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Ended with 20 left...

12:00 am

how sad, it's small. I'll leave until later. Bye

12:00 am

see? small.

12:00 am

phant anhinga

12:01 am

phant nihilist

12:01 am

bye lyn

12:01 am

Bye, lynxxx

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hasta, lyn

Clues are up

12:02 am

Sikh doesn't count. Proper noun, I guess.

12:02 am

night lynxxx

12:02 am

thx lickety

12:02 am

Thanks Lickety!

12:02 am

Thank you, Lickety! And thank you for yesterday's. If it hadn't been for you, I would've given up!

12:03 am

here's my word

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ty, lickety.

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and i'm off to bed

12:03 am

happy babbling, yall! {poof}

12:03 am

good night seain

12:05 am

thanks, west!

12:05 am

the dolphin?

12:06 am

you're welcome jilli and thanks grem

12:08 am

hi all

12:08 am

nbt

12:08 am

hi nan and flosey and wtg flosey !!

12:09 am

hi west, nan

12:10 am

wtg flosey!

12:10 am

ty jilli

12:11 am

hmm, learned a new one

12:12 am

fireworks

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actually, two

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wtg grem

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Yay grem !!

12:12 am

ka6 and st7 new ones to me

12:12 am

stats for the 4th column I for nbt?

12:12 am

well done grem

12:13 am

2 new words for you.. must be really weird ones

12:13 am

YAY grem!!!

12:13 am

Yay, grem!!!

12:13 am

Pini, like the smelly vegetable

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need that one too pini

12:13 am

in5/10 for that I

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Here's my icon clue, woohoo!

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in5

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thx grem ( looking )

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ty flosey

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jilli, is that hard to look at or is it my eyes playing tricks

12:15 am

yw west

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nbt and bedtime for moi! cya l8r g8rs!

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hard to look at, lol!

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Bye, Pini

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I still don't have it but thanks lol

12:16 am

good night pini

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there are a lot of foreign words in this, I think

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nbt

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wtg pini!

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wtg west

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I'm not seeing words

12:17 am

nbt and time to go...

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some are strange words

12:17 am

good night ((jellen))

12:17 am

as usual, grem, with small grids

12:17 am

what's the count for your word jilli?

12:17 am

yeah

12:21 am

sorry -- I forgot to save what I wrote for it -- it's what you might see if you were hi4/8

12:22 am

I've fixed my profile now if anyone is interested ;)

12:22 am

thanks like the tear drop story as well

12:23 am

I can't figure out what word that's a clue for.

12:23 am

I wanted to post an icon clue quickly before everyone finished and left so it's just silly.

12:23 am

it's good

12:23 am

Although those facial features are definitely not al5ed.

12:24 am

grem, that's because you're an old sobersides, maybe ;)

12:25 am

Never heard of that word.

12:25 am

But I am sober for sure!

12:25 am

never heard of hi4/8???

12:26 am

"sobersides"

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makes me dizzy to look at it jilli

12:26 am

Imagine that! I used a word grem didn't know!

12:26 am

me too lol where did you find it jilli?

12:27 am

Pah. Bezonian.

12:27 am

google images for drunk

12:27 am

you know I liked yesterday's grid better than this one

12:27 am

that google has everything lol

12:27 am

You mordant bibliobibuli, you.

12:28 am

I did too but just didn't have time to enjoy it. I don't like these little meanies.

12:28 am

Oh yes, grem, you use words I don't know all the time, lol!

12:29 am

I did enjoy yesterdays - except for when I had to find 142 words all over again!

12:29 am

Oh? What happened?

12:30 am

have you ever noticed, on huge grids, sometimes your word list doesn't retain all words? that's what happened, computer was turned off, and when turned on, I lost everything from se5 on and had completed that end

12:31 am

oh how awful

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was a bit annoying!

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Haven't had that happen, flosey, but Lickety did come on and warn us that there might be a problem with Expert when the grid was so big.

12:31 am

I didn't think to tell hubby not to turn it off when we went out!

I tried turning the computer off again, and lost everything from ro 7 on; but it remembered - so I about went nuts filling in sections of Lickety so I knew what I was missing!

Maddeing typing in a word, being told "you have already entered . . ." - just to verify that it was in babble's memory.

12:33 am

when my computer is turned off, I have to send words to lickety when I turn on again

12:33 am

yes helen, that's what I was doing

12:33 am

so do I now, flosey -- never used to happen.

12:33 am

I don't know if I've ever turned the computer off in the middle of solving one.

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Usually I just put it in sleep mode overnight.

12:34 am

lol grem, perhaps there isn't anyone else using your computer?

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grem, you finish so fast you've never needed to.

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yes, me too!!

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jilli: usually so, yes - I think only once did I not finish in one sitting.

12:35 am

flosey: nope, mine and mine alone

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I never use sleep mode. Someone told me it's too hard to wake it up.

12:35 am

The only problem is that about half the time the mouse fails to work correctly upon wake-up, but it just takes a few seconds to unplug the USB and plug it back in.

12:36 am

And my new computer's quick about it - takes about 5 seconds to wake up completely.

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I don't dare try it.

12:36 am

Is your new one Windows 7, grem?

12:37 am

Yeah. That's the main reason it's quick.

12:39 am

I think I told you that our oldest granddaughter graduated from UMass

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Yes -- great, west :)

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we are going to host a lobster dinner in Maine for 40 - 50 people

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Oh yum!!!

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should be lots of fun

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congrats to your granddaughter west

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thanks flosey and jilli we're really proud of her..one down and four to go

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al

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oops, sorry, hit enter accidentally there

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It bodes well when my first word finishes the graying of an entire row! Hello everyone!

12:44 am

hi doug good for you !!

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Hi doug.

12:45 am

fireworks and farewell - shopping time

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firewell

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Hello west, grem...phantom anagram pair gaping and paging

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Yay anike !!

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wtg anike, happy shopping

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I think mine will be doubtfire

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nice Doug

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bye anike, hi doug!

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"Lieutenant Uhura, open a ******* frequency" How many times was that said in TOS?

12:47 am

nbt at last

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did that lonesome i get you too jilli?

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and wtg jilli !!

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yay jilli! hi too

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missing 3, but must call it quits -- hitting the road early tomorrow am. Off for 8 days

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wtg jilli

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It's ******* ice boulders outside!

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yes, west, stinky thing! (almost)

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nice nan where are you going?

12:49 am

just over to Alberta to visit the kids

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I always miss that one

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ty grem

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She's going to the hospital for stitches in her hand from hitting the road!

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me too, west.

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you should have a great time then always love seeing my grands

12:50 am

groan grem lol

12:52 am

Sarah Palin's son is in the grid, and he's a word too!

12:52 am

I keep seeing her last name too

12:53 am

Palin herself is a phantom.

12:53 am

<-- tries to remember Sarah's son. Hard, cuz usually try to forget all to do with her.

12:53 am

And a real stretch for her first name - got the consonants in a line, anyway.

12:54 am

She gives me a pa4.

12:54 am

lol, Sarah who!

12:54 am

short for type of math

12:54 am

Hooray for flosey :D

12:54 am

The Hindu goddess Kali is in the grid, but she's not a word. Do Sikhs worship Kali?

12:55 am

It also means "smart and trim, as in appearance; neat" - I'm not sure that as an abbreviation for the type of math it counts - could be, though.

12:55 am

algie would be short for algebra but it doesn't work.

12:55 am

Doug: Sikh in the grid, too!

12:56 am

tr4 works, surely that can't be his name?

12:56 am

I heard "****" and "calc" a lot in school, but never an abbreviation for algebra.

12:56 am

it is

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Or geometry, for that matter.

12:57 am

That's why I asked. I tried that as a word too...I'm sure I've tried that as a word before. But the fact that it isn't a word meant I could say it without a trip to the PB

12:57 am

oh yes, tr4 -- already had that.

12:57 am

I keep trying anno, as in a.d., but noooo.

12:58 am

Though it might look so, a ka6 is not a worshipper of any goddesses.

12:58 am

gaaah finally half way now I can list

12:59 am

wd west

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thanks jilli hope it helps

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phant -- foist

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and fohns

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and pfennig

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and english

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I tried anglia

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tried that too west

1:08 am

I'm making up a lot of words which work.

1:08 am

hmm, well over halfway now.

1:08 am

great jilli not happening for me lol

1:09 am

new icon, my first word!

1:09 am

thank you flosey lol

1:09 am

funny, flosey :)

1:10 am

that finished my Fs, thanks

1:10 am

yw west, the kids all watched that show

1:10 am

I thought it was spelled with a Z.

1:10 am

and jilli

1:11 am

I still call Ron Howard Richie Cunningham

1:11 am

Yes, grem, but it will do ;)

1:11 am

or Opie

1:12 am

yes, Opie! with the Mayberry gang

1:12 am

That show was a bit too early for me. I was alive for most of it, but too young.

1:12 am

lol grem, I go back before tv!

1:12 am

catch the reruns

1:12 am

me too flosey lol

1:13 am

I remember getting our first radio.

1:13 am

got our first tv in 1950.. all rabbit ears and test patterns

1:13 am

Even college-aged kids these days are younger than the internet - now even I can feel old.

1:13 am

wow, jilli

1:13 am

well this is better than yesterday!

1:13 am

nu uh katie lol

1:14 am

The explosion of public awareness of the internet, that is.

1:14 am

no it isn't, katie!

1:14 am

it's little and mean

1:14 am

oh no and i've just started adding words :-(

1:14 am

katie, flosey, west and I have icon clues

1:15 am

If you're a Persian Scotsman, the grid should be a snap!

1:16 am

Or even a prurient Jewish Scot.

1:16 am

alini isn't a word, but blini is a phantom *getting hungry*

1:16 am

thanks jilli

1:17 am

hmmm Mari is in Scotland with no computer and yet she is shown as being on line, should I go to her house and check they have logged off the computer?

1:17 am

could be, katie!

1:17 am

maybe she got a laptop and took it with her?

1:17 am

phantom: signal

1:18 am

Gran has no wireless connection so she won't have taken it. I'll wait for a bit and then phone her first! Her brain has gone with all the preparation for this wedding lol

hi all

1:19 am

when is the wedding?

1:19 am

hi barb and ruru

1:19 am

hi barb

1:20 am

I'm getting married?

1:20 am

tomorrow west, I'm really looking forward to it but will be walking round the house practising my readings all day. Just checked and she isn't on the list so I must have misread it

hmmm never do to well with small grids but here goes

1:20 am

hi ruru

1:20 am

hi jilli

1:20 am

how nice katie a may wedding

1:20 am

are you having good weather I hope?

1:21 am

hi ruru, I don't know if you are but my baby cousin certainly is

1:21 am

The weather is supposed to be really good, so here is hoping!

1:22 am

he is marrying just the most lovely girl as well which makes is even more special

1:22 am

that's always a plus

1:23 am

you must feel honored they asked you to do the readings

1:24 am

I am west, the said I was the only normal regligious person they knew - I'm sure there is a complement in there somewhere lol

1:24 am

*they

1:24 am

of course there is

1:25 am

once through Lickety and 24 left

go jill

1:26 am

good job jilli I'm finding some of those non words too

1:26 am

i'm up to a massive 17 words lol

1:26 am

barb is your mom still doing well?

1:27 am

well done with this beast, katie!

she had a good day today thanks for asking west

1:27 am

*stealth hugs barb, jill, katie, west, ruru, douglasgremlinnfloseyeveryone*

me not so good my fibromyalgia is really acting up

hugs stidmama

1:28 am

Hi stid.

1:28 am

Hi stid, stealth hugs right back

1:28 am

was that stid who just flew in?

1:28 am

*gentles hugs for barb -- sorry, I didn't know about the fibromyalgia*

1:28 am

barb at least now they're admitting it does exist

I saw the specialist today for the fm...I could have some really strong drugs for the pain but I don't want to go there I have to be able to function

thanks stid...

yes west and that it isn't all in our minds

1:29 am

I have almost finished grading the papers for the students to review/edit/revise tomorrow... will do the 6th period papers during planning tomorrow. I am NOT "super teacher" (yet) but I think I am starting to start getting the hang of some of it.

1:30 am

Ok, will I need a fish for the southeast solitary i?

1:30 am

in 5/10

there are just times I feel so useless....especially when i look at what my mom was doing at my age...

1:30 am

you're awesome stid !!

1:30 am

Tom is scanning some of the papers for me so I can document the level the students are writing at for the master's program.

1:30 am

I think I would have liked to have you for a teacher

go stid ..I am sure you do your very best :)

1:30 am

barb maybe you can find a happy medium

I would so love that westford

1:31 am

BARB!!!! *VERY stern mama look* as someone who has battled severe postpartum depression, debilitating back pain and only JUST got into the garden after 2 years on crutches and cane... you are doing the best you can; there is NO comparison to our mothers that is valid. They are different people with different operating parameters.

1:31 am

hey where are my other 400 words? Morning all :)

1:32 am

hi sprite we traded them in for this little meanie

1:32 am

AND, Barb... take the good days and enjoy them, and don't sweat the hard days. You will get the important stuff done. *hopes sprite has been listening to my "motherly" advice*

1:32 am

and I second stid. Firmly.

1:32 am

hey spritely !!! *tags sprite gently* you're it!

1:32 am

hm ok, meanie... at least a challenge ;) Thanks west!

okay stid.....okay it is just i use to do so much and now so very little your right though I do try my best...just hard to learn to be limited is all...

1:33 am

{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{stiddie}}}}}}}}}}}}}} You are it... the bee's knees and the ant's pants.

okay okay I will try to remember that...but I hope every so often you will remind me okay?

1:33 am

I understand COMPLETELY, Barb. I think most of us who babble are high-achievers when we can be. Well -- for myself, medium-high achiever...

1:34 am

ant's pants???? *breaks down laughing* THAT is the FUNNIEST thing I have "heard" all week! roflmao!

1:34 am

thanks sprite. :-D

oooo bee's knees and ants pants...have not heard that in a very long time

1:34 am

Barb, exactly the thing you describe now has been my major battle for the last 10 or 12 years. Copy stiddie's comment and hang it on your wall or fridge. You ARE doing the best you can. That makes you a HERO. No kidding. It is tough as hell to be in there and still manage to make things work. Be proud. Please.

1:34 am

Okay, I have to finish pulling things together for tomorrow. I have to be up, moving and ready to torture 8th graders again in 6 1/2 hours.

thanks sprite and stid and everyone else who has given me a pep talk when I needed it the most

1:35 am

lol people here know I love learning idiom. A granddaughter of a babbler here said I was the ant's pants because I answered her in chog.

1:35 am

thanks grem. Will a deli put an in5 on my cheeseburger?

1:35 am

btw Barb, BABBLE is one of the things I credit with helping me through a very rough patch in my life. Gave me the confidence, once I was physically able, to re-enter the world of workers and dreamers of great things.

okay bye for now then stidmama

1:35 am

<-- just emerged from the grid to scroll back and see stid and sprite -- HI!

1:36 am

*hugs stid*

1:36 am

hi jilli!

1:36 am

bye stiddy tc x

1:36 am

So, I am doubly glad you are here, becaue I think Babble helps. (((hugs everyone))) see you-all in a couple weeks! (15 days to the END of the quarter) *poof*

hi katie

1:36 am

hi and bye, stid (this happens too often).

1:37 am

Hi Barb

1:37 am

incompatible schedules. But at least you can hug in passing!

1:37 am

hi katie

1:37 am

*kisses jill and leaves choclits on pillow (and in the kitchen, and the kitchen table, and the dining room table, and by the reading chair, and next to the computer....* *permanent poof*

1:38 am

no chocs for me, trying to go sugarless

i'll save you jilli :)

1:38 am

bananas, milk and huggles

1:38 am

for a wile longer

1:38 am

lol Barb! Altruism!

(((eats the chocolates))

1:39 am

how has that been working out for you jilli?

1:39 am

no milk at bedtime for 2 weeks (osteoporosis prevention meds) :(

1:40 am

Barb, if you ever need to vent to someone not too close to you, please feel free to email me. Addy is in my profile, just leave out the spaces. Even though I cannot help you, I can listen. Promise.

1:40 am

west, I'm stuck at a 22 lb loss -- want to get rid of a few more.

1:40 am

jilli that's wonderful

thanks so much sprite I do appreciate it

1:40 am

aw jilli, never pleasant to disrupt a good habit. But your bones are worth it.

1:41 am

those last few pounds are always the hardest to lose

1:41 am

on the other hand, jilli, good enough is good enough. 22 lb is wonderful.

i should add my email in my profile

1:42 am

"What's with the negative waves, Moriarty?" Recalling that line from The Dirty Dozen as I get the negatively charged particles

1:42 am

can you put those on your burger too doug? lol

1:43 am

how on earth can there be 8 Ks from that tile. It is mostly surrounded by non-cooperative letters!

1:43 am

They sound like they should go on my burger, don't they?

sprite I put my email in my profile if you ever want to contact me as well...others are welcome to also.

1:44 am

wonderful, Barb, I will.

brb

1:44 am

I have one ki and one ka, sprite, and the ka is an uncommon word

1:45 am

ok thanks Douglas, that helps me along. I only have 4 ki words.

