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12:02 am

halloooooo

12:02 am

howdy hoot

12:02 am

fi7

12:03 am

hi all

12:03 am

we7

12:03 am

Hi Une - where is everyone?

12:03 am

halfway

12:03 am

hi everyone

Clues are up

12:03 am

ty Lickety

12:04 am

Thank you, Lickety!

12:04 am

halfway in 3 minutes, une?

12:04 am

ne8

12:04 am

tx crayola

12:04 am

wow.

12:05 am

hello everyone :)

12:05 am

tw8

12:05 am

te8

12:05 am

tx tor

12:06 am

fireworks

12:07 am

good heavens, mitch!

12:07 am

congrats mitch

late flip; hi all WTG mitch!!

12:07 am

ne8

12:07 am

what kept you, Mitch?

12:07 am

en7

12:07 am

I think I should shut of thee chog -- it gives me such an inferiority complex!

12:07 am

en8

12:07 am

heh, thx guys

12:07 am

hi dee hi

12:08 am

I simply can't see long words at the beginning

hi jili

12:11 am

hello hello

12:12 am

67 ru

12:13 am

68 and stuck

12:14 am

hi jbp

12:14 am

67 here too

12:14 am

68 "D

12:14 am

the race is on@!

nbt nbs

12:15 am

wd dee - need that bottom corner e

12:15 am

peace among nations nan

en 7/28 and pl en 8/40

12:16 am

wtg dee

12:16 am

70

12:16 am

hmm thinkinig

12:16 am

no wonder i haven't found it!

ty jili

12:16 am

bottom left E -- needlecase(s)

means agreement ... derivation French

12:17 am

french words for understanding

12:17 am

Hi all :)

ty jili missed those :)

hi liz

12:17 am

*word

12:17 am

nbt, nbs - ty

12:17 am

thank you une

12:17 am

ye dee

12:18 am

knew those french lessons would come in handy

12:18 am

:-D

12:18 am

and ty for the en7 & 8

yw

12:18 am

72

12:19 am

80

12:19 am

thanks for the 8s...

12:19 am

and 7s.

12:19 am

nbt/nbs

12:19 am

wow ru!!!

12:20 am

73

12:20 am

yeah.. but i'm stuck now

12:21 am

nbt, but only 41

12:21 am

74

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75

12:22 am

wtg jbp

12:22 am

werkin' it

12:22 am

FWs

12:22 am

yay grannie!!

12:23 am

goose alert

12:23 am

Congrats diz

12:23 am

hoory, Grannie!!

12:23 am

77

12:23 am

got all the o's finally

12:23 am

excellent, rose!

12:24 am

oops -- I mean diz

12:24 am

tonight, there is no newton in the grid.

12:24 am

sure tried to find it LOL

12:25 am

nor is foxes.

12:26 am

these messages brought to you by "things Jenn keeps trying to type that will not work."

12:26 am

throwing in the towel with 9 to go -- will attack with fresh eyes later! *poof*

12:26 am

nite Une

12:26 am

Night Une - sleep well

12:26 am

gnight une

12:27 am

finito

12:27 am

:D

12:27 am

Congrats Ru

12:28 am

short and sweet

12:28 am

yay ru

12:28 am

a nice grid

12:28 am

ruru, you rock!

wtg ru and anyone I missed

12:28 am

grats ruru - crashing with 75 here - nite all :)

12:28 am

WTG RURU!!!! and cooee from me somewhere on the coast of victoria....lol

12:28 am

did mitch post a list?

hi rose!

12:28 am

hi rose

12:29 am

hey dee, jilli, ruru, jbp

I think lickety did... not positive haven't checked for it yet

12:29 am

you may want to know that newfies is not in the grid. just trying to provide a service here, fo9lks

12:29 am

granny .. I need to borrow some of your pain meds :D

12:29 am

and hi Rose

12:29 am

my back is killing me today

12:29 am

Hi Rose

12:30 am

what did you do, ru?

12:30 am

despite the rain, quite warm here. except when the breeze gets up late afternoon. even had a nanna nap today

12:30 am

dunno jilli.. just been bothering me

done to 7... still missing one 7

12:30 am

hey liz...awww, ruru, you poor man...

did you lift too heavy boxes

12:30 am

it certainly isn't from what you think it is :D

12:30 am

en 7, fi 7, we 7 is all I got

12:31 am

been driving a lot lately dee

12:31 am

so7

12:31 am

I keep telling mrs ru I need a nice new comfortable sports car for my back

that will surely do it, too... I use ice packs when I ride a lot in the car

ty rose!

12:31 am

sitting in the same position too much

12:32 am

that'll do it every time ruru. the vibration from the car....fatal for sore backs.

12:32 am

Ouch! Feel better Ru

12:32 am

i had to drive 6 hours today and it was already hurting this morning

12:32 am

moke4ys working on it. Ru, I feel your pain. seriously, chronically

12:32 am

my pt taught me to use tennis balls

12:33 am

and I didn't have any of jilli's chili to fortify me

12:33 am

rest them under the part that hurts on each side.

seriously ru... There are some gel packs that when frozen will last 5 to 6 hours. I use those and regular oldfashioned ice bags (like the ones on cartoons).

12:34 am

ru should have lots of tennis balls, unless Dylan has chewed them all up

Tennis balls help, too.

I have even used frozen bottles of water.

12:35 am

well, with 55, my back and I are off to bed. nite, all!

12:35 am

I can't be around tennis balls anymore .. too depressingt

nite jb

12:36 am

Night jbp - sleep well

12:36 am

night jb.. take care

12:37 am

I couldn't see that tw 8 to save my life until the last second

12:37 am

the other thing to do, is lie on your tummy, on the bed, and slowly push your chest off the mattress. the natural curve in your lower back curves inward. vibration makes the discs prolapse and the curve starts to straighten. this exercise helps the discs to go back where they belong. do up to five times, slowly is the key, and then as dee suggests ice pack, hot pack, ice pack hot pack. it breaks the muscle spasms.

I do that almost daily, rose. Great advice.

12:38 am

okay..i'll try that granny..push my chest off with what my arms?

12:39 am

no. you dip stick.....nah, won't say it. yes mate, with your arms.

12:39 am

*shocked look*

12:40 am

lolol, ruru. since when am i able to shock you??

fireworks sans list :)

12:42 am

Congrats Dee

ty vm the stupid fi 4/8 was my last word.... didn't think to go north :(

12:45 am

WTG DEE!!!

ty rose

You getting psyched for your surgery this month?

12:49 am

dee, this week i'm gonna forget about it. am touring the country-side with DH for 7 days.

wonderful!!! Hope you are having a great time! We got our first snow here tonight!

12:51 am

are you on the road yet rose

12:51 am

next week a different story as i will be trying to get ready for christmas as well. have already bought the cards and most of the gifts i need.

12:51 am

hey ya, mate. surely am. weather wet but warm.

12:52 am

have seen some magical views. when we get home, will get himself to post them for me

Wow! Haven't even started thinking about all that yet.. we are having an open house for a friend's son, who just got married... can't seem to get past that.

12:53 am

dee, i have to do it all a month early.....don't think i will be exactly up to it post-op. but then again...

12:54 am

Well I suppose it's ok, if you like the tropical parricide-heaven on earth type of thing rose.

Smart to get it done in advance.

Well, I am off til the flip. Enjoy your day / eve!

12:55 am

joso, your icon pic isn't showing up in your profile, and my glasses just ain't that good

*poofing with hugs*

12:56 am

night, dee. hope you sleep well

you, too, rose :)

12:57 am

thanx, hun

12:57 am

what, is there a blank square there

12:58 am

no, just the rail baron pic

12:58 am

g'nite dee

12:58 am

maybe refresh, should be a photo

12:59 am

well well, FW -- first for a loooong time.

12:59 am

okay, hang on a tick

12:59 am

What a great photo, joso. I bet flosey is as sweet as she looks. Glad you all had a meet-up.

1:00 am

she is the one in the middle

1:00 am

wahhh, that didn't work

1:01 am

maybe oz is just behind the times, perhaps tomorrow?

1:01 am

flosey look tiny there, but she isn't -- she'll tall and stately -- and yes, a sweetie.

1:01 am

hey peach...is joso's new icon in his profile when you open it?

1:02 am

ugh, typo time. Redo. Flosey looks tiny there, but she isn't -- she's tall...etc

1:03 am

i see joso, flosey and cross..... and you folks look a lot ,like my poker buddies...

1:03 am

i see joso, flosey and cross..... and you folks look a lot ,like my poker buddies...

1:03 am

i see joso, flosey and cross..... and you folks look a lot ,like my poker buddies...

1:03 am

joso -- did you a flosey talk bridge?

1:03 am

*and flosey

1:04 am

red boxes

1:04 am

okay now

1:04 am

Yes, Rose.

1:05 am

flosey is trim, well turned out, very much a lady, quiet-spoken, very nice

1:06 am

no, crosey did most of the talking

1:06 am

why am I not surprised?

1:07 am

he's quite a chatter on FB, lol!

1:08 am

I spoke the next most, flosey was reserved

1:09 am

yes, she's a quiet one, I know.

1:10 am

It will be good to have her back here!

