12:03 am
ursh
flip and hello all
12:04 am
Smdnjv
Happy New Year!!
12:04 am
Uneaixoise
hello!
12:09 am
dizgrannie
HAPPY NEW YEAR to all
12:11 am
Uneaixoise
halfway -- gnite all and happy new year!
12:13 am
rururocks
goodnight une
12:16 am
Lizlin
Hi all and Happy New Year
12:17 am
licketySplitAUS
Clues are up
12:17 am
Lizlin
Thanks, Lickety
12:18 am
dizgrannie
nbt/nbs
12:18 am
ursh
tx Lickety - you were missed
12:19 am
Bugsaw
Happy New Year to everyone here, whereever you are and when ever it happens/ed
12:20 am
rururocks
hi bugs
12:20 am
Lizlin
Thanks, Ursh
12:20 am
Hillsnow
Thanks, Lickety
12:20 am
Bugsaw
I ruru. glad you are happy
12:21 am
Hillsnow
Happy New Year!
12:21 am
rururocks
thanks.. I wrote you back too
12:21 am
Hillsnow
Oops, sorry
12:22 am
Bugsaw
nice message.
12:23 am
helensgirlkid
Happy New Year, all - whenever!
12:24 am
helensgirlkid
cots
12:25 am
rururocks
lol we're getting a lot of clues with everyone's entry
12:28 am
helensgirlkid
Natch - special gifts
12:28 am
ursh
lot of poop in this grid :)
12:29 am
rururocks
no sh.. oh never mind
12:32 am
godthaab
another co8
12:34 am
rururocks
there are a lot of poop words
12:35 am
cybernan
happy new year everyone
12:35 am
rururocks
hi nan
12:35 am
Bugsaw
thanks nan
12:36 am
Digby the Westie
Happy New Year to all my fellow Babblers!
12:37 am
rururocks
hi digs
12:39 am
Digby the Westie
Hi Ru
12:43 am
rururocks
finished
12:43 am
Lizlin
Congrats, Ru
12:43 am
Bugsaw
well done ruru. Wandering off now
12:43 am
godthaab
Very Excellent Ruru!
12:45 am
rururocks
bye bugs
12:48 am
cybernan
not seeing that co 7-8 combo
12:49 am
grannyrose
when two people pen something together as in use a pencil or biro
12:49 am
ursh
to do with books and novels and articles
12:50 am
cybernan
ty rose
12:52 am
godthaab
Name that Proper Noun - Prime Minister
12:57 am
Digby the Westie
Thanks Grannyrose for the clue!
12:57 am
grannyrose
yw nan and digby
12:58 am
cybernan
PM of what country?
1:04 am
cybernan
crashing -- good night everyone
1:07 am
grannyrose
sweet dreams nan
1:14 am
melonheadjujube
Hi and happy new year
1:14 am
melonheadjujube
it is also the last day of Chanukah.
1:29 am
gapeach
HAPPY NEW YEAR to all! May I please have a clue for fe7-56? Thanks
1:42 am
ursh
fe + cons + wo4/8 and plural
1:47 am
gapeach
Thanks much, ursh.
2:21 am
flosey
HAPPY NEW YEAR FRIENDS - and now I'm off to bed, will pop in tomorrow to do this one.
2:37 am
maggiej
fa 6 any hints?
2:43 am
dizgrannie
waste matter - alternative spll
2:43 am
gapeach
Sorry, maggie, I don't have it.
2:56 am
sprite
good morning all, and a very happy and blessed new year to those celebrating
2:57 am
dizgrannie
FWs last word to 6/33
2:58 am
grannyrose
~~~~~~ HAPPY NEW YEAR ~~~~~~~
2:59 am
grannyrose
and {{hugs}} dear sprite. how did you get through the night? was it very bad?
2:59 am
sprite
*hugs ro4* Hello my dearest friend and sister of my soul... welcome in 2017 and may it bring you happiness, laughter, health and all things good.
3:00 am
sprite
yeah it was brutal. But it is behind us again :) How was your evening?
3:01 am
grannyrose
don was dumbfounded. i went to bed and was asleep by 10pm. i slept through it all... loll
3:02 am
sprite
defeet - losing the battle with your feet up
3:02 am
sprite
oh wow! Oh how lovely. Am so glad for you!
3:03 am
grannyrose
well that's better than dehands.... lose the battle with your hands up. *giggle*
3:03 am
sprite
*giggles* But not a really good one, is it? Not worth adding to our dictionary.
3:04 am
grannyrose
i had pretty bad pain yesterday. i was exhausted. even took endone. i realised that my next infusion is less than 3 week away.
3:05 am
sprite
good, that is not that far ahead. And no wonder you are in pain, jeezzz sweetie, you have run around all month like a young girl. Your body needs time to recover from it all.
3:06 am
grannyrose
lollll, what a thought !!! me = young girl
3:07 am
sprite
not such a leap, grin.
3:07 am
grannyrose
and that is when dr john is doing my lower back.
3:07 am
sprite
oh wow. Good times coming up, rose. I am so excited for you. I hope it will bring you all you hope for, and more.
3:10 am
grannyrose
now, if i have the injection into my right hip the monday before....
3:10 am
sprite
phantoms: vector and sector
3:11 am
grannyrose
i know.... those two words haunted right through playing the grid.
3:11 am
sprite
there will be no stopping you :D Will you remember to take things slow, even if you are painfree?
3:13 am
grannyrose
i will, i promise. initially of course. but i have to fill out a pain chart for 6 weeks
3:13 am
grannyrose
which means i have to see how far i can walk before the pain sets in if at all
3:14 am
sprite
very good. May the Big Guy see his way to freeing you from pain alltogether. Or as close to it as possible.
3:17 am
grannyrose
sprite, do you watch the Edinburh Tattoo?
3:18 am
sprite
no, haven't heard of that. Is it a series, and about what?
3:18 am
grannyrose
ahem... Edinburgh
3:19 am
grannyrose
every year a display of bands playing, drills, marching and dancing at Edinburgh Castle. it's amazing. the precision is breath-taking
3:21 am
grannyrose
if it isn't televised where you are, you may be able to view through youtube.
3:21 am
sprite
sounds good. Here, the traditional things are first the New Year Concert, and then ski jumping (?) in Garmish Partenkirchen.
3:21 am
sprite
will check it out on youtube for sure, hun. Sounds interesting.
3:24 am
grannyrose
the bagpipes are so beautiful. they also have a full orchestra at times, or solo violinists, and a school choir .
3:25 am
grannyrose
the new year concert... is it in amsterdam?
3:26 am
sprite
no, it is always from Vienna. It is a European tradition. Very beautiful.
3:27 am
grannyrose
ahhhh, i have on occasion seen it.
3:27 am
sprite
it is the Wiener Philharmoniker, conductor is Gustavo Dudamel.
3:30 am
grannyrose
i will check it out
3:31 am
sprite
I found my favorite babbler, my favorite animal and the things betraying my ages, the fact I laugh a lot and am in pain a lot, lol. Good grid, this.
3:32 am
grannyrose
as some other babbler said, also a couple of bowel-related words. talk about toilet humour...
3:32 am
sprite
*grins* Yeah, got all of those.
3:33 am
sprite
only a few left here. Easy grid.
3:33 am
sprite
even the biggies are easy to spot, which is saying a lot
3:33 am
grannyrose
it is.
3:38 am
sprite
fireflies. That was fun. And just enough time left to walk terra before the concert. *hugs* my darling. Sleep well, and be very very kind to yourself. Love you.
3:38 am
grannyrose
lolll. don just made one of his usual silly remarks and i threw a peanut at him.
3:39 am
sprite
:D you guys are adorable together
3:39 am
grannyrose
he hen scratched his armpit and hooted like a monkey
3:39 am
grannyrose
he then scratched his armpit and hooted like a monkey
3:39 am
sprite
:D give him a big hug from me.
3:39 am
grannyrose
hope you enjoy the concert sweetie.
3:40 am
sprite
lovely music by one of the best orchestras in the world, feet up, knitting in hand... what's not to enjoy? :)
3:41 am
grannyrose
what's Rob doing?
3:41 am
grannyrose
oooohhh..... WTG SPRITE!!!!
4:44 am
lil*monkey
Good morning & Happy New Year to all the Babblers!!!!!
5:17 am
sukee
Good morning, Happy New Year.
6:20 am
MollyL
Wow, this is a really "shitty" grid
: D
7:10 am
Uneaixoise
no kidding! :-)
7:14 am
trentsnana
Good morning and Happy New Year!
7:15 am
trentsnana
stats for the second e in the second column?
7:18 am
MollyL
Happy New Year kids. May this year bring you health, abundance and happiness.
7:22 am
trentsnana
fish slap
7:26 am
MollyL
How are the grandkids TNana? Did they get lots of good loot for Christmas?
7:48 am
MLFAN17
Happy New year!
7:48 am
Uneaixoise
you too, mlf!
7:48 am
MLFAN17
thank you une
7:50 am
Uneaixoise
50 to go and taking a break -- back in a bit :-)
7:50 am
MLFAN17
according to what molly says this grid is not an easy one?
7:54 am
MLFAN17
third column bottom e?
7:58 am
MollyL
No, I meant "shitty" literally
7:58 am
MLFAN17
molly ohh sorry
7:59 am
MollyL
Once you start getting some of the words you will see what I mean
8:00 am
penquis
hello....
