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12:00 am

flip

12:00 am

flip

12:00 am

flip

flip

12:00 am

morning all

12:00 am

nice size

flip!

12:00 am

flip

boker tov!

12:00 am

morning ishult

flop

12:00 am

Flip-a-dee-doo-dah, Flip-a-dee-ay......

12:00 am

Qs are easy. flop

12:01 am

My, oh my, what a wonderful day

12:01 am

I'm going to repeat my "poem"

12:02 am

nice to see L4/7 on valantines day XXX

12:02 am

this grid is practically made of message heart candies

12:02 am

Spring is sprung? (The daffs are riz) I wonder where The winter is! (everywhere but here, it seems)

12:03 am

Thanks for the continuation, flosey...

12:03 am

we haz all ur winturz

12:03 am

(Well, north of the equator)

12:03 am

du6

12:03 am

qu6

12:04 am

di7

hi and nbt

12:04 am

flosey, I like your valentine ;)

12:04 am

Ms are esay too

12:04 am

thank you jilli

12:04 am

hi and wtg josh

howdy all; hugs jili, flosey, flosey

12:05 am

hi dee hi

hi all, how many today?

12:05 am

hi Dee, hugs

12:05 am

nbt

12:05 am

166

12:05 am

wow nan, that was fast

grey Q

thx

12:06 am

how many Q words?

12:06 am

6, mlf

12:06 am

6

12:06 am

thank you

12:07 am

wtg nan

12:07 am

ok now we're back...and a more manageable grid!

nbt

12:08 am

q's done

12:08 am

wtg dee

12:08 am

QU and UN 6

ty

missing E and T top row for nbt - should I know these words?

12:09 am

vo6

12:09 am

ty Une

12:09 am

thanks Une

i have babblets for both - one sounds like part of a fork

12:09 am

phantom: diesel

12:10 am

yw :-)

12:10 am

phant -- study

12:10 am

the other is part of wrath, greed etc.

head slap n the T - I knew I should turn left. . .

12:10 am

halsway

12:10 am

*halfway

12:10 am

that is the E for NBT

12:10 am

wow, une!

12:11 am

EN 6 if not called

'nother head slap and an il--gotten nbt - thanks, folks!

12:11 am

tx mlf :-)

12:11 am

wtg melon

12:11 am

Was Di 7 called?

12:11 am

yw Une

12:11 am

yep

12:12 am

ty une

12:12 am

we6 if not called

12:12 am

i think AE 4 is a babblet

12:13 am

yep

12:13 am

babblet?

12:13 am

brit spelling

12:13 am

d's done

explorer keeps shutting down... driving me nutty

12:13 am

grem, a babble regular :-)

12:14 am

i havent used that word babblet in so long almost forgot what it meant so i guessed on that lol

12:14 am

a word often in the grid?

12:14 am

yes

also often doesn't even have a definition

12:14 am

grem, often a word that you don't often see elsewhere :-)

12:14 am

phant nauseate

12:15 am

ahh, okay

12:15 am

nu6

el7 x2

di7 called yet?

12:15 am

stid is in the house..she will be pleased!

12:15 am

yes

12:16 am

yes it was

12:16 am

nbt

i'm sure. ie so sloooow

12:16 am

el6

12:16 am

ADH my IE is fine

12:16 am

el 7

12:17 am

el6x2, el7x2

i'm sure it's a puter issue

12:17 am

gremlinn beat me to it

12:17 am

seain, are things melting a bit??

12:18 am

are theEL 7s the same EL used and which one is it?

12:18 am

bottom el

12:18 am

yes, left column

12:18 am

thanks grem

12:19 am

100 down, 66 to go -- nite, all, and happy babbling! *poof*

12:19 am

good night Une

12:19 am

did i or anybody else call the VO 6?

12:19 am

night une -- wd!

12:20 am

someone did

12:20 am

I think une called it

12:20 am

m's done

12:20 am

now I'm hungry for m&m's

12:20 am

i had it and wasnt sure if i had even called it

12:21 am

mine too, pav ;)

q's are: qu 4, 5, 6, 4, 5, 5

o's are : oa 4, 4, ol 4, 4, ou 5, 4, ov 4

12:25 am

okay 66 words found i am out poof

12:26 am

night mlf

> halfway, NBT, but only 3 7s. Tired. nitenite. {poof}

12:28 am

got all the Os and Qs

12:28 am

ty dee

12:28 am

night melon

12:28 am

cant find those el 7

12:28 am

s

12:29 am

neither can I

12:29 am

one is a plural nan

el 6/21 el 7/31 2nd batch... ends in past tense of consuming food

12:30 am

haven't found an el 6 either

12:31 am

thanks Dee, good clue

12:31 am

el 6/7 ends in picnic pests...1st

12:31 am

ty -- got them all

yw

12:32 am

ty -- got the els

12:32 am

e's slain

12:32 am

tyns

e's are: ea 4, 5, 4, el 4, 6, 7, 6, 7 en 5, 6, 4, 4, 4 et 4, 4, 5

d's are: di 4, 4, 4, 5, 7, 4, 5, 4, 5, 4, du 4, 4, 5, 6, 4

12:34 am

7s: an7, di7, el7 x2, we7

ty grem was missing 2

missing one w: I have wa 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 4, 5 we 4, 7, 6, wo 4, 5...

12:37 am

nbt

12:37 am

wo 4, 4, 5

ty

12:38 am

I keep seeing the names of Gt Danes I knew about

12:38 am

wtg dal

12:39 am

just need the we 7

that could be confusing

12:39 am

thanks

missing one l (el)... I have le 4, 5, 4, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 lo 4, 5, 4, 5, 4, 4 lu 4, 4

wtg dal

nm missing l is la 5/16 at the beginning of the list

12:42 am

fireworks

wtg grem!!!

would you please post a list?

durr, one left

gj grem

aha finished

12:43 am

YAY gremlinn!!!

12:43 am

WTG mitch

12:43 am

YAY mitch!!!

exc mitch

12:43 am

and Gremlin, sorry, missed it

12:44 am

list posted

ty so much grem

12:44 am

ty grem

12:44 am

thanks so much, grem!

12:47 am

btw -- buffalo alert

ty jili

12:47 am

missing one e from the top: en 5,6,4,4 -- missing?

12:47 am

yw ;)

12:48 am

nm -- found it

12:48 am

60 left for me and NBT!

12:48 am

off for a cup of tea -- 130 down

12:49 am

crossy hates insomnia;/

12:49 am

hi crossy

12:49 am

ve 4 x4, vo 4,5,6 -- missing?

12:50 am

ve5, after three of the ve4s

12:50 am

Latin plural, I guess

12:51 am

ty grem

12:51 am

so sorry about your cat, crossy

12:51 am

l's dpne 52 left

Crossy, the write up in your profile is simply beautiful.

12:55 am

tyvm digby

12:56 am

tyvm jilli

12:57 am

the colon cancer took her from healthy to the point where we had to put her to sleep in a month:(

12:58 am

very sad crossy, lovely write-up

12:58 am

ty flo

fireworks

so sorry cross

12:59 am

yaa for volly!!

12:59 am

ty volly,she is at peace now

12:59 am

wtg Dee

ty

12:59 am

and you as well crossy, with that comfort

12:59 am

how many al's ?

yw

1:00 am

al 4, 5, 4

well off for now; church in A.M.; hugs to all *poofing* thanks again grem!

1:00 am

Crossy, I feel your pain as well...in a month it will be 16 years since my Disco went to frolic - unhindered. It may be hard for you, but you will become more at ea4, knowing the grand reunion will come someday. UNtil then, be at peace and always remember...

1:00 am

ty

1:00 am

gn volly

1:00 am

night Dee!

1:00 am

yw, bye!

1:01 am

tyvm pav3

1:01 am

did I miss a clue for the we 7?

1:01 am

it ends in a four-letter word meaning the grains found on a beach

1:02 am

ty -- that's a new one

1:02 am

thanks grem

1:02 am

50 left for me

1:03 am

ty gremlin,also a new one for me

1:05 am

off to drain my sinuses, and then sleep, perhaps. enjoy the day! ciao mes amis,

1:08 am

that we7 is an archaic word for esophagus or windpipe

1:08 am

(I looked it up)

1:09 am

so ty grem -- never would have found it

1:10 am

over halfway with nbt and nbs

1:10 am

yaa for jilli:)

1:11 am

wtg jilli - still have 2 bts

1:12 am

need help, flosey?

1:12 am

e on the bottom and i beside it

1:12 am

just got the e

1:13 am

the I is a small version of what we live on

1:13 am

and the i, thanks

1:14 am

wtg flosey

1:14 am

at last, nbt

1:14 am

the other I is a smaller version, in case you didn't get it

1:14 am

got that one first, thanks

1:15 am

down to 20 -- too tired to think anymore -- g'night

1:15 am

night nan well done!

1:17 am

gh cybernan

1:17 am

wtg nan

1:39 am

omg -- just saw the volcano

1:39 am

thanks jilli

1:40 am

btw jilli, lovely icon

1:40 am

ty -- I thought it was purty

1:46 am

happy valentines day to all you lovely ladies

1:46 am

ty ru, and to you too

1:48 am

hi ruru and the same to you and your lady-love

1:48 am

Is that you in the photo, ruru?

1:48 am

no

l

e

1:49 am

o... u

1:49 am

hello rosalind

1:49 am

I have a picture of my little boy in his cowboy outfit -- that's why I asked

sorry

1:49 am

or.. are you singing farmer in the dell

1:50 am

hi rosalind

Hi Everyone Happy valentine's day to you all

1:52 am

same to you rosalind

1:59 am

wow. I have been stuck at 25 for a while

Me too off for breakfast bye

2:04 am

any clues for an7? please

2:06 am

Celebrate love every day.... joy to all!

2:06 am

well said and hi jabber

2:06 am

hi jabber

2:07 am

well,im off for a bit,try to get some sleep again:) tc all (crossy hands a rose to all the ladies for valentines day)

2:07 am

night crossy -- happy valentine's to you and yours

2:07 am

tytyty crossy, how lovely

2:08 am

an7 -- girl's name (3 letters) + anagram of what you like to drink about this time

2:11 am

great clue jilli, thanks

2:11 am

--`--,-`--@

2:12 am

what did you just say grem?

2:12 am

an anagram of sore

2:12 am

are you sore?

2:14 am

getting frustrated with these en words

2:15 am

maybe he's in love? eros

2:17 am

ah, must be lyn, and hi

2:17 am

(I'm not here, but he drew a ro**)

2:17 am

hi lyn

2:17 am

hi Flosey, what a lovely photo. Is it really as blue as that?

2:18 am

hi ata who isn't here

2:18 am

a bit of reflection from inside of boat I think Lyn - the water isn't usually blue

2:18 am

Hello Jilli and ??????

2:19 am

was that done on morse code?

2:19 am

22 left and I'm off to bed -- have to get up early (for me)

2:20 am

good night jilli, sleep well

2:20 am

goodnight Jilli, sleep well.

2:20 am

Goodnight/morning/evening all and *poof*

2:20 am

thought I had double entered then

2:20 am

lol

2:21 am

I had to look twice

2:21 am

stem --> --`--,-`--@ <-- flower

2:22 am

ooohhh I see (I'm not too bright, especially in the afternoon)

2:22 am

TY Gremlin, very sweet

2:22 am

well, after midnight here, so that's my excuse

2:23 am

it's easy when you see it! *poofs off again, having done my good deed for the day!*

2:24 am

did that really say something? what am I missing?

2:25 am

Grem did a 'drawing' of a rose laying in its side - like people cleverly draw fish

2:25 am

oh my, I missed it completely

2:26 am

now I see!

2:27 am

and once again enable needs to visit down under, dunny is a word and a common one at that

2:27 am

hi everyone

2:28 am

Hi Andree

2:29 am

dunny another word for toilet in common usage

2:29 am

hi Andree. Agree, esp as it mamaged to have the offensive ab** in it the other day. PS has all that water gone now!?

2:29 am

ah, ty Andree

2:30 am

the pool is overflowing and we need to to backwash otherwise it may be that we will get no more rain

2:31 am

crazy, crazy weather

2:33 am

BBL going to watch Dr Who, the second last one of DT I think

2:33 am

bye lynxxx

2:34 am

How many words today please

2:34 am

166

2:35 am

Thanks

2:35 am

andree, where abouts are you, we have had flash flooding (back of Campbelltown)

2:36 am

lawe

2:37 am

oopsie

2:37 am

belrose, where according to the news we had the heaviest falls last weekend, not sure if that applies this weeken but its been really heavy rain, our house has stayed dry

2:37 am

fireworks

2:37 am

yay flosey

2:37 am

great one Flosey

2:38 am

those an words really got me!

2:38 am

wtg flosey

2:38 am

l2:40 am, past bedtime, goodnight all

2:38 am

be back tomorrow night

2:38 am

anoa

2:39 am

damn did it again

3:13 am

good morning everybody

3:20 am

tks diz, it gave me a start!

3:20 am

vent

3:20 am

vent

3:20 am

whoops

3:20 am

Good morning ruby

3:20 am

hi norma, you caught me in a sleepy misplaced word!

3:21 am

It is a shame I already had that one ... could you type in a few more lol

3:22 am

the only thing I'm good at, so far, is the q words, but they are probably very easy

3:25 am

and the m's

3:25 am

nutty

3:25 am

sorry, I'm very distracted this AM, husband is in a foul mood!

3:26 am

happy valentine's to me!

3:26 am

Who upset him ??

3:26 am

my fault, of course

3:27 am

It usually is the females fault ...

3:27 am

and then we can't talk about it, so it becomes the elephant in the room

3:28 am

Just smile sweetly it usually wrong foots them lol

3:29 am

it's probably too late for that, so I'm just hiding out in the studio

3:29 am

Probably an excuse not to buy a dozen red roses lol

3:30 am

actually, he bought me roses yesterday when we were out for lunch but only because he felt guilt about having been a jerk on Friday

Any list this morning?

3:31 am

At least you got some roses.. mine isn't even out of his bed yet to be grumpy lol

3:31 am

you're lucky!

3:32 am

Thank heaven for small mercy's lol

3:32 am

hahah

Hi all. Just here briefly while coffee is brewing. I see we have the story of a marriage in the grid: lo 4/7, lu 4/5 and du 4/8.

3:36 am

too funny sally. good morning. I was busy whining, as usual, at the state of mine!

3:36 am

how did you do with yesterday's gargantuan grid?

List?

List?

I did finish it but had to use a list - just because of time really! We were out at a do in the evening and I sneaked in and finished up at midnight our time. Today's is just the right size for me, and although I have only just started the words are leaping out at me.

3:38 am

gm rump

Hi, just looking for a list.

dial

sorry

Going to see to coffee. Back later.

3:46 am

see you later, sally

3:50 am

Did anyone post a list - stuck with 55 to go

3:50 am

hi anike

3:50 am

Hi everyone

3:51 am

back later, stopping short of half!

3:52 am

humpphh..yet another example of hemispherical bias...#

3:56 am

Your point rolin?

3:57 am

it wont allow dunny... but we have lots of north hemisphere slang

There is a list in my profile if anyones needs it... Will leave myself online so you can get to it easily...

4:02 am

ty lorrie

yvw and gl :)

4:04 am

Thanks Lorrie - will try to battle on without for a while - 35 to go

4:19 am

they also have an anti-art terms bias and a very selective acceptance of foreign foods

4:19 am

e.g. anse

4:20 am

hi lorrie, where are you in SA? I used to go there from time-to-time on biz trips, especially PE

4:25 am

Hi ruby - lorrie is in Cape Town and I am in Durban

4:26 am

Good morning all Hows the grid tiday?

4:26 am

I've only been in Cape Town once, never in Durban, although I've heard it's beautiful. PE was always a great pleasure for me

4:26 am

and I still have lots of friends in SA, even though I'm retired

4:26 am

hello FM!

4:26 am

What bus were you in?

4:26 am

business - sorry not bus

4:26 am

Hi ruby and ursh

4:27 am

hi fmitch

4:27 am

we imported architectural and automotive glass from SA to the US. I was in technical sales

4:27 am

can anyone clue the ve5 please ;)

4:28 am

latin plural of the 4 before

4:28 am

ty ursh, that worked!

4:28 am

Thanks ursh but I dont know any latin lol

4:29 am

plurals with a vowel instead of an s

4:29 am

I've been to jo'burg a few times and Pretoria, always wanted to go to Cape Town but never managed to make it that far south. Did spend a weekend at Sun City once, incredible fantasy land.

4:29 am

I had one weekend in the eastern Transvaal which was wonderful

4:31 am

I can't find any of the top-row e's

4:31 am

oh, I got one! duh

4:31 am

It is an incredible country and I feel very privilege that I had the opportunity to visit it (and many others in the course of work).

4:32 am

Hows Max doing now that he has had his shots ruby?

4:32 am

that's how I felt, too

4:33 am

better than before, but when the cortisone shot wore off yesterday, he started biting himself again. I put him on the oral form this AM, but he is still itching like crazy and bit off a large chunk of tail hair last night. Now he is left with a tuft at the end

4:34 am

Thanks ursh finally got it ....

4:34 am

Morning Norma

4:35 am

poor fellow, hope he finds some respite soon.

4:35 am

it makes me sick to see him suffer

4:35 am

Morning FM

4:36 am

but at least it isn't life-threatening, so that's something

4:36 am

indeed!

4:36 am

time to make my husband's campari, see you later

4:36 am

TTFN

4:37 am

he is being horrible, happy valentine's day to me! ruefully......

4:37 am

Happy Valentines day Ruby

4:38 am

You, too, Norma

4:38 am

tytyt

4:38 am

at least the girls are all right!!! lol

4:39 am

Had to smile this morning, popped to the local supermarket and there were guys desperately buying valentines cards and grabbing bunches of flowers.

4:40 am

Talk about leaving it to the last minute!

4:43 am

fireworks

4:44 am

Dinner time so will say farewell - happy babbling

5:11 am

Hey everybody -(if theres anyone there..) i see the fish is here today. Is there a list posted anywhere?

5:12 am

I am surry the Aussies amongst us are disappointed that dunny is not allowed!!

5:12 am

Ha Ha - Not just the Aussies

5:12 am

Hi Soodle and Deeha List is in my profile.

5:12 am

surry?? sure!

5:13 am

Well, after all the references to bodily fluids in yesterdays marathon, maybe they will be relieved (pardon the pun)

5:13 am

Hi folks just killing a little time before getting ready to go babysitting for a couple of days

5:13 am

Hoho!!

5:14 am

Thanks for the list, FM. :)

5:19 am

good day all

5:20 am

spritey sprite!!! hello dear.

5:20 am

FM :D *hug*

5:20 am

How are you?

5:20 am

Hiya Sprite. Lovely to see you.

5:20 am

I am good. And computer is good again too.

5:21 am

Soodle :) *hug* to you too. Happy Valentine all.

5:21 am

splendid.

5:21 am

brilliant icon, Soodle! So true!

5:22 am

and how are you, FM? And you, Soodle?

5:22 am

:)

5:23 am

Lovely I agree with that Soodle. Saw another nice sign I agreed with 'You can always surprise your husband on your anniversary just by telling him what day it is'!

5:23 am

Am well, waiting for spring and loving watching all the sprouting life in the garden. 1st garden I have had in about 13 years.

5:24 am

I'm good too, Sprite.

5:24 am

am so happy for you, FM.

5:24 am

wa

5:24 am

glad to hear it, Soodle.

5:24 am

Morning all......!!

5:24 am

It is a funny icon Soodle. Happily I have a cleaning lady starting on Tuesday so I can spend even more hours infront of the PC :)

5:24 am

morning Flask

5:25 am

oh that is great, FM :)

5:25 am

*hides green face of envy in grid*

5:26 am

Oh FM, I saw the great 'Cleaning Lady' debate on babble, and i didn't join in, as I was fighting the green-eyed monster.

5:26 am

*grin* you and me, Soodle?

5:26 am

Life is too short to fret about the cleaning and I hate doing it so made the decision. Awe Soodle! Haz'z response was SO funny!

5:26 am

what did Haz say?

5:26 am

Righteous indignation!

5:27 am

For some reason my pc wont let me open any of the profiles....so could anyone who has a list....email it to me please?

5:27 am

She was compelled to type in capital letters but calmed down afer she got over the shock.

5:27 am

I will Flask, is yr email addy in yr profile?

5:28 am

I would, but don't see your addy?

5:28 am

oh please share, FM, I like Haz's sense of humour.

5:28 am

I will put it there now....sorry!....lol

5:29 am

will leave it to you then, FM, since you have the list in your profile, hahaha

5:29 am

She just went WHAT? and then said that she would ahve to clean up before the cleaning lady came. It was so funny at the time.

5:29 am

but it did take her a while to recover from the shock.

5:29 am

There was also a reference to the good old days when women had to make their own clothes!

5:29 am

There was also a reference to the good old days when women had to make their own clothes!

5:30 am

Ooops. got the hiccups.

5:30 am

thats it done now!

5:30 am

that IS funny. We have this comic series in the Netherlands about a family and one of those is about the same thing. The overworked housewife who is presented by her loving family with a Cleaning Lady... and starts cleaning the house like mad before she arrives.

5:31 am

If anyone needs a gift for Valentines Day, I have an additional free pass for a tour of the local landfill.

5:31 am

Flask - email is on it's way to you.

5:31 am

just a hug will do,, thanks BabbleRabble ;) Glad to see you.

5:32 am

Oh you romantic thing BR!

5:32 am

Thanks BabbleRabble - I see your getting into the Valentines Spirit. :)

5:32 am

and this is my Valentine's gift to you, BabbleRabble: Honorificabilitudinitati bus

5:33 am

di 7/32 please

5:33 am

hello gran, sorry, can't help you yet

5:33 am

Have you got the 'far away' one, Gran

5:34 am

thanks Soodle!

5:34 am

Thanks got it now!

