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186 2,371
187 2,365
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223 1,811
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259 1,514
260 1,509
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262 1,504
263 1,502
264 1,493
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266 1,485
267 1,483
268 1,474
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272 1,458
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279 1,416
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301 1,332
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305 1,314
306 1,312
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309 1,306
310 1,303
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314 1,273
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347 1,146
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350 1,140
351 1,139
352 1,130
353 1,130
354 1,130
355 1,121
356 1,120
357 1,104
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361 1,094
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363 1,092
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365 1,089
366 1,088
367 1,085
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370 1,071
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372 1,064
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376 1,054
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384 1,042
385 1,040
386 1,038
387 1,037
388 1,032
389 1,030
390 1,030
391 1,030
392 1,029
393 1,028
394 1,027
395 1,027
396 1,017
397 1,016
398 1,015
399 1,005
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709 348
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711 347
712 345
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714 339
715 335
716 334
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718 332
719 332
720 331
721 330
722 328
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725 327
726 326
727 325
728 322
729 321
730 321
731 320
732 319
733 317
734 308
735 307
736 306
737 304
738 302
739 301
740 301
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742 297
743 294
744 292
745 291
746 289
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774 234
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778 225
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802 182
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804 177
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830 134
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832 131
833 130
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835 127
836 125
837 121
838 120
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840 114
841 113
842 113
843 113
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846 102
847 101
848 100
849 100
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851 96
852 93
853 88
854 88
855 86
856 84
857 84
858 76
859 71
860 71
861 70
862 64
863 61
864 59
865 57
866 57
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870 54
871 53
872 53
873 48
874 48
875 44
876 38
877 38
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910 4

197 total words

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flip

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flip

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FLIPPERICIOUS

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flip time!!

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flip

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flip

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flip!

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liparooooooooni

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fliop

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Flip Flip Hooray!

12:00 am

ooh, I think I might have won again...

12:00 am

ahoy there, mr. p!

12:00 am

woo hoo! first!

12:00 am

I am flipped!

12:00 am

flipout and nrkii wins

12:01 am

g'day ping!

12:01 am

i got all the qs

12:01 am

i think fran won that time

12:01 am

aha, that's why it froze when I tried to refresh for icons :P

12:01 am

okay, going chatless for a while -- see ya later

12:01 am

Dilly - I got all the Fall Fair stuff done, too!

12:01 am

LOL chj

12:01 am

ren is in the grid again

12:01 am

see you all later! going to eat dinner and work on this later!

12:01 am

*leaving now to work on the grid*

12:01 am

how many words today?

12:02 am

late flip

12:02 am

bye fran

12:02 am

night, fran!

12:02 am

bye mg

12:02 am

Taz; I got interrupted; but did you say NO ONE noticed your icon? :(

12:02 am

197 words, ornith

12:02 am

hi muse

12:02 am

do i look a little pushy being in the grid all the time?

12:02 am

hiya mymus!

12:03 am

probably ought to sleep now and tackle it un the evening, then. have to be up in 7 hours. good night and thanks for the help in the last one, all!

12:03 am

lol is in the grid

12:03 am

fliperoo

12:03 am

sleepy time down south...niters & dayers..xxoo

12:03 am

Magic Girls!! Both you and Flosey.

12:03 am

night, ren

12:03 am

hi Helen! looking for my new icon right now

12:03 am

nite rennie

12:03 am

night bat

12:04 am

and nite everyone it is Monday and no time 4 this grid

12:04 am

good nite ren

12:04 am

night night!!

12:04 am

goodnites

12:04 am

nite ren - sweet dreams

12:04 am

Wow, dilly - thanks!

12:05 am

Good evening everyone

12:05 am

taz - did you say where you lived? if you did, i missed it

12:05 am

thanks dilly, wasn't watching til I say MG's comment

12:05 am

hello cybernan

12:05 am

hi hk

12:06 am

hiya ping!

12:06 am

nice icon MG

12:06 am

wa6/33

12:06 am

hello ping

12:06 am

tr 7/32

12:06 am

hi there, debb!

12:07 am

thx flosey - I'm not good at keeping up with the daily change but noticed all the flags one day - so thought this was close enough!

12:08 am

for sure MG - pretty blue too

12:08 am

I can't keep up with the changes either

12:08 am

going to bed now nite all

12:09 am

35 in ten

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good nite kahlua

12:09 am

Good nite Kahlua - smart cookie!

12:09 am

Better than us - 24 in ten

12:09 am

73

12:09 am

hk in nw indiana about 22 miles se of chicago

12:09 am

make that 40 in ten

12:09 am

night Kahlua, great 35 in 10! you'd be finished in no time!

12:10 am

hk, you got 73 already?

12:10 am

It's enuogh to try to finsish the puzzle and get my life in at the same time

12:10 am

taz - i''m in chicago - northwest side - that's why i asked

12:10 am

Now you're just showing off, Kahlua!

12:10 am

nite all---sleep well.

12:10 am

no ping - 75, lol

12:10 am

I don't think so flossey...as far as I can see there are no more :)

12:10 am

lol, just enjoy eh!

12:10 am

where aboutss/ evanston?

12:11 am

what is that, mach 10?

12:11 am

ok Helen back, and we're different

12:11 am

Night dilly *gives dilly goodnite hug*

12:11 am

no - evanston is by the lake east - i live in the city proper, but closer to o'hare - harlem & irving area

12:11 am

*Kahlua too*

12:11 am

g'nite dilly, see you tomorrow

12:12 am

lol mymus - first time i ever matched someone so closely :)

12:12 am

oook got it

12:13 am

taz - i was just in crown point today- are you near there? Hi helen!

12:13 am

hk, i probably told you this before but my sister lives in highland park

12:13 am

Nite Mg and Ichiban boy

12:13 am

I've seen a few people with things I "almost" went with or thought about = but a match in art is great!

12:14 am

i lived in crown pooint for years were u at the fair?

12:14 am

yeah - it's a tradition. my husband grew up in miller

12:14 am

hiya ls1!!!!

12:14 am

ok does he ever get to the miller beach cafe etc?

12:15 am

isi where do u live

12:15 am

*Ichiban boy and Mg say goodnite to Kahlua and give her big hugs*

12:15 am

yes! his mother still has a house there so we use it as our summer beach cottage.

12:15 am

very cool what a small world

12:15 am

i live in oak park - very close to helen

12:15 am

no ping - i don't recall - my tax guy lives in highland park -lol - not close to me either, but every year he come to my house & picks up my stuff - was just here this week & we realized it will be 20 years next year - we are OLD!!

12:16 am

ok nifty

12:16 am

well i bet that beach house is worth a fortune

12:16 am

yes ls1 & i are practically neighbors :)

12:16 am

hey helen, i think about you every time i drive north on harlem - my family thinks i'm getting way too involved in babble!

12:17 am

lol ls1 !!!

12:17 am

ping - i grew up very close to highland park!

12:17 am

my sister's husband grew up there

12:18 am

well the first 83 were easy

12:19 am

have a beer molsen's in the grid

12:20 am

quoll is not in the dictionary ?

12:21 am

span itnot in the scrabble dictionary either

12:21 am

Is 1 - especially if you're comment is that your friend helen keller lives there - it might sound strange i guess

12:21 am

good question, spangles

12:21 am

lol ping!

12:22 am

wa7/52 & 8/70

12:22 am

it would be like your partner commenting that his friend thomas edison was in oak part

12:23 am

hello there!

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hi chic

12:24 am

not edison, but my pal frank lloyd wright is here!

12:24 am

math

12:24 am

free word

12:24 am

hello chic!!

12:24 am

Hey Mrp and mymuse

12:24 am

LOL

12:24 am

lol ping - funny!

12:25 am

good to have friends, Is 1

12:25 am

just helping lickety find the pesky 5 letter word that wasn't on the grid today... babbles clues are nearly up

12:25 am

ls1 - more like frank llooyd wright is everywhere :)

12:25 am

a Qu issue, MrP?

hey guys

12:25 am

mr p - does it take a lot of work to get the clues up each day?

12:26 am

ernest hemingway grew up here - his quote about oak park is "broad lawns, narrow minds" but it's far from true today

12:26 am

hi cassandra

12:26 am

Is 1 - i didn't know he grew up in chicago

12:26 am

not this time... it was a t word we had too many of... had to work through them! so everyone 'tolar' is not a word

12:26 am

hi cass

12:27 am

he left right after high school

12:27 am

i am of the opinion that ernest hemingway is not a great writer, not even a good writer

12:27 am

yeah, helen, i think he had a good press agent

12:28 am

i liked it when i was younger - wonder what i'd think if i reread it now though

12:28 am

nice to have someone agree with me on that point!!!

12:30 am

phantom phrase: alma mater

12:30 am

CLUES ARE UP!! It isn't that hard to get the clues up, just a hassle when the dictionary doesn't agree with the grid :D

12:30 am

Krys said a word

12:30 am

thanks mr p and lickety

12:31 am

thanks lickety and mr p!

12:31 am

crap, sorry, thought it wasn't accepted.

12:31 am

ty lickety and mrp!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

12:31 am

good night, everyone :)

12:31 am

didn't see it had added to my list

12:31 am

thank you sooooo much

12:31 am

thanks mr p and lickety, much appreciated

12:31 am

trad

12:31 am

dammit!

12:31 am

thankyou, I would never be able to finish a grid without your clues mrp and lickety

12:31 am

ok, i'm going to stop chatting for awhile before I do more damage

12:31 am

ty krys

12:32 am

good nite nan

12:32 am

briefly just tried to play without my glasses, and ended up entering things like 'wiuk'

12:32 am

same here spangles

12:32 am

You're all welcome!! Don't need a clue list, we have Krys!! :D

12:32 am

that's the end of that experiment

12:32 am

tren

12:32 am

*hangs head in shame*

12:32 am

ooops =

12:32 am

LOL MR P

12:32 am

sorry

12:32 am

LOL mrp!

12:33 am

lol tak

12:33 am

what experiment?

12:33 am

takum try typing with your toes

12:33 am

hiya sm***er!

12:33 am

krys10- i think you're doing splendidly. in fact....keep up the good work!

12:33 am

aw Kris it's ok, wish it was one I didn't have!

12:34 am

:)

12:34 am

What is the icon theme?

12:34 am

playing without glasses, ping. and it's bad enough typing the regular way, taz. when it gets too easy, then the toes

12:34 am

Boy Bands Douglas

12:34 am

LOL helenkeller! now i flinch everytime i see my own posts! thanks for the clue!

12:34 am

Hey smaller! how are you?

12:35 am

chhhhiiiccccc!!!!! good! it's 12:33 and i'm baking cookies!

12:35 am

cookies! if I stop posting words in the log can I have one?

12:35 am

well, i'm halfway there - good night friends!

12:35 am

did you move, smaller? you used to be in the same time zone as me...

12:36 am

nite ping

12:36 am

ciao ping

12:36 am

there is a fruity to6 and if you shove an s on the front, you will get a st7

12:36 am

don't be daft, Krys! keep posting and you'll earn one!!!

12:36 am

just remember to end the to6 fruit with an a!! :D

12:36 am

Douglas - theme is Boy Bands

12:36 am

mait

12:37 am

oops

12:37 am

Mmm bop, ba duba dop Ba du bop, ba duba dop Ba du bop, ba duba dop Ba du

12:37 am

chic chic chic. i, my dear, am an idiot. i was looking at the time on the "last word added"!!! you're right it's only 11:30. oy vey, i can tell i'm up past my bedtime!

12:37 am

been looking for an icon - back soon

12:37 am

ew

12:37 am

(haha, made you look! now can I have a cookie?)

12:37 am

Krys! they have to be real words mate!! try that one with an r on the end!!

12:38 am

you'll earn that cookie in no time!!! 137 left for me Krys! cookie is all yours then!

12:38 am

smaller. it's only 10:30 here

12:39 am

I'm only 9 words ahead of you, *****er. I'll have to wait a long time for that cookie :(

12:39 am

In ***** days a glimpse of stocking Was looked on as something shocking Now you hook up, then introduce yourself

12:41 am

where are you, chic? i'm in montana

12:41 am

The Roman soldiers cast these for the robe of Christ...

12:41 am

Do we even bother posting long-word clues anymore? I have a ti7/32 and a tr7/32

12:42 am

krys, 2 cookies? one at the halfway mark?

12:42 am

Here we are, I thnk...

12:42 am

sounds good, I'll do what I can to stay up that long.

12:42 am

I rarely have the opportunity to post a long-word clue, but speaking for just myself, they're always welcome!

12:42 am

krys i will give you a dozen cookies for those clues

12:43 am

yes, please please please please

12:43 am

I'm AZ but we're on Pacific time now..

12:43 am

wow! that's a better offer for sure.

12:43 am

dang. hi ball

12:43 am

ti7/32 has to do with two-year-olds who don't want to go to bed

12:44 am

Getting sleepy with 112 found

12:44 am

tr7/32 is people who work on the stockroom floor

12:44 am

cookies please

12:44 am

chic! oh that's right, you're from the rebel state!

12:44 am

hope you dont break a tooth on these

12:44 am

ooh! almost "trestle"!

12:44 am

thanks krys!

12:45 am

now thta ti is a stumper for moi

12:45 am

it's not a great clue... ti7/32 is angry rants

12:46 am

hey

12:46 am

y

12:46 am

cookies on the way

12:46 am

heh, I don't have kids, but the 2-year old clue was sufficient

12:46 am

any clues for the lengthy wa words?

12:46 am

I have a 2 year old granddaughter whose daddy calls her "Bonita Mussolini". She can definitely do some great ti 7/32.

12:47 am

lol munner! great nickname!

12:47 am

sounds like a great kid to have as a *grand*daughter

12:48 am

My son-in-law has a great sense of humor for this beautiful brown-eyed toddler.

12:48 am

LOL tak!

12:48 am

we8 - a bunch of gangsters girlfriends :)

12:48 am

we?

12:48 am

duh - WA

12:49 am

ty! i can't quite believe that's a word

12:49 am

okay - now there's a weird word

12:50 am

di can you reclue the gansta gf? I am dense

12:50 am

Babblet alert - dubadu ba

12:50 am

i can't get it either

12:50 am

halfway home and im outta here

12:50 am

nite all

12:50 am

good nite chj

12:50 am

Can't believe I got the WA. Thanks.

12:50 am

nite chj

12:50 am

ticker chambers

12:51 am

nite chj

12:51 am

mots

12:51 am

chewed gum + shopping center but cheange the vowel.

12:51 am

whaaaaa ineed the wa

12:51 am

sorry

12:51 am

125 & grinding halt

12:51 am

Munner, was just passing through and saw your posts about your granddaughter. Sounds like a real "princess" :-) and glad you enjoy her. Hope you are feeling okay the last few days.

12:51 am

ew, I just got the wa8, too. wha?

12:52 am

hi s stid

12:52 am

Jill -- I did manage to get my last four words on the last grid, but it was really close to flip time.

12:52 am

hi taz.

12:52 am

thanks dianne!!!!

12:52 am

ty got it di

12:52 am

I am going to go to sleep now... see you all tomorrow.

12:52 am

I'm more than halfway to halfway, and feeling highly accomplished...

12:52 am

sure enough, it's in the scrabble dictionary

12:52 am

She loves to call me on the phone late at night. It was 11 pm when she called one night this past week and wanted to sing songs to me. My 4 year old granddaughter from TN also calls a lot.

12:52 am

good nite stid

12:52 am

nite stid - didn't know you were here

12:53 am

Night, stid

12:53 am

munner - i suppose they use their own cell phones :)

12:53 am

heh, douglas, I'm with you - about halfway to halfway, and feeling pretty good about it

12:53 am

not really here, Jill, just passing through as I turned off my machine. See you tomorrow. *poof*

12:53 am

helen-It won't be long. LOL

12:53 am

stopping at 125 need zzzz nite all

12:54 am

good nite taz :)

12:54 am

night taz!!

12:55 am

isn't edam a cheese?

12:55 am

well, got the wa - what a word! But nothing to do with gangstas -- just wooly!

12:55 am

a good one, too, krys

12:55 am

My 9 yr old grandson calls me when he's in trouble with his parents (usually my daughter). He'll be talking real quietly and I'll find out he's in the bathroom. Then I'll hear my daughter yell, "Bridger, who are you talking to in there?" And Bridger says, Grandmother, I gotta go.

12:55 am

phantom damsel

12:55 am

blecchhhtt

12:55 am

lol munner - my friend's daughter had a meltdown on her front lawn - we had to get somewhere in a hurry & there she lay, pounding her fists on the grass, screeching 'i want my cell phone, i want my cell phone' i gave my friend a look &all she said was 'toy'

12:55 am

lol, munner

12:55 am

phantom - maitai *sigh*

12:56 am

lol jili

12:56 am

I appreciate the saying that grandchildren and grandparents share a common enemy...

12:56 am

i wish there were a chocolate cheese

12:57 am

oh jili if you are making maitais please pass one my way... thanks....LOl

12:57 am

ew - not appealing to me, chocolate cheese

12:57 am

alright, almost halfway, and I'm up too late. good luck all

12:57 am

But truly my disclaimer--95 % of the time my kids and their spouses are wonderful parents.

12:57 am

good nite takuma

12:57 am

'night, takuma!

12:57 am

All in all it's just a....

12:58 am

i'd eat it. nite takuma!

12:58 am

Just 80 left and feeling sleepy, too. Gotta save some for morning. 2 am here.

12:58 am

we could have drinks.. after all there is s***

1:00 am

<Star Trek TOS Reference>I'll bet you credits to navy beans we can put a **** in it!</Star Trek TOS Reference>

1:00 am

there are a lot of almost words. there's actual physical pain at the "d'oh"

1:01 am

A cotton, silk, or rayon fabric with a raised woven pattern and a puckered or quilted look.

1:02 am

11 here - i'm turning in - good luck all - happy babbling and see you tomorrow

1:02 am

Koo-loo-koo-koo-koo-koo-koo-koo!

1:02 am

nite debb

1:02 am

oops NITE MUNNER!!

1:02 am

nite debbinla!

1:03 am

Douglas, you are having too much fun tonight ! ;)

1:03 am

Take Off! To the great white north Take Off! It's a beauty way to go!

1:03 am

olms

1:03 am

sorry!

1:03 am

I'm randomly associating with two words I've found that don't start with qu, but contain qu

1:04 am

(now you know why I don't chat much!)

1:04 am

pink floyd to tos to bob and doug?

1:04 am

I told you it was random, didn't I?

1:05 am

nonsense, they are coincidentally my first 3 bookmarks

1:05 am

ok, brain mushy. nite dearies.

1:06 am

Now that is an amazing coincidence!

1:06 am

nef, keep it up! they give you cookies!

1:06 am

Nope! If it's salty and crisp (ie:chips) then I might! ;)

1:08 am

Rolled myself a bomber, And I thought about my ****

1:08 am

hi all

1:08 am

Hello nrkii

1:08 am

hi nrkii

1:08 am

Rolled myself a bomber, And I thought about my mommer?

1:08 am

just coming back to chat to say good night... I have 37 left, but no way will finish tonight

1:08 am

must sleep

1:09 am

'night nrkii!

1:09 am

good night everyone!

1:09 am

nite nrkii

1:09 am

Before you go, would you please throw a bucket of water on me? I'm rather unserious right now...

1:09 am

night Nrkii

1:09 am

no way douglas... unserious is GOOD

1:09 am

be silly

1:09 am

Good night nrkii...

1:09 am

no more cookies for douglas until he lays off the caffiene

1:09 am

chocolate cheese cake is OH so good - not cheesecake, saparate words

1:10 am

I love silly people

1:10 am

night all ... babble safely

1:11 am

nite, nrk - I see we can say nite now

1:11 am

(oh, ps: douglas, thanks for checking out the word play post on the blog, and for leaving a comment!)

1:11 am

Douglas is the father of 6; maybe they all fell asleep early tonight?

1:11 am

(poof!)

1:12 am

Bye all...maybe I'll come back when I'm a little more caffeinated...

1:13 am

boy, it suddenly got quiet here!

1:13 am

sloe

1:13 am

DRAT!!!

1:13 am

more cookies for nef!

1:14 am

ok, i gotta go too - huge hay fever attack. don't eat too many cookies.

1:14 am

Cheetos or chips please! :)

1:14 am

brings back memories Nef

1:14 am

nite Krys'

1:14 am

my fav gin many years ago

1:15 am

I think I had it once

1:15 am

but I recently found a small bottle in a box of my dtrs' stuff

1:16 am

I keep slogging away at this grid and the words going very slow.... i need chips..

1:16 am

it was empty:(

1:16 am

nef has some

1:16 am

Nef how old is your dtr?

1:16 am

Hi blaze

1:16 am

24, she's legal

1:16 am

lol, as I remember, it was quite sweet

1:17 am

hello Nef and hello to all.... I never much liked gin i was a vodka and kaluha person...

1:17 am

I'm trying to get rid of JUNK around here; we plan on selling this house in about 2 years and I'm starting NOW to get it ready to sell (I want to enjoy some of the fixed up place myself

1:18 am

Nef that is good thinking...

1:19 am

I can't hold my liquor; 2 drinks and I'm asleep under the table; then sick the whole next day

1:19 am

I don't drink at all.... not for many many years....

1:20 am

took me about 10 years to figure that out, so now if I have a drink in 2-3 months that's a LOT for me

1:21 am

for sure Nef, great to get at it early and think about what you want to get rid of/keep - you must be a well organized person

1:21 am

I was given Hep c in a blood transfusion and my liver can not handle alcohol or many other things.

1:21 am

nite everyone

1:21 am

nite mm

1:21 am

oh Blaze, how horrible

1:22 am

re: the house; we've owned 2 other houses in the past and did all of this work just before selling. This time I want to enjoy it too

1:22 am

g'nite mymuse, I'm about to turn in also

1:22 am

no tylenol for you I guess {{Blaze}}

1:23 am

nite mymuse and flosey

1:23 am

nite mymuse and flosey

1:23 am

we lived in last home for 30 years and collected so much 'stuff' - from Ontario to BC meant get rid of a lot of it

1:24 am

flosey.... it was really horrible at first when I found out in 1993,.,, as I am O neg and had been a great donor too... part of the cycle so to speak. I live with it and have kept reasonably well... even did a year of treatments.. and now looking forward to by big cheque from the Fedral government.... will not hold my breath though

1:24 am

my house is NOT organized; both kids have moved out and in and out a few times and they left stuff each time

1:24 am

why a check from the governemnt?

1:25 am

Class action suit against them for letting it happen... the provincial government and the red cross have settled and the feds too but the cheques won't be issued for a while....

1:26 am

they weren't screening well enough or what?

1:26 am

somewhere between a few hundred and a few thousand... not near as much as the 3000.00 a month I paid for one year for treatments

1:27 am

plasmaapherisis?

1:27 am

there was a certain time frame that most country's were not screening properly... but the .98 extra was too much for them to okay...

1:27 am

Nef what is that word?

1:29 am

spelt wrong (of course) plasmapheresis is a type of treatment for cleaning toxins out of the blood. But it probably isn't used for Hep C

1:30 am

the drugs was a combo called pegatron... it was almost like a chemo treatment... like having flu for a year.

1:30 am

I was trying to think of what type of treatment you would have had that would cost so much 10 years ago and that popped into my head

1:31 am

this was only three years ago....

1:32 am

okay; my hubby has M.S. and 1 of his meds costs $1400/ month (thank goodness he has health insurance

1:32 am

we did end up getting some help with costs.... thank goodness.

1:33 am

that's good

1:34 am

Oh dear, Blaze - just tuned in again - what a bummer. Good luck from now on!

1:35 am

love your icon, Jilli :)

1:36 am

Oh I am good to go for a long while.... the virus is uncountable and will stay that way.... I just need to keep watch... and now that I can't keep up with the speedy kids... LOL

1:37 am

Blaze, I once heard Naomi Judd speak to a nursing convention and she is a strong believer in complimentary medicine and a positive attitude

1:37 am

Thanks, Nef! And all the best with your hubby's MS - it's a bummer too - hope the meds help

1:37 am

You bet... I totally agree.... just accepting that it is normal for you and to heck with everyone else is good too.

1:37 am

the meds help; he takes an awful lot of them

good nite everyone :)

1:38 am

good sleeps

1:38 am

nite Helen

1:39 am

good night, helen - see you tomorrow?

1:39 am

hello to all and nite to those who are leaving!

1:39 am

I only have 61 words and haven't found another one since the last one I posted here in chat

1:40 am

I still have 123 left... there must be a miscount... I am really working at this grid tonite

1:40 am

Quiet time now before the UK arrives so I think I'll try for a few more words (I have all of 9 now)

1:40 am

Blaze, you have more words than I do! :D

1:41 am

greetings MVA <g>

this gave is frustrating.lol

i have 97 left

1:45 am

started off fast , now so slow!!

any clues for h,a,t,m,l,e

1:45 am

anyone have the killer clue for the wa8?

hi, fell asleep b4 flip, now up - just got the 8 :)

1:46 am

cassandra, are you new to Babble?

plural of wa7, stashof cash, gangster's gal

1:47 am

hmm, got em thanx, but what in the world kind of words are they?

yes ,this is my second go

1:48 am

they are very very babble words...LOl

1:48 am

not even in the dictionary

1:48 am

If so there is a site that most of us use that you can find down below the grid on the bottom: Lickety's babble clues

1:49 am

babble uses the enable dictionary....

1:49 am

I take it back the wa 7 is

1:49 am

when we clue with wa7/52, that means 7 letters and 52 points, beginning with wa

1:50 am

hey the big box store is in here... w**-M***

1:50 am

no tsetse again, btw

1:50 am

no points though, Blaze

1:51 am

I know I tried.... LOL...

1:51 am

me too (blush)

i'll stop a bit past my usual halfway. mediocrity - attained!

laila tov, all

1:52 am

nite melon

1:52 am

u can come really close to MataHari

1:52 am

nite melon

1:53 am

unc, I can come very close to a lot of words that the dictionary says doesn't exist! :D

1:53 am

you not familiar with the spy from WW1?

1:54 am

The UK has arrived

1:55 am

wales has been here for an hour, verna!!!!!

1:55 am

No, Unc, I know about Mata Hari

1:55 am

mva you don't have a flag... how come?

1:56 am

I was giving you the chance to get there first.!!!!

1:56 am

i don't know, aloy doesn't have one either!

1:57 am

ooh?

1:57 am

maybe you didn't fill out your profile completely?

1:57 am

nite melon

1:58 am

that wouldn't surprise me nef! but i thought i had

1:58 am

MVA ask Dr. g

2:01 am

just go to the my account tab and check it out; last night Taz had trouble filling out her profile

2:01 am

just go to the my account tab and check it out; last night Taz had trouble filling out her profile

2:01 am

just go to the my account tab and check it out; last night Taz had trouble filling out her profile (crazy chat box, now it won't let me post!)

2:01 am

just go to the my account tab and check it out; last night Taz had trouble filling out her profile (crazy chat box, now it won't let me post!)

2:01 am

just go to the my account tab and check it out; last night Taz had trouble filling out her profile (crazy chat box, now it won't let me post!)

2:01 am

just go to the my account tab and check it out; last night Taz had trouble filling out her profile (crazy chat box, now it won't let me post!)

2:01 am

just go to the my account tab and check it out; last night Taz had trouble filling out her profile (crazy chat box, now it won't let me post!)

2:03 am

nef, have you broken babble?!!

2:03 am

I am glad I am not the only one having that problem... every night at this time I have problems entering...

2:03 am

Whoops! for some reason, the clock said that there was < 1 minute left; I couldn't post and i couldn't enter words.

2:03 am

I've noticed everything slows down at about this time every night

2:03 am

I think that the game is trying to tell me to shut up and go to bed!

2:03 am

there must be some kind of techie changeover

2:04 am

I think the server reclaibarates at this time of night

2:04 am

maybe it's all those Brits logging on! ;)

2:05 am

Rule, Britannia!

2:05 am

no it's the whole darn world wide web.... lol

2:08 am

I am down to 91 but must be off to the bed.... see you all again soon...

2:08 am

nite blaze

2:09 am

nite, Blaze

2:10 am

it's 2AM here and I have some repairmen coming this morning early for stucco work So it's bedtime for me now! Good night all!

2:11 am

nite nef

2:11 am

whats wrong with us brits

goodnight Nef

2:12 am

Morning all and night to those of to the land of nod.

2:13 am

hey from aus...mitch

2:13 am

hey mva

2:14 am

LOL Hi rolin - hows the trip going?

2:14 am

hey rolin, how's aus?

2:14 am

fantastic..well..we had a harrowing start...then a frantic week..but we are now in north aus..in the sun...getting burnt in mid winter..lol

2:15 am

i wanna make tomato..

2:15 am

You couldn't stay away from babble, are you playing orjust popped in for a chat?

2:15 am

i am so jealous!! well not of the harrowing start,

2:16 am

im playing...and yeah...we have spent the day on the side of a pool.. but i forgot to bring my glasses...so i strained my eyes til i had a little sleep..then went home..had more of a read..then decided id like to spend some time here

2:18 am

wow, and i'm off to defrost the freezer!!!

i give up!!!!!!!! 93 words left

2:18 am

lol..mva..i dod all that sorta stuff before i left

2:18 am

i have 116 left cassandra!

2:20 am

hi

2:21 am

off for breakfast, bbl

2:23 am

oggy - nothing wrong with brits - we just had a lull here and looked forward to your imminent arrival

2:25 am

Hi jilli like your take on the icon theme today.

2:25 am

it is a bit quiet on the chat this morning.

2:26 am

Morning oggy, hows the grid going for you?

2:27 am

hubby started it before work and im having a go it seems a little hard

2:28 am

128 left

2:28 am

hi all :)

2:28 am

hi atalante

Hi - what's the grid like? I'm afraid to start it if I'm not going to get time to finish...

2:29 am

I've fare a bit better but can't see any new words now. Morning Atalante

2:30 am

i have not long got up perhaps the brains a bit slow.

2:30 am

hi matty

2:30 am

I'm finding it hard but then I'm half asleep

2:31 am

oh, how silly. of *course* arial is a word :)

2:32 am

Hi matty - so far it's on a par with yesterday's but I havent finished yet so there could be a sting in the tail.

2:33 am

Morning all :)

2:34 am

Morning sprite, how was summer school?

2:35 am

Very interesting! Learned a lot and I feel I am really almost ready for the exams in december :) Thanks for asking :)

2:35 am

what summer school did you go to, sprite??

2:36 am

Well thats a great feeling and position to be in with more than 3 months til the exams.

2:36 am

I am following a 3 year's course in advanced counseling.

2:36 am

I did some supervised sessions this time and they went very well. That's a relief ;)

2:37 am

oh coool!

2:41 am

Ata, did you see that Kushiel's D4 is in the grid today? I read the sequel, am saving the 3rd one for the holidays. Great sequel!

2:42 am

oh yes! do you love Joscelin more then ever now?

2:43 am

Absolutely! And Melisande is more intruiging than ever too. I just love the books, it is SO hard to leave #3 on the shelf, LOL.

2:44 am

Hmzzz... intriguing? I am at a loss here...

2:44 am

intriguing :)

2:45 am

the focus really switches a lot to Melisande (and Imri) from book 3 onwards ... she's such a wonderful character. More interesting than Phedre, I tend to think ...

2:46 am

Thanks! A real blind spot all of a sudden. I remember having such a blind spot with "yours sincerely" once at work... I started typing cins... and then couldn't remember the right spelling for the life of me!

2:46 am

I *hate* it when that happens!

2:46 am

Oh yes! I agree! Is Imri her son? I just can't wait to learn more about them.

2:48 am

yup, Imri's her son. he's a cutie!

2:48 am

da4,6? am i missing something really obvious?

2:48 am

scv: a very small arrow ;)

2:49 am

scv da4/6 they hold back water

2:49 am

Mothers

2:49 am

I ment for da 4/6

2:49 am

that's the one. thank you

2:49 am

Sorry, that was 4/5, I see. Ignore, please ;)

2:50 am

ooh thanks though. im sorry, didn't mean to ignore you.

2:50 am

Hi everyone. And the fathers (of sheep) are there too.

2:50 am

i hate asking for clues but sometimes im looking to hard and pass right over easy ones and it kills me.

2:50 am

LOL, you should ignore me when I am giving clues for things you did not ask! Hi Angb.

2:51 am

too* ? i've got it, too.

2:52 am

I know, I have the same thing sometimes. Words that almost jump out of the grid and I just cannot see them. Well, that's why we need our team, right? ;)

2:52 am

clue for al5/12 the first one please.

2:53 am

I hate grids like this, where you get loads of words and still don't get any greyed out boxes!

2:53 am

Too many letters the same, and they don't come from the box you want them too, ata. Did that make sense, possibly not.

2:53 am

I love them... I love that feeling of neverending possibilities, lol.

2:54 am

I would like to swap one of the m's for an n please

2:55 am

i was thinking that before, fmitch

2:55 am

There's a word for people like you sprite. OMG I can't remember it. A

2:55 am

true true! I do like a *few* feelings of having completed a letter though :P

2:55 am

i think i tried once anyway ;)

2:55 am

Oh yes, FMitch! Might give the total number of words a real push though!

2:55 am

Hehehe, Angb, now we are getting personal, right?"

2:56 am

Ah, didn't think of that aspect sprite :0

2:56 am

About the state of my brain? Yes!

2:56 am

I want to know that word for people like me! ;)

2:56 am

(never knew there WERE people like me, actually)

2:58 am

oggy al5/12 cottonwood tree

2:58 am

Sprite - you are unique

2:58 am

Sprite has no eq5/16

2:59 am

Well said and good morning Haz.

2:59 am

Good morning all!

2:59 am

i feel like i've been finding T words forever and i'm still not through

2:59 am

I am pretty sure "the" word is not Sa4/4, though!

2:59 am

Lol FMitch, aren't we all ;)

3:01 am

thanks frances

3:01 am

thanks frances

3:02 am

You're welcome oggy

3:07 am

Sorry Sprite. Had to read "Little Engine that could" to my 6 year old. A word that describes you? Hmmm ... clever LOL

3:08 am

morning everyon

3:08 am

sorry everyone

3:08 am

Sometimes I think reading to our kids is one of the best things we can do for them!

3:09 am

Morning Ruthy!

3:09 am

spritely. thats the best sprite word!

3:09 am

Oh look, a mate of Thomas's is in the puzzle.

3:09 am

hi ruthy

3:09 am

I can live with spritely, LOL!

3:10 am

That's Thomas the Tank Engine of course!

3:10 am

Can't stay awake - Good night all *poof*

3:11 am

jilli! *hug* and bye and sweet dreams to you, dear!

3:11 am

Nite jillibus

iz rolin on yet anyone

3:22 am

She's not in "who's on line", so I am afraid not.

3:23 am

She was on earlier

owww ok then iz her student my name was sydnie

3:32 am

Mornin' All. How's everyone today?

3:33 am

I always always always forget that Sn4. Somehow it doesn't stick to my grey matter.

3:33 am

Hi Odin :)

3:33 am

Hey Sprite!

3:34 am

Looks like I need to update my pic as I am still on yesterdays Op. Illusions.

3:34 am

I think you just need to refresh, though.

3:34 am

Anyone know where I can find the theme each day?

3:36 am

I see a very cool dog as your icon!

3:36 am

Odin - I think there is a link to babblers bio via Angelsongs resource page under Friends of Babble

3:36 am

Wow...I'm seeing yesterday's pic and I have refreshed several times. Thanks Fmitch I will check it out.

3:37 am

I don't like the Ha6/24-7/36 so close to the Im4/6-5/14 :(

3:38 am

im missing all but one of the ha's. why not, sprite? im guessing im missing it because i dont have those yet

3:39 am

Because I think Ha6 is never solving anything, though love might ;)

3:41 am

Amen, sprite

3:42 am

Hi everyone

3:42 am

Hi Pappou

3:43 am

woke up with a headache this morning, I guess it was the coffee I didn't drink yesterday.

3:43 am

Caffein deprivation... time for a nice cuppa and a little bit of babble then ;)

3:43 am

Hi Pappou

3:44 am

babble first coffee in about 2 hours, LOL

3:45 am

Just finished my first cuppa, hehe. Time for breakfast, I think.

3:46 am

Morning all. Just finished my first cuppa, too. Time for another...

3:46 am

Hi Jac, good morning :)

3:47 am

Morning Pap and Jac

3:48 am

morning odin and angb

3:49 am

morning all :) ...another nice grid today...

3:49 am

It's nice, sherb, morning! Some weird words, but also L4 of good ones.

3:50 am

Morning sherb. Thank goodness you've taken 'responsibility' for The Osmonds! *Thinks* Now who can I use? Depends on your definition of 'boy', I guess.... hmmm

3:50 am

what's the theme today?

3:51 am

Boy bands, Pappou.

3:51 am

(But I'm still on my optical illusion. Explanation of it in my profile below all the recycling info.)

3:51 am

ah, need to look later on

3:52 am

an excuse to have a cheesy icon and im not pro. sad.

3:52 am

I like the icon, Jac. Just tried it and it works fine this size.

3:52 am

morning sprite... I'll probably spend the rest of the day looking for the weird ones... morning Jac... so many to choose from, but help me out by choosing something e5ly embarrassing...

3:53 am

got one

3:53 am

For me the Wa7/8 is really weird.

3:53 am

I guess not, let me try that again

3:53 am

is that the Monkees?

3:53 am

How about The Bay City Rollers, they are pretty cheesey Morning sherb and Jacs

3:54 am

there it is

3:54 am

Sherb - It's done! REFRESH.

3:54 am

morning FMitch :)

3:54 am

FMitch - already done!

3:54 am

yes,the monkees

3:54 am

oh yes!! classic...

3:55 am

Morning. Don't mention Bay City Rollers. I used to edit their fanzine!!!

3:55 am

when i hear boy band i think new kids on the block lol :)

3:55 am

Brill Jacs so wonderfully awful

3:55 am

come on FMitch... stop sticking with that safe sunset...

3:55 am

I remember when they first came onto the scene, I used to rush home to watch them

3:56 am

FMitch - let's see The Jackson 5 or The Rubettes!

3:56 am

Pappou - I did, too! (Still have the album on vinyl.)

3:56 am

Suagr Baby Love, Sugar Baby Love...

3:57 am

hydra - Did you? Tell us more...

3:57 am

*whispers: fireworks, does anyone need clues?*

3:57 am

Jacula, i had all their albums, gave them to my nephew awhile back. I bet they're worth something

3:57 am

Congrats sprite

3:57 am

Wow! Well done, sprite.

3:57 am

hi all!

3:57 am

yay, sprite, too early for me, I still need 182

3:57 am

...I never meant to hurt yoooou! Sugar Baby love, ugar baby love...

3:57 am

WELL DONE, SPRITE!

3:58 am

yay sprite!!

3:58 am

(95 to go here.)

3:58 am

hi Franmag... champion of wordbuilder :) :) :)

3:58 am

hi sherb!

3:59 am

Hi Franmag. Finally got into the site using my BabAnon version of my net name. Need to get a feel for the games now.

3:59 am

(Quote-puzzler, I meant.)

4:00 am

jac, i played for a week without reading the directions! once i read them, the games became much easier!!

4:00 am

FranMag - your icon. *Big grin*

4:00 am

me too, Fran!! and they say it's men who don't read instructions...

4:00 am

yes jac, i added my personal touch! :-)

4:01 am

haha, fran :)

4:01 am

Why DON'T men read instructions? It's always puzzled me.

4:01 am

i read directions for electronic things, i guess i thought the games would be more intuitive.

4:02 am

they always know better...

4:02 am

Oh, like they always know the way to places...

4:02 am

almost everyone went old school with their "boy" bands. i think mine is the only one so far from the 90s!

4:03 am

i helped an ex-boyfriend install a new water heater once.

4:03 am

i wish i could join you. no 80;s either?

4:03 am

Psst! Fran... it has to do with age, methinks.:)

4:03 am

fran, what's yours, with my headache I can't see it clearly

4:04 am

if i hadn't been following along with the instructions he would have removed a very important heat activated valve!!!

4:04 am

well, I did think about pretending I was younger... Take That maybe... but decided to bare all...

4:04 am

So, you saved the day Fran.:)

4:04 am

pappou, it's the backstreet boys as cartoons on Arthur (PBS show)

4:05 am

cool, I like that

4:05 am

Bit chilly to bare all, sherb. My heating was on this morning!

4:05 am

as well as my mother's house!

4:05 am

I went to one of their concerts with my niece, oh my, was that an experience. Give me Barry Manilow anyday, LOL

4:05 am

that's shameful, Jac... you should just put on another woolly!!

Of course, all women are Mensa (or better) and humble beyond reproach!

4:06 am

jacula, send some cool my way or I can send you about 10 degrees from here

4:06 am

Pappou - I had to trail round the country to evey Peter Andre concert in the 90s with my daughter!

4:06 am

sherb - the heating put itself on.

4:06 am

I'm sitting here in an ankle length skirt and two long sweaters...

4:07 am

Morning all - I've had my heating on too!

4:07 am

i didn't know who peter andre was so i googled.. he's kind of scary looking.

4:07 am

shorts and tee shirts here waiting to get ready for school

4:07 am

OldRottenHat - are you a woman, or are you being ironic? ;)

4:07 am

OldRottenHat - Naturally! *Polishes halo.*

4:08 am

Had to chicken out with the icon. Felt this covered a multitude of sins.

4:08 am

I think it was Nancy Astor who said that she'd married beneath herself - and then added that all women do.

4:08 am

odds are 7 to 1 that ORH is a woman, so I think she is just stating the obvious.

4:09 am

Pappou - where in the States are you? ...your profile is quite minimal...

4:09 am

sherb, I'm in Florida, Tampa Bay area

4:09 am

Frances - Do you own that album??

4:10 am

No

4:10 am

Frances you coward... reveal your true colours... :)

4:10 am

Pap, I'm in South Fla. other coast

4:10 am

ah, which explains why it's warm... :)

4:10 am

I'm more of a G4 type of person

4:10 am

the beach is in my backyard, but do I go out there? too hot, LOL

4:11 am

hello neighbor

4:11 am

I was more into T Rex, Black Sabbath, Alic Cooper, David Bowie etc., in the 70s. Not the BC Rollers!

