October 21, 2011
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flip
awwwwwwwwww had one left rofl
flip! (I had 1 word left!
hello
same here Nef
that will teach us I suppose lol
flip
flip; hi jili, mel, mlf, nef et al
So I'm off to bed now, Gotta babysit early in the AM too! Happy Babbling Everybody!
Clues are up
Thank you, THANK YOU, mrp!!!
hi all and thanks mrp
ty mrp!!
hi flosey!
hi dee hi, and hi /bye nef, hi mlf, mel, cwestexan, flosey, erda, and THANK YOU MRP!
hi Dee
thanks mrp ((hugs))
hi jilli
hi nan
Hi jilli!
this is a tough one not getting many words and I dont see where there are 7 8 letter ones
neither do i mel
nbt
wtg dee
well done Dee
ty
hi all in 9
hi diz ty
diz is that an extension of another IN word?
wd diz
IN9
yw, my 2nd word....(I'm still in shock...LOL)
never mind diz
nbt
su7 &8
wtg flask
sprues
thanks hoot
ruru is in the grid we will never hear the end of that
any time
li 8
hi hoot, mel and anyone I missed
i still need 6 more for nbt
can someone give me the stats for the E inthe bottom right please?
eg4/6 nan
wow, guessed the ku5/24!
nbt
el5/10
wtg nan
wtg jili
nbt nbs
wtg dee
thanks flask
that was my last k jili thx
not finding any k's
still think interfit should be a word
ku4/9 and ku5/24 not related
thanks flosey,got the 4/9
tu 8/60
pt 6/7...NBT, NBS
wtg
diz pt?
i finally found 1 ofthem babs
its a ku 4/9
yes mlf PT
diz making sure i read that correctly lol
must get to bed, busy day tomorrow
sleep well flosey
I found yu 4/7 anyone have the other y?
ty Dee
Night Flos
its a 4/9
icon clue posted
yw you will be missed flosey!
yi4, Dee...babblet
gnight flosey
ty!
nice icon jli!
g'night diz and jilli
any chance of a clue for the in9 please?
I cannot believe how many 8's and 9's this grid is supposed to have
Flask, compound word
ty
okay i cant get nbt need 5 more for thati am out of here poof
got it.. thanks diz
hi ru
hi dee
halfway in 5 minutes
I thought of you today, ru. A friend of ours is scheduled for knee surgery on 10/30
oops 10/31
oh.. I hope it goes well
hi ruru -- unbelieveable
this is her second knee.. the other went fantastically well
bye mlf
key is behaving in rehab
brb
tu 8 x 2
nbt
wtg jili
ty dee
ug 8....u's done
wow diz!
wtg diz... still short 3 here
me as well, dee
*'s I meant
derr 8's I meant
cannot believe you found that ug 8
lol
I have ug 8 and ur 4... the other starts with?
quite easy...lol
111 -- good place to call it a night -- see you tomorrow :)
nm found it ug 6
wd nan -- gnight
Dee, you'll slap your self...ug 6
me too slow
I did LOL
I have the ug 6 -- is the 8 related?
strange eu 6/24
from top e
"Abounding in firs" -- I mean, REALLY!!!!
*looking*
jilli - ur 4/6
I have the list, dianne, but thks -- I was asking about the ug8
jilli, along the same lines
ty diz, that's what I asked at 12:39
starts with word (not handsome) change last vowel to an i + insect with many eyes without the L
Dee, that eu is weird
clue for in9 please?
tyty dee
you are so welcome!
I've never seen the eu before
in 9 start with in 5/10 + what you put into a box (usually in the garage) when the breakers blow
tyty again dee
thanx Volley......
yqw
nbs
still missing 2 8's...
wtg flask
wtg flask
su 7/8....2 8's to go
sp 7/40
not seeing the eu
here is the def for the eu: a strait, especially one in whichthe flow of water is violent.
hey all. nbt, need a 7 for nbs and have 1/2 way.
ruru, you're in the grid!
sp 8
oooh I found my shoes for the wedding yesterday
afternoon all :) did clues go up ok??
hang on mrp let me check
wow.. I am m9.. lol.. thanks
looks great, ty mrp
oh yes, mrp -- you've really got the list down pat
hi m9
which is sooooo appreciated mrp
Clues are perfect mrp -- you are a wonder!
ni 7/8....8's done
thank you mr p.. how's lickety?
wtg diz!!!!!
ty Dee
you are quite welcome... I rarely seen the 8's, and I think you found them all!
I have to brag on store Von Maur...
do you want a list?
I found my shoes on the 19th but needed a half size larger... they arrived at my house on the 20th unreal customer service
no ty I have all the 8's and 9's I watched your posts
that's great dee!
I was sooo shocked
wd Dee
ty diz for offer
sounds like good customer service and not loafers
thank you
hi prezzie
they are perfect... black flats with a sparkly brooch-like top (sounds goofy) but look like they were made for my dress... sick part though - they almost cost as much as my dress
yw mrp
drum roll for ru lol
oh boy, upon my sole he's at it again
I wasn't trying to horn in on the conversation
oh and there is a pf 4:9
oh my it's contagious and jili has it ... foot and mouth disease maybe...
dee -- what about your house? Any offers?
well dee.. if the shoe fits...
would never have thot of that one diz ty
not yet... one interested party called the realtor tonight with another question, supposedly we are on the top of their list...fingers and toes crossed
who's being horny?
Not me of course... never me.
*blinks*
*whistles innocently*
they need to hurry we are taking it off the market on the 30th ... til after the wedding
good Idea dee
I'd probably go stark raving mad trying to move close to the wedding... Murphy's Law... probably what will happen...
take your foot out of your mouth ru?
There's a car or plane in this grid.
hi Neil!
Hi Mary! :)
I feel like a heel
lol!! hi all :)
I could go a hock myself
a Canadian couple wanted it, but then decided they'd rather drive to work from an hour away... silly decision on their part...
Hi mrp. :)
ruru?
well I'm glad YOU said it ru.. I was just tip-toeing around the issue.
hi neil. yes?
<---sorta pumped up
hi neil
Yeah, hi? :P
Hi Dee.
oh..hi how are ya
..he said archly.
I was lost in punning
lol m9
So I noticed... and fine thanks. You? Other than the knee pain?
I had to take birkenstock of myself m9
*hits ruru with... whatever's handiest*
oh.. not bad.. doctor appt today.. I may get a steroid shot in my knee to help with inflamation
lol
do you mean that? OR are you just being fasciitis??
LOL
You're just lucky the closest item I can reach right now is a cushion, ruru.
I won't be able to kneal in church for a while now
Unless I use my laptop and no, not doing that.
I hope the shot helps, ru.
you'd lose income doing that neil.. don't
Paul Bunion would be laughing his head off
confession much??
<---not big on needles
lol dee
Uh, what income? For now. I need to find another assignment soon! And put my car up for sale.
at these corny jokes?
cortisone shots are a lifesaver
what?
Not but if the needle really helps reduce the pain and inflammation for you, ru, it's worth it.
I hope it's just cause you don't need it Neil, and not just from hardship?
jeez in LA.. people drive across the street to buy a coffee
had them in my thumbs... helped immensely
A little of both, Mary. Have my truck on the road now and don't need 2 vehicles. And I haven't worked since August but I'm not sweating it. I'll find something... just need to do it soon.
were the opposible or disposable dee?
ah.. you have another ride.
what are you looking for neil and where are you located?
I don't ruru. My apartment building is 1000ft from an In-N-Out. Which isn't really a good thing.
LOL ru!!
ugh neil..
I'm a journalist, Dee. I just need to see what assignments are posted in the databases I use online.
gotcha
at least you won't have to lube your car neil
hi neil -- I just got back from kitchen cleanup
wishes jilli was in my kitchen
I made vietnamese vegetarian spring rolls tonight jilli with rice paper and chopped veggies.
pr 7/44
oh yum!!
Hi jilli.
and a chili /vinegar lime dipping sauce
Those sound yummy, ruru. I love Asian food.
yummmmmm
well.. I have 100 words.. and now I have to go crash some cars (speaking of vehicles)
they are a pain in the butt to make tight
mmm, ruru -- love spring rolls.
Oh and I forgot to say, Mary, add to that the fact that I've just moved... that cost a little.
112 m9.. catch up
Yep. They're delish.
I had a great salad tonight... mixed greens, chicken, almonds, pecans, shredded carrots, dried cranberries, chopped bacon, warm dressing similar to what is used in spinach salad
they did come out pretty good jilli..except for the first one.. which looked like a big fat joint you'd see in Jamaica..lol
Haha! Sounds good to me.
neil -- do recognise my icon clue? (That's the theme this time).
that sounds tasty dee
it was delicious
Oh yes, jilli. :) Thanks... didn't see that one yet but do now.
I'm allergic to nuts.. but I love them.. can't eat them
yw neil.
probably because I'm already a nut
I'd be bummed if I couldn't eat nuts... adore them
lol
high in potassium dee. good for you
Me too Dee.
ruru, I have a friend who is lethally allergic to nuts -- can't even touch someone who has eaten them.
