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flip

12:00 am

flippidedoodah flippideaye woohooo another good size today

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FLIP

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flip

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flip

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flippppin !!!!!

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flip

12:01 am

160, lemmeattem !!

12:01 am

Flip! Didn't realize what time it was. Just happened to open Babble at the flip. :)

12:01 am

sh6

12:01 am

flip

12:02 am

thanks jill - my first word

12:02 am

mine too...

12:03 am

:) I don't usually see those early

12:03 am

hi y'all from Utah!

12:03 am

tr5

12:03 am

hi corps

12:03 am

hi Jilli

12:03 am

ea 7

12:03 am

ea 7 x 2

12:04 am

<---- doing the happy happy joy joy dance NO RE WORDS lol

12:04 am

here come the real experts at finding biggies

12:04 am

thanks Kiwi. too bad about that misplaced un for your ea7!

12:04 am

yup lol

12:05 am

un 2

12:05 am

un 9 I mean

12:05 am

un8

12:05 am

oh poo. missed flip again!

12:06 am

hi all!

12:06 am

unearths

12:06 am

rake

12:06 am

hi stid

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wr7

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oh no....

12:06 am

and un9.... hey stiddy......

12:06 am

SORRY

12:06 am

hi stid

12:06 am

wooohooo found the un 9

12:06 am

joins saanichcat in penalty box

12:06 am

and the un 8

12:06 am

saanichcat -- you must be near flosey and me

12:07 am

I was just wondering jilli

12:07 am

hey aussie -- do you want to hear about the non-virtual cookies my Tom brought me just now?

12:07 am

wr7

12:07 am

oooh, yeah...

12:07 am

yes over near Butchart Gardens

12:07 am

stid, meet saanich cat, saanich cat, meet flosey in the penalty box and have nice northwestern chat

12:08 am

Hello hello hello!

12:08 am

oh heck 13 k words GULP lol

12:08 am

I mean meet stid (not flosey, who is without penalty)

12:08 am

well, I CAN eat spelt... and chocolate. So he made lovely chocolate cookies last weekend, and knowing I am not really up to wandering around the house, he brought me a couple AND a cup of warm milk!!! (do you think he was lurking earlier?)

12:09 am

where, saanich, Brentwood Bay?

12:09 am

hmmm, just maybe he was stid.....

12:09 am

hi saanich -- next time I visit maybe we can meet up in Victoria! Jill- what are you doing the weekend we have our thanksgiving?

12:09 am

thanks jilli, was just wondering what I had said that I might need!!

12:09 am

i at first thought that the un biggies weren't there. I was looking at the wrong un letters!

12:09 am

I am feeling very pampered.

12:09 am

a bit further south near Gowlland-Tod park. So lovely.

12:10 am

you deserve pampering, stid

12:10 am

that sounds close to raelite...

12:10 am

ooh. found a real fish in the grid!

12:10 am

hiya Stid, great idea!

Clues are up!

12:10 am

yikes, 3 aa words !!

12:10 am

ty lick

12:10 am

{{{Lickety!!!!}}} when do we get you in one of nut's interviews?

12:11 am

oops, now have to refresh

12:11 am

Yippee, Lickety -- ta very much!

12:11 am

muchas gracias lickety.....

12:11 am

well I found one of the aa words...

12:11 am

woohoo tyk lickety

12:11 am

stid, when did you sneak back in?

12:11 am

thanks so much lickety :)

12:11 am

opp of oohs, stid ?

12:11 am

thanks Lickety, much appreciated

12:11 am

omg -- 3 aa's!

12:11 am

yep, that was the one.

12:11 am

no panic found them lol

stidmama - good question - hopefully soon ;-) BTW - Todays clues comes from another location, and I'm on holiday. I can see the ocean right now as I type.

12:12 am

you weren't here earlier aussieme, but they threatened to eliminate all the four-letter words!

12:12 am

lucky lickety..... say that when you are drunk !!

12:12 am

oooh, I'm jealous :), hope you're having a great time

12:12 am

ah, Lickety, enjoy your well earned holiday

12:12 am

who did stid???

12:12 am

oh, that sounds lovely Lickety... do you prefer daiquiris, margaritas or wine coolers for beach combing?

12:12 am

OMG, no 4's, i would be horrified....

Hey Aussieme - did it work?

12:13 am

yep, I was pretty upset... fortunately, I think they were joking. ;-)

12:13 am

ok 50 words down, the rest will have to wait

12:13 am

yeah, it finally worked thanks heaps.......

12:13 am

night all

stidmama - I think I'd like a nice cold beer actually - then get onto the white wine

12:13 am

{{{NAT}}} hope you are well! sweet dreams

Hi

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night NatLT

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nite nat

12:13 am

good eve herin happy babbling

12:13 am

hi herin

12:14 am

Hi herin

Hey lady - And Hi Kiwi, flosey, and everyone else. It's so nice to be on holiday

12:14 am

:-D beer works too!

12:14 am

phantom: natural

12:14 am

lucky lickety - mind you ive just had half a holiday - only big brat been home for th last two weeks

12:14 am

diving into the grid, will surface a little later

12:14 am

bliss by the beach, eh Lickety?

Hi is sprite about not sure if shell like the K being here

3hours and 300kms away from home - North. Whole family and Dog with me. Staying with my parents too - and it's like a 5 star hotel here.

12:14 am

little brat been away on holiday with my stepdad in samoa for last two weeks

12:14 am

cul8r flosey

12:15 am

for sure

Kiwi - well - a break is always good. Obviously he came back brattier

12:15 am

how cool is that, Lickety? *wishing I lived near a sandy beach instead of the mud and rocks and barnacles...*

12:15 am

samoa -- ah, these lovely names

12:15 am

later flosey

12:15 am

not yet - back sunday lol

12:15 am

but he will come back brattier thats for sure lol

oh sorry kiwi - whoops - misread that! hehehhe. stidmama - I'm going to take some video of mrp on the beach and upload to youtube while I'm here - so I can turn babble into a little retreat for you all

12:16 am

I am ready for watching the rugby world cup games tomorrow..... Aussie vs England, lets hope the wallabies thrash the lions.....

12:16 am

ne7

12:16 am

ok, who are the All-Blacks playing ?

12:17 am

oh good! I hope your child is better now? I know she was home sick for a while.

12:17 am

well i wish they would finally finish fighting over who going to play in the away strip when all black play france

a bit better thanks. ok, I'm off to relax, be back later. bye all.

Aussie and your a brit :P

12:17 am

enjoy lickety

12:18 am

so birthplace trumps current location for you... *considers implications of emigrating loyalties (or not)*

12:18 am

thanks lickety! love to mrp!

12:18 am

All-Blacks vs France, hope NZ give France a thrashing too.....

12:18 am

Might live here Herin, but Aussie at heart.......

12:18 am

oh i expect they will - not that im particular interested lol - im a soccer nut - no thrills for me in rugby lol

But we all know that France are a bunch of Cheese Eating Surrender Monkeys :D

12:19 am

not even in a scrum with lots of big, sweaty men ?

12:19 am

stid -- early years often trump later ones -- lookame!

12:19 am

nope lol

12:19 am

icky. icky-icky-icky. yuck. sweaty men. *retch*

12:20 am

I think that last post of mine was pretty clear...

12:20 am

**reminds self not to ention sweaty men to stid again**

12:20 am

yikes -- 13 Ks!

12:20 am

mention even

Dont sweat the small stuff and dont pet the sweaty stuff

12:21 am

gremlins keep nicking my letters

12:21 am

LOL

12:21 am

no, herin, dont sweat the petty stuff and dont pet the sweaty stuff.....

12:21 am

oh! another fishy in the grid!

12:21 am

lol jilli you are about 40 chat lines behind me already going GULP lol

opps. thats what i meant still trying not to nana nap on the couch

12:22 am

awwwww..... {{{{herin}}}}}

12:22 am

I noticed a remark about sprite's reaction, kiwi, but didn't pay attention ;)

Yep. Going out tonight bounce bounce bounce

12:23 am

ok there is a little kiwi bird in the grid tonite

12:23 am

ohhh and the first half of eldest brats name is in grid lol

12:25 am

I found the ka5/18

I did not finish the last grid

12:25 am

me either herin

12:26 am

*thinking about ka 5*

12:26 am

think gold stid

12:26 am

ooh! solid gold....

Havent been getting into them

hi all

12:28 am

ha. I actually knew the bottom i word...

12:28 am

got the kh

12:28 am

good eve TNC happy babbling

12:28 am

hi TnC

THeres a KH? Hi TnC

12:28 am

hey TnC

12:28 am

wow, made my halfway goal without Too much effort! surprising

12:28 am

hey tea! you doing okay? I am almost to halfway, getting sleepy

12:28 am

kh4/9 herin

12:28 am

wtg franny

hi all and good job franny

12:29 am

and that is halfway

12:29 am

hi franny!

12:29 am

Hi, all

think meow herein

12:29 am

I been talking too much, still have 144....

12:29 am

icon clue posted

thanks

hi, jellen

12:30 am

thanks. so funny, except for the huge grids where there's tons of obvious little words, at around 20 or 25 words, i always think, oh there's No way i'm getting to half way let alone further. :)

12:30 am

gee, you're fast, stid!

12:30 am

oh, clue day. right. I think I'll keep my pretty moon gate up and hope someone knows where it is...

12:30 am

hey Jellen...

Hi Franny too

12:31 am

hi Jellen

12:31 am

hi again jellen!

12:31 am

oh cute icon herin. i want a white cat one day So badly.

12:31 am

I found the grid fish stid......

12:32 am

there are two types of fish I have found so far...

12:32 am

me too, the big fish and the little fish

12:32 am

me too with the grid fish, stid

I have two fishies, too

12:33 am

okay! :-D now what are we looking for? I need the top E, the right E and the A from the center to feel justified going to the list

12:33 am

fish are friends, not food

Thanks Bruce

12:33 am

okay, got the center A, need the Es

12:33 am

hee hee hee herin

12:33 am

top e is babblet

12:34 am

oh dear, a babblet. hm.

12:34 am

four letters muse?

12:35 am

yes, and only 1 vowel

12:35 am

okay, thanks. *looking*

12:35 am

which right e?

12:35 am

three fishies now

12:35 am

I gots it stid......

12:35 am

it's not eths

12:36 am

the lower one muse

12:36 am

ed stid

12:36 am

that's 4/8

Mine?

12:36 am

oh! there it is! thanks aussieme

12:37 am

shhhhhh dont tell anyone but only 40 left lol

12:37 am

welcome stid...

12:37 am

go kiwi go!

12:37 am

WHAT !!!!!!

I still like the Turtle though

12:37 am

lol you're 3 ahead of me kiwi

12:37 am

kiwi -- how is your son doing? I have been thinking about both of you a lot

12:38 am

ah, got the top e babblet -- thanks aussie

12:38 am

Go, kiwi, go, muse!!

12:38 am

welcome jilli...

12:38 am

hes back to normal stid - has been working in the warehouse at work all week earning money - allready decided what hes spending it all on lol

12:38 am

good for him! :-)

12:39 am

and good for you, too, I suspect!

12:39 am

i guess we will find out how much its really effected him when he goes back to school on monday

12:39 am

well, I will keep him at the top of my list then. *sending brave and calm thoughts to kiwikid*

12:40 am

ty stid much appreciated

12:40 am

I have the bottom right e stid

12:41 am

help please aussie? I am actually falling asleep here

harlet

dang sorry about that

12:41 am

did it work lady? LOL

12:41 am

he ek** out a living

12:41 am

means to mete out stid

12:41 am

*fishbop* thanks muse!

12:42 am

and aussieme -- I think that's my signal... see you-all next time! have lovely days! *poof*

12:42 am

lol thought you'd get it from the e4/8 clue

12:42 am

G'night, stid

12:42 am

night stid...

12:42 am

nite stid

12:43 am

wooohoooo greg murphy in top ten grid for bathurst sunday

12:43 am

jillibus you still here?

12:43 am

see you tomorrow stid

12:43 am

oh btw aussieme, sent you a short email. at google. *poof for real*

12:43 am

yes, saint, still here, plugging away in the grid

12:44 am

ohhhh two kiwi birds in list tonite ta 6/33 and ke 4/8

12:44 am

night stid

12:45 am

i was just checking out geni.com that you mention in your profile.. i'm stuck on what to do beyond putting me and my parents in. does it help you search for ancestors at all?

12:45 am

no saint, no searches in Geni, just entries -- it's free

12:46 am

oh, ok

12:46 am

but you can put in brothers, sisters, cousins, kids and get others to add to it

12:47 am

I wish I knew kiwi birds

12:48 am

monkey doesn't know them either

12:48 am

well my problem is i'm an only child, all g.parents and my dad deceased. just my mom and she knows limited info. : /

12:49 am

I'm an only child too but had 21 first cousins and a hubby with a long pedigree!

12:50 am

Hello everyone. TY Kiwi - got your ta6 bird on points

12:50 am

Hi, lynxxx

12:50 am

oh, well you know my dad was 1 of 11 kids. but, sadly, i don't talk to any of that family anymore. last i knew, i have at least 50 first cousins (hillbilly breeders from appalachia). oh well. guess i'll remain a mystery

12:51 am

hi lynxx

12:51 am

good eve lynxxx did you get the ke 4/8 birds

12:51 am

Yes that one was easy...the other sounds like a Moari warsong

12:52 am

I Love to watch them do that lynxxx

12:53 am

saint, there are sites for tracing backgrounds, eg ancestry.com, with a free 2-week free trial

12:54 am

does anyone have the first la 5/10 yet?

12:54 am

hmm, maybe i'll give that a shot sometime. i'm just curious where i "first" came from. my husband thinks maybe scotch-irish. last name was harper.

12:55 am

Kiwi - uses double vowel

12:55 am

ty lynxxx

12:56 am

ha! got a ka4/8 -- is it the bird? Not according to the ? -- it is meaningless

12:57 am

its plural of a bird

saintfranny, I saw you were interested in geneology. My uncle has been working on our ancestors for about 20 years now, and it's fascinating all the people that show up.

12:58 am

fireworks

12:58 am

blooming heck !!

12:58 am

yay doc wtg!

12:58 am

woohooooo wtg drb ^5 - im only 12 behind you lol

My mom was one of 11 kids, also.

12:58 am

Yay for DRB - within the hour!

12:58 am

Congrats, Dr. B.!

12:58 am

mine was the only girl from 10

12:58 am

wow, lucky you BFM.

12:59 am

ah -- got another ka4/8, with the double vowel (ta lynxxx) -- not the bird either

Oh, everyone, please disregard my icon. That's from a couple months ago. ;)

1:00 am

the un7-9-8 were my last three. Was convinced they were going in the other direction. Sheesh

You also might want to check with the Mormon geneology site. Not sure what it is, but they have put a lot of research in.

it's funny - i've recently been copying videotapes my dad left behind to DVD, and some are of family gatherings years ago - tho i don't talk to them anymore, it felt good in a way to see the huge family i come from... my "roots".. lots of mixed feelings.

1:00 am

bigfoot, nice to see the Expo on Nolan Ryan!

1:01 am

saint -- go and talk to them!

1:01 am

DrB, you're amazing

jilli, I am looking at collector's plates right now on my wall that have him in all of his uniforms.

They are not mine, though. I'm a fan by marriage. lol

oh jilli. it's been 12 1/2 years since my dad died... not one of them has reached out to Me in that time. don't see as i'm missing much. i don't know. maybe next year - planning to drive thru their way next summer on a roadtrip with my mom - we'll see

franny, if you get a chance, do go see them. I regret not getting much of a chance to know my mom's family. They all stayed in Kentucky when my mom moved to California, and now she and all her sibs are gone.

Flicks water every were im off and back soon as im dressed for this eve. Hugs the chat room

1:03 am

woohoooo firewords for me

lol herin. hugging a chat room! that's a lot of love!

1:04 am

{{{{herin}}}}

1:04 am

nite herin enjoy

1:04 am

saint, you only hurt yourself by holding that grudge, not that it isn't a worthy one. But forgive, and reach out.

1:04 am

Congrats, Kiwi!!

1:04 am

yay kiwiw and hi all

1:04 am

Hooray for Kiwi!

1:04 am

C*O*N*G*R*A*T*U*L*A*T*I*O*N*S Kiwi.....

1:04 am

Hi, MVA

1:04 am

Hi MVA

1:04 am

yay kiwi!

1:04 am

good eve MVA happy babbling

Yah Kiwi.

1:04 am

hey MVA..... How is Cornwall ?

1:04 am

YAY kiwi!!!

I will enjoy this eve and if himself is coming home soon

1:05 am

ok ya all unless someone calls help im off to spend time on the couch with hubby before he heads off to niteshift

1:05 am

hi MVA

Oh, franny, my uncle found we're related to Lizzie Borden. My husband was a little discomfitted by this, especially when I said we needed a hatchet to go camping. lol

1:05 am

beautiful as ever! but a bit wet and windy

1:05 am

have fun herin

i know. maybe jilli/bfm. a lot of them did my wrong after my dad passed ($$ etc) and i've been bitter that "christians" could be so awful. i'm gonna think on it. only 7 (last i knew) of the sibs are left as it is... i appreciate the thoughts

1:05 am

oops, I forgot you live in Wales....

1:05 am

50 to go and I'm falling asleep here, bedtime

1:05 am

goodnight all

1:06 am

night night flosey, see ya later sometime

will do probably be deaf as a post tomorrow

1:06 am

nite flosey

1:06 am

nite flosey sweet dreams

1:06 am

night flosey -- how are you doing?

bfm - was that the movie with samantha from bewitched? (can't think of her name - elizabeth something)... freaky!

1:06 am

ok all happy babbling and see ya tomorrow for flip

That's the one.

Elizabeth Mongomery ?

1:06 am

nite flosey, sweet dreams

1:06 am

elizabeth montgomery

1:06 am

nite kiwi, sweet dreams

1:06 am

just very tired is all jilli, and 5 coming tomorrow night

right that's it jilli :)

1:07 am

bye Kiwi

1:07 am

Bye, Kiwi!

1:07 am

bye kiwi

1:07 am

holy mackerel, flosey, more guests?

1:07 am

will prob. be on for a bit in the morning

1:07 am

2 daughters plus 3 - pretty easy

1:07 am

firewords

1:07 am

Bye, flosey. Rest well.

1:08 am

Congrats, dart!!

1:08 am

wd dart!

1:08 am

yay dart

1:08 am

Well done Dart !!!

1:08 am

happy babbling, see you later

1:08 am

daughters will help, I hope, flo

1:08 am

some weird one in there

1:08 am

YAY dart!!!

1:08 am

yay dart!!

1:08 am

ones

1:08 am

oh yes, they do Jill - both great cooks

1:09 am

just one Dart? that good to hear

Aaagh! Now I know why I shouldn't babble while working. I can't get anything done. *poof*

So i guess if we descended on Floseys house she wouldnt notice

1:09 am

nowhere but enjoying the chat

1:09 am

and, weather permitting, they might camp up on the mountain property one night

1:09 am

I meant to say I'm getting nowhere...

1:09 am

lol herin, it use to feel that way when the kids were all home

1:10 am

flosey, just how many acres do you have?

1:10 am

38 up the mountain

1:10 am

12 down in the valley

My friends family was like that and im off and the stupid weather is setting in as bad and wet and i may not be able to wear my silk lined jacket and shorts

1:11 am

ooo, lots of room!

1:11 am

oh yes, they can spread out

1:12 am

flosey, the weatherman showed one sunny day in the next week or so, I think

1:12 am

the mountain property is where hubby's dad homesteaded

1:12 am

got all my w's... now for the rest.....

1:12 am

I must come and see it in the daylight some time, flosey!

back latere

i'll take Both of your weathers, jilli and herin - it's been 80 degrees and Muggy here this week, feels like august in florida - Ick!

1:13 am

would love it jilli, please do

1:13 am

would need 4W drive to get up to mountain property tho

1:14 am

saint, we had no summer this year and now it's more like winter here than fall. I'll take your 89 degrees, thank you very much.

1:14 am

expect frost tonight jilli

....the grass is always greener. haha

1:14 am

80 degrees, but even 89

1:15 am

oh #$%^&* flosey!

1:15 am

went out for dinner tonight and after, George picked the rest of the squash and tomatoes

mmmm fresh tomatoes! i barely had ONE this summer!

1:16 am

maybe we'll be spared frost up here I hope

1:16 am

was dinner good? Where?

1:16 am

oddly enough, in spite of our cold summer, we had best tomato crop ever

1:17 am

envy envy envy about the tomatoes

1:17 am

quite possibly jilli - we're in a cold spot with water each end of the valley - either a breeze up or down

i just looked up where you two are... i want to visit those parts. travelled up as far as seattle one time. fantasize about living in northwest...

1:18 am

went to Rock Salt - Thursday special is prime rib beef with yorkshire pudding

1:18 am

oh, our fave, eh flosey!

1:19 am

Jeremy is vegetarian so we haven't eaten meat since Sunday

Ohh flosey - now you've done it! we lived in San Fran for 2 years and they have the House of Prime Rib there - yummy PR and yorkshire pudding, and creamed spinach, etc etc. the BEST meal ever

1:19 am

oh, would love creamed spinach

it's meals like that that keep Me from becoming veggie

1:19 am

good morning all! I am sorry to say my husband did not get the job. Thank you all for your support and prayers!

1:20 am

yum, creamed spinach, haven't had that in years!

1:20 am

hello saltspringers, I visit often as I can.

i learned to make a good one from suzanne somers cookbooks

1:20 am

oh NO, sprite!!! So sorry!

1:21 am

franny, please share your recipe in your bio?

1:21 am

yes, so are we :( :( They said they'd love to have him as a collegue, but his strong side was practical coaching, and they were looking for more of a sales person.

1:21 am

Hello Sprite...that must be so disappointing for him, give him a hug for me.

1:21 am

Saanichcat, we must get together! See my flickr pix by clicking on my icon!

1:21 am

will do that, lynxxx, thanks :)

1:22 am

Sorry to hear that Sprite - but there has to be a reason, must be something waiting for him elsewhere

1:22 am

from me too sprite

ok flosey - will make a note to do that

1:22 am

Sprite...oh dear. perhaps they'll keep him on the books and if something suitable comes up - who knows

1:22 am

that would be fun jilli

1:22 am

Me too, sprite

1:22 am

thanks franny, will watch for it

1:22 am

flosey, I truly truly hope so. It is what he said himself: if this had been THE job for me, I would have gotten it. So there must be another one.

1:23 am

will hug my love from all three of you, thank you so much :)

1:23 am

add my hugs sprite....

1:23 am

I need to have a break and get a coffee (thanks Jellen!)

1:24 am

thanks Aussieme :)

1:24 am

sorry from me too sprite, add my hugs

1:24 am

will do, MVA, thanks :)

1:25 am

have enjoyed the chat but really must get to bed

1:25 am

which n does the un5/14 go to from the u please ? I have monkeyed from both, and its driving me crazy...

1:25 am

goodnight again!

1:26 am

night night flosey....

1:26 am

wow Jilli that looks like my view too -- I think hat my log cabin is hidden in one of those background hills acoss the great water. Love to visit!

1:26 am

where is your cabin saanichcat?

1:27 am

unear

nite flosey. i'm right behind you

1:27 am

G'night, flosey

1:27 am

oops, good job its not a word....

1:27 am

Hve you heard of of Willis Point? That's where I am -- right across from Bamberton

1:28 am

I'd have to check the map

1:28 am

nite flosey and saintfranny

1:28 am

unear

1:28 am

darn sorry

1:28 am

I did that too saani

1:28 am

got to go, catch you later!

1:29 am

Bye, MVA

1:29 am

see ya MVA..

1:29 am

helllpppp, which n does thes the u follow for the un5/14 please...... I am desperate now.....

1:29 am

just had my hubby on the phone. He says thank you all for the support and the hugs, very much appreciated. And, as one of you asked: they have asked him if they were allowed to contact him if something else comes up, or even if they come across a good job for him at another firm. So at least something good is in motion there.

1:31 am

Thats good sprite, really good...

1:31 am

That sounds promising, sprite.

1:31 am

sprite -- light on the horizon -- keeps the spirits up

1:32 am

Could someone clue ka 5/20, please?

1:32 am

that is what I thought. Anyway, they were really enthusiastic about him as a person, only he did not fit this job in their opinion. And they tipped him off on a possbile job offer that he would be good for, at another firm... he is going to look into that as well.

1:32 am

saanich -- I must look at a map too, but anyway, we must gather the islanders -- there are four of us on SSI

1:32 am

not got it yet jell....

1:33 am

not yet jellen

1:33 am

*hugs jilli* Was really bitter and down yesterday about it. In my defense I have to say I had a lousy lousy morning with a major panic attack, so too low on energy to take a disappointment with faith and flair. Hope to do better today.

1:33 am

and I really feel that after all this, I'd deserved a K-free grid!

1:34 am

sprite -- do you know the poem "Invictus"?

1:34 am

un5/14 uses upper n

1:34 am

I don't think so, jilli!

http://wordinfo.info/words/index/info/ view_unit/3981/?letter=P&spage=10

for sprite

1:35 am

I am the Captain of of my Soul..

1:37 am

oh WOW

1:37 am

and see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invictus

1:37 am

thanks, jilli and franny! I think I will read that often... although I have winced and cried alout yesterday.

1:38 am

grrr, please clue the un5/14..... cranky ?

1:38 am

untah

1:38 am

take off headwear aussie

1:39 am

close but no cigar, saanich, lol!

1:39 am

bless you my child, for I was about to tear my hair out !!!!!

1:39 am

lol

1:39 am

puff puff got it now!

1:40 am

silly word

1:40 am

yes it is, I'll un5 it myself !!

1:40 am

agreed

1:41 am

thanks jilli, for the wiki link too. I think he will have winced and cried aloud sometimes too, don't you?

1:41 am

hope it doesnt become a babblet !!

1:41 am

haka is not a word?

1:41 am

I know, how mean......

1:42 am

cranky, even hara is not a word in enable. Enable is incredibly deficient.

1:42 am

seat

1:42 am

oops..... doh, penalty box for me...

1:42 am

"haka" IS a word...

1:43 am

...but not here

1:43 am

but not in this dictionary !! more like deadcanary than dictionary......

1:43 am

lol aussieme

1:44 am

I am the master of my game, I am the captain of my soul... I can use lickety for the Ks and go back to babbling without shame!

1:44 am

Brilliant sprite.....

1:44 am

hahahaha!

1:47 am

cor, how many fish in this grid ?

1:48 am

3 so far

1:48 am

did you get the plural of the ha fish ?

1:48 am

I've only found 2 fish but then I've been chatting a lot

1:48 am

oui

1:49 am

sh5 is counted as a fish, albiet rather big fish..... tu4, ha4 and plural for ha5...

1:49 am

and I still haven't found those kiwi birds (kiwi isn't one of them)

1:50 am

me either jilli, never mind, we will get there.....

1:50 am

so far...

1:50 am

even with lickety I draw a blank with 4 of the Ks, sigh.

1:50 am

oh, better throw the tu4 at me

1:50 am

kiwi is a phantom, grrrrrrr

1:50 am

lake

1:50 am

goes well with mayo jilli....

1:51 am

er... other box saanich?

1:51 am

sprite, apparently there is a ka and a ta bird (I think that was it)

1:51 am

sorry everyone, I am not used to chatting

1:51 am

Any clues for the un 9/72?

1:52 am

if you found it below ground, you un******* it....

1:52 am

ty Aussieme!

1:52 am

saanich, if you go pro you can get BabbleExpert and avoid putting words in the wrong box (among other advantages -- but not avalibale for Macs

1:53 am

welcome jellen...

1:53 am

you get un smaller words from that one too.... just less ea5...

1:53 am

ty aussie -- I had the un7 but not the 9

1:53 am

oh. I have a Mac but I feel like a klutz nonetheless

1:54 am

welcome also jilli.....

1:54 am

add and s for the 8 too jilli...

1:54 am

darn, you made me try klutz.

1:54 am

and jellen....

1:54 am

an s even

1:54 am

lol

1:54 am

ty again aussie

1:55 am

very welcome.....

1:55 am

Got them, Aussieme, thanks!

1:55 am

take away the un for ea5 too !!

1:55 am

see how desperate I become when it comes to Ks? ;)

1:55 am

ea5, 7 and 7, Aussie

1:56 am

and a 6 as well

1:56 am

see, Mac people, there are some fun advantages to PCs, lol!

1:56 am

... and make it pt for the 9. Morning all

thanks for those clues

1:57 am

we did all that FM..... Morning to you, welcome squidgy...

1:57 am

Hello, FMitch

1:57 am

ka double vowel plural

1:57 am

take away the r for ea4 too.... !!

1:57 am

Oh sorry, just arrived and still asleep.

1:58 am

Hello Jellen

1:58 am

hi FMitch

1:59 am

Morning sprite, sorry to hear the job didn't work out for hubby.

1:59 am

hi FMitch

1:59 am

thanks FMitch.

2:00 am

Hello jilli, good to see you. Is that one of your lovely GD's?

2:01 am

no, FMitch, we only had fawns and brindles. This one is an icon clue

2:02 am

Ever thought about writing your autobiography? Yea, the laughing wall is back again.

2:02 am

even the plural fence :)

2:03 am

Ks done. Lickety has my eternal gratitude.

2:03 am

now I am gonna play babble! :D

2:03 am

Bit early for fish but thanks sprite missed the pl as usual. Going to shut up now and concentrate.

2:04 am

yw FMitch and *hug*

2:04 am

it's a ditch

2:04 am

(in stead of fish)

2:04 am

yay for sprite and the Ks!! Bloody but unbowed!

2:04 am

is it, jilli? Not a fence but a ditch?

2:05 am

hello Babblers

2:05 am

true, jilli, LOL! At least I set out my own course in this and did not make myself suffer on purpose ;)

2:05 am

Its a hidden fence or a ditch that divides the land from one function to another without sullying the landscape.

2:06 am

fran!!!!

2:06 am

thanks FMitch :)

2:06 am

I believe so -- a hidden obstacle. ? says "a sunk fence".

2:06 am

hi Jellen!

2:06 am

Fran!!!!! Darling... how are you?

2:06 am

(((Fran))) welcome back dear one.

2:07 am

i'm doing fine sprite. hi FM!

2:07 am

FRAN!!!! So good to see you!

2:07 am

glad to hear that, Fran. Must have been tough.

2:07 am

hi jilli!

2:07 am

it was tough for many reasons. still feels like i dreamed it all.

2:08 am

HUGE {{{{{hugs}}}}}} to Fran!

2:08 am

hope you will let me hold you for a sec. *hug* Have thought a lot of you.

2:09 am

thank you everyone that sent messages or posted thoughts at babanon.

2:09 am

{{{{{{{{{{ Huge, massive hugs for Fran and all}}}}}}}}

2:09 am

back in a mo -- bedtime banana and glass of milk waiting

2:09 am

thanks aussie. :-)

2:09 am

bfn jilli

2:09 am

later jilli!

2:10 am

you are most welcome Fran......

2:11 am

ok, 96 to go, have to get a couple hours shut eye.... ngiht night, see ya later xx

2:12 am

**poof**

2:12 am

sprite, any strange Ks? i have 10 out of 13 so far

2:12 am

G

2:12 am

night aussie!

2:12 am

G'night, Aussieme

2:13 am

I'd say yes, though all have been present in grids before. There are 2 with a double vowel that look more dutch than english... and one that looks german... and one ka5/20 that looks like a foreign prince but not starting P but K.

2:13 am

bye Aussie

2:14 am

thanks, those are probably the 3 i'm missing!

2:14 am

lol, that would be great :)

2:16 am

1 left, 8 x ka, 2 x ke, 1 x kh and 1 x kr is what i have

2:17 am

kr x 2

2:17 am

thanks!

2:17 am

I'm going to get some sleep now. Goodbye everybody! ((Fran)) Glad you're back!

2:18 am

yw :) Always glad to help, but even more with those dreaded Ks.

2:18 am

night jellen! thanks, ((hug))

2:18 am

sleep well, Jellen

2:19 am

Bye Jellen sleep well.

2:23 am

ok, I'm back to get two words -- one each for the middle column H and A -- any help available?

2:23 am

i'm so pleased with myself, i found the 8 and 9 all by myself!

2:23 am

oh clever fran!

2:23 am

the H is the plural laugh or sunken fence jilli

2:23 am

yay Fran!

2:24 am

jilli perhaps you are missing the ak5/18?

2:24 am

I don't think so, Fran... that comes from the H left of it.

2:24 am

nope, fran, wrong H

2:24 am

one of the As is the name of Disney's little mermaid.

2:24 am

oh, that's right

2:25 am

i have it though, just have to figure out which H word it was.

2:25 am

Yes indeed, FM, I am missing the ak5/18 and have been staring around for it for ages, lol!

2:25 am

I think it is one of the 6s from the drug.

2:25 am

the ak leads kids in scouting

2:26 am

Okey dokey - think pack leader in the scouts

2:26 am

thanks for the ak, sprite!

2:26 am

that's it sprite, the past tense of the ha4/6

2:26 am

and the H you need is past time of the drug

2:26 am

and FM :)

2:26 am

; )

2:26 am

drug? *thinking hard*

2:27 am

lol, I had it, but had trouble figuring out which word came from that tile!

2:27 am

Fran, thanks for the mermaid!

2:27 am

yw, still trying to figure out the pack leader.

2:28 am

jlli, think corned beef or to make a mess of something.

2:28 am

jilli, there's a dim sum dish called pork ha**

2:28 am

jilli: ha**ish

2:28 am

nope, not the past tense of the corned beef ha**

jilli its the plural

2:29 am

then it's the plural

2:29 am

sprite..morning..you know the double vowel k's?..are they both 4s?

2:29 am

darn no, that comes from the top H. Now, then the plural.

2:29 am

Hello Fran! its sooo good to see you back

2:29 am

bingo, nursegladys -- tyvm!!!

2:29 am

rolin, one is a 5

2:29 am

rolin: one 4 and one 5, but not related.

2:29 am

You can tell sprite lives near Amsterdam and Im hungry by our clues. Must get some more tea such a sore throat.

2:29 am

Hello FM & NurseGladys too!

2:29 am

Hey lynxxx :)

2:30 am

hi lynxxx! i missed you all too. :-)

2:30 am

poor FMitch :(

2:30 am

sore throat, FM? Take care...

2:30 am

hi all, good to see you again Fran

2:30 am

brb

hello and bye everyone must go to work now. you're welcome jilli

2:30 am

bye nurse

2:30 am

ok..ok..i gotta go to work...maybe see you at lunch...*poof*

2:31 am

mm, the swallowing raor blades kind jilli, might try a pain killer too.

2:31 am

short & sweet NurseGladys...bye

2:31 am

anyone have a hint for la5/10

2:31 am

bye Rolin

2:31 am

la5.10 uses double vowel

2:33 am

painkiller and soothing lozenges and hot rum and lemon and honey, FM!

2:33 am

bye rolin

2:34 am

Dr jilli has said hot rum *grin* so I must obey

2:34 am

so I can go to bed now and dream of weird words this seems to be full of

2:34 am

;)

2:34 am

ugh FM! hot tea with lemon and rum sounds good.

2:34 am

you can, jilli... will you? ;)

2:34 am

lol, that was my question too sprite. :-)

2:35 am

lol Fran... we know our jilli ;)

2:35 am

thanks for la5/10 lynxxx

2:35 am

yes, sprite, I will! Good night and good luck, all *poof*

2:35 am

night jilli!

2:35 am

sleep well, jilli!

