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April 3, 2012

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120 2,670
121 2,655
122 2,632
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124 2,411
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126 2,341
127 2,324
128 2,250
129 2,220
130 2,170
131 2,125
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133 2,079
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136 2,056
137 2,019
138 2,000
139 1,954
140 1,925
141 1,915
142 1,889
143 1,882
144 1,841
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146 1,822
147 1,814
148 1,810
149 1,765
150 1,765
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152 1,764
153 1,758
154 1,754
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156 1,736
157 1,735
158 1,720
159 1,701
160 1,701
161 1,700
162 1,698
163 1,694
164 1,691
165 1,684
166 1,667
167 1,666
168 1,664
169 1,662
170 1,646
171 1,642
172 1,639
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174 1,627
175 1,627
176 1,621
177 1,620
178 1,618
179 1,616
180 1,610
181 1,605
182 1,602
183 1,585
184 1,573
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186 1,568
187 1,566
188 1,547
189 1,544
190 1,541
191 1,534
192 1,524
193 1,521
194 1,513
195 1,492
196 1,487
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198 1,474
199 1,467
200 1,460
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202 1,452
203 1,449
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205 1,436
206 1,435
207 1,434
208 1,426
209 1,410
210 1,410
211 1,403
212 1,403
213 1,401
214 1,398
215 1,390
216 1,387
217 1,382
218 1,365
219 1,365
220 1,363
221 1,360
222 1,354
223 1,349
224 1,346
225 1,344
226 1,341
227 1,339
228 1,335
229 1,331
230 1,331
231 1,330
232 1,328
233 1,320
234 1,313
235 1,312
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237 1,304
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240 1,293
241 1,290
242 1,287
243 1,284
244 1,282
245 1,278
246 1,265
247 1,256
248 1,255
249 1,251
250 1,228
251 1,228
252 1,225
253 1,224
254 1,224
255 1,223
256 1,223
257 1,221
258 1,220
259 1,219
260 1,217
261 1,210
262 1,205
263 1,203
264 1,202
265 1,199
266 1,199
267 1,198
268 1,195
269 1,194
270 1,191
271 1,189
272 1,188
273 1,187
274 1,184
275 1,181
276 1,178
277 1,177
278 1,171
279 1,169
280 1,155
281 1,147
282 1,130
283 1,123
284 1,123
285 1,121
286 1,117
287 1,115
288 1,115
289 1,110
290 1,106
291 1,096
292 1,094
293 1,087
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295 1,073
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297 1,063
298 1,060
299 1,060
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301 1,046
302 1,044
303 1,044
304 1,042
305 1,040
306 1,040
307 1,040
308 1,040
309 1,039
310 1,037
311 1,032
312 1,030
313 1,029
314 1,029
315 1,029
316 1,028
317 1,027
318 1,025
319 1,021
320 1,019
321 1,018
322 1,017
323 1,015
324 1,014
325 1,014
326 1,010
327 1,008
328 1,007
329 1,004
330 1,002
331 1,000
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628 195
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630 181
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642 126
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660 46
661 40
662 38
663 36
664 23
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666 20
667 16
668 14
669 14
670 14
671 14
672 6

273 total words

12:00 am

flip and another nice big one

12:00 am

flip thanks for the word just in time

flip

12:00 am

Yay witchy !!

12:01 am

see you all in a bit

12:01 am

There was no time for cluing, vanilla -- it was name it or nothing

12:01 am

bye west

12:01 am

or 6

12:01 am

LO6

lol Erda

12:02 am

thanks erda

12:02 am

must be the same one i got cos

12:02 am

kangaroo is so close...

12:02 am

ae4 babblet

12:03 am

two ae4 babblet

12:05 am

ao 6

12:06 am

NBT

12:06 am

phant: orphanage

12:07 am

mitchdick

12:08 am

ship

12:08 am

cos what are the stats for the K?

12:09 am

ka 4

12:09 am

ka 4

flip and hi all; hi md, jw, mlf, cos, et al

12:09 am

nbt

12:09 am

hi dee

12:09 am

hey dee

12:09 am

HEY YALL

12:09 am

hips

12:10 am

ha 10

12:10 am

holt

12:10 am

hirer

12:10 am

hire

12:10 am

ugh sorry

12:11 am

was PA 7 called?

12:11 am

WASSSSUPPPPPP HOMIES

12:12 am

pa 6 x 2

12:13 am

hello jw could you put the caps down please

12:15 am

not seeing the ha10... also need 8 word

12:15 am

same here cos

12:17 am

mitch is the HA 10 something we should know?

12:18 am

chem word

12:20 am

tough board

12:20 am

If you say it's tough, it must be REALLY tough

12:21 am

soft board

12:21 am

YEAH got the 10

12:22 am

yayy goot the 10! ty now i need a 8

12:22 am

MLFAN17 you play violin?

12:22 am

no i do not play the violin

12:22 am

cos i just used morewords and still cant find it

12:23 am

oh, curious... intrigured

12:23 am

intrigued

12:23 am

oh you're a girl, ... hmm my bad

12:24 am

yes i am female

12:24 am

i see...

12:24 am

I just sent a message to Dr God

12:25 am

why?

12:25 am

You can't send messages to God... via babble

12:26 am

no one has an 8 yet?

12:26 am

no 8's here

12:27 am

wow. thanks mitch

none here either

an8

12:27 am

i dont have an 8 or the 10 but i have one 7

compound

12:28 am

what is vanilla?

12:28 am

tyvm NBT/NBS

12:28 am

thanks vanilla!

an8

yw

12:29 am

to 8

12:32 am

ohhhh yeeeaaaa

ge 7

ha 7

help with o in the last column please

ah yes Dee and then also ha10

12:36 am

op 4/5

12:36 am

op4

pa 6 x 4 so far

12:36 am

ooooooooo

duh fish slap ty md and rb nbt and nbs

te 6/24

12:41 am

ouch

hi ru!

12:41 am

273

12:42 am

hi dee

12:42 am

what's with all these big grids

feast or famine lately

not just big its tough too ruru

12:45 am

te7

ty ru looking

12:55 am

Hi gang -- I see mrp's Lickety list is up already!

wow really?

isn't it yesterday's?

12:55 am

No it isn't -- that is yesterday's

12:56 am

same number of words

12:57 am

Oh! How unusual to have the same number of words!

12:58 am

aha, just NBT'ed with the center A -- the famous buffalo, lol

k's are: ka 4, 4, 4, 4, ko 4

wtg rb!!

12:59 am

ty rbud!

12:59 am

nbt...hi peeps!

hi fran and wtg

1:00 am

hi, dee!

1:01 am

hi fran and wtg

1:01 am

hi, jilli!

oa 7/44

1:02 am

thanks, dee!

1:03 am

fo7

yw

ty ru looking

nice findru

fo 6/33

1:05 am

hi all, late flip

yay hi flosey

1:06 am

hi, flosey!

o's one short: oa 7, 5, 5, ol 4 op 4, 5, 4, or 4, 5, 6, 5 missing???

1:07 am

hi flosey -- got here before you for a change!

1:07 am

or 4

1:07 am

or4 at the end, dee

aww ty vm!

1:08 am

the boys stayed to complete the scoring jilli

1:09 am

can someone clue the an8? I've stared at morewords till I dozed off, lol

compound word... pesky bug + someone who consumes food

1:10 am

thanks, dee!

yqw

1:11 am

oh, ty, and grrr, why don't I ever see that one? it's one I'm constantly blind to

I have several words like that rb

anyone find the other 2 eights?

1:16 am

not I. :(

1:17 am

i was just kidneying about the re 5 though

l's 2 short: la 5, 6, 4, 4, 5, 4, 4, 5, le 4, 4, 5, 4, 4, 4 lo 4, 6, 5, 4, 4, 5, 5, 4,5 missing?

lol ru

1:18 am

ty ruru and hi

1:19 am

hi jilli

1:19 am

la 5 - i don't have the other

ty md

another la 5

1:20 am

ha anyone found the 10?

1:20 am

i'm missing 4 l's

la 5, 5, 5, 6, 4, 4, 5, 4, 4, 5

1:22 am

ah, tx

yw

1:22 am

12 left, goin slow

1:23 am

jilli - ha7 and ha10 - a gas found in certain light bulbs, + pt of consume food for the 10

way farther than I am ... go md go!!!

1:24 am

thanks rbud

1:24 am

tyvm rbud -- nbs

1:24 am

woo hoo, thanks, rbud! nbs

1:24 am

ah, yes, nbs

1:25 am

yw! :)

f's 2 short: fe 4, 5, 4, fi 4, 5, 4 fo 4, 6, 4, 7, 4, 5, fr 4, 6, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4 missing?

Hi people.

Barely awake here.

1:27 am

hi neil

1:27 am

hi neil

hi neil

Hi jilli, FranMag and Dee. :)

1:28 am

fe 5, fr 5 dee

ty md looking

found em ty vm

1:31 am

too much Ipad-ing neil?

pa 8/45

1:34 am

ty, Dee, found it

wtg!!

1:35 am

plus a "beauty" of a pa 7 while looking, lol

1:35 am

puts tiara on rbud

pa 7/40?

Uhhh yeah, ruru. ;) lol

1:35 am

gee, that gives me two whole 7's, wowie

A tiara? I get a halo of course.

1:36 am

yes, Dee

ty

I have a halo and wings picture frame on OMGPOP now ru. Just suits me sooo much.

1:37 am

are there little horns holding up the ha4? *wink wink*

1:38 am

oh.. what's your name on letterblox

1:39 am

Good morning Neil - PB for you too

Same as it is everywhere online, ru.

1:40 am

oh.. i'll try to catch you there sometime

Morning scouser and oops... you're right.

1:40 am

Ambrosia for Neil in PB then

You got back into OMGPOP, ru?

Best thing to do is email me when you're going on there... then if I'm around I can log in.

1:41 am

oh .. okay

And haha, rbud. Just noticed that. :P

1:41 am

i'll try it again sometime soon

Horns, on me? I'm never... uhhh no, wait.

Ruru, I'm sure you can click the "forgot password" link and get a password reset email sent to you. And if that doesn't work email feedback@omgpop.com and ask for their assistance. They're pretty helpful with any problems.

1:42 am

horny.. maybe

Who? Me???

1:42 am

:D

1:44 am

How many words today please

273

1:44 am

Thanks

yw

pi 7/44

1:44 am

Same as yesterday!

1:45 am

oooh, found ge7, yay, me!

wtg

Yes. Just noticed that!

1:46 am

that's better than corporal punishment rbud

p's 3 short: pa 4, 7, 4, 5, 4, 5, 4, 4, 6, 8, 4, 6, 5, 5, 5,6, 5, 6 ph 4 pi 6, 4, 7 po 5 missing?

1:46 am

is the ge 7 a major word

WTG rbud.

Groan, ru.

1:47 am

no friggin clue dee

1:48 am

sorry.. I didn't mean to keep the chog captain.. errrr.. captive

1:48 am

well, eyelids getting heavy so goodnight all...*poof

1:48 am

hands jilli toothpicks

1:48 am

night, jilli!

1:48 am

Dee - I have a pa 5 before the pa 7

gn jili... not far behind you

ty rb looking

1:49 am

pa 5 x2, ph 7

ty all

Good night jilli.

1:50 am

turns out it's before the pa 4, also, lol

1:52 am

found a weird pa 6

Hey ru, do you have a Yahoo account? If so there's a similar game to Letterblox on there that you may like. Called "Word Racer". Another addiction. And there's a Scrabble game there too.

I played Word Racer with gremlinn one night.

He's serious competition.

1:54 am

I play weboggle

Where's that?

1:55 am

type in weboggle and you'll get there

1:55 am

i'm a killer in weboggle

1:55 am

heh, used to play wordracer all the time

I'm wondering if I have the link already... I have a lot of those game sites linked to on Google.

Oh yeah Mitch?

Do you still play?

Word racer is fun.

I play in Social Lounge 7 and at Table 1. There's a regular group of us who play there and know each other.

1:56 am

i drop in every so often, usually go in the intermediate lounge

1:57 am

i'll check it out right now

1:57 am

today's phantoms: phantom pangolin

You have Yahoo ru? What's your ID on there? If you have the messenger you can add me by my one and only online name. lol

This is the only one I use online... makes it easy.

1:58 am

i don't .. I have google stuff

1:58 am

200 down

1:59 am

I used to play a little online word game, can't remember what it's called, wish I could. I lost the link and info in the last big computer crash and replacement. I think you got a little red flower after your name once you got the big word for the day. Changed once a day like babble. anyone have any idea which game?

2:00 am

it had a chatbox and a little forum with it?

Oh, similar to Babble... a boggle type game?

What kind of a game was it rbud?

2:02 am

no idea rbud

2:02 am

no idea

2:05 am

i'm heading to bed.. night. bye all

Night ru.

2:06 am

nite ru! :)

You could try googling to find it, rbud.

2:06 am

well, it had a square of letters, and you actually had to click on the letters to put them into line to spell words, or maybe you could type them, too - they would line up outside the game, then you'd enter, and if it was a real word, it went on your list. More common words in bold, and not so common in italics.

2:08 am

it's driving me nuts trying to remember the name. it wasn't affiliated with anything like Yahoo or google, was independent. I think there were other types of word games on the site, too.

ga 7/52

2:09 am

might have to look through my ancient email archives in hopes of finding it, I tended to save initial emails for account setups.

Do you remember anything about it? Name wise?

Or anything at all... especially any words that would've been on that site?

And was it very similar to Babble... another word puzzle like this?

