12:01 am
TraderKate
Fliperino! Ay least it's not inder a hundred words ;)
12:01 am
Rainiqui
flip and ca 8
12:03 am
flosey
flip and hi folks
12:08 am
cosdem
thanks rain
12:08 am
Rainiqui
you're oh so welcome !
12:12 am
rururocks
da8 called?
12:16 am
Nef
cos, message sent; more info tomorrow for you.
12:17 am
Nef
WTG, MitchDick! YAY!!!
12:19 am
licketySplitAUS
Clues are up
12:19 am
Nef
Thanks, lickety!!
12:20 am
flosey
wow, well done Mitch
12:20 am
flosey
and thanks Lickety
12:22 am
cybernan
deta6 is a word! -- anyone who has ever had a daughter knows that
12:24 am
TraderKate
TY Lickety :D
12:25 am
TraderKate
should be nan, but it's an "un" :/
12:26 am
cybernan
not when you are sitting with a screaming child trying to comb them out of her hair
12:26 am
TraderKate
and when you get it de ta6, it still won't let you re ta6 it...
12:28 am
cybernan
right even though it does happen
12:28 am
TraderKate
mother kept me in braids pulled so tight, my eyebrows were almost to forehead
12:28 am
TraderKate
again, and again, and again nan :)
12:29 am
Nef
My one aunt used to say her slanted eyes were due to her braids being braided way too tight also!
12:30 am
TraderKate
LOL Nef... it's true!
12:31 am
cybernan
crash time for me -- good night everyone
12:31 am
TraderKate
hagn nan
12:31 am
Nef
(she never explained how her other sister - who also had braids - didn't get slanted eyes, however)
12:32 am
TraderKate
the finer the hair, the tighter the braids of torture :/
12:34 am
TraderKate
my relatives later joked that they didn't thnk I could blink when braids in....probably true
12:34 am
Nef
Good thing I never had longhair then! My hair is "difficult" fine!
12:35 am
rururocks
did the sirens go off?
12:35 am
TraderKate
Are we all in the PB ruru?
12:36 am
Nef
Which ones & where, ruru?
12:36 am
rururocks
don't sirens go off for hair braids?
12:36 am
TraderKate
Oh Gaaaawd! you got us! LMAO
12:37 am
Nef
UGH! Fooled me again!
12:38 am
TraderKate
Don't dis -tress Nef. we are safe - for now ;)
12:40 am
rururocks
parting is such sorrow
12:41 am
Nef
ru, you've just upped your groan count -- again! ;-)
12:41 am
TraderKate
sorry, ruru... I was nose first in my dinner plait.
12:42 am
rururocks
oh.. I hope it wasn't veal scalpini
12:43 am
TraderKate
steak baked tater&sc and veg, heady combo
12:44 am
rururocks
no pate?
12:44 am
rururocks
(worth the pb for that pun)
12:44 am
TraderKate
I will not strand for misquotes, you forgot the "sweet" part ;)
12:45 am
rururocks
I was trying to get more bangs for my bucks
12:46 am
TraderKate
LOL, no goose liver, but the wine is the crowning glory.
12:46 am
TraderKate
You are such a cut-up...
12:47 am
rururocks
gosh the chat is moving at a fast clip
12:48 am
TraderKate
GROAAAAAAAAAAN.... cut it short then?
12:48 am
TraderKate
ruru is such a tease....
12:48 am
Nef
And with that last cut; I need to get to bed.
12:49 am
rururocks
I love these little snip -its of humor
12:50 am
TraderKate
Awwwww we scared Nef off! :(
so looooooong Nef will you back comb tomorrow?
12:50 am
TraderKate
I mean come back :(
12:52 am
rururocks
this is nearly shear madness
12:54 am
TraderKate
If we trim it back a bit; maybe shave a little off the edges, we won't scare anyone else off.
12:55 am
SueMagee
Good show - you could be on the Edinburgh fringe.
12:55 am
TraderKate
I should blow for a bit as well. My dinner really is getting cold. The gravy is going to gel.
12:56 am
TraderKate
Hi Sue :D :D :D
12:57 am
TraderKate
You guys could curl up and colour for a while.
12:59 am
TraderKate
I see ruru is not going to upbraid me (phew)!
laters....
1:02 am
rururocks
All these extensions are difficult to follow
1:04 am
TraderKate
you're wigging me out!
1:05 am
rururocks
On toupee of all that?
1:05 am
TraderKate
Ues, it could be permanent
1:07 am
rururocks
We could all use moluck
1:07 am
TraderKate
The conversation is difficult to follow, all the extensions you mentiones and all the abruptly split ends
1:08 am
SueMagee
Perhaps we need a comb over?
1:08 am
TraderKate
moluck needed to choose the new shag carpet.
1:10 am
TraderKate
I like your style Sue
1:10 am
rururocks
A stitch in time shaves nine!
1:11 am
TraderKate
<smirk> xtra points for ruru1
1:12 am
TraderKate
sa-lon for now. I really must eatbefore dinner sets on my plait
1:12 am
rururocks
It might be my razor wit?
1:12 am
TraderKate
cutting edge ru
1:13 am
TraderKate
you know how it is, hair today, gone tomorrow....
1:13 am
rururocks
I always get sinning and thinning confused
1:14 am
TraderKate
why, one is bad, the other means social death.... ;)
1:17 am
TraderKate
bows out...
1:36 am
TraderKate
morning worzel :)
1:37 am
worzel
Hello Kate
1:37 am
TraderKate
I understand you are finally getting a proper spring???
1:38 am
worzel
Well we've had two or three days of warm weather but it's now back to the seasonal norm.
1:39 am
TraderKate
It;s definitely late, but surely well in its way now :)
1:40 am
TraderKate
You've got daffodils - we've barely got to the first of the crocuses.