Well part of you is that's for sure, ruru... and me too.
wow
Wow, jilli. That's really scary.
peanut allergies are often like that jili
I have an epi-pen handy in my car..
Wow, ruru. That's too bad... are you allergic to any kind of nuts?
she and her hubby are always carrying epi-pens
smart
I have a similar reaction to anyone who has voted republican jilli
I bet jilli.
haha, ruru!
:D
Don't you mean... no, I'd better not say it. But you know. The correct spelling of that word.
I'll email it to you. Now. lol
I was very fond of cousins who even liked Limbaugh -- as long as they didn't talk politics. Funny thing is they used to be Democrats in the Roosevelt days.
(They are both deceased now)
Ok ru... check email.
halfway.
where do old republicans go off to die?
ROFL neil.. very funny
sorry ru... often vote rep...
amazing jilli keep going
oops
you can't help it dee you are from the midwest
you will come to your senses later in life
:)
^5's, ru. ;)
I keep trying urine.. but it won't work
:) just glad I have freedom to vote for whomever ...
it's starting to piss me off
amen dee .. amen
can't find the stupid re 7, 40 hmmm
I need to clean up the kitchen from the asian cheg who destroyed the kitchen
lol
maybe jili will help you
what a good guy you are, ruru
*chwf*
funny haha, dee
chef* .. oh boy
we have left over spring rolls jilli if that will entice you
:)
And we had Pad thai noodles with veggies..
Dee, carry on from the re 4:7 for the re 7
drool
ty diz looking
I really wrecked the kitchen though.. mrs ru said.. how is it possihle one person can use that many pans and plates for two people
And who has to clean up the mess, ru?
sounds like my hubby when he cooks
uh moi
Good.
finally fireworks
best get crackin.. later everyone .. have a nice nite
that's what I liked about my hubby's cooking -- he did the cleanup too.
WTG Dee!!
You too ruru/
he cooked in a diner when he was a teen...... think it was a carry over from that
ty diz
Woops, ruru.
Oh, ruru?
If you're still there... see the blog yet?
oh damn -- just noticed a couple of white spots on the front of my dark green turtleneck. Must have splashed some bleach. I'll have to search for a dark green Sharpie :(
Uh oh.
Hi jillibus - definitely Peter Sellers that one from Songs for Swinging Sellers ...... "I had to cut the kneecaps out Major, my kneecaps went all green." "Well, just take my fountain pen and ink in where the flesh shows."
Hi Neil: floor space visible up to 70%
Hi scouser! Oh great... way to go!
That's real progress. Doesn't it feel god?
Good even? lol
hi scouser -- so appropriate, lol!
Inspires you to keep going on it, huh?
Yes it does. Grandchild due here this afternoon.... must set up her igloo tent in lieu of playpen.
Well keep at it... just get at least one task accomplished each day and it will all add up to a neat, clean, organized home.
eyes and brain have stopped working, time to quit this for now. Ruru -- please get that steroid shot -- just shut your eyes and you won't see the needle. Goodnight all....*poof
Yes ruru. If you're still here... get that shot!
oh yeah, life goes on... Long after the grilled sandwich is gone. I am so tired LOL!!
Hi again, mrp. :)
Re-writing John Cougar's lyrics huh?
ah that is a nicer size of grid. Morning all.
Hi sprite. :)
hi neil
The phantom word of the day is "prurient"
Ks. Of course it is a K grid. Grrrrr.
good one, hi Samantha
Only 4 easy K words though.
So how bad is that?
there ain't no such thing as an easy K word, lol
Sure there is. I got one without even trying.
Hi sprite, all
You will too... you'll see. ;)
yep but that is the difference between you and me. I am K challenged. :D
nm me, I love bitching about K words
Haha!
So I see. :P
I'm trying to figure out which word your icon is a clue for?
my icon? For all.
hey ruru, come back here, you are in the grid.
ok Ks killed, one is definitely german
You are in this grid too.
So I should be in the PB already.
sp6,21 is what I have to call you now.
Yep. That's the one I got without trying.
omg didn't even see me. Thanks :D
Haha, yw.
I was so pleased about greying out the Gs . . . until I realized that there are fourteen of them, not four. Oh well.
lol Samantha... I know that feeling!
sorry, phone doesn't stop!
no need to apologise, real life must come first :) Hi sweetie, how are you doing?
yeah need to do something to amuse myself... thought I might rewrite the english language at the same time.
Hey there Mr P.
I think it is wise you keep your projects so manageable... LOL!
fnd t y dnt nd vwls t rd nglsh nd s wst f tm pttng thm n t spch.
wrttn spch nywy
yeah most of that makes sense.
phantom: rituel
guess what!!
what?
MIL is coming around to give her son a good talking to... she is actually understanding his lack of 'whatever' and on my side!!! OMG~!~ stunned
about time if you ask me. Very good. I hope she will get through to him.
all his avoidance, his tactics, his lack of follow through, his mum is going to fix it apparently!! that.... my friend, is a miracle!
how you going sprite :)) ?
yeah well, so she hopes, lol. But if the intention and motivation is there, there is hope.
yeah I am ok... things are a bit bumpy but am managing. Could use a bit more sleep though... sounds familiar? ;)
oh yeah! are you a 3.30am sleeper too?
some nights, i just want whatever Michael Jackson was given.
lol yes about... fall asleep somewhere around that time, get back up at 5.30 am.
either that or a rubber hammer and a strong arm.
oh that sucks!! little sleep and stress are almost lethal
if only I were that lucky, lol. Ah well, things could be worse.
same sprite.
*hugs* At least we never lose our sense of (black) humour, right?
indeed darling! and with halloween coming up... my witches outfit is coming out early!
oh wooooot! We don't really celebrate Halloween. Which sucks, if you ask me. I'd love to celebrate that.
neither do we, but the street kids around here do... we have to have something for them
we have Sint Maarten, when the little ones go door to door and sing... but not with creepy stuff, alas. It is on Nov 11. Rather boring.
when i lived in europe, we celebrated day of the dead on 1st Nov at the cemetary... was incredibly magical and a wonderful experience. all graves were decorated with candles and flowers and notes of love.
sounds really beautiful.
it was sprite... could see the glow of the cemetary from miles away!
(side note: why is re + elevator not valid? As in re**** a box?)
english sucks?
good point
lt m pt tht anthr wy, glsh scks
lol
t tks sm tm fr m t gt tht, bt n th nd t bcms clr
did you see this is almost a STFU grid?
indeed!!
brb, phone again
being popular is a tough thing to handle
not that I have any personal experience, LOL
I wouldn't know either.
:)
yesss Gs gobbled up
Munch, crunch.
heavy on the tummy though
I don't feel any weight there?
some days I get out of bed with an earworm... a song that won't get out of my head. And today it is some ancient mushy song... Only two lines, actually... 'a kiss is just a kiss.... a smile... is just a smile...' Jeezzzzz! Get out of my head!
some louis armstrongy voice
s
hi flosey
your icon is still on oct 5, flosey... is something wrong or are you just not in the mood?
GOOD MORNING
HELLO, SPRITE. tHANK YOUU FOR YOUR CHOW CHOW THEME
*whispers calmingly to ruby: good morning dear*
As Time Goes Bye
whoops, didn't mean to shout. Big klutzy pinkie
yvw rubyfoo, it was the icon for your birthday that I had... thought I remembered that you missed it back then.
hi Dianne... yes, that is it!
no no, birthday is in April. That was chow day!
Play it again, sprite!
arrrgh I hate earworms! ...the world will always welcome lovers...
I get them all the time but usually much worse songs
hello Dianne
Hi all - everyone good?
sorry, I am not saying it right. I reused your birthday icon for the chow theme day.
yeah am good, and you?
getting over a cold so stayed home today.
ahah. My only phone calls are telemarketers (to whom I say, "Sorry I don't speak French) or my sister
wise decision, Dianne. I hope you are being nice to yourself and cuddling up with blanket, tea and babble :)
hello neil
woould you like to borrow a stinky, but sweet and beautiful, chow chow?
your sisteer to whom you say: Sorry I don't speak english? ;)
sure ruby, your chow is always welcome here
that's a good idea, sprite!
(and you are in the grid)
yes! Neil told me. And ruru is too!
ruru and I are arm in arm... we share a letter today.
nice image
yeah :) I know worse people to be that close to.
and less funny
absolutely :)
oh lol... just looked up the lyrics of my earworm and I am even singing it wrong! It is not a smile, but a sigh.
ah, well, sprite, the fundamental things still apply, lol!
good morning rbud
hehehe rbud, you are right as ever. *hug*
hi, ruby! :)
I've had an earworm the last few days, too, it's the "Kiss From a Rose" song by Seal... quite pretty but a bit complex to go around humming. :\
much better son. And so very fitting for you :)
song*, not son
don't know anything after '98.....
yes, I was installing it into my profile in a gamesite I hang out in, and had to watch half a dozen versions to pick one out, haha
betu everything from much much earlier, even before I was born. Sometimes I get the really dopey popular songs from the 20's and 30's
but*
but it is a treasure chest, the internet, don't you agree? I remember sitting down as a teenager, playing songs over and over and over to get the lyrics... or longing to hear a song again but not knowing the name or artist.
