05 am

grannyrose

*wonders where the double z is in best of friends*

2:06 am

Lizlin

Not Matt Smith, joso.

2:06 am

grannyrose

hey ishult

2:06 am

puglet

morning Ishult, dont know that Ive met you before

2:06 am

joso

hi ish

2:06 am

sprite

close, rose, close.

2:06 am

Lizlin

Not hard Rose - bezzt of friendzz

2:06 am

puglet

Is fang Don's only sister Rose

2:07 am

lshult

looking foward to 16 seconds after quater past two today........time and date will read

2:07 am

sprite

yeah, or in Fang's ca4: huzzz you huzzy or I will get a hizzy fit.

2:07 am

lshult

11/12/13 14:15:16

2:07 am

grannyrose

no pugs. there is jeanette. and we don't trust her as far as we can spit in a high head-wind.

2:07 am

lshult

coool!!

2:07 am

sprite

lol indeed ishult.

2:08 am

puglet

cool Iah

2:08 am

Lizlin

Cool Ishult - hadn't gone as far as the time! Though as a friend on FB posted "To all friends in the US, 11.12.13 is so last month!" Made me laugh.

2:09 am

sprite

hehehe I was thinking the same thing, Liz. We put the day first too

2:09 am

Lizlin

Grrr! 3 x f left! One 5 and 2 x 6 letters!

2:09 am

Lizlin

Didn't know that Sprite.

2:09 am

grannyrose

liz, which letters?

2:10 am

Lizlin

I think everywhere except the US puts the date first.

2:10 am

Lizlin

3 in the middle from fe 5 / 26 on.

2:10 am

grannyrose

ahhh, liz replace plural letter with the z

2:10 am

sprite

fe combo's, Liz? I have F + not in a hard way , plus pt and 3rd pers sing

2:11 am

sprite

and same with z

2:11 am

Lizlin

Thanks Rose - FW!

2:11 am

Lizlin

I meant the day before the month!

2:11 am

joso

congrats liz

2:11 am

grannyrose

WTG LIZ!!!!

2:11 am

sprite

wtg Liz!

2:11 am

Lizlin

I guess I should've got that from the points total!

2:11 am

Lizlin

Thanks.

2:11 am

sprite

yep, day before the month here too

2:11 am

puglet

w2g Liz

2:13 am

sprite

wtg Liz!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2:14 am

puglet

congrats Rose for I know you got your fws too and probally in 5 minutes too

2:15 am

puglet

you done Sprite

2:15 am

sprite

16 left, hun

2:17 am

joso

well I'm off to try sprites jigsaw, bye all

2:18 am

puglet

bye Joso, see you tomorrow

2:18 am

sprite

bye joso, I hope you will have fun *hugs*

2:19 am

Lizlin

Have a good evening joso

2:20 am

puglet

Iam heading off too,,,hugs to each one,,congrats Sprite when you get your fws and take care all and have a wonderful day and hope to see E1 tomorrow

2:21 am

sprite

bye pug, have a good day, take care of yourself *hugs*

2:22 am

grannyrose

see you tomorow, joso

2:22 am

grannyrose

xoxox to dear pugs

2:22 am

sprite

lol found a german Z and it is valid too.

2:22 am

Lizlin

Have a good evening, pugs

2:23 am

sprite

probably from Yiddish.

2:23 am

grannyrose

sprite if it's za6, well done, girl

2:23 am

sprite

it is, rose

2:24 am

Lizlin

Someone said Yiddish but not a word I knew!

2:24 am

Lizlin

Not that I speak Yiddish but do know quite a few words!

2:24 am

sprite

it is german for juicy, like with an orange.

2:25 am

sprite

LOLOL but it means full-bodied, like in a woman, curvacious ladies.

2:25 am

Lizlin

Wow! Another German word I've forgotten. My degre was in German but really it was the literature I loved.

2:26 am

grannyrose

well that leaves me out of the equation. i'm just plain obese...

2:26 am

sprite

wow, a degree in German! I can read it well, speak it a little, but I will never ever get those das-des-dem-der issues right.

2:27 am

sprite

me too, rose, me too. We are doubly za6.

2:27 am

Lizlin

Nah, Rose curvy and huggable! Just ask don.

2:27 am

grannyrose

awww, liz....thanx hun...

2:27 am

Lizlin

Same for you sprite only not don!

2:27 am

Lizlin

:)

2:27 am

grannyrose

liz, rob, hun, rob

2:27 am

sprite

hehehe no, my love is Rob. And he thinks I am beautiful, za6 and very very huggable.

2:28 am

grannyrose

whew...i got it right...lol

2:28 am

Lizlin

Exactly! Sorry couldn't remember robs name :(

2:28 am

sprite

fireflies. Toughest words to find were the sm words for me.

2:29 am

sprite

I usually call him my love anyway, Liz, grin.

2:29 am

Lizlin

Congrats, sprite

2:29 am

grannyrose

WTG SPRITE!!!

2:29 am

sprite

Ishult, I just emailed my love and sent him the time stamp you gave us. He loves that kind of thing too.

2:29 am

Lizlin

3 lucky ladies with awesome hubbies.

2:30 am

grannyrose

not sure what DH is doing...it definitely isn't cooking dinner...ah, well...

2:31 am

Lizlin

Mines doing just that!

2:31 am

sprite

too true, Liz. I am so lucky to have Rob as my husband.

2:31 am

grannyrose

yeah, liz. i really must stop and recognise that fact...

2:32 am

Lizlin

How long have you been with Don, Rose?

2:32 am

grannyrose

now i have to behave...he has come up here to the lounge room.

2:32 am

sprite

darlings, I am off to be productive for a bit. *hugs* for you. Enjoy your evening and sleep well.

2:33 am

sprite

tell him hi from me, rose, and to kick Fang in the lower cheeks if she does as much as look the wrong way.

2:33 am

grannyrose

liz, 9 1/2 years. was divorced fromfirst husband in 1992, on grounds of infidelity.

2:33 am

Lizlin

Have a good day - hugs, sprite.

2:34 am

grannyrose

xoxox sprite.

2:34 am

Lizlin

Similar to me then only hubby got divorced. Benn together since June 2003.

2:35 am

grannyrose

liz, he has been my friend for over 30 years.

2:35 am

Lizlin

That's wonderful.

2:36 am

Lizlin

It feels like we've always been together!

2:36 am

grannyrose

yeah, hun. got it right this time. he was my friend first, then my husband. took him over 6 years to realise how much he loved me...lolol

2:37 am

Lizlin

We were friends for 6 months first!

2:38 am

grannyrose

friends first, then lovers and spouses...always a good order.

2:38 am

Lizlin

The best. I've always thought that.

2:39 am

Lizlin

And in our case, the fact that he's stayed friends with Rollin and she's happy with her partner is just perfect.

2:40 am

grannyrose

we have just realised that we are both free to travel overseas...first stop UK, then europe, canada and america.

2:40 am

Lizlin

Fantastic. You must do the Rockies and Alaska. It was so much better than we'd ever dreamed.

2:41 am

Lizlin

Europe and UK also great.

2:41 am

rubyfoo

good morning

2:41 am

grannyrose

we are looking at next september. SIL is travelling over then, to release MIL's ashes on the isle of harris.

2:41 am

Lizlin

Hi Ruby - hugs.

2:41 am

Lizlin

Rose, you can visit Ruby :)

2:42 am

grannyrose

{{ruby}} my darling.

2:42 am

maggiej

is there a list?

2:42 am

grannyrose

liz, already on the itinerary.

2:42 am

grannyrose

maggie, lickety has a list.

2:42 am

Lizlin

Yes Maggie. Lickety.

2:43 am

Lizlin

How long will you travel for?

2:43 am

maggiej

hmm my Lickety shows yesterday's list ...

2:43 am

grannyrose

liz, as long as it takes. me??? looking at 6 months.

2:44 am

grannyrose

maggie, login to lickety, then refresh

2:44 am

Lizlin

Jealous! No, not really you deserve it.