1:46 am

ah there is the ka, thanks again

1:46 am

there's a ka 6.. but I can't find it

1:46 am

hi ruru, thanks *goes hunting*

1:46 am

oh I found a kr

back

1:47 am

I have all the Ks except the ka6

1:47 am

I've been looking for that one too ru

1:47 am

wb Barb

1:47 am

I made up a lot of them ;)

1:47 am

piglist? should be a word..

1:47 am

lol yes! Only way to go with Ks.

1:48 am

Ooh, make that 2 ki4's

1:48 am

you just made my pigl4, ruru. Lol, sorry, not for real, just for the sound of it.

1:48 am

I have 3 so far, douglas

1:48 am

and one ki5

1:48 am

<<<<---- been called worse

1:49 am

only missing one k, and it's that 6

1:49 am

not by me!

1:51 am

Latin word for year isn't allowed, but nothing is.

1:52 am

very arbitrary

1:52 am

that's our beloved enable

1:52 am

there is one kh word

1:54 am

pfew and the ka6. Now for some real babbling ;)

1:55 am

help sprite?

1:56 am

errrr K + a***s Smith and Jones (old TV series) + consonant.

1:56 am

it is another word for a hookah (waterpipe)

1:57 am

thank you thank you thank you

1:57 am

great clue

1:57 am

anyone have the ni /24?

1:57 am

thought there would be more h*** point letters

1:58 am

yvw :)

1:58 am

not yet ruru what's the first part?

1:58 am

not sure.. it is my last combo

1:58 am

no, sorry

okay off to bed for me night all (((hugs)))

1:59 am

I don't remember that old Smith and Jones show :(

1:59 am

nada: ni* + my *** sal

1:59 am

night barb!

1:59 am

I'm trying to remember who was in it

1:59 am

hi babrab!

1:59 am

sleep well Barb!

oh my I do use to watch it with my sister

2:01 am

I remember the guys were cuties

2:01 am

hey BabbleRabble, glad to see you.

2:01 am

It was a show about two Western outlaws who had decided to go straight. They were secretly pardoned by the Governor, but nobody else knew about it, so they lived rather stressful (but entertaining) lives

2:02 am

hah, googled *Smith and Jones, got it.

2:02 am

it wasn't anything great, jilli. They were ex Western outlaws who were secretly doing good.

2:02 am

Hello, sprite

2:02 am

firewords

2:02 am

yay ruru !!

2:02 am

gratz ruru

2:02 am

hello bab

2:02 am

thank you BR very much.. couldn't find it

2:02 am

congrats ruru

2:02 am

YAY ruru, the silent hunter.

2:02 am

I was bouncing all around it

2:04 am

I think I'll do laundry back in a while

2:04 am

that ni6 isn't your everyday antelope

2:05 am

see you soon west

2:05 am

bfn west

2:05 am

thanks BabbleRabble, found it too

2:05 am

you say that with so much eland jilli

2:06 am

*giggle*

2:07 am

*** protects the ni 6 from Sarah Palin***

2:07 am

lol

2:07 am

ok icon updated to help others with the ka6

2:08 am

is that the Michael Phelps model sprite?

2:08 am

lol ruru!

2:09 am

and I thought I spoke inglis

2:09 am

That's one fancy ka6, sprite!

2:10 am

I like your 4 eyed lady, jilli

2:10 am

and ruru, very noble idea re ni6

2:11 am

I hope you get the inference, sprite!

2:11 am

bows

2:11 am

I did right away, even though I have never been h*** on anything, not even the ka6.

2:12 am

dylan and I are heading to bed.. g'nite all.. wrap it up everyone..

2:12 am

smart you, sprite :)

2:12 am

<<<grateful it wasn't another 500 game

2:12 am

cuddle dylan from me, ruru, and have a hug yourself

2:12 am

night ruru and dylan (still want to see a picture of dylan)

2:12 am

okay..night

2:12 am

and ruru, for that matter :)

morning all. how many words today please. does not look as many as yesterday

2:13 am

only 102 sandra, good morning

2:13 am

only 102

2:13 am

hi sandra

phew thats enough with these letters!!!!!!

2:14 am

quite so!

2:15 am

how've you been, BabbleRabble? Found a new balance in the medication? Or still struggling?

2:17 am

oh flosey, cool icon too!

2:24 am

ty Sprite, (just came back)

2:24 am

* * pretty sparkly things * *

2:24 am

wb then flosey

2:24 am

yayyyy jilli, well done

2:24 am

9 left and just not seeing them

2:25 am

42 left and same feeling, grin

2:25 am

ah, jilli, good for you - really sleepy!! thought it was a clue!

2:25 am

Just knowing the 57 words I have left are all hard, crunchy, nonBabblet uncommon words

2:26 am

good riddance to this one!

2:27 am

you beat it, jilli, you can be proud!

2:27 am

I'll be saying that - if I ever find these last 7

2:28 am

yay flosey, 2 down already

2:28 am

6

2:28 am

Well, I can clue for a bit but really should go to bed

2:28 am

gogogo flo!

2:28 am

6 p words!

2:28 am

Hooray for you, jilli! I first thought your icon was blurry because I wasn't wearing my glasses

2:28 am

5

2:28 am

p + in5

2:29 am

do you have the pi + last part of crying veggie? and plural?

2:29 am

thanks grem

2:29 am

lol, doug!

2:30 am

thanks sprite, that was one

2:30 am

you must have the almost musical instrument

2:30 am

3

2:30 am

yw

2:31 am

p + io4? and singular

2:31 am

and the combo that rhymes with j****bus, but single consonant in the middle?

2:31 am

I was trying to think of a clue for that, sprite, lol!

2:31 am

Fireworks!!

2:31 am

hehehe too close to home, jilli :)

2:32 am

YAY flosey!!!

2:32 am

my clue for that: ni5ipi4fication

2:32 am

you would, grem! SO helpful!

2:32 am

yayyyy flosey! Gratz

2:33 am

actually, that's only the end - the whole word is floccinaucini5ipi4fication

2:33 am

Yikes!

2:33 am

You do and you'll clean it up, grem!

2:33 am

going to change icon for tomorrow

2:34 am

that is a happy theme, flosey, tomorrow!

2:34 am

Well, with all these brilliant cluers around, I'll head for bed. Night all, and happy babbling! *poof*

2:35 am

sleep well jilli

2:35 am

hi everyone

2:35 am

hey Andree!

2:35 am

that fl29 word was the longest in the first edition Oxford English dictionary

2:36 am

i ran off in fright after yesterdays, so how is this one

2:37 am

much harder, Andree

2:37 am

Hello all

2:37 am

hi lyn!

2:37 am

hi lynxxx

2:37 am

finished in about 1/5 the time as yesterday's

2:38 am

since it's about 1/5 as many words, I guess it's about the same

2:38 am

it must be sprite, i am struggling to get any words

2:39 am

yeah it is a lot tighter. Interesting though.

2:39 am

but you are not human grem, lol

2:39 am

Andree, what a lovely group of grandies you have

2:39 am

pi6 seems to be an old-fashionedy Bible word that's making a comeback in newer translations

2:39 am

pi6 meaning "The outer rear edge of the wing of a bird, containing the primary feathers" ?

2:40 am

Or "a round gear used in several applications: usually the smallest gear in a gear drive train" ?

2:40 am

ah, so that describes Sprite's icon clue!

2:40 am

beautiful, Andree, your icon troupers

2:40 am

they are aren't they, one will be 4 tomorrow

2:40 am

lol flosey, no please refresh!

2:41 am

yes, Sprite, I had forgotten, was thinking of your earlier one and didn't understand it

2:42 am

guess one doesn't often find feathers on that article Sprite!

2:42 am

Must get to bed, early day tomorrow

2:42 am

I didn't want to show off our Princess's tears for another day, so I picked a temporal one before hitting the grid. Updated as soon as I found a good word.

2:43 am

sleep well, flosey

2:43 am

I've always wondered about that, grem. The wing edge, the wing edge. I would hear cars advertising "rack and pi6 steering" as if that were something really cool, and I never got the connection between that and the Bible verses mentioning pi7. It's comforting to know that there isn't one to get.

2:43 am

thank goodness it wasn't li5.14

2:44 am

off to find lil5.14 :)

2:45 am

ok found it, now to look for the meaning, lollll

2:45 am

there are 2 li5/14s anagrams of each other

2:45 am

bye flosey

2:46 am

bye Andree

2:46 am

Chinese unit of weight, equal to 1/16 catty... would that have been bad, lyn?

2:47 am

you need the other one Sprite - apparently there is 2

2:47 am

awwwww if only I had seen that earlier :) :) Thanks, flosey and lyn

2:47 am

take that Chinese li5, reverse, add a vowel in front

2:49 am

looking for chinese li

2:49 am

start out as if you'd type Tarzan's favorite way of transportation

2:49 am

li & Dr Ch*** who was murdered

2:50 am

a vine!

2:50 am

thx lyn and sprite

2:51 am

"any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest"

2:51 am

yvw Andree :D

any clue for st 7-36 please

2:53 am

si5, insert two consonants after the S

2:54 am

st + consonant + a devotional watch is a v****

i haven't got the si-5

thanks sprite

2:55 am

TY Grem

2:55 am

Now you should have the si5 :)

2:55 am

yw sandra

i have gremlin thanks

27 to go

2:55 am

Ata, stop lurking! Akri is in the grid!

2:56 am

akri?

2:56 am

yep. Honorific title from a series of books Ata introduced me to.

2:56 am

an Anglia is in the grid - that is showing my age off

2:56 am

it means both father and master

2:57 am

lol lyn

2:57 am

my phantom for today is a person who values nothing. Keeps popping up.

2:58 am

sprite: ni8?

2:58 am

yep

2:58 am

you got the ni5 right Sprite?

2:59 am

that was my second phantom; first was "anhinga" (a bird)

2:59 am

lol yes, I have the ni5 and the li4. Just cannot make them connect

3:03 am

darn, found those lines on my belly

3:07 am

lol, that stopped the chat sprite

3:07 am

totally! Wasn't supposed to though ;)

3:10 am

hi, folks, long time no see! :) any hint for the lone i in the 4th column for nbt for me?

3:10 am

hi rbud

3:10 am

hi Rosebud

3:10 am

hiya rosebud!

3:11 am

in5 like the vegetable that makes you cry

any clue for ni7-36 please

3:11 am

I think that might be the Il**s and the odyssee

3:12 am

nope, lyn is right.

3:12 am

haha, thanks! I must be out of practice for sure - but then I usually did miss that one, I recall... :P

3:13 am

ni7 - plural to the ni6. Short latin for nothing + sounds like boys

3:13 am

it is easy to miss! Vowel words...

thanks sprite

3:14 am

yvw sandra

3:17 am

ha 6/27 please

3:18 am

ha6.27 like flagging down a cab but lose the i

3:18 am

hello

3:19 am

hi Ruby

3:19 am

thanks lyn

3:19 am

Ruby - you got Max on!

3:19 am

hi rubyfoo

3:19 am

thx lynxxx

3:19 am

on the telephone

3:20 am

with the insurance company

3:20 am

are you trying to claim the fish!

3:20 am

that gave me more gerunds, thanks lyn. Thought they couldn't work but they can.

3:20 am

hi ruby

3:20 am

off the phone

3:21 am

How is everybody? I haven't even read over the chog for clues! What a morning!

3:21 am

what happened?

3:23 am

I came downstairs and husband had basically emptied the pantry, expected me to go through stuff without even having a cup of coffee first. And it went downhill from there!

3:24 am

hm not good. I hope you made yourself a cup of coffee nontheless.

3:24 am

Am I missing something, why did he do that?

3:24 am

+ e somewhere

3:24 am

beats me!

3:24 am

maybe a little bit manic?

3:24 am

lol

Hello

3:24 am

hi herin

3:24 am

wb lady

3:25 am

are you packing up there Ruby?

3:25 am

hi guys

3:25 am

I'm putting him up on e-bay again. Any takers? Cheap

3:25 am

hi herin , did you sort out you MYOB problem

3:25 am

asking for trouble - not letting you get coffee first

3:25 am

hi Infernal and Sandy

3:25 am

does he make good money? if so then I will take him!

3:25 am

as Garfield says: Don't talk to me before I had my second cup of coffee!

3:26 am

for once, I answered him back! Good for me!!!!

3:26 am

good for you, rubyfoo!

How are you. No Andree I didn't but I did get the right version from tafe. Just doing a few things at the moment then I will test it

3:26 am

he's retired.... :(

3:26 am

was he cleaning the pantry Ruby?\

3:26 am

he could spend a while here. I think the culture shock of having me around will make him appreciate you a lot more!

3:27 am

well he should be in a better frame of mind then

Hi Sandy

and Sprite

3:27 am

hi sandy

3:27 am

he went to the store after trying to apologize

3:27 am

I said, no way.

3:27 am

sandy! Sorry, didn't see you come in. Welcome!

Hi everyone. Have we all recovered from yesterday's monster?

3:28 am

rubyfoo, a hurray for you. You're not a doormat, great to see you won't let him walk over you.

3:28 am

usually I'm not like that, but it's not like I do nothing all day or sleep late!

Opps Sorry Lynxx and anyone else I missed

3:28 am

did you actually finish it Sally?

3:28 am

I loved loved loved yesterday's monster. But today's is tricky and makes up for being small by being tight.

Yes I did. I was determined!

3:29 am

hi Sally

3:29 am

Sally rocks :)

3:29 am

i ran off when i saw yesterdays

Haven't started today's yet, just on my second coffee. And hi lynxxx

3:29 am

I loved it, too, but couldn't get far beyond half -- still my highest all-time score!

3:29 am

beyond halfway is good

I had to list yesterday just because of the size! I have (cough, cough) a life outside Babble.

Think yesterday's was over 8,000 points.

3:30 am

life? life?

3:30 am

same here, Sally, lol. At the end, I just couldn't think of any more words to try. The li4 was a blessing.

3:30 am

I totalling indulged in it - was good fun. Got down to 37 before listing

and I missed it

However I am looking blankly at today's and haven't seen a single word.

3:32 am

yep, down to 25 before li4 but very happy to be able to get help for that last part!

I am watching Make me a supermodel USA and one of the girls after her shoot was commented on by the photographer that she was too big to be a model. She is a size 8 and 5 10. sigh

lol, thanks for the hint sprite!

3:32 am

*giggles* yw!

3:33 am

5 10 and size 8? I wish!!!!

3:33 am

they'd have to put me on a rack!

3:33 am

that man was too small to be a photographer

Sprite I think she looks like um Miss Ryder

3:36 am

fireflies!

3:36 am

Congrats Spritey!

3:37 am

wow sprite! how long did it take you?

Well done sprite! Was it a difficult one?

3:37 am

yay sprite

3:37 am

errr don't know exactly. From about quarter to 9 till now, but with several breaks... cannot really say.

3:38 am

Sally: yeah, rather tight. And some uncommon words too.

3:38 am

Leaving my rest for the morning, goodnight all. Going to brave the cold night air and walk to a local restaurant

3:39 am

worth the walk, I think, lyn! Enjoy dinner and have a lovely evening.

3:39 am

bye lynxxx

bye for now lynxxx

Bye Lynxx don't freeze

3:40 am

I am off too. Bye sandy, Sally, Andree, lady, rubyfoo and whoever is lurking. Have fun!

try to have a good day saprite :-)

loves Sprite

3:41 am

bye sprite

my kitty is yowling

3:45 am

and fireworks for me so I am off to have some dinner

loves

3:48 am

phone have to go

3:55 am

I think this grid will be too hard for me.

3:56 am

I need another e and fewer i's

It is hard to find words, ruby. Only have 36 so far :-(

3:58 am

that makes me feel a little better!

3:58 am

if it's hard for sally, then of course it is hard for me! lol

lol, I'm flattered.

4:10 am

38 words!

Phew! Exactly half-way. What a slow-coach I am today.

4:11 am

this i s very hard and it is freezing again

4:11 am

how cold is it there, sally?

4:12 am

me too Sally...slow going

Freezing?

4:12 am

hi kallia

4:12 am

hi ruby

My outside thermometer is showing 25.6 C

4:12 am

it's hot today

4:13 am

wow, here it's around 10C

4:13 am

still no roses or peonies

4:13 am

tulips are still continuing....

That's about 78 F for anyone who needs it.

4:13 am

more than a month later than usual

You are high up, aren't you though ruby?

4:14 am

about 1200 ft

4:14 am

there is still snow on the mountains but we usually have many flowers in April and May

4:15 am

I am praying that the fish are just hiding because of the cold, but my poor husband is so sad because he thinks that they are all gone

4:15 am

he's a total mess

4:16 am

grieving

Oh, so you don't know for sure? I'm so sorry he is sad. Couldn't you sneak some replacements in without him knowing?

4:16 am

I think the heron would come back immediately!

4:17 am

that's a good idea, though

4:17 am

we saw 4 fish two days ago, but none since and he's been in the pond (in his waders)

Yes, well you really need to have some protection in place before that. Like with our hens - we can't get any more until we have our electric fence up and running

He might tread on the fish, ruby!!

4:18 am

in the past, when he's gone in the pond, they've all nibbled on his legs. I think they were so tame, thought the heron was going to feed them

4:19 am

I think netting would be impossible with the waterlilies

It also helps to have places where they can hide. We have some old terracotta pipes in our pond where the newts and frogs/tadpoles can hang out.