2:35 am

nite Jilli

2:39 am

Good grid today, try pl everything as usual and when in doubt double up on the vowels :) Night jilli.

2:40 am

lol FMitch... I still don't get the double vowel clue for the la5/10...

2:41 am

la 5 -- add what a diva performs: ***a

2:41 am

I'm with you sprite, still stuck

2:41 am

Sprite - ends in **se & shine

2:42 am

perfect BabbleRabble.

2:42 am

hi babrab and joso!

2:42 am

wow... thanks BabbleRabble, that worked. Thanks lynxxx :)

2:42 am

tks all, thats fireworks for me

2:42 am

yay FM!!

2:42 am

yay joso!!

2:42 am

yay joso!

2:42 am

Congrats Joso !

2:42 am

congrats, joso

2:43 am

Hi BabRab

2:43 am

time for me to go. hubby wants us to go out for breakfast.

2:43 am

ty all

2:43 am

sounds special, Fran. Enjoy and big *hug* from me.

2:43 am

good night all! glad to be back.

2:44 am

Anyone done sudoku yet today? Bye Fran glad to see you back.

2:44 am

Enjoy Fran

2:44 am

thank you sprite. :-)

2:44 am

take care, Fran

2:44 am

nope, comes after babble for me

2:44 am

hi all :)

2:45 am

hi Ata :)

2:45 am

Morning Ata

2:45 am

morning Ata

2:47 am

another neat vid sprite. you must be looking forward to a break and having the vids be a suprise for you by now.

2:47 am

hi Ata

2:47 am

I enjoyed sharing very much, joso, but I am looking forward to Fran's vids! They were waiting for us until she would return and would be able to enjoy sharing too :)

2:49 am

I want nutria and nutate

2:49 am

getting late here, should go soon. does anyone desire a hint or 2 before I get all responsable and go to bed.

2:50 am

lol joso... I am fine, thanks, love to torture myself with struggling through Babble. Sleep well :)

2:50 am

Tsk, I want never gets!

2:50 am

well it should do :D

2:51 am

don't start me on not getting what I want...

2:51 am

oops :)

2:52 am

we are being *happy* today sprite dearest :D count your blessings :D *hugs*

2:52 am

and Tahlkora is nearly in the grid

2:52 am

but.... there used to be a deep gratitude in my heart and I intend to put it right back there asap. I will count my blessings.

2:52 am

lol Ata... but that does not make YOU happy, does it ;)

2:53 am

I don't like Tahl. was thinking abotu that earlier LOL!

2:53 am

anyone ever read Ricky Moore: a goddess in my shoes?

2:53 am

my favorite word today is nu7/48, sounds like religious ladies going banzi, not the true meaning but it made me laugh at the mental image. Good luck all. g'nite *poof*

2:54 am

she writes about gratitude: there is always something to be grateful about. If you cannot find a single thing, be happy you do not have to eat a living frog today.

2:54 am

nope

2:54 am

Dang there goes my breakfast.

2:54 am

ooops!

2:54 am

You can't always get what you want You can't always get what you want You can't always get what you want But if you try sometimes well you just might find You get what you need Oh baby, yeah, yeah!

2:55 am

YAY BabbleRabble!

2:55 am

you would like "The Battersea Road Guide to Enlightenment" - its about a lady who wants to makes her life happier after a divorce etc etc, she goes through all these different therapies and classes and weird mystic thingies. and concludes in the end that she could either spend her life striving to be "better" with all these strange things that might or might not help her, or she could simply get on with her life and live it rather than spending all her time not wanting it

2:56 am

too true... I am being an obstinate adolescent today, in spite of my years. And I do realise it. Just not totally ready to turn it around.

2:56 am

if that makes sense, i'm not awake enough for long sentence

2:56 am

morning babblers

2:56 am

lovely, Ata :)

2:56 am

morning Liz :)

2:56 am

if I can find my copy, sprite, I'll send it over to you to read. its a wonderfully funny and enlightening book

2:56 am

Hiya Sprite, better day today?

2:57 am

ow great Ata :D

2:57 am

Morning Liz. That sounds more like my type of book Ata. I can oncur with her outcome.

2:57 am

better by far, Liz. And just could welcome our Fran back, which made me realise how petty the things are I moan about...

2:57 am

I had an email from Fran yesterday

2:58 am

its a very very good book! I buy copies for all my friends when they need a kick in the backside, I mean, a nice quiet poke in the right direction

2:58 am

has she been in here?

2:58 am

she just left, Liz

2:58 am

aw I missed her :(

2:58 am

LOL you DO mean a kick in the behind we know that :)

2:59 am

well, yes .... :D

2:59 am

I will concentrate on your calling me friend, Ata, and not on your need to kick me in the behind.

2:59 am

Well, there's a rose in a fisted glove And the eagle flies with the dove And if you can't be with the one you love Love the one you're with Love the one you're with

3:00 am

*grins* you're a bit too far away for that, dear :D

3:00 am

lol :D

3:00 am

I like that too, BabbleRabble. Especially the image of a rose in a fisted glove.

3:01 am

Thanks BabRab, I will be trying to remember who sang that now, unless you can put me out of my misery?

3:01 am

csn & y

3:02 am

please, put FMitch out of her and our misery, or she will go on about it all day :)

3:02 am

Ah of course, thanks BabRab

3:04 am

Broken the back of this & might finish in the morning...good evening everyone...or have a great day

3:04 am

*hugs* lynxxx!

3:04 am

cya, lynxxx

3:04 am

Toodleoo lynxxx

3:04 am

bye lynxxx

Luther van Dross

3:05 am

BabbleRabble, checked your profile's text for today. Thank you. This one is very important to me at this point in life. I will ta4 it with me.

3:06 am

refresh for new pic :)

3:08 am

awww look at her eyes Ata

3:08 am

she was eyeing up my dinner ...

3:09 am

as cockers do

3:10 am

she was In Disgrace yesterday so she was eyeing from the sofa rather than trying to sit at my feet

3:10 am

oh no what'd she do?

3:10 am

she ran round on some very nasty mud flats and wouldn't come back. they are very dangerous cos the mud is so soft, its easy to get stuck. She was chasing ducks

3:11 am

scary! I take it she was ok?

3:11 am

oh, yes, fine. as always! I'm sure the mud is fine for dogs, they spread their weight much better than we do

3:12 am

doesn't stop you worrying though

3:13 am

no. and she was foul when she got back (see flickr). needed a big shower and shampoo

3:13 am

back later :)

3:14 am

I miss Scully - I know it sounds mad but I used to love doing all that stuff with her. Oscar's very different from her

3:14 am

bye Sprite

3:14 am

you need a sense of humour to bath a labrador!

3:14 am

I *bet* you do! sorry to go on about Hobbit's adventures :(

3:14 am

cockers are very special little snuffly things

3:15 am

no I love to hear about her - she's my surrogate cocker now lol

3:15 am

Naughty Hobbit glad it had a good outcome though.

3:15 am

we may get another one sometime next year - not just yet

3:15 am

Liz I love yr pics of Scully in Flikr, she is such a sweety.

3:15 am

you'll get one when you're ready

3:16 am

she really was FM an absolute darling

3:16 am

morning babblers could i have todays stats please and any biggies thankyou

3:16 am

someone else commented on how gorgeous she was in your pics the other day. been meaning to tell you

3:16 am

morning cool - 160 words today

3:16 am

aww Ata thats so lovely to hear

3:17 am

let me put a pic up for liz of my ex-golden boy. he was so pretty too

3:17 am

yes please!!!

3:18 am

hi liz are there any big words today

3:18 am

It was Haz that was talking about Sculy

3:19 am

theres one 8 letter and one 9 letter, 7 7-letters

3:19 am

Aww bless her I must say thanks when I see her

3:19 am

cool - 160 words 1 x 9, 1 x 8 and 7 x 7

3:19 am

thankyou

3:20 am

there :) look at my flickr now

3:21 am

Im in love all over again!

3:21 am

ohhhhh Ata he's adorable

3:21 am

he was run over a few years ago :( he was brain-damaged from birth and was always going to have a sticky end

3:22 am

golden cockers are *so* beautiful

3:22 am

omg ata how awful

3:22 am

was he from the same litter as hobbit?

3:23 am

nope, but we got them together from a woman who'd bought them both separately then couldn't cope with them

3:23 am

oh good for you. I'm sorry to hear about Jake though :(

3:23 am

That was their lucky day then :)

3:23 am

he was a little sh**head LOL but adorable. he used to bustle round the house gathering up all their toys and then sit on them in his basket

3:24 am

anyway talking of dogs, Oscar is complaining coz I'm twenty minutes late taking him out today!!! Better go! (Sasha used to do that with Scully's toys when they were little!!)

3:24 am

once he sat on a tupperware container all day. a tupperware contained without the lid. and the right way up. must have been so uncomfortable!

3:25 am

have a lovely walk!

3:25 am

TTFN Liz

3:25 am

will do - see you alter

3:25 am

*later*

3:27 am

hobbit's giving my eyes too, but she can just wait till I'm ready today

3:27 am

lol

3:28 am

of course that resolution will last for 5 minutes lol

3:28 am

I'll say ta ta now then?

3:29 am

she's alright for the moment, she's lying in the sun and I'm ignoring her :) and I want to get more than 56 words!

3:30 am

Here, borrow my chisel, you might need it for some of the more obscure words.

3:30 am

any clues 4 the 8 or 9 please

3:30 am

I think so! this sint easy

3:30 am

*isnt

3:32 am

Hello there - a challenging grid today?

3:33 am

sh***let should be allowed. a baby Jaws fish

3:33 am

Ah ha the illustrious one has arrived. a bit Haz, but on the whole a good Friday one.

3:33 am

yes

3:34 am

Well, are we not up to a challenge?

3:34 am

nooooooo lol

3:35 am

Come, come, Atalante! Where's your bulldog spirit?

3:35 am

She drank it?

3:35 am

I dont think its woken up yet!

3:35 am

Not along with the poteen from yesterday? No wonder she's groggy!

3:36 am

wow. my resolution has lasted 7 minutes! she's now doing the head through arm thing

3:36 am

poteen? *shudder*

3:37 am

You weren't leading her astray were you Haz as I wasn't around to keep an eye on things? lol Ata

3:37 am

No, indeed. I was issuing warnings all day about the illegality and lethalness of 'wee still'.

3:38 am

A vet student with husband made the mistake of taking some poteen that was offered as 'Christmas cheer'. He had to take the rest of the day and the next day off to recuperate.

3:39 am

100% proof?

3:39 am

Perhaps even more.

3:39 am

ouch

3:40 am

eeek, well I bet he never did it again.

3:40 am

He went into the Ministry of Agriculture where he would be safe from farmers and their offers.

3:40 am

I've never been so ill as when I first drank some Philipino rum. that stuff couldn't have been far off illegal

3:41 am

I honestly thought I was dying the next morning!

3:41 am

Virtual drinking is so much safer. No hangover and it doesn't affect your looks.

3:41 am

Pish, no backbone, the wimp! The studen that is not Ata.

3:42 am

He was a bit of a big girl's blouse.

3:42 am

The laughing fences are here in numbers!

3:42 am

perfect for the ministry then

3:43 am

They are indeed and a fair smattering of fish too

3:43 am

Indeed, Atalante.

3:43 am

ok, the sooner I go, the sooner I'll be back in the warm. see you soon!

3:43 am

Bye Ata see you later.

3:43 am

Bundle up and we'll see you later. Bye Atalante.

3:44 am

How's the university student?

3:44 am

Not very well today, but tutorial was good thanks

3:45 am

Oh dear - are you coming down with something?

3:45 am

sore throat, swollen glands in neck. Think Ive just been pushing myself a bit too hard recent;y.

3:46 am

Tut tut! Although it IS the time of year for colds and things to go around. What were your fellow-students like?

3:48 am

Very intersting mix, of retired and working mostly female (2 men) and we all seem to have some common threads that had brought us to the course.

3:48 am

Think it will become a good solid group over time.

3:49 am

It'll be fun to get to know them a bit better. They'll all be keen, I'm sure. I remember always being amazed at how studious and eager mature students were. They put us young things to shame.

3:49 am

Good morning all.........a clue please for nu7/48 please?

3:50 am

yes, I am definiately one of the younger participants.

3:50 am

Good morning Flask. Did you sleep well? I'm just started so can't help, I'm afraid,but I'll have a quick look.

3:52 am

Morning Haz.......I did yes, thankyou! I was too busy trying to get finished last night to join in the conversation you were having about books........I just love books....biographies in particular!

3:53 am

Flask - nu7 - begin with a religious sister, finish with what looks like a badly spelt physical threat.

3:53 am

Hi Flask, umm it's quite a hard one to clue think of women who wear the habbit + a vowel + American for a drawing pin spelt phonetically.

3:53 am

I will put any of my paperback into a charity shop but I tend to hang on to my hardbacks!

3:54 am

Or religious sister, three letters of Hobbit's owner, finish off with sprite's least favourite letter.

3:54 am

I know, Flask - but I can't even get the paperbacks out of the house. It's a problem.....

3:55 am

Great 2nd clue there Haz

3:55 am

thanks Mitch.....

3:55 am

And what if you want to read something again?

3:55 am

Thanks FMitch - I get the feeling that word will be much requested today!

3:56 am

There's a babblet - the anagram for the gardener's store, coming from the top e.

3:57 am

thats the second time we've had it, in my lifetime anyway.......I love that word...lol......a good clue could be...onslought from holy daleks!!!!

3:58 am

I know - once I saw it I remembered it from before. It's in the same class as gorhen, the slasher chicken.

3:58 am

Good morning everyone..... all well I trust :)

3:59 am

Hi Karys!

3:59 am

Good morning, Karys. Nice to see you. FMitch is a bit crook, to use Australian parlance. She's a fine upstanding citizen, though.

4:00 am

Re books, thee is always room on the shelf for a few favourites that will be visited again and again, but there are so many new ones out there waiting to be read. Morning Karys and happy smiley cat. Oh for those that weren't on earlier dear Fran is back from Guam and was babbling.

4:00 am

Oh dear ...what's up with Mitch then ?

4:00 am

FMitch...you need some of that amber nectar down yer throat....lol..

4:00 am

It's good that Fran's back again.

4:00 am

oh there she is... ( talking about her behand her back, again ! )

4:01 am

Talking too much probably Karys. LOL, think I should have had tonsils out as a child, they are my achilies heel so to speak.

4:01 am

Mitch...how is she?

4:01 am

now there's a word 'behand'.... what could that be I wonder !

4:01 am

She came across as fine but still in shock too.

4:02 am

may I ask what has happened to Fran ?

4:02 am

Behand one's back is what signers do if they don't want the person to know what they're saying about them.

4:02 am

Am glad she's able to come back....

4:02 am

LOL Haz

4:03 am

Fran said she was grateful for all the messages and thoughts too.

4:03 am

Karys, Fran's sister was killed in a road accident.

4:03 am

Yes Mitch, I know exactly what you mean about the book.....I can seem to not buy one or two when shopping.....

4:04 am

Flask !!!....how lovely to see you and your Handsome Son !!

4:04 am

Aww..thanks Karys!

4:04 am

Oh dear.... that is such a dreadful thing to have happen.... poor Fran

4:05 am

thats a lovely happy picture Flask !

4:05 am

At the time, it was dreadful....we all felt for her.....she's very popular here!

4:05 am

Another sad thing is that Carleekat's husband was badly injured in a road accident. There was talk of him not being able to walk again, but he is making progress in that direction, apparently.

4:06 am

indeed Flask... we all feel we know each other, and consequently feel for each other too

4:06 am

Karys, that was taken on Sept 11, this year on my 53rd birthday!

4:07 am

I heard about Carlee, that was awful too.... we really could do with some good things happening

4:07 am

Haz, when do you get the answers for those brain teasers the other day?

4:08 am

KaToad's baby is due on Monday I think - thats a lovely thing.

4:08 am

I had HOPED to get the answers from the brains assembled here..... I'll have another try at them,but no indication given on the form about answers. I could be bitter and say that half of them are made up.

4:08 am

Sorry you all need to swich your FMitch to English translators on.

4:08 am

oh good....a friend of mine had another grandaughter day before yesterday

4:09 am

In which case Haz I am binning the scrap of paper I wrote them down on as it's lying on my desk mocking me.

okay, i'm stumped. does anyone have a clue for the first la5,10? It is my last word and I just can't find it!

4:10 am

No, don't bin it! I can give you more to join the mockers.

4:10 am

I bets thats the double vowel one Katy

4:11 am

BabRab clued it earlier as la + what a diva sings minus last letter

it must be. thanks for the clue fmitch. thanks for the clue

4:11 am

yw and congrats?

4:12 am

Round of applause for Katy!

4:12 am

I am waiting for the sun to come round just a little more before I start my gardening day

4:12 am

well done Katy!!

thanks all!

4:12 am

Congrats Katy !!!

4:13 am

I blanched a load of runner beans ready for the freezer and froze tomatoes. HAve a cucumber and a green pepper for salad, all from BFs pots only garden.

thanks. took me forever to find it even with the clues. I kept trying to use "alto" and that didn't work!

anyone need anything before I go?

4:14 am

wow Mitch.....that's excellent !

4:14 am

Not for me thanks Katy.

yw. have a great day all and thanks again for clues!

4:15 am

Oh and I forgot the aubergenes too Karys, he has green fingers and thmbs.

4:15 am

Bye Katy.

4:15 am

bye Katy

4:15 am

I do runner beans in a big half barrel, but thats about all veggiewise. We do have some grapes this year 'tho.

4:16 am

How did the grapes do this year with so little sun?

4:16 am

Aparently its been a good year for vines.

4:17 am

I'm surprised, I thought they would have suffered. Shows you what I know!

4:17 am

Very well Haz, could have been a little bigger, but they are only in a pot on the patio anyway, not enough for wine !

4:17 am

What with all of that and the aples and figs from my Mums, bliss. I am hoping for somewhere with a garden when I move.

4:18 am

Are you thinking of moving Mitch ?

4:19 am

I am definiately moving just haven't found where yet. Property developers came knoking on the door so to speak of the flats where I am now.

4:19 am

Are you sorry ?

4:19 am

Mind you until I complete I won't be counting any chickens but so far so good.

4:20 am

Yes very as I love where I am and will be moving quite some distance as round here too pricey, but wonderful opportunity to become mortgage free.

4:21 am

I still think you should get the Location Location I can't be bothered typing it again people onto it.

4:21 am

so, a bit of a mixed blessing then, it's strange how things sometimes force us to do something we wouldn't have chosen, only to find it was the right thing after all.

4:21 am

They always seem to find amazing places at good prices.

4:22 am

And you could pretend to be difficult and turn up your nose at what they ofer.

4:22 am

offer. Anybody would turn down an ofer.

4:22 am

hi everyone

4:22 am

I like to watch some of those 'moving' programmes, except when they are talking telephone number prices !

4:23 am

Hello Andree.

4:23 am

I look on the Ch4 website Haz and couldn't see that they were filming a new series.

4:23 am

Husband imparted interesting information yesterday. House prices in Belfast have risen 47% in the last year - highest in UK!

4:23 am

Hi and bye Andree.....sun's round now, best strike whilst iron etc..etc..

4:24 am

Ah well. You don't want to be doing that Try before you buy one. It's a BIT contrived (sarcastic or what!)

4:24 am

Bye Karys, don't try to do too much in one day!

4:25 am

Wow Haz thats some increase. That has got to be one of the worst progs. Bye Karys

4:25 am

Doing babble has saved me from looking at some of those programmes!

4:26 am

Right, I have emails stacking up waiting for my attention, had better get act together and at least look as though I know what I am doing.

4:27 am

I KNOW you know what you're doing!

4:27 am

Anyway, I should take a break as well and make the house civilised. You've distracted me from getting a lot of words but I'll forgive you. You're not well.

4:27 am

What? what am I doing?

4:28 am

You're distracting me from the word search. You know you're to blame. You just know.

4:28 am

I've been behaving myself all morning :) Oh that old excuse LOL HAve a good day and see you later Im sure.

4:28 am

But I meant that in the office you do know what you're doing, so you don't have to look as though you do.

4:29 am

LOL *poof*

4:29 am

Off Igo as well, and I'll speak to you all later. (Sounds a bit headmistressish, doesn't it?) Byee!

4:30 am

bye

4:42 am

hi

4:43 am

hi hodag

4:44 am

good morning Andree

4:51 am

the chat box sure is quiet this morning,where is everyone?

4:54 am

i think we ar it hodag

4:55 am

Except for me, that is!!!!!

4:55 am

hi movie

4:55 am

HEY MAN..:)

4:56 am

wrale

4:56 am

sorry

4:57 am

morning hodag,andree and mm.i don't like all these h's.

4:57 am

i'M GLAD I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE that dose that..lol.Hi Lill

4:58 am

I don't like all the a's

4:59 am

i keep wanting to put shashe!!

4:59 am

hi lill

5:01 am

Hi everyone

5:01 am

hi shult

5:01 am

hi ishult.

5:01 am

hi shult

5:01 am

hey shult

5:02 am

naut

5:02 am

cool!!!! I just found the 8 and the 9!!!!!!

5:02 am

done it again, i had better have a break, back later

5:02 am

has anyone got the ne7 pls.

5:02 am

I'm stuck.....just found one 7 ....and forget about the 8 & 9...not even a sniff!!!!

5:02 am

hi again

5:03 am

see you later andree.

5:03 am

enlighten me with a clue, movieman????

5:03 am

I found the 8 and 9 completely by accident lol

5:03 am

hi liz.

5:03 am

me too pls mm.

5:03 am

enjoy An........hi Liz

5:03 am

un8= digs up, excavates

5:03 am

think about digging something up for the 8 and 9

5:04 am

ne7= neither for or against

5:05 am

thanks mm and liz,someone just slap me with a ha4 pls!

5:05 am

LOL *waves the fish*

5:05 am

yw lilli

5:05 am

thanks everyone, looking healthier with 3 7's, the 8 & the 9

5:05 am

its the aa's I'm stuck with

5:06 am

aa= sigh (plural & past)

5:06 am

the aa's are to do with sighing noises

5:06 am

aaaaaa! I get it now ty Movie

5:07 am

yw liz

5:07 am

lilliann, did u get the ne7?

5:07 am

yes thanks mm.

5:07 am

just checking

5:08 am

ke

5:08 am

morning e1

5:08 am

got ne7, un7 & ea7 what are the other 7's?

5:08 am

when i said ty earlier i meant for all 3.

5:08 am

The cat is bothering me again!!!!!!

5:09 am

hi ana.

5:09 am

hey Ana

5:09 am

love that kitty

5:09 am

There's a wr7 ishult

5:10 am

has anybody got at4.4?

5:10 am

And another ea7

5:10 am

2xea7,wr7

5:10 am

eat in the past (plual)

5:10 am

that at4/4

5:11 am

ta7shult.

5:11 am

ty. i was looking in the wrong place

5:11 am

at 4/4 at + french for (you) are

5:11 am

got the other ea7,ty

5:12 am

clue for the ta7 lilliann

5:12 am

ak5 pls.

5:12 am

morning everyone

5:12 am

:)

5:12 am

haven't got that one yet mm.

5:13 am

hi crag.

5:13 am

ty anyway

5:13 am

ak5= cub/ scout leader

5:14 am

or a character in Kipling's Jungle Book

5:14 am

had my initial run thru earlier but then went back to bed, so back to make a dent in the next 76 :o)

5:15 am

welcome back

5:15 am

ty mm.

5:16 am

yw lilliann

5:17 am

now got ne7, un7 , ea7x2 ,wr7 & ta7. What 7 am I missing????

5:18 am

clue for the ta7 plz ishult?

5:21 am

clue for the nu 7 please?

5:21 am

this is not an easy one to clue, but here goes ta6= misspelling of pin + 1st vowel +male singular (add plural for 7)

5:21 am

there isn't a nu7 liz

5:21 am

just monkeyed ta7.ta4/8 without the l and ***** and pains but minus 2nd letter.

5:22 am

according to licketty there is???

5:22 am

nu7/48

5:22 am

ty ishult.....it's a bloody bird!!!!!!

5:22 am

there's a nE7 liz

5:23 am

yes I have that one Movie but the list says theres a nu7/48 too

5:23 am

so it does.......my bad!!!!!!!!!

5:24 am

nu7 a lady og god and when someone gets *****ed in the street.beaten up. but minus 2nd t and another cons.hope that makes sense.trying to think of better clue.

5:24 am

nu7 sounds like a raid by habit wearing sisters

5:24 am

ok Movie I found it anyhow

5:25 am

it means a mountain surrounded by a glacier and its actually a word I did know believe it or not!!

5:26 am

anyone found any d words yet?

5:26 am

ty liz.that's good to know.file it in my brain and forget about it as usual.

5:27 am

LOL Lilli - I only know it because my husband has been on 3 Arctic expeditions!

5:27 am

movieman - dh4/6 - roahl da**

5:27 am

dh4/6 roald **** the writer and swap 2nd and 3rd letters around.

5:27 am

yes mm- i have 1 so far... jsut tstarted on them, though

5:28 am

oops roahl!

5:28 am

the other one i have is just like that... but with a different last letter

5:28 am

I have 58 left but will have to come back later. Have fun everyone.

5:29 am

howabout the top row e?

5:29 am

liz,how exciting.did he enjoy them?silly really,he must off done or he wouldn't have gone 3 times!

5:30 am

dh4/101st vowel and cons.

5:31 am

yes Lilli he loves it but I prefer to be somewhere hot! Have a look at what I'm up too... http://www.justgiving.com/lizelmont

5:31 am

Lilli - he did get attacked by a polar bear when he went to the North Pole though - very nasty incident

5:31 am

omg,was he ok?

5:32 am

i'm like you liz.i hate the cold.we're going to egypt in just over a week and i can't wait!

5:32 am

Very shaken but not badly hurt. He was with another guy and I'm afraid he had to shoot it - dreadful it was

good morning/afternoon/evening

5:33 am

Have a great time Lilli - wonderful place to go!

5:33 am

Anyway I must go or I'll be late - see you all later

5:33 am

urf polar bears aren't fun

5:33 am

howabout the top row e?

5:33 am

ahh.what a shame,but in that situation it's him or you.

5:33 am

bye liz.

5:34 am

they look cute but i wouldn't want to get too close to one!!

5:35 am

mm- it's an e+3 consonants

5:35 am

mm,top e -edcons + vowel.

5:35 am

I had a musk ox creep up on me in Greenland. It was foggy and I needed to go to the loo so went out of camp about 50m and did what was necessary. turned round while still crouched down to see this HUGE musk ox glaring at me about 2m away. never screamed so loudly!

5:35 am

actually, its an ed + 2 consonants

5:36 am

sorry,meant 2 cons.

5:36 am

ty all

5:36 am

did it run away ata?

5:36 am

did it heck LOL

5:37 am

did I run away? ohhhhhh yes

5:37 am

someone shot a flare at it from the camp and I legged it

5:37 am

lol.

5:37 am

did it chase you?

5:38 am

no, luckily. cos they certainly run faster than I do

5:38 am

hope you had your running shoes on!!

5:38 am

you dont realise how *big* they are - and how big polar bears are - till you really see them up close. they are *huge*

5:39 am

we got chased by another musk ox a week or so later, we had to shoot that one, soooo sad

5:40 am

hopefully we are going on a safari next year which will be great to see the animals in the wild and not zoos for a change.

5:40 am

ahh,what a shame.

5:40 am

oh wow! you'll love it!

5:41 am

but as you said, when you have 2 tonnes of muscle bearing down on you, there's not much else you can do!

5:41 am

my daughter will be 9 then so i think she'll be the right age to appreciate it.

5:41 am

oh yes! wow, she'll remember it for ever I would think

5:42 am

it will be great to see elephants, as they are one of my favourites.

5:42 am

and lions!

5:43 am

and giraffes! I'd love to see giraffes properly

5:43 am

and rhinos!!

5:44 am

they can't half move!!

5:44 am

and hippos! dangerous little beasties that they are!

5:44 am

i know, and they look quite cute but very dangerous!

5:44 am

incredible how such huge things can *run*

5:45 am

and cheetahs, I'd love to see cheetahs

5:45 am

as long as i don't have to,because my wheels won't go that fast!!

5:46 am

you need an added rocket pack

5:46 am

i want to see them hunt, but also i don't.if you get what i mean?

5:47 am

oh yes. you want to see it, but not see the scared animal being hunted

5:47 am

i could with a few!!!especially when i'm in tescos!!!

5:47 am

meant could do.

5:48 am

I could do with a big sharp stick to poke people out of the way in tescos!

5:48 am

my daughter won't like that part!

5:49 am

but it's life and i think she should see that it's not like the zoos where they are given it.in the wild they have to hunt or die!

5:49 am

no, you might have to subtly distract her on occasion

5:50 am

you're right, she should certainly see it, just not to told to, if she really doesn't want to

5:50 am

ooh boy

5:52 am

sharp sticks aren't enough!!i hate shopping at the best of times but people in tescos drive me to distraction,especially when they stand in the middle of an isle taking it up with trolleys,gassing away and don't move out the way for you even though you're practically on top of them.it really infuriates me!!!

5:53 am

they would be a good start though! Tasers might be even better. Espceially for the mid-aisle chatters

5:53 am

great idea.where can i get one?!!

5:54 am

if I ever work out where, i#ll let you know!

5:54 am

easy laddies

5:54 am

no the workst is pensioners, when u only have a limited time and u want in and out

5:55 am

its just wishful thinking, hodag!

5:55 am

speaking of tasers i'm annoyed tase and tased aren't in the puzzle! haha

5:55 am

i just run into them now in my chair.i get wheelchair rage.don't come near me when i've got my cap on back to front.it won't be pretty!!!

5:56 am

the *worst* are those d**n self-service checkouts which never work! those waste more time than pensioners and chatters put together!

5:56 am

I see,i can go along with that........lol

5:56 am

omg,i used one of those once.never again!!

5:57 am

tbh they're usually ok in tesco but never try the ones in asda! if you make a mistake it takes forever to correct it

5:57 am

they really are evil supermarket-ified!

I love the self check outs... but I worked retail for a long time (not grocery) so I understand how to use them

5:57 am

the one i used was in somerfields.

5:58 am

yours probably work. the uk ones don't! (well, have issues, a lot of the time)

5:59 am

we have one in tesco's that I swear is possessed

we just got some new ones on post and they work. :)

5:59 am

i thought it would be alot quicker.it took me 10 times longer,and i did what it told me to.

I've never seen them in the german markets or stores

5:59 am

don't blame the!!

6:00 am

meant them!

6:00 am

i love them in Home Depot and Lowes. In the market I tend to stay away from them because I usually have HUGE orders and prefer to just bag while someone else checks out

6:00 am

sounds familiar lilli!

6:00 am

we've only got them in supermarkets so far, I think

6:00 am

I have to use the electric scooters in the stores when I shop but,I find that most people are very nice and helpful. Every now and then you find one bad apple and i feel sorry for their ignerence!!(I spelled that wrong)...:)

6:02 am

most people are, its just some .....

6:02 am

don't get me started on the shops.i also have an electric scooter but can only get in 1 shop in my village and even then there is always boxes,trolleys etc in the way.

I like the self-checkout because usually you and zip in and zip out. What I don't like is there are 4 of them at the store I shop and generally 2 of them aren't up and running!

6:04 am

I *love* the idea of self-checkout, I just wish it would work properly

6:04 am

when i'm out with my hubby and bairn i take my normal wheelchair and i hate shopping because i can never get around a shop properly and people with prams have trouble.it'll get even worse now that xmas is coming.i'm just going to ram everything!!!definate wheelchair rage!!

6:05 am

I think at that point I would be speaking to the store manager! (he wouldn't like me after that)

When they first installed them, they were too sensative. Now that they've adjusted them I can bag my groceries with the best of 'em!

6:06 am

prams, children, pensioners should be banned from supermarkets

6:06 am

aa5/10??

6:06 am

what about wheelchairs?

what are prams?

6:07 am

pushchairs

6:07 am

wheelchair rage! woohooo!

6:07 am

stroller TnT

6:07 am

things you put babies in

oh okay.

never heard that word before

6:07 am

what are pensioners?

6:07 am

retirees hodag

6:07 am

senior citizens

6:07 am

do you call them strollers toad?

6:08 am

I see,I am one of them and I like me.......lol

yes I do

6:09 am

but why do they need to go shopping when those that work only have a short time to do it in and pensuioers have all day, and in some cases all night as we are told the dont sleep much

6:09 am

everyone should be banned from supermarkets especially when i'm shopping!!

I've heard them called trolleys though. its interesting what the different cultures call somethings

6:10 am

when my husband's away, i usually do it online.much easier.

here, on post, they allow those with disabilities to enter the commissary (grocery store) 30 minutes before it opens

6:10 am

my Polish nanny kept calling them "strolleys" because she couldn't get it straight between stroller and trolley

My folks shopped the military commisary when I was a child. During those days children were not allowed in that store. Makes it too difficult for families especially if one of the spouses is deployed. Thankfully, they had changed that rule by the time I was raising my own children.

6:10 am

toad, that is *remarkably* sensible

6:11 am

that's nice toad.

oh that's a new word. we should use that. strolleys

really Nonnie.. wow. I've never heard of that

Great idea, toad!

6:12 am

when my 2nd was born and i had a newborn and a 16 month old, i did a LOT of online market shopping... the $10 delivery charge was SO worth it

6:12 am

don't forget all of us retirees already put in our time to make a nicer world for everyone else.............lol

I know lots of families that do that in the states. I agree it would be worth the $10

It was in Washington DC, during the sixties. I've even shopped a commisary where they had arrows on the floor and you were to follow the arrows!

6:13 am

my husband and I now make it a night out with the kids

6:13 am

nobody asked Hodag

haha. traffic control Nonnie

6:14 am

come again?

6:14 am

he takes one and I take the other, we split th elist and have a race- the girls think it is a blast when we make it a race

oops sorry I just realized I used a word. :(

6:14 am

whoever gets back to the car first wins

6:14 am

not nice Trebor

trebor--I hope I'm not being too bold but you may want to watch your attitude and keep it respectful. Thank you!

6:14 am

my husband usually goes on his own now and normally late at night when it's quieter,but then there's not alot of choice as they are filling the shelves.

that is so fun lideola

6:15 am

well......... i get sick of people saying we did this for you and that for u in the past, i wasnt asked before i was born so nobody did nothing for me.

6:15 am

ah yes the universe started when you were born Trebor

6:15 am

bye

sorry you feel that way Trebor.

so that gives you the right to be disrespectful?

6:16 am

that's not hodags fault.

6:16 am

not being disrespectful at all, just honest

6:16 am

ty Nonnie,I feel if you can't show your self then keep quet

it is very disrespectful. Especially the way you said it

6:17 am

and mean

6:17 am

there's ways to say honest things though that aren't disrespectful

6:17 am

you wouldn't have the life you've got today without the older people fighting for us.

what is it with fat old men on "Survivor" wanting to be naked???

6:18 am

losta letter in that one. TY all like I said it only takes one bad apple..................

6:18 am

ewwwwwww!

6:18 am

so you are predjudiced against the elderly, children and the handicapped? just want to keep it straight

6:18 am

so what we owe them

very true hodag

6:18 am

i hva not mentiones handicapped

6:18 am

i KNow TnT- he is reminding me more and more Richard from the first season

6:18 am

GROSE

6:18 am

I don't think we "owe" them anything. but they *deserve* our respect

6:19 am

and i am not predjudice

dh6? anyone

6:19 am

oh ok- then just children and the elderly

6:19 am

Lol all...........8)

6:19 am

i'm getting my wheelchair ready and my cap on!!