8:01 am
rubyfoo
Hello, back to find a few more words.
8:01 am
rubyfoo
Hello, back to find a few more words.
8:01 am
rubyfoo
Today is the day to count our blessings! Happy New Year!!
8:01 am
MollyL
Hello, hello, Ruby, Ruby.
8:02 am
rubyfoo
Sorry, twitchy fingers
8:02 am
penquis
happy new year to you, too....
8:03 am
rubyfoo
Thank you Penquis
8:07 am
MLFAN17
are any of the 8s common?
8:08 am
rubyfoo
I have nothing bigger than 6 with ONLY 81 to go
8:08 am
penquis
ditto and i am down to 55....
8:08 am
MLFAN17
congrats ruby:)
8:08 am
MLFAN17
i only have one of the 7s
8:08 am
rubyfoo
I feel dense today
8:09 am
MLFAN17
why ruby?
8:10 am
rubyfoo
All small words but <I finally got nbt, was having trouble with the lower e in 2nd coluèmn
8:10 am
wvteach
stats for the 7 pls
8:11 am
MLFAN17
wv the 7 i have is re 7/36
8:11 am
lil*monkey
there are 2 co7s
8:12 am
Dorens
well if it makes you feel any better Ruby, I had trouble with that e also, until I listed.
8:12 am
penquis
i have a co 8...
8:12 am
MLFAN17
hi dorens
8:12 am
MLFAN17
hi monkey
8:13 am
rubyfoo
Hello Dorens, I haven't seen you in ages
8:13 am
rubyfoo
hi monkey
8:13 am
MLFAN17
pen is that a co 7/8?
8:13 am
lil*monkey
Hello mlf & ruby Happy New Year
8:13 am
rubyfoo
I just read "Mister Monkey" by Francine Prose and thought of you LOL
8:13 am
Dorens
hi. And I'm down to 25 (listing helped), yet I have only 1 7 and no 8's. So don't feel bad. And happy new year to all.
8:13 am
lil*monkey
the co8 is not tied to any other co word, it's co + re6
8:13 am
MLFAN17
Happy New Year monkey
8:14 am
lil*monkey
HA ruby you are not the first to tell me that :)
8:14 am
rubyfoo
But I think it's the year of the rooster.
8:14 am
MLFAN17
dorens you and i have the same situation but i have more to find then you do
8:14 am
penquis
mlf...it is co 8/45....
8:15 am
lil*monkey
The Chinese New Year of the animal does not start on Jan 1
8:15 am
Dorens
well I just poked around and found co7/8 - you will too
8:15 am
rubyfoo
Did you see the 23 ft rooster in a Chinese mall that is tricked out to look like Trump?
8:15 am
lil*monkey
oh sorry dorens, I was talking about the other co8
8:15 am
MLFAN17
ruby seriously?
8:16 am
Dorens
I was going to say something about year of the rooster and Trump, but held back. You never know who's going to be offended.
8:16 am
rubyfoo
<-- no idea for those co's
8:16 am
rubyfoo
At this point, it's too late to care!
8:16 am
MLFAN17
me either ruby
8:16 am
lil*monkey
Chinese New Year starts Jan 28 in 2017, year of the Rooster
8:17 am
Dorens
unlikely compound word (although I doubt that it really is a compound word. Just lookslike one - look at the points)
8:17 am
lil*monkey
THey used to call it Year of the Cock, but have changed to Rooster HA wonder why
8:17 am
MLFAN17
i can't imagine monkey lol
8:17 am
rubyfoo
I liked the old name better!
8:17 am
Dorens
cr 8/65 is compound
8:18 am
MLFAN17
dorens that is what i have been trying co 7s or an 8 as compound words
8:18 am
lil*monkey
It's cr8/80 I think? not cr8/65
8:18 am
MLFAN17
just found cr 8
8:18 am
Dorens
cr 8 - think of wrinkles near your eyes
8:18 am
MLFAN17
nbt and nbs
8:18 am
rubyfoo
ty for the cr8
8:19 am
lil*monkey
whew I finished the Cs & am taking a break
8:19 am
rubyfoo
That's what I found, but I thought it had an s and an apostrophe
8:20 am
rubyfoo
whoops, sorry
8:20 am
MLFAN17
you are right ruby that's how it should be spelled
8:21 am
rubyfoo
I have tons of wrinkles, but not those. I guess I don't smile enough!
8:23 am
MLFAN17
i don't have them thankfully
8:24 am
rubyfoo
I think my vanity took a hike in 1990
8:24 am
MLFAN17
lol poor ruby
8:25 am
rubyfoo
no, I am very Lucky to be alive and content, and babblers make me smile
8:25 am
Dorens
Can anyone clue the co8/45? that's the only c i have left
8:26 am
MLFAN17
good for you ruby:)
8:26 am
Dorens
i think vanity is definitely overrated.. particularly when we reach a certain age.
8:26 am
MollyL
co8 to pen something with someone else
8:26 am
phaeton
co8....middle of an apple and not on time
8:26 am
rubyfoo
I just have to stop watching the news!
8:27 am
MollyL
Sorry, I clued the wrong co
8:27 am
Dorens
thanks phae. and molly. and ruby, we all have to stop watching the news.
8:27 am
MLFAN17
ty moly and phae
8:27 am
Dorens
well thanks anyway. you tried, and that counts
8:27 am
MollyL
I agree about the news. It is just one depressing thing after another.
8:28 am
phaeton
Now I have to look for Molly's co8
8:28 am
rubyfoo
ty phae, two for one!
8:28 am
MLFAN17
agreed dorens their was a terrorist attack
8:28 am
MLFAN17
it happened early in the AM in Istanbul
8:28 am
rubyfoo
when and where, MLFAN
8:28 am
MollyL
I often go to the good news network site to counteract the effect of the "regular" news
8:29 am
phaeton
what network site is that Molly?
8:29 am
MLFAN17
reading the main page of the internet can be both good and bad
8:29 am
rubyfoo
Yes, I knew about that one last night; I've been worried about friends and relatives in big cities
8:29 am
MollyL
goodnewsnetwork.org
8:29 am
Dorens
I heard MLF. just further proof that I'll never get to Istanbul, which I've really wanted to do for many years. I even took a cruise last April that began in Athens and was supposed to end in istanbul, but in January they changed the ending, due to earlier attacks.
8:29 am
MLFAN17
Itanbul some nightclub
8:29 am
rubyfoo
All I have here is the dreaded CNN and BBC. Euronews is junky
8:30 am
MLFAN17
i don't mind the BBC news
8:30 am
rubyfoo
Nothing could get me into a crowd
8:30 am
Dorens
I've never been to Israel and think that maybe I had better get there fast. I expect it will become even more unsafe in the near future.
8:30 am
MLFAN17
Poor Dorens, going overseas just isn't safe anymore
8:30 am
rubyfoo
BBC is 1000 times better than CNN!
8:31 am
Dorens
Nope. And I agree. I do like BBC and I detest CNN
8:31 am
rubyfoo
I had a cousin who retired and moved to Tel Aviv but I didn't get there in time to see her
8:31 am
MLFAN17
what i like about both is a lot of times they get news like attacks sooner the our major stations/channels do
8:31 am
rubyfoo
CNN spends too much time advertising itself, over and over
8:31 am
wvteach
stats for the top E in 3rd column pls
8:32 am
rubyfoo
Happy New Year, teach!
8:32 am
MLFAN17
ec4 i think
8:32 am
wvteach
happy new year ruby - and all
8:33 am
rubyfoo
ed4/7 the limit
8:33 am
phaeton
I need stats for the second E in the second column
8:34 am
wvteach
thnx ruby - that was the one i needed
8:34 am
rubyfoo
the little words can be elusive
8:34 am
wvteach
halfway, NBT and NBS - time for a breakfast break
8:34 am
MLFAN17
ruby i have had so many problems with finding them lately
8:36 am
rubyfoo
since I don't list (and very rarely finish), I rely on the generosity of the chog
8:37 am
rubyfoo
Molly has helped me finish one of those rare times; she carried me across on her shoulders!
8:39 am
Dorens
why don't you list ruby? it makes a huge difference. I wait until I absolutely need it before, but once I do.. most of the words fall into place.
8:39 am
MLFAN17
Lat column greyed:)
8:40 am
rubyfoo
Sprite showed me how years ago,but I never got the hang of it so don't even try
8:41 am
rubyfoo
I love thise game, but don't feel any pressure to finish
8:41 am
rubyfoo
I've become very laid-back since I got sick
8:41 am
MLFAN17
ruby just go to Lickety's list and put it in your favorites that way you can go back and forth that is how i do it?
8:43 am
rubyfoo
I'm happy hanging out and finding the occasional word, now down to 69 left
8:44 am
MLFAN17
you are ahead of me ruby:)
8:44 am
bubba218
Is there a list for my last 60?
8:44 am
rubyfoo
I am competitive with myself, however, since I've started using the stationary bike and keeping a log
8:44 am
MLFAN17
yes bubba
8:46 am
rubyfoo
another view
8:47 am
rubyfoo
andfa6 is anotherpoopy word, alt spelling
8:47 am
MLFAN17
you mean fe 5/18 ruby
8:48 am
Uneaixoise
no, she means fa6/30
8:48 am
bubba218
who has posted the clues?