4:20 am

there were reeds, potsa, floating plants, etc plenty of places to hide. I just think that they came up and offered themselves to the heron-god!

What about these things? <http://www.netfloat.co.uk/>

4:21 am

checking

4:27 am

sally, that looks like a great idea! I sent the site to my husband

This might give you some ideas as well: <http://www.buildyourownpond.biz/house -fish/heron-at-fishpond.html>

I thought it looked unobtrusive, ruby

4:28 am

I am not organizing my trip! Will let you know by tomorrow AM what is actually happening

ruby, I don't think I can meet you in London, sadly. I've sprained a ligament in my knee and it is unbelievably painful. Running round London and jumping on and off buses is probably not a good idea for a week or so. I hope very much there will be another time though.

How was your son's visit?

4:31 am

there will CERTAINLY be another time Sally!!!! I very much want to meet you. My son's visit was good and bad - only sons (1st husband, John, 2nd husband, etc) are all the same, always right and at the tops of their voices. I feel demolished and will be glad to get out of here, even if only for 3 days!

4:32 am

and I'll see my nephew and his family and have some good food and have big English breakfasts in my hotel!

4:32 am

SAlly, are you copying me???

How old is your son? Mine used to be like that until he had his own son. Now, suddely, is he is all growed up!

4:32 am

I don't even know if my sister is coming or not as her husband is gravely ill.....

Sorry about your sister and husband :-(

4:32 am

he's 46! Just an expert on everything as is his wife and my husband.

A bully always needs a victim to survive. Don't be that victim!

4:33 am

is your husband an only son, too?

4:33 am

gosh I seem to be the only babbler without a bad knee!

4:33 am

when he and I are alone, it is OK, but as soon as my husband is in the room, it becomes unbearable.

No, my husband is one of three, the oldest. Has a brother and sister.

4:34 am

how about ata's husband?

lol ruby, well it's easy to work that one out!

I also have a brother and sister, but I was the youngest.

4:34 am

yes, I usually "drifted" off

Katie, I'm glad your knee is OK :-)

4:34 am

yes, katie!!

4:35 am

hwe has an older sister

4:35 am

well I hope yours and ata's get better soon

Oh, hallo Ata, didn't see you there :-)

4:35 am

at least my clothes are good for the trip!

Oh, mine isn't anything as bad as Ata's.

4:36 am

even if my hair is a catastrophe!

4:36 am

you need a bondage brace too :D

Clothes? Clean T-shirt and spare undies is normally all I pack.

4:36 am

I have to go make lunch, see you all after!

4:36 am

I still need to go shopping, get my eyebrows and toes done, pack and then get ready, alll before 4.30 - I really should be getting on with things lol

4:37 am

no, I need to dress up for 3 parties

4:37 am

for the wedding?

I have a knee support but don't much like wearing it. However, I have been told to rest, so no washing up for me. Big false si4

brb

4:37 am

yep, Mari has gone up with about 4 bags for me and now I need to sort out the camera etc

4:38 am

wear it, Sally!!

4:38 am

If I have to wear mine at all times, you can too :P

4:39 am

ooo fun Katie!

4:39 am

i'm really looking forward to it but will be glad when the readings are out of the way

4:39 am

urf yes I bet.

4:41 am

right I really must get myself going. see you all later x

4:43 am

what do the 7 letter words start with please.I have ha,ni and pi.

4:44 am

Sorry , morning all on this beautiful morning.

4:45 am

don't knowthe other one, sorry!

4:46 am

Thanks anyway Ata.Must be a,h or s i think.

4:47 am

sounds likely ...

Back. hi macadam, sorry I only have the same 3

4:53 am

hi sally!

4:54 am

Hi sally.I`m down to my last 4 words now.That`s why I suggested the 3 letters as they are the only ones I have left.

I now have all the As, and it isn't an A

4:58 am

Not the h either.

4:59 am

agip

5:00 am

morning all - this was quite a relief after yesterdays shocker

5:00 am

i have firework so if you need a clue let me know

5:01 am

Funny friend stepped in whilst I answered the phone.Must choose friends more carefully in future:)

5:02 am

102 looks far more manageable then 509

5:02 am

Kazzer,is there a s7 word and if so s+which other letter.

5:02 am

brb hobbit wants to go out

5:02 am

<POMPOM THROW for KAZZER>

macadam, st 7/36

5:11 am

Thanks Sally.

5:12 am

apparentlt i have to feed the monkeys for this grid

It's more of a slog than yesterday's.

5:18 am

anyone have the pi 6,7 combo?

pi, end in veg that makes yoiur eyes water, leaving out first vowel

5:20 am

thank you sally

Fireworks at last. Any clues needed?

5:28 am

<POMPOM TWIRL> for sally

5:28 am

Thanks for the help Sally.Bye for now.

ooh, lovely pompom twirl carlee. Splendid colours!

5:29 am

good morning everyone

5:29 am

emjoy the day sally

ty. *gone*

5:30 am

hi waver

5:49 am

soory - just wnet out to washing machine and it isnt spinning so have garage fullvof water

5:50 am

must go and sort out mess before hubby gets home and we dont have any clean clothes for work ec next week

5:50 am

at least not house full but still sucks

5:51 am

yes thats one advantage of having washing machine in garage

5:51 am

might be back later

5:55 am

ok...done... not as bad as I thought...gotta go grocery shopping for my monkeys now tho

6:29 am

pa ng

6:31 am

good morning/afternoon everyone

6:35 am

hi annie!

6:36 am

Hello Ata...how's the leg? Is FM coming to visit today?

6:44 am

Good morning everyone. This is a more managable grid today.

6:44 am

((Mom)) I thought I was the only one here.

6:45 am

{{Annie}} hello.

6:45 am

I had 72 left yesterday and couldnt come back to finish. Did you finish that monster yesterday?

6:46 am

oh heavens no, I stopped with 200 left

6:47 am

no FM :( She has an abscess behind a tooth, poor dear :(

6:47 am

This grid is not as friendly as yesterday. The gerund ending is somewhat helpful.

6:48 am

oh how painful. {{FM}} Hi Ata, how are you doing?

6:48 am

hi all

6:48 am

Oh poor FM! I feel badly for her. I hope it is being taken care of soon.

6:48 am

ANNIE!!!!!!!!!!!

6:48 am

I'm ok! Been sitting outside for the morning in the sunshine :)

6:48 am

{{Carlee}} good morning

6:48 am

Well!!! If it isnt carlee! How are you, dear girl?

6:48 am

the sunshine will lift the spirits.

6:49 am

hi mom!!!

6:49 am

i am the same annie...still floating along on top of a life that keeps trying to derail me...but am good..loads of support

6:49 am

and u annie?

6:50 am

carlee, hang in there, girl. How is Scarlet? I am doing okay too.

6:50 am

she is fine...digging in the garden..spoiling beloved...grand babies and grand kitty as per usual

6:51 am

carlee, Nice to hear good things about Scarlet. How are your children?

6:52 am

kids are good..son graduating from highschool...daughter from grade school

6:52 am

son playing junior a level rugby

6:53 am

Congrats to Carlee's son and daughter

6:53 am

congratulations..children grow up so quickly.

6:54 am

yes they do

6:54 am

I have many blessings

6:54 am

carlee, are you working? are your feet still purple?

6:54 am

no more purple feet :'(

6:55 am

I am working for a crimianl defense lawyer now

6:56 am

That should be very interesting. I am sure you meet very upstanding pillars of the community.

6:56 am

definitely...drug dealers, smugglers, pornipraphers, murderers...it takes all kinds

6:57 am

pornographers*

6:57 am

Keep up the good fight, carlee.

6:57 am

i am///no choice but to..right?

6:58 am

Right!

6:58 am

so how about u?

Good morning, I have ha7 and pi7, could you please tell me what the other two are?

6:59 am

I am good. thanks for asking. right now I am fighting with this grid.

6:59 am

good morning Marc, those are the two that I have.

6:59 am

that is the 2 7's that I have too, marc.

6:59 am

st7

6:59 am

ni7

Hi mom

Thanks carleekat

7:00 am

thanks, carlee

7:00 am

np

7:00 am

they are whacked out words

7:00 am

hmmm, will ponder those. Thanks Carlee

7:00 am

my monkeys need a holiday

7:01 am

the ni7 is plural of the ni6

7:02 am

hmmm no ni6 yet

Could I get a clue for ni6 and st7, please

7:02 am

dont have them

Be right back have to put the laundry in the dryer or the wife will be on my back.

7:03 am

ni* ='s nothing+a **le force wind sound alike minus last latter

7:03 am

the 7 is plural

7:04 am

thank you Carlee

7:05 am

be back in a bit. Nice to see you Carlee.

weird word

I am back it wasn't ready

7:06 am

the st 7 is .. a yarn like household item minus the 2nd last consonent + and almost a nontruth

7:07 am

or reversed non truth...hmmm...

7:07 am

reversed non truth yes....but NOT quite :)

7:07 am

I suck at haz like cryptic clues

7:07 am

take care mom

7:08 am

later, ((Mom))

7:08 am

bye bye {{Carlee}} and {{Annie}}. still sitting here working on the st7

7:08 am

st+ oil platform ( or 18 wheeler ) and almost sick?

7:08 am

but must run now.

better, got it

7:09 am

whew....

7:09 am

ok..gone to shower

Thanks got this both

7:10 am

bye carlee, nice seeing you

7:10 am

good morning and thanks car for those clues - would never have gotten those on my own

7:10 am

am still searching

7:13 am

I dont see the ni 6 or 7 at all, anyone have another clue for me

7:14 am

hi momneeds

7:14 am

ni = negative slang + I am ***ning so much weight (pl)

7:14 am

Hi Annie

7:15 am

thanks!! momeeds, never would have gotten those without your clues

7:15 am

carlee did it for me - never heard of that word before

7:16 am

I find words on this puzzle that are not accepted that are on wordsplay - and words here arent accepted there - list today there is gris and grist

mom needs PB

7:17 am

momneeds, grist is in the grid today..

7:17 am

*putting coffee in the PB*

7:18 am

it wouldnt take it - I tried it twice - you know sometimes I swear I type things in and they dont show

7:18 am

Hi Jean, how is Chicago weather today?

gray and rainy :-(

7:18 am

It's the Babble elf at work

7:18 am

*head hanging - on way to PB hoping there are fresh pastries*

supposed to be a fabulous weekend tho, even to mid 80's

7:19 am

*puts cinnamon danish in PB*

7:19 am

the weather is great in NY today.

7:20 am

*mmm - my favorite*

7:21 am

finally got the st&

7:21 am

*st 7

7:23 am

if you like pi4 coladas... gettin' caught in the rain...

7:24 am

hello hurshy..have that one...this grid is a pa** in the butt

7:24 am

just singing... :)

7:24 am

singing is good

7:25 am

tomorrow is the Big Day for my uncle

7:26 am

is there a wedding?

7:26 am

yep

7:26 am

it's such a Good Thing for him

7:27 am

his first wife left him and married someone else. and then later that year his cat died and he got in a bad skiing accident. this was years ago.

7:28 am

I wish your Uncle and his bride a long and happy life together.

7:29 am

and then a few years ago he found this woman who actually went to his same high school, back east, but now they both live in colorado! they knew each other vaguely back then and they got to know each other more now and she was also divorced in a sad way and now they are happy.

7:29 am

she is very nice, has spent time with us a few christmases since they got together.

7:30 am

They have a sort of history. You see, there is sometimes a silver lining. Happy ending.

7:30 am

thank you annie

7:31 am

yes, happy ending (for some people anyway!)

7:32 am

yes, they are lucky. sometimes you have to manufacture your own happy ending.

7:32 am

Congratulations to your uncle, hursh, may they have a long and happy marriage.

7:33 am

the other day we met this guy and his wife, married 35 years. he said, "it's important to be happy". and i said, "or just married for 35 years". (they did not immediately grasp my cynical humor)

7:35 am

being married for 35 years and not happily is sort of a jail sentence. maybe he just settled but you never know about people.

7:35 am

no, they did seem happy. i was reflecting my own feelings.

7:36 am

hurshy, If you are going through some hard times I am sorry.

7:37 am

20 years is a jail sentence too

7:37 am

it's not hard times... it just is what it is.

7:37 am

yes, carlee, but werent you paroled?

7:38 am

*can I come out now*

7:38 am

i am now

7:38 am

yes, momneeds come out and play

7:38 am

just dealing with all the crap that goes with parole...like getting ready to sell home and find a place for kids and I

7:38 am

*happily skipping to join friends*

7:39 am

yes, carlee, that is a hassle

7:39 am

I have my own jail sentence going - you are a brave girl to take that step with kids

7:40 am

Good morning ... traveling again and computer broke. Haven't been here for a week. I can't find Lickety ... is there a list anywhere?

7:40 am

merk, lickety has a list today

7:40 am

havent looked since lickety is working

7:41 am

Then my computer is really giving me grief! ty for the info.

7:41 am

My lickety shows 184 words, but the grid says 102. There's a hiccough somewhere here.

7:41 am

try refreshing, merk

7:42 am

I did, several times.

7:42 am

that is the extent of my computer knowledge..sorry merk

7:42 am

I just tried it at firefox and got the list. Wonder what's wrong with my IE.

7:43 am

glad you got the list.

7:50 am

lots of strange words in this puzzle

7:51 am

this is also the puzzle of reversed vowels

7:51 am

OK so I am finally allowed to come out of the PB and everyone runs - hmmm

7:53 am

poor mnh!

7:53 am

Oh Good Morning Ata

7:53 am

goooooooooooooooooood MORNING babblers!

7:54 am

Eva has arrived - hello Eva

7:54 am

how goes it, mom?

7:55 am

Its a great morning - sunny and warm

7:55 am

hi Eva!

7:56 am

hi all

7:56 am

Good Morning jmc

7:57 am

mornin ata!

7:57 am

it IS a beautiful day, mom -- made all the more beautiful by its being a friday! and the friday before i go on holiday! YAY!

7:58 am

yeah eva

7:58 am

woohoo for you

7:58 am

hope the rain skips NC

7:59 am

im really hoping so too, but i think its supposed to rain for the first few days. :/

7:59 am

It is supposed to be a beautiful weekend - my son has a double header baseball game tomorrow and prom night for my daughter

7:59 am

well i found one word

7:59 am

It's *gorgeous* here too. 80 degrees and sunny

8:00 am

fireworks...had to call in morewords.com for this monster

8:00 am

EvaN..where are you off to?

8:00 am

whoo hooo annie

8:00 am

congrats annie

8:01 am

so it's not just me? I am sitting here and thinking -- there are not any real words in here only babblets

8:01 am

yay annie!

8:01 am

there are very few real words here..in my humble opinion

8:01 am

very few real words - many reversed vowel words

8:01 am

Morning folks

8:02 am

Good Morning Mr.Bob

8:02 am

hello mr bob, jmc

8:02 am

hi mr. bob

8:02 am

i found a couple of gerunds

8:03 am

afternoon everyone, back for a break before i finish getting ready

8:03 am

getting ready?

8:03 am

hello katie

8:03 am

hi katie

8:03 am

phone

8:04 am

got 14 left - going to make breakfast now - bbl

8:04 am

wedding in Scotland tomorrow. nails done on Saturday, hair on Thursday, eyebrows and toes done today, honestly i think I put less effort into my wedding lol

8:05 am

lol i am sure you will be the second most beautiful one there

8:05 am

hints for the i and A over on the right below the P?

8:05 am

ap gerund

8:05 am

a --imitating

8:06 am

i'm aiming for presentable!! Ruth (the bride) is a beautiful woman anyway so she will be stunning tomorrow

8:06 am

even brides in hideous gowns are beautiful imho

8:07 am

it's the happiness that does it

8:07 am

the singleton i is a scientific word io4

8:08 am

boy mom i cansee how you got into the pb there aren't that many words i use in everyday conversation

8:08 am

TY for the ap!

8:08 am

ah the lower i=in4 hotels

8:09 am

jmc actually I think that's from the 2nd row I

8:09 am

*can't

8:10 am

the hotels is from the second row and the scientific word is from the first

8:10 am

you are correct, dan. i already have that one...

8:10 am

lower I rhymes with veg that causes tears

8:11 am

the request was for the i and a in the right column

8:11 am

thanks dan. thats the one i needed. :)

8:11 am

gotcha

8:11 am

ty dan

8:13 am

help with the t for nbt? surely a ts but I can't see/dont know it

8:13 am

could I have some help with the n I need three more words to half way

8:13 am

tr5 judicial proceeding

8:13 am

tr4, tr5

8:14 am

tr4 the first part of what you pull on a gun to fire a bullet

8:14 am

you hit the na4 on the head, Katie

8:14 am

ty dan

8:14 am

Hi all, how are the babblers? How is the grid. After yesterday's I was expecting a grid with 3 vowels in it and about 40 words, all Welsh.

8:14 am

ah or a form of mathematics ty katie

8:15 am

mean wht

8:15 am

the grid not the babblers

8:15 am

it is a mean but not completely undoable grid so far

8:15 am

Hey, I have the top row grayed out and I just started

8:15 am

nbt and I am off to a meeting

8:16 am

wtg wht you are a genius!

