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176 total words

12:01 am

flip

Clues are up

12:03 am

thanks Lickety and Merry Christmas to you

12:05 am

thanks lickety! flip

flip; hi all hi harp, flosey ty lickety

12:08 am

hi Dee and Harp

12:08 am

flop. I'm up waiting on the washer, so stuff'l be dry in the morning. Happy Solstice!

12:08 am

ta, lickety. :)

hi dc!

12:09 am

evening, dee, flossy, harp

co6 - where's ru?

hi rasta

ou 7

hi

12:10 am

hello, rasta

12:11 am

or7

ro7

12:15 am

Rats I should have guessed ..

nbt, but still looking for an 8

12:24 am

one starts with ST

ty erda! looking

NBT NBS

12:25 am

wd dee

ty and hi cray

12:26 am

hi :)

co 7/36

ou7 x2

12:27 am

guesses for my first word :D

co 6? hi ru

we have five i's, but mitotic has to use the same one twice dang!

finding lots of 6's... not seeing 7's and 8's readily :(

12:32 am

or7/36

12:33 am

Thanks, flosey!

ty flosey

12:34 am

yw Erda and Dee

12:34 am

the president is in the grid

12:34 am

boris

uh - oboma, would that be

12:35 am

sorry about that one

12:35 am

so7/36

12:35 am

bids

12:36 am

OH NO!!!!!!

ty flosey

12:36 am

yw Dee

12:36 am

hi all!! late flip....NBT/NBS

12:38 am

st8/50

12:38 am

hi Diz

hi diz

12:52 am

Hi all :)

Hi, Liz!

12:53 am

Hi there, Liz.

12:53 am

Oh, there's flosey and diz and Dee.....hi to all.

12:54 am

hi Peach

12:55 am

hello all

12:55 am

hi jbp

hi peach, jb

12:56 am

hope all is good for you all

12:56 am

Hi jbp

12:56 am

going well thanks jb, and you?

12:57 am

so far so good

12:58 am

co 7

12:58 am

no matter how many times I try, 'amulet' is not in the grid

12:59 am

I couldn't make amulet work either.

1:00 am

nor is militia

1:00 am

di 8 been called?

not yet, ty vm, ru

1:01 am

ou 7 yet?

x 2, jb

Nice find, ty ru

1:02 am

missing a d though

1:02 am

got it

1:02 am

could I get a wee hint for the co 7?

1:03 am

co + wave sets

1:04 am

sort of

Worked for me, ty

1:04 am

Thanks, ruru.

can you clue the di 8?

1:05 am

di + vowel.. + end of stiff joints

1:05 am

thanks ru for the co7!

1:08 am

yw

1:09 am

i'm not seeing how to end anything in -itis... or am I blind?

1:13 am

not getting that one either

1:14 am

ty, ruru

nor I

1:14 am

could we have an additional hint, here in the cheap seats?

1:14 am

the condition that causes stiff-achy joints. Rheumatoid....

1:14 am

it's the only D I'm missing

1:15 am

yeah, I can't get the itis ending. maybe I'm having a blonde moment

1:17 am

I can't find one o damn it

1:17 am

I'll trade you the death notices ruru for a different clue clue

1:17 am

or do accomplish something better than anyone else

1:18 am

have those.

1:18 am

need to work on others.. not seeing it

1:21 am

the di word goes up and then down the left edge of the grid

1:21 am

sa7

1:22 am

I hate to be so whiny, but at this point, can someone just give the definition.. my monkeys are tapped out

1:22 am

Any of various dark, granite-textured, crystalline rocks rich in plagioclase and having little quartz

1:22 am

try the itic ending

ty mab, finally found it

1:23 am

thank you mab!

1:23 am

thanks Erda, that did it

1:23 am

my eyes were starting to cross

1:23 am

plagioclase --- now there's a word!!

1:24 am

let us hope it never appears in a grid. this one was bad enough! ;)

1:26 am

Ah thank you Erda - I did so love looking at rocks in thin section under the microscope - plagioclase is fascinating then

1:26 am

finito.. had to go to morewords for my last one

1:27 am

congrats, ruru!

1:27 am

well done ru are you egg-salted?

1:27 am

or egg-sultant?

1:27 am

as long as you didn't take plagioclase for granite scouser :D

os 7

wtg ru

1:28 am

scouser, I just read your little blurb... I do old norse and other dead germanic languages... maybe we can have a dead language babble? ;-)

1:28 am

rur, that hurt

1:28 am

:D

1:29 am

I know someone studying Doric at the moment! However, Babble already is a dead language game - well "dead and borrowed" ?

1:29 am

actually scouser I have to egg myself on all the time

1:29 am

g'night. Washer's done, putting it in the dryer and going to bed. Happy Babbling!

1:30 am

nite seain

1:30 am

night mr housekeeping

1:30 am

as I like to say, 'the only good language is a dead language.'

1:30 am

goodnight seain

1:31 am

middle row, 2nd column O single... help ?

1:31 am

question to ru: do omelettes os6 during cooking?

1:32 am

sort of .. manually :D

1:32 am

ot 4 jb

1:33 am

if the ot is of the eye, then it's not off that o.

1:33 am

I love languages in general

1:33 am

oh.. then it is ot 6

1:34 am

useless

1:34 am

jb ot--- ear not eye?

1:35 am

*starts anatomy lesson for JB *

1:35 am

ooh, now I'm listenin'

1:36 am

I like the word ot6 as its base occurs in Liverpool's coat of arms "Deus Nobic Haec Ot4 fecit". No-one seems to know what it really meant, or why it was chosen, but it has led to lots of jokes about Liverpudlian's views on work and leisure

1:37 am

I like the word liverpudian :D

1:38 am

It means "God has given us these days of leisure" xx

1:39 am

yes - Liverpool means "pool of dirty or muddy water" though I've never heard anyone refer to Liverpuddle

1:40 am

I've heard of kidney shaped pools

1:40 am

Yes worzel but what relevance it has to the city has yet to be explained.

fireworks

1:40 am

yeah dee

1:40 am

except I now in retirement have the leisure to enjoy Babble to the full....

1:41 am

Well done Dee.

1:41 am

And Happy Christmas and New Year to all Babblers

ty... found this grid trickier than yesterday's

1:41 am

me too

1:41 am

me too Dee

1:41 am

although yesterday's last words were tougher

1:41 am

Congrats, Dee!

1:41 am

lots of strange words in this grid

Glad I wasn't the only one; misery loves company LOL. Ty, peach.

1:42 am

ru: nowt hepatic here nor nephritic either

Well, I am off to check emails... have one package that is still not here grrrr

1:42 am

As an adopted Scouser I've done lots of research and it's believed that the original name for Liverpool is Liuerpul. This originated around 1190 as a name, although the reference to water is actually believed to come from the 15th century "Llif" meaning flood in Welsh, which is where the majority of Liverpool's inhabitants migrated from after a large outbreak of plague killed some 95 percent of the then Liverpool inhabitants! Here endeth today's history lesson lol xx

1:42 am

and welll done Dee, missed your FW

ty, flosey!

Have a great eve / day all!

1:43 am

I love this game and learning new things from people.. thanks scouser and worzel

1:43 am

thanks for all the clues. but I clearly need sleep, so for nowm, I give uypu.

1:43 am

be well, all

1:44 am

Interesting, thank you worzel.

1:44 am

Aha worzel - suggest you pay the amazingly cheap life-membership here and make yourself a profile.

1:44 am

night jb.. *tucks jb in*

1:44 am

As to the relevance of the motto it is believed it was chosen because a gentleman called Walter Wainwright chose it for his tombstone (he is buried somewhere near Fazakerley I believe) and he was a founding member of St George's Hall so the committee are alleged to have chosen this in honour of him. No proof though, but sounds plausible to me xx

1:45 am

I thought it was from "levre" i.e. Ang-Norm muddy. I hadn't heard about Mr Wainwright but that is very plausible. Perhaps he went around saying it, pompously?

1:47 am

pool is in general in place names in England derived from the late British or Welsh "Pwll" meaning a pool, an inlet or a pit. In modern Welsh, the name "Lerpwl" is used, based on the English. Another major immigrant group to Liverpool are the Irish, and in Irish the name is "Learpholl". An older Welsh name for Liverpool is "Llynlleifiad", meaning "pool of the floods

1:48 am

Anyway - how is everyone this morning?? xx

1:49 am

I'm smarter.....thanks to you.

1:49 am

a bit better educated, is how i am this a.m.

1:50 am

snap ms. peach

1:50 am

haha - it had nothing to do with me peach and mab - i just find things out and pass them on when needed xx

1:50 am

one is waiting for the horrible weather to disrupt the tenor of Christmas

1:51 am

yes - I'm looking out over the Liverpudlian sky this morning with a certain feeling of angst about me, knowing that it is due to get quite unpleasant from around 10 and that I have to go to the doctor's in this weather!

1:53 am

Take your cue from "if you can see the Welsh hills it is going to rain, and if you can't see them, it already is raining."

1:53 am

Greetings Friends! Hope everyone is well

1:54 am

PS this is a difficult grid I think

1:54 am

Can't see them from this part of Liverpool, but you have made me smile because I used to live in Devon and we used to say that about various landmarks down there!!

1:54 am

Morning pug xx

1:55 am

Hi Wor--are you feeling better now

1:55 am

LIked that, scouser. LOL

1:55 am

Hi there, ms puglet. And how are you this fine morn?

1:55 am

s it still raining?

1:55 am

not really, pug, but thanks for asking - i can't complain though - fracti non frangi as they say . . .

1:55 am

hi pug

1:56 am

besides running late Iam good Peach and you

1:56 am

Hi mab. I don't think I saw you come in. How are you?

1:56 am

I can see a couple of the Clwyd hills.

1:56 am

Hi mab----------------still having belly problems Wor

1:57 am

I'm doing OK, thanks puglet.

1:57 am

i am quite well

1:57 am

Yes pug - still my tummy. It's been six weeks now so I think it's about time I went to the doctor. I just don't like to trouble them when it's probably something and nothing

1:57 am

brb

1:57 am

Is all this rain playing with your joints Peach

1:58 am

It is. We has some rain tonight but supposed to get more and tomorrow also.

1:59 am

thats probally good to do Wor----its been too long and your self doctoring dont seem to be fixing it

2:00 am

we had rain fri-sat and sun----5 inches on sat. alone

2:00 am

I think, Pug, it's more a case that I'm too stubborn to go to the doc. That's why I nearly ended up dying 2 months ago because I ignored the pain. Not your typical man lol

2:01 am

shame on you wor--lol

2:03 am

I just don't see the point in going to the doc unless I've collapsed or something. They're already stretched to the limit. Still, I'll go this morning and see what's what. Anyway, I must dash for a bit, I need some coffee and some nicotine (naughty Worzel) see you all in a bit xx

2:03 am

enjoy your drugs then--lol

2:04 am

dear me worzel definitely go to docs and dont repeat my error when I was 27, in pain but walking-wounded: I nearly died then from peritonitis cos the pain was not continuous.