1:41 am
worzel
Some of our plants seem to grow whatever the weather - daffodils, snowdrops - no matter what the weather. Then there are those that get a little "lost in time" because the weather doesn't do what the plant is used to
1:42 am
TraderKate
Just spied some snowdrops up here yesterday - not in bloom, but buds at least!
1:42 am
TraderKate
(our forsuthia is very confused though...)
1:44 am
TraderKate
forgive typos worse than usual. very tored. jusy waiting for stomach to settle afte very late dinner, then off to bed for me!
1:44 am
worzel
Snowdrops here tend to come out in January and the daffs around about the end of Feb until late March and both have been pretty much on time this year although the snowdrops didn't last as long as usual because we didn't have a very cold winter here
1:45 am
TraderKate
Ours was a misery starting very early (November) then Dec/Jan 6 solid weeks of -20 - brutal :(
1:46 am
worzel
We're fortunate in the UK that we are all so near to the coast and get the breezes that keep the severe weather to once every 8 to 10 years. It's pathetic over here though - one snowflake and the whole pathetic country comes to a standstill
1:46 am
TraderKate
daffys have poked up and some in sunny spots have set buds, another week for colour. No sign of any tulips yet not even the really early K ones (mongolian roigin)
1:47 am
TraderKate
In al fairness, it was miserable - especially up north - like Birmingham...and poor Scotland. Too true about the snow, but you just aren't set up for it.
1:49 am
worzel
I don't know that it's just that though. We are, geographically, set up for damp weather yet the whole country moans and moans about it and I'm like "Go and live in Greece then if you don't like it" haha. I don't care what the weather does, weather does it's thing and that's that
1:50 am
zoozzoom
I would leave now but it is a case of not being able to afford to just get up and go.
1:51 am
zoozzoom
And I admit to moaning all the time about the cold damp UK weather.
1:52 am
worzel
I guess I'm just a product of the country - I love our weather - it keeps me on my toes! Snows in May, heatwaves in November - it's a riot lol
1:53 am
worzel
What I actually object to is the Met Office. Generally they aren't able to predict more than two days in advance acurately, yet they go on air and produce 10 day forecasts. I learnt to ignore the Met Office decades ago
1:56 am
worzel
Anyway I have to dash off now - I have some officials to go and give a good bollocking to - Worzy is NOT a happy bunny this morning haha! Anyways, leaving a MASSIVE hug in chog for Mum (Grannyrose) to find and see you all soon xx *poof*
1:56 am
TraderKate
They're not much better for my area when it comes to predictions - iy's a tricky area with lots of moving patys - I'm right on The Great Lakes, near Niagara Falls.
1:57 am
TraderKate
I will tell her wroz. Go give 'ell!
2:23 am
TraderKate
good night all.fund the 9 :D
3:21 am
flosey
good morning !!! Nothing much good about being wakened at 1: am!!
4:07 am
flosey
looks like this old gal should go back to bed!!!!!!
5:42 am
Uneaixoise
50 to go . . . morning all :-)
6:04 am
dan2bit
morning Une, all. right column done
6:31 am
dan2bit
I have ca8, cr8, da8, we8 - what's my missing 8?
6:51 am
periwinkle
hi all. the only 8 I found is the we8
7:01 am
MehNameIsHannah
morning all
7:01 am
MehNameIsHannah
Pretty rainy here in NC.
7:02 am
LuvWordGames
pa 9/66
7:02 am
MehNameIsHannah
I don't have it, but will look!
7:03 am
LuvWordGames
i have it Hannah, I was replying to mixi
7:03 am
MehNameIsHannah
Oh.
7:03 am
MehNameIsHannah
Lol.
7:03 am
mixi6
not raining yet here in NC. Where are you Hannah?
7:03 am
MehNameIsHannah
A general area: catawba county
7:04 am
MehNameIsHannah
can't be too careful what you give out over the internet ;)
7:05 am
mixi6
I'm near chapel hill.
7:06 am
MehNameIsHannah
cool
7:06 am
MehNameIsHannah
same county as chapel hill?
7:09 am
MehNameIsHannah
oh
7:10 am
MehNameIsHannah
i live near hildebran
7:10 am
Trifioso
good morning. back to the grind - april vacation has come and gone....
7:11 am
MehNameIsHannah
well the city I live in is near there, good morning trif
7:13 am
mixi6
must run. tennis calls.
7:13 am
MehNameIsHannah
bye mixi
7:14 am
MehNameIsHannah
I'm personally not good at tennis lol
7:19 am
MehNameIsHannah
lol its kinda hard to balance a computer and an umbrella
7:29 am
MehNameIsHannah
here comes my bus byeee happy babling all
7:32 am
LuvWordGames
clue for 2nd de 6/21 please?
7:34 am
LuvWordGames
nm found it for fireworks
8:07 am
NANCY
Has anyone found out why the whos hot column in the stats keeps going backwards?
8:11 am
aebmusica
I have been asking that for days, NANCY.
8:11 am
jbp
hi all, might anyone want to clue me on the U?
8:12 am
jbp
nm, got the bony one, it
8:12 am
jbp
always happens right after i ask
8:13 am
NANCY
aeb, I would think that Dr. God should know. Seems someone who contacts him on a regular basis would have let him know by now. Strange that the other columns seem ok.
8:34 am
pcal2
I just sent Dr. God an email.
8:39 am
aebmusica
ty pcal
8:43 am
rururocks
I wrote Dr g last week
8:43 am
rururocks
No response
8:45 am
pcal2
yw all. maybe he's on vacation?
8:47 am
rururocks
I would think for dr g. Life is a permanent vacation
8:53 am
MLFAN17
hello all
8:54 am
aebmusica
hi MLFAN
8:55 am
MLFAN17
is the U a UL word?
8:58 am
MLFAN17
I also need 4th column a?
8:59 am
gramma
4th col. A not together
8:59 am
MLFAN17
hi gramma ty still looking for the u but got the a
8:59 am
gramma
do you have the 4?
