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12:00 am

Flip flip hooray!

Happy Babble Year!

12:00 am

flip

12:00 am

Happy New Year all!

12:01 am

tr8

tr7, not the car (;

12:01 am

in9/66

heh, I predicted an 11-letter word. OK, it's a twelve. Also guessed to myself that there's be four Ts.

12:04 am

Hi all

12:04 am

Happy New Year from Central!

12:04 am

*~*!*~* Happy New Year *~*!*~*

12:05 am

Happy New Years to babblers on Central Standard Time!

wi9 if not called

12:06 am

wi9

great minds, ruru

12:07 am

;)

ig7/8

12:08 am

NBT...need the 12

st8

12:10 am

Happy New Year everyone

12:10 am

nbt

12:10 am

hi flosey

12:10 am

hyn flosey & jilli

12:10 am

same 2 u ru

12:11 am

ty ru and to you - hope it's a good one in your new home

wr7

12:12 am

thanks

12:12 am

thanks melon

12:13 am

nbt..

12:13 am

wtg cos

in7X3 so far

12:14 am

hi cos, happy new year, haven't seen you in a while

12:15 am

HNY to you too :)

12:15 am

ty

12:15 am

Happy New Year to all Babblers. and lots of puns and fun in 2014

nbt, need teh 12 for nbs

the

12:16 am

I wish Lickety would arrive! But I guess it's already New Year's Day evening in OZ -- hangover time? Fireworks displays?

12:16 am

Ty scouser, and happy daze to you too

12:16 am

mi 8

12:17 am

Jilli, fire works were last night...prolly hungover...lol

12:17 am

I need a 9 and the 12 for nbs -- no ideas. I know it's in/12 (I think)

12:18 am

wi 9

12:18 am

haha diz

12:18 am

it is in 12 jill

12:18 am

i found it

12:18 am

anyone have all teh W words?

12:19 am

IN 12 everyone

12:19 am

weeeeeeee

12:19 am

ty ruru

12:19 am

tw 7 x 2

12:19 am

nbt, nbs

12:20 am

wtg nan

12:20 am

thanks broll got them

12:21 am

chances of me finding a 12 are next to none.. so im happy with my nbt :P

12:21 am

I just don't see long words. I know it's in/12 but for me it's invisible.

12:21 am

I am stopping at 130 words and 2010 points. Goodnight!

got it! had all the pieces parts, put it together. nbs

12:21 am

tw 7 x3

12:21 am

gnight min -- nice to see you, albeit briefly.

12:21 am

I have most of them diane the w's

12:22 am

NBT/NBS

I have 17 Ws

12:22 am

23 here

12:22 am

I have wi x 15 and wr x 7

12:22 am

wtg diz

12:22 am

24

re9

12:23 am

16 wi's diane

actually re6/8/9

12:23 am

thanks ruru - I'll start looking

12:29 am

now I have 24 of the W words - can't figure out the last one.

wow, Diane.

12:29 am

me too

12:29 am

I give up -- no Lickety, no real clues -- happy 2014...*poof

12:29 am

bye jilli

HNY jilli XXXOOO

so, destined is a word, but there is no present tense destin? Never thought about that before...

12:33 am

wi x17, wr x7 - missing?

12:34 am

got it

12:34 am

i'll list the w's

12:34 am

still stuffing my face with holiday food... my granddaughter made chocolate cupcakes with some kind of yellow cream filling....... one makes you want two, and 2 will KILL ya

12:35 am

wi 4, 4, 6, 5, 6, 6, 4, 6, 9.7, 4, 6, 7, 4, 5, 5, 4, wr 5, 5, 7, 6, 4, 5, 6, 7

12:35 am

hi sammy

12:35 am

found it - a stupid wr 7

hi, sammysmom! Happy New year in the Heights! My son will not enjoy shoveling in the morning. I'm having open house 1-6. Eager to show off the st5-way (;

12:35 am

thanks ru

flip; hi all and happy new year!

12:37 am

Happy New Year all! How many words, please?

213

12:38 am

Thanks!

yqw

12:38 am

anyone have all the i's i'm missing one

all the ws, tx for the stats, ruru, I missed some obvious stuff. Bottom row grey (big whoop!)