2:12 am

Missing 2 g's. I have ga 4 5 6 4 4 6 4 7 6 6 ge 4 4 6 7 5 5 4 gl 5 4 5 gn 4 4

I didn't mean that it was affiliated with Google... just that if you entered enough relevant keywords you may be able to find it in a search there.

Just about to post a list, ARB. ;)

2:12 am

gn5, go4

2:13 am

ty Hurshy

2:13 am

don't remember the name at all, really. but I liked it. competitive bunch of folks, more or less the same 20 or so in the top scorers every day, friendly... hmmm... off to the email archives, hate that old email account...

2:13 am

could i have a clue for that ga7?

2:13 am

Are you thinking of chihuahua, rbud?

2:14 am

ga 7 compound word ga 7/52

http://tinyurl.com/Stats-04032012

2:15 am

ty Neil more Ambrosia for you.

Oh that's starting to sound familiar, rbud. Hmmm are there any Babblers on that site?

2:16 am

thanks Neil

Why thank YOU, scouser. lol

You're welcome, scouser and flosey.

2:16 am

morning babble friends! Any chance to beat this grid in about 45 mins? Am off to Zeeland later this morning, will be back Thursday night.

2:17 am

YES, ARB, I think that's it! thanks so much!

2:17 am

ty ARB

2:18 am

how could I forget the little dog, lol!

2:18 am

yw yw

2:18 am

Good morning, sprite.

2:19 am

hey Haz :) Great to see you.

2:19 am

now if I can just remember my password, heehee! don't have access to that email account any more, really, so will maybe have to open a new one.

2:19 am

hello sprite, good to see you

2:20 am

hey flosey :) And vice versa. Sweet flowers.

2:20 am

It's strange, the same number of words two days in a row.

2:20 am

yeah i hit refresh...

2:20 am

yes, it is.

2:21 am

ah, there it is! not a grid though, I'd forgotten. It's letters in an X shape. hmmm...

2:21 am

Ks Killed

2:23 am

thanks sprite

2:25 am

I cannot imagine any big G word... a compound even! That would mean there is actually a compoundable G-word to be found... :)

2:26 am

it's less a compound and more a marine creature

2:26 am

ok thank you. new hunt!

2:27 am

If it likes loud colours, it might be a ga6/27 ga7/52

2:27 am

yay, thanks again, ARB, I'm in there! wow, hadn't been active there since Sept 2010, it said. Neato! I like the game.

2:28 am

that did it. Two for the price of one. Thanks Haz :D

2:28 am

You're welcome, sprite.

2:30 am

now this is one grid where the fi4 is not hidden behind latin names.

2:31 am

which game is that, rbud?

2:31 am

I enjoy it too rbud -- keeps the gray cells working!

evening all :)

2:34 am

rbud had been trying to remember an online game she played and ARB recognised the description. I'm not sure of the proper name - chihuahua.

2:34 am

Chihuahua - I'd forgotten it has one letter that has to be in all the words... distracted now, lol

2:34 am

lol the name in itself sounds fun already

2:34 am

hello mrP

2:35 am

shalom mrP

2:35 am

http://chi.lexigame.com/

2:35 am

thanks, will bookmark it and check it out after Zeeland :)

2:39 am

lff to bed, goodnight all

2:40 am

be back for a bit in the early morning

2:41 am

guess I was wrong about it having a chatbox, seems like it used to.

2:42 am

night, flosey

2:42 am

night flosey, sleep well

2:43 am

must be tough, when you have to use that one letter in every word

2:43 am

Haz, do you know the stats for the 10?

2:43 am

ha 10/91 chemical word

2:43 am

thank you :)

2:44 am

Sorry, not yet. (I'm sneaking a look at chihuahua)

2:44 am

hehehe me too. Cannot resist new word games.

2:45 am

It appears in different forms in some newspapers over here but it's fun to have a digital version.

2:45 am

got it, thanks ARB

2:46 am

it changes every day, like Babble, and there are harder ones you can choose each day - looks like they have 3 daily ones now, only had 2 when I used to play before.

2:46 am

yw Sprite

2:46 am

I know I was lucky to get done with the easiest one most days. :)

2:46 am

very nice. I love it when there is no time pressure.

2:48 am

yes, I don't much like timed games, just not that fast any more.

2:49 am

I feel like i did a real good deed today -- I may injure my elbow patting myself on the back for recognizing the game you were describing.

2:49 am

I like a few, like letterblox. But I like babble better.

2:49 am

woooot ARB :)

2:50 am

We'll give you a pat on the back as well, ARB.

2:50 am

Do you have to join up in order to do the harder ones?

please coul i have a clue for the 10

2:51 am

ha 10/91

2:52 am

it starts with something that makes you see things that are not there, Jjenny. And it ends in 'had for dinner'.

2:53 am

don't know, Haz, I remembered my password and am signed in now, didn't check the other tabs while I wasn't.

2:54 am

I'll investigate it more fully later. I can see it's going to be another port of call from now on.

2:55 am

i sure recognize several of the top names there, lol, hard to believe they are so devoted, still there years later.

2:55 am

I know! Imagine getting so devoted to an online game...

2:55 am

I like it too. A different angle from babble, I am frustrated by having to use that Y in every word. Very nice :)

2:55 am

imagine!

2:55 am

wouldn't happen to me. Never.

2:56 am

never!

2:56 am

We'd never be like that. Just can't imagine it.

2:56 am

heehee, giggling here! ;p

2:58 am

We're all rolling on the floor laughing at those addicts.

2:58 am

yeah... like they don't have anything better to do with their time. Jeez.

2:58 am

one of my favorite animals is in this grid! And it is a fun word too.

3:01 am

oh... and one of the syllable-alphabets of the japanese as well. What a fun grid today!

3:01 am

It's a pick-out-a-word-at-a-time type grid.

3:02 am

yeah that is true, not that many series. But fun words.

3:02 am

glad you're enjoying this grid, Sprite. I'm finding it hard and slow. Maybe because my mind is on all that has to be done before Passover on Friday.

3:03 am

quite possible, ARB. I hope you will just play as long as you have fun, and not longer :)

3:04 am

Addicts do not stop before the end -- you know that.

3:05 am

lol! So very true. I should be packing right now, but I have only 16 left... so you know... no packing for another 10 mins!

3:05 am

I've managed to become content with only halfway a lot of the time lately. I was bad at first, wanted to finish all the time. but I relaxed, and it's much nicer.

3:05 am

go go go

3:06 am

oh I am relaxed. I have left some grids unfinished and didn't think twice about it. But I love to find all the words. I love words.

3:07 am

My "go go go" was meant to encourage you to find those last words, not to leave.

3:07 am

roflol, thanks ARB :)

3:10 am

good morning

3:10 am

Good morning, ruby.

3:10 am

that pi7/44 looks Yiddish to me, but I think it isn't. Prob. alt spelling of the evil spell.

3:10 am

morning ruby

3:12 am

Don't recognize it as Yiddish -- but I agree it looks Yiddish

3:12 am

fi4flies. Loved this grid. Sorry I had to rush it. Bye all, have a lovely couple of days. I will be back Thursday night. *hugs*

3:12 am

it is an optical illusion, ARB, grin.

3:12 am

bye

3:12 am

Enjoy your trip, sprite.

3:12 am

thank you :)

3:13 am

where is Sprite going? Am I too late?

3:18 am

She's going on a short trip and will be back in a couple of days.

3:20 am

I was looking for the animal, thought it was kanga! duh

3:21 am

I think it's the or5

3:21 am

yes, I found it, but the other one struck me funny

3:23 am

haha, can't believe gl4 and pl are acceptable words, didn't expect them to take

3:24 am

I know, I tried for fun and couldn't believe it.

3:24 am

enable was written by a 10-yr-old

3:25 am

guess that word's been around longer than you'd think

3:27 am

some really nice words in here

3:32 am

Yes, but I'm finding it slow going! I'm going to take a break and come back later. Bye for now.

3:33 am

see you later, haz

3:33 am

ange

3:33 am

mone

3:33 am

halo

3:33 am

oh, wow, Great Expectations on Masterpiece Theatre... bet I get sucked in...

3:33 am

whoops

3:43 am

helps if you have no idea what the story is, I blush to admit I've never read it

could i have a clue for the right hand a and the o in the right hand column please

4:13 am

op 4

4:14 am

al5, hawaiian good-bye

4:14 am

not sure what comes from the a- try ag 5

4:14 am

hey diz, what you doing here at this time????

thanks to you both

4:15 am

np's jenny

I now have 100 words, nbs and nbt, so back to work

4:15 am

oh, yeah, daylight saving finished...very dark down here

4:16 am

yay, jenny, well done

4:23 am

hhey granny, been here on and off...quiet night around here - no g/kids to put to bed. LOL

4:24 am

now that's what i call quiet

4:34 am

need one more word to make halfway, then I'll be happy... also watched pt 1 of Great Expectations, I feel so cultured now, lol

4:35 am

what are you missing rbud?

4:35 am

oh, anything will do - just been being lazy about it tonight. Only have 4 7's, lol!

4:36 am

aha, got one! ta 5, a steamy spanish dance

4:36 am

should have seen that long ago! :P

4:36 am

ph7, a carriage, ph + 2 vowels + a very weight

4:37 am

phaeton

4:37 am

oops!

4:38 am

lol, rbud, so long as you got it

4:38 am

you know, I thought of that while ago, but didn't see how to make it work, i should know by now to just try it

4:39 am

this grid is tough, not many words in series, almost all singles

4:39 am

there's a pi7, pi + short sound to hush + round vowel + **e whiz

4:40 am

ty! :)

4:40 am

really weird word

4:41 am

wow just got my last 8

4:41 am

yay, diz, well done

4:42 am

ty

4:42 am

what is it? I have 3, an 8, pa 8, and to 8, need one more

4:42 am

21 to go here, and struggling

4:44 am

Hi8/55 rbud How many words today please

4:44 am

273, dtins

4:44 am

273

4:44 am

Ty

4:45 am

wow, now THAT is a weird word! thanks! :)

4:46 am

* giggle * sure is, rbud

5:01 am

4 to go here, all t's

5:03 am

grannyrose, when you're done can you post a list?

5:03 am

jay, go to babble anonymous, negativeneil has posted a list there

5:04 am

thank god. he's the only one i didn't try

5:04 am

lol, no, thank neil....

5:06 am

and done...anyone need a hand with a clue?

5:38 am

okay, no response, so i am outta here, see you at the flip

5:59 am

... all the words seem to have one letter out of place ... .. better quit before I'm too far behind ... ... latter ...

pan

6:23 am

: ) Hi Nono

6:27 am

mr p was here earlier, but i dont see the clues..boo hoo.. good morning all

6:27 am

List in Babanon and in my profile. Morning Ivesy.

6:28 am

oh ty molly, for the list.. much aprreciated

6:28 am

Just a copy, to make it easier to find.

6:40 am

Good morning everyone!

6:42 am

Hi Car

6:43 am

Hello! Beautiful sunny day here...how 'bout there?

6:45 am

Nice and sunny here too, but chillier than it's been.

6:46 am

Bus...brb

6:54 am

And they are on their way! Wheeee!

6:58 am

No Spring break this week?

6:58 am

In two weeks.

6:59 am

Oh, ours is always centered around Easter.

6:59 am

I wish it was. It is so hard to get up on the MOnday morning after Easter.

7:02 am

Well, with the plethora of Federal workers around here, it seems wise to center it around Easter, since so many people take days off and go away.

7:02 am

True.

7:03 am

Do you have plans for the Holiday?

7:04 am

My son works for a day care center and they are closed Good Friday and Easter Monday.

7:04 am

No school here on Friday either :)

7:04 am

No big plans, no.

7:04 am

Weren't there 273 words yesterday?

7:05 am

We are heading to Kadresa's.

7:05 am

Yes Bich, I had to look twice this morning.

7:05 am

Good morning Bichon!

7:06 am

The Car/Trif family always celebrates well. : )

7:06 am

We try!

7:06 am

And Likcety is not up today?

7:07 am

I read that Lickety was going to go back down around Easter. I guess we go without for a while until further notice.

7:07 am

We have each other!

7:08 am

phantom: kangaroo

7:09 am

My phantom is harlot, which shouldn't surprise anyone.

7:09 am

It's a beautiful day in CT. Sunny and in the 60's

7:09 am

phantom: pharoah

7:09 am

Beautiful here too Bichon!

7:09 am

LOL Molly!

7:10 am

we must be careful not to fi4 <slap> anyone today!

7:11 am

If you do, you can go do your le4en penance in the PB

7:11 am

:p

7:12 am

I'll put a little kneeler right next to the bar.

7:13 am

I will be giving absolution with the holy water of St. Jameson immediately following penance.

7:17 am

God Bless St. Jameson!

7:27 am

hello again, not even half this AM

7:27 am

Hi Ruby!

7:29 am

could use some absolution or may Absolut.....

7:30 am

Great idea!

7:30 am

hi car.

7:30 am

How are you this morning?

7:30 am

chilly

7:30 am

we had exceptional warm weather and now, much-need impending rain

7:30 am

Oh No! {hands warm blanket to Ruby}

7:31 am

I'm wrapped in an afghan

7:32 am

this grid has many colorful words in it

7:32 am

nice

7:33 am

i have found 3 aquatic dwellers so far!

7:34 am

besides the basic?

7:34 am

Yup....the "basic" is the ending

7:36 am

is arf*** what a puppy is?

7:36 am

LOL! It should be!

7:38 am

morning all,help with o in right column pls

7:39 am

hi peri

I found one. birthstone for Oct.

7:39 am

NM

7:39 am

ty carla

7:39 am

that is the one I found too

7:39 am

Good morning Peri!

then I got nothing for ya. ;-)

7:40 am

thats ok

7:40 am

Oh!!!! Make that 5 aquatic creatures, Ruby! I forgot about the op 4 &5 from that O as well!

