December 21, 2009
ClosedYour Words
No words submitted.
270 total words
flip
flip
Oh NO!!!!
flip
what's with these biggies when we're so busy getting ready for Christmas
At least this one has some s
Must go find a snack...ttfn!
hope Lickety shows up
Me too -- where is he?
mo8
and mo9
is there some way to view all of the words for the previous puzzle?
look in archives above the chat kimm
need that u for nbt
no idea jilli, haven't seen mrp either, perhaps they're busy with Christmas stuff
un7
un7 for that u
hi and nbt
st7
thanks hoot!
jinx rbud
yw
:D
hello everyone :)
ty rbud nbt
and 105 down
wow and yay, dart!
wow dart, you're really flying through this one
hello nan
an7
phant orange
hi nan
nbt here, too
I think I'm all babbled out after today's effort! Can't see much at all.
How do you do that, dart?
ig7
wtg rbud
play too many word games kimm
ty 29
ph strangle
yw jilli
ga7
halfway now
halfway here too
Halfway? Are you like a genius, or what?
you fellas are so fast
equator
thanks kimm!
ahaha! Sorry. PB, I know.
hi all; late flip
don't forget the plural. LOL!
ty kim, didn't have that one
thx kimm didn't have that one either
hi volley
Hello all---late flippity flop
hi Dee and Nonnie
hi dart, flosie
hello flosey!
hi dee hi
hi nonnie
phant astronomer
hiya jilli!
Could I have the stats for the un7, please?
ooh, just found the mo8/9, neato!
un 7,32
yea rbud!
Thanks, dart
yay! nbt!
woohoo, jilli!
wtg jilli
nj, jilli!
congrats jilli and rbud!
hi jellen
nbt, except for the u...
still can't get that un7!!
hello
hi mlf
hi, MLF
hello mlf!
hi mlf
Hi Nonnie
hi jill
hi flosey
how many this time>?
270 mlf
270
can't find the mo 8/9
270 mlf
I am not finding the UN7 you all are talking about either
think seattle nan
cyber, you need a one track mind
ty dart!
ty dart
lol good one locks
ty
Oooh...got it!
lol -- my husband would tell you that I do have a one track mind -- but can't come up with anything to do with Seattle
you should forget about the un7
why jill?
lol
think single track at Disneyland/Disney World...
one of the first on4 built for the 1960 world's fair along with space needle
that's hint, mlf
*a hint
mo8 was also a major plot point for an episode of "The Simpsons" with leonard Nimoy. LOL!
duh -- finally!
ty for the un!
at last, nbt
go flosey go
wtg flosey!
yay, flosey!
I was a teenager in 1960 and like all teens totally oblivious to anything that didn't interest me -- in those days it was music
finally got the un7. Thanks!
a few r words can come from either r
still dont know what it is lol
you can't be untaught, MLF, but you can do this un/7
LE 8 was called i assume?
got ti
it
good clue, locks!
ty mlf...I didn't have that yet!
nonnie do you have the UN yet?
nbt
MA 6 x2
nj volley
ty dart!
wtg dee!
ty jili and hugs!
yes, mlf do you?
that was a hint as well as a question.. look at that word lol
phant -- marginal
was AR 6 called?
eq 7/8
ty rb just found them
thanks rbud, didn't have the pl
IG 6/7 if not called
yw! :)
It is late. I am tired so I will have to leave you good people. Take care and hope to see you later.
thanks MLF
pl???
goodnight Nonnie, sleep well
kimm plural
plural kim
nitey night, nonnie
gotcha!
night nonnie
TO 6
half way and nbt -- should quit soon
wow, nan!
rbud -- love your icon!
ty!
only one MO 7 that we know of so far?
mo 4 with an ending doesnt work?
I only have one mo 7
I only have one so far, an mo 6/7
same one i have rb:)
this is way harder than the last puzzle.
hmf -- mooner is "not found in the dictionary"
PHANTOM snore
jill thats what i tried too and the plural whats u p with that it is a word??
who knows, mlf, except Enable?
unfortunately jill
GR 6
do we have lickety today?
don't think he's called it Dee
dee i can look if you want me to?
nope, dee :(
k, I am missing 2 q's; I have qu 4, 4, 5, 6, 5, 6, 6, 5, 5... missing?
hello all. how's the new gridf?
ty jili flosey
still "Fri 18 Dec 2009" in Lickety's
big
ack. ANOTHER big one!
is it too early to ask for a clue for the eq 7?
you asked stid lol
hi stid -- at least it has S x 3
imaginary line around center of earth and its plural
hey jill!
that was too easy dee lol
how many 8s?
phantom: tranquil
lol
I was going to say ring around the world ;)
6 eights
AO 6
ty dee
yw
cyber was it difficult find after that very complex clue that was given to you??
ao 6 x 2
6 eights oh joy
scrabs' rabbits are here :)
TO 6
here are all the q's: qu 4, 4, 6, 7, 5, 6, 5, 6, 6, 5, 5
was SA 6 called?
ty mlf I don't think so
yw dee
also sa 7
ST 7
actually ST 6/7 sorry
but unrelated right dee if you hae the 6>?
MA 6
my sa 6/18 and sa 7/28 (2nd is plural of the 6)
oh i have a SA 6/24 So guess thats the wrong one lol
looking for yours then... ty
welcome dee lol..
Dee where did everybody go??????
noses in the grid?
i hope so!
EN 6
think of Dorothy Lamour, dee
for the sa 6?
good clue nan
for the sa 6/24
found it ty
not me
what about the other SA 6 which has a plural right?
hi ruru
hi ru
we missed you
hi guys
hey ruru and dart
ruru if you mean the SA 6/24 think attire in India
i think
hi stiddy
hi there stid
hi ruru
hi dar
starts the same mlf and ends on a rocky mountain top
sa 6/18 and pl... not sure how to clue it... starts same as yours but last letters... I slightly ripped the book page and it .... (minus the vowel at the end)
aww great clue nan
GOOD clue TY Dee
en 6 x 2; en 7 pl of 2nd one
yw
okay i have 110 down i am out poof
laster MLF
very tired here...
phantom shiatsu
I have en 6 x 3
shalom ARB!
I need an from the 4th column for nbt and sleep
ty, me, too... how many eq's do you have arb?
clue please
hi all
only 2 so far
hey sue
clue for what sue?
phantom: english
the N
CLUE FOR THE UN/7 PLEASE
sorry it is 2am here
had to walk the dog
my monkey is still tired from the last grid
un, not untaught
un _+ study sammy
ty sue
un + opp. teach
I am down to 128. Back tomorrow at some point. Tom is cleaning the house rather furiously... I am exhausted.
thanks for the help! *poof*
nite stid
tom is cleaning now?
now me, 4th column N pleas
sue - I think that N was no4
here are the l's: le 4, 5, 7, 8, 4, 5 li 4, 4, 4
not far and plural sue
no 4/5 -- brand of Christmas lights
noma
no 4/4 -- no + canola
ty rbud, great clue
oops - haven't been in the pb for a while, guess it's time. :)
no 4/4 - part of nb
ty all
goodnight all! .....poof!
really didn't think that would work!
time for bed, will finish tomorrow
poof
but when I got nbt, I got it with no4/4, sounds a bit Spanish
nite alll
bye ruru
nite, ru
night ruru -- one more for me
how many sq words?
two for me
Ihave two as well
185 down -- good night :)
Night, nan...sleep well.
ty
187..
need to get to 200
You can do it...
176 is good enough for me- niter all
Hello everyone. Come on Ruru, hurry up!
ruru -- did you get to see your puppy?
I'm trying to get the long ones nailed. I have four of the 8's an, eq, le, and mo. Which 2 are missing?
Yes.. I did..
Hi, lynxxx!
hi lynxx
he was focused on eating.. but he is very cute and playful
hi Jellen, you've become quite a regular again!
oh great! Eyes open yet?
I don't have any more than you jan
yes.. just opened now
Have you decided on the name now Ruru?
no.. not yet
so where are the pictures you took, ruru?
I was too busy kissing him to take pictures jilli
Lots of Latin alternate plurals tonight.
awww..Ruru's in love
Awww, ruru....
awww
oh.. puppy breath..
it is the BEST
so sweet :)
ra 8/9
Thanks dart...now to find them.
okay.. 202.. have to ...
wow, ruru!
missing 3 s's: I have sa 4, 4, 5, 6, 6, 7, se 4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 7, 4 sh 5, 5, sl 6, 4 sq 5, 6, st 4, 4, 4, 5, 6, 5, 6, 7, 6, 5, 6, 6
ty dart... looking
thank you dart
nines are done now
ty, dart, got 'em!
Has the na/7 and alternate spelling na/8 been called?
not yet ty jan
TY Dart
can you clue that sl 6 dee
There's an st5 after the first st4.
sl 6/27 Santa's vehicle
ty jan
TY Volley
yw
thanks Dee
yw
so the 9's are: mo and ra
The last four st's are 6566, dee.
Actually 6 5 6 6 6 ...sorry.
ty jan
so the 8's are: an, eq; le; mo; na; ra
For some reason, the s's are okay tonight but the e's and g's are being elusive.
all the s's are: sa 4, 4, 5, 6, 6, 7, se 4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 7, 4 sh 5, 5, sl 6, 4 sq 5, 6 st 4, 5, 4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 5, 6, 7, 6, 5, 6, 6, 6
I am missing 3 e's: I have ea 5, 6, 4, 6, 7, 5, 4, 4, 4 en 6, 6, 6, 7 eq 7, 8 er 4, 4.... missing?
There's an el4
el 4 er 5 er 6
ty
I was missing the first 2 ea's, though. I will hunt them down...
alt spelling of an ea beaver...
and plural
Oh of course! That's one I miss a lot! Thanks, dee!
yw! all the e's are: ea 5, 6, 4, 6, 7, 5, 4, 4, 4 el 4 en 6, 6, 6, 7 eq 7, 8 er 4, 5, 6, 4
OK how about the g's? I have ga 6, 7, 4, 5, 6, and 4; gl 4, 5, and 4; gn 4 and 5; go 4, 4, 5, 4 5, 6, 4, 4, 5, 5, and gr 4, 4, 5, 6, 5, 4, and 5. Missing one.
gi 4
speaking of passing the fish... ;-)
Bedtime I think...with 12 more for tomorrow. Thanks for the clues, especially to dart and dee.
yqw and ty too
nite ajn
nite ajn jan
I am really short on o's.. I have oa 4, 4, 4, og 4, 5 oi 4 on 4 oo 4 or 6, 7, 4, 4... missing?
og 4 or 5
I now have og 4, 4, 5 ... others?
one short
There;s an or5 to start the group.
just passed 1/2 way, enough for me, goodnight all
Now I really am off. Nite, all!
ty
should have put comma in there
og 4, or 5
awww gotcha... sorry
how are you dart on i's?
What are the stats for the or5, please?
missing one just a sec
ig 4,6,7...il4....io 4,5...missing one?
or 5, 14... one vowel short of a color jell
Thanks, Dee!
got it...ih 5
new word for me i think
ywyw
k, so i's are: ig 4, 6, 7, ih 5, il 4 io 4, 5
missing one m: I have ma 4, 4, 5, 6, 5, 4, 5, 6, 4, 7, 5, 4, 5 mo 4, 6, 7, 5, 4, 8, 9, 4, 4, 5, 4, 5, 4, 5, 5, 4, 5, 4, 5.... missing?
oooooh and ma 6/21 the color!!!!
am I the only one here?
nope
nope
was going to give you the ma 6...but you beat me to it
cool... thot I was all by my lonesome :)
I have a's, t's, and r's left...
I am really short on a's (as usual)
same here
How many words today please
a,r,t here
I'm still here, slogging away
:0 jilli
270
Me too!
Thanks
Hi, everyone. I'd better contribute, hadn't I? ra 4, 5, 4, 4, re 4, ro 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 4, 5, 4, 4, 5, 4, 5, 4
I have ra 4,5,4,4,6,8,9,4
thanks ARB
missing 2 r's. I have ra 4,5,4,4,6,8,9,4 re 4 ro 4,4,4,5,5,4,5,5,4,4,5,4,5,4
another ro 6
is your first ra 4 ra 4/4 or ra 4/6
this is complete I have ra 4,4,5,4,4,6,8,9,4 re 4 ro 4,4,4,5,5,4,5,5,6,4,4,5,4,5,4
there you go...
ra 4/6, then ra 4/4
ty for the r's!
I am short 7 t's... anyone have more before I list?
oops short 5 t's
missing 1 a
missing 4 t's and 7 a's
you are way ahead of me on a's
k, here are my t's: ta 4, 5, 4, 5, 4, 4, to 4, 5, 4, 5, 5, 4, 5, 6, 5, 4, 4, 4, 5, 4, 5, 4, 4, 4, 5 tr 5, 5, 6, 5, 5, 6
a's so far ae 4...ag 5,4,4,5,6,5,6...ai 4....am 5,5...an 7,8,4,4,5,5,6,7,4,5...ao 5,6,6....ar 4,5,6,5,5,5,6,4,6,4...at 5,6,7,6...missing?
to 5 for sure
and a ts 4
I have 21 to's: 4,5,4,5,5,4,5,6,5,4,5,6,4,4,4,5,4,5,4, 4,4
fireworks
wtg dart
woohoo, dart!!!
a's are
YAY Dart
Congrats Dart!!!
YAY dart!!!
go dart! (hi all)
wtg dart!!!
97 left here and I'm off to bed -- night all!
night, jilli!
hi Kanet
Goodnight Jilli
gran
ae 4....ag 5,4,4,5,6,5,6.....ai 4,....am 5,5....an 7,8,4,4,5,5,6,7,4,5....ao 5,6,6...ar 4,5,6,5,5,5,6,5,4,6,4...at 5,6,7,5
sorry
e's are ea 5,6,4,6,7,5,4,4,4...el 4...en 6,6,6,7...eq 7,8...er 4,5,6,4
t's please
g's are ga 6,7,4,5,6,4...gi 4... gl 4,5,4...gn 4,5...go 4,4,5,4,5,6,4,4,5,5...gr 4,4,5,6,5,4,5
t's are ta 4,5,4,5,4,4,.....to 4,5,5,4,5,5,4,5,6,5,4,5,6,4,4,4,5,4,5, 4,4,4,5....tr 5,5,6,5,5,6..ts 4
ty so much
h's and i's are hi 4.....ig 4,6,7...ih 5...il 4....io 4,5
hopefully no typos hat it when that happens
l's are le 4,5,7,8,4,5...li 4,4,4
m's are ma 4,4,5,6,5,4,5,6,4,7,5,6,4,5.....mo 4,6,7,5,4,8,9,4,4,5,4,5,4,5,5,4,5,4,5
n's are na 5,8,7,....ne 4,5...no 4,5,4,4...nu 4,5
o's are oa 4,4,4,...og 4,4,5...oi 4.....on 4.....oo 4.....or 5,6,7,4,4
q's are 4,4,6,7,5,6,5,6,6,5,5
r's are ra 4,4,5,4,4,6,8,9,4.....re 4,....ro 4,4,4,5,5,4,5,5,6,4,4,5,4,5,4
s's are sa 4,4,5,6,6,7...se 4,4,5,5,6,7,4...sh 5,5...sl 6,4 .....sq 5,6...st 4,5,4,4,5,5,6,5,6,7,6,5,6,6,6
and 1 un 7
fireworks
ty dart for the final lists; really helped
wtg volley!!
ty so much
if lickety doesnt post...maybe someone will lead them to the chat log
always really miss lickety for my last 30 or less... hard to find the missing ones
also not sure why I stumble over words beginning with vowels :(
my last took me quite a while...ar 5 ...cooking smells
awww...the arg's... tripped me up
well, I must get going... have to finish a few gifts tomorrow no matter what
k....see ya tomorrow...im off too
hugs to all, and ty anyone who helped with this grid!!! Fantastic fun!
hugs & poofing
pooof
good morning
I am not getting better at this!
rubyfoo when i started babble i got 20 words a day ,now im up to about 100 do what you can and enjoy it ,dont let it become a chore ,this is to relax ,so take your time ,you will get better
Hi, ruby
thank you yvo, so I'm doing OK then. Thought I was playing like an idiot!!
hello catie
I've been playing for a couple of years - sometimes sail through and then there are the other days, lol
there a quite a few ladies here who are exellent,and i learn a lot from them,just have fun with it ,listen to the clues .
clues?
clues a babblers ask
I'll start watching the chat more, thought it was for socializing like lexulous
you can do both ,i just cant type fast enough to keep up ,but do chime in when i can
rubifoo,catie ,have a good day im off swimming see you again byee!!
swimming, omg, it's freezing here!
bye Yvo
bye, yvo
its cold here too 25 but its ok the water is 84degree so its wonderful
Ruby, it's handy watching the beginning of chat if Lickety doesn't turn up - the faster players always give the larger words they find
you can look up their words?
the first 2 letters are given, such as ...me8 or no7
do you have a pc or a mac
pc
Hi all. Is there a list with points posted somewhere or is someone going to put one up? yours truly, Potentially Grateful
I have to go make lunch, back in a while, thanks for your help
hi jwr, not sure about a list - you might have to trawl back through the chat
I see letters given, but not with points -- and all split up. Unfortunately, I have to go to work and I need to print out a page to work from because I can't go back and forth in the chat.
ty anyway Catie -- gotta go.
I'd happily do one for you but I haven't finished yet
quiet aint it
think everyone's fainted from lack of lickety
it is
hey Ata
i have 7 left - i will put together a list when i finish
hi Josh
hi lynxxx - how's the grid finding you
only 196 behind you Josh and hi all
I think someone's done a list somewhere
sort of OK, 84 left but feeling no pressure
ok, fireworks, back in a sec
WTG Josh
Hooray for Josh!
Just posted list on Babblers ANonymous
hi arb!
hi ARB - TY
shalom everyone -- I finished a few hours ago and thought someone else would post the list.
Hey All !
Shalom ARB...
hi Aussie
the site is http://babblersanonymous.yuku.com/foru m/view/id/1
if you look back in the chat, dart posted all the clues around 2:45-2:50am
Uneeeeeeeee !!
aussiemmmmeeee!!! :-)
hi Une
howdy, lynxxx :-)
well, I have 100 words so far. Need to go shower ready for work in a few minutes...