4:11 am

for a moment, I though G4 was a word clue...

4:11 am

lol, me too

4:11 am

same here pappou! we went around the island today in our air-conditioned van!!

4:11 am

*Alice

4:11 am

I was in Ft. Lauderdale yesterday at the casino...when I came out the car temp was 101.

4:11 am

Wicked hot!

4:12 am

how was it odin?we have the one in tampa, but it's an hour away and I don't like the machines

4:12 am

so what makes a boy band a boy band? ...

4:12 am

haha, there's a wiki deifnition..

4:13 am

sherb - I wondered that earlier.

4:13 am

It basically is high stakes slots. Many nickle machines require a max bet of 45 in order to win top pay off.

4:13 am

scv - what is it?

4:13 am

share scv.

4:13 am

cheesiness has to be in there somewhere...

4:13 am

oh its long..

4:13 am

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boy_Band

4:13 am

OK I've changed.

4:13 am

I just can't get to Vegas right now because of work and needed a gambling fix *grinning ear to ear*

4:13 am

i'm thinking 'boys' are part of the equation.

4:13 am

do they still have the bingo cards atttached in order to win or are they like vegas slots

4:14 am

though thats what im familiar with

4:14 am

I was in vegas the last week of june

4:14 am

EVERY frickin' machine has bingo and you cannot win on a pay line if you do not have a bingo on the top game!

4:15 am

yup, that's the way it is in tampa, that's why I won't go

4:15 am

I go to Vegas 3 or 4 times a year but do to an acquistion going on I can't get time away. My Sis has a condo there.

4:16 am

I wish someone would acquisition my mom's home, we have it up for sale, LOL

I was in East Overshoe last week. Reported on an all-school reunion. All the schools were in attendence, including pre-school.

4:17 am

Sales in housing over here have slowed dramatically.

4:17 am

Okay, i haven't found a single word since joining the chat log! (okay, so i haven't looked either)

4:18 am

fran, I still have 15o to go

4:18 am

okay, not feeling so behind anymore. :-)

4:19 am

145 here

4:19 am

I'm just going through my list looking for missing plurals etc... my last five words yesterday were all obvious ones...

4:20 am

Finally decided on the ultimate 'boy' band.

4:20 am

that's a great one Frances!

4:21 am

They don't come much better.

4:21 am

fits the definition at wikipedia somewhat as well!

4:21 am

good one Frances :)

4:21 am

Thank you

4:22 am

Just took some time out to watch Boyzone's first appearance on TV on Ireland's Late Late Show. Do watch it - it's hilarious! Link is: http://www2.youtube.com/watch?v=hr2ZKh V6eKc&search=boyzone%20late%20late

4:22 am

Here's an excerpt from the wiki entry: Although they are referred to as "bands", they rarely play instruments, and the acts are essentially vocal harmony groups

4:22 am

I'm going to go, this headache is turning into a migraine and I'm getting sick to my stomach, see you all tonight

4:23 am

bye pappou! hope you feel better soon!

4:23 am

hope you feel better soon Pappou... :)

4:23 am

Bye Pappou. Hope you feel better soon.

4:24 am

'Bye Pappou.

4:24 am

Bye Pap!

4:25 am

good evening everyone

4:25 am

Hi lynxx.

4:25 am

hi lynxxx :)

4:26 am

fireworks

4:26 am

Hi lynxxx

4:26 am

Hey lynxxx!

4:26 am

well done sha

4:26 am

thats me finished

4:26 am

wtg sha

4:26 am

anyclues for the 8 word?

4:26 am

Well done, ruthy!

4:26 am

And Ruthy

4:26 am

wa-8-70

4:27 am

congrats sha & ruthy !!!!

4:27 am

extend the wa-7-52 before it

4:27 am

yay sha!!! yay ruthy!!!

4:27 am

WTG sha & ruthy *applause*

4:27 am

thanx gtg off to work

4:27 am

have a good day sha

4:27 am

jac, that video is absolutely hilarious!!!

4:28 am

bye sha!!

4:28 am

bye sha :)

4:28 am

It is, Fran! That 'dancing'!

4:28 am

thank you, but what do the numbers mean? can you tell I'm new?

4:29 am

8 letters, 70 points. so the tiles would add to 14? im not sure if thats correct, i'm pretty new myself.

4:29 am

misspips, it starts with wa, it's 8 letters long and it's worth 70 points.

4:29 am

ok i get it now..thank you

4:30 am

Morning all. I have the wa/52 and its plural does anyone have a hint for the other wa/52 please.

4:30 am

jac, funniest part was them trying to defend themselves to the host!!

4:30 am

morning carolecs :)

4:30 am

misspips - SCORING Each tile has a point value. To determine the score for a word, the point-value for the length of the word is multiplied by the total letter values for the word: 4-letter word = 1 x Points 5-letter word = 2 x Points 6-letter word = 3 x Points 7-letter word = 4 x Points 8-letter word = 5 x Points 9-letter word = 6 x Points Example: Word: BABBLE Points: 3 x (3+1+3+3+1+1) Total: 36 pts.

4:30 am

misspips - SCORING Each tile has a point value. To determine the score for a word, the point-value for the length of the word is multiplied by the total letter values for the word: 4-letter word = 1 x Points 5-letter word = 2 x Points 6-letter word = 3 x Points 7-letter word = 4 x Points 8-letter word = 5 x Points 9-letter word = 6 x Points Example: Word: BABBLE Points: 3 x (3+1+3+3+1+1) Total: 36 pts.

4:31 am

Oops! Sorry about the repeats!

4:31 am

brilliant thank you :)

4:31 am

Good morning sherb.

4:33 am

Off to work...GL all!

4:33 am

bye odin!

4:33 am

Its ok, just found it, all of the same ilk I see, thanks anyway.x

4:33 am

bye Odin :)

4:38 am

a QUOLL is an Australian marsupial - just in case no-one else has registered an official complaint (!)

4:39 am

no Darth... or Tamla...

4:40 am

Darth should definitely be allowed!

lynxxx... I am very disturbed by the quoll not being allowed here!

4:40 am

i was thinking it would be fun to have one odd word/name/reference just for fun

4:41 am

thats me finished

4:41 am

bye everyone

4:41 am

hi Ata and mrp :)

bye hannah

4:41 am

or i could say fun eleven times

4:41 am

hi atalante and mrp and hannah lou!

hi sherb and ata!!

4:41 am

hi... bye hannah :)

4:41 am

yay hannah lou!!!

4:42 am

and how do you think I feel !- nothing to do with not being able to find the others Qs though! how are you MRP?

4:42 am

bye hannah lou!

4:42 am

Hannah - Congrats

LOL lynxxx...you must have a qu5/19 with this grid! I am upset with it too!

With all the upsetting this site causes, are there EMTs on duty 24/7?

I don't know what an EMT is ??

perhaps I don'

4:48 am

EMT? ....extra marital ???? ....'cuse my ignorance oldrottenhat (lovely name) what does EMT mean?

don't watch enough TV

4:48 am

emergency medical technician

ah! I am a certified troll doctor!

unfortunately, their survival rate is only 5% !!

the A's are spread out all over the place!!

4:54 am

I've just realised I have no A's from the right top corner. LOL

Good to have a troll doctor. Mayhap a sense-of-humor doctor would be an appropriate addition?

OldRottenHat, you have the job!

anyone have the al5/12 please?

I suspect it would be a mission impossible.

4:55 am

mrp al5/12 cottonwood tree

4:55 am

mrp, remember the al***

4:56 am

think Davy Crockett :)

4:56 am

i guess the fort was named after the tree.

ah!! thanks guys!!

4:56 am

You would just get killed in the rush oldrottenhat - humour is not lacking here!

LOL lynxxx... my little quoll friend! can you believe they did have numbat in the grid once!!

4:59 am

speaking of humour... just found the mi5/14...

5:00 am

and cooee and other odd words - rita being a personal favorite - this is the charm of babble - you just never know - and that is why we love Lickety as well.

ma6/21 pretty please??? and how many ways can you spell cooee I ask you!! I didn't know of the variations until I started this game!

5:03 am

don't have that yet mrp.

5:04 am

ma 6/21 = a rug + what's left over with the last consonant

5:04 am

can't work out how six words come from the second m...

5:04 am

I meant with out the last consonant. Or a play on Latin mothers

5:06 am

TY ang

5:07 am

ty ang!

5:07 am

phantom: macaw

5:07 am

YW lynxxx and FranMag

5:08 am

phantom: slalom

5:08 am

phantom: thar

my personal struggle was the american spelling vs the english spelling... I could never work out where the I went in aluminium

5:08 am

slalom? good one!

5:09 am

phantom: wallow

5:09 am

and mallow

5:10 am

morning all- mata hari

5:10 am

hi beebee~

5:10 am

morning beebee

5:11 am

morning beebee :)

5:11 am

Yes saw that one too. There are too many to list today

5:11 am

Bye the way - morning beebee

5:12 am

does today's grid seem more trying than yesterday's? or is it because i'm still sleepy?

finally *~*~*~FIREWORKS!~*~*~*

5:18 am

39 to find, and time for a break... later all :)

5:18 am

later sherb!

5:18 am

yay mrp!!

5:18 am

congrats mrp :)

5:18 am

well done mrp

5:19 am

MRP - YAY !

5:19 am

stoll

thanks guys!! any clues needed??

5:19 am

Whoops! wasn't any good anyway LOL

5:20 am

Wouldn

5:20 am

Wouldn

5:20 am

Time for bed. Fingers are moving on their own, making no sense. Nite everyone.

5:20 am

nite Ang

LOL! night Angb!! sweet dreams

have a good day/night everyone! BYE!!

5:25 am

nite MRP

5:51 am

g'night mrpresident

5:57 am

anyone have a clue for se7?

5:58 am

sorry fran

5:58 am

Haven't got se/7, sorry :(

5:58 am

ps that means no - not got yet

6:00 am

thanks, will keep trying then, it's my last one, does anyone need a clue?

6:03 am

Fran - Passover celebration (plural of) se** + 3-letter word meaning 'edge' (of a glass/cup)

6:04 am

thanks jac!! fireworks!!

6:04 am

ahh - it all comes back - that one has had us all guessing once before - TY Jac

6:04 am

Congrats Fran !

6:04 am

y/w, both.

6:05 am

well, i won't miss that one again (famous last words)

6:06 am

Until the next time... *grins* (Only got it myself by monkey typing.)

6:06 am

FranMag - Did you watch that Boyzone video I put the link up for earlier?

6:08 am

i did jac, very funny. i loved the very dry delivery of the first guy, and the disdain of the other host that was totally lost on the poor boys!!

6:09 am

The 'dancing' was something else too, wasn't it?

6:10 am

It's still shown on TV to embarrass them now. When Ronan Keating was on, Parkinson (I think it was), they showed it. He was writhing in horror.:)

6:10 am

as the first guy says, you expect them to WOW us and then they start dancing and we're like...what is that??

6:10 am

The crotch-clutching had me in hysterics.

6:11 am

i guess the main thing about "boy bands" is they take themselves very seriously.

6:11 am

That seemed to be a 'dancing' thing from 80s onwards for lads - point, clutch, squeak, point, clutch, squeak...

6:11 am

lol jac!

6:12 am

and madonna! don't forget her doing that move.

6:13 am

Ah well, Madge is a completely different kettle of fish. Not a fan myself.

6:13 am

I love her music, but don't know when she decided she was british.

ok ok ok, you two have me interested... what is the link??

Hello Jac!!

6:14 am

I'll find it for you, MrP. (Go to the loo whilst you're waiting!)

6:15 am

Boyzone link: http://www2.youtube.com/watch?v=hr2ZKh V6eKc&search=boyzone%20late%20late

Will I need to go to the loo so I don't pi** myself laughing? :D

6:15 am

Yup!

ok!!

Jac, I got a page on youtube, but not the video

6:19 am

Oh, I just HAD to watch it again! Double crotch clutching (them and me!)

6:19 am

MRP -the video should just play. Hang on

6:20 am

Ages since I last saw that. Cracks me up every time.

double crotch clutching!! sounds like a party is on at Jac's!!

6:20 am

Did you put the whole link in?

6:21 am

Frances - Now you have the link, you can watch it any time.:)

6:21 am

*Thunders off to loo*

yep! bugger!

6:21 am

Don't think my tear ducts would stand it!

oh man!! I am missing out!!

6:22 am

i loved the "one hour later..." caption

6:23 am

brb - phone

6:23 am

mrp, did you cut and paste both lines of the link?

6:23 am

good morning all - off to find an icon for today, and hope to finish today's grid - didn't get to come back last nite, so left 20 words sitting. Le sigh

you all tease!!

6:24 am

if you'r on youtube mrp, do a search for boyzone and late late show.

6:24 am

too bad wolvie!

6:27 am

mrp, i just emailed you the link, it will come as a youtube mail.

thanks!

6:28 am

there we go

6:29 am

let me know when (or if) you get it.

6:29 am

who is that group wolvie?

6:32 am

Fall Out Boy - up for awards teen wise.

6:33 am

oh, i've heard the name, didn't know what they looked like.

6:34 am

Good morning everybody!

6:35 am

well, going to get bed now. see you all later! mrp, should we check if jac is okay in that bathroom? she's been gone a while! :-)

BWWAAAAAAAAHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! OMG!!

6:35 am

Hope the e-mailed link works, MrP. I have to go for a while now. BBL.

6:35 am

good morning buttonman!

6:35 am

hi and bye buttonman!

6:35 am

nite Fran

6:35 am

Fran - I was on a 'phone. :))

6:35 am

Can anyone help me with a clue for the ol 6/21 please?

6:35 am

Byeee!

6:35 am

bye jac!! :-)

6:35 am

bye - Jac

Need to go change my undies!! BRB!

6:35 am

night wolvie! (or good morning)

6:36 am

night mrp!!

6:36 am

button, most senior

fran and Jac, that was a classic!! how sad!! and funny to boot!

6:37 am

Thanks Fran and good night!

6:37 am

Buttonman ol6/21 got some age

hello

6:44 am

Good morning

6:44 am

hi herin

how is we this day

6:49 am

Fireworks!

6:50 am

congrats Angel!

6:50 am

Congrats Angel !

6:51 am

how many words today?

6:52 am

197 words

6:52 am

197 words today...

6:52 am

197 words today

6:52 am

197 words today

6:53 am

hello everyone

6:53 am

thanks, I have a long way to go

6:53 am

hi Preethi

6:53 am

Hi Wolvie

6:53 am

hello preethi

6:54 am

Hi lynxx, Fran

6:54 am

Hows the grid today?

6:54 am

pretty nice

6:54 am

good :) How many words?

6:55 am

197

7:02 am

Good morning everyone

7:02 am

hi mom!

7:03 am

good morning, Mom

7:03 am

morning all

7:03 am

morning Charm

7:03 am

morning charm & mom

7:03 am

Hi, 'Mom'

7:03 am

morning, charm

7:03 am

Hi, izzy

7:04 am

hi Charm :D

7:04 am

Hi, Wolvie - is today's icon music groups in general or some subgenre?

7:04 am

boy bands, as I understand it. :-)

7:04 am

yum

7:08 am

anyone got a clue on im/5//14 plz?

7:09 am

im5/14 is pl of the im4/6 meaning islamic holy man.

7:10 am

Thanks Charm, couldn't have done it without that, I'm going blind today, lol

7:11 am

yw

7:16 am

bbl. 77 to go. have fun all....

7:17 am

bye charm!

7:17 am

bye charm

7:18 am

does anyone know how many active Babblers (Pro members) there are now?

7:19 am

'fraid not angel

7:20 am

my box wont accept any more words, now what? I shall refresh and see

7:20 am

its not you inge !

7:21 am

goes a little better after refreishin

7:21 am

its starting to hiccup again

7:22 am

'nite all - savng some for the morning coffee

7:22 am

nite, lynx

7:23 am

nite, Lynxxx

7:25 am

Greetings and salutations, fellow Babblers! How is everyone today?

7:27 am

hi jera and all

7:28 am

morning, ch1212, jera

7:29 am

morning Jera, and ch

7:34 am

Question of the day... why is quoll not accepted??

7:34 am

Is that rhetorical, jera ? :)

7:34 am

Probably, LOL... unless someone knows the rhyme or reason of Enable...

7:34 am

Because Enable has disabled it! That's Babble, Jera.

7:35 am

morning, all!

7:35 am

malls

7:35 am

*feels so sorry for the poor, disabled little quolls*

7:35 am

I une -- great icon!

7:35 am

oops!

7:36 am

thanks :-)

7:36 am

Jera - Lol*

7:36 am

where's everybody's boy band??

7:36 am

Have to have a QuollAid concert!

7:37 am

I'm here, Jacs, and I saw a couple others earlier

7:37 am

Hi une

7:38 am

hey, wolvie

7:38 am

Good morning/ day everyone

7:38 am

good morning abe!

7:38 am

you all have fabulous icons today!

7:38 am

hi abe!

7:38 am

What is today's theme supposed to be?

7:39 am

hey Wolvie and Ch

7:39 am

boy bands!

7:39 am

Boy bands, Jera.

7:39 am

If you scroll back you'll find a link I put up to Boyzone's first appearance on TV. It's hilarious.

7:42 am

mornin babblers!!

7:42 am

hello evanadine!

7:42 am

morning, eva!

7:43 am

*never one to go along with the crowd (unless it's something really fun) Jera decides to use a protest icon today*

7:43 am

you go for it, jera!

7:43 am

ewww, is that a possum??

7:43 am

i never liked boy bands...until mine came along! hehe

7:44 am

Nope, it's a quoll!

7:44 am

I decided my 'boys' are the tops

7:44 am

I like them too, Frances :)

7:45 am

frances, LOL!

7:45 am

Wow, I've never heard anyone go ewww after seeing a quoll...

7:45 am

well - off to run errands, hope to return this evening. :-)

7:45 am

So thats what a quoll looks like....

7:45 am

Later, Wolvie! Have fun!

7:46 am

bye wolvie!

7:46 am

brb myself -- coffee time

7:46 am

later, wolvie!

7:47 am

bye Wolvie

7:48 am

Jera - this pic's good:http://www.viridans.com/abc/q4qu/ q4qu1.gif

7:50 am

Good Morning All, what does the 8 start with please.

7:50 am

Hey, Jera, always wanted to know what a quoll looked like :)

7:50 am

Hey, Jera, always wanted to know what a quoll looked like :)

7:50 am

Hey, Jera, always wanted to know what a quoll looked like :)

7:50 am

Great pic Jac

7:51 am

I didn't mean to post three times, problems with site again

7:51 am

They are so cute, I love 'em... but I really want a wombat...

7:51 am

They are so cute, I love 'em... but I really want a wombat...

7:53 am

Me, too!

7:54 am

I think there are problems, took me a long time to get in

7:54 am

good morning all

7:54 am

hey flosey

7:55 am

hi abe

7:56 am

morning, flosey!

7:56 am

Greetings, flosey!

7:57 am

Hi, abe... didn't see you come in...

7:57 am

Hi jera

7:57 am

does anyone have the 8 letter word yet

7:57 am

none here peri, I just came in

7:58 am

nope but FYI it's wa8/80

7:58 am

thank you Une, will look for it

7:59 am

wa6/36 through to the 2nd wa7/52 are all to do with variant spellings of an old Scandanavian coarse woollen cloth.

7:59 am

Jacula, that clue really did not help me, but thanks anyway

8:00 am

(Sounds like a stack of notes that the gangster's girlfriend is holding.)

8:00 am

Hi Jera!

8:00 am

Hello everyone. Only just come in, what ir the grid like today. I only just finished yesterdays by the skin of my teeth.

8:01 am

Hello ExWren - not too bad. Only 4 re's.:)

8:02 am

Hi ExWren..........love the icon

8:03 am

Hi Jacula, I was just reading your recycling notes

8:03 am

ExWren - Hope you find them useful!

8:03 am

brb... potty break...

8:03 am

Thank you Frances, I thought that would be different!

8:04 am

thanks for the 8 Jacula

8:04 am

y/w abe (all the others are variants)

8:05 am

Mind you Frances, yours isn't exactly a Boy Band either!

8:05 am

Depends what you class as 'boys'....

8:06 am

thanks, jac--finally got all those variants!

8:07 am

y/w Une.

8:07 am

I had G4 earlier but decided these were superior!

8:07 am

Well my lot aren't boys any more, they are nearly all senior citizens

8:08 am

But boys will be boys eh

8:10 am

now there's a group I'd enjoy hearing exwren

8:14 am

I'm back... what did I miss?

8:15 am

good news, picture fans, the link to our europe pictures is up, i've posted it in my grand tour thread on babanon :)

8:18 am

Hursh - I shall go and look.

8:20 am

Ooh, millions of pics. I'll look properly later. Thanks, Hursh!

8:21 am

yeah i don't know if he put them all up or left out some that were very similar to other shots, but in total there were 800 something.

8:23 am

what is this, spy day? mata hari is in here :)

8:25 am

Morning ladies (and gentlemen?)! How is the grid? I have a rare 10 min. before work. Of course, I have all day AT work. :)

8:25 am

It's boy band day... but we are using the term "boy" quite loosely & I'm protesting...

8:25 am

Greetings, Krista!

8:25 am

Hi Krista. Duran Duran, eh?

8:26 am

That's who I would have picked Krista! Love 'em!

8:26 am

yeah, lame, I know

8:26 am

I still like their music, Jera! It wasn't all about the looks for me. ;)

8:27 am

Same here, Krista... I still belt out Hungry like the Wolf when it comes on the radio!

8:27 am

Jacula..I remember the Bay City Rollers. My first impression of them was what funny names they had! (funny to a little American kid)

8:28 am

great choice, Krista!

8:28 am

Krista - I wasn't a Bay City Rollers fan.

8:29 am

Just read your profile, Jera. I'm a JR leader, too. Thanks, Abe! I was already 'old' when NKOTB was popular. :(

8:29 am

Well, their pic is good for a laugh, Jacula!

8:30 am

Hurshy great pics. I can only see 20. Don't know if there should be more.

8:31 am

I have fireworks!:)

8:31 am

I never really got into NKOTB... I was a bit too old & my daughter was a bit too young...

8:31 am

Huzzah for Jacula!! *throws confetti*

8:31 am

Do you have a daughter in Scouts, krista, or are a leader just for fun?

8:31 am

Yay Jacula!!! And here I am just starting.

8:32 am

they weren't much to look at (in retrospect). Duran Duran has more longevity as an actual band!

8:32 am

yay Jacula!

8:32 am

*Jac checks she's not wearing a white meringue dress. Okay, Jera. Thanks. Spits out bits of coloured paper.*

8:32 am

Daughter, age 10.5. We have a very small troop (5 girls). We do have a lot of fun.

8:32 am

Don't worry Jacs, it's biodegradeable

8:33 am

The way they are changing the councils around, we may end up in the same one!

8:33 am

Wow, Krista, we have a lot in common... we just got our 5th Girl & my daughter turned 10 in April... the tweens have set in! *cringes in fear*

Hello everyone, I'm avoiding work as usual!

8:33 am

no 'tara'...shocking, has mr babble never been to liverpool

8:33 am

You're not in Shawnee Council, are you?

8:34 am

Got lots to do (including shaping up that travelog of mine!). BBL to chat and clue.

8:34 am

I never thought they were attractive Abe, but I wasn't of that age, so thought it was just me!

8:34 am

Yes, we are in Shawnee.

8:34 am

Bye Jac!!

8:34 am

No quoll, ether, sean!!! I'm protesting with my icon!!

8:35 am

seano..someone else had the same icon last night - thought that was unusual

8:35 am

Wow, Krista... I used to live near Winchester... we are in Nation's Cap now, but we still go "back home" to visit alot. Did you go to the New Year's thing in Winchester this past weekend?

8:35 am

ah, you don't like rat- tail hairstyles Krista? COME ON...lol

8:36 am

seano - you can extend Cilla's goodbye for a ta6/21. (Think fishy Greek dip.)

8:36 am

LOL! I know, I"m a loser, Abe.

8:36 am

Really going for now. Byeee.

8:36 am

LOL Krista, you picked Duran Duran, I'M a loser :) bye Jacula

8:37 am

No, I didn't. I admit I am not into the admin stuff as much as I should be. I just read more of your profile. Here's another commonality - my daughter has PDD-NOS (on autism spectrum).

8:38 am

I think there will be many more NKOTB icons than DD, though.

8:38 am

i am trying with your clue jacula...no luck so far!

8:38 am

seano, are you stuck on the 8?

8:39 am

I'm getting more into the admin stuff with Shawnee (we have dual mebership) cuz they NEED IT!! Yikes. They love me at the office. I'm always planning stuff.

8:40 am

Ye gods... I forgot today is my morning to bike!! Back in half an hour...

8:40 am

Sean ta6/21 - Cilla saying goodbye to her Mum. Try that.

8:40 am

Any hints please last cl6,30

8:40 am

I'm gone!

8:41 am

yep, Shawnee is a disaster. that's part of the reason we just do our own thing and stay out of the "politics!"

8:41 am

Off to work for me. Heigh ho, heigh ho.

8:43 am

useless Babble word: Atari

8:46 am

verna - last cl6/30 = A cotton, silk, or rayon fabric with a raised woven pattern and a puckered or quilted look. (From the French for 'blister'.)

8:47 am

(Sounds like what a superhero, a nurse or a highwayman might wear around their shoulders.)

8:48 am

Thank you Jacula got it.

8:50 am

good clues, jacula - thanks

8:57 am

fresh-baked blueberry muffins for everybody!! :D

8:57 am

mmmmmm ... thanks, evanadine!

8:58 am

yummy, thanks evanadine. pass the butter please

8:59 am

they may not be from scratch, but they ARE homemade! hehe

9:00 am

that's okay -- I'm having my homemade Mexican pie for breakfast, and the cornbread topping is definitely not from scratch! :)

9:00 am

ooh, yummy!!

9:01 am

Here (passes evanadine a plate) -- see what you think

9:02 am

I don't cook much but this is one of my favorite recipes

9:02 am

my roommates made enchiladas yesterday, so im definitely in a mexican mood!

9:02 am

what is in mexican pie ch?

9:03 am

This has lean shredded beef, cream style corn, black olives, chopped onions, chili seasoning, green chilies, diced tomatoes with garlic, shredded cheddar cheese, and topped with corn bread topping that is made with mozerella cheese melted into it.

9:04 am

The corn bread topping is the 'pie crust'

9:04 am

But the real trick to it is to make it a day or two ahead of time, because the longer it sits in the fridge, the better it is on reheating! No kidding!

9:05 am

oh yeah...gotta let all those flavors blend together... mmmmmm............onions, chilies, and peppers.............

9:06 am

that sounds delicious! cornbread is one of my favorite foods

9:06 am

sounds great ch, never heard of it

9:07 am

phantom word: tomato

9:07 am

brown the beef and onions first, then drain the fat, then add in the other ingredients and simmer for 25 minutes. Then pour mix into pie pan or other baking dish, top with cornbread mix (add mozerella into mix) and bake at 400 for around 20-25 degrees. Easy peasy and delicious!

9:08 am

Add your chili seasoning to taste -- some people like more to make it 'hotter' --- the play of flavors between the sweetness of the corn, the heat of the chilies, the coolness of the cheese is great

9:10 am

any hints for the 8? (and if its related to a 7, i dont have that yet either...hehe)

9:11 am

I don't have either, evanadine - sorry

9:12 am

i have the 8, hang on, i'll clue ya

9:13 am

we're hanging :)

9:13 am

wa 8/70- large pile of cash + shopping centers(change vowel). if you do some variations on this word, you will get the wa 7/52's and wa 6/36

9:13 am

trim

9:14 am

*oopsie*

9:14 am

Whew... I'm back... *gasp* *pant*

9:15 am

OMG what a great word for Babble!! (the wa8 and 7 that is)

9:15 am

welcome back Jera!

9:15 am

hi jera -- breathe... in and out ...

9:16 am

I had never heard them before, Ch. Jacula gave great clues before (including the definitions) but I forgot them

9:16 am

interesting...

9:16 am

I'm upping my biking time every week... Mondays are the hardest... I'm up to 25 minutes...

9:17 am

anyone here ever read Fark.com ?

9:17 am

it's a word describing unscrambling words, and making two words in one by combining letters inside a different word. Haven't read Fark.com -- what is it?

9:18 am

*drinks whole bottle of water in 3 gulps*

9:18 am

ch -- its a site where people post links to funny/stupid news stories from all over the world...

9:18 am

Jera I'm deeply impressed --- you have discipline! eva I'll check it out - sounds fun

9:19 am

Thanks, ch1212... that's very encouraging...

9:19 am

my ex has hit photo posted as one of their photoshops for today... :/

9:19 am

Okay, so I have a question... after I work up to 30 minutes 3x's a week... the next week should I do 15 minutes every day? I

9:20 am

LOL Jera -- nice try!

9:20 am

d like to get to 30 minutes daily... or should it not be so drastic a shift down?

9:20 am

i t hink 30 min, 3 x a week is better b/c you give yourself a day of rest every other day.

9:21 am

yeah, i dont think youre supposed to cut back the time...if anything, add a day in or something...

9:21 am

Have you heard about that exercise machine that won an award for most innovative invention? People work out on it for FOUR MINUTES a day, and it's the equivalent of 45 minutes aerobic workout. Unfortunatley, the machine costs over $14,000.

9:21 am

I'm wondering what the next increase should be though...

9:21 am

and i've heard it's better to keep your heartrate up for at least 30 minutes (i'm an exercise n4/5)

9:21 am

four minutes a day!

9:21 am

ch1212, if I had $14,000 available for workout stuff, I'd check myself into a clinic...

9:22 am

ch -- is that the one where you stand on it + it vibrates?

9:22 am

I read recently that 30 minutes 5x'z a week is the healthy aerobic level...

9:22 am

:D Jera... It's true, abe -- I was reading about it our latest issue of "Scientic American". Apparently it's been around since the early 90's.

9:23 am

That is one SCARY mental image, evanadine, LOL

9:23 am

i've found that 4-5 days is a nice goal b/c it gives you a chance to rest your muscles. do you bike outdoors or indoors Jera?

9:23 am

No, evanadine -- this looks like a regular type of exercise machine, part bike, part pulleys, etc. It's the design that is supposed to be innovative.

9:24 am

Two things have gotten me hyped up... an exercise buddy & keeping track of things on mycaloriecounter.com

9:24 am

i wish i had 14,000 to spend on exercise!

9:24 am

this is the machine ir ead about: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/page s/live/articles/showbiz/showbiznews.ht ml?in_article_id=396365&in_page_id=177 3

evan - which one is your ex?

9:24 am

My stationary bike is set up in the back yard, abe... that's why I have to get out there early, before it gets too hot... I usually try to be done by 9

9:25 am

I just found the website from the magazine: www.fastexercise.com

9:25 am

oh that sounds lovely! exercise in the morning can be so therapuetic, a nice way to start the day (besides babble of course)

9:25 am

lmu -- todays "Photoshop this farker for his 30th birthday" thats my ex

9:26 am

*suddenly realizes she STILL has 66 words to find*

9:26 am

jera -- still 100 here...heh

9:26 am

Yup, my plan is to sneak up on myself psychologically before I am awake enough to think up excuses not to exercise, LOL

9:27 am

LOL -- I like that approach, Jera!!

9:27 am

an excellent plan!

9:27 am

jacula, if you are still there, i had to read back to get your clue for the ta6, got it now! (Son needed jigsaw assistance!)

9:28 am

It's quite lovely... we have a HUGE back yard (1 acre lot, tiny house) & my bike is set up right next to my daughter's flower garden... huge butterfly bush... birds in the oak trees... very peaceful...

9:28 am

I'll be right back -- have been trying to think of a REAL boy band and just had a "DUH" moment -- there is one whose parents live next door to us. brb - going to find a photo

9:28 am

The other day our local groundhog came out & rambled around, totally used to the crazy lady pedalling away...

9:29 am

Okay, does anyone have that darn al5/12... it's driving me nuts!

9:30 am

Jera, "Remember the AL****"

9:30 am

*smack*

9:30 am

Jera, not just a little bit

9:31 am

Seriously, I didn't think that would be legal, being a proper place name & all.. but then Enable doesn't know what a quoll is...

9:31 am

double consonant

9:31 am

Jera hopefully you have some privacy in your back yard, especially for your spiritual needs. And if the groundhog is feeling safe around you, you must be beautifully 'grounded'! (SMACK to myself on the AL 5/12 too!!)

9:31 am

I thought the AL word was a proper name.

9:32 am

I'm very fortunate in that way, ch1212... nice viney fence...

9:32 am

oooh, I love vines!

9:33 am

learning moment--had no idea--al*** is a poplar tree

9:33 am

ah, thanks une!

9:33 am

tomato?

9:33 am

You mean the remembering one? It's a tree, too? Good to know!

9:34 am

ah word, I missed that al5/12, any more clues, not familiar with 'place'

9:34 am

the one we usually think of as a building in San Antonio

9:34 am

"we" Americans, that is!

9:35 am

lol, not familiar to me

9:35 am

any clues?

9:35 am

small pup announcing we MUST go outside . . . BBL

9:35 am

Later, Une!

9:35 am

okay, the boy band in my icon are "The Standards" who grew up next door with my daughter. They were all in musical theatre together. They have several CD's out, do national tours, and are really quite good.

9:36 am

flosey - think of Davy Crockett...

9:36 am

also a rental car company

9:37 am

LOL Sherb -- The Osmonds!! The Standards are also LDS, and are all brothers, like the Osmonds.

9:37 am

Afternoon all..........

9:37 am

hi ho

9:38 am

Hi Caitlyn

9:38 am

hey caitlyn!

9:38 am

Hello

9:38 am

Hi Caitlyn

9:38 am

Greetings, Caitlyn!

9:38 am

hi harp -- great icon!

9:39 am

Harpjane! Great icon!

9:39 am

afternoon all :) how may today?

9:39 am

Good morning all. Finding you discussing "boy" bands warms my heart. My grandson in Saskatoon has just made a movie with is new band The Sheepdogs--I hav ehappy memories of being there when he started out (pracising in the basement all hours of day and night)

9:39 am

Hi marso 197 words today

9:39 am

al5/12 is another name for the cottonwood tree - a type of poplar

9:39 am

hi caitlyn, harpjane, hetty :)

9:39 am

I'm glad the memories are happy ones, Miss Hetty!

9:39 am

It's my favorite boy band!

9:39 am

Hi hetty

9:39 am

Oh harpjane..I love your 'boy band'...I still have two of their albums...from when I was a kid... 30+years ago.

9:39 am

cheers caitlyn :)

9:40 am

fireworks!

9:40 am

congratulations Grace!

9:40 am

Huzzah for GraceM!! *throws confetti*

9:40 am

Yeah for Grace!!!

9:40 am

congrats, Grace

9:41 am

well done Grace

9:41 am

thx all!

9:42 am

Grace, what an adorable icon you have!

9:43 am

was just admiring it

9:43 am

Thx Jera... I like him too.

9:43 am

Anyone need clues before I head off?

9:44 am

Hi, all.

9:44 am

bye, Grace....

9:44 am

Hi Charm

9:44 am

not even half way, still working on them, thanks grace

9:44 am

Hi, abe.

9:45 am

hi Charm :)

9:45 am

Hi, sherb.

9:49 am

Didn't arial use to be a word?

9:49 am

I think spelled with an 'e'

9:50 am

Isn't it spelled aerial?

9:50 am

it's a misspelling of 'Aerial' I think

9:50 am

ariel... aerial... monkeyed them all...

9:50 am

Fine time for the puzzle to not accept "alternate spellings"

9:50 am

Any hints please st6,21

9:50 am

arial

9:50 am

good one!

9:50 am

one grey box

arial is a font type

9:51 am

two grey boxes

9:51 am

any clue for that lone 8 please?

9:51 am

verna, add a consonant to your st5

9:51 am

new to this btw, what's st6,21 signify?

9:51 am

morning, all!

9:52 am

Hi, Krys

9:52 am

st are the first two letters of the word, 6 is how many letters total, and 21 is how many points total. Check out "babbler's anonymous" link below :) and welcome!!

9:52 am

word begins with st, has 6 letters and is worth 21 points...

9:52 am

Morning Krys

9:52 am

Welcome souleh

9:53 am

hi Krys :)

9:53 am

hm boss is coming over, time to hide! bbs ;-)

charm - a large w** of gum + gangsters girlfriends

9:53 am

Thank you ch1212 I'm going to have a break. Got word blindness.

9:54 am

see you soon, verna

9:54 am

thanks, IMustudents. what a word!

9:54 am

The A's are slain!

Excellent clue, students. Thanks!

10:03 am

did babble just burp????

10:03 am

Yes, it did!

10:03 am

OOOOOOO Babble just had a blackout!

10:04 am

just wanted to make sure my laptop wasn't on the fritz....

10:04 am

it was just as I was logging on...thought it was my computer

10:05 am

Who broke Babble????

hi everyone! : )

10:06 am

Hi, TO

10:06 am

Hi TO how are you today?

10:06 am

hi Temple :)

i'm good! still on vacation!

10:07 am

hey TO, usually see you in the evening

10:07 am

heyaz everyone

10:07 am

good morning everyone!

10:07 am

Hi Temple and Raelite

10:07 am

Hi rae and Annie

10:08 am

hi Annie :)

what's today's theme?

10:09 am

Boy Bands

10:09 am

boy bands, TO

10:09 am

Boy bands! Hi TO

10:09 am

Hi everyone else too!

10:09 am

Hi Annie

10:10 am

good morning (and later) all!

10:10 am

Hi Becca

becaa - who's in you ricon? LOL!

10:10 am

Hi stid!!!

hey stid!

10:10 am

Hi Caitlyn - who's your band?

10:10 am

Becca, that's some pic. Babbler has TT has her icon, too.

10:10 am

Hi Stidmama

10:10 am

Morning, Stid.

10:10 am

TO - it's Take That!

10:11 am

morning stidmama :)

10:11 am

Becca its Westlife

10:11 am

It's great isn't it?! Made me laugh!

10:11 am

they're Irish, right?

10:12 am

wow! sunshine and friends and babble and a fresh pot of tea almost ready to pour... how much better does it get?

10:12 am

Who Krista? Westlife or Take That?

10:12 am

*chucks stid a bar of chocolate*

10:12 am

can anyone help with the qu6/30 cant seem to find it

10:13 am

hi Stid! you have tea and I have freshly brewed coffee and babble, no it doesnt get much better!

10:13 am

*jumps up to intercept bar of chocolate*

10:13 am

westlife

10:13 am

Deeha, it's plural of the qu5

10:13 am

pl of q5 - disturbed feeling...

10:13 am

qu5/18 = to have a qu*** or doubt or 2nd thoughts. qu6 is pl.

i see stid discreetly ignored the cute little buns...

10:13 am

Deeha plural of qu5/16

10:13 am

Yes Krista, Westlife are Irish

10:13 am

Hey all... what happened? I was... so alone...

10:14 am

hi temple

10:14 am

how stupid I was going another way to get first qu I wish I had put my thinking head on today!!

10:14 am

and jera and tor

10:14 am

Jera I thinkthe bare naked bottoms woke everyone up!

10:14 am

Im glad you answered Becca i dont know much about boy bands!!LOL

10:15 am

i never heard anything by Westlife, just remember reading something about them.

10:16 am

i must be going the wrong way the the qu's myself!!

10:16 am

any help with the th6 and th7?

10:16 am

Krista, you haven't missed anything!

10:16 am

th6/21 = to be in th**** to something, to be under their spell or influence. th7 is pl.

10:16 am

deeha, your garden grows beautifully

10:17 am

ack! just saw them - was looking for something much more exotic. Thanks charm.

10:18 am

yw, Krys. happens to me every day!

al5 12 please? ty!

10:19 am

LOL Becca! As for Take That, I do like Robbie Williams' solo stuff (can't tell which one he is on your icon...)

10:19 am

TO it's a Scottish word - very similar to a fi in yesterday's grid

10:20 am

TO, I misread - that was a clue for the ai5/12 not aL

10:20 am

the fifth one I think Krista! I like his solo stuff too, better than the band's utter rubbish!

10:20 am

remember the!!!!!!

10:20 am

Krista Think you'll find he's the one on the far right

Does one have to be very short to live in a flat?

10:21 am

Are we all playing spot Robbie's bum here?

10:22 am

morning! how is the puzzle today?

10:22 am

al5/12 = a place Teaxans always remember

10:23 am

thanks, Jera.

10:23 am

Good game on a Monday Becca LOL Morning klaurel not too bad today except the WAs

10:23 am

Oh, gads! I had to quit last night since I was so exhausted, hope I can manage it today

10:24 am

shorter grid klaurel you can do it

10:25 am

sorry. was on the phone..dang work..ok, I found Robbie's bum, thanks. :)

10:25 am

Was at Gen Con for four days, didn't sleep much and the bed in my hotel bit. If you shifted just right (or wrong) you fell. Daughter fell off once!

may i have a clue for the first am4/5 and for the al5/12 please?

10:26 am

TO - Jera just gave a great al5 clue (Texans don't forget it)

10:26 am

temple, it was just clued, a place in texas texans will not forget

10:26 am

I've been told it's also a poplar tree, which explains its presence here...

ty annie - log moving quickly now

10:26 am

am4/5 = a + mama m**.

10:26 am

am4/5 -- a + Princess M** from Princess Diaries (her abbreviated name)

ty charm and ch! jera, i want another poplar - alder

10:27 am

CH1212 - who's your icon?

10:27 am

I need help on the 4th (last) cl5/14 & the cl6/30 following it

10:27 am

Good morning, all

10:28 am

My favorite poplar is the tulip polar... cool leaves!

10:28 am

Morning Cybernan

10:28 am

"The Standards" Becca -- they grew up next door to us, and were in musical theatre with my daughter. They tour nationally, have several CDs, and pretty popular. Website is www.thestandards.com

10:28 am

hi nan

10:28 am

Morning cybernan

10:28 am

Becca, LOVE your icon btw!!

hi nan!

