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105 total words

12:00 am

flipgee

12:00 am

CA 6

12:00 am

to 7

12:00 am

flip - and greetings from North Vancouver

12:01 am

en 7

Clues are up

12:02 am

flip and hi flosey

12:02 am

hi lickety happy belated birthday

12:02 am

ty, lickety and belated happy birthday

12:02 am

hi west, and thanks lickety

12:02 am

hello grem and ML and jeannie

12:02 am

FR 6

12:02 am

hi west

12:03 am

Welcome back, Lickety!

12:03 am

getting your William fill Flosey?

12:03 am

ah wow, how they change at this age

12:04 am

how old is he now?

12:04 am

as 9

12:04 am

just past 9 months

12:05 am

and so7

12:05 am

such a cute age

12:05 am

AS6

12:05 am

all smiles and giggles

12:06 am

hello everyone :)

12:06 am

how long will you be there?

12:06 am

hi nan

12:06 am

going home Thursday, westg

12:06 am

ec 7

12:06 am

and then going to TO ?

12:07 am

yes, West, May 25tgh

12:07 am

you're a traveling fool lol

12:07 am

excise typos, different keyboard

12:07 am

hahaha

12:08 am

grem is it something we should know?

12:08 am

you're doing okay

12:08 am

I dunno

12:08 am

it's been in puzzles before

12:08 am

Doesnt Ca 4/6 a bad word?

12:09 am

may be back later, going to socialize

12:09 am

the one that means feces?

12:09 am

i mean isnt it

12:09 am

i think so yes

12:09 am

give William a hug from me

12:10 am

no, it's not a bad word

12:10 am

with pleasure, west

12:10 am

co 7

12:11 am

lots of misspelled words in this puzzle- like froot and cannoo...LOL!

12:12 am

too bad spelling has to count

12:14 am

2 letters greyed you can tell how this grid is going for me huh?lol

12:14 am

ac 7

12:15 am

this is a terrible grid and I think I am going to bed....

12:15 am

good night jeannie I agree

12:15 am

i agree not likng this either on that note i am going to try to find something else to do..POOF

12:16 am

bye ML

12:17 am

co 7 if not called

12:17 am

ac, co, ec, en, so, to, ??

12:23 am

found the co/6 but not the co 7...hmmmmmmmmm

12:23 am

latin plural

12:24 am

never mind-- keep forgetting the latin ending

12:24 am

missing out on the ec, so's and to tonight

12:27 am

I'm switching loads maybe I'll see them when I get back

12:28 am

fireworks, clues in profile

12:29 am

well done grem

12:29 am

what is the last 7, grem?

12:29 am

though I guess there's no need with Lickety back

12:29 am

co7 x 2

12:29 am

ty

12:35 am

hello

12:35 am

how is the grid?

12:36 am

didn't anybody even miss me?

12:36 am

hi harp -- where have you been?

12:37 am

just at home, working too much and babbling too little!

12:37 am

pretty easy today

12:38 am

but too many C words!

12:39 am

there are even Cs in 11/13 A words

12:40 am

make that 12/13

12:51 am

missing 2 7's and the 9 but too tired to find them tonight -- see you tomorrow :)

12:54 am

chuckie is demanding that i go to bed

12:54 am

seems he can t rest well if he is not laying on my legs

12:56 am

like chuckie the doll?

12:58 am

horrors

1:00 am

Hi everyone

1:00 am

toon

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hi

1:04 am

hi ...bye.. I am pooped

1:05 am

Hello all

1:09 am

Hi all - 12 left and all C's

1:09 am

Hooray! Lickety's here!

1:10 am

Hi diz

1:10 am

I just got here.

1:13 am

hi kje -- are you here?

1:16 am

Is ANYBODY here?

hi jilli lurking here

1:17 am

I'm here and FIREWORKS!!!

1:17 am

congrats diz

wtg diz!!

1:17 am

hi gladys -- I was beginning to think I'd been sent to Coventry.

1:18 am

YAY diz!!!

1:18 am

ty. Jilli, its been a bit quiet here today.

1:20 am

HI guys , just logged one

1:20 am

on

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hi sandy

1:20 am

odd question - has anyone ever seen a bug bite that looks sort of like a mosquito bite which has a black center?

1:21 am

not I!

1:21 am

bites vary a lot orm, maybe a spider

1:22 am

yes. the black center maybe a bee stinger. or a spider bite.

hello all

1:24 am

how are you today Jilli, it is a beautiful day here in Aus

1:24 am

thanks. I wish I had seen it when I slapped at it, but I guess it got me twice instead and still snuck off unseen. Thanks

1:25 am

hi barb

1:25 am

It was lovely here today too, sandy.

1:25 am

hi barb

1:27 am

we are having very warm sunny days at the moment but hugely cold nights (horses are double rugged and no rugs in the day)

my horses finally have their "rugs" off now

1:28 am

just coming into winter here Barb

1:29 am

orm, that is such a pretty place in your icon

do yours like them...mine don't they try at every moment to get them off...mainly have them on to keep them clean here..field gets really muddy in the winter time

1:31 am

I think mine love to get their rugs on. I feed just before dark and its getting cold and they come up and just stand there for me to put them on

this doesn't seem like a friendly grid

1:31 am

Even in winter it is not muddy here

1:31 am

I heartily agree, barb!

you are so lucky not to have to deal with mud

1:31 am

just starting the grid

glad it isn't just me jilli..by the way mom is home. they had to shock her heart twice to get it to beat properly...can't believe the last 24 hours...

1:33 am

oh Barb, I hope she is going to be ok.

1:34 am

Scary, eh? But she's home now so they must feel it's safe.

they are hoping it fixed everything....we have to check her pulse daily to watch.

if she has any more issues then they will look further into it, hoping it is just a one time thing due to age

it was very scary jill

1:36 am

How old is she, barb?

1:36 am

how old is your mum, barb

She will be 87 on Aug 5 this year

1:37 am

is she usually well?

has never had any heart issues before either they were worrying last night about a possible stroke too but have ruled that out

she has arthritis, diabetes type 2 which she keeps very controlled, and some high blood pressure other than the usually age related issues she still cooks most of her own meals and cleans her house once a week

1:39 am

she sounds fantastic Barb, I hope she will be ok

the only thing now is she doesn't get out as much now because of two knee replacements from the arthritis

1:40 am

My mum is 83 and is fit as a fiddle, but when I hear something like this, I realise we must make the most of her

1:40 am

I always think of my mum as being immortal

She has slowed the last year alot but loves to do her crocheting

I think we all do sandy and then something happens to make us realize how special they are indeed

1:41 am

that is amazing for someone of that age to still be able to see well enough]

I hope my son thinks of me like that when he is much older and I am her age

1:42 am

fireworks

I have a large dinning room table cloth that she made me I tressure it every day

yeah anike

1:43 am

My mum is a good sewer and still makes skirts for my girls and she is editing an architect's PHD paper at the moment -he says he doesn't trust the young ones to do it!

1:44 am

My mum is 93 and still loves sewing but her eyesight is becoming a problem

Good for her sandy...it is good to keep busy and keep the mind going. My mom is always making something dish clothes, hand towels, decorative doillies...she use to do needle work too but her eyesight isn't up to that anymore

1:45 am

which is all the more amazing when you know that my mum was raised on a sheep station and never even went to school until she was 11- she has amazing word and grammatical knowledge

awesome sandy....great she is doing so well

1:46 am

still Barb... they are getting older and we must appreciate them while we have them

1:47 am

Back to work for me - happy babbling

1:47 am

bye ani

yes sandy more than every i realize that today...i was so afraid I would loose her last night couldn't sleep at all

bye anike

1:47 am

it would be horrible Barb, I dread anything like that

me too...it was different for me when my dad died...I looked after him with his cancer and knew at some point he would go...but yesterday morning she was fine...and then by 3 in the afternoon very ill so sudden and unexpected and again just as suddenly she is home again

1:51 am

My dad had cancer too and I know what you mean, but Mum has always seem invincible to me

mine too

1:51 am

I suppose it is part of our journey

1:51 am

What was it, barb? Fibrillation?

yes but sometimes it seems so hard to go that route

yes in a way jill...her heart would be down at 46 then jump to 104 then to 86 then 54 then112...it was all over the place and this was making her throw up

1:53 am

oh, poor thing!

then they would loose sinus rhythm...then it would beat very slow indeed...it was terrible and she kept insisting we still leave her and go have our mothers day dinner...there was no way I could leave her the way she was...so we had a mothers day dinner with no mothers in attendance...we plan another special dinner this coming sunday to celebrate.

my heart beats very fast now...they call mine tachicardia...she is now classed as bradicardia

1:56 am

oh yes, slow...

gosh...I only have found 15 words...I better head off to bed and try to sleep tonight although I want to run downstairs to check on her...but don't want to disturb her rest either...fighting the urge to check..okay heading to bed...night all

1:58 am

night barb -- take care!

thanks for letting me share it helps so much to "babble"

thanks jill

night sandy

bye all others

1:59 am

bye barb hope all is well

2:10 am

halfway and I think that's enough for tonight -- miserable grid!

2:10 am

I think halfway is an accomplishment for this grid, jilli

2:11 am

thanks to Lickety's return! Hi doug.

2:12 am

Stil 6 bt! I haven't found a single A word.

2:12 am

I think it was some sort of harbinger that my first word was ca6, as in ca6 oil

2:12 am

Yuck!

2:13 am

I have 3 a words, would it help to give stats?

2:14 am

not really -- I have lickety up.

2:14 am

Thanks anyway.

2:15 am

I wouldn't mind real clues, though ;)

2:15 am

Ah -- just got as5/12

2:16 am

In the first book, O Theophilus

2:16 am

That's too cryptic for me, sorry!

2:17 am

(got the pl too, of course)

2:17 am

It's the first bit of the first verse in the Book of ac4

2:18 am

ty for the Book of Ac4

2:18 am

Do I have to go and get my Bible?

2:20 am

Most folk consider the Gospel of Luke and the book of Acts to be two connected works written by the same author and/or edited by the same editor

ac6,7- to confront or challenge

2:21 am

Not really

2:22 am

The former treatise....(I did look it up) ;)

2:24 am

I'm dating myself with a geezer translation...what translation are you using?

2:24 am

St James, isn't it? I'm not a Bible student.

2:25 am

thanks, faith -- finally got them. I'm just too sleepy to see things quickly

yw!

2:26 am

King James, I mean, duh.

2:29 am

"The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus..."

2:30 am

I like bible.cc, as it puts a bunch of translations for a given verse in front of me at once

2:32 am

The 2 words forward clued, and the word I clued are the total of all my a words

ac5 - the person who does the ac4 word you clued doug

2:36 am

I don't really have time to play right now (still have a houseguest), but wanted to say "Good Morning"

2:39 am

hi ruby!

2:39 am

and ty again, faith

2:40 am

if you check my new profile, you can see a link to my son, John's first CD! I am so proud and have gotten a lot of great feedback from my friends. Sprite has even become a fan! Bless her heart!

2:40 am

i

2:42 am

I did see that, ruby, and quite enjoyed Justine although I'm not a rock fan ;

2:43 am

ty jilli

2:43 am

I raised him on rock and roll and it paid off!

2:47 am

That's great! I can see wy you're proud :)

2:51 am

ach -- too tired to type right -- time for bed -- goodnight all, and thanks for the help! *poof*

2:59 am

Following John on Twitter...I've heard that Arthur Brown, psychedelic Godfather, is living in Austin

3:00 am

ruby, have gone to the site do you have to log in to hearit

3:02 am

I think all you have to do is click on the black play buttons next to the songs

3:02 am

i tried that but I will try again thanks doug

3:05 am

yummm sc***s are in the grid - which reminds me that I forgot to make some pumpkin ones on Sunday, maybe tomorrow

3:06 am

Grayed the eastern column

3:09 am

When I was a child, I recall a commercial with the cherry jingle "Call ****-Rooter, that's the name, and away go troubles, down the drain."

3:10 am

that would be met with much sniggering here

3:12 am

*cheery*

3:13 am

Good morning/evening all.

3:13 am

Morning evening lynxx and Doug

3:13 am

Oh and hello Haz!

3:13 am

Gosh, it's like a pincer movement from the Brits!

3:13 am

Hi Haz & FM, what a nice double

3:14 am

Good grid today but a tad short.

3:14 am

Timing - you can't teach it.

3:14 am

LOL

3:14 am

certainly easier than yesterday.

3:15 am

Didn't get time to do yesterdays. Sun is shining so alls well in this neck of the woods.

3:15 am

Have you got the house nice and tidy for your cleaner, FM?

3:16 am

hi everyone

3:16 am

Hello, Andree! Nice to see you.

3:16 am

hi Andree

3:16 am

The blank tiles on the west coast are rather nasty

3:16 am

Don't say that, Douglas, you'll give them a complex.

3:16 am

oh ha ha Haz, his book is written with the 'to dos' and he is due at 9.30 as are the window cleaners so domesticity reigns here this morning.

3:17 am

Hi Andree!

3:17 am

And do you stay around to supervise operations? Draped on a chaise longue with a drink and a languid air?

3:18 am

Or do you just get on with work with a mirror strategically placed to see all that's going on?

3:18 am

*grins at the image of me draped on a chaise* I just let them get on with it.

3:18 am

dear me Haz, do I detect a wee hint of jealousy?

3:19 am

or do you use a white glove

3:19 am

lynxxx, what a thought! If the cleaner turns out to be a George Clooney lookalike, then perhaps I might turn a delicate shade of green.

3:19 am

mind you I am dead set jealous.

3:19 am

Ahh I have been known to run a finger over door and picture frames.

3:20 am

(Makes note to attend to door and picture frames)

3:20 am

jelous here too

3:21 am

HAving a cleaner is an indulgence I am happy to pay for and they do is so much better than I or should that be me?

3:21 am

jealous too

3:21 am

Anyone who works should have a cleaner

3:21 am

It is only once a fortnight.

3:22 am

I had cleaners when the kids were little but now i can't justify getting them into the shed!

3:22 am

It was v cold overnight but luckily no frost. Hi sandy.

3:23 am

the shed?

3:23 am

hi sandy

3:23 am

LOL, but we will see when the new house is built ....(she said in trepidation of keeping the house clean)

3:23 am

Oh there goes the doorbell, back in a while.

3:23 am

Mr Sheen has arrived!

3:23 am

Lyn, we are living in our shed on the farm. We have our Nedlands house up for sale and we are going to build a new house here

3:24 am

:)

3:24 am

Does Mr Sheen wear a 'thong'

3:24 am

Hope the building moves along swiftly for you

3:25 am

That's what neighbours nicknamed a very houseproud man who lived near us. He was always polishing or dusting or doing something domestic. His wife just let him get on with it, she couldn't meet his exacting standards.

3:25 am

lol, what are you suggesting Sandy!

3:26 am

Oldest daughter is an architect and she has yet to come up with the working drawings - I don't care though, the shed is fun and it is gorgeous here - and not so much house work (we have separate bedrooms and a kitchen and bathroom

3:26 am

FM will do well not to set up that mirror if he does appear like that.

3:27 am

Haz, our current prime minister looks JUST like Mr Sheen - he is the absolute image!!

3:27 am

Running out of gas...good night all

3:27 am

Good night, Douglas.

3:27 am

bye douglas

3:27 am

goodnight Douglas

3:28 am

We're going to have a new PM.

3:28 am

The guy with the attractive pregnant wife?

3:28 am

Yes I saw that Haz

3:29 am

We don't know yet. All we know is that Gordon Brown is going to stand down as party leader by September.

3:29 am

friends husband does all their housework and his fav. job in the world is vaccumning.... go figure

3:29 am

Mitch's cleaner must wear a thong - she rushed off very fast!

3:30 am

mine doesn't know what a vacuum cleaner is

3:30 am

I am getting worried about your obsession with thong wearing cleaners Sandy

3:31 am

Uh Oh! Nikki is going to watch THAT show (B&B)

3:31 am

I'm picturing Mr Rudd in a thong at the moment

3:32 am

Have you been skipping your medication, sandyloo? You know you need to take those tablets every day to keep the bad thoughts away.

3:32 am

LOL and I can see those gleaming cheeks (of Mr Rudd) to match his gleaming cheeks

3:33 am

ewww - wasn't Abbot enough for you

3:33 am

And you're worried about your daughter watching a soap opera?

3:33 am

I don't like any of our politicians at the moment lyn

3:34 am

I think she means with or without thongs on too

3:34 am

A friend of mine is married to one and she goes on all sorts of trips at our expense! (half her luck) but it isn't right

3:36 am

aaaaah , Haz , don't tell me you are a fan of THAT show! She also watches Corrie but I like that

3:36 am

No, we don't have the B and B show over here. Bold and Beautiful, is that it?

3:37 am

yes , that's the one

3:38 am

It's been going for a long time, hasn't it? They're probably on their 50th long lost child, 100th rare disease.

3:38 am

My mum watches the B&B as well and she is a very intelligent woman - I guess it's her 'guilty pleasure'

3:39 am

It has been going for ever and the main stars are looking like old floor rugs

3:40 am

probably wearing old floor rugs on their heads too

3:41 am

LOL their faces are stretched to the max

3:42 am

not that I couldn't do with a bit of stretching here and there

3:42 am

no wonder I am cold - its only 11o - back in a sec

3:43 am

so7 please

3:44 am

It's the ending of the as9.

3:44 am

so plus Mrs Reagan, last vowel changed.

3:44 am

Sorry, last letter changed to a vowel.

3:45 am

thx haz

3:45 am

You're welcome.

3:47 am

and thx for the 9 too

3:47 am

You're welcome, the name part stands alone as well.

3:47 am

thanks from me too

3:47 am

No problem sandy. Anything to get your mind off men in thongs....

3:48 am

now i'm thinking of buying my husband one]

3:49 am

EIther vacuum or you're wearing thongs? Poor man, what an ultimatum.

3:50 am

the combination would be good

3:50 am

We should have a 'babble husband thong wearing day'

3:51 am

Seriously, sandy, find those wee tablets now and take a hefty dose.

3:51 am

what! with my husband's chicken legs! you jest

3:53 am

sandyloo, I saw you mentioning Grand Designs the other day - is it the British one with Kevin McCloud?

3:53 am

It is and it is one of my favourite shows

3:54 am

it is a good show

3:54 am

mmm Kevin McCloud - now he could be nice in a thong

3:54 am

I watch it as well. It's funny, you can tell how old they are by how much hair he has on top. My favourites are where people restore and add to old buildings and breathe new life into them.

3:54 am

did you all see he Grand Tour short series?

3:55 am

he = his

3:55 am

I saw bits of it. He's not your average TV presenter, is he?

3:55 am

I loved one where they restored a absolutely derelict old castle

3:56 am

25 left, back later

3:56 am

It was a mass of rubble to begin with

3:56 am

58 left here

3:56 am

Was that the one where they put a spectacular modern roof on? I was in awe of that and the dedication of the couple.

3:57 am

See you later, Andree.

3:58 am

Me too Haz, it was such a challenge, I thought they were mad!

3:59 am

I wouldn't even have contemplate starting. He (Francis Shaw) looked like an office bound civil servant, he just didn't look the type to do so much hard physical work.

3:59 am

*contemplated

4:01 am

Back again :)

4:01 am

And what to report, FM?

4:01 am

I couldn't believe they actually finished it - does my memory serve me correctly when I am thinking that they made it into a bed and breakfast to support the finance at the end

4:02 am

Yes, that's right, sandy.

4:02 am

sparking windows.

4:02 am

or sparkling even

4:03 am

That's a sure fire way of getting the rain to tip down in about 15 minutes.

4:03 am

Hmmm, Mitch is he wearing a thong?

4:03 am

sandy did you manage to listen to rubys sons tracks?

4:03 am

Forgive me for leaving the ' out of that Haz.

4:04 am

LOL no he is not.

4:04 am

No, I have tried but I have a new computer and maybe it needs something downloaded...I don't know..

4:04 am

That's your story Mitch!

4:04 am

shall we say he bats for the other team.

4:04 am

Shame sandy they are both very good tracks.

4:05 am

In that case he probably looks great in that thong

4:05 am

I am going to keep trying

4:05 am

LOL

4:05 am

Take a photo and put it on your icon.

4:07 am

Oh yes I can see that working, umm *excuse me can I just take a pic of you as the world wants to see you in a thong* How to scare off the dometic help!

4:08 am

and it could be a bit 'racey' for us (not for you though)

4:08 am

It was never like that in Mr Hudson's day.

4:08 am

Jeeves would not approve either.

4:09 am

Oh dear Mr Hudson, loved that series.

4:09 am

Is Mr Hudson your old family retainer Haz (I love Jeeves and Wooster)

4:09 am

heavens I am losing my punctuation all over the place.

4:10 am

Mr Hudson as seen in Upstairs Downstairs. The ac5/s name will come back to me.

4:10 am

No wonder with what is going on in your house, mitch

4:11 am

The sleepy villages of England are a hot bed of mystery and intreague *grin*

4:11 am

Gordon Jackson

4:11 am

Thank you, lynxxx!

4:11 am

Points for lynxxx!

4:11 am

I could see his face, I could hear his voice, but couldn't summon the name.

4:12 am

ditto Haz

4:12 am

its the lilt

4:13 am

He appeared in a wonderful TV production of A town like Alice - years ago now, but it has always stuck in my memory.

4:13 am

lynxx, happened to be reading the chat yesterday when yu said about stews antics when you are making the bed, made me laugh but I couldn't comment at the time as I was on the phone.

4:14 am

He is cheeky, does the same thing when I am trying to lift or move the rug to vacuum

4:15 am

*grin* Talking of dogs, train of thought to Hobbit and then to Ata, wonder if she made it home OK yesterday?

4:15 am

I was just thinking that. We've got a lot of catching up to do.

4:16 am

whoops time to feed and rug the nags bbl, lovely to talk to you all

4:16 am

We'll need to find out if the leg was broken, for a start.

4:16 am

Bye sandy.

4:16 am

she has been on briefly a few times - you have not seen her?

4:16 am

bye Sandy

4:16 am

Good morning all..........yes she is home she wrote on fb about her long uncomfortable trip back.

4:17 am

hi Caitlyn

4:17 am

See? She talks to facebook and not to us, FM. Are you miffed? I'm miffed.

4:17 am

LOL

4:17 am

I've never been so miffed.

4:17 am

OKay, there was the Tescos incident, maybe I was more miffed then.

4:17 am

I cut up a credit card that time.

4:18 am

hey babblers, clue for the ac6 and the an5 please?

4:18 am

wow

4:18 am

That must have been a bad miff for you to do that

4:18 am

as6 - comes at the beginning of a pick and mix, an as6 ment of sweets.