I was named after an old song by Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald, some days I go around singing that one. It's from an old Canadian Mounty movie of some sort.
same here, rubyfoo, with a few exceptions that are more modern.
that is so romantic :)
and movie music
that is very sweet rbud
I even have an old album with the song on it.
"Rose Marie, I love you I'm always thinking of you Of all the girls I've met I can't forget you Sometimes I wish that I had never met you!"
rbud: Only a rose?
makes me laugh. :)
from the vagabond king?
so sweet!
oh that is great :D
It's just called "Rose Marie"
ah ok :D I thought I was being a great detective. I stand corrected ;)
rose is an important name in our family: husband's mother, my aunt, our first chow chow, his grandaughter, husband's best friend's wife, etc etc
it is a beautiful name
geez I have tried and tried to look for a song with my name....Elizabeth!
hello grannie! how are you feeling?
that's my mother's name
was born in a Catholic hospital in Chicago, but we weren't/aren't Catholic - the nuns congratualted Mom on naming me a fine Catholic name, but she said "no, it's a song from a movie" and they were scandalized, haha!
hiya dizgrannie :)
hahah, rbud!
I am great thnx Ruby (don't take ya love t town...Kennt Rogers)
dizgrannie: Frank Sinatra sung for you: Dressed in dreams for me You were what I wished to see Elizabeth, Elizabeth Love was very new Make believe was coming true Elizabeth, Elizabeth You were all much too much Out of reach and out of touch When you came to me I found it could never be Elizabeth, Elizabeth, Elizabeth So a dream has to end When it's real Not pretend Dressed in memories You are what you used to be Elizabeth, Elizabeth Elizabeth
diz....dont know any songs....but there was a rock band from the 70's named....Thin Lizzie....is that close enuf?
oooh, and Frank Sinatra, too, cool! :D
a fitting tribute
hello flosey. John Kelley is in a Thin Lizzie tribute band called Think Lizzie
Hey Sprite, whats the name of that song? wanna look it up
and Michael Jackson had a song : Elizabeth I love you: Elizabeth, I love you You're every star that shines in the world to me Elizabeth can't you see that it's true Elizabeth, I love you You're more than just a star to me
Sinatra's song is called 'Elizabeth'
LOL Flos kow Thin Lizzie.
I feel reinstated as an internet detective now :D *smug*
that's our sprite!
I bow to your detectivism, sprite! :)
I think the only song with my real name in it is one from Abba.
water Lou? (just kidding!)
roflol!
I am stuck on the k's, does anyone have a clue?
the song is Cassandra... a sad song
ruby, they are all ku. 4-5-4-5 letters
lovely name!
which one are you missing?
thank you :D
got them, k's kilt! ty
wtg :) There are at least 2 german words in the grid today.
Hello sp6/21 I wonder how many of us would end up in the PB today? Anyone want clues before I go?
I think we get a "get out of jail free" card when one of our friends is in the grid (I hope....)
hi scouser
hiya scouser, yes a lot of us, I am afraid. A good day to make the PB extra pleasurable :) I am good, thanks.
why is there at least one german word in the grid today? I thought we worked in "English"?
sometimes Welsh, don't forget!
beats me. Loan words, no doubt.
Oh yes - and all those Scottish dialect hae- etc words that no-one uses, ever except R Burns
don't know any German :(
how about iwis
or, I think, cwis
you need it for sp7/40
you do now, rubyfoo. You found ku5/24.
iwis is middle english not used since 1400 except in poems - Chaucer/ian
hah, found sp7! yay
I thought that was yiddish
lol some lyrics for me: Pity Cassandra that no one believed you But then again you were lost from the start
poems and babble, aah poetic babble
yiddish is part middle-European
I sooo love iwis. I love ywis even better. And the pf word today...
I'm lucky, have Nancy with the laughing face!
yiddish is very much like german.
or Dutch?
ft
I think yiddish borrowed from all the local languages
hi mema
Hello Mema what is ft?
most like german, but german and dutch are close. Yes, yiddish and dutch are kind of close too.
see you later, ladies
hi Mema
bye ruby
ta ta ruby
I suppose I should have said tarrah in Liverpool fashion
Sorry - hit the wrong keys
I thought it was another chog code.
no problem, Mema, nice to see you in chog
yes it is, scouser. FT means fast tingers. Typo for fingers.
I must go and do more envelope-stuffing for a campaign. Anyone feel like putting in a vote for us: see http://communityforce.natwest.com/proj ect/5132 and vote for Friends of Williamson's Tunnels in Liverpool. You get three votes: only one for us permitted. Thanks all.
There is £6000 at stake.
will do
best of luck with it, scouser! :)
Hmm sp6/21 (though I cannot go to PB as I have fireworks already before I started chatting..... or should I go and see what goodies are in there?)
Thanks rbud
Thanks all.
Envelopes flapping. Byee
scouser, how do I vote?
always check out the PB for goodies, grin... it is the best place of babble
nm, the text on the buttons was very slow in appearing... I voted for your project now
fi4flies! Interesting grid.
looks like I am all alone now ;) All deep into the grid or gone. Bye all, thanks for the fun.
I'm here- I got up way too early
Looks like I'm the frst American- the rest are still asleep.
as I wish to be.
Clue please for pr 7/44
don't have it yet
No probs - found it
4 k's and no u's?
morning, all!
...morning
I won't be here long, have a lot of reading to do...
... do you ever find any of the babblets being used?
which, the ones in my profile!
?
(sorry, am typing in the dark)
... no ... the ones like "iwis" and "rotl" ... stumbled across a few in the old books ... but I never remember to write them down
ah - iwis is in the Britten ceremony of carols, but most of them I never see
and that's supposed to be in old English, so not surprising that it has unfamiliar words in it
Good day to all. Sue, did you see what I posted on FB yesterday. It's a cool story of machines. 2-3 minute video.
good morning scrabs! i saw it, it was very interesting. not sure I would call them "life" though...
Good Morning Babblers. Did anyone else watch the documentary "Miss Representation"?
GM Trif! I agree--they are machines.
No, Christa, what is it about?
Trif, how is Primo doing with college?
he is ridiculously happy, scrabbler. he is absiolutely in the right place. He is BUSY, but really satisfied and making some great friends
how is everyone at your end, dear one?
What a joy for everyone!
It was on how the media misrepresents women in power, beauty, & age. Caught it on the Oprah channel OWN. Guess it made it first showing in San Francison earlier this year.
PREACH
here's everybody. I got up too early so have 52 left, but there was no one to talk to.
Life is good and I must remind myself of the goodness despite the challenges.
that sounds great christa. I hpe it runs again
Hi Kaplan
hi.
btw, the o key on this laptop is missing (just a blank space where th e plastic o key was, please frgive any mistakes.
was glad to see a grid withut 1 2day
Good morning everyone. Do you have clues for the y, kaplan?
don't worry- no o's in grid.
scrabbler, are you still taking care f that little baby that was in the hosp?
Morning!
Unfortunately I have 50 left- but don't have the y's.
and I only have 1 k.
yu 4/7
oky doky. morning car :)
Hi deb!
d-uh
Good morning everyone!
hey there car!
Hi Car
Hey!
she's home
Hi Scrabs! Was thinking of you the other day! We have fifths disease...whee!
Trif, she was discharged from Duke in early June and has recovered wonderfully! She started walking in late August!
Such great news Scrabs!
Oh boy Trif. what do you need?
such an answer 2 prayer, scrab! amazing news!!!
nada. i called in.
The Fifth Disease is actually erythema infectiosum. Read about First, Second,...Sixth Disease. Archaic terms for now known diseases such as scarlet fever, measles, roseola....
I was wondering though...I have had a horrible bronchial virus...could that have caused Zack's?
Little One was near death on so many occasions. Kids can be so resilient when critically ill or injured.
Different viruses, Car.
Great! So we are just crawling with them then....
cann I just add a big "told yu car!"
Zack was invaded by Human Parvovirus B19.
No you may not.
b19! ha ah ah ah aha
Schools and day care centers are just teeming with microbes!
you sank my battleship!
do you recommend flu shots, scrabbler?
morning babblers!
One more question...how long do I let my tight bronchial tubes go before I have to be seen?
Yep, not B15.
Hi Owl
Hi TO!
morning TO
it's a boston thing, scrabbler - we have a store here called building 19 that sells fire damaged/insurance reclaimed/manufacture errors, etc.
how is everyone this morning?
it is called B19 fr short
If you are wheezing, having a wet cough then get seen because "walking pneumonia" (causes = Mycoplasma or a respiratory type of Chlamydia) is treated with an erythromycin-type antibiotic and sometimes an inhaled bronchodilator.
Hanging in TO. and you?
I sound like a leaking balloon when I lay down, but my cough is very dry. My nose on the other hand....
