March 1, 2011
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468 total words
flip -- sweet baby!
dam, dam, dam!
OMG!
gr 7
* diving *
jeezomeez!!!!!!!!!!
WAS hoping to get to bed earlier than yesterday
*frrmmp*
WOW
mlf -- our lucky day!
be7
sp7
GR 5/7
GR 6 unrelated
pa7
Clues are up
BA6
thank you, lickety!!!
PO6
Thanks, Lickety!!
ST6
flip and woweee! hi df, mlf, erda, pini... anyone I missed!
op8
Was PR 7 called?
thanks hoot!
SP 5/7
no because theres no pr lol
yw
PE oops
po 7 /8 if not called
was NA 8 called?
make that NA 7/8
i dont think so MLF thanks gt it
ap7 if not called
na 8 x 2
thanks une
re 6/7
ab9
9 seems to be a loner, related words are mere phantoms
SN6
AG6
so many 6s!
hello, fellow Babblers
ae7
de7
dfmchfhf, i like your status picture
thanks :o)
de6
an7
so, why is everyone up this late?
nbt
because the new grid starts at a particular hour
only 5:14 pm here
1 13am here
0100h is late? o.0
11 15 pm here
<-- slept at 0920h yesterday... (bad d!)
ah, MLFAN17. So, you guys just want to get a head start.
best cottonpickin grid ever!
phantom abreacted
o.0 wow, I greyed out the bottom A already.
(I wasn't trying!)
OP 7/8 were called yes?
ar 6 8 8
ar 7+8
nbt
yes got the ! nbs
yes mlf, I'm still looking though
thanks dfm
THIRD COLUMN A stats please?
NBT :)
ar 4
A@(3,5) ab4 an4 at least, a bunch more
PA 7
ar6, an6+7, ae6+7 from A@(3,5)
na 7/28
OR6
nbt
BA 6x2
NBT and NBS
halfway
i have a ba 6/30 is that what u have
and a ba 6/24
i have two BA 6s but mine are both 6/24
ok then three ba6 so far...
pe 7 x 3
found the other ba 6/24
SP7x2
pa7
erm. 2.pa7
2. po7
3.po7, 1.po8
Ps almost done... also thanks for third pe7 dee
hi and nbt and omg
hey josh
Josh, not as bad as it looks....at the moment
hi josh -- I bet this is one of those days you'll get laughed at ;o)
already have 277, josh
what a grid - this will be fun later
hello everyone, and what a grid!
i have 101 in 6 minutes
hey, flosey
go, josh!
hi Une
oh josh, are you serious?
wo 4/9, wo 4/8 and whats the 3rd w?
another wo4/8
another wo 4
another wo 4/8
wo4/8 cos
ty
234 in 41 minutes ;) (1/2-way)
W's done lol
61/65 Ps! :oO
280
from which a does the an 7 originate?
how many pe7? 3 ?
(slowly whittling them down...)
A@(3,5) dee
wow Pini, and Une! that is at least encouraging
pe7s I have 3
ok i need one more then
ty df!
I have P words. -.-
ern,
*hate P words.
<.<
have pe7/36 x 2 . . .
P | 64/65
hello all -- huge, I see -- but fun???
<-- doesn't have any pe7's :(
so far, jilli
yes, jilli!
i have 1 PE 7
I have 3 PE7... hoping that last P is not a 7.
Or an 8.
do you have pa 7/32?
the an7 is the 3rdcolumn a?
I have two pa7/32 and one pa7/40
yes cos
AR 6/8 called?
duh! i had the an6 lol
yes mlf
there is another ar8 in that combo
yes, mlf
there is also an ar7+8 combo
I'm giving up on the last P :o(
I have ar 8 x 2 are there more?
one more, dee.
that's what i have, dee
3 ar 8's?
oops
* fading here * 238/230...will leave some for tmw...night all
yes dee
ty for clarifying
nite, pini -- 295 here
following in pini's footsteps -- bonne nuit! *poof*
i am out as well poof
good night Pini and Une, and mlf
po7
I have the ar 6/8/8 combo... from where does the other ar 7 and ar 8 originate
night pini, Une, mlf!
(297)
phantoms repeater/repeated
A@(4,4), dee
found it... similar to the an 6/7 ty
phant repartee
done for the night.. saving 367 for tomorrow :P
night all
ok, ruru, an even 300 and really poofing -- byeee
nite cos
found my last P -- pe6
hi josh... missed you before
time to tackle the Ss... or maybe the 8s first?
so far I only have 9 of the eights
me too
geezus une.I only have 98
291 here
310 AACCKKK
289
shoo une! ;oP
dr8
dr 8/45?
yes dee
gracias
Icon changed to fit the theme (strange contact lenses)
hi jili!
surprised nothing is longer than 9 letters in this grid
agree josh, but thankful lol
pa 7 x 3 so far
hi dee hi
that's all of them, dee
:~) ty df!!
phantom trabeate
tr8
I have po 7/40 as in stamp and po 7 / 8 combo... what are stats for 3rd po 7
x.x I just noticed there are REs in this grid :o(
po7/48 dee
lol df
whew! monkeyed the ab9!
wtg
ty df
wtg jilli
ty for the 9 jilli
but I don't see the ab4!
starts in the middle a, jilli, if that helps
fabric of camel or goat's hair jili
phant steeple
it helped, josh -- thanks
josh -- I was just going to call that phantom!
350 down,i think i'm going to take a break and look at it anew in a little while
wtg josh
hurry back
missing 2 stupid O's from the top... and just can't see em...
me too, dee...
i assume you have the 7 and 8
op?
YES -- Ss done! :oD
yep
yes
are those all op's?
do you have os6, ow4?
yes to both, josh
ok, 300 for tomorrow, if there's time, just too tired tonight
good night all and happy babbling
then everything else from that o is op
well done, flosey!
missing the ow...
oh, fishes!
g'night
thanks josh
always forget that one... o's obliterated
night flosey!
i sure hope lickety showed up today
he did, josh
I think he did.
thank goodness for that!
i have a feeling i will be partaking of the list before the night is up
1st column greyed
i have lickety
congrats dee!
ty ty
se 7/8 and se 7/8
nbt and nbs
wtg jili!
SECOND column done :oD
wtg df
so much for that break i was going to take
first column also done :o)
lol josh wtg df
break? What's a `break'?
night all.. not enough stamina to make it tonight
nite ru... may do same shortly
fourth column done!
i am going to lickety when i get to 50 left, i have decided
ugh -- left with Rs and Ds.
:o(
Ds done! *gasps for breath*
>:o( 30 Rs and 3 Is left...
impressive wtg
*sigh* I guess there are 4 R8s...
can someone stat the I@(5,4)?
ir5/6, 4
ir 5, 6, 4
got them, thanks nbt! (finally...) 20 left...
wtg
sometimes I totally want to list x.x
I am definitely listing...
have never seen the ba 8 before
I am just going through my list prepending "RE" to everything now... x.x
(even the RE words...)
hate r's with a passion
me too, especially if they have an E.
for sure
good morning
hi {{ruby}}! :o)
{{dfm}}
hi ruby
I think this is the biggest grid I've seen!
:oO and I am down to 5, just by adding RE- in front of everything o.0
still one 8 short though :o(
the dreaded red box!!!!
morning all
maintenance time ruby :o)
hi sprite! :o)
hiccup time, rubyfoo :)
got hung up in the dreaded red box of doom!
hello jilli
I am down to 5 left -- 1 4, 3 5s and a 6. All Rs. :o(
hi sprite
hello sprite
I also discovered that "RE" can be prepended to a while bunch of words o.0
*whole bunch of words
I like your eye, sprite -- almost picked it too, lol
I was amazed at what is out there, jilli! So many funny things... scary too. There were a couple with teeth... eeeeks! Very creative though.
the one with teeth creeped me out
yours is scary too, but also funny
so... today I am not gonna ask about your husband, rubyfoo. I am gonna ask about you. Did you sleep? Take a nap? Got some time for yourself? :)
thank you, sprite. I get some sleep, not enough, but it's OK. And I'm getting much more exercise, so that's a good thing as I was a lazy slug before
exercise can energise you, so that sounds very good. And how about that bit of time for yourself?
this is "my time"
ah good! Welcome to your time then.
this is such a wonderful grid! I'm glad I started early; maybe I'll reach half!!!
finally -- fireworks! :oD
gogo ruby! :o)
I see I'm over halfway -- hooray -- I can go to bed now!
yay dfm!!!
sweet dreams, jilli!
yes it is fun so far. Lol, I didn't even look to see how many words today, just wanted to find words. Then I entered 'world' and 'worst', decided it was going to be a tough grid, and then realised it was a huge one. Just a bad start, hahaha.
gratz dfmchfhf. Night jilli! Don't dream of toothy eyes!
congrats, dfm -- fabuloso!
oh puleez, sprite! Now I probably shall!
toothy eyes -- eeew!
*quickly sends jilli visions of bridge tables with winning hands*
ruby -- google "strange contact lenses" and go to "images"!
thanks, sprite, but tonight's game was a nightmare, lol!
ouch, lol. Errrr.... wonderful babble grids? Your beautiful family? Babble meetings?
That's better -- zzzzzzz happily :-)
and goodnight/morning all! *poof*
night jilli!
night jilli!
{{jilli}}
I found the 9 all by my lonesome :D
there is a huge delay between typing in the words and their registering
there often is with grids this size, rubyfoo. Am not sure why.
aaah, I thought it was my computer
probably not. Yay, exactly halfway.
st 7/ 28 ?.. cloe please.
I don't have it yet, smom
oh I do now. Someone who has his hands on the st***ing wheel.
got it
Hello everyone. This is nice for a change
hi lyn :) xxx Isn't it!
{{lynx}}
I love it
and as smooth as a baby's bottom
maybe with a little diaper rash?
could be, haven't arrived there yet maybe. Though my first 2 words were phantoms :)
almost at half
go rubyfoo!
what! 468, might just throw in the towel before I start!
I was trying to do it in order but it is too disheartening to do the Ss and Ps
no, it is fun, mummy, even for me!
don't, mummy, just start! Huge grids like this one give you lots and lots of easy words. You will have a flying start.
I can imagine, lyn. I never do it in order, I must confess. I just type away.
I'll be happy with half and nbt this morning
only got a short time today, have a 'leaving lunch' as I packed in my job a few weeks ago
happy parting luncheon then, mummy
Hooray for retirement!!
yay for retirement!
thans sprite, I am not looking forward to seeing some of the people, the Director wants to have a chat with me beforehand
since you're off anyway, mummy, tell him you are only open to good news and nice words!
It is sort of retirement, although my pension is peanuts, but my health and state of mind are more important than money
maybe he's giving you a pa**ing gift!
mummy, that must have been a tough decision, but for what it is worth, I think you are wise for choosing this way.
Sprite, director is a she, she does not take any prisoners, I thought I would escape before I got trapped in the tunnel!
uh oh, we all need to go to the PB for a re****ment pa**y
It took me a couple of years to 'get over' work, state of mind is worth every cent
wtg mummy! Then tell her to play nice or you won't listen :D
hi mummy, lyn! :o)
hi dfm
same here, lyn. Though I may have to go back... but never never never to that same company again.
ruby/sprite -- the larger the number of words, the more time it takes for any search algorithm to figure out whether a word is in the grid wordlist or not.
ah, hence the delay. Thanks dfmchfhf.
ty dfm, it enters 5 or 6 at a time
It was a very tough decision, but after having 6 weeks off with work related stress before christmas I had to make the decision. I might just tell her a few home truths. I was hoping to ge to proper retirement age with the company but that has now gone ot of the window
it sounds like a good one, mummy
if waiting for re****ment means you will be total loss when it arrives, it isn't worth waiting for.
work-related stress? :o(
I do think you should tell her how it is Mummy. Your parting gift to those you leave behind!
oh flipping heck! It's huge, I'm almost afraid to start. I'll get nothing else done. I wish us all luck..
hi patxxx
hi Pat, first 3/4 are really fast.
gm pat, it is gr*** fun
yay one S tile greyed out.
My husband, semi retired six years ago when we returned from living in Aus, and I was very jealous of him, but up til now I have needed to work for the social interaction as well as needing the money, but no amount of money can buy peace of mind and constant anxiety is very wearying.
Trouble is, you can't type them in fast enough and then you look at the clock, hours go by as you hit the sneaky hard ones at the end.
so very true! And for the social interaction, you could always look into volunteer's work, or maybe even things like tutoring, which may bring a little bit of money in.
I was sort of in the same boat Mummy -(except husband still works PT) but I retired 6 years early for the same reason
sprite then you realise that there are 50 RE words :oS
looks like I already got most of the R words, dfmchfhf. I need a couple more Ps and Bs, I see.
I've been working on this for 1 hr, 20 mins and have 242
Right now my confidence is shot to bits, it will takesome time to recover, but I am determined not to veg at home, I need to get out there and feel a sense of self worth again, the charity shops are always looking for volunteers so I may have a think about that in the near future.
not setting any records, that's for sure!
that is true, Pat :) Though you don't have to finish, right?
lynxxx, where abouts in Melb are you?
finish? raofl!
go ruby! :o)
Elwood/St Kilda
wtg mummy! I am sorry to hear they beat you down. And I hope you will soon remember who you are and that you are a very valuable person in any organisation, or outside.
oh, that's nice, we are hoping to come back for a holiday next year, we have load of friends that fall overthemselves to put us up.
Hi Sprite, I often don't finish and sometimes it is only 1 word but I can't get back to finish.
in that case, Pat, don't be afraid to start :) This grid is fun.
How lovely, that makes the fares a bit cheaper
that's nice, mummy.
I am really grateful to you all for your support and kind words, I'd better get myself showered now and ready for the day, good luck with the grid today, i'll propably be back later for another bash at it.
Enjoy Mummy
hey everyone
and try to enjoy the pa**y!
will think of you, mummy. Stand up for yourself to your boss, you have nothing to lose!
hi grannyrose!
{{granny}}
get lots of hugs and try not to cry!
can now tell you. my angiogram showed moderate heart disease, no damage
oh hell, cry :) It is a good way to get rid of stress and this is an emotional day.
yes, lynxx, cam over for three weeks, this time last year, stayed at Caroline Springs for 1 weeks, then to Camberwell and then Nunawading with varoius friends, but we upset others who wanted us to stay with them!
hi Rose. What!!!
big hug for you, granny!!!
bye for now (())
wow grannyrose, how scary that must have been! Very glad to hear no damage. How are you feeling now?
What has happened to you Rose?
yup!!! the dreaded lurgy has finally caught up with me...nearly made it to 60 years , better than my parents
angiogram?! heart! Do:
lyn, had bad angina at work on friday...was scary to say the least.
but the good news, re no damage, is very good news
sprite, feeling ok...have been started on beta-blocker to slow my heart rs4 down
Angina is controllable isn't it? (I'll bet it was scary - not you of all people!)
and they can control angina pain, no?
and now, rose? Do you need to make changes in your life? Are you feeling ok?
sorry, you already answered about how you are feeling. Cross chat :)
oh yes sprite, some major changes to happen,,,have already losy 9 kilos in the last 3 weeks.
ruby they can control angina, but would be much better to lose the excess weight
9 kilos!
wow Rose, taken me 5 months to do that
good news was my cholesterol was down too
not easy to lose weight. Well done, rose! And good luck keeping it up. We want you here healthy and for a lonnnnnng time longer!
do you know the South Beach diet? My husband lost 30 lbs with it and has stayed on it ever since
so i will be here for many years to come ...annoying you all
wouldn't want it any other way, rose! *hugs*
I make him 4 egg-white omelets with 2 cups of vegetables cooked in olive oil for breakfast
ruby, looked into it, but the best for me is to st5 clear of processed carbs, sugars and fats
intercontinental love coming your way, grannyrose!!!!
the CSIRO diet is good, follows those rules, just a few carbs
ah, thanx, ruby, caught it, feels good
he eats nothing sweet, nothing fried, limited meat (4 oz at a time) and nothing fried
whoops, delay causes repeats, sorry
the only diet which has ever worked for me is cutting out the processed carbs...the weight just stays off. have tried many other diets, all good, but the weight goes back on
what are processed carbs?
when you are on a good thing, stick to it. It obviously works very well for you
that is a lot of A words!
bread, biscuits, cakes. anything with processed flour, except rye. am eating heaps of salads and fresh fruit, fish and chgicken, very liottle red meat
must go now, much love to you all!
*poof*
bye rubyfoo, have a good day
bye Ruby
it seems that if my body has to work hard to obtain the carbs ie in fruit, my metabolism changes
sounds very good, rose.
the As are very doable, lyn
my weight fluctuates wildly regardless of my diet Do:
one more B, one more R, one more P.
wow Sprite
lol, i have greyed only 3 tiles
gogogo sprite!
fireflies! Just checking my list was enough, forgotten plurals and such. What a wonderful grid!
WTG SPRITEY!!!!
congrats sprite! :o)
Congrats Sprite - what a way to start a day
I got 15 words just by prepending 'RE' to them... even the words that already started with RE...
* 15 of my last 20 words
yes it really is. And more than enough time left to be domestic :) Have fun all, and thanks for the company. Rose, an extra *hug* for you.
Bye Sprite
<-- somebody needs to be6 this child, he is going to end up sleeping at 0900h again at this ra4! (and thusly miss his morning classes... again...)
Goodnight dfm!
finally....A's done...whew
Taking a break - BBL
nite dfm, sweet dreams
yes -- I should really go sleep. x.x
night all! :o)
whew, b's buttoned
and d's done
HI
hey herin
how's work?
Really good had a ''meeting'' tonight
and?????
And that ''meeting'' is one to meet and great new people
that's terrific. so, you are one of the crowd now?
Yes. It was all to introduce the new team
herin, am home tomorrow, call me?
gooooooooooooooood morning fellow babblers xxx and where the devil did this monster come from???
mornin' frog...ain't it a beauty?
hiya granny - a beauty? i had trouble finishing yesterdays lmao!!! oh well onwards and upwards!!!
frog, just love the challenge
ok well if i dont yap for a while you'll know im lost in the grid lol - have fun!!!
Hi Frog
what time rose?
hiya herin xxx hows u?
you mean you're lurking? shock, horror. *grin*
lurking? no, just lost in the quagmire of 468 words tee hee
Kind of fuzzy. Stupid 3 glasses of wine
herin, whenever. phone is on charge, so i won't miss your call
yea me had 3 last night of a very nice chateu neuf du pape, not fuzzy tho! lol
Ok Good Rose. It would be about 1pm - 2pm when I have lunch
Work function have to love them
looking forward to your call, have lots to catch up on
Ooooooooo
sit down in front the telly function getting drunk - gotta love that !!!!!
If I forget I say sorry in advance it is heltic at the moment
O you know that bank fubar today?
Frog I didn't have to pay
shucks - not fair!!!
lol, the cba does it again!!!
As I said ''work function'
omg this is soooooo funny - im just monkeying now and nearly everything is coming up as a word lmao!!!
Well I may have scored on that Fubar
*groan* still 15 p words to go
whoot, herin, what a gas!!!!