10:29 am

Thanks ch - made me laugh too! Never heard of the Standards - will look out for them.

10:29 am

Jera - is it the pl of the bivalve?

10:29 am

Jera cl6/30 sounds like an outer garment without sleeves

10:29 am

Becca, when's the wedding?

10:30 am

August 25th 2007. I'm really excited, even this early in the preparations!

10:31 am

Are you having a big wedding Becca?

10:31 am

Jera cl5/14 shellfish

10:31 am

Good for you! My daughter and her fiance planned for almost 2 years, and it was wonderful! Remind us when we get closer so we can have a babble wedding shower!

10:32 am

About 60 for the day, 100 evening I think, although not finalised anything yet, Caitlyn.

10:32 am

ch, that sounds wonderful - I can't wait!

10:32 am

any help for the last AM?

bullets or shells

10:32 am

am4/6 = guns need shot, shells....

10:32 am

don't know if it's what you need, but my last AM is what you put in guns

10:33 am

Thats big enough Becca...as ch said remind us when its nearer

10:33 am

thanks, Charm! I missed that direction!

10:33 am

You won't be able to shut me up about it!

10:33 am

yw.

10:33 am

LOL Becca!!

10:35 am

Oh, time to go for clues I think - I'm too busy chatting and not concentrating on the puzzle.

10:35 am

Jera, did you find what you needed?

10:36 am

man, are the ARs hiding or am i brain dead?

10:37 am

Visitors!!!!! back soon........

10:38 am

Bye Caitlyn

10:38 am

yay, at lest got 1 AWWR

10:38 am

bye Caityn

at 6 please?

10:39 am

klaurel, it's not you, the ar's are not obvious!

i have come to hate a words

hi une!

10:39 am

one of them is a regular Babble word: ar + chapeau

10:39 am

whhe, all the four letter words gone.. 60 left and its bedtime, nigh all, happy babbling

10:39 am

hey TO!

10:39 am

at6 = adj. of the at5 before it (at**** fibrilation)

10:39 am

"thar" really should be a word here

10:40 am

one is what an opera diva sings

ty charm!

10:40 am

yw, TO.

10:40 am

I agree Krista!

10:40 am

ar5/10 ar + not short

10:42 am

help on the AR 5/12? I managed to get the others

10:42 am

the la5/12 after the la4 meaning lion's home. please?

10:43 am

laurel, did you see my clue? ar + chapeau

10:43 am

ar5/12 = ar + headgear.

10:43 am

Hi, Unea!

10:43 am

hey, charm!

10:43 am

thanks, Charm! You're my lucky charm today!

10:43 am

yw, klaurel

10:44 am

Jera Did you get the 2 cl words?

10:44 am

charm, stick a vowel in the middle of la4/5

10:44 am

Hey, I'm back... unexpected knock at the door...

10:44 am

Has anyone found the "th" words this lovely morning?

10:45 am

h? - have the deer and the two angry ones -- missing?

10:45 am

great icon Hetty

10:45 am

Th - to hold in th... and it's plural

10:45 am

Could I have the cl hints again, please... I promise to pay attention this time...

10:45 am

Thanks, abe. What we all want.

10:46 am

th6 to mesmerize

10:46 am

Ah, thanks Becca. Miss Hetty did you get that? Your beloved held you in th****

10:46 am

cl5/14 shellfish cl6/30 sounds like an outer garment without sleeves

10:46 am

h? - have the deer and the two angry ones -- missing?

10:47 am

cybernan, deer + everyone

10:47 am

I need the other (first) cl6/30... sorry, didna realize there were 2...

10:47 am

*smack* for the plural cl5

10:47 am

thanks, Une

10:47 am

yw, ch

10:48 am

Thanks, Becca. La belle dame sans merci to you too. Talk about your nuptials just as much as you want!

10:48 am

c + la5/12

10:48 am

Got it, ch1212. Keats and I are on the best of terms

10:49 am

Thanks, Hetty. I'm sure I could bore you all with talk of dresses and churches and....!

10:49 am

I guess I don't have that particular la5/12... oh well...

10:49 am

and photos, becca -- we insist on seeing photos as you prepare! :)

10:49 am

Unea, back to that la5/12, I think I need the one after the one you clued. sorry to be a bother.

10:49 am

the two CL 6/30s

10:50 am

Jera cl6/30 sounds like the stuff you don't want on your teeth

10:50 am

Will do my best tro provide piccies, ch

10:50 am

cl6/30 rhymes with to5/16

10:50 am

Jera It means a group of fawning admirers!

10:50 am

Got it, thanks, Frances!

10:51 am

hi all Im getting a late start today

10:51 am

Une, haven't made it to TOs yet. :)

10:51 am

Hi MaMaWa!

10:51 am

Hi, MaMaWa

10:51 am

Hi MaMa -- your icon is wonderful! (click on it if you haven't refreshed lately, everyone. It's definitely a boy band!)

10:52 am

very cute, mama!

10:52 am

Frances, great clue for the cl6 - I would never have found that alone

10:52 am

thans ch1212

10:52 am

got the CLs, thanks!

10:52 am

Hi MaMaWa - love your icon

10:52 am

just looking for something different

10:52 am

Whoo-hoo, I'm up to the ha's!

10:52 am

kudos, klaurel!

10:52 am

ty Becca

10:53 am

Becca You're welcome

10:53 am

*decides to skip the ha's as they look too hard*

10:54 am

jera, the 4/5 is an easy one--a deer

10:54 am

and ha6/21 is the deer + everyone

10:54 am

Oh, I have that one... but that's it... the I's were easier...

10:55 am

Jera Two others are easy, but nasty words

10:55 am

any help with the ma 5/14 please???

10:55 am

ha6/24 and ha7/36 plural: intense animosity or hostility

10:55 am

Not quite everyone, LOL

10:55 am

hi all , from toronto.... started a couple of days ago and still stumped abt how to playh this game

10:55 am

Clue for the second cl6/30?

10:56 am

which is the best list available on this? found lickety, but find it diff to navigate

10:56 am

hi battygal! Click on the Babblers Anonymous link below or Angelsong's Resource page -- lot of great hints on how to play!

10:56 am

Becca Sounds like an outer garment without sleeves. Think Superman

10:56 am

battygal, I like BJ's list on Babbler's Anonymous myself.

10:56 am

battygal, take a look at lickets list without the boxes, thats what I use,

10:56 am

grt, ty ch

10:56 am

man this game is murder for me as a dyslexic

10:56 am

Hi Battygal. Welcome to Babble

10:56 am

k, will check out

10:57 am

inge - the sierra ma5.14 + pl

10:57 am

loved scrabble and literati while growing up.......someone told me abt this just a few days ago

10:57 am

can i have a clue for ma 5/14 please

10:57 am

if that's the second cl6/30 then what's the first one, please?

10:57 am

Aha, thanks Frances - I'd been going with a t for some reason - derh!

10:57 am

thanks JFB

10:57 am

hi, back again, the phone

10:58 am

hey, annie!

10:58 am

ma5/12 shop plural

10:58 am

1st cl6/30 rhymes with gunk on your teeth

10:58 am

Unea = change the 1st vowel for the two cl's.

10:58 am

hi une

10:58 am

doh! I'm an idiot--thanks, jera and charm!

10:58 am

Une The other cl6/30 sounds like the stuff you don't want on your teeth

10:59 am

got it, frances, thanks

10:59 am

Hi im back

10:59 am

dammit

10:59 am

You're welcome

10:59 am

Hello again Caitlyn

10:59 am

hey, tor!

10:59 am

hi cait

11:00 am

Whats wrong torgone?

11:00 am

dammit doesn't work .. Heya une!

11:00 am

LOL torgone

11:01 am

Hehe TOrgone!

11:01 am

da** it janet! hey torg

11:01 am

I have the first ma 5/14, I need the one after squash to death

11:01 am

renfield, LOL!!!

11:01 am

hey une!

11:02 am

hi all

11:02 am

hi Nrkii!

11:02 am

hey nrkii

11:02 am

Hi nrkii

11:02 am

no, ma 5/14 after crazy and before squashes

11:02 am

Hi nrkii. Like your band

11:02 am

inge, mother in spanish?

11:02 am

morning all. hi nrkii!

11:02 am

Heya renny!

11:03 am

Hi walnutchen

11:03 am

2nd ma5/14 = m + give a*** (a4/5 to the poor)

11:03 am

also in the singular.

11:03 am

help with the two ar 5's, please?

11:04 am

I had the singular, missed the plural, thanks Charm

11:04 am

move away from the trough...i'm hungry!!!

11:04 am

ar+headgear cyber

11:04 am

hi becca.. happen to know how many total today?

11:04 am

ar5/12 = ar + head wear

11:04 am

Some of these ma's sound like you're talking with a mouth full of marshmallows, LOL

11:05 am

197 Walnut

11:05 am

ar5/10 = ar + opp. of short minus final consonant.

11:05 am

yw, inge.

11:05 am

mmm marshmallows

11:05 am

thanks, charm -- do you have the other one as well?

11:05 am

hi rennie, nrkii, walnut, inge, charm etal

11:05 am

cybernan, see below....

11:05 am

thanks again, charm

11:06 am

Hi, Annie!

11:06 am

ar5/12: Mr. Carney + Mr. Gore

11:06 am

thanks becca

11:06 am

YW walnut. Anyone got the ha 6/24 and 7/36?

11:06 am

Help, please with the first me5/14 & the next one, ma6/24...please?

11:06 am

hey ya twin!!!

11:06 am

Oops, I mean the first ma5/14

ma 6 /21 please? hi ren!

11:07 am

Becca ha6/24 a strong dislike

11:07 am

ma 6/24 is the plural (spanish) of woman who gave birth to you, or the Sierra Ma****

11:07 am

oh -- me too along with Jera!

11:07 am

Got the 6, need the ha 7 still

11:07 am

1st ma5/14 = sp. for mother. and pl.

11:07 am

ma 5/14 is the singular

11:07 am

No, got the 7 now too!

11:07 am

do you have the plural of the 4/6, Jera?

11:07 am

hey t-owl!

11:07 am

ma 6/24 JLo's restaurant

11:08 am

Thanks! *grumble, grumble* Spanish words okay, but not quolls...

11:08 am

ma6/21 = looks like a *really* weird spelling of that stuffed thing you sleep on.

11:08 am

thanks, charm

11:09 am

se7 please?

11:09 am

yw, cybernan.

*scratches head*

11:09 am

OK here we go with the la's, wish me luck

11:09 am

don't have it, but will take a look

11:09 am

rennie

11:10 am

TO - short form of mom + fr. for 'very'

11:10 am

t-owl

*jands monkey an extra banana* good onkey!

and good monkey, too! hi chj

11:11 am

LOL TO

11:11 am

ta6/21 anyone? It's my very last word and I just can't get it.

11:12 am

sorry, hydra - stuck on the s's....

11:12 am

chj! hey ya!

11:12 am

hey chj!

11:13 am

Got it by monkey typing. If anyone wants a clue, it's a Liverpudlian saying goodbye to their mother!

hey nrk!

11:13 am

hydra Someone gave a good clue earlier Cilla saying goodbye to mother

11:13 am

LOL hydra - great clue!

11:14 am

sorry, Hydra - we is from the 'merican south down here....

11:14 am

nrkii hello

11:14 am

Charm, put the goddess of the moon with her mother

11:14 am

Have no idea how a Liverpudlian speaks!

11:14 am

soooooo...how is it? do i stay or do i go???

11:15 am

TO-did you get your ma6?

11:15 am

stay, ren, stay. eminently do-able.

11:15 am

How long to you want to stay, ren -- got a few hours to spare?

11:15 am

Hi renfield...stay!!!!

11:16 am

Could we have a non-Liverpudlian clue, please?

11:16 am

Charm se7/36 sounds like a Lebanese tree plus the edge of a drinking vessel

11:16 am

Goddess of the moon? Artemis? Isis? Diana? (I'm confused)

11:16 am

11;15- 12;15 and 8 to midnight....???

11:16 am

stay...just a little bit longer

11:16 am

thanks, Frances - nice clue.

11:17 am

please...please...please..please...ple ase..say that you will

11:17 am

Charm You're welcome

11:17 am

Great clue, Frances -- thanks

11:17 am

any help with the third to last LA 4/4?

11:17 am

cdt?

yes charm my monkey got it!

11:17 am

You're welcome too cybernan

11:17 am

la4/4 - do-re-me-fa-so-****-do.

11:17 am

after LAI

11:18 am

okay dokay

11:18 am

sorry, klaurel - wrong word.

11:18 am

nrkii you done?

11:18 am

al 5?12?

11:18 am

I mean al 5/12?

11:18 am

cdt chj

11:18 am

can we ask the Babble God's to put in all the starwars words? yet another starwars name off the list: Darth!

11:18 am

yeah, its the stuff between LAI and LAM

11:18 am

What Texans remember, harp

11:18 am

ok

11:18 am

klaurel-same as the earlier clue but diff consonant in the middle.

11:19 am

harpjane The one Texans always remember

11:19 am

al ...the place in Texas

11:19 am

where my bike is?

11:19 am

tomorrow i have trivia night til 11 edt

11:20 am

thanks, i miss that one every time!

11:20 am

chj, nope, came into chat with 26 left

11:20 am

now have 22 left

11:20 am

24 left and time for a break.... see you all later

11:20 am

wish I knew what they were

11:20 am

lets go get it pee ren

11:20 am

ha6/24, please?

11:20 am

im at 7

11:20 am

Left? chj

11:20 am

okay, I still don't get the ta 6 clue

did we get another clue for that ma6?

11:20 am

lol chj! remember we need to p/u the nuttster

11:21 am

Jera ha6/24 great dislike

11:21 am

ha6/24 - dislike strongly. ha7 is pl.

11:21 am

wait, got it, nm

11:21 am

dude totally awesome!

11:21 am

Hi everyone

11:21 am

ha 7 plural of the 6 - what you feel when angry

11:21 am

hi, mymuse

11:21 am

hi muse!

11:21 am

must... get... list... too weak to continue...

11:21 am

thanks, I'm done iwth the a's, better go to work!

11:21 am

p/u?

11:21 am

hey ya mymuse

11:22 am

Thanks! *smack*

11:22 am

Hi mymuse

11:22 am

sorry, chj, still lost it

11:22 am

cool icon ren! very creative

11:22 am

pick up

11:22 am

of course

11:22 am

sm7 please?

11:22 am

thanks mymuse..my aim is to please *-)

11:22 am

hi charm annie ren caitlyn!

mi 6/21 please? second mi word.

11:23 am

ma 6: -- spanish mothers, or ma + french very

11:23 am

st6 and 7, anyone?

11:23 am

sm7 is a slow burn

11:23 am

2nd mi6 - past tense of the mi5 (something you do to corners with wood?)

11:24 am

thanks, mymuse.

11:24 am

st7 - beginning of belly and ends with short goodbye

11:25 am

thanks, anybody have st6?

the mi 6 that is the second mi word please? after laughter?

11:25 am

st6 same beginning but ends with spanish for bad

11:25 am

yay, got the 7/8 combo!

11:25 am

cybernan--I love the limeliters! I once bought an entire season ticket series so I could hear them. I found out later that there was also a harpist in the series, everyone assumed I got the tickets so I could see him....

11:25 am

thanks, again, mymuse.

11:26 am

TO, not the mi6 which I clued a moment ago?

jane: saw them at musikfest this year

no, charm but ty

11:26 am

1st mi6 = mis****'s daughter - drop the 1st 's'.

11:26 am

do they still have Red Grammar (I of course remember Glen Yarborough)

11:26 am

I think it refers to heart valves, TO

ty charm! : D

11:27 am

We ahd all of their records at one time, harp -- memories of my university days! --- but best memory was my husband took me to their concert for our first anniversary.

11:27 am

yw, TO - sorry if I misread your q.

11:27 am

Temple Owl...I was wanting to go to musikfest but didn't have the time

jane: i did not get their names; they always assume you know who they are so i just greeted them generally since i was backstage

11:28 am

If you google limeliters, you can find this season's concert listings and photos.

blone, where are you?

11:28 am

Easton

11:29 am

taking a break -- back later

well woman, you had 10 beautiful rain-free days!

11:29 am

i am getting spammed like a can today!

11:29 am

bye, cybernan

11:29 am

greywoulf was over last night with his family

11:29 am

hubby is in the hospital

11:30 am

11 to go... chj, how are you doing?

11:30 am

how's grey doing? and the kids?

you are related to woulf?

11:31 am

pretty good, it was his daughter's birthday yesterday

11:31 am

we are friends, he introduced me to babble

11:32 am

ta6 and 7 please??

11:32 am

tell him lupe said hi - gotta go earn my paycheck - boss is back.

11:32 am

Oh my, I missed the re 4/4 that was at the end!

gee we have kids' stuff and i was working that stage - dave fry who is just wonderful with them

11:32 am

will do

11:33 am

charm, not short + good ** boys

and of course fireworks!

11:33 am

yay temple!!!

11:33 am

thanks, nrkii!

11:33 am

yay, TO!!

11:33 am

pyros for temple!!!

11:33 am

yay, temple!!!!

oh sorry nrk - i mean at musikfst for the last night

11:34 am

LOL, ROFL, oops

11:34 am

congrats TO!!

11:34 am

how many words?

11:34 am

oops, oops = just consider them congrats in advance.

11:34 am

Huzzah for TO!! *throws confetti*

11:34 am

197 words.

11:34 am

I need the last ta, please?

11:35 am

197 lala

11:35 am

thanks!

11:35 am

ta4/5 - a type of cap worn by scots & irish?

11:35 am

I need the word after that Charm...

11:35 am

jera, where scarlett ohara lived + short for mother

11:36 am

Thanks, nrkii!

11:36 am

thanks, nrkii

11:36 am

sorry, jera

11:36 am

15 to go!!

11:36 am

any help with the last OL 4/4

11:37 am

178 to go...

mo4/5 and 5/12 after what grows when it is damp, please?

you go, ren!

11:38 am

ol + musical note to follow so

11:38 am

TO a gangster's girlfriend(s)

11:38 am

TO-mo4 - ganger's girlfriend. and pl.

11:39 am

the last la5/12 please?

11:39 am

2 left nrkii mi and ta

8scratches head* where did i go wrong? 8scurries to check m words again*

11:40 am

need help with the qu

11:40 am

thanks, nrkii, had to call school about bus routes, GRRR one of these days they will not forget my stop!

11:40 am

and fireworks for me.

11:41 am

go rennie go

11:41 am

bekki - QU - to have qu*** about doing something (and the PL)

11:41 am

qu5 - to have doubts or questions about something. and the pl.

11:41 am

congrats charm

11:41 am

My final r = ra5/10... help, please?

11:41 am

ra5/10 = rodent + ** Gore.

11:41 am

yay charm!!!

11:41 am

this person is fueled by cheetos

11:41 am

Oh... Huzzah for Charm! *throws confetti*

11:41 am

yay, charm

11:42 am

ya charm!!!

11:42 am

10 left!

wtg charm!

11:42 am

ty, ty. <still looking around for that vacuum every time Jera throws the confetti>

11:42 am

clues before I toddle along?

11:43 am

*whips out dustbuster & tidies up around Charm*

11:43 am

fireworks!

11:43 am

congrats nrk

11:43 am

you know, Jera, I've never owned one of those....

11:43 am

yay, nrkii!!!***!!!

11:43 am

yay, nrkii!!!!

11:43 am

Hello guys. We're at it early today, aren't we?

11:43 am

sa6/18?

11:44 am

hey ya chic!!!

hey chixie!!!

11:44 am

sa6/18 = the sa5/10 before it + consonant.

11:44 am

add a cons to sa 5/10 just before it

11:44 am

hi chic!

ol6/21 please? got to goafter this one - car appointment

11:44 am

Hey Owl and Ren!

11:44 am

ol6/21 - not the least young.

11:45 am

TO most aged

11:45 am

Thanks... should have tried harder before asking but I hate to let a clue offerer slip away, LOL

11:45 am

Hi Nirkii.

11:45 am

yw

11:45 am

My last s= se7... help?

11:45 am

se7- (earlier clue) tree from lebanon + edge of the cup.

ty charm and with that i bid you adieu! car to shop and then need to drive home - family medical stuff aunt and uncle in hospital

11:46 am

se + irish nickname for father + edge of a glass

11:46 am

take care TO.

11:46 am

see you to!

11:46 am

Thanks... I would have never gotten that one! I thought the tree was spelled with a c??

bye all! later i hope i have 24 left

11:46 am

be safe t-owl

11:47 am

you're right, Jera, but I figure whatever works....

11:47 am

Bye, TO!

11:47 am

bye temple

11:47 am

Hey I'm all for alternate spellings...

11:47 am

Bye Owl and I am off to go swimming... see ya later...

11:47 am

5 lovely L's to go...

11:47 am

chj, need any clues?

11:47 am

be somebody chic!

11:48 am

*is lost in lala land*

11:48 am

Ren, unfortunately I have to be me.....

11:48 am

any clues for the th's?

11:48 am

best person to be chic

11:49 am

ok chic! i know you gotts be you!

11:49 am

bye all. Monster dog is whining for attention and a private moment with the grass. have fun babbling....

11:49 am

n/m, just got them!

11:49 am

bye, charm

11:49 am

time out to read the paper

11:49 am

shmooz, good, because I was having trouble figuring out how to clue them!

11:50 am

bye charm

11:50 am

okay, errand time. will be back to do my last 64

11:50 am

last la5/12, please, after lion's den...

11:50 am

see you klaurel

11:51 am

later sweet ones.guess i will eat some wild rice and chuck the cheetos bbl

11:51 am

la + do you want fries w*** that?

11:51 am

see ya ren!

11:51 am

bye rnnnie

11:51 am

bye, rennie

11:52 am

Thanks, nrkii

11:52 am

rennie, dont chuck the cheetos, give them to me

11:52 am

np!

11:52 am

i cant monkey the ar5 any clues

11:52 am

prepare some fish for me

11:52 am

ar + what you wear on your head

11:53 am

ar + headwear

11:53 am

fish stew for me

11:53 am

chj, R U short or ____?

11:53 am

ar + headwear

11:53 am

or a word that looks like it means having to do with the blood conductors bigger than veins

11:53 am

thanks nrk

11:53 am

ar + opp of short

11:53 am

ar + opp of short

11:53 am

or a word that looks like it means having to do with the blood conductors bigger than veins

11:53 am

the other day

11:54 am

done chj?

11:55 am

no i thought i had 1 but the grid says 2 so now im having to go through my whole list to find what im missing

11:55 am

Whoo-hoo! *happy dance of doneness*

11:55 am

yay jera!!!

11:55 am

chj, what letters what lengths?

11:55 am

any clues for the last 6 and 5 tr's?

11:56 am

*throws confetti at Jera* yay!!!!!

11:56 am

shmoozanne, groups of three?

11:56 am

well mi 6/21 after happy

11:56 am

congrats jera!

11:56 am

chj, it's a valve in your heart, I believe

11:56 am

*dances around in the mess*

11:57 am

ah, thanks...i always miss those for some reason

11:57 am

Now I gotta go see what the poor Babble orphans are upt to (no good, I'll bet)... later, all!

11:57 am

and ta6/21 after scottish hats

11:57 am

bye jera!

11:58 am

where scarlett ohara lived + short for mother

11:58 am

later, jera

11:58 am

thanks nrkii fireworks here

11:59 am

congrats chj!!

11:59 am

YAY CHJ!!!!!!!

11:59 am

did you finish while i was screwing around

11:59 am

yay, chj!!!***!!!

11:59 am

thnx muse

11:59 am

ummm, not sure when you were screwing around, but I finished a whle ago, yep

11:59 am

thanx annie back of the boat and nrk

12:00 pm

yay nrk

12:00 pm

tx :)

12:00 pm

congrats nrkii!!

12:01 pm

going to take a break! later

12:01 pm

i forgot to look at the tile stats to see what the first letter was of the word i was missing

12:01 pm

thanks muse!

12:01 pm

dumba**

12:01 pm

ta7?

12:01 pm

plural of ta 6 18

12:01 pm

not short + good ** boys

12:01 pm

chj, lol

12:02 pm

ta7 ta*cum power + laughing out loud + pl

12:02 pm

see ya annie!

12:02 pm

bye annie back of the boat

12:02 pm

okay, I must go find food and drink...

12:03 pm

be back later all

12:03 pm

later annie, later nrk! hi everyone else!

12:03 pm

bye nrkii thanks again

12:03 pm

atall

12:03 pm

woops, sorry

12:04 pm

Thats Guy Fawkes for me.anyone needs any hints.

12:04 pm

crusader rabbit....the nothing atoll

12:04 pm

yay verna

12:04 pm

hello there!

12:04 pm

ping y-m-c-a

12:05 pm

hi Ping!

12:05 pm

YAY Verna!

12:05 pm

Hi Ping!

12:05 pm

hi ping! stid!

12:05 pm

ping...do you have a macho macho man?

12:05 pm

WTG VEMA!

12:05 pm

hi stidmatt!

12:05 pm

.... it's fun to stay at the y-m-c-a-a...

12:05 pm

congrats verna!!

12:05 pm

hi muse!

12:06 pm

thank you fellow babblers.

12:06 pm

Verna -- isn't guy fawkes the guy who tried to blow up parliament and then ended up having his head on london bridge?

12:06 pm

stid, i think my icon is a little passive aggressive or something - i keep thinking i should change it

12:06 pm

Hi all newcomers

12:06 pm

hey nan!

12:06 pm

you can hang out with all the boys

12:07 pm

Hi cybernan!

12:07 pm

and muse!

12:07 pm

hooray for verna!

12:07 pm

I always liked the Village People myself -- their music was fun and funky, and they were just weird enough to make my parents uncomfortable but not so obnoxious that I couldn't stand them...

12:07 pm

hi chj and stidmatt

12:07 pm

hello all. any clues for the first al4 and 5

12:07 pm

ping no dont change...we love it

12:07 pm

Oh no, Ping -- the Village People were one of my kids's favourites that I liked!

12:07 pm

hi peps :)

12:08 pm

WTG MUSE!!!

12:08 pm

I have a teeny 115 words remaining, LOL and trying very hard to enjoy searching today.

12:08 pm

thanks - stid we must me the same age - only my parents didn't pay much attention to things like that

12:08 pm

and you cant resist dancing to it, no matter how corny it is

12:08 pm

OH, sorry, oh well!

12:08 pm

you shorty

12:08 pm

Hi shorty! how is your daughter doing now? has she found a new place?

12:08 pm

i meant: yo shorty

12:09 pm

nope no place yet thanks for asking she still emotional and probably will be for a while

12:09 pm

burp...i'm back!

12:09 pm

for my parents, the Beatles were too modern... they listened to the Glen Miller(?) and other big bands, and they had "sing along with Mitch" albums (3 or 4)...

12:09 pm

I have 44 left, but think I will have to resort to the list if I don't want to be here all day!

12:09 pm

i never can remember the details about guy fawkes but i think he comes up in lots of the shakespeare plays

12:09 pm

lol, stidmama --- so did mine!

12:10 pm

rennie...i went pyro while you were gone...now im into the shower

12:10 pm

excuse you?

12:10 pm

my mom like glen campbell, my dad liked man of la mancha

12:10 pm

was that an orange burp

12:10 pm

pyros! yay chj!!! now it's time to put out the fire!

12:10 pm

shorty, one of my biggest fears is fire. Don't know why. Maybe in a former life that's how I died. But I know it will take her a while, and PTSD is a real problem. I really hope she can be patient with herself and heal.

12:11 pm

YAY renfield!

12:11 pm

yes orange burp..

12:11 pm

But you see, Nan... my parents are your age! LOL

12:11 pm

to go where the brave dare not go

12:11 pm

Wasn't the movie V for Vendetta related to Guy Fawkes?

12:11 pm

Changed icon!

12:11 pm

to right the unrightable wrong

12:12 pm

Ping, I turned 40 in June -- as my elder child says, "halfway to old!"

12:12 pm

chj - your comment about the boy band theme is similar -- but much more articulate than mine.

12:12 pm

this is my quest

12:12 pm

Ping,sorry but you are way off track about Guy Fawkes. I have to go shopping now, but on return I'll type up his story for you. Verna was referring to him becausen Nov.5--his anniversary date--peopole in England build bonfires and let off fireworks. But I promise I'll tell you all about it ;later--on babanon

12:12 pm

to follow that star

12:12 pm

no matter how hpeless

12:12 pm

stidmatt--I keep meaning to ask if you've ever read the Charlie Bone series. They're sort of like HP, except shorter!

12:12 pm

Thats thats the same Guy Fawkes.

12:12 pm

see you soon hetty! :-)

12:12 pm

no matter how far

12:12 pm

i'm 43 - but i pretend to be 40 - to myself anyway

12:12 pm

I told her she always has a place here if no where else but she wants to be independant which is a good thind I wish her brother would take after her :)

12:12 pm

chj -- are you tilting at windmills AGAIN? *giggle*

12:13 pm

sorry, folks, i cant help it

12:13 pm

I have four tr's beginning with the 3 prefix letters -- any more?

12:13 pm

hetty, i will look forward to that story -happy outing!

12:13 pm

no matter how far/To reach for the right--without hindrance or pause--to be willing to march into hell for a heavenly cause--

12:13 pm

so k chj i always battle windmills!

12:13 pm

go for it chj!

12:13 pm

yes, it is good for her to be independent -- and knowing that she has you to turn to will make that independence easier. bless you, shorty, for being there for her.

12:14 pm

I think maybe I should stick to saying fireworks instead of Guy Fawkes!!!!

12:14 pm

And I know, If I'll only be true to my heavennly quest--

12:14 pm

Verna, that's how everyone learns new things!

12:14 pm

thank you stidmama I appreciate that

12:14 pm

hetty-you're giving me a flashback--Junior Miss Pageant, 1968

12:14 pm

My heart will be tranquil, at peace, when I'm laid to my rest

12:15 pm

what's up with "await" not being recognized?

12:15 pm

any clues for the ta6/18?

12:15 pm

i asked before but got no replies. clues for the first al 4 and 5 please.

12:15 pm

hetty -- it had better be many years before that 12:14 post comes to pass!

12:15 pm

lala - worked for me...

12:15 pm

it should be lala

12:15 pm

hmmm.... tried again and it worked. Thanks. Sorry for saying a word.

12:15 pm

worked for me too, lala...

12:15 pm

await is not in the grid...

12:16 pm

lala -- you're in the grid!

12:16 pm

nd the world willl be better by far/ cos one man,tired and covered with scars?Still strov, with his last ounce of courage/ To reach the unreachable stars

12:16 pm

liba-- try it again...

12:16 pm

al + 2 vowels, latin ending

12:16 pm

i just spend all of 5 seconds on wikipedia and it looks like there was a guy fawkes in shakespeare's day - something about the gunpowder plot?

12:16 pm

sorry, it is

12:16 pm

i know! do i get a prize or something?

12:16 pm

al5 is the one Texans always remember

12:16 pm

hi there, lib!

12:16 pm

magzel - the first al4 is a plural of a word for "wings", the second is a place texans should never forget

12:16 pm

magzel al5/12 is what Texans always remember

12:16 pm

ty, had missed that!

12:16 pm

hi Lib!

12:17 pm

hi ping!

12:17 pm

at least 2 texans in the room, got that one frances

12:17 pm

hello, MM!

12:17 pm

lala, you should have been here last night - people were offering me cookies to accidentally put words in the log

12:17 pm

yes, that was the parliament building thing I was talking about -- it was discovered before any damage was done -- but it was the first domestic terrorism plot of such huge proportions...

12:17 pm

I'e finished tilting at my windmill. TTFN

12:17 pm

i can be bribed with cookies.

12:17 pm

i can be bribed with cookies.

12:17 pm

I think V for Vendetta was based on that stid

12:18 pm

interesting, stid - what are hetty and verna talking about?

12:18 pm

one more time, lala?

12:18 pm

remember the 5th of november-- guy fawkes day...

12:19 pm

anyone have the at5 and 6?

12:19 pm

that's guy fawkes -- he was the ringleader of the plot to blow up the parliament building.

12:19 pm

sorry...i had to finish up amn of la mancha in the shower...it sounded much better in there

12:19 pm

was hetty talking about someone else?

12:20 pm

i have the at5... it's the plural of a big open space in a building

12:20 pm

there was a lot of political unrest in his day, and many (most?) people were really unhappy with the government. It was a time of change and flux, and people were choosing sides.

12:20 pm

I think hetty was talking about Don Quixote... that's the song chj was singing, anyway

12:20 pm

ty, i got the 6 from that too

12:20 pm

PING, I'm going to post Guy Fawkes' story on Babanon later today. It's a cautionary tale, nd tyhe conspirators who escaped retribution holed up in the town where I was born--there is a street called "Spie Lane" there and lots of legends

12:20 pm

nothing changes stid.

12:21 pm

anybody with the ta6/18 yet?

12:21 pm

true, calqhoon... the same themes over and over. Which is why Homer's tales, and Shakespeare's, and the Bible are still relevant today.

12:21 pm

Stid, I was singing abot Don Quixote and talking about Guy Fawkes--tho they had a lot in common I would never confuse them.Can't you tell when I'm singing?

12:21 pm

i really want "slalom" and "salmon" to be in the grid...

12:21 pm

hi all. Krys10, aren't you posting clues today? ;)

12:22 pm

acoustics chj?

12:22 pm

ta 6/18 not short and 4th vowel and a stick letter

12:22 pm

ta6/18 = opp short + alcoh**

12:22 pm

I can tell, hetty, dear! your lovely voice carries all the way to Olympia!

12:22 pm

Err, I mean words in the chat box?

12:22 pm

amen to that! back to work! bye!

12:22 pm

better than carnegie hall

12:22 pm

My husband had me save some fireworks from July 4 to burn on GF Day..wants to confuse the neighbors! ...Was V for Vendetta good?

12:22 pm

To reach the unreachable stars!!!!

12:22 pm

later Ping!

12:22 pm

sing it hetty

12:22 pm

wow, thanks...would never have gotten that

12:23 pm

Stid, I tried slalom, too..why isn't it in there?

12:23 pm

atai

12:23 pm

woops again

12:23 pm

because the only spelling that almost works is "slolam"...

12:23 pm

missing an la 5 from the bottom row -- any clues?

12:24 pm

I enjoyed it and my son as well - it tied in with all his history and English readings

12:24 pm

nevermind, forgot it wasn't in the grid!

12:24 pm

never mind -- missed a plural!

12:24 pm

hi nef - no one's offered me cookies yet ;)

12:24 pm

Magzel, it's nice to put real words in the chat box if'n you want to put them in the wrong box! :D (I'm always messing up myself)

12:24 pm

Have a cookie!

12:24 pm

muse, thanks for the ta 6! any idea what it means? it wasn't in the dictionary...

12:25 pm

done! what do you want, torgone?

12:25 pm

Oh, thanks Muse. I didn't get to see it at the theater; will have to put it in my Blockbuster que.

12:25 pm

hi torgone!

12:25 pm

ok i gotta run out, sorry ren, ill see you later tonight

12:25 pm

you know Guy Fawkes wasn't the leader of the GUnpowder Plot - he was just the fall guy of the lot of them and the one that ended up dying and in history!

12:25 pm

who are the japanese fellows in your icon, tor?

12:25 pm

fireworks Krys10?

12:25 pm

no clue stid

12:25 pm

ok chj - i've got to work right now...see ya

12:25 pm

14 grey boxes, time for a break

12:26 pm

aha! {{{Atalante}}} and that also is just like today, isn't it?

12:26 pm

No idea, stid .. Found them in a google image search ..

12:26 pm

wow harpjane, I bow to your excellence!

12:26 pm

its the japanese menudo

12:26 pm

no no, nef, i mean the bribing with cookies was successfully accomplished by torgone, was wondering whether he wanted any clues

12:26 pm

Atal, if he was just the fall guy; it's nice that he ended up so well known then

12:27 pm

utterly like today!

12:27 pm

oh brother, stidmama, it's more lack of any other life....

12:27 pm

of the cl's, I have 2 x cl 6/30 -- what 6 am I missing?

12:27 pm

how's the weather in SanDiego today, tor? still decent or is it getting warm again? It's starting to heat up here, but not horrible yet.

12:27 pm

cybernan lots of LLLs

12:27 pm

LOL chj!

12:27 pm

poof here

12:27 pm

any clues for the al 5,10 and 6,18?

12:27 pm

Just offering cookies for now Krys ..

12:27 pm

need some help with the cl's-- the first cl 6/24 and the nest 5/14 and then the last 6/30. that's a lot but thanks in advance

12:27 pm

thanks torgone :)

12:27 pm

Looking for the third cl 6 ( have the two 30's)?

12:28 pm

cl6 the group of organisms right after clothed

12:28 pm

Hi stidmama, have been away for my evening meal, back to the drawing board!

12:28 pm

i do want a cookie before i go back to work....

12:28 pm

blonde give money to ?

12:28 pm

last cl 30: homonym for sleeveless coat

12:28 pm

Mid-70's all week, stid .. not bad ..

12:28 pm

al == to divide and pleural

12:28 pm

I would like to get the 8 before I go back to my house and yard tasks... I know it's a WA, but couldn't understand the clues late last night. Any ideas?

12:28 pm

Hi ExWren! good to see you :-)

12:29 pm

magzel, I have the cl6/24, but not the rest. c+young boy+ 2 letter plural

12:29 pm

Cookie for renny!

12:29 pm

ah - cl 6/24 a plural of the 5 -- found it!

12:29 pm

oops...accidently got 2... 8-D

12:29 pm

*** of chewing gum + gangsters' girls

12:29 pm

wa7,8 = a wa* of money & gangster's girlfriend(s)

12:29 pm

stidmama -- I think it's a plural but don't have the 7 or the 8

12:29 pm

thanks torgone and muse!

12:30 pm

*weird* words!

12:30 pm

that is so nice to see that box grayed out... :-)

12:30 pm

thanks torg..(munch munch)..for the cookie and clues

12:30 pm

thanks, mymuse and torgone -- great clues, weird words!

12:30 pm

very weird, Atalante! but I'll take weird over boring (almost) any day.

12:31 pm

good clue torgone, I was just trying to think how to clue it!

12:31 pm

There are a couple more that rhyme ..

12:32 pm

missing an a from the bottom corner -- any ideas? -- have the 4/5

12:32 pm

ok! I just finished all my C's - did people who wanted cl-clues get helped?

12:32 pm

ooh -- found it!

12:32 pm

Stid, did the troll finally leave last night?

12:32 pm

love those grey squares!

12:33 pm

the 21 year old troll

12:33 pm

yes, I wrote to Dr. God and it disappeared -- I don't know if he did anything, or if it just got scared when I said I had written him. I tried so hard to be patient and stay out of it... *sigh* but I just had enough!

12:33 pm

krista, I don't think she's reappeared

12:33 pm

she did krista

12:33 pm

i know she and Ren were IMing :)

12:34 pm

clue please for the ta 6/21 that follows scottish caps? thanks!

12:34 pm

I think it was really a slimy 45 year old man sitting in some putrid apartment in Los Angeles...

12:34 pm

we had another troll? *sigh* don't they ever get bored!!

12:34 pm

I was thinking about that whole thing last night... if she was really 21, it was sad to me that she finds more gratifying social contact pretending to be 11.

12:34 pm

i was gonna kick her tuchis!

12:34 pm

ta 6/21: Scarlett's home + short mother

12:35 pm

Hello All... am new here

12:35 pm

thank you cybernan -- perfect clue

12:35 pm

Yes, it's always a hard call--to ignore or confront. I agree, Stid, "she'" didn't seem to be what she was portraying herself as, either time.

12:35 pm

hi ursdeep welcome to babble

12:35 pm

thanks mymu..me

12:35 pm

welcome ursdeep, enjoy the game

12:36 pm

welcome ursdeep!

12:36 pm

Nan, what is that a 4 from the bottom right please? I have the 5/18

12:36 pm

Glad you could join us, ursdeep.

12:36 pm

hi ursdeep

12:36 pm

got into this conversation a bit late, re past nights troll. How come both of those girls knew Whitewitch, who supposedly immigrated to the Carrbibean from Germany two years ago. Is whitewitch a teacher to htme?

12:36 pm

thanks ppl

12:37 pm

i think i am goin to like this chat box more than game ;-)

12:37 pm

I have been wondering the same thing, inge.

12:37 pm

ursdeep -- it is the chat that hooked me...

12:38 pm

i was guessing they were friends who went to different chat rooms pretending to be other people... but I have not been hanging around enough recently to know whether whitewitch is a regular

12:38 pm

But you still have to work the grid, that's part of the fun

12:38 pm

i thought I had seen Whitewitch on here before; that confused me, too.

12:38 pm

whitewitch has been regular, but doesn't seem to know German as well as I would have expected if she were from Germany... still, she has not caused problems here.

12:39 pm

hartal

12:39 pm

ack! cookie!

12:39 pm

still need the first cl 6/30 please

12:39 pm

white witch showed up about a week ago, all day for a while then only in and out, I do beleive she is anative German, or her answers would not have been the same

12:39 pm

*hands cookie to Krys*

12:39 pm

magzel - the two cl6/30s are really similar.

12:39 pm

the definition is a group of groupies

12:39 pm

evening babblers... 32 to get this session! anyone got the mi6/21 please (I have the deacons headgear)

12:40 pm

hi seano!

12:40 pm

her knowledge of East German geography was good

12:40 pm

deacons' to be grammatically correct

12:40 pm

Here's what creeped me out at first..Keely is my nickname for my daughter, who was born in 1995, and who has a Babble account. For a short second, I thought she was on the chat. I quickly realized it wasn't her!

12:40 pm

actually -- isn't that bishops, sean?

12:40 pm

Stid, the second half of that wa 8 word, the prostitute word, also means "flat" in German music scores

12:40 pm

bishops' then ;-)

12:41 pm

mi6/21 - take your deacon's headgear singular, change final vowel and add a long skinny consanent

12:41 pm

constanent I mean ... okay, that doesn't look right either...

12:41 pm

cl + lemon**** for the cl6

12:41 pm

consonent ... consonant ...AH

12:41 pm

thanks krys10

12:41 pm

not a vowel letter!!