I have 99 words :)
lol Ata !!!!!
now I have 100 :)
hey, ata -- still snowing?
I have 101 :)
nope, there's still snow around though
Ata, do you have oxon**** ? and the plural ?
hiya everyone!!!!
MM !!
hey, mm!
hi MM
hi MM!
ahh, well, looks like i put a list in my profile all for naught - all the same, there's a list there if anyone wants
no lickety list again!!!
tx josh
inge, i believe lickety's on vacation
TY Josh, some people prefer in profile
Good morning/evening all.
haz! La Glitteratinella!
hey, haz!
thanks josh, a lifesaver for me
Hello, hello! Just back from a morning walk through the snow.
That's an awful icon Josh, hope it was photoshopped or something. Actually saw an accident many many years ago like that
Hi Haz
Hello lynxxx.
hello Inge
Does Spangle like the snow Haz?
Thanks for the list in your profile Josh.
Ata, do you have oxon**** and plural ?
yes, I do :):)
:) It was the first word I saw in the grid :)
yay!
ok, off to shower for work..... see you all later..... **poof**
bye Aussie, have a good day
I am learning disturbing things about the Daleks. There used to be spider daleks
I thought it was my daughter who was the Trivia Queen
Sorry, was dealing with computer problem - yes, lynxxx, Spangle LOVES snow.
And I'll have to go again... husband needs computer. Thwarted at every turn.
See you later!
bye Haz
good morning babble friends! blimey, another whopper! Snow total here ended up being totally manageable, about 20" so all is well!
bye dear! bye Mr Haz!
morning Trif
hi Trif!
mmm thought na8 & 7 was a whale - guess not!
working a long day again today, but I am getting more used to it now....juggling the kids' schedule too remains a challenge
narwhals .... hmmmm
which ocean are narwhals in?
arctic
na7.36 if that helps, witH and extra letter for the eigHt
torgone is a phantom today!
a na7 (or 8) is another name for a hookah pipe....
he is too, so close
ty MM nad lynx!
bong?
bong?
bing!
may I please have the stats for the lone u?
un7/32 trif
thank you mm
yvw trif
Good morning kids. I hit the snooze button too many times and have just a few minutes to see my buddies.
morning scrabbler! did you get any snow, in the end?
A dusting overnight. But I want more and lots if it!
How are you and Boston surviving?
mane
oh, just fine. we ended up with a very manageable amount, around 20"
kids are bummed to still have school, but they will survive, of course!
school??! it's christmas!
Oops...my Lickety Add Box won't come up
not yet ata - we go until dec 23rd, and sometimes the 24th!
Ata, I must tell you my fine yesterday because you are the only one that would think it was cool...during my hike I found the guts of a whitetail deer that probably some hunter tossed off the side of the road. I studied anatomy for a while--heart, lungs, liver, gall bladder, stomachs, intestines...
oooh -name that proper noun! popular female singer of the 1980s, probably best known for a duet with Todd Rudgren
isn't that illegal, scrab?
ooooo wow! to both! poor kids! and how fascinating
it's so much easier to do that when you don't have a mad little spaniel running around you wanting to investigate too!
Yes, it is illegal as it draws predators. But it was fascinating--mostly frozen.
it does sound fascinating - how many stomachs do deers have, just the one?
I bet it was! Isn't it wonderful when you find things like that
And a bloody towel was next to it.
I notified the sheriff's office when I got home.
how did you know they were deer entrails?
how did you know they were deer entrails?
4 stomachs, i think, like cows
will they go and pick it up / bury it?
I came home and went to Google Images and did my research.
hmmm. are deer kosher? I have always wondered that
Deer are ruminants and have four chambers to their stomach.
so they can ruminate a lot
I think that deer are kohser, but they would have to be slaughtered by a kosher butcher-not through hunting.
They're like cattle in that they chew cud.
I must run now! I have to shower, dress and depart in negative 8 minutes. I am always late.
I have seen some deer wearing Star of David necklaces.
I ruminate a lot too--obsessive mind.
were they Sephadim or Ashkenazim?
Bye kids, wish I could stay! Enjoy the day!
bye scrabbler and good morning everyone else
I didn't understand Hebrew.
I said Shalom and kept hiking. LOL, I am being silly. Bye kids.
the deer were speaking Hebrew?
chew the cud = vomit a lot. it's ewww!
maybe that's what Sily is trying to do. Chew the cud. She just goes a bit too far
Haz - Hobbit would be ok in a car for 2 hours or so in this weather, wouldn't she? As long as we leave her blankets and snuggle her up warmly?
Morning!
good day my wacky babblers
good morning
hi mudd and sue
I know it was Hello Its me, but I cant think of who Todd sang it with
hi Sue & Mudd
Goodnight all
night lynxxx
night lyn
nope, sue, but good guess! I was actually thinking of Suzy Quattro, who sang "stumbling in" with him...
good day to y'all
spritey!!!
corse, that is now my ear worm for the day.....
morning mizz sprite!
*hugs Ata* that is been long. Hope you are doing ok.
hiya Trif
how are yoooou? how's the little Terra-monster?
*has been long
am a bit on and off, some bad days, some good days. The Terra monster is delighted about the snow! And otherwise doing perfectly well, still the loveliest dog in existance.
awwwwwwww :D:D
he is hunting snowflakes. It is SO cute.
I can't make up my mind about this grid. Do I like it or not?
I think not, Mudd. Or you'd be enjoying yourself.
Morning Babblers :)
hi Nanette
Sily was doing that the other day :)
Mudd I breezed thru the first 115 words but have slowed down now
awwwww wonderful!
am wondering... am not breezing at all. A very tight corner in this grid, bottom left. *carefully shakes grid a bit*
it's not the quickest
You breezed farther than I did. I made 100.
am currently annoyed that manga isn't allowed when anime is!
Ata, sorry about not answering your query about Hobbit in the car. She'd be fine, I think.
I've been popping in and out, this multi-tasking is taxing.
ty! I think so too, but it's nice to have a more expert opinion!
I don't know about expert! But instinct says it should be okay.
you're old :) you've had lots of dogs :)
Let's face it, if Spangle can survive for hours in a cold, damp kennel for hours, Hobbit can manage.
Why did I emphasis 'for hours'?
because she's there for ever and a day and unloved!
that's what I thought
Ata, must tell you that the other night I tried to leave Spangle in the kitchen overnight. She was having none of it, insisted on trotting out to her kennel.
hello Haz
Hello, sprite!
good morning all
loooool! dogs do like their routine, don't they! What did Mr Haz say about this soft-heartedness!
help with the u pls
Hello, peri.
hello periwinkle
He laughed at me.
he's so mean!!
ok that does it. That is him in the kennel and Spangle in bed tonight.
He's not really, he's lovely.
(in a nice way, of course)
softies, the lot of you
hi Peri
Hello all
ah but would he have let her stay in if she'd wanted to???
hi hego
He's just more practical or something. He was always the one who was better at giving the children any medicine.
morning Hego
He wouldn't have known, he was already in bed. I was trying to do it on the quiet, but Spangle gave it away by howling in the kitchen.
LOL Spangle!!
"let me out, let me out, I want my OWN bed!"
I opened the back door and out she went.
I wish Hobbit could howl properly. Just once.
I know, she has a bed in the kitchen, one in the lounge but apparently the one in the kennel is the only one for overnight snoozing.
*would, not could
why is that, Ata
well that shows more than anything that she's happy out there!
she's never howled!
She has a really funny howl for when she's pleased to so you again. It gets progressively lower pitched until you think she's trying to say something.
hmmmm it is gonna be so HARD to go out in the bitter cold this morning! The snow is pretty, but oh, the cold!
Hobbit just has a weird snuffley-snorty language
I know, so I'm not going to be guilty any longer!
you'd love Hobbit just the same, howling or not
she does a funny little 4 quick snorts to say hello, and she does it every time I go to see her or she sees me. Then there's a different snort pattern for when she sees husband, and another for when she wants food
1/2 way night all
night diem
nite diem sleep well
any help for the U, need it for NBT
peri its un 7 32
ty, will keep looking
Lickety still among the missing. hope he's okay.
probably very busy with family?
Let's hope so Sprite
Lickety is a privilege, not a right LOL
exactly but I understand hego's concern. Not to clain the clues, but just to know the good man is ok.
We Babble babies enjoy the help. LOL
I was wondering about his father, and hoping he is well
periwinke: to forget something you once got to know
I guess that's where they are
Oh, gosh, Trif. I do hope all is well.
Back from phone, and now husband has arrived home for lunch. Back later.
"lunch" -- heh heh
bye dear!
;-)
bye Haz
okay, off to work for me! take care all....
Bye Trif
have a good day at work, Trif, and have fun
bye trif
getting halfway isn't even smooth today. Nice challenging grid!
I can't believe there's 270 words in this jumble.
I know!
I know the feeling! Am not even halfway and haven't found many biggies yet. So great to know they are in somewhere. Will find them eventually.
just past halfway now
wtg Ata
Go Sprite!
yay halfway! Exactly :D
yay!!
YAY Sprite!
The Babanon list will not print out for me. Does anyone have today's clue list in their lprofile??
i have an ra8 and 9 combo
don't know. Hello inge.
hold on inge I will put it in mine
thanks nono
wow Nanette, will go try and find those
back in a sec, i need some sustenance
ok list is in my profile now, I really must remember to remove them when the day is done
tx Nono
yw hego, it's as much for my benefit as yours as I hadn't checked for a list yet
now I keep wanting Ragnarok
me too
I give up. What's Ragnorak
got them, thanks again Nanette, that is one 9 down.
need the ra 8/9 i will offer the mo 8/9 in trade... a locomotive with a one track mind ;-)
a kind of armageddon
brilliant clue, bonkler!
it works perfectly apart from the K!
I thought it was a sexy Czech.
for the ra biggies: ra + the warner bro(s)
m
mmmmm Annie. What is tasting so good?
Hi Annie
warner bros? all i can think is yack, wacko and dot lol
hi everyone! brrrrr!
thanks Bonker for that clue
warner brothers make car****s Bonkler
hi Annie
A good cup of coffee is what tastes good
people who make things like Tom & Jerry
Annie how are you manageing in all the snow?
Annie are you still burried in the snow?
yummy Annie, haven't had any yet today
awesome! cheers
managing, even
We are digging our way out.
yvw bonkler :)
please no mention of food or drink...... I have a test this afternoon and cant eat or drink until after
poor Nanette. Hope all goes smooth and the results be what you are hoping for.
Oh, gosh. Let's hope Crossy doesn
so do I sprite, thanks
good morning everyone;)
t show up. He's always baking something!
Speak of the Devil!!!
Nono, I hope all goes well.
If Crossy shows up I shall have to close off the chog
lollll crossy, hi, and we all know you don't really have a mo8 mind
ill not say a word;)
thank you crossy
Hi crossy
Hi Crossy!
what test are you getting nono?
a gastro endoscopy
ugh
did you have to frink a gallon of peglyte?
Not so bad Nono. I've had that.
drink
not one of the most pleasant tests :( We'll try and keep your mind away from it then, for now. Are you having snow too?
just a few flurries at the moment. The big storm totally missed us
can't get any more than orgas. Shhheeeezz.
Lucky Nono
i hate it when that happens;))
lucky, Nanette! No digging for you then.
crossy, so do I :)
I know, hego!
nope no digging thank goodness
Is today the solstice?
mort
Oops
yes it is, 21st.
Good, now the days will get longer.
finally got the ra8/9 :)
Off to the PB with me to wait for more daylight.
I like it. As soon as the lights starts to win from the dark, so does my mood.
wtg Ata :D
Never heard those words before Ata
good morning everyone
it's my mum's birthday today on the Winter Solstice, and my birthday on the Sumemr Solstice
hi flosey
I seem to remember them in earlier grids. Also with double consonant
hi flosey
me too
Flosey and Sprite are twins!
awwww that is a sweet icon, flosey :D
lol Sprite, you had the same icon as I for the mistletoe 2 days ago and you've also kept it for the pets
hehehe so I see! Great pick!
she looks a lot like our dear old Misha except that Misha was more blonde and red
ohhhh good news! I finally got access to my old laptop's hard drive. Now I have all my documents and stuff back. All music, all lessons, all my books in various stages of finishing. Am so happy.
very sweet, flosey.
thats great Sprite! Bet that made your day
yayyyy!
That's wonderful Sprite
oh Sprite, how great to be able to retrieve your favourites again
It certainly did :) And I saved some texts meant for certain icon themes, so those are available again as well. We are going to have fun with jillibus's 12 days of Xmas.
I see we have some Greek marketplaces in the grid today
indeed
The old crossword fave
ok I can't stay awake any longer. Sprite - I've just been through pretty much 2 months of swine flu and then normal flu, and am finding it very hard going to shake off the after-effects. Even walking Hobbit in the morning means a rest in the afternoon!
Ata get your nap by all means!
(((((((((((((((Ata))))))))))))))) It has taken out a lot from you. Hope things will improve. Take your time, dear friend!
It's just so frustrating! I know all of you understand!
*goes to flop* back later! only 106 left - eeep!
totally understand. You want to go go gooo and you need to take it slow. That bites. But be good to yourself, it is the only way.
lol exactly same as I. 106 left.
I know, I'm trying. It's really hard. But Im trying to be good :D
yay :) *poof properly*
bye for now (((Ata))))
:-D Sleep well.
Bye Ata rest well
(and good luck nono!)
hego, what kind of a nurse is an RN?
It means registered nurse which involves college degrees and state license.
ah I see! Thanks for explaining.
yw
RN = radical nihilist
BR!!!!!!
(or ravishing nymphomaniac)
*really poofs*
Am not!!
or Running Nose. Hello BabbleRabble, glad to see you.
hehehe Ata, are you pulling a jilli?
(definitely not)
I have to change my profile.
see, I really did go LOL honest
lol, Thanks for the good wishes Ata
Go to sleep Ata!
really really really going now :)
LOL :-)
byeeeee :)
get flat, the animals need their naps
yayyy Quaffled the Qu.
Yes!!!
wtg Sprite!
*does little happy dance*
dancing with Sprite *-8-*
even better :)
*clapping hands*
hi all
hey jmc :) How've you been?
hi jmc
good morning!
hi jmc
Hi JMC! and Enomis
hi enomis
nice long grid this morning!
hi Enomis
snowed in now iced in
hi eno
nice and cozy or very inconvenient?
Ain't life grand!
a little bit of both
perfect for babbling jmc :)
perfect for babbling jmc :)
today is my sister's birthday and I need to go over there and cook her a birthday dinner
I wouldn't mind being snowed in if my cupboards were full enough. For a little while. But I bet it isn't as nice as it seems.
and I still don't have a present because I thought I could buy it Satruday
awwww that s*cks.
Is your car iced in, jmc?
what a nice thing to do, did the storm prevent you from going shopping?
it isn't really bad at all in the city -- you can walk to the store etc.
my car is mostly undug by some neighbors while I went to my Meeting (church) yesterday by subway to make presents for the homeless
but I need to finish undigging it and go the grocery and undig car spaces for my sister so my nephew can park and. . .
*hyperventilates*
wow, you've got your plate full. And when are you taking care of you, if it is ok to ask?
oh dear, I know how you feel...I need to get someone to dig my car out for me
I woke up and took some advil made some coffee and now I am here!
Time to get things done. Have a good day all!
I raised a strapping boy to do that for me!
bye hego, you too
bye hego
You too hego, bye
When is christmas? is it on the 25th again this year?
bye hego
I am fairly sure BR
advil? Shouldn't you take it a bit slower?
Can anyone tell me.....I paid to upgrade to pro earlier this month and nothing has changed. Am I suppose to do something else?
BR!!! Yes, same time this year
4 more days
not sure, BabbleRabble... when is the first full blue mo4 after the umpth Sunday after the beginning of Onceuponatime?
well with pro you get the icon and person and flag
all of which you have
npm: now that you are pro, you get to keep the stats. Normally you lose them after the trial period. And you can use the profile and icon etc.
are you talking about expert npm?
I have never been one to keep track of upcoming events
cannot figure out an 7 adn 8. Any clue woudl be welcomed.
I had to walk up the one of the longest escalators in the world yesterday and then stand all day
good thing you have babbleland friends to help keep you an track BR
*on
lolllllll indeed BabbleRabble. Just counting down to Christmas all year.
(((jmc))) don't want to sound motherly but please take care of yourself.
if you can have ifs ands and buts why can you have nors?
lol sprite you realized i have a couple of decades on you!
Happy Monday, word nerds!
clue for an 7/36 please
Hi Judi
hi Judi
nah, you don't, lol. And even if you did, it wouldn't stop me from being motherly, grin.
hi Judi
hi judi
Inge, sounds a bit like vim, vigor, different first and last
hi Judi
what your profile lies about your age *shocked look*
hehehe not but 43 and 58 is only 1,5 decades. Not a couple. ;)
oh well if you want to get particular!
always!
that is one of the intriguing things about chat is that because you can't see any one you get to see their personality without the age overlay
now now, lets not quibble over years :)
I am always having to check the profiles because some people act older and other act kinda young and foolish
*runs through the chog giggliing*
an7,36 kind of sheep
isn't it! But I have to say I have friends of all ages. Once you get to know a person, it is like age doesn't matter anymore.
jmc, sounds like you are getting cabin fever.
I wish I am still sore from my foray to Meeting yesterday
*runs up after jmc* You are it!
*tag*
darn! *runs after sprite*
:D
thank heavens it is m virtual body running -- in the real world I would be moseying
*tag*
too fast for me!
well that's okay I have had enough tag anyway!
ok, I am down to my last 2 words and I have no idea. Please can I get a clue for N7 and 8? I guess it is a combo?
does anyone have a clue for the singleton U for nbt?
thanks flosey, good clue, slow brain
wht: to forget something you once got to know
I second WHT's request
ty sprite!
yvw inge
ty sprite.
t/y
yvw. Anybody willing and able to help me firework?
I'll help you, spritey!
na8/55 - n plus first letters of word meaning to fight with, to contend with,to disagree with, then Jack and Jill went up the **** but change the last consonant for a vowel.
hi haz!