8:16 am

bbl

8:16 am

OMG 2356% APR on a loan advert *gasping in shock*

8:16 am

bye jmc

8:17 am

horror!

8:17 am

it's just preying on people who are in debt! borrow money to get through the month kind of thing

8:17 am

welp, got NBT. just need to work on NBS to feel accomplished. :)

8:21 am

half way, I'm off to get ready and then Scotland. See you all on Monday - have a good weekend everyone

8:22 am

bye dear! have fun!

8:26 am

ty I will *poof*

8:34 am

pa5,16 is pa 4,7 with a vowel at the end. It is Swahili for machete. How did it ever get into Enable?

8:35 am

enable likes swahili

FIREWORKS

8:36 am

congrats sandra

ANY CLUES BEFORE I GO

8:37 am

wtg sandra

8:37 am

ag6 please

ag + what is on your finger

8:38 am

thanks

8:38 am

ohhh the phantoms du jour. I want agile, girth and insignia, NOW

any more before i go in the garden in this beautiful sunshine

8:38 am

help with the N would be lovely

which n

8:39 am

angina is my phantom of the day.

8:40 am

A clue for the lower right singleton i for nbt would be nice.

8:40 am

I only have the hammer target and 'soon'

8:40 am

ni6 = slang for nothing/negative + I am ***ning weight like crazy since I stopped smoking (pl)

8:40 am

yay, hello mom!

8:40 am

singleton i rhymes with veg that causes tears

8:40 am

Good Morning Ruby

8:41 am

ai 6/24 clue

8:41 am

ty. a babblet if there ever was one.

8:41 am

ai6 - sick

8:41 am

I don't get that ni6

8:41 am

how are you, mom?

8:41 am

ty dan got it

8:42 am

got it!

8:42 am

I'm well - how are you?

8:42 am

and plural it, ruby

8:42 am

still don't have half! :( I like yesterday's monster grid better. Only got half then, but it was fun anyway

8:43 am

ty ata

8:43 am

dealing with husband who is heartsick about his lost fish and taking it out on me! sally found a possible solution, but they don't deliver in France

8:44 am

I'll have to have my nephew mail it from London

8:44 am

oh Ruby

8:45 am

he keeps going outside and looking at the pond....it's sad

8:45 am

I put a bronze antique heron on th edge, but it's too late

8:46 am

loss of his pet (fish or not) is sad

8:46 am

of course it is, but it's very hard to comfort someone who is so nasty

8:47 am

we both fell apart when we last lost a dog prematurely

8:47 am

trust me I understand that

8:48 am

I found our 2-year-old chow Cleo dead in the snow; it was about the worst thing I ever experienced

8:48 am

oh no - that is horrible

8:48 am

if a dog is older, although it is still heartbreaking, it's not unexpected

8:48 am

its hard enough when its old age

8:48 am

poor ruby! that must have been horrid

8:49 am

Rufus was 10, which is not so bad for a chow chow. But if we hadn't lost Cleo, we wouldn't have my Ruby!

8:49 am

and then, of course, there's Max, who, by the way, has totally changed in the past two weeks and now wants me to pet him! After 6 years, it's amazing!

8:51 am

thats great ruby

8:51 am

awww Max!

8:51 am

he is so happy when I pet him that he drools!

8:52 am

it's still not every day, but more and more, this from a dog who would flinch every time he was touched and couldn't make eye contact and was afraid of his food bowl

8:52 am

clue for the ka6 please

8:52 am

awwwwwwwwwwwwww

8:53 am

Animals are funny.... my cat recently learned to hiss at 11 years old... he does not do it in anger...he just found his hisser and now spends much of his time scaring himself... LOL!

8:53 am

maybe he finally grew out of the autism

8:53 am

he's still on his meds and I still hand-feed him, but it's a huge improvement and he's very soft and lovable!

8:54 am

that is so cute, mom2!

8:54 am

I'm reluctant to take him off his meds

8:54 am

Yes... it is hysterical, actually.

8:54 am

lol Mom

8:54 am

I got th idea for the meds in the first place from a book by Temple Grandin. Nobody around here thought that a dog could be autistic

8:55 am

maybe you can make a youtube video, mom2

8:55 am

ka6... ka + an animal that roars (but use a different second vowel).

8:55 am

lovely clue

8:55 am

Yes... I probably could... if I knew how to use technology... I should get my teenager to do it.

8:56 am

thanks mom2

8:56 am

yes, I think you have to be less than 15!

8:56 am

yvw

8:56 am

that knocks us out

8:56 am

she is 14... so that will work.

8:57 am

I have to go now as it's cocktail time for that sad guy upstairs! see you later! ((everybody))

8:57 am

bye ruby..

8:57 am

I'm off, too... must go to work.

8:57 am

hisss!

8:57 am

good night (ruby))

8:58 am

bye Mom2

8:58 am

no, it's only 4PM here, I'll be back for another stab later XX

8:58 am

then see you later

9:01 am

bye ruby, ruby and max!

9:01 am

help with the ni5 please

9:05 am

ni5 - latin for nothing

9:06 am

thanks ata - thats fireworks

9:06 am

well done!!

9:07 am

Do you need help before I get to work?

9:08 am

I'm fine, just poking a bit at the grid in between doodling. 13 left!

9:08 am

enjoy then - I am going to run - spent way to much time goofing off yesterday with this puzzle - I need to dig in to work today - happy babbling

9:09 am

ernjoy!

9:19 am

Hello all. 102 and 8 grey boxes to start out?

9:19 am

So who finished yesterday's monster grid?

9:19 am

bit easier than yesterday!

9:21 am

I did Scrabs. That is why I am so sleepy today.

9:22 am

Good for you, wht. I stopped with 188 left--that was enough for me.

9:23 am

I was going to stop a number of times but I kept finding easy ones I had missed where I just needed to add an ending.

9:30 am

*pops in* Hey Scrabs--congrats on your quote puzzler stats--you're doing great!!

9:32 am

Hi Judy. I do "well" on some days (at most 9 stars) and horrendous on others. Triplet Scramble + Scrambled Word confound me most days.

9:32 am

You do well, and nrkii is amazing.

9:33 am

Nrkii is unbelievable

9:34 am

Consistently unbelievable too.

Hello

9:36 am

Hi lady

how you all

9:37 am

Waking up here--slept in.

9:37 am

Just noticed the gerund ending.

Thank you Scrabbler I dind't notice it

9:38 am

ahh, its friday. its beautiful outside, i have a going-away party tonight for a friend, im heading to the beach tomorrow, and im leaving an hour early from work today. to do any work, or not to do any work...

EVA

9:40 am

yes???

9:40 am

Nice day, Eva.

helo

9:41 am

oh, hello! :)

9:41 am

(thought i was about to get reprimanded for slacking off... hehe)

no. Hugs

9:43 am

It's OK to slack off sometimes. It balances out te times when we are overworked.

9:43 am

hugs!

Hi everybody

9:44 am

scrabbler -- we are over worked right now. understaffed: 1-2 people down, depending how you count it, one person whose hours got cut back, and one person who is basically useless. i *almost* feel bad for going away right now, but oh well! i need the rest and relaxation!

9:48 am

Back from phone call. Hi bb. Eva, my former office had many useless workers, so I am familiar with that situation.

can anyone clue the ag6 plz? Can't seem to get it at all.

9:50 am

ag + hammer target

9:51 am

TY, Maggie's Daddy! How is the little Button doing? And Mama?

Of course it is! Thanks so much dan.

9:53 am

we are doing great! Button is sleeping well & nursing just fine - 2 week well-baby visit coming up Monday

9:54 am

she should be back to or beyond birth weight

sorry falling asleep here. Enjoy everyone

9:59 am

Great news, Dan!

9:59 am

bye herin

10:00 am

Taking a break at 41/61.

hi and nbt

10:10 am

yay! getting MRI scan on Monday

10:40 am

Still here, Ata?

10:41 am

what you getting scanned for ata? here mri,s are a rare thing that we wait months for and end up having to drive to Toronto at 2 am to get:)

10:41 am

Hi Crossy! How are you doing with CPAP and diet?

10:41 am

She injured her knee a few wks ago--torn MCL and possibly more.

10:42 am

yep!!

10:42 am

MRIs are equally scarce on the NHS ...

10:42 am

diet is going well,the cpap is a evil torture device lol,last night i managed 5 hours with the thing before i had to remove it

10:42 am

What bothers you with it?

10:43 am

Phantom = (bird) anhinga

10:43 am

when at full pressue after it ramps up it is hard exhale,plus im a tad claustrophobic

10:44 am

mine is set by dr at 8

10:44 am

You will get better at exhaling vs pressure. And switch to nasal cushions--I prefer this to mask.

10:44 am

My pressure is 8 too.

10:45 am

it came with nasal mask,but i do 90% of ny night breathing through my mouth:(

10:45 am

I can't picture nasal cushions

10:45 am

Well, you had to before but now you must breathe through your nose.

10:46 am

Ata, manufacturer for mine = Opus, a company in Oz.

10:46 am

tie my chin shut?? lol

10:46 am

There is a mask that covers mouth + nose or just mouth. Or use duct tape, Crossy.

10:47 am

mine is fisher/paykel

10:47 am

That it a big name in CPAP equipment.

10:47 am

wow ...

10:47 am

it better be for that price lol

10:47 am

Maybe mine = Fisher-Paykel Opus.

10:48 am

darn thing should make me coffee as well.....

10:48 am

And have music + alarm built in.

10:48 am

has a heated humidifer

10:49 am

lol scrabbs

10:50 am

Shall I do gardening or hike first? My friend opted out on hiking with me today.

10:50 am

hiking!!

10:50 am

what;s the weather like?

10:51 am

OK, yesterday I biked but I think my legs are too sore for that today. The weather is gorgeous! Already almost 80 here, and sunny!

10:52 am

hike then before the sun gets too hot

10:52 am

i cannot do much hiking,i walk so many miles in a day,my feet swell after i sit down for 10 minutes after work ;(

10:52 am

I will hike through the park, on the roads, not in woods, and stop at different picnic tables to read + eat/drink.

10:53 am

lovely!

10:53 am

So, I must make lunch, gather snacks, fill hydration pack, slather on sunscreen + bug repellant, out book in pack...and take off.

10:54 am

Crossy, wt loss and improvement with CPAP may help a lot.

10:54 am

yes indeed,the feet take a beating when im carrying 50 pounds too much

10:54 am

At 58/44 here, teasing out words.

10:55 am

i am noticing an energy difference already...so is the mrs....hehe

10:55 am

Likewise with me--I could loose 70 lbs!

10:55 am

Hahaha, Crossy!

10:56 am

i am only weighing one a month,so we will see on the 6th

10:57 am

At my very skinniest, 18 yrs ago, I was 70 lbs lighter than now. But I was thin then, too thin per my mother.

10:58 am

at my smallest adult weight with full workout program in place i was 170

10:58 am

And you are over 6 ft tall, right?

10:59 am

5 ft 11 now,seemed to have lost an inch somewhere

10:59 am

Ha4 loss?

10:59 am

thinner,but still a full head

11:00 am

Stuck with 42 to go. I will return after hiking + use the li4. Bye Crossy!

11:01 am

tc scrabbs

11:09 am

hey all!

11:10 am

help with the st 7/36 please

11:14 am

can anyon e help me please with kh4

11:14 am

kh + vowel + plural

11:16 am

oops.... ihad that one it is ka6 i cant seem to get

11:16 am

sorry, don't have that one either

11:17 am

ka + big cat, one vowel changed

11:17 am

thanks!

11:18 am

great clue, atalante

11:18 am

got it THANKS

11:19 am

crossy is still looking

11:20 am

big cat as in bengal variety?

11:20 am

has a big mane

11:20 am

ahh the other cat

11:21 am

help with ni 5/12 please

11:21 am

got it ty

11:21 am

the **** sleeps tonight *sings*

11:22 am

st + oil *** + **lness makes you sick

11:22 am

thanks wht!

11:22 am

yw

11:23 am

i must need more tea and perhaps a slice of oat and honey bread with a dab of marmalade brb

11:23 am

ak

11:34 am

ni 5/12 please

11:34 am

and the first li 5/14

11:35 am

and lastly the li 5/12 for the final 3

11:35 am

ni + mount of earth

11:36 am

mound

11:36 am

thanks! I could have sworn I tried that one

11:36 am

2 more!

11:37 am

li + the first part something obtuse or at a slant

11:37 am

thanks again!

11:38 am

1 til fireworks

11:38 am

li + something you use to hold fabric together

11:38 am

yvw!

11:39 am

ty ame,needed all 3 of those myself:)

11:39 am

you're quite welcome, as well, crossy!

11:39 am

yay!! ame you are awesome!

11:39 am

fireworks!

11:40 am

*digs toe in sand while blushing all the while*

11:41 am

yaa for mizhoffe!

11:41 am

and on that note, I'm off! (physically as well as mentally) Everyone have an outstanding weekend!

11:41 am

Morning crossy dear and greetings all.

11:43 am

(((FM)))

11:44 am

FM! How are you dear?

11:44 am

Horses sweat, men perspire and women aparently glow according to the quotation - I am glowing like a furnace, just finished a couple of hours gardening and it is so warm today :)

11:45 am

You can glisten, Mama, if you'd like!

11:45 am

im told women do not pass gas either,its more like immaculate evacuation lol

11:45 am

Happy Ata have been planting but now feel like yuck, forgot to take my tablet but have booked a hair appt for tomorrow to make me feel better. Uni dear how was the graduation?

11:46 am

UNIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

11:47 am

Graduation was good. Lots of pomp and swagger. I wore my rabbit fur proudly and tripped before I got in, rather than as I received my diploma! :)

11:47 am

yayy!!

11:47 am

Thats my girl!!! - of course we expect pics ASAP. Well done am proud of you.

11:48 am

lol,and scrabbs gives me heck for wanting to eat them,at least i do not wear them lol

11:48 am

ahh, yummy lunch, eaten outside. only sadness was having to come back inside!

11:48 am

and congrats on the grad uni

11:48 am

Ah but at least you get to see us EvaN *grin*

11:49 am

Thanks, Crossy. If it helps, the rabbit was dead many decades ago, and since they've already killed it, re-using it each year seems good. Then again, I love leather and eat meat. I don't really have qualms about the whole thing :)

11:50 am

I'm glad it's glorious out where you are too, Eva. Maybe it's a globally lovely day?

11:50 am

lol,im just messing with you a bit uni:)

11:50 am

congrats uni!

11:51 am

I figured as much. There were some faux fur options, but I left them for those who were bothered by the real deal, lol.

11:51 am

hi all

11:51 am

Well it certainly is here and the forecast is brill for the weekend too going up to 27 - can't remember what that is in real money,.

11:51 am

back from my interesting meeting

11:51 am

*so proud of Uni*

11:51 am

Hi JMC!

11:51 am

(interesting enough that i didn't play babble during it)

11:51 am

Hi jmc

11:52 am

so now youve graduated you going to be around more?

11:52 am

27 C, FM? That is a beautiful forecast. I am hoping for lots of warm days in a row so I can go swimming or something foolhardy like that.

11:52 am

this is true FM. i do get to see all of you... and share this with you too! http://tinyurl.com/34xsy4x

11:54 am

that is lovely eva! lol did you make it?

11:54 am

we are to have the same 27c..cannot remember what it is in the old scale:(

11:54 am

just check out via google 27c is 80f wow!

11:54 am

oh no, im not that talented. but it makes me giggle... heh

11:55 am

the only thing i still do in imperial mease now is fish and beer lol

11:55 am

Fahrenheit confuses me. I just can't work it, :)

11:55 am

measure*

11:55 am

remember uni,we changed over in 78..what a mess that was!!

11:55 am

nor me Uni

11:56 am

that's okay cuse i can't do centigrade

11:56 am

:-P

11:56 am

lol at url EvaN

11:56 am

I just know that 30 C makes my british friends faint

11:57 am

30 is fine. 40 is hot!

11:57 am

I can do 30c, but when we go around 35 and 40 (kinda rare around here, but we had a 'heat wave' last summer) I get grouchy. 26 is the best, I think!

11:57 am

i prefer 20c or so,around 70 f

11:57 am

so true jmc, just not programmed for that heat as moast of us don't have aircon and it is so rare to get high temps.

11:58 am

i don't have aircon either in DC and everyone here things i am crazy

11:58 am

low 70s suit me fine.

11:58 am

too much limey blood in me lol

11:58 am

Air conditioning. I wish! Well, not really. I love open windows. And a handy fan.

11:58 am

but we do get to 35 and 40C

12:00 pm

sorry was just distracted by the sparrows lining up to have a go in the bird bath as I just topped it up a little while ago, they make such a kerfuffle it is so funny to watch.

12:00 pm

Hi all. Eating lunch and going blind. A clue for the pi6 please.

12:00 pm

phantom "agile"

12:01 pm

nm. Just found it. Wing or feather parts. Or something related.

12:02 pm

cool,my monkey is in fine form today,lots of nonsense words it seems

12:03 pm

the 1st ag6/24 is a doozy.

12:04 pm

fireworks

12:05 pm

although I have jsut looked up the meaning and it is a 'normal word'.