12:41 pm

ever suddenly lose a word in your mind, and can't remember how to spell it?

12:41 pm

oh! thanks, inge, I didn't know that (I learn more great words here!)

12:42 pm

thanks to stidgrant, I now have under 100 words to go!

12:42 pm

yup got that thanks again ch1212

12:42 pm

y/w seano :)

12:43 pm

been monkeying away but my monkey must be asleep -- looking for 3 ri 4's -- heeeeeeeeeelp!

12:43 pm

I need 17 more, but have to take a package to UPS now. BBL

12:43 pm

there is only 1 ri 4 -- add your first vowel and long skinny consonant

12:43 pm

heading out. see you all on my next break!

12:43 pm

adios stidmama

12:44 pm

Bye Stidmama

12:44 pm

later stid

12:44 pm

the ri5/10 is a Spanish lasso

12:44 pm

I have 32 left and I've just finished off the vowel words - have to run an errand, back later

12:45 pm

oops -- misread bj's letter count!

12:45 pm

Catch you later, Krys

12:46 pm

a clue fot the last mi 6/21 please

12:47 pm

mi 6/21 - Mi*****'s Daughter, and drop the first 's'

12:47 pm

soory i mean the first one

12:47 pm

mag, the clue I just gave is for the first ... I wasn't paying attention (as usual!)

12:48 pm

sorry i saw that clue before but don't get it, any more help

12:48 pm

Mickey's Daughter? Minnies's Daughter? Mitchell's Daughter?

12:48 pm

mi6/21 same beginning as wood joint but ends with ** Gore

12:48 pm

it's a book by Judith Krantz, also made into a movie.... you could google it

12:49 pm

or use mymuseisme's clue, which is great :)

12:50 pm

Oh, I have that one - the heart valve ..

12:50 pm

or a hot French wind, minus the s

12:50 pm

how could i miss that ch1212, i'm in the medical field

12:51 pm

phantom word--lariat

12:51 pm

ah, but Babble is the Great Equalizer, mag ... unless you are Sprite of course, who is in a class all by herself.

12:52 pm

ol 6, please? --- or is it a 5/6 combo?

12:53 pm

ha6/21 please anyone

12:53 pm

ha 6: deer + Mr. Gore

12:53 pm

cy, ol 6 is related to the others -- think the one who is the most

12:53 pm

ol most form

12:54 pm

ha6/21 add ** Gore to the 4/5

12:54 pm

Hi!....and how is everyone this fine day??

12:54 pm

thanks, mymuse -- fish for me!

12:54 pm

ty mymuse ...hi flask we're fine in gib!

12:54 pm

Hi Flask1! Very well thank you, and you?

12:55 pm

Not bad for a Monday ..

12:55 pm

hi Flask!

12:55 pm

Guy Fawkes!!! yay!!

12:56 pm

am good thanks....just spent the afternoon shopping!!

12:56 pm

ol 5? - have the comparative of age

12:56 pm

got it!

12:56 pm

In the ol*** days

12:56 pm

cyber, variation of that word, in ol*** days of yore

12:57 pm

ol 5 same ending as in 50th anniversary

12:57 pm

Got it thanks -- in ol 5 days a glimpse of stocking.....

12:58 pm

was looked on as something shocking, now heaven knows...

12:58 pm

a clue please for the second mo 5/12, i have the tooth one

12:58 pm

monkeying the missing ol 4 now.

12:58 pm

change your last letter to the tooth, mag

12:59 pm

magzel, do you have the bird losing feathers one?

12:59 pm

or make sure the one before the tooth ends with ** Gore

1:01 pm

I'm off to run errands -- have fun!

1:01 pm

stupid nonexistent plurals!

1:02 pm

bye ch1212 -- thanks for the help :)

1:02 pm

thanks ch1212, it took a while but i got it

1:02 pm

hello everyone

1:03 pm

hmm... my worst boss ever is in the grid.

1:03 pm

hi kalea

1:03 pm

anyone need a clue before I take off?

1:04 pm

have fun all bbl

1:04 pm

bye mymuseisme!

1:04 pm

hello and bye, muse

1:05 pm

alms

1:05 pm

oopskees

1:06 pm

=O

1:06 pm

need the ra 5/10 please

1:07 pm

rodent+mr gore

1:07 pm

ra.......rodent + ** gore

1:07 pm

hi torgone! thanks seano

1:08 pm

meh I'm no good at this, 97 left and stumped :P

1:08 pm

thanks so much sean

1:08 pm

how many points do you all have?

1:09 pm

souleh, freakishly you and i have the same number of words. it's like we're sharing the same brain!!

1:09 pm

Howdy smaller!

1:09 pm

oops now i have 96 left

1:09 pm

i would love to take c the credit maz, but someone much cleverer than i clued it earlier!

1:09 pm

are they the same words though? ;) 1070 here!

1:10 pm

hey smaller..did you skim some of my brain cells off while i was sleeping last night?

1:10 pm

torgone, neato on the icon. how are they?

1:11 pm

renny!!! nice your brain was boring me with your slumber, i decided to go halvsies with souleh instead

1:11 pm

torgone, who not how

1:12 pm

ok and how, always polite to ask actually

1:12 pm

thanks for leaving me the hunk at least!

1:13 pm

wahhh duh?! ;)

1:13 pm

renny, laws of physics dictate that you can't halve something that tiny.

1:13 pm

No idea, smaller .. Just thought it was a wacky picture ..

1:13 pm

I didn't ask for no lobotomy!

1:13 pm

th 5, please?

1:13 pm

souleh, it's only a partial. no whining

1:13 pm

bah!

1:13 pm

Hi smaller :)

1:14 pm

th........melt with a consonant in the middle

1:14 pm

Too late, souleh .. It's in the fine print when you start playing ..

1:14 pm

hi cybernan! thanks kalea! LOL torgone!

1:14 pm

ty kalea -- good clue

1:14 pm

most welcome, nan

1:15 pm

It also stated that I could get a full brain-back guarantee within 14 days...

1:15 pm

any have the first ta 5/12 and the th 5/20?

1:15 pm

anyone have the se7?

1:16 pm

got the th, thanks

1:16 pm

5/20, defrost + r

1:16 pm

soueh, have you found the babblers anan and the lickety's lists at the bottom on the left below the grid? It will help with the clueing

1:17 pm

aha!

1:17 pm

tough one kalea -- homonym for spoke + vowel + edge of a cup (or canyon)

1:18 pm

Kalea, I don't have the se7 yet.

1:18 pm

Nef: was that a bad clue then? :P

1:18 pm

1:17, kalea

1:18 pm

thanks Nef..........got it

1:18 pm

i mean nan.......lol

1:19 pm

good clue

1:19 pm

I have a bunch of people working on my house and am being constantly interrupted today. I still have 80 words to find and I've been here since before 7 --or at least the computer has been here that long! :D

1:19 pm

thanks nan

1:21 pm

cyber gave a really good clue at 1:17 (Meaning even *I* got the word!)

1:21 pm

lol

1:22 pm

need the ti 5/19 and the ta 5/12 please

1:22 pm

a clue please for WA8 ??

1:22 pm

ti 5/10 i mean

1:23 pm

ti5........a diamond crown

1:23 pm

sorry, Magz, I don't have either

1:23 pm

a +++ of gume and a gangster girl and pleural

1:23 pm

hi! i am stuck, stuck stuck on se7. clues please?

1:24 pm

thanks kalea

1:24 pm

yw mag

1:24 pm

Flask, wa 8 = a wa* of gum + a gangsters' girlfriend

1:24 pm

wadsmoll

1:24 pm

emusing, check out cybers' clue at 1:17

1:24 pm

cybernan gave a great clue for the se7 at 1:17

1:25 pm

thanks, i will look for it

1:25 pm

wadsfloozy?

1:25 pm

Flask!

1:25 pm

close flask

1:25 pm

I know!!!!....sorry!!

1:25 pm

change the s around

1:25 pm

you were *really close there!

1:25 pm

its wrong anyway!!

1:26 pm

flask the 7 is what you were clued... add the s for the 8

1:26 pm

i got it!

1:27 pm

cl 5, please -- have the first one and 3 plurals?

1:27 pm

thanks....I got it!!

1:28 pm

cl5.........to take possession, or to assert

1:28 pm

cl5 towards the end of the list is thickend blood

1:28 pm

are the two 'ir' words normal(ish) words, they are my last two and i am puilling my hair out here!!

1:28 pm

have a plural that is thickend blood

1:29 pm

cl5 more than one bivalve mollusk

1:29 pm

thanks kalea -- another common one missed!

1:29 pm

ir is ti6 beheaded

1:29 pm

cl5 - stake a cl***

1:29 pm

Back from mailing my package with UPS, have visions of Babler Buzby's husband driving it to Las Vegas!!! he he. 17 wrods to go,

1:29 pm

and then plural

1:29 pm

back for the last dozen in a bit.

1:29 pm

yay got them **FIREWORKS**

1:30 pm

congrats seano

1:30 pm

YAY sean!

1:30 pm

cl5 - "group of organisms, such as a species, whose members share homologous features derived from a common ancestor"

1:30 pm

Bugzy...

1:30 pm

I am back for a moment as well. The boys are making pot stickers (well -- following the directions on the frozen ones we get at Costco) for lunch, so I have a few minutes to babble.

1:30 pm

right, Sherb

1:31 pm

hello stidmama

1:31 pm

anyone desperate for any clues??

1:31 pm

congrats seano!!

1:31 pm

yes, 96 of them please!

1:31 pm

yay Seano

1:31 pm

I have 94 words...

1:31 pm

LOL souleh!

1:32 pm

Is that a cornish flag I spy MVA?

1:32 pm

Hi MVA how are you doing? Just popped in before Corrie.

1:32 pm

Hi, all. Down to 12. Had time at work today to Babble!

1:32 pm

Just moved from the Roseland to Northampton (for all my sins) following work

1:33 pm

hi Judy! :-)

1:33 pm

has anyone heard from feather how her kitty is doing? I haven't seen her online in a couple days.

1:33 pm

Hi, Stid. How are you doing?

1:34 pm

What happened to Feather's kitty, Stid?

1:34 pm

doing well, Judy. Trying to get things accomplished today (so far so good) so I can relax this evening and babble.

1:34 pm

I guess she wasn't able to move her back legs... but never heard what the diagnosis or prognosis are.

1:35 pm

souleh, yes its a cornish flag - sorry for delay

1:35 pm

It was a rhetorical question, I know it is - just moved from there ;)

1:35 pm

whereabouts were you?

1:36 pm

hi jfb, was making a cup of tea!

1:36 pm

Oh, dear! Was it a Manx cat? I had to put mine down in March because he developed paralysis at 18 months from Spinal problems. :(

1:36 pm

I wish to report that even my father (who doesn't take well to drastic change) liked my haircut! :-)

1:36 pm

Me Too MVA!

1:36 pm

Is there a new pic of you on the blog?

1:36 pm

I don't know, Nef, I just hope feather (and her little boy) and the kitty are doing okay.

1:37 pm

{{{Nef}}} I know how hard it is to lose a critter, too.

1:37 pm

souleh, moved from north cornwall to london 30 ish years ago!

1:38 pm

I'm allergic to cats, but he was given to me and was so sick that I had to get him well. He was just 3 months old when I got him, malnourished and had severe worms

1:38 pm

love north cornwall, tintagel, tribarwith + boscastle make for a great day walking

1:38 pm

yes Nef, that is how our animals come to us, as well! They pull at our heartstrings.

1:38 pm

will be down in boscastle on fri!

1:39 pm

DH's 91 y/o Aunt named him Tommy, my dog "adopted" him and took care of him too -til the cat got bigger than she was! :)

1:39 pm

Never thought I'd miss the sea quite so much

1:39 pm

Never thought I'd miss the sea quite so much - Kettering is so lifeless!

1:39 pm

Never thought I'd miss the sea quite so much - Kettering is so lifeless!

1:39 pm

Never thought I'd miss the sea quite so much - Kettering is so lifeless!

1:39 pm

Never thought I'd miss the sea quite so much - Kettering is so lifeless!

1:40 pm

Sorry. I miss the poor cat; even if he did make my asthma flare. Poor Tootsie (the dog) went through a grieving time too

1:40 pm

eek, sorry! Was pressing enter and it didn't do anything so pressed it a few times!

1:40 pm

wow. everything really slowed down all of a sudden!

1:41 pm

Souleh, I was going to blame you for slowing this place down!

1:41 pm

I think the site went offline earlier, too - whilst I was trying not to do any work! Database dropped I'd guess

1:42 pm

<I'm just teasing, forgot to throw the LOL! in there!>

1:42 pm

live by coast in south wales now, but mainly mud on beach!!

1:42 pm

yes, cats do the same to me, so do dogs. But the only thing I absolutely have to avoid is hamsters. the last one we took for friends on vacation for a couple weeks, and by the time they returned my poor Tom was caring for it because I couldn't even touch it (he is really not into rodents...)

1:43 pm

I'm allergic to cats but have three. Wouldn't give any of them up! All very different personalities and they don't like each other!

1:43 pm

ooh -- loquat is so close to being a word!

1:43 pm

to 5/16 any one?

1:44 pm

canadian headgear

1:44 pm

I want another cat, last one was put down before I moved ( not related, she was starving to death with a lump :( ), but can't get one now as I'm renting

1:44 pm

to +double letter block + vowel, Mag

1:44 pm

magzel, I just got that one, it's Canadian for "hat"

1:44 pm

thanks c-judy

1:44 pm

mazgel chefs hat

1:45 pm

yw Mag. Any clues for the ar 5/12?

1:45 pm

cl 6/30?

1:45 pm

sa 6, please?

1:45 pm

My dog is a 14 year old Schiz-poo I got at the pound 12 years ago. She weighs all of 10 pounds and doesn't shed so doesn't cause respiratory problems

1:45 pm

Add a consonant to the sa 5/10 above it, Sybernan

1:46 pm

our little dog is a mutty-poo... doesn't shed either. Was a real shock when the German Shepherd arrived and sheds constantly!

1:46 pm

Don't have either cl 6/30 Jaime

1:46 pm

cl 6/30 -- there are two -- rhymes with sleeveless coat or rhymes with the stuff on your teeth that the hygenist scrapes off.

1:46 pm

Jaime cl6/30 sounds like the wrap superman wears cl6/30 sounds like the stuff you don't want on your teeth

1:47 pm

ar 5/12 is the drawing and first vowel and astick letter

1:47 pm

ar5..........add the first half of candle wax to the ar

1:47 pm

thanks, judy

1:48 pm

lol.....you all type way faster than i

1:48 pm

any clues for wa 6/36 and wa 7/52 the second one?

1:49 pm

Mag & Kalea, isn't that the ar 5/10? I have that one. Need the ar 5/12? Or am I missing something?

1:49 pm

take the last letter off the 7/52

1:49 pm

and the plural

1:50 pm

Frances, thx for the cl 6/30 clues. Got them both!

1:50 pm

ar5................add a cap to the end

1:50 pm

thanks kalea, do you have the last wa 5/18?

1:51 pm

plural of 4/8

1:51 pm

yes your right. ar and a hat

1:51 pm

thx Kalea!

1:51 pm

sorry

1:52 pm

or.......do you need the one where a vowel is at the end of that?

1:53 pm

i missed the superman wrap cl 6/30 clue.

1:53 pm

frances?

1:53 pm

st 5? -- have the surgical one

1:54 pm

st5.......4/4 with 2 more vowels behind it

1:54 pm

oops..........one more

1:55 pm

jaime, think of a garment you'd wear instead of a coat

1:55 pm

i must need the first 5/18 kalea

1:55 pm

but it's spelled differently

1:55 pm

think of "cl*** and dagger"

1:55 pm

ah, good clue une

1:56 pm

so nice to see you flosey and Uneaixoise!

1:56 pm

hey, stidmama!

1:56 pm

got it! Thanks uneaixoise

1:56 pm

I think it was Aix where Cezanne lived? there was a PBS special on a little while ago, but I only caught the very last fifteen minutes (bummed me out -- I like him)

1:56 pm

I'm confused, the st 4/4 ends in two vowels -- there aren't two more.

1:56 pm

ty, am in and out, computer tech is coming today to hook up second comp.

1:56 pm

mag..........add a vowel to the end of wa4/8

1:57 pm

so, the last wa 7/52. i have the rest... am i missing something?

1:57 pm

sorry nan............i meant 1 more

1:57 pm

Anyway, there were photos of the hillls now -- and pictures that he painted of the same places. Wow.

1:57 pm

waira

1:57 pm

CiociaJudy You're welcome

1:57 pm

ah the latin plural -- got it, thanks kalea

1:57 pm

never mind, i got it

1:57 pm

that's great, flosey! two computers are our family's minimum... :-)

1:57 pm

yw nan

1:58 pm

evening all, stuck on se7 help please

1:58 pm

hello oggy! :-)

1:58 pm

My Dad just moved in in June. We each have a computer. Had to buy the wireless networking stuff to connect us both.

1:58 pm

Hi, Oggy.

1:58 pm

thanks kalea

1:58 pm

well, there's just the 2 of us, this way we can play bridge together!!

1:58 pm

one downstairs and one up

1:58 pm

sorry mag.........the third wa4/8

1:58 pm

lo 5/12 please?

1:59 pm

I mean lo 5/10

1:59 pm

sounds like hetty's house, flosey!

1:59 pm

bbl!

1:59 pm

Oggy, think of the tree and add not her but h**

1:59 pm

bye, MVA

1:59 pm

lo5......the plural of 4/4

1:59 pm

see you later MVA

1:59 pm

later MVA!

2:00 pm

thanks ciocia got it

2:00 pm

later MVA

2:00 pm

Judy -- tree?

2:01 pm

thanks...plurals...oy

2:01 pm

yw Oggy

2:01 pm

al 4? -- have winged, sickens, girl's name, donations, cactus

2:01 pm

like oak, elm, this one smells real nice; used in closets

2:01 pm

anyone have the last to 5/16?

2:01 pm

thanks Judy.

2:02 pm

jaime it's a french word for a kind of hat

2:02 pm

got it. :-)

2:02 pm

welcome stid

2:02 pm

al 4=everything

2:02 pm

to + double letter box + vowel, Jaime

2:02 pm

al4.........the plural of everything, and donation plus vowel

2:02 pm

thanks dawn -- had it -- miscounted!

2:02 pm

Any clues for the sm 7/36?

2:03 pm

thanks, un and ciocia

2:03 pm

what hot things do

2:03 pm

okay, eyes are tired. Taking a break and back later for more punishment...

2:03 pm

Fireworks for me, both of my last two words were missing that final s!!!

2:03 pm

congrats, inge!!!!!

2:03 pm

Woohoo Inge!

2:03 pm

jus t need the ta 5/12 to finish, anyone have it?

2:03 pm

catch you later Stid

2:04 pm

YAY inge!!!!

2:04 pm

in a film noir, a vamp's eyes sm***** . . .

2:04 pm

*disappears with 70 to go*

2:04 pm

magzel add an S

2:04 pm

plural of the ta 4/5 above it, Mag.

2:04 pm

oh -- and storytime at the usual 9 pm game time tonight. :-)

2:04 pm

sm............a fire that's not quite out does it

2:04 pm

bye stid

2:04 pm

thanks raelite

2:05 pm

still missing an al -- have winged, everything, girl's name (donation with a vowel), donations, cactus

2:05 pm

thx Une & Kalea. SHould have known that one!!!!!

2:05 pm

yw!

2:05 pm

congrats, inge

2:05 pm

al what? length/points?

2:05 pm

cybernan, al + two vowels

2:05 pm

clue for ta6/7 please

2:06 pm

Its very confusing when the american spelling is different to the english way. Though I must admit its usually more logical.

2:06 pm

* makes a thnak you curtsy*

2:06 pm

al+ what pirates say.

2:06 pm

sorry oggy..........that's what i'm missing too

2:07 pm

3 words left, and all ta's

2:07 pm

ta + double stick letter + the hooting bird minus the middle consonant and the 7 is plural, Oggy

2:07 pm

ta 6: opp. of short + alco***, next one is plural

2:07 pm

t + a5/10

2:08 pm

oops, that's wrong--it's correct except for the final consonant

2:08 pm

thanks everyone

2:09 pm

what pirates say?

2:09 pm

argh!

2:09 pm

Why are some people pirates?

2:09 pm

i still can't get the ta 5/12. more help please

2:10 pm

its the plural of the ta animal, mag

2:10 pm

afternoon babblers - how's the grid? *dips toe in gingerly*

2:10 pm

ta + not his but **** minus the vowel

2:10 pm

monkeyed it -- another latin ending!

2:10 pm

thanks again, where do they get these words from.

2:10 pm

hello Fiz

2:11 pm

Hey, Fiz.

2:11 pm

that's the problems. i suddenly realized i dopn't have the aminal

2:11 pm

ahhhhhhhhhhh............lol

2:11 pm

ta 5: that black stuff they spread on roads, with an h in the middle,

2:12 pm

anyone have the ta 6/21

2:12 pm

help me with the animal please

2:12 pm

or the st 6 and 7?

2:12 pm

magzel, look at my lcue at 2;11

2:13 pm

*points mag to inge*

2:13 pm

Jaime, the place where Scarlett lived in Gone With The Wind + not pa but **

2:13 pm

and the checkered flag for me!!!

2:13 pm

I'm having trouble with the at 5/10 word

2:13 pm

jaime, add a consonant to st5/12

2:13 pm

congrats, cybernan!!!!

2:13 pm

Woohoo Cybernan!

2:13 pm

well done nan

2:13 pm

Bravo, cybernan

2:13 pm

yay cybernan!

2:14 pm

finished!!!!!!!!!!!.......thanks Judy

2:14 pm

yay kalea!

2:14 pm

congrats, kalea!

2:14 pm

Down to 4 wa words--the long ones in the middle of the pack. Are they all related?

2:14 pm

anyone want a clue before I go to make lunch?

2:14 pm

Yay Cybernan

2:14 pm

yw Kalea. Woohoo to you!

2:14 pm

Bravo, kalea

2:14 pm

^5 , kalea

2:15 pm

yes, ciocia

2:15 pm

no thanks nan, but i'll take some lunch!

2:15 pm

at5...........a + coutroom proceeding

2:15 pm

thank you, ciocia and un

2:15 pm

yw Jaime!

2:15 pm

lol.........minus the last letter

2:16 pm

ty, ty everyone

2:16 pm

yes they are --two with a double consonant: a lump of something + gangster's girlfriend

2:16 pm

Flosey, there are 2 ar 5/10 words: one os ar +opposite of short (***l); the other is the big open place in a building OR something to do with the top half of the heart

2:16 pm

wa words all start with wa* of gum, plus wpord for prostitute

2:17 pm

brb to help clue

2:17 pm

se7? please.

2:18 pm

se 7: se + short father + edge of cup (or canyon)

2:18 pm

word se7/36 sounds like a Lebanese tree + edge of a drinking vessel

2:18 pm

anyone have the ai 5/12 or the ar 5/12

2:18 pm

TY

2:18 pm

thanks all, after much help from you all and monkeytyping i am finally finished

2:18 pm

se 7 is plural for a Jewish celebration

2:18 pm

thank cyber !

2:19 pm

ai 5 -- add a consonant to the ai 4

2:19 pm

bravo, magzel

2:19 pm

ai5/12 plural of what you breathe but lisp it

2:19 pm

phantom for today - macaw

2:19 pm

ar 5/12: ar + headgear

2:19 pm

hey ypsi... did you see the most recent grampa news?

2:19 pm

yay magzel!

2:20 pm

yes I did

2:20 pm

phantom for me is tamale

2:20 pm

does not look too good

2:20 pm

cool just wanted to make sure

2:20 pm

see you at the flip, folks :)

2:20 pm

yeah I know..

2:20 pm

bye cybernan!

2:20 pm

bye nan...

2:21 pm

how are you doing on the bab today?

2:21 pm

the last ma6 please

2:21 pm

got those two cybernan and inge! Thx. Learned a new word today. LOL Still need two more wa's before and after the prostitutes!

2:21 pm

havent... only looked while I was waiting to talk to you

2:22 pm

Just monkeyed them. FIREWORKS!!!

2:22 pm

looks like a good one though

2:22 pm

Judy, I think you are asking for the same word withut oneof the sticks, and then plural

2:22 pm

I don't know what I can do, can't really go down to Monroe with R & K

2:22 pm

congrats Judy

2:22 pm

Bravo, ciociaJudy

2:22 pm

Thx Inge

2:22 pm

yeah my mom thinks he is going to a facility whatever thayt will be.. gram just cannot do it

2:23 pm

yes it is a good one... I have done 86 without the list so far ;)

2:23 pm

go judy!

2:23 pm

yeah

2:23 pm

ma6..........ma + spanish for 3

2:24 pm

How are you doing Fiz?

2:24 pm

48 so far, not too bad.... thx for asking. otherwise well - got the day off so i had time to actually get stuff done!

2:24 pm

sorry dont know spanish

2:24 pm

Lara your name is in the grid again!

2:25 pm

i only have 5 left... need some help. mi 6/21, ha 6/21, and the largest 3 al words.

2:25 pm

dr 5/12?

2:25 pm

I am so cool

2:25 pm

also, i can help with other wirds.

2:25 pm

ok, oggy, it's ma plus the french word for "very" . . .

2:25 pm

mi 6/21: heart valve

2:25 pm

I am assuming it is not a "real" word though

2:25 pm

raelite, dr 5 is like the past tense of putting your clothes on, but spelled differently

2:25 pm

oggy, run across the top after the ma

2:26 pm

mi6......one is a heart valve

2:26 pm

NM <BLUSH> that din't make any sense at all! <blush>

2:26 pm

nope... bbl... K has to go you know

2:26 pm

mi 6/21 is a heart valve

2:26 pm

beauty, thanks

2:27 pm

thanks got it

2:27 pm

ha6..........4/5 plus ** gore

2:27 pm

sorry all, I asked for a clue a while ago but was called away, need a clue for at5/10 please

2:27 pm

good clue, inge

2:27 pm

flosey don't know if there are more than one but i have one that's a large opening like in a hotel or museum lobby - latin plural

2:28 pm

thanks, kalea

2:28 pm

al5/10........to ration out plus the plural

2:28 pm

flosey, plural of a chamber in your heart

2:28 pm

central courtyard of Roman villas, but plural version

2:28 pm

just the al 5/12 left!

2:28 pm

al5/12........the old mission in texas

2:29 pm

hi, guys! back again now wthat hubby took the kids out!

2:29 pm

al5/12 - remember it - texas stronghold (or car rental company)

2:29 pm

Hi, klaurel

2:29 pm

lol! yay. i kept looking for a plural of the al4/4 and couldn't see anything!

2:29 pm

thanks, guys.

2:29 pm

hello klaurel

2:29 pm

Looking for the middle LA 4/4 and 5/10 (after LAI, but before LAM)

2:29 pm

welcome back klaurel!

2:30 pm

taking a break, BBL

2:30 pm

well, *I'm* not making any sense at all anymore. I need a nap! BBL (64 left to find)

2:30 pm

Phantoms: wallow, wither.

2:30 pm

enjoy your rests inge and nef. see you later

2:30 pm

la4.......l + everything, and its plural

2:31 pm

Topped the halfway mark with only half a braincell working !! Maybe back later.

2:31 pm

wtg Jaime!

2:31 pm

lall

2:31 pm

bye Nef

2:31 pm

whoops!

2:31 pm

bye Nef Take a nap for me.

2:31 pm

congrats Jaime

2:31 pm

thanks, kalea

2:32 pm

yw

2:32 pm

clues for the qs please? i'm trying to hold out on the list...

2:32 pm

Hey Fizzie..who the heck is your band? Is that Menudo??

2:33 pm

qu.......concern and its plural

2:33 pm

sure is krista - thought i could get them all to myself...

2:33 pm

Tripe soup?

2:33 pm

Fine choice. :)

2:34 pm

yep. menudo means "spare change" in spanish - it's the band, but also a soup you can make with spare change b/c for some reason there's not a strong market for pancreas. go figure.

2:34 pm

thx kalea - working on it....

2:35 pm

Mmmmm time for lunch now. The things I learn on Babble!

2:35 pm

happy eating, Krista

2:35 pm

lol krista! enjoy lunch.

2:35 pm

Gonna make me some Menudo!

2:36 pm

lol

2:36 pm

i went to middle school with a girl from russia who wanted an NKOTB lunchbox and her grandmother bought her a menudo lunchbox instead - she didn't get the difference, boy bands are boy bands to her.

2:36 pm

did you get the q's, Fiz?

2:37 pm

ROFL! That is too funny, Fiz. Omigosh. Bet the kid was crushed.

2:37 pm

okay, how about the RA 5/10>

2:37 pm

yes kalea, thx

2:38 pm

ra5......rodent + ** gore

2:38 pm

yeah krista - took her a few rungs down on the social ladder. i of course was the COOLEST with my Welcome Back Kotter lunchbox - i kid you not. Wish i still had that thing...

2:38 pm

thanks, Kalea

2:38 pm

lol Fiz

how about the al5,10?

2:40 pm

al.......to ration out

2:40 pm

I bet they are very valuable! That must have been around the same time I had the Starsky and Hutch socks. What a geek I was (am).

2:40 pm

al5 a specific amt.per person

2:40 pm

al + piece of ground you build your house on

2:40 pm

TA6/21,please?

2:41 pm

just went on ebay and my lunchbox is selling for $145! i should go check my parents' basement...

2:41 pm

ta + male sheep + vowel

2:42 pm

ta6..............scarlett o'hara's house plus female parent

2:42 pm

is it SLLLLLOOOOOOWWWW again?

2:42 pm

Wow, Fiz. You could be rich and don't even know it!!! LOL

2:42 pm

TY

2:42 pm

TY

2:42 pm

Wow! That'd be worth a check. I sold my Blythe doll for over 1,000.00 and it had a leg missing! They were huge in Japan at the time. Wish I had a few more.

2:42 pm

verrrrry slllloooowwww klaurel

2:43 pm

HI all, need help with wa8 please

2:43 pm

Hi, Peri.

2:43 pm

with legs

2:43 pm

the clue I got on wa9 peri was a wa* of gum + another name for a prostitute!

2:43 pm

wadmolls

2:43 pm

wa......plural of *** of gum + gangster's girl

2:44 pm

good job peri! LOL

2:44 pm

lol peri

2:44 pm

Rats, so sorry, I hardly ever do that

2:45 pm

lol krista!

2:45 pm

am i showing my extreme age here? who's Blythe?

2:45 pm

was it a word, peri?? I like the sound of it.

2:46 pm

Yep, I found it by accident

2:46 pm

there are four of them like that Krista

2:48 pm

they remade them a few years ago..I normally dont sell my childhood tuff, but she always creeped me out..she was really skinny with a huge head..pull a string in the back and her eyes change color..here is a pic: http://images.google.com/images?q=tbn: XyxUKtvv03UAnM:http://www.cocoshoes.co m/image/profile3.jpg

2:48 pm

hi everybody!!

2:49 pm

hello Fran

2:49 pm

hi krista!! i sent you an email!

2:49 pm

whoops, i'm supposed to be somewhere in 10 mins....gotta run. krista - don' t have to look her up - i remember that creepy bulbous head!

2:49 pm

Neat word, thank you.

2:49 pm

hi kalea!

2:49 pm

Hi Fran, do you have the wa8 yet?

2:49 pm

Hey! Have been trying to find you.

2:49 pm

bye Fiz

2:49 pm

yes peri, i finished last night.

2:49 pm

oh, ty Fran..haven't checked in a while.

2:50 pm

any ideas for the last TA 5/16

I'm still stuck on the am's...Ive tried every combo I could think of

2:50 pm

whoops, sorry, the TO 5/16

2:51 pm

klaurel, it's a chef's hat.

2:51 pm

Hows come watre isn't the British spelling of water?

2:51 pm

good question torg!

2:51 pm

to.............a canadian hat

2:51 pm

cos its the French spelling :P

2:51 pm

judy! haven't seen you for a while. how have you been?

2:52 pm

fireworks at last.

2:52 pm

yay oggy!!

2:52 pm

good one atalante!

2:52 pm

congrats oggy ! good morning everyone

2:52 pm

am...........short for bullets, an arab chieftain, and a + spanish for my

2:52 pm

congrats oggy

2:53 pm

hello lynxxx

2:53 pm

hi lynxxx!

2:53 pm

morning lynxxx

2:54 pm

congrats, oggy!

thanks kalea....don't know spanish for my

2:54 pm

okay, still totally lost on the chef's hat

2:54 pm

hi une!

2:55 pm

am + two vowels

2:55 pm

hey, fran!

2:55 pm

blond, try the old cleanser Bon ***+ vowel

2:55 pm

klaurel, it uses the QU tile

2:55 pm

{{{{{{Fran}}}}} Have been very busy at work and at home. Sure missed chatting with everyone.

2:55 pm

good one, klaurel

2:55 pm

klaurel - Maybe Jaques can help you find it ..

2:55 pm

How are things with you Fran?

2:55 pm

lol torgone

2:56 pm

une, i love your 'boy band'!!

2:56 pm

thanks, Fran

thanks

2:56 pm

I'm doing great Judy! I miss chatting with you before the flip.

2:57 pm

My Dad has moved in with me and let me tell you--my time is not my own anymore! LOL

2:57 pm

clade

2:57 pm

=O

2:57 pm

sorry

2:58 pm

That's hard, Judy. Hats off to you.

2:58 pm

Judy, it's probably like having two toddlers around, hard work!

2:59 pm

lol........i get to be on more this week, cuz hubby is out of town

2:59 pm

He's really in great shape for his age and he's been sprucing up my basement, but it's still different. I've been in the house for 4 years with just the kitty cats.

2:59 pm

torg, is your icon the japanese version of the beatles?

2:59 pm

My

2:59 pm

any clues for ai 5/12 or al 5/12

2:59 pm

my last one - the CL5.14 before the shell-fish - but not the one ending in boys - TY

2:59 pm

Party at kalea's house!!

2:59 pm

lol

2:59 pm

add a consonant to the ai 4/4 girlfriday

3:00 pm

Oooooo. A party?????

3:00 pm

oops - missing my 'me time' is the hardest thing about marriage/kids..I can understand how you feel!

3:00 pm

cl.............to take possession

3:00 pm

No idea who they are, Fran ..

3:00 pm

girlfriday, ai4/4 is what we breathe + a consonant

3:00 pm

TY kalea

3:01 pm

thanks

3:01 pm

yay lynxxx!!!!!!

3:01 pm

my kids are all gone, but hubby takes more time than they did.......lol

3:01 pm

Woohoo Lynxxx

3:01 pm

TI5/10,please?

3:01 pm

al 5/12 is Remember the al*** (in Texas)

3:01 pm

ti........diamond crown

3:02 pm

thankyou, thankyou.

3:02 pm

lol, i know what you mean kalea!!

3:02 pm

ain't that the truth, kalea!

3:02 pm

TY

3:02 pm

they're all high maintenance (sorry Torgone)

3:02 pm

welcome Word

3:03 pm

Torgone, are you high maintenance? LOL

3:03 pm

but..........wouldn't trade it for anything

3:03 pm

I'm off to do some work before I actually go there - leaving you all in the capable hands of Fran & Kalea - bye!

3:03 pm

bye lynxxx

3:03 pm

I don't think so .. I've been maintaining myself for a few years, and it's not all that difficult ..

3:04 pm

bye lynxxx, see you later!

3:04 pm

bye lynxxx

3:04 pm

good one, torgone

3:04 pm

lol torgone

3:04 pm

just realized it's 6:00 am for lynxxx.

3:05 pm

the last four TR's?

3:05 pm

that's some early babbling.

3:05 pm

OMG! Poor lynxxx

3:05 pm

i suppose there are exceptions...:)

3:05 pm

tr5/12......a group of 3, and its plural

3:05 pm

klaurel, start with groups of three, the it's plural

3:05 pm

klaurel, last one is what you do to your hair

3:05 pm

tr5/10.......courtroom proceeding

3:05 pm

tr5/10 is what they hold in a courtroom

3:06 pm

the tr 5/10 is a court proceeding

3:06 pm

need a wa5/18 have the plural of the word that holds up my ceiling

3:06 pm

tr4/5, slim or to cut extra off

3:06 pm

got to get off of here and go home..husband asked for Long John Silver's for dinner. Guess he's not THAT high maintenance...

3:06 pm

drop the plural and add a vowel Peri

3:06 pm

though his arteries will not thank me..

3:06 pm

peri, wa*** wa*** washington

3:06 pm

wa..........add a vowel to the ceiling holder

3:06 pm

Have a good evening Krista!

3:07 pm

ugh, my husband likes LJS too! can't stand it!

3:07 pm

see you later krista!

3:07 pm

lol Krista.........have fun

3:07 pm

Gee, Dad likes LJS too. Is it a male thing?

3:07 pm

thanks, guys.

3:07 pm

thanks Fran and CJudy

3:07 pm

yw Peri

3:07 pm

I liked LJS when they had salads and stuff, Now, I like it sometimes

3:07 pm

yw peri!

3:07 pm

Bye Judy..or should I say BYE BYE BYE...see ya Fran..it's pretty bad food! There is some fish in there among the breading, I hear..

3:07 pm

i never ate there

3:08 pm

arthur Treacher's is better ..

3:08 pm

*chuckle* half the town where I met the Stids is a word today.

3:08 pm

last wa4/8 please

3:08 pm

Oh, I miss them, Torgone! are they still around somewhere??

3:08 pm

in Hawaii it's in the same store with A&W so at least i get good root beer when we go.

3:08 pm

wa4.............its on a witch's nose

3:08 pm

peri, on a witch's nose

3:09 pm

ooh kalea, gmta!!

3:09 pm

lol Fran

3:09 pm

Fran, great clue, thanks

3:09 pm

Ditto here Fran. I eat A&W and get LJS for the Dad

3:09 pm

I think there are a few left .. They merged with somebody ..

3:09 pm

thanks kalea too

3:09 pm

*fireworks*

3:09 pm

congrats rieman

3:09 pm

Woohoo Riemann!

3:09 pm

yay riemann!!!

3:10 pm

congrats, riemann

3:10 pm

hi mom!

3:10 pm

I'm too young to remember Arthur Treacher's. LOL

3:10 pm

lol Judy

3:10 pm

hi Fran

3:10 pm

???

3:11 pm

i'm old enough to remember Arthur in the movies

3:11 pm

Actually, we had one in town but I thought they went out of business.

3:11 pm

me too Kalea. I'm only joking (sadly).

3:11 pm

can't find either Q word

3:12 pm

qu5......worry, plus its plural

3:12 pm

NM found them both

3:12 pm

yay,. 6 left

3:12 pm

go Peri go

3:12 pm

come on klaurel!

3:12 pm

goo klaurel!!

3:12 pm

gooo peri!!!

3:13 pm

3 MAs and 3 WAs

3:13 pm

goooooooooooo klaurel

3:13 pm

I have 93 left :( , not finding this an easy one

3:13 pm

and Ineed to get it done before hubby comes home since I was told to take a nap!

3:13 pm

it looks like arthur treacher's still has many locations, just found their web site.

3:13 pm

I remember arthur on the Merv Griffin Show ..

3:13 pm

i have 112 still peri, not easy for me either

3:14 pm

well then klaurel............we better rally you up to keep you out of trouble

3:14 pm

ahhh Merv. Loved his talk show. There is a CD that just recently came out with the best of his shows.

3:14 pm

klaurel, ma6/21 is just like the ma6/24 if you don't have it already.

3:14 pm

I feel much better now, firefly :)

3:14 pm

whatcha need klaurel.

3:14 pm

Hi firefly!

3:14 pm

glad my ineptitude makes someone elses shortfall look good... :P

3:14 pm

Hey, about what I need :) Having trouble with the A words

3:15 pm

Merv was one of the better talk shows...........and Dick Cavett

3:15 pm

3 left

3:15 pm

klaurel, i forgot to add...except you change the second consonant.

3:15 pm

well spoken Firefly

3:15 pm

any help for the last WA

3:15 pm

peri, ar5/12, ar + head covering.

3:15 pm

the last one is what you see on a witch's nose

3:15 pm

wa4......on a witch's nose

3:15 pm

wa 6/36

3:15 pm

<takes a bow for CiociaJudy>

3:15 pm

klaurel, on a witch's nose

3:15 pm

Sadly, none in CA, Fran ..

3:16 pm

and WA 7/52 (after the gangsters girlfriend

3:16 pm

but if you go to Florida, they're all over the place!

3:16 pm

just lose the last stick, klaurel

3:16 pm

just take out of the double consonants of the girlfriend

3:17 pm

yeah arthur treacher

3:17 pm

the plural it klaurel

3:17 pm

thanks Fran for the ar5, I always forget to "see" that one

3:17 pm

got that one Cio as you were posting!

3:17 pm

the 6/36 WA is all I have left

3:17 pm

Hi chj!

3:17 pm

take off the plural of the 7/52

3:17 pm

peri, figured that was one you needed!

3:17 pm

DUH! the single!

3:18 pm

hi chj!

3:18 pm

couldnt scroll back far enough to see if mike douglas was a topic of conversation

3:18 pm

Actually I need most of the A words espec from the right hand column

3:18 pm

oh yeah..............good ol mike

3:18 pm

Didn't discuss Mike yet chj. We were talking about Merv. Mike was good, too.

3:18 pm

YAY! Fireworks! and npow I am taking a nap since I think I have a fever. . .stinky last day of vacation

3:18 pm

congrats klaurel........now go to bed!!!! lol

3:19 pm

fran...im BOYcotting you today beacause of your BOY band icon...read my profile

3:19 pm

woohoo klaurel

3:19 pm

how about a + the courtroom proceeding Peri

3:19 pm

was thinking I could have some time wiht my hubby, but NOOOOOOO!

3:19 pm

mike died yesterday or a few days ago

3:19 pm

cya later all

3:19 pm

hope you feel better klaurel. How about a hot toddy?

3:19 pm

i saw that chj and i don't care! nyah, nyah! :-)

3:19 pm

night, klaurel

3:19 pm

Saw the write up in the paper chj

3:19 pm

bye klaurel!!