I hope so tune of $500 would be nice
see u soon - gotta go shops have fun y'all !!!! *poof*
Have fun Frog
*worried look* are you sure that they can't trce it? they were saying on the news that people will be charged with theft.
Well obviously I am not stupid. The money is staying right there
i know, herin, i know....just caring, that's all
I get a letter going Hey you owe us $$ or they take it out so be it
i think it is wrong to take what isn't yours
i should have known better, sorry. * hangs head*
Awww Rose I think it is sweet though and yes I think if you don't have the actually money you have to be pretty dense to take it. IT isn't like there is cameras
*smiles at you* good on you, herin
I have blue lips from Blue M n M's
*groan* HERIN!!! and i can't have any.
I hate Blue m n ms
yay got the 9.. off to work.. happy babbling all :)
HI Bodz
egad, have been slogging at this grid for nearly 3 hours, still over 70 to go
That sounds bleak
i predict you will be here til nearly 11pm, herin
O poo to that
*giggle*
o BUFFER THAT i JUST SAW THE r'S
Opps And I hit that caps lock whilst M n M ferreting
that's where i am now *groan*
and you KNOW how much io like re words
Is there a lot of them?
well, they run off the page on li8ckety's list
la sigh
Best I hit them then the D words
yup
O the B words
d's not so bad, b's?.....hmmmm
Not a B fan
Repost is a word stupid enable
*giggle*
It is
It means well to re-post something
still got 47 to go, this is a hard slog
Oh i wish I didnt have to go to work today. I have 340 left and must leave for 12 hrs....ah well.
red, will still be here when you get home, the grid i mean
Yes, but I will not have the time whne I get home to finish the monster....but oh well...
mayhap you will find time during the day?
this site is not allowed access from work. But its Ok , Its just a grid!
gotta go!
nite red
O there is still people
23 to go, t's and w's
I just had a look at the list too tired to think
aw, herin
I need to go to bed soon
ok, herin, will talk to you tomorrow
I said soon
good grief those p's go one
night all
nite herin, looking forward to hearing from you tomorrow
468 words......a biggie......here I go!!!!!!!
go, movieman, go
have 10 to go here....enjoy
whoot!!! one to go!
and fireworks!!!!
huzzah for granny! that is a big accomplishment today!
wooohoooo granny!!!!!!!!!!!!
good morning everyone
Hi Annie
Hi Molly, we have a big biggie today
If I had my whole day to sit in front of the computer and hunt for words, I "might" finish this. As I do not have that kind of leisure time, I will just see how many I can get.
good plan, Molly
I had to laugh earlier when someone posted that everything they monkeyed was a word. Only with an almost 500 word grid.
yes, today I will try anything no matter how bizarre the word might be to me...you know Enable
I have a feeling I'm going to get "you've already guessed that word" a lot today. : D
This call for coffee...be back with a pot
calls
oh...my...god.... backing away from the grid..i have packing to do
Hi Carlee
MONSTER!
I am not!
Back with coffee, anyone?
Fill 'er up please Annie.
*pours cup for Molly*
gabs
i want to babble..but...
do i just start for the heck of it?
How's the PB today?
Kap, suggest you put the 9 letter word in the chog
Littered with bags of junk food.
I am in it already.
hi carlee, jump in
ok...diving in for a bit..just for the heck of it...
Whee! Got the nine. That is probably as accomplished as I will feel all day with this thing
molly, what are the stats?
ab 9/72
thanks
WOW! Good morning all
No problem Annie. I think it was your cup of coffee that helped me find it. : )
Hi Sea. Think you can find a couple of words in there?
glad to be of help..diving in to find the ab9
I have 2 Molly...big start huh?
ty for the 9
I'm surprised there is only one 9 in a grid this big. Lots of plurals and past tenses though.
got the 9
there...100 words already
16 eights will keep me busy
65 words off the p..sheesh
I GREYED A TILE!!!!
lol me too carlee...w and i
You have to get 148 words to grey the second column. Whoa.
i and o
and now w
congrats
65 p's in the middle. Daunting.
hahaha...up to 122 words and still donthave nbt
I'll leave the Babble policing to someone else today. With this many words, who knows what will be a violation?
do we really care???? :p i dont :)
Maybe we should play it differently- all of us start in the PB, and have to earn our way out.
good morning everyone!!!!
morning mom
Oh Kap, I like that. Hi Mom.
((Carlee)) good morning, how are you? Haven't seen you in a while
Hi Molly
i am really good mom..thanks for asking :)
so glad to hear that Carlee :-)
Good morning Mom
good morning Sea
we will all end up in the PB when Miss Pe**winkle arrives
I have to narrow this down somehow- maybe only look for strange words?
thanks mom.. :) i swear i had forgotten what "happy" felt like...
Carlee, that is wonderful news. I take it things have turned around for you
467??...lord help me...
dive in crossy
i have my new house am going to...new job starting soon...separation agreement... friends...family..my dad..albeit still fighting the cancer...the chemo has stopped the growth of tumours and dad has put on 15 pounds whilst on chemo...and...he is finding it easier to swallow so the growth in esophagus has shrunk
((Crossy)) it is a good grid, will go fast
that is wonderful news about your dad, Carlee. a new house and job? what will you be doing?
have you gotten your house sold?
its back at old job..but the job requirements have changed a bit... and the hours are less...45+ hours with criminals...not so fun...but 32 hours/ week i can handle
I wish you all the best Carlee
the house i posted a pic on fb mom no..mine not sold...we renovating...and the new place i am renting for now
thanks mom :)
I will go look
what a darling house
it is sweet isnt it?..has a fireplace too :)
that will come in handy
and in summer will clean it out...and put in some big chunky pillar candles :)
fill it with candles..and i still will have a "fire"
that will be nice. Is it near where you live now so your daughter can be in the same school
yes...its basically around a main corner from here....we in an area of crescents and cul d sac's both my neighbourhood and the next one over...if it werent for curved roads...would be a 5 min walk as the crow flies from where i am now
that is just the be** news Carlee
as it is..15 min walk unless ic ut through yards and hop fences :)
back again
wb annie
(((Annie))) good morning
((Mom)) How are you?
just fine thanks, and yourself?
doing okay
((hugs))
Mom, is this the biggest grid you can remember? Or did we have one over 500 words once?
we've had over 500 i am sure
I think there might have been one a bit larger, let me see what I have here
wasn't there one in the 490's
yowsa a really big grid. hello all
The biggest grid I ever completed was on the 2nd of November 2008, which had 599 words!!!!!!
think we had one 500+ once
hi peri
Hi Pe** and movieman
wow movie...and you came back? lol
hi mm...599 words, wow
509 on May 20, 2010
and on that note i will retire to my kitchen to make some coffee.. and i will call utilities to get them switched for new place
bye carlee
bye bye (((Carlee)))
And a total of 10,300 points
bye carlee
wow movieman, that is a lot of points
oh, did not realize I am in the grid again :)
you are, and everyone will be in the pb when they gr*** you
it does not really count tho when a bablers name is in the grid :)
and with a grid this size it will be hard not to go in the pb today
Gaaaahhhh! Mucho enormo grido!
Hi Judi
We are all starting ou tin the PB and trying to earn our way outof it.
On a more civilised note: good morning.
what this grid needs is a few more s,s:/
Kap, good morning, and you are ea**ing your way out quickly :-)
hi Judi and crossy
There's just no way around it.
howdy annie
nope, there sure isn't
I am not a stickler for words typed in the chat, heck that is how I get a lot of mine
It's gonna be a LONG story if Min does one today.
Today it wouldn't be fun to get caught.
it will indeed Molly
good morning all
barre
thanks goodness there are no c,k or j words
good morning wvteach
or q's
It's find- there is no PB today.
Fine.
thanks wvteach
yw - soory about that
oh no, don't be sorry
So what? We'll only get sent to the PB for..oh...hockey infractions?
need to have lots of goodies in the PB
grayed the W!!
woo hoo Pe**
:)
I'll put in the cookies and milk
That ethnic slur is there again!!!!!
the Italian one, Movieman?
That's the one mom
crossy slips some bacon and egg pies in the pb
i'll bring my hot tea in with me and leave some for others
If i'm in the pb i'll bring some fish n chips
think the PB is the place to be
we should toss in a case of tangerines to keep the scurvy away:)
i plan to sit in the pb, asking others "what're you in for?"
Hi Pastor
hi mom
and i will answer "do you not know? we are all innocent" :)
w,s and i,s grayed;)
you're foiling my plan, crossy!
4 tiles greyed...one is the bottom E
I am missing one of the i words
wow Crossy, the s's ... impressive
indeed pastor,all the low word count tiles first for instant gratification;))
I have the i and w grayed
you can tell we are a young crowd crossy
Peri, ir 5/10, 6/18 and 4/4
now for the r,s...
are the i words all ir
Crossy is saving the P words until last
I have the w, the i, one of the a's and 2 of the t's greyed
yes Peri
yes
we will be young forever seaspray
and the o
woo hoo crossy...I like your way of thinking
be back in a bit, backside is going numb ((Hugs)) to all of you
i stopped ageing at 25..but for some reason the 25 year old cuties can still outrun me:( actually they call me sir and now ask if i need help with that package to my car
;((
fantasy is over;(
lol One of our tenants calls me Miss and she is 42
if i make a pass,they laugh and pat me on my head
Yeah Yeah. Join the crowd , you old fart.
morning, all. I'm down to 52 words
need clues for the 9
howdy angel
clues for the 8's would be much appreciated
na 8 one who reAds to others
NO WAY! 468 words? I definitely won't be finishing this one. But I'll start anyway... I see too many words not to! :-)
crossy on fantasy island today?
and pt
thanks crossy
nope why carlee?
u said fantasy over
I've greyed the n!!!!!
Look, Crossy! De plane! De plane!
ab--
dr8---greyer, duller as in weather
thank you Annie
so....i am cheesed off atm...apparently dXh has not been paying our hydro/water bills on time... and now ihave to pay a 380.00 deposit on the account
and..if i pay on time from now to the 1 year anniversary of that being paid... i get it back
ouch carlee
where the hell am i going to come up ith 380.00
i get 1200/ month from dxh i ahve not yet started my job and 820 of that is rent
Squeeze it out of DXh's hide, carlee.
not to mention...gas, phone... food and petrol?
well..if i do that judi...and i default on 1 payment between now and 1 year from now..i still have to pay it back
back for a little whilejumping back into this yummy grid for a little while
bbl
sorry, hit a type-warp!
Contact the court and advise them that X is in contempt of an order?
looks like i just add it to the visa... which gets paid off at time of house sale...
x is not in contempt of anything
time to go out for the morning - BBL
Oh well, plastic it is then.
plastic it is
yippeee
finslly found an 8
oh, carlee, sorry you are having more trouble!!! *sending thoughts and energy your way* (would send money if I had any...)
mornin babblers. just popping in quick for a hint for the 9 -- any clues available?
thanks sue...no..its ok..its a hiccup...too many good things are happening..i am just cheesed atm as i just found out..in 30 mins..my mood will return to happy :)
morning, eva!
What does the 9 start with? I'm assuming Re.
haven't started the grid yet, seems a bit daunting...
morning eva...i have it..but am not sure how to clue it
ab9---not usual, deviation
{{annie}}
Hi (((ruby)))
Got it. Ty, Annie.
ty Annie, figureing out how to spell it
got it. thanks!!
me, too, can't spell it
got it, ty Annie
pe4, its past tense
nbt, nbs, woot!!
am attempting to show Dad how wonderful the internet is by printing out some forms he needs so he doesn't have to pick them up - have been spending the past two hours trying to install printer drivers. he is not impressed yet.
got it, ty annie
so the 9 is my first word - thx, annie!
what is hardest for me in this grid is the delay and that you can't see what you type
great start, uu
great start, sue!
nbt, nbs in 30 words. Time to get ready for work! HAGD, Everybody!
I got half the grid without lickety or chat as my guide. That's pretty good for me.
bye nef
the centre e is greyed!!!!!!!!
wtg mm
yay movie!
yay, mm!
and yay, kitty!
ty
exactly half way, time for breakfast, bbl
nbt
nbt = nothing but Ts?
no blank tiles
ahhh! that makes a lot more sense. ty
and nbs is no blank stats, kitty
ahhh - yes, I've seen that one too.
and now I have nbs as well as nbt :-)
but the printer is still not working :-(
btw, kitty, you are from Chicago? I live in DeKalb...
yeah - I think we spoke once before. I went to NIU and you teach there, right?
Carlee, about the water bill. Have you spoken to your attorney? If paying that bill was his responsibility, it would appear he is the one in default and should make it right.
nbs :-)
All e tiles are greyed!!!!!
uu,instead of fighting with the printer drivers that came with the machine and have been in the box for 2 years,let the install wizard search the net for current drivers,much easier
yes..i know that molls...but..if for some reason..in coming year...for any reason...( who knows..in hospital for something god forbid) and i am late on 1 payemtn....i lose the 380..and i stillhave to find it to pay him back
oh...somewhere...i got past 1/2 way
{{carlee}} i'm sorry that things continue to be so hard
hi, carlee, crossy, movie, kitty, molly, et al
howdy dc
hello seain
hi, ruby
dc...read back about an hour...they arent..this was a hiccup :)
collective hug for carlee!!!!
hiya seain
k. i came in about 40 ago, but am alone with the baby, so got distracted. she's down for AM nap now.
thanks ruby :)
honestly dc..things are really really pretty fabulous atm
:) glad to hear that
i came out of the tunel into bright sunshine :)
that house is great carlee and the price you are paying for it is amazing,i am very happy for you
278 words but need another break
thanks crossy..and my dad is doing well on chemo too
sorry, kitty, had to run off but you are right :-)
horray for carlee,s da!
np
crossy, that is what I am doing, it's a Dell printer and downloads are slow (using a wireless modem)
the tumours have not grown...the esophageal one has shrunk..he has put on 15 pounds while ON chemo
reminds me,my twice yearly tests are due soon.
need a break. back in a while
bye, dc!
if you can GAIN weight while on chemo,things are looking up;))
exactly...food is tasting more normal... he eats like a little piggie
he is hoping that since the tumours have not grown...to go for some surgery now
some times ,when i was in the midst of it,a regular glass or water would make me vomit
he has not had any nausea..at all....just exhausted
as long as the nausea has eased,he will be able to build up resources
hugs to everybody who is dealing with, or has had a relative deal with cancer ((((()))))
thanks sue :)
my ideal weight is 190-210,i went into chemo at 250,i came out at 165.so i am very glad to hear your da is gaining some back
his ideal is about 190... he went in at 145 ( the cancer made him lose weight) and is 160 now and still taking chemo
good stuff? how many more courses to go?
its a wait and see...check his bone marrow... etc..and then go for another
i dont think the dr's are aiming to cure him..just prolong life with quality of life..dad tho..is headed to cure
have they pulled some of his own marrow for storage,just in case?
not yet that i know of crossy
they should,maybe bring it up with the docs
i will suggest to dad
that way if the marrow gets compromised,they can do something
true enough crossy
Eyes going buggy. Time for a break from this monster. BBL. 182 to go.
i am starting to type in ones i have already entered...280 to go
120 left here
an6/18 anyone?
ruru you're supposed to miss these big ones
a + military alliance acronym (double the second cons) .. pl for 7. Add a cons as second letter for 7, plural that for 8.
WHEEEEEE!!! Big Grid!!!!!
morning car.ee
sorry city.. you lost me on that one
http://tinyurl.com/675r7xw
Stop making me feel peckish, crossy!!!!!
that looks good crossy..mind..turkey bacon :p
sorry! wrong url!
I've bookmarked that recipe
but tasty one;) here is the one i wanted you all to see...
http://tinyurl.com/4lhw253
if these were offered for sale,i would love one on top of the bookcase
an6/18 ... okay, try following the letters around the outside of the grid from the bottom 'a', missing the corners.
thanks
key is they are all one pt tile cause the 6/18...no g,p,b,w
when you've done that, slight adjustment for the ar7 & 8
very cool
thank you ,..a's are done
ok..time to run
<hugs to babbleland>
omg..well i shall worry bout that a when it becomes my last word
Bye Carlee! Have a great day!
Yeah! W done! Moving right along!
down to 7 words....
Go Angel, Go!
I need a remedial clue for the an 6/18.
oooh! Got 2 8's!
de 6/24 anyone?
Not yet ruru. Still on the left side!
which one, ruru?
plural of the de5/14 ruru?
first one
the first one I have is 'to leave'
thanks
d's done
Yeah Ruru!
I got 10 D's while trying to find the one you needed!
phantom: target
Car, did you get your remedial clue for the an 6/18?
No. Did I miss it?
4....
Just checking. It ends like Italian ice cream.
Go Angel!
I do have 167 words though!
Uhhhh.....
gelato?
3...
2....
Add an extra consonant, apparently I can't spell.
and... fireworks!
Hooray for Angelsong!!!!!
Molly...I am so confused...
OK. I have found over 200. Off for a bit! Have a good day everyone!
an 6/18...an + last part of Italian ice cream, double the consonant. And plural.
an6 is a spanish spice mixture
Oh my goodness! TY Molly! I was going the other way in the grid!
Bye for now!
rio
pa7/40?
"Spanish spice mixture"..."indian bread"...those clues go right over my head. I'm such a meat and potatoes kind of cook. : D
sorry first day! what do the numbers refer to that you guys are posting? is it lenggth of word and score?
howdy norris and welcome to babble and yes
thank you :)
holy moly, it's a huge grid today! (hi all)
and do not forget to check the help tab as it has a lot of great info
howdy helen
I have 310 words so far...hope to be back later to maybe finish this monster
pa7/40 is one who peels + last half of Lady **** who is a wacky singer
Oh, any half of that Lady, I guess.
thank you
well that is really a weird word. thx Molly. *back to lurking*
ty molly
parergas
oops..sorry
I tried that too Crossy!
well,a word that wacky,why not try and pl it ? lol
COMING SOON TO A THEATER NEAR YOU: THE GRID THAT ATE BABBLELAND. People ran screaming, afraid to even start. See what happens to those who dared to attempt THE MONSTER GRID. AAAAAAHHHHH!!!
ROFLMAO Molly
help w/the ab 9 please.....and morning/afternoon/evening all :0
be
re8/.45 # 2 please
ab + to make a mistake + past tense of to dine + 4th consonant
ruru, I only have one and its the person who fixes things; is there another one?
yes
i have three
also the fourth consonant is not the same as the fourth letter ;)
OMG Sorry :(
this grid is a mind numbing blood sucking time vampire:(
well said Crossy!
but must have my fix;)\
any time the grid is over 350,it is soup and grilled cheese for dinner :)
nars
Ooops
hi again everyone. With a grid this size there is no time to cook supper. I have put a roast, potatoes and carrot in the crock pot.
Grilled cheese and bacon, I presume.
