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flip

12:00 am

close peri. lolol

12:00 am

it is rose

12:01 am

20 K words!!

12:02 am

lalalala...can't hear you peri

flip; hi all; hi peri, rose, ish!

12:02 am

haha, rose

12:02 am

co 7

12:02 am

flip - won't be finishing this one, kids will be here in about an hour

12:02 am

hey dee, ishult

12:03 am

greetings Everyone :)

12:03 am

morning all

12:03 am

cooee miz pugs

12:03 am

and helloooo flosey

12:03 am

Hey Rose! hugs

hi nan, flosey, pug

12:04 am

hi Dee

12:04 am

how did doc's visit with sister go, pugs?

12:04 am

Hi Dee, flosey,ishult, nan and Ru

12:04 am

hi pugs

12:05 am

went very good---sugars okay and blood pressure was good

12:05 am

finally, it had to happen sooner or later, with all your hard work and effort.

12:05 am

plus she lost 5 pounds

12:06 am

thanks, I just hope it lastes

12:07 am

20 K words---Sprite is just going to love that--lol

12:07 am

I found 10 of the k words

12:09 am

kind of a big one today

h'lo, all.

12:11 am

Hi melon, peri and jane

12:11 am

hey pugs,hi all

12:12 am

I found 19 of the K words!!

12:13 am

but not the E in the lower right corner

12:13 am

and no 7 or 8

12:13 am

I found 15 of em

nbt, but still need an 8

12:15 am

may I have stats for right corner E, dee, pls

en 6/21 let me know if you want a hint

12:16 am

co 6-7 - think of duck

12:16 am

hint pls, dee

en + tie a shoe....

12:17 am

ty dee, nbt

12:17 am

that duck clue is not helping me

yw wtg

12:17 am

need a 7 and 8

12:18 am

just clued a 7, peri

co 6 and co 7 ... per nan, think duck

12:18 am

duck preserved in it's own fat

12:18 am

I found the co6/7 ty both

12:19 am

does not sound appealing to me

12:19 am

looking for the top corner e

ev 5/16 and 6/27

12:21 am

ty dee ... nbt

yw wtg

12:22 am

ch8/50

12:23 am

nbs now will try to get some sleep

ty peri, looking

12:24 am

thanks peri

12:24 am

hi all!! NBT/NBS

ty peri nbt nbs

wtg diz

12:25 am

Hi Diz

12:25 am

yvw flosey an dee

12:25 am

NBT/NBS

new word to me also the ch 7/36 with the 8

12:25 am

nite all

12:25 am

lees

wtg dr

12:25 am

ty VolleymomDee

ch 8/50 x 2

yw nice to see you!

12:26 am

Thanks! I thought I would drop in and see how the puzzle was tonight

nice!

do we have lickety?

12:28 am

dont think so Dee

12:28 am

nbs

12:29 am

I just checked and it looks like we do

12:29 am

Lickety has 225 though

k's are: ke 4, 5, 4, 5, 4, 5, 4, 4, 4 ki 4, 5, 4, 4 kn 4, 5, 5, 5, 5 ko 4, 4

wonder how he is one short, usually he is one over

12:30 am

It is weird that he is short one

Agree!

12:34 am

crashing - 100 for tomorrow :) Good night everyone

night, nan

12:36 am

has anyone listed all the e's?

no

12:36 am

lickety's list is up, pigeon

12:37 am

ty

12:37 am

ty

1 off, nan

12:37 am

98 - and really off this time!

lol nan nite

12:44 am

finally got the last 8, en 8/40

nice, diz... I am still missing one

12:47 am

ca 8, ch 8 x 2 en 8

ty so much... missing the ca many thanks

12:47 am

yw its a ca 7/8

ty looking

12:48 am

Dee, think school food

thx so much diz... found all the 8's :)

for 7's I have ca, ch, co, en... missing one 7

took a break to watch the end of Dog Day Afternoon. nbt, nbs so far

wtg mel!

1:14 am

un7, dee

ty rose!!

1:15 am

love your christmas icon dee

ty, rose! How are you today?

1:16 am

and diz...lol...your icon too aussie for words

1:17 am

dee, feet still swollen. have been resting for most of the day. tried to sit with feet up on ottoman, but hurts my kn4 as it locks it in the straight position.

1:17 am

and you, dear friend? how has your day been?

how frustrating... probably need legs elevated for swelling, but knee won't let you...

1:18 am

how about a table with sturrips-lol

huge temp fluctuations and barometric pressure changes, so rested a lot today. Had a lovely dinner and cards with friends tonight.

1:19 am

nice dee. glad you had the chance to rest. pugs...that brings back memories of the birth of my first...

1:19 am

grannyrose: try putting wrapped box in bed so knee(s) bent over it

1:20 am

morning all

1:20 am

Rose, Sprite is having the same problem too----have you talked to her lately

1:20 am

scouser, might try that tomorrow. have to be creful, no pressure on back of kn4s or calves.

1:20 am

ties

1:21 am

hmmm, pugs...i haven't. will go and email her now. brb

1:21 am

oops PB for me pistachios (Italianate swear word)

1:22 am

grannyrose - aaaargh my solution would probably do just that unless you can pad the box with something v soft?

1:23 am

sorry Scouser, I didnt say Hi

1:25 am

Hello all and bye bye -- out for dinner too late and an early start tomorrow. Won't be on much until after Christmas -- I'll miss you. Have a great time!

1:25 am

Hi and bye Jilli and enjoy the holidays

Have a great Christmas, jili!

1:26 am

bye Jillibus season's greetings

alec

1:26 am

ty pug, dee, scouser and all

1:26 am

...poof

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cense

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cense

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cense

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cense

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cense

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cense

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cense

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cense

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cense

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wake up puglet - dont fall asleep on the keyboard!

1:29 am

oops sorry, button stuck

:) lol

1:30 am

time to do what I did last week and get the biccie crumbs and hair out from under the keys

1:33 am

I am missing an ha6 - can anyone help?

I have an ha 6/36 plural of ha 5/22

form of punctuation

1:35 am

*giggle* pugs. hi liz, as dee said, that is the only ha6, a plural

1:35 am

That's it - thanks Dee. Fireworks

WTG!!!! well done anike... still have 21 to go here

1:36 am

congrats Anike

1:36 am

WTG ANIKE!!!

1:36 am

well done anike

1:37 am

could someone please tell me why i read 'liz' instead of 'anike'? for goodness sake! not even halfway to tipsy.

lol

1:38 am

todays Liz's birthday, maybe thats why shes on your ming

1:38 am

mind

1:39 am

could be, pugs. hope she's having a great day.

1:40 am

Thanks everyone. Off for a swim now. Happy babbling

1:40 am

bye anike and I hope she is too Rose

1:41 am

my goodness!! anyone want a husband? i think he has finally realised we are completely al5 in the house, with no possibility of interruption, if you catch my drift.

1:41 am

enjoy, anike

1:43 am

he keeps coming up to me, saying, "what's that on your face? oh, it's me" then i get a kn4-trembler of a kiss. *sigh*

1:43 am

got no ideal what you are talking about Rose--snickers

wow... lol... sounds lovely

1:44 am

i actually have my husband back...

1:44 am

I bet it is strange and nice at the same time

a 2nd honeymoon; fantastic, rose

1:45 am

yeah pugs...and dee, i told him when we were married, we will always be on our honey-moon.

1:45 am

its raining sheets here

very sweet

1:46 am

ugh, pugs...that's too wet

1:47 am

yes it is a tad bit wet and cant wait for all the muddy footprints thats to come

fireworks

1:48 am

w2g Dee

1:49 am

WTG DEE!!!

ty

1:49 am

wherers Ruru at

1:49 am

was about to ask the same question, pugs

I haven't seen him tonight.

1:50 am

he's not on-line. i hope he is okay. was he travelling today?

1:51 am

I never seen him say anything about doing so

1:54 am

Iam hoping Peach is okay too--she left yesterday with her wheelchair falling apart

Well, I best get going. Have a great eve / day all!! See you at the flip!

1:58 am

night Dee

((pug))) (((rose)))

2:01 am

Oh, dear Puglet. I'm here....was deep into the grid. Thank you so much for caring. It was really scary last night.....my chair is old (as am I) but I surely don't need it to fall apart with me in it. I have a young man who drives for me and helps me with the upkeep of the house. He's kind of like a grandson. At any rate, I called him as soon as I got into my room and he came over and found the screw came from my arm rest....boy, did I ever feel foolish. I finally got to sleep around 7:00AM.

2:01 am

night, dee. sweet dreams, hun

2:02 am

oh so glad Peach it wasent worse and you are fine

2:02 am

ahhh, good then peach. not something you want to fall apart...your means of getting around.

2:03 am

It could have been bad but it wasn't .....I am very thankful.

2:03 am

hugs to all, pug, Dee, Rose, and other lurkers

2:04 am

no more shenanigans with furniture, Peach

2:04 am

Puglet, I think we will get your rain today and sunday. Has it lessened?

2:04 am

Rose, Sprite's feet and legs are swollen too and she cant elivate hers due to causing pain in her back.Shes waiting on the doctor to find out why shes holding water

2:04 am

Hi jbp and hugs back

2:04 am

Yeah, gotta watch that, jbp.

2:05 am

and the gymnastics will have to stop

2:07 am

How are you today jbp

2:07 am

pretty good. sadly, all our snow has now been rained on. but i'm trying not to be too Eyeore about it

2:08 am

and you, pugs?

2:08 am

its raining sheets here right now and I heard thunder earlier

2:08 am

Iam doing okay

2:09 am

holidays are hard for me.

2:09 am

well, for a lot of folks.

2:09 am

we are to have 2-5 inches of rain today

2:09 am

but you know, fa la la.

2:09 am

yikes! that's a lot

2:09 am

could ya stop sending it our way, please. ;-)

2:09 am

I will sure try--lol

2:10 am

thank you, much obliged

2:10 am

Iam just praying this all dont freeze over in a few days :(

2:11 am

walking last night was dicey... luckily, only my dignity got bruised.

2:11 am

oh no! you werent wearing any cushioning --LOL

2:12 am

yeah, like I need cushioning

2:12 am

same here :)

2:13 am

that line that weeble wobble but wont fall over is a big lie--lol

2:13 am

omg. tru dat

2:16 am

brb

2:16 am

well, this grid just isn't doing it for me. i am off to sleep. be well, pug, et all!

2:16 am

okay

2:16 am

night jbp

2:31 am

*pays for therapy session for this grid*

2:34 am

Hi Ru, we were all wondering what happen to you

2:34 am

**~** ruru **~** how are you, mate?

2:34 am

i took a nap after dinner and just woke up

2:34 am

are you ill

2:35 am

no.. just tired

2:35 am

have you done a lot of travelling, mate?

2:36 am

yes.. lots of driving. I'm going to lay low now for the holidays

2:37 am

hope you get all the rest you need, buddy. driving is the pits.

2:38 am

yep.. just have to fix some lights at the old house tomorrow and then rest for the weekend

2:38 am

are you spending the holidays with anyone special?

2:39 am

no..just Dylan :D

2:39 am

and us!

2:39 am

yeah...and us!!!

2:39 am

oh yeah..that is true

2:39 am

unless babble is shut down for the day

2:40 am

tell dylan...paws off the roast dinner and plum pudding

2:41 am

I've heard alot of talk about plum pudding but never have had it

2:42 am

brb

2:42 am

me neither. I've never had plum pudding either

2:42 am

lol...pugs...one year we will be together...or perhaps i can send you the recipe..the plum part is actually dried fruit...it was once made with preserved plums.

2:43 am

okay...then i send both of you the recipe. you cannot die without ever having had plum pudding.

2:43 am

ok

2:43 am

i'm up for trying new things

2:44 am

Iam not hip on fruitcakes either---Ive only eaten one once that was any count

2:44 am

oh, and brandy custard...

2:44 am

sounds good Rose

2:44 am

I hate fruit cake

2:45 am

ugh

2:45 am

I really really miss my grandmothers cream pies :(

2:45 am

okay...*making a note* send ruru and pugs plum pudding recipe. what don't you like about fruit cake, ruru?

2:46 am

What's to hate ruru?

2:46 am

for me the fruit is dried and bitter tasting

2:46 am

ugh.. the plastic fruit, nuts, and too sweet

2:46 am

pugs, you soak the fruit in brandy before you cook the cake.

2:47 am

I wouldn't waste the brandy :D

2:47 am

Obviously the wrong recipes ...

2:47 am

and once the cake is cooked, you pierce it with a skewer, and pour more brandy over it.

2:47 am

I have never made one---and the ones given to me, you could knock a man out with it

2:48 am

jack....so true

2:48 am

do you use fresh fruit Rose or candied

2:49 am

they make great door stops pugs

2:49 am

dried fruit and candied fruit, pugs

2:49 am

I love fruitcake. Been making lots of boiled sultana cakes (GF) with lemon in recently

2:49 am

lol Ru, never thought of that

2:49 am

ruru, you need to be heducated..lol

2:49 am

they might be different where you are Rose, but these here sucks

2:50 am

the holiday cakes (fruit cakes) here.. are awful.. they must be different.. they are inedible

2:50 am

Hello everyone

2:50 am

okay, pugs. jack and i have access to the most delicious dried fruit.

2:50 am

no human would eat them

2:51 am

hey ya liz

2:51 am

hello lynx

2:51 am

Indeed we do

2:51 am

Hi Jack--what is a sultanan cake

2:51 am

Hi lyn

2:51 am

Hi pugs. Like a sponge cake but with sultanas in

2:51 am

what's a sultana?

2:52 am

sorry, lynxx...oh dear...

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a soft raisin - very juicy

2:52 am

ruru, sun-dried grape...a special type of grape

2:52 am

oh.. I like sponge cake

2:53 am

putting gummy worms in a fruitcake here would be a step up

2:53 am

sponge cakes and strawberries---mmm

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I actually made the cakes at a bakery when I was in college

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fruit cakes that is

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my father actually grew up on the murray river. his parents grew crops of grapes for sultanas. every summer when the grapes had to be picked. the schools in the area were emptied as every pair of hands were needed to harvest the crops.

