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12:00 am

flip

12:00 am

flip

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flip

12:00 am

nice size, anyway

flip

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flip

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ec8

12:00 am

yes, prob. be off island tomorrow

howdy dart

12:02 am

hello everyone :)

12:02 am

hi dart, grem, crp

12:02 am

hi volley jilli flos grem

12:02 am

hi jilli

12:02 am

hi dart

12:03 am

hi dart, grem, nan

12:03 am

hi flosey

12:04 am

ot8

also ec 7

12:05 am

OT 7

12:05 am

yeah, ec7/ot7 pluralized

am 6

12:06 am

grem my OT 7 is not a plural

12:06 am

am6/7

12:06 am

but my OT 8 is

12:06 am

and it's not pluralizable?

12:07 am

think that's what he said

12:07 am

phant ectomere

12:07 am

i meant the OT 7 i found becomes a plural which would make it an 8

12:07 am

that's what I said first

12:08 am

ce7, have all 7s now

12:08 am

got the ot, but can't find that co -- is it another medical term?

am 6 x 2

12:09 am

co7?

12:09 am

think drugs nan

12:09 am

CO 6/7

12:09 am

is drugs

12:10 am

only one I know that starts with co is codeine

12:10 am

illegal with a diff sp

12:10 am

illegal drug

12:10 am

change some middle letters there

12:11 am

Ri 6

12:11 am

morphine bill and co6 sue were walking down the avenue...

12:11 am

phant cocinera

12:12 am

ya snort it nan

I am still one 7 short

12:12 am

have re7?

12:12 am

am7?

missing the re ty

12:13 am

sorry -- not up on the drug scene!

12:13 am

watch the news?

12:13 am

Hmm, this grid doesn't have 457 words...curious. Hello everyone

12:13 am

was an Eric Clapton song too nan

12:13 am

cyber its white and powdery you sniff it

12:13 am

hi doug

12:14 am

ok -- found one that I think is snorted but it is only 6 letters, not 8

12:14 am

plural it

12:14 am

nan, this one's been around for ages -- think Sherlock Holmes

nan we were not talking about a co 8... but a co 7

12:14 am

cyber theone i have is 6/7

12:14 am

not an 8

12:14 am

when I plural it that gives me 7 not 8

12:14 am

take off last vowel

hello all

12:14 am

oh ok

12:15 am

hello Barb

12:15 am

ty then -- found the one you were talking about

12:15 am

hi barb

yw

how is everyone?

12:16 am

think I need to walk away from this for a bit -- not seeing any of these 7's nor the other 8 (ec I think)

12:16 am

great thanks Barb, you?

fine ty and you?

ca 6

12:17 am

barb, is that you on the horse? Bareback, I see.

alright thanks...it was hard waiting for the new one to come up

yes Jill

Back before I had my fall...now I always have a saddle

12:17 am

handsome pair, barb!

12:18 am

welcome to prohood, barb!

12:18 am

ddi someone say a RE 7 or 8?

thanks you would like my other one too I am sure..he is a black with two white spots on either side. When the saddle is on my husband says it looks like we rubbed off the paint

my phan reearns

Thank you jill

12:20 am

re7, mlf

12:20 am

thanks grem

12:21 am

is it a word i should know?

12:22 am

grem?

12:22 am

Hello jilli

12:22 am

yeah

12:22 am

midice is a word! -- that is where the puck is dropped

to 6

12:22 am

is that hyphened nan?

LOL good one Cybernan

12:23 am

midfield works

12:23 am

maybe mid-ice

12:23 am

RE 6/7

12:24 am

She don't lie, she don't lie, she don't lie....co6

12:24 am

was joking guys -- not a hockey fan although you'd never know it after all the comments by reporters during the olympics saying that hockey is canada's religion

12:25 am

can someone give me the stats for the E top left corner please?

12:25 am

ed 5/14

12:25 am

thanks grem

12:26 am

cyber i am ont a maple leaf fan as most think lol

12:26 am

So the accord against cluing before 1:00 has collapsed?

12:27 am

there's never been such an accord since I started playing here

py 6 x 2

12:28 am

gremi its a rule made by some babblers i guess that we dont clue until 2am

12:28 am

nice finds dee

12:28 am

I hope it has collapsed

12:28 am

I seem to be behind the times, then...never mind

12:29 am

till one hour into the puzzle....many diff time zones here

12:29 am

today it's the 5s and 6s that are harder to find

12:29 am

mlf, there have been objections to that "rule"

i didn't know that mlfan17

12:29 am

you are right cdar one hour into it apparently

12:29 am

and it does seem to depend on who is in!

12:29 am

sorry doug

12:29 am

you didnt know what barb's.. about the cluing or my screenname?ll

12:30 am

lol

about the clueing

12:31 am

barb's ohhh yeah i learned earlier on about it

well now I know hope I don't forget

12:31 am

phant coccoids

12:32 am

we usually don't give clues for the first hour -- not a hard and fast rule, especially when the grid is small, but a courtesy for those that don't want clues during the first hour that has been practiced since I started playing 4-1/2 years ago

12:32 am

oh please don't resurrect that "rule"

12:32 am

when I don't want clues, I usually just switch to one of the other two tabs

12:33 am

jill the first hour rule?

It is just hard to know all the in's and out's when you are new like me.

12:33 am

of course grem, anyone can do that if they don't want clues

12:33 am

exactly, grem -- you can switch off the chat if you don't want clues

12:33 am

MRP doesn't abide by that 'rule'

12:33 am

agreed

12:33 am

yes, mlf

12:34 am

hear hear flosey

I just feel very priveledged to be a member and still wonder who arranged it for me

amen to that jili and grem

12:34 am

jill from a distance your icon looks like a small jail cell but i i know its wine bottles

12:34 am

maybe you have a secret admirer

maybe you never know or someone just decide to be very nice indeed and I greatly appreciate it

12:35 am

I wanted people to wonder what this icon was, so that they would click on it and read about it <wicked laugh>

at first glance I thot it was a candlelabra

12:35 am

it is an interesting story jilli

looks interesting

12:36 am

jill i didnt read it i just know you have the icon everytime so i read that part lol

12:36 am

yeah the icon look 3d

12:36 am

well, mlf, read about ice wine!

12:37 am

we were near that winery this past summer jilli...didnt have time to stop though

12:37 am

too bad, dart!

12:37 am

love your little kitty dart

12:38 am

Interesting Jill, but you don't have to go as far as ON for ice wine -- the best in the world is made right here in the Okanagan Valley -- not that I stock any because it costs $80 to $120 for a split

12:38 am

one of the parking meters in niagara by the lake ate my credit card..spent an extra hour and a half trying to get it back

12:38 am

ty flosey

very cute kitty dart

12:39 am

I know, nan, but I didn't find a bottle or a writeup

12:39 am

that's an awful waste of holiday time dart

brb

12:39 am

thx barb :)

12:39 am

How annoying, dart!

12:40 am

Most of the wineries here make it, but the most expensive is made by Summerhill

12:40 am

was pretty frustrating trying to track down someone late in the day who could get it out of the meter

help with i in the 2nd column for nbt please

12:40 am

actually, nan, I hear that the best icewine in the world is still the German Riesling Eiswein

12:41 am

i someone who brings cold stuff to your door

ty nbt

12:41 am

ty, dart -- the one who cometh, eh?

12:41 am

wtg dee

12:41 am

yep lol

I hate to say it but gone for now. Too sleepy and sore wish I could get more than 4 hours sleep at one time...but it is great to have people to talk to when your up late. Night all

ty

12:42 am

Jillibus, another great icon/write-up.

12:42 am

lol, I remember when that truck use to come around

12:42 am

Didn't George Gervin have that nickname during his basketball career

12:42 am

nite barb

oh question...do you need to ask people before you add them as friends?

12:42 am

no, you don't barb -- and hope you can sleep well

12:42 am

Hello

Thank you Jill I will try very hard May I add you on my list?

12:43 am

yes douglas

12:43 am

The bottle of wine i have in my profile pic is called Rock Rabbit i dont have a synopsis

12:43 am

spent two weeks in Germany last fall and never did find a wine that didn't taste like battery acid

12:43 am

Absolutely, barb, and I just added you :)

just have to figure how to do that

12:44 am

but my pic isnt showing up lol

ra 6

12:44 am

but did you try an icewine, nan?

Thank you Jill

12:45 am

bard, add grem too so that you can get his list when he makes one -- and sprite so you can get the icon themes

12:45 am

no -- didn't see any. I did try a late harvest, though -- had an oily bitter aftertaste

12:45 am

hmm

12:45 am

that's barb

how do I add?

12:45 am

those were Rielsings, I assume, nan?

12:45 am

go tit

12:45 am

got it

12:45 am

oops

12:46 am

Okay i am out of here 106 left poof

12:46 am

barb, go to who's online and just add the ones you want

12:46 am

yes -- we were in the reisling producing area

okay thank you I will try that thanks..Cybernan could I add you too?

12:47 am

I understand Riesling is *supposed* to have a whiff of diesel

12:47 am

yes, of course barb

12:47 am

barb, you don't have to ask permission

12:48 am

unfortunately, sprite is not online just now

oh right. sorry

okay I will look for sprite tomorrow

12:48 am

don't see gremlinn here -- has he finished already?

12:49 am

Got the bottom row grayed...whoo-hoo! Didn't hurt that there's a 7 and 8 down there

12:49 am

gremlinn is online -- buried in the grid maybe

12:49 am

not yet

12:50 am

barb, sprite is in the Netherlands so she may be on tomorrow morning or early afternoon

12:50 am

but almost, I'd bet

12:50 am

hi grem ;)

12:50 am

half way and still have a bunch of bt's

go nan

12:51 am

and still don't see grem's ec 8

okay off to bed night again..I am really going this time

12:51 am

goodnight Barb, sweet dreams

12:51 am

night barb again ;)

12:52 am

I have 3 blank Es

hi and nbt

12:53 am

2 blank e's, 2 i's, a c and an o

12:53 am

hi josh

12:53 am

hi and wtg josh

was a bit of luck seeing mention of ec8 - might have taken me awhile otherwise

12:53 am

found the o

12:54 am

or one of them

12:54 am

id 5/14 and id 5/12 for the left column i

I have all the p's if anyone wants them

12:54 am

keep trying the common ec prefix, but not working so far

12:54 am

ec8, eh? Hmmmm

12:54 am

please dee

hi vash

12:54 am

ic6 for the lone i

ec7/8 more accurately

12:55 am

hi

12:55 am

ty grem

pi 4, 5, 4 po 4, 4 py 6 x 2

and ot7/8 for that lower right o

12:55 am

oh yes, I remember now -- the long-worders were talking about those ec words earlier

12:56 am

have the ot 7-8

anyone have all the e's? I am short one e

12:57 am

ty dee

12:57 am

I do

12:57 am

have ei?

lol nope that is my missing one... you have esp

12:58 am

ei 4 yes

12:58 am

hehe

12:58 am

last one I found, so I started there

12:58 am

i need two from that same colum

12:58 am

column, that is

tooo funny

ha - ei4 was one of my first words. jut one of those that i seem to see when it's there

that and aalii

want to guess my 2 missing o's

12:59 am

oc 5/6?

12:59 am

oc 5/6?

speaking of o's, phant oidia

12:59 am

lol

ha ha that was it!!!! I am splitting a gut

1:00 am

I'll have the left half, please

1:00 am

vash, you take the right

1:00 am

what are the stats for the lone c, please?

co5/14

1:01 am

my last bt is is the upper left E -- any help around?

1:01 am

ok then

missing one t

1:01 am

ed5, jilli

1:01 am

missing one T as well

1:01 am

t o 4 5 6 4

1:01 am

I have to 4/5/6/4

my t's are: to 4/4; to 5/12; to 6/21; to 4/5

1:02 am

same

1:02 am

I'll morewords for it

1:02 am

ty

1:02 am

missing the same one darn

1:02 am

nbt -- ty grem, it just jumped out at me!

1:03 am

to6/27 is the other T

ty

lol what in the world is that word

odd word

1:04 am

ty freep

i guess i can say fish me to that word

1:05 am

i'm still missing 2 e's from the second column

1:05 am

I think this grid is full of odd words -- 3 more and that will be it for tonight

ea 4, 5; ec 7, 8 ed 5 ei 4 em 4, 4 ep 4 er 5, 4

1:06 am

it was the em's i was missing..ty dee

1:06 am

good night everyone :)

yqw

1:07 am

good night nan

1:07 am

hi kids

1:07 am

hi ru

1:08 am

i'm missing one d

1:08 am

Jake Sully in Avatar, prayed to Eywa that the human race committed ec7

1:08 am

night nan -- hi ruru

1:08 am

i have that

1:09 am

hi freep and vash -- missed your entrance

missing 3 d's here

1:09 am

hi jilli..i've been lurking as usual

1:09 am

hi, jilli (and g'night nan)

1:10 am

d's missing one di 4, 5, 5, 4, 5, 4, 4, 6

1:10 am

I entered with a fish, jilli. it was dramatic :-)

Clues are up

ty lickety!

1:10 am

ty lickety

1:10 am

de6, vash

1:10 am

ty lickety

1:11 am

de vash

1:11 am

ty ruru and freep

1:14 am

Oh, thanks Lickety, and thank goodness!

1:14 am

And tell me what street, compares with mo4 Street, in July?

1:15 am

fireworks

wtg

1:15 am

WTG Grem

1:15 am

YAY gremlinn!!! So it wasn't an easy one -- took you more than 10 minutes...

1:16 am

yep

1:17 am

fireworks

1:17 am

taking a banana-and-milk break -- brb with fresh eyes

1:17 am

YAY dart!!!

wtg

1:19 am

wtg dart and grem

1:20 am

We'll take Manhatten, the Bronx and Staten Island for two

1:20 am

wtg Dart

1:20 am

nite all work in 5 hrs....may not be on til monday...going to chicago for the weekend for a few concerts

nite dart

1:21 am

sounds good dart

have fun in chic

1:22 am

will do...crossing fingers for no snow...that word crept back into the forecast...and a 7 hr drive thru snow isn't any fun

1:22 am

A lyric from that song has a word, but I'm just enjoying the song right now

no snow, no snow, no snow

1:23 am

thx volley...last year was kind of di5 coming back

1:24 am

thanks dart, didn't have that one

that can be a nasty drive

1:24 am

and safe trip, dart, hope you don't run into any bad weather

1:27 am

i was just there this last weekend dart....no snow i hope for you too

1:28 am

snow is hereby banned anywhere near Chicago

fireworks

1:30 am

wtg Dee

1:30 am

YAY dee!!!

1:30 am

Yay Dee!

1:31 am

I've just passed half way!

ty

1:31 am

wtg flosey!

I can be fast with Lickety, but really pokey on my lonesome

1:32 am

congrats volley

ty

1:32 am

I can't be fast no matter what

1:32 am

(too well-bred)

1:32 am

ty for the no-snow well wishes.....pooooof

you are the great encourager and you chat with all of us... would slow down any of us

LOL JILI

1:33 am

that's it jilli - and the point of the game is to enjoy, isn't it?

well I need to get going.. have some sympathy cards to make

hugs to all *poofing*

1:33 am

<giggle>

1:33 am

night dee

nite

1:34 am

g'night dee

1:43 am

So Ares is in but Eris is out, eh? She doesn't rate? We've already had this discussion, haven't we?

1:44 am

I don't remember it, doug

1:45 am

A discussion about which gods get to be in the dictionary

1:45 am

I see Eris is the goddess of contention...

1:46 am

I think there's another meaning for ares

1:47 am

flosey, are you there?

1:47 am

It's my understanding that Eris was part of Ares's entourage (quite reasonable, actually)

1:49 am

yes, jilli, still plodding along

1:50 am

do you watch CTV news, flosey? With Tamara doing the weather?

1:50 am

Wanting there to be a word in the grid ending with "iome," but thinking there isn't one

1:50 am

think you're right, doug

1:50 am

seldom do jilli - mainly because the tv is downstairs

1:51 am

well, I think our weather girl is preggers again

1:51 am

I should get a small one for the office but it's pretty crowded now

1:51 am

ah, so she'll be off for a bit

1:52 am

It's still St Pat's day here, so I had to try erin again, with the same negative result

1:52 am

hubby won't have one in the livingroom

1:52 am

lol

1:52 am

What's wrong with a pregnant weather girl? Pregnancy is beautiful

1:53 am

yes it is, Douglas, as long as preg. lady is well and happy

1:53 am

It's funny watching Tamara -- some time ago I thought she might be preggers but now I'm pretty sure, and she's being careful not to turn sideways when she shows the map etc

1:54 am

lol, that will get to be difficult

1:54 am

**that will become difficult

1:54 am

nothing at all wrong with it, doug -- last time she stayed on until almost the last day

1:54 am

wow, good for her

1:54 am

and she is a real beauty anyway

1:55 am

it's just fun guessing

1:56 am

oh, I'm well over halfway!

1:56 am

good for you jilli

1:56 am

still plodding here, 106

1:57 am

trying to remember all the things I should be doing, buying, while in Victoria tomorrow

1:57 am

Wow this is really hard

1:57 am

good evening Chopramen

1:58 am

Good Evening Flosey

1:58 am

hi chopra -- it's easier with Lickety's list

1:58 am

You're plodding faster than I am, flosey, I'm at a measly 79

1:58 am

I have 101

1:58 am

but you've been making interesting comments along the way Douglas

1:59 am

and am at the mi words in the list

1:59 am

good morning everyone

1:59 am

I've been struggling with the in words

2:00 am

in + Webster's ****ionary

2:01 am

still have 1 bt

2:01 am

I'd like to think that counts somehow in the total package of Babble enjoyment

2:01 am

tyty jilli

2:02 am

yes, Douglas, I agree - and, obviously Jilli does too

2:03 am

the other in is in + kick the bucket

2:03 am

hi crossy!

2:04 am

:)

2:04 am

thanks again jilli - thought I had tried that and didn't go - prob. hit a wrong key

2:04 am

hi crossy

2:05 am

trouble sleeping again crossy?

2:06 am

howdy jilli,flosey..yes indeed have a touch of flu going and the chest is rattly,have to sit up for a bit and what better way than with my babble buddies;0

2:06 am

61* is in the grid, Roger Maris, but he isn't a word

2:06 am

indeed, crossy, but sorry you're not feeling well

2:06 am

good thinking, crossy

2:07 am

nares are nostrils, so why isn't nare a word for one nostril?

2:08 am

I've always tried that one too jilli, seems logical to me

2:08 am

I am going to be up way too late doing this

2:08 am

sokay,my fav sweater,vicks on the cheast,tylenol and chicken soup for the soul and im all set..lol and puffers to breathe

2:08 am

I suppose it's Latin or something

2:08 am

where are you chopra?

2:09 am

Seattle

2:09 am

that sounds pretty cosy, crossy

2:09 am

ah, just south of Jilli and me

2:10 am

well, you're not as late as some of the easterners who are often here at this hour

2:10 am

lol,poor crossy,just about everyone is south of me:)

2:10 am

yes, just north of stidmama

2:11 am

awww, crossy!

2:11 am

all these exotic locals are but a dream to me now lol

2:12 am

Disappointed that pieman isn't in the dictionary...

2:12 am

Neither eerie nor aerie are in the grid, but they look like they should be

2:12 am

I've forgotten where you are, crossy -- courtenay?

2:12 am

one day ill really go wild and see if i can do a run down to niagra falls;)

2:13 am

hello omarr, haven't met you before

2:13 am

lol jilli im in collingwood on georgian bay

2:13 am

hi flosey!

2:13 am

oh, duh to me, crossy

2:13 am

are you new to babble, omarr?

2:13 am

sokay jilli,i have a memory of a goldfish

2:14 am

hi omarr, and I agree. Simple Simon met a pieman...

2:14 am

I'd played years ago, but just stumbled back in recently

2:14 am

ah, well, welcome back

2:14 am

welcome back, omarr

2:14 am

Thanks :)

2:16 am

I just looked for my registration email and it was almost four years ago! March 19, 2006

2:16 am

ah, I started in June, 2006

2:17 am

I did on May 28, 2006

2:17 am

With you regarding pieman, omarr

2:18 am

I wonder what it is about mid-March that makes me want to Babble...

2:18 am

Should amocide be a word for killing off love?

2:18 am

Douglas, can we petition to add it? ;)

2:19 am

rotsa ruck, omarr!

2:19 am

ouch, stuck at 202 pts

2:19 am

my isp keep hiccuping:(

2:20 am

are you using Lickety's list, chopra?

2:20 am

I don't know what that is

2:20 am

sorry i'm nooby

2:21 am

One of my longstanding beefs with Babble is the inflexibility of the dictionary, omarr

2:21 am

it's a big help -- gives you the first 2 letters of each word, how long it is, and its point score. Just scroll down to Friends of Babble and look for Lickety's Babble Clues. Right-click to open it in a new window.

2:22 am

doug, did you see my opinion of Enable?

2:22 am

indeed douglas,if it is not american spelling,it is finicky colour,arbour,theatre etc and many more

2:23 am

(scroll down in my profile)

2:23 am

hilarious :)

2:24 am

:-)

2:25 am

Crosshair, are you the one who likes everything-bacon? vosgeschocolate.com has 'the Mini Bacon Candy Bar Library' (blending smoky bacon and rich chocolate) - $25 for 9 bars.

2:25 am

Dr_God, the creator, has consistently mentioned that Babble, for better or for worse, is hard wired to Enable. In other words, the dictionary you have now is the dictionary you are going to have for the foreseeable future

2:25 am

well could of been worse,dr_god could of been hawaiaan and we could be dealing with their words;)

2:26 am

mmm,sounds delish christine

2:26 am

we do, from time to time -- aloha, haole, pois...

2:26 am

what makes you think there are no Hawaiian words in Enable

2:26 am

Hawaiian wouldn't be so bad. They only have 13 letters.

2:26 am

hi christine

2:26 am

nene is another one that shows up now and again.

2:26 am

wahine?

2:27 am

yes, but all vowels ...

2:27 am

can you imagine those big long jaw breaker words though? lol

2:27 am

hello jwr and unithorn

2:27 am

and there's a bird who flies by every so often...

2:27 am

well, I must get to bed, have to be up early

2:27 am

Hiya!

2:27 am

Hiya!

2:27 am

hi jilli and all

2:27 am

unithorn, where's your flag etc?

2:28 am

night flosey -- see you tomorrow some time

2:28 am

goodnight all, be back, hopefully to finish

2:28 am

...huh. Curious.

2:28 am

Yes, jilli, I did. What you said!

2:29 am

Better?

2:29 am

my personal favorites that are missed in Enable are "common" Japanese words -- tatsoi, ronin, etc.