12:39 am

hny to you too melon.... walter will not like the shoveling either.. he does it every few hours to keep it lighte.. i do the heavy looking on... downtown had quite a nice thing at the square.. it is nice to see things happening in cleveland again.

12:39 am

Thanks ruru

12:40 am

missing two here

12:40 am

enjoy your open hopuse and your new toy.. i envy you that toy.. always wanted one , even a baby one.... enjoy enjoy.

Yes, it is. Friends went to Severance Hall for Cleveland Pops. My hip is keeping me home. I overdid it last minute shopping today. Zagara's was jammed, and out of CF Burger eggnog! Boo!

12:41 am

missing 2 as well

12:41 am

ig 6,7,8 in 5,6,6,7,5,6,5,6,9,7,6,12 ir 5 -- missing?

12:42 am

always liked shopping at zags... haven t been there for a while... used to love the old store ... remember the slanted floor?

Go pop into Bill Kap on Euclid Av and browse, s-mom. It is my dream come true, and an early 60th BDay pressy to myself.

12:42 am

tws x 3

12:43 am

two in 9's

12:43 am

nope.. scratch that

12:43 am

sooorry

12:44 am

i'm missing one dang i

12:44 am

in 4 after the 12

12:44 am

which I does the in12 start with?

12:44 am

will do melon.

12:44 am

in

I do remember the floor, now that you mention. My son worked at Zaggy's for about a year in a transitional employment program, so I am quite loyal to the store. Good fish dept, too.

12:45 am

top right

12:45 am

ty broil

12:45 am

yup

12:45 am

yw

12:45 am

got them.. i'll list the i's

12:46 am

interns

12:46 am

ig 6,7,8 in 5, 6,6, 7, 5,6, 5, 6, 9, 7,6, 12, 4, 6, ir 5

12:47 am

ah - missing the last in 6

12:47 am

thanks ru

12:48 am

*bangs head*

Ever since I bought the "Beast", I pop in to say hi to Mr Kap ever month or so. I played a bunch of pianos last visit, including a Model M (5'7"-ish) from the 1920s. Incredibly sweet sound, but clearly in need of beaucoup work. My tech doesn't like to do partial restorations. He'll revoice for about 2 grand, or totally restore which is 10 to 20 thou. Mine is 1975, and he says all original parts. Not perfect, but certainly good enough; he says it was well cared for. Since I only play half an hour a day, I don't think I'll be beating it up exactly.

12:49 am

a clue for the last in 6, please?

12:50 am

tks ruru

12:50 am

sounds great.. i know you will baby it and ove it as it deserves

12:50 am

in + fork part

12:51 am

sounds like a nice piano melon

12:51 am

ty ruru

12:51 am

off to give walter 1 his treatment.. happy new year all.......

12:51 am

HNY all. I have one of the in9 what a young doctor does in a hospital. but not in12

12:51 am

think vines or weaving

12:52 am

night sammy

NBT NBS

sammaysmom, don't leave yet! I just update my profile w/contact info. We should get coffee sometime (:

wtg VMD

12:53 am

tyvm nbt nbs i can sleep now

sorry about typing. Of course I meant sammysmom.

ty vm, mel :)

12:54 am

for the top T are they all tr words?

12:54 am

ty broll for in12

12:55 am

yes

12:55 am

hyper pen away - babblers

12:55 am

help with other in9 pls

Oh, it is ruru. Steinways are all they are cracked up to be (minus cracks of course). My favorite thing about it is the bass register. It has that famous "Steinway growl", sustains for-f'n-ever (;

12:56 am

yw - ru found it first

12:56 am

only one in 9

12:57 am

someone said there were two in9 I am confused

12:57 am

ruru scratched the call

12:57 am

only one peri

12:58 am

@12:43 ruru you said there were two in9.

ty, ru for the w's

12:59 am

I did not see the scratch part :)

12:59 am

i scratched it right after that and listed all the i's too

12:59 am

I have tw x 12. Does anyone have more?

OK, I have to get up tomorrow and clean and assemble food (note NOT cookin' nothin') for my get together tomorrow. Stopping at 133 nbt, nbs, but far from all the biggies, just 18 7s, four 8s, and three 9s_and the 12. Happy New Year, one and all. [poof]

12:59 am

I have in9 and wi9. help with others pls

12:59 am

in 9, wi 9 -- any others been called?

