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115 total words

12:00 am

flipptiy flop

12:00 am

flip

12:00 am

flip

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flip

12:00 am

gah, another easy one

12:00 am

ge 7

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ne 7

12:00 am

ca 6

12:01 am

phant orogeny

12:01 am

ro 6

12:01 am

phant heterogeneity

Clues are up

12:02 am

ty Lickety

12:02 am

Ohhhhh -- Thank you, Lickety!!

12:02 am

volcano alert

12:03 am

TY Lickety!

12:03 am

hello

12:03 am

What's that mean, nan?

12:03 am

hi MLF

12:03 am

ni 6 if not called

12:03 am

goose alert

12:03 am

ty nan

12:04 am

ty again, nan ;)

12:04 am

hi kimm

12:04 am

and thanks, Lickety!

12:04 am

hi kimm -- there is a volcano and a goose babblet in the grid

12:05 am

ey8, an8

12:06 am

back and doesn't look too bad...yet

12:06 am

AN 7

12:07 am

phant goethite

12:08 am

grem did you get the AN 7?

12:08 am

I got the second one

12:08 am

oh only have 1

12:08 am

goethite? What's that, grem?

12:09 am

mineral, I guess

12:09 am

awww "itty" isn't in the dictionary =( suppose it necessitates "bitty" =P

12:09 am

cheese alert

12:09 am

phant encaenia, fennec, infect

12:10 am

phant orgy =P

12:10 am

CA 6 x 2

12:10 am

roentgen

12:10 am

N B T finally

12:11 am

well done, meli!

12:12 am

ty mlf

12:12 am

Third column N stats please

12:12 am

yw jil

12:13 am

na5

12:13 am

thanks pinik

12:13 am

yw

12:13 am

wtg mel

12:14 am

RO 6

12:14 am

got it

12:15 am

GO 6

12:16 am

gotta is too a word lol

12:18 am

2nd col I stats, plz?

12:18 am

in 5

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4/4

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thx dart * looking *

12:19 am

in6

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phant entity

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phant infant

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tannic

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WHOOPSY

12:20 am

ty sam ;)

12:20 am

I have KA 4/8 can anyone gtell me the other one please?

12:21 am

thanks samantha

12:21 am

Perhaps there will be some nice wine in the PB, Samantha

12:21 am

same one I have MLF

12:21 am

*shlurp* TY Douglas

12:22 am

ka4/10, mlf

12:22 am

its a mystery mel

12:22 am

fireworks

12:22 am

Boxing term, ka 4/10, mlf

12:23 am

wtg grem ;)

12:23 am

congrats grem!

12:23 am

wow grem grats

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wow--did you use a list or is this just pure genius?

12:23 am

grats grem ^_^

12:23 am

Brem, How in the world do you do that?

12:23 am

I used the list for part of it

12:23 am

mostly genious sam

12:24 am

YAY grem!!!

12:24 am

Hey, I ain't slamming it. It's still better than I can do by a country mile. Congratulations

12:24 am

* turns dimmer switch down on grem's brilliant genius * ;)

12:24 am

ok there is no way 9 words that start with the right 'a' lol

12:25 am

how about the LEFT one, meli? :)

12:25 am

correct...there's only 5

hi and nbt

12:25 am

may with the left A, mel, lol:)

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I thought so too, but there are!

12:25 am

stat's for the 4th column o, please?

12:25 am

hi and wtg josh

12:25 am

ops the left one lol

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I am still trying to find one of them and 3 from the other

oo5/10

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oo 5/10

12:26 am

oo7, you'll have to stay home this time

12:26 am

ty grem -- nbt

12:27 am

wtg nan

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yw - dunno how I helped!

12:27 am

70 left i am out poof

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"OTAY" Buckwheat...isn't in the grid!

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night mlf

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well done, mlf

12:27 am

I keep typing eyetooth even though I know it isn't there

12:28 am

try the pl, nan

phant tenia

12:28 am

ALMOST NAN

12:29 am

ty jill

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hehe

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hi ruru

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i WOULD GIVE YOU AN EY8

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SORRY FOR THE CAPS GUYS

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caps lock on, ruru ;)

12:29 am

ALL THE COOL KIDS TYPE IN ALL CAPS

12:29 am

MY COMPUTER IS STUCK

12:29 am

* whimpers at ru's yelling *

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* and grem's, too *

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poor ru...

12:30 am

DINT U NO THAT?

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IT'S OK I DIDN'T HAVE A HEADACHE OR ANYTHING ANYWAY

12:30 am

what a bunch of nuts

12:31 am

tough crowd

12:31 am

... anything for a laugh...

12:31 am

At least the yelling drowns out my dog's growling. I think she's detected an EEEEEBIL squirrel she's protecting the house from.

12:31 am

Hey, the Babble board yells at us every day.

12:33 am

Finally, NBT. My triumphs are tiny but they

12:33 am

're all mine

12:33 am

well done, samantha

in case anyone is wondering, babble is not the ideal comedown activity immediately following a workout

12:33 am

wtg sam

12:34 am

really, josh?

i just had to wipe sweat off my keyboard

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joshua, I just got back from a walk and I agree 100%

12:34 am

sadly, I must bid you all adieu...until we each other on the morrow...night all!

night pini

12:35 am

er...until we see each other...

12:35 am

nini Pini Rest well ((HUGS))

12:35 am

night pini

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* tootles *

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<<--- finally found a 7

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oo5 is one of those non-word words, no dictionary definition

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(Meli...keep me posted!)

12:35 am

* poof *

12:36 am

stuck at 73 and crashing -- see you tomorrow

12:36 am

I can't find a word from the middle column N :(

12:36 am

oo5: "chill, dismal, gloomy, sad, strange, strange and disquieting, uncanny"

i think it is a different spelling of something irish, douglas

12:36 am

No Google results for "define:oo5"

i have na5/14 for that one, jilli

12:37 am

Doug: leave out "define" and look at a few results

12:37 am

jillibus, it's na5/14 and means, uh, dressed well and lookin' sharp

12:37 am

ty ty ty sam -- nbt!

12:38 am

Thanks grem. No one used oo5 when I was in Scotland in 2006

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I think I need to go off to bed now. I just realized that I'm exhausted--it snuck up on me. Night night.

12:39 am

night sam and ty again

12:41 am

Good morning! I've never been on this early before, but my son is arriving in Geneva this AM and I'm all excited!!!

12:41 am

Hi ruby-early-bird!

12:45 am

Clean shirt, new shoes, And I don't know where I'm goin' to Silk suit, black tie, I don't need a reason why They come runnin just as fast as they can, Cuz every girl's crazy 'bout a sharp dressed man!

12:45 am

yeah.. found the an8

12:46 am

Doug: even lesbians?

now that you mention it i see it as well, ty ruru

12:47 am

I recalled that song when someone, Samantha, I think, mentioned na5

12:49 am

I believe ZZ Top would know about those sorts of things

12:49 am

Dr God looks like he is in the ZZ Top band

12:50 am

37 to go afk need more tea

12:53 am

hello everyone and finally nbt

fireworks, thx to lickety for last 20

12:55 am

yay josh

12:55 am

I want to point out I did start late

12:55 am

it was that blasted volcano

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Had to plug it up?

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had to remember it grem

12:56 am

thank you for talking to me

12:56 am

I'm getting a complex

12:57 am

No problem.

hello

12:57 am

One time I thought I was getting a complex, but it wasn't that simple.

12:58 am

=P

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lol I can always count on you to make me laugh

12:58 am

hi herin

how are you all>?

12:58 am

happy to be here

12:58 am

gremlin- did you see my entry earlier thanking you for listing yesterday's grid???-- for some reason lickety will not load for me-- it happens ocnce in a while and lasts for 2 or three days then clears up.. at any rate.. thanks

12:59 am

You're welcome.

12:59 am

We are well if you are well, herin

Well enough to enjoy a day off

1:09 am

It's quiet... ...too quiet

1:09 am

Time for a bit of anime before bed, thanx for all the help today <3 Nighty nights

1:09 am

Good to meet all of you

1:10 am

good night small

1:10 am

morning all

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hello ray of sunshine

1:10 am

hi sprite and west and doug

1:11 am

I'm back from doing the dishes

1:11 am

hi jilli !!

1:11 am

lol hey west, and hi jilli

1:11 am

maid's night off?

1:11 am

haha west

1:12 am

personnel these days... expecting nights of at least once a week... tsk.

1:12 am

isn't that the truth?

1:12 am

interesting writeup, jilli!

1:13 am

these themes make us live and learn, eh sprite?

1:14 am

so good jilli I have some I can test

1:14 am

learn for certain! I hope you don't mind I don't always have good writeups - must pace myself, however frustrating I am finding that.

1:14 am

from 'The Ladies'

1:14 am

Oops -- I see I have to edit out the curly quotes etc.

1:15 am

yeah these are pesky

1:15 am

Oh yes, west! Let us know!

1:15 am

you can hardly see them in the original text, but once in babble... magically they appear!

1:16 am

hello jilli, finally reaching nbt after a bit of suffering with the southeast a

1:16 am

yours are real, west. I just know.

1:17 am

sprite when we bought this house it was chock full of furniture and jewelry and clothing and you name it I still have tons to sort out but I'm getting there

1:17 am

wow a load of work but fascinating... and perhaps rewarding ;)

1:18 am

it's like the ladies were still here..they were both in their nineties when they died and lived here from 1950 on

1:18 am

they were both school teachers

1:18 am

hello everyone

1:18 am

hi flosey

1:18 am

hello flosey

1:19 am

hi flosey!

1:19 am

really interesting, west. Must have been like you could read their lives from their stuff.

1:19 am

did Grem post clues? I was able to download lickety yesterday, but not today

Sprite how is your pup today?

1:19 am

true sprite and lots of pictures and books too

1:19 am

Lickety is up, flosey, so I don't think grem did post his.

1:20 am

lady: he is ok! No more vomiting and he did a poo twice yesterday. So everything is back to normal, pfffffew I am relieved.

1:20 am

ah, darn, I can't figure this out, had lickety up yesterday but not able to get it today

That is good. Hi OSGMA

1:20 am

Now the writeup should read more smoothly.

1:20 am

oh no was Terra sick?

1:21 am

flosey, not even if you go out and back in?

1:21 am

perfect jilli

1:21 am

yes, he kept throwing up and was a very pathetic little bunch of nothing for a while.

1:21 am

perfect jilli

1:21 am

poor little thing

1:21 am

aw, poor Terra. Glad he's better now. Any idea why he got sick?

1:22 am

it comes up as a second file jilli, not attached to this! strange, but not really familiar with this computer

1:22 am

are you on a Mac flosey?

1:22 am

no west, pc

1:22 am

then I can't help

1:23 am

thanks anyway west

1:23 am

he probably ate something he shouldn't have. He is bad that way and we aren't always fast enough to grab things from his mouth. He ate grass and I think that set him off, so he could lose the bad stuff.

1:23 am

do you have the babble browser on that computer, flosey?

1:23 am

they seem to know what will help

1:23 am

was is sam who had the same problem today and said it lasts for about 3 days?

1:24 am

not familiar with that sprite

1:24 am

yeah they do. I wish they were also smart enough to not eat stuff that makes them ill, lol.

1:24 am

dogs seem to eat grass when they're not feeling well.

1:24 am

ok flosey

1:25 am

flosey, sprite means Expert.

1:25 am

oh, had it yesterday but it won't come up today

1:26 am

Expert won't come up?

1:26 am

hello everybody

1:26 am

hi rubyfoo

1:26 am

hello ruby

1:27 am

hello ruby thanks for sending John's songs

1:27 am

hi again ruby -- son arrived yet?

1:27 am

husband is on the way to Geneva airport to drop off one guest and pick up my son and his wife. Yay!

Hi Ruby

1:27 am

no jilli, and seems odd that it did come up yesterday

1:27 am

And the rain has finally stopped

1:27 am

oh how lovely!

1:27 am

great !! you can tell him in person what a talented guy he is

1:27 am

no it didn't, rubyfoo. You sent it to the netherlands.

1:27 am

The garden looks wonderful and husband's friend helped me plant my vegetable garden

1:28 am

thank you westofrd and Sprite is an official fan!!!

1:28 am

very strange, flosey. If you just use the original Babble, can't you get Lickety from below?

1:28 am

don't forget to ask him how I can order his CD, rubyfoo

1:28 am

It rained every day our guest was here!

1:29 am

I haven't even ordered any yet but he will show me how. You are so nice, Sprite!

1:29 am

nothing to do with nice, lol. I like his songs very much.

1:29 am

I have been walking around smiling for three days -- maybe it will make the frown wrinkles go away LOL

1:30 am

darn, of course, jilli - it's been so long since we used that method, have it now - THANKS

1:30 am

nothing like a big smile to make you look years younger, right?

1:30 am

Phew, flosey!

1:31 am

it might take more than a smile....

1:31 am

how long since you last saw them ruby?

Ruby I need you to fix my garden. It is looking like a forest

1:31 am

lol jilli, now to remember how to bulk add

1:31 am

1 1/2 years

1:31 am

I'm only good at the design part, not so hot at digging

1:31 am

just go down to the bottom and it's explained.

1:31 am

oh such a long time...I hope you recognize him lol

1:32 am

I'll bet your garden is beautiful, herin, with interesting and exotic plants that I wouldn't even recognize

1:32 am

thanks again jilli, will do that now

1:32 am

he's lost 20 lbs!

1:32 am

just be sure to introduce yourself

Ruby no it is a mess. It has roses at the front big out of control lemon tree and a Lantana

1:33 am

nice but he'll probably gain it all back with that delicious French food

1:33 am

roses are such a pleasure, basically no work

1:33 am

what is your climate, herin, is it very hot in the summer?

1:34 am

they'll only be here 6 days and then they're going to Italy by train. John has the trip organized minute-by-minute

1:34 am

is this grid unfriendly or am I not all clear in the head today?

1:34 am

ruby, a friend gave me an offshoot of a Little Darling rose -- I've never had one before. I hope it will get enough sun where it lives now.

1:34 am

Unfriendly imho, sprite.

1:34 am

I'm not going to the airport so that I can get the guest room and bath ready.

1:34 am

it's being obstinate sprite

1:35 am

thanks

1:35 am

what color is it, jilli?

1:35 am

Wanting at least one word to end in "tane"

1:35 am

Little Darling is a sort of light coral colour

1:35 am

I want fascinate to be a word

1:36 am

me too, doug.

1:36 am

oh jilli that sounds gorgeous

1:36 am

I keep dragging that H in the right place for that

1:36 am

almost like a tea rose

1:36 am

You can google pictures :)

1:36 am

that's the color of the house and the garden has floers in all shades of coral, pink, salmon, red, purple and blue, with a little bit of white for punctuation.

Ruby it can be hot in Summer. The issue has been it has been warm cold wet warm so the lantana has run amoke

1:37 am

I think they grew lantana in Florida, but I think the winter is too cold for that here. They are two-tone, right?

they are a weed and have 'berries'' on them

1:38 am

Little Darling in French? may be Petite Cherie lol

b.f is being mean and wont let me torch it.

1:38 am

this is my first garden and gives me huge pleasure

1:38 am

mon petit choux ;)

1:39 am

hahah

1:39 am

without the x, I think

1:39 am

yay the hawaiian goose. So glad we didn't do all those babblets for nothing, jilli!

1:40 am

Lantana does have the benefit that deer won't eat them

1:40 am

nene

1:40 am

I think so too, sprite.

1:40 am

also the volcano

1:40 am

whoops, too excite! is there coffee in the PB yet?

1:40 am

ty ruby lol

1:40 am

yes! God I love babblets. Thanks jilli.

1:40 am

I just made a pot

1:40 am

lol rubyfoo

Douglas it is a noxious weed here. Maybe I should borrow a gaot

goat even

1:41 am

I knew the goose from crossword puzzles, and it's the Hawaiian state bird!

1:41 am

too funny, I would love to have a goat but it would eat all the flowers (and everything else)

1:41 am

we used to have a very nice hawaiian babbler here, she told us a lot of great things about hawaii.

1:41 am

we have no deer here, the French ate them all!

I need one to get rid of this plant

1:43 am

the plant may eat the deer

1:44 am

Franmag is on Facebook, but I miss her here. She always followed the themes and found a Hawaiian twist every time.

1:44 am

I miss her here too

Sprite my plant would eat things it is big enough

1:45 am

maybe you can talk to her on FB and ask her to come back

1:45 am

do you speak to her on Facebook Jilli?

1:45 am

I don't use FB but it is an idea

1:45 am

she sounds like a very interesting person

1:45 am

do snakes hide in it?

1:45 am

she doesn't really have time to babble anymore :(

1:45 am

No, flosey -- I don't see heroften and she just seems to play games.

1:45 am

snakes aaaaaah

1:45 am

she is, west, but also very very sweet

1:46 am

hi ata

1:46 am

Ata!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *hugs* to you, silly girl, what did you do, hurt yourself and have a bad trip!

1:46 am

I'd love a Hawaiian connection for the winters here

ATA I hear that the cast has been binned?

1:46 am

ata!!! how is your leg? I miss you!

ata, how is your leg?(i'm not lurking)

1:47 am

I still had a lovely holiday :) but tore the medial ligament in my right knee. My leg now looks like it has some impressive bondage device on it!!

1:47 am

are too, nik lol

1:47 am

lol nikki, busted, you lurker. And hi.

1:47 am

ouch ata

1:47 am

woot. Now only for someone to share the fun on bondage with, lol.

1:47 am

how long will you be in the 'device' ?

1:47 am

ata: my son's CD came out: reverbnation.com/jrmushroom

1:48 am

you can get an aural glimpse!

1:48 am

ooo fab!

1:48 am

4 or 5 weeks I think

whoops accidently on Nikkies page again its me sandy

1:48 am

and who will walk Hobbit???

Ata have you seen the video of the cat that talks?

1:48 am

ok hi sandy ;) Oh need to email you!

1:48 am

hahah sandy

1:49 am

Husband is going to walk her before he goes to work in the mornings *sigh* I miss walking her!!

1:49 am

maybe you could hitch a little wagon to Hobbit and he could take you for rides!

1:49 am

her* sorry

1:49 am

that's an idea lol

1:49 am

now i have to start again!

1:50 am

lol yes :) I can actually walk her - slowly - but I cant drive to take her anywhere interesting

1:50 am

hi sandy

1:50 am

lol hi sandy officially!

1:50 am

it is really lousy for you, Ata. I hope it will heal up as quickly as possible, so you can go out again.

1:50 am

email me sprite - am interested

1:51 am

and no peeking, sandy!

1:51 am

Just staring, come on brains, be more smarter!

ATa:http://tinyurl.com/yc8dyxh I saw this and thought of you

1:51 am

Ata, you can only get better from here!

1:52 am

husband had xray yesterday and now is having a cat scan- something on his lung and he has never smoked or been sick

1:52 am

cuuuuute herin!

He has done a few videos

1:53 am

oh no, scary!

1:53 am

oh no sandy! hope he's ok

1:53 am

it is but I feel all will be well and everyone knows not to panic until the diagnosis is in!

1:54 am

this is what I've got: http://www.romkneebrace.com/

Hugs Sandy

1:54 am

oh sandy, that is scary

1:55 am

so sorry sandy you're right not to panic

1:55 am

{{big hugs}}

Ata I got stuck with the full solid one

1:55 am

remember, positive thinking!!

1:55 am

After all, Nik's shoulder is staying in and that's a good sign

1:55 am

ick ick!

It was all foamy and just blerk

1:56 am

ata that really looks 'sexy'

1:56 am

two birds, so far

1:56 am

ata, photograph your leg and put it on your icon

1:57 am

a very good sign

1:57 am

I'm not going to scare you all like that!!

1:57 am

lady, that vid is a hoot!

Sprite the man has made many

1:58 am

herin except for the 'voice' it looks like Pandora

Yes Jasper is the kitty. I think if you put the two side by side they would be Ebby and Snooch

1:59 am

just had a look ata, very impressive!

1:59 am

ata is that a compass on the side?

I am watching Giorgio Locatelli chef and he is just well ....

2:01 am

it's a thingy to limit movement, so I stops me bending my knee more than 30 degrees - not that I can actually move it 30 degrees anyway!!

2:01 am

Ata, for all the discomfort and everything, at least you got an impressive device!

2:02 am

are you in pain?

RUby you still here?

2:03 am

yes, trying to get as many words as I can before I start cleaning!

2:03 am

DH will be back, hopefully, before noon

I wanted to thank you for the other day. When you were looking for French recipe description I came across a wonderful French cookery site

2:04 am

what is the site?

2:04 am

email sent, sandy

2:04 am

im interested too, herin

2:04 am

no, no pain really. discomfort and annoyance and pain if I walk around too much!

http://www.aufeminin.com/cuisine/recet tes-de-cuisine.asp

http://tinyurl.com/55tol4 here sorry

2:05 am

Good morning/evening all and welcome home Ata!!!

2:05 am

hello FM

Got my attention with this set: http://tinyurl.com/2eqr8v4

2:05 am

hey FM!

2:05 am

hello FM!!!

Google should translate it into the language you can read

2:05 am

FM!!!!!!

2:05 am

Hey westie and spritey sprite and ruby and all

2:06 am

(((Ata))) how was the journey home?

2:06 am

lovely to see you!

2:06 am

very VERY long!!

2:06 am

You must be v excited ruby, isn't it today that yr son is coming?

2:07 am

yes, husband is on his way to the airport now with the guest who is leaving, hotel Hunter!

2:07 am

thanks herin I'll have my mother tell me what it says

2:07 am

I have to clean the bathroom and guestroom!

2:08 am

yay -- just over halfway :)

West Google should just translate it for you

2:08 am

but I'd rather be in here with my friends, drinking coffee etc

2:08 am

it might be fun to figure it out but thanks herin

2:08 am

Happy for you ruby

2:09 am

yay! lucky ruby!!

2:09 am

ty FM and he's bringing me his disc! Mothers' Day present lol

2:09 am

You should have got him to bring a load of his CDs with him so you could act as his European sales hub :)

West my google does it automatically

2:09 am

exactly, FM. I have been hinting at that too :)

2:09 am

We haven't figured out how to do that yet. He has a distributor in the US, but we haven't tried it yet

2:10 am

cool site, lady, thanks. Tasty stuff.

I read the cake that had 10 eegs 300g choc 300 gram cream and I kind of fell in love

2:10 am

I just hope everybody becomes a fan (like Sprite!) so that he feels encouraged.

2:10 am

jilli, toea is a phantom. Isn't that mean!

2:10 am

OMG, that cake sounds like heaven

2:11 am

lol herin

I can't eat it but still.

2:11 am

I keep trying to put in nanny since we were talking about goats before

2:11 am

one can dream :)

2:11 am

The last two words I got started with rot, which I'm deciding to take as a sign to declare moral victory and bid you all a good breathdaylife.