OMG! 468 words????
wb mom;)
mom, that's awesome that you plan dinner according to babble!
thanks Crossy, we seem to have the same idea.
i have a soup on the crop pot for tomorrow;)
thanks Speller. Mom author of, Life According to Babble
crock
Okay, when your meal planning is affected by this game, it's a serious addiction. : P
i am not addicted,i have quit many times
I am a babbleholic and I am going on my 6th year
Yeah, yeah.
although not as bad as I use to be, I am now satisfied if I get half way
Kids...it's "My name is _______ and I'm a Babbleaholic." Then we all say "Hi _____" and you tell your addiction story. Coffee is served after the meeting.
if i get half way on this,i will be quite happy
lol Molly
I only need 32 more words for half
Im one over half way but its taken me forever!
congrats egsnorris
you are doing well then norris
I can hear the crying children now. "Why are we having peanut butter and jelly for dinner?" Response: "HUSH! Babble was almost 500 words today and I'm still not finished."
lol,they all will live,they cannot have custom meals every night
They can all come over to Aunt Moll's for dinner. I like this game and all that, but I don't plan my meals around it. : P
I know a family who never fixes supper. The children are all left to fend for themselves
they will spend a day or 2 slurping back my home made chicken soup and be content
Oh Mom, I know a family or two like that myself. I don't understand it at all. The kids eat cereal for dinner many nights.
Molly, just so you know, I was kidding about planning my meals around babble. We were having the roast any way for supper. Just worked out this way. :-)
then i have chicken and dumplings on the menu for thurs and a roast of beef for sat..spoiled..the lot of them:)
Oh Mom, I know that. June Cleaver would never let anything get in the way of a good, home cooked meal. : P
Molly, it is so sad. This same family, there are 3 children, they each have to do their own laundry. Can you imagine the water bill?
what is for supper on Friday, Crossy
lol Molly, got that right!
friday is lasagne
yummmm
I might get some fresh catfish and fix that on Thursday for supper
I noticed he skipped Friday too. I figured he just didn't feed them that night. : P
funny,we always used to toss catfish back,but i hear it is quite the treat down south
I figured for what he is fixing they could have leftovers on Friday
my husband loves catfish
And Saturday and Sunday.
I don't fix it often
Crossy, it is on the menu at the Cracker Barrels
we do not have cracker barrels..
i have seen the adverts on cable though along with popeyes
oh you poor thing
Yes, when we uncouth Southerners aren't busy wrestling alligators, we just love our catfish.
we have popeyes, although have not eaten at one. It is at a truck stop
and the far south cable channels are funny when they do eatery commercials..EVERYTHING comes with a biscuit
of course, if not a biscuit it is cornbread
but there is this one that does all these shrimp dishes...mmm
I am glad lunch is almost ready, I am getting hungry
holy cow, 48 B words
wild eh?
yes, I saw the P and S and T earlier. Just now noticed the B
is lickety up?
Hi mkg, yes it is
with this many words,i do not think it matters much lol
lunch ...... fish sticks and tartar sauce
mmm,fish,my mrs does not care for fish,so i do not do it up much any more,mmmm nice speckled trout fillets dipped in milk and rolled in batter and lan fried till golden brown and served with crunchy pan fried taters...mmm
pan
yours sound delicious, mine is Vandekamp but still tasty
i love most fish,but do not do pike much,my godmother is inuit and does these fish cakes made from pike.mmm,but it takes her forever as the bones are tiny and all must be picked out by hand before making the cakes
never had pike
great tasting,but as i say,fussy to prepare
I like salmon croquettes but never liked taking out the bones. Chicken of the Sea had salmon now that has the bones taken out
you should be here mom,when the salmon are running,show you where to catch a 30 pounder to take home;)..actually 8-12 pounders are the tastiest,they get "gritty" when heavier and we do catch and release
Hmm, somehow I'm not seeing Mom (or me) landing a 30 pound salmon.
can show you both,takes about 20 minutes though,if they really want to fight
who is going to hook the bait, take the fish off the hook and clean the sucker. Ain't gonna be me
Do not like pike either..I am eating a chicken curry with saffron rice at the mo...Hello, All :-)
lol,mom
howdy zooz
((((Zoozz)))) hello
We'll be glad to cook it though, won't we Mom. : D
yes, I will cook it and might even eat it but it stops there
i can steam you a salmon steak in foil mom,with fresh herbs and spices,dash of pepper,squeeze of lemon and some baby carrots and a few of those whole tiny withe taters...mmm
I think I could head shrimp, but cleaning fish, ew. I'd have to go vegetarian if it came down to that for survival.
<---------------- won't clean shrimp either
En Papillote.
have you both cleaning fish like a pro in 15 minutes;)
Dream on Cross.
nope, not me, not gonna do it
lol
my sweetie still likes to tell the story when we were dating, we were in a store that sold frozen fish and he picked it up and showed it to me and it still had its head and this beady eye was looking at me and I let out a scream. He stood there a laughed so hard.
and*
I have a friend who is phobic about everything. She is terrified that when she opens a can of salmon, she's going to find an eye in there.
lol,i show my mrs the tripe and pigs feet
oh dear Molly
that is mean Crossy
fish eyes..pure protien;)
would someone please clue the ba 8/50 after the large red things that hold hay and horses
ba8/50 one who gaves certificates to places that sell alcohol?
ty haz
thanks Haz and hello
You're welcome - hello.
Hi Haz, good clue.
That double R is going a long way today.
I've got no idea what it really means. I suppose I should look it up.
A brawler. Who'd have thought it?
certainly not me
hi all
((Boo)) hello
howdy boo
clu for ab4
sorry Boo, I don't have it
ab plus ** soon ** people saw the size of this grid, they cancelled other plans.
thanks again Haz
plural lawyer group
plural Swedish pop singers?
Hi Kateq
Haz, don't let Mom fool you. She gets in bar room brawls all the time. : )
Haz,,not getting it
hello everyone
howdy kateq
The asterisks denote the same two letters used in the same sentence - ** quiet ** a mouse.
moi? June Cleaver? never
big string of pearls do not do it for you eh?
just a small strand will do Crossy
woo hoo .... G's are gone! and half way. I have earned myself a nap! Be back later.
((Hugs)) to all of you
u too Mom
bye bye Boo
Crossy, the pe word in singular form is here
and past tense
Gross. I have a co-worker who hunts and he's warming up chili with venison in it. Smells like rancid yuck in here.
ab 9/72??
ab9 - past tense without a present, If it ended in -tion it would be an unnatural exception
thnx vicuna
a + Yogi ***** + nickname for Theodore
Hello, Vicuna. Ata is not here to shower you with unnecessary ! but I will greet you warmly.
THANKS VICUNA
Hello, Haz. Long time no chat. How are you?
My pleasure, Sammysmom. lol
ANd where is Ata these days, anyway?
I am well, pretty busy but well.
She is diving in Egypt.
Good busy?
Wow, diving in Egypt sounds like an adventure.
Yes, good busy but will be glad to be not always this busy.
Ata doesn't go in for non-adventure.
True true.
I did manage to get in a "hello" with FM not too long ago, but I've been under my lurkrock a lot recently.
Silent observation has advantages.
New proverb: Better to remain out of sight and out of mind than open your mouth and remove all doubt?
Better to say nothing and have people think you a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.
There, see, as soon as I said my new proverb, Haz thinks I'm a fool! ;) But on a chat log when you say nothing, people don't think you're a fool - they just don't think of you at all!
Proverbs are so contradictory at times. Absence makes the heart grow fonder - out of sight out of mind.
Indeed. But anyone with two heads is actually probably going to be remembered even when they're out of sight.
True.
Except on a chat log, where no one can see you have two heads.
Thank goodness. Nobody will suspect a thing.
does anyone have any of the w's?
If silage is what you store in a silo, I'd think barnage would be what you store in a barn. But noooooo. I think 42 seven-letter words is just a tad excessive.
all are wo4's
ok
that means w then o then 4 more letters right?
two are the same letters in diff order
No, it means 4 letters total.
i got them
ok
Good! =)
but i only have 2 of them
the third is a pl derogatory term, I think
ok...
(actually, it's the first, alphabetically)
wo plus what you write at the end of the letter when you realise you've forgotten something.
i be confused
Follow Haz's most excellent clue and you will be all set.
Yours sincerely, GranfieldGroup. ** can you send me some money? (put it after wo)
i dont get it
Or wo + mind your ** and qs
Maybe people just write pleading e-mails nowadays.
but?
Or wo + careful that all us folks on-line aren't really **ychopaths!
yeah...
ps...
wops!
sigh.
YAY
Well, yes. But put it in the other box, not the chat log! =P
Two headed psychopaths are the worst.
i know
Hello, hursh! Why sigh?
word in chat... and life...
If you know then don't do it!!!
Actually, Haz, I think the two-headed ones tend to neutralize themselves. They can never agree. It's the single-minded psychopaths that are the scariest.
so i have at least half from each tile except for that last R, where i only have one ri4. can anyone help with any others?
Hmmm... If word in chat is the worst thing, you're all right. But life? That's harder.
ri4 you probably have, ri6 is the other.
clue for an 6 please
thanks haz
Those are the only 2 I have from that r.
a plus Mr King Cole the singer, not from.
i'm going through some really hard times at work at the moment, and i'm discouraged about my parents, also.
an6/18 - natural food color
Uhh, or Haz's much faster clue.
Yuck, hursh. I'm sorry to hear that.
thanks vi.
What's the trouble with parents?
not finding the an 6
my dad won't take his antidepressants or go to counseling, HE's discouraged about his job at the moment but has really loved it in the past but now is talking about quitting, which i think isn't a great idea, and, well, they're both kind of a mess, both separately and together.
any 8 clues? i have op 8.
dr8 a greyer more rainy day, perhaps
na8 did the voiceover na8 one who did it
ty. got it.
Uh oh. That's really bad to get off the meds and then start making life decisions. I hope you or someone else can get him some help.
he was only on the meds very very briefly.
po8 rhymes with small quaint dwellings.
Oh, didn't have the "one who". Thought that would be with an o.
re8 one who fixes things
Did they give him side effects or something he didn't like?
se8 jaggedy edged, as in a kind of knife
ar8 what the policeman did to the bad man, and thereby became the ar8.
no, he just was willing to take them briefly after his near-death experience, and then he reverted to "i don't want to take drugs to pretend things aren't what they are" kind of attitude
But he'll take painkillers?
thanks haz
no, he's pretty down on painkillers also.
ty got se and two ar 8s.
amazing grid. still not half way.
that's all the 8's i've got.
re8 - when the cheese wasn't done finely enough, the fussy cook re8/55 it.
re8 - say a thing over and over again.
Ah. That's a difficult dilemma. I think "sigh" is well-warranted.
se8 - the sort of edges that won't fray.
not re6+ed or +er... not reiterate, which is too long anyway... ?
re plus 'say that again?'
re8 some-one who mends things.
tr8 - where birds roost
oh i see, front not back!
Ooh, didn't have the double do again, Haz. Thanks.
i don't know what sort of edges won't fray... hmmm
re8 to watch the same programme again & again.
hemmed? selvedge?
does zooz mean the same thing haz just meant?
Now you're getting technical.
reiterate not in grid. cant get the re to say over again
say again again, mkg
i was thinking what vi was thinking! except i couldn't remember selvage.
yes soz..was not watching the chat log then.
Re6 after me, this is a nice grid. Now do it again and you've got the re8.
just to be clear, on this se8, we are NOT talking about the jagged edge that i mentioned earlier, correct?
tr8 not the bottom of the bark log.
compound word.
There are two se8, differing only from each each in one letter, one has double consonant, the other a vowel in place of the consonant.
yay, thanks!
I have an se8 that's similar to the jagged edge, but it has no def. Is that the one we're looking for?
what about the 9, while we're at it?
Yes, it's the other one, drop one of the consonants.
Apparently so. Hmm. I guess now I have two possible definitions for it! =)
hello and thanks for the clues for the 8's
ab9 - descriptive of something that has deviated from normal expectations.
ab9 - would be an unnatural exception if it ended in -tion. Instead it's a past tense of a word that doesn't have a present tense.
Haz, how are you? have not seen you n a while
two definitions? haz's and what?
zooz's
thanks haz and vi!
have not seen Ata in a very long time. hope she is well
I'm fine, peri, very busy at the minute so haven't been chatting. Ata is diving in Egypt so she'll be happy.
Hello, peri. =)
i don't think zooz talked about the se8. it was the re8 that both haz and zooz cluezed.
(You're int he grid yet again!)
gald you are fine Haz. driving in Egypt that sound exciting
I am indeed :)
I am indeed :)
Driving in Egypt is probably on a par with diving for excitement.
Well, that could be a def for it: a program that has many parts, anyway.
I'd hate to have to do either.
not sure I would want to be in Egypt at all. hope she stays safe
Haz, when is your daughter getting married?
Anyway, I must de6. I'm very involved with the local Festival and am needed to do duty this evening. Bye for now!
i suppose it could but what a coincidence!
I want to go to Egypt soooo badly - but not just right now.
bye haz!!!
Bye, Haz! Good to see you!
ஜ۩۞۩ஜ FIREWORKS ஜ۩۞۩ஜ
YAY for zooz
Yay for zoozzoom!
Bye! Well done, zooz!
Bye, Haz :-)
congrats zooz
found another re8 - policeman doing his thing again
ty hurshy
Thanks, hursh.
Do you have the ar8? pl of a variant on the an6 natural food color
name that proper noun! wodehouse's wooster
Bertie
no, i don't, thanks!
ding ding ding!
ty Vi, missing just one 8 now
only one 8 to go!
and 102 other words...
and 167 other words for me
Hmm... I'm still missing 2. Better go back over the recent spate of clues.
afternoon babblers! if any americans happen to live near an IHOP, today is free pancake day!
Oh, thanks for the tip, EvaN! We did that once a couple of years ago.
free pancake day?? how much must one buy to get a free pancake?
i cant get the an 6!
sorry ar 6.
at our IHOP they ask that you make a donation to the local childrens hospital - don't know if there is a minimum, we've never gone on this day
There is no ar6 connected with the ar8. There's an6 and 7, and if you modify them you can get ar7 and 8.
doesnt say you have to buy anything, but they do request that you make a donation to the Childrens Miracle Network Hospitals
and do you just get one pancake?
sorry i meant the natural food coloring word
you get a short stack
a short stack!
and if two of you come, do you both get a short stack?!
an6 - a + singer Cole + opp of from
you get a "stack" - i think that is 2 or 3
i believe so. one short stack per person.
got it. ty much.
awesome. i'm hungry and i think will get husband and go get some pancakes!!!!
I'm wondering why they are doing this pancake thing today when NEXT Tuesday is Fat Tuesday...the traditional day for eating pancakes.
lol, hursh. It's good to have a plan!
ok so i have the an 6 nad 7. how does it make itself into ar word?
im hoping i can talk the hubs into hitting IHOP for dinner now. ;)
Okay, 100 left and time for me to get back to work. Bye, all!
just add the r
Ooo, go early Eva. Anytime "free" is involved, there are crowds.
molly, i know. he got stuck working late yesterday, so hes already gone home. im usually home by 4:30, so maybe i can sneak out a little earlier today...
well half way. that is enough
4 grey tiles. wow. what a grid.
any i word clues for i on right side?
ir5 angry
ir6 extend
ir4
clue for ap 7 please
don't have it Boo
ap7 followers of jesus who spread christian messages.
got them and another grey tile
ty zooz
yw :-)
5 gray tiles and one was gray when I started :)
very difficult to get in here tonight
ty zoo
banging my head on the computer
yw :-)
Hello, Ruby :-)
hi Ruby
hi ruby, don't hurt yourself
zooz, dont get the ap. tried ap**tate but wont take it.
ok got the ap. ty
:-)
lol, mkg, those are people who believed and fell away.
i thought so but didnt recall. got the right one though.
grayed the O's
need one more g to gray that tile
Eva's getting a stack for dinner. Yum.
Hi all, i have 10 mins to play, 468 words to go!!!! (dive)
uncle!
uncle!
*poof*
Hi again!
NBT and i am outta here, POINK
Bye!
ar 7 /28 plz
I don't have it yet Ivesy. Sorry.
np.. !
Whee! Got the 9!!!!
ar7 ar + *** king cole most of opp to bottom
then plural for the ar8
Ty Zooz!
yw :-)
ty zooz!
Np, Ivesy :-)
goooooooooooooooooooooood evening fellow babblers xxx
Hello, Frog :-)
Hi Frog!
hellooooo zoom and eeyore xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
ok so gimme a clue for the 9 then lol
se8/45 jagged edges on a knife
ab9 almost identical.
hi, all!
LOL! I know it from typing my ophthalmology reports...an adjective they use to describe misdirected lashes! Would you like a normal clue?!!?
eh?
ab9 is also a source of distortion in telescope lenses (although with a -tion ending in that case)
AB 9...Characterized by defects, abnormality, or deviation from the usual, typical, or expected course.
a + I like straw****ies in my cereal + I think Tom Cruise is over r**** as an actor.
ok gimme an hours to ponder that and i'll let you know how i get on lmao
ooooo i got it yay!!!
ty
YEAH!
quick question why cant u have the singular of the nine letter word?
Don't know.
Just finished the damn REs -- there ought to be a law.....
Erda! Well done! What a feat!
Thank you, car.
frog - it (a 9) is not a plural it is an adjective, so it does not have a singular or past/present tense
I am missing 1 T from the center row, left hand side...any ideas anyone?
no, i mean you should be able to use the word without the d on the end, surely?
Got it from the list!!
Going for a walk...bb soon.
draw dray
oops sorry everyone
halfway - NBT and NBS - but still a long ways to go
evening all - any clues for the 9 please
scroll down Kazzer -- it is clued not long ago
Hello Everyone - sneaking in for a few minutes
hi there kazz and River
River, I am so very sorry for your loss
Hello Pe4
River, what happened?
must be my icon - my best friend passed away on Feb 13...long battle with cancer
Oh, I am so sorry.
Friends are the family we choose for ourselves. can
I had gone to Florida last year to visit when it was looking good for her....she still hung on for a long time...I will miss her dearly
I can't imagine my life without my dear friends
perfectly said Pe4
*wasn't
we met in 1975 and have been best friends since the start....lots of great memories...my daughter is still very distraught as this was her godmother
Did she have children?
no never did...married but no kids...
they moved to Florida 5-6 years ago so I hadnt seen much of her over the past few years..
thanks for the 9 and sorry to read about your friend River
Cancer seems to take so many people.
57 is way to young to die - they retired young and were enjoying life - its not fair
My Mom has had breast cancer twice and lung cancer. She's still going at 87
halfway--whew
Cathy had bladder cancer 4 years ago - had it removed, chemo - the works then they found a large mass in her abdomen - inoperable but it was pressing on her colon so more surgery, chemo...the works - she never gave up
good for your Mom bichon
my Mom had breast cancer over 10 years ago - had a mastectomy and fine since - she is 84
She had a radical mastectomy in 59, cancer in the other breast in 2000, and now she's been treated with radiation for lung cancer [nonsmoker].
I should get back to work *grumble grumble* - she is a strong woman bichon - happy babbling everyone
crossy take the cancer and spit it out! pah! puny cancers crossy deny you! mm for some reason i want peppered vodka and borsht now...
ha! I finally blacked out a tile - the a on the left column
and god bless those who are part of the survivor club and may to who lost the battle find rest and peace
ooh, and I'm sorry to hear about your friend, River. Sorry to jump in with something so silly.
yaa for helen
those
clue for the first ae6?