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and were they good?

2:55 am

no.. they were commercial and the awful ones

2:55 am

is it a purple grape Rose

2:55 am

ruru, commercial cakes are the pits.

2:55 am

sorry laptop decided it needed to do updates and threw me off

2:55 am

no pugs, a green seedless grape.

2:56 am

Sultanas end up yellow

2:57 am

I always thought that raisins were dried black grapes and sultanas were dried green grapes. Is that correct? Good morning/evening all.

2:57 am

morning Haz

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Can you really not get them in the US?

2:58 am

we have green grapes but no ideal their name

2:58 am

it may surprise our american friends, but small boxes of sultanas are considered by our school children as the ultimate snack for scholl lunch boxes.

2:58 am

We have Ernest Adams fruit cakes here and they are yummy - but not cheap

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*school *

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morning haz

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they just label them as green grapes---seedless or with seeds

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hey haz

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excuse me.. good morning. :D

2:59 am

hi Haz

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our raisins are a larger type of grape.

2:59 am

Hello everyone.

3:00 am

Hi Haz and Lynx

3:00 am

I would like to try fresh figs from right off the tree one day

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we have them here pugs

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zillions of them

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We have a fig tree but it doesn't produce the best fruit

3:01 am

theres none near me

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Does your climate allow?

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I bet they taste nothing like whats in the stores

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If so they grow really easily from cuttings/slips

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Mine must not for Ive never seen any here

3:03 am

i'm having lots of missing t's

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I think our winters are too cold for figs

3:05 am

ruru, te x 12, th x 6, ti x 1, tu x 4. hope that helps

3:05 am

Could be pugs, we get frosts but no snow at ground level, just on surrounding hills

3:06 am

sorry, th x 7

3:07 am

For the Xmas cooks - I have made 2 of these so far - rich, more-ish - great for little presents. http://recipes.coles.com.au/recipes/32\n66/italian-panforte/

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of course delete the \n

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thanks lyn, will look into it

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and sorry - I have mucked up the page width, I'll just fix it up

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I need one more of the k words a kn5-18(the last one)

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hillock

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is that the death kn5.18 with a different vowel

3:13 am

kenneth is almost in the grid

3:13 am

that was it, thanks

3:14 am

yay pugs, well done, hun

3:15 am

tyvm Rose

3:15 am

no, he's sitting in the chair next to me

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:D

3:17 am

time to put marzipan on fruit cake so you can all say 'ugh' in unison - apart from rose!

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yum yum yum

3:17 am

I can't eat marzipan..

3:18 am

shame ruru

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I cant knock it for Ive not tried yours----:)

3:18 am

strange..another thing you and don have in common. he hates marzipan

3:18 am

what is it?

3:19 am

almond flavoured icing

3:19 am

some kind of blackbird?

3:20 am

you put it on the cake underneath the final icing.

3:20 am

ahh, thanks

3:20 am

If you're icing fruit cakes, marzipan is used to act as a buffer between the cake and the icing - stops the fruit from discolouring the icing and also helps to smooth the surface.

3:22 am

are these fruitcakes you are making good for a hundred years or more? Like these here

3:23 am

Our fruitcakes are edible so they don't get to last a hundred years.

3:23 am

*giggle* if you soak enough brandy into them.

3:24 am

if I ever get the treat to travel afar I will have to try your countries cakes

3:25 am

*makes note* when pugs comes to visit, keep a bed handy..for her to fall onto.

3:26 am

okay Rose!

3:28 am

yeah after the world's atomic bombs go off.. three things will survive.. cockroaches, coyotes, and fruit cakes

3:28 am

hi gang!

3:28 am

Hi Pip

3:29 am

hi pippin

3:29 am

wow. I haven't seen you in months

3:29 am

can't actually stay since i'm prepping for a final exam, but wanted to say hello, it's been too long as I have been obnoxiously busy

3:29 am

lolol, ruru. and g'day pip

3:29 am

school and work, work and school

3:29 am

just u.s. fruitcakes, not u.k. fruitcakes.

3:30 am

britons make the most wonderful cakes of all kinds.

3:30 am

yes.. mab.. just the US fruit cakes

3:30 am

oh.. school comes first pippin

3:30 am

Hi mab

3:30 am

hi ms. pug

3:31 am

just popping in briefly until i feel sleepy

3:31 am

and oz fruit cakes...and helloooo mab

3:31 am

i miss ruru's goat. hi rose!

3:31 am

we never even use marzipan

3:32 am

we only have fluffy sugary nothing cakes mostly.

3:32 am

well the cake does have to last long enough for the fruit stain to leach through...mine never last that long.

3:33 am

are you baking alot Rose

3:35 am

not at present, pugs. i used to. but since don dismantled the kitchen....nah, not going there. will spoil the mood..lol

3:36 am

do you need a easy bake oven?

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when my kids were school age, saturdays were my baking days. i used to make 5 dozen cookies, three large cakes, and 3 slices every week.

3:37 am

wow

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pugs, i need an oven...full stop.

3:37 am

are braxton and his family coming over the holiday

3:37 am

you must be the Betty Crocker of Australia :D

3:38 am

on boxing day, they will be a part of our annual celebration.

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My first cookbook was a BC , a gift from my mom when I set up my own housekeeping--I use it alot

3:39 am

*giggle* ruru. i had/have so many recipes. i am so looking forward to having a functional kitchen again.

3:39 am

I bet hes getting close to walking isnt he

3:40 am

i hope not, pugs..he is only 5 months old.

3:40 am

don is remodeling is he?

3:40 am

I was thinking he was older--sorry

3:40 am

clothing or ads in the paper?

3:41 am

oh RE-modeling :D

3:41 am

mab, first our bedroom, lounge room. then the kitchen/laundry area. i am still considering hiring a 'builder' to do the kitchen. it is a rather large job.

3:41 am

ruru. naughty man..

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ohhh.... a fixer upper

3:44 am

mab, don has a degree/diploma in several areas. i just have to give him the time and space to do stuff. he has been told all his life that he did something wrong. he now takes about 10 measurements for everything he does.

3:46 am

oh i see. well, he will do it nicely i'm sure. but a stove would be a rather nice appliance to have right away.

3:47 am

good morning all!

3:47 am

lol..so totally agree, mab. but he is happy to do all the cooking for now..and i am happy to let him do it.

3:47 am

i admire DIY people.

3:47 am

HI Sprite! hugs

3:47 am

hi sprite!

3:47 am

ohhh, sprite. i did email you, dear. is all well?

3:48 am

what did the doc say

3:48 am

hi rose! *hugs* Finally! Read your email, will get back at you right after babble.

3:48 am

hi pug and mab :) *hugs*

3:48 am

no news from the doc yet, we will try again on Monday.

3:49 am

does that mean no news is good news?

3:50 am

no, it just means the results weren't in yet. Which means nothing in itself, probably just busy laborants and maybe some people on holidays.

3:50 am

lovely to see you all.

3:50 am

hi Sprite

3:51 am

has any of the swelling went down yet

3:51 am

hi lyn :) xxx

3:51 am

hmmph...don't they know we are hanging on by the fingernails for the results. how rude!!

3:51 am

I agree, lol

3:51 am

have a heavy rainstorm moving in on me so I might lose connection

3:52 am

Be safe, dear puglet.

3:52 am

pug, no not yet, but we can hope...

3:52 am

hi peach :)

3:52 am

I hope it will be kind to you, yours and your connection, pug

3:52 am

will do Peach--got my canoe ready--lol

3:53 am

thanks

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Good, pug.

3:53 am

probably would be better off with life-preserver jacket..

3:53 am

Hi there, sprite.

3:54 am

Sprite, did you see all the wonderful K words?

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How are things going, sprite?

3:54 am

awww, peach, no shut-eye yet? poor love.

3:54 am

are you ok, peach? You don't 'sound' ok?

3:54 am

never thought of that Rose :)

3:54 am

hush, pug, I trying to find them without them knowing it...

3:54 am

good morning all .. is that the list inl lickety... games says 226, list says 225.

3:55 am

HI Ivesy

3:55 am

so that was the silent scream...sprite

3:55 am

hiya ivesy! Sounds like lickety is missing one then.

3:55 am

roflol rose, true

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ives, there are 226 words. not sure which one is missing from lickety's list

3:57 am

thanks granny..how are you feeling...beside with your hands i mean..groan, very old joke

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lol

3:59 am

*groan* ives!!! pain managed quite well. swelling in lower legs and feet not so good. MIL's rooms well and truly on the way to being claimed as ours.

3:59 am

what happen to Peach?

3:59 am

am so happy to see you back, rose. *hugs*

4:00 am

don't know... peach, where are you?

4:00 am

some good news, some bad..glad you are managing pain well.....

4:00 am

okay, lickety is missing the plural of ha5/22.

4:01 am

ME TOO! Its not the same when someone is missing! Now to see Joso would set my mind at ease

4:01 am

I'm here. Just toodling along.....getting sleepy though.

4:01 am

ty granny..it would have drove me nuts lol

4:01 am

I am worried about joso. He hasn't been on for too long.

4:01 am

yeah...where is the joso? is it gaming night/weekend? in that case we won't see him until monday.

4:02 am

its been over a week now thats hes not been on--I even emailed him and nothing

4:02 am

will email him too after babble.

4:03 am

hah. Ks killed.

4:03 am

probably trying to organise the living quarters. he did have lots of boxes still to unpack.

4:04 am

yay, you, sprite

4:06 am

Sprite all went good at the doctors with sister

4:06 am

was just thinking about that, pug. How did you fe4 being outdoors again? And am glad all went good with the doctor, but what did he say about her BSL spikes?

4:08 am

sugars were good, bloodpressure good and she even lost 5 pounds------we stayed out for over 5 hours! Just walking and stuff---walked so much I had mild leg cramps in my calves

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wow awesome! Am so glad for both of you. Sorry about the leg cramp, but I bet it was worth it :)

4:09 am

it was

4:10 am

rose, sounds like such a brilliant plan to have the rooms for you and Don. Airco must be such a blessing in temps like you are having.

4:12 am

May I please have a clue for any 'un' words? Thanks

4:13 am

un + game, *** and match.

4:13 am

* smiling at you, dearest* yeah, try telling it to the SIL's. well, are they in for a surprise. we are hoping to be in the rooms just after christmas.

4:13 am

peach, are you ok, hun?

4:13 am

Thanks much, sprite. Just tired and sleepy, hon.

4:13 am

un6, un + take it easy

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and 2 to do with before taking off shoes

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three un words have to do with shoe strings

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the SILs are still their own unhelpful, selfish selves. You can't wait for them to come to their senses. Glad you are going through with it all.

4:14 am

un7, un + abbreviation for road + slippery fish

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uv4, uv + 2 vowels

4:15 am

ok peach, was worried for a bit :) *hugs* for you.

4:15 am

thanks Rose

4:15 am

thanks rose and mab

4:15 am

everything will be in our old bedroom. they can work through the stuff there.

4:16 am

Thanks so much, got all except the un5-12 the 2nd.

4:16 am

Thanks sprite, please keep me in your prayers.

4:16 am

un5, un + game, ***, and match

4:16 am

I will, peach, very much so.

4:17 am

un + male neck wear

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as I will also Peach

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me as well, ms. peach

4:17 am

just brilliant, rose. Let them do it where it won't be a bother to you and Don.

4:19 am

Thanks to all my peeps. It's almost 5:30AM and I will start getting ready to try to sleep. Blessings

4:19 am

yeah, sprite. and don and i will be sitting in the cool, while they sweat it out...lol

4:19 am

I hope you can sleep now, peach. Sleepful blessings to you.

4:19 am

peach, my dear. i do so hope you are able to rest.

4:19 am

just perfect, rose. About time. You two so deserve to be on the right side of things for a chance.

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night Peach, take care

4:19 am

for a change

4:20 am

and has anyone heard from our ruby?

4:21 am

she was on yesterday. Same same, alas.

4:21 am

I talked to her yesterday for a sec

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such a good plan rose. you and don can have plenty of healing space and time. good thing.

4:21 am

okay...i hope she is well.

4:22 am

she did send me a pic of her dog this morning or I seen it this morn

4:22 am

thanx mab. certainly that is my plan. going for meds. brb

4:23 am

well that line of rain has passed---we are to have them off and on all day long

4:23 am

glad you could stay online, pug

4:24 am

I am too

4:24 am

btw... good news! Or rather great news. Tim has ended up as #3 of 20 students presenting their thesis on the university.

4:25 am

oh wow! good for him! That makes you feel proud no doubt

4:26 am

that's lovely. what a bright young man.

4:26 am

(t'is your son, yes?)

4:26 am

very very proud. He did well, and worked hard for it, and is very proud of himself now too. Which I think is a good thing.

4:26 am

yes, he is, mab!

4:27 am

what was his topic?

4:27 am

I would think so too--and all that has happen it has to boost him up too

4:28 am

it is always good when young people feel academically proud, i think.

4:29 am

quantum physics, mab. He went to CERN with school last year and decided to do his thesis on that. Then he got really into things and found a coach on the university of Amsterdam, who enjoyed working with him on the subject, and his teacher at school demanded he took things a bit further than necessary for school. So he has really exceeded all expectations.

4:29 am

yes, after flunking last year, he really needed a boost. And this one he created for himself, so that is all the better.

4:30 am

that's wonderful.

4:30 am

and fascinating too.

4:30 am

lol... ok, proud mama rant over now...

4:34 am

could I please have a clue for the f5-24

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it is just that it is a difficult field of study, and he must have great self discipline as well as sheer intelligence - i love successful young person stories.

4:34 am

pugs, if you believe in God, you have fa5

4:35 am

fa5: I like him best, he is my f**orite + you and me

4:35 am

sorry, fa5/24, lol, as sprite clued

4:36 am

so true, mab. It is a field of study that didn't even exist in my youth. So sometimes he kind of loses me when he talks about it, lol. But it doesn't matter. He is so enthusiastic, it is wonderful to watch.