2:45 am

maggiej

ty

2:45 am

grannyrose

np's maggie

2:45 am

rubyfoo

that is happy news!!! We are 35 minutes south of Geneva airport, 1 20min from Lyon . Even the idea of meeting Rose and Don makes me happy!

2:45 am

Lizlin

Don't rush it. Take time to enjoy it all to the full.

2:46 am

Lizlin

So exciting, Ruby.

2:46 am

rubyfoo

(and I need some smiles!)

2:47 am

rubyfoo

HOWEVER, I A not ZA6! stress SEEMS TO MAKE E LOSE WEIGHT

2:48 am

Lizlin

Poor Ruby. I wish I could say something to make you smile or better still, to help your situation.

2:48 am

rubyfoo

whoop, sorry for caps. My hands are so cold I can barely type

2:50 am

grannyrose

ruby....i love the way you look, hun. but if it effects your health, then i am not happy.

2:55 am

grannyrose

aagghhh. other SIL has had major female recon. surgery. all is good. my heart goes out to her.

2:57 am

Lizlin

Glad all's OK. Look after yourself. I'll be back tomorrow hugs :)

2:57 am

grannyrose

you would think that in this day and age, this sort of surgery is not necessary in the civilised world. well, apparently it is. jeanette is quite ignorant.

2:58 am

grannyrose

liz, xoxox to you dear. see you tomorrow.

2:58 am

Lizlin

Hope all goes well tomorrow.

3:06 am

grannyrose

okay, xoxox to pugs if i haven't done so. see anyone left at the flip.

3:33 am

rubyfoo

anybody still here? Husband got back from the store and is sitting in a chair with his Campari, talking to himself, because he says he has nobody to talk tol

3:49 am

Dianne

Hahahaha - is he getting good responses?

3:49 am

worzel

Hi ruby - I'm in and out (got a dodgy tummy and have to keep running off lol). How are you? xx and do you know how many words today please? I'm guessing about 60 ish x

3:50 am

Dianne

worzel - you must cheat p you are always so close. 56 today.

3:51 am

Dianne

ergs

3:52 am

Dianne

sorry

3:52 am

worzel

Hi Dianne - no, honestly - I'm just really good at guessing - the other day I forgot to give my guess and somebody put the amount up for me and it was EXACTLY what i was going to suggest - I would hae felt SO proud of that one, too! Oh, and thanks for ergs lmao!!

3:54 am

Dianne

Then the next time I buy a lotter ticket I'll ask you for the number :)

3:54 am

Dianne

*lottery

3:55 am

worzel

that's fair enough Dianne. We have a National Lottery over here in UK and they doubled the price a couple months ago so me & my gf stopped playing and joined another lottery system and the first week I got a free ticket for getting 2 numbers and the next week I got £20 for 3 numbers - all within the first 2 weeks - so here's to the big one! (And don't worry - I'll remember my Babble friends!!!) xx

3:57 am

Dianne

Keep up that good work!

4:00 am

rubyfoo

I stopped playing the lottery when we moved to France. It becomes ANOTHER compulsion, fear that if you don't play the same numbers every week, they'll comeup the one time you don't play

4:00 am

rubyfoo

How cold is it there Worzel. It is bitterly cold but sunny here. At least we don't have sow

4:01 am

worzel

It's unseasonally warm - it's about 11 or 12 in the North of the UK at the moment - average for this time of year is around 5 or 6. Bit overcast but according to met office end of next week we are due a MASSIVE storm with winds over 100 miles an hour. That should be fun

4:02 am

rubyfoo

"batten down the hatches"

4:03 am

worzel

We had a storm here about 2 weeks ago and everybody was like "OMG it's awful and so unexpected" even though it's the middle of winter and the Met Office had been issuing warning for over a week. Such a bunch of pansies in this country!!!

4:03 am

o-o

Fair -15°F -26°C
Wind Chill -31°F (-35°C)

4:04 am

rubyfoo

hahah

4:04 am

rubyfoo

that's what I've heard. 2 in of snow and London shuts down!

4:11 am

worzel

ruby you're not wrong there. I remember when I was small in 1977 we had a proper winter. We had 4 foot of lying snow and in some places 20 foot snowdrifts with temperatures down to minus 20 in places and my Dad walked 8 miles to work and 8 miles home again. These days if somebody sneezes in their car the whole road system grinds to a halt!!! Bunch of Mary's the lot of 'em!!!

4:23 am

PMS

n erd

4:57 am

crosshair

good morning my friends:)

6:02 am

mummy

Hello peeps, how is everyone? Worzel, where are you located?

6:11 am

crosshair

there is life!!! good morning, mummy:))

6:13 am

mummy

Hi Crossy, ~~I was beginning to wonder if the world had ended!! and nobody had told me

6:17 am

rubyfoo

hullo

6:17 am

rubyfoo

who is still here?

6:17 am

rubyfoo

6:18 am

rubyfoo

how are you feeling?

6:18 am

crosshair

((ruby))

6:18 am

rubyfoo

hiya mummy

6:18 am

crosshair

feeling ok now,ruby.teeth are stable for now and no new apt till December 23

6:19 am

rubyfoo

do you need some codeine I'll mai it if you want, wrapit like Christmas candy

6:19 am

crosshair

mmm codeine

6:20 am

rubyfoo

18 words left/////

6:20 am

crosshair

I can almost eat bacon again(if I am careful) so I am happy

6:21 am

rubyfoo

wrap the bacon in whiskey, it will numb your mouth as it goes down

6:21 am

crosshair

mmm whiskey bacon

6:22 am

rubyfoo

It thinkwe need to get a patet

6:22 am

rubyfoo

patent*

6:22 am

crosshair

what if we marinate the bacon in whiskey overnight then brush it with honey and sprinkle with fresh ground black pepper and bake in da oven

6:23 am

rubyfoo

OMG, I'd thin "id died and gone t heaven

6:23 am

crosshair

the royal family loves bacon this way sans the whiskey

6:23 am

rubyfoo

unless you have to pass typing tests to get in

6:24 am

mummy

I ought to like whisky as I am half Scottish, but I got so drunk on it when I was 18 I can't even stand the smell of it now...

6:24 am

crosshair

lol,mummy. I will marinate yours in triple distilled vodka

6:25 am

rubyfoo

that's funny, mummy, I know what you mean. It tok me 30 odd years to get over feeling that way about tequila. Now, however, the feeling is gone

6:25 am

mummy

Oh dear, same thing happened with Vodka, on my friends hen night, she ended up sober and had to take me home!

6:25 am

crosshair

crossy cannot drink teuila.:(( I am still not over it

6:25 am

rubyfoo

18 words left, but it's time to lie down in front of the fire as I am freezing

6:26 am

crosshair

poor ruby:((

6:26 am

mummy

and rum and gin, the only things I drink now are beer, red wine and the occasional port after dinner

6:26 am

rubyfoo

neat shots of good quality tequila can get you over most hurdes

6:26 am

rubyfoo

or even hurdles

6:26 am

crosshair

I just cannot get past the taste

6:27 am

mummy

hurdes? how many have you had today??

6:27 am

rubyfoo

add a little orange or lemon juice and some sugar. That should do the trick

6:27 am

crosshair

if you judged my sobriety by my spelling in babble, you would think I am drunk all the time

6:28 am

rubyfoo

as Molly would sayty, it's Grappa Nel after lunch

6:28 am

crosshair

i save it all for my English classes

6:28 am

crosshair

notice , however, that i did put a cap on the word English

6:28 am

rubyfoo

(2 grappas at lunch)

6:29 am

mummy

Join the club!!!! and yes, I'd forgotten grappa, disgusting stuff. better go now and do something more constructive with my day, catch you later when I return for the final 11 words... byee

6:30 am

rubyfoo

<--impressed with caps

6:30 am

crosshair

i used to prefer flaming zambucas

6:31 am

rubyfoo

now I'm eating dates, sweet and full of fiber! Straight from Algeria

6:31 am

MimiCat

Hello, everyone! Crossy, yesterday's grid had a phantom for you: poink.

6:31 am

mummy

panetone doused with zambuca, that is another story..