2:12 am

bye, douglas, see you later

2:12 am

you should try it with a different spelling on the ending, rubyfoo

- 10 egg yolks - 330 g sugar - 330 g dark chocolate 72% - 350 g butter - 120 g sweetened cocoa powder - 330 g cream I would call that a weapon of arse expansion

2:12 am

Nighty night Doug

2:12 am

bye douglas

2:12 am

Oh but what a way to go herin!

2:12 am

good night doug, take care

2:13 am

apart from the cream, my arse wouldn't mind expanding for it

I have very limited French skills. I learnt from listening to the French version of Les Miserable

2:13 am

what arse? mine disappeared in the last 5 years!

2:13 am

lol exactly Sprite

SPrite I know heavenly. I am going to try and make a red wine cake that is all there soon

2:13 am

night doug

2:14 am

cool!

Night Doug

2:14 am

and yes, sprite, I saw (didn't see) toea too.

2:14 am

red wine cake!

I spent $11 on Lindt chocolate the other day for cooking as all the other chocolate had veggie fat in it

2:15 am

jilli, I always hate it when I spot a word, am proud because I spotted it and then... it's a phantom ;)

2:15 am

and tyee

Ruby if you scan through the 60 odd pics there is a cake there for it

2:15 am

mmm Lindt chocolate

2:16 am

I'll have to do that later, when I'm hanging by my finger nails the half hour before noon.....

2:16 am

darn yes, tyee too... neither.

2:16 am

Lindt rocks

2:16 am

I'm going to go to bed now -- stayed up too late last night

2:16 am

sweet dreams, jilli!

2:16 am

sleep well then, jilli, and dream even better.

2:17 am

good night jilli sleep well

2:17 am

sprite is the pup better today?

NIght OSGMA

2:18 am

and *poof*

2:18 am

FM: oh yes! No more vomiting and he pooped twice yesterday, so all is well. Also back to lively and naughty and jumpy, so very relieved.

I refused to buy chocolate with no coco and veggie fat if I am on a cooking binge. I should have gone to the Lindt store and bought a giant block for that price

2:18 am

it's so awful when they get sick

West: http://www.lindt.com/au/

2:19 am

Oh good sprite, he is such a sweetie.

2:19 am

Sprite, have read it and replied....hmmm

2:19 am

makes you feel so powerless :( But I took him on my lap and massaged his belly very gently, and he almost went into trance from it. Shortly after he became more active. And hungry.

2:20 am

Ata you still here?

2:20 am

poor little boy

2:20 am

oh yes there you are :)

2:20 am

I am convinced that massaging them is good

2:20 am

yep!

2:20 am

oh my herin I'll have to send that to our daughter she's in love with Lindt

2:20 am

Want a visit next week?

2:20 am

Ruby gets at least 30 minutes a night

West is she in Aus?

2:21 am

yes please!

2:21 am

no she's in Massachusetts but she'll love the video

2:21 am

her daughter was there last July

2:22 am

lol Okey dokey I'll email you later today.

Grin. She would love it. You walk in and there is this big um thing that is round and has partitions that has every flavour of lindt ball they make

2:22 am

wheeeeeeeee!

2:22 am

*grin*

2:23 am

How have you survived after the 'thong' thing yesterday Mitch?

2:23 am

yay, half! now I'll get to work!

2:24 am

((hugs)) everybody

2:24 am

Good morning/evening all.

2:24 am

bye Ruby

2:24 am

I'll bet they wouldn't even notice ruby

Hi HAz

2:24 am

Haz! La Glitterata!

2:24 am

hi and bye haz!

2:24 am

hello haz

Well I am off to play a game for 30 min have fun now

2:24 am

Hello! Nice to see you back with us, Ata!

2:24 am

Teehee sandy - yes survived to fight another day :) Greetings Haz!!!!

2:25 am

bye herin I'll make you that cake and send it post haste

2:25 am

FM do I dare ask?

2:26 am

yes, I'm back!

2:26 am

hmm my posts are not posting.

2:26 am

Yes, they are, FM.

2:27 am

Ah there we go - must have been a hic up somewhere in the system.

2:28 am

westie - t'was a silly thing that sandy started yesterday re my new cleaner who happens to be male.

2:28 am

ok back, that was a weird glitch. Hi Haz! Bye lady!

2:28 am

and wears a thong???

2:28 am

NO!

2:28 am

he wore a thong during the cleaning

2:28 am

Hello, sprite.

2:28 am

please post a picture

2:29 am

but aparently he does in sandys world.

2:29 am

Mitch is a bit shy about it

2:29 am

is he good? that's all that's important

2:29 am

Well, who wouldn't be?

2:29 am

yes he is.

2:29 am

a bit racey for us, I thought

2:30 am

is he very very gay?

2:30 am

Ata, I lost your email addy when my puter went poof. Could you please send me an email?

2:30 am

wouldn't I love to have someone to clean for me

2:30 am

fairly Ata.

2:30 am

oh west, yes!

2:30 am

but first I'd have to get organized

2:31 am

sure!

2:31 am

no west, someone who would organise for you. You just point where stuff needs to go and he does it, without commenting on the dust or lack of organisation...

2:31 am

great :)

2:31 am

that would be a fairy tale sprite

2:32 am

yeah... but one worth imagining

2:32 am

I need a magic wand

2:32 am

YAy, just had phone call to confirm delivery of new sofa and armchair covers for Thursday. Sorry Ata but no more Hobbit on the sofa as they are now going to be a very pale cream colour.

2:32 am

they sound gorgeous FM

2:32 am

Ata will need to bring a blanket then

2:34 am

looool you'll manage that rule for about 5 mins :P

2:34 am

I have a rug I can throw over the sofa as Hobbit is such a princess.

2:35 am

the rule will last until the moment FM wants to cuddle with Hobbit... 5 mins is a lot!

2:35 am

glad your stuff is arriving at last, FM

2:35 am

it won't work Mitch, we have a cream leather couch and my border collie sleeps on it when i'm not looking and a rug was useless

2:35 am

5 mins - what are you thinking - 30 seconds most!!!!!

2:35 am

loooool 30 secs then :)

2:35 am

I threatened her with the dog pound but she didn't choose to listen

2:36 am

she knew you were just bluffing sandy

2:36 am

loooool

2:37 am

Will never forget the first time I met Hobbit racing up the stairs to my flat and her bum all wiggly and tail waggling - it was such a joyous moment.

2:37 am

they always know we're bluffing

2:37 am

hmmm, I woke up late this morning and only then because she was barking outside the door - I think she was worried because I wasn't up. Smart eh?

2:38 am

something to do with food?

2:38 am

no, she doesn't get fed in the morning

2:39 am

is that to keep her alert?

2:39 am

Hello everyone

2:39 am

hi lyn

2:39 am

she is very clever in a different way to the Jack Russels who are very smart

2:39 am

Hi lynxxx

2:39 am

Hello, lynxxx.

2:39 am

hi lyn

2:40 am

hey lyn :)

2:41 am

Time for breakfast and work. Happy Babbling and TTFN.

2:41 am

hi lyn!

2:41 am

You can all go back to talking, really, it's OK

2:41 am

Bye, FM, see you later.

2:41 am

bye FM

2:41 am

enjoy, FM

2:42 am

bye FM take good care

2:42 am

lol lyn. How do you like the grid so far? This one has te5!

2:42 am

bye dear!

2:42 am

bye mithc

2:42 am

mitch

2:43 am

TY that's word 7 for me. Just started Sprite

2:44 am

ah ok! It is slow for me, but am having fun.

2:45 am

shades of the early 70's, who had a ca6.30?

2:45 am

Me!

2:45 am

I do!

2:45 am

me

2:46 am

but I don't fit into it anymore... my daughter looks beautiful in it.

2:46 am

but mainly mini skirts

2:46 am

Ata! surely you were too young

2:46 am

and we wore them in the winter fools that we were

2:46 am

yes ... but I have one now :)

2:46 am

LOL they were sooo short, I tried one on recently it was tight and too short for a top even

2:48 am

I remember buying my husband and our best friend ca****s one Xmas. Thank god they only wore them at home.

2:49 am

did they look like sheiks?

2:49 am

fireflies for me! Thanks for the great company, I enjoyed playing so much. Can I help with anything before I go?

2:49 am

Yay sprite !! I would just like the stats for the 8's please

2:49 am

no sheiks in those colors!

2:49 am

Congrats Sprite!!

2:50 am

were they psychedelic?

2:51 am

an8/40 (combo with 7/28) ey8/55 (compound)

2:52 am

thanks sprite !!

2:52 am

red & back/teal & black. Mine was transparent cheesecloth but I made a skin colored shift thing for nunderneath - can't believe I used to wear it to work - in a Bank! Boy have times changed

2:53 am

it sounds really nice lyn

2:54 am

ok then I go poof! Bye all, have a great day / a lovely night.

2:54 am

Have a good day Sprite, byee

2:54 am

bye sprite happy Terra is good again

2:57 am

still there

2:58 am

Just heard about the husband and the ct scan - he doesnt have an embolism which is what they are worried about and he is going straight to the doctor with the report

2:58 am

that is good news sandy

2:59 am

That is extremely good news!

2:59 am

yay!

2:59 am

morning all..

2:59 am

hi rolin

3:00 am

for the moment , but what is it? we shall see. At least he won't have to worry overnight - good doctor to see him straight away -

3:00 am

hi Rolin

3:00 am

Hi Rolin, how are you?

3:00 am

Hello, rolin.

3:02 am

hi rolin :D

3:02 am

im ok sandy.... just dont know whether i need to be at work or not..ive messed up my diary..*sigh*

3:02 am

sweet potato kitkats?!!!

3:03 am

sweet potato kitkats?!!!

3:04 am

there are sweet potato kitkats! in Japan

3:04 am

*screwing up nose*

3:04 am

chocolate would go nicely with sw potato

3:05 am

gimme a break...( singing kitkat jingle)

3:05 am

It's 'wine o'clock' here and we are living in hope that it may rain tonight - but we have no sweet potato kitkats LOL

3:05 am

sweet potato french fries are yummy

3:05 am

I have been making roasted sweet potato fat chips sprinkled with paprika - really nice

3:05 am

ah but you have timtams

3:06 am

sweet potato chips are loooovely

3:06 am

that sounds yummy lynxx..

3:06 am

How funny! but I do like the sound of the chips, I might make some

3:08 am

I wonder why this game makes me hungry??

3:08 am

and I was assured that sweet potato is MUCH better for you than ord potato so go for it

3:09 am

yes full of anti oxidants and stuff lol

3:09 am

oh yes, it is

3:09 am

I love the modern sweet potato, I cut it up into little squares and roast them and put them into the salad

3:10 am

that sounds really good sandy...we love them just plain baked

3:10 am

with roasted cashews, baby spinach, feta cheese, artichokes, avacado, cucumber, baby tomatoes, etc

3:10 am

I love salads

3:11 am

stop !!! I want some right now

3:11 am

that sounds gooorgeous sandy

3:11 am

so yummy

3:11 am

nice Sandy. I have some so just might do that tomorrow - or a variation anyway

3:11 am

I have all the ingredients to make sweet potato muffins I might have to make them tomorrow

3:12 am

Sometimes the cashews get left out, I always burn them in the oven

3:13 am

I can't roast nuts worth a damn

3:14 am

I always leave them in too long

3:14 am

me neither, I tell myself "Don't forget them this time!!!" and I always do- black and charred

3:15 am

I originally made my 'chips' to go with some club sandwiches I made for a lunch. Felt very retro to me but my 'younger' guests were really impressed. http://allrecipes.com.au/recipe/5923/a vocado-and-chicken-club-sandwich.aspx

3:16 am

oh my gosh lyn that sounds incredible!!

3:17 am

and I have a nice ripe avocado !!

3:17 am

Looked and tasted very impressive for a 'throw together' too

3:17 am

avocado, halloumi and chicken makes good club sandwiches too

3:17 am

LOVE halloumi

3:18 am

is it a type of cheese?

3:18 am

yes, cypriot goat cheese that is gorgeous cooked

3:18 am

not keen on halloumi, maybe haven't got a good recipe for it

3:18 am

wonder if we could get it here?

3:18 am

very rich & creamy & moreish & salty

3:19 am

love a good feta or goat's cheese

3:19 am

it#s quite hard to get in the US, west. Whole Foods have it, at least in some stores

3:19 am

and my daughter is a manager there so I'll ask her

3:19 am

I love my cauliflower and stilton cheese soup it is incredible

3:20 am

perfect!

3:20 am

I had stilton cheese in London I didn't want to leave

3:20 am

gen e

3:20 am

Jo gets all kinds of weird food for me the latest was flaxseed meal

3:20 am

I first had halloumi in some weird west indian style cheese curry - sounds horrendous, tastes divine. Halloumi, peas, tomatoes, mushrooms, lots of cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, pepper and garam masala

3:21 am

now that sounds gooood

3:21 am

it does..the only Indian food I've ever had is curry I make myself

3:21 am

Ge** Pitney Marigold?

3:21 am

we're so behind the food times in New England

3:22 am

I love good indian food , it is my favourite

3:22 am

but you have lobsters and clams!

3:22 am

we do !! and we're going to Maine in a few days

3:23 am

mmmmmmmmm I love New England food!

3:23 am

At, don't take that spinach balls recipe off your profile, I am always looking for good spinach recipes

3:23 am

you're all welcome any time

3:23 am

lol ok, it's a great recipe!

3:24 am

they tell a story about prisoners rioting because all they were given was lobster

3:24 am

LOL! oh the hardship!!

3:25 am

apparently they were so plentiful they just crawled up on the rocks

3:25 am

how wonderful!

3:25 am

I know !!

3:26 am

we used to go on holiday to a place where the guys would walk through the surf at the beach and pick up crayfish(lobster) then we would get a big drum of water and a campfire and cook them on the beach - it was amazing- it is illegal these days! lol

3:26 am

sounds like so much fun..like a clambake

3:27 am

don't know what that is West, but it was amazing, so much fun

3:28 am

sounds wonderful

3:28 am

dig a big hole in the sand put in some rocks, add clams and lobsters and corn on the cob and sausages and potatoes cover with seaweed and let it all cook

3:28 am

can't do that anymore either

3:28 am

old fuddy duds

3:29 am

That sounds fantastic and similar, what great fun!

3:29 am

We would add potatoes and such to the fire as well.

3:30 am

I loved those days - the boys were walking in the surf one evening and a shark swam between them!!

3:30 am

wow!

3:30 am

brb I need to make some tea :)

3:31 am

um that would be scary

3:31 am

Everything in australia is about being outside - we have such good weather for that lifestyle

3:31 am

I know you're so lucky that way

3:31 am

we have about 3 good days a year lol

3:32 am

unless you like snow

3:32 am

Uh Oh!! Nikki is watching THAT show again!

3:32 am

which one?

3:32 am

men who clean in thongs?

3:33 am

I have seen snow, even been skiing (pathetically) but I have never seen it falling- which I would LOVE

3:33 am

now that is pretty..viewed from inside

3:33 am

she is watching the bold and the beautiful - it is the worst show on Tele

3:34 am

I think that's still on here

3:34 am

I've never seen it

3:35 am

West! and you are from the good old USA

3:35 am

I must admit I have never seen "Neighbours"

3:36 am

my very favorite soap opera was Dark Shadows

3:36 am

Never heard of that one

3:36 am

it was on years and years ago and the main character was a vampire

3:37 am

and there was a Frankenstein monster and ghosts ..it was so spooky

3:37 am

sounds cool, I always wonder when I see you guys from the U

3:37 am

from the US whether you have been on Jerry! LOL

3:38 am

LOL now that show was ridiculous

3:38 am

and he was a mayor and everything

3:39 am

and a lawyer , but I bet he made a squillion

3:39 am

probably did

3:40 am

now there are so many 'reality shows'

3:40 am

maybe I'll start the "Sandy Springer show"- but I have enough faith in our population to know it would fail

3:40 am

there's one called Hoarders and when I catch an episode I think how clean my house is

3:41 am

We LOVE hoarders

3:41 am

you get it too?

3:41 am

see that - depressing isn't it

3:41 am

It makes me think I am a great house wife

3:41 am

We get 'Clean House' too

3:42 am

oh I haven't seen that one

3:42 am

I love those shows and when I get my new house I will take something from all of those

3:43 am

A new house ..how nice

3:43 am

and you won't have to rush to get it done, will you?

3:43 am

LOL West, we are living in our shed at the moment and I am terrified of having a lot of housework to do

3:43 am

I'm sure FMitch will lend you her cleaner

3:44 am

and I will gratefully accept, except...I might keep him in the shed

3:44 am

but I know what you mean ..we're going to spend the summer in our cabin..just 2 bedroom and combo kitchen and living room

3:45 am

I did cheat and have a dishwasher installed last year

3:45 am

We have another house which is up for sale and will build when that is sold

3:46 am

we have a dishwasher in the shed

3:46 am

there you go

3:46 am

They actually market sheds nowadays which are designed just like a house

3:47 am

how is the real estate market in Aus? are things selling?

3:48 am

Perth went through a huge hike a couple of years ago and was the most expensive state in Aus. The market here in West Aus levelled out for a while and is just beginning to move again now

3:49 am

you are in a good position too you don't have to jump at the first bid

3:50 am

Indeed we are. When we sell we will have no debt and plenty of money to build and buy another property as well with no debt

3:50 am

that is so great

3:51 am

we have no mortgage either and it feels so good

3:52 am

it is and I appreciate that so much. I envisage a lot of conflict with the house tho". My ideas are 'Grand Designs" and Bruce's are the backwater cottage! LOL

3:52 am

well, you'll meet in the middle

3:52 am

maybe you can have a guest house

3:53 am

We'll see, hmmmm the 'Guest House ' will be the shed

3:53 am

what do they call them..man caves?

3:54 am

Bruce has built a little shed which is his man cave now. he is actually a little eccentric

3:54 am

a fridge full of beer and a big flat screen tv

3:54 am

Ha! Men are such amazing creatures!

3:54 am

eccentric, how?

3:55 am

and whatever would we do without them?

3:56 am

He loves his little shed, he likes collecting antique farm things, he enjoys his solitude- but above it all he is a kind, patient creature

3:56 am

sounds like Jon

3:56 am

We never never have an argument- My daughter told me the other day that she can never remember us raising our voices- I thought that was fantastic

3:57 am

that is very nice and very unusual

3:57 am

you two sound like a good match

3:57 am

I think we are

3:57 am

and what a nice example for your kids

3:58 am

I think so and the kids are really nice too. (most of the time)

3:59 am

it's hard being young these days

3:59 am

how old are your children?

4:00 am

It is much harder for them than it was for us , that is for sure. House prices are so high, work is hard to get -it is a battle for them

4:00 am

I know

4:00 am

they are 25,28,36,39

4:00 am

How old are yours?

4:01 am

43, 42, 40 and 38..3 girls, 1 boy, the youngest

4:01 am

same as me West

4:01 am

but then there are the granddaughters

4:01 am

23,22, 21...6 and 4

4:02 am

it was like starting over again

4:02 am

none of mine are married so I have no grandies

4:02 am

that's the best fun of all..grands

4:02 am

Sometimes I think that grandchildren would just be more worries- but I would love to spoil them

4:03 am

I want a granddaughter who loves horses, I would buy her a pony and take her to ponyclub

4:03 am

it's hard to explain but if you think you used up all your love on your kids you just have that much more for the grandbabies

4:04 am

a pony !! wow that would be heaven

4:04 am

I can guess that would be true - my mum is so great with my kids, she is such a great support

4:06 am

they are lucky to have her

4:06 am

you too !!

4:07 am

it's after 5 a.m. here so I think I'd better try to get some sleep

4:07 am

is your mum still alive?

4:07 am

I want to stay and talk some more but I'd better go and yes she is..she'll be 94 next Monday

4:08 am

Ok, I have to feed and rug horses now so it's been fun bye for now!

4:08 am

she's great

4:08 am

take care and give them an extra carrot from auntie Westford

4:09 am

bye

4:18 am

Hello to anyone that is still here.

Still here as I am watching an article

FM! Just arrived.

4:19 am

hi, I'm back. Got the house ready and waiting for them to arrive!!!

4:19 am

here!

4:19 am

Hi sally and excited ruby!

4:19 am

Sally. I wrote you a message on facebook yesterday but I think it got erased.

Has your guest gone ruby? And son is imminent?

4:19 am

I have a cat curled up in my arm

4:19 am

Hi herin :)

4:20 am

Here too

Gee Ata I don't think that cat missed you

4:20 am

awe lovely Ata :)

Sorry, ruby, I didn't look at fb yesterday. Will look now.

Hi Back

4:20 am

hi Infernal

4:20 am

husband took guest to airport and John should be with him now. I didn't go with, having too much to do to get the house ready!

4:20 am

no I probably erased it, FB was giving me a hard time

Hello back

4:20 am

my icon is a bit fuzzy but shows a garden visitor.

4:21 am

hello lynxxxx

4:21 am

and babble time too ruby *grin*

4:21 am

a rat?

4:21 am

hi Ruby

Fm what is that?

4:21 am

and a little time to try to calm down in here

4:21 am

tsk - a field mouse, have a pair living at the bottom of the garden.

Oh sweet, FM! Wouldn't last 5 minutes here with 2 cats.

4:22 am

we have a field mouse family living in a bush near the bird feeder; they like sunflower seeds, too

4:22 am

sweet (much sweeter than a rat)

FM it looked like a hoppy mouse

4:22 am

:)

4:23 am

this place would be heaven for your cats, Sally, there birds are really tame, the dogs are friendly, and there is a fishpond full of fish!

We have this um native rats that look like that.

4:24 am

OK I nominate rubys garden for the next babble meet.

right o nuff chat back in a few

lol ruby. Well here (where actually we think they were born) they have about an acre of mice. The birds are pretty alert. No fish in our pond :-)

Seconded FM.

4:25 am

sounds perfect to me! I'll just have to shovel out my studio so that you don't all drown in paper!!

4:25 am

We could book a coach and do Calais, then hit the Loire and then arrive on rubys doorstep :)

We could go Eurostar in style :-)

Shall we make it a surprise, FM? Just turn up?

4:26 am

ooh or even the Orient Express did that for my Mom for mothers day a while back - was brill.

4:26 am

I love the idea!

Not the Orient Express! Very expensive and very posy. But train would be good.

4:27 am

If you hear us knoking and spelling out wierd words ruby - that will be us :)

Standing outside shouting (checks grid hastily), bring out your etui! Where is the sris?

4:28 am

Back in a bit - time for lunch. Yes I know it is only 10.30 but have been up since 4 - no idea why :(

Had hail just now. Hammered down.