4:37 am

thanks--i typed that once and it wouldnt take

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and sprite...tell Tim....WOW!!!from me

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will do, rose! :)

4:37 am

must lie down, close eyes, pretend to be sleeping....

4:37 am

lol mab, ok... better yet, sleep for real, dear friend. *hugs*

4:38 am

bye Mab---hope you can sleep

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i did physics in secondary school...was way beyond me.

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mab...hope you rest well...

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á bientot

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mais pas trop bientot!

aits

4:42 am

brb refill time

4:42 am

hi Nanette :)

4:44 am

yay, I found sailor's songs!

4:45 am

cooee annette

4:47 am

Nanette is lurking, grin. Or rather, playing without lurking!

4:48 am

naughty nanette. come out into the light, dear.

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back

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wb pug :)

4:51 am

okay, have taken night-time meds..i am no longer responsible for what i say here...lol

4:52 am

roflol! Ok, fire away, rose :)

4:52 am

oh no!

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whoot...allee, calo, canthi..cantus...cella, chaleh, chalone...maybe i had better go to bed...

4:54 am

uh-oh, rose is giving it all away!

4:54 am

naughty rose...bed ca4s...

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if you must! so good night Rose, happy dreams

4:54 am

Scoops up all the give aways and adds them to my colection.

4:54 am

sleep well, dear friend. There will be an email waiting for you when you wake up again. *hugs*

4:55 am

hiya zooz! *hugs*

4:55 am

Morning Zoom

4:55 am

Hi there, Sprite :-)

4:55 am

xoxox everyone...awwww crossy...my almost favourite man...cannot discount dear don.

4:55 am

Hello, Puglet :-)

4:55 am

how did the shopping with the sister go

4:56 am

fireflies! *hugs* to you all. Have a blessed day and a peaceful evening, all.

4:56 am

aagghh, it's zoom...omg...so sorry mate.

4:56 am

wrong man Rose--lol

4:56 am

Have a great day, Spritey!

4:56 am

And congrats!

4:56 am

bye sprite and same to you

4:56 am

WTG SPRITE!!!

4:56 am

congrats! too

4:56 am

No problems, ((Rose)) hope you have a sweet sleep, Rose.

4:57 am

good-night....zzzzzz

4:58 am

It was not too bad in the end, Puglet, I even got myself a new pair of shoes..well trainers (Sneakers) but thought i would treat myself..lol

4:59 am

nothing wrong with that

4:59 am

The car was full of bags one was my shoes all the others was my sisters ( i carried most of them) haha

5:00 am

you seem like an awful good brother

5:05 am

We always have got on well plus both of us helping our parents seems to have brought us even closer :-)

5:06 am

Sorry for the delay...was waiting for the babble freeze to stop...lol

5:06 am

babble turnover-------thats so nice Zoom---does she have kids

5:06 am

My sister has two children a girl & boy.

5:07 am

its nice you guys live close enough to help each other and your folks too

5:08 am

Yes it is nice..although the rest of the family live further afield so do not have much contact with them.

5:09 am

how many siblings do you have

5:10 am

One..but it is a sore thing to talk about, Pugs, so i will skip over that bit.

5:10 am

np Zoom

5:11 am

Has the rain stopped where you are...we are having heavy down pours here & rather windy too?

5:12 am

I have 5 sisters(Iam the oldest) and as the years p\have passed we are not as close and three hase moved quite far away

5:12 am

No zoom- its not to stop untll tomorrow sometime

5:13 am

but it sure beats the snow and ice

5:14 am

Sorry to hear that it has not worked out well, Pugs, I think many many families are simlilar to our situations.

5:14 am

Yes i agree do not want any snow this year..fingers crossed..lol

5:15 am

I think you are right. The family unit is not as strong as in years ago

5:16 am

do you get deep snow there

5:17 am

I purchased a small christmas tree over twelve years ago now..about 30 inches tall so small..lol..i got lots of lights and decorations on it..it looks great apart from the fairy on top is about a quarter of the size of the tree...it does make me smile..she looks like a giant on the tree.

5:17 am

No not here, Pugs, at most i have seen here on the isle of wight..i would say about five inches.

5:18 am

Lickety, the word that is missing is the ha 6/36, the plural of the first ha word

5:18 am

well you done more than I--lol----last year I found a xmas tree salt and pepper shaker and I used that as my tree on the table--lol

5:19 am

Noted..thanks for that, o-o, And hello to you.

5:19 am

Mornin OO and how are you today

5:19 am

Aww nothing wrong with that, Puglet, Sounds nice!

5:20 am

irascible

5:20 am

at least Zoom your tree dont sound like a charlie brown tree

5:21 am

Sorry to hear that, o-o :-(

5:22 am

I do like the tree..and i can pick it up and place it into a biggish bag and place it in the loft untill the next time :-)

5:23 am

had to look it up and dont sound like its too pleasent. Did you wake up like that or has something happen

5:23 am

I know dressing the tree is supposed to be fun each year but i don't mind having it done in seconds..lol

5:23 am

that saves you alot of time then--lol

5:24 am

not an unusual circumstance

5:24 am

do you bake cookies and stuff too

5:24 am

Yep out of bag plug in lights..Done!

5:25 am

I hire people to walk around yelling bah humbug

5:25 am

then I hope something happens today for you OO that changes those feelings

5:25 am

Do i heck..i very rarely cook since leaving my cheffing job due to depression..lol

5:25 am

You can buy the Bah humbug hats too :-)

5:26 am

how much do you pay for that? I might like earning some extra money-lol

5:26 am

I would have to shout it myself..not sure i could afford to hire anyone to do it..lol

5:27 am

hahaha i like it, Puglet, nice little earner!

5:29 am

yesterday on the news they were paying ten dollars an hour for people to shovel snow for a football game---wish I lived close enought to get on that :)

5:30 am

I want a Bah Humbug hat!!! Hi, all.

5:30 am

hi hydra

5:30 am

Hello, Hydra :-)

5:30 am

Hello, puglet and zoom!

5:31 am

Sounds good to me too, Puglet, not sure if my back would agree with me though..lol

5:31 am

I see there is an se 5.10 word that I'm gonna need after Christmas dinner!

5:32 am

lol

5:32 am

I have a sign on my door that tell's the world Santa has halitosis

5:33 am

hahaha..you are bad, o-o...teehee

5:33 am

Ha ha! That's great, o-o.

5:33 am

Need to get off and take care of some things here---have a good day OO, zoom and hydra---take care

5:33 am

do not know why I put that apostrophe in there

5:34 am

Bye, puglet. Hope you get everything done.

5:34 am

halitosis - better than no breath at all!

5:34 am

be well, pug

5:34 am

Have a great day, Puglet :-)

5:34 am

Very true, bojazz

5:35 am

But santa's breath backs the scarecrows out of the field at forty yards

5:35 am

I think i put far too many apostrophes into my sentences, o-o

5:36 am

Maybe he starts the sleigh by breathing on the reindeer, lol

5:36 am

hahaha

5:38 am

56 words in and i only now find the word of where i am going when i die He4/5..lol

5:39 am

Ha ha. I'll see you there, zoom

5:40 am

Teehee!

5:42 am

the Iroquois tribe is back .... also known for the convention on women's rights in 1848

5:43 am

Reminds me of a joke. A man dies and goes to he 4.5. The devil says he has a choice of where to spend eternity. He throws open a door and the man sees people threshing round in a pit of snakes. 'No way,' he says, 'I'm not going there.' The devil opens the next door and the man sees people being tortured by ghastly monsters with whips and prongs. 'No!' he cries. 'You have one more choice,' says the devil. He opens another door and the man sees a load of people standing up to their waists in sh*t, drinking cups of tea. 'That doesn't look too bad,' says the man. 'You can put me in here.' Whereupon the devil blows a whistle and yells, 'Okay, tea break's over, back on your heads!'

5:46 am

hahahaha i like that...good one.

5:46 am

Wonder what an ostrich would think of that?

5:46 am

hilarious

5:47 am

Maybe an ostrich is a reincarnation of one of the tea-drinkers, o-o!

5:48 am

Thanks for the SE 6/21, o-o

5:48 am

Could be.

5:48 am

Hello, Lil*monkey :-)

5:48 am

Morning :)

5:49 am

Morning, lil'monkey. I have lowered the tone of the conversation already.

5:49 am

The devil must of been in a good mood when he let them have a tea break...lol

5:50 am

First time I can recall the list being short a word.

5:50 am

Too true! Maybe it's so they can wash their mouths out and then it will taste worse when they go back on their heads!

5:51 am

Is it, o-o? Which word?

5:51 am

Very strange was trying to work that one out...but my little brain could not,o-o

5:52 am

ha 6/36

5:52 am

Thanks. I am still working on the c's.

5:52 am

plural of a diacritical mark

5:53 am

A whaaaaat? Will have to look that up!

5:54 am

Teehee you are not alone, Hydra, i do that a lot.

5:55 am

I have an honours degree in English but I've never heard of one of those.

5:56 am

ty for the def., o-o; hi to all

5:56 am

Thats what i love about babble and its players.You can learn something new every day.

5:56 am

Hi Aloyisius

5:56 am

Hello, Aloy :-)

5:57 am

Most of the time I do away with the dia and focus on being critical

5:58 am

made it to 37 but must list now - hope to get to the grocery store before the rush

5:58 am

Good going, Aloy!

5:58 am

coffee helps!

5:59 am

Tea is my help :-)

6:00 am

phantoms: chalet, tentacle

6:01 am

Mine is Utensil

6:01 am

I know the L is far away but.

6:02 am

g1, zooz

6:02 am

70 left and taking a screen break. Laters...

6:03 am

bye, hydra

6:03 am

Bye for now, Hydra, Thanks for the laughs :-)

6:06 am

enola , not gay

6:06 am

Great now i have that song stuck in my head..lol

6:07 am

facilitated a lot of deaths

6:07 am

Very true.

6:08 am

can't believe I missed the volcano, but at least I got the needle case

6:08 am

thanks for the volcano!

6:09 am

Hello again

6:09 am

Hello, Lynxxx!

6:09 am

that volcano was hiding!

6:09 am

hi Zooz!

6:09 am

I heard it keeps erupting.

6:10 am

it won't take ensuite no matter how many times I try it

6:10 am

the volcano is a two-fer .... poker term reversing the letters

6:11 am

Oh yes..very good, o-o

6:11 am

I missed that one.

6:12 am

going blank on the term for frontwards and backwards words.. g1 , o-o, will just call it a twofer

6:12 am

I had the other ending though..doh.

6:12 am

palindrome

6:13 am

that is it! ty

6:13 am

Lynxxx, i have tried it too several times..so annoying.

6:15 am

Another phantom: Confetti

6:15 am

This is not funny..i am finding more non words than words in the grid..lol

6:16 am

in this case not a palindrome but a reverse palindrome or an anadrome

6:17 am

like stressed and desserts for example

6:18 am

very cool, lynxxx

6:18 am

the world is getting a bit too much when desserts get stressed

6:18 am

Ditto, Aloy!

6:19 am

haha, o-o

6:20 am

am getting a bit stressed over lo6.24 - is it a fish?

6:21 am

I can't help, sorry, Aloy.

6:21 am

add detective charlie

6:21 am

will come back to it, have been spinning wheels

6:22 am

wow, that did it.. tyvm, o-o

6:23 am

great clue!

6:25 am

Why were we talking about plural diacritical marks?

6:26 am

the word missing from Lickety's list

6:27 am

Is the plural the missing word? How can that be? There isn't a d in the grid?

6:28 am

nice o-o TY

6:28 am

the pl of ha5.22, and the ha5 has no d in it

6:29 am

Ah, then it is a type of plural diacritical mark. I missed that.

6:30 am

good morning everyone

6:30 am

hi Cross

6:30 am

Hello, Crossy :-)

6:31 am

howdy crossy

6:32 am

I can see what type of grid this is going to be right off the bat. darn enable will not take ensuite

6:34 am

yep - that was my first try too

6:34 am

Yep..a few of us have already tried that..i just took the first two letters off and had to be satisfied with that..lol

6:35 am

there is a light at the end of th tu6.21 if only I could find su6.24

6:37 am

ah - now if you can only find it

6:38 am

yup, my last word

6:38 am

is that a clue, Lynxxx?

6:38 am

could be

6:38 am

ermm

6:38 am

h'mm, sips more coffee

6:39 am

perhaps I should have said - ah - now if you only add it

6:39 am

not sunset

6:39 am

try su4.5

6:40 am

but not the su4.5 you wear

6:41 am

Ahh ok thanks

6:41 am

am monkeying away, lol

6:41 am

Ah got the other Sun4/5

6:42 am

or su & Woody Allen movie - Ha**** and her Sisters

6:42 am

Po i ment su4/5

6:42 am

sorry got a bit too exciited.

6:43 am

that worked, tyvm lynxxx.. fw and now off to the grocery store!

6:43 am

congrats and bye Aloy

6:43 am

Congrats Aloy!

6:43 am

happy Babbling all !

6:50 am

good morning friends!

6:52 am

hi Trif

6:52 am

hello

6:52 am

good morning, everyone. stats for the E top right corner?

6:53 am

just found that one meself. ev5.16

6:53 am

Helo, Trif & Dawg :-)

6:54 am

What is the total for today - 225 or 226

6:54 am

hello zooz!

6:54 am

226

6:54 am

ty, trif. found it. gm, zooz

6:54 am

HA6/36 is missing from the list.

6:54 am

Thanks - so Lickety is missing one word

6:54 am

226 Gran - Lickety is missing ha6.36 after the ha5.22

6:55 am

ha! just entered a typo by accident, and it was an enable accepted word. LOVE when that happens!

6:56 am

Ok i am just not finding any more words..down to 42 more to find..Taking a break.

6:57 am

tough grid - bye Zooz

6:59 am

may i have the count for the bottom right corner e please? probably a huge fish....

6:59 am

nm. thank you psychic cluer

7:00 am

nbt!