6:31 am

rubyfoo

hi and bye mimi

6:31 am

crosshair

yes indeed,ruby, i managed an 88% in last class, so now i can spells very goodly:)

6:31 am

crosshair

((mimi))

6:32 am

crosshair

brb, must go soap down this mass of muscle and make myself presentable for the masses

6:32 am

MimiCat

For those of you who didn't see my part of chat yesterday, the dinner with my daughter went very well...I'm so relieved.

6:46 am

bogster

anyone know a reason why a word entered will not register in the list?

6:52 am

Uneaixoise

try refreshing

6:56 am

Kaplan the Magne

how again do I get rid of the green box ad just below the grid?

6:59 am

wvteach

good morning all

6:59 am

Kaplan the Magne

please? It is ad ad box. I thought I had an ad-blocker but it isn't working

7:00 am

wvteach

sorry - never had that happen and don't know what to do

7:01 am

Kaplan the Magne

Yesterday someone told me what to do and it isn't working today

7:02 am

crosshair

do you use goggle chrome for your browser?

7:02 am

Uneaixoise

got the same ad -- refreshed and it went away

7:03 am

crosshair

if so,load the ad-block plug in

7:03 am

lbdawger

you've got some adware on your machine, Kap.

7:03 am

crosshair

and load the freeware version of ad-aware from www.oldversion.com

7:04 am

Kaplan the Magne

I did a thing that was supposed to block all ads

7:04 am

lbdawger

zaftig

7:05 am

lbdawger

sorry. free clue

7:05 am

crosshair

ty,lbd,been looking for that one

7:05 am

crosshair

a Yiddish word for big hooters was not helpful

7:05 am

lbdawger

tadone and finito! guess I have to finish making cookies today.

7:06 am

lbdawger

pleasingly plump! I'm a za6!

7:12 am

Kaplan the Magne

zaftig

7:15 am

crosshair

that's the one,kap:))

7:16 am

crosshair

curves in all that right places that is

7:20 am

phandmd

good morning!

7:21 am

crosshair

howdy,phand

7:21 am

phandmd

have you had your bacon this morning, Crossy?

7:21 am

phandmd

Just got fireworks!

7:22 am

wvteach

congrats phandmd

7:26 am

crosshair

i am not quite ready to try bacon yet with these teeth,phand.soo..i hope

7:26 am

crosshair

soon

7:26 am

phandmd

Oh, sorry, wasn't thinking. Hope you can enjoy again real soon.

7:27 am

crosshair

well,i must head to class.tc my friends and happy babbling

7:31 am

wvteach

hagd crossy

7:32 am

wvteach

time to get ready to go play music for the morning - BBL this afternoon for last 7 words

7:32 am

phandmd

well, I guess I will take the dog for a walk...

8:02 am

Onpaki

hello :)

8:03 am

stevedallas

wow that was quick one and fireworks

8:18 am

Riverdance

I am missing 2 E's from the top corner - I have en4/6 and er4/4 - what are the others

8:19 am

CiociaJudy

er4/6 and er5/10 I think River

8:21 am

Riverdance

help with the er5 please

8:22 am

CiociaJudy

looks like a plural ending

8:22 am

Riverdance

got it thanks judy and that is fireworks

8:23 am

CiociaJudy

last three letters of ea5/10

8:23 am

CiociaJudy

WOOHOO RIVER!!!!!!!!!

8:23 am

CiociaJudy

still have 10 to go

8:23 am

Riverdance

that was a fairly easy grid considering

8:24 am

Riverdance

do you need a clue before I go

8:24 am

CiociaJudy

only have ze4/10 what's the other one

8:25 am

Riverdance

za 6/48

8:25 am

CiociaJudy

and have 1 mo; is there another mo word?

8:25 am

Riverdance

I would never have gotten it if someone hadnt clued it earlier

8:25 am

CiociaJudy

clue please?

8:25 am

Riverdance

No - only 1 MO word

8:26 am

Riverdance

za + love fried dough at the *air + not a lion but a ***er

8:26 am

CiociaJudy

OMG TY! Never would have found that one

8:27 am

CiociaJudy

need 2 c's, 1 m, 3 s's and 3 f's. Ugh

8:27 am

Riverdance

I know - and OMG is in the grid today - lol

8:27 am

CiociaJudy

lol

8:27 am

Riverdance

I bet the M you are missing is a ma5/12 - add a vowel after the ma4/5

8:28 am

CiociaJudy

yep! TY

8:28 am

Riverdance

do you have the sleep of the dead with a latin ending co5/14

8:29 am

CiociaJudy

nope! Got it.

8:29 am

CiociaJudy

I have 5 ca's and 3 co's

8:29 am

Riverdance

how about fe5/26 - fe + high point tile plural

8:30 am

CiociaJudy

surprisingly I have that one LOL

8:30 am

Riverdance

then you are missing a ca

8:31 am

Riverdance

there are 2 fe 5 and 6 and 6 that have only one letter difference

8:31 am

CiociaJudy

looking

8:31 am

Riverdance

one uses the highest point tile

8:32 am

CiociaJudy

that got me two more f's

8:32 am

Babs1

clue for the d?

8:32 am

Riverdance

should be 3

8:32 am

CiociaJudy

have 3 fa's rest fe's

8:32 am

Riverdance

de 4/8

8:33 am

CiociaJudy

DUH Thx River!! Done the f's

8:33 am

Babs1

oh...a fish! thanks

8:33 am

CiociaJudy

down to 1 c and 3 s's

8:33 am

Riverdance

yes the rest are fe's

8:33 am

Riverdance

do you have the ca4/6

8:33 am

CiociaJudy

yes

8:33 am

Babs1

have 2 te 4's ...what else is there for the t?

8:34 am

CiociaJudy

ca4/8, 5/18, 4/6, 4/5, 5/12

8:34 am

Riverdance

ti 4/5 and ti4/4

8:34 am

Riverdance

you are missing a past tense judy

8:35 am

Babs1

seem to be fishing this morning...missing the obvious :-)

8:35 am

CiociaJudy

OMG. FISH!!! TY

8:35 am

CiociaJudy

so I need an s4, s5, s6

8:36 am

CiociaJudy

just got the 5 and 6

8:37 am

CiociaJudy

FIREWORKS

8:37 am

Riverdance

se 4/6 sm5 and 6 ( use the high point tile for the sm's

8:37 am

CiociaJudy

TY TY TY River!! Never would have finished w/o your clues!!!

8:37 am

Riverdance

my chat response is slow

8:37 am

Babs1

congrats!

8:37 am

Riverdance

yay yay yay for Judy

8:37 am

Riverdance

glad I could help - must get back to work now

8:37 am

CiociaJudy

me too. Thx

8:38 am

Riverdance

you helped me with my last 2 words.....

8:38 am

Riverdance

Have a great day everyone

8:39 am

Babs1

have oa 4/7 need 2 more

8:39 am

BzznBea

oc4/5

8:40 am

Babs1

thanks, BzznBea

8:40 am

o-o

plural of desert respite

8:40 am

BzznBea

Thanks, o-o.

8:41 am

Babs1

great o-o

8:41 am

72 Temple Owl

hey all hey cj

8:41 am

Babs1

missing 1/2 of the F's :-(

8:42 am

Babs1

have ge 4/7 and go 4/6, missing one

8:43 am

o-o

three fa words .. a four and two fives

8:43 am

BzznBea

ge4/7, two gi4/7

8:43 am

Babs1

have 3 fa, and 3 fe

8:44 am

o-o

past tense of gi

8:44 am

o-o

9 fe

8:46 am

Babs1

don't see how possible to have 2 gi 4/7?

8:47 am

o-o

fe 4/8 --- DCers

8:47 am

penquis

two vowels, babs...

8:47 am

penquis

same two

8:47 am

BzznBea

One is plural and one is past tense

8:48 am

Babs1

have gi 4/6 and 4/7

8:49 am

Babs1

oh...guess I'm done with the g's :-)

8:49 am

Babs1

now working on the missing fe's

8:49 am

o-o

fe 4/7 -- first of actor Parker of daniel and davy fame

8:50 am

Babs1

have that and fe 5/26, and 4/8

8:52 am

o-o

fe 5/16 --- f + freedom from difficulty or effort; pl

8:53 am

o-o

pl and pt the fe 5/26

9:16 am

Judi

Good morning, all.