I don't think anyone here feels they are owed anything but we don't deserve to be spoken ugly to either.

6:19 am

deserve respect yes, but why do we constantly need them telling us what they did

you go girl!

I'm so mad that Ashley got voted off last week instead of him. ergggg. My DH is a huge WWE fan, so he was rooting for Ashley

6:20 am

What trebor doesn't seem to realise is that he might not even be on this planet if it wasn't for those brave souls who fought in the various wars.....

6:20 am

you know, there are a few things lacking in this site. The first being the ability to send a private message

6:20 am

we don't. but if you did something good, I'm sure you'd like to be able to mention it. but yes, I agree in a way, it can get oppressive. but we just have to deal with that

6:20 am

oh u go for it lideola

6:20 am

the second being the ability to mute people

6:21 am

oh and being on this planet is a good thing is it, with the state its in

I haven't been following this season, toad but I do remember past seasons where someone felt the need to bare all. Yikes!

well, you have ways of leaving it. don't make us miserable with you

6:21 am

46, are you including your parents and grandparents in your disrespect?

6:22 am

If you don't like living on the planet "with the state it's in", then you can always do the honourable thing.....

6:22 am

i know TnT- i liked Ashley, too. was not happy at the decision they made

6:22 am

where have i been disrespectful

6:22 am

tell me#

6:22 am

which planet would you like to live on?

fix it trebor if you don't like it.

from the interviews the members of that tribe were just giving, they are beginning to question their decision last week

does anyone have the dh6?

6:23 am

Toad you go girl...:)lol

6:23 am

i don't yet tnt

6:23 am

well if nothing else it has made a chenge to listening to the woffle that usually goes on in here

I'll take planet number 5 with a side of moon, please.

6:23 am

no sorry toad.

6:23 am

do't listen then!!

hahaha Nonnie

6:24 am

Me to darliin...lol

oh gag. now he (naked dude) is sucking up to the person they kidnapped.

6:24 am

don't even.

6:24 am

chenge? woffle?

6:25 am

Never heard of those words before.....

6:25 am

kidnapped??

6:25 am

they sound kind of familiar though ....

6:26 am

never watched it toad.is it on sky?

yah, at the end of reward challenge, the winning team gets to kidnap one of the losing teams members until the next challenge

trebor--I've never "seen" you here before. How long have you been a non-contriuting member of this site?

I have no idea. its an american show. sorry lillian

6:27 am

Nonnie - I just think he's using the site to air his ill-informed views

6:27 am

quite glad really, as i don't want to see tubby naked men running around!!

I was thinking the same, mm

wahoo I've greyed the "w", "h", and "e"-s

6:28 am

46 your kind of thinking is why the world is in the shape its in. You are the one that needs the "pity party"

6:28 am

must needs to get to work...Trebor is a bore anyway... Tnt- the immunity challenge is VERY interesting

6:28 am

bbl to finish this grid off

okay. thanks lideola. I think its coming up very soon. :)

have a great day lideola!!

6:29 am

bye lideola!

lol lilliann

6:29 am

ty- see you all later!

6:29 am

bye lideola.don't work too hard!

6:29 am

bye Lideola

bye all, have a great day...even trebor.

bye nonnie

6:30 am

bye nonnie.

6:30 am

by Nonnie,have A GOOD ONE :)

6:31 am

TIME TO GET MY DAY GOING NOW,bow hunting is on maybe I'll see 46 in the woods! BY all LOL

bye hodag

6:32 am

bye hodag.

6:37 am

toad,ive monkeyed dh6, if you still need it.

6:38 am

oooh yes clue clue!

yes yes

6:40 am

dh and what's attached to your shoulder but change last cons for one simiar and 1st vowel on end.

6:40 am

sorry,not a verry good clue.

6:40 am

exccellent clue!!

6:40 am

good clue!! got it right awat

6:40 am

away*

6:40 am

your hand are on the end of them.

6:41 am

ooh.i'm glad.

6:41 am

ty!

6:41 am

yw.

oh got it.

6:42 am

has anyone got kr5/20 pls.

6:43 am

kr double vowel consonant

6:43 am

its a German, lilli

6:43 am

oh sorry, wrong kr5

6:43 am

thanks ata.

thanks doren

6:43 am

thanks anyway dorens.

6:44 am

Hey guys.. this is preethi here.. long time.. hope everyone is doing good

hi preethi

6:44 am

hi preethi.

6:44 am

lilliann thanks r the dh6 clue

6:45 am

Hello Atlante

6:45 am

hi preethi! good to see you

6:46 am

yeah.. its been 5 months.. i am struggling with the grid

6:46 am

everyone returns eventually :D

6:46 am

jus managed to get 88 words.. any fireworks as yet?

6:46 am

true :)

can I have some help with the other kh5... the 20

6:47 am

yw preethi.

6:47 am

ata's clue.it's a german.

6:47 am

sorry,wrong one.

6:48 am

kh and feline.

6:48 am

sounds like.

oh shoot no I meant the kr5.20

6:49 am

kr -german.

not familiar with it. will keep looking thanks

6:50 am

what they are called where you are toad.

6:50 am

toad think pickled cabbage end part of that work I think.

6:51 am

kr 2 vowels and cons.

6:51 am

... and hello

oh that sounds gross FM

6:51 am

sauerkr***

6:51 am

hi everyone

6:51 am

hi fm.

ha. duh. sorry for my stupidity

6:51 am

hi fm :)

6:51 am

hi annie.

6:52 am

Ah thanks Annie that was what I was thinking of. Hey Ata, good walk, did H behave?

6:52 am

Hello FMitch

6:52 am

Well! Prethi long time!!

6:52 am

don't be sorry,we all have stupid heads for some of the words.

6:52 am

woah..is that single e a babblet or what??

6:53 am

yes. ohhhhh yes. she's now fast asleep again. its a hard life

I don't like kr5.20 so I don't think about it

6:53 am

yeah FMitch.. 5 months is along time.. hows it going??

6:54 am

Yes it is a babblet rolin. Good Preethi - has work been keeping you away?

6:55 am

hi again everyone

what is considered a babblet? I've heard that term so many times on here, but never understood it... is it just a made up word?

6:55 am

hi craggus.

6:55 am

i was just going to ask the same question toad.

6:56 am

words that you'd never never ever see apart from in babble

okay. that makes sense. thanks Ata

6:57 am

thanks ata.

6:57 am

especially 4 letter ones!

is it really bad that it is 2 pm and I haven't showered or gotten dressed or done anything

6:57 am

crwth and ywis/iwis to name my favs

I think the first ri is one

6:58 am

ywis really is the best

6:58 am

You have to save yr energy for the baby toad. Good excuse?

6:59 am

and etna

yah that is a good excuse

6:59 am

now ya see..i can make a great 10 letter compiund word that means geological event...

etna reminds me of a health insurance company in the US

6:59 am

nowt wrong with that toad.

I see it rolin

7:00 am

so close to a real word isnt it toad..?

yah it is. I've heard people call the event that word

7:00 am

How about LWEI...that's a good one!

7:01 am

yeah FMitch.. lotsa travelling.. and trying to give some exams as well..

hahaha liz. I just tried to put it in. I'm such a dork

oh pre you went pro!

7:02 am

It does exist, just not in this grid!

7:02 am

yes thats a good one too liz, there are quite a few of the little darlings scattered throughout the grids.

grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. getting no where now

7:03 am

I did! :)

7:03 am

... and toad sorta said a word but we'll let her off otherwise she will munch all the goodies in the penalty box.

okay have 54 left. be back in a half an hour. gonna go shower. feel icky right now

oh shoot I did it again. I'm sorry FM. I said it earlier and caught myself.

my penelty.. gotta go shower. hehehe

7:03 am

i know what you mean,i've got 51 left and going round in circles.

7:03 am

I'm stuck too, will come back later.

7:04 am

LOL no probs

7:04 am

bye toad and liz.

7:04 am

i have 70 left Lilliann

7:04 am

bye toad and liz

bye. bbvs

7:05 am

you'll soon catch up preethi.

7:07 am

i need a babble break,toilet break and lunch break.see you later.

7:08 am

Hello all

7:08 am

Lilliann - I need help with a te4/4. I have the tree one.

7:08 am

found the 8 need a clue for the 9 please

7:08 am

te and do ray me ** so

7:09 am

same as 8 past tense.

7:10 am

thanks lil

7:10 am

i meant te-do,ray ,me,far so **,te

7:10 am

Thanks Lilliann

7:11 am

your welcome and hi peri.

7:11 am

anymore clues before i go for my breaks?

7:12 am

clue for the 8?

7:13 am

when you uncover something

7:13 am

soil.

7:13 am

ty, I'll go searching :)

7:13 am

aha got it :)

7:13 am

and 9 is past tense.

7:14 am

thanks, lilliann--you just gave me six words!!

and me thanks

7:15 am

i like to please.

7:15 am

Lilliann - I need an aa.. I have the aa4/5 and 5/10

7:16 am

to sigh,past tense.

7:16 am

Thanks Lilliann

7:16 am

enjoy the break :)

7:16 am

sorry,wrong one

7:16 am

bbl

7:17 am

yes it is.i'm having a stupid moment!!!

7:18 am

right,definately got to go now before i end up even worse!!actually, i can't get anyworse!!

7:18 am

see you all later when i'm refreshed!!

7:20 am

brb too. need something warm to eat

7:22 am

Guys i need a clue for the A in the middle of the grid. I have the 4/4

7:24 am

hi everyone need a clue for the first la 5 / 10 please

7:25 am

laate

la5/10 la+first vowel+Cons+ third vowel

7:33 am

thank you rosalind xxxxxxxxxxx that was my last one fireworks

well done

good morning

7:36 am

hi green

7:36 am

bye for now xx

7:36 am

bye Anne38 and congrats

going too bye

7:36 am

and bye to rosalind too

7:37 am

good morning everyone (bye Anne)

7:38 am

Hi Mom, how was your lunch with your mom yesterday?

hi mOM

7:39 am

Hi Annie, it was very good. thanks for asking. We had a great day

Hi Mom

7:39 am

Hi Greenbay. I haven't seen you in a while. How have you ben

7:39 am

been*

good

I've been busy doing other things

7:40 am

glad to hear that. :)

7:40 am

Good morning greenbay, congratulations to Anne38, Mom, *hands hot coffee and bagel w/ schmear to AnnieBrooklyn to keep her happy*!

hi Scarlet. Good Morning back

7:40 am

Good morning Scarlet

7:40 am

Mom's right, greenbay, it has been a while since seeing you. Hope everything is all right! :-)

7:40 am

Scarlet, I am not happy at all, even a bagel with a schmear will not do it....12-3, I cant believe it!

7:41 am

Always good to see your smiling face, Mom!

yes it is.

7:41 am

is that the Rockies game Annie?

7:41 am

afternoon everyone :-)

7:41 am

Mom, it was the Cleveland Indians

7:41 am

AnnieB... it was a slaughter yesterday in the games... Maybe the Yanqueros needed to blow the carbon out of their bats! The Rockies won again!!

7:41 am

Yours too Scarlet. I feel like it isn't morning until I have come down and "seen" everyone

7:42 am

Hi Katie/

7:42 am

I remember seeing during the night that the Rockies had scored quite a few runs. I didn't see the Indians score.

7:43 am

Awww... Mom, you always make me smile. Hi, katieW!! We are a few grumpy ladies because of the baseball divisional playoffs yesterday!

7:43 am

:)

7:43 am

Ahhhh, baseball is to the british what cricket is to americans, we can see it's fun but we just don't get it!

7:44 am

Katie, you don't have baseball?

7:44 am

(showing ignorance here, I am sure)

7:44 am

Mom, As Scarlet said it was a slaughter in Cleveland yesterday, only hope the Yankees wake up...too good a time to waste...*sigh* ....yes, babble and coffee start my day..would not want it any other way...great group of folks here

7:44 am

AnnieB... it's the New York Yankees... they always find a way to come back! katieW... it's a very complicated, psychological chess game in baseball, but I think cricket is more physically demanding!

7:44 am

No football is our national game (obviously soccer over with you) :-)

7:45 am

I'm sure there are a few baseball clubs around here but nothing widespread and certainly not professional

7:45 am

We ( and I am a huge fan, Katie) have football that is not soccer...

7:45 am

We never had soccer growing up, it seems like in the last 10 years it has grown in popularity, especially with the school age children

I love the Yankees

7:46 am

I'm always impressed with how big your female game is over there, it is struggeling to take off over here as the Premiership is so dominant.

7:46 am

My grands play soccer.....green you are a true fan then...I wish I was in Cleveland to see the game

7:47 am

our team (Cincinnati Reds) have been the pits for so long now, I don't think they will ever get their act together

7:47 am

Scarlet, I googled McCormick Field...it is a wonderful replica...

yes they lost. today they will win though

7:47 am

It was Cleveland's night... that happens... I am still waiting for the Chicago Cubs to get going!

7:47 am

I think football is the easiest game to pick up, in Britain everyone plays it from when they can stand

7:48 am

Scar, I am not keeping track of the divisions as I should, where are the Cubs as we speak?

7:48 am

Oh, AnnieB... I am so happy that you had a chance to see the field... The Bambino himself loved it!

7:48 am

I love the passion of football, I had a season ticket until this year but I moved too far away and it was too expensive to keep going

7:49 am

The Cubbies have been in Arizona the past two nights, and they just can't find their groove, so travel day today, and resume in Wrigley for Saturday and Sunday. Short series... if they lose on Saturday, they cry for the rest of the winter.

7:50 am

We have a Little League Stadium near my home (Mets) which is great fun to see a game played.

7:50 am

Then I will watch the Cubs play on Saturday....okay, where are the Red Sox?

hi all!

7:52 am

Hi Owl!

hi TO

7:52 am

Hi To! I haven't seen you in a while. How are you feeling?

7:52 am

could i please have a clue 4 the 8 and 9 letter words please

7:53 am

You know, Annie, I haven't had time to read the papers for two days, and I thought it odd that Fenway would host one game and leave me hanging for the rest... must find a schedule. They are one-up. Hi, Temple... are you a Phillies' fan?

7:53 am

hi mom

7:53 am

good morning Cool girl, sorry I can't help.

7:53 am

Hi, cool girl!

i am fine and you? annie, the crying in the household second only to the crying at work for the phillies!

no phillies phan

7:53 am

any help wit hthe kr5/18?

7:54 am

Hi Craggus

7:54 am

hi scarlet didnt want to disturb you you seem deep in conversation

7:54 am

I don't have the kr word, sorry

7:54 am

hi mom

7:54 am

Scarlet, thanks for the updates....I was getting lazy.....Owl, I must confess that I did not root for the Phillies...

7:54 am

That answers that question, TO... Hey, craggus... are you feeling any better?

how are the sox doing?

7:55 am

The Sox are one-up, the Yankees and the Cubbies lost, too!

7:56 am

Owl, I am a Yankee fan and when the Phillies beat the stuffing out of the Mets it sort of took the stuffing out of me too....New York teams and all that

7:56 am

yeah starting to feel better today thanks! my boss came up from work and brought a birthday card and cake for me coz im on holiday next week

7:56 am

Both the Cubs and the Phillies are in danger of kissing the season goodbye, with one more loss!

7:56 am

Happy Birthday early, Craggus

7:56 am

thanks mom :o)

7:57 am

craggus...glad you are feeling better and "Happy Birthday to You"!!!!

7:57 am

Well, whenever your birthday is, craggus, Happiest OF Days to You! Many happy wishes!

7:57 am

:)

i know what you mean. and i was there for the august game

7:57 am

thanks guys, my birthday is on tuesday but with the postal strike everyone was sending cards early!

7:57 am

has anyone got the 8 or 9 yet

7:58 am

not here, cool

7:59 am

Oh, that's nasty, craggus... a postal strike would bring this country to its knees...

7:59 am

the 8 is the plural of the un7/36 and the 9 is the past tense- un7- a metal detector enthusiast may un7 a treasure

7:59 am

I keep trying to find ways to use the "let"

7:59 am

yes thanks cool girls

8:00 am

thanks, craggus

8:00 am

thankyou craggus

8:00 am

awesome, thanks Craggus

8:01 am

Postal strike is driving me mad, you can't do anything until next Thursday and that's if we are lucky. Sorry it clashes with you birthday Craggus

8:02 am

on the bright side at least no bills will arrive for a week lol

8:02 am

Is the postal service privatized, katie and craggus, or is it a goverment-run service?

8:02 am

LoL

8:03 am

It a kind of hybrid system, it is a private company but the Government own shares. They probably have a point with the dispute but they are not coming over as reasonable. Its all to do with pensions and modernisation of the service.

8:03 am

it is open to private companies but all the mail is sorted and delivered by the Royal Mail which is nationalised ( i think thats right!) lol

8:04 am

feeling foolish here, not getting the un 7

8:04 am

the posties here, in one office anyway, go out on strike all the time over petty little things and half the time dont even have the backing of the union so never last more than a few hours or a day but still disrupts things

8:04 am

Oh, so it is for the benefits of its workers that has ground it to a halt... does the news keep citizens updated on the progress? And, who is responsible for increasing or creating the pensions? Stock-holders or the government?

8:05 am

mom- if you were in the garden harvesting potatoes you may have to un7 them

8:05 am

craggus i have the kr5 4 20 is there another one two

8:06 am

Glad to report that the Ballymena postmen are working as normal. (Hope no flying pickets arrive)

8:06 am

well DUH! thank you Craggus.

8:06 am

Hi Haz

8:06 am

:o)

8:06 am

LOL, Mom.

8:06 am

They had a few strikes in the summer (the odd day here and there) however they are now doing back to back two day strikes so they went out yesterday and will not be back to Wednesday morning.

8:06 am

theres a kr5/18 cool girl

8:06 am

Good morning/afternoon all.

8:06 am

Good morning, Haz. Well, at least you are getting your bills on time!

8:06 am

hey haz

8:07 am

(didn't see that N on the bottom) **makes eye appt.**

8:07 am

Isn't it joyful? The bills, I mean.

8:07 am

Lol Haz, can just see a van full sweeping down and grabbing the postie as he goes about his business. Seriously who can afford to lose 4 day's wages!

8:07 am

it was hard enough finding the first one it took me ages

8:08 am

Haz, has your husband encountered any bluetongue, yet? (I hope not)

8:08 am

So, craggus, are you feeling any better today?

8:08 am

even though most of my bills come off as direct debits, i still feel better if i dont see it in black and white lol

hi Haz. how are you?

8:08 am

yeah starting to perk up a bit haz :o)

8:08 am

No, Scarlet, no bluetongue. We're hoping that we're so far north that the midges won't venture to these parts.

8:09 am

It sounds a really nasty disease, I do hope it stays away.

8:09 am

Glad to hear you're on the mend, craggus.

8:10 am

I read that the midge outbreak was sort of a surprise with the cooler weather arriving. Thank you, Haz.

8:10 am

I'm not having much fun with the gird today :-( sometimes find it that way!

8:10 am

Greetings Babblers. Anyone remember me?

8:10 am

The whole thing started off in Africa and has been spreading north. Hopefully winter setting in will stop it in its tracks.

8:10 am

Hi, swmbo, of course I do... good to see you!

8:11 am

I know it affects sheep, too, Haz.

8:11 am

Indeed we do - you set up BabAnon! How many points do I get, swmbo?

8:11 am

Hi swmbo, of course and Hi Haz!!

8:11 am

What is new in babbleland? I haven't been here in a loong time.

8:11 am

Hello Anniebrook!

8:12 am

Haz, you get a bonus os 100 points for that LOL

8:12 am

How long is it, swmbo? You haven't heard about paying for really good clues?

8:12 am

clue for the aa5/14, i cant seem to get it!

8:12 am

Or that the first babbler to get to 3,0000000 points gets to meet George Clooney?

8:12 am

No, tell me about it. and what is bluetongue?

8:13 am

aa5/14 - gave a sound of satisfaction.

8:13 am

I try to play a bit everyday (almost never finish) but rarely have time to chat. I am on vacation this week

8:13 am

lol thanks haz

8:13 am

Bluetongue is a disease affecting cloven-footed animals. It originated in Africa, is fatal to many species and is spread by infected midges. The first cases happened in Britain recently. It's NASTY.

8:14 am

You're welcome, craggus.

8:14 am

Hi SWMBO, welcome back. ")

8:14 am

:)

8:14 am

Oh, that is nasty...hope it stops in its tracks as the weather cools down

8:14 am

And costly.

8:15 am

bluetongue sounds awful *shudder*

8:15 am

I hope so - farming is in a precarious state at the best of times, never mind having a new disease to contend with.

8:15 am

am i right in thinking theres to be no government compensation for bluetongued cattle?

8:15 am

Right better get back to work, new job and all that. Have a good weekend everyone. See you on Monday :-)

8:15 am

see ya katie!

8:16 am

bye bye Katie. enjoy your day and weekend.

8:16 am

so tell me about how you pay for a good clue?

8:16 am

No, there'll be no compensation because, as I understand it, the animals can be used in the food chain, provided no antibiotics have been used etc.

8:16 am

Now, do I make up a plausible means of clue payment, or do I confess that it's a joke/

8:17 am

No confessions here

8:18 am

Haz, I would really like to hear your "plausible means of clue" payment, I bet it will be good

8:18 am

there are many ways of making people PAY. Remember, NO ONE expects the Spanish Inquisition, so beware of pulling SWMBO's leg LOL

8:19 am

paypal: st_haz_of_babble@hotmail.com $10 a clue

8:19 am

I'm still mulling over it. It's easier to make up clues than to sort out payment issues.

8:19 am

Hello Haz

8:19 am

I knew you wouldn't let me down, Atalante!

8:19 am

Well, now, would that USD or CAD???

8:19 am

LOL, atalante

8:19 am

Hello Preethi - haven't seen you around for a while.

8:19 am

Hi Preethi

8:19 am

yeah.. been busy with work

8:20 am

whichever has the best exchange rate to the £!

8:20 am

We'd have to have Australian dollars as well. Is there no universal currency, like Esperanto? Okay, it's not a currency, but you get the idea.

8:20 am

I suppose chocolates are a universal currency?

8:20 am

Hi Ata

8:21 am

So, are you on holiday, Preethi, or just taking a break from work?

8:21 am

oh yes, definitely

8:21 am

hi mom!

8:21 am

Chocolates, now that sounds like a good method of payment to me!

8:21 am

How about chocolate clooneys?:)

they get mt vote, haz! : D

8:21 am

lol Jac!

8:21 am

Afternoon, all.

8:21 am

You're on my wavelength, Jacula!

8:22 am

hi jacula

hello everyone :) so good to see you all!

8:22 am

Hi Jac!

8:22 am

Hello, Jacula and good afternoon! Perfect Babblespeak... ChocolateClooneys...

8:22 am

hi mrp, good to see you

8:22 am

Hello mrpresident - have you been sunning yourself?

8:22 am

hello MrP, even better to see you. How are you?

8:22 am

Hello, mrpresident.

{{{{{mr. P}}}}}}

8:23 am

Haz - It seems there'll be no postal deliveries until at least next Thursday. I'll look into another way of sending you that book; don't want it going missing in the backlog.

8:23 am

Hi, MrP. I hear you're cast-free now.

8:23 am

Thanks, Jacula - like I said, there's no panic.

I have been enjoying the beach and the house enormously! We got here mid afternoon and went for walks and lay around on the beach! I am cast free!!! yaaaaaaaay! I am almost feeling human again! But, still a long way to go. Lickety has been an angel through all of this so am blessed beyond belief

8:24 am

have to run, be back later. Hugs to you all.

bye mom :)

8:25 am

bye, Mom, later

8:25 am

That's great to hear, mrpresident.

8:25 am

What happened to Babble last night? I got frozen off the page in the middle of a convo.

8:25 am

bye MrP and Annie

8:25 am

Bye Mom, see you later.

8:25 am

I took my new book to bed and ended up reading until 3.30am!

8:25 am

Until later, Mom... :-)

8:26 am

'Bye, Mom.

8:26 am

bye Haz

8:26 am

bye Scarlet and Jacula. :)

wow jac! must have been some book!

8:26 am

I don't know, Jacula - the last I saw of you was heading to take a phone call, I carried on but found that things I was typing weren't showing on screen. I went to bed as well. Eventually.

ok, is this grid half nice? or do I have to think seriously about starting??

8:27 am

It's got its fair share of normal words, babblets etc. I'm about to get more threatening with it, though.

8:28 am

its about a quarter nice

Hey haz!! I must ask a question of hubbyhaz... when a dog has skin lesions... the type that are raised and lumpy and get chewed on... what usually causes them?

thanks ata! will consider being quarter nice to the grid now! LOL

8:29 am

I'm not great on skin - there are so many different kinds. Is it like a wart?

8:29 am

Afternoon all.

back. and un-stinky now

8:30 am

Or it may be a kind of cyst. If the dog is working at it, maybe best to get it checked out, but don't interrupt your holiday!

no, not a wart... it looks like an injury from a bug bite.

8:30 am

or insect bites

8:31 am

If it's oozing (sorry folks, if you're having something to eat), it may be infected post-insect bite.

we did have the injury tested. and it is now going away (thank god), but my doggy is just like my children so am concerned

hi liz! :)

8:32 am

well I'm eating, but when I'm used to discussing gangrene at the table, lumps aren't a problem!

8:32 am

Does gangrene feature often in your dinner time chats?

it is amazing to me that my children and my dog are as important ... I think I am over over over over protective of my canine... what you think??

8:33 am

clue please for the first la 5/10

8:33 am

quite often, yes! LOL well it depends whether I'm up with my sister or not. Up there conversation ranges from gengrene to osteomyelitis and ulcers, fistulae, you name it!

8:33 am

I think you're a normal dog owner LOL!

8:34 am

la 5 -- add what a diva sings: ***a

bugger osteomyeloitis... am getting over it.... but still hurt by the result

8:34 am

I think you've hit the nail on the head, mrpresident - the dog is like another child to you. I suppose others would consider me to be too blase about animals, because you do encounter people who go to amazing lengths for them.

8:34 am

Well, I am not making much headway with the grid, so I guess I ought to go dress for the day BBL...

8:35 am

talking about doggies - do you believe that dogs can scare themselves? Hobbit had a close encounter with Treacherous Mud yesterday, and ever since then she's been really quiet and clingy

hi swmbo!!! long time no see! great to see you again

8:35 am

See you swmbo - thanks for saying hello!

8:36 am

I think spaniels are easily spooked, Atalante.

8:36 am

I'm never sure whether its just me attributing behaviour to her - but I think so too. she's really edgy and not happy today

oh ata!! that is so right! Vixie has been a right dynomite lately and we know it is because she is spooked by crazy hormone infested males! She is just hanging to find a 'nice' boyfriend

8:37 am

I let her in the bedroom to sleep for once, and she slept *glued* to me all night

8:38 am

Spangle particularly dislikes a section of the road where we walk quite often, because there are occasionally rowdy schoolchildren there. She sits down in protest.

8:38 am

has she been spayed??

my vixie?

8:39 am

yup

8:39 am

Or was she splootered?

no, she hasn't .... I am looking for a partner for her

8:39 am

hmmmm that makes me feel better. I can restore her to happiness with cuddles over a few days. But only if I know that she really is likely to be spooked, if that makes sense

8:39 am

or splayed?

I would do anything for her to have a healthy happy litter

8:40 am

Seriously, somebody did once ask how much it would be to get their dog splootered. A handy cross between spaying and neutering.

8:40 am

Are you in touch with other breeders, mrpresident?

8:40 am

can you advertise with a sheltie group?

I don't get it haz?

8:40 am

morning, all. I'm a bit late this morning, because I've been cleaning my keyboard. what a mess!

8:41 am

The splootering or the breeding?

we have people contacting us to breed her. But I must be careul cause Shelties are not a common breed

8:41 am

my vet here was once asked to display a female dog

8:41 am

LOL

8:41 am

Hi, Angel.

not in australia anyway

8:42 am

If you speak to Vixie's breeder, he/she ought to know of reputable breeders.

8:42 am

MrP - my old dog, sadly long gone now, was a Jack Russell x Sheltie.

and I am really really dumb to the whole whelping thing! am I just not right to be a parent of these dogs?

8:43 am

mrpresident, you won't be the parent! Why do you want Vixie to have a litter?

I want her to have a litter so that she can be a mum, and so that nwe can keep a pup of hers and breed on.... she is the most beautiful dog (excellent temprement) and we would like to have a pup of hers.,

8:45 am

clue for dh6/24?

oh let me tell you all... I am loving this cast free environment!! I feel like the bionic woman!!!

8:46 am

wheeee!

8:47 am

Vixie probably won't care either way about having pups, but if you want to breed from her, there's going to be quite a bit of work involved. Talk to other breeders to find out the pitfalls etc.

8:47 am

dh 6.24 --- add a flower: c****tion

I think that her personality and the way she presents is perfect for puppies... she is delightful! Her puppies would make great pets. My only concern is.... who gets the pups

8:48 am

whoever pays for them and has a good home

thanks BR! :)) nice to see you

1st ar5 please?

8:48 am

hello

hi Rabble

8:48 am

breeding becomes a "commercial" venture, not a cute "oh won't it be nice for her to have puppies" venture

8:48 am

thanks rabble

8:48 am

BBL. I need to do some gardening and some ironing.

bye jacQ!

8:50 am

Has anyone got a clue for the KA5/18, please?

8:50 am

I have a friend who breeds Cavaliers. She has about 20 of them, all treated like royalty, but to buy a puppy from her is REALLY difficult. I doubt whether we would pass the test.

8:50 am

Bye Jacula.

8:50 am

oh yes, mrp you could pick and choose at will exactly where you wanted any pup to go, I'm sure

ok, time for me to hit the hay! am so happy to be on holiday but must get some sleep with the kids completely crazy to go tomorrow! Love ya all heaps and see you later! :))

8:51 am

Off to be with you, mrpresident - sleep well!

oh haz! she needs to let go!

8:51 am

She dotes on her dogs. And she's a good client!

thanks haz! will go and 'make a night of it'... thanks so much all

8:52 am

NIghty night!

kisses and hugs! xxxoooxxxooo

8:52 am

night dear!

nite nite ata and haz et al! kisses all round *poof*

8:54 am

No clues? Ah well better go and finish the ironing to see if it inspires me..haha, as if!!

8:54 am

Hi everyone. I haven't been on chat in over a year but here goes

8:54 am

awww every time I look round, hobbit is gazing at me

8:54 am

Wait, liz, how much are you prepared to pay for a clue?

8:55 am

lizmac, KA 5/18 = alt spelling of a diamond characteristic

8:55 am

Hello Quick - welcome back.

8:55 am

thanks Haz!

8:55 am

Ooooh - a picture of Elizabeth Taylor would be a good icon clue for that ka5.

8:55 am

Haz, I have a spaniel too and she is very easily spooked

8:55 am

By the way, it looks like Venice is on after all, Doctor advised hubby to go as wee one is stable and it'll be a long haul (my kind of Doc.)

8:56 am

Another spaniel lover! They're definitely timid at times.

8:56 am

TY Quick.

8:56 am

That's great news, liz - on both counts. I was so frustrated for you last night.

8:56 am

what happened, Liz?

8:57 am

yw liz

8:57 am

Yes, it seemed so selfish to bother about a holiday under the circumstances, but it still disappoints doesn't it!

8:58 am

It does. We had to abandon a trip to Paris when father in law took ill.

9:00 am

Ata. Hubb's grandson (from previous marriage) has become very ill with Ecoli 507 and needed dialysis, blood transfusion, and operation in a hurry yesterday as his kidneys stopped functioning. He's 18 months, and fit as a flea normally.

9:01 am

oh no! how awful :(

9:02 am

He's still very ill but responding to treatment slowly but surely. Turning point will be when he starts to pee again.

9:03 am

It's fantastic that he's improving. Children do seem to recover more quickly than adults, but what a worry!

9:03 am

never will a pee be so greatly acclaimed!

9:04 am

Misinformation there, it's ecoli 0157 apparently.

9:05 am

I shal change my icon in his honour. BBL.

9:05 am

Best wishes for a complete recovery.

9:05 am

I shall spell shall correctly too!!

9:06 am

I have crawled to 100. I'm getting words slower than a Ballymena man reaching for his wallet.

9:06 am

wow, thats good for this little horrid grid

9:07 am

Half the words are straight from enable's basement. Goodness knows what the rest are going to look like.

9:09 am

sub-basement / gateway to hell

9:12 am

Creative typing can only go so far with this grid. I'll have to suspend my disbelief and lose linguistic inhibitions. But I'll do it later. And Lickety will help if fresh air doesn't. Bye for now!

9:12 am

Good morning all

9:12 am

There, changed it (or not maybe). As you see, mum and dad sre very young and have recently split up.

9:13 am

good morning all. i'm stuck with just 55 words. maybe have to print the list

9:13 am

I only have 57 :(

9:13 am

good morning all

9:14 am

I've still got 5 words to go, but I really should finish the ironing!! BBL

9:14 am

lizmac nice looking group! tell me about your caravan

9:15 am

good morning babblers everywhere ! - how are things with you ?

9:15 am

bye liz

9:15 am

hi there montreal

9:15 am

things great thanks, and you?

9:15 am

Clue for la5/10, anyone?

9:16 am

YEAH for Friday!

9:16 am

and fireworks once more

9:16 am

TGIF !

9:16 am

wtg angel !

9:16 am

la5/10 has double vowel

9:16 am

WTG Angel

9:17 am

My caravan? Oh yes, my profile. It's a fairly old Knauss (German), in excellent nick inside, a bit shabby outside. It's a four+ berth, but we leave the bed down for ease. We love it dearly.

9:17 am

IRONING !!!

9:17 am

that's a double a if it helps

9:18 am

Well done Angelsong.

9:18 am

tx flosey

9:18 am

I drive a 28 ft motorhome with my dog for a copilot!

9:19 am

yw quick

9:19 am

tx flosey, got it - 82 left...

9:19 am

Was monkey typing around aa. No luck so far.

9:20 am

la5/10 sounds like an animated cucumber

9:20 am

think famous african animal reserve grant for the rhymes to the aa word

9:20 am

good morning, does anyone have an icon clue for me?

9:21 am

sorry jane, haven't had time to change icon since it was paper art

la la + operatic solo ***a

9:21 am

Cherry, we had a small motorhome to start with, but swopped it for the comfort and convenience of the caravan, but we had some fun times with it and remember it fondly!

9:21 am

good clue nanette

thanks but i cant take credit for it..... think babble rabble gave it earlier

9:22 am

good one at any rate

9:22 am

Thanks, everyone. Got it.

9:22 am

coffee time here, brb

9:23 am

Amazing how monomaniacal those searches can become.

9:23 am

cu l8ter flosey

9:24 am

I need a clue for one of the e word from the last column, second row e. I have the simple one along with its past tense but there is one more .....

9:25 am

greek letter pl. quick ?

9:25 am

what?

9:26 am

5th or 6th greek letter pl., might be your word quick...

9:26 am

plural...

9:27 am

oh, I see. Sorry, I'm a little slow on the uptake this morning.

9:27 am

np... am slow on the downtake !!!

9:28 am

lol

9:28 am

back - perhaps coffee will jolt the brain

9:29 am

I did't even know I knew any Greek! lol

9:29 am

hey again

9:29 am

hi crag !

9:30 am

hey montreal & flosey

9:30 am

im drifting in and out today, down to the last 14 but struggling i think lol

9:31 am

ak5 please

9:31 am

i have 45 words and none of them will make a good icon....