4:18 am

an5 a & air ***ditioning

4:19 am

ac6 type of shrub/tree common in SA & Aust

4:19 am

Oh, I was cross! Tesco credit card and loyalty card shredded and sent to the manager with a letter of protest.

4:19 am

(Just wondering if I should shred anything and send it to Ata)

4:19 am

SA South Africa (not Sth Aust)

4:19 am

thanks lyn and haz, sorry, i meant the 2nd ac6/24

4:20 am

ac6 held up or fronted

4:20 am

ac6/24 - to meet someone in a violent manner. ac plus the price of something.

4:20 am

What DID Tesco's do Haz, I knew you despised them but?

4:20 am

ahh of course (smites noggin), thanks again haz and lyn

4:22 am

lynxxx, it was all to do with the way they managed the changeover to a new store. Basically, they allowed their old store to run down so much that it couldn't be considered worthy of the name of a shop. They were so greedy that they couldn't just shut it down and say 'We'll open our new store in a week's time'. Instead, they allowed shoppers like me to waste their time trying to get groceries from near empty shelves. I just felt they treated their customers like dirt.

4:23 am

That is bad Haz, do you shop there now?

4:23 am

So, I wrote and protested and told them I wouldn't be shopping in their new store, even though I'd been a loyal customer for years. They never even acknowledged my letter.

4:24 am

Tescos is a no-go zone!

4:24 am

It's become a bit of a family joke, people admit sheepishly that they've bought something in Tescos etc.

4:24 am

that does sound poor

4:24 am

Sorry am on phone call back in a bit.

4:24 am

okay FM

4:25 am

I'm afraid that once my good opinion is lost, it's extremely difficult to get it back. If they'd even said 'Sorry you were inconvienced'' I might have felt better, but no.

4:25 am

*inconvenienced

4:26 am

I'm down to 20 and so cold leaving to get some sweet potato and leek soup. See you all tomorrow I hope. Night

4:26 am

These big shops really do not care about the customers feelings, only their profit margin

4:26 am

Apparently my major complaint when I came back from that abortive shopping trip was 'You couldn't even buy a carrot' - as if that qualifies a supermarket to call itself a supermarket.

4:26 am

Exactly, caitlyn, and I just thought that I'm not going to add to their profits any more.

4:27 am

Bye lyn keep warm

4:27 am

Night, lynxxx, sleep well.

4:28 am

Okay, time I was doing something else. I'll need to take an extra blood pressure tablet now that I'm miffed about Ata and remembering the fury over Tescos!

4:29 am

Nice to talk to you, caitlyn. Have a good day!

4:29 am

*gone*

4:30 am

Bye Haz see you later

4:36 am

FM I have to go now catch up with you later,take care bye

4:47 am

morning all

4:53 am

hm why not wicca?

4:56 am

or wiccan? Good morning

4:56 am

morning Eva, and indeed

4:56 am

hello hello

4:56 am

hi rubyfoo

4:57 am

Sprite, thank you for becoming Jon's fan! That is so nice

4:57 am

Good day to everyone

4:57 am

John* can't even spell my son's name....

4:57 am

I did because I really reallly like his music. Even thinking of ordering a CD. Is that easy?

4:57 am

morning ruby

4:58 am

and movie

4:58 am

Just planted greens in the garden and took out 4 tomato plants that had died from all the rain. If we don't get some sunshine soon, I had better start growing mushrooms and snails

4:58 am

hi eva

4:58 am

hello movieman

4:58 am

hey movie my man

4:58 am

Last night, movieman, I saw Good Morning England again. Do you know the movie? Philip Seymour Hoffman and Bill Nighy. It's about sex, drugs and rock and roll and is one of my faves!

4:59 am

is anyone else having probs with the left hand column?

4:59 am

I planted spinach and kale a few weeks ago, but even thought it seemed like early summer, have lived in new england long enough not to be fooled. Snow twice since then and expected again within the next few days.

4:59 am

nope, all letters clear here. Do you have red x's?

4:59 am

yes movie

4:59 am

I was only on for about 15 mins earlier, got nothing in the left-hand column and only 24 words

5:00 am

somewhat distracted, you might say LOL

5:00 am

Ruby, you mean The Boat That Rocked?

5:00 am

That's what it is called over here

5:00 am

oh.... jeezzz I am being dense. Sorry, didn't understand. So far going well but only just started.

5:00 am

We planted spinach and kale plus 12 strawberry plants and 6 new raspberries

5:00 am

Yes, that must be it. I was going by what they put in the French TV guide.

5:01 am

are the berries hardy? I have mine from past years so they are doing fine

5:01 am

Did you like it?

5:01 am

Not seen it yet Ruby

5:01 am

But may decide to purchase in the near future

5:03 am

I had raspberries before, but they didn't have enough sun and pushed out the blackberries. These are new ones and should be very hardy here

5:03 am

It's a charming movie IF you like 60's rock and roll

5:03 am

you have to like the music

5:04 am

finally found two of the left u's!

5:04 am

Well, I DO like 60s music......

5:04 am

the DH wouldn't watch it!

5:04 am

clues, eva?

5:04 am

rolling stones, the Hollies, everything great, even JIMI!

5:05 am

How bad is that?

5:05 am

supposedly a scots adj for remarkable. un4/6 and pl

5:05 am

for the E, think of playing on stage, plus 3rd person singular, + person doing it

5:05 am

ty eva

5:05 am

It's interesting that, in French movies or even commercials, when they need music, they use either British or American music as their stuff is such derivative junk!

5:05 am

the bottom e isn't bad although I'm still missing one

5:06 am

nice clues, sprite, ty

5:07 am

I'm being rude to our guest, but after all that gardening, it feels good to sit down for a minute

5:08 am

yvw and your guest will appreciate your being more relaxed later on

5:08 am

since John's disc came out, I can't stop smiling!

5:08 am

and he is my husband's best friend, so they can talk over aperitifs without me!

5:09 am

one E is french for boring, irritating

5:09 am

and I can drink my aperitif here with MY friends!

5:09 am

I missed the boring one, lol, ty sprite

5:09 am

ruby, I have been to the site but it won't play, do I have to log in maybe?

5:10 am

thatnks sprtie!

5:10 am

worked fine for me without logging in

5:10 am

you are on of my few quadrilingual (or is it cinquelingual?) friends

5:10 am

yvw :)

5:11 am

maybe, to reverbnation. It's free and doesn't seem to be obtrusive. Since John is a computer guy by day, I think it's a safe site!

5:11 am

and the single E is an Ec7. First 3 letters are the start of environmentally correct things, last 4 the sound of an musical instrument.

5:11 am

how are you, sandyloo? My husband actually noticed my improved mood this morning. Too funny!

5:12 am

elegant clue, sprite

5:12 am

thanks again sprite. That was driving me batty! kept wanting eunuch.

5:12 am

thanks :) Oh, I tried eunuch too!

5:12 am

hey, a eunuch would be a good person to have around!!!!

5:13 am

Funny how one tries things which are missing a letter.

5:13 am

cane

5:13 am

it is the nature of the mind to try and fill in the blanks, I think

5:13 am

sorry!

5:14 am

other people's little mistakes are usually a boon to my inept babble-mind

5:14 am

It is nice to know we are not the only ones trying silly things ;)

5:15 am

anyone have the n words yet?

5:15 am

silly is as silly does! This is such a kind group, not like the Lexulous sharks (of which I was almost one)

5:15 am

i keep trying hebrew words which is getting me nowhere fast

5:15 am

I was JUST going to ask

5:16 am

the left one is the babblet for small greek temple

5:16 am

hi Jayk

5:16 am

ty sprite

5:16 am

I think Mr. God is not a Jewish one! Too funny

5:16 am

mmorning all!

5:16 am

ONE morning

5:17 am

the other one is the endearing form of Na**y Boy's name and rhymes with **** upon a time.

5:17 am

I keep trying for sw words and not getting anywhere

5:17 am

and actually the word i was trying would need an "h" too in english -nachon

5:17 am

Thx Sprite! Those were pesky

5:17 am

yeah that H is in the wrong place

5:17 am

nice, eva,

5:18 am

the E is also in the wrong place!

5:18 am

my brain is in the wrong place

5:18 am

I just drank two shots of tequila and will have a great nap after lunch (out!)

5:18 am

*shakes the grid*

5:18 am

hi jayk

5:18 am

how lovely, rubyfoo

5:19 am

rubyfoo, did you see my question about ordering the CD?

5:19 am

and my son may or may not arrive tomorrow! I won't know until 8AM, our time (sprite)

5:20 am

ooh-just found the co's related to the sun!

5:20 am

or a cigar

5:20 am

no, I just saw that you had become a fan and I am delighted. That is so nice.

5:20 am

ok, let me know, I am finding his songs very relaxing and inspiring

5:20 am

lol lovely clues, Eva, thanks

5:20 am

yw

5:20 am

he is a lovely guy, a little older than you, I think, but very laid-back and smart.

5:21 am

bye for now, folks, off to lunch

5:21 am

enjoy, rubyfoo

5:21 am

((friends))

5:21 am

bye ruby

Hello

5:28 am

hello lady

SPRITEE. I saw new shoes and want one of each pair :D

5:30 am

lollllll what a wonderful idea!

5:31 am

and when you walk around with one of each pair, people will say: you have odd shoes! And you can say: yeah, isn't it weird, and I have exactly the same pair at home too!

Sprite I would love to. Problem is you have USA price plus sales tax import tax and postage so your cheep cheap shoes are not so cheap when you get them

5:32 am

no I bet. Still, glad you found great shoes.

I love shoes but you know my wallet doesn't

5:34 am

as9: cryptic clue: the bottom of N***y Boy :)

5:34 am

you can wear them in your dreams

I am proceeding to ''check out'' the shoes to see what it will hurt the wallet

5:37 am

ohoh... hold that fingeer.......

Sprite how is you and yours today?

Sprite It will cost half the shoes in postage :(

5:42 am

son is great, daughter is fine, hubby is tired and not feeling too well. I am a little shaken from therapy, but not unhappy with it... am very impatient with getting better though.

5:42 am

that is crazy, lady. Don't. Maybe you can find them closer to home.

5:42 am

herin!!! wait! if you want to order shoes from here, tell ME, and I will order them for you and send them over! I do it for my BIL all the time! what I pay for shipping and postage to Oz is literally a FRACTION of what you will!

5:43 am

great idea, Trif! And hi :)

5:44 am

hiyas. I am not really here yet, since I don't have NBT, and usually don't chat until I do, but I could let dear herin go into debt for shoes!

Trifs you sure I mean seriously shoes are an absolute mega itch to send

5:44 am

you are such a great person, Trif

5:44 am

even though you aren't really here

5:44 am

I do it all the time herin! do you have a paypal account? that is what my BIL uses to pay me back

5:44 am

It's not a big deal at all!

Trifs that is wonderful. I will get to you when I get $$$. i will use my credit card ship it to you then post to me if that works. I will send you a FB message if and when I do it

5:46 am

we could absolutely do it that way, but check they don't tax you Oz rates. See, if I pay for them, I pay for US tax rates and US shipping. Or hang on - what store are you getting them from?

See how can a girl resist.

http://tinyurl.com/2eatzdq

here

5:48 am

the endearing name for N***y Boy comes back in the So7 as well! I hope he will play today, it is great.

5:49 am

first of all, sweet jesus! LOL second....bummer. Hollywood. Can't just run out there and pick them up in person, as much as I would love too! Okay, so scratch that idea. Ship to me it is

5:49 am

lol some shoes!

Trifs it is $6 to send to you

5:51 am

I am dancing all around it, sprite, but can't quite get the bottom half one. will keep trying. LOVED that cryptic clue,

I have to get $$ first. I will first of all tell you when we do it. The credit card is debit so there is no need for me to sell a kidney

5:51 am

:D :D

5:51 am

see, this is what I am saying! $6 whole dollars, vs. what you would have paid. do you need them right away, or can they take the slow boat?

I am not sure yet. I have to get $$ first

5:53 am

c'est va. just let me know, dear one

I will do

5:54 am

HA got it!

definately. Since we get so badly screwed on GST

5:54 am

yay Trif!

5:55 am

herin, you should see what primo is off to school in today. you really would adore him...

5:55 am

fireflies! Wonderful grid.

5:55 am

huzzah for sprite!

Yah Sprite.

What is the dear lad wearing?

5:56 am

so herin, here is my latest news: apparently mr. hate has a roommate! the exact nature of their relationship is yet to be determined, but I was mighty pissed to get this news from the girls, and not from himself

charming

5:57 am

docs, black rude skinny jeans, enter shikari tee shirt, green extensions in the hair

5:57 am

better than you think -- it's a man named jim.

Docs rule

5:58 am

aw cute! And who is mr hate?

5:58 am

my soon to be ex

5:59 am

eeks! That bad huh. *hugs Trif* Want some rotten tomatoes to throw at him?

5:59 am

can someone give me a clue for na5/12, please?

5:59 am

naw, it's all good. I have the whole right column greyed, whoo, what genius! lololol

Sorry ANgel I don't ahve it

6:00 am

it rhymes with **** upon a time, angelskye

6:00 am

ahh-tyvm!

6:01 am

better a man named jim than a boy named sue

6:01 am

wow, a lot of the words are twisty twisty twisty today

6:01 am

yqw angelskye :)

6:02 am

ok, off with me, my love offered to walk the dog with me tagging along. Small steps on the way to normal walking again! Bye all, have fun and enjoy the good grid. Say hi to Nancy Boy if he comes online!

6:03 am

will do sprite. can I just throw in, everytime I chat with you, it's like I am talking to a celebrity

6:04 am

you are SO GOOD at babble, and I sort of regard you as the queen of it, in the most respectful and reverential way....just thought you might like to know.

6:04 am

glad to hear you are getting better sprite

Loves sprite. Hi Sandy

6:05 am

im not lurking just trying to get the last two

6:05 am

lolllll silly! My babble is just practice, and I am as common as dirt. But thanks for the compliment... can we be just friends please? :)

6:05 am

hi and bye sandy!

6:05 am

not possible when you are such an icon Sprite!

6:06 am

feh. maybe. I have enough humans. I need a couple of icons.

6:06 am

I see you are getting new shoes imelda herin

6:06 am

sandy I told my daughter you had a two headed dog. If you ever encounter her on babble, don't give me away! lololol

6:06 am

who is she trif?

6:06 am

*giggles* To the sin bin with the both of you! *poof*

6:07 am

what a hoot!

6:07 am

she is just me. she jumps on sometimes to say hello. I will let her sometimes...she is just 10, and thinks the chog is the funnest thing ever (well, because it SO IS)

6:08 am

she is asleep right here beside me at the moment, sweet little mite

awww Triffs. She got a day off?

6:09 am

aah, my daughter is 34 and she is on babble (Niks4Jaf) and she is not asleep or a sweet little mite!

6:10 am

no, just not time for her to be awake yet. Oh, I suppose that was an update for you too, herin. she is still sleeping in my bed, though she IS working on it. the therapist I got her is SO NICE! I am really glad that part worked out so well.

awwww

6:11 am

I know, right? Geesh, it almost sounds like someday I will be normal again! well, normal for *me* anyway....lol

6:11 am

I read that great poem trif, you should read it again

6:12 am

good point, sandy! will do

6:12 am

what is the chog?

I was I think 16 and I used to get really bad nightmares and I would sleep in the hall near my parents or I would sleep on the floor

6:12 am

this is the chog angel, it means the chat

6:12 am

you are in it angel. it is what we chat in

6:13 am

i think its a combo of chat and log...is that right?

6:13 am

this is, angel - chog is a portmanteau of chat and log

6:13 am

i get it now lol!

6:13 am

hello, everyone :)

6:13 am

hi dc

6:13 am

hey there dc! wow, "portmanteau" what a great word!

6:14 am

good morning, seain, the "Lewis Carroll" of our chog!

6:14 am

i think i even used it correctly :)

6:14 am

hi Trif, sandy, angel, herin and everyone

6:14 am

did you know "portmanterrific" is now a recognized word also?

6:14 am

hi, sandy, jbv, trif, angel, et al

6:15 am

good morning everyone

6:15 am

no, how nifty, trif

Hi DC

6:15 am

hi, herin

6:15 am

good morning crossy. oh, I have shocking news for you, my fine lad!

6:15 am

herin, I went to your 'tinyurl' are those the boots you want?

6:15 am

?

6:15 am

morning, crossy

6:16 am

I got sent home from work yesterday -- food poisoning. dare I tell you what the offending food article was? and it got to the children too!

6:16 am

howdy dc

6:16 am

oh no

6:16 am

not bacon?

6:16 am

got it in one. oh, its the food of the gods, but when it turns on you, look OUT

6:16 am

was it old,cross contamination or outdated?

6:16 am

time to feed the kids (i'm babysitting) bbs

6:17 am

see i do not have that problem as i have never had bacon sit in my fridge any longer than 2 days lol

6:17 am

I have no idea. just that it was not a good idea to eat. good thing about food poisoning though is that you can set your watch by it. 12 hours, all done

6:18 am

yup

6:18 am

are you sure it wasn't bacon crossy?

6:18 am

of course, now i have conditioned taste aversion for bacon. will be a loooooong time before i can eat it again. oh well. more for you!

6:19 am

test question to see who wins this office argument: rice cakes with an expiration date one month old - I was the only one "daring" enough to eat them, I said they taste like stale cardboard when they're fresh, what difference could an expiration date make?

6:19 am

my M.I.L used to take pride in how she could make a pound of bacon last for 2 weeks by only doling it out 2 strips at a time.imho,thats not something to boast but a sad waste of the bacon experience

I agree with u JB

6:19 am

I am with you on that one, jbv. any food in a dried state is fine for eternity as far as I can see. it might not taste as good, but it can't hurt you

6:19 am

Good morning

6:19 am

ok, good, so far no food poisoning from old rice cakes

6:19 am

morning merk

highly doubtful

6:20 am

i'd say they would taste exactly the same

6:20 am

even a year later

6:20 am

i once had animal crackers that were a year old,too many chemicals to go bad

6:20 am

rotfl sandy

6:20 am

you should have seen how they all looked at me tho, people are so phobic about some things

true

I used to work with someone like that, wouldn't touch a thing if it was one day past the "pull" date

Can I add my 2 cents. I am shocked that the WOD allows psuedo child porn

6:21 am

when i was a teen,i used to win bets by eating milk bones..the veggie kind are the best

6:21 am

my next door neighbor is an undertaker, and he was telling me that at a conference he attended they said that people are now taking YEARS longer to decompose, due to the fact that by the time we die we are loaded with preservatives. charming, huh?

6:21 am

WOD?

6:21 am

This grid appears to have lots of twists and turns.

6:21 am

but I bet they are still charging the same for embalming !

6:21 am

my wife is like that if a fly does a touch and leave on her food it will go right in the garbage

6:22 am

herin, I looked at those boots, now Nikki has made me bookmark the page and she is on the boot trail!

6:22 am

world of disney? that wouldn't shock me

No World of Dance

O dear Sandy

6:22 am

we have a healthy "two second rule" here

6:22 am

I also work with a crew who go through gallons of hand sanitizer - I can't stand the smell of it and never use it - so they know I have a "hand-sanitizer-free-zone" around me at all times

6:23 am

I will eat whatever i can get

6:23 am

I am enjoying reading your chat.

6:23 am

sandy same deal holds - if you want them, ship them to me, and I will ship them to you. it will save you TONS of money, trust me! do it for the BIL in perth all the time when he wants to order stuff from Victorias secret for his wife

I just use the sniff test, if it makes your eyes water, don't eat it

6:23 am

also drink whatever i can get

6:23 am

LOL jean

6:24 am

I sort of rely on the "rainbow test" -- think of old ham. if it has that rainbow thing going on, out it goes

;-p

6:24 am

hand sanitizer also makes me queazy jbv but i think it is an association think from all my time at princcess magerettes

6:24 am

Thanks trif, but I haven't said yes to anything (except a glass of wine) yet!

6:24 am

i don't understand how they can rub it all over their hands and then eat lunch - it's like eating soap

6:25 am

I must admit, I have mixed feelings about all that sanitizing. I am more afraid of super sanitizer resistant germs than regular germs

6:25 am

Merk, you should have been on earlier -FMitch had a cleaning person (male) and we suspected he was wearing a thong

I second that Tri

6:25 am

good ol' soap and water for me

6:25 am

i had to use that stuff ten or more times a day on and off for 3 years,so i had enough of it for a bit

6:25 am

where was that crossy? did you work in a hospital?

6:26 am

clue for the 9 please

6:26 am

lol cancer hospital for my 3 episodes,immune system goes to hell

6:26 am

oh, I see - so glad that is over for you, crossy

6:26 am

I am very suss when I go to visit in hospitals , I must admit to not liking touching anything

6:26 am

can we celebrate that "scort" isn't an acceptable word?

6:26 am

great chat, folks, but time for me to start on my day - see you later and good luck with the grid

6:27 am

yup all clear and causing chaos;))

yeah it's not the 70's any more Tri

6:27 am

merk, I am going to pass on sprite's amazing clue: bottom half of N***y boy

or was that the 60's?

6:27 am

Does anyone have a clue for the 9 please? Thanx

6:27 am

just clued it, merk

6:28 am

as9

6:28 am

the 9 is as9 it is a literary technique

6:28 am

missed it, sorry

I think we are too clean these days.

6:28 am

I'm not

6:28 am

.....and a hush falls over the chog as everyone dives in in search of the nine.....

6:29 am

Herin, are you watching Masterchef?

6:29 am

a few days with my tribe will cure you of that notion, herin my dear

6:29 am

I trying to think of what N***y is.

6:29 am

I have 2 7's left

6:29 am

think of the repetativeness of a sound

6:29 am

phantom: nuance

merk, the young man who plays here called N***yBoy

(although I don't understand the clue) lol

6:30 am

And what's so special about his bottom half?

6:30 am

have to go and watch it

never seen it

6:30 am

what does the as9 have to do with N***y boy?

6:30 am

you will when you get the word, esprit. it's a GREAT clue

6:31 am

crossy is confuzzled

This grid is annoying

6:31 am

bottom half of n***y boy....

6:31 am

And of course it is somewhere bertween the two as 6 words.

6:31 am

put an apostrophe after the fourth letter, if that helps

6:31 am

yaa got it

6:32 am

I don't woke up dense

6:33 am

start with na5/12 then go to so+ na5/12 the go to as+ snake letter again and so 7/32 great clues!

is it a normal word?

ty cross that did it

6:33 am

I must be dense too, but I finally got it ... don't know how.

6:34 am

:))

6:34 am

Finally, and ty you crossy

6:35 am

and now do you get sprite's clue? its so cute!