9:01 am
MLFAN17
ul 4? yes
9:01 am
gramma
since you have nbt I would guess so. Just add a consonant at the end
9:02 am
MLFAN17
got the 9
9:06 am
mael
de-ta6/24 is TOTALLY a word, enable
9:10 am
NatashaW
Also de8/50--to work the knots out of your hair after a shower...
9:24 am
NatashaW
also pa6,21 missing... Indian dish... palak pa_______
9:28 am
rururocks
enable stops at currencies :D
9:31 am
NatashaW
and Scots dialect
9:31 am
rururocks
and bizarre Madagascar animals
9:39 am
NatashaW
and things I should have gone to med school to study
9:50 am
Deeha
talkng about Madagascan animals!!!.....came across some I'd never heard of before-sugar gliders. Google them they are delightful
9:50 am
Jen34
A friend of mine has two sugar gliders as pets -- they're pretty amazing.
9:51 am
Deeha
I want some!!
9:51 am
rururocks
I've had sugar sliders (donuts) ..but not sugar gliders
10:00 am
Deeha
sure they are tastier than sugar gliders!!
10:01 am
rururocks
I'd imagine.. it might get a little dangerous trying to cream fill a sugar glider
10:08 am
NatashaW
Enjoyed this grid... fewer weird babblets than usual! hagd all
10:29 am
MLFAN17
I agree why isn't detangle a word?
10:29 am
moolingwa
morning all
10:30 am
MLFAN17
morning mool
10:30 am
Book Doctor Gwen
Hi all, at last I am in the grid lol
10:35 am
MLFAN17
congrats gbook
10:47 am
MLFAN17
found it
11:04 am
moolingwa
belated morning ML
11:14 am
moolingwa
they haven't seen my daughter's hair...definitely need to detangle
11:15 am
zoozzoom
Yes it is a word for sure.
11:25 am
zoozzoom
ஜ۩۞۩ஜ F.I.R.E.W.O.R.K.S ஜ۩۞۩ஜ
11:26 am
zoozzoom
Happy babbling everyone!
11:40 am
mixi6
to put in a cage.
11:42 am
MLFAN17
hi mixi,ty
12:09 pm
periwinkle
hi all. help with cr8 or de8 pls
12:11 pm
KnightTime
cr8 - like the moon
12:11 pm
periwinkle
ty looking
12:11 pm
KnightTime
moon's surface
12:13 pm
periwinkle
not seeing it. not sure I know the word
12:13 pm
periwinkle
aha found it ty
12:14 pm
periwinkle
I tried detangle also :)
12:17 pm
Babbleybrook
Cr8 bad completion.
12:18 pm
Babbleybrook
Hi I'm new here and totally addicted!
12:26 pm
lbuxx
Hi Babbley - fun right?
12:27 pm
Babbleybrook
It's changed my life. Now I don't have one.
12:27 pm
lbuxx
have to send you to babble detox...lol
12:28 pm
rururocks
There are meetings for BA in the PB
12:30 pm
Babbleybrook
What's the PB?
12:31 pm
lbuxx
"penalty box" where bad babblers go when they accidentally put words in the chat.. usually there are snacks and jokes galore to go with.
12:34 pm
Babbleybrook
Thanks, Ibuxx.
12:46 pm
MLFAN17
does anyone have the de6's?
12:48 pm
KnightTime
there is only 1 de6 - it is related to teeth
12:49 pm
KnightTime
my bad there are 2
12:49 pm
MLFAN17
I know their are two but that's fine ty for the one you gave me:)
12:50 pm
MLFAN17
a clue for that is
12:52 pm
KnightTime
de + what a person camps in
1:08 pm
KnightTime
my apologies for my first de6 clue - PB for me
1:37 pm
mattygroves
Evening all! May I please have stats for any E that isn't an Italian erupting mountain?
1:39 pm
mattygroves
Thank you!
1:40 pm
NatashaW
en6,21 also
1:40 pm
mattygroves
I shall look for that final one - cheers Natasha!
1:41 pm
NatashaW
can you tell me what nbt/nbs means? I think I saw it explained once but being well past 60, I've forgotten already
1:41 pm
NatashaW
I'll write it down this time :-)
1:42 pm
mattygroves
And found it - I hate Es. NBT = no black tiles and NBS no blank squares - i.e you have at least one word for each letter in the grid and one word of each length
1:43 pm
NatashaW
Ah! A light dawns. Thanks muchly!
1:43 pm
mattygroves
You are very welcome! :)
1:44 pm
NatashaW
This game has taken over my life...instead of working on fundraising proposals I'm babbling and learning obscure terms for mosquitos and leaf margin shapes.
1:45 pm
NatashaW
or yesterday's gem, "The fruiting body of a rust fungus."
1:45 pm
mattygroves
Haa! Yeah, this will do that. I stopped playing for ages because I became so obsessed with finishing it was truly taking over my life. Now I worry less about finishing and more about having fun. In 15 minutes I shall stop to watch Only Connect and University Challenge (British high brow game shows)
1:45 pm
mattygroves
Haaaa!
1:46 pm
NatashaW
maybe that's a good strategy (i.e. make one pass and leave the rest for later or never)
1:46 pm
mattygroves
My mum used to do the New York Times crossword puzzle and always wanted to use ETUI in a sentence - but was most disappointed when she discovered it wasn't pronounced 'e-t-u-ee'
1:46 pm
NatashaW
lol. I have my etuis and et4,4s rock solid.
1:47 pm
NatashaW
but this game has another level of obscure terminology
1:47 pm
NatashaW
etui, Bruite?
1:47 pm
mattygroves
Oh dear lord, yes. And it allows very rude words. Ha, yes Natasha! ;)
1:48 pm
mattygroves
My daughter, when she was small (well, 10 or 11), made (with help from a friend) an etui for my mum with ETUI embroidered on it so mum could say her granddaughter made her an etui, thus she could use it in conversation
1:52 pm
NatashaW
haha just to watch people's faces as they debated whether or not to ask, 'What in heck is that?"