4:29 am

this is the first day it isn't raining but it's clouding up

4:30 am

can you imagine, a guest for a week and rain almost all the time?

4:30 am

how big was the hail? Did it wreck the plants?

Looked just like polystyrene beads raining down. Very noisy! Our plants have to be tough here :-)

4:35 am

what did I say about rain? it just started again!

4:35 am

urf. the Tesco's man just arrived. At least I have food now!

How's the leg, Ata?

4:36 am

better in a brace than the cast from hell!

So what's the diagnosis? Still as before?

4:37 am

phantom fanny

4:37 am

yep. Medial ligament. And brace on for 4 to 5 weeks, at most (hopefully)

rofl, that's not very polite in English English ruby

So what are you doing about walking Hobbit?

4:38 am

nor in Australian English!

4:38 am

too funny, in America, it's the nice way to say it!

4:38 am

sorry *blushing*

4:39 am

husband's having to do it

Yes but it means a different part of the body in America

4:39 am

oh

Poor Hobbit!

4:39 am

I never knew that

Don't think I can explain politely :-)

4:40 am

Men don't have one

4:40 am

it's OK, I won't say it again!

4:40 am

I get it, ladies

4:40 am

uhoh cat's back

Let's just say that if you are on the tube, and someone leans a bit close to you, don't say in a loud voice, "get your hand off my fanny" !!

4:40 am

brain?

4:40 am

I hope ata missed my faux pas!

Opps I forgot to pay my phone bill

4:41 am

raofl!!!

now they wont allow me to call oppies

4:42 am

and don't say fanny pack either :P

Refilling coffee mug. brb

Back. Babble is very educational, isn't it!

4:45 am

oh yes!

now ruby has learnt a new meaning for a slang word.

bah

What is or are oppies, herin?

Opps

4:49 am

lol I just managed to bend my leg a bit. It felt so impressive! Then I looked and it must be bent all of 5 degrees LOL

Ata I vote massage rubby ducky on knee

Oh poor Ata!

4:50 am

it still feels impressive though :D

Ata I will facebook you the link

4:51 am

tyty!

4:52 am

my mum's coming down to look after me for a few days

Awww Yah mum.

4:53 am

which I'm wonderfully grateful for. I can manage on my own, but I know I'm going to get utterly bored just sitting around

At least you can still Babble, Ata. Get your priorities right :-)

I think i just played computer games and playstation and babble

4:54 am

absolutely! And I need to actually write my assignment that should have been handed in last week.

4:56 am

and drawing?

4:57 am

that too :D

4:57 am

and I can scan the thing I did while on holiday

4:57 am

oh! I should show you something .... a piccy - hang on a sec

4:57 am

?? which is...

4:57 am

I'll shove it on flickr quickly

sigh I just budget changes for pensions

5:00 am

http://goo.gl/lLOr

5:00 am

there. Holly's map of St Agnes, look at it in large size and you'll see all her adventures!

I thought it was Hobbit's map?

Atta that is adorable

5:02 am

ooops. Hobbit's map :P but it says Holly on there. She's really Holly Hobbit

5:02 am

very funny - and clever!

So were was the pub were mummy went Ata?

5:03 am

it's now stuck up behind the bar in the St Agnes pub :)

5:03 am

the pub is "nice lady with treats <3" LOL

Right

Awww Ata that is cute

5:04 am

What a lovely thoughtful thing to do. Now you'll have to go back and visit it

5:04 am

I will :) We are actually hoping to pop back over the summer when I can actually walk!

5:05 am

I did a "proper" map of the island too, but HObbit's one is cuter!

awww

brb

5:07 am

Can anyone clue the two ta6's please

sorry don't ahve it

5:08 am

Hi Norma - to do with wine

5:08 am

Thanks herin

5:08 am

one ta6 is used for tanning leather

5:09 am

hi DC

5:09 am

ooo to do with tea too!

5:09 am

Are they both to do with wine lynxxx

5:09 am

hello, lyn

5:09 am

They both are Norma

5:09 am

Brilliant Folks got them both now thanks for your help

5:10 am

You are up early DC?

5:10 am

indeed. got up at 4 local time. Sister worked at 6, and bro-in-law leaves for work then.

5:11 am

You are away from home? or are they staying with you

Hey DC

5:12 am

4! eeep!

4am is going to bed time not getting up time

5:20 am

agreed, herin

5:21 am

i'm at my sister's

5:21 am

sister and her hubby both work near here, so it makes more sense for me to come here

awwwww. Uncle DC

brb

5:32 am

Clue please for te 7/32

5:33 am

te7 like the ship that hit the iceberg

5:34 am

Goodnight everyone, not getting very far with this one

5:34 am

words around the first 5 letters of that 7 are remarkably common in babble at the moment

5:35 am

Thanks and finished!

5:39 am

g'night lyn

5:40 am

congrats, gran

5:49 am

oooo I saw lots of ga6s last week!

6:01 am

i had no idea that was a bird, thanks to the similarly-named media company here

6:02 am

ooo yes, it's a big fierce thing!

6:24 am

Hi. Nakey is to a word! My granddaughters love to run around nakey after the tubbie.

6:41 am

Helloooo out there. Is any1 around? What has happened to my fellow Babbleonians? A curse on the cursor? Bueller? Bueller?

6:43 am

Help, I've stumbled on ag's and I can't get up. Ag6 and 7. Anybody?

6:43 am

hi, gramma. i have no AGs yet

6:45 am

Ah..there are people left. I was worried, the chat had stopped

6:45 am

found them. hm.

6:46 am

clues pl

6:47 am

ag6 - makes me think of greek.

6:47 am

ends with not fresh state

6:47 am

add cons for ag7

6:48 am

tks I will look

6:48 am

thanks dc, great clues

6:49 am

oh, good. clear enough for someone :) hi, annie

thank you for those, dc

6:50 am

hi dc, it was the suffix that gave it to me

6:53 am

tks got them

6:56 am

glad to help :)

err is anone elses babble gone weird?

7:11 am

herin, not today but yesterday the screen just went black and I could not get back into babble expert

7:11 am

???

Must have been a me glitch. ANnie I got your letter thank you

7:11 am

oh good, that was quick

I was pleasantly suprised

I am watching Juno.

7:13 am

and Juno is?

movie

7:13 am

enjoy

i am

Do you know anything about the film?

7:16 am

no, i dont

7:16 am

brb, phone

7:24 am

hello again

7:24 am

morning all

hello again

7:24 am

help with lone i on bottom pls

Dont be so boring is my clue

7:25 am

ty herin

7:26 am

Are there 15 words that start with one of the Ts and 10 that start with the other one?

7:27 am

yes

7:27 am

thank you

7:27 am

I am stuck on the letters with only one word

7:28 am

the lone i is just silly...

7:28 am

me, too, peri

7:28 am

I hve that one

7:28 am

or the k and the e's

7:29 am

have one k word, rhymes with red and white candy at christmas

7:29 am

thanks peri

7:30 am

don't see any of the

7:30 am

A words on the right

7:31 am

one is ag5/14

7:31 am

almost greek

7:31 am

bet... aerial...

7:31 am

wrong one... I'm dyslexic today...

7:31 am

thanks, amelu

7:32 am

other is an5/10 refering to

7:32 am

ruby, looking for the ag5

7:32 am

I only have two

7:32 am

needed that one amelu

7:32 am

I have 3 ag from the right one... Oh, good.

7:32 am

I have no ag words

7:33 am

ag5/14 sounds greek

7:33 am

goethe

7:33 am

don't get the greek clue

7:33 am

a + DNA

7:33 am

sounds like the ag*** sea

7:33 am

think of Jason's ship but twist it around a bit...

7:34 am

hi harry

7:34 am

ah, ty, amelu and ruby

7:34 am

hihi

7:34 am

ty peri

7:34 am

bl

7:34 am

phantom:gooey

7:35 am

and gooier...

7:35 am

that's better, amelu

7:36 am

off to work! only 90 left to go :)

7:36 am

hahah harry

7:36 am

see you later

Later haryr.

Ruby you stil there?

7:55 am

i am here though

HI JM

7:57 am

this looks like a mean little grid

I think it is

damn I have to go outside

7:58 am

hb

Bins need doing I will in a min

8:00 am

How does it count words that can be spelled in more than one way?

8:01 am

Like anything beginning with 'toy' in this grid

8:01 am

each word is counted separately so anything that starts with toy that is 4 letters or longer is counted

8:01 am

it sometimes take alt spellings, sometimes not. Both Brit and NA spellings are valid

8:01 am

ia

8:02 am

it has 3 different spellings for schtetel, shtetl and a third one i forget, for example

8:02 am

check out the help section above as really useful unlike some help sections ^

8:02 am

Thanks. Will do.

8:02 am

hi dc

8:03 am

and welcome to the grid tut

8:03 am

morning, jmc

8:03 am

welcome, tut

brr

8:05 am

chilly fall?

yes

and I trod on a burr thingie

8:06 am

chilly spring here

8:06 am

ouch!

Didn't notice until I came inside

8:07 am

the floor being less forgiving than the dirt?

yes and my feet defrosted

8:08 am

mornin babblers!

Hi Eva

8:10 am

hi eva

8:10 am

poor feet

8:10 am

clue for ne6/24, anyone?

8:10 am

Good mornin, babblin buds.

8:10 am

hi grant and judi

joys of winter. Hi Judi

8:10 am

For you UK folks - welcome to your new Prime Minister... I guess. That was a twist.

8:10 am

morning jmc

8:11 am

oo I haven't read the paper how did it turn out?

8:11 am

sorry grant haven't got it

8:12 am

Gordon Brown resigned. New PM is a cheeky young lad of 43 named Cameron.

8:12 am

ah cameron that should be interesting

I was just reading a really sweet story about how a dog breeder is in hospital at the moment with burns after trying to rescue her dogs from a fire which is being treated as suspicious. There is a group that have already organised the pups which died to be buried not discarded, her horses to be cared for and the other surviving pups taken from the RSPCA and given to friends to be cared for

8:13 am

K clue?

8:13 am

ka4 and abel ;)

8:13 am

citizen ka**

8:13 am

wow, infer,,, it makes me really dislike people all the more

8:13 am

thanks dcs and grant

8:13 am

ka - "knockout"

8:14 am

ka4 as in the refrain of the banana tally song

8:14 am

bananaphone??

8:14 am

thanks bo and dcs

8:14 am

ne6, ne+ opening in fence

8:14 am

lol eva

8:14 am

boxing term - ka**

8:14 am

lol dcsean -- that one worked for me :o)

8:14 am

er i thought that started with a D dc

8:15 am

nehole? ;-)

8:15 am

ok. I''m off to work... have a good day, all@

8:15 am

ty grannyrose

JB why dislike people more?

8:15 am

I think "keytag" should be allowed.

8:15 am

hi bo and jbp and jen and granny

8:15 am

what you walk through, lol

8:15 am

bye jbp

8:15 am

hey all

8:16 am

hi everyone... :)

HI Rose

8:16 am

that is a sad story herin

8:16 am

hey herin, how are things , hun?

It is sad but the strength of the community is willing to pull together and help. There are things I didn't know.

Rose busy

8:17 am

okay no nbt for me work beckons

8:17 am

bbl

8:17 am

Yes, herin. Horrible to think that someone would have set a fire to a haven for animals. Evil.

8:17 am

ditto here. the 10 hour shifts are killing me....

8:17 am

probably someone who things breeding dogs is evil

It is horrible but they have to take all fires as suspicious at first glance

8:17 am

*poof*

8:19 am

Morning all

8:20 am

I am done. anyone want a clue before I take leave?

Hi Bob.

Rose you should take it easy

8:20 am

hello mr. bob

8:20 am

have to show i have tried, herin

arrr this grid is evil

Rose you do try

8:21 am

Is there really an en6?

8:21 am

yes, grant

8:22 am

en 6 sounds like a city in Calif but change last vowel

8:22 am

got it thanks annie

8:23 am

youre welcome, grant

8:25 am

bye dear babblers

Bye Annie

8:29 am

Hi all

8:37 am

wow. i have just been informed about some of the most disturbing movies i believe i have ever heard of. *shudders*

8:38 am

what a way to start the day, EvaN. good morning

8:38 am

hi, daily and herin

Eva I like your dres

8:41 am

TY herin. :)

8:41 am

indeed, DC. if ever you want to be utterly disgusted, le me know and i will tell you which movies to pick up.

8:41 am

Eva!! Still wearing that dress I see ;)

8:41 am

thank you for the offer, but i shall pass :)

Is this 'THE'dress or a replica so not to spoil a suprice

Hi Nancy

8:43 am

the photo is the sample i tried on. THE dress will not come in until august. but it is the same dress...

pretty

8:43 am

mornin NB! yes, id actually forgotten i was wearing it instead of the clover. ;) suppose i should find something else to change into!

8:44 am

oh, why ever would you do that? you look gorgeous ;) now what's this about some horrible films? I can do disgusting.

8:44 am

Leo's cute, NB. Nice to finally see your beau.

kitty on head

8:45 am

well, if youre interested in physical horror, look up "Human Centipede." or, if you prefer emotional horror, try "Irreversible."

8:45 am

hey, thanks, Judi :) yes - he'll definitely do ;)

8:46 am

ohhh, I can't do emotional horror. I get freaked out by that too easily! I can do vast amounts of gore, but at the first whiff of a psychological thriller, I'm outta there..

8:47 am

How about Al Gore? We're looking to get rid of him.

8:47 am

OH! for fabulous emotional horror, see Parents - this one: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098068/

8:48 am

LOL Judi! Now that, I won't do..

8:49 am

thanks for the earlier te 7 clue ... I'll have to go back and check the chat for it. I was called away by my spouse and there was no delaying.

Ok I wish himself would come home kitties need him

8:50 am

ooh, interesting, dc

8:50 am

I went back to check and it was not clued. Does anyone have a clue for the te 7 please? I'm leaving the internet traveling for the day and will work on this offline, but I was stuck for quite awhile on that word.

ewww

8:50 am

would you say Human Centipede is worse than Hostel, Eva? Hostel grossed me out.

8:51 am

it was billed as " a tale of cannibalism in the suburbs of the 1950s" we didn't eat for a couple days after it

8:51 am

just looked it up. looks worse than Hostel. Bleurgh!!

8:52 am

Merk, TE -- think of the ship that hit the iceberg in the early 1900's but change the second letter

8:52 am

nothing graphic in it at all

8:52 am

Good morning , not really here, but happened to be passing through

8:53 am

hello, mom

Hi Moooom

8:53 am

Hi Seain

8:53 am

ty again

8:53 am

Hi Herin

8:53 am

hi, Mom :)

8:53 am

you're welcome Merk, be safe in your travels.

8:53 am

HI Nancy Boy

8:54 am

how goes, NB?

8:54 am

now, I must go, more storms are rolling through. Ugly lightning. **shudders**

8:54 am

{{hugs}} to all of you

8:54 am

See you later or tomorrow.

8:54 am

not too bad at all, Seain :) thanks! and with you?

8:54 am

be well, mom

later Merk

8:55 am

will do Seain, you as well

8:55 am

ive never seen hostel, but i might have to...

I would like to know why my cat likes to sit on my head then fart

8:59 am

it's, er...it's an interesting film. there's a nasty scene with a blowtorch that I wouldn't necessarily wanna see again!

Nancy you seen Punisher?

9:01 am

Egad. Fireworks!

yah Judi

9:02 am

congarts, judi

9:02 am

*cracks knuckles* Time for more coffee!

9:02 am

Anyone need clueage?

9:03 am

hrm. from what ive read, a blowtorch would be.... interesting...

I am right for the moment

9:04 am

*giggle* Herin's a farthead.

Cheers

9:04 am

hah! I must admit, I kind of like these kind of movies. Even Saw!

9:05 am

i loved Saw! the first few were good... i think i just saw the 4th or 5th one, and not so good...lol

9:06 am

I haven't seen past the first few - probably best to leave it that way ;)

Not into those sort of flicks they scar me

scare even

9:07 am

definitely. i would say the first 3 were worthy of viewing. :)

9:08 am

Interesting. What would you say your favourite film is? Fight Club for me ;)

what is the other 8 please. I have An what am I missing

9:09 am

Hiya everone.....a movie discussion......how interesting!!!!

9:09 am

i have a few: Clue, Dead Again, Dogma, High Strung

ey 8/55 herin

thanks

a word that you might give your ey8/55 to find, herin

9:11 am

what a clever clue, City-thanks!

9:11 am

hi, Movieman! Nice to have an expert around ;)

9:11 am

Hiya everone.....a movie discussion......how interesting!!!!

9:11 am

Never seen ANY of those Eva :P will look into it at some point!

9:11 am

Anyone seen Kick-Ass yet?

yvw, scribe

9:12 am

Hiya, movieman. I was thinking about seeing it, but I was afraid it would be too teenagery.

9:12 am

Then again, I can't wait to see Iron Man II, so go figure.

9:13 am

good luck *finding* high strung -- but if you manage, youl laugh your arse off! clue is from the 80s, dead again is kinda random, but i really liked it, and dogma -- well thats one im surprised you havent seen!

Lickety is not opening for me this morning at work; can someone tell me how many words? Thanks

9:13 am

Next on my agenda is Iron Man II and the Elm Street remake

115 steve

thanks

9:14 am

Dogma was very good. I don't know if you could lump that into the Horror genre though.

9:14 am

I quite like the Toxic Avenger films

9:14 am

115 today, steve

9:14 am

saw Iron Man II this weekend--it's great!

I am sorely tempted by the Elm Street remake, even though I'll tear my hair out if it's as pointless as the omen remake.

9:15 am

tane

9:15 am

oops

9:15 am

Hi all - Iron Man II and Clash of the Titans is playing together at the drivein - if it warms up enough, may take kids this weekend

9:15 am

it looks...interesting...Eva ;)

9:15 am

hi, Mom :)

9:16 am

HEY NB

HI Momns

9:16 am

This is one tough puzzle today

9:16 am

Hi herin

9:17 am

and angel and city and dc and Judi .....

9:17 am

I wanna see Elm Street 'cos I was impressed by Jackie Earle Haley's performance as Rorschach in Watchmen

9:17 am

which one, NB?

9:17 am

Dogma, Eva! I definitely recognize the poster though - seen it before somewhere...

9:18 am

I expected to really enjoy Watchmen...fell asleep halfway through though :S

9:18 am

Uhg. The Watchmen was HORRIBLE. But he was the one bright spot, I'd have to agree.

9:19 am

Dogma is really funny. it also made me think a little bit, but just a little. ;) i generally like watching anything that takes what we "know" about religion and makes us question it.

9:19 am

I finally saw Avatar - what an incredible movie - wish now I had gone to IMAX

9:19 am

Oh, I must be the only one here who enjoyed it then

9:20 am

Oooh Mom, the only thing you gain from watching it in 3D seems to be a headache ;) And a pair of funky glasses, of course....

9:20 am

Gotta jet. See you kids tomorrow!

9:20 am

bye judi

9:21 am

actually i enjoyed Avatar in 3D and at Imax-the big screen really enhanced the experience

9:21 am

we bought the DVD on Friday and I have watched it 3 times already

9:22 am

we didnt go because the lines were just incredible even up to the day it left. I'm sorry but will not go to a movie an hour or more before it starts.

9:23 am

I felt kinda cheated that it had exactly the same plot as Pocohontas...

9:24 am

Clue for the an8 plz

9:25 am

I didnt find it anything like Pocohontas yet havent watched that for awhile. May have to dig it out again - love those Disney movies.

9:25 am

i havent seen avatar, but i heard it was basically Ferngully all over again. :)

9:26 am

NO WAY eva

9:26 am

this details it - found it quite funny ;) all in good fun of course! http://iamhilarious.com/wp-content/upl oads/2010/01/pocahontas-avatar-750x730 .jpg

9:26 am

ohhh, should have shortened that URL.

9:26 am

Some are saying there's a touch of Dances with Wolves about Avatar

9:26 am

its not animated. its got really cool effects

9:26 am

i will say that Avatar's plot was predictable-but the art and artistry were unique

9:27 am

i didnt mean animation. i just meant the story line...

9:28 am

Clue for the an8 plz

9:29 am

then this is for you, NB: http://tinyurl.com/y9p6x76

9:29 am

what did you think movieman - you are our resident expert

9:29 am

that's the one Eva ;) ta!

9:29 am

LOL! true ;)

9:30 am

I can see the analogy with Dances with Wolves - although long, I did like that movie

9:30 am

True, true, true....lol!!!

9:30 am

this was my favorite image: http://tinyurl.com/24kugmz

9:32 am

clue for the an8 plz

9:32 am

Hahahaha!! that's pretty much the plot ;)

9:32 am

wish I could help, Movieman, but I don't have it :) sorry!

9:33 am

never mind, got it

9:33 am

no clue here either - let us know when you get it to help us out

9:35 am

an8= plural insect feelers

9:36 am

thanks movieman

9:36 am

insects have an8, and radios use them to broadcast

9:37 am

yvw mom

ag clues pls

nm

9:47 am

hrm. i did something weird to my neck in my sleep and now its all ouchy... this does NOT bode well for my hair appt today!

9:52 am

hi all

9:52 am

hi all

9:59 am

ag- long long *** + soldiers can get foot *** from their boots being wet all the time

9:59 am

hello everyone

9:59 am

hi

9:59 am

How about a hint for the en6? please.

10:03 am

I'd love to help you, gramma, but I just got here... no idea.

10:06 am

wow, there are not a lot of obvious words today

10:09 am

hello :]

10:09 am

I just found ey8. Common compound word.

10:12 am

Hey i'm new to this and idk how to play

10:12 am

do i just spell wirds

10:12 am

trish, have you ever played Boggle?

10:13 am

yes, you spell words you find in the grid, like you do in the game Boggle

10:13 am

did anyone clue the en6????

10:13 am

you can also read the Help, found by clicking the "Help" button above the chat

10:14 am

science... not that I have seen

10:14 am

i have an en 5 .. only

en6: movie en**** man w/ brendan frasier

10:14 am

sounds like a city in california

10:14 am

Best trick to remember is that the words only use each tile once, and each tile in the word must touch the next, so you can't just make a word from each of the four corners, for example.

10:15 am

got it ty web!

10:16 am

gramma... I still can't figure out that ey clue... maybe I haven't had enough coffee yet

10:17 am

hello all, feeling nervous about today's math class. I am NOT having a good week.

10:17 am

ey 8 = what you see with plus what you chew with

10:17 am

however, only three weeks of class left (I spend 3/4 of next week with the real kids actually teaching...).

10:17 am

oh, duh... thanks science

10:17 am

thanks for the 8

10:18 am

I tried to do singular of that and of course it did not work

10:18 am

stid... good luck today... math is not my strong suit

10:19 am

T Y Science

10:20 am

ag 7 please?