7:02 am

later, zooz

7:13 am

bye all

7:13 am

bye, lynxxx

7:15 am

tri is it a 4?

7:16 am

gm everyone

7:18 am

gm, mlf. lower E is en6

7:19 am

hmm gotta work on that one just like some of the others

7:22 am

NBT for crossy:)

7:23 am

2nd column A?

7:23 am

NEVER MIND

7:25 am

Third column N?

7:28 am

good morning all

7:28 am

gm wv

7:29 am

good morning teach

7:29 am

cross i need the stats for the third column N i can'tl find anything?

7:30 am

hello crossy and mlf

7:30 am

ne 4/4

7:31 am

duhh ty wv

7:31 am

kino

7:31 am

all hail the Hawaiian goose

7:31 am

5th column i need stats for both E's for nbt please?

7:31 am

ty marilyn

7:31 am

oops lol

7:32 am

ev/5 = electronic invitation

7:32 am

en6 bottom e...en + tatting product

7:32 am

and pl

7:32 am

first al 5/10 plz

7:33 am

clue for first al5?

7:33 am

nbt

7:33 am

ty

7:35 am

could I have a clue for the missing ha 6/?

7:38 am

i dont have it sorry kim

7:38 am

sorry,do not have it

7:39 am

en7 clue please?

7:40 am

en + canvas shelter + vowel

7:41 am

ty dawg got it

7:41 am

nbtand nbs

7:41 am

ty,lbd

7:42 am

and that is NBS for crossy as well

7:42 am

NBT and NBS here also

7:46 am

need al5/6 combo? any hints?

dawg, same as the al 4/4 but double the con & pl

7:51 am

xxooxx, Lindy!

Dawg, just popped in to say Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year! (0:

7:53 am

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you too, Lindy.

Thanks!

7:54 am

sigh..so nice to hear someone actually say Merry Christmas" instead of best of the season or happy hillidays of have a good festivus:)

7:54 am

or,darn typos

Hi Crossie, that is cos I am back in the UK and it is still pc to say it here!

LOL

7:55 am

here,there are five lawsuits waiting if you step out of the politically correct zone.

I remember it well!

7:56 am

I have played a game the last few years and only shop at stores that post ads that say merry christmas

7:56 am

if they do it any other way,i do not shop there

Could I get a clue for ch736, please?

Sorry Marc, don't have that one yet

7:57 am

ch + home *****, Christmas story about a kid left behind.

7:58 am

ty lbd:)))

ty dawg (0:

thanks

7:59 am

thnx dawger

7:59 am

any one have a clue for the ha6?

pl of the ha5/22

8:00 am

ok,clue for ha5 then

H & top card & high point tile

8:00 am

and if you say just expand the ha4 I will lose it

8:00 am

Lindy to my rescue!! ty

LOL

8:00 am

lol

yvw

8:01 am

ty ,lin. new word for me

8:03 am

tadone!! finito!! ty, ty, ty, Lindy for the help across the finish line!

en7, please?

8:03 am

CONGRATS DAWGER

en & canvas abode & vowel

8:04 am

en + canvas shelter + vowel, Marc

Woohoo Dawg, you are very welcome xx

thanks

enfit

sorry

Well must be on my way, bye xxx

8:06 am

tc lin

un7, please?

8:23 am

un+ not iron but other tough metal

thanks

sorry last one un6/24, please?

8:26 am

help with last 8 pls. I have chx2, and en

8:27 am

same as i have - sorry

the store you go to buy candy at camp and then pl for the 8

8:28 am

I have 199/20 of the K words

8:28 am

meant 19/20

sorry that was for co7 and 8

8:28 am

yaaaa ! ruby sent me a Christmas card with a picture of the puppies:))

8:28 am

never went to camp

8:29 am

container to hold water while hiking / pl

8:29 am

ty wv. it was clued as a co7/8 and that confused me

ch8 add plural for the ch5/14 and ch+ home ***** movie about little boy left at xmas?

8:30 am

I have all the 8's now

un6/24, please?

8:30 am

think shoe ties Marc

8:31 am

UN 6 - not tied shoes

that is un6/21 I need the first un6/24

8:32 am

that is the un6/24

8:32 am

take the strings out of your shoes, marc

8:32 am

that is UN 6/24 - not tied shoes

then I don't get the clue, sorry

8:34 am

look at dawgers clue

8:34 am

what are the things called that you do up your shoes with,marc

8:34 am

Marc, if you have the en6, change it to UN6.

8:34 am

oops nm wrong word

8:35 am

okay, must be on my way. hagd everyone!

8:35 am

have no idea who wants what now..best go get a tea..brb

got it thanks

8:39 am

wow,the hawaiian goose,the needle case, and the volcano all in one frid. all we are missing the the hairy nosed dolphin and the gently rolling gaelic hills

8:39 am

grid

8:41 am

hello all - cant remember what the gently rolling hills is ??

8:42 am

Is is brae?

8:46 am

and now it is time for crossy's new quote of the day!!! "a bird does not sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song" - Maya Angelou

8:46 am

cwms i think it is

8:47 am

thanks crossy

8:48 am

Don't forget nessie is in there too.

8:48 am

ahh yes, your large lass of the loch

8:48 am

our

8:49 am

Hi Bea

8:49 am

and i am off to the pb

8:49 am

Morning, annie.

8:55 am

un6...redo you shoe ties

8:56 am

Good day to all. Our snow is melting. *SOB*

8:56 am

stats for the V please?

8:56 am

vi4/7

8:56 am

vi4/7

8:56 am

vi 4/7

8:56 am

was all freezing rain here last night,scrabby.now the hills and trails are a ruin

8:56 am

hi scrabbs

8:56 am

vi 4 7

8:57 am

We had over 40 inches of snow so it is shrinking and the air is very foggy.

8:57 am

ty all

8:57 am

I could still snowshoe or ski but the rain is annoying.

8:58 am

though minus 14 for the 24th and x-mass so things will be back in shape fast

8:58 am

Mornin' folks. Rapid snow melt here in southern New England

8:59 am

i can hear cars sliding all over the place out there:((. think i will wait for the plows and sanders to get ahead of it all

9:00 am

Same here, Crossy. Sub-zero and snow again by Monday.

9:00 am

Bichon, I saw the dogs on TV.

9:01 am

Weren't they cute?

9:01 am

NOw they are home and can get dirty again

9:01 am

Yes, and well-behaved.

9:01 am

Hopefully some adopter will grab them up

9:02 am

Funny you should say that. I have a strong feeling Benedryl paid a part of that. They are always itching and scratching

9:02 am

*played

9:02 am

Aha.

9:03 am

They seem to have some allergies

9:03 am

Abby is very sedate, but Murphy is a pistol

9:03 am

Must be hard for all you white Christmas folk to visualise ours - hot weather, swimming, cold food - wouldn't seem like Christmas at all!

9:04 am

I played with my friend's dogs yesterday afternoon--a big, lanky Chocolate Lab and a curly-haired Peke-a-Poo.

9:04 am

So true, dofith!

9:04 am

We were Hawaii for the holiday once.

9:04 am

One day I'd love to be in one of your countries for Christmas.

9:05 am

I was in Florida (Sarasota) one year a few wks before Xmas and it was odd to see Xmas decorations but no snow.

9:05 am

For Christmas here in souther New England we are going to have melted snow and slush. Not too inviting

9:05 am

Come on over, dofith. I live about an hour south of Niagara Falls.

9:06 am

I think it must be hard for some of our European migrants living through a heat wave at Christmas.

9:07 am

supposed to be in the 60s this weekend - but dropping back down next week - but no white christmas predicted

9:07 am

Rain and warm here.

9:07 am

I love your bunny icon, dofith. I have 4 house rabbits. One is under the couch now--she sleeps there all day.

9:07 am

I'll be there, Scrab - and would love to cuddle your bunnies! Miss my old bunny - George Henry Bunn- very much.

9:07 am

What breed?

9:08 am

Scrabs lives in a winter wonderland, but you need to drive a Subaru

9:08 am

Yes, I envy you, Scrab. GHBunn was a house rabbit - had run of house and yard - very safe.

9:08 am

I live across the valley from a ski resort.

9:08 am

What are stats for that "missing" H please?

9:09 am

Don't bunnies get fleas if they go outside?

9:09 am

lil*monkey--I haven't seen you in a LONG time!

9:09 am

what is a "missing" H?

9:09 am

They can get fly strike--maggots.

9:09 am

yes I know! I took a 2 year hiatus

9:09 am

The H word is in the puzzle but not in Lickety List

9:09 am

What do you do for maggots

9:10 am

Ooh, skiing too! Better and better! George Henry was just a big ol' white rabbit - New Zealand White, I think. The best pet ever.

9:10 am

Were you on Babble probation? Stuck in the PB? How are you?

9:10 am

sorry don't have a list yet

9:10 am

I'm fine, no not on probation, just needed a break from the chog drama.

9:10 am

Destroyed every electrical cord, carpet and curtain in the house but we loved him to bits.

9:10 am

Bichon, wound cleaning and medication, I think. My bunnies are indoors only.

9:11 am

Lickety's list has 225 words, not 226

9:11 am

Don't blame you Scrabs

9:11 am

It is good to see you, lil.

9:11 am

common up and visit crossy,dofith. i am a 3 hour drive north of scrabby.will take you snowshoing and make you a big crossy breakfast

9:11 am

maggots are excellent for wound care therapy

9:11 am

lil*monkey--the chog drama persists, so be prepared to lurk.

9:12 am

Yes I know Scrabbler... I have been back about two weeks and I usually lurk due to sniping, elitist comments and that kind of ugliness.

9:12 am

With bacon, Crossie?

9:12 am

'morning, everyone

9:12 am

True, dofith--I have had many electrical cords of alarm clocks and floor lamps destroyed.

9:12 am

but of course!!

9:12 am

en7?

9:12 am

What is going on here lil*monkey and Scrabs. I never see any of this

9:12 am

howdy,welki

9:12 am

And welki is here. Chat log is flying now.

9:13 am

GH never got fleas, fortunately.

9:13 am

actually,i thought the chog has been kind of calm last week or 2

9:13 am

Bichon, you don't notice the sniping?

9:13 am

Actually my first day back, herinferlady came on and had a hissy fit about someone

9:13 am

spirit of the season and all that:)

9:13 am

EN 7 / 8 - en + canvas dwelling + vowel and then pl

9:13 am

<-- stays away from chat, too. i witness enough crap in everyday life

9:14 am

Neither do I. Maybe I am on when it is not happening

9:14 am

Scrabs, how come they are never electrocuted?

9:14 am

No, not when I'm on. I only see nice, caring, fun people. Must be really dense

9:14 am

thank you , excellent clue for en7

9:14 am

Lucky, I guess.

9:14 am

TY, teach

9:14 am

yvw

9:15 am

I think it is mostly in the evenings, bichon.

9:15 am

need a clue for my last 7 - i think from the chog it is CO 7

9:15 am

yep, thanks, teach :)

9:15 am

I haven't seen herin in a long time

9:15 am

what about the poor pet bunnies in the UK?? my god,they will get zapped with 240V current if they chew wires

9:15 am

I rarely chat - sometimes when the conversation is cheerful and friendly!

9:15 am

I would stay away from nastines. Don't need any ofthat here

9:15 am

I guess they are grounded.

9:16 am

The bunnies, I mean!

9:16 am

dofith, just chat with the nice folks. There is no need to respond to nasty comments.

9:16 am

Naughty bunnies not allowed out to play!

9:17 am

working today, scrabbs? or do you get to ski/snowshoe?

9:17 am

stats for the 5th column e's, pls

9:17 am

Dofith, my bunnies are Miss Beatrix Potter (Holland Lop), Gandalf the Grey (mini-Rex), Tucker John (American Tan), and Sir Gulliver Rabbit (one lop ear)

9:17 am

my mrs wants to get little santa suits for our two black bombay kitties..groan

9:17 am

bottom corner is en + tie your shoes

9:18 am

welki, it has been raining since yesterday and will continue through tomorrow. I think I will ski and snowshoe anyway.

9:18 am

TY, monkey, I always miss that word.

9:18 am

you wear gore-tex?

9:18 am

That would be cute, Crossy!

9:18 am

It is 70 degrees F and sunny here is coastal Virginia

9:18 am

no, that's not the bottom corner e, lil*

9:18 am

ev5/16 ev6/27

9:19 am

lol,lilM,could not imagine Chrstmas at 70

9:19 am

ty phae

9:19 am

70f

9:19 am

TY, phaeton

9:19 am

en+shoe string with a differnt end vowel

9:19 am

yw

OMG lil monkey!!!! haven't see you for ever

9:19 am

Tomorrw 78 degrees F... we broke some kind of record. It is usually about 40 degrees here at this time of year.... HELLooooooooo Lady biotch

9:19 am

we're coming off a series of nasty storms - the roads have been miserable, tragic weather-related fatalities. *sigh* i wish folks would be more careful

9:20 am

Lovely, Scrabs. Would love to meet them one day. GH had one lop ear, too. Always looked like his ears had been stuck on in a hurry!

9:20 am

Same here, welki.

9:20 am

co7 - cooked duck plural

9:21 am

And love the names! Do you home abandoned bunnies?

9:21 am

thanks, bea!

9:22 am

yw

9:22 am

These 4 were rescued in some form--3 were no longer wanted by their owners. Tucker was a baby at a pet store where the pets can be handled by people. I saw kids playing with him and dropping him so I left the store with him and with the supplies I went to buy.

9:24 am

enoki

9:24 am

TY, monkey, Ideal clue.

9:24 am

fa vie

9:24 am

And plural

9:25 am

I thought it was very succinct.

9:25 am

sorry

9:25 am

Twas, monkey.

9:27 am

My kitties are tearing up the place!

9:28 am

Silly cats.

9:28 am

Right now is a bad time for bunnies for that reason - nearly as bad as Easter - all those terrified poor little things being given as gifts etc. Lucky Tucker!