6:35 am

as 5/12= a type of tie knot

6:35 am

np bichon

Ok this is stupid the heating is on 30 and I am still cold

can I get a clue for the an6 please?

6:36 am

30??!!!

6:36 am

thats like 88f lol

yep

stupid leaky ducts

6:37 am

i keep mine at 22c

6:37 am

about 70-74f

6:37 am

and 66 at night

6:37 am

we had hard frost last night

Our ducts are leaking

6:38 am

at the seams?

6:38 am

dont they make special tape for that?

6:38 am

they do

6:39 am

a 8 dollar roll will save you tons herin

6:39 am

but what is it called....lets see now...It's right on the tip of my tongue....I think I have seen it used other places....lol

6:39 am

and duct insulation

6:39 am

lol

Cross what does the other half do again?

6:40 am

red greene makes wallets out of it trif lol

6:40 am

my dad SWEARS by the universal rule of home repair - if it moves and it shouldn't duct tape. if it doesn't move and it should, WD40

6:40 am

wise words

6:40 am

my son makes EVERYTHING out of it crossy - shoes, wallets, folders, you name it

6:41 am

the mythbuster guys on t.v made a great sailboat with it

6:41 am

have you seen the prom outfits kids make? they give out a scholarship prize each year to the best ones. some are really amazing

6:41 am

i have indeed

6:41 am

to

6:41 am

here, take a quick peek, they are REALLY amazing!

6:42 am

http://www.duckbrand.com/Promotions/st uck-at-prom.aspx

6:42 am

Had to step out a second; thanks again for the marvelous clue. Sprite has done things like that before.

6:42 am

I feel like I'm stuttering with the first batch of ca words.

Cross the b.f works in Air con heating and such

6:43 am

though I do worry those kids sweated like crazy in some of those outfits

6:43 am

herin, these are RIGHT up your alley, my dear girl! I can see you doing something as creative

6:43 am

lol!!!!!

I have seen it

6:46 am

herin, remember those costumes I made for secondos play? the school sent me a notice yesterday - they want them all returned, plus a $50 rental fee paid to the school. HUH?

6:46 am

crossy hits herins bf over the head with a roll of duct tape

Tell them to go get stuffed

Crossy that isn't nice

6:47 am

there is also this big wide weaved aluminium sticky wrap herin

Did you tell the school that the costumes went to the students?

6:48 am

I am sure herin could find a better use for duct tape and her boyfriend (wa wa waaaaaaaaaaaa)

6:48 am

ohhh kinky...

Chicka walla

6:49 am

if memory serves....

Trifs did you 'make' the costumes off the top of your head? Did the school pay for the materials or did the students pay? Did they give you any sort of contract?

6:51 am

I made the costumes and the school reimbursed me for materials. there was never any mention of "rent" or any cost to the parents, and as far as I know none of the other parents had to surrender the costumes. I see their point about having the parents contribute to the materials fee, but then let the kids keep them.

6:51 am

so they just wanted you to make costumes for their supply room...how nice

so tell them STUFF YOU.

6:52 am

due to the nature and materials the costumes can never be washed, so how gross is it to think they are going to be worn by other kids? and please, what other play is going to call for four multicolored birds with vegas style headdresses? Our town?

Maybe one of the teachers is a closet drag queen

6:53 am

"maybe"?????

Ps bf says to tell them to shove it up their butts unless there was anything in writting

6:54 am

Folies Bergeres apprenticeship? :-D

6:54 am

I mean, it is not like we are wearing them every day. I really don't care if the school wants them back, they did pay for them. it's the $50 I don't like

6:56 am

bon matin, une!

6:56 am

hey, trif . . . nutso folks at the school!

6:57 am

we have the finest school committee money can buy in this town.

6:57 am

:-D

6:57 am

speaking of which -- off to drop off tertiare. brb

Hi Une

6:59 am

hey, herin :-)

7:00 am

with 40 to go, gotta run -- HAGD! *poof*

morning babblers.

Hi Red

7:07 am

Afternoon or morning or evening all :)

hello FM.

7:07 am

Hey red, how goes the day?

well good so far, only been up for about 3 hours!

You?

Right O I am off too tired to think. Hi and by

7:08 am

Nighty night herin.

good night herin

7:08 am

lolLOL it is lunch time ehre and the day has been good and sunny so far, tum is rumbling so may have to head off for lunch soon.

7:09 am

morning all

7:09 am

back. did i miss anything?

7:09 am

help with lone N on bottom row pls

I am going for a second cup of coffee anyone care for a beverage?

7:10 am

na5/12 peri Like a babblers name N Boy

7:10 am

I would love a mimosa if you are up, red

7:10 am

sheesh, ty FM

will look up how to create one...

Or maybe the cabana boy can hand on e out of the PB.

7:11 am

and that n5/12 get used in a few other words too inc the as9/60.

7:11 am

ty FM will look for as9

7:11 am

anyone have a nudge for the lone n in the left column?

7:11 am

oh dear -- what did i say? I have to go to the PB?

7:12 am

babblet Trif, na4/4

7:12 am

babblet Trif, na4/4

7:12 am

help with lone E in left column pls

7:12 am

ec7/32 peri

oh nothing trif, I figure though we should use the cabana boys when we can...

7:13 am

ty FM will look

7:13 am

umm e - 3 leters that mean earth friendly + a sound a musical instrument might make. Not the best clue but hope it helps.

7:14 am

*avoids making vulgar comment about using cabana boys*

7:14 am

great clue, FM, ty for the ec7

good morning DC.....its a bit early for all that.

7:14 am

more help with as9 pls

7:14 am

world of goo is available on the wii

7:14 am

lol dc, they have been very underutilised over the winter.

7:14 am

morning, red :)

7:14 am

helped me, fm, thanks!

7:14 am

hi, FM and peri

7:14 am

hi dc

what si the word of goo?

7:15 am

as9/60 = what you are sitting on + vowel and then the N Boy word.

7:16 am

I am sitting on a chair :-)

7:16 am

LOL butwhat part of your body is on said char?

7:16 am

ty FM, never would have found that as9

7:16 am

yay!

7:16 am

almost NBT, cannot see any of the lower A words

7:17 am

world of goo is a video game. you build towers of gooey creatures

hmmmm.

7:17 am

NM found one of them, NBT

7:17 am

well now we know how you spend yr time dc!

7:18 am

hello

7:18 am

want clues for the bottom a?

morning phaeton.

7:19 am

morning, phae

7:19 am

Hi phae

7:19 am

is there a list today?

7:19 am

yes, FM, found one, but can't tell you which one :(

lickety is actually up.

7:19 am

there is lickety today

7:19 am

ty

I checked before starting so that I wouldnt get too nuts at the end of the day. but this grid is nt too bad.

7:20 am

I would guess you need the ac6/24 and pl

7:20 am

Def is to confront or approach.

7:22 am

ty FM, I have them and they are not from bottom A

7:22 am

Oh rats I have to go, Back later!

7:22 am

bottom a is a facial problem

7:22 am

duh, that you phae

7:23 am

hasta, FM

7:23 am

56 left bbs

7:23 am

yw

7:23 am

that's the only one i have so far peri

7:23 am

hee. the little one just commanded me to play my game on the computer :D

7:34 am

mornin babblers!

Lickety is not coming up for me for some reason; can someone tell me how many words today?

7:35 am

105 words total today.

7:36 am

morning, EvaN :)

tks

7:38 am

hi, steve

7:42 am

mornin dc. :)

7:44 am

ec 7?

hello evanadine, I have returned from coffee, and oddly now very sleepy.

7:45 am

sometimes the warm drinks do that to me too, regardless of caffeine...

and hi bichon and steve and dc again.

7:45 am

hi red, et al

I did not sleep well last night, soooo.

7:46 am

ec7 - sounds like a musical sound that's good for the environment

7:46 am

Hello, everyone.

hi vic!

7:47 am

(It's really a habitat transition zone - and rhymes with that.)

7:49 am

mornin vic :)

7:50 am

Mmm... something warm to drink sounds nice. Back in a bit.

7:54 am

Vicuna, you lost me on that 3c7

7:54 am

Morning all. Phantom: unicorn.

7:55 am

okay got the ec, ty Vicuna

7:57 am

Glad you got it, bichon.

8:08 am

Still no Lickety? I am bereft.

8:11 am

Lickety posted today.you might want to refresh

8:16 am

good morning everyone

8:17 am

Is anyone having trouble with Babble Expert today?

8:19 am

I do not mean to be rude..but is anyone seeing this chat? I am having a devil of a time

8:19 am

nnie

8:20 am

I see your chat, Annie

8:20 am

its there Annie

8:20 am

thanks scribe and Yvo...I think I will go out and come back in

8:21 am

I dont use expert so not much help there

8:23 am

N is for Neville, who died of en5 :D

8:23 am

hi, annie and yvo

8:25 am

Dc! How was the get-together in Baltimore???

8:25 am

very lovely, judi

8:26 am

we're planning one in Philly, date tbd, this summer, and one in DC in October, date also TBD

8:26 am

Pictures?

8:26 am

ciociajudy posted pix in her FB.

8:26 am

i can copy them elsewhere if that's not convenient for you

8:27 am

a random person waiting for a table kindly took the group shots for us

8:27 am

bummer. I don't do FB, Twitter, etc.

8:27 am

i'll have them on my flickr for people later then :)

8:29 am

jaco

8:29 am

sorry

8:30 am

that why i dont chat happens evry time

8:38 am

morning all

8:40 am

... and Fireworks!

8:40 am

wtg merk

8:40 am

Yvo, I do the same thing!

8:41 am

ty

8:41 am

Morning Pinkula

8:43 am

See y'all tomorrow.

8:43 am

have a good one, merk ;)

8:43 am

Leaving for Tacoma, we will.

8:44 am

welcome to the west coast then, merk!

8:45 am

Stuck on last two. An6/21 and Na5/12.

8:46 am

hi judi....sorry, can't help, not there yet :/

8:47 am

na - similar to my mother-in-law's first name.

8:48 am

Ty, mixi.

8:48 am

thx mixi ;)

8:48 am

change last letter from y to vowell

8:48 am

Done! Finito! Fireworks!

8:48 am

4 left all a's.

8:49 am

wtg judi ;)

8:49 am

woo hoo judi

8:55 am

add vowel to an5

8:55 am

hi everyone

8:56 am

morning hoot

8:57 am

an5?

8:58 am

assorts

8:58 am

I think I'm in trouble on this grid...have all of the 4's done...just the biggies left now :(

8:58 am

bye

8:58 am

thx hoot...great clue! :)

8:59 am

any time :(

8:59 am

no harm...don't have to leave!

8:59 am

just letting Yvo know there are others doing the same thing!

9:00 am

always! been there, done that! :)

9:00 am

just leaving chat -

9:00 am

awwww :(

9:16 am

so 7/32 ?

9:16 am

sorry...don't have it yet

9:19 am

based on word value, it has at least 1 2-ltr tile in it ;)

9:19 am

Ha ha that's as far as we got

9:20 am

I'm guessing it's a C...

9:20 am

we?

9:20 am

it's a work project...we get bored

9:20 am

* giggle *

9:20 am

new?

9:21 am

(wondering what kind of work you do that it gets boring!) I think I need that job! :)

9:21 am

in a lab

9:21 am

thus the nickname, eh?

9:24 am

do you have the as9?

9:24 am

speaking of word (looking at clock), I'd best be getting ready to go...

9:24 am

sorry, don't have that one either, hoot ;(

9:24 am

if you do = just remove first 2 letters

9:25 am

then you'll have the so...or vice-versa

9:25 am

oooh, nice clue, hoot...working on it!

9:25 am

yw

9:26 am

has to do with sound

9:26 am

Hello, Pinikula

9:26 am

BR!! :)

9:27 am

how are you???

9:27 am

Are you have a wonderful day guiding that big University to glory?

9:28 am

As usual, I am unhinged and cantankerous.

9:28 am

oh yeah, BR...not...not even at work yet...should actually be getting ready to head in...

9:28 am

* giggle * but you're too cute anyway, BR :)

9:29 am

hehehe, yeah, for sure ... hahahaha

9:30 am

hello everybody

9:30 am

* sigh * 9 to go but don't want to be late to work...back at lunch time...cya then...have a good one!!!

9:30 am

hi/bye ruby... * poof *

9:30 am

I think everybody is probably going stir-crazy if your weather is anything like our enless rain plus houseguests!

9:30 am

Be well, Pinikula

9:32 am

Hello, Ruby, and it is even Tuesday.

9:32 am

hi BR

9:34 am

http://tinyurl.com/27rp298

happy tuesday everyone.

nasty, nasty grid

9:45 am

hi all

9:46 am

fr

9:46 am

hi boo and geek. Yes, I find it nasty, too

9:46 am

Sorry, ignore that! *back to grid and tea*

9:47 am

rocs

9:47 am

whoops, sorry, very distracted....pb for me

9:48 am

that's ok ruby.. it happens

assume there is not list today?

9:48 am

yes there is a list

*no* list

9:48 am

lickety is updated

9:48 am

Lickety has done a list and gremlinn

yay looks like i shall need it today

9:48 am

hi mixi

9:49 am

Good day to my Babble buddies!

9:49 am

hi scrabbler

9:50 am

same to you scrabbler

9:50 am

Hey, Scrabs--did you see Katrina's post on FB about a rash?

9:50 am

Day off, so I stayed up til midnight and slept til 9--I needed the sleep!

9:50 am

hello judy!

9:51 am

Hiya Ruby, Boo, Sciencegeek, Norma, Scrabs

9:51 am

Not yet, Judy. I just turned my computer on, so I will go to FB.

9:51 am

hi Judi

9:52 am

Hi rubyfoo

9:52 am

It might get a little slow around here for a few mins. I'm going to try and figure out what's up with the rankings update script, and it's a resource-sucking script.

9:53 am

Hi Dr God!

Hi Dr. G!

9:54 am

Nice to see you, goddie!

9:54 am

Hi dr. God. Thanks for the warning.

9:54 am

hi Dr God

9:56 am

thanks Dr. God

bbl

9:57 am

fireworks

9:58 am

Yahoo mixi!

9:58 am

yay mixi!

9:58 am

to7 clue please?

9:58 am

na5 clue please?

9:59 am

Hi Ruru + Erda. I cannot help yet.

10:00 am

I've just reach half, barely!

10:00 am

na 5 is like our player Na***y Boy

10:00 am

Thank you, ruru!!

10:01 am

Hi all - just got out of a long boring meeting - is that the one and only Dr God - WOW

10:01 am

hello mom, this is a bear of a grid (no offence, boo!)

10:01 am

YAY Mixi!! Hi, Dr. G. Hi Mom, Erda, Ruru.

10:01 am

Work keeps intervening here. Damn.

10:02 am

Hi Ciocia J

10:02 am

lol ruby..hi mom

10:02 am

how are you, judy?

10:02 am

just starting - need a break from work - not much for fun though

10:02 am

anyone have the to7?

10:02 am

Fine thx. I hate when work interferes with my Babbling.

10:03 am

clue for ac 6

10:03 am

Thx Scrabs--though maybe you could help Katrina.

10:03 am

I miss work :(

oh hi everyone. I wanted to announce that the dog for some reason has relented and I have now been able to trim off the offending toenails. thanks for the encouragement that babblers gave a while ago. we did do it without treat though.

10:03 am

ac + how much does that purse ****? (price) + plural

10:03 am

ac + price

10:03 am

I dont think I will miss it when my time comes to retire

10:04 am

good for you red; me either Mom.

10:04 am

ty

10:04 am

Red, how are you at trimming cat claws?

10:04 am

I wouldn't mind so much if I was the only one retired, lol

10:04 am

yw boo

I am a bit thrilled beyond belief.

10:04 am

wouldnt that figure - all ready had that word

10:04 am

lol ruby

Not any good judy. I think cats need a wide berth. All of our cats have been outdoors ones so..

I know it is dangerous for an outdoors cat, but 2 of them died this year at ages 16 and 18, so...

10:06 am

those are amazing ages for outdoor cats!

10:06 am

any clue for the 9 or for either w?

yes, especially considering they live on 22 acres, with a road in the middle.

10:07 am

were they hunters?

10:07 am

think around your middle minus the last letter (vowel) and plural for the w's ruby

the w is a w 4 it is like trash without a vowel at the end and plural it.

10:07 am

as9 = what you sit on + vowel + NB's name less last letter

They were very god hunters, one especially ruby.

good that it.

10:08 am

did it bring you "gifts"?

10:08 am

ty for the w's

10:08 am

glad my cats are all indoors; don't like cat gifts LOL

I think they did. the one was my cat but left at my Mom's house (I am a terrible cat owner.) but they always left them outside. Its very rural, I once found a snake curled up in drawer at that home.

10:08 am

we have suicidal birds who keep crashing into the windows

10:09 am

had the first w but didnt see the plural **slap** thanks red and ciocia

10:09 am

in tact or chewed on?

YW Mom.

ruby the snake was very alive. I had to call the neighbour to handle it, totally not poisonous, btu very surprising.

10:09 am

the snake, that is

10:09 am

oh no - not a snake

10:10 am

that is a wild story!

10:10 am

mom would have to move!

thank goodness for good neighbours. she came right over and released the poor thing.

10:10 am

day 20, mom?

10:11 am

I would have been on the floor out cold - yes day 20 - woohoo

I did a bit of screaming.

I like nsakes, outside where they belong.

10:11 am

feeling better today too

10:11 am

back later ((hugs))

10:11 am

HATE snakes. Would be screaming and out the door.

Yaaaaay Mom! Day 20 and feeling better!

10:12 am

cu alter ruby

10:12 am

bye ruby ((hugs))

on that note I hate to chat and run but I have this thing at the gym that I have to do...

10:12 am

*later

10:12 am

geez can't type today

10:12 am

cu later red

10:12 am

finally today - headache but I think thats the meds because I dont get up with one

10:12 am

mom--day 20?

10:12 am

bye red and ciocia - I need to get to work

10:12 am

quit smoking

10:13 am

bye Mom

10:13 am

WOOHOO on the quit smoking Mom!!

10:13 am

Back--my mother called while I was making breakfast. TY for clues below.

10:13 am

thanks - its that support that help ALOT

10:13 am

great work, mnh

10:13 am

Hi scrabbs

10:13 am

thanks - its been a bi***

10:14 am

you can do it Mom!!!

10:14 am

A worthwhile struggle, mentally + physically. Stay strong!

10:14 am

I know but today is the first day I havent had a panic type attack

10:14 am

Do NOT give up!

10:14 am

things are looking up

10:14 am

I wont now - not after what I just went through

10:15 am

Every day is a day of improved health, and improved finances!

10:15 am

back. I think I get the worst hostess of the year award!

10:16 am

well if the guests are interfering with your Babble time, it's their fault LOL

10:16 am

just sent husband and guest off to the market for nothing much, just a pleasure for them to be gone!

10:16 am

it's like "Cursing Mommy" in The New Yorker

10:16 am

I can tell a difference in my breathing already - just need to get off the meds (chantix) gives me a headache and feeling down most of the time

10:17 am

lol ruby - deep breath now and babble away

10:17 am

I just don't feel like dealing with anybody real and tomorrow my son is either coming or not....I still don't know for sure!

10:18 am

I wish this was a bigger, friendlier grid

10:18 am

how can he not know - he doesnt live in France does he?

10:18 am

he and wife are coming standby -- Dulles --> Geneva. Her uncle works for United.

10:19 am

because of the airport closings, it's up in the air (so to speak)

10:19 am

must do some real work bbl

10:19 am

and flights are taking 1 to 2 hours longer to cross the N Atlantic

10:19 am

at least it just stopped raining....

10:20 am

isn't this work?

10:20 am

I thought his website said Texas. Hopefully he will get there as planned. Well, I really should get back to work now anyway - will check in again this afternoon - happy babbling all. ((HUGS))

10:20 am

judy works for the feds, ruby, so she means paid work ;)

10:20 am

be well, MNH

10:20 am

it's preparing to rain here, ruby

10:20 am

yes, he's in Austin. They're just waiting around at Dulles

10:21 am

seain, if you have a chance, check out my profile, my boy's CD just came out

10:21 am

Mom, take a look at my profile. The tips take some practice but are helpful.

10:21 am

and there's a link where you can hear two of the songs

10:24 am

thanks BR - thats pretty much how I have been living my life the last 20 days - and my house is now spotless - walls included (lol) bye all POOF

10:24 am

((mom))

10:24 am

Be well, Mom

10:24 am

oh no, I think it's about to start raining again!!!

10:25 am

coolio, ruby - checknig it out

10:25 am

hi, BR

10:25 am

yay seain!

10:25 am

Good day, dc

10:26 am

at least our friend helped me with the vegetable garden this AM; we got everything in

10:26 am

see you all later!

10:29 am

no one can help me with the to 7?

10:30 am

Chatting with Monkey Games on FB re Walter's rash---transatlantic medical consult!

10:31 am

Hi fellow babblers!

10:35 am

hi beach

10:37 am

*waving arms***hellloooooo

10:37 am

take the heavy weight ruru and add a couple more vowels.

10:39 am

v249pbvdqwuihto[2ebh9 18y235=9012hgna's

10:39 am

*head on keyboard*

10:40 am

ookay

10:40 am

jmn jmn jmn jml. *pounding head on keyboard*

10:41 am

should I sedate you now or later?

10:41 am

French ending ruru

10:41 am

thank you for putting me out of my misery FM.. I should know that one my now

10:41 am

yw dear :)

10:42 am

tried everything around it...

it's nice to see someone other than myself having a meltdown here

10:42 am

<<-----------took french lessons for years...oh duh

10:43 am

nasty nasty little grid

10:43 am

clue for as 6/21

10:44 am

pl of the as5 boo

10:44 am

ty

as6/21 plural of thing you wear around yr neck

10:45 am

an clues please

10:46 am

need the an 6

10:46 am

NEVERMIND - just got them

don't have it

10:46 am

add a vowel to the an 5

10:50 am

clue for as 9

10:51 am

nm got it

10:52 am

boo - i need a clue for that as 9

10:52 am

nm i got it also

10:53 am

I didn't know how to clue that

10:59 am

hello all

10:59 am

Salvation Army is picking up my old car tomorrow :(

11:00 am

so 7 please

11:01 am

nm

11:05 am

done

11:05 am

hi peri! but you have a new car :)

11:05 am

and donating is awesome

yay, science!!!!!!!!

11:07 am

anyone want a clue before I go?

that 9 letter word, please

11:08 am

as9 = what you sit on + vowel + NB's name less the last letter

11:08 am

as9 = as plus snake letter plus round vowel end with woman's name shortened (Sluggo and his friend in the cartoon)

11:08 am

oh yes Mom better clue!

still working on it, thanks. it would help if i had any idea of what Sluggos friend's name was

got it.