12:05 pm

what does it actually mean?

12:05 pm

hello all, not liking this grid as muh as yesterdays

12:05 pm

Congrats wht

12:06 pm

I think that we just got the words that were leftover after yesterday.

12:06 pm

Ata it is a bit on your finger n4/4 that catches and causes pain.

12:06 pm

I hope they get a new shipment in soon.

12:07 pm

well I am not seeing the ag5 or the ag6 :(

12:07 pm

ag5 is someone who discriminates against the elderly.

12:08 pm

dream on wht, we are using a very old version of enable here which has about 10,0000 words. If it got updated I hate to think how bigs the girds would be.

12:08 pm

ty for the ag5

12:09 pm

ag6 ag+ finger part

12:09 pm

ag6 is a new word for me

12:10 pm

just signed up to volunteer at a food pantry once a week

12:10 pm

wtg peri

12:10 pm

whoo hoo wht

12:11 pm

starting out 2 hours on Wed am

12:11 pm

good for you peri

12:11 pm

I'm off to take a walk before I have to get back to work. Happy Babbling

12:11 pm

bye wht

12:11 pm

TTFN wht and I will be back in a mo or two too.

12:12 pm

bye FM

12:12 pm

Ata are you here?

12:13 pm

yep!

laigh

12:13 pm

I saw that you had an MRI appt on Mon, what time do you want me to pick you up?

sorry, sorry. i know to the ptb

hi all

12:14 pm

about 35 minutes before please!

12:15 pm

ok

12:15 pm

if for some reason I am unable to get a flight across the pond, will DH step in? or is that asking too much of him?

12:16 pm

really dislking this grid

12:17 pm

hmmmm good question. I doubt it!!!

12:18 pm

funniest video i've seen in YEARS! http://tinyurl.com/2g72e5q

12:18 pm

hello, all! :-)

12:18 pm

Bonjour Une. I have a question about food donations.

12:19 pm

bad hubby (Ata)

12:19 pm

ok . . .

12:19 pm

hi une

12:19 pm

hey, jmc :-)

12:19 pm

peri?

12:19 pm

I will be volunteering at a food pantry starting on June 2. There is a Whole Foods market nearby

12:20 pm

ok . . .

12:20 pm

I was wonderin who to talk with re possible donations of food to the pantry

12:20 pm

(cool beans!)

12:20 pm

Peri, I didn't go any "official route"

12:20 pm

a friend of my daughter's struck up a conversation with someone in the bakery

12:20 pm

do I just walk in and go to customer service?

12:21 pm

and discovered they were tossing grocery carts of breads, cakes, etc. every nite

12:21 pm

or maybe asking for the manager might be better

12:21 pm

hello again everybody

12:21 pm

very tough grid, no like yesterday's softie

12:21 pm

hmmm, manager maybe OR you could just go to various depts. and ask if they toss food at nite

12:22 pm

still haven't reached half

12:22 pm

if so, could you pick it up . . . have 5013c document and info about the pantry

12:22 pm

will do that, Une. Will talk to the organizer of the food pantry first but I am sure she would not mind

12:22 pm

ok

12:23 pm

keep us posted!! (you know, Whole Foods prides itself on "giving to the community")

12:23 pm

I have a honda civic, but yes I could it up

12:24 pm

i have a teeny Nissan Sentra but I can cram a lot into it! LOL

12:24 pm

oh, and I take my own boxes (from groceries and liquor stores)

12:25 pm

ok

12:25 pm

will keep you posted

12:25 pm

(and I salvage brown paper bags with handles from the local recycle center bins! LOL)

12:25 pm

bbl

12:25 pm

later, peri

12:25 pm

ok

12:26 pm

the subversive nature of babbleland

12:27 pm

:-D

12:27 pm

fireworks fna!

12:27 pm

yay, jaybo!!

12:27 pm

yay, jay!

12:27 pm

whoo hoo jay

12:28 pm

now what

12:28 pm

:-(

12:29 pm

is there life after babble?

12:31 pm

Only in SudokuLand

12:31 pm

one mor3e for half!

12:32 pm

lexulous

12:32 pm

and on Facebook (of course).

12:32 pm

middle h anybody?

12:32 pm

and i spend a deal of time with spider solitaire

12:32 pm

love lelxulous!

12:32 pm

i thought it was middle C?

12:32 pm

I play in sowpods blitz under helliekelley

12:33 pm

nellie* not hellie!

12:33 pm

i play really slow lexulous on FB

12:33 pm

h, pls, then I'll have nbt

12:33 pm

average one move a day

12:34 pm

so do I, with robyn and sonja and karen and andrea and sue and paula!

12:34 pm

hi**, let me tell you a secret

12:34 pm

exactly

12:34 pm

at least in blitz, it's VERYU fast

12:34 pm

i play with pini fuqua and science

12:35 pm

too funny! look for me

12:35 pm

either nancy kelley or nellie kelley

12:36 pm

yay, got half! now going to lexulous on FB

12:36 pm

gd night everybody

12:54 pm

bye ruby

12:55 pm

*yawn* half hour til freedom!!

12:55 pm

then what eva? Hit the road?

12:56 pm

tonight we are home. well, we are actually at our friends going-away party. then we hit the road in the morning. :)

12:56 pm

all kissed and made up?

12:59 pm

yes, yes. i let him know he behaved like a big fat stupidhead and he let me know i behaved like a little baby. then we went out to dinner and washed our hands of it.

1:02 pm

yup,best to get it out of the way and not let it fester for long

1:03 pm

Hiyas, kiddoes.

1:03 pm

howdy judi

1:04 pm

yes. especially when we have a week of vacation ahead of us. :)

1:04 pm

indeed,dont want to spend the week glaring at each other

1:05 pm

ugh. weather.com is calling for rain almost the entire week of our vacation. :(

1:05 pm

good snuggling time then

1:06 pm

sunshine! warmth! i needs them!

1:06 pm

break out the whipped cream and ping pong paddles;))

1:08 pm

yes. with my parents, our relatives from england, my brother, his wife, their 3 kids and the dog. :P

1:10 pm

lol ladies and gents,if you stumble across this,please DO NOT fill it in http://don.antville.org/static/Don/ima ges/cc.jpg

1:10 pm

well the dog can stay

1:11 pm

nope. the dog will be there too...heh

1:26 pm

Anyone have a clue for the ni5/12?

1:26 pm

Hello everyone.

1:27 pm

Hi Judi, sorry I do not

1:28 pm

Got it. Fireworks!

1:28 pm

congrats Judi

1:28 pm

i play scrabble on pogo- also maj and boggle

1:28 pm

Hi, Mom.

1:28 pm

Hi Sammysmom

1:28 pm

Hi, sammysmom.

1:29 pm

st7?

1:29 pm

that one I have.... hi Dan

1:29 pm

well....how is everyone doing?

1:30 pm

st + an oil platform *** + first to letter meaning sick (Thanks Carlee for that from this morning)

1:30 pm

Hi Carlee

1:30 pm

two*

1:30 pm

hi mom

1:31 pm

wow...hours later..that horrid clue lives on

1:31 pm

that is the one that got the word for me

1:31 pm

i thought surely to God...somebody somewhere would have come up with something...anything better

1:31 pm

I am just getting back here

1:31 pm

me too

1:32 pm

popping it to say hi...weather is rather blah...debating anap

1:32 pm

have a nap, I just finished one

1:32 pm

weather here is blah as well

1:32 pm

dan...did ti work for u?...the clue?

1:33 pm

greay...but warm enoughthe windows are open

1:33 pm

grey*

1:33 pm

he must have gone to go check on the baby

1:33 pm

rained earlier now just overcast but warm

1:33 pm

good afternoon, carlee and mom

1:33 pm

it's warm here today, and sunny

1:33 pm

tried to rain....just greyness

1:34 pm

hi dc...hows u?

1:34 pm

Good afternoon Seain

1:34 pm

pretty well thanks. you're well?

1:34 pm

Hi everyone, am still recovering from yesterday's grid. It's too bad I didn't have more time to devote to it.

1:34 pm

i'm alive

1:34 pm

hi, bichon

1:34 pm

i gave up on yesterday's

1:34 pm

Hi Bichon

1:34 pm

yeah, i had 187 left at flip

1:35 pm

hi bichon

1:35 pm

had little time

1:35 pm

Seain, are these the nephews you watch?

1:35 pm

yes, two years ago

1:36 pm

quite a nice looking family

1:36 pm

thank you

1:36 pm

:-)

1:37 pm

quite handsome!

1:38 pm

i was very pleased with how that photo turned out

1:39 pm

dc..i put up a new pic on fb..i dont want to change my icon here ..i rather like my greened out purple feet

1:39 pm

its of my daughter and I

1:39 pm

daughter and me..i guess is the proper grammar

1:40 pm

it's a lovely shot i saw it yesterday :) beautiful!

1:40 pm

she totally has your eyes

1:40 pm

thanks...i love that one

1:40 pm

i NEVEr have pics taken of me that I like.... but i like that one

1:41 pm

looks spur-of-the-moment - those often turn out better than one would think :)

1:43 pm

well,time to go hose down this mass of muscle and head to work,tc all and happy babbling!....poof

1:43 pm

have fun, crossy

1:43 pm

bye bye Crossy

1:44 pm

hi..and bye crossy

1:44 pm

it was...it was during Rally day in ontario place....11000 girl guides all gathered for 100th anniversary of girl guides in canada

1:46 pm

sounds like a very fun event

1:48 pm

60 down, and stuck. I will be back later to try again. {{Hugs}}

1:49 pm

be well, mom

1:49 pm

thanks Seain, you too

1:50 pm

hello all, 30 left here

1:52 pm

dc, I am thinking of a place for a babble meet this summer, not suer of the price range tho.

1:52 pm

sure, even

1:53 pm

the proposed Philadelphia one, or an other, peri?

1:53 pm

bye mom...and yes it was dc...Hi peri!!!

1:54 pm

the Phila one

1:54 pm

coolio! :)

1:54 pm

hi there carlee, how are you?

1:54 pm

I live right right Phila and it will probably be someplace downtown, to make it easier for people to find

1:55 pm

right outside of Phila

1:55 pm

TempleOwl would be happy to coordinate with you, i'm sure.

1:56 pm

she suggested cuba libra and positano. need to look them up and check the price range. and check out other possiblilites too. when to have it. June, July or August.?

1:57 pm

I seldom eat out anywhere so this will be a treat for me

1:58 pm

I do nothave Owl's e-mail anymore. do you have it dc?

1:58 pm

24 left and stuck, nasty grid

2:00 pm

let me check...

2:00 pm

nope, we've communicated only through FaceBook

2:01 pm

ok, I will contact her via FB then

2:01 pm

bbl

2:02 pm

i'm surviving peri..and u?...sorry...kids coming in from school..getting the lowdowns here

2:09 pm

i have it peri

2:11 pm

late july or early august - and i love the menu at Cuba Libre

2:11 pm

hi, jmc

2:12 pm

hopefully early august since i will still be in africa in july

2:13 pm

Good morning

2:13 pm

morning, lyn

2:15 pm

the tropical brunch sounds delish

2:17 pm

Good day

2:18 pm

hi BabRab, good to see you again

2:18 pm

Hello, BabRab

2:19 pm

hi lynxx and BR

2:20 pm

hi jmc

2:21 pm

i may need to li** soon

2:21 pm

Good Afternoon= just passing through - anyone need help?

2:22 pm

hi Momneeds

2:22 pm

*raising hand*

2:22 pm

yes jmc

2:22 pm

cute words - monkeys do good job with this one

2:22 pm

hiya lynxxx - strange puzzle after yesterdays, dont you think

2:22 pm

help with the f -- i have the type shortened, the type and pl

2:23 pm

fo4/7,4/7,5/16

2:23 pm

fo + opp of out

2:23 pm

ty

2:24 pm

my monkeys were having fun this morning too - and didnt get too tired either

2:25 pm

my monkeys are not very good at their job :-( I think I need to upgrade them

2:25 pm

time to retire them and get new ones

2:26 pm

poor things -- i wonder if there is a rescue farm for them

2:29 pm

bbl

2:31 pm

bye jmc

2:32 pm

hi, MNH

2:32 pm

sk4gsville, MD

2:34 pm

a giant "pa5" - different cons

2:37 pm

how are ya dcs - nice photo of your sisters family

2:40 pm

greetings to all!

2:40 pm

hi jmb

2:40 pm

hi jmb

2:42 pm

well, thank you, MNH

2:42 pm

hi, jmb

2:46 pm

it doesnt look like anyone needs me so will say good evening. Time to clean up my desk and head on home. Have a great weekend if I dont see you babbling.

2:47 pm

bye Momneeds, enjoy yr weekend

2:48 pm

sorry i am trying to get some work done *hangs head*

2:49 pm

lift up that head and work away - thats what I have been doing all day (for once)

2:50 pm

be well, momneeds

2:53 pm

new one to me - ag6.24 - variation on a compound ha8

2:55 pm

Bye all - off to find something to do that is not going to disturb the sleepers, still v. early here.

2:55 pm

have fun, lyn

3:07 pm

Hi everybody :)

hi, all

3:08 pm

hi, soodle and guernsey

3:09 pm

Quiet in here today.... People must be exhausted after yesterday's marathon.

yes, i had to give up yesterday or i'd have been here all day and night

3:10 pm

I got fireworks after Zero chat, and three solid hours. OCD, or what? LOL

3:11 pm

congrats soodle, and way cool

congratulations, Soodle. i just couldn't face 60 words beginning with r

3:11 pm

Or else - 'Get a life, Soodle'!!

no, i really admire your persistence

3:12 pm

i was too busy yesterday to finish - flip came with 187 to go

3:13 pm

I have never been here for the flip - tucked up in my bed at that hour!

me too. is it an exciting event? i notice that a lot of people try to see it

3:14 pm

Love the icon Soodlebum! and hi all

hi jfb

3:14 pm

it's neat to see flip It happens at 1 my time, 6 yours

3:14 pm

hi, jfb

3:14 pm

Hi JFB.

ah, i'm very bad at getting up early

3:15 pm

I think the flip happens about 5.00 am our time, GG. I am not a dedicated enough Babbler to get out of the pit at that hour. LOL

3:15 pm

midnight grid time :)

3:15 pm

Been in and out all day - the joys of retirement! Admitting defeat with 14 to go - night all

3:16 pm

Hey, come back JFB. Surely somebody can help you....

3:16 pm

st7-36

3:16 pm

g'night jfb

3:17 pm

insert letters into si5, peg

3:17 pm

Too much gardenening - theres a hot bath with my name on it! lol

oh, don't give up jfb

3:17 pm

Peg - the first 4 letters of the ST 5/10, plus a fishes breathing organ, minus the final letter.

3:18 pm

firewords

li5/14, the first one, please

3:18 pm

Yay DC!! Woot woot..

hooooooooray, for dcseain

3:18 pm

thanks!

3:19 pm

thanks, yall

3:19 pm

now i should dress, as i have plans this evening

3:19 pm

Li 5/14 - LI plus the Incredible hulk used to say 'Don't make me ***ry

3:19 pm

happy babbling, yall! {poof}

3:19 pm

Have a great evening, DC. Best regards to Tom.

ty soodle

by dc

3:20 pm

ty, soodle and guernsey - he says hi :) {re-poof}

now, i'm just stuck on the two middle n's. ni6/24 and ni7/36. can anyone help please?

3:24 pm

Mad words, GG. The first three letters are the first three letters of another word for zero, often used in sports scoring.

3:25 pm

The final three letters of the ni 6/24 are you are either for or a***nst me. And plural

3:26 pm

They were very clumsy clues, I hope you can follow them, GG

thanks soodle. FIREWORKS

If only i'd learned more about antelopes when i was at school......

3:28 pm

~Woo-hoo GG. You are now officially an antelope expert!!

trouble is, i probably won't remember the next time it comes up

have you had the beautiful weather in Ireland that we have had for the last few days?

3:29 pm

Lol. I know. And after much teeth gnashing and hair pulling, I go 'I KNEW that'!!

3:30 pm

Just looking at the weather on TV now. Another fab day predicted for tomorrow. Bring it on!!!

There's a Japanese word in every third grid that i just never see. i get so cross when i've had it clued and then realised what it is.

3:31 pm

My son is working in Cornwall, and he says its like the Med down there.

Barbecues are being brought out of sheds and garden chairs dusted down.

It's just on the verge of being too hot for my enjoyment, but it'd be great to be near the sea

3:32 pm

Tomorrow, I plan to spend the day on my Frying Pan. The kids have a trampoline out our back garden, and I do a good impersonation of the DaVinci drawing - me spreadeagled on the trampoline, soaking up rays. Cant wait!!

you are clearly a real sun-worshipper

3:34 pm

I just love the sun. AND! I can say it is medicinal. i am persecuted with psoriasis, and sun is the only thing that relieves it. So, I have a great excuse.

i love to be outside, but i need a breeze or some shade to really enjoy it.

3:36 pm

Goodness, after the winter we have had - I think everybody needs a dose of Vitamin D!

3:37 pm

not me soodle the sun makes me break into a rash

You're right, although i think we get overexcited when the sun finally comes and think it's going to last for the rest of the summer, when it'll probably go cold again in a few days, as per usual

it's fashionable to be very pale, jmc

3:38 pm

careful guernsey to use sunblock!