9:29 am

Lots of dogs get given up because they pee on the tree and presents

9:29 am

That is how acquired my best bunny ever, Sebastian, a 1 kg Netherland Dwarf. He died 2.5 yrs ago and I miss him. He was very bonded with me and slept with me.

9:29 am

Off to bed for me - nearly 11.30pm here (West Aust.) Happy babbling, everyone - and Merry Christmas, Happy Hannukah if I don't call in again.

9:30 am

Sleep well, dofith!

9:30 am

It makes me ill the reasons for giving up a pet.

9:30 am

Hannuka was way back at Thanksgiving

9:31 am

Yes, Bea. People would give their kids away too if they could. Instead, they neglect or abuse them.

9:31 am

Oh, sorry my Jewish friends! I knew it was late in year but not quite when. (We don't have Thanksgiving, of course!)

9:32 am

Bichon, do you do anything at Christmas?

9:32 am

There were days I would have given away my teen dughters, Scrabbs...

9:33 am

Adolescent girls are my most difficult patients. I dread seeing them.

9:34 am

I'm glad I didn't give them away. They are very wonderful young women.

9:34 am

I am glad they emerged from the Dark Side.

9:35 am

So many do not.

9:35 am

I wasn't sure about the one with ADHD, but she has made a wonderful life.

9:36 am

So many latch on to loser guys and get pregnant. I see it far too often.

9:38 am

And it starts the cycle all over.

9:39 am

Is there an extra h in the stats?

9:39 am

Yes, someone said that Lickety is missing an H word.

9:40 am

Must head to the sewing machine...Back during the KU game...Rock Chalk! pfft!

9:41 am

Bye, Bea.

9:41 am

Scrabs, I went to QP today and all I get are ads, what gives?

9:41 am

Hm, I haven't been there yet.

9:42 am

It's fine for me, bichon.

9:42 am

i am in Lickety and have all the H words

9:43 am

I click to play and just get ads. Maybe I'll clean my cache and reboot. That always works

9:43 am

does anyone had a different clue for the co 7 other than a cooked duch of which i have no idea at all?

9:43 am

duck

9:43 am

co7 ...felon and in shape

9:44 am

prefix for against + kids have temper tantrums or ***s

9:44 am

And at 130/96 I need breakfast and a break.

9:44 am

ty ,phae

9:45 am

yw

9:45 am

and ty as well scwabby

9:45 am

i don't know how that means cooked duck

9:46 am

it's a way of preparing it, phae (not for all taste buds - don't think i'd like it)

9:46 am

oh...never had cooked duck

9:46 am

ty welki

9:46 am

i do not like duck.too greasy

9:47 am

i like it when i cook it - had ordered some last night (and it was a mistake, a waste of money)

9:47 am

not duck co6 though :)

9:48 am

half way! whew!

9:49 am

i am finding this one a bit of a slog

9:49 am

Lickety's list left out the first ha6, which is a plural of the first ha5.

9:49 am

which is a unword someone had to spoon feed me earlier

9:49 am

Hello all....can someone give me some STATS for some of the 7 letter words please?

9:50 am

ca7/32

9:50 am

ch7/36

9:50 am

ty that was the one I was missing.

9:50 am

co7/44

9:50 am

ty

9:50 am

ch7,36

9:50 am

en7/28

9:51 am

un7/32

9:51 am

ty phaeton...

9:51 am

my,oh my, look at all those bloody ks, :((

9:52 am

the K's are all pretty much normal words

9:53 am

Another rather uneventful grid with lots of fun words.

9:55 am

yw penq

9:56 am

you are quite right,phae,just pounded off 17 out of the 20;))

9:58 am

19/20..just one more pesky lil k

9:59 am

done

9:59 am

And well done

9:59 am

any help needed?

9:59 am

ty o-o

10:01 am

hagd all

10:36 am

ha! fave character from the african queen is in the grid - "oh, i ain't worried, miss. gave myself up for dead back where we started."

10:43 am

only thing i remember about The african Qeen is all that wasted whiskey...crossy shed a tear

10:43 am

queen

10:44 am

haven't thought about that move in a long, long time

10:45 am

Katherine has a unforgettable,unique voice

10:46 am

hi, I agree it was a wonderful meeting

10:48 am

auto correct---a wonderful MOVIE

10:48 am

agreed

10:51 am

think of the lost whiskey!! heartless! cruel!

10:54 am

and all the leeches that were harmed in the making of that movie....

11:37 am

*wonders if anyone is here?*

11:38 am

wondering about the same thing...

11:38 am

hello ms east bay

11:39 am

I am having a lot of trouble with this grid and it seems like everyone else last night did it easily

11:40 am

ruru -- would you by any chance have the EN 7 and 8 words?

11:40 am

no.. I have en 6/21

11:41 am

Maybe they gave up on it and went out shopping...

11:41 am

I haven't listed .. i'm trying to do this one without lickety and it's not easy

11:41 am

No, it's NOT

11:45 am

took me forever to wrap up the t's

11:45 am

EN 7/8 - EN + canvas dwelling + vowel and then pl

11:45 am

thank you teach

11:45 am

yvw

11:46 am

Thank you VERY much

11:46 am

yvvvw erda

11:48 am

I kept trying for that very word, but was starting from the wrong EN...

11:49 am

hola

11:49 am

hi kje

11:50 am

Hi kje

11:51 am

*did you send some cookies here kje?*

11:52 am

oh good! you got them?

11:52 am

not yet.. but am expecting some :D

11:53 am

ha!

11:53 am

for all the grief I take from you annually :D

11:53 am

I'm making banana bread right now

11:53 am

with nuts?

11:54 am

clue for the co7 pls

11:55 am

plural jeff of goose fat

11:55 am

that's the only co 7 I have

11:56 am

ty ru

11:58 am

co 6/30 and co 7/44 is supposed to be goose fat

12:00 pm

just crushed those Cs

12:03 pm

way to go wv

12:03 pm

I'm still missing 6 c's

12:03 pm

trying to find my last L

12:03 pm

al 6/18?

12:04 pm

plural mac

12:04 pm

AL 6 - double the consonant of the AL 4/4 and then pl

12:09 pm

ty! whew!

12:12 pm

need help with LO 6/24

12:13 pm

lo + charlie ****

12:14 pm

lo + the beginning of what Monks do

12:14 pm

thnx ruru4

12:15 pm

yw

12:15 pm

time to get back to baking cookies

12:26 pm

Happy first day of winter, y'all. Yikes. I too shall be baking cookies today.

12:27 pm

co 6/30?

12:28 pm

Happy solstice to you too Judi

12:28 pm

Personally, I prefer balmy temps and palm trees, but one cannot be too picky this time of year.

12:37 pm

Sorry, mac. Don't have that co6 yet.

12:38 pm

For Co6: ***test + out***

12:38 pm

Eesh. Red boxes of doom. Had to reload.

12:42 pm

those are xmas red boxes with presents for you judi:D

12:43 pm

*gasp* Boxes of air! Just what I always wanted!

12:43 pm

en 5/18?

12:43 pm

mushroom en 5./18

12:43 pm

skinny white japanese mushroom

12:44 pm

usually topping salads

12:44 pm

ty!

12:44 pm

EN + ***nawa

12:45 pm

nees

12:46 pm

almost erda :D

12:46 pm

oops -- sorry

12:47 pm

i better get to work.. bye

12:48 pm

Seeya, ruru!

12:48 pm

ty for the co 6/7 ruru

12:53 pm

Anyone have a clue for the en8?

12:54 pm

Nm. Just found it.

1:41 pm

is there an "h" clue missing from lickety? I have 20 but 21 are in the grid.

1:42 pm

missing one from bottom right

1:42 pm

yes saan.. the en 7 can be a pl

1:43 pm

yes a plural is missing for lickety.

1:44 pm

sorry.. i forgot which one has the extra word

1:45 pm

ty mixi...been trying to work out my last H

1:45 pm

thanks, got it!

1:45 pm

ch7/8?

1:45 pm

it is the fiorst ha that can be made a plural

1:47 pm

ch plus a5/10 and pl

1:49 pm

ty saanichcat

1:49 pm

must go tend to laundry.

1:50 pm

and ty for the h mixi!

1:57 pm

good afternoon, everyone :)

1:57 pm

hi...

1:59 pm

hello again

2:00 pm

ty sammy

2:00 pm

hi nan and pen

2:02 pm

can anyone tell me what any of the stats are for the third column N?

2:03 pm

ne 4 - hawaiian goose

2:03 pm

i have two of them one being ne 4/4(ne4 lights

2:04 pm

then it's the goose you are missing...

2:06 pm

i have34 ne4's the goose included

2:06 pm

4 OOPS

2:06 pm

ne 4/4's

2:07 pm

i need one more

2:08 pm

there are only 3 words from that n.....light, lights, goose...

2:08 pm

ty pen i forgot the plural:)

2:08 pm

en 7, please?

2:09 pm

en plus camp dwelling and a vowel

2:09 pm

en + camping sleeping area + vowel...

2:09 pm

ty pen and mlf

2:11 pm

yw cyber

2:15 pm

just got to 100 words

2:20 pm

UN 6/24 clue please?

2:22 pm

and now it is time for crossy's new "famous last words!" " i knew i never should of switched from scotch to martinis" - Humphery Bogart, Actor 1899-1957

2:24 pm

un 6/24 is opening up a running shoe

2:24 pm

that is 6/21

2:24 pm

i have it already:)

2:25 pm

then all is well

2:25 pm

same idea mlf, different way of calling it

2:25 pm

no it isnt i dont have the other one cross lol

2:25 pm

there's more than one way to express that action

2:25 pm

to take the tie strings out of your shoes.

2:26 pm

i just said that

2:26 pm

lol

2:26 pm

yes, you did, sort of.

2:26 pm

i am missing the 6/21 however

2:27 pm

undo them crossy

2:27 pm

plural

2:27 pm

same idea Crossy

2:27 pm

me too crossy -- just looking for it now

2:27 pm

to un*** a knot.

2:28 pm

still dont know the other one

2:28 pm

ahh there it is

2:28 pm

ty

2:28 pm

yw

2:28 pm

now that all of uour shoes are undone,we can go to the sock hop

2:28 pm

what words do you need?

2:28 pm

fan think of what you call the strings that fasten your shoes.

2:28 pm

just the lat 85,please penquis;)

2:28 pm

te 6/21?

2:29 pm

last

2:29 pm

i have un 5/12

2:29 pm

lol Crossy

2:29 pm

un 7

2:29 pm

un 5/12

2:29 pm

un6

2:29 pm

my last word....number + vowel + **s the season to be jolly

2:29 pm

and uv4/8

2:29 pm

un 6/21 tgat us

2:29 pm

is

2:30 pm

are those words you need MLF or words you have?

2:30 pm

i need one more U word

2:30 pm

my clue at 2:29 was for the te word...

2:30 pm

i have 5 out of the 6

2:30 pm

do you have un + metal?

2:30 pm

ty pen

2:30 pm

i need the 6/24 but i cant figure it out sorry

2:31 pm

ty for that final word of yours,penquis

2:31 pm

read back over the clues.

2:31 pm

it's another way of saying un*** your shoe****s....

2:31 pm

yes i have the 7

2:31 pm

un

2:31 pm

yw...

2:32 pm

what binds a shoe or skate to your foot MLF?

2:32 pm

GOT IT was going the wrong way

2:32 pm

lol yaaa for MLF!

2:32 pm

velcro runner for you from now on MLF:)))

2:33 pm

:)

2:34 pm

i hate those headdesk moments myself:))

2:35 pm

very painful

2:35 pm

but i am tole it burns 97 calories an hour and feels very good when you stop

2:35 pm

told

2:35 pm

velcro runner?

2:36 pm

oh no, lol

2:36 pm

*!* ta da *!*

2:36 pm

yup. you cn get shoes with velcro strap now MLF:)

2:36 pm

canadian for sneaker Fan

2:36 pm

yaaa for cybernan!

2:36 pm

lol

2:36 pm

congrats, nan!

2:37 pm

sorry,forgot to convert to american

2:37 pm

i yused to have a pair so did my husband i love those type of soes

2:37 pm

sneakers

2:37 pm

good thing i am on my chesterfiend eating pultine in my toque or all would be lost

2:37 pm

:)

2:37 pm

lol crossy

2:37 pm

lol...

2:38 pm

:D

2:38 pm

damn,damn,damn typos!

2:38 pm

you should be eating torquere (Sp?) this time of year...

2:38 pm

fa 5/24 clue please?

2:38 pm

well..i spelled damn correctly

2:38 pm

actually, the word is tortiere, i think....my family mispronounced it...

2:39 pm

fa 5: beginning of what you like most (your fa*) + yoou and me

2:39 pm

fa5/24. think of a roman name of old using the high point tile

2:39 pm

or use nans much better clue

2:40 pm

ty both

2:40 pm

off to have some lunch. hagd everyone :)

2:40 pm

tc cybernan

2:41 pm

got it ty

2:42 pm

crossy ate some lays brand sea salt and black pepper chips and is paying the penalty...groan....

2:43 pm

Ouch! Sounds good though.

2:43 pm

oh, they are very good

2:43 pm

going down that is...

2:43 pm

lol

2:45 pm

is the ok word something i should know?

2:45 pm

i want these last 83 words to show themselves now!

2:46 pm

i still need 110

2:46 pm

i did not know the ok word....

2:47 pm

ok 4/9 = pure babblet

2:47 pm

ok+vowel+cons

2:48 pm

morewords helped me find it

2:48 pm

maybe agreeing to something but you have a nasty speech impediment

2:48 pm

It's a weird alternate of OK or okay.

2:48 pm

howdy dcseain:)

2:48 pm

hi seain

2:49 pm

hi, crossy, mlf, penjuis, et al. I'm cooking so in and out.

2:49 pm

hi

2:49 pm

i have decided to keep this new computer build of mine FB free,please pass my condolances on for me to those i used to annoy in there;)

2:49 pm

hi dcseain

2:50 pm

I will mss you there Crossy.

2:50 pm

Will you be gone forever, then?