1:53 pm
NatashaW
have fun watching your shows. They sound entertaining!
1:53 pm
mattygroves
Exactly. I will! They're worth an hour (half an hour each) of your life - it won't change your life, but they can make you feel stupid. University Challenge is the British version of (I think) College Bowl or some such?
1:54 pm
NatashaW
My dilettante ADD brain adores quizzes and puzzles
1:56 pm
mattygroves
You might be able to watch them on BBC iPlayer if you're interested. Tonight's the final of University Challenge. It's very...British
2:01 pm
mattygroves
Right - catch you later - impossible quiz shows beckon
2:15 pm
gapeach
Good afternoon all. May I please have a clue for ar6-21? Thanks
2:22 pm
ursh
passionate for ar6
2:24 pm
gapeach
Thanks ursh......looking
2:26 pm
gapeach
Have it now.....thanks much, ursh.
3:19 pm
cybernan
hello, if anyone is still here
3:26 pm
gapeach
I'm back from having a snack, nan.
3:30 pm
cybernan
hi gap -- yes -- overdid things a bit in the garden this am, so taking it easy now.
3:32 pm
gapeach
Good. Rest whenever you can.
3:38 pm
cybernan
re 6/27 please?
3:39 pm
zoozzoom
To stick something together again.
3:40 pm
gapeach
Hi there, zooz.
3:40 pm
zoozzoom
Hello ((Gapeach))
3:40 pm
zoozzoom
Hope you are well?
3:41 pm
gapeach
Doiing OK, thanks. Hope all is well with thee and thine.
3:41 pm
zoozzoom
All well here thanks :-)
3:42 pm
zoozzoom
Has anyone noticed in the 'who's hot' of the rankings has gone wrong?
3:43 pm
gapeach
I haven't looked there.....bummer.
3:47 pm
TraderKate
Hi all :)
a dew mentioned ysterday that there seemed to be a bit of trouble with the numbers
3:47 pm
zoozzoom
I was just thinking is it sad that I feel I would get withdrawal symptoms if the babble site ever went down for good.
3:48 pm
zoozzoom
Hello, TK :-)
3:48 pm
TraderKate
Hi zooz.... bad news just coming in from Toronto
3:48 pm
zoozzoom
Is there? what is it?
3:49 pm
gapeach
I heard it too, Kate. Does Flosey have relatives there?
3:49 pm
zoozzoom
Ah just seen it. Van hitting people on the path. aweful.
3:51 pm
TraderKate
source is Buffalo NY news...
guy in (rental truck in Yonge St (our biggest main street) between Fibch and Sheppard drove through crowds - lliks like some sidewalk? 9 killed 16 in hospial no further news
3:51 pm
zoozzoom
Glad he has been arrested and taken away. What is wrong with these people.
3:52 pm
TraderKate
sorry bad typos.
3:54 pm
TraderKate
sorry for "spreading joy" Didn't mean to kill chog. Please carry on clueing, I am scooping them up as they come.
3:54 pm
zoozzoom
Time to floss & brush my knashers...getting ready to retire for the evening.
3:55 pm
cybernan
*!*~*!* bye everyone
3:55 pm
TraderKate
I think Flosey has relatives in the west end... someine does. and sikee lives to the east.
Pardon the words... will go to PB hope cabana boys have wine
3:56 pm
TraderKate
congrats and bye nan
gn zooz
3:57 pm
gapeach
Congrats, nan!!!!
3:57 pm
stoningtoncat
Zoo. Didn't get the re 6 27
3:58 pm
zoozzoom
Gnashers are now done!
3:58 pm
zoozzoom
RE + sticky stuff to stick things down with.
3:58 pm
TraderKate
re 6/27 the stuff you put on the palm of your hand, let dry and peeled off in grade school... again
3:59 pm
zoozzoom
In the USA a leading brand is gorilla.
3:59 pm
zoozzoom
Congrats, Nan!
4:00 pm
TraderKate
or Elmer's white ****
4:01 pm
gapeach
May I please have a clue for re6-24 the 1st? Thanks
4:01 pm
zoozzoom
RE + ladies & ****lemen may I have your attention please!
4:02 pm
TraderKate
person "babysirttng" a young king?
4:02 pm
zoozzoom
Add Mr gor for the RE 8/50
4:02 pm
TraderKate
good one zooz!
4:03 pm
gapeach
Thanks so much, zooz. I'm trying to finish this early because we are to have strong storms tonight, so the TV says.
4:04 pm
zoozzoom
Stay safe, Gapeach! We had thunderstorms yesterday. Lots of lightening and thunder!
4:04 pm
gapeach
Thanks, zooz.
4:06 pm
zoozzoom
I am just waiting for the kettle to boil so I can fill my hot water bottle up. So if I can help in anyway with the grid let me know.
4:06 pm
gapeach
Thanks, you are just wonderful!
4:08 pm
TraderKate
hint on the re 7/32 please? I have miles to go yet...
4:09 pm
zoozzoom
what you do on a stage again?
4:10 pm
zoozzoom
It uses the double vowel. Always hard to spot thse words.
4:10 pm
TraderKate
ty zooz, I will work on it.
4:11 pm
doseffing
... think of guys playing at civil war soldiers on the weekend
4:11 pm
zoozzoom
That is a much better clue. Thanks, Doseffing!
4:12 pm
doseffing
... yeah ... but it makes easier sense after seeing yours .... without the first clue it's still a tough clue
4:13 pm
zoozzoom
There are a lot of those RE 7/32ments here in the UK.
4:14 pm
TraderKate
the combo of the two clues was perfect, ty zooz and dose :)
4:14 pm
doseffing
... too many wars in the past
4:14 pm
zoozzoom
True true, Doseffing!