3:38 pm

well then I am very fashionable! lol

3:39 pm

Jmc - I have psoriasis all year round. After some sun, it dies down a bit. I feel almost human.

3:40 pm

I know that psoriasis benefits from sun. I have very mild psoriasis but a very bad allergy to sun.

do you know if it does anything for exzema?

3:41 pm

I have tried every pharmaceutical remedy for my condition (which is stress-related) and sun is the only help.

3:42 pm

GG,not sure about the benefits of sun for exzema. Very different condition from psoriasis.

3:43 pm

sun is good eczema too but you have to be careful not to have too much sun or you will graduate to skin lesions

3:44 pm

<==very big on natural rememdys

i've got a small patch on my upper arm. the doc gave me hydrocortisone but it's had no effect. perhaps i'd do better to try something natural

3:45 pm

JMC, have you found anything that works for your psoriasis?

3:45 pm

they think the reason sum is good for these skin things is the vitamin D

thanks for the correct spellign jmc. i knew i'd got it wrong when i typed it but couldn't think what was right

3:46 pm

lol spell check was made for people like me!

3:49 pm

fireworks finally!

3:49 pm

whoo hooo jmb

great news jmb

3:51 pm

Woo hoo JMB

must go and do something useful now, such as going to bed. good night all

3:52 pm

bye guernsey

3:54 pm

Good night GG.

Hi all. Briefly popped in to suggest Babblers look at Google's front page today, and click on "insert coin". Brilliant!

4:33 pm

not the 500+ as it was yesterday! whew! just managed to finish yesterday at 12:46 am

4:41 pm

you finished yesterday! good for you shirl!

4:42 pm

I got sucked in a couple of time sally

4:56 pm

Greetings All1

4:56 pm

Does anyone have the Pi6&7 please?

4:58 pm

pi 6/7 sort of sound like onion.

4:59 pm

Thanks.

5:15 pm

hi, can any one clue the a6 please...my last word and I cant see it

5:16 pm

never mind I got it and fireworks

5:18 pm

whoo hoo Kallia

5:19 pm

hi all

5:26 pm

afternoon all

5:26 pm

sure is quiet in here today. Did everyone finish yesterdays monterous grid

5:27 pm

hi Buttonman

5:27 pm

Ineed a clue for the first li 5/14 please

5:27 pm

hi Boobear

5:29 pm

Jm or Boo, can you help me with the first li 5/14 please....this is my last word and I cannot find it!

5:30 pm

sorry Button I can't help you with that

5:31 pm

sorry button don't have it

5:32 pm

sorry i am quiet boo but am reading a draft of a book for work

5:32 pm

thanks for responding...good luck...if I can find this one last word, i am out of here.

5:32 pm

that's ok..

5:34 pm

li5/14 - li + *** woman's name, German mostly

5:36 pm

bo, i am sorry but I don't know German

5:37 pm

li5/14 is journalist Lisa Li** with a vowel in the middle

5:40 pm

or li plus the first three letters of miss jolie

5:42 pm

got it bojazz and minvery, thanks

5:42 pm

yw - not real sharp at cluing :(

5:43 pm

glad you got it button

5:45 pm

Hello Babble Friends - just checking in and passing through - anyone need help

5:45 pm

Hi Mom..Happy Friday

5:45 pm

did you finish yesterdays grid

5:46 pm

Yes it is Happy Friday - yet I still need to get up early as son has a baseball double header and needs to be at the field at 7:30 am - ugh

5:46 pm

I got so close - 12 left but when it got to almost midnight I had to stop - alarm goes off at 5 am

5:46 pm

ouch..that is early

5:46 pm

how did you do Boo

5:47 pm

Good evening to my fellow babblers!How is everyone?

5:47 pm

I didn't finish either.. I Had about 70 to go

5:47 pm

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

5:47 pm

so tomorrow I dont have to get up until 6 am for baseball - wow - sleeping in!!!

5:48 pm

I was happy that I got that far in that huge grid

5:48 pm

Hey Min - did you end up doing a story yesterday with that monster grid

hi all, I'm back now that the grid is not so monster!

5:49 pm

Boo that is great - that was one HUGE grid

5:49 pm

Hi Tea - glad to meet you

5:49 pm

I didn't even babble yesterday. Saw grid size and did not even bother with it. I left the house at 6:30 and didn't get home 'til 8:30.Was way too tired to babble!

5:50 pm

Hi TeaNCrackers! How are you? Welcome to the grid!

5:50 pm

I was so tired I had to go to bed..long day of sitting even though I got up and walked around

5:50 pm

Hi Tea

5:50 pm

that was incredible - fun but wow - should save those for the weekends

5:50 pm

N's Nuked! 3 left

the one night I decided to stay up for the flip and BAM 500+ words

5:51 pm

you dont work or in any clubs Boo

5:51 pm

Today I babbled at work and finished using Lickety's.

5:51 pm

clue for ag 5/14

5:52 pm

And then had to write down all of my words to enter into Babble when I got home and I left my list at work

5:52 pm

ag + everyone loves everyone here so noone is a rac***

5:52 pm

That ag 5/14 word is a plus that gi 4/6 word Boobear

5:53 pm

pi6/7/

5:53 pm

ty

5:53 pm

oh no Min - there were multiple problems yesterday because of the size. I couldnt open two windows - computer was overloaded

5:53 pm

keep wanting to type agile

5:53 pm

oops - can I have a clue for pi6/7 ?

5:53 pm

pi6/21 is p plus in5/10 word and plural it dan2bit & hi

5:54 pm

Pi + I love my high school reu**** (pl)

5:54 pm

hiya min and thanks

the state tree of nevada!

5:55 pm

Two phantom words for me today are aging & signal.

5:55 pm

husband is yelling - I am ignoring - par for the course

5:56 pm

sorry

5:56 pm

can i get a clue, please, for ag6/24???

5:56 pm

gee he must want dinner or something..men are like that..

5:56 pm

that ag 6/24 word is ag plu thats na 4/4 word bojazz

5:56 pm

ag + what you polish on your foot

5:57 pm

ag + hammer target

5:57 pm

Boo you are a sweet soul - helps my heart

5:57 pm

Bet Lickety's took FOREVER to drop down the words with yesterday's big grid. It does that with big grids.

5:57 pm

li5 the first one?

5:57 pm

thank you mnh & dan - FIREWORKS - nice after that marathon yesterday

5:58 pm

oh gee Mom..I am blushing

5:58 pm

I couldnt get licketys at work yesterday - too much with all my work programs

5:58 pm

congrats bojazz

5:58 pm

li5 - li + first three letters of really mad

5:58 pm

Congratulations bojazz on your fireworks!Way to go

5:58 pm

good job bojazz

5:58 pm

thanx! :)

5:59 pm

thanks bojazz and all cluers! firewords

5:59 pm

I get Lickety's at work,it is Babble that is blocked at work. I babble using Lickety's then enter words later

5:59 pm

congrats dan

5:59 pm

wooohooo for dan2bit

5:59 pm

Congratulations dan2bit on fireworks!Hooray for you

6:00 pm

thats funny Min - but double the work

6:01 pm

I would probably be blocked too if I wasnt involved in training - they had to open the internet up so I could judge online courses, etc - hmmm

6:04 pm

so Boo, I want to learn to knit - where should I start

6:04 pm

buzzer - laundry is dry - brb

6:06 pm

there are alot of teaching books out there that you can purchase and easy directions. Just choose a small project to do at first.

6:08 pm

clue for ai 6

6:09 pm

you need a pair of knitting needles and yarn. You can buy kits that have simple directions

6:09 pm

The ai 6/24 word is suffering from a disease Boobear

I'm just coming in with 6 left. Have Ag5&6 been clued recently?

6:11 pm

Hello Kaplan the Magne!How are you?Welcome to grid

6:11 pm

they have not long ago

Good- I just got the ag5- what is the 6?

6:12 pm

still there scroll to end

6:12 pm

ag 5/14 is a plus gi 4/6 word. ag 6/24 is ag + na 4/4.

6:12 pm

at 5:56

Oh- I had it already. Duh.

I'm missing ni5,6 and 7. Are they related?

6:13 pm

hi everyone {{Momn}} -- stuffs sock in hubby's mouth to stop the hollering.

6:14 pm

I need to get supper in oven - you were right Boo - he couldnt wait - yelled then made his own - I am waiting for son to get home from practice - I wont eat without my kids being fed

How is everyone?

6:14 pm

got any big ones Mom

6:14 pm

Hi Mom

6:14 pm

Momn and Boo, our library has a free class for knitting, crochet, and quilting

6:14 pm

Hi Boo

6:14 pm

oh we wished Kap but no

6:15 pm

I can take one of my husband

6:15 pm

ni 6/24 is nothing plus Perfect Storm ship Andrea ***l.

6:15 pm

Hello Mom!How are you doing? Welcome to the puzzle

6:15 pm

My eldest sister taught me to crochet and knit.

I don't know the ship. Illiterate.

6:15 pm

Hi Min, I'm just fine, thanks and you?

I can't knit either.

6:16 pm

I did some as a kid (oh long ago) but havent since - want to start again

6:16 pm

I'm well.I am down to my last three words in the grid.

6:16 pm

Min, and you are saving them for later, correct?

5 left. # of them ni's.

6:16 pm

ni5 = ni + ***ls and dales

6:17 pm

I am just learning how

6:17 pm

or ni + I couldnt climb this ***l when I was smoking

6:17 pm

it is easy ..just get some great big needles that are thick..easier to handle

got the 5. 6&7?

6:17 pm

ni 6: long-legged antelope of India Kaplan the Magne.

6:17 pm

thanks momn

6:17 pm

having trouble with the ai 6

I should know from Indian antelopes?

6:17 pm

ni6 = first 3 letters mean nothing or negative + I am ***ning so much weight since I quit smoking (pl)

6:18 pm

Boo if you are sick you are said to be ai****

6:18 pm

no you aren't Momn

6:18 pm

ai6 = sick with a gerund ending

Thanks mom.

6:18 pm

you're welcome Kaplan

6:18 pm

tx

6:18 pm

That ai6/24 word is ai plus Journalist Lisa *** Boobear

st7, ni7 and ka6 please. Then I'm done.

6:19 pm

MOM - I am ready to use elastic bands like I did 17 years ago

6:19 pm

oh don't do that Momn

6:20 pm

oh so many sirens going off here. I hope no one is seriously hurt.

6:20 pm

Kaplan the Magne, you can copy definition and paste into reverse dictionary. It is the tenth word on list.

6:20 pm

Kaplan, plural the ni 6/24 for the 7

6:20 pm

ka + I really **ke you + does **y one want a drink

6:20 pm

thanks Momn

6:21 pm

I will be back in a bit - got to get my home made pizza in the oven for son and I (husband couldnt wait)

OK! Cookin!. st7 for fireworks!

6:21 pm

st + an oil *** + first two letters of word for sick

6:21 pm

congrats Kap

6:21 pm

bye bye Momn

6:22 pm

I am premature - poof

Fireworks!

6:22 pm

congrats Kaplan

6:22 pm

st 7/36 is first 4 letter of st5 plus ***lian Anderson of X-Files Kaplan the Magne.

Thanking you in advance, I remain.

6:22 pm

Congratulations Kaplan the Magne on fireworks!YAY!

This was a lot easier than the 500 plus one- not enough hours to waste in a day.

You are welcome any time.

6:29 pm

22 left, need to wash the dishes. Be back later. {{Hugs}}

6:29 pm

oh Mom dont leave

6:29 pm

clue for ap 5 please

6:29 pm

ap + gerund ending Boo

6:30 pm

monkey with a gerund ending

6:30 pm

ty

6:30 pm

but but but ... how long until your pizza is ready?

6:30 pm

it literally takes 30 seconds for my responses to post - this is not good

6:30 pm

20 minutes

6:30 pm

no there is a big lag somewhere

6:30 pm

I'll work fast.

6:30 pm

Mom *begging* please

6:31 pm

ok, I'll stay just until the pizza is ready though

6:31 pm

so Mom - I hit the 30 day mark today - woohoooooooo

6:31 pm

I am sooooo proud of you

6:32 pm

thanks, I am too - cant believe I actually did it - was probably more in spite at first - now its most definately for me

6:32 pm

I went to lunch today at Olive Garden and had shrimp with pasta.. I was stuffed.. Maybe a snack tonite for dinner

6:32 pm

maybe that is why your hubby is so short tempered ... you are accomplishing a very hard habit to break

6:32 pm

I love Olive Garden

6:32 pm

lucky you Boo

6:33 pm

do feel better, don't you Momn

6:33 pm

yes it was fun

6:33 pm

I could make a meal out of the salad and bread sticks

6:34 pm

yes me too

6:34 pm

he is not an easy person and you may be right. He is still smoking, at least now hiding it. It does irritate me but I dont say a word anymore. He has done whatever he thought would make me crack and it hasnt worked - so patting myself on back - now I dont care - its totally for me

6:35 pm

oh that is just rotten to do something like that

6:35 pm

I DO feel better - not huffing going up stairs, no more coughing, bet ya I dont even snore anymore since I havent woken myself up in a long time

6:36 pm

hasnt been good Mom - I quit despite it all and am so proud of myself - OK enough of this down stuff - its the weekend and its supposed to be beautiful

6:36 pm

I hope you thought it was worth it. Your kids are probably loving it that you have quit

6:36 pm

they are so busy in their own things they dont say but they know

6:37 pm

stand tall, Momn, **hugs galore**

6:37 pm

As I have been reminded, I did this for me and that is absolutely right

6:37 pm

they may not say out loud but you can bet they have notices

6:37 pm

and as I told my husband - one vice at a time - smoking is probably the hardest

6:38 pm

you have to take care of yourself first before you can take care of your kids

6:38 pm

next will be exercise - thinking of joining the local curves just for something but talking with another softball Mom and we are going to start walking together

6:38 pm

I did well on Curves (that is until I broke a rib) then I couldn't go back for a long time

6:39 pm

so tomorrow I have to be at the baseball field at 7:30 am for a double header cheering on my son

6:39 pm

that is an excellent idea to have someone to walk with

6:39 pm

ouch Mom (hugs)

6:39 pm

(be accountable to) :)

6:39 pm

K's Kicked! 1 left

6:39 pm

thanks for the hug

6:39 pm

and tomorrow night is my daughters first prom - yikes

6:39 pm

7:30, that is so early

6:39 pm

go Min

6:39 pm

go get 'em Min

6:39 pm

game time is 8am

6:40 pm

oh, she will be lovely

6:40 pm

beautiful dress - sounds strange but it is orange and hot pink

6:40 pm

do you all have after prom where you live?

6:40 pm

sounds delightful

6:41 pm

oh NO there will be no after prom

6:41 pm

I dont think we do anyway Mom

6:42 pm

clue for gl 5

6:42 pm

we did that at the high school after the prom, those who wanted to came to the school and it was chaperoned by parents and there was games, food, prizes, that kind of stuff and the kids were not allowed to leave until 6:00 a.m.

6:42 pm

gl + a breath of fresh ***

6:42 pm

we have a town gazebo and all her friends and their dates will be meeting before the prom for pictures - it will be quite group - cant wait

6:42 pm

where is the prom being held?

6:43 pm

about 20 minutes from here at the grappone conference center which is a Marriot Hotel in Concord, NH

6:43 pm

Boo and plural for the 6

6:43 pm

very nice place - its where my company does most of their business meetings

6:43 pm

she will have a delightful time, I am sure of it

6:44 pm

I am sure she will - wish I could be the fly... you know...

6:44 pm

I know

6:45 pm

Ok Mom, thanks for staying with me - you can go wash dishes and I will check on my pizza - happy friday - maybe see you tomorrow in between events

6:45 pm

it's rough

6:45 pm

I will be gone most of the day for quilt class in the morning and crochet in the afternoon but I will be on at some point. Hope your son wins both the games.

6:45 pm

(((MOM)))

6:46 pm

I have enjoyed our chat. {{Hugs}}

6:46 pm

Min .... are you still at 1 word or are you saving it?

6:46 pm

me too - good night

6:46 pm

I am still on my last word. I can't remember what it is

6:46 pm

pleasant dreams

6:47 pm

oh Min

6:47 pm

timer says 5 minutes - what do you need Min

6:48 pm

Are BOTH Moms leaving or just one? I'm just curious.

6:48 pm

I am leaving to wash the dishes

6:48 pm

I will be leaving very soon

6:49 pm

Goodbye Mom! I'll see you later in the chat log maybe

6:49 pm

I NOW GOT 4 MINUTES

6:49 pm

was hanging around to see if you made fireworks Min

6:49 pm

pleasant dreams Min

6:51 pm

2 minutes - do you need help Min

6:51 pm

I will definitely get fireworks Mom,no need to wait. I appreciate your enthusiasm&support though.Thanks

6:51 pm

Boo are you still here

6:52 pm

yes I am here

6:53 pm

clue for ha 4/9

6:53 pm

you have been very quiet Boo - timer ready to go off - dont know if I will get back on - if not, have a great night

6:53 pm

ha4/9:a kind of poem without the last letter Boobear

6:53 pm

yes I have been looking for words and watching the yankees ballgame

6:54 pm

nite Mom

6:54 pm

ha 4/9 is a kind of Japanese poem without last letter

6:55 pm

I am done! I have fireworks! la5/16 was my last word

6:55 pm

Goodbye Momneedshelp! I'll see you tomorrow maybe.