2:05 am

Has Rose been on yet

2:06 am

haven't seen her yet pugs

2:07 am

Hi flosey and thanks---she was to go to doctor and I was just wondering what she found out

2:07 am

they might have put her back into the hospital

2:10 am

oh dear, hope that hasn't been necessary

2:11 am

me too, but both legs and feet are swollen, so they might

2:14 am

poor dear, she has had so much going on in her life as well as this pain, hope the new year will be happier for her

2:15 am

I do too and I hope the same for all here as well

2:15 am

thanks Pugs, and you too

2:15 am

thanks flosey

2:20 am

cooee. late logging in due to surprise visit from son and his wife. they are going away for christmas, and wanted to say happy christmas before they left. :-)

2:20 am

aha, speaking of angels

2:21 am

Hi Rose, we were just talking about you

2:21 am

hi rose, good to see you

2:21 am

*quick glance over shoulder* who?? me??

2:21 am

I was afraid they may had put you back into the hospital

2:21 am

nice to see your son and wife

2:22 am

Is this braxton's mom and dad

2:22 am

hmmm, over my dead body, pugs...lol. nope, just a whole battery of tests, bloods, ekg, urine...

2:22 am

no, dear, this was my youngest son, josh.

2:22 am

what did they say about the swelling

2:23 am

Hi all :)

2:23 am

doc had a good listen to heart and checked jugular arteries and veins. no murmurs.

2:23 am

hey liz.

2:24 am

That's good, Rose. Legs still swollen?

2:24 am

Hi Liz, have missed you and how did your birthday go

2:24 am

Lovely thanks, pugs. Ate too much!

2:24 am

i have to try and put some extra strong compression stockings on. * giggle * hope don has his strong fingers and hands working tomorrow.

2:25 am

You still have a houseful

2:26 am

how do they expect you to get them on?

2:26 am

No. They all went yesterday. Nice having them here but nice to have some quiet again. Now just all the washing. 6 extra sets of towels ans sheets!

2:26 am

hands starting to swell also, liz. doc checking out everything.

2:26 am

jeezus, liz. glad it's you, and not me

2:27 am

Ooh! Poor thing. Hope they sort it soon for you.

2:27 am

Lol! It was fun. We just sat around chatting and eating, walked on the beach etc.

2:28 am

did you like your son's gf

2:28 am

i am sure it's the trauma of the surgery. having tests down between christmas and new year. will get results at next appointment, 9th january.

2:28 am

Hello grannyrose. Happy Christmas and all best wishes for 2014 to be without major incidents but with lots of fun.

2:29 am

The weather was fantastic the whole time, so when we were home,we sat outside most of the time.

2:29 am

What did you decide about fang over Christmas?

2:30 am

aww, thanx scouser. i am so looking forward to the new year. we can finally start our married life with no-one else in the house. already noticing difference in don's behaviour.

2:30 am

I am so glad it all went well for you Liz---though all the cleaning dont sound so fun

2:30 am

Thanks pugs. How are you and your sister?

2:30 am

liz, we are staying here. not going over to fang's. will try and get her christmas box over to her after christmas.

2:31 am

we are doing great, thanks

2:31 am

Good Rose. So you can rest and just have a lovely time with Don :)

2:31 am

Rose is all the swelling due to holding water?

2:34 am

yes, pugs. i couldn't work out why i was putting on weight, when my appetite is so poor. the doc pointed out all the fluid i am retaining.

2:34 am

So have you been giving something to get rid of the fluid?

2:35 am

so you on water pills now

2:35 am

what you need is a good nurse Rose!

2:35 am

doc has suggested i do a daily weigh. to check if weight is going up too quickly. liz, am on low dose of diuretic at the moment.

2:35 am

thats not good holding all that fluid

2:35 am

io

2:36 am

*giggle* hello mari

2:36 am

Hope the diuretic is effective.

2:36 am

Hi mari, nice to meet you

2:36 am

Hi mari

2:36 am

not effecting my breathing yet, so we are still early days yet.

2:36 am

Is that a common side effect?

2:37 am

breathlessness is a symptom of fluid retention, a while down the track.

2:38 am

Hope it won't get that far!

2:38 am

do you ellivate your upper body when sleeping Rose

2:39 am

hun, as soon as i get that bad, i'm gonna be in the emergency room faster than you can blink.

2:39 am

not really, pugs. and i have to be careful how i position my legs. i use the CPAP machine every night.

2:39 am

If the diuretic isn't effective, I'm sure you'll be back to the doc!

2:40 am

liz, next appointment already made, for post blood tests etc.

2:41 am

Rose do they have air ted-hose there? Kind of like a bllodpressure cup---where you pump air into the sock to make it to the tightness you need

2:41 am

I know you're on top of it all and I bet don won't let it get too far without seeing a doc.

2:43 am

pugs, sequential compression stockings...and yes they do. at least for hospital patients who are having lengthy surgery and a long bed rest post-op.

2:43 am

can you get some for yourself at home

2:44 am

that would be so much easier for you then struggling with those stockings

2:44 am

if i need them...i will....want to see what tests show first...as i sa4, i am pretty sure this is my body's reaction to the trauma of the surgery.

2:45 am

That and just a teeny bit of family stress!

2:45 am

pugs, i need to be able to move around as well. those stockings anchor me to where ever i am.

2:46 am

Okay, will stop worring over you then

2:46 am

*splutter* ya think, liz??

2:46 am

Just say in'!

2:46 am

awww, pugs. i like to know that you care so much, hun

2:47 am

Sayin''

2:47 am

Love the way people are so caring here :)

2:47 am

I got a really late start here and this dosent seem to friendly of a grid

2:47 am

didn't sleep well last night. or the night before. am hoping i will totally zone out tonight.

2:48 am

Is it still so hot down there?

2:48 am

pugs, it isn't too bad. where you stuck, hun?

2:49 am

liz, lovely cool and rain. showers easing off over next couple of days.

2:49 am

no where yet really--been talking and not studing on the grid

2:49 am

That's not bad then. Really hope you sleep tonight.

2:49 am

is 104 temps common there

2:50 am

thanx liz....and pugs, that is the norm for where i live, during summer.

2:51 am

I do not like hot heat like that

2:52 am

brb, going to check on what don is doing...he clunking around MIL's rooms

2:56 am

brb--refill due

3:01 am

FW and now off to bed, busy day tomorrow and off to Vancouver Tuesday and home again Thursday

3:01 am

Congrats flosey. Safe trip and have a lovely Christmas if I don't see you :)

3:02 am

thanks Liz - and you too

3:02 am

night Flosey, take care

3:02 am

Thanks.

3:04 am

Liz, Iam glad that you can join us again-lol

3:04 am

Me too. I miss my babble friends and the grid, when I don't play.

3:05 am

Almost dinner time here. Gone 7.00.

3:05 am

so you kicking back today to recover

3:05 am

bye and enjoy Liz

3:06 am

Lazy few days I reckon though I did go to the gym today. Think I needed to after all the food!

3:08 am

See you soon pugs. IBBL

3:08 am

later Liz

3:13 am

okay, sorted through a lot of crystal and old glassware, also china, some royal albert and meakin.

3:14 am

aww, did i miss saying goodnight to liz? :-(

3:15 am

my lord Rose, did she have a whole household of stuff in just two rooms

3:15 am

she said she would be back

3:17 am

it certainly feels like it, pugs.lol

3:18 am

rose. on the first I -I got the flower what is the stats for the other word, please

3:19 am

all those used bows and ribbons from presents...she has to have brought them with her when she moved in.

3:20 am

ir6, ir + **ch, scratch + In Charge

3:21 am

thanks got it

3:21 am

yay, you, pugs. you rock, hun

3:21 am

how much more do you have to go through yet? A bunch?

3:22 am

you mean in MIL's rooms?

3:23 am

have nearly finished wardrobes. done the bathroom. have gone through all the books. now, obviously working through crystal, glass and china.

3:23 am

Rose, Iam so glad to see you coming back into your old self--I still read between the lines and you are not a 100 percent yet. I hold you in my prayers everyday. (yes in MIL's room)

3:25 am

;-) thanx hun. still needing support. i do so appreciate it.

3:25 am

is it bothering Don having to go through all his mothers things

3:26 am

it doesn't appear to be bothering him. mind you, i have done all the 'personal' stuff for him.

3:27 am

does it bother you then

3:27 am

and he seems to appreciate my advice on other stuff. this is drawing us closer than ever before.

3:28 am

thats very good Rose

3:28 am

not really, pugs. and going through my mother's stuff certainly pulled us siblings closer together.

3:28 am

has Fang stopped bothering you so much over items she wanted

3:29 am

seems to me, fang has missed an ideal opportunity to connect closely with her half-brother.

3:30 am

well I say its her lost then.....does she go to church where you do

3:30 am

fang is only going to get what don will allow her to have. he is still adamant that i should have first choice of MIL's jewellery.

3:31 am

fang only worships at her own idol...herself....she is very vain.

3:31 am

then if there are things you want I say go for it. Is there items Don wants you to keep

3:32 am

thats a shame Rose--I have a sister that money and what she has is the most important thing to her

3:32 am

not sure, pugs. i am encouraging him to keep them for his daughters.

3:33 am

Its funny what money does to some people

please may i have a clue for the di8

3:37 am

i always have had a relaxed attitude to money...now to the despair of don...

3:38 am

di8, di + either/** + **ch, scratch +In Charge. and hello jenny

3:38 am

Hi Jenny

3:38 am

ty for di8, help with other 8 pls

3:39 am

thanks Rose and Hi Peri

hello rose and puglet, glat you are getting better Rose. I am snatching a few minutes to babble before starting to organise our visitors - 11 in all but not altogether thank goodness

3:40 am

st8, st + t**tom, type of drum + autom****, does on it's own

3:40 am

hi pugs, hi all

3:40 am

ty rose

3:40 am

g'day peri

thanks Rose - already had the st8 but couldnot work out the di8 - have now from your clue, thank you

3:41 am

sounds like you are going to e very busy Jenny

Yes, altho it means working each day for 4 days I can no longer cope with them all at once, so I am much happier doing it that way.

can you clue the lone O in the 2nd column and the U please

3:47 am

ot6, ot + r**t, civil unrest + South East

3:48 am

ul6, ul + **mothy dalton, played james bond + short word for mother

3:48 am

ut4, sounds like the state, but with plural ending

3:49 am

dinner ready...see you later. xoxox

3:50 am

bye Rose and enjoy and hope you get some rest--hugs

thanks rose

3:56 am

o

4:06 am

morning Legend

4:14 am

be back later

4:14 am

morning puglet

4:34 am

its interesting that the word biro still hasn't become acceptable

4:40 am

Agree with you, Rolin, i always asked for a biro when i was at school (many years ago now) and everyone used the same word.I know it was also a brand name..but still, it should of been widely excepted by now.

4:40 am

may I ask what a biro is?

4:40 am

Maybe it is..just not woth enable...lol

4:41 am

A pen, Annie.

4:41 am

with*

4:41 am

ah, like a bic

4:42 am

You got it..the pen did have Biro written on it..so i assume was a brand name.

4:42 am

I would think the same

4:43 am

You are up very early, Annie, Hope you are ok.

4:44 am

I just couldn't sleep tonight..was laying about thinking and decided to get up and Babble with a nice cup of coffee

4:45 am

Thanks for asking. I haven't been feeling up to par lately but I think it will pass.

