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flip; hi all!

hi VMD and everybody

12:01 am

flip hi volley

12:01 am

hey Dee

hi dart, diz, mel

ga7

12:02 am

hello all

bo 6

to 6

12:04 am

to 6/7

bo 6 x 2

Clues are up

re 6

ty lickety

12:06 am

Thank you, Lickety!

12:06 am

nbt ..

12:06 am

Thanks lickety

12:06 am

Thank you Lickety!

12:08 am

ly 8

ty diz; that's a new one for me

12:09 am

hello everyone

12:09 am

Aussie bi 4

12:09 am

Hi all :)

hi nan

to 6

aww good find!

nbt nbs

12:13 am

nbt/nbs

wtg diz

12:14 am

you too Dee

ty

12:14 am

WTG both of you!

12:14 am

ty

ty, liz

to 7

12:15 am

*giggles at inappropriate word*

ti 6

hi cos..

12:16 am

hi dee, diz and whoever else is here

12:16 am

ri7

ti 7

12:16 am

Hi cos :)

ti 6 x 2

12:17 am

hi liz

nbt, nbs, b.e.d! nite, all!

12:21 am

phantom ribeye yum

12:21 am

nbs... still need the Ys for nbt

ye 4 yi 4

12:22 am

ugh at ye4 lol ty

12:22 am

nbt nbs

12:23 am

someone is going to vibrate with excitement with the di 5/14

12:23 am

stats for lone e?

12:23 am

ud have to be ga5 than ga* to be excited :P

12:23 am

en 5 / 14

12:23 am

en5

12:23 am

en5/14

en 5

12:27 am

gn all!

12:28 am

not seeing that en 5/14 nor the 8

12:28 am

Night cos. Sleep well :)

12:28 am

Nan, go down and diagonal for the en 5

12:28 am

Nan, ly 8 is an Aussie bi4

12:29 am

ty diz!

12:29 am

ty liz

12:29 am

Thought that was 2 words!

12:29 am

* i mean YW

12:29 am

no idea on that aussie bi 4

12:30 am

Thought so!

12:30 am

oh, ty diz for the ly8

12:30 am

not anymore...LOL

12:30 am

LOL!

12:30 am

Nan do you have the ly 4?

12:30 am

oh - got it - a compound

12:31 am

liz's comment gave it to me

12:31 am

Did you find the way into the en 5?

this grid is going slow for me... must not be words I use much

12:31 am

nbt, nbs

12:32 am

yes - ty liz

12:32 am

Good and WTG on your nbs / nbt

12:32 am

same here...down to 38 and not seeing much else

wtg nan

12:32 am

Worrying for me when it goes slow for you, Dee!

wtg dart! Don't be intimidated, Liz. I really am much better with some letter combinations than others.

12:34 am

LOL! I'm in awe of how quickly you finish these grids!

You are very kind. I am more tenacious than good.

12:35 am

:)

12:35 am

dee eats dinner and breakfast really quickly too

LOL, ru

12:35 am

As long as that's all she does quickly!

12:35 am

*blinks*

strange al 6/24 word immigration of Jews to Israel

12:38 am

I know that word but it must be an unusual spelling cos I can't see it!

12:38 am

holy moses

12:39 am

oh my, Dee. Never even saw that! It refers to me!

12:39 am

lol ruru

12:39 am

A plural????

12:39 am

have no idea what it could be though

12:39 am

Never seen it like that!

al + first person pronoun + 1st 2 letters of kids toy on a string + the letter a cross looks like

12:39 am

It's a Hebrew feminine plural

nice, ARB :)

12:39 am

Pretty much straight up nan!

12:40 am

Sure, but have you ever seen it like that?

12:40 am

ty dee - would never have found that!

yqw

12:41 am

I've seen it in English literature about Israel.

12:41 am

I've only ever seen it ending in a or ah!

12:41 am

That's the singular, Liz

ga 6 x 2

12:41 am

And Olim to describe the people

12:42 am

Olot, if referring only to women

ga 6 x 3 ga 7 x 2

12:42 am

Well, I guess enable has taught me something.

12:43 am

half way - finding it tough

12:44 am

Nowhere near half way. Very tough!

gi 7

12:47 am

nice one dee - ty

yw

12:47 am

ty Dee :)

12:49 am

not seeing that gi 7

being more gi 5/22 happy clappy

12:49 am

now I have it

12:50 am

I'm clappy

12:50 am

ga 7

x 2 dart

12:50 am

that's what i meant i guess...saw the other one called...just forgot it

my 7's are: ga x2; gi; ri; ti; to any others?

:)

12:51 am

di7

12:51 am

to 7

12:51 am

same as i have

12:51 am

Sorry you've got that - read it wrong!

thx

my phant diatribe

12:54 am

to7

12:55 am

100 down and crashing -- see you tomorrow :)

12:55 am

Sleep well Nan :)

so short 1 7

12:55 am

nite nan

nite na

nan, not na lol

12:56 am

7's: di, ga x2, gi, ri, ti, to and missing one

12:57 am

I have all the 7"s: di ga ga gi pr ri ti to

12:57 am

pr 7

ty arb!! and diz

12:57 am

di7

12:58 am

Hm! Now I know the 2 I'm missing!

12:58 am

ty diz -- *poof*

thanks for the pr 7 got the re 6, too :)

12:58 am

thx diz

12:58 am

did you get the ab 5 volley?

12:58 am

2 for 1, Dee

had that one, dart, and missed the other 2 lol

lol arb

12:59 am

she had to roe and wade to get it dart

2 ab 5's ru... related to the pr is the first one

1:00 am

diff one ru...one that goes with the others mentioned

1:00 am

crap.. a good lost joke

re 6 x 4 so far

1:03 am

missing one r

missing 3 r's :(

1:03 am

I have 4 re 6/24 so far

must be 5 then... I have re 6/24 x 3 and one re 6/33

1:05 am

hi everyone

1:05 am

thanks dee.. missing the 6/33

hi flosey!

5 re 6's

1:06 am

Hi flosey :)

1:06 am

50 left for tomorrow. night all

1:06 am

Hi all -- got home from bridge to find swarms of tiny ants in the kitchen sink and on the counter! So I had to squish them and set out ant traps -- I hope they work. Sometimes I think they're ant repellents -- i.e. the darn creatures avoid them like the plague and still invade the house.

1:07 am

leave a pair of pants in the kitchen jilli

1:07 am

Oh Jilli - what a thing to come home to! Hope your ant traps work!

ick... hope it works... I hate ants

1:07 am

Night ru - sleep well :)

check your sugar and flour... sometimes they come in the sacks from the grocery

1:07 am

for re6/33 think zombie ;-)

1:08 am

*waits*

1:08 am

or any plastic surgery in hollywood une :D

great clue, une

1:08 am

some ants aren't looking for food -- seeking water . . .

1:08 am

true :-)

1:08 am

ty une :)

1:08 am

some ants just look for pants

1:09 am

liar ants are looking for water 'cause their pants are on fire

1:09 am

dee, my flour is old and in the garage freezer. Sugar is also old. It looks as if these ants came up from the sink drains.

aww. that happened once at our old house

1:10 am

oh jeez jilli.. they're joe plumber ants

lol

1:11 am

60 to go and signing off -- gnite all *poof*

nite une

1:11 am

well, they're corpses now, and washed away. I hope the rest of the tribe down there gets the message.

1:11 am

gnight une

1:11 am

Night une. Sleep well :)

1:14 am

Half way - finally. BBL :)

24 to go and at a dead stop I think

1:15 am

ugh -- one of those ants just crawled out of my hair! Squished now.

brb need a glass of water

1:19 am

ooh, di5/14!

1:20 am

id5/12 is here 3 times!

1:21 am

wtg liz

1:22 am

hello all stats for the 8 please - tough grid!!

1:25 am

hi ursh -- I agree it's tough

1:25 am

ly8/65

1:25 am

ty flo

1:26 am

yw ursh, but I don't have it

1:27 am

its compound....aussie bi4

1:27 am

got it - feathered creature

1:27 am

thanks diz

1:27 am

flosey, do you have the ly4-6?

1:27 am

yw

1:28 am

Flosey, did you get it?

1:28 am

yes peach

1:30 am

stats for the middle O please

1:30 am

oh, but no, don't have the bi4

1:30 am

I have ly4/6 too -- hint for the rest please!

1:31 am

ob4/6

1:31 am

Jillibus, featherd creature.

1:31 am

bi 4

1:31 am

feathered creature jilli

1:31 am

ah, got that ly8 -- nice!

1:32 am

tyty couldn't see bi

1:32 am

(got it before the feathered clues, lol!)

1:35 am

nbt -- now I need a 7

1:36 am

di 7, more of not clean

1:36 am

tyvm diz -- nbt

1:37 am

I mean nbt/nbs

1:37 am

WD Jilli

1:38 am

ty diz

1:51 am

8 left from 8 diff squares grrr

10 here

1:53 am

ri 6 X 2

1:56 am

pr 6 X 2

1:56 am

make that pe 6 X 2 not pr

fireworks w/ help for the last 9 :)

1:59 am

yay dee!!!

1:59 am

wtg volley.....3 left and trying not to look....1 4...1 5...1 6 lol

what letters?

2:01 am

gad

10 ga's

2:11 am

good morning or, rather, sasd morning

2:11 am

hi ruby

2:12 am

sad morning, ruby?

may I help anyone before I leave

2:13 am

too many to go, thanks, dee

2:13 am

because of what happened in Boston

2:14 am

hi dee and dart

2:14 am

thx volley

2:14 am

oh yes -- ghastly. Been watching all day.

I agree, Ruby. I am anxious to hear who and why.

2:15 am

I couldn't sleep. So far, the latest numbers I've heard are 3 dead and 140 wounded, some gravely

Good evening

I just read that update online with those same numbers.

2:16 am

that's the last I heard, ruby. It's night there now.

2:16 am

hello alexis

2:16 am

GM Alexis

2:17 am

alexis, are you afraid of knees?

Of course. Who isn't?

2:18 am

not me!

In my opinion, it is the funniest phobia :)

2:19 am

What's scary about knees other than their knobbiness?

The ones that bend backwards are scary

2:19 am

it's funny all right 1

2:20 am

well, yes, they would be

2:21 am

fw...list free

2:21 am

congrats, dart

congrats, dart

2:22 am

amazing, dart! You must have a huge vocabulary of useless words

I've never seen fireworks without using lickety

well, I am off til the flip. Praying tomorrow brings some answers to the explosions, healing to those hurt, and comfort to the families of those who have died. Night all! Stay safe!

2:23 am

i probably do jilli...but morewords filled in at least the last 25 or so

2:23 am

nite volley

2:23 am

bye volleymom

2:23 am

I'll second that, dee -- sleep well

2:23 am

funy, dart -- I use the list but morewords only later when I'm stuck

Ok, what's morewords?

2:24 am

i go as far as i can not using anything...then go to morewords....list as a last resort if stuck or if time constrained

2:25 am

a great list of words at www.morewords.com or if you have Babble Expert, it's inder Resources.

I lost expert with my last computer. I should download it again.

2:27 am

Alexis, the link is in my profile if you scroll down

Oh cool, thank you

2:28 am

yw

2:28 am

halfway! Yay!

2:28 am

go jilli go

2:29 am

yay for jilli

Got it already. That was fast

2:29 am

great, alexis

2:31 am

nbg (no blank groups in Lickety's list, lol)

2:31 am

i'm off nite all

2:31 am

gnight doart, and me too

2:31 am

bye dart

2:31 am

{{jilli}}

2:31 am

*dart

2:31 am

bye jilli

2:32 am

ty ruby xx

2:32 am

and goodnight all...*poof

2:34 am

HELLO GREAT BABBLERS

2:34 am

Good morning, little pug, woof

2:35 am

what kind of dogs do you have?

2:35 am

you just starting

2:36 am

71 words and trying to take my mind off stuff. Been up since before 5AM

2:37 am

Its 3;37 am here-whats your time

2:37 am

9"37 AM

2:39 am

I got a pug , great dame/boxer mix and a boxer mixed with?

2:39 am

I c't imagine life without dogs

2:40 am

can't*

2:41 am

sorry about my typing--Im in semi darkness cause my computer is in my bedroom and the hubby is still asleep and I dont want to ruin my peace and quiet here--LOL

2:41 am

I couldnt either ruby

2:42 am

Ive always loved dogs and horses

2:43 am

I have no experience with horses, but learned to love dogs in y 40's when my future husband gave me my first chow chowk Rosie

2:44 am

do you need prayers Ruby for yourself(hope to not fend you by asking)

2:45 am

I think I was born an animal lover--If I had the means I would love to have a dog rescue center

2:46 am

thank you, puglet, that is very kind. I guess I sound like I'm a mess and your prayers might help.

2:46 am

Yesterday was tough but maybe today will be better.

2:47 am

theres times we all need a little more help then what mere humans can provide

2:48 am

I will pray for you then and hope God can give you some peace within

2:48 am

{{little pug}}

2:52 am

I take care of a sister thats mentaly handicapped and she has poor health and I also take care of a elderly friend that almost blind plus hubby too and I know that the world and its problems can get over whelming at times. But I rather care for them then to put them away in another home

2:52 am

you have a very big and loving heart, puglet

2:54 am

Thank you for your kindness ---I couldnt deal with it all the time if it wasent for higher powers

2:55 am

My husband and my Pug(annapooh) are having a snoring contest I think!lol

2:56 am

one of our last pups, Max (ictured), snoered so loudly that I could hear him several rooms away

2:57 am

there is no souond sweeter!

2:58 am

((laughing)) so true--this is my firist pug and I wished I had gotten one earlier in life

2:58 am

I love short-nosed dogs like pugs, boxers, bulldogs and chows

2:59 am

I never thought Ide like a small dog cause I always has either boxers or pitbulls

2:59 am

but not Persian cats!

2:59 am

yeah me too

3:00 am

must go now, maybe I'll see you later -- 89 words and nbs but not nbt

3:01 am

{{puglet}}

3:01 am

never owned any persian cats but have had a cat or two that I really liked but was never into cats as I was dogs.We got a few barn cats though

3:01 am

Ok Ruby--sorry if I kept you from the puzzle

3:02 am

You have a WONDERFUL DAY!!