2:50 pm

noted, crossy.

2:51 pm

afternoon, hego

2:51 pm

it was really,really starting to annoy me,hego. the way fb is now it delves into everything about you.nothing is private.hell,i had to build a new computer just to uninstall it properly;)

2:51 pm

hi again Seain.

2:51 pm

cross i have not been on as much since i got hacked

2:51 pm

hi, all I am apparently missing an h5, ;ower left corner. I have ha5/22, 4/5x2, 5/12, 4/5x2, 5/12, so what's missingg?

2:52 pm

maybe not forever,but this computer is running clean and fast and am enjoying it for the nonce

2:52 pm

there is a plural missing, I need it also.

2:53 pm

plural the ha5/22

2:53 pm

cross was your other computer running loud when on fb?

2:53 pm

ha 5,22. plural it.

2:54 pm

uninstall instructions for facebook: tools needed one phillips scewdriver and a good bonfire.undo side panel of computer using screwdriver thus removing side panel.take a firn grip on your hard drive and pull. now toss har drive on bonfire. Now take new hard drive and reinstal your operating system and you are good to go

2:55 pm

clue for the ha 5/22 please?

2:55 pm

MLF,my computer was a total disaster whith fb getting ito every bit of software i owned

2:55 pm

need help with the EN 5/18 and EN 6/30 - is it a combo - any helplease

2:55 pm

h + an *** beats a King + o*, I will do it....

2:55 pm

cross how did it happen cross?

2:56 pm

en5/6 combo is a type of mushroom

2:56 pm

ty pen

2:56 pm

it is tough to pin it down,MLF. it is different for all,but there are so many things and agreements turned on by default that it becomes a mess

2:57 pm

yw...

2:57 pm

cross that is true

2:57 pm

why didnt you just cancel your account?

2:57 pm

and FB is such a pain to uninstall proerly,that i just chose the less painfull route and got a new 500 gig hard drive for 65 dollars and killed the old one

2:58 pm

have you ever tried to totally remove FB from your computer MLF?

2:58 pm

it is not as easy as all that

2:58 pm

no i havent

2:58 pm

now i just use the old one as an external back up slave drive

2:59 pm

fb is like hotel california "you can check out any time you like,but you can never leave" lol

3:00 pm

Cross i thought that was the Bate Motel?

3:00 pm

ahh good old Norman and his mum

3:01 pm

lol

3:05 pm

and now it is time for a bonus crossy's famous last words!! "this is no time to be making enemies" - Voltaire on his deathbead after the priest advised him to renounce Satan.

3:06 pm

nice one, crossy

3:07 pm

very good!

3:07 pm

:)

3:09 pm

this grid is kicking my butt:(

3:09 pm

good afternoon Babbleonians

3:09 pm

howdy,bichon

3:09 pm

It is not friendly!!

3:10 pm

Hi Bichon

3:10 pm

all these 4 letter s words.think they would be easy to find but noooo...

3:10 pm

I need 13 more k words. What's up with that?

3:11 pm

hate k words

3:11 pm

well,i have 19 or the 20 k workds.will trade for some s words

3:11 pm

of

3:11 pm

Wait, now I only need 12, progress

3:11 pm

several soda words in there.

3:12 pm

coke? pepsi?

3:12 pm

lol,so it is

3:12 pm

off to the pb i go

3:12 pm

well you got one anyway....lol...

3:12 pm

you can drink it in the pb... ;o)

3:12 pm

um, and they are...

3:13 pm

funny, i went the other direction with soda, and now and having fond memories of "inca," the lovely bubble gum flavored golden soda

3:13 pm

love the term "soda" when we thing soda,we think soda water,like tonic water etc

3:13 pm

think

3:14 pm

It's soda here in the Northeast, but other parts of the country it's pop. In the South they call all soft drinks Coke

3:14 pm

crossy passes around nice warm toques to all his american friends

3:14 pm

i like to call them sodypop, to confuse all the regionalists

3:14 pm

interesting,bichon

3:15 pm

tonic in New England, is it?

3:15 pm

sorry to break it to you,but even sodypop is reigional

3:15 pm

:(

3:16 pm

No, tonic is tonic, but soda is soft drinks

3:16 pm

No, tonic is tonic, but soda is soft drinks

3:16 pm

crossy, i was thinking of you earlier, watching a video of a husky puppy learning to howl

3:16 pm

why did that remind you of crossy

3:16 pm

because he is a wolf

3:17 pm

and lives in the tundra

3:17 pm

(which is what i call anything colder than where i live)

3:17 pm

afternoon alls

3:17 pm

we call it all pop.you can blame it on the very first way it came bottled. they used to use what is called "codd stoppers" these beautifull collectable bottle have a marble in the neck of the bottle and a rubber gasket up by the top.the carbonation of the drink would hold the marble in place. To open these, you would take a pencil or twig and rap sharply on top of the marble,breaking the seal. This action would always make a loud "pop" sound and so the name stuck

3:18 pm

first ch 7, anyone?

3:18 pm

aroooo

3:18 pm

You live in Brookly, pippin. That's where I was born

3:18 pm

Ah, Brooklyn, the mother land....

3:19 pm

the first ch is a variant spelling of the Jewish braided bread

3:19 pm

I was born at the Brookly Naval Yard, shortly after WWII

3:19 pm

sorry wrong word

3:19 pm

ty monkey!

3:19 pm

the first ch7 is ch + al5

3:20 pm

i have a codd stopper in my collection.beautifull thick glass.Interesting to think these were all make in england at the time and would of had to come over here packed in chests and barrels on the old clipper ships

3:20 pm

the braided bread is ch6/27

3:20 pm

Bichon, my father worked there during the war.

3:20 pm

sad to think now it's just where they tow cars to

3:21 pm

I have that one, ty Monkey.

3:21 pm

We ived in Manhattan.

3:21 pm

Wow, hego. My Dad worked there for a while after the war. He was still in the Navy

3:22 pm

We moved from Brooklyn , Brownsville to Far Rockaway in 1950

3:22 pm

co 6/30 plz

3:22 pm

there's no challah in the grid today.

3:23 pm

And we moved to NJ. Small world.

3:23 pm

I said variant spelling

3:24 pm

clue at 3:19

3:24 pm

co6 is a food word. pro and *** and a siezure.

3:24 pm

I have the ch 6, but not the 7

3:24 pm

or the proper size is a good ***

3:25 pm

me too Bichon.

3:25 pm

can someone clue the ch 7 differently, pls

3:25 pm

ch7 is ch + by yourself

3:26 pm

very fast Monkey

3:26 pm

okay, already had that. I thought the 7 was a pl of the Jewish bread

3:29 pm

hego, are you in south Jersey?

3:29 pm

this grid is brining on a seizure...

3:29 pm

I agree crossy

3:30 pm

sn 5 please

3:30 pm

only because i have now been looking for it for 30 minutes

3:31 pm

don't have it sorry

3:31 pm

Bichon, I am at the Shore.

3:31 pm

sn + you sp*** words...

3:31 pm

sn + hades: h***

3:31 pm

ty o-o

3:31 pm

and penquis

3:32 pm

ty o-o

3:32 pm

ty, pen

3:32 pm

I asked about Jersey, hego... my dad is orig from OCNJ

3:32 pm

yw...

3:33 pm

where Monkey?

3:34 pm

Ocean City NJ

3:34 pm

Farther south tha I am. Nice place.

3:36 pm

Must go. Great weekend to all!!!

3:36 pm

POOF!

3:39 pm

crossy hopes there is a special place in hell for those who make up web site with nothing but those massive user roatational 360 degree panoramic photos that take 300 years to load:)

3:40 pm

I just downloaded a Malware detector and found over 600 pieces of malware on my laptop

3:41 pm

carefull with those ,bichon

3:41 pm

many are saddled with bloatware

3:41 pm

I complained to my son, who works for Google about it. He said he has a knack for recognizing malware.

3:41 pm

instead load ccleaner and ad-aware

3:41 pm

like i say,be carefull

3:41 pm

why crossy. This was recommended by a site administrator

3:42 pm

I have ccleaner

3:42 pm

well,bounce it off your son first

3:42 pm

good

3:43 pm

I am afraid to download the adware cleaner. I don't know what I'll download with it.

3:43 pm

i have seen many good computers loaded down with crap bloatware from all those amazing mal-ware detectors

3:43 pm

but do what you think best

3:44 pm

and read fine print

3:44 pm

what exactly is bloat ware?

3:44 pm

i have done it to myself in the past lol

3:45 pm

bloat ware is the crap that comes along with what you really wanted.like making its parent site your home page,adding 5 nifty new tool bars and its own proprietray downloader all all in one big bundle

3:45 pm

then the fun is to try and get rid of it all

3:46 pm

Okay, that happened to me recently. What a pain to get rid of all that crap

3:47 pm

it can be.once i had to go right into the computer registry to remove it all

3:47 pm

I don't know what the computer registry is, but lots of times when I was uninstalling stuff, it seemed to take forever

3:48 pm

well,i do not advise going into the registry unless you have someone with you who is familliar with it

3:48 pm

one wrong move in there and your computer becomes a very expensive door stop

3:49 pm

I discovered the malware today when I tried to play QuotePower [Scrabs and Haz play too] It just gave me ads, but my Chromebook didn't have that. Their site admin guided me to a Malware detector he uses

3:49 pm

No, wouldn't do that

3:49 pm

what is this mal-ware detector called? as a babble friend, i want to investiage this

3:51 pm

investigate

3:52 pm

you do have system restore running?

3:53 pm

Malawarebytes

3:53 pm

What is a system restore?

3:59 pm

ok,looking at it now

4:01 pm

ok.it is a good one.system restore is a feature in the last 3 windows operating systems where you can select a date off the provided list and return your computer to that time.thus removing any problem software you have installed since that date

4:02 pm

I have windows 7, is that the last 3? I don't know if I'd want to do that unless I was desparate

4:03 pm

start/my computer/control panel/action centre/system restore

4:03 pm

like i say it is good if you recently have loaded a problem program

4:03 pm

you can go back one day,3 or even 10 days

4:04 pm

yes,it is on win 7

4:04 pm

As I said, only if I was desparate.

4:05 pm

well,i do not load too muc critical data on a daily basis so it is hand to remove one stubborn,recently loaded program

4:05 pm

handy

4:06 pm

that way my computer is sparkly clean all the time.there is no time for mal-ware to build up

4:06 pm

that in conjunction with c cleaners and window security,i am in good shape

4:08 pm

that mal-ware program seems ok,but i have never used it myself

4:20 pm

let me know how it works out for you.

4:26 pm

So far it has. I am able to play Quote Power again

4:26 pm

Ty for your efforts crossy

4:30 pm

and it removed it all without prompting you to buy the pro version before removal? that is a nice change

4:30 pm

all is well then

4:31 pm

correct me if i am wrong in this but in a recent news clip,France is going on about the first viable artificial human heart,but was that not the jarvex 7 many years ago??

4:33 pm

here is the french article.. http://tinyurl.com/lcn28zw

4:34 pm

Yes, it did crossy

4:40 pm

an extra H in the puzzle today?

4:42 pm

yes, Lickety doesn't have it, but I don't know the stats

4:42 pm

ha 5/22 and 6/36 combo

4:42 pm

HA 6/36 - pl of the HA 5

4:43 pm

and it is a rare babblet i have never seen in the 5+ years i have been babbling

4:43 pm

someone spoon fed it to me earlier

4:43 pm

something to do with punctuation...i think

4:43 pm

Yes, it's a diacritical mark

4:44 pm

tyvm

4:46 pm

yw

4:46 pm

It adds a frictive trill, whatever that is

4:49 pm

help pls with en5/12

4:49 pm

hello all

4:49 pm

howdy,peri

4:50 pm

Good Afternoon everyone.

4:50 pm

ohhhh! THAT fricative trill! well,why did they just not say so?

4:50 pm

lol

4:50 pm

Almost evening here

4:50 pm

howdy,nef

4:50 pm

Crossy, I was reading back and got all excited about seeing you mention something I worked with: the Jarvik 7!

4:51 pm

5;50 pm here and ark as the hubs of hell;((

4:51 pm

dark

4:51 pm

did you nef?? that is awsome:))

4:52 pm

I took care of the first female to ever have one. She was a wonderful person, and her family was so nice too

4:52 pm

I found the ha5 in my scrabble dictionary.

4:52 pm

so,the way to a mans heart is not through his stomach after all ,we just get nef to build me a new one:))

4:53 pm

THe Jarvik was a huge machine; it filled the anteroom to the patients room

4:53 pm

any help with the en5/12?

4:53 pm

my beloved says my heart is built of the same stuff they make football helmets with anyways;))

4:53 pm

do not have it,peri

4:54 pm

en5/12 is French word for boredom

4:54 pm

I don't see it on morewords

4:54 pm

ty lil*

4:54 pm

so it is. ty lil monkey. have not seen you here in a long time, wb

4:54 pm

de rien

4:54 pm

thank you peri

4:55 pm

I watch Jeoopard too

4:55 pm

Jeopardy even

4:55 pm

ty lil m

4:55 pm

I had to type that clue quickly, before you had a chance to say "never mind" haha

4:56 pm

i hate watching that show.makes me feel like i should go back to my corner and grunt while banging two rocks together

4:56 pm

the last time I worked with a heart pump was back in 2007; we had several patients with VADs (Ventricular Assist Devices) and these were portable and used as bridge to transplants. I imagine they've come a long way since then too.

4:56 pm

it is amazing how far they have come

4:58 pm

i have had lickety up and running for the last 15 min and i still need 80 words;((

5:03 pm

Have any of you ever noticed how rare it is for a grid to have a "B" in it?