Okay Cos. That is one creepy icon.
:P its weir eye lenses icon day
ae-6 to open the windows
ae 6 - to add oxygen to a mixture
got it ty
The icon theme is weird contact lenses? That's different.
"strange contact lenses"
ty wvteach
the first 100 words were easy... blah now
ap7?
jesus' followers
he had 12 of them
tyvm cos
yw
s te; e
the first ar7 please?
top
ar + *** King Cole + "from head to **e"
Is the ba8 a compound word?
found it tho.. thanks anyway :)
A;s done.
anyone know if the ba8 is a compound word?
someone who grades drinking establishments
not sure im working on that one now
not a compound
oops sorry for the overclue:/
its ok i was eventully gonna ask for one im sure :)
last one...tr7/28
good clue
subtle thats me;)
nice clue! i like it!
done
so it is kind of a compound butnot really
wtg phae
ty
crossy, that was a great clue, thanks
that's not what that ba8 means, but it helped figure out the word :)
That is a good clue. Haz tossed it out earlier. And she said it's not what it really means.
phae, I know that, lol
Snap Phae.
we just put out our patio furniture today :)
The word is what counts, not the meaning.
itll be high 60s all week.. so excited.
Patty O"Furniture. Just in time for St. Patrick's Day.
yes!
ba8 means someone who is a brawler
I'm thinking there will be some grilling at Chez Cos this weekend.
oooh good idea!
oh no i cant... MIL is taking us to manitou springs for their spring fest
she usually takes us to an expensive restaurant
Annie, could you redefine ba 8
crossy gave a great clue for ba8---one who grades drinking establishments
It's a pun clue.
ty Annie
Mother In Laws who treat to expensive restaurants are okay in my way of thinking.
yes definitely... shes a high exec at wells fargo..
Mothers-in-law. Like attorneys general.
don't you hate people who correct your grammar :)
grammar nazis? yes.
:-)
Francis Cardinal Spellman, not Cardinal Bernard Law.
i am begining to hate this grid tonight
I like it when the newspapers screw up.
it started off promisingly
Especially the New York Times
i agree bich... easy at first then....ugh
ae5 pls xxx
This grid is a be4.
hit the proverbial brick wall...taking a break
Only 164 left. Whoopee.
i have 177 left and am at the aarrgh stage - i had to go and have a bath to get away from it
the first be6 please?
can sum1 clue me the ae5 please? xxx
eagles nest froggie
like the eagles nest or creepy
first be6 is someone who carries a coffin - pall be****
thanks!
I need a break. Think I'll work on my taxes <ggg>
my taxes are done!!:)))...yaaa!(does happy dance)
well not quite so happy the entire refund(and then some) went to car and house insurance :((
ai6/18 pls xxx
berg
ai6- most oxygen.
ty xxx
for those that want a collection of basic animated gif,s that will work in babble...here ya go! http://photos.500px.com/382202/4
oops sorry about the b
np kazz..i send you virus now...lol
repost is so a word.
thank you crossy - this is not getting any better - i think i need some popcorn in the Pb - lots olovely toffee coated stuff that i cant eat anymore
if repe3 is a word...
The PB has swinging doors today
my f-i-l used to love fiddle faddle(popcorn,peanuts and caramel,but it just makes my teeth vibrate;/
138 left...feel like I am starting a new grid
my fav is butterkiss - you used to be able to get maple and pecan - yummy yummy
for the most part today kaplan,we are just letting everyone go in and out at will,but the thing needs a constant supply of munchies
good lord..half way is 234...pray for crossy
That's what I figured- it is no fun catching anyone in a slip when the grid is a great big bear.
hi, all!
Morning all. Hi Sue
hi, lynxxx!
I think all the others are drowning in the grid
me too...
ai6/21 pls xxx
i am still here - getting dsitracted by the biggest loser
Hi all. For the second day in a row, they had a complete network breakdown at work.
I had to come home to read my email. And do a little Babble
froggie - ai is past tense of the 4/4 before it
hi everyone, I'm in and out, have to bake for bridge players coming tomorrow - plus a bit of tidying
hi wht.. one of our banks did that yesterday - gave out extra money at the telling machines!
Any hints for the ap7?
hi Flosey
hi lyn
Nothing so exciting as that for me. Just a complete inability to get any work done.
one of the 12
ap7, jesus buddies
ty Kaz and flosey
yw wht
don't worry wht - it will all be there tomorrow
I'm not worried about that. In fact I was afraid it would come back before I left :^)
lol, wht!
ai6/21 pls? xxx
I swear, I'm just making up words now. Still haven't broke 100 yet.
pt of the previous ai4
ai & have a ****, you look very tired
ai6 most oxygen
no point listing phantoms in this grid, I suppose...
ugh -- have a houseful of company, so not even starting this one! Bye :)
no i got that one - i need the ai6/21
os
wise girl nan
gave it FF, pt of the previous ai4/4
strange word
imhb
imho
ai6.21 what we breathe and one of the Kennedys
aaaah sorry flosey and ty xxx
yw ff
good clue lyn
a's abolished
need a clue for os6 please?
os ends like a cattle thief - ru*****
thanks lyn
ty lyn
b's banished
Mmph. Down to 70!
back. to do the last 310 lol
hi Cos
Evening all. How many words, please?
468 silver
hi lyn
hi Silver, lots
Oooh, a monster! Thanks, Cosdem
its easy at first thenit gets painful :(
*holds up bloody fingers* T'is true!
clue for the last be6?
Hmmm, yes. I'm beginning to see what you mean...
be6 be & what you do with your luggage on board ship
thanks.. b's done
ty lynxx
well down to 153 and done the as and bs
I have the A's, B's, and W's done and 292 to go :P
crossy limps out of lurk mode,battered and bleeding and still not half way yet....
first re 7/28 ??
re & you work to **** your wage - plural)
hi sammysmom and cross
the first de 6/24?
de6.24 leave - as in a train or plane
i was close.. thanks
D's done.
finally got all the Ps done
d's done
e's eliminated
g's gone
SISTER...........RNP............. MISS YOU
es 5/12 ??
es5 = e + opposite of go
e & halt!
e + not go
Legal term meaning to prevent, cos
thanks!
yw
go go everyone! (just got to halfway mark, woot)
n's no more.
yaa for gwen!!
E's done. ugh.
o's obliterated
I think the p's will slow me down.
missing one o: have op5 7 8 4 5 4 and or5 6 4 4 and os6 and ow4
wht LOL
u need op4 at the beginning of the list
tx gwen
fishie for ya? lol
G's done.
missing one n: have na 4 4 4 5 7 8 8
yep LOL
thanks lynxxx for the re clue/s
sending une virtual goldfish lol
gee, thanks LOL
na5.14 in second place
tx lynxxx and hi :-)
hi Une, I admire your stamina!
still 108 to go . . .
probably time to go to the list . . .
I caved in at that point
stamina / perserverance - that's what the grid needs today
...you forgot about coffee
indeed!!
and untiring fingers
exactly half way done!
234/234
woot for cosdem!
clue for the os please?
who knew you could past tense a mortar and pe****!
os + male deers have an****s
thanks
8-D
now onto the P's :(
oops, penalty box for me!
just wait till the word penalty is in the grid, heh heh
lol wvteach,this grid needs a porta potti,a coffe i.v and food in paste form and the ability to sit for 20 hours at a time ;0
50 left - better drag Stew off the bed and take him for a walk - BBL
mmmm, food in paste form !!! lol
93 left - time to get dinner - BBL this evening
p's pummelled. (with some help from Morewords)
two pa's left for p's pummelled. (without morewords)
ohhh i said a word earlier and no one told me to got o the PB i guess no one had it yet lol
freee-dom!!!!!!
do mine for me gwen!
clue for the re7/8 combo, please
i got stripes,stripes around my shoulder and this grid,this grid it drags me down,i got stripes,stripes around my shoulders and these bab-lets,bab-lets bout to drag me down...arooooo
YIKES! what a day to start late!
did u get the netbook?
wht, sorry, hardly any REs here yet
whoo hooobook
yes i am on it now
nice!
a nice grid to break the netbook into :)
but i am just starting :-(
ooh, how do you like it, jmc? What kind did you get?
i was debating a netbook myself for travelling but i have decided on a Samsung galaxy tab 10.1
toshiba and i like it fine
JMC, how did your test go?
right, jmc, that was today, wasn't it?
Crosshair, didn't know you were a Johnny Cash fan....I've got stripes....ever go to utube and see some of his concerts?
i have seen much of his stuff over the years,my da and i used to watch the johnny cash sow,and we saw the folsom prison videos soon after he did them
see his very last one called hurt?
sad..;(
i have nice arteries and a 20 year old heart
i am varied in my music and listen to many artists,depending on my mood
Yes. I cried when he and June died. I think they were wonderful people.....what a hard life.
Me too.
Good news JMC.
and for my next phantom: starlet. Bye bye for now POINK
Hey there, jmc. Good news, eh?
hurt is very moving..basically at the end of the day it says,that when your loved ones are gone,fame does not ammount to a hill of beans
That is, oh so, true, crossy.
very good
wht, the re7/8 combo is re and what you do to cheese on top of a pizza and past tense
You must be relieved. I am too. Glad to hear all is well.
Great, jmc! Now the trick is to keep it that way :-)
ty lil
back for a few more, slowly whittling it down
yw wht
ty lil, came in just in time, I see
any clues for re8
yw flosey
to do again and again. 8,45
to haul to jail again re8,40
wow, thanks
needed both
thanks mixi
ar7,8?
halfway!! ding dinb
ding ding, that is...should probably quit now
these re words just don't stop!!
Time for dinner
sorry i keep getting distracted by cyrano de bergerac my all time favorite play
ar and *** king cole and what you dnearly do to a pancake mix
yay krista!
*sorry, meant pancake
the last po7 ?
thanks, lillian...nice to see you
sounds a bit like the mail one, but put another cons in instead cos
po7, sounds like a small house - often used for holidays
yvw krista, nice to see you too. how have you been?
good clue flosey!
thanks lil, as was yours
Doing well, and you? I took a long break from Babble, but I'm addicted again. Doesn't take long.
yours was better! i couldn't think what to clue!
ahh thanks.
ah Krista, I keep telling myself I'm going to do that, but here I am, as addicted as ever
i get all pissy if i miss a day of babble.. how sad is that!
i did too krista, so i know what you mean! hasn't taken me long to get back into it and sod everything else!!
We could have worse vices, right? LOL..we're all in the same Babble-dependent boat.
apart from the bairn, but i do put babble before hubby!!lol
kept trying old king cole. Finally found it. TY lilliann
lol at christmas i had to ask the MIL to use her laptop so i could finish the grid
saying that, he's never here!! probably why! lol
lol,krista,there is no vice or addiction when we are all in the same boat and lilian,i solved that problem by getting my mrs a babble sub ;)
Good reason, then! Yep, I hear you, Cosdem. Did you tell her you had very important work to finish?
yw mixi.sorry, i'm not good at clueing, which is why i don't do it very much, plus i don't want to get told off for too easy clues!
i told heri had to do babble.. shes like whatst hat? so i showed her.. she thoguth it looked fun but said shes busy enoguh with her sudoku books lol
nowt wrong with that cos!
i like sudoku, but only for the plane going on hols and whilst we are away!
my better half lurks mostly as the chog goes too fast for her limited vison
yes i cant find myself sitting on the couch doing sudoku.. well.. i tell a lie.. i used to.. but anymore
Oh, good thinking, Crossy. Does she play often? My mother plays all the word games but doesn't want to do Babble..strange. I'm Sudoku-impaired.
well hi there crossy's better half, and happy babbling
she trys to pop in every day,but does not do monsters like this one
i'm having a glass of wine even though i'm on my detox this week as i'm celebrating my daughter getting into the high school this summer that she wanted to get into.it is one of the top ones in our county and only 3 out of her class got into it, so i'm a very proud mam at the moment!
I keep telling myself that 250 is my upper limit hmmmm! and here I am again
congrats lilli :)
great, lille!
hi crossy
*lilli
well done lil's daughter, enjoy
yaa for lilians girl! here any school that will put up with my boy is a good one;/
My eyes need a break right now...guess I'll feed the family, geez. BBL Nice, lilli! You've reason to be proud.
lilliann, I'm stuck on the ar pancake.....got the first 5 letters.....please? Thanks
what you do to the pancake in the pan peach, when you throw it in the air
Thanks, hon, my brain is in slow motion this evening.
bye krista, nice to see you again. tc pet
go ** and froe gapeach
arflip..arfry.....arcook....
thanks all, she's done really well, especially as the crap she's had to deal with at school
yw peach, i know what you mean!! lol
may be back later,had enough of this for now,my elegant is sick and my home made chicken soup is ready so time for some tlc!...poof!
Thanks also to mixi6.
aww, crossy, hope elegant's feels better soon
big hug to her crossy
fireworks.
YAY mixi
YAY mixi and hello all
wow, mixi, that's a real accomplishment today!
back to finish, 127 left
wtg mixi!!
the P'
the Ps are pissing me off lol
hi pe4, can i not just say your name now!! lol
Oh just say my name :)
it's in the grid that much and i'll forget and say it anyway..lol
lol thans lilli i needed that
peri!!!!!
i feel much better ty pe4
PB lilliann
see, i can't keep it up!!
i don't care mixi!!
no PB my name is inher a lot
in here a lot, even
any goodies in the pb??
I think that was decided, if anyone's name appeared it was forgiven?
chicken fingers
had no idea when I chose the name periwinkle\
yw cos
see, it's all your fault peri!!
pretty name, pretty flower, peri
thanks flosey
and plus other people type in words that aren't names of babblers here
i agree flosey
me included
pretty name, pretty flower, pretty peri :)
nowt like being vain peri!! lol
I couldn't resist
P's DONE
lol
good going cos
Ugh. Now onto the R's. 176 left.
go cos!
wtg cos, I'm taking a bit of a break - have to dream up something to serve with tea/coffee at afternoon bridge
cakes?
i was going to say gin flosey, but cakes sounds better
apple pecan coffee cake
*Going to Cos's house, bringing fresh ground coffee*
we can play canasta! :)
i think im the youngest person in the world who knows how to play canasta
Okay but you will have to re-teach me. I haven't played in years. But I like cards.
That's okay. I'm fairly young to know how to play Pinochle.
lol i tried to play bridge once.. i couldnt understand
Rule Number One: Never play anything that changes trump when you're drinking. WAY too hard to keep up with. : )
hi Molly
haha that makes sense
150 left.
go cos!!
Hi Boo. Pretty flowers in your icon.
58 here and getting slower!!
the re5 after the to go to jail again word?
Lilliann trudges towards the finish line. : )
it's like going through quick sand molly :)
424 left. Why does that seem like a too large number?
hi stidgemere.mmmm don't like to say why! lol
but you're doing well!
You are too kind lilliann!
the 1st couple of hundred come easy, then it slows down and then it comes to a stop!!lol
anyone have the re 5/14 after the re8 (to go to jail again)
I don't have it yet, cos.
not yet cos, sorry, i haven't got alot of the re's yet!
You're right there are sooo many words for each combination its like shoot and then move the target to fit.
not me
thanks... the re ---- evil.
exactly right stidgemere! lol
found it.. i forgot about the B in the grid.
re 8?
can you give us a clue cos please
to go to jail again
clue for be 6/36
re 5/14 is re + pub
so exciting I grayed a sq. W
be 6\36 -- be + what u do with ur luggage on a plane
re 8?
re 8 is to go to jail again
well one of them anyway
ty cosdem
no, the one after re _ pt of walk very fast
ty cos
i don't know, re check? restow?
regrate
ugh i have to go to the PB now
i've already got that one cos :(
so sorry
np lol
not getting the luggage clue
and past tense for the 8
or be + someone who sneaks on a boat?
hi folks
does anyone have the re 8 after the re + walked very quickly?
i dont kno about gr5, but they have shredded a fe bags on me
owl, and to you, I be**** these gifts
take the re st** word you just used and change it to be TO
i do bich
hi everyone
or .. someone who sneaks aboard a cruise ship, a ****away
its re8 is to do again and again
HI Welki
hi welki, bichon and TO
no, it's after the rep's
hi mom!
Cos, I saw that earlier and I am not getting it
HI Cos
((mom)), nice to see you
re + the re6/21 whicih means to do a gain
(((Lilliann))) lovely to see you
oh Cos, that is just plain stupid
lol phew someone got it
bich that one is after the reps
I just got it. ty for your patience cos
not your clue, the word
thanks cos, i doidn't get the clue either and i had the 6!!, wine, maybe!!lol
no prob :)
lol lilli
hey mom!
i need a clue for the re 8/45
((TO)) hello, how are you?
the only 8/45 I have is the one you just clued Cos
So many words;;;;;
re8 the most behind
fine but very very ti4d
Hi Mark, and so little time
clue for be 4/7
re8.45 say that, say that again
i only have that one and the re8/55 cos, sorry
the other re/845 lynx
isn't the one i just clued the re8 you're looking for?
i think so
im looking for it now :)
Down to 70 lesft, need a break
mmm try re - shredded cheese then - past tense
be4/7 is a sharp noise that tills do boo, well here anyway
I have a re 8/40 Lilliann, to be put in handcuffs again
hurry back bichon
sorry, that wasn't too clear - re & 'shredded' cheese or similar
UGH
it means.. someone who fixes things lol -- a fish
more of the re6 before it :P
or what this grid is doing to our nerves, over and over again
this is fun as long as you don't plan to finish
i must be spelling it wrong mom, as i tried that earlier and i can't get it!! it's the glass of wine i've just had after detoxing!!!
TO, you are exactly correct. Hey everyone!
well, i'm blaming it on that, not my thick brain!!
hi mark
3 more 8's left and none of them are re's.. yay
chat going way to quickly!! lol
i am don to 135 in an hour
everyone close your eyes .... Lilliann .... rearrest
Why?
lol i have that already so i can keep my eyes open
i'm sure i typed that mom. tyvm!
you are so welcome Lilliann
yay, got it!! lol
anyone see jmc today?
welki she was on a horu or so ago
Welki, she was on earlier
SHe was on this morning
she's her usual wonderful self?
i'm very happy mom as my daughter got into the high school she wants to go to in the summer and it is one of the best in our county, so i'm very proud
Of course.
she had a good test result
Great for you, lilliann!
it is one of the hardest to get into and only 3 fron her class got into it
Lilliann, excellent news, she must be so pleased and you so proud
Lilliann, will she have to board?
i'm so proud, if i had the balance we would have been jumping about so we just hugged and kissed and shuted!!
*shouted
Shuted?
no, it's a comprehensive school, but very hard for the children from the villages to get into it
Sounds perfect.
only the children from the surrounding houses which are expensive get into it
I see
brb cig break
she's really pleased but upset that alot of her friends will be going to another school
COS! NO!!
they can still get together and hang out though
332 left!
way to go Mark
318 here :)
134! hah hah hah
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzL
Not really. Sounds terrible.