3:02 am

You have a WONDERFUL DAY!!

3:51 am

gooooooooooood morning fellow babblers xxx would someone be kind enough to let me know how many words today please? xxx

3:52 am

164

3:52 am

ty mari xxx

3:52 am

goodmorning :)

3:52 am

lol good morning xxx

3:53 am

and how many in the longest word please? xxx

3:54 am

1x8

3:54 am

ty mari xxx

3:55 am

8x7

5:16 am

anybody home?

5:21 am

Hi Ruby

5:48 am

morning molly,ruby and all

5:52 am

good afternoon all

6:05 am

this is one odd grid

6:06 am

hello all :)

6:06 am

hi smores :)

6:07 am

I have a new one for the dictionary today: robry - when they even steal your letters

6:07 am

lol...nice

6:08 am

:) It is coming along nicely. Lots of fun words. Better than this grid... it is tight, for me anyway.

6:09 am

you'll have to make us a grid :)

6:09 am

hahaha indeed! In time... we need more words for that.

6:10 am

Yeah, why not? We are all used to grids full of made up words.

6:10 am

too true, Molly. Should be easy for us all.

6:11 am

:D

6:11 am

almost halfway and not a single biggie. Only 6 x 6. Either I am having a bad day or this is a nasty little grid.

6:11 am

(or both)

6:17 am

I can't speak for your day, but the grid bites. : D

6:17 am

:D

6:25 am

wow...managed to get nbt....only one 7 though and no 8

6:26 am

good job. I am with you, nbt, but you are one 7 ahead of me still!

6:26 am

definately a tough one

6:28 am

yessss one 7. G.

6:29 am

wooho..ga7/44?

6:29 am

yes :D

6:29 am

oh... no! Gi7/44

6:30 am

hmmm...looking

6:30 am

me too, for the ga

6:30 am

hah, got it. Thanks smores.

6:30 am

lol...me too thanks

6:31 am

yay :) 6 more to go, and the 8. Peanuts (uhmmmuhmmmm)

6:31 am

I thought the di7 was easier to find than the ga7

6:31 am

I'm all gi5 now :)

6:31 am

lol...just found that one Molly :)

6:31 am

it may well be, Molly, but not for me, apparently (please note the rhyme)

6:32 am

phantom: diatr5

6:34 am

ah, got it. Couldn't see it because I have such a clean mind.

6:35 am

lol..uh-huh that's why

6:35 am

A grim quote from the Chief Of Emergency Services at Massachusetts General Hospital: "This is something I've never seen in my 25 years here ... this amount of carnage in the civilian population. This is what we expect from war."

6:35 am

Molly--

6:36 am

guess you haven't found the di5/14 yet then? :)

6:36 am

JUST this minute read that and was struck by the same thing

6:36 am

hmmm no indeed, not yet, smores :)

6:36 am

very sad indeed

6:36 am

that is severe, Molly and Jayk.

6:37 am

I don't know. I can't get past the sadness of it all. An 8-year-old boy went to see his Dad finish the Marathon yesterday, and that little boy is dead now.

6:37 am

di 5/14 is a word i would never thought to find in a babble. a s*x aid

6:38 am

most sex related words are valid in Babble, jzw. Except clit. Enable is a rotten lover.

6:39 am

Living in the Boston area I don't have to tell you the type of day Patriot's day is supposed to be. To the world it's about the Marathon, but it really celebrates the start of the Amer. Rev. and the joy of freedom. Now it's ruined...

6:39 am

LOL ...sprite

6:40 am

utter craziness. So sad.

6:40 am

'Tis true, smores :)

6:40 am

I believe the American spirit will rise above what happened and that neither the marathon, nor the spirit of the day will be ruined.

6:41 am

It is beyond tragic indeed, but we cannot allow it to ruin the what Patriot's Day stand for

6:42 am

the human spirit can rise above everything. Still, for now it requires mourning.

6:42 am

There IS always hope. And that is a part of the American spirit (and Boston's as in we are always hoping the Sox will prevail!) My son's college, Emerson, is closed today for a day of reflection. 7 students had minor injuries. luckily my son was far away.

6:43 am

Yes, of course.

6:43 am

So glad your son is safe jzw

6:43 am

am glad, jzw

6:44 am

This country was founded on standing against acts of aggression. We are made of tough stuff, and we come back strong.

6:52 am

al6/24 plz

6:55 am

very clumsy clue but I don't know how to clue it better: al + vowel + first 2 of not old + consonant

6:56 am

Hi all :)

6:56 am

hiya Liz :)

6:57 am

ty sprite, was able to figure it out from that.!

6:57 am

al6...Actress McGraw from Love story + Co***e Ugly, movie about a bar in New York

6:58 am

am glad, ivesy, tough one to clue :)

6:58 am

Ivesy your icon is hilarious : D

6:58 am

ty molly, great clue :)

6:58 am

al6 is the honor of being called to read from the Torah

6:58 am

im just typing in words, becz these are very strange

6:59 am

Clued earlier as Jews (female) emigrating to Israel.

6:59 am

I love your frog, ives

6:59 am

Prefer your version Annie - makes more sense to me!

6:59 am

Liz, it means any group emigrating to Israel, has both meanings

6:59 am

ty annie lol.. lost my voice and sound like a frog.. so there i am

7:00 am

Definitely not a word I would know by it's definition. : )

7:00 am

Yes I know but the more common ending for the emigration is with an a or an ah!

7:00 am

poor ivesy :(

7:00 am

Anyway, I think it's good to clue it differently as most people would only be confused by the meaning!!

7:01 am

LOL no Molly, only if you attended temple services

7:01 am

Poor ivesy - wish you better! I always sound like that when I sing!

7:01 am

*Cues up "I Ain't Got No Home" by Clarence Frogman Henry, for Ivesy*

7:02 am

hello all

7:02 am

Struggling here!

7:02 am

help with e in right column pls

7:02 am

An en5way is a place you go in

7:02 am

A way in , peri. en 5/ 14

7:03 am

no exit, peri, and hi

7:03 am

here too, Liz. Seems to be an ugly little grid

7:03 am

ty sprite

7:03 am

and Liz and Molly

7:03 am

nbt but no 7's or 8

7:04 am

I saw di7, ga7 and gi7 posted but do not see them

7:04 am

the 8 is an aussie bi 4 - compound word. it mimics all sorts of noises it hears.

7:04 am

up to 4 7s now. Almost at the end of grid.

7:04 am

sorry daughter needed me

7:04 am

will have to check that song out molly lol

7:04 am

Damn, this is a bad news week. Second major earthquake in Iran in a week.

7:04 am

li 8 - that should have said.

7:05 am

Why are you sorry your daughter needed you?

7:05 am

wb smores, real life comes first always ;)

7:05 am

ok, guess this will have to wait.. time to get ready to start the day

7:05 am

Hi smores :)

7:05 am

Wish I was almost at the end of the grid!

7:05 am

Have a good day ivesy and feel better :)

7:05 am

Hey Liz

7:05 am

bye ivesy, take care

7:05 am

bl

7:05 am

Bye Ivesy...have a good one

7:06 am

smores, another ga7.

7:06 am

It

7:06 am

thanks...looking

7:06 am

It's the 4s 5s and 6s that are defeating me!

7:07 am

the 8 is ly

7:07 am

Enable doesn't like biro!!!!

7:07 am

Oops - think I said li - sorry!

7:08 am

lol Liz... there are quite a few surprising 4s and 5s , twistily hidden in the grid

7:08 am

Very well hidden!

7:08 am

lolllll Liz! You sent me on a goose chase... and no eider to show for it today either.

7:08 am

Biro is a trademark

7:09 am

thanks smores, got it now

7:09 am

Sorry sprite - ly 8 - compound word.

7:09 am

Like freon, I think that makes it a proper noun.

7:09 am

the -ly ending is used a lot today... remember there can be an y in front too.

7:10 am

True it's a trademark but I thought it was more or less accepted into common usage like hoover - certainly in the UK.

7:10 am

yep, same as hoover... not valid either

7:11 am

I thought that about freon too. You never know with Enable. And I wouldn't know what a biro was if not for Babble.

7:11 am

we have a version of enable that is way behind the date :)

7:11 am

Do you not use the word biro in the US?

7:12 am

Nope, that brand is not sold in the US.

7:12 am

we say ballpoint or balpen.

7:12 am

It's generally used for all ballpoint pens in the UK.

7:13 am

Also biro in Aus - just randomly held one up and asked my hubby what it was!

7:13 am

lolllll

7:14 am

in french it is 'bic'

7:14 am

which is also a brand name

7:14 am

So it is! I'd forgotten that! Not the brand name but the French!

7:15 am

*Adds biro to the UK list of learned words. Along with nappy, pram, brekky, brolly..."

7:15 am

BRB

7:15 am

trainers, fringe and pavement to name a few others!

7:15 am

:) And of course the Germans call it Kugelschreiber... or Kuli.

7:16 am

The one that really flipped me out is how you all go to the "chemist" and we go to the drug store.

7:16 am

Didn't know kuli - and wondered if they still used Kugelschreiber.

7:16 am

fringe... that reminds me of my biggest blunder in english... I always thought it was 'French benefits' and had to learn it was 'fringe benefits' here on babble the hard way :)

7:16 am

Language - so similar but so different!

7:17 am

it is interesting, Molly, Just like the differences between Flamish and Dutch. So close, and still another language.

7:17 am

*snap* Liz!

7:17 am

Usually you only get French benefits during a one night stand. : P

7:17 am

when i was learning german they still used kugelschreiber and kuli.

7:17 am

hi demi. Yes, and one can use 'Stift' as well

7:17 am

Think I mentioned before - in the UK kids change into shorts and T shirts for PE / games lessons and there was the time my hubby told his class to take their pants off!

7:17 am

Hi Demi :)

7:18 am

lololllll Molly!

7:18 am

hi alll!

7:18 am

Nice one Molly :)

7:18 am

ouch ouch ouch, Liz. So now you visit him in prison? ;)

7:18 am

I've found one word since I 've been here this evening!!!

7:18 am

hehehe we are too entertaining, right Liz?

7:19 am

I don't get it. Pants = what? In UKspeak.

7:19 am

lol sprite!

7:19 am

Should

7:19 am

should've told them to take their trousers off!

7:19 am

Pants are underpants.

7:20 am

I don't know, either way he would be suspect here. : O

7:20 am

I think it was followed by ... and put your shorts on!

7:21 am

... all the better I can see your legs (add leering face)

7:21 am

why does english have to be so complicated!

7:21 am

i broke up my first class here with the same mistake liz... i asked one of my boys how he got so much mud on his pants....... hi demi...

7:21 am

ouch rolin, and hi

7:21 am

hi rolin!

7:22 am

Hubby wants to know why I've destroyed his reputation but Demi and Ro would probably say it was destroyed long ago!

7:22 am

hey sprite

7:22 am

Hi Ro

7:22 am

*runs around naked*

7:22 am

You've seen this?

7:22 am

*thinks demi looks good*

7:22 am

reputation....???... what reputstion...lol

7:22 am

lol

7:22 am

I think if I ever visit the UK I will just be a selective mute.

7:23 am

demi... is rich chasing you???

7:23 am

I can picture you, Molly... starting each convo with "I'am American... don't mind me..."

7:23 am

I thought y'all called us Yanks.

7:23 am

Thinks most UK people speak American!

7:24 am

that, or 'those darn Yanks'

7:24 am

Demi's gone quiet - perhaps Rich caught her!

7:24 am

rolin, no rich is not chasing me . he is being his usual self when it comes to you being online.

7:24 am

lol.... praps so liz...

7:24 am

I would not do well in Australia either because I do not end every word in "o". : P

7:25 am

rich did not catch me. i caught him.

7:25 am

aaah.... i thought i recognised his writing...lol

7:25 am

Nor do I, Molly!

7:25 am

morning all!

7:25 am

he chased her and chased her until she got him

7:25 am

Hi Sue :)

7:25 am

*farts*

7:25 am

*sigh*... i blame his father...

7:25 am

Shurrup Rich!

7:25 am

sounds like I've entered quite the discussion :-)

7:25 am

That's not fair!

7:26 am

I aplogise for what is happening. he is just like his father!!!

7:26 am

No he isn't!

7:26 am

much better looking

7:26 am

*hands in the air*.... buying outa this one...;p

7:26 am

His father has never written in the chog! And wouldn't!

7:26 am

I have no clue, Sue. I am just quietly looking on.

7:27 am

Bye Ro - have a good day :)

7:27 am

liz .... he used to spend hours on msg boards when we first got the net..

7:27 am

hiya double U sue :) *hug*

7:27 am

He's grown up!

7:27 am

i think i am going to go.

7:27 am

molly/sue.. by way of explanation.... liz is married to my ex..hence the same suffix...and demi is my son's partner..

7:28 am

Sleep well Demi - love to the naughty stepson!

7:28 am

night demi...hug my son for me...pls

7:28 am

:D

7:28 am

hello everyone :)

7:29 am

i can do that for you rolin & lizlin. c u all later.

7:29 am

hiya Annie :)

7:29 am

bye demi

7:29 am

hi spritey :)

7:29 am

Ooooh! Found another word! REally getting to dislike this grid!

7:30 am

lol Liz!

7:30 am

and off to the PB with you

7:30 am

Guest arriving tomorrow morning - won't have time to finish :(

7:31 am

I put brownies in there Liz.

7:31 am

Hi again :)

7:31 am

ok..i best get back to work... bye all...

7:31 am

ty Molly - much appreciated :)

7:31 am

bye rolin, have a good one

7:31 am

And I didn't have that word - do now!!

7:31 am

lol

7:31 am

Bye Ro

7:31 am

I see Liz's Bed & Breakfast is still going strong. You all have more company than anyone I know.

7:32 am

Bye rolin :)

7:32 am

taber

7:32 am

crap...sorry

7:33 am

"joins Liz in PB"

7:33 am

ty smores

7:33 am

*Puts more brownies in PB*

7:33 am

thanks smores ;)

7:33 am

It's funny Molly - last year only Ro and her partner came - this year our friend tomorrow will be our 5th guest since January!

7:33 am

Welcome smores!

7:33 am

lol...yw sprite

7:33 am

But not expecting any more after that until December!