2:29 am

Much better, uni :-D

2:30 am

yeah, I always want "ronin" - don't know what "tatsoi" is though

2:30 am

glad we don't have that tiny Hawaiian fish franmag told us about -- umu-umu-nuku-nuku-apua'a

2:31 am

i have more than enough canadian/british spellings to drive me around the bend on a regular basis lol

2:31 am

oh that's a marvelous fish

2:31 am

but we're not allowed ramen

2:31 am

yeah. ramen's on my list, so is soba. yum.

2:31 am

with a name like that i bet the fist is a half inch in length hehe

2:32 am

you're right, crossy

2:32 am

lol

2:32 am

ramen, huh? You rang?

2:33 am

oh no, Chop are you Instant?

2:33 am

oh, yes, I see, chop-ramen, lol!

2:33 am

Jilli, I just came back to tell you - I sent you an email - please open tonight

2:33 am

=]

2:33 am

ok flosey, will now

2:33 am

lol,only ramen i know are the noodles i lived on for the first year on my own,that and the finest whiskey money can buy lol

2:34 am

lol, first things first, eh, crossy

2:34 am

Yep, that's the live of a starving college student - Rye and Ramen

2:34 am

ramen and whiskey? now there's a couple of basic food groups for ya.

2:34 am

my food bill was $1.35 a day lol

2:35 am

my booze bill was 135 lol

2:36 am

glenfiddich and tap water lol

2:36 am

just a splash mind you..cannot be bruising the alcohol

2:36 am

*back from email* -- great one, flosey!

2:36 am

lol, thought you'd like it

2:36 am

g'night again

2:37 am

Crossy -- I just noticed your flag -- how is it you are having a problem with "Canadian and British spellings" -- too much south-of-the-border television, eh?

2:37 am

re-g'night, flo

2:37 am

hi-by flo

2:39 am

phantom -- simian

2:39 am

no,jwr,my problem is the grid will not take half of them..use them all the time myself lol

HEllo

2:40 am

howdy herin

2:40 am

hi OSGD

2:40 am

examples, Crossy? I love new spellings.

2:41 am

phantom: octomom

2:42 am

I find the grid takes lots of brit spellings

2:42 am

would that she were, jwr!

Hi OSGMA> How are yuo all?

2:42 am

well that standards..now im not sure how many it will take at this time..arbour,theatre,colour,i do not think it will take poultine..im too fuzzy to think of more now,touque,ballaclava

2:43 am

it takes poutine and tuque and balaclava if you spell them them wight, lol!

2:43 am

*right

2:44 am

go soft on me jilli,cwossy sick

2:44 am

lol

2:44 am

doesn't take hoser, though

2:44 am

Having difficulty with ic**** ... GRRR

2:44 am

pauvre petit crossy

2:44 am

too much glenfiddich, not enough water

2:44 am

ic6 - compound word

2:44 am

you watch too much bob and dough Mckenzie jilli

2:45 am

Welp I think I'll come back to this when I'm less hungry and my mind is clear

2:45 am

chop, not the pieman, but the guy who delivers frozen water

2:45 am

so take off eh?

2:45 am

Take care all!

2:45 am

tc chop

2:45 am

Are you serious? ICEMAN?!

2:45 am

chop, don't go! I just gave you a clue!

2:46 am

ta bye chop -- and to all. Gotta get back to work.

2:46 am

Thanks a bunch guys

2:46 am

no posting valid words in chat, please!

2:46 am

visit the pb on your way out chop lol

2:47 am

pb pb pb

2:47 am

too early for me,no bacon in there yet

2:47 am

chop doesn't know about the pb

2:47 am

lol, crossy!

2:48 am

any clues for the ec words?

2:49 am

bacon? I thought all the punishments in pb were out of boxes and cans. if I'd known there was bacon I might have ...

2:49 am

well,im going to try for a tad more sleep.tc everyone and happy babbling..poof

Night Crossie

2:49 am

killer(s) of environment?

2:49 am

that's it for me too. Nice chatttting.

2:49 am

that was an ec clue, omarr

2:50 am

night crossy and jwr

2:50 am

thanks jilli

2:50 am

oh? It made sense?

2:51 am

working on it!

2:51 am

heh, I found that one pretty quickly

2:51 am

well, grem, you're Special

2:52 am

I was thinking it was more like killing(s) of environment, but yes.

2:53 am

you're right, doug

2:53 am

and I now have 120 words with 58 left for the morrow, so goodnight all, and *poof*

2:54 am

ah, got them, thanks :)

2:54 am

night jilli!

2:55 am

I suppose I should head to bed too. g'night everyone

Night OSGMA

3:02 am

Would someone please give me a clue for one of the words for the western i?

3:04 am

an ***** is a popular saying

3:04 am

change the last letter to get: an ***** is a stupid person

3:05 am

Thanks grem

3:05 am

or the title of a Doestoevski novel

3:11 am

Morning/evening all. How goes the grid today?

3:11 am

It's been quite a while since I got a word on my own...thanks for getting me to nbt, grem, good night all

3:14 am

Hello everyone

3:15 am

Hello lynxxx

3:15 am

hi FM, playing this morning?

3:16 am

just debating that very point :)

3:17 am

seems to get sticky about half way through

3:17 am

HAve finished sudoku and caught up on emails so was pondering the layout of the tiles and thinking hmmmm

3:18 am

You haven't lost any clients with the move?

3:19 am

morning lynxxx & FM

3:20 am

hi Katie

3:20 am

No, thanks to virtual working I was able to keep all my clients (love technology)! Morning Katie.

3:21 am

Has the car been fixed Katie?

3:21 am

I love virtual working, it means I can babble in the moring :-)

3:22 am

Can't wait for the time I can babble whist sitting in the garden on a summers morning *bliss*

3:23 am

need to buy some patio furniture first tho :)

3:35 am

only 5 x re's LoriP will be pleased.

3:37 am

it's not exactly flowing for me today

3:38 am

me neither, think I wil lgo do something else for a while and come back with fresh eyes. Have a good day.

3:38 am

bye for now FM

3:39 am

bye FM

4:01 am

are you working from home Katie?

4:03 am

BBL

4:13 am

Hi mari, for this morning, I have a meeting in Hinkley this afternoon.

4:19 am

right off to do some work, see you all later

4:47 am

gd morning everybody

morning here as well - back for last 50

4:48 am

how many words today please??

178

82 4's, 65 5's, 23 6's, 6 7's, 2 8's

5:03 am

hello joshua

5:04 am

first 50 are easy and then....lol

no kidding - some sticky tiles in the grid today

5:05 am

I've bn playing since Dec, but hv only reached fireworks twice, both times with help from the chog but no lists!

5:06 am

however, it's fun and helps keep me sane!

i didn't get fireworks for a long time when i first started

but now i try to get them every time i start the puzzle. it takes time as much as anything else

when i have enough time i try to do it without any lists

but on busy days i use the list for the last 20% or so

5:27 am

half! now I can make lunch

5:27 am

ains

5:28 am

pb, all alone :(

6:58 am

hello, is anybody here?

7:08 am

I may be talking to myself ... Good morning everyone

HI MOM

7:13 am

{{Herin}} hello, so good to see you. How is school?

Good about to go to bed. I thought I would drop in and say HI

7:15 am

glad school is going well. Pleasant dreams to you.

How you been going?

7:17 am

just fine, thanks. The sun is shining today with a high of 65 F

That does sound delightful

7:18 am

it is welcomed. We will have to take it while we can, suppose to go back to the 40's F next week

brr

I suprised the heck out of the 3 girls that don't like me today

7:19 am

true, but spring is around the corner.

7:19 am

someone doesn't like you? You are such a sweetie. How did you do that?

They are very very err dense and we had a run in last year. One of them housen't been there most of the week. T needed last years lectures and I had them so I gave them to her

7:21 am

what a kind gesture, Herin

Well I didn't need it any more. I was smart to get them off the internet straight away last year. And one of my other assignments I have done 2 questions

7:22 am

you are such a good student. How much longer until you graduate?

End of the year

7:24 am

excellent. What will your degree be in?

Advance Diploma in Business - legal practice and Diploma in Business

7:26 am

wow, that is excellent. You should have no trouble getting a job.

I do want to get into law

7:26 am

how much more schooling to be a lawyer?

3 years

7:29 am

will you continue on?

mostly

7:30 am

I wish you all the best with your studies. I think you will make a fine lawyer

Thank you Mom

7:31 am

you are so welcome.

I think i must go to bed now

7:32 am

pleasant dreams. I have enjoyed our chat and catching up on things with you. {{hugs}}

hugs

7:35 am

:-)

7:36 am

hello everyone

7:36 am

{{Annie}} good morning! How are things with you?

7:36 am

((Mom)) I love your new icon

7:37 am

thanks Annie.

7:37 am

how things have changed in 70 years

7:38 am

I am fine..it is going to be a lovely day today..sunny and near 70. Can you imagine lard and cigarettes?

7:39 am

high near 65 and sun here. No, I can't. There is one that I don't think I will post but since it is just you and me here (hopefully), it is using liquid Lysol for a feminine hygiene cleaning product

7:40 am

Yes, I remember my m-i-l doing that...lol.

7:40 am

oh no. lol

7:41 am

I had no idea what she was talking about to her friends but I know she didnt like it. So much for Lysol.

7:41 am

Good morning, all. Liquid lysol ... ouch.

7:41 am

I was very young at the time.

7:42 am

HI Judi..lol

7:42 am

wow. Gee, just think it is in a spray now. :)

7:42 am

Hi Judi

7:43 am

no, you can still buy a bottle of it. Or getting in cleaning clothes (which might be easier to use in this context).

7:43 am

I would think Listerine would have been more advisable.

7:43 am

Hi Lideola, that is true.

7:43 am

Lysol is still around but not in that use.

7:44 am

Oh Judi, yes Listerine. I never could figure out why they wrapped it in paper.

7:44 am

I swear by Lysol for spraying around the house.

7:45 am

Really, mom. Talk about over packaging.

7:45 am

I remember my grandparents used Listerine and I tried it once, ugh it was terrible

7:46 am

hi

7:46 am

some liquids deteriorate in light. Not sure if that is true with Listerine, but I think its true for peroxide.

7:46 am

first timer

7:46 am

Listerine is the worst. I'd rather shove soap in my mouth.

7:46 am

earn

7:46 am

hi marf

7:46 am

coin

7:46 am

coins

7:46 am

oops

7:47 am

Hiya, Marf. Word entries go in the add word box to the left of chat.

7:47 am

um ya

7:47 am

Not like I just did. UHG!

7:47 am

Hi Marf, welcome to Babble. We are a fine lot here, this game is easy to get addicted to. I thank you for those words, I didn't have them

7:47 am

game isnt timed?

7:47 am

lol Judi, I already had that one.

7:47 am

lol

7:47 am

no, Marf, a grid is 24 hours

7:48 am

good morning everyone

7:48 am

where are you located, Marf?

7:48 am

mace

7:48 am

good morning Eva

7:48 am

dammit!

7:48 am

hi Eva. welcome marf

7:48 am

Hiya, Eva.

7:48 am

and you don't compete against other players, you just try to complete the grid for the day

7:48 am

marf heard aboaut our well stocked pb!

7:48 am

Marf, I sure am glad you came to babble this morning. You are being a great help to me. :)

7:49 am

we all do it marf...just takes a whie to remember to move the cursor. Not only do we not compete, but a lot of the fun is giving each other clues.

7:49 am

the p's are defeating me.

7:49 am

should be an option to revert after a chat entry

7:49 am

I didn't chat for the first year just for that reason.

7:50 am

As Stephen King says in Dreamcatcher, its a fuckarow!

7:50 am

yes, it would be nice if it automatically reverted

7:50 am

cocoa

7:50 am

hehe

7:51 am

hehe ... not in the grid :-)

7:51 am

marf, there is an area under the grid Add Word..that's where the words goes unless I dont have it then put it in the chat

7:51 am

only kidding

7:51 am

:) Annie

7:52 am

yes it is, cocoa, not hehe

7:52 am

And the most important rule is: Don't listen to Anniebrook.

7:52 am

I was meaning hehe

7:52 am

this is BOGGLE!

7:52 am

without the 3 letter words

7:52 am

no always listen to Annie

7:52 am

LOL, Judi

7:52 am

and Mom

7:52 am

it is a cross between Boggle and Scrabble

7:52 am

May I please have a clue for the single i in the second column?

7:53 am

solitaire Scrabble? I played that in Iceland, lonely year there!

7:53 am

morning Car., sorry I don't have it

7:53 am

dont have it either

7:53 am

why were you in Iceland for a year?

7:54 am

USN active duty

7:54 am

Lickety says it is IC 6/24

7:54 am

wow, Marf

7:55 am

Got it! Think of a frozen Neanderthal!

7:55 am

...or the ic6 cometh!

7:55 am

thanks car.

7:55 am

iceman?

7:55 am

both good clues

7:56 am

marf...not in the chat...in the Add Word

7:56 am

DICEMAN! LOL

7:56 am

G'day Dears

7:56 am

Thanks Car. and Marf. I hate to run off but it is Thursday, so I have errands and grocery shopping to do. See you all later this afternoon. {{Hugs}} to all of you.

7:56 am

Hi Hego and bye

7:56 am

If the word is correct it will show in the word list at the right of the grid

7:57 am

Bye (((Mom))) and hi hego

7:57 am

Gosh mom, what'd I say?

7:57 am

Marf will be here all day wondering why there are no words showing up in the word list.

7:57 am

{{Annie}} bye bye. Enjoy your day

7:57 am

um Im an engineer lol

7:57 am

Hi Annie

7:57 am

nothing Hego, I have to go grocery shopping

7:57 am

was answering the neanderthal thing

7:57 am

Hi Marf

7:58 am

I knw. lol

7:58 am

hey!

7:58 am

HOw about a clue for the second e in the right hand column for NBT?

7:58 am

Can I leave this game open all day? I am at work and might actually have to get up!

7:59 am

Yes, you can

7:59 am

and it will save the words that you have already found

7:59 am

It's a magical land.

8:00 am

Judi...is that a clue for the E or are you referring to Babble land?

8:00 am

kick ass!

8:00 am

im home!

8:00 am

Hi Judi

8:01 am

I am referring to the magical land of Babble, of course.

8:01 am

Hiya, Hego!

8:01 am

I thank marf for my first 2 words. :-)

8:01 am

word list is TWL?

morning peeps

8:05 am

Hi GE

8:05 am

hi Good

8:05 am

anyone join Pro here?

8:05 am

All of us

Not really a 'tournament' as such, marf. Word list will either be today's list of words or Lickety's clue list (another site, for those of us who can't finish a grid without a few pointers, lol)

8:06 am

I think most people are pro here. It's only a one time fee.

8:06 am

Yes - most of us are Pros, marf.

8:06 am

need am 6 27 plz.

8:06 am

anyone in MD, USA?

8:07 am

I'm in Maryland

8:07 am

mkg, to be in the middle of and 2/4 of frozen water

8:07 am

If you click on our pictures you can read our profiles

8:08 am

I see Jersey nurse!

8:08 am

ty Annie

thanks annie

8:08 am

juss invited siss, in Blackwood

8:08 am

Me, me!

8:08 am

YAY! NJ

8:09 am

Where Hawk, me in Forest Hill

8:09 am

glad you got it hego, as I see I typed 2/4 instead of 3/4...usual for me lol

8:09 am

I have 34 words, so this would suck right?

8:10 am

I never noticed Annie. Do you feel better today?

8:10 am

marf, it is a great start as this grid is not flowing

8:10 am

No marf, it's a start.

8:10 am

hego, I am fine. Thanks.

8:10 am

Good Annie.

8:10 am

I'n in Frederick - don't know Forest Hill- is that Bmore area?

8:10 am

near Belair

8:11 am

I live in Westminster, would love to work in Frederick

8:11 am

Gods country they say

hmmm i have relatives in fredrick

8:11 am

Bel Air that is]

8:11 am

Bel Air that is]

8:11 am

marf I am in Westminster

8:11 am

YAY! Md

8:12 am

Hi hego

8:12 am

MD, cancer center of the world!

8:12 am

you live in Westminster and work in Bel Air? Holy Moley!

8:12 am

yes, 41 miles one way

8:12 am

Hi Sea

8:12 am

back roads

8:12 am

55 interstate

8:12 am

That's a brutal commute, marf.

8:12 am

but not an easy 41 miles - do you have to do 70 east to beltway then around?

8:13 am

actually Westminster is way north of 70, that wouldn't work

8:13 am

might be 41 miles with a helicopter :)

8:13 am

not 70 ever, 140 to 795

8:14 am

I'm hoping you mean MD is cancer center as in cancer research, not cancer patients..

8:14 am

but i go 27 to Hampstead, them 88 to 137 to 45 to 138 to 23

8:15 am

both, peeps come here to get treatment, so they live here

8:15 am

Anyone ever get top left e?

nope but trying

8:15 am

annie cant get that mi clue...

8:15 am

top left e?

8:15 am

use it at all?

8:15 am

<--lost

8:15 am

okay

8:16 am

ed5: rule, law, etc.

8:16 am

1 word marf

8:16 am

gotcha.. I know there's that caulk factory in Dundalk, among other environmental concerns there, but I wouldn't think that extends to Maryland on the whole :)

Ed5 meaning command or law

8:16 am

Yay Judi!

8:16 am

top left e= a proclamation or decree

8:16 am

And IG

8:16 am

*bowing* I have done my good deed for the day.

8:16 am

ty All

8:16 am

good clue greyhound

8:17 am

mkg, it was an am6 clue...not mi

8:17 am

and lideola

thx

8:17 am

that A is kicking my butt

8:18 am

lot of a's. Hate a's.

8:18 am

am 6----to be in the middle and 3/4 of frozen water

8:18 am

are there other rooms?

8:19 am

one room with 148 people?

8:19 am

I am stuck at 18 of the 26 and just can't seem to monkey any more. Annie- I somehow monkeyed that one, but thank you for a good clue!

8:19 am

I see 148

8:19 am

Yes, Marf. Fortunately, we don't all chat at once. Some never chat.

8:20 am

how long has the site been online?

8:21 am

I wonder if it will fold up

8:21 am

years

8:21 am

I'm not leaving.

8:21 am

sweet, Ima join!

8:22 am

will be Jaybo33 when I sign up

8:22 am

Yay! Marf

yay another addiction victim!!

8:22 am

Ha ha. Welcome to the dark side, marf/jaybo33.

8:22 am

Then you can have an icon and not be all grey and pale. lol

8:23 am

Ima bring siss and bro and wifey and siss-inlaw too!

8:23 am

wesa party!

8:23 am

mesa Jar Jar Bins!

8:23 am

the whole fam damnly

8:23 am

:-)

8:23 am

no smilies? Bogus!

8:24 am

marf do you live in the city of Westminster?

8:24 am

Pro gets smilies???

8:24 am

:-D

8:24 am

hurumpff! :-[

8:24 am

nope

oh hego!! we must be related! we are a whole fam damnly too!

8:25 am

When we get into the grid, we drift off.

8:25 am

YUP GE

one of my moms favorite phrases

8:26 am

good for Mom!

8:26 am

Seaspay, yes

8:26 am

Westminstyer

8:26 am

off Cranberry road

8:27 am

u?

8:27 am

oic, not far from the mall then

8:28 am

1 mile

8:28 am

Near the airport

8:28 am

hi all

my phantoms: octopi and edema

8:28 am

Magna Way?

8:28 am

welcome marf

8:28 am

Hi jmc

8:29 am

morning, jmc et al

8:29 am

Hi jmc

8:29 am

hi jmc!

8:29 am

and hi to Une!

8:29 am

and Une

8:29 am

No, I am past there off of 97

8:29 am

hey, annie, seaspray,and hego!

8:29 am

marf if you are in MD you may want to come to our Baltimore meet up in May

8:29 am

Good morning/afternoon all.

8:29 am

howdy, haz!

8:29 am

YAY! Haz!

8:29 am

Hi Hazel!

8:29 am

I forget the date but DCsiean has it

8:29 am

Hi Haz

8:29 am

hi haz

8:30 am

Hello! We're starting to get the tail end of the storms you had in the States.

8:30 am

yikes! batten down the hatches!

8:30 am

We like to share, Haz.

good evening to stay in and babble i guess

8:31 am

We never have it in quite such dramatic fashion, but for once, I'm not blaming FM.

8:31 am

Haz- I hope you get the beautiful weather it left in its wake. Absolutely gorgeous these past 2 days.

8:31 am

right Liddy

8:31 am

Haz, It was a doozy. My daughter has no power or water or phone for 4 days. There is still 2 cars out in the street in our neighborhoods with trees on them.

8:31 am

i road around with the top down on my son's car

8:31 am

That sounds great, lideola, we're ready for spring to arrive soon.

8:31 am

BBL. Duty beckons.

8:32 am

wow annie

8:32 am

hi and bye, judi

8:32 am

bye Judi

8:32 am

Did someone here say they read "The Help"?

8:32 am

*neighborhood

8:32 am

Goodness, Annie, it must have been frightening. Hopefully all the strength will have subsided now that it's crossed the Atlantic.

8:32 am

Sea I did/

8:32 am

Me Seaspray

8:33 am

THe Help was INCREDIBLE

8:33 am

"the help"?

8:33 am

ahhh, I am 1/2 way through

8:33 am

Did you like it Sea?

8:33 am

Haz, They felt as if they were camping out.

8:33 am

and it's basically become a top seller via word of mouth

8:33 am

very moving book.

8:33 am

I do hego

8:33 am

yes, jmc, The Help

8:34 am

Couldn't put it down from page one, Sea

8:34 am

that is a book?

8:34 am

it's being made into a movie

8:34 am

hope they don't screw it up

8:34 am

yes, jmc

8:34 am

Yes, jmc

8:34 am

The Help was a good book. If you want to read about domestic help by the actual maids read "Living In , Living Out". Very moving stories.

8:34 am

OMG only 15 hours left!!!

8:34 am

same here, hego -- my friends were riveted as well

8:34 am

Me too Une.

8:34 am

Lol Marf.

8:35 am

take a breath marf you can do it

8:35 am

tx for the recommendation, annie

8:35 am

;-)

8:35 am

who is that by Annie?

8:35 am

I knew it would be a movie.

8:35 am

*notes book on to check list*

8:36 am

Sea, give me a sec...have the book going to find it and see who the author is

8:36 am

It's no 1 on the list here jmc

8:36 am

it's the only book she's written

8:36 am

ok Annie, ty

8:36 am

pb annie (8:34)

8:36 am

and she had a TERRIBLE time getting it published

8:37 am

Really?

8:37 am

yup

8:38 am

It's so good, I can't believe that.

8:38 am

I suppose all the publishers who turned her down are kicking themselves.

8:38 am

author's website: www.kathrynstockett.com/

8:38 am

good morning

8:38 am

But I guess she explains why in the book.

8:38 am

always hard for an unknown to get published

8:38 am

hey, harp

8:38 am

Right Haz.

8:38 am

Good morning, harpjane.

8:38 am

hi harp

8:38 am

Yes, jmc

8:38 am

That's why I'm having such difficulty, jmc...