10:20 am

heya fellow babblers!

10:20 am

thanks lindy. It's not actually my weak suit, but this was a team project, and while I know what I I would do, we haven't met and gone over everyone's parts yet. And we "teach" to our classmates in 70 minutes.

10:21 am

hey ruru and beach!

10:21 am

sorry, nope never played

10:22 am

hi stid... so we are now going to have more stidlets?

10:22 am

down to 80 ruru, you want to ask for one of the 35 I have?

10:22 am

*GASP* STIDLETS? ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME????? (no)

10:23 am

at school.. relax

10:24 am

I'm bored at school, I graduate next week!

10:24 am

*running around the room in a panic*

10:24 am

well done Trisha. and then what?

10:24 am

Going to be a skincare proffesinal :]

10:25 am

good. Lots of people need to fix their skin.

10:25 am

Yes :] I want people to feel goregous w/o makeup.

10:26 am

first fe 5 please

10:26 am

help for the i in the second column and the N in the center column please?

10:27 am

is that the fencing "fake out" move?

10:27 am

can i only make words with the letters in each column?

10:27 am

the n is a snappy dresser na 5

10:27 am

no list yet, so not sure that's the first fe

10:27 am

thanks ruru

10:27 am

or from all over the board?

10:27 am

i dont have it

10:27 am

the letters need to touch on a flat side (no diagonals)

10:27 am

got it ty stid

10:28 am

the i is not out of I think

10:28 am

Trisha, columns don't matter but the letters do need to touch in your words. No repeated tiles in a word, either.

10:28 am

or an engine breathing part stid

10:28 am

Thank you Uniquity :]

10:28 am

there is a help icon on this page (upper right) and good tips on angelsong's page http://www.freewebs.com/angelsong/

10:29 am

ingen

10:29 am

oops...

10:29 am

Thank you all very much!

i can make words diagonally.

10:29 am

oh, you're right trisha, I was thinking of something else while trying to type. Will shut up now and get back to work

10:30 am

^_^

10:31 am

hello all

10:31 am

got the engine clue, thanks ruru. now NBT and down to 68, and a paper to start working on. Back tonight when I am in a panic over the teaching tomorrow when my regular mentor is not available... *sigh* I am such a wimp. Not sure why I think I can be a teacher.

10:31 am

Hitay!

10:31 am

stiddy, I made a delicious dinner last night and everyone liked it

10:31 am

hey peri (((hugs))) see you later. *Poof*

10:32 am

Hey Peri!

10:32 am

*mini unpoof* of course everyone liked it, peri! you're a great cook! ((Hugs again))

10:32 am

aww thanks, stid, cu later

10:35 am

So what's up?

10:37 am

Yes 29 you may make words diagonally

10:37 am

rote

10:37 am

i'm doing pretty good :p

10:37 am

oops!

10:38 am

go 6?

10:39 am

riot

10:39 am

?

10:39 am

riot?

10:40 am

go6 past tense of I will get the paper

go + * minus *** (shuttle countdown beginning)

10:40 am

The words go in the box beneath the grid, not the chat box. But yes to your word!

10:40 am

I know, I just felt like sharing :]

10:40 am

a fish! ty web

10:41 am

and peabody!

10:41 am

Mr. Peabody's Way Back Machine!

10:41 am

Mr. Peabody was my dog - the best dog in the world!

10:42 am

i've only got 14 words.lol

10:43 am

acne

10:43 am

Sharing is a no no. You'll have to go to the PB(a fictitious penalty box) I'll be there too, don't worry!

10:43 am

sorry lol didn't mean to put that

10:44 am

in 6 clues pls

10:44 am

one is a valve in your engine

10:44 am

Hi again everyone

10:45 am

dont know about them there valves

10:45 am

in6 comes naturally to one with in6 ability

10:45 am

in + boys name abbrev

10:45 am

How do you see how long a word is supposed to be?

10:45 am

good clue what

10:46 am

you have to get the list from lickety - go down to the yellow box below the grid and click on licketys babble clues

10:46 am

The engine valve is the opposite of output

10:46 am

I try not to do that until I am below 50 left - my own personal challenge - just pulling up list now with 44

10:47 am

like your clue wht-of course you are right!!!

10:47 am

did you find it tut?

10:47 am

wht gives great clues

10:47 am

If I am right, I must have been mistaken. :^)

10:48 am

I found the lickety link

10:48 am

ty Mom.

10:48 am

Tut, look at Lickety's Babble Clues. There's a link at the bottom.

10:48 am

It remains to be seen if I learn to use it.

10:48 am

Oh, and thanks.

10:49 am

Lickety gives you the first two letters of each word, then how many letters, then the point total for the word

10:50 am

you can drag in the words you already found and put them in the list. Scroll down to where it ways bulk add and follow directions. Very easy.

10:50 am

well i've had fun thanks everyone.

10:50 am

god bless :]

10:50 am

na 6??

10:51 am

nm got it

10:51 am

bye trish - see you soon

10:52 am

Thanks mom.

10:52 am

your welcome

10:54 am

mom - do you have the ne 6/24 and 7?????

10:54 am

ne + fence opening

10:55 am

I'm stuck on the ag 6 and 7...any clues?

10:55 am

dont have them dalia

ne7: someone who does ne6

10:56 am

for the 7 make it the person who does it

agennae

oops

wrong box

10:57 am

lol

i'm stuck on ag6 and 7 as well, as you saw :)

10:57 am

ag6 long time *** plus what food does if not refrigerated

thx pea

10:57 am

ty peabody

10:58 am

thanks peabody

10:58 am

yw

10:58 am

what's the 7 though?

10:59 am

I don't know - haven't found it yet

10:59 am

add a cons ruru

ag6 + consonant

10:59 am

my monkeys found it

10:59 am

ahhhh

10:59 am

Thanks Momn

10:59 am

ahh.. thank you

11:00 am

my chat response is real slow today

11:00 am

back - ty mom i am blind today. actually, my 18 year old son has upset me

11:00 am

teenagers do that - you OK now science

11:01 am

no i will be maybe when he turns 30 and decides that he loves his mom

11:01 am

i upset him as well

11:02 am

I understand - my 17 year old daughter is my thorn

11:02 am

i think girls are worse

11:03 am

you got that right - hormones battling hormones

11:03 am

but boys hurt Moms heart much harder

11:04 am

yes, they do. he hurts my feelings constantly

11:04 am

ty5???

11:05 am

sorry to hear that science

11:05 am

dont have it ruru

11:05 am

hi ruru

11:06 am

ty 5 - alternative spelling to 10% given at church

11:06 am

hi science

11:06 am

hey boo

11:06 am

clue for ak 5

11:07 am

a + barbie's boyfriend + a vowell

11:07 am

hi boo

11:07 am

ge7?

11:08 am

ty ruru

11:08 am

dont have sorry

11:09 am

ge7 - woman's name - french diminuitive ending

11:09 am

thank you DC

11:09 am

just three t's to go..

the first an7?

11:11 am

I only have the second one

ugh... 3 more to go, first an7, ro7, and te7... i seem to suck a 7 letter words :)

11:14 am

an7/28 = woman's name plus double cons and vowel ending - a dye yellowish in color

11:14 am

te 7 = think the big ship that sunk but change the first vowel

11:14 am

an7-an4/4 above it + 2 of same consonant + a vowel

11:15 am

ta 6????

11:15 am

nm got them!

11:17 am

hah! i had the an8 but not the 7. ty, scribe

thx!

11:20 am

yay done

ro7 for the finale?

11:20 am

congrats science

11:20 am

ro 7 what plants have plus how old one is

doh! tried everything but that! Thx science :)

11:24 am

got to run for now - maybe catch you all later - have a better day science

11:27 am

bye all thanks mom!

11:30 am

dc, can i take your "hah!" comment to indicate that the an8 is related to the 7 clued?

11:31 am

Good day, logophiles

11:31 am

salutations to you as well, brabble

11:31 am

latin pl, hursh

11:31 am

i don't know how to latin plural something that ends with o

11:32 am

okay: different words ---rabbit ears

11:33 am

Hi BR and hurshy

11:33 am

how funny that scribe's clue is equally true of both an7/28!

11:33 am

Hello, Boobear.

11:35 am

name that proper noun! a not-very-popular brand of soda

11:35 am

cx bnlo,k

11:36 am

fanta

11:36 am

ding ding ding!

11:37 am

hello all - fanta very popular here - orange, grape and pineapple and also apple

11:38 am

sorry ursh

11:43 am

How are you doing, hurshy? Have not seen you in awhile.

11:44 am

i'm doing very well mostly. i got wii fit about a month ago and i have been using it every day, kind of a lot! it is the first thing i have ever found in my life that was a physical activity that i could actually enjoy and thus keep up with doing, so i really feel that i owe a lot to nintendo! i feel so much better with the daily exercise.

11:45 am

Great! Good for you.

11:46 am

thanks. how are you?

11:47 am

I have some challenges but am hanging in there. Thanks for asking.

11:47 am

challenges seem always to hang around in some form or other. :P

11:47 am

i'm just ignoring mine these days.

11:48 am

When do classes end for the summer?

11:48 am

oh they already did - but that doesn't affect my job all that much.

11:49 am

Do you enjoy what you are doing?

11:49 am

yes and no...

11:50 am

some things i do, i enjoy

11:50 am

but some people i work with, i really don't enjoy

11:50 am

and sometimes i feel like our department isn't accomplishing anything, so it doesn't seem worthwhile

11:50 am

i have considered applying for similar type jobs in other departments

11:51 am

but it's hard because here, things are very relaxed in terms of hours, and that is worth a good deal, and you never know how it will be in a department until you are in it.

11:51 am

Good luck with whatever you decide.

11:52 am

thanks.

11:52 am

do you want to talk about your challenges?

11:52 am

(you are also welcome to email me if you like. not that there's any particular reason why you should feel like opening up to me out of anybody you could pick.)

11:53 am

Thanks for the offer ... I just have to do the things I know work .... but thanks again.

11:54 am

it's funny how hard it can be to do what you know works. i never could bring myself to exercise regularly even though i knew it would make me feel better, and then along comes the wii fit, and something just snaps into place. i hope some similar catalyst will come along for you.

11:55 am

Hello...

11:55 am

hey jell, how's you?

11:55 am

Yes, that would be good.

11:55 am

Hello, Jellen.

11:56 am

I'm well, although bored at the moment...

11:56 am

lower A is stumping me a bit

11:57 am

In a waiting room while Tim has some tests done...

11:58 am

ag 5, 6, 7 ak 5

11:58 am

ag 6/7 are stumping me

11:58 am

got ag5 and ak5... will look for 6/7

11:59 am

btw, good morning all!

11:59 am

good morning, MizHoffle

11:59 am

Hi, Miz

12:00 pm

an 5

12:01 pm

ah yes, an5

12:01 pm

still don't see the 6/7 - are they weird?

12:01 pm

the ag 7 ends with a variation of an IRA

12:01 pm

thanks!!

12:02 pm

what a nice simple and yet not too dumbed-down clue!

12:02 pm

well, I must need the dumbed down clue because I am not getting it

12:03 pm

Is this grid awful today?

12:03 pm

the first four letters are someone who has an anxiety disorder that doesn't allow them to leave the house, and then it ends like a woolly mamm***.

12:03 pm

no, the grid is not awful.

12:04 pm

huh, what a word!

12:04 pm

thanks!

12:04 pm

note that that clue wasn't dumbed down either :)

12:05 pm

sometimes you just know one thing but not another.

12:05 pm

thank you for saving my pride, hurshy. :)

12:05 pm

so true

12:06 pm

I must go ... I am so happy for you, hurshy be well, everyone

12:07 pm

you be well too... as well as you can at any rate!

12:07 pm

Goodbye, BR! Have a blessed day...

12:08 pm

in 6/30 please

12:08 pm

things can have in6/30 valves to let stuff in

12:08 pm

thanks!

12:09 pm

I forgot about that lonely letter in the corner

12:09 pm

Thanks, hurshy

12:10 pm

keep away from runaround sue!! whoaoaoaoaoaoaoa

12:10 pm

sue goes..... out with other guys, yeah

12:11 pm

here's the moral of the story from that guy who knows i fell in love and my love still grows ask any fool that she ever knew they'll say keep away from that runaround sue!

12:12 pm

I'm glad your all singing about Sue, and not Soo!

12:12 pm

Hi, Dorens...the only Sue I know in my ex-MIL...

12:12 pm

of course this always happened to women all the time, but guys expect them to put up with it. a girl does it to them, and they're shocked. suddenly it's this horrible thing you have to write a song to warn the other guys about...

12:14 pm

1962 or thereabouts, that's why you might not have heard of it, jellen. dion and the belmonts, i think

12:15 pm

that is the band, yes. i don't think jell hadn't heard the song, just meant the only sue she knows in REAL life

12:15 pm

absolutely hurshy --- This is a Man's World (James Brown, probably about the same time)

12:15 pm

Oh, I know the song...just musing about my personal experience with Sues, and this one won't run anywhere...

12:16 pm

Also wish I didn't look like a blimp in ca6's...

12:19 pm

Demis Roussos didn't seem to mind what he looked like while wearing one, Jellen

12:19 pm

Oh, I killed the chat!

12:19 pm

How are you, Soodle?

12:19 pm

i was just finishing the grid. gotta be getting back to work now. ttfn!!

12:19 pm

I am good, Jellen. And you?

12:20 pm

ttfn, hurshy!

12:20 pm

teachers keep coming into my ofice (where I'm hiding behind closed door, wolfing down my lunch and grabbing a few words) to complain about kids who are writing about death, or sticking their tongues out at th teacher (and that was a 6th grade boy)

12:20 pm

I am bored...but otherwise good...

12:22 pm

hah! bored is ONE thing I am never when at my job!!

12:22 pm

That's good, isn't it?

12:23 pm

I envy you being able to Babble at work. The IT guys barred Babble from my computer :(

12:23 pm

I'm just bored, sitting in a waiting room for three hours now...

12:23 pm

it was here too soodle, until this year, and i am so happy i found it

12:24 pm

yes, jellen, it is very good, except for those days that i end up staying two to three hours late cause I can NEVER finish up!. and how do you get to babble in a waiting room??

12:24 pm

Mind you, since they took it away from me, production has increased markedly!

12:24 pm

wireless in hospital or med practice is your friend :)

12:24 pm

WiFi! and a plug-in...brought my laptop...

12:24 pm

hi, doren, jellen, and soodle

12:25 pm

Hiya Seain. Nice pics of your Babble-fest last weekend.

12:25 pm

i remember thinking i was actually lucky i couldn't do it at work, cause it would be hard to stay away. I am timing myself though... i h ave five more minutes

12:25 pm

Hi, dc!

12:25 pm

oh! hadn't considered that they would have wireless... nice to have laptops these days, isn't it?

12:26 pm

Wonderful to have laptops!

12:26 pm

ciociaJudy took the pix, except for the group picture, which a random guy waiting for a table volunteered to take for us. :)

12:26 pm

A good evening was had by all, I gather?

12:26 pm

the wireless at cleveland clinic kept me and tom's family well-occupied for hours on end :) through his surgery and appointments

12:26 pm

hey seain, one of these days, probably when work is over, after June 24th, I'm going to come down to dc with a buddy cause i haven't been in ages, and want to do a museum or two. will let you know when it is, so we can attempt another meetup

12:26 pm

we had a lovely time, indeed, soodle :)

12:26 pm

Yay for random guy!

12:27 pm

that would be lovely, doren :)

12:27 pm

those pics are always fun to see

12:27 pm

i'm out of town june 25-28 inclusive

12:27 pm

I agree Dorens. I just love putting faces to names...

12:28 pm

clue please for the in 6/30 ??

12:28 pm

in + ta 4/8

12:28 pm

if you bring a bum into your home, it is in6 of a sort

12:28 pm

in6 - to bring in

12:28 pm

i probabl;y won't get it together until later in july, anyway... but will let you, judy, and anyone else around know as soon as i do have a date (which could be last minute)

12:29 pm

sean-- wish i had known you would be in cleveland. we could have had lunch or a beer or something!!!

12:30 pm

i'll be in Cleveland again at a date yet tbd in June or July to take my cousin to Cedar Point. Well, and we want to go to Cedar Point :)

12:30 pm

I usually stay in Solon when i'm there

12:31 pm

Yay Tim's out...later, all!

12:31 pm

good luck with that.. have you ever been to cedar point??

12:31 pm

Bye Jellen

12:31 pm

Bye Jellen

12:32 pm

yes, on teh Saturday before tom's open heart surgery LOL

12:32 pm

hasta, jellen

12:32 pm

te 7/32 please

12:33 pm

te7, like the ship that sank in 1912

12:33 pm

how is tom doing, dc?

12:33 pm

ty great clue seain.

12:33 pm

my hubby had a quad bypass at a ch hospital 9 years ago

12:33 pm

very well, kje. He's fully healed from the surgery - aside from a numb spot that is shrinking slowly to his right of the incision

12:33 pm

thanks dc@

12:33 pm

!

12:34 pm

they do great things there

12:34 pm

he's been full duty at work since January - 4 mos post-up

12:34 pm

that's great, dc! is he back nursing again?

12:34 pm

yes, we were impressed with the care there

12:34 pm

he went back partial duty 1 Dec

12:34 pm

oops, you beat me to it - good for him!

12:35 pm

that's good news, seain. time for me to get back to dealing with people and problems. hasta la vista

12:35 pm

hasta, doren, may it be easy today

12:35 pm

Bye Dorens

12:36 pm

fireworks!

12:36 pm

yayay miz!

12:36 pm

thanks!

12:36 pm

any clues before I take off?

12:37 pm

okay, have a great day, everyone!

12:40 pm

congrats, miz

12:40 pm

is featherbee a teacher, kje?

12:44 pm

shucks. it don't take nettoyage

12:45 pm

Fireworks! Can I help anybody before I toddle off?

12:45 pm

congrats, soodle

12:47 pm

yes, dc... kindergarten

12:48 pm

yayay soodle!

12:50 pm

My old car was just towed away :(

12:50 pm

My old car was just towed away :(

12:51 pm

on purpose?

12:51 pm

catch yall later, must run. Hi/bye peri, and i hope that was a good/bittersweet thing

12:51 pm

{poof}

12:51 pm

yes, I dontated it to the Salvation Army, bought a new car last week

12:52 pm

it was bittersweet. had her for 18 1/2 years, a long time

1:00 pm

that is a long time peri

1:04 pm

I know, but it was time for a new car and the old car still ran. but it was their policy to have it towed

1:04 pm

ok, now looking for more words

1:04 pm

kje, would you come to a babble meetup in Phila? this summer?

1:05 pm

I am thinking of some restaurant possibilities

1:06 pm

depends on when, peri... I will be up in the NE at the end of august

1:09 pm

not sure of the date or place, will talk with Owl and then post something in my profile

1:09 pm

help with en6 pls

1:09 pm

FW!

1:09 pm

sounds good peri... I'll watch for it

1:09 pm

gotta get back to work... hagd!

1:10 pm

en6: a town in california...reminds me of pauly shore

1:10 pm

ty Ormal

1:11 pm

bbl

1:14 pm

clue for ac 5 plz...and Hello!

1:16 pm

it's a plural for a berry word that is not on here... ac + rot*** pasta

1:17 pm

annato

1:17 pm

oops

1:17 pm

TY, Ormal..have monkeyed this one forever!

1:17 pm

No Pb for you...did not count!

1:18 pm

no problem, I just found that one right before you asked it and was looking it up

1:18 pm

clue for the ey8 please

1:18 pm

lol, barely missed the PB. close but no cigar

1:19 pm

ey8 what you see with plus what you chew with

1:19 pm

Mom, I quit smoking yesterday! Am doing well...TY for the inspiration!

1:19 pm

good for you jeannie

1:20 pm

wtg jeannie!!!

1:20 pm

its hard - day 2 & 3 were the worst for me. Ending my 3 weeks today. YOu can do it too!

1:21 pm

I actually quit March 3, but started up again for three days and decided it was not worth it...especially the cost...$$$$$$$

1:21 pm

dah - thanks peabody

1:21 pm

WTG Mom!

1:21 pm

yw

1:21 pm

huge savings - that was one of my main reasons

1:22 pm

Yay, Mom! 3 weeks is excellent!

1:22 pm

Yeah..I mean, $45 in 3 days...definitely not worth it at all...

1:22 pm

21 days - woohoo

1:23 pm

I do not know why my American flag is not showing....

1:23 pm

wow - It cost me $48 for a carton that would last 10 days

1:23 pm

I quit 8.5 months ago and my husband did it at the same time (shocked we're still married - lol) after 20+ years of smoking, and the savings enabled us to buy him a new car

1:23 pm

did you hit the update button below the profile choices

1:24 pm

Yeah, well I did it up good and was smoking three packs in a day...that decided it for me...1 was too much and a thousand wasn't enough....

1:24 pm

I'll try the update button...brb

1:25 pm

thats great you did it together. My husband hasnt been supportive at all. Mine quit 3 days after I did after me screaming bloody murder at him since he promised he would quit with me.

1:25 pm

There we go! Thanks!

1:26 pm

wow that is alot of smokes. I cant smoke at work and didnt smoke in my house. It cuts down when you have to go outside.

1:26 pm

YOu got it now

1:26 pm

http://theoatmeal.com/comics/customer_ service

1:26 pm

This grid is especially hard... I'll never finish it...

1:26 pm

you still not smoking mnh?

1:27 pm

not a one crossy - 21 days

1:27 pm

She's still a winner!

good evening all :)

1:27 pm

yaaa! gives mnh a big ole bear hug!!

1:27 pm

Hello, jazzy!

1:27 pm

will take it

how are you jean?

1:28 pm

I am a little shaky- quit smoking yesterday- but am doing fine, ty

1:29 pm

MNH was my inspiration

1:30 pm

hey crossy - did you give us that link for the 6 reasons bacon is better than true love

1:30 pm

Are ag 5 6 7 related?

1:31 pm

No

1:31 pm

6 7 are related

ah well done, its hard giving up

1:34 pm

no,for the tech support

1:34 pm

clue for the first fe5 please

my mum is always trying to, always failing

1:34 pm

you can do it jeannie!

1:35 pm

i quit when the doc started showing me x-rays with all kinds of lovely dark blotches on it:(

1:35 pm

yes she can - its one day at a time - and will be so happy with yourself at the end of each day

1:35 pm

then i immediatly got cancer 3 times in the five years after lol

1:35 pm

te7,32 please, my last one

1:36 pm

life is funny

1:36 pm

oh crossy - thats horrible - your OK now right

1:36 pm

like the ship that sunk but change first vowel

1:36 pm

im in great shape now..though most of it is pear shape lol

1:37 pm

more like winnie the pooh actually lol

1:37 pm

its still a shape - I'll be that way soon myself - it'll be fun doing the bump - lol

1:37 pm

Thanks Mom, finished

1:38 pm

all stuff and fluff lol

1:38 pm

yw - do you have that fe5 bubba

1:38 pm

crossy I went over your customer service thing. That's hysterical.