9:31 am

let me get this straight crag: you're not sure you are struggling - ergo, you ARE struggling !

9:32 am

Hello! Does anyone have a clue for either of the kr words? Thank you!

9:32 am

lol

9:32 am

yes brook, slang for a german person

9:32 am

african corral and half of fermented cabbage

9:33 am

tx pab, got the other kr !

9:34 am

im stuck on the ka5/20

9:35 am

dont have it crag..

9:35 am

k + burnt wood remainder + vowel

9:35 am

thanks pab

9:35 am

unless it's the slang for german or half a fermented cheese...

ka + wear a warm ***wl

9:36 am

cabbage that is...

9:36 am

still not getting the KRs... help please

9:36 am

tx nono !

9:36 am

oh... got the fermented one

9:37 am

kr + double vowel + cons. = african corral quick

9:38 am

ha4/9, ha4/9, a la4/8!

kr + double vowel + cons. sounds like what a baby does

9:39 am

aa5/10 please

9:39 am

1 rhymes with stake harp

9:39 am

aa+cons+ double vowel

9:39 am

tx Nanette and montreal!

aa5 past tense of a sigh?

9:40 am

montreal, i was showing of my icon clue, i have the la4

9:40 am

more than one actually

9:40 am

oh, sorry hp...

9:41 am

could someone clue the D?

9:41 am

just so your new icon harp...

9:41 am

and the i?

9:41 am

saw*

9:42 am

harp, the DH reminds me of a tv show ______ and Greg

9:43 am

how many letters quick?

9:43 am

6 letters

9:44 am

thanks craggus

9:44 am

tx quick, got the dh...

9:45 am

yw

9:45 am

ak please

9:45 am

harp, DH rhymes with the word for sewing a hole in your socks plus first vowel

9:49 am

Pabtrek, It is a native american word I believe, meaning pack leader. Is used in Cub Scouts.

9:49 am

thanks quick

9:49 am

yw harp

9:50 am

Any clues for the last KA4/8 please?

9:51 am

haven't gone to lickety's yet...

9:51 am

thanks Quick

9:53 am

i have a ka + brief goodbye . . .

9:53 am

tx une

9:54 am

nu7 please

9:54 am

yw pab

9:54 am

yw :-)

9:54 am

think it is used in karate...

9:54 am

clue for the last sh6/33?

9:54 am

TY, Une.

9:54 am

a middle eastern coin

9:55 am

israeli currency maybe crag ?

9:55 am

that's for craggus

9:55 am

what your hands do when you are old craggus

9:55 am

money . . .think it's in the Bible

9:55 am

the plural of it

9:55 am

thanks

9:57 am

The last TA 4/4, can't find it at all, any help, please?

9:58 am

i have a ta4/4 that rhymes with fixing a hole in a sock

9:58 am

have the same one as une liz...

9:59 am

TY again, Une.

9:59 am

& Montreal.

9:59 am

nu7 please

9:59 am

yw :-)

9:59 am

any clues for ta6 please?

10:00 am

dont have it pab... never found the ak word..

10:00 am

nu a sister + vowel + ***e a break and rest

10:00 am

not for, not against. just nu7 on a subject

10:01 am

oh - wrong word, sorry!

10:01 am

thanks Nono, you're a life saver

10:01 am

a convent beating you up

10:01 am

tx, cad!

10:01 am

yw une - at least it helped someone!

10:01 am

wyrd LOL!

10:01 am

Last word, any clues for the TR5, please?

10:01 am

i must admit i've never used nu7 in a sentence!

10:01 am

tx nono, i would never have monkeyed that one...

10:02 am

montreal, ak= a + hull of a ship minus a vowel + vowel

10:02 am

ta6/33: insert a sigh into ta4/8

10:02 am

tx pab, got it

10:02 am

yw

10:02 am

thanks Une

10:03 am

the last ta5/18?

10:03 am

yw :-)

10:05 am

ta + a hot dog or ***ner

10:05 am

une, can you give another clue for the ta 6/33?

10:07 am

thanks, nanette!

10:07 am

yw

10:08 am

ta4/8 minus the final vowel + first vowel + not she

10:08 am

Fireworks for me. Thanks for the clues good people.

10:09 am

woohoo, lizmac!!!

10:09 am

wtg liz!

10:09 am

tx une, got the ta6

10:09 am

way to go liz !!!!!

10:09 am

excellent!

10:09 am

tx une - I got it!

10:09 am

love your icon pic, liz!

10:10 am

made it to 100 - BBL - bye for now and tx for all your clues...

10:10 am

a plus tard!

10:11 am

merci une !

10:11 am

the last aa 5/10 anyone?

10:11 am

je suis parti "poof"

10:13 am

aa + consonant + double vowel

10:13 am

aa+cons+double vowel

10:14 am

yikes.....never would have guessed that one thanks craggus

10:14 am

snap, craggus! LOL

10:14 am

thanks crag, I was stuck on that one

10:15 am

only up to 80 words

10:16 am

gotta nip to shops then back for the last 4 :o)

10:18 am

the un's have me stumped any help please?

10:18 am

to dig up nono

10:18 am

with more add ons

10:18 am

I only have one..... un + name of third rock from the sun

10:19 am

ty ruru!

10:19 am

expand those Quick

10:19 am

I could not see that to save my life!

10:19 am

thats fireworks!

10:19 am

nice to help you once

10:19 am

need a clue for ne7 please?

10:20 am

opposite of acid, flosey.

10:20 am

Two more uns come from variant endings of Quick's clue

10:20 am

thanks Jacula

10:20 am

Or rather between acid and alkaline.

10:21 am

y/w.

10:21 am

ak clue?

10:21 am

i have to relinquish computer to son now........ Happy Babbling everyone

10:21 am

bye for now nanette

10:21 am

bye

10:23 am

tx Nanette for clues

10:23 am

tx uniquity

10:23 am

and cad

10:24 am

ruru, the ak is the name for a pack leader of cub scouts

10:25 am

un5,14...is this something obvious?

10:25 am

I didn't do cub scouts sorry

10:25 am

I can't see it

10:25 am

ruru - Leader of the wolves in The Jungle Book (ak5)

10:26 am

it is a native american word. ak+ 2nd vowel + abreviation for los A, CA

10:26 am

uniquity, I'm having trouble with the un5 also

10:27 am

thanks quick and Jac got it now.. the a's are killing me.. I have other toughies but the simple a's are eludingme

10:27 am

Hi, all... un5/ Take off your cap

10:27 am

Thanks, Scarlet. I doff my cap to you.;)

10:28 am

tx scarlet!

10:28 am

Muchas gracias, Jacula. *small curtsey* You're welcome, Quick!

10:28 am

(Well, I would do, if I was wearing one.):D

10:28 am

;)

10:28 am

I didn't even know that was a word... tee hee

10:29 am

ohmygod, this looks fabulous: http://tinyurl.com/2w5uws --I saw the play back in the '80s with John Cullum and Angela Lansbury

10:30 am

Sweeney Todd, eh? A man of very close shaves.:)

10:31 am

with Messieurs Depp and Rickman!!!!

10:31 am

Arrggghhhhh....

10:31 am

I'm salivating . . .

10:31 am

OOOH! Oh yes!

10:31 am

That's worth the price!!

10:32 am

the first aa 5?

10:32 am

but what a film to launch at Xmas! LOL

10:32 am

I could Alan Rickman read the phonebook... love that voice, the eyebrows, the dry delivery... ooooooo

10:32 am

aa5 sighed

10:32 am

aa5 - sighed with pleasure.

10:33 am

cool, thanks

10:33 am

me too, Scarlet . . .

10:33 am

*mini-swoon*

10:33 am

I would have loved Vincent Price to had read all the Pan books of horror stories aloud to me.

10:33 am

gotta run . . . BBL . . . happy babbling!

10:34 am

Later, Une!

10:34 am

'Bye, Une. I dunno! She gets us all drooling and runs off!;)

10:34 am

LOL, Jacula. Well, it WAS a nice newsflash!

10:35 am

True, Scarlet.

10:39 am

well, I guess I'll BBL ..... my brain just went on strike.

10:39 am

... and my tea break's over so I need to get back outside. BBL.

10:40 am

clue for the an5/10?

10:41 am

Later, Quick and Jacula... I'll keep trudging along with 19 to find!

10:41 am

AN + *** la la, craggus

10:41 am

thanks scarlet

10:42 am

Or, picnic pest and **h, say the cheerers

10:42 am

Oh, you have it! Great, craggus!

10:43 am

yep thanks, ill go back to tearing my hair out over the last 2 :op

10:44 am

No, don't hurt the brain bin, crag... LOL

10:44 am

lol i just know its gonna be something obvious

10:44 am

I get snagged on the simple words... like the last ar5/10... yipes!

10:45 am

thats what im stuck on! lol

10:45 am

ar5/10 please the last ar word

10:45 am

ah, looks like a sticky one!

10:45 am

Just found it? Ar+ not short, shortened

10:45 am

last ea5,12?

10:46 am

thanks Scarlet

10:46 am

Hi, deb and flosey! Glad you found it, flosey. Not there, yet, deb!

10:46 am

first kr word please?

10:46 am

lol thanks

10:46 am

:-)

10:46 am

hi red, flosey, craggus and everyone

10:47 am

hi deb!

10:47 am

hi there deb

10:47 am

KR+double vowels+ m**content

10:48 am

Clued badly, flosey... I'm sorry. It should be KR+double first vowels+ I *ike this game

10:48 am

tks scarlet,

10:48 am

:-)

10:48 am

hi all. thanks for the recent clues.

10:48 am

and that's Fireworks

10:49 am

congrats flosey

10:49 am

Hi, doxy! Yippee for flosey! Well done!\

10:50 am

hey flosey congrats! could you clue the last ea5,12, please:)

10:50 am

our planet deb

10:50 am

or is it the last ea5/12?

10:51 am

to make more simple?

10:51 am

I just got the 9, all by myself, woohoo.

10:51 am

should say made more simple

10:51 am

wtg doxy

10:51 am

and the 8.

10:51 am

Oh, for goodness sake, flosey! Tuna pounding! Thank you!

10:51 am

fireworks woohoo :o)

10:52 am

WTG craggus

10:52 am

yw scarlet

10:52 am

Congratulations to craggus on his pre-birthday celebration! (Oct. 9, 2007)

10:52 am

congrats craggus

10:52 am

haha thanks!

10:53 am

:-)

10:53 am

yeah craggus. last ea5,12 is made more simple?

10:53 am

must go, lots to do with 5 arriving tonight for the weekend

10:53 am

Go doxy, go!

10:54 am

Enjoy your weekend, flosey and see you soon.

10:54 am

bye flosey

10:54 am

thanks Scarlet, sure will enjoy, 2 daughters and mates plus 1 friend

10:55 am

How nice to have family, flosey. I live for their visits!

11:12 am

Hi everyone

11:12 am

hi katie

11:14 am

dh 6 clue anyone

11:15 am

dh + 1st vowel + hook letter + hump letter + 1st vowel

11:15 am

YYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

11:15 am

thanks doxy

11:15 am

it's Indian for sitting and fasting for demands.

11:15 am

congrats ruru

11:16 am

just that word Doxy not fireworks yet

11:16 am

oh, ok.

11:16 am

the la5/10 plz

11:17 am

Need it for the display!!!!!

11:17 am

sorry, not there yet.

11:17 am

I get really excited over the impossible words to find... sorry

11:17 am

it's perfectly ok to be excited over the little things.

11:17 am

hello to everyone

11:18 am

hi silly

11:18 am

Never mind, got it!!!!!!

11:24 am

how about the un8 & 9?

11:24 am

Variants on the ending of the un 7

11:24 am

un + past tense of planet

11:24 am

plural and past tense

11:24 am

un + plural of planet

11:25 am

ty ty doxy

11:25 am

yw

11:26 am

ka 5/20 plese

11:27 am

k + left over fire + 1st vowel

11:28 am

any clue for the nu7/48?

11:29 am

nu7 - between acid and alkali

11:29 am

a clue i was given earlier was `sounds like a raid by habit wearing females` lol

11:30 am

thanks craggus....got it

11:30 am

I have one of the ke's 4/8 but none of the combos work on the other... any ideas I am misshing?

11:31 am

the second ke rhymes with garden p***

11:31 am

oops soz thats the 1st

11:31 am

I have that one I guess I need the first

11:32 am

two to go...la5/10 and ta5/18...any help?

garden p***?

11:32 am

found it

only ta 5/18 i have is a plural ouwa

11:33 am

hi all.back for my last 11.may need some help!

11:33 am

hi lilliann

hi lili

11:34 am

la + ar4/4 minus last letter

11:34 am

hi doxy and temp.

11:34 am

sorry that was a rubbish clue!

11:34 am

hey lill

11:34 am

hi crag.

11:35 am

la5/10 is a real stupid one. la + the diva sings an ***a in the opera.

11:35 am

kr clues anyone

11:35 am

thanks for the la5.

ty, spritey! : )

11:36 am

kr + double vowel + stick letter

11:36 am

saurkr***

11:36 am

hey TOwl! How are you, feeling better?

i'm good, sprite!

11:37 am

I am glad :)

11:37 am

temple owl...there is a ta5/18 ... the last ta in the list

11:37 am

i got it

yay, ouwa!

11:38 am

dixy you are saving my life here today

11:38 am

thanks

11:39 am

doxey

11:39 am

yw

doxy is a cluing machine....

11:39 am

sometimes

11:39 am

can i have help with ha6/24 pls.

11:39 am

kr20 anyone?

11:40 am

no machinery there, I think... all human

11:40 am

clue on the la 5/10 please

11:40 am

hotdog with saurKR***, ruru

11:40 am

kr5 - saurkr***, pickled cabbage

11:40 am

kr/20 saurkr*** or slang for a german person.

11:40 am

is just clued, sandr

11:40 am

LOL omg

ok back to work - later, all and ty for the clues

hey sandr!

11:41 am

bye for now TO

11:41 am

thanx sprite

11:41 am

bye to

11:41 am

lill... she ha***** it out with a friend (an argument resolution)

11:42 am

Good afternoon/morning all.

11:42 am

bye TOwl :)

11:42 am

and yw sandr

11:42 am

hi Haz :) :)

*waves to all* and hi and bye, haz

11:42 am

Hello sprite. I'm armed and dangerous. This grid needs dynamite.

11:42 am

hi haz

11:43 am

Bye TO!

11:43 am

omg.thanks ruru.someone hit me with a ha4.

11:43 am

hi haz.

11:43 am

haz, my granddaughter likes your dog.

11:43 am

lots of tough words to get today. Not a smooth grid at all!

11:43 am

Hello lilliann, doxy. Your granddaughter has good taste!

11:44 am

This is my third go at it, sprite - real life has intervened but, as you say, it doesn't flow.

11:44 am

hi all! {{{sprite}}}

11:44 am

this is my 2nd go and still 43 left!

11:44 am

hi all

11:44 am

Hello stidmama.

11:45 am

I am not usually here this time on Fridays, but BOTH kids are home today, and I wasn't completely back to normal anyway...

11:45 am

same here, just came back after leaving this morning... whole day flew past without a moment to spare. So now it is ME time... me and babble ;)

11:45 am

hi stid

11:45 am

hi stidmama and kalia.

11:45 am

hi kallia! you can do it!

11:45 am

hey stid! *huggg*

11:45 am

hi kallia

11:45 am

and hi Kallia

11:45 am

witha little help :)

11:45 am

you can have all the help you need.

11:46 am

still need 25 and they don't come easy

11:46 am

thank ye kindly...I'll shout loudly ok?

11:46 am

that's what we're here for

11:46 am

well I haven't gone to the list yet...

11:46 am

wow, whoever clued that nu7 was a great mind... brilliant clue.

11:47 am

i need 10 and am going round in circles now.all i'm seeing is blooming aaaaaaa's and hhhhh's.

11:47 am

I used the list with the Ks this morning, didn't feel like torturing myself too much today. But otherwise listless... but not clueless.

11:47 am

oh never clueless !

11:48 am

lilliann, they are there for a reason. You are invited to say: AHAAAA!

11:48 am

I caved in, I'm using the list.

11:48 am

but I can't get that nu....

11:48 am

I've been making up clues in my head all day for that nu7. They're probably incomprehensible, though!

11:48 am

rally must be feeling thick today

11:48 am

nu7 - begin from the end. Sprite's least favourite letter, follow with three letters of Hobbit's owner (a babbler), finish with a three lettered religious sister.

11:48 am

that nu7: a habit-wearing lady starts a fight with you (badly spelled)

11:49 am

Or nu7 - a dyslexic soldier's call to ceasefire.

11:49 am

ah, a backward clue, always smart, Haz :)

11:49 am

It just tickled me that there were two palindromes in there, kind of.

11:50 am

I like mine best :D But it was not mine, it was clued like that earlier.

11:50 am

hm. *thinking on clue*

11:50 am

very true, Haz, and nice :D

11:50 am

and for the record, guys... it is a NONword. Unword. Stupidhead word.

11:50 am

what do you mean, religious sister? like "OP" for Dominicans?

11:51 am

When the convent tries to take over the diner, the waiters yell "Nu7!"

11:51 am

No, a sister like Maria in Sound of Music?

11:51 am

no, like a lady who wears a habit and spends her life being married to Jesus.

11:51 am

a religious sister wears a habit

11:51 am

thanks for the nu clues, it is indeed a stupidhead word

11:52 am

hi peri

11:52 am

love your clue vicuna.lol

11:52 am

It is too a real word. It has to do with glacial hills.

11:52 am

Dominicans ARE that sort of sister... I don't understand the "three letters" bit

11:52 am

I quite like the word. I think it would be fun if it ever appeared with the slasher chicken (gorhen).

11:52 am

lol Haz

11:52 am

The word begins nu, add another letter for the sister, stid.

11:52 am

LOL....Brillliant clues you guys....

11:52 am

Hi all - only here for a short time. Wow the A words are really hard!!!!

11:52 am

stid, there is a short 3 letter word for a sister like that...

11:52 am

hi sandie

11:52 am

oh! *duh*

11:53 am

a real DOH moment, stid? ;)

11:53 am

first la5,10? and last ka4,8??

11:53 am

Hello sandie - they are 'amazing'.

11:53 am

hi Sandie

11:53 am

If you can have a baronet, it's a shame you can't have an ea4-et

11:53 am

la5/10 - la plus the start of Mr Onassis.

11:53 am

la5 - la + an opera singer sings an ***

11:54 am

got it. there oughta be a prize for stupidest babbler... I might get that one!

11:54 am

They get an ea4 dom instead.

11:54 am

'dom' in dutch is stupid, dumb.

11:54 am

I dunno, stid... You'd have some heavy competition! lol

11:54 am

typical,just get back on the computer,now i have to go again.blooming husbands and children getting in the way of babbling.how dare they!!!!see you all later for my last 8 and 4th attempt.

11:55 am

LOL now that's justice! rofl... dumb e4s...

11:55 am

bye lil

11:55 am

later lilliann!

11:55 am

See you again lilliann.

11:55 am

never stid. grin :)

11:55 am

bye for now lilliann

11:55 am

bye all.

11:56 am

bye lilliann

11:56 am

down to 16, have to go for now. will be back later.

11:56 am

Bye, lilliann.

11:56 am

later doxy!

11:56 am

bye doxy

11:56 am

... and doxy...

11:56 am

bye doxy

11:56 am

me too...hope I can get back later

11:57 am

so bye all

11:57 am

... and Kallia...

11:57 am

bbl time for lunch and laundry

11:57 am

Bye Kalia!

11:57 am

... and peri...

11:57 am

and all other leavers :)

11:57 am

see you peri!

11:58 am

(anyone else?)

11:58 am

ha. gray right-hand column!

11:58 am

... and then there were none...

11:58 am

are ye done sprite? *hopefully opens rum cask*

11:59 am

I will need that rum to finish... no, I was just counting down babblers :)

11:59 am

Except for the lunching lurkers, of which I am one!

12:00 pm

oh, okay, as long as there's a reason... *POP!* grab the dipper and help yerself. ARRR.

12:00 pm

hah.... not anymore you aren't, gwenski!

12:00 pm

hey gwenski!

12:00 pm

Oops!

12:00 pm

Gwenski blew her cover!

12:00 pm

last ka4,8?

12:00 pm

AAAARRRRR! Bottoms up... no not those, the glass's, you beast!

12:00 pm

Greetings, all

12:01 pm

rodl (that's rolling on deck -- easier to do when underway and full sails (and full of rum))

12:01 pm

ka + colour you get from the sun minus last letter

12:01 pm

hi gwenski :) Good to see you unlurking yourself.

12:01 pm

good clue sprite; type of japanese character

12:02 pm

I was hoping "edna" would mean an elderly "etna."

12:02 pm

I tend to lurk only while on lunch hour at work. If I'm playing at home, I'm much more likely to speak up.

12:02 pm

or a japanese sword with the end cut off :D

12:02 pm

is that ka 4/8 "cheese" in dutch?

12:02 pm

thank you

12:03 pm

the first one, yes!

12:03 pm

coolness! *satisfied grin*

12:03 pm

dame Edna... too true, possum!

12:03 pm

multilingual Stiddie!

12:04 pm

and I am at 100 words and toddling off to grab list

12:04 pm

down to 20 and suffering

12:04 pm

that's not the half of it sprite... my new project includes learning the local native language, a variant of "Lushootseed" spoken by the Coastal Salish people around Puget Sound. I know three words already! LOL

12:05 pm

this dutch firm has been at it for 2 years now to make a new pudding each month. This month's is pancake pudding with melasse! Was our dessert today and delish!

12:05 pm

oh WOW stid, some project!

12:05 pm

hm. sounds nice -- melasse= molasses? or syrup?

12:05 pm

By pudding do you mean dessert in general, or specifically gelled creamy thing?

12:06 pm

yes, and there are sounds that simply don't exist in European languages, so a bit of a challenge

12:06 pm

errr... not gelled. Creamy yes.

12:06 pm

let me check molasses and melasse...

12:07 pm

molasses it is, stid

12:07 pm

I just love cognates! thanks sprite

12:08 pm

lol @ loving cognates

12:09 pm

one has to, when loving babble, LOL

12:09 pm

not many cognates in Whulshootseed -- 'al'al means "cedar board house", there is a glottal stop before the a sounds. the other words I know are "hi there" and "bye" (O-chawH and Hoy!)

12:09 pm

I think I can do Hoy

12:09 pm

"Hoy" qualifies as a faux ami!

12:11 pm

of course, there are actual linguistic symbols for the sounds, I am trying to approximate the sounds with a standard keyboard... but many of the recognizable letters do have the usual sounds. fortunately. there is a funny "crossed lamba" symbol that resembles the Welsh "ll"

12:12 pm

okay, end of lesson. the AA 5/10 is NOT being cooperative. help please?

12:12 pm

ah, isn't this wunderbar... I have won a million dollars in the lotto Rheinland-Pfalz! And I did not even play :) I won with my email address. Miracles never cease.

12:12 pm

stid: past tense of sound you make when you get this word.

12:12 pm

stidmama think the place where you bowl

12:12 pm

There's an aa5/10?

12:12 pm

clue for aa 5,10 please

12:12 pm

yes Vi...

12:13 pm

hi again. back to *try* and tame this grid

12:13 pm

Cool. Thanks.

12:13 pm

hey atalante, you're a clue today!

12:13 pm

thanks tuco... *thinking*

12:13 pm

Hello, Ata. Well, part of one, anyway.

12:14 pm

Hello Atalante! Are you copyright or anything?

12:14 pm

yayyy!

12:14 pm

oh my! that is a peculiar word... there are two double vowels in in Louie

12:14 pm

hey Ata!

12:14 pm

Apparently it's a shrub, stidmama.

12:15 pm

thanks stidmama!!!

12:15 pm

I think it was in the grid a week or two ago, actually.

12:16 pm

am sry, clued the wrong one. A bit dazed about winning such a big prize. Too bad I kicked the email from my server before it arrived :)

12:16 pm

well then, only 56 to go and I obviously need a lot of help today. AK please?

12:16 pm

Oh, I don't remember that. Either I forgot, or I didn't play that day. *shrug*

12:17 pm

ak5 - ak plus a type of beer, rearranged.

12:17 pm

Ah well, sprite. Easy come, easy go.

12:17 pm

think scouting, stid. The lady leading the little ones.

12:17 pm

stupid spam

12:17 pm

We'll be intellectual and talk about Kipling as well for ak5.

12:17 pm

okay, thinking...

12:18 pm

AH! thanks!

12:18 pm

funny, the Jaws animal in two consecutive days

12:18 pm

ha. A axed.

12:18 pm

huh.... something very weird with that word... I can't spell anymore!

12:19 pm

ooh, I hadn't noticed that particular fish. Thanks, sprite.

12:19 pm

no fish... mammal!

12:19 pm

it's the squiggly-ness of the words sprite, when I leave off babbling the last couple days I can't read in straight lines any more.

12:19 pm

no mammal... fish!

12:19 pm

no, its a fish

12:20 pm

olphins are mammals

12:20 pm

Jaws animal is non-mammal, pre-vertebrate fish. yes?

12:20 pm

dolphins*

12:20 pm

most I know are human

12:20 pm

It's a vertabrate, too, just cartilaginous instead of bony.

12:20 pm

atalante, help us out here.. you're the ocean-type!

12:20 pm

well, its a vertebrate, but non-mammal LOL

12:20 pm

Ata, where are you when we need you?

12:20 pm

Ah, there you are!

12:20 pm

the ocean type is a fish... the human type is mammal

12:21 pm

pisces: chondrichthyes: big huge jaws fish. aka Carcharodon

12:21 pm

Good point sprite. I'll grant you that!

12:21 pm

:D Couldn't resist...

12:21 pm

LOL I read the names to stidkids. They are impressed!

12:21 pm

And actually, the word meant humans first and was later applied to the fish!

12:21 pm

human type: homo sapiens lawyerensis

12:22 pm

we have such "intellectual" discussions here!

12:22 pm

lol Ata!

12:22 pm

Same with shrimp, much to my amusement.

12:22 pm

"harlet" isn't in the dictionary

12:22 pm

??

12:22 pm

harlot, you mean?

12:22 pm

usually spelled harlot

12:22 pm

I tried harlet too

12:23 pm

ow... of course Vic, thanks

12:23 pm

ahhh....

12:23 pm

please point me in the right direction for the dh 6? I have the 4s

12:23 pm

figures... enable knows 10 alt spellings for each word, but not the ones we think of

12:24 pm

tartlet

12:24 pm

stid, do you know the indian word for the sum of all your good and bad deeds in your present life?

12:24 pm

As Margot Asquith once told Jean Harlow when she (Jean) called her "Margott"... "No, dear, the T is silent, as in Harlow."

12:24 pm

haha baby tart?

12:24 pm

the fish should work with let too. a baby jaws

12:24 pm

yes.... I know that one

12:24 pm

got it. thanks sprite!

12:24 pm

dh6 - dh, plus three letters of Mr Palmer or Mr Schwarzenegger, finish with not applicable.

12:24 pm

LOLLLLLLL Vic! Great one!

12:24 pm

thanks also Haz!

12:25 pm

ah, you are fast, stid! Wanted to say: change last consonant, but you were there already

12:25 pm

You're welcome!

12:27 pm

Oops, laundry is waiting to be hung on the line. Enjoy your words while I'm gone!

12:27 pm

later Vi!

12:27 pm

bfn Vicuna

12:27 pm

byeeeee Viiiiiiii

12:27 pm

Enjoy your words? Have you SEEN some of them?

12:28 pm

the last K I need is the 5.20 please...

12:28 pm

I think she's trying to avoid looking

12:28 pm

*hungs words out to dry and puts laundry in the list*

12:28 pm

um, kA 5/20

12:29 pm

monkeying works for me almost as well today as looking for patterns

12:29 pm

ka5/20 - incorporate what Cinders had to clean up, finishing with a vowel

12:29 pm

ka5/20: a foreigh prince would be a Pa***.

12:30 pm

thanks haz and sprite!

12:30 pm

down to 31

12:30 pm

11 here

12:30 pm

go sprite go!

12:31 pm

have you found out where your garden is yet, stiddy?

12:31 pm

my son is growing up... he went out tonight to play... I said: shouldn't you put on a coat? Mum, it is not that cold, he said. And if I get cold, I can come back to grab my coat.

12:32 pm

wow. he IS growing up! careful sprite, that logical stage is tricky!

12:32 pm

not yet atalante, thinking new england or england, but no way to tell

12:32 pm

I know... but I love it!

12:33 pm

It does *look* English ...

12:33 pm

Well, I should get me to the kitchen. Enjoy the struggle.... Bye!

12:33 pm

okay, my last L, the first LA 5/10?

12:33 pm

later Haz... thanks again! {{hugs}}

12:33 pm

lol, I must have clued that la5 a dozen times today

12:33 pm

No problem!

12:34 pm

la + the diva sings an ***a in the opera

12:34 pm

*sigh* I thought I tried that already. thanks

12:34 pm

and YES it is a STUPIDhead word!

12:34 pm

is the ne 7 more challenging? it's my last N word... and down to 25

12:36 pm

lol stid... no, not at all.

12:36 pm

let's say... not male... not female...

12:36 pm

well I tried a past tense and a silly plural...

12:37 pm

not related to the other ne words...

12:37 pm

got it. thanks sprite

12:37 pm

not engaging in war... not helping any party...

12:38 pm

yay stid!

12:38 pm

hey yall

12:38 pm

wut up

12:38 pm

hi Betharie

12:38 pm

fifteen to go!!!

Betharie says "ya'll", too. Hi everybody!

12:38 pm

who r u

12:38 pm

hi beth, hi tina

12:39 pm

hi Tina

Lookit me, I'm not a shadow person anymore! Now I'm a tiny long-haired boy eating ice cream.

12:39 pm

I still have the same 11, stid :)

12:39 pm

lovely son you have there, Tina

12:39 pm

TEN! *dances around* ten ten ten

12:40 pm

congrats on going pro tina, when did this happen?

12:40 pm

yay stid! Go girrrrrrl!

I've only been doing this a couple of weeks, but I'm already making a commitment because it's apparent I'm not going to be able to stop.

Thank you sprite, both my kids are awesome in my humble opinion :)

12:40 pm

lol... and another addict is born... welcome Tina, great to have you :)

12:40 pm

i am a new cumer iam on my friends coputer

12:40 pm

:-) maybe I'll finish before sprite? of course I am using the list...

12:41 pm

you will, stid, I am SO stuck here. And listless, still... totally silly, I know. But I have fun, grin.

12:41 pm

ooh. got the ta 5/18 by meslef!

I just went pro a day or two ago but had to work on a pic for an avatar (not un-savvy computer wise, but I AM a little lazy)

12:41 pm

my name is allielynn13

12:41 pm

or meself... arrr. *reaches for grog*

12:41 pm

*posts yellow alert*

12:42 pm

are there more than one, stid? Mine is the winner ta5 all.

It's way fun allielynn - watch yourself or you'll start ignoring all else :)

12:42 pm

wut does that mean

12:42 pm

that last ta is also 5/18

12:42 pm

tr5-let?

12:43 pm

wut do yall mean

12:43 pm

yup, definitely, lol

12:43 pm

no idea, sprite, on the tr 5 that is

12:43 pm

wut does tr5 mean

12:44 pm

tr5, type of fishing boat, uses hi score letter

12:44 pm

stid... I meant tr5 like in yellow alert. Guess this is a little one.

12:44 pm

it means a word that begins with tr and is five letters long

12:44 pm

second sh6,33?

12:44 pm

yes, I think you are right sprite, but not little, pretending

12:44 pm

ah, even worse

12:44 pm

deb: jewish coin from the bible I think

Allie, there are links on the bottom of the page. The one that says "Angelsong's Babble Page" has a bunch of links on the side, and there are clue pages that tell you what kind of words are in today's puzzle.

12:44 pm

oooooo!

12:45 pm

debjed: I think it is a jiddish word. Money in Israel.

12:45 pm

down to 5 sprite...

12:45 pm

iam not playing the game

12:45 pm

still need that tr 5 -- not the one in the log

12:46 pm

if you are not playing beth, then please do not use the chat log.

12:46 pm

still have 8 left... nasty words I think... or too obvious ones

12:46 pm

how old r yall

12:46 pm

two now

12:46 pm

7

12:46 pm

go atalante go!

12:46 pm

hey guys, hows everyone getting on?

12:46 pm

stid, it is not yet feeding time, I think?

12:46 pm

troll alert craggus

12:47 pm

hi craggus... torturing myself towards the finish.

12:47 pm

Evening all, Oooh is it play time?

12:47 pm

lol

12:47 pm

woot Ata! Go girrrrrl!

12:47 pm

should be nut's lunch time, I could see if she wants to play with it a while... LOL

12:47 pm

fm! I was just about to see if you were on IM :)

12:47 pm

omg... nut and FMitch... grinnnnnnn

12:47 pm

hey FM! hope your day was lovely!

12:48 pm

they don't feed trolls... they feed ON trolls :)

12:48 pm

I am there and here Ata. Hi stiddy Im sicky but can still type

12:48 pm

who is the youngest yall think

12:48 pm

this is a very substandard one, I'm afraid

12:48 pm

FM, I'm sure. She's only 3

12:48 pm

stid, I finally monkeyed a ta6 and 7 combo that is totally new to me! Down to 6 now, biggies done.

12:49 pm

hey

12:49 pm

go sprite go!!!!

12:49 pm

4 and a half actually

12:49 pm

must see what it means first!

12:49 pm

liar

12:49 pm

Sprite nice to see you in the evening as well :)

12:49 pm

tina, how are you doing with words? I am down to two, can clue all the others!

12:49 pm

i think i might be the oldest

12:49 pm

ah, I always wanted to know this. An almost extinct flightless bird (Notornis mantelli) of New Zealand, having a large red bill and brightly colored green and blue plumage.

12:49 pm

Liar liar pants are on fire

12:49 pm

do you? how old are you bethanie?

12:50 pm

hi FMitch! No rest for the wicked... did not come back to the grid since this morning! It is fun to be here at this time, I see :D

12:50 pm

to whom fmitch

12:50 pm

13

12:50 pm

thanks for the definition sprite! :-) love to know these names for things I shall never encounter!

12:50 pm

oh yes. thats very very old.

12:50 pm

Oooo 'to whom' all of a sudden and not 'wot'

12:50 pm

not ah

Man, I am slooooow on this one today. Still have 40 to go and have tortured myself over several that turned out be, ahem, rather easy

12:51 pm

ancient, I'd say. And totally ignorable.

12:51 pm

wut dou mean fmitch

12:51 pm

I do that all the time tina -- get so caught up looking for tricky ones that the fish swim right past!

12:51 pm

Oh spritey sprite, can't I play, it's been sooo long.

12:51 pm

hate to be the one to bring the bad news, Tina... but there are lots of very tough words to come ;)

12:51 pm

*proudly modeling anti-feeding hat*

12:51 pm

Promise to be good after and not make a mess.

12:51 pm

ta6,33?

12:52 pm

you can, FMitch, and you will :D And I will watch and be amused, as ever.

12:52 pm

wut dou mean? is this a strange and ancient language?

12:52 pm

just gave the def, debjed!

Oh noes! Don't tell me that, sprite! :) I could really use a clue to the dh6 - my current nemesis on the grid

12:52 pm

deb, try anagram of k4/8 japanese word + male pronoun. then plural

12:52 pm

LOL you know how to take the fun out of it sprite by saying yes. Reverse psychology works every time *grin*

12:53 pm

tina, remember TV show dh**** and greg? change last consonant

12:53 pm

Tina: dh + first 2 letters of form of to be + mother **ture.