3:19 pm

i remember the week he ahd john and yoko as co-hosts

3:19 pm

Hi everyone, I'm back to finish, but I'm in slow motion

3:20 pm

hello Pappou

3:20 pm

thanks Judy, didn't have that one

3:20 pm

Log is moving pretty fast

3:20 pm

is anyone old enough to remember the original tonight show with steve allen

3:20 pm

Hi pappouTed

3:20 pm

Feel better klaurel . .

3:20 pm

don't have either word from the bottom right hand corner

3:20 pm

and Peri drop the last consonant and that is the at 5/10

3:20 pm

raises hand here, yes

3:20 pm

*raises hand*

3:21 pm

the A in the bottom, right hand corner

3:21 pm

and his regulars, like don knotts, louis nye, bill dana...who am i forgetting

3:21 pm

Stevie was a wee tad before my time.

3:21 pm

thanks again CJudy (what about CJ) that sounds kind of cute to me

3:21 pm

hi all.. babble time for me for a couple of hours. Yay!

3:21 pm

Oh PappouTed. I was HOOKED on the Monkees in high school.

3:21 pm

judy your only 4 years younger than me

3:21 pm

Hey aloyisius. How are you today?

3:21 pm

CJ works for me Peri!

3:22 pm

LOL, Judy, I used to rush in from playing to watch them

3:22 pm

I loved the Monkees

3:22 pm

oh gee ch.........tax my senility why don't you?

3:22 pm

peri - see my profile for a clue ..

3:22 pm

But I didn't stay up late! LOL

3:22 pm

im also a cj

3:22 pm

lol......i loved the monkees

3:22 pm

Hi Ciocia.. good.. hope you are two. Pouring rain, so that is good too. Flowers and lawn needed it.

3:23 pm

I shouldn't admit this . . . but I had all their pics from 16 Magazine plastered all over the walls in the bedroom. I finally got to see them live when they toured as an "oldies" group! LOL

3:23 pm

hey hey were the monkees you know we like to monkey around

3:23 pm

lol......i used to rush home for dark shadows

3:23 pm

but were too busy singin to bring any body dowm

3:23 pm

I see you're a bird nerd aloyisius. me too. Yep. We really need water here. Been using the sprinkler nightly.

3:24 pm

torgone, couldn't figure out any clues from your profile

3:24 pm

About 10 years ago I was shopping when Daydream Believer came on the radio, I started singing along and one of the high school kids said "You know the words to that song?" LOL

3:24 pm

I have ALL the Monkees albums (remember albums??)

3:24 pm

lol Judy

3:24 pm

me too, but gave them to my nephew

3:24 pm

I remember, Ciocia.. we chatted about the R.S. Hawk that was outside my window..

3:24 pm

Actually, I think i still have one of the Monkees albums too, will have to check

3:25 pm

The first two I bought were "mono" because I didn't have a stereo. (Am I old or what?)

3:25 pm

sorry aloysius. now that I'm old I'm also forgetful.

3:25 pm

lol

3:25 pm

CJ, we are like fine wine, getting better with age!!

3:25 pm

(-: That's ok, Ciocia.. .you meet new friends every day!

3:26 pm

LOL

3:26 pm

i had a hifi too, Judy

3:26 pm

a+wa4/8

3:26 pm

aloy,,, my bird expert...i think i saw an american goldfinch yesterday....mostly yellow with partly black wings and tail...but ive also seen something similar thats all yellow...any ideas

3:26 pm

Darn right, Peri. And I like fine wine!!!

3:26 pm

did it fly like a finch?

3:27 pm

not sure

3:27 pm

brb

3:27 pm

i mean im not sure what a finch flies like

3:27 pm

don;t have any of the Am words

3:28 pm

h'mm... any black on the face? A finch undulates in flight..up, down, up, down

3:28 pm

The birding experts at Cape May, NJ call the gold finch the potato chip bird - it flies with a dip!

3:28 pm

just found am4/5 - middle Eastern prince?

3:28 pm

(-: good nickname

3:28 pm

good job Peri

3:28 pm

thanks, peri, i needed that one

3:28 pm

Do you need any other am words Peri

3:29 pm

still need the other two am words, please

3:29 pm

dont...ill be more observant next time i see it and check back with you

3:29 pm

a+ 5th month

3:29 pm

okie dokie

3:29 pm

change the consonant on the end of the prince clue to a vowel

3:29 pm

the other is what you use in a gun (abbreviated)

3:30 pm

bbl

3:30 pm

Wrong! a+ Ms. Farrow

3:30 pm

see ya chj

3:30 pm

how do you play this

3:30 pm

Thanks CJ

3:31 pm

torgone, are you trying to get me more confused thatn I alrady am :)

3:31 pm

If I could spell I would be really good at this game :)

3:31 pm

britt17 - roll the dice and move the appropriate number of spaces, take a card ..

3:31 pm

LOL, I was looking for the 5th month and was wondering if I didn't remember how to spell it, LOL

3:31 pm

Sorry, peri ...

3:32 pm

This is slow going, I still have 123 left

3:32 pm

lol torgone. Britt, check out Angelsong's link at the bottom.. it tells about everything. Basically, you just try to find words in the grid, 4 letters or more.

3:32 pm

torgone, apology accepted, but you will scare britt17 away

3:32 pm

Forget the 5th month clue . .I had a brain fart ..

3:32 pm

jk britt . .

3:32 pm

do they smell, too, Torgone?

3:33 pm

Depends on what I've been thinking ..

3:33 pm

thanks

3:33 pm

thanks

3:33 pm

da4/6 please

3:33 pm

How are ya doing Peri?

3:34 pm

what beavers build (plural)

3:34 pm

CJ still have 86 to go and need another break, hopefully you will be here when I return

3:34 pm

da......plural of what beavers build

3:34 pm

thanks CJ found the da46

3:34 pm

See you later. I'll be here until I start the commute home.

3:34 pm

Hi all - I feel very dumb because I can't find al5/12

3:35 pm

sorry peri, got distracted by the kiddies, see you later!!

3:35 pm

bye peri

3:35 pm

jilli, rememb

3:35 pm

jilli, rememb

3:35 pm

Hi, Jilli.

3:35 pm

al.......mission in texas

3:35 pm

jilli, remember the alamo

3:35 pm

hi jilli

3:35 pm

okay that was brain fart!!!

3:35 pm

lol Fran

3:36 pm

=O

3:36 pm

LOL

3:36 pm

duh, what was that word, Fran? (-:

3:36 pm

thanks - it was hiding - lol

3:36 pm

not any more........lol

3:36 pm

sorry about that! my daughter hit enter!! (no, really)!!

3:37 pm

:-)

3:37 pm

Stop blaming innocent small children, Fran.

3:37 pm

going to take a break and put her down for her nap! later!

3:37 pm

lol judy!

3:37 pm

cu Fran

3:38 pm

when cornered, blame the kids.......that's what they're for

3:38 pm

bye Fran

3:39 pm

19 grey boxes, 40 words to go, time for a break

3:40 pm

Wow! The Chipmunks! *sigh*

3:41 pm

alllllllllllllllllllllllvin!!!!!!!!!!!

3:41 pm

Love those Chipmunk Christmas albums (yep, albums again!)

3:42 pm

Did you have the red vinyl one, judy?

3:44 pm

Gee, I don't think I have a red vinyl one. Bummer. Did I miss something?

3:44 pm

well............i really need to get some cleaning done.....see y'all later

3:44 pm

cu kalea

3:47 pm

I don't know if it was a special edition or what . . I just know we wore it out ..would probably be worth a few bucks if I still had it ..

3:52 pm

Hullo all. Just checkin the lo and seeing Fran shamelessly using a word to help jilli remember a battle . goodness me.

3:53 pm

the rest of the chat about albums and bands is beyond me I'm afraid.

3:53 pm

Fran didn't do it, hetty.. her daughter did!

3:53 pm

... her little daughter... a prospective babblet..

3:53 pm

wow...i see that since ive been away weve progressed (or should i say regressed) from the monkees to the chipmunks

3:54 pm

Jilli, do you have the 2 cl's that are driving me bonkers? cl6/30 and ONE OF THE CL5'S?

3:54 pm

was there a gradual transition or did we go straight from one to the other

3:55 pm

Or are you going to cl** up on me?

3:55 pm

one sounds like click and cl*****

3:56 pm

chj, there's no such thing as a gradual transition on Babble

3:56 pm

the other sounds like batmans cl**** or cape

3:56 pm

and hand cl**** doesn't work for me I'm afraid

3:57 pm

I'd say it was an abrupt change brought on by Harpjane's icon.

3:57 pm

hetty, I just got those cl6/30s. One is a group of supporters at an opera and the other is the same with a different vowel in the middle

3:57 pm

remember to mind your ps and qs on these words

3:57 pm

the tap it brothers?

3:57 pm

sat and sun at 10am

3:57 pm

i love car talk

3:57 pm

how did that lady ever get her mercedes glove box open?

3:58 pm

and why is it called a glove box anyway?

3:58 pm

hetty - which cl5 do you need?

3:58 pm

missed that one ren...actually i dont think ive heard them for about a month

3:58 pm

pikov and dropov

3:58 pm

their chauffers

3:59 pm

or is it pikov andropov

3:59 pm

fall of 2000

3:59 pm

dewey cheatem and how

3:59 pm

lol aly!

4:00 pm

if its that far back i may have heard it but just dont remember

4:00 pm

Jilli I have the supportes at an opera, if they're anything like a a cli ***, and now I've succesfully changed the vowel, thank you. I

4:00 pm

bud tugley

4:00 pm

and thanks, chj. aw you in the grid again yesterday!

4:01 pm

yes but rennie was in yesterday and today

4:01 pm

i'm special, so special!

4:01 pm

marge n overa

4:01 pm

back to see if I can finish today...

4:01 pm

urf why can't I see words today!!

4:02 pm

ok back to work, thanks for the chuckles (the clown!!) now i've really got the laughs!

4:02 pm

gotta have some of your attention

4:02 pm

the cl5 I don't have, jilli, is somehwre betweenthe shell fish and the present tense of the strange verb to cl**( stone cl****? to clothe?)

4:02 pm

bozo was better than chuckles

4:02 pm

see ya ren lol

4:03 pm

Did hyou plural the shell fish Hetty?

4:04 pm

cl + lemon***

4:04 pm

golddiggers stake a cl***

4:04 pm

that is I have the cl4/6 to clothe; the same word plus a vowel; that word pluralized, and the original pluralized. Yes, I've pluralized shell fish somewhere lurking there is another furtive cl5

4:05 pm

cl + commercials

4:05 pm

the cl 5's I have are, in order: the group of organisms one, adds metal to the side, stakes out, plural shell fish, and clogs up, as it were

4:05 pm

do you have cl*** to fame, hetty?

4:05 pm

I have all of c's done, so that should be it. :-)

4:06 pm

I think the one you're missing is the one chj clued about the golddiggers.

4:06 pm

Aloysius, I dont recognize your cl clue, sorry

4:07 pm

matches the stakes out one, hetty

4:07 pm

i think shes missing the one about the lemonade

4:07 pm

nor not being one, do I see the point bout gold-diggers. Oh dear

4:07 pm

Hetty, if someone bangs into your car your put in a cl*** at the insurance company

4:07 pm

claret s a phantom!

4:07 pm

oh.. it is an expression.. if you are a good bowler, that may be your "cl*** to fame"..

4:07 pm

hetty i just clued them all except the blood cl***

4:08 pm

cl+ take *** at a target

4:08 pm

good one aloy

4:08 pm

antlers is a fantom!

4:08 pm

Gotcha. Reading in wrong direction, thanks all

4:09 pm

everyone cheer for hetty!

4:09 pm

but i dont think i would want bowling as my cl*** to fame

4:10 pm

No, throw me a fish please. Just had crab cakes for lunch, so no crab=--anything else

4:10 pm

gimme an H gimme an E

4:10 pm

gimme two T's *does split in air*

4:11 pm

gimme a Y

4:11 pm

*bending over in pain*

4:11 pm

what's that spell?

4:11 pm

HETTY HETTY HETTY

4:12 pm

WOOHOO!!!! *balloons falling from rafters"

4:12 pm

very cute y'all

4:12 pm

I sent in my own version--it spelt Hetymology--but Karma wiped it out

4:12 pm

you gonna be OK, Judy? :-)

4:12 pm

HI all I am back for a little while.

4:13 pm

hey, peri!

4:13 pm

and no apologies for the spelling ofspelt either

4:13 pm

yps....now theres a boy band...i was gonna go with them but i opted for a group with BOY in the title

4:13 pm

Hi Peri!

4:14 pm

missing an an4 -have the bugs

4:14 pm

No, seriously, I am most indebted to you all. Annow I'm off to enter a babanon piece about Guy Fawkes (origin of the slang term"guy") as I promised ch1212 and verna earlier --TTFN

4:14 pm

ooh i just saw jill's icon... not sure he was in a band, but he was the greatest boy musician of all time

4:15 pm

peri, french word for donkeys--a regular babblet

4:15 pm

Hey, Peri

4:15 pm

thanks Une, got it

4:15 pm

the other an, before pop off, is like the unmentionable orifice with an "e" for a "u"

4:15 pm

I'm feeling better une. Thanks for asking. LOL

4:15 pm

Hey, CJ I see that you are still here, as promised

4:16 pm

Yep. But time to go. Didn't realize it was after 5 p.m. here in the East. I'll have to catch all of you later. Time to commute!

4:16 pm

chj - little Mo used to conduct his compositions - doesn't that make him a band leader? LOL

4:17 pm

bye, judy

4:17 pm

you know, i got so excited the other day when vacation spots was the theme and we had a long discussion about italy that i ran out today and got the eyewitness travel book for italy....dreaming of a month in umbria

4:17 pm

have a good evening, Judy

4:17 pm

see you later, CJ..

4:17 pm

bye Judy

4:17 pm

cya later Judy

4:17 pm

yes it does

4:18 pm

chj... I want to go to Tuscany..

4:18 pm

CHJ - try this website for a pretty place in Italy... http://www.fattoriaisolapolvese.com/ho me_eng.htm

4:18 pm

me too, aloyisius--I have a friend who's gone several times to paint and travel . . .

4:18 pm

Any more unhelpful clues I can give?

4:18 pm

you know most people thin k of mozart writing these great compositions when he was six, and he did write a lot of things when he was young, but all of his masterpieces came when he was over 25 and living in vienna

4:19 pm

have a fabulous cookbook with Tuscan recipes.. and pictures that I love looking at..

4:19 pm

btw - hello all

4:19 pm

Hi Angela!

4:19 pm

torgone, do you have a clue for the ar5, 10?

4:19 pm

hi, Angela..

4:19 pm

hi folks - 5 minutes to babble - how many do you think i can get?

4:20 pm

go, Fiz...

4:20 pm

Well, chj, 25 is still a boy to me

4:20 pm

Carney + Gore

4:20 pm

Fiz - depends on how much you chat. :-)

4:20 pm

hi fiz!!!

4:20 pm

excellent, tor!

4:20 pm

nice angela...i was just talking to my sister who has a friend who's going over to perugia this month for 3 weeks

4:20 pm

thanks, got it

4:21 pm

nice clue Tor!!

4:21 pm

good point wolvie .... i'll read but be quiet....still love you all though.

4:21 pm

Hi stid, angela, et al

4:21 pm

ti5/10 please

4:21 pm

thanks, Tor... I needed that!

4:21 pm

tuscanys good too

4:21 pm

Hi Jili

4:21 pm

CHJ - I actually found the island on Google Earth and thought it looked amazing. So I backtracked it and found the name. There is actually a little hostel there.

4:21 pm

hey jilli

4:21 pm

hi all

4:22 pm

LOL fiz - the chat can be fun

4:22 pm

Hi Stid

4:22 pm

hello, stid..

4:22 pm

babbling one-handed, eating popcorn & watching Indiana Jones III

4:22 pm

babbling one-handed, eating popcorn & watching Indiana Jones III

4:22 pm

hello Sti

4:22 pm

stid*

4:22 pm

Hellostid

4:22 pm

*resisting urge to answer wolvie in the affirmative....

4:22 pm

if i could travel thru time just once i would study medicine for six months then go back to 1791 vienna and prevent mozart from dying at the age of 35...imagine what great music were missing

4:23 pm

angela...have you been to italy

4:23 pm

Schubert died at 31, I believe..

4:23 pm

heh - why resist?

4:24 pm

yes and mendelsohnn wrote some masterpieces at 17

4:24 pm

not yet CHJ, but someday soon. my parents just went in March through Parillo tours and had a blast. both sides of my family are Italian

4:24 pm

best trip ever took angela

4:24 pm

so I have heard from many people

4:24 pm

*still holding back - fantasizing about vacation....* btw stid bought my plane tickets to seattle yesterday....

4:25 pm

I would love to take a cruise there...if such a thing exists

4:25 pm

very nice of stid - seattle is a great place.

4:25 pm

ooh!b email me w/ particulars, will block out time for you!!!

4:25 pm

*stid I bought* not expecting a gift of that sort!

4:25 pm

I live in Victoria...been to seattle many times. it's lovely

4:26 pm

will do. haven't been in years - my mom's best friend lived there when i was a kid.

4:26 pm

good, because so far my cards and scarves have netted me less than $50... LOL

4:26 pm

*resistance crumbling*

4:26 pm

ah - sorry - still a great place to visit - hit Pike's for me. :-)

4:27 pm

need help with i words, don't have any

4:27 pm

fiz i cant read the name of the group and i dont know the name for tripe soup so clue me in

4:27 pm

LOL - doesn't it always

4:27 pm

you got it wolvie - maybe i'll catch you a fish and send it through the chat log.

4:27 pm

heh - sounds good

4:27 pm

peri, you and I are having the same problems, no i's yet

4:27 pm

chj it's menudo - the spanish version of new kids on the block - didn't think they'd be taken. i hate to be wearing the same thing as the other girls.

4:28 pm

peri - muslim prayer leader/s

4:28 pm

hi Penny! the only Is I have are the TI (angry shouting fit) less the T...

4:28 pm

you mean boyudo

4:28 pm

76 left and don't think I will finish

4:28 pm

peri, first two are muslim religiuous leader and plural

4:28 pm

Peri - thing middle eastern, a claiph, and plural, then angry but change the t for a different consonant

4:28 pm

sultan's decree/s

4:29 pm

gee - let me learn to type - caliph, and think. ;-0

4:29 pm

yay, got the two ir's, thanks for the clues, working on the two im's now

4:30 pm

FIREWORKS!!

4:30 pm

much better clue, Stid

4:30 pm

I have 66, peri, and in the same boat. Have decided to be listless unless I get below 20...

4:30 pm

YAY uneaixoise!

4:30 pm

Congrats, Une!

4:30 pm

Huzzah for Une!!!

4:30 pm

Congrats Une!

4:30 pm

congrats, une

4:30 pm

yay une! and i've gotta run - will try to make it back later but my partner's softball team is in the playoffs and there's a double header tonight - i have to keep score. keep your fingers crossed!

4:30 pm

caliph?

4:31 pm

later, Fiz!

4:31 pm

popping out again, since plenty of cluers

4:31 pm

*will be pulling for your partner's team, Fiz!

4:31 pm

later inge!

4:31 pm

NM found the IM's

4:31 pm

religous leader peri - successor to muhammed

4:31 pm

I's are done, 83 to go

4:31 pm

bye, Inge and fiz!

4:31 pm

go Penny to!

4:33 pm

I am missing the ha 6/21 - I'm betting I will need fish after I get the clue...

4:33 pm

stidmama, is there a reason you keep called me Penny?

4:33 pm

LOL, she's calling me Penny

4:33 pm

no -- PappouTed is Penny!

4:33 pm

Moss **** + ** Gore

4:33 pm

why is she calling you Penny, Pappou?

4:33 pm

sorry peri -- I know it's weird...

4:34 pm

thanks, torgone!

4:34 pm

because penny is my name, pappou is greek for grandpa, my name is after my dad

4:35 pm

okay mystery cleared up

4:35 pm

tired and need another break, bbl

4:35 pm

:-) peri -- if I were to call you anything, it would be "vinca"

4:35 pm

bye, Peri

4:36 pm

hi all.

4:36 pm

Hi, Cath!

4:36 pm

My first babble name was pezzie, when my parents moved in with me because of my dad's health I started my mom on babble. She used to play on my name so I had to think of another name. PappouTed was born after my dad

4:36 pm

hi Cathy!

4:36 pm

Does your mother still live with you, Penny?

4:36 pm

*having visions of wonderful home-made greek food*

4:36 pm

how's the grid today? can't imagine finishing...been away all day

4:37 pm

It's a big grid, Cathy. but I am not using a list today and already down to 61 remaining.

4:37 pm

stidmama, yes, her health isn't the best so she lives with me. Plus, she's taking my dad's death really hard. She lost her mother, husband and brother all in 5 months. My uncle passed away 8 days after my dad.

4:38 pm

hi cathyar

4:38 pm

lol...there's hope yet ?

4:38 pm

hi rae

4:39 pm

Heya Cath ..

4:40 pm

hi tor!!!

4:40 pm

oh, that is hard to have that many losses so close... (my great-aunt's husband, one of her sons and my grandfather died within 6 months of each other).

4:40 pm

How long were they married? My grandparents were married just 6 months shy of 60 years.

4:41 pm

Hi rae - do you know how many Salt Springers are babblers too? (Didn't know you were in Vic until just now)

4:41 pm

tor...who is your icon? looks like maybe an east indian boy band?

4:41 pm

right on! I actually live in sidney

4:41 pm

I take her to school with me everyday, she volunteers in my sister's classroom so we keep her busy. LOL, she's stays away from my kindergarten class, a little too hectic for her

4:41 pm

they were married 53 years, the last 6 my dad was on dialysis.

4:41 pm

and I used to work in shoppers there up until march...so if you get your drugs there, I was in the pharm every day

4:42 pm

I like Sidney - that Victorian bird place and so on. We nearly chose to live there 10 yrs ago

4:42 pm

That is so nice that she can help at the school! I know how she feels about the kindergartners... that is a BUSY age! what grade does your sister teach?

4:42 pm

3 rd

4:42 pm

how many words today?

4:43 pm

197 words Lizzi

4:43 pm

we moved out here 3 years ago from victoria...I love it out here

4:43 pm

197 lizzi

4:43 pm

197, Lizzie

4:43 pm

thanks!

4:43 pm

196 to go!!

4:43 pm

Some Japanese guys from the 60's I hink ...

4:43 pm

*think

4:43 pm

LOL, lizzi, you go!

4:43 pm

nest

4:43 pm

hi all

4:43 pm

I must get back to the grid - no hope of finishing but I'll do what I can in thetime I have, which isn't much!

4:43 pm

opps

4:44 pm

no worries

4:44 pm

kewl tor

4:44 pm

nice to know you're closse by though!

4:44 pm

kinda neat!

4:45 pm

hi taz!

4:45 pm

does anyone have a clue for the ha6, 21

4:45 pm

raelite, next time my family visits Vancouver Island, we'll have to have a grand Babble gathering somewhere and bring in all the folks from the islands. :-)

4:45 pm

/me thinks

4:45 pm

definetly.

4:45 pm

Lizzi come on give me a word i don't have

4:46 pm

ha + see ya ***e* backwards

4:46 pm

Moss **** + ** Gore

4:46 pm

PappouT: add a short man's name to your ha4/5

4:46 pm

sorry pappou, I can't get that one either

4:47 pm

Or Tony **** for any brits ;)

4:47 pm

duh, thanks

4:47 pm

pappou greek?

4:47 pm

ExWren: think kiddies art program :P

4:47 pm

malista, yes

4:48 pm

taz...how come your icon looks like a black square in the chat log cut is different when i go to your profile

4:49 pm

chj i do not know iam close to nincomppop when it comes to puters

4:50 pm

thank you soouleh, the penny has dropped

4:50 pm

taz -- that is something that Dr God can answer -- go to the comments link at the bottom of this page and ask him! He can fix whatever is wrong (I am sure it is nothing you did)

4:50 pm

:)

4:50 pm

Can anyone give me a clue to the 8 letter?

4:51 pm

is everyone else seeing black or just me

4:51 pm

I'm not a 'Pro' member so I can't see which lengths start with which letters

4:51 pm

ty stid but you must agree it gives me an air of mystery lol

4:51 pm

I see black also

4:51 pm

black as night

4:51 pm

Help me please.....with sugar on the top. I am down to 4 that I just cannot get...clues please for the TA 5/12 and the TA6/21. Also the LA 6/21 and LA5/12 (the 2nd set)

4:51 pm

yes, it is blakc

4:52 pm

yes i am sitting in the dark in that pic

4:52 pm

la 6/21 think ***** with good, but plural

4:52 pm

speaking of black, I need to open a light, too dark in here

4:52 pm

I see different things there, all in blue...

4:52 pm

you are a mysterious person, taz, calling yourself pink and looking so dark... LOL

4:52 pm

***** with goods, even

4:52 pm

my dog is neutered pink

4:52 pm

okay, need to take another break. back later.

4:53 pm

Nancy, the last 5/6 combo builds off of an la 4/5 - think dipper

4:53 pm

2nd la set is the same as the 1st but ends in a hook letter.

4:53 pm

and the 5/12 is the same but without the plural letter ;)

4:53 pm

ta5 /12 has a rogue aitch to bedevil it, Nancy.It's the plural of ta/5, if that helps

4:53 pm

well, depends which, I only have 3 5/12s

4:54 pm

bbl - must go fix dinner

4:54 pm

any clues to the 8 letter word?

4:54 pm

I don't have it yet, sorry

4:54 pm

I don't even know what it starts with :|

4:54 pm

oh hey now - this one looks fun!

4:54 pm

wa 8/70

4:55 pm

wa8/70 = *** of chewing gum + gangsters' girlfriends

4:55 pm

I have the L's thank you but am still lacking the TA

4:55 pm

back again - too many lengthy interruptions!

4:55 pm

then drop one stick letter for the wa 6/21 and its plural

4:56 pm

nut...ren and i were lookin to pick you up...were goin to the al*** to look for her bike

4:56 pm

at5/10 clues please?

4:56 pm

the 8 letter word is like the wa6 and the wa7--peculiar terms indeed--add a gagster

4:56 pm

wow, thanks for those w clues

4:56 pm

Nancy - think gooey road stuff with an extra letter ..

4:56 pm

I can't work out what gangster's girlfriends must be, it came up earlier

4:56 pm

's mo** to a wa8 of gum

4:57 pm

am i too late then cmj? i could go for a road trip

4:57 pm

think of where you go shopping at and change the vowel

4:57 pm

its never too late

4:57 pm

gangster's girlfriend rhmes with shopping ma**

4:58 pm

*rhymes

4:58 pm

at5/190 is the Latin feminine of at**** (name for a smalll conservatory ) flosey

4:58 pm

thanks hetty, got it

4:58 pm

souleh, it's based on a novel by Defoe-Mo** Flanders

4:59 pm

hetty, it is the Latin plural of that central open court

4:59 pm

betty can you clarify the at clue please?

4:59 pm

Torgone, I am just stupified. I get the gooey word but cannot make it into 5. Oh, I am so worn out trying to get these last two words...Woe is me

4:59 pm

aha, got it

4:59 pm

T=Right, Inge, did I get it wrong?

5:00 pm

what on earth is one of those?!

5:00 pm

what on earth is one of those?! :P

5:00 pm

ri5/10 also please?

5:00 pm

excellent, so then...where's ren *looks around the room*

5:00 pm

here i am!!!!!

5:00 pm

ri5/10 is the last part of the term "memor***"

5:01 pm

Despair not, dear Nancy ..After ta, go left

5:01 pm

ri 5/10 is that lasso babbler term

5:01 pm

workin i guess...or drivin home i hope

5:01 pm

rennie...nut's ready for the road trip

5:02 pm

I had the singular of that word now have the plural thanks to Torgone. Now just the TA 6/21.

5:02 pm

road trip!!!!!

5:03 pm

The last TA

5:03 pm

hetty, isn't that ri4 you've given me?

5:03 pm

but after jeopardy

5:03 pm

ta6/21 looks like a facy feminine name (TaM****) with the consonants switched

5:03 pm

Scarlett's home + mother

5:03 pm

and it doesn't seem to accept plural

5:03 pm

RENNIE!!!

5:04 pm

nut - i'm not in my regular office, i'm in my executive office - no im.....ok chj - after i lost on jeopardy

5:04 pm

yes, flosey, I thought that was what you wanted

5:04 pm

the jeopardy category is emoticons :-) im not kiddin

5:04 pm

NUTTY BUDDY!!!!!!

5:04 pm

ok, got the 5, thanks

5:04 pm

like i know the difference ren, that would meeeeaaaan what?

5:04 pm

Thank you Torgone, you are the sweetest ever.....****FIREWORKS****

5:05 pm

may i have that at reclued please

5:05 pm

the ta6 is a delicious greek spread, a bit salty, but nice

5:05 pm

yay nancy

5:05 pm

congrats, nancy

5:05 pm

Do you want ri5, flosey? Then change the last consonant and add a first vowel

5:05 pm

i have no IM in this office....it's the biggie office!

5:05 pm

Hooray Nancy!!!!!!!!!

5:05 pm

have it thanks hetty

5:05 pm

yay, nancy!

5:06 pm

plural of at + pirates drink

5:06 pm

sorry that was wrong

5:06 pm

Good for you, flosey. My eyes are getting crossed.

5:06 pm

we don't drink that lemon stuff!!! arrrrghh

5:06 pm

still have 61, working really slow tonight

5:07 pm

i'm drinking my frankenstein drink again...:-<

5:07 pm

papted i didnt get that grr

the last sa 5/10 pls? I can't see what it could possibly be

5:07 pm

hmm green minty green apples?????

5:07 pm

at + pirates drink + add straight vowel after aaaarrrr then make latin pl...wow was that a convoluted clue

5:08 pm

ok willl try it lol

5:08 pm

tndaisy: jolly christmas guy ending with a different vowel

5:09 pm

nope ren, green juice of lettuce etc...blech - i mean yum yum

ty...was driving me up the .....!!

5:09 pm

Fireworks, thanks hetty and others who helped

5:10 pm

Why are some peolpe pirates?

5:10 pm

congrats, flosey

5:10 pm

ty

5:10 pm

wtg, flosey... 2 more for me.. searching..

5:10 pm

can I help alo

5:10 pm

chj nope cant do it matey

5:11 pm

ty, flosey.. one of them is ta 6.21...

5:11 pm

sorry taz ill try again

5:11 pm

bleeeecky! nut....ewwwwww

5:12 pm

it's a girls name alo

5:12 pm

stupid thing is crawling along...i'll return

5:12 pm

a + ****ls and tribulations

5:12 pm

also a sauce used in chinese cooking

5:12 pm

If pirates don't drink rum, what on earth do they drink?!

5:12 pm

tx, flosey.. I'll work on that..

5:13 pm

rum

5:13 pm

ok chj got t hat far

5:13 pm

shortened version of the name is in a song from ??about the '50's ta***, ta***, ta***'s in love

5:14 pm

got what...what are you lookin for

5:14 pm

I hear the song, but can't find it yet..

5:14 pm

i give torg. why?

5:14 pm

the long at with the latin plural for the ending

5:14 pm

ok, not soy sauce, another one

5:14 pm

I don't know. They just arrrrr

5:14 pm

arg arg arg

5:15 pm

arrrrrgggghhhh hahahahahahahaha

5:15 pm

i just clued it

5:15 pm

there are only two at's at5 and at 6

5:16 pm

ta 5/12?

5:16 pm

the 6 is at5 + the letter before m

5:16 pm

ty vm

5:16 pm

There's an at4 also

5:16 pm

YAY flosey! Just saw! I have 80 left :-(

5:17 pm

oh yeah at4

5:17 pm

may i have that clue torg?

5:17 pm

tks jilli

5:17 pm

at + not pa

5:17 pm

as in 84 torg?

5:17 pm

Ohhh, now I've sussed it

5:17 pm

already had the at6 and didn't realise - ta chj :P

5:18 pm

Mah**** Ghandi

5:18 pm

ty vm

5:18 pm

was an an ewwwwwww...or an uuugggh?

5:18 pm

ty

5:18 pm

I'm sure this will earn me a fish, but I can't find the ma4/6 before Wal-Ma**

5:19 pm

stid ma**

5:19 pm

as in, I ****ed him with a big pointy stick?

5:19 pm

jilli = ready, (m) ***, fire!

5:20 pm

jilli..my lips are sealed.

5:20 pm

lol flosey: tammi wouldn't work, but I found the ta anyway.. thanks.

5:20 pm

Had that one, cath, but chj pointed at it (and refrained from any fishy remarks which I richly deserve!)

5:21 pm

oops...chj's clue is the ma before the wal-ma**

5:21 pm

:)

5:21 pm

Rennie, you are a noble soul!!!

5:21 pm

hot diggety dog... FIREWORKS.. !

5:21 pm

ren..how much work do we have tonight

5:22 pm

yay aloy

5:22 pm

there's also the one that is m+al4/5 to the poor

5:22 pm

YAY Aloy!!!!

5:22 pm

nj

5:22 pm

133 words

5:22 pm

hooray alloyisuis!!! good for u!!! :)

5:22 pm

ouch

5:22 pm

i heard that groan

5:22 pm

Hooray aloyi!!

5:22 pm

only 69 to ge here i should finish next friday

5:22 pm

pyros for aly!!!!

5:22 pm

congrats Aloyisius

5:22 pm

congrats alo

5:23 pm

you can do it, taz, I'm down to 47

5:23 pm

oooh...what a long day it's been.

5:23 pm

wanna start now

5:23 pm

and i have a new procedures to read, and 5 spreadsheets to review, a pyroll to process, and a bank rec to compelte.

5:23 pm

i think i'll go for now 72 left, and may or may not be back.

5:23 pm

sure

5:23 pm

yes pap but i feel like the words left are babblish words unknown to me lol

5:24 pm

ty and good luck all.. happy babbling! See you tomorrow.. if the creek don't rise..

5:24 pm

[pulls chair up to computer]

5:24 pm

give me a minute to clear my desk....well a little more than a minute

5:24 pm

taz, that's when you pay a2z a visit, I'm not there yet, but close

5:24 pm

a ny minute?

5:25 pm

ty pap any tip is very helpful OPah!

5:25 pm

in a NY Minute...everything can change! (don henley speaks....douglas...where r u?)

5:25 pm

Yiasou!

5:25 pm

wait - let me change computers brb

5:26 pm

now i am hungry for spanokopita

I asked a while ago for help with the al5,10 and 6,18...still can't get them

5:26 pm

mama, not a little, but al---

5:26 pm

Final Jeopardy category....Famous Ships

5:27 pm

mete or apportion

5:27 pm

and the plural

5:27 pm

blonde_mama: [everything] + n**

alot

oops

5:27 pm

=O close

5:27 pm

almost, LOL

5:28 pm

back soon - going to feed birds and wash a huge splat of guano off a window

sorry..got it

thanks

5:28 pm

yw

5:28 pm

sounds like fun jilli

5:29 pm

aw..the final jeopardy was way too easy

5:29 pm

last night the dog carried in a baby bunny from the yard

5:30 pm

chj what was the question

5:30 pm

we don't get jeopardy for another hour

5:30 pm

Time to head home with 24 left and very little work done today . .

5:30 pm

only 24 wow

5:31 pm

sorry..any time i leave my private office, i get stopped....

5:31 pm

rennie..if you read this..im just going to put a couple of loads in the laundry...im running out of underwear

5:32 pm

oh there you are...be back in 5

5:32 pm

did i take that long???

5:32 pm

or do you want to do a set before i go

5:32 pm

later torg!!!

5:32 pm

bye torg

5:32 pm

nu do your undies

5:33 pm

ok brb

5:33 pm

anymore clues for the eight wa?...

5:33 pm

anyone see the meteor shpwer?

5:33 pm

Might be back later if I can wrestle the computer away from my kids ..cheerio!

5:33 pm

be safe torg

5:37 pm

what meteor shower?

5:37 pm

Hi again. It's been so crazy here today with all the interruptions. Taz, I couldn't get the dog to come in last night so I stood outside for >15 minutes and didn't see a single meteor :(

5:38 pm

the one that happens every August, the Perseid meteor shower

5:38 pm

all the machines were in use..ill try again later....ok, lets rock

5:39 pm

ok..

5:39 pm

no taz, how were they?

5:39 pm

hmmmmmm

5:39 pm

h's

5:39 pm

does anyone have a clue for the cl6, 30? the first one

5:39 pm

only 4 ha4 mary ha**

5:39 pm

misspips, take a wa* of gum; and 1930's gangsters girl friend

5:40 pm

ha6 mary ha** + ** gore

5:40 pm

ha6 my ha**** of the yankees is unequaled

FIREWORKS!!

5:40 pm

ha7 pl

5:40 pm

we're getting a little personal bud

5:41 pm

YAY tndaisy

5:41 pm

congrats, tndaisy

5:41 pm

i's

5:41 pm

of gum ? :(

5:41 pm

I love your icon tndaisy

ty ty :)

5:41 pm

alos 4 im4 an islamic cleric is an im**

5:41 pm

pl

thanks shorty:)

5:42 pm

ir5 ir + lemon***

5:42 pm

pl

5:42 pm

yw! :)

5:43 pm

hey ren i got my icon all ready for tonight

5:44 pm

arrggh..ye be showing it?

5:44 pm

patience my patient

5:45 pm

ok mi's then

5:45 pm

can anyone help with se736 andsm 736 pls?

5:45 pm

5 of them mi5 happiness

5:46 pm

mi6 mi + *** lala + straight consonant

5:46 pm

mi + three in italian

5:47 pm

past tense

5:47 pm

pl

5:48 pm

night guys, work earliy tomorrow

5:48 pm

evenin babblers!

5:48 pm

souleh - did smaller giver you your brain back?

5:49 pm

hey ya evanadine!

5:49 pm

no, but I'll survive - just!

5:49 pm

hi eva

5:50 pm

ok see ya tomorrow souleh

5:50 pm

ne

5:50 pm

bye souleh

5:50 pm

oh please

5:51 pm

3 ne's a person with a pocket protector

5:51 pm

pl

5:51 pm

i man...ne please i have the bird's home

5:51 pm

a bird's ne**

5:51 pm

ok - got 'em

5:52 pm

ne is a geek

5:52 pm

sm 7/36 is what the wood does when the fire's not all the way out.

5:52 pm

do you need to check on a machine?

5:53 pm

nah..ill look later..or do it at my mom's tomorrow

5:53 pm

but thanks for askin

5:53 pm

se 7/36 is se + short for father + the edge of a cup.

5:54 pm

w's?

5:54 pm

I'm looking for the 2nd tr5/12. I have what merchants do & a set of 3.

5:55 pm

w's lots of w's

5:55 pm

wa** boggs

5:55 pm

add aaaarrr

5:55 pm

pl

5:55 pm

pl both of the first two i gave you

5:55 pm

go slow please, i ahve a chemist and his wife in the buidling and they want to talk to me later

5:55 pm

dawn - pl of tr 4/5

5:56 pm

wa6 wa* of gum + a tooth or a ***ar

5:56 pm

thank you arlene! I feel silly now.

5:56 pm

double the last letter

5:56 pm

pl

5:56 pm

pl the single letter version

5:56 pm

kay i'm back

5:57 pm

ok just type pause if you need a break

5:57 pm

what does the of gum bit mean?

5:57 pm

he he he

5:57 pm

nut's back...lets work on the campaign

5:57 pm

dawn no prob - glad I could help for a change

5:58 pm

on the they're driving me crazy platform?

5:58 pm

I've got the 3 gobs of gum + gangster girlfriends. What's the 2nd wa7/52?

5:58 pm

wa4 i wish i had wa** of cash

5:58 pm

wa4 w + the *** we breathe

5:59 pm

hey nut!!!! may i say i am already there - on the platform!

5:59 pm

wa4 do you want me to wa** before giving the next clue

5:59 pm

well yeah - - - you are my running mate remember?

5:59 pm

we nut buds need to stick together

6:00 pm

wa4 just another brick in the wa**

6:00 pm

it is tooooo true, and don't forget our campaign manager chj

6:00 pm

wa5 wa*** wa*** washington

6:00 pm

wa5 pl the brick word

6:01 pm

why else would we chose him? he must be a nud bud to hang out w/ us!

6:01 pm

wa4 wa** remover

6:01 pm

wi4 wi**out a song

6:01 pm

actually he's blackmailing me ren - i had to let him in on the campaign to protect my secrets

6:02 pm

wa 7/52 pl of variant speeling for wa 7/52

6:02 pm

Without a song, the day would never end Without a song, the road would never bend When things go wrong, a man ain't got a friend Without a song

6:02 pm

that way when i get indicted ill have some bargaining chips

6:02 pm

thank you chj! Can you believe it that I was missing 1 w and it was that simple one that of course I couldn't see!

6:03 pm

thats all the w's

6:03 pm

douglas said a word

6:03 pm

eva... I had the same problem.....

6:03 pm

tsk tsk

6:03 pm

thanks chj

6:03 pm

hey ya doug and eva and arlen

6:03 pm

yw all

6:04 pm

ooh, all 3 "evas" on one chatlog! think people will believe us now that we arent the same person?? hehe

6:04 pm

hi ren!

6:04 pm

Yes, pretty remarkable. Am I the only "true" Eva?

6:04 pm

is one of you eva destruction

6:05 pm

groan.....

6:05 pm

well, my name isnt really eva...and im pretty sure evanonuts real name isnt eva either...

6:05 pm

wow chj...that was baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad!!

6:05 pm

ouch ouch stop, hitting me

6:05 pm

Oh, I use wa 6/36 in conversation all the time, du ba du bop

6:06 pm

Thanks for the w's, chj

6:06 pm

chj-after that pun my first instinct was to check the colour of your person and yup, sure enough, you're of the testosteroned persuasion.

6:06 pm

lol eva!

6:07 pm

well, MY "eva" is pronounced the french way... a la "ava"

6:07 pm

eva how come your spelling color with a U if your american

6:07 pm

They just can't help themselves....not that there aren't female punners, but they are rare.