9:20 am

o-o

Hello, Another grid that might keep you busy for thirty minutes

9:22 am

penquis

i am done!...tricky little grid...

9:27 am

GMO

Thanks everyone...I have been lurking here figuring out how to play. I have fireworks so your clues have been most helpful! See you tomorrow :)

9:28 am

Judi

YAWN. Fireworks.

9:28 am

o-o

Welcome, GMO and congrats

9:28 am

o-o

Congrats, Judi

9:32 am

o-o

Fair -17°F -27°C
Wind Chill -34°F (-37°C)

9:35 am

LuvWordGames

za 6/48 please?

9:36 am

o-o

za + exhaustion: *a***ue

9:37 am

LuvWordGames

thanks o-o!

9:37 am

mixi6

hi all

9:37 am

o-o

yw

9:38 am

mixi6

ty o-o

9:38 am

o-o

Hello and you're welcome

9:43 am

mixi6

40 words in 10 minutes.

9:47 am

magzel

need 2 e's from upper top right, have mistakes and measurement

9:48 am

magzel

please

9:49 am

rastapopolous

change 2nd letter of the measurement

9:50 am

mixi6

rhymes with saying bad words.

9:51 am

o-o

en 4/6; er 4/6; er 4/4; er 5/10

9:55 am

magzel

tyvm got them

10:08 am

o-o

How is a banana peel on the sidewalk like music?
If you don't C sharp, you'll B flat.

10:13 am

Marc Freeman

Need the stats for the one 'D' in the far right column and the 3rd 'o' I have oa4/7 and oc4/5, please?

10:14 am

o-o

de 4/8

10:15 am

Marc Freeman

got it thanks

10:15 am

o-o

midnight at the oa 5/10 --- the plural

10:16 am

o-o

green spots in the desert

10:17 am

Marc Freeman

thanks

10:24 am

Marc Freeman

I have zap what are the stats for the other 'z', please?

10:24 am

o-o

za 6/48

10:24 am

Marc Freeman

I meant za6

10:25 am

o-o

ze 4/10

10:25 am

Marc Freeman

Are there two za6's

10:25 am

Marc Freeman

Got the z4 thanks

10:27 am

Marc Freeman

I have fe6 X 3, ma6, and zap which two am I missing, please?

10:28 am

o-o

sm

10:28 am

Marc Freeman

sm6?

10:28 am

o-o

what did you ask for

10:29 am

o-o

4 fe

10:29 am

Marc Freeman

got the sm thanks now only missing one

10:30 am

o-o

a plural or past tense

10:30 am

Marc Freeman

Got it thanks again

10:37 am

harpjane

6 to go

10:46 am

bichon

stats for the a, pls and good day to all

10:49 am

bichon

nm

11:06 am

jmbdobie2

as 5 10

11:07 am

jmbdobie2

fezes

11:07 am

jmbdobie2

crap - off I go to pb

12:08 pm

wvteach

** finito ** last word CO 5/14 (Latin plural) and with no list

12:08 pm

kittybat

congrats!

12:09 pm

wvteach

any clues needed?

12:14 pm

xeiluj

could you cli

12:14 pm

xeiluj

clue the za 6 please?

12:17 pm

wvteach

ZA - supposed to be a Yiddish word meanig pleasingly plump - Z + back part of boar + plus last part of a sweet fruit f**

12:17 pm

xeiluj

never mind i found it x

12:17 pm

wvteach

sorry - was off warming up some soup

12:18 pm

xeiluj

TU though. Down to one word, c 5

12:19 pm

wvteach

my last word was latin plural of co 4

12:22 pm

bogster

fe 5/26

12:22 pm

xeiluj

Thanks, that did it, fireworks for me

12:23 pm

uusue2

hi all!

12:23 pm

wvteach

fe 5/26 x 2

12:24 pm

wvteach

firsdt FE 5/26 - pl of FA 4/12

12:25 pm

wvteach

second FE 5/25 - FE + last part of a type of puzzle (MA 4)

12:25 pm

wvteach

hello sue

12:26 pm

uusue2

thanks wv!

12:28 pm

uusue2

going to expert for the last 14...

12:28 pm

bogster

how can the plural of fa 4 be a fe 5/26?

12:29 pm

uusue2

it isn't, that was a typo

12:30 pm

bogster

there isnt a fe 4/12

12:31 pm

uusue2

fireworks!

12:31 pm

uusue2

anyway, bogster, there'

12:31 pm

uusue2

oops

12:31 pm

wvteach

sorry thsat is FA 5/26 - guess there is only one FE 5/26

12:32 pm

uusue2

there's an fa5/26 that's a plural of an fa4/12

12:35 pm

bogster

There are 2 fe 5/26

12:36 pm

bogster

I have the last one I need the one after fe6/27

12:37 pm

mkg

hi all. down the 13 left and am stumped.

12:37 pm

mkg

going to list.

12:37 pm

JaxH

fe5 plural of north african hat

12:38 pm

bogster

I have that one tks

12:38 pm

JaxH

How many words are there today?

12:39 pm

bogster

53

12:39 pm

bogster

no 56

12:39 pm

JaxH

thnks

12:39 pm

JaxH

or even thanks!

12:41 pm

JaxH

Have you got the fe5 clued at 12:24?

12:41 pm

bogster

that is incorrect

12:42 pm

JaxH

No the other one

12:42 pm

bogster

I have that one

12:42 pm

JaxH

that make 2 fe5's then

12:43 pm

bogster

how about fe 6/45

12:43 pm

JaxH

No got that one yet

12:43 pm

bogster

no only one clue was correct

12:44 pm

JaxH

Plural of 1st fe5

12:44 pm

bogster

that is what I need the first fe 5/26

12:45 pm

JaxH

Have you got ma 12?

12:45 pm

mkg

f + opposite of hard is ea** but change last letter to vowel. then add past tense and plural to make two sixes.

12:46 pm

bogster

name of a special billiard shot

12:46 pm

mkg

do same but change fourth letter to high point letter.

12:49 pm

mkg

need ma 6 word before the past tense word please. it is 5/12

12:50 pm

bogster

I have the fe 6/30,the fe6/27

12:50 pm

bogster

I need the fe6/45 and the fe 6/42

12:50 pm

mkg

good bogster

12:51 pm

Kaplan the Magne

again- how to get rid of big green ad box?

12:51 pm

lbuxx

hey everyone.. I surprised myself and got through most of this one pretty quick.. down to 8

12:51 pm

Kaplan the Magne

za

12:51 pm

JaxH

You need the fe5 that you're missing and they build off of that.

12:52 pm

bogster

Ma 6/24 is pt of the ma 5/12 billiard shot

12:52 pm

Kaplan the Magne

someone told me how yesterday, but nothing is working

12:54 pm

bogster

did you join babble?

12:54 pm

Jeff7

cams

12:54 pm

Kaplan the Magne

YES a long time ago, that's not the issue

12:55 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I just have this big green box under the grid. On some browsers, it's a targeted ad, in others the ad is blocked and I just have the box.

12:56 pm

Kaplan the Magne

the ads are from Better surf and I don't know how I got infected with it

12:58 pm

lbuxx

down to the last two.. can someone clue the ZA6?

1:00 pm

lbuxx

Kap- never seen that.. does sound like a virus tho

1:00 pm

bogster

za 6/46

1:01 pm

bogster

add a consonant between a fruit

1:01 pm

Glantarell

za4 - sounds like the german word for fruitjuice + a vowel and a consonant

1:17 pm

lbuxx

thanks all for the clues

1:17 pm

lbuxx

fireworks!

1:17 pm

lbuxx

anyone need clues before i leave?

2:01 pm

mkg

any clues for za 6? ty lbuxx

2:02 pm

mkg

nm got it. sorry. didnt see it below.