11:11 am

Like our British friend on here - N-Boy!

11:11 am

Good morning

11:11 am

hello bob

now i've got the word, i understand the clue.

11:11 am

guess I should have expanded on that - just passing through

11:11 am

Hello Mr Bob

good day mr bob

11:12 am

Ok - outta here - see you manana!

bye, sg

11:13 am

bye science - Im gone too for now

and mom

11:16 am

can anyone please give me a clue for na5

it's a shortened form of a girl's name, Rhond

11:18 am

thank you guernseygirl !! Just could't see it

11:19 am

That na5 gets used a few times as endings for other words.

thank for that hint, FM. it helped.

11:20 am

yw gg :)

11:24 am

afternoon babblers!

11:25 am

Hello EvaN!

hi, Eva

11:26 am

How goes your day so far?

11:28 am

Back in a bit, have a bleeding finger.

didn't know babble was so dangerous!

11:37 am

help with the an pair please...can't figger dem out

11:38 am

Helllo again.

i am having the same problem, Jeff

hi Scrabbler, how are those teeth today?

11:38 am

misery luvs company lol

11:38 am

Hi all. Scrabs, how's the tooth doing?

11:38 am

Really, FM, there is no need to attack the monitor screen.

11:39 am

Still painful + needing meds, but way better than last week.

11:39 am

Hmmm. Is there Babbler's insurance to cover injuries?

11:39 am

Judy, I chatted with Monkey Games on FB re Walter's rash.

11:39 am

an + ice cream **** (what you put the ice cream in)

11:39 am

lose the vowel at the end for the 5

11:39 am

thx Scrabs

11:40 am

TY, Judy

11:40 am

ty ty ty!

11:40 am

yw yw yw

ty ty ty ty

hi and nbt

11:41 am

orts

11:41 am

wtg Josh

11:41 am

good one Deeha

11:41 am

TY, Deeha. I like those easy clues.

11:42 am

only 29 words left but still NBT because of that lone E on the left

ec7 is the one for that tile

sounds like a "green" color

11:43 am

I need that E, the U, lower left E, bottom N and F for NBT. But I passed halfway.

11:43 am

thx josh *looking*

ty, josh.

the f is two totally real words

bottom n is na5

11:45 am

OK, got na5, TY

11:45 am

And saw fr words finally!

11:46 am

the ec7 eludes me

11:46 am

me too Scrabs

it has a suffix having to do with the environment, if that helps

11:48 am

Hi everybody :) Scrabbler - how is the tooth?

11:48 am

I found ec7 = prefix related to environment + to4 (hue, color)

11:48 am

hello all. how are you today, scrabs? **Hugs Judy**

11:49 am

thanks scrabbler

11:49 am

thx Scrabs

11:49 am

{{{{STIDDY}}}}

11:49 am

Hi Soodle. Hi Stid. Still painful + needing meds, but also better than last week.

11:49 am

Hi Soodle

11:49 am

Stid, what's happening with your studies?

11:49 am

U'm glad its a bit better. And Hi Judy, and everybody else....

so + na5 = so7

11:50 am

Must get ready to spend afternoon with Mary's kids. 43 to go.

11:51 am

TY, jv

11:51 am

Say Hi to Mary's kids! You're so wonderful to spend time with them, Scrabs!

ooh, soodle, i clicked on your icon, as i noticed that you'd changed it, and it's a giant close-up

11:52 am

Our time together is good for all of us as we grieve the loss of Mary/Mommy.

11:52 am

Omg GG. My daughter put it on. It will be removed post haste!!

11:54 am

Bye. 40 left for tonight. Enjoy the day everyone.

11:54 am

cu later Scrabs. Have a fun afternoon.

bye Scrabbler

11:54 am

Typical - It doesn't seem to be refreshing. Grrr

it looks very nice on the chog, soodle, i shouldn't worry

11:55 am

it worked Soodle

11:55 am

Testing...

11:55 am

hi soodle

11:56 am

Hi Boo.

11:56 am

bye scrabs, sorry, the computer is REALLY slow today

11:56 am

Soodle, love the girls' wisdom on your profile!!

11:57 am

Judy, school is going. I am going to survive this quarter, and really looking forward to summer, but not sure at all how or whether I will be student teaching.

11:57 am

Lol Judy. Theres a lot of truth in it!!

11:57 am

Absolutely, Soodle.

11:57 am

When do you finish this quarter Stid?

11:58 am

is someone's icon too large..the chog is slow

11:58 am

back. I refreshed and it's better boo -- I think soodle's old icon was big?

it was fine on the chog, just too big on the profile

11:59 am

the last day of class is June 4 I can hardly wait!

12:00 pm

when it's big in the profile, then it is too big for the chog -- the computer still tries to load the entire picture every time the person posts.

12:00 pm

so, class starts in half an hour. I am really hoping I am ready. Not sure, but hopeful! LOL I didn't bring any of the books we read for today for some reason. My pack is WAY lighter than normal.

12:02 pm

You'll do just fine, Stid.

12:03 pm

I think so, Judy. I am currently more concerned about my elder kid who is only just beginning to grasp the realities of not studying in HIS classes (or doing the assignments or ...)

12:04 pm

Yikes Stid. What grade is he in now?

12:04 pm

first year of running start at the community college... high school grades wouldn't be a big deal, but actual college grades that tank are!

12:05 pm

we'll get him figured out. I have already informed him that he is to have a job this summer -- no classes, no lounging around. He obviously needs a dose of reality!

12:05 pm

WOW--can't believe he's in college (but of course I'm not getting any older)

12:06 pm

neither you nor I, Judy, we are ETERNALLY youthful! LOL

12:07 pm

Did you see the pics of the Baltimore Babblefest, Stid?

12:07 pm

no I don't think I did Judy -- your profile or seain's?

12:08 pm

this grid is only moderately friendly.

12:08 pm

mine

12:08 pm

on FB

12:08 pm

*looks for soodles* did I scare her away? (come back, soodles!)

12:08 pm

I started this grid thinking it was nice...now the A's scare me!

12:09 pm

oh, I will go take a peek. We have FB blocked at home to keep said stidkid from getting sucked in all the time.

12:09 pm

stuck at 23. Anybody have all the 7's? I have ac, ec, en and so

12:10 pm

clue for co 5/14

12:10 pm

don't have it boo *looking*

plural of co 4/6

12:10 pm

co7/36 and co 7/32

12:11 pm

woohoo got 2 on that gg thx

do you have the first ac6, by any chance?

12:11 pm

still need 2 A's myself gadget; need any clues?

how's that finger FM?

12:12 pm

Sorry Stid _- I was immersed in looking at Judy's photos. I love putting faces to names. You all looked like you had a great time.

12:12 pm

thx Soodle we did have a great time

12:12 pm

gg, do you want a clue for the ac6?

12:12 pm

thx FM!

12:12 pm

(Whiny voice) "Why don't you come over to Ireland for a Babblefest"

12:13 pm

1st ac5 is a plant - member of the mimosa family.

12:13 pm

co 5/14 co plus what people do on tv

yes please, judy

12:13 pm

boy, Soddle, that would be an awesome get together!!

12:13 pm

*Soodle

12:13 pm

found it Judy

12:13 pm

I would be so happy to play Hostess!!!

ty, fm. i thought i'd tried that.

12:14 pm

dermatitus is affecting 4 fingers gg - not a happy bunny :(

12:14 pm

ac6 - ac + the price you pay for something, gg

12:14 pm

very cool pics, Judy!

12:14 pm

If I needed to have fingerprints taken they would only get 6 good ones a.t.m.

ty, judy

12:14 pm

thx Stid

12:14 pm

(((FM))) sorry your bunny isn't happy *offers choclit carrots*

12:15 pm

yikes FM!!!

12:15 pm

(((stiddy)))

12:15 pm

Oh, Soodle. That would be soooo much fun. Never been to Europe.

12:15 pm

and a plural for that too GG

12:15 pm

Look on the bright side, FM. You can carry out some dastardly crime now, and not get caught by your prints!!

12:15 pm

LOL Soodle

12:16 pm

LOL Soodle!

12:16 pm

Soodles, you know if I had the money, and you didn't have a monster volcano practically in your backyard fouling the airspace, I would!!!

12:16 pm

Clouds, silver linings and all that...

12:17 pm

Stid!! Its not OUR volcano! (What did we ever do to Iceland, anyway....)

12:17 pm

well, down to 65, still have blank tiles, but they will have to wait for this evening. See you-all again as sooooooon (not artful dodge of PB) as possible! LOL

12:17 pm

Airspace is fairly clear over the UK so far. So all we need to do is get a babble lottery win and then we can all meet up - simple!

12:17 pm

I said "practically" soodles... we have actual ones in our backyards!

12:17 pm

bye Stid

12:17 pm

(((Hugs and choclits for all!))) *poof*

12:18 pm

Byeeee stid

it's more, what did iceland do to us? started our recession, possibly.

12:18 pm

Didn't Iceland buy out Bejams back in the 80's - can we blame them?

got to blame someone.

12:19 pm

I think we can blame Iceland for everything! (Theres no Icelandic Babblers, are there?)

it's their fault we still have not governemt in the Uk then

12:19 pm

Not that I know of, the closest are Scandinavian Babblers.

12:20 pm

ticks me off when the words I'm missing are easy ones! geez; how did I miss some of these the first time around?

12:20 pm

Tis the way with the grid Ciocia :)

12:21 pm

now at 15 . . .

12:21 pm

Did you have a good time at the meet on Saturday Ciocia?

12:21 pm

yes FM. Wish we could chat longer. And we had a long table, so didn't get to chat much with the people on the other end.

12:22 pm

Imagine a global meet - we would have to stage it over a couple of days *grins at the prospect*

12:23 pm

wouldn't that be cool FM

12:23 pm

Yes it would!

12:23 pm

And just to be fair, it could be held in Iceland....

12:23 pm

not doing well with the C's today

12:24 pm

ROFL Soodle

12:24 pm

Never say never but I can't see it happening but it is great to dream about.

12:25 pm

Try going through your word list and add co to everything and see what that does.

12:25 pm

good idea Soodle

fm, brilliant idea - it got me the last two co

12:25 pm

and don't forget to pl too

's

12:26 pm

I always do that with co's and re's - amazing how many words you can find.

now can anyone clue me the ca5/14?

12:27 pm

I have one that is a plural gg

12:28 pm

There are 2 x ca5/14

yes, sorry, il meant the first one.

12:28 pm

Take the 1st ca4/6 and add a vowel. and then you can pl it.

12:29 pm

Didn't have them FM; my phantom was cocoa; should have found those two!!!

my list is in a total muddle and has confused me and now everyone else. i'll get it into order and sort out what i haven't got.

12:30 pm

lol gg NP

12:31 pm

Oh I tried that word so many times too Ciocia

have sorted it out, and now have them, thanks to the clues. i must be more disciplined about how i enter words into Lickety

12:32 pm

one wordthat really cougt me out toda ywas the co6/21 thought it was two x 3 letter words but enable takes it as a 6 letter one.

12:33 pm

and my spelling has just gone out the window again (as usual).

12:35 pm

Time for dinner so TTFN.

12:37 pm

Hi Again - I am never going to get through this puzzle - clue for the to7 please

it's a sort of horse-pulled carriage with a french sounding name, Mom

12:41 pm

thanks guernsey

i've only got one left and i just can't get it. the second en5/12 please, anyone?

12:42 pm

Im missing that one too - sorry

12:42 pm

It means boredom. en5

ty, vici. the french words always catch me out. now i'm done.

12:46 pm

thanks vlcl

12:46 pm

yw

12:46 pm

so7 please anyone?

12:47 pm

clue for na 5/12

12:47 pm

take first 2 letters off as9

12:47 pm

think of babbler na boy

12:47 pm

soon

12:47 pm

thanks hoot

12:47 pm

oops

12:47 pm

first was for mom - second for boo

12:48 pm

so sorry

boo, na f/12 is a shortened girl's name

12:48 pm

ty

going to get my tea now, bye all

12:48 pm

everyone has done it today - I usually don't come on when my name is in there - no sweat

12:48 pm

yw

12:48 pm

got 17 left and hit the wall

12:49 pm

also that is part of so7 and as9

12:49 pm

bye guernsey

12:49 pm

All I need is the ec...

12:50 pm

sorry cant help - dont have it either

12:50 pm

ec7 ec plus to**

12:50 pm

saw one clue earlier and it made no sense. I got the to immediately - go figure

12:51 pm

boo - that to** could be anything

12:51 pm

but I got it ec + vowel + to4/4

12:52 pm

thanks boo

12:52 pm

ec + a vowel + to4/4

12:52 pm

I am not a good cluer..sorry

12:52 pm

there is an echo in the house

12:52 pm

got it - thanks mom!

12:52 pm

firebirds

12:53 pm

there is a echo is the house, house

12:53 pm

hooray for hootowl

12:53 pm

Time for a few quick clues - BF wants to go out

12:53 pm

I am dreading another long meeting this afternoon - 7 minutes and counting

12:54 pm

fist ac6 please

12:54 pm

*first

12:54 pm

Don't worry about it Boo - you'll get it

12:55 pm

its the trying we appreciate - we eventually get it too

12:55 pm

tx hoot

12:55 pm

it's a plant ac + vowel + gov spy org

12:55 pm

yw

12:56 pm

thanks hoot

12:56 pm

You also ave to realise that any 5 people will react 5 diff ways to a clue. So more is better

12:56 pm

yw

12:57 pm

more?

12:58 pm

an 5 please

12:58 pm

an + prisoner in short

12:59 pm

thanks

12:59 pm

yw

1:00 pm

down to 10 - off to my meeting - thanks for the help

1:00 pm

ok - hope it's not too bad

1:01 pm

boo - still there?

1:01 pm

bye Mom have a good meeting

1:01 pm

yes

1:02 pm

still need help?

1:02 pm

if i do I will ask ..ty

1:02 pm

there are so many vowels

1:03 pm

actually is the doubles that usually cause the trouble

1:04 pm

yes sometimes

1:05 pm

meeting delayed - woohoo (sort of) - can work on more words - just means I will be here later tonight

1:06 pm

yahoo you play again Mom

1:07 pm

down to 4 - fresh eyes (even a few minutes) found some right away

1:07 pm

back for a few more;)))

1:07 pm

hey hey crossy

1:08 pm

howdy mnh;)

1:08 pm

ok BF wants to go so I have to go. bbl

1:08 pm

hi Crossy

1:09 pm

howdy boo

1:11 pm

well a thousand dollars later and we have a cpap machine in the house;((

1:11 pm

no "wiccan"? even the buddhist in me is annoyed ;)

1:12 pm

i trid that this morn

1:12 pm

tried

1:12 pm

oh but Crossy, I imagine it'll be worth it for a good night's sleep! Which is never to be underestimated ;)

1:12 pm

bye hoot and Hello NB - uh oh - tell Mom what wrong

1:12 pm

ive decided on dridizm nb.think im going to worship a tree for a bit

1:13 pm

indeed nb

1:14 pm

then again i like my wifes shamanism..i get my very own familiar ;))

1:14 pm

lol! why not ;) and hi, Mom :) nothing wrong today - for once ;) how are you doing? feeling any better?

1:15 pm

I am - had a rough Sunday but much better - thanks for asking

1:15 pm

passes by chog. glances in, notices NB and *squeeeeeeees!!!*

1:16 pm

that's an interesting noise, Eva ;) hi!!!

1:16 pm

its a happy, excited squee :)

1:16 pm

so glad to hear it, Mom - here's to hoping it continues to get better from here :)

1:16 pm

((Nancy Boy))

1:17 pm

19 left

hey all, I have 40 left. I guess I need to get to work!!!!

1:17 pm

familiar, Crossy? I heard they're supposed to be like animals. I'd want a whale!

1:17 pm

go Boo - I still got 4 - those c's and r's are a killer

1:17 pm

mine is a wolf nb

1:18 pm

yes they are Mom

1:18 pm

how are the wedding plans going, Eva?

1:18 pm

Ive got 2 of each left

1:18 pm

I should have guessed, Crossy :) how do you figure it out?

1:18 pm

slowly, but surely. still putting finishing touches on the guest list. still working out the menu. had a glitch come up with the band, that hopefully we can afford to take care of...

1:20 pm

you do not guess,it come to you in a moment of enlighenment when you talk it over with another shaman it seems

1:20 pm

I have made up some really cool words trying to find the right ones

1:21 pm

oh - just found the beer - missing the lime though!

1:21 pm

Have you started looking at dresses yet? That's what I'm excited about ;)

there is beer?

1:21 pm

beer? where?

1:21 pm

oh, i bought the dress months ago. :D

1:21 pm

ahh that fine mexican brew

1:21 pm

ahhh, the lager!

dos exxis?

1:22 pm

brb semi-poof

1:22 pm

and that fnishes the c's

1:22 pm

hello again

1:22 pm

ooooh Eva! is it gorgeous?!

1:23 pm

hello ruby - my meeting got delayed so I am playing again until called

1:23 pm

of COURSE!

1:24 pm

brb, just need to change a dressing. Fell down the stairs AGAIN this morning. I'm considering installing a slide...

1:24 pm

not altered yet -- that wont happen until august! i am getting to antsy to see it!

nancy this is EVaN we are talking about its probably gorgeous, sophisticated and lassy all at once.

1:24 pm

looking for one more c-co7/36?

1:25 pm

oh year, having a beer ty for the clue

1:25 pm

I would be too, Eva! Hell, I'd be so sad to only wear it once...

1:25 pm

right you are, Red ;)

1:25 pm

aww, thanks red. :)

1:25 pm

the one that does the co5/14

1:25 pm

yeah*

1:25 pm

wow-tx!

1:25 pm

clue for to 7 pls

I have no clue what the beer is....could use a hel;p

1:26 pm

and pls pls, a clue for the 9!

1:26 pm

yeah my laptop is back!!!!

1:26 pm

it's also a ring around the sun in an eclipse

1:26 pm

continue the to5 with 2 vowels making it french - some kind of transportation I think

1:26 pm

hi katie

the 9 is an as nine

1:27 pm

NB and Eva and Katie, check out my new profile, if you have time, my son's CD is out rock and roll!!!

it is what yolu are sitting on, plus an NA5, like the Ms Drew books, kinda or like Na*** boy spelled a little funny.

1:27 pm

as9 = what you sit on + vowel + our friend NB who is here right now name minus the last letter

1:27 pm

tx mOM.. got it

1:28 pm

great clue and it's even a real word!!!

1:28 pm

ty mom

1:28 pm

I need the first ro5/10 please

1:28 pm

and, of course, red. I am bragging too much!

1:29 pm

you can NEVER brag too much about your kids

I think Mom is right, you really cant never brag too much.

1:29 pm

I am very lucky!

1:30 pm

ro 5 just the hen but with a double vowel

1:30 pm

it's also lucky that the music is so good. I would be silent as the grave, if not

1:30 pm

i wish i could put up photos of my dress on Flickr, but i feat the dear fiance may see them, and we cant have that!

1:31 pm

thanks Boo - should of had that **slap**

1:31 pm

yay, I just got all the r's

1:31 pm

yw Mom

yay ruby.

1:31 pm

**FIREWORKS**

congratulations Mom!!!

1:32 pm

congrats to mom, doing a little happy dance!

1:32 pm

back! all bandaged up. ewww :D

1:32 pm

congrats mom

1:32 pm

oh hey, well done Mom!

1:33 pm

welcome back NB - I used you in my clue - feel special now?

1:33 pm

thanks all - this was tough puzzle today

1:33 pm

I only have 69 words

1:34 pm

VERY, Mom ;) I always look for myself in the puzzle. I'll consider it me if it says "nancy", "jesse" or "young" - and NONE of them ever show up!

well ruby, I only have 67. I had to do my morning excersise...

1:35 pm

clue for the first tr 5

1:35 pm

oh my lap top is lovely I can read the chat, see the grid and the stats and type even with my ridiculously long nails, it's like being reunited with a best friend

1:35 pm

your shortened game name is in a couple of todays words. Well I better get ready for my meeting - have fun and see you all tomorrow. ((hugs))

1:35 pm

tr + opp of off + vowel

1:36 pm

ty

1:36 pm

((mom)) see you tomorrow

bye Mom!

1:36 pm

(((huggles NB)))

1:36 pm

see you, Mom!

1:37 pm

bye mom

1:37 pm

and ooh, Eva, I feel so loved! I wish you could put your dress on flickr too, but can't ruin the surprise for your lucky man!

1:37 pm

gd night everybody

but you might could change your icon here briefly for us....

1:38 pm

hrm. lemme see if that would work...

1:38 pm

fireworks

xongratulations Boo!!!!

1:39 pm

congrats boo

err, congrats/

1:39 pm

*holding breath to see the dress*

1:40 pm

bye all. See you tomorrow.

bye boo!

while we wait can someone help with the E in the left hand corner, the lower left corner?

1:41 pm

same, Katie! I looove wedding dresses...they definitely beat the traditional wedding dress from back home, which is kind of hard to look at

oh no, shes run off with the dress.

1:43 pm

ok, i think im all updated. dunno how well you will be able to see anything (and keep in mind the dress isnt yet fitted either!)

1:43 pm

ooooh Eva, I LOVE the way it falls in the back! so graceful!

1:44 pm

help with the first (?) ac 6/24 please...and I am voting to see the dress

1:44 pm

this is the designer's website's photo: http://tinyurl.com/yc5n2tu

1:44 pm

I am a sucker for anything wedding!

1:45 pm

when i went to buy it, the designer was in the store, so she gave me a few freebies, such as the extra length needed (since im a little tall) and the crystal buttons that only go part of the way down the back will go ALL the way down to the kick-pleat on MY dress. :)

1:45 pm

tall eh? some people have all the luck ;)

1:45 pm

I thought once I was married I would be 'over' the wedding thing but honestly it's been two years and if anything I am worse I love everything about them

1:46 pm

and the front of my dress will be altered to a bit of a sweetheart neckline

1:46 pm

NB, i think im the same height as you, my darling. but apparently in wedding-dress world, thats tall. ;)

1:46 pm

which one is it?

1:46 pm

right got the web site which dress is it evan

1:47 pm

oh, i thought that link went right to the dress! it is Style No: 31793235

1:47 pm

I don't think 5'5" is tall in anyone's world, Eva ;) I'm just silly about it 'cause Leo is a giiiiant

1:47 pm

I had to get a longer dress as well but luckily my designer was a sweetheart and I didn't have to pay more

1:47 pm

ahh, im a whopping 5'6" sometimes theres an extra half-an-inch, if i stand up straight. ;)

1:48 pm

I'm 5'5" and they actually suggested me get it in petite so I wouldn't have to have it altered

1:48 pm

i'm 5'11"so needed quite a bit of length.