5:34 am

Thank you, sprite. I am honored.

5:34 am

great clue thanks soodle

5:34 am

yqw

5:35 am

am amazed and delighted about the lo4 word that opens this grid. How fitting for today!

5:35 am

sheesh I had missed that one but have found the volcano.

5:36 am

Thanks Sprite. I didn't see that one

5:36 am

more passion than lo4, FM? ;)

5:36 am

And the fish is here too.

5:36 am

the honor is mine, BabbleRabble

5:37 am

if you found the volcano, you also have found the initial poker stake

5:38 am

Sprite found the Cupid word - FM found the volcano, and i found the fish.... Now what does that say about the three of us???

5:38 am

BR - your icon ... are they thd dreadful things that are supposed to live in the mattress??

5:38 am

LOL

5:38 am

that we are a great team, Soodle

5:38 am

Absolutely

5:38 am

Yes, I am getting quite good at herding them

5:39 am

Or else that I need to get out more, Sprite!!

5:39 am

lol Soodle

5:39 am

mind over mattress, BabbleRabble

5:40 am

most romantic thing I've seen ...

5:40 am

I am enjoying the chat today, but I must go and do other stuff. Have a good day all. Poof!

5:40 am

have a good day, Soodle

5:40 am

Bye Soodle

5:40 am

hi Christine

5:40 am

hi, everyone.

5:42 am

if only I were a volcano... all day long I would smoke at my leasure and whenever people passed me by, they would say: Look, she is active!

5:45 am

lo4/7, lu4/5 and now nu5/14 and 6/24 There is a theme developing here.

5:46 am

it is indeed. I like that theme.

5:47 am

add some frilly un6/24

5:47 am

LOL thanks Christine hadn't got that one.

5:48 am

Not that mine are frilly, these days.

5:48 am

good idea. And un6/24 would be nice after a bit of bondage...

5:48 am

and st4,6... add that to the theme

5:49 am

Jonny Lee Millar

5:49 am

Oh good one Brookie, didn't have that one either!

5:49 am

jo Ntopplor. movr!

5:49 am

Que?

5:49 am

By the way, for anyone who's following my personal life (not that I'm expecting it), Mr. Australia has arrived.

5:50 am

hm, isn't that interesting. Fingers on keyboard one key to the right. Hi Brookie, nice!

5:50 am

...and?....

5:50 am

... and ....???

5:50 am

Hello all

5:50 am

is that good news, Brookie?

5:50 am

That's 2/3 of my Spanish, other than menu-ese

5:50 am

We're having a great time!!!

5:50 am

hi lyn :)

5:50 am

Greetings lynxxx

5:51 am

Hi lynxxx and everyone, by the way (sorry for not saying hi before)

5:51 am

wonderful, Brookie

5:51 am

and how were the TimTams?

5:52 am

Haven't tried the TimTams yet. He's been staying in a hotel while my older son is with me. Thanks for remembering, though, lynxxx!

5:52 am

I'll just say there's LOTS of chemistry.

5:52 am

Probably my best valentines day ever!

5:53 am

*sits here beaming and being happy for Brookie*

5:53 am

Wow! Fireworks for Brookie!

5:54 am

(Thank you )

5:54 am

(in light of the theme it is a shame that suave is a phantom) --> side comment

5:55 am

so are sauna and soave.

5:55 am

I could have done with a nice saune for sure

5:57 am

Need to get some more transcription work done before we pick up my friend from the hotel. Happy Valentine's Day everyone, and happy babbling!

5:57 am

Brookie, enjoy to the hilt!

5:57 am

Bye Brookie, have a lovely fortnight

5:59 am

*sauna, not saune

5:59 am

Thanks, lynxxx and sprite, poof!

5:59 am

I figured you were speaking in shorthand - a glass of soave in the sauna.

6:00 am

oh that sounds good!

6:01 am

you're so very suave.

6:02 am

I wish :)

6:02 am

goodness that we7/48 is a new word for me

6:02 am

Time for a cup of tea - back soon.

6:03 am

enjoy, Christine

6:03 am

ok, now I must find it or I'll go bananas from curiosity.

6:03 am

lol sorry

6:04 am

hahaha no I like that

6:04 am

Hi all....am back!

6:04 am

welcome back Flask

6:04 am

Hi Flask

6:05 am

hi and thanx for list!

6:05 am

hi Flask

6:05 am

you're welcome.

6:05 am

Hi lynxxx!

6:05 am

aeon

6:06 am

btw I have a question... I have come across a sentence construction that I don't understand. Like: now we must needs find you something else to do. I don't understand the 'needs' part, but I see it so often, I know it is correct. Could somebody explain it to me?

6:06 am

Ooop!...bad start...lolol

6:06 am

thanks Flask ;)

6:06 am

yvw Sprite!!

6:08 am

That doesn't make sense to me either sprite.

6:09 am

ok... thanks FM, will write down some actualy examples and ask again some other time.

6:09 am

I couldn't begin to try and explain it....

6:10 am

Haz will be the one to enlighten us all.

6:11 am

6 left to find so am diving back in.

6:11 am

Well you do realise FM that Sprite really means when the clever folk are here.....lmao....

6:12 am

the 'needs' means , by necessity or inevitably - as needs be or as needs must - old English really

6:12 am

thats it lynxxx!

6:13 am

alow

6:14 am

ooh - thanks Flask

6:14 am

yvw lynxxx!

6:17 am

Yes! found the el5/6 sets!

6:17 am

flipping heck had the nu5/14 and the 6/24 but missed the other 6/24

6:18 am

phew quick break from the kitchen

6:18 am

hi Katie

6:18 am

hi lynxxx

6:19 am

TY FM so had I - too modest I guess

6:19 am

and that is fireworks for me Hi Katie!!

6:19 am

congrats & hi FM

6:19 am

Hooray for FM!

6:20 am

sorry, had to run, kid in need of help

6:20 am

Thank you thank you and now time for lunch. Back in a bit.

6:20 am

wtg FM, and thanks lyn for explaining. And Flask, ALL of you are smart people ;)

6:21 am

hi Katie

6:21 am

Hi sprite

6:24 am

old english, that makes sense, I think I have mostly seen it either in a medieval setting or in more 'official' speech.

6:25 am

'as needs be' is occasionally used to end a sentence, in other words - well I'll do it if I absolutely have to!

6:26 am

hi all

6:27 am

hello everyone

6:27 am

that construction I understand. It is that combination of must and needs that confuses me. But you helped me on my way to learning to understand it, thanks lyn :)

6:27 am

hi jmc

6:27 am

hi jmc

6:27 am

hi Annie!

6:27 am

hi Annie

6:28 am

hi lynxxxxie and spritey

6:28 am

and hi jmc

6:28 am

how are you, Annie? And you, jmc?

6:28 am

Im fine, thanks

6:29 am

nu5/14 was an old-time costume maker, who ferssed lots of Hollywood cowboys (mucho sequins), Elvis and such.

6:29 am

i am fine

6:29 am

good!

6:29 am

and you Sprite?

6:29 am

he didn't derssed them, he dressed them.

6:29 am

i'm off again to finish lunch, visitors arrive in a hour and a half!!

6:30 am

sprite i am not sure i can explain must needs except that i believe it connotes compulsion

6:30 am

hi and bye katie

6:30 am

bye Katie, have fun

6:30 am

bye katie

6:30 am

bloomi' heck, even my corrections are messed-up.

6:30 am

I read derssed twice and understood it

6:30 am

bye Katie, enjoy!

6:30 am

I like derssed better

6:30 am

there is a Texas expression of saying I might could do that that you may light

6:30 am

er *like

6:31 am

thanks jmc, compulsion makes sense to me too.

6:31 am

I read deserted... ouch

6:31 am

oh please tell, jmc

6:31 am

I read deserved lol *poof&

6:31 am

lyn: I am ok. Computer back to work too, and my energy is up. :)

6:32 am

well might of course means that you may do something

6:32 am

could means that you are capable of doing something

6:32 am

OMGosh

6:32 am

might could means you may do something and you are capable of doing it

6:32 am

Excellent, just make sure you continue like that Sprite - and that's an order, lol

6:33 am

my husband used to lhao everytime i said it

6:33 am

that is interesting, jmc. If I had come across that without your explanation, I'd have thought it meant something like: I could be convinced to do it, if you'd make it worth my while

6:34 am

it sorta means you are thinking about it but you admit it is possible

6:35 am

lol lyn, yes ma'm, sir!

6:35 am

i should go change icons -- i got home from Albany, found a place to part amid the snow and fell into bed last night!

6:35 am

yours is a wonderful language

6:36 am

2 toed sloth/s are here

6:37 am

ok, I'd better google them first, before I go hunting for words I already have but don't know the meaning of :)

6:37 am

there!

6:37 am

lyn, I always thought 2 toed sloths were just "ais" (I got this from crossword puzzles)

6:37 am

could you give me the first 2 letters?

6:38 am

crossword puzzles are a great source of useful information

6:38 am

alt spell to the one we usually have - today is un4.6 & 5

6:38 am

Sprite, it's wonderful because we've "borrowed" from all over the world - a sort of stew.

6:38 am

It is wonderful because it is made up of soem many other languages

6:38 am

thanks lyn!

6:38 am

lyn, I got the sloths, thanks

6:39 am

clues please for an7/28 and 6/18 please???

6:39 am

use your word on the end Annie

6:39 am

an7 ends in that boys name which is always here & is never singular

6:40 am

that is part of it, certainly. But there is more to it. The structure is so very alive, it has so many possibilities and facets and subtleties.

6:40 am

an6 girls name & Mr Gore

6:42 am

it helps that it grew up in pockets around the United States

6:42 am

but alas t.v. is melting those differences

6:43 am

that is only too true. Even british english and american english are becoming a mix.

6:43 am

don't see the an7

6:44 am

an: girl's name + had for dinner + consonant

6:45 am

or an & n5.10

6:45 am

walter croncrite was from Texas but almost no one knows that because he (and dan rather) realized that a texan accent would not be trusted so they learned to sound like a midwesterner

6:45 am

found ty

6:45 am

sigh *found it ty

6:46 am

I can be so blind to words that only have 'plural' form

6:46 am

I have typed that so many times I should remember it

6:47 am

that makes me feel better sprite :-) good to know one of the real pros at this share my struggles

6:47 am

*giggle*

6:47 am

A hundred years ago, when I was in school, 'they' worked to get rid of our regional accents - more BBC was desirable. Then came the redbrick universities, and suddenly it was 'in' to sound as if you came from the docks area.

6:47 am

lol, I think I share all the struggles Babble can provide. Plus some of my own, like the K word struggle.

6:49 am

and maybe in a decade or so, they will want to go back to more BBC. Funny, how even things like this are subjected to fashion

6:49 am

i remember Northernors telling me that Jimmy Carter sounded dumb because of his Georgia accent

6:49 am

I mean the man is a nuclear scientist!

6:49 am

what? wanna is not a word!

6:49 am

The toughest part of babble for me is looking for words I already have.

6:50 am

i have been known to do that from time to time BR

6:50 am

good morning BR

6:50 am

hi BR!

6:50 am

lol BabbleRabble. Finding them won't be the problem... but getting them accepted after entering!

6:50 am

I mean it was so fun finding it the first time, why not do it again?

6:51 am

We have a new UK show here - Colleens Real Women - the accent is so broad and the 'english' usage so bad I literally cringe at times

6:51 am

Hello, folks

6:51 am

of what is your icon a picture? dust mites?

6:52 am

my daughter watched a program about an animal shelter and I really couldn't understand one of the ladies, her accent was so broad.

6:52 am

Yes, a friend sent them to me

6:52 am

that's why i love closed captioning sprite

6:53 am

i am not sure i would consider someone who sent me dust mites a friend!

6:53 am

Years ago in the US a woman was a broad

6:53 am

when my daughter was a teenager and used the phrase "so fun" I corrected her. I thought it was "so much fun". Am I wrong or has "so fun" become an accepted part of our speech? I dont mean to correct here, just curious?

6:54 am

i would watch british mysteries and miss stuff because I couldn't understand the accent all the time

6:54 am

i have no problem with so fun

6:54 am

I would say so much fun, but as a foreigner, I tend to be way behind new developments in the language

6:55 am

indeed... some broad from the country :)

6:55 am

more like some broad from the city!

6:55 am

I do not have a problem with it either

6:55 am

so how do you tell them apart from your own, BabbleRabble?

6:55 am

jmcnrick - I've lived here for so long, sometimes I can't understand what's said on British shows.

6:55 am

lol christine

if you have a problem with "so fun" how about "funner"? oy!

6:56 am

Esprit, Double oy! for funner

6:56 am

i have a problem with "funner"!

6:56 am

hi EdJean, ouch!

6:57 am

hi esprit

6:57 am

TV people who say straight when they mean consecutive.

I know, ridiculous.

6:57 am

funner is nicer! hi Espritd

straight and consecutive are ok, I can see that

hy lyn

6:58 am

what gets me are the tv reporters who say "more unique"!!

6:58 am

lolllll @ more unique!

I remember the nuns of long ago going nuts over more unique

6:58 am

or very unique.

6:58 am

From an English Forum: Strictly a young person’s usage: “That party was so fun!” If you don’t want to be perceived as a gum-chewing airhead, say “so much fun.”

nuder is a good one too

6:59 am

my mother would throw things if anyone modified unique around her

6:59 am

now that's what I like. Clear guidelines. I don't chew gum. So much fun.

6:59 am

BR, I agree. But you are not a gum chewing airhead?

7:00 am

hi folks, this topic was one of the categories on Jeopardy last night - words that can't be modified , like pregnant, unique, etc.

7:00 am

I remember DD & her friends used 'he goes" and "I go" , but she and they grew up to be lovely women.

I never heard anyone misuse "borrow" and "lo**" until I came to chicago

7:00 am

*hands BR a tissue to put his gum in*

7:00 am

now if you were a bit nuder, you'd be more unique and the onliest person I'd be watching

7:00 am

lol sprite

"I'm going to "borrow" him my book

and how fun is that ? ;)

7:01 am

witching hour here, goodnight all

7:01 am

usually the other way around,Jean - i'm going to loan him (instead of lend)

7:01 am

why won't it acccept waaay - very very far.

7:01 am

why won't it acccept waaay - very very far .

7:01 am

why won't it acccept waaay - very very far .

7:01 am

why won't it acccept waaay - very very far .

7:01 am

why won't it acccept waaay - very very far .

7:01 am

why won't it acccept waaay - very very far .

7:01 am

my mother used to have fits if you used loan as a verb at all -- lend is the verb

7:01 am

Hiccup.

I'm talking about people with advanced degrees saying "I'm going to borrow him some money" or similar

7:01 am

it'd be funner than less nude

7:01 am

never heard that

7:01 am

there there chistine

hello all

7:01 am

arghhh dJean, that is weird

sure is

7:02 am

And authors, who are paid to write in our language, who misplace only.

7:02 am

hey TOwl

7:02 am

hi Owl

7:02 am

i love the people who use "he and I" when they mean "him and me" but they are trying to sound educated

7:02 am

misplace only how?

7:02 am

hi TO

7:02 am

Afternoon all. May I add my two pennyworth please? I have a problem with TV announcers who say they will be back in half an hours time. Is that different to half an hours lemons? Surely half an hour can only be time.

amen to that jmc

Just returned. What about deader, which is often on Babble and makes me cringe every time?

7:03 am

hi Frances, I agree

7:03 am

to true frances

7:03 am

Sally: yes! So silly

7:03 am

"deader than a doornail"

there used to be a saying in NJ "Deader'n Kelsey's nuts"

I suppose if it's very cold outside and you're nuder, you might end up deader.

7:04 am

LOL, Jean

7:04 am

yayyyy Sally, you solved it :D

7:04 am

I taught DD simple eays to remember who/whom, I/me, and such. My mother taught us the same reminders.

7:04 am

*shivers*

7:04 am

I shudder every time I hear that. And weather forecasters who say that it will be 'largely' dry. IU think they mean 'mostly' dry.

how about the perpetuation of misCHEVIOUS instead of Mischievous?

7:05 am

who is kelsey and why are his poor nu** dead?

7:05 am

Christine, could you tell me those reminders? I think I am doing ok, but would love to have a check

never found that out jm

Weather forecasters are the worst! Such as "showery rain" - how is that different from just rain, or showers? And have you noticed the new use of "some brightness"?

7:06 am

I am amused at "I, personally, think" ... as opposed to "I, impersonally, think"?

7:06 am

I am amused at "I, personally, think" ... as opposed to "I, impersonally, think"?

7:06 am

I, personallly, think, therefore I, personally, am

7:06 am

Sally. They are covering their backs.

7:06 am

*imaging the torture of kelsey and weeping in my beer for him*

With all that rain I suppose they would need to.

7:07 am

*grabs jmc's beer away from her and glares. No abuse of alcohol on my watch!*

I could see showery rain as opposed to pouring rain, torrential rain etc, it's just a descriptor

7:07 am

Or I myself personally. When a simple I would do BabRab.

brb

7:08 am

ah nothing like a word forum for a productive rate on the misuse of the english language

7:08 am

Sallycatlover - we have a tv weatherman who promises there will be weather today -- thank heavens for that. I hate days when there's no weather.

7:08 am

there are so many babblers who will be so sad to have missed this rant!

7:08 am

am enjoying this chat immensely :)

thank goodness for archives

7:08 am

now that is some forecast! I am impressed.

7:09 am

this is so much fun!

7:09 am

Most days, I don't finish, because I'm engrossed in the chat.

7:09 am

Gosh, where would we English be without the weather to talk about?

7:10 am

I, alas, must personally myself take on the not very unique task of salting my steps because there might could be weather today

7:10 am

you could talk language!

7:10 am

brilliant, jmc

patrick kennedy is retiring from congress.

7:10 am

There's a thought sprite.

7:10 am

well said, jmc

7:11 am

oh poor patrich kennedy -- did the bottle finally get him?

7:11 am

I heard that acouple of days ago TO.

7:11 am

*blushes* I was actually rereading TOwl's post to see where the language baddie was.

7:11 am

the last time i saw him he was trying to give speech as drunk as a skunk

7:12 am

Does anyone know why some peple are protesting the Games, in Vancouver?

7:12 am

(I often wonder where the poor skunks get the alcohol)

7:12 am

they don't like sports?

7:12 am

lol sprite

7:12 am

its always something chistine

lol happy little critters aren't they?

7:13 am

considering the way they smell, they might foment it on the inside, jmc

7:13 am

they may be protesting the Israelis being there

7:14 am

they may be protesting the fact that African countries aren't there because of the crushing World Bank debt (lack of snow not being considered important)

7:14 am

Are they protesting at the trades description act? Winter sports without much snow.

oh here we go - abc's talk show will hav e dick cheney on to critique obama. now what in the world is the purpose of that except to get ratings?

7:15 am

they maybe protesting that the US and GB -- notorious warmongering nations--are there

7:15 am

my friends are people with boundless imagination when looking for something to protest!

7:15 am

*admits knowing lesser than nothing about politics*

7:15 am

Oh TO, don't talk about ratings. They're all at here with a General Election coming in May.

7:16 am

most of the protesters know less than nothing about politics either sprite

oh subject will be changed, just saying is alljust sitting here shaking my head.

7:16 am

too true, jmc

7:17 am

Sorry Sprite, just came back. I/me - drop the other person fdrom the sentence, and you're left with I or me - I went to the park, so Jim and I went to the park, not Jim and me' who/whom - him & whom both end in M, so to whom did you give the gift not who - think of thwe answer - would you say him or he? My Mum was full of little reminders for language and math and jsut about everthing that came at you.

7:17 am

and so many of them are my friends and colleagues *shakes head sadly*

7:17 am

Happy VD...anyone have a list?

7:17 am

hi kim

7:17 am

but I am sure I do not have VD

7:17 am

thanks Christine! Copied it, that will help me!

7:18 am

hi kim, FMitch does

7:18 am

thanks

oh my - new airline fee.

7:19 am

*tries to turn off TO's access to news* TO you are fretting yourself! lol

7:20 am

Question: Could you please clarify the usage of the words "anyway" and anyways"? Answer: "Anyways" is nonstandard. Use "anyway."

LOL you are right, time to go get dressed.

7:20 am

oh, jmcnrick - they call us warmongers, but almost every country has come to U for help, and almost all have received it. I'm English, 'tho I've lived here for a very long time, but I remember how US helped UK after WWII.

7:21 am

i cannot disagree christine and yet i wish we would learn better ways to help

7:21 am

good one, BabbleRabble. Another very clear answer.

7:21 am

<=== peace monger

7:22 am

some have labeled me a monger monger

7:22 am

how do you monger monger BR?

7:22 am

Selling mongers, huh?

7:22 am

as I read on a wall: fighting for peace is like f*cking for virginity. I'd wish there was a peaceful solution to everything. But when I look at myself, I know I have a lot to learn still before I can make peace in my own life, let alone in that of others.

7:24 am

I am a proponent of Jesus's foreign policy== give food and a drink to those that hate you

we certainly do that.

7:25 am

US sure does.

7:25 am

we provide less than 1% of our budget in foreign aid

7:25 am

when the sunami hit we provided less than any other country in the world to help

7:25 am

sprite, bookmark this site: http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/

7:26 am

We're faster into Haiti than we were into New Orleans.

7:26 am

that claim is difficult to believe jmc

7:26 am

thanks BabbleRabble, bookmarked. That is interesting!

7:27 am

oh I remember something... let me see if I can find it.

and with our large budget that proportion in proportion to the receiver is key

7:27 am

jmc, that's not "hard dollars" right? it's in proportion to the population?

7:27 am

/www.nationalpriorities.org/ <=== not my organization

7:28 am

a friend of mine sent me this:

7:28 am

Here are Rick's Rules for Riters 1. Verbs HAS to agree with their subjects. 2. Prepositions are not words to end sentences with. 3. And don't start a sentence with a conjunction. 4. It is wrong to ever split an infinitive.