8:39 am

:-D

8:39 am

no doubt haz

8:39 am

I'll check out the site, Une. ty

8:39 am

yw :-)

8:39 am

i have a childrens book that i may end up self publishing

8:39 am

cool, jmc!

8:40 am

Seaspray, I cant find the book, think I loaned it out..sorry I cant remember the author.

8:40 am

my phantom: comet

8:40 am

Darn these tricky little vowels

8:40 am

(Arriving just in time for self-publishing talk...)

8:40 am

annie, i posted her website

8:40 am

it's ok Annie, I will find it

8:40 am

Hello, all.

8:40 am

www.kathrynstockett.com

8:40 am

Hi Vic

8:40 am

Hello, VIcuna!

8:40 am

hi vic

8:41 am

Annie means another book, Une

8:41 am

Hi vicuna

8:41 am

oooops, sorry!

8:41 am

jmc, I gave up on the traditional publishing industry a while back and am now struggling with the alternate issues of self-publishing instead.

8:41 am

(No shower of !!!!ii etc in Ata's absence)

8:41 am

I am trying to find the author of Living In Living Out, Une

8:41 am

got 59

8:41 am

Yeah, I feel so unwelcomed now, Haz! ;)

8:41 am

my org has published dozens of books over the years

8:42 am

ata is theoretically in the chat room haz

8:42 am

Never feel that, VI.

8:42 am

Elizabeth Clark-Lewis

8:42 am

i was trying to find it on amazon, too, annie . . .

8:42 am

go marf go!

8:42 am

Go Marf!

8:42 am

(sez a quick Google search)

8:42 am

Yes, Vicuna!!!!! (dont look Haz)

8:43 am

good old Google.

8:43 am

aaahhh, here it be: Living In, Living Out: African American Domestics and the Great Migration

8:43 am

sigh i am going to need some help if i am going to get nbt so i can go save the world today!

8:43 am

So what's your children's book about, jmc?

8:43 am

about T.H.E. Bear

8:44 am

just a smart ass toy bear

8:44 am

world saving is difficult work. sigh...

8:44 am

Une, very good book

8:44 am

Picture book? Chapter book?

8:44 am

I wonder if FM's cleaning lady will end up writing a book about her experiences.

8:44 am

that is why it is so important for me to reach nbt hego!

8:44 am

just added it to my Amazon cart, annie! :-)

8:44 am

picture book

8:44 am

Annie is it Elizabeth Clark-Lewis?

8:44 am

sorta

8:44 am

Haz, I just fell off the chair laughing

8:45 am

wordy picture book

8:45 am

Do you have the pictures for it?

8:45 am

Oh dear! I've done it again.... No injuries I hope?

8:45 am

Sea, Yes two babblers found the author. It is Clark-Lewis. Good book.

8:45 am

this grid is kind of tough

8:45 am

lol, Haz. Good thing I've never had any "help."

8:45 am

sea, here it is on Amazon: http://tinyurl.com/y8rawfe

8:45 am

I agree, harpjane.

8:46 am

help with some of the vowel words please

8:46 am

Haz, I put padding down near the chair in case of ROFL.

8:46 am

ty, I am always looking for a good read

8:46 am

Good planning, Annie!

8:46 am

I have the corner Es and the A and the upper i

8:46 am

ty Unea

8:46 am

Back shortly.

8:46 am

Idi Am**

8:46 am

yw sea :-)

8:46 am

how many letters in the lone e please?

8:46 am

i got "erect" lol

8:46 am

more than one Idi Am**

8:47 am

id5 someone who's stupid

8:47 am

er marf we don't write the words in the chog

8:47 am

im6 im + march 15

8:47 am

marf, Use ADD WORD....not the chat

ed5

8:47 am

an - Japanese cartoon style, and vary last vowel

8:48 am

ty i got three off that one une!

8:48 am

am6 am4/6 + 2/3 of frozen ice

8:48 am

go, jmc!

8:48 am

ot4/4 man's name

8:48 am

marf, giving away words in the chat is a bad.

8:48 am

O words?

8:49 am

oc5 body of water

8:49 am

ack what an id*** i am not to get ot**!

8:49 am

jmc, ma4 na4

8:49 am

and oc6 plural

8:50 am

the lower O?

8:50 am

morning all

8:50 am

don't have lower o's, sorry

8:50 am

hey, peri!

8:50 am

Hi Peri

8:50 am

*hides behind une so peri doesn't see her*

8:50 am

could i get help with the ec?

8:50 am

got a new pair of eye glasses yesterday. they are the new oblong shape. they did not have any in periwinkle so I got raspberry :)

8:51 am

oohhhh, ot7 put your feet up on the ot7/32

8:51 am

I see you jmc, why are you hiding?

8:51 am

cool, peri!

8:51 am

alos got a new pair of sunglasses

8:51 am

cwossy has been lurking.ty all cluers for the last 10 min or so;)

8:51 am

peri I am such a jerk i never got the software reinstalled to change pics into black and white

8:51 am

ot 7 and 8 ---put your feet up on the ot*****

8:51 am

I am getting used to the shape

8:51 am

hey, crossy!

8:51 am

Ooh, nice one, Une.

8:51 am

not to worry, jmc

8:51 am

snap, annie! LOL

8:51 am

great clue annie

8:52 am

ty for the ot7/8

8:52 am

harumph

8:52 am

hi crossy

8:52 am

i just hate promising something and not following through

8:52 am

hi crossy

8:52 am

and Enable doesn't accept the nursery rhyme "pieman" . . .

8:52 am

I can send lots of plant life in color

8:52 am

Hello, crossy and peri.

8:52 am

plese, jmc, do not fret, it is ok.

8:53 am

I cana find plenty of color photos, thanks

8:53 am

Peri, you still need flower pics in b&w? I can send you some if you want.

8:53 am

ok, just added book to wish list at amazon.com

8:53 am

how is your class going?

8:53 am

would love some, Vicuna, to practice shading

8:53 am

cool, sea :-)

8:53 am

Hi lurking Crossy

8:53 am

not too sure about the class, I am really not very good and it is harder than I thought it would be.

8:53 am

Okay. I'll send some.

8:54 am

I think it's awesome you're taking it, peri!

8:54 am

will order later today, ty all

8:54 am

okay i guess i will have to save the world without nbt this morning

8:54 am

really gotta go

8:54 am

bbl

8:54 am

peri, what class are you taking?

8:54 am

the first 5 weeks are drawing and the last 5 weeks are working in watercolor. a medium I have never used. not to sure about continuing since I will have to buy paints and brushes, etc

8:54 am

Still need second e on right, pls

8:54 am

Bye jmc

8:54 am

flower drawing and painting, Annie

8:54 am

(we will be waiting for scanned copies of your best work peri)

8:54 am

later, jmc!

8:54 am

Bye, jmc. the world appreciates your efforts!!

8:55 am

sounds great Peri

8:55 am

YOu may have to wait a long time, jmc

8:55 am

peri, Oh that's wonderful.

8:55 am

i wish vic! lol

8:55 am

*poof*

8:55 am

hi there hego.

8:56 am

hego, by my reckoning the e on the right (2 words coming from it) are ec7 and its plural ec8.

8:56 am

(Off to get some flower pics. Back in a bit.)

8:56 am

pretty icon, hego, love the colors

8:56 am

later, vi

8:56 am

Hi again Peri. I'm impressed by your efforts.

8:56 am

ty Haz. Hmmm...

8:57 am

Peri it's Georgia O

8:57 am

Think of it as murder of the environment or something.

8:57 am

ty hego, I like to try new things

8:57 am

ec7 looks like "environmentalist kills self"

8:57 am

GO, one of my favaorite artists

8:57 am

snap, haz :-)

8:57 am

got it Haz, ty again

8:58 am

You're welcome - great minds, Une, great minds...

8:58 am

:-D

8:58 am

Me too Peri. I love flower pics.

8:58 am

tile stats are how many uses for each tile in the 178 words right?

8:58 am

ty for the ec7/8

8:58 am

Although people always forget the rest of that saying, but since it involves talk of fools we'll not go there.

8:59 am

marf, the tile stats mirror the grid. If you look at the top left e, it means that there is one word beginning with e coming from that tile. The next letter along is s, you need to find 7 words beginning with s coming from that tile.

8:59 am

need to eat something, bbl

8:59 am

As you find words,the tile stats change to mirror your progress.

9:00 am

but what if a word can be formed 2 ways?

9:00 am

Have to go now. bbl. hagd All.

9:01 am

mace

9:01 am

Then it always comes from the first tile it possibly can, working left to right, top to bottom.

9:01 am

help with the ec words?

9:01 am

Oops

9:01 am

Poof!

9:01 am

bye peri and hego -- i'm off for awhile as well -- BBL *poof*

9:01 am

Just clued, harpjane, at 8.57.

9:02 am

oh thanks, i'll go look

9:02 am

Bye Une, peri and hego.

ce7 pottery

9:04 am

py words?

9:05 am

py6/30 and py6/33 - same save for last letter. The second one is py plus a reworking of plural rodents.

9:06 am

lol i call my cats! thanks

the 7s are done!

9:06 am

You're welcome, harp.

9:07 am

ah, thanks Hazel

9:07 am

You're welcome, Annie.

9:11 am

hi all

9:12 am

I am leaving 15 for later, bye dear babblers

9:12 am

Bye, Annie, nice to see you.

9:12 am

Hello, Boo.

bye annie

finally finished those A's

9:15 am

gaaaaaaaaaaaaah

9:15 am

Which being interpreted means?

9:16 am

means that my boss told me an event was happening on a certain date and didn't tell me when the date changed, so now all the arrangements have to be changed

9:16 am

Then you're entitled to at least three !!.

9:17 am

Good Morning All. How are you all today? (We have some lovely sun for my day off today! :-)

9:17 am

That's frustrating, hurshy, replanning is never as simple as planning.

9:18 am

Good morning, Nef, enjoy the sunshine.

9:18 am

hurshy, that's horrible! Did the date move up or farther out?

9:19 am

py6/30 and py6/33 - what does this mean?

9:19 am

I plan to, Haz. Except for the job of cleaning dog pooh from the back yard! :-P

9:19 am

farther out by a few weeks. it's not too bad except that it means we have to move the location.

9:19 am

the 30, i got pyemic

9:20 am

points?

9:20 am

marf - remember not to put the words in the chat!

9:20 am

ack! don't type words in the chat!

9:20 am

well rodents are mice guh!

9:21 am

Look at the word list - alongside your py word that you've got, you'll see the points value. The other py word is the same but ends in a vowel.

9:21 am

bad marf..bad..to the pb

9:21 am

pb?

9:21 am

And you've done it again! Please - it's kind of forgiven for new people but if you keep doing it, it gets annoying...

9:21 am

just an imaginary penalty box we have for people who put grid words into the chat

9:21 am

hi marf. Has anyone told you about the help box up above this chat box yet? One of my favorite sites for newbies is under the tile stats grid you will find ""friends of Babble. On the bottom right of the list is AngleSnong's Babble Page. You should check it out

9:22 am

The words have points total based on the value of the letters. A four letter word is just the value of the letters. A five letter word is the value of the points multipled by 2 - six by three.

9:23 am

Just keep an eye on the words as they build up and you'll see how the scoring works.

9:23 am

oh so YOU told the pt value, it isnt called out anywhere til you get the word

9:23 am

And the PB is imaginary and not a bad place at all. It has all sorts of nice things there; but we do remind people that we goof when they put words in the chat

9:24 am

got it, like lame couch in Acrophobia! @______@

9:24 am

Many babblers use Lickety's list (see link at the bottom of the page). It gives points values and first two letters of the words.

9:24 am

like our rodent friend is mi 4/6=4 letters,6 points

9:24 am

marf, you can also use Lickety's BabbleClues under the Friends of Babble list. Licketys list give the point value for the words

9:24 am

we love lickety:)

9:25 am

I got 71 words on my own so far

9:25 am

any use Ace wordfinder?

9:26 am

many Babblers don't use Licketys list until they can't find anymore words

9:26 am

cotto

Hi all. Hope you're all having a nice day.

9:26 am

That's good - it's probably good if you get used to the game first and enjoy finding the words you know. Many new babblers get too obsessed with finishing before they have got properly used to the game.

9:26 am

some make a game and try to get at least 50% of the words before they go to licketys list marf..some showoff do the whole thing while drinking their first coffee lol..i am not one of those

9:26 am

Hello, guernsey.

9:27 am

howdy gurnsey

9:27 am

mm typo day for me i see

See my icon!

9:27 am

hi guernsey

9:28 am

love you pic guernsey..i want to be there

9:29 am

can see myself keeping the lighthouse...:)

So do I. I've gone prof. as you can see, but couldn't get my own photo to upload, so picked one off the net

9:29 am

yaa for guernsey going pro!!!

Unfortunately, cross, lighthouses are no longer manned this side of the Atlantic.

Sorry, personned

9:31 am

Oh, never mind the political correctness - to man is a verb!

9:31 am

same here guernsey,we have a whole string of lighthouses all built in 1850-1855 and they were manned till the 50,s then the coast guard had them automated till around 1985 or so,now they sit empty:(

9:31 am

technology made them obsolete;(((

It's sad really, isn't it. i think lighthousekeeping appealed to very interesting people

9:32 am

interesting people who weren't afraid to be by themselves.

who could spend long days playing babble

9:33 am

i am a throwback,i can see myself watching the lighthouse,tube radio playing, sideband tranceiver ready and a stack of books a mile high and my telescope on the topp rail of the light

9:33 am

And bacon sizzling on the stove...

9:33 am

of course

9:33 am

Back to tackle the last 48. Guernsey - that picture is just breathtaking!

9:34 am

Hello, Judi.

9:34 am

maybe that was why they automated them, loners weren't as easy to find at the middle and end of the 20th century?

Glad you like it. i love that bit of the island

9:34 am

hi Judi

9:35 am

naw nef,technology killed then after the 80,s.why have a light when gps can tell you within a block where you are

9:35 am

I think they automated them just because they can. It probably saves money.

9:35 am

Oh, Crossy - you romantic mush.

9:35 am

thats me judi,an ole romantic

9:36 am

Yeah, that's true too. But I do think that there are fewer and fewer people these days who are comfortable being alone with themselves too.

9:36 am

There are a few "original lighthouses left". Seek and ye shall find the rare Fresnel lens.

9:36 am

i think we have ten of our original lights left on georgian bay judi

9:37 am

Well, I must leave you and get some work done. Enjoy the day and the grid. Bye!

9:37 am

all built by the same company in 1850-55

9:37 am

Fresnel lenses really are works of art.

9:37 am

tc haz

Bye Haz

9:37 am

Bye!

9:38 am

bye Haz

9:38 am

the lenses themselves?? they are magnificent!! ground in such a way a single kerosine lamp can pierce the darkness to that extent

9:38 am

and the refletors

It's so amazing on this site. Just mention something and someone knows all about it. I didn't even have to ask.

9:39 am

reflectors,,lol for every 1 thing i know,there are 10,000 i do not

9:39 am

Yes! Jimmy Buffet wrote about a quest to find one in one of his books.

9:40 am

jimmy buffet;) the parrothead club

9:40 am

One of my goals in life is to see Jimmy Buffet in concert. Heh. Good luck getting tickets.

9:40 am

every time i listen to him,i want to hunt for salt and lime

While i'm thinking about lighthouses and jimmy buffet, can anyone clue co5/14? it's driving me mad

9:42 am

co5/14: swiss miss, nestles... served hot.

9:43 am

co4/15 latin plural

9:43 am

co5,14 co + playing on stage

9:44 am

co5/14: co4/6 plus vowel

Sorry, i meant the first one, not the drink. Thanks for that mixi, i got it from you.

9:47 am

I give up. Clue for Ce7, please?

9:47 am

pottery

9:47 am

think pottery Judi

9:49 am

* blank stare *

or countertops?

9:49 am

ce***** pottery isn't as fine as porcelin

or hobs

9:49 am

Ty. Got it.

9:49 am

The heat shield on the shuttle is made of ce7

9:50 am

NM that I can't spell

9:50 am

Ce7 tile comes in many different shades

9:50 am

hi Babblers

camo should be a word!

9:50 am

hi Aloy

9:50 am

hi aloyisius

HI, Aloyisius

9:51 am

Any clues for that upper left E please?

I've got to go and do some work. Back later. Bye

9:52 am

just popping in - am off to do the same, guernseygirl.. (-: Judi, do you need another clue for the ce7?

9:52 am

to decree, Nef

9:52 am

I have the Ce7, Aloy. Thanks.

9:53 am

ce + male sheep + **e cream cones are refreshing in the summer.. lol, ok

9:53 am

ec7?

9:53 am

Thanks Shawnee

9:54 am

sounds like the environment killed itself, mixi

9:54 am

Ec7: slaughter of the environment?

9:54 am

your welcome

9:57 am

hi ho hi ho its to the grocery store I go.. bye all, see you next grid!

9:58 am

bye Aloy hagd!

10:00 am

ty Judy and Aloyisius

10:03 am

hi all...clue for am6/27, please

10:06 am

related to previos am4

10:09 am

Boo-Yah. Fireworks!

10:09 am

congrats Judi

10:10 am

Fireworks

10:11 am

YAY, Judi and mixi!!!! WTG you 2!!!!

10:18 am

ty mixi... i've been playing around with tat...finally got it.

10:45 am

Hi all! Lunch time finally so I can babble a bit!

10:48 am

howdy jmb:)

10:53 am

hi babblers!

10:58 am

guess it's just not a time for chatness...

10:58 am

anyone have the last ca 5/14 please

10:59 am

sorry ruru don't have it yet, just started

11:01 am

howdy pippi,ill chat you up any time;))

11:01 am

hate these c's..ugh

11:03 am

im looking for the name used to describe those burial mounds you see in the U.K and east coast canada

11:03 am

ca + bio**c woman + 4th letter of the alphabet

11:04 am

thank you ERDA!!!!!!!!!!!!!

11:04 am

ty erda

11:05 am

YW -- it took me a while to figure out how to clue it...

11:07 am

sometimes ole crossy need to be led by the nose to the word erda;0

11:08 am

never mind crossy; that was a particularly obscure word...

11:10 am

anyone think of the common name for those burial mounds for me,it is driving me nuts..

11:11 am

i think i see it in the grid ,but the spelling eludes me

11:12 am

c + what we breathe + consonant

11:12 am

ca5/12? - includes what we breathe in the middle

11:13 am

But leave out one of the vowels and you get another word, too.

11:13 am

and then plural!

11:13 am

leave out one of the consonants and you get another word...

11:13 am

...and plurals for them all!

11:14 am

Crossy, are you thinking of the word barrow or cairn.

11:14 am

Elder! PB!

11:14 am

There's a reason we weren't telling him! lol

11:15 am

i think i am lazy today and will list right away

11:16 am

i already had a major soup disaster to clean up so am all about streamlining my efforts for my day off

11:17 am

Yikes! Condolences on the soup disaster.

11:17 am

i should know better than to microwave in a plastic cup

11:18 am

I know sorry. have not be too good and have been popping periodically and being still and quiet and when trying to help a fellow babbler I make a blunder. So will remain mute and pop in and out as the meds will get in the way of sensible speak. :)

11:18 am

but i'd been looking forward to the soup since last night so i don't know if i was more upset about the mess or losing the soup

11:18 am

Oh, no worries, elder! I didn't mean to discourage you!

11:19 am

no worries elder, we all do it far too often

11:19 am

its ok - shuld have known better.

11:20 am

But at least nobody lost any soup over it, elder! ;)

11:20 am

it was a wonderful pureed carrot soup

11:20 am

i salvaged half of it

11:21 am

Thanks goodness for that, anyway. SOunds delicious.

11:22 am

how can it accept the ic6 but not the fellow that simple simon met?

11:22 am

Good afternoon everyone. How's the grid today?

11:22 am

I guess Enable never went to the fair.

11:22 am

Hello, Takuma. I do not find that it flows.

11:25 am

elder, hello, and try to be of good cheer! I know how hard it can be....

11:25 am

May I please have some help with the EC 7?

11:26 am

Hello, ruby.

11:26 am

hello vicuna

11:26 am

ty pippin

11:26 am

Wish I could, car.eeyore. I'm still looking.

11:26 am

*not here, am working*, Vi, go and google "surfing alpaca"!!

11:27 am

i have 99 words, no 7's, no 8's lol

11:27 am

lol. *Not saying hello* (Off to google)

11:27 am

I found a 7 & 8 all on my own and I felt so proud! How sad is that?!??!

11:27 am

and they start with????

11:28 am

Think foot stool.....

11:28 am

Or the OT7 Empire

11:28 am

lovely, eeyore!!!!! ty

11:28 am

I guess that will be my major accomplishment for the day! LOL!

11:28 am

Hi All. ec7 is like killing the ec* system

11:29 am

i would feel proud!

11:29 am

it's more than I did!

11:29 am

ecocide

11:29 am

okay, i love that the surfing alpaca is named pisco

11:29 am

i do love a good pisco sour

11:29 am

whoops, bad nel

11:29 am

I would feel proud also. Hey, it's an accomplishment

11:29 am

into the pb for me....

11:29 am

Thanks, hego. I've been trying to use that ending on everything else.

11:30 am

TY Hego! Got it!@

11:30 am

hi hego and ruby and car.eeyore and whoever else I missed

11:30 am

ty ruby! great clue!

11:30 am

And now I have NBT too!

11:30 am

That's it, Rube. lol

11:30 am

That Pisco looks more wet and bedraggled than sour!

11:30 am

I make great ones, pippin!!!

11:30 am

i know, he looked pretty sad

11:30 am

Time for lunch! BBL!

11:30 am

Hi Boo

11:30 am

I just get too excited when I finally "get it"

11:30 am

sorry

11:30 am

I'm not sure if he was downright sad, but he certainly looked more resigned than enthusiastic!

11:31 am

hard to get pisco here, but it's my favorite drink!

11:31 am

I know! poor thing!!

11:31 am

:-D

11:31 am

that's about how my cat looks when that wet

11:31 am

back later tonight... 88 left

11:31 am

hi and bye jmb

11:31 am

Yep. I am a leading fan of camelids, but there are limits even to their considerable talents. lol

11:32 am

Bye, jmbdobie.

11:32 am

What, no cami? what will I wear under my sheer tops?

11:32 am

certainly nothing camo

11:33 am

how are you, hego? your promised spring has arrived and I've been gardening as much as I am able

11:33 am

I guess it ain't legal if it ain't got sole. ;)

11:33 am

LOL

11:33 am

sheer tops? what a horrible idea!

11:33 am

I loved the alpaca lifejacket, but the poor thing looked so unimpressed every time it fell off! had to show you ..

11:33 am

right, Vic

11:34 am

It's okay if you have the cami, Ruby

11:34 am

I have alpaca sweaters and hope that they just shear them to make them (like wool from sheep.....)