12:53 pm

hehehehe... FMitch... I have kids of my own, remember? ;)

12:54 pm

oh man, found the tr 5 in the grid *FISHBOP* fishing term!!!!!

12:54 pm

down to one...

12:54 pm

ok yall r afishly werding outme

12:54 pm

ty

12:54 pm

wooooot stid! Lots of fish today.

12:54 pm

definitely a strange and ancient language. can anyone interpret?

12:55 pm

how old r u sprite

12:55 pm

she's 80

12:55 pm

methinks eet dost protest oe'rmuch...

12:55 pm

not ah

12:56 pm

last count 102

Aha! Thanks sprite and stidmama! Now my dd says it's her turn on the computer. Back later - bye!

12:56 pm

Nope its not a dialect Ive come across before my preciousssssssoh that means I do believe you are joshing me or telling an untruth?

12:56 pm

later tina

12:57 pm

*That being 'not ah'

12:57 pm

telling untruth? Never! Not on babble, drGod would not permit!

12:57 pm

102 in dog years is... 780 in human years?

12:57 pm

would you say trying tariw reeks of desperation?

12:58 pm

got it!!!!! fireworks!!!!!

12:58 pm

*checks mirror....* Yes, my wrinkles say that is about correct, Sitd

12:58 pm

lol stid and Woohoo congrats.

12:58 pm

*Stid even. And congratulations!

12:58 pm

Sitd! argh! Sprite is speaking the strange language too!

12:58 pm

oh man, and there I thought I had you beat at 750. drat!

12:58 pm

shut up stidmama

12:59 pm

omg it is infectuous!

12:59 pm

you will like the video sprite...

12:59 pm

Hey watch it Beth!

12:59 pm

oh man! you chose it! LOL I guess you will like it!

12:59 pm

wow, 2 whole words spelled correctly! See, even trolls improve with babble.

12:59 pm

grinnnnnn stid!

12:59 pm

shall I write DR-G now?

1:00 pm

do not call me bth that is not my name

1:00 pm

FMitch is not yet done playing, I think, stid. Though this definitely warrants a mail.

1:00 pm

No, no need at the mo Stid, we can look after things.

1:00 pm

what is your name? tr0l?

1:00 pm

ha... see, I know you, FMitch :D

1:01 pm

Im sure the Betharie would't like her friends account to be blocked, how would she explain that?

1:01 pm

iam not telling u bart

1:01 pm

well, have fun FMitch, I did try to IM nut, but she wasn't online at the moment. She'll be sad to miss out on the fun.

1:01 pm

might not care one bit... poor friend. But then again, friendship is probably an alien thing for a troll.

1:01 pm

Bart? oh thats a nice name

1:02 pm

i know so

1:02 pm

I'll be gentle stid as this one doesn't seem to be fully formed yet.

1:02 pm

I have a friend named Bart. Not at all troll like though.

1:02 pm

i mean u r a idiot

1:02 pm

no, Bart is lovely

1:02 pm

iam not a troll

1:03 pm

gentle, FMitch? Come on, you cannot be serious LOL

1:03 pm

oh look! its growing mean!

1:03 pm

not too gentle though FMitch, little ones grow, you know (looks over at own offspring) -- even when feverish they can behave themselves.

1:03 pm

u smart alk

1:03 pm

you feed it, it grows. Law of nature.

1:03 pm

Its not fair game sprite, actually its rather tedious.

1:03 pm

shut up u

1:03 pm

looks like I got on just at the right time. I could do with feeling socially superior for a bit.

1:03 pm

I think troll-stomping boots might be a good invention for our store... *wanders off to decide on type of tread for said boots*

1:04 pm

Hi everyone

1:04 pm

As SuperNanny would say - you are on a warning, and we all know what happens next ......

1:04 pm

yeah, join the fun, Dachef. Shooting a sitting duck... not fair, but hey, who cares.

1:04 pm

hi all back to get my 8.i see you're all having fun can i join in!!!

1:04 pm

ohoh... the naughty spot!

1:04 pm

lilliann please do ;)

1:04 pm

u meaney

1:04 pm

hi coyote man

1:05 pm

Evening Dachef and coyote and Hi again lilli

1:05 pm

hi fmitch.

1:05 pm

yall r just rood to me

1:05 pm

troll-baiting should be an olympic sport. Im gonna write to the IOC.

1:05 pm

y

hey hey all.

1:06 pm

any help with the un"s, please

1:06 pm

excuse me,no-one told you to SHUT UP!!

1:06 pm

ah, the hurt innocent look now... because it does not count words like idiot and shut up and all when it says them itself

1:06 pm

y? y not

just taking a break from housework and watching Nascar and found this supremely entertaining chat!

1:07 pm

un's, most are varriations of un + our planet

1:07 pm

Glad to entertain you autumn, Episode 3 will be starting soon.

1:07 pm

hey my god father is from Canada

1:07 pm

Thanks Joso

1:07 pm

bubba: dig up in varieties. Take thing of your head.

1:07 pm

hi autumn

1:07 pm

hi autumn moon :)

1:08 pm

wut is ur last name autumn

1:08 pm

yw bubba

1:08 pm

moon

moon

1:08 pm

lol

1:08 pm

moon, obviously....!

1:08 pm

lol

1:08 pm

is it tudville

exact translation of my asian name

1:09 pm

cool

1:09 pm

moon, tudville.... ah, what´s in a name

1:09 pm

this is fun,better than the telly!!!

1:09 pm

"autumn moon tudville". Wasnt that an album by Jethro Tull?!?!

1:09 pm

shut up

1:09 pm

You should know better than doing real names in chatrooms, did you get taught that at school?

1:09 pm

doh... mooooooooon

1:09 pm

a rose would smell just as sweet if ....

in all actuality, Betharie, it's Clark

1:09 pm

ohoh, more roodness!

1:10 pm

ok

1:10 pm

I know a Clark. Kent.

1:10 pm

helllllo

Maiden name - Kent

1:10 pm

I know Kent. I live there

1:10 pm

HAs a collection of phone boxes I heard/

1:10 pm

da da da da !

1:10 pm

lol autumn... great minds...

1:11 pm

whos at school

1:11 pm

There is a Clarks in Kent. They sell shoes.

1:11 pm

i use to live in kent.

1:11 pm

cool

1:11 pm

i live in the states

1:11 pm

did you lilli? whereabouts?

1:11 pm

love the icon, Dachef!

1:11 pm

lovely dover.not!!!

1:11 pm

I live in a state

1:12 pm

which one?

1:12 pm

in all of them, laceyd?

1:12 pm

... must do some housework.

1:12 pm

you are a state ;)

SO, I'm looking at this grid (tearing myself away from the chat) and have decided that I should ignore the chat for a little while and try the grid

1:12 pm

oooh yes, lovely lovely dover

1:12 pm

ty Sprite!!

1:12 pm

yes silly! all of them.

1:12 pm

poor FMitch! And miss the fun? The fun you started?

1:12 pm

:]

1:12 pm

i live in america

1:12 pm

now that is what I call multitasking, laceyd :)

1:12 pm

i use to like shopping in canterbury,better than dover anyday.

1:13 pm

ohhhhh yes, I shop in Canterbury

1:13 pm

thats exciting

no leaving for work...not allowed!

1:13 pm

Its ok sprite I was being hypothetical, house work at this time of the evening? Pftttt

1:13 pm

I *love* Canterbury

1:13 pm

uhhhh. school.

Which America Betharie?

1:13 pm

ah good FMitch... don't want to see you leave now! (or ever)

1:13 pm

how old r u autumn moon

1:13 pm

I give up, I can't monkey the kr's

1:14 pm

Direction to America: get to Canada and turn South.

Old enough to have been married twice

1:14 pm

United states

1:14 pm

Why do you want to know everyones ages?

1:14 pm

turn left at the 3rd star from the right...

1:14 pm

ur old

1:14 pm

cheater

thanks

1:14 pm

yall are all old

1:14 pm

bubba: saur kr***

and you are obviously still a child

1:14 pm

yep I am old old old lol

1:15 pm

yes. that of 16

1:15 pm

excuse me, your only as old as you feel or the man your............

1:15 pm

jeezzz can't remember the time I was only old.

1:15 pm

cool cum back

1:15 pm

k! time for lunch! be back in 30

who's a cheater????

1:15 pm

sorry,theres children about.

1:15 pm

LOL yes autumn on a kid would ask that Q

1:15 pm

lol lilliann ;)

1:15 pm

I don't think you mean exactly that, beth ...

1:15 pm

sprite

1:15 pm

Why are all trolls young and stupid, maybe it is a disease and we can get a government grant to study it

1:16 pm

grin Ata

1:16 pm

yes i do

1:16 pm

Ata :)

1:16 pm

then you are rooood

1:16 pm

very very rude!

1:16 pm

Hi all.......clues for the un7/8/9,,,,,,?

1:16 pm

yes

1:16 pm

we do here, bubba. For free ;)

1:16 pm

cheater

1:16 pm

Flask: think digging up in varieties. Or un + our planet.

1:17 pm

I never thought of that, I usually don't do anything for free

1:17 pm

hi t&t and flask.come and join in the fun!!

1:17 pm

wut do u mean sprite

1:17 pm

flask - un + small unremarkable blue-green planet. Then expand.

1:17 pm

any clue for the aa 5/10?

1:17 pm

thanks folks!

1:17 pm

Dachef: planet used to be known as harmless. Upgraded to: mostly harmless.

1:18 pm

lol Sprite! Wondered if anyone would get that reference!!

1:18 pm

aa cons and 2 same vowels

1:18 pm

absolutely! Could quote half the book, I think, lol.

1:18 pm

wut happen to the rgumeant

1:18 pm

ty lillian

1:18 pm

prep

41 left. not sure if I'll finish before I am ready to go to bed. Its only 820 pm and I'm getting tired

1:18 pm

*looking for my bottle of Baby Troll Bio, wonder if a bit of feed might make it grow a bit?*

1:19 pm

and whenever "frood" appears in the grid I wonder why it wont take it!!!!

1:19 pm

So, we've established you're not a troll and you're obviously not a typist, so what exactly are you?

1:19 pm

you could try. baby trolls aren't much fun

1:19 pm

my bairn is younger and can spell better than that.thank god!!!

1:19 pm

but at least you know where your towel is, Dachef.

1:19 pm

Hubby is getting dinner so I have 10 mins on here until we eat

1:19 pm

Hubby is getting dinner so I have 10 mins on here until we eat

1:19 pm

a human

1:19 pm

lilliann: great upbringing :)

1:20 pm

Yav: something that does not like being ignored, lol.

1:20 pm

Hi Kalia, whats on the menu tonight?

I think the troll in here earlier today was much more fun. right Lillian

1:20 pm

Ah.. I have 3 of them in my house too, but better trained

1:20 pm

oh yes, he was much more fun

1:20 pm

i know, what can i say!!!!i'm the worlds best mam!!!if you believe that.......

1:20 pm

I bet, T&T... this is a weak specimen.

1:20 pm

i love kyle so much

1:21 pm

not sure he is surprising me lol

1:21 pm

shutup

1:21 pm

I love Kyle too.

1:21 pm

I do, lilliann, actually :)

1:21 pm

oh definately toad.

1:21 pm

we all love kyle

1:21 pm

... and he doesn't even make it onto the rankings tables (the one from earlier)

1:21 pm

but does Kyle love me?

1:21 pm

my name]is allie

1:21 pm

this is more boring to comparison.

1:22 pm

does that sound right?

1:22 pm

no u dont he is my man 4 ever

1:22 pm

well take him away then.

1:22 pm

ok

1:22 pm

4ever

1:23 pm

lilliann: true, but the chat is great now :D

1:23 pm

o ya baby

1:23 pm

4ever and ever and ever.......

Betharie/Allie - why do you keep telling people to shut up? And who are you directing it towards?

1:23 pm

yes it is

1:23 pm

autumn, its usual kid behaviour

1:23 pm

sprite

1:23 pm

in babble land

1:23 pm

da

1:24 pm

sorry

1:24 pm

sprite

1:24 pm

it's getting better sprite.i love gobby teens!!!

1:24 pm

autumn: it is called projections, I think

1:24 pm

Oh sprite you are sooo lucky you are the chosen one *looks at sprite in awe*

1:24 pm

bad sprite!

1:24 pm

if ur still on

the clue for the aa5.10 is confusing me

1:24 pm

lol... if this is luck, I think I can handle the opposite

1:25 pm

hey

1:25 pm

Isn't there something like troll-away, if they can make a hemmorhid cream, then a troll repellant shouldn't be impossible

1:25 pm

toad - take a vowel out of the thing on top opf your neck and add onto the aa.

1:25 pm

how old r u sprite

1:25 pm

ohh sprite,i'm jealous now,you're getting all the attention.I WANT SOME.i'll stomp my feet and ssscccrreeeaaammmm!!!

1:25 pm

T&T, it is a stupid word. Mostly vowels. aa + consonant + another pair of identical vowels

There are times when I "just have to ask" the primary offender what the reasoning is behind it all

1:26 pm

I know the magic trick, lilliann. It hates me now :)

sprite - that

1:26 pm

wut magic trick dude

ok got it that time

(oops) that's a stupid word

1:27 pm

see?

1:27 pm

yes dude!!

1:27 pm

we've told you, she's 108

1:27 pm

it is, autumn. Only known to babblers, I think, lol.

1:27 pm

wut do u mean

1:27 pm

she

1:28 pm

and now the namecalling can commence...

1:28 pm

You sound like a broken record Betharie, oh you are probably too young to remember those.

1:28 pm

iam a gurl

1:28 pm

oohh, it's cartoon hour in babble land, how comes no one told me?

1:28 pm

cat food? isn't iams cat food?

1:28 pm

Shawnee, welcome :) It is not too late yet!

1:28 pm

iammy iammy iams?

hi Shawnee -

iams? Dog fppd!

1:29 pm

do you know, we would never have known that betharie unless you'd told us, so thanks for that!!

*food*

1:29 pm

hi shawnee.

1:29 pm

wut, to stoopid to spel korect, iam 2 smart

1:29 pm

hello all. thought I had a bit more time before the trolley dropped off the heathens.."checks clock batteries"

1:29 pm

iams is expensive cat food.

1:30 pm

spelling correctly would divulge the fact it has nothing to say, hence the distortion

haha sprite

1:30 pm

wow... and that from a non-native speaker :D :D

1:30 pm

it also requires a modicum of brain power too sprite.

1:30 pm

They make dog food to (iams that is) it's what our dogs eat.

1:30 pm

true, FMitch :)

1:30 pm

It obviously saves a great deal of time to leave out one letter and then spell it incorrectly

1:32 pm

ugh... my brain is too fried from a cold - I'm off for a while.

1:32 pm

bubba: fascinating icon you have!

1:32 pm

poor CadFan... get well soon!

1:32 pm

oh yes, I love your icon, bubba

1:33 pm

are all the D words dh?

1:33 pm

yes,sorry cadfan they do.at one time,the only place you could get it was from the vets but now you can buy it from the supermarket.which is handy and i think, cheaper.

1:33 pm

they are, Ata

1:33 pm

yes they are Ata

1:34 pm

are there any tr words?

1:34 pm

Thanks, I have a bunch of the hand pics , so I just changed to a new one, pretty neat

1:35 pm

One tr

1:35 pm

Cadfans' icon is interesting and Im sure it tells a tale or two. There is one a 5/18 sprite

1:35 pm

1,sprite.tr5/18

1:35 pm

bubba, could you please please clue me that one?

okay, kids. Must get back to the "household stuff" so I can head to a hockey game tonight. Have a great day. I may be back later. buh-bye

1:36 pm

you tr*** through the grid looking for words and fish

1:36 pm

in between chatting I have been looking for tr words for half an hour now, invain!

1:36 pm

cadfans bar is called the mooning gnome.

1:36 pm

Bye autumn

1:36 pm

it was fun, autumn moon! Bye :)

1:36 pm

bye autumn enjoy the game

1:36 pm

clue for the ta6,33 please

1:36 pm

thanks FMitch *goes hunting*

1:36 pm

bye autumn

1:36 pm

sprite, think of a southern dr*** or accent, only use tr instead.

1:37 pm

tr + you use an *** to punch holes in leather

1:37 pm

awwwwww there it is, thanks so much, Dispatch. Down to 3!

1:37 pm

How do you know that lilli

1:37 pm

go, go sprite!

1:38 pm

*everyone* knows that!

1:38 pm

this is a pretty good grid. I've been here for 15 minutes and found 70.

1:38 pm

cadfan told me because she liked my icon and it reminded her of her bar, in the house.

1:38 pm

lol Dispatch... you have had the good part... hope you will enjoy the evil period as well :)

1:39 pm

3 left also, kr5,18 please

1:39 pm

lol...oh my...i was hoping it was all smooth sailing! i guess not!

1:39 pm

thanks lilli

1:39 pm

one of the toughest grids I have seen in a while, Dispatch :)

1:40 pm

bubba, I have it, just thinking how to clue it, lol

1:40 pm

sprite! not what i wanted to hear! but i will just do my best.

1:40 pm

i had 8 now 6 and its taken me half ann hour,mind,saying that i have been chatting too much as usual.once i start i can't stop, so i apologise now!!

1:40 pm

oh, it is fun, Dispatch... just tough. Lots of good clues in the chatlog will help.

1:41 pm

lilliann, I really loved your company.

1:41 pm

way too many vowels for my taste, but intriguing just the same

1:41 pm

tarket

1:42 pm

ok, how is this: K + first 2 letters of thing you can shave with + when you change clothes you **ter them.

1:42 pm

yw fmitch.i think she's had it about a year.she said if you look at her icon,there is a picture on the wall with it written on,but you can't quite see it very clearly.

1:42 pm

thanks, Sprite, I thought I entered that, but guess I didn't

1:42 pm

thanks sprite, i enjoy all of yours.

1:43 pm

hi all

1:43 pm

nasty one it is, bubba!

1:43 pm

help with ne7 pleae

1:43 pm

hi peri.

1:43 pm

Sprite, very Yodi-like syntax

1:43 pm

ne7, non-aligned

1:43 pm

switzerland was this in 2nd world war.

1:43 pm

true, bubba! Now that you say that, it starts looking pretty normal, lol.

1:44 pm

ne7 that was.

1:44 pm

nu7 please

1:45 pm

Hi peri think female religious order and add a phonetic sp of another word that means to be accosted.

1:45 pm

holy woman wanting to fight.

1:46 pm

thanks bubba and lil'

1:46 pm

nu7 and ta6 and 7 were my favorites today. Totally new and intriguing

1:46 pm

bbs, going to check on laundry

1:46 pm

yw peri.

1:46 pm

Much more to the point lilli

1:47 pm

as we all know, it is a hill or mountain that has been completely encircled by a glacier (nu7)

1:48 pm

ok, last one, a T5. Pant pant pant.

1:48 pm

of course we do sprite!!

1:48 pm

I don't have the ta6 and 7---but I have the 5

1:48 pm

I will know that word if it ever comes back in a grid, I promise. It is lovely :)

the nu7 is WHAT?

1:49 pm

Fiber Art, that ta combo took me ages to find!

1:49 pm

takrat

1:49 pm

my bairn has a thing about red and white at the moment as we are a black and white family(football) and she doesn't like the colours of my flag.bless!!

1:49 pm

stuck on the un7 9 and 8 words. Any clues?

1:49 pm

hydra: un + our planet, and variations

un+the planet we live on, then keep adding on

1:50 pm

I guess it wasn't "takrat!" Sorry

1:50 pm

Toad, many thanks!!

1:50 pm

lol Fiber Art... no, but first 3 are correct :)

I'm so lost with the nu.. not sure if I care anymore though.

1:50 pm

you're welcome hydra :P

1:50 pm

ta6,7 combo, starts with the ta4, then add not the opposite of a she

1:51 pm

im back!

1:51 pm

wb laceyd

1:51 pm

wb?

1:51 pm

im back too. three left - the long un's

1:51 pm

sorry, should have said--ta6,7 combo, starts with the ta4, then add the opposite of a she

1:51 pm

welcome back

1:52 pm

oh! hahaha. lol, thankee! whatchu doin sprite>

1:52 pm

just clued, debjed

1:52 pm

thanks, bubba!

1:52 pm

babbling

thanks got the tas bubba

1:52 pm

sprite!!! Sorry. It wasn't toad. Thanks a lot. Got fireworks now. Re the nu word: clue: what do you call it when someone mugs a woman in a religious order? (adjust the spelling)

1:52 pm

toad, holy woman and if you get mugged in street you get ******* but not how you would normally spell it.

1:52 pm

still can't figure out the nu, got the first three letters, I know it have one of the 5 pointers, but that is all

wow lacey, you walked right into sprites answer

1:53 pm

hmm... thats always fun!

1:53 pm

lol hydra, was just teasing

oh dear goodness that cannot be a word (the un)

sorry meant the nu

1:53 pm

OUR PEPRALLY WAS AMAZING!

1:53 pm

if you think that is bad, wait for some of the others, T&T :) Great grid, this one.

1:54 pm

thanks, finallyu go the nu7, how could I have mised that word, just the other day I was discussing whatever.....

I've only got 35 left, I'm sure its those

1:54 pm

exactly bubba! Common topic of conversation, how could we be soooo blind...

1:54 pm

ak5, my last word, please

1:55 pm

ak5 - character from jungle Book.

1:55 pm

or maybe you are doing this smoothly, T&T, and easily.

1:55 pm

ak5: female leading scouts

did you know the Jungle Book just put out it's 40th anniversary edition DVD

1:56 pm

finally! fireworks and firewords and a movie

1:56 pm

TY- fireworks!

1:56 pm

wtg debjed!

1:57 pm

wtg debjed

1:57 pm

I like my video ;)

1:57 pm

Fireworks, finally

1:58 pm

woot bubba!

1:58 pm

wtg bubba

1:58 pm

oh and sprite

1:58 pm

hey! and who's gonna congratulate me??? :)

1:58 pm

wtg bubba.

1:58 pm

hi all

1:58 pm

thanks debjed :)

1:58 pm

yeah sprite!!!

1:58 pm

wtg sprite.sorry.

1:58 pm

I have got to run, I have patients waiting, but I told my secretary not to bother me until I finished.

1:59 pm

hi carlee.

1:59 pm

hi carlee

congrats to the finishers.

1:59 pm

bye bubba.

1:59 pm

hi carlee, and bye. Guys, I had the bestest fun tonight with y'all ;) Thanks and enjoy this terrific grid.

1:59 pm

that's the spirit, bubba!

1:59 pm

bye sprite.

2:00 pm

anything new and exciting?

2:01 pm

t&t, how much longer until the little bundle arrives?

2:01 pm

earthen

2:01 pm

oops, sorry

2:02 pm

thanks shawnee

2:02 pm

we had a bit of fun earlier with what i call a gobby teen.

2:02 pm

ah.... sounds... trollish

2:02 pm

hi all

2:03 pm

definately a troll!

2:03 pm

hi liz

2:03 pm

who moi?

2:03 pm

no not you liz.you're lovely!

2:04 pm

quite annoying, though sprite had a grand run with it

2:04 pm

ok..well popped in..have a headache tho..gone to sofa... take care...later all

2:04 pm

LOL Lilli!

2:04 pm

take care carlee.

2:06 pm

can anyone clue me the un5/14 please?

2:07 pm

un and what you wear on your head.

2:07 pm

oh I always miss that! TY Lilli

2:08 pm

yw.

2:08 pm

are we the only ones left liz?

2:09 pm

Hi, folks. I'm back for my final fourteen. Oh, and if anyone sees Pam please tell her I've posted the url for the Migra-Cap in my bio for her.

2:09 pm

Im here was just getting a mug of tea

2:09 pm

no Lilli LOL! Hi Fiona, Hi Jac

2:09 pm

Hi, FM. I've just made a latte.

2:09 pm

thoght we'd been deserted!

2:09 pm

Hi Liz and Lilli.

2:10 pm

maybe it was something we said

2:10 pm

Evening Jacs, cheers.

2:10 pm

LOL

2:10 pm

thought,even.

2:10 pm

Cheers, Fiona.

2:10 pm

I'm off to make snacks for the son, he's always starved when he gets off the bus. See y'all later

2:11 pm

A momentary lull in the log that was all :) Bye shawnee

2:11 pm

bye shawnee.

2:11 pm

'Bye, Shawnee. *Hides loaves proving on top of the oven. They're not ready to cook yet!*

2:11 pm

why is it that 4 letter words are sometimes the hardest to find??

2:11 pm

Oooh that wonderful smell of fresh bread straight out of the oven.

2:12 pm

good afternoon babblers

2:12 pm

hello natLT

2:13 pm

oohh,i could just eat some now with a bit of butter.lovely!!!

2:13 pm

hi natlt

2:13 pm

About another hour before you'll smell that, Fiona. There's a white tin loaf and a round cheese & onion loaf. If you're really hungry there's the end off the white cottage loaf and also some granary bread left from day before yesterday.:)

2:14 pm

mmmmmmmmmm

2:14 pm

Hello, Nat.

2:14 pm

ooo cheese and onion loaf mmmm

2:14 pm

yummy yum yum, can I have the end of the cottage loaf and have you got any strawberry jam?

2:15 pm

Hi Nat

2:15 pm

EEEK! The Babblers are after my bread.

2:15 pm

oohh yes please,i'm starving,haven't eaten anything all day.

Back after surrendering the computer to my kiddos for a while. Is the troll gone?

2:15 pm

FMitch - Yes. I have butter and I have home-made strawberry or plum jam.

2:15 pm

Jac I just got in from the gym and I'm HUNGRY !!!

2:15 pm

Hello Tina. What troll? The one with the minty name from this afternoon?

2:15 pm

Badl lilli ! Jacula you are the BEST *grin*

2:16 pm

should go and get my tea now really,but i've got 4 left to find.

2:16 pm

No we had a little trollette Jacs, not much baiting fun at all :(

the screen name was bethany or something like that if I remember right -said it was 13yo.

2:17 pm

lilli - you really should eat something. The words will still be here when you return.

2:17 pm

Ah. I saw an row going on earlier with 'Trebor'.

2:17 pm

not the anti old people one

2:17 pm

now come on! whats the point of a troll if you cant bait it??

yes, seemed quite harmless

2:17 pm

Guys I'm really stuck on aa5,10 and as5,12 help!

2:18 pm

That's the one, lilli. Mind you, trolls die faster if not fed!

2:18 pm

as 5/12 grey in colour or do you mean the other 5/12?

2:18 pm

aa5/10 - double the vowel + add a cons and ad another vowel doubled. :)

2:18 pm

(Erm - no connection with my telling lilli to eat and trolls, btw!)

2:18 pm

she was just a typical teen.gobby!!!

Trebor was funny I got a kick out of that one

2:19 pm

LOL Jacula

2:19 pm

first ar5/10 for fireworks, please

2:19 pm

yes mams' i will eat very soon.promise!

2:19 pm

Good girl!

2:19 pm

the other one thanks Liz!

2:19 pm

Aryn, think Disneys Little Mermaid

2:20 pm

Aryn - the little mermaid.

2:20 pm

tY!

2:20 pm

... and Congrats to Aryn then :)

2:20 pm

and thanks FMitch got it eventually :P

2:21 pm

never seen the little mermais

2:21 pm

*mermaid*

2:21 pm

hi

2:22 pm

Liz - Having a daughter, I had no choice about seeing it!

having issues with the other ars... am I just losing my brain?

2:22 pm

ah but I have a son who is 8 and my daughter is only 1 :) I have that to come then!

2:23 pm

Mind you, same sweet daughter, now 20, went to see Rob Zombie's remake of 'Hallowe'en' this afternoon.

2:23 pm

i'm having issues with the sa's toad, and thinkoing the same.2 left.

25 left

hey toad! are you past your date?

no, its monday

2:23 pm

i like the little mermaid and i miss bob the builder.

hey jacs!

2:24 pm

my daughter is a big fan of In The Night Garden

2:24 pm

congrats toad

okay have the middle two ars, but can't find the first or the last

2:25 pm

Toad - ar4/4 take the mermaid and drop a vowel

Just in case I rudely disappear - my computer keeps shutting off - not ignoring anyone :)

2:25 pm

Hi, TO.

2:25 pm

wooohooh,finally.fireworks.i can't beleive i missed the easy ones!!

Okay, I think I missed trebor - was this after the little one?

thx ozone

2:25 pm

hey kids

got that one FM

hi red!

2:25 pm

ar5/10 = ar + opp of short minus last letter

2:25 pm

Well done, lilli. Now... FOOD!

no way before the little one

2:26 pm

TO!

yay lili!

okay thanks FM

2:26 pm

Hi red! and congrats lilli and Hi TO too

Ah, okay - wasn't on. Now I wanna go check the log just out of curiosity.

Way to go lilli!

2:27 pm

hi to.

No Trebor was this afternoon... kept going off about how he didn't ask the older generation to do anything before he was born so he didn't have to respect them

2:27 pm

I have to go....cat brought something revolting in the house :(

2:27 pm

I'd better look for my words. *Dives into grid.*

hey mitch hey all! i am so used to popping in and out, i never know who i've already greeted!

don't hit your head on the corners Jacula

2:28 pm

thanks everyone.yes jac, i'm going to have my tea now.nite everyone,see you all tomorrow.

How rude and ridiculous (eyes rolling at such troll drivel). What a jerk.

2:28 pm

*Imagines Liz's house full of revolting peasants, complete uproar.*

2:28 pm

HI OPwl

2:28 pm

meant Hi Owl :-)

2:28 pm

HI everyone else too

2:28 pm

'Bye, lilli. Enjoy your meal.

2:28 pm

Hello, peri.

hey peri! ooh, did we have a troll today?

bye lili

Two, apparently Owl.

dr. nut would love it

does anyone have the la4.9, after the body of water?

2:33 pm

la4/9 = one hundred thousand.

use the 2 point letter toad

2:33 pm

la4/9 starts same way as water but ends with a consonant, looks odd but it works, la5/20 is plural

2:34 pm

1st 3 letters of body of water + consonant end.

that's a dumb word

2:34 pm

bbs, laundry calls

ty peri - my monkey did not see the plural

how about the la5.10

2:35 pm

Ooh, just found that lovel nu7 that sounds like a violent Whoopie Goldberg film.:)

i so love that word

found it never mind

2:36 pm

Me, too, TO.

2:36 pm

LOL Jacs

in need of the first aa...

2:37 pm

'Sister Act III - The Nuns With No Mercy'. :D

2:39 pm

toad - signed with pleasure (aa5)

oh duh, thank you Jac.. even though it should be sigHed not signed

2:41 pm

back to find my last 12

2:41 pm

Oops, yes. Sorry Toad.

ne5.12 sounds like it would come straight out of Foxworthy's Redneck Dictionary

2:43 pm

ne5/12 is more of a poetic use of the word.

2:43 pm

Hello again, peri. 4 left here.

clue for the ne7? I tried building on the 5, but that didn't work

2:44 pm

"thar" should be a word... like "thar she blows!"

2:44 pm

Toad - neither acid nor alkaline. ne7

thank you it was right there... again

2:45 pm

y/w

2:45 pm

LOL, red.

I think "warnut" should be a word

2:47 pm

can you use that in a sentence, toad?

2:47 pm

As opposed to 'walnut'?

2:47 pm

is that like, "you don't like chocolate warnut?"

My husband was a "warnut" before joining the army.

2:48 pm

Ah! Yes,

2:48 pm

ahhhhh... ok, that makes more sense.

2:48 pm

oops... that was supposed to have two question marks. "You don't like chocolate? warnut?!?"

2:48 pm

hi every1

oh that's good too red

2:49 pm

fireworks

oh wow, I just looked, I only have 3 left heehee

wtg peri

oh these 2 blasted an-s

2:50 pm

thanks toad, the ultrasound is so clear, bet you can't wait to hold your little one

2:51 pm

FIREWORKS!:-)

2:51 pm

Well done, peri.

2:51 pm

yay for Jac

2:51 pm

Hello, charlotte.

I'm kind of wanting to wait until the 15th, even though I'm tired of being prego. my mom and dad get here on the 14th. then I can have family with me.

2:52 pm

well then toad, I hope you can wait til the 15th

2:52 pm

bye for now

2:52 pm

'Bye, peri.

bye peri

fireworks. had to use enable for the last two. but oh well

2:54 pm

I'd better go and get those loaves into the oven. Might BBL. Happy Babbling. Toad - an4 = picnic pet + vowel. an5 = same but with a 'sun god' ending (consonant before the last vowel).

2:54 pm

No need of the clues then. LOL. Well done, Toad. TTFN.

2:54 pm

hi. Jacula -- I just watched the Tesco ad you linked. Thanks for sharing that!!

2:55 pm

Picnic pest - not pet!

later all. good luck

2:55 pm

fruit - Hi. Glad you liked it. I loved Bjorn with the foil plate pack at the end.

2:55 pm

I'd better be off now. Happy Babbling.

2:57 pm

Fruit - that food in your bio looks yummy. I will visit you blog later.

2:57 pm

thanks, Jacula! See you later!

3:04 pm

hi everybody

3:04 pm

hi charlotte

3:06 pm

hi fruittart

Back! bye jacula and t&t

3:11 pm

Hi again everyone

Whew, thought I broke chat for a minute. Hi mom.

are allof the words from the d in the first column dh words?

3:12 pm

I Tina

3:12 pm

yes TO they are

3:12 pm

Hi Tina *

ty mom

3:12 pm

and buggers they were too, TO

3:13 pm

do you want vallues?

3:13 pm

at least for me, they were buggers. :)

aha! see you all later!

3:13 pm

bye bye TO

i have dh4/10 and dh4/6

3:14 pm

DH 6/24

oh you're kidding

: /

3:14 pm

no, sorry

bye to

and no "dharma" i will be off now

3:15 pm

TO, yes

3:15 pm

u r close TO !!

3:15 pm

yes, change the N

3:15 pm

oh sh**, change the M

3:15 pm

hi babblers everywhere !

3:15 pm

sorry

3:15 pm

Hi Montreal

hi montreal

3:16 pm

morning Montreal...hello everyone else

3:17 pm

hi lyn !

3:17 pm

Hi Lynxxx

3:17 pm

rats . . . looks like the kids are done with the paper route -- I have to work now! LOL! ;-) *poof*

hi lynxxx. lookee I have an avatar instead of a ghost!

3:17 pm

bye fruit

3:17 pm

bye Fruit

bye fruit

3:18 pm

16 to go here...

3:18 pm

72 here, Montreal

3:18 pm

go mom go !

3:18 pm

cute Tina!

:) *beaming*

3:19 pm

lol Montreal, going, going gone. Doubt I will finish this one

3:19 pm

but have a few minutes to try and knock some out

3:20 pm

hours to go yet mom...

3:20 pm

I am getting to hate words that start with vowels

3:20 pm

a number of them here...

3:20 pm

I know and I am not liking it

3:21 pm

lol i thought nuthatch was there for a minute

3:21 pm

Hi Lideola

3:22 pm

hi : )

Okay, I FINALLY got the nu7 and have to concur with stated opinions that it is, in fact, a stupid and irritating word

3:22 pm

phantom ideola...

3:22 pm

Hi Lideola

3:22 pm

so right tina !

hi lideola

3:23 pm

hi all- just sludging through this

I'll take a hint for that hateful nu7 word please!