7:28 am

tx jmc

7:28 am

in the sunami case it was dollars not propotionally to budger

7:28 am

5. Avoid clichés like the plague. (They're old hat.) 6. Be more or less specific. 7. Parenthetical remarks (however relevant) are (usually) unnecessary. 8. Also too, never, ever use repetitive redundancies. 9. No sentence fragments.

7:28 am

10. Don't use no double negatives. 11. Proofread carefully to see if you any words out or mispeld something. 12. Eschew obfuscation.

:D

7:29 am

(but i like parentheses!)

7:29 am

*budget

7:30 am

Very straight forward , sprite

7:30 am

(but maybe bugger -- I will have to think about that)

i don't wait for my government to do for me. i do for myself. if you looked at what the people gave i wonder how that would tally?

7:31 am

I once protested a minute in a Quaker meeting about simplicity that used the word: eschewing

7:31 am

(to begin a sentence with a conjunction right away!) . . . and corporate charitable giving is waaayyy down across the board -- very encouraging to see efforts of young people, individually and in groups, to help with all the needs in Haiti

7:32 am

i don't find those things mutually exclusive TO, that's all

7:32 am

that si4 you gave me will keep me occupied for hours, BabbleRabble. It is fascinating! And I am already learning new things, or unlearning bad habits.

7:32 am

but I think you are right there are lots of generous individuals and ngos

nor do i. just shake my head at the number of folks who expect govt to do everything or them.

7:33 am

which brings up the fact that I raised $1500 and 18 tents to ship to Haiti if it ever stops snowing long enough to do it

7:33 am

even the government is people

7:33 am

i hate to start preaching but, ya know, at least some of the problem has to to do with teaching and general awareness

7:34 am

*beams*

oh my, how will you get them there?

7:34 am

good job, jmc. May the snow abate

7:34 am

(not just what's on the news for a few weeks)

7:34 am

very cool, jmc!!

7:34 am

true, Une, and hi

7:34 am

hey, sprite :-)

7:34 am

morning all

7:35 am

Happy Valentines Day everyone!

7:35 am

we are shipping them to miami where there is a ship that will take them to the dominican republic where a U.N. official on his own time will pick them up to distribute in Haiti

7:35 am

hello periwinkle

7:35 am

hey, peri

7:35 am

TO, the people want the government to do everything are often the ones who protest taxes; the government has no money other than what they get from taxes.

7:35 am

*whew*

7:35 am

hi robbie, to you too

7:35 am

I am tired and achy from shoveling and banging on ice. and not looking forward to any more snow tomorrow

that is great.

7:35 am

that is wonderful jmc

7:35 am

help, pls with the E and I on bottom row

7:35 am

jmc, the Babble community salutes you!!!

7:36 am

*sends periwinkle a huge huge umbrella with a little sun in top

7:36 am

poor peri

7:36 am

there are things the government can do better and a coordinated foriegn policy and aid is one (or more) of them

7:36 am

jmcnrick, congratulations.

7:36 am

peri you have my sympathy!

7:36 am

thanks, I could sure use a massage :)

7:36 am

periwinkle, one is the volcano

7:36 am

et 4/4

7:37 am

and a long soak in a hot tub?

7:37 am

it was amazing to drive from the unsnowy north of NY to the completely under mountains of snow DC!

oh - i think some of the protesting is protesting johnny weir's wearing fur

7:37 am

that might work too, Une

7:37 am

good grief, had 110 words and just now saw the volcano! LOL

7:37 am

but fur is warm

sorry - earlier talk of protests at the olympics

7:37 am

I NEVER wear fur

peri, for the i, think of isolated bodies of land off shore

7:38 am

Periwinle, come to L.A. - we keep pur snow out of the driveway, and up on the mountain, where it belongs.

7:38 am

hello varina

7:38 am

me either peri but i don't live in canada

7:38 am

Une? What would be an example of bad grief?

7:38 am

good grief, I had 108 words and did not even see the volcano, ty Une

ur trim on skating costume drew protests at the worlds

7:38 am

lol christine but you don't keep your mud in the spa there!

7:39 am

bad grief would be grief you have to keep in and cannot share, nor find a release for?

7:39 am

What if it

7:39 am

ty for the i words

7:39 am

abbit fur, and you ate the rabbit (ugh)?

7:39 am

ok, time out for a warm fuzzy moment courtesy of the San Diego Zoo: http://tinyurl.com/yzu3pae

7:39 am

BR lives to torture me LOL

7:40 am

Sorry, Une

any eu words?

7:40 am

awwwwww cute koalas

7:41 am

I live in Hollywood, so we don't have mudslides, or flooding, or snow - we can get to it very easily, if so inclined.

7:41 am

awwww..very cute hugging koalas

7:41 am

:-D

7:42 am

don't know about the eu words.

7:42 am

don't have any so far, TO

7:42 am

no eu words in this grid

7:43 am

tx BR

ty

7:44 am

thanks BabbleRabble

7:44 am

the el's are interesting

7:45 am

I forgot the volcano has a plural *slaps forehead*

7:47 am

indeed, BR!

7:47 am

glad that you should mention that sprite

7:47 am

*slips a plural word in qu**ly*

7:47 am

:) always happy to not be the only one

7:48 am

lol okay I really must be going!

7:48 am

bbl

7:48 am

later, jmc :-)

7:48 am

heading to kitchen for coffee -- back in a mo

7:49 am

{{Happy Valentines Day}}

7:49 am

to you too Mom

bye je. hi mom!

7:49 am

black and no sugar for me, Une

7:49 am

Thank you Sprite, and hello. Hi TO

7:49 am

Thank you Sprite, and hello.

7:49 am

bye JMC

7:49 am

happy valentines day mom

bbl

7:50 am

me too sprite! *poof*

7:50 am

thank you Robbie and the same to you

7:50 am

Hi (((Mom))) happy valentine's day to you

7:50 am

or valentines day

7:50 am

{{Annie}}, Happy Valentine's Day

7:50 am

:) either or

7:54 am

Help,please. I have the el4 and that's it. I can't get another el to save my soul.

7:55 am

el + one who look after those who skip school: tr**** officer; pl

7:56 am

EL6: eva***** this.

7:56 am

*looks

7:57 am

BR, ty

7:57 am

sprite, I'm afraid I don't understand.ta

7:57 am

AAHHH got it. ty

7:58 am

TY BR

7:58 am

ah good, was just trying to find another clue. And 3rd person singl as well for the 7

7:58 am

is there a list anywhere?

7:58 am

FMitch has one in her profile

7:58 am

FM has a list

7:58 am

yes in FMitsh's profile

7:59 am

wause

7:59 am

sorry!

7:59 am

I like that word, Annie

7:59 am

2 left. WE7 and WE6. Clues accepted and welcomed here.

8:00 am

sprite, LOL

8:00 am

w + thing that holds up the canvas for an artist = 6

8:01 am

ty

8:01 am

we7 ends in what beaches are made of

8:01 am

Thanks!

8:01 am

yvw :)

8:01 am

TY. Finished.

thank you for the w's.

8:02 am

gratz gramma

Congrats gram

8:02 am

yvw Kaplan

8:02 am

Any1 need a clue before I hop in the shower?

8:02 am

wtg gramma!

8:03 am

congrats Gramms

8:03 am

Gramma* sorry

8:03 am

Every day is Valentine's Day on Babble, right? Hi all, and congrats to gramma!

8:03 am

Hi Aloy, Happy Valenties Day

8:03 am

Thanks everybody. You are so sweet.

8:04 am

Everyday is a holiday at Babbleland

8:04 am

ty, Mom.. same to you!

8:04 am

thank you

8:04 am

yes, there is lots of love on Babble! Aloy

8:04 am

Hi Aloy! happy valentines day

8:04 am

hi Aloy! your godpuppy is doing so well, wish you could see him run and play. new snow today and he is happy as can be.

8:04 am

special Valentine's hug to you, Aloy.

8:05 am

okie dokie then I'm off. Enjoy your day.

8:05 am

bye gramma

8:05 am

Hi Annie, robbie, sprite.. aww, hugs back to you and Terra.. so happy that he is romping around, yay!

8:05 am

Good morning. How many words please.

8:05 am

hello Mudd, 166 only

8:05 am

166

8:06 am

inge, did you find the list?

8:06 am

Have a great day, gramma

8:06 am

Hello, BabbleRabble!... and Morgen to inge (don't see her)

8:06 am

hi Aloy!

8:06 am

There's a list? Where please.

8:07 am

on FMitch's profile, Mudd

8:07 am

http://tinyurl.com/yh9t7ag

8:07 am

FM's profile

8:07 am

Hi Mudd, Happy Valentines Day

8:07 am

ty and likewise to you, Mom. Also Happy Chinese New Year.

8:07 am

and to you Mudd

8:08 am

to you too, Mudd

8:09 am

good morning everyone

8:09 am

oh yes! happy Chinese New Year everyone!May you all have good luck!

8:09 am

Good morning Christa, Happy Valentines Day and Happy Chinese New Year (as Mudd pointed out)

8:10 am

and to you Robbie

8:10 am

day started off on computer with blue screen.. "volume is dirty".. yucko.. so CHKDSK deleted some file record segment and an index entry.. (I have no idea what pala.ttf in index $I30 refers to).. and so far, so good

8:10 am

fireflies. Must be off, alas. Thanks all for the wonderful chat today, and thanks for the link of the error si4 as well, BabbleRabble.

8:10 am

Congrats, sprite

8:11 am

bye bye {{Sprite}}

8:11 am

bye, sprite.. have a most enjoyable day!

8:11 am

and congrats, too!

8:11 am

bye sprite!

8:11 am

oh Aloy, that stinks

8:12 am

sigh.. yes, I doubled the RAM and thought the problem was solved

8:12 am

I was hoping it was for you

8:12 am

glad your computer seems to be working now Aloy

8:12 am

Any good news on the citrus front, Aloyisius?

8:12 am

so, just in case I disappear... hope it will be ok, robbie

8:14 am

* What is a vampire's favorite fruit? * Neck-tarines.

8:14 am

"the citrus front", lol.. well, BR, all I can say is that the valencias are all picked, waaay too early.. and we haven't received a report yet (solids content and volume report).. but we are glad now that they were picked because the recent storms would have blown them all off the trees for certain

8:14 am

:) BR, that is cute

8:15 am

good one, BR! (-:

8:15 am

lol BR!

8:16 am

I love my orange juice!

8:19 am

am thankful for the efforts of Lorrie and FMitch.. yay for the list when you "hit the wall"

8:20 am

Could feel my ears burning so had to pop in for a moment :)

8:21 am

Hi FMitch, Happy Valentines Day

8:21 am

Hi Mom

8:21 am

good timing FM! you were just being praised for the list! thanks!

8:21 am

Hi FMitch! thanks for bringing your lovely flowers too.

8:22 am

and Happy Valentines Day!

8:22 am

It is Lorries list I can't claim the glory but can hand it on to others.

8:23 am

.. and I'm so glad you posted it, tyvm!

8:23 am

yvw :)

8:23 am

thanks to Lorrie, and thank you for passing it along

8:24 am

Didn't gell with todays grid but got there in the end.

8:24 am

congrats FMitch

8:24 am

halfway mark for me. Off to make cookies. {{Hugs}} to all of you.

8:24 am

ooohhh cookies!

8:25 am

heart shaped butter cookies

8:25 am

**sets out spread in Babble**

8:25 am

ohh yum yum! can you bake a few extra ones of the PB?

8:25 am

I surely will

8:25 am

wow! the cookies sound great!

8:25 am

congrats, FM! Am having a tuff time finding the final ones.. ooh, cookies! (distracted now.. yumm)

8:26 am

I can clue if you need it Aloy.

8:26 am

best make a whole batch for the PB, don't think a few will do.

8:26 am

mmm the smell of home baking is just soooooooo good.

back!

8:27 am

Front! :)

fm! :D

8:27 am

wb TO

8:27 am

phantom: anonym

8:28 am

hi TO

8:28 am

eek I sould like BR

8:28 am

hi TO! ... waiting for BR's phantom

8:30 am

I do not like this grid sam I am I do not like it with a fox, I do not like it while eating Lox!

i am stopped dead with 50 to go

8:30 am

52 left here

8:30 am

Hello babble friends, and a happy VD to all of you who wish it to be so

8:31 am

ok there is a word that starts with LU that I think means like a cover or furniture does anyone know what I am talking about and is it in the grid lol

8:31 am

hi meliae and Trifioso (-:

8:31 am

lol mel loved Dr Zeus

8:31 am

Happy Valentines Day Trif

is it lu4?

8:32 am

Hi Trif

8:32 am

can someone do me a favor, please? could you click on my icon photo, and tell me if there is still a giant picture of my old icon stuck in my profile?

8:32 am

ther are only 2 x lu and they are both 4s

8:33 am

going to look in the dictionary it is making me crazy

ty m; wondering if the furniture cover is lu4

8:33 am

it is still a huge pic Trif.

8:34 am

grrrrr....thanks fm

8:35 am

maybe if I ask for a clue, an7, I will see it..?

8:35 am

ok it is Lauan and it is a type of wood that they make into furniture I knew I wasnt crazy just trying to spell it wrong lol

oh mel that phantom has been taunting me all morning

8:36 am

I hate it when I get stuck on a word and not sure of the spelling

8:38 am

bbl time to eat something!

8:38 am

okies Robbie

8:39 am

an7 = an + cons + pt of eat.

8:39 am

qu 4,5,6,4,5 missing?

8:39 am

another qu5

8:39 am

was going to clue it along the lines of The King of SIams nanny but run out of steam with the last few letters.

8:40 am

ty car

8:40 am

got it thank you

8:40 am

tyvm, FM.. I am missing some an's so I need to go back further I guess, great clue!

an + consonant?

ty.

8:42 am

okay, I think I fixed it, but whew! that was arduous

8:43 am

oh, hey!!! Car! Happy VD, dear one!

8:43 am

Trif! Happy VD to YOU! Are you playing hooky?

8:44 am

just from sunday school. Bringing the assemblage to reg service

8:44 am

There are 15 an's unfotunately.

8:44 am

WE are skipping....SINNERS!

8:44 am

Happy VD??? That's lu4, right?

8:44 am

oh oh, my attempts at an7 are failing

8:45 am

The lu disease, not the lovin' feelin'

8:45 am

I have 5 LOL long ways to go

8:45 am

VD does have several different meaning and some not so nice.

8:45 am

We have had 2 late nights and a long day yesterday, plus Alex stayed over last night...so I decided to let us stay home!

8:45 am

I was just too lazy to type out the whole thing....

I would't say it isn't NICE- just not usually stated

8:46 am

we have extra meggie, who is never a problem

8:46 am

I know! LU4 and LO 4 in the same grid and on valentine's day!

8:46 am

and all of the boston girls on here can tell you that "eastie" is ABSOLUTELY a real word!

there is an lu diisease i this grid?

8:47 am

don't forget another way to say "a mr sedaka" even tho the rule of using A before a word begining with a vowel do not apply, lol yes that is a clue

8:47 am

Alex is awesome! Keeping the boys very occupied and happy! So we are hidden upstairs watching the Hangover with our coffee and laptops!

eastie is a place!

clues for the na4's please. only have the mama one

8:48 am

Hmmmm....maybe we can match up Meggie & Alex!!!!

8:48 am

there's the flat bread na

8:48 am

plural mamas

indian bread - three

Do you have the na4 indian bread?

8:49 am

na4/4 the indian bread and pl for the 5

Looks like everyone beat me to the clue

more than one mr hawthorne

Where is there a list?

8:49 am

nates

8:49 am

no4/4 think chirstmas

8:49 am

Up that would be one...sorry!

TY all

8:49 am

in py profile Kaplan.

8:49 am

okay, gotta get the troops ready. will tell god you said hey, carole

8:50 am

Thank you Trif!

8:51 am

ops I just realized I said a word in the chat, the not a consonant word

8:52 am

bbs.. brain cells definitely need some nutrients!

8:52 am

okies Aloy

hello every1.

8:53 am

.. still can't find the an7

8:53 am

Bye Aloy am goin g to head out too for a while.

8:53 am

and I thought I "saw" it from FM's clue

8:54 am

hey, the sun and the flowers look nice together, FM.. brightens the day (-:

i have an 7 and di 7. what do the others begin with?

8:54 am

an + the na 5 I just typed by mistake in the chog

are you going, fm?

8:57 am

Those are the same one I have TO

8:57 am

holy cow, ty car.ee finally.. I didn't have the pl ending, ok - now I can go in peace (-: bbs Hagd, FM..

8:58 am

Bye Aloy!

bye aloy

9:01 am

i dont like babble3 without lickety. it takes too much time.

I'm with you on that, MKG. Absolutely.

It's enough to make me go back to wordsplay.net! even though this is much more satisfying.

9:03 am

i do wordsplay too.

9:04 am

ouse

9:04 am

oops sorry.

9:04 am

when there is not a list I just do as many as I can and call it good I do not stress on trying to comple the grid

is there a list yet?

9:04 am

I dotn like going back and forth to others clues, I get confused and frustrated

9:05 am

lists I mean

9:05 am

this is sad. i have wii frisbee shoulder. a medical condition for the 21st century.

9:05 am

yes, in FMitch's profile there is a list.

have you finally trained those cats to play?

9:05 am

lol Hurshy is that like Guitare hero shoulder?

9:05 am

no need - the wii provides a cute virtual dog

9:06 am

List posted at 4.01 am if you check back

9:06 am

Hi all. Happy Valentine's Day!

9:06 am

Anyone got clue for ve5,16 please?

where is that, hydra?

9:07 am

On FMitch's list

9:07 am

latin pl of ve4, superior ve** cava

9:07 am

plural of the ve 4/7

9:07 am

Oh! Didn't notice that other e. Many thanks, hurshy!

9:08 am

maybe that's why i like medical shows... there are so many nifty WORDS!

9:09 am

my problem is I know tons of words I just have CRS when it comes to spelling them LOL like the phillipine mahogany word we were thinking was in the grid earlier

9:09 am

On my last word... Will I find it? I've gotta!

9:09 am

FIREWORKS!:-)

9:10 am

woohooo Jac grats

congrats jacs!

9:10 am

FIREWORKS TOO!!!

9:10 am

Thank you! I'd better see to the washing now and prep vegs for dinner. Happy Babbling.

wtg hydra!

9:10 am

grats Hydra

9:10 am

Congrats Hydra.x

9:11 am

Congrats Jacula!!!! x

9:11 am

how many un words are there please?

9:11 am

Oops! Sorry about the huge icon pic. I'll change it later.

9:11 am

Just made some buns and eaten three already. 7 un words, meliae

9:11 am

thank you Hydra

9:15 am

does anyone have the A's and can they list them?

9:15 am

annel

9:15 am

oops

Jacula, are you still here? Your huge icon is causing Babble to stutter. Have had to adblock it.

(Adblock your icon, not Babble!)

9:18 am

sally...how do you do that?

I use Firefox. Right click on icon, select block image, select particular image.

This happened once before and it was someone's huge icon, so I remembered this time.

9:21 am

doesn't work with IE

9:21 am

is there a list out yet?

Sorry, should explain that this is an add-on called AdBlock for Firefox. Worth its weight in gold.

9:22 am

on FM's profile...but she's not online

Firefox is free to download.

one in gremlinn's profile too, look in rankings to find the name

9:22 am

i have firefox...just don't use it, so use to IE

Jes I have a list in my profile.

You can get FM's profile from the archives.

9:23 am

thanks sixty

9:23 am

thanks sixty

yw

9:23 am

Just popped back. I'll change the icon now. SORRY ABOUT THAT FOLKS.

Now that I can enter words again, I have fireworks, so any clues needed before I go?

9:23 am

wtg sally!!

Thanks Jacula!

9:25 am

It's done. I'll log and and all should be well. Happy Babbling all. x

9:28 am

i think the icon has to leave the chat log for it work better

9:31 am

i'm still stuttering

same here phaeton

Phaeton I like ur profile pic

9:33 am

ty sixty

9:33 am

whew! A's done

wtg phaeton

9:36 am

ty

9:38 am

this is hindering my typing...lol

mine too, phaeton. although I am not that great to start with.

9:40 am

wish there were more posts...get jacula out of here sooner! lol

9:40 am

how many word today,,please

166

9:40 am

ty

yw

9:41 am

hi nans hi all

hi Joanne

9:42 am

hi joanne

9:42 am

joooooooooooo

9:43 am

nice to see you

9:43 am

how are u dong,,and how is the little guy,,

9:43 am

u 2 nans

9:44 am

well gramma can put him to sleep in her arms lol

9:44 am

they love that,,,

9:45 am

ohh yea, the parents hehe

9:46 am

Happy Valentines all

9:46 am

happy chinese new year!

9:47 am

no lickety? how am i supposed to finished? LOL

9:47 am

sixty has the stats in her profile

9:47 am

hello, all! Shirlock, I went to a Chinese New Year's celebration at Vancerbilt U last week -- kinda like a variety show -- much fun!

9:47 am

*Vanderbilt

9:48 am

i'm posting on my blog about it, all weekend, expatsinthecity.com

9:48 am

in a roomful of 600 people, my friend Ann and I were part of just a handful of Caucasians -- novel experience

an 6/18 plz

9:49 am

an + man's first name

9:49 am

hope you had a good time une

9:49 am

**** Diamond . . . **** Armstrong (diff. spelling)

ty Une

9:49 am

new year's is much fun and feasting

9:49 am

we did!!

9:51 am

a novel experience requires a book

9:51 am

Good Morning fellow Babblers. Just got NBT; nearly time for church here. How is everybody today?

9:52 am

yay! jacula is finally gone and things are working better!!

9:52 am

??? What did Jac have to do with how things work?

9:54 am

shirl, see a pic of some of the dancers in my icon pic!