5:04 pm

Someone mentioned that to me recently; and I've been watching since then and I rarely see a B. Very odd to me

5:04 pm

i have never noticed.would be interesting to figure out the least seen letter

5:09 pm

BBS; need to switch laundry around

5:24 pm

I am tired of this grid and still have 50 left

5:24 pm

bbl

5:28 pm

Top 3 Starting Letters Least Used (Last 2735 grids) x 52 z 768 j 1765

5:29 pm

Top 3 Starting Letters used (Last 2735 grids) s 61692 t 59605 r 44707

5:38 pm

Just made a roast in my slow cooker with potatoes and onions and lots of French onion soup flavor and it is fantastic! Don't even need a knife...just use fork to take pieces off the roast....happy.

5:39 pm

hungry now

5:39 pm

but enjoying fantasy pot roast

5:40 pm

Oh, mab, I've been smelling this for hours---amazing.

5:41 pm

it sounds divine

5:42 pm

sometimes i crave beef, and what is better than a tender roast? with baby carrots.

5:42 pm

This was my first attempt at a roast in my new slow cooker and I was nervous. I'll have enough left over for great roast beef sandwiches with horseradish mustard.

5:42 pm

I didn't have room for carrots this time as I really wanted lots of onion wedges and potatoes...next time.

5:43 pm

yum

5:43 pm

back again. I love to use the slow cooker for roasts, Mimi. it's so easy and they always turn out so tender when we do them that way.

5:44 pm

I used a can of root beer with the canned and dry onion soup because it is supposed to tenderize.

5:45 pm

onions are the best. root beer i must remember.

5:46 pm

My new "old" cooking device is a pressure cooker; we bought one several years ago, use it for a bit; and it got put up and out of sight so haven't used it for a while. Ifound it a few weeks ago and started using it again and it also makes roasts so tender that they melt in your mouth!

5:46 pm

Can't believe I went this long without one! My frame of reference was the old crock pots but they just didn't hold enough so I didn't bother. The cooker I have is 8 qts., so plenty of room for a whole chicken or a whole roast plus veggies.

5:47 pm

RooT Beer? That's interesting. My daughter uses Pepsi or coke as a tenderizer for ham though.

5:47 pm

i wonder if it is the sugar that tenderizes.

5:47 pm

I used a rump roast instead of chuck because I wanted lots of meat for sandwiches. Yes, Nef, any dark cola works...don't know why.

5:48 pm

I don's suppose diet soda would work, would it? ;-)

5:49 pm

Wouldn't know, Nef....never touch the stuff!

5:51 pm

FW!

5:52 pm

I've been looking into all sorts of naturopathic remedies and info on food and it's amazing how much misinformation is out there. For example, did you know that butter is actually better for you than margarine?

5:52 pm

yay monkey!

5:52 pm

Clues needed before I go?

5:53 pm

am missing ten L words... but tackling them now.

5:53 pm

Yep...I need many clues but they have nothing to do with the grid, monkey!

5:54 pm

good evening! I really wasn't expecting the words I put in for the upper right E to work...

5:55 pm

me either... ;o)

5:55 pm

Oh, the interesting thing about using cola is that you don't taste it at all in the finished roast....I only taste the French onion soup.

5:57 pm

Going for second helping of roast...see you tomorrow and hugs all around.

5:58 pm

Didn't even realize I should be in the PB for the cola comment!

6:00 pm

penquis, care to clue the 2 upper e's?

6:01 pm

co 6/30 - proper size for a prisoner; pl

6:02 pm

cute clue, o-o

6:03 pm

ev + go fly a k***; pl

6:04 pm

ty for the ev's

6:04 pm

sorry, Mary....got distracted....

6:05 pm

no problem o-o helped ty

6:10 pm

whelp, over 1/2 way, still need the bottom E and an 8, but we need to leave for a party... any fast clues?

6:12 pm

bottom left e = en5/12 french boredom

6:12 pm

thanks o-o

6:12 pm

en + camping dwelling + vowel...add plural letter

6:12 pm

tried that Mary, but it seems to come from the other e.

6:13 pm

That one too Penquis, seems to come from another e.

6:13 pm

Thanks Mary

6:13 pm

yes, but she asked for an 8 also....

6:14 pm

aaahhh! I needed that 8 too. Thanks!

6:14 pm

sorry, the bottom is is en6/21 en + to tie your shoes

6:14 pm

here is a bottom e .... en + My Favorite Mar***n....

6:14 pm

Thanks! French boredom came from a diff E though. Any other clues for the bottom E?

6:15 pm

enkoch

6:15 pm

mine may come from the other e, too....hard to tell...

6:15 pm

Pen, I think that is not from that E either, I think I already have that word

6:15 pm

oops

6:15 pm

those E

6:15 pm

Those E's and N's are so twisty it is hard to figure out.

6:15 pm

sorry again, different e, I must stop trying to clue

6:16 pm

the problem is that they all can come from another e....

6:16 pm

Don't be sorry, Mary, it is great you tried and I didn't have that word!

6:16 pm

Is there an ES?

6:16 pm

no...

6:17 pm

i think one of the en words comes from that e....

6:17 pm

The bottom E ends in wedding dress material

6:17 pm

so it has to be an EN then...

6:17 pm

ch7, please?

6:17 pm

ok, all the H words are ticked off in lickety but babble says I am missing an H word. what is the problem

6:17 pm

Thanks Molly

6:17 pm

fens

6:17 pm

Hey, Molly! Good to see you.

6:17 pm

hey Molly, I had cheers yesterday without you :(

6:17 pm

yes, molly is right....en + fancy material...

6:18 pm

no, I can leave for the party with 95 words left to find.

6:18 pm

sorry

6:18 pm

I'm always there in spirit, Peri. ha5/22 plural

6:18 pm

Have a wonderful evening. Glad our party is across the street!

6:18 pm

peri....someone said earlier that the grid has an extra h word, i think....

6:18 pm

yes you are. and I always say "cheers Molly wherever you are"

6:19 pm

ty so much Molls

6:21 pm

Any one have the ch7/36?

6:22 pm

I got it. Thanks.

Could I get a clue for te6/21, please?

6:28 pm

te6/21 - number + last vowel + a watch tells **me

thanks got it

6:36 pm

YW

6:37 pm

hi all, I hate this weather!

teen

6:41 pm

the h word needed is ha 6/36 the pl of ha 5/22

6:42 pm

Thanks, Mr. Hair.

6:43 pm

:)

6:44 pm

hi crossy

6:45 pm

been so dry here with the fast hard winter underway,that i have decided to run the humidifier for the first time in 2 years.we were getting nose/nosebleed and sinus issues. now i know why! i am keeping the inside humidity at 565% and the thing is going through 14 cups of water every 24 hours!

6:45 pm

howdy jen

6:46 pm

56%

6:47 pm

was dryer than a popcorn fart in here:)) things are much better now. crossy hates electric heat

no6, please?

6:48 pm

no _ penny

6:48 pm

+

thanks got it

6:48 pm

ty, bzz

6:48 pm

BRB...Dishes await.

6:52 pm

su 6/24?

6:52 pm

i do hate it when my hair is standing on end due to static electricity.

6:54 pm

i haven't got it

6:56 pm

su 6/24= what lights our planet+ slang for no

6:56 pm

thank you crossy

6:56 pm

:)

7:01 pm

ty!

7:05 pm

well,i surrender with this grid at 152/74 tc everyone and happy babbling

7:14 pm

bye crossy...

I am confused by the h's. There shows 10 ha for the grid but lickety only has 9 ha's. Anyone know which ha is missing?

7:20 pm

The first ha5/22 is a plural

7:20 pm

yes, it is the first one....just make it plural...

thanks

7:20 pm

yw

en6, please?

7:27 pm

The first en6?

yes en6/21

7:28 pm

en + tie your shoes...

7:28 pm

en + fancy fabric worn by brides.

7:28 pm

or... en + delicate material like as part of a wedding veil...

tulle is not in the grid

7:30 pm

you have shoe ****s.....they help keep your shoes on...

there you go

thanks

7:34 pm

yw

en5/18, please?

Thanks but I found it

7:53 pm

hi 150 to go

7:54 pm

hi harp, i got 165 to go!

ch6/27, please?

7:56 pm

like a swiss ch***t...but change the last consonant to one that you would not normally think to use...

8:05 pm

TY for that clue, penquis.

8:05 pm

yw

8:19 pm

ca 7/32 --

8:20 pm

High schoolers who spend a lot of time in the bathroom

8:20 pm

Haha

8:21 pm

thanks o-o for the smile

8:21 pm

Help with ch7 and 8 combo, please?

8:22 pm

hi scrabbler!

8:22 pm

yea please o-o

8:22 pm

Hi Jen

8:22 pm

ch + vowel + to feel a**** (without anyone) + plural letter

8:23 pm

thanks penquis

8:23 pm

TY!

8:23 pm

you give great clues pen!

8:23 pm

hi bugsaw!

8:24 pm

hi Jen. hope everyone is happy today

8:24 pm

ty :oD

8:24 pm

well i'm more than half way now...

8:26 pm

Darn C is finally grey.

8:28 pm

mine too scrab, I've been quietly picking up on other's clues....

8:28 pm

I hadn't planned to come back today, but I am just watching a hockey game so I decided to return.

8:31 pm

you've been gone scrabbler?

8:32 pm

I am typically here in the morning, pass halfway, and am done for the day.

8:32 pm

i see

8:34 pm

Does anyone know the extra H word which is not on Lickety's list?

8:35 pm

yes...the first one....just add plural letter

8:35 pm

it's an ha word

8:36 pm

TY

8:36 pm

yw

8:40 pm

un6/24 please?

8:43 pm

NM, I found it.

8:43 pm

arsenic and old ****

8:43 pm

to open your sneakers

8:48 pm

the en 7 and 8 please?

8:50 pm

en + camping dwelling + vowel....add plural letter

8:51 pm

thanks pen

8:51 pm

yw

8:52 pm

last su6 please?

8:52 pm

I automatically thought "last supper" that shows you where my head is at.....

8:53 pm

looking for same su 6 word

8:53 pm

any clue for the co6/30 ?

8:53 pm

big star in the sky + slang for no

8:53 pm

easter

8:54 pm

TY--that word is not on the Enable list.

8:54 pm

co 6 is a duck reduction sauce....

8:54 pm

sounds like being opposed to exercise regimens

8:54 pm

the big star clue is for su6

8:55 pm

apparel properly sized for a prisoner

8:56 pm

hive

8:56 pm

Hands down, no word grates on Americans more than "whatever," a public opinion survey says. The casual "whatever" was rated the most annoying word by 38 per cent of 1,173 adults surveyed in early December by the Marist College Institute for Public Opinion, based in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. That is up from 32 per cent a year earlier, pollsters said. What's more, "whatever" has topped the annoying word charts for five straight years. "The word can be very dismissive and rude," said Mary Griffith, media director for Marist. "It's a put-down to some extent and it can signal to the other person that what they are saying is not important."

8:56 pm

Ooops. Sorry Off to PB box I go

8:57 pm

i believe that oo

9:01 pm

** finito ** last word TH 6/21

9:03 pm

congrats!

9:07 pm

YAY wvteach!!! WTG!!!

9:10 pm

bbl cat needs quality time

9:12 pm

i'm back, it never takes long with him!

9:13 pm

how about a clue for th6/21

9:13 pm

2 min....guess not, lol...

9:13 pm

th + r**** refers to the kidney....

9:14 pm

thanks, pen

9:14 pm

yw

9:14 pm

but he's REALLY obnoxious when he wants to be held!

9:15 pm

sounds like my cat harp

9:17 pm

well....church has been cancelled here

9:17 pm

snow and ice

9:18 pm

we are expecting 1/2 to 3/4 in of ice here on Sunday....ice storm...

9:18 pm

That's got to be pretty serious, jen, KC is pretty used to bad weather, isn't it?

9:18 pm

ice storms are the worst

9:18 pm

yes it is harp!

9:18 pm

I can usually make it to church but it's only 2 blocks.

9:18 pm

we got ice first, now the snow is falling

9:19 pm

watch the Chiefs game tomorrow and you will see!

9:20 pm

I just drove 300 miles with snow and rain, but the roads were never bad

9:21 pm

over two passes (not trying to brag...)

9:22 pm

wow

9:23 pm

i found a 7 and 8 combo!

9:23 pm

good for you jen!

9:24 pm

I'm stuck on th 6/21. help please?

9:24 pm

that one was clued earlier harp

9:25 pm

thanks

9:25 pm

9:13PM

9:25 pm

we got snow after sleet a week or so ago and the streets still have thick layers of ice on them. St. Paul even had extra snow emergency days (meaning no parking on certain roads until they are cleared curb-to-curb) afterwards and we're still driving on slick snotty roads

9:25 pm

yuck, nef

9:27 pm

i remember a babble era when 'enola' was accepted.

9:27 pm

It was sort of creepy to drive over Homestake Pass (the Continental Divide near Butte). The roads were, more or less, fine. But there was NO other traffic, which made me worry that the road was closed and I hadn't heard.....

9:27 pm

or maybe i'm dreaming

9:27 pm

i tried enola mab

9:28 pm

doesn't work does it harp?

9:28 pm

(leetmy keyboard is dying so it's slow typing so I can make this legible)

9:29 pm

i think at one time it did work - a long time ago.

9:30 pm

the en words are eluding me

9:30 pm

I think you're pretty brave crossing Homestake Pass, harp!

9:31 pm

it sounds alarming to be driving where you might get stranded.

9:32 pm

I've had car trouble twice going over that pass in the winter; won't do it again.

9:32 pm

yikes. must feel good to get home.

9:33 pm

Average day in my life. You take food, extra clothes, a book to read, and your AAA card!

9:33 pm

I've had worse days trying to go home from Missoula after a movie--only 45 miles.

9:34 pm

i have two en words mab, en6/21, en5/18

9:36 pm

beb!

9:36 pm

done!

9:36 pm

brb!

9:36 pm

yeah, harp!

9:37 pm

i must try to find my last three - en words - on my own since i got clues for the long ones.

9:37 pm

else my babble skills will enthrophy

9:38 pm

i man atrophy

9:38 pm

We grew up with the winter emergency car kits (coffee can, smaller can candles, blankets, food, TP, etc) so that way we're prepared; but I don't like mountain passes with bad weather combined with either brake problems or steering problems.