1:00 am

re9

re9

[temporarily unpoofing]

1:01 am

st 9

1:01 am

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Happy New Year, cos!

1:02 am

just turned midnight here. fireworks everywherwe

same tw's as you, diane.. so far

1:02 am

Happy New Year Cos

re 9 x 2

1:03 am

tw x 15 so far

ty isles

1:04 am

wd dee - not seeing either of them

re 6, 8 9, 7... to re color

1:05 am

ty Dee

my tw count: 4 5 4 6 7 7 7 5 7 8 4 5 what am I missing?

yw

1:05 am

help with other re9 pls

1:06 am

thanks Dee for the colour words

1:06 am

tw 5/6 at the beginning

yw

1:06 am

tw 5,6 at the begining melon

1:06 am

another tw 7 with the other 3

got the other tw7. Can't see what could preced my tw4, tho...

1:07 am

yes I have tw7 four in a row

oh, OK, I monkeyed for that tw5,6

1:08 am

off to watch harry potter. may u all have a blessed and fortunate 2014

you, too, cos

1:08 am

still missing t x4

1:08 am

ty Cos, and you too

Now I have 15 TWs. We are quite co-operative in Lickety's absence.

you, too, cos

1:09 am

night cos.. say hi to herminie

phantom design

1:12 am

missing one d too

j's are ji 4, 4

1:12 am

can't find it

1:13 am

stuck at 176 -- see you tomorrow :)

what are your D stats, ruru? I have du 5 4 7 5, that's it for me.

1:14 am

good night nan

nite-nite, nan

1:14 am

dr 5,6 du 5, 4, 7, 5

heh, I would thing the DRs are proper nouns.

and thanks (:

have same as you, ru, looking for missing d

1:17 am

de 9

ty vash

tx, thinking, thinking!

1:18 am

thanks a lot vash.. that one was bugging me

1:19 am

tks vash

u's: ur 4 us 4, 4

1:19 am

you are quite welcome...I had that one for a while...I came in late so assumed it had been gotten already

g's are: ge 4, 4, 5, 4 gi 4, 4, 5, 4, 5, 4

1:20 am

n's arene 5, 4, 4, 5, NI 4, 4, 5, 6, 5, 5, 7, 8, 4, 6, 7

1:21 am

today's moan: some of the words which end in -ing can end in -ings but Enable wont accept them grrrrrr

1:21 am

thanks Dee and ru

yw

silly me, I eyeballed de9 at the beginning of the game, and assumed it wasn't there. Always pays to tap it out!

scouser I'm steamed about the same thing.

1:24 am

mi 4, 5, 6, 4, 6, 7, 5, 4, 5, 8, 6, 5, 7, 4, 5

OK, now to bed! 157, nbt, nbs, 21 7s, five 8s, four 9s and the 12. Happy babbling, everyone! [poof!]

1:24 am

13 left here.. but I might give up the ghost

1:26 am

4 to go

1:26 am

good for you isles

ty bro was missing an mi 7

could someone list their e's... missing 1

1:27 am

r's are re 4, 7, 5, 4, 5, 8, 9, 6, 8, 9, 7, 4; ri 4, 4, 6, 5, 4, 5, 6, 6, 4, 5; ru 4, 6, 4, 5, 4, 6, 7, 5

1:27 am

yw

1:27 am

er 4, 4,

ty, ru

ty vash

1:28 am

tks vash - was missing a plural

1:29 am

yw

lol isles... was also missing a plural :(

1:29 am

2 x t's to go

1:29 am

s's and t's left.....13 to go and still missing one 9

ditto on the 9's vash... down to 17 s's and t's

1:30 am

missing that re 8/9 in the middle

fossil resin

1:33 am

ok.. thanks dee

1:33 am

7 left now

1:33 am

missing 4 s and 3 t'd

1:35 am

come on you lot, what's keeping you? i've been finished for 10 minutes...lolol

last 8 is st 8 (pl of st 7)

1:36 am

good for you granny.