The na7/36 - is the same but leave out the first letter of what Jack and Jill climbed up.
Hello!
hi flosey -- sorry I was too busy being sill to say hi!
brilliant! Thanks Haz. There are the fireflies.
Congratulations, sprite!
That's a new one. I've never heard it called anything but a hookah.
pretty challenging grid today, it was fun. And loved the company. Thanks all, and enjoy.
whoo hoo sprite!
Bye, sprite.
bye sprite
bye bye sprite
help with the i for nbt please
I will not ig6 your request.
where eskimos live ig4
Hi Hazel
hi again Haz and thanks for those na clues
Hello, Annie! Cold weather with you?
Hello Nono, and you're welcome.
Yes, Quite brrrrr!
ty annie I woul d have never spelled that way
ty haz
NBT
wtg jmc
Same here, 5 inches of snow (a lot for us) and no thaw as yet.
the amount is less important than the ability to deal with it!
I can't ig6 work any longer. I'll be dropping in and out all day. ttfn.
We got 13 inches but Washington DC got 22 inches. Oh poor jmc.
you'r at work wht?
That's the problem, we get small amounts of snow. Town roads aren't so bad, country roads are lethal.
well I do get the day off annie (except it's my sister's birthday and I am behind on that and my christmas)
5 inches is a dusting here.
it is the cold that is the problem hhere since it is keeping the snow and turning it into ice
I know, we're wimps.
not at all haz!
18 inches here in Delaware.
I am going to go out to the parking lot and take a look at the "getting my car out" situation later.
when I was a girl in Texas an inch would bring the city to a grinding halt -- a half inche even
Yes, I am. For us, the storm was most convenient. It started snowing at overnight and was over by 3:00 pm on Sunday. The snow was all light and fluffy and we were dug out before dark.
nice wht
I am in a pretty good situation because one of my neighbors bought a snowblower and did both sidewalks and the street around the neighbors cars
and then another neigh with tow boys cleared out my car most of the way
We had a nice day at home and decorated our Chritsmas tree and digging out was easy, especially since both kids are home and helped.
I am happy for the ski resorts.
I'm missing one i. I have the eskimo home, the disregard(s), the il4 and the wee bit(s). What am I missing?
Hi all.......is Lickety on holiday?
Unfortunately, in New England this was a coastal storm and the ski resorts got nothing.
Hello, Flask. We don't know anything about Lickety.
it's possible Flask, MRP hasn't been on either, or just busy with Christmas
ih5 - ih plus a male sheep
well the ones ne4 here will do okay once people can get to them!
ty haz
Ty, Haz. Never would have monkied that.
You're welcome.
ty Haz
and ty judi I didn't have the il4
Thanks, Haz
one of the ske resorts near us just opened and indoor water park because the winters have been so unpredictable lately they will do well all year long now
I vaguely remember it being in before.
wow another biggie!
Oh well.....makes usappreciate him all the more when he does return!
Hello, harpjane.
hi harp
ty judi Now I am really back to work
hi harp
hi harp and hi flask
I know, Flask, it certainly is a slower process for me.
bye wht!
Hi jmc!
worst snow (relative) was 4 inches in Memphis TN a few years back
hi Flask
Hi Nono...
i bet jmitch what with no snowplows whatsoever!
I'm going to see how far I can get without accidentally entering any four letter words today....
they had NO idea how to handle, no plows, no cinders, no salt
I didn't manage to finish last 2....
That was 2005 I believe. Ice I the roads 3" deep and rutted cause we don't have plows.
Alas. Noogie is not allowed.
like %&!# harp?
last 2 grids, I mean!
BBL. Work to do. slog slog.
hi hoot
no, that was a four SYMBOL word, jmc!
bye judi
I was driving thru....even the cops were stopped. I grew up north so knew how to drive thru
My intro to Memphis. Still not impressed. Morning all
I know, and it's ironic that the grids have been longer since Lickety hasn't been available.
hi hoot, bye judi
well my southern belleness would not allow me to type it!
Good morning, hootowl.
what's lickety doing anyway?
morning hoot.....couldn't remember year, by the time I got to South Missouri they had 14".
probably busy with Christmas activites Harp
Hootowl, can I apologise for my part in the politicial/historical ting in the log yesterday? I just got irritated, I should have stayed quiet. But onward and upward.
how is his dad? what's the last anyone heard?
Harpjane, nobody knows, people think he may be on holiday.
Well it was my second time there.
o I missed a political fight?
I may have to go read yesterday's archive
It wasn't a political fight, really. Just me getting cross.
never haz!
Frequently!
lol
Haz I don't remember you getting in on that fray. It was mostly my fault cause I have a million things to d and running out of time.
i just barely remember a fray; I'm always glad when there's a controversy that doesn't involve ME!
Hootowl, I kind of did my 'Hold on a minute' and then ducked for cover.
*giggle* me too harp
but if i see one the horizon I try to turn the topic
I am very, very tired of people making accusations with nothing to back them up but their Personal feelings.
Anyway, I knew you were annoyed and wanted to say sorry if I stirred things.
No - I was annoyed at life at that point Just pushed me over the edge.
I know. Still, this little darling <-------- (the grid, not Spangle) will distract us.
that's why i don't chat anymore.
*spread lavender around the chog to ease everyone's stress (including own)*
spangle would distract me
Hello, TO.
o TO you have been missed!
Egg Nog for all!
yep - does anyone have a list that doesn't involve boxes? Or I just wait til BJ comes thru?
anyone know when lickety will be back?
i always have to remind myself that Christmas is about a savior, and peace, but it is NOT about shopping and eating and stress!
no, lickety comes and goes
hi TO! and Jmitch I will have to pass on the eggnog this morning
how many letters in the U please?
It's funny, I like the smell of lavender as a plant, but not as a perfume. What do they do to it to spoil it?
7 harp
Ashley, no-one knows, we just have to be brave and carry on.
me too haz that why I spread dried lavendar
I think it is the alcohol that ruins it
*lightbulb*
I have a lovely lavender plant in my livingroom.
Excellent, jmc, I knew I could rely on you.
Harp - here it's a stove the landlord doesn't think I need cause she doesn't cook, no insulation in the house, a fridge that freezes everything in the back or veg crisper, outside laundry.........
It all seems to magnify during the holidays.
gosh hoot!
i went to check lickety's FB page but the last news was Nov 3
but I left a note of well wishes on his wall
And a please please please come back to babble?
no that seemed a little too too if his dad was not doing well and since we don't know. . .
I know. What about mrp's FB page, does she update it frequently?
gotta go post office - bbl and hopefully BJ's list will be there. Later ga***s
i am not sure what her fb name is
bye hoot
bye hoot
Bye hootowl.
bye hoot
anyone know if Michele is Mr P?
Yes, with a surname beginning with M also.
I have to leave now, bye dear babblers
ty haz I thought so
bye annie
bye bye Anne
Bye, Annie, all the best for getting your car out.
good luck withthe car annie
stats on the H plzz
I need to go poke my boy and start the day
hi4 - think Jack and Jill
hi4
bbl
lol im blind ty!!
It happens. You're welcome.
Bye jmc.
Mr. p posted a day or two ago.
Anything to say they were going away?
No.
sincei am here a clue for the u? then must begin shopping
un7
The mystery remains. un7 - forget what you've been taught.
ty got four words from that one
oh haz, here's another star wars lesson opportunity
quote from yoda: "you must un7 what you have le5ed"
You're welcome, TO.
Am I still on foundation level, hurshy? I like to think I have progressed a little.
i wouldn't take it upon myself to say - but i wouldn't consider knowing an actual quote to be foundation level, it's definitely higher.
so, if, for instance, you were to use that quote as a clue later in the day, people might take you for an actual fan
lol one grey tile (the U)
Excellent. I'll be sure to store it in the memory banks.
I don't know whether I'd want to be taken as a fan. False pretences and all that. I've never actually watched any of the films.
you know there IS a way to alter that situation
I know, but I just don't think I could face it. Funny wee people with odd names....
mooner is a word, at least in MY family
did you not like the wizard of oz then?
Confession. I've never watched the WIzard of Oz the whole way through either.
gee haz, you're practically marilla
Anne of Green Gables?
I know. I'm a lost cause, I think.
i suppose you're never in the depths of despair
nor transported to ridiculous heights of delight in anticipation of something
clue for the ra 8-9?
Oh, I can talk Anne okay, I know about the race of Joseph and the White Way of Delight.
ra8 and ra9 come from ra6 - which runs together a rodent and the end of animation after car.
yes but what i mean is, you, like marilla, are not into fanciful things like anne is. not liking funny wee people. and perhaps, like marilla, you also are not subject to great extremes of emotional disturbance.
thanks haz
No, I'm pretty much on an even keel. I took a quiz to test my emotional responses etc and I'm pretty buttoned up according to the results.
People tell me I look very calm all the time.
You're welcome, harpjane.
yep, see, it all fits. you're marilla.
or5?
Fair enough, I'm Marilla. But not as completely buttoned up as she was.
harp like the color without the vowel at the end
i guess drug slang isn't in enable's reach
or5 -almost a colourful fruit.
magic mu******* to be precise.
ah, the ape!
can someone help me figure out which O's come from the right hand column? I'm trying to avoid 4 letter words and it's harder than I though!
The ones involving public speaking come from that o.
Also the anagram of what a chimney sweet clears up.
any gh?
No gh.
phew
how many gn?
thanks, nbt and nbs except for the h4
two, hurshy
It's easy, harpjane, I'm sure you'll be inclined to say so when you find it.
gn4 and 5
jack and jill went up the h
ok, good, no more gn for me then
haz i'm trying to complete the entire grid EXCEPT the four letter words
ohhhhh
how funny
Dear me. There's a new approach. Are you going to have a four letter frenzy at the end?
i doubt if i will, haz, because IT'S DRIVING ME CRAZY at the beginning....
bbl
Dare I ask why the four letter ban?
finding new ways to let babble drive you crazy... kinda masochistic there harp
See you later, peri.
there's an indian poet int he gird.
And there's a Scottish town.
and there's a reptilian species from a star trek episode
something for all our tastes :)
LIke I'm going to know that....
This is a well known golfing town, so the sports fans should get it.
i feel like there should be more GL words than i've got
There are 3.
does it end with the he sheep?
then my feeling is wrong
or more precisely the unit of weight?
No, in babble it would be tr5/10, to rhyme with soon.
helloooo :)
Helloooooo!
hello
there's also a Jedi Master :)
Hello, phaeton.
There's almost the Russian family name.
To go along with the ts4.
The Royal Russian family name, I should have said.
Are you listing words that are almost in the grid?
haz, show off your quote for ata
I'm not sure what we're doing. ro6/21 is one letter shy of being the Russian dynasty.
As Yod said 'You must un7 what you have le5ed.'
Yoda (excitement made me lose a letter)
*claps*
*Bowing*
I bet Ata faints.
goodness me!!!!!
*is fainted*
*beams proudly* - i taught her that
*smug*
does she know which Jedi Master is in the grid though???
prolly not
No. I may just pout.
Thank you Haz
awwww, well your quote was quite fantastic
is there lickety today?
now you're discouraging her, ata. she needs positive reinforcement.
You're welcome, phaeton.
that's better
squat
Ah sorry!
No Lickety today, but I'm quoting Star Wars to amuse the masses.
Qui Gon!
Yes, positive reinforcement was severely lacking from my needlework teacher and look what that has led to.
Hello, all!
yay vi!!!
Holes in socks, unmended stuff, hems adrift, no buttons.
quoting star trek would be more amusing
Hello Vi!
Vi is teaching you now :)
My goodness, Haz, you really shouldn't be out int hat blouse with no buttons!
I can do Star Trek. 'Beam me up, Scotty' and 'We can get no more from the engines, Captain'
canna get more
i think that is ""nae morrrr"
actually, kirk never said the exact phrase "beam me up, scotty"
I know. My arrest for indecent exposure can be laid at the feet of the needlework women.
Did Scotty come from Troon, I wonder?
no, aberdeen
That's kind of like how Garbo never exactly said "I want to be alone"
Oh, Aberdeen? Much colder place.
and nobody said "play it again, sam" in casablanca
And 'Play it again Sam, was it said or not?
hi babblers - just checking to see if my icon has changed
You dirty rat - did Cagney ever say it?
Just explain to the officers that it's part of your campaign to amuse the masses, Haz. Then quote some Star Trek or Star Wars and I'm sure they'll be understanding.
Not.
"play it, sam", was, i believe, however.
Woody Allen's movie made it Play it again"0- otherwise it was just play it!
He did, I heard him!
it's a cartoon from an email my sister sent me, and I'm sharing with all ladies of a certain age ;)
If a half-clad woman starts quoting Star Wars to the PSNI, I'll end up in the clink or the home for the bewildered.
well, make sure you've seen bringing up baby first so you can use katherine hepburn's methods to get out of the clink
there are not 4 wwords from the first column s. i don't believe it.
there are 2 sh and 2 sL
there are only 2.
sl4/5 - to rhyme with sticky stuff
yes and what a pitchman does
Santa's going to be vehicleless if there isn't sl6.
change fourth letter of that for the other sh
counties in eire don't count
aha ty
Chrissie, this woman of a certain age had to get her reading glasses on to see the cartoon!
morning, all. My father brought us a great early Christmas present this weekend. Half a pallet of carpet grass for the back yard. It is wonderful. It's been laid and watered already.
so you're not in a snow area, then.
no. Central Texas rarely gets any significant snow
Hello everyone
Hi all, very timely, Santa's vehicle is in the grid today
mary, even better is, it is an actual word, not a phantom!
you're right, and I'm off to do last minute Christmas shopping. bbl
my monkeys continually amaze me
Are they monkeys or or5/14's?
monkeys.
I don't have monkeys. I have kittens.
name that proper noun! the queen of jordan
Hello sadie.
don't they tend to make a lot of typos?
think i just need to recall my brain from vaca
Don't mention Jordan when Ata's around.
Noor
Noor
ding ding ding!
why, what happened to ata in jordan?
when Haz is around even!
Name that proper noun: capital of French Cochinchina
the queen gave a talk here this fall - same day as tom brokaw - who as you may recall i met
what the heck is french cochinchina???
saw a sign that said "don't make me use the flying monkeys on you". Wizard of oz humor.
now you mention it ...
What Vietnam was when this was the name of the capital.)
you met the queen?
Saigon
no, i met tom brokaw. i was uninterested in the queen.
no wonder they wanted to be liberated. saigon is much shorter
*faints*
hurshy how can you purport to be british and be uninterested in the queen?
No would be Briton could be uninterested in the QUeen. It's against the law.
vietnam was french cochinchina? wow. wait, so saigon isn't saigon anymore
*runs for smellijng salts. and brandy bottle*
the queen of jordan, not The Queen!!!
I taught at the school where the Princess of Jordan went. She came back to do the graduation speech. But I didn't go.
what is saigon now then?
no it is ho chi minh city. still shorter.
i didn't know saigon and ho chi minh city were the same place. how uninformed i am.
Ah! THE Queen, the others don't quite count.
of course i would have been interested in THE Queen.
Feeling better for knowing that.
now what am i going to do with this brandy?
(I should say *a* Princess of Jordan. There must be dozens.)
people are all interested in noor cause she's gorgeous and smart and well-informed and all that. eh. did the sun never set on HER empire at any point? noooo
Give it to a St Bernard?
Christen a ship?
well no none has named the poet.
Down it in one?
make egg nog?
You need to give us a clue. Indian poet?
Poet? We're looking for a poet?
Omar?
i didn't know saigon was ho chi minh city and you think i'm going to know an indian poet?
Who's Ra4/6 Omar?
Or is that just a name in my head?
TV presenter I think
See, hurshy, if you moved out all the Star Trek and star Wars stuff from your memory, you'd have loads of room for new facts.
Watchdog? maybe? I definitely recognise the name
You're right, Ata. I do think he writes poetry as well. Bound to. I claim the prize.
tagore.
Darn. I was close.
omar khayyam! omar?
Four letters correct.
Omar Shariff in his younger days would have inspired poetry.
I'll give you a poet: There once was a Babbler named T Owl Who brought in some brandy most foul. But no one would drink it - No, don't even think it - And poor TO started to howl.
we are in bad shape in my house. i'm sick, husband is stressed writing end of semester papers, and microsoft just crashed on him, he lost some work, and he's very mad. meanwhile we have no food in the house.
Excellent!
ooh i watched Zhivago yesterday and thought the same! those liquid eyes!
wonderful, Vi!
When I have liquid eyes everyone just says "Quit crying."
how is husband health-wise, hurshy?
and now he has to go have his consultation with the kidney specialist about the small mass he has.
He was something else, wasn't he, TO? He's still alive but doesn't act any more, I don't think.
Oh dear. Sending supportive vibes to hurshy's house.
we don't know ata, appointment is today, then will decide about biopsy/surgery/etc
no. doesn'the play bridge?
I'd get food into the house, everything's better when there's food in the house.
good luck :)
He plays something that involves lots of gambling, I know that much. Is it backgammon?
bridge
i suggested the getting of food on way home to husband but i don't know if he will do it
You're right, it's bridge.
I wonder if Jillibus and Flosey know him.
No wonder they're keen.
They probably gamble with him every Monday night.
It's very likely. They're holding out on us, trying to keep him to themselves.
don't check wiki. you will be sad if you do. trust me.
Is there a picture of him looking a wreck?
that bad?
name that russian composer's first name!
I won't look, I'll let the liquid eyes memory stay in my mind.
sergei
Sergi
Oh wait, that isn't in there.
oh yes, really don't look
We need that running transcript. 'Don't look at Omar SHariff in Wiki'
he wrote a ballet about my favourite thing to draw
Hobbit?
that's how i feel about andy griffith. but we have to know how he looked when he got old cause he kept acting.
It should scroll across the bottom of the computer screen at all times like the breaking nes on television.
Firebirds!
I've never ever drawn Hobbit!
so .... keep going Vi :)
But I'm afraid I was right about the spelling and therefore he isn't really there.
lol, just reading back in the chat - yes, Jilli and I have Omar snugged away safely here on SSI, we take turns as his bridge partner every Monday
(I didn't get firebirds, I was answering Ata's question.)
There's going to be a Diaghilev Exhibition at the V and A in September next year.
he wasn't called sergei!