7:40 am

They do not have a "basic" at the end. They have their own name.

7:41 am

bl

7:45 am

Time for work. Have a great day everyone! {{hugs}}

7:45 am

{{car.}}

7:53 am

is molly still here?

7:53 am

Just got back Ruby, what's up?

7:54 am

thanks for your message. PHEW!

7:54 am

now if I could only find the 10 or an 8!

7:55 am

ditto

7:55 am

i think this is a hard grid.

7:55 am

hi hurshy

7:55 am

hi

7:55 am

it has nice individual words, but not builders like yesterday

7:55 am

morning all!

7:56 am

yeah

7:56 am

{{sue}} are you sleeping any better?

7:56 am

sometimes, ruby, not last night though

7:56 am

The 10 starts like what is on an Angel's head and ends like the past tense of what you do to food.

7:57 am

although I do have 90 words and nbt from about 3-4 am...

7:57 am

sending sue some virtual Xanax

7:57 am

thanks, molly, got it!

7:57 am

and thanks for the virtual Xanax, ruby :-)

7:57 am

An8 is an easy one...creature that devours little bugs

7:58 am

got that one too, molly, now nbs! thank you!!

7:58 am

pa8 has me very worried - you too?

7:58 am

can't get the angel one....ty for the other

7:59 am

the 10 builds off a 7 (chemicals like chlorine)

7:59 am

Yes, especially the way it's spelled.

7:59 am

The 10 has short for not lady, minus the last letter in the middle

8:03 am

hi8 is the more popular form of japanese writing

8:03 am

<-- babbleblind!

8:03 am

I think with this one we all may be

8:04 am

ty lynxx

8:04 am

but dancing around the 10

8:04 am

in fact, doing a ta5

8:04 am

ha7.40 a now common form of lighting - add consumed onto the end for the 10

8:05 am

ty for sponfeeding me

8:05 am

dissappointed ranga is accepted - myson is one - and so is our PM

8:06 am

ap 7/40 plz

8:08 am

ap & another word for sea but change the c to another cons (lousy clue sorry)

8:08 am

lol.. i got it though.. wasnt so bad after all lynxxx!

8:09 am

excellent!

8:10 am

and ty

8:11 am

hey

8:11 am

thanks for the hi and ap clues!

8:12 am

hopeless, taking a break

8:12 am

ee you later

8:12 am

bye Ruby

8:18 am

bye, ruby!

8:34 am

goodnight all

8:54 am

Minveryork is going to have to work hard to get these words woven into a story. Good morning/afternoon all.

9:00 am

mornin all

9:01 am

Good morning, EvaN.

9:03 am

::sigh:: dealing with an unreasonable husband this morning. trying to find the right words to make him see hes about to make a big mistake.

9:04 am

Well, from my experience, using the words 'idiot, fool and nincompoop' won't do the trick.

9:06 am

morning

9:06 am

Good morning, harpjane.

9:06 am

his brothers wedding is next weekend. he is very hurt that his brother didnt ask him to be in the wedding, and he is angry that his brother never even spoke to him about why. now hes saying that not only is he not going to the wedding, but he never wants to speak to him again.

9:07 am

i know hes only thinking these things out of hurt and anger, but HE thinks he is thinking clearly.

9:07 am

this is the brother who is like one of his favorite people in the world.

9:07 am

dear abby would say go alone if he won't go

9:08 am

Could you get his brother to call him? Explain the situation and see what was behind the decision not to have your husband take part?

9:08 am

morning all... that is a sad story. any idea why brother did not include him?

9:08 am

are there any op words?

9:09 am

Yes, harpjane, think stones.

9:09 am

i think its already past that point. their mother already knows hubby is very upset + if she cant get brother to call, no one can. plus, i feel its really his brothers decision who he wants to have in his own wedding. sure, you can be hurt about not being included, but to disown him over it is WAY harsh.

9:09 am

Also op4 and plural op5.

9:09 am

his brother didnt include ANY of the family. so its not like my hubby specifically was left out. the only family included is our nephew, the ring bearer.

9:09 am

thanks

9:10 am

Maybe it's just your husband's way of highlighting just how hurt he is.

9:10 am

how old are these people eva, and is it his first marriage?

9:10 am

i know thats what it is, haz. but i feel that a statement like skipping your brothers wedding is very strong + may do irreparable damage.

9:11 am

harp, my hubby is 34 + his brother is just 24.

9:12 am

I agree, it's going too far to say that he'll never speak to him again, but some talking does need to happen before the wedding if only to reassure your husband that he's not being targeted for exclusion.

9:12 am

Go without him if you have to eva, (my two cents worth)

9:13 am

harp, i plan to. not really concerned about that (though i know that will make hubby extremely upset). i just dont want to see him ruin this relationship with his brother, and potentially the rest of his family.

9:14 am

Does the bride to be know what's happening?

9:15 am

I can think of a lot of reasons why a 24 year old would want a younger person in the wedding.

9:15 am

i have no idea. honestly, i dont even know if the brother really knows. hubby has been fuming in private for a while. the wedding is just over a week away. i feel like the time to say something has already passed. if someone had brought me something like this right before my wedding, it would have really upset me.

9:16 am

I know, EvaN, I understand how the wedding can take up so much time and energy, but something has to be done, heads have to be knocked together in kindly and non-injuring fashion.

9:17 am

I don't think that a 24 yr old man knows how important it is to include family members in his wedding party.

9:17 am

actually, i think his brother DOES generally have his wits about him, and knowing him, i was actually surprised he didnt invite his brothers to be in the wedding. but in the end, its his wedding, and i think he has the right to invite whoever he wants.

9:18 am

Your husband needs to understand that this decision makes sense to his young brother.

9:18 am

I hope your husband can let this go and still celebrate the wedding.

9:19 am

In MY family, we're always relieved if we're not asked to take any particular responsibility at a wedding....

9:19 am

Haha, Jane.

9:19 am

I don't get not including brothers in the wedding party. I can see why your husband is upset Eva.

9:20 am

im trying to get my husband to see that if youre upset about something, you need to either start a conversation about it, or let it go. you cant just let it fester. and dont act hastily on emotion. something said or done in the heat of the moment can last a lifetime. if he doesnt attend his own brothers wedding, not only could it ruin his relationship with his brother, it will affect the way his entire family sees him. including me.

9:20 am

unfortunately, when hubby is in this frame of mind, he doesnt get the impact of those things. he just gets into a "screw all of you, then" mentality.

9:21 am

but then, we're all church musicians and have an overly bizarre sense of how much work a wedding can be!

9:21 am

And the wedding isn't about your husband. Not being in the wedding party should not define the relationship of the brothers.

9:21 am

I want KANGAROO

9:21 am

I'll be the lone one out on this and say that I respect your husband's hurt feelings and I can see why he doesn't want to go to the wedding.

9:21 am

It's a difficult situation but you're right to try to stave off a fracturing in relationships. It's usually women who get uptight about weddings.

9:22 am

any clues for the ha10?

9:22 am

It would be much worse if he hadn't been invited to the wedding at all. Take that as a starting point, your brother in law wants your husband to be there.

9:22 am

this is why men only want to know when the wedding is 1 hour away and have the suit sitting on the bed.i have been to a few disaterous family weddings (wife and i had a small one and it was fine)

9:23 am

molly, i respect his hurt feelings, and i dont think feeling that way is really out of line. i have an issue with his boycotting the wedding. i think its going to do more damage than he cares to admit. right now, he doesnt care, but i know him and he will in the future.

9:23 am

Eva, I hope this settles down for you and your husband.

9:23 am

i am sorry you are having this wedding nightmare eva:(

9:23 am

crossy, this time it is a MAN making the fuss!

9:24 am

:(

9:24 am

Peace to all. Life is too short to let emotions trump reason.

9:26 am

since it is all about the bride,generally if you go on her cues,it will all be good.like the commercial says"while every ones looking at her,she is looking at you.my father and my sister have not spoken for ten years over her wedding disaster:(

9:26 am

at this point, i think the best i can do is pray hubby sees the light and decides to go to the wedding. the second best i can do is pray he doesnt get too upset with me when i get without him.

9:27 am

(still waiting for ha 10 )

9:28 am

It's pretty extreme to not ask a brother to be in the wedding unless there is already an estrangement, which I assume there is not.

9:28 am

ga 7/52 plz

9:28 am

Me too, Jane

9:28 am

ha10 - to the saintly ring add the first letters of the first biblical book, finish with consumed food.

9:29 am

ty haz

9:29 am

Or stick a consumed food ending to the ha7, lighting stuff.

9:29 am

or turn something into a light bulb?

9:29 am

TY

9:29 am

ga7/52 - an aquatic creature? Think Greta and add the ending.

9:30 am

sorry that is waaaay over my head lol

9:30 am

ty though..

9:31 am

me too

9:31 am

Okay, first three letters of what you do when your throat is sore and you swish liquid around, then what swims with fins etc.

9:31 am

ty

9:32 am

I was thinking of Greta ***bo, the isolated film star.

9:32 am

Oh NOW I get the first clue!

9:32 am

now that i got ! ty haz

9:32 am

molly, no estrangement really. they dont really spend enough time together, but when they are together, they get along great and really enjoy each others company. his brother helped us move + was one of the first people to call to say congratulations on our new house. MY brother hasnt even called, emailed, seen the house or offered to help.

9:32 am

ohhhhh greta .... duh now i see

9:32 am

Glad it worked.

9:33 am

or imagine if a library lion was a whale....

9:35 am

oh gosh.. plug in mouse died again... i hate mouse on laptop..whine whine whine

9:36 am

my i.s.p is being a pain today:(

9:37 am

did u take an aspirin crossy.. mite help ....:)

9:37 am

lol,i will give it a shot

9:38 am

hi, all. I know this is not a word, but it could be a Dr Suess gem: Elefish.

9:40 am

one fish two fish elefish blue fish

9:40 am

How about tefish - an obsession for dyslexics

9:41 am

I was reading The Cat in the Hat with a kid in the office yesterday. She thought it was silly, which is what Suess intended.

9:41 am

for those in the eye biz and know from me over the years that my beloved has vision issues,i finally have the exact identification of the ailment(funny,ten years on and you have to sometimes rip information of of the doctor with a crow bar) it is call chronic cystoid macular oedema and chronic iritis(both eyes)..have to love dr,s

9:41 am

Aha, Crossy. But no cure, right?

9:42 am

seems we have qualified for the last ten years for a tax credit on this and my preparer just told us this this year!

9:42 am

none scrabbs,the inflammation in the back of the eye is lessening,but any damage done is forever

9:42 am

So can you recover $?

9:43 am

and the floaters and cell build up will continue

9:43 am

we can indeed

9:43 am

I found a 7 by myself--rare event for me. re7 = element of a chemical reaction.

9:44 am

he has a laser and once every year or so will use the sonic? vibration form it to blast cell build up

9:44 am

Can she see any shadows?

9:45 am

her vision is stable at 20/400

9:45 am

anything beyond 4 feet is a blur,there is no depth perception when walking

9:46 am

Does she get around the house ok?

9:46 am

her visual field in degrees is 110

9:46 am

she does ok,i have things set up well,she cannot use the stove but can do simple things in the microwave

9:47 am

and with the invetion of the e-book reader can now read books again

9:47 am

Well, keep her happy. She is lucky to have you.

9:48 am

she can dress,bathe and all of that.she compensates well,of course she will never drive

9:48 am

it is my honor to keep her happy:)

9:48 am

When did she lose vision?

9:48 am

the e-book is the biggest breakthrough for her in the last 5 years

9:48 am

1992

9:49 am

it was a progressive thing

9:49 am

and she has 2 glass lenses in her eyes,had cateracts removed in 2004

9:50 am

lol,sorry people did not mean to hog the chog on this.just the accurate book identification was a nice thing to finally see

9:50 am

So she knows what things look like, which is more than for kids born blind. I have a patient, a 7 yr old boy, born blind, and it is heartbreaking for the parents but the older brother adores and guides him.

9:51 am

It makes me think of that classic question: would you rather be blind or deaf? (if you had to lose a sense)

9:51 am

it is and it is not scrabby,because the blind boy knows nothing else.but yes tough for the chiuldren

9:51 am

i would rather be deaf

9:52 am

easy choice

9:52 am

Yes, little Ronan knows no other life.

9:52 am

I agree with that choice, Crossy.

9:52 am

he has never seen,green,or yellw,or seen the sky or a tree"green" itself would be a foreign concept

9:53 am

it is tougher i think on the parents and the brother than ronan

9:53 am

So true.

9:54 am

if the household treats his lack of sight like a every day usual thing of not much importance,ronan will adapt better.we have several families like this and it is astounding how they get along

9:55 am

of course the house must be laid out just so

9:55 am

At 115/158 I must get ready to spend the afternoon and evening with my late friend's kids. The little one gets home from preschool at noon.

9:55 am

at least till bionic eyes become widely available

9:55 am

Enjoy the day, my friend.

9:56 am

tc scrabby

9:56 am

Bye, Scrabbler.

9:56 am

Bye my Irish lass!

9:56 am

we now return you to you original programming and the stewerdess to her original upright position;)

9:57 am

Haz--a friend and I are pondering a UK trip for next yr. I told her about my UK friends that I need to meet.

9:57 am

Next year being 2013?

9:58 am

Yep. She has been there twice, most recently 3 or 4 yrs ago, and she wants to bring me to Buttermere. I told her that I have friends all over to meet.

9:59 am

The Lake District (Buttermere) is lovely but you'll not find it difficult to find interesting places to visit and people to meet!