11:34 am

NOT!

11:34 am

Thanks, Ata! It's important to have a hobby, and who's to say that teaching alpacas to surf is any less useful than Babbling...

11:34 am

frankly i don't understand the sheer tops thing - either wear a shirt that can stand on its own or don't wear it!

11:35 am

I think they do Ruby.

11:35 am

Yes, they shear alpacas.

11:35 am

but my fashion sense is lacking according to those who "know"

11:35 am

you should see the French fashion mags; they are horrible

11:35 am

my fashion sense left when I hit 50!

11:35 am

Pippin, I don't mean really sheer, I just like to make sure it's all well covered.

11:36 am

i'm only 35 but i never liked the sheer top thing

11:36 am

a burqua for me wouldn't be such a bad thing

11:36 am

especially in the 90s when it was over the exposed bra - but that had more to do with my lack of endowment...

11:36 am

Therefore all your

11:36 am

save everybody's eyes!

11:37 am

And since they shear alpacas, all your alpaca garments are shear. Ha ha.

11:37 am

hahah

11:37 am

i was thinking that, vi

11:37 am

ROFL Vic. YAY!

11:37 am

my alpaca sweaters are fluffy and lively!

11:37 am

Fluffy and lively and SHEAR, you crazy woman of fashion, you!

11:37 am

lovely! not lively - scary idea

11:38 am

that's me, for sure

11:38 am

All right lovely. Whatever. lol

11:38 am

I was intrigued Ruby.

11:38 am

imagine a lively sweater --

11:38 am

Imagining lively sweaters.

11:38 am

i have no alpaca sweaters, but then i live in florida

11:38 am

I've seen some pretty lively outfits.

11:38 am

all in the past :((

11:39 am

i've worn some pretty lively outfits!

11:39 am

I bought the first one while living in Miami, but it was for a trip!

11:39 am

My daughter has been known to wear a plaid jumper (US meaning) over flowered turtleneck, with tie-dyed tights. That one was lively all right.

11:39 am

in the not so recent past!

11:40 am

could we fix her up with my son; his "companion" isn't very lively.

11:40 am

for the oscar party i went to this month i wore red black and white striped thigh-high socks and a short black dress

11:40 am

She's only 7, ruby. Not ready to be fixed up with anyone yet! lol

11:40 am

very cute, pippin!

11:40 am

I like lively tights.

11:40 am

jojocubd!

11:41 am

I wish I still had all my clothes from the 60's and 70's; they've all come back and would still fit

11:41 am

Marf, you're back!

11:41 am

i got them from sock dreams, highly recommended for anyone with a sock/tights obsession

11:41 am

And Babbling.

11:41 am

Let this be a lesson to all never to throw anything away.

11:41 am

marf

11:42 am

also have good stuff for wide guage calves

11:42 am

gauge? sheesh

11:42 am

I'll have to check it out, pippingeek!

11:42 am

Did you go pro?

11:42 am

full of regrets in that regard, vicuna; when I got married I threw away all my old stuffg -- what a mistake!

11:42 am

crossy does not wear the tights,but he does enjoy them;)))

11:42 am

i'm throwing almost everything away, but that's cause i'm moving to new york

11:43 am

jojoc/marf. Did you go pro?

11:43 am

Hello, marf.

11:43 am

don't throw it away, put it in storage

11:43 am

Hi Crossy!

11:43 am

howdy hego

11:43 am

dinner now, see you later everybody

11:43 am

enjoy ruby!

11:43 am

Bye Rube

11:44 am

see you ((hugs))

11:47 am

must go check on laundry

11:48 am

Was checking out the tights. I love the multi-color stripes -- but I'm not quite up to $42 for a pair!

11:48 am

Bye, ruby!

11:49 am

yeah, i stick with the socks. pricey, but great quality

11:52 am

i'M TESTING lOW nOISE aMPLIFIERS, PLAYING IN BETWEEN!

11:52 am

oops Caps lock!

11:52 am

If you want low noise, just turn the amp off. =P

11:53 am

no siis, I plan on going pro tomorrow

11:53 am

lol

11:53 am

still amateur today ;-)

11:53 am

Oh, okay

11:53 am

off equals odB noise, but 0 dB gain too!

11:54 am

2 pi attenuator changes and a replaced inductor and tada!

11:55 am

clue for the third ca 5/14 pls

11:55 am

Yeah, what he said.

11:56 am

I only have one. It's the dog family. But I'll start looking for more now!

11:56 am

that's the one he wants

11:58 am

There. Now it's my third. =)

12:00 pm

my deamon offsprings idea of amplifiers is to turn it to 11 and pull the knobs off;/

12:00 pm

78 jo u?

12:01 pm

now that's demonic!

12:01 pm

English, Marf, English!

12:01 pm

no, demonic is the music he listens to

12:01 pm

lol

12:02 pm

ma 6/24?

12:03 pm

ma6/24 - an edible starchy root, sounds a lot like crazy person

12:04 pm

*wandering off* Bye, all.

12:04 pm

thanks vi

12:04 pm

good clue. Bye Vic

12:04 pm

wander back later I need help ...lol

12:04 pm

Hey Ruru, hi

12:05 pm

And Bye

12:05 pm

Oops thought you were leaving, sorry.

12:08 pm

hi

12:14 pm

Evening/morning all.

12:15 pm

good morning ..fm.. ooops evening.

12:15 pm

Hi FM

12:15 pm

lol Hiya ruru and hego

12:16 pm

sort of lurking but can clue for a bit if needed.

12:17 pm

in 6 would help.

12:17 pm

I'm good for now,FM ty. Not desperate yet.

12:17 pm

I need help on a lot of them today. I am struggling with this grid

12:18 pm

Awwww. Poor Ruru.

12:18 pm

my synapses aren't working

12:18 pm

Some days are like that, Sweety.

12:19 pm

in6 - to bring to trial, to chargesomeone.

12:19 pm

in 6 - what a prosecutor does to an alleged crminal in order to bring him to court

12:19 pm

I can never get in or re words. Mental block.

12:19 pm

Fiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii :)

12:19 pm

I found it a toughy today too but lickey helped

12:19 pm

Ata!!!!!! *grin*

12:20 pm

much better clue science :)

12:20 pm

ty FM and SG

12:20 pm

ok I want a better clue n the ma 6 starchy root thing

12:20 pm

Ata - what?? Fiiiiiii?

12:21 pm

Foooooo!

12:21 pm

fum

12:21 pm

FiiiiiiiM :D Fi fee fo fim!

12:21 pm

indict

12:21 pm

fam

12:21 pm

thanks

12:21 pm

Ruru!

12:21 pm

heads off to PB...

12:22 pm

got the root thing

12:22 pm

ma6/24 sounds like a madman but with a vowel change.

12:22 pm

got it

12:22 pm

Ruru having a bad day.

12:22 pm

wonder what it tastes like.....

12:22 pm

i am having a dumb day cannot see these words....hiding and lurking to torment me

12:23 pm

ruru is definiately having a bad day.

12:23 pm

and a lot of them are not the easiest to clue either.

12:23 pm

I should be writing about estuaries, but I'm fiddling with photos I took this morning

12:24 pm

estuaries are awesome

12:24 pm

Sounds like more fun Ata. Re tomorrow did you get my email with directions?

12:24 pm

the dumb am's and im's are enough to make anyone dizzy. No to mention the co's.

12:24 pm

yep yep. I'm really not sure of time. Shall I text you from Bognor when I'm leaving?

12:25 pm

estuaries are utterly awesome

12:25 pm

I like COs

12:25 pm

hi all

12:25 pm

I live near a great estuary.

12:25 pm

you would!

12:25 pm

Hi jmc

12:25 pm

Um OK, will have to remember to switch the mobole on then :) Hi jmc

12:26 pm

*or mobile even!

12:26 pm

yes please! it's just easier when tearing around!

12:26 pm

okey kokey

12:27 pm

I would *suspect* I'll leave there around 3.

12:27 pm

no probs will have the kettle ready to boil :)

12:28 pm

yay!

12:28 pm

ruru has gone very quiet, do you think he has fallen into the morass of co words?

12:29 pm

89

12:29 pm

yup

12:29 pm

go marf go

12:30 pm

awe ruru ((()))

12:30 pm

half!

12:30 pm

Good Marf!

12:30 pm

to 6/27 please

12:31 pm

2 words = 3 letter mans name and 3 letter white fish

12:32 pm

thank you

12:32 pm

5 to go

12:32 pm

ec 7?

12:32 pm

finally wrapped up the c's they were awful

12:34 pm

ec7 & 8 = the destruction of large areas of the natural environment by such activity as nuclear warfare, overexploitation of resources, or dumping of harmful chemicals.

12:34 pm

ec7: to totally kill the entire environment

12:34 pm

phone brb

12:36 pm

don't see it

12:36 pm

got it

12:36 pm

thank you

12:37 pm

ic 6 ?

12:37 pm

yay!

12:37 pm

Chap that delivers frozen water :)

12:37 pm

come on...

12:37 pm

nooooooooooooooooo

12:38 pm

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

12:38 pm

lol, love that clue FMitch

12:38 pm

lol

12:38 pm

LOL!!!

12:38 pm

*whimpers*

12:38 pm

there (((there)))

12:38 pm

poor ruru it has been a tough day hasn't it.

12:39 pm

I need a break. BBL. ty for the fun.

12:40 pm

thank you FM..

12:40 pm

could i get help with the two E's in the second row? i THINK they may be sciencey words starting ecto-, but as i am not ata, my ability ends there.

12:40 pm

Bye hego

12:40 pm

oh wait

12:40 pm

just clued hursh

12:40 pm

i have just scrolled down and seen them

12:40 pm

sorry and thanks

12:40 pm

Hi hurshy

12:41 pm

you got to like the word ec7

12:41 pm

ok, I've got to do and go things LOL. FM, I'll see you tomorrow!!

12:41 pm

BRB

12:41 pm

OK Ata :))

12:41 pm

hiya, and thank you also for having clued a to6 which i didn't have and wouldn't have guessed, fm!

12:41 pm

*imagines masked man carrying a knife to stab the air*

12:41 pm

bye ata

12:41 pm

what about the lone C at the bottom?

12:42 pm

i like hot co5 when it is cold

12:42 pm

*groan*

12:42 pm

thanks

12:45 pm

my P says 3/7, yet the E next to it says 1/4. Both tiles above and below these are grayed (done). How is this possible?

12:45 pm

my P says 3/7, yet the E next to it says 1/4. Both tiles above and below these are grayed (done). How is this possible?

12:46 pm

I cant use the P 4 times and the E only 3!!

12:46 pm

WTF

marf, they are the letters that start the word, not that are in the word.

12:47 pm

OOOOOhhhhHHH!

:-)

12:47 pm

gotcha thanks, ima retard

And good evening/

12:48 pm

lol took me long enough to get those pair of ec,s:(

Just think how much harder the grid would be if we could only use each letter using marf's rules!

12:49 pm

hehe

12:50 pm

(((crossy))) and good evening Sally and Hi marf

Hi FM!

12:51 pm

clue for di 5/18

12:52 pm

silly by the by - topped up the bird bath about half an hour ago and just watched a backbird having a good 'wash and brush up' in it - simple pleasures but it made me smile.

12:52 pm

((FM))

12:53 pm

add the sometimes vowel to the di4/6

Not silly at all FM. The wild birds here are one of our greatest pleasures.

12:53 pm

simple pleasures are the best ones'

12:54 pm

only just realising how much I have missed having a garden.

12:54 pm

101!

12:55 pm

wtg marf as thisis not the easiest grid to do.

12:56 pm

what do I win when I get em all?

12:56 pm

you get fireworks

12:56 pm

ALRIGHT!

12:57 pm

volume?

You also get huge satisfaction and total smugness :-)

12:58 pm

But only if you manage to finish a grid in the 1st 2 weeks of joining. After that you will lose all the stats shown under the grid :( But by then you will be hooked and will have to go pro *grin*

12:58 pm

hello sally and fm

12:58 pm

Good evening ruby!

Hi ruby!

12:59 pm

fm,my mrs has what is known as a herb garden jar.i dont know if you have them ,but they are great!!,it is a single large decrorative potting jar about 4 feet tall and all the way around the exterior of the jar and at different heights little cuts in the jar have been made to form terraces and she has planted all her favorite herbs in each.it is quite pretty and usefull when you are in a place where you cannot have a normal garden

1:00 pm

Hows Max doing ruby, did the vets treatment work out well? Oh I know what you mean crossy and was looking at one very similar at the garden centre on Sunday.

1:01 pm

Sounds like a strawberry jar.

1:01 pm

but now I have moved I have a tiny garden and am boring everyone to death with each growing thing that is popping up :)

1:01 pm

tks for asking, FM, Max is doing better, the horrible bloody places are growing bqack but he still does a lot of compulsive biting;

1:01 pm

lol

1:02 pm

no little growing thing could 4ever be boring.

1:02 pm

mange ruby?

1:02 pm

yes, crossy, he had sarcoptic mange (diagnosed by ata) and treated with ata's suggested mesd

1:02 pm

hopefully the condition will settle down ruby.

Sorry, I have to love you and leave you all. I need to shower before I go out, and have been mucking out the hen hoiuse and gardening all day so at the moment I am not nice to know!

1:02 pm

meds*

1:02 pm

clue for the first co 5/14 pls

1:03 pm

he's much better and is still the sweetest dog

1:03 pm

we would love you anyway, sally!

Hope to be able to chat longer tomorrow. **Gone**

1:03 pm

lol see you tomorrow perhaps Sally

1:04 pm

co + to perform in a play

1:04 pm

mr. nasty is acting up again. Does anybody have a tranquilizer dart?

1:05 pm

*slips ruby a tranquilizer dart*

1:05 pm

ahh his lordship from above?

1:05 pm

merci, jmc

1:05 pm

I looked for you in lexulous. In which room do your play

1:06 pm

I mostly play in sowpods blitz but could go anywhere.

1:06 pm

nelliekelley is my lex name

1:08 pm

ruru, you still here?

1:08 pm

room?

1:08 pm

i play in facebook is there somewhere else?

1:08 pm

lexulous has many rooms

1:08 pm

yes, www.lexulous.com it's free and wonderful

1:09 pm

crossy flashes a hex sign at fb

1:09 pm

via facebook is fine but I don't think we're "friended"

1:09 pm

oh i will check it out. and my name will be jmcnrick since no one else ever uses it

1:09 pm

FM hides behind crossy as hates FB too

1:09 pm

i do like lexulous,but i get my butt handed to me regularly;/

1:09 pm

now crossy you don't have to join but leave us alone

1:09 pm

in facebook, I'm nelliekelley50@yahoo.com

1:09 pm

I like being able to share photos!

1:10 pm

I could hand you your butt, crossy lol

1:10 pm

lol ruby

1:11 pm

comice is a wonderful French pear, but not per enable!

1:11 pm

143!

1:11 pm

lol marf, what time is it with you now?

1:12 pm

not seen in many wal-mart shelves i suppose ruby

1:12 pm

FM, I got fireworks with the last small grid (yesterday or the day before? memory is going.....)

1:12 pm

2:11pm

1:12 pm

lol crossy

1:12 pm

Oh brilliant, I wondered if you would. Congrats!!

1:13 pm

ty FM

1:13 pm

is marf in eastern europe?

1:13 pm

negatron

1:13 pm

oh, wait, plus 7 lol

1:13 pm

eastern usa

1:13 pm

keep going then marf, you might just see fireworks :) I think marf is in the US

1:14 pm

sorry, got my times backwards

1:14 pm

no, minus 7....

1:15 pm

ruby really! seeing as you are living on the European continet!

1:15 pm

duh!

1:15 pm

hard day with Mr. Nasty

1:15 pm

a 1/4 past a freckle and follow the star straight on till morning;)

1:16 pm

sorry to hear that ruby.

1:17 pm

go marf go!!

1:17 pm

I think I need a break but it's very hard to leave the pups

1:17 pm

you've already entered "#$%^&"

1:17 pm

the lower E would finally give me nbt --*looks hopefully*

1:17 pm

ou burnout

1:17 pm

you need to do something.

1:18 pm

ima losin it

1:18 pm

yo are likely to be eaten by a GRUE

1:18 pm

I'm stuck, don't think there's anything I can do

1:18 pm

*looking* jmc

1:18 pm

marf, you are very funny, need a laugh!

1:18 pm

not to worry marf,when you really do lose it..you will not know it and it will not hurt:)))

1:19 pm

okay, I've reached my end. Help please: re5/12 the last one.

1:19 pm

The ei4/5s of March

1:19 pm

ormal: other side of verso

1:19 pm

jmc you need to chill and watch Lawrence of Arabia, an ep4 about an em5

1:20 pm

or an em4

1:22 pm

never liked lawrence of arabia

1:22 pm

oh gee, never heard of that before and had to look verso up. LOL got it though thank you!

1:22 pm

I can't stand Omar Shariff

1:22 pm

ty FM and wht

1:22 pm

nbt

1:22 pm

yay, ormal!

1:23 pm

yw :)

1:23 pm

Since I'm being dense today, how about some help with the ma6/24 - I saw 2 clues for it earlier, but neither sunk in.

1:23 pm

ormal, don't have any.....

1:24 pm

how are you doing today ruby? I haven't seen you for about a week.

1:24 pm

except for a lovely spring, it's poopy around here!

1:24 pm

165!

1:25 pm

go mark go

1:25 pm

ok rico!

1:25 pm

I'm sorry to hear that.

1:25 pm

ty

1:26 pm

Time for dinner back later.

1:27 pm

bye FM, see you tomorrow

1:27 pm

ormal do you remember the movie flashdance?

1:27 pm

love that movie!

1:27 pm

i was thinking the same thing jmc

1:27 pm

she's a ma**** on he floor

1:27 pm

but change the last vowel

1:27 pm

was that Jennifer Connelly

1:27 pm

1983 Jennifer Beals, yup

1:27 pm

no, jennifer beals

1:27 pm

the big hit song from that movie was "she's a ma***" but change the last vowell

1:28 pm

oh, and can't remember the song, either lol

1:28 pm

okie doke i will be peaking trying to catch marf's FW but i gotta work

1:28 pm

shes a manioc on the floor!

1:28 pm

at that time connelly was about 12, her first big movie was a few years later when she did labyrinth with david bowie (!)

1:28 pm

MARF! pb for you now!

1:29 pm

hee hee

1:29 pm

ty pippin

1:29 pm

I left the room, came back and saw the clues you guys gave me. Thanks! Fireworks.

1:29 pm

I'm a def movie person, but don't always get the names straight and those too confuse me -- but never again!

1:29 pm

yay ormal

1:30 pm

omg i remember labyrinth with bowie..lol the thin gs we used to watch;)

1:30 pm

those two

1:30 pm

yaa for ormal!!

1:30 pm

i loved the book. and kinda still love the film

1:31 pm

176!

1:31 pm

watched 3 movies on Tuesday including Snowflake with Sigourney Weaver. Temple Grandin is my hero

1:31 pm

anyone got that bottom row c that is proving elusive?

1:31 pm

okay cross - do you remember Flash Gordon the movie? That was really bad filmmaking. lol

1:32 pm

i saw flash gordon in the front row. still love that one too

1:32 pm

for the queen soundtrack alone, what's not to love?

1:32 pm

co4/6

1:32 pm

co4/6

1:33 pm

co4/6 get along

1:33 pm

whoops

1:33 pm

lol,actually i was thingking of that one called "the hitcher" with that sweedish actor,he sets up a young couple for the murder of an entire group of police in a out of the way substation..anyone remember that one?

1:33 pm

like that one too - but then they remade it with i think keifer sutherland and it was lame

1:33 pm

wait, now i am confusing it with another one, forget i said anything

1:34 pm

clue for ic 6 pls

1:34 pm

gd night everybody, quitting with 109! see you tomorrow

1:34 pm

he cometh, boobear

1:34 pm

compound

1:34 pm

cold guy!

1:34 pm

ty

1:35 pm

gn ruby!

1:35 pm

bye ormal

1:35 pm

night ruby

1:35 pm

177

1:35 pm

bye pippin

1:35 pm

drumroll please!!!!!!!!!!!

1:36 pm

pippin ==> cold nights require hot co***

1:36 pm

yes, got it, ty

1:37 pm

Hi again; returning for more words. Congrats marf! WTG!!!

1:38 pm

marf, did any of my advice help earlier?

1:42 pm

sorry, didn't mean to kill chat....

1:42 pm

just got lost in the grid

1:43 pm

clue for the last im 5/14

1:43 pm

got it

1:43 pm

sorry boo, no lo tengo

1:44 pm

(I only had 1 im 5/14, Boo. Sorry)

1:44 pm

I found it ty nef and pipping

1:45 pm

I now have 2. How many im 5/14s are there?

1:45 pm

2

1:46 pm

Last word added: "imids" at 1:35 pm

1:46 pm

tada

1:46 pm

oh! I have it now; I can clue you!!! ;-)

1:47 pm

marf, please don't enter WORDS in chat!

1:48 pm

Congrats marf but please dont post words in the chog! Did you see the fireworks?

1:48 pm

nope

1:48 pm

had to refresh

1:48 pm

fuckarow

1:49 pm

imids never registered

1:49 pm

well it is a valid word

someone going to email DG?????

1:49 pm

no science - no need

1:50 pm

marf is just learning how to babble

ok

1:50 pm

he/she has been well behaved so far

1:50 pm

ima wise ass sorry

1:51 pm

it

1:51 pm

np marf but watch the language.

1:51 pm

I can take DG anyway ;-P

1:53 pm

Dr_God can pull your plug so don't push it. Enjoy the game and the chat, this is a friendly and happy chog. Anyway time for me to go.

1:54 pm

Test

you went pro!!

1:55 pm

hello everyone -- do we have a tr 5?

1:55 pm

who went pro?

1:55 pm

Never sold my body once!

did you jay or just change your name?

1:56 pm

no, just a newbie, but i'm keeping my eyes open

so stuck with the c's!! ack

1:57 pm

ok

1:57 pm

this really is an ugly grid -- thought so last night and still think so!

me too science

1:58 pm

IMA PRO!

1:58 pm

yes. i was hoping my day off grid would be much more satisfying, but this is a pain!

1:59 pm

congrats jaybo

1:59 pm

hi cyber

1:59 pm

<bows>

it this going to be one of those afternoons in the chog?

1:59 pm

now if you just set up your profile we can get to know you!

1:59 pm

can I use bad words now?

no

1:59 pm

please don't

1:59 pm

Drats! Tarnation!

2:01 pm

when we were building our house in Montreal we had a french canadian carpenter who though recome was a word -- he was always going to recome back to fix something ;)

Well, I wish that were true today. I cannot see these co's. Have all the other c's

hello all

2:02 pm

me either

2:02 pm

I guess there is no fr. can. blood in the creator of enable to go along with the yiddish, greek, latin, scots and japanese

2:02 pm

but just remembered the rug fiber similar to jute!

clue that pip

2:03 pm

hemp?