We knew it, flosey!
No? Did his mama call him "boopsie?"
have a bit of difficulty concentrating on bridge while gazing into those eyes
you're all hopeless. Igor Stravinsky
name that proper noun! the first company of the decade to be discovered in ripping everybody off
Oh yes. I guess I did get that muddled. *sigh*
Enron
enron!
ding ding ding!
sergei was prokofiev, and probably many others
:-D
I even tried "igor" earlier. I was thinking of the igors in Discworld, though. lol
prokofiev wrote peter and the wolf
see, i do know something
onlyhave three i words so far
I was thinking Rachmaninoff, myself, with the Sergei.
can it ever be sergai?
you just like showing off with longer names :)
i tried igor too! LOL
Peter and the Wolf was one of our kids favourite books
ig4 - eskimo txtspk for home
now i have 6 ty
You can ig6 that clue if you wish.
Wow, Haz. I'd be afraid to live in a txtspk. I'd always be bumping my head on all the sharp points.
mine too, flosey
it's a transliteration so it can kinda be anything that you can pronounce and recognize as the name.
No sharp corners in an ig4, probably one of the estate agent's selling features.
ig ig ig ih io io
it's only convention to spell it a certain way with our alphabet. and do we care about convention? (haz, don't answer that)
Not care about convention?
there's an ih?
Not in an ig, but lots in a txtspk. You can't even say it without stabbing yourself.
What sort of revolutionary thoughts are you having?
TO, there's an iL
ih plus a male sheep.
aha, got the ih!
which was staring me in the face all this time. ty
alternate transliterations, haz.
Aha, thanks, for the ih, all.
I know, I abhor textspeak. I punctuate as normal when I text, it takes forever.
i am NOT doing well on the bottom E.
for some reason i have begun wanting to spell that word with a middle i. getting se6
it drives me SO crazy that they don't even provide an apostrophe for text messages (at least not on my phone).
bottom E - think Salem witch trials
Well, you can hear with the bottom e.
yeah, i got the moldy poison words and the hearing
and therefore and sea birds
and the therefore
the sea eagles?
but that still leaves 4 which is 40% missing!
Therefore can be extended somewhat.
Oh well, then I think we've got all the same.
that's the mold, Haz?
extended somewhat to the moldy poison haz?
But I don't have witch trials... *looking*
You mean the mould? Standards, I must stick up for standards.....
or the natural lsd lf you are so inclined
the mould = the witch trials words
ata means that the witch trials may have been caused by the accusing girls having er5 poisoning
which trials?
Nope, I mean mold. lol! Oh, really, Ata. Is that why people were feeling bewitched or something?
which witch trials?
en6/27 - en plus the end of the tele that the Queen used to send.
the ones in salem
yep, cos of the hallucigens in the moulds
read the book the day of st anthony's fire. it may well have been so.
I guess I had heard that. Didn't remember it, though. If I remembered everything I ever le5-ed, boy would I be brilliant.
oh, i have that one too
the number of trials coincided with a certain amount of time after each batch of bread making
Salem trials as in The Crucible. Did anyone ever see 'Three Sovereigns for Sarah' based on the trials?
ok, so i had forgotten to enter the hearing one.
no, i hadn't
what the heck
i keep typing enorm
en6 = Haz is en6ed of George Clooney
Four en words, three sixes, one seven.
i just can't count. hearing, en6, therefore, poison and pl, and sea birds and thank you ata
Nice. Thanks, Ata.
Along with half the world's population of women...
hurshy is en6ed of Marty
yay, got the other en's! that just leaves ONE e
all those are en haz?
all I need is en's...
Ah, e's done.
Yes, en6/21, en6/27 (add a weight), en6/18 and its plural en7 - think planting etc
what's the other one then vi???
el4/5?
something from bottom
yay for the el4
ah, ea5, I think, pl ending
oh i got it!!
Although it comes from a top e so is not what she seeks.
yay!
No, pl comes fromt he bottom.
i think haz was responding to ata's yay for the eL
I was.
hello
Oh, I see. Anyway, I guess it's time to seek sustenance.
Hello, bojazz.
i would seek sustenance if we had food.
I'm causing confusion
Back later, all!
Enjoy lunch, VI.
but i'm here to clear up confusion so it's all good.
*slips out side door*
maybe I should just go back to drawing Daleks lol
Hauls TO back here. What about that brandy?
why don't you draw Ood instead
What is its destination?
because I'm drawing Daleks :)
good thing you are not a dune fan. you would be drawing sand worms.
i could draw that huge beastie from torchwood that they were using as a never ending supply of meat, that one is easy enough for me
even I could draw him :)
sand worms are fun to draw
I'm a fan of Dune the perfume but that sounds horrible, TO.
which aliens freak you out most, ata?
Frenchmen.
lol
of any sci-fi series? or torchwood?
Sicilians are quite scary
any series
i think they are rather phallic. to be polite. sandworms not frenchmen.
sandworms certainly are!
i think it applies equally, TO
no wait that's gallic. sorry. ;)
esp in the crummy dune movie.
hmmmmm
It sounds as though I shouldn't put Dune on my list of films to see.
read the books. not so much fantasy as speculative science.
it's got Kyle McLachlan in leather. That alone makes it worth seeing
Oh, give me a history book any time, better to have a bit of truth about what happened than a lot of speculation about the future.
well yes there's that. but please - let.s agree not to wiki him. wiki is downright scary.
these fellows are not aging like cary grant for sure.
So, we add Kyle McLachlan to the running transcript?
Do not Wiki Kyle McLachlan or Omar Shariff'
Captain Kirk is another one.
*waiting patiently for ata's freakiest scariest alien*
well i don't know about kyle for sure. taking no chances.
What's his real name? He's not ageing well either.
you can wiki Kyle
Peter Mandelson.
william shatner
William Shatner, the very one.
I really don't know! Peter Mandelson is certainly the scariest thing on this planet
who is peter mandelson?
Peter Mandelson is a creepy British politician.
As Ann Widdicombe once said of another minister 'He has something of the night about him.'
well i get unreasonably freaked by the weeping angels and now have an irrational fear of all statuary. even though i try to remind myself that all they do is send you back in time which isn't so bad.
creepy silmy horrid
I don't like anything with big knives
He keeps getting sacked and he keeps getting back into favour until he now has more titles than all members of parliament and the royal family combined.
imdb has this mini bio of kyle: The "boy next door, if that boy spent lots of time alone in the basement" he is a bit creepy.
oh, he's your buddy cianci!
he runs England, just doesn't admit it
Kyle was wodnerful in Twin Peaks
not that rhode island compares to all of england by any stretch.
name that proper noun! what the ro4 was supposed to have a view of
perhaps it is the roles he plays
Florence
Melkor is the ultimate scary person, but he's in a book
arno
florence is NOT in the grid
melkor more than sauron?
ding ding ding for kje!
did you see blue velvet?
oh yes, any day
wish you could ding ding ding my last 100
is the ae4 used as a prefix for anything longer?
Name the Shakespearean character from Othello!
Iago!
iago!
Just one ae word.
desdemona?
thanks haz
Well done, hurshy!
what about me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ata got it first but hurshy is my Star Wars tutor so I'm awarding it to her. Her entry takes longer to get here because she's so far away.
this is why ding ding ding is safer, haz, it can blanket all the correct answer getters
AND Ata wastes exclamation marks.
the q words are not kind.
*crosses Haz off the Christmas card list for next year*
Oh dear. I'm going to have to admire Hobbit's purple collar a LOT.
:D
qu's not so bad except for qu + str****t not crooked, and plural
And that matching purple lead.
we should teach her a new ST phrase
how about, "all things being equal, mr. scott, i would agree. however, things are not equal."
does anyone's dog wear a coat?
Not Spangle.
Not even a Santa one on Christmas Day.
you should have seen robin roberts' dogs coat and matching tam today. it was embarrassing. and she such a sensible seeming gir. my image is forever altered.
Not a matching tam. That's cruel.
the best best one is ""I am NOT a merry man!!!"
one more A and we could have had en6ata
89 left and can't take anymore... bbl
I can just see Mr Haz's face if I kitted Spangle out in a coat and tam.
See you, kje.
lol, yeah, that was pretty good - all interactions between worf and q produce much humor
it was KNITTED
Knitted? But in the rain it would get so bedraggled!
"If you can't take a little bloody nose, maybe you oughtta go back home and crawl under your bed. It's not safe out here. It's wondrous, with treasures to satiate desires both subtle and gross; but it's not for the timid."
like when q says "you'll have to forgive worf, he's just discovered he has opposable thumbs and he's feeling overly excited"
I love Q
Imagine a rather small dog in plaid raincoat and matching sou'wester, and boots!
I knew a man once who made the mistake of going golfing while wearing an aran sweater. It began to rain, but he had paid so much for the round that he pressed on. by the time he finished, the sweater had retained so much water that it was round his knees.
and was never back in shape again?
well it was cold weather gear for the snow. it was hidious.
Clearly not oiled aran yarn
I don't think so - not unless it made contact with a spin drier pretty quickly.
hideous even
No, but the oiled aran yarn is ghastly to knit with.
ok time to begin shopping. bye all
Bye TO - good to chat!
name that proper noun! site of a bloody battle in WWI and i think again in WWII
ata btw your friend's photo - what was that of?
france!
agincourt!
france is NOT in the grid
Marne
argon?
argonne?
doren you have mail.
oh dear, pb for dorens, ding ding ding for haz!
Hooray!
i am bad! sorry
no you are good i did not have that yet. and there's brandy
elements, rivers, hard to keep track, we all understand :)
i didn't have it yet either.
I love knitting with oiled aran yarn - all that lanolin on my hands with noeffort!
makes me itch.
name that proper noun (unless it's been done already) capital of once divided south eastern asian country
Saigon
saigon! :)
ding ding ding
ho chi minh!
it's much easier when it isn't clued as the cap of french cochinchina
now ho chi minh city. once cohinchina
oh goodness. ata is right... i worded incorrectly
It's been done before, Dorens, but hurshy is grateful for the reminder, she didn't know that Ho Chi Minh and Saigon were the same.
i will crawl back to my lurking mode.. much safer midday
name that Jurassic epoch!
doren when does vacaton begin?
is hanoi still hanoi and has it been hanoi for a long long time?
There'll be no crawling to lurkdom!
wednesday afternoon... and we fly to sanibel on sunday
i think htat is safe to wiki.
when return?
It seems still to be Hanoi (or Ha Noi)
well at least that's comforting.
Right, I must get Spangle ready for a walk. She lacks a purple collar and matching lead but at least I'm not forcing her to wear a coat and tam...
woohoo, i found the other 9!
oooh Ata, I know! It's the Lias! Yay me!
Bye for now - nice to chat.
bye dear! bye Glittery One!
well you KNOW the rest of us don't know sciencey stuff!
bye hazmataz!
bye haz. someone clue the 9s?
Toodle-oo (keep an eye on Ata, she's talking to herself and awarding herself prizes)
rodent mushed with animation, then add person who and pl it
bye haz... returning the first owl. in time for my birthday celebration with kids and our late christmukah gift exchange
there really are very few scientists on Babble
indeed
and a train that runs around disney, and pl
great cluing there thanks hurshy
bday celebration?
i stole the rodent clue from haz
turning 60 jan 2.. whoo whoo!!
who hoo! let's hear it for 60. it's the new 40 i hear
my mom's bday is the 8th dorens! and she'll be 59
my mom's bday is today
could I have a different hint for the train that runs around Disney, it's not uni****
happy birthday ata's mom!
welll i know rodents and i know animation so i mus tbe a mo5 to not see it
my mom's was last sunday and she was 82.... let's hear it for the moms
bichon, it's an mo word
ra + car*** + some other letters
doh, different prefix, nm
well owl i got it from the clue, but i must be a mo*** too cause i didn't have that one
car**** even
may we discuss SE words? i have: se4,4,5,5,6,4 so i either miss one or there's an SR or something nasty
shro***s is a word... from my past
hurshy: did you realize that "manga" is also animation? were you trying to torture me?
i didn't and wasn't :( sorry for the accidental torture
well enable does not either :)
hmm wonder what carmanga means
no ata, it would be ratmanga
closely related to cowabunga
I was referring to my clues
thus it would be carmanga
oh, you were referring to YOUR clues
i actually typed "ratmanga"
then began looking for "anime"
you are too sophisticated in your knowledge of animation to get my yokelish clue
my ones that seem to have been invisible
i did n't know WHAT the HecK ATA WAS CLUING
ok but how about my SE situation...
oh bother, plural fish for a 7.
left 2 cols are now grey!
was just going to suggest that. plural i8 mean
I think I'll come back a bit later
aw, boo. well, have fun with the daleks
ata are you peevish?
no, on the phone
o k :)
later everyone.
TO are you peevish?
don't forget the plurals several words can be made both up and down.
no i am thirsty and in need of christmas presents.
o k :) :)
:( :( :( to the MALL!!!
ohhh dear. i did my shopping online, so as not to have to wait on line.
8's: eq, le, mo, ra ... and... ?
i don't mind. i find myself strangely patient this time of year. except for those tech support folks who do not speak english. it is maddening sometimes.
well many props to you for your patience!
bye!
byeee!
oh we have the same 8s btw cannot help
now someone must unlurk or i shall be alone in the chog
ah, well, thanks for looking anyway
PEEK!
thankee gwen :)
just started, only 105 words so far . . .
na8 :)
aha, my missing N
it must be weird, is it weird?
a boo
new word: nulligator: someone who says no to everything
Finished!
congrats mudd
wtg mudd !!! ~~~ !!!
ty ... relief ... takes awhile, doesn't it?
it's faster if you take rolaids
mangas is too a word. There is womangas and mangas
LOL
manga is not enlish enough to be in the dictionary that is inside this game 8-(
someday, tho
also, no points for gastronoma! waaaaaaaaaa
20 to go! 6 M, 4 A, 4 G, 3 S, 3 T
hey that reminds me of another
name that proper noun! beauty & the beast villain
ga**on!
ding ding ding!
and i didn't have that ga** before either
cats are too funny. marty is sleeping near me. i stick my feet under him to warm them up. he makes a bit of a mo4ing sound and goes on sleeping.
my son has a whippet who must sleep under the covers.. and he slept in my bed last night.. the cat who usually sleeps there made allowances for him and slept on top of the covers on the other side
what a very understanding cat!
awwwwww
i'm just shocked that he actually could sleep, knowing that his nemesis the dog was underneath. and he DID know it, that was obvious.
it's always nice to see emotional growth in any creature.
nice way of putting it... i hadn't thought of that. it really was emotional growth.
i'm picturing a long-haired cat and a short-haired dog, yes?
both short hairs.. the cat in question happens to be my icon
ah, very cute
and whippets... think miniature greyhound... all legs and lean body
nice kitty *virtual pat*
i have a friend with a hampster who likes to sleep under the covers . . .
oh, time to get back to work. later y'alls
1/2 way
See you in the morning. Have a wonderful day.
well, they've left my house now, and the cat must be very happy to have the place back to himself... with the exception of Lucy, the elder cat with whom he has a truce for winter
bye mudd
bye mudd hi sue
hi all again
hurshy did you find the na8? i have it now
I am sanding and painting a wall in my living room so I will be poping in and out
do clue dorens
yes, i moreworded it
but am curious to see how you will clue it! :)
me too
i might say it rhymes with a certain pattern of socks consisting of diamonds with lines through them. a silent letter in the middle makes it reach the correct length.
that works hurshy - thanks.
wow good clue I got it immediately!!
sorry,.. a teacher walked into my office and had the nerve to want me to speak with her about a student!
some people!
and that was a great clue...
thanks :) or you're welcome :) or both
... and Fireworks!
yay for merk.
an7/8 combo - sounds sort of like what you need to run your electrical things or your car or your body
well- i think my lunchtime should be over and i will do some work.
ty ... by the way, what has happened to Lickety this weekend?
Nobody Knows
vacation i think
Well, christmas is coming up. Maybe the kids are off school already there.
i like my mysterious version better
think he's being chased by giant blue flying creatures? :-)
Time to get some work done around here. Hope to see you tomorrow.
no, highly unlikely
perhaps he did something to anger James Cameron
bye, merk :-)
i was thinking more along the lines of the bermuda triangle
ooohhhh, simply swallowed up into another plane of existence . . .
now you're getting into the spirit of things!
:-
ma7 - female horse + stop * ** traffic
yeah took me a while but I got that clue thanks hurshy
yw
mmm yummy chicken dish
cheese involved?
or Napoleon's horse
Hi all.....clue please for ra8?
http://www.hub-uk.com/tallyrecip03/rec ipe0115.htm
only ra I have is the one who ra6/18s - then plural it for the 9. Think comic characters
just flooded the LR - bbl
thanx hootowl!
yvw - glad that worked
flood not as bad as I thought. Tree stand caught most of it.
it didn't...yet! Still trying to work it out!......
and plastic under it too.
oh well thats a blessing!
Has anyone posted a list that is not in boxes?
don't think so!
thats what I need too!
yup - bf must have done it when he got home this morning and neglected to mention it.
what's wrong with boxes?
just don't have the time to do what I did with the first one. re-typed it to word and then copied to my profile. Hope BJ comes up with one.
They're too wide and don't squish sideways enough to fit next to the grid.
I print the list out. The boxes take 4-5 pages, just 2 letter stas can be done on 2
stats
you can strip them out in word surely?
nope - tried and tried. Maybe if I had a clue how they got there in the first place....
who has a copy in their profile, I'll do it
don't think anyone has. It's in babanaon
nono has a list in her profile
hello all
hi Peri...
I'll try later - have to finish putting lights on the tree. At this rate it'll be finished by new years
really? brb
see you later hootowl...
there, it's in my profile
out boxes
it's not exactly hard to do ...
if you copy the boxy list, and paste special into word - choose paste special, then unformatted text. ta-da :)
help with sl6 pls
sl6 Santa's vehicle
ah, thanks Mary
yw
Fireworks - thanks for the Santa's vehicle - I could have stared at that all day!