Like I'll finish!
129 here :P
188 left here but I must go and wash the dishes. ((Hugs)) to all of you
lillian, I'm very happy for your daughter and you.
Don't rub it in Kaplan. Bye Mom!
by the time they get to the different high schools they'll all make other friends, so i don't think they'll be bothered, but obviously at the ages of 10/11 they can't see that
good seeing u mom.. have a good night!
((lilliann and Bairn)))
bye bye Mark
I wasn'tlauging at you- I was laughing because it's a ridiculous grid
nice to see you as well Cos. good night
thanks peach:)
OK, then.
nite mom, nice seeing you, tc, big hugs.x
I realized it sounded wrong after I said it
pleasant dreams Lilliann, so good to see you. xx
hi Mom
Little late, Boo
They need to retar all the streets because of the potholes
They need to retar all the streets because of the potholes
They need to retar all the streets because of the potholes
word?
Nope.
didn't see her was doing something else
NM
Can i have the 9?
stats on the 9?
ab
ab 9 i mean
is that a clue kap or your roads need doing?
ab 9/72
ab 9/72 ab + er and shown how good you think something is
ab9. deviation from the usual
Retar isn't a word here, but it should be
Phantom Asperger's
phantom abreactor
what about with a hyphen kap?
aspergers is not a phantom in my house
re-tar?
looks better!
DR...do you watch "Parenthood"?
No hyphens in the grid unfortunately
R's DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!
yes, sometimes it is hard though
i know, there should be!!
yay cos!!!
I watch it- it's a little preachy, but I kind of like it
Jake is a mild case .
I like some of the actors a lot
Do you think they do an accurate portrayal of Aspergers in the show?
I do like the show ... I really like some of the actors
It seems quite exaggerated in TV.
I like Bonnie Bedelia, and the kid who plays Amber expecially
bonne bedelia is an amazing actress
And Zeke
Jakes case is mild but some the of behaviours are very familiar
shes on parenthood? i have to check that out.
I like all of the actors on the show except the one who plays Sarah. And I think I have developed a serious crush on the guy who has been playing Seth.
my best friend has adopted sons with aspergers dr so i sort of know what you go through but my friend more obviously!
DR, you mean Max, right?
It's sort of a continuum disorder though
no- I mean my sons case is not as bad as Max
Oh, sorry, I misunderstood.
*wanders yonder* happy babbling all.. night
I mean, it IS a continuum, not a discrete boundary
i have 6 op words, 4or words, i os word and i ow words. missing?
Yes, Kaplan- it is - this year 6th grade- he has actually made a friend
aye, it is getting late here bodz. nite, sleep well
7 op words
Aw, DR, that's great.
ty lyn
thanks Molly
night bodz
re 5/18 please, it's after re-do it again
hi lynn
My friend's son (Asperger kid) became a published author right after college.
He wrote a novel.
have op4;op5;op7& 8;opx2
that is awesome Kaplan!
I love hearing things like that Kap.
I am just hoping we make it through 6th grade
good for him kap! people with aspergers are very intelligent!
op 4/5/7/8/4/5/4
hi Lil
that last was op4x2
nobody has the re 5/18?
It is such a spectrum phenomenon that you can look at all kinds of successful people and see traits -
what you do to seeds Welki
plant again
*fish* thank you :)
ty lyn and TO
Not that I admired him, but I'm pretty sure Richard Nixon was on the spectrum.
God, these days, he seems like a liberal- now that's scary.
re and plant again
at least he was intelligent. it was his paranoia and being an outsider that did him in
I kept looking for reseed and it wasn't there.
100 left.
pb,kap
hi flosey and all
That's great Cos
My youngest has developmental disabilities. He's high functioning, but I'm very sensitive to the spectrum and how it is portrayed on TV in whatever form.
i dont think nixon can be considered an outsider. he was vice president, a senator, and a conrgessman
I know- I thought today we were being very lax about the PB beccause of all the hundreds of words
clue for the second de6/24
But I'll go if I have to, provided there's dinner
is there someone who can give stats on the op ord i am missing>
it
I didn't say he was an outsider, I said I think he has some asperger traits
You are missing a 4 TOwl? op4.6/4.5/4.5
de + sit for a picture
op5/14
Kap, I think we agreed earlier that it would be impossible to police a grid this big. I'll give you a pardon.
ty
We are all on some kind of spectrum, Molly. The demands of our times are very hard for people to cope with
Yes, that's what I thought too, Molly. But I was flaunting the law a little.
Give me an inch...
why do i think that, because grahams rea packed in three packets, that i packet is a serving? *groan*
Oh I agree with that Kap. And my youngest has the most bright and shiny soul I know. I wouldn't have him any other way.
You just said agreed.
And agree : P
fireworks, can't believe it!
Hot appetizer and snacks buffet in the PB!!! Come join us!!
Congrats Flosey.
Fireworks here too. Congrats Flosey!
ow, wtg, flo!
Patients come to me all the time saying things like "I'm OCD" or" think I''m Aspergers". No, YOU are YOU.
ty and hot appetizers sound good Molly, but must do some baking and tidying now, have a bridge game here tomorrow
I can't believe someone has fireworks. Amazing persistence.
tg, lyn!
I have to go eat dinner.
WTG Lyn, congratulations
Congrats flo and lynn
Amazing, flosey -- and congrats re bridge yesterday
ty Kaplan
hi jilli, thanks
Congrats to lyn too!
oh, yes, and thanks for that too
wtg flosey!!
wtg lyn!!
TY all, now I must some stuff done - bye all
that was a very pleasant surprise Jill
more than 2 ri ords today?
J and I were NOTsurprised at our flop -- we were both somewhere else all evening, lol!
Jill, we play our 11th AH game tomorrow, last one next Thursday - relief, they seem sometimes so difficult to plan
no TO
bye lyn, tc
Congrats, flosey and lynxxx!!!!!
thanks peach
ty, i am not amused by these re words
our last is Friday NIGHT -- will be glad when it's over.
yw
good for you, Jilli must bake now, then tidy up
see you later, at flip
bfn flosey -- have a good game
and do hope it is a much smallere grid
**smaller
nite flosey,tc
It's huge, but it's nice to see lots of real words for a change
hi jess
yes and many related words which help
hi lilli
hi jess
hi jilli
love your icon jess
Thanks! This is the only one I've ever had!
reminds me of the dog from shaun the sheep!
hi, all how's everyone doing with this huge grid?
Hi angel -- I'm battling the horrible re words just now...
my memory is crap jess, so i can't always remember things, sorry
they are both made by the same company. I just really like Wallace and Gromit! :)
hi angel
ahh, yes, wallacew and gromit, that was the one i was thinking of, told tou my memory's crap!! lol
hi angelsong!
and typing even worse!!
i'm diving in now and shutting up!!
60 left.. all T's
have fun! I'm looking for my last 20...
50!
302/166 here, sigh
but they do keep coming
phew i got the icon of the day right.
you'll get there jilli! the 1st couple of hundred come easily, then they get slower and slower!!
diving in!!! ker plonk!!
you did indeed, cos
Clue for ea 4/4
a title of a person
in england
got that one ..need the second
u ea** ur income at work
got that on too.. what am I missing
there are only 2 ea4
ea 5, 4, 4, 5, and 5
past tense of a body part on ur face maybe?
Good evening!
hi car!
hello car
hi Car
Good evening, car.
Hey Car. How is your boy doing?
Your icons are freaking me out.
Actually went a couple of hours without hives today! They are kind of back, but I think we may have turned a corner. they are both going to school tomorrow. Thank you for asking!
imglad hes getting better
May I please have a clue for OS 6>
o + deers have an****s
TY Cos!
yw!
Clue for ap 7?
Good to hear Car.
jesus had 12 of them Car
the followers of jesus car
TY!
the last ba 6 /24 plz
30.
to trade, ivesy
298!!! Hi all!
Hi Red!
hello. I had work today, so...I am a bit behind.
298 found or to go?
not seeing it.. eyes are swimming from all the words !
now down to 292 to go....
its a 12 hr work day, only found about 160 in the am.
hi red, nowt personal diving back in :) good to see you, hope you're ok
a pub + a cross letter + abbreviation for emergency room
ah yes ty!!
yw :)
oivay! finito!
Congratulations Dawg!!!!
wtg! im close behind lbd
Wow lbd!!!
wtg lbd!!
ty ty , ty. it's a mighty monster grid, but doable. about 2 1/2 hours!
go cos!
ive been doing the grid for... 5 horus now... 1 last night and 4 today
evening all! not starting this monster - hope everyone is well
Oh dive in, Dan! It moves right along!
hi dan, the first 4/5ths isn't too bad, it getting the last 20 that will make your eyes spin
hi dan
I have a 6:30am flight to Boston in the morning, thanks :-)
Dan! Where are you going to be?!?!?
hi dan...
Safe travels Dan.
hello dan2
clue for the last ar 5/10 please?
NM! Found it! (as usual!)
Vowels are done! Off to put the boys to bed...but I will be back....!
g's are done
YeaBoo!
I give up.
Oh wait. No more words.....Fireworks!
congrats, cos!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Congratulations Cos!!!!
Hooray for cos!
Congrats, cos!!!!
Good evening to my fellow babblers! How is everyone?
i need to lie down after this lol
By the way, congratulations to all the finishers! YAY!
wtg cos!!
hi min
Hi Min
whew -- down to 100 -- now going to the list
bye all :)
Goodbye cosdem! I will see you tomorrow in the chog.
nite cos.tc
Hi all. Been at this for hours and there are two re that I just can't see. re 5/14 and re 4/6 and they are between the re 8/40 and re 6/18. Any clues?
car - working in Lynnfield for the day tomorrow
I don't know how you can get 368 words without the list, une!
lynnfield, massachusetts?
re + pub, the metal that is put in concrete to make it stronger.
hi ewe and hurshy
re5,14 is re and where you buy a drink
i have got 376 without the list, but people were collaborating on 8's...
re4.6 what the northerners called the southern soldiers...johnny re**
and hi ewe
is anyone else getting the "bad script" message each time Babble opens??
ty lbd
not me, une
that's probably cause the grid is so big and your word list is so long, une. i think your browser can be set to allow different lengths of loading time before asking you if you want to stop a script.
yes une, but not only when i open but when i'm playing, it keeps popping up
Oh thank you, thank you, thank you! finally fireworks!
congrats to ewenme
congrats to ewe!
wtg ewe!!
Congrats, ewenme!!!!
i think hurshy's right, i only get it with big grids!!
Thanks for the help. Now I can go knit!
could you knit me a cardi ewe?? :)
i can't knit to save my life! i get more holes than a mole makes!!
You heard it here first folks...Lilliann only gets it with big grids!!!
ha ha molly!!
I couldn't resist Lilliann. : P
i noticed!! :)
not like you then eh!! :)
You know what they say Lilliann. It's not the size of the grid, it's the magic it contains. : P
well, I have hit half way.
clue for le 5/12
Good for you Red.
go red! congrats ewenme
good evening
hi dorens
Hi Dorens.
pt of jump
or someone with an icky disease
hi dorens!
mmm, i could say a few things to that but it would bring the chat down molly and i'm too polite!! well sometimes!! :)
hi dorens
once trhough Lickety's list, 351/117. Now for morewords...cul8r
anyone enjoying this?
that coming from a gnome dropping his drawers! lol
i did to start with dorens but the last 25 is like pulling teeth out!!
No Dorens. I don't like grids this big.
i enjoyed it, Dorens. brain was in ge4 and actually making real words! lol
lol lbd...but that's doing, not saying!!!
at least there are lots of real words in this one
it's a monster
newsflash - daughter went to dr today and she's having a BOY
having lickety definitely helped
i had sewer back up today... very filthy stinky bathroom downstairs (and it is the new one i just redid less than a year ago) should be down cleaning
yahooo! wild!! when is he due?
oh yuk, doren!
Yay Wild!! Congratulations Grandma!!
oh great news wildcat. i never knew ahead of time what any of my kids or grandkids were
August 30. tyvm
eeewwww, Dorens
sorry doren. that's not a fun thing to have happen
Oh Dorens, things like that can defeat me.
this happened a year ago... one of the reasons i went and got everything new! (it was all ancient tho)
I didn't know with 2 .. she's the kind who has to know so she can plan
yay for wildcat and your daughter!
Aw Wild, little boys are so sweet.
ty. now I'm ready to go shopping!
you will have such fun!!
if you get bored or don't want to finish the grid, check out this site http://tinyurl.com/ygspf5h it's the sistine chapel!
oh, that site is fun, dawg.
<----------CAN'T WAIT TO GO SHOPPING FOR GRANDBABIES.
come shopping with me molly
hey, yall. Hello, dawg, wild, molly, lilliann, doren, et al
Kinda made me a little motion sick at first, but it is neat!
Hey Seain.
hi ya DC!
can i have help with the bottom o's please
hi seain. I would shop with you wild... Levi is 19 mos. old now and sooooo much fun
or + consumed, noodles
or5 -- to speak, or6 to have spoken or4 -- iron comes from them
come on down doren. I bet he is :)
i didn'y know until 2 days before as i was pre eclampsia and the midwife let it out!! i was well gutted!!
and add egyptian sun god for last ra4
er, last or4 :)
huh. the capital of morocco is a word.
gosh ... down to 50... should i go down and clean icky stuff or finish?
(i know seain, was shocked)
hi dc
I really want to finish but now that I have hit the hafl, Ift is starting to be pretty slow...
it relates to pottery, apparently
finish. icky stuff will wait
hiya, red
hi dc.
i concur with wild! finish the grid.
finish, the icky is going to stay icky
hi red, are you using lickety?
go clean icky stuff dorens, it's easier than the last 50!! lol
lillian is being cantankerous!
all of a sudden I feel like going shopping
hahaha lil.. easier, i'm sure... but somewhat nastier
there are good websites!
no lickety yet.
wild, what are the other two grands? boys girls, one of each?
first grand
by first two you meant your own kids, right?
yes
i'm always cantancorousm lbd!! i'm a gemini!! lol
oh, musta misread that. even better, the first ones are so much fun to spoil rotten! and any others are just frosting!
I'm getting excited
I have 4 kids so definitely hoping for more after this one
does your daughter live close by so you will see them often?
i think we did spoil the first grandkid rotten... the second is much sweeter, easier. I put him to sleep Saturday nite... just plopped him in his crib and kissed him nite nite... then i had to sit with the four year old till she was asleep!
an hour away
uh oh doren
an hour isn't too bad. you'll just have way too much fun loving on the little dude
(blame this on her mother though, who always does that... silly girl)
aww dorens, that sounds lovely!
oh NCIS, pretty good one this week.
jealous of wildcat for one hour... (the four hour drive up and four hours back one weekend a month are taking their toll on me)
DIL says we're able to get the kids settled fairly fast, whereas the other grandparents seem to have issues...nice way to say we're boring! lol
not at all, dawg... means the kids are comfortable with you!
i only have one and when she was a baby she was the best!hardly ever cried, only a quick aghh sound for food, nappie change etc, now she's grown up to be 11 she is worse!!!!!!!
mine live in San Diego, way more than a few hours away. :(
can't get her to be quiet, Lilli?
can i have help with the t's in the second row please
I'm hoping she'll move even closer when she's done with school (this summer)
quiet!!!! she doesn't know what the word means!!!! plus the attitude has started!! i get told to shut up alot!!
tw4, a number after one
please tell me she doesn't really tell you to shut up, lil
and then 3 words having to do with carrying
yes she does dorens
argh, attitude! my nieces tried that with me once, I just said "Roseanne doesn't live here, and neither will that attitude."
it's like a red rag to a bull to me!!
oh no lilliann
thanks got it:)
seriously? or jokingly?
no, seriously
and how do you respond?
attitude is very annoying.
when her dad's home she doesn't say it, but when he's away i get all the crap!!
oh Lillian, that little girl would be in a world of hurt around me!
either i tell her there is no horse riding or i ignore her
oh no. i don't know how i would deal with it if Phoebe got like that with me, but I know I wouldn't expect to hear it more than once.
but i have smacked her once as she said it 3 times, and i regretted it, as it's not me
but i did warn her after the 2nd time
just wait til she wants something then don't answer her...you've shut up and can't respond.
time to fly...see you all tomorrow! gl with the grid!
oh if I smacked her, her parents would be so angry with me,,, couldn't do that. But she would know that it is unacceptable!
help with left a's ples:)
i felt really guilty, but she kicked me back
whoa... fights with grandma? this could be a tv show
tr 7/32?
i'm her mam dorens
if it had been my mam or dad she would have been smacked way before that!
oh... different story then.. thought we were talking about grandparents, sorry lil
in fact she wouldn't dare do it to her grandparents or her dad, it's me she pushes all the time!!
that is sad, though.. hope you can work out something so she treats you better.
hi folks
hi welki
hello welki.
Hi there, welki.
Hi there, red. Didn't see you come in.
for fireworks tr 7/28
so do i dorens.but i'm the one here all the time so i'm the one who says yes or no to things so i'm the one who gets all the crap and anger from her!
railroad tr7.28
Hi Peach, I have been here, but madly working on grid since I was at work all day. 212 left.
hi, welki and peach
Hi there, dcseain.
I feel bad about listing with over 150 left!!!
clue for pa 7/32
i've 212 left.
218 here
pa7.32 is someone who pa****s a lot -- goes out with friends, maybe drinks
I hate to say it but there seem ot be many actual spanish words in here.
I'm starting to think that Babble is a kind of religion. That instills guilt into people who feel like they have listed too soon. Bless me Father, for I listed with only 150 left. Bless you my child, recite 50 Babblets and go clean the penalty box. Go now, and be absolved of your sin.
drat
Oh No Molly. I hope we are not a religion...
LOL Molly
Joking Red.
more of a cult following, i think
whoops:)
lol molly
dc not getting your clue
nope... just straight up addiction
np noodles, i think we all have that one! shame!!
Hello my friends!
hi mark
hi mark
hi, mark
party on then, boo!
How is everyone tonight?
if you do that, then you'll be a pa7, too :)
any realtors on tonight?
Boo, someone at a birthday pa5 is a pa7
i've had better nights mark.. how about you?
I am doing quite well.
how is your house going red? have you got it yet?
not yet...the short sale issue with the sellers bank is tying things up, but we seem to have had some movement today...
oh you just reminded me ... i had a dream we moved to georgia! lakefront property, very quiet, very isolated, very perfect .. and an hour from the beach! ahhhhh,, what a dream!
Hi welki!
nice dream
well real estate in the south is going for cheap...soooo
but it is hot hot hot now.
so how long generally in the U.S does it take to buy a house when you've put an offer in? do you put an offer in or is it an auction?
i'd consider it if i had someone in the south i could trust
Understood. However, snow is melting! YAY!
i live in the south, but VA is a ways from GA
for a normal sale. it is usually about 2-3 weeks. with a short sale it is 2-3 months.
melting? ha. windchill here is -37
what is a short sale?
Ha ha. I got to play basketball without a coat outside today!