1:38 pm

it is funny cause it is true

1:39 pm

the fe5 means really stinky

1:40 pm

fe5, fe + trailer parks are alway hit by ***nadoes;

1:40 pm

my friend is from pakistan,what he does is call customer service and when he gets a line he just asks the guy at the other end to patch him through on the phone system and he can talk to his relatives for free lol

Oh lord. I think I've just hit a solid wall with 21 left

1:40 pm

fe5 fe + betwen different countries would be ***ernational

1:40 pm

its the first one I need

1:41 pm

thanks bubba and ormal

1:41 pm

I'm slow in responding because I'm in and out of here. Sorry.

1:42 pm

I know how you feel sam - even with the list Im stuck

1:43 pm

I adore your profile Samantha!

you think youve hit a wall with 21 left , i have 95 left!

Thank you Ormal!

My life is, uh, well, read crosshair's profile to know what my life is like!

1:45 pm

evening guys

1:45 pm

isnt that a great story - Hi Trezz

1:46 pm

I can give clues for the next 20 minutes then have to go pretend to be busy doing things I'd rather not do. :D

1:46 pm

na6 please

1:46 pm

the person who watches rich kids - alternate ending

Ormal, will you tell me if the en 5/6 combo is actually a combo or not? Are they related words?

1:47 pm

completely unrelated

Well, that explains why I've been having so much trouble in the hunt. I've been looking for the wrong thing!

1:47 pm

thanks ormal

Thanks.

1:49 pm

No problem. I finished a while ago and thought I should do other things, but didn't feel like it. :D

The ag 5/6/7 -- Are they related?

1:50 pm

the ag 5 is unrelated. the other two are related

This is such a small grid to be giving me such a challenge!

1:50 pm

clue for the first ne6 please

1:51 pm

1st ne6: cleaning up

1:51 pm

I'm at work but cannnot concentrate knowing I have words left

1:51 pm

I am having a VERY hard time with this grid, Samantha...if it is any comfort to you...

1:52 pm

wouldnt it figure its the easy ones I couldnt find - thanks again

1:52 pm

I think my brain is mush

It does make me feel better, actually, I don't feel like such a dunce!

So, here's a distraction for you: If Cheetos were breakfast cereal, what would their marshmallows look like?

1:54 pm

Black spots???

1:54 pm

You mean Cheetos are NOT a breakfast cereal? Oh NO!

1:54 pm

LOL!!!

1:55 pm

Well, I guess that also means that Kool-Aid isn't a breakfast drink, either..nor Coke...

1:55 pm

Your brain is not mush, this grid has some crazy words. I used Lickety AND Morewords, plus a few clues that popped up in the chog while I was doing the grid.

Coke is what you pour on the Cheetos, at least when you can't get Dr Pepper

1:56 pm

Oh take it BACK jeannie. Soda is SO a breakfast item!

1:56 pm

What is Morewords?

1:56 pm

I never have luck with morewords

1:56 pm

Okay, I offically pronounce all soda as breakfast drinks!

1:56 pm

www.morewords.com You type in the beginning letters and see what pops up.

1:57 pm

ooo, I'l have to try that one...ty

I have fourteen words left. One of them is 8 letter; three of them are seven letter. I need a break.

1:58 pm

its the 6's that are killing me today

1:58 pm

That's cuz you didn't eat your bowl of Cheetos and Dr Pepper Sam

1:59 pm

12 to go, but I can't keep my eyes open

I'ma go do dishes, and consider mixing a strong rum 'n' Coke. Youknow it's a bad grid when dishes sounds like more fun and it gives me an excuse to, errrrrr, I mean, drives me to drink.

1:59 pm

I only have 25 words total! That is terrible!

2:00 pm

giving yourself fresh eyes Sam

*poof*

2:01 pm

*pokes nose into chog to see if NB is hovering somewhere*

2:01 pm

...I seriously just came online. Eva, how do you DO that?

2:01 pm

I got 5 left for a long time now

2:01 pm

i have a very good gaydar. ;)

2:02 pm

is the first an7 related to a spice or coloring?

2:02 pm

LOL. So advanced it doesn't just tell you IF the man is gay, but also tells you how close he is to a laptop? ;)

2:03 pm

something like that. hehe

2:03 pm

harry - tree used to produce red food coloring

2:04 pm

yes it is harry, and I nearly had to go the the PB over it about an hour ago.

2:04 pm

yeah I thought so - it's not working for me

2:04 pm

clue for the to6 please

2:04 pm

if this hellps - 2 double consonants

2:04 pm

do you need a full clue harry?

2:05 pm

got it

2:05 pm

to be dressed in a to4/5 preceeding it.

2:05 pm

was using the wrong 2nd vowel

2:06 pm

got it thanks ormal

2:06 pm

or, yknow, it may have just been coincidence...

2:06 pm

oh no, Eva, too much like magic ;) what are you up to, anyway?

2:07 pm

finishing up the work day... actually, editing photos for my blog at the moment -- shhh, dont tell! ;)

2:08 pm

hmmm, I wonder who I'd tell...Leo? The cat? ;)

2:09 pm

never tell the felines -- theyre so catty. ;)

2:09 pm

My 20 minutes is up, so I gotta go do that pretending to be busy doing chores thing (ugh). Take care

2:09 pm

have a good night ormal

2:10 pm

ahhh, she's a very sweet-natured cat, but almost constantly disapproving. Mind you, slacking off is her hobby of choice ;)

2:11 pm

clue for ey8 please

2:11 pm

clue for the ty please

2:12 pm

i used to have 2 kitties of my own. i know they way they look at you, as if you dont already feel guilty enough on your own!

2:12 pm

ey8 = what you see with + what you chew with

2:13 pm

ty Mom

2:13 pm

yw - do you have the TY Boo?

2:13 pm

I don't have any ty's yet

2:14 pm

thanks

2:14 pm

thanks

2:14 pm

ty is one of my last 3

2:14 pm

yw trezz

2:15 pm

last one

2:15 pm

my monkeys are SOOOO tired

2:15 pm

got it

2:15 pm

uno

2:16 pm

please share

2:16 pm

it's an alt spelling of church donation

2:16 pm

that doesnt do it for me

2:16 pm

giving 10%

2:17 pm

*pokes NB*

2:18 pm

Momn ty plus ***re will be fireworks

2:19 pm

sorry! I'm drowning in a sea of potential new laptops - I really, really, really wish I knew what I was doing ;)

2:20 pm

aww, no drowning. at least not for another few minutes, until after i have left for the day. ;)

2:20 pm

yes yes yes - that is FIREWORKS

2:20 pm

yahoo Mom

2:21 pm

thank you peabody and harry - wow

2:21 pm

hi again - please clue the te7

2:21 pm

Yw congrats on fw

2:21 pm

lol! I'll keep that in mind! they all look the same though - and are offering me a baffling array of things that I'm not sure if anyone really needs. Internet and DVD drive does me!

2:21 pm

oooh, well done Mom!!

2:21 pm

sounds like the big ship that sunk - change first vowel

2:22 pm

ty mnh

2:22 pm

yw

2:23 pm

im with you. im simple. i let chris pick the techie stuff in my life. ;)

2:24 pm

evening all

2:25 pm

Hi Katie

2:25 pm

I tried asking Leo but he lost me at pixels and graphics cards...

2:26 pm

hi, Katie :)

2:26 pm

Pixels are your friends, and better graphic cards are both better and expensive. If you like to use computer for videos or games, you might care about graphic cards. If not, you don't, really.

2:27 pm

thats when you just take him to the shop, let him point, and you pay. :)

2:27 pm

Or better yet, he pays!

2:28 pm

welp, on that not, im afraid ive got to be going. gotta go get mah hurr did! ;)

2:29 pm

Bye Eva

2:29 pm

I love having mah hurr did

2:29 pm

LOL, Uni - would save me making the difficult choice between laptop and rent ;)

2:29 pm

oooooh, have fun Eva!!

2:30 pm

talk to you tomorrow (hopefully!) my dearest. love and hugs to you + leo!

2:31 pm

bye Evan

2:31 pm

clue for the first fe 5/16

2:31 pm

and to you and yours too, Eva :)

fe + a p*** of beer

2:33 pm

ty

2:33 pm

te5/12 please - driving me crazy

2:33 pm

i'm having a nail crisis I have broken two now so will look like a scag until I get them done on Saturday. I knew they were too long!!!!

te 5/12 what dentures are a substitute for

2:34 pm

oh my goodness ty luv

2:34 pm

woohoo - just got an email from our HR dept with new summer hours - all employees are to work 8 - 430 M - th and 8 - 12 on fridday - yeah a half day off every friday during the summer - I am here until usually 5 every night anyway

2:35 pm

I am suppose to work 35 hours a week, I could laugh myself sick at the thought of being able to do that!!

2:35 pm

LOL Katie - what exactly does a "scag" look like?! ;) never heard that one before!

2:36 pm

hmmmm, kind of like a chav but dirtier!

2:36 pm

must be a local one NB

2:36 pm

come work where I work, Mom...you get to sleep late in the mornings and make fun of the drunk people :)

2:37 pm

lately I am here 7:30 to 5 M-F.

2:37 pm

I'm not quite sure I would fit in NB - no offense - I would find it a great deal of fun though

2:38 pm

i do 8.15 to 5.30 with no lunch and an hour and a half drive each way, no wonder I slept so long on holiday!!

2:38 pm

I should add I am paid welll and love my job lol

2:39 pm

takes all sorts Mom ;) and you don't have to be gay...but I'm guessing it really, really, really helps. Particularly tips-wise..

2:40 pm

do you work in a gay club NB?

2:41 pm

thats a long day Katie - they should pay you well

2:42 pm

sometimes, Katie - I work in a regular pub, as well. On worst days I do 12-8 at the pub and then 9-4 at the club...I crawl home after that ;)

2:43 pm

Hope you are saving all the money while you are young - at some point you are going to hit the wall with those double shifts

2:43 pm

all these early mornings sound horrrible!

2:43 pm

hello all

2:44 pm

they towed my old car away today :(

2:44 pm

I have always lived quite far from work but sometimes the drive gets me down. I was working more from home recently but just back from holiday and I have meetings every day, and one of my team got moved to another today and another leaves tomorrow which leaves me with two new people to train again next month and short staffed until then. I should take it as a compliment that I trained the last one so well that someone stole him so quickly

2:44 pm

it's okay Mom, I survive on red bull and nervous energy ;)

2:44 pm

NB my old car was almost as old as you :-)

2:44 pm

I'm usually awake by 5:30 anyway - have to force myself to stay in bed on the weekend

2:44 pm

hi, Peri! oh, what a shame - were you very attached?

2:44 pm

I would be dead on my fe** on your long days NB

2:45 pm

yse, very attached, NB, she had a name and everything. gave her a hug and a kiss before she was put on the back of the tow truck

2:45 pm

My dog is 5 years younger lol

2:45 pm

my old car's name was Sabrina. my new car's name is Buster

2:45 pm

I wake up at 6am out of the house by 7am at the latest. The other day I was so jet lagged I forgot I was going to a meeting at our main office and got on the motorway the wrong direction, it took me 20 mins to get back to where I started and head to the correct office

2:45 pm

it's not as bad as it sounds...it's very nearly fun ;) I meet a lot of interesting people...if I wasn't in a relationship I'd rave more about it, 'cause I come home with a lot of phone numbers ;)

2:46 pm

sorry, couldn't resist

2:46 pm

and tips no doubt lol

2:47 pm

awww, Peri! still, nearly 19 years of faithful service is a good run..

2:47 pm

is this grid mean or am I having a thick day?

2:47 pm

LOL Katie - as a babbler said to me once - "swing those hips to get those tips" - I laughed so hard!

2:48 pm

I had a car called mopsy and sobbed when I traded her, ex thought I was mad as I drove away in a brand new car crying lol

2:50 pm

I understand Katie

2:50 pm

in6/30 pls

2:50 pm

I have company cars now - they have no name!

2:50 pm

I donated my old car to the Salvation Army

2:51 pm

wish I had a company car

2:51 pm

awww, you bunch of softies ;) I learned to drive only so I would never have to sit behind a steering wheel again...hate driving.

2:52 pm

it's fantastic peri, people complain about the tax but that is because they have forgotten how expensive it is to have your own car.

2:52 pm

Actually just remembered that this one is called Christine after she locked me in

2:53 pm

I hate driving too...wish I had my own personal driver

2:53 pm

LOL Katie!

2:53 pm

clue for go 6 please

2:53 pm

Spray, I just find it -so- stressful! I'm very aware that I'm in charge of a death machine when I'm driving...

2:54 pm

I'd better go and get something to eat, see you all later

2:54 pm

go6/24 something I had go**** for Christmas

2:54 pm

I worry about the other aggressive drivers NB...there are som crazies out there!

2:54 pm

in6/30 pls

2:55 pm

My friend was hit by a tractor trailer last week...he was on a motorcycle!

2:55 pm

omg! was he alright?

2:55 pm

bbs

2:56 pm

suffered a fractured knee cap and torn muscles in his shoulder, he is a very lucky person

2:56 pm

I d'ont have it peri.

2:57 pm

oh my goodness...hope he recovers quickly :/ you are so vulnerable out on a motorbike...!

2:57 pm

not getting the go 6 clue

2:57 pm

just a quick question before I go, has JC stopped playing? I saw something on facebook about it

2:57 pm

Peri, you have an in**** and exhaust on your car

2:57 pm

Yes, my husband had a flat on his motor cycle last week going 70 mi and hour.

2:57 pm

go6 slang for something you received

2:58 pm

ty sea spray

2:58 pm

oh god...I wouldn't trust a great deal of what you read about him on facebook, Katie. Most of it is just pure lies, made up by malicious people :S

2:58 pm

they both claimed to have had green lights, friend had a witness come forward a few days later to say the truck ran a red light

2:59 pm

yw mixi

2:59 pm

same as the ro6/18 (spoiled food) but change first letter

2:59 pm

I don't get involved in the whole thing but he was called an ex babbler and I thought it would be a shame if he had given up

3:00 pm

not an ex-babbler as such, it's just he can't come into the chat, 'cause he's met by a lot of unpleasantness.

3:00 pm

got interrupted at work = dont they know I am babbling!

3:00 pm

getten

3:00 pm

sorry

3:00 pm

well that is a really shame I'm a grand believer in live and let live

3:01 pm

oh I heard some of you talking about that last week - never knew him and have no idea what happened - too bad whatever it was - puts a strain on everyone

3:01 pm

quite, Katie :)

3:02 pm

right I really am off to get some dinner, see you all later

3:02 pm

It's all been very unpleasant Mom...don't really understand it...JC is a dear friend of mine, though, so I'm seriously disappointed

3:02 pm

Boo did you get that word yet

3:02 pm

bye katie

3:02 pm

I used to play a game called Acrobabble and the site was shut down because of one player...such a shame

3:03 pm

sometimes there are misunderstanding that some people cant get by - like I said, I dont know what happened or who was involved - dont really need to either

I have a vague idea of what happened, and so far as I can tell, JC is totally in the right and is being attacked.

3:05 pm

yeah...it's sad that some won't let it go. There's just one particular clique that won't drop it!

3:05 pm

I completely agree, Samantha

For nothing. They're screaming things "what happens int he chog stays in the chog" and I'm all like, "honey. this site is indexed by Google. It's public, baybees."

Pretending that this is a private space is foolishness.

3:07 pm

quite! it's a public chat, not a cult..

3:07 pm

fed the cat so no access to the fridge. Is this still over the dog thing?

3:08 pm

I am here to have fun and meet some awesome folks - not to get involved in any issues - have enough of those in my private life. Well time to clean off my desk - daughter has a softball game tonight (brrr) wil have to get the wool'ns out

One of them was insisting that she shouldn't be "outed" because she has a stalker--I went looking on Google and within ten minutes had discovered where she works, her home phone number, the city she lives in, her real name, a picture online, and her religious affiliations. Yeah, bucko, you're doing such a good job of maintaining privacy there.

3:08 pm

fair does Mom ;) have fun and stay warm!!

It's not so much the dog thing. That's not the issue anymore. It's about whether this is a private or a public forum.

3:09 pm

good luck to your daughter mom. see you tomorrow

. . . Good god where do you live that you're still wearing woollens? It's 85 degrees here and that's because a cold front moved in.

3:10 pm

plus, now they are calling his identity into question - which is, of course, ridiculous, as he is exactly who he says he is

3:10 pm

I work on the principle that anything put into cyberspace is public and am quite careful about what I say or which groups I join on Facebook

3:11 pm

thanks - I am in NH - 50 degrees now - game is at 6 - it will be 40 or below by the time it ends

That's wise, Katie. The conceit that there is privacy online is just that--a conceit.

3:11 pm

taking off now *poof*

Goodness, mom. I can't remember it being less than 75 here in the last month.

G'bye.

3:12 pm

that's good for you, Katie. I tend to fling all kinds of info out there and hope that nobody cares, which I'm sure nobody does!

Hey. That's actually your best protection, Nancy--stay under the radar and hope that no one ever cares enough to dig.

Oh now HOW did I miss man's best friend in the grid? My two ca6s are dear to me!

3:15 pm

Ironically, the only people who actually wish me ill are my family - the very people who know the most about me! So when it comes to the 'net, who cares ;)

3:15 pm

Oooh, thanks, I missed that word too!

3:15 pm

actually I've just googled myself and now realise that everyone can see my babble profile, time to change it methinks

Oh, dear, Nancy, I'm sorry to hear that--it's not uncommon to be separated from their families but it's rarely happy.

3:16 pm

Thanks, Samantha :) but it's okay - got more than enough people around me! Friends are the family you choose.

3:17 pm

that's it taken out my real name and contact details

3:17 pm

How on earth has this topic managed to come up again? I think it's about time that someone acknowledges that it is certainly not just one "clique" that won't let this go...

Is that also you on MySpace, Facebook, and Twitter that shows up on the first page? You're kind of protected by not having a unique username.

3:18 pm

haha, googled my player name - I get song lyrics and some choice urban dictionary definitions ;) think I'm safe!

3:18 pm

too true NB, hubby is estranged from his parents but he has such good friends they more than make up for it. He now also has my mum and dad

Uniquity, I dunno nothin' about no cliques. What I do know is that the arguments I see being advanced don't make any sense to me, and I am the kind to chew on things until I understand them. That's why I participated in the discussion.

8 words left. Current Mood: Determined

3:21 pm

sorry uni it was my fault I asked if he was still playing as I was on holiday and didn't know anything had happened, it was raised in all innocence honestly

3:22 pm

Miserable bloomin computer is acting up -- again! But I have managed to sign on to Babble, at last.

3:22 pm

Cliques are irrelevant, I am responding to NB's post at 3:05 that "There's just one particular clique that won't drop it!" No longer true.

3:22 pm

Hi Christine :-)

3:22 pm

Hang on Christine

Yes, Uniquity, we all knew who and what you were talking about, despite your clever attempt to conceal the fact that you meant "Nancy Boy" by the clever insertion of "someone" instead.

3:23 pm

whatever floats yer boat Uniquity - I'm certainly not going to fight about it. I have just seen some very malicious activity that, personally, I find disappointing.

3:23 pm

love the photo uni

3:24 pm

OMG I'm sorry I raised it please don't all fall out

3:24 pm

SJoy, you very much over-read my 'someone'. I'll change it to EVERYone. While NB made the assertion this eve, many on both (all?) sides have made it before.

3:24 pm

s'okay here Katie...I'm a lover, not a fighter ;)

3:25 pm

good way to be ;-)

3:25 pm

Katie, I lay no blame at your door or anyone else. And as far as I know, there's not any falling out going on. It'd just be nice for some things to end.

3:26 pm

fantastic, right I really am going for food so will see you all tomorrow night

Ah, yes, Uniquity if that's the case then I did read overmuch into it. I apologize. It looked like classic passive aggressive bitchiness to me but (to bring the conversation back a bit) that may have been me reacting to my mother, not you. :)

3:27 pm

it would be lovely for it all to end - not possible when he gets jumped on just for entering the log, however.

3:27 pm

Before this blessed thing goes bellyup, and I'm reduced to paper and pen, will someone give me a clue to the 8 letter word.

3:28 pm

insects and radios have 'em, Christine :)

The thing about it ending, though, is that it's not over as long as JC can't come in without beign attacked. To insist that "we should let it drop" before then is to insist that it's OK that he was chased out. And, for all I know, it MAY BE OK that he was chased out, but I doubt it.

3:28 pm

Boy, things appear hot and heavy - I've not played for about two weeks, and I'm completely out of everything.

3:28 pm

Which one, an8 the plural of what radios and ants have or ey8 which is what you would give for the answer?

3:28 pm

the ey8? what you see with + what you eat with

Seven. Words. Left. I. Hate. This. Grid.

3:32 pm

LOL. You can do it, Samantha!

Five words left. One five, two sixes, two sevens. Grrr; Arrrgh

3:34 pm

I left for months, and this is almost the identical topic of conversation, Christine. Good to know there was a break though! Good luck in the grid, I'm taking my own advice and getting outta here.

3:34 pm

Thanks for your help, but this thing is driving me crazy, so time for a cuppa and a book. Bye, y'all.

"Almost the same"? How long has this been going on, or has it happened to more than one person?

3:36 pm

ohhh, it's been going on for a while - keeps having little flare-ups of unpleasantness. I have a few examples to hand, but they aren't really good material for the log...plus there is a small group keeping it going on facebook, etc

3:36 pm

Hi all -- just taking a break from planting pots -- a little too warm to be working out in the sun just now.

You're planting what, exactly now, nan?

Facebook is al that is evil in this world you know.

3:38 pm

LOL! Couldn't agree more ;) I'm off now though - nice talking to you Samantha, kind of good to get a sensible opinion on it all. Take care!

bye bye nancy!

3:39 pm

petunias, begonias, impatiens, lobelia -- have lots of planter boxes and hanging pots.

3:40 pm

does anyone know which dictionary this game uses?

Ah! Sounds lovely. I'm all into the plants that are both edible and pretty--rhutabagas, swiss chards, lavenders, rosemaries, that sort of thing.

3:41 pm

leaving the veggies for tomorrow -- still to early to plant the beans, but can get the sweet basil and summer squash in.

It uses Enable, hayru

3:41 pm

thanks, samantha!

I actually plant for odor as much as for looks--mint and lavender are currently my two favorites.

NP, hayru

3:43 pm

I used to have mint, but had to get rid of it -- it was taking over.

That's one of the things I *like* about it, Nan, but we probably have very different properties and priorities.