1:48 pm

LOL! I'm 5'5" with shoes on and a VERY straight back. Leo is 6'5" - see what I have to deal with? ;)

1:49 pm

they basically said that if i was going to wear flats, it would be fine, but if i was going to have even a kitten heel, i should order it taller. normally, you have to pay for extra length (as katie said) but the designer also gave that to me for free. :)

1:50 pm

what a pretty dress!!

1:50 pm

TY, MizH! i have to say, it actually looks SO much more gorgeous in person!

1:50 pm

you are quite welcome

1:51 pm

whenever i was looking for dresses, i kept picking dresses from this one designer. well, she was going to be at the shop for like 2 days, so i made sure to be there when she was there!

1:51 pm

nice!

1:53 pm

NB, i was this tall when i was like 10 or 11 years old, so i have always had this complex of being a giant! it wasnt until college when it dawned on me that 5'6" is really not THAT tall for a girl. :)

1:55 pm

it's a lovely dress EvaN. I always think that yours are so much cheaper than ours, although I was gutted to find out that the dress I loved was the second cheapest I tried on!

1:56 pm

lol, Eva! Well, I was tall until I moved to the UK...people are just giants here. Lots of Leo's shirts just look like dresses on me, LOL!

1:56 pm

i dont know that i would say mine was cheap... my ideal dress price was like half of this one. but i just fell in love, so i went for it!

1:56 pm

I was this tall at 14, it was very hard as a teenager but I love it now

1:57 pm

I'd love to be as tall as you are Katie - bet the air is fresher up there ;)

1:58 pm

I think you have to EvaN it is a really special day and you need to love your dress. I didn't mean your dress was cheap it just seems that we have about a 20% markup on your prices. some of my friends have gone to NY to get their dresses they are so much cheaper for the same dress

2:01 pm

ugh...how many times am I gonna enter "nuance" today??

2:01 pm

i hear ya, katie. whenever i have gone shopping when over in england, i have been amazed at the prices there.

2:03 pm

another hint please--an5/12

2:04 pm

an + opp of pro

I keep trying to fit astronaut

2:06 pm

hello all, making panko coated chicken breasts. I made a rub to put on the chicken before the panko. also roasted potatoes, green beans and a salad. hope the other people in the house like it.

2:07 pm

Hi Peri. Sounds yummy. Do you have guests?

2:07 pm

Omg Steve - frustrating how close that is to fitting!!

hi peri, time for a visit i think.

2:07 pm

hey CJ, thinking of having a meet up in Phila this summer

my phantom is nuance.

2:07 pm

you are both welcome to come visit, cj and red

2:07 pm

no, I live with 3 other people

2:07 pm

ty judy

2:08 pm

Yes. We talked about that last Saturday.

2:08 pm

welcome angel

2:08 pm

2:08 pm

2:08 pm

2:08 pm

2:08 pm

Hey, NB--you're almost in the grid today!

indeed peri!

2:08 pm

oops

2:08 pm

oops

2:09 pm

down to 9 and may have to list damn!

2:09 pm

never used panko bread crumbs before or a rub for that matter

2:12 pm

almost, Judy! I'm gonna want more than that - where's my Y?! ;)

2:12 pm

i'll be your Y, NB. ;)

2:13 pm

yes, you do deserve the full name!!!

2:16 pm

LOL Eva! Leo literally -just- came up behind me and said the same thing - great minds think alike!

2:19 pm

i like him already! *waves hello leo!*

2:19 pm

Leo really is lovely isn't he!

2:19 pm

Hi Leo!!!

2:20 pm

oh he's in the kitchen now, singing along to the radio ;) but I'll tell him his fanclub were looking for him...LOL

2:21 pm

lol I'm off to the kitchen too as I must eat then play again with my laptop!!

2:28 pm

well all, im afraid its time for me to head home... wish me luck that the rain holds off, as i forgot my umbrella!

2:28 pm

see you later, Eva - try dodging the raindrops! ;)

2:29 pm

(((huggles to NB))) (huggles to leo)))

2:43 pm

afternoon all

2:51 pm

can anyone help please with an5 ?

2:52 pm

I'm working on that one right now, too

2:52 pm

an + opp of pro

2:52 pm

an5 an plus not for

2:52 pm

(thank the monkeys for that one)

2:52 pm

:)

2:53 pm

got it !! thanks very much

2:55 pm

4 to go ;)

2:58 pm

* sparklers *

2:59 pm

* sigh of relief * (to finish) * sigh of disappointment * (to have to return to work)

2:59 pm

l8r g8rs! * poof *

Jilli - are you here?

3:07 pm

hi all

3:08 pm

I need help with the so/7

3:08 pm

sorry just got here today

3:09 pm

Bekki -- so + babble ***** Boy from England, change the sometime vowel to a regular vowel

3:09 pm

or so + na 5/12

3:10 pm

and good afternoon every one

3:10 pm

hi mom

3:10 pm

thank you mom

3:10 pm

Hi jmcnrick

3:10 pm

hi Bekki and you're welcome

3:12 pm

now the to/7

3:12 pm

how can nano not be a word?

3:12 pm

I know, jmcnrick, I have tried that many times

3:13 pm

I know jmc I have tried it about 20 times

3:15 pm

*marches in circles with protest sign reading: nano deserves respect*

3:16 pm

is there really to4/7

3:17 pm

I don't see one Katie

3:17 pm

phew I thought I was being thick

3:17 pm

i don't see how

3:17 pm

all to 4's are 4 point words

3:18 pm

hi everyone, clue for the ec7?

3:18 pm

plz and ty

3:18 pm

{{LBD}} Hello

3:19 pm

hi (((MOM))) did you have a nice mother's day?

ec7 = environment + music

3:19 pm

hi lbd

3:19 pm

ty, PinnyPoppins

3:19 pm

ec 7 .... ec* (helping the plantet) + some people are **** deaf

3:19 pm

hi JMC

3:19 pm

I did LBD, thanks. How about you?

3:19 pm

I need to 7/32

3:20 pm

much better clue Pinny, and hello

3:20 pm

ty mom and pinny

3:20 pm

that is what was just clued Bekki

Hi Mom - thought your s was better!

3:20 pm

lol Pinny, oh no, yours was :-)

he he he

3:21 pm

fireboids away!

3:21 pm

congrats LBD

hope that's not too painful LBD?

3:22 pm

to7 is heavy poundage + extra consonante + french for water

3:23 pm

well 84 down and 21 to go and I am going blind. Better come back with some fresh eyes.

3:23 pm

no pain, just relief!

3:23 pm

OH si$* there are two e 7's ... I am sorry Bekki

3:24 pm

oh man, I am so messed up .... rofl, to 7 ec 7. ...not even close

3:24 pm

I QUIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

what were you saying about needing those fresh eyes, mom ;)

3:25 pm

there are two e7's one is ec7 the other is en7

3:25 pm

wow, need them more than I thought

i've got 32 to go and think i'll take a break now and come back re-energised in a bit

3:26 pm

bye bye Darlings

3:28 pm

What does the 9 start with?

3:31 pm

whoo hooo lbd

3:31 pm

bye mom

3:32 pm

*fades back into office wood work*

3:32 pm

as9 cadfan

3:33 pm

Thanks :)

3:33 pm

must go try and plant some seeds. i personally think it's too early, but hubs insists. *sigh*

3:34 pm

really? wiccan not a word? or is it considered proper noun?

3:39 pm

now I'm looking for co 7/32

3:39 pm

also co 7/36

3:40 pm

costs

3:40 pm

sorry

3:43 pm

congratulations for baby 2bit

3:52 pm

thanks jmc! I'm continually amazed and awestruck by her

3:56 pm

also by how true all those cliches about changing your whole life actually are :-)

4:02 pm

as 9 is it related to the word before it?

4:04 pm

meliae ... no it isnt.

Hi people..

4:05 pm

and hi everyone.

4:05 pm

ok, thank you will keep looking

as I know some people read thru the chat log to keep up on things, and I don't know who is on when - I just want to say a little something/leave a message for those involved/concerned:

4:07 pm

I can give a clue if you need it Meliae.

4:07 pm

still looking will let you know, thank you

JC/J.C. is indeed Julian Clary. For some reason, his character keeps coming under attack on here, and it's most distressing to not only him, but to those of us who are his friends. I wish those who have a problem with him would just keep it to themselves and find something better to occupy their time/their comments here on the chog.

4:07 pm

sorry for interrupting saint.

That is all. And not a problem mo. ;)

4:08 pm

and I think J.C. is OK.

As do I mo. thanks for saying so.

4:10 pm

YW.

4:10 pm

my phantom is nuance, I keep trying to make it work lol

4:11 pm

so frustrating, isnt it!!!! lol.

4:11 pm

I am perfectly willing to welcome him with open arms when he apologizes for making personal choices of a babbler fodder for his blog.

4:12 pm

my phantom is nano

4:13 pm

I seem to have missed something here.

4:13 pm

personal choices of a babble fodder for his blog? me too mo

4:13 pm

??

4:14 pm

mo, your dog is cute

4:14 pm

a babbler decided to get a pure bred dog and JC posted that information with a diatribe on his blog

4:14 pm

we all say lots of things here but like vegas what happens in babbleland should stay in babbleland

4:15 pm

just scrolled back - I'm a friend of JC's and think that was well said, Saintfranny :)

4:15 pm

that is the source of the animosity

4:15 pm

oh I see, yes I agree that what happens in babble stays in babble

4:15 pm

I have no opinion on JC I don't know him

4:17 pm

un 5/14 please

4:18 pm

nm got it

4:18 pm

sorry mel

4:18 pm

9 to go and stuck might be time for a cup of tea lol

Hello all.

4:20 pm

Hello Red

4:20 pm

sorry ... called away ... phone. ty Bichon its not mine just a picture of a dog that looks like a friend of ours.

4:20 pm

and, things have gone way too far. he didn't mention the babbler in question in his blog...he was writing about the situation, since it frustrated him. Not a personal attack, at all.

4:20 pm

ok I will take a clue for that as 9 please

I will say I have no real opinion of JC, I actually found him annoying and pompous prior to the dog situation, but I just left each time he arrived thats all.

and it will be what I continue to do.

Now, moving right along.

meliae, the as 9 is what you maybe sitting on, (part of your body), a vowel and a shorter version of our beloved NB babbler.

4:22 pm

as9 ... donkey + opp. of off + l**** (an old weapon)

Mo, that is a much more succient clue!!! I lvoe it

Julian Clary plays Babble???

4:23 pm

thank you Mo

4:23 pm

ok, I give up ... who is Julian Clary? Never heard of him/her.

4:23 pm

ty red ... I liked yours too!

4:23 pm

yw meliae

4:23 pm

ac 6/24 the first one please

4:24 pm

ac7 is a tree.

4:24 pm

doh! thank you

4:25 pm

A British comedian, ch1 :)

4:25 pm

4 to go!

4:25 pm

yw.

4:25 pm

ah, thanks NB :)

4:26 pm

ca c/21, first one, please

go meliae. I still have 35. I need to concentrate.

4:27 pm

I am missing that one too Bichon

4:27 pm

nm, got it

was away - so a delayed thank you to NB. xo

4:27 pm

Chiming in here -- jmc, it was NOT a purebred dog -- it was a mixed breed "designer" dog. Julian was blogging that people should not be encouraging such "breeders" and he did not mention the babbler's name. It was the principle of the thing -- he is ardent about rescuing homeless animals instead.

4:28 pm

ca6/21 ... if you ca**** solve this clue I will be surprised!

ah there you are Jilli. yes, well put.

4:28 pm

mo, I like you dog

had no idea that was a word and not two Mo.

4:29 pm

bleh lol ty Mo, and Firewords for me!

4:29 pm

regardless he took recognizable information from babbleland . . .and considering i have my very own personal stalker i find that disturbing

4:29 pm

I thought you said it well, too, franny -- and thanks, NB, for your support.

4:30 pm

it's nothing at all akin to stalking Jmc...this is, after all, a public place.

4:30 pm

well, can we let it lie, please? This is supposed to be a friendly place and all this has scared off quite a few people.

4:30 pm

congratulations meliae.!!!!

4:30 pm

jmc, what's this about a stalker? Are you okay? (Regardless of our personal opinions about things, we babblers always look out for each other, don't we?)

I'm wondering actually why this is being brought up at all? I mean, JC can come and chat any time JC wants to. I will not be here, but thats certainly not the end of the world.

4:31 pm

Personal attacks should never be a part of Babble, nor should divuging other peoples information, with that said, If you dont like someone ignore them. I for one am uncomfortable with all of this and do not like to see the family being divided up.

4:31 pm

ch1212, so we should, but JC has suffered undeserved scorn.

and of course part of my problem is that I never really liked him in the first place.

4:31 pm

well if anyone here starts writing about what i say and do in the chog outside the chog i will quit and that will be that

4:32 pm

JC has left because the other day he came in for a chat and to play the game and was greeted by vituperation that would make your hair curl.

4:32 pm

We will respect your personage, jmc -- I think (hope) I speak for all.

4:33 pm

ooo what a good word! vituperation

4:33 pm

that's the problem Red - there is a small clique of babblers that are making things very difficult for him, and being very unpleasant

Well, I would not have done that Jilli, I would have simply removed myself from the chat, which I think is the more appropriate thing to do. Dont like someone, dont chat with them.

4:33 pm

Wel, I wish nobody ill and shall leave now -- busy day.

4:33 pm

Here's a thought: This discussion has reminded all of us of the need to be respectful of our differences. So can we acknowledge our need for greater compassion of ALL... and maybe have a group hug ... ?

4:34 pm

well then I think that should be passed on to the boss of Babble and that should be the end of it. If you see someone being rude send off an e-mail, and that should be the end of it all.

4:34 pm

that is pretty much what i do red, but i think if he would accept some responsibility for talking about the chog outside the chog he would receive much better reception

I love Babble - believe it or not, it's been a lifeline for me during some really tough times, and I'd be sad to think anyone felt unhappy playing such a super game.

Jill - I concur. That's why I didn't go into details... and for the record, I myself was put off by this whole mess months ago and didn't visit babble at all til just recently. When it gets nasty and name calling ensues, and someone's REAL LIFE character is assaulted/questioned, that person deserves to be defended. So, that is all I have to say on the matter. The people in question should take it out of here - yes, a 'family' of sorts meliae.

4:34 pm

((HUGS)) Jilli

4:34 pm

er can i skip the group hug?

with jmc, not really into the huggie thing.

4:35 pm

well... okay, jmc ... since you asked so sweetly. We'll blow kisses your way...and to NB, and jilli, and stFranny, and pinny...and RED :)

jmc, I am glad to see your superman back up

4:35 pm

*grabs red and runs into pb to avoid hugs*

4:35 pm

LMAO JMC

JM - not to belabour this, but really, I think some of your info is wrong. No person was identified in any way outside the chog. It was the ISSUE, not the person, that was discussed. A "reference" to a person involved in the issue is not the same as Talking About said person. Ok. done.

4:36 pm

And meliae {{ hugs }}

hides behind jmc!! and hands cookies out from the PB to deflect huggies.

4:36 pm

I am hoping it keeps me feeling like i can stop a locomotive

4:36 pm

I read the blog and it was recognizable

4:36 pm

I don't see what's wrong with mentioning the chat log outside the game. Errrr, it's a word game, not a cult...

jmc, I hope you have no current need to do so.

4:36 pm

some of the people in babble land are shy elsewhere and this is a place where they can feel free

4:37 pm

Can we just drop it? why are we even discussing something that does not involve us? those who are slighted/involved need to talk to DR and just let this stuff get out of the chog

4:37 pm

this week there have been lots of trains headed my way red

thank you Meliae. I am sorry JC is having a hard time, but at the same time, I do not miss him.

4:37 pm

sensible, meliae.

JMC, what on earth is going on train stopping lawyer woman?

4:38 pm

co 6/21

4:38 pm

just lots of difficult cases with major deadlines and calls late at night asking for help

I just discovered that Haagen Daaz choc choc chip ice cream is amazing

4:38 pm

hello all!

4:38 pm

ch! do you know about our babble meet up in Olympia in August???

does not sound fun at all.

4:38 pm

Mexican beer you serve with lime Bichon

4:39 pm

co6/21 - ring around the sun or Mexican beer

4:39 pm

STIDDY! ((HUGS))

4:39 pm

LOL pinny! as I recall, anything Haagen Daaz is pretty good.

4:39 pm

Hey Mel! how are you today?

4:39 pm

hola

4:39 pm

tyvm Vicuna

4:39 pm

Stid! Meetup? August? No -- are the details on your profile?

4:39 pm

hey kje!

seriously - i've always hated chocolate ice cream. then i discovered the belgian choc one and loved it, but the choc choc chip kicks ass!

4:39 pm

doing wonderful every day is better than the last

4:39 pm

haagan daaz ice cream is amazing in pretty much any flavor

buenas kje, como estas?

4:40 pm

hola kje come esta?

4:40 pm

so glad to hear that mel.

4:40 pm

BTW Stiddy I am now in Portland (live here now) I need to catch up with Pini and let her know what has happened.

it really is! i've even forsaken my beloved ben+jerry's cookie dough for it

4:40 pm

wow i can't even spell in spanish

4:40 pm

muy bien

4:40 pm

yes, ch, details as far as we have them in profile

4:41 pm

I am about to start class again, so if I disappear, you'll know why.

4:41 pm

Ah, I see it is! Stidmama, Beloved and I are booked to fly east that week to visit in-laws :( but next get together for sure! (Hopefully next get together will be closer to Seattle too. I live about 1.5 hours north of SeaTac)

4:41 pm

ah stid... I wish I had had babble when i was in grad school

4:41 pm

crumble! LOL and jmc will be HERE instead of THERE! LOL

I should go to grad school some more.

4:42 pm

I was trying to remember when I started playing Babble the other day seems like I have been here forever lol

4:42 pm

you can look on your profile, mel...

4:42 pm

oh kje thanks for letting me know about feather's project I have a $50 credit at donor's choice

4:42 pm

Stid, before I forget -- please, please let us all know when you graduate. We will want to celebrate!

4:42 pm

i started in 2008 when stuck in bed with my ankle on an elevator

4:42 pm

why red? not enough aggravation in your life?

4:42 pm

brb going to look at my account info

4:42 pm

bummer ch1212

4:43 pm

great jmc!!! she will be thrilled... I love that we can support her

exactly stid. career advancement.

4:43 pm

I won't go to the graduation of course, but it will be next June (2011) IF I get through!

4:43 pm

JMC will be here? Really? I was just thinking, I need to ask her if she ... oh, there she is! JMC, do you have an email in your profile?

4:43 pm

almost three years, mel!

4:43 pm

oh darn it does not tell you in there when you joined

4:43 pm

help on the two E tiles on the left please?

4:44 pm

it says you have been a member since June 9, 2008.

4:44 pm

one is a ec 7/32

4:44 pm

Melia, click on your profile as if you were someone else and it will tell you.

4:44 pm

it's on your actual profile page...

4:44 pm

en + pretend on stage

4:44 pm

then who who pretends

OK, I am heading over to the list 33 left.

4:44 pm

then plural

4:44 pm

oh that must only show when I went pro

4:45 pm

No, it's when you started. (It says 2007 for you, not 2008.)

4:45 pm

because I know it has been longer than 3 years

If only "enator" from Phineas and Ferb were in here.

4:45 pm

lol

4:45 pm

No, I see you don't. JMC, please email me (address in my profile.) I worked with a non-profit in Portland at one time, and my boss has spoken at the International Peace Conference. Wondering if you know him.

4:46 pm

hmmm maybe I had a diff name but I dont think so

4:46 pm

afk a sec brb

4:46 pm

rats it is only a $25 credit

4:46 pm

saw your post this am about humidity there, red... and kinda makes me feel better about NOT going to FL ; )

4:46 pm

I don't know then, mel. my profile date is accurate.

4:46 pm

every penny counts, jmc

the weather kje has been super!!!!

4:47 pm

telephone. bbl

the humidity really is not noticable.

4:47 pm

didn't you say 89% humidity today?

4:47 pm

that's a lot of humidity!

4:48 pm

later ch. ((hugs))

81% but it really was great.

4:48 pm

drat. my fellow students are beginning to reconvene.

4:48 pm

I am TOTALLY not ready for this afternoon.

4:48 pm

LOL - 81 then... high! my hair would be curling all over the place

4:48 pm

houston where i grew up was at 80% humidity except when it was raining

4:48 pm

stid - fake it

4:49 pm

that's my usual technique, kje! (so far I have them all fooled)

4:49 pm

good girl!

my hair was a little odd, but, spent the day running, then being in the gym (ouch) and swimming, and then reading it was awesome.

And now I feel bad for stating pubically on the chat that I do not like JC.

4:49 pm

why was your hair odd, red?

4:50 pm

oh oh... gotta go. drat drat drat.

probably the pool,

4:50 pm

*waves adieu sadly* *poof*

4:50 pm

stay awake stid!

4:50 pm

red... forgive and move on... too late now

oh darn it Publically. that is what I meant and its spelled wrong too!!!!!!

4:51 pm

LMAO!!!!! just saw what you wrote... NOW you should be red

yes, it was not a freudian slip.

ok going to list, hangs head in shame.

4:53 pm

14 left here, will list at 10

4:53 pm

i think you do not have to feel bad -- public people cannot be liked by everyone

30 here, I am weak, the list looks nice.

I am sure there are many who dislike me here.

4:54 pm

besides his humor is very blue

4:54 pm

i find that hard to imagine red

4:54 pm

hello peoples, just popping in to say hi!

Ata how is the new squishy cast??

4:54 pm

Hello, Ata.

4:55 pm

*Admires Ata's cast free behind*

4:55 pm

red - it is OK, I like some, I tolerate some, and dislike a few... and sure I am in those 3 categories as well for different folk... we are a diverse group - no biggie

4:55 pm

take ata - I tolrate her ; )

4:55 pm

oooh it' s cool! Literally LOL, so much lighter than the cast from hell

4:55 pm

crap - tolerate... durn it

for a while kje, I thought you disliked me a lot.

4:55 pm

tolerate! *gasp*! :P

4:55 pm

that sounded like a heinous cast, ata! ankle to groin - omg!

4:56 pm

you red? LOLOL

as long as you do not pubically tolerate. you are alright kje.

yes, I was sure of it. You disappeared a lot for a while when I came on, I was sure it was me!!!