7:33 am

Molly, I love your icon

7:34 am

"eating yummy brownies" thanks Molly

7:34 am

Thanks Annie. I got that from my Massachusetts cousin.

Hi, y'all. This one is really slow for me this morning.

7:34 am

Obviously the Gold Coast is a great place to visit.

or I'm really slow for it.

7:34 am

hi hokie

7:34 am

hi hokie carla, not just for you. Am struggling too.

7:34 am

Hi Carla - no it's really slow.

7:35 am

Hi hokie...yep...it aint just you :)

7:35 am

and hokie carla to the PB as well, lol

7:35 am

hint for a 7, pl, and good mornin'

7:35 am

hi bichon

yesterday's was hard, too. I should have more than 24 words right now in a grid this size.

7:35 am

hi bichon, no A7, sorry

7:35 am

di 7 - more unclean

7:35 am

Hi bichon :)

7:36 am

tyvm Liz

7:36 am

more di4/5

7:36 am

hi Lizlin

7:36 am

less clean or more dizzy

7:36 am

ga 7 - where an artist displays work

7:36 am

a place where art is displayed

7:36 am

lol

7:36 am

thanks to all youse guys

7:37 am

An enemy of batman - a puzzler

yes, thx

7:37 am

phantom: ritual

7:38 am

I'm giving up! Might find a few more tomorrow morning. Good night from here - enjoy your days :)

7:38 am

thanks Liz

7:39 am

night Liz, have a good night

good night!

7:40 am

good night, Liz

7:40 am

when you have that enemy of Batman, start T too.

7:41 am

Bye Liz ... sleep well :)

Then change the first vowel...

7:41 am

can I have the stats for Batman's enemy?

7:41 am

ri7/36, Annie

ty for the 7's guys

7:41 am

thanks Chrissie

7:42 am

Of course

7:42 am

Thanks, sprite

7:42 am

yvw :)

7:43 am

odd.. the ti7 isnt also a ti6

7:43 am

no, strange isn't it. Tried it twice to make sure

7:44 am

:) me too

No, but try a sometimes vowel at the end

7:44 am

:)

7:45 am

lol...just did that Chrissie :)

7:45 am

that is the basic rule for this whole grid

Thanks for the tip sprite

7:46 am

:)

Rely

Oops, sorry

7:47 am

not to worry Dee...I didn't eat all the brownies :)

lol, ty smores

7:51 am

fireflies. Pfew. Tough one.

7:52 am

WTG sprite :)

7:52 am

congrats, sprite!!

Congratulations sprite ;)

7:55 am

thanks :) Anything I may help with before I go shoot some monsters?

Can I have the stats for the 8 please?

7:55 am

congrats Sprite, any clues for the 8 please?

7:56 am

ly8/65, compound word

You're talking about a game, not the kids I take it

7:56 am

xeiluj, hi :) Think nightingale

7:56 am

lolol Chrissie! Yes, a game. The kids have been angels for the last day. And counting.

7:56 am

got it, thanks sprite and xei

ty sprite, have a good day

7:57 am

bye all *hugs*

7:57 am

lol...glad to hear it sprite :)

7:57 am

Thank you!!

7:57 am

Bye...enjoy the day :)

8:08 am

Well, my time is up...be back later

8:08 am

Happy Babbling everyone :)

8:08 am

later, smores

Bye smores

Off for some lunch, tc Annie

8:13 am

hi all

8:14 am

Good day, all.

8:17 am

hi mael, scrabbs and bye to chrissie

8:18 am

Annie, my little patient, Dara, age 4, diagnosed with cancer in July 2011, is now disease-free!

8:18 am

Thank God!

8:18 am

I am still praying for Nathaniel

8:18 am

I saw her yesterday and heard the news. Such joy! I hugged her. She is too young to understand.

hello all

8:19 am

Hi Owl

8:20 am

Hi Owl

8:20 am

Good morning, friends.

8:20 am

Hi car.

8:21 am

phone

8:21 am

Hi Car. ((Car and family)) I was thinking of Primo and all of you in Boston, yesterday

morning annie, scrabbler, car

8:22 am

They just showed video of the NY stock exchange observing a moment of silence...and they were all looking at their watches/cell phones. Sad.

8:23 am

Of course--some people focus on power, control, money, and things...

8:25 am

This is where the media could actually do some good. It should be all over the news how heartless and callous that was.

it's been a while since i worked, but i am sure my boss would have been do it and get to work. they were big on ocusing on what had to be done. did that after a death as well

8:25 am

Ty for your icon, Molly

a sense of lie goes on as a means to get over things that were emotional

8:26 am

Hey, I have family up there. And my Mom was born there.

8:26 am

Honestly, I am still stunned that only 3 are dead.

8:26 am

Yes. And I heard a politician talking about how the government stepped up and functioned so well for the people yesterday. Yesterday's heros = first responders, whether professional or not, and all of the generous people that provided help.

8:26 am

Yes, that is amazing, Car.

it is so reminiscent of the olympics bombing

8:27 am

it was frightening, we know to stay away from downtown on Marathon Monday because of the crowds, but man.

8:27 am

Those first responders, on duty and off, are amazing!!!!!

8:28 am

I never took my kids to Boston for those big events and I very rarely go myself...and it is because of things like this.

8:28 am

It was interesting to see who ran TO the victims and who ran AWAY. I wonder what I would have done under the circumstances.

8:28 am

my sister in law is a nurse at MGH, it was insane down there

8:29 am

I was wondering that about myself as well. You, Scrabs, would have run straight in. No doubt in my mind.

8:29 am

I think you have to be firmly entrenched in emergency medicine to be able to run towards such a thing.

8:29 am

Oh mael! Please send her my thanks and love for doing her part yesterday and today.

8:29 am

I was thinking of the medical staff and others that were caring for the children. I know the emotion with caring for injured and very ill kids. It is so emotional.

8:30 am

Car, yes, I would have gone to help, no doubt.

8:30 am

A lot of the "first responders" turned out to be runners.

8:30 am

Yes.

8:30 am

A press conference will be starting shortly. There is a suspect.

8:30 am

I will car, she'll appreciate it. We picked her up as close to mgh as we could when her shift was over but downtown was just a mess. Police everywhere, blockades, it is frightening.

8:31 am

Morning friends

8:31 am

Please thank her for me, mael. She saw up close and personal the carnage.

8:31 am

Hi Bob

8:32 am

Hello Mr Bob!

happy babbling all

8:35 am

Bye TO. Have a good day.

8:36 am

bye TO

8:37 am

bYE oWL

8:45 am

STats please for the left hand Y?

8:47 am

FBI now on...

8:48 am

yi4/6

8:49 am

Ty Ursh

8:49 am

i think

8:49 am

Yup! That was it

8:57 am

I am watching the press conference too.

8:58 am

who is speaking? the mayor?

8:58 am

Mass. DA now

8:58 am

Series of speakers--gov, police, etc

8:58 am

Heads of all departments involved with the operation

8:58 am

nick kristof posted that there was an officer at the airport asking anyone if they had been nearby and had any photos or tips they could help the investigation with

8:59 am

They just announced tat

8:59 am

*that

8:59 am

They have been saying it all along

8:59 am

that's good

8:59 am

Ooh! Q&A! I did not expect that

9:00 am

I love your governor, Car. Our governor, Andrew Cuomo, is such a disappointment.

9:01 am

barney frank was here giving us a chat yesterday. he called his husband after we finished and was told about it, and then told us. he had just been telling us how he had represented at some point over his career every town along the marathon route except hopkinton, where it starts.

9:02 am

helo everyboy on this sad day

9:03 am

Wow, hurshy. that must have been surreal

9:03 am

Hello Ruby

9:03 am

Hi Ruby

9:03 am

{{scrabs, hurshy and car.}}

9:03 am

I was here this AM, but was aldone

9:04 am

alone, not all done!

9:04 am

The BPD commish is such an enormous man! He makes the others around him, including the governor, look tiny.

9:04 am

He sure does.

9:05 am

good morning everyone

9:05 am

Hello JBV

9:05 am

hello JBV

9:05 am

hi car - everybody OK?

9:05 am

hi ruby!

9:05 am

the only explanation i could think of for the event was somebody who had been frozen in time when people still hated irish catholic immigrants, and awakened to find out about JFK and whatnot...

9:06 am

Hi JBV

9:06 am

Shaken but OK. All close family and friends are accounted for.

9:06 am

it is hard to be away from the US when things like this happen. I think that 9/11 was worse for me, here in France, than for my sister who lives in Queens, NY

9:06 am

I know this is being felt around the world - I just received a beautiful email from my cousin (in Italy) with a lot of compassion for the victims and for all of us

9:06 am

glad to hear it car

9:07 am

My first thoughts yesterday--Trifioso's son, and fellow Babbler, Pam.

9:07 am

but we are all together in this, ruby, doesn't matter where you are, I guess

9:07 am

I heard that the MA governor was in that area earlier in the day. Could the bombs have been meant for him? He is a black, outspoken, Democrat...lots of people don't like that.

9:08 am

what, you don't like my time traveller idea?

9:08 am

no, that could not possibly have been intended for one person - to attack a crowd of innocent people? that's pure terrorism

9:08 am

It is hard to know where people live, but I have a nephew in Boston who actually lives in London and was there the day of the subway bobing. He must be traumatized

9:08 am

There were multiple bombs--multiple deaths and injuries were intended.

9:08 am

hurshy your idea makes as much sense as any other possible explanation

9:08 am

I think this is domestic terrorism. Foreign terrorists claim credit right away generally.

9:09 am

it is amazing that there were so few deaths!

9:09 am

i appreciate that about foreign terrorists. makes the investigation so much easier.

the placement and timing was to do the most damage to the most people. they did not want to harmt he star athletes from other countries

9:09 am

True, H.

i agree with invictus. so like the olympics bombing and look where that went

9:10 am

it seemed like they wanted to harm the "ordinary" people and their families

9:10 am

These were very small bombs, akin to the Centennial Park bombing in 1996. That was Eric Rudolph.

9:10 am

Yikes, here comes the rain. It suddenly started pouring.

look at how that one was botched.

9:11 am

The poor Richard family--son dead, daughter loses a leg, mother with brain injury, father to cope with it all.

9:11 am

And if this were some foreign terrorist scheme, the bombs would have been larger. Small bombs don't kill a lot of people - wound them for life, yes. But, kill? Not generally. The Unabomber only killed 3 people and he sent more than 20 bombs.

9:12 am

thank heaven for ineptitude.

9:12 am

aamen!

well, i wonder if it is too hard both physically and financially to do the big attacks any more. and the type of explosions suggest not but they will have to go where the evidence takes them. i am betting on home grown.

9:15 am

I think you're right TO..

i have heard conflicting reports about the shrapnel being in the bomb orenvironmental.

9:15 am

I don't know what to think, but would have a lot of trouble visiting any big city now, European or American

9:15 am

stats for the Y on the first column?

9:15 am

yi4/6

9:16 am

The ignition switch will say a lot about who did it.

9:16 am

did they find it?

but we must learn we are part of the world. the world has had to suffer terrorist attacks; we are not immune

9:17 am

ruby can you clue it please?

9:17 am

When bombs detonate, they usually have a team that will reassemble the bomb.

9:17 am

y+ sick

9:17 am

They seem to have a suspect and they did gather 2 bags of evidence from a home in Revere, Mass.

9:17 am

ty ruby

did not hear that, car

9:18 am

well done, investigators

thought the press conference might yield info on that

9:18 am

The 'suspect' is only a suspect because he is a Saudi national and the search was with his consent. They say they have found nothing connected with the bombings yet. I suspect any evidence removed is likely computers, which they will take to a lab to analyze.

9:18 am

Yup. There is a man they are questioning who is in the hospital, but he has been very cooperative, and led them to the house in Revere.

9:18 am

You could be completely right invictus.

9:18 am

Third column E stats please?

9:19 am

ok here's a hard one, bet nobody will get:

9:19 am

I think that is sad. His crime was being Middle Eastern around a terrorist attack.

9:19 am

ey 4/6

9:19 am

er4/4

9:19 am

name that proper noun! harp player on the gilmore girls

oh i did hear that there was a foreign national who was injured...they sent out bulletin to the hospitals to look for injuries consistent with a possible suspect.

9:19 am

er 4/4

9:19 am

ty car

9:20 am

from the reports, he had burns on his hands.

9:20 am

This is all so speculative though. I will wait for the facts.

9:20 am

5 column E stats please?

9:20 am

We have a list correct?

9:20 am

en 5/14

9:20 am

I am always amazed by the people who investigate these things. I can't imagine the skill it takes to reassemble a detonated bomb.

9:21 am

en5/14

not sad if done correctly. just thorough. thefolks in jersey city were horrified to know that 9/11 actors were neighbors. we had a bomber when i worked in juvey. he had lost a finger and part of another.

9:21 am

helo molly, U'm sorry I missed you before

9:21 am

I learned yesterday that they go from the farthest point of damage/debris out and then work their way back to the origin.

9:21 am

hi there ruby, TO, molly, car, MLF

9:21 am

ruby clue please?

dumb kid. he tried to det off a bomb to over a gas station robbery is what got him caught

9:22 am

Hi bichon

9:22 am

way in

9:22 am

The sad part is that the media jumped on that, calling him a suspect, and I am sure it is purely based on his ethnicity.

9:22 am

{{bichon}}

hi bich.

9:22 am

name that proper noun! triangular orange chip

9:22 am

duhh ty ruby

9:23 am

pr 7 should i know it?

9:23 am

dorito!

9:23 am

dorito!

oh thanks hursh now yo quiero taco bell

9:23 am

ding ding ding!

9:23 am

dond't have the pr7....help somebody

9:23 am

snap, car.

and i will be getting a doritos taco loco for lunch today. so i'd better gete moving for a wlk first.

9:24 am

what is in a taco loco, so I can eat my heart out?

9:24 am

Got it! pr 7/40

9:25 am

What you do to water before you put the pasta in

ruby, it's a taco with a hard dorito shell. either nacho cheese or cool ranch

9:25 am

car is it something we should know?

9:25 am

clue, pls, car.

9:25 am

ty car!

9:25 am

got it

9:25 am

what are the stats for the 8?