4:46 am

Bless you...hope you manage to get a nice nap later on then to make up for lost sleep :-)

4:47 am

<-----Loves naps.

4:47 am

Biro proprietary name of a type of ball-point pen, 1947, from László Bíró, the Hungarian inventor. The surname means "judge."

4:47 am

LOL, first the dentist, then weekly laundry, then rest...will be okay

4:48 am

morning, o-o..interesting...you are up early

4:49 am

o-o, Is it okay if I print your message today and send it to a friend of mine?

4:49 am

Hello, o-o, Then i have Laszlo Biro, to thank for all my pens :-)

4:49 am

Hello, Annie. Certainly.

4:50 am

Has anyone seen Hurshy?

4:52 am

Not seen her for a while, Annie.

4:53 am

Then I will play name that proper noun....composer of Carmen

4:54 am

I know there is a Z in his name...alternate spelling

4:55 am

going to get more coffee

4:55 am

searched: Georges Bizet

4:56 am

hahah damn..just got it from gogle too.

4:56 am

Google*

4:57 am

ding ding ding

4:59 am

Fair -16°F -27°C Wind Chill -36°F (-38°C)

4:59 am

another proper noun...African country near Kenya

5:02 am

somalia

5:02 am

ding ding ding!!!!

5:03 am

was thrown off line for a bit

5:03 am

Yes babble always does that at that time each day.

5:05 am

When I tried to get back on there was a message from Dr_God that the site was having a temper tantrum. :)

5:05 am

Thats the one...you just get a line of text at the top.

5:05 am

yes.

5:07 am

resistentialism again

5:09 am

Teehee.. you do know some great words.

5:10 am

Hope everyone is eupeptic today.

5:12 am

Well for me..i feel good...hope you do too :-)

5:12 am

The sleep of reason produces monsters. -Francisco Goya, painter and printmaker (1746-1828)

5:12 am

Good day to all. I was until a few minutes ago, o-o, when I started sipping coffee.

5:13 am

Hello, Scrabs :-)

5:13 am

morning, scrabbs :)

5:13 am

My alarm was set for 6 but I woke up at 447 and have been awake ever since.

5:15 am

I couldn't sleep either, up since 3:30 am

5:15 am

That is early, Scrabs, hope it do4 not ruin your day.

5:15 am

Certainly better than dyspeptic

5:15 am

I couldn't fall asleep either. So I will be tired today, but busy.

5:16 am

Since I have no schedule, early or otherwise are superfluous

5:16 am

Very nice, o-o.

5:17 am

I work 8-12 only, then will shop in town.

5:21 am

Ha the word for making love often used by, Sheldon cooper, the actor in the big bang theory is in the grid again today.

5:21 am

Bazinga!

5:22 am

I do love that comedy.

5:22 am

Haha nice one, Scrabs!

5:22 am

Yes, it is very well-written and acted.

5:24 am

I have the dvd box set of the show...although i have only managed to see a couple of the new series showing on chanel 4 here.

5:25 am

I watch reruns every evening. And Modern Family makes me LOL too.

5:26 am

OMG modern family is very funny..another well writen comedy!

5:27 am

With the reruns I notice the small nuances I previously missed--a aword, a look.

5:27 am

Sorry for typos this keypad will not let me type quickly....so any double letters often do not register.

5:27 am

I watch a Ma and Pa Kettle movie on occasion.

5:27 am

I have used computers with wonky keyboards---grrrr.

5:28 am

This is a keypad for the xbox360, Scrabs..it is useless at typing fast.

5:29 am

Will have to look up that movie on google, o-o

5:29 am

C'mon, o-o, is there anything on TV that you like? I don't watch much, as the pickings are slim, but I have my few shows to watch.

5:30 am

Have not had a working tv since 1998

5:31 am

You are probably better off. I have considered dropping cable TV altogether. My computer can get me what I need and want.

5:32 am

bi6 = prefix for life + involuntary spasm

5:32 am

oo5 is one I usually miss, but not today.

5:33 am

haha just watched a sketch of ma & pa kettle maths on youtube..looks good.

5:33 am

marjorie main and percy kilbride

5:34 am

Yes thats them, i think it was not shown over here.

5:35 am

tl

5:36 am

tl?? is there tl words in the grid?

5:36 am

ti4/4--repeat the syllable

5:36 am

no, lol. a typo

5:37 am

Phew !

5:37 am

Still looking for that oo5 you said...i tried ootic & oorie

5:38 am

change last letter of your first typed word

5:39 am

a solanaceous plant is in the grid

5:40 am

Ahh thank you, Scrabs...sory for putting most of the word in the grid.

5:41 am

Stats, o-o?

5:42 am

to 6/21

5:42 am

Is that a nightshade?

5:42 am

I got it, salad anyone?

5:42 am

Hi all :)

5:43 am

Oh the fruit that is often mistaken for a vegetable.

5:43 am

Hello, Liz :-)

5:43 am

that's it

5:43 am

four st medical words are in the grid ... Crohn's patients might know them

5:43 am

Hi Liz

5:43 am

ty for that clue and for the oo 5

5:44 am

Hmm! Have 2 st medical words!

5:44 am

I figured out to6 finally. TY.

5:45 am

have 4 medical words

5:45 am

st8 = adjective

5:45 am

first 5 letters are the same

5:46 am

I guessed that! But now have to find the next 3 letters!

5:47 am

Stats for the st8 please?

5:47 am

ty!

5:47 am

st 8 / 50

5:47 am

a fair number of words end with a c

5:47 am

st5 + involuntary spasm

5:47 am

Thank you.

5:50 am

Yay got the st 8/50!

5:50 am

Go, zooz, go.

5:51 am

so the 5/12 5/21x2 are the medical ones i take it?

5:52 am

ostomy or colostomy or Ileostomy ... etc

5:52 am

st5= "mouth" or opening

5:52 am

BRB, must get breakfast

5:53 am

Have 4 st medical words now - thanks.

5:53 am

Sorry to ask for more ..but may i have the stat for the lone O please?

5:53 am

oilu

5:54 am

ot 6 / 18 I think.

5:54 am

not a word...sorry non the less.

5:55 am

Thank you, Liz.

5:55 am

yw - I just found it before you asked but didn't check where it came from!

5:56 am

tu 6/24 - add a bill of ****ng

5:56 am

same ending for the mi 6/24

5:57 am

nice - TY o-o

5:57 am

Hello, Lynxxx :-)

5:58 am

Hi Lyn :)

5:58 am

think Enable been reading too many historical romance novels

5:58 am

Hi Lynxxx

5:58 am

Hi Zooz & Liz

5:58 am

and Scrabbs!

6:02 am

I must admit i am not finding this grid to be easy.

6:02 am

Me neither.

6:02 am

Some uncommon words.

6:02 am

Just listed with 58 left.

6:03 am

Only have 3 x 7 letters

6:03 am

they have all been a bit like this of late - the first half is easy - and then it hits

6:03 am

ENABLE is an acronym for Enhanced North American Benchmark Lexicon, and attempts to combine several other sources, such as Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition and the OSPD in order to claim to be definitive. Much of the work embodied in ENABLE involves resolution of ambiguity, particularly of nouns that admit no sensible plural, grammatical inflections, or lexicographical contradictions, such as definitions that appear in Merriam-Webster that use words that are themselves absent from the dictionary.

6:03 am

50 left for later. I must get ready for work. Bye, folks.

6:04 am

Have a good day Scrabbs

6:04 am

bye Sc rabbs - have a good day

6:04 am

Bye for now, Scrabs.

6:05 am

co 7/36

6:05 am

Thats Enable for you..lol

6:05 am

or 7/36

6:06 am

os 7/36

6:06 am

two ou 7/36

6:07 am

ro 7/40

6:07 am

sa 7/32

6:08 am

so 7/36

6:10 am

ty o-o - have one more now but am tired so am giving up for tonight. Have a good day everyone :)

6:10 am

Sweet sleep, Liz.

6:11 am

Yeah got the two compound Ou7s..thanks.

6:14 am

phantom: parageusia

6:18 am

Taking a break. Thanks for the great company & the excellent clues.

6:19 am

later, zooz

6:49 am

good morning all

6:53 am

good morning all

7:11 am

Morning, teach and sue.

7:13 am

good morning sue, WV and Bzzz

7:14 am

Morning, lbd.

7:17 am

morning dawger

7:17 am

morning bea

7:21 am

help with second column single O please

7:23 am

woodwind instrument played with a reed

7:24 am

oops, sorry, that's the one I don't have.

7:24 am

came from other O in that column

7:24 am

ot 6/18

7:25 am

Thanks, o-o.

7:42 am

13 remaining. bbl to finish. hagd everyone!

7:46 am

Good morning, all! Name that proper noun: town in Iowa.

7:47 am

Sorry - Idaho, rather.

7:47 am

Boise

7:47 am

Boise

7:47 am

Boise

7:47 am

Boise.. Scrabbs beat me

7:47 am

and bichon did too

7:47 am

Ding! Ding! Ding! Potatoes for everyone!

7:48 am

we all came in at 747

7:48 am

and so did Bea, lol

7:48 am

clue for ou7/36 please? have surpasses

7:48 am

*peeling and slicing potatoes*

7:48 am

sounds like a jet, Boise 747

7:48 am

hello, all :-)

7:49 am

Hiya, Une!

7:49 am

hi Une

7:49 am

am working out a way to "rate" the grids as to level of difficulty

7:49 am

Une, it is the payment of money. past tense

7:50 am

tx!!!

7:50 am

TY, Bea

7:50 am

yw

7:51 am

How many out- words are there?

7:51 am

2

7:51 am

I didn't get the payment of money clue, help

7:51 am

I have 3.

7:51 am

well, 2 7's

7:51 am

have 3 also

7:51 am

have 3

7:52 am

opp of in + past tense of what hens do with eggs

7:52 am

nm, got it

7:52 am

ty Scrabs

7:52 am

Aha, I missed the person that plays the reed intrument.

7:53 am

oohhh tx!

7:53 am

so did I, ty Scrabbs

7:53 am

snakey one

7:53 am

need help with single O in 2nd column please

7:54 am

ot6

7:54 am

brb, phone

7:55 am

Ends in a sugar suffix

7:56 am

thnx scrabs

7:56 am

halfway, NBT and NBS - time to go out and get some errands done

8:02 am

hagd, wvt.. have those to do too

8:03 am

I am waiting for a patient to show up.

8:04 am

I'm a bit peeved that "rooibos" is not valid ...

8:04 am

What is that word, lil?

8:05 am

I see on Google. Proper name.

I agree with lil... rooibos should be ok... first word I saw

8:06 am

New word for me, bb

8:06 am

Think I've worked out a way I can rate a grid, using math. 4 is the hardest = "Killer", 3 = "Challenger", 2 = Average, 1 = a Breeze. After I tweak it a bit, I will put the rationale on my profile. Ok, sounds a bit OCD, but trying to objectify

8:06 am

T'is a type of tea.

8:08 am

I understand, aloy.