2:03 pm

like metal money, but with pirate sounding cons on end instead

2:04 pm

oh -- sort of like the singing group

huh

pirate ending?

2:04 pm

that would have been an easier clue, yes nan

2:04 pm

never knew the def for that one -- just filed it away in my babblet dictionary

still dumb.....

2:05 pm

a singing group in church, minus the h

2:05 pm

take a letter out of the singing group geek

ok already have it a monkeyed one for me

2:05 pm

it'sa fiber from coconut trees

2:05 pm

Pro Test

2:05 pm

still have 67 to go, but think I will list -- this is getting too frustrating

2:05 pm

we used to sell rugs made of it at pier1

2:06 pm

i listed almost immediate;y, there was nthing friendly about this one

2:06 pm

lunatic that I am, I missed the id 5

2:07 pm

i felt like an id5 when i saw that word!

can anyone help with ma6/24?

2:07 pm

Pic Test

2:07 pm

:-)

2:07 pm

flahdance - "she's a ma**** on the floor" bit change last vowel

2:08 pm

good evening all

oh thank you pippin. i've been searching for ages!!

hi sprite

2:08 pm

ma on the floor???

2:09 pm

"and she's dancing like she's never danced before"

2:09 pm

cool clue, pippin, now I am singing the song...

2:09 pm

hi sprite -- haven't seen you for a while. :) Tried to send a suggestion for icon theme, but I guess you didn't get it. "my home town"

2:09 pm

don't know that song

2:10 pm

hi nan, no that never reached me, am so sorry. Will put it in now!

nice pic jay

2:10 pm

I like the icon, jay

2:10 pm

ty

2:11 pm

April 6, nan

12 Cs left. Morewords!!

2:11 pm

More C words to be precise

last mi please

2:14 pm

i just ate some very spicy salsa and think my mouth is on fire.i will be paying for this later, but it was good

2:14 pm

a bit of sugar will soothe your mouth. No help for the other end though :)

does anyone have the last two mi's ?? please

2:14 pm

sorry not yet geek

2:15 pm

sorry sci, short on mi's here

2:15 pm

hello all

2:15 pm

help with C on bottom row, pls

2:15 pm

hot choccy drink

2:15 pm

hot chocolate drink?

2:15 pm

and hi periwinkle

2:16 pm

great minds, sprite!

hi Peri

2:16 pm

:D pippin

2:16 pm

they are both 4/5's, geek -- one of them is mud, the other usually has a pre in front meaning theory

2:17 pm

I keep trying atomic. It is driving me bananas.

dont understand the last clue. i have the muddy one

2:17 pm

premi*** = theory

thanks cyber got it

2:17 pm

mi4ry loves company

2:17 pm

ce 7, please?

2:17 pm

in winter i like to drink hot co*** *poof*

thought i had tried that already

2:17 pm

and thanks nan

ce 7 - what plates are made of - not porcelain - the other material from clay

2:18 pm

hi n bye jmc

2:18 pm

ah -- and me, a retired potter! -- ty

2:19 pm

actually the ce 7 refers to anything made from any type of clay

true

2:19 pm

so all porc elain is ce7 but not all ce7 is porcelain

yes

2:20 pm

woot pippin, that is deep :)

2:20 pm

correct pip

33 remain

2:21 pm

only 103 left

2:21 pm

porcelain is a clay mix that is predominantly kaolin and needs to be fired at a much higher temp. than earthenware to become vitreous -- too much info, I know ;)

2:22 pm

and virtreous is? Glassy?

someone have the na 5?

2:23 pm

Like the city with the eiffel tower only with an N

2:23 pm

not it

2:23 pm

hardened to the point where it will survive under stress such as heat or water pressure (why it is used for bathroom fixtures)

ty

2:23 pm

ah ok, thanks nan

2:25 pm

ooh -- back to those ec's I just cannot find

ec are related to the environment plus the ending of what you call it when someone takes their own life

2:27 pm

killing the environment

2:27 pm

sorry geek, yours is much better

2:28 pm

mmm -- thought I had the first 4 letters correct -- I guess not

2:28 pm

drop the T, nan

2:29 pm

ty sprite

2:29 pm

yvw

whew. fireworks.

2:30 pm

wtg Good Enough

2:32 pm

id 5/14?

2:32 pm

congrats, good enough

to be stupid

2:32 pm

language that is special for an in-crowd

oh sorry sprite is right!

2:33 pm

it happens... not often though ;)

2:34 pm

ty sprite

2:34 pm

my pleasure

2:35 pm

um, next puzzle?

2:35 pm

Good evening...I assume everyone here has recovered from the St Patrick's Day celebrations yesterday!

2:35 pm

tomorrow

Hello Nancy boy

2:35 pm

what celebrations?

2:35 pm

hey Nancy Boy

oc's please

I haven't got one word that is 6 long...brain freeze

2:36 pm

Hi all :) Pippin, just general celebrations...I dunno if it's a big thing in America...round here people seemed to be getting drunk off the fumes in the air

2:37 pm

lol Barb, silly feeling, isn't it. How about past tense get the soap out of the laundry?

2:37 pm

no it's huge here, i just worked all day and am not irish like most americans

nm a FISH

2:37 pm

I am not Irish but I sure would like to learn to be

2:38 pm

Well I'm Korean. Never stops me ;)

2:38 pm

any occasion to celebrate should be celebrated, right?

2:38 pm

i'm not a very good drinker and after i wasted my only day off last week with the vomiting, i figured i was best off going home so i could enjoy my day off

2:39 pm

Quite right, Sprite :)

2:39 pm

Probably wise then, Pippin. Everyone celebrates in their own way!

2:39 pm

awww pippin. next time, drink at least one glass of water for every alcoholic drink... no hangovers then.

2:39 pm

ma 6/24?

2:40 pm

or i could just not go out drinking, no hangovers then either, plus cheaper and better for the figure

2:40 pm

nan: a deranged killer is a ma**a*, change the a into another vowel.

2:40 pm

also a good idea, pippin.

2:41 pm

to prevent a hangover add 4 heaping tsp. of sugar to a glass of milk and take with 2 apirin -- voila -- it either comes right back up, or no hangover the next am.

2:41 pm

lol nan!

2:41 pm

woo! another one done. Back to the yard work!! I ♥ spring!

2:41 pm

ty sprite

2:42 pm

LOL Cyber. I just avoid them by only drinking spirits + mixers. I think the mixers must promote hydration so there's no problem. But clear spirits work best!

2:42 pm

wtg kc and enjoy the garden

2:42 pm

still need help with c on the bottom pls

2:42 pm

still the hot chocolate drink, periwinkle

2:42 pm

no hot chocolate drink peri?

wtg kc

2:42 pm

ty, missed an earlier clue

2:42 pm

nice one, Kc!

2:43 pm

help with E in upper left pls

2:43 pm

always have trouble with words staring with vowels

2:43 pm

a law or pronouncement

2:43 pm

hi there NB, how are you doing?

2:43 pm

to cure a hangover ,pur a half a glass of beer,add tomato or clamato juice,a single raw egg and 3 drops of tobasco

2:43 pm

the reason it and the hot choc works is because the high sugar content replaces sugar absorbed by the alcohol, the milk puts a lining on the stomach and I guess the aspirin takes away the pain ;)

2:44 pm

Doing great thanks, Peri :) although I must admit to feeling very rough this morning...

2:44 pm

crossy that sounds utterly foul

2:44 pm

hi crossy, where is the bacon in that recipe?

2:44 pm

Crossy, got to say, that sounds soooo foul I can't even fathom it!

2:44 pm

thank you pippin

2:44 pm

it is a very old remedy nb

2:45 pm

I'll stick to throwing pints of water down myself ;) never had a taste for beer, at all

someone please first co 5

2:45 pm

but remember the time to worry is when you do not get hangovers any more;/

2:45 pm

co + play in a movie

2:46 pm

okay, shower then climbing for me, be back to try and finish later

ty

2:46 pm

tc pippi

2:46 pm

enjoy pippin. Remember, it is not the falling that is bad. It is just the landing.

2:46 pm

you have to catch yourself on the bounce

2:46 pm

landing's not so bad either what with the padded floors

2:47 pm

LOL Sprite. Truer words never spoken

back in a while have a good day/evening everyone

2:47 pm

Bye for today!

2:47 pm

bye jay

2:47 pm

bye for now Barb

2:47 pm

Byeee Jaybo

2:47 pm

maybe the exercise will kill my cranky

done finally hard grid

see you all tomorrow!

2:49 pm

we have a nice cliff here called metcalf rock pippi,it is rated moderate at 45 minutes,you should see it!! makes crossy dizzy

2:49 pm

See you later, Science!

2:50 pm

congrats, geek

2:50 pm

wtg geek

2:50 pm

brb

2:51 pm

py clue please?

2:53 pm

py6/30 py + an**** when you dont have enough blood and for the other chg last vowel to const

2:53 pm

Don't have it Cyber, I'm afraid

Fireworks!

2:54 pm

ty Mary

Finally

2:54 pm

well done, Kitty!

2:54 pm

yw weird words today

2:55 pm

ty mary

2:55 pm

OMG. Leo just came in from the shower. There is a HUGE green shamrock drawn on his chest still. Guess that guy was lying and it -was- permanent marker...I have to go deal with this

2:55 pm

bbl if I ever stop laughing

2:55 pm

bbl too

2:56 pm

are any of you the people who beat me constantly at scramble?

2:57 pm

clue for to 6.27

2:58 pm

don't have it boo

2:58 pm

to6.27 boy cat & a fish

2:58 pm

Actually. Babble is amazing for inane trivia. Anyone, by any chance, know how to remove permanent marker pen from skin?

2:58 pm

Goodmorning all

2:59 pm

ty lynnx and fireworks

3:00 pm

I think it just has to wash off, nancy -- try detergent a few times

3:00 pm

or wear a shirt ;)

3:00 pm

... a dark green one!

3:00 pm

lemon juice will lighten it somewhat but rest will take time

3:01 pm

thanks Cyber...we'll try the former...it's in my best interests that I steer him away from doing the latter ;)

3:01 pm

5/12 (last one)?

3:01 pm

lemon juice huh...sounds like this could be a fun evening.

3:01 pm

lol,if all else fails add calamari rings

3:02 pm

Some products that can be used to remove ink from the skin are rubbing alcohol, denatured alcohol, hand sanitizer, sunscreen lotion, nail polish remover, shaving cream, and facial cleaning pads, and also toothpaste.

3:02 pm

LOL!

3:02 pm

Than ks Wiki

3:02 pm

Congrats Boo

3:03 pm

when he is asleep,keep refreshening it with a new marker lol

3:03 pm

boo finished? -- congrats!

3:04 pm

nm -- found it

3:04 pm

Thanks Lynx. Might just plaster him in the contents of the medicine cabinet and see what happens...he won't let me put a picture of it online! How mean

3:05 pm

wait a minute. I have indistinct memories of the same person drawing on my back...

3:06 pm

uh oh

3:06 pm

better get a small mirror and run to the bathroom lol

3:07 pm

...yep. Right. Definitely off now, thanks for the advice all, this might take all evening :D

3:08 pm

hi all. am 6 24? need clue.

3:08 pm

mischievous lephrecauns running amuck in Soho

3:08 pm

lol,when i was young and crazy,well younger and more crazy than now,i passed out at a party and woke up with half my beard shaved off

3:09 pm

am6.24 am & the **** of March

3:09 pm

am + a date in march

3:10 pm

can't come up with that 3 letter fish for the to 6/27

3:10 pm

apologies, need second 6 24............

3:10 pm

oh -- got it

3:11 pm

im trying to envision all theese lil green guys with green markers and broad yorkshire accents lol

3:11 pm

change the end mkg to a 3 letter word for a loud noise/racket

3:12 pm

why yorkshire Cross?

3:12 pm

just picked at randon lynxx

3:12 pm

*!* ta da *!* - thanks for the help -- would never have finished otherwise :)

3:12 pm

random

3:12 pm

yaa for cyber

3:12 pm

fair 'nuf

3:13 pm

Congrats Nan!

3:13 pm

devonshire,darbyshire,matters not from this end of the pond

3:13 pm

loud noise? hmmmmmmmmmmm

3:13 pm

nancyboy: per google, veggie oil (sounds like fun), suntan lotion or shaving cream will remove perm marker ink - - good luck

3:13 pm

popped back. now COVERED in shaving foam and lemon juice and smelling like a manicurists.

3:13 pm

ty got it.

3:14 pm

half your beard, Crossy?! I've woken up minus eyebrows a few times, but beard takes the cake :D

3:14 pm

lol!!

3:14 pm

ar 5 please?

3:14 pm

i wore it that way deliberatly for 2 weeks..kept it nice and neat too

3:14 pm

oooops got it.

3:14 pm

thanks, Jmitch :) vegetable oil eh? looks like we're raiding the bathroom and beyond for this one.

3:15 pm

off for a late lunch -- bbl to clue if anyone needs help then :)

3:15 pm

bye Nan

3:15 pm

Gotta say, watching my other half stumble around covered in grooming products is a befitting send of for St Patrick's day...at least for another year

3:16 pm

heh....wish I had known the veggie oil thing a few years back...."OKAY honey put the shower curtain over the bedspread. Somebody got magic markered!"

3:17 pm

LOL Jmitch! At least we aren't alone then ;)

3:18 pm

and for the record Crossy, he wasn't a Yorkshireman :D he was a tall Irish lad wearing a big green tophat, which I found this morning in the corner of our bedroom. Looks like we're irresponsible drunken thieves.

howdy babble buds... what's this talk of oil and marker? baby wipes remove just about anything

amazing that we use them on baby bottoms and they're remove the tuffest grease!

3:21 pm

Hi, ADHD :) well, Leo and I awoke from our St Patrick's day celebrations to find ourselves, er, decorated with big green shamrocks, in what appears to be permanent marker. Baby wipes has been added to the list!

this looks like a tuff grid

rofl

who's Leo?

i just read your profile NB... I'll adopt you!

3:23 pm

he's my partner, ADHD

you're a sweetie

3:23 pm

lol nb,did you get decorated also?

crossie... where did you get your icon pic?

3:24 pm

thanks, ADHD! I'll add you to my babble family ;)

3:24 pm

well Crossy, I didn't cover my back in shaving foam just for the fun of it ;) although I kind of wish I had, it feels really weird. The cat looks a bit startled though.

3:25 pm

lol of that im sure

*sending hugs*

keep the laffs coming... ruff day for me today and I'm actually laughing! (and smiling)

what are the 8s?

3:26 pm

Thanks, ADHD :) sorry to hear it's a rough day...that's an adorable car though!

3:26 pm

ec7/8 murder of a greenie

wish i still had it. we were in a headon collision and it got totalled (1985)

lepocide?

3:27 pm

ot7/8 lounge chair without arms - or an empire

awsome clue lyn

3:27 pm

oh no! sounds like you were lucky to get out alive

3:27 pm

i loved my old bug:))

3:28 pm

was this the one without the heating, Crossy?!

i've owned several

3:28 pm

did any have heating?? lol

3:29 pm

mine was a purple 1974 with the hydrostatic transmission

and the hatchback (squareback), the ghia, the fastback.... we've had this chat before.. once a bug nut, always a bug nut

3:29 pm

yuppers

remember the heat? just from the engine

wow fancy schmancy

3:29 pm

mine had the big LOL!!!! 1600cc engine

3:29 pm

LOL.

3:30 pm

loli spent 2 years with a ice scraper in one hand and the driver window open\

anyone have the 8s?

lol you're taking me down memory lane now. i remember a slush storm with my hand out the window freezing

singing to the tunes on the AM radio to take my mind off my arm

3:31 pm

I believe it's little things like that, Crossy, that cause aliens to swoop down low to our planet but then leave again

3:32 pm

hah. Leo has gone to buy lemons. I hope your fading theory is right, Crossy ;)

oh. u r a pistol NB, anyone ever tell you that?

3:33 pm

a pistol, ADHD?! I hope that's good...never heard that expression before in my life :)

3:33 pm

trust crossy

3:33 pm

if not you can use them for tequillia shooters;)

yes yes yes.... it's all good, and funny and quick

3:34 pm

can't help but feel that the tequila shooters helped get us into this mess Crossy ;)

3:35 pm

lol

3:35 pm

and kind of sexy in a James Bond kind of way ;) no no, I jest. Thank you though :D try my best!

is there a list today?

3:36 pm

any clues for those py words?

3:36 pm

Lickety is there

3:36 pm

lol,ill never get to 50% to ever have a look at it;(

NB, please call me Do or DoDo (pronounced doodoo) ALL of my friends and family call me that. and now that you're family....

that goes for all my babble buds... ADHD is tuff to type fast

3:37 pm

py+ im low on iron so i am A***** and pl

3:37 pm

No problem, DoDo :) and of course, call me whatever you like; I answer to most things. Koren names, English names ;)

that didn't work crossy

nm pl

pynemia?

pynemias?

3:38 pm

ahh lose the a and then..sorry

3:38 pm

n

pynemia still doesn't work

3:38 pm

darn im in typo hell

go it. i should know that word (nursie ratchet here)

3:38 pm

not the decriptive but the act of being

3:39 pm

ahh hell,im laying it out badly;/

if any nurses want a clue to that: septic

3:39 pm

oooh One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is my favourite book EVER!

i got it crossy..

3:40 pm

good book nb,try pappilon also

never read the book, but have seen the movie more times that i care to admit

3:40 pm

however Crossy, your tips regarding the uses of lemon juice are not bad at all ;)

3:41 pm

Jack Nicholson was -born- for that role. Loved him more in The Shining though. Amaaazing film

he's an amazing actor

3:41 pm

pappilin is by henrie clarrie(sp) been a long time but you should be able to google it ok

3:42 pm

back

3:42 pm

darn typos..im off to the store..perhaps to find new fingers..semi poof

read the shining... i'm surprised they chose Olive Oyl to play the wife... opposite of the book

3:42 pm

hi Sprite!

3:42 pm

cool Crossy, will look up it up in the library!

3:42 pm

LOL. Don't freeze!

hey crossy wait... please get me some. *sending money for new fingers*

3:42 pm

papillon

3:43 pm

lol ADHD

3:43 pm

oh I know, right?! I get the feeling she was a blond in the book, amongst other things

yep an attractive blonde

3:44 pm

ce

3:44 pm

still was an incredible film though. that weird, eerie music gets me every time...that kind of noise that wind makes around a building, and then those mechanical wincing sounds...just terrifying

*shivers up my spine*

3:45 pm

same, just thinking about it! ooh I hope Leo gets back soon. I'm scared now!

that was the first movie made with the new techie camera (the strap on)

3:46 pm

oh Nancy Boy, how did it end with the shamrock?

camera! where is YOUR mind if not on babble/

3:47 pm

hasn't ended yet Sprite, more of an ongoing saga, Leo has gone out for more lemons aaaand...we have scraped a large amount of greeny-tinged shaving foam off our respective skins.

3:47 pm

DoDo...*grins*

3:47 pm

lol Nancy Boy... I hope it is fun and not just painful.

oooo othat sounds painful... scraping? baby wipes baby wipes

3:48 pm

oh it is fun though :D up next, lemon juice and vegetable oil. If it doesn't work, we'll add some rosemary and think about throwing some meat on there.

3:49 pm

sweat. Work up a sweat, that might help :) (innocent look on face)

thank you guys soooooooo much for all this comic relief! much needed comic relief.

3:50 pm

*escorts ADHD to the Penalty Box*

3:50 pm

now how on earth would we do that sprite.

what did i do????

3:50 pm

*thinks* Jogging in place?

NM i just figured it out. i should stop chattting and start babbbling

3:51 pm

you mean you don't like being in the penalty box? With all the goodies and tasties and drinks?

really? BRB

3:52 pm

I hear it's settled firmly in the lap of luxury you know ;)

3:52 pm

a good place to be :)

ahhhhh I've settled in nicely here in the PB

3:53 pm

*tries to slip in unnoticed with ADHD*

3:53 pm

right! the lemons are here and we have an entire evening at our disposal. Wish us luck, everyone!!

3:54 pm

have fun, Nancy Boy, and I hope the shamrock comes off.

oh you were right.... mmmmm brownies, hershey's hugs & kisses, cinnamon buns. *squeezes fat hips back to babble*

3:54 pm

After yesterday's grid I figured I was a genius and would have this done in fifteen minutes flat. Wrong, wrong, wrong.

3:55 pm

:D wtg ADHD. Well I have fireflies here, off to bed with me. Thanks for the laughs!

3:55 pm

thanks, Sprite :D Hi and bye, Stid! and nice talking to you this evening, DoDo, great chatting! Night all!

well, you could be a 30 minute genius, or a one hour genius stid

nite guys

3:55 pm

stidgmere, only half wrong! Yes you are a genius. And no, this is not a 15 minutes' grid.

what kinda stupid word is a + rodent?

3:56 pm

Hi Nancy Boy. Green, was it? Probably not even a one hour genius. Hi Sprite, you were in the pb? You know for a long time I thought that was peanut butter. It didn't make any sense.

it was ME in the box

3:57 pm

french phrase for friend, ADHD! Ok, really *poof* now or I will never leave.

tx. bye sprite.

4:04 pm

hi folks, - Do Do - the a + rodent is a priest's vestment

4:04 pm

and thanks for that clue - I didn't have it til I saw your post :)

4:04 pm

hi all. should i be in here or outside enjoying the weather?

oh. someone said it was a french word for friend?

4:05 pm

no that's am 4/5

which made sense kinda like "amore"

4:05 pm

hi doren -

oh there's another rodent???

4:06 pm

hey joanne... heard today that I won't know for a while but my job looks very very shaky

i don't see another A word with a rodent... what am i missing?

4:07 pm

oh, what terrible news, - so sorry to hear it - we are still in limbo, fearing the worst, hoping for the best,

4:07 pm

I'm seriously considering my retirement option

the weather is gorgeous dorens.. i just got home a little bit ago. even this morning it was sun ny and warm

4:07 pm

do you have more than one certification?

4:07 pm

i have very few options... looking into retirement right now, but i'm only 20 years

4:08 pm

i have k - 8 teaching in addition to the counseling, that's worthless right now. everywhere is letting go... what kind of chance do i have against someone who's been teaching more recently... been a counselor for last twelve years

oh no dorens, just read about your job. my hubby's job has been on shaky ground for a year... he never knows from day to day if he'll have a job and it's getting tuffer as more and more are sent packin'

4:08 pm

i hope it works out for you - retiring with only 20 years means no health benefits right?

4:08 pm

that's right

4:09 pm

do you have 25?

4:09 pm

but can you bump within your own district?

problem for him is that he's not hireable at his age in his field. too close to retirement

and i'm disabled and can't work... we need his ins.

4:09 pm

yes 25 but I'm not yet 62, so my plan was to work at least one more year - now reconsidering

he's 20 yrs w/his company also

4:09 pm

no, because i never taught in this district... started as a counselor.