Ah, now I get it. So the perfect graffiti would be to paint the words "Human Parvovirus" in front of B19. It would make me laugh.
See a doc, Car.
LOL Scrabs! Great idea! Trif...I have some paint...
we had a BRILLIANT piece of graffitti in the next town over....I crack up every time I see it....we have a hamburger chain here called "Five Guys" and somene painted "one cup" under it....
Hey Kaplan...can you please share your K word?
Shouldn't that be at 12 Guys?
Hey ruru is in the grid today!
Hey, yeah.
i had that mycoplasma - not fun at all. drove me to doctor and i rarely treat that type of stuff
I used to get walking pneumonia once every winter, but, knock on wood, I have not had it for 2-3 winters. Maybe because I increase my intake of vitamin D3 to 5000/day in the winter now.
I will call at 9:00.
I am heading into week #2, so it is time.
Whew! I found a K!
How there be 172 words in this grid? I have struggled to find 40.
ku + last of Raphael, Michael, etc
I just discovered there is an EST ending. Let's see what I can do with that...
Oooh...another Babble friend is also in the grid! SP 6/21!
BR!!!!! Hello!
Hi BR. How are you doing?
hello br
are you referencing the artists or the teenage mutant ninja turtles?
Hello
Gabriel
The archan***s.
br! wonderful to see you, friend! it's been an age
Got it!
*slaps forehead* not getting it
oh! why didn't you say it was food?!
food i would get right away! :D
good morning everyone
((((TO))))) so nice to see you.
Poor winged holy beings, people think of Ninja turtles first.
and good morning guys
good morning Bichon
hi mom! annd molly and bich
Good morning everyone
good morning Molly
I had the fluff at the groomer yesterday and found out that people bring their dogs into the groomer to get done just for Halloween. Some have their nails painted black
wow
Hi Mom, Molly & bichon
Hi Scrabs. What's up?
Hi Scrabbler
I have to be the game doc for the varsity football game tonight and it will be 54 and raining. Yuk. But I get paid.
Couldn't pay me enough
I covered a middle school game Wednesday and didn't wear enough layers.
Hope they pay you enough.
Oatmeal time. TTFN
bye Bichon
Yes, I am happy with what I get for 2.5-3 hrs of mostly watching the violence and aggression. I never learned to dislike the game until I watched it on the sideline. Listening to the hitting of helmets and pads and hearing grunting etc is brutal.
sounds terrible
And to hear how the coaches talk to the boys---teaching boys how to be macho, tough, aggressive, stoic...I would never allow my son, if I had one, to play the game. And the injuries---aaaahhh!
better scoot off here, Annie needs to go out. ((Hugs))) to all of you
I can only imagine, Scrabbler. Glad mine never wanted to play sports
bye mom
bye bye TO. ((hugs)
any bye to all, ned to start the day
Bye Owl and Mom
I have to get ready for the day too. Bye.
hi all....hi bye scrabs
hi
hi herin
hows u?
eating Mc Donalds as I just woke up
how u
going again
clue please for sp8/60 ?
its a compound word, sammy, a very active child, a sp8
thanks annie
hi all
hi jmc :)
Good morning all
i would have clued it as a triumph car from the 60's! haha
hi mr bob
morning, mr bob
Morning All
but then probably not everyone would have gotten my clue
hi hego
hi hego
How's the grid?
JMC, I got your clue. : )
:-) cars are us!
I missed a clue?
i just gave an alternate clue to sp8
jmc, saw it now...good one
JMC, how's it going with you?
your clue certainly worked
sorry my housekeeper was pointing out that i overpaid her by $40
the construction is trying my patience hego
Very honest
when I clued it...other than saying it was a compound word, I thought it was farfetched, but sammy got it, I was surprised and glad
It's the worst, JE
very very honest housekeeper
well it was enough because i got it too and then came up with my clue
yes she is i may be force to give her a raise!
right now she hardly does anything because i am gone all the time at school
lol
she just washed my tub which i haven't used since the last time she was here two weeks ago -- no dust i my bathroom
*in
I never use my tub.
But it gets dirty just the same.
i use it once in a while as it has a shower in it
not that dirty in 2 weeks!
I probably should point out that I do have a shower stal. lol
No, just dusty.
i assumed hego -- or at least hoped! haha
: )
well i am usually not even here to tell her what i have and haven't used i 2 weeks so i just let her clean what she wants
stats for the y please?
Me too.
They do fine, I find
Not listed yet
if i didn't really hate doing laundry i think i would not have a housekeeper at all -- but i admit my house is the better for having one
np
I know mine is, for sure!
on the other hand between the housekeeper vacuuming and the workmen hammering and scraping i am going out of my mind
li
hi pab
hi jmc
Hi Pab
good morning everyone:) cool! first word is sp8=a ww2 fighter plane
hi pabtrek
hi crossy
i see a bunny every morning in the country but i haven't seen scrabs to tell her
hi crossy
And yet another version. lol
another clue for sp8! haha
Hi Crossy
hi hego, annie and everyone else, lurkers included :)
any thoughts on the i words?
Not a one
in 4/4
in 5/10
OOO ty Annie
youre welcome
ty for the 2 i words annie:)
youre welcome
No A again today.
Second day in a row.
yes, I noticed that too, odd
ty annie
still better than all those e,s and r,s yesterday
Lord, yes
i can live without an a
me too
phantom "furrier"
I can live without ce's and te's
and the thanksgiving bird
haha
Hate ce's and te's
pi 6/21 a wooden dowel used in sailing ships to secure lines
okay i am clearly not getting nbt this morning--i need coffee and to get some work done
bbl
coffee is the first order of the day
bye JMC
*waves*
bye jmc
ruru is in the grid.
Need to go. Later All
so is our babbler from the Netherlands which also a word
later, hego
yu 4= a thatched hut..mongolian i think
suppose i could just tap the question mark beside the word for a definition,but i like to troll the slude of my mind to find it
sludge
can I get a clue for fi 6 ?
a cannister used to purify fluids
found on a car or a britta water jug etc
I thought I had that one, thanks crossy
np:)
Crossy, hint for the pi 6, please
a wooden or steel fastening peg,wooen on sail ships to tie line,steel on cannon mounts
hello all - back for 56 and keep adding words i already have
okay, googled that, but don't get it
howdy ursh
clue for in 9
Hi ursh :)
pi6 = pi** a unit of measure then a cons and a vowel
nm Crossy, got it
ty
good stuff:)
in9 = in5/10 + fu4/8
now if i only had both of those...lol
ty ursh
ty ursh got it
in = to bury
got it ty
gurt
sorry
Matches, don't apologize, it's not a word
ty ursh,gotthe 9
ooh mistyped and found a hindu spiritual man gu4 and plural
ty ursh
You can do the same with ku as with gu4 and 5
hello
(((((ruby)))))
ty annie
(((RUBY)))
{{annie}}
{{crossy}}
{{bichon}}
{{urshy}}
great clues in the chog, many thanks
anyone have a clue for pr7 ?
I just guessed at it annie, pr7/44 what you might have before being born
yikes, I got it
good guess ruby - tx got it
I'm happy
thanks, ruby
75 left and finding more phantoms than anything
not even one 8!
another clue for pr7?
came on to find yr pr7 clue ruby cheers
i only have 3 x 8 - li8/40 the most fluff
I think that was a flash in the pan....
ty ursh
:((
ug8/70 to make something not pretty (ridiculous word)
great clue, ty ursh
aren't the first 4 letters of that a fruit?
sp8/60 WW2 fighter plane
yes, ruby
wow, ursh, I would never have seen that
enable is strange about food words
was lucky enough to come in earlier just as it was clued
was crossys first word:)
i suppose a sp8 could be an angry wife
oh well,i shall worry bout the pr7when it becomes my last word;)
crossy try before opp of death
pr + (meaning before) + real ****
ty ursh.smoetimesimust be slappedwith it
morning all, not getting the ug8 clue
as you can all see,my space bar is mafunctioning
decorating gone bad
hi ibd
evening, ruby
hello dawg :)
we finally found a decent restaurant here. it only took 14 years!
ug8---to make not pretty, plural
hi annie!, crossy, ursh and moshe
the only half-way decent one was out-of-sight expensive
this one is OK
ok is better than awful!
ruby, then enjoy...glad you found a decent place to have lunch
price-wise, I mean. The food was wonderful and creative!
r in second column please
hi ibdawger, pardon my manners i never said hello to anyone, how rude am i today
we never have dinner out because restos here serve too late for us farmers
hello everyone
ru4, one who regrets
fish me and ty ruby
ty ruby!