9:26 am

nice clue

9:26 am

suddenly i have this yearning to be back in my college library... no idea why

9:26 am

ly8/65

9:26 am

ty

9:27 am

oh would you clue that ruby?

9:27 am

ly4 instrument + bi4 has feathers

9:27 am

Well, there 'ya go. STrange word. TY ruby!

9:27 am

thanks wouldn't have thought of that!

9:28 am

I need more coffe, but I am all the way upstairs. <sigh>

9:28 am

ty ruby

9:28 am

college library safe place

9:28 am

and I sit here with only 102 words. Very happy to give clues

9:28 am

got it thanks

9:28 am

nbt and nbs thanks all for the help

9:29 am

bichon - only so far. one never knows where a crazy with a gun (or bomb) will strike next.

9:29 am

my housekeeper told me that there was a bomb in downtown a

9:29 am

downtown Annecy, just before we moved here

9:30 am

How weird is that? This is a sort of obscure non-place

9:30 am

we had a ghastly murder of a young child in downtown Middletown years ago. Right after that we moved to the edges of town

9:30 am

I don't know, after UVA, college campuses are not high on my list of safe places.

9:31 am

Sorry, Virginia Tech.

9:31 am

Middletown is pretty obscure, but we have a University here. It was the scene of a \nother gruesome murder a few years ago

9:31 am

The trauma doctors they have been interviewing have been amazing.

9:31 am

I will probably get to a point where I don't leave my house or garden

9:31 am

Those doctors believe the bombs contained projectiles from the injuries

9:32 am

And strangely enough, that VA Tech shooting was exactly six years ago today.

9:32 am

I had a nap today where I dreamed that my boy dog and I swa to safety.....

9:32 am

Trauma surgeons are amazing folks---very methodical, very focused on saving human life.

9:32 am

swam*

9:32 am

I am going to take a break and get more coffee. Have a great day everyone. {{hugs}}

9:33 am

Bye Car

9:33 am

{{car.}}

9:33 am

Of course they contained projectiles. Homemade bombs do. That is what caused the damage and injuries. It isn't the explosive power.

9:33 am

Columbine was in April too. Spooky.

9:33 am

neither dog nor I can swim

9:33 am

which poet said april is the cruellest month?

9:34 am

The OKC bombing was also in April.

9:34 am

TSEliot?

9:34 am

TS Eliot

9:34 am

well i guess he was on to something.

9:34 am

snap, grant!

9:34 am

hi Scrabs

9:34 am

echo in here...

9:35 am

in Binghamton, March was the cruele3st

9:35 am

A lot of the neo-nazi types like to attack in April because of it was Hitler's birthday month.

9:35 am

I must get on with my day. I am going to stop at the preschool where I am the doc. It is a preschool for kids with developmental problems, mostly kids with Down syndrome. I enjoy the kids so much.

9:35 am

that's when all the domestic murders and suicides happened.

9:35 am

have a great time scrabs!

9:36 am

Bye, kids.

9:36 am

time to cook, see you later, kids

9:36 am

clue for al 6/24

9:37 am

by ruby

9:37 am

by Scrabs

9:37 am

enjoy your time with the kiddies

9:38 am

{{bichon}}

9:39 am

this grid is baffling me

9:41 am

good day bichon, ruby, hurshy, matches, invictus and grant :) how's the grid today? i was hoping for a big juicy one as it will be raining here for hours...

9:41 am

a special hello to all the {{{(((lurkerz)))}}}

9:41 am

too bad about the rain. This grid is confounding me, especially the al 6/24

9:42 am

al6/24: "The Greatest"+ cellist yo** Ma+consonant

9:42 am

should have figured, Hebrew word. ty grant

9:43 am

yw bich

9:43 am

ty grant, never would have gotten that one, looking at the def. didn't help a bit ;)

9:43 am

I need a big long break, am at half way

9:44 am

bye bichon i'm going to make a coffee brb

9:55 am

ty grant got it

9:56 am

http://tinyurl.com/d62cq4g

9:57 am

what's that hursh?

9:58 am

Help for do6,33 please?

10:02 am

irish (?) name + sometimes vowel

10:03 am

should say Irish surname do*** + sometimes vowel

10:05 am

try again, sir arthur conan do*** + sometimes vowel.

10:05 am

not irish at all..sorry for the mislead

10:06 am

Sherlock's father did it -- thank you

10:08 am

that was good hurshy, never saw the mr. roger's before :)

10:09 am

Do5 is an Irish name

10:10 am

nice icon today molly, were they painted buntings yesterdyay?

10:14 am

thanks molly.

10:21 am

does anyone have the stats for the 3rd row i please?

10:25 am

il4/4

10:26 am

thanks steve, i've been hanging up on bablets lately ;)

10:26 am

And il5/10

aha, ty steve! add another consonant to get il5

10:27 am

ty mo and gwen nbt/nbs :)

10:28 am

Yw

10:28 am

.

10:29 am

how are you finding the grid today?

10:29 am

up to 99 and seeing double later all

10:30 am

bye steve, and thanks again. i might take 5 myself :)

10:30 am

Slow,but only just started and you?

10:31 am

slogging through it. not "quite awake" yet, so i am a bit babble-blind ;)

10:33 am

Get out the match sticks ...lol!

10:34 am

i think taht may be the solution mo... gonna take 5 and step outside for a moment. maybe some fresh air will help. bbs

10:35 am

See you soon.

10:40 am

HOWDY E1

10:40 am

got a few breaths of fresh air, and a bit of caffeine... hopefully they "do their stuff" hi puglet :)

Bs are bombed, but still no nbt

10:46 am

lol, drunken b's - bees ;)

nbt finally, OY

10:49 am

:))

drunken bees are fun bees

10:50 am

do they like cocktails of brandy and creme de menthe?

10:50 am

(stingers)

oh, dear, no, bees don't contemplate stinging, for to sting is to die

10:54 am

conundrum - defend yourself by deploying the stinger, and thereby survive the immediate onslaught only to die shortly, or refrain from stinging and possibly die immediately...

you live (and die) by the hive rules . . .

10:55 am

found a 7!

woo hoo!

almost all my 7s have a double D in 'em, but i only have 5

10:58 am

i only have 4, but 2 of them don't have a dd in them

you must have one that i don't have (!)

10:59 am

do you have one that is a comparative?

shall i share? ga7, gi7, ri7, ti7, to7

a comparative? hmm, gi7 is maybe

11:02 am

oooh, i don't have any g's, or the to. have a ti though mine are : pr 7, tr 7, ri 7, di 7

okay, thanks, hunting

11:03 am

clue for or 6/18

yes, please! lol

11:04 am

di 7, gi 7 (ty!), pr 7, ri 7, ti 7, i think between us we may have them all ;)

you have 2 that i don't have, and i need 3 (assuming my higher math is correct)

11:05 am

looking for the or 6, i don't have it either

11:05 am

another word for east

11:06 am

ding, ding, ding! ty erda :)

11:06 am

YW

ty erda! got it

11:06 am

ty Erda I was going the wrong way

i'm stuck on the pr7. is it a compound?

11:07 am

prefix + word gwen

11:08 am

... a word i should say , not word as a clue

aha, found it! new word for my cheat sheet

11:08 am

morning y'all

still need a di7 and one more 7, hunting

found the di7

morning, pippingeek!

let's see, did you say you have a tr7?

that's the one i need

11:12 am

bah, this grid is full of phantoms

yep!

11:13 am

i got all excited for diatribe but then it wasnt

i'm stuck on the tr7, finding nothing but phants

11:15 am

hi pippin :) i still have 3x 7 to find as well does someone have the stats for the tr 7?

i'm using A2Z and still not finding the tr7

11:18 am

Just had a peek in lickety ....there is no tr7.

11:18 am

that would explain a lot!

well that would explain the difficulty LOL

still needing one 7 and i know not what it is

11:19 am

Lol.

gonna take a break, back later

11:19 am

thanks mo! i have: di 7 gi 7 pr 7 ri 7 ti 7 what's missing?

11:20 am

laters, gwen :)

11:20 am

ga

11:20 am

to

11:20 am

ty gemini, hunting...

11:21 am

yw

11:21 am

got it, thanks :)

11:21 am

someday i will be a great babbler like kate

11:22 am

<snort> don't be a goose pippin, i'm no great shakes at this... ispoke too soon, hunting the to 7 now

11:23 am

i guess it's all time and practice too

11:23 am

some days i just feel dumb compared to the speed demons

11:24 am

a lot of it is having a good memory - mine is like swiss cheese... you shouldn't feel dumb ever - those "speed demons" have been at it for a very long time, have great memories and maddd typing skillls :)

11:24 am

to7

11:24 am

There are 2. Ga7 words

11:25 am

gmornin all

11:25 am

hi gypsy

11:25 am

hi gypsy :) so another ga 7 to find along with the to 7.... hmmm

11:26 am

found the gother ga!

11:26 am

i want to find a gother anything!

11:26 am

;)

11:27 am

trhy ga7

11:27 am

got the to - it was a fish! lots of dd words for the 7's

11:27 am

to7 is a 1-3 year old

11:27 am

toddler

11:27 am

lol, as you can see i donot have maddd typoibng skillls

11:27 am

hi kje and kipas :)

11:28 am

and the to6 before it, TK

11:29 am

scoooop! thanks kje :) java required, bb in a minute

11:29 am

apparently that was not the droid I was looking for

11:31 am

oops sorry

11:32 am

hi carla, son't sweat it kipas, we've all done it :)

11:32 am

anyone have stats on the right hand e?

11:33 am

Hi.

11:33 am

en5/14

11:33 am

en 5/14

11:33 am

ty kate

11:33 am

it's fishy pippin

11:33 am

got it!

11:34 am

:)

11:34 am

one more for nbt, then i will list

11:35 am

in a hurry today kate?

11:35 am

ri6/27?

11:35 am

no, but i do poorly without the list, but i'm also trying to give myself arbitrary barriers before which i can't use it

11:35 am

that one's a puzzler kje

11:37 am

i used to love the batman shows of the 60's with adam west and burt ward - soooo campy :)

11:37 am

i got the 6/24, is the 27 a variant?

11:37 am

in the comic books he was always my favorite villain

11:38 am

howdy my babble friends:)

11:38 am

hi crossy

11:38 am

there is the 6/24, then the 7, then the unknown 6/27

11:38 am

okay, just making sure we are all ont he same page

11:38 am

oh, the shame! i have mislead you kje :( i have the 6/24 not the 6/27, sorry

11:39 am

hi ya crossy :)

11:41 am

i do have the ri 6/27 - i am babble blind...gimme a second to figure a clue. it is a variation

11:42 am

ri6/27 is the first name of Mr. Scott, film director of Blade Runner

11:42 am

like a hyumerous posed question? but do not double a consonant

11:43 am

and if anyone has stats on the second i down in the second column, i would be mad grateful

11:43 am

... what molly said, mush better clue

11:43 am

well done molly, ty

11:43 am

much*

11:43 am

ty tk

11:43 am

il4/4 and il 5/10

11:44 am

oh THATt mr scott..lol

11:44 am

He is more famous for directing the movie Alien, I think.

11:44 am

Also Black Hawk Down.

11:44 am

hooray, nbt!

11:45 am

wooot for pippin!

11:45 am

ty molly,just googled who directed black hawk down:)

11:56 am

second i down stats 4/5, 5/12, and 4/4

11:58 am

hello everybody

11:58 am

hi ruby

11:58 am

Working like crazy in the garden, trying to make it presentable for coming visitors

11:58 am

welcome home ruby :)

11:58 am

hi pippin

11:59 am

{{Kate}}

11:59 am

((crossy))

11:59 am

(( group hugs)) ;) how doth your garden grow ruby?

11:59 am

is molly still here? I keep seeing her traces, like jet trails in the night sky.....

12:00 pm

it doth grow wildlyk! This year, Rufie hasn't ||(yet) demolished the flowers, so I may have a lot of iris and allium as well as all the other stuff

12:01 pm

and the handyman is out there digging holes for me to plant some annuals in the borders

12:01 pm

sound s lovely ruby, i like irises a lot. how's the new fur baby doing? settling right in?

12:01 pm

I am a terrible cheter, but perennials just go so far and then disappear

12:02 pm

the baby is wonderful except for her wet chest which makes her look like a monster We need a huge bib for her

12:02 pm

and Rufie loves her

12:03 pm

you have to plant a bunch to get colour all year, but the results are worth it... and less work and expense in the long run. puppy needs water lapping instruction ;)

12:05 pm

oops second column i...4/5, 5/12, 4/7...sorry moll

12:06 pm

what did you name the little one ruby?

12:06 pm

baby sister is named Rafaella, Raffie

12:07 pm

she is very cute, but not yet a beauty

12:07 pm

cute! raffie and ruffie

12:08 pm

and before them, besides Max and Cleo, Ruby, Rufus and Rosie

12:09 pm

phantom" bo didley

12:09 pm

lol ruby, got stuck on the r's? lots of phantoms haunting the grid today... which is another one of them ;)

12:10 pm

they consider any chow who isn't black or white, red, and not one of them has been red or even cinnamon

12:11 pm

they are variously shaded blonde, Brown, beige with pale touches and hints of red in certain light

12:11 pm

very pretty dogs

12:11 pm

there is a chow near me, nice dog, he's a sandy blonde

12:12 pm

what's his name?

12:12 pm

haha - chow chow ;)

12:12 pm

Our first ones all came from Ontario, Mi-Pao kennels

12:13 pm

and dhe eats ---- chow!

12:14 pm

did you have them shipped over the pond? not sure when you emmigrated.. Chow Chow is a chow who likes dog Chow <snort>

12:16 pm

the e's in this puzzle asr not conveniently placed to form words :( back in 5, gonna shake out my eyeballls

12:17 pm

wow, the second ga7 refuses to materialize, even tho i know the first 4 letters!

12:18 pm

you got the first four letter ..boy dancer billy ell***

12:19 pm

weird, i swore i tried that

12:19 pm

ty!

12:19 pm

:-)

12:28 pm

hi zooz :)

12:28 pm

Hello, TK :-)

12:29 pm

are you finished?

12:29 pm

Flip.

12:29 pm

What the hell am i on about..try again...Fireworks for me.