9:59 am

I will let you know when we get into serious planning. Haz, Liz, Atalante, etc.

9:59 am

Will you be able to fit in a visit to George in Italy?

10:00 am

Italy will be a separate trip someday.

10:00 am

is lizsark still in here? she is on that neat island just off the coast.would be great to stop in there as well scwabby

10:00 am

I'm pretty sure liz is no longer on the island.

10:00 am

Does anybody has today's stats?

10:00 am

She loved to the Taunton/Somerset region and her photos are stunning.

10:01 am

ahh

10:01 am

Bye!

10:01 am

Bye, Scrabbler.

10:01 am

bye scwabby

10:01 am

Kenny -- Neil's are in Babanon

10:01 am

Kenny, there's a list in Babblers Anonymous and also in Molly's profile. But it's a stinker of a grid!

10:02 am

gm everyone...clue for the ha5.12?

10:03 am

ha5/12 - the hawaiian babblet.

10:03 am

ha plus Spanish cheer

10:03 am

ty haz

10:03 am

never remember that babblet

10:03 am

ty, Haz. thought i had that already. doh

10:04 am

not a babblet once you have lived there

10:04 am

That's true, steve.

10:04 am

well,nothing is a babblet,once you have eaten it,worn it,lived there or whatever steve

10:05 am

very true

10:06 am

once you have chased geese around the big hawaiian island,nene is also just a bird word:)

10:08 am

of course we could chase a nene around a gaelic cwm and hit him on the head with an etui:) and go to a beach on ha 5/12 and cook him in the ground on a black sand beach:)..lol time for a tea

10:09 am

though never ever use the plural

10:09 am

these 5's are just not wanting me to find them! la5.10 the first one, plz?

10:09 am

The only stats I found in B A were from yesterday. Something is wrong with my computer.

10:09 am

la plus start of Mr Onassis

10:09 am

Haz is my hero!! ty.

10:09 am

ty haz

10:10 am

You're welcome, lb, crossy.

10:10 am

morning

10:10 am

Nono and Molly have lists in their profiles. Kenny

10:10 am

Kenny, bear in mind that there were 273 words yesterday and the same number today.

10:11 am

no lickety:(

10:11 am

So, just check that you're not seeing today's list and thinking it's for yesterday.

10:11 am

::whew:: i think i may have talked hubby into going to the wedding. basically got him to talk to me + say all the things i knew he was feeling. he started talking about all the GOOD stuff that makes him happy, and now that hes gotten it out of his system, i think he may be resigned to go...

10:11 am

today's list starts out with aa4.5, Kenny

10:11 am

Well done, EvaN. I'll be happy to recommend you for a diploma for diplomacy.

10:12 am

heh, i dunno about that, but i DO know my hubby pretty well. i know sometimes he just needs to work through his emotions -- and even though *I* can tell how hes really feeling, sometimes *he* doesnt know until he has to work through them.

10:13 am

It's good he can talk to you and well done for listening to him. That's important.

10:14 am

its easier to listen when we chat online. he cant notice my multi-tasking or me sighing or rolling my eyes when he comes to a realization that ive known forever...heh

10:15 am

How do I find Nono and Molly?

10:15 am

Good Marriage is not for slackers!

10:15 am

Go to 'who's online' and click on either of their profiles.

10:16 am

Thanks

10:16 am

Or if they're not online, go to Rankings, do control F and type in their name.

10:17 am

i bite my tongue so often to work for a good marriage. pick your battles. :)

10:18 am

Amen Eva!

10:18 am

i say this as someone who has only been married for a year + a half...heh soon i will have a hole through my tongue. ;)

10:19 am

fore

10:20 am

It'll be 30 years this year for us and we continue to live with two bears in the house (as advised by my father years ago) Bear and forbear.

10:20 am

sorry. pb but i've been married 26 years and i think it goes better if you don't have unrealistic expectations

10:22 am

good marriages take a lot of work. lots of talking and listening! compromise and patience

10:22 am

And laughter, lots of laughter.

10:23 am

being married is not for sissies.. that's for sure

10:23 am

oh yes, lots of laughter!!

10:23 am

That is common that our arguements end in either a simple i'm sorry or in laughter or both

10:24 am

Hello, ruru.

10:24 am

*waves to Haz*

10:25 am

*waving back* How are you? Apart from not being a sissy?

10:26 am

I'm fine thank you...

10:26 am

And your knees?

10:26 am

my only expectation is that he will constantly surprise me with how out-of-touch with reality he is. usually thats refreshing and wonderful. but sometimes it is frustrating and makes me want to punch him in the throat. :)

10:27 am

well... my knees are another story

10:28 am

Yes, I thought so. But you're going to get them sorted soon, aren't you?

10:28 am

yes

10:28 am

phantom: eagle and angle

10:29 am

lol eva,pick you battles indeed.i am 19 years in and can tell you it is better and more harmonious to give up the odd battle,cause it is a long,long ,long war and when she is not happy,you are not happy:)

10:29 am

last pa5.12?

10:29 am

pa5/12 - a vowel short of the shortened jail sentence

10:30 am

eventually you learn what is worth wasting your energy on:)

10:31 am

i miss lickety, his list alphabetises them in the right order! urgh!! had that one need the one after the french city.

10:31 am

also phantom: tangle

10:31 am

you're not helping pickles

10:31 am

That is the one after the French city.

10:32 am

sorry, i'll stop. i can't evacuate it from my brain until i share

10:32 am

i thin i need a break, sort out my list and attempt again with fresher brain. ty for all your help, Haz

10:33 am

lbd you 've been watching too much I Love Lucy

10:33 am

No problem, lb, it's a tricky one today.

10:33 am

lol ru. just caught my typo.

10:34 am

biab, fresh coffee should help...right?

10:34 am

this grid is so evil,i do not know whether to drive a wooden stake through my monitor or sprinkle it with holy water

10:34 am

it seems to be helping me lbd

10:34 am

It's comforting to think so, lb.

10:34 am

lol, crossy

10:36 am

good morning everyone

10:37 am

Good morning, flosey.

10:38 am

howdy flosey

10:40 am

lo 5/14= there is a airport by this name and also a movie called lo**** run(good old time sf movie btw)

10:41 am

Hi everyone! I take it there is no list today??

10:41 am

michael york? was he in that, crossy?

10:41 am

molly has one

10:41 am

i cannot remember now amelu

10:41 am

sorry, just popped in my head....

10:41 am

I'm in the grid!!

10:41 am

:o)

10:41 am

Hello, Flask, in molly and Nono's profile and also in BabAnon.

10:41 am

yaa for phae!

10:41 am

273 yesterday....and the same today??

10:42 am

273 tomorrow too

10:42 am

I know, what are the chances?

10:42 am

and of course it is a proper word ty phae

10:42 am

Hi Haz, how are you? Do you have any snow?

10:43 am

Well it totally confused me!!

10:43 am

We're having little skiffs and flurries but nothing is lying, thank goodness.

10:44 am

LOL! We use little skiffs to tool around the bayou in.

10:44 am

What about yourself, Flask? The forecast wasn't great.

hi there, chilly but sun shining here thank goodness :D

10:44 am

Its never stopped here since 8 o'clock this morning, but its not lying.....thank goodness!!

10:44 am

do not think you get skiff of snow on the bayou amelu:)

10:45 am

now you got me hungering for a lobster shrimp boil southern style

10:46 am

crossys mind cross-connects like that:))

10:46 am

does anyone have a clue for to8 please?

10:47 am

In this context, skiff comes from the Scots skiff 'to move lightly barely touching the surface'.

10:47 am

to8 - being accepting of another's point of view

10:47 am

thanks Haz

10:47 am

ty haz

10:48 am

You're welcome.

10:48 am

yup, that's pretty much what a skiff is here, surface being water...

10:50 am

we have a small local boat here amelu know as the "watts skiff" was very popular with the fishermen right untill the 20,s or so

10:51 am

a shallow draught boat often fitted with one sail and a small rudder

10:51 am

done east coast "dory" style sometimes

10:52 am

lol,crossy shuts up and goes back to his tea and the grid

10:53 am

and, yes, tyvm haz. our skiff is actually a john boat... I googled your's, crossy, much different...

10:53 am

better run, meeting at 10: bbl

10:53 am

prettier, tho.

10:54 am

is a John Boat a watercraft for prostitutes?

10:54 am

It must be so difficult for non-English speakers when we use the same word to mean different things.

10:55 am

have often thought about that, haz. Being someone who learns other languages fairly easily (russian for one), I think that learning English must be one of the most difficult.

10:55 am

they say english is one of the tougher languages to learn

10:55 am

LOL @ ruru! :o) only if it's used to get the prostitute from the river bank to the houseboat.

10:55 am

and spanish the easiest

10:56 am

clue for ha10 please?

10:56 am

I agree, Dorens. It's just not logical when compared with French or German.

10:56 am

gives one a whole new meaning to Take me to The RIver..

10:56 am

Flask, if you have the ha7, add 'consumed food' to the ending.

10:56 am

and soooo many different spellings to produce the same sound (french does have it's share of that, but not close to ours)

10:56 am

not incandescent + having consumed, flask

10:57 am

and it is now time for crossys quote of the day!!!

10:57 am

"Once he had one leg in the White House and the nation trembled under his roars. Now he is a tinpot pope in the Coca-Cola belt and a brother to the forlorn pastors who belabor halfwits in galvanized iron tabernacles behind the railroad yards." - H. L. Mencken, writing of William Jennings Bryan, counsel for the supporters of Tennessee's anti-evolution law at the Scopes "Monkey Trial" in 1925.

10:59 am

thanks folks...got it!

11:00 am

Glad you got it, Flask.

11:00 am

<---Now has Talking Heads playing in the brain track

11:01 am

I have a Mencken one that is SO apt when applied to the current crop of Republican clowns: "As democracy is perfected, the office of the president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron."

11:03 am

It doesn't say much for his opinion of Americans, does it?

11:04 am

Not ALL Americans

11:05 am

Just the stupid ones who clearly don't deserve a vote. Is that what he's saying or is my interpretation incorrect?

11:06 am

You are over-interpreting. He was just being clever.

11:07 am

Besides, we DID have a moron in the White House, once or twice.

11:09 am

clue for an8please?

11:09 am

an8 - consumer of insects

11:10 am

ty Haz!

11:10 am

You're welcome.

11:11 am

Howdy, all. Aww gee. We're one O short of a kangaroo.

11:11 am

Hello, Judi.

and a phantom orphan

11:13 am

Hello, diane.

good morning/afternoon, everyone !

Hi, Haz

Love your cup, saucer etc. ! I love china !

11:15 am

They're pretty, aren't they? I bought them online last year from a website called everythingstopsfortea.

11:16 am

It's Royal Doulton 'Full blown roses'.

I have royal albert American beauty rose... and some treasured Limoges and I must put up my German porcelain hot choc set.... is that the general theme for today?

11:17 am

No, the themes have kind of gone by the board since so few people were doing them. I've just put this up because it's pretty.

I'll do the same :-)

11:18 am

I used to have my dog's photo up but when she died I decided I needed to change.

11:19 am

Have you thought of getting another dog yet, Haz?

11:20 am

We've talked about it, Flask, but husband is much more reluctant than I'd expected. He found Spangle's death very difficult to cope with. I'm hoping he'll come round to the idea.

11:20 am

Hi All!

11:21 am

Oh am sorry to hear that Haz!

11:21 am

hi again all!

11:21 am

Goodness, spellit! How are you?

11:21 am

Hello, uusue.

11:21 am

Fine thanks Hazel - enjoying married life in a quiet Hampshire village

11:22 am

Lovely, glad to know that married life is agreeing with you.

11:23 am

Coming up to our first wedding anniversary soon - how time flies

11:23 am

The grandchildren all well? Wasn't Millie your little granddaughter who used to appear in your profile?

11:24 am

We have 4 of Jane's here today, then 5 of mine for Easter including Millie!

11:24 am

I need to update my profile and photo

11:24 am

That's great, I'm so pleased for you.

11:25 am

Have you been babbling in silence all along or did you take a break?

11:26 am

I took a break as we were out visiting a lot, but I can't really kick the habit

11:26 am

It kind of gets a hold of you, doesn't it?

11:27 am

back again - meeting delayed due to ferry delay

11:27 am

Not too keen on these 273 ones though

11:27 am

This particular 273 one is a stinker.

11:27 am

Hello again, flosey.

11:28 am

I agree Haz

11:28 am

hi flosey!

11:28 am

See the old faithful volcano is still with us!

11:28 am

yes, old faithful babblet

11:29 am

Yes, it's kind of comforting that the old faithfuls still appear - a bit like babblers!

11:29 am

Off to get some tea now so back later - bye all

11:30 am

I found several words that aren't accepted. Spangle is almost in the grid, Haz. As is Pangea, Anglo, Pharo, etc. etc.

11:30 am

Bye, spellit, lovely to see you again.

11:30 am

You're right, Judi, lots of almost words.

11:30 am

hi judi!

11:31 am

also Frango (for those who remember Marshall Fields)

11:31 am

ty for an8,help with other 8'sand the 10 pls

11:31 am

And I apologize for being so little help with those "almost" words.

11:31 am

and anything ending in -gle, which I keep finding (tangle, angle, and so on)

11:32 am

ha10/91 builds on ha7/40, a type of light bulb

11:32 am

to8 - understanding of other's point of view

11:32 am

or: ha7 = angel head ornament + ladies and ***tlemen

11:33 am

then add "consumed" for the 10

11:33 am

pa8/45 - alternative spelling of mental condition where you're convinced 'they're out to get me'

11:33 am

ty fo the ha,s suze

11:33 am

hi8/55 is Japanese writing, not sure how to clue it by spelling

11:34 am

ty looking

11:34 am

thanks for the pa8, haz!