3:24 pm

a sister dressed in black and white garb who picks a fight with you

3:25 pm

the last part is a weird spelling of what the sister does

oh, i'll get her! Thanks!

3:25 pm

and hello

3:25 pm

you're welcoome

3:25 pm

nice clueing mom...

hi, Mom!

3:26 pm

can't take credit for it, Montreal. Someone said it earlier

3:26 pm

but thanks just the same

3:26 pm

could I have the point score on the nu7 too pls

3:27 pm

i'm just not sure which what the catholic sister part goes- up or down

3:27 pm

nu 7/48

3:27 pm

bottom to top

3:27 pm

TY Mom

48, lideola

3:27 pm

you're welcome Lynxxx

:0) Late to the draw in chat today, I am.

3:28 pm

if you eat sometlhing and throw it back up, why can't you uneat it?

3:28 pm

ewww

3:29 pm

sorry

3:30 pm

silly- i'm not offended in the least- just got finished 3 straight years of having baby spit up as a regular accessory on my clothes

3:30 pm

Lynxx and Lideola, did you get the nu 7?

3:30 pm

yep, nothing like a little baby spit to accessorize

3:30 pm

nope not yet- i am going to really concentrate now

3:30 pm

not me yet but I will (grits teeth)

I hear that lideola. Surprisingly, the most annoying thing about motherhood for me was always being damp somewhere because of my offsprings' various bodily fluids.

Soooo glad to be [mostly] past that part

3:32 pm

ain't that the truth

3:35 pm

YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME

3:35 pm

got it did you, Lideola?

3:36 pm

must be Inuit

3:36 pm

must be an eskimo or inu word...

it is - west greenlandic

had to look it up because it infuriated me so

3:37 pm

understood tina...

3:37 pm

oh yes, silly me- my west greenlandic is so rusty

Bwaaahaaa!

3:38 pm

now back to getting real words

3:38 pm

the newest canadian territory is called Nunavut...

my daughter asked me why I'm laughing

:)

3:38 pm

Guten Tag Babblers, I am down to my last two words, and cant find them. Please help me.

3:38 pm

guten tag inge !

3:38 pm

Guten Tag Inge

3:39 pm

I will help if I can

3:39 pm

hello Inge

3:39 pm

what do you need inge ?

3:39 pm

I need the la 5/10, just before the big puddle of water'

3:40 pm

La + *** Onasis

3:40 pm

l + double vowel + "night **der"

3:40 pm

and ka 4/8 , the last one in the ka list

3:40 pm

la5.10 la + the start of what the soprano might sing

3:40 pm

a karate word inge !

3:41 pm

ka + short british goodbye

3:41 pm

i can't even tell you how many times i've entered the german word for cheese

while i love the Brits, mom, i don't their short goodbye...

3:43 pm

thank you, all, I got them both and am enjoying the fireworks currently.

3:44 pm

**ble and chairs diana

3:44 pm

I think its time I went to the list, I've got to be kidding myself to think I can get anymore without it

3:44 pm

wtg Inge !

3:44 pm

Congrats Inge !!

3:44 pm

woohoo, inge!!!!!!!!!!

3:44 pm

congrats Inge

Awright inge!

oooohhhhh, right! Thanks Montreal!

3:44 pm

bonjour une !

3:45 pm

thanks Montreal, I was looking in the grid and didn't see Diannas remark

3:45 pm

Hi Une

3:45 pm

yw

3:45 pm

Hi, MOntreal, how about a couple of numbers for sudoku, which keeps stumping me? hehe

3:45 pm

hey, mom :-)

Ah, Babble, sudoku and planarity - the trifecta of time waste :)

3:46 pm

today's sudoku inge, was really a medium...

3:46 pm

planarity? what's that one?

3:47 pm

ah yes, because thats what i need- another game to keep my firmyl rooted in unreality

planarity.net; hard to describe - it's sort of like untangling a necklace you just got out of the jewelry box

3:47 pm

well, it got me down to two empty squares three times

3:48 pm

I shall try one more time now

3:48 pm

hi all. back to finish my last 16.

3:48 pm

Hi Doxy

3:48 pm

hey, doxy!

3:48 pm

thanks Tina - I'll have a look later

3:48 pm

well here's line 2 of today's sudoku if it helps at all: 593 124 786

3:48 pm

hello Doxy

3:48 pm

tx tina, will look it up...

3:49 pm

hi doxy - 7 to go here...

I will not be held accountable for any resulting addictions - you all obviously have game-addictive personalities already :)

hi doxy

3:49 pm

Hi everyone! Any clues for ta6,33?

3:50 pm

60words 100 left!!!! Good night folks

3:50 pm

ok up to level 4

3:50 pm

hi brook and bill !

3:50 pm

Hi Brookie & Bill

3:50 pm

Hi Brookie

3:50 pm

Hi Billmster

3:50 pm

and good night

night mom!

3:51 pm

sorry Brookie, not heer

3:51 pm

Hi mom, lynxxx and montreal!

3:51 pm

ta + "eure**" + pers.pronoun brook

3:51 pm

here*

3:51 pm

g'night mom

3:51 pm

I was saying good night to Billmster

3:52 pm

ohh, welcome back then mom !

3:52 pm

I am here until I find 2 more words and then I am leaving.

3:52 pm

ta6.33 if you want some to go away, you might tell them to 'ta*e * *ik*'

3:52 pm

why thank you Montreal

3:52 pm

Thanks for the ta clues! Got it!

3:53 pm

creative clueing lyn...

Ooh, nice clues montreal and lynxxx

3:53 pm

thank you Lynxxx

was annoyed by that word, too

3:53 pm

well thank you tina

3:54 pm

Its been raining here for the last 12 hours - its just great - really soaking rain too

3:55 pm

hi all

3:55 pm

bbl y'all

3:55 pm

we've had 3 sunny days in a row... of course, the predictions are now for a weekend of rain...

Guess you were really needing some rain?

3:55 pm

bonjour joanne

hi joanne

3:55 pm

hi mont

3:56 pm

Hi Joanne

3:56 pm

hi tina and mommmm

Oh! four words left! (hadn't been paying attention - now I'm all excited!)

3:57 pm

4 left here as well tina !

3:57 pm

go Tina go go Montreal go

3:58 pm

8 here

3:58 pm

59 here hehe just started

3:58 pm

3 to go...

I've been at a crawl for a while now, heh

3:58 pm

Now finally have 50 left.

okay, self - alkali does NOT start with ak and does not exist in this puzzle, so stop trying to put it in

4:00 pm

Off to start supper. Good luck to everyone and my congrats to all who will finish while I am away. Bye for now

4:00 pm

bye Mom

4:00 pm

bye mom (for real this time !)

4:00 pm

bye bye Lynxxx

Hi babblers

4:00 pm

bye Montreal ")

4:00 pm

:)

4:01 pm

byee lyn

4:01 pm

bye mont!!

4:01 pm

hello Maribel

4:01 pm

hi

hi maribel

4:02 pm

was just saying goodbye to mom; am still here !!!!

4:02 pm

hi maribel

4:02 pm

ditto

4:03 pm

lol ohh hehe well good

4:03 pm

byeee mom!!!

4:03 pm

sure she's gone tho darn

4:04 pm

can't seem to see the un 4/6 - am going blind...

4:04 pm

your bottoms

It's my birthday today. 35 & holding! :)

un4,6 - looks like part of a word to me, specifically part of the word that means "not over"

4:05 pm

un4.6 the start of your briefs?

4:05 pm

Fireworks!!!

4:05 pm

Congrats Doxy!

yay doxy!

4:05 pm

wtg doxy ! - happy b'day maribel !!

4:05 pm

lol lyn couldn't think of another word for em lol wd

4:06 pm

Montreal, the fourth time was the charm. just finished sudoku. un 4 is un + **lirious with joy

4:06 pm

Congrats Maribel - another Libra !!!!!

4:06 pm

wtg doxxxxx congrats

Okay, I need help with the kr's - so far nada on that front

4:06 pm

happy birthday mar too you

4:06 pm

saurkr*** tina

4:06 pm

kr5 - saurkr***

thx. For trivia buffs, did you know that more Americans were born in the US on Oct. 5th than on any other date. Do you know why?

4:07 pm

kr5 - kr + double vowel + stick letter

4:07 pm

one kr is that native hut in Africa, (double vowel) the other is a German word for cabbage, usuall follows Sauer

It's amazing but so many of my closest friends are Libras.

4:07 pm

They are New Years Eve babaies?

4:08 pm

tx tina, lyn and inge... simply could not see it

Got 'em - thks ya'll!

right lynxxx. At least my mom & dad have a good new year's eve that year!

had*

All of my last ones are 5's, bleh - gonna give the last two a good try before I ask for clues

I fondly remember when I still had fun crazy New Year's Eve's :)

Hasn't been that long ago, now that I think about it

4:10 pm

all the way back to last year tina ? lol

heh, naw but only back about seven years (my oldest will be 6 in april)

4:11 pm

F--I--R--E--W--O--R--K--S-- !!

4:11 pm

FIREWORKS!

congrats!

4:11 pm

congrats montreal and ata

4:12 pm

wtg ata

woohoo ata and montreal!

tina. April baby - did that mean fireworks on the 4th of July?

4:14 pm

tx doxy and tina

4:14 pm

babble : DONE, sudoku : DONE - time to try the planarity.net game tina

Yep, that's about right :)

yay montreal!

have fun with planarity.net and let me know if you liked it

okay, one crazy-making word left - ak, 5. Got a hint for me?

4:18 pm

at level 4 Tina !

dang, cuz - that's pretty darn quick!

4:19 pm

Congrats Ata & Montreal !!

4:20 pm

tx lyn - level 4 tina seems tougher...

find a dot with only two lines attached; put it in a corner and start untangling there - makes the upper levels much easier

4:23 pm

tx tina, will try that...

4:26 pm

level 4 completed tina ! - level 5 appears huge !

4:27 pm

gotta go - happy babbling all !

4:27 pm

bye Montreal

bye montreal!

4:29 pm

hi all....clues please for the 2 x ra5/10 words please?

flask, one 5/10 is a type of material used in making a chair

4:29 pm

ra5.10 one is woven reed or cane - the other changes the last cons

ra + what the sun does to your skin

Okay, ya'lln, looked through the chat log for clues to the ak; found some and STILL can't get it. Help!

4:32 pm

I think the ak is a cub scout thing

4:33 pm

the leader of the pack

4:33 pm

fron The Jungle Book

that was how it was clued earlier - cub scout leader. my pea brain still can't come up with it! gonna wiki jungle book

4:34 pm

thanks for the clues.....

fireworks!

thks bichon - i did get it from wiki'ing jungle book :)

4:35 pm

Congrats Tina !!!

4:36 pm

yw

4:40 pm

Hi, Babblers, has anyone seen Scrabbler?

4:40 pm

not me Inge

4:43 pm

help with the aa 5's, please!

4:43 pm

my German penpal sent me a picture of a new sport in northern Germany : Kaninhop. I would translate it as bunny hop. It entails bunnies jumping over bars etc. like hores and dogs.

4:45 pm

firt aa is pst tense of what we use in teh grid at times, the other one is double vowel + *ove me tender + double vowels

4:45 pm

lolol......Hores. Inge????

4:46 pm

clue please for le4/8?

4:46 pm

maybe they jump them too, flask. I meant *horses

4:46 pm

TY Inge for the aa's

4:46 pm

I know what you meant....I just counldn't resist teasing you??

4:46 pm

thx, inge!

4:47 pm

*couldn't*

4:47 pm

le4.8 le + use your **ys to open the door

4:47 pm

le 4: le + *nock them over + vowel

4:47 pm

better clue lynxxx, for sure

4:47 pm

thanks inge:-)

4:49 pm

he, Flask I have made wore typos, like referring to the vote count in Florida, without the u

4:49 pm

hi everyone1

4:49 pm

oh no, *worse, is the word. I better quit tuping

4:49 pm

an 5 ?

4:50 pm

an 5 is like the an 4 preceding with an extra r in next to last place

4:50 pm

Hi Carra - an5 is like the man*** that you chant

Okay, ya'll, meant to stay and clue but I just looked into the kitchen and it appears that my son (3yo) found some flour. Bleh. Bye!

4:52 pm

bye Tina

4:52 pm

i dont chant anything? lol

4:53 pm

ahh got it though ty :)

4:55 pm

clue for the dh 6, please

4:55 pm

dh6 TV series Dh**m* & Greg - change the m for another cons

4:57 pm

ooh ty

4:57 pm

thx, lynxxx

4:58 pm

yw

4:59 pm

30 to go!

5:00 pm

lost connection cause virus or something hi all

5:00 pm

Hi Jo

5:00 pm

hi lyn

5:01 pm

had to phone cable company and verify me lol

5:01 pm

hi joanne

5:02 pm

ty for those 2 clues

5:02 pm

hi carra happy thanksgiving to come

5:03 pm

thanksgiving..whoa.. cant wiat for some good food.. another month to wait

5:04 pm

ohhh i thought u was in canada

5:04 pm

not that it matters

5:05 pm

i 'm making ham i think

5:05 pm

name that proper noun! mr. monk's current assistant

5:05 pm

aa5 clues please i didn't get the clue

5:05 pm

nope.. U.S here ...are you in canada?

5:06 pm

clue for la5/10 please?

5:06 pm

yes ma'am

5:06 pm

blanking on that one...

5:06 pm

well happy thanksgiving to you :)

5:06 pm

tyvm

5:06 pm

i got to my nonies for thanksgiving.. i usually make dessert or cranberry sauce

5:07 pm

kate?

5:07 pm

me too feather

5:07 pm

noooo

5:07 pm

la5.10 la + start of Mr Onassis

5:08 pm

natalie!

5:08 pm

lol who is that??

5:08 pm

thanx lynxxx!

5:08 pm

ding ding ding!

5:08 pm

the first or second aa5 Joanne

5:09 pm

i win!

5:09 pm

blushing /....i will take either

5:09 pm

Mr Onassis was greek shipping tycoon...Jacqueline Kennedy married him

5:09 pm

yes, you do :)

5:09 pm

mr onassis also shared his first name with a greek philosopher

5:09 pm

aa5.14 past tense of the sound you make when you recognise a word

5:09 pm

who was not named socrates or plato

5:10 pm

don't think i ever knew his name tho only her

5:10 pm

aa5.10 double vowel at start of word and at end

5:10 pm

aristotle

5:11 pm

someone is using a power tool out la

5:11 pm

lol hurshy.. did you google? i got that too

5:11 pm

no, i did not google, i knew his name and was trying to help

5:11 pm

you could Google him Jo if you don't know the philosophers

5:11 pm

aaahs

5:11 pm

ooh

5:11 pm

oops

5:12 pm

oog i had to google.. didnt know his name :)

5:12 pm

lol i feel so stupid here sometimes lol

5:13 pm

i just have a good memory.

5:13 pm

<22

5:13 pm

you guys are just too young - not that Hurshy isn't, she just has a mind like a steel trap!

5:14 pm

lol

5:14 pm

oops, guess i shouldn't have answered then! didn't realize it was a clue

5:14 pm

any other clues wanted b4 I go?

5:14 pm

41 last month

5:14 pm

tr5?

5:14 pm

i used to play minesweeper competitively against my dad

5:15 pm

but when i grew up and we lived apart it was harder to compare fairly

5:15 pm

you can go faster if you have a faster computer, or a new mouse, and whatnot.

5:15 pm

hey helped regardless i'm sure

5:15 pm

i used to cheat...

5:15 pm

a tr***er is a fishing vessel. also like a fight or a br***

5:16 pm

well then i beat his record on one of the levels at his house, i forget which, and he said, "no fair, you have a faster processor!" and i said, "i did it on your computer!" and he said, "no, i mean in your head!"

5:16 pm

lol bare the soul feath!!

5:16 pm

ty lenx

5:16 pm

a code you could type, there would be a dot in the orner of the screen

5:16 pm

lol Hurshy...like your dad's way of thinking

5:16 pm

ta 6/7 ?

5:16 pm

lol hursh

5:17 pm

hi gang

5:17 pm

ta6 - you want someone to go away, you tell them to "ta*e * *ik*"

5:17 pm

hiping

5:17 pm

hi ping

5:17 pm

hi feather

5:17 pm

Hi Ping

5:17 pm

Hi, all

5:18 pm

i did an art post recently ping

5:18 pm

hello Jellen - I hate your icon, I always instantly need a coffee when I see it

5:18 pm

hi jellen

5:19 pm

Sorry, lynxxx :-(

5:19 pm

lol lynxxx

5:19 pm

lynxx.. only 5 letters with that clue

5:19 pm

ty for letting me know feather - i will check it out

5:19 pm

how are the boys today?

5:20 pm

1 falling asleep in arms

5:20 pm

a really truly babe in arms

5:20 pm

Carra - start with ta & use the 4 missing letters as indicated with the *s

5:20 pm

hi jell ping and sorry feath hi tooo u and baby

5:20 pm

sweet

5:20 pm

hi joanne

5:21 pm

and daniel?

5:21 pm

anna prince and daniel

5:21 pm

daniel just stole daddy's keys, he's going for a drive he says

5:21 pm

normally I love 4 ltr words, today they give me a headache

5:22 pm

Evening, all. Hey, I think Spock's missing his Katra again, 'cause it's here in the grid.

5:22 pm

lol!

5:22 pm

Hi Judi

5:22 pm

good one judi!

5:22 pm

hi, Judi

5:22 pm

hi judi

5:22 pm

(I knew you would understand that, Hurshy).

5:23 pm

but he could make a knish here

5:23 pm

you want to watch that, feather. my cousin ryan actually did that when he was 2 and a half. backed the car clear across the road. luckily there was a field on the other side.

5:23 pm

bye everyone...going to start my day with a nice coffee

5:23 pm

la4/5 please?

5:24 pm

have a good one, lunxxx!

5:24 pm

Bye, lynxxx

5:24 pm

enjoy, lynx

5:24 pm

hello flask

5:25 pm

byeee lyn

5:25 pm

Hi Ping...how are you?

5:25 pm

ty for help

5:25 pm

hi again flask

5:25 pm

Ooooh! Another Trekism in the grid, Hursh ...

5:25 pm

tired but good, flask - and you?

5:25 pm

almost the whole movie :)

5:26 pm

Shakari (not sure how Sybok would spell it, but it's there!)

5:26 pm

aa 5/10 clue?

5:26 pm

ah... i think i've only seen five twice at the most. even roddenberry considered that movie apocryphal.

5:27 pm

god aa5's killin me

5:27 pm

oohed and aa5

5:27 pm

Of all the Trek movies, V sucked the loudest. (Sorry Bill, but it's true).

5:27 pm

Ping, am with you...tired...its almost midnight here.....so am trying to finish!

5:27 pm

Wasn't Roddenberry dead by then?

5:27 pm

Have that one hurshy, thanks.

5:28 pm

nope, not quite

5:28 pm

go flask go!

5:28 pm

LOL! So, I don't know all the trivia. Phaser me.

5:28 pm

oh i see you said 5/10

5:28 pm

i must look for another aa then

5:28 pm

ar5/10 ?

5:28 pm

anyone clue me the la4/5 please?

5:29 pm

am sure there's a fairy called ar5/10

5:30 pm

Sounds like the la5/12 only without the vowel on the end.

5:30 pm

la + **e (definite article)

5:30 pm

last ar/ 5/10 sorry

5:31 pm

thanks Judi....

5:31 pm

Ack!! Time for me to get ready for a football game/class reunion. BBL tonight, I hope.

5:32 pm

enjoy, j

5:33 pm

Going for the impressive look--t-shirt and jeans.

5:33 pm

only fairy i know is tinkerbell lol

5:33 pm

mermaid

5:33 pm

not fairy

5:33 pm

lol - you're brave - i've skipped all my reunions

5:33 pm

how bout the movie big hit

5:33 pm

and the later one i have is ... um... like, related to paintings and sculptures?

5:33 pm

i loved it

5:33 pm

have the mermaid

5:34 pm

I promised a friend I would go. Can't back out now.

5:34 pm

good - have fun!

5:34 pm

Bye!

5:35 pm

and then you can encourage me in the future

5:36 pm

i'm off to make dinner - hope to see some of you later on

5:36 pm

byeeee ping

5:37 pm

ok i give tonight see u tomorrow hagn all and congrats

5:37 pm

byeeeeeee

5:39 pm

man, I'm really bad at this game

5:41 pm

all I can find is 3 letter words...lol

5:41 pm

clues please for the last 2 ka words please......

5:41 pm

ka5/20...and ka4/8

5:42 pm

ka5... um, rhymes with ice skater cohen

5:43 pm

ka 4/8 is greek for "with"

5:46 pm

un 5.14?

5:48 pm

remove a cap

5:48 pm

Hurshy I don't speak any greek...

5:48 pm

ty

5:49 pm

last ta 5/18?

5:49 pm

ta + young golf prodigy michelle

5:50 pm

ka 4/8 north, south, east, west, ana and ????

5:50 pm

ty

5:51 pm

sh 6/33?

5:51 pm

sorry xuzy.....thats not helping me at all....

5:51 pm

one sh6 one's booty on the dance floor

5:52 pm

kr, the first on?

5:53 pm

k + __ _ glance

5:53 pm

oops second sh 6/33

5:54 pm

thanks....that did it!! thats me finished.....thanks for the help!

5:54 pm

Goodnight to you all!

5:54 pm

hey there all

5:54 pm

Carlee...how are you?

5:55 pm

am surviving..how are you flask?

5:55 pm

a hebrew coin

5:55 pm

am well....just haven't had a chance to talk to you since hubbies accident....how is he?

5:56 pm

he's in physio now... and making improvements everyday... but it kills me when I visit him..his eyes are so very sad

5:56 pm

anyone have the first kr 5?

hi all!

5:57 pm

hi TO

5:57 pm

Oh god bless him! At least he is going in the right direction....and improving!

5:57 pm

kr double vowel cons

ok please clue for dh6?

5:58 pm

yeap... he is... I have y daughter making creative things for him left right and centre....keeps her busy and makes her feel like she is doing something for him

5:59 pm

thats great.....do you have someone to be there for you.......I mean another adult?

5:59 pm

hello all

5:59 pm

trying to get my final 35

5:59 pm

like greg's wife but switch the m out

5:59 pm

my mom stays here with thekids when I go to where he is...he at a hospital 100 km away from home

dh 6... similar to buddhist concept, but w/a different consonant

6:00 pm

is that really as close as he can be?

6:00 pm

yeap... the centre he is at is world class.. I wouldn't want to move him

ty all!

welcome!

ilka

6:01 pm

just seems so far away.......however it will all be worth it in the end!

sorry... i do that way too often!

6:01 pm

thanks TH

6:01 pm

hursh, not getting the kr. i have the one that you put on sausage. i need the other....

6:01 pm

it's two of the SAME vowel.

6:02 pm

anyway Carlee....am thinking of you.......and sendiong my love....take care....Goodnight all.....

6:02 pm

( sounds like what a baby does before the baby walks.)

6:02 pm

thanks flask...hugs...

it's jazz singer diana

6:03 pm

finally got it. i thought i tried that, guess i tried everything but.

6:05 pm

la 5/10?

6:06 pm

that's another double voweller

6:08 pm

hurshy, any other hints?

6:09 pm

the double vowel is followed by my state :) (the smallest)

6:09 pm

nm, got it, but thanks

6:09 pm

I'm your neighbor, in CT.

6:10 pm

i lived in CT from 2001 until march.

6:10 pm

where, I'm in Middletown.

6:11 pm

i was in the west, in south kent.

6:11 pm

do you work at wesleyan?

6:11 pm

yes, I do

may i have a clue for ha5/14 please? ty

6:11 pm

clue for the nu 7, please

6:11 pm

i went to williams :)

6:11 pm

I'm not too familiar with Western CT, except for New Fairfield

6:12 pm

ha5/14 laughs (or really, hedges a la jane austen)

6:12 pm

72, laughs twice

6:12 pm

we had tshirts that said "the good (williams), the bad (wesleyan), the ugly (amherst)"

ty. i already entered it but it did not register. no wonder i needed a clue!

6:13 pm

nu7 - not male or female, not black or white

6:13 pm

I like the signs vs Trinity at football game: Our SAT are higher than yours

6:14 pm

ohwait...nvm!!

6:14 pm

lol

6:14 pm

yes, we used to chant at them "safety school" and "flip our burgers"

6:14 pm

that would be neu...lol

6:14 pm

at the bball games

6:14 pm

xuzy, is that the ne 7 or the nu 7?

6:15 pm

ne7 :)

6:15 pm

Whatever we say, we suck at sports

6:15 pm

any clues for the nu &?

6:15 pm

i need the nu 7. got the ne....

6:16 pm

nobody sucks at sports as much as swarthmore

6:16 pm

eieios, do you happen to read Stephen King?

6:16 pm

okay, maybe we could beath Swarthmore, but we don't genrally play them

6:17 pm

Good evening all. Tricky little grid, isn't it?

6:18 pm

hi haz... long time no see

6:18 pm

i'm a bit on the stuck side with 22 to go

6:18 pm

just wondering because i could clue you with a Stephen King reference

6:18 pm

lid, does King have anything to do with the nu7?

6:18 pm

hi all,finished earlier as it's gone midnight here but not sleepy yet so come to help and chat.

6:18 pm

Hello carlee - yes, we seem to miss each other these days.

hi again, lili!

6:18 pm

how are things on your side of the pond?

6:19 pm

hi to.

6:19 pm

nu7- Catholic sister + 1st vowel + homonym of a sharp little implement used to hold up papers- a thumb *** (but its a homonym)

6:19 pm

They're fine, thanks. You keeping okay?

6:19 pm

surviving as best as I can

6:19 pm

that must be an eskimo work

6:20 pm

it sounds like a hoarde of Catholic Sisters rushing at you with broad swords or machetes

6:20 pm

thanks lid, is that from King?

6:20 pm

could someone tell me what the 8 begins with?

6:20 pm

It's all you can do, carlee.

6:20 pm

well, the last 3 letters are a recurring word throughout a lot of his work

6:20 pm

Hello everyone; Haz, are you sure you are keeping alright?

6:20 pm

un8 hurshy

hi haz. all, ihave lost the status bar at the bottom of my scrren. how do i get it back?

6:21 pm

ah... i suspicioned as much

6:21 pm

Now you've got me worried, Zen. Do you know something I don't?

6:21 pm

you mean the task bar?

yes

6:21 pm

yeap.... babble is a good distraction once in a while... when I can think... so what is new...how is spangle et al?

6:21 pm

7,8,9 are same hurshy.

6:21 pm

mouse around the edges until you find it

6:22 pm

ohhh silly me got the 7 and 9 and missed the 8!

yes

6:22 pm

if you moved it accidentally, you can drag and drop it back to the bottom

6:22 pm

afternoon all

6:23 pm

Nothing much new, carlee. Spangle is as usual. I stood in disgust in Marks and Spencer today. Their displays of Christmas fare was unnecessary.

6:23 pm

It is after midnight Haz, have you turned into anything yet ?

6:23 pm

Evening all. TO - you've accidentally squashed it down. Get it back and right click it and lock it so you can't do it again.

6:23 pm

No, still me, Zen, I've just pinched myself to make sure.

i think i shrunk it....can't get a grabon it

6:23 pm

displays ....were unnecessary.

6:24 pm

one to go...nu7 if anyone would be so kind

6:24 pm

one to go...nu7 if anyone would be so kind

ty jacs cannot grab it

6:24 pm

hey moo-

6:24 pm

one to go...nu7 if anyone would be so kind

6:24 pm

displays ....were unnecessary.

6:24 pm

hi moolingwa and jac.

6:24 pm

Apparently, they switched the Christmas lights on in Leighton Buzzard on Sept. 24th!

6:24 pm

Catholic sister + vowel+ homonym of sharp implement used to hold up papers- thumb***

6:24 pm

nu7 was possibly the most fun word today.

6:25 pm

bleh...lagging bad

6:25 pm

but it does pop up at the bottom when you mouse there?

6:25 pm

a lady of god who wants to fight you.nu7

6:25 pm

its inuit moo if that helps

6:25 pm

a lady of god who wants to fight you.nu7

6:25 pm

but it does pop up at the bottom when you mouse there?

6:25 pm

I saw xmas stuff too today but was in a craft store... typically the red and green tinselly stuff doesn't appear here until hallowe'en is overwith

no

6:25 pm

sounds like a large hoard of them running at you with weapons

6:25 pm

Well of course you wouldn't know if you had, as you would be something else - WereHaz !

6:26 pm

does it pop up if you mouse to the left edge, the right, or the top?

6:26 pm

carlee- i saw it at target the other night- i was actually angry that they put it out before halloween

6:26 pm

sa 5/18?

6:26 pm

no way jac, i can't believe that. mind saying that our local coop has christmas food in already. it'll be out of date by then!!

6:26 pm

Some shops here begin at the end of August, carlee. It feels like being in another world.

6:26 pm

you might need to keep the mouse in place for a couple seconds before it shows up, but it should be on ONE of the edges.

6:27 pm

( and the $ store had it..but at the back ..hallowe'en was front and centre )

6:27 pm

brb - phone

6:27 pm

well... we will wait and see when or if it get celebrated here or not... we might do so a few months late

6:27 pm

well... we will wait and see when or if it get celebrated here or not... we might do so a few months late

6:27 pm

well... we will wait and see when or if it get celebrated here or not... we might do so a few months late

6:28 pm

ok... sometimes a message sends...sometimes not..and now 3+ times.... babble actin gup

6:28 pm

Yes, see how things go and make decisions nearer the time.

6:28 pm

It acted up around this time last night as well.

6:29 pm

we've had halloween stuff in our local shop for the last few months aswell, but we're not into it as much as you are in america.

6:30 pm

( canada lilli )

6:30 pm

sorry carlee.

6:30 pm

Just wave a hand vaguely west and we'll know what you mean.

6:30 pm

and canada.

6:30 pm

( oh I want shatake to be a word..i know is shittake..but... )

6:31 pm

hahaha... yea...that land mass over there....

6:31 pm

i'm not good at geography.somewhere over there!!!

6:31 pm

sa 5/18?

6:31 pm

plural of the sa4/8 right before it bichon

6:32 pm

Well, I nearly choked when Scotland was declared to be an island off England somewhere! Geography seems to be off the educational scale these days.

6:32 pm

oh duh!, thanks

6:32 pm

hi all, please help with sh6-33

6:32 pm

who declared that, haz?

6:32 pm

sh6 hebrew coin

6:33 pm

I honestly can't remember but it was someone from over there (waving vaguely west)

6:33 pm

one q...does the nu7 end in a 5 point letter?

6:33 pm

we normally get teenagers atleast a week befor halloween and they're not even dressed up and want money for cigarettes and booze, then come halloween when the young bairns come people won't open their doors because they're sick of it by then.

6:33 pm

ty hurshy

6:33 pm

*swimming in the irony*

6:33 pm

yes moo

6:33 pm

figured as much

6:34 pm

Good evening to my fellow babblers!How is everyone?

6:34 pm

By the way, congratulations to all the finishers! YAY!

6:34 pm

and ifyou read Stephen King, especially Desperation and The Regulators... the last 3 letters are a common "non-word" that he uses

6:35 pm

i am back cause i am addicted

6:35 pm

so moo how do you get the little critters to sit still for those pictures? staple them in place?

6:35 pm

i haven't left because i am more addicted

6:35 pm

why can't you "unrake" the yard?

6:35 pm

hi minveryork.

6:35 pm

the birds? well it depends on which birds :)

6:36 pm

hi jo, how are you doing?how's work?your boss still a pain?

6:36 pm

what birds? i am talking about your icons

6:36 pm

oh

6:36 pm

he's still on vacation hehe

6:37 pm

I just give them a beer and a TV remote

6:37 pm

they're all male

6:37 pm

but the rest yukkkk

6:37 pm

oh good!when's he back ?

6:37 pm

good one

6:37 pm

tuesday

6:37 pm

did you get that nu yet?

6:38 pm

its an inuit word if that helps you

6:38 pm

he pizzes me off when he's not there

6:38 pm

nope...tried a lot of words tho :)

6:38 pm

need help on the un 7, 8, & 9

6:39 pm

make the most of it.is it your thanksgiving day on monday?

6:39 pm

he phones in to someone up front and demands

6:39 pm

well if you find it, you will have un9** it bichon :)

6:39 pm

our planet bichon

6:39 pm

How about nu7 - the dyslexic soldier's ceasefire?

6:39 pm

ty xuzy

6:39 pm

nu 7/48 is nu plus vowel plus thum *** (like a push pin)

6:39 pm

un to uncover something,could be soil.

6:40 pm

or the planet we live on

6:40 pm

What was the clue about the coin?

6:40 pm

sasha

6:40 pm

nu7 - first three letters, a sister of habit, next three letters, Hobbit's owner (a babbler), finish with sprite's least favourite, though high scoring letter.

6:41 pm

Hi, All

6:41 pm

Hello pam.

6:41 pm

hey, pam :-)

6:41 pm

hi

6:41 pm

hi pam

6:41 pm

Hi, haz and une

6:41 pm

hi haz too

6:42 pm

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

6:42 pm

what does he demand jo?excuse my french but he sounds like a tosser.

6:42 pm

Hi, min, liliann, and all

6:42 pm

haha.....losssssssssssser

6:43 pm

i do everything for this company

6:43 pm

Does anyone have a clue for the tr 5/18 word please?

6:44 pm

lilliann - just reading back in the log, you mentioned hoping to go on safari. Husband and I went last year and LOVED it. Especially the cheetahs.

6:44 pm

big sparkly thinks

6:44 pm

tr5 catch fish with a net

6:44 pm

Never mind! I just found the tr 5/18 word.Thank you

6:44 pm

l

6:45 pm

perhaps you should step back a bit then jo. don't let the job get you down,it's not worth your health.i've been there and done that!!!

6:45 pm

congrats moo, me too

6:45 pm

Hello Uneaixoise! How are you? Welcome to the grid!

6:45 pm

Hello msilver620! How are you?Welcome to the puzzle

6:45 pm

hey, min! :-)

6:46 pm

tx lid...

6:46 pm

where did you go haz?we're hoping to go to kenya next christmas.just waiting for the holidays to come up.

6:46 pm

Help with dh6/24 please!!!

6:47 pm

good night all- off to other games and work

6:47 pm

we're going to do safari then beach holiday.

6:47 pm

TV show "DH**** and Greg"

6:47 pm

Hello jvane7!How are you doing? Welcome to the grid

6:47 pm

We went to Kenya last August - in time for the wildebeest migration. I enjoyed it much more than I had expected to.

6:47 pm

nite lideola.

6:47 pm

Goodbye lideola! I'll see you tomorrow in the chat log!

6:47 pm

hi jvane

6:47 pm

I'm great, on the last one!!!

6:48 pm

was it hot then haz?

6:49 pm

did you do just a safari or safari and other hotel aswell?

6:49 pm

It was the equivalent of their winter-time, so cold through the night but it warmed up during the day. It was never unbearably warm and no problems with mosquitoes, so it suited us fine.

6:49 pm

ok all gn and congrats to all ..can not think anymore byee

6:50 pm

Hi Minveryork

6:50 pm

i've seen the wildebeest migration on the tv and it was spectacular.but i didn't like the crocs getting the young ones!!

6:50 pm

We did Nairobi, Lake Naivasha, Masai Mara and then back to Nairobi. If you're interested, I did a write up of the holiday - in BabAnon, Kenya Holiday. But it's LONG!

6:50 pm

bye jo.

6:50 pm

dh 6/24 is TV show "Dh**** & Greg", but with single a hump letter instead jvane7.