1:36 am

I can't find my last ones

1:36 am

congrats Rose and Hello and hugs to Everyone

wtg gran!! want to list your s's and t's

1:37 am

aww ruru...that gerund ending gets a good workout tonight. and the s....never seen so many plurals

1:37 am

fireworks - finally

1:38 am

se5, 4, 4, ....sm4, 5, 6...sn4, 5

wtg isles

1:38 am

WTG ISLES!!!

1:38 am

ah.. found the big sl

1:38 am

st

1:38 am

thanks granny that wraps up the s's

1:38 am

ty

1:39 am

st5. 6, 5, 8, 9, 6, 4, 5, 6, 5, 7, 8, 6, 4, 5, 6, 8, 7...su4

1:39 am

isles can you list the t's please

ty so much for the s's gran was missing the st 8 / 9

1:40 am

te 4,4,4,5,4,5,4,5,4

1:40 am

thanks gran

1:41 am

ok.. have all the te's

1:41 am

ti 4,7,5,4,4,5,6,6,5,6,6,4,4,6,6,7,7,8,5,\n4,6

1:42 am

sorry ignore the \n - typo

ty isles fireworks

1:43 am

WTG DEE!!!

1:43 am

wtg Isles and Dee

ty rose... putting list in profile

1:43 am

WONDERFUL, thanks so much Dee

1:43 am

got it .. thank you isles

1:43 am

tr 4,5,5,6,4,5,7,5,7,5,5,7,8,6

1:43 am

done here too

1:44 am

I was missing three ti's

1:44 am

hey ya flosey..it's a lovely grid...i didn't have to resort to the enable dictionary until my last 21.

1:44 am

dumb ones too

1:44 am

WTG RURU!!!!

1:44 am

wow, good for you rose

1:44 am

tw 5,6,4,5,4,6,7,7,7,7,5,7,8,4,5

1:44 am

and Ru, wtg

1:45 am

flosey, it just flows.

1:45 am

lol, 73 to go here

1:46 am

nice, flosey. and i predict you are gonna get your fireworks quite soon.

1:46 am

will have to take a break to welcome the New Year with hubby

list in profile

1:47 am

THANKS DEE, MUCH APPRECIATED

1:47 am

thanks dee

You are so welcome, flosey! Great help from everyone! Got through this quickly with everyone's lists!!

1:47 am

thanks isles, able to get fireworks with that list of t's

1:48 am

thanks so much for the help everyone

1:48 am

WTG VASH!!!

Happy New Year to all! Have a great eve / day all! Hugs to all!!

1:49 am

and to you Dee, Hugs

1:49 am

night, dee, hun. hope you sleep well

Ty, flosey! You, too, Rose!

1:49 am

thanx dee

See you all at the flip!

1:56 am

off for break to welcome in NY

1:56 am

bb

1:58 am

Happy 2014!

1:59 am

Hi jbp and the same to you

1:59 am

HNY to you too, jbp

2:00 am

how long has it been the new year for you, rose?

2:00 am

19 hours, jbp

2:01 am

well, I hope you've broken it in well for the rest of us ;)

2:01 am

pugs, love your new icon...poor little fella, just give it to him...lol

2:02 am

do we always want whats just out of reach--lol

2:02 am

(dont)

2:02 am

puglet, it is cah-yoooot

2:03 am

do you eat cabbage on NY day for good luck there Rose

2:03 am

thanks jbp

2:03 am

brb, need another drink....say waht?

2:03 am

brb, need another drink....say waht?

2:03 am

brb, need another drink....say waht?

2:04 am

damn!!! say what, pugs? cabbage ? form which culture is that? not being nasty, just nosey.

2:05 am

I dont know, but we have always eaten cabbage as to give you luck through the NY

2:05 am

who eats grapes?

2:05 am

i think they symbolize your wishes for the new year

2:05 am

lolol....don says, tell her no...and we don't smoke it either.

2:06 am

so theres no special foods you fix on NY day then

2:06 am

well, jbp, have eaten grapes, but only because i wanted them...and for no other reason.

2:07 am

i mean, don't get me wrong, they are yummy... it's just a tradition we have

2:07 am

grandma always had cornbeef and cabbage but I dont care for the cornbeef

2:07 am

not really dear. but when MIL was alive, i always made sure don was the first one to step into her rooms on new year's day. it's a scottish custom, called first-footing.