11:34 am

gotthe ha10 ty

11:34 am

hi8/55 - hi plus a cloth in tatters, Siam governess minus a consonant.

11:35 am

Or hi plus a well worn cloth (three) then the ending of the yellow bendy fruit.

11:35 am

ty for the pa 8 haz

11:35 am

You're welcome.

thanks for the pa 8 Haz

11:37 am

You're welcome, diane.

11:37 am

I was saying earlier on that Minveryork is going to have to be extra creative to get some of these words woven into her clue story.

11:38 am

ty for the hi 8 haz

11:39 am

Yes. Those were all tongue twisters. Not to mention brain-bending.

11:43 am

I watched a documentary on the Austrailian invasion by Cain Toads the other night. What a mess!

11:44 am

When did it happen? The invasion, I mean.

11:45 am

They're not very decorative, that's for sure.

11:47 am

Not sure when the doc was filmed, Haz. I believe it's still on-going. Darwin was the last stronghold. They had a tactical perimeter set up. Volunteers going out at night and catching thousands of toads. Then they bag them up and throw them in the freezer. Once the toad is dead, apparently the venom is no longer hazardous. On a positive note, the are turning the dead toads into fertilizer!

11:47 am

tadone!! finito! monkeys are weary and brain is mush.

11:47 am

TY to ever talked about pinterest. Just blew the better part of an hour setting it up

11:47 am

I feel your pain, lb. Well done!

11:48 am

special delivering truffles and triffles for all your help and patience, Haz

11:49 am

Thank you very much, lb!

11:49 am

must go now and relax in my kitchen...time to make lunch. HAGD everyone

11:49 am

The toads were introduced (imported from Central America) in the late 30's to erradiate the sugar cane beetles. Turns out, the toads ate everything BUT the sugar cane beetles and turned out to be toxic to all predators. A wee squirt of venom can kill eve a large croc.

11:50 am

*erradicate*

11:50 am

Oh dear, somebody didn't do the research.

11:50 am

eradicate

11:50 am

Pardon my wonky spelling.

11:51 am

Every time someone corrected my spelling, it was correct forever -- so I do it now and then

11:53 am

No, it was and still is an environmental disaster. The poor Aussies have endured more than their fair sh5 of plagues. Sugar cane beetles, rabbits...

11:55 am

If only the rabbits could eat the beetles.

11:57 am

crossy, I saw a picture of beautiful Georgian Bay in the Sierra Club Magazine

11:57 am

Paul Mcartney is in horror right now Haz

11:57 am

They are working on a biological concoction that is being designed to prevent the tadpoles from developing into toads. At the time of filming, they said a solution was a decade away. Ultimately, they will be spraying the swamps, billabongs and other areas where the toads procreate.

11:58 am

I know, they're herbivores, aren't they?

11:59 am

hint for the 10 pls

11:59 am

Even the tadpoles are toxic. The toads eat insects, worms, smaller animals and lizards. They even cannibalize other toads.

12:00 pm

Really is the super toad from hell.

12:01 pm

bichon, ha10 works from ha7/40 - think bright light

12:02 pm

Okay. Enough environmental horror stories. I'm off to run an errand. See you fabulous humans tomorrow! *POOF*

12:02 pm

Bye, Judi, watch out for the toads!

12:03 pm

clue for last ag 6/ 24please

12:03 pm

YAAAA! LAST CAR PAYMENT FOR CROSSY TODAY! FREE! I AM FREE! crossy does happy dance http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUQX2B6 7KL4

12:03 pm

ag6/24 - ag and almost backwards volcano babblet.

12:04 pm

tyvm Haz

12:04 pm

or place an insect in a vowel sandwich

12:05 pm

Okay, off I go to the kitchen. I'll not say 'enjoy the grid' in case you think I'm being sarcastic! But have a good day, anyway. Bye!

12:06 pm

clue for last ag 6 please

12:07 pm

crossy dances cause no one is watching:)

12:08 pm

AG + what Nathaniel Hawthorne's mother probably called him

12:09 pm

hello everybody

12:09 pm

nice clue, erda, ty

12:10 pm

{{crossy}}

12:10 pm

YW ruby

12:14 pm

hey, do y'all remember back like 7 minutes ago when we all saw Crossy dancing + were struck speechless??

12:17 pm

Hi all

12:18 pm

Is there a list insomebody's profile?

12:18 pm

Neil's in Babanon

12:18 pm

... I'm using Bab Anon ... ... but it's still really hard work ...

12:18 pm

ty

12:19 pm

Best that can be done under the circumstances, doseffing...

12:20 pm

... I'm getting too obsessive about this one ... I've put off the grocery shopping twice already ..

12:21 pm

"Obsessive" should be the name of this game...

12:21 pm

... true

12:25 pm

still need pa8 and hi8 did not get previous clues

12:26 pm

crossy is tablet babbling..the computer just caught fire on me..thing is now on the font lawn in a water filled ditch:-(

12:26 pm

Pa8 will destroy ya...different second to last vowel

12:27 pm

ty Molly

12:27 pm

good clue

12:27 pm

tough grid

12:29 pm

hi8...short for hello + old cloth used for cleaning + the lady with the King of Siam, only one consonant in the middle

12:29 pm

ty so much Molls

12:29 pm

never would have found that one

12:30 pm

: )

12:31 pm

bbl

12:40 pm

so sorry about your computer, crossy! :-(

12:40 pm

Hi Babblers

12:47 pm

hi all

12:48 pm

hi sammys.. mighty quiet in the chat room

12:49 pm

yay for crossy's car, and boo for crossy's computer!!

12:50 pm

hi sue.. I logged on to see the computer caught fire.. what about the car?

12:54 pm

yay cross......... i remember what a great feeling it is

crossy what happened?

12:56 pm

bbs.. laundry .. still 124 to find

12:58 pm

His cmp burned and he made his last car payment!

I am giving myself till 2:10 EST to be here.

1:00 pm

wuse move - it's a killer!

Wuse ?

1:02 pm

w i s e ok?

You're a wuse old owl.

1:02 pm

found f 6/33! very appropriate word for this grid!

1:03 pm

got it in one

Phantom pharoah.

1:05 pm

dang! omar is in the grid again. He was hiding well!

1:09 pm

who has a list today

1:10 pm

there's a list in babanon teach

1:10 pm

Neil -- in Bab Anon

1:10 pm

molly has one

1:11 pm

and hello again - in and out today

I just past my allotted time.

Passed.

Just before I go--health item in the news today to clarify dementia vs. forgetfulness.

Forgetting your keys- forgetfulness.

Forgetting what your keys are for- dementia.

1:12 pm

thanks kap, good to know!

In case you were worried.

ren

Typing words in chog- not dementia.

Not knowing how you got to chog-dementia.

1:24 pm

back, laundry all done.. now to find some words like that f6 Roses mentioned

1:25 pm

found an fo6

greetings on a chilly afternoon in Michigan

1:28 pm

hi BDG

1:29 pm

HI everyone - back after a long time. almost forget how to play

1:30 pm

sp 7/32 ??

1:30 pm

wb poodle!

1:31 pm

welcome back poodle from a fellow ohioan

1:31 pm

... the second one is the following sp5 without its last vowel ... plus picnic bugs

1:31 pm

... haven't got the first one yet...

1:31 pm

thanks everyone

1:32 pm

ty doseff.. got it

1:33 pm

not on the list yet, so I think I got it.. singular picnic pest at the end

kangaret, is not a word!

1:34 pm

should be, sounds great

1:34 pm

... ya can't smoke 'em so they don't count ...

1:35 pm

... getting sillier

1:36 pm

anglo just counts as a prefix, sigh

1:44 pm

hey all, up to 99, put the dog outside because he was being really really obnoxious. Now I feel like a really bad doggy mama. *sigh*

1:45 pm

aw, poor puppy

1:45 pm

howdy stid.. maybe the dog was acting up because he wanted to go outside!

1:46 pm

he's acting up because the brand-new budgies have been really bizarre this morning, fluttering around and almost deliberately planting themselves in front of him on the floor. I am going to be nervous every time they are out of cage until their wing feather grow back.

maybe doggie saw a word in the grid that you didn't see, and was trying to tell you!

1:46 pm

... long time ago there was a movie with Jack Lemmon titled "How to Murder Your Wife" ... ... he murdered his wife by sticking her in the machine that produced the gl4/7 ... that is where I would like to stick the author of today's grid ... ... must take a break ...

1:46 pm

that IS a possibility, gwen!

1:47 pm

there, there, doseffing... LOL

1:47 pm

oooh! found an 8!!!

1:48 pm

wtg, stid

1:48 pm

what does the 20 start with? and Hi!

1:48 pm

20???? you mean ten I hope...

1:48 pm

hi there Annie

20? <perk!>

1:49 pm

:-) I don't have the ten yet, though annie

1:49 pm

LOL, silly me...I meant the 10..as if that isnt enough letterse

1:49 pm

*letters

1:49 pm

we're all struggling with typoese today, methinks

1:49 pm

HiStid and Aloy

1:50 pm

don't have a 10 Annie, sorry

1:50 pm

"harelot" = naughty bunny...

i only have three 7s

1:50 pm

lol, good one stid

1:50 pm

ha 10/91

1:50 pm

I have ZERO 7s so far

1:50 pm

I have 2 7's

1:51 pm

I have one 7, one 8 and not a 10

1:51 pm

ty gemini.. looking

1:51 pm

oooh. thanks gemini!

1:51 pm

yw

1:52 pm

wahoo, found it!

ty gemini, if i find it i'll faint lol

1:53 pm

you're speedy, aloyisius!

1:53 pm

clue, clue, clue....please

1:53 pm

saw the gas and went from there

1:53 pm

start with what is over an angel's head

1:54 pm

then go to the abbr. for a high ranking military man

1:54 pm

and end with the pt of ingest

1:54 pm

woot!!! GOT IT!!! was working on the same idea, aloyisius, just a little slower. Did I mention "THE GIRLFRIEND" is here also? *sigh* teenagers. *double mama sigh*

1:54 pm

got the ha7, thanks

1:54 pm

wtg stid and Annie

<Kfainted!>

1:55 pm

now I have the ha 10, thanks Aloy

1:55 pm

I have 1-2-3 words now! *proud mama look*

1:55 pm

(-: yay

1:55 pm

.. passes smelling salts to BDG

1:55 pm

*puts smelling salts under Book;s nose*

1:55 pm

lol Annie

1:56 pm

We revived her Aloy

1:56 pm

ah, beauty contest word!

mmmmm-MEH!

1:56 pm

and don't forget the big blood vessel/s

thanks, buds, that was close

1:56 pm

phew

1:57 pm

thanks Aloyisius, I ALWAYS have to ask for help on those!

suddenly i realize those were the ligh bulbs they had in the cartop signs back when i was a humble pizza carrier

1:57 pm

hi again all!

1:57 pm

stid, gwen, aloy, nice to see you all! And annie!

1:57 pm

yw.. vowel words are harder for me to see too.. wb, sue

1:58 pm

hi sue :)

howdee UU Sue!

1:58 pm

hey sue! I did a poem on "far infrared" for today. I think it's not very good, but I am learning SO MUCH about science with this project!

have you heard the lates UU joke?

1:58 pm

nice, stid! I've been following your blog, so will probably read it tonight.

1:58 pm

ooh, tell me, gwen!

1:58 pm

go for it, gwen!

okay, so there's a real estate agent trying to sell a little country church. he is showing it to all sorts of religious folks, ministers, pastors, etc . . .

2:00 pm

*waiting*

. . . one day he is showing it to a reverend gentleman, and the client asks, how many will it seat? the estate agent pauses, not wanting to offend, and says . . .

. . . well, if you're a baptist, about 200, or if you're a unitarian, about 75

(rimshot!)

2:01 pm

Bah-dum-ching!

oh, dear, now i'm wondering if i have to explain it . . . lol

2:02 pm

umm, does that imply that Unitarians eat more than baptists?.. sorry.. I am dense

2:02 pm

I'm sure I will get it eventually, gwen...

2:03 pm

rofl @ gwen's joke

the stereotypical unitarian is prickly and distant, thus they do not sit close together . . .

2:03 pm

unitarian = uni (single, solitary)....

2:03 pm

ah! ty Gwen

2:03 pm

ah, that was a stereotype with which I was not familiar

of course i am a universalist, not all that prickly 8-D

okay, i got a better one (she says hopefully):

2:04 pm

we had a lot of light bulb jokes at our April Fools service but I don't remember them well enough to reproduce

2:04 pm

gwen is a cuddly UU! *silly mama grin*

2:04 pm

wish I could remember jokes..

gonna copy this one right out of my book y'all . . . okay, here i go

Once upon a future time, the Starship Uniprise was crossing over the Bible Belt into the Fundamentalist Zone to respond to a distress call from a UU Association outpost. "Spock, what can you tell me about these people?" Kirk demanded. . . .

2:05 pm

aloyisius, make one up! Like this: what do you get when you cross a teenager? ANGST!

. . . "The library computer has little information, Captain," Spock replied. "Logically, however, we may deduce from their name, 'Unitarian Universalist,' that since 'Unitarian' means one, and 'Universalist' means everything, that these people believe in one of everything."

2:06 pm

rofl gwen!

2:06 pm

very cute, gwen!

ty stid 8-)

2:06 pm

LOL.. got that one!

2:07 pm

and then there is the one about why there are no UUs in heaven -

do tell

2:07 pm

apparently there is a fork in the road to heaven, with a sign - one way says "To Heaven". The other way says "To a Discussion about Heaven".