6:50 pm

Just found the last one!!! Does anyone need any clues before I get back to work?

6:50 pm

gn lilll

6:51 pm

haz,i'll definately look it up.

6:51 pm

lilliann - I know what you mean but we didn't actually see any crossing the river at the time we were there. But the numbers are just incredible, and zebra as well.

6:51 pm

Goodbye joanne0334!I'll see you tomorrow in the log!

6:51 pm

bbl

6:51 pm

Congratulations jvane7 on finishing the grid!Hooray!

6:51 pm

I'm back.

6:51 pm

Goodnight pam! I will see you later on in the chat log!

6:51 pm

congrats jvane.

6:51 pm

Pam - I put the migraine hat link up for you in my bio.

6:51 pm

Hello again, Jacula.

6:53 pm

hi jac,again.

6:54 pm

I seem to keep missing Pam.:(

6:54 pm

i can't wait to go haz and it will be great for the bairn aswell.

6:54 pm

She was in and out again very quickly but will be back hopefully.

6:54 pm

lilli - Haz's write up on her African experience is well worth reading!

6:55 pm

i'm going to go now and read it.see you in a bit.

6:55 pm

Haz - If you think yours was long you should see mine on my Cretan Capers. Oh, you have! LOL

6:56 pm

Cretan capers - the one the postman said put his back out?

6:56 pm

Maybe that's why they're all striking!

6:58 pm

LOL. That was last year, you silly Haz, you. *grins*

6:58 pm

i just un9,72 the un 9,72

6:59 pm

Still, the memories linger and grievances build up.

7:00 pm

I wonder what the post carrier who had to deliver the manuscript for 'War & Peace' thought?

7:00 pm

Probably something unrepeatable!

7:00 pm

Hello KnightTime! How are you? Welcome to the grid!

7:01 pm

Well done, Knight. Don't forget to clean your spade before you put it away.;)

7:01 pm

un9/72 is past tense of the un 7/36 word KnightTime

7:02 pm

Have you ever read the book all through, Haz? I have listened to it on tape but, although I have the book, it's spine isn't much cracked.

hello babblers

7:02 pm

Hi Hell on ea5/12.:)

7:02 pm

EEK! I meant its not it's.

7:03 pm

(Blame the glass of wine I've just poured.)

7:03 pm

No, I've got the book sitting prettily on the shelf and have attempted it a couple of times. I really SHOULD try it again, shouldn't I?

heya jacs !

7:03 pm

At least you caught the apostrophe before it could escape and do more damage.

7:03 pm

we'll have to set a mutually convenient date to begin it together Haz and see who gets through it first.

7:04 pm

Will we set each other questions to make sure we really have read it?

i wish i could have a glass of wine but my tummy is upset by my asshole neighbors

7:04 pm

True, Haz. We can't have extraneous apostrophes roaming all over the log causing mayhem.

7:05 pm

Haz - Of course! (Though I *could* cheat by listening to the tape again. Oh, no I couldn't. I gave it away in my big book and tape purge.:(

i'm sorry, i meant, stupid, uneducated, ignorant, bigoted, idiotic, unmannered, arrogant alcoholic neighbors

7:05 pm

No, apostrophes, like children, need boundaries.

7:05 pm

Oh dear, Hell. What happened?

can one of you clue me on the very last ha 4/6? pleeeease?

7:07 pm

ha4/6 - put a consonant on the end of the headgear so that the word begins and ends with the same letter.

7:07 pm

'has' in Shakespearean terms.

we used to be very good friends, but i think what's at the bottom of it all is that the wife has been too supportive of my husband (because his son died in december) & he's an unfeeling cad who just doesn't want to hear it - consequently they put up a privacy fence they knew i didn't want & i kicked them off land i was letting them use as an enlarged dog run

7:07 pm

It's an old-fashioned verb form.

now it's just devolved into petty stuff

wow...i thought i'd tried that...thanks!

7:08 pm

I just said that, Haz. But I forgot to say what word I was clueing. LOL

but, i have experience working in a psychiatric hospital, so i just pretend they don't exist anymore & hope they move soon

thanks for letting me gripe

7:08 pm

I don't think people will mind, Jacula.

7:09 pm

Helen - I've got a bit lost with your explanation there. Who's the unfeeling cad? The neighbour's hubby?

7:10 pm

fireworks!!

yes - the neighbor's husband - he's completely arrogant

7:10 pm

Well done, littlebit.

7:10 pm

Congratulations littlebit.

7:10 pm

Ah! I understand now. I was sure you couldn't be saying your hubby was an unfeeling cad.

7:11 pm

So, it's neighbour's hubby who's the problem?

she's as sweet as could be but doesn't have 2 brain cells that fire in unison - it finally dawned on me they make a perfect match, he's a total control freak & she never thinks for herself - if she did she wouldn't be in her emotionally abusive relationship

yep jacs - that's right!

my guy walked out on her mother's 92nd birthday party cause he was making 'comments' about his wife's private woman parts - but this is just par for the course, been going on since i met them 20 years ago

7:13 pm

Helen - that's true. It's a shame they have to live next-door to you, though. My neighbours are the other way around - although he's not so sweet either if she's got a bee in her bonnet and he's had a drink.

7:13 pm

tyvm

7:13 pm

I'm safe to speak 'cos they don't have the internet. LOL

they've always been great to me - but the last couple of years, since he quit smoking & my guy & her have gotten closer, he's been petty & mean - my guy will talk to anyone, he's the original 'chatty cathy' :)

LOL jacs!

7:14 pm

I'm just going to shut my old pc down. I've been transferring stuff across onto this new one most of the evening.

ok jacs - see ya later

7:15 pm

Oh heck! Hot flush time. *fans self*

7:16 pm

Is there a decommissioning? Like with Britannia?

7:16 pm

I've not gone, Hell. I only slid across the desk.

7:17 pm

Hello all. *SIGH* 52 to go. Do I do this or watch TV?

i can't tell if i'm coming down with the flu today or just having more than normal # of hot flashes

hiya scrabbs

7:17 pm

Haz - There will be... eventually. Not until son has put XP onto this new pc though. He went and put Windows 2000 Professional on it whilst we were on holiday, because he couldn't be bothered to ring us to ask where the XP disk was. You can't overwrite a Professional one with an ordinary one.

7:17 pm

Hello Scrabbler. This is more of an adventure than TV. You'll find words beyond your wildest imagination.

7:18 pm

Not without wiping the hard drive or buying XP Professional.

7:18 pm

ta6-7 combo please?

7:18 pm

Hello, Scrabbs and Callie.

7:18 pm

Oh dear, it all sounds complicated. But at least you know what you are doing.

7:18 pm

OK, Hazel, you reeled me in. I shall stay here and find my 52 words.

7:18 pm

Callie is lying down right behind me, as usual.

7:18 pm

Hell - let's hope it's not 'flu.

7:19 pm

Well now,the ta6/7 combo is probably the strangest. Take a seat.

7:19 pm

**readjusting butt in seat**

7:19 pm

Use the first ta4/8 - add a masculine personal pronoun. Then plural it.

7:19 pm

Are you sitting comfortably? Then Haz will begin...

7:20 pm

Whoa, what the heck does ta6 mean?

7:20 pm

I had monkeyed the ta4/8 before it.

7:20 pm

hi everyone! may i have a clue for the first la5?

7:20 pm

It's a flightless bird from NZ apparently.

7:21 pm

It's a Maori word for a rare New Zealand flightless bird, Notornis mantelli.

7:21 pm

la5 - la plus the start of Mr Onassis.

7:21 pm

L + double vowell + let 'er **p

7:21 pm

ta7 is the plural.

7:21 pm

Ah, Notornis mantelli, yes, of course.

7:21 pm

You're nodding gravely, Scrabbler, as one who knows.

7:21 pm

Well, that wasn't much of a 'Listen with Mother'. Shall we try again with nu7? *grins*

7:21 pm

The last ta5 please?

7:22 pm

thank you Haz, firewords

7:22 pm

Well done, dawg.

7:22 pm

Yahooo dawger!!

yay for lbd !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

7:23 pm

ta5/18 - ta plus a description of narrow's opposite, removing one letter.

7:23 pm

Congratulations lbd.

7:23 pm

kewl video

7:23 pm

now then, where was i?

7:23 pm

We had great fun with nu7 earlier.

7:23 pm

TY, Hazel. I do recall seeing that word here before.

7:23 pm

ah yes, australia!

7:23 pm

Somewhere west, hurshy.

7:23 pm

Hello, Hursh.

7:23 pm

I will take a clue for nu7, TY.

7:24 pm

drat these k's!

7:24 pm

Do you want to go first, Jacula?

7:24 pm

clue for the nu 7, please

7:24 pm

Okay, Scrabbs. nu7 is a mountan entirely ringed by a glacier but it sounds like a violent version of a Whoopie Goldberg film. 'Sister Act III - The Nuns With No Mercy'.

7:24 pm

The k won't even konfine itself to beginning words. It appears EVERYWHERE.

7:26 pm

Imagine being assaulted by a holy sister.

7:26 pm

Is that an Inuit word?

7:26 pm

You got the word, Scrabbs? Wonderful!

7:26 pm

Probably not too difficult for those who attended convent schools - or so I'm told.

7:26 pm

let me see, one ke, one kh, 2 kr - more of any of those?

7:26 pm

Haz - Yes. Oh dear.

7:27 pm

Anyone want to clue the last 4 UN words? i.e. I found the first of the 5.

7:27 pm

Scrabbs - yes, it is an Inuit word.

7:27 pm

There are two ke words.

7:27 pm

I realy need help with the last la 4.8 please

7:28 pm

ah thanks haz

7:28 pm

are there any KL?

7:28 pm

la4/8 - ascending bird

7:28 pm

un + the planet we live on. Then past tense then present verb tense. Final un is un5 - to knock one's cap off.

7:28 pm

NO!

7:28 pm

No, kl words.

7:28 pm

hurrah, i have finished the k's! that is good for morale

7:29 pm

lovely haz one of my favorite pieces of music

7:29 pm

that covers all the u's except the one i'm missing, lol

7:29 pm

It's special, isn't it, ruru?

7:29 pm

TY, Jac! And I found the planet words that I had missed.

7:29 pm

You must be missing the first one, hursh. Like 'beneath' but with a missing tail.

7:30 pm

hii everyon

7:30 pm

Hi Ping

7:30 pm

Hiya, Ping.

7:30 pm

hi jacula and scrabbler

7:30 pm

y/w, Scrabbs.

7:30 pm

Hello ping.

7:30 pm

whew

7:31 pm

hi haz

7:31 pm

Hot flush, hursh?

7:31 pm

PING

hi ping

7:31 pm

hi there DAWG

7:31 pm

sh5 before orca?

7:31 pm

hk yahoo!

7:31 pm

no, just glad that the u is gone

7:32 pm

i HOPE sc is not comparing an orca to jaws

7:32 pm

Scrabbs - thou sh*** not... think 10 Commandments.

7:32 pm

TY, Jac. I overlooked Olde English.

7:32 pm

clues tonight are quite fun to read.

7:33 pm

A whale is a mammal. A sh5/20 is a fish.

7:33 pm

ne7? It does not seem to be related to ne5.

7:33 pm

ne7 - neither acid nor alkaline.

7:33 pm

boooo, interrupting law and order for baseball!

7:33 pm

It's not related to anything. It's strictly impartial, Scrabbler.

7:34 pm

Glad you're having fun reading the clues, dawg.

7:34 pm

TY, ONCE AGAIN, Jacula! 30 more clues to go.

7:34 pm

Yes, like Switzerland during WW2, Haz.

7:34 pm

And Eire as well.

7:35 pm

Keep asking, Scrabbs. I'm here for a while yet.

7:35 pm

7 left... to list, or not to list?

7:35 pm

ra5 after tantrum

7:35 pm

Hang in there, hursh. You are so close.

7:35 pm

Oh, yes. Forgot that, Haz. My Mum had to get a passport in WW2 as she was supposed to be sent there. In the end her Mum decided to keep the 3 of them (as there were then) at home.

7:36 pm

just two he words?

7:36 pm

ra5 after tantrum = rodent plus Mr. Bundy or Mr. Gore's first name.

7:36 pm

scrabs, rodent + mr. gore

7:37 pm

aha, yes, i'm pulling all these peris tonight

7:37 pm

TY, Jac + dawg

7:37 pm

Yes, just 2 he.

7:37 pm

evenin'

7:37 pm

One he is warm and the other is funny.

hi cliff

7:37 pm

Hello, cliffopa. Haven't seen you in ages!

7:37 pm

Hello cliffopa.

7:37 pm

now i miss 3 A, 2 T, and one S

7:38 pm

and one of 'em is a 7

7:38 pm

Hi cliffopa. Did Aurora's nose heal up OK?

7:38 pm

s6/33 - Biblical money, maybe?

7:38 pm

so... are there any A7's?

7:38 pm

nope have the money.

7:38 pm

my computer crashed a couple weeks ago. only get on when my husband doesn't need his laptop.

7:38 pm

There are no a 7 words.

7:38 pm

help with la5-10 please

7:39 pm

No s 7 either

7:39 pm

ok then! is it an s7 or a t7?

7:39 pm

hi scrabbler - thanks for asking about aurora. her nose is healing up fine and we finally figured out how it got sliced.

7:39 pm

Must be ta7 you are missing, hursh. It's the plural New Zealand bird.

7:39 pm

t7!

7:39 pm

plural la 4/5

Hello to all you babblers!

7:39 pm

How, cliffopa?

7:39 pm

na 5/10 clue

7:39 pm

Hi Nonnie

7:39 pm

Hello Nonnie.

7:40 pm

Hello, Nonnie.

7:40 pm

l + double vowel + another vowel

7:40 pm

na5/10 = a province in South Africa or to do with birth.

7:41 pm

thanks jac. got it right away

7:41 pm

kiwi bird... ummm... i'll google

7:41 pm

ruru, i have that for la5-12

7:42 pm

y/w, ruru.

7:42 pm

You obviously weren't paying attention when we were clueing Scrabbler for the ta6. (sadly shaking head)

7:42 pm

some carpet got torn up in the doorway of our guestroom when I had some foster cats staying in there. aurora liked poking her nose under the door and playing 'pawsies' with the other cats. turns out there were a bunch of exposed tacks - i discovered them when i happened to step on one. bizarre!

7:42 pm

just like last night! however, google has helped.

7:42 pm

LOL, Haz. We should warn them that Questions WILL Be Set Later.

7:43 pm

Poor little kitty. But she is better.

7:43 pm

I know, you'd think they'd pay attention....

7:43 pm

oh sorry... try L + double vowell + let er **p

7:43 pm

haz,i read your safari guide.it was great.that particular safari won't suit me as i'm in a wheelchair but i have heard of 3 day ones where you stay in hotels,plus i've got my husband who(excuse language)is built like a brick ****house which is great for me because he can carry me about.it would be great for the bairn to see a school in Africa and see how lucky she is.thanks again.

7:43 pm

ty ruru

7:44 pm

how are your bunnies scrabbler?

7:44 pm

I hope you get it sorted out, lilliann - it's a wonderful experience.

7:44 pm

Sorry, I forgot to include a consonant in the clue for the first la5.

Cliff, our little girl kitty is named Aurora also! Her brother is called Boris. :o)

7:44 pm

i can't wait to go.by the way everyone, hi!

7:44 pm

tr 5 clue, please

7:44 pm

My bunnies are all well, and keeping me busy.

7:44 pm

Ouch, cliffopa! When one of our fence panels was down for a while, the neighbour whose garden it sided on to put that metal carpet gripper bar stuff down to stop our cats going through. We kept turning it over and she kept turning it back sharp side up... until I told her I would be sending her any vet's bills that might come from that.

7:45 pm

My mother's name is Aurora.

7:45 pm

nonnie, is your aurora a princess? mine believes she is.

7:45 pm

botheration. i do NOT like a5's.

7:45 pm

tr5 - to cast a net?

7:46 pm

My mother believes she is a queen.

7:46 pm

oh jacula - i can't believe what some people will do.

7:46 pm

got one!

7:46 pm

Thing is, the fence is actually their responsibility, not ours, but, some years ago, they put up those awful Leylandii fir trees and said they wanted nothing more to do with fences. We put a fence up then to keep the dog in.

haha--why yes, she does!

7:46 pm

thx, haz

7:46 pm

One of the a5 consists of two pairs of vowels with a consonant between,

ahahhahaa--scrabbler :o)

7:47 pm

intriguing, haz

7:47 pm

BBS.

7:47 pm

Guten Abend, Babblers. Scrabbler I need to share something with you AND Jacula about bunnies

hello inge

7:48 pm

10 points you'll get from that one, hurshy.

7:48 pm

got it! what a wacko

7:48 pm

Yippee, a bunny story.

7:48 pm

Good evening everyone... how is the grid?

7:48 pm

how many points are there in this grid altogether?

7:48 pm

1948, hursh

7:48 pm

1948 points.

7:48 pm

haz - thanks for the clue. what a wierd word!

7:49 pm

Not so easy, DR, but dive in and ask for clues eagerly.

7:49 pm

Hello, inge. A bunny story? Do go on...

7:49 pm

hi inge and dr1965

7:49 pm

I know, cliffopa. Sometimes you just have to be amazed.

7:49 pm

My German penpal sent me a news picture of a new sport in northern Europe called Kaninhop (bunny hop?). Bunnies are trained to jump over barriers like dogs and horses and compete for best time

7:49 pm

22 then... so, the four is even. 4 and 18... 6 and 16... 8 and 14...

7:50 pm

Thanks Scrabs

7:50 pm

if i use the k, i can't use any 2 pointers

7:50 pm

good to start with dr, then it gets alot worse!!

7:50 pm

inge, i'll bet that is really cute to see

7:50 pm

Are we in the realms of a still?

7:50 pm

I have seen videos of contests in which bunnies jump and go through a jump course, with the owner leading the bunny on a leash. It was from Denmark, or somewhere in Europe.

7:50 pm

The sport is common in Scandinavia and is takign over Germany

7:51 pm

thanks lilliann. I will dive in and hope for the best

7:51 pm

Seems reasonable. Bunnies are quite agile.:)

7:51 pm

Hello, DR.

7:52 pm

aslong as the bunnies enjoy it.

7:52 pm

Well, I just have a newspaper photo. Would have never recognized the animal if it were not for the description

7:52 pm

Hi Jac! How are you today?

7:52 pm

I had to get extra-high gates because both Gandalf and Tucker demonstrated their jumping skills with regular gates.

7:52 pm

same goes for the w

7:52 pm

do they like that sort of thing?i've never had a rabbit so wouldn't know.

7:52 pm

I'm fine, thanks, DR. And you?

7:52 pm

ka5 after the green vegetable that bunnies love?

7:52 pm

Maybe you can make your bunnies pay for their own medical bills by having them win those contets???

7:53 pm

Hello cliffopa,DR1965 and inge! How are you all doing?

7:53 pm

Great idea, Inge!

7:53 pm

lilli - Bunnies love jumping over things... especially gates put up to stop them reaching fruit and veg patches.

Has anyone heard from Fran? I was wondering how she is doing.

7:53 pm

i'm great minver...and you?

7:53 pm

hi, again

7:53 pm

I am tired but happy it is Friday!

7:53 pm

Not sure they really like being on a leash/lead though.

7:53 pm

I have not seen Fran since the tragedy.

7:53 pm

First teach yours, Scrab, to job over the door gate

7:54 pm

Hi Pam!

7:54 pm

yessssss got ar4

7:54 pm

Feather sent her a we miss you card from the babblers the other day

7:54 pm

is Fran back home in HA?

7:54 pm

that leaves s 5/14!

7:54 pm

is it the vegetables that helps them to jump?

7:54 pm

hi pam

7:54 pm

*jump

7:54 pm

I think Fran's still in Guam with her family. She has read our messages and does appreciate them.

7:54 pm

Go Hursh go!

7:54 pm

Hi, scrabs

7:54 pm

lilli - probably. LOL

7:54 pm

Go, hursh

7:54 pm

which was easy enough to find!

7:54 pm

Hi Pam

7:54 pm

Clues for the ka5's please?

7:55 pm

diamonds

7:55 pm

k + cincers + vowel

OK, thank you all for the Fran update. I think of her often.

7:55 pm

rhyme with ice skater cohen

7:55 pm

i think she was here this morning,and i think she's home now.she was babbling.

7:55 pm

I think we all do Nonnie

7:55 pm

ka5/20 - ka plus three quarters of the Iranian emperor.

7:55 pm

A ka5/18 word refers to expensive jewelry Scrabbler

7:56 pm

Was she, lilli? I wasn't here until about lunchtime.

7:56 pm

any clues to the d's i cant find anything

7:56 pm

TY--stoopid K's are done. 9 to go, thanks to all the clues I have received.

7:56 pm

Hello NonnieLight! How are you? Welcome to the grid

7:56 pm

The k words are a bit twiddley.

7:56 pm

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

7:56 pm

54 ntogo and i am stuck on the d's

7:56 pm

rathed

7:57 pm

Twiddley words + twiddley brain = multiple clue requests

7:57 pm

wrathed

Oh, that is good to hear, illiann .

7:57 pm

Everyone seems to have got through the 3 dh words easily, though.

7:57 pm

sorry i justed typed in the wrongn space

7:57 pm

amy - wrong box!

Hiya, Min! I'm fine and you?

7:57 pm

okay am i the only one stuck on the d's

7:57 pm

i was up early and went through the chat and she was here talking to the aussies(not being rude) it was there time of day.

7:58 pm

dh + winter parka, anor**

7:58 pm

I am doing well NonnieLight.Hoping to finish this soon

7:58 pm

dh + Mr ** Gore

7:58 pm

I'll have to scroll back through the chat later, lilli.

7:58 pm

my last one ar5-10 for fireworks, please give clue

7:58 pm

Dh & Greg, but change M to another consonant

7:58 pm

dh4/6 - author Roald (daughter Sophie)'s surname.

7:59 pm

of course!

7:59 pm

ar5/10 = paintings + Mr. Gore.

8:00 pm

Mr. Gore is busy tonight in the grid! LOL

8:00 pm

i've just looked through the chat and it was 2.05 that she was in.

8:00 pm

fireworks, tytytyty

congrats, crpw!

8:00 pm

If he's copyright, we may be facing a large bill soon.

8:00 pm

Haz - eek! We can get a kitty going.

8:00 pm

LOL HAZ

8:01 pm

Well done, crpw.

8:01 pm

All done. TY all for clues.

8:01 pm

i am not paying him a penny

8:01 pm

just send the donations to save the ea5.12

congrats, scrabbler!

8:01 pm

wtgcrpw.

8:01 pm

Good idea, dawg.

8:01 pm

Well done Scrabbler!

8:01 pm

whooooo hooooo SCRABBLER

8:01 pm

YEA SCRABS!!

8:01 pm

Well done, Scrabbs.

8:01 pm

congrats scrabler.

8:02 pm

yikes, i still have over 100 to go

8:02 pm

yea the d's are done

8:02 pm

And I'm going to bed. Have the other Brits seen the time?

8:02 pm

i need 2more k's

8:02 pm

ugh

8:02 pm

Now it is time to vegetate on the couch, in front of the one-eyed monster, as my father used to call the TV.

8:02 pm

night night Haz

8:02 pm

Gnight Haz

8:02 pm

you can do it cliffopa.

Good night, Haz--take care.

8:02 pm

Heck, cliff. You'd better get busy then. Only just under 4 hours to go.

8:02 pm

Night night!

8:02 pm

night night Scrabs

8:02 pm

which show, scrab?

Nighty night, scrabbler.

8:03 pm

bye all, many thanks for all the help

8:03 pm

haz, i was just going to say,do you and fm ever go to bed?!!

8:03 pm

Haz - I've seen the time, but I was wondering if you had! You do realise your pumpkin coach and your prince have now b*ggered off to the nearest Indian takeaway for a curry? LOL

8:03 pm

Congratulations Scrabbler on fireworks!Good for you

take care, cliff and give aurora a big hug :o)

8:04 pm

i'm a night owl and wake up now, but i'm going to bed aswell.goodnight everyone.

8:04 pm

thanks nonnie

8:04 pm

Night, lilli. *Sits there, all lonely, only 'Brit' left.

Good night, lilliann!

8:05 pm

me too, Gute Nacht!

8:05 pm

Whatever seems interesting, Pam. Sabres (hockey) are playing. Law & Order maybe. See everyone tomorrow.

8:06 pm

Good Night Scrabbler!

8:06 pm

'Night inge and Scrabbs.

8:06 pm

gotta watch the red sox

8:06 pm

and lilli

8:06 pm

go to bed then jac. i won't sleep yet as hubby snoring and i'm wide awake, but i'll read for a while.

8:06 pm

*sniffs armpits* They seem okay - I haven't been knocked out.

8:06 pm

Night, scrabs

8:06 pm

I feel the same way Jac!

8:07 pm

lilli - Can't sleep yet as I was reading in bed until 3.30am last night and so slept in late. Other Half's on nights this week.

8:07 pm

What are you reading, Jac?

8:07 pm

Goodbye Scrabbler! I will see you tomorrow in the log

8:08 pm

i was up until 3am then had to get up with bairn this morning for school as hubby was working away.usually have to lie down as i suffer from dizzy spells,but fine today for a change.

8:09 pm

Pam - you should go to Goodreads to see that. LOL. Elissa's Castle by Juliet Greenwood. It's different and, so far, I like it! She's normally a short story writer for UK women's mags and it shows, but the extended thought processes in her first novel form appeal to me.

8:09 pm

must have been a good book jac.

8:11 pm

lilli - I found it most interesting, but was looking at it with my writer's hat on... the style is one, like my present style, that I thought might not sell. But it works.

8:11 pm

LOL, Jac! I can't figure that site out very well and/or quickly... Sounds like a good book....

8:11 pm

I've been published a lot in the past but, since my divorce etc., found my writing style for fiction was either lost or changed. Seems I may have a voice after all.

8:12 pm

so what do you write jac?

8:12 pm

pam - glad you're back. I've been leaving messages for you here, there and everywhere. The link for the migraine hat is not in my bio for you.

8:12 pm

what books have you written that i can get?

8:13 pm

Poetry, short fiction, also was an illustrator.

8:13 pm

Probably none, lilli. It's been so long. Not finished a novel yet, but have hope I may do one day.

8:14 pm

how can i get hold of them?

8:14 pm

Also articles and series relating to cats, dogs, history, grammar etc.

8:14 pm

you have to jac, so we can all read them.

8:14 pm

Wow, thanks, Jac! I seem to have had one whole day-and- a -half pain- free----no hyphens, I

8:14 pm

ISBNS from the British Library, lilli.. author name 'Lily Frances' for most of them.

8:15 pm

hello, 75 to go!

8:15 pm

Sorry--was going to say that no hyphens would have given that sentence more "punch"

8:15 pm

Hi Harpjane

8:15 pm

I also wrote, must lucractively, and for fun, for the rash of women's 'erotica' magazines that emerged in the 80's/90's.

8:15 pm

i'm going to the library on monday and i'll look jac.

hello, jane!

8:17 pm

That doesn't look right *Consults spelling dictionary* Lucratively... Oh, it is right. Doesn't LOOK right, though.

I hadn't noticed...I was focusing on the word "erotica".

8:18 pm

pam - Have you found the link to the migra-cap now?

8:18 pm

go harp go!

8:19 pm

Yes, I have been perusing it, Jac. Very strange looking!

8:19 pm

LOL, nonnie. Those were such fun to write. I thought to myself, 'Can I write a bog-standard mucky story or two, or three, or more?' I could and I laughed out loud for real at times as I wrote them.

I think I've hit the brick wall with this one. I'm stuck on 70.

8:19 pm

I laughed even louder as the cheques rolled in.

jacs - i looked at that migra-cap - have you tried it? is it heavy?

8:20 pm

hi fellow babblers

8:20 pm

Hi HK and Shdy

hi shdy

8:20 pm

hi dr

hi dr

8:21 pm

hi all

8:21 pm

hi helen, good to see you

hiya tim

8:21 pm

hi tim

8:21 pm

Hi TIm

8:21 pm

Helen - I don't suffer from migraines - only ever had one when computers were first introduced into my workplace in the 80s and breaks had not been thought of.

8:21 pm

So, not tried the cap.

8:21 pm

just been online to my local library who get books from all over the county but they don't have any of yours jac.

8:22 pm

sh 5/20 the second one not the vibrate one

8:22 pm

jac! nice to see ou

8:22 pm

Hello,. shdy.

8:22 pm

nm

8:22 pm

how have you been, jac?

8:22 pm

Jaws, ruru.

I think I'm going to call it a night. Take care all.

8:22 pm

great white RURU

8:22 pm

Jac, you are lucky not to get them. Jeadaches stink

hmmmm - well then jacss -do you know what 40lb translates into american money?

8:23 pm

Good night, nonnie

8:23 pm

And bad headaches stink more

8:23 pm

Okay, Nonnie. Sleep well.

8:23 pm

40lb is a weight not a currency, hel.

8:23 pm

there's a converter on the site, hk., just doing that now

nighters, pam and thank you, jac. <poof>

the cap looks interesting - i get migraines & sometimes midrin helps, other times not so much - but cold & dark ALWAYS help alleviate, but if the thing is heavy then i'm sure i'd be annoyed by it

8:24 pm

81.71, HK

8:24 pm

i am just coming home from a day at LSU, where I work every day. It is madness today, and will be again.

8:24 pm

i use to suffer from migraines and be on so many different tablets and i saw a consultant, and it ended up being hereditery.my mam and nan had them, but as i've got older,luckily enough, i only get 1 or 2 a yaer now.which i can handle.

8:24 pm

Why, shady?

niters nonnie

thanks pam - jacs is being a PILL - she knows what i mean

8:24 pm

sh5/14 the last one

8:24 pm

That's great, lillian. Congrats on less headaches

8:25 pm

I hate cold on my face and head... But it can help my sinus pain

8:25 pm

Actually, I wasn't, Hell. Sorry.

8:25 pm

The hat weighs 40 pounds?

migraines are always stress related for me - had more this year than in past 10 years put together

8:26 pm

i hope it gets better for you pam.

8:26 pm

Oh, that is so sad, hk

8:26 pm

My Other Half gets stress-related migraines. Bad day at work = migraine.

no never mind jacs :)

8:26 pm

why madness? The whole footvall thing, crazy fans, tradition of tailgaiting....apparently cbs did morning at Lsu today to talk about tailgaiting (I've never been). biggest game in ncaa tomorrow... sheesh

the hat COSTS 40 pounds

8:27 pm

Oh! The hat costs £40? I thought the weight was way beyond!

8:27 pm

AHHHHH, shady, I see....

8:27 pm

£40 is about $20.

silly brits have same word for weight & currency - it would be like saying i weigh a dollar and fifty six cents, lol

8:28 pm

Sorry, Hell. Truly, I'd lost the plot. I wasn't being a PILL.

well is it $20 or $80 - cause that would make a big difference

8:29 pm

sh 5.14 the last one anybody?

8:29 pm

No, lbs = pounds in advourdupois weight (imperial weight). £ = money.

8:29 pm

anyway,my book is waiting and hubby will moan that i've gone to bed late.goodnite everyone and take care of yourselves.

that's ok jacs - you are a natural pill, you're a perfectionist

8:29 pm

sh + finale, ruru.

niters lil

8:30 pm

'Night, lilli.

hmmmmmmm, i don't seem to have s brit keyboard either, lol

8:30 pm

What book was it?

8:31 pm

oh I had that I am missing the 6/33 I marked off the wrong one

8:31 pm

sh 6/33?

8:31 pm

Hell - you remember this time last year we were talking about the cavity wall insulation we were getting here in UK? It works! Doesn't help my night flushes/flashes one bit!

8:31 pm

ne5?

8:31 pm

nite, lilli

8:32 pm

sh 6/33 word is plural of the sh 5/20 word rururocks.

8:32 pm

Hello rururocks! How are you? Welcome to the puzzle

yep - i sure do remember, & you're right it was just about this time cause that's when i was having my roof done

8:32 pm

sh6/33 = what you might get if you ask for plural banana, strawberry etc., milk drinks.

8:32 pm

ne 5/12 is underne*** (below) harpjane & hello to you

8:32 pm

Or if you are an alcoholic and can't get a drink.

8:33 pm

thanks

8:33 pm

that is the first 6/33 I need the second one

8:33 pm

Roof still all okay, Hell?

hey jacs - i went with a dark green color for my roof & the neighbor (that we're fighting with now) well he didn't like that color, but now the people across the street from him got a new roof & they must have really liked my color cause that's what they got too *settles back smugly*

8:34 pm

Workmen all gone, Hell? You've not trapped one in the airing cupboard for 'future use'?

8:34 pm

sh6/33 is green monster minus the hook letter plus a vowel plus stick letter rururocks.

hahaha jacs - that would be good, can always use a worker around here as hubby is allergic to most household repairs/cleaning etc

8:35 pm

You mean you didn't trap yourself a factotum, Hell? You slipped up there, girl!

8:35 pm

I played a few games of boggle. I saw teambabble for just one game. Was that you Jacula or someone else?

8:36 pm

All my trapped factotum's have retired now.:( Must seek young blood... heh, heh. (Last 2 words clue he4/6, btw.)

8:37 pm

Min - Hi. No, not me this time. Hursh maybe?

8:37 pm

I need three ar clues

8:38 pm

ar4/8 = ar + a + 5 point tile.

8:38 pm

ar5/10 = Disney's Little Mermaid.

8:39 pm

ar4/5 = the Mermaid minus her 'e'.

8:39 pm

ar5/10 = paintings etc., + Mr. Gore or Mr. Bundy.

8:39 pm

That concludes the ar words.

8:40 pm

could you elaborate on the mermaid

8:40 pm

ar 5/10 is ar*** from the Little Mermaid rururocks.

8:41 pm

I don't know the little mermaid

8:41 pm

I don't have kids soorrrry

8:41 pm

ar 5/10 is ar plus 2 vowels plus stick letter rururocks

8:41 pm

Does anyone have a clue for the aa 5/10 word please

8:41 pm

Okay, ruru - it sounds like a receiver you have on your roof for TV.

10 to go - be back in a bit

8:42 pm

I don't have kids either, but I have nieces & nephews

well, be back after minver get her word, i need that too

8:42 pm

aa5/10 = aa + upright consonant + double 3rd vowel ending.

8:43 pm

Thank you for the aa5/10 clue. I just found the word

8:43 pm

It's a shrub, Dodonaea viscosa.

8:43 pm

y/w, Min.

thanks for that aa

8:44 pm

ar help last one for fireworks I am lost here

8:44 pm

Glad you got it, Hell. It was a sticky one, as is the shrub.

8:44 pm

got it............yeah.. thank you for the clues

8:44 pm

ruru - ar5/10 - paintings etc + Mr. Gore.

8:45 pm

paintings, sculptures... Tate Gallery stuff + Mr. Gore or Mr. Bundy.

8:46 pm

Well done, ruru!

8:48 pm

Congratulations rururocks on fireworks! Good for U!

8:49 pm

Does anyone have a clue for the aa 5/14 word please

8:49 pm

au4/5 (female relative) is one word I never see until the last moment. Maybe because none of my au4's were very nice, bar one, and I've not become one myself re first marriage and birth lines. However, I guess, checking out my very lovely new Other Half's family, I could be an au4 3 times over, thanks to his sister.:)

8:49 pm

4/5 yesterday Minn

8:50 pm

or past tense is better worded lol

8:50 pm

aa5/14, Min = sighed with pleasure. (Think sinking feet, hurt by new shoes, in a bowl of water after a day at work.)