Shall go see if we have hot water again - indeed if we have water!
are there any other clues for ra8 please?
ra + comic / car**** + people who do things
thanks Atal....that done it for me....lolol
it's a really weird word to clue!
yer right there...
okay.......eq...le...mo...na...ra....8 's.....what am I missing?
dunno
I have ra9 too....but there's two.....anyone know the other one please?
mo9
an8, plural of an7
thanx Atal and Fuqua....
hmmmmm an7 ... *looks*
the state of having no get up and go, symptom of depression
aha, new wword for me
lolol....me too Atal....
maybe a wee clue for the mo9 please?
plural of mo8
oh yes....so it is...thanx!
yw!
hi all. May I have a clue for the mo8, please?
train that rides on a single track, like at Disney World
A one-tracked mind???
thank you Fuquay and Flask
yw
If I may ask for another ..... the U please
If you want to change a bad habit, you have to un7 it.
thanks Fuquay, will ponder that.
un+to gain knowledge
ah, thank you so much
yw
thanks for all the help. See you all soon.
bye, mom
bye bye fuquay
could I please have some help with 2 of the S on the left column?
a tiny hint is all I need
sh5.12 knights used to carry these for protection less last letter
sh5.12 s & what jack & Jill climbed
sl4.5 s & stick it together with g***
sl6.27 what Rudolph pulls
thank you so much!!
yw
clue please for the first ma 6/21??
m + what you measure with a protractor
Hello all looks like this is a large grid today. So far I am pushing along at 5 words every ten minutes.
ma6,21 is plural of the 5 above it
Not sure if 1st ma6.27 but a deep reddish color
thanks bubba
yw
I could stand some macaroons about now. I need egg whites. Lots of yokes from the angelfood cake yesterday.
hi Stidgmere
Hi lynxxx. Clothes in the washer and dryer, getting Monday things put together. Hopefully tonight going to "The Messiah" sing along. I just listen.
That sounds 'divine'. I am going to get into panic Xmas mode starting today
it's very inconvenient of my mother to go out when I want to wish her Happy Birthday
Put some nuts in a bowl, warm some apple cider, call it good.
inconsiderate even
absolutely!
Happy Brthday Ata's Mum!
now I'll get told off for not speaking to her ;P
Hi all. here for a few
hello all.
hi Hego & 67
Hi 67 lol
hi hego & lynxxx
Hello all, nice to see you taking some time for yourselves.
I am very good at that now Stigmere
Good for you Lyn.
Working really interfered with my personal time very much. I like this retired business.
Ain't it great?
the best!
Able to take time now since work is slow due to economy.
A mixed blessing, surely
hi folks
Yes it is. Money short but at least I get to spend time with son. Thats all that matters.
sixty7, pretty icon, did you take the picture?
howdy folks
Hellp Takuma
hi Peri & Takuma
hi, Takuma!
meant Hello
Hi, Takuma!
heh, sixty7 - I'm not in a position to help yet anyway ;)
Hee Hee thats okay work will recover and in mean time will enjoy time with son. Thank you.
Periwinkle I found pic on internet thought it looked nice.
fun grid today? looks tough!
The last 50 are tough of not using list
60 left *sigh*
ih5.14 muslim robes
nice going, ata! I've got 139 left and I have to quit (at least for a bit)
Have to take my car to the shop before driving up to DC tomorrow. Good luck everyone!
Be careful on the roads Takuma.
bye Tak!
thanks, stidg. Take care, all!
Yay - found my last 8!
Poof for me lunch time.
yay!
do you have all the Qs Ata?
noooo
but I have a list in my profile!
there is a qu6.36 & 7..unusual,.scottish 2 handled drinking vessel
Howdy all. Come to finish up (time permitting). Lynxxx - I have all the Q's
hi sally!
hi Sally, just finished those but thanks
Have two bitter orange chocolates left. Can I make them last out the course do you think?
open a new box
But, *sob* I don't have another box!
noooo!
And I won't drive in the snow, so I'm doomed, I tell you, to stay here forever without chocolate.
you had better only have one then - who knows how long you will be snowed in, you'll have to make the second last - maybe just smell it occasionally
sally hasn't santa left any chocolate shaped boxes under the tree? I'm sure he would understand that this is an emergency
hi Katie
Blush. Actually, it's too late. I ate one, and then, without thinking too much about it, I reached out my hand and ...
!
and while snow was mentioned does anyone live in northamptonshire and know if it has started snowing there yet?
Sally it's easily done!!
Ata - did you read Sally's profile - it's a laugh!
yes, it's *great*!
That's the second time Ar6.18 Hall has snuck into the grid again recently
nope, if you'd asked last year, my parents would have been in N'pton, but not now
i'm really not interested in driving 62 miles tomorrow. I went today and it was a horrible journey so I said I would phone at 9 am and see what the weather is like, it's my last day tomorrow
I'd stay at home
oh wait! my parents are magically there again, and they say it's AWFUL. *grins*
could I please have some clues for the s on the left, I have sl 4/5 and sh 5/12
lol ata, unfortunately I need to know for sure as my boss will be in the office tomorrow.
darn!
Yay, only last column ungreyed
yay!
2 sh5.12 - one s & what Jack & Jill climbed, the other most of what a coat of arms is often on
sl6.27 what Rudolph pulls
Yawn Morning
ty lynxxx, can't believe the last one!
hi herin!
I know - I didn't see it either till it was clued
howdy.
morning Infernal
Hi herin, haven't see you for ages, how you doing?
Good. How you?
Lynxx you are up early.
always Infernal
katie, look for Santa's mode of transportation on that left s...
Hi Angel
Lynxx I am actually going out to Ikea this morning. i think i may need a sanity check
I don't understand why they closed the Moorabin store. Richmond is such a hike and I always get lost in it
hello everyone
hi West!
hi lyn !
I'm good thanks herin
Hi west
hi herin
Lynxx if the Moorabin store was still open it would take me all of 10 min to get there
it's nearly 4:00 p.m. and already getting dark don't like this time of year for that
it doesn't get dark until about 930pm here. I can't wait till i go to my parents were it is really dark at night
are you going for Christmas herin?
Yes happy squeel
oh how nice !!
22 left and I need a break, BBL after walk
going Thursday night. hopping that the bf gets his holiday pay
Bye Lynxx
our daughter and her husband are coming from California whole family will be together this year
bye for now lyn nice seeing you again
that is great west
they're arriving Christmas day so we'll do our get together on Sunday
and I am not ready lol
herin how are you doing in school?
Hee hee, just found the festive word :o)
West himself still hasn't got my Christmas gift silly work hasn't paid him.
Hi Becca
hi becca would that start with the sl?
oh no herin surely he'll get his pay before you go
Hi herin, hi westford. Yep, that's the one.
dashing through the snow lol
we got socked with the white stuff it's pretty but it sure is cold
Just spent a fantastic weekend playing in the snow, so I'm feeling very festive
please don't get me any more excited about Christmas than I already am!!
I could use Christmas on the beach in Australia
So rare to have snow before Christmas here
Not here you wont have it on the beach. Its going to rain
HI Katie. You got any snow?
I love Christmas too Katie it's bittersweet this year
We pray and pray for rain but today was the most incredibly clear beautiful day. I could literally see for miles.
have you lost someone west, I've been out of the game for too long to keep up
oh no herin I could always wear my raincoat over my bathing suit lol
It was also warm, I served a summer salad for supper.
Hi becca, just loads of ice here but snow at work and they hadn't gritted the roads properly * mutter mutter*
hi mich I'll take warm over cold any time
I love snooooooowwwwwww
Everyone says that, but I miss 4 seasons and cold winters.
I had that traditional winter meal of egg and chips lol
Hello ... any clue for the qu4/7?
like the bird after it but drop the last letter origami
Ooh, you can't beat egg and chips!
hi ori it's an alternate spelling of cay
I saw that in a movie once
Hi origami, sorry I don't have that one yet.
We had that word yesterday with the sometime vowel at the end. Do they mean the same thing?
can't remember the name but it was about a woman who went to Greece
ty. coulda sworn I tried that.
it was very good, we had Aunt Bessie chips as well rather than the healthy rustic ones - yummy
yes that's the same mich
I am confused. What did you see in a movie, West?
eggs and chips
I'm just munching mince pies, mmm.
shirley valentine
Shirley Valentine?
at a guess
Ah, is it considered obscure?
mmm is right haven't had that in years
that's the one
snap sally
:-)
that was really a feel good movie
"he likes my stretch marks" - great quote
funny I remember the eggs and chips
Shirley Valentine is one of my favs
What year was that movie? Doesn't ring any bells for me.
oh, i liked that too, herin!!
Was oroginally a one-woman stage play.
quite awhile ago I think
Wasn't it written by Willie Rushton?
Haven't seen SV in years.
Does anyone have the lone u?
Must add it to the LoveFilm list.
not me mich wracking my brain
i need that one too, mich
HI une !!
Is it a un?
I would have loved to see the play
Does anyone else hate Aln Carr's voice?
Film was 1989. Written by Willie Russell (nearly right!)
Hi Une.
don't know who that is
*Alan
Yes. un + be taught
hey, becca :-)
oh my time flies 1989 !!
hehe. My kitty is being No 1 in the sour puss stakes
un 7/32
Annoying-voiced radio presenter form over here.
thank you and hello wht
now at last I have nbt
which one herin ?
Hi west. I'm just dropping in and out while I am working.
bet they know you are leaving ours always do
ty wht, yep he annoys me as well becca
Thanks wht
Alan carr obviously not wht
Alan Carr is definitely annoying
half way - dashes off for the list
Hi Ata!!
hello ata
Evening all :)
gasp is Lickety away????
nancy boy! :-)
clues in BabAnon, katie
hi nancy I'm nancy too
Hi NB.
Phew! Just finished off the M's.
he must be katie I'm having withdrawal symptoms
just got home - not sure if I have the effort to do more than chat. Might be destroying the purpose of the grid though :)
katie, I have a list in my profile
Feeling stupid because I can't get the un from the clue.
bless you ata
you go to school to do this
If I teach you something, you will ***** it. If you then forget it, you will un***** it!
find the le 5 first, Becca, means to be taught, then add the un in front.
Duh, thanks westford
and everone else.
thanks mich never did have the root word
yw bec
I am finding this grid to be very ploding work today. I still have 161 left!
How does one un***** something?
I was wondering the same thing lol
This is Babble we're talking about, Becca!!
I guess if you le5 some method incorrectly, you can un5 that and le5 something better?
that un words is stupid
Well, I remember that Beethoven and Brahms had to be buried with erasers because they were going to decompose, but I guess that is different. ;-)
Stupid dictionary!
And PB for westford!
not me the wrong way always sticks
lol mich
oops sorry
LOL Mich
any good things in there?
LOL Mich!
I am full of dumb jokes and useless info, but I can't find 161 words in this grid!
I'll put some mince pies in westford.
Anyone have a clue for the last qu 6/27?
thanks bec !!
Ooh, nbt. Yay!
last qu6?! there's a FIRST? ugh.
plural of 1/4 gallon
Plural of the qu 5/16
bye alll
BBS
Bye herin
bye, herin!
then change the last consonant to a vowel
help with en6/21 pls
bye herin have a good trip and a Merry Christmas if I don't see you again
and same to you bec
en6 to captivate with charm
:-D
ty mich ... that's the one I meant
thanks une, and yw origami
yw :-)
thanks une been a long time since I've done that lol
LOL!!
It's dark I have to turn on some lights
better leave now too hope to see you all again
bye, west!
by, West :)
Oh, Unea :D I think I went blind for a minute. How are you?
:-D i'm ok, thanks
I kept staring at your name but it just didn't register. Might need to get some sleep soon ;)
still lots of snow??
You bet :D I think I've forced Leo to play in it too much though - he's caught a cold, poor thing, so I'm paying for my snowmen by looking after him!
Whew, did it again. Without lickety these grids turn into all-day affairs. Most difficult part is locating the words you missed. Yikes. I am now retiring to the parlor to enjoy my fireworks.
you should post pix!
congrats, inge!!!
thanks Une, you supplied the list we coudl print out,........and you are still here
might do if I can EVER find my camera! can't fight the feeling I have rolled it into a snowball or cooked it with something..
you might check the fridge
that's where I found a box of macaroni last week LOL
LOL, but a camera?! It'll show up...usually does. Leo probably hid it to stop me taking pictures of him all covered in snow.
:-D
en6/27? please
en + unit of weight
tx ata -- new word for me . . .
en6/18?
(i hate en words!)
en + bit of a plant
aha -- thanks!
and that's Firewords for moi! Off to do something productive -- happy babbling! *poof*
yay Une!
Clues for ra8 and 9 please?
back for a few more:)
So close to being in the grid today ..
ive been in the grid once since i started babble
been thinking bout renaming myself etui or nene:))
I've never been in, I don't think. *pouts*
poor nb;(
Wasn't there a female singer called Nene, cross? Hi all.
ra + mickey mouse is a car**** character + evening meal is dinn**, then pl
Nena
hi hydra!
not sure hydra;)
ty bubba
Hi Ata, on this snowy eve.
I'm thinking of Neneh Cherry. Just looked it up.
Hydra, I just read your bio - sounds awesome
Hi Nancy Boy. You've quoted my all time fave Neil Young song on your profile. (Tho I also love Helpless)
Neneh Cherry is great
For me it's a close call between After the Gold Rush and Cinnamon Girl...but ATGR is just so enchanting
After The Gold Rush is just sublime
i like him in his csny days
Nancy... oops, forgot what I put. Will have to look. I got right up close with Neil once, at a recording of a BBC2 prog years ago when I was a music journalist.
Yes cross, I loved him in his CSNY days too. Had all the albums.
Oh Hydra, that's so lucky! I'm a real music nut...saw him at Glastonbury this year, but had to hop between him and Springsteen :)
What a choice!!!
I give up - g'night all. *poof*
Hate to boast but I had lunch with Marc Bolan.
lol,i used to be quite an audiophile..till i got married;(( wife eventually made me get rid of all those "dusty" records...sniff
It was AWFUL! I was frustrated to tears ;) luckily for me Springsteen's set was elongated - as he himself said, "it's not curfew time, it's BOSS time"
Nite Mich
Hydra, you're killing me here...:')
Yes, sorry about that!
Oh Crossy, that would destroy me!
Hydra, I bet you've got some stories to tell. Was Marc Bolan nice?! Was Neil Young?!
I used to live close to Camden, in Kentish Town. Wish I was still there. Mind you, I'm a bit old for clubbing now.
best i can say nancy boy is i saw nazareth in 79, and burton cummings in 94 and kim mitchell actually lives in town,so we see him often'
Cross, I lived with a guy who made me get rid of all my records. Why do we give into them, eh?
<3 Marc
indeed hydra;((
Marc was somewhere else. So creative and kind of fey. It was as if he was hardly there. Mind you, he could have been stoned! Didn't get to talk to Neil but the charisma...!
I SAW Colin Greenwood from Radiohead, my favourite band, in a pub in Oxfordshire...but I was too scared to talk to him!
my records..sniff..sniff i didnt even have a t.v for 3 years,but i had a 15 thousand dollar pile of audio equipment;))
which I will regret for EVER
help pls, missing one of the last qu5/16, have writing implement
When I see someone famous out of context, as it were, I'm never quite sure if it's them or my imagination!
never be scared to talk to them nb,they are just people too:)
Hi peri. I need two more q's, too.
every time I go over to Oregon, I get to smile and wave at Krist Novoselic, the bassist for Nirvana
Cross, 15,000 dollars of equipment? You must have had studio quality sound.
every time I'm desperate to go and fling myself at him and request days of stories
to qu*** the rebellion
its was amazing hydra,you could hear every nuance..sigh...
I bet, Ata. Why don't you - with hidden tape recorder in pocket?
I know Crossy, isn't it silly? Colin's got a reputation as the nicest guy in rock, too, but he was sitting with his wife and I knew if I tried to talk to him, I would have jumped on him
i even had a mixing board in there
because he's so sweet and lovely, and obviously happy in his life *now*
lol nb,no jumping the stars lol
Oh cross... As a songwriter/composer I would love sond quality like that.
Nancy, I daren't tell some of my music bix stories with regard to jumping!!! But it was a long time ago.
because with that quality,the "dead" spaces are equally as important,great for litening to the blues,or clapton
if you could meet one famous person, who would you choose?
I saw Clapton twice at the Albert Hall. Brilliant.
from any time, or just living?
any time at all, Ata
I'd take Jim Morrison. EVERY time.
id go back in time nb and meet nat cole
Shirl, saw your clue but still not getting it, thanks tho
Marc Bolan :) Or old artist people
means to stop, rhymes with ringing a b***
or Kurt Cobain, but I'm never quite sure whether that would be wasting the opportunity
my cat threw up on the casrpet, aargh!!!
I'm still thinking, Nancy and Ata. I think it might be Keats, the poet, as his words really speak to me.
*carpete* even
Of the living, I'd meet Thom Yorke. But in a choice between them...if I had to choose, I'd cry
Oh peri!!!!
what i did peri,was buy a carpet the exact shade and hue of cat puke and hair balls
thanks Shirl, got it
lol crossy!
LOL Crossy!!
oh yes, definitely Thom Yorke. or Alex James.
with 3 ctas,i had no choice
That is gross. cross!
this is not my house, crossy, but a good idea. they are new carpets too :(
we have the same, crossy :)
I have a cat but no cta!!!
though if I did meet Jim, I would talk him out of marrying Pamela and talk him in to marrying meeee
that way,when it stains,you dont notice
No gdo either!
interpet people,interpet
plodding along with this grid, still 25 left to find
Go for it, Nancy! I'm sure he'd have said yes!
are you on livejournal, NB?
actually can't keep track of the cat conversation. Too enchanted with the thought of Jim Morrison. This is dangerous so close to bedtime. I think I'm in love with hiim.
I still have 154 left cos I've been talking too much.
Sweet dreams, Nancy :-)
I was dreamt I was jumped in some sand dunes by Rod Stewart!
I'm not on ANYTHING Ata! I'm a complete loser when it comes to technology. I can about manage a phone.
they better be Hydra :D
You need to read this, NB: http://pkmorrison.livejournal.com/
Patricia Keneally Morrison's blog, its half about her writing but half about her time with Jim
it's quite fascinating when she starts reminiscing
bbl
Oh my god. As soon as my brian clears enough to read...
and NOW I've said Brian, which turns into Brian Molko, and him with Jim Morrison, I just might die
shes got some awful story thing at the start of it, scroll past that! she did a wonderful entry some time back now about all her memroies of Woodstock. It'a s wonderful read
Thanks for the link, Ata. I'm going to read it as well.