6:07 pm

thats the beauty of being a guy...we can use suble and we can use blunt force

6:08 pm

did I? I sometimes do it one way and sometimes the other. My father was a German-jewish refugee who learned his English in England, and that's how I learned to spell it. I think we spelled it that way in school too, when I was growing up.

6:09 pm

subtle-male???????

6:09 pm

yknow, chj...i may have to argue that your boy-band is not the best of all time... because clearly you have never heard of MINE. :D

6:09 pm

theres an eva at starbucks who pronounces it like kev-ah

6:09 pm

Hey kiddies.

6:09 pm

oui

6:09 pm

krista -- is that a lil duran duran over there?

6:10 pm

is that BOYudo again

6:10 pm

Oh yeah, it is.

6:10 pm

simon le bon

6:10 pm

BOYudo? as in "men"udo? hehe

6:11 pm

yes..is that them

6:11 pm

my boy band is 2ge+her -- the bestest made-up boy band ever. :D

6:11 pm

any help with mi6/21?

6:11 pm

who are you asking, CHJ?

6:11 pm

the last to5/16 is stumpin' me

6:12 pm

anybody

6:12 pm

evanadine

6:12 pm

count down...3

6:12 pm

drum-do you have the " but I never inhaled" one?

6:12 pm

Your group was ringing a bell..and I was thinking it was a fake group..was it from a movie?? Help..old brain cells.

6:12 pm

mi6/21 mi + see ya ***e* backwards

6:13 pm

drum, to plus the first 3 letters of the opposite of king

6:13 pm

thx eva

6:13 pm

Not a bell-ringing group, ringing my mind's bell...well, you know what I meant.

6:13 pm

thank you, chj. Shouldhave found it...

6:13 pm

yes, it was an MTV movie...hehe.... "i love my calculus! it says you plus me eq5s us!"

6:14 pm

some of these words are a tangled web

6:14 pm

Oh yes, thanks, EvaN..jilli, there are some very strange words in there today!

6:14 pm

yw drum....says something about my 60;s youth that that;s the first clue to come to my mind(-:

6:15 pm

fireworks! finally

6:15 pm

have to go hunt down some chocolate. See you later

6:15 pm

yay papp

6:15 pm

eva -- are you a joker? are you a smoker? are you a midnight TO5er? ;)

6:15 pm

and they go round and round in circles!

6:15 pm

I sure hope tomorrow's grid is shorter and easier, I have open house

6:15 pm

YAY PappouTed!!!!

6:16 pm

Now I'm off to write lesson plans, see you all later

6:16 pm

oh boy does that take me back eva(nadine)

6:16 pm

Yes, they do, Jillibus!! Congrats, Ted.

6:16 pm

i have homework..now how can that be?

6:17 pm

no tv until you finish your homework

6:17 pm

Babble isn't enough homework for you?

6:17 pm

there's ll tonight! in less that 45 minutes

6:18 pm

[trying to find somewhere to hide so i dont get sucked in to helping with the homework]

6:18 pm

i wish krista...

6:19 pm

you can hide over here chj -- my house is a homework-free zone!!

6:19 pm

yes, whos playin

6:19 pm

ny & nj????

6:19 pm

nut just told me to go home

6:19 pm

right...staten island v lingston

6:20 pm

mets didnt score in first

6:20 pm

hi everyone!

6:20 pm

jeter k's

6:20 pm

evenin krys10!

6:20 pm

pedro's pitchin

6:20 pm

Hi Krys!

6:21 pm

We need KristinC here to make it REELY confusing. And these two Eva people. Sheesh.

6:21 pm

krista -- earlier, there were 3 "evas" on the log. :D

6:21 pm

My username is so boring and uncreative. I think I'll create a new identity.

6:21 pm

Eva

6:21 pm

and CJudy wants to be another cj

6:21 pm

any 7 letter clues? pretty please?

6:22 pm

THREE Eva's?

6:22 pm

me (EvaNadine), evanonut, and Eva

6:22 pm

Funny, chj. :)

6:22 pm

hi everyone - chj - why woodward? you know how these things disturb me! how's everyone doing??

6:22 pm

I taught a class once that was nine students, with five of them named Chris or some derivative

6:23 pm

the last ma6/21 please?

6:23 pm

thats like asking me why is the sky blue..it just is

6:23 pm

Oh yeah- I don't think of her as an Eva because it's short for Evanovich (spelling?)

6:23 pm

chj -- dont forget ch1212

6:23 pm

i'm hyper deb...bouncing off of the walls - 1 to many gob stoppers

what does the 8 letter word start with please

6:23 pm

nevermind...found the ma6/21

6:23 pm

w smiley

6:23 pm

well i clould go thru a lengthy discussion of the refraction of sunlight as it [asses thru the earth's atmosphere but......

6:23 pm

Hi jilli--just put my account of the Gunpwder Plot on babanon. Now can I help you with this tangled web?

6:24 pm

ooh, wish i had one - i'm having a boooring day at work - maybe cause i don't like my job! can you pass a gob stopper?

6:24 pm

smiley -- the 8 is a plural of a 7 theres also a 6-7 combo thats a variation of the 7-8 combo

6:24 pm

How are you, Deb? Sorry, Cathy, I knew i didn't have it.

6:24 pm

sure - what color deb?

6:24 pm

thats right ch1212 and c...judy and chj

6:24 pm

the 8 letter word starts with "wa"

6:24 pm

i bought 10 BIG boxes for $10

6:24 pm

oooh, i'm not picky....red?

6:25 pm

sure..red, red,red,red,red,red,red,red,red..more?

6:25 pm

wa8/70

6:25 pm

those things hurt my teeth...like chewing marbles

6:25 pm

im such a dunce...whats a gob stopper

6:25 pm

does it really matter what color? cause really, arent they all all colors?? ;)

6:25 pm

Like a Willy Wonka version of a jaw breaker.

6:25 pm

is it like a jujube

6:25 pm

willie wonka's gob stoppers!

6:25 pm

chj -- its candy! "neverending"

6:26 pm

gummy?

6:26 pm

noooooo, quite hard

6:26 pm

read below: like a jaw breaker - very very hard

6:26 pm

nope hard like a jawbreaker, and tart like a sweet and multi layered

6:27 pm

*tart

6:27 pm

ah...jaw breakers...now thats nostalgia

6:27 pm

its soooo good - and sugar sugar sugar

6:27 pm

They look nothing like the movie version. I'd love one of those!

6:27 pm

boing boing boing boing boing

6:27 pm

phils scored already

hi everyone! : )

6:28 pm

hey t-owl!!!

6:28 pm

Hi TO

6:28 pm

ren...did you get all those w's or were you interrupted by the chemists

6:28 pm

so, anyone want leftover blueberry muffins that i made last night??

6:28 pm

t-owl

6:28 pm

got the w's

6:28 pm

pathetic - maybe someone shouild not let them know they're up by 15.....

6:28 pm

was still interrupted, but read back and got them

6:28 pm

me me me

6:29 pm

Greetings, gates! How goes it?

6:29 pm

milledge mesplays one

6:29 pm

AGAIN

6:29 pm

i mean - jeez

6:29 pm

sorry, eva, I'm low-carbing it after a month of birthday cake. thanks tho

hey ren! hey chixie! hey chj!

6:29 pm

while they are homemade, they are not made from scratch...hehe

6:29 pm

hey ya chic

6:30 pm

did he ever try - um DIVING for a ball

6:30 pm

i think some of his 5 tools need honing

6:30 pm

hey chico

6:30 pm

Hey Ren and Owl! have you checked your emails?

6:30 pm

it would mess up his corn rows

6:30 pm

hi hetty - just looked at the chat -- been working away - will let you know when I get stuck! Thanks - and I look forward to the Guy Fawkes story

6:30 pm

t-owl - maybe tnext weekend you will tell me about your vacation???

6:30 pm

going there now

6:31 pm

does anyone have a clue for ha 6/24 and 7/36, please?

6:31 pm

heck, i'll have one! blueberrys (taking my gob stopper out for a quick muffin)

6:31 pm

yes, Hetty, thanks for posting that. I've never heard the entire story about that.

6:31 pm

anyone else drool at the screen when the applebees commercial comes in with the Quesadilla Burger?? mmmmmmmmmmmmmm..............

6:31 pm

does Chj think I'm from the Marx Brothers?

6:31 pm

i'm looking for an ha6/21 pls?

yes maam! however now trying to finish so clear to drive home tomorrow to see how things are

6:32 pm

no applesbees here...there was...but that's another story.

6:32 pm

the ha6/24 is what u feel when u strongly dislike someone...plural it for the 7

chixie! i laughed out loud!

6:32 pm

I only have one h, and it's not the one you need, Cathy.

6:32 pm

bad news mets tonight

6:33 pm

oy

6:33 pm

Oh thanks! I should have seen those.

6:33 pm

yes i do chico

6:33 pm

lol chj good one

guess what? mam's email from friday went into my junk mail!!!

6:33 pm

that's ok krista...did u see my clue for the ha6 and 7?

6:33 pm

well I'm old but not that old, chj...

6:33 pm

ha6/21 - no idea of def, starts with that deer before it, ends with first two letters of "----'s well that ends well"

6:34 pm

she's gonna slap your face into tomorrow chj. you be nice to our chic!

6:34 pm

Yes, but I was doing my "trying not to absorb it" trick 'cause I'm not ready for clues yet! Thanks, though! How are things in Nova Scotia these days?

6:34 pm

hartal

ditto chj!

6:34 pm

you bet your life

6:34 pm

oohhhh....i'm sooooo sorry

6:34 pm

I absorbed that one, though. ;)

6:35 pm

say the secret word

6:35 pm

and you are dating yourself with that, chj.

6:35 pm

george fenneman

6:35 pm

weather's cooling of here of the past few days...mostly at night it's quite cold actually....went down to 6 celcius last night!!! whah

6:35 pm

at least im dating someone

6:36 pm

hello

6:36 pm

i love groucho. i have everything thing printed about him and all of his tv and movies that are available! whoa!

6:36 pm

oh, that sounds nice, though. Cold is good for sleeping.

6:36 pm

WHAT?

6:36 pm

nrkster

6:37 pm

you, yourself and you...

6:37 pm

im closing my eyes debb

6:37 pm

Hey hey it's nrkii..people say you monkey around

6:37 pm

low 20's thru the day whcih is ok

6:37 pm

hey nrkii!

6:37 pm

but i like 30 degree weather myself

6:37 pm

maybe it's a bad dream we're both having

6:37 pm

nrk....did you finish the sunday times....i didnt get the theme until i was 90% done

6:37 pm

chic - i'm having probs w/ my yahoo e-mail, let me change computers..brb

6:37 pm

I sort of knew that Ren....you old soul you.....

Groucho: "Women should be obscene and not heard."

6:38 pm

chj I never got to it!

6:38 pm

maybe tonight

6:38 pm

chj - i still don't understand the theme - i mean i get the initials ....

6:38 pm

ooh, sorry nrkii

6:38 pm

(my husband is converting the temps for me, Cathy! I forgot how to do Celsius!)

6:38 pm

oh oh oh oh oh ooooh, just hangin tough!

6:38 pm

good news - we got an out

6:38 pm

I just spent 45 painful mins changing the color scheme on my blog

6:39 pm

you have a blog nrkii?

6:39 pm

Still have 69 left, but the dishes are calling me to wash them. Good night everyone!

6:39 pm

yep, nut

6:39 pm

i forget farenheit....was in grade 2 when canada switched to metric

6:39 pm

it's www.journey-woman.blogspot.com

6:39 pm

Are you doing that little sideways dance, evanonut??

6:39 pm

well, you should post it in babs anon!

6:39 pm

but i still prefer inches to centimetres, cups to litres, etc

6:39 pm

Krista - conversion tricks - 4C is 40F, 16 is 61, 28 is 82.

6:40 pm

me too, Cath - and I'm with you about liking the 30s (80s)

6:40 pm

nut, I may have done that before, but I'll double-check

6:40 pm

30's would be like 85 Farenheit

6:40 pm

nrkii - i have a blot at blogspot too. maybe you can help me figure out how to change the color scheme on my blog sometime :)

6:40 pm

I was about the same grade when we started learning metric here, but it "never took" for common use...oh, useful trick, Jilli! Ty.

6:40 pm

nrkii....SPOILER....DONT READ THIS......debb all the theme answers start with two letters of the alphabet...there are 26 of them and all the letters of the alphabet are used once...hence 13X2=26

6:41 pm

hey

6:41 pm

looking away

6:41 pm

i use wordpress

6:41 pm

trying hard not to look at chjs post

6:41 pm

I WANNA LIVE IN THE US...but where there are no hurricanes or tornados or cyclones, etc

6:41 pm

i meant there are 13 of them not 26

6:41 pm

krys10, will do

6:41 pm

and where it's always nice n warm

6:41 pm

chj!!!

6:41 pm

stop that!

6:41 pm

and no metric ;)

6:42 pm

death valley

6:42 pm

I WANNA LIVE IN CANADA where you have free health care and no guns.

6:42 pm

It is nice and warm in Victoria!

6:42 pm

lol...ya krista... no freakin metric

6:42 pm

I was okay with looking away from the one you said SPOILER on, but then you dropped an extra hint in without warning!

6:42 pm

Back to the grid - "only" 52 to get in 20 minutes or so, haha

6:42 pm

WTG KRISTA!

6:42 pm

Yeah, it sucks.

6:42 pm

krista, yes on the health care, no on the guns

6:42 pm

yeah matt... i understand victoria is almost ALWAYS nice n warm and very little bad weather.

6:42 pm

that wasnt really a hint just a correction

6:43 pm

it only contained info thats in the title

6:43 pm

stidmatt, I looked at your name wrong and thought you were stidmama, and was surprised to hear "sucks" coming from her

th5/20 clue please?

6:43 pm

maybe i'll go there, then i won't need to get a working visa

6:43 pm

would it be possible to request a "u" to be placed in the puzzle?

6:43 pm

Yup, I've been there, greatest city.

6:43 pm

lol nrkii

6:43 pm

temple, to unfreeze, but add an R in the middle

6:43 pm

i asked yer ma if i could come live with her last night ;) LOL...she didn't respond. (hehe)

6:44 pm

I don't think you would need a visa, we didn't.

6:44 pm

th 5/20: a lisp of "turkey in the ****"

6:44 pm

would if i moved to the US wouldn't I?

6:44 pm

PLease come to Victoria and visit the SaltSpring gang

6:44 pm

yes cathy

6:45 pm

Did u move here from Canada, Matt?

6:45 pm

hetty...ya never know!!!

6:45 pm

Jilli, I offered to help while you ere gone. Clus?

6:45 pm

i thought so nrkii

6:45 pm

help on the to 5/16 please

6:45 pm

Evanonut - I care more about the health care issue than the guns myself.

6:45 pm

I have! It was a blast!

ty nrk, rae! : )

6:45 pm

thanks chj - that's actually really cute then - i wasn't getting it :-) - wow- you're a help at everything !

6:45 pm

nrk...im about half way thru the vowelless puzzle

6:45 pm

ti 6/21?

6:46 pm

me to krista,...maybe, it's a toss up actually

6:46 pm

vowelless puzzle?

6:46 pm

Not even sure about the guns..may be confusing it with England.

6:46 pm

to 5/16 canadian headgear

6:46 pm

ti6/21 is a long harangue from someone good and mad

6:46 pm

to 5/16 or a chef's hat

6:46 pm

i like my guns too much

6:46 pm

nut - you netter not tell!

6:46 pm

to 5/18 is a french hat

6:46 pm

thank ya

6:46 pm

But every word needs a vowel. You try saying thzt

6:46 pm

oops wrong box

6:47 pm

sheesh...i shoulda had that one krista....bein a canuck n all.

6:47 pm

but if you take out the "i" , you have a word for commerce

6:47 pm

oh for the ladies sake.... I'm a dunce

6:47 pm

thats what im here for.... NRKII SPOILER......actually as i mentioned i didnt get it until i did 66 down

6:47 pm

i like my guns too

6:47 pm

"U talking to me, Cathy?" I think this is the fastest I've ever seen the chat go. Sorry if I inadvertently ignored someone.

6:48 pm

my favorite i keep beside my bed, for intruders

6:48 pm

cathyar.... me too

6:48 pm

mmmmmmm..........blueberry muffin.........

6:48 pm

ok bye all - have to go - no guard

6:48 pm

lol...for real, eh? ;)

6:48 pm

nrk..the puzzle below the main puzzle...there are no vowels

6:48 pm

oh... will have to check that out

6:48 pm

has firefly been here today?

6:48 pm

what happened to pedro - that's impressive chj - but you impress alot

6:48 pm

ren...you comin back for speed babblin

6:49 pm

i don't recall having seen firefly today nrkii

6:49 pm

aw shucks

6:49 pm

wow, i have 67 left, i need to shut up for a while ....

6:49 pm

but i only got here a couple hours ago too

hey everyone, i am completely lost when it comes to the qu 6 can anyone clue me

6:49 pm

yes...gibve me about an hour - i have to stop at the vet and pick up some stuff

6:49 pm

havent seen the fly

6:49 pm

okay... ff was looking for me yesterday

6:49 pm

I'd like to play scrabble later, nrkii, if you and the others want to. My son is at his gma's and there would be minimal interruptions.

6:49 pm

be gone ren!

6:49 pm

sure krista

6:49 pm

hokay

duh, always check to see if its a plural, lol pass the fish

6:50 pm

ok, we'll keep our eyes peeled for Fran. I think Feather is away.

6:50 pm

im gonna grab a bite while your gone

6:50 pm

hi all!

6:51 pm

debb....i hope when i get back the mets have reduced this lead

6:51 pm

hi fran!!!

6:51 pm

my nose was itching.

6:51 pm

Dang, we blew up the chat. Did the rest of you experience that?

6:51 pm

as if by magic!

hey nut!

6:51 pm

hi debb!

6:51 pm

one can hope - have a nice dinner

6:52 pm

debb...i gather you can get the times in cal...or do you get it online

6:52 pm

qu6: past tense of qu5 which is an objection, (or qu + money you give to the poor)

6:52 pm

online - been doing the xword puzzle for over 20 years - (which means i started at 5) hehe

6:52 pm

has the connection problem been happening a lot lately? It happened yesterday too

6:52 pm

okay, we have fran and krista and nrkii

ti6/7 combo clues, please?

6:52 pm

sm7/36, anyone?

6:52 pm

hey owl!!! nrkii...nice blog

6:53 pm

then you remember eugene maleska the previous editor

6:53 pm

thanks nut!

6:53 pm

it happened earlier today, too, Krys

6:53 pm

i do - i remember being upset when he left - thought'd never be the same

6:53 pm

sm7/36 = what a campfire does after everyone leaves

6:53 pm

was wrong...

6:53 pm

When do u want to play? I need about 10 minutes. We have room for one more on Scrabble; anyone want to join us?

6:53 pm

thanks, cath

6:54 pm

I just started doing the times puzzle online -- not as much fun, but okay

6:54 pm

i met will shortz at a screening of the documentary wordplay last month

6:54 pm

here's mine nrkii http://stinkerfile.wordpress.com /

6:54 pm

Krista, how about 8:15?

6:54 pm

I have to grab dinner

6:54 pm

i like shortz much better

6:54 pm

That's perfect. I'll be back then.

6:54 pm

he got rid of obscurities and archaic words

6:54 pm

funny - cause now i don't like to do it the normal way - i remember you telling us chj ! see - you're impressive

6:54 pm

Wait..eastern time or Babble time?

6:54 pm

8:15 on babble clock?

6:55 pm

and permitted much more flexibility and modernisms

6:55 pm

very true chj

6:55 pm

sorry, 7:15 on babble clock

6:55 pm

ok, see u then

6:55 pm

okay, that's good for me

6:55 pm

bon soir

6:55 pm

i even remeber will weng who preceded maleska

6:55 pm

hi hursh.

6:55 pm

nut thanks! I added you to my favorites so I will remember to check it regularly (right now I check my favorites every day)

6:55 pm

did you like the UP puzzle last week

6:55 pm

TO- the ti6/7 combo, think of a long rant by an angry person

6:56 pm

when did eugene take over for weng

6:56 pm

ola hursh

6:56 pm

he he he

6:56 pm

in the late 70s i think

6:56 pm

i mentioned this morning, but if anyone is interested, the pics from my trip to europe are now posted on the web. i've posted the link to them in the thread about my trip on babanon.

6:56 pm

awww...harp...i absolutely ADORE your boyband icon

ty jane - now i have one left but lickety's says all are filled! grrrrrr!

6:57 pm

TO, what do your stat boxes say?

they say mssing one t

6:57 pm

how many letters?

6:57 pm

left T or right, TO?

6:57 pm

what length?

6:58 pm

and how many points do you have?

6:58 pm

oooh, we are gooood

6:58 pm

they are the prototype boy band--they never grow up!

i have 2384

6:58 pm

swooping in to help TO

6:58 pm

lol nrkii

6:58 pm

plural of ti 6/21?

6:58 pm

or plural of th 6/21

yes i beleive it's a tr i am checking them over now

6:59 pm

i used to listen to their "The Chipmunks Do Christmas" when i was a kid. lol

6:59 pm

or plural of tr 6/21

6:59 pm

mi5/14?

6:59 pm

tr7/32 is also a pl

6:59 pm

that's thirty two points she needs

6:59 pm

yep, so it's one of the three T7 plurals

6:59 pm

edith wharton novel: house of mi5/14

6:59 pm

tr7 thirty-two

fireworks...

6:59 pm

YAY TEMPLE!!!!

ty all

6:59 pm

yay TO

6:59 pm

yay TO!!!!

7:00 pm

YAY TEMPLE

7:00 pm

YAY TO!

7:00 pm

k, gonna go get food now... that exhausted me...

7:00 pm

hi fran, hurshy, nrk, etc etc etc!

7:00 pm

hi stidmama!!

7:00 pm

hi stid!!

7:00 pm

later nrk!

i think i will retire to yesterday's crossword...

7:00 pm

have a nice dinner nrk

7:01 pm

great word, great clue. I should probably read the book!

7:01 pm

later nrk, storytime at 9 as usual...

i am eating all of my sleeves of cinnamon almonds as i babble...now i don't want dinner

7:01 pm

hi again

hi stid

7:02 pm

hi annie

7:02 pm

can i hav some temple?

7:02 pm

hi debb

7:03 pm

hi annie!

7:03 pm

Hi Fran!!!!

7:03 pm

tr 5/12?

7:04 pm

any clue for the last ta 6/21?

7:04 pm

which one raelite?

7:04 pm

ta 6/21 : scarlett's house + short for mother

7:04 pm

sorry last tr 5/12

7:04 pm

i'm still stuck on both qu

7:04 pm

fireworks for krysten! see y'all later.

7:05 pm

YAY krys! see you!

7:05 pm

qu: when you have a fight with someone, a disagreement

7:05 pm

bekki, qu + something you give to the poor

7:05 pm

yay krys!!

7:05 pm

raelite - threesome

7:05 pm

bekki, i have no qu**** about giving you the clue

7:06 pm

yay krys!!

7:06 pm

I have the threesome, the old fashioned train

7:06 pm

I need the other one

7:07 pm

raelite, i'll tr*** you for a rookie card.

7:08 pm

FranMag thank you i think my brain is in nutral

7:09 pm

yw bekki

7:09 pm

I have that one too fran but thanks

7:09 pm

raelite, those are all the tr5/12s.

7:10 pm

yeah I just noticed what it was

7:10 pm

d'oh!!

7:10 pm

thank you all

7:10 pm

*giggles at raelite pulling a stidmama*

7:10 pm

stid, did you patent that move?? :-)

7:11 pm

I shoulda, seems everyone is copying me these days!

7:11 pm

lol...who else would be better to emulate!

7:11 pm

has anyone heard from feather? about her or her cat?

7:12 pm

didnt someone say she was away?

7:12 pm

she's out of town until Tuesday visiting her grandma, her husband is home with the cat.

7:12 pm

any clues on the st's?

7:12 pm

Guten Abend, ich bin wieder hier. Stid do you realize that in the rankings your name is in black and has no purse?

7:12 pm

no word on the cat yet.

7:13 pm

been wondering about why the difference in colors and what the purse means....what's that about?

7:13 pm

yes, I do realize. I keep meaning to write to Dr. God, but it's not that important. :-) more interested in chatting than point totals...

7:14 pm

the "purson" is supposed to indicate whether a person identifies as male or female...

7:14 pm

arlene, st5/12 starts like where your food is digested

7:14 pm

when you click the little person you get that person's purse revealed to you, like Babbler's purse has all the icon dasy

7:14 pm

the longer ones build from that.

7:14 pm

I thought perhaps you didnt pay up. HEHEH

7:14 pm

can anyone tell me what tomorrow's theme is please

7:14 pm

some people leave their gender blank and get a gray/purple/green (depends on the monitor) purson. Some people think the symbol is a person, some a purse...

7:15 pm

thanks that'll help

7:15 pm

st4/4 is st+two vowels, it's a greek covered walk

7:15 pm

HA! I paid up within a week of starting ... :-) actually joined before the price rose above $10!

7:15 pm

st5/10 is it's plural (not with an S)

7:15 pm

ahhh....i think i see.

7:15 pm

me too, got in just under the wire

7:16 pm

i paid 14.95 and its worth every penny

7:16 pm

flosey, the theme tomorrow is dinosaurs i believe

7:16 pm

oh inge, just read your profile again and was reminded... what is a water bromeliad, and how hard are they to grow? assuming they are indoor plants....

7:16 pm

going to play scrabble now, see you all later!

7:16 pm

hm. dinosaurs. I know! back in a few.

7:17 pm

later, fran

7:18 pm

thanks Fran and Stid

7:18 pm

flosey, tomorrow's theme is dinosaurs

7:18 pm

giggle giggle giggle... check it out, folks!

7:19 pm

I have 26 left and have run out of time - bridge tonight - see you after the flip.

7:20 pm

it's raining its pouring the old mand is snoring

7:20 pm

oh Jill -- enjoy bridge (are you seeing flosey tonight?)

7:20 pm

hi nut!

7:20 pm

hi nut

7:20 pm

hi stid!

7:21 pm

I have the fireworks again, slightly earlier than yesterday, but still late for me

7:21 pm

i could use a little help with a couple of S7, i have ST7...

7:21 pm

hi annie

7:21 pm

yay, exwren!

7:21 pm

YAY ExWren! :-)

7:21 pm

oh i just found sm7

7:22 pm

hetty, I loved your synopsis of the Guy Fawkes conspiracy -- I was wrong only about who was king at the time...

7:22 pm

was trying to find Babblers profile, sorry. The bromeliad in my icnon is a water color painting by my husband. Bromeliads are relatives of the pineapple, all originated from central and South America, ie rain forest. Now grocery stores and Home Depot carry the more ordinary specimen. They are very grateful plants. no diseases or infestations. Just keep their cup watered. The one in my icon has a frog looking on. Actually frogs like to live inside their tubular leaves.

7:23 pm

thanks inge. and wow. your husband is talented!

7:23 pm

nice ingy!

7:24 pm

My husband has a whole galary of such bromeliad water colors. A nursery man in Hawaii purchased 8 of them at our conference in San Diego. He also has greeting cards.

7:25 pm

one of the s7's sounds like a red fruit/vegetable (?) with an s in front

7:25 pm

good afternoon friends!

7:25 pm

testing - changed (I hope) my icon

7:25 pm

oooh...that's very nice inge! i like it!

7:25 pm

Let me find my artist green thumbed husband to change my icon to another plant

7:25 pm

ok, ready for tomorrow

7:25 pm

i have an sm7 and an st7, i need the other one

7:27 pm

se7/36 - Hebrew pl of Jewish dinners

7:28 pm

hmmm, i know the singular *thinks*

7:28 pm

the feast of the exodus of the Jews

7:28 pm

hi kristinc!

7:28 pm

To get the pl, change the second vowel, and add Tolkein's pl for riders of Rohan!

7:28 pm

the plural, but no s

7:28 pm

flosey -- looks like dinos to me!

7:29 pm

hi kristin!!!

7:29 pm

hi there stid

7:29 pm

hi annie

7:29 pm

vi, that is a cute icon, too!

7:29 pm

right, of course, i should have known because i know elohim is plural... thanks vi, exwren

7:30 pm

Thanks, stidmama. Are you familiar with the book it's from? What's the date on your "dinosaur"?

7:31 pm

no, I haven't read that book. My parents' kaypro was in our home by 1982... I think they purchased it new. This image is off the web.

7:31 pm

Goodnight all, see you tomorrow, please can we have a smaller grid?

7:32 pm

good night, wren!

7:33 pm

good night, Wren!

7:34 pm

We (ie my parents) got our first computer in 1983, an Apple IIe. We've all come a long way!

7:34 pm

Goodnight, ExWren!

7:35 pm

yes, we have! although I miss the days when I understood enough to really do some of the nitty-gritty, i really like plug-n-play! (and color monitors and screens bigger than 6")

7:35 pm

well, going to do other things until story time. See you later.

7:35 pm

Good Evening (for me) all. everyone happy?

7:36 pm

hi/bye phandme! everyone is happy except the german shepherd who is a bottomless pit for play...

7:36 pm

The IM words are driving me crazy, any clues

7:36 pm

later, stid, hi phand

7:36 pm

We had to do Basic programming in school, I remember. Oof! I never liked computers until the macs came along!

7:36 pm

Good-night, stidmama!

7:37 pm

im4/6 - Muslim leader, and im5 is pl

7:37 pm

32 to go. Need to eat and refresh brain. back in a bit

7:38 pm

goodnight stid

7:38 pm

I was miscounting the points then. Thnx

any hints for the se 7/36?

7:39 pm

plural of the meal eaten the first night of Passover

7:39 pm

se7/36 clue at 7:27 and 7:28

Stid- how do you change your profile picture without changing your chat picture?

7:40 pm

Flying Blind, until you refresh your screen (sometimes it takes several times) then the chat icon will be her previous icon, and her current one is on her bio page.

thanks vic and annie :)

7:43 pm

how about clues for the ir words?

7:44 pm

not getting the se7 clue. seder isn't oin the grid. anything for us agnostics?

7:44 pm

Here's my favourite dinosaur and its story...see you later (you may have to refresh)

7:44 pm

ir+lemon*** /then plural

7:44 pm

Bonkler, that's the correct root. To get the pl, change the second vowel and use the pl that Tolkein uses for his rifers of Rohan.

7:45 pm

darn sneaky spelling that, ty

7:46 pm

bokler, you have to use the hebrew plural which is the third vowel and a cons.

7:46 pm

*bonkler

7:47 pm

hi, all-- got sick of new kids on the block very quickly...

7:47 pm

hi liba

7:47 pm

7:47 pm

hi, annie!

7:47 pm

hello lovelies!

7:48 pm

liba, love your icon, so true

7:48 pm

New Kids'll do that to you! :)

7:48 pm

lol liba, why so mean to walter

7:48 pm

I can only think of lemon tart or pie or juice,non of which is a help

7:48 pm

We have tried to change my icon This is a test

7:49 pm

phan -"When life gives you lemons, make lemon---" (It works best if you say it in a smarmy and condescending voice.)

7:49 pm

one more try

7:49 pm

ok got it, thanks

7:50 pm

what snoopy and charlie sell for 5 cents on the street corner.... get your lemon--- here!

7:50 pm

dizzy was a boy once, and then he had several bands; hope he qualifies for today's category.

7:51 pm

belated hello to liba!

7:52 pm

hi, kristinc!

7:53 pm

i need ta6,21.... and se7 and sm7.... sorry i am just not getting the jewish dinner -- pass the fish!

7:53 pm

I love walter...

7:54 pm

sm7 - to burn slowly, like coals

7:54 pm

thanks vic

7:55 pm

Testing

7:56 pm

se7= se+4th letter+1st vowel+ a tire is mounted on a *** or a basketball it's a ***shot

7:56 pm

please note the pruduct of our last half hour's labor, a different bromeliad picture

7:57 pm

tks BB sorry i'm so silly... now just ta6,21 for fireworks

7:59 pm

hooray for the new icon inge...nice one!

7:59 pm

Strangely, inge, it's still the old one when I click on your profile to try to admire the detail. :(

8:00 pm

ta6- not short , but ta**+4th vowel+ the double letter already used

8:00 pm

Well, it doesn

8:00 pm

doesnt for me. Try refresh.

8:01 pm

yeah that's ta6,18 beebee i just need the last one... the ta6,21

8:01 pm

I've refreshed three times already! :( Maybe if I just wait a little while...

8:02 pm

sorry- trying to gather school supplies- a girl's name ta**+not pa but **

8:02 pm

But I can tell from the thumbnail that it's a lovely color!

8:02 pm

I am so computer illiterate, I would never be able to figure out the difference. but I know that it happens to others as well.

8:03 pm

thanks bee bee you're the best! fireworks! anyone need any clues?

8:03 pm

or where scarlett ohara lived + pa's mate

8:03 pm

yea- bam bam

8:03 pm

bravo Babbam

8:03 pm

clue plz, for the 8

8:03 pm

Congrats, Bambam!

8:03 pm

*bambam

8:03 pm

inge - your new icon shows up for me - it's about the same colours but a different flower and no little froggie, right?

8:04 pm

can I have an la clue, the 5 after the lion's den

8:05 pm

right. We tried different pictures, but they were not the right format. Pen will have to fiddle with them for a while I guess.

8:05 pm

phandmd... la + w*** or w***out you

8:06 pm

thnx Bambam

8:06 pm

onyx... wa*e boggs, ****y ringwald, and pl.

8:06 pm

howdy ya'll

8:07 pm

and there's a 6 and 7 there with only 1 L

8:07 pm

Just realized that our 9 pm is not the babbleland's nine o"clock. I am here too early.

8:08 pm

Hi Renfield

8:08 pm

hey inge!

8:08 pm

Hello, ren. You're in the grid today (at least for short)

8:08 pm

hiho ren!

8:09 pm

Hi, All

8:09 pm

hey ya vicuna and hey de ho kris!

8:09 pm

hey pam!

8:09 pm

hi pam

8:09 pm

That w8 is ultra bizarro!

8:09 pm

And hello, pam!

8:09 pm

totally oam!

8:09 pm

Where are all those poeple who wre not finished with the grid???

8:09 pm

It's a coarse cloth for clothing peasants.

8:10 pm

(I'm not finished!)

8:10 pm

Inge--does it count that I just started?

8:10 pm

ooh...I don't have the ultra bizarro w8...any help?

8:10 pm

i'm not finished yet inge!

8:10 pm

Well, you are not asking for clues, as I was expecting an hour ago.

8:10 pm

Thanks, vivcuna, but I looked it up as I saw the clue. I have a "thing" that way... I look them all up--ttakes forever, LOL

8:10 pm

hiya ren. you have a thing for the bones, yes? especially those two crossed tibias or fibulas or whatever. i like it.

8:11 pm

la 4/4 after the lions den

8:11 pm

Yeah, I do that with most of them, too, pam. But of course half the time they don't even have a def on the computer, and I'm too lazy to try other sources.

8:11 pm

thanks mab....could it be i started in ortho then passed out in biology?

8:11 pm

want to see if i was able to change my icon?

8:12 pm

ah....

8:12 pm

guess not, oh heck

8:12 pm

You shouldn't be drinking so heavily in biology, ren!

8:12 pm

sure twin - hit us w/ your best shot!

8:13 pm

rennie, i sure am trying

8:13 pm

gee, Anniebrook, I want to see

8:13 pm

I keep looking, Vicuna--it's half the fun for me...

8:13 pm

rennie...you're home!!!!

8:13 pm

Takes me a bit to get the icon thing down...

8:14 pm

Okay, then, pam - what does that ta6/18 mean?

8:14 pm

la 4/4 after the lion's den pls

8:14 pm

i'm home!!! yes!!! and i drove the speed limit!

8:14 pm

inge, i got the dinosaur into my picture site but cant get it into my icon, i click on upload and all I get is a funny sound. oh hell, im gonna stay with our flag, not too shabby

8:14 pm

livingston 1 staten island 0

8:14 pm

make sure it's a jpeg twin

8:14 pm

so...what is the clue for w8 purty pleeze?

8:14 pm

yankees2 angels 2

8:15 pm

Haven't gotten it yet, vicuna, Just started and have spent more time on icon and dictionary than word searching

8:15 pm

good girl!

8:15 pm

la4/4 - has all the same consonants in it, diff vowel from the other with all the same consonants...

8:15 pm

i saw the hr

8:15 pm

rennie, did you get cheetos????

8:15 pm

Phillies 284648368 Mets 0

8:15 pm

the vp of hr?

8:15 pm

yes twin they are in my backpack

8:16 pm

wa* of gum + gangster's girlfriend

8:16 pm

huh?

8:16 pm

vp of horror...you talking to me?

8:16 pm

lol chj

8:16 pm

vampire of horrror

8:16 pm

Chj, you crack me up!

8:16 pm

dont have a TV in this room, who hit the homer?

8:16 pm

ew poor mets

8:16 pm

hello to all

8:17 pm

thanks inge...thinking on the gangster's girl thing but I'm sure I'll get it

8:17 pm

nj

8:17 pm

hi abe!!!

8:17 pm

vampires is scary

8:17 pm

hi, abe!

8:17 pm

rennie...are we ready to continue

8:17 pm

Hi Annie and Pam. Is everyone finished?

8:17 pm

the same word means "flat" in German music pieces

8:17 pm

i think so how about the cl's?

8:17 pm

kristin, you know the gangsta goil who holds the moola

8:17 pm

'scuse me, who's twin?

8:18 pm

moi

8:18 pm

note me abe

8:18 pm

annie is twin..we get left out of everything

8:18 pm

ah

8:18 pm

clearing that up

8:18 pm

excellent renfield, i have 53 l3ft, i'll be here for awhile

8:18 pm

cl4 iron cl** agreement

8:18 pm

- - - thank you got lost in there somewhere - -

8:18 pm

mom liked her better than you nut

8:19 pm

cl5 add a failing grade

8:19 pm

Good evening.

8:19 pm

it means flat even in English music...according to Websters

8:19 pm

cl6 pl

8:19 pm

that's it ren, i'm gonna get you both! i didn't even know i had another sister.

8:19 pm

cl5 pl the cl4, my first clue

8:19 pm

hi Jacula

8:19 pm

hi mistress

8:19 pm

Hmm, inge, I always thought "flat" meant flat!

8:19 pm

triplets

8:20 pm

any clues for wa8,70??

8:20 pm

cl5 gold digger stakes his cl***

8:20 pm

but im the older one by about 30 years, nut

8:20 pm

Did I hear talk of vampires? *evil grin*

8:20 pm

Hi Jac

8:20 pm

cl4 a bivalve is a cl**

8:20 pm

pl

8:20 pm

I am referring to flat as opposed to sharp, like F sharp, or D flat

8:21 pm

yeah annie, you'd be a bit older than me...so can i borrow some money big sis

8:21 pm

cl6 sounds like click and cl*****

8:21 pm

I know you are. And I know that in German it's mo4 and dur. But honestly, in English it's just flat and sharp!

8:21 pm

cl4 a hawk has a talon or a cl**

8:21 pm

vicuna--ta 6/18 is a liquid rosin...

any clues for the last wa 4,8

8:22 pm

Kristin, or a w** of gum and the gangsta goil

8:22 pm

cl6 sounds like cl**** and dagger

8:22 pm

cl4 a blood cl**

8:22 pm

pl

8:22 pm

Hey, thanks, pam! I'll list you on my resume as part of my education! :)

8:22 pm

thats all the c's

8:22 pm

hi annie...how bout some help?

8:22 pm

lol, vicuna

8:22 pm

1st cl6/30 is a hired audience. 2nd cl6/30 is a quilted material (from the French 'blister').

8:23 pm

hi bean, will try

8:23 pm

that's what surpirsed me, that Webster's should list 'moll' as coming from mollis , meaning soft

8:23 pm

I have 165 words ... how many more?

8:23 pm

wa 8,70 ???

8:23 pm

i have 3 to go help please :} does anyone have se 7/36, sm 7/36 or ta 6/21?

8:23 pm

(But, psst, inge... Don't say them out loud!!!)

8:23 pm

32 to go Hollyk

8:23 pm

there are 197 holly

8:23 pm

Holly - 197 in total.

8:24 pm

okay, I can do that!

8:24 pm

wa 8...w** of gum + gangster's girlfriend

8:24 pm

Lets try that term when stid is telling her story :)

8:24 pm

the last ones come so slow though don't they:}

8:24 pm

plural

8:24 pm

bean - wa8/70 os the plural of wa7/52.

8:24 pm

se7 se + **s boot + the edge of the grand canyon is the ***

8:24 pm

what is a gangsters' girlfriend

8:25 pm

well...it really took someone saying it outloud for silly me to get it but I did...thanks!

8:25 pm

Os the plural? Meant is the plural!

8:25 pm

mistress - nut was teasing me when i told her i was once the vp of hr...so we changed it to vampire of horror

8:25 pm

se7/36 - Hebrew pl of Passover dinner sm7/36 - to burn slowly as coals ta6/21 - a bash involving creosote?

8:25 pm

chj--nice cluie, thanks!

8:25 pm

Ren - I see. Thought you were talking about me! *grins*

8:25 pm

she's quite a vampire

8:26 pm

yw

8:26 pm

just kidding on the ta6. no known def. (unless Pam knows it!), but start with black sticky creosote, and end like the cartoon "Futur---"

8:26 pm

pam...nice boy band

8:26 pm

hmmmm...i may have been, since i am only the humble servant...i may have been bragging mistress...please don;t keep my shoefly pies from me!!!

8:27 pm

great clue vicuna

8:27 pm

ty vicuna, good clue

8:27 pm

thanks, chj--"into you like a train" was an anthem of mine...

8:27 pm

oooo.the dinosaurs are starting to appear ...is it too early for the eastcoasters to change

8:27 pm

ta6 is the cod roe used in the fishy Greek dip that ends in 'salata'.

8:27 pm

fireworks!!

8:27 pm

"mistress" i think she's plotting a take over

8:27 pm

vicuna--nice clues...

8:27 pm

be back later

8:28 pm

thanks for the clues on those last 3 folks now i can go to bed :}

8:28 pm

bye annie

8:28 pm

Yay for lgorms!