12:29 pm

carry on fishing zooz ;)

12:30 pm

:)

12:30 pm

ahhh! congratulations zooz, what was your last word?

12:31 pm

ID5/16

12:31 pm

we moved here in '98 with Rufus, who had come fro Canada. Subsequently, Cleo, Max and Ruby all came by plane. Rufie and Raffie ar European, but from some of the same ancestors

12:32 pm

did raffie have to go into quarantine for a while?

12:32 pm

Sudoku time, Bye for now.

12:32 pm

bye zooz hagd

12:33 pm

no, her mom drove her to Lyon and we picked her up there. She was born in Barcelona

12:33 pm

bye zooz

12:33 pm

no quarantines in France

12:33 pm

hi and bye zoozz

12:34 pm

why did i think she was from belgium??? must improve memory skillls..

12:35 pm

the borders barely exist any more which is both good and bad

12:36 pm

i guess, that makes sense though, same continent. was thinking inter-continental...

12:36 pm

Hi Gang

12:36 pm

hego came back :)

12:36 pm

I don't even know if the UK still has the 6-month quarantine

12:36 pm

hi hego

12:36 pm

hi hego

12:37 pm

lol, yes

12:37 pm

Hi Gals

12:37 pm

they did have it last time i checked, but that was around y2k

12:38 pm

can I get a clue for do 6/33 please

12:38 pm

and hello everyone :)

12:38 pm

hi annie

12:38 pm

{{annie}}

12:38 pm

Hi Annie

12:38 pm

hi ((ruby)) and geek :)

12:38 pm

and hi to helo

12:38 pm

and hego

12:39 pm

sounds like what your great gran tatted to put on tables under lamps of on the arm rests of chairs

12:39 pm

ty

12:39 pm

annie, are you down near owls head park?

12:39 pm

geek, no, that's in Bay Ridge (I think) I'm on Ocean Parkway near the ocean

12:40 pm

oh nice, i'm on ocean parkway too, but up closer to the park

12:40 pm

A neighbor! Wow.

12:40 pm

(you mentioned the verrazano yesterday, so i was guessing)

12:40 pm

sees a babble meet up in progress

12:41 pm

Kate, I have that one. I need the next to last do

12:42 pm

i think there is only one do 6/33 annie - it sounds like the do 5/16 before it

12:42 pm

today's grid looks as bad ad yesterday's

12:42 pm

Kate, thanks, going to look, this grid is driving me nuts

12:42 pm

wait, then what is the 6/21?

12:42 pm

yeah, hego, it kind of is

12:43 pm

i don't have a do 6/21 yet sorry

12:43 pm

I see that Pippin

12:43 pm

okay cool

12:43 pm

can't find it

12:43 pm

i keep wanting droid to happen

12:43 pm

this is a very hard grid for me

12:44 pm

there are 2 6's

12:44 pm

it is hard Rube

12:44 pm

do 6/33 sounds like what is tatted to put on the arm rests of yur granny's sofa... hi point count so use a sometimes vowel or two..

12:45 pm

found it, yay, thanks

12:45 pm

ty Kate

12:45 pm

The do6/21 is small speck + more so

12:45 pm

thanks for those

12:46 pm

it is a sticky grid. i keep getting tripped up amongst the d's, l's and y's

12:46 pm

ty bzznbea!

12:46 pm

The sometimes vowel is getting a good workout today

12:46 pm

hi bea :) and ty for the do 6/21

12:46 pm

Hello all. YW.

12:47 pm

hi bea

12:47 pm

I give up. Good night everybody

12:47 pm

grrr more phantoms - artier

12:47 pm

hi Bea

12:48 pm

(((ruby))) sleep well

12:48 pm

Having connection issues...stupid router.

12:48 pm

nite Ruby

12:48 pm

bye ruby, have a peaceful evening

12:48 pm

night ruby

12:49 pm

y's mean a lot of stupid words.

12:49 pm

indeed, hego

12:50 pm

i'd rather the y word endings than the re and un and de prefixes ;) they can get very stupid indeed!

12:51 pm

and hrd

12:51 pm

crossy used to play ti**** winks as a child:)

12:51 pm

hard

12:51 pm

Hi crossy

12:51 pm

howdy,hego

12:52 pm

crossy, would that make you a ti7?

12:52 pm

hi crossy

12:53 pm

do we have a bit of trivia to share today crossy? believe it or not, i was talking to one of the staff here at the cafe, and preying manitises came up... shared yur blood trivia ;)

12:53 pm

ty Pippin!

12:54 pm

and when you have one stubborn word, it's always the most common thing because you were somehow unable to see it (or in your head were pronouncing it so wrong it wasn't that word)

12:54 pm

sec,kate

12:55 pm

:)

12:55 pm

this grid may require me to drink a to5 afterwards

12:55 pm

or during

12:55 pm

why wait until you are finished pippin? ;)

12:56 pm

and now it is time for crossy's tidbit of the day!!!

12:56 pm

darn fishies; i'm still reeling them in...

12:56 pm

because that would require getting up

12:56 pm

yay, crossy!

12:56 pm

Roger Ebert and Oprah Winfrey went on a couple dates in the mid-1980s. It was Roger who convinced her to syndicate her talk show.

12:57 pm

good egg, that ebert

12:57 pm

who'd a thunk it!

12:57 pm

phantom libido

12:58 pm

since i have been lazy with them,you get a bonus tidbit today!!!

12:58 pm

Hego, that should be a Babble sampler, hanging on the wall Y's MEAN A LOT OF STUPID WORDS : D

12:58 pm

The original theme song for TV's Bewitched was a variation of the commercial jingle, "See the USA in your Chevrolet." Not surprising, since Chevy was the sitcom's original sponsor.

12:58 pm

name that proper noun... a place in the mideast that's causing a lot of trouble these days

12:59 pm

good one Molly!

12:59 pm

:))

1:00 pm

al6?

1:02 pm

nm

1:02 pm

floats like a butterfly, stings like a bee sometimes vowel and extra hours on the punch clock

1:03 pm

good clue! ty

1:03 pm

very good clue!

1:03 pm

i cannot get one ag word.

1:03 pm

ty kate

1:04 pm

yw brain slowly coming to life ;)

1:04 pm

oops got one.

1:04 pm

hego - the best laid plans of mice and men

1:04 pm

ty

1:04 pm

robert burns... the best laid plans of mice and men oft gang ag***

1:04 pm

great minds, kate

1:04 pm

not to worry,your brain is quite lively to find that word unaided

1:05 pm

k8's are gr8 ;)

1:05 pm

yay!

1:06 pm

: D

1:07 pm

hey all! (((((hugs)))))

1:07 pm

stid!

1:07 pm

(((Stid)))

1:07 pm

oh my, that's a very inappropriate word

1:07 pm

Hi Stid :)

1:07 pm

hi stiddie!

1:08 pm

thanks for the burns word

1:08 pm

it's sunny here, waiting for a friend so we can go get some shopping done. I taught yesterday... it was nice. :-) how are you-all?

1:08 pm

howdy stidmama:))

1:09 pm

how are you progressing stiddie? i guess you have a ton of stuff to keep you busy?

1:09 pm

I shut down on a regular basis, Kate -- a lot is being left undone, I fear. But yes, we are mostly keeping busy and there is progress, however slow and tedious.

1:10 pm

Must go. bbl. hagd All!

1:10 pm

Today Grant and his friends will move some of the plants away from the house so we can demo as soon as permits are done. And we'll try to take some things out of the house so I can clean them outside (when the weather warms up the more durable metal things will be cleanable).

1:10 pm

bye hego

1:10 pm

later hego ((hugs and choclits))

1:10 pm

ttfn hego :)

1:10 pm

bidi

1:11 pm

oops!

1:11 pm

Poof! lol

1:11 pm

pippin, that kitty is just adorable...

1:13 pm

hopefully things will improve when you are building your new life, rather than demolishing yur old one. creating new memories must be better than being constantly confronted with bad past ones... i hope it will be speey

1:13 pm

I think you are right, Kate -- when we start CONstructing instead of DEstructing it will feel better.

1:15 pm

{{{(((stiddie)))}}}

1:16 pm

:-)

1:16 pm

::tiptoes into chog:: (((((((STID)))))))

1:16 pm

i do not see pippin's kitty... though there was a video of a ??king charles cocker spaniel??

1:17 pm

EvaN!!!! (((((hugs))))) longtimenosee areyouwell howareyou???

1:17 pm

thanks stid, she's nothing but love and frustration

1:17 pm

maybe my browser has an old pic of pippin

1:17 pm

kate, the kitty should show in my profile pic

1:17 pm

im ok, dear. i hope you and your family are faring well. keeping you all in my thoughts!

1:17 pm

clue for the second ta 5/14 please

1:18 pm

hi eva :) i will refresh, still see your climbing shoes

1:18 pm

my mom has a cavalier king charles spaniel, so there used to be a video of that on my flickr, don't know if my flickr still exists

1:18 pm

thanks. we are coping pretty well. I think Grant is mostly back to being a normal kid... Tom is handling most of the business calls so I can sub as often as I can.

1:18 pm

never mind, I monkeyed the ta

1:18 pm

flickr is still there pippin, some interesting pics of you learning to tie your shoes, I think?

1:19 pm

toss a scottish one of these at the highland games?

1:19 pm

ah, new climbing shoes, i was excited to cram my feet into the painful nasty things

1:19 pm

oh, that's a c word, kate, but the clue worked! thanks!

1:20 pm

LOL climbing shoes... not something I have ever tried on!

1:20 pm

i refreshed, still shoes... flicker is where i was it... i guess that was your mom :)

1:21 pm

i culdn't htink of anything else stid, figured a rhyiming word might do..

1:21 pm

yes, i am a young'un

1:21 pm

stid, can I ask what happened? it's been so long since I've babbled I have lost touch.

1:22 pm

you don't have to share. you are in my thought and prayers anyway.

1:23 pm

any hints for the right-most i?

1:23 pm

a house fire, Luwanda. Didn't burn everything, but the soot ruined most of the things, and mold that came in afterward took a lot more. We are still salvaging a little bit, but what can be saved is less and less each time. Lucky and the birds died, but Grant, who was getting home sick from school, and a neighbor were able to put out the fire. 911 got confused so the fire trucks arrived afterward

1:23 pm

EvaN: a person who doesn't do anything (like me right now ) or a car engine in neutral

1:24 pm

alas, thats a different tile, stiddy.

1:24 pm

And Grant had only a tiny cut on his hand afterward. So as sad as I am, I still feel blessed that my son is okay.

1:25 pm

no, that is the right-most i

1:25 pm

they are id 4, 5, 4

1:26 pm

the lowest i is il 4 and 5

1:26 pm

never mind I checked your account. I had a fire several years ago as well. I sounds like my situation. I lost a cat and one survived because she went down stairs instead of up. I can tell you it's definintely a difficult time but there is a positive side. I became a stronger person and realize I can persevere a lot, my family became closer and I realized that stuff is stuff and family and friends are everything.

1:27 pm

unless im thinking of the wrong words, those come from the upper i

1:27 pm

thanks Luwanda -- we have lovely friends and neighbors who have been very supportive. We will have a new house eventually and then we can move forward. Right now it's all the waiting dummy stuff.

1:28 pm

the upper i that I have a are id 5 "dummy" and greek i word and adjective form of color of eye

1:30 pm

well, i got one of the id words to come from that i tile. the others that i have came from the top. in any case, thanks! that zero was driving me batty. :)

1:30 pm

There will definitely be challenging times. Patience can wear thin too but this too shall pass. Try to remember to sit back and take a breath when things get difficult. Take care of your health as well.

1:31 pm

thanks, that was the hardest part the first week -- remembering to eat and such. Now that we have an apartment we are getting some routines back and sleep and all is easier.

1:32 pm

are you all planning to rebuild in the same spot?

1:33 pm

yes, EvaN -- how could I leave my garden? LOL when I tried to find pics of "before" for the inside of the house for the fire inspector I had a difficult time. Most of the pics cluttering up my files were garden shots. :-)

1:34 pm

gah. only just saw tweety's species. How lame am I?

1:34 pm

When you feel overwhelmed with the process just realize there is a light a the end of the tunnel no matter how long that tunnel seems. All of us were effected emotionally in different ways.

1:36 pm

yes, Tom is taking it pretty hard, but he doesn't usually let on... I am more quick to release the emotion as it comes to the top. Grant is focusing on friends and that is healthy right now.

1:36 pm

Hello and many hugs dear Stid! I am so glad you came to tell us how things are going. Your fortitude is amazing.

1:37 pm

My thoughts and prayers are with you but I know you will be successful in the restoration and recovery process because I have been there.

1:37 pm

hey saanich!!! they can save the vase you gave me. :-) I was worried about things like that, but although it was hot (well over 1000 in the rooms adjacent to the fire) the ceramic pieces were mostly intact.

1:38 pm

let the begging begin, need one word for 100 found, then will throw in the towel and list. does anyone have a clue of at least stats for the bottom y? i have "shout" hi saan :)

1:38 pm

thanks Luwanda. That is so helpful -- knowing that one of my friends made it through this. I am sorry that you also dealt with it, but grateful you have shared. It makes me feel less alone.

1:38 pm

LOL Kate!

1:39 pm

ye 5/18 is another one Kate

1:39 pm

ye 5 buena is an herb that is common in the southwest states

1:39 pm

I will send another as a house-raised present, (don't want to use the term 'house-warming'

1:39 pm

ty stiddie :)

1:39 pm

LOL saanich!

1:40 pm

rofl @ san ;)

1:40 pm

lol saanich!!! I totally get it! humor is so important!

1:41 pm

do you know, I had stashed a whole bunch of un-painted scarves in a bottom drawer of a plastic drawers, and since they were also still inside a plastic bag, they will be useable!!! Once I have water at the house again (the well is off because power runs through the house), I can paint! :-)

1:41 pm

Hi there kate! there is a ya 4'8 which is similar to the Hut of Babi ya**

1:42 pm

the weirdest things survived...