8:48 am
rubyfoo
just add an a for more poop
8:49 am
rubyfoo
Bonjour, une
8:49 am
Uneaixoise
bubba, lickety's list is available
8:49 am
Uneaixoise
salut, ruby!
8:49 am
rubyfoo
I love all your dogs!
8:49 am
Uneaixoise
tx ruby -- me too LOL
8:49 am
mixi6
a cut diamond has fa5,18
8:50 am
MLFAN17
i don't get fa6/30?
8:50 am
bubba218
sorry, mine didn't come up til I refreshed
8:50 am
rubyfoo
If I did what you do, I'd have 50 dogs in the house!
8:50 am
Uneaixoise
it's very tempting :-)
8:51 am
rubyfoo
I'd fall in love with all the pits
8:51 am
rubyfoo
Two big dogs is a lot for me!
8:52 am
Uneaixoise
they're all incredibly loving and sweet
8:52 am
Uneaixoise
and your dogs are BIG!
8:52 am
Dorens
Hey Une. Seeing Cate Blanchett in The Present (Chekhov) on Saturday.
and love seeing your dog pix on Facebook but I rarely hit like.
8:53 am
rubyfoo
I loved that you toldme about Marla (not sure I remembered her name);my chows are smoochy
8:53 am
Uneaixoise
Cate Blanchett on stage . . . swoon!! Enjoy!
8:53 am
rubyfoo
but only with a select few
8:53 am
Dorens
I always have you with me in my pocket
8:54 am
Uneaixoise
aawww thanks!
8:54 am
rubyfoo
She is wonderful but you both shouldmeet in the PB LOL
8:54 am
Uneaixoise
fyi next year for my 70th Jen is taking me to the Big Apple!!
8:55 am
Dorens
Ah, you are right Ruby. don't know if it's well stocked though and I'm hungry. going for breakfast soon
8:55 am
rubyfoo
What a lovely gift!
8:55 am
Dorens
Oh une that is wonderful. Please let me know when.
8:55 am
Uneaixoise
we haven't been there together in sooo long!
8:55 am
Uneaixoise
will keep you informed, doren!
8:56 am
Dorens
all those years you took her, how fitting that she is taking you. I love that.
8:56 am
Uneaixoise
she was here for 4 days at xmas and we had such a good visit :-)
8:56 am
rubyfoo
I haven't been to Manhattan since 9/11, couldn't fa** it
8:56 am
Dorens
Is she still in Maine?
8:56 am
Dorens
Ruby, those of us who lived near/through it had no choice really.
8:56 am
MLFAN17
i haven't been to nyc i years
8:57 am
Uneaixoise
Doren, I still think of my mom and all our wonderful trips together . . . and she loved musicals so much -- thought about her the whole time I was watching LA LA Land!
8:57 am
rubyfoo
I miss my sister and the food!
8:57 am
welki
happy new year, everyone
8:57 am
Uneaixoise
hey, welki!
8:57 am
rubyfoo
Hello Welki
8:57 am
MLFAN17
happy new year welk
8:58 am
rubyfoo
fa6 more poop
8:58 am
Uneaixoise
yes, doren -- she and Ben bought a little 1930s house in Maine -- staying there for the foreseeable future :-)
8:58 am
MLFAN17
une how was that movie?
8:58 am
welki
we need annie here to make the ny club complete :)
8:58 am
Uneaixoise
loved it!
8:58 am
MLFAN17
i am dying to see it
8:59 am
Uneaixoise
it reminded me a bit of Umbrellas of Cherbourg
8:59 am
Dorens
I think Hamilton spoiled me for all musicals. It was soooo different and soooo wonderful.
8:59 am
rubyfoo
Yes! Annie filled the hole in my heart left when my best friend in NY passed; the last place we went together was Brighton Beach
8:59 am
Uneaixoise
well, I'm not surprised, dorens! LOL
9:00 am
Dorens
Une, you know they're making a musical of Amelie, right?
9:00 am
Uneaixoise
Annie is such a sweetheart
9:00 am
Uneaixoise
nooooo! OMG I LOVED Amelie!!
9:00 am
Uneaixoise
stage or film?
9:00 am
Dorens
I would think that would be the first ticket Jen would buy! Broadway, baby!!
9:01 am
Uneaixoise
oh wow . . . sigh
9:01 am
Dorens
starring Philippa Soo (Eliza in Hamilton) a gorgeous voice
9:02 am
Dorens
previews begin march 9. I definitely want to see it
9:02 am
Uneaixoise
my heart's just going pitter patter!
9:02 am
Uneaixoise
well, of COURSE you do LOL
9:03 am
Dorens
gotta go eat some breakfast.. later, gators
9:03 am
rubyfoo
bye everybody
9:03 am
MLFAN17
i watched that concert/show on tv last celebrating a birthday or anniversary of Shakespeare, Prince Charles and his wife were there
9:04 am
Uneaixoise
bye ruby and doren :-)
9:04 am
Uneaixoise
back to the chog with piping hot coffee
9:05 am
MLFAN17
<-- has a cup of coffee on the kitchen table and waiting for hubby to make our meal
9:07 am
LuvWordGames
add two vowels to ve 4/7
9:08 am
MLFAN17
thanks luv
9:11 am
Uneaixoise
45 to go . . . BBL :-)
9:11 am
MLFAN17
i have 76 left i will be back
9:17 am
bubba218
Finished, off to our traditional New Years DAy brunch at the River Cafe.
9:26 am
Judi
Happy New Year, Babble buds!
9:27 am
hego
Happy new year Judi!
9:38 am
car.eeyore
Happy New Year!
9:39 am
car.eeyore
((hego))
9:39 am
hego
Hope you had a good holiday season. <3
9:40 am
car.eeyore
I did! Really wonderful! You?
9:41 am
hego
Glad it's over, though.
9:42 am
car.eeyore
I haven't had the news on since last night. Besides Istanbul, where there any other incidents?
9:42 am
hego
Not as I've heard. No
9:45 am
hego
halfway. bbl...
9:45 am
MLFAN17
that si the only one I have heard about car
9:45 am
MLFAN17
judi are you here?
9:45 am
car.eeyore
I was so sad. I turned everything off and went to bed at that point.
9:46 am
MLFAN17
I just happen to change the channel car and saw it on cnn or an upper cable channel
9:47 am
MLFAN17
just curious judi. hello to you and car:)
9:47 am
car.eeyore
I got the al5 on my phone and could not find any news station covering it.
9:47 am
car.eeyore
Hello!
9:49 am
MLFAN17
car I only saw it on that one channel though I didn't look otherwise but cnn and other cable news channels seem to get the info first
9:50 am
Judi
Sinister business that bombing in Istanbul. Dude dress as Santa blew himself up.
9:50 am
MLFAN17
i saw it wasn't a "santa"?
9:51 am
MLFAN17
so we know it was him or is it a diversion i wonder?
9:53 am
MLFAN17
oohh santa suit man went to the nightclub etc . what is wrong with people .. and why?
9:53 am
rururocks
I would think in Istanbul he'd dress up like a Turkey
9:54 am
Judi
Because they deliberately target Christians and Jews. Basically, they hate everyone.
9:54 am
car.eeyore
Whew! New Year's Fritatta came out great!
9:54 am
MLFAN17
sounds yummy car
9:54 am
MLFAN17
Judi you are right about htat
9:54 am
car.eeyore
blend of cheddar and bacon
9:55 am
MLFAN17
car good thing i already ate lol
9:56 am
MLFAN17
can someone help with fa 6 please?
9:56 am
Judi
*Holds out plate for scoop of fritatta*
9:56 am
car.eeyore
<---- slices and serves....
9:58 am
Judi
Actually, I had a bowl of oatmeal with walnuts & blueberries.
9:58 am
car.eeyore
yummmmm
9:59 am
rururocks
Gaaackkk
9:59 am
Judi
Porridge haters!
9:59 am
car.eeyore
If you said something like that in front of my auntie, she would give you even more of that food.
9:59 am
m9f9l
mlf.. british poop
10:00 am
MLFAN17
car and i still wouldn't eat it lol
10:00 am
rururocks
Porridge is to mush for me
10:00 am
car.eeyore
Then you went nowhere. Sat at the table all freakin' day/night until it was gone. And if it wasn't, you got it served to you again the next day
10:01 am
m9f9l
Oh pease. It's not that bad!
10:01 am
car.eeyore
I get that one!
10:02 am
Judi
Sounds like "auntie" had a mean streak.
10:02 am
m9f9l
mlf, did you find the british poop?
10:02 am
m9f9l
My Dad did the same thing with oatmeal. For years I couldn't eat it. But now I like it again. So long as it's not overcooked.
10:03 am
rururocks
Poop and oatmeal. Yuck
10:03 am
MLFAN17
finally got it ty
10:03 am
MLFAN17
ruru nice convo right lol
10:04 am
MLFAN17
i don't mind instant oatmeal but the real stuff? forget it
10:04 am
bichon
fa 6/30, pls
10:04 am
m9f9l
LOL..and I don't like the instant stuff! At my husband's work they have the best steel cut oats.
10:05 am
MLFAN17
steel cut oats? no thanks
10:05 am
m9f9l
bich, that's the british poop!
10:05 am
penquis
i am eating toast with cretons...
10:05 am
Judi
Only have time for instant. Usually what I eat when I get to work in the a.m.