2:07 pm

You can guess where all the UUs are :-)

oh ar!

2:08 pm

*giggle @ sue*

2:12 pm

my son and dil have started going to unitarian services and enjoy them very much.. now I'll have to ask them if it is uu or just u

(more better jokes here) http://www.gwenfoss.com/bookdetails.as p?book=222

2:12 pm

hi hi

2:12 pm

150 left

2:12 pm

good afternoon harry!

2:12 pm

hi Harry

2:12 pm

hi stid. slow going on this grid

2:12 pm

hallo aloy

2:13 pm

still missing the top row and right hand O

2:13 pm

The U and the U joined forces back in the 50s, I think...

2:13 pm

brb

2:13 pm

sorry to interrupt the UU discussion

2:13 pm

cowboy movie for the top o

2:13 pm

ty aloy :)

2:13 pm

got both :)

2:14 pm

hi harry!

2:14 pm

and a strange word for the right hand one.. like the talk show host with her own channel, minus a consonant in the word

2:14 pm

ooh.. I didn't get the other one from the top o, Harry

2:15 pm

ty!

2:15 pm

now I did.. lol

2:15 pm

ah, thanks for the o, aloy!

2:15 pm

nbt!

2:15 pm

now I am just over half way, maybe I should finish my 3:30 lecture...

2:15 pm

yvw Annie

2:15 pm

am hitting a wall with 90 left, eek

2:15 pm

...but before that I give you one more UU light bulb joke:

2:16 pm

How many Unitarian Universalists does it take to change a light bulb? We choose not to make a statement either in favor of or against the light bulb. However, if you have found in your own journey that light bulbs work for you, that is fine. You are invited to write a poem or compose a modern dance about your personal relationship with your light bulb and present it next month at our annual light bulb Sunday service in which we will explore a number of light bulb traditions, including incandescent, fluorescent, three- way, long-life, and tinted, all of which are equally valid paths to luminescence.

2:16 pm

might be nice to be prepared, sue! LOL

oh dear lol

go ahead

2:16 pm

rofl sue

i love it!

2:16 pm

good one!

(to be honest, that one is already in captivity on my puter, tho)

2:16 pm

tinted! I'm ok with all those light bulbs, but I'd NEVER let a TINTED one in MY HOUSE

2:17 pm

Yes, it has been around for a while :-)

2:17 pm

ugh I need a nap

2:17 pm

and of course it predates the new LED option...

i have all but one smart fluorescent, and the other one is a LED-bulb

2:18 pm

LED-users are the most-recent to receive illumination... *assumes lotus position*

2:18 pm

former pres in the grid, but his name won't work

eisenhower?

2:19 pm

Ronny

2:19 pm

reagan?

2:19 pm

bush, washington, nixon...

2:19 pm

oh! well found, annie!

2:19 pm

ding ding, Annie saw it

2:19 pm

and aloyisius

2:20 pm

*curtsies*

2:21 pm

missed the holy book plural

2:21 pm

Frango (mints) are also in the grid, and also not accepted

2:21 pm

never had them, sue

client calls, gotta run *poink*

2:22 pm

first name of a Cath. univ also no good

2:22 pm

they were a specialty of (the late) Marshall Field's (Chicago department store bought out by Macy's)

2:22 pm

I've had enough for now. bye!

2:22 pm

notre

2:22 pm

yup

2:22 pm

they made a Frango mint liqueur that was wonderful...

2:22 pm

bye harry!

2:22 pm

bye, Harry

2:23 pm

bye Harry

2:23 pm

and I had missed the holy book, thanks!

2:23 pm

yvw sue

2:24 pm

holy cow, I missed the volcano!

2:24 pm

I was wondering which holy book? Got it now

2:24 pm

... serious sign of Babble blindness

2:24 pm

later gwen

2:24 pm

later harry

2:24 pm

I first looked for Koran

2:25 pm

there is a te 6 that looks like a type of angel?

2:25 pm

h'mm

2:26 pm

seraphim, forgot types of angels

2:27 pm

karo as in syrup, getting desparate here.. may have to go to the list a bit early

2:28 pm

take off the plural ending (two letters) of the angel you named, aloyisius, and then change that first letter

2:28 pm

apparently it's a household god

2:28 pm

thanks!!! Stid

2:29 pm

wow.. tyvm stid

2:31 pm

pi4.6, how you can get some birds to come out in view

2:31 pm

stats for the right most column pls,

2:32 pm

down to 109... I want to get down to 100 today...

2:32 pm

sorry for the o in that column

2:32 pm

op4.6 and pl

stiddy!!!!!

2:33 pm

ty Aloy

2:33 pm

hey mcurl! how's vacation going for you? I am not doing half the things on my to-do list (might be the lack of sunlight today)

2:33 pm

yw, also op4.5

2:34 pm

still missing one from that o

same here! spent yesterday with Laura and Paige--it was a beautiful day for our little outing!

2:34 pm

:-) LOVE being able to be indolent and still have time to make supper.

2:34 pm

brb

2:34 pm

phone

2:40 pm

phantom: elegant

2:41 pm

hi mcurl!

hi uu

2:41 pm

(3:30 lecture is done)

2:42 pm

I have 121 left...may be back later

2:43 pm

later, Annie

2:52 pm

Can i get some help on the long words?

2:52 pm

Oh man, multiple tornadoes have touched down in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. I hope KJE is okay.

2:53 pm

do you have the beauty pa7 ?

2:53 pm

oh no..

2:54 pm

not getting it

2:54 pm

contest, bathing suits, talent, etc

2:54 pm

crown for the winner and a bouquet

2:55 pm

need 5 more before I list.. def. need a break, bbs

2:56 pm

trouble with my spelling

2:57 pm

You still have guests are your house Al?

2:57 pm

oh.. just put the picnic pest at the end of what the words are on in a book

2:59 pm

no.. back from our daughter's wedding in Phoenix and now cleaning our condo so it will be ready when someone hopefully rents it.. have some people coming tomorrow to look at it..

2:59 pm

Bogart wants his head scratched

3:00 pm

bbs.. poof

3:02 pm

Clue/stats for one from the A in the fourth column? I'll be happy with NBTs

3:02 pm

sorry, i don't have it rose

3:03 pm

Glad to know I'm not the only one. I

3:03 pm

green slimy stuff, rose and pickles

3:03 pm

I've tried everything!!! bangs head on keyboard in frustration - oh no, this is fun!

3:04 pm

both singular and plural: al4/6 and al5/14

sugra pats rose on the back "it will be ok"

3:04 pm

Thank you thank you!

3:04 pm

feeling better now. NBTs! Next goal is to have more words than I need to find.

3:05 pm

yay rose!

3:05 pm

Roses, ag, **e you having fun yet?

3:05 pm

Thanks annie! And the answer is yes!

3:06 pm

youre welcome and glad you are having fun

3:07 pm

i know the word but can't spell it

3:07 pm

be back later

3:11 pm

hey - is there a list somewhere?

3:11 pm

molly has a list

3:12 pm

ty

3:14 pm

I need to excise some phantoms:orphan

tangle

3:16 pm

kangaroo

shift

3:19 pm

sphere

3:21 pm

angle and angel

3:21 pm

Only 124 left! passed the half way point. bbs.

3:22 pm

and off to class! bbl

3:26 pm

and tangelo

3:28 pm

hey all

3:28 pm

hi, stid

3:31 pm

ao6/18?

3:31 pm

I actually went outside and PRUNED the little hedge that goes around the front fig tree!! *proud mama look* good thing, too -- it's a mildly invasive little box-like shrub and I had to pull a number of starts that invaded last year...

3:32 pm

plural heart hose?

3:32 pm

pickle...latin plural of something of the heart

a little more ambitious than me! I loaded and ran the dishwasher and then walked out to check the mail! LOL

3:32 pm

rolin's clue is better.

3:32 pm

woo-hoo mcurl!

3:33 pm

you're an ambitious, woman, to be sure! LOL

3:33 pm

all the "gle" phantoms are bugging me too... hi everyone!

3:33 pm

I just chased stidkid and his gf outside for a short walk -- then she will go home. And then he and I have errands to run. And at some point I am going to figure out how to make "pulled pork" I think...

3:34 pm

hey viajes

3:34 pm

any o from the last column for nbt

3:35 pm

oh! phantom for me today: eagle -- yesterday there were THREE eagles (bald, of course) flying together in the sky and calling back and forth. It was magical...

3:35 pm

op4 pretty october birthstone

3:35 pm

i'm blind

3:36 pm

gives pickles official babble tile tester to help navigate grid

thanks stid; can't believed I didn't see it! Pulled pork is not very hard. I don't do it very often but check out foodnetwork for ideas.

3:37 pm

thanks mcurl -- got the idea when I saw Costco had four pork loins in a package, and thought I could make four pulled porks from that instead of paying premium for the pre-made stuff. We'll see... LOL my kitchen experiments are great when they turn out, but there are never any guarantees.

3:38 pm

oh, a true fi4! oa 7

3:38 pm

stidkid says, "Hey mcurl, how are you?"

isn't that all part of the fun???

tell stidkid howdy and doing pretty good

3:39 pm

I made pulled pork from the shoulder. Is it better from the loin?

3:40 pm

I don't know bichon, I have to buy what's available and affordable... which is getting to be a smaller and smaller selection these days. *sigh* If we are having to cut corners and shop at the heavily discounted outlet stores, what are the people who have been using them all along doing?

got some things going on that trying to figure out but not the place here to go through it all. I know everyone is so supportive---it's just something we have to do at home!

3:40 pm

oh no! no lickety today?!

3:40 pm

I love lickety:(

3:40 pm

there is a list at babanon

3:41 pm

Bich, I use the cheaper cuts of pork to make pulled pork. We have the loin for Sunday roast dinners.

3:41 pm

molly has a list

i know pickles; the bizarre thing is the list from the other day is the same number of words as today--

3:41 pm

For 273 words, there susre isn't a whole lot to work with here. I only have one 7 letter word

3:41 pm

(((mcurl))) I am going to be out for a while, but if you want to call, I will send you my # in fb. ONLY if you want to call. And if you want to go for a walk around Capitol lake at some point this week, let me know. Or McLean Creek trail, haven't been there in a while.

3:42 pm

go bichon go!

3:42 pm

I never had so much trouble getting half way

I have both you numbers; I may just take you up on that walk---I'm thinking about coming up to Carmon's on Thursday as they will be home from hawaii on friday

3:43 pm

I need 15 more to get half way

3:43 pm

alton brown has a recipe at the foodnetwork site, and he uses pork butt. But he also uses a smoker... "still looking"

3:43 pm

:-) let me know. Will be happy to see you any time.

same here stid!

3:43 pm

going to the grocery

3:43 pm

brb

3:51 pm

okay! gf is out the door to take the test for running start (college classes in high school)... hope she does well. She's smart but has test anxiety. *rolls eyes* an all-too common condition these days.

3:56 pm

oh! down to 99!

3:57 pm

back later probably... it's a good day for babbling.

3:57 pm

help with ha 5/12 please

3:58 pm

Hi all...is lickety screwed up today?

3:58 pm

ha5.12 white man in Hawiian ha & dig a h***

3:59 pm

I think there is no Lickety today. Just confusing as yesterdays grid was 273 also

4:00 pm

thnx lynxx

4:00 pm

that makes sense...thanks lynxxx...one of my words went there lol

4:19 pm

hello everyone will someone please list the stats for my missing 8 ? I have hi 8/55; pa 8/45; to 8/40

4:20 pm

hi West. the easiest one too an8.40, compound

4:20 pm

hi lyn and thanks

4:21 pm

that was easy !! lol

4:24 pm

hint for an 8, compund word pls

4:24 pm

they LOVE picnic pests

4:25 pm

aardvark

4:25 pm

Creature who eats bugs

4:25 pm

Enough clues?

4:26 pm

tyvm Molly and west and lynxxx

4:28 pm

I am only missing to 8. But, I only have one of the the 13 7 letter words. Yoiks

4:28 pm

this grid is a hard mistress

4:28 pm

it is indeed, west, hi all

4:28 pm

wow, I have only half of them

4:29 pm

hi peri

4:29 pm

You'd figure that with 273 words, the s would be more helpful

4:29 pm

only have 2 7 letter words

4:29 pm

hi Peri

4:29 pm

... this is the hardest grid I've seen in a long, long time

4:29 pm

107 left

4:30 pm

hint - to8 has the picnic pest on the end

4:30 pm

to8 ... to have patience with ... to make allowance for ...

4:30 pm

tyvm dose

4:38 pm

List if anyone is looking for one: http://tinyurl.com/7nd4c87

4:38 pm

TY BabRab and hi

4:39 pm

Hello

I have made up some seriously interesting words while monkeying this grid and I still only have 110 words. Ugh.

4:39 pm

hello bab

4:40 pm

me too magmom

4:41 pm

I take exception to flaming picnic pest..we lived in Mississippi and I know they exist

Yep west, but two separate words :(

4:42 pm

that's what I figured

hot diggity! I finally got a 7 and I did it all by myself!

4:43 pm

wtg !! what are the stats?

4:44 pm

now I'm singing Perry Como

pa 7/40

4:44 pm

hint mag mom

lol. Next time I'll use "woo to the hoo." I don't think there's a song for that

4:45 pm

the beauty show?

Here she is.... miss america

yes west

4:45 pm

ty

4:45 pm

that's okay..I love to sing

4:46 pm

I read somewhere that people actually named their daughter that

really? nothing surprises me anymore

4:47 pm

wonder what future they had in mind for her?