9:54 am

Jac posted an over sized pic and it made babble stutter

9:54 am

i heard she reduced it, no?

9:54 am

Aah! Thanks for the explanation

9:55 am

yes...but it had to leave the chog to work better

9:55 am

i didn't mean Jac personally...just the posts

9:55 am

:-D

still need one na4/4 - Have the bread and the mama ones

9:56 am

pl mans name

9:57 am

my daughter the loving vegetarian made heart-shaped bean burgers for her boyfriend for Valentine's!

9:57 am

na5/10...pl of man's name

10:00 am

What a gas

10:00 am

LOLOLOL!

10:00 am

jumpin' jack flash!

10:00 am

will you be my vale-methane

10:01 am

hey, ruru! how's Dylan??

10:01 am

hi all. Happy Valentines Day

10:01 am

he's great une.. a perfect child (not!)

10:01 am

we need more pics . . . please?

10:01 am

howdy, boo!

10:04 am

back for a few more;)

10:04 am

hey, crossy :-)

10:04 am

howdy une

10:05 am

ok, BBL -- happy babbling! *poof*

10:06 am

morning all glad to see a medium grid today

10:07 am

Be well, Une

10:07 am

howdy jmb

10:07 am

indeed,this one is just my speed;0

10:07 am

Hello, jmbdobie ... yeah another one of those tedious trainer grids

10:08 am

br you are incourageable!

10:14 am

For those of us who own dogs, this ia a wonderful video link that my sister sent me. http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup ?v=fBYtCmJFrm4

can't get it to take the mans name, but takes the plural na5/10. Anyone else have that problem

It's not really a plural - just looks like one. This babblet comes up ofte!

I did intend to put an n on often!

10:20 am

Happy Valentine's Day to my fellow babblers.I have a list in my profile,but don't know the total score.Does anybody have a total score so I can put it in profile?

1200

10:21 am

Happy Valentines Day to you Min

sorry, wrong

10:21 am

Thank you rumplestiltskin. I'll update it in profile now

10:22 am

Oh, ok. I'll hold off on that until I get the right score.

that's just what i have now, 23 left

10:22 am

I don't feel like going through the list w/a calculator.

10:23 am

Heyas kids ..

10:23 am

Hi torgone!Do you have a total point score for today

I may never finish because I can't get the next to the last na4/4

10:24 am

Sorry Min .. I just started ..

10:25 am

more than one nan rumple

10:29 am

or grandma in most languages

TY rururocks. You saved the day.

10:30 am

Just went through list with calculator, score is 1681.

10:30 am

Off to go out to lunch. I'll be back later to do the grid

10:30 am

i cant get Lickety's Babble Clues page to load correctly? any ideas!

10:31 am

I have a list today in my profile M3; no Lickety today

10:31 am

go to rankings and go to gremlin he has a list

10:31 am

@ minveryork thx

10:31 am

I need help on the an 6/18 please

10:36 am

crossy hands a rose to all the ladies for valentines day:)

an6 = an + a mans name

an+ "not-a-man's-bane"

10:36 am

thank you sixty

yw

10:37 am

ty crossy

TY Crossy

TY Crossy

lowe

SORRY

10:37 am

that reminds me,i have to get a bottle of wine for tonight;0

10:38 am

what are you going to get crossy?

10:39 am

a nice chardonnay(sp)

10:39 am

the aussies are making good vino now

10:39 am

(spelled it correctly)

10:39 am

wow,tis a miracle

10:39 am

Leeuwin is a good one.

10:40 am

Kumeau RIver is a nother good one

10:42 am

i doing up nice trout in a beer batter with secret hobo spices in cold pressed olive oil,califoiwer with a 3 cheese sauce,baked taters with chives and bacon bits and a chocolate cheesecake for dessert

10:42 am

that sounds good

10:42 am

hi babblers - happy valentine's day - min, the total points for today: 1681

10:43 am

although Sauvignon Blanc would work better

10:44 am

ill check them out ruru,im not much of a wine guru

10:44 am

Think I am doing lamb loin chops with veggies and roasted potato

10:44 am

most of what i drink per usual can also run a dragster if needed;0

10:44 am

oh..uh oh

10:45 am

what do you want to spend on Chardonnay Crossy>?

10:45 am

giving me wine,is like giving a pig a strawberry hehe,but have to take care of the ladies today;0

10:45 am

bout 30 dollars

10:46 am

do the leeuwin.

10:46 am

kumeau river is more I think

10:46 am

sounds good,ill write that down now

10:47 am

we have a flagship lcbo here,so they carry pretty near everything

10:48 am

mm,i may forego the batter and go with a lemon pepper..will have to think on it\

10:49 am

my valentine's dinner sounds boring, but it's what the menfolk like - meat loaf and mashed potatoes! - I keep trying to make it more creative but they just want the old standby

10:49 am

nothing wrong with meat loaf and mashed potatoes

with that chocolate cheesecake for dessert, definitely not battered fish!

10:49 am

jbv..have you tried using stuffing instead of crackers for the meatloaf?

10:50 am

i was thinking that as well helen

10:50 am

sounds interesting - I use bread crumbs

10:50 am

(you shouls wear something sexy while serving meat loaf however)

10:50 am

lol

10:50 am

and theese fillets deserve better than batter im thinking

10:51 am

lol,yea,waer a lace teddy and then it all works

10:51 am

:D crossy..lol

10:51 am

well, thanks for the inspiration, you two - but this is a family dinner! :)

10:52 am

then you can serve boiled tree bark with sand and it wont matter hehe

10:52 am

ROFL

10:52 am

Good morning, everyone. Only in Babble will you see meatloaf being used with lingerie.

I'm thinking prok loin centre chops, marinaded in lime and ginger, with broccoli (steamed in butter) and perogies with yogurt and bacon bits

10:52 am

but if you havent doen so jbv,do try stuffing instead of crackers for the meatloaf

10:52 am

sounds delish helen

Just have to think about dessert - lemon cookies with ice cream, maybe.

10:53 am

Mmmm! Helen, make extra 'cause we're all coming to your house for dinner.

10:53 am

so do you prepare the stuffing first, then mold themeatloaf around it? then bake it?

10:54 am

if you do that helen,get the itallian style limone sherbert

10:54 am

no no,jbv.....

10:54 am

fresh mold is essential

10:55 am

take 2 pounds of ground beef,add 2 eggs,then add 1 pack of stove top stuffing,mix all together,place in deep bread pan,then brush with fav bbq sauce

10:55 am

350 for 45 min or so

10:55 am

lol BR

10:55 am

oh, ok, thanks!

10:56 am

it is as good as meatloaf gets jbv

10:56 am

when you see the meatloaf pull away from the pan just a bit,it is done

10:56 am

Hello, nelleon .... how you doing this VD?

10:57 am

Great! How's by you?

10:57 am

i promise you will not have leftovers hehe

10:57 am

I am having just a spiffy day .. thanks for asking

10:58 am

spiffy,gnarly,rad,tubular hehe

10:58 am

now the kids just swear at each other

11:00 am

went to get my boy from school early the other day,and while i was waiting i saw this girl heading to the office with her friend,she was tiny ethreal beauty,almosr elf like..then she opened her mouth and out came a stram of language that would make a sailor blush..was insane..an this to a teacher

11:00 am

Swearing in Twitter speak. Now that's funny. Fk u.

11:01 am

Luckily for me, vicarious eating has no caloric conseqences!

11:01 am

here nelleon,have a bacon weave sammich:))

11:02 am

Haha...and yum!

11:03 am

who says you cant get a full pound of bacon on a single sammich? hehe

11:04 am

Were you in the midst of the snow bonanza, nelleon?

11:04 am

Cross...it's said that excessive swearing exhibits a lack of creativity.

11:04 am

Crossy - belated condolences on the loss of your monkey. (((HUGS)))

11:04 am

tyvm judi

11:04 am

Well, I guess for here, it was a snow bonanza.

11:05 am

Good, it is nice you did not have to feel left out

11:05 am

the damn colon cancer took her so fast,she went from normal to having to be put to sleep in about a month;((

11:05 am

Lol..I would welcome being left out !

11:07 am

hi all! back for a few more!

11:07 am

sorry for your loss crossy

11:07 am

wb robbie! here have a bacon weave sammich:)

11:07 am

tyvm robbie

11:08 am

ty crossy;-)

11:09 am

your profile write up is beautiful crossy

11:09 am

a couple a years ago I lost a pet rock to malignant erosion

11:10 am

lol BR

11:11 am

Horrible end.

11:11 am

Bet you went right out and got stoned.

11:11 am

I'm guessing it was a chronic condition BR

11:11 am

tyvm robbie

11:12 am

lol Judi

11:12 am

I just don't know how I weathered it

11:12 am

:-) crossy

11:13 am

i imagine you have the pebbles still around to comfort you

11:13 am

Did you pack up all your cares and move to Boulder?

11:13 am

Can anyone tell me now many words in today's grid, please?

11:13 am

I am rendered speechless!

11:13 am

or rolling rock?

11:13 am

166

11:13 am

166 tabby

11:14 am

Thanks, Dan and Robbie

11:14 am

just have to rock and roll with the punches at times

11:16 am

Whatever you people are drinking, smoking, whatever...I want some! Howdy all

11:17 am

hi hoot owl!

11:17 am

Happy Valentines Day roomies

11:17 am

hello, hoot ... hope your day has been replete with peace and meaningfulness

11:17 am

Hiya, Hoot! It's difficult to make rock jokes.

11:18 am

Malignant erosion is tragic. If only it had merelly been smashed! Could have gone to rehab!

11:18 am

Happy Valentines Day to you Cherry

11:18 am

merely

11:18 am

If you go into archive and check out this morning about 7am, it was wackier than this. Discussing grammar, language useage and silliness!

11:19 am

silliness is fun!

11:19 am

BR - my BF is working, I am fighting this puzzle and laughing my head off. Wadda you tink?

11:20 am

I take these rock jokes for granite

11:21 am

lol. Good one ruru.

11:21 am

It must be the chat doing it.....I'll wait and see.

11:22 am

duck when the rocks are flying or you could be basalted

11:22 am

ouch!

11:23 am

that is so gneiss of you to warn us BR

11:23 am

LOL

11:23 am

aaarrrfggghhhhhhhh!

11:23 am

brad and agelina's marriage is rocky!

11:24 am

yes and make sure the crust is good so the pyrite

11:25 am

Sedimental fools.

11:25 am

it is best to start of with a clean slate

11:25 am

off

11:25 am

LOL judi

11:25 am

lol judi

11:26 am

a good piece of meat should not be overly marbled

11:26 am

"banging head on table"

11:27 am

shale we continue?

11:27 am

my sediments exactly

11:27 am

Oh, break it up and let's have some concrete clues.

11:28 am

I have to cement them in first judi

11:28 am

Shale we do that?

11:28 am

I know it's only ROCK and roll but I like it

11:29 am

at least this chat isn't boron

11:29 am

I metamorphic the other night but forgot her name

11:29 am

lol

11:29 am

Uhhhhhgh.

11:29 am

shale we do pinky cross, Robbie? lol?

11:29 am

lol nell

11:30 am

we just need to strata-gize for the next round

11:30 am

Stratum? Don't even know 'im!

11:30 am

lust

11:31 am

sorry PB for me....

11:31 am

good day for that lady!!

11:31 am

lust or the PB?

11:32 am

lu4

11:32 am

Lust IN the PB!! MEOW!

11:33 am

there are cookies in the PB

Peanut butter, of course

11:33 am

*puts some homemade donuts in PB*

11:34 am

Have you got milk??

11:34 am

*stashes some milk in PB frig*

11:34 am

How did we go from lu4 to milk and cookies? That's just sad.

11:35 am

some of us are beyond LUST

11:35 am

how about chocolate covered strawberries?

11:35 am

oops where are the donuts?

11:35 am

(speak for yourself cherry)

Tuxedo strawberries, please

11:37 am

do they have bow ties, Helen?

11:37 am

Does anyone have a list posted?

11:37 am

yes minver and gremlin

gremlinn does

11:37 am

FM has one, too

11:37 am

Ty. Will look.

Of course - what is a tuxedo without bow tie?

Fireworks!

11:38 am

Jelly w/o donut

11:38 am

wtg helen!

11:38 am

YYYYAAAAYYYY helen!

11:38 am

woohoo Helen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

11:39 am

maybe we passed under it through the tu 6/21 of lo4/7

Must go check my e-valentines were delivered (new site - had a prob yesterday) Back later enjoy and good luck

11:39 am

bye helen! good luck to you

11:41 am

there is both lo4/7 and lu4/5 in the grid today!

11:52 am

letting the dogs out brb

11:54 am

Just read back - I have fmitches list in my profile.

11:56 am

bbl

12:07 pm

good morning all :)

12:08 pm

missing one of the na 4-5 combos, but have no idea -- any guesses?

12:10 pm

not the grannies

12:10 pm

gd evening everybody

12:10 pm

have the grannies and the 2 that are not a combo

12:10 pm

hi all

12:11 pm

Then you need the Indian bread

12:11 pm

*3 grannies and one na 5 that is not part of a combo

12:11 pm

hootowl, did you get my photo?

12:11 pm

en5 minus the e

12:11 pm

plural

12:12 pm

indian bread? what is the alpha numeric, please?

12:13 pm

it has a double letter combo in the middle of it

12:13 pm

na4,4 and pl

12:13 pm

ty -- n's done

12:16 pm

cool icon, Bugsaw

12:17 pm

Thanks Boobear. I am proud of the athletes but wish we could have spent all that money on affordable housing instead. Mixed feelings here

12:18 pm

yes I understand. Are they staying the Athlete's Village

12:19 pm

a little money spent on padding the sidelines of the luge would have been a good idea too

12:19 pm

I think the plan is to sell the units in athletes village, plus no-one can afford to live in Whistler

12:19 pm

Wasn't that sad ruru? I was horrified by that.

12:20 pm

horrible and all off the down hill stuff is very dangerous.. they know that going in

12:20 pm

The money that the whole province spent on hosting the Olympics could have done more good for more people in more communities

12:21 pm

we have a couple of wars going that I feel the same way about bugs

12:22 pm

Why don't governments ever ask all the crepidarians on Babble what they should do, ruru?

12:23 pm

absolutely

12:23 pm

(now has to look up crepidarians)

12:23 pm

I learned it from Babble Rabble. Love it

helllo

12:26 pm

Hi TO

12:26 pm

Hi TO

12:27 pm

no lickety today?

no but fm has a list in her profile

12:29 pm

missing an an 4-5 in that mess somewhere, but the monkeys aren't cooperating

as am i. have woman's name, celebes ox, feed the kitty, and against as 4/5 pairs.

12:31 pm

womans name nan

was missing the looped handle o a vase (archaeology)

los of babblets today

aw, dad just gave me a little coconut cream heart! so now i can say i got a valentine!

12:42 pm

2-toed sloth alert

12:43 pm

good morning/afternoon/evening all

12:43 pm

Morning jilli

hello jili. with which letter does this sloth begin?

12:43 pm

hi bugs! did you enjoy the ceremonies?

12:44 pm

it's un4/6, TO

12:44 pm

I didn't see the whole thing jilli but parts of it were impressive. Nothing can top the opening of the Beijing Olympics tho!

ty. i am gathering some defs of common babblets today. it helps me to remember them

12:45 pm

bugs, they weren't trying to compete with Beijing -- it was totally different and should have been seen all of one piece to get the full impact

12:46 pm

It was my birthday jilli so my lovely husband took me out for a special dinner instead. I saw the beginning and the end where they lit the torches

12:47 pm

I especially liked the huge welcoming totems that looked like they were carved from ice when the athletes were entering

12:48 pm

I'm glad you enjoyed your birthday dinner, bugs. Maybe there's a replay available somewhere.

12:48 pm

I also liked that 5 of our special athletes lit the torch not just one

12:48 pm

I think you missed the whole thing, bugs!

12:48 pm

a nice Canadian touch, I thot

12:52 pm

sorry went to watch the ski jumping for a bit --- have all the same ones that you have TO

i am done.

12:53 pm

YAY TO well done

12:53 pm

what was the missing an 4-5 combo, TO?

12:53 pm

Congrats!!!

ty, ty

was missing the archaeologial term or lopped handle of a vase

12:54 pm

will have to google it,-- no idea

12:54 pm

bugs, I went to YouTube to see if they had a replay but it had been removed "due to terms violation" or something.

12:55 pm

I think there is a replay at CTV

12:55 pm

CBC strikes again

try cnbc or msnbc

12:56 pm

I am not worried that I missed them. I like the sports more.

ty or the kudos, going to woedrampage or a while. happy babbling.

12:56 pm

shhh...heading out to get this real neat 4 foot olive tree for the mrs...poof!

12:56 pm

YAY TO!!! And btw, for your babblet collection, the sloth is also spelt with an i as the last letter (that's eye, not ell)

bugs like the icon but what are the spring olympics?

i do know the i version and tried it

12:59 pm

TO, here it feels like spring! You'll find a verse I wrote at the beginning of the chog ;)

12:59 pm

They are suppposed to be the Winter Olympics Owl, but it is an El Nino year so we are having an especially mild winter. Daffodils and crocuses are in bloom and the only snow is on the course. They had to truck snow in from one of our National Parks in the middle of the province to make sure there would be snow on the jumping hill.

lol you can have my snow

12:59 pm

They have tubes of dry ice under the snow too to keep it cold so it won't melt

1:00 pm

Can't find anything for lopped vase handles

1:00 pm

There's tons of snow at Whistler, though -- it's farther north

1:00 pm

Nan I found it is the reverse dictionary

1:00 pm

what do the handles begin with, nan?

1:01 pm

*in start with an

1:01 pm

obviously an, since that is what I'm looking for -- don't really understand, jill

1:02 pm

I didn't know what you were looking for, nan -- do you want another kind of clue?

1:02 pm

There is tons of snow here at Mt Washington too jilli.. We have had all kinds of team come here to train before the games began. It was almost a mini Whistler!

1:02 pm

oh -- sorry -- I see - you didn't know what I was looking for -- an 4-5 combo

1:02 pm

yes please, jill

1:02 pm

I heard about that, bugs

1:02 pm

an + feather b***

1:03 pm

have that one bugs, ty

1:03 pm

Hey, it took me awhile to see that Dr. G put in Valentine's theme for us today.

did i see snow alling last night?

1:03 pm

an + South America and Latin pl?

1:03 pm

not Latin plural, just the regular one

1:04 pm

bingo --- ty ty ty, jill

1:04 pm

yw, nan

1:04 pm

Well, let's hope it's lo 4 and not just lu 4.

1:05 pm

TO it can be confusing because they are having events in two different sites. Some are in Vancouver where there is mild weather and daffodils. The other is much farther north in a community called Whistler where there is plenty of snow.

1:05 pm

lol, mudd

1:08 pm

hoo boy, that un5/16 is a silly word

1:08 pm

un 4,5,6,5,5,5,6 -- what am I missing please?

are there snow related events in vancouver?

1:09 pm

missing a ut 4,5

1:09 pm

Cypress mountain isn't that far out of town, TO

what is held there?

1:10 pm

Vancouver is a beautiful city surrounded by mountains. People can take a bus to Cypress mountain to do some night skiing after work on normal years.

1:11 pm

The moguls and hotdog stuff are held there. I think the jumping is too

1:12 pm

The other events in Vancouver are on ice, indoors

1:13 pm

Ski jumping is at Whistler

1:13 pm

clue for du 6/24 plese.

1:14 pm

*please*

1:14 pm

no idea yet inge, sorry

1:14 pm

morning ... du 6/24 - responsibilities

1:14 pm

*!* ta da *!* - thanks for all the help :)

1:15 pm

du6: obligations

1:15 pm

plural of the du 4/8

1:15 pm

*obligations to perform

1:15 pm

Yay Nan!

1:15 pm

thanks everyone for the clues

1:15 pm

thanks , I had the singular. Duh

1:16 pm

YAY nan!!!

1:17 pm

off to watch more of the olympics -- back at the flip :)

1:18 pm

* * fireworks * *

1:19 pm

is an 8,40 a typo

1:20 pm

YAY jilli!

1:20 pm

yes, MrsC -- there are no 8-letter words here

1:20 pm

yhanks

1:20 pm

thanks

1:20 pm

yw :)

1:22 pm

MrsC -- the Lickety list you're looking at (I assume) is not the right one although it has the same number of words shown

1:24 pm

Jilli, are you willing to go to Washington state in August, either the 21 or 28 to participate in a Babble west coast gathering. Stidmama would prefer the 21. I can drive you and flosey down if you want to come (and trust my driving.) Sharing would cut down the costs

1:24 pm

there is a list here: http://www.playbabble.com/?id-51181

1:25 pm

Yes, bugs --either date is ok as far as I know

1:26 pm

I was sure you had heard about it but you and I have not been here at same time for a while.

1:26 pm

Does flosey want to come too, do you know?

1:27 pm

I had heard about it -- I've forgotten from whom! We should contact each other via email I think. I don't know about flosey -- it's quite possible.

1:28 pm

Unfortunately right now I have to leave for a lunch date, and then for some library background work (cataloguing magazines and doing deletions)

1:29 pm

Have a good day. We have sun here now. I hope you do to

1:29 pm

so bye for now, all! Happy babbling!

1:29 pm

Yes, the sun's out :)

1:35 pm

hi all.....am missing an na5/10, I have the bread and the grand-parent......can someone help with the 3rd on please??

1:35 pm

do you have the pl man's name?

1:36 pm

I don't have that one either Flask

1:36 pm

no....a clue plase?

1:36 pm

thanks Pav

1:37 pm

thanks Pav!

1:38 pm

I don't think I have the bread?...is it edible bread?

1:38 pm

Indian!

1:38 pm

FLASK! *happy mama look* hello! hey everyone!

1:39 pm

you mean the indian palindrome?

1:39 pm

Hi Stid!!!