4:14 pm
TraderKate
we just finished with years of them two... for the wat of 1812
4:15 pm
TraderKate
ugh...will lurk until typing improves
4:15 pm
doseffing
... I bet you they fight that one most weekends down by your place
4:16 pm
zoozzoom
LOL I can read typos, TK :-)
4:16 pm
TraderKate
(two...really?) hangs head in shame and skulks off
4:16 pm
zoozzoom
Although it is time for me to retire for the evening! Happy babbling everyone!
4:16 pm
moolingwa
night zoo
4:17 pm
TraderKate
no dose. I would lose my mind if I was down in civil war big battle territory...
4:17 pm
zoozzoom
two..too I still understood you, TK :-)
4:17 pm
gapeach
May I please have a clue for re5-10 the 2nd? Thannks
4:17 pm
zoozzoom
Thanks, Mool :-)
4:17 pm
TraderKate
gn zooz, and ty enjoy
4:17 pm
zoozzoom
Gapeach RE + not walked.
4:18 pm
gapeach
Thanks once again, zooz. Have a wonderful evening.
4:21 pm
moolingwa
if a group of playing cards got together to commit illegal acts, wouldn't that be a cardre?
4:22 pm
moolingwa
you can probably tell I'm on the last several :)
4:23 pm
TraderKate
desperately seeking werdz...
4:23 pm
moolingwa
7 to go
4:24 pm
moolingwa
now I'm finding the words I thought I'd already found
4:24 pm
TraderKate
63 here
4:25 pm
moolingwa
and three of them are four letters
4:25 pm
moolingwa
3 to go
4:25 pm
TraderKate
the dreaded 4s can exhaust monkeys
4:26 pm
moolingwa
well, 2 to go, and they're both 6s
4:27 pm
TraderKate
better than 8s...
4:27 pm
moolingwa
for sure
4:27 pm
moolingwa
but not as good as 4s
4:28 pm
TraderKate
dose might still be here to clue...
4:28 pm
moolingwa
oh, it's okay...I figure I can get them
4:29 pm
moolingwa
if not I can always give up and do some life instead
4:29 pm
TraderKate
sometimes that's all it takes is a break and they jump right out..
4:30 pm
moolingwa
ah, there's one of them...not sure I've seen that one before
4:30 pm
TraderKate
in that case.... clue please?
4:30 pm
TraderKate
after you fw...
4:30 pm
moolingwa
and there's the last one
4:31 pm
moolingwa
well this 6 is an anagram of another 6 which is someone who sits in place of a king or queen until they come of age
4:31 pm
TraderKate
Congratulations moolingwa
4:31 pm
moolingwa
the last one sounds like someone who might receive a commutation of their sentence
4:31 pm
TraderKate
ty. as well
4:32 pm
gapeach
May I please have a clue for ge6-24? Thanks
4:35 pm
TraderKate
looking.
4:37 pm
TraderKate
add the klandlord's due?
4:38 pm
TraderKate
landlord's
4:38 pm
gapeach
Oh, thanks much, KAte
4:38 pm
TraderKate
ta, glad I could help us both ;)
4:40 pm
gapeach
May I please hae
4:40 pm
gapeach
a clue for en6-21?
4:41 pm
TraderKate
looking
4:41 pm
mattygroves
I'm looking for a P from the last column P - I have dad and holy father dude and agreement - what am I missing?
4:42 pm
mattygroves
en6/21 - to catch someone, perhaps to use a trick to catch someone in a crime
4:42 pm
Kamanjah
sort of like a partial llama for your P?
4:42 pm
TraderKate
not again...
4:43 pm
TraderKate
snare...
4:43 pm
mattygroves
a partial llama?
4:43 pm
mattygroves
Got it - thanks!
4:43 pm
mattygroves
Cute clue :)
4:43 pm
gapeach
FW finally. Thanks much Matty and Kate. Blessings.
4:43 pm
TraderKate
agatha christie play the nouse ****
4:50 pm
TraderKate
killed my mnkey looking for the darn wine :(
5:05 pm
dan2bit
is the de7 a fish?
5:08 pm
TraderKate
no idea dan..
5:08 pm
dan2bit
it is, I feel a little de7d for not seeing it at first :-)
5:08 pm
dan2bit
but now I have firewords
5:10 pm
TraderKate
congratulations dan!
5:13 pm
TraderKate
terrible lag is back with red boxes :(
going to restart.
6:06 pm
periwinkle
re7 pls
6:07 pm
TraderKate
what civil war fans do>
6:08 pm
TraderKate
play out a battle again?
6:08 pm
TraderKate
re + put into law?
6:09 pm
periwinkle
tyty TK
6:10 pm
TraderKate
ywyw peri
6:10 pm
TraderKate
am now in a position to badly clue all words ;)
6:37 pm
TraderKate
Hi Nef :)
7:20 pm
rururocks
Trying to figure out what the clue position looks like
7:20 pm
Nef
Sorry, I was going to ask for some clues, but then I found the top row E and also the second row, second column 3rd E and I didn't need help again! (At least not then, anyway)I have 65 words left to find; but lots of time! :-)
7:21 pm
HarryHood
this a lovely grid
7:21 pm
origami
Hi Folks - back from the OR Shakespeare festival. Grand time.
7:21 pm
rururocks
On a scale of ten ori?
7:22 pm
origami
I'd give it an 8. Henry V was fantastic!!
7:22 pm
Nef
Hi ru. The clue postion is probably sitting back, reading a book or exploring the internet; nice cup of tea (or glass of wine for those that drink) and relaxing while watching the fireworks here -- and gloating! ;-)
7:23 pm
rururocks
Was that the Henry who had his wives headless?
7:23 pm
Nef
Sounds nice origami!
7:23 pm
Nef
How long was the festival?
7:24 pm
HarryHood
it wasn't enery the eighth. coudln't be a willy or a sam.
7:24 pm
origami
Nope. He was one of the ones that invaded France. The play is very ambiguous about war.