1:11 am

the photo was taken in a restaurant booth with crosey standing, so that is why she appears short.

1:11 am

And now it's bedtime for me...goodnight all...*poof

1:12 am

but joso -- you were sitting, weren't you? And towering over her!

1:13 am

*repoof

1:13 am

I am kind of reaching up to get my arm over the back of the booth, and in the pic

1:15 am

I do not picture glossy as quiet

1:16 am

Flosey.... dawn spell check

1:16 am

she was that day, but I think she has a strong core.

1:17 am

Damn...damn..spell check

1:18 am

I am looking forward to meeting her one day

1:20 am

good morning, Babble friends

1:20 am

okay, the problem is that java won't load onto my laptop. will sort it when we get home. joso, saw your pic....you are exactly as i thought you, flosey and crossy would look like.

1:21 am

{{spritey}} xoxox

1:22 am

*hugs rose* Hi my dear friend, how are you doing today?

1:22 am

Wonders what granny thinks I look like

1:22 am

very relaxed today. had a nanna nap this afternoon. and you, dear?

1:23 am

oooo nothing like a nap. I am ok. Yesterday was awful but am trying to bounce back.

1:23 am

lolol, ruru, one day i may even tell you...

1:23 am

A nanna..nap?

1:23 am

lol ruru. Well errrr....

1:23 am

yeah, sprite, missed you yesterday. what happened?

1:24 am

it was therapy day, hun. Won't be here on Mondays until half of march. And argh, lunch therapy order was to eat a bammy your neighbour had made for you.

1:24 am

yes, ruru, a nanna nap...was lulled to sleep by the gentle clicking of DH's mouse as he played his games on the laptop.

1:25 am

oh, dear, sprite. and your bammy was ??

1:25 am

my neighbour was one of the new people... and he gave me bread with butter, cheese and tomato and cucumber. I hate hate hate all of that combined. Never eat butter. don't do cheese on bread. Don't do anything wet around cheese. *shudder*

1:26 am

which isn't bad in itself... but then being forced to eat while I hate it triggered the old dear dad traumas... of the food being beaten into me... and whoppa, flashback.

1:26 am

Wet?

1:27 am

cucumber and tomato... wet stuff

1:27 am

awww, sprite...gentle hugs, dear. how awful for you!

1:27 am

Oh. They are not exactly wet

1:28 am

and then the therapist insisted I try to eat another bammy with something I did like... but I couldn't eat anymore cause my throat and stomach were totally constricted. Such joy. One single bite... and then she said herself it was impossible for me.

1:29 am

ruru, to sprite they are wet....

1:29 am

well... ruru... leave them on the cheese for a few minutes, then lift them. See what I mean?

1:29 am

am ok, rose. Bit of a rough night, with bad nightmares and such. But trying to convince myself it is over now ;)

1:30 am

Well I Have To Agree The Butter Seems Gross

1:31 am

hmmmm, ruru, did you know margarine is one step away, chemically, from plastic. i either have nothing, or a smear of butter if i must. usually go with nothing.

1:31 am

Nite to self...don't take sprite to a Subway Sandwich shop when she visits the US

1:32 am

oh we could, ruru. Just let me pick my own sandwich... with NO butter :)

1:33 am

I don't ever eat magazine

1:33 am

*giggles* Don't you love autocorrect?

1:33 am

...spell check. Arrrrrrrrrgh....

1:33 am

going out for dinner. xoxox sprite. hope tomorrow/today is better for you. ruru, mate, please do that exercise.

1:33 am

enjoy, rose :) *hugs*

1:34 am

Granny?

1:34 am

see you at the flip. * poof *

1:34 am

ooops, nearly closed you...yes ruru?

1:34 am

No wet stuff

1:35 am

:D Not in the restaurant anyway

1:35 am

ROFLOLOL.....goodnight!!!

1:36 am

Yeah take it outside

1:36 am

lol... rose sent on her way, laughing out loud, and Don asking what the heck is so funny.

1:37 am

I love doing that

1:37 am

:)

1:38 am

rehi all

1:38 am

hiya joso :)

1:38 am

Hi

1:38 am

loved the picture of your babble meet

1:39 am

sorry, my internet kicked out for a bit

1:39 am

glad you liked it

1:39 am

did you have a good time? Sure looks that way.

1:40 am

sorry your group was rough, i guess it's one of those no pain no gain situations

1:41 am

yeah I didn't go there to avoid all confrontations. We will see what comes out of this.

1:41 am

yes, thoroughly enjoyed myself, and I think they did too

1:41 am

am glad, joso. You three look beautiful together.

1:43 am

weeeell, I think that's a stretch, but flosey's presence drags the group average up a notch or 2

1:44 am

actually... I hold the eye of the beholder and I say you are beautiful

1:44 am

what a nice beholder, tyvm

1:45 am

:)

1:47 am

still no sign of pug huh, i hope it's computer problems and not something more dire.

1:48 am

was thinking the same thing

1:53 am

well crossy's wife was there too, she took the photo, she and crossy are very sweet together.

1:55 am

they had to be. It shows in every post from crossy. And back in the days when Elegant still could babble a little bit, it was the same with her.

2:02 am

anyone have a clue for the NE 8?

2:02 am

it was a blustery day with on and off smattering of rain. When we left the restaurant I was half afraid the wind would blow flosey away. She said she was close enough to walk home but I offered her a lift anyway. I almost didn't, embarrassed because my car was a mess, and I thought close would be 2 or 3 blocks. Glad I did as close was 10-15 blocks. I am convinced she would have walked without another word If I hadn't offered. She was also gracious about the state of my car, said it made her feel at home as he hubby keeps his truck in the same condition.

2:03 am

sorry joy, don't have it yet

2:03 am

hi joym, the most not gross?

2:03 am

awww she is a real lady. And you are a gentleman.

2:04 am

thx sprite that one was driving me crazy!

2:05 am

yvw, joym, and I know that feeling :)

2:05 am

joso, you look very professorial in the photo; quite distinguished.

2:05 am

hi mab :)

2:05 am

hmmm, maybe a liberal arts prof

2:06 am

that ne 10 is the most of a kind of stocking style.

2:06 am

are you?

2:06 am

no, at the moment I'm a bum

2:07 am

i doubt that

2:07 am

a fishy kind of stocking

2:08 am

at this age I can get away with semi retired, but if I don't get a job fairly soon I'll change from bum to homeless bum, lol

2:08 am

makes more sense than my clue

2:09 am

do they come in a can ... sardine stockings?

2:09 am

*grins* Nice one. Hi o-o, am glad to see you.

2:09 am

oh, sprite, i didn't realize you given a clue

2:10 am

np mab, yours is better :)

2:11 am

i love a nice pair of anchovy stockings, right out of the can is best

2:12 am

except during spawning season -- they run

2:12 am

I shall not be bullheadish about it

2:12 am

lol

2:12 am

i made a pun! where's ruru

2:13 am

I want fox, I like foxes, foxy, foxes, foxed, so close and so far away

2:14 am

type of fish, oo

2:14 am

?

2:14 am

yeah... one ox, two ox4... one fox, two fo... nope.

2:14 am

bullhead ... yes

2:15 am

I usually flounder a bit

2:16 am

how is your writing going sprite

2:17 am

Good icon for remembrance day, o-o. Am remembering too, today.

2:17 am

see, if ruru were here he have popped out a dozen puns by now.

2:17 am

not too bad, joso. Expect to be able to send you guys the first chapter soon.

2:18 am

good, looking forward to it

2:19 am

glad to hear you're writing, sprite. i remember now that you've published several books.

2:20 am

hope I won't disappoint you, joso :)

2:20 am

am happy to be doing it again. Now to hope I haven't lost my touch ;)

2:22 am

fw

2:22 am

gratz, Jackanory

2:22 am

i don't think so. it seems that it's like anything: one gets into shape by doing the thing. the main thing is to have the talent and skill to begin with.

2:23 am

Hey sprite, titles?

2:23 am

yeah, doing it daily is important. Just sit and write. No excuses.

2:23 am

which you'demonstrated you have, ms sprite

2:24 am

they are in Dutch, Jack... Jirelle and De Duistere Stroom... should translate them, but it is a load of work to do so.

2:24 am

it;s so hard. you think of the craziest things to do instead.

2:24 am

thanks mab :) Am enjoying it again, which is the most important thing, I think.

2:25 am

like collecting trash on the sidewalks, or dying your hair blue or something

2:25 am

Oh, can't read then then unfortunately. Cannot imagine being so proficient in two languages

2:25 am

too true. And on a computer even more... writing a line... opening mail... oh no, writing more... looking up a word... getting sidetracked by some google thing... oh no, write!

2:26 am

I hope to be able to translate them some day, Jack. Must reclaim the data on my backup hd... which is damaged... to get at the original.

2:26 am

I could do the blue hair thing ...

2:26 am

What sort of books?

2:26 am

yes, i keep looking at the panda cam even though the pandas are almost always sleeping.

2:27 am

I regularly update my amnesia chronicles ... been doing it for years with little to show for it ...