3:44 pm

sounds like it, Samantha

I GOT A WORD! I GOT A WORD! THREE LEFT! THREE LEFT!

3:46 pm

37 left here, and thinking of listing

I have three acres, and I'd let mint take over if it meant fresh mojitos on a regular basis. Also, *ahem*, grass takes a lot of water in a climate that just doesn't get reliable rain.

Nan, if you have the EN 6/7, which are my ONLY TWO LEFT, I'll clue you in to everything else. :)

3:48 pm

would someone be so kind as to clue the fo6/27? please :)

Do you have the fe5?

3:50 pm

don't have either

3:50 pm

2 of them

Bojazz--take the second FE5, and add the last four letters of it to fo

3:50 pm

fe 5: fe + rugged mountain top

It's an alternate, older spelling of the same word

3:51 pm

thanx Samantha

Nan, that's the one. That's how you get the fo6

3:51 pm

fo 6 -- same as the fe 5 with an extra vowel

3:51 pm

anyone have the ag 6?

you've seen the same phenomena in, say, "fetal" and "foetal".

Yes. The ag6 is "a long, long time ag*" + "if I didn't put my food in the refrigerator, the fruit will ***"

3:55 pm

ty sam -- is the 7 related ?

Yes. Add a consonant that makes the whole word sound like a Lovecraftian Elder God.

3:56 pm

like a whaaaat?

3:56 pm

got it, ty -- lol

Not a Lovecraft fan? Just add a two point consonant to the end of the word. Trust me.

3:57 pm

what is lovecraft?

3:57 pm

must be some sort of sci-fi?

IA! IA! Cthulhu Fhtagn!

Actually HP Lovecraft was a racist SOB who wrote some horror stories that clapped on to the national attention in the 1920s. The concept is stil around today, but you'd have to be a geek to know about them.

3:59 pm

my god, I've never bee called a geek before

Geekiness is a continuum, not a state, and you're clearly further along the spectrum than nan is.

3:59 pm

en6.21 e & a m**** depressive - turn those letters back to front

4:00 pm

hiya! what's the grid like?

my god, I understood that. thanks!

4:00 pm

there is no en7, or did you mean en5?

Horrible. No one yet today has liked it.

4:00 pm

Testing Feather

en 5

en 5 I've just sort of stopped looking

4:01 pm

oh boy. thanks!

4:01 pm

i love it, Sam (whatever it was) :)

4:01 pm

en & consumed for en5

That's a *word*? Oh, and, uuh fireworks.

4:02 pm

I'm just jumping in for a few minutes. This little computer is sooo jumpy without a mouse. We're almost done with your Great Northern Adventure. Such a wonderful place, Quebec.

I owe you a few. Anyone need clues?

4:02 pm

hi Stidgmere

4:02 pm

congrats Sam

4:02 pm

yes - an5/10 - first one

HI stidg. For god's sake don't start the grid.

4:03 pm

Hi lynxx and congrats Sam. Ready to focus on a few words.

AN + Tolkien's tree folk

4:03 pm

I didnt get the "rugged mountain top" clue for the fe5, pls help

DON'T DO IT STIDG

I'm on a geekiness kick -- FE +a three letter science fiction book publishing house which employs Teresa Nielsen-Hayden as an editor

4:04 pm

fe + not out + consonant

No, tinygods, that's the *other* fe5

4:06 pm

ah, sorry. that's why I never clue.

4:06 pm

fe & Babbler with bobblegum machine icon ***gone

4:06 pm

well darn it, i had to enter a word just to check if i had your clue right! (i did)

Hee hee! you're awesome

4:07 pm

i know! modest too.

4:07 pm

Ty folks...I am now up to a record 29 words total...guess I am not going to excel at this at all!!! LOL!

4:08 pm

to be honest, i didn't know the editor bit, but did know the sf publishing house

4:08 pm

Welcome Jeannie, don't despair, this is a hard one

4:08 pm

I protest that go 6 -- poor English at its worst!

4:08 pm

and I keep wanting to enter "toot"...

oh, jeannie, you're starting on one of the tougher ones and frankly, word games aren't everyone's cup fo meat

4:08 pm

Tell me about it. lynxx!!!

4:09 pm

I LOVE word games, but this game beats them all!

The rewards are, uh, actually technically nonexistent no matter how much time you put into this, but lots of people have lots of fun anyway.

4:10 pm

I think I'll take my 13 words and go home. Some kind of a record I suppose.

4:10 pm

cup of meat????? ew.

4:10 pm

in 6, please? -- either one

stidg, I did try to warn you

4:10 pm

You do know about Lickety and Morewords Jeannie (if you are really desperate to finish)

4:10 pm

Fork of ice cream.

4:10 pm

Well, y'all are the finest people on the Net- that is my opinion!

try to think of it as a cup of BACON. who could possibly object to BACON?

4:11 pm

Yes, I do, but they are NOT helping today!

4:11 pm

found the 2nd one

4:11 pm

I was just telling my husband that the chat was as important as the grid.

4:11 pm

lol, ok, that's passable.

in 6 - Your car has an air in**** and an exhaust

And the other--Mozart had an in**** skill for music

4:11 pm

Good after noon all.

4:11 pm

You are right, stigmere!

yes, jeannie, today is exceptional

4:12 pm

Sorry about missspelling (LOL)

4:12 pm

ty sam

4:12 pm

Yes, I am wonderful. Ready to fly home tomorrow and so eager to see Stidmama and family.

4:12 pm

back to my planting -- will get the last 19 later

4:13 pm

hmmm.in**** skill? Huh?

4:13 pm

bye Nan, enjoy

4:13 pm

Aha! Got it!

The word is equivalent to "inborn"

4:14 pm

Wow! 31 words!

4:14 pm

I cannot believe I just found the alternative word for zits...

4:15 pm

LOL!

It's a common word, jeannie,been in the last three or four grids

If no one else has any requests for clues, I'm outta here.

4:16 pm

I know, I know, but I just now saw it...DUH!

4:16 pm

Hey Sam, how 'bout clues for all my remaining words???

You wanna start from the top? If it matters to you, I'm in.

4:17 pm

LOL! Okay....If you want!!!! But don't you have a life??? Dinner to cook? Etc.????

I made pizza yesterday, enough for some people I was expecting who didn't show up. We're good for meals for a day or two. :/

4:18 pm

I mean, I need 84 words.....LOL

First word: AC 5/12 AC+opposite of "out" + VOWEL

4:19 pm

Got that one

4:19 pm

Believe it or not

4:20 pm

Ok...now what?

And I know you've got the enxt. OK: AG 5/14, A + base building block of hereditary tracking. A + "I'm glas I didn't contribute to that **** pool"

4:21 pm

???

Next word: AG6/24. "A long, long time ag*" + "if I dont' put my fruit in the refrigerator it will ***"

4:21 pm

Just hiding chat while you do this, don't want it too easy to get my missing words.

That's fair. I'll keep it up until she asks me to stop.

4:22 pm

AG 5/14 I did not get

A + "scientist have discovered a **** that is associated with alzheimer's"

4:23 pm

Got ag 5/14!!!! wow!

4:23 pm

and a "duh" for not getting your good first clues

4:24 pm

got ag6/24, btw

w00t! OK, next: "A long, long time ag*" + "if I don't put fruit in the refrigerator, it will ***"

oh, good. Now add a consonant to the end of it.

4:25 pm

next one I have is an 5/14

You remember the ag 5? Put a k in place of the g

Wait what? There is no an 5/14

4:26 pm

hello all

4:26 pm

help with in6/30 pls

4:27 pm

sorry...5/10 an

Hi peri. Your car has an in**** and an exhaust manifold

4:27 pm

add cons. to end of what?

4:27 pm

NM

4:27 pm

going fast!!!

To get the ag7, add a consonant to the end of the ag6 word.

The an 5 -- AN + Tolkien's tree folk (have you ever read those books?)

some of the words I am entering are not coming up in my word list- the ak5 for instance. It won't register.

Yeah, dictionary.com and Google don't use the enable dictionary. Bunner.

Yeah, dictionary.com and Google don't use the enable dictionary. Bunner. Bummer*

4:29 pm

not getting the ag7

OLh, you mean it won't show? Dude, I've had that problem before, I don't know what to tell you.

Jeannie, do you have the ag6?

I mean, it says I already entered it, but it is not appearing

Gremlins

4:30 pm

Yes...the one with badf food at the end

Right. Type in that word and add a two-point consonant to the end of it.

Yep, hobgoblins, Kaplan. Sorry.

4:32 pm

Got it. Another fish for me...Soon I will have a whole can and will make a casserole...

But you're making progress! And that one's not a fish, it's a hard word!

What's next?

4:32 pm

Yes!!! Progress!!! Only 80 left!!!!

4:33 pm

Have ak 5, an 5

an 4/4 is a girl's name

an** karenina

4:34 pm

Another duh.

Now, take that girl's name, and add a double consonant and a vowel for the seven point word

4:35 pm

Got it! Isn't that a flavoring???

4:35 pm

Down to 78!

4:36 pm

clue for in 5

Phhbbttt. I'm a cook, and it beats me. Look it up!

Boobear, that's a friggin in*** question.

4:37 pm

Someday, I will.....My next word is a ca4/5 what cripples use

OK, jeannie, the next word is an 4/4. You can get this!

4:38 pm

I will an** up my soul for the rest of the clues!!!

4:38 pm

Woot!

look, you've got *a* 4/4; take that last word and change the last vowel

Boobear, that insult was actually, um, a clue. Did you get it?

it's not entering a lot of my words, which I will take as a hint to stop playing

4:40 pm

Not getting that last vowel...

Have you considered a reboot?

4:41 pm

yes I got it

4:41 pm

NM...rhymes with santa

W00t!

Now--for an an5, add yet another vowel to the end of *that* word!

4:41 pm

<bows> 75 left!!!!

4:41 pm

that's ok samantha..I got it

4:42 pm

Samantha, this is a hoot!

Oh, good, Boobear, I just realized I'd been flippant with someone I hardly knew so was worried. :)

4:42 pm

74!

Jeannie, I'm having a great time.

4:42 pm

So am I! I will never forget this!

Now. Back to ANs -- what do insects, radios, and cellphones have in common?

4:43 pm

got both the 7 &8...72!

OK. A casual eatign place is a ca4/8

4:44 pm

71 and a duh...

ca 6/30 is a warm, knitted blanket

4:45 pm

70!!!!

And you've got the one that Dr. House uses. Next is man's best friend -- my two dogs are ca****s

4:47 pm

69!!! and another BIG Duh! I have a ca 6...

There are four ca6s

4:47 pm

My next is ci4/5

OK: It's the first four letters for a snobs way of saying "movie".

4:48 pm

why isn't innage a word

"We went to the ci**ma last week-end"

4:49 pm

???

4:51 pm

ca+ ci**ma+???

Sorry, back, my computer died.

Yes. "ci**ma" is a fancy way of saying "movie house".

4:55 pm

Thank goodness. I thought you had, from weariness!!!

4:55 pm

But there is no M

Heh; this laptop is older (in computer years) than I am.

4:56 pm

Sam is trying to clue ci4.5 for you

No. The ci 4/4 is ONLY THE FIRST FOUR LETTERS of the fancy way of saying "movie house"

Right. 4/5. That's what I meant to say, really. :)

4:57 pm

I have ci4.5!!!!

4:57 pm

I also have the en before that one

4:58 pm

well, close to that one

I do believe you've covered all of the As, Es, and Cs.

4:58 pm

Let me check Lickety...

Well, OK, not all the Es, then. EA5 is the past participle of "to stuff food in one's pie hole"

4:58 pm

Do not have the ea...

"Would you like to go to dinner?" "No, thanks, I've already ea***"

4:59 pm

DUH!!! 68...

Don't beat yourself up, past participles aren't verb forms we use a whole lot in America. :)

5:00 pm

Yeah...people say, I already 8...

There's an en5, and an en6, only one of each. Do you have either?

5:01 pm

Have en6, no en5

5:01 pm

clue for na 5

5:01 pm

got the en5 by myself!!!!

5:01 pm

67!!!

5? Because except for the first letter, it's thew00t!

na5 - Well dressed and lookin' sharp, boobear

5:02 pm

en 6 en plus ci4/5

Your next, then, is an et4/4

This is something called a "Babblet". It's a word you will never, ever encounter except for Babble, or where it's used as a proper noun. This one is called "the volcano".

5:04 pm

Got it.... 65!

Fuck it, I'm just gonna break a lot of rules here. ANYONE WHO IS NOT JEANNIE, AVERT YOUR EYES: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Etn a

5:05 pm

The next I have is a certain type of chewing word

5:05 pm

*walking into chog with eyes closed*

5:05 pm

ouch!

OK, I don't know what that is.

5:05 pm

hi jmc

I mean, I know what closed eyes are, but chewing gum eludes me

5:06 pm

hi all

5:06 pm

Well, thank you for your enormous sacrifice and bravery, sam! But I already had gotten it from the volcano clue!

Hello lawyerlady!

5:06 pm

ey8 is what I have next

Good, jeannie! According to Lickety, which one do you need next?

5:07 pm

Let me look...

5:07 pm

fa4/7

5:08 pm

and I got it...63

It's like a window pa** with a F as a first letter

5:08 pm

have only 2 of 6 fe's

fe 4/7 -- both a remarkable act of courage, and the appendages at the end of your legs

those two are homophones--they sound alike but are spelled slightly differently

5:09 pm

I don't like this grid at all

5:09 pm

61!

boobear, this is a horrendous, awful, terrible, no good, very bad grid

5:10 pm

it looks worse than it is boo

5:10 pm

i agree

5:10 pm

Boo, I am so dumb, Sam is spoon-feeding it to me!

the next one is an fe5. It sounds like a fit wherein people fall over unconscious, but the second letter is different.

5:10 pm

is this your first time playing

5:10 pm

your are a newbie jeann i didn't get a lot of these at first either

5:11 pm

Just about!

5:11 pm

te 7, please?

Fair warning y'all-- you mgiht want to shut up chog for a little bit, 'til we're done with The Project

5:11 pm

I have been babbling for about a year now and still learning

5:11 pm

Yup. New as a baby, but not new to chat...and have a sister who used to Babble a lot

TE7 -- Like the ship that went down, the one that James Cameron made a movie about

5:12 pm

LOL! THE PROJECT is helping jeannie get her first fireworks!

5:12 pm

well i will be gone soon to go home so i am not worried sam

5:12 pm

ty sam

And a worthy proect it is. Where are we?

5:13 pm

wtg sam! i was babbling for about 6 months before i got my first fireworks

5:13 pm

fe's- have fe 4/7's, and 5/16, then anothe fe 4/7

5:13 pm

and a final fe 5

Do you have the cheese?

5:14 pm

so am missing two 4's I think

5:14 pm

I do now...one more 4...(60)

Just one 4/7, I think; either the cheese or the party. They're identical but for the last vowel.

5:15 pm

party?

5:15 pm

Have all fe's.

That's what t means. It's identical to the cheese but for the last vowel

AWESOME! -- Do you have to fo6?

5:16 pm

sorry that was my clue for jeann

5:16 pm

no fo6 yet

5:16 pm

okay i am off for home bbl

5:17 pm

ty 5?

Look at the last fe5. Type "fo" and then add the last four letters of the last fe5.

5:17 pm

fo 6: enemy + high rugged mountain top

5:18 pm

Got it! good clue! 59...

We're into the Gs in

5:18 pm

*clues

Type a homophone for "gain" -- how's that for a clue?

5:19 pm

only have the garden ga** closure word

5:20 pm

Hey, that one worked twice! Great clue! 57!

Take the second word. Add a four point consonant to it.

5:21 pm

56!

The four point consonant is the last letter, in case I hadn't made that clear. LOL

5:21 pm

ty 5 -- please"?

5:22 pm

(Sam, I am kissing your feet at this point! Great clues and a lot of laughing going on at this end!)

A hompphone, nan, is that the church wants you to ti*** 10% of your income.

jeannie, I'm having fun. :) What's next?

5:22 pm

ty sam

5:23 pm

last ga is ga 5/20. Then I have the garden closure next. Missing some?

5:24 pm

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

5:24 pm

do you not have lickety's list, jean?

There's one in the middle. It's ga 6/24.

5:25 pm

I do, but I am new and am too dumb to get these obscure words...and we are learning here! Like What a Babblet is!

5:25 pm

ga 4,4,5,6,4,5

5:26 pm

Can you clue the ga 6?

5:26 pm

ga 5/14 - swamp creature

This one is stupid hard to clue. GA + go south + go west + go north + go north

5:27 pm

ga 6: last part of started + what you use to catch a butterfly

5:28 pm

Got it, ty, down to 54!

5:28 pm

All ga's done.

5:28 pm

Have NO ge's.

Aagh? None?

5:29 pm

ge 4: part of a cell

5:29 pm

Except in my kitchen....

5:29 pm

ge 5: add a consonant

Some people do ge**tic testing on their dogs, or before they have babys

5:29 pm

ge 7: double the consonant and add a vowel

5:31 pm

back to my gardening -- back at the flip -- good luck jean

5:31 pm

All done ge's!!! 51!

5:31 pm

Thanks, Nan!

goddamn. cybernan is GOOD!

the only other g si the GO--do you have it?

5:32 pm

So are you...I am doing GREAT with your clues!

5:32 pm

Nope

5:33 pm

I have go**** it! 50 left!

The GO6 is another past participle.

See, you're getting a lot of these once you know to look for them. You don't need a crutch as much as you think you do. :)

5:33 pm

Have all the he's.

HE4/8 means "weight"

5:34 pm

Blieve it or not, only need the two in 4's.

OK then. IN 5/10 means "vapid, meaningless"

Oh. The first is a shortening of "in**rmation"

5:35 pm

Another fish for my can...49

5:36 pm

Got the last in...48

5:37 pm

Next, need one ka4

Citizen KA**

5:37 pm

Got the citizen...

The other one is a boxing term. It's a shortening of knockout

5:39 pm

Finally got it...46!

5:39 pm

Good clue, btw!

AWESOME! My husband, btw, is behind me, cheering you on.

5:40 pm

Just need na 4

5:40 pm

Oh boy, a witness to my stupidity! LOL

OK. It's NA + 2 vowels.

Love, you

Love, you're not stupid.

5:41 pm

I'll bet that is a Babblet, right?

I can tell, because you're funny. Stupid people are never funny

5:41 pm

45

I do believe it's a babblet, yes

5:42 pm

Why, TY. But I think I am proof you can be stupid and funny....all at once....

So -- the next two -- is your house ne**? Do you ne**** your house before the maid arrives?

5:43 pm

got 'em already

5:44 pm

But no other ne's

5:44 pm

Hello everyone. This is my first look at the grid today. How is it?

5:44 pm

hey- what maid????

OK then. The next two NEs are related.

5:44 pm

scrabbler...it is like the little girl with the curl

5:44 pm

k

5:45 pm

An evil, small grid? I am familiar with these.

Scrabbler, run. The grid is terrifying. It's evil. JUST RUN LIKE YOUR ICON!

5:45 pm

I already dove in. I will find what I can then quit. I never feel any need to complete grids anymore.

5:46 pm

got 'em...like what I could use to catch all my fish with...43....

5:46 pm

next?

The next two NEs: I have a hard time coming up with a clue here. There are some in between those and the last ones, enter the list into Lickety and see.

If I say that you lie, I ne**** your claim.

5:47 pm

ok, go for the ne 7

If I say that you lie, I am a ne***** o fyour claim. Related word.

5:48 pm

got 5:47 clue...42...

The six and seven are inextricable

5:49 pm

I don't get that clue yet--can you make it simpler for me please?

5:50 pm

Got it...41..Let me count...I think I have all ne's..hang on...Need a 4 after the 7

5:50 pm

ne 6 + mountain top makes ne 7, sorta

The seven: Here's as simple as I can make it, which is *too* simple because I don't seem to have an intermediate stage: It's the first five letters of the ne6, with the letters "either/**" tacked on to the end

5:51 pm

All my n's are greyed out! ....40!

The ne 4 you don't have is repetitive. NE + and repeat.

5:52 pm

See, I need ne6 first. I just started.

5:52 pm

hi folks .. how's this: ne + St. Peter, open the Pearly **** for goodness' sakes!

Right: The NE4 is also known as "the Goose". It's a Babblet. Very silly, I know.

Oh. NE 6: If I call you a liar, I ne6 your claim

5:52 pm

Aha, TY, Welki!!!

5:53 pm

Next, need the oo- want to make it with small bad bug but cannot

Welki, you're clearly better at this than I am. :)

5:53 pm

nah

oo5/10 + If the first two letters were "ee" it would mean spooky.

5:54 pm

WE are at 39...the end is looking closer!

5:54 pm

74 to go

5:54 pm

Great clue! 38

RI** gear used by police

RI** of passage

RO** vegetables

5:55 pm

Scrabbler, scroll back a good bit- Sam has clued the whole puzzle for me

ro***** -- the root system of a plant.

5:55 pm

TY. But I will do what I can then quit. I shoot to pass halfway.

ro7 + ro4 + how old are you, what is your ***?

5:56 pm

not getting the ending of ro**....

What is your ***, how old are you?

5:57 pm

Got it! TY! 36! Marilyn + Di's ages...sad...

5:58 pm

(Pun intended)

ro5/14 = RO4 + three point letter that is sometimes a vowel and sometimes a consonant

5:58 pm

Well, wordplay, anyway

5:59 pm

Oh! goes with candy flavor! 35!

The basis of all humor! YES!

RO + Consonant + vowel. The consonant is the same ini all three cases

Sorry, did I forget to mention that the next three words are all ro4/4s?

6:01 pm

Yes...got two of them..both with vowels..missing #3

6:02 pm

I am stuck on na 5

Use the first vowel in the vowel list

NA 5 = Lookin' good and sharp dressin'

6:02 pm

na5- dressed to the 9's

6:03 pm

32 left...neeed last r05 & 6

RO + Double consonant + Vowel

Now add a consonant

6:04 pm

NM- got 'em!!!!! 30!!!!! WOOT!

You're gonna finish this one.

What's next

6:05 pm

Have two of 5 ta's- septic holder and the acid

6:05 pm

Bye kids. I am at 60/55 and that is enough.

6:05 pm

acid is ta6

The next ta is just like the acid, but with a different last cnsonant

bye scrabbler

6:06 pm

Bye, Scrabbler!

6:06 pm

bye, scrabbs

6:06 pm

Just need 4 &5 afetr septic holder

The first two TAs -- If I steal something from you, I will first ta** it from you, and then I will have ta*** it from you.

6:06 pm

ne

*Before* the septic holder actually

6:07 pm

Double Duhs.....27!!!

The TE4 is a kind of wood

And the next TE are the ceramic things in your mouth

6:08 pm

Got first 3 te's..need last 4

6:08 pm

4 letter word, I measn

OK, good!