I knew you'd like it as soon as I typed saying it was for NB LOL
You have me well sussed, Ata!
*snatches NB outta chog and steals him away into a corner all for herself*
Don't you dare, Eva. I want to give him a big squidgy hug!
I'd be interested in your opinions of it, hydra. I don't have any other viewpoint about lots of the things she talks about than her blog.
hes mine! i claimed him long ago!
leat
OK, Ata. I'll let you know when next we meet. And Eva, OK, you win! Just a titchy hug!
*oopsie*
*pulls self out of morrison land* Eva! :D
Must go. Happy babbling all. Bye, Nancy. *poof*
*makes face* i guess it IS christmastime. i should be sharing + whatnot...
ladies, ladies...there is enough of me to go around...!
Bye, Hydra :)
ooh, jim morrison?? *grabs NBs hand and joins him there*
he is one man I would NEVER share, Eva ;)
you 2 have Jim. I'll have Marc
i used to have a makeshift shrine to jim + the doors in my bedroom back in highschool. :)
if curls were water we would drown a happy death
does your fiance know this?!?!
its ok. he had posters of alicia witt on his walla when we dated back in college. everyone gets their little fantasies, right? ;)
how many fantasies is one allowed, by the way, Eva? ;)
about 22 I think
as many as necessary. ;)
in that case I have spaces to fill. I'm no meteorologist but I'm fairly sure it's raining men.
afternoon, happy folks :)
hi jes!
darn rough life there, NB. ;)
Hi everyone. Work is slow this minute...
heh. need a sturdy umbrella then, nancy
gosh, I really...Jim Morrison is just THERE in my mind now. He won't leave.
how awful
bah. must go back to work.
I truly can't concentrate. Might have to go and just make a cup of tea or something
that reminds me, i need to remember to make myself some cocoa tonight. :)
ooh, right on cue, Leo is up and generally looking very pathetic with his pile of tissues and mug of lemsip. Going to go give him some sympathy! Back later, everyone :)
aww. healthy vibes being sent to leo!
he sneezed a thank you :)
well, if im not being distracted by NB, anyone have a hint for the U word?
un + to gain knowledge of something un7
and hello
or un + le 5/10
TY mom
and hello. :)
Hi Eva, you're welcome
thanx Mom
hints for the 9s?
you're welcome Bojazz
mo 9/60 plural of the mo8, the track around disneyworld
pl of the ra8
ra8 = rodent + short for animation
and what Shirlocks said
for the 9's - think single & "trains"
TY, got the MO. thinking on the RA.
Shirlockc*
got them, thanks! thats NBT and NBS for me. :)
ra + Saturday morning car**** + not me but h**
way to go Eva
Hi folks, anyone know how many GN words there are? Any GH? I'm missing three G words...
not a clue Fuquay, I don't have any
2 gns no ghs
thanks, scribe. I'll go back to pounding my head against the wall of the more ordinary things then
want a clue?
sure, but don't know what to ask for
i meant for the gns
but if I have it, i;d love to help in any way
got them already
do you have all the G's, scribe?
yes
OK, how many GI words are there? I have just one.
one
3 gls
How many GL? Have three
10 gos
Have 5 GA
i have 6 gas
ga6 & 7, ga4, ga5 & 6, ga4
gah, was missing a plural. thanks
any time
ah, halfway, time to fix some supper
bye for now, and good luck to all of you
and the rest are gr?
yes, i have 7 grs
and another plural, a GR. better check my GOs
Merry Christmas Atalante!!
UNIIIIIII!
*E-Hugs*
hmmm what 2 Gs am I missing then? *ponders*
how are you dearest? how is emma?
Great and Greater? :)
oh! gn's
OK, one GO left to find, and have checked for plurals. Have GO 4, 5, 4, 5, 6, 4, 4, 5, 5 What am I missing?
Emma is at home, sadly. I am at mum's. She arrives on Christmas Eve and I miss her! I hear she is sitting in my spot on the couch waiting for me. How about Sily and Hobbit?
hobbit has a poorly tail!
sily is fine, and hobbit is fine really :)
but at least you have shed cats :)
all done!! the food and gift shopping are all done! i solemly swear that im not going out for so much as a tic tac till the 26th
I do have shed cats. I was out with them earlier. One scratched up his sibling for a treat, lol. War!
Her tail is still off? She barely even has one, it seems so silly
Have you seen FM lately?
I know! It's quite quite silly!
She's been around, happy in her new home
fuqua, a 6 between the last two 5s
uhoh shed cat rivalry!
I'm glad - my e-mailing skills have fallen off the face of the planet. Was a very long term for me, I'll have to be a better friend now. :)
mine did too, don't worry. too busy been exhausted from flu!
are all your exams over now??
back from walk. Hi Uniquity & Cross & Zsa
hi lyn!
sorry, those were gr, not go
That flu really got you. You should file a suit against it or something...exams are done. Last one was on Friday and I am still unwinding.
Hello Lynxxx! How's things in Aus?
yay yay!!! party time!
Yes, we've got a cheapo sparkling white, quite nice! Yellow tail bubbles.
h
hi, even
yay! how's your lovely mother?
H works just as well. We get the gist!
Things are lovely Uni - certainly not the cold that seems be all over the northern hemisphere
It's been snowing off and on here for a day and a half Lyn, we've got a lot out there.
yaa! tree is done!!
My lovely mother is shining and radiant - usually! Much better babbler than I have been, heh.
yay! hi lorikins!
crossy gives unis mom a peck on the cheek in honour of the season;)EGG NOG AND SPICED RUM FORALL!
What lovely things to say about your Mum Uniquity
She says "Hi!" back at y'all.
ooh thanks Crossy
yay lori!
We're all so excited about a pillar candle from the local dollar store. It is burning beautifully, and has a good life. Simple things amaze me!
WIFE SAYS SAME ABOUT ME UNI
as it should be :)
sorry caps
enjoy candles before Emma comes and tries to play with them
got half the words - my norm and that's cool
Chicken Ma*****!
She stuck her paw in wet wax once - and she burnt her whiskers off. Now too swift. I love burning candles.
silly Emma!
poor Emma
*Not
liats
is Emma coming up with beau?
She is! I am looking forward to the arrival of both of them, although he will be with his family and they are around for four days :(
can i have a clue on a 8 letter word
one-track train, eman
better than nothing though!
yer ive got that
what ones do you have eman?
mono ....
thats it
students are le8.40 (or should be)
could you give me a clue for one
eq7/8 the 'line' that divides northern and southern hemispheres
thx
an7.8 an & famous Ray Charles song "G*o**** on my Mind"
any clues for the ma7.40?
Sorry, got distracted by phone. And candle!
Chicken Ma*****, but actually its a coin
is that a chicken recipe?
yes
Napoleon's horsey
sort of rhymes with the juicy yellow fruit in the grid
I've never heard of this chicken dish?
really?! more trivia Atal
it's really yummy!
try Ma & Beatle drummer, change first vowel
okay, I've heard of it now
lol
well slap me with the stoopid stick! i had to google napoleons horse! thanks!
are tehre just 2 eq words?
yes
could anyone clue the first se5, please?
TY
could you give us a clue for the nine letter word please
se & Ata is E**l*sh
english
thanks, would never have tried that
it's a currency. theres a change
sorry i wasnt ment to say that
ra8/9 builds on ra6.18. ra & Walt Disney famous for car****s
yeah, just thinking I should find a list of all the world currencies and look there when I'm stuck...
I did that once. It got too depressing
rator
sorry
pyrotechniques! whew!
Hooray for Dawg!!!!
ty, Lynxxx and Ata for clues. must go get dinner started...bbl to chat and clue.
I'm giving up for the night. Tired. Uni, if you're still here *mwah* *HUGS*
Bye Dawg, hopefully I'll be gone
yay dawg!
Night Ata!!!
Goodnight Ata, sweet dreams
Fireworks! Phew!
Hello all!
could I have a clue for or6, please?
hi Jilli
or 6 -- one who makes speeches
sigh. fish, please
don't forget the pl, fuquay!
thanks, got it.
I have to go and fill bird feeders before dark -- back asap to clue -- anything needed before I go?
ih5?
not for me thanks Jilli, see you later
ih+male sheep
ih & male sheep
ty lynxxx
ttfn then :)
Done...how tiring. Anyone want clues whilst Jilli's gone?
Hello all.
Hi Scrabs
Bye all
the second ar5/14?
I cannot help, FV, as I have just started
thanks anyway. hi scrabbs! bunny still doing better?
Yep--I have my little boy back.
that's a relief.
i'm sure this has been discussed already, but is anyone else still seeing lickety's list from friday...?
Yep, when Lickety goes away his list does not get updated daily, so, we are on our own
ohhh... i hope he comes back soon
ata has it in her profile, as do some others
oh cool - thanks
I just put the list in my profile, too.
TY, FV--have you finished?
no, still slogging with 20 to go
howdy. just started. Don't know if i'll finish though; i'm at my sisters
hey DC
Hi Seain.
how are you fuquay adn scrabbs and pinny?
I am relaxing. Watching Sabres vs Maple Leafs-just about to start actually
How is DC coping with the snow?
hi folks
can someone give me the stats for the lone U?
schools region-wide are closed for the week. so early winter break. the unis cancelled exams even.
Hi welki
hey seain - i'm suffering with the flu. how're you?
un7/32
the roads are a mess
Wow, Seain--tough for the college kids that studied and want the semester over with.
random lanes disappear along the interstates
merge lanes non existatnt
anyone have the an 6/24?
can't believe DC got all that snow and we got nothing in central NC.
same here, dc
really welki. that surprises me
an6/24: soft fluffy yarn made from rabbit fur
calgary doesn't take care of its roads at all ... an inch of snow paralyzes the city
ahhh, thanks, fuquay
TY, FV
wow, welki. learned something new
ty for an
Seain, how old are your nephews?
it's a disgrace, seain ... for such a "progressive" city, we have a snow budget 1/3 that of edmonton's
shocking to me, that
10 and 3 are the boys
10 is an interesting age
Hi DR
it is. especially one who is not fully mature for his age with a 3-yr-old
JACob is not mature for his age either and he will be 11 on the 8th of January
Hi Scrabs!
Jaden will be 11 in May. So maybe i know less about males that age than i know.
My oldest nephew is 21 and he is not mature for his age--not saying much
hello, dr
Hi DC- Good to see ya
men are useless untill at least 26, IMNSHO
I say 30 - lol
well, they CAN shovel the snow, can't they?
i tend to agree, DR
well, yes Dorens, and cut grass
Good to have confirmation, Seain. My hope is that at 25-26 my nephews will be "mature" and "responsible". They are now 21, 19 and 16 and cause me such worry.
Hi Doren
Hi Dorens
all right, not totally useless then. But boys in general tend to mature later. Hi scrabs, sebastian feeling better?
speaking for myself, i did not perceive myself as fully mature until i was 32.
Yes, he is fine now. I am SO relieved!
that's good news
true, Doren. I spent years with 11-13 year-olds in sunday school. 6th grade boys and 8th grade ones are different creatures.
I felt like an adult at 42--8 yrs ago.
exactly
Doctors have a prolonged adolescence--enter "real" word when residency ends at 29 or later
Ken's 8th grade granddaughter is "dating" a sixth grade boy. he must be extremely unusual, and even so.....
can i have a clue for an 8 letter word
and 8th grade girls are a handful!
i'll never forget the year i was teaching them,... inner city, and then coming home to my own 8th grade daughter.. Not my best year, needless to say
Adolescence is just a nightmare, IMO
particularly early adolescence
that must've been tough doren
and so true scrabbs
i survived, seain, but don't know how!
my grandson will be 31 on Dec 26 and is still a university student (going for an MA)
"These" days--such wild, reckless behaviors---kids have no shame or hesitation to share their activities and conquests with me
Hi Jilli
yes, it's rather shocking at that age anymore
hi scrabs and all
my second son will receive his bachelor's this May, (and will be 31 on 12/28). he had quite an extended period "finding" himself
evening, jilli
What an accomplishment for David!!
oh it is indeed scrabbs. This will be quite a celebration... Our third Harvard graduation, we are getting to be old hands at it by now... but his first!
our boys are almost twins, Doren!
ah, dinners on. bbl, maybe. happy babbling! {poof}
ttfn dc! Bon appetit!
indeed jilli. Mine intends to go for his master's in library science... the way he reveres books, it makes sense.. abd bye seain
To be lost and then take the steps to where he is -- I admire him for his ambition + perseverance
Doren, what subjects are your son doing?
Bye Seain
girls aren't much different ... my oldest switched majors from pre-med to music education, but is working as a paramedic. difficult when there are so many choices, especially for kids who tend to over-achieve
ok, you already said what. Grandson is doing Creative Writing, also a book lover.
he's majoring in English lit Jilli... is his master's in writing? that's terrific, let us know when he's published
god only knows when that will be, Doren! He has had one poem published in an anthology.
has he a plan on how to feed himself whilst waiting? don't want him to starve before he is discovered
the poem was before he went for his Master's
where is he in school? near y ou?
He teaches ESL (English as a Second Language) by immersion -- plans to teach in the future. He's also been a barista at Starbuck's, a salesman at Tilley Endurables, a tutor of a difficult child, a Woofer in Fance (farming), a tree-planter, can't remember what else.
can i pls have a clue
David did the barista bit too... for many many years
His undergrad was in Montreal at Concordia, now at UBC (U of British Columbia) in Vancouver.
oh, he also did a year in Chicoutimi, all in French.
pls clue
Does he graduate this year? interesting experiences
for what, eman? You have to be specific.
eman we don't clue like that... need to ask for something specific
He just started this year. He gets the MA when a thesis has been accepted -- indeterminate time period, I gather.
en 6/18 please?
His name (as shown in FB) is Taylor Daniel Ashman Brown-Evans. He seems to like stringing the whole lot out.
en + plant legs
thank you welki
hi ruru :)
good clue, welki!
hi jilli
thanks :)
pet icon day.. oh boy
is it? well boyhowdy, i did it without knowing :)
that's quite a mouthful jilli
Hi Ruru--did you see the puppy again?
yes...
yesterday... I am troubled though
Uh, oh, why?
I liked one of the girls better than the boy
can pls have a clue
So, take a girl, or take 2.
good morning all
can i pls have a clue]
hey eman
for9 letter
Eman, please review the Help section above, and scroll beloew the tile stats to Angelsong's page--both will help you. Also, watch the chat and learn
Hi Arisha
why, ruru? Personality or conformation?
oh woops thats me
Hello Arisha
the train that goes around disneyland is the mo 9 eman
personality and alertness jilli..and she is very cute
Do you have freedom of choice from the breeder?
I bet all of the puppies are adorable!
well, I think you do tend to like the ladies, eh ruru?
yes... I have pick of the litter
*blush*
i got that one ruru
do u know the other one
the other is kid shows for mice and rodents
ra9
no lickety his week ?
thanks ruru ... that one was getting to me!
wwhat is the count on the ra9 ruru
Lickety must be away
ra 9/54
ma 6/27? anyone?
I have ma6 my splleing many times
Happy Christmas to all my gentile Babblebuds!
thank you mix
ty, mixi
sl6?
ma 6/27 -- m + a diff word for fishing
Hi Mar!
hi justy
Hi Mixi
santa's ride mix
hi justy!
Hi :)
Duh!
ty ruru
I am still thinking about that ma6 clue
oh, I'm too slow with the clues again
back for a few more - maybe!
m + what you use a protractor to measure
hi flosey!
TY, Origami!
does anyone have a clue for st7 after the small rocks?
Hi Flosey
hi jilli, are you playing tonight?
hi scrabbs
I passed halfway and just noticed
plural flosey
understandable scrabbs.. this is a toughie
hmmm, the small rocks is the plural of st5, do I have somethine out of order perhaps?
**something
those who do throw them, flosey?
Irene is ailing -- getting a cold, so no. There was a chance but it apparently didn't work. I hear you'll be playing with Giselaq, which should be fun. Where's Mr Flosey?
st 6 = pothead, then pl
was going to take the night off Jilli, so mr. F is playing with Paul
sa6?
then Gisela called and I figured that would be fun
mixi - a wrap around dress
na 8?
ah, that's the one, thanks Scrabbs
TY, MM
ruru do you have the na7?
Dorothy Lamoour was famous for her sa6
no neither of them
ruru- sounds like n+a strange patterned sock with diamonds (silent letter added will make the count right).
okay... na+ something that sounds like the socks with the diamond patterns in them= na7
rhymes with the diamond socks with the line through it.
add a silent consonant after the fourth letter to make it an 8
finally got the st words - whew!
I must wrap Xmas gifts. Tomorrow I will bring gifts to my friend's kids.
so you're not playing Jilli? can we find someone?
BBS, I hope.
Dorens thanks I didn't know that was a 7 as well.
Don't bother, flosey -- I don't mind sitting it out
sa6/7?
need as much help as possible with this one
thank you for the na 7
the 8 is related?
sa****ial splendor
(well dressed men)
No kidding. Ruru - add a silent letter in the middle of the 7
ty Dorens
Fireworks.
YAY mixi!!!
thank you music
good job mixi. wish i could say the same!
congrats, mixi
bravo mixi
en 6/27 please?
hello everyone :)
can I please have help with the or's I need the 5,6, and 7 cannot see them at all thanks
I spent the day counting 4, 5, 6-letter words in the list and checking morewords. Did manage to finish.
hi nan.
wonderful jilli.
fruit or***e
the or5 is o+what the phone did.
or6/7 speakers
i have to make some food for a luncheon at school tomorrow, and my house is a total wreck (grandchildren were here this morning), and i have to wrap some presents for people at school for tomorrow morning. and it is 8 already
wtg jilli, good for you, I won't finish, 26 words to go and have to get supper ready and leave at 6:30
or 6/18?
njoy, jilli
og4 & 5 -- Shrek(s)
thanks that greyed my O
or6/18 -- speechmaker
thank you jilli
and pl
I am struggling here
Thanks so much big help
fin
felicitations, eman
need the last ta4/6 please?
did anyone clue the en 6/27 yet?