10:05 am
periwinkle
Wishing all my babble buds a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year!!
10:05 am
car.eeyore
Happy New Year!
10:05 am
m9f9l
There's those cretons again!! Is it anything like liverwurst?
10:05 am
rururocks
Cretins?
10:05 am
MLFAN17
judi only problem is it makes me belch so i haven't had it for a while now
10:06 am
MLFAN17
same to u peri
10:06 am
bichon
sorry if I know nothing about British poop [that sentence sounds really weird
10:06 am
penquis
cretons....it's a pork spread...
10:06 am
Judi
Never heard of cretons before.
10:07 am
MLFAN17
lol bichon its fa vowel fen*** white picket that is
10:07 am
rururocks
Are you having swine with it?
10:07 am
penquis
it's french canadian....i grew up eating it....haven't had it in years, but saw some at the grocery store so i bought it....
10:08 am
periwinkle
ruru I bought the more expensive tonic, fevertree to go with the grey goose my niece bought for me. I still prefer gin.
10:08 am
MLFAN17
congrats m9
10:08 am
Judi
I'll probably regret asking, but what part of the pig is used for cretons?
10:08 am
MLFAN17
<--loves gin and tonic
10:09 am
rururocks
Oh. It is great tonic isn't it?
10:09 am
MLFAN17
judi i was about to ask the same thing lol
10:09 am
periwinkle
It is good
10:09 am
MLFAN17
yw bichon
10:09 am
MollyL
British anything adds extra vowels to American words. I thought that was a common clue here.
10:09 am
periwinkle
I will have to try it wit gin later today to really tell the difference.
10:09 am
penquis
it's ordinary pork....my mother made cretons at home....and meat pie with similar ingredients...
10:10 am
bichon
fe 5/26, pls
10:10 am
MLFAN17
molly i was thinking should have known as its usually the same two put together
10:10 am
penquis
you get it in the refrigerator section.....you put it on toast and it melts....
10:10 am
Judi
Sounds suspicious, pen. Like scrapple or Spam.
10:10 am
bichon
The British way is more like Latin
10:10 am
periwinkle
ruru, is there a type of wine you could suggest for everyday, ie, Chablis, merlot, etc. not that I would drink it everyday but something to have around the house
10:10 am
MLFAN17
judi you just mentioned two things my husband loves
10:11 am
MLFAN17
bichon i don't have it will look...
10:11 am
phaeton
Hello...may I have a clue for the ec4/6? Just can't see it.
10:11 am
car.eeyore
light tan color
10:11 am
MLFAN17
pahe i had trouble findng it too it ends in u
10:11 am
Judi
Everyone's favorite beige, Phae.
10:11 am
MLFAN17
phae ops
10:11 am
MLFAN17
bichon clue please?
10:11 am
rururocks
What price range?
10:12 am
phaeton
ty mlf...just didn't see that dumb U...lol
10:12 am
MLFAN17
phae i also had the worst time will it was well yw
10:12 am
periwinkle
lower end. I prefer white but would consider red. in the past some wines gave me a headache.
10:12 am
car.eeyore
That one took me forever to Phae
10:12 am
periwinkle
lower to mid range even
10:12 am
bichon
rhymes with what you eject from your nasAL PASSAGES
10:12 am
MLFAN17
judi did we get an answer?
10:12 am
penquis
found the fe 5/26.....rhymes with "Achoo"......
10:13 am
periwinkle
you could send me an e-mail if that is easier ruru.
10:13 am
car.eeyore
Peri, I get headaches and heartburn frequently from wine. If company is coming, I just generally get Barefoot Pinot Grigio. Everyone seems to like it and it doesn't bother my system.
10:14 am
phaeton
boogers?
10:14 am
Judi
I don't think so, MLF. However, I just remember the "potted meat" discussion from "Sling Blade".
10:14 am
MLFAN17
ty pen and the pl too
10:14 am
MLFAN17
what part of the animal is used to make that pork stuff?
10:14 am
bichon
NO, NOT BOOGERS. THE ACT OF EXPELLING FROM THE NARIS
10:14 am
car.eeyore
OK, I'm off to get some work done. HAGD everyone and best wishes for a happy, healthy and peaceful New Year <3
10:14 am
m9f9l
All the recipes I saw called for "ground pork"
10:15 am
m9f9l
And I saw one person who remembered their Memere used boston pork butt
10:15 am
periwinkle
my e-mail is in my profile. ty ruru
10:16 am
bichon
sorry didn't mean to shout
10:16 am
rururocks
Gotvit
10:17 am
phaeton
whew...got rid of the C
10:17 am
rururocks
Got it that is
10:17 am
periwinkle
I do not C words
10:17 am
periwinkle
not crazy about K or B words either :)
10:17 am
Judi
Champion snowman, Phae!
10:17 am
periwinkle
ok, I will remove it then
10:18 am
bichon
fe 7/56, pls
10:18 am
penquis
MLF...it's regular pork....no innards or weird parts...
10:18 am
MLFAN17
ah ty pen
10:19 am
MLFAN17
i need that too
10:19 am
periwinkle
I have co8. help with other 8's pls
10:19 am
Judi
Cr8 - laugh lines.
10:19 am
penquis
another co 8...
10:19 am
MLFAN17
peri cr8 is a compound word
10:19 am
periwinkle
ah ty pen and Judi
10:20 am
MLFAN17
i have co8/45
10:20 am
periwinkle
pen, I wonder who the other Team Babble players are on Wordsplay
10:20 am
penquis
co 8/65.....starts with the prefix co.....
10:20 am
penquis
peri...i have seen Thanar and have no idea who he/she is...
10:21 am
periwinkle
I have co8/65
10:21 am
MLFAN17
pen prefix?
10:21 am
penquis
co is a prefix....
10:21 am
penquis
like in costar....
10:22 am
bichon
fe 7/56, pls
10:22 am
MLFAN17
pen that's why i am confused
10:22 am
MLFAN17
bichon trying to help you find that as i need it too
10:22 am
penquis
go left with that word, MLF....
10:23 am
penquis
don't have the fe 7.....will look....
10:23 am
m9f9l
2 co8. the author one and the have to do with one.
10:24 am
MLFAN17
sorry i am lost..
10:24 am
MLFAN17
bichon did you get the fe word yet?
10:24 am
penquis
co + what an author does...with plural letter at the end...
10:25 am
m9f9l
Ha ha.. this is a very poopy grid!! just found the de8!
10:25 am
MLFAN17
m9 what is the 2nd one i have the one that ends in had some food
10:25 am
penquis
m9....just saying that gave me that word, lol....
10:25 am
penquis
very poopy grid...
10:25 am
gramma
I saw mention of Barefoot wines in the chat. Did you know that they use recycled fracking wastewater to irrigate the vineyard? There are quite a few California wines that have used this practice. Also some of the citrus groves. Be careful what you put in your body.
10:26 am
MLFAN17
got the de 8/65!
10:26 am
MLFAN17
gramma eww
10:27 am
MLFAN17
i don't know who makes it and is cheap but their is a wine i had years ago that is called Rock Rabbit
10:27 am
gramma
Nothing like a glas of wine grown with carcinogenic chemicals.
10:27 am
m9f9l
Fan, you don't have the author one? Like when there's a second author?
10:28 am
MLFAN17
m does it end in not early?
10:28 am
penquis
i clued it again....co + what an author does....add plural letter....
10:28 am
m9f9l
that's one of them, but not the author one
10:28 am
MLFAN17
gramma i don't drink wine that much anyway
10:28 am
penquis
on the left side of theboard...
10:28 am
gramma
That's good Just be aware.
10:29 am
MLFAN17
ohhh got it
10:29 am
m9f9l
fan..it starts in a rather bovine fashion..maybe that will get you in the "right" direction.
10:29 am
MLFAN17
ty pen understood clue of yours
10:30 am
MLFAN17
i still need fe7/56?
10:32 am
penquis
was someone looking for the fe 5/26?...just found that one...
10:33 am
zoozzoom
FE + consonant + hard lump of skin caused by a virus but change the vowel.
10:33 am
m9f9l
fe7... ends with herbally
10:33 am
zoozzoom
Then plural for the FE8/75
10:33 am
penquis
Herbally??
10:34 am
m9f9l
I meant it ends herbally
10:34 am
MLFAN17
whatever that means lo
10:35 am
penquis
still thinking about that hard lump of skin....ewww.....
10:35 am
m9f9l
yeah.. what's a four letter word in this grid that has to do with herbs? Like penny**** and louse****
10:35 am
MLFAN17
no idea on any of that for the fe 7
10:35 am
penquis
actually got that fe word.... :oD
10:36 am
Jeff7
st johns ****
10:36 am
Jeff7
st johns ****
10:36 am
penquis
ty for clues....could have looked all day for that one.....
10:36 am
Jeff7
jumping in before either walking dogs or napping....or both lol
10:37 am
m9f9l
oh yeah, st john's!
10:37 am
MLFAN17
i would go for both jeff lol
10:37 am
periwinkle
not getting the fe7 clue
10:38 am
MLFAN17
peri ends in wo 4/8 and wo 5/18
10:38 am
zoozzoom
The DEF For the FE 7 & 8 is : a biennial gentianaceous plant, Gentianella amarella, of Europe and SW China, having purple flowers and rosettes of leaves .