4:56 pm

it was really hideous. and then falling down over my ankle bones. horrid!

4:56 pm

pb kje

4:56 pm

ata!!!!!!

Ata it really messed up your vacation!

Hey jmc?

4:57 pm

The thing about babble fights is that with few exceptions, they fade quickly. It seems that fame keeps them going...and going...and going...

4:57 pm

hey sam

4:57 pm

it did, put a marine biology person in a marin ebio paradise and then tell her she can't go to the beach!

hi samantha.

4:57 pm

i did not start that conversation uni

I just wanted to bring something to your attention--you know that Google indexes the chog here?

I felt for you a lot ata.

4:57 pm

Poor, poor Ata.

4:57 pm

It's not really fame that keeps this one going, it's a small group of people who won't let it go.

I know that samantha.

4:58 pm

ata - love your new micro photos - such fun!

4:58 pm

no thank you for mentioning that but since my name is never here that does not bother me so much

4:58 pm

okay... to the list

4:58 pm

you would have to know how to search for me

4:58 pm

No blame or worries, JMC. I just wish my opinions would be so resolutely heard, defended and opposed :D

4:58 pm

no, it#s not NB. Not being funny, but you don't know the whole story of it. Just saying.

4:58 pm

crossy,s back for a few more;)

4:58 pm

LOL uni... no you don't

4:58 pm

I loooove my macro lens! It's the best thing ever!!!

4:59 pm

UNI!!!!!

4:59 pm

OK, last en5?

Well, on a Google search for "jmcnrick" the Babble archives are the second or third hit, right on the first page.

4:59 pm

Google indexing = chog records? Everything is kept forever and ever, amen!

but jmcnrick isnt her name or even very close to her name.

kje, you are going to beat me, I got so distracted by chog!

4:59 pm

Kje, you're right. I don't. I like my side of the fence.

5:00 pm

and i do not think my stalker knows that "name" but thanks sam for pointing that out

5:00 pm

Ata - I am one of the few people who has heard both sides of the argument. I'm young, not stupid...

5:00 pm

Also, how did you just notice me, Ata? I checked out your butt like five minutes ago!

5:00 pm

So the "show yourself doing something unspeakably stupid" ic4 theme would be a bad idea.

5:00 pm

if you say so. about the argyment, not the youth!

That's fine. I'm not trying to change jmc's attitude or opinion; I just didn't want her to be under the illusion that this chog is private.

5:00 pm

how were - for example - Liz and I affected initially?

did I miss a controversy?

It's all good. I just thought I'd bring it up.

5:00 pm

mmm chog is abuzz....

5:00 pm

and i appreciate the info sam

5:01 pm

LOL vi... or nude self portrait day

5:01 pm

hi crossy

5:01 pm

howdy jmc

5:01 pm

no one know the last en5?

5:01 pm

yep kap and i hope it is done for the day

5:01 pm

en5 - French boredom

5:01 pm

so happy to have lickety back!

5:01 pm

NO ONE would want to see my nude self portrait

TY Vicuna.

5:01 pm

the french are soooooo good at en5!

5:01 pm

shoot... should have seen that - ty!

I have a nudie photo, but Only my face and toes show, the rest is in bubbles.

5:02 pm

Oh, Liz. That was a bad scene. Be good, Ata! *cracks whip. with love*

5:02 pm

I'm bad at en5. I like things too much to pretend that I don't.

5:02 pm

just saying ... there's alwas 2 sides to each story

5:03 pm

reminds me of that scene from french kiss

5:03 pm

oooo Vi, I need to talk to you *will email in the morning*!

5:03 pm

quite, Ata. that's why I consider myself lucky to have heard both - getting to decide for myself was not a luxury many here enjoyed

anyone have a clue for to7/32? last one...

5:04 pm

Okay, Ata. I wait with bated breath.

Errr. Look, I am not a stalker, OK? But you might want to be SURE that they don't have this name, because I (knowing only the Babble alias) have just discovered your name, email addy, and phone number. And I'm pretty sure I could find more if I were looking.

And how is everyone today? Did anyone have a good lunch or something else>

5:04 pm

er red just how did you make your living that you are covered with bubbles

5:04 pm

pffffft. Seeing as you didn't answer my question ... but never mind. We can agree to disagree!

5:04 pm

well that is disturbing sam

5:04 pm

I was just about to ask that web

hangs head in bubble shame.

5:05 pm

bubbles are gooood

bubbles hide many flaws.

5:05 pm

crossy dives quietly into the grid...sploosh

5:05 pm

and look pretty!

Yeah. The FB Babble page is apparently also indexed by Google, you use your email address publicly, and, well, it's just there. Google is ubiquitous and kinda scary.

5:06 pm

red.. I am eating a "tasy" lunch now... not so good for me, but not too horrid, but yummy

gives crossy's dive a 7.5/10

5:06 pm

what's tasy?

kje is eating a taser?

5:06 pm

eh? what question did I miss?

5:06 pm

tasty... typos abound today

5:07 pm

lol good typo!

5:07 pm

Nothing beats the pubic typos..

5:07 pm

or the pubic ons

5:07 pm

ones!!

the idea that some people might not be liked makes me feel insecure...

I also know who you work for, more than one email addy, your religion, and what you look like. And now I'm done, really, because I'm not trying to scare you. :(

sorry.

5:08 pm

Uni, you really should even be trying to type with the pubic area. No wonder you make typos!

5:08 pm

urf that's me misinterpreting uni's cleverness *facepalms*

5:08 pm

*not*

5:09 pm

where#s FM when we need her!

I looked up my public information on some site that is supposed to have everything, and it was wrong about most of my vital stats, like age, b'day, marital status, children...

5:09 pm

I feel so misunderstood. :)

5:09 pm

indeed, Kaplan ;)

5:09 pm

yes, disclosing oneself pubically is the best for the day - LOLOLOL

I try to avoid that.

You think they had someone else, Kaplan?

5:10 pm

kaplan... by this age, I know some like me and some don't... I can't worry too much about it, life is too short

5:10 pm

urf it#s very hot having a cat constant;y draped round one's neck

5:10 pm

to7?

indeed.

5:10 pm

Well, you did leave Sily. She must warm you for all the time you were away now.

5:11 pm

oh wow, down to 2 7's

5:11 pm

she#s like a little furnace

5:12 pm

Hot stuff, eh?

5:12 pm

not a cat fan... that is one reason why - they must always lie on me even when I am sneezing and shooing them away

the idea that my constructed persona might not be popular is too, too distressing.

According to the stats I have all of one seven, and I'm not sure which one that is. I've been spending too much time Gogoling.

5:13 pm

i hope you are joking, kaplan

that and the fact that Lena Horne is no longer among the living makes this a very solemn week.

Me, joke? Never!

5:13 pm

contructed persona? Did you buy a kit at Radio Shack?

5:13 pm

I've got more than one archived babble chat to prove that my persona can be disliked. And more to show it can. Good balance.

5:13 pm

she's only clinging cos she came back from caqttery today!

We are all constructs, and my kit comes from Amazon.

5:14 pm

uno

go kje go. 19 here...

5:14 pm

wow, knight - longtime!

hi knight.

5:14 pm

hi knight!

5:15 pm

count your blessings - i'm still looking for my persona, I think i lost it in nogales

5:15 pm

mine is a d-i-y home model, kap, which explains a LOT

5:15 pm

finito!!!!

mine came from the hospital I work at, thus I am just interchangable with a lot of otehrs.

5:16 pm

yay kje!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!kje

5:16 pm

since no one clued to7, I will assume you do not have it (and not that you do not like me - LOL)

5:16 pm

Mine definitely doesn't come from amazon. A local indie bookstore, maybe, but not the big A.

5:16 pm

to7 - to% with a fench vowelly ending

5:16 pm

Goodmorning everyone. Hi Ata, made it home in one piece that's good

5:16 pm

oops another typo... sigh

5:17 pm

Congrats kje

5:17 pm

to7 - Big weight merged with french water.

5:17 pm

to7 - to5 + french vowelly ending

5:17 pm

much better clue uni

Yeah, classy clue.

5:18 pm

hi Lyn!!

may I congratulate myself publically again? I have finally managed to safely cut off 75% of the dogs toenails.

5:18 pm

oooo thats very much worth congratulating

5:18 pm

Good job Red!

5:19 pm

yayay red!!! (trying not to look horrified)

You may congratulate yourself publically, which I understand is how things are done here today.

thank you Ata. his were so so long and he was threatenng to bite, but today went really really well.

5:19 pm

Publically congratulating myself pubically? I think not.

lol uniq.

5:20 pm

well done!!

And I can tell he is walking a lot more comfortably now.

I feel a bit SMUG ata.

5:21 pm

I bet you do!

and relieved.

5:21 pm

smug red???? just doesn't have the same ring

well, I do feel smug, trimming this dogs toenails has on one occasion required complete anasthesia.

5:22 pm

wow!

He does not do well with being touched on the feet.

5:23 pm

foot nonfetish?

5:23 pm

pubically displayed foot nonfetish?

5:23 pm

poor Teulu. So many dogs are like that

5:23 pm

LOL

5:23 pm

sorry red... that was so funny

exactly. and my own fault for not overhandling them as a puppy, but today, I ran him, and about 30 minutes later I saw my opportunity....

5:24 pm

hiya! ooooh, must go read chog

and I cut away and cut and cut, I have to use an adult nail clipper, the dog trimmers make him nuts.

5:24 pm

some just never like it though, handling or non-handling

5:24 pm

hi weed! (truly not worth the scroll back except for red exposing herself pubically)

Well, Ata, I think I have figured it out from now on, he has to go running. He is a sucky runner though.

5:26 pm

hi feather

5:26 pm

nope, not as fun as i'd hoped

5:26 pm

just sent some money to your project

5:26 pm

Total sidebar, but I am going to see Iron Man 2 in a few hours and wondered if anyone here or lurking had seen it yet?

5:26 pm

however, the sounds from my bathroom are hysterical. wish the chog had sound sometimes!

5:26 pm

you wore him down, red... no energy left to fight

calling Moive man, paging movie man...

5:26 pm

(nick and daniel are in the tub, splashing, making baa baa noises, and causing general mayhem)

5:27 pm

my sis did, uni - she said it was fun

It woked out great, why did I not think of this with my last Boyfriend?

5:27 pm

i want to see it... looks like a diversion

5:27 pm

I'm a pretty ridiculous Marvel nerd and am thrilled - movies are only 5.99 a ticket on Tuesdays here. Total college graduate attitude to life.

LOL niquity, THe Christian Radio station gives it a 3 stars out of five....

5:27 pm

uh oh... wondering how red would have used that with her BF

5:28 pm

oooo I soooo want to see it

5:28 pm

heard mixed reviews on ironman2

5:28 pm

weed?

5:28 pm

Also went to see The Losers last week. So many gorgeous men, on *such* big screens. JDM!

5:28 pm

yes?

5:29 pm

mmmm JDM!!

5:29 pm

oh, jmc, was that to me?

5:29 pm

i bought a bed

5:29 pm

i'm getting slightly confuzzled by chat.

My screen name from another board is in this grid and I didn't even see it.

5:29 pm

YAY!!! which one?

5:29 pm

Really, jmc? Haven't followed any real reviews, but am a little surprised. And Ata - OH MY! JDM in most of a tux, much of the time, gorgeous!

5:30 pm

oh oh MUST see!

5:30 pm

JMC!!! THANK YOU!!!!

5:30 pm

none of the ones you saw - LOLOL

clue for the so seven?

Wattle.

5:30 pm

just skyped you

5:30 pm

aww, lol! link me on skype

5:30 pm

so 7 is the as9 minus the as

5:30 pm

No so7 here, must be one of the two I am missing. Sorry.

TYVM kje.

5:31 pm

wet nekkid boy is here, must run. love the bed.

5:32 pm

yes feather the donation remark was to you

5:32 pm

thank you so much!

5:33 pm

weed had to run... kids loose naked in the house

5:33 pm

doug got the wet nekkid one

5:33 pm

and she's baaaa-aaack

5:33 pm

you are welcome and you should thank kje too since she had it on her profile.

5:33 pm

the titanic sinker is still in the tub

5:33 pm

aww, thank you kje for reposting! i always feel slighlty guilty to be pushing it so much on my page, lol

5:33 pm

depending on their age nekkid kids loose are to be prefered

5:33 pm

expecting to hear a loud splash sppon

5:33 pm

there's an iceberg in the tub?

5:34 pm

nah - it is for the kids, weed, no guilt

5:34 pm

I just hadn't seen you feather

5:34 pm

he was very cute. came out wrapped in a towel, dripping hair, said "i'm dry!" i said "no you're not!"

5:34 pm

and I already had a credit

5:34 pm

ha

5:34 pm

no guilt at all!

5:35 pm

good evening :)

5:35 pm

hi waver wb

5:35 pm

hi again waver, welcome

5:35 pm

hi Waver

5:35 pm

earlier on here: husband: you're not allowed to go have a shower unless Im around in case you need help me: oh ... me: um ... don't you notice I already have wet hair? silly man

5:35 pm

did anyone post clues?

5:35 pm

i'm limiting myself to posting about it once per day.

5:36 pm

lol ata

5:36 pm

lol ata

5:36 pm

How sweet of him Ata

5:36 pm

lol clever hubby ata

5:36 pm

lickety is up sam

5:36 pm

he's sooo observant!

5:36 pm

thanks kje

5:36 pm

lickety is up today! whoo hooo

5:37 pm

now now ata

5:37 pm

he was being thoughtful

5:37 pm

he was. for once ;)

5:37 pm

i mananged to score a leapster at the garage sales this weekend for only 10 bucks, the kids have been loving it! can't wait until we can have more so they get more turns on it, and also get the good cartridges with it.

5:37 pm

Howdy group! My head is spinning from reading through the chog. I will just get back to the grid!

5:38 pm

then give the poor shlub some positive reinforcement

hi jmb, sorry about the pubic exposure

5:38 pm

hi jmb

5:38 pm

lickety is not up on MY pc. and yes, i did refresh

5:38 pm

oh gosh, if I encouragement him now, he's going to want to eat my food for me in case I fall over doing it!!

Any clue for the so7?

5:39 pm

that is wonderful feather

5:39 pm

well, sam... don't know what to say, he is up

5:39 pm

so+a shorten version of NB babbler

5:39 pm

so7 = as9 - as

5:39 pm

Sometimes a restart will kick it into gear, Sammy.

oh man I am missing 4 all the U's!

5:40 pm

not daughter + ****y drew (sometimes vowel need to be replaced)

2 left

5:40 pm

un + **mpany B bugle boy

5:40 pm

and plural

5:40 pm

ok, I should go and sleep. Got to get house in order tomorrow morning for mother to come and stay for a few days!

whoopsy

Thanks, all, I got it.

5:41 pm

be careful ata - new cast does not mean you can take risks!

5:41 pm

Sleep tight, Ata dear!

5:41 pm

un & US secretive agency

5:41 pm

Sending dreams of JDM!

5:41 pm

bye ata!

5:41 pm

I'm being very good and very careful, I promise!! :)

5:41 pm

bye Ata - and Hobbit and Sily

and fireworks!!!

5:42 pm

and be careful around those pets... they are fall makers

5:42 pm

ty Uni dear! wheeee! :)

5:42 pm

pb kje

5:42 pm

whoo hooo red!

5:42 pm

Hooray for Red!

5:42 pm

oh what's the use, jmc... I live in there anyway

5:42 pm

ok, really should go this time, gotta go read stories. we're reading "Jack and Annie" stories, from the Magic Treehouse. This one is "Tonight on the Titanic" which might account for the earlier bathtub play!

5:42 pm

yayayay red!!!

5:42 pm

wtg red

5:42 pm

bye weed

clues?

5:43 pm

lol kje

5:43 pm

no thanks red

5:43 pm

and YAY red!!

5:43 pm

the far left N?

kje, that was not funny

5:43 pm

na4 babblet

5:43 pm

plural babblet

the far left n is the shortened name for the Ms Drew person. or our beloved babbler NB

oops follow kjes clue.

5:44 pm

oh well, red... at least I am not flashing in the grid....

I should just go!

5:44 pm

were not these 2 words also in yesterdays as well?

someone enjoyed the flashing, I am sure the lurker persons did.

5:45 pm

crossy streaks across the chog whilst opening his trench coat for the occasional flash

5:45 pm

clearly i didn't find them yesterday either

5:45 pm

gotta go home bbl

whoo hoo, crossy has been losing weight!

5:46 pm

OK, I am off... sleepy... catch you all later

5:46 pm

*runs nekkid out the chog*

5:48 pm

fwappa...fwappa...FWAPPA!

Ooohhhh. Special request, I have to go start pizza dough. Back in a bit.

going to leave this nakid party to drink tea and wait for a new NCIS!!!

5:49 pm

hi. can anyone help me with na5,12????

5:50 pm

na5.12 Mrs Reagan, change to y to a vowel

5:51 pm

Thank=you!!

5:52 pm

I really appreciate the help. It was the last one I was stuck on that kept me from fireworks.

5:52 pm

Congrats Shooshoo!

5:53 pm

Yaahhoo thanks again lynxx

5:53 pm

bye fer now.

5:53 pm

Bye. Beautiful dogs! WH Foxies?

6:10 pm

hi all :)

6:10 pm

2 left -- the ec 7 and the as 9 --- help!!!!!

6:13 pm

ec + vowel + sound

6:13 pm

as9 = what you sit on + vowel + na5/12

6:15 pm

ty knight

6:15 pm

ooh -- missing the to 7 as well

6:16 pm

add two vowels to the end of the to5 before it

6:17 pm

ty again

6:17 pm

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

6:17 pm

everone finished, or does someone want clues?

6:20 pm

just read your profile, Knight --- healthcare is never free -- has to be paid for somehow. Ours is supported by taxes, employee contributions and employer contributions -- still better than being faced with hundreds of thousands of dollars in medical bills, however.

6:23 pm

agreed nan, health care costs. What BHO is proposing will be a disaster for this country.

6:24 pm

we already have gov;t run healthcare in the form of medicare/medicaid/ and VA. All are on the brink of disaster.

6:24 pm

don't see how -- better than nothing. My husband underwent quintuple bypass surgery last fall. The whole thing, including a mediflight to a major centre for the surgery cost us $160.00. If we lived in the states, we sould now be bankrupt.

6:26 pm

there are too many unknowns to make that statement. It is impossible to generalize from one anecdote.

6:26 pm

I think the trick is to have comprehensive medical/dental care that covers preventative visits/procedures --- that certainly goes a long way to reducing health care costs.

6:27 pm

But that would be true for anyone requiring treatment in Canada

6:32 pm

Doesn't look like anyone here need clues, so will be on my way. back at the flip :)

6:32 pm

Just to clarify, insurance does not reduce health care costs (it slightly raises them because it is addtional overhead). Insurance spreads the costs among the paying members based on perceived risk by the insurer.

6:33 pm

you are talking about private insurance companies ? -- the problem there is that they also want a very big piece of the pie

6:33 pm

in a capitalistic society, if there is not profit, there is not reason to be in business

6:33 pm

It may not reduce medical costs overall, but certainly to the individual.

6:34 pm

That is the best reason of all for having a federal government run medicare program.

6:35 pm

The government running (ruining) healthcare is a disaster. Medicare is broke. Most states cannot afford medicaid and the VA is overwhelmed.

6:36 pm

All of the gov't run healthcare systems in america are horrid

6:38 pm

That's why the hypocritical senators and representatives DO NOT use gov't insurance, they use private insurance. When OBAMA signs his family up for Obamacare, then and only then will I consider it.

6:41 pm

1. Anyone with the wherewithall will buy excellent healthcare on his own. 2. Medicare is broke because rhe money put in was used by gov to finance wars. 3. Arguing with an admitedly biased person is a waste of breathe.

6:41 pm

just to clarify, having insurance does not mean access to healthcare. it means that the bill will be paid when you finally get healthcare. Without a profit incentive, it will become increasingly difficult to get healthcare.

6:42 pm

You also have to remember that the "right" is voting against things that they wanted themselves. Just sour grapes!

6:42 pm

who's arguing?

6:43 pm

when did the right ask for this?

6:43 pm

castos

6:43 pm

oops!

6:43 pm

I'm trying to stop nan. Futile. And noone said there wouldn't be a profit. You can be sure the ins co's are already making changes, just like the credit card companies. And now I'm shutting up. I'm not into futility either

6:45 pm

if everyone could just share a good game of boggle, everything would be alright! :)

Knight, even the most partisan economists of the Chicago school agree that health care is not a good subject for pure capitalism to work, because of the inequalities in information that are inherent.

I have nothing against capitalism, but the system just flat out doesn't combine well with health insurance

6:48 pm

tell that to the insurance companies - they seem to be doing well.

That's because they have both more power and more information in the otherwise "free" exchange.

6:50 pm

Help with the ec7,32??? Please before I pull my hair out? I'm stuck on eco and can't jog my brain out of it!

6:50 pm

ec + vowel + sound

6:54 pm

it eludes me...

6:56 pm

ah ha!!! thank you knight!

You had the first three letters right, now add to4 (means noise)

6:57 pm

e - SE - SE - E - SW - W - W

6:57 pm

got it! thanks everyone. that one really makes me kick myself!

6:58 pm

ican

6:59 pm

9 left ... bbl to hopefully finish

7:07 pm

hello, help with 2nd co7 pls

7:08 pm

The co 7/32 is co 6/21 plus another vowel periwinkle

7:10 pm

ty Min but I do not have the co6 either

7:10 pm

dinner was a success!!

7:10 pm

The co 6/21 is the name of a mexican beer periwinkle

7:11 pm

I'm glad your dinner was a success. What did you eat

7:11 pm

ty Min for the co6/7

7:11 pm

yw

7:12 pm

I made panko coated chicken breasts. I put a rub on the breasts before the panko. string bean, green salad and roasted potatoes

7:12 pm

the key is to soak the chicken in butter milk for at least 6 hours, makes it very tender

7:12 pm

That sounds like a good dinner, but what's panco Peri

7:13 pm

Ilive with three other people and they all liked i

7:13 pm

panko is Japanese bread crumbs. you can find it in regular supermarket

7:13 pm

I will make Cranberry porkchops tomorrow for dinner

7:14 pm

sounds like a plan Min

7:15 pm

After 39 years, I'm just starting to cook. Better late than never.I cook 3 nights,hubby cooks 3 nights and one nite we either go out for dinner or get take-out.

enable does not like witches i see

7:16 pm

I tried Wicca too, Owl

7:16 pm

I don't like witches either 72 Temple Owl and hi there

7:16 pm

proper noun.

hi! i tried wiccan

7:16 pm

I know but treid it anyway

7:16 pm

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

7:16 pm

"christian" doesn't count either, so.

ty, hurshy. i bow to your superior untellect

and time to sc5

7:17 pm

Bye 72 Temple Owl! I will see you tomorrow in the log!

who has the list? i'm goign to tough it out alone

7:18 pm

lickety is up

7:19 pm

Lickety's is up and running today 72 Temple Owl, YAY

ty! bye peri and min

7:22 pm

if you're still around, TO, you need not leave, i'll shut up.

you odn;t have to shut up. i am not social and am using the list now to finish up

7:25 pm

kay. i just didn't want to drive you away if you wanted to chat.

nope. night,all

i am sorry if abrupt, hurshy, just don't really want to chat

7:28 pm

it's ok, i just didn't know if i annoyed you. i don't really want to chat either so i can understand that.