88 F yesterday. I thought I would die.
that sounds back to front red!
Short sale is where the seller sells at a loss and the bank has to accept the loss...so it takes a long time. helps the seller avoid foreclosure.
you would think short sale would be quicker!
clue for the ab9 please
oh ok,
clue for the first pa 5/12
ab + error+ prefix meaning cause
so pretty much everything in Florida is a short sale. and I am glad I waited til now to buy a home.
oops sorry the third pa 5/12
it's normally 6-7 weeks here whatever
pa 5/12....something you wear over your bathing suit in the islands.
pamumu?
so are you happy to settle in florida then red? as i know you've noved around alot!
Zing! Welki got it!!
I LOOOVE Florida. It is the weather of Africa, without having to live in Africa. ANd many apologies to any Africans who are babbling now.
pa plus the band *** speedwagon.
so as the bank accepted the loss though?
Je prefere Hawai'i.
if it's like egypt i'm coming visiting this summer red!! lol
the bank probably will, but we shall find out.
Hawaii is nicer, but the price of basic food is too expensive there.
oh, ok, fingers crossed for you. i really hope you get it! :)
I understand.
i want to go to Hawaii
thanks Lil, I think I will and if not...well. there is always another home...
exactly! what's to be is to be red!
We go every year.
my friends have been to florida and loved it but aid
oops
said it was really hot and that was in september
For a vacation I think I would choose hawaii, but for living I am rather enamoured of Florida. there are several issues. OUr govoner for example, is a criminal.
Hey, not as bad as Illinois was.
hubby and i want to go with the bairn and drive in a winniebago around
ys, it is very very warm. right now, March 1 it is 17C and its night time.
oh, not good then red
I really enjoy it, but a lot of people disliek it. I do not tolerate cold well.
as hot mark?
i need a place to escape this wretched winter weather
hi Babblers, trying to finish.. so I've been lurking (-:
No, not at all. Your cool 75 degrees Fahrenheit.
Hello Aloy!
we would drive around to the places that aren't so much on the map so to speak
hi Mark, long time no see
Hi Aloy!
hi aloy
Welki, you can come see me.
I know. How've you been?
Y'all might want to check out Georgia.....greeat weather here in Augusta....wear a light all winter long.
Lilli, I would recommend seeing osme of the map places! as well, some are really cool.
is that all matk!! i want it hotter!! lol
great.. kids flew in to surprise hubby for his b-day, house full and wonderful pandemonium ensued.. lol
hey all! what fun, aloyisius!!!
excelletn Aloy!
lots of good fishing down in your neck of the woods, red. (you're probably no place close, but i've always wanted to flyfish for bonefish in florida)
Lilliann, it is very nice. What you would expect. HEY STID!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sorry, caps lock.
And I'm here. Have a favorite restaurant, French Market Grille, would take you all to lunch.
stid? hiya!
Is the ba 8 a compound word?
hi peach! just mentioned that i had a dream i moved to georgia! (lakefront, isolated, an hour from the ocean)
Sounds great Aloy!
ga, you kinda get overlooked.
we would see the places that all people have to see but not take so slong seeing them, as in disneyland etc, i want to go to new england and hubby wants to see grand canyon
I'm smack in the middle of the state, and I live in Lake County so we have tons o lakes and a lot of fishing, but no oceans.
no, got that ba8 .. start off with where you drink and end with someone who evaluates
car .. ba8 == someone who critiques a local cocktail lounge
I went there. However, I have been to many places in my short life.
the natural sights were what I was thinking of Lil.
i just want to go to places where it is the real america, not being rude to anybody here but not the money making places
TY!
I am taking just a few minutes to play, but determined to spend a little bit of time playing before I do my "all nighter" (they usually turn into just late-nighters...)
True, Mark, but we have the Masters Golf Tournament every year....bring in people from all over the world. I live about a mile from the clubhouse.
Oh exactly Lil. I went to Disney so far once, and I was 35. I was less impressed.
Cool!
brings, sorry.
"America" is hard to define, so diverse.. but I think I know what you mean, liliann
how is school stid?
that sounds nice red
This is a very fun puzzle.
it's school-like red. the master's paper is due tomorrow. Just have to tighten up citations, but there are rather a lot of them... *sigh*
am enjoying it too
ooh stid, sounds like the light at the end of the tunnel, hooray!
I know how you feel, stid. *comforts stid*
and there is a job fair tomorrow.
it's a big country aloy, and i would love to meet people like you all here and not have people putting on fronts because they are getting paid for it, as in disney etc
Clue for the first be 6/24 please?
BRB
done! now downstairs to look at the mess in the basement.. night all
I shall never ever ever ever finish this one.
Congratulations Dorens.!!!!!!
Yeah Dorens!
just make a comparative out of the grizzly, car
oh.. good luck with the paper, stid!
new england is nice, lilliann, I highly recommend also the desert southwest, as there is nothing like it in England...
LOL thanks doren and all
wtg dorens!
wahoo for Dorens!
YAY doren (((hugs)))
and Florida. The everglades...
i would love to go on the everglades
my best friend's hubby's mam lives in new england
i still have not seen the glades. must make a trip...
I'm back! Had to help mother unpack groceries...
never actually been to the everglades unless it was driving through them when I was very little
been there red.. bring your mosquito repellent.. wild and wonderful too
hey mark *approving mama look*
Thanks, stid.
i've been to jfk airport and stepped outside to have a cigarette when i smoked and was with my x who was a submariner and i was on my way to see him in bermuda which is a lovely place
I just reached 200 mark! Woohoo!
I feel stoopid....comparative ending?
er......
go mark go!
ahh, nice of you mark!
help with the r 5 / 14 - my last word but can't monkey it -
like, the less** of evils, liliann
oh my... this is a bigger grid than I realized! LOL
re 5 / 14 please
steel in concrete wv
I swear to God, I tried that at least 3 times!!! I am sorry! TY though!
re + Hershey ***
Hi wv!
Thx Aloy.
yvw (-:
thank you thank you speller = that gives me fireworks
yay for wvteach!!!!
WTG wv!
Hooray WV!!!!
wtg wvt!!
YAY teach!!!!
Congrats, wvteach!!!!
wtg wv!
i, on the other hand, still have 154 to go. i may throw in the towel!
congrats, teach!
FINALLY. NBT. Time to proofread, revise, edit... where is my red pen? *wanders off, muttering*
Doin' better than I am.
Well done Stid!
Bye, stid?
186 left here and I may soon st**
back from catching up on scrabble. 551-360 in game :) thanks to WEEVILY
hasta, stid :)
see ya, stid.. hope you get an A on that paper!
Can i have the i?
don't speller, without a list you're doing well!!
nice, dcseain, very nice! congrats
dcseain. I am gasping, is that against me? please say no...
ir5 angry, ir6 more angry, ir4 -- annoys?
nite stid, stop muttering, it's not appealing!! lol
wait, 351-360 that should read
Thanks dc!
doing too much at once. also helping a friend with an oral presentation for his spanish class.
no, red, it's against my friend Gourd
ap7/32 please
clue for the last pe 6/24
NBT for me!
Don
*claws her way up for breath* 177 to go...back in...
Don't have it, tijani. Sorry
Well done Mark!
pe + stuff on road + fourth letter
WTG Krista!
Tijani...Jesus had 12 of these...
thx alot
ty granny
ack! this catholic school girl is slapping herself on that one..
yw
thanks, Mark!
12 fishes for speller, lol
hi granny
12 ap7s
wb krista
Yw. However, i don't believe we have met. Nice to meet you.
Give her some loaves with those fishes.
LOL krista
i only need a couple fishes - they will multiply upon slappage...
hi tijani
ok, 12 loaves with the 12 fish smacks
hey lillian, dcs,aloy
Good Morning all
DC I am reieved.
hi grannyrose
and red,
Hey crystalle!
I can not figure out what twelve Jesus had. I went to Quaker school. I thought they were disciples
Hi evrybody. Just checking in as I check out. Fun grid.
can i have help with w's?
hi granny!
I believe you are right, Mark. Very nice to meet you, too.
hi crystalle
Hi gramma!
wo4/9 wo4/8x2
ap7 a + send a letter +**t me tell you a story
Is anyone here finished this monster?
FINISHED!!!!!!!!
no
oooh, now I feel silly thanks Grannyrose!
finished last night krista
wtg cat!
congrats, wild!
I have 176 left.
WTG WILDCAT!!!!
give me my last 19 wild?!!
red, Jesus had one a+ mail+your os word minus 1 letter
Well done Wildcat! Wowza Granny!
wtg wild!!
way to go wild!
tyvm I listed lilliann
thank gramma!
YAAAAY wildcat, and congrats Granny Rose. We have a Granny Rose in my family. :)
it was much easier
Congrats, wild!!!!!
WOW.
it's amazing what you can see with a little push
car.ee was midnight before i finished. seemed to go on forever
G'night all. Have fun. It's not too bad.
good luck everyone. see you tomorrow
Bye gramma!
so have i but my brain has gone to sleep!!nearly 3am here!!
nite gramma.tc
g'night gramma and wild
Go to bed, lilliann!
NO mark, not until i have finished!!
How many left?
Night, ladies...how many to go, lilli?
I am stuck in the PA's...need the first PA 7/32 and PA 7/40 please?
can i help, lillian?
it's in my nature, if i start something, i have to finish it! whatever!!
congrats to wildcat and grannyrose.. having to retype words as this grid is so big, my list is not transferring to Lickety, oh well..
19
nite krista, tc again hin.lol dejavu
Oh, I'd want to finish, too! Not so much with 176.
Good luck then, lilliann!
pa7, to peel fruit or vegetable + one of the gershwins
pa7/32 one who goes clubbing ( I think that is the first one. Sorry if its not)
Ty granny!
indeed. I am down to 168.
PB granny!
p's are done
what a great clue, granny
there is onne i need granny, just let me look :)
That is the 2nd crystalle, but thank you anyway!
oh, well....some things just have to be said *grin*
Hmmm. Harry Potter spell in the puzzle today!
i'll just murmur my clues from the PB, then
Reparo!
ahh, no it's ok, granny, i found it, but thanks anyway
Good night everyone!
murmur any cluse you want granny.
GN mark, sleep well.
nite mark.tc
red, just let me know which
pa 7/40?
g'nite, Mark, sweet dreams
nite mark
Good nite mark!
pa7, remove rind or skin + hook letter + lady **--
Good grief! NEVER would have found that one! TY!
i need to be slapped by loads of fish at the moment!!!
I dont have the list yet at 158, sooo.
it's a doozy, ain't it?
go red!!
ooh thanks for that. took a minute to figure it out.
i just got ra6 which i should have got earlier!
and I just found te7, makes you choke and your eyes water if you get sprayed with it
ty, aloy
good clue aloy, shame i already have it
lol, ty liliann
anyone hve all 468 words? just curious
a variety of people have finished jen.
just popping in--- could I get another hint for the pa7?
several people do indeed, jenmo
I need the PE 6/21....the one just before our Babble friend PE 4/5.
wow
some people have actually finished this thing. I have 57 left and am using morewords as a crutch.
there are a few cad, which one?
another clue for pa7/40pls?
evening, jilli
I am at 154. I think I will stop when it gets really strugglesome, I just dont ant to comb thru lickety too tonight.
pe6, french father +2 vowels
well, i just got started, not finishing, have 56 words!
hello dc
add vowels car
Granny, on the pa7, I have the first 5 letters but am stuck on the last two.....help please...thankns
TY!
i did not get the part for the lady
the one granny was clueing just a couple minutes ago - pell + hook letter (the one I think of is not in this grid)
but rearange them car
pa7.. even on a golf course + I ate a hamburg** on the way south to the abbreviation of the peach state
pa7/40, someone or something which removes rind or skin + **-**, loony
lady ** **, modern madonna
okay - got it, thanks!!
yay!!!!
ty
i am going no, have been struggling with hospital bills it is jus t ames to match up eob with bill
Thanks, y'all....I finally got it.
i have no idea what goes with what
hospital bills are nightmarish. I had to take my mom to the finance office to get a total so she could pay. So stupid.
only there could she get a single, consolidated listing of all her charges, itemized.
seain: it is not jus the hospital, it is the individual bills from labs,, hospitalists, patholigist, etc all go to different practices
the bills are enough to stress a recuperative patient back into the hospital
oh, how awful, TO. What a PIA
please. no one go back to the hospital.
Howdy...gee only 342 left...LOL
i can't afford to
yeah they are, aloy. My mom's insurance denied her anesthetist. she called them, and they reimbursed her 80%, though she had to pay out of pocket. So hard the hospital stuff.
hi, MP
hey mp
there is no one itemized bill. i bet someone is paying more than they should
Hi y'all yoo hoo...waves to my babble friends!!!!
yep, I remember.. hard for a healthy person to decipher.. "nightmare" is a good word
We were still receiving bills 6 months after tom's procedure in Cleveland.
howdy MPitt
i am actually breaking out in a hive here
alright 146 left, and I am calling it a night. my stats are going to fall to the 400s
Hi MP!
Yippee ty yi yo!
i am JUST reeinv bills three months after
hang in there, red.. we still love ya
hi, all!
Sorry to hear about your mom, dcseain.
i'm very sorry to hear that, TO
196 left hahaha
ty, peach. happily, the procedure went well, and in the end, so did the payment.
Good.
TO, sorry to hear you are struggling with medical bills - the way we do things is truly insane (IMHO of course)
how many sn words today?
5 sn words
I'd better skiddaddle me self over to the grid and work like heck if I hopw to even get half-way...slipping into lurk mode.......
ty
i have 14 sp words, do i need any more?
*hope*
20 sp words
yikes ty
nite red
hi mp
gnith red
any spl words?
nope
Hi all. Sorry to hear about your medical bills, TO. The NHS (National Health Service) was the best idea ever in the UK, until it began to run as 'a business' and ti4's of management were deemed necessary, rather than medical staff, cleaners etc.
wow, i am up to 113 words!
Hi Lill. I think you'd probably ag5/14 with me about rhe NHS?
what cleaners jac?? the ward are filthy!!
well i think i ill turn in. i can only do one bill a night and the check is written.
Lill - eaxactly! That's what I said.
wowzer.. fireworks
*exactly, I meant.
WTG ALOY!!!!
congrats, aloyisius!
is anyone having trouble with Babblel ? I type words, it accepts them, but then they don't appear on the list
wow, aloy!!! Congratulations!
Well done, Aloy! *~*~*~*~*~*~*
wtg aloy!
Yeah Aloy!!!!
diane - try refreshing your browser - press F5.
yes i do jac, that's why the wards are bad,when i ahd norgan 11 years ago the maternity unit had silverfish crawling along the floor and i don't think it's much better now!
or just the refresh button.... I've done it several times. I think I will just reboot the computer....
'Night, TO. Hope things improve health and moneywise soon. x
tyvm.. had to retype so many words.. can use a bit smaller grid tomorrow.. g'nite all, happy babbling (-:
it did it to me earlier diane, it's just slow because of all the words
diane - have you cleared your browser(s) lately?
nite aloy, sleep well
whoever decided re 8/45 was a word must have had teenagers-lol
Lill - silverfish? Blimey! I haven't seen them since the late 60s in our damp pantry back home!
nite TO, tc
wtg aloy!
May I please have a clue for that re8-45, Luv? Thanks
Luv - the 2nd one? Having to say what you've said a thousand times before yet again?
re8, re + say it again
re 8/45 re + to say something again
yep, that's it Jacula
Thanks much, Luv.
yw peach
and if gapeach doesn't get it, we'll re8 it
'If I've told you once, I've told you a thousand times. DO NOT THROW YOUR BAG AND SHOES AND COAT ON THE FLOOR WHERE EVERYONE WILL TRIP OVER THEM!' lol
jac, told you a million times, don't exaggerate
oh yeah! you've been there, done that I can tell! lol
aye, they were crewling along the toilet floor jac, but that was an old hospital built for the soldiers when they came home from the 2nd ww. now we have a new one built in its place
are you talking to my daughter jac?? lol
...OR, 'No! You CANNOT go out on the back of that Hell's Angel's motorbike, nor can you have a tattoo with his name in it emblazoned on any part of your body. You're only 14 for Chr*st's sake!' Kids! Who'd have them?
Clue for the second to last se 7/28 please?
Grannyrose - I'm not sure I am exaggerating re the coat, bag and shoes one! I've a child who's nearly 27, one who's nearly 24 and another who's just 16.
ab9/72 still having a lot of trouble with it
mmm. my daughter is only 11!! is that what i've got to look forward to jac??!!!
se7, se + hook letter + third vowel + past tense of to consume
TY Granny!
my daughter is 11 going on 16 jac!! please tell me it gets better!!
car - the se7/28 and the verb tense se8/45 refer to the jagged edge of a knife.
sp 6/27?
Lilli - it does! They turn into human 'beans' eventually.
hi all! 100 left, but my eyes are not focusing....gonna quit soon
ab9, past tense, with no present tense..ab + to sin + past tense of to consume +past tense letter
Got Jacula! TY!
Hi Harry!
ab9/72 - skewed version of something.
tr 7/8 b4 the railroad word?
hi harry, keep going hin!
sp6, rhymes with canal boat
tr7/8, the uppermost branches of large woody plant
ty granny :)
gondola?
lol, car.ee
tr7 and plural 8 = where the birds nest.
hey harry
canoe?
lol car, no gondola here row a boat!!
rofl
car - no, ba*** - another meaning of which is to push your way forcibly forward through a crowd.
car has finished jac
se 6.21 # 2 please?
Think of grannies in the January sales!
Good grief! TY!
did you finish car?
Not me! 47 to go.
ruru, past tense of se4
after that one granny
i can't remember now, been here so long i'm in the iceage!!
Don't get up ruru. remain SE6/21
after the group of seven
group of seven
ruru - se6/21 - 1st = slightly burnt.
hi ruru
se6/21, 2nd = was sitting on a chair.
se + nasty experience for women
very strange.... rebooted but it's taken all of my T's away.... and too funny... when I type words I knew I had, it says "You've already entered ***** )... but not showing up on the list. I think I'll give up for today..... I still need 126 words
se6/21 (3rd) = group of 7.
Oh Diane! How frustrating!
need the next one jac
try refreshing diane
se6/21(4th) = se + forced sexual intercourse.
ruru see me at 9.40
I think that's covered all the se 6/21s now.
thank you so much.. it was the last one I needed
I did Lil.... even rebooted the whole computer. Says the site is running a script that may render the computer unresponsive LOL.....
It's the ONLY thing I have open at the moment.
Diane - it really sounds like you need to clear yuor internet caches on your browser(s).
thats happened to me loads of times today
oh, that happens sometimes with the chog script. if you're using Expert, use a regular browsel and the problem clears
i just say no and it's alright now
always happens with a big grid diane
good idea Jacula.... and I use Explorer
forget how to clear my caches..... had to do it once before
especially when there are loads of people on at the time, not so many now aas the english apart from me and jac(and lurkers are on)
Oh, I don't use 'expert'. I just Babble using my brain + A2Z or MoreWords, and, sometimes, Lickety list.
have no idea what expert is
ta 7/32, the second one, please?