8:09 am

oh oh, just lost connection for a few seconds.. phew, glad it is back

8:10 am

ty Scrabbs.. (-:

8:10 am

Although a 1 for you may be a 2 or 3 for me.

8:11 am

I know, it will vary for each.. like my rating would probably be a joke for those who zip through the grid at the flip and finish in lightning time

8:11 am

I'm the tortoise

8:12 am

so, I just use the # I found after going through the grid and "hitting the wall"

and the verdict on this one?

8:14 am

this grid, for example, came out as a "2" or Average

8:14 am

Hi Owl.

hi scrabs

8:14 am

am going to the list now.. hi TO

how many do you have?

8:15 am

need 29 more, but I needed 33 more before opening chat and getting some clues

i am waiting for workmen and i need to get shopping. they are late.

8:16 am

divide 4 into the total words - that is what I aim for before the list

8:16 am

I need 41

8:16 am

so, 44 for this grid would "earn" the list

so when you are down to 44 yo list?

8:17 am

Gotta go see a baby. My 8 and 830 patients no-showed--siblings.

8:17 am

yes.. depends on the day.. lots to do = hop on the list asap, lazy day = try a bit harder

oh, dont you hate that if you are really booked?

8:18 am

hope baby is ok Scrabbs, hagd

this grid would benefit greatly from an n and better placement of the e

8:18 am

Not good for revenue, not good to lose slots when other kids could be seen. Just a Well Baby Visit, Aloy

8:18 am

Clue for Di8, please?

8:19 am

oh, good

8:19 am

missing that one, Judi.. will look tho

8:20 am

good morning everyone:) nasty freezing rain, foot of snow and more freezing rain today as well. have to cancel crossy's babbler breakfast get together:(( spent most of yesterday evening doing pharmacy runs to get medication to people in our building who could not get their cars from the parking lot to the street

8:20 am

crossy LOVES his jeep;))

8:21 am

You're a one man MASH unit, Crossy!

8:21 am

put my girl in 4 wheel drive and just ground over top of it all:)))

8:21 am

found the di8, thinking of a clue

8:23 am

di + either, ** + tag, you are ** + pulled a t** off the dog after a walk in the woods, hope he doesn't get Lyme disease

8:23 am

hi crossy.. yukky weather

8:23 am

ty,aloy

8:24 am

yup.not good for x-mass travellers

8:24 am

yw.. freezing rain, ice on the road = least fave conditions, just horrible

8:24 am

my brother is driving up from PA, hope all goes well

8:25 am

great clue, alloy, and I don't think you're OCD at all!

8:25 am

does your area use salt trucks?

8:25 am

flew there from NV..hehe..boy I have a weather shocker for him:))

8:25 am

{{crossy}

8:25 am

((ruby))

8:25 am

oh, hi there ruby.. missed your entrance, nice to see you

8:26 am

they do, aloy, so they are keeping the roads manageable at reduced speeds, however, the company that was hired to keep our 100 car parking lot clear is not doing such a fine job.it has not been touched in 2+ days now

8:27 am

eek, and now when it is plowed, the # of spaces will be reduced bc of the mountains of piled dirty snow

8:29 am

it is a true mess. I am now parked right out in the middle of the lane,since as it stands right now,there is only one other guy in this building who has a large 4x4 truck who can make it to the street,other than myself

8:30 am

low to the ground cars just can't handle it

8:30 am

lose mufflers

8:30 am

myself and the other fella put up a notice on the bulleten board to offer grocery runs etc,so I am not sure how much I will be babbling,but all is quiet so far

8:30 am

aww, that was really nice of the two of you

8:31 am

everyone must pay it forward.makes for a nicer community

8:31 am

so true

8:33 am

we are expecting the plow contractor for the parking lot today. I think the building owners bent his ear hard

8:34 am

like, show up or ship out?

8:34 am

my son is out there now with a few other teens from the building chiseling ice from peoples cars

8:34 am

he better show up!

8:37 am

love it when I monkey something for fun and it turns out to be acceptable! Just happened with li6.21

8:38 am

I like that as well :-{)

8:39 am

like my new happy face? I added my mousestache hehe

8:39 am

Back. Hi Crossy--you are such a generous and kind man.

8:39 am

lol, very cool

8:40 am

morning scrabby!!

8:40 am

wb Scrabbs

8:40 am

scrabby, it is actually a thinly veiled excuse to play with my jeep and push her a bit

8:40 am

20 min until next patient. Of course, Crossy!

8:41 am

Clue for li6, Aloy. Please.

8:41 am

40 to go and I see nuffin'.

8:42 am

stats for 2nd olumn lone O please(2nd o)?

8:42 am

the team celebrated with champagne after their v****** in the tournament; put an l in front

omg i read that as i see muffin, time for breakfast

8:42 am

oops, also put a y on the end of the clue and scratch one *, sorry folks

8:42 am

And without the Y...got it. ty

8:43 am

BRB, going to grab some coffee here.

8:43 am

ty, aloy

8:43 am

lost my comment "yay" to cyberspace.. wonder where it went?

8:44 am

opps,got a pharmacy request.back in 15 min..poink

8:44 am

brb too..

8:46 am

2nd column 2nd O stats please?

8:48 am

Back with coffee and dark chocolate!

8:48 am

ot6--ends with suffix for a sugar

8:49 am

ty scrabbler i will be back

8:55 am

da,s

8:59 am

scrabb still dont know what it is sorry

9:00 am

flower da? which one do you need>

9:01 am

ot + vowel + a fragrant flower is a r***

9:02 am

ty scrab

9:02 am

got it

9:02 am

also i need stats for teh o in the corner please?

9:02 am

back with coffee sans dark choco .. good idea!

9:02 am

I love dark chocolate.

9:03 am

i love chocolate but not a fan of white

9:06 am

whacking self with fish.. took forever to find the first mo5.12, opposite of dry

9:07 am

lol ty aloy i didnt have that one

9:07 am

glad to point the curly way

9:08 am

ou 7 clue please?

9:09 am

to surpass in performance is one of them

9:09 am

ty aloy

9:09 am

to pay for in the pt is the other

9:09 am

nbt

9:10 am

thought "salut" was a toast, NOT

9:11 am

or saluto

9:11 am

it is around here

9:11 am

oh well

9:12 am

st8 clue please?

9:13 am

like the so7 but add a consonANT

9:13 am

crossy is back:))

9:13 am

i dont have the so 7

9:13 am

do you have an au******* transmission or manual in your car?

9:13 am

wb crossy

9:14 am

goofed again, sigh.. should be aut******

9:15 am

close enough for jazz, aloy

9:15 am

need some more chocos.. lol

9:16 am

aloy that au clue and the so word have me confused

9:16 am

aloy that au clue and the so word have me confused

9:16 am

olops

9:16 am

ooops

9:16 am

sorry

9:16 am

they both end with the same six letters

9:17 am

start with the so4/5

9:17 am

s + the 6, st + the 6

9:17 am

(don't have the 6....)

9:18 am

the end of aut****** transmission

9:19 am

97 and see you later

9:19 am

bye, ruby

9:19 am

tc ((ruby))

9:20 am

aloy what do you mean by the 6?

9:21 am

six letters at the end of aut******, not manual transmission

9:21 am

begins with an m doesnt it?

9:21 am

after the o in that aut ?

9:22 am

another name for a car is an aut*

9:22 am

yup, you got it

9:24 am

last word was to6.21 of the BLT sandwich.. MLF, did you get it? am not poofing till I hear

9:25 am

okay got the so 7/36

9:26 am

got both

9:26 am

woohoo

9:26 am

nbt and nbs

9:26 am

i am out of here poof

9:26 am

wahoo! poofing too..

9:29 am

I have so7 but you all totally lost me with what I am guessing is perhaps and au7???

9:31 am

cross, begin your word with the short form of one who has been canonized

9:31 am

back for a sec,just add a t

9:31 am

clue for the lower-left I,pls

9:32 am

nm, duh me

9:32 am

I never see that

9:35 am

got me.i would never hit anyone over the head with a cannon. i know what you mean,but my religious knowledge you could fit on the head of a pin with room to spare

9:37 am

not to worry, i shall sweat it when it becomes my last word;))

9:38 am

hi all. clues for the 8s?

9:41 am

i have a di 8/55,but it was spoon fet to me earlier and tough to clue

9:41 am

fed

9:43 am

di*** and ends in the thing that carries rocky mountain spotted fever and jumps on your clothes in the woods

9:43 am

if you run that through morewords,you should get it

9:43 am

di8 sounds like what an aspirin is...di ...either ** ...** is not me...first part of frozen water'

9:45 am

nice clue, phaeton!

9:46 am

aspirin is acetalcelicacid. not getting it.

9:46 am

lol,like i say,a words that should just be thrown out there

9:47 am

i got it. ty good clue.

9:47 am

yw

9:47 am

other 8 anyone?

9:47 am

help with the mi6? please

9:48 am

i have the word and still do not get the aspirin connexion, but i am glad you got it from her clue mkg

9:48 am

dont have any mi words but a 4. sorry

9:48 am

st8

9:49 am

don't have it, phaeton

9:49 am

Aspirin is not a diuretic.

9:49 am

agree scrab. it is not.

9:49 am

mi + opp of gentleman but then change last letter to another vowel.

9:50 am

st = first five words of the organ that digests food + insect that gives you Lime Disease....

9:50 am

got the st8 ty

9:50 am

thought not,scwabby

9:50 am

pen that is st 7 isnt it? how does it ghet to the 8?

9:51 am

no, it is the 8....

9:51 am

the 8 has an extra letter in the second position...

9:51 am

got the 8! ty. off to work.

9:52 am

there is a so that is the 7. sorry. same word without the t. so 7 36. that is what i had

9:52 am

any u word clues?

9:53 am

u + british goodbye (short version) + plural letter....it's a four letter word

9:53 am

ty got it.

10:08 am

lol,it is good to bitch at the cable company once in a while. was set to cancel my land line to save 50 a month and it rattled them so much they send my call to customer retention dept , there they offered me 25 off my land line,25 off my cell and 15 off my internet so i would keep my package

10:11 am

yes, the people who call to cancel get the best deals, not the loyal long-term customers...

10:11 am

i have been with rogers 25 year..think that is long time:)

10:12 am

long term if i do say so myself:))

10:12 am

i just adjust the package now and then to fit my needs, not theirs

10:15 am

Time-Warner didn't give me any discount when I called several months ago about the price. :-(

10:15 am

morning,

10:16 am

yes, crossy, but you would not have been offered the better deal if you had not threatened to cancel...

10:16 am

have heard of time-warner but they are not this far north.here is is Rogers or bell express-vue

10:17 am

true,penquis,but it is my perrogative

10:17 am

of course....my brother got a much better phone deal when he threatened to cancel....and my niece got a better satellite deal when she called to cancel....

10:18 am

it is within my right to cancel,or add any service i please

10:18 am

well,you have 2 choices,pay what your are paying and be content or try to custom fit your service to get best value for services rendered

10:18 am

of course, just as it's the company's right not to offer better deals to those who don't call to cancel... ;o)

10:19 am

well,it is your choice in the end ,penquis

10:21 am

if you find your cable/phone/internet service too expensive, you also are well within your rights to try and negotiate a better deal as well.