2:02 pm

mkg

nm got it. sorry. didnt see it below.

2:03 pm

mkg

need one or two more clues:oa 5

2:06 pm

mkg

nm firewks.

3:03 pm

cybernan

hello all - back for the 11 I didn't find last night.

3:03 pm

cybernan

Does anyone have a clue for the za 6 doesn't involve german or yiddish?

3:04 pm

crosshair

howdy ,everyone:)

3:04 pm

cybernan

hi crossy

3:04 pm

crosshair

none that does not basically mean just spelling it out.it is a strange word

3:05 pm

crosshair

there is no word I even know that is even remotely like it.have to think

3:05 pm

penquis

za + huck finn rode on a ra** + three little p**s....

3:05 pm

crosshair

there we go,.i figured it would be reduced to that

3:06 pm

cybernan

ty pen

3:06 pm

crosshair

mean curvaceous..i think

3:06 pm

cybernan

entirely new word for me!

3:07 pm

crosshair

for me as well.hope it vanishes for 5 more years before I have to find it again

3:07 pm

cybernan

lol - isn't that the truth!

3:09 pm

cybernan

*!* ta da *!* - thanks for the za and thanks to lickety for the other 10

4:02 pm

crosshair

and now it is time for crossy's all new brain teaser of the day!!!!

4:02 pm

crosshair

Six logicians finish dinner. The waitress asks, “Do you all want coffee?”

First logician: “I don’t know.”

Second logician: “I don’t know.”

Third logician: “I don’t know.”

Fourth logician: “I don’t know.”

Fifth logician: “I don’t know.”

Sixth logician: “No.”

Who gets coffee and why?

4:05 pm

PastorJ

if I were the waitress, they'd all get coffee - poured on their heads!

4:06 pm

PastorJ

(there are reasons i'm not a waitress)

4:07 pm

crosshair

lol

4:07 pm

PastorJ

does it have to do with the difference between "does every single one of you want coffee" and "are there some of y'all who want coffee"?

4:07 pm

crosshair

you are very close

4:08 pm

crosshair

I will give it 5 minutes and post the answer

4:09 pm

PastorJ

so i'll guess no one gets coffee, because the 6th one knows that the others do not all necessarily want it

4:11 pm

PastorJ

**watches clock anxiously**

4:12 pm

BerniceQ

All but the 6th logician get coffee.

4:12 pm

BerniceQ

If any of the first five didn't want coffee, he or she could have just said no. But if they wanted coffee, the only answer they could give would be "I don't know."

4:14 pm

crosshair

ok.time for the answer....

4:14 pm

crosshair

The waitress has asked, “Do you all want coffee?” In saying “I don’t know,” each of the first five logicians is saying, “I want coffee, and at this moment it does appear possible that all six of us do, but we don’t yet have enough information to say so definitively.”

The sixth logician doesn’t want coffee, so he’s able to say for certain that not everyone in the group does. So the waitress serves coffee to the first five logicians

4:14 pm

crosshair

the emphasis is on "do you ALL want coffee?"

4:15 pm

crosshair

not to be confused with some of the southern states and "do y'all want coffee?"

4:16 pm

PastorJ

I don't buy it! If I didn't want coffee, I COULD just say no, but I could also say I don't know. Maybe the puzzle should say "6 impeccably honest logicians finish dinner..."

4:16 pm

BerniceQ

No, Pastor, if you don't want coffee, you have to say no, because one person not wanting coffee necessarily means not all of them want it.

4:17 pm

PastorJ

oh, ok! i'll buy that!

4:17 pm

crosshair

well,me must assume at this pijnt that they are honest

4:18 pm

PastorJ

then please send 'em to my church! maybe they can teach folks to say what they really mean! ;->

4:18 pm

PastorJ

gotta go - hagd!

4:20 pm

crosshair

tc pastor

4:20 pm

Rows

hey everyone :) small board today...

4:20 pm

Rows

maybe i'll actually finish it

4:23 pm

sallyds

One left. ge 4,7 I've been monkeying like mad but come up empty. Does anyone have a clue?

4:25 pm

mab

annie ge4 yer gun, alt. spelling

4:26 pm

sallyds

Got it. Fireworks.

4:27 pm

mab

hurray :D

4:35 pm

mab

i like your logic question, crossy. shows the value of carefully parsing what words mean.

4:36 pm

mab

i came late and got the answer before the question...

4:36 pm

mab

but i like to think i would have gotten it right.

4:37 pm

mab

being a language nut

4:51 pm

crosshair

glad you liked it,mab:))

5:33 pm

o-o

"The abnihilisation of the etym by the grisning of the grosning of the grinder of the grunder of the first lord of Hurtreford.." - James Joyce, Finnegans Wake

5:36 pm

Soodle

There is a bronze statue of James Joyce, with his walking stick in Dublin city centre. It is simply known as The Brain With The Cane.

5:38 pm

o-o

Finnegans Wake is well beyond my competence.

5:38 pm

Soodle

You'll get nice pics of it if you Google Image it.

5:39 pm

Soodle

Have you tried Uless... Ulyssesss.. Yooley Says?

5:41 pm

Soodle

<~~~ Unable to spell it. Unlikely to be able to read it. :-)

5:47 pm

o-o

I started to read it ... Ulysses but did not get far.

5:59 pm

Babs1

missing about 1/2 of the f's with only 11 left in total...are there some fa6's anyone wants to clue?

5:59 pm

Babs1

or fe's?

6:01 pm

Babs1

are all the m's ma"s?

6:05 pm

Jillyjill

Hello babbleworld!

6:06 pm

Jillyjill

found an mo4/5 babs

6:13 pm

o-o

three fa; rest are fe ... there are four fe 6

6:16 pm

bbf

FIREWORKS>>BOOM

6:16 pm

dcseain

hooray, bbf

6:17 pm

bbf

anyone need a clue

6:18 pm

Jerry81

need 2 fe6. Got 2 w/s in middle

6:19 pm

o-o

there are two after those .... one plural and the other a past tense

6:21 pm

Jillyjill

<--------!!FW!!

6:21 pm

o-o

congrats, Jj

6:21 pm

Jillyjill

and WooT WooT WooT bbf!!

6:22 pm

Jillyjill

been buried in grid...hello DC and o-o and jerry

6:22 pm

Jerry81

got em ..thanx bbf

6:23 pm

Jillyjill

LOL...my last two were the sm5/8...totally a monkey job!

6:23 pm

Jillyjill

whoops, sm5/6 rather

6:23 pm

o-o

peanuts for all

6:24 pm

Jerry81

oops ...thanx o-o nice cloo

6:25 pm

Jillyjill

an elephant treat never forget...

6:25 pm

Jerry81

Hey Jil... find anything while buried?

6:26 pm

Jerry81

is there an sm8?

6:26 pm

o-o

no

6:27 pm

joso

no 8's at all, sm 5 & 6

6:27 pm

joso

6 is the biggist word in the grid

6:27 pm

Jerry81

o... got those!

6:27 pm

Minveryork

Hello to my fellow babblers! How is everbody doing today?

6:28 pm

Minveryork

By the way, congratulations to all the finishers! Way to go!

6:28 pm

joso

hey min

6:28 pm

o-o

What illness are you suffering from if you keep seeing cartoon animals who talk?
Disney spells.

6:29 pm

joso

;)

6:30 pm

Jillyjill

Hi there minv!!

6:30 pm

Minveryork

I was able to babble with ea 4/4 today. The list was not an as 5/10 for me today, but I must confe 4/7, I did use it.I have one word left so here's a story in ca4/5 anyone needs one. It ama 5/22 me how babblers can finish the grids listless. The list is my sa 4/7ty net. The huge 7 and 8 letter words do not fa 4/12 them and they are able to find words with no problems. I am also ama5/24 at how babblers can finish grids in no time at all. I am going to go watch the film "Co 4/6".Be back later to chat & clue

6:31 pm

o-o

Did you go surfing today, Jj?

6:31 pm

Jillyjill

LOL, went to work in dark and came home at sunset...did switch back to lighter jacket...does that count....LOL

6:32 pm

o-o

Close enough.