I'll be back after I figure this out... thanks for help
when it comes up click on no diane
Diane! I'm shocked! You should clear your internet cache(s) at least once a day. Easy way is to get Piriform CC Cleaner.
ap7/32 pls?
eeyore, it rhymes with the NA7 music sharing service
and everytime it comes up click on no
ta7, to knock lightly + saint + ** um, i don't know
i think it's when it gets busy!
TY!
http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner
TO, the 12 ap7s
i've never gotten the script error since switching to Mac. may be a memory issue
TO! You, amongst all of us should know ap7/32. Disciples of Jesus.
ty
why me?
jac, is hubby still working for a haulage company?
any more than anyone else who is christian?
Lill - Yes. The takeover by the French company is not certain now.
ta 7/32 # 2 please
oh, whats that about?
ruru, see me at 9.46
sorry, didn't know about any french company?
TO - LOL. I saw it more through the ap7/32 egg spoons my Mother used to have. Though, having said that, strict High C of E Church school upbringing did help. LOL
Feldspar purrs at and rubs on all of yall, demanding attention.
dc ship her here for a week ok?
LOL TO :)
so does my sweepy dc
Lill - Norber Destrangle were making a takeover bid. Since they already have a depot almost right next to Beloved's company's depot - it might not be good.
night all
*NorberT.
g'night TO
nite TO, sleep well
not getting the saint part of that clue
'Night, TO.
oh my eyes are getting heavy...every once in a while I catch myself asleep...very weird...still have 280, hey dc isn't that one of the wise mens names if I remember correctly...I like it...rolls off the tongue nicely!
ruru, abbreviation for saint
few pix of feldspar, the brown tabby, in my Flickr, in my profile
oh really, i didn't know jac. i know norbert, well not personally!!
thank you
nite TO
Clue for the second to last TE 5/10 please?
te5, te + egyptian sun god + third vowel
dc or is that one of the minerals????
Ty once again Granny!
yw, car.ee
as you know my hubby worked for p&o ferrymasters whch was one of the biggest lorry drivinving indusetry going in the uk and france but they have got rid of all of them noe and use contract drivers!!
MP, Jasper, Feldspar and Alabaster were each named for a mineral -- for eyes, for fur pattern, for fur colour
I discovered earlier that my cat Tiggsey, named by my daughter for being a bit of a tiger, should really be called PAKA, which is Zambian for 'wild cat'. I was checking out how you become a volunteer lion handler for ALERT.
and typing sucks!!
Galthespar or some such was the wise man, no?
my pepsi was already named that from a rescue centre
tr 6/21?
Lill - the agency drivers have no firm contract and so can be disposed of without much fuss, I guess.
add a plural ending to the tr4, eeyore
TY dc!
Next-door's 2nd cat was called Pepsi, LIL.
tr6, mousetr** + **p, ExtraSensory perception
13 left....all RE's....
it doesn't matter now jac as all of the p&o drivers have been laid off!
*groan* not the re's!!!!
Their first cat, was half our cat. Pepsi was only a quarter our cat. But she was the one who made the 100+ mile journey back home after they moved.
my hubby got laid off a year ago and now is selfemployed professional driver
pa 5/12 # 2 please
dc yes it was Gaspar, Balthasar and Melchior...guess my sleepyhead was stuck on the "ar" LOL
he drives, coeaches, lorries and taxies
neat, i conflated two of them
ruru, someone who removes the rind
owner-operator has its advantages, lilliann
Lill - I hope he will do well and prosper working for himself.
fading fast...night all
or pa5, to remove rind + round letter
g'night HH
'Night Harry. Sleep well.x
nite harry, sleep well
irt
ahh, that's nice to here jac, means she like you more
hubby is doing well
we never see him!
sorry -- cursor moved when i wasn't looking!
had that one.. must need the thrid pa 5/12
these big grids confuse me
dc any luck on the job hunt yet?
cleared a bunch of stuff out of my browsing history, etc. That seems to have done the trick.... thanks !
i hate these huge grids. i have 261 words and gnight
It's 4 in the morning and once more the dawning... Faron Young trucker's song...
he does too well, especially with the coaches, as he is a geordie ans has the gift of the gab!everyone loves him.morgan and i never see him from now till end of dummer apart from the odd days
pa5/12's, pa plural pof pa4, or pa5 golf score + french for the
just woke up the longing in me..... la la la la
Lill - that's the way it is being with a trucker.
*summer
Diane just sang it. LOL
love that song....
but he's not a trucker anymore!
then there's pa5, latin for father, and pa5, outdoor ar4
but I think I sang "longing" instead of "wanting"
But, Lill, they don't change.
I'm very tired. Clues for all re 8's would be appreciated!!!!
he's away more now than ever and i feel guilty as morgan has to be my carer!
re8, to catch again(criminal)
I know my man hates being confined to an office mostly and would love to be back on the road. When I could just up sticks and go with him, it was great.
no, you're right jac! if he could travel around the world he would!
re8, to shave very finely again, past tense
which he has in a lorry
re8, someone who fixes things
He'd love to be a trucker in Aus or US. Maybe that's not such a bad idea, once his daughter's grown up and left home. He could be a trucker again and I could be a trucker's moll.:-)
re8, to say something again and again
I need more on that one Granny...not getting it.
my hubby wants to do the same, buit they're too old old! plus david doesnt want to leave me on my own with the bairn because of my disabilities!
'Longing', 'wanting' - same sentiment really, diane.
to say something again, re + to say again
Oh! Got it! TY so much! Just 2 more words to find!
i cant get that re 8. was clued before and missed it then too. i tried iterate and didnt take it. i tried several. help?????
Lill - my chap's only 42 but I am 54 next month.
yay car.ee
re + re 6/21
i have re 6, to say again. but what is the 8?
not meaning that he wants to leave me with her becauase she is a carer when he's away but it's different in the other countries
pe 6/21 # 2?
mkg, when you say something again, you re6, add another re before that word
i'm 41 and hubby 48 in may jac
oh ty!!!!!!!!!!!!!! great clue car.
French father + 2 vowels ruru
ruru, french father + 2 vowels
thank you
ruru - pe6/21 (1st) to make a nuisance of yourself until you get what you want. What kids do.
actually he's 49 in may
pe6/21(2nd) the grinding bit of the mortar bowl.
FIREWORKS!
WTG CAR.EE!!!!
what's yhe cut off age moving to the us or australia?
Well done, car! *~*~*~*~*~*~*
wtg car!
I couldn't have done it without all of your help, Granny!!!!
wtg car!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lill - no idea!
Thank you one and all for helping me get through this one!
SEe you in the morning all!
yw car.ee
I think the UK should be a bit firmer about who can move into the country or not - re, what can you offer us etc., just like the USA, Canada and Aus does. Why do we not do that?
nite car.ee, sleep well
car - yvw!
i quite agree jac, i think it is too easy for people to come here which is why we get all the illeagal immigrants
*illegal
Unless you're looking for breeders rather than helpers, I don't think age should come into it, re moving to another country. Skills and experience are what should matter.
So it's easy to move into the UK, is it? Hmmm *contemplates exactly such a move*
po7.40?
nm
ruru, what you pay to send a letter
if you're an ilegal immigrant in teh back of a lorry that doesn't get caught yes sue come!
or what the mail is put into is the other po7
Lil - I think the thing is, in reparation for warring our way to an Empire and also slave trading, then winning a war or two, we have apologised our way to being the dumping ground for all the waifs and strays the rest of the world won't let in. Sounds harsh, I know, but it's true.
or po7, po + TeeTotaller + how old you are
help on my last two please
re 8/45 # 2 at the end of the re's
anyway, I am going to pack it in - see you all tomorrow!
Congrats, car!!!!
re + to say again
Congratulations car.eeyore on fireworks! Good for U
uusue - so, if you don't freeze to death and fall of the bottom of a plane trying to get here, nor be daft enough to try to hide in the engine compartment, get minced to bits and cause the plane to crash, or condemn the poor lorry driver who didn't notice that you'd hidden in hs lorry to a fine of proportions that he'll lose everything, then try it!
i feel sorry for people that don't have alot(we're not rich) but we can't take everybody in! we are one of the smallest countries in the world unyet we have more immigrants probabaly(for a small country) than anybody else!!
don't see it
Well. I have miles, and I'm not afraid to use them :-)
My point, exactly, Lil.
(and I am not serious about moving, really)
Airmiles are fine, uusue. Just use them in a way that is safe for you and those taking you to your destination.
to do re6 again, means to re6 more than once
got it
thank you
whoot ruru
done
Well done, ruru!
thank you so much Jac and Granny you saved my arse today
WTG RURU!!!!!
And I would certainly like to visit again - I spent two weeks in Scotland a while ago but have not really visited the rest of the UK or Ireland. Maybe after I retire...
wtg ruru!
and such a pretty one it is, glad we saved it
wowo.. what a grid
Congrats, ruru!!!!!
you're always welcome to durham sue! we have a castle and cathedral and loads of other thing s to see
*wonders what an old cowhand from the Rio Grand's arse actually looks like* NO PHOTOS, PLEASE!
where in scotland sue?
cool, lilli! I will keep it in mind (of course, it will probably be a good 10 years before I can afford to retire, but a girl can dream, right?)
like mounds of vanilla ice cream jac
i'll still be here sue! lol
Lumpy or smooth, ruru?
lol
neither
manly
i just fancy some mint chic chip ice cream!!
May I please have a clue for po7-48? Thanks
or some rum raisin!
glad I finished.. I neet to eat some food
Probably non-existant if you've been riding horses and roping cattle for years. LOL
bbl thanks again you two.. you are really great cluers
and i don't eat sweet things but fancy something sweet now!
y/w, ruru.
gapeach po7 what the mail is put into
lilli, I had a meeting in Glasgow and we went a week early, spent a day or two in the Edinburgh area and then drove all around - Loch Ness, Loch Lomond, Isle of Skye...
Oh Lill! i never knew you cared! LOL
i love loch lomond!
lol jac
hello, fellow Babblers
hey manatee
Resisting the urge to sing 'Loch Lomond', I will ask uusue is any monstery ripples were seen on Loch Ness.
and happy birthday to Justin Bieber
I loved all of it :-). Funny story - my son was 4 then, and we stayed with a friend of my then-husband's. She fixed haggis (although in a casserole, not in the sheep parts), and he loved it! Ever tried to find haggis in northern Illinois???
Hi Manatee.
Hello Manatee-$5!How are you doing?Welcome to grid
my hubby drove indonesians around scotland this week, got different people in a couple of days
hi min
Nary a ripple, jac, although we did stay in a very lovely B&B high on the slopes above the loch
Hi grannyrose? How are you? Finish this monster yet?
Thanks, granny, I have the first 4 letters but just can't see the rest of po7-48....will keep trying.
uusue - no, I can't honestly say that I have ever tried to find haggis anywhere in USA. It's easy to find in UK, though.
hello minveryork. I'm doing well, thanks. How bout you?
last night, min, while you lot were working?
i love hafggis, flask from here was the first person to serve it as ameal to me, but it's not in the sheeps stomache anymore
Hi Min! How are you? Welcome to the grid.
anyway, I really am going to bed. see you all tomorrow!
gapeach, go down for the 4th letter, not across or up
Hello Jacula! Thanks. I know you finished so congrats!
po7/48 = the sack the mailman keeps all the letters etc., in.
Congratulations grannyrose on finishing early!Hooray
nite sue
Min - thanks.x
Oh, congrats, Jacula. Very impressive
I am stopping at 237 words and 2800 points.Bye to all
Goodnight to my fellow babblers! I'll see you tomorrow
Manatee - I finished 1.13pm on time here, whatever time that was in UK. Hours ago! But thanks for the congrats anyway.
'Night Min.x
nite min
bye min, c u l8r
Thanks much, granny and Jacula.
yay gapeach
sorry, Jacula. Still, though, nice job.
Min had b*ggered off because she thinks I'll clue for the night now.
*haS
Manatee - no need to apologise for congratulating me! I need all the postive stuff I can get! LOL
BTW - for anyone who thinks I'm talking about Min when she's gone. She will read back through the blog, unlike me, and see what I said. We're old friends and sparring partners.
Lil - are you still here?
jac, can you give me a clue for the re6/8 if together after the re4 for what you do to cheese please
yes and am very tired!! just got over flu and now got a cold!! typical!!
Lil - re6/21 is to mend something, re8/45 is the one who does it. Think of mending shoes.
And, Lil, you can keep your flu and copld germs to yourself! Thank you very much!
re6 = re + 'a couple or two shoes.
oh duh!! tyvm jac
y/w Lil *covers face to avoid germs*
and no i've always been bought up to share so iam going to now...cough, cough cough!!
logs out rapidly
it was hubby and the bairn who gave it to me twice in the 1st place!!
*Reappearing after stopping script thingey that always appears on a big grid when you log in and out, Jacula hopes that the next thing Lil wants to share with her, trucker's moll to trucker's moll, will be her big lottery win.:-)
8Holding a steriwipe over her mouth, she waits, not breathing, to see if this will be so...
you stopped it??!!
i'm holding a tissue over my mouth so can't cough over you!
*sobby, cab't spek proply, as I have a striwipe ober by mout* glub. SORRY!
i stopped mine by closing IE and opening Firefox
if i win a tenner i'll share it but i never win owt on the lottery!! not even a tenner!!
lmao jac
Hi Une. I just told it to shut up.
:-D
don't!! my mam didn't even racongnise me on teh phone the other day as i was squeeking!
Lill - stop all that LOLing, unless you still have a mask on.
you need masks not me!!
i'm alright!
i already have it, you don't!!
No, you need the mask, Lil, so as not to spread your horrible germs.
hi une :)
hey lil
excuse me. other people gave them to me in the 1st place!
As for the squeaking, LIL. You must stop inhaling hydrogen.
it's from the helim balloons!!
*heliom
Lil - no excuse! Is that what would have been accepted in The Middle Ages as an excuse for spreading The Plague? i think not! LOL
like your flower icon une.what are they?
Helium.
miniature daffodils in my garden :-)
i haven't got the plague!!
smell very sweet
Miniature narcissi.
hooray! everyone loves daffodils!
oh, right, thanks
have a bunch of things blooming already :-)
now i've seen them again i recocognise them une. i use to have some in my garden
Lil - did you watch that programme on SKY2 earlier, 'Are We Still Evolving?'. It was very interesting.
what are you jac? my mother??!!