10:21 am

they are not just going to phone you out of the blue and say "hey,we are chopping 100 dollars off your bill"

10:22 am

be that proactive consumer!:)))

10:26 am

you are correct about that...

10:31 am

co5?

10:32 am

and now it is time for crossy's tidbit of the day. now i cannot verify this as being 100% accurate, but just the thought of it makes one wonder how much our news and the information we are given on a day to day basis is being sanitized to further someone political agenda... http://tinyurl.com/khbxvne

co 5/16 change one letter of a snake

and plural for the 6

10:33 am

thanks

yw

10:33 am

so,if you want to see all seven episodes of frozen planet,you will have to wath it on BBC and not an American station:)

10:33 am

ty...i need that one, too...

10:34 am

clue for the di8 please

10:37 am

di + either, ** + a movie c***** reviews movies

di 8 di + either ** + antibi****

10:37 am

i think i should have removed the first asterisk...sorry...

10:38 am

and i think luv's clue should read di + either ** + antib*o***

10:38 am

ty pen.

10:39 am

yw...

yep, sorry about that

10:40 am

well yours was not the only clue that had to be corrected ;o)

10:41 am

well i got it anyway

it's such a twisty word it's hard to keep track of LOL

10:42 am

another warm rainy day.

10:42 am

yes....i don't like this grid....too many vowels!

10:43 am

ice storm here....should be done today....

10:43 am

Rain, rain and more rain here. Hiyas, kiddos!

we had our ice Saturday into Sunday, and we lost power yesterday. Still waiting for it to get repaired

10:44 am

i hardly ever lose power because i live in town...

10:44 am

and the wires to my building are underground...

third time this year for us but it was warm weather the other times

yes, I wish the power companies would start burying the lines, seems to make more sense

10:46 am

got to 79 yesterday. I don't think we'll have a white christmas.

10:48 am

i will send you some snow, mixi:))

10:48 am

high 50s yesterday nad 40s today with rain

10:48 am

make that high 60s yesterday

dobro not found in the dictionary? Sad, sad....

10:48 am

oops. just pooped a button on my tennis skirt.

10:49 am

pooped a button?? ouch

10:49 am

(played inside this morning).

10:49 am

hope it was a small one...

10:49 am

oops. popped.

10:49 am

hehe:))

just finished, any clues needed?

10:50 am

wouldn't have found it otherwise.

10:50 am

sa7?

Hi crossy - we poured concrete on Weds, snow on Thu. We're about to unwrap the blankets and insulation this morning to see how it went.

10:51 am

hope it did not crack, rast

10:51 am

we used to cover with poly then toss a bunch of loose hay overtop]

we hope so too. only got down to the 20ish.

10:52 am

mmm,say a prayer then.if it cracked,it all has to go

10:52 am

though 20f is not too bad

the concrete guys weren't too worried about this one. But one pier the tarp blew off and the insulation came off one side for a day before I found it and coverd it up again, so I'm a tad worried about that one.

sa 7 first three of the 5 before it + from me ** you + anger is **e

10:54 am

for the first i i have ir4/4 what is the other one pleaxse?

10:54 am

TY for clues below, Luv. 31 left for me.

ir 6/21 first 3 of the previous and lyme disease carrier

Today they'll start building the frames to hold the panels. We were hoping to throw the switch by new year's, but it's not looking likely any more :(

10:55 am

no white christmas here either. Lots of rain today

10:57 am

ty games

10:57 am

ty luv

10:58 am

ul6?

10:59 am

Nissan Ul6 = car

10:59 am

ty scrabby

10:59 am

Done with work for the day. Now off to do grocery shopping.

11:00 am

ty scrabbler

11:03 am

co 7 clue please?

11:03 am

don't have mlf

11:04 am

sex

11:04 am

latin sex

11:04 am

oops that is the 6

11:04 am

nm me

11:05 am

the word google said ws copulate which is not in the grid

11:06 am

co + ocean's are *****

11:06 am

fireworks.

11:07 am

?

11:07 am

congrats mix

11:08 am

how about to6?

the T in BLT

11:09 am

congrats, mixi.....i don't get your oceans clue...

11:09 am

nor do i

11:09 am

pen i dont either

11:10 am

to is the red salad veggie....or is it a fruit??

11:10 am

Don't get swept away on a ti5 wave

11:10 am

ty games

11:10 am

Co & the ocean's movement

11:10 am

ty mollie...and lind...

11:10 am

yvw

11:10 am

got it t-y lind and hello

11:10 am

ty molly

11:11 am

hi Mlfan, how are you doing?

11:11 am

Not bad how about you?

11:11 am

very good thanks!

11:12 am

thats always good:)

11:12 am

(0:

11:14 am

are the t words from the first column common for babble?

11:14 am

pretty much yeah

11:15 am

are all the bottom corner o's compound words?

11:15 am

babs the two i found from that o are yes

11:15 am

dk...i have three that are...

11:16 am

bodal

11:16 am

i assume

11:16 am

oops

11:16 am

not a word darn babs lol

11:17 am

this grid is hard

11:18 am

have 3 compounds but not seeing anymore

11:18 am

you probably have the three i have...

11:18 am

i have ou5 and ou 7

11:18 am

7/36

ou7/36 x 2

11:19 am

got those

11:19 am

compound words or not?

11:20 am

i think i have those, too....

11:20 am

i have the extension of the ou5 what is the other ou7?

11:20 am

never mind got it

11:20 am

same first three letters + la4

11:21 am

i just got the first 3 letters of the other 7s plus la4/5

11:22 am

hmmm....means i am missing one of the compound words?....i have two seven letter compound words...are there more?

11:22 am

pen do you have ou45>

11:22 am

its two ou 7s and a 5

11:23 am

no...

11:23 am

i have ou 5 and two ou 7/36 words...

11:24 am

oops you are right i have a 5 as well

11:24 am

sorry

11:25 am

the others are os i think?

11:25 am

dk....i don't have any os words...

11:25 am

oh...i do now, lol....

11:26 am

i didnt either i just found a 7

11:27 am

i found a six....will start looking for the 7, thanks...

11:27 am

pen i dont think they are related can you clue the 6 please?

11:28 am

i used morewords to get the os 7

11:28 am

they are related i think but go up and not to the left....

11:29 am

got it ty

11:29 am

yw

11:29 am

i guess they are not related....

11:30 am

i have it 6/21 for the middle i can anyone tell me the stats or a clue for the other word in the middle ?

11:30 am

pen no they didnt seem to be

11:31 am

one is the ib 4...

11:31 am

ty pen greyed that i

11:39 am

i am so lost right now and i still have 92 left and no idea what to ask for

11:40 am

got one word

11:41 am

good morning all -- surprised that robitic isn't a word!

11:42 am

i have ti 5/12 ti*** wave can anyone give me a clue for the other ti 5 please?

11:42 am

or autobot.... ;o)

11:42 am

cyber i think that is spelled wrong

11:42 am

sorry, don't have it...

11:44 am

oops --- sorry - it was a typo

11:45 am

but thanks cyber:)

11:49 am

mi6 clue please?

11:50 am

don't have it - just starting out

11:51 am

no problem cyber i started this AM

11:51 am

mi & opp of man spelled differently

11:51 am

pretty icon cyber

11:51 am

mi + lord and ***y....change y to a vowel

11:51 am

ty mlf

11:52 am

ty pen

11:52 am

you have nice computer skills to do those icons...

11:52 am

ty pen and lind

11:53 am

i can't believe that i have 17 four letter words missing....that's almost half of what i have left!

11:54 am

stats for the u, please?

11:54 am

ul 6/24 and ut 4/5...

11:54 am

i have mi 6, ma4/5 and mi4/5 for the 2nd column M what am i missing?

11:55 am

ul6/24

11:55 am

ty pen

11:55 am

mi 4/6

11:55 am

there is an mi 4/5...

11:55 am

sorry...you have that

11:55 am

ma 4/6?

11:55 am

got it ty

11:56 am

yvw

11:56 am

sorry....no 4/6 for that m....

11:56 am

nbt, but still no 8

11:57 am

ah - nbs

11:57 am

congrats cyber

12:05 pm

i have to 5/10 to*** your to*** balance can anyone help with the other to 5 please?

12:07 pm

to + not poor but **ch + same vowel...

12:08 pm

i have that one am looking for the other 5

12:10 pm

fireworks :)

12:10 pm

anyone need any before i go ?

12:10 pm

congrats

12:11 pm

ty

12:11 pm

i am looking for the to 5 not the to*** of the bill but the other to 5/10

12:12 pm

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

12:12 pm

"Who the hell wants to hear actors talk?" --H.M. Warner, Warner Brothers, 1927.

12:12 pm

fan, our babbler to*gone and 2 of the same vowels

12:12 pm

co 7, please?

12:13 pm

hey all -- did I miss Lindy??? *sad mama look* but I caught crossy's quote of the day! *happy mama look*

12:13 pm

to+ **ght not left + add another vowel to the end

12:13 pm

is the grid worth trying?

12:13 pm

it is a tough one,stidmama

12:13 pm

co plus ti*** wave

12:13 pm

it's friendly, stid and hi

12:13 pm

but anything is worth trying

12:13 pm

certainly challenging 2day :)

12:14 pm

co + tsunami: ***** wave

12:14 pm

friendly?? friendly? lol,not for this boy!

12:14 pm

now i need one more for the first column t

12:14 pm

okay, will play until the half hour... *splash*

12:14 pm

ty o-o

12:14 pm

All the grids are easy ... some are easier

12:14 pm

glad you think so lol

12:15 pm

this is quite true 0-0

12:15 pm

besides,failue is just the art of practicing perfection,right?

12:16 pm

hm. comonster, cogiant, corunaway... *thinking*

12:16 pm

ooh! got it!

12:16 pm

yaaa!

12:16 pm

thanks for the co and ti words -- down to 161 already!

12:17 pm

are all the ou's start with not in?

12:17 pm

yes

12:17 pm

I mean, do all the ou's start with not in?

12:18 pm

but two ae os

12:18 pm

Stiddy!!!!!!

12:18 pm

are

12:18 pm

drawing a blank on the di 8

12:19 pm

i dont have it cyber

12:20 pm

di & **al hygenist at the dentist & vowel & a flea type critter

DI: Fashion house and arthr---- as in rickety bones

12:20 pm

LINDY!!!! :-D

12:20 pm

Stiddy!!!

12:20 pm

long time no see!

12:20 pm

great clue greyhound!

12:21 pm

how's the olde country?

12:21 pm

ty lindrick and greyhound

thanks

12:21 pm

rather windy today, but otherwise great thanks!

12:21 pm

(((hi stid)))

12:22 pm

How do you draw what you cannot see?

12:22 pm

fashion house?

12:22 pm

(((nan))) :-) Raining here, really steady and drenching. Hope you are a little drier than us!

12:23 pm

windy isn't bad... sometimes. You're in the city now right, Lindy? So no 200 ft trees threatening your home?

12:23 pm

We have had very mild weather until today when it has stormed with rain and winds of 38 miles per hour, but it will be mild again tomorrow

12:23 pm

No large trees too close by

12:23 pm

dry and melting today -- nice after 2 days of snow

12:23 pm

stidmama same here

12:23 pm

yuck I hate snow!