6:32 pm

Jillyjill

I assume you are back in short sleeves? ;)

6:33 pm

o-o

Had to get the sun screen out.

6:34 pm

Jillyjill

Did break into a rousing chorus of "We're having a heat wave, a tropical heat wave." Very traditional for my family when temps pop back above zero.

6:36 pm

Jillyjill

Of course, enjoyed the cold snap so much that we are flying back east Friday to catch iit there!

6:36 pm

o-o

I hung a sheet on the clothesline to block the wind and got some rays.

6:37 pm

Jillyjill

Future's so bright he had to wear shades!

6:39 pm

o-o

One day at a time ... this too shall pass ...

6:39 pm

Jillyjill

Love your icon today o-o

6:40 pm

o-o

Yes, an interesting one.

6:40 pm

Jillyjill

Well off to chores. May not be babbling much until after Christmas with traveling...so don't let any rumors start OK o-o?

6:40 pm

o-o

N

6:40 pm

o-o

Never ... be well

6:41 pm

o-o

Enjoy

6:41 pm

Jillyjill

And you too...have a great holiday season!

6:41 pm

o-o

Thank you.

6:42 pm

Jillyjill

And I will enjoy, our high maintenance eldest is finally graduating college!! Plus we will all be together as a family. Doesn't get better than that1

6:42 pm

Jillyjill

So happy babbling all and *poof*

6:44 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye Jillyjill! Wishing you sa4/7 travels.Happy Holidays

6:47 pm

phandmd

good evening

7:04 pm

Minveryork

Hello phandmd!How are you doing? Welcome to the puzzle

7:04 pm

phandmd

doing well. I finished earlier today. This was a way easy puzzle.

7:05 pm

phandmd

how are you doing, Min?

7:06 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations on finishing eary phandmd! Good for you!

7:07 pm

Minveryork

I am well. I am saving my last word for later on tonight.I'm hoping to be able to get my fireworks with another player.

7:08 pm

phandmd

any player in particular? Or just another player?

7:10 pm

Minveryork

Another player. I always like share my success with others.

7:12 pm

phandmd

that is fun.

7:50 pm

suefrad625

hi all

7:50 pm

suefrad625

what are the stats of the sm's

7:52 pm

MimiCat

Checking to see if my icon changed.

7:57 pm

Minveryork

Hello suefrad625! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid

7:57 pm

suefrad625

ty dear

7:57 pm

Minveryork

Hello MimiCat! How are you doing today? Welcome to grid.

7:57 pm

suefrad625

I am doing great and I pray you all are also

7:57 pm

Minveryork

sm 5/22 and sm 6/36

7:58 pm

suefrad625

got them ty

8:01 pm

dan2bit

evening all!

8:02 pm

dan2bit

finished in record time, without listing - thanks all cluers! ma5 the pool shot was my last

8:06 pm

suefrad625

what are the 6's fe6, ma6, sm6,

8:07 pm

Minveryork

Hello dan2bit!How are you doing? Welcome to the chat log

8:07 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations dan2bit on your fireworks!Hooray for you!

8:08 pm

suefrad625

yahoo dan

8:08 pm

stidmama

YAY dan!

8:08 pm

Minveryork

There are 4 fe6 words suefrad625.

8:09 pm

Minveryork

There are four fe6 words and there is also an za 6/48 word

8:09 pm

suefrad625

got them

8:09 pm

Minveryork

Hello stidmama!How are you doing today? Welcome to grid

8:09 pm

suefrad625

ty

8:11 pm

MimiCat

checking icon again

8:12 pm

stidmama

I am well, Min, thanks. Tired, feeling like the world's worst teacher today -- making so many mistakes and feeling so inept. The experienced teacher who is helping me is wonderful and encouraging but doesn't sugar-coat. Which is good, but I wish she had had a magic bullet that would fix my beginner's mistakes.

8:12 pm

MimiCat

Min, when you click on my profile, does it pull up a Christmas picture with ornaments and a "saying?"

8:12 pm

stidmama

She doesn't, but she assures me that no one will miss out on going to Harvard due to my learning curve. :-)

8:12 pm

stidmama

How are you?

8:13 pm

stidmama

going to list at 5 to go. brb

8:14 pm

suefrad625

clue for the za6 please

8:14 pm

Minveryork

Yes MimiCat, it does. Hard to read saying but still beautiful

8:14 pm

stidmama

ZA please?

8:15 pm

stidmama

very pretty icon, mimi

8:15 pm

MimiCat

Thanks. Keep trying to put a different one there that I like better but it just won't work....frustrating.

8:15 pm

Minveryork

za 6/48 is za plus *** Newton cookie, with an extra letter.

8:15 pm

MimiCat

Thanks, stid.

8:15 pm

Minveryork

stidmama, I have been waiting to get FWs with somebody.

8:15 pm

stidmama

that is my last word, Min -- do you want to cross the finish line together? It is a perfect clue!

8:15 pm

Minveryork

Let me know when you enter your last word.I will too then

8:16 pm

stidmama

I am ready!!! one.... two... ENTER!!!!

8:16 pm

Minveryork

READY, SET ...........

8:16 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations stidmama on your fireworks! Hooray for U

8:16 pm

stidmama

:-D *celebrates with extra candy canes and streamers*

8:16 pm

stidmama

YAY Min!!!!

8:17 pm

Minveryork

I am finished! I have fireworks! fe 6/42 was my final word.

8:17 pm

stidmama

the F words seemed really tough for me today

8:17 pm

Minveryork

I'd been saving that word since early on this morning stid.

8:18 pm

suefrad625

i am not getting the za word, it is making me bonkers

8:18 pm

stidmama

wow -- LOL I am never that patient. But I am glad you are!

8:19 pm

stidmama

it's a German word -- means temptress, I think.

8:19 pm

stidmama

full-bodied or well proportioned according to the dictionary.

8:19 pm

MimiCat

Let's see if the Xmas tree loaded this time.

8:19 pm

stidmama

I always just thought it meant Marilyn Monroe. LOL

8:19 pm

stidmama

Looks like it did, Mimi

8:19 pm

stidmama

but huge-big...

8:20 pm

MimiCat

Hooray!!! I am now going to go lie down and watch a movie and fall asleep! Like this one, Min and Stid?

8:23 pm

suefrad625

got it ty

8:25 pm

suefrad625

3 fe, 1 ma and 1 sm and za what 6 am i missing

8:27 pm

Minveryork

There are 4 fe6 words:fe6/30, fe6/27, fe6/45 and fe6/42

8:32 pm

suefrad625

closed 6's ty

8:34 pm

toadandtoadette

any clues for the 2 fe6s (not the ones that sound like understanding)

8:35 pm

suefrad625

one has the large pointed letter

8:36 pm

toadandtoadette

thank you

8:36 pm

Minveryork

Hello toadandtoadette! How are you? Welcome to chat log

8:37 pm

toadandtoadette

doing well. you?

8:39 pm

suefrad625

and pt toad

8:40 pm

suefrad625

corner e stats pls. I have ea4/4 ea5/12 ea5/10 er4/6 er4/4 er5/10

8:42 pm

Minveryork

I am well toadandtoadette. Got fireworks w/stidmama not too long ago. Now just hanging out & surfing the internet.

8:43 pm

toadandtoadette

yah I saw that. congrates. I have 9 left and I think I

8:44 pm

toadandtoadette

'm gonna call it and go play another game

8:44 pm

Minveryork

Go toadandtoadette go!

8:50 pm

Rows

hey everyone!

8:51 pm

stidmama

go everyone go! sorry, was taking care of kid stuff. :-)

8:51 pm

gapeach

FW. Hope everyone is well. See y'all at the flip.

8:51 pm

stidmama

hey rows! any news about that interview yet? thought about you all day today!

8:51 pm

stidmama

YAY peach!

8:54 pm

suefrad625

fireworks for me

8:54 pm

Nef

Good Evening Everyone. How are you all on this cold cold evening?