I don't have it dorens
ta4/6 -- tropical vegetable I think
flosey, there isn't a ta4.6
en + measurement of weight
i need one more to get to 20 and then run into the kitchen and create a whirlwind of activity
ty., ruru :)
thanks ruru... be back later
sorry, the last ta is ta 4/4
hi everyone!
there's a weight measurement in there?
it's a challenge helping people un7 poor behaviours
hi lbd!
has anyone heard from Mrp or Lickety? is everything all right down under?
Hi Jilli!
have that one (I think) jilli, isn't it a ta4/4?
every thing is fine here, posties on strike, no major bush fighters, 3 days till xmas might have something to do with it
ta4.4 a root plant, ta + **w your boat ashore
last ta 4/4 I have is a root veggie
nan, weight measure also could be a nickname for grandmother
darn, looking for something I don't need
tks
silly, flosey!
is there a list in Bab anon
can anyone give me a clue for the weight measurement? -- us? imperial? metric? or something weird I've never heard of?
yes, DR
ty Jilli
metric
oh -- got it
ty -- had it all along -- too tired to be doing this I think
yes DR. I just went and got it with 72 left. Down to 56 with the list and help from the chat.
ty MM- I am almost half way and will list soon then
use in measuring heroin nan
I need the last st 6/21 please
I don't have that ruru
don't have it, ruru
st + capital of Italy + vowel\
st + a type of pear shaped tomato
no e at the end of the capital, I was thinking of the GErman spelling
thank you very much for that one
I was all around it.
4 left
all a's
first an 7/36, please?
like vim and vigor, with diff. beg. and ednign letter,
That was floseys clue this morning for me
lost me on that one inge
me too
the an7 I have is soft sweaters but I have not listed
was that for the an 7 inge?
another word for vim and vigor, then start with a and endi with ia
if so, I'm lost too
an7 - soft rabbit fur cloths, es?
that is what I have DC
wow -- found it!
need the last tr5 and 6, help please?
an7 -- a n**d may have a ***nt (huge) brain
can you clue it differently nan?
nm
I found it too
tr + prime number and plural, flosey
flosey, think of what the king sits on, drop the h
the end of the italian soup flosey
mine*****
tr6 & 7 -- if they began with a D they would be unmanned aricraft
ok, had the singular, need the tr5 before that one
I need help with the last ag 5/14.. the third one
did anyone get my an7 clue at 7:26?
change the vowel, nan
nm
final one, that is
same first four letters, ends in first vowel
what's wrong with the ar 5 socks worn with kilts -- or am I spelling it wrong?
fireworst
Hey..... Nice clue Jilli !! I know the unmanned aircrat word !
*aircraft
YAY ruru!!!
congrats, ruru
still need second last tr5/10 please
wtg ru
change the last vowell flosey
bravo, Ruru
flosey, inge clued it -- change last vowel
thanks ru
sorry, trying to rush
just realized the socks are an ar 5/20
Didn't think I would finish yesterday's and today's
**poking grid to see if anyone notices me**
have to get a new icon tonight
hi, aussie, i see you, and told my sister about you
ouch aussie.. I see you ... I see you
told your Sister about me Seain ?
nan, do you have the ar5 which if it started with a G would be what you sip and don't swallow but make noises?
she's sitting next to me, and i gave a quick review of names in the chog
lol ruru :) It was a gentle poke :)
ty, jilli
hi aussie
I don't get poked often aussie..lol
Ah, I see Seain :) Hello Seain's Sister **waving**
**rolls eyes** ruru ! :)
(afraid of needles too)
she says hello :)
*waves to seain's sister* greetings from calgary!
is her name acseain?
ty jill -- i didn't have it
Hi Jilli..... I loved your tr clue which included the unmanned aircraft.... I got it straight away.
i'm at her place in Woodbridge, Virginia
oh thanks, aussie -- didn't think anyone had noticed!
looking for the 5/12, 4/4 and 6/18 now
her name is Holly
Is her name AC...DC?
I did, it was the first clue I saw when I came in :)
HIya Holly...
(I love teasing DC all the time)
**waves to Holly** Wecome to our crazy Babble World, where we grid before breakfast, lunch and tea :)
and nan, there's an ar5 which is like the socks but not with the y, another vowel
have that one
she laughs @ aussie and ruru
aaauuusssiiieee!!!
must go and tend to supper -- bbl
I have 20 minutes before I have to go wake my Husband for work. He has to be up at 2, to be at work for 3am....
(some are crazy.. but not all).... JIlli is quite sensible..
ttfn nan
lbdddddddddddddddddd !
hi, dawg
hasta, nan
who, me??????
<-- is crazy as a loon
glad I made her laugh Seain.....
(Smirks and nods with welki)
Jilli has her crazy side, don't you Jilli :)
<-- is listening to Christmas Carols at 01:38 in the morning, and thinks that just MAY qualify as crazy :)
baxter is a maniac, ru. we let him (and murray) go on the ice (snow covered lake) saturday ... if they were beagles, all you'd have seen were brown eyes, getting smaller and smaller, in the distance
holly?
enjoyed the company, gotta go. Gute Nacht
hi/bye, inge
Gute Nacht inge.....
Gute Naght, Inge
nite inge thank you for your help
she's gone to water the plants, then comes baking
<--- can be crazy as a coot
awww, bless Welki.....
bye inge
rofl Jilli :)
does she know you have a penchant for bringing pastries in the bathroom?
I am listening to a bit of Bing....
she has a cat too, so i think she'd understand
damn
aussie, we were ice fishing ... you can see baxter in my icon, trying to land a pike that's at the surface
can't believe it doesn't accept the term for one who bares their backside for the world to see
**going to look**
that is toooooo cute welki.. I gotta meet that dog someday
me too, luv
what with some of the crude, slang words it does accept
agreed, luv
(moons the enable dictionary)
lol ruru
hang on, i'll post a pic of the two of 'em .. had to tie them to the quad while fishing or they'd be all over the lake making friends
how cute Welki.....
Hey Luv !!
ligne is French then?
silver bells, silver bells, it's christmas time, in the city......
hey Aussie
need a clue for at7 please?
ruru -- if you get the girl pup, here's the name of a water nymph -- Maia (partner of Zeus and mother of Hermes)
one wo repents their sins Flosey ?
ones who ask forgiveness
chat is moving really fast...hi to those i've missed earlier
*who
hey dawg
Welki!! and the pooch! lol
a + the ink used in copiers (pl)
tyty
2 to go
go flosey!!
gogogo flo!!!
they're ar words and don't know where they fit
Go Flosey... git'r dun !
ruru, holly says to tell you that she stores pies in the microwave or the oven because of the cat. They have a lot of warm pie as a result.
trying to load a photo of the two of them, obedient dogs that they are (not) ... baxter will look ratty, was rolling in something i'd rather not know about
eww welki..... lol :)
pb, dc
probably just a fish, aussie *let us pray*
well that must run in the family then..lol
flo, there are 3 ar4, 5 ar5, 3 ar6, if that helps
ah, indeed. i even have that word. ah, well.
Hopefully not something a moose left behind welki
we're at least 4th generation cat owners, so likely so
I met the greatest cat on Sunday
oh?
deck the halls with boughs of Holly, fa la la la la la, la la la la !
okie dokie ... refresh
ruru, did you see my post at 7:45?
The woman who is having the litter has three cats that are all around the house.. one of them I wanted to bring home.. she was soooo sweet and cute
no ... but i looked back and really like that name jilli thank you
I am afraid I might pick her....
:)
ok, it's 01:50am, I need to go make coffee for my Hubby, he will be out of bed in 10 minutes for work.... **mini-poof**
poor aussie.. it should be the other way around
cul8r aussie
pic of the dogs should be in icon now
Ah, I finished work almost 2 hours ago....
**real mini-poof**
hasta, aussie
the furballs look like great companions, welki
it is, welki :)
later, aussie
tooo cute.. I love that Baxter..
hello all
hi aslindy
I think I need to head to the store and get stuff for din din...
hi aslindy
he's a good boy, ru. murray, well, he's coming along ... will take a while. seems he must have spent a lot of time outdoors in his "other" life, poor soul
you adopt him?
yes. baxter is the only dog i've not gotten from a rescue org.
any clue for ro 6/21?
how start the 9s, pls?
good name, welki -- was my maiden one
the italian cheese origami is ro 6/21
which nine dc?
33 left here, and for the third night in a row, i've lost interest in the grid ... but i sure like the chat :)
mo9 and ra9
stats for both, pls
ro6/21, add a vowel to the Latin guy
ty, dawg
ty ruru, been staring at it for a loooong time
:)
all of our cats have been rescues, too. quite a menagerie over the years :)
evening all! Saw Avatar today!!!! It is awesome! Will go again to the IMAX in 3D.. Great story excellent cinematography
you can make origami out of cheese?
cats find us.... not the other way around
hi, science. you're the 5th recommendation for it, and the 2nd from NA
very carefully TO...lol
hi, TO
very funny, TO -- and hi!
It is FAB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
missing one ar, my last word, have ar4, 5, 6, 5, 5, 5, 6, 5, 4, 6,, 4, can you tell me what I'm missing please
if it's soft cheese otherwise it's called carving. ;-) hi TO
i wish!
I can't stand James Cameron though
what is this i hear about avatar's special effects making some folks sick?
DOnt have time for this grid tonight anyway gio and swee AVATAR!
i thought it was called 'cutting the cheese'
go and see......
obnoxious self-indulged twit if you ask me
ar5/12, pleasant odour
flosey, you need ar6.18 butt + Not yet
swee?
help please?
welk did you see the video of folks in nc snow kayaking with their dogs?
which one flosey?
ruru are you talking about me???!!!!!
no.. James Cameron science the producer
no, TO, but i saw the video of the snowball fight at 14th and U NW in DC
I tried, flosey, and so did lbd
nope. snow kayaking? oy vey ... i'd get stuck inside one of those things, all you'd see is the bottom, with me upside down eating snow
dawg what are you cluing?!
I listed what I have 7:57, don't know what is missing
just went thru you're ar's flosey, i think you have them all.
the weather channel has a series of vids with animals barkingat snow and a cat eating it with its paws
What are the stats for the U please?
ar6.18, TO. that's what i thought flosey was missing.
ar+6/18...probably like Eddie Murphy's friend Flosey Ar***i* hall
un 7/32
un7, car
flo, you have 11 ar words and that's all there are
was it a long movie the avatar?
have that one
you have the ar 5 the smell of something?
isn't avatar over 2 1/2 hours?
hmmm, must be another a
hello 234 to go
evening, jane
git 'r dun Harp!
bye for now... bbl at the flip... got to get stuff for dinner
night night, ru
bye ru
FIREWORKS - sorry my dear friends, I was confused, it was am5
back in a bit, need some hot tea
what are the 9s please?
ttytyty everyone for your help
I hope science knows that I was calling James Cameron a twit not her..
congrats, flosey
This one is not happening for me. Half-hearted at best
you have welki-monia kaplan
is Polar Express a CGI movie?
what?
mo 9 and ra 9 TO are the nines
YAY flosey!!!!! Have a good game tonight :)
is the movie Polar Express CGI - a type of computer animation - or live action, or some combination therof?
Welki is half-heartedly trying to finish the grid too kaplan
back in a bit
i hate this grid.
yeah flosey
it's cgi
by jilli
oh good. the people in it we weirding me out, then i decided had to be CGI. ty, to
me too .. * poof *
hi all
this grid is unpleasant... I don't think I'll last much longer
i'm getting there .. 25 left
hi, nrk
hi nrk.
I'm not trying to finish- early to bed...
dangit .. stupid laundry. i hate laundry, it interferes with my half-hearted attempts to finish grids :)
laundry is brief interruptions, though
good evening, babblers - do you know if anyone has posted the stats today?
I am just not seeing the U...could I please have a clue?
i shopeed without much luck.
it's hard to un7 bad habits
hi everyone
hello jbv. bjhas posted in babanon
good grief. TY!
ok, thanks TO - and hi!
un + le5
leat
78 to go
Good night
an7/8 pls?
night kap
tee hee
g'night kaplan
189 to go
almost as god as night owl
that is good TO
an + G*o**** On My Mind ..
*sigh* can someone tell me if they can see my dogs if they click on my icon pic? i can't, can only see the photo of baxter looking at a pike in an ice-fishing hole. (thanks)
hi tor! was just looking up fact re some ting i heard that may be of interest to you
TY Tory!
(i've hit the refresh button a thousand times, closed my browser, deleted my history.....)
yes, welki, i can see the pupsters
*Tor*
just so you know, moogle is not a word
Torg - you are in the grid today, how nice!
ty, lindy
it is so a word. it's what lecherous bulls do.
Almost legally too ..
What was that TO?
lol welki
I know! I kept trying to make that work
ty tor. i heard that folks who created mst3K are touring with a live comedy show
is there another an7?
Plural of a type of fur
there is an an7 that is a plural of an an6... not sure beyond that
a type of rabbit, TO really soft, make sweaters from the fur
an6 & 7 = kind of sweater/s
am msissing both it would seem
There are two groups TO .. Cinematic Titanic & The Film Crew/Rifftrax
ty. *wheezes and scratches arm*
have you seen either?
another an7 -- a n**d may have a ***nt (huge) brain -- and pl
i really do not want to finish this grid. can someone give me a reason to?
i cannot, TO
I saw a Rifftrax show here in SD a while back .. Very funny ..
love, to?
not even half a reason, to
I'm down to 68, and really fell done
tor haev yo moved?
hi nrkii
do the grid because you want to, not because you have to.
hi jilli
okay, I'd like to finish the O on the right and the S on the left
hi all -- back to finish and the a's are finally done!!
Moved? No ..
Hi guys - is it me, or is this grid a stinker?!
oh yes. right. we are not compulsive. no sirree. not a bit. no ocd here.
it's rough
sorry i am a mo5 tonight
TO -- did you see my an7 clue at 8:20?
Hi again. I wrapped the presents that I will deliver tomorrow, to my friends' kids.
It stinks ..
for some bizarre readon ithought you meant s dakota
it's not so bad, if you use the list, available in babanon
dang, squelsh is not a word, either
Good girl, scrabs!
hi scrabs
I am a moron frequently
PB, scrabbs :)
we finished our shopping today.
for Os I have oa x 3, og x 3, oi, on, oo, or x 2
See, I told you! LOL!
And in the PB Scrabs ..
nor can i type . this time last week i was very full of christmas cheer. the highlight of the holiday has already passed
*being a mo5 in the PB*
thanks scrabs, i was missing that
I guess I'm invisible. I just wanted to know if that clue for an7 worked. I've given it twice but nobody seemed to notice.
ty jili
I see you, jillibus
or x 5, nrkii
thanks lbd
;), aslindy
Clues are up
it took me a while to figure it out, Jilli, but it works.
so it worked, TO?
hi Lickety! how's everything down under?
Woo hoo, Lickety is back! We missed you!
MWAH lickety!
lickety, we missed you!
Oh Lickety!!! Where have you been? We missed you so much!
Jilli, mustn't take it personally... the chat moves too fast for that... :)
*big smooch for lickety* thanks!
yes jili
TY for that clue, Jill. I found it.
TY Lickety! Gee! The grid just got so much easier!
nrk: still home?
lickety is a wonderful security blankie
still home, heading up to family tomorrow early
which is why I'm only giving this grid 5 more minutes, dammit
en 6/18?
where's family, nrkii?
And a time-saver, insanity deterrent, ...
email me re party?
en + tree foot
Springfield, MA, jilli
i mean sometime not tonight
Owl, definitely
yay -- lickety is back :)
en6/18 -- en + plant leg(s)
totally not complaining, but the clues say "Tue 22 Dec" and I'm pretty sure it's still Monday the 21st
ty jill
aslindy, in Oz it's tomorrow
It's Tuesday in Oz
aslindy, not in Australia :)
oh, my mistake
actually, it's tomorrow for Lickety
okay, need a nudge on the ra9 please
i think i will go i am in holiday funka nd it has nbot even begun
I didn't realize Lickety was in Oz. =)
one who does the ra7, nrkii
ma7?
rodent + lover of animated shows (e.g. Bugs Bunny), minus double T
omg -- can't believe how fast it's going with lickety's list --- milles mercis, lickety
ra9 plural
ra9 is the pl of ra + film animator
oh my, I was just trying that, thanks lbd
ooh, lickety gave us a list today?
ma7--napoleon's horse
just now, harp!
Napoleon's horse?
yay!
google it, scrabs.
ma7 -- female horse + stop * ** traffic was the clue I got it from
female horse + ma***, the tropical fruit (also in the grid)
Google to the rescue.
it that not also a dance?
that
okay I just cracked myself up
that's merengue, TO
something similar, I think, TO
not to be confused with lemon meringue
no, that's spelled differently, TO
why, nrkii?
I'm sitting by my front window, but the blinds are drawn... there was a bright flash outside my window, like lightning... a few seconds later, another bright flash
I thought, police
Lynxxx clued it as a chicken recipe.
I ran to my front door... it was someone in a car taking pictures of my house, and the neighbors' houses
i am thinking of steely dan's "haitian divorce" the night was hot so they dancesd the famous ma7
it's a UFO, nrkii, what else?
somebody taking pictures?
isn't the ig 4 stretching things a little?
just a tad, nan
*or more like a lot?
TAKE ME!! TAKE MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
never would have dawned on me that someone other than me would take pictures of these decorations
aha! I guessed right!
oh nrk we have the greatest house here and you can walk thoruhg the decor
post them, please, nrk!
ig4?
I have no idea what any word beginning with ih might be, so I'm asking for a clue
they're on my FB page jilli :)
eskimo house (alt sp)
eskimo ice hut, nrkii. dumb spelling
ih + male go4
meanwhile, I stuck my head out the door and got blinded by a flashbulb
TY for ig4
ih + male sheep
shoot, I knew that word
and were thus immortalized in the passerby's photograph
ty dawger -- knew it had to be a foreign language
one more S from the left and I'm done for the night
yes welki, in all my settled-in-for-the-night beauty
congras, nrk -- you and your decorations are famous
brook sh***ds
so, I have 2 SH words... that it?