7:24 pm
Uneaixoise
We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
7:24 pm
origami
Nef the festival runs from April through October.
7:25 pm
rururocks
Britain should invade France again
7:25 pm
Nef
Wow! How many plays did you see?
7:26 pm
origami
Saw 3 plays - Henry V, Othello and Sense and Sensibility (I didn't know they did non-Shakespeare).
7:27 pm
Nef
It sounds lovely; will you go again this year to see a few more?
7:27 pm
origami
No, maybe next year.
7:28 pm
rururocks
Where’d ja eat ori?
7:31 pm
origami
ru, you were right about the food - mediocre in Ashland. Did have a good meal at Sesame Asian Kitchen and the tapas restaurant.
7:32 pm
Nef
I love Shakespeare; I've seen several plays here at the Guthrie Theater over the past several years. But now I've seen some ads for a Shakespeare Festival down in Winona (a college town about 90 - 100 miles south of here on the Mississippi River when my daughter went to college & I'm thinking that the 2 of us might go there to see a couple of plays there too.
7:34 pm
Nef
(Hubby went with me to see the ones at the Guthrie; he wasn't bored (like he thought he would be) but he wasn't wildly enthusiastic about going either.
7:35 pm
HarryHood
32 to go. I have hit the wall.
7:35 pm
origami
The production of Othello was really interesting. Not really modernized, but modern things were interjected here and there to accent humor. Well done.
7:36 pm
rururocks
Did u go to Elements? Isn’t that the tapas plaace?
7:38 pm
72 Temple Owl
iri, yo uwere at SOSC? I love ashland
7:39 pm
rururocks
I think that is for you Ori!
7:43 pm
origami
Our hotel was close to `the university.
7:43 pm
origami
I think the tapas restaurant was Ostras.
7:43 pm
72 Temple Owl
oops gtg
7:48 pm
origami
Best tapas I have ever had was some place in downtown Chicago. I am tapas jaded now :-)
7:54 pm
MollyL
Tapas jaded. So darn sad. : ( Maybe u j'da can eat at a better tapas place next time.
7:57 pm
origami
It is sad. Heart-breaking actually. Maybe in my next life I will be reborn in Spain.
8:33 pm
TraderKate
Too bad you didn't see Richard III, it was certainly a winter of discontent ;)
Glad you enjoyed the plays!
8:36 pm
origami
It wasn't playing. But I might have passed. It is soooo depressing :-)
8:37 pm
TraderKate
At least they mixed it up with S&S... :)
8:56 pm
Nef
May I please have a clue for the pa 9? I have 40 left and still can't find that nine
9:02 pm
Nef
NM, I found it! :-)
9:18 pm
phandmd
may I have a clue for the re 5/14 and 6/24?
9:22 pm
doseffing
.... 5re5/14 ... re6/24 ... adjectives ... describing "having to do with the king"
9:25 pm
phandmd
regal doesn't appear to be in the puzzle...
9:25 pm
phandmd
and that would be before the word I am looking for anyway...
9:26 pm
doseffing
... needs an additional consonent
9:26 pm
doseffing
... re6/24 ... usually seen as a count of the years reigned
9:26 pm
phandmd
thanks. figured it out.
9:35 pm
phandmd
may I have clues for the 2 DE 5/12's please?
9:38 pm
Nef
one is to get rid of rodents and the other is to stop someone/thing
9:39 pm
phandmd
thanks, Nef!
9:39 pm
phandmd
how about the last re 6/18?
9:40 pm
Nef
a unit (to do withlandlords)
9:41 pm
Nef
nope, I'm afraid I don't have the last one yet, sorry.
9:41 pm
phandmd
Nope. There is another one after that.
9:41 pm
Nef
(but I'll look with you)
9:41 pm
phandmd
ah. sorry. No worries.
9:44 pm
phandmd
I keep wanting to try rectal
9:44 pm
Nef
It means the rear?
9:45 pm
Nef
move the T forward & try another consonent after it
9:45 pm
Nef
( or working in a store, just drop a vowel)
9:54 pm
phandmd
got it! Thanks, Nef!
9:55 pm
Nef
Great. I couldn't figure out a decent clue for it
10:04 pm
phandmd
do you have the last 2 an words?
10:04 pm
TraderKate
do you need them phand?
10:05 pm
phandmd
yes please.
10:05 pm
TraderKate
an 6/21 threw money into the poker pot
10:06 pm
TraderKate
an 5/10 tack on most of tall folliage bearing woody plant
10:08 pm
phandmd
Thanks! my last word was the AR 5.
10:08 pm
TraderKate
(6) an he put the golf ball on the little wooden support?
10:08 pm
phandmd
can I help with any clues?
10:08 pm
TraderKate
well done, phand!
10:09 pm
Nef
YAY. phandmd!! WTG!!
10:12 pm
TraderKate
are you finished yet Nef?
10:18 pm
Nef
No, Kate (I'm distracted by a TV show; it's about some elderly people (in a home for retired actors) trying to put on Shakespeares' "Mid-Summers' Night Play & the poor young guys who are trying to direct it!)
10:18 pm
Nef
I have 6 to go; so I will finish tonight though! :-)
10:19 pm
TraderKate
:) Caryy on. ST on here
10:20 pm
TraderKate
Sounds like a good show - is it something on Netflix?
10:23 pm
Nef
No, it's on PBS! And it's almost over. It's so interesting because one of the women has Alzheimers, one woman ggot deathly ill the week before the performance; 1 woman still had perfect pitch in her 90's; and the back stories are incredible!
10:24 pm
hurshy
fiction or 'reality'?
10:25 pm
Nef
reality; the name of it is "Still Dreaming", it was produced in 2014. and it's now over.
10:25 pm
TraderKate
Oh! I think we are on different PBS...title?
10:25 pm
Nef
So now, back to my last 6 words! :-)
10:26 pm
TraderKate
I didn't see that in my PBS lineup. Possible I missed it. will keep an eye out.