1:39 pm

hiya stid? but how can this be ? you're in the grid ?

1:39 pm

Indian bread!

1:39 pm

LOL so I am! (I escaped)

1:40 pm

so you are!

1:40 pm

Hi stid!

1:40 pm

Indian bread, Indian palindrome...my mind is racing too much to wrap around these clues...

1:40 pm

hey bugs!

1:41 pm

okay, indian bread starts like a word for granny then reverse the letters

1:41 pm

a palindrome is a word that can be spelled the same way forward and backwords

1:41 pm

and plural of course

1:43 pm

I'm sorry, I thought there an even bigger secret to an Indian palindrome vs. and English palindrome

1:43 pm

did anyone make a list?

1:43 pm

thanks stid...got em both

1:43 pm

go PAV!

1:44 pm

45 left here

1:44 pm

YES! there's an actual FISH in the grid! :-D

1:44 pm

127 here, not going to finish today.

1:44 pm

and pl too Stid!

1:44 pm

Gremlin and I think Temple Owl posted lists

1:44 pm

so there is! thanks PAV!

1:46 pm

and if you take out the last vo5, you'll have another word..

1:46 pm

how are you doing bugs? have you been following the olympics? (I am boycotting them -- the US network is cr** and I hate their coverage)

1:46 pm

aha! PAV, you're an angel!

1:47 pm

actually tu5.16 is also that fish as well. Morning all

1:47 pm

can't be as bad as the bbc coverage Stid!!

1:47 pm

its shocking!!

1:47 pm

I watch some of the events stid. I used to ski so I like those but they haven't begun yet because of the poor conditions.

1:47 pm

we can get US coverage. Can't you get Canadian stations?

1:47 pm

hey lynxxx!

1:47 pm

ty4 sound like fork prong

1:48 pm

tyne

1:48 pm

tuna

1:48 pm

tunas

1:48 pm

go Flask go!!!

1:48 pm

am sooooo sorry!!!!

1:48 pm

rofl... *restocks PB*

1:48 pm

HEADS UP Flask

1:48 pm

thanks flask, but I have those...I need the other 45 I don't have

1:48 pm

lolol

1:49 pm

this is why I don't babble when I can't use my little netbook -- I ALWAYS end up doing that!

Happy Valentine's Day everyone!

1:49 pm

61 left bbl

1:49 pm

hey sweetheart and to you

1:49 pm

later dobie

1:50 pm

down to 100, would like NBT before I go rip up the paper that is due in ten days.... the E in the top row and hte A next to the W please?

1:51 pm

greed, sloth, en4

1:51 pm

thanks PAV

1:51 pm

old english "ages"

1:51 pm

or the al4 vera plant

1:52 pm

or Like I am today, without anyone to call my own...please no boo hoos...

1:52 pm

no, the A next to (to the right of) the W... please?

1:52 pm

aw4.8 soldier skipped off

1:52 pm

pl of Ms Paquin

1:52 pm

un4.6 & 5.14 2 toed sloth, speaking about them!

1:53 pm

lucky you PAV! you can eat all the choclits yourself!

1:53 pm

I was answering the phone.......Stid, that was your valentines day gift from me....lololol

1:53 pm

actually, I have just a few p-nut butter cookies...trying to est them w/o the poopies noticing

1:53 pm

thanks for thoese lynxxx

1:54 pm

est = eat

1:55 pm

I was more curious about the "poopies" to be honest! *grin*

1:55 pm

they love p-nut butter and p-nut butter cookies of course! shhh! don't tell anyone...

1:56 pm

aha! down to 79 and NBT suddenly. thanks for all the help folks!

1:56 pm

*zipping mouth while sneaking a cookie for later*

1:56 pm

they are doing well, I've had the front door open these two days while I babble and they like the fresh air and limited scenery from the front door

1:57 pm

time for paper rewriting. *sigh* so glad the pups are doing well PAV. mine just got home from an unplanned "solo" around the cow pasture. LOL his way of protesting all my homework.

1:57 pm

and now... adieu. see you-all soon! *poof*

1:58 pm

bye Stid

1:58 pm

yes, we are tst driving a new pee pad/receptacle to hopefully replace the paper diapers I've been buying all along..

1:59 pm

hi, all. I have had a perfectly wonderful birthday. My husband gave me a teddy bear to add to my collection for Valentine's Day, and his birthday card was so special it made me cry. He took my Masters Degree and had it triple matted and framed for my birthday present. I am so blessed to have him.

2:00 pm

congrats Angelsong. How lovely to have a romantic husband

2:00 pm

and a Happy Birthday & Valentines Day to you Angel!

2:01 pm

How very thoughtful. Congrats on having a lovely husband and on your birthday Angel!

Happy Valentines Day and Birthdays to everyone. I've got fireworks and it is snowing like blazes here. Going to take a nap. There goes the snowplow by now.

2:05 pm

yay Rumples!

you are very lucky. nearly everyone forgot mine this year

2:06 pm

congrats Rumple! bye

2:06 pm

hi TOwl

2:10 pm

if we keep gettign puzzles without lickety;s matching list,I will move into the babbler retirment home. Never finished yesterday, and spent 5 hurs on today's

2:11 pm

hi Inge. Yesterdays was bad bad.

afternoon everyone! I agree, inge!

2:11 pm

I am using FMitch's list, but it is so complicated

Lickety has really spoiled us, I fear. It's just so much harder using a raw list.

2:13 pm

how many words please?

166, Mudd

2:13 pm

166 Mudd

2:13 pm

Has anyone heard why Lickety's list has not been here? Is he ailing? On vacation?

2:14 pm

or not using at all FV

2:14 pm

oooo ... I'm missing one. ty

I'd almost rather use no list, PAV

2:14 pm

I think there is an illness inthe family that's keeping him away...

2:14 pm

That's too bad.

2:15 pm

I haven't deciphered the fine art of listing either

can anyone help with the left column E words? I'm missing four and have no idea...

2:15 pm

Inge...I have Fmitch's list and its great!!!

2:15 pm

down to 36, if I can help someone...

have 3 ea words and one el

2:16 pm

I have ea x 3 and el x 1

2:16 pm

el6.21 & 7.32 - 2 sets. el & a mixed up mothers sister

2:16 pm

It is harder to use. If you have macular degeneration as I do, it is almosost impossible.

2:16 pm

great minds think alike FV!

2:17 pm

thanks lynxx

2:17 pm

the other el set ends in consumed

2:17 pm

Sorry!.....I should have kept quiet!

ty, lynxx! I could have stared at that all day!

2:17 pm

just the need two more forthe bottom e

got the volcano, PAV?

2:18 pm

nm ...just saw them FV

2:18 pm

30 left here

how about a few W clues? still need 3 from there. Have 7 wa, one we, 3 wo

2:19 pm

28

2:20 pm

i have 6 wa, 3 we and 2 wo

2:20 pm

wa4 x 5 and wa5

2:21 pm

we4 7 6 and wo4 and 5

hm, clue the we7?

2:21 pm

bet you wo** get the wo4.8

2:21 pm

I just did...you lose!

2:22 pm

we6.30 nasty sounding little animal.

2:22 pm

we7 start like the animal but end with the yellow stuff on beaches

2:22 pm

and replace the ending of the nasty aminal with the grainy beach particle

ty for the 7, that's a strange one!

2:23 pm

hello all

2:23 pm

sa5 can be more than yellow,...black-ish, grey-ish or even white-ish

2:23 pm

I see lickety is still out ... does anyone know how maddie is doing?

2:23 pm

sa4 rather...

2:24 pm

... and Fireworks!

2:24 pm

yay Merk!

2:24 pm

She is at home kje but a couple of weeks before she goes to school

2:25 pm

yayay merk!

2:25 pm

congrats merk

hooray, merk!

2:25 pm

wow... that is long for typical pneumonia... I hop ethat is all it is

2:26 pm

ty ... enjoy the rest of your holiday ... see you tomorrow

2:26 pm

I've never heard of a kid having pneumonia, but then again Maddie seems to be a frequent hospital goer. Poor kid

2:26 pm

kids get pneumonia... but unusual to be out for a month with it

2:27 pm

well, at least she is home now... that will be better for everyone

2:28 pm

yeay w's are done

2:28 pm

25 left

I'm still missing one, PAV, can you give me the count?

2:29 pm

is there a list?

2:29 pm

wa4 4 4 4 4 5 4 5 we4 7 6 wo4 4 5

thansks. it's a wa4 then. looking

grr, a fish it was!

2:30 pm

wa4 10?

no, the fishier version of that

2:32 pm

need an o from the bottom corner..I have ou4 and ol4

yes, kje, there's a list in FMitch's profile, I hear, but no lickety

ou5

2:32 pm

ty fuq

2:33 pm

ty FV

2:33 pm

bottom row greyed!

yay, PAV!

2:34 pm

are there any my clues

anyone have all the 7's? I have di, el, el, we. What's the last one?

2:34 pm

an7

2:35 pm

go PAV go! taking another mini break. revising papers is not fun.

2:35 pm

starts with The King and I's heroine and ends with what she dids at dinner

I want it to be antonym, but it's not. wah!

2:35 pm

the bird(s) bear

2:35 pm

and that s is not a typo

2:37 pm

the King is on drugs?

2:37 pm

and he did WHAT with her?

2:37 pm

probably

2:37 pm

and if it was me, yul could do anything he wanted ; )

2:37 pm

hey ruru!

2:38 pm

ooo she likes baldies...

2:38 pm

considering a trip to the local BevMo! for some vino..their having a 5 cent sale...

2:38 pm

hi pav

2:38 pm

they're = their, in some contexts

2:39 pm

what are you looking for?

2:39 pm

some men can pull it off... others def cannnot

2:39 pm

I don't know...I've been particular to Pinot Grigio of late..

2:40 pm

vino sounds good.

2:40 pm

see if they have the Gini Soave 2008

2:40 pm

but I do like the Spanish wines too, and I have a recipe that calls for use of a sparkling wine...

2:40 pm

stid !!!

2:40 pm

I have to go to a study session with my classmate soon... *sigh* *heavy sigh*

2:40 pm

di7?

ty, kje. took me awhile, but got it

far away, kje

2:41 pm

not near kje,,

2:41 pm

not near

2:41 pm

kje

2:41 pm

hey! just read that! I object

2:41 pm

RURU!!! how are you? how's our puppy boy?

2:41 pm

lolol

2:41 pm

ty for the clues

2:41 pm

he's great stid.. a really nice dog.

2:42 pm

I did that icon just fer yew...

2:42 pm

you look cute in your cowboy hat ruru...

2:42 pm

of course he is nice! growing, and being wonderful then. *satisfied mama look*

2:42 pm

such a brat... it is like you and weed share one brain

2:42 pm

in every interpretation

2:43 pm

LOL kje!

2:43 pm

any clues for the U's please?

2:43 pm

is that really you, ru?

2:43 pm

quite cute

2:44 pm

nah...

2:44 pm

I have un4 5 6 5 5 6 need two more though

2:44 pm

I kinda looked like that as a kid though

2:44 pm

that makes sense... cuz I was gonna ask what happened ; )

2:44 pm

thanx Pav.....but am looking for clues to the words

2:44 pm

except he was bald at that age too... *wicked mama look*

2:44 pm

lolol

2:45 pm

yay stid

2:45 pm

I do still have my hair...you smart asses

2:45 pm

i smell like a bonfire

2:45 pm

another un5 & ut4.5

2:45 pm

I am just going to talk to PAV from now on...

2:45 pm

hey. at le5 something about me is smart! *sparkly mama look*

2:45 pm

Hello Babble people

2:45 pm

least

2:46 pm

hi Mich

2:46 pm

I had a similar hat when I was a youngster...I was given a pic of me sliding down a slide with the hat and a Mich State sweater on...the pic was given me five years AFTER i left MSU for the SW...never knew I had it

2:46 pm

lYIKES Off to the PB for me (and I just got here)

2:46 pm

i have been using the fireplace, has been fine, then a couple hours into a fire today, the thing starts sending all the smoke into the house

2:46 pm

any clue to what happened?

2:46 pm

LOL and hello Michnick!

2:46 pm

the flue closed

2:47 pm

(take it as a complement stid, he is an ass man ; )

2:47 pm

Hi Stid (with a blush)

2:47 pm

wind changed and blew the smoke back. air pressure change can do that too

2:47 pm

di you close your damper?

2:47 pm

all by itself? I double checked, but it still looks open

2:47 pm

un's - 2 toed sloth/s, undergarments, not spoken, jelly b4 it goes hard, unbound

2:47 pm

Hui all

2:47 pm

yeah.. that is what a like an ass with brains

2:47 pm

it did get super windy outside... I wondered if the wind could do that

2:47 pm

perhaps the great bird has built its nest for warmth over the opening

2:47 pm

yes it could kje

2:48 pm

okay, gotta pack up to head out. see you-all soonish. **hugs everyone, extra hug and choclit for ruru who I almost never see anymore**

2:48 pm

well that really sucks

2:48 pm

*waves bye bye to stid *

2:48 pm

*poof*

2:48 pm

bye Stid

2:48 pm

bye stid

2:49 pm

now my house smells, will take forever to get that out... especially because the wind keeps blowing the doors shut (plus it is freakin cold with those dorrs open)

2:49 pm

I pulled the logs onto a huge cooking pan and carried them outside to get rid of the smoke - scary

2:49 pm

yay lynxx! last column greyed! 19 left

2:51 pm

18

2:51 pm

go pav! 24 left here

2:52 pm

did ru leave with stid? should we start a rumor?

2:52 pm

I think he's eating his choclit before Dylan gets a hold of it

2:52 pm

lynxxx can u elaborate on sloth clue please?

2:53 pm

acronym for Northern Arizona University

2:53 pm

un4.6 un & 2 vo***s

2:53 pm

A clue for the last na 4 please.

2:54 pm

unwel

2:54 pm

smoke... gets in my eyeeeeeeeee...wooooooo wooo

2:54 pm

more than one nan ellen

2:54 pm

na4 grandmothers

2:54 pm

love that song

2:55 pm

once had a very romantic evening to that song

2:55 pm

oh I can't get these u's!!!

2:55 pm

no Flask - I couldn't spell out vo*** (in the grid)

2:55 pm

too bad he ended up not being so nice

2:56 pm

didn't get the not spoke un clue...

2:56 pm

what did you *** Mich?

2:56 pm

when you speak you sa3 something...

2:56 pm

Flask - un & the start of my country

2:56 pm

Ahh, present tense. Thanks lynxx, Pav

2:56 pm

Hello everybody. :)

2:57 pm

hi soodle

2:57 pm

its the sloth one am stuck on

2:57 pm

hi Soodle

2:57 pm

un + chemical symbol for gold

2:58 pm

ta4 4 te4 4 ti4 tu4 5 6 5 4 4 5..what am I missing? besides the ty4

2:58 pm

Look at Lynn's clue, Flask - that did it for me - not being familiar with any-number toed sloths!

2:58 pm

hi Grem - thanks for doing the list today

2:58 pm

good clue grem

2:58 pm

ti6, PAV

2:59 pm

yay, tks grem!

2:59 pm

Gremlin - I find your icon deeply, deeply disturbing.

2:59 pm

thanx

2:59 pm

17 to go

2:59 pm

I don't know why waaant isn't a word, that's exactly how my kids sound when they're whining for something they're not getting!

2:59 pm

or "wanna"?

3:00 pm

Exactly!

3:02 pm

16

3:03 pm

two more e's from the upper please...I have el6 7 6 7 en5 6 4

3:03 pm

15

3:04 pm

two more en4

3:04 pm

2 more en4

3:05 pm

ty! 2nd column greyed!

3:05 pm

13 to go

3:05 pm

8 here

3:05 pm

the race is on

3:07 pm

12

3:07 pm

woot!

3:10 pm

10

3:10 pm

2

3:10 pm

hello all

3:10 pm

oy! kje! may you finish first!

3:10 pm

hi

3:11 pm

LOL - probably pav

3:11 pm

stid is in the grid :)

3:12 pm

first column greyed!

3:12 pm

yes she is

3:12 pm

and I am done

3:12 pm

yay kje!

3:12 pm

ended with 2 fish

3:13 pm

yay kje

3:14 pm

8

3:14 pm

thanks to FM for posting clues!

3:14 pm

and I am off... need to air this house out

3:17 pm

5

3:20 pm

need help on the nu6 21 after the naturalists

3:21 pm

3

3:21 pm

67 here :(

3:22 pm

help with 7's pls

3:23 pm

an7 di7 el7 el7 we7

3:23 pm

ty, will look

3:24 pm

got the di7 ty

3:26 pm

nu6 ends the same as di7

3:27 pm

thks grem...now to find my last an4 5 combo

3:28 pm

60 left, bbs

3:28 pm

yay firewirds! muchas gracias grem for your listing and help!

3:29 pm

yw

3:30 pm

now off to shower and prep for shopping...btw your icon reminds me of my Precious...vicious Lhasa that she is...barks at everything and runs when confronted...

3:40 pm

el clues? just have the 4

3:41 pm

el6/7 el + if a kid skips schools he's tr****

3:41 pm

*school

3:41 pm

thx une

3:42 pm

yw :-)

3:42 pm

and the other: same first 4 letters

3:42 pm

(ends in consumed food, and plural)

3:43 pm

awesome!

3:43 pm

:-D

any help with the top row T?

3:49 pm

alt spelling of part of a fork

3:49 pm

ty4

thanks!

3:50 pm

yw! :-)

3:53 pm

phantom: annoy

4:24 pm

Oh my. Must be th witching hour... nobody talking.

4:25 pm

Hi Soodle

4:25 pm

Oh Hi DR. Nice to know there are other humans around,,,, lol

4:26 pm

yes- I am here peacefully finding words

4:26 pm

and doing laundry

4:26 pm

Oh yes, laundry. I remember that....

4:27 pm

we had a nice breakfast by the ocean and went for a drive then came home, felt an earthquake and are relaxing

4:28 pm

The earthquake was in Tecate Mexico which is about 70 miles from where we live

4:28 pm

Ooooh DR!! I had completely other 'earth-moving' images!! lol.

4:29 pm

ROFL

4:30 pm

I thought that Valentines Day had made you and your nearest and dearest lose the run of yourselves!!!

4:31 pm

TOo Funny! - Nope- our 11 yr old is around and they are working outside on a project

4:31 pm

losing ourselves is for later

4:32 pm

YaY, DR. You enjoy it when you get the chance. (kids have a knack of hampering stuff!!!)

4:33 pm

I think its just you and me - everybody else is either lurking, or valentining....

4:33 pm

yep- looks that way

4:35 pm

Is the 11 yr old a boy or a girl?

4:35 pm

boy- Jacob

4:36 pm

he is tall, creative and has a great laugh

4:36 pm

I have 3. Paul is 19, Sarah is 18 and Suzie will be 15 tomorrow. Aaaargh....the hormones, the hormones....

4:36 pm

oh my! yes- we are just starting the hormones... you are raging in them

4:38 pm

When my kids were small, I used always say, I wish they could stay this age for ever, but each stage brings such changes, and it is such a buzz to see them coming on, and becoming adults. Being a mother is just the very best thing in the world!!

4:39 pm

I agree! He is really starting to learn and grow at school. I love being a Mom... even on hte hard days

4:40 pm

brb

4:40 pm

:)

4:45 pm

weany is too a word

4:45 pm

I taught it to my kids

4:46 pm

good afternoon all

4:51 pm

i think dunno should be a word

4:55 pm

i certainly dunno how i'm going to finish this grid LOL

4:57 pm

helloall, h elp with we6 pls

4:58 pm

is a critter like a ferret

4:59 pm

sheesh, have that one, need the we7 pls

4:59 pm

just found the we7, NM

4:59 pm

new word for me

5:00 pm

clue please

5:00 pm

clue pls?

5:01 pm

starts like the animal, ends with not minus

5:01 pm

I found it on morewords

5:01 pm

Happy Chinese New Year, everyone

5:02 pm

hi Grammagum

5:03 pm

hi geegee

5:04 pm

Happy Valentine's Day <3

5:04 pm

Happy Valentine

5:04 pm

ty peri

5:04 pm

finally got the clue, thx peri

5:05 pm

yw, was the best I could do

5:05 pm

Are you almost finished? I just need the last two DU words.

5:06 pm

No, I still have 59 to go. I think I need a printer for the list.

5:06 pm

does someone have a list somewhere?

5:06 pm

FMitch has a list in her profile

5:07 pm

du6.....responsibilities

5:07 pm

du4.......obligation

5:07 pm

I got them already but thanks. Why do you need a printer?

5:09 pm

link to list please?

5:09 pm

Do you use a list? Maybe I should learn how to copy and paste.

5:09 pm

you just need to click on FM in the rankings and open another window

5:09 pm

I'll email you.

5:09 pm

dont forget the nu6

5:09 pm

naked

5:09 pm

Thanks GeeGee.

5:10 pm

help with an7 pls

5:10 pm

dont have

5:10 pm

thx

5:10 pm

bbl

5:12 pm

an+ pl of hawthorne's nickname

Is there an6? help?

5:21 pm

an6 = an + sounds like astronaut armstrong's first name

5:21 pm

it comes after an7

5:21 pm

and hi all

yay! Thank you!

5:24 pm

la5? just not seeing it

5:25 pm

la + there's gonna be a r***lution (think beatles)

5:26 pm

thx! fishing forever

5:26 pm

yw ... and hi, babblers

5:27 pm

hi welki

could someone clue me on the di 7 please? thanks :)

5:40 pm

opposite of nearby

not getting that clue sorry

5:42 pm

in the not too di7 future

5:42 pm

hi all..just passing through...

duh thanks i see it

5:42 pm

ah, good one, pini!

far away

5:42 pm

thx une...how are ya?

5:43 pm

everyone having a good day?

5:43 pm

not bad, thanks :-)

Done. Oh - Happy Valentines Day to all of you!

pouring rain

5:43 pm

wtg geek

5:44 pm

it's been raining on/off here too

Well it was just really nice until a moment ago

I wanted to go out and get ice cream!