:)
ahh good ole needle case is here
back in a mo, need more go juice
off to make (li**) dinner. see you later
bye ruby
bye moshe
and annie and crossy and everybody!!!!
tcruby
damn space bar!
bye ruby
I'm on my way too, bye dear babblers
now i just need 2 e words fornbt
tc annie
bye annie
bye ruby, bye annie
over 3/4's of the way, going to list
ty for needle case crossy
yip lbd I have 41 left and listing as well
np ursh
any help on those two e,s in the bottom right?
vervet troop passing through on their way home for the night - lots of new babies - just gorgeous - like little ET's
eg4/6
el5/10
morning
el5/10
ty hoots,ursh
yw
hate asking for a clue for a 4, but pf4.9?
nm, monkeys found it
Me too!
there are pt words too
pf + fifth vowel + third vowel
NBT and NBS for crossy
greetings, all. anyone have a clue for the su8?
hi angel, don't have it yet
ty for pt lead hoots
angel overindulgence in eating or drinking
yw
pilte
got the su8. it's aplural of the 7 preceeding it
tiny clue?
too mush of a good thing
much
finito
hi all, this is a tough grid for me
help with 9 pls
got the su8 ty
that is the only 8 I have
in9 to bury + stick together
ty lbd
yw
help with k word, I have none
got the ku5/24
ku5 jewish food
that is the one I just found
ku4 like a pool table item
ty ruru
help with u for nbt pls
those are the only two i have so far
ku 4/10 ku + first two letters of a Babblers name
and pl
ty bichon, lets see if that babbler gets it :)
new words for me
i knew the jewish food "k" from a Seinfeld episode! LOL
anyone have u words
nary a one, peri
ok
ug 6 & 8- most bad looking and making them that way
how funny! thanks, hoot :-)
ty hoot, odd ug8
yw
nbs and nbt
but that ending and a couple of others make it easier than it seems
bl
ok I need the sp7 please
someone clued it as "an active child" . . . ?
?
war plane
German word for mirror
Hollywoed term for a Spanish sexpot
sorry - that was the 8
a Spanish sexpot?
in the old movies
ok - time for a break - bbl
hot tamale??
si, Une
oohhh, good grief the sp7 is the name of a German magazine kinda like "Time"
back in a mo *poof*
hi, all, reading like crazy here, won't be around much until Monday (but wanted to say hi :-)
Isn't this the day the world is supposed to end??
hahaha, if it does I won't have to finish reading all these dissertations
any ST fans around?
you need st 5,10?
no, i need star trek fans
Oh.
:)
it's been a while since i followed star trek, but loved next generation with patrick stewart
do you know the movies with the original cast well?
Orionide meteor shower starts tonight, peak should be tomorrow morning
Star trek the movie, wrath of khan, i
ok i'll try it then, it's from III
We watch star trek all the time. On netflix
name that proper noun! klingon captain played by chistopher lloyd
i can see the character...christopher lloyd did an extraordinary role!
Can see him but, can't remember his name.
ah well, it's kruge
off to lunch, ttfn
ah!! no wonder i tried typing that into the grid!
So?
I tried to type that into the grid also.
What I am reading: Implementing Quality Assurance At Royal University Of Phnom Penh, Cambodia: Perceptions, Practices And Challenges
*dives back in*
love star trek, but getting old and can't remember names that well.
especially the weird alien names
LOL
must be off for a while. need to get something constructive done.
bbl! *poof*
hey! is not today supposed to be the end of the world?? well if todays the rapture, i can quit my jobs and max out my credit card right?lol
as I said earlier, crossy, if it does end I won't have to finish reading all these dissertations (am now on #4 of 11, need to have them done by Monday)
what a way to die sue,on page 144 of a grinding read like that
actually I'm only on page 129, so the end must not be here yet :-)
you need die whist reading your favoite bodice ripper and munching bon-bons:)
that will be a while off yet, then :-)
How's the lice situation crossy
temprarily under control.kid has had first treatment all clothing and bedding and furnitre and beds have been washed/steam cleaned
second treatment for kid in 7 days
good luck crossy.
head lice are the pits.
that's a lot of work. A few of the kids in my grand daughter's daycare had it. They used a lice consultant who only worked with non-toxic chemicals
well,i do not want tomess around with tea tree oil and vinegar and shower caps,i want it gone the first time.i do not wish it to spread
i used a nix brand kits,with two creme treatments
then cut off his hair crossy.
This is the Bay Area/Silicon Valley of CA. Everything there is natural
that is also a possibility
clue for li 8,40 please
we even tried mayo. that didn't work
we used nix brand last time when he was in grade 3 and it worked well
Oh my, if my 3 year old granddaughter gets it it will be terrible. Her hair is down to her rear end.
stuck on my last word, the re6/18 before the "color again" word.
oh boy.
Day care kept passing it around.
She goes to day care...ugh
lay flooring again angel
It was nearly impossible to get rid of as some parents didn't cooperate
it is very very bad in day care and the lower graedes
thanks! fireworks
how could a parent not cooperate. Did they want their kids to go around with cooties?
Just hanging up coats and stocking caps passed it around
crpssy, what is NBT, and NBS?
yay angel!!
Were they nuts?
no blanktiles and no blankstats
dank lice jump from cap to cap.
hi all..
dang
hi ruru
means you have at least one words in all the tile stats and at least one word in all the wortd statsangel
darn space bar
I think that schools have rules that kids cannot come back to school unless they pass a lice free test
I would think so. She can't go to daycare with a temperature, surely they would not let them come with lice.
in our schools the one with lice must bring aq note from doctor or health dept. that they have had treatment and are lice free
and day cares have the nasty habit of those cubbiesfor lunches and pegsfor hats,and all the hats are side,by side,by side
hello again
hi ruby
hello ruby
wb ruby:))
it's hard to see them unless they are adult lice. scratching the back of ones head and around the ears is a possible sign
I know at my grand kids daycare they always have Health Dept signs up alerting parents of communicable diseases found in classrooms
li8/40...most covered with little flecks of dust and fiber
Crossy, what do they look like? I have never (thank goodness) seen them.
i spent an hour with the lice and egg comb..must be thorough
oh for sure crossy.
boy having lice would make me crabby
ty molly
lice don't like bright ligts.
so a strong light helps when combing through hair.
the first time my youngest daughter had lice I caught them too
made me sick.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedheal th/PMH0001843/ pics are here
just read the chog and now my head is itching!
lol
very itchy and a little painful where they've already bitten
where's Scrabs when we really need her?
she got it another 4-5 times that school year. it was kindergarten and they took naps on the floor using towels for mats. no matter how much I washed her towel she still caught lice. it was in the carpet
when I was a teacher, there was one epidemic in one school. If I remember correctly, they closed the school for a few days....
we now have over 60 out for it ruby
yuck cross
they need to disinfect the school!
does the solution kill them on the spot?
but now that i have given you all the phantom itchies i must get to work
tc all and happy babbling...poink
a local beauty salon had to close for a week because an infected patron didn't stay home
there used to be an American product called Qwell (I think) for crabs. Is that a different kind of lice or just in a different place (double yuck)
62 left but no nbt. May I have a clue for the 4th column e, pls?
e + li 4/4
could use help with U in 3rd column
ty, teach, but I don't have that li4, either
aaah, got it!
relative form of opp of beauty
ug words meaning not pretty
and then making someone not pretty
thnx ruby and wildcat
ug6/27 and ug8/70
but enable doesn't like the fruit
wildcat: john is in a new band, the Bravados and they play at St. Ignatius school
that's great ruby
lunch is over, gotta run cya later
bye cat
hello everyone :)
hi and bye nan
good night everybody
thanks for the clues
good night ruby
need help with a K
ku 4-5 rhymes with our punster from Napa
thnx nan
that's NBT and NBS - thnx for the clues
clue for the 9, please?
not outer + a breaker box item
ty ruru
yw
Hi All
Waaahhhhh!! Everybody's leaving.
Hi all, lunchtime is over. Time to et back to work here
not leaving -- still have 31 to go!
Hi Nan
I'm here Hego
Hi Bichon
hi all
Hi peri
help with 8's pls. have su and ug
Peri!
hego!
: )
sp 8 is a WW2 plane
pr 7, please?
tu means the most green yard
don't think that is a word I woul know but ty hego
compound word Peri
ty for tu8
don't have the pr 8
someone with a volatile disposition
spews out flames
that helped, ty hego, got it
yay!
hint for the pr 8, please
no pr 8 -- pr7 though -- violent disposition, but still haven't found it
neither have i
*someone with a volatile disposition was hego's clue
that was for sp8
pr 7 = before birth?
help for the pt's please?
tough grid, 91 to go
no preterm or prenatal
there's a ;i 8
sentence a murderer gets (or should get)
some would say before conception...
*li 8
Hi Amelu
hi hego, hi all
anyone have a clue for the pt's?
not me
nm - found them
pt + ireland
ty I found tghem too
have people mowing grass on both side, hope this doesnot effect or is it affect my allergies
ni 7/8
not seeing that ni78
or ni7/8 either
found them both, ty
bl
*!* ta da *!* - thanks for the help :)
YAY! Nan
anyone want clues before I leave?
congrats nan
ty -- back at the flip :)
hint for the pr 7, please
nm, got it
GI
does anyone know if this works on tablets?
just curious as i'm interested in getting the Amazon fire
Hi Shirlock
Crossy uses a tablet to Babble
that's good
I'm getting a Fire.
do you know which one?