10:27 pm
Nef
Sorry, Kate; here in MN it's called TPT; but PBS stations play different things across the country too.
10:28 pm
Nef
They just said more info can be found at StillDreamingMovie.com
10:28 pm
TraderKate
Yes... up here I get PBS Buffalo over the air. Some of our cable companies run Buffalo, others use the Boston feed. So, yes not always the same. I hope mine picks it up!
10:28 pm
TraderKate
TY, will look for it later
10:29 pm
Nef
It says it will be broadcast on PBS across the US this month
10:30 pm
TraderKate
WOOOOT! I will watch for it then; sounds really good :)
10:32 pm
Nef
I think you'll like it; do watch the preview at that site too
10:35 pm
Nef
Finally got that upper left last R (the re8) 4 left
10:36 pm
TraderKate
That was a bit of a tough fishie.
10:38 pm
Nef
Yeah; I spent too much (distracted) time on that one! ;-)
10:39 pm
TraderKate
LOL, distracted time doesn't count!
10:45 pm
Nef
Finally! Fireworks!
10:46 pm
TraderKate
Congratulations Nef!
Clue your last word for the lurkerz?
10:47 pm
Nef
Why is it always the simple words that are invisible? (the first the 5/12)
10:48 pm
Nef
te 5/12 (related to de 6/21,)
10:48 pm
TraderKate
Pretty sure that's an unwritten law of Babble.
10:50 pm
TraderKate
since you had the 6, likely you mistyped the first try?
10:50 pm
Nef
Well, the funniest part is I had the the 6/21 following it too!
10:50 pm
TraderKate
I can hear yours grinding from here ;)
10:51 pm
Nef
Yeah; I probably did. I definitely wouldn't be surprised by that!
10:51 pm
TraderKate
Someone else mentioned "losing" a few words they were sure they had...
10:52 pm
Nef
(lots of time it seems that my fingers don't hit the keys hard enough for it to actually type the letter)
11:10 pm
hurshy
i have found all five 8s
11:10 pm
hurshy
on me own!
11:10 pm
hurshy
but not the 9
11:11 pm
hurshy
anyone wanna point me in the right direction?
11:11 pm
cosdem
no 8s for me but have the 9
11:11 pm
cosdem
the 9 is a pt word
11:12 pm
TraderKate
Here too. I almost did a really bad typo @ 10:39.
11:12 pm
hurshy
and it starts with...
11:12 pm
Nef
it's a pa 9 hurshy
11:14 pm
hurshy
and it's a past tense? hmmm
11:16 pm
cosdem
ugh im just numb
11:16 pm
cosdem
yea hurshy pt of a pa7
11:16 pm
Nef
hurshy, there is a pa 4/5; then pa6/24, the pa 7/32, and then the pa 9/66
11:17 pm
hurshy
ok so the 7 and 9 are my last two p words
11:17 pm
cosdem
pa4er should be a word
11:18 pm
cosdem
nef i got ur message i havent read it yet i will soon
11:18 pm
Nef
cos, when is the last time you had some healthy food and some serious, sound sleep? I'm worried about you too you know
11:18 pm
hurshy
is it the first 4/5-6/24 or the second...? lol
11:18 pm
cosdem
i had like 4 nuggets today and some water.. i slept mayeb 5 hrs lasdt night
11:19 pm
Nef
cos, there's a LOT there (I never know how to be short & succinct)
11:19 pm
cosdem
I applied for FMLA. and everyone at work donated their sick leave hours to me
11:19 pm
hurshy
AHHHHHHH HA!!!!!
11:19 pm
cosdem
ill get fmla approved once th dr signed it. she said she wld
11:19 pm
Nef
You got it hurst? :-)
11:20 pm
hurshy
sorry, i'm being insensitive - what's the situation that requires FMLA leave?
11:20 pm
TraderKate
hursh, I th8ink you are looking for the second set... the combos begin after the one who peels apples
11:20 pm
cosdem
no dont be sorry hurshy
11:20 pm
cosdem
my husband is in the hosp again
11:20 pm
Nef
So things still aren't going well? Is your brother there with you now?
11:20 pm
hurshy
again? what's his ... condition?
11:20 pm
cosdem
its possible he might have 2-3 months left
11:20 pm
cosdem
but he might make it too
11:20 pm
TraderKate
Pleased to see you here cos hugs...
11:21 pm
cosdem
wait and see next few days
11:21 pm
hurshy
oh man, that's rough
11:21 pm
cosdem
hes getting better. no oxygen tubes.. bathroom on his own... we had a convo for a hour today
11:21 pm
cosdem
but still at very high risk..
11:22 pm
cosdem
my brother went to hotel... he doesnt like the colorado laws :P
11:22 pm
Nef
Colorado laws?
11:23 pm
TraderKate
? household rules?
11:24 pm
cosdem
plants? lol
11:24 pm
cosdem
rocky mountain HIGH
11:24 pm
TraderKate
ok. Your house....
11:24 pm
Nef
Your brother needs to make sure that you are eating & sleeping; how can he do that in a hotel?
Are you remembering to feed your pets?
11:25 pm
cosdem
yes i bought dog and cat food today
11:25 pm
TraderKate
...your rules
11:25 pm
cosdem
he bought me food
11:25 pm
cosdem
lol yeah hes a conservative republicsan pastor at a penecostal church but he loves me and ryan and he supports our marriage and thats all i ask for
11:26 pm
Nef
So now you feed your critters and you make sure you eat too, okay?
11:26 pm
cosdem
he flew in to help me communicate with doctors..which was what i needed so badly
11:27 pm
Nef
I'm glad he's there with you, Cos.
11:28 pm
Nef
It's so good that he could take time to be with you.
11:29 pm
cosdem
stupid computer shut down on me
11:30 pm
Nef
Maybe it's trying to tell you to go to bed too? ;-)
11:31 pm
cosdem
no no tired
11:31 pm
cosdem
well i am tired but i dont want to sleep.