5:46 pm

just zipping in and out -- back to Antiques Roadshow! *poof*

5:46 pm

too cold for that

5:46 pm

...and back to olympics here...back in a bit

6:02 pm

hi all

6:17 pm

howdy jmc

6:17 pm

assumed i was alone

6:18 pm

hi jmc

6:18 pm

hi peri and crossy

6:18 pm

there are 121 players on line

6:18 pm

most do not chat

6:18 pm

lol there are 121 players with their computers open

6:19 pm

now i on the other hand will yak at you till you are looking for a sword to jump on lol

6:19 pm

not yet crossy

6:19 pm

but i will get my sword ready just in case

6:20 pm

Hi all, I'm here and my computer was on but I was downstairs having dinner and doing dishes, but I'm back now\

6:20 pm

wb mary

6:20 pm

wb mary

6:20 pm

i am sitting shivering in my living room

6:21 pm

poor jmc

6:21 pm

no heat?

6:21 pm

valentine day,you should have someone there to help you generate some heat

6:21 pm

*large melting eyes looking piteously*

6:22 pm

crossy hands jmc a valentines rose and a hot water bottle;0

6:22 pm

i have just turned on the gas fire and it takes a bit to heat

6:22 pm

oh how sweet crossy!

6:23 pm

do i need look out for elegant -- don't want to get on her wrong side! lol

6:23 pm

lol jmc,here we turn the heat on in october and turn it off sometime around mid may

6:23 pm

*puts rose in bud vase and curls up with hotwater bottle*

6:23 pm

lol,no its ok,she knows she has my heart

6:24 pm

well my radiators have been on but the gas fire i turn on from time to time

howdy babble buds! Happy VD!

6:24 pm

longer you are married,the more you relax about that sort of thing hehe

6:24 pm

howdy wordlover

6:24 pm

hi adhd i swear I do not have VD

6:25 pm

I never worried about it either crossy.

6:25 pm

lol jmcnrick with the VD

6:25 pm

once my husband and a friend and my then 2 year old son went with a group of quakers camping

6:26 pm

i couldn't go and my husband suggested that instead of putting up too tents they share

6:26 pm

when wife and i take a walk around the beach and my eyes waner over some sweet young 25 year old honey my wife says'darling you cant even catch that,you would drop in your tracks clutching your chest and she would make another notch on her lipstick case"

6:26 pm

the quakers came backed and asked if my marriage was okay

6:26 pm

and

6:27 pm

I said if they could do anything with a 2 year old in the tent with them they were more clever than I!

6:27 pm

lol

6:27 pm

my husband and my friend and I laughed about that forever

6:28 pm

true jmc

6:28 pm

not to mention they were surrounded by other quakers in tents!

6:28 pm

my "send words to clues" button isn't working :(

6:28 pm

*hands crossy nitroglycerin* that will help

nice wife to let your eye wander; i bought my hubs a pr of dark lensed sunglasses

so it won't be so obvious lol

6:29 pm

thre is no lickety today, that is why

6:29 pm

oh

6:30 pm

haha it tricked me

6:30 pm

the same number of words is in the clues as in the puzzle

6:30 pm

and apparently there are two words that overlap so far

i quit at 70 last nite. i can't finish those mongo grids on my own

6:31 pm

i think Dr God was thoughtful to include lo** in the grid

6:31 pm

he is a big sofite at heart

i remember some "cheater" site for anagramming that a bab player told me about. i remember her saying she'd use it for the last minutes before the flip

6:33 pm

you are probably talking about morewords

6:33 pm

that's dumb, what's the point?

6:33 pm

another possibility is wineverygame

6:33 pm

you learn new words rows

6:34 pm

eh i suppose

6:34 pm

i think i always forget the ridiculously random non-words that babble thinks are words though

i agree.... but there is a game my grandson likes to play on my itouch and i'll let him us it (so he'll leave me alone when I'm busy)

6:34 pm

what's the point of getting clues? or using lickety?

6:34 pm

the idea is to have fun

6:35 pm

jmc, with clues and lickety i generally am able to still think of the words on my own

6:35 pm

they're usually words i already know

lickety's IS fun... when you get stuck

6:35 pm

clues from friends are sometimes necessary for words i've never heard of, but meh

6:35 pm

good for you rows! :-)

last time i was here tho, i'd seen some really intense players... g otta finsh! gotta finish! who cares? test yourself and just have fun.

and i like to clue as much as I like to play really

6:36 pm

i like it all most of the time

6:36 pm

I just like to chat the game is secondary

6:37 pm

i like to dance the night away

6:37 pm

dance dance dance

ditto

6:37 pm

yay dancing!

dirty dancing

6:38 pm

what's the theme today anyway?

6:38 pm

*runs laughing buck nekkid through the chog*

6:38 pm

valentines day is the icon theme or something you are greatful for

there are several reasons why I don't get a grid finished: lots of chatting, not enough time, busy w/kids, or way too much time looking up definitions and logging them on my itouch

6:39 pm

o

valentine

clue for the an7 anyone? druggy brain fog

6:40 pm

an7=an+mans plural name

6:40 pm

well, with 55 left, I must say good nite and happy valentine's day.

6:40 pm

didn't know there was a nu6 babble

6:41 pm

bye mary

nite mare

6:41 pm

there is a dressed babble?

mean. sweet dreams lol

not getting that an7

6:42 pm

an + two mr. hawthornes

6:42 pm

do you have na5/10?

no only one na... the palindrome

got ikt w/ that ruru tx

6:43 pm

an 4 + two mr. hawthorne

6:44 pm

no you had it right the first time ru

6:44 pm

oh.. i added a na.. sorry

6:44 pm

seeing double

6:44 pm

lol

6:45 pm

with streakers and all.. do you blame me?

6:47 pm

what it's not like you haven't seen streakers in the chog before

an5/4 after picnic pests?

6:49 pm

so how is dylan ru

6:49 pm

there isn't an an 5/4

6:49 pm

picnic pests are the last an

6:49 pm

he is great jm.. thanks for asking.

oops right an5/10 after picnic pests

6:50 pm

He is a really great dog already

6:50 pm

that is nice i saw he was getting along with your wifes dog

6:52 pm

i would think it could be hard to integrate a new dog with a old one

6:53 pm

not really a problem if you do it slowly

6:54 pm

Good evening to my fellow babblers!How is everyone?

6:54 pm

By the way, congratulations to all the finishers! YAY!

hi min

6:56 pm

Happy Valentines Day! Hope it was a wonderful one!

6:56 pm

Hello cdd! How are you? Happy Valentine's Day to you

6:57 pm

Does anyone have a clue for the an 6/18 word please

6:57 pm

Im doing good! How are you? Thanks

6:58 pm

I am well. Had a nice Valentine's Day with my husband

6:58 pm

Thats good!

6:59 pm

an+ **** Diamond, the singer

6:59 pm

neil diamond

7:02 pm

Thank you for the an6/18 clue. I just found the word

7:02 pm

hi min and cdd

7:02 pm

Hi periwinkle!How are you doing?Welcome to the grid

en5/10 any one?

7:04 pm

Hello JMC

7:04 pm

en5/10 is e + Mr. Hawthorne's name ADHDWordLover

7:04 pm

ty min

7:04 pm

yw

tx just the an

7:05 pm

are you new cdd? I don't remember meeting you before

7:07 pm

hi Babblers - happy Valentine's Day

7:08 pm

does anyone have a list???

7:08 pm

There's a list in my profile bojazz and hi! How are you

7:09 pm

i'm good Min - nothing from my Valentine however :( thax for the list tip, i need it!

7:10 pm

Sorry to hear that bojazz. I'm glad I can help w/a list

oooh pretty valentines everyone!

7:14 pm

Hello Good Enough!How are you? Welcome to the grid

7:14 pm

hi, valentines!

7:14 pm

back to finish... 39 left

7:14 pm

Love your icon; covers the Olympics and Valentine's.

7:14 pm

Hello welki! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid!

7:14 pm

Hello jmbdobie2! How are you? Welcome to the puzzle

7:14 pm

hi, min :)

7:16 pm

jmc? wht? was this the first time the two of you met face to face, or when you met, did you realize you already knew/recognized each other from prior meetings?

7:17 pm

or: which came first. babble or the meetings? *lol*

7:18 pm

R.I.P. Chog. I killed you.

7:19 pm

(chog = chat log, for those who think i might have just committed a felony offence)

7:20 pm

hi min jmc welki and others 20 left

funny welki. i don't think you killed it, only a flesh wound!

7:22 pm

hi everyone!

hi lbdawger

7:23 pm

hi GE

7:24 pm

kinda qu5 in here tonight

7:25 pm

should be... hopefully every one is off with their honey : )

7:25 pm

Hi all !!

7:25 pm

hi kje, hi hshliz

7:25 pm

hi

7:26 pm

not yet..

7:26 pm

hey ru... big plans?

7:26 pm

workin' on it tho

7:27 pm

we just finished the dinner dishes, and now he's downstairs and i'm up here.

7:27 pm

a nice dinner.. a walk with the dog.. a nice bottle of wine.. and a movie

sounds nice ruru

7:27 pm

well... that needs to be rectified lbd! slide down the bannister!

7:27 pm

fireworks

7:27 pm

have fun ru

7:27 pm

very nice ru, what's for dinner?

yay jmb!

7:28 pm

yayayay jm

7:28 pm

whooo hooooo Dobie

7:28 pm

off to find food

7:28 pm

nah, we both are doing what we like to do, so we're happy

7:28 pm

ttfn

7:28 pm

Lamb chops with rosemary/garlic potatoes (not the way Dan Quayle spells them) and veggies and a nice bordeaux.

7:29 pm

garlic? sounds smelly... go light ; )

7:29 pm

it is light.. just a bit of elephant garlic

7:29 pm

garlic, cancels out as long as both consume the same amount, lol

7:29 pm

hmmm... that will work lbd

7:30 pm

you?

7:30 pm

no, ru.... all alone... it sucks

7:30 pm

aww...

7:31 pm

i made surf and turf, and we'll have a lovely tiramisu later

7:31 pm

I know... so sad! ; )

7:31 pm

there must be a lot of dumb-asses in Texas to not pick you up

7:31 pm

but we loves ya, KJE

7:31 pm

homemade tiramisu, lbd? I'm impressed!

you're not al***, you are here and now you are in the PB

7:31 pm

easy peasy, kje

7:31 pm

no offense, lbd... but you all aren't enough - LOLOL

7:31 pm

lol, GE!

7:32 pm

that isn't funny at all

7:32 pm

*stomps away*

7:32 pm

ahh, i know kje. but you gotta love the one your with

but there is chocolate in the PB!!!

7:32 pm

my man got me a great gift

7:32 pm

a 10 auto and home tool kit that is all together!

7:32 pm

whatcha get, sue?

7:32 pm

I love tools

Hello all!

where are we going with this???

7:33 pm

LOLOL! that is what the last guy I was with proposed.... being mr right now cuz he wasn't mr right... men!

7:33 pm

hi red

7:33 pm

perfect then!

7:33 pm

hi red

7:33 pm

he also said the sweetest thing

7:33 pm

hi red!

7:34 pm

I said I wanted to be Mrs. Clodfelter (dont consider the last name in this), but we have to wait another year until I graduate. He said that in his heart I already am.

7:34 pm

what did he say, sue?

kje! Waves...

7:34 pm

hi red! big plans for v-day?

7:34 pm

awwwwww, how sweet!

I just got hom efrom running up and down halls all day with my patients and doing the meds for an LPN. they need to stop having LPNs, and just go with RN's....grrrr.

7:35 pm

yea, he's a keeper

you?

7:35 pm

halls? not in the ED today?

halls in the ED.

7:36 pm

no, red.... apparently you are my date... don't be offended by my lack of enthusiasm ; )

7:36 pm

I don't think I've ever seen LPNs in the ED

Well, may I offer you some virtual roses and chocolate then, if we are on a date?

7:36 pm

my man left so I will be your date too kje and red

7:36 pm

sends kje a tool box

Yes, well, I was surprised. very surprised kje, it was very difficult for her to do her job...

7:37 pm

clue for the m please

I'm good without a date, the olympics are occurring...

7:37 pm

LOLOL ru

7:37 pm

alternative spelling for the tropical bird, boo

7:37 pm

dont have boo

7:37 pm

m - kind of bird and plural

7:38 pm

my4

7:38 pm

total on the m pls

7:38 pm

thanks for the chocolate and roses, red... hope you don't think I owe you anything now ; )

7:39 pm

my4.7

7:39 pm

i am stilling giggling over Mrs. Clodfelter

We are good kje. I am just thrilled to be without houseguests...

7:39 pm

knew I shouldnt have said the last name

7:39 pm

lol

7:40 pm

red... you need to not do that again... you are too kind

7:40 pm

hi jmc

7:40 pm

sorry if it is a real name *hangs head in shame*

I hope I dont have to.

7:40 pm

while you are giggling jmc, clue me more on the m's pls

7:40 pm

hi jmc

7:40 pm

lol

7:41 pm

it's ok. My maiden name is worse

7:41 pm

(sue you can keep your name -- i did)

7:41 pm

Fradkin

7:41 pm

I am going to while the boys are young. My youngest (9) asked I dont change it until after he gets out of school

7:41 pm

ok, I need to go see what weed did to me in scrabble - see ya later

7:41 pm

my + it's not nice to fool with mother **ture

7:41 pm

I had a friend with the same problem -- she and her beau made up their own name

7:41 pm

I kept my last name when we got married too

7:41 pm

bye, kje

7:42 pm

nice lbd

7:42 pm

lol

7:42 pm

I would clue m words btw if i only had one

good job Ru!

7:42 pm

why, ru? you should have changed it

7:42 pm

think bird jm

7:42 pm

my husband and my biggest fight was over the last nameof the kiddies

7:43 pm

Rocks is a good last name

7:43 pm

I have 3 un words how many are there and what are the stats pls

7:43 pm

my4 clued at 7:41

7:44 pm

i wanted to alternate and he wanted them all to have his last name

7:44 pm

how is your sister sue?

7:44 pm

how is it that the boy can mess his room up in 5 minutes, and it takes him 2 hrs to clean it?

7:44 pm

so we compromised and hyphenated

7:44 pm

dont know, she doesnt really talk with the rest of the family. I left her a happy V day message this AM.

7:44 pm

un4.6, 5.14, 6.24, 5.16, 5/12x2, 6.21

7:45 pm

after hubby died i let my son drop mine

7:45 pm

I like her a lot. She is a great person

7:45 pm

ty lb

7:45 pm

quick question - which babbler is ferreira sylvia?

7:46 pm

yw boo

7:46 pm

no idea, kje

7:46 pm

good question she put my birthday up on a calendar

7:46 pm

I have no idea kje

7:46 pm

love pamkins... though she doesn't come out to play anymore...

7:46 pm

she is ruru. Had a really hard time at home, she left and never really looked back

7:46 pm

love her anyway

7:47 pm

krista just asked me... but we can't figure it out

7:47 pm

doesn't ata have a list somewhere? brb

7:47 pm

she is from NZ... is that lynxx?

7:47 pm

hi all :) kje Ferreira is from Australia, can't think of her babble name, but she's my twin birthday wise

7:47 pm

maybe kiwi

7:47 pm

MUSE!!!

7:48 pm

aaahhh - australia... no, kiwi is jo walker

this grid is hurting me....

7:48 pm

hi ya dawg!!

7:48 pm

she is loredana

7:48 pm

hurt it back red!!! you can do it!

7:48 pm

right, loredana :)

7:48 pm

she's really sylvia ferreira and her babble name is loredana (aka lobo)

7:48 pm

yes! thank you jmc!

7:48 pm

i found an email

7:48 pm

ok, bye again

7:49 pm

hi jill

7:49 pm

hi jilli

I am trying. kje, I am just too tired. we had a busy day.

7:49 pm

hi jilli --

7:49 pm

whatcha need help with, red?

7:49 pm

oh, let me get an icon theme brb

nothing in particular, I just got home, and I have 95 left...

7:50 pm

no list?

7:50 pm

Hi all -- I just got home too but finished before going out for lunch.

7:50 pm

bummers. I waited till 1/2 way

I ususally dont use it until I have 20-30 left.

7:51 pm

I got a list in my profile today suefrad625 if you need

7:51 pm

help with the singleton I please

7:51 pm

No Lickety, but gremlinn posted a list

7:51 pm

Congratulations jillibus on finishing early! Way to go!

7:51 pm

is4.4 and is5.10, spit of land

7:52 pm

Hi Min!

7:52 pm

oops my fingers typed the wrong letter I meant T

7:52 pm

but ty lbd

7:53 pm

ty4.6

7:53 pm

alternate spelling of fork part, jmc

7:53 pm

Hi lbdawger! How are you doing? Happy V-Day to you

7:53 pm

Happy hearts and flowers day to you too, Min. i'm doing well. and yourself?

7:54 pm

ty lbd

7:54 pm

ty4: actress Ty** Daly of Cagney & Lacey Suefrad625

7:54 pm

ty lbd i lost track of the E in that word

7:54 pm

I'm well.I'm finally getting close to the finish line here

7:55 pm

go min go

Minver can do it!!!!

7:55 pm

go Min!

7:55 pm

brb, have to change maxine for a new one.

7:56 pm

Phantom words for today are aunt, studies & untidy.

7:57 pm

Interesting that the last list Lickety posted had the same number of words as today's grid

7:57 pm

distain was my phantom

7:58 pm

I noticed that too jillibus.I even double-checked grid to make sure that it actually was not the same grid.

7:58 pm

i noticed that too, Jilli, but couldn't find a G in the grid! lol

7:58 pm

Now I have things to do, including getting supper and watching the Olympic skating -- I'll drop in here from time to time

7:58 pm

check my icon for a new maxine.

7:58 pm

bye jill

7:58 pm

Goodbye jillibus!Enjoy the Olympics.I'm off to shower

7:58 pm

someone popped in and asked if the an8 was a typo

7:59 pm

enjoy, Jilli

7:59 pm

I'll be back a little later on to hopefully finish the grid

skating is going along swimmingly, I am very proud of the American Hannah who won gold in the skiing!

7:59 pm

it doesn't seem change lbd and i refreashed

8:00 pm

8refreshed

8:00 pm

sigh *refreshed

8:00 pm

try clicking on the icon and see if you can see it that way.

I want a little something sweet but I have nothing...

8:01 pm

I can see the tiny now and not on the big one

8:01 pm

brb

8:02 pm

that's weird, Jmc. Sending Godiva choc truffles, to Red.

8:02 pm

brb, need more tea

TY lbd.

must actually go feed dog.... he is sniffing about like a hungry soul

8:03 pm

*sips wine* hb

down to 69...

8:06 pm

go red go

8:08 pm

104 left

go jmc go!

8:09 pm

o nbt

8:09 pm

i may have to be happy with that!

well....keep on babbling...

8:10 pm

hi everyone

8:11 pm

hi andree

hi andree

8:12 pm

hi andree

8:14 pm

go red, go jmc! git 'r dun!

8:15 pm

so since i can't read it what does maxine say?

i would, but now I am really stopped..

8:16 pm

i can read it, very funny

8:16 pm

:-(

8:16 pm

the only problem chinese new year starting on Valentines day is that half an hour after sex you want more.

8:16 pm

an 6 and 7 please

8:17 pm

lol! lo** maxine

8:17 pm

an + mr hale and hawthorne for the an7

8:17 pm

an6 is an + anagram of not fat

8:18 pm

an6=an+**** diamond (even if that isn't spelled right!)

the hope diamond?

8:18 pm

a singer

8:19 pm

mr hale?

oh the nam of my ill fated houseguest.

thanks.

8:19 pm

song song blue everybody knows it

Oh my American skiier just really really fell while skiing...

8:20 pm

an*a and the king of siam + consumed--plural

8:20 pm

thx jmc, that did it

TY both for the help

8:21 pm

thx ibd

8:21 pm

Andree, Mr Hale was an American hero in the Revolutionary War, long ago

8:23 pm

why are you calling your houseguest ill fated red, are you sick of him already?

8:23 pm

thx jilli

8:23 pm

hey ho the the guest is gone

8:24 pm

el6/7 either please

8:25 pm

el+vowel+ picnic pest

8:25 pm

el+same vowel+consumed dinner

8:25 pm

el + vowel + consume is the other el6

8:25 pm

pl both

TY jmc... yo uhave all the hard words. 58 left.

8:26 pm

i got up at crack of dawn while some of the pros (including sprite) were on

8:26 pm

they clue the hard ones and I work on the easy ones! lol

8:26 pm

it's been awhile, but the infamous volcano is in the grid

8:26 pm

and the pl as sprite noted

ahhh, I was on then too, btu clearly did not pay good attention!

8:28 pm

thx jmc and ibd

8:28 pm

nu6.21 wal***, pea*** + picnic pest

8:28 pm

yw

8:29 pm

we7.48 we + first letter of alphabet + beach material (ground rock)

8:30 pm

and jmc and I will sit in the pb for using the vo5 word.

8:30 pm

whhaaaa?

8:31 pm

ah *skips to pb*

8:31 pm

when we clued the el6/7 words, we both used the vo5! lol

8:31 pm

... and vo6 is the pluralof the word they're both in the PB for typing.

8:31 pm

*hands jmc some homemade tiramisu*

anyone watching the Olympic coverage?

8:32 pm

mmmm tiramisu

8:32 pm

no, red

8:32 pm

No, red.

the skiing is amazing,

8:33 pm

nope red

8:33 pm

if i see someone fall skiing i will freak out when my son does the double black diamons

well, no one seems to be doing any falling, except earlier...

8:34 pm

Anyone need any clues for the grid?