2:28 am

I work from home and unless i have a real deadline it's only too easy to get distracted by email, google, washing, whatever really

2:28 am

*giggles* maybe you just forgot who far you were

2:28 am

fantasy books, Jack

2:28 am

oh mab, I would too :)

2:29 am

Cool

2:32 am

fireflies. Nice grid. Too small though.

2:33 am

have to be off... bye all, have a peaceful evening and a blessed day

2:34 am

be well, sprite

2:34 am

congrats sprite. happy writing

4:12 am

good morning

4:16 am

A small grid full of the so called 'Babble Words'. Lovely!

4:18 am

hello pat. Is it cold there?

4:18 am

especially the et 4 & 5

4:18 am

hello dianne

4:19 am

Hi ruby - how are things going?

4:19 am

ame same, it's just colder now and, for a small adventure, the dogs got out this orning. Just what I needed!

4:23 am

Hi Ruby. Yes it is cold but sunny. Small grid so I can keep warm doing some overdue housework. Well, that's the conscience talking.

4:24 am

we had horrible wind all weekend which brought down the leaves but also cleared out the grey rain clouds. Wan sunshine tonday

4:26 am

funny, 48 words, nbt but no 6's

4:27 am

tens

4:27 am

steen

4:27 am

sorry

4:27 am

will stick to the words

4:29 am

Ruby I did that yesterday. Felt a fool so I stick to not chatting but I would like to have enough brains to do both.

4:30 am

it made me feel better to read that people who multi-task do all the tasks worse and have shorter attention spans.

4:30 am

So there! lol

4:31 am

Makes sense Ruby.

4:32 am

I makes us feel better anyway

4:35 am

I would love to find a 6!

4:37 am

must go, nice to see you Patxx!

6:27 am

any hints for the en 7 & 8?

6:31 am

crossy has a great attention sp....wheee! a bird! good morning my friends

6:32 am

6:32 am

6:32 am

6:32 am

6:32 am

6:32 am

6:32 am

6:32 am

whoa sorry

6:33 am

no nodding off over the enter key lol

6:33 am

:)

6:43 am

the ugly white stuff sn4 is in the grid and this morning we have 2 inches of it on the ground:9

6:45 am

we have our first white stuff this morning - just on the grass, not even the sidewalk - but must go clean car so can go play music this morning

6:46 am

ahh music..i face an irritating english assingment that is more than likely going to send me back to grade 6 remedial English:(

6:46 am

Well, this morning instead of 54 or 57, the temperature is 68 degrees - Phoenix is having really odd weather, huh?

6:47 am

ahh 68f...just perfect for a dip in the pool.i amjealous

6:47 am

high of mid 30s here

6:47 am

gm, everyone! stats for the lower E bottom first column?

6:47 am

howdy,lbd

6:48 am

hi crossy

6:50 am

it is a balmy minus 5 c atm with mixed sleet/snow/rain combo

6:50 am

36°F and foggy

6:50 am

28 degrees F here

6:51 am

thought you said it was 36 and froggy there for a second lol.better get my glasses

6:51 am

lol

6:52 am

nbt! now to find an 8 for nbs

6:53 am

yaa just found a we7

6:55 am

nbt nbs!!

6:55 am

and a fi7

6:55 am

NE 8

6:55 am

does it use the superlative?

6:56 am

found it.nm:)

7:02 am

tadone!! finito!! that was fun.

7:03 am

woot dawg!

7:04 am

stats for bottom e, pls

7:04 am

White stuff coming down here

7:04 am

ty, bichon and good morning.

7:05 am

et5/18 and plural en7.28 and plural

7:07 am

tyvm dawg

7:09 am

yw

7:14 am

halfway, NBT and NBS - time to get white stuff scraped from the car and be on my way - BBL

en7 and 8. Think about peace under canvas.

Could you give another clue for en7, please?

7:24 am

en + canvas shelter + vowel

thanks got it

7:26 am

13 left and stuck - will come back later to see if eyes work better

fi7, please

7:29 am

most in shape, Marc

got it is there a fi8?

7:31 am

off to school for crosy.tc all and happy babbling..poink!

Must go for moment need to turn the heat on in the house

ne8, please?

7:53 am

the most apt to catch fish

Thanks I have en7 and fi7, what am I missing?

7:54 am

so7 and we7, also superlatives

7:55 am

en8 is another 8, but I don't have the other 2 yet

thanks

me neither.

so7, please?

7:57 am

most cushy

thanks got it

I have en8 and new what am I missing, please?

I meant ne8

8:07 am

tw is another 8

thanks

twee

sorry

8:08 am

think flappers

8:09 am

Oh! Thank you, Kallia :-)

8:09 am

yw

8:11 am

6 left, 1 8, 2 6, 1 5 and 2 4

8:11 am

dang it!!!

8:11 am

hello hursy

8:12 am

hello

need a clue for two please?

hello hurshy

8:12 am

good snowy morning

8:13 am

do you mean tw Marc?

yes two sorry?

tw8 I meant can't type today

8:15 am

which two? there is only one...plural

8:15 am

ah ok....tink flappers

8:15 am

think even!

there is a te8 as well

still cannot figure out the tw8?

8:18 am

plural the number after 19

8:18 am

make the most of the canvas shelter Marc for the te8

perfect thanks

8:19 am

Good morning, all. First snow of the year here. Yeech.

Thanks but had the te8

8:19 am

And... I start my day in the penalty box.

8:19 am

plural the number after 19

8:20 am

fresh pastry there Judi

8:20 am

* nom nom nom *

8:21 am

sorry about double posts..chat wasn't responding

8:21 am

thanks for the te 8 Marc

8:21 am

8 left but must get back to work - have fun

8:21 am

etent

done thanks all for the clues but have to go

8:23 am

wtg Marc

8:24 am

YAYA, MARC!!!!

8:31 am

lol

8:31 am

i have 3 left and guess what they are

8:32 am

SOS

8:32 am

*throws life ring to Hurshy *

8:33 am

ok got an S

8:33 am

now it's just SO

8:33 am

both 6's

8:35 am

may i have help with the S6?

8:35 am

for O i see there are 3 6's, my two are both of, are they all 3 of?

si 6/18 rhymes with a young cat

8:35 am

si 6/18....like marty when he was a wee one

8:35 am

ty LWG

8:36 am

and annie

8:36 am

clue for fe 5/16, the first one

8:37 am

speaking of whom, his ear is a bit infected and i don't know if it's just a cut or earmites *sigh* - we went so many years and never got them! i hope it's just the cut.

fe 5/16 rhymes with another word for a robbery that starts with an h

8:37 am

when someone has a lot of spirit and spunk, you say they are fe5/16y

8:37 am

thanks LUV and hurshy

8:38 am

hurshy, off to the vet, then

8:38 am

i've called her

8:38 am

waiting for a call back

8:39 am

so... the O6's... are they all OF? if not can anyone tell me about the one that isn't?

8:39 am

Ox4.

8:39 am

i have ox4, i need a third O6.

8:40 am

Of6/36: most askew?

8:40 am

got it! yes, they ARE all 3 OF.

8:40 am

of and I hated math ****s in school

8:41 am

I need the first of 6

8:41 am

thanks - it was the one judi was cluing

8:41 am

:-))

8:41 am

the first one is, don't say anything about money, you don't want to of6 him

8:42 am

(he just lost all of his)

8:42 am

I could swear I tried that, had the fe4, hmmm, thanks hurshy

8:42 am

well now i'm done and it's only 9:42 and that is why i said dang it!!! when i first came on. was hoping for a big one.

8:43 am

congrats, hurshy

8:53 am

done and I am wondering where has Molly gone to?

8:54 am

She's still working on her evidence, I think.

8:55 am

And hello, Annie.

8:56 am

Hi Haz, I am way beyond the loop. What happened while I was busy babbling? Pray tell.

8:58 am

Oh, it's been going on for a while now. She hinted very heavily that she believes that crosshair and joso are not separate people. No evidence offered but crosshair and joso got together with flosey and offered a picture of proof that they exist as two separate people.

8:58 am

Greetings to all.

8:59 am

Hello, Scrabbler.

8:59 am

haz, british pronunciation question for you

9:00 am

I thought of you when I had lunch at the Irish Tea Room in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada 2 wks ago. Owned and operated by Irish folks. We love going there.

9:00 am

in trollope's barchester series, the grantly family lives at plumstead episcopi, is this correctly pronounced with the final i as "ee" ?

9:00 am

Okay, mystery cleared up. Thanks for the explanation. There happens to be a person that comes in and out as a child but he has not been here in a while in either form. End of that.

9:01 am

Hi Hurshy and Annie. Is you tooth problem resolved yet, Annie?

9:01 am

hurshy, it depends on who has taught you Latin. I'd probably say -ee but others might say eye.

9:02 am

No! Friday is the day for the new tooth and fitting. I have a good feeling it will be okay. The dentist was very apologetic.

9:02 am

That tea-room sounds good, Scrabbler. I hope scones were on the menu.

9:02 am

Scones, banoffee pie, mocha cheesecake, boxty, beets, etc. And, of course, Irish tea!

9:03 am

I love English teas. We used to go the the Plaza Hotel for them. The lemon curd was my favorite, also, the cucumber sandwiches and the impeccable service.

9:03 am

Made in a teapot, I hope.