10:39 am
MLFAN17
i am sure i will remember that at a later date...NOT
10:39 am
Judi
Fe7 and 8: For he's a jolly good ***low + what might grow on your skin after handling a toad.
10:39 am
zoozzoom
In fact if you put the DEF into google the word comes up :-)
10:39 am
MLFAN17
really judi/
10:39 am
periwinkle
tyty for fe7/8 new words for me
10:40 am
zoozzoom
I have handled toads on many occasions and it never gave me them. Old wives ta4 for sure.
10:41 am
chj
fe7/8 sounds like Mr. Roper's herbs
10:41 am
MLFAN17
that's why i said really judi?:)
10:41 am
Judi
Yeah. Toads are harmless. Unless it's a cane toad. Toxic little bastards.
10:41 am
MLFAN17
hi chi isn't that character's first name Stanley?
10:41 am
MLFAN17
chj sorry
10:42 am
chj
i meant the actor
10:42 am
m9f9l
Well, I got over 1/2way. Gonna take a break. Getting over a mild flu and my head is done.
10:42 am
penquis
ah...Norman Fell?....
10:42 am
penquis
don't know where that came from....
10:42 am
MLFAN17
yes him:) i loved him
10:42 am
MLFAN17
pen off the top of your head?
10:43 am
penquis
yes...useless information crowding up my brain...
10:43 am
zoozzoom
CO + whenyou use a pen.
10:43 am
bichon
fe 7/56, pls what does ends herbally mean?
10:43 am
zoozzoom
Then plural for the CO 8/45
10:43 am
penquis
look at judi's clue below...
10:43 am
chj
Always reminded me of Whit Bissel
10:43 am
penquis
are there two co 8s?
10:44 am
zoozzoom
Okay the other one is Middle of an apple + not early.
10:44 am
penquis
looked up whit bissell....remembered his face quite well, but not his name...
10:45 am
penquis
i have that one, zooz....so there is another co 8? what are the stats?
10:45 am
chj
seven days in may; invasion of the body snatchers
10:45 am
penquis
oh i have two co 8 words....
10:45 am
zoozzoom
The other one which I clued is CO 8/65
10:45 am
periwinkle
I only have the one co8 (the writers)
10:45 am
MLFAN17
bichon ends in wo 4 and 5
10:46 am
zoozzoom
Haha! what are you like, Pen!
10:46 am
penquis
i was wondering if there are three?....is there a plural for the co 7/32?
10:46 am
MLFAN17
clue please for that co7 pen?
10:46 am
zoozzoom
No there is not, Pen.
10:46 am
penquis
i don't have it....
10:47 am
MLFAN17
pen oh sorry
10:47 am
penquis
ah, ok,zooz.....i got confused by the chat...
10:47 am
periwinkle
ty zooz
10:47 am
zoozzoom
Most welcome :-)
10:48 am
periwinkle
help with bottom row E pls
10:48 am
penquis
so the co 7/32 that someone asked for was never clued?
10:48 am
periwinkle
cheers to all, having a G&T with fancy tonic :)
10:48 am
penquis
e + love flower....
10:48 am
zoozzoom
EL 5/10 E + not early.
10:48 am
penquis
nice, peri...makes me want one...
10:49 am
periwinkle
duh, ty for the e words
10:49 am
MLFAN17
peri at this hour?
10:49 am
Judi
Co7/32 - found it. Another middle English word that you all should know (NOT!).
10:49 am
periwinkle
"hands pen a G&T
10:49 am
chj
co8/65 when elsie's family says mass
10:49 am
periwinkle
why not, mlf. it is 5 o'clock somewhere and if I drink alcohol later in the day it keeps me awake at night
10:49 am
penquis
i have the 8/65....was asking about the co 7/32....
10:50 am
MLFAN17
i thought the grid didn t have a co 7/32?
10:50 am
periwinkle
and besides it is New Year's Day!!!
10:50 am
penquis
go, peri!
10:50 am
MLFAN17
peri well you could drimk a few and then take a nap might make you sleep better later?
10:50 am
zoozzoom
Wss in the supermarket today and they were selling Christmas selection boxes for 50 pence so i bought ten boxes : D
10:51 am
periwinkle
I often do take a nap after my G&T.
10:51 am
periwinkle
what are in the boxes, zooz?
10:51 am
zoozzoom
Mlf the question was does the cO 7/32 plural. There is a CO 7/32.
10:51 am
MLFAN17
zooz.. ohh can i have a clue please?
10:52 am
zoozzoom
They have things like froggo, curly wurly, crunchie, fudge chocolates etc.
10:52 am
penquis
snack boxes?
10:52 am
MLFAN17
peri does help you sleep i remember the time i had one i was out like a light but managed to wake up early for some reason?
10:53 am
penquis
that's what alcohol does...
10:53 am
bichon
ty for the fe 7
10:53 am
zoozzoom
http://tinyurl.com/h9n6ytz
10:53 am
zoozzoom
they are just like these.
10:53 am
MLFAN17
froggo is a game you can play online
10:54 am
zoozzoom
It is also a chocolate bar :-)
10:54 am
MLFAN17
zooz ohh
10:54 am
penquis
i want one, zooz....
10:54 am
periwinkle
is curly wurly a game or a candy?
10:55 am
penquis
i don't care what it's called....i just want one.... :oP
10:55 am
rururocks
curly wurly sounds like a sex game
10:56 am
zoozzoom
CO 7/32 , Mlf. How much something is + when a football team go down a league they ahve been ***egated.
10:56 am
penquis
only to you, ru....
10:56 am
zoozzoom
Oh good grief, ruru!
10:56 am
MLFAN17
its a chocolate bar and if it is a chocolate bar i want one
10:56 am
zoozzoom
Congrats, Judi!
10:56 am
rururocks
involves a lot of equipment though
10:56 am
MLFAN17
ty zooz:)
10:56 am
rururocks
..hmmm.. maybe that's whirly
10:56 am
MLFAN17
congrats judi
10:57 am
Judi
I thought that was called "Twister".
10:57 am
penquis
ty, zooz....
10:57 am
penquis
congrats, judi....
10:57 am
rururocks
twister is fun too
10:58 am
rururocks
naked twister
10:58 am
zoozzoom
I think I have lived a sheltered life compared to Rurur lol
10:58 am
MLFAN17
i cant balance that well so twister is not for me
10:58 am
rururocks
most people have zooz
11:00 am
zoozzoom
May I just wish you all a very Happy New Year to you all!
11:00 am
rururocks
same to you zooz happy new year to you
11:01 am
zoozzoom
That was not a good sentence with to you all twice but you get what I mean.
11:01 am
penquis
happy new year, zooz...
11:01 am
rururocks
we got the you all part
11:02 am
rururocks
*thinks zooz goes to Texas too much*
11:02 am
MLFAN17
new year was the important part and happy not a preposition..that is a preposition right?
11:02 am
rururocks
i'd prefer a new year's proposition .. but that's just me
11:03 am
zoozzoom
I like your icon message, Mlf :-)
11:03 am
MLFAN17
good luck ruru
11:03 am
zoozzoom
You never know, ruru 2017 could be the year it happens!
11:03 am
rururocks
here's hopin'
11:03 am
rururocks
I did meet someone I really like
11:04 am
MLFAN17
do you have to take it out to pee?
11:04 am
zoozzoom
Mlf, Glass is half full not half empty.
11:04 am
MLFAN17
zooz 50/50 on that one
11:05 am
zoozzoom
Wow that was a bit below the belt, Mlf!
11:05 am
MLFAN17
its just a question:)
11:05 am
rubyfoo
astronaut diapers?
11:05 am
MLFAN17
not the kind in a skirt
11:05 am
serenitynow
Happy New Year.
11:06 am
penquis
too many meanings for that question.... :o0
11:06 am
rubyfoo
<-- hiding behind my dog
11:06 am
MLFAN17
Happy New Year serenity
11:06 am
penquis
happy new year...
11:06 am
zoozzoom
And Happy New Year to you!
11:06 am
rubyfoo
sorry, that came fromouterspace
11:06 am
zoozzoom
((Ruby))
11:07 am
rubyfoo
((happyzzoozz))
11:07 am
zoozzoom
We are all from outer space if you think about it, Ruby :-)
11:07 am
MLFAN17
this is true zooz
11:07 am
rubyfoo
This has been a excllent holiday week!
11:08 am
zoozzoom
Very pleased to hear that, Ruby!
11:08 am
penquis
i have another Christmas party on Jan. 15....
11:08 am
rubyfoo
you think?
11:08 am
MLFAN17
pen chirstmas party?
11:08 am
zoozzoom
Hope you enjoy it, Pen!
11:08 am
rubyfoo
One tomorrow,theen lunches out Wed and Thurs and then everybody will be gone
11:09 am
penquis
ty....it should be relaxed which is nice...
11:09 am
rubyfoo
All the "snowbirds" came to ski and there's no snow in this region
11:09 am
zoozzoom
Any snow on the mountains yet, ruby?
11:10 am
zoozzoom
Ah well that answered my question then lol
11:10 am
rubyfoo
not any in the ski resorts within 2 hours
11:10 am
zoozzoom
Not good for business then.
11:10 am
rubyfoo
There used to be sooo much more when we moved here
11:10 am
penquis
my brother had about 13 inches on Friday....i had about two inches with rain in between and after the last snow....we live less than 2 hours apart...i lucked out...