4:47 pm

Neveah, heaven spelled backwards.

my daughter just informed me that she would be hanging out with her friend "Thaiasia" on their 6 flags trip.

I guess that's if it wasn't blown away by those tornadoes this afternoon

4:48 pm

do you suppose her parents met there?

4:48 pm

how is that pronounced?

4:48 pm

ack are they there?

West, perhaps??? Bich- it's TIE-ASIA

4:49 pm

your guess is as good as any

No, west, they don't go until May 5. We were talking about it while I was writing the check for her to take to school

4:49 pm

here's a good one..3 sisters..friends of our 3rd daughter..Nova, Scotia and Canada

Wow!

4:50 pm

whew magmom !!

4:50 pm

poor girls - though I do like Nova

4:51 pm

can you guess where their parents were from?

Yes! Double whew! Being from Oklahoma, I have a large number of friends who migrated to the DFW area after school. I spenta lot of time texting this afternoon

4:51 pm

Hi, kids. Hey, lynxxx - we were having a chat about Cain Toads earlier today. Has your area been overrun by them yet?

4:52 pm

hi Judi - no they are up North. Originally introduced to eat the Cane Toads (hence their name). We are probably too cool for them down here in Victoria

hi judi!

4:54 pm

I watched a documentary about them last night. Crazy how fast they procreate.

I was always amused by the name of the lady my parents bought their house from. She was a twin and their names were Okla June and Homa Jane. Of course they went by June and Jane

4:54 pm

Like the Duggars : )

4:55 pm

Eeeh. What some parents must be thinking...

4:56 pm

Mag, I hope all your friends are okay. I did some checking in with my Texan friends today too. All good.

Thanks Molly! So far,so good. Most of the bad stuff missed their areas. Very grateful that they are all ok!

5:02 pm

I seem to be well stuck on 43 - can't get past it - BBL

5:03 pm

... it has now been demonstrated that the most effective method for completing today's grid is to use only the cross-eyed monkeys from the infinite pool of monkeys ... these words were far too twisty ... ... good luck all those who are still working on it

well there's the problem. I got the crosseyed monkeys glasses!

Can't stay an chat as on iphOne but sending love from Aus to Trxas peoples effected(affected) by the tornados

5:49 pm

i am sorry,behind in the news,did something happen in dallas today?

5:51 pm

nm,guess i can google it

Two big twisters, crossy.

6:11 pm

Hey Neil, ty for all the times you post a list (like today).

6:23 pm

yes neil,i appreciate you taking the time to make a list for us babblers

Hello all. Cross hair, did I hear your computer was burning up?

6:26 pm

lol,the power supply caught fire as it turns out

wow...

6:27 pm

hi crossy and red!

6:27 pm

was one of those all-in-one everything in the display screen computers that i usually avoid(not one of my builds)

6:27 pm

howdy suze;)

hello sue.

i thought this grid would be nice, but I am not half way and am having issues.

6:33 pm

ha 5/12 plz

6:33 pm

al5/12 pls

Pond scum.

6:34 pm

hula girl bye bye

6:34 pm

al5.12 hawiian goodbye

6:34 pm

hi all, back again

and with clues I reach half way thanks all!!

6:35 pm

I have that for al5/14 Kap

Do the British spell gopher gophre?

6:35 pm

ha5.12 hawiian for white man. ha & dig a h***

6:35 pm

ty lyn

6:35 pm

no Kap

Oh, OK.

6:36 pm

ty lynxx

6:37 pm

this grid not only has teeth,it has talons,and i am quite sure was spawned in the 7th circle of hell:(

6:40 pm

and yet when you eventually find the words they aren't that strange - just hard to see

6:40 pm

maybe i need my trifocals...

6:52 pm

new one for me - pi7.44 starts like urinate or ***s & a pig & vwl. Think it means a spell

6:53 pm

thanks for that one, lynxxx!

6:53 pm

ty lynxxx.. newbie for me too.. no way would I have seen that

6:55 pm

yes, black magic apparently, never heard of it

6:55 pm

Omar Sh**** is back again (beautiful looking man)

6:56 pm

ah, I had missed him! thanks again!

6:56 pm

first la 5/10 plz

6:56 pm

la & Mr Onassis

6:57 pm

ty lynxx

6:59 pm

ty for pi7 lynxx

7:00 pm

and you told me the words were not strange..lol

7:01 pm

ehh! so I lie

7:04 pm

sp7.32 with an a in front would be someone who aims to succeed

7:06 pm

sp6.21 is a type of flower - also spelled with an additional vwl near the middle for another sp7.32

7:07 pm

got them both, thanks!

what do the 9 and 10 start with?

7:09 pm

the 10 is ha - builds on ha7 (light)

we are so close to having anglophile.

7:10 pm

no 9

7:11 pm

the 8s are an, hi, pa, and to

7:11 pm

and there isn't any 9

thank you sue

riiiiight...

7:11 pm

(I started looking for an no9!!)

7:12 pm

lol

Me too

You know what? I don't feel like babbling. I'm gonna go read a book!

7:15 pm

good idea, kap. This is a good grid to throw in the towel on.

Throw in the towel on?

7:16 pm

throw on the towel in.

7:16 pm

up.

7:16 pm

can't get that sp7 flower with a vowel near the middle - other clues please?

throw up on the towel?

7:16 pm

just don't throw up on the towel.

7:16 pm

too late!!

Towel on the throw up.

Book! Book I say!

7:17 pm

sp***l staircase & we help **ch other

goodnight

7:17 pm

if you have the sp6 flower, pastor, take its final vowel and stick another one in the middle (it ends with 3 vowels)

7:17 pm

bye Kap

7:17 pm

night, kap! don't slip on the towel!

7:18 pm

ah, thanks UU and lynxx!

7:30 pm

ra6.24 a type of shoulder esp in knitwear

7:31 pm

nice one!

7:33 pm

ra6.24 Ra****l - exquisite painter

7:38 pm

Hooray - finished. Quite an enjoyable grid. Can I help with anything b4 I go?

7:38 pm

yay lynxxx!

7:39 pm

wtg lyn

7:39 pm

I have 121 to go, so no point...

7:39 pm

128 here

7:39 pm

I'm feeling the need to list

7:39 pm

hi harry!

7:39 pm

hi sue hi everybody

7:40 pm

hi flosey!

7:40 pm

hi Harry

7:40 pm

Bye all. List list Harry - I got down to 50 but had time to spare

7:40 pm

congrats, lynxxx.. wtg!!!

7:40 pm

is lickety up today?

7:40 pm

nope

7:41 pm

oh .... how sad

7:42 pm

indeed since I have 198 left

7:42 pm

wrong, I have 75 left

7:43 pm

hah that's better!

7:43 pm

yes indeed

7:43 pm

just started using Jacula's list

7:44 pm

123 left....gonna list....NOW

7:44 pm

I am coming in late. I have up Lickety and the number of words matches but when I look at my words against the list, I have a word starting aa and that word is not on Lickety........ Any help? Any answers? Thanks

7:45 pm

no lickety today, jacula has a list and there is one in bab anon

7:45 pm

thanks, bunches.....

7:45 pm

probably the last time lickety was up it was identical count....coincidence

7:45 pm

coincidentally, the old list has the same number of words

7:45 pm

Lickety's clues are from yesterday, joey, it's a different grid that happens to have the same number of words

7:46 pm

last ar5/10 pls

7:47 pm

yes, and that confused me. Easily confused these days. thanks

7:47 pm

nm

7:51 pm

ap7 please

7:53 pm

ap + high on the h** + my bonnie lies over the oc***

7:53 pm

ap + vowel + sounds like a girls name but with different first letter sorry, best I could do

7:54 pm

thank you both...

7:54 pm

ugh

7:55 pm

is that what I'm in for?

7:55 pm

yw

7:55 pm

quite a grid, ruru.. yw

7:55 pm

can't say I've enjoyed this grid

7:55 pm

was fun at first..

7:56 pm

yeah - this list isn't even doing it for me. I'm taking a break. may bbl

8:04 pm

Haven't enjoyed this one either. Gave up hours ago.

8:06 pm

help with la 5/10 please

8:07 pm

la + Mr. Onassis

8:08 pm

thnx aloy - never monkeyed that one

8:08 pm

yw

8:08 pm

ga 5/16 is eluding me

8:09 pm

gait of a horse

8:09 pm

alt spelling of horse gait

8:09 pm

that's weird.. I tried that earlier

8:11 pm

thank you though

8:17 pm

brb.. anyone care for some shiraz?

8:18 pm

I think I can't drink until I'm done

8:20 pm

I think you will want to drink before you're done.

8:22 pm

well.. maybe after the r's

8:22 pm

this is an awful grid

8:22 pm

Molly, ty for separating the words in the list you posted.. would be even more bleary-eyed than I am if the list was all run together.. passes ruru some shiraz

8:23 pm

thanks aloy..

8:24 pm

I have a hard enough time dealing without Lickety. I need the word groups separated too Aloy.

8:25 pm

first pa 5 anyone

8:25 pm

never mind

8:25 pm

<---channeling peri

8:26 pm

ha ha ruru

8:27 pm

I should probably have Nevermind engraved on my tombstone.

8:28 pm

ROFL peri

8:28 pm

oa7 a new one for me.. compound.. add what you paddle with to what swims in the sea

8:28 pm

that's really , really funny

8:30 pm

glad I made you laugh

8:32 pm

My son is coming home!

8:32 pm

thanks aloy!

8:32 pm

and yay pickles!!!

8:32 pm

yay, great news, Pickles

8:34 pm

from where Pickles?

8:34 pm

I haven't seen him since last July!

8:34 pm

from brooklyn, its not so far but we're poor and he's in college

8:35 pm

pa6.27 : dad **** the doorbell

8:35 pm

that is great news

8:39 pm

Nice to hear your happy news Pickles.

8:39 pm

there is an ra4/5 that is driving me nuts, it is probably a fish but I do not see it

8:40 pm

knock on a door peri?

8:40 pm

may I have a clue for the second re6/18 please?

8:40 pm

raven did it

8:40 pm

I'm in R hell

8:40 pm

duh, yes thanks

8:41 pm

hi folks

8:41 pm

flosey - to lend again

8:41 pm

hi welki

8:41 pm

hi welki

8:41 pm

that bunny always makes me smile

8:41 pm

hi welki

8:42 pm

have that one Dianne, need one earlier than tat

8:42 pm

not getting your hell ru

8:43 pm

to give in, flossey

8:43 pm

peri :)

8:43 pm

I didn't have it though, dianne, so thanks!

8:43 pm

that wasn't a clue flosey..lol

8:43 pm

oh, lol

8:43 pm

oh, there are 4 re 6/18

8:44 pm

to give in (or past tense of the other 6/18)

8:44 pm

yes, missing the second one

8:44 pm

to give in, to lend again, to have ripped up again and a witty reply

8:44 pm

flesh-eating f4 in the grid.. watch out for pi6

8:44 pm

nice, welki, got them all!

8:45 pm

this grid was a grunt

8:45 pm

Aloy I have a recipe for Loaded Potato Soup that is really good

8:45 pm

ty for the witty reply, missed that one..

8:45 pm

I got the recipe on line a while ago.hungrymonster.com

8:45 pm

ooh, peri, what is it loaded with? cheese?

8:45 pm

ah, thanks, sorry head feels like it's full of bricks

8:46 pm

no veggies.. celery, onions, carrots

8:46 pm

you could add cheese if you wanted

8:46 pm

sounds wonderful..

8:46 pm

i'd rather you just cook it up and i'll come over for a bowl (i'll bring the bread)

8:46 pm

see if you can find it on hungrymonster.com. if not let me know and I will send it to you,Aloy

8:47 pm

sure, welki, no problem

8:47 pm

okie dokie.. writing hungrymonster down, ty peri

8:49 pm

anyone need a clue or two before i sign off?

8:49 pm

no thanks, welki.. am finally on the home stretch

8:50 pm

going once...

8:50 pm

PHEW!! fireworks

8:50 pm

and I am way too far away, but thanks for offering!

8:50 pm

wtg flosey!

8:50 pm

twice...

8:50 pm

yay for flosey, congrats!!!!

8:50 pm

yay flosey!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

8:51 pm

and to all, a good night *gone*

8:51 pm

g'nite, welki

8:51 pm

tytyty and thanks for your patience when I struggled with clues

8:52 pm

sh 5/12 other than the hobbit land?

8:52 pm

hubby made supper so I could finish this

8:52 pm

Peri, that is a very healthy loaded potato soup. Mine is loaded with onion, cheese, bacon and chives.

8:53 pm

ru, do you have the biblical word for will do something

8:53 pm

usually preceded by thou

8:53 pm

or thou sh*** not

8:53 pm

And then NOT

8:53 pm

yes.. this is a later sh i or o

8:54 pm

or there's the thing that ships founder on

8:54 pm

shallow body of water

8:54 pm

sho

8:54 pm

that's it

8:55 pm

thanks flosey

8:55 pm

7 to go

8:55 pm

yw ru - also sue

8:56 pm

yes.. thank you sue

8:58 pm

yw - I figure i might as well sh*** the few words I have...

8:59 pm

I really don't know if I want to see another grid tonight

9:06 pm

i agree.. what a burnout this one is

9:08 pm

f it I've been working on this all day and don't even have 1/2

9:09 pm

c u tom

9:09 pm

I started last night pickles, have been in and out all day

9:09 pm

ok, enjoy your evening pickles

9:09 pm

i am past 1/2 but not much, and don't have 1/2 from each tile (another one of my mini-goals)

9:10 pm

bye Pickles

9:10 pm

bye pickles!

9:12 pm

and off to bed with me too - see you all tomorrow!