There are only four TEs total, though

6:10 pm

Yes, I know..just need last 4-letter word

6:10 pm

And I got it....25 left!!!! Rah!

OK!

You need THs?

6:11 pm

Only have 2 th's out of 6... other word for "you" and stolen word

If someone steals something from you, is it th***s or yours?

6:12 pm

24!

Also, Google the last letter of the Greek alphabet

6:13 pm

23!

And here's a Babblet ... this is a lot like the shortening of a Theodore's name, except the first vowel is changed.

And a th*** commits th***s, right? Someone who steals is someone who commits th***s, right?

6:15 pm

21! Have all th's! Need Ti next...

Right. This is another ridiculously hard one to clue.

6:16 pm

NM!20!

Whoa.

Whoa. You're good

Whoa. You're good

TO** PARTY!

6:16 pm

there are 8 to's- have NONE!

Now add a vowel to the above clue, and you've got the to 4/6 and the to 5/14 TO**! TO** TO**

Apparently you were neither a member of a fraternity or a sorority in college.

6:18 pm

Got em....16 left!!!! <shivers>

Have yo uever watched animal house??!?!

OK. Look at your last TO5. Place a consonant between the last two vowels. You'll end with to+garden end

6:19 pm

Nope, but know about it, and can see what's his name in a to** with a bunch of other guys...

I'd be scrubbing my brain with bleach had I just has that image in it!

6:20 pm

good clue...15...drum roll starts up quietly....

Oh My Goodness I'm being mobbed

Who knew that two dogs could constitute a mob?

6:21 pm

Got the spanish for bull and type of carry bag

You're almost there

Take the bull and put another vowel on the end of it

And I'll give you the next clue when I get around to**

And I'll give you the next clue when I get around to**

Now, you know the things that children play with? Legos and Barbies and the like? Take that word, keep it singular and then add a vowel to the end of it for to4/6

6:24 pm

cannot find the vowel to go with bull...are we talking abouty the same word???

Yes. Take the first three letters for the spanish word for bull, then add another vowel to the end of it

6:24 pm

clue for te 7 pls

It will still be a four letter word when you're done.

te7 - Like the ship that sank, the one that James Cameron made a movie out of.

6:25 pm

Sam! <gasp> just saw that we msissed a "c' word!!!! Oh, No!!!

6:26 pm

In fact, 6 c words

BWAA HA HAHAHA!! We'll get back to it, I promise

6:27 pm

Now need ty

TY Is like when the church demands 10% of your income.

6:27 pm

and one more to4

6:28 pm

one more to4 and t's will be greyed out

Did you get the TO4 that I said I'd give you when I got around to**?

6:29 pm

Tada! T's are grey! all that is white are Y's and C's!!! 11 left!

There's a YA, and if you don't get it I will YA4 a rug from under your feet

6:30 pm

<sheepishly>already had that one...it is the opposite of what I am...>

The second Y sounds like the article of clothing known as blue je**s, except that the first letter is a Y

It also sounds like strong be**, except, again, it starts with a y

6:31 pm

neato! rhymes with my name! 10!!!! <drum roll gets louder>

The next one's tricky. Sounds like a Barbra Streisand movie, which I expect you as a (presumably) non-Jewish southerner to have never heard of. Give me a minute.

It's a Yiddish word. Have you ever watch Foddler on the Roof?

6:33 pm

you mean the Jewisdh Ye*** Claus???? LOL!

YES!!!!!!

6:33 pm

9...

And there are two spellings. Different ending vowels, is all

6:34 pm

OK, just need two more y's- one more ye

It accounts for two YE5/14s

6:35 pm

ye I need is a 4

YE + double consonant

6:36 pm

I have ye** to finish!!! HAHAHA! & left- one y and 6 c's

The last Y is a YO -- stretching exercise

6:38 pm

WAY big fish for missing that one....can barbecue with that fish!...okay! all that is left are the c's we missed...and we will be done!

Tell me what Cs you have, and we'll start from there, and damnit, we're nearly DONE!

6:39 pm

Hey, y'all...have about ten minutes to Babble before leaving for the evening...

6:39 pm

All the rest are ca's- I have: restaurant; afghan; walking helper; dog...

that's good. start from dog

6:40 pm

k

first three letters of dog, double the last consonant and add the first vowel

6:41 pm

Hi Jellen

6:41 pm

Hi, Jellen...Sam is coaching me to my first fireworks!

We're almost there. I am so excited!

6:41 pm

Go jeannie!

6:41 pm

Go Jeannie!

6:42 pm

5 left...<drum roll gets louder with tympani added>

Take the first four letters of the last word, and add two vowels for a six letter word

6:43 pm

Got that one just as you clued it...got to thinking that you were pretty ca****! 4 left!

hee hee! the next one means a lilt, but it's often seen with an apostrophe, and then it means "cannot"

6:44 pm

3....(folksw, get out of the way...the matches are being lit...>

It also means jargon or slang language

OK. Take that last word and add a vowel to the end of it for a ca5

6:45 pm

2

6:45 pm

canto

OK Take that *last* word and add a consonant to the end of *it*, for a CA6

6:46 pm

sorry..I cannot believe I finally screwed up!!! LOL!

heh!

6:47 pm

!>>>JUST O-N-E!!!!!!

And the very last word is a CA 5/16 that's related to all the other CAs that we just went through

Just take that CA4 and add a three point letter to the end of it

6:48 pm

F-I-R-E-W-O-R-R-K-S!!!!!!!!!!!!Blessin gs to you, Sam!!!!!!

6:49 pm

Yay, jeannie!!!

6:49 pm

Huzzah1

6:49 pm

WOOT-WOOT!!!

WOOP!! W00T! *pant pant pant* HUZZAH!

6:49 pm

nice job jeannie

6:49 pm

I cant (pun) believe that this puzzle had so many words hidden in it....

6:50 pm

Kudos to Sam!!!! Nice Job cluing there!

I feel that way every time I finish one

6:50 pm

I am enjoying the fireworks!

6:51 pm

Now I see just hoe many words I missed because I did not look backwards or sideways or something

Aren't they pretty? And now you need to ask Lickety about his browser. It's made specially for Babble, and he includes a different video every day for when you complete the grid!

6:52 pm

May I please have some help with the right column E?

6:52 pm

I also cannot type <pant, pant>

6:52 pm

Okay, must run...Congrats again, jeannie and to Coach Samantha, too!

6:52 pm

ey 4/6

6:52 pm

WEll, I am going to go now...I am sore from sitting up...(back trouble) but thank you all.....

There's a five and an eight coming from that one--do you have either?

Goodbye jellen!

G'bye jeannie. I am very happy that you made it.

6:53 pm

Thanks, SamanthaJoy...you are well-named

6:53 pm

No..don't have any of the 2 from that E

*blush*

One is a compound word. It means the incisors in between your front te*** and your ca**** te*** (OK, it's not my fault that so many of those words are in the grid!)

6:56 pm

Just got the EY 8...thank you!

6:56 pm

fireworks

The other is a past participle. "Are you hungry?" You might be asked. And "no, I've just ea***" might be your response.

w00t Boobear!

6:56 pm

Fish! TY!

6:57 pm

thank goodness that is done.

OK, I'm out of here. I've clued roughly 90 words in the last few hoursl; taking a break now.

bye now

6:57 pm

to 6/24 anyone?

6:57 pm

bye Sam thaNKS

6:58 pm

I don't have it yet ruru

6:58 pm

to 6 to plus what you put around your garden to keep animals out

6:59 pm

luv ya boo

6:59 pm

me too ruru

7:00 pm

ty

7:00 pm

do ag 6 & 7 build off that ag 5?

7:01 pm

te7?

7:01 pm

Sounds like the famous sinking ship...

7:02 pm

yeah!..

7:02 pm

thanks

7:02 pm

one more..

7:04 pm

thank you for the clues.

7:08 pm

ok. i stupidly entered one word earlier. now gotta see what else i can get.

Hi e1

7:13 pm

NE 6/24?

7:16 pm

ne + fence entry

7:16 pm

<:))))<

7:16 pm

I am shamed. Ty ruru

7:16 pm

yw

7:16 pm

:)

7:19 pm

Can you help me with the AG 6 & 7?

7:20 pm

a long time *** in a far far away land...+ eating too much candy will *** your te5

7:21 pm

ok, rolling up sleeves and diving in. for real this time.

7:21 pm

Good grief! TY Dawg!

7:22 pm

ac 5/12

7:23 pm

ac + mart***, shaken not stirred

7:24 pm

TY!

7:25 pm

Hi kids. Checking in before I go to bed. I have had a migraine all day.

7:25 pm

hi scrabs!

7:25 pm

did i get to thank you? if not, thanks!

7:25 pm

Hi Scrabs. Sorry to hear of your migraine {{hug}}

7:25 pm

it's the darn weather

7:26 pm

Hi Feather. Yep, you thanked me. TY for making kids' lives better too.

7:26 pm

Just when my tooth is better I woke up with a migraine this morning. Rain, rain go away.

7:28 pm

yick. stupid vowels.

7:28 pm

Where is Nutty? Her Penguins are struggling with Montreal.

7:28 pm

Vowel overdose.

7:29 pm

ge 7?

7:29 pm

No idea here, Car

7:30 pm

heigh ho

7:30 pm

only up to 38 here, still working on it

7:30 pm

hi dorens

7:30 pm

Hi Doren! How have you been?

7:30 pm

hi feather, how are the adorable boys?

7:31 pm

I love the bathtub story, Feather. Whenever kids become quiet or whisper you know trouble is being planned.

7:31 pm

adorable, as always! percy, aka nick, is now talking up a storm

7:31 pm

finally

7:31 pm

scrabbs, I've been ok. riding out the merry-go-round, or the roller-coaster, waiting to see if i will have a job, a raison d'etre, come september. it changes from day to day

7:31 pm

oh,, i remember "percy" that was nut's name, yes?

7:31 pm

he was pretending to take pictures in the van while we were ddriving today. kept saying "say cheese!" over and over. finally, said "last one!" then "hold still!" so freaking cute.

7:31 pm

Uncertainty is brutal. Being unemployed sucks.

7:32 pm

where did he learn that from, i wonder?

7:32 pm

(totally biased here)

7:32 pm

lol, not me! i try to sneak in candids, rarely direct

7:32 pm

Kids retain so much.

7:33 pm

....wait...the hold still part might have been me after all....

7:33 pm

yes scrabs.. but maybe it will have its benefits. unlimited babble time? more time to chat (sometimes I lurk, cause there just isn't time to do anything but get the words!) gardening done at leisure, instead of in a crunch?

7:33 pm

But can you afford to "retire"?

7:33 pm

en 6?

7:33 pm

feather, he had to learn it from somewhere!! little pitchers have big ears (a dumb homily from years ago)

7:33 pm

our district keeps saying this year is bad, but next year's gonna be worse.

7:34 pm

Sorry, no help from me, Car.

7:34 pm

no, not really... but I could sell this house (over $16,000 property taxes a year) and no mortgage

7:34 pm

How about the an 7's?

7:34 pm

wish i could help car!

7:35 pm

Yesterday I was with Mary's kids and we were painting. J, almost 6, said, "Do not disturb an artist at work."

7:35 pm

LOL

7:35 pm

yes, feather, as bad as this year is, next year probably would be worse. our district is holding onto all day kindergarten this year, but don't expect it next year

7:35 pm

sorry car scrabbs, J is wise indeed

7:35 pm

Public schools are hurting.

7:36 pm

oh my gosh, what a backward step

7:37 pm

Battery is about to die. Off to bed for me. I need 2 good nights of sleep because then I am on call Fri-Sat-Sun.

7:37 pm

well feather, this year we are losing all guidance counselors. After today, with a 6th grader with a considerably advanced case of suicidal ideation....where my expertise really helped in this particular situation... i just think "what will they do next year?"

7:37 pm

en + i saw a movie at the ***em*

7:37 pm

ty car

7:37 pm

night scrabs, hope the migraine goes away

7:37 pm

nite scrabbs... sleep well (hope the mouth is doing better)

7:37 pm

it's a horrible situation

7:38 pm

Is there a crisis service, Doren?

7:38 pm

in fact, it's in5

7:38 pm

Tooth/jaw are better, except when opening wide. Migraine today. Part 2 of root canal is on 5/18.

7:38 pm

hee hee, just found that word

7:38 pm

an 7/28...rabbit ears on an television set

7:38 pm

plural for an 8

7:38 pm

yes, but it is drastic... when the kid isn't really in crisis, it is overkill.. this boy needs some help, but he isn't an immediate threat to himself, he just needs some therapy. sending him off to a stranger in an ER would not help him really

7:39 pm

Does the school have a plan for kids in need?

7:39 pm

clue for en6/21 please. my last word

7:39 pm

yay! ty car

7:39 pm

so far, the plan has been me. i have no idea what they intend to do next year

7:39 pm

Just clued, Vic

7:39 pm

I just clued it a few minutes ago vici

7:40 pm

thank you!

7:40 pm

OK, time to give the bunnies a few Cheerios and then go to bed. Cheerios = snack.

7:41 pm

nite scrabbler, nite bunnies

7:41 pm

night scrabs

7:41 pm

Nite Scrabs...feel better

7:41 pm

second row E help please?

7:42 pm

Italian moutain?

7:42 pm

* mountain

7:42 pm

the volcano!

7:42 pm

argh!!!!

7:42 pm

*smacks head*

7:43 pm

I have 2 words left and I just can't find them...the first AN 7/28 and GE /36....

7:43 pm

ok, got NBT and over halfway

7:43 pm

***waiting for the clues that car has requested***

7:44 pm

**waiting too*

7:44 pm

hi doren - stopped in to commiserate - i can just imagine what you're going through - and you're right, they will miss you when you're gone, but it will be too late -

7:45 pm

our district is still in limbo - some people have received non-renewal letters, but there are going to be many many reassignments and transfers (to deal with the retirements/firings, etc.) and nobody knows where they will end up

7:45 pm

found out today that IF they win a case that's held up in courts, some due process thing we're they're being sued for infraction of special ed law,, IF they win that case, then they'll have the money to pay my salary. how crazy is that?

7:45 pm

GE....GE*eral Robert E. Lee + I had lunch sitting in a small kitche*****

7:46 pm

an 7/28 is a spice - double consonants

7:46 pm

ty car

7:46 pm

As you can see from my clues...I am struggling!

7:46 pm

and jbv thanks

7:47 pm

we're ok as far as no firings. all retirements are being filled in house, people are being shifted.

7:47 pm

ty car, and Hi all.

7:47 pm

uh uh, car... your clues are tremendous but feather, you're in NY.. problems there, yes, but you don't have to deal with generalissiimo christie

7:47 pm

you said it, doren!

7:48 pm

hi w

7:48 pm

got it! Had to look up the spice, but I got it! TY!!!!!

7:48 pm

FIREWORKS

7:48 pm

no, you sound in worse straits than us

7:48 pm

yay car!

7:48 pm

this man is truly insane

7:49 pm

we have patterson, no real friend of the schools or state workers right now

7:49 pm

TY all for carrying me over the finish line! Any clues before I go?

7:49 pm

ok, getting the list, 59 found

7:49 pm

he has declared war on the teachers' union. I actually understand, I am in disagreement with some of their stands, but he isn't helpiing the problem constructively, he is just cutting wholesale without seeing the damage being done

7:51 pm

so sad

7:51 pm

ag7? does it build on the 6?

7:52 pm

ty monkeys for the ro7

7:52 pm

yes add a consonant. i think it might create a dipthong

7:52 pm

Feather - add a consonant

7:52 pm

(not really sure what a dipthong is... too much wine with dinner tonight)

7:52 pm

lol, was just thinking "so THAT'S what a dipthong is"

7:53 pm

guess you need to be promoted to first or second grade to learn that!

7:53 pm

yup! i barely get into vowels sounds

7:53 pm

don't think so, a diphthong is two vowels together

7:53 pm

top an5/10?

7:54 pm

i'm being super lazy right now with the words

7:54 pm

ah well, i knew it was two somethings together!

7:54 pm

consonants, vowels, what's the diff?

7:54 pm

I have fireworks

7:54 pm

you've been hanging out with middle schoolers too long, doren :)

7:55 pm

latin plural?

7:55 pm

yay wht!

7:55 pm

hooray, wht!

7:55 pm

yay wht!

7:55 pm

whoops, found it!

7:55 pm

yes jbc i sure have, and hanging out in the counselor's office and away from classrooms

7:55 pm

For a small grid, this had some strange words.

7:56 pm

Congrats wht!!!!!

7:56 pm

doren, is there suddenly a very high rate of absenteeism in your district?

7:56 pm

we're seeing that

7:56 pm

teachers are demoralized

7:57 pm

I have been given a task by my daughter and I would like to ask my fellow Babblers for th5 advice.

7:57 pm

don't know -- I know i haven't taken a single day since i found out i was no longer needed.. and i have taken a total of two days in five years... maybe I should start, but all i know is i have a lot of work to do nd if i'm not there, it's just wron

7:57 pm

sure, wht, shoot..

7:57 pm

ask away wht

7:58 pm

i've started a project on donorschoose.org, since i'll never have my own funds or budget funds for some of the extras i'd like. i'm not asking you guys to donate yourselves, but if you know of anyone who might want to donate or is looking for a cause, please help spread the word! my link is in my profile.

7:58 pm

She is getting married in June and has asked me what song I would like for our dance at the reception. Any thoughts?

7:58 pm

smart feather

7:59 pm

oh, sunrise, sunset, without a doubt

7:59 pm

ah! wht. that is so personal.. what songs resonate with you?

7:59 pm

funky chicken?

7:59 pm

you need to ask fran!

7:59 pm

her hubby is a dj. i'll see if she's around.

8:00 pm

That is the problem. I have not been able to think of much. Most of the ones I think of just don't seem appropriate. Or they would be lousy to dance to.

8:00 pm

she's not around, but i posted the question on her wall.

8:00 pm

what's not appropriate?

8:01 pm

My tastes run to folk - and I don't haven't listened to much pop music for years.

8:01 pm

some great folks songs - you cold dance to

child of mine is lovely, maybe not the best for dancing....

8:02 pm

The lyrics of some of the love songs just don't work with your daughter.

8:02 pm

http://www.wedalert.com/songs/fatherda ughter/index.asp

hi...

8:02 pm

forever young?

8:02 pm

hi red!

8:02 pm

(dylan)

8:02 pm

ty feather.

wht, you could choose some non verbal music as well...

8:03 pm

ooh, through the years, kenny rogers! brings back memories

8:04 pm

unforgettable, nat king cole and natalie cole

8:04 pm

stevie wonder isn't she lovely

8:04 pm

Instrumentals. I hadn't thought of that.

8:04 pm

you are the sunshine of my life, stevie wonder!

8:04 pm

what a good list that is

8:05 pm

thanks, featherbee, that's a good resource

8:05 pm

excellent choices here (babblers are fantastic)

8:05 pm

i just googled it

8:05 pm

jbv. That one is on my list. In fact Stevie Wonder has a number of possibilities.

8:05 pm

it has the one i suggested earlier - sunrise, sunset

8:06 pm

saw that

8:07 pm

stevie wonder is wonderful for parties

8:07 pm

stevie wonder is wonderful, period

8:07 pm

he still has a tremendous voice

8:07 pm

I was playing some samples from another wedding site earlier. I find I can only do that for a short stretches.

i was listening to him a bit today ruru.

8:08 pm

I love his music.

8:08 pm

isn't she lovely... isn't she wonderful... isn't she precious...

8:08 pm

lallalalallllaalalalalalal. ....

8:08 pm

saw him in concert ten years ago... phenomenal. the best was an old song i hadn't known, prior.. "You and I" it is still one of my favorites now... romantic... a good song for bride and groom, not bride and dad

8:08 pm

*sqeek*

8:09 pm

lol, ru

8:09 pm

ruru, you sing like I do.

i really love the CHild of mine song by carole king.... let me see... i used to work for a group that involved a lot of music...

8:09 pm

I have a horrible singing voice...

8:10 pm

sing on, ruru, we can't hear you....

8:10 pm

first fe 5/16 anyone? please?

8:10 pm

were you the kid in the back of the choir that the director told to lip synch?

8:11 pm

it's sort of a cross between a cat in heat and a frog getting killed on the road.

8:11 pm

fe 5/16 - fencing move

8:11 pm

fake move in fensing

8:11 pm

Dorens it is the fencing move.

8:11 pm

Playing a sample of Child of Mine now.

8:12 pm

nrkii says "My brother and my niece are dancing to: "My Wish" by Rascal Flats"

though it is sort of a birthday sort of song, I like hte message, that "you'll always be a child of mine"

8:13 pm

ca6/21 please, any of them!

oh man, weed, I have none of them.

8:13 pm

your sharp tooth

8:13 pm

ca 6/21 - pointy tooth

8:13 pm

is the ca 6/21

8:13 pm

Dog, feather

8:13 pm

aha, ty

8:13 pm

c + ****** get your gun

8:14 pm

ty again

8:14 pm

Singer in a synagogue

8:14 pm

ca 6/21 - Eddie or jewish synagogue singer

8:14 pm

c + a***** lenox

8:14 pm

got the last!

Ruru, I am shamlessly bragging that I have finally managed to trim the dogs toenails. (sorry for everyone who sat through the announcement yesterday.)

8:14 pm

before i saw the clues!

8:14 pm

lol, thanks everyone

8:14 pm

oh.. jeez red ..was that a big deal?

huuuge. he had to be sedated the last time.

8:15 pm

HA. found the ey8.

8:16 pm

whoa..

8:16 pm

sorry, got distracted.. fireworks, and thanks for the clues for my last word, the fe5.. (slap me with a slimy fish!)

8:16 pm

yay doren!

its a dental grid.

8:16 pm

wtg dorens

8:16 pm

I don't have trouble with that.. it can be a terrible experience with dogs that freak about it.

8:16 pm

fo word?

Yes, Ru, my fault, I didnt handle enough as a puppy.

8:17 pm

hmmm .. probably

8:17 pm

fo6 enemy + rocky hill

8:17 pm

enemy + our babble player ***gone

So now, we are relearning....

8:17 pm

shoot, and i had the fe5/16 too, even thought about the alternate spelling, never entered it

8:18 pm

give a cookie after each clip..

8:18 pm

We are using the drummel now. .. instead of the clippers... less panis

8:18 pm

i'll hold still if you trim my toenails and give me cookies....

8:18 pm

panic

8:18 pm

chocolate chip please. warm, fresh baked.

Yes, I use a large adult human clipper and do it a little at the time.

8:19 pm

*ruru's pedicure and cookie service*

LOL.

8:20 pm

ga5/20?

was the dremel expensive>

8:21 pm

no.. not really

8:21 pm

is that how you spell that?