The opening moves Few events in world history have had a more profound impact than that of World War One (1914-8). Although the German attempt to dominate Europe was thwarted in the end, the equilibrium of the region was also destroyed by the fierce fighting between its different elements. At the beginning of November 1914, the Ottoman Empire ...abandoned its ambivalent neutrality. The Middle East was no less affected by the conflict. After four centuries of continuous rule, the Ottoman Empire collapsed, creating a vacuum that contributed to tensions between local inhabitants and external powers or interests. The 'war to end all war' had not achieved its aim. At the beginning of November 1914, the Ottoman Empire, the world's greatest independent Islamic power, abandoned its ambivalent neutrality towards the warring parties, and became a belligerent in the conflict, with the sultan declaring a military jihad (holy war) against France, Russia and Great Britain. The Ottoman Empire had recently been humiliated by setbacks in Libya and the Balkans. Participation in what had begun as a European war might seem to outside observers, therefore, to have been suicidal, but key elements in the government, impressed by German industrial and military power and motivated by dreams of imperial glory, greeted the expanding war as an opportunity to regain lost territories and incorporate new lands and nationalities into the empire. In a pre-emptive strike, London immediately landed an Anglo-Indian force at Basra. The Ottoman/Turkish army (some 600,000 troops divided into 38 divisions) was of an unknown quality. But with Germany as an ally, the Ottoman Empire represented a serious threat to the British Empire, so in a pre-emptive strike, London immediately landed an Anglo-Indian force at Basra, near the estuary of the Euphrates and Tigris rivers. This was done to protect the Anglo-Persian oil pipeline, which was vital to the British navy, and to show the Union Jack in this strategically important area in the Persian Gulf. Within weeks the Central Powers struck back with a surprise attack against Britain's 'jugular vein', the Suez Canal. This attempt, in early February 1915, to breach British defences on the Suez Canal and raise an Islamic revolt in Egypt, failed however, and resulted in heavy losses for the attackers. Top Defeat at Gallipoli and in Mesopotamia British troops advance at Gallipoli, 1915 © Unwilling to commit all of its emerging military resources in 1915 to the Western Front, where trench warfare prevailed, the British leadership embraced a naval offensive against Istanbul to force the Ottoman Empire out of the war. When the Royal Navy in February and March was unable to fight its way through the Dardanelles to place the Ottoman capital under its big guns, the military authorities hastily assembled an expeditionary force to land on the Gallipoli peninsula. The limited, defensive stance at Basra had evolved into a distant and risky advance. The muddled thinking that led to this campaign continued during the savage fighting, and the predominantly British force suffered heavy losses (205,000 British soldiers, and 47,000 French - with the sick included in the figures) and had to be withdrawn. The Ottoman/Turkish Fifth Army, well armed and fighting from strong defensive positions, had proved more than a match for the Allies. As the Gallipoli campaign wound down, an Anglo-Indian force was cut off and surrounded at Kut-el-Amara, a town about 100 miles south of Baghdad. The limited, defensive stance at Basra had evolved into a distant and risky advance up the Tigris toward Baghdad, and this had been the result. A strong British presence in Mesopotamia had no connection to the defeat of Britain's primary strategic rival, Germany. Political objectives, as had been the case in the Dardanelles/Gallipoli venture, had trumped military considerations - the Anglo-Indian force did not have the necessary reserves or logistical support to retain Baghdad, even if they had been able to capture it. Moreover, a strong British presence in Mesopotamia had no connection to the defeat of Britain's primary strategic rival, Germany. But the Indian government were concerned that a holy war might be ignited in Persia and Afghanistan, thus threatening India, and they wanted British prestige upheld in the Islamic world to avert such a war. A more difficult theatre in which to fight would be hard to imagine. Flies and mosquitoes attacked the troops, many of whom became sick. Soldiers froze during the winter nights, and were overcome by heat during the summer. Dust turned to mud when the banks of the Tigris overflowed during the rainy season. Top Britain regains the initiative 1916-17 Arab prisoners of war in a camp in Mesopotamia, 1916 © London reacted to the retreat from Gallipoli and the eventual surrender of the Anglo-Indian force at Kut-el-Amara in April 1916 by redoubling its efforts against the Central Powers in the Middle East. As a wealthy industrial power, Britain had the resources that the Ottoman Empire (even with German assistance) could not hope to match. In Mesopotamia a new commander, General Sir Stanley Frederick Maude, assembled a large force of some 150,000 men, equipped with modern weapons of war. Basra was transformed into a modern port, a railway and metal road was constructed, and river transportation on the Tigris was dramatically expanded. The Sinai Desert, with its sand storms and searing temperatures, had to be crossed. In Egypt, too, British forces gained a new commander, General Sir Archibald Murray, and additional resources. By stages the mission of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force (EEF) evolved from a defence of Egypt to an invasion of Palestine. First, the Sinai Desert, with its sand storms and searing temperatures, had to be crossed, a test of endurance as well as of engineering for the troops involved. Access to water dictated what could be achieved. Tens of thousands of camels and drivers were required to supply the thirsty soldiers, while a water pipe and a railway were extended to the borders of Palestine. Top War on several fronts The Indian infantry made a key contribution to Allied campaigns © In early 1917, Britain seemed on the verge of knocking Turkey out of the war, and was enjoying success on several fronts. On 11 March, Maude's forces captured Baghdad. Two weeks later, Murray's advance force, having cleared Ottoman/Turkish forces out of the Sinai, launched a lightening strike with infantry and cavalry against Gaza, the gateway to Palestine, which was also occupied by the Ottoman Empire. The attempt to take Gaza, however, failed, when Murray's commanders broke off battle with victory within their grasp. Encouraged by Murray's misleading report of this battle, London ordered another assault, but this second Battle of Gaza (17 -19 April), a frontal assault with inadequate artillery support against strong defences, was a disaster. Britain now faced the frightening prospect of being the mainstay of the war. The war now took a turn for the worse, although more because of a downturn in Allied fortunes in Europe than because of Murray's failure to capture Gaza. Germany's resumption of unrestricted U-boat warfare took a terrible toll on Allied shipping, and this threatened Britain's ability to supply and maintain the so-called 'side shows' taking place outside Europe. The March Revolution led to a paralysis of the Russian military effort against both Germany and Turkey, and on the Western Front, the failure of the Spring French offensive prompted a mutiny of the French Army. Britain now faced the frightening prospect of being the mainstay of the war against the Central Powers, both in Europe and in the Middle East. Top Defeat of the Ottoman Empire General Allenby entering Jerusalem on 11 December, 1917 © Murray's failure to capture Gaza led to his replacement by General Sir Edmund Allenby, a soldier of great vigour and imagination, who was able to create a personal bond with his troops. His government hoped to achieve a concrete victory to boost morale at home, and gave him the flexibility to advance on Jerusalem. In October, when the weather was more favourable, Allenby made good use of his infantry and a large mounted force, which included many troopers from Australia and New Zealand, to break through the Gaza-Beersheba Front. And after a difficult advance across the Judean hills, he walked through the Jaffa Gate on 11 December 1917 as the 34th conqueror of Jerusalem, the first Christian conqueror since the Crusades. He walked through the Jaffa Gate...as the first Christian conqueror since the Crusades. Many of Allenby's soldiers were deeply conscious that they were fighting on sacred soil, and some viewed themselves as modern-day crusaders, but their leader was acutely aware that many of his soldiers and workers were Islamic, and he vigorously played down any notion of a crusade. Convinced that neither side had the means to achieve victory in France in 1918, Prime Minister David Lloyd George sought to make Allenby's theatre the focus of his country's military effort. Germany's massive offensives closer to home during the first half of 1918, however, forced the government to recall most of Allenby's British soldiers to France. Allenby, who retained his cavalry, received replacements for his infantry in Egypt from many sources, predominately from India but also from many other diverse nations ranging from Burma to the West Indies. Since 19 September Allenby's forces had advanced hundreds of miles and netted over 75,000 prisoners. Allenby returned to the offensive at the Battle of Megiddo, on 19 September 1918. With a decided advantage in manpower, artillery, air power and morale, and assisted by Arab allies on his flank, he quickly destroyed the Ottoman/Turkish armies facing him. Once the enemy front was broken, the EEF's cavalry dominated the campaign. Damascus fell on 1 October, Aleppo, the last city to fall in the campaign, on 26 October. Five days later an armistice with the Ottoman Empire came into effect. Since 19 September Allenby's forces had advanced hundreds of miles and netted over 75,000 prisoners. Top The aftermath General Allenby with Iraq's King Feisal I, c 1920 © The war ended with the British occupying the territory that was to become Iraq, Palestine, Trans-Jordan, Syria and Lebanon. With the Ottoman Empire destroyed, Russia paralysed by foreign intervention and civil war, and French influence limited somewhat by their minor military role in the Middle East, Britain's military success made her the dominant power in the region. The resulting settlement, which fostered an instability that continues to be a source of conflict today, generated much controversy at the time and has continued to do so ever since. They believed that the western powers, especially the British, had acted with arrogance. Employing bags of gold, the diplomacy of Lawrence of Arabia, and promises of Arab independence, the British had encouraged an Arab uprising in 1916 against the Turks. Although the Hashemite Arabs were rewarded with considerable territory, they and other Arab nationalists believed that they had been 'robbed' when the British did not fully deliver on their pledges of independence. They believed that the western powers, especially the British, had acted with arrogance, drawing borders and creating nations with little or no regard for the wishes of the local inhabitants. The fate of Palestine, occupied by the British, especially provoked Arab frustration and anger. (In 1917 the British Foreign Secretary, Arthur Balfour, had supported a Jewish home in Palestine.) But in important respects the Arab view of the peace settlement (which is supported by many western historians) is a caricature of what actually happened. In a revisionist work, Efraim Karsh and Inari Karsh have made a convincing argument that many forces, both local and foreign, were at work at the time the settlement was agreed. In their words, 'even at the weakest point in their modern history, during the First World War and its immediate wake, Middle Eastern actors were not hapless victims of predatory imperial powers, but active participants in the restructuring of their region.' And if the French and British had granted 'self-determination'...it is possible that the result would have been the balkanisation of the area. They argue, for example, that Iraq and Trans-Jordan were not simply British inventions, but owed their existence to a compromise between Hashemite imperial greed and well-intended British efforts to meet local needs and allay the fears and suspicions of their allies. It is perhaps only proper to note that if Germany had won the war, the Ottoman Empire would have been expanded, subjecting many Arabs and other nationalities to its rule. And if the French and British had granted 'self-determination' to the inhabitants of this region it is possible that the result would have been the balkanisation of the area, with fragile and often antagonistic fiefdoms and kingdoms prevailing. It seems likely that, no matter how this war in the Middle East had been resolved, the region was destined to suffer instability and conflict in the years ahead.
lol jac!!
now i have to read an essay!!
Porbaly, Lil, re the mother thing.
that's what happens when you're bored
re the essay thing - just read it as a speed proof reader.
hang on, i'm still reading!
what do you mean?
lol lilliann
Manatee - try reaading Nostradamus - that will scare you more re recent world events.
If you want thrills and spills, that is, Manatee.
Nostradamus? You mean the French guy?
thanks for that manatee :)
Manatee - yes.
okelly-doke. --Directed to Jacula
Thanks--directed to lilliann
and why are you bored? are 455 words not enough for you?
Sure. I'll go with that one.
Catasrophic world events, war in the Middle East, end of world sort f stuff.
Here, I'll put up something optimistic...
I like to think that mankind will actually rise above all of that.
so do i jac! but will it ever happen?? i hope so
*Waits for Manatees uplifting post.*
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- It doesn’t matter if it’s spring training or the regular season, when Red Sox ace Jon Lester takes the mound he’s always prepared. The southpaw made his Grapefruit League debut against the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday at Hammond Stadium. He worked two scoreless innings and allowed one hit, one walk, and posted one strikeout in Boston’s 5-0 win. In the past, Lester has always seemed to struggle in his first outing of the spring because he feels some anxiety. That wasn’t the case on Tuesday. “I’m just glad the first one is over and done with,†he said. “That one always seems to give me the hardest troubles. I feel good and that’s the main thing. “It was good. It was good to get up and down twice. I got the pitch count up a little bit and felt good. I threw some good pitches, and I threw some bad ones. I look forward to my next one.†He’s on his normal five-day routine now and is already feeling the competitive juices following. “You don’t want to get your butt kicked,†he said. “Spring training is about working on things and getting ready for the season, but at the same time you don’t want to go out there and do bad. We’re all human. It’s game mentality. I don’t want to lose. I want to compete and do a good job.†Lester was able to work on his cutter, curveball and changeup on Tuesday, and when asked after the game what his goal is for the 2011 season, he responded: “A World Series.â€
Baseball or whatever sport that is doesn't 'do it' for me. Sorry!
sorry manatee not into baseball!!
Okey-doke. I'll do some positive economic message...
i take it it's base ball, with the pitch thing!!
we're british!
Sport may not be wht brings mankind together, if he farily newly empancipated/freed women have any say in it.
i actually like alot of sport but i don't understand alot of the american sport!
Cricket,and football (British style) we can deal with. Other than that, MEN, GO TO YOUR SHEDS!
I don't understand cricket. We're even.
OK, apparently, the article I loaded uses a word in the puzzle. Let me try again.
nooooooooo, i loveeee rugby union!!
I can do darts,. snooker, football, if i really have to, and Sumo wrestling.
i hate football
love darts and athletics
As in I can wastch and score, not actually take part.
Britain: Back From the Dead Why the gloomy forecasts are wrong. Shaun Curry / AFP-Getty Images Only a year ago foreigners were ready to write off Britain. American financial guru Jim Rogers, cofounderwith George Soros of the Quantum Fund, advised the world not to put any more money in Britain. Sterling was “finished.†The oilfields of the North Sea were running dry, and the economic crisis had destroyed London’s reputation as a global financial center. What else did the country have to offer? For Rogers and his fellow doomsayers, Britain was a definite “sell.†That was then. If Britain is truly finished, no one has told rating agency Moody’s, which last week confirmed Britain’s gold-plated triple “A†rating, praising a “vibrant and flexible economy.†Or the World Economic Forum, which earlier this month ranked Britain 12th in its global competitiveness report, up one place from 2009 and ahead of most of Europe. For that matter, the European Commission now reckons the British economy will grow 1.7 percent this year, faster than France and matching the euro-zone average. Indeed, in the third quarter of this year, Britain’s growth is likely to outpace any other G7 economy, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Britain still boasts most of the qualities that generated 13 years of unbroken growth before the credit crisis. It’s a large—population 60 million—and open economy that offers foreign capital the kind of welcome not often found in mainland Europe. It’s still the favorite of American companies looking to invest in Europe, and of Indian businesses looking for a base on the continent. Small wonder: as a place to do business, Britain ranks fifth worldwide according to a World Bank index. A little humility helps too. “One thing you won’t find in Britain is European jingoism, the idea that Europe has all the answers,†says Simon Tilford, economist at the Centre for European Reform in London. OK, there’s still plenty to worry outsiders. Moody’s talks of “serious challenges.†Britain is still living with the consequences of the grand spending splurge—private and public—that ended with the financial crisis. Next month, the government will detail spending cuts of a depth unprecedented since World War II—25 percent for most departments—intended to clear one of the largest budget deficits in the developed world. Already, nervous consumers are putting away their pocketbooks, worried by the impact on jobs and earnings. Retail sales dipped last month; in many areas property prices are again on the slide. The future of the City is uncertain, and exports are flagging. The latest trade figures showed the worst three-month trade gap on record—despite a 20 percent drop in sterling over the past three years. 9/26/10: Weely Podcast and Radio Program Palin Spawn and the GOP Divide; Limits of Anti-Government Government; Iran's Politics or Provocation; TV or Not TV; Abraham After Oscar; Archive: Rethinking Afghanistan and Domestic Terror Threats. But Britain isn’t the fuddy-duddy, change-averse nation of the old caricatures. The WEF report praises its “sophisticated and innovative businesses that are highly adept at harnessing the latest technologies for productivity improvements.†Businesses are well protected by strong intellectual property rights and judicial independence, and well staffed by a highly educated workforce under flexible labor laws. For better or worse, it’s a lot easier to sack a worker in Britain than in Germany or France. Demography helps too. Unlike in France, Germany, and Spain, the working-age population of Britain is expected to grow rather than shrink over the next 40 years. Besides, the British economy—the sixth largest in the world—was never quite so dependent on the City as it’s post-crunch critics allege. Financial services contributed hugely to the boom years but never accounted for much more than one tenth of the economy. As elsewhere in Europe, industry has been in steady decline, but Britain is the world’s sixth-strongest manufacturing power. Manufactured goods account for 13 percent of the national output, much the same as in France or the U.S. If Britain’s industrial muscle goeslargely unnoticed, it may be because its strengths are not in memorable consumer brands but rather in areas such as aerospace and pharmaceuticals. Happily, too, Britain isn’t as vulnerable to the moodiness or misconceptions of the markets as many of its competitors. The structure of its debt means it can stay away from costly short-term borrowing. The average maturity of U.K. debt stock is 13 years—more than twice the figure for Germany or the U.S., and one more reason why Britain can afford to ignore the economic pundits. However grave its immediate problems, it isn’t finished yet.
i use to do athletics when i could stand!lol and darts when i could stand!!
fw
I didn't mention tennis, since my old school once bred a Wimbledon champ and our headmistress never got over it, and drove us all hard re tennis after that.
congrats, jilli!
wtg jilli!
congrats, jullibus!
wtg jilli!!!
Hi jilli.
I've still got 398 words to go
so, basically you're just slagging off our country manatee!!
Glad you read it, Lil, 'cos it was too long at this time of the morning for me.
what do you mean? You said, "We're British" and "i want good news", so I found good news about Britain.
i didn't write it
Manatee - but did you actually READ WHAT YOU POSTED?
well some of itsgood news and the rest slags us off!
it was from Newsweek which I trusted as a reliable source, so I didn't think I needed to. I'm sorry if any of it was negative in any way, that was not an intention of mine.
Just skimmed through it now in proof reader mode.
some of it slags off and some is nice about us and positive and rest is about europe!, but thanks manatee for trying
Manatee - any newsource, whether on line or as paper in your hand, will be biased. So will anything you read from any internet friend you have. It's up to you to read, digest and make your own mind up.
thanks for the congrats, everyone. Noe I must go and do something else for a while!
*Now
don't disappear manatee, i'm not having a go! i know you were trying to do something nice!
'Night, Jilli. Dormez bien.x
sorry, lillian
nite jilli
And thanks for the adivice, Javula
omg. you don't have to apologise!
I mean "Jacula" Sorry, typo
manatee - neither myself nor Lil were having a go at you. Please stay.
what
oh ok
us english have had loads more crap written and said about us!!
we were having a gripe at what was written, not because you had posted it!
LIil - sometimes I wonder if it's just me that scares people away or upsets them, but, since we're here in tandem as Brits, I see it's just a minor misunderstanding re continents etc. We're not so bad really, are wr, girl?
omg no! you're right, it's the continents!
Note 1: Lilliann, I wasn't disappearing. I was just getting a drink of water
Note 2: It's OK. I'm the one who should apologize, not you
oh good, can you get me one as my throat is dry again and i sound like a man!!lol
lol
I love how lol is just the absolute value of 0.
spear
get out of it man, you don't need to apologise
No need to apologise (note it's 's' not 'zee' here in UK, for having a drink of water, a pee or whatever.
ugh, i have that 1 but there is 13 more i need manatee!! lol
i did not mean to write my last quote in this box, I meant to put it in the ADD WORD box. Sorry
You do realise, manatee, that we WILL keep typing as though we're superior?
Oooh, it's fun to be an inferior manatee
we know know that manatee, stop being so uptight!! lol you need to go to the pb!!
and have loads of cakes!!
Manatee - no matter to me or Lil - we're both done with the grid, methinks?
no jac, i need 13, i'm too busy chatting!!
diving in now!
Damn you, Lil, you just mucked up my next post of us both with jackboots atop poor Manatee's thigh.
lol jac!!
but is manatee a man or woman??
gtg bye
Well, I don'yt know, but does it really matter in this context?
nite manatee.nice chatting, we weren't having a go! tc
OK, I give...5 to go and I need * cough * help! :)
OOPS! I think we scared manatee off.
(evening/morning all)
ab9?
Pini - no coughing allowed!
i think u did!!
* suppressing future coughs *
hi all
don't cough pini or jac will get her mask out!!
lill - ME? Why blame me? LOL
468 left
hi jmc; how're ya doin'?
hi jmc
i am fine
i've got to dive for my last 13!
don't think i will start this grid though
I wouldn't!
unless you have the ab9
i have 20 minutes to finish!!!
ab9, ab + to sin + past tense of to consume + past tense letter
ab9 = deferred from the normal course.
thank you!
first pa5 between the 2 odd pa7's?
nm, got it ;)
pa5 - the one who shaves skin off fruit or feet?
thx jac
y/w
re5/18 after re(say it again)
re5/16, to put on the clothes line again
re5/16 - to pin the washing on the line again.
snap jac
rehang doesn't work
Yes, Grannyrose
or re5/18, to put se4 in the ground again
what you use to hang out the washing
clothes*e*.
oh sorry...wrong re5, the one after the re + say again (re8)
what i said at 11.45
Or, failing that, but much longer ago than your age, I think, Pini, is the old word for Margaret, P**gy.
that's the one!
(the planting one)
it was a british v. american thing again
2nd to last ra5/10?
a measurement
hi ru
or a person who ra4's
someone who ra5s
hi ru
There's an ocean between us, but we are allied, but we'll never dstop agrueing. LOL
hi jmc.. have you had the angio yet?
oy ... thx ;)
I love british people.. especially the ones here
yep they said i had a heart of a 20 year old
the police have been questioning me all day
fantastic JM.. I'm happy for you
;-)
lol
lucky you, jmc. had mine on yesterday, have moderately severe heart disease
first st5/12?
so it was just stress
too bad granny
did you ask him... how old are you and he held up his hands and said " this many!"
I don't love all Americans, and, if you knew some of them, ruru, you wouldn't love all British people. However. some of us click, I hope.
pini, the church st***le, tower
well.. I'm not fond of Tony Blair or Prince Charles.. does that count?
Yes, it does.
hello all
thx granny! * HUGE SPARKLERS * (finally)
the other good news for me is the people who were stressing me feel terribly guilty now and have backed off
hi cosdem
whooo hooo pini!
tony blair isnt as bad as cameron is though :)
WTG PINI!!!!
That's good, jmc.
great JM.. maybe a day or two off is what you really need
hi again casd
couldn't have done it without you guys!
it was a doozy!
don't look at me pini.. I just got here
Wow! I just saw this grid! Think I can start it now and finish still? :-)
*giggle* pini, i said that last night
(ru excluded)
sure just.. go fer it
well i am suppose to take tomorrow off (or at least not go into my office) so i am doing my two interviews that are sceduled from home
best-o-luck to ya freep!
go just go!
Tony Blair decided it was a good thing to do business with Gaddafi/Quadafi. No Tory I ever met thought that was a good thing to do!
never met anyone who can type 468 words in 5 minutes...nice knowing you, freep
Tony Blair is a lap dog
well put, granny LOL
i was trying to do the math on that granny! where is dfm when you need him?
94 words a minute
that's 93 words per minute
it's like 115 wpm!
Tony Blair is really not worth talking about now, sine he's been consigned to history.
117 now
or what rue said
or granny
ty ru-- a good typist back in the day could do it
156.. go freep
but then they weren't looking for them
170 words a minute back i the old days.
i got up to 60 wpm i think--hard to remember anymore
468 a minute now
But, do you know whaty? The world isn't looking for fast typists or literate secreatries right now. The world has dumbed down.
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