Crossy's, no
just curious
i'll probably wait until after xmas
He has a more obscure one. I've forgotten which
see if the v2 has the bigger screen or not, that's the rumor
I'll let you know how the Fire is.
k, thx
: )
would be nice if i didn't have to fire up the laptop every night
laptop is good for Babble, though
shir, if you use on a tablet, look for windows 8 because it lets you split the keyboard or get one that is blue tooth so you can use an external keyboard. if not, then the onscreen keyboard blocks most of the grid's tile stats
and to the pb for shir and hego
I love my netbook
Hi Sue. lol
hi all.
I had a tablet, but it was annoying to play babble on
dang with the PB
i guess we'll have to see with the Fire
i know some would be easier than others, i did ask Dr God if he was planning apps or similar for Babble
Go Shirl!
and as of a year ago, he said no
win 8 is a dog, but they did make an onscreen thumb keyboard that is wonderful for tablets
Done now.
Need to go. Need any clues?
Bye then. Poof!
pr7,44 any clues?
pr 7/44 - before existence
didn't know that was a word, thx lin
yvw (0:
ty lin-got it
yvw too (0:
any clue for the su7 and su8, which I assume is the plural?
su... excessive amount and pl
diz...I dont get your clue
to ride the waves on a ***fboard + we had to for**** the game for lack of teammates
got it now...thanks
i was trying to go down from the f and it wasnt working...duh
Still here, Lindrickway?
always good to be done with re words
regel
Hi; don't know how I got in chog; it wasn't a WORD anyway. (sorry)
I don't know Nef, I can use it in a sentence. Nef didn't like her spikes, so she had to regel her hair. : )
LOL! Molly, that's exactly how I was using it too!
(I babysat my sort of "adopted" grandkids this AM and my hair needs to be re gelled
they are our old neighbors' kids; she's from Iran (he is too but had been here 18 years) and went through post-partum depression after having her first child; both his and her parents are dead; so I adopted them at that point. the kids are now 2 and 4 years old and do call me Gramma)
she's been here 5 years now (after going through 3 years of trying to come to the US to be with him) and she's now passed her Citizenship test and is a US citizen now! :-)
Nice ending Nef - and a lovely way to get some more grandkids
yeah, Son and DIL will never have another kid and my dtr says she's never going to have kids as she feels our genes aren't any good. ;-/
Any wee one is lucky to have a Gramma Nef.
sad...but they are probably right - too many people in this world anyway
I truely love kids; I'd wanted to have 5 or 6 myself; but due to a medical condition I was told I'd never have any. I fooled them though; I had 2 myself. (DH was an only child and couldn't wrap his head around having any more; either adopted or naturally)
We've had a couple of foster teens when our kids were younger; the grandparent thing is really cool though
Yes - don't believe it will happen for me though.
so "adopt" some if at all possible
that is worth thinking about ... must go, see you later
bye lynxxx; see you later!
s
what does the 9 start with?
in kje
ty
sorry, kje; I don't have it yet (but have been looking for a bit)
thanks, Chrissie
tough grid, listed at only 1/3 here
IN is the 9
so I shouldn't be upset that I haven't got NBT after being here about 45 minutes
no nef, still not there yet either
mmmmmmm krug
any yr?
I leave racing for NBT, NBS and to finish for the whiz kids.
what's that, kje?
No yr
champagne
best champagne i ever had - a krug grand cuvee
in a little stone building bar part of a relais and chateau overlooking the mediterranean - perfect
Sounds very sophisticated
Sounds very lovely!
was in Eze, France... we just popped into the bar
can't find the in9 - clue without spelling it out?
Opposite of outer + what's in the old electrical boxes
I'm still looking, kje
excellent, ty
: )
thanks, Molly. (dumb word, though)
I agree Nef
that makes NBS for me; still working on the NBT's though
down to 36 - bbiab
bye, kje!
finally got NBT
hi all, coming up briefly for air
have finished 4 of the dissertations, 3 more and then 4 theses :-(
now I am on one of the hard ones: : Dual Mechanisms For Sgrna3a-Mediated Recombination With Genomic Rna3 Of Brome Mosaic Bromovirus: The Role Of Cisacting Motifs And Viral Coat Protein.
I am NOT a biologist.
Whoa! That one sounds tough! How do you know if they are correct? Or are you just judging the flow of the language,etc. on some of these?
BBS, I'm making supper tonight
li 5 /10 plz first one
Well, they've already passed their defense, so presumably they are correct, and original research in the field. But we are supposed to pick the best one out of seven from totally different fields - English, history, Adult Education, biology, psychology, political science, and chemistry.
plural the li4, ivesy
don't ask me how we are going to choose! They are totally different!!
and I don't have very many words, sorry !!
Plural of what gets caught in the dryer screen
omg! ty molly
but now I have a couple more :-), back to reading!
Molly, do you have a clue for the ni7?
Plural of a 20's word that means the same as swell
tyvm!
: )
Can I have a clue for the ni7 or ni8?
back. I can't understand how you can choose the best if you don't know what they are saying, sue
sorry, I don't have them yet, Kenny (but am now looking)
Got them!
re 6/18 the first one plz
got the ni7; working on the 8
got it! thanks!
eu?
nm
me either, nef, but it's a committee so hopefully there will be somebody who understands each one and can explain it to the rest of us
hi guys!
and I bet each department wants it to be their candidate too. I'd go for the one that makes you want to learn more about it, then
hi word
hi nef
gu 5/16
using you womenly gu*** to get your way
re 6/18 the first one plz
I don't have any re's yet, ivesy. But will start working on them
how long have you been on babble? jw
only one i have it to color again
and plural
*is
Thanks, Une!
ty nef
thats what i have une.. the one b4 that is a real pain.cant see it at all
ok . . . 56 to go and looking longing at the list . . . :-)
who are you asking, word? I've played for 6 years now and am still not very good at cluing
*longingly
kuts
oops sorry
yoyy
sp7?
Der Sp+++++ German magazine
seriously une???? lol
yes . . .
old clothing catalog
ty
that too :-)
i remember them
(is my age showing?) ;-)
are they out of business
dunno
haven't heard of them for ages; I don't know...
guru
well hello there
Thanks, west! :-)
waves from the pb
hey west
hi une nef and kje
try ties
hello
5 lefthere
39 and waiting for our oldest granddaughter and her friend..coming from Cambridge to get some Halloween decorations
and we're taking them out for dinner
getting hungry
back later
ug8?
makes unattractive
ha! great word
:-)
FW!!!
woohoo for kje!!!!!!!!!!!
YAY, kje!!!! WTG!!!
thanks for the help
hate to run, but meeting friend for a drink- see ya later
byeeee
bye, kje! (that didn't work in the other box)
Ivesy, did you get the other re6?
I just got it, Molly
ok, finished the biology dissertation - skimmed through it pretty fast as I don't understand it anyway
next one looks interesting, though (political science): Collaboration And Connectivity: Women’s Impact On The Congressional Social Network
Now that one sounds interesting to me!
Yes, I'm looking forward to reading it!
but first I have to make some copies; on top of everything else our giant science fair for kids is tomorrow, and I'm responsible for the physics department's booth
uusue2. i am coming in in the middle of the conversation, but why must you read such diverse things, if you don't mind me asking.
hi all...
I am on a university committee that is supposed to pick the best PhD dissertation and the best MS thesis submitted last year, university-wide
each department can nominate one (although not a lot do, fortunately), so I am trying to read all the ones that have been nominated.
ahhhhh. thanks
hi carlee and hi joey. How are you guys doing tonight??
seven dissertations and four theses. by Monday. They are about 200 pages EACH.
hehehe...and I am already thinking about my phil of religion essay :P...
So I am going kind of nuts here.
and hi, carlee!
and joey and nef!
I'll bet
well..i'd offer to rad for u sue...but i am just inhalin gmy dinner..then off to do my next physics test online
read*
good luck with it, carlee!!
okay, what's the difference between a dissertation and a theses? Is one more complex than the other?
bbl!!
oh i will be fine sue :)
The thesis is defended in a dissertaion, nef.
I think that is the difference.
that's what I thought too, Bzzn; but she has to read both for this committee
thesis is what you write to get a masters degree, dissertation is what you write to get a doctorate
we have one prize in each category
thanks for the explanation, sue! I never knew that (and never got either a masters or a doctorate either! :-)
Thanks for the clarification, sue.
all these people have already defended their thesis or dissertation (successfully), so we don't have to verify that they meet the standards, we just have to pick the best one
which is a little like having a strawberry, a steak, a painting, and a race car, and having to pick the best one!
so you know that they aren't just a bunch of BS then
exactly.
well, that helps a bit
yes, they are all excellent in their fields, it's just really hard to compare
does it all boil down to style and technique then?
no, they're too different for that
there really aren't any solid guidelines
Clue for the first re6/18?
anyway I must go home, see you all later!!