7:30 pm

owl gets cranky on occasion

7:31 pm

we all do but if I am I just lurk

so do i .

7:32 pm

i don't attribute things to other people's crankiness, i attribute it to me being annoying.

7:32 pm

guilt issues? are you Jewish?

i was not cranky. just ill. bu tthat is changing.

7:33 pm

Hello rururocks! How are you? Welcome to the puzzle

7:33 pm

nope, not jewish. guilt ridden with no excuse for it. now i feel guilty about that...

7:33 pm

Hello pugmama763!How are you? Welcome to the grid

7:34 pm

ill & cranky how are you?

7:35 pm

well hi & bye all just popped in but not feeling motivated to finish this grid.Going back to Boggle...Later taters!

7:36 pm

Sorry to hear you are ill and cranky.I am fine,but my allergies are kicking my butt.Trying not to be cranky

7:36 pm

Goodbye pugmama763!I will see you tomorrow maybe

hurshy, are you still here?

7:44 pm

yep, just 2 to go!

7:45 pm

aha, got 'em

werll than i beat you! sorry if i seemd to snap at you, i did not mean to. .

7:46 pm

Hello everyone

7:46 pm

hello all

7:46 pm

i didn't think you snapped at me, i just worry about bothering people. thanks though. and congrats!

7:47 pm

help with to7 pls

7:47 pm

Is this a usual small-but-toughie?

night all!

7:47 pm

no, it's not too tough.

7:47 pm

to7 is a french based word... i think it's like a trunk.

7:48 pm

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

7:48 pm

no, husband grew up in france, he says it is a cask or a barrel.

Can anyone help me with the an 5 and an 6? They

y last two words and they're making me crazy

7:48 pm

A to 7/32 is to 5/10 plus two more vowels periwinkle.

7:49 pm

an 5/12 is an plus first 3 letters of New England state

7:49 pm

The an6/21 word is an5/12 plus a vowel SamanthaJoy

wow, I never even tried that direction--I was assuming they were a plural pair. Thanks so much, and fireworks!

7:50 pm

ty hursh, will keep looking

7:50 pm

ty hursh, will keep looking

7:51 pm

got it, ty hursh

7:51 pm

min's clue is prob easier.

7:51 pm

It's also a rear passenger compartment in a car, or the cover for said compartment ..

7:53 pm

fireworks

7:53 pm

tor. I think we have a game in scramble and it is your turn

7:53 pm

(hoping someone will notice my new icon picture)

7:53 pm

see you all tomorrow

7:54 pm

very cute icon, gwenski!

7:54 pm

Oh yeah, I forgot .. Later peri

7:54 pm

Thanks. They aren't even a week old yet.

7:55 pm

oh new twin babies - how sweet - congrats gwen to you and your family

7:59 pm

Congrats Gwen! Those are very lucky babies. Not only are they twins but they were born on my birthday. A very auspicious day to be born indeed!!!

7:59 pm

They were a bit early, and are still in the hospital. They were 3# 14 oz and 4# 7 oz at birth.

8:01 pm

If they had come a day earlier, they would have been born on our anniversary.

8:02 pm

they needed their own special day - no offense gramma gwen

8:02 pm

No offense taken! And you weren't the first to mention that! :)

8:03 pm

time for bed - night all

8:04 pm

Night Mom!

8:06 pm

sweet dreams help-mom!

8:06 pm

hey all.

8:06 pm

down to 42....

8:07 pm

evening!

8:08 pm

gooooo stid!

8:08 pm

Hiya Stid and feather!

8:08 pm

hey feather!

8:08 pm

oooh! we have a lickety list!

8:08 pm

watching lost, so very distracted. just thought i'd come hang out.

8:09 pm

I am ignoring a homework assignment I need to get done.

8:10 pm

I'm ignoring Deadliest Catch.

8:10 pm

still need the two E tiles... please?

8:10 pm

I am ignoring work I should get done tonight

8:11 pm

we are all kinda being bad apparently

8:11 pm

Will this help: a Civil War Re-e7

8:11 pm

thanks gwen!

8:12 pm

that's the one in the corner...

8:12 pm

one more for NBT

8:12 pm

I can't help with the other, but it's ec7

8:13 pm

thanks again *thinking*

8:13 pm

ec7 - start of green science + musical sound

8:13 pm

oh, it starts like an environmental word and ends with a sound word... (NBT!)

8:13 pm

Thanks kje!

8:14 pm

down to 35. Will get something printed and brb...

8:14 pm

yw

8:17 pm

kje, make sure you watch lost ASAP tomorrow!

8:17 pm

where'd everyone go?

8:17 pm

ok... last week's was bad enough... can';t wait to see who all we kill off this week

8:17 pm

hmm, how hard is the grid?

8:18 pm

I'm finding it a bit tough.

8:18 pm

on the easy side, I thought

8:18 pm

not horrid - made it to 10 listless

8:18 pm

though did slow down at 30 or so

8:18 pm

opening expert. will give it a whack.

8:19 pm

did someone say that lickety is up?

8:19 pm

Yes, lickety is up!

8:19 pm

yes, lickety is up

8:20 pm

i can only get last Thursday's. I have opened, closed, restarted, etc. nothing past Thursday. crap

8:20 pm

isn't casson a word? as in the cassons keep rolling along?

8:20 pm

I have the list in my profile too

8:20 pm

caisson

8:20 pm

hey! kje! that's me!

8:20 pm

thanks, gremlinn. I would have expected nothing less. LOL

8:20 pm

ahhh, thanks

8:20 pm

yw

8:21 pm

it's back, will be back next commercials

8:22 pm

k

8:23 pm

interesting gremlinn i have not played a mudd game in 12 years,may have to check it out;)

8:24 pm

hey again all. printer is not working. I am not happy!

8:24 pm

Read back in the chog what people are ignoring.I am ignoring hubby.Hi to all who entered while I was gone

8:25 pm

hey min. I am ignoring the weather...

8:25 pm

i am ignoring pain, discomfort and the fact that the phillies got rained out

8:26 pm

gee joey, that's no fun! *hands over soft blankie and popcorn*

8:27 pm

OMG, the popcorn is so well appreciated. between that and peanut butter crackers, that is about all i am eating these days

8:28 pm

is your tummy giving you a lot of trouble joey? *concerned mama look*

8:28 pm

back! and thanks for posting me kje!

8:28 pm

I'm thinking about ignoring my remaining words.

8:28 pm

no, not tummy. appetite is not there at all

8:28 pm

yw

8:28 pm

I wish I could ignore the stupid allergies, but hard to do when I have to blow my nose every five minutes.

8:28 pm

goldfish crackers,thats the ticket joey

8:28 pm

i can't believe i'm almost halfway in about a week

8:29 pm

what a great idea, hadn't tried those, but i will

8:29 pm

goldfish crackers,fig newtons and whiskey

8:29 pm

good for you feather.

8:29 pm

joey, I hope your appetite returns... are you at least drinking enough fluids? what tastes good to you (other than salty)?

8:30 pm

lol min,i use one box of tissue per day

8:31 pm

nothing really. I am drinking about 2 glasses of water and 5 sodas a day. even diet coke, which is a staple of my life, doesn't taste right. it is almost 4 months since last chemo. I have been told that this is not normal

8:31 pm

but i hope i can sleep tonight i have a brand new cpap machine ;)

8:31 pm

ARGH. the stidkid had unplugged the printer. *sigh* NO GOOD. he does it so he can connect to the internet... his computer has been "cut off"

8:31 pm

Hooray for cpap machines!

8:31 pm

that is great crosshair. i hope that you can

8:31 pm

I used up two small boxes the other day. I have been using toilet paper recently.A roll of toilet paper lasts longer than a box of tissue and I do the shots as well.

8:31 pm

SO7/32 please?

8:31 pm

oh im sorry joey i forgot your chemo..try vanillia ice cream,gatorade,ice water.scrambled egg

8:31 pm

lol, that would explain why it doesn't work. that fix it?

8:32 pm

youppi, cross!!! good for you.

8:32 pm

i know all about eating and chemo;9

8:32 pm

yes, it did. *sigh* but I already sent the job to the other printer also1

8:32 pm

That so 7/32 word is so plus the na 5/12 word Minski

8:32 pm

or lack of eating and chemo

8:32 pm

my mom loved the jello smoothie cups when she had chemo

8:32 pm

ice water is about the only thing on that list i can tolerate. ice cream doesn't do it at all

8:32 pm

yes,jello is good also,but very bland flavors

8:33 pm

well, not loved as much as tolerated

8:33 pm

you do not want anything with a heavy texture or sharp flavour

8:33 pm

joey, I don't have any good suggestions, except to keep trying to find the things that taste good and are giving you enough nutrition.

8:33 pm

when i had my chemo i went from 250 to 165 pounds

8:34 pm

my mom told me today she despises jello... made it for us, but never ate it... texture thing

8:34 pm

OK then how about a hint for the NA5/12?

8:34 pm

guess what her last 3 meals have been...

8:34 pm

thanks, that is what i am trying. I have gone from 227 to 164

8:34 pm

the water as you know by now has to be iced or you throw it up;(

8:35 pm

oh n, kje.... jello?

8:35 pm

and that meal replacement drink crap has to be iced as well,i could only tolerate vanillia

8:35 pm

na5/12 is name of another babbler na***thefan Minski

8:35 pm

down to 31 and completely stalled... listing!

8:36 pm

na5/12:Na**y Reagan,replace the y w/a vowel Minski

8:36 pm

I didn't realize that na5/12 is a real world. that is my mother's nickname.

8:36 pm

i am okay with just cold water, but not straight from the tap water. i have not gotten nauseous at all, just don't have the taste to eat anything much

8:36 pm

Bailing out at 17 left. Night all!

8:36 pm

first AC 6 please?

8:36 pm

thanks for both words.

8:37 pm

Hello all -- sorry your appetite is gone, joey -- let's hope it's just a phase.

8:37 pm

later gwen. see you again soon! ((hugs))

8:37 pm

well that is not as bad.i had the misfortune of throwing up 30-50 times a day.i will offer any advice if you need it joey

8:37 pm

hey jill

8:37 pm

hi stid and all

8:37 pm

me too. i really want spaghetti, but the thought just doesn't appeal to me.

8:38 pm

try scrambled egg joey

8:38 pm

Crosshair, that would kill me. i can not do it. i probably have only thrown up 5 times in my life, 4 of which were the result of drinking too miuch in combination with eating stupid things

8:38 pm

I'm lucky. Although I've had 3 kinds of cancer, I've avoided chemo successfully.

8:39 pm

ive had 3 cancers,2 surgery and one chemo

8:39 pm

i don't think that i could do any kind of eggs, not even in a cake.

8:39 pm

it was so bad joey i used to spit blood:(

8:39 pm

jillibus how did you avoid chemo that often

8:40 pm

so far 2 cancers, total of 28 surgeries in my life. enough is enough. 3 more to go though

8:42 pm

i know felling this bad is rough and i will not bother you further with advice joey but if you want to just vent or ask for food advice you can mail me at chipdip33@hotmail.com and put babble in the text

hi all

8:42 pm

first cancer was breast and mine could respond to tamoxifen. There had been some spread to lymph nodes but the oncologist felt that chemo would only give a 2% better chance of preventing a return. 2nd was colon, and no spread -- no need. 3rd was just a bcc (basal cell carcinoma), no problem. I've had 3 of those so far.

8:42 pm

thanks, crosshair, i really appreciate that a lot

8:43 pm

hey mcurl! hold on, need to add you to my babble friends...

8:43 pm

ac6 - ac + vowel + spy agency

8:43 pm

You've had it rough, joey.

8:44 pm

I'm very annoyed by the fact that I'm stuck on the SA4/5. Does anyone have that &*%$@# word please?

8:44 pm

You too, crossy.

8:44 pm

sa4 - small bags

8:45 pm

has anyone made a list- i tried to download lickety and it wont update for me- tried several times

8:45 pm

anatomical spelling

sa4 - another name for pouches

8:45 pm

Thanks guys. I swear I tried that one. GGGRRR.

8:45 pm

yes, minski -- there's a strange click clack in the back of my sa*roiliac (pl)

8:45 pm

thanks Jillibus. and to make it worse, my mom died a month after my chemo ended. I am just not doing well at all. I so appreciate the outpouring of support from babbleland

8:45 pm

i am heathy right now and blessed for all the days since and am glad to help anyone with cancer in any way no matter how small

to7? been stuck on this last one for hours now

8:46 pm

LOL jilli

8:46 pm

remember that one, kje?

tonenac

oops

8:47 pm

there. now I have appropriate friends...

8:47 pm

LOL weboggle! that looks like a town in Canada...

yippee

8:47 pm

to5 + ends frenchly vowelishly

8:47 pm

remember? never heard of it!

8:47 pm

Hi sammys mom

8:47 pm

and the grandkid is very cute, mcurl!

8:47 pm

thanks for the to 7

8:48 pm

hesser

8:48 pm

hi

8:48 pm

I have 14 left, all R, S, T, U and need supper. Back later :)

glad you liked the pics; we are all going to see the show thursday.....Son is going to be able to fly from NM to be able to see it as well.

THANKS KJE!! This one's been driving me bonkers

8:49 pm

Oh -- stid -- it was a glorious, summery day here today -- how about you?

8:49 pm

awww, web -- you didn't see my clue?

8:50 pm

no, we had summer last weekend. back to autumn for us today. I think friday and saturday won't be too bad

8:51 pm

first AC 6?

8:51 pm

stid, we hadn't had summer yet -- the forecast is good.

8:51 pm

yw

8:51 pm

ac + vowel + spy agency

8:51 pm

nbt's gonna be tough

8:51 pm

ac6 -- nice flowering plant, stid

8:52 pm

thanks jill *thinking*

sorry jillibus, no, didn't see yours

8:52 pm

got it.

8:52 pm

weed - ec7 - green science + musical sound

8:52 pm

giraffe food!

8:52 pm

how about a nudge for the AN words?

8:52 pm

bless you my friend

an + jail bird

8:53 pm

na4/4 babblet is the other weed

an5: an + opposite of pro

8:53 pm

thanks mcurl anbd feather

8:53 pm

ohhh, darnit. thanks.

an6: an5 + a vowel

8:54 pm

you're welcome? what'd i do?

8:54 pm

thanks also weboggle !

8:54 pm

en 5 the second please?

8:55 pm

RO5/10 & RO6/18

8:55 pm

en5 - french

8:55 pm

french what?

8:55 pm

got it kje

8:55 pm

oops

8:55 pm

fries?

8:55 pm

bread?

8:55 pm

french discontent

8:55 pm

french boredom *yawn&

en + & + you + me

8:56 pm

all of france is discontented

8:56 pm

see.... stid can get it with a one word clue!

8:56 pm

yet, i would love to be there

8:56 pm

as9?

8:56 pm

is the so 7 fishy?

8:56 pm

enjoying the best wine in the world

8:57 pm

so7 = as9 - as

8:57 pm

*godspeed*

8:57 pm

as9 = so7 + as

8:57 pm

LOLOL

what IS the best wine in the world?

8:57 pm

Just had a message that my computer is infected with 29 trojans, which I don't believe -- I was told to run a program to get rid. I have Norton protection and did not do as told by this intruder. Now will run a quick check while I get supper. Back later.

8:57 pm

gah. thanks kje!

8:57 pm

yw

8:57 pm

???? later jill. hope all is well with the computer!

8:57 pm

Does anyone have the RO5&6

don't run the program it told you to run jill!

8:58 pm

I didn't know computers needed condoms

8:58 pm

ro5 - perch

8:58 pm

I didn't and won't, web :)

8:58 pm

well. that was fast. anyone need clues before I finish my homework and start collecting all the materials for Thursday's real-life teaching?

8:58 pm

Cheeky buggers!

8:59 pm

RURU!!!! *gasp*

8:59 pm

YAY stid!!!

$27hadow7

8:59 pm

web, it was hard to get rid of -- very suspect indeed.

9:00 pm

*fans stid with cool air*

9:00 pm

LOL ruru

9:00 pm

what, web?

9:00 pm

answers kje! we get answers!

9:01 pm

answers? like stid finished before feather?

9:01 pm

*gloat* (not caring feather wasn't racing)

9:01 pm

no, lost. (no spoilers!)

9:01 pm

lol, yeah, you did.

9:01 pm

here's an analogy... stid:feather:: pini: ? *wicked mama grin*

9:02 pm

ummmmmm

9:02 pm

yay!

9:02 pm

now hush!

9:02 pm

was an answer filled show

9:02 pm

*looks to see if pini is watching*

9:02 pm

hushing.

9:02 pm

wondering how the analogy ends

9:03 pm

(ends with stid...)

9:04 pm

wouldn't it be funny if at the very end of lost the person controlling it all was dr g?

hmm... typing in the wrong box again... must be getting tired :D

9:04 pm

what are you guys talking about?

9:04 pm

lmao! awesome stid re: lost

9:04 pm

I am tired... clues offer going once...

9:04 pm

so7?

9:04 pm

umm, the 9?

9:05 pm

going twice...

9:05 pm

and 43 other ones?

9:05 pm

hi all! i'm back for my last 9

9:05 pm

as 9: sounds that do NOT go together.

9:05 pm

the so 7 is the end of the word

9:05 pm

hey dobie!

9:05 pm

might as well giver this damned thing up-- cannot get a list of clues and lickety won t load for me

9:06 pm

LOL feather... maybe a couple others, the first ca 4 is a "naughty" word that 3 and 4 year olds like to say

9:06 pm

sammysmom, do you want me to post the clues list in my profile for you?

9:06 pm

sammysmom. i tried and tried for lickety, and then about the 5th time, 30 minutes later, it finally loaded. don't give up

9:06 pm

had the ca4. looking at the as9

9:06 pm

lickety is loaded?

9:07 pm

i have firewords. i am out of here until the flip. have a good night everyone

9:07 pm

2nd en5?

9:07 pm

not getting the 9 clue either

9:07 pm

bye joey

9:07 pm

YAY joey!!! ((many gentle hugs)) I hope you find something yummy to eat tomorrow.

9:07 pm

thanks for the encouragement joey, but i am so tired and feeling sorry for myself tonight.... don t have the patience to fiddle with it any more

as9: as + so7

9:07 pm

french boredom is en 5

9:07 pm

as+so7

9:07 pm

en5/12 is e + double consonants plus 2 vowels Minski.

9:08 pm

as 9 is a donkey word + vowel + nickname of mrs. reagan's

9:08 pm

yeah, saw that clue for the 9 and 7, but not getting it

9:08 pm

7... all c's

9:08 pm

that would be great, if i had the so7!

9:08 pm

so + na5

9:08 pm

I tried that but I think I must have mistyped. oops. thanks.

9:08 pm

((sammysmom)) I hope tomorrow is better for you. *offers warm mug of milk before bedtime*

9:08 pm

go dobie go!

9:09 pm

ahhhh! got it

9:09 pm

thx gremlin, got it now

9:09 pm

ok, U and A for NBT

9:09 pm

go feather go! and I must go as well, need to cut out shapes for my project due tomorrow.

lol, so7 = so + ronald reagan's wife but swap the y with a vowel

9:09 pm

thanks stid

9:09 pm

so 7/32 is so plus na 5/12 word. as 9/60 is as plus so 7/32 Shirlockc. Does that make it any better now?

9:09 pm

How about the EC7 please?

9:09 pm

have fun cutting, night

ec7: ec + vowel + musical pitch

9:10 pm

environmental prefix + phones have ring ****s

9:11 pm

ec 7/32 word is ec plus vowel plus to 4/4 word Minski

9:11 pm

ty all, needed that one.

9:11 pm

thinking of quitting the grid, don't feel like searching any more!

9:12 pm

thanks. got it.

9:14 pm

en7?

9:14 pm

how many left weed?

9:15 pm

en7 = en+ what a person in a play is

9:15 pm

it's between an en5 and its plural

9:15 pm

That en 7/32 word is en plus an ac5/12 word Shirlock

9:15 pm

38

9:15 pm

being lazy

9:15 pm

doing scrabble, then bed

9:15 pm

thx min

9:15 pm

or TRYING to do scrabble

9:16 pm

I can clue you in weed

9:16 pm

yw

9:16 pm

if i can't get into scrabble, ok

9:17 pm

firewords, and now for supper and that virus check :)

9:17 pm

Congratulations jillibus on fireworks! Hooray for you!

9:18 pm

*gives jilli anti-biotic*

9:18 pm

I am done! I have fireworks!ac6/24 was my last word

9:18 pm

Heyas kids ..

9:18 pm

Goodbye jillibus! I'll see you tomorrow in the chat log!

9:18 pm

YAY minveryork!!!

9:18 pm

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

9:18 pm

Thanks ruru ;)

hello tor, how are you?

9:19 pm

I am well ..

9:19 pm

technically - antibiotics are antibacterial

9:19 pm

just sayin'

9:19 pm

Min -- your flickr pix have disappeared -- I think you need to put in your username again

9:19 pm

not ONLY b/c I like correcting ru

9:20 pm

spray

9:20 pm

Yes, I noticed that. I don't know how that happened.

9:20 pm

You're so right , of course, kje:)

9:20 pm

sprays anti-bacterial spray in kje's direction

9:21 pm

of course I am jilli... which would make ruru...... WRONG

9:21 pm

LOL

9:21 pm

<<<<she's the one who went to med school...

9:21 pm

ROFL! watch out for that spray though, kje ;)

9:21 pm

he couldn't hit me... I can bob and weave if needed

9:22 pm

ruru, it's not nice to call kje a bacterium

9:22 pm

had to reboot. back.

9:22 pm

Now, exit, laughing...

9:22 pm

(oh.. jilli.. she has called me worse)

9:23 pm

if so... then I wanna be Francisella tularensis ... you can call me tula for short

9:24 pm

ca 6,24 ???