S from the left, gaaa.
what santa rides in, nrkii
thinks so, nrk
lbd, that was it
can't believe I missed that given I tried every other gh ending I could invent
ach, I need my supper
lol, nrk
bad bad monkeys wasting my time with nonwords
I missed it too!
56 left and I'm calling this a successfully accomplished grid...
nrk, that's why I use the Great Timesaver, morewords.
good for you nrkii
saw interactive "smart": monkey toys in toys r us today. burst out laughing. monhkey fussees until you giver it a banana
good night all... enjoy the struggle
nightnight, nrkii
night, nrk -- glad mine's over!
nrk have a safe drive.
g'night, TO, be well
hmmm, i gave my monkeys wine earlier, maybe that was the problem...
night (poof!)
Happy Christmas with your family, nrkii
Woo hoo--Buffalo Sabres win in OT!
Bye N!
safe travels, nrkii
moras
not going
Always good to see the Maple Laughs lose, scrab (spoken as an ex Montrealer)
na8 pls?
noon
like the na7 but add another letter after the G
na + misspelt socks with diamond pattern
ty, jilli :)
ty
that's the na7. Stick a silent cons in the middle for the 8
TY, Jill!
ty again, jilli
yw, dc :)
is the first og 4 very obstuse?
just saw on TV that vodka causes less hangover than dark booze including red wine :)
no, it's what young men do when they see something they really like...eye candy
no, TO --
that mkes sense to me, jilli, for some reason
the reason is less of a certain chemical ( name forgotten)
having lived thourhg last week's party - barely - i can attest to that. was NOT drinking clear booze
congeners
st 6/24 following the greek porticos?
men og4 women, and vice-versa, i'm sure.
big fat cigar, nan
st6 -- a type of cigar
and bulls moogle cows ... as per lindy
At 166/104 I must toddle off to bed. Please pray for my friend, Lucy, who is having an adrenal tumor removed tomorrow. Great doc, wife + mom.
only cigar I know is a corona
good night scrabs. sorry you will not be in our area for the holidays.
prayers for Lucy! night night, scrabs
oh -- generic term -- got it
st**** Carmichael
Oh yes indeed, Scrabs. All the best to Lucy
what? noogie is not a word??
g'night scrabbs, best to Lucy
Weather is too unpredictable at this time of year, Owl.
qu5/16 before the porcupine defense?
er,,, that's Stokely, I think, lbd?
hallelujah .. fireworks
congrats, welki
whoooooo hoooooo WELKI!!!
same word, different middle vowel
YAY welki!!!
i knew moogle was a word welk
Yahoo Welki
ty
and i guess boogle, too ... and hoogle, roogle ...
must go and get supper -- back later -- have fun, gang, now that Lickety's back!
can i help with a clue or two before i get back to that (*%#$^) laundry?
ok last three sa
*!* ta da *!* -- thanks to lickety :)
sa 6/24 --- what you'd wear in tahiti if you were posing for gauguin
congrats, nan!
Welki ... the last ag 6/24?
sa 6/24 -- think Dorothy Lamour
ty keep em coming
Hi all. Back to finish up.
sa + hook + craggy mountain top
sa 6/18 and 7/28 sa*dine (fish) + ***i Amos
ag6 - latin plural
(plus plurals)
ag6/24 = latin plural of ag 5/14
wb, wht
I have 8 to's to go
Drats! I don't have that ag 5/14 :-(
ty
ag 5/14 = ag + *** is the loneliest number
se5/14?
origami, portguese for now
ag 5/14 -- think greek
or .. a marketplace is what i really meant (different ag)
ag + spanish gold
se 5/14 = ***sei, a karate teacher + **t 'er dun
*I think :)
ty
st5/14?
st + the str***ht and narrow
I think I have the ag 5/14 you're cluing ...
ty. 6 to go
there are three ag5 .. flexible is one, a+going going **** is another, ag + D*** the Explorer is the third
fireworks.
well done, wht :)
ty, welki! that was it!
g'night folks :)
I mean the last one
congrats, wht
It was much easier to finish with Lickety. TY Mr President.
I'll see you out if you need help, to
I can clue as well, to.
aty
at 6? -- one who at 5's
i eft
and done. ty for the help.
congrats TO
congrats, TO
back at the flip :)
thinking of getting up to go to toys r us for ziu ziu
wtg to.
night all
Yay TO!
sa6 and 7?
need some techno help please re muci downloads
what's up, TO?
sa + letter before S + babbler, ***gone just came back from china.
i do not have an mp three player but many downloads are mp3. i understand if you buy one format like to burn ont o cd you cannot switch to another?
thanks lb
you can, if you recopy locally and reedit for reburning to CD
so i can down load as mp3 then later change format? how?
mo9 and **9, pls?
mo9 is pl or the mo8 single track
with an editor - iTunes, among others
ra9 is also a plural or the ra8
oh, what is the 9 that is not MO9, pls?
ah, ty, dawg
listening to steve kimock and would like to have free download for cd. however not letting me download. playing and giving me option to burn to cd and i do not have one handy
ra9
can you creat a new dir and burn it there?
It builds off of ra6,18
ra6 = ra + animated car****
ra + car****, the funnies
the ra8 is one who does the ra6 and the 9 is the plural
thanks, yall both :)
i don't know. guess i will boolmark it for now. too sleepy
do i rip as wav or winodws media or mp3 to later burn to cd?
mp3 most versatile, wav next
ty
night
g'night, TO
nite to. Night all. Happy babbling.
sq6?
porcupine sq6
any GHs today?
None according to Lickety ..
thanks. i'm on an ancient machine that can only handle one internet window at a time
Avatar Rocks!
hi again
1st an7/8
hi, sue
Sounds like a positive review ..
an + G*o**** On My Mind ..
Love it, will go again in the IMAX 3D saw in regular 3D just loved it
arrgh, not familiar with porcupines i guess
ty torg
are a
ty for that an clue
Good evening to my fellow babblers!How is everyone?
By the way, congratulations to all the finishers! YAY!
I cant figure out the first ag4/6, help pls
ag + 2 vowels
ag 4/6 isa plus first 3 letters of go 4/6 word suefrad.
ty
Hello Minveryork! Welcome to the grid! How are you doing?
there are millions of A's
I'm well torgone, thanks. How was your trip to china?
By the way torgone, did you notice you're a phantom
that is it for me
good night all
g'night sue
Goodbye suefrad625! I will see you tomorrow maybe.
I'm glad to be home .. Getting back was a bit of a hassle ..
Niters Sue ..
Yep I am partially here and almost completely here ..
I am glad you got back ok. Could you Babble in China?
help with the qu5/16 before the porcupine parts please
change the vowell, dr
or the vowel even
ty DC
Hello DR1965!How are you doing?Welcome to the grid
Babble worked but not a lot else .. I was on here a couple times at odd hours ..
qu 5: same as porcupine word, change middle vowel.
IG 4,6 IH 5, IO 4,5 - what am i missing, pls?
Hi MIN- I am well . How are you?
oh, i have IG 7 also
IL4
ty, torg
time for the pillows. good luck with the grid. see you all tomorrow.
g'night, dawg, sweet dreams
Niters lbd .. sleep sweet ..
Goodbye lbdawger! I will see you tomorrow in the log!
back for my last 88
Heya K ..
hi, kje
hi again all
hi sunny guy and snow guy ; )
from Bottom S: SE 4,4,5,6,7,4 - what am i missing, pls?
and jilli
New icon posted -- next theme is Icicles
schools region-wide here have cancelled all classes this week, and universities have cancelled exams. snow, indeed.
kje, you'll be pleased to hear Lickety is up
I saw that jilli! so happy!!!
Hello jillibus! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid
Hello kje! How are you doing? Welcome to the puzzle!
dc, se5/14
doing well, min, how about you?
ty, jilli
need a clue, dc?
pls, jilli
K .. Thanks again ..
un7 - what is the third letter?
yw, tor... glad you made it back safely
dc, think of the African wildlife area and remove the period of time from the middle
?
I felt really isolated for a bit ..
babble is fun, but not sure it is worth being thrown in a chinese prison for ; )
(((((tor))))) *choclit and beer and nachos and popcorn and more choclit*
ty, jilli
evening stid.
hey all
hi all. got 118 words and stuck.
un + What the h***?
For those not here earlier, i'm at my sister's, so she - Holly - is playing withme.
did all d.c. schools cancel????????
Muchos thank yous stid!
sorry, dc, not a period of time but a poetic form of ever
hi stid
indeed so mkg, for the week, at least in VA, PG, Calvert. Not sure aabout MG or Fredrick
any time, tor, my friend!!! *big happy mama grin*
oh, i got it jilli, ty
I know that travel is nice, but I am never happy until everyone is home safely.
oh good, dc :)
i live in mg. hope they did too. sill they didnt do it sunday.
Getting back was a bit sticky ..
I am stopping at 188 words and 2000 points.Bye to all
how so tor? did they give you trouble?
bye min!
Goodnight to my fellow babblers!I'll see you tomorrow
sweet dreams min! see you again soon!
i can't imagine they won't, mkg
Niters Min ..
hmmmm.... need the full clue I guess... un7?
slkeep tight minver
it's hard to un7 a bad habit
sweet dreams, minver
un7 -- forget what you've been taught
just the one TS word, yes?
stid -- Lickety's up at last, if that interests you :)
yes, dc
thanks Jill! *happy mama look*
I'll list at 100.
aaaahhhh - TY
My flight from Qingdao to Seoul was delayed and I missed my flight to L.A. ..Had to go standby on a later flight .. Had to find a way to alert my daughter who was going to pick me up .. Found a helpful information booth person who directed me to the internet cafe with public computers ..
ty for un word.
tor threw me off
i wish i could list. but computer here won't handle more than one window at a time.
oh, my torg, glad you made it!
oh man, those international connecting flights -- so far my parents have been lucky on their trips to and from europe, but we always hold our fingers until after the scheduled take-off!
Sorry K .. tried to give you just the third letter ..
computer at sister's won't? maybe she needs a new box for xmas?
I remember when travel was fun
quite so, stid, but i'm unemployed, so i'm skimping this xmas
aw, dc, wish santa could give you a great job
Holy crap .. Arriving from overseas to LAX is a GIGANTIC pain ..
;-) I know seain, was thinking maybe the christmas bunny would bring something. like a job. and then you could! *hopeful mama look*
stid -- Happy Solstice Day!
thanks :)
(((jill))) thanks for remembering!
i have hopes for the new year. Holidays delay things, as we all know.
Tom and the younger stidkid and I are eating some lovely curry-style gluten free/vegan pockets that we made today... new recipe book. It is a simple, but nice evening.
stid, I've been thinking about you andyours all day.
i observed the solstice by playing Boom Blox with my nephew today.
sa6/24?
The elder stidkid is with his grandmother at The Messiah. Originally I was going also, but was too tired.
sa6 - outfit in the pacific
very cool seain!
love the messiah - perfect christmas mood setter
sa6/24 -- wrap-aroound dress Dorothy Lamour was famous for (but you're too young to remember her)
ok
thinking
I love the music in the Messian -- last year couldn't go because of snow, but today was just so tired from shopping and cleaning house.
On the plus side, we can find the dining room table agan!!!!
i think i'm giving up with 40 left.
got it
i'll never find the 3 Ms, for example
thanks
57 here dc... i can relate, falling asleep
oh, you have a dining room table, stid? *ducking thrown shoe*
I only need 12 more Ms!
i'm not tired yet, but i'm frustrated with the one-window machine. :)
59 left .. losing hope ..
LOL jill! yes, but I no longer have an office. I explained to mother that I have either a dining room or an office, but the boxes have to be somewhere, since we downsized the storage locker
I can imagine, dc -- what is it -- running Windows 3.1?
I understand, seain. It is frustrating for me when I try to play listless too.
we're practically tied, tor... hang in there
so let's see... Top O is short 1. I have: OA 4*3, OG 4*2,5 OI 4, ON 4, or 4 what im i missing, pls?
Win XP, actually.
an 7 clue?
i'm not convinced that Verizon didn't hose the browser, myself, but it's a many-year-old multi-repurposed machine.
then why only one window, dc?
the browser hangs if you open more than one window.
and it hangs if i try to download firefox or opera or safari.
maybe not enough RAM? or a lot running in the backgrouns.
probably the case stid, though it doesn't show as maxed, and the dual processors never pass 65%. *shrug* I've looked at it some, but don't need to live with it.
dc, 2 or4 -- one of them climbs
true. I have to try to figure out Mother's computer for her... it's rough sometimes.
i have the or5
it's or4/4 after the mined stuff
thanks :)
yw
qu 4,4,5,6,5,6,5,5 - short 3. what am i missing pls?
or6?
qu6 & 7 after the first 2 4s
speaker, kje
ty
thanks for the speaker
and another qu5
the qu5 is at or near the end. Do you have the feather pen?
or5?
hi all - can anybody clue the na8 and na7?
yes, and the alt vowel
"na7 or Na8" socks - mispelled
or5 - big monkey
Ah .. Thanks K ..
yw
i must not wear the right socks
Technically not a monkey though ..
hint for qu6, pls?, first one
diamond-pattern, kje
na7 -- n+ misspelt diamond pattern socks. Insert a silent cons for the 8
tx jilli & dcs - firewords
qu6 -- add **astly (horrible) to the previous word
YAY dan!
YAY dan!!!
congrats, dan! how you liking the snow?
am I going to feel dumb for asking about the diamond pattern?
weird
ty
not plaid, not checked...
yayaya dan
ty, jilli
diamond pattern with a line through it -- rather Scottish
I can see it, jill -- but I can't name it. *sob*
yw dc
stid, ar5'14 is a misspelt version
is it qu5.16*3 at the end of Qs?
Replace the sometimes vowel with the vowel it usually replaces ..
AHA!!!!! down to 100 thanks jill!
thanks tor
2 qu5/16s at the end, dc
ty for ar5, jilli
yw stid :)
a pleasure, dc
qu 4,4,6,7,5,6,5,6,5,5 - short one.
na 8 clue??????????
one more qu6, dc
na8 and 7 given at 10:34
down to 95. going to take a break, not sure when I shall return. Jill -- will you be at home mid-week next week?
yes, stid -- you coming?
YES! got the na 8!
is the 1st ar5 a fish?
ih?
no, DR -- misspelt diamond pattern
I think so -- if the weather cooperates. I will see about the how and when tomorrow -- thinking about the ferry from seattle again, it will be just me this time, might spring for the fast boat again.
ih + male sheep
okay. see you-all soon! *poof*
rhymes with part of a fish
got na words.
tyu
eh. good night. i'm going to turn in, as i have the kids tomorrow, and need be up early. Happy babbling, yall!
bye stiddie!
ty- down to 15
excellent, ty jilli
night, dc, honey-chile
Thanks, good night {Poof}
gn dc
clues for the ig's please
en6/27?
ig4 - frozen house
I am ig***ing your request for ig clues ..
ig6 - not pay attention to
ty - got them
en6 en+ grandmother
ty dr!
yvw Kje!
an 7 first one please?
ga6 & 7?
ar5/12?
nm - oops
grandmother? dont see nana or nene or any other word for it.
5
ga6 -- James Ga**** starred on TV
thanks
5 here too
last 2 for me; clue for the en6/24 and first sh pls?
5 here too
en6 -- en + metric measurement of weight
ty got it.
(that's en6/27)
2
sorry jilli, meant en6/18
go dr!
gn's ?
uno
en6/18 -- en + plant leg(s)
FW!!!
woohoo KJE !
ea5/14?
dr - like the eel, but with an n in it
thanks jilli
i dont have either 9!!!!!!!!!
first sh -- Aussie word for girl minus last vowel
ea5 - really excited to do something - alt spelling
thanks heaps jilli, i owe you a fine set of fireworks
YAY gortmosld!!!
thanks
oops -- gortmold
ok, good night, falling asleep, thanks so much to the cluers
i know who you meant, appreciate your enthusiasm
night kje
gnight
c you later KJE
and DR.... woohoo!!! (soon enough ; )
ty in advance
Finito
YAY DR!!!
ty Jilli
I am off to bed..... night all
night DR -- is anyone left here?
i am here but to tired. have 57 left and must sleep. night jilli.
well, if there's nobody here needing clues, I'll go and do kitchen cleanup
night mkg
jilli if you have clues i will stay and continue. i t hought no one was cluing.
clue for ar 5 14 the 3rd one?
ar5/14 is a gas
must think.............
got it.
neon is a gas too
need the ar wods after that also. missing 5 in a row.
need an 7 first one please.
the next ones have a diff last cons -- meaning a sort of dialect
an7 & 8 -- a n*** may have a ***nt (huge) brain & pl
huh? dont get it jilli.
think, mkg
it's a hard word to clue -- sounds sort of parky
well have second word but not the first one the n*** is stumping me.
n*** = brainiac?
nerd? no d in grid.
I should have said n**d
ty got it.
an 6 24?
I clued it corrrectly several times before
argh not in dict??????????
an6/24 -- soft bunny fur
how far back jilli?
and pl
quite a way
the an7 IS in the dictionary
dont see it.
sl 6?
did you click on the ? beside the word?
sl6 -- Santa's ride
ty. got it.
still missing 44 words.
cant get an 6 24 .
also missing last ar 5 12...need some clues for these.
I can't clue them all -- have to do kitchen cleanup for a bit.
last ar5 is a pleasant odour
ty. got it.
soft bunny fur is often knitted into fuzzy mittens and such
back in a bit
gee what is that ar word???????????
still searching for ar 4 4 the second to last one, after the pleasant odour word.
ty got bunny fur. got it.
ar 4/4 is slang for butt
got it. ty
or 5 please?
o+past tense of bell noise
ty
ty! got it.
yw. just finished. nice to see lickety back.
mo 8 and 9?
mo**rats is not a word............
fireworks - missed yesterday by half a word - was typing in last one when it flipped
single train track.
mo 8 singe rail and plural
oops sorry
should go back to bed
ty got it.
ursh gave a better clue. lol
tried lots of funny combos till you clued it.
night all.
bed for me as well. good night
night book - day just starting here
night book (I'm back)
hi ursh :)
goodnight mkg
hello i just got here and found about 4 words lol
lol figures i come in a min before the flip
hi jilli
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