2:08 am

green ones or purple ones jbp

2:08 am

awww, pugs, you are going to have to try my corned beef. the way i cook it, it tastes like ham...

2:08 am

doesn't matter which, at least to us

2:09 am

and the first-footing... my grandparents used to do that

2:09 am

Thought granny was going to say chicken

2:09 am

I like beef raised on corn but I guess thats not the same is it LOL

2:09 am

lol, ruru...nope...not even close.

2:10 am

what about you any special foods that you have on NY day

2:11 am

Is first footing anything like granny playing footsie with Don?

2:11 am

pugs, it's all in the way it is cooked. i soak mine overnight, to remove as much of the salt as possible. then a long, slow cook with dry mustard powder, peppercorns, bay leaves, brown sugar and brown vinegar.

2:11 am

asking Ru that Q

2:11 am

so what time is dinner, rose?

2:12 am

that method is also fantastic for pickled pork...

2:12 am

I will have to give that a try sometime then Rose. Sounds good

2:13 am

What's that pugs?

2:13 am

do you cook that in a slow cooker Rose

2:13 am

about an hour, jbp. and it just so happens we are having corned beef, with new potatos, steamed and rolled in butter, and a crisp salad. i have fruit chutney on the side. don loves green tomato pickles.

2:13 am

Do you Ru have any special foods you eat on new year day

2:14 am

so, basically, to get there in time, I would have needed to have left 2 days ago? ;-)

2:14 am

Not really

2:14 am

yes, pugs. i have an electric slow cooker. it is set on auto. cooks on high for 2 hours, then switches to low. all up corned beef takes 8-9 hours.

2:14 am

I just try not to eat crow

2:15 am

or humble pie....lolol...ruru

2:16 am

or his hat

2:17 am

Or foot

2:17 am

give him a glass of water, to swallow his foot

2:17 am

roflol...snap ruru

2:17 am

or his words

2:17 am

is that like blackfoot? oops maybe I shouldnt say that

2:18 am

I do a lot of word eating around here

2:19 am

does anyone have a clue of any of the 9s to share, or perhaps the 12?

2:19 am

Well I do have big feet granny

2:19 am

you know what they say, ruru.

2:19 am

big feet... big socks

2:19 am

I bet not as big as Shaq

2:20 am

Yes expensive shoes

2:20 am

No my nephew has feet nearly as big as she's

2:21 am

He wear 18 and a half

2:21 am

ok, back to get a few more - just skyped the kids in Vancouver

2:21 am

you have to have them specially made

2:21 am

I think she is size 23

2:21 am

in12, in5, to bury + 1 of 2 children born at the same time + gerund ending

2:21 am

Wears

2:22 am

awesomeclue and thank you grannyrose!!!

2:22 am

de9, de + ****k, bad smell + gerund ending

2:22 am

it's interesting that it won't take it with an 's

2:22 am

That was shaq..not she..gd..auto correct

2:23 am

thanks again grannyrose!!

2:23 am

nbt, nbs

2:23 am

whew!

2:23 am

re9, a plural of re8, re + ***y, very small + b***, chew

2:24 am

need coffee-brb

2:25 am

re9, re + ***y, very small +ca*, not dog + gerund ending

2:26 am

st9, plural of st8, st***, not the bow of a ship + b***, chew

2:26 am

tytyty

2:26 am

HI all :)

2:26 am

hey ya liz...happy new year

2:27 am

hi Liz! granny rose is giving some wicked awesome clues!

2:27 am

To you too, Rose.

2:27 am

wi9, wi****, not summer + gerund ending

2:27 am

Hi jbp - yes I've just logged in and seen them. Thanks Rose. Awesome!

2:28 am

Hello Liz

2:29 am

in9, in + sea bird + gerund ending

2:29 am

Hi pugs - Happy New Year - hope it's a great one for you - and everyone!

2:29 am

thank you and I wish you the same

2:30 am

grannyrose, truly, thanks!!

2:34 am

with 63 left (largely thanks to gr,) I must to sleep. See you in the new year of babbling.

2:34 am

glad to help jbp...nothing more frustrating the the missing of a large word.

2:34 am

night jbp

2:34 am

Sleep well jbp and have a wonderful year.

2:34 am

hope you have a lovely sleep, jbp.