1:42 pm

thanks for that one saanich

1:42 pm

thanks saan! scooping up the clues ;)

1:42 pm

okay, I need to be ready when my friend gets here. At some point... :-) see you-all again soon. And THANK YOU for being here, for letting me vent a little, and for caring. *poof*

hi and bye stiddy

1:43 pm

(stid)

1:43 pm

another is ye 4/7 which sounds like the past tense of ye 4/6

1:43 pm

be good to yourself ((stiddie))

1:43 pm

The towel bar and tv in the room about a far away from the fire in my house melted but the book on the bottom shelf in the same room were fine.

1:44 pm

ty saan , listed, only need thed ya 4/7 to finish the y's

1:45 pm

bingo!

1:45 pm

Late everyone. I don't get to babble as much as I used to but it's good to be back. Bye

1:45 pm

yay! was tying to think of a clue

1:45 pm

Bye for now luwanda

1:46 pm

bye luw :)

1:47 pm

funny how much quicker it goes with the list - thanks lickety!!!

1:56 pm

oh hooray, got the pr7

1:56 pm

excellent work piipin!

2:00 pm

sigh. 27 left, will likely need some enable help

2:01 pm

akkkkk, talk about a fish! just hooked part of one :)

2:01 pm

which one?

2:01 pm

gi 4

2:01 pm

d'oh! :(

2:02 pm

nicely done

2:10 pm

i refuse to believe some of these are words

2:11 pm

sure they are! just ask enable ;)

2:38 pm

Hello all...

Hi Jill :-)

2:39 pm

Hi there DD, long time since we've been on together. How are you?

2:40 pm

hi jill and diane :)

2:40 pm

hello all - just got fireworks - can help for a while if necessary

I'm good Jill.... glad to be home :-) How are you? I see that you had a successful youth conference this past weekend !! Awesome

Hi Kate :-)

2:41 pm

WooT WooT WooT ursh...I just dove in, but thanks

hi ursh :-)

2:41 pm

It was great DD, the teens don't know it, but it was my last. I am stepping out of YM next fall..sad but ready.

2:41 pm

hi hursh ! you're a sight for sore eyes :) congratulations on your fw! i could use a bit of help - 16 left and pretty stuck

hey jilly

2:43 pm

hi TO :)

2:43 pm

But of course I will gratefully use any clues given.. ;)

2:43 pm

Hi TO!

hi kate

We have to give up things we love as we move along in life. I was ready to give up playing piano at the nursing homes but I missed those dear souls these past 3 months, so....... was back doing it yesterday, AND loving it !

that is nice, diane.

2:45 pm

I may do Confirmation classes next year, but there are too many demands on my time these days between family and increased work hours. I suppose it is good to bow out when I still enjoy it.!

hi TO :-)

hmmm

sorry

and jilly..... sometimes we have to learn to use that little two letter word,.... starts with an "N".... so far, I seldom use it ;-)

2:47 pm

Stats for the 3rd column d please?

2:47 pm

hursh, if you're still here, how about the pe 6/24 and pe 5/18 i don't think they are in more words

2:48 pm

nm, finally got it

2:48 pm

do 4/6

2:49 pm

hmmm kate looked up def - archaic - ends with to not be alive

2:50 pm

and the pe5 same but ends with sometimes vowel

2:50 pm

got the 5 ty hursh!

2:50 pm

and the 6, ty ty ty :)

2:52 pm

looking for 2 re word that start with the same 3 letters. after put another worm on the hook and before make the water bubble...

2:53 pm

re+what you do at an auction for re5/16

2:54 pm

re+hit the ball with a stick plus 4th vowel

2:54 pm

sorry, i wasn't that clear hursh, i have the bridge term, it's the one before and after it that i am looking for

2:54 pm

ty ursh!

2:54 pm

re + **** and soul

2:54 pm

ty hursh! that got the one after the bridge word...

2:55 pm

lol, heart?

I'd love to do a re 6/33 !!

2:55 pm

and the penny drops, ty hursh. down to an even dozen now

2:56 pm

that's the only re i don't have yet diane :0

ursh just clued it

2:56 pm

kate - head arms legs torso feet etc etc

I fell for you.... **** and soul

old song

2:57 pm

ooops, forgot to update my list. re 5/14 after make the water bubbly again

I have 20 left... will be back later to finish... have fun !

2:58 pm

See you later DD!

2:58 pm

bye diane :)

2:58 pm

bye diane

2:59 pm

anyone know why some words are red and underlined?

2:59 pm

re5/14 - baton is handed over in a re*** race

3:00 pm

where Gemini ?

3:01 pm

thanks for your patience hursh, fish-slaps for me ;)

3:03 pm

*passes TK some homemade tartar sauce*

3:04 pm

delish jill thanks, i've been slapped silly with the piscenes today ;)

3:05 pm

in my list,,, sometimes in chat....

3:05 pm

Okay, grinding grid...nbt/nbs...112 left...taking a break...

3:05 pm

oh,, it is an ad........

3:06 pm

darn... why are they allowed to do that?

3:06 pm

ttfn jill try refreshing or reloading gemini?

3:06 pm

no idea gemini - dont see that at all

3:06 pm

probably just special for me!!!!

3:06 pm

some sort of pop up gemini?

3:07 pm

when I scroll over it,, the ad displays

3:07 pm

click to continue... no thanks!!

3:08 pm

that is super annoying gemini - wonder if it is cos you not pro ?

3:08 pm

gi 7? pls

3:08 pm

that's strange! can you run an antivirus or pop up blocker thingy?

3:08 pm

more dizzy bichon

3:09 pm

more excited?

3:09 pm

maybe,, it's just annoying,, but only because I noticed it.. not doing anything..........

3:09 pm

tyvm guys.

3:17 pm

pr 7?

3:18 pm

heat the water before dropping in the pasta?

3:20 pm

ty Kate, I didn't even have the part without the pr

3:26 pm

there are a couple more too...do it agian and you might say the water is ***** once it is bubbling

3:27 pm

Finally, fireworks i am bruised with all the fish slaps, will use jill's homemade tartar sauce to soothe...

3:30 pm

congrat Kate, 44 left here

3:31 pm

thanks bichon. i thought it was a tough little grid.

3:31 pm

it sure is

3:32 pm

i have 30 minutes left to give stats/hints if anyone desires :)

3:33 pm

re 6/24, the last one

3:33 pm

pls

3:33 pm

taht is to heat the water again

3:34 pm

I'm having trouble with my water here today Kate, ty

3:35 pm

and a free hint - sherlock used to say the game's ***** to watson... useit to create another hot water word when the water is bubling..

3:35 pm

WooT WooT WooT TK!!

3:36 pm

i missed both of those for the longest time too - you're not alone ;)

3:38 pm

... and no matter how many times you *attempt*, droid will still not be a word ;)

3:38 pm

LOL

3:40 pm

sherlock to watson ...the game is afoot? I'm very confused and fishslapped?

3:40 pm

stats for the Y on the left please?

3:40 pm

not fish slappped gypsy, you have the right quote; now apply it to hot water

3:40 pm

yi4/6

3:40 pm

yi 4/6

3:41 pm

aahhhh ty

3:41 pm

hi peri :)

3:41 pm

ty Kate

3:41 pm

hi

3:41 pm

Hello peri!

3:41 pm

hi dr :)

3:41 pm

hi all

3:42 pm

Hi Peri and Kate

3:42 pm

this grid is very tricky....ty tk

3:43 pm

It is a grind cgypsy

3:43 pm

hi peri, gypsy, DR

3:43 pm

Jilly

3:43 pm

Hi Jilly and Bichon

3:43 pm

55 left...think I have to list

3:43 pm

yw gypsy, it's nice to have time to clue a bit before i have to go... instead of begging for clues until closing time. i like to be able to repay the favour when i can.

3:43 pm

Some of these words...are they real?

3:44 pm

Hello dr

3:44 pm

Hi bichon!

3:44 pm

there has been a lot of debate today over the "unreality" of some of the words. there were quite a few i hve never encountered before..

3:45 pm

one is a Hebrew word meaning to go up (in a metaphorical sense)

3:45 pm

dear me, poor jill pput herself in the PB ;)

3:46 pm

which one is that bichon?

3:47 pm

al 6/24

3:47 pm

There are a number of words in Enable I recognize from knowing Hebrew

3:47 pm

al6/24 plz

3:48 pm

what is enable?

3:48 pm

Babble is based off of Enable dictionary

3:48 pm

ahhh

3:48 pm

it's the dictionary that decides whether a word is accepted in Babble

3:49 pm

al 6/24 floats like a butterfly, stings like a bee, sometimes vowel and ectra hours on the punch clock

3:49 pm

al + vowel + sometimes vowel + vowel + consonent

3:49 pm

got it, ty TK

3:49 pm

*extra

3:49 pm

and bichon

3:49 pm

hope I helped

3:50 pm

hello again :)

3:50 pm

hi smores :)

3:50 pm

hey TK :)

3:50 pm

h smores

3:50 pm

*hi

3:51 pm

hi smores

3:51 pm

Hi Jilly, Bichon :)

3:52 pm

last call soon, closing here in 10 minutes :(

3:52 pm

googled enable and got cloud software.....lol...got it now tho:) a little slow today

3:52 pm

tough grid today...at least it was for me earlier

3:53 pm

heartily agreed smores, like wading through mud up to your chest - what a slog :)

3:53 pm

could use a clue for my last 7 ... ga7/36

3:54 pm

store where art is sold

3:54 pm

I would think doing a Google search on Enable would bring up pictures of old men, with hair tufts in their ears wearing plaid shorts, black socks and sandals.

3:54 pm

lol...Molly

3:54 pm

ga 7/36 ga** bladder + a large maned cat in africa with an alternate last letter

3:55 pm

lololo...too funny molly

3:55 pm

I have that one mom

3:55 pm

got it...thanks :)

3:55 pm

rofl @ molls

3:56 pm

*control_alt_delete* that image...LOL

3:57 pm

and on that note i must run an errand.....bbl ....:))

3:57 pm

and trading obsolete coins

3:57 pm

Bye cgypsy...enjoy :)

3:58 pm

Later cgypsy...

3:59 pm

bye gypsy :) i must poof as well, i think molly is finished and can give hints? see you kids tomorrow

3:59 pm

SEe you later TK!

4:04 pm

Just found di5/14....where is ruru?

4:05 pm

Um...I don't think he needs one of those. : O

4:05 pm

He ususually has a quaint comment or two...

4:06 pm

no,, but he would love to comment......

4:06 pm

And how are you today Molly?

4:06 pm

Quaint...*tries to imagine Ru as quaint* Not working.

4:07 pm

Nor does quiet...LOL

4:08 pm

All I can see when I imagine quaint is the farmer in American Gothic. And contrary to rumors spread, Ru is not bald. : D

4:08 pm

Quaint brings me a vision of Grandma Moses painting.

4:12 pm

which 5/14?

4:12 pm

which di 5,14?

4:14 pm

what do you need jzw?

4:14 pm

I have them both, I thought someone else needed them.

4:15 pm

LOL...no, was just being silly about the word

4:17 pm

I guess chat moves too fast sometimes Jill. You did say "just found di5/14".

4:17 pm

brb...time for coffee...

4:36 pm

Man, so sleepy this afternoon...caffeine definitly better take ahold soon...

4:36 pm

Nap time for Lil Jill.

4:38 pm

And I really slept last night...whodah thunk?

4:43 pm

I think we all naturally need a rest midday. The countries who do siesta have it right.

4:44 pm

I agree with you Molly...power naps are the thing!

4:53 pm

Even portions of corporate America have been convinced regarding the benefits of a midday rest. Many office buildings now have quiet rooms or sleep rooms where people can take short naps on their lunch break.

4:54 pm

You almost have me convinced on a nap!

4:55 pm

May I please have a clue for pe6-24? Thanks

4:56 pm

I think the benefits of taking a short rest far outweigh the idea of pushing one's self to "make it until bed time".

4:56 pm

pe+consonant+to stop living

4:56 pm

variant of the pe5 after it..

4:57 pm

Or as we Southern Belle's say...that sure is a pe5 peach you have in your icon darlin'

4:58 pm

Thanks much, Jillyjill and Molly

5:01 pm

Love your accent, Molly.

5:02 pm

beat

5:03 pm

ta5/16 plz?

5:03 pm

hello shannon...I have that one

5:03 pm

Jill, ends in what you do at an auction

5:03 pm

got it!

5:04 pm

Thought I had tried that one...

5:04 pm

ty molly

5:04 pm

Okay, forgot about the Peri thing.

5:05 pm

Got it just as you clued it...perfect timing!

5:16 pm

hello everyone :)

5:17 pm

Love all the giggle words today...

5:18 pm

howdy everyone:)) back for a few more

5:19 pm

Hello crossy, how are you & the missus today?

5:19 pm

doing fine.it is an amazing sunny day today

5:20 pm

must find food. bbl.

5:20 pm

Bye for now GA

5:24 pm

<----!!FW!! definitely glad to be done with this grid!

5:25 pm

Sunny here too crossy, but COLD...

5:25 pm

*Throws confetti at Jill*

5:26 pm

*takes bow*

5:28 pm

do 6, please - don't have either

5:29 pm

One sounds like the round lacy thing

5:29 pm

The other one is almost the superlative of how old people get, without the double consonant in the middle.

5:30 pm

Well, I must head out to load pix on my YM FB page...bbl

5:30 pm

Or maybe...my Dalmation is do6 than yours

5:31 pm

HAGT AT YMFB

5:32 pm

ty molly

5:35 pm

io 5/14, please?

5:36 pm

goodmorning!

5:36 pm

nm - found it

5:36 pm

io + past tense of do

5:38 pm

Hmm, you are thinking it's morning. Is this PTSSD? Post Tax Season Stress Disorder.

5:38 pm

long nap. . . .

5:39 pm

oi 5/12, please?

5:40 pm

oi + first three of what you do on a rotary phone

5:40 pm

ty for that oi 5

5:41 pm

ty molly

5:41 pm

yikes -- missing 5 pe's in the middle

5:41 pm

It's one of those chemistry genius words we are supposed to know. *Sigh*

5:43 pm

found the pe 5/12

5:44 pm

my problem is that i have picked up so many words here that i have no idea what they mean and then i play my sister in boggle and she asks me what inia means and i can't tell her

5:44 pm

stats for the first column Y please

5:45 pm

Really? Every time inia is in the grid, at least a dozen people feel the need to say "hairy nosed dolphin alert!"