(I'll take the painting in your example, sue; it lasts longer! ;-)
to redo a mosaic
bye, sue
ty, nef
That re6 took me a loooong time to find
some days I hate re words; it took me a while to find it too
It's the weird way it's laid out in the grid, for me
I forgot about that bottom E
I still have 70 words left to find
eu6?
eu + actor *** Torn + not you
geez what a word, thx une
yw :-)
why is urps not a word?
:-D
how else can one explain what babies do after eating?
back in a mo *poof*
sp6/24 pls
nm
nm
sorry, peri, I don't have it yet. (But will look)
LOL! Should have known you'd find it right after you asked for it! :-)
For once, I waited the appropriate 2 Peri minutes. : )
ug8?
to make something unpretty
thx nef
taking a short break, bbs
Hi all
Hi Jellen
Spooky icon, Molly :-)
nbt
back, hi Jellen. I'm trying to finish this ucky grid asap
Nef has to get ready for a hot date. : P
??? what do you mean, Molly??
Joking Nef. : )
I just am tired of this grid (and have put off doing some paper work til I'm done with it. We're going through all of the papers of Aunty's; finding some wonderful; keepers and lots of not so necessary stuff
I bet aunty has some great stories to tell
hi everyone
She was a very quiet person, lbd. Now her oldest sister was quite the story teller; but this Aunty was the youngest of 5 girls and her Dad died in a farm accident shortly before she was born. She had a tough life
Hey LBD
re
Hi Molly! how sad for her, Nef.
evening everyone back for a few more:)
We loved her; and we had a lot of fun with her too.
hi lbd and crossy
I'm sorry Nef, when did she pass?
hi crossy
Sept. 29th. She was 86. She was the one who broke both wrists and lived with us for 4 months back in 2009 and was helping me play back then
i am sorry to hear of the passing of your aunt nef:(
the funeral was Oct. 5th; but the burial was just last Saturday up in Northern MN and we went up for it. I'm starting to recover now
ah nef, sorry to hear, but lucky for you to have had each other
she never married and was one of the Aunts that helped raise my DH. Her 92 yr old sister is the last one; DH has only 4 cousins on that side too.
I think it was very sweet of you to take care of her the way you did Nef.
she'd been living with us since June when there was a fire in her condo building; she was diagnosed with heart failure back in March and her heart just gave out (in spite of my nursing care). It was a sad but good death (if that makes any sense)
I had all of this in my profile; but erased it the other day because it's time to move on.
It's also time for you to have some down time Nef.
yes nef that makes a lot of sense. and now you do need to take care of yourself just a bit, cause you deserve a break.
Evenin' Dorens.
yeah. But now DH needs some surgeries; so I played (babysat) both last night (for my grandson) and today (for my "adopted" grandkids); so I can re charge my internal batteries before we start on those!
hi molly
thanks for caring; chog is full of nice people.
and nice people like you do bring out the best in the rest of us
<blush!> Thanks, Dorens!
hi babblers
death in the family is hard.we are blessed that in the last 20 years or so we have only lost 2 my grammy full of years and 100 years old just recently and my mother in 1991.i had last seen her in 1972 and only one could go over seas for the funeral and i could not go.my memories of mum are a scent in mymind,the smell of hairspray,the way she looked in the morning light in the litchen with her jackie kennedy do and the scarf in her hair,breakfast in the old english style,4 o,clock tea,teaching me tricks with a large button and some thread from a sewing box,teaching me to knit,the caring of her hand applying vickson my chest to help a winter cold,a box of old kodak pictures.beautiful meories..sometimes they are amost enough..cough..bbl..poink
helo shd
Nef, you are a nurse, so I'm sure you have made this same suggestion. The care taker needs to be taken care of too.
want to hug you,c rossyhi dorens
(seems to me we had this conversation a month or two ago, you do remember nef)
<hanging my head; guilty as charged> I'm trying to take time off. I'm learning what it is to be retired in short periods of time...
(((Crossy)))
hi shdy
and with all that's going on... it's understandable that you want/need to take care of others. but yourself too nef, or you are less effective for them.
Hello Babblers.
hey all, can i share a sdness for a sec?
Evening King Wht
hi wht
hi wht
ug 8 any clues
yes, shdy; please do (take the focus off me too!)
yes shd
to make unattractive, maj
sorry nef
makes unbeautiful maj
you don't need to say sorry shd... she meant that
ug8 is makes ug6
ty got it
i was talking earlier in the week about starting to plan for my next adoption (Mastiff), but wasn't planning too soon, my old man is 14 but has been healthy other than arthritis
A 14 yr old mastiff? Wow!! That's old!
no nef, my old man is a newfie mix, only about 100 pounds
still crazy old, he should have lived 9-10 years
he's the brown one in my pic, but that is from about 7 years ago
Oh; sorry for jumping to conclusions (And I did mean what I'd said; I don't like people focusing on me)
he had a stroke yesterday, around 2pm, i saw it happen
oh, sorry shdy. how terrible
oh, no!
he spent the night with the doc, took lots of meds, came home today
how's he doing?
he is better than yesterday, but lots of loss of mobility on left side
still improving, even wants to run with younger dogs in our pack, but he falls over
what's his prognosis? (Do they do PT on dogs?
he ate well and did the unmentionables with little assistace
vet said there is no way to know but wait, his initial recovery is a good sign but could be thewhole recovery
my biggest fear is the next stroke
that's an encouraging thing then, I would think
shdy, do they know if it was a blood clot or a bleed in the brain?
other biggest fear is that he will fall in the pool, I'll be sleeping on the floor with him tonight
Doc supposed a bleed, but we didn
t do anything invasive, just meds
okay. I'll be sending healing thoughts and prayers his way; I'm a strong believer in them
i know is ok, because he hates cameras, and hubby tried to videotape his new walk, i warned him not to, bear ran inside, fell twice, and hubby is a jerk for the night
LOL! Smart dog! (hubby belongs in the doghouse tonight too)
thanks nef, and i would appreciate any prayers you can solicit!
bearly-ware and I are going to retire for the night, lets hope we wake up together tomorrow. thanks again, nef
(((shdy and bear)))
g'night shdy
clue for the last sp6 please
nm found it
you are like peri that way, wht! She (and you) asks for clues and finds the words before we can clue!
every once and a while the fog lifts and I can see clearly for a moment.
There are a bunch of people who do that. Ergo, The Babble 2 Minute Rule
Hello everyone!
Molly, what is the 2 minute rule?
Clue for the first re6?
Molly, I like that!
Wait 2 minutes before cluing
to re do your bathroom floor or walls, rolo
Does that mean I have to wait 2 minutes now? =)
TY!
Sometimes if you wait 2 minutes, the question would be out of the chog by the time you clued.
you're right on that, wht. and Rolo, it's just certain people who are so fast at finding what they are looking for
Can't win. Clue too fast, someone says "Never mind, got it." Say hi too slow, someone gets offended and leaves.
you're right Molly.
I am both grateful and not offended!
:-)
Hello everyone, do any of you lovely Babblers have any nifty tips for making non-lumpy mashed potato?
Wow, I just looked at the list to find my next word and I noticed fireworks.
hi everyone
Use a mixer, Roxbi.
YAY,wht!!!! WTG!!!
Mash the potatoes before you add anything. Butter, milk, salt, anything. That is the old Grandma way of doing it.
eu6 anyone?
Only use a mixer if you want whipped potatoes.
Roxbi - Hello. Buy good potatoes like Maris Piper and don't use any that are frost damaged.
And use a little of the liquid that you boiled the potaoes in too
It looks like a latin plural for people who live in the Old World, pigeon
I never made mashed potato before, and started mashing before they were boiled properly... :( I can't really invest in a mixer right now as I am a poor student :P thanks for the tips, I guess I know for next time now!
eu + the actor (((Torn + not you but *
ty
sorry, not paying attention to what I type I guess
Boil the potatoes until they are fork tender. Drain them and then mash really well. Then add your butter and add the milk a bit at a time. It's an acquired skill Rox.
roxbi - you are from Cornwall but you never made mashed potato before. That's incredible. Please don't tell me you ate Smash all your life?
Or wash the potatoes well, leave the skins on, and consider the skins and the lumps as character.
Put your cut up potatoes into cold water, bring to the boil and simmer for about 20 mins. Test with a fork after 15 mins.
Nooo! I'm just not over keen on potatoes, so it's not a food I tend to eat unless I'm given it
wht - that's the lazy modern version known as 'crushed potatoes. It's nothing like proper mash.
My ex-housemates ate Smash all the time... I wouldn't trust it!
Hmm, "character". That was the explanation I got from my husband when he painted over improperly sanded wood and there were bumps on it. "It gives it character".
Roxbi - how can anyone from a potato growing county say that potato is not a food? I'm gob-smacked.
what is smash?
hi nef?
Jacula - I just don't particularly like starchy foods... Usually unless my mum cooks for me :D
lbd - Smash is a dried potato mix that looks and tastes like wallpaper paste when reconstituted with boiling water.