8:54 pm

suefrad625

i am off to shop online

8:54 pm

suefrad625

good night all from concord nc, usa

8:55 pm

Rows

aww stidmama thanks for asking

8:55 pm

Rows

i do have good news :) but not quite the awesome news i'm still waiting for...

8:55 pm

Rows

i got really good feedback from my interviewer about my video, but he still has to send it to the school and hear from them

8:55 pm

Rows

he said he hopes to get something definitive from the school by the end of the month, though. :)

8:56 pm

Rows

so... given that he liked it, i can probably bet that the school will like it too, and i'll get a job offer by the end of the month :D

9:00 pm

Nef

I do hope you get the offer, Rows.

9:00 pm

Rows

thanks Nef :)

9:01 pm

Rows

it will be really exciting if i do, cos this is basically a great position for me at a really good school in a city i think i will be happy in...

9:01 pm

Rows

so it could be where i end up settling

9:01 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations suefrad625 on your fireworks! Way to go!

9:01 pm

Nef

sending good vibes your way! What would you be teaching?

9:01 pm

Rows

thanks! i'd be teaching kindergarten

9:01 pm

Rows

same as i've been doing last year and this year

9:01 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye suefrad625! I will see you tomorrow maybe in log

9:02 pm

Nef

Hi Min. How are you this evening?

9:02 pm

Rows

but not kindergarten really as the US would define it... my students are 3 and 4

9:02 pm

Rows

and in Taipei the job is for a kindergarten position teaching 4 and 5 year olds

9:02 pm

Nef

so, what we call pre-K then?

9:02 pm

Minveryork

Hello Rows! How are you doing today? Welcome to the grid

9:02 pm

Rows

yeah

9:02 pm

Minveryork

Hello Nef! How are you doing today? Welcome to the chog.

9:03 pm

Rows

but they actually learn a lot of the things that US kindergarteners learn

9:03 pm

Rows

just things are adapted for their developmental stage

9:03 pm

Rows

i'm doing great Minver

9:03 pm

Rows

and you?

9:03 pm

stidmama

Rows. that job sounds like it would suit you well, and I am glad your reviewer liked the video! Keeping my figners crossed for you.

9:03 pm

Nef

I'm doing okay, Min. How are you?

9:03 pm

Rows

thank you!

9:03 pm

stidmama

(((((((Nef))))))) I miss you, dear friend.

9:04 pm

Minveryork

And that's how is should be!There so many kindergardeners here who aren't on kindergarten level.It is very frustrating!

9:05 pm

Nef

Hi stid! I miss you too! I rarely get online at this time of day anymore; but I'm procrastinating doing my Christmas cards and found myself here!

9:05 pm

Rows

yeah... well there are all kinds of ranges within my classes, too... kids develop at such different rates, is the problem

9:05 pm

JenMO16

hi all

9:05 pm

Minveryork

I am well. I actually might get to bed earlier tonight since I finished grid already & have no school work to do for once

9:05 pm

Rows

so i think the model they do in Asia is best, where they have them go to kindergarten for 3 years before primary school

9:06 pm

Rows

gives them more time to get ready for "real" school

9:06 pm

Nef

That sounds very interesting, Rows.

9:06 pm

Minveryork

Hello JenMO16! How are you doing? Welcome to the chog.

9:06 pm

Nef

Hi Jen

9:06 pm

JenMO16

hi nef and min!

9:06 pm

Rows

i was working in a kindergarten in China last year, and it's a 3-year program

9:06 pm

Rows

can really be 4, cos there is even pre-kinder there... 2 year olds

9:07 pm

Nef

Wow. 2 years old would be really pushing it, wouldn't it?

9:07 pm

Rows

haha yeah... i had some kids who were under 2 last year, too

9:07 pm

Minveryork

Speaking of getting to bed earlier, I am going to retire for the night. I leave you with a story of clues in profile. Adios!

9:07 pm

Rows

it's a bit crazy

9:07 pm

Rows

they are still babies

9:08 pm

Minveryork

Goodnight to my fellow babblers! I will see you tomorrow.

9:08 pm

stidmama

I have to find the box of New Years cards we bought... It is going to take a while to write about this past year, and I am trying to wait until I can include some pics of the house "almost done" so people can see we are going to be okay. I don't think everyone on our list necessarily knows yet...

9:08 pm

Rows

goodnight minver!

9:08 pm

JenMO16

I know children who have been in "school" since they were 6 weeks old

9:08 pm

stidmama

sweet dreams, dear Min -- wonderful to step across the line with you today!

9:08 pm

Nef

Good night, Min! Take Care!

9:08 pm

JenMO16

nite, min

9:10 pm

Nef

This will be the first year in many that we won't be doing a Christmas letter. There has been too much happening this year to write about

9:10 pm

Rows

yeah... i think there is a point where it goes overboard, Jen

9:11 pm

Rows

i wouldn't put my kid in school until maybe 3, and it really depends on the kid

9:11 pm

Nef

your house is almost done, stud? Wow! I didn't realize it's been that long!

9:11 pm

JenMO16

but see, if the parent works.....

9:11 pm

stidmama

Rows, it can be hard to know what to do sometimes. Parents sometimes feel they have to keep working so they don't lose ground professionally. The only reason I stayed home was the kiddo's health issues.

9:11 pm

Rows

any clue for the er 5/10?

9:11 pm

Nef

STID! (Dang Spellcheck!!!)

9:12 pm

stidmama

NO. It isn't almost done. BUT we have a roof now, and the plumbing is lmost done

9:12 pm

Rows

oh i know that parents need to work... but i'm talking about sending a kid to *school*

9:12 pm

stidmama

Rows: think british for "backside" only start with er..

9:12 pm

Rows

versus having a nanny or some other daycare option for them

9:12 pm

Rows

thanks stid :)

9:13 pm

stidmama

I guess I am thinking that if they have to pay for daycare anyway, perhaps an environment designed to stimulate and enhance learning is more appealing. Nannies are so expensive...

9:13 pm

Rows

sure, but i just mean it should depend on the kid

9:14 pm

Rows

and also the school

9:14 pm

Rows

i have definitely seen kids at age 2 and 3 who were definitely not ready to go to school

9:14 pm

stidmama

and many of the "daycare" places that aren't specifically designed for learning (around here at least) are pretty much rooms with floor mats and tbs on all the time. And I agree -- so much depends on what the child needs.

9:14 pm

Rows

at least not the school i was working in...

9:14 pm

stidmama

montessori-style, or waldorf, or some other type of school?

9:15 pm

Rows

are you asking about the school i was working in?

9:15 pm

Nef

Our grandson is 4 1/2, there are no kids in our neighborhood and he goes to preschool 3 hours/day 3 days/week. I told my son that he won't get toys from me; I will pay for another day of preschool/week instead. He really needs to be with kids more...

9:16 pm

Rows

ah

9:16 pm

stidmama

yes Rows, what kind of teaching do you do? (other than excellent, which is what I always expect babblers to be!)

9:17 pm

JenMO16

and kids need that nef

9:17 pm

Rows

haha

9:17 pm

JenMO16

help with the 'z' please

9:17 pm

Rows

it was just a Chinese kindergarten, but we were implementing international baccalaureate curriculum

9:17 pm

Rows

or as close to as you can in a Chinese school

9:17 pm

Rows

IB = international baccalaureate

9:18 pm

Rows

something pretty not-overwhelming for anyone really...

9:18 pm

Rows

but school in general was just overwhelming for some of them

9:18 pm

stidmama

IB for under-5s???? *mind boggles, gasps, and implodes*

9:18 pm

stidmama

za 6 or ze 4

9:18 pm

stidmama

need more than that Jen?

9:18 pm

Rows

yes haha

9:18 pm

Nef

wow! That sounds frightening to me…..

9:18 pm

Rows

IB PYP

9:19 pm

JenMO16

za6 please

9:19 pm

Rows

it actually can work really really well

9:19 pm

Rows

and these kids are in China, which is an academically-focused country, so their parents encourage them to do homework, etc.