8:50 pm

an 5/10 please

8:50 pm

ak5,18 please?

8:50 pm

and hello everyone

8:51 pm

ak5/18 = the leader of a scout pack or the leader of the wolf pack from The Jungle Book.

8:51 pm

an5,10 - type of insect plus put on sunscreen to protect yourself from the sun **ys

8:51 pm

ak+***gant as in formal dresses maybe

8:51 pm

Hello, mel.

8:52 pm

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

8:52 pm

thank you Brook

8:52 pm

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

8:52 pm

yw

8:52 pm

hmmm was hoping that would lead to the 6, an 6/18 please

8:52 pm

nm got it

8:53 pm

thanks for the ak clues, still working on it... and hello to everyone!

8:53 pm

Add an upright consonant to the end of your an5/10.

8:53 pm

hello, Brookie.

8:54 pm

ka 5/20 please

8:54 pm

sorry to bother, but still not getting ak, even though the clues provided are great. any other hints? Sorry!

8:54 pm

When you look for ak5/18, Brookie, remember most people say the start as 'ark'.

8:55 pm

ak+2nd vowel+ stick letter +1st vowel, brook

8:55 pm

thanks so much, got it! sorry I was so dense!

8:56 pm

ak 5/18 word is ak plus vowel plus *os *ngelas Brookie

8:56 pm

ka5/20 = first four letters sound like hard money then add 1st vowel.

8:57 pm

thank you Jak

8:57 pm

y/w, Mel. Glad you got it from that.

8:57 pm

la 5/20 please

8:58 pm

mel, it's the plural of la4,9 above... do you have that one?

8:58 pm

la5/20 is plural la4/9 before it, which means one hundred thousand.

8:58 pm

I tried the secone vowel monkying it missed the 1st vowel somehow

8:58 pm

ick no Brook

8:59 pm

la + 5-point tile + first letter of a man.

8:59 pm

the great ***es (such as erie, huron, etc.) + consonant

9:00 pm

(2 letter word for a man, that is)

9:00 pm

what a dumb word, thank you

9:00 pm

The words aren't dumb, unless they are silly compounds, Mel.

9:01 pm

dh6,24 please?

9:01 pm

Or, rather, silly, made-up, modern compounds like 'toeshoe'.

9:02 pm

dh6/24, it grives me to have to clue is like Dh**m* and Gregg. TV prog. Different consonant, though.

9:02 pm

*grieves

9:03 pm

nu 7/48 please

9:03 pm

thanks jac!

9:03 pm

y/w, Brookie.

9:04 pm

nu7 is a mountain ringed by a glacier. Sounds like a violent Whoopie Goldberg film. 'Sister Attack III - Nuns With No Mercy@

9:05 pm

And, before anyone asks, ne7 is neither acid nor alkaline.

9:06 pm

lol I have the ne one was one of the first words I found last night

hi again

9:06 pm

ne7 is Switzerland and Eire during WW2.

9:06 pm

you read my mind, jac!

9:06 pm

Hi againm TO.

hi again

9:07 pm

Can I be paid for doing that, Brookie?

9:08 pm

I'm sure! What's your fee?

9:08 pm

TO - stop waving. You're starting to look like a dafty now. LOL

a clue please for the 8?

9:09 pm

and while you're pondering reimbursement, can you clue me for the first ha4,6 please?

9:09 pm

$10 a clue, methinks, since I saw that fee discussed earlier on the chatlog.

9:09 pm

un8 - digs up

9:09 pm

un + 3rd rock from the sun

9:09 pm

ha4/6 is a hidden fence that sounds very funny.

9:09 pm

then add consonant at end

LOL log lagging

LOL log lagging evil msn acting up all PM

9:11 pm

It was given that name, Brookie, because we Brits thought it amusing to see people, unobservant people, who fell off/over it whilst 'in their cups'.

9:11 pm

la 5/10 please and no fish! lol

9:12 pm

i'm now back for the finish i hope

9:12 pm

thanks jac, still pondering it. Maybe I shouldn't play babble when braindead? (Of course, that cuts out most of the week...)

hi pingy

9:12 pm

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

9:12 pm

la + same vowel again + Short form of Richard (1st 2 letters).

9:12 pm

la + the 1st 3 letters of the Little Mermaid

9:13 pm

hi owl and min

9:13 pm

thank you Brook

9:13 pm

Brookie - you sound like the perfect Babbler. Of course you should play!

9:14 pm

sa 5/10 please

9:14 pm

Hello Ping

9:14 pm

hi mel!

9:14 pm

yw, mel. and jac, any other hints about ha4,6? not aware of hidden fences

9:14 pm

Mel - sa4 (satisfy) active verb ending.

9:14 pm

hi brook

9:15 pm

sa5,10 - adds onto sa4,4 above, meaning to fulfill

9:15 pm

hi ping!

9:15 pm

laugh word Brook like teehee sort of

9:15 pm

Brookie - think, 'OH, funny ha **!'

9:16 pm

it's more hidden drops. LOL.

9:16 pm

oops, never mind, I did have that one!

9:16 pm

thank you I looking the wrong way as usual, lol

9:16 pm

hi everyone

the final ta5/18 has me stumped. any clues?

9:17 pm

ta 5/18 please the last one

9:17 pm

nm got it

9:17 pm

ak 5 please?

9:17 pm

need ta5,18 too

9:17 pm

hello all, Jacula! you will find this website interesting...

9:17 pm

http://www.tea.co.uk/flash/teacounter. swf

9:17 pm

You're looking the wrong way, Mel? As a southpaw (left-handed person) I look 'the wrong way' almost all of the time.

ping: "ak5 and the Bee"

9:18 pm

thanks owl

9:18 pm

last word, UN 5/14 please

9:18 pm

LOL! Jac

9:18 pm

ta 5 18 = ta + ***rd Science

9:18 pm

thanks nrkii!

9:18 pm

first la 5 please

hi min, stid and nrk. stid how are you feeling?

and hi saph

9:19 pm

un 5/14 = take someones baseball cap off

ty for the clue

9:19 pm

better-ish TO, thanks. had BOTH kids home all day today... *sigh* at least I have the luxury of staying home when needed.

9:19 pm

Hi Saph, TO and Mel and Ping

9:19 pm

hi saph

9:19 pm

hi nrkii

9:19 pm

and Stid

9:19 pm

hi doc

9:19 pm

hi all

9:19 pm

hi stid

9:20 pm

Hello DR =)

9:20 pm

Lol,. stid.. so few cups? We must get mustered and do better!

9:20 pm

I could use another hint for NU 7 please

hi dr

9:20 pm

I have 75 left and am now full of pizza and ready to concentrate

9:20 pm

aa 5/10 anyone?

9:20 pm

go doc go!

9:20 pm

rofl. thought you'd get a kick out of it!

and i see fireworks!!!!

9:21 pm

thank you Nrk how could I have forgotten about that word and I think Jac will agree, that one is a DUMB word, the un 5/14 that is

9:21 pm

first la 5/10 please

9:21 pm

wtg owlie!

9:21 pm

oop, nm, I got it ... Jac's earlier clue just clicked

9:21 pm

Congrats TO

9:21 pm

fireworks for me as well

9:21 pm

congrats

9:21 pm

woo hoo mel!

9:21 pm

YAY TO!

9:21 pm

YAY meliae!

9:21 pm

nice job fireworks folks!

9:22 pm

Yea for you Meliae

wtg mel!

9:22 pm

how many left nrk?

9:22 pm

la+same vowel+the sun will **se in the east

9:22 pm

thank you

9:23 pm

41 to go...

9:23 pm

thanks meliae

9:23 pm

one more needed for fireworks - tr 5/18 please

9:23 pm

OK, almost at fireworks. Clues needed for the 1st two sh5,12's, please.

9:23 pm

OOH, one of my earlier clues just clicked. I am 'made up' as my Other Half's 13-yr-old would say. What the heck does she mean? I think it means she is pleased. LOL.

9:24 pm

go brookie go!

9:24 pm

tr 5 18 - sounds sort of like a southern accent

9:24 pm

thou sh*** not steal

9:24 pm

thanks stid!

9:24 pm

go brookie

9:24 pm

brookie, first sh 5/12 a type of stone

9:24 pm

sh + beer-like drink

9:24 pm

the second was clued by saph...

9:25 pm

can I have another clue for the tr - don't get the southern one

9:25 pm

thanks for the clues... fireworks! you're all awesome with your clues!

9:25 pm

a fishing tr***er

9:25 pm

congrats

9:26 pm

WTG Brookie

9:26 pm

next sh5/12 might be explained if any of you knew how to pronounce the Welsh word for 'Jane', which is Sian.

9:26 pm

tr + a cloth you throw over your shoulders is called a sh***

9:26 pm

YAY brookie!

9:26 pm

fireworks - thanks!

9:26 pm

YAY saphyre!!!!

9:26 pm

YEA SAPH!

9:26 pm

wtg brook!!!!!!

9:26 pm

and saphyre too!!!!!!

9:26 pm

yay saph!

9:26 pm

good job!

9:27 pm

Everyone done now?

9:27 pm

not me Jac

9:27 pm

40 to go here

9:27 pm

I am trying to remember a babbler's name -- her website on blogger is "ancora imparo" == she just had a baby last week, but her blog isn't working for sending comments!

9:27 pm

not me!

9:28 pm

brb

9:28 pm

68 left here

9:28 pm

go, nrkii, go!

9:28 pm

I finished YEARS ago Jac... LOL thanks to miracles of being home all day

9:28 pm

25 left

9:29 pm

stid, you want her real name?

9:29 pm

or her babble name?

9:29 pm

go ping and dr!

9:29 pm

stid - being the home mama is magic, is it not?

9:29 pm

her babble name, if you know it

9:30 pm

not when the kids are home sick, Jac! *sigh*

9:30 pm

looking through the rankings to try to remember...

9:30 pm

go Ping Go

can anyone help w/ the sa 6/24?

9:30 pm

Toad&toadete are overdue for their baby, but I've not seen a Babbler giving birth yet in the log.

9:30 pm

past tense of the sa 4/5 before it

9:30 pm

sa 6/24: past tense fabric belt

9:30 pm

past tense of sa4/5

9:30 pm

i remember there were a number of summer due dates - feather, kris

9:31 pm

feather's baby is here./

lol...i don't have that one, either!

9:31 pm

yes, but I don't think she told us. I only knew to be looking because she posted about doing up the nursery in her blog! LOL

9:31 pm

Don't know about kris's baby.

sash

shucks!!!

9:31 pm

thats the one :)

i hate when i do that!!!

9:31 pm

thats the one trueheart

9:31 pm

Kris's baby is here. Waiting on firefly's still (as far as I know)

9:32 pm

firefly - that's who i was thinking of

can you see me blushing?

9:32 pm

someone just had a baby last week I think

9:32 pm

just don't remember who it was

9:33 pm

So, will the time come when we get a newborn and potential new Babbler, born before our very eyes?

9:33 pm

At least in words. Not on 'youtube', I hope.

9:34 pm

oh I wouldn't want to hear the words... LOL at least not mine! I wasn't nearly so "polite" when my kids were being born.

9:34 pm

its ok trueheart.. we all do it :)

9:34 pm

Mind you, this is a family site. Could it deal with all the 4-letter words the mother in progress might yell?

9:34 pm

trueheart, you can spend time in the penalty box if it makes you feel better... *offers chocolate to numb the pain*

thanks...my boy's got chickenpox and i've got a kidney infection...it's been a rough day!

9:35 pm

oohhope you both feel better trueheart

9:36 pm

help with the i word please?

9:36 pm

that sounds like a day in the penalty box, true heart

9:36 pm

oh trueheart... so sorry. our younger son had chickenpox (or something very like) for the second time post-vaccination last month!

9:36 pm

That's rough {{{HUGS}}}

9:36 pm

Haing said that, calling your baby's father's parentage into question, which is a ba7, might not make the family site grade.

9:36 pm

nrk: bobby burns' word for "each"

thanks...he's not too bad, just sleepy. i've got good meds now, so i should be better soon!

9:36 pm

il** lad must have his lassie

9:36 pm

I got chicken pox when my youngest one got them - it was horrible

yeah, he's been vaccinated and i homeschool him, so i was shocked!

9:37 pm

nice, thanks stid!

9:37 pm

(il + consonant + vowel)

9:37 pm

I never had chickenpox but had shingles when I was 13.

no fun

9:37 pm

when both my brothers had chicken pox.. all three of us were miserable

9:37 pm

you can be exposed to the virus and not show the obvious signs of the pox, but still get shingles. That really stinks, DR.

9:38 pm

Chicken pox can evacuate whole holes out of your skin. It's nasty!

9:38 pm

I hope your kidneys recover fast trueheart -- does drinking lots of water help? I only know about bladder problems, myself.

9:38 pm

Yes, Stid.. It was awful!!

9:38 pm

The virus sits in your spinal cord... just waiting for you to get stresssed. Then it manifests... in many horrible ways.

9:38 pm

When my older two got them the whole neighborhood had them at the same time (all the kids - about 20 of them) so we didn't have to try to keep them away from each other

yeah, it does, but it's painful to go, so... i'm not realy excited to drink a lot of water!

9:39 pm

the youngest one wasn't born yet -when she got them I caught them from her and so did 3 of her teachers

i'm trying to be brave...

9:39 pm

ta 7/6 combo?

9:39 pm

that's a blessing at least saphyre -- hard to keep them still as they start to feel better! LOL

9:39 pm

please?

9:39 pm

trueheart, it's much much worse if you don't drink water

9:40 pm

did you get any peridium? ... makes you go orange, but relieves the pain within a half-day

i know... i'm working on it!!

9:40 pm

ta 6/33: ta + first two letters of japanese writing (5pt letter) + male pronoun; then plural

9:40 pm

trying to figure out how to clue it ping

9:40 pm

Adam's Ale in abundance is needed, re the pox.

what is Adam's Ale?

9:41 pm

thanks, stidmama!

9:41 pm

I'm too tired to clue now and will be off to bed soon, 3:40am UK time.

9:41 pm

Adams Ale??

9:41 pm

Adam's Ale = H2O (water)

9:41 pm

ohh

9:41 pm

did it work ping?

lol...never heard of that!

9:42 pm

yes - got them both - ty

9:42 pm

neither did I

9:43 pm

You learn something new every day on Babble, true and saph.

9:43 pm

help with aa 5/10 anyone? please?

9:43 pm

That's the beauty of an all ages site.

i know...i love it!

9:43 pm

oohs & aa** past tense

9:43 pm

ping, that's the hawaiin shrub, ends with double vowel

9:44 pm

evening all!

aa, stick, double vowels

9:44 pm

we had it a week or so ago...

9:44 pm

heya dan!

9:44 pm

oops wrong one

9:44 pm

aa + the sky's the **m*t

9:44 pm

hi dan

9:44 pm

thanks true, stid, and nrkii!

9:44 pm

You young 'uns get to teach us olduns txtspk. cul8r etc., and we get to tell you how the words should be spelled. Love it!

9:44 pm

nice clur nrk!

9:44 pm

or nice clue... *grin*

9:45 pm

great to have you back, nrk!

9:45 pm

I'm no young'un but never heard of adam's ale - I was thinking maybe it meant apple juice :)

9:45 pm

thanks!

9:45 pm

it might be one of those peculiar british terms, saphyre? *wicked grin at Jac*

9:45 pm

okay, a word I entered 4 times already is one of the ones I was still "missing"

9:46 pm

good riddance to the k's!

9:46 pm

:)

9:46 pm

hi dan

9:46 pm

Saph - I se now that you are 3 years' older than me. I do see what you mean about the apple juice, though.

9:47 pm

that happened to me today also nrk... not sure why. I started at flip and when I returned several had to be re-entered.

9:47 pm

Adam's Ale is probably a UK term.

that's what i was thinking...it's cute!

9:47 pm

Well glad to learn something new anyway, thanks Jac :)

9:48 pm

stid - stop your wicked grinning or I wilkl strike you down! *ultra evil grin*

9:48 pm

trueheart, your kid is sweet -- *hides from Jac behind new best friend true*

lol...yes he is! now don't get me in the middle of anything!

9:49 pm

ne7, anybody?

9:50 pm

:-D it's okay, Jac hardly ever really throws stuff.

9:50 pm

ne7 is neither acid nor alkaline.

9:50 pm

ne 7/32 is neither hot nor cold, nor forward nor reverse

and it's what i'm being...between stid and jac!

9:50 pm

ah duh thanks jacula! that's fireworks for me

9:50 pm

YAY dan!

9:50 pm

It's like Switzerland and Eire during WW2.

9:51 pm

un 5/14 please?

good job dan!

9:51 pm

congrats dan

9:51 pm

Go Sawx!

9:51 pm

Well done, Dan.

9:51 pm

way to go dan!

9:51 pm

wtg dan!

9:51 pm

ka5/20 please?

9:51 pm

un5 - decap

9:51 pm

Yeah Dan

9:51 pm

un 5/14: remove one's head cover?

9:52 pm

ka 5/20: misspell money, add a vowel at end

9:52 pm

have to work tomorrow so time for bed for me - sweet dreams everyone

9:52 pm

true- stid and me are not really fighting! You know that, don't you?

9:52 pm

thanks stid!

9:52 pm

ahh got it. thank you stid!

9:52 pm

wow. three runs! wow.

9:52 pm

sweet dreams saphyre!

sure, you just can't see me grinning!

9:53 pm

GNight Saph

9:53 pm

I must away to bed now. Happy Babbbling, all.xxx

9:53 pm

of course not! I have COMPLETELY forgiven Jacula for the time she beaned me with a can of tuna!

9:53 pm

sweet dreams dear Jacula!

9:53 pm

Night Jac

lol

9:53 pm

night jac and saph

9:54 pm

I can't remember what I did to upset BabbleRabble but he or she still won't speak to me now!:(

9:54 pm

Night all.xx

night!

9:55 pm

Tom just finished making supper. I will lurk and clue as I can while I eat. privilege of being sick is I get to eat on the sofa!

9:56 pm

Then, when you're better, you get to clean the lower reaches of said sofa, stid. BYeee! LOL

fireworks!!

9:57 pm

YAY trueheart!

9:57 pm

yay true!

thanks for the support, everyone!

9:58 pm

congrats trueheart

9:59 pm

fireworks!

9:59 pm

lol jac

9:59 pm

YAY nrk!!!!

9:59 pm

yay nrkii!

9:59 pm

the best part of finishing early is helping people. :-)

9:59 pm

YeaTrueheart and Nrkii

10:00 pm

wtg nrkii!

10:00 pm

okay, I've got about 200 pieces left to place in my 1000-piece jigsaw before I pack up and end my vacation ... gotta go get workin!

10:00 pm

KA 4/8 last one please

10:00 pm

last sh 4 please?

10:00 pm

DR : ka + british abbrev for "thanks alot"

10:00 pm

ka + short brit goodbye

10:00 pm

sh 5: plural female pronoun

10:01 pm

ping, females

10:01 pm

that's the sh 4/5 *sigh* dubm figners

10:01 pm

bye all!

10:01 pm

TY Stid for both!

10:01 pm

sweet dreams nrk!

10:01 pm

thanks stid and nrk!

10:02 pm

dh6?

10:03 pm

dh**** and greg, change last consonant

10:04 pm

got it! Thanks

10:05 pm

last ar 5/10 please?

10:05 pm

next? LOL

10:05 pm

paintings and drawings + ** gore

10:05 pm

gimme a minute, I'll find one :)

10:05 pm

got it fireworks!

10:06 pm

how about aa5,10?

10:06 pm

YAY ping!!!!

10:06 pm

YEAH PING... I am getting there...

10:06 pm

aa + tall letter + double vowel, cheeky

10:07 pm

yeah, i word i use every day. thanks stid.

10:07 pm

yw cheeky -- it's a hawaiian plant, btw

10:08 pm

thanks for the help, everyone - really needed it tonight

10:08 pm

go doc!

10:08 pm

30 left

10:08 pm

go DR go!

10:09 pm

tired, Ping? do you still have that sinus infection?

10:11 pm

just tired, i think stid, although who knows - what's your ailment? something from the kidlets?

10:11 pm

nu7?

10:11 pm

yes, stidkid#2 brought home a fever-tummy virus and has been home all week with it. I got sick Weds after I got home... stidkid#1 was fevery today.

10:12 pm

nu 7 looks inuit: a religious woman nu* + indefinite article + another word for speak without the L

10:12 pm

la5/12 last one?

10:13 pm

nm found it

10:13 pm

plural wood strips, ... LOL

10:13 pm

TY Stid

10:13 pm

yep, inuit. a hill that is encircled by a glacier.

10:13 pm

Hi everyone

10:13 pm

HI GW!

10:13 pm

{{{{WOULFIEEE}}}}}

10:13 pm

how's you?

10:14 pm

{{**HUGS**}}

10:14 pm

I's fine -- family is good

10:14 pm

great pic in your icon! she is SO grown up!

10:14 pm

unlike you, stid - all are healthy here

10:14 pm

ty stid

10:15 pm

Um, stid.... that's Sebastian

10:15 pm

*grin* so that was you lurking at the edges of the babble clearing tonight...

10:15 pm

She IS sick

10:15 pm

*doubletake* is he THAT old? *counts on fingers*

10:15 pm

sh6/33 second one

10:15 pm

actually, I just got here about 10 minutes ago-- down to 84 already

10:15 pm

carra: jewish coin, mentioned in bible

10:16 pm

not a religious person

10:16 pm

when did he get all that hair?

10:16 pm

go woulf go!

10:16 pm

he's 20 months, stid -- the hair has just been sneaking it's way in

10:16 pm

*thinking of clue*

10:16 pm

I am just amazed at just how much curl he has

10:16 pm

Go wolf GO

10:17 pm

try female pronoun + 5pt letter + spanish "the" masc form

10:17 pm

well if he looks like that, friend Wolf, then Kristianna must be about as big as me!

10:18 pm

got it!! thanks

10:18 pm

granted, stidkid#2 reached my height on my bday in June and is now 2 inches taller...

10:18 pm

:-D glad it worked carra!

10:18 pm

let me go get a pic that has them both... brb

10:19 pm

ne 7?

10:19 pm

ne 7: not acid or base, not forward or reverse

10:21 pm

it starts like what you do to your dog to avoid getting puppies

10:21 pm

kr5's?

10:21 pm

got it

10:21 pm

ty

10:22 pm

Ok -- it's not the best, but I don't have that many recent pix of the two of them together.... I will have to fix that

10:22 pm

kr 5: one looks like afrikaans word for "corral"

10:22 pm

the other is sauer kr***

10:22 pm

Also -- you get a false sense of size due to the perspective of the shot

10:22 pm

oh my! :-) he's HUGE compared to her!

10:22 pm

Thanks Stid... down to 7...

10:23 pm

is she actually a bit taller?

10:23 pm

go DR go!

10:23 pm

I love all her curls!

10:23 pm

side by side he is just up to her chest -- his nose lines up about with the bottom of her breastbone

10:24 pm

and you are the proud papa, of course! we need a pic of YOU with them! ;-)

10:24 pm

3 dh words? dthat's dcrazy!!

10:24 pm

an6 ?

10:24 pm

Everybody comments on her curls... Mom's standard reply is "And we all know that she is gonna hate them when she is older"

10:24 pm

Hi to everybody who came while I was playing Pinball.

10:25 pm

The an 6/18 word is an plus ***ck and field carra.

10:25 pm

welcome to the grid, Min!

10:25 pm

la 5.10 clue pls!

10:25 pm

I love her curls! My son had curls like tht and I did not cut his hair until he was 3

10:25 pm

la 5/10 is the la 4/4 with double vowel

10:25 pm

Hi again Min

10:26 pm

la 5/10 is l + double vowel + the smallest state abbrev

10:26 pm

I didn't cut stidkid#2's curls either --- he did it himself at three! :-S I was devastated

10:26 pm

min thats 5 letters

10:27 pm

cheeky, holler if you need clues on the dh words

10:27 pm

Here is another pic with a more straight on perspective -- buddy was getting tired of the flash going off at this point

10:27 pm

*grin* I know how he feels!

10:27 pm

ty min!

10:27 pm

an 6/18 is an + ***ck and field plus stick letter carra.

10:28 pm

At some point I will be in a pic with them, but usually I am the one behind the camera

10:28 pm

yw

10:28 pm

you need a webcam, my friend!

10:28 pm

got it fireworks!!

10:28 pm

(says the woman whose webcam is on her desk gathering dust)

10:28 pm

bye all

10:29 pm

Bye Carra

10:29 pm

YAY carra! (sweet dreams)

10:29 pm

Yayyyy for carra!!!! and g'night

10:29 pm

Congratulations carra on the fireworks and goodbye

10:29 pm

when I get some free cash in about 3 years, I will consider it

10:29 pm

the webcam I mean

10:30 pm

right there with you woulf *blush* my Tom says I need to rein in spending for a bit... between taxes and braces we are a bit tight again.

10:30 pm

sh6/33 please?

10:31 pm

which one DR?

10:31 pm

the 2nd one

10:31 pm

the firstr sh 6/33 is plural

10:31 pm

sh6/33 word is not he but *** + Helen***ler (a babbler)

10:31 pm

the second is the jewish coin

10:31 pm

nice clue Min!

10:31 pm

AH!

10:32 pm

Thanks!

10:34 pm

Phantom words tonight are heart, skate and truant.

10:34 pm

my phantom is warlike

10:35 pm

Oh and trailer, I just tried that word. It didn't work.

10:35 pm

I must have tried skate a dozen times.. also trail and talent.

10:35 pm

I thought you were done Min!

10:36 pm

I WISH I was done so I could go to bed. 10 more to go

10:36 pm

go Min! whattaya need?

10:37 pm

ta 633 please?

10:37 pm

ta*e a number + indefinite article + male pronoun

10:37 pm

then plural of course for the 7

10:40 pm

Fireworks... fianlly

10:40 pm

Thanks for all the clues

10:40 pm

YAY DR!

10:40 pm

Congratulations DR1965 on fireworks! Good for you!

10:40 pm

Yayyyy for DR

10:41 pm

Thanks for your support. This one was a bit difficult

10:42 pm

harder than I usually like, DR. but not as bad as sometimes...

10:42 pm

Indeed! I wouldn't be down to 53 without the clues I have seen so far

10:42 pm

go woulf go!

10:42 pm

But... I have gotten this far without going to the list yet

10:42 pm

Very True Stid

10:43 pm

there are 15 SH words woulf...

10:43 pm

It is actually getting to the point where I dread going to the list because of how obvious the missing words will be

10:43 pm

once seen in perspective

10:44 pm

I am going to go watch cartoons with my kid and then put him to bed... might be back for the flip.. night all

10:44 pm

13 K words... only one i word

10:44 pm

there weren't too many fishies in the list for me after I got it. just the three in the grid. *grin*

10:44 pm

have fun DR! see you next time

10:44 pm

as far as s's are concerned, stid, I am only missing three of those peky sh's

10:45 pm

good for you woulf!

10:45 pm

Enjoy, DR -- see you again soon

10:45 pm

Goodbye DR 1965! I will see you tomorrow in the chat

10:47 pm

Does anyone have a clue for the ea 7/36 word please

10:47 pm

past tense ground, Min

10:47 pm

Never mind! Got it!

10:47 pm

drop the un from the 9

10:48 pm

Does anyone have a clue for the ha 6/24 word please

10:48 pm

plural of the ha4

10:49 pm

all right -- time for the list

10:49 pm

Thanks for the ha clue GreyWoulf, but I need ha 6/24

10:50 pm

that's the one Min, plural the 4/6 remember the two-letter plural

10:50 pm

the 6/27 is past tense

10:53 pm

hey, I am indirectly in the grid today! -- ak5

10:53 pm

:-D a relative of yours, I suppose?

10:54 pm

name of the alpha wolf from The Jungle Book

10:54 pm

I am finished! Thank you all for your wonderful clues!

10:54 pm

(I remember, just hadn't thought of him in connection to you)

10:55 pm

Yayyyy for MIn!!

10:55 pm

YAY Min!!! (woot woot)

10:56 pm

yuck -- these A's are downright annoying

10:56 pm

Was trying to plural wrong ha 4/6 word before. DUH!

10:56 pm

yep. silly, too.

10:56 pm

I can clue for a few more minutes before I go to bed.

10:57 pm

Been here since 6:00 and have not seen one icon clue

10:59 pm

I considered doing an icon, but I really really am hoping someone will recognize the garden in my icon! I wish the person who posted it on their blog had been more clear about where they took the pic.

10:59 pm

how about the last aa

10:59 pm

woulf, a hawaiian shrub: aa + tall cons + double vowel

11:00 pm

aa 5/10 us aa plus *ong *land plus same 4th vowel GW

11:00 pm

thanks

11:00 pm

thanks

11:02 pm

how about the last ar

11:03 pm

paintings and drawings + ** gore

11:03 pm

hi peeps

11:03 pm

hi monkey!

11:04 pm

oh :\ -- that silly babblet

11:04 pm

thanks again

11:04 pm

LOL that's what I thought!

11:05 pm

Hello MonkeyMind! How are you? Welcome to the grid

11:05 pm

ook ook, Monkey

11:09 pm

did everyone fall into the grid?

11:09 pm

I did -- only have a few more minutes before I gotta go to bed

11:10 pm

down to 29

11:10 pm

go woulf go!

11:11 pm

first la?

11:11 pm

I found the babbler who just had the baby last week! Krys10!

11:12 pm

la 4/4 with double vowel

11:14 pm

thanks

11:17 pm

I really dislike that un5 -- it is just a very silly word!

11:18 pm

stid, the la with double vowel, is it the same vowel twice?\

11:19 pm

yes it is, mkg

11:19 pm

ty cant get it.

11:19 pm

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

11:20 pm

the la 4/4 is la + first two letters of asian grain

11:20 pm

do you have the la4?

11:20 pm

the la 5 doubles first vowel

11:20 pm

la 5/10 is l + double vowel plus smallest state abbrev.

11:20 pm

ty stidmama

11:20 pm

ha4/6?

11:20 pm

nevermind

11:20 pm

ty min

11:21 pm

Firewords!!!!!!!!!!

11:21 pm

The ha 4/6 word is ha doubled GreyWoulf.

11:21 pm

yw

11:21 pm

Congratulations GreyWoulf on fireworks! Good for U!

11:21 pm

yeah greywiold

11:21 pm

sorry greywoulf

11:21 pm

YAY woulf!!!!!

11:21 pm

and now unfortunately, I must go -- {{**Hugs all around**}} -- I will be back tomorrow :-)

11:21 pm

ttfn

11:22 pm

sweet dreams, woulf. *kisses babies*

11:22 pm

mkg -- no apologies necessary -- dyslexic fingers are the most common Babbler ailment

11:22 pm

Goodbye GreyWoulf!I will see you tomorrow in the log

11:23 pm

Now that GreyWoulf is done I can goto bed now. Bye!

11:23 pm

Goodnight to my fellow babblers!I'll see you tomorrow

11:24 pm

sweet dreams Min

11:24 pm

mkg, I will be in and out for a while... I'll try to clue as you ask

11:27 pm

ty stid

11:28 pm

i have too many left to begin now so give me a few minutes at leaset. thanks.

11:28 pm

okay

11:36 pm

stid, the nine letter word. would love clues.

11:37 pm

un + past tense third planet from sun

11:37 pm

also the 8 is tough

11:39 pm

the 8 is the plural...

11:39 pm

and of course the 7 is the unmodified version. ;-)

11:39 pm

teh last ta 5.18 pls!

11:40 pm

super got four words from that clue so ty

11:40 pm

last ta 5/18 is ta + "small" mis-spelled

11:41 pm

got six words from that now. ty

11:41 pm

or maybe you would prefer ta 5/18: ta + abbreviate state north of Illinois + second vowel

11:41 pm

ty stid!

11:42 pm

un 5.14 pls

11:42 pm

:-) yw

11:42 pm

un + headwear...

11:42 pm

what state is north of illionois? is that canada?

11:43 pm

ty again stid!

11:43 pm

canada is a country....

11:44 pm

good evening all, ready for a new puzzle!!!!!!!

11:44 pm

hey crp

11:44 pm

i know but i thought ill. was on the canadian border. will go see a map. also cant see how to misspell small so i get that other word.................

11:44 pm

mkg, milwaukee is in the state I am thinking of

11:44 pm

be back i a few

11:45 pm

ty got it.

11:45 pm

GD. I'm like Charlie Brown: I know "thar" is not in the enable dictionary, but I try it every time anyway

11:45 pm

must see a map soon

11:45 pm

well 77 to go and wont make it came on too late tonight.

11:46 pm

hey takuma

11:46 pm

mkg, the state is **sconsin

11:46 pm

howdy stidm!

hi

11:47 pm

i got it from the city stid. thanks.

11:52 pm

hi all, tr5/18 and la5/10 please?

11:53 pm

my last 2 words, anyone?

Grey you still here?

11:54 pm

la 5/10 pleeseee?

11:54 pm

la+first vowel+rI

11:55 pm

ri

la - machine used in woodwork

11:55 pm

thanks crp!!

sry - wrong clue

I have nothing sorry

11:56 pm

tr+digging tool

11:56 pm

no problem old, got it,

11:57 pm

thanks again crp!!, just got back from bowling, didn't think I'd make it

11:57 pm

yw

CRPW is that your kitty?

11:57 pm

61 on the inverse prediction

11:58 pm

261

11:58 pm

205

11:58 pm

wow, gorgeous blues

a very big on as my head is about to implode

11:58 pm

yes , his name is polo

Hey ya'll! Jumped online in time for roll over - got my fireworks this afternoon. Any predictions for the next grid (big? small?)

IS he a blue?

Russian blue sorry

11:59 pm

395?

11:59 pm

british blue

11:59 pm

lol, jilli you have time for that?

Ok cute

12:00 am

do you have a blue fern

or are those the numbers I see below

12:00 am

yep

12:00 am

flip

I have a russian white we think

12:00 am

is

12:00 am

late

12:01 am

no, muse, I'm a pessimist, lol

12:01 am

cmon.

Hmmm.

12:01 am

this isn't some old foru

12:01 am

we don't need folks trying to predict flips or first posts, etc

Is it late often?

12:05 am

not sure, just started playing this last week

12:06 am

i just realized the time is not eastern time. who set the time? dr god person?

me too

12:12 am

wow got 10 from one clue given

are you almost done, mkg?

12:14 am

nope got fifty left.. started late.

12:15 am

well you may make it if the new one don't flip

well, yay on the extra time then!

12:16 am

oh man... I got distracted. sorry mkg

12:16 am

flip?

12:16 am

didn't flip?

12:16 am

not yet

12:17 am

it should have flipped 17 minutes ago... *runs off to refresh and check...*

12:17 am

well irony is i have forty eight to go so enjoying no filp.

12:18 am

got all the w words. still 45 to go

12:19 am

9 greys so far. hmmmmmmmmmm

12:26 am

ta clues would be super. i am so stumped by the first three.............a four eight and a six and seven. have the rest.

12:27 am

got the 4.

12:28 am

another grey............38 left

12:38 am

still no flip? has the time changed somewhere?

12:48 am

ok who broke babble!

12:51 am

ta 4/8 ta+a **zoo is a musical intrument children lime

12:51 am

and not she to the end of the 4/8 for the 6 then plural for the 7

12:52 am

mkg if you do the words like this 5/18 they stand out more and wont get lost in the chat, like they will if you spell out the numbers

9:07 am

hi all im hiding in here for a while...

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