9:24 pm

tuvlo is better

any crankiness spray there? ru delcared to everyone that i am cranky

9:25 pm

It is greek and more appropriate

9:25 pm

both are plurals, dobie

9:25 pm

*giggle*

9:26 pm

ok, help me out with the U and the lower A, and i'll list, kje

9:26 pm

(sprays cranky-B-gone in TO's general direction)

9:26 pm

i do not find you funny at all ru

9:26 pm

lol

9:26 pm

un + start of spy agenecy... then plural

ca6/24: plural of what chocolates are made of

9:26 pm

un + bugle boy of **mpany B and plural

9:27 pm

okay.. I'll leave..later guys

recalls monty python and the frenchmen

9:27 pm

an5 - an + prisoner..then add vowel

9:27 pm

ok, listing!

9:27 pm

ac4 - pimples

9:27 pm

I ca 6/21 help but write a paragraph of clues after I finish the grid. So without wa 4/8ing any more time, here it is.I'm so glad that it does not co4/5 anything to use Lickety's list. However, if it co 5/12 money in the future,I would be happy to pay for it. Sometimes my monkey ac4/5 weird and ca 6/21 help me out so I just have to sc4/5 the chat log for some clues & use the list to help me find some words. Sometimes I wish I could ca 4/5 a spell on all the monkeys so that they could find all the words for me. When I do finish grid, I usually celebrate w/my monkeys. They get bananas and I get an ice cream co 4/5. Now I'm off to change my ic 4/5 & then I'm going to sc 5/12 on outta here. I need to so 4/4 out my clothes for tomorrow & then it will be bedtime very so 4/4. Goodnight all babblers!

9:27 pm

35 left

9:28 pm

bye ru

lol min

9:28 pm

night min!

9:29 pm

thanks gremlin for having a list in your profile......i asked several times for a list but no one mentioned you .......have fireworkd!!!

feather, i am lost in lost tonight :(

9:31 pm

shhhh to! kje can't see it till tomorrow. but i loved it!

9:31 pm

first ac6 please?

it's a tree

9:33 pm

oops, yeah, just realized my words weren't in the list yet. had it already!

just saying. i seem to be persona non grata tonight.

time to go

9:34 pm

awww, i noticed you! just trying to do about 3 things at once here. about to turn off AIM if others don't shush on there!

9:34 pm

bye then

9:35 pm

how about ca6/21

9:35 pm

ty Min, that was a great story.

9:36 pm

ca + ice cream container

9:38 pm

not seeing it yet

9:39 pm

ca - can't

9:39 pm

or

9:39 pm

sheesh. thanks.

9:39 pm

ca + most of shopping place

9:40 pm

TO? you OK?

9:43 pm

19

9:43 pm

AS6/18 please

9:43 pm

go weed go

9:43 pm

as + so4

9:44 pm

8

9:44 pm

grow weed grow

9:44 pm

lol

9:44 pm

4

9:45 pm

Thanks. got it.

9:45 pm

2

9:45 pm

get it the hell down, weed!

9:45 pm

yw

9:45 pm

LOL

9:45 pm

1

9:45 pm

might take a while on this last one

9:45 pm

and she is on the brink....

9:46 pm

of....

9:46 pm

insanity....

9:46 pm

:P

9:46 pm

go-go-go-go-go-go-go-

9:47 pm

Does anyone have the ac6,24 & ac7,36?

9:47 pm

go?

9:47 pm

ok. i give. to7?

9:47 pm

ac + price.. and plural

9:47 pm

to5 but ends in french water

9:48 pm

yay! fireworks!

9:48 pm

A to 7/32 is to 5/10 plus two more vowels featherbee

9:48 pm

woohoo weed!!!!!

9:48 pm

hi min!

9:48 pm

thanks. got them.

9:48 pm

glad it wasn't a fish

9:48 pm

yw

9:49 pm

off to try scrabble again. night!

9:49 pm

gn

9:50 pm

Does anyone have the ro5,10 & ro6,18 for fireworks please?

9:50 pm

ro5 - chicken perch

9:50 pm

and plural

9:52 pm

I can't believe I missed those two words. Someone else clued perch and I couldn't figure out what word relating to the fish perch began with an RO. DUR!!!

9:52 pm

!!!!!FIREWORKS!!!!

9:52 pm

woohoo minski!!!

9:52 pm

and I am off - gn

10:01 pm

co7/36, please

10:04 pm

NM got it

hi y'alls

testing testing chocolate

10:13 pm

who has a list?

yo yo creampuff pie

10:13 pm

lol gwen apparently no one is hungry

oh, there you are . . . beginning to think the chat was broken

10:14 pm

Lickety does

lickety has a list or a pie? lol

phantom: sacajawia

10:17 pm

fireflies

10:17 pm

and good night to you all

wtg wildflies !!! ~~~ !!!

grrrr no points for acton grrrr

10:24 pm

phantom sacajou and sacaton, anyway

and astony

10:26 pm

astone, which of course works at Wordsplay

10:26 pm

unce, too

wordsplay has a weird dictionary, it take a whole bunch of plurals where it won't take the singular

10:28 pm

It's a mess, for sure

it's as if a human with little brains wne through and took out all the words they didn't like, but for some reason did not take out the matching plurals

gremlinn, how can you see the game? you have no pupils!! lol

10:29 pm

he left the dirty words in

10:29 pm

I do, they're just dark

10:30 pm

you can't see it in the small image

okay 8-)

and i can't even use a puter, cuz i have no hands lol

10:31 pm

I'm not even sure what you are

Dalek from the greatest TV show ever made, Doctor who http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalek

10:32 pm

Perhaps a particularly creative torture device

10:32 pm

Ahh, I have not seen that show.

10:33 pm

Have heard references many times though.

a very cool "bad guy" and highly responsible for making the show a big hit

10:35 pm

oh, the word I was thinking of was "acajou", not "sacajou"

shucks, don't take acajou either

10:37 pm

it does, just not in the board

that's what i meant. 8-)

10:38 pm

phantom cicerone

10:39 pm

and cicoree

oh, wow

10:40 pm

tocattas, stocattas

10:40 pm

Err, make that toccatas, stoccatas - stupid double letters

10:41 pm

"Wicca" in there but not a word

10:41 pm

I'm new... by "phantom" you mean all the letters are there, but they don't connect?

10:42 pm

Basically, yeah.

10:42 pm

Thanx <3

10:42 pm

Or close to being in there in some other way (for example just one letter missing) - it's not too rigorously defined

10:42 pm

Ahhh, that makes more sense

10:42 pm

Or the letters are almost there and you see the word anyway ..

phantom, a word you keep trying to make cuz you see it in your head, but it not there. sometimes not all the letters are there, either

10:43 pm

Or you'd have to break a rule by reusing a letter

10:43 pm

Is ec7 a fish?

so, my brain construced sacajawia and i know it's projer name and it's spelled wrong, but it's almost in there . . .

10:44 pm

Hi everybody! This puzzle is kind of a bugger!

10:44 pm

yep, had to look that up, it's "Sacajawea" - very nice find anyway

10:44 pm

Yeah, I keep wanting to enter waist -_-

oh, and a fish . . . a word that you just can't see even though it's a common word and should be easy to find

10:45 pm

terms to know: NBT, fish, flip, fireworks, phantom ... anything else?

for example, i often miss the word "nine" -- don't know why

10:45 pm

cool, danke!

10:45 pm

So is it?

10:46 pm

there is an ec 7?

10:46 pm

I guess some people say "babblet" for a word that's not commonly known but which comes in a lot of puzzles, like "etui" or "nene".

10:46 pm

hi all

10:46 pm

ec7 = environmental prefix + musical sound

hmmm, there's the dreaded troll -- someone who comes into the chat room just to cause an argument or make everyone mad at them

10:47 pm

nm got it

10:47 pm

sure, but "troll" is more universal

yeah, not a babble exclusive

10:47 pm

Thanks grem!

10:47 pm

indeeds, I know of that one from gaming ^_^

NBT = no blank tiles = player announced NBT when they have found at least one word from each tile that has words that start from it

i still need that bottom N for NBT

10:48 pm

in other words, all tiles under "Tile Stats" grayed

10:49 pm

Err, not that. I'm confused, never mind.

grem, no, that means you done finished the puzzle!

10:49 pm

most of a girls name gwen

10:49 pm

lol!

10:49 pm

Haha, yeah, that's the state I'm used to being in.

AHHHHH, TY cheryl!

okay NBT woot 8-)

10:50 pm

evening all

10:50 pm

yw

10:50 pm

I need other n if you have a clue please

wazaaap pini?

10:50 pm

nuttin' huny

10:50 pm

na5/12 a nickname for Mrs. Reagan ..

10:51 pm

no the other one sorry tor

10:51 pm

Hi pini!

other N is na4, na + a vowel + plural letter

10:51 pm

hi kimm

10:51 pm

nance

10:51 pm

na4 = na + *perating *ystem

10:51 pm

PB OOPS!!

10:52 pm

ty

10:52 pm

;)

10:52 pm

how's everyone doing tonight?

and for the newbies, PB = Penalty Box = you have to go there if you say a word in the puzzle! (just fun, there's no box)

10:53 pm

do you just remember which tiles you've gotten words off of, or is it an added feature of the upgrade?

10:53 pm

(PB = tons of treats and cabana boys for the ladies)

10:53 pm

[imaginary, of course]

10:53 pm

YEAH!!!

10:53 pm

well, there's no box officially, but off the record, let's just say they have good snacks in there

10:53 pm

lol pini

10:53 pm

hi Small

10:53 pm

hai hai

small child, do you see tile stats and word stats? look below the grid

10:54 pm

yeah nbt

cabana boys? <perk!>

10:54 pm

nope

10:55 pm

I tried this out a looooong time ago and apparently my 14 day trial period expired, imagine that =P

i'm trying to remember, but i think you see them free for a week or two, then if you don't pay to join then you don't see them anymore

10:55 pm

if a word can start on multiple tiles, preference is given to the higher row (or left-er column, if they're in the same row)

ah, okay, 14 days then

10:55 pm

then you won't be able to see the stats unless you upgrade

it's $15 to become a member and then you get all the features back

10:55 pm

You could start a new name, probably, couldn't you?

10:55 pm

really, grem?

10:55 pm

Or does it prevent you from doing that somehow.

10:55 pm

That's right Gwen

10:56 pm

I like my name =(

10:56 pm

I'll just deal with it until I upgrade

i love boggle so i paid up alsmot immediately and never "lost" the features . . .

10:56 pm

(that's a one-time fee for life)! and mucho worth it! :)

10:56 pm

$15 period. No monthly charge, it's a good deal!

10:57 pm

Cost per hour, it's gotta be the cheapest (other than free) game I've played.

10:57 pm

That is, if I can count other Boggle sites.

10:57 pm

oh wow, I never noticed it was a one-time fee

10:57 pm

no kidding, grem...ain't that the truth!

yeah, it's practially nothing compared to, say, ISP fees or phone company rates!

10:57 pm

And the best, Grem!

10:58 pm

Never gets old.

10:58 pm

sorry guys going to hit sack as work in am, wont make it to flip tonight

and after you join, you can ask lickety for his very cool babble software, that puts his clue list right into the program with the game and the chatroom

10:58 pm

g'night, cheryl

10:58 pm

night all

10:58 pm

nighty

bye bye cheryl

10:58 pm

flip means when the new puzzle comes out or something?

10:59 pm

the "friends" also make it worthwhile!

yep, new puzzle comes at midnight, Central Time (US)

10:59 pm

hoorjay for central time ^_^

10:59 pm

yes, small

10:59 pm

Oh, and "chog" is short for "chat log" - the archived transcripts of chat sessions from any previous day.

10:59 pm

So be careful what you say in here - it never goes away!

11:00 pm

I'm going to guess that "fireworks" is a complete puzzle? like in solitare?

11:00 pm

"Chog" is also short for a chicken with the head of a dog.

11:00 pm

Yeah.

11:00 pm

lol!

11:00 pm

fireworks are what you see when you've found all the words!

11:00 pm

cool cool

11:00 pm

jast

11:01 pm

ja4 = the big shark

11:01 pm

I keep doing it! The PB has my name permanently etched there!

11:02 pm

*solitaire

11:02 pm

* order engraved name plate especially for kimm *

11:02 pm

(that was note to cabana boys)

11:02 pm

;)

11:03 pm

Ha ha! I need a good cabana boy!

11:03 pm

* giggle *

11:04 pm

how many more, kimm?

11:04 pm

I phail as a movie buff -_- took me forever to figure out ja4, lol

11:05 pm

how are you coming along on the grid, Small?

11:05 pm

ROFL!

11:05 pm

23 =/

11:05 pm

you can do it...do you know what you need?

11:05 pm

no idea

11:05 pm

lol

11:05 pm

'sok though

11:06 pm

are you using Lickety's Babble Clues list (located under "Friends of Babble" below the grid?)

11:06 pm

does it say anywhere how many words can be found in this puzzle?

11:06 pm

its okay small, I only have 35 :-/

11:06 pm

let's go kiddies!!!

11:06 pm

noes >.< felt like cheating so I didn't open it

11:06 pm

there are 105 words in this grid

11:07 pm

not cheating, Small...consider it an AIDE! :)

11:07 pm

lol! "You can do it!" You have too much faith <3

11:07 pm

I try :)

11:07 pm

"encouragement" goes a long way!

11:07 pm

I think the standardly accepted rule is that it's cheating if you use some automatic word-finding program to list all the words in the puzzle, but it's not cheating to get clues or look for words on your own in dictionaries.

11:07 pm

you go, grem! :)

11:08 pm

Lickety cheats all the time ;-)

11:08 pm

naw, but I wanted to give it my best on my own since I signed on with an hourish to go

11:08 pm

...and I rather like the creativity of cluers!

11:08 pm

Lickety is "special" though! :)

11:08 pm

Thank God Lickety cheats!

11:08 pm

I guess it doesn't count since he's not playing, though.

11:09 pm

lol

11:10 pm

I don't like this grid.

11:10 pm

me either ::pouts::

11:10 pm

so, shall we throw out some clues?

11:10 pm

Yeah, too many Cs.

11:10 pm

61/105 words use a C. Horrible!

11:11 pm

sure, pini!

11:11 pm

too many letter *right next to each other*

11:11 pm

well double letters

11:11 pm

what letter, kimm?

11:12 pm

Oh yeah, six different pairs of identical letters adjacent - eight if you count diagonals!

11:12 pm

(well, not a specific tile, but what letter should I start with?)

11:12 pm

you're scarin' me, grem, and I'm done!

11:13 pm

exactly

no doubt this grid is a little cockeyed . . .

11:13 pm

Remember that one a few weeks ago that was remarkably symmetric?

11:13 pm

lol, my OCD would have loved that

11:13 pm

oo4

11:14 pm

whatcha need, gwen?

11:14 pm

oo4 = oo + **ar (russian ruler)

11:17 pm

or should I say oo + **e**e fly?

11:18 pm

or "These B**** Are Made For Walking"

11:18 pm

is that the only oo one? =3

11:19 pm

yes (thankfully)

11:19 pm

ah ha! Thanks, Pini

11:20 pm

there's an or4 with the same ending

11:20 pm

oc4 = oc + ** the world turns

11:20 pm

nice ^_^

11:20 pm

os4 = os + smoked **lmon (fish)

11:20 pm

I dun have any h words =(

11:21 pm

there're aren't any H words in this grid, Small

11:21 pm

(consider it a dead letter)

11:22 pm

I keep wanting "encore"

11:22 pm

another Wordsplay-only word: assot

11:22 pm

oh, but I thought that word doctor person said that acronym for every letter used?

11:22 pm

en5 = en + lights camera ***ion

11:23 pm

Oh, every letter that has at least one to start with.

11:23 pm

sometimes there are letters in the grid that don't start a word but may be used in a word

11:23 pm

In this board, 6 tiles have no words to find starting there.

11:23 pm

ohs, ok

anyone have the last en5/12?

11:24 pm

en + ***sance (irritant)

11:24 pm

So those 6 tiles would be free, and you'd have to find at least one word on the other 19 tiles for "NBT".

boy, thinking of millions of irritants, hmmmm 8-)

oh, DUH, got it, TY

11:25 pm

lol

11:25 pm

en + bon ***t!

11:26 pm

;)

i swear i typed that silly word . . . must a spelled it wrong

11:26 pm

maybe as "ennuye"?

11:27 pm

which also is in the dictionary - cool

11:27 pm

grem, if you're reading the dictionary, you have too much time on your hands! :)

prolly a typing problem

11:28 pm

oh, wait...that's why we're all here...too much time! :)

11:28 pm

I'm not - I just tried typing it in and see if it says "does not exist in the puzzle" - that means it's in the dictionary

11:28 pm

right?

11:28 pm

really?

11:28 pm

I like how it still lets you guess words after you've completed the puzzle.

11:29 pm

cool =)

11:29 pm

Yeah. Handy to see what will work.

11:30 pm

egads, Koda is snoring!!!

11:32 pm

~sneaks into the chog~ Hiyas everyone!

11:32 pm

Pini, I love the word "egads"! my daughter rolls her eyes whenever I say it, haha!

11:33 pm

hi meli

11:33 pm

waycot

UNO

11:33 pm

it's rather cute, isn't it, kimm? :)

11:33 pm

ho meli

11:33 pm

git'r dun, Gwen!

11:33 pm

I like it!

11:33 pm

I have moved to Portland Pini sending e-mail to you now explaining everything

11:34 pm

* BLINK * WHAT???

yay yay woot woot fire fire boing boing boung!

11:34 pm

Portland Oregon, Meli?

11:34 pm

wtg gwen!

11:34 pm

grats gwen ^_^

kay, time for a yawn and a stretch and some din-din

11:35 pm

probably, kimm...(waiting anxiously for email)

11:35 pm

take care gwen!

eeeeee--yyyyyy-aaaaa-www-nnnnnnnn

feels good, haven't finished a grid in long time

11:36 pm

Where do you live Pini?

11:36 pm

it does, doesn't it?! :)

11:36 pm

eug/spr...you, kimm?

11:37 pm

Are there any words in here that start with the F?

bye bye y'alls, TY for the klooz, gots to eats POINK

11:37 pm

Spokane, WA. I have relatives in Eugene!

11:37 pm

two, small (think COLD)

11:37 pm

I have relatives in Spokane!

11:38 pm

I used to work at Sears in Springfield

11:38 pm

almost typed that in wrong box -_- lol thanx <3

11:38 pm

'small world', kimm ;)

11:38 pm

ah ha ha! Funny!

11:38 pm

ok e-mail sent Pini

11:39 pm

thx meli!!!

11:39 pm

Oregon and Washington are so pretty

11:39 pm

yes Portland oregon

11:39 pm

<-- loves the PNW! :)

11:40 pm

yes I agree I will never leave here

11:40 pm

I use to live in Albany oregon

11:40 pm

and now I am just a stones throw away from Powells books ~grin~

11:40 pm

Well, the icon theme for today was Diamonds (hence the crown with the Koh-i-noor in it, if you hadn't read about it in my profile). Tomorrow's theme is Pearls and I'm about to change over. These were both suggested by Sprite. There's lots of room for more suggestions so please send some to her -- she's now the Queen of Themes. Her profile can be found at htpp://tinyurl.com/6z/7unz

11:40 pm

I will be in Portland for the second week in June! gotta hit Ikea!

11:40 pm

I worked up there for about 6 months

11:40 pm

I haven't been to Ikea yet...

11:41 pm

thx jilli...and very pretty!

11:41 pm

sorry, http://tinyurl.com/6z/7unz

11:41 pm

its out towards the airport I have to go to the airport in the AM son is flying out to a new job, I might have to stop by Ikea on the way

11:41 pm

I am trying to get Trader Joes to come to Spokane!!

11:42 pm

You will love it mel!

11:42 pm

Does anyone need any clues?

11:42 pm

Pretty? I think a royal crown is a bit more that pretty, lol!

11:42 pm

Do any of the words start with U?

11:42 pm

I have been getting the catalog and wanting to go, to the store in person

11:43 pm

If so I'd take U clues ^_^

11:43 pm

4 words start with the U

11:43 pm

un x 4

11:43 pm

*than (I habitually use typonese).

11:43 pm

sorry, jilli...my bad!

11:43 pm

un 4/6 un 5/14 un 4/6 un 5/14

11:44 pm

brb

11:44 pm

un + Portland is a **ty in Oregon add 1st vowel to the end of that

11:44 pm

's ok, pini ;)

11:44 pm

un+the **lumbia is a river that separates washington and oregon and plural

11:45 pm

uncic

11:45 pm

mt

11:45 pm

so here I go -- back soon

11:45 pm

Hi, all...just stopping by for a visit before retiring for the night...

11:45 pm

trying to find that un5

11:45 pm

-_-

11:45 pm

JELL! ((HUGS))

11:45 pm

Hi/bye jilli!

11:45 pm

okies Jilli see you in a bit

11:46 pm

Hi Jell!

11:48 pm

I predict 543 words

11:48 pm

evil prediction

11:49 pm

I'll be at the comp all day!

11:49 pm

300+ word grids are fun but tiring

11:50 pm

mel! 543 lashes with a wet fish!

11:50 pm

10 mins to get 75 words, ouch

11:50 pm

*72

11:50 pm

No! Don't say it, mel!

11:50 pm

eeek lol Jilli

11:51 pm

Meli...returned! ;

11:51 pm

Hi, Pini!

11:51 pm

Yep, I'm just gonna wait for the flip.

11:51 pm

415 words today

11:51 pm

hi jellen!

11:51 pm

kimm, those strawberries are making me drool!

11:52 pm

No, grem!!!

11:52 pm

Sprite Pini

11:52 pm

515?

11:52 pm

huh?

11:52 pm

just read your e-mail I am not losing my mind lol

11:52 pm

how is "torn" not in the dictionary? >.>

11:52 pm

oh I lie

11:52 pm

puzzle

11:52 pm

my eyes are playing trickses

11:52 pm

tron?

11:52 pm

it is, it is just not in the grid

11:53 pm

Tron should totally be a word.

11:53 pm

my phantom for this grid was nuance

11:53 pm

brb grabbing some tea before the flip

11:53 pm

Oh, I get it now, Meli (I think)

11:54 pm

I'll go with cacomixl - because even though it's only half there, the second half rules.

11:56 pm

I wish the C in the middle of the puzzle was actually the R I keep thinking it is

11:56 pm

silly "cross"

11:56 pm

brb - koda run ;)

11:57 pm

good evening, all :)

11:57 pm

Lovely seeing you all, but I must go...early day tomorrow...

11:57 pm

hi nan

11:58 pm

god night, jellen

11:59 pm

nini Jell, and hello Nan

11:59 pm

nighty night, Jell!

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