9:19 pm

Rows

so they are better equipped for it than my Honduran students could be if we tried it here

9:20 pm

Rows

i am somehow missing how there can be so many fe words that are 5 and 6 letters long

9:20 pm

Rows

i've tried so many combinations and nothing is working...

9:21 pm

Rows

so far i just have the two fe 4 words

9:21 pm

stidmama

I can think that it would establish expectations and routines early on, and the kind of teaching I am familiar with for Chinese students would fit well... but still. My heart says that little kids actually benefit from huge quantities of unstructured time in which to explore their environments and social skills

9:21 pm

Rows

yes! and they got that, actually

9:21 pm

Rows

it was really nice

9:21 pm

JenMO16

what is the za6 word stid?

9:21 pm

stidmama

za 6: think MArilyn Monroe. A german word, meaning well-proportioned and womanly.

9:22 pm

Rows

IB PYP is great for their curious nature and it simply lets them have inquiry-based learning, which is more natural than being spoon-fed specific things that they might not care about

9:22 pm

stidmama

za + the type of leaf used by Adam and Eve with a random letter thrown in

9:22 pm

JenMO16

I am too young for Marilyn Monroe

9:22 pm

JenMO16

9:22 pm

JenMO16

9:22 pm

JenMO16

9:22 pm

JenMO16

sorry

9:22 pm

stidmama

:-) no probs, Jen -- did the other clue work?

9:22 pm

JenMO16

thinking

9:23 pm

Rows

can anyone help me with any of the fe 5 or 6 words?? i am somehow brian farting on all of these...

9:23 pm

Rows

i have tried tons of combinations

9:23 pm

JenMO16

not really stid

9:24 pm

stidmama

okay, ZA + consonant, plus the "bouncy" friend of Pooh ***ger

9:24 pm

Rows

okay i found the hats

9:24 pm

penquis

the fe 5/6/6 combo is this.....fe + vowel + high point letter + vowel....then add endings, pl and pt....

9:25 pm

stidmama

I have played babble so long, Rows, that strange clue no longer fa4 me. also past and present tense

9:25 pm

Rows

haha thanks pen

9:25 pm

Nef

fe5's and 6's can be spelled 2 two different ways for the "s" sound

9:25 pm

Rows

i needed a dummy clue

9:25 pm

stidmama

anyway, lots to grade tonight. And I have to do it myself... LOL some things I can't leave to a TA! :-)

9:25 pm

JenMO16

got it, thanks, stid

9:26 pm

Rows

stid, sorry, i feel so selfish... i haven't even asked you about your day

9:26 pm

Rows

good luck!

9:27 pm

stidmama

Long, rows -- LOL middle school just before the winter break. And a sprinkler water line broke yesterday, sending us all out into the rain until we figured out what tripped the fire alarm... It has been a busy week!

9:27 pm

stidmama

Thanks for asking.

9:27 pm

stidmama

Tomorrow we are back on track and working hard! :-) See you-all again soon. *poof*

9:27 pm

JenMO16

oh my, stid!

9:27 pm

Rows

aw man

9:27 pm

Rows

well i hope that you can get some rest this evening!

9:29 pm

JenMO16

anyone heard of Trans-Siberian Orchestra?

9:31 pm

JenMO16

strange

9:31 pm

Alycia

they are awesome Jen

9:32 pm

Rows

i've heard of them yes

9:32 pm

JenMO16

I think I would go blind going to one of their concerts, I am watching them on TV

9:32 pm

Rows

but i have not heard of the sm words before!

9:32 pm

Rows

who has??

9:32 pm

Rows

so weird

9:32 pm

Nef

Sorry, I got distracted by DH. stid, take care of yourself; and good night!

9:32 pm

Rows

lots of bright lights?

9:33 pm

JenMO16

yes and flashing!

9:33 pm

Rows

fireworks here

9:33 pm

Rows

so bits of flashing :)

9:34 pm

Nef

Jen, they are coming to The Cities next week and I'm trying to talk DH in to going to their concert with me. (No luck so far)

9:34 pm

Nef

YAY, ROWS!!! WTG!!!

9:35 pm

JenMO16

woohoo rows

9:35 pm

Rows

:) thanks!

9:35 pm

Rows

i think i'm gonna watch some drop dead diva before i go to bed

9:35 pm

JenMO16

I would walk out with a headache nef, they were here in KC some time ago

9:35 pm

Rows

thanks for keeping me company, guys

9:35 pm

Rows

have a good night! :)

9:36 pm

JenMO16

nite rows

9:36 pm

Nef

niters, Rows!

9:39 pm

JenMO16

sorry about that, they are coming to KC Dec. 22

9:39 pm

Nef

Jen, I've never seen them (even on TV) but I've heard them and even have some of their CD's. Maybe I should check them out on You Tube or Netflix first?

9:40 pm

JenMO16

maybe you should, they do have some solemn moments

9:43 pm

Nef

I will do that. DH is such a stick-in-the-mud about doing anything he considers "cultural;" although part of it may be that he worries about crowds and being squeezed into a non-handicapped seat that would constrict him too much

9:43 pm

JenMO16

reminds of the rock group KISS

9:44 pm

Nef

(he keeps interrupting me to see what I want to do with some papers he's sorting right now; never mind that I told him once already that I sorted that pile of papers already and I DO want to save those!

9:47 pm

JenMO16

well I have done all I can do on this grid, need to get to bed

9:47 pm

Nef

I never saw KISS either; I was older than that I guess.

9:48 pm

Nef

I have 8 left; I guess I'll finish it.

9:48 pm

JenMO16

ok, nite nef

9:49 pm

Nef

Niters Jen. Sleep well!

9:49 pm

JenMO16

thanks

10:04 pm

Nef

Finished (needed Lickety for last 5; many interruptions from DH along the way.

10:04 pm

LeslieAnn

nice work nef!

10:05 pm

Nef

Thanks, LA. My last word was fe 5/26, and it was nearly invisible to me

10:06 pm

LeslieAnn

ah. they are cool.

10:06 pm

uusue2

yay nef!

10:06 pm

uusue2

and hi, nef and leslieann!

10:07 pm

LeslieAnn

hello!

10:07 pm

Nef

Thanks sue. (((Frank & Sue))). Keeping you two in my thoughts and prayers……..

10:08 pm

uusue2

thanks! we really appreciate it.

10:11 pm

LeslieAnn

for 6s i have: 4 fe, 1 ma, 1 sm. what is the other?

10:12 pm

uusue2

za

10:12 pm

LeslieAnn

oh. well then. have been avoiding the z

10:13 pm

Nef

za 6/48 and ze 4/10

10:13 pm

Nef

not too scary, LA

10:13 pm

LeslieAnn

aha!

10:14 pm

LeslieAnn

3 left: c, m, e

10:14 pm

Nef

hey Sue! Wouldn't you say that zap describes the two of us? (ROLF!)

10:15 pm

Nef

(that was za 6; spell check is harassing me tonight

10:15 pm

uusue2

haha, pretty much!!

10:16 pm

LeslieAnn

ah, i was wondering if i was missing a wizard joke or something

10:17 pm

LeslieAnn

just missing a c5 now

10:17 pm

uusue2

do you have the latin plural of co4?

10:17 pm

penquis

alternate plural?

10:17 pm

LeslieAnn

oh bugger, no. thanks sue, fireworks!

10:17 pm

Nef

"pleasantly plump" or "full bodied, well-proportioned" according to Enable

10:17 pm

LeslieAnn

and penquis

10:18 pm

joso

do you have the greek plural of the snoozy guy

10:18 pm

Nef

YAY, LeslieAnn!!! WTG!!!

10:18 pm

uusue2

yay leslieann!

10:19 pm

joso

congrats leslie

10:19 pm

LeslieAnn

snoozy guy! makes it sound like a vacation

10:20 pm

joso

the optimists view of co4

10:21 pm

LeslieAnn

indeed

10:21 pm

joso

es not in a co4, es just pining for the fiords

10:22 pm

Nef

I need to go snuggle with the grandson; he needs Gramma tonight I guess. Good Night

10:22 pm

joso

g'night nef

10:23 pm

uusue2

night, nef!

11:59 pm

torgone

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