5:45 pm

pe 6/24, please?

5:46 pm

haha an i am probably one of those people. . .that was just an example. . .

5:46 pm

keep seeing peridot, which isn't there!

5:46 pm

yi 4

5:46 pm

i do remember zarf because i love its definition so much

5:46 pm

ty cyber

5:47 pm

and stats for the last column E please for nbt

5:48 pm

en5/14

5:49 pm

ty jess

5:49 pm

yw

5:50 pm

yikes a fish!

5:51 pm

nbt

5:53 pm

ri 6/27, please?

5:54 pm

What you do on a bike + adverb ending

5:55 pm

Skip that, not right.

5:55 pm

You get *** of old clothes + an al*** is a tiny street between two buildings.

5:56 pm

ty molly

5:56 pm

just need the pe 6's now

5:56 pm

I clued it earlier as Mr. Scott the film director, but that did not go over well.

5:56 pm

ty for that ri 6. this grid is being tricky

6:00 pm

pe 6/24, please?

6:02 pm

pe + consonant + not live

6:03 pm

ty molly - had the other version ;(

6:03 pm

*!* ta da *!* thanks for the help :)

6:04 pm

dead?

6:04 pm

whoo hooo cyber!

6:04 pm

taped?

6:04 pm

No, not live as in I live and breathe

6:04 pm

ooooohhhh

6:04 pm

bye all :)

6:04 pm

bye cyber

6:07 pm

molls my architect just got named the best in the city in City Paper!

6:08 pm

there is a dickens character in the grid today. . .

6:08 pm

Nice! Good selling point for your house, if you ever decide to do that.

6:09 pm

nah i am planning on keeping it for life. . .

6:09 pm

Okay, good bragging point then.

hello all

6:09 pm

although i may move to a condo near the nats park and rent it out. . .

6:09 pm

hi TO

6:10 pm

hi all!

your architect did a fab job

hi sue

6:11 pm

hi TO, jmc, Molly!

6:12 pm

haha i just got a linked in request from my stalker. . . do you think i should accept it?

i just had dinner but i am still hungry :/

uh, duh

6:12 pm

Ummmm...no.

6:13 pm

Your stalker?

sage advice, molly :)

6:13 pm

yeah. . .i thought i had lost him but i didn't. . .

6:13 pm

Thanks, I give that advice a lot. It's brief and to the point. : D

6:13 pm

Who is staking you? Why? Are you famous?

6:14 pm

hi godt

6:14 pm

HI jm

:D

6:14 pm

i was famous enough in the peace community to have my very own stalker but I thought since i was no longer working that beat i had lost him but he keeps popping up. . . like bop a gopher

now now, how would a peaceful woman like you even know about such a vioent game? :P

6:16 pm

You know, not to get all dull and serious, but stalking is no joke. Why does he still know your email address?

6:16 pm

they have it at chuckie cheeses and i have a son. . .

6:16 pm

hi godt!

i prefer whack a mole myself.

6:16 pm

Hi uusue!

6:16 pm

he doesn't. . . he is in linked in where my email address is "hidden"

6:17 pm

but moles are blind. . . that seems unfair. . . .

6:17 pm

<---Loves whack-a-mole

6:17 pm

hello again everyone :)

great for aggressive tendencies. not that we have any :P

6:17 pm

trust me. . . as long as this has been going on if anything really bad was going to happen it would have by now. . .

6:17 pm

hi uu and smores

6:18 pm

I had this vision once of creating a personalized whack-a-mole game where the faces that pop up are all the people you don't like.

hi smores.

6:18 pm

lol..nice Molly

snap, molly. but all of mine whould have been my bosses

6:18 pm

Hey TO

6:19 pm

it would be too hard to decide at some points of my life. . .

6:19 pm

nbt, finally (long day)

6:19 pm

As long as there is no personal contact, I refer to that as internet obsession. People who feel the need to find you everywhere you go on the internet and hang on your every word, or comment on it. Sick folks.

6:20 pm

A golfer friend of mine invisions the ball as her exes head :)

time to clean up or my uninvited guests will come out. bbs

6:21 pm

I have a Dammit Doll. At one point in my life, that thing went upside the wall on a daily basis.

6:21 pm

bye TO!

6:22 pm

Bye for now TO :)

6:22 pm

he got banned last year from the conference where i met him. . .

6:22 pm

he is one sick puppy. . . .

6:22 pm

ha, I could use one of those, Molly!

6:22 pm

:D

these ants are pretty tough cookies. i cannot find the source.

6:23 pm

wow...jmc, why was he banned

6:24 pm

ugh...they are a nuisance TO

6:24 pm

hello friends

hi trif!

6:24 pm

well after years of telling lies about me he finally made the fatal mistake of telling lies about one of the conference staff. . . .

6:24 pm

hi trif!

On phone, but wanted to say that I heard an interview on NPR this evening with Pam Fradkin

6:24 pm

Hello friend. I am not tired or listless. I do not poop out at parties.

6:24 pm

still WEIRD here today

6:25 pm

spread ground cinnamon across their trail. . .

i 'll bet, trif.

trif, might last awhile.

6:25 pm

i saw that posted in FB Babble Community science. . .

i bought natural ant spray to kill them. i know the smell kills me

6:25 pm

hi science! I missed it but that is pretty cool!

6:25 pm

they released a photo today of the little boy....poor thing

i want them dead, not diverted. sorry.

6:26 pm

molls is channeling lucile ball

6:26 pm

then borax. . .that will kill them dead

yes the one with him holding the sign is heartbreaking

Unprecedented amount of craziness in the past decade.....

6:26 pm

indeed temple.

the spray uses peppermint oil and another oil, it does kill them

6:27 pm

not looking at the photos. . . i still have photos left over from other events stuck in my head. . . don't need new ones

but a re6 strong smell

Yep, jmc

6:27 pm

I dropped an arm and a freaking LEG on bruins tickets, and Im not even sure they are haivng the game, or if I want to go

6:27 pm

I'm trying to focus on the resilience of the human spirit stories that come out of a horror story like this. And there are so many.

6:27 pm

the cinnamon is hard on their tootsies and the borax kills them. . .

Strong smell?

6:28 pm

if they don't have the game they will give you tickets to another game. . .

6:28 pm

bostonians are a rare breed, I will tell you that

6:28 pm

if they cancel you can get a refund, right, trif?

i know. i finally turned the tv off. did you read about the guy in the cowboy hat, in my ion? heartbreaking

6:28 pm

I know what you mean JMC. This has brought back memories of a time around here I would rather not dwell on.

6:28 pm

haha he is a anti-war vet!

6:28 pm

btw, trif, I love your icon photo! I want stairs like that.

Cannot finish this grid.

yes the insect spray though natural has an intense mint smell. unpleasant

yes he is . his story is just incredible. how much can one family bear?

6:30 pm

The people of Boston stood against the original tyranny in this country long before the rest of the people did. They are a rare breed indeed.

6:30 pm

proud to say we are, molly.

6:30 pm

okay i am off to watch jeopardy. .

6:30 pm

no uusue....can't

6:30 pm

bye, jmc!

Yes, no tea tax! My ancestors arrived and lived in the area!

bye je.

6:31 pm

bye jmc. Oh, I bet you RULE at Jeopardy!

6:31 pm

Bye jmc :)

26remain and am STUCK

MY JE

OOPS BYE. Phone.....

6:32 pm

I just hope the catch the person(s) responsible soon.

Me, too. Sick

6:32 pm

me three

6:33 pm

My grandfather was a Boston cop, back when that was the only job an immigrant from Ireland could get. I have roots in that city.

6:34 pm

I love Boston - I went to college in western MA, and trips to Boston were always a treat

6:34 pm

my sister lived in Revere for a while

6:34 pm

hello everyone.

6:34 pm

hi blue!

6:34 pm

It just a sad sick situation :(

6:35 pm

Hi all :)

6:35 pm

*It's

6:35 pm

Hi blue, Liz

6:35 pm

hi liz!

6:35 pm

hello!!

6:35 pm

I will also admit to this - we forget NOTHING. God help the people who did this, if they do get caught.

6:36 pm

I agree trif.

6:36 pm

I don't think He will be helping them

6:37 pm

I was especially moved that the Yankees are having a moment of silence at their game tonight, and playing "Sweet Caroline" which is a tradition at Fenway Park.

6:37 pm

Good evening, friends!

6:37 pm

hi car!

6:37 pm

Hi car

6:38 pm

Agree Molly

6:38 pm

hi car.eey!

I had a friend who made the run in 3.39. She was yards away from the firt blast. So scary. It is a nightmare. Sometimes, I just wonder what in the hell we are doing as the human race. Not to mention North Korea....

car!

6:38 pm

hey my love! just sent you a text....taking a sewing break to suck at babbling

6:38 pm

Don't have my phone with me. Do I need to go get it?

6:39 pm

nono....a certain someone in RI just told me I HAVE to go to the game tomorrow "or the terrorists win!" God help us all....

6:40 pm

hi gang

6:40 pm

Hey DR

6:40 pm

Hi DR

6:41 pm

hi DR!

6:41 pm

Hi !! Thansk for the nice welcome

i'll be darned if i can see 33 more words in this monstrosity

6:42 pm

this is a weird grid

6:42 pm

I still have 60 left...ugh

6:42 pm

I only have 55 words

i got 2 clues from chog

or maybe three

6:43 pm

just not a fast one today

strangele enough, the y words are done

6:44 pm

Fireworks - with a lot of help from morewords

6:44 pm

Congrats Lizlin!

6:44 pm

thanks also to those who clued so well!

yay liz!

6:44 pm

WTG Liz...well done :)

6:44 pm

woohoo Liz!

6:45 pm

SGeek, I'm glad your friend is okay. Scary stuff indeed.

6:45 pm

ty - be back in a few days - very long standing family friend arriving today. Stay safe everyone :)

6:46 pm

yay liz! and bye!

6:46 pm

And 3.39 is an amazing time for a marathon.

yes. glad she is ok

6:46 pm

yes, 3:39 is pretty amazing!

6:47 pm

Bye Liz...enjoy :)

6:49 pm

Just starting after a pretty slow day.

6:50 pm

hi gmere!

6:50 pm

i have two letters I just cannot budge....

6:50 pm

Hi Gmere

6:51 pm

Hi uu. Hi DR and all.

6:51 pm

hi babblers

6:52 pm

hi welki!

6:52 pm

Hi gmere! I welki!

6:52 pm

Hi welki.

6:52 pm

What do you need trif?

6:53 pm

i in the second column, third row, e in the third row, fifth column

6:54 pm

id 4/7, id 5/16...I believe

6:54 pm

en 5/14

hello gmere, hello welk!

6:55 pm

got the e....came with fish and chips...

6:57 pm

Mmm, fish and chips.

6:58 pm

still can't find the i....I really hate that letter now

welk , i am going to see the mavericks on thursday

6:58 pm

got it! ha!

6:58 pm

I

6:58 pm

Yeah!

tabid

6:58 pm

they are G.R.E.A.T. in concert!!

6:58 pm

Free clue Tuesday!

6:58 pm

ok, that's nbt, back to the sewing mill stone I go

hahahahaha

6:59 pm

ty TO!

isaw raoul solo last year. when he sings in spanish i just melt!

7:00 pm

thanks, Molly, I had no clue that was an actual word!

7:00 pm

Clue please for the first ab 5/14?

7:00 pm

we saw them a long time ago, they opened for brooks and dunn - we were just about on the stage since we were doing volunteer first aid there and were stationed within feet of them

7:00 pm

Just keep thinking that way Sue. You will get all the rest of the words in the grid.

7:00 pm

a+ what water for pasta does

they are reunited after solo projects

lol @molly

7:01 pm

...and tricia returned to garth

ooh, in performane at the white house has a good lineup tonight

7:01 pm

thanks, DR!

7:01 pm

do tell please

7:02 pm

you're welcome

wait a minute, she is his 2nd isn''t she?

7:02 pm

Holy crap. I clued the pr 7 earlier today but never got the ab 5!??!?! I am a dumb shit.

7:02 pm

Ty Molly

i got the ab 5 rom the hog andf did not get the bo4

7:02 pm

okay...leftovers put away..dog's been let out...time for a few more

and the 7 as well :/

7:03 pm

You are not a dumb shit. (Continuing on my crusade against self-depreciating behavior)

7:03 pm

do6/33 pls

7:03 pm

Sorry...meant TY DR!

7:03 pm

HI Peri!

7:03 pm

Hi smores!

7:03 pm

hi car, hi all. nasty grid

7:03 pm

ab5 is a dumb shit word :)

7:03 pm

Peri, like the lacy circle that you use on a plate, only with a sometimes vowel.

7:04 pm

hi smores and peri!

7:05 pm

I got a do5/20 from that, molly

7:05 pm

ty Molls, that is a dumb looking word

7:05 pm

Seriously, have you ever read a recipe that says "when the water is ab5, put the pasta in"

7:05 pm

lol...nope...like I said..dumb shit word

7:06 pm

ok, now I have the do6/33

git yer ass in the kithen, ma, that water is ab5in away

7:06 pm

LOL

7:07 pm

Or, for the people who insist on using "alot"...I have ab5 on my ass.

7:08 pm

haha, Molls

7:08 pm

teehee

7:08 pm

LOL! Molly, you crack me up!

7:08 pm

Molly made me laugh out loud!

7:08 pm

it sounds like bodice ripper novels I've read - "our eyes met, and within seconds my blood was aboil" ... or at least it seems a good use for it, lol

*snort*

7:09 pm

:D

7:10 pm

Pie in the PB for rbud

7:10 pm

yep, oops, I meant ab5, off to the pb... and I have double fudge mini cupcakes, too, anyone care to join me?

7:10 pm

And I would give her that word as it is so silly.

oh lord, it appears again in the re words!

7:11 pm

Well with double fudge cupcakes, you will need a drink to cool off your bubbling blood. Champagne?

7:11 pm

Okay, we will give her that word and I will say that re6/33 has no use unless you are Dr. Frankenstein.

7:12 pm

certainly! why not! :D

i wish to lodge an official babble protest against re6/33.

7:13 pm

oh, no, just got the re6/33 - I join in your protest, lol!