4:09 pm

These times are difficult for everyone. Just sorry to hear of the mindless cutbacks.

are you financially able to retire now JB?

4:10 pm

happened to my brother-in-law -after 31 years at IBM, they "let him go" (sounds like releasing a fish back into the water) - he's only 55

4:10 pm

j, everything i hear says retire now if you have the 25! they are looking to mess with the benefits of anyone who hasn't retiried previously

4:10 pm

yes, I guess so DoDo, my husband has been retired for 3 years, we still have two years left on our mortgage but it's manageable

4:10 pm

yes, I heard that too, doren -

oh dorens that sounds toooo familiar. one guy was so close after 22 yrs w/NASDAQ and they cut him loose just before retirement. he's not hireable and his wife has cancer and they cannot afford the cobra

4:11 pm

the worst is what it is going to do to our schools and classrooms - the cuts will be devastating

4:11 pm

don't know if i should go outside and see if the nice weather can cheer me up... that is fairly doubtful though

hi people! 46 left... let's see how quickly I can knock these off.

4:11 pm

lots of districts are having to cut all nonessentials.... guidance, obviously, is necessary but not essential

just go out and take a nice breath of fresh air... slowly in through your nose and slowly out the mouth (very slowly is the key to relaxation)

4:12 pm

hi smooth..

hiya pappa

4:12 pm

it is beautiful out there, unfortunately we have the background music of chain saws (people cleaning up debris after the storm)

what's your fav camera pappa?

4:13 pm

no, i am fairly fortunate... this is not nice for me, but i will get by if need be. going out... no chain saws right now... see you later

canon!

all the way. I swear by them

we

we've been Nikon people for 30 years

i got a 3k outfit for christmas two years ago and still don't know how to use half the functions.

we're hobby photogs w/pro cameras

Heh... as much as I love canon, I realy have to grit my teeth and admit that nikon makes quality products too ;)

i just wanted a digital slr nikon, basic; what a surprise on christmas morning when i opened the boxes! it does take some great photos. used to be a photo was only as good as the photographer, nowadays with technology, it's practically, as my photog prof used to say a PHD camera

4:16 pm

back..wife saw the allens brand solid chocolate bunnies and that was it;/

Push Here Dummy

lol

the advances they are making with camera technology is amazing... but there's never true substitute for a good eye, good technique, and an understanding of light

4:18 pm

reading back on the job woes..they have started a nasty process here.what the big companies do is hire you on,self employed,one year contracts only..no senority,no benefits..nothing

4:19 pm

they renew it yearly and your new again

4:20 pm

back again -- anyone need clues?

true pappa. my oldest son is truly amazing. at 14, my hubs gave him HIS first SLR, a yashika with no light meter... the stuff my kid turned out from that camera was amazing

a great understanding of light and composition

4:20 pm

no more 33 years and the gold watch and the pension

sure nan. CA5/14 and 6/24 (combo?)

4:22 pm

what interests me is that high speed black and white film.can do some wild shots with it

4:22 pm

one set is a combo and the other isn't -- do you have the piece of jewelry carved from ivory?

does anyone use film anymore?

4:22 pm

good for outdoor diffused lighting conditions

4:23 pm

some do adhd

a few yrs ago my Nikon FE2 body was selling on ebay for what i'd paid for it in 1986; i bought tons of stuff for that getup and someone just said yesterday at a photo dept that i'm stuck with it..said to donate it

4:23 pm

im sure befor long it will go the way of the dodo bird

4:24 pm

ca 5 - 6 combo: my country + opp. ego

uh... glad i'm not related to the dodo (i'm doo doo, but my aunt spelled it do do, go figure, she was only 13)

sure! a lot of pro nature photographers (like those who shoot for National geographic, and similar styles) will use film. The market is really dwindling. especially gven that every year digital makes advances on the benefits that film still holds, but it will be some time before film really dies out

tx nan. great clue

4:24 pm

i remember the time i had to run to beat the deadline to get all my rolls of 110 film done.they were discontinuing the processing of it at stores

good, cuz i want to sell my old stuff, not donate it.

4:25 pm

do you have the other ca 6/24?

but most of those guys don't use 35mm film. They use medium and large format setups

lol

4:25 pm

id not waste much time at it adhd

yes nan tx

4:26 pm

my dad is in the same boat he has a nice pentax system with all the goodies

aha. then the 35mm IS done for. i could donate stuff to the university

4:26 pm

does anyone have any of the i's on the third row?

4:27 pm

lenses,filters,tripods.light meters

4:27 pm

digital is such a bonus for the amateur though -- nothing like coming back from a 6 week trip with 2000+ photos to pick and choose from

my bro=in=law bought a working very old camera with 10x10 plates

4:27 pm

now that is a grand idea adhd,leat the kids learn on it

35mm still does get used, but mostly by hobbiests who don't want to give up their old systems. I've even got a couple of old 35mm cameras gathering dust around here somewhere. lol

true nan

4:27 pm

im + opp. ego and plural

oh?! that soounds like a great old camera! I'm a sucker for antique cameras. :)

i inquired about it yesterday; we've got 4 cameras here completely outfitted

so is my brother-in-law

4:28 pm

and the clue below + vowel

4:28 pm

thanks, nan - I have that but those are from the i in the second row

4:28 pm

we have a old kodak eastman round here someplace;0

it was hysterical watching him using it with his head under the cloth hood

i've got several of those... a very early box camera, and 2 more box cameras later on... fun to see the "technology" changes way back then

4:29 pm

well then, id 5 x2? -- the lunatic and the lunatic with a diff. final consonant

4:29 pm

what i love is going though those pictures on glass plates at the antique shpooe

4:30 pm

like most people my age my first camera was a brownie

4:30 pm

thanks! that greyed out the box on the left

i know; i love that and old books. i love the smells

4:30 pm

ahh..the old book smell;))))

when was that nan?

4:31 pm

i have several tomes with that scent atm

4:31 pm

ic 6 -- compound word -- very popular guy at the curling rink

4:31 pm

you really like to rub it in, don't you, c

4:31 pm

lol -- probably around 1950

there is an old warehouse that a book guy owns and the first floor is just books and books and books. he runs an old heater and plays ambient classical music. a wonderful place to spend a nasty day

4:31 pm

got the ic 6 - thanks nan, my grandfather's occupation

i got my first in 1955 nan

4:32 pm

sound like a good place to me:)

4:32 pm

we have a guy near here who has the entire second floor of a old barn just crammed with books;)

it is. it's the sounds and oooo the smells

4:33 pm

going to be on my way -- back at the flip :) Have a great day everyone

I can see it crossy

who was here the nite we were discussing eidetic imagery?

bye nan

4:34 pm

on the main floor you hang your coats on this endless row of hooks and wipe your feet on mats

oh, i'm loving this

4:35 pm

no hydro he opens the big old hay loading door when the weather is nice and uses naptha lamps when it is not,but it runs mostly daytime hours oly

sounds wonderful

4:36 pm

then we wait till spring for him to open once again;)

4:36 pm

ive spent 4 hours in there once lol

with the clear picture from your descriptives, it feels as tho i'm there. *sniffing books*

that's all? only a few times I've spent more than that, on a pre-winter dank cold day.

4:37 pm

lol,always end up bringing old chaff bits into the car on my shoes afterwards

lol

4:39 pm

crossy is waiting till may first with relish;)

lol

4:39 pm

i even have a shelf cleared off for trade

you crack me up... do you always speak of yourself in the 3rd person?

4:40 pm

only in here cause crossy knows it makes the ladies smile;0

reminds me of old Ted Danson show, Becker...

4:40 pm

everyone loves the fool;)

really?

oh i'm sorry... were you implying you are a fool? in that case, yes lol

4:41 pm

first trick is to make the ladies smile.i would make a total idiot of myself just to see my lady smile;)

aw, lucky lady

4:42 pm

17 years later and i still love to hear her laugh

4:42 pm

acting a fool is not the same as being one

i was just happy to find a brain when I met my husband

4:42 pm

indeed pug

he was really upset when i'd verbalized that to him, because he was thinking along different lines lol

FIREWORKS!

4:43 pm

i am incognito

4:43 pm

yaa for smooth!!

WOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOO FOR PAPPA! YOU DID IT!! YAY FOR YOU! SPEECH SPEECH *band starts playing the victory song*

4:44 pm

lol there is our adhd:)

lol not feeling overly dramatic today, are we? ;)

guess it's time to start thinking of supper... it's so light out I didn't realize it's almost 6pm! and I haven't even begun to think about supper!

and now I gotta scram! take care all!

4:45 pm

***passing the valium to ADHD******

4:45 pm

someone finished yesterday and was verry sad you were not there to cheer them at the finish

actually I had a tuff day and felt rather crummy, until I came here and the chat was making me laugh, so I guess I've got my groove back.

aww

4:45 pm

we aim to please

valium..yuch. never could understand downers; why anyone would like them

4:46 pm

come on up and see us in may and ill take you to the book barn

i'm the capital H in adHyperD

don't tempt me crossy

we have friends in England who keep telling me to visit

we have friends in Canada who keep telling me to visit

we go to northern Maine a few times a year, 3 miles from the border; looked at property in Canada

have friends in Scotland who keep telling me to visit

which end of Canada are you guys on crossy?

4:49 pm

we are northern ontario adhd,you hit toronto and drive 4 hours north to georgian bay and i live in a town called collingwood

4:49 pm

east coast canada have the best people on earth;))

4:49 pm

I agree :)

i just read the story in your profile... loved it

4:50 pm

lol sukee you a down easter?

wonder how far it would be from Houlton Maine?

4:50 pm

ty adhd;)

be back soon (i hope) really must think about supper!

4:51 pm

kk tc adhd

4:53 pm

I'm in Ontario but half my family are Newfies

4:54 pm

i am doing boneless,skinless chunks of chicken breast in a fried oriental rice with mushrooms and broccoli;0

4:54 pm

had chicken soup and crackers, feeling under the weather

4:55 pm

i've been thinking about supper since i finished lunch :)

4:55 pm

as am i sukee. crossy shares his home made soup

4:56 pm

Mr. Knorr made my soup

4:56 pm

lol

4:57 pm

i recomend a irish coffee infused with mr jim beams elixir just before bed

4:58 pm

Way too much Babble for me today. Concert tonight with young Stidgrandson playing. All for me now. Enjoy your suppers.

4:59 pm

tc stiddles

5:01 pm

footstool for the ot 7 and 8

5:03 pm

Hi

5:03 pm

howdy nef

5:04 pm

cana body get a clue for either of the PY's?? please?

5:04 pm

*can a

5:04 pm

medical jargon for septic

5:04 pm

and pl

5:04 pm

I was here a few minutes ago and entering words like crazy and had posted in chat and NOTHING was added! Babble said I wasn't logged in! So I had to LOG OUT and then log back in!

5:05 pm

:(( poor nef

5:06 pm

and if you aren't versed in medical jargon?? :(

5:06 pm

py+ an**** means im low in iron

5:06 pm

I was posting how I'd be adding words and my DH would call me away to do some tasks again; like now he wants me to run to the pharmacy for him again!

5:08 pm

is he ill Nef? Hi everyone

5:09 pm

Mo, he has MS and can't drive anymore. So, I'm off to the pharmacy agin I guess. :-/

5:10 pm

sorry for the typos. BBS

5:10 pm

oh Nef, I am so sorry.

5:10 pm

hurry back, you'll be missed

5:10 pm

thx crossy - got it - have a big bite of bacon pie, on me!

5:11 pm

:))))

5:21 pm

does anyone have the ec 7/40? If so, please may I have a clue?

5:22 pm

ec + vowel + **** - rhymes with h*** & seek

5:23 pm

thanks Bo, off to look

5:23 pm

then plural

5:24 pm

thank you, got both of them

5:24 pm

Mom, your icon -LOL

5:25 pm

thank you Bo. My dad sent me a bunch of ads from the 1930's and each week I am using one as my icon

WHen you say you have a wonderful husband of 27 years, does it mean you have been

5:26 pm

really goes well with our personal eating habits today, no?

married that long or that he is 27 years old?

5:26 pm

very much so Bo

5:26 pm

LOL

5:27 pm

lol Kaplan, we have been married 27 years.

5:27 pm

and Kap - who is the lovely in your icon?

Shoot, I was hoping you had your own little Ashton Kutcher.

Tallulah Bankhead.

5:28 pm

oh no Kaplan, he is 55

5:28 pm

shoulda known that - a real beauty

If I ever get another chance, I am going to find a young one.

And how sick does that sound if it were coming from a man?

5:29 pm

age is a state of mind - no problem with younger, either way

I'm kidding- I don't think I would bother dating anyone.

5:30 pm

I don't know Kaplan, how sick is it? I don't pay any mind to age with people

5:31 pm

although I don't think i would like one only 2 years older than my oldest child

When men say they are looking for a much younger woman it has an ick factor but if a woman says she wants a hot young guy we say "You go girl!"

I don't actually think all these things I'm saying. I'm just tired and not into the grid. DOn't mind me.

5:33 pm

rough day today, Kaplan?

No, just I woke up too early bcause of my damn cat

5:34 pm

around 6 a.m.?

I could kick her out of the bedroom altogether, but she's cute at night

5:35 pm

she would just paw at the door then

My husband usually gets up early, but when he sleeps in till 7 she gets pissed

WOrese- she would cry.

5:35 pm

ah sounds like Ziggy our cat. He has the most pitiful mew

My cat sits in front of the house at about people-coming-home-from-work time, and meows at them

Whore-cat.

Works the street.

5:37 pm

lol Kaplan

5:37 pm

LOL

5:38 pm

heigh ho

5:38 pm

{{Dorens}} hello. glad your electric is back on

5:39 pm

yes, thanks mom me too. now if i could just get the governor to reverse his new budget, and I have a job next year, i'd be all set. amazing how we take things for granted

5:40 pm

oh no, you are going to lose your job? I am so sorrly

5:40 pm

sorry*

5:40 pm

my district is losing 800,000 dollars.. lots of programs probably being cut, including guidance

5:41 pm

not to worry! the government is here to take care of everybody! :)

5:41 pm

Guidance counselors are needed more than ever now a days

5:42 pm

hah! i'm five years from retirement, being forced into it too early.. won't get the benefits i would have if i were there five more years.

5:42 pm

and yes, mom, i agree with you on that... maybe halftiime, not full time, but certainly needed

5:42 pm

Oh Dorens, I hate to hear that

5:43 pm

amen! to the need Dorens

5:43 pm

well, there's a chance... it isn't written in stone yet. but it is very likely... if they can't get the money, they do need to make cuts. this is just shameful.... all over the state of New Jersey

5:45 pm

I hope they can find the money. I think it is the same just about everywhere

5:45 pm

ah dorens not laid off yet?

5:45 pm

funny.. i thought i was safe... watching people lose jobs all over.. didn't think it would be me.

5:45 pm

no, not yet jmc, but we got the specific numbers in our district and it doesn't look good ..

5:46 pm

too bad -- hope it turns out okay

Just reading what you wrote Dorens. Couldn't agree with you more about Jersey. About ready to leave for a board meeting tonight in the town where I teach. Nervous to hear what they are going to tell us, but it doesn't look good.

5:47 pm

will certainly keep you informed. principal (she's a friend) said it will be a roller coaster between now and june... there is a little hope, but not much

5:47 pm

what do you teach angelina?

5:48 pm

sending good thoughts your way Dorens and you too Angelina

5:48 pm

sweetie is home. gonna scoot be back in a bit

5:48 pm

our board budget meeting is tomorrow.... they heard this morning that they can present a budget to the town asking to waive the cap and go up to ten percent... which is what I heard they may do. i doubt strongly that the town would pass such a budge

5:48 pm

bye mom

I teach full day kindergarten, but there's a lot of talk about cutting the full day program and going half day or possibly even cutting kindergarten

Thanks Mom!

5:49 pm

they're talking about full day going to half.. it is the last cut on the chopping block. my job goes before that. (which i do understand). good luck to you

5:49 pm

what district?

Thanks. I teach in Runnemede, down in South Jersey.

5:50 pm

HELLO FRIENDS!!!!! *very happy mama look*

5:50 pm

you have tenure?

5:50 pm

hi stid. glad you're happy. angelina and I are happy for you. but we might be losing our jobs

5:50 pm

*scanning chog* oh doren, that is rotten news.

Yes, I do, fortunately, but I will have to bump someone else, which isn't so good.

Hi Stid.

5:51 pm

no. none of it is good

5:51 pm

our school lost its counselor this year, she was already halftime last year, and this year... it's so hard on the kids when this happens.

Good luck to you Dorens. Will keep you in my thoughts. I'm off to my board meeting.

5:51 pm

I just saw your post angelinaxox and that is going to happen in my district too.Not only kindergarten,but pre-k too. Pre-k and kindergarten teachers have to post into another grade.Some may have to teach 6th

5:52 pm

good luck angelina

5:52 pm

(((angelina))) good luck.

Yikes, Min. I really hope not. and thanks all for the good wishes.

5:52 pm

i didn't think i'd want to go back to the classroom, but when i think of no job at all... it is just so scary

5:53 pm

*looks in her world saving bag of tricks for a solution*

5:53 pm

Anyway,good luck with your job angelinaxox! *POOF*

5:53 pm

:-[

5:54 pm

I agree doren -- and the thing of it is, from my perspective, is that qualified, experienced people like you, once out of the schools, are not likely to return. Leaving only people like me, new to the profession, to fill in the gaps when they start hiring again.

5:54 pm

hey jmxc

5:54 pm

*co**s up empty handed*

5:54 pm

oops. jmC. *sigh* just got home, and it was a long day.

5:54 pm

and as a beginner, I will NEED people like you to hold my hand and help me navigate things the first couple of years!

5:54 pm

i kinds like jmxc seems kinda jolly

5:55 pm

that is a big assumption stid, that they will start hiring again?

5:55 pm

eventually dorens

5:55 pm

well stid, you have my hand to hold, no problem. and i imagine people like me will volunteer if retired, to try to help out

5:55 pm

recessions/depressions don't last forever

5:55 pm

Within 2-5 years, they will doren, because with fewer staff/teachers, the class sizes and support groups will be too big to do the kinds of "quality" work they are mandating.

5:56 pm

the governor of new jersey has a personal vendetta against public schools though

5:56 pm

The public will begin to see the problems with "business" solutions for education.

5:57 pm

that's too bad, doren. *bright look* you could move here! we have a year-round temperate (if wet) climate, and pretty scenery. And me, of course. *grin*

5:57 pm

but if i retire (which i think i will be forced to do) then how do i reapply in 2-5 years when they decide they do need a guidance counselor? and how likely are they to hire a 60 + person when there are younger (=cheaper) folks around

5:57 pm

but we don't have a princess phoebe...

5:57 pm

oh stiddie

5:57 pm

yes, but you fired your guidance counselor before nj did

5:57 pm

i have to shift my trip to the nw to an earlier weekend

5:58 pm

princess phoebe is in Puerto Rico now (spring break forced vacation cause her daycare closed for the week)

5:58 pm

me gusta Puerto Rico!!!! i <3 P.R.

5:59 pm

you do jmc? which one? that actually makes it easier for me.

5:59 pm

yup. me too. she is actually on the island of vieques

5:59 pm

aug 14?

5:59 pm

let me double check brb

5:59 pm

very cool, doren. I hope she loves it as much as I did. I STILL miss P.R. and it has been 37 years.

5:59 pm

works for me, jmc. You need me to clear out a corner of the living room for you?

5:59 pm

we definitely should have all babblers do a PR vacation the same week!

6:00 pm

I completely agree with you doren. That would be amazingly wonderful.

6:00 pm

21st

6:00 pm

it is so beautiful here at the moment... I am at the picnic table, running Lucky ragged.

6:01 pm

sun, palm trees, coco frios, snorkeling, and babbling? heaven

6:01 pm

you are going to a concert tonight stid?

6:01 pm

21st works too. I think I have a "must attend" thing at school that Friday, but the evening and all weekend is free (unless stidkid has a performance, in which case you are invited!!)

6:01 pm

sounds good

6:01 pm

hi All. Back to finish with wine in hand. What are the odds?

6:01 pm

cucarachas, ROUSes, monsoons...

6:02 pm

so need to check with pini too though

6:02 pm

hey hego

6:02 pm

i have wine in hand too. very good odds

6:02 pm

what kind of wine *holds out glass*

6:02 pm

the odds of you having a glass of wine, or the odds of you finishing the grid, or the odds of you being able to finish after the glass of wine? *innocent statistician mama look*

6:02 pm

yeah Dorens!

6:02 pm

oops I am working over time here I should head on home

6:02 pm

Sauvignon blanc jmc.

6:03 pm

Have some,

6:03 pm

(((jmc))) will pencil you in for the 21st, and see you again soon.

6:03 pm

i'm ddrinking 2006 alexander valley cabernet sauvignon from Coppola

6:03 pm

mine is from NZ. yours is better.

6:03 pm

I am drinking water...

6:03 pm

wish i could be there folks. y'all should come down to sonoma and meet Phoebe and me

6:04 pm

from the tap, water. pure 100% well water (filtered for the sulphur)

6:04 pm

that would be so much fun, doren.

6:04 pm

bye *runs to put top down on miata and drive home*

6:04 pm

i'm drinking water too stid. i love water

6:05 pm

Miata! Where's the Saab?

6:05 pm

maybe the saab is still under the snowbank, hego?

6:05 pm

boy's got the saab for a road trip and i got the miata

6:05 pm

I like water too, but not right now. ;-)

6:05 pm

*poof*

6:05 pm

All right jmc! Go girl!

6:05 pm

fair trade. enjoy

6:06 pm

YUP!

6:07 pm

I should have inquired about the difficulty of the grid before diving in. *stuck up to the armpits in mucky grid*

6:07 pm

i'm down to 24 and it is now a brick wall followed by a stone wall

6:07 pm

Awwww, poor stiddy

6:07 pm

I am UP to 27! LOL

6:08 pm

23

6:08 pm

go hego !

6:08 pm

go jmc!!!

6:08 pm

go Doren!

6:08 pm

go everyone!!!

6:08 pm

Anybody got the 1st co 5/14

6:09 pm

YAY! GO

6:09 pm

the sun is GOing behind a cloud. I think I will relocate, take a quick nap to recharge and get ready for the kid-concert this evening!

6:09 pm

behave together hego

6:09 pm

how about the second one?

6:09 pm

Good evening Stid

6:09 pm

ty Dorens

6:10 pm

enjoy the nap, enjoy the concert stid

6:10 pm

(((hugs all))) see you tomorrow. *poof*

6:13 pm

any clues for the py words?

6:13 pm

down to 20, probably should do some dinner. bbl

6:13 pm

blood infection

6:14 pm

think of the blood suffix

6:14 pm

hemo?