9:03 am

Annie, life is better without health or dental problems. And without car or computer problems...or house problems...just without any problems.

9:03 am

interesting.

9:04 am

oh i LOVE banoffee pie!!!

9:04 am

Afternoon tea is so civilised, isn't it?

9:05 am

very civilized, an oasis in the craziness of 59th street

9:05 am

Once we were in the Tea Room and heard people speaking Irish (Gaelic? Erse?) with a newlywed couple from Ireland. we were fascinated listening to them.

9:05 am

Fireworks. Well, that was relatively quick and painless.

9:05 am

bananas, toffee, and cream are a very winning combination

9:05 am

Yay, Judi!

9:05 am

yay for judi

9:05 am

Yes, Haz, very civilized. We could use it here in the US.

9:06 am

well I'M having some morning tea with Social Tea Biscuits

9:06 am

hurshy, close but no cigar

9:06 am

There are places that serve high tea here. I can think of three off the top of my head. Never been actually. Must give it a go.

9:06 am

hey, if it makes me happy...

9:06 am

well, I am off, much to do today, bye dear babblers

9:07 am

hurshy, was only joshing :)

9:07 am

Bye, Annie. Enjoy the day.

9:07 am

i know :)

9:07 am

I'll try to drag hubby along with me. Although, I'm sure he'll think his raised pinky might be taken the wrong way.

9:07 am

Afternoon tea has been having quite a revival over here. I just love having a cakestand to work through. Some of the places will give you a box to take away leftovers.

9:07 am

Bye, Annie, have a good day.

9:08 am

as long as it's the pinky and not the middle finger, i think it would be ok, judi.

9:08 am

LOL, *poof*

9:09 am

hi all. my cat is sick and I am taking her to the vet this afternoon :(

9:10 am

i feel your pain, peri - what's wrong with yours?

9:10 am

Oh, no, Peri. What is going on?

9:10 am

long standing kidney issues and now heart problems. she has not eaten in 2 days and no peeing :(

9:10 am

oh dear, that's bad. *hugs*

9:11 am

she is awake and alert but not climbing up on my be or my chair like she has been in the past. that breaks my heart.

9:11 am

hi all, i just went through that with Miss Bean, age 16. so sad

9:11 am

Oh, no. Poor kitty. Good luck. Keep us posted.

9:11 am

It is panic-inducing when our babies get sick.

9:11 am

How old is Zoe-Ann now, peri?

9:11 am

thanks, hursh. she will be 18 in Feb.

9:11 am

my bed even

9:11 am

harpjane, what was the outcome?

9:12 am

the vet I am taking her to is the most empathetic of all those I have seen in the practice.

9:12 am

That is reassuring, Peri

9:13 am

she took a sudden turn for the worse and was gone within a day.

9:14 am

I would prefer that zoe-anne die at home but I will see what the vet has to say.

9:15 am

she (my cat) looks like she has lost weight and is walking more slowly too :(

9:15 am

I am beside myself with anxiety

9:15 am

Oh, Jane, I am so sad for you.

9:16 am

I am sorry for your loss, Jane.

9:16 am

peri, I am sorry you have this anxiety. She's been a part of your life for such a long time.

9:16 am

she has indeed. she has been a true and loyal companion.

9:16 am

Peri, I am always a nutcase when one of my bunnies gets ill, or when I know the end is near. Most recent death was June 2011 and it remains clear in my mind.

9:16 am

it was difficult because she was a guest, while my niece spent a year in Ireland. I think the stress of the move, and being with my obnoxious cat, added to her age, brought it on.

9:17 am

nbt

9:17 am

Even tougher loss, Jane.

9:19 am

I passed halfway so I must get on with my day. I must shop for my mother and bring everything to her.

9:20 am

Nice to see you, Scrabbler.

9:20 am

Good-bye, my Irish friend.

9:20 am

I am missing an O. I have of6x3 and ox4.

9:20 am

There are 4 of words

9:21 am

ty looking

9:21 am

duh, found it. ty

9:21 am

right column gray

9:21 am

You're welcome.

9:25 am

I must go and get ready for our afternoon walk. peri, I know today will not be easy for you but I hope that it won't be too awful. Take care.

9:26 am

bye haz

9:26 am

Bye, peri, bye all.

9:49 am

nbs and bbl!

10:19 am

hi all

10:19 am

only here a minute or so and grayed the top row already.

Me too, sue.... piece of cake, right? :-)

Good morning, everyone !

10:22 am

lol

10:22 am

do all the of6's start with the not on?

Not sure.... just getting started.

10:23 am

yes sue

10:23 am

Three do

10:23 am

ty

10:23 am

The last of6 does not...Sorry.

10:23 am

ty

Just catching up on chat - Peri, I am so sorry. Just cuddle her at the end (probably at the vets - these kidney things can go fast and are sometimes very painful toward the end. Over 30 years we have had two cats die this way, and they each let us know when to take them off to the vet (one of them in the middle of the night!). But the pain stays with you a long while.

10:43 am

clue for the bottom e pls

I think it is the alternate spelling of the needle case

et + very tiny

10:46 am

Also en7 & 8

10:46 am

ty for both

10:46 am

I totally need help with the en's

10:49 am

any help with the en7 & 8

en + canvas shelter... add a vowel

10:49 am

en 7/28 and pl agreement between opposing sides

hi bichon

10:50 am

ty bishon

10:50 am

and diane

10:51 am

nbs & nbt

10:51 am

yvw

10:55 am

what are the stats for the 8's I have the en one

10:55 am

weno

10:55 am

soffy

10:55 am

sorry

10:55 am

ne8, te8, tw8

10:57 am

got the tw

10:58 am

got the ne

10:59 am

got the te, ty

hi all

11:00 am

hi temple

hi sue

11:03 am

I only have 2 of6's. of6,39 of6,36 help please.

you have more than i

11:04 am

lol, hope that helped you then

11:04 am

Of6/27

i have more frequently occurring and the sthing that balances or cancels out another so i have one you don;t and vice versa

11:05 am

Least seldom

11:07 am

I don't get the least seldom. I have tried not on & number after nine

11:07 am

I have Not on & not the beginning

11:07 am

not on & a matching pair

you cannot make that because you are missing a letter. but you don't need it to make the superlative

ty for that 6/39

11:09 am

ty

11:10 am

temple that didn't give me a 6 that started with not on

11:11 am

but it did the job, ty so much

11:12 am

13 left

11:12 am

and it is 12:12

11:12 am

and 11:12 on 11:12

11:12 am

11/12

11:12:13

11/12/13

spooky

Congratulations!

kap, i am not participating in the superstitious rush to wed.

Already done that?

that i understand this date is sparking.

yep and undone that.

11:15 am

oh no, I like it because at 9:10 on 11/12/13 I had a straight

:)

:))

11:16 am

Hello :) Could I have a clue for the tw8, please?

what you do on social media

oh- i don't have the 8, sorry4

comes after the te5/10

11:17 am

after ninte4

i need three more and two of them are four letter words.

11:18 am

Thanks, Sue.

11:19 am

ty :)

oh- I have 6 left, three of them ts on the left.

11:20 am

good morning all :)

11:20 am

5 tw's

11:21 am

if that helps

11:21 am

Hi cybernan

I got a lame superlative.

11:21 am

Hello, Nan.

i need two f words and one s word. 2 four letter words and one 7 letter word. can someone pls ive stats for the 4 7 letter words?

11:21 am

I need the fi4,10

11:22 am

Very sorry, TO..I have only just started.

fi4dom.

medieval land holding, sue.

11:22 am

ty

11:23 am

en7/28 fi7/40, so7/40 and we7/44

ty bil

11:23 am

for the en7, drop the plural

it is the f i lack. not usually at a loss for f word

11:24 am

looks like I'm missing a tw - have bird sound(s)x2 and numbers x2 - missing?

11:25 am

found it

11:25 am

if I do the X25 workout, I will be the fi8

missing an e, a t and an e, all from the left. Two e's.

ty

11:25 am

I only have one fi and that is fi4/7

do you have the needlecase, kap?

there is no u in the puzzle.

alt spelling

Now I am puzzled.

11:27 am

fireworks and the kids get back in one minute!!!

11:27 am

ty everyone

there is an alternate spelling of a needle-case? Who Knew?

11:27 am

see you all tomorrow

you do! :)

11:28 am

well done, sue!

bye sue

By george, there is!

now I am missing a t and an f

one is a 6, the othe a 4.

the f 4 that rhymes with a music or data storage unit?

hm- is it an fi?

11:33 am

very cold today and had a snow dusting, see from the chog that others have had much the same. a clue for tw 8 please

11:34 am

TW8 a number.

The age your children don't want to return home

11:35 am

missing a t 5 - total points today?

11:35 am

I have tw8, te8, and en8, what am I missing, please?

I dk I have 2 left that ar eboggling me

11:37 am

thanks zoom

one t6 left.

11:37 am

NE 8/40

I just hadn't gone up in that direction.

11:38 am

ty, zooz

11:38 am

NE8 is more of what you catch fish in (mesh)

11:39 am

*!*~*!* ta da *!*~*!*

11:39 am

thanks, got it

last t6?

11:39 am

well done, cybernan!