8:35 pm

hi jac

8:35 pm

i missed seeing the speed skating. so i haven't watched any of the games

i need 49 clues and hello

8:35 pm

not me red , I am in the office

8:35 pm

26 left here

8:35 pm

Hi jmc. I've got a smaller icon pic of my daughter as Marge Simpson now, so no slowing of Babble si4!

8:36 pm

Hi red.

8:36 pm

Hi Andree. How's the pup?

8:36 pm

did she get married as marge simpson?

8:37 pm

go andree!

8:37 pm

No, jmc - it was just a pretendy for Valentine's Day fancy dress.

8:37 pm

but it says her wedding day so that is why i asked

8:37 pm

ou5.12, ou + Peter ***lers as the pink panther

8:38 pm

No, it says 'as Marge & Homer on their wedding day'.

8:38 pm

ooooh i misunderstood

8:38 pm

now i get it!

8:39 pm

LOL

8:39 pm

Good thing I didn't put up the pic of their friends who went as Quasimodo & Esmerelda!

8:39 pm

hey homer had more hair when they married -- it was a natural mistake

8:39 pm

Jac, I donn't think Hugo is a happy dog , as we speak he is at the vet being desexed

8:40 pm

but it wouldn't have been quasimodo and esmerelda's wedding day! lol

8:40 pm

jmc - her b'f is a guy - he isn't going to make an outfit, is he? He's just going to go out and buy a mask. LOL

8:41 pm

Andree - oops! You NASTY 'mummy', you! *grins*

8:41 pm

donno my son makes his own outfits now for halloween

8:41 pm

but your point is well taken-- probably no young homer heads

8:42 pm

Andree - if he's anything like the only male dog my mother owned, he will groan theatrically and play on the pain thing for days. The females she had spayed, once over the anaesthetic, just got on with things.

8:42 pm

i do feel bad about it, he is still such a baby

8:43 pm

He should be just fine, Andree. Both my boyz did just fine after their surgeries.

8:44 pm

I wish I could have filmed Mum's dog Leo after his op. He did sound so like a human male when he groaned.

8:44 pm

Mind you, he had 3 cuts to his abdomen, since he had an undescended testicle to be found. Poor lad.

8:45 pm

i know but i will feel a lot happier when i pick him up

8:45 pm

from the vet and get him home

8:45 pm

"leo-nate" a baby lion? hey all.

8:45 pm

He'll be fine, Andree, but, like I said, being male, he will probably play on your sympathy for a few days.

8:46 pm

hi stid

I hope HUgo feels well soon. Teuleu did not do very well after his surgery, but that was because the vet didnt tie something off properly.

8:47 pm

hey andree, he'll be fine, I am sure. ((hugs)) hard to be "mama" to puppies sometimes.

8:47 pm

well he has me exactly where he wants me, i have taken tomorrow off work to nurse him!!!

8:47 pm

Hi Stid.

8:47 pm

sucker

8:47 pm

hi stiddie

8:47 pm

LOL jmc!

8:48 pm

hi stid

8:49 pm

i think the hardest part of the neutering is the dumb collar. they look so pathetic with that on

8:50 pm

Have to say that male genitalia doesn't respond well to surgical intervention. When my Other Half had surgery 'down there' (not being de-sexed, btw, it was a hernia op.) everything ballooned, went black and bruised and looked very painful. He was flat out on the sofa for about 2 weeks afterwards. However, having said that, do you know that it take's a woman's body at least 12 months to recover from the trauma of pregnancy and childbirth? But do we complain??

8:50 pm

collars are not good, imho...

8:51 pm

only 12 months?

8:51 pm

jmc - at minimum.

8:51 pm

I remember how worried you were about him, Jac.

8:52 pm

had a c section

8:52 pm

do we complain? you bet we do! and we remind them every day for the rest of their lives!!!! *wicked mama look*

8:52 pm

lol stid

8:53 pm

stid - I was. Incidentally, he was told the variocelee might return. It did and now he is in constant pain once more. No way he's going to have another op for it though.

8:53 pm

oh no! oh poor him -- poor you!

8:53 pm

poor thing

8:54 pm

ouch

8:54 pm

jmc - a caesarean takes longer to recover from. I was lucky enought not to have that with either my first child (breech) nor my second (normal presentation). I would have been given a c section, if I'd allowed it for my first but I wouldn't.

8:55 pm

stid - he almost never complains about it and, so far, it has not affecting things, if you know what I mean.

8:55 pm

my son was a month late, labor had been induced for a week and he turned out to be 12 lbs at birth

8:55 pm

I should have had a c section for the first, but didn't. and no, it didn't work out okay... so many things would have been different, and probably easier.

8:56 pm

oh jmc! post-dates are no good (that was our situation too)

8:56 pm

12lbs?? Just as well yo had a c section, or you might never have walked normally again.

8:57 pm

my ob freaked out when she saw him -- first words he heard in his life were:OMG!

8:57 pm

My little b*gger (the breech) ever impatient, was born 3 weeks early and was only 6lb 1oz.

8:57 pm

LOL jmc! poor kiddo.

8:58 pm

the good part: he was so large he slept through the night almost immediately

8:58 pm

His sister, normal presentation, 3 days late, was 8lb 4oz.

8:58 pm

And she was easier to give birth to.

8:59 pm

this is making me worried about my kids all over again. must be tired. see you-all later after I have recomposed myself. *mini poof*

8:59 pm

sorry stiddie

8:59 pm

its a wonder you fronted up for a second time after a 12 pounder

9:00 pm

'Bye for now, Stid.

9:00 pm

i tried for a second without success andree and then hubby died

9:01 pm

Ah, well., Andree - perhaps it's like 'they' try to tell you; you forget about the pain. Do you? I didn't! But I wanted another child.

9:01 pm

i forgot the pain but i remember remembering the pain

9:02 pm

jmc - so sorry to hear about your loss.x

9:02 pm

i am sorry jmc, mixed you up with jac

9:02 pm

long time ago jac but thankyou

9:02 pm

np andree

9:03 pm

Time heals jmc, but scabs can get ripped off and scars reopened when we least expect it, so I am still sorry for reminding you.

9:04 pm

no no we had a wonderful life together (except for the brain tumors and deafness) and we always knew it would be short -- i vastly prefer to remember

9:05 pm

Anyway, now I have 3 children, though one is not my own. She's Other Half's only child. She's away for 10 days over half term and the peace without a teenager in the house is lovely.

9:05 pm

although not known as a particularly huggy sort of gal, here i am, with open arms for all :)

9:06 pm

Hi welki - me, too. But there are times...

9:06 pm

*looks askance at welki*

9:06 pm

HUGS ALL AROUND!!!

9:07 pm

askance? you're not huggy either, toots

9:07 pm

as you know! lol

9:07 pm

i commisserate with jac .. i was the evil step mom for years, probably still am

9:08 pm

My ex has remarried, has 2 stepdaughters. The youngest (who was adopted by her before he met his new wife) is fine, but his wife's real daughter is the nightmare from hell. Apparently. I only know what my kids tell me.

9:09 pm

hey jm .. you must have just left when i asked you a question this afternoon .... when you met wht at meeting, did you already know who he is? (other than from his photo here) had you already met at one of these functions?

9:09 pm

Hello all!I am back to hopefully finish this suckersoon!

9:09 pm

*****hugs for welki (and choclit)*****

9:09 pm

Hi Min. Good luck with the grid.

9:10 pm

toots? askance? *arms akimbo* what's up, ladies???

9:10 pm

i was at a meeting with wht and he started looking over my shoulder, then he started giving me words, and the next thing i knew I had SUCKED HIM INTO BABBLELAND!!!!'

9:10 pm

'

9:10 pm

bwahhahahahahahahahahahah

9:10 pm

rofl jmc! stealth addiction! the best kind!

9:10 pm

we had fun at the meeting and he would slip me words this week

9:10 pm

stid - did you ever finish your long storytime and turn it into a no5/16 and get it published?

9:11 pm

we tried to get someone else from the group on too

9:11 pm

ahhh, so you knew him before he joined us :)

9:11 pm

no jac. no time for that these days. ask me in ten or twenty years.

9:11 pm

stid - know the feeling! And I WILL ask.

9:15 pm

Any clues needed?

9:15 pm

down to 40... going to rip up the term paper with red ink and scissors and back later. maybe. the more I do on this tonight, the more I can avoid doing tomorrow!!!!

9:15 pm

go stiddie go

9:16 pm

*mini poof*

9:16 pm

I bet you all found the bare naked people words first!

9:16 pm

me? well not first

9:17 pm

People always find the 'rude' words first, even if they profess not to like them.

wove n

9:17 pm

I found "love" first.

oops sorry typo

9:17 pm

pb grem

9:18 pm

Aw, gremlinn - that must be because it was Valentine's Day. Now off to the PB with you!

9:18 pm

A small sacrifice to pay!

9:18 pm

you too sudo

ok hope someone left good treats in there tonight

9:19 pm

Free chocolate.

9:19 pm

left some tiramisu in the pb

9:20 pm

always sudo

9:20 pm

Heart-shaped choc muffins with cream and a strawberry on top, plus some fizzzy wine. That do you?

whoo hoo! Thanks;)

9:20 pm

It has 3 z's 'cos it's extra fizzy. LOL

9:21 pm

lo** fizzy wine

me too

9:21 pm

You can say that word now that I gave it away.

9:21 pm

no that would still land me in the pb grem

9:22 pm

el4/4?

9:22 pm

do it or el**!

9:22 pm

you'd better eat that chocolate ... or el**!

9:22 pm

el 4/4: You better finish this grid or el**... jmcnrick.

9:23 pm

My hands and feet are absolutely freezing cold now. Should I sneak into bed and inflict them on, ahem, I mean cuddle my Beloved, or should I stick to my own side of the bed with a hot water bottle and bedsocks and let him snore in peace? Cast your votes now.

9:23 pm

I excuse gremlinn from the penalty box since he was so nice enough to post a list today in his profile. :=)

9:23 pm

Put the hot water bottle in the bedsocks and put them in Beloved's mouth.

9:24 pm

gremlin - eh?

9:24 pm

oh i still feel sorry for the guys for the surgery so i vote for the hotwater bottle

9:24 pm

I am immune from the PB! (Kidding, Jacula)

9:24 pm

Oh, to stop him snoring, you mean? LOL

9:24 pm

maybe just the bedsocks

i vote cuddle

9:24 pm

and then you can put your socked feet onto his warm back

i am sure he deserves a good cuddle

9:25 pm

3 left all a's must finish so i can phone and find out how Hugo's surgery went

9:26 pm

go andree go

9:26 pm

Sudoku - he won't want a cuddle when I'm freezing cold. He'll cuddle me, make me warmish, get up and go to work and then creep up on me sometime in the next week when I'm warm and sleeping anf wrap his freezing cold bod around mine.

9:26 pm

Go Andree go!

9:27 pm

'Revenge is mine!' sayeth we both. LOL

9:27 pm

lol

9:27 pm

go andree

yes you have to watch out for pay backs

9:28 pm

Incidentally, he's not been short of 'cuddles' this Valentine's Day, since we had the house to ourselves. I'm just talking pinching bodyheat in order to sleep now. LOL

9:29 pm

It's a matter or survival.

lol yes maybe warm up a little first then he wont be quite as shocked

9:30 pm

N's Nuked! 9 left

9:31 pm

I find the shocking quite fun, so long as it's me doing the shocking.:-)

9:31 pm

go min go

9:31 pm

min as you haven't finished how come i am using clues from your profile?

9:31 pm

I got the list from FMitch's profile.That is why Andree

9:32 pm

Andree - maybe Min has downloaded a list but is still working on it herself?

9:33 pm

aaah

9:33 pm

Always give credit to those I get list from; see profile

9:33 pm

last word ou5 please

9:33 pm

ou 5/12: I like to ride the car***** at the park Andree

9:34 pm

I only put a list in my profile when I've actually finished the grid and I use and edit my own word list to make it. I've encountered too many other lists with mistakes in before. However, if you have a list you trust, like Min did, there's nothing wrong with posting it to help others.

9:34 pm

Happy Valentine's Day, all!

9:35 pm

Qu's Quarantined! 6 left

9:35 pm

Same to you, Jellen.

9:35 pm

Hello Jellen!How are you doing?Welcome to the puzzle

9:37 pm

hi jell

9:37 pm

W's Whipped! 4 left

9:37 pm

go min go

9:38 pm

hi jellen

9:38 pm

hankx min

9:38 pm

FIREWORKS

9:38 pm

whooo hooo andree

9:38 pm

Waiting to see Min pass the finishing post.

9:38 pm

Yay, Andree!!!

9:38 pm

Well done, Andree.

9:38 pm

Congratulations Andree on your fireworks!Way to go

9:39 pm

Anyone heard from Julian C lately?

9:39 pm

Sorry, J.C.

9:39 pm

haven't heard from him since the faux pas

9:39 pm

Oh,that could be awhile Jacula,but thank you,so nice

9:40 pm

Me neither, jmc.

9:40 pm

i think he felt ahem a little unwelcome

9:41 pm

go min go

9:41 pm

whooooo hoooooo ANDREEE!!!

9:41 pm

All he had to do was not be so full on!

9:42 pm

lol lbd

9:42 pm

look i was totally with you on that one

9:43 pm

its not like we all agree on every thing here

9:43 pm

okay, got distracted and just popped in and saw Andree's fireworks. trying to find those knit toques the US team wore at the opening ceremony

9:43 pm

but we just have to step back from time to time

9:43 pm

did they leave them in MT?

9:44 pm

lol, jmc.

9:45 pm

Nobody likes the idea of dogs being interbred for fashion or dog showing purposes. But sometimes, mixed breeds DO work well and if someone chooses on of those breeds to suit their family's needs, that's fine. Dogs have being doing for themselves since dogs existed - that's how the tough non-reognised by the KC breed called 'mongrel' or 'Heinz 57'(taken from the ad for Heinz Baked Beans - 57 varieties) cam about.

9:46 pm

muts do very well

9:46 pm

back to work for me, thanks for the chat and the clues

9:47 pm

bye andree

9:47 pm

Bye, Andree

9:47 pm

Mutts tend to be the stronger ones.

9:48 pm

Goodbye Andree! I will see you tomorrow in the chog!

9:49 pm

go min go

9:50 pm

Some breeds should not happen, of course, If they lead to body/brain faults or aggression. But there's no harm in some deliberate imnterbreeds. I KNOW the world has far too many dogs, cats and many other animals in shelters, either waiting to be put down or to find an owner, but that's life.

9:51 pm

bye andree

9:52 pm

T'2 Topped! 3 left

9:52 pm

go min go

9:52 pm

I was once asked to be an RSPCA rabbit foster mother, so I can't be all bad.

9:53 pm

lol i am sure you are not all bad!

9:53 pm

i am terrible with rabbits they terrify me

9:53 pm

(don't tell scrabs)

9:54 pm

I'm not a bit bad. I know my animals but I try not to get too sentimental if needs must.

9:54 pm

go Min!

9:55 pm

jmc - LOL, I won't. But why are you terrible with rabbits? They are the easiest to put in a trance.

9:56 pm

my son was given a rabbit that terrorized us -- it would attack us

9:56 pm

NBT for me!

9:56 pm

go jellen!

9:56 pm

I finally just locked it in my guest room where it had the run of it until I found it a new home

9:56 pm

wtg jell

9:58 pm

time for me to hit the pillows. see you all tomorrow. good luck with the grid!

9:58 pm

Hi Everybody. How are you all tonight?

9:58 pm

G'night, lbd

9:58 pm

bye lbd

hi all, just got to the NBT point, weee

9:59 pm

Goodbye lbdawger! I will see you tomorrow in the log!

night dawg

9:59 pm

hi nef

9:59 pm

Hello Nef! How are you doing? Welcome to the puzzle!

9:59 pm

Hi, Nef!

9:59 pm

hi/bye Nef and Gwen *poof*

9:59 pm

Hi Book Doctor Gwen! How are you? Welcome to grid!

9:59 pm

Hi, Gwen!

10:00 pm

hi babblers

10:00 pm

Hello gort

10:00 pm

wtg book and hi

10:00 pm

hi gort

10:00 pm

by some miracle, i have gotten to the last 6; wondering if you would pump out more miracle juice for me...

10:00 pm

Hi gortmold! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid

hi nef, gort, and all

10:00 pm

hey min, jel, jmc, gwen, assorted babblers

10:01 pm

*looks in cabinet* wine, brandy,. . . ..

10:01 pm

clue for the la5/16 and st5/10 and slurp of cointreau please?

10:02 pm

I went to church after getting NBT this AM, then went to breakfast and shopping, then a neighborhood celebration; and just finished installing a toilet! I have 131 words left to go but (for some odd reason) not much steam left

10:02 pm

An la 5/16 is le 4/7 with an extra vowel in it gortmold

10:02 pm

wow what a day nef!

10:02 pm

That st 5/10 word is s plus the te 4/4 word gortmold.

toilet installation, oh that does not sound like fun

10:03 pm

thanks for the st, min, now i'm just working on the le4

10:03 pm

*pours a cointreau for gort*

10:04 pm

gort downs gratefully, slams mug on jmc's countertop and demands another

10:04 pm

How was your day? (our neighborhood party was to celebrate a neighbor passing her citizenship test)

min, ty, got the la5

10:04 pm

how nice nef

me was all over town today

10:05 pm

yw

10:06 pm

brilliant, got the las now thanks min

10:06 pm

I was so so happy because i was supposed to drive 4 hours to pick up tents and got a call at the last minute that a friend coincidentally when to that meeting and that he could bring the tents back to town with him

10:06 pm

are you a bit thirsty, gort? I didn't know anyone could drink cointreau fast

10:06 pm

I am done! I have fireworks! el7/32 was my last word

10:06 pm

Want to cut a bunny's nails? First find a large bath towel and keep it handy, then catch your bunny. When bunny is caught, try to ignore the bleeding scratches it's flailing feet have made upon your arms - legs, too, if you were foolish enough to have worn shorts for this, your first encounter with a bunny that does not know you. Gently turn bunny onto its back on the bathtowel you have put onto your lap when you sat on the floor after having caught the bun in question. Time to calm down... both you and the rabbit. Wrap the bunny in the bath towel if it's a bunnyyou've only just met, only leaving it's head sticking out and making sure the hind (kicking) feet are firmly wrapped. Insert your fingers in the towel into the place where the bunny's chest begins and begin to stroke gently and croon, slowly opening the towel has you move down with the stroking to the bunny's abdomen. If you get it right, and you can do it in seconds without a towel with a bunny that already knows and trusts you, you'll have a limp bunny on your lap that will let you do anything you like. In fact, after you've done the nail-cutting, ear checking, bum-cleaning etc., you'll have to turf the bunny offf your lap to wake it up again. I only wish the same applied to guinea pigs. We have 4 of those but no rabbits now.

10:06 pm

whooo hooo min!

10:06 pm

Yay, Min!!!

10:06 pm

lol nef, i'm all talk when it comes to alcohol, but i do really like cointreau

10:06 pm

YAY, Min! WTG!!!

10:07 pm

okay i am heading to bed see you all later

10:07 pm

And jmc, why and how many tents did you need?

10:07 pm

nighty night jmc

10:07 pm

I told you it could be awhile.Took me FOREVER to get the el 6&7. I will be here to clue for awhile if needed.

10:07 pm

i was collecting tents to send to haiti

10:07 pm

total is 50

i thought bunny cleaning was an easter thing . . . LOL

10:08 pm

Goodbye jmcnrick! I will see you tomorrow in the log!

10:08 pm

Bye, jmc

wtg min !!! ~~~ !!!

10:08 pm

WOW! Nice work! You deserve a good nights' sleep!

10:08 pm

bye

10:08 pm

*poof*

ty for the non-clue, got the el6 and 7

10:10 pm

There are two el 6/21 and el 7/32 words Book Doctor

oh heckies

10:12 pm

need the an5/10 that doesn't rhyme with hole, does not appear in poker, and doesn't sound like a reply please

an5, putting your bet in the kitty before the first card is played. past tense

10:12 pm

solo, mort?

10:13 pm

The an5/10: to be againt something (plural) gortmold

10:14 pm

Wrong clue, that was al5. Was a bit phased by reaction to my how to hypnotise a rabbit post.

ack, mine was the wrong clue too

10:14 pm

Guess nott that many people need to know how to do that. Bunny Whisperer signing out!

Vs are Vroombinated

10:15 pm

Hagn, Jac...

10:16 pm

sorry, i've got all of those except for the past tense one, can't work that one out

10:17 pm

Vunderbar Book Doctor Gwen!

no, you have it, it's the poker one, and it's not past tense, it's conjugated. (ooops!)

10:18 pm

thanks for clarifiyng gwen

sha'

10:23 pm

ok, checking mins profile list agains to double check which an i'm missing...

10:25 pm

Since nobody is asking for clues, I am off to bed. Bye!

10:25 pm

Goodnight to my fellow babblers!I'll see you tomorrow

10:25 pm

see ya min

10:25 pm

Bye, Min...

10:26 pm

it's definitely an an5/10 that i'm missing, but which one?

10:27 pm

i've got the pl girls name, the one that rhymes with hole, that one that's blowing in the wind, the poker bets and the oppositionists

10:31 pm

evening all...

10:31 pm

Blowing in the wind?

10:31 pm

Hi Pini

10:31 pm

the an5/10 my friend, is blowing in the wind

10:31 pm

Hi, Pini!

10:31 pm

heya pini

10:31 pm

hi Nef, Jellen, gort...

hey, where's the stat list, if there is one?

10:32 pm

i got a list from minver's profile

10:32 pm

Thanks, will work on it...brb...dog barking...

hmmm, how do i get to profile of someone who is not in the chat?