9:39 pm

YAY harp!!! WTG!!

9:40 pm

yay harp!

9:45 pm

can anyone please help with the al 5/6 before skin soother? not seeing them!

hey nef

9:47 pm

hi TO and jimmel. Sorry I don't have that one jimmel

i was going to ask for a clue but i jsut found the last word

9:48 pm

you finished, TO?

yes. relaxing byt he tree witht he Wyndham Hill on

9:50 pm

YAY, TO!!! WTG!!!

oh ty. jimmel wants to add an extra vowel to the word before

9:51 pm

would that be the a +dble cons. + dble vowels?

9:52 pm

I'll try..thx

9:53 pm

yep! Got them! Thanks, Nef!

9:53 pm

yw :-)

i must go... my gnome fell down and broke his crown and i cannot put him back together again. santa committed suicide and jumped off a top tree branch the other night.

9:54 pm

Joined late tonight...what is the extra h stat?

i love all of my hand picked ornemnts and i do not want to lose any, since i have not seen any i want this year as yet.

9:55 pm

don't know but it's a plural of the first ha word

9:55 pm

i guess that would make it ha 6/36...

9:56 pm

oh,ok...don't have that, either, I guess--- because the one I used already has a plural

9:56 pm

it's ha 5/22...

9:57 pm

No, I meant that the one I have doesn't plural...I'll look again...thx

night, nef.

9:57 pm

do you have the ha 5/22?....there is only one of those...

9:58 pm

Ah...FIREWORKS! Thanks for the help!

9:58 pm

congrats!

10:00 pm

Hello to my fellow babblers! How is everyone doing today

10:00 pm

By the way, congratulations to all the finishers! Hooray!

hi all, i'm going fair, just got nbt, woot

10:05 pm

Hello Book Doctor Gwen! How are you? Welcome to chog.

peep!

10:12 pm

10:13 pm

Hello wvteach! How are you doing? Welcome to the chog

10:14 pm

does anyone need help?

i just opened the list, not ready to beg for clues yet 8-)

10:24 pm

hi all. clue for the 8s pleas.

10:25 pm

please.

10:25 pm

en + camp dwelling + vowel + plural letter...

10:26 pm

ty got it pen.

10:27 pm

ca = what scouts bring to drink out of when they go camping....camping theme here??

10:28 pm

ch + "I want to be *****" (by myself, Greta Garbo) + plural letter...

10:29 pm

ty got ca.

10:29 pm

ty got the ch word. super clues pen.

10:29 pm

spuer clues.

great clues, ty penquis. off to bed now, bye

10:29 pm

super clues.

10:29 pm

one more 8 to go.

10:30 pm

i got it!!!!!!!!! last 8

10:30 pm

ch + picnic pest + men wear **** around their necks...

10:30 pm

Hello mkg!How are you doing today? Welcome to chat log

10:31 pm

ty pen. got it. ty.

10:31 pm

hi min. leaving soon.

10:31 pm

yw...

10:31 pm

is that gorgeous photo on your site you?

10:32 pm

oh it is fonda. darn.

10:32 pm

fonda of long ago

10:36 pm

i have un 5 12 x 2 and un 6 21 plural of one of the 5s. any clues for the other u words?

10:37 pm

another un6/24

10:38 pm

just got a un 6 24. how about other two please?

10:38 pm

oops, a un6/24. I don't know if there is another or not because I still haven't found two and I haven't broken out the list yet.

10:40 pm

ok ty. i have no list either but time for sleep.

10:40 pm

night all

10:42 pm

night

10:44 pm

goodnight...

10:54 pm

I've been doing laundry all day long; still have 1 load in the dryer and my bed to make and I'll be done. Don't know why there's so many clothes this week; but I think DH must have had a little stash of dirty clothes somewhere that he just found

10:58 pm

evening all :) how's everyone?

10:58 pm

hi jes.

10:58 pm

going okay. thanx. how are you jes and nef?

10:59 pm

(((((GR)))))) hey there! hey jess and enef and penquis and all!!!!

10:59 pm

Nef's in the grid tonight :) Hi granny, doing well - just got home from the clinic christmas party

10:59 pm

I'm getting tired. Otherwise ok

11:00 pm

and here she is...hello dear stiddy

11:00 pm

oh nef, you do so much!

11:00 pm

left "shift" button is shot; the "A" key sometimes works and sometimes doesn't

11:00 pm

hi stiddy :) did that tub place have any good soaking tubs I should come look at? They don't seem to have an online catalog...

11:00 pm

:-) Did you see the pic of my clawfoot tub on the website yet? *proud mama look* it's ugly right now, but it will get so pretty!

11:01 pm

the keyboard is tiring, not so much the laundryt

11:01 pm

And yes, they had several... A lot of 5 footers, some that I think were at least 6 feet, and one 5 foot tub that was only about 22 inches wide (very narrow) that would suit a skinny room

11:01 pm

Hello grannyrose, jesdraggon, nef and stidmama! Nice to see you all here! It has been a very quiet evening here.

11:01 pm

hello Min!

11:01 pm

quiet is good...

11:02 pm

evening, min :)

11:02 pm

brb, need to refresh my tea and plug in the computer. have been working in the bedroom this evening.

11:03 pm

un7 please?

11:04 pm

stid, I can't find your website anymore. I don't know where it went; used to have it bookmarked, but I can't find it anymore

11:04 pm

un7 - like iron

11:05 pm

it's stidmama.com, nef

11:05 pm

stiddy, your bath is almost identical to mine. except mine has a higher 'back'. it is more like a slipper bath.

11:05 pm

thanks, ursh :)

11:06 pm

and you description of the plug and chain? well.. ditto here.

11:06 pm

thanks, jes. (I don'tt think that's the one I used to have though

11:06 pm

hey ursh and min

11:07 pm

te6,21?

11:08 pm

te6, exam + double vowel

11:08 pm

duh, te6, te + cashew + vowel

11:09 pm

I've never used a slipper tub, but I LOVE this one. It fits me perfectly, and when I put my feet at the one end the back is the perfect height to lean my head on the edge. :-)

11:09 pm

start from bottom t

11:09 pm

thankee... kept trying that without the vowel at the end :)

11:10 pm

stiddy, ours is very deep. i wanted one in which don could lean back, relax and be fully immersed.

11:12 pm

Tom doesn't like baths, so I was thinking about myself when I designed the space... only later I learned that IF he had a long-enough, deep-enough tub would Grant like to have a bathtub. I feel sad that I didn't make his bathroom big enough for him to have one. :-(

11:12 pm

With 38 words left, I am useless and with 38 left I am off to bed. Goodnight to all babblers! See you later on today

11:12 pm

sweet dreams Min!

11:12 pm

we had an old claw foot tub when I was growing up. I loved it; but once fell in it as a young adult (I think I fainted, then fell and hit my head)and haven't liked tubs ever since

11:13 pm

sleep sweet, minver. you're never useless! but sometimes sleep is more important than babble :)

11:13 pm

I guess I'll start the grid... see how far I get in 45 minutes

11:13 pm

niters Min!

11:13 pm

oh, that's awful, Nef! glad you were okay, but what a scary thing

11:15 pm

sweet dreams, min

11:15 pm

I think that my family was scared too. I'd locked the door & no one could get in to see if I ws ok

11:18 pm

I am just hoping that the measurements I took were accurate enough and there will be enough room for this tub for our plumber to put it in! (pretty sure it's okay, but some days it seems anything that can go wrong does...

11:19 pm

no6,21?

11:19 pm

did you wake up on your own then, Nef? no serious injury, I hope?

11:20 pm

I did, jes. big lump on my temple; otherwise ok

11:20 pm

no + one penny

11:20 pm

thanks stid

11:21 pm

yw, thanks for asking for it!

11:22 pm

DH need to go to bed, I need to mke the bed now.

11:23 pm

g'night, Nef, wish DH well

11:23 pm

I think I'm quitting for tonight

11:23 pm

(((Nef))) see you later

11:23 pm

Niters!

11:23 pm

night, nef.

11:25 pm

is there an h from lower left that isn't listed in Lickety?

11:25 pm

Today when we were at the house all the gas lines are in. The water lines are (mostly) in. The front door has been damaged because somebody closed it with a splinter of wood from inside and someone else pushed hard enough to open it, damaging the door in the process *grumble* but mostly good news. :-)

11:25 pm

probably jes, shall i list the h's for you? he was missing one word.

11:26 pm

looks like it should be an h6?

11:26 pm

oh, i remember, the plural of the first ha5

11:26 pm

d'oh. thankee, so obvious in retrospect!

11:28 pm

word i wish was in puzzle: uncohesive

11:29 pm

en7 and 8 after the chemical compound please?

11:29 pm

hello jerry

11:30 pm

ha! halfway already!

11:30 pm

en + camp shelter + vowel, plural for en8

11:30 pm

thanks, granny! that's firewords :)

11:30 pm

start from bottom e

11:30 pm

YAY jes!!!!!

11:30 pm

entent

11:30 pm

WTG JESDRAGGON!!!!

11:30 pm

ooppse.... *sits in PB*

11:31 pm

lol....close stiddy

11:31 pm

;-S

11:32 pm

and yay you for getting halfway already.

11:32 pm

not quite, stid, you just missed the penalty line :)

11:32 pm

"co-kin" double first cousins? *wicked mama grin*

11:35 pm

95 now, but slowing down fast.

11:35 pm

wow!! you sure can type fast...

11:36 pm

my fingers can, sometimes, but my brain doesn't do the front-loading it used to, that's for sure

11:37 pm

lolol...strange that. is it contagious do you think? because i have the same problem.

11:38 pm

hm. could be a computer-based virus... the protons flow from my eyes to the computer and transmit on the other end out your screen and into your eyeballs. ZAP!!!!

11:38 pm

you have the virus...

11:39 pm

ducks behind chair, missed me..hahaha

11:39 pm

(zapzapzap)

11:40 pm

rofl

11:40 pm

*covers eyes with hands* now you can't see me, i'm hiding

11:40 pm

how's your leg, should you be jumping around like that? *stern mama look*

11:41 pm

it's your fault, you started it. ;-P

11:41 pm

hmph. I am going to tell Don on you... X-)

11:41 pm

that doesn't look right on my screen... X-)

11:42 pm

roflol

11:42 pm

90

11:42 pm

riccochet worked....your own zap got you.HA!

11:43 pm

not that it matters, I am too cool to be cruel...

11:43 pm

*sits in the corner with a mug of tea and some chocolate frogs to watch the fire fight*

11:44 pm

aha...there she is, stiddy. zap her...zap her

11:44 pm

*frogs start jumping around and jes realizes she mixed up the order of candy with bait for the fish tank*

11:45 pm

*wicked mama grin*

11:45 pm

oh yeah...lol

11:46 pm

eew. no, these are definitely chocolate, and yummy. you're just jealous :D

11:47 pm

brb, need a drink...and i'm not talking water either.

11:47 pm

any hints for un 6, 5, 7?

11:47 pm

yep. pretty much, jes. Wishing today that I could eat anything and not get sick. Ate a pecan roll this morning (only part of it) that is vegan and gluten free and STILL felt sick afterward. It's NOT FAIR!!! *stomps feets and causes small quake under the Salish Sea*

11:48 pm

I have un 5/6 un + what you do with the stringy bits on shoes and "plural" form

11:48 pm

and hello maggie

11:48 pm

un5 is clear the table

11:48 pm

hi

11:49 pm

un7 is un+sounds like metal

11:49 pm

great clues jes!

11:49 pm

tyvm

11:50 pm

i am so selfishly glad that I don't have food allergies... am i a bad person for that?

11:50 pm

un 6/24?

11:51 pm

no, you are fortunate! I am happy to know people who can eat anything I put in front of them. To be honest, sometimes when I have another allergic person around we end up eating very very little...

11:51 pm

un6/24 is take out the strings from your boots

11:51 pm

k

11:51 pm

allergies would certainly make potluck dinners risky...

11:52 pm

ty the un s did me in

11:52 pm

welcome :)

11:53 pm

I very rarely eat things other people have prepared. Mother's food is safe, my mother in law (who hasn't blessed us with her presense in years) needs supervision because she is unfamiliar with what to look for and avoid. Usually I just bring my own food.

11:53 pm

go maggie go!

11:54 pm

good evening, all :)

11:54 pm

Don't get me wrong, I love my mother in law's cooking -- I miss her lovely gravies and biscuits and such... *sigh*

11:54 pm

hey nan

11:54 pm

hi nan

11:55 pm

:)

11:55 pm

hi stid -- is the house finished yet?

11:55 pm

not even close, nan. It's taking so long, and I am so tired. Had been hoping we would be in a position this month that I could tile my shower while I have actual time, but it might have to wait until after we move in at this rate.

11:56 pm

I have a year from the day the construction loan was signed, so technically I have until the end of July, but we have been in the aparment for nine months now and it is getting old.

11:56 pm

wow - things really are moving slowly

11:56 pm

156

11:56 pm

289

11:56 pm

LOL 33

11:57 pm

hey harpjane and diz

11:57 pm

hey nan, jane and diz

11:57 pm

anybody need last minute clues?

11:57 pm

whoa, one of the three of us is going to be very disappointed!

11:57 pm

well, the monsoons of September didn't help. Set things back a whole month or five weeks

11:57 pm

stid, your guess is missing the zero on the end

11:57 pm

*figners crossed for 33 -- all 7 or 8 letters long*

11:57 pm

177 ..

11:57 pm

and not an S in sight...

11:58 pm

hey tor!

11:58 pm

hello tor

11:58 pm

13

11:58 pm

hello o-o

11:58 pm

evening o-o

11:58 pm

I will fade to black now... have a lovely rest of your weekend, all! *poof*

11:58 pm

gives a STERN LOOK to stidmama...lol

11:58 pm

sleep sweet, stid!

11:59 pm

or morning, pick the right one, o-o

11:59 pm

rofl dizgrannie! you caught me on the way out! *repoof*

11:59 pm

sweet dreams, stiddy

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