11:39 am

singular of the te 8

11:41 am

*number + neckwear

11:41 am

oh last t 6 is bird sounds

tenpearls?

11:41 am

Congrats, Nan!

I already have that

11:42 am

that is the last t 6 - last te 6 clued at 11:41

Oh- an ascot! Fireworks!

11:43 am

number + make a knot

11:43 am

^5 kaplan

11:43 am

Congrats, Kap!

11:44 am

on my way out - hagd, everyone :)

11:45 am

You too, Nan, Enjoy your day.

11:53 am

Hint for the en please

11:55 am

EN + camping canvass + 2nd vowel

11:55 am

then plural for the EN8

11:56 am

Thx - so obvious!

11:57 am

Yw :-)

12:10 pm

And fireworks for me..nice grid.

12:11 pm

Happy babbling everyone...byee!

12:11 pm

te 8 please?????????

12:12 pm

TE8 more camping canvas

12:12 pm

thanks zoozzoom!!!

12:13 pm

Yw :-)

12:14 pm

*poof*

1:01 pm

Clue please for et 5/18?

1:05 pm

ET + tiny and then pl

1:05 pm

TY WV! Fireworks for me!

1:05 pm

Can I help you with anything before I go?

1:06 pm

congrats car

1:08 pm

no thnx - eating lunch while watching chog and grid

1:18 pm

Any clues for the of 6 27?

1:19 pm

of6, of + quiz

1:21 pm

Thank you, what sort of a word is that?? Down to 3 left

1:22 pm

most frequent

1:25 pm

of course, did not see it, thank you again

1:33 pm

All done x

Congrats xeiluj :)

1:34 pm

congrats xeiluj

1:35 pm

Thank you

1:37 pm

my sweet fur baby, Zoe-Anne is on her way to Rainbow Bridge. It was time to let her go.

1:38 pm

fur baby?

1:38 pm

my cat

1:38 pm

Rainbow Bridge is where pets go when they die.

1:39 pm

and on the way to Valhalla, my condolences peri

1:40 pm

What happened to her?

1:41 pm

she had kidney and heart problems and had lost weight. not eating or drinking in past few days. She was almost 18 years old.

1:41 pm

ty joso.

1:43 pm

So sorry to hear that Peri. Horrible decision to have to make

1:44 pm

ty so much. it was a very difficult decision but the vet and I decided it was the best way to go.

1:45 pm

I have had many cats over the years and had to make those sort of decisions quite often. 18 was a good age but it doesn't make it any easier, does it?

1:45 pm

sounds like she may be better off, hard thing to deal with regardless, I hope your mind shifts from grief to fond memories quickly

1:53 pm

she was my third cat but it was the first time I had to make the decision to let her go.

Sorry you had to go through that peri. The hardest decision to make, but the only thing to do sometimes, the ultimate act of love

1:56 pm

I feel for you, i really do.

1:57 pm

ty both

1:57 pm

it's a rough decision to make, you need a certain amount of steel mixed with your compassion and love to do it well. Aiding people to make these choices always seemed to be one of the big down sides to being a vet.

1:57 pm

that it the way I felt, Chrissie

1:59 pm

bye for now

Bye peri

2:00 pm

Peri, we've not met but accept my condolences. I had to make the same decision for my 19 1/2 y.o. cat for nearly the same reason last month.

2:00 pm

Take care and allow yourself to grieve

Sorry for your loss too Reader

2:01 pm

Ty

2:02 pm

Her picture has been my icon from the start.

She's beautiful. I've never seen such symmetrical markings!

2:03 pm

How lovely, how much do we love our pets

2:05 pm

she looks so self possessed and sure of herself, a gorgeous cat reader

2:05 pm

Taken when she was about 8. She knew she wan't supposed to be on the table and I couldn't resist taking the picture. Then she jumped down on her own.

2:06 pm

She was Joso. R.i.p. Blaze

3:19 pm

so sorry for your loss, Peri and Reader.

3:21 pm

Sorry, Peri, for your loss.

3:21 pm

I am wondering how much longer I will have with my Bagheera

3:22 pm

Oh, and Reader, I am sorry for your loss too.

3:22 pm

our pets really do become like family.

3:23 pm

and I see, I am talking to no one...

3:23 pm

i am sorry about the loss of your cat,peri:(

3:23 pm

i spened much of my time talking to myself,phand:)

3:23 pm

Thank you both lbd and phand

3:24 pm

I do it all the time.

3:24 pm

Hi Reader.

3:25 pm

eithe rof you have a clue for the EN words?

3:25 pm

howdy again my friends

3:25 pm

I usually just lurk but do watch the chat - once I get beyond 1/2 way.

3:26 pm

Not good on cluing but I saw one for it earlier. brb

3:26 pm

see? i am Claude Raines himself lol

3:26 pm

Afternoon everyone - I am stuck on my last word and need help - a clue - a hint, please. TW 8/60. Please and Thank you.

3:27 pm

Who's Claude Raines? (I could google, but am lazy)

3:27 pm

Claude Raines - actor back in the 30's and 40's - maybe 50's

3:27 pm

En - 7 en + canvas shelter + vowel Add pl to make 8

3:28 pm

Was in NOW VOYAGER with Bette Davis - great film

3:28 pm

Thank you, Reader.

3:28 pm

I will put that movie request in with my husband!

3:28 pm

yw - copied from someone else though

3:29 pm

He was also in Casablanca

3:29 pm

You took the effort to find that clue.

3:29 pm

Oh, who did he play bin Casablanca?

3:30 pm

tw8 - the roaring decade

3:30 pm

The Inspector / Officer - the one Bogart walks away with at the end when the plane takes off

3:30 pm

he also of course played the invisible man,hence the refference

3:30 pm

That makes sense, Crossy. lol

3:31 pm

Reader - Thank you. I didn't think to double back. Ugh.

3:32 pm

yw. Your question told me my missing 8 - so we helped each other

3:32 pm

yes, that was a twisty word!

3:35 pm

5 left for later tonight. Really need to try to do some chores; working the next 2 days.

3:40 pm

scratch that, got FW!

3:40 pm

Well Done!

4:08 pm

Monkeys are tired looking for of6/39

4:09 pm

a line in the rocky horror picture show theme, 'Claude rains was the invisible man'.

4:11 pm

or....to hurt someone's feelings....not on + finito

4:11 pm

duh, tks p

4:12 pm

yw...

4:12 pm

can i get stats for the lower left corner e please?

4:12 pm

there are four

4:13 pm

stats for some?

4:13 pm

en7-28, en8-40, et5-18, et6-30

4:13 pm

en 7/28, en 8/40

4:13 pm

ok, thanks....

4:14 pm

lol,i remember the rocky horror picture show;)

4:14 pm

such a great show

4:15 pm

wonderful song too, tributes to all the early sf movies greats

4:16 pm

mmm.all of a sunnden i want to dig out a real gem like enders game.have not read that in an age

4:16 pm

sudden

4:16 pm

or flowers for algernon

4:17 pm

the short story is the best version, but way too modern for a rocky mention

4:17 pm

or the moon is a harsh mistress perhaps

4:18 pm

joso,have you read the space mail collection ,then one that wasedited by asimov?

4:18 pm

day of the triffids, brainwave, kronk

4:18 pm

if not,it is a very good collection of sf shorts to hunt down

4:19 pm

no, have you read his 100 short short science fiction stories

4:21 pm

i have them on my e reader i think

4:21 pm

oh and space mail has a second volume.bother are available on biblio.com for under 5 dollars

4:21 pm

both are*

4:23 pm

i think a few years ago i grabbed the bulk of asimovs work and loaded it as a whole.will have to look

4:25 pm

did find a nice version just now of childhood end by Arthur C clarke sitting on my desktop:)

4:26 pm

childhood's end is definitely one of the greats

4:27 pm

this old computer is so bunged up with stuff, i could have homers entire works and the winning lottery numbers on it and i would not know it lol

4:27 pm

do you use an e book reader,joso? would you like a digital copy of it? i can send it as an attachment very easily

4:28 pm

sprite and i often share books in that manner

4:29 pm

if you come across those short stories send them, got clarks stuff in hardcopy

4:29 pm

Hello babbleworld! HI crossy and joso...you boys just like to be together!!

4:30 pm

will do.i know i have the Azimov stuff..somewhere

4:30 pm

howdy,jilly

4:30 pm

I just like talking to myself, most agreeable company jilly

4:31 pm

LOL

4:31 pm

hehe

4:32 pm

i have an entire scrpt in front of me just to keep it all straight

4:32 pm

script

4:32 pm

Talking to oneself can be confusing

4:33 pm

my problem is that i find i have read all the books i am recommending to myself;)

4:36 pm

have you heard ruru's theory, of how I took a photo of flosey and me, photoshoped another version of myself and pasted it on the other side of flosey. Should keep the tinfoil hat brigade raging for a while, lol

4:37 pm

hello, hello, hello

4:37 pm

hi phand, how's life

4:38 pm

Missed that theorum....good one. You two could be brothers however!

4:38 pm

life is great.

4:38 pm

Hello phand!

4:38 pm

well, nbt/nbs and 48 to go...