10:33 pm

not sure how to spell that an5 (question response)

10:33 pm

you can go to the rank list and find her there ;)

10:33 pm

she's still in the chat, Gwen

10:33 pm

it's a bit tricky, gwen, but you can track them down in the rankings

10:33 pm

(or in your My Friends list if you've 'friended' her)

10:34 pm

And you could check either your Friends' list or the stats

10:34 pm

list

10:34 pm

It's a pity the bunny whisperer's advice wasn't noted, because a not too different version also works on human males. Oh well, too late for the advice now!

yay, got the stats

10:35 pm

bunny whisperer?

10:35 pm

well done, gwen ;)

jacula, i noted them, and i commented on them. what more do you want????!!!??? LOL

10:37 pm

I think I found the question and an4, but not sure how to pull it out to a 5

10:37 pm

Gwen - I can't see any direct comment.

10:38 pm

Latin plural, Pink

10:38 pm

thx tabby ;)

10:38 pm

ahh, it was plural buffalos i was missing, all done now, anyone need a hand?

10:39 pm

an5/10 is the plural of the woman with Yul Brynner's King of Siam.

10:39 pm

you can pl a buffalo?

10:39 pm

yup, pini

10:39 pm

buffalos? Or buffaloes.

10:40 pm

yes, jac, one of those

10:40 pm

I didn't know buffalo started with an A!

10:40 pm

buffalo, bison, tatonka, etc...

10:41 pm

an + 2 vowels, Pini

10:41 pm

no A and no pl in there :(

10:41 pm

oh, have that one...

10:41 pm

Pini - it's a Babblet.

10:41 pm

...didn't know what it meant.

10:41 pm

what grid are you looking at pini?

finally found all the ANs, OY

10:42 pm

but I'm looking for one of the an5's immediately following to finish my A's

10:42 pm

i can appreciate what an achievement that is, gwen

10:42 pm

uh, this grid?

10:42 pm

thx jac ;)

10:42 pm

I'll remember it now!

10:42 pm

Hello Babble Land May I pls have a clue for any of the e words off the bottom row middle e? I made it past the 1/2 way with 77 to go but need one of those for NBT

10:42 pm

bu you can't see any a's or plurals?

10:43 pm

Hi, MaMa

10:43 pm

well, I didn't when it came to the buffalo, gort...was assuming it used the S and couldn't get there with any of the words I know

10:43 pm

et 4/4 Greek letters

10:43 pm

hi mamawa

an5s are: plural girls name. plural an + two diff vowels. rhymes with hole. an + anagram of Caspian ***. poker term. people who are against.

10:44 pm

la5/10 (2nd) is a lizard. a + anagram of no word for Christmas.

10:44 pm

the buffalo is the little Celebes babblet

10:44 pm

ty vm Jellen and Hi Pini and thank you again for being my cafe neighbor!!

10:44 pm

Hi, Jilli!

10:45 pm

not at all mamawa!! :)

10:45 pm

Hi all

10:45 pm

I think I'm looking for the Caspian word... * pondering *

10:45 pm

couple of e's for you mama: to e + eva***** something is to assess it (and pl)

10:45 pm

hi jilli ;)

10:46 pm

Jilli - I was readig in my unday paper earlier about a son of Salt Spring Island who'd taken to drugs etc., gone bad, died and screwed his family up.

10:46 pm

the Caspian *** is smaller than an ocean

10:46 pm

ty gorty

10:46 pm

gort

10:47 pm

But the view from where you are, and where my aunt and uncle once lived are fantastic.

10:47 pm

sorry

10:47 pm

got that, jilli, just trying to put it in the clue

10:47 pm

Jac -- that's news to me

10:47 pm

it's an + that, pini

10:47 pm

thx jilli - got it ;)

10:48 pm

To be honest, jilli., I can't remember is name right now and can't be bothered to go back through the Sunday papers to check

10:49 pm

Taking a break, bbl

just found the last di and i now feel like a di4 LOL

10:50 pm

I think I will take a little of my homemade lemon curd on one round of toast and tehn retire for my full 8 hours now. Happy Babbling all.x

10:50 pm

well, jac, there was the son of a lawyer here who tried to rob a bank -- I guess he was on drugs. Didn't think he had died.

10:51 pm

night jac , sleep well

nights jacula

10:51 pm

I have an7,el7x2,we7 any help for the seven I am missing

10:51 pm

night jac

10:51 pm

di7

10:51 pm

bye Jellen and Jac

10:52 pm

di 7 is far away, mamawa

10:52 pm

ty Pinik

10:52 pm

and jilli

So did DG purposely put that lo 4/7 in the grid today? Giggle.

10:53 pm

time to change my icon -- Geese is the next theme

missing the we7, hunting . . .

And there's two babblers in here! Hehe..

10:55 pm

stid and nut?

10:57 pm

I can try to clue it if you like BDG

10:57 pm

an7/28 please.

10:57 pm

I don't have a we7...is it a fish?

10:58 pm

Raggedy An* + consumes

10:58 pm

No I dont think so

10:58 pm

then clue away (gwen turn your head if you don't want the clue) :)

finally found the we7, not a fish!

(no, my monkeys found it) lol

10:59 pm

it starts like the we6 animal and ends like what the state of Hawaii is

10:59 pm

oy vey

down to 25, must stop to eat. BBL if i can

11:00 pm

Thanks, MaMa

11:00 pm

well part of each that was not a goood clue Pinik

11:00 pm

Did you get that Jellen??

11:00 pm

* looking *

11:01 pm

Oh, yes

11:02 pm

we + vowel + grainy stuff on beach that you walk on.

11:02 pm

Here's a better one we + 1stvowel + stuff on the beach that gets in your toes

11:02 pm

I know some of you hate those kind of cllues :( sorry

11:02 pm

gads, I was going a whole other direction on that one, thx mama

11:02 pm

and gramma

11:03 pm

Oh well grammagum said it too LOL

11:03 pm

(btw: you 2 think alike)

11:03 pm

an 6/18, please?

11:03 pm

nm, got it!

11:03 pm

hello again!

11:03 pm

* sigh * another 43 words to find

11:04 pm

thanks for the we 7

11:04 pm

hi stid - you're in the grid!

11:04 pm

go pini go!!!

11:04 pm

HI stid

11:04 pm

Hi, stid in the grid!

11:04 pm

54 left for me...

11:04 pm

LOL cute, jellen.

11:05 pm

un6/24 please.

11:05 pm

I still have 74 and gotta go to bed , night "see" you all soon <3

11:05 pm

night mama ;)

11:05 pm

sweet dreams MaMaWA

*hugs for mama and then disappears!* Happy V-Day!

11:05 pm

G'night, MaMa

11:06 pm

LEIGH!!!! ****quick hugs back with choclits****

11:06 pm

she's a sneaky one, that Leigh!

11:08 pm

I need that one, too, gramma

11:08 pm

un 6/24 = slang for briefs

11:08 pm

down to 35...

11:08 pm

thx jellen

11:08 pm

Thank you Jellen.

11:09 pm

screamin' along, stid!

11:09 pm

39 here

11:09 pm

go pini go!!!

11:10 pm

imma goin' stid ;)

11:10 pm

Missing one an 4/4 and one an 5/10...help?

11:10 pm

:-D 31....

11:10 pm

38

11:11 pm

babblet a + flood boater w/out H?

11:12 pm

I have the plural Spanish name, the King of Siam lady, the babblet bull, an + **y is ain't so, the poker term, against, and picnic pests

11:12 pm

plural king of siam lady?

11:13 pm

hm. oh. I think I need the same two that you do! LOL

11:14 pm

an + Astronaut Armstrong

11:14 pm

an + anagram of Caspian ***

11:15 pm

Looking for a 4/4 Pini...

11:15 pm

al4 = sunburn smoother?

11:15 pm

prince caspian? lake caspian? caspian ...... oh! I have those... *sigh*

11:15 pm

down to 27

11:15 pm

an 4/4, that is

11:16 pm

an + ** the world turns?

11:16 pm

Jellen...I'm done and I have the following an4 4 5 7 6 4 5 5 4 5 4 5 4 5 4 = 15 an's

11:16 pm

YAY PAV!!!!!! (how many PB cookies do you have left?)

11:16 pm

Oh! Think I miscounted! Thanks, PAV!

11:17 pm

and Yay for you!

11:17 pm

wtg pav!

11:17 pm

'oopsies!* I have none left Stid...and baking day is tomorrow

11:17 pm

I need one of the dbl an5's

11:17 pm

a's abolished!

11:18 pm

oh dear. well, I guess I shall keep my girlish figure a day longer! :-D

11:18 pm

I need AN 7!

11:18 pm

go Jellen!

11:18 pm

The King of Siam's teach+ consumes

11:18 pm

Raggedy An* + consumes

11:19 pm

an 4/4 + ***t (exam)

11:19 pm

or the an+na5 (last one = pl man's name)

11:19 pm

thanks Jellen and Pini and PAV!

11:20 pm

how many AW today?

11:20 pm

I'm drinking water tonight incase my annual exam tomorrow morning is also a blood letting on a fast...

11:20 pm

1

11:20 pm

1 aw4

11:21 pm

missing a note?

11:21 pm

thanks. okay... I have one more A to find. I have one AL. And an AE

11:21 pm

what do I need?

11:21 pm

TWO AL, sorry.

11:21 pm

I still need 1 of the dbl an5's

11:22 pm

stid...the ole englsh "ages"

11:22 pm

ae + not off

11:22 pm

you need the lizardy one, pini. an + spanish cheer

11:22 pm

do you have al4 al5 or al4?

11:22 pm

I have the ages word

11:22 pm

have that one, stid, need the other

11:22 pm

I have AL 4 and 5

11:22 pm

a + **** Ranger

11:22 pm

The last two na's, 4/4 and 5/10 please.

11:23 pm

a + not hi

11:23 pm

your hubby wishes you were (collective) al5 together this day for some romance...

11:23 pm

D's done!

11:23 pm

then you need a plural, pini. there is a latin plural

11:23 pm

go jellen!

11:23 pm

LOL PAV!

11:23 pm

hi all. hope everyone had a better v-day than i did

11:23 pm

have that one, though.

11:24 pm

I'm all al5 now that the kids moved out

11:24 pm

there are only three al's

11:24 pm

I only have the burn plant and the not with others words, PAV

11:24 pm

hi pippin!

11:24 pm

hi pip

11:24 pm

al4 = sunburn soother?

11:24 pm

a + not hi

11:24 pm

then you need the last al4...as pini said not high but

11:25 pm

hello pippin -- I knew it was Valentine's day ... sorta. but never kept it in my head long enough to do anything about it! LOL

11:25 pm

I tried the .... oh geez. golly fiddle-dee-dee!

11:25 pm

thank you all!

11:25 pm

As axed.

11:25 pm

that's what hubby's are for...to forget...

11:25 pm

still missing that elusive an5

11:25 pm

Hi, pipping!

11:25 pm

and Koda needs to go out...

11:25 pm

back soon

11:25 pm

had a crazy 16 hour day at work, big valentine dinner thing

11:26 pm

pini...they are all the pl of the words before 'cept the an+Mexican cheer...

11:26 pm

Would someone clue the el 6's for me, please?

11:26 pm

ended with a couple who ordered a full hour after every other customer (kept the kitchen open late) stayed forever, and ended by vomiting on the table

11:27 pm

actually, tom didn't forget! that's the great part. he gave me a pretty card!

11:27 pm

ewww pippin. not good.

11:27 pm

yay for good valentines, that's what it ought to be

11:27 pm

the first ends in the picnic pest and pl for 7 and the second ends in the past eating word and pl for 7...there's the *mbrella vo5 aftert he el's

11:27 pm

Tim gave me presents...

11:28 pm

Ewww....poor pipping!

11:28 pm

wonderful jellen!

11:28 pm

down to 15 now. still listless.

11:29 pm

stid ...did you get my clues for the el6 7 combos?

11:29 pm

Thanks, PAV!

11:29 pm

I have three WE and three WO and the rest are WA. missing one W... which one please?

11:29 pm

yw

11:30 pm

no PAV, I missed them,m but have them now!!!

11:30 pm

stid another wa looks like should have 8 of them

11:30 pm

pippin, did they at least tip above average? (If they ever come there again, take off running!)

11:30 pm

yep. that was what I needed for the W, thanks again PAV

11:30 pm

hey Nef!

11:30 pm

E

11:31 pm

E's extinct!

11:31 pm

Es eliminated!

11:31 pm

hey stid! How are you?

11:31 pm

nef, just 15%, that was the worst part

11:31 pm

Ws wicketed!

11:31 pm

goooo Jellen!

11:32 pm

la5 le4 5 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 lo4 5 4 5 4 4 lu4 4

11:32 pm

I hope you never see hide nor hair of them again! That's totally discusting! Were they drunk to start with? How thoughtless can people be!

11:32 pm

thanks. got the LA

11:33 pm

well if they tehmselves weren't embarrassed, then they would have been drunk

I have the two nu6, the naturalists. Are there any more n6?

11:33 pm

2 bottles of mediocre champagne, 2 shots each of patron, i think a couple beers upstairs (a separate event they should not have been able to go to), and neither of them looked more than 100 lbs

11:33 pm

nu5 6 6 6 4 5

11:34 pm

last nu6 = cousin of the mu6's found in the X-Men series...

11:34 pm

okay, I need one more LE and it's a four...

11:34 pm

may they never set foot in our place again, or if they do may their food be spat in

11:34 pm

got it. a tax increaser and a flood reducer!

11:34 pm

down to 7

11:34 pm

la 5/16?

11:34 pm

how are you doing pini?

11:34 pm

the one before the dam?

11:35 pm

they deserve lees than that. I hope the manager refuses to serve them -- in front of a huge crowd

11:35 pm

I missed the naked people one,s thanks kitty.

11:35 pm

there is an NU 6/21, starts like a hard-coated fruit and ends like a picnic pest

11:36 pm

5 now. need one more V and one N... and one D.

11:36 pm

ve4 4 4 5 4 vo4 5 6

11:36 pm

found the N

11:37 pm

la 5/16, please?

11:37 pm

di4 4 4 5 7 4 5 4 5 4 du4 4 5 6 4

11:37 pm

ah, VE 5...

11:37 pm

latin plural, of course.

11:37 pm

yay, text messge from cute rock climbing guy! nite just got better...

11:38 pm

it's a DU...

11:38 pm

jellen add Another vo5 (the first) into the le4 7

11:38 pm

DU 5 please?

11:38 pm

pl of the du4

11:39 pm

Thanks, PAV

11:39 pm

gah. fishy. thanks PAV

11:39 pm

what are the total points today?

11:40 pm

1681

11:41 pm

I need two words, both 4 letters, ten points total. *thinking*

11:42 pm

di 4 5's perhaps?

11:43 pm

lu 4 5's x 2?

11:43 pm

no, Ds done.

11:43 pm

sa 4 5's?...ta4 5?

11:44 pm

yep, hold on, let me try to find them.

11:44 pm

ut4 5?

11:44 pm

down to ONE....

11:44 pm

FIREWORDS!!!!!

down to 4

11:45 pm

wtg stid ;)

11:45 pm

wow. I didn't expect to finish this today. I dedicate these firewords to my tom and to today's super-cluer, PAV.

11:45 pm

yay stid!

11:45 pm

go kitty go!

11:45 pm

yay Stid!...now you have 15 mins to enjoy the day before the next round...grab your hubby!

11:45 pm

how about you pini?

11:45 pm

Yay, stid!!! WTG!!

I have one T 6, is there more?

11:45 pm

LOL I have an extra two hours past that PAV -- we're west coast.

11:46 pm

Yay, stid!!!

11:46 pm

not going to finish this one, stid...37 more find

11:46 pm

there is a TI 6 and a TU 6

11:46 pm

I couldn't have finished without my friends helping either so, everyone is welcomed to my word clues...

11:46 pm

ow pini. koda needed a big break, eh?

Thanks!

11:46 pm

sure did...but he's happy now ;)

You all are very smart...I haven't been at this long but have yet to complete one

11:47 pm

how may I help?, Pini..

11:47 pm

welcome to babble, barb ;)

Thanks really gets my brain going

11:47 pm

we are sad people, barb... with too much time on our hands most days! LOL would you like assistance?

11:47 pm

Barb- there are many days some don't finish and days when we all finish...

11:47 pm

you, too, will be assimilated; resistance is futile * wicked giggle *

something to look forward to for sure

11:48 pm

LOL pini!!! *gets another plug-in ready for the new recruits*

11:49 pm

Giving it up with 27 left...

11:49 pm

I don't usually finish any more actually, but today I felt I deserved some down time.

11:49 pm

Jellen? what do you need...?

11:49 pm

hello everyone :)

11:49 pm

el7?

11:49 pm

pl of the el6's

11:50 pm

Is Lickety's absence a technical problem or family stuff, do you know?

11:50 pm

el + not me + picnic pests

11:50 pm

hey nan

11:50 pm

need that one, too, pav

11:50 pm

family stuff I think...

11:50 pm

will help jellen

11:50 pm

I think it's partly just it's the weekend jellen?

11:50 pm

his daughter is in the hospital - pneumonia

eluant

11:50 pm

Don't worry PAV :-)

oops sorry

11:50 pm

I know his daughter came home from hospital

11:50 pm

go barb go! don't forget to plural!

11:50 pm

hello again and welcome barb

11:51 pm

ok, barb can stay, I like her cluing style!

11:51 pm

oh -- that is good news, stid -- I hadn't heard

11:51 pm

I'm too Lickety dependent...

11:51 pm

hey jill

11:51 pm

I finished!!! mostly listless!!!

helps if I click on the right box I am sure lol

11:51 pm

hi jill

so you are all pros I take it

11:51 pm

stid -- herin said there was a big storm where Lickety and mrp live -- that was a couple of days ago

11:52 pm

well done stid -- congrats!

11:52 pm

wb jilli...and good night, everyone...may be back after flip...

hello jillibus

11:52 pm

not again! those poor dear people. seems like one thing after another this year.

11:52 pm

YAY stid!!!

11:52 pm

bye jellen

11:52 pm

Hi Miss Jilli! I simply love that icon photo...will try to fin my own geese pics, they might be ducks though ...from our lake...

11:52 pm

sweet dreams Jellen, please give tim a nice sisterly hug from me!

11:52 pm

oh crud, almost missed the volcano!

11:53 pm

yes, barb, if you see and icon it means the person coughed up the big $15 to go pro and keep the stats etc.

11:53 pm

and there is more than one, pini!

11:53 pm

*grin* I was pleased to find that one today withOUT help today!

11:53 pm

yep! :)

11:53 pm

Barb, if we have pictures (icons) and flags, we bought the game for life. Whether we are "pros" or not is debatable at times

11:53 pm

ty pav -- ducks were 2 days ago, lol!

so a one time 15?

11:54 pm

I'll second that one, Nef!

11:54 pm

yes

11:54 pm

that's right, barb!

11:54 pm

yes barb, and that lasts forever

11:54 pm

yep, barb, and worth it

hmm have to think about that seriously

11:54 pm

the one-time fee will give you stats and fireworks for life!

11:54 pm

and the friendships you make are priceless, well worth the pro fee

11:54 pm

stats and fireworks and friends

11:54 pm

well, firewords if you're like me. If you're like pini... *shrug* you win some, you .... *ducks flying objects*

missing 2 n's, a 4/5 combo prob.

11:55 pm

the friends you get anyway, barb...

11:55 pm

* looking for something suitable to throw at stid *

11:55 pm

* no, shouldn't throw that, it has sharp points *

11:55 pm

*hides behind large pini camouflage pillow* (she'll never find me here)

well you have all been very friendly indeed. Nice to meet you all. Hope to see you all again. Night all time for me to head to bed

11:56 pm

take care and hurry back, barb!

11:56 pm

HEY! you popped my pillow! *tosses pini pillow shards at pini*

11:56 pm

that's true (what stid said about friends)

11:56 pm

I predict 143 for today.

11:56 pm

good night barb -- hope we'll see you back tomorrow

11:56 pm

sweet dreams barb. hope you come back soon and often!

11:56 pm

* nope, can't throw that either, might leave an unsightly mark *

11:56 pm

the first two...a palindrome and its pl

11:56 pm

night, barb -- where are you?

11:56 pm

Barb, the grid changes at Midnight CST every day

11:56 pm

woot woot 29!

11:56 pm

ah, stidkid#2 is home!

11:56 pm

na4 and na5..

Thank you all. I shall try to return again quickly. this is addicting

11:57 pm

go pini go!!!!

11:57 pm

it flips in 3 minutes!!!

I'm in Maple Ridge, B.C. Canada

11:57 pm

loan

11:57 pm

oops!

outside of Vancouver

11:57 pm

28

11:57 pm

BARB! YOU'RE CLOSE!!!!

11:57 pm

I live in Washington state,

11:57 pm

yay -- another canuck

11:57 pm

oooh, another one for our GT, stid!!!

11:57 pm

Jill and many others are BC -bound!

11:57 pm

as I was told numerous times today, a palindrome has the letters going and coming in the same order, so if it starts na...

11:58 pm

Oh barb -- you're almost a neighbour -- and my son is in Mission

11:58 pm

and I have a son in Vancouver

11:58 pm

a word that begins and ends in the same place...

My husband's shop is in Mission

11:58 pm

barb -- if you click on our icons you'll see where we are in most cases

11:58 pm

thx pav :)

11:58 pm

what shop, barb?

11:58 pm

kitty? get my clue(s)

11:59 pm

LOL she's hooked now, Jill -- you can exchange details later!

11:59 pm

counting down.....

Great I shall try that another time. Really need to crash it has been a long v-day and 12th anniversary

ahhhr. im not gonna make it.

11:59 pm

I want a small grid. 103 words

11:59 pm

25!

11:59 pm

sweet dreams and happy Anniversary Barb!

11:59 pm

well done pini!

11:59 pm

Happy Anniversary Happy Anniversary Happy Anniversary Happy ANNN- iversary

11:59 pm

what do you need kitty?

12:00 am

congrats on your 12th

12:00 am

aaaand.....

take care all and thanks PAV 3

12:00 am

oh oh... flip!!!

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