8:28 pm

bye annie

8:28 pm

boy, that ta 6/21 didnt even make it into Webster's!

8:28 pm

yay lgorms

8:28 pm

no mistress i am not plotting a take over..the nut is fibbing!

8:28 pm

vicuna--smoked cod's roe

8:28 pm

well done lgorms!

8:28 pm

congrats, igorms

8:28 pm

i'd watch my back vampire queen - she's devious

8:28 pm

Lo4/4 without the last letter, Ren.:)

8:29 pm

Thanks again, pam. I can't say I've ever encountered the stuff!

8:29 pm

is lgorms really aL GORes MiStress

8:29 pm

smoking cod's roe just can't be good for you. where's nancy reagan when you need her?

8:29 pm

i'm a sweet little angle...jsut as stid...she said i was a sweet little angle......

8:30 pm

angle, Ren?

8:30 pm

lol. bonkler

8:30 pm

a sweet little angle that serves the queen of darkness?

8:30 pm

I still need that la 4/4 after the lions den; I guess I need my hand held caus the monkeys are finding it

8:30 pm

yes angle...all elbows and knees

8:30 pm

have a nice juicy spider renfield, sweet little angel's like spider

8:31 pm

Good point, bonkler. But I'd think it would be too damp to really light up... itd just sm7!

8:31 pm

me thinks i've been plotted against

8:31 pm

plot plot plot

8:31 pm

lol vicuna

8:31 pm

hm. four left. something's amiss on my list.

8:31 pm

subplotplotplot

8:32 pm

lol bonk

8:32 pm

84 left

8:32 pm

do you need la 5/12 or 4/4?

8:32 pm

lets get to work

8:32 pm

say ren, exactly what is Gold Toes Day? I only know of Gold Toe as a brand of sock

8:33 pm

hi chj

8:33 pm

i need the 4/4

8:33 pm

hi abe

8:33 pm

sharp - see kris's gold needle in the sky

8:33 pm

la 5 is la + w*** or w***out

8:33 pm

i'll try the l's

8:33 pm

phanmd, it has a double letter in it

8:33 pm

I have that

8:33 pm

the la 4/4 is all stick letters and first vowel

8:34 pm

la4 to load a boat

8:34 pm

thnx

8:34 pm

then, phanmd, try switching the lion vowells

8:34 pm

la5 if im la*** at all im la*** with sadness...from he aint heavy hes my brother

8:34 pm

pl

8:34 pm

or rather, switc the last two letters

8:35 pm

I've changed my icon now for Dinosaur day. It's Earl aka Not The Mama! and Baby from the Henson workshop's show.

8:35 pm

la5 one who loads the boat

8:35 pm

pl

8:35 pm

la5 loads the boat

8:36 pm

My kids called their Dad 'Not The Mama!' for years, due to that show!

8:36 pm

la4 scottish boys are la**

8:36 pm

oh my cod, but the clues are just flying here... much easier to follow when I have logged on in the morning and done som grid searching....

8:36 pm

la4 a den or an animals la**

8:37 pm

la5 - a type of pollack (fish).

8:38 pm

lol mistress - not the mama!!!

8:38 pm

la5 la + ill get by w*** or w***out you

8:38 pm

oops

8:38 pm

la4 la + little league

8:38 pm

pl

8:38 pm

la4 dalai la**

8:39 pm

la4 when we steal your bike back we may have to go on the la* + pl

8:39 pm

la4 la + **ce and beans

8:39 pm

Oops indeed, Ren. I forgot that!

8:39 pm

took a run off of the board!

8:39 pm

la4 la + **e beatles

8:40 pm

la4 la + do re me fa sol la ** do

8:40 pm

we still taking tha ttrip chj?

8:40 pm

i need my bike!

8:40 pm

ll5 an argentinian camel is a ll***

8:40 pm

ll5 - ruminant like an alpaca.

8:41 pm

we have alpaca farms dowm here

8:41 pm

lo4 laughing out loud + double the last letter

8:41 pm

pl

8:41 pm

well...let's pile in my focus and go get that bike

8:41 pm

lo4 - to laze around or the abbreviation we using for laughing out loud without the last letter.

8:41 pm

lo4 arent we having lo** of fun

8:41 pm

thats the l's

8:42 pm

got the l's mucho gracias

8:42 pm

lo5 after the laughing/lounging one - plural.

8:42 pm

yes nut as soon as ren gets fireworks and completes her homework

8:42 pm

muchas welcomos

8:42 pm

do i have to get fireworks too chj?

8:42 pm

ok but it drive nut i have to ride in the back seat...or i'll hurl

8:43 pm

but if you drive

8:43 pm

ma 4/6 after the shopping place?

8:43 pm

sounds good ren, i could even toss you into the hatch...

8:43 pm

did anyone steal that bike back?

8:43 pm

m + royal charity money.

8:43 pm

with a woobie?

8:43 pm

how many do you need nut

8:43 pm

sorry ren, I'm only coming up with pictures of socks....

8:44 pm

phandmd - my last clue was for you.

8:44 pm

nope

8:44 pm

m + giving **** to the poor

8:44 pm

(It's actually a light brick, the ma4/6 and its plural ma5/14.)

8:44 pm

harp - we also talked about paiting out toes gold, and the fgold robot from starwars?

8:45 pm

thnx.

8:45 pm

no woobie? mom said you were always her favorite

8:45 pm

and the last 2 ma's?

8:45 pm

is nrkii out there somewhere

8:46 pm

where to now gold finger

8:46 pm

maybe you can weight the bike with the ma*** so chj can't steal it back!

8:46 pm

;ast 2 ma's - ma4/6 what the US people call arithmatic.

8:46 pm

ren-you mean like c3po?

8:46 pm

she ran away chj

8:46 pm

there is the arithmetic one, and ma + French for 'ver'

8:47 pm

oh my goodness

8:47 pm

ma6/21 - what you sleep on minus its last letter.

8:47 pm

*ver

8:47 pm

i didnt steal no stinkin bicycle

8:47 pm

make it easy on ya...d's???

8:47 pm

*arithmetic

8:47 pm

yes him harp!

8:47 pm

*very

8:48 pm

chj--but did you plant the seed for the crime?

8:48 pm

da4 are you a da**el in distress

8:48 pm

did you get my patches chj? i'm missing an eye patch...

8:48 pm

what did chj do? what did he steal?

8:48 pm

moi?

8:48 pm

if the shoe fits...

la 5/10 pls

8:48 pm

da4 visi *'***e an aria from tosca

8:49 pm

he took the stinkin patches mab!

8:49 pm

soryy thats too hard

8:49 pm

this is texas chj....

8:49 pm

he stole shoes? whose?

8:49 pm

da4 a popular pub game is da**s

8:49 pm

la5/10 is the same as lo5/10 but with a different vowel.

8:49 pm

*hides patches behind back*

8:49 pm

pam's

I need the ma's befor where you go shopping

8:49 pm

shame chj!

8:50 pm

and nut is his partner in crime!

8:50 pm

I'll bet nut's involved somehow

8:50 pm

You lot are bonkers! I love Babble. *grins*

8:50 pm

and neitther can wear my womens' size 12s....

8:50 pm

hello everyone! how goes the grid?

8:50 pm

you taught us mistress!

8:50 pm

blonde m + what we breathe

8:50 pm

no. i'm bonkers...wait...well, sort of

8:50 pm

da4 from Star trk TNG commander da** who i believe was supposed to be silver colored but i couldnt see that on my tv

8:50 pm

lbd - I finished hours ago. Not sure about the others. They're nuts!

8:50 pm

hey ya lb!

8:50 pm

hi lbdawger

8:51 pm

de4 jimmy de** sausages

8:51 pm

nut and chj are an item?

8:51 pm

you are bonk!

8:51 pm

pl

8:51 pm

jac, i'm offended by that comment

8:51 pm

oooh...just in time for rumour control! who's in control?

8:51 pm

Nut - How? Why??

8:51 pm

mab - yes...chj is hubby nut

8:51 pm

blonde: below the shopping place : m + what we give to the poor

8:51 pm

finally firewords

8:51 pm

finally fireworks

8:51 pm

de 5 an animals la**s are it de**

8:51 pm

I'll NEVER finish....

8:51 pm

Yay, Harp!

8:52 pm

jac - you used nut in a derogatory sense...;)

8:52 pm

I'll help you, Pam.

8:52 pm

Well done, Harp!

8:52 pm

bravo Harp

8:52 pm

pyros for harp!!!!

8:52 pm

whoo hoo Harp! Me too!

8:52 pm

Nah, I am having fun... Searching, chatting, googling...

8:52 pm

pyros for lb!!!!

8:52 pm

set things on fire, point at harp...she done did it

8:52 pm

de4 in an attempt to make a clean getaway from the al*** when rescuing the bike nuts car suffered a few de**(*)

8:53 pm

sure point at me, I'm leaving anyway!

8:53 pm

yay lb

8:53 pm

yay, lbd!

8:53 pm

that last one was 2 clues de4 plus pl

8:53 pm

dr5 d + i need a r***

8:53 pm

i love these incipient rumors

8:53 pm

thats the d's

8:54 pm

Nut - I love nuts! What type of nut are you?;)

8:54 pm

what rumor? = chj, did you put gas in the car before we left?

8:54 pm

hello

8:54 pm

ok chj - you get your r***

8:54 pm

relief pitcher is here

8:54 pm

cashews! yummm

8:54 pm

evano nut - rather common breed jac

8:55 pm

janet evanovich nut!!! she got us all re-reading out "ranger" books!

8:55 pm

Now there's another word you US folks spell differently: rumor. In the UK, it's 'rumour'.

8:55 pm

hi nrkii

8:55 pm

nrkii - you are chj's relief pitcher!

8:55 pm

silly brits

8:55 pm

Hello nrkii.

8:55 pm

nrk....my tag team member

8:56 pm

staten island wins

8:56 pm

Jac, I've always spelled it rumour.

8:56 pm

it's funny jacula, i find that i interchange the us and uk spellings, especially with rumour and theatre

8:56 pm

ir 5/12 clue please

8:56 pm

a wlkoff HR

8:56 pm

Nut - you mean nutty Brits, surely?

8:56 pm

ny ll won

8:56 pm

everyone is a ranger fan, we all want ranger to win

8:56 pm

for cluing?

8:56 pm

hi nrkii

8:56 pm

ir + lemon***

8:56 pm

if the rock is ranger i will play stephanie

8:56 pm

oh no jac, nut is reserved for me

8:56 pm

those terms only though

8:56 pm

nrk...i finished the vowelless

8:57 pm

okay ren, i'll be the understudy

8:57 pm

Aluminium is the real strange one! How to you in US spell it? Or do you just say it differently?

8:57 pm

aluminum

8:57 pm

Aluminum

8:57 pm

you train with rock, i'll train with orlando

8:57 pm

in college i understudied a lot, should have spent more time with those darn books!

8:57 pm

aluminum

8:57 pm

funny thing ren, evanovich is friends with a wrestler, not the rock though

8:58 pm

foil

8:58 pm

wa**...which orlando?

8:58 pm

we leave out that i

8:58 pm

anyone looking for clues?

8:58 pm

really bonk?

8:58 pm

not surprising bonkler if you read her early romance

8:58 pm

not yet nrkii, but soon...:) 22 left

8:58 pm

Ah! And you say 'a loo min um' and we say 'alum innie um'. It's great the way we can exchange these differences.

8:58 pm

i thought you filled it up after the bank heist

8:58 pm

hi all! how is the evening going?

8:58 pm

okey doke

8:58 pm

holler if I seem distracted

8:59 pm

go abe!

8:59 pm

gonna multitask

8:59 pm

:)

8:59 pm

me nrkii me

8:59 pm

Hi Stid going okay from my side of the screen...so far

8:59 pm

hi blonde! did you notice that we are commemorated in today's grid?

8:59 pm

I'm here ren

8:59 pm

kinda like my family says mammiogram instead of mammogram

8:59 pm

will folks be ready for story in a couple minutes?

8:59 pm

canadian guy, lance storm has a book club and they did one of her books. she got involved. i think he is even mentioned in one of her books.

8:59 pm

oh man...hell's kitchen was good.

8:59 pm

all's well, just listening to these mutty babblers

8:59 pm

yup!

9:00 pm

8nutty

9:00 pm

sure stid

9:00 pm

do you know what a mammogram feels like w/ implants?

9:00 pm

uh...no ren, tell us

9:00 pm

Ren - No.

9:00 pm

never mind hahahahahahahaha

9:00 pm

bonkler, haven't seen you in a while -- is that a self-portrait?

9:00 pm

had an uncle who used to say alunimum and called rubber bands "goom" bands. go figger!

9:00 pm

does anyone have the first ma 6/21?, after happiness?

9:00 pm

um -- ren? is there something we need to know? LOL

9:00 pm

i'm ready stidmama....guess i returned at a good time!!!! :) :)

9:00 pm

that's me!

9:01 pm

hi cathyar

9:01 pm

Stid, is that computer a dinosaur?

9:01 pm

yankees 7 laa 2 top 9

9:01 pm

Hi cathy! more cherries in the bowl help yourself

9:01 pm

hi Cathy! :-) is baby boy all tucked in? (we call it "tuckied in" and the german shepherd helps...

9:01 pm

ok ren...second wind ...lets go another round

9:01 pm

ingy - i resent that

9:01 pm

yes, inge, very much so!

9:01 pm

yum yankees!

9:02 pm

ingy - i resent that

9:02 pm

chj, I'm listening to it

9:02 pm

bah humbug yankees

9:02 pm

yummm...i LOVE cherries!!!ty lbdawg...yes stid...chris is in bed and puppy on the floor beside me

9:02 pm

bah humbug yankee-haters

9:02 pm

ren, i'm telling mom about the mammogram

9:02 pm

arent you driving to Texas? be quiet and dont listen in!

9:02 pm

good one stidmama

9:02 pm

abe - did you mean mi6/21 after happiness? If so, it's a heart valve.

9:03 pm

Stid...kaypro! wow! did it have word star on it?

9:03 pm

love the yankees - why ingy, i never....

9:03 pm

she paid for my implants - so you better not nut

9:03 pm

i reserve the right to change my icon at midnight GMT

9:03 pm

in yesterday's chapter, the doctor came to see to Doris, who took ill over night. Lots of comings and goings this morning. The younger kids are at the park, Polly and Meg are sitting with John's wife talking about books and doing needlework while Paul and John tackle harness repair and other basic farm work.

9:03 pm

abe-or did you mean ma6/21 before happiness? If so, it's what you sleep on minus one letter

9:03 pm

no no nuttete

9:04 pm

as a matter of fact, lb, it did! and some other strange old program for math functions...

9:04 pm

oh shoot, Dell is recalling my laptop battery because it could catch fire

9:04 pm

nutette?

9:04 pm

stid- did it have that silly game "ribbons"

9:04 pm

go ahead chj - the mistress told us we could

9:04 pm

nrkii, which laptop???

9:04 pm

thanks jacula!

9:04 pm

Mom - sometimes brand names can cause language problems. In Australia, for instance, 'Durex' (a brand of condom in UK) is a brand of sticky tape...

9:04 pm

ooh, nrk! quick! sit on the fire extinguisher!

9:04 pm

Good Evening Patience - STarting to BABBLE

9:04 pm

ooh, nrk! quick! sit on the fire extinguisher!

9:04 pm

blah. it's hanging up on me again...

9:04 pm

dell inspiron

9:05 pm

kaypro is one of the first "pc's" i used too! had to learn dos back then

9:05 pm

oh mistress...diet coke just came out my nose!

9:05 pm

uh oh nrkii, that's what i have

9:05 pm

nrkii--which inspiron?

9:05 pm

i always wondered where diet coke came from

9:05 pm

brb - puppster need a bio break

9:05 pm

i'm considering the ramifications of using the wrong durex

9:05 pm

yes, knew dos, could format disks... *sigh* those were the days!

9:06 pm

haven't got all the info yet

9:06 pm

i think my latitude is an earlier version of yours nikrii, and it get terribly hot at times.

9:06 pm

Dell is putting up a website tonight about it

9:06 pm

i have the 1505

9:06 pm

mine doesn't get too hot

9:06 pm

caio all... 30 left but I'm too tired to see straight..... thanks for help

9:07 pm

I got mine in 2005 I think, maybe 2004

9:07 pm

Had an old inspiron for a while, it got hot, too

9:07 pm

it's the batteries that are needing to be replaced. sony lithiums.

9:07 pm

Dos - Oh dear! I remember doing that. The big old floppy disks and the day's back up for the office taking half an hour or more.

9:07 pm

Love my ibook, though!

9:07 pm

ciao, arlene

9:07 pm

Adam is out in his back yard this morning, looking at the firewood situation, and Cathy and Ava are finishing clearing the breakfast things.

9:07 pm

when I Babble, mine doesn't get hot at all--doesn't usually find more than 50% of words for me!

9:07 pm

later arlene, sweet dreams!

9:07 pm

ra 5/10?

9:08 pm

night Arlene

9:08 pm

Adam hefted another load of wood for the house, and then paused, hearing the rumbling of men's voices next door.

9:08 pm

(That would have been 1983/84 when I wrote the first 'Idiot's Guides' for the old Burroughs computers.)

9:08 pm

chj you back to cluing?

9:08 pm

mmm ibook...want macbook pro to go with my new imac 20" core duo

9:08 pm

He set the wood on the back porch, then went through the back gate and sauntered over to the barn.

9:08 pm

i just want an mp3 player

9:08 pm

"Good morning, need any help with that harness?"

9:09 pm

chj's busy stealing back a bike, I think, tho it's more difficult since someone put the light bricks on it!

9:09 pm

im back....

9:09 pm

my old imac is now an mp3 player.

9:09 pm

Paul looked up miserably at Adam, "Oh Father, I wish you would -- Doris took sick over night, and I just can't concentrate on this."

9:09 pm

Tee, hee, Mom.

9:09 pm

Adam pulled on an extra work apron and sat down on the bench next to Paul.

9:09 pm

i want to download music and free myself from cd's

9:10 pm

i have a dell inpiron 8200 got in 2002

9:10 pm

"Son, a lot has happened since you were gone, and there hasn't been time to share it all with you."

9:10 pm

Isn't imac a cream hair remover? Oh no, that's Immac.

9:10 pm

be wary where you download. try and avoid drm. bad stuff in there

9:10 pm

cute icon chj!

9:10 pm

I've got a 6000 in '05, I think.

9:11 pm

John came up from the back of the barn with some extra leather and rivets, "Doris is sick fairly regularly, actually -- the doctor has said it's something she eats."

9:11 pm

why cant i change my email address

9:11 pm

actually bonkler, i was going to go the legal rout, i tunes probably

9:11 pm

chj - change it where? On here?

9:11 pm

i typed a different address in my email address in my profile but it keeps changing it back to the old one

9:11 pm

doris has some sort of food sensitivity?

9:11 pm

hmmm, suddenly chj wants to change e-mail address. probably needs new garage to hide stolen bike!

9:12 pm

even there nut. there's lots of stuff going on with drm

9:12 pm

neber mind i see i have my newer one listed in the bio section

9:12 pm

chj - e mail Dr_G. He'll sort you out.

9:12 pm

Adam grunted and continued, "Our Gilly has a good level head on her shoulders, though, and that doctor is pretty good even if she's from the other side of the mountain." He winked at John conspiratorily, "Doris will be fine."

9:12 pm

Dinah Shore... ohhhhhhh

9:12 pm

aha!

9:12 pm

chj, my dad went to high school with Dinah Shore here in Nashville (that wasn't her name yet!)

9:12 pm

stid, what are you doing?

9:12 pm

took me a min to get that, silly me

9:13 pm

silly u

9:13 pm

supper - peanut butter and a spoon.no where but texas

9:13 pm

Ren, got Fluff?

9:13 pm

Is Doris being sick mainly in the mornings? (Rhetorical question.)

9:13 pm

Adam looked at the leather straps John was holding and selected a thin one and three rivets. Paul handed the metal-tipped mallet and Adam drove the rivets home -- one, two.... three.

9:13 pm

Satisfied, he held up the harness and Paul ran his hand over the mend.

9:13 pm

when i was just a lad i went to the dinah shore open before it was a major event

9:13 pm

no nrkii...

9:13 pm

SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME WHAT STID IS DOING...

9:14 pm

no clue . . .

9:14 pm

she's is telling us a story yo

9:14 pm

ah, ren, I'm sorry... with Fluff it would be perfect

9:14 pm

which are you eating first the pb or the spoon

9:14 pm

stid is telling us all a story

9:14 pm

YoBaby, Stid is telling a story

9:14 pm

stid is telling a story yobaby...prob about chapter 7 or so?

9:14 pm

she tells it every night

9:14 pm

we get a chapter a day or so.

9:14 pm

she's entertaining us children

9:14 pm

in installments

9:14 pm

nrkii--fluff is the new dinosaur

9:14 pm

it's lovely

9:15 pm

John explained, "Doris sometimes pretends she is ill to get out of going to school. But Anna told me her eyes were swollen this morning, and she was having trouble breathing -- "

9:15 pm

I've been Babbling for a few months now... this is a new one on me. I'm guessing Stid finished the puzzle early today?

9:15 pm

and i'm her little angle

9:15 pm

ren are we suspending operations til the stidstory is over

9:15 pm

Adam looked up, "So, not as bad as last time?"

9:15 pm

Pam, how could you? You are from MA!

9:15 pm

Is this a story she wrote?

9:15 pm

John shrugged, "I don't know, Grampy -- the last time must have been after our last visit."

9:15 pm

about 23 degrees

9:15 pm

sure - i'll roam around and graze for a while

9:15 pm

yo...WHAT is your icon?

9:15 pm

LOL, nrkii! Fluff and I do not see eye to eye

9:15 pm

doris seems food-allergic!

9:16 pm

and me

9:16 pm

*YoBaby -- it is a story I am writing -- I think this is chapter 19.... check BabAnon Other Interests for the whole shebang*

9:16 pm

Not food allergic - roam around and graze, I meant.

9:16 pm

pam, my college friends used to claim you could laminate documents with Fluff

9:16 pm

you talkin to me nut

9:16 pm

no doubt, nrkii!!!!

9:16 pm

or maybe there's something at Gilly's house that she's allergic too?

9:16 pm

Evanonut: that icon is me in my younger, prettier days... Oh, the memories...

9:16 pm

OMG...i didn't realize we were that far into it!!! time flies when having fun!

9:17 pm

nah chj, i'll talk to you later (snicker)

9:17 pm

when i was working in ma someonoe made me some fluffler nutters

9:17 pm

Nrii--you went to the benefit reading????? YOU ROCK!!!!!

9:17 pm

Paul stood up and hung the harness on its hook, taking down a bridle that looked a little worse for the wear.

9:17 pm

yep, I did... it was great!

9:17 pm

pillow talk nut?

9:17 pm

oh my...yo, that's um, you have new glasses now right?

9:17 pm

ren, used to get fluffernutters regularly... lunch of champions

9:18 pm

I will have to read the summary later or some time this week,,,, I wanted to go down for it...

9:18 pm

i dunno mab...ask hubby nut

9:18 pm

Aah, peanut butter and Fluff on soft fresh white bread that when you take a bite it all sticks to the roof of your mouth. Now that's livin'!

9:18 pm

you can also watch it online

9:18 pm

there's a link to that in the blog too

9:18 pm

mom23, amen and amen again

9:18 pm

I had heard that... a googling I shall go this weekend...

9:18 pm

i was eating one and they told me what they were - in all my grace - i started to laugh, then...well you know aht happens

9:18 pm

sorry stid, got distracted by all the fluff

9:18 pm

or, to your bokg, LOL

9:19 pm

I just got heavier and heavier, Evanonut. I do have a little less acne now though...

9:19 pm

He started shaving off the end that was frayed, while Adam picked up another new piece of leather and twisted it. John sat down on the opposite side of Adam and started whittling a toggle.

9:19 pm

pam, link is in the blog, link to blog is in my profile

9:19 pm

:)

9:19 pm

shoot, gotta run

9:19 pm

The three men sat in companionable silence, working in the bright morning light.

9:19 pm

sorry for the fluff detour stid!

9:19 pm

bye all!

9:19 pm

cya, nrkii

9:19 pm

but the glasses me dear...the glasses, you aren't by chance related to harry potter?

9:19 pm

i'm all ready for dinosaur day!

9:19 pm

Did Stid write this story? I need to know....

9:20 pm

Soon, Andy, Gray and Nan wandered back from the park.

9:20 pm

later nrk!

9:20 pm

my fault i assure you...i am so sorry...time out for me.....i know

9:20 pm

i'm missing a cl 5/14 before the shellfish. i have the plural ...

9:20 pm

bye nrk

9:20 pm

Evan: shhh.... i kind of like to keep that under wraps, you know?

9:20 pm

later nrkii

9:20 pm

bye nrkii

9:20 pm

yes yo

9:20 pm

YoBaby I am WRITING the story. now, this moment (well not this moment, because I am explaining...) LOL it's just like when you were a kid and your mother told you a story while you were in the car.

9:20 pm

bye nrikii

9:21 pm

(or at bedtime yobaby)

9:21 pm

John looked up suddenly, "Where is Olivia?"

9:21 pm

ooooh, an animated icon...where does she get those toys

9:21 pm

Andy looked around in surprise, "I thought she was with Gray!"

9:22 pm

cl5/14 a prospector's cl***

9:22 pm

my mom rode a bicycle w/ me on the handle bars and hit a curb and taught me to fly

9:22 pm

se 7/36 clue please

9:22 pm

is that the one at the al*** ren?

9:22 pm

are you registered by the faa

9:23 pm

Adam set down his leather strap and Paul sucked on the nick he made in his thumb when he looked up.

9:23 pm

lol, chj

9:23 pm

I think what baffles me about Stid's story is the absolutely perfect punctuation. No one writes a story with absolutely perfect punctuation! That's what editors are for! Stid, I'm so impressed!

9:23 pm

nope i ran over it when i learned to drive

9:23 pm

thanks chj! thinking...

9:23 pm

bech - plural Passover celebration.

9:23 pm

John and Adam started up. Paul was about to join them, but Adam gave him a look and he sat down again.

9:23 pm

se 7/36 se + you ** man + an airball doesnt hit the ***

9:23 pm

makes sense

9:23 pm

stid darling, let's not cause ren any trouble

9:24 pm

YoBaby. If you write often enough, the punctuation comes.

9:24 pm

"We'll take Andy and Gray to help us look. You and Nan can go tell Anna where we are. But stay here in case Gilly or the doctor need something."

9:24 pm

experience breeds best grammar!

9:25 pm

YoBaby, I do a lot of backspacing...

9:25 pm

I'm a journalism major with an English minor. My punctuation is pretty good. But I'm usually horrified by other people's punctuation, especially when quoting another person. Stid's great!

9:25 pm

airball?

9:25 pm

when i was a wee lass, "grammar was intuitive."

9:25 pm

(Mind you, if you edit and re-edit your written work as often as I do, then you leave people waiting a while for things.)

9:25 pm

Nut -- am I causing trouble?

9:25 pm

What a crock--too latin and russian to teach me basic grammar

9:25 pm

strunk and white

9:25 pm

*still waiting for Jac's travel log, for instance!*

9:26 pm

chj-- i like folletts

9:26 pm

and cummings

9:26 pm

airball...in basketball when you shoot at the basket and miss the ***

9:26 pm

not you stid

9:26 pm

my grand mother made me ride it w/ no brakes, so i got a pair of rubber boots to wear so i could stop.

9:26 pm

oh...got it...:)

9:26 pm

my grammar had great intuition -- always knew when to bake cookies or pull out a jigsaw puzzle.

9:26 pm

Write on, Stid. I'm going to read bed time stories to my no-neck monsters. Night night.

9:26 pm

Exactly, stidmama! (Mind you, most of the wait has been for the 2nd lot of photos and also due to family interrupting whilst I'm writing!)

9:26 pm

good night YoBaby

9:26 pm

lol, stid

9:26 pm

yo ho ho stid

9:27 pm

good night YoBaby

9:27 pm

you needed cleats

9:27 pm

Night, y'all.

9:27 pm

Adam and John strode purposefully back toward the park, Gray on John's shoulders and Andy anxiously trotting behind.

9:27 pm

night Yo

9:28 pm

yay I did it!

9:28 pm

i know chj, i hit a parked car trying to destroy the dumb bike, but it still lives

9:28 pm

'Night, Yo. LOL, Ren. (That's awful, Ren!)

9:28 pm

i have a bike thats probably older than you are

9:28 pm

Paul wiped his thumb on his apron and took Nan's hand. They walked up the steps and into the kitchen as Gilly came in to boil a fresh kettle for more tea.

9:28 pm

raelite...fireworks? wtg

9:28 pm

fireworks woot!

9:28 pm

does it have brakes?

9:29 pm

chj - that's a Penny Farthing bike then?

9:29 pm

YAY raelite!

9:29 pm

Well done, raelite!

9:29 pm

yay, raelite!

9:29 pm

that was a lot of words!

9:29 pm

pyros for rae!!!

9:29 pm

its a fuji 10 speed that i bought when i moved into nyc in 1972

9:29 pm

thank you so much all

9:29 pm

yaya rae

9:29 pm

chj -- does your bike have pedals, or is it the kind that you just sat on and "ran" with?

9:29 pm

(Poor Gilly! She's tied to that kitchen!)

9:29 pm

hooray for rae

9:30 pm

yay, cathyar

9:30 pm

"Mother!" Nan exclaimed, "Olivia's lost in the park!"

9:30 pm

now it's time for ice cream. see you all later!!

9:30 pm

i used to ide down the west side highway past the newly built world trade center and take the ferry to staten island

9:30 pm

Gilly turned round in surprise.

9:31 pm

tks pam...but i didn't do anything!

9:31 pm

i rode down railroad tracks trying to kill that stupid bike

9:31 pm

;)

9:31 pm

"It's okay, dear," soothed Paul, "Father and John have gone back with Gray and Andy to find her. I am sure she will be fine."

9:31 pm

it had a really hard leather seat that finally cracked lat year

9:31 pm

enjoy, raelite!

9:31 pm

i felt like richard pryoy

9:31 pm

I watched the WTC being built, sort of it was tall enough that I could see it after a certain point on my walk to school

9:31 pm

lol, cathyar, I misread

9:32 pm

i remember the day philip petit walked the wire between the two towers

9:32 pm

lol pam...i wish i had done something deserving of your "yay" tho. ;)

9:32 pm

so do I, it took my breath away, chj

9:32 pm

Pam - you're not the only one who's misreading. I misread part of the story as, 'Oliver's lost the plot!' Sorry, Stid!

9:32 pm

the wire was still there that night when i was down by battery park

9:32 pm

clue for cl6/30 pls? both of them?

9:32 pm

kay guys, fighting sleep long enough now...sorry for not sticking for the rest of the chapter stid

9:33 pm

Gilly set the kettle on the stove and sat wearily at the table. "The doctor says Doris will be okay, but it's going to be several days before she can go out. Her face is still swelling, but the doctor had some medicine with her that is helping her breathe."

9:33 pm

lol all 'round!

9:33 pm

nighty night nut

9:33 pm

kissie kissie nut!!!

9:33 pm

night, nut

9:33 pm

nut...get some sleep in the back seat...we should be in san antone by daybreak

9:33 pm

Paul turned Nan toward the front room, "Please go tell Anna and your sisters that Doris will be okay and John and Grampy have gone to the park to fetch Olivia."

9:34 pm

chj - is she on the laptop? Are you driving??? And on the computer??

9:34 pm

Paul walked around the table behind Gilly and put his strong hands on her shoulders. He rubbed gently, and she relaxed into the back of the chair.

9:34 pm

good night, nut!

9:34 pm

whoa. talk about multitasking! glad i'm not on the road with them! *faint*

9:35 pm

see you tomorrow. :-)

9:35 pm

ren's driving

On the laptop? quite athletic!

9:35 pm

they are headed to texas

9:35 pm

lbd - ditto. Glad I'm the other side of 'The Pond'!

9:35 pm

no i'm not - i'm laughing

9:35 pm

kay chj, though that makes me nervous

9:35 pm

yes we she has broadband in the focus

9:35 pm

Oh, it's you again ORH. Hello.

9:36 pm

They heard the front door open and close, and Meg came into the kitchen holding Sarah. She looked a little embarrassed at finding her parents so close.

9:36 pm

both cl6/30's pls? oh pls i beg n pray for clues for those cls.

9:36 pm

is that arhat

9:36 pm

opps ar***

9:36 pm

"Anna and Polly have gone out to help find Olivia, may I sit in here with you for a while?"

9:36 pm

chj - it's too early to give words away like that!

9:36 pm

LOL chj!

9:37 pm

i'm still missing the cl 5/14 before the shellfish. i tried and tried, monkeyed and monkeyed...(and chj, i appreciate your clue too!)

9:37 pm

its too late to not make stoopid mistakes

9:37 pm

cathyar I have one--not a click, but a c*****... french-ish spelling

9:37 pm

Cathyar - both cl 6/30's use the 5 tile.

9:37 pm

i'll take anything i can get...i have homework and i am desperate...i'm a desperado

9:37 pm

Gilly smoothed her hair and Paul smiled. "Of course, dear," Gilly said holding her hands out to take Sarah.

9:37 pm

brb gotta let my puppsters in

9:37 pm

lets go

9:37 pm

ty jacula

9:37 pm

Ren - Thanks! Now I'm singing 'Desperado'.

9:37 pm

thanks, jac!

9:38 pm

Paul looked at his hands and made a face. "Oh Gilly, I forgot I had a cut on my thumb. Now there's blood on your shoulder..."

9:38 pm

the cl5/14 before the shellfish, abe, is a cl*** u might make in court

9:38 pm

i got it. fireworks. i deserved to be smacked. thanks to all

9:38 pm

Gilly laughed, "I guess some things never change!"

9:38 pm

y/w Pam. Got 'em both?

9:38 pm

thanks cathyar!

9:39 pm

whoo hoo abe!

9:39 pm

yeppers, thanks

9:39 pm

abe - WELL DONE! SMACK!!!!!!!!

9:39 pm

congrats abe...can u clue me on the first cl6?

9:39 pm

(Whatever turns you on, abe. LOL)

9:39 pm

of course!

9:39 pm

abe-congrats and smack

9:39 pm

Paul stood at the sink, washing his hands with the soft homemade soap and hummed a little tune.

9:39 pm

YAY abe!

9:39 pm

nm...found it

9:40 pm

lana turner and ricardo montelbann on tcm

9:40 pm

lol jacula! cl 6 rhymes with people who clean a house

9:40 pm

cathy, if you have the cl4/6 add a vowel then plural

9:40 pm

yay abe

9:40 pm

He turned, drying his hands on a towel, and picked up the kettle, which had started to harmonize. "What type of tea were you making, Gilly?"

9:40 pm

madame x

9:40 pm

yes

9:41 pm

She stood, handing the baby back to Meg. "I'll get it, the doctor just wanted something to help her wake up. Will you reach in the cupboard and serve a nice slice of that berry pie? I know she's probably hungry, too."

9:41 pm

rennie...how come ebert didnt offer you siskels spot when he died

9:41 pm

yummm...pie....oooooh

9:42 pm

**her being the doctor...**

9:42 pm

Ren - LOL Yup!

9:42 pm

i'll have to finish reading this tomorrow. eyeballs are drooping. night night all

9:42 pm

niters lbd

9:42 pm

Paul did, grinning at Meg as he walked around the kitchen, "See? I bet you thought I had forgotten how to do things like this!" he joked.

9:43 pm

that's one of the mysteries of the universe chj!

9:43 pm

goodnight lbdawger

9:43 pm

good night lbdawger!

9:43 pm

nite, lbd

9:43 pm

nite nite lbdawger

9:43 pm

sweeet zzzzz's lb

9:43 pm

Sleep well, lbd.

9:43 pm

cathyar, do you need any more clues?

9:44 pm

I am going at 151 words

9:44 pm

Meg grinned back, "No Father - I remember you once baked a pie to surprise Mother -- the crust was soggy but the filling was fine!"

9:44 pm

see ya tomorrow...

9:44 pm

ren...the count

9:44 pm

'Bye, phandmd.

9:44 pm

bye phand

9:44 pm

1st ta 5 please

9:44 pm

57

9:44 pm

Paul put the rest of the pie back in the cupboard, "Me? a soggy crust? NEVER!"

9:44 pm

dis mudda's eyes are closin'. nite kids.

9:45 pm

Ren - plural of ta4/5.

9:45 pm

He tried to frown, but could only manage a sort of surprised expression. Gilly laughed out load and nearly dropped the tray with the teapot and pie.

9:45 pm

ta4 you have a ta* too many words left + pl

9:45 pm

ren- first ta 5- ta + miles per ** (abbreviation) plural

9:45 pm

sorry ta 5

9:45 pm

(Which, Ren, is an anagram of the deer word plural.)

9:45 pm

She handed the tray to Paul, "Just for that, young man, you get to climb the stairs and visit with the doctor for a while!"

9:46 pm

ok then i'm missing some ta 4's

9:46 pm

ta4 T + bert l*** the cowardly lion

9:47 pm

ta4 ta + los angeles

9:47 pm

Paul groaned and rolled his eyes, and Meg nearly fell out of her chair laughing. Gilly caught Sarah before she could be dropped. "I'll take the baby over to let Mother and Cathy know how exciting our day has been. Meg, please pull out the rest of the roast and get some sort of luncheon ready, I am sure we will all be hungry when Grampy and John get back with Olivia."

9:47 pm

ta4 ta**um powder

9:47 pm

the ta's: ta4/5 - little bits. ta4/5 - Asian mammal like a goat (anagram of the old word for a deer).

9:47 pm

ta4 a long ta** texan

9:47 pm

ta4 scottish caps

9:48 pm

thats the ta4s

9:48 pm

Next ta4/4 - a type of currency and also and old brand name for kitchen ware in the UK.

9:48 pm

john forsythe

9:48 pm

Oh, chj, wait 'til I tell hubby he's in the puzzle!

9:48 pm

th's please

9:48 pm

ta4/5 - French powder you may puff on after a bath.

9:48 pm

ta6 long ta** texan + olive *y*

9:49 pm

th6/21 - enthralled?

9:49 pm

th6 th + aaaarrr + *** in the family

9:49 pm

pl

9:49 pm

th7/32 = verb or maybe plural form?

9:49 pm

Paul poked his head around the door to Doris's room, and the doctor said, "I'll be right with you, Gilly."

9:49 pm

th5 th + clint eastwood as rowdy yates in ***hide

9:50 pm

She turned, holding a damp cloth, and put her free hand on her hip. "Oh -- it's you. I see you brought my tea."

9:50 pm

th5/20 - what ice does when it melts, with another consonant after the first 2.

9:50 pm

let's do ti's

9:50 pm

ti5/10 - princess's sparkly headwear.

9:50 pm

ti5 a princesses crown

9:51 pm

ti6 a tantrum

9:51 pm

pl

9:51 pm

Paul set the tray down and collected the rags and cloths that were draped over the rails at the foot of the beds. "I'll go get more clean towels and such for you."

9:51 pm

ti6 & plural 7 - you might subject your hubby to a ti*** of abuse if he upsets you.

9:51 pm

th 7/32 clue please

9:51 pm

One more * needed back there. Sorry!

9:52 pm

The doctor sat down, and glared at him. "You'll do no such thing. You are going to tell me why you bothered to come back while I have my breakfast."

9:52 pm

th7 pl of th6

9:52 pm

bech - the7/32 is the plural of the 6/21 before it.

9:52 pm

a what of abuse?

9:52 pm

oooh..duh! I always miss the plurals

9:52 pm

let's do to's

9:52 pm

She picked up the teapot and poured out a cup, holding it in her thin hands.

9:53 pm

to4 to + to **ch his own

9:53 pm

ar5/12 pls?

9:53 pm

to4 to + los angeles

9:53 pm

scampyfan - if you rain hard words down on someone, it is a ti****.

9:53 pm

Paul shuffled his feet. "I came back because I missed my family. What you really want to know is why I went away."

9:53 pm

to4 i to** you so

9:53 pm

The doctor kept glaring at him, but gestured for him to sit down.

9:53 pm

to4 for whom the bell to**s

9:53 pm

pl

9:54 pm

to4 to** river nj

9:54 pm

"And you want to know why I stayed away so long." He sat, and rubbed his hands together as if to warm them.

9:54 pm

(Stid - do any of these men ever stay put?)

9:55 pm

my dogs are barking hold that thought

9:55 pm

"I left because I needed to know about my past -- what brought me here when I was a child, where I came from, who my parents might have been."

9:55 pm

The doctor took a bite of pie and looked a little less severe.

9:55 pm

to5 sounds like when you take a hit on a joint...mind your p's and Q's

9:55 pm

Ren - can't do that! It will give me a headache.

9:55 pm

must be burglers

9:55 pm

tha cats

9:55 pm

*sigh* ar5/12 pls?

9:56 pm

lol mistresss!

9:56 pm

ar5/12 - ar + headgear.

9:56 pm

cathyar--a state of enlightenment

9:56 pm

"I stayed so long because things across the ocean, where I had traveled to learn the answers to these questions, were not peaceful and it took a great deal of effort and," he paused, searching for the right words.

9:57 pm

The doctor took another bite of pie and a sip of tea. Doris coughed gently and put a hand to her forehead.

9:57 pm

Did you lot all scroll back the chatlog to start of the day, or rather about halfway? Did you see my link to the hilarious video of boy band, Boyzone's first appearance on TV?

9:57 pm

lanas not a blonde anymore

9:57 pm

i'm missing all the hints today...headgear?

9:57 pm

nein

9:58 pm

scamy--what you wear on your head

9:58 pm

chapeau

9:58 pm

ahhh..ty jac & pam

9:58 pm

scampy - what do you wear on your head when it's cold?

9:58 pm

"And 'persuasion' on my part," Paul finished. "Even once I secured passage back to this side of the world, I had many hundreds of miles to travel to get home."

9:58 pm

Or if you go to a wedding?