12:24 pm

Fair -11°F -24°C

12:24 pm

want some rain instead lind?

12:24 pm

amazing how much weather can change from place to place. Are you still in the valley nan, or did you sell that place?

12:24 pm

yesterday & tomorrow were and will be around 10 degrees c

12:24 pm

that's not horrible o-o, a little chillier than I like, but not as bad as sometimes!

12:24 pm

thanks Mlfan but I prefer sunshine! lol

12:24 pm

can someone please give another clue for that di word i dont understand either of them?

12:24 pm

did you not get my clue mlf?

12:25 pm

lind you are no fun lol

12:25 pm

lol

12:25 pm

di** (christian di** is a famous designer) + the condition of being arthr**** (end in a letter other than s)

12:25 pm

saw it lind but parts i got some i didnt so i am lost

12:26 pm

got it ty stidmama

12:26 pm

mlfan I think we will have had enough rain today for a whole year, flash floods, planes grounded, trains stopped.......

12:26 pm

I need a nudge for the lone O please?

12:26 pm

me too Stid!

12:26 pm

Lind we have lots of standing water here

12:27 pm

oh yuck!

12:27 pm

ob 4 i think?

12:27 pm

our mild weather will be back tomorrow (0:

12:27 pm

Lindy, I have skylights on the house now... and various parts are starting to come together. You can see the progress on the website if you like. Oh -- and did you know I got a job all year as a middle school English teacher? Having the BEST time !

12:27 pm

li c, please?

12:27 pm

lind well at least i am not in it but hubby had to go out

12:27 pm

the ob instrument is from the upper O, but thanks MLF

12:27 pm

which Li nan?

12:28 pm

poor mr mlfan!

ot4? o + *** tac toe

12:28 pm

oh how cool Stid, am so pleased for you (0:

12:28 pm

i though it was short for the section of the newspaper for people who died

12:28 pm

lol lind

12:28 pm

luckily we are both home today (0:

12:28 pm

the lone o is ot6

12:28 pm

hey Cosmo. :-) that is also from the upper O . *sigh* it's hiding really well in plain sight!

12:29 pm

thanks lady cece *thinking*

12:29 pm

got it!! :-)

12:29 pm

TY lady (0:

12:29 pm

ot 6/18

12:29 pm

yw

12:29 pm

and thanks o-o

12:29 pm

ohh that word lol

12:30 pm

li 6, please?

12:30 pm

can anyone tell me what the first column T words are i dont have the list and it doesnt enter words

12:30 pm

i need one more

12:30 pm

okay, it's 10:30 here and I have papers to grade. :-)

12:31 pm

OMG Stid sorry to hear about all your horrors, I just read your profile, had no idea, glad all is getting better (0:

12:31 pm

Li 6 is like the reader in a church only li

12:31 pm

(((Lindy))) it is getting better. :-) Still messy and frustrating, but better.

12:31 pm

ty stid

12:31 pm

or the silence of the lambs characer hannibal le****

12:32 pm

i have two ti words from it

12:32 pm

yw nan. now I am outta here. Have a lovely Monday, all! *poof*

12:32 pm

ty for the li6

12:33 pm

Bye Stiddy, lovely to 'see' you xxx

12:35 pm

to 5/10 - a cereal or the final sum

12:36 pm

i need the other to 5 10

t + either ** + double vowel

12:37 pm

please

12:38 pm

never mind i have it

12:38 pm

can you clue it mlf?

12:38 pm

just looking for one more t on the first column

I just did lind

12:39 pm

lind is it cosmo's clue you need?

t + either ** + double vowel

12:39 pm

oh are there only 2?

12:39 pm

tu + a bill of ****ng mi + a bill of ****ng

12:40 pm

to + he, she, **

12:40 pm

thanks o-o

12:41 pm

well i'm off, cya later xx

12:41 pm

to 6/21 -- red fruit

12:42 pm

sa 7, please?

12:43 pm

s + car + US tax people: **S

12:44 pm

ty o-o

12:44 pm

hello all

tx o-o

12:44 pm

ty o-o - good clue

12:47 pm

psycho + so 7/36

12:49 pm

4 left ... the oo's and tu 6, ul 6

12:49 pm

found the ul :)

12:51 pm

having a tough time with this one -- have a really heavy cold and not thinking too clearly

12:52 pm

found the oo's

12:53 pm

tu 6, please?

12:55 pm

tu + a bill of ****ng

12:55 pm

ty oo

12:55 pm

o-o

12:56 pm

o-o I don't get the clue for the so7

12:56 pm

ty o-o

12:56 pm

*!* ta da *!* - thanks for all the help. Hopefully I will be in better form for the next one!

Could I get a clue for co7 please?

12:57 pm

co + wave generated by the moon

12:57 pm

co + ***** wave (very big wave)

12:57 pm

congrats, nan!

12:57 pm

ty pen

12:58 pm

peri....so + auto***** rather than stick shift....

thanks got it

12:58 pm

psycho + so 7 means: adjective: used of illness or symptoms resulting from neurosis

12:59 pm

off for a nap -- hagd everyone :)

co6/21, please?

1:05 pm

co + slanted type, ******s

1:06 pm

sorry.....last word should be ****ics...

1:09 pm

can someone clue the oo 5/12 please?

1:10 pm

oo + rise and fall of the sea: ***e

1:11 pm

ty o-o

1:11 pm

di 8?

sorry penquis don't get the clue for co6/21

1:13 pm

co + he, she ** + mr. gore...

1:14 pm

di + either, ** + a c***** reviews and rates movies...

got it thanks

1:18 pm

yw

1:22 pm

ob 6/24?

1:22 pm

duh, ty o-o for so7. and I know that word, just couldn't see it

1:23 pm

ty pen too

1:23 pm

bbl. going to make some soup

1:23 pm

see you later...

1:31 pm

can no one clue the ob 6/24?...it is my last word...

1:32 pm

The person that plays the reed instrument

1:33 pm

ah...should have found that...ty

1:33 pm

i am done!

1:33 pm

I saw it earlier

1:33 pm

Yay, now go enjoy the day.

1:34 pm

ty, i will!....need to get back to my knitting...

2:12 pm

hello all please clue the di8/50 no idea where to look

2:14 pm

di + either, ** + a cr**** reviews and rates movies..

2:14 pm

penquis clued that earlier :-)

2:15 pm

fab clue ty both

2:15 pm

i am in and out baking cookies- glad i saw the question lol

sa7, please?

2:36 pm

french work marc - means a scarf around the neck and starts like frying food

2:36 pm

word

thanks

st8, please?

2:41 pm

starts with the tummy and ends with nervous twitch

thanks

hi all, i have 8 minutes to kill, *dive!*

3:01 pm

The term logomisia (from the Greek for "word hatred") refers to a strong dislike for a word or phrase based on its sound, meaning, usage, or associations. And it's clear from readers' responses to last year's list that many of you have experienced such word aversion.

qaltera means the same thing, but i have to fly, bye

3:33 pm

Hello everybody. May I wish those who celebrate it, the merriest, happiest & most peaceful of Christmasses.

3:35 pm

Hello and thank you. Another quiet chat day.

3:35 pm

Hi o-o.

3:38 pm

Quiet can sometimes be good.

3:39 pm

So is leaving

3:41 pm

K. Bye o-o.

3:43 pm

Merry Christmas to you, too, Soodle...

3:47 pm

Thanks Pen. Only 2 more sleeps.....

3:49 pm

yes...

3:50 pm

Good evening folks

this Grid speaks a lot of Hebrew.

3:51 pm

hi...

3:51 pm

too many vowels in this grid...

3:52 pm

good, I speak Hebrew

They aren't words. Also, my kittens do walk on the keybord.

amiti

brit

britim

3:53 pm

Hello Bich n Kap :-)

oops- that was a word. PB.

3:53 pm

Hookemsnivvey!

------------+++++++++++++++++

3:53 pm

Hi Soods and Merry impending Christmas

that was one of my kittens

toda

3:54 pm

All 3 Soodle offspring home & safe. T'will be a good 'un.. :-)

3:55 pm

toda raba

3:55 pm

sounds good, Soodle...

somali

Kittens like to type

3:57 pm

<---- Soodle at her happiest when all the chicks are under the one roof. Of course, they squabble like baby sparrows, but I'm happy. 😄

3:58 pm

My daughter has to work on Christmas eve and on Christmas. Bah humbug!

where- hospital or walmart?

3:59 pm

No, group home for the intellectually disabled. You would think the families would take them for the holiday

4:02 pm

They squabble, they eat me out of house & home, they drink every drop of alcohol in the house, they leave every light in the house on, they use every towel, ONCE, they demand to be ferried into the local town at the most inconvenient times. And I still love it! I guess I'm an Irish Mammy!

4:03 pm

lol...

4:18 pm

how many children do you have, Soodle?

4:26 pm

The force that makes the winter grow Its feathered hexagons of snow, and drives the bee to match at home Their calculated honeycomb, Is abacus and rose combined. An icy sweetness fills my mind, A sense that under thing and wing Lies, taut yet living, coiled, the spring. ~ Jacob Bronowski

4:30 pm

3 of them, Peri. A boy of 23 who lives & works in the UK. A girl who will be 22, 4 days after Christmas, & my baby girl, who is 18. Fan. Tas.Tic kids, but high maintenance!

4:31 pm

I am glad you are happy with them

4:35 pm

soodle, i'm confused a little: your son works where?

4:37 pm

i mean, being irish do you not feel a part of the UK? is it a political issue?

4:39 pm

my understanding of irish geohistory is very poor.

4:41 pm

Ooooh! Its a bit like the USA& Canada, or Australia & New Zealand, Mab. Ireland is an independent (well all but 6 counties) FreeState. There's a huge amount of history preceding the current situation. Sad to say, the Nimosity is ongoing in certain quarters.

4:44 pm

Emm 'animosity'!!

4:45 pm

oh of course. i'm sorry. so stupid. wiki tells me you have been independent since 1922. you'd have thought i'd notice.

4:46 pm

northern ireland is uk.

4:47 pm

Where in New England are you from mab?

4:47 pm

anyway.... it sounds like you will have a lovely, lively warm holiday!

4:47 pm

massachusetts.

4:48 pm

Lots of Irish in MA

4:48 pm

Well done for checking it out Mab. :-). Happy Christmas. :-)

4:48 pm

hint for the it 6, pls

4:48 pm

*Puts self in straight jacket*

4:49 pm

there are lots of people with irish ancestry in mass. i am not a native and have no irish background sadly.

4:50 pm

Hi Molly, Merry Christmas

4:50 pm

nm, monkeyed it

4:50 pm

Hi Bich, Merry Christmas to you and your handsome husband.

4:51 pm

Hi Molly.

4:51 pm

Let's not let that go to his head <ggg>

4:52 pm

merry christmas, molly, bichon, mab, and Soodle!

4:52 pm

molly types so well even though straight jacketed :)

4:52 pm

a peaceful holiday to all

4:53 pm

This handsome husband of yours, Bich..... Tell me more?

4:55 pm

He was on a TV game show and Molly saw him on line. He is handsome and omniscient

4:56 pm

and a game show star!