7:14 pm

lol...I just got it too

7:14 pm

Occupy Babble, a new group of protesters rises.

7:15 pm

Sometimes I think one is told the re**** the candy or whatever.

molly: we already occpy Babble. all the time. :P

7:16 pm

that does it! there is no definition for the re 6/33, it's officially an unword.

ok kids, time to scoot. good luck with this one.

7:18 pm

Bye TO!

7:18 pm

Bye TO :)

7:20 pm

RE5/14?

7:22 pm

got it. Too easy

7:22 pm

re*** race

7:23 pm

passes Bzzn a baton

7:23 pm

lol

7:23 pm

TY.

7:24 pm

I just went through the list and found several very common ones I missed

7:30 pm

I hate when that happens

7:30 pm

or----

7:30 pm

Hi peri :)

7:31 pm

hey

7:31 pm

yah...it's a love/hate thing for sure

7:31 pm

The problem with grids like this is that you get so caught up in looking for weird words, that you miss the obvious.

7:31 pm

yep

7:32 pm

The list is helping, but I am still struggling with some. The kitten was sitting on my arms though, so now that he is gone I may do better.

7:33 pm

You have another kitten??

7:33 pm

buddy...the one we got in december

7:33 pm

Oh, I thought he would be beyond kitten stage by now. I know nothing about cats.

7:35 pm

He is pre-teen

7:35 pm

I call them kittens until they are about a year

7:38 pm

And he

7:38 pm

and he's back...

7:38 pm

BRB

7:39 pm

So how does one type with a cat sitting on ones arms?

7:40 pm

Not very easily

7:41 pm

somehow I have caused the zoom to function...my grid is very fat...but easy to see!

7:41 pm

FW

7:41 pm

bye for now

7:41 pm

bye peri!

7:44 pm

Clue please for AL 6/24?

7:46 pm

Love Story McGraw + sometimes vowel + I g** rhythm

7:46 pm

Gak. TY Molly!

7:48 pm

Fireworks

7:49 pm

yay, car!!!!

7:51 pm

Anyone need clues?

7:53 pm

I think we are all clued out.

7:54 pm

Ok then. Good night my friends

7:54 pm

{{hugs}}

7:54 pm

'Night Car

8:03 pm

94 left. Not sure I will finish this one.

8:15 pm

2 left.

8:15 pm

64

8:28 pm

can anybody clue the last ro4/4? ty and hi all

8:29 pm

change the last vowel on the previous word.

8:30 pm

ty mixi i tried every other one....lollolo !

8:30 pm

was going crazy

8:31 pm

okay, time to finish this thing

8:32 pm

wb smores

8:33 pm

Hi again Bea :)

8:34 pm

fireworks.

8:34 pm

wtg mixi!

8:35 pm

WooHoo mixi :)

8:35 pm

5 left :)

8:36 pm

go smores go

8:38 pm

birdy and droid aren't accepted....re5???

8:40 pm

re+ auction price

8:40 pm

I tried both also.

8:45 pm

whew....finally done...last one was io5....another "no dictionary results" word

8:46 pm

pe6/24?

8:47 pm

sounds like another word cute

8:47 pm

french father + 2 vowels

8:48 pm

oh sorry -- that's pe6/21

8:48 pm

ty

8:48 pm

Needed both so thanks.

8:48 pm

:-D

8:50 pm

16 t's left...

8:52 pm

any clues wanted for I go?

8:52 pm

Une swoops in! Yay Une!

8:52 pm

I'm good. Good night, smores.

8:53 pm

hey molly :-)

8:54 pm

5

8:54 pm

I'm gonna head off to bed....have a wonderful night everyone :)

8:54 pm

sleep well, smores

8:54 pm

go Bea :)

8:54 pm

ty une....good night all

8:55 pm

4

8:55 pm

2

8:56 pm

go bea!!

8:56 pm

Done!

8:56 pm

Thanks all.

8:57 pm

woohoo!!

8:57 pm

Time to bzz...PFFT!

9:07 pm

hi all;. clue for the 8 please and some sevens would be nice too.

9:09 pm

PLEASE. FORGOT TO SAY PLEASE.

9:09 pm

hi bea and smores.

9:09 pm

hi uni

9:10 pm

oops hi une! sorry about the i.

9:14 pm

did everyone disappear?

9:16 pm

did you get the ri 6 24 yet..... something you used to guess when you were a kid, and he appears in batman moives

9:16 pm

ty. didnt have it. ty.

9:17 pm

also ri 7 36

9:18 pm

ty.

9:18 pm

do you have thge 8?

9:19 pm

no, has anyone clued it

9:19 pm

dont see it. i am sure if i went to archives i would find it.

9:22 pm

Ly8 ends with feathered friend

9:23 pm

ty. must try to find it.

9:23 pm

Compound word

9:23 pm

ty jee , got the 8. wonder what it is.

9:23 pm

ty ty

9:23 pm

got it ... ty

9:24 pm

how would you know this word

9:25 pm

i need more clues. how about a clue for more sevens. anbyone got them? i have 3 only.

9:26 pm

i have 1 can you give me a clue for the others

9:27 pm

a child between 2-4 is called a ....many of the other 7's are same with first and second letter changed.

9:27 pm

ow ty alib

9:29 pm

in batman one enemy was the ri*****........he left messages that were hard to understand

9:30 pm

you see art in a museum or in a ga*****.

9:30 pm

thats all i have. need more clues fromn others.

9:31 pm

ty mkg

9:31 pm

how about some clues for the o words.

9:31 pm

don't forget the ga6 30,cook area on a ship

9:32 pm

when we were kids we played a game called Ti* winks. The person who played was the TI7 and when it was his turn his ti* was spectacular.

9:32 pm

got it. it is a six.

9:33 pm

ty alib

9:33 pm

ok..the last ti in my clue was a false clue.

9:33 pm

mkg there is also a ti7 36 from that too

9:33 pm

wow. didnt know term for person playing the winks game. also dont know what his ti* is. is that a word?

9:34 pm

mkg. I don't know if that is the meaning..just giving clues. :)

9:35 pm

i like ur clues

9:37 pm

keepo the clues coming.

9:37 pm

need o words bad.

9:37 pm

have the od 4 smell.

9:38 pm

od 4 5, something you smell

9:38 pm

oi 5 10 person that lubricates a tool

9:38 pm

When I was a young girl I went to the OR6 to find some treasures. OD5 enough I never came home.

9:39 pm

have that one. the smell. also the o word that is opposite of even and add ending.

9:40 pm

just got oi 4 meaning greasy and then more so.

9:40 pm

night all. sleep beckons

9:40 pm

wait, what kind of ending

9:45 pm

al6?

9:50 pm

al6 - great boxer plus anagram for play thing

9:51 pm

thx dianne

9:51 pm

Wow, Shirl got that clue in a heartbeat. : )

9:52 pm

heh ;)

9:52 pm

Hello all...back for a Babble nightcap... ;)

9:53 pm

You should be in bed young lady!!

9:54 pm

Aw.....say that young lady line again....LOL

9:54 pm

I have a few more minutes vefore I turn into a pumpkin!

9:57 pm

No wonder you are so tired midday. : D

9:59 pm

It's just 9 PM here :P

10:00 pm

Seriously, I hope things are good with you Jill and you are not feeling fatigued because of stress.

10:03 pm

Doing well on the stress level actually. And looking forward to hubby and my trip to Chico on Sunday!!

10:03 pm

He skipped gayily down the road. Should be a word IMO. Hi all.

10:04 pm

But I appreciate your thoughtfullness Molly

10:04 pm

Hello cosdem!

10:04 pm

Good Evening, Everyone. How are you all this evening?

10:04 pm

((nef)) how are you?

10:05 pm

Doing okay, Jilly. HOw are you?

10:05 pm

Doing well!

10:06 pm

(Actually I'm tired; worked yesterday and today and had forgotten how hard it is to have a slow day or 2)

10:06 pm

Oh there's Cos. I thought he had slipped off the radar screen.

10:08 pm

My clinic RN had a family emergency; so I worked for her. We've moved to a new location (just the prenatal program) and I couldn't find things; plus they'd changed phone systems, fax machines, computers and copiers. That was the tough part of the days!

10:08 pm

Jill, my mistake. Another vacation? Nice.

10:08 pm

Like I was telling Molly earlier, I am looking forward to a 4 day stay at Chico Hot Springs...days have been long lately at work. Will have a new supervisor when I get back...not sure what she will bring-was only interviewed by managment; no staff or Charge nurse was on interview team.

10:09 pm

That tells me a lot....

10:09 pm

Nef, aren't you supposed to be retired?

10:09 pm

Oh-oh. That's not good. (((Jill)))

10:09 pm

And Molly, you need to be on Facebook, then you would know cosdem is alive and well....LOL ;)

10:10 pm

Thank goodness youwill be rested when you first meet her.

10:10 pm

Oh well, I guess not being a Facebook person has it's disadvantages. Sad but true.

10:11 pm

Well, I have come to the point, after the past 2 years, that I am just going to trust in God....

10:12 pm

Well, not really sad Molly, just it does keep one up on events. Facebook has it's downsides...

10:12 pm

MOlly, I'm sort of, almost, maybe retired; but I Really missed it a lot after 10 months of not working as an RN. I (supposedly) work 6-10 hours a month. I didn't work in Jan or Feb (too busy with DH health)

10:13 pm

I'm done here now. All you Facebook people who know how Cos is doing, say hi to him for me. Thanks.

10:13 pm

Nurses have a tough time retiring. I would work forever; just that it seems here as if they feel us older RN's are too slow

10:14 pm

why can't you have somebody yiddier than somebody else?

10:14 pm

Molly, I'm on FB but I rarely post stuff on my page or elsewhere; but I read everyone else's postings and find lots of delight and wonder there. (As in "I wonder What they were thinking when they posted That!)

10:15 pm

LOL...good word roundbarn...all words should go today considering the weird ones that ARE words

10:15 pm

Molly, I hope I didn't offend you...it wasn't meant that way....please accept my apology

10:15 pm

hey all!

10:16 pm

(((stiddy)))

10:17 pm

Well, I must to6/24 off to bed....niters all!

10:17 pm

sweet dreams jilly -- see you soon I hope

10:18 pm

Hi stid! How are you doing?

10:18 pm

not bad, nef, you?

10:18 pm

It was actually sunny and almost warm today.

10:19 pm

We had sunshine too here (and 46 degrees (F)

10:20 pm

Sorry, I've been trying to chat in the word box again. Good Night Jilly

10:21 pm

did you go to your house today or did you take a day off?

10:30 pm

If "yert" isn't a word for a Mongolian home, what is? That got refused in a recent grid, too!

10:31 pm

yeah, i kept trying that one too

10:36 pm

I think it's spelled "yurt" isn't it?

10:37 pm

I need sleep. I don't know where I'm entering words; but they aren't going in the word box OR the chat. Good Night and Happy Babbling, Everyone!

10:40 pm

you're right, nef. I just looked it up in my big websters. Now in this grid the urt on top can only wave at the two y's far frim them.

10:42 pm

nef has gone. well, goodnight, Nef, I slept through a lecture on /Egypt tonight so I guess I better go to bed, too.

10:44 pm

If you're on, uusue, thanks for the big spiral galaxy.

10:57 pm

May I please have a clue for or6-18? Thanks

10:59 pm

or yourself to time and place

10:59 pm

or**** yourself that is

11:02 pm

Thanks elmer, looking.....brain is tired tonight. LOL

11:03 pm

I can understand that!

11:04 pm

Thanks much, elmer......I still need 19 more....think I will rest until the flip.

11:05 pm

I'm down to 12, I need to be asleep by flip time, hopefully

11:06 pm

al 6/24?

11:08 pm

some one clued it earlier, the great boxer that stings like a bee, and what a child plays with backwards

11:09 pm

tyvm

11:10 pm

no prob

11:11 pm

3 left

11:12 pm

go maggiej go

11:15 pm

2

11:17 pm

clue for the pe 6,24 please

11:17 pm

u have pe 5/18?

11:18 pm

diff ending

11:19 pm

k thanks, looking now

11:20 pm

got it, 5 left

11:20 pm

how about the do 6,33

11:21 pm

that's one i don't have plus another do one

11:21 pm

monkeying around right now

11:21 pm

I have all the rest of the do's

11:24 pm

clue for the pr 7? thanks

11:24 pm

do6 do + a level of seating in a theater

11:25 pm

pr7 cook in advance :-)

11:25 pm

cooking in water ... with the before hand prefi

11:26 pm

prefix

11:26 pm

thanks, that was easier than I was expecting

11:26 pm

three left

11:28 pm

do 6/33 & do 5/20 here ... still trying to figure out the seating thingie you mentioned

11:29 pm

do + ti4/4

11:29 pm

the second do 5 spelt differently for the 5 and I'm still trying for the 6 myself

11:30 pm

looking for the 6, 33 have the 6,21

11:32 pm

do6/33 bizarre spelling of do5/16 -- uses 2 sometimes vowels

11:32 pm

I'm down to the do 6,33; ti 7,36; ti 6,30 all help is greatly appreciated. did you get the do 5 maggiej?

11:33 pm

yes I did thanks

11:33 pm

ti7 is like ri7

11:33 pm

thanks une ... fw

11:33 pm

congrats, maggie!

11:34 pm

thanks, got the ti 7, two left

11:34 pm

way to go maggiej!!!

11:35 pm

one leftF!

11:35 pm

fireworks!

11:35 pm

thans Un

11:35 pm

ty ... come on elmer

11:35 pm

yay elmer!!

11:36 pm

now bed or flip? I'm betting bed wins. any clues before I go?

11:39 pm

re6/24? have re + fish food and re6 adverb

11:40 pm

re plus night cave dwelling creater and add a vowle

11:41 pm

tx!!

11:41 pm

they make mascarra our of the droppings of this creature

11:42 pm

re5 after cook in water again?

11:43 pm

computers have these, or the prayer now I *** me down to sleep

11:43 pm

FW!! thanks! :-)

11:43 pm

was going in wrong direction :-)

11:43 pm

great job, congrats

11:44 pm

gnite *poof*

11:45 pm

night see you next time

11:59 pm

hello all - another 160 would be good

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