6:15 pm

almost

6:15 pm

think An****

6:15 pm

pyemoa

6:15 pm

oops

6:15 pm

close

6:15 pm

change vowel

6:16 pm

after m

6:16 pm

got one of them tx

6:16 pm

vici?

6:17 pm

yes/

6:17 pm

got it?

6:17 pm

Ty for the clue! I got 2 py words...how many are there?

6:18 pm

just 2 Car

6:18 pm

anyone have the 1st ca 6/24?

6:19 pm

The first 1 I have is tin ca* + freud talked of *** and egos.

6:19 pm

dogs

6:19 pm

that's the 1st one?

6:20 pm

don't know...it is the first one that I have.

6:20 pm

i only have one so far

6:20 pm

there's one before that.

6:21 pm

After the lady's face brooch

6:21 pm

definately 2

6:21 pm

Uh, definitely

6:22 pm

lady's face brooch??????

6:22 pm

TY! I didn't have that one!

6:22 pm

The other ca 6 I have is ca 6/21

6:22 pm

LOL, I shouldn't drink and play. :-P

6:23 pm

No, that's a burial mound, right?

6:23 pm

Yes.

6:23 pm

a rock pile or kind of terrier

6:23 pm

One more Car. 6/24

6:24 pm

we have that vici

6:25 pm

I'll keep looking and let you know.

the other ca6 is a kind of shirt -- ca+ always keep your pro****

6:25 pm

TY Fuquay!

yw!

6:25 pm

Bless you Fuq!

could someone help me with bottom row O?

6:26 pm

Foot stools Fuquay!

6:27 pm

I need help with the middle O!

oh, thanks!

6:27 pm

poofy footstools

6:27 pm

middle id the sea

6:27 pm

is

6:28 pm

Oh! HOw embarrassing! Sorry!

ty, hego. never saw that

6:28 pm

TY!

how about second row E?

6:28 pm

yw

6:29 pm

EC 7 and 8...think of killing the ec*system

6:30 pm

suffix that means kill

I figured it was that beginning, but give a hint of ending?

oh, thanks!

6:30 pm

YAY!

didn't know that was a word

finally NBT, thanks to your clues!

6:31 pm

nobody did. lol

6:31 pm

yw Fuq

6:31 pm

Hooray!

I've been challenging myself to get NBT with as few words as possible, but today I just couldn't do it

6:32 pm

are the AM6/24 & 7/36 a combo?

I keep tryin gyour ec clues but it doesn't work...

6:33 pm

am6/24 is a plural

6:33 pm

yes dix

6:33 pm

Hi Kap

6:33 pm

ec + round vowel + theme song from MASH is sui**** is painless.

6:33 pm

dan the 2nd one

Oh- I was missing the second c

6:35 pm

I'm sorry...are there 2 am 6's?

6:36 pm

* am 6/24's?

6:36 pm

yes

6:36 pm

3 actually

6:36 pm

in a row

6:36 pm

Got 'em!

6:36 pm

all same first 4 letters

6:37 pm

YAY! Car!

thanks!

6:37 pm

yw

6:38 pm

Hullo, all...

6:38 pm

BBL!

hi jellen, bye car!

6:38 pm

Hi Jellen Bye, Car dear.

6:39 pm

10 to go!

6:40 pm

Go, hego!

6:40 pm

ty

go, go, hego, go!

6:40 pm

:o)

6:41 pm

anyone get the ic6/24? I think I have a brain freeze

6:41 pm

crossy is making home made bits and bites;))

6:41 pm

Ooooo!

6:43 pm

Bacon bits and bites?

6:43 pm

mini pretzels,cheese sticks,cherios,shreddies coated in celery salt,dash of pepper,worchester sauce and soya sauce..the salt content is insane but it is baked;)

6:43 pm

Sorry, don't have the ic 6, mag...

6:43 pm

I am a mite peckish. ty Crossy, love.

6:44 pm

Ooh, yummy!

6:44 pm

np hego:))

6:44 pm

ic6 24 frozen water + male person

6:44 pm

Ic6 Guy who delivers the wter cubes

6:44 pm

water.

6:45 pm

Thanks, hego

6:45 pm

yw

6:45 pm

and vicl!

6:46 pm

that's so funny...I thought I tried that one already...oops, must of had a typo. TY vlvl

6:46 pm

nare

6:47 pm

Or not had cursor in the right spot.

6:47 pm

oops! I think you are right

6:47 pm

Happens

6:48 pm

:-D

ce 7/40 pls

6:49 pm

ce 7 is pottery

6:49 pm

Fiereworks. Wine and all!

6:50 pm

ty hego

tyvm hego

6:50 pm

Uh Fireworks! too funny!

6:50 pm

yw 67

6:50 pm

YAY! Done de Done done!

can i get a clue for the ma6 please

congrats hego!

6:51 pm

Yay, hego!!!

6:52 pm

It's the root from which tapioca is made. yucca

6:52 pm

ty Friends

6:52 pm

ty hego again!

6:52 pm

yw vici

6:53 pm

hooray!! way to go, hego

6:53 pm

I'm on a roll. I should drink and Babble more often.

6:53 pm

ty mag

6:53 pm

here here!

6:53 pm

hear hear?

6:54 pm

Hi Dorens!

6:54 pm

whatever!

6:54 pm

wine assist babbling?

6:54 pm

Yup. lol

6:55 pm

I think I am gonna go get me a drink, hego..maybe it will help

6:55 pm

Go mag!

6:55 pm

finished my cabernet here, sorry can't pour you any. or even pour ME any

6:56 pm

Any other clues before I pass out ;-P

6:56 pm

sure, how about the second co5/14?

6:57 pm

You can have some of mine Dorens.

6:57 pm

2nd is hot co---

6:57 pm

think i'll hold hego, but thnaks

6:57 pm

oh man, anchovies in the hot co***

6:57 pm

if you would like to share the ec8,55

6:58 pm

it's plural of the 7

6:58 pm

and the seven is????

6:58 pm

Which is to kill the ec* system.

6:58 pm

crossy pours dorens a shot of bacon vodka

6:58 pm

duh, i have it

6:58 pm

thanks

6:58 pm

Suffix means to kill.

6:59 pm

yw

6:59 pm

Crossy, how about me!

6:59 pm

crossy, i tried the bacon marmalade the other day, did I tell you?

6:59 pm

hego, you said you were about to pass out, yes?

6:59 pm

bacon vodka for all! i have a fresh batch now!

6:59 pm

Yum :-9

6:59 pm

Not really Dorens.

7:00 pm

clue for the MA6/24?

7:00 pm

(he's serious, right?)

7:00 pm

no you did not dorens,how was it?

7:00 pm

YAY!!! Crossy!

7:00 pm

i made lemon grass sake

7:00 pm

mm sake...

7:00 pm

dix, ma6 is the root used to make tapioca. yuca

7:00 pm

oh it was lovely... had it on toast with peanut butter.. i'm sure there are better uses, will ask my daughter (she gave it to me.. a friend in brooklyn makes it and markets it)

7:01 pm

rats, stil 84 to find. did errands earlier and have been doing laundry for most of the afternoon and early evening :(

7:01 pm

Starts with a guy.

7:01 pm

Ah, Brooklyn! God's country.

7:02 pm

All the world's great foods in one place!

7:02 pm

hello all

7:02 pm

she lives in greenpoint.. near queens where there are lots of great ethnic food places.. going there this weekend, not sure what we're eating

7:02 pm

hi peri

7:03 pm

It's lovely to eat there Dorens.

7:03 pm

your recommendation ? ( i used to love atlantic avenue)

7:04 pm

If there's no more clues needed I'm going to watch tv.

7:04 pm

Atlantic Ave is great!

7:04 pm

what a ri**!! I feel like an id*** (those are the last two words i found... down to 8 now)

7:05 pm

It's always the simple ones Dorens

7:06 pm

I'm going to watch my tivoed Jeopardy. G'nite All

7:06 pm

to 6/27 (is that simple?)

7:06 pm

No. it's dumb.

7:07 pm

t** cat and a fish. (really)

7:08 pm

a fish? i had already figured out the t**, but not finding fish

7:08 pm

oh! duh, found it, thanks

7:08 pm

yw

7:09 pm

Bye really.

7:09 pm

POOF!

7:09 pm

bye. see you tomorrow

7:10 pm

take care, hego

7:12 pm

help with ce7 pls

7:12 pm

pottery peri. do you have ce6?

7:12 pm

pottery

7:12 pm

hey une

ce 7/40 pottery

7:12 pm

snap, dorens! LOL

7:13 pm

une, it is finally spring here. robins, croci, the whole shebang. thought i'd never see it

7:13 pm

sheesh and I used to make that pottery too, ty

ce 6/21 ce + get up

7:13 pm

wonderful, dorens!

7:14 pm

just waiting for the ground to dry up a bit... sitting under a heap of snow recently, and then those torrential rains this past weekend.. everything's still a little soggy

7:14 pm

thanks luv.. that's a pink fish for me

lol yw Dorens

7:15 pm

50 to go . . . taking a break . . . back in a mo *poof*

7:15 pm

re6/7 anyone?

7:15 pm

63 here, bbs

re + the change in your pocket

7:16 pm

cool thanks.

7:17 pm

one left.. will be back later

to 5/12 & to 6/21 please?

never mind, found them

7:20 pm

clues for TO's Luv?

to 5/12 to + male and plural

7:21 pm

TY Luv

id 5/14 please?

yw dix

7:24 pm

a language, dialect, or style of speaking peculiar to a people.

thanks dix

hi all, 18 minutes of free time, woot

7:29 pm

hello again. This time I'm not budging til I'm done; no matter WHAT dh wants me to do!

and my phantom is pemican

7:30 pm

starting hints for the 8s please

7:31 pm

ec and ot wild

7:31 pm

ty

7:31 pm

Ot 8/45 and ec8/55

wow, got the ot 8, TY buddies

7:33 pm

did you get the ot 7 that goes with it Gwen? (both 8s are pl)

yupper

echidna! (is not in the grid)

finally, got the ec8, TY again

7:37 pm

yw :-)

7:37 pm

dicto

7:38 pm

sorry. (It isn't a word

7:40 pm

It is if you change the letters around a bit Nef.:-)

7:40 pm

Hello all.

7:41 pm

May I please have a clue for de6-21? Thanks.

7:41 pm

You may have anything you de6/21, gap.

7:41 pm

thanks, Jac; I did get that one (it was what I was trying to type anyway, but was in the wrong box!

7:42 pm

Thanks much, Jacula.

7:42 pm

y/w, both.

7:42 pm

I love the colors of your bottles, Jac

7:43 pm

is that J used in any words today Jac?

7:43 pm

Nef - yes, they are nice. Blue bottles look particularly nice sparkling in the light.

7:43 pm

Not as I recall, Nef. No.

7:44 pm

thanks, I keep trying, so thought I'd ask!

7:45 pm

I'm here to clue, so ask away.

7:45 pm

I haven't listed yet; so I don't know what I need yet

NBT and i am outta here, bye bye all POINK

7:46 pm

Bye Gwen!

7:46 pm

BBS. Just going to try calling the cat again; try to dissuade him from having a night on the tiles. (No, not Babbling, LOL.)

7:46 pm

'Bye Gwen.

7:48 pm

Cat's either out of earshot or ignoring me.:-(

7:49 pm

probably both. Does the cat stay out at night often?

7:50 pm

He does in summer, but not in winter. He's neutered, but you'd never know it by the way he roams and fights.

7:50 pm

well, at least he's neutered so he's not propgating litters all over

7:50 pm

He's more likely hanging around to see if he can get a go at the lamb bone he knows I'll be putting out for the foxes.

7:51 pm

you feed the foxes?

7:52 pm

ken does too. there's a beautiful fox who visits each morning... loves turkey carcass, etc

7:52 pm

Speaking of male cats, the last word I got in today's grid was to6/27, a word I monkeyed. It refers to a small version of a large food fish. Male cat + fish.

7:52 pm

hung-up on ra6/21 - 2nd one - anybody can clue that for me?

7:52 pm

Nef - most of us around here do. It helps stop them raiding hutches and hen houses.

7:52 pm

yes, i needed a clue for that.. couldn't monkey it

7:53 pm

bojazz. what you want is a plural of the one before

7:53 pm

ra6.21 is the plural of the ra5.12 before it, bojazz.

in 6/24 pls

7:53 pm

i'll swallow my pride and ask for the first ca 6/24 please

7:53 pm

Or, if it's the first ra6.21 it's 'lifted up' or 'reared'.

7:54 pm

what a jury does, in 6

7:54 pm

in6.24 - to accuse or bring a judgement against.

7:55 pm

ca + little rodents, change a consonant towards the end

ty Dorens & Jacula

7:55 pm

there are 2 6/21's - need the last one

7:55 pm

Dorens - sounds like a cross between a photographer's tool and a flimsy top that starts with che.

7:56 pm

thanks dawg and jac. between the two of you i got it! (for fireworks)

7:56 pm

bojazz - the first clue I gave you was for the 2nd ca6.21. The plural of the ca5 before it.

7:56 pm

'evening, folks

7:56 pm

Well done Dorens and y/w. *~*~*~*~

7:57 pm

Good evening, welki.

7:57 pm

whooooo hoooooo Dorens!!

7:57 pm

hi welki

7:57 pm

ca? or you meant ra? Jac

7:57 pm

YAY, Dorens! WTG!!!

7:58 pm

ca, bojazz.

7:58 pm

hi welki, lbd, and bojazz (and Dorens too)

7:58 pm

working on ra - ra6/21, 2nd one

7:58 pm

YAY for Dorens!!

7:58 pm

No, ra! Sorry!

7:58 pm

51 left here, laundery all done

7:59 pm

hi Peri

7:59 pm

ra6/21 rhymes with last ca6/24

7:59 pm

Incidentally, the reason I don't let the cat gnaw the lamb bones is because he broke one of his incisors doing so in the past.

7:59 pm

76 left here, haven't listed yet

7:59 pm

Hi peri.

7:59 pm

2nd ra6.21 is like the 2nd ca6,21. both are plurals

7:59 pm

thx dawg - got it! :)

8:00 pm

Nef - you're doing well. Keep at it.

8:02 pm

Peri - I'm feeling really virtuous 'cos my laundry's all done too. Washed and ironed, and put away.

8:02 pm

greetings to all! 46 left -

8:03 pm

Mind you, laundry is a never-ending cycle. If only the family would take up naturism... they don't seem keen.

8:03 pm

Hello jmb.

8:04 pm

hi jacula - naturism would sure help with laundry!

8:04 pm

...And if only dust would stop feeling the need to settle and just go off travelling. How much easier life would be. *sighs*

8:07 pm

jmb - yes, but I suppose we'd get through mountains of tissues due to all the colds and chills we'd catch being naturists in the UK. LOL

8:09 pm

hello all! *hiding eyes from naturists in chog*

8:09 pm

hi stiddy

8:10 pm

hey LBD! so... yesterday the creative writing lesson (8th grade) fell flat. Today (no surprise, 5 different classes) reviewing how to write a bibliography was not a huge hit. HOWEVER...

8:10 pm

Hi stid. There are no naturists - it's too cold here in UK.

8:11 pm

I did get some feedback that it was better and more useful information than the first time it was presented (by a different teacher, not Language Arts) earlier in the year.

8:11 pm

so I survived, and learned a lot, and it was good. I am very very happy I am trying out this challenging age group this year.

8:11 pm

i'm not sure there's an "exciting" way to present bibliography!

8:11 pm

Stid - I guess writing a bibliography is not the most exciting kind of writing, but your students do need to know how to do it.

8:12 pm

too cold, Jac? but it's sunny and warm (ish)! LOL

8:12 pm

we've had sun, wind, rain, snow and just grey skies today.

8:13 pm

yes, it was a necessary lesson. I think one thing that helped was explaining that I don't like writing bibliographies either, and then showing me the 27-item one I did for the paper last quarter! LOL (theirs only has to have three entries)

8:14 pm

sorry about the typoese, I can barely read the computer screen today. eyes are so tired.,

8:14 pm

and figners are just out of order, too.

8:14 pm

you need to rest those tired eyeballs and let the monkeys fend for themselves! lol

8:14 pm

You should see the bbg my daughter's got to do for her dissertation. Your student's would quail, stid.

8:14 pm

true, but I am not even to halfway... *sigh*

evenin babblers.

8:15 pm

hi red

8:15 pm

stid - a night on the Babble tiles or a migraine? You choose.

8:15 pm

hey red!

8:15 pm

*stern Mama look*

8:15 pm

Hi red.

8:15 pm

yep. that's what I was showing the kiddos -- (and I already have the migraine, Jac)

8:16 pm

EEK! I did an extraneous apostrophe.

8:16 pm

LOL Jac!

8:16 pm

Stid - you get far too many migraines! What does your doctor say?

Jacula! Its Ok, no need for eeek!

8:17 pm

back to finish. ce 7 clue please?

8:17 pm

clue please for the first of the CA6/24's--just after the jewelry 5?

8:17 pm

they're all like aftershocks from the major migraine I had in February, which was the first I had had in MONTHs.

8:17 pm

hey pugmama ((hugs))

8:17 pm

mkg - Hello. A type of china.

8:17 pm

hey mkg

8:17 pm

hi stiddy

8:18 pm

or pottery etc.

8:18 pm

Hi pugmama.

8:18 pm

well, I have to drop stidkid#2 at his school to warm up for the concert, go grab stidkid#1 from the college (he finished his finals early) and race back for the concert. Poor Tom is under the weather. I think he caught Cross's cold...

8:18 pm

ty. got the ce.

8:18 pm

hi jac

8:18 pm

hi mkg, pug

8:18 pm

how about ce 5 12?

8:18 pm

hi dawg

8:18 pm

red - it's an EEK to me.

8:18 pm

(((hugs all))) thanks for being here and putting up with my confuzzled typing. back online tomorrow. *poof*

ok, eek away!

8:19 pm

ce+ small spanish river

8:19 pm

stid - do all of that and then take time out for yourself. I mean it!

8:19 pm

night night, stid

8:19 pm

got it. ty.

8:19 pm

red - if I keep 'eeking' will you set cheese in a trap?

8:19 pm

nobody? last word here..

8:20 pm

ca6.24 is a long sleeved loose fitting smock. ca + do re ** fa...+ **e you in the morning

8:20 pm

tyvm dawg & fireworks

8:20 pm

pug - ca6.24 is like a mixture of a photographer's tool & a flimsy top that starts with che.

8:21 pm

whooooo hoooooo Pug!

8:21 pm

well done pugmama.

8:21 pm

my monkeys did well today

Oh gosh, so so tired! 90 left.

8:22 pm

pug - don't forget to throw them some bananas before you leave.

8:22 pm

indeed they earned it

8:22 pm

red - it's not compulsory to finish.

yes, but I am still trying to eat dinner, so its ok....soon enough I shall start an actual weekend off.

8:24 pm

Lord knows I don't finish unless I really feel like it!some days don't give a damn

8:25 pm

Help me, please. I cannot find my last word. TO 6/27

8:25 pm

Good Evening everyone

8:25 pm

Hello Momn.

8:26 pm

gramma - that was my last word found, too. to6.27 = male cat + food fish.

8:26 pm

to6--male cat + ** Liver Oil

8:26 pm

pug - that's a better clue.

8:26 pm

ooops ***

8:26 pm

TY and good night.

what kind of word is that!!!!

8:27 pm

a funny one

8:27 pm

a very odd one

8:27 pm

red - apparently it refers to the smaller types of that fish, which can get huge. To* Thumb fish.

woweee....I love fish!

8:28 pm

I didn't realise how large that fish could be until I saw the heads drying on racks up in the volcanic mountains in Icelands. (Boy, do they STINK!)

8:29 pm

The dried heads are apparently sent to Africa and to Portugal.

8:29 pm

So...I just joined as a "pro" how do I get the little body and flag

8:29 pm

eeewwwww

8:29 pm

*Iceland, not lands.

how impressive! heads to africa.

8:29 pm

ty for all the good clues.

8:30 pm

need co 5 first one please.

8:30 pm

Momn - you fill in the bit about what sex you are and where you come from.

Mom congrats on becoming pro!!! if you go to my account, I think it lets you fill out the profile!

8:30 pm

mkg - what thespians do together.

re 5/12 last 1 pls

8:32 pm

happy babbling all !till flip...Poof!

8:32 pm

Momn - I was here the night Dr_God introduced those little bodies. Half of us thought they were bodies and the other half, including myself, thought they were handbags (purses).

8:33 pm

Other side of the paper, sixty.

8:34 pm

re5 is the front, verso is the back.

8:34 pm

that is a scream Jacula

ty Jacula

8:35 pm

Maybe I need to refresh a few more times so it will take - oh hell I need to work this puzzle - just getting on

8:35 pm

Momn - I still 'see' them as handbags.

8:35 pm

sixty, y/w.

8:36 pm

with little wooden handles

8:36 pm

I remember that ..

8:36 pm

Momn - I'd say sign out, wait a few minutes and then sign in again. But, just do the grid and whenyou sign in tomorrow, your profile should all be there.

8:37 pm

Hi Torg. How long ago was that? I remember the night but not the date.

8:37 pm

Ok - got 67 left - wont make it tonight

8:38 pm

Momn - just do as much as you want.

i wish i never started this one. especially when i look for the i words

8:38 pm

I think it was shortly after I started ..

8:38 pm

Hi TO.

hi jacs

8:39 pm

5 years ago then, Torg.

8:39 pm

how long has this game been in existence

8:39 pm

TO - do you need clues for the i words?

sure, why not?

8:40 pm

Momn, since September 2003.

at least the first thwo coliumn i s

8:41 pm

TO - okay. ic6.24 = the ic6.24 cometh.

8:41 pm

id4.5 - 'beware the id4.5 of March!' (Shakespeare)

ty. the one to the left of that is welcome

8:42 pm

wow thats impressive

8:42 pm

id5.14 - a dialect or style of speaking.

8:42 pm

id5.12 - a silly twit, a fool.

hey i just ofund there is a channel that plays all viedos of songs featured in movies!

8:43 pm

im4.6 = i + 'I was cut off m** flow'

8:43 pm

im5.14 - same as the word before but add a vowel at the end.

8:43 pm

im6.24 - make it plural.

keep em comin ty!

8:44 pm

in6.24 - the accuse or to make judgement as a jury does.

8:44 pm

in5.12 - 'new' type of music.

8:44 pm

Or, try in + 'expire'.

8:45 pm

That's the i words all clued, TO.

ty, still pondering the jury word

TO, not a devotee of Law and order!

8:45 pm

TO - in + the first 4 letters of a lexicon.

8:45 pm

in6:what jury does when one is guilty 72 Templle Owl.

8:45 pm

sad to say I am stuck on the first AM5/14 - help

ty!

sitll seeking one i from first column

8:47 pm

id + anagram of the French word for 'me/myself', TO.