4:56 pm

He's been on a few. He just eats it up

4:56 pm

distinguished looking... i saw him, too!

4:57 pm

At work [Un iversity library] he's known as "the man who knows everything"

4:58 pm

Molly, I am fostering a couple of Bichons and they were on national TV on Friday

4:58 pm

that's what i thought of my ex husband who is a librarian. and he does.

4:59 pm

If he doesn't know it, he knows where to look it up

5:00 pm

that is so my ex too. i love that.

5:00 pm

Of course! I remember now. I was on Babble as it unfolded. I just never got to see him. Sheesh! It must be a bit tricky being married to a chap who knows everything. I used to be married to a man who THOUGHT he knew everything.... Different scenario. Lol

5:01 pm

I have to keep him in line sometimes

5:01 pm

he is not a babble player?

5:01 pm

Moll, did you get my card,

5:02 pm

why were the foster dogs on tv? (tv star foster dogs)

5:02 pm

No, but sometimes he looks over my shoulder. We have played Boggle against each other

5:03 pm

The national rescue organization is on "Fox and Friends" every year around this time. I'm not that far from New York and have had fosters in December.

5:04 pm

such a nice breed.

5:14 pm

Qaqkm kj. TVHo"o L ol L

5:14 pm

Qaqkm kj. TVHo"o L ol L

5:14 pm

Qaqkm kj. TVHo"o L ol

5:14 pm

Qaqkm kj. TVHo"o L

5:14 pm

Qaqkm kj. TVHo"o

5:14 pm

Qaqkm kj. TVHo"o L ol L

5:18 pm

Soodle's having a stroke. Call 911.

5:20 pm

If you must cross a course cross cow across a crowded cow crossing, cross the cross coarse cow across the crowded cow crossing carefully.

5:23 pm

Oh my . Sincere apologies. Note to self. Disable keyboard whilst transporting iPad.

5:48 pm

Lil, nice to see you around. I have missed your sense of humor. : )

5:48 pm

Hi all - and hope everyone celebrating has a lovely Christmas.

5:48 pm

Long time no see, Molly. Hope you are well :)

5:52 pm

Hi Molly, nice to see you too :) What the heck happened to our Redskins

5:54 pm

sa7?

5:55 pm

sa 7 - first 4 letters of a word meaning to fry gently + a french ending. Hope that helps. Don't really know how to clue it.

5:55 pm

tks

5:56 pm

yw

6:20 pm

tks but did you know how many 'french' endings there are? hah

6:21 pm

malt\

6:21 pm

sry

6:44 pm

think of "bete n***.....the n word is french for black....

6:55 pm

And done...some words are very difficult to find like the Os & S words.

6:55 pm

Time for me to get some sleep...happy babbling everyone.

7:00 pm

goodnight!

7:10 pm

crossy is back from dentist:(( he is pretty savage with those needles!:((

7:12 pm

hey all

7:12 pm

((zoom -- sweet dreams))

7:33 pm

Could I please have a clue for the o in the third row?

7:34 pm

ot6/18

7:34 pm

means lazy

7:35 pm

Thanks harpjane

7:36 pm

nbt and nbs finally

7:41 pm

clue for it6? please?

7:42 pm

Awww...poor crossy mouth :(

7:43 pm

((mimi))

7:43 pm

howdy stidmama

7:44 pm

Got my balcony pulled together and it looks GREAT! Combo lattice panels and palm trees (and one bamboo tree). Looks great in the daytime and at night my solar lights look like they are floating in the air...great effect.

7:44 pm

Oh, the trees are silk...no mess, no watering.

7:48 pm

yaa for your new balcony!

7:49 pm

And hello everyone----sorry...I'm really tired.

7:50 pm

I'm hoping Santa brings me a camera for Christmas and I'll take pictures and post them. I had been planning and comparison shopping for this for 5 months! The cats are a bit timid but they'll get used to it quickly.

7:50 pm

my balcony looks like the polar ice caps4 feet of snow, with wind blown drifts coming half way up the windows. I think I may look for a plastic penguin to put out there:)

7:50 pm

Not exactly a winter wonderland, huh, crossy?!!

7:50 pm

do you get a bit of a break now,mimi?

7:51 pm

oh,it is pretty in its way..till I have to go out there for an hour and move it around with the snow shovel

7:52 pm

Nope...worked 8 hours today and will do so again tomorrow. We'll see about Thurs. and Fri...don't know if they'll come in and dictate. I must be feeling better because I have gotten a lot done and much of it physically intense...hurray for supplementing CoQ10!

7:52 pm

that or a nice stick of dynamite or 2 is not entirely out of the question;)

7:52 pm

LOL, crossy.

7:53 pm

I wanted to make an igloo out there,but the mrs said no

7:53 pm

wrong type of snow anyways

7:53 pm

I think that sounds like a great idea! Or, you could make a small ice palace and store your vodka in holes in the walls!

7:54 pm

lol

7:54 pm

a well made igloo is a fun thing anyways

7:56 pm

I really do like that idea, crossy. Wouldn't work here, though. I sometimes miss snow...but get over it quickly!

7:57 pm

hehe

7:59 pm

Well, I'm exhausted and done for tonight...gotta have a martini and lie down. Have a good evening and hugs all around (with special hug and empathy for crossy in time of dental distress).

8:00 pm

Oh, I'm making roasted brussels sprouts with caramelized roasted shallots to take to Christmas dinner at my son's....yum.

8:05 pm

mmm,brussel snouts with butter

8:06 pm

have a good night ((mimi))

8:07 pm

With visions of playing with Christmas toys with my grandsons dancing in my head...you, too ((crossy))

8:29 pm

May I please have a clue for it6-21? Thanks

8:30 pm

May I please have a clue for it6-18? Thannks

8:31 pm

it 6/21 is slanted type you use when you want to stress something...

8:31 pm

NM found it.

8:31 pm

Oh, thanks much, pen.

8:31 pm

How are you today?

8:33 pm

i am fine thanks....you?

8:34 pm

Doing really well today.

8:35 pm

that's good....i finished this afternoon....knitting now....and watching a sappy Christmas movie... ;o)

8:37 pm

Oh, good for you, pen.

8:37 pm

What are you knitting?

8:37 pm

orbital

8:38 pm

So sorry.

8:46 pm

holler if you need help...

8:47 pm

Thanks much.

8:52 pm

hi all. back to do some more. need clues for the bottom corner "o" and for the "i" in middle of grid.

8:53 pm

middle i was clued at 8:31, i think...

8:53 pm

will look. ty just arrived.

8:53 pm

found it and got it. ty.

8:54 pm

os 6/21....carl sagan was fascinated by the c*****....add second vowel...

8:54 pm

now need an o word for the bottom corner o. and the o word for the o in third row, second column.

8:54 pm

ty pen. got it.

8:54 pm

os 7/36... os + i drive an auto*****, not a standard car...

8:55 pm

bottom corner o also has three compound words all starting with the same three letters....

8:55 pm

wow. ty. got it pen. now have two o fthe words.

8:57 pm

yw

8:57 pm

got two of them pen. ty. first word is opp of in. got the verbs. missing third one.

8:59 pm

out + la 4....have that one?

8:59 pm

dont find third one. i have ou 5 14 and 7 36.

8:59 pm

dont have ou with la.

9:00 pm

howdy

9:00 pm

now i have it. ty for great clue.

9:00 pm

o is grey.

9:00 pm

that is the one you are missing

9:00 pm

yw

9:00 pm

need word for the o that is third row second column.

9:00 pm

got it pen. ty.

9:00 pm

Hey there, jen.

9:00 pm

hi gapeach, staying warm?

9:01 pm

It's beginning to get cold now. How about you?

9:01 pm

warm here in md.

9:01 pm

66 here today

9:01 pm

:D

9:02 pm

not that anyone asked me....sorry all.

9:02 pm

it's 4 degrees here

9:02 pm

sunny

9:02 pm

May I please have a clue for either 'oo' word? Thanks

9:02 pm

clear skies

9:02 pm

ibid not a word??????????????????????????????

9:02 pm

shorts weather :D

9:03 pm

had the sunroof open :D

9:03 pm

sunscreen on

9:03 pm

where do you live ruru?

9:04 pm

ruru, hush.

9:04 pm

Napa Valley

9:04 pm

:D peach

9:04 pm

OK, well you know that little guest cottage in your back yard.....well, I'm moving in.

9:04 pm

ruru, as in calif? it is nice there all the time right?

9:05 pm

pretty soon

9:05 pm

hello dear friends.

9:05 pm

it's been nice most of this year mk

9:05 pm

hi trif

9:05 pm

or is that near SF? we froze the summer we visited SF. need winter coat all the time.

9:05 pm

Hi there, trif.

9:05 pm

hi trifioso

9:05 pm

brb

9:05 pm

hi trif

9:05 pm

still dont have that o word for second column third row O. any clues?

9:05 pm

is that an oo word?

9:05 pm

summer is the wrong time to visit SF

9:06 pm

September is the best time to visit SF due to the fog

9:06 pm

so no fog in sept?

9:07 pm

warm, clear skies.. gorgeous weather

9:07 pm

it was warmer when i lived in seattle than in SF.

9:07 pm

see for miles

9:07 pm

must remember that one. ty ruru. been to asilimar in oct. was gorgeous. warm, lovely. not much fog.

9:07 pm

how about an o word clue guys?

9:07 pm

I love seattle..great city

9:08 pm

I would love to visit seattle.....and san fran, as an adult....only traveled there once, as a teen

9:09 pm

seattle has a lot going for it.. other than rain

9:09 pm

i was in Seattle last winter....really enjoyed it....stayed with a friend on a houseboat....

9:09 pm

I need that same o, mkg

9:09 pm

my brother lives outside of Seattle

9:10 pm

great food, great music, lots to do..

9:10 pm

seattle was wonderful to live in. glad we did that for 2 years. people very nice and friendly. great city.

9:10 pm

ok lets auction off the cluing of the O word in third row, second column. who will bid the most to give us a clue for it? who has it? anyone have it?

9:10 pm

I used to work in Seattle twice a month

9:11 pm

ot6.. useless or lazy

9:11 pm

got it!

9:12 pm

ruru, you are kidding arent you? that is a clue??????? useless or lazy as in..............................hmmmm. wow jen.

9:12 pm

clue it jen. i dont get ruru s clue.

9:12 pm

ot + third vowel + someone who talks a lot is verb***....

9:12 pm

actually, I monkeyed it

9:12 pm

*breaks out spoon set for penquis*

9:14 pm

got it. whew. never saw it befofre. wow. ty for clues.

9:14 pm

ty for all clues.

9:14 pm

back to my football game.. bye for now :D

9:14 pm

i like to be nurturing... ;o)

9:14 pm

clue to ot word?

9:15 pm

the ot 4??

9:15 pm

I have to ot6 word

9:16 pm

only other ot word is ot 4

9:16 pm

Just popping in to wish everyone a Merry Christmas!

9:17 pm

same to you!

9:17 pm

Merry Christmas to you, saphyre!

9:17 pm

ty

9:25 pm

got too quiet in here!