8:22 pm

Feather - later ga***

8:22 pm

(slides feather a large mocha/chocolate chip cookie)

8:22 pm

Sorry, wrong one.

8:23 pm

ga5/20 add a consonant to the ga4 before it.

8:23 pm

*scarfs quickly before anyone notices and asks to share8

8:23 pm

ga + a babble player

8:23 pm

sounds like sho nuff

8:23 pm

aha! took me a minute to get that.

8:24 pm

*sweeps up crumbs from below feather*

8:24 pm

*grumbles*

8:24 pm

crumbs? i don't leave no stinking crumbs! all in the belly!

8:24 pm

LOL

8:26 pm

sheesh, almost missed my favorite vowel dump

I am unsure of the spelling of the dremel, drummel, dreemelle. Does it make a noise?

8:26 pm

it's dremel

ok breaking all rules, going to list at exactly half.way.

8:28 pm

i did too red.

8:28 pm

well, only a few over half. 59 found.

8:29 pm

a slight whirring noise

wonders if this would freak out dog.

8:29 pm

*demonstrates on feather's big toe*

8:29 pm

*zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz*

8:29 pm

*looks for cookie*

8:30 pm

*passes chocolate chip cookie*

8:30 pm

*ta da!8

wants cookie, but has just trimmed out nails...

8:30 pm

*stops squirming to nom cookie* nom nom nom

8:31 pm

i'm going to regret this, but ro7/36?

8:31 pm

move something around in a circle feather

8:31 pm

nm

8:31 pm

that was another board

8:31 pm

lol, good, cause i was confused

8:31 pm

tree bottom + act your ***

8:32 pm

thank you.

8:32 pm

homestretch, 16 left

8:32 pm

rotate was a phantom for me today

go feather, go go go! 47 for me.

8:33 pm

0 for me...

8:33 pm

te7?

8:34 pm

sounds like Leonardo's sinking ship

8:34 pm

lol, perfect

congratulations Ruru. :)

8:34 pm

(the most boring movie of all time)

8:35 pm

would go faster if my monkeys knew how to type

8:35 pm

...try english...

8:35 pm

helps

8:36 pm

*giggle*

8:36 pm

where's kje?

8:36 pm

4

8:36 pm

not sure right now

8:37 pm

wait, was it my turn to babysit? darn, you always know there's trouble when they get all quiet!

8:38 pm

ty word please?

8:39 pm

fireworks!

8:40 pm

yeah weedie

8:40 pm

wht, still around? fran says: "Butterfly Kisses" by Robert Carlisle is older, but very literally about a father and daughter at a wedding. It's on the sappier side though. "What a Wonderful World" by Louis Armstrong is a favorite. "The Way You Look Tonight" by Sinatra or updated by Michael Buble is good. (we like the Buble version better, more upbeat) "In My Life" by the Beatles. "Daughter" by Loudon Wainwright III. Cute song, has a very current sound. "Daughters" by John Mayer. Lyrics have a nice message.

congrats featherweed.

Oooh veto butterfly kisses, just gross.

8:41 pm

lol

sorry, I am opinionated on that one. it is sooo ick, I can not control myself.

sorry, I am opinionated on that one. it is sooo ick, I can not control myself.

8:44 pm

red, what's your icon?

sand sculpture from the port...

8:46 pm

Thanks feather. I had been off wandering through the samples from the list you gave me before. I haven't heard Butterfly Kisses, but I don't think my daughter would like it.

butterfly kisses ick ick.

8:46 pm

I don't know if she heard it at someone elses wedding.

8:47 pm

oh neat red!

8:47 pm

*ick ick ick*

8:47 pm

wht, daughter getting married? i danced with my dad to "unforgettable" by nat & natalie cole

8:47 pm

she asked what you like, i said folk. she said she can help better knowing your tastes.

8:49 pm

I'm watching American Idol while I babble. If Crystal goes home I'm done with this show. Big Mike needed to go a while ago.

8:49 pm

ty Leslie Ann. That one is on my list. I need to find something more than a 30 second sample.

8:51 pm

when is the wedding?

8:52 pm

We danced to "What a wonderful world" by Louis Armstrong

8:52 pm

June 6

8:53 pm

ooh soon!

congratulationst o her and you wht.

8:54 pm

Yes. It is amazing how close it is. They have been engaged for like 2 and half years, so it has been a long way off for a long time. Now it is almost here.

8:54 pm

Where is the wedding going to be? I live near you.

wow some unusual words here.

8:56 pm

back for a few more;))

8:57 pm

It is going to be in Barre, MA.

8:57 pm

there is a great version of what a wonderful world with a ukelele of all things: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =R0xoMhCT-7A&a=Kluk5hCyJ1M&playnext_fr om=ML (doesn't start till :50)

8:58 pm

Hello, all!

8:58 pm

if you like that google "while my guitar gently weeps on a ukelele

8:58 pm

there is an artist that specilizes in this form of music

8:58 pm

I had never even heard of the town, but she found a place there that does weddings in a mansion. The one thing we need is no rain since the wedding will be outside in the garden.

8:58 pm

ok, off to bed for me. night!

8:59 pm

gn feather

8:59 pm

'Night, feather!

8:59 pm

Anyone need clues?

9:00 pm

Good luck with that! Early June in our area is either incredibly beautiful or horribly horrible. It sounds like a nice place though. I'm sure the weather will be with you.

9:00 pm

just logged on, usually a lurker, and probably should mind my own beeswax...

9:01 pm

my son's getting married next week, and i'm dancing with him to "secret o life' by james taylor

9:01 pm

my son vetoed anything sappy, but this is a lovely song

9:01 pm

congrats j!

9:01 pm

Listening to the Wonderful World ukelele. You are right, surprisingly good.

9:01 pm

congrats to whoever's getting married!

9:01 pm

wonderful world is also a great song but we couldn't figure out how to dance to it!

9:02 pm

my hubby danced with his mom to "your mother should know" by the beatles haha

9:03 pm

since no one in our family has a clue how to dance, i suggested we pull a few chairs out onto the dance floor and listen to "your mama don't dance and your daddy don't rock & roll"

9:03 pm

son laughed, but vetoed the idea!

9:03 pm

ugh

9:03 pm

heehee

9:04 pm

*despises kenny logins*

9:04 pm

hey ru

9:04 pm

We have to get a song that my daughter and I can dance to once or twice before the wedding.

9:05 pm

HI LA

9:05 pm

I don't want to break her toes early in the evening.

9:05 pm

oh.. oh

9:05 pm

yes wait for later for that

9:05 pm

son & i went to a dance studio for just one lesson - money well spent!

9:06 pm

Well, thank you all for your song suggestions. At least now I have some good ideas to work with. I was drawing a total blank at the beginning of the evening.

9:07 pm

I will need to practice dancing because it is not something I have in6 ability in.

9:07 pm

wow -thanks for in6!

9:08 pm

Night all.

clue for any and all an 7's?

9:09 pm

ne7 one woh ne6,24's

9:09 pm

ne 7 not positivtator

9:09 pm

One who

9:10 pm

Now I am really leaving.

9:10 pm

good luck wht, thanks for the clues

thanks for those, could I have some help with the An's though? ;)

9:10 pm

en6?

9:10 pm

tv receivers

TY Ruru!!!

9:11 pm

like that city in orange County en*** man

9:12 pm

hola

9:12 pm

hello kje

hi kje

9:12 pm

buenos tardes senorita

9:14 pm

how is everyone?

9:14 pm

sore

9:14 pm

Swell ..

9:15 pm

why sore? falling over tennis nets again?

9:15 pm

hey bgh

glad to be done...with cleaning poo all day long.

9:15 pm

no.. just tripped on a sidewalk in Berkeley (uneven pavement) and took a header

9:16 pm

9 days from vacation and my boss asks me if my plans are set in stone ..

9:16 pm

cleaning doogy poo or people poo?

9:16 pm

ouch ru! break anything?

9:16 pm

ugh, tor... hopefully you said yes

9:16 pm

that is not a good question, tor

9:16 pm

just my pride and shoulder

9:17 pm

you broke your shoulder???

9:17 pm

crap!

you broke the shoulder? oh my!

9:17 pm

no.. not broken.. just banged up

9:17 pm

I was about to be shocked that you were typing...

9:18 pm

I wasn't even protesting anything and got beat up in berkeley

9:18 pm

fireworks. Thanks all.

9:18 pm

yay mixi@

9:18 pm

nice mix

9:18 pm

Yay mixi!

9:25 pm

hint on the O

9:25 pm

babblet..

9:25 pm

oo5/10 babblet

9:26 pm

oo+ **s* and shine

9:26 pm

thanks

9:27 pm

just got home from trip, need 1 for victory and cannot get it - monkeys on strike - can anyone clue an5/10, first one?

9:27 pm

don't know if it's first, bo, but i have an + *** kwon do

9:27 pm

an + henry manc***

9:28 pm

oops, sorry wrong one

9:28 pm

an + canvas shelter t***

9:29 pm

THANK YOU dawg!! fireworks :)

9:29 pm

very interesting food for thought http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=4 2E2fAWM6rA

9:29 pm

whoooo hooooo BO, and welcome home

9:29 pm

thank you, thank you!!

9:30 pm

dawg, i'll remember you in my will if i'm around for the reading :)

9:30 pm

nice bojazz

9:30 pm

lol, bo. where did you go on your trip?

9:30 pm

ty

9:31 pm

visit my aunt, her husband passed away yesterday after a long, suffering illness - it was a blessing for all

9:31 pm

i need ac5,12

9:32 pm

i'm sorry to hear that. hope your travels were otherwise uneventful

9:32 pm

fuzzy, ac + not out + vowel

9:32 pm

ac + i don't like mart***s

9:32 pm

i hope she was okay

9:32 pm

end of composer Man****

9:33 pm

ac 5/12:a + ci 4/5 word , but ends w/different vowel

9:33 pm

my aunt is a trouper at 93 years and doing very well

9:33 pm

that enough clues for you fuzzy!

9:33 pm

thats good to here

9:33 pm

woops i meant hear

9:33 pm

awesome, bo.

9:33 pm

gotcha

9:34 pm

93:) god bless her.my grammy is about to turn 101!!last year she got a birthday letter from the britt prime minister;0

9:34 pm

once signed by machine but still...lol

9:35 pm

blessing to your grammy, crossy

9:35 pm

geez, can't sign his name to a piece of paper for a little old lady? bah!

9:35 pm

fran(fanny) Melbourne;))

9:36 pm

may she have continued good living, Crossy

9:38 pm

hello babble friends

9:38 pm

sometimes i think she will outlive me:0

9:38 pm

howdy trif

9:38 pm

hi trif

9:38 pm

hello

9:39 pm

the woman has had two fake hips for 20 years and at the young age of 90,she broker her arm whilst sailing lol

9:40 pm

doesn't sound like she lets the grass grow under her fe4! good for her!

9:42 pm

Good Evening All - just peeking in while watching my american idol recording from last night - how is everyone

9:42 pm

hi MNH

9:43 pm

just looking back in the chog - congrats to your family Crossy - luck you to still have your grammy all this time - what a woman!

9:43 pm

Heyas again ..

9:43 pm

hiyas, torg

9:44 pm

heyas my dear. I was hoping you would wander in. how's tricks?

9:44 pm

Hello torgone

9:44 pm

she is pure typical welsh,four foot nothing and can still twist yer ear off if you need correction lol

9:45 pm

llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll llllllllllllllllllllllllllssssss

9:45 pm

whoops - sorry! kitten ran across the keyboard! lol

9:45 pm

I luv it

9:45 pm

thought you were having a snake attack

9:45 pm

Kind of on cruise control looking forward to a little vacay time ..

9:46 pm

vacay? coming east by any chance? (hope springs eternal!)

9:47 pm

my icon photo is a photo of me on the second to last vaca I ever took....if you look closely, you can see how SCORCHED my arms were -- staying under the palm trees become pivotal

9:47 pm

Not this time .. Driving up to San Fran for a few days ..

9:48 pm

c'a va. have a drink at the Top of the Mark for me....

9:48 pm

oooooo - fun! love SF!

9:48 pm

hi kje

9:49 pm

Didn't have much time last time I was there, and wanted to poke around a bit more ..

9:49 pm

hey lbd!

9:49 pm

good night all

9:49 pm

Niters Mom ..

9:50 pm

do the ag words build off each other, please?

9:50 pm

the 6 and 7 do

9:51 pm

thanks mom. sigh

9:51 pm

hint - different direction from the 5 - gone now *poof*

9:52 pm

got the 6, thanks to monkey help

9:56 pm

...just watch what you are poking up in SF torg...

9:58 pm

I am doing an all-day training at work tomorrow - dread. I am terrified I will fall asleep in the class. that will impress the ol' boss!

10:00 pm

I'm a careful poker ..

10:00 pm

oh my

10:04 pm

a's annihilated

10:04 pm

must go, see you all tomorrow

10:04 pm

goodnight lbd

10:04 pm

bye lb

10:05 pm

watching news footage of gordon brown leaving No. 10 with his little boys in tow....unreal

10:09 pm

Hi all, I just discovered that my son was chatting under my name while trying his hand at babble. My apologies if he offended anyone. I explained to him that that was not cool! (But he did enjoy trying to find words, he is a good speller with an awesome vocab.)

10:10 pm

if it's recently nothing i recall, fuzzy, just pleasant chat

shalom y'all

10:10 pm

bedfordshire, with 19 left, boo. oh well. "speak" to you all again soon, I hop

10:11 pm

Niters Trifs ..x ..

echo . . . !

10:22 pm

how old is your boy fuzzybunny?

10:25 pm

my son does nor care for babble but i got him on bookworm and bookworm adventures when he was 6 or so.he loves it or did till he got to about 14 and decided it was not cool lol

(shouts a little louder) echo . . . !

10:35 pm

ECHO.... ECho.... Echo.... echo..... ech.... ec.... e..

AH-HA! ah-ha ah ha

hiya gwen of the other astral plane LOL

10:36 pm

Hiya! And, I'm afraid, bye-a. Too late for me, and a doggie is begging to go out.

okay, bye to you and your doggie 8-)

10:40 pm

sigh..this grid wins,getting too late.goodnight everyone

bye bye cross

24 left here, and maybe the only one in the chat room! 8-(

10:43 pm

bye cross, sorry I didn't get to see you

10:44 pm

i'll keep you company, book... go book go

oh, hiya kje, stid!

10:44 pm

I have to teach tomorrow, with my regular mentor teacher away, and I AM TERRIFIED! *whimper*

10:45 pm

hi kje and gwen

10:45 pm

I got down to 68 earlier. is lickety here?

10:45 pm

or I mean do his clues work now?

10:45 pm

just watched this week's lost... have mixed feelings

uh oh, how many students??

10:45 pm

lickety is working

yep, lickety clues are up!

10:45 pm

thanks kje.

10:46 pm

well, almost 140 spread over 5 classes, gwen. the sub can take over the classroom management if need be, and will handle discipline... but I have to try to teach. And I am nervous even though the kids like me. First time I will do entire class periods by myself.

10:46 pm

you'll be great stid!

10:47 pm

I just know it!

give 'em a little rope but do not let them play with the matches LOL

10:48 pm

thanks kje. I think I could "wing it" easier than doing a lesson with such a long lead-up time (have known about it and been working on it and the companion lessons for next week since March)

10:48 pm

thanks gwen. I like that!

are we talking middle school?

10:49 pm

yes, 8th grade. I like the kids, just a little nervous that they won't like creative writing much. *sigh*

10:50 pm

is the solo i on the bottom row fishy?

10:50 pm

if not, please clue?

i recall being in 8th grade and we gave the sub hell. (not me, of course, but the other kids) 8-)

10:50 pm

I LOVED my 7th grade creative writing class... and the teacher!

can't give you any in** on that word, LOL

10:50 pm

yep. I am lucky that I am a) not a sub and b) someone they mostly like and respect.

10:50 pm

Even the "hard" students generally at least listen politely.

10:51 pm

thanks gwen, that greyed the corner tile, now I only need the one next to it.

10:51 pm

in5 - ridiculous or simple

10:51 pm

oh! got it! "stupid-head" in 5/10 babblet

10:51 pm

ah, thanks kje!

oops, try using your in**** intelligence on that one

(wrong word again!) (pay no attention)

10:53 pm

oh! down to 54~ and NBT! I can list!!!!

10:54 pm

is the AG 6/7 fishy?

10:54 pm

no

10:54 pm

help please?

ditto that

10:54 pm

ag + vowel + *** in hell!

snowball in hell?? lol

10:55 pm

7 is ag +vowel + **** IRA

10:55 pm

*** in hell... go bad, spoil

10:55 pm

thanks! almost done with A words... *thinking*

10:55 pm

book... snowball is more than *** ; )

10:56 pm

add the consoant for the 7

10:56 pm

AN 7/8 please?

10:57 pm

an7 - insect "feelers"

10:57 pm

an8 - plural

10:57 pm

thanks kje. figures. left column grey

10:57 pm

yay

10:59 pm

the EN 6 is giving me some trouble, but the Fs were a breeze? *confused mama look*

10:59 pm

en + movie abbr with diff vowel at end

TY, got the AGs, adding both words to my "collection" . . .

10:59 pm

en6 kinda a city in CA

TY, TY, 11 to go

11:00 pm

thanks jeannie, I alwasy miss that one! thanks also kje

11:01 pm

yw~!

11:01 pm

first NA 6 please>

11:02 pm

alt spelling for mary poppins

11:03 pm

thanks again jeannie! down to 15

11:03 pm

np

11:04 pm

ok, off to bed... woohoo stid and book (early)!!!

11:04 pm

TE 7 please?

11:05 pm

like ship that sank, only with e

11:05 pm

thanks jeannie. down to 6

ty, good clue jean

11:07 pm

yw

11:07 pm

firewords!!!!

11:08 pm

it feels good to finish the grid today.

11:08 pm

yay, stid!

wtg stidmama !!! ~~~ !!!

11:08 pm

hi all -- did y ou finish jean?

11:08 pm

congrats, stid

11:08 pm

I had so little "fun" in the class I usually enjoy most... after a hard day yesterday and anticipating (overmuch) tomorrow... and and and *sigh*

11:08 pm

hey nan!

11:08 pm

it should feel good- it was tough

11:08 pm

YAY stid!!! Hi all!

11:09 pm

hi jill

11:09 pm

What a horrible grid! I have 35 left -- no time today.

11:09 pm

I keep thinking I won't quit, but I am so not expecting to be allowed to continue. It's almost becoming a self-fulfulling prophecy (which I know is stupid, but I can't seem to shake it off)

11:09 pm

can we help, jill?

11:09 pm

I know that feeling jill.

11:09 pm

I MUST get my materials organized and pulled together for tomorrow. I will be back ASAP to help you jill.

11:10 pm

why wouldn't you be allowed to continue, stid? You're brilliant!

11:11 pm

how about the first fe5/16, nan?

11:11 pm

make a move in fencing

11:11 pm

*or boxing

11:12 pm

evasive move

11:12 pm

ah, thx nan. I should have seen that but I'm tired.

11:13 pm

what have you been doing that you are so tired?

11:13 pm

is fo6 a real word?

11:13 pm

about as much as go 6, which I don't agree with

UNO

11:14 pm

Oh, just going all day -- cleaner and deck-painter here this morning, design work to do, many errands in town, unpacking groceries, getting dinner -- you know.

fo6 is alternate spelling (UK?) for a real word, which is also in grid

11:14 pm

spent the day getting planters and pots done

11:15 pm

what are you designing?

F ~ I ~ R ~ E ~ W ~ O ~ R ~ K ~ S ~ !!

11:15 pm

oh yes, some gardening too...

11:15 pm

yay, gwen !*!

11:15 pm

YAY gwen!!!

my last word was a 4/4 babblet, but who cares, i finished!!! 8-)

11:16 pm

an invitation for a garden party -- doing a tricky collage -- had to make changes, yada yada yada

well i'm off to wordsplay.net for more boggling. bye bye and poink!

11:21 pm

which board do you play gwen?

11:22 pm

how are you doing, jill?

11:23 pm

I get the feeling that maybe I am the only one here -- if you don't need any help, Jill, I'm going to read for a while

11:23 pm

down to 27 -- facing ge7/36 and baffled -- help?

11:24 pm

do you have the ge 5? -- double the final consonant and add a vowel

11:24 pm

Well, never mind, nan -- read and enjoy. What are you reading?

11:25 pm

a Tami Hoag mystery

11:25 pm

ok, thanks, nan.

11:25 pm

I'll stick with you if you are that close -- what do you need?

11:27 pm

No really, nan, go and enjoy your book. I just finished that Stieg Larsson one -- The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. Bought the next one in paperback today -- I had to wait months at the library for the first one.

11:27 pm

do you have all the 7's?

11:28 pm

no -- missing one of them, don't know which. I go through Lickety alphabetically.

11:29 pm

ne, ro, te ?

11:29 pm

te is the only toughie

11:30 pm

I think I got the te...let me look...

11:31 pm

yes -- from a clue for stid about the sunk ship

11:31 pm

ok -- off to the book -- will come back a few minutes early in case you haven't finished.

11:31 pm

I don't have ro7

11:31 pm

Thanks, nan :)

11:32 pm

plant base + life years

11:32 pm

thanks again! Now off you go!

11:46 pm

here I am... oh gee Jill -- had no idea it was so late.

11:46 pm

Do you still need any help

11:47 pm

Hiya again..here for flip

11:48 pm

Hi.

11:48 pm

* * fireworks * * (thanks to clues, nan, and morewords)

11:48 pm

Hi, Grem!

11:48 pm

Yay, Jili!

11:49 pm

Hi returners :)

11:49 pm

brb...

11:49 pm

anyone need last minute clues???

11:51 pm

Let us all pray that next grid be more um, regular, shall we say...

11:51 pm

As in, having more words?

11:52 pm

as in, having easier words to find???

11:52 pm

Too many ~100 word puzzles lately.

11:52 pm

really

11:53 pm

argh. had another fire to put out.

11:54 pm

YAY jill!

11:54 pm

What do u mean, stid?

11:55 pm

congrats, jill :)

11:55 pm

Hi, Nan!

11:55 pm

hi jeannie -- I take it that you finished?

11:56 pm

Oh, yes!!!! SamJoy cued me to the end!!! LOL!

11:57 pm

You have to admire that!

11:57 pm

3 minutes left....

11:58 pm

Ha, I knew it. It DOES skip "2 minutes left".

11:58 pm

I thought I noticed that before.

11:58 pm

Does it???

11:59 pm

Yeah.

11:59 pm

Huh.

11:59 pm

"1 minute left" means 1-2 minutes.

11:59 pm

"3 minutes left" means 2-3 minutes left, apparently.

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