8:47 pm

An am5/14 is am 4/6 word plus a vowel Momneedshelp

ty. i don't tink finishing is an option tonight

8:48 pm

I need the one before that

8:48 pm

am5/14 = a + small rodents

8:48 pm

Momn - a + 'not rats' but... other small squeaky things.

8:49 pm

Hi Min, Welcome to the grid.x

8:49 pm

YES that is it - thanks

8:50 pm

Hello Jacula.How are you?I am not really here as I am whipping monkeys w/a stick. Don't think they like it.

i have 59 to go and 4 blank tiles

8:50 pm

Hello Min - TMI! ROFLOL.

i keep seeing rococo and simian

8:55 pm

Hi, all...eyes are a bit bleary as I've been pricing vintage jewelry...is it signed or just slightly scratched?

8:57 pm

Hello Jellen.

8:57 pm

Hi, Jac...I think I need to invest in a microscope, lol...

clue pls for top left e?ty

8:59 pm

you need to get yourself a jewelers loop, jelle

8:59 pm

Just had to go and let cat in. I don't call myself an 'animal whisperer' since I've always understood what they were saying. My cat yelled, 'Let me IN! Can't deal with THIS!' and so I did, since it isn't something he often says.

8:59 pm

ed 5 = policy dictated by a ruler

to 6/27 pls

ty, i am just not feeling it tonight.

8:59 pm

I have a cheap one, but need to invest in a real one...

8:59 pm

ed 5/12:I pr***** I won't finish the grid 72 Temple Owl

8:59 pm

TO - you ea4 money. ea5 is verb form.

9:00 pm

That to 6/27 word is a cat plus a fish sixty7stang13.

9:00 pm

Oops! Got my left and right mixed up there. Sorry. Still got the cat talking in my ear.

tyvm Min. thats Fireworks.

9:01 pm

Well done sixty.

9:02 pm

awesome sixty

9:02 pm

Congratulations sixty7stang13 on fireworks! Hooray

monkeys tired going to let them sleep. See you all tomorrow before I head to celebrate b-day.

9:03 pm

Yay, sixty!!!

9:03 pm

Have a happy one

9:03 pm

Many happy returns, sixty.

9:04 pm

hello all, help with re7 pls

9:04 pm

Happy early birthday!

9:04 pm

peri - re7 = gets the small change again.

Ty all. good night * poof *

9:04 pm

sorry dont have it

9:05 pm

ty Jac

9:05 pm

Hi, peri!

9:05 pm

Hi there Jellen! Nice icon.

9:05 pm

good clue - thanks Jacula

9:05 pm

y/w peri. Hope it makes up for me beating you at Scramble again. LOL.

9:05 pm

NBT

9:06 pm

Got to get to bed - early day coming up - night all

9:06 pm

you and Owl are killing me in Scramble, Jac

9:06 pm

G'night Momneedshelp

9:06 pm

mom! you went pro! congrats

9:06 pm

NBT doesn't bother me, seeing '0 left' at the far right is better.

9:07 pm

night night, momneedshelp

9:07 pm

Night momn.

9:07 pm

I celebrate the small victories, Jac!

9:07 pm

HI lbd.

re6/7 after the unit of paper pls?

9:07 pm

No harm in that, Jellen.

9:08 pm

TO - re6 = to get the small change again. re7 is the verb form.

9:08 pm

Yes I went pro and am in big trouble when credit card bill comes in - Oh so what!!! Night all

9:08 pm

Yay for prodom!

9:09 pm

Uh oh Mom!

9:09 pm

It's only like $15 ..

9:10 pm

Hello all briefly!

break time

9:10 pm

hi Jilli

9:10 pm

hi tor

9:10 pm

Hi, jilli!

9:11 pm

I give .. help for the I with 0/1 stat please

9:12 pm

fireworks, now off to play Scramble

9:12 pm

congrats momneedshelp on going pro -- now you need your flag etc! Just go to your My Account and check the little box, upper right, which says Show Profile -- if you want to, that is.

are we done , peri?

9:12 pm

wildcat, it's ic6/24

9:12 pm

id 5= turn of phrase

9:12 pm

tyty

9:13 pm

compound word, he cometh

9:13 pm

I have 58 left and need to get supper

9:13 pm

just couldn't see it for the life of me

9:13 pm

Oops, pippin's right...

9:14 pm

so, do i watch project runway and shower after even though i work in 8 hours, or do i tape pr and shower now?

9:14 pm

mind you i still have to get my last 58 words as well

clues for ec words pls?

9:16 pm

like the death of nature

9:16 pm

or more properly, the murder of nature

9:16 pm

ec*system + homo**** (murder)

ty

9:17 pm

Ah, it's snack time...bbl

9:17 pm

that's homi**** ;)

9:17 pm

anyone have a clue for the ca6/24 after the brooch and before the dog?

9:19 pm

gotta go get supper

ca + scrooge is a ****r

9:19 pm

ty do!

sry not a vg clue

9:20 pm

Perfect clue ..

9:20 pm

good enough for me!

9:20 pm

perfect, AD!

9:22 pm

any py words?

9:22 pm

Nice beetle ..

9:22 pm

haven't found them yet

9:24 pm

is this friendly and doable if i start now?

9:24 pm

probably not

9:24 pm

thanks for that

9:24 pm

it's a rough one, kje

9:25 pm

sorry truth hurts

9:25 pm

hate starting too late then stressing

9:25 pm

it's not that friendly after the first 130+ words

9:25 pm

no, meant it, thanks!

9:25 pm

me 2 ... I'm regretting this

9:25 pm

cute shoes pippin

9:25 pm

k yw then

9:25 pm

OK, I will go play scrabble with weed then

9:25 pm

2 x py6 evidently ..

9:26 pm

hang in there!

9:26 pm

yeah 16 to go ..

9:26 pm

ty kje! they are all wet from a good night of climbing

9:26 pm

ewwww tor

9:26 pm

38 left here

9:27 pm

got one

good. brb armed w/more clues lol. gotta get the nitely vitamins. oops... thought i'd sent this; please don't think i was rude and just disappeared.

GO PIP GO! RAH RAH RAH *shakes pom poms* YOU GO GIRL!

clues anyone?

9:32 pm

figured you were buried in the grid like the rest of us

no, i finished a while ago. but I luv luv luv to clue

9:33 pm

py 6/30 py + vowel + momma *** (play)

9:33 pm

that's the one I have.. clue the other one

medical sepsis

9:34 pm

I was just asking for the other one

change the last vowel to a consonant

9:34 pm

thks adhd

9:35 pm

tyty

9:36 pm

co5/14 but not the powder mix?

9:37 pm

there are at least 2 others

9:37 pm

co 5/14 word is co plus what thepians do magdagger.

9:38 pm

and latin plural of co4/6

9:38 pm

Other co5/14 word is co 4/6 plus a vowel magdagger

9:38 pm

cool...thank you minver

brb babblers

9:40 pm

coans

9:41 pm

oops...typo

back to finish and lcues are welcome!

9:43 pm

typo something I can use please

really

di 6 pls?

9:47 pm

actors always want to di****

9:47 pm

you clue fast pip

9:47 pm

i'm crafty that way

ty.

9:48 pm

I'm not an actor, but I want to digest as well.

9:49 pm

hush, grem!

9:49 pm

oops, PB

9:51 pm

wait, what's pb about that?

9:51 pm

the beginning of the a word

9:52 pm

clue for lower left E please

9:52 pm

gonna go hunt for some words, bbl

9:52 pm

May I please have a clue for am6-27? Thanks.

9:53 pm

am 4/6 + 2/3 frozen water

9:54 pm

thxk jell

9:54 pm

ec7/40 = to kill the environment

9:54 pm

am 6/27 is am 4/6 + **on theme today is wine bottles

9:57 pm

thxk magd

9:58 pm

Thanks, Min, I believe I have that one as am6-24. Will you please check to see, I may have it wrong. Just need am6-27. Thanks

9:59 pm

anyone have na4/4?

10:01 pm

na + 2 vowels

10:01 pm

na4/4 word is n plus three more vowels gapeach1066

10:01 pm

S'ok. I hae it now. Thanks.

10:02 pm

na 4/4 is na plus TWO more vowels magdagger, sorry

10:03 pm

C's Completed! 7 left

10:03 pm

goodnight babble buddies and sleep well..poof

10:03 pm

ty everyone

10:04 pm

Goodbye crosshair! I will see you tomorrow in the log

10:04 pm

3 left, will finish after shower!

I'm baaaaaaaaaaack. I've posted some clues on my profile

10:07 pm

need one more C from far right

10:08 pm

May I please have a clue for an5-12 the 2nd? Thanks

change the last vowel to another vowel gap

sry i was looking at the am

nn i was right the first time

10:09 pm

Thanks much, ADH.

yw

there 30 or so clues posted on my profile

10:10 pm

no S clues ad?

didn't think that were too difficult, but I can if you want

10:11 pm

jk

si4/5 and 5/12 si + to flaw, then add consonant

oh ok

good clue for the ec dagger... i used "green" murder

anyone need clues before I hit the sack?

10:15 pm

D's Done! 5 left

10:16 pm

ADHDWordLover, can I ask for clues for last 5 words?

GO MINVER GO! RAH RAH RAH *shakes pom poms* GO GO GO!

10:16 pm

na5/10?

sure

10:17 pm

na 5/10 word rhymes with city in France magdagger.

to4/4 to + 2 more vowels

10:17 pm

Can I have clues for am 6/24 and am 7/36 please DO?

10:17 pm

aahhh...ty

to5/12 and 6/21 to + male person, then plural

to6/27 male cat + a kind of fish

to4/5 to + myself

10:18 pm

E's Eliminated! 4 left

they're all related min

am6/24 change last letter to another consonant

plural for the 7/36

10:19 pm

i need a @#$% c4

ooooooooo kay wild

10:20 pm

and no, I can't tell you which one

those AMs are clued in my profile

10:20 pm

A's Abolished! 2 left

YOU GO GIRL!!

I can clue it anyway wildcat

10:21 pm

got it! fireflies

10:21 pm

I am done!I have fireworks!mo5/12 was my last word

@# + le + &* + mn, then plural

10:21 pm

Thank ADHDWordLover for sticking around for clues.

10:21 pm

woohooo min!!

10:22 pm

Unfortunately,I can't do the same.I have to goto bed

WOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOO MINVER! YOU DID IT!! WAY TO GO!! STAND AND TAKE A BOW!! *band starts the victory song*

10:22 pm

Goodnight to my fellow babblers!I'll see you tomorrow

np. i'm already in bed, on my little netbook

wildcat, did you get my clue for you?

10:23 pm

I saw it ... finished right b4 that

sleep tight min.

I meant this clue: @# + le + &* + mn, then plural

did u say u finished? fireworks?

10:24 pm

yeeeeessss

wellllllllllll

10:24 pm

that's a lot of letters for a 4-letter word

WOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOO FOR WILDCAT!! YAY FOR YOU!! YOU DID IT!! CONGRATULATIONS! SPEECH SPEECH

10:25 pm

love the beetle btw

10:25 pm

lol ty

oh jeepers, I just saw the c4.... i didn't see it before, only the symbols

10:26 pm

that's why it made me mad

tx. we crashed in our snot green beetle years ago. totalled it

10:26 pm

owch

an out of work attorney hit us

10:26 pm

figures

fortunately he had insurance, but no amount of money is worth the pain and suffering.

10:28 pm

no it's not

i'm still having surgeries.. from our accident, which was in 1985!

10:28 pm

sorry

i understand what people mean when their response to "How are you?" is "What's the use of complaining"

10:29 pm

well if it still hurts it hurts, regardless of how long it's been

i luv your kitty

10:30 pm

ty. I lost her a year ago. I miss her a lot

looks just like one I had Oreo, white middle

10:30 pm

her name was socks, four white paws on all black legs

oh, I can empathize. My Gidget died almost 2 yrs ago (she was 18), and Mutt went off into the woods last year at her end (she was 17)

10:31 pm

awww. I lost 3 pets last year - very tough year pet-wise

i named one of my Black w/white paws kitties Sneakers

aw, i'm sorry.

10:32 pm

ty. you too

10:33 pm

gotta run. hagn

well, it nobody needs any clues, I'm gonna try to get some much needed sleep

ditto

for anyone who is still here, i posted a bunch of clues in my profile. nite all babblers.

10:34 pm

i'm just gonna use a2z for my last 3, too tired to do otherwise

and a big WOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOO for all finishers

10:34 pm

y'all have a good night, i'm not far behind

i'll clue for you pippin

what do you need?

ya there pip? what do ya need?

10:36 pm

there, fireworks, bedtime for me

10:36 pm

faster than cluing

WOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOO FOR PIPPIN! YA DID IT! WAY TO GO!!! CONGRATULATIONS!

nitey nite!

10:37 pm

ty do!

10:37 pm

night babblers

tomorrow is another day

sleep tight. don't let the bed bugs bite!

sweet dreams too!

*poof*

10:40 pm

Could I get a clue please for co 7/36?

10:41 pm

white lines you snort

10:42 pm

I I thought that was the 6?

10:42 pm

clue for ca6/21, please

10:42 pm

it is but if you make it plural

10:43 pm

A pile of rocks to mark a trail or sometimes a burial

10:43 pm

TY

10:43 pm

I think I'm getting tired. I stared at that for 20 mins. Stupid plurals. lol

10:44 pm

c + stuff you breathe + n and plural

10:44 pm

me too

10:46 pm

gotcha...thank you

10:47 pm

YW hmm we might be the only ones left, I'm flipping back and forth between here and lickety's so let me know if you need a clue, and I will try. :-)

10:48 pm

lol...me too

10:49 pm

i have 19 left. how about you?

10:50 pm

ha ha ha 88

10:51 pm

I'm very very slow. I've been at it an hour and a half, and this is great progress for me. *gigantic eyeroll* But it's still fun

10:52 pm

And I learn lots of words that I will never ever have an opportunity to use in real life. LOL!

10:53 pm

i feel embarrassed...i have been on and off for 5 hours. i would say you made awesome progress.

10:55 pm

But YOU have 18 left :-) nothing to be embarrassed about. I'm good at 4 letter words. Do you have the di 6? I could use a clue.

10:56 pm

most actors would eventually like to di**** a movie

10:56 pm

george lucas or tim burton does this for a living

10:57 pm

OMG - I monkey the hard ones and miss the ones right out in front of me. Geesh

10:58 pm

*blushing* TY

10:58 pm

:-D

10:58 pm

May I please have a clue for ca5-14 the 3rd? Thanks.

10:59 pm

last 2 words -- clue please for re6 and 7?

10:59 pm

ca5= tin ca* + **entification card

10:59 pm

ca5 animal in the dog family

10:59 pm

ca5/14 the 3rd: container + a driver's license is a form of **

10:59 pm

re + small money

10:59 pm

Ha! I knew there were lurkers on here!

11:00 pm

awesome clue jellen

11:00 pm

Hi jellen!

11:00 pm

thanks, jellen!!

11:00 pm

Thanks, Jellen, Une gremlinn

11:01 pm

hello all!!

11:01 pm

and that's firewords for me -- nite, all -- VERY long day -- happy babbling! *poof*

11:02 pm

(hi and bye, stiddy!)

11:02 pm

Yay, Une!!!

11:02 pm

Hi, stid!

11:02 pm

Congrats, Une!!!!!!!

11:02 pm

Youppi Une! bonsoir! dors bien!!! (this concludes tonight's french review)

11:04 pm

oops. scared everyone off!!! LOL

11:05 pm

Nope, still here, working my way through the "i"s

11:05 pm

Tim's being fussy...

11:06 pm

*sends soothing thoughts to tim* does he need imodium, jellen?

11:06 pm

mo5-12 the 2nd please......thanks.

11:06 pm

that's usually what was wrong when my boys were little and they were fussy,...

11:06 pm

hey tf.

11:07 pm

No, he needs something else...

11:07 pm

NM....found it.

11:07 pm

FINALLY have a 6. this grid is NOT friendly.

11:07 pm

hello babblers

11:07 pm

poor tim. well, I hope he unfusses soon.

11:07 pm

hey MPItt

11:08 pm

Hi, MP

11:08 pm

37 left for me...

11:08 pm

Hey stid! I think I might need some Pepto if you've got extra, my dinner isn't sitting well. I think it's this grid.

11:08 pm

*hands over pepto and a glass of water* I hate the taste of this stuff.

11:08 pm

Maybe Tim feels the same way? OR is ready for a nap? I could go for one of those.

11:09 pm

Pretty sure my diaper doesn't need changed though.

11:09 pm

need help with three tiles please. the E on the second row down please, and both i tiles in the middle row...

11:09 pm

*wonders if tim is offended or amused...*

11:10 pm

I know I am ready for a nap, but need to stay up until the boys are in bed

11:10 pm

When I was a kid, my mom would say, well it's gonna help either way. Either it'll soothe your stomach and help you feel better, or it tastes so bad, you'll puke and you'll feel better.

11:11 pm

sounds about right, tf. we were a kaopectate family -- I never minded the taste much, but my brother hated it.

11:11 pm

I guess if you REALLY need it, it's not so bad.

11:11 pm

Oh gosh, is Tim not a little kid? Please tell me it's not Jellen's husband or boyfriend or something.

11:11 pm

He's my fiance...

11:11 pm

re5-12 the 2nd please.......thanks

11:11 pm

um, fiance, tf! *grin* it's okay, we often talk about spouses this way, too.

11:11 pm

OMG seriously?

11:12 pm

I don't have the list, so no good with clues tonight, sorry folks.

11:12 pm

Stid said when her boys were little, so I thought this was your son we were talking about. I am soooo embarrassed.

11:13 pm

*blush* I got the "dummy" id word from the far left i

11:13 pm

re* room + from me ** you

11:13 pm

*Furiously digging hole in PB to hide in*

11:13 pm

thanks for the book clue jelen

11:14 pm

Thanks much, Jellen. That was it for this grid. See y'all at the flip.

11:14 pm

*quickly filling hole in PB with choclits*

11:14 pm

YAY peach! see you next time

11:14 pm

now I have a 7 too!

11:15 pm

Stid you wanted the 2nd e? It's an anagram of March 15th

11:15 pm

thanks tf *thinking*

11:16 pm

without the plural

11:16 pm

oooh. nice clue! got it. I think.

11:17 pm

It's what you call your driver's license +e?

11:18 pm

down to 88 words, that's halfway.

11:18 pm

or e + not ego or superego +e

11:18 pm

don't have NBT though. *thinking*

11:18 pm

I am profoundly bad at giving clues, sorry. :'-)

11:19 pm

THer's also e+ thing you sing into

11:19 pm

nice clues, tf, I am exceedingly tired and not reading very fast tonight. I know I need to see the optometrist again, but down on docs at the moment so avoiding it.

11:20 pm

all of these are helping! :-)

11:20 pm

amen to the docs thing, health, health insurance, arrrgh I could go a year and a half without ever hearing or thing about any of that.

11:21 pm

is there an EC word from the E in the second row down?

11:21 pm

the ec7/8 are

11:21 pm

um, e + photo

11:21 pm

ec*nomy + homo**** (murder)

11:21 pm

no it they both go from the upper right

11:22 pm

thanks Jellen

11:22 pm

and gremlinn!

11:23 pm

and the i under the D please? for NBT?

11:23 pm

guessing it's an IM?

11:24 pm

I need the last mi4/5...just can't see it :o(

11:25 pm

is that plural of the "center" word MPitt?

11:25 pm

i + abbrev for spot in the center

11:25 pm

oh! no, it's probably Ebenzer Scrooge w/out the last letter

11:25 pm

that's from the upper i, but thanks tf -- npw down to 82

11:25 pm

id 5/14

11:26 pm

id 5 is a turn of phrase

11:26 pm

no stid that is the mi4/6...I need last mi4/5

11:26 pm

such as it's raining cats and dogs

11:26 pm

I have the turn of phrase already jellen... any other ideas?

11:27 pm

Oh, well that IS MArch 15th!

11:27 pm

Oh! Frozen water guy!

11:27 pm

he he he

11:27 pm

YEP! that was it Jellen! NBT!!!! ((((hugs jellen hard))))

11:27 pm

I didn't think I was going to get NBT today! my goals are met, my day is complete.

11:27 pm

think movie the ic**** commeth

11:27 pm

IS tim mad at me?

11:28 pm

if I am in the doghouse, please tell him I am groveling most abjectly and humbly beg his forgiveness!

11:28 pm

thanks MPitt!

11:28 pm

No, he's upset with me...

11:28 pm

I'm really sorry Jellen, I just didn't understand.

11:28 pm

He's just very tired...

11:29 pm

*sad mama look* I am sorry Jellen. *groveling more*

11:29 pm

I have a small foot and a big mouth, and I'm sorry anyway.

11:29 pm

any clues for the very last mi4/5

11:29 pm

I think it's the scrooge clue MPitt, hold on, I'll grab the list to check.

11:30 pm

yep. a descriptive word for a person who doesn't like to part with money, only drop the "r" at the end, MPitt

11:30 pm

Oh my MP that is a very funny pic. Is that your dog?

11:30 pm

ty stid...I was just blind to that fish...

11:31 pm

I know how that feels!

11:31 pm

no...but isn't it just a gas????

11:31 pm

Oh, I feel like an id 5/12...just not got it!

11:32 pm

ok putting nose to grid for last 36

11:32 pm

THERE. now I have both 8s and the kids are headed to sleepy-bye land. I think I will go put a few things away in the kitchen and get an early shut-eye also. Back tomorrow at some point.

11:32 pm

((((hugs everyone)))) I hope tomorrow is better, Jellen. *choclits and hugs* *Poof*

11:33 pm

G'night, stid...

11:33 pm

nite stid sweet dreams

11:33 pm

Without a doubt the best dog costume I have ever seen. In general I am not in favor of dressing animals in clothes, but that it pretty darn funny and the dog looks kinds happy about it too.

11:34 pm

*is

11:35 pm

fireworks...anyone need help?

11:35 pm

Yay mag!!!

11:35 pm

in 6/24, please?

11:35 pm

WTG Mag! All that hard work paid off!

11:36 pm

to charge for a crime

11:36 pm

Thanks, mag!

11:36 pm

your welcome

11:37 pm

ca 6/24?

11:39 pm

its a light shirt

11:39 pm

Thanks, got it!

11:40 pm

ce 5/12?

11:41 pm

nm, got it

11:43 pm

hm 111 left, not much point in trying, i guess!

11:44 pm

It would be a stretch, harp...

11:45 pm

11 left here...

11:45 pm

darn, i was going to try to get my score back up to 1030 (I think it's currently 701)

11:45 pm

go jellen!

11:49 pm

to 5/12?

11:50 pm

dicto

11:50 pm

oops... excuse me

11:51 pm

to + male person

11:52 pm

Thanks, mag!

11:52 pm

And that's fireworks...

11:52 pm

hooray! cool beans, jellen!

11:59 pm

Yay. I made it just in time for the flip.

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