4:39 pm

yes, very unlike my real brothers who look little like me at all.

4:39 pm

My two boys looked completely different up until about 2 years ago...now you can tell they are brothers

4:39 pm

I noticed how much you both looked alike.

4:40 pm

maybe you were raised in the wrong family, joso...

4:41 pm

there was a stage when we were mistaken for triplets, when we were aged 7-9-10

4:42 pm

perhaps I am the ugly duckling, or mom liked the milkman a little too much

4:42 pm

and my own brother is much large than myself

4:42 pm

larger

4:42 pm

were your first works "a quart of white and a tub of sour cream please?" lol

4:42 pm

words

4:43 pm

lol

4:45 pm

no, apparently they were a little worried about me being somewhat bobo, was late to speak. But when I started I used complete sentences, it seems I didn't want to start until I could do it properly.

4:46 pm

weird from the get go, and proud of it.

4:47 pm

lol.i did not speak till the age of 5 when suddenly at the dinner table i said "mom,this food is terrible,and i am not going to eat it" my mum and da were of course overjoyed and asked me how come i never talked and i said 'well,up till now everything has been ok"

4:47 pm

My youngest was like that

4:47 pm

:)

4:47 pm

were you worried

4:48 pm

we never talked down to our son and he had a good vocab right off the get go

4:48 pm

I love it when kids have a big vocaulary

4:48 pm

sadly he does not care for reading for pleasure like the mrs and i;((

4:48 pm

Old joke: Son not speaking, family worried. But one day at dinner, he suddenly spoke saying "More potatoes please." The family's jaws dropped and finally said "Timmy...you can speak, why haven't you spoken before. To which Timmy replied "Well, up til now, everythings was fine."

4:49 pm

hehehehe

4:49 pm

<---hope they all will read thru typos

4:49 pm

and we tried did the bed time stories at night.gave him access to books whenever he wished.the house is certainly stuffed with books,but he never became a book fiend like his dad

4:50 pm

if they can read through my typos,jilly,then your are not a problem

4:50 pm

Got all the 8's...brb...going to change into my yoga pants...

4:52 pm

Ahh....that is better

4:52 pm

love yoga pants.

4:52 pm

yes,i stole the joke:)

4:52 pm

Jilly, what kind of shoes do you wear when you work?

4:53 pm

i am getting red boxes of doom

4:53 pm

Crocs

4:53 pm

I stand more than anything else

4:55 pm

ohoh...hope it quits crossy

4:55 pm

I bought a pair of Allegria Mary Jane style shoes which are very comfortable. But I realized that if it is raining or snowing out, Mary Jane style shoes really aren't the shoes to wear. So, today I bought a pair of Dansko's (got them on clearance) They are so comfortable.

4:55 pm

I haven't gotten that lower back fatigue in my Allegria's. Hoping for the same with my Danskos. Tomorrow is the first day I will wear them.

4:55 pm

i think the only books my son has read for pleasure would of been the harry potter series.other than that he read what he had to read for school and that is it.It is sad actually.there are worlds upon worlds just sitting there on my book case for him

4:56 pm

Dansko's don't have enough cushion...I have RA and feet the worse, standing for 5-6 hours straight requires lots of cushioning

4:56 pm

how old is your son, crossy?

4:56 pm

he has just graduated and is 19 now.i think all he reads these days is the side of cerial boxes;(

4:57 pm

cereal

4:57 pm

yes, comfortable shoes are paramount. I think what is comfortable for one is not so much for another.

4:57 pm

ah....too bad....there are so many other fantasy books he might enjoy....

4:57 pm

well to each their own crossy, what are your son's interests

4:59 pm

computer games,girls,more computer games,food,more girls,more food and more computer games

4:59 pm

Well, I sort of side with crossy, I think book reading is pretty essential. Crossy, do you think having an e-reader might be more tempting to him reading?

4:59 pm

i have a spare e reader.he shows no interest and at his age i will not force the issue

5:00 pm

just makes me a little sad

5:01 pm

He is missing so much...

5:02 pm

true indeed

5:02 pm

yea, I would be a bit down about it too. what type of computer games, strategy, muds, fantasy, shoot em ups

5:03 pm

lol,muds are too "old skool" for him.he is one of those minecraft fanatics you read about and of course any first person shooter game

5:04 pm

personally some of the old mud games gave me great enjoyment in the past and the old man is pretty good with a sniper rifle in the shooters if i do say so myself.i was administrator in gamespy.com when it was all new

5:05 pm

that mining thing is way weird, sounds so boring too me, but of course there is money in it.

5:05 pm

well,like you say whatever floats his boat.

5:06 pm

Maybe he'll start later in life. Our oldest gave it up for a period (more fun to do games) but has returned to it

5:07 pm

i do not play the shooters much anymore but when i get the itch i will pull out half life 2

5:07 pm

you may be correct jilly.we shall see

5:07 pm

Butting in - I LOVE Half Life! In my opinion, Valve games are the best.

5:08 pm

lol,volta.i have half life 2 and the episode one and 2 for it

5:08 pm

bio shock one and 2 are so fun

5:08 pm

I started out by playing Portal. Loved that game

5:09 pm

the ambiance in bioshock is excellent

5:09 pm

Hello volta!

5:10 pm

i am done!

5:10 pm

I agree, I just feel that valve games are so well thought out. The artistic design of them is very clever

5:10 pm

Hi, Jillyjill! Sorry, I had to have my nerdy outburst first ;-)

5:10 pm

WooT WooT WooT penquis!!

5:10 pm

ty! :oD

5:11 pm

do you not know,volta? us nerd are cool now

5:11 pm

nerds

5:11 pm

congrats pen

5:12 pm

yaaa for pen!

5:13 pm

Haha, tell that to my ex-boyfriend, Crosshair. He claimed I loved videogames more than him...he wasn't wrong.

5:14 pm

lol.i just got my wife hooked on morrowind,oblivion and now skyrim.now i can play all i wish without any grief

5:14 pm

poor boyfriend, so sad when you challenge reality and it rises up and bites you in the ass.

5:15 pm

hehe

5:15 pm

Ah, I've lost friends to Skyrim. They just sort of...disappear...

5:16 pm

it is a big open sandbox type of game.easy to vanish into

5:16 pm

even as we speak,she is happily firing arrows into gnomes making them fall off cliffs

5:18 pm

phone brb

5:18 pm

one day,i will blow her mind and show her how to channel it through our new 51 inch wide screen hdtv

5:19 pm

well.my neck is killing me.must leave the computer for now and wish you all a good night

5:19 pm

One of my friends posted an article on her FB that eating Tilapia was worse than eating bacon. I posted the following: http://tinyurl.com/28zodh7

5:19 pm

good night crossy

5:19 pm

by the way, I never realized how easy it was to do a tiny url...

5:20 pm

way to sell crossy on tilapia

5:22 pm

seems I posted too late for him to see it though.

5:23 pm

you can e-mail it to him phand

5:36 pm

<-----------!!FW!!

5:36 pm

congrats jilly

5:43 pm

I think the NE 8 is a strange word!

5:44 pm

congrats, Jilly!

5:46 pm

Yippee, Jilly!

5:49 pm

TY TY

5:50 pm

Would it help to replace the first vowel with a U phan?

5:50 pm

yes, it would!

5:59 pm

si6/18...also weird

6:16 pm

WEll, heading out to make dinner....hagn all

6:17 pm

Yes, I agree with that too, Jilly.

6:24 pm

hi everyone

6:25 pm

hi, Rows

6:25 pm

such a small grid today :/

6:25 pm

it's fairly easy too

6:25 pm

haha they're never easy for me

6:25 pm

i am lucky if i get like half of the words every time

6:26 pm

well, I finished with only 1 clue. So, that says a lot!

6:26 pm

okay :P i'll try to think positive

6:26 pm

do you have lickety?

6:26 pm

i could have it

6:27 pm

i just don't have it open right now

6:27 pm

i find that i just always do worse these days since i can't have babble expert anymore

6:27 pm

it's just too much work to go back and forth between tabs all the time and add words to lickety and try to figure out the clues

6:28 pm

you don't have expert?

6:28 pm

put the word in both places at once!

6:28 pm

no, it doesn't exist for linux

6:28 pm

oh, bummer

6:28 pm

i would love to have it

6:28 pm

yeah

6:28 pm

kinda lame considering a lot of people use this OS

6:28 pm

oh well

6:28 pm

it's "just" a game

6:29 pm

you know you can add words in bulk rows?

6:29 pm

yeah

6:29 pm

it's still way easier using expert

6:29 pm

what i don't get is why expert isn't just installed in the web page itself

6:29 pm

oh yes, expert is a big step up

6:29 pm

i mean, all expert is is an internet explorer window

6:30 pm

alas. Time to clean up after dinner.

6:30 pm

alrighty

6:30 pm

see ya :)

6:31 pm

expert is made by a guy who wanted to help out babblers. anything he gives us is just mana from heaven

6:31 pm

yeah, i figure as much

7:12 pm

Just 2 left -- et5/6. Clues anyone? Pretty please!