11:11 am
rubyfoo
I don't miss it, but feel sorry for my friends
11:11 am
zoozzoom
It has rained here for most of the day.
11:12 am
rubyfoo
Last year there wasn't even one hard frost
11:12 am
rubyfoo
bye everybody, time to feed the pups
11:13 am
zoozzoom
have a great evening, Ruby!
11:13 am
penquis
bye ruby...
11:17 am
penquis
i am done....listing helped a lot...
11:18 am
zoozzoom
Congrats, Pen!
11:18 am
penquis
ty...i enjoyed this grid...
11:19 am
zoozzoom
It was not a bad one :-)
11:19 am
penquis
laundry...brb...
11:19 am
zoozzoom
Toodle pips!
11:22 am
zoozzoom
Looks like everyone has gone to do other things so will take my leave now. Happy babbling to anyone coming in!
11:22 am
JBsAnno
Happy New Year, Babblers All!
11:22 am
zoozzoom
And to you, JBsAnno!
11:23 am
JBsAnno
Watching the Mummer's Parade in Philadelphia - real Philladelphians watch it on TV and the tourists sit out in the cold :)
11:23 am
JBsAnno
ZoooooooZ!
11:23 am
JBsAnno
May you have a zoomin year!
11:24 am
zoozzoom
Aww thanks..And I hope it is! Hope yours will be great too!
11:24 am
zoozzoom
You get a better view on the TV than being there live I would think.
11:24 am
JBsAnno
I see that most people have gone to other pursuits: laundry, lunch (or food), etc.
11:24 am
JBsAnno
I see that most people have gone to other pursuits: laundry, lunch (or food), etc.
11:25 am
MollyL
*Watches how Zoom "leaves" and then comes back again
: P
11:25 am
zoozzoom
Ah I almost left but JBsAnno just caught me before I clicked close :-)
11:25 am
JBsAnno
Yes, zooz, true. We went live to the parade one year. It was highly energetic drunken revelry that we observed just inches away from us!
11:26 am
JBsAnno
Hi, Molly! Happy New Year!
11:26 am
JBsAnno
Yes, it's kinda like peri asking for a clue/hint, then nm. :)
11:27 am
JBsAnno
Happy New Year, pen! I will take your fine example and do laundry too, but a little later...
11:27 am
penquis
happy new year to you, too...
11:27 am
MollyL
There is always a load of laundry going in my place. I can't deal with one day of 7 or 8 loads.
11:28 am
penquis
i wanted to get it done before football begins....
11:28 am
zoozzoom
I will be making a cup of tea nad eat some chocolates and probably play poker ( Not for money)
11:28 am
penquis
i have to do outside and then down some cement stairs to get to the laundry area in the basement....
11:28 am
JBsAnno
Eagles play their last game of the year against the Cowboys. Good way to end.
11:28 am
penquis
i grew up playing poker for money....it was a family thing...;o)
11:28 am
JBsAnno
Poker for chocolates sounds like a good deal
11:29 am
penquis
eagles played well last week, didn't they?
11:29 am
JBsAnno
If we played poker for money, I would be still-paying back my siblings...
11:29 am
zoozzoom
Love playing poker but do not have the money to play for real. Can not afford to lose any lol
11:30 am
penquis
we played for nickels and dimes (small change)....
11:30 am
JBsAnno
I wish, Molly, but even with a w/d in our apt, my work schedule keeps my laundry confined to the weekends.
11:30 am
rururocks
I don't like to gamble
11:31 am
penquis
it's the only kind of gambling i ever did...
11:31 am
rururocks
<---does laundry every day ...but drinks while he does it
11:31 am
zoozzoom
I do the Euro lottery with parents but alas not won yet :-(
11:31 am
MollyL
You can't lose much playing nickle, dime, quarter and it is fun.
11:32 am
penquis
i did win $55 one day in Montreal playing with relatives....but we played from late morning to bedtime....we did stop to eat dinner... ;o)
11:32 am
MollyL
I am de-decorating the house and giving it a good New Year clean.
11:32 am
rururocks
I'm redoing the Kitchen here a bit
11:32 am
zoozzoom
Still $55 up than you were when you started :-)
11:32 am
penquis
can you come over and clean my place, Molly?....i have a cleaning lady who comes in once a month to do a good cleaning....but she had a knee replacement....
11:33 am
zoozzoom
Is that just taking down Christmas decorations, Molly lol
11:33 am
JBsAnno
Yes, pen, they played the Giants last week, and won, which was too little too late to rescue the season. I have high hopes for the team upcoming next season!
11:33 am
penquis
yes, zooz....that was the profit of my day's playing...
11:33 am
JBsAnno
Wanna clean, too, but gotta lunch first.
11:33 am
rururocks
<---hopeless in SF with the 49ers
11:34 am
rururocks
we now have the worst team in the league
11:34 am
penquis
sorry, ru....
11:34 am
JBsAnno
Happy New Year, ruru! I look forward to a new year of groans in your profile ;) and puns on the chog.
11:35 am
rururocks
yeah.. that's right I have to zero it out for the new year
11:35 am
JBsAnno
Yeah, ru, sympathies. However, good wishes to any developing relationship you may or may not have mentioned!
11:35 am
LeslieAnn
you should keep 2016 for posterity
11:36 am
rururocks
thanks JB.. we did go out on a nice date.. so it's a great start
11:36 am
LeslieAnn
i believe in you that you can get more this year
11:36 am
zoozzoom
you could put a little table like 2015 46 groans 2016 56 groans lol
11:36 am
rururocks
2015 was 203 Groans.. my best effort yet
11:36 am
penquis
yes, groan history...
11:36 am
zoozzoom
Glad it is still on going then, Ruru!..So 2017 really could be the year!
11:37 am
rururocks
I hope so.. I really like her
11:37 am
rururocks
I wasn't here enough in 2016 to gather pun groans
11:38 am
MollyL
Work schedule, hmm, let's see. I work 40 hours a week and sometimes more than that, but still make time for a load of laundry a day. Like I said, I can't deal with a whole day devoted to laundry.
11:38 am
zoozzoom
Does that mean your groan efforts will be getting more elaborate to beat 203 groans lol
11:38 am
rururocks
yes.. I just have to come up with more groan-worthy puns zooz
11:38 am
JBsAnno
Hoping for all good things to come your way, zooz, Molly, ruru, pen, and Leslie!
Before I go, just want to point out that this grid has more E letters than it has words that begin with E.
11:38 am
cybernan
good morning and Happy New Year.
11:39 am
rururocks
If you have a nice glass of wine and do Laundry .. it makes it a lot more palatable
11:39 am
zoozzoom
Well if anyone can come up with them it is you, Ruru the king of puns!
11:39 am
rururocks
hi nan
11:39 am
JBsAnno
True, Molly, but add my commute on that, and quiet hours for my building, and it's laundry on weekends for me :)
11:40 am
JBsAnno
Hi, nan, Happy New Year!
11:40 am
zoozzoom
And to you, Nan!
11:40 am
JBsAnno
And I really have to go now. BBL to finish, happy finishing to everyone today!
11:40 am
MollyL
I have a very short commute. I refuse to spend hours in the car to get to and from work. It is stressful and expensive.
11:40 am
LeslieAnn
bye jb!
11:40 am
zoozzoom
Ha!, Ruru has added that one already LOL
11:40 am
rururocks
I spend days in the car
11:41 am
zoozzoom
Bye, JBsAnno :-)
11:41 am
rururocks
I'll take any I can get.. Leslie is just prepared for the pun onslaught this year
11:41 am
LeslieAnn
hunkering down.
11:42 am
rururocks
My whole history of punning is in the archives :D
11:42 am
zoozzoom
Okay my cup of tea is calling me and chocolate bar is ready to be chewed. Happy babbling everyone *poof*
11:42 am
MollyL
I work with people who spend over an hour to and from work. When you factor in what they spend on gas, oil changes and auto repair (not to mention time away from their loved ones) their wages are close to minimal.
11:44 am
cybernan
I don't understand why people who never have to leave their workplace would spend an hour or more commuting in heavy traffic when they can hop on an lrt and be there in half and hour.
11:46 am
cybernan
LRT - light rapid transit
11:46 am
hurshy
many places in the US don't have good public transit
11:47 am
cybernan
here neither, hurshy, but that's because people don't use them.
11:47 am
hurshy
yeah, vicious cycle
11:48 am
rururocks
it gets used a lot in SF and the Bay Area
11:49 am
cybernan
In Vancouver people who insist on driving in the city pay a surcharge on their gas to pay for the commuter system and in London, UK they pay a substantial extra fee on their car licenses to be able to drive in the city -- both good ideas, I think, for encouraging people to use commuter systems and for the environment
11:50 am
dan2bit
happy new year all! 3 C words left
11:50 am
cybernan
wtg dan
11:56 am
MollyL
We have great public transit in my area. Some people just refuse to use it.
11:56 am
penquis
my area has too few people for mass transit....and that's true for most of my state....
11:57 am
dan2bit
ce6 clue anybody?
11:57 am
penquis
same first four letters...add two vowels...
11:58 am
rururocks
ce6 is that weird babblet
11:58 am
rururocks
ce + the beginning of hard nosed
11:58 am
MollyL
Hahaha, that weird babblet...like there is only one of them
11:59 am
penquis
i was thinking the same thing...