6:55 pm

i hate this grid

6:56 pm

I am taking a break. I will be back later to give clues.

6:56 pm

ok mIN

hi all

guess everyone is away or busy....bye for now

7:41 pm

Hi Barb

7:42 pm

guess she is gone

7:42 pm

hi Mom

7:42 pm

went to get a sandwich

7:42 pm

Hi Boo

7:43 pm

what kind did you get

evening babbler friends. How are we?

nope just searching words and letting dogs/cats in and out...being a door man...hi mom and boo

hi red...

7:43 pm

Hello Barb

frustrated with our pool and now the gird and you red?

7:43 pm

i'm just hanging out

7:44 pm

Hi red

yes, I am regretting starting this grid this morning before work. I am really exhausted. Been a while since I felt this tired.

7:44 pm

grid is small but challenging - lots of backwards vowels

do you have a long weekend in the states this weekend..we have one here

yes, well, I wish I had avoided it, especially after yesterday.

7:45 pm

not this weekend - next though

I dont know Barb, I think we have one coming up for our Memorial day.

7:45 pm

red - that is next weekend

7:46 pm

I know because I was talking under my breath about recital being on Saturday of a holiday weekend

Yes, the next weekend. I dont really get holidays when others do.

I am starting to think we are not suppose to have a pool this year...got it all filled once only to discover a leak at the bottom and had to drain it...then our new salt water system was being awkward and now it appears our pump for the filter has packed it in...not getting ahead at all

7:46 pm

yes the medical field

barbs, a pool is a little painful there is always something to do for it...

7:47 pm

clue for hi 4/8

7:47 pm

we sold our pool last year - after several years of no sun in the summer in NH - no one wants to go into a pool less than 70 degrees - forget it - too much work for no fun

yes but when it gets hot it really helps me deal with my FM

7:48 pm

Boo = take the hi** road

I use the one at the gym, and let them maintain it, but not eveyrone has a gym with a spotless sparkling pool.

If I let him my son would be in there right now in 60 degree water....way to cold

7:49 pm

we dont have enough warm weather here in NH to deal with a pool - we tried for 4 years - forget it!!!

7:49 pm

even my kids wouldnt go in

well I am still hoping but lately very frustrating

7:50 pm

Barb - you are probably colder than we are unless you have an open area to sun all day long =- we dont, very wooded

I am just glad that someone else deals with the pool situation in my life.

it gets very warm here in the afternoon and have it sitting so it is in the sun most of the day...we swam in it last year at only 72 degrees...

7:52 pm

I wish someone could deal with all my issues in life - getting tired

7:52 pm

sorry

I would go to the local center but most of the time the changing rooms are an absolute mess and so many people you can't swim anyways

7:53 pm

we have a very nice lake with town beach 10 minutes from the house - its great for a quick dip after work

Only the pool issue is dealt with in mine, Mom, I am utterly tired today it was pretty horrid.

aw hang in there mom....we all get like that for sure...I tie a knot at the end of my rope and just swing..but after awhile your butt starts to hurt :)

(((hugs))) for mom and red

yes, if you have too many people, the local pool is no good. This is part of a National triathlete trining center, so things are nice there.

7:54 pm

thanks friends

7:54 pm

and I love that analogy

wow is that the time...geesh dinner will be late today and I am on horse duty morning and night till monday evening

7:55 pm

may have to borrow it from time to time

They other lady I share with that usually does evenings is away this weekend

feel free mom

7:56 pm

sorry if this is a repeat but need to project good news - I made it 30 days gang

that is awesome Mom...

well I have 34 words only and don't think I will be finishing...hoping the pump just over heated and will start again after a cooling off period...hubby is going to look at it when he gets home. I must run

and always good to hear good news.

30 days to what mom?

7:57 pm

thanks even with husband screaming at me and running out for his own smoke - go there!!!!!

7:57 pm

I quit smoking Barb after 38 years

stopping smoking...ALRIGHT MOM!!!!! Wish my hubby would quit...

congrats...stay with it you can do it

okay...hubby pulling up and no dinner ready...got to run...back later if I can....Poof.....((((last hugs)))

7:59 pm

down to two panic attacks a day - thats great - got some homeopathic stress stuff from my chiro to help with stress - working on it

good good you can do it...(leaves chanting praises for mom )))

8:00 pm

unfortunately it my own that is adding to it all - so despite it all, I am doing it - have to keep telling myself but I really am and proud of me

8:01 pm

one vice at a time - smoking (gone) exercise(will be starting shortly as breath comes back) weight loss (goes along with exercise) husband (hmmmm)

8:03 pm

here I am again stopping the chat - will say good night - enjoy the game before it gets too late

No stopping chat, I think it was just us three. I had to take a break to avail myself of some pepto bismol tablets.

8:04 pm

goodnite Mom

8:05 pm

goodnight red and boo

well, I am going to break my rue and go to the lis** even before half way, too icky feeling...

8:05 pm

did you finish mom

8:07 pm

I finished this morning Boo - I get on at 7:30 and try and work through it quickly if possible before diving into work

i started before i went to work, wish I had not.

ai 6/24 pls?

8:07 pm

ok

8:07 pm

yesterday was an all day event - so goofed off most of the day - boy did I pay for that today

8:08 pm

sick with a gerund ending

ai 6 is someone who is feeling poorly, or an elderly Ai**** aunt.

ty red

8:17 pm

evening! just got back from a retirement dinner. how's this one?

8:18 pm

hard

8:18 pm

uh oh!

I personally feel it is ick, but that may be because I am tired. Feather, I am going to have to start pep talking myself like this one little kindergartner, you'll see her on my FB page.

8:18 pm

evening all...

8:19 pm

off to see red!

8:19 pm

haha jessica and her daily affirmation?

8:19 pm

hi pini

I think so...

8:19 pm

hi weed ;) how goes it?

8:20 pm

That was great!

I thought it was a little entertaining, and so unpolished it was very authentic.

8:21 pm

clue for la5/16

8:22 pm

la + not low, but h***

8:22 pm

la5/16:actress Janet Le***, change e to an a Boobear

8:23 pm

la+ did you ever get h*** in hi4 school

8:23 pm

ty

well, I did have a good moment today I was pulled over going 71 in a 55 and did nto get a ticket.

8:24 pm

whoops! nice that you got let off

8:25 pm

wow red..you were lucky

8:25 pm

ooooh, Mr. Kringle's in the grid ;)

they tend to be very nice to nurses. nd thats the only reason he let me off.

8:26 pm

yes saw that Pini

8:28 pm

ok, diving in.

go feather go.

8:29 pm

ha, cool, three gray already! i can only hope the rest goes like this!

go feather go.

8:30 pm

top 2 rows greyed here! :)

8:30 pm

stupid i words

8:31 pm

yes pini please help on the second row i words :)

8:31 pm

have the babblet and the hotels

8:32 pm

yup, those are the two i have as well

8:32 pm

and pl?

8:32 pm

what is the I babblet?

the small molecular pieces

8:32 pm

in4/4, lots of vowels

8:33 pm

in + two vowels, jeff

8:33 pm

in + cornacop**

8:33 pm

ty

8:33 pm

molecular pieces are from the top i

8:33 pm

the molecular pieces is the top i

8:33 pm

yes the dolphin is here

8:33 pm

jinx!

8:33 pm

the learning centers

8:33 pm

gotta learn how to use those babblets in casual conversation...

8:34 pm

the sound like the crying vegatable is here

jeff is about to embark on some unusual conversations...

8:34 pm

clue for li 5/10

8:34 pm

:p

8:34 pm

sorry li 5/12

8:35 pm

li = l + wonderful hotels

8:35 pm

li + you need to *** that seam before it falls apart

8:36 pm

Greetings All. I'm back again.

8:36 pm

thx mnh

8:36 pm

Does anyone have the KA6 please?

8:36 pm

hi everyone!

8:36 pm

hi lbd ;)

8:36 pm

kinda puny grid after yesterday!

8:36 pm

i'm lurking minski - need the companionship

8:36 pm

we're here for ya, MNH

8:37 pm

don't have it yet, minski

8:37 pm

I do but i don't know how to clue that one

8:37 pm

you ok mom?

8:37 pm

how did yesterday's go? i popped in and ran away quickly!

8:37 pm

ka + Mr. Neeson change last letter to single hump

8:37 pm

good clue lb

well it was long.

8:37 pm

thx lbd ;)

8:37 pm

Thanks LBD.

8:37 pm

ty dawg

I was proud to finish and then disappointed to find my stats did not change at all. I need to stop watching stats...

8:38 pm

i thought it was fun, but it was a biggy

8:38 pm

stats? what are those? ;)

8:38 pm

MNH I just came in so haven't been following the chat but I hope you feel better and your issues are resolved soon.

8:38 pm

<-- didn't finish, but gave it a darn good shot!

8:38 pm

hey, I'm in the grid, but don't count :(

8:39 pm

i already tried it pini

8:39 pm

awww, you're not found in the dictionary pini

8:39 pm

i think anyone who got close to half or more did really good with the grid! it was definitly worth 3 grids in one.

8:39 pm

BUT you can add "not off" and get a word

8:39 pm

went to 247 with it

8:39 pm

you're in OUR dictionary, Pini!

8:39 pm

ty leslie!

8:39 pm

* blush * aw, shucks, lbd ;)

it really did get tedious at the end, glad I was off work.

8:40 pm

hanging in with people like you all - thanks

8:40 pm

was today your last day of work, red?

8:41 pm

Hello everyone.

no tomorrow LBD, today I overate, and dealt with a man who weighed close to 400 pounds, 400 is dangerous not just difficult to find clothing.

hi BUGS!

8:41 pm

hi bugs!

8:41 pm

hi bugs

8:42 pm

400 pounds! yikes!

8:42 pm

glad to see that you got out of a ticket red. Made me think of wearing a nurse suit when driving....

8:42 pm

HI pini too. You are almost in the grid if you change your last vowel to the first one.

8:43 pm

* giggle *

It's a close knit community, Emergency Nurses and the Sherriff office, we interact a bit much for them to make someone mad, but I was really zipping along.

8:43 pm

I feel popular (sorta) ;)

so fat man, and infants. and and and.

8:43 pm

and monday you get to start a new adventure!

ooooh found and Ir 4, this grid ir** me a little.

I do, more of the same!!!

but for better pay.

8:44 pm

Hi lbd. Gotta love Maxine. I was supposed to be preparing a vegetable garden today but I went downtown instead. Found out all kinds of stores I liked closed over a year ago. sigh

8:44 pm

well, an adventure nonetheless.

I am looking forward to it, to all of it.

8:45 pm

that is quite a face on your icon bugsaw

8:45 pm

saved you money, Bugs! now you just buy those veggies all ready grown and plant them in your garden. no one will know the difference!

8:45 pm

New people to work with can make a new job more fun too red

8:45 pm

I met my new program director today...

8:45 pm

it reminds me of the dramatic prairie dog

8:45 pm

...I'm not impressed :(

400 pound people are indeed people too and need lots of understanding probably more so than regular sized peoples.

I hope so. Ooooh Pini, that is not good news, maybe the Diretor can improve with age?

8:46 pm

uh oh, Pini.

8:46 pm

thanks Mom. The icon one day was frowns and this one still cracks me up so I haven't changed it. The kid can give the evil eye at just a few days old

8:46 pm

i'm watching this week's biggest loser right now.

8:46 pm

wicked

Oooh bugs I looked, that kid is giving the evil eye!!!

8:47 pm

not so sure, red...first impression: he's too passive and will get walked on by current faculty :(

8:47 pm

dont blow it - I havent watched it yet - recorded it on dvr

maybe over the summer he can go to the gym and grow a spine?

8:47 pm

...and the outgoing director and I just got it to the point where some are already talking about asking her back when the new director's term is over

8:47 pm

k, won't say anything

8:47 pm

maybe he's just a quiet volcano, Pini

8:48 pm

will have to wait and see...but so far...still not impressed

8:48 pm

brb

8:48 pm

I am so bad - love the Biggest Loser - watch it every week and eat ice cream or what ever while watching

8:48 pm

I think it is good idea to come in passive and let people know what you've got when it is needed. Don't give up on him yet pini

8:48 pm

ag6?

8:48 pm

I won't...I'll be keeping my eye on him

8:48 pm

guess I am a loser but I also dont have 100 pounds or more to lose

8:49 pm

ag6/24 is ag plus na 4/4 word Pinikula and hello there

8:49 pm

ag + what you paint on your foot pini

as long as you do not weigh 400 lbs, you are ok in my book MNH.

8:49 pm

Hi Min.

8:49 pm

danke ;)

8:49 pm

Hello Bugsaw! How are you? I see you're still frowning

8:49 pm

* sighs with relief * I eat choc chip cookie dough when I watch...

8:50 pm

much less than half that but still need to watch it especially now - been bulking up you know

8:50 pm

haha pini

8:50 pm

only because it still makes me laugh Min. I am in a good mood really

8:50 pm

2nd al5? fish?

8:50 pm

oh Pini - so glad I am not the only one

8:50 pm

* sits next to MNH *

8:51 pm

*puts pillow behind Pini's back*

8:51 pm

no fish

8:51 pm

thx ;)

8:51 pm

to put blocks in a row

8:52 pm

* hands MNH an "Otis" *

8:52 pm

thx mnh :)

8:52 pm

did you get the al's pini

8:53 pm

I did, thx!

8:53 pm

I love you all - first smiles I have had all night - thanks and big hugs to everyone

8:53 pm

clue for pi 5/12

8:53 pm

glad to help...anytime! :)

8:53 pm

we love u 2 MOM

8:54 pm

The pi 5/12 word is plural of the pi 4/5 word Boobear

8:54 pm

I do hope things get better for you Mom. Sending lots of good thots your way

8:54 pm

pi + I make ***ts all day long with what I need to do

8:55 pm

TY

8:55 pm

I only have 14 words left to find and they are all As.

8:55 pm

thanks everyone *tears falling* need to get to bed - its a 6 am get up as son has to be at ball field bright and early - happy babbling all ((hugs))

i have 16, and have all the A's I suggest minski and I combine.

8:56 pm

do have have ai6 - sick with gerund ending, min?

8:56 pm

night MNH, sweet sleep!

8:56 pm

night MNH ((hugs))

8:56 pm

night Mom

8:57 pm

stay and watch him play the game Mom. There is nothing better than screaming your head off yelling, GO GO GO and cheering. It is good for the soul

8:57 pm

are you kidding me, I am a fence shaker at my kids games

8:57 pm

ag + not out, ag***, one who discriminates against older people, ag + hit the **** with a hammer

8:57 pm

well start screaming then

8:58 pm

my husband wont sit anywhere near me - too embarressed I guess - too bad

8:58 pm

his loss

8:59 pm

halfway!

8:59 pm

about time, feather! lol

8:59 pm

I only got embarrassed at the things my husband would yell. Things like REF YOU STINK! or ARE YOU BLIND OUT THERE? I yell encouraging things

8:59 pm

lol, distracted by tv

8:59 pm

yes it is - I live for their games - soccer for son in fall, volleryball for daugher in fall, ski team, indoor soccer, baseball, softball, track and on and on and on -

8:59 pm

50 left, putting on the afterburners

9:00 pm

<-- love VB (didn't play, but coach, scorekeep, and ref)

9:00 pm

git'r dun, weed!

9:00 pm

as long as the kids enjoy your enthusiasm, that's the important thing

track and field, the most basic of sport, Love it, How fast can you go.

9:01 pm

Oh, speaking of VB...everyone, please keep your fingers crossed that my dau gets the Head Coach (Varsity) position at the HS near her house!

9:01 pm

fingers crossed, Pini! although makes typing a bit awkward

9:01 pm

one parent last year at baseball got upset with the ref for a bad call (so what) we tried to talk him down, well didnt work, cops got called - kids got lectured and they had nothing to do with it - I felt bad for the kids for one bad parent

9:02 pm

* giggle * thx lbd :)

9:02 pm

*x's here*

9:02 pm

that's too bad. poor kids have to suffer for some testerone poisoned adult. ;(

9:02 pm

that is a terrible story Mom. Bad calls happen but no kid wants to win because their parent went overboard.

9:03 pm

I hated how some parents would browbeat the young refs.

9:03 pm

(she will be the youngest varsity coach in the area)

9:03 pm

Your daughter must be quite an athlete pini

9:03 pm

volleyball is much harder than anyone thinks - I was flabbergasted with the rules and formality with the high school sport - I expected kids to just pop the ball around - but NOOOOO

9:03 pm

got my ankles crossed cuz my toes would cramp!

9:04 pm

ROFL, lbd...too funny

9:04 pm

thats awesome Pini - will cheer her on for that top spot

9:04 pm

It is interesting, mnh...I'll give it that...but still love doing it (more so when I became a coach and ref); scorekeeping is easier, too :)

9:04 pm

played VB in hs. ages ago. yup rules are pretty tough, but so is the game!