11:31 pm
TraderKate
mine is lagging badly - on and off, even though I rebooted Babble so staying quiet.
11:32 pm
cosdem
shush i am hunting wabbit
11:32 pm
Nef
cos, it's important to take care of yourself too right now;
11:32 pm
cosdem
my friend from iowa is coming this weekend .
11:33 pm
cosdem
all these people coming to see me and be with me paying crazy flight tickets... not necessary lol
11:33 pm
Nef
if you don't take care of you; the stress catches up with you -- especially at the wrong time!
11:34 pm
cosdem
how can i eat if im not hungry
11:34 pm
Nef
cos; people love you & are worried about you; (and they WANT to Help!)
11:35 pm
TraderKate
light a very small fire cos...sending smoke signals ;)
11:35 pm
cosdem
hes only 34
11:35 pm
cosdem
i had to sign POA papers today. I did not enjoy it at all.
11:36 pm
Nef
It's called nourishment; at this time; hunger may not be something you feel, but your body needs food and fluids.
11:36 pm
cosdem
my husbands life could be in my hands.
11:37 pm
TraderKate
formality, nothing more. stay in the here and now
11:37 pm
Nef
Have you 2 ever talked about what you want?
11:37 pm
cosdem
yes but he was always drunk
11:37 pm
cosdem
but he was lucid today.. said he was full code... so he wants machines etc
11:37 pm
cosdem
his mom and i agreed to respect that
11:38 pm
Nef
remind him of that in the future.
11:38 pm
TraderKate
so he's not giving up - he's fighting
11:38 pm
cosdem
right. hes a fighter.. he forced himself to use the urinal today
11:38 pm
cosdem
he refused help
11:39 pm
cosdem
he missed some but.. hey
11:39 pm
Nef
Great! (nurses love guys who use urinals instead of the bed linen! ;-)
11:40 pm
TraderKate
:D good for him. pride can be a great motivator
11:40 pm
cosdem
nurses told him to use the bed. he refused
11:40 pm
Nef
Good for him!
11:41 pm
cosdem
theres slight hope. but im still bleep terrified
11:41 pm
Nef
(I never would have told him to go in the bed; that's uncomfortable for the patient & more work for the nurse!
11:42 pm
cosdem
that was in the renal unit.. they move dhim to the rehab unit tho and theyre much nicer there
11:43 pm
cosdem
his doctors are both women. which i like.. i prefer female doctors. idk if that sexist but i think they are nicer.. they keep saying things like " When he goes home..... when hes discharged...." etc
11:43 pm
Nef
So was he lucid all day long today?
11:44 pm
cosdem
not 100% he also had UTI wihch caused fever .. but hes more lucid than yesterday o.. we could talk for a hour . he knew where he was and stuff
11:44 pm
cosdem
he said he loved me. so thats what i needed for tonight.
11:45 pm
Nef
:-) that is indeed what you needed tonight
11:45 pm
TraderKate
sounds to me like huge improvement in 48 hours
11:45 pm
cosdem
omg he said "ugh i look like a heroin addict with all these f..kig needles in me. I ned to stop drinkin"
11:46 pm
cosdem
then he demanded a smoothie. so we got him one
11:46 pm
Nef
that's easy to say but harder to do (according to my brother)
11:46 pm
cosdem
yep which is why hes gonna stay with his mom after the hospital
11:47 pm
Nef
for how long, cos?
11:47 pm
cosdem
idk.. it was my idea
11:47 pm
cosdem
too many bad infleuences.. our neighbirs his co workers
11:48 pm
Nef
what does his mom think?
11:48 pm
TraderKate
will he be released from rehab wing to real world, or to an off site rehab (live in)?
11:48 pm
cosdem
i work 10-12 hours a day i;c ant babysit him. his mom agreed
11:48 pm
cosdem
idk kate.. we will see in a few days i guess
11:49 pm
cosdem
although I have FMLA now but im gonna use that time to renovate the house to make it clean and saniztzied for him.
11:49 pm
cosdem
im always welcome at hsi moms house.. she loves me.. she keeps texting me nonstop telling me im her son always
11:49 pm
TraderKate
okay. sounds positive... stay in the present and dont' catastrophise... one hour, one day...
11:50 pm
cosdem
my problem is i always thikn about what about tomorrow
11:50 pm
Nef
it would be good if he could go to some sort of place wher he can completely dry out and learn how to be sober.
What does he do, cos?
11:50 pm
cosdem
but it isnt abotu me isnt it.. it s about him
11:51 pm
TraderKate
yes. stop it. just for now. it is crazy-making.
11:51 pm
cosdem
hes a dispatcher at towing place. his co workers keep texting me telling me they wull try to be abetter friend and theyre sorry
11:52 pm
Nef
I always think that that type of thinking is because a person needs to get sleep & take care of themselves too
11:52 pm
rururocks
coming in late on this.. what's the prognosis?
11:53 pm
TraderKate
It is about you too, cos.
11:53 pm
cosdem
this is the third time ive gone thru this but the worst this time
11:54 pm
cosdem
idk how much more of this i can take
11:55 pm
Nef
cos, like I told you in my message; my brother said that both of you will need to be sober; but HE is the one who has to decide every day to stay that way.
11:56 pm
cosdem
one more drop hes gone.
11:56 pm
cosdem
im scared of his lack of willpower
11:57 pm
Nef
And he won't remember that.
11:57 pm
TraderKate
antabuse a possibility?
11:58 pm
cosdem
good idea
11:58 pm
cosdem
wait i think hes on it now
11:58 pm
cosdem
ill ask tomorow
11:58 pm
Nef
There's a good reason that the AA motto is "one dayat a time"
11:58 pm
TraderKate
he wtill has to decide to take it every day. and may be contraindicated for some reason.
11:59 pm
cosdem
i just want him next to me on the couch right now screaming at the dogs to shut up