I like the excuse of "giving something character" though
It is a multi-purpose explanation.
figures....i must be invisible
Roxbi - I see you're only 20. You'll get the hang of cooking eventually.
we are talking potatoes
hi jen
Jen - Hello.
oh, so smash is instant potatoes. gotcha
hi Jen (phone call)
I remember years ago, maybe for our 10'th anniversary, we went to the Ritz in Boston for dinner. It was delicious but the thing I remember most was the mashed potatoes because they were so light and fluffy.
Jacula- I make some pretty good homemade hash browns! I just didn't have an onion handy tonight
using a hand mixer to whip the potatoes makes them fluffy
The thing was, I knew how to make mashed potatoes and I had no clue how they did that.
lbd - instant potato - you really don't want to try it. I promise you!
Instant mashed potatoes are heinous.
i'll take your word for it, jac
There wasn't anything else that I had that I had a clue how to make./
Roxbi - I hate hash browns. Sorry!
lived off potatoes whilst in college.
What about potato rosti? I'mnot even sure of the difference there.
Potato doesn't need breadcrumbs around it, it just needs a bit of butter and salt, and sometimes some garlic or mustard seeds in the mash.
Rosti is okay, no breadcrumb coating involved there.
Well it's rosti that I make then. :)
I won't get into colcannon. Everyone will get all confused.
If you;re making rosti, be sure to squeeze all of the water out of your potato before proceeding with cooking it.
Colcannon is lovely, Molly.
I do squeeze the water out, that's how they turn out so nice ;D never heard of colcannon though... to Google"
You can mash anything you like into real potatoes - cheese and onion is brilliant - just don't ue 'Smash'. LOL
colcannon is potato, cabbage, onion, bacon if you like, salt and pepper etc.
Roxbi - you need to get the student's cookbook, methinks.
Look it up on Amazon.
pt6?
I hosted a big Thanksgiving dinner one year where everyone brought something. My friend said she would do the mashed potatoes. I almost fainted at my own Thanksgiving table when I tasted them and realized they were instant.
Failing that, do what my kids do - ask your Mum or plunder her handwritten recipe book for your favourites.
pt + **** Brokovitch
thanks much
pigeonman - pt6 = p + an anagram of a tr5 word for 3some.
Molly - LOL! I feel for you!
But, if people get used to freeze dried stuff and microwaved stuff (which also destroys the flavour even if you only warm up milk), what hope is there for real food?
Seriously, how hard is it to make decent mashed potatoes when that is all you have to cook on Thanksgiving?
Molly - maybe she didn't know any better?
One of the students in my flat has a student cookbook - I think I'll just borrow that :D I think even the mash that I just made was better than instant!
Not to mention frozen vegetables, that taste like mush.
Yuck
Roxbi - I'm sure it was. Get yourself a steamer for your vegs and buy them fresh and cut and slice them yousrself just before you cook them.
sp7
If you can't find the student cookbook on line, I'm a Mum and I will help you learn how to cook.
Catalog name Pigeon
wow. never would have seen that
Pigeon - sp7 = pig iron used in making steel. Rhymes with seagull.
Sort of.
I will get a copy of the student cookbook, I'll check the charity shops first.
Hey, Jen; are you still here? Sorry, I was on the phone with DH's 92 yr old Aunty
Roxbi - which Uni are you at?
hi nef
Bangor, in North Wales
Did you want something, Jen?
no, just wanted to say hi
okay. I hope you are doing okay; I'm starting to slow down a bit now
i am ok, just waiting for this baby story to break wide open
Pigeon, sp7, the mail order catalog
Pigeon, did you get all that? : )
uh-oh What baby story (I'm a bit out of the loop right now
Jen, the baby story is horrible and it's going to have a sad ending.
Baby Lisa was kidnapped supposedly here in Missouri
yes, molly, have you heard the latest?
Well good night all. Happy Babbling.
bye wht
Cadaver dogs picked up some scent on the carpet in the parents' bedroom, the result came back as human blood
and some of the ground in the backyard looked like it had been dugged into
Is this from last week, Jen?
my mom and i agree.....we think the mom took the baby to bed with her and accidently rolled over on her thus smothering her and she buried the baby in the backyard unless the father was involved and he buried the baby
yes , nef
she was drunk that night
ug8?
oh, yes! I remeber that! Both DH and I thought it sounded odd
to make something unattractive, pigeon
de prettying!
(((NEF))) *just getting caught up on chog*
weird word
lots of those in this grid!--weird words
two left. can i get clues for the in9 and the sp8?
in9 to bury + put together
compound word, pigeon
sp8 expectorate + ignite
(I don't have the sp 8 but have been working on it
DANG! Another compound word (and I have the words that make that one too)
yeah, but who would think to put them together?
And thanks, lbd; both for the clue and the hug
any more clues before i head off to my pillows?
sp8 means someone who has gumption. That is one of the few words in this grid that I don't think is weird.
oh yeah and the clothes that the mother said the baby was wearing was found in the home
There is no truth to this "missing baby" story. That is becoming more clear by the day.
sp8 is also a WWII british airplane
can't find that in8. feel like a dork
sorry. in9
more of a dork
in9...opposite of outer + what was in the old electrical boxes
aarrgghhhhhhhhhh :-)
you are working on the in***net + the intense heat ****d the wires together
okay, off to the pillows! see you all tomorrow! good luck with the grid!
Bangor is love;y Roxbi. Excuse me disappearing but I just lost a major toolbar I can't seem to get back without my son's help. It hinders me on the internet.
I'm off to bed too, and off to North Devon with no internet for the next week, so happy Babbling all and happy cooking to all students.xxx
loljackula..the internet isablessing and a curse
:D have fun in Devon, I miss the south!
Nos da, Roxbi.
Nos da!
Cysgwych yn dda.
wish iknew gaelic
all those cons facinate me
I only know a few snippets of Welsh. It's a great sounding language though.
I believe that's Welsh
my ancestryn is welsh,asnd iamsaddened by mylack
I said goodnight, sleep well.
In Welsh "moron" is carrot! Glanterell? told me that
I'll be off now and see you all in a week's time. Happy Babbling!
Have a great time!
it saddens me that my own familywelsh historyis unknown now
tc allandn
It's never too late to research and learn!
I totally agree with you on that, Roxbi
And the internet is a great tool to research and learn with. We are fortunate in that respect. Researching family history was much harder before all the resources the internet gives us.
okay I have ALL of the words filled in according to Lickety's list but the word stats says that I missed an R 6. How many total points are there in this grid?
2329
so I still need 27 points too. Is there an r 6/27 word?
yes, nef: re6/27
More of the ri4 before it
sorry -- ri6/27
most ri4/6
I have that; but will try it again
fi 6/27 pls
LOL! Now it says that there isn't that re6 in the dictioary
many people use a fi6 on their tap in order to have cleaner water
like Britta
thanks une
yw :-)
Now it took it!!! FW
Congrats Nef.
Good evening to my fellow babblers! How is everyone?
yay for nef!!!!!!!!!!!!!
hey, min :-)
By the way, congratulations to all the finishers! YAY!
hi Min. How are you tonight?
And thanks for your help, everyone! Anyone need any clues?
I am well Nef.I started babbling late so don't know if I will finish this puzzle. However, was hoping to though
afternoon all :)
Hello mrpresident! How are you? Welcome to the grid.
{{{{{{HUGS TO MRPRESIDENT}}}}}}
Hello :)
(((((min))))) !!!
F's Finished! 10 left
hi mrp (((mrp and family!)))
Yay, fireworks :)
I think it's late enough now to stay up for the next grid...
Congratulations Roxbi on your fireworks! Good for U!
Thanks. :)
I'll probably be getting the fireworks right before flip.
Good luck!
E's Expelled! 9 left
Does anybody have a clue for the ku5/24 word please
An earlier clue was "Jewish food"
Sorry,I have not read up on Jewish foods lately Roxbi.
I had to Google it... :p
"ball" in German, apparently.
I am watching 'legally blonde' and actually think it is a very powerful movie!! clever and good message!
It's a great film!
isn't it?? I am really enjoying the storyline and the fun people in it
Thank you for the ku 5/24 clue. I just found the word
K's Kaput! 6 left
*K's Kaput 8 left
on ya min! go go go!
N's Nipped! 6 left
Does anybody have a clue for the su7/44 word please
An excessive amount of something
Does anybody have a clue for the tu5/14 word please
Something you use to clean paintbrushes
All I can think of for paintbrushes is turpentine Roxbi.
Shorten that?
Thank you for the tu 5/14 clue. I just found the word
T's Toppled! 2 left
Did you get the su7 clue?
No not yet Roxbi.I am still missing the last 2 su words.
the su7 &8 is too much of a good thing
then pl
Hello hootowl!How are you doing?Welcome to the grid
to ride the waves on a ***fboard + we had to for**** the game for lack of teammates --that's a clue from earlier
Thank you for the su 7/44 clue. I just found the word
I am done! I have fireworks! su7/44 was my last word
on ya min! yay~!~
Congrats :D with 6 minutes to spare :D
Going to change my icon with the 6 minutes to spare.
Snazzy
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