11:59 am
dan2bit
ty pen & ruru, that's firewords!
11:59 am
penquis
congrats...
12:01 pm
Marc Freeman
Happy New Year to all. Need a clue for ve6/27, please?
12:02 pm
wvteach
add two vowels to end of VE 4/7
12:03 pm
Marc Freeman
thanks
12:03 pm
penquis
ditto to you,too, marc....
12:11 pm
cybernan
ce 6 please?
12:11 pm
penquis
i am heading out....Happy New Year to all, including all the lurkers!....bye all....
12:12 pm
MollyL
ce6 just clued below
12:12 pm
hurshy
funny how de5/14 and fe5/18 are only one letter apart but they mean SUCH different things!
12:13 pm
LeslieAnn
the sign for the bathroom is a fe5 de5
12:13 pm
MollyL
Well, if you de5ed with fe5 material, you would probably be confined somewhere
12:13 pm
hurshy
not sure whether to lol or ewww
12:14 pm
LeslieAnn
you're the one who brought it up lol
12:14 pm
hurshy
yeah, and even then i wasn't sure whether to lol or ewwww!
12:14 pm
hurshy
so i just wanted to put you all in the same dilemma
12:15 pm
MollyL
Where is the scat man when his comments would be germane
12:16 pm
m9f9l
I guess he's doing what scat man do :-)
12:17 pm
m9f9l
I'm back to find a few more.
12:18 pm
rururocks
i'm too pooped to comment on scat
12:19 pm
m9f9l
Yeah, I'm close to droppings myself.
12:21 pm
m9f9l
You're not guano reply?
12:21 pm
rururocks
i'm feeling a little crappy with the cold weather
12:21 pm
m9f9l
Wait. Have we dung this before?
12:22 pm
rururocks
I'm not sure m9.. we'd have to anal-yse it
12:22 pm
m9f9l
Either way, I'm not going toilet it stop me.
12:23 pm
rururocks
well aren't we flush with puns
12:23 pm
m9f9l
Yup. We stool got it!
12:23 pm
rururocks
oh.. we'd better stop
12:24 pm
rururocks
it tends to bother the sensitivities of a certain player
12:24 pm
LeslieAnn
so glad you have a #2, ruru
12:25 pm
m9f9l
Ah. That's ok. I'm getting over the flu, and I think it's giving my body ideas. Hate to pun and runs..
12:27 pm
rururocks
shouldn't there be a colon at the end of that sentence m9?
12:27 pm
cybernan
sorry -- looked back but the hard nose clue isn't helping
12:28 pm
rururocks
if someone is surviving a lot of pain nan they are ...
12:28 pm
chrisk
You'd have about 6 if I'd only typed the word each time I groaned
12:28 pm
MollyL
What about the same first 4 + two vowels clue?
12:29 pm
rururocks
LOL chris
12:29 pm
cybernan
ah - ty ru and molly
12:49 pm
rururocks
time to do housework.. happy new year everyone.. hope you all have a restful day.. other than de-decorating
12:50 pm
Deeha
I can find a word in this that is not recognised! In the 'good' old days a favourite meal for poor people was tripe and cow'ill which I later discovered was cowheel. Yum yum!!!My got used to it in the end and even coo,husband ate tripe - you could no longer get cowheel - and at first I always made hhim eat it on the kitchen away from decent people!!I got used to it in the end and even cooked it for him.
12:50 pm
aebmusica
fe7/56.......clue please
12:53 pm
aebmusica
nvm i found it!
12:53 pm
wvteach
can u clue it pls
12:55 pm
MollyL
First three of fabric + what is on a witch nose, but spelled differently
12:56 pm
aebmusica
fe+consonant+ugly growth you get rid of by kissing frogs
12:56 pm
wvteach
thnx to both of you
12:57 pm
MollyL
That awful looking dish is two words or hyphenated, according to the dictionary.
12:58 pm
Deeha
oh right Molly nice to know I didn't make it up!!
1:13 pm
MollyL
And actually, you don't "get rid of" the ugly growth by kissing a frog. You GET one by kissing a frog. According to myth and legend.
1:20 pm
aebmusica
well you see Molly....I was never sure about which was which so I stayed away from kissing frogs!
1:27 pm
hego
lol. Good policy Music.
1:31 pm
cybernan
3rd de 5/14 please?
1:33 pm
flosey
the 3rd one is a plural but not of the previous word, second one back
1:33 pm
hego
same as one before. Change last letter.
1:33 pm
cybernan
ty flosey
1:39 pm
cybernan
these f's are brutal
1:39 pm
hego
Not there yet.
1:42 pm
cybernan
don't see any of 3 fe's I'm missing
1:42 pm
MollyL
2 involve the high point tile
1:43 pm
MollyL
Nope, three
1:44 pm
cybernan
have those, ty - missing the 7-8 combo
1:44 pm
cybernan
and the last fe 5
1:45 pm
cybernan
oh - the hat
1:50 pm
SamanthaJoy
fe 7/8 -- fe + cons + herbal ending, and pl for the 8
1:54 pm
MollyL
Herbal ending like St. John's...
1:55 pm
cybernan
ty molly - was wondering about that herbal ending
2:03 pm
cybernan
to 6 please?
2:05 pm
MollyL
Haul a car + first part of laugh noise
2:06 pm
cybernan
ty again
2:08 pm
cybernan
*!*~*!*
Thanks for the help
2:09 pm
harpjane
greetings and happy new year!
2:09 pm
hego
Happy new year Jane!
2:20 pm
NANCY
clue for the fa 6 please
2:22 pm
hego
The one I don't have. Looking.
2:23 pm
LeslieAnn
alt spelling of fe 5/18
2:23 pm
hego
ty Leslie. Smacks forehead!
2:23 pm
NANCY
tyvm, got it.
2:24 pm
LeslieAnn
lots of crappy words today lol
2:26 pm
LeslieAnn
co 7/32?
2:27 pm
hego
first 4 as one before plus first 2 of what Brits call a lift.
2:27 pm
hego
oops left out a cons.
2:28 pm
LeslieAnn
got it thanks :)
2:31 pm
LeslieAnn
last is de 6/24?
2:32 pm
LeslieAnn
to announce something! as in: i'm done! :)
2:33 pm
hego
lol Congrats!!
2:36 pm
NANCY
hego, did not get the co 7, could you reclue please
2:43 pm
jubi
Happy new year!
2:48 pm
Glantarell
co& - co4 the price of something + consonant and ** salvador
2:48 pm
Glantarell
evening all, back for the last 65 if I make it that far....
2:49 pm
NANCY
tyvm glant, I finally got it.
2:55 pm
Glantarell
to6 is a new one for me - to +wh4, a child's noise when they go fast on a toy
3:05 pm
lil*monkey
It's a bird, Glanta
3:22 pm
Glantarell
interesting, lil*monkey
3:29 pm
Glantarell
ro5/18 another new word for me, the wheel of a spur or a piece of leather inserted under the skin of an animal to pro mote drainage...
3:30 pm
Glantarell
thankfully not in the grid
3:30 pm
Deeha
help please. My last word and cant see it se6.24
3:31 pm
Glantarell
se6 - to withdraw formally from an alliance, federation, or association, as from a political union, a religious organization,
3:33 pm
Deeha
sorry actually had that one I meant so6.18!
3:33 pm
MollyL
French for an evening affair
3:33 pm
LuvWordGames
so 6/18 a party
3:34 pm
Deeha
oh dear so obvious. Many thanks. That's fireworks for me
3:35 pm
LuvWordGames
WTG Deeha!
3:36 pm
Deeha
Happy New Year to you all and goodnight
3:41 pm
LuvWordGames
co 8/45 please?
3:45 pm
Glantarell
I don't have that yet, you have found it, a clue would be appreicated :-)
3:46 pm
lynxxx
middle of the apple is not early
3:50 pm
Glantarell
TYT Lyn - and Happy New Year
3:50 pm
Glantarell
not TYT - TYVM
3:51 pm
lynxxx
yw Glant - hoping the New Year is good for you too!
3:54 pm
Glantarell
in my mind i always thought that co8 had a double rr in the middle
3:54 pm
lynxxx
same here - prob another US spelling variation
3:56 pm
wvteach
dictionry gives the double r spelling as the meaning of the single r spelling - I think that we always use the double r spelling in the us
4:00 pm
lynxxx
Bye - need to get off this laptop b4 I buy more stuff online in between Babbling!
4:00 pm
Glantarell
bye Lyn
4:08 pm
MollyL
The US spelling of co8 has a double r
4:09 pm
MollyL
The definition given here of the single r word says "chiefly British"
4:12 pm
lil*monkey
Speaking of the so6... an acquaintance of mine on FAcebook posted a picture and put this caption: We're having a swaray.
4:13 pm
Glantarell
sounds as if there may be profanities lil*monkey
4:13 pm
Glantarell
I have never seen the single r version of that word in the UK
4:13 pm
Glantarell
swearay
4:14 pm
lil*monkey
Well that's how she thought so6 was spelled. duh!
4:15 pm
Glantarell
duh indeed
4:19 pm
Glantarell
ooh, fe5/6 combo are also new to me - a middle English word for a state of vexation or worry, or a violent rush or impact.
4:25 pm
phaeton
hello...may I have a clue for the fe7/56 please?