7:13 pm

hi mom! Oddly spelled needle case(s), or et + very small

7:15 pm

ugh i swear, i am SO sick of hearing "blurred lines" by robin thick

7:15 pm

thicke*

7:15 pm

it's like the gangnam style of last year, but it's worse

7:15 pm

mostly because Robin Thicke comes across as SUCH a douche

7:15 pm

Tks uuue! *F*W*! Yahoo! Off to try to do sew buttons on g-daughter's new sweater. 'Til the morrow fellow Babblers!!!

7:16 pm

yay mom!

7:16 pm

congrats!

7:16 pm

glad I haven't heard it, rows!

7:16 pm

it's a really catchy song

7:16 pm

Oops! Forgot the "s"! uusue! There, got it!!

7:16 pm

and it might like it better if Thicke himself didn't come across as SUCH a skeeze-ball

7:17 pm

no problem, rows, I know my username has a lot of u's in it :-)

7:17 pm

that was mom ;)

7:18 pm

man, ents isn't a word? this dictionary obviously doesn't know LOTR

oh hey hey hey!

7:18 pm

hi GE!!

7:18 pm

hi GE

7:18 pm

and I agree with you about ents, rows, I try it every time

hi sue! looks like you were near my hood today

7:20 pm

oh, right, GE! Two of our friends were in a car accident Friday night heading back to DeKalb from Skokie, and one of them is still in Lutheran General with a badly broken elbow

Nice of you to make the trip out to visit!

7:21 pm

so Frank and I went to visit her today - she doesn't have any family here (she's an international student at NIU) so she was a bit lonely - some people went to see her yesterday, and some will go tomorrow but we were the only ones who could make it today

7:22 pm

well, so many people did so much for us when Frank was sick, I really want to do as much as I can for others now too

Yes, once you have been on the receiving end you realize how much even the little gestures can mean

7:23 pm

exactly, GE!

My elderly father is homebound and my mother-in-law just had knee surgury so I feel like all we do is visit the relatives. Few errands (and no housework) gets done anymore. But you do what you can for people when you have the chance.

7:25 pm

ah, that's good you are able to be with them.

Like you I feel like a could do a comprehensive review of Chicago area hospitals: best rooms, best cafeterias, etc!!

7:27 pm

our friend is very impressed with Lutheran General - she used to be a nurse and knows more than most of us about what should go on

I was just thinking, people from your area drove out to Park Ridge yesterday...with the snow. Blah.

7:27 pm

fireworks!

7:28 pm

congrats sue

yay sue!!

7:30 pm

woo hoo uu!

7:30 pm

Yeah, the snow was a bit of a nuisance, but nothing like it will be in a couple of months (yuck)

7:31 pm

congrats, usue!

yes, it was just a teaser yesterday

7:33 pm

I have en8, te8, tw8 - what's my missing 8?

7:35 pm

there is an ne 8/40

7:35 pm

got it pen ty!

7:36 pm

yw

firewords!!

wow dan, baby2bit grew up! She is lovely!

7:43 pm

thanks GE! yes she's fond of telling me now that she is "three and a half"

7:43 pm

she's even in preschool 3 mornings a week

7:43 pm

congrats on firewords

7:45 pm

firewords here as well - tx pen and all cluers. winter sn4 was my last

7:51 pm

congrats!

8:00 pm

congrats GE and dan

8:06 pm

Hey all -- worth starting?

8:07 pm

yes, small and not too tough

8:19 pm

made it past the halfway point :)

8:20 pm

dunno, stid, it's so small

8:20 pm

i'm not into it, but it's a time passer anyway

8:22 pm

need one more O - have OF 4, OF 6, OF 6, and OX 4 - whaqt am i missing?

8:24 pm

3 x OF6

8:24 pm

there is another of 6

8:25 pm

of6 insult, of6 counteract, of6 most frequent

8:26 pm

thnx dan - nneded the insult

8:26 pm

I have a super hard time with words that diagonally backtrack themselves like that

8:28 pm

wow, I completely got sucked into lesson plans... starting now *waves at dan and teach and all*

8:28 pm

need lasty word - one more E from the 4th row - have EO 4 long time) and EX 4 (like name of gas station) - what am i missing?

8:29 pm

i know it is E 5

8:29 pm

plural gas?

8:29 pm

plural gas station

8:29 pm

*readies fish*

8:30 pm

hand over the fish - thnx stid and joso

8:30 pm

:-D my favorite party trick (making fish out of the easy ones)

8:31 pm

** finito ** without a list bnut with help of clues

8:31 pm

congrats!

8:31 pm

congrats teach

8:31 pm

YAY teach!

8:32 pm

SO glad you got together with Flosey!!! and Cross!!! *very happy mama look* Joso, which handsome man is you?

8:33 pm

En7/8 please?

8:34 pm

I'm the more hansome one, can't you tell stid, lol

8:34 pm

I think I am looking for that also, Jee...

8:34 pm

LOL joso!

8:34 pm

on the left stid

8:35 pm

en + canvas home + vwl

8:35 pm

ah, very distinguished looking ... *approving mama look* I hope my own sons grow up so nicely.

8:35 pm

en ....means an understanding...french

8:35 pm

& plural

8:35 pm

thanks for the E!

8:35 pm

Thanks everyone.

8:36 pm

woo! NBT!

8:37 pm

congrats stid

8:38 pm

To finish off those e's, how about et5/6?

8:39 pm

et5, et + small, tiny

8:39 pm

ah, and now NBS as well. down to 40, and going to finish lesson planning. Then work on the things for the house... and then ... maybe back to finish *leaves choclits in PB just in case* *mini-poof*

8:40 pm

Of course...thanks so much.

8:40 pm

quick, somebody send me to the PB

8:42 pm

hi everyone, back to flosey - remember a line in an old song - "gee it's good to be back home again" it is, had a wonderful time, it was truly great to meet up with joso and crossy - and Mrs. Crossy - thanks so much JoSo for planning the meet

8:43 pm

no need to thank me flosey, just serving my own pleasures

8:43 pm

just reading Stid's post - won't send you joso, will come with you to PB - "choclit" always sounds good

8:44 pm

:)

8:44 pm

it was truly wonderful joso

8:45 pm

give a girl a ride, then she is cadging your chocolates

8:46 pm

ahhhh, I bet there's plenty to go around, you could share, couldn't you

8:46 pm

for you, sure, but keep it under your hat shhhhhhhhh...

8:52 pm

just reading last night's comments and found ne8 - thanks to mab

8:54 pm

clue flos?

8:56 pm

the clue was "most of a kind of stocking style"

8:56 pm

thanks!

8:57 pm

yw kj

9:03 pm

lower corner e?

9:04 pm

en7-28, en8-40, et5-18, et6-30

9:04 pm

would you like clues?

9:04 pm

ty

9:04 pm

not yet, ty

9:08 pm

hi all

9:08 pm

hi jmc

9:08 pm

greyed the top row! whoo hoo!

9:09 pm

2 down... now for the other 2

9:09 pm

hi jmc

9:12 pm

ty, got them

9:13 pm

whoo hoo?

9:14 pm

stats for the corner e please

9:15 pm

joso just gave them, jmc, right before you entered

9:15 pm

en7-28, en8-40, et5-18, et6-30

9:15 pm

oh okay ty joso and kje

9:15 pm

Hi all. Lovely to see the photo of joso, flosey and crossy on here as well as on FB. joso - you're the same age as me. What month were you born in?

9:16 pm

hi jac

9:17 pm

hi jac

9:17 pm

nbt

9:17 pm

Hi kje & jmc. I like your icon kje!

9:18 pm

ty!

9:19 pm

hi jackula, was born in august

9:19 pm

10 left

9:19 pm

Hi joso. I'm 4 months older than you then.

9:19 pm

go kje go!

9:20 pm

my long lost older sister

9:20 pm

Maybe, joso. LOL

9:20 pm

a brother from another mother

9:20 pm

1957 was a vintage year. :)

9:21 pm

oh, December baby, are you used to having your birthday and Christmas presents folded into one present yet.

9:22 pm

No, joso, an April baby.

9:23 pm

oy, missed it by [-------------------------------------\n----------] that much

9:24 pm

math is clearly not joso's strong point

9:24 pm

jmc - not mine either but... well yes...

9:25 pm

good with math, the supporting art of arithmetic however...

9:26 pm

well i thought choosing between subtracting and adding more mathlike. . . do the subtracting or adding more arithmeticlike. . .

9:27 pm

ok, ya got me there jmc

9:27 pm

:-) four years at Rice University. . . you pick up these things. . . .

9:27 pm

*giggling now*

9:28 pm

I like more rithmetic

9:28 pm

I only came in to say 'Hello' and to see if anyone wanted any clues. LOL

9:29 pm

... and now it's a discussion on reading, riting and rithmatic.

9:29 pm

hi jac

9:29 pm

I see ruru has mastered my method of spelling

9:29 pm

Hi harp. How are you?

9:29 pm

hi harp

9:30 pm

struggling with 6 left

9:30 pm

well it is a dangerous place to try and only come to say hello. . . .

9:30 pm

hey harp

9:30 pm

go kje go!

9:30 pm

jmc - that is true!

9:30 pm

that helped jmc..... 4

9:30 pm

Keep going kje.