2:35 am

this grid is much better than the one yesterday

2:35 am

It's flowing very quickly at the moment :)

2:36 am

yes, pugs. it flows so nicely. i was down to 21 to go before i knew it. the s's and the gerund ending are well placed.

2:36 am

Iam down to 53

2:36 am

wow!!! pugs!!! well done

2:37 am

I've only just started, so've got a way to go yet but Rose's clues helped! WTG Pugs.

2:37 am

thanks guys

2:37 am

sorry liz....didn't want to give the game away, hun.

2:38 am

Rose could I have the stats to the top row t--Iam missing 1

2:38 am

tr5, 5, 7, 8, 6

2:39 am

ty

2:39 am

i am guessing you are missing the first tr5. it has a double consonant.

2:39 am

no its the 6

2:40 am

plural, pugs.

2:40 am

okay, am having an off day for guessing...lol

2:40 am

duh--thats it

2:41 am

may I please have a clue for in12?

2:41 am

so how was your day Rose

2:41 am

did i tell don bought me season 4 of downton abbey for christmas?

2:41 am

Hi flosey

2:41 am

NO you did not

2:42 am

I'm sure you'll love it. Everyone raves about the series but I've not seen it.

2:42 am

hi again pugs, back for last few - or may give up and go to bed

2:42 am

flosey, in5, to bury + one of two children born at the same time + gerund ending

2:43 am

liz, i am a downton abbey addict. i just love the show, and the cast involved are incredible.

2:43 am

ah, got it, thanks rose

2:44 am

nice, flosey. well done, you

2:44 am

I guess I'd enjoy it but I don't think hubby would, so I never got into it. Perhaps one day it'll be repeated.

2:47 am

come on down, liz. i would gladly sit through them all again.

2:47 am

when I'm in Melbourne ..... though who knows when that'll be?

2:48 am

Is it a musical show Rose

2:48 am

will send money....you come...lol

2:49 am

lol :)

2:49 am

cant you just swin across to Rose, Liz :)

2:49 am

no pugs, it is set in england, before, during and after the first world war.

2:50 am

More down and around pugs!

2:50 am

I'll buy some flippers tomorrow!

2:50 am

LOL

2:50 am

maggie smith plays a pivotal role in it. and hugh bonnieville ( not sure of the spelling )

2:52 am

okay, dinner nearly ready. will catch you all tomorrow. xoxox

2:52 am

Enjoy your evening, Rose. See you tomorrow xx

2:52 am

if you must :) good night Rose and enjoy--hugs and love

2:54 am

How did you celebrate the new year, pugs?

2:54 am

just stayed here

2:54 am

Did you see any of the firework displays on TV.

2:55 am

same as we did pugs, couple of boring old folks here

2:55 am

I turn it on to watch the count down

2:55 am

Us too! Though we bought some sparklers!

2:55 am

We were out with friends most of today though, which made a nice change.

2:55 am

they had that milley on and I just am sick of her

2:56 am

Don't enjoy the countdown coverage here at all but the Sydney fireworks are pretty impressive.

2:57 am

My sister and I did do what zoom said his mother did though

2:57 am

What was that?

2:58 am

hi again....my countdown is next Wednesday when I will have all 5 g/kids together for 3 weeks

2:58 am

she opened the back door to let out the old year and I opened the front door to let in the new

2:58 am

Exciting Diz - hope you've got a holiday planned for yourself afterwards! And happy new year to you :)

2:58 am

Lovely tradition, pugs.

2:58 am

oh no Diz! poor you but it will be fun

2:59 am

wow diz, 5 gkids for 3 weeks, you may need a holiday after - wonderful to see though

2:59 am

I had never heard of it before but I liked it so we done it

3:00 am

what are their ages Diz

3:00 am

So the beginning of a new tradition then - and I hope that the new year is amazing for you :)

3:00 am

yes new and thank you as I hope the same for you

3:01 am

Thanks.

3:01 am

thnx guys/gals, we have things planned, the major one is meeting up with my Mum, their GrannieGran (greatgranny) and a heap of my great nieces and nephews

3:02 am

Hope you'll have some help.

3:02 am

Dinner time here, so once again, happy new year to all. Hugs to all. BBL.