9:26 pm

merry christmas saphyre

9:26 pm

boo

9:26 pm

ty

9:28 pm

I can't find any more words!

9:28 pm

just starting out here

9:29 pm

I have 57

9:30 pm

there's about 6 ways to look at words here, it's easy to get twisted and tangled! sheesh

9:30 pm

yes

9:31 pm

found the lone a on the bottom left!

9:31 pm

sweet! i'm still in the upper part of the grid.

9:31 pm

i really should be either wrapping or going to bed.

9:31 pm

my eyes are going all over!

9:32 pm

i've learned with grids like this to just start entering words that "feel" like they should be there. often i only see how they're there AFTER it's been accepted!

9:33 pm

understand

9:34 pm

I had to de-ice the car this afternoon

9:35 pm

that stinks. get a lot of ice?

9:36 pm

yes we did, a lot of churches did not have services yesterday

9:36 pm

yikes

9:37 pm

Schools are already out for winter break

9:39 pm

got to your A word. :)

9:40 pm

:)

9:41 pm

I am about to give in at 63 words

9:44 pm

well, I am going to go, nite, featherbee

9:44 pm

have a good night!

9:44 pm

thanks, you too!

feather!

9:57 pm

hi TO :)

9:57 pm

sorry, was drifting

sok hows your head?

*smiles at thought of feather drifting*

9:58 pm

totally normal. so weird. it's like i had two separate days today.

9:59 pm

lol

9:59 pm

i'm a perennial magpie, always attracted to bright shinies elsewhere

allergies are awful, there is mold everywhere. i am so congested.

10:00 pm

i'm pretty sure this was triggered by the warm front

change in weather.

10:01 pm

yep. human barometer here.

10:01 pm

holy cow had to monkey the spanish word for goodbye and still barely saw it

i went to eye dr and forgot they would diltate me. then i drove at night in the rain to allentown to pick up a gift that was only 4 miles sway when i first saw it on saturday! ya snooze, ya lose.

so a nice 80 mile trip

10:02 pm

holy cow!

well it was on sale, so technically, that pad for the gas, it was regular price! :)

10:03 pm

lol

do you have hearth and plow near you?

10:04 pm

nope

10:05 pm

sounds like farm and tractor maybe

10:06 pm

Hi folks, 20 t0 go

it is mostly on line but recently begain opneing retail., cute expensive stuff with a flannel and boots bent

10:06 pm

hi harp

10:06 pm

ahh cool

hi jane

10:08 pm

is the co7 weird?

co7 - co + big wave

http://www.plowhearth.com/productform.\nasp?q=gnome&search_type=normal check out the gnomes

10:10 pm

ty Cosmo

wish i could see it

10:11 pm

aww cute!

10:11 pm

i like the little homes

10:12 pm

ty, that was a twofer, hadn't seen the wave yet

i got the stuffed ones

10:13 pm

cute

to go with gift certificate for SIL since she cannot eat use lotion drink and needs to regain weight

Grr what am I missing in this grid. Usually I can get at least half way but I'm stuck with 117 left. Oh evening all.

10:16 pm

a list anywhere?

10:17 pm

Lickety is up Michelle

10:17 pm

Thanks! I don't know what I saw when I brought that up....

10:19 pm

some days are like that, no worries

10:20 pm

hi bugsaw, toad, michelle

10:20 pm

wandered yet again

10:21 pm

hi featherbee. Lots of holiday excitement at your house?

tumbling tumbleweed?

10:21 pm

oy, yep. they're bursting with anticipation, lol

10:21 pm

watching the drummer boy video on youtube

10:22 pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrNcD3\n4KFhM&feature=youtu.be&noredirect=1

dtilllooking for vo7

10:23 pm

my grid doesn't have a V, TO

co

10:25 pm

co and the moon creates these waves

10:26 pm

13 left lucky 13

10:26 pm

an even 50 left here

thanks feather

a two-fer

10:28 pm

lol yep

10:28 pm

Didn't find the drummer boy, but found cool stuff by Reich and Part!

10:29 pm

http://tinyurl.com/ksur5mg try that one for drummer boy

10:30 pm

9

10:30 pm

40, lol

10:31 pm

and hitting a wall

last ou 7 pls?

10:32 pm

same beginning + la 4...

10:32 pm

ty

10:32 pm

os 6 & 7?

10:33 pm

one goes up and one goes down....os + two hump letter + to speak too much is to be verb***....

10:33 pm

os + i drive an auto *****, not a standard....

10:34 pm

not down really, to the left....

10:34 pm

ty!!

10:34 pm

thanks!

well! tY! i could see if it were the homonym, but, really!

10:37 pm

19 left

need both sm6/21, i am blind to them

10:38 pm

just add vowel to the first word, TO

10:39 pm

ty

ty bugs they are new ones on me

10:40 pm

have no idea what they mean, just monkeyed them

10:40 pm

down to 11, stuck

feather those elf windows are darling

glass mosaic tiles

10:40 pm

di8 please?

10:41 pm

no clue, sorry

10:41 pm

darn, lol

10:42 pm

di + ***gin of the species + *** tac toe

10:42 pm

di8, think of what you take that makes you pee, then change the 3rd letter

10:42 pm

great clue, ty

10:43 pm

how about the ob6/24?

10:43 pm

thanks o-o

10:44 pm

o-o will know and he gives good clues too

10:45 pm

a double reed musician, 00

10:45 pm

ob 6/24 is the musician

10:45 pm

i mean feather

10:45 pm

aha, ty

10:45 pm

I am missing a 4 and I refuse to ask for it....

10:45 pm

i'm getting tired at the end here, winding down

10:46 pm

I made brownies with instant coffee in them so I'm good for another couple of hours....

10:46 pm

whee! lol

10:48 pm

finally got it! one to go now

10:48 pm

stuck on 6 now

10:48 pm

goooo harp!

10:49 pm

woo hoo! done, thanks!

10:49 pm

yay!

10:49 pm

YAY harpjane well done

10:53 pm

ok, i give. to6 and tu6 please?

10:57 pm

to 6 is a red veggie that makes good sandwhiches

10:58 pm

seriously???? thanks, lol

10:58 pm

I had trouble finding it too lol

10:59 pm

down to 3 left. sa7, tu6, and ot6. i keep falling asleep at the keyboard. i'm surprised i haven't typed nonsense into the chat box yet.

10:59 pm

di 8/50? any hints?

11:00 pm

ends with arth***** joints

11:00 pm

10:42 pmo-o di + ***gin of the species + *** tac toe

11:01 pm

ot6 = ot + Spanish goodbye ad*** + silent vowel

11:01 pm

TY

11:04 pm

sa 7 = s + word for car a*** + the colour of eyes is called **is.

11:04 pm

not the best clue but I not known for good clues

11:04 pm

it worked for me, ty

11:04 pm

i've been trying to monkey it this whole time

11:06 pm

I used MOre Words................. hangs head in shame

11:07 pm

hey, whatever works!

11:09 pm

got the tu!!! fireworks!

11:09 pm

YAY featherbee. Can you clue the tu?

11:09 pm

tu + small boy + vowel

11:10 pm

got it thanks

11:10 pm

18 left

11:11 pm

good luck! going to bed here. night.

11:11 pm

good night

11:13 pm

tyvm py

11:14 pm

0-0 clued it earlier maggie

11:14 pm

k

11:14 pm

thanks for repeating it for me

11:15 pm

no problem

11:19 pm

dd

11:19 pm

bi6 ?

11:21 pm

one usually starts with antibi**** which cures what ails you

11:22 pm

ty bugs

11:22 pm

..not always

11:23 pm

yes ruru, not always but she got the clue. hope you are well

11:24 pm

off to bed, night all

11:27 pm

sweet dreams python

11:27 pm

hey all -- how's the leg today?

11:31 pm

Fine thanks - How's yours?

11:36 pm

cooee everyone.

11:36 pm

LOL hey tor -- meant that for Bugs... (((GR)))

11:36 pm

And my leg is doing pretty well. As long as Tom sets it every day it hardly ever hurts.

11:36 pm

ohh, bugs has a sore leg? what happened?

11:36 pm

cooee, rose :-)

11:37 pm

hey stiddy, une, ruru, tor, bugs

11:37 pm

Bugs shattered an ankle in November, GR. She's pretty well laid up until further notice

11:38 pm

how's your leg, GR?

11:38 pm

you'll never believe it!! we are ready for christmas.!! MAJOR OUCH bugs, i know how that feels. you poor thing.

11:39 pm

LOL you have the suntan lotion and the barbeque ready, GR?

11:39 pm

stiddy, have put on higher compression stockings today....well don put them on me. big difference.

11:39 pm

We have our rain gear, chains in the back of the car and hot egg nog fixin's...

11:39 pm

stiddy, it is shaping up to perfect weather here.

11:40 pm

NICE! Do you feel better, GR? I know that sometimes just keeping the pressure up makes things feel a lot more normal

11:41 pm

well i'm peeing more...so i guess that means i am better. did sleep last night too.

11:41 pm

yes, that means your body is deciding it doesn't have to hoard everything...

11:42 pm

bugs, what has been done about the fracture?

11:43 pm

I don't think she's here at the moment, GR

11:45 pm

stiddy, i did a little supermarket shop yesterday. and i mean a little. just in from the car, went straight to what i wanted, then out again. boy...i think every nerve and muscle connected to the knee let me know what a bad move that was.lol.

11:46 pm

i'm pretty sure it was walking on the concrete floors. they are so unforgiving.

11:46 pm

oh boy... but at least you felt well enough to push yourself, even if it was a little too soon! *approving mama look* So you'll be taking it easy the rest of the week, right? And letting other people do the standing/cooking/lifting/moving? RIGHT??? *stern mama look*

11:48 pm

no need for *stern mama look*..lolol....i am so just gonna let everyone else do the running around. not even going to attempt anything other than lifting a glass of chilled chardy to my lips.

11:50 pm

hmmm... is a tiny bit of alcohol okay with your meds? I don't usually drink anything myself, but occasionally when I am hurting I have to remember not to even have a little bit if I am taking some of the stronger stuff.

11:51 pm

well i'm not driving a car, and certainly not operating any heavy machinery...unless you want to classify don as heavy machinery.

11:54 pm

rofl!!!! poor don...

11:54 pm

stiddy, how are the allergies? * giggle* yeah, i know. i so give him heaps...

11:56 pm

am NEVER gonna stop flirting with him..it is so much fun.

11:58 pm

hi all. back for the flip.

11:58 pm

My allergies are driving me crazy. I keep thinking I am okay and then I eat something that should be innocuous and feel really awful. It's like the last big exposure has triggered all kinds of things that I am usually not at all sensitive to. It's frustrating.

11:58 pm

hey mkg!

11:59 pm

Anyway, I am using my inhaler about once a day or so after not using it at all for months.

11:59 pm

378. No S. no E. three Xs.

11:59 pm

hey mkg. stiddy, that is what i found when i was tested all those years ago.

11:59 pm

159

11:59 pm

stid i am also very allergic. not to foods but to AIR. pollen, trees, dust, mold, etc.

11:59 pm

hey harpjane!

12:00 am

i have several things to which i am only slightly allergic

12:00 am

i am very allergic to cats and most animals too.

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