9:05 pm

wahoo, 29 left, listing

9:05 pm

I still dont get all the rules but really enjoy the game - fast, action, diving, jumping, all inclusive sport

clue for the pi 6 please... thanks

9:06 pm

it is intense...and great fun to watch...some of the players are absolutely incredible

9:06 pm

I just sit on the sit lines and hoot - dont know anything about scoring or anything really

9:06 pm

pi 6/21 word is p plus the in 5/10 word redturtlehead

9:06 pm

a very high impact sport, hard on all the joints in the body. I always came home needing some part of me to be put on ice.

9:06 pm

pi6 = me + not off

ni 6/24 pls?

9:07 pm

pi + most of crying herb the o****

9:07 pm

pi + ending for a crying vegetable (just remove first vowel)

TY MNH very nice.

9:07 pm

ni 6/24 is nothing plus Perfect Storm ship Andrea ***l.

9:07 pm

ag6 please?

9:08 pm

ni6, zilch + author Neil ***man, wrote Coroline and StarDust.

9:08 pm

ag + the part of your foot you make so pretty feather

ty Min

against olders. but with another consonant in there.

9:08 pm

ag + hit the **** with a hammer

9:08 pm

yw

oh ty lbd too

9:08 pm

ty!

9:08 pm

That ag 6/24 word is ag plus na 4/4 word featherbee

9:08 pm

yw 67

9:09 pm

still working the ni6 ... hmmm

9:09 pm

ni + letter before M + the Andrea ***l

9:09 pm

ni but add a letter to make it a negative word + I have **ned so much weight lately

9:10 pm

then plural for the 7

9:10 pm

oy, thx ... got it!

9:10 pm

(and the pl, too)

9:10 pm

wow, ty

9:10 pm

it's a hindi cow also known as the blue cow.

9:11 pm

14

9:11 pm

12 here, weed ;)

9:11 pm

ooohhhh! *ties running shoes on*

fireworks, and as often good night...

9:11 pm

9 left for me

9:11 pm

go pini, go feather!

9:11 pm

go LA!!

9:11 pm

I am heading to bed - early wakeup call - thanks all for you know = maybe see you tomorrow

9:11 pm

whoooooo hooooooo RED!!! sweet sleeps!

9:11 pm

ni5?

9:11 pm

night night, MNH

9:12 pm

congrats red

9:12 pm

hi + jack and jill went up a ***l

9:12 pm

clue for st 5

9:12 pm

ni + this is a long ***l to climb

9:12 pm

first li5/14?

9:12 pm

danke ;)

9:12 pm

Does anyone have the AG6 and/or the AL5/14 (I have the one that means to put straight)?

9:13 pm

st + spanish word for river

9:13 pm

al + *** and tonic

9:13 pm

nvm, found it

9:13 pm

a + santa is checking is *** twice, min

9:13 pm

li + a right ***le is 90 degrees

9:13 pm

li+ gerund ending but starting with different vowel

9:13 pm

7

9:13 pm

meant to have four stars there

9:14 pm

I have that one Leslie. but thanks.

9:14 pm

it's one of the 2 ab ove it

9:14 pm

ri6?

9:14 pm

ri + a type of cod fish

9:14 pm

that was one pini. thanks.

9:14 pm

ri + **** **** (chinese panda)

9:15 pm

re+ i *ike my lollypop + gerund ending

9:15 pm

ty

9:15 pm

2

9:15 pm

AG6 for fireworks

9:15 pm

wtg minski

9:15 pm

go to bed, MNH!!! lol

9:15 pm

ha 6/27?

9:15 pm

1

9:15 pm

8

9:15 pm

ag + don't chew your finger****s

9:16 pm

That was it LBD. Thanks.

9:16 pm

fireworks

9:16 pm

ha + either the cod or the panda

9:16 pm

yay boo!

9:16 pm

!!!!!FIREWORKS!!!!!

9:16 pm

wtg boo

9:16 pm

whooooo hooooooo BOOO

9:16 pm

yay min!

9:16 pm

whooooo hoooooo MINSKI!!

9:16 pm

thx lbd

9:16 pm

yes I know = cant help myself lb = going now - gonna get yelled at momentarily anyway *head held high* hmmmmm

9:16 pm

sparklers all over the place...

9:17 pm

(((MNH)))

9:17 pm

night MNH!!!! sleep well!

9:17 pm

hip hip - POOF

9:17 pm

whoooooo hoooooo PINI!!

9:17 pm

not for me...yet

9:17 pm

whoooooo hooooooo FEATHER!!

9:17 pm

night Mnh sweet dreams of sugarplum fairies

9:17 pm

fireworks!

9:17 pm

getting close, tho!

9:18 pm

oh, okay, just warming them up for you then.

9:18 pm

ha6?

9:18 pm

wtg weed!

9:18 pm

lol, what are you doing looking over my shoulder dawg?

9:18 pm

ha + chinese panda bear **** ****

9:18 pm

yup

9:18 pm

st7?

9:18 pm

thanks lb

9:19 pm

that was my last one pini! start with a piece of yarn, end with a sign

9:19 pm

st5/10 above it - a + what fish breathe with

9:20 pm

st + eleanor ***by, stood by the church...+ **legal as in not legal

9:20 pm

oooh...thx ;)

9:21 pm

si5?

9:21 pm

ty lbd. sounds onomatopoiaic

9:21 pm

a sign, pini

9:21 pm

Yay .. A grid I might finish ..

9:21 pm

si + Fish breathe thru them

9:21 pm

Goodnight All! *poof*

9:21 pm

li 5/12? my last one

9:21 pm

it's not bad at all tor

9:21 pm

another FISH!

9:21 pm

will I ever learn???

9:22 pm

li5/14, l + gerund + vowel

9:22 pm

hiya Torg!

9:22 pm

the other one, just anagram the letters

9:22 pm

YAY to those who finished this while I was ignoring the chog

9:22 pm

li + a right ***le is 90°

9:22 pm

that's 5/14, i think, was looking for li 5/12

9:22 pm

That li 5/12 is li + *** the tail on the donkey LeslieAnn

9:22 pm

whoops! lol, sorry

9:23 pm

huzzah thanks min. fireworks!

9:23 pm

li + *** the tail on the donkey

9:23 pm

whoooooo hooooooo LA!!!

9:23 pm

snap, min

9:23 pm

my tile stats are interesting...only the center H is white! :)

9:24 pm

I finished the grids many hhors ago and have been plugging Babble to those who bother to chat on Facebook's Word Tornado.

9:24 pm

hi jac ;)

9:24 pm

Hi Jacula

9:24 pm

gooo jac! lol

9:24 pm

* sparklers *

9:25 pm

yay pini!

9:25 pm

Hi. Meant *grid and *hours

9:25 pm

whooooo hooooooo PINI!!!

9:25 pm

YAY pini

9:25 pm

Well done, pini.

9:25 pm

Congratulations Pinikula on fireworks! Good for you!

9:25 pm

huzzah!

9:25 pm

I found the grid a kind and quick one.

9:26 pm

Play me in Letterblox: http://omgpop.com/i/letterblox/7iv9z_1 t5hp for anyone who is interested! it's like text twist, against friends in real time. that's my match, ready and waiting.

9:27 pm

hey, weed...I can play (let me check me email quick first)

9:27 pm

ok!

9:27 pm

I only came back here to prove my point. The point being that this a a great community.

9:27 pm

and so it is jac!

good evening, I need a clue for ag6, please?

9:28 pm

I can clue for a while, if anyone needs it.

9:28 pm

ag + finger ****

9:28 pm

like a hang**** on your finger

9:28 pm

ag6/24 is ag plus na4/4 word Marc Freeman and hello

9:29 pm

Marc - Hello. ag + the growth on the end of your fingers or toes. You may have trim them every so often.

thanks got it

9:30 pm

Here is a story of clues from a somebody who ha4/5s from NY.I'm ai 6/24 from complete boredom; finished grid early.In my opi6/21,this grid wasn't bad.Others may have different opi7/32, but I liked this one.This grid didn't make me want to pull my ha4/5. I finished earlier with help from the li 4/4. My monkey was not a pa4/5. I didn't have to threaten him with a pa5/16 The monkey hit the na4/4 right on the head with my last word. But my ranking is still not too hi4/8.If you look at my Babble hi4/5ory,you'll see why my ranking is bad. Yesterday I did not Babble at all because grid was too big. I didn't want to ri4/8 starting and then not finishing grid.It ir4/8 me when I do not get FWs. I hope you got the gi 4/6 of some of my clues. Now I am going to go iron a sk5/18 & watch the Mel Gibson scary movie si4/6s. Goodnight to my fellow babblers.

9:31 pm

We're of to a garden party later. It's a 45th wedding anniversary (sapphire) and so we all have to wear something blue.

9:32 pm

'Night Min and good story clue.

9:33 pm

*OFF

9:38 pm

I need an A5 from the bottom A please

9:38 pm

Heyas kids ..

9:39 pm

get it lined up just right, and also anagram it

9:39 pm

Babbling from the sumptuous lobby of the palatial Hillsdale Inn ..

9:39 pm

niiiiice

9:40 pm

ty b that was for fireflies

9:41 pm

yay!

9:41 pm

nite all

9:41 pm

Yay wild!

9:41 pm

where's that torg?

9:42 pm

weed?

9:42 pm

Beautiful San Mateo, CA ..

9:42 pm

how do I find you?

9:44 pm

* back to looking *

9:44 pm

back later for cluing (if needed)

9:44 pm

Play me in Letterblox: http://omgpop.com/i/letterblox/7iv9z_1 t5hp

hello friends

9:56 pm

night everyone, see you tomorrow!

9:57 pm

Niters lbd

10:06 pm

Phantom: nihilist ..

10:06 pm

hello babble friends!

10:10 pm

Heyas Trifs!

10:12 pm

hello tor. I am SO TIRED right now....and maybe, just maybe, I have had a bit too much wine. But primo just called to say he is on his way home, and he had a great time, so I am happy.

10:13 pm

Those prom pics are great .. And the clothes you made .. fantastic! They all looked so chic ..

10:13 pm

well, maybe not all! don't EVER tell on me....

10:14 pm

but thanks for the nice compliment about the dress and the vest.

10:15 pm

Well, you weren't dressed for prom so it's all good ..

10:16 pm

gawd i loved pac man.....

10:16 pm

hmmm. visiting google by any chance there jane?

10:16 pm

I actually meant the young lady in the purple, tor. God help us all....

10:17 pm

um, i can.... quit..... any..... time.......

10:17 pm

I must be having problems with this number combo tonight....any clues for st7/36 and ni7/36?

10:18 pm

Well . . yeah ..

10:18 pm

I about passed out when I saw that haystack of a creation. I dread to think what they paid....

10:19 pm

i must have turned the sound off tho....

10:19 pm

I'm sure she stood out ..

10:20 pm

she is a very, very nice girl though (as you can see, my paranoid delusions that someone she knows is babbling have taken hold...)

10:23 pm

I am too tired to babble, so I am turning in. nice to chat, albeit briefly. see you later, god willing

10:24 pm

Niters Trifs .. x ..

10:32 pm

hows the grid today

10:35 pm

guess it must be capitvating

10:36 pm

Lol, it is, challenging....but not impossible, which is good.

10:36 pm

I've got 11 left, and I WILL finish, lol

10:36 pm

well i have 13 words and have decided i'd rather play pac man or read a book....

10:37 pm

Fair enough. I usually have those night, but I feel so close!

10:38 pm

I grew up on the peninsula torg.

10:38 pm

ya if i had 11 left i would feel differently

10:38 pm

what peninsula ruru?

10:38 pm

sf peninsula

10:39 pm

ah, nice place

10:39 pm

i hear the sea lions at pier 39 all moved away

10:39 pm

or swam north, rather

10:39 pm

I think some of them just came back.

10:40 pm

*** they know the bay is polluted

10:41 pm

need to make dinner.

10:41 pm

bye for now

10:42 pm

Yeah .. I've been to this area a few times .. Now is my first actual vacation here, though ..

10:44 pm

HI folks. Tor, I grew up where you're visiting.

10:45 pm

Cool ..

10:46 pm

Gotta move .. bbiab

10:47 pm

so, on another topic, what is there to do/see in Dallas?

11:13 pm

Hello all. 12:12 AM here. I just got home from a play.

11:13 pm

hi scrabs .. have a good time at the play?

11:14 pm

<-- is at the lake, fishing season has begun!

11:14 pm

It was funny--one-man show entitled "My Mother is Italian, My Father is Jewish, and I'm in Therapy."

11:14 pm

change the ethnicity a tiny bit and it could be me! *lol*

11:15 pm

I saw a little girl catch a big fish (8 inches long) at the pond today.

11:15 pm

My mother IS Italian, and her parents came over from Italy almost 100 yrs ago.

11:16 pm

42 to go. Do I want to do a lot of work to finish?

11:16 pm

evening all...

11:17 pm

Hi Pini

11:17 pm

hi scrabs (here to help if you need it)

11:18 pm

I have been trying to find my missing A's for 5 minutes.

11:18 pm

do you know which one?

11:18 pm

ag5, first + third al5...

hi all

11:19 pm

Hi BH

how is everyone tonight?

11:19 pm

ag + H***ory lesson

11:19 pm

hi barb

11:19 pm

I've always wanted to be on the A-L*** (big wigs)

11:20 pm

how's it going, barb?

11:20 pm

TY, Pini

11:20 pm

yvw scrabs ;)

11:20 pm

not doing too bad...killing some time...

11:25 pm

gosh, killed the chog...

well I got the pool fixed yet again...and just sitting here trying to do this grid enjoying everyones company

11:25 pm

oooh, a pool...too cold here for that!

11:26 pm

No, you didn't, Pini. I am working hard here.

11:26 pm

oh, ok

11:26 pm

st7 please?

11:27 pm

same first 4 + fish breathing part

11:27 pm

I am sure you noticed--your name is in the grid, Pini

11:27 pm

I did! :)

11:27 pm

TY--I would not have monkeyed that!

11:27 pm

and you can get the pi6 using it!

11:27 pm

si5/14 please?

11:27 pm

Just add 'not off'

11:28 pm

Aha, going up! TY!

11:28 pm

si + fish breathing part

11:28 pm

;)

11:29 pm

pini, not getting the pi6 clue (i am clueless :)

11:29 pm

I am going T---> A now.

11:29 pm

add 'not off' to my nickname, welki :)

11:30 pm

oh fer pete's sakes! thanks!

11:30 pm

* giggle * ;)

11:31 pm

* wonders where scrabs is going? *

11:31 pm

i don't think she's going to a T and A place

11:31 pm

*resurfacing* Trying to not ask for clues for every word.

11:32 pm

ahhhh - gotcha

11:32 pm

after I typed that, welki, it looked bad and you noticed

11:32 pm

ni7 please?

11:32 pm

pl the ni6

11:33 pm

or ni6 = zip + *iraffe + I **m to please (pl for 7)

11:34 pm

Oops, I need that too. I am revealing the li4 from the bottom

11:34 pm

* making note of reverse cluing * :)

11:34 pm

Those words MUST be made up!

11:34 pm

I'll be back..taking Joey for his walk...

see you soon pave

11:35 pm

hi/bye pav

11:35 pm

ni5 please?

11:36 pm

ni + jack and jill went up the ***l

11:36 pm

TY again

11:37 pm

13 to go. On to the Ls

11:37 pm

whoop whoop!

i am getting closer to half way

11:37 pm

Go BH go!

11:38 pm

first and last li5's please

11:38 pm

git'r dun!

11:38 pm

li + ***els in the outfield

11:39 pm

TY--Chinese word?

11:39 pm

or li + right ***le (90 degrees)

11:39 pm

maybe?

11:40 pm

last li5

11:41 pm

Anagram ..

11:41 pm

mouth part + not out

11:41 pm

Sorry .. That's not the last ..

11:41 pm

What Pini said ..

11:41 pm

first la5 please

11:42 pm

TY, Torgone. How are you?

11:42 pm

la + th*** h*** stockings

11:43 pm

TY again. I really dislike these small grids--so many weird words!

11:43 pm

ka6 next

11:43 pm

k + It***** language

11:44 pm

TY, Pini

11:44 pm

;)

11:44 pm

first al5?

11:44 pm

al + *** and tonic

11:45 pm

2 left and I must find these myself!

11:45 pm

* grin *

11:46 pm

Done! Last 2 were easy: an5 + 6

11:46 pm

woot woot!

well done scrabbler

11:47 pm

TY for helping me, Pini!

11:47 pm

anytime, scrabs!

11:48 pm

It's almost 1 AM here. I rarely stay up this late.

11:49 pm

yikes...that's late for me, too! :)

11:49 pm

But I got home from the play at 11.

11:49 pm

See everyone tomorrow!

11:49 pm

good play?

11:49 pm

sleep well!

bye scrabbler

11:51 pm

i should get my jammies on myself...

got mine on already...just sitting here chilling

ooo forgot my med's be right back

11:53 pm

* taking koda out one last time; then jammies; then flip * brb ;)

back...

two more and I am half way

woo hoo half way for me yeah

11:58 pm

i want another big one

that would be nice..just putter along with out having to think too much

11:59 pm

barb we just had a really big one

I know but another one would be good too no?

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