9:30 pm

glad to help kje! :-)

9:30 pm

*watches kje struggle*

9:30 pm

just a big time suck trap

9:31 pm

hi ru

9:31 pm

missing an 8 - is it a f or a t?

9:31 pm

Oops! I think I just broke the spring on my footrest - something just went 'clunk'! :(

9:31 pm

well as far as time suck traps go it is pretty good since i often learn things here. . .

9:31 pm

no f8

9:31 pm

tw

9:31 pm

uh-oh

9:32 pm

te8/40 or tw8/60.

9:32 pm

ty

9:32 pm

*engrossed in Kje struggling*

9:32 pm

there was a bump in the night :-(

9:33 pm

(ru this is not a bondage movie)

9:33 pm

jmc - Babbechog is a very edjumakative place.

9:33 pm

oh

9:33 pm

2

9:33 pm

a 5 and an 8.... ty jac

9:34 pm

I'd be fit to be tied if this were a bondage movie

9:34 pm

1

9:34 pm

it was the tw, jac, ty

9:34 pm

y/w kje.

9:34 pm

*holds breath*

9:35 pm

...one small step for mankind...

9:35 pm

Wasn't hogtie in yesterday's grid? lol

9:35 pm

give a man enough rope. . . .

9:35 pm

FW!

9:35 pm

congrats kje

9:36 pm

its either one or the tether

9:36 pm

my last was a missed plural f word

9:36 pm

whooo hooo kje!

9:36 pm

Well done kje. *~*~*~*~*

9:36 pm

Schadenfreude: noun: delight in another person's misfortune ... how sweet

9:36 pm

hi o-o

9:36 pm

Hi o-o.

9:37 pm

well i am off (does it show much?)

9:37 pm

see y'all later. . . *poof*

9:37 pm

don't sweat it BR.. kje loves it when I give her a hard time.. she dishes it right back out :D

9:37 pm

If we get one more 'hi o-o' it's off to work we go! lol

9:37 pm

If we get one more 'hi o-o' it's off to work we go! lol

9:38 pm

I hear dorens will be back out here in april, ru!

9:38 pm

Sorry, didn't mean to post that twice.

9:38 pm

yes.. wanna get together?

9:38 pm

we were hoping to go to the Laundry.. but they're closed for remodeling

9:39 pm

I'm guessing Laundry isn't some place where clothes get washed and pressed?

9:40 pm

no..lol..it's a restaurant

9:40 pm

Oh! I've got a big lag on the chog now. Might be time to go.

9:40 pm

yep... we should do something when she is here

9:40 pm

but you do get pressed for cash there :D

9:40 pm

how about chez?

9:40 pm

ok..i'm game and I'm free

9:40 pm

oh.. I can line that up

9:40 pm

my friend is the CEO of Chez

9:41 pm

hi all. any clues for the 8s?

9:42 pm

en7 8, en+ canvas home + vwl, & plural

9:42 pm

cool!

9:42 pm

that would make Doren happy

9:43 pm

yes, she would know the history

9:43 pm

Hi mkg - en8 is agreements or alliances. ne8 is the most lacelike. te8 is the most camp home like. tw8 is an age you enter after the age of 19.

9:43 pm

i've only had lunch in the Cafe.. never had dinner there

9:43 pm

ne8 the most ne4, ne4 fisherman's tool with double last letter

9:44 pm

neroddiest

9:44 pm

The lag seems to have gone now.

9:44 pm

wow. ty. am thinking.

9:44 pm

damn

9:44 pm

te8, the most canvas home like

9:44 pm

And now it's returned. :(

9:44 pm

tw8, currency bills

9:45 pm

lag is cool jac.. gives you another minute to think about it :D

hi all, and ty jacula for all the big clues

9:45 pm

got the tw. ty

9:45 pm

Hi Gwen. y/w

9:45 pm

I had dinner there about 5-6 years ago... haven't been since the remodel, will be cool!

9:45 pm

got ne word. ty.

9:46 pm

ok, must run... hagn all

9:46 pm

Danko would be another great one

9:46 pm

got te. ty. ty .

9:46 pm

super clues. not getting en 8. any further clues?

9:46 pm

oh.. ok.. later doc

9:46 pm

oh ru.... did michael mina's.... meh

9:46 pm

tenties

9:46 pm

so so

9:46 pm

not too enthused about mina

9:46 pm

was tasty, but extremely noisy... couldn't even hear the waiters telling us what the dishes were

9:47 pm

oops. sorry all. thankfully not a word anyway.

9:47 pm

need en 8 and dont see it.

9:47 pm

have never been to danko

9:47 pm

me either... not good enough to go back

9:47 pm

he's a genius too

9:47 pm

en+ canvas home + vwl

9:48 pm

mkg - en8 is a French word. en + canvas dwellings with a vowel in between the last 2 letters. Can't spell it out more clearly.

9:48 pm

have done sons and daughters a couple times... it is (relatively) reasonable in price and always enjoyable

nbt

9:48 pm

Chez sounds perfect though

9:48 pm

Well done Gwen.

9:48 pm

yes, she'll know alice waters

9:48 pm

Doren would love it

9:49 pm

i'll run that up the flag pole

9:49 pm

ty got it. 8s are grey.

9:49 pm

Well done, mkg.

9:52 pm

Seeing all the stuff about USA meet-ups reminds me that here in UK & Northern Ireland, I said I'd ring Haz about 2 weeks ago. Still haven't. Will do so in next few days.

3 to go

9:54 pm

Keep going Gwen.

finito

an-a woot

9:54 pm

Well done Gwen! What was your last word? (Stats)

wo4/8, yep, an easy critter

sometimes i'm just hunting too hard to see the easy ones

9:56 pm

No worse than my last one, Gwen (tw4.8 - the word that is more than one(s).

9:56 pm

up! I find the weird ones first and miss the easy ones.

9:57 pm

Yup! I meant.

9:57 pm

*wonders about the meaning of that*

and i type in plurals and forget singulars, too

9:57 pm

Ditto.

9:58 pm

The meaning of what, ruru?

9:58 pm

you find the weird ones and miss the easy ones

9:59 pm

one meaning is a unit of Korean currency

well, i got a sinus headache, gonna lie down now. cheers, all

9:59 pm

ruru - It means you've been Babbling for so many years that you instinctively see the weird words first.

9:59 pm

oh..ok

10:00 pm

Like Menhir and isatin?

10:01 pm

You find the needle cases, the Hawaiian geese, the funny hedgehogs, the Sicilian volcano, the insulting words for Japanese immigrants etc., etc.

10:01 pm

some of saw weird words BEFORE Babble

10:01 pm

menhir and isatin are par for the course, ruru.

10:01 pm

some were weird before babble

10:02 pm

harp - do you mean you already knew them or that you dreamed the grid? (Yes, that is another symptom of being a long-term Babbler.)

10:03 pm

I like "ackamarackus" ... especially in a political context.

10:04 pm

About a week ago, I signed in to fill in a grid and thought I'd already done most of it, but the stats said '0' words. So... I put in the words I thought I'd already found. I must've dreamed the grid.

10:04 pm

o-o - I'm pretty sure we've never had that particular word in the grid... yet.

10:06 pm

But, pretentious nonsense or not ever appearing in the grid, I think it's time I went back to bed. See you all, or some of you, next grid. Happy Babbling all. xx

10:08 pm

That's what 'acka thingey' means, btw. 'Pretentious nonsense.'

10:09 pm

Ackamarackus: Julius Lester's Sumptuously Silly Fantastically Funny Fables

10:12 pm

6 left

10:19 pm

back again and just finished - last word we5/18, first one

10:22 pm

4

10:29 pm

congrats flosey

10:33 pm

done yay!

10:46 pm

congrats harp

11:15 pm

no great scramble for clues on this one

11:21 pm

when I come on late, gapeach is usually netting in clues. But she's not here, and the chat looks fairly deserted. Obelix carries minhirs around.

11:21 pm

menhirs

11:41 pm

from the lower left t- te5/10 and te 6/18 ?

11:42 pm

te5, belief or creed

11:42 pm

te6, canvas shelter + 2 vowels

11:43 pm

tks those were my last two

11:44 pm

WTG BOGSTER!!!!

11:44 pm

any clues before I send the monkeys to bed?

11:44 pm

Oh, golly. I completely forgot that I need 4 words to finish.

11:45 pm

tks Gran

11:45 pm

May I please have a clue for we7-44? Thanks

11:45 pm

most moist

11:45 pm

Thanks so much, bogster.

11:45 pm

yw

11:46 pm

of6-39 please....thanks

11:46 pm

NM found that onel.

11:47 pm

et5-18 please....thanks.

11:47 pm

et + urine

11:49 pm

inters

11:49 pm

interesting clue

11:50 pm

*giggle* but understood, right?

11:51 pm

yes

11:52 pm

I used to haave neighbors from england

11:52 pm

Thanks, Rose. I tried to Google it.....but got nowhere. Urine?

11:52 pm

peach. et + very small

11:53 pm

alternative spelling for needle case

11:54 pm

OMG! Thanks so much, hun. That completed this grid.

11:54 pm

WTG GAPEACH!!!!

11:54 pm

That is interesting....the etui. Thanks so very much.

11:59 pm

tic tic tic tic

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