4:26 pm
Nef
Good afternoon. fe 7/56 is a plant; pl for the fe8/75
4:28 pm
Nef
(I was looking for the fe 5/6 & found the fe7/8. Not sure why that happened, but it looked okay when I entered it
4:33 pm
Nef
I don't have it yet, but will look
4:36 pm
zoozzoom
TO 6/33 pull another car along + consonant + double vowel.
4:36 pm
Nef
It's a bird, phae
4:37 pm
Nef
Hi zooz, good clue
4:37 pm
Glantarell
to6/33 - to drag a vehicle behind and an expression of laughter - not hahah but..
4:37 pm
Glantarell
Hi Nef, Zooz, Phaeton
4:38 pm
phaeton
Hi Glantarell
4:38 pm
phaeton
Last word...de8/65
4:38 pm
Glantarell
sorry, don't have that yet
4:39 pm
zoozzoom
Hello, Glantarell :-)
4:39 pm
zoozzoom
To excrete wast.
4:39 pm
Nef
I don't have it either, phase, but will look
4:39 pm
zoozzoom
DE 8/65 to excrete waste.
4:40 pm
Glantarell
ty Zooz#
4:40 pm
Nef
thanks, zooz, lots of that in the grid today...
4:41 pm
Uneaixoise
omg another poop word LOL
4:42 pm
phaeton
ty...done!
4:42 pm
Glantarell
woo hoo phaeton
4:42 pm
phaeton
any clues wanted or needed?
4:42 pm
Uneaixoise
kudos, phae!
4:43 pm
Glantarell
I am working my way through the last 21... but thanks for the offer
4:44 pm
phaeton
Happy Babbling! and Happy New Year!
4:44 pm
Glantarell
on second thoughts a clue for the de8 would be handy
4:44 pm
Glantarell
and Happy New Year to you too Phaeton
4:45 pm
phaeton
first 4 of the de6/30 then a girls name
4:46 pm
Glantarell
ty Phaeton
4:47 pm
phaeton
yw...(waiting anxiously for tomorrow's grid) Have good evening, although it must be quite late for you Glantarell
4:48 pm
Glantarell
nearly bedtime :-)
4:48 pm
phaeton
Then, sweet dreams. Ta!
5:11 pm
m9f9l
back for last 2
5:11 pm
Glantarell
hi m9f9l
5:11 pm
m9f9l
Well. That was easy. fw
5:11 pm
Glantarell
my last 2 as well
5:11 pm
Glantarell
well done
5:11 pm
m9f9l
What are yours?
5:12 pm
m9f9l
Mine reminded me of the books I read when I was young.
5:12 pm
Glantarell
in what way?
5:13 pm
m9f9l
The author. All Creatures Great and Small etc
5:14 pm
Glantarell
Oh, that was a TV series her ein the 1970s/1980s here. Just fabulous
5:15 pm
m9f9l
Yes. But first I read some of the books. All Things Bright and Beautiful.
5:15 pm
m9f9l
All things Wise and Wonderful
5:15 pm
origami
I loved that show. Something so comforting about animals and Englishmen :-)
5:15 pm
origami
Happy New Years!
5:15 pm
Glantarell
I have never read the books
5:16 pm
Glantarell
Hi Origami, happy new year
5:16 pm
Glantarell
two great actors, and a great actress too
5:17 pm
m9f9l
Yes. I loved the Farnon brothers in that show.
5:17 pm
Glantarell
oh, please put me out of my misery abnd clue the he6/7 combo
5:18 pm
rururocks
he + public disturbance
5:18 pm
Glantarell
duh, you alreayd have
5:18 pm
Glantarell
i am done, and it is bedtime
5:18 pm
Glantarell
happy new year, ruru
5:19 pm
rururocks
same to you glanta
5:19 pm
m9f9l
Funny we had the same for our last 2
5:20 pm
m9f9l
The younger Farnon brother was also a Doctor Who. And he had a short lived mystery show called Campion. I liked the theme song.
5:20 pm
MollyL
My neighbors must have gotten the deluxe, extra large pack of fireworks. They are still setting them off. And trust me, they set off a lot this morning at midnight.
5:23 pm
m9f9l
Wow. My dog, who doesn't come in our bedroom at all, came and got on my bed. Poor baby.
5:23 pm
m9f9l
He usually isn't bothered by such things, but the neighbors had some pretty impressive stuff going off.
5:28 pm
Marc Freeman
fa6/30, please?
5:34 pm
Nef
Sorry,Marc, I don't have it but am now looking for it.
5:38 pm
dc43
fa6....Solid excretory product
5:38 pm
Marc Freeman
thanks how about fa8, please?
5:39 pm
Marc Freeman
sorry de8, please?
5:40 pm
dc43
Don't have it, sorry
5:41 pm
Nef
de8/65 + the act of pooing
5:41 pm
dc43
I just got it...lol
5:43 pm
Marc Freeman
thanks
5:43 pm
Nef
Sorry, having a problem with symbols; that + should have been an =
5:50 pm
lil*monkey
I have co8 x 2, cr8 and de8. What am I missing pls?
5:51 pm
Marc Freeman
co8 the first one, please?
5:51 pm
lil*monkey
oh good grief, is it another poo word?
5:52 pm
lil*monkey
co + re6
5:53 pm
Marc Freeman
thanks
5:53 pm
Nef
The fe 8 is not another poo word; it's a plant I guess (pl the fe7/56
6:09 pm
origami
Are you there ru? I sent you an email question.
6:10 pm
rururocks
just responded
6:56 pm
periwinkle
hi folks, back to find my last 23 words
6:57 pm
lil*monkey
hi peri! Happy New Year!
6:57 pm
lil*monkey
I have 35 left
6:58 pm
periwinkle
hi lil*monkey, happy new year to you, too!
7:02 pm
periwinkle
help with so6 pls
7:09 pm
MLFAN17
looking peri...
7:09 pm
MLFAN17
clue please peri?
7:10 pm
periwinkle
an evening party or social gathering ends in double vowel
7:10 pm
lil*monkey
so6 is the French word for party
7:10 pm
MLFAN17
ah ty got it
9:24 pm
Buttonman
evening all, could someone clue me the first st 6/18 please
9:25 pm
Buttonman
anyone out there?
9:33 pm
crystalle
its the same as other st6 but with different last letter
9:33 pm
Buttonman
thanks a bunch, fireworks
9:44 pm
crystalle
anyone out there able to give me a clue on ce6?
9:45 pm
bookwomen
ce 6 first 4 letters of ce 5 with two vowels
9:49 pm
maggiej
2nd wh 5/20 any hints?
9:50 pm
lil*monkey
the second one is a color
9:50 pm
doseffing
...colour
9:51 pm
maggiej
3rd one is what I meant
9:52 pm
lil*monkey
for third one, drop last letter of the color, and make it plural
10:44 pm
harpjane
hello 131 to go
10:44 pm
harpjane
found a type of robin
10:47 pm
harpjane
nbt nbs
10:51 pm
harpjane
found a baby bird
10:52 pm
harpjane
I guess I'm just amusing myself here!
11:05 pm
Uneaixoise
de6/24 please?
11:07 pm
harpjane
an edict from a king or leader de6
11:10 pm
Uneaixoise
fe7/56?
11:13 pm
harpjane
add a consonant and then an herb, st johns ****
11:13 pm
harpjane
then plural
11:13 pm
Uneaixoise
that's a new one . . .
11:15 pm
harpjane
ooh found more birds, ge5
11:21 pm
Uneaixoise
FW! back at the flip :-)
11:31 pm
mkg
hi all. any clues for the 8s?
11:31 pm
harpjane
just clued the fe7/8
11:32 pm
harpjane
also de8/65 to poop
11:32 pm
harpjane
that's all I got
11:33 pm
mkg
ty looking back to fe.
11:33 pm
harpjane
fe6/42 and the previous fe5?
11:33 pm
ursh
cr 8 - the lines around our eyes as we get older
11:34 pm
ursh
co 7 & 8 to pen a book with a friend
11:34 pm
mkg
ty for fe and de. got both.
11:36 pm
mkg
not finding the cr. i know they are something with the bird cr 4 for first part.
11:38 pm
harpjane
add the lower limbs
11:40 pm
mkg
i need one more 8. i have co , cr, de and fe. what is fifth?
11:41 pm
ursh
co 8/45 to gather stuff in order
11:43 pm
cybernan
co 8 x2
11:45 pm
harpjane
fe5/26? either one?
11:47 pm
Cosmo Kramer
fe5/26 - when water fr**** it becomes ice.. drop the 'r'
11:47 pm
Cosmo Kramer
plural for 6/42
11:48 pm
harpjane
got them both thanks
11:48 pm
Cosmo Kramer
got the second fe5/26 also? or want a clue?
11:48 pm
harpjane
no i got it thanks
11:48 pm
harpjane
just needed to move my eyes up instead of down
11:56 pm
harpjane
5 left, the last ce5?
11:56 pm
harpjane
I mean ce6?
11:57 pm
ursh
add another vowel to the last ce5/12 and mix them up
11:57 pm
ursh
to the end of the ce5/12
11:59 pm
ursh
add the beginning of re7 (to tell a story) to the price of stuff
11:59 pm
dizgrannie
co 4 + not early
11:59 pm
dizgrannie
oops sorry that's the 8