9:58 pm

let's do tr's

9:58 pm

yw

9:58 pm

The doctor finished her pie and stood up to set the plate on the tray.

9:58 pm

or you can take a break...

9:59 pm

tr4 short for tr**itional

9:59 pm

tr4/5 - a type of jazz.

9:59 pm

good night to all

9:59 pm

tr5 tr*** deficit

9:59 pm

add aaarrr

9:59 pm

tr5/12 - do business.

9:59 pm

pl the last two

10:00 pm

tr4 tr + ante meridian

10:00 pm

A gust of breeze came through the open window and freshened the air in the room. Doris coughed again and rolled over so her father could see her face. He stifled an exclamation.eyes swollen

10:00 pm

tr6 - seller or business person. tr7 - plural, tr6 - verb form.

10:00 pm

pl

10:00 pm

tr5 prefix for 3 + commercial

10:00 pm

tr4 - trolley bus (old type of transport) tr5 - plural

10:00 pm

tr5 tr***s and tribulations

10:01 pm

Doris's eyes were swollen shut, and her cheeks were red -- they resembled a squirrel's in the autumn, when the seeds and nuts are ripe.

10:01 pm

tr4 tr** the sails matey

10:01 pm

tr5 - Chinese equivalent of the Mafia. tr6 - plural.

10:01 pm

i have all tr's...but DO need the first to4/4

10:01 pm

The doctor's face softened a bit as she watched Paul's reaction. She put a hand on his shoulder.

10:01 pm

to4 to + los angeles

10:02 pm

tr5/10 - legal proceeding or time of suffering.

10:02 pm

"Doris will be fine. The worst times are when her breathing is bad -- this looks bad, but she can breathe again, and in a few days she'll look fine."

10:02 pm

tr4/5 - slim and fit, or having a bit lopped off your hair.

10:02 pm

whispery hellos!

10:02 pm

chj...had that one. but managed to monkey the first to4/4

10:02 pm

ping pong

10:02 pm

LOL chj

10:02 pm

ok, time to bid you all adieu

10:03 pm

morrow

10:03 pm

Paul gestured helplessly toward his daughter, "But what? this happened only once or twice when she was little, and never this severe!"

10:03 pm

hi Ping!!!! {{{hugs and hugs}}}

10:03 pm

eeks---see you tomorrow

10:03 pm

how did the softball/baseball go?

10:03 pm

later pam!

10:03 pm

sure ping gets hugs cause she's so quiet

10:03 pm

your band wil be in houston this weekend, pam

10:03 pm

The doctor sat down opposite Paul and looked him in the eye.

10:03 pm

sweet zz's pam!

10:04 pm

hugs r sooo nice *warm fuzzies *

10:04 pm

*hi stidmama*

10:04 pm

staten island won with a walkoff HR

10:04 pm

yankees won

10:04 pm

mets lost 4958754390303038u4745-o

10:04 pm

nite pam

10:05 pm

way to go yankees way to go!

10:05 pm

"Many things change as a child grows. Sometimes healthy children get bad allergies as they reach adolescence. Unfortunately, Doris is one of those."

10:05 pm

Paul shook his head, "Allergies to what? What can we do to stop them?"

10:05 pm

mets were zipperino? what happene to the heart attack kids?

10:05 pm

Doris coughed again and whispered, "May I have some water please?"

10:06 pm

Stidmama does not 'Sssh' people who interrupt when she is telling a story, and, for that, she deserves a medal. Anyone who is seriously 'sshhing' on here though...

10:06 pm

st's please all e xcept the7/32

10:06 pm

pedro gave up 6 in the first on a lot of shoddy fielding, some hit batters and balks

10:06 pm

The doctor quickly helped her sit up and held a glass for her.

10:07 pm

It's a chatlog for a puzzle. You CAN ask, you CAn chat. The story is safely stored on BabAnon if you wish to read it uninterrupted. Nuff said.

10:07 pm

st4 a greek portico

10:07 pm

latin pl

10:07 pm

thye kissed - i'm hurling

10:07 pm

st5 st + nil + not pa

10:07 pm

add straight consonant

10:09 pm

Satisfied, Doris lay back down and turned her face toward where she thought Paul sat. "Father," she croaked, "It's something I ate. Last time this happened, I had eaten chicken soup, mother's spoon bread and cake. This time, I ate roast, stuffing and pie."

10:09 pm

The doctor looked thoughtful. "What sort of cake was it last time, do you remember?"

10:09 pm

oooh...jacs...did someone shush someone? i didn't see/hear it!

10:09 pm

(I'm guessing a yeast intolerance here, Stid.)

10:10 pm

Cathyar - yes, there was a Shush.

10:10 pm

Doris shook her head gently and winced. "Sorry doctor," she replied.

10:10 pm

we love stidmama's storytime...it's a comfort time, but no need for rudeness in babbleland

10:10 pm

theres no shushing in babble

10:10 pm

only in skiing

10:11 pm

lol chj

10:11 pm

LOL chj

10:11 pm

The doctor put her hand on Doris's forehead and snagged a cool cloth again. She looked at Paul, "Doris really needs to rest now, Paul. I will call if I need anything else."

10:11 pm

i read back in tthe log, but cannot see a shush.

10:11 pm

Have we ever had the word shush or sssh in a grid?

10:12 pm

ive switched to sd v sf to watch mike piazza

10:12 pm

Paul nodded and picked up the tray. "Thank you."

10:12 pm

Cath - it was an implied shush.

10:12 pm

yes...i recall sssh in a grid i think...when i first started playing months and months ago.

10:12 pm

But a serious shush, nonetheless.

10:12 pm

As Paul entered the kitchen, Meg was setting the table.

10:12 pm

is it really a word or something mom's made up to say real quick?

10:13 pm

those implied shush's are the worst of any shush!!!! ;)

10:13 pm

Anna came in the front door, carrying a tear-stained -- and grass-stained -- Olivia.

10:13 pm

better than all that smooching

10:13 pm

John, Andy and Gray could be heard coming along the side of the house to the back stairs.

10:13 pm

lol REN!!!

10:13 pm

(Ah! Olivia's back! What happened to her?)

10:14 pm

The kitchen was filled with lively chatter and happy smiles as Polly returned after stopping by with Adam to relay the news. Gilly and Sarah followed her through the kitchen door and everyone sat down to lunch.

10:15 pm

Ren - how can you say that? We were trying to get a bit of smooching action into the story the other night! LOL.

10:15 pm

Except Gilly, who couldn't help taking her plate (and one for the doctor) upstairs.

10:15 pm

oh tv mistress....her it's ok

10:15 pm

every good fiction novel has a little smut in it, after all ;)

10:15 pm

*here

10:15 pm

kiss kiss kiss

10:16 pm

LOL ren

10:16 pm

*let it be cathy that gets lucky, pls???? ;) *

10:16 pm

lol cath!!!

10:16 pm

(I mean, we didn't want a blow by blow physical account... just a little hint of passion and dot dot dot...)

10:16 pm

lol

10:16 pm

Next door, Cathy, Adam and Ava sat down to their much quieter meal, with their cat daintily drinking a bit of milk out of a saucer.

10:16 pm

ya...i agree jac

10:17 pm

oop...might get lucky yet!!! ;)

10:17 pm

The sun moved slowly overhead, and birds flew over the village, on their way to the plain below the mountain.

10:17 pm

*waits in anticipation of Cath's luck*

10:18 pm

to be continued....

10:18 pm

(cathy needs a man...people must be wondering if she likes men or women...never in the story has there been mention of anyone in her life after all...just there steady for her family...and that's nice, but i think she needs a break...someone to take care of her for a change)

10:18 pm

Yep. Ren. knows the routine. Life goes on, but the chapter ends.

10:18 pm

Ren - you ****! I thought that was Stid saying that for a moment.

10:19 pm

LOL

10:19 pm

and my dinner is waiting...

10:19 pm

hahahaha...i'm stid's little angle

10:19 pm

stidmama...pls...give my namesake someone to truly love!

10:19 pm

lol

10:19 pm

I like spangly sparkley gems stones,anyone guess what todays is called ? Enjoying the story ! can't finish todays grid, hope I have better luck with the new one.

10:19 pm

{{{Cathy}}} love takes patience and time.

10:19 pm

citrine, spangles?

10:19 pm

And I could write the next smouldering chapter. But I won't!

10:20 pm

Hi, can you give me a clue for ri 5?

10:20 pm

go eat yer supper stidmama...it's gonna git cold on ya!!!

10:20 pm

lol

10:20 pm

jac use a word

10:20 pm

thanks stid, enjoy your family

10:20 pm

i think the Cathy in the story is much more patient than i. ;)

10:20 pm

alt spelling

10:21 pm

chj - I almost did.

10:21 pm

All right, I am going to go eat and then back later to transcribe the chapter onto BabAnon --- see you when I return!

10:21 pm

alas...16 words left.

10:21 pm

Holly - a sort of lariat or lasso.

10:21 pm

but kinda hungry myself now that stidmama mentioned food.

10:21 pm

thanks!

10:21 pm

see u stidmama! {{hugs}}

10:22 pm

thanks stid! you are a wonderful story teller! i hope your story gets published and you get lotz of money!...from my lips to G-d's ears!

10:22 pm

It's not food I am hungry for, but, alas, my belove OH won't be back until Wednesday night.;)

10:22 pm

63 left for me

10:22 pm

Could I have a clue for the first ar 5/12?

10:22 pm

25 for moi

10:22 pm

or is it mi o?

10:23 pm

jac, you could write a sm*****ing story for us instead?

10:23 pm

or me O!

10:23 pm

Thank you for the story Stid. I hope I don't disappoint you when I finally put my travel log in BabAnon.

10:23 pm

lets rumble

10:23 pm

ok you cat you

10:23 pm

ri's

10:23 pm

Ping - I only write that kind of story for mucho dollars. LOL.

10:23 pm

hi again everyone !

10:24 pm

only 2 ri4 ri + ** gore

10:24 pm

ri5 ri + bach wrote many cont***s

10:24 pm

ri4 - currency (Arabian, I think)

10:24 pm

hey deb

10:24 pm

hey debb...finish crying

10:24 pm

we'd have to go to messenger for that deb!

10:24 pm

i mean ping!!! sorry

10:24 pm

come down off the gob stopprs?

10:24 pm

ri5 - a lariat or lasso.

10:25 pm

was rough !

10:25 pm

Could I have a clue for the first ar 5/12?

10:25 pm

for jac's story?

10:25 pm

ar + chapeau

10:26 pm

i need that ar 5 too, chj - thanks

10:26 pm

hey debb...did you do the vowelless puzzle below the main sunday puzzle

10:26 pm

Thank You so much. That completes the AR's for me.

10:26 pm

are you kidding - it scareds me !!

10:26 pm

just finished it at dinner

10:27 pm

very very impressive!

10:27 pm

how did you like the UP puzzle two thursdays ago

10:27 pm

not yet deb - it's going to be a long night

10:28 pm

Any more clues needed for this grid?

10:28 pm

i loved that puzzle!

10:28 pm

or the black and white puzzle

10:28 pm

ugh - i have 25 to go - mets got smashed - what kind of day is this -

10:28 pm

loved that too chj - that was a thursday too wasn't it?

10:28 pm

could you please clue me for sm 7?

10:28 pm

this will be fishy i'm sure, but i'm missing an AM 4 - have the bullets and the arabian one

10:28 pm

think so

10:29 pm

holly, it's the kind of story jac is going to tell us soon

10:29 pm

ren...youre awfully quiet over there

10:29 pm

lets preceed

10:29 pm

sm 7/36 kis to burn with little smoke or no flame Ping.

10:29 pm

hatreds

10:29 pm

proceed

10:29 pm

ok

10:29 pm

SORRY

10:30 pm

thats in there debb

10:30 pm

it's not my day :-( was trying to put that in licketys list

10:30 pm

thank you, got it!

10:30 pm

qu's?

10:30 pm

debb, i o u- thanks

10:30 pm

Just got that one myself debbinla. Don't forget to plural

10:31 pm

hi min - didn' see you tonight - greetings!

10:31 pm

sm7 - the kind of look (without the ing at the end) that a woman might give a man she has been saying, 'Yes, yes, Yes!' to.

10:31 pm

hey ya min!!!

10:31 pm

qu5 i have no qu***(*) about giving you this clue

10:31 pm

I just came on. Didn't want to interrupt stidmama story

10:31 pm

yes, hi min, ping - and everyone else -

10:31 pm

hi min

10:31 pm

i missed the story waaaaaah

10:31 pm

thanks dude!

10:32 pm

thats both q's

10:32 pm

Ping seems to be under the impression that I'll be telling you all a mucky story soon.

10:32 pm

jac - start your story now in the chat log - tell tell tell

10:32 pm

where do we stand

10:32 pm

18

10:32 pm

clue for the AM 4 - not the bullets or the arab?

10:32 pm

go renn!!

10:32 pm

whitting away

10:32 pm

57

10:32 pm

let's tackle the mo's...brother

10:32 pm

Ping - told you I only write those kind of stories to earn. LOL.

10:33 pm

youve got mo-mentum

10:33 pm

mo4 - grinding tooth without the last consonant.

10:33 pm

mo4 mo + los angeles

10:33 pm

add straight consonant

10:33 pm

add aaaarr to previous clue

10:34 pm

ta6/18 pretty pls? i presume the ta7 may be it's plural?

10:34 pm

mo5 - grinding tooth with upright consonant instead of full-breasted one at the end.

10:34 pm

mo4 mo**ie oldies

10:34 pm

pl

10:34 pm

mo5 - grinding tooth.

10:34 pm

mo6 mo**ie oldies + emergency room

10:34 pm

pl

10:35 pm

ti6/21 - a long angry violent speech and ta 7/32 is plural

10:35 pm

mo4 mo + little league

10:35 pm

mo4 - variant spelling for a thing that sets liquids into a shape.

10:35 pm

pl

10:35 pm

my teeth are capped......8-(

10:35 pm

single the double letter

10:35 pm

tks minver...i have the ti's. looking for the ta6 and ta7 though

10:35 pm

mo4 a snake mo**(*)

10:36 pm

thats two clues

10:36 pm

I meant ti 7/32 is plural, sorry!

10:36 pm

mo4 quips or bon mo**

10:36 pm

ti7/32 is the plural of the word storm before it.

10:36 pm

Sorry Cathyar, but I do not have the ta 6 and y yet.

10:37 pm

ewwwwww snakes

10:38 pm

thanks, min - i didn't have those either

10:38 pm

snakes on a plane

10:38 pm

planes on a snake

10:39 pm

ta6 and 7 are, I think, variant spellings of pine oil for commercial use.

10:39 pm

ren is that a clue re: snakes or are u haveing a discussion

10:39 pm

i having chills - i ha** snakes...ewwwwwwwwwww

10:39 pm

I was just wondering that myself Cathyar!

10:40 pm

it's a ref to a movie

10:40 pm

opens fri

10:40 pm

I know the new Samuel L. Jackson movie, right?

10:40 pm

Clues for the ta 6 & 7: not short + 4th vowel + upright consonant and hen usual curly consonant for plural.

10:40 pm

samuel l jackson hyping it on letterman tonite

10:40 pm

don't much like the sliithery buggers meself, but...

10:41 pm

ren....do you speak parseltongue

10:41 pm

Snakes are all warm and comfy feeling. Honest!

10:41 pm

thanks jac

10:41 pm

wow...that's a new word for me jacula...thank you muches

10:41 pm

in the paper today

10:41 pm

tallol

10:42 pm

im with ren and indiana....i abhor snakes

10:42 pm

sorry..i don;t even know what that is....

10:42 pm

th's anyone? i'm having trouble....

10:42 pm

shoot!!! *bang*

10:42 pm

its snake talk for harry pottymouth

10:42 pm

chj's the man and mistress is the misstress on the th's

10:43 pm

hi everyone!

10:43 pm

sorry - never read/ saw

10:43 pm

hi fran!!

10:43 pm

fran!!!

10:43 pm

what a warm welcome!

10:44 pm

th6 the th**** is gone...change the vowel then pl for th7

10:44 pm

happy to see U fran!

10:44 pm

hi ping!

10:44 pm

th5 needed here pls

10:44 pm

th5 th + steak tartar is *** steak

10:45 pm

Parsel tongue is snake language. A mere old bat like myself cannot speak it. Sorry!

10:45 pm

fran...

10:45 pm

can i please get a clue for am 4 that is not a bullet or an arab

10:46 pm

ty very much chj!!! :)

10:46 pm

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

10:46 pm

hey snake lady lets go

10:46 pm

thank you thank you chj!

10:46 pm

i'm going to go change my icon since chj is boycotting me.

10:46 pm

ping, a+ms. farrow

10:46 pm

am plus two more vowels Ping.

10:46 pm

am = mamma a***

10:46 pm

hi min!

10:46 pm

ping needs the am 4

10:46 pm

ping a + mama ***

10:46 pm

oh duh!

10:47 pm

thanks, fran + min - 3rd time to ask is a charm ;)

10:47 pm

hi all, the story is up at babanon. working on several tasks at once at the moment...

10:47 pm

thanks, cath!

10:47 pm

Hi Min! missed you at storytime!

10:47 pm

wait, i did the right one!

10:47 pm

thank you stid - i missed it but can now catch up

10:47 pm

hi all

10:47 pm

yw ping!

10:47 pm

ping a + *** farrow

10:47 pm

hi stid!

10:47 pm

11 left...dang this is frustrating!!!!

10:47 pm

hiya nrkii

10:47 pm

hi nrk!

10:48 pm

ok i'm missing a few ma's,,i ahve the 1st ma 4, 5 & 6

10:48 pm

brb

10:48 pm

go Cathy go! I have 51...

10:48 pm

hi nrkii

10:48 pm

Hi stid! Sorry I missed your story. I came in at the end and did not want to interrupt. I am at my sister's house

10:48 pm

did nrk sneak back unawares

10:48 pm

Thank you, Stid. You have upheld what I told the unbelievers earlier.

10:48 pm

she did she did

10:49 pm

ma4 ma + what youve been nagging me about

10:49 pm

ma4 m + what we breathe

10:49 pm

min ...we were hopin for a little o pauly boy chuckin some luvin on gilly...or perhaps the doc could fall in love with auntie cath

10:49 pm

;)

10:49 pm

just snuck back now

10:49 pm

I've lost track of who needs what now.

10:49 pm

It usually takes me 1 and a hlaf hours to get here, but there was an accident so it took me 3 hrs & 20 minutes

10:49 pm

as you'll see, stid and i had the same idea for icons today, different execution.

10:49 pm

ma4 where you bought your shoes at the ma**

10:49 pm

pl

10:50 pm

ma4 m + ***s for the poor

10:50 pm

pl

10:50 pm

just call me kate

10:50 pm

poor little doris tho...sick as can be and all we could think of is smut!!! ;)

10:50 pm

ma4 stid ma** and i dint mean matt

10:50 pm

hope the accident didn't involve you, Min...

10:50 pm

ma4 walma**

10:50 pm

fran, at first I thought the theme was very old computers, and I was so excited at finding a great picture of my Commodore 64 PORTABLE (the first portable computer)

10:50 pm

ma4 2 + 2 = 4 is ma**

10:51 pm

wow, you had one of those? cool!

10:51 pm

which I owned in 1985

10:51 pm

what is your icon, nrkii - very adorable!

10:51 pm

can someone please clue me the wa 6/36 and wa 7/52 (i got the two in the middle)

10:51 pm

ma6 your bed has box springs and a ma*****s

10:51 pm

Fireworks!

10:52 pm

yay mayne

10:52 pm

yay for mayne!!!

10:52 pm

debb, take an L off the 7/52

10:52 pm

I had a boyfriend with a Commodore computer when I was in high school (actually several boyfriends with Commodores....)

10:52 pm

No, fortunately not me! I had to sit in traffic twice today because of car accidents. The first time was on the way to Yankee stadium to get Yankee ticket

10:52 pm

YAY Mayne!

10:52 pm

chj - want to trade brains?

10:52 pm

pyros for mayne!!!!

10:52 pm

Deb - take off one of the double consonants

10:52 pm

Boyzone's 1st appearance on tv: A cotton, silk, or rayon fabric with a raised woven pattern and a puckered or quilted look.

10:52 pm

Ping, I dunno, I found it on Google images, and it seemed to fit the game + theme

10:52 pm

Thanks guys!

10:52 pm

No, wrong link.

10:52 pm

were they geeky?

10:53 pm

love it nrk!!

10:53 pm

Congratulations MayneGirl on your fireworks! Hooray!!

10:53 pm

many thanks fran

10:53 pm

ill give you mine...i have a spare in the trunk

10:53 pm

yay maynegirl!!

10:53 pm

don't forget plural debb!

10:53 pm

thx m in

10:53 pm

LOL chj

10:53 pm

hooray for you, MG!

10:53 pm

got em - thanksto ou

10:53 pm

Here it is: http://www2.youtube.com/watch?v=hr2ZKh V6eKc&search=boyzone%20late%20late

10:54 pm

Make aure you copy both lines of the link.

10:54 pm

i love the tubes

10:54 pm

i had an ex-boyfriend that owned a TRS-80, the first computer i owned was a Macintosh II ci

10:54 pm

Oh, and go and have a wee, man and woman all, before you watch it.

10:54 pm

the last (4th) la5/12 please???

10:55 pm

everyone needs to see that clip, it's hilarious!!!

10:55 pm

Pack animal in south america

10:55 pm

cathy, rhymes with have fa***

10:55 pm

I had a TRS80 Fran! I think that was my first computer.

10:56 pm

ty fran!

10:56 pm

yw cath!

10:56 pm

jac means go to the bathroom first or you may wet yourself.

10:57 pm

Kahlua - you there?

10:57 pm

cool min, you were on the cutting (and bleeding) edge of technology!

10:57 pm

Could I have a clue for the second wa 7/52 please?

10:57 pm

ta 6/21 anyone?

10:57 pm

And do put it on full screen for th best effect.

10:58 pm

boa, plural of the wa6 that only has one L on the end

10:58 pm

2 stiking arrrrrgh's

10:58 pm

Cheers for the link, Jacula. :D Boyzone's one of my favourite bands.

10:59 pm

Goodnight to my fellow Babblers. I think that this is the first game I have played without asking for.I am going to bed because my niece and nephew will wake me up at 6:00 A.M or even earlier.Have fun babbling!

10:59 pm

Fran - I have that one, I need a clue for the one after the wa 8/70.

10:59 pm

skin, scarlett ohara's home + stid**** (only one)

10:59 pm

night, min!

10:59 pm

ra's?

10:59 pm

gnighte min! see ou tomorrow

10:59 pm

night min!

11:00 pm

1 is

11:00 pm

nite min

11:00 pm

i know boa, there's an alt spelling of the first wa7/52 with only one L, the second wa7/52 is the plural of that one

11:00 pm

Hi again, Fran. Thaks for the guiding hand re the bathroom.

11:00 pm

the first 6/21 anyone?

11:00 pm

sweets zzzz's min!

11:00 pm

sure jac!

11:00 pm

ty

11:01 pm

night min!

11:01 pm

ha6/21? Who klnows!

11:01 pm

ra4 your red bike is really ra* ren + pl

11:01 pm

how about se 7/36 and sm 7/36?

11:01 pm

Oh for the love of G-d. That was hard for my eyes to pick up. Mahalo FranMag :)

11:01 pm

debb, first two letters?

11:01 pm

what is the clue for the wa 7, fran, please?

11:01 pm

ra4 ra + o sole **o

11:01 pm

ra4 male sheep are ra**

11:01 pm

yw boa!

11:02 pm

If it's ha6/21 - think od word for a deer + mR.bUNDY FROM 'mARIED, wITH cHILDREN'.

11:02 pm

ra5 ra + long ***l texan

11:02 pm

goodness i'm a mess today the first mi 6/21

11:02 pm

ok chj - you have pyros!

11:02 pm

ping, first one is wa* of gum + gangster's girlfriend

11:02 pm

ra4 the w*** of kahn

11:03 pm

ping, the second one is the plural of the alt spelling (only one L) of the first one.

11:03 pm

My caps lock got skewered there, but I hope you read it anyway.

11:03 pm

re4 your bike is not blue but re* + pl

11:03 pm

st 7, please?

11:03 pm

re4 lease

11:03 pm

stuck on se 7/36....anyone

11:03 pm

pl

11:03 pm

thanks for the clue, jacula

11:03 pm

re4 re + street

11:04 pm

can anyone help with the 2 cl 6/30 's ?

11:04 pm

yay yay yay yay yay yay yay

11:04 pm

se7/3 is the plural of seder, a Passover celebration

11:04 pm

knock knock knock...helloooooo..is there anybody in there?

11:04 pm

thanks fran - strange word, eh? - i must admit i love the phrase "gangster's girlfriend"

11:04 pm

cl6 sounds like click and cl****

11:05 pm

cl6 sounds like cl**** and dagger

11:05 pm

Ren - Yes, I, your mistres am/is(?) here.

11:05 pm

mi6/21 is one of the valves of the heart

11:06 pm

just checking.....i will back slowly out oof the castle

11:06 pm

yw ping!

11:06 pm

don't leave, ren - sing to us

11:07 pm

hey everyone

11:07 pm

chj - i see wat your getting at - but i can't seem to spell them...

11:07 pm

i'm here ping...i had disturbed the mistress

11:07 pm

hi helen

11:07 pm

hi hk!

11:07 pm

ok not getting se 7/36???????????????

11:07 pm

hey helen

11:07 pm

hi helen

11:08 pm

use the q's

11:08 pm

high pointer deb

11:08 pm

can someone help me with the 4th la 5/12?

11:08 pm

ren, i will bring you a snack

11:08 pm

aaaaah - thank you thank you

11:08 pm

chj has not used the full frontal attack

11:08 pm

Just for Ping! And all the Babblers cuddled up together, so near to the end. They were all breathing so fast. As the heat and the temperture rose. they fou nd their own ways to cool down... opening windows (who knows what the neighbours might hear and who cares?), throwing the sheets and duvets off, exposing their naked bodies to the air... anything to stop feelinfgso hot...

11:08 pm

*dies laughing* That Boyzone link is brilliant! ^^

11:08 pm

hahahha

11:09 pm

skin, it's the plural of seder

11:09 pm

jacula - i'm telling you - estroven!

11:09 pm

LOL JACS>>> TY.... now i am sated!!! hahahaha

11:09 pm

Jencatd - glad you liked it!

11:09 pm

LOL, jacula!

11:09 pm

i need that se too...but have no idea what the plural of that jewish holiday is

11:09 pm

Helen - I know!

11:10 pm

But have a luagh anyway, Helen.

11:10 pm

mistress!!!

11:10 pm

gorsh....what's a grrrl ta do...now i'se all hot n bothered. ;)

11:10 pm

ok ty need last one...sm 7/36

11:11 pm

then i can get to bed

11:11 pm

hebrew plural= im

11:11 pm

You all caught the vid clip then? Good.

11:11 pm

se7/thirty-six, se + short word for father minus last D + edge of a coffee cup

11:11 pm

ahhh...ty mab

11:11 pm

yes, thanks jac!

11:11 pm

jac, will you give the vid link again?

11:11 pm

is it warm in here or is it just me?

11:11 pm

the first mi 6/21 anyone?

11:11 pm

and fran too....

11:11 pm

2 left

11:11 pm

gooo cath

11:12 pm

skin, sm7/6, they gazed at each other with sm*****ing looks of passion.

11:12 pm

1 left need sm 7/36 please

11:12 pm

mi + three in italian + pl

11:12 pm

i like the cold, dark, rainy night stories...about the castles and the vampires

11:12 pm

mi6/21 - bishops' hats.

11:12 pm

....and snakes

11:12 pm

that clue was inspired by jacula's "hot" post earlier

11:12 pm

i have that one chj - need the one before it

11:12 pm

and bats

11:13 pm

god luv ya fran

11:13 pm

debb, mi + court proceeding minus i

11:13 pm

pyro boy here

11:13 pm

i hope so skin!

11:14 pm

yay skin!!!!!!

11:14 pm

ok now off to bed i go

11:14 pm

you got pyros skin?

11:14 pm

later kids

11:14 pm

wtg skin

11:14 pm

mi6 mass engineering school + aaaarrr + ** gore

11:14 pm

i did ren

11:14 pm

bye skin!

11:14 pm

Pingg - vidlink:http://www2.youtube.com/watch? v=hr2ZKhV6eKc&search=boyzone%20late%20 late

11:14 pm

took about 2 hours or so

11:14 pm

bye all

11:14 pm

thanks, jac

11:15 pm

FIREWORKS....AND MY LAST WORD WAS ST5/10!!! SHEESH!!!

11:15 pm

yay cath!!!

11:15 pm

If you don't get it from that, then go on to youtube andd search for Boyzone.

11:15 pm

yay cath

11:15 pm

yay cath!!!

11:15 pm

wtg cath !!!!!!!!

11:15 pm

Well done, Cath!

11:16 pm

how i love those pretty fireworks!

11:16 pm

pyros cath! hot blooded!

11:16 pm

thank you chj and fran

11:16 pm

thank you chj and fran

11:16 pm

yay cath

11:16 pm

yw debb!

11:16 pm

ol 6/21 (sorry so needed today)

11:16 pm

tks everyone...the clues soooo help!!!!

11:16 pm

debb, most advanced in age

11:16 pm

Helen - that's the album With The Beatles. I have that on vinyll.

11:17 pm

most not young

11:17 pm

uh oh - need a fish for that one!

11:17 pm

me too jacula :)

11:17 pm

ol6/21 ronald reagan was the ol**** president ever

11:18 pm

saw the beatles at boston garden in '64...

11:18 pm

However, that ol6/21 dos not apply to any Babbler!

11:18 pm

9 left (i won't be buggin you much longer - i hope)

11:18 pm

gotta go, time to make dinner, laters everyone!

11:18 pm

no ol6/21 here :-O

11:18 pm

bye fran - thanks for the help

11:19 pm

There is no such word as age on Babble. Babble does not accept 3-letter words.

11:19 pm

see ya fran

11:19 pm

bye fran

11:19 pm

geez lib, don't even want to do the math on that one - i saw them on ed sullivan, lol

11:19 pm

bye fran

11:19 pm

later fran

11:19 pm

pretty close,helen! :-D

11:20 pm

bye, fran!

11:20 pm

i think i'm missing some TOs

11:20 pm

hi there, lib

11:20 pm

I was, of course, an infant...

11:20 pm

13 years ago you saw them, Helen.

11:20 pm

hi, ping!

11:20 pm

but of course, goes without saying

11:21 pm

st 7?

11:21 pm

btw, mick is not for boy bands...

11:22 pm

st5/12 + a Liverpudlian 'thank you'.

11:22 pm

jacula - i really shouldn't be chatting cause i still have 22 to go - but i am very impressed by your profile - too bad you don't live here- i'd love to see a compilation like that - excellent job - gold star!

11:23 pm

great clue, jacula!

11:23 pm

st7 - you need medical knowledge for this one.

11:24 pm

can anyone help with the first ta 5/12

11:24 pm

Helen - Thank you. I lived by this code since 1960 something. It's only in 2004 that my local council has caught up with me.

11:24 pm

yes, jacula, excellent resources!

11:24 pm

st7 = related to the eyes i think. a medical term

11:24 pm

pl of ta 4/5

11:24 pm

ta + abbr of hour + pl

11:24 pm

ta 5 = ta + * * puffnstuff plural

11:25 pm

******embarrassed***** thanks chj

11:25 pm

aww...my new icon is all black...phooey!!!! it's animated too!!!

11:25 pm

good one blondie

11:25 pm

cathy, it works when I click on it

11:25 pm

and it's not all black even in the chat

11:26 pm

Cathy, your icon seems to be moving just fine to me!

11:26 pm

ren are you blondie?

11:26 pm

the second sm 5/12??

11:26 pm

lol...just a mild HINT of green i see, but alas...motionless to me.

11:26 pm

thanks blonde your own self

11:26 pm

yes

11:27 pm

sm5/12....an intelligent person

11:27 pm

although i am going sark carmel for my trip to las vegas, also have some great dkny specs

11:27 pm

im grey wolf

11:27 pm

which, obviously - i am not - thanks cath

11:27 pm

last TO 5 word?

11:27 pm

u r NOT chj...u didn't even spell it rite!!! lol

11:27 pm

sm5 that hurts that sm***s

11:27 pm

no you're not dw is grey woulf - your a nordic type person

11:28 pm

vegas?

11:28 pm

welcome debb

11:28 pm

*gw is

11:28 pm

is the bike in vegas?

11:28 pm

i have to go on a business trip next week m-w...blah blah blah...

11:28 pm

right ren - if chj were gw - then we would have heard about seb by now, lol

11:28 pm

formerly slightly blond person

11:29 pm

will you be babbling in vegas

11:29 pm

probably, if our meetings end early enough

11:29 pm

nothing stays in vegas....we want to know everything when you get back

11:30 pm

right helen!

11:30 pm

clues anyone? if not...i'm off to bed...

11:30 pm

ta 6/18?

11:30 pm

al 5/12 cath?

11:30 pm

did I miss your fireworks, Cathy? sorry...

11:30 pm

hey - i'm a prig...i wear rayban wayfarers unless i am in theoffice or at home

11:30 pm

YAY Cathy!

11:30 pm

no bed for cath - lol

11:31 pm

helen, not short + good ** boys

11:31 pm

rens bike is in the basement of the al***

11:31 pm

al 5/12 = San Antonio Texas, Remember the al***

11:31 pm

think of the midwest (i think) the Al***....if that's incorrect...al + am4/6 minus a consonant

11:31 pm

Lost the plot now. Is there a Wloflie impersonator in here?

11:31 pm

ahhh...lol duh me...texas..

11:32 pm

thanks cath!!!

11:32 pm

yes...chj is a wannabe woulfie.

11:32 pm

ty nrkii!

11:32 pm

sm 7/36?

11:32 pm

and everyone else ! nrk - chj --

11:32 pm

first TO 4 please?

11:32 pm

helen, when something heats up and smokes, but does not quite burn

11:33 pm

to + to **ch his own

11:33 pm

yeah stidmama...i managed to finish...didn't think i would 2 nite...been a busy day! spent time helping my folks cleantheir home

11:33 pm

morning all

11:33 pm

hello oggy

11:33 pm

there it is - i saw that clued before but couldn't find it - tx

11:33 pm

even though i had the m word ages ago

11:34 pm

ren...put $10 on 23 for me

11:34 pm

shouldn't have to worry about getting sick with all the cleaning supplies my hands have been in this vacation!!! lol

11:34 pm

hi oggy

11:34 pm

she's almost at the end of the puzzle;, her heart is beeating far too fast. Before her last few words arrive into her brain she feels a soft touch on her arm..

11:34 pm

ta 5/12, please?

11:35 pm

yes --- yes ----

11:35 pm

are you staying at the bellagio, the venetian or caesars

11:35 pm

jacs..pls!!!!!! grrl...don't get me goin just at bedtime!!!!! haha

11:35 pm

ri 5/10 (embarrassed to even ask??)

11:35 pm

oh what chj? i don;t know anything about las vegas

11:35 pm

nope not staying at any of the 3

11:35 pm

ta 5/12 = plural of ta 4/5 = ta + abbreviation for 60 minutes

11:36 pm

ri + pro r***

11:36 pm

it's real business

11:36 pm

'Hey, let me help! I can't spell, but that is what Enable requires, isn't it?' She letys him take over. He tiumphs!

11:36 pm

darn

11:36 pm

thanks chj!

11:36 pm

thank you nrkii!

11:36 pm

ri 5/10 - lasso

11:36 pm

ri + an old game we liked to pay as kids.. ***ri

11:36 pm

well as long as he only tiumphs, lol!

11:37 pm

mistress!!!!

11:37 pm

thanks guys - 3 left

11:37 pm

what's a tiumph?

11:37 pm

lol

11:38 pm

oooooo....i think it's too late for me....bed time folks, loved ones n friends. luv ya...nite nite

11:38 pm

brb

11:38 pm

precongrats debb

11:38 pm

i'm tired - good night, babblers!

11:38 pm

triumphs!

11:38 pm

nite ping

11:38 pm

Wins. The basard!

11:38 pm

sweet zzzz's ping

11:38 pm

nite ping

11:38 pm

nite ping and cath -

11:38 pm

nite ping and cath -

11:38 pm

nite cath

11:38 pm

nite ping

11:38 pm

nite ping and cath -

11:39 pm

ar 5/12?

11:39 pm

sweet zzzz's cath

11:39 pm

*yawn*... jacs...whas a basard!? ;)

11:39 pm

nite cath

11:39 pm

sleep tight cath

11:39 pm

ok...i know enuff.... nite all!!! *smoochies*

11:40 pm

Has no on else experienced the other haflf just raamming in and seein g the winning words?

11:40 pm

all this is making me sleepy...i think ill turn in right after the flip

11:40 pm

ar+ what u wear on your head

11:40 pm

ty oggy :)

11:40 pm

*goes to bed with smutfully wishful thinkin*

11:40 pm

i still have my homework to do....

11:41 pm

oh no...not the homework...wish i could help

11:42 pm

Jac is glad she'ss made Cath think that way....

11:42 pm

me 2 i have to read this new handbook....

11:42 pm

ar 5/12?

11:42 pm

tomorrow's grid will only be 85

11:42 pm

mistress! you are wonderful to help cath!

11:42 pm

121

11:43 pm

FIREWORKS -- which i thank you all for the massive amounts of help

11:43 pm

how do you know that?

11:43 pm

just clued it holly

11:43 pm

so why dont you do the homework now and well speed babble tomorrow

11:43 pm

wtg debb !!!!!!!!!!!!!

11:43 pm

Ren - i DUNNO HOW! i AM JUST LUSTFUL FOR MY MAN RIGHT NOW!

11:43 pm

yay debb

11:43 pm

pyros for deb!!!!

11:43 pm

ma 5/14?

11:43 pm

got it oggy, ty

11:43 pm

Sory for shouting, capslock got stuck.

11:43 pm

i hope the mets got that one out their system

11:44 pm

me too - that was pathetic -

11:44 pm

oh mistress!!!!

11:44 pm

ma 5/14 is the plural of ma 4/6

11:44 pm

i have trivia from 7 to 11 edt tmorrow night

11:45 pm

where's your man jac

11:45 pm

Nevewr mind, Ren. I'm off to sleep now, perchnce to dream.

11:45 pm

dream a little dream of him.....(xxoo)

11:45 pm

nite jac!

11:45 pm

hello. I'm not going to make it to the flip, I'd guess.

11:45 pm

then i'm also missing that ma4/6

11:46 pm

still looking for that 4th la 5/12, please?

11:46 pm

nite jac

11:46 pm

Love my man! If he ever lets me down I will cut him off!

11:46 pm

sa 5/12?

11:46 pm

hahahahahaha mistress!!!!!

11:46 pm

hollyk, it sounds like a tool used for turning wood or metal

11:46 pm

l+ f**** hill

11:47 pm

sa 5/12 = sa/4/4 past tense

11:47 pm

got it, good clue

11:47 pm

helen-made less crazy?

11:47 pm

l + f**** hill

11:47 pm

ty harp

11:48 pm

yw, night night

11:48 pm

good nite harp

11:48 pm

nite harp

11:49 pm

nite harp

11:49 pm

[harp playing as she exits]

11:49 pm

good night, harpjane!

11:50 pm

sweet dreams harp

11:50 pm

YAY debb!

11:51 pm

hiya stid thanks!

11:51 pm

nite harp

11:51 pm

FIREWORDS!

11:52 pm

yay helen!!!

11:52 pm

wtg helen!!! yipee

11:52 pm

wtg helen

11:52 pm

YAY Helen!

11:53 pm

hey, favor to ask of my fellow babblers...

11:53 pm

yahoo helen

11:53 pm

for those of you not racing to finish, could I bother you to go to my blog and check out the color scheme?

11:53 pm

granted

11:53 pm

waiting for the flip, hoping for an easy small grid...

11:53 pm

on my way, nrk!

11:53 pm

my mum says it's depressing, but I think its SOOTHING...

11:53 pm

www.journey-woman.blogspot.com

11:53 pm

looks great

11:53 pm

ooooh. I LOVE IT!!!!

11:54 pm

depressing, somber, death-like... I believe those were the terms she used

11:54 pm

i like it too nrkii!

11:54 pm

In the middle of winter, when all the gray in the sky and the lack of light and the cold set in, then I would prefer a lighter and warmer scheme... but right now in the middle of summer, I think it's perfect.

11:54 pm

she doesnt mince words

11:54 pm

(just had to check to be sure she wasn't on babble at the moment, LOL)

11:55 pm

can I get a clue for wa8 please

11:55 pm

thanks all!

11:56 pm

Shorty -- WA** of gum stuck under desks = the gun M*** of ganster era

11:56 pm

then plural for the 8

11:56 pm

w + commercial + gangster's girlfriend

11:56 pm

wa8 wa* og gum + **** flanders + pl

11:56 pm

or the unsinkable ****y brown

11:57 pm

wardrobe change

11:57 pm

nrk, I like the GB Shaw quote -- it's like my story (I hope) -- making a fool of myself, but honing my technique as I go.

11:57 pm

jammy time

11:57 pm

nice ren!

11:57 pm

thank you got it

11:58 pm

I have 110 words left in the next three minutes...

11:58 pm

stid, it is, and I'm so envious that you do it!

11:58 pm

thanks nrkii!

11:58 pm

yippee for shorty!

11:58 pm

duba du ba

11:58 pm

taking off the dirndl and putting on the batman cl****

11:58 pm

spongebob

11:58 pm

Well douglas, looks like I beat you for today at least, I have a mere 48 to go. Went listless today, and this is what I get. oh well.

11:58 pm

douglas, skip the words, vote in my blog poll please!

11:58 pm

good night chj!

11:59 pm

going there now...

11:59 pm

just want your opinion on the color scheme

11:59 pm

nite mama

11:59 pm

oooh i said a word

11:59 pm

chj, not staying for flip?

11:59 pm

just a few mins

11:59 pm

LOL I think it's okay at this time of night, chj!

11:59 pm

i think it's ok with less than a minute to go

12:00 am

Where's the poll nrkii?

12:00 am

i said it on purpose

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