9:12 pm

g'night Sue

9:12 pm

sweet dreams, sue

9:17 pm

called to supper, goodnight all

9:17 pm

missing one pa5.12, can't find it..

9:18 pm

bye, flosey

9:18 pm

do you have the wrap to use after swimming?

9:18 pm

comes after pa6.21, a mom or a dad, and before the pa6.24, a church community

9:18 pm

french city, person who peals apples, same word vowel ending instead of cons

9:19 pm

flosey, that was it! ty so much!

9:20 pm

was trying the wrong vowel ending

9:21 pm

spun my wheels on that one.. fw and I must scoot.. good luck all, this one is a tuffy

9:26 pm

need an sh 5/12 after the boat, already have the part of a kingdom

9:33 pm

sh 5/12 a place where the water is low.. in a body of water......

9:39 pm

thnx gemini - that was my last word - now can get to bed

9:40 pm

hmmm I still have a few

9:45 pm

howdy all... any help on the final te (te6/24)?

9:46 pm

Hello to my fellow babblers!How is everybody doing today?

9:46 pm

By the way, congratulations to all the finishers! Way to go!

9:49 pm

a household god ,,, the singular... not a commonly used word!!

9:50 pm

nm, just found it - thanks gemini!

9:50 pm

I'm all right how are you Min?

9:50 pm

People were talking about you earlier and wondering how you would incorporate today's words in your story

9:51 pm

I am ok, thanks!Wanted to get at least half done and I did.

9:51 pm

No story today.I started very late&I have to goto bed soon.

Hi people.

9:54 pm

Hello Neil!How are you doing tonight? Welcome to the grid

9:55 pm

howdy neil

I'm well thanks Min and how are you?

9:55 pm

I am okay. Finding a few more words before I hit the sack.

hi

i have exhausted normal wordsl

10:07 pm

Last word, please. sp7

10:07 pm

nm G'nite all

10:08 pm

Hi herinfernallady!How are you doing?Welcome to the grid

10:09 pm

hello

Hi and thank you

for your welcome

10:12 pm

Hello harpjane! How are you doing? welcome to the puzzle

Hi Harp

Hi min

10:13 pm

I'm good, minver, sort of in the middle of a self-inflicted Church Music Vortex

10:13 pm

hi infernal

This grid needs some letters rearranged

10:15 pm

hi everyone, agree herin

Hi Jen.

10:15 pm

can anyone help with the pa6/27 and pa8/45 pretty please?

I am eating this standard serve of oats and it just doesn't seem to have a bottom

10:17 pm

pa + **** the doorbell

Thanks

10:18 pm

thank you!

10:31 pm

the pa 8 is an alternate spelling of the psychiatric disorder--everyone is after me

10:31 pm

does anyone have the first la 5/10?

10:32 pm

nm--found it

10:33 pm

hooray! the PAs are pacified...

10:34 pm

how about the oa7?

10:34 pm

goodness gracious. still no lickety? i've had a five hour car ride and a 44 minute ferry ride. would like to finish this and get to sleep!

10:34 pm

sorry... but i was kind of hoping.. let's start over.

10:35 pm

hello babbleonia

10:36 pm

babbleonia! I love it. Haven't heard that before.

10:36 pm

i haven't been chatting much lately, sorry

Hi Dorens and hugs

10:37 pm

herin, how's it going down there?

10:37 pm

The oa 7/44 word is paddle plus amphibian with fins viajes

10:38 pm

hi min

10:38 pm

That is my last clue for the night. I have to go to bed now.

10:38 pm

night min.

Night mini

10:38 pm

Hello Dorens! Nice to see you briefly. I am on my way out.

Great dorens

Hope you are well.

10:39 pm

Goodnite to all babblers! I'll see you tomorrow in the chog.

10:39 pm

yah, spent a few days up at martha's vineyard, my usual summer island haunt. was beautiful

That sounds lovely

10:40 pm

sweet dreams Min

10:40 pm

fren

10:40 pm

thanks for the clue!

10:40 pm

uh oh. getting sleepy.

10:41 pm

add a vowel to it, viajes

10:42 pm

any clues for the 1st la 6/10?

10:42 pm

oops 5/10

10:42 pm

I need that one too...

10:42 pm

la + jacki o's second husband

10:42 pm

ty

10:43 pm

sorry, bad clue... should have said jackie kennedy

10:43 pm

s next husband

10:43 pm

thanks!

10:44 pm

either way it works, dorens

10:44 pm

yw

10:44 pm

yes, but the clue police could get me for giving the third letter -- kind of a cheat

mmmm

10:47 pm

down to 25 and bleary

10:48 pm

first la5/12?

10:48 pm

la + prince ***ry

10:49 pm

thank you!

10:50 pm

Ls are licked

10:51 pm

p

10:51 pm

s are pulverized

10:54 pm

ne5/10 please?

10:54 pm

ne + is your watch a ***ex (and no timex)

10:55 pm

hooray! Ns are nixed! thanks Dorens

10:57 pm

wow i dont know the watch clue. hmmm.

10:58 pm

ok got it. haha. so i am not rich nor classy.........

11:00 pm

well i don't own one either, mkg, just know of them.

11:00 pm

how about a clue for the 10 and the 8s?

11:00 pm

which doesn't make me rich or classy either. ha8.. different type of light bulb... extend for the 10

11:00 pm

don't have the 10... an8/40 is a compound word and an animal

11:01 pm

ty. got the an 8. great clue.

11:01 pm

ty got the ha. great clue

11:02 pm

pa8 is a weird spelling of when you think people are out to get you

11:02 pm

got the ha 10! ty for great clues.

11:02 pm

to8 means accepting

11:02 pm

need more 8s though. ha was a 7.

11:03 pm

sorry... i have to concentrate on finding mine now. been a very long day

So there is a HA 8?

11:04 pm

ty got to 8. super clues.

11:04 pm

no herin, that was my sleepy brain.. it's ha 7

11:04 pm

no there is not an ha 8. a 7 is the light and extend by 3 letters (past tense of what we do at meals).

What is the 8 then?

11:05 pm

no herin, it's ha 7

pa, to, an and what else please?

11:05 pm

still missing 2 8s. keep those great clues coming.

11:05 pm

my mistake. will give no more clues, but ask for them instead. OH, there is an hi 8

Thanks

11:05 pm

may i have a clue for the first re6 please?

brb

11:05 pm

hi 8 is a type of japanese writing...

11:05 pm

hey all

11:05 pm

dont have pa 8. clue please

11:05 pm

doren, you're up late... spring vacation?

11:06 pm

PA 8 is similar to a psychiatric ailment that relates to thinking everyone is against you

11:06 pm

hi stid. yes vacation this week... and went away for a few days... long ride home today . just got in about an hour or so ago. how goes subbing?

11:07 pm

got first 4 letters of pa 8 but not sure how to continue

11:08 pm

do you use morewords mkg?

11:08 pm

cons.. then ends in 3 vowels

11:08 pm

ty got it.

11:09 pm

also on vacation this week -- I taught two days for a teacher I have heard many good things about... and when she got back she sent me a note on how pleased she was -- and then asked me back for a planned absence later this year!!! *proud mama teacher look* AND a teacher I taught for earlier this year has me scheduled for a three-day fill in later this month, too!

11:09 pm

yes do use morewords but prefer to get clues.

11:09 pm

see stid~!! told you! you are a natural and word of mouth + experience will land you the right job

11:10 pm

hi all -- just peeked in - made it to Vancouver - twins are wonderful and 20 month old has grown like crazy since December.

11:10 pm

:-D I hope so, doren, thanks for your confidence in me.

11:10 pm

WONDERFUL, nan!

11:10 pm

they do that nan, faster and faster

11:11 pm

what is last 8 letter word? i have pa, an, to. missing one.

11:11 pm

hi

11:12 pm

I mean, hello, it is hi8

11:12 pm

hi 8, a type of japanese writing.

11:12 pm

kanji, katakana, hi8

11:12 pm

any help on the ra6/24s? I have one of the three...

Hi stid

11:13 pm

ra****l = italian renaissance painter

11:13 pm

change last two letters of that for the next one

11:14 pm

and my favorite sweater has ra**** sleeves

Clue for taht an 8 please

11:15 pm

insectivore

11:16 pm

i have ra 6 but doesnt end in l. is that it dorens>

11:16 pm

thanks!!!

11:17 pm

i don't know m, don't understand your question

11:17 pm

thats ok. nm.

Thanks that is my phantom all the freaking time

11:18 pm

clues for the o on right column please.

11:18 pm

hi mkg, dorens, viajes, herin. happy doris day day.

11:19 pm

hi mab. que sera sera?

11:19 pm

op4 and op5

Hi mab

11:19 pm

think gems and seafood

11:19 pm

clue for first sp6/21 please?

11:20 pm

gee, thinking.

11:20 pm

a sp 6 notebook

11:20 pm

more a semi-precious stone than a gem, op4

Clue for teh Ha 10 please

11:21 pm

thanks gemini

11:21 pm

got the gem. ty,. searching for seafood. perhaps i dont know it. i dont eat seafood other than some fish like cod, talipia, and salmon. dont eat others.

11:21 pm

ha 10 = to make into the special salt-gas used in neon-like lighting

Thanks Stid I remember that clue

from earlier

11:23 pm

the seafood always reminds me of a polka band OOM- PAH PAH

11:23 pm

would love clues for the op 5. seafood? what cant i get this one? octopus, no. squid no. lobster no. shrimp no. clams no. scallops no. crab no.

11:23 pm

it's not a seafood, more of a fresh water f4

11:24 pm

change the last letter of the stone

MKG think of Op?? Winfrey minus a letter

11:25 pm

trying jane.

11:25 pm

tried winfrey first name. no.

11:25 pm

the op5 is plural

11:25 pm

op4/6 and op5/24 (pl).

11:25 pm

take out the r

11:26 pm

ah! thanks for that op combo. down to 72 now

11:26 pm

ooops - op5/14, sorry\

Hence the minus a letter

11:26 pm

i am confused.

11:27 pm

op winfrey without the r

11:28 pm

i have tried op and cons and every vowel around. from winfreys name. left out r and put vowels in. no luck.

11:28 pm

all right, last one -- fo7/40?

11:28 pm

nbt, nbs

11:28 pm

is there an H in the o words?

11:28 pm

yes

11:28 pm

mkg, you should be looking for a FOUR letter word, Ms WInfrey's name is 5

11:29 pm

mkg - just leave out the R, don't put anything in

11:29 pm

mkg ... --R-- ... get it?

11:29 pm

so type in her name and take one letter out at a time

11:29 pm

so if i leave out the r i should have it and it says not in dict.

It should work

11:30 pm

john kerry *** for president be**** this election (and then switch them around, viajes)

Ok this grid is going to drive me up the wall. so take care and talk later

11:30 pm

woo-hoo! Thanks Dorens!

11:30 pm

off for now -- might be back tomorrow -- depends on the amount of nana duty I can volunteer for!

11:31 pm

nite herin (at least it is here) see ya later yw viajes

11:31 pm

well maybe i cant spell winfreys name right.

11:31 pm

sweet dreams nan! ENJOY!

11:31 pm

all right, knocked out the Fs; time for bed

11:31 pm

op** is the op 4, then plural for the op 5

11:31 pm

sweet dreams viajes

11:31 pm

i need the first re6 anyone? night nan

11:31 pm

then spell the marx brother who plays a musical instrument backwards

11:31 pm

have a lovely day, lady...

11:31 pm

mkg - wikipedia her or something for the spelling.

11:31 pm

winfreys name has 6 letters. i left the r out. sstill not getting it. and if i leave last letter off it is 4. disct says wont take it.

11:32 pm

no it has five

11:32 pm

her first name has five letters ...

11:32 pm

thanks stid - night all

11:32 pm

I am tired, going to head out (taking elder stidkid back to his housesitting) back tomorrow at some point.

11:32 pm

um, winfrey's name has 5 letters

11:32 pm

ok got it. you have to leave out the third letter as well as the r! got it.

11:32 pm

oprah... is MS Winfreys name

11:32 pm

first re 6 Please!!!

11:32 pm

is that a seafood?

11:32 pm

oh there is one more o word. perhaps that is the seafood?

11:32 pm

yes it is...

11:33 pm

well off to sleep. cant bear this grid more.

11:33 pm

ty for all clues.

11:33 pm

I have re 6/18 re + gave money for a short time as my first re 6

11:33 pm

a large bodied deep water ocean f4

11:33 pm

make that plural

11:33 pm

sweet dreams mkg

11:33 pm

there is an re6 18 before that stid. and it is my last word and i am sooo tired

11:33 pm

re + to allow someone to borrow something....

11:34 pm

re 7 re + "spy" word...

11:34 pm

thanks gem, but that isn't the first, according to the list

11:34 pm

hmmm it's my first...

11:35 pm

sorry

11:35 pm

have that one stid (your cousin saw it in chemical terms)

11:35 pm

past tense...

11:35 pm

ahah!! fireworks. thank you gem

11:35 pm

yw

11:35 pm

YAY doren!

11:36 pm

wow! hurrah dorens!

11:36 pm

and sorry folks, but can do no cluing.. need to find my toothbrush and stuff and get some shuteye... night all

11:37 pm

sweet dreams doren

11:37 pm

sleep well dorens

11:39 pm

outta here with a mere 67 to go. sweet dreams/happy days, all! *poof*

11:41 pm

night stid

11:41 pm

difficult grid

11:57 pm

hello

Hi MLFAN.

11:58 pm

hi neil

:)

11:58 pm

i think the next one might be small

11:58 pm

hi all!

Hi magazinemom.

11:58 pm

hey neil and MLF

11:59 pm

hey magazine

:)

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