3:03 am

My Mum has 24 great g/kids and about 12 maybe 15 of them will be there on the day.

3:04 am

bfn Liz, enjoy dinner, I'll probably be off to bed soon, see you tomorrow night

3:05 am

bye Liz

3:12 am

Phantom: Intestine.

3:12 am

does anyone have a clue for ni6/30, and can I assume the 7 is a pl?

3:12 am

Hi Zoom

3:13 am

It is plural

3:13 am

Hello, Flosey :-)

3:13 am

Hi Zoom

3:13 am

Happy newyear to you.

3:13 am

ni6 an idiot person say.

3:14 am

thank you zooz, and to you

3:14 am

thank you and the same to you

3:14 am

Hello, Puglet..Happy newyear to you too :-)

3:14 am

got them, tks

3:14 am

thanks Zoom for the ni

3:15 am

yw :-)

3:16 am

how was your New Year Zoom

3:16 am

My sister and I started your door thing

3:17 am

Well new years eve i was bored so went to bed at 9:30pm...lol..woke up at midnight as fireworks were going off..then promptly fell back to sleep teehee.

3:18 am

at least you got to see the NY come in--lol

3:18 am

haha nice one..i will tell my mum/mom she will be pleased...no doubt she was up opening the doors as usual at their home..lol

3:19 am

did you find out where she got that from

3:19 am

How was yours, Puglet, hope it has started off good...even though it is only the first day :-)

3:20 am

about as yours Zoom--but was awake to do the doors

3:20 am

Yes it has always been a tradition since she was a child and her parents did the same...and she also said their parents did the same too.....but that is as far back as she knows..lol

3:21 am

and then I came to babble and its a good grid so starting out good

3:22 am

thats cool

3:22 am

Yes i always start off mostly with the chat off and just basj away..not always but mostly...then when i reach half way or so..i switch the chat on and see who is about..lol

3:22 am

you going to your parents for NYD dinner

3:23 am

Yes i will...but we have nothing special planned...just a normal dinner it will be....they do not want too much fuss bless them :-)

3:24 am

How about you, Anything planned?

3:25 am

I have chat on but I dont read it much for I like trying to find the words on my own first then I go back to pick up hints when I need to

3:26 am

Iam fixing dinner here. Here its good luck to have cabbage so thats what is planned---a cabbage stew and cornbread and peach pie and thats about it

3:27 am

I really love cabbage..i even love brussel sprouts even when i wass a child...and it is rare here for a child to like cabbage or brussel sprouts..lol

3:29 am

not really much different in the taste between the two is there? I like cabbage about anyway its fixed, ever raw

3:29 am

do you have any special foods that you eat for NY

3:31 am

Hi all

3:32 am

Hello Jack

3:32 am

Happy new year

3:32 am

ty and the same to you

3:33 am

how's the grid going?

3:34 am

its much better than the one yesterday

3:34 am

I didn't attempt that one. Was it hard?

3:35 am

to me it was but Iam not the greatest at these either

3:35 am

Are they randomly generated do you know?

3:36 am

Iam down to 45 on this and thats good for me--lol

3:36 am

No I dont

3:36 am

It doesn't help with no lickety

3:36 am

I still have 121 to go - you are doing well

3:36 am

I think ru and dee have a list

3:37 am

ty might resort to that at some stage

3:37 am

I have Dee's list open, would you like me to copy it for you?

3:38 am

Sure, ty flosey

3:38 am

Very sorry, Puglet, The phone went so had to answer it.

3:38 am

NP zoom

3:39 am

just read back...no..no special foods..just what ever we fancy.

3:39 am

does anyone have the stats for the 9's Iam missing 2

3:40 am

They do not like to vary their diet too much so it is normally always the same group of foods they eat..otherwise it upsets their stomachs.

3:41 am

I dont blame them on that

3:41 am

Sorry i have no 9s at this stage even with 96 words left.

3:41 am

will your sister and her family join you guys too

3:42 am

normally only on weekends as my sister is busy ...but yes on special days like Christmas,Birthdays, new years day then yes :-)

3:43 am

I have wi-re-in and de of the 9's

3:44 am

It is always nice to see them and the kids make me laugh with the things they say...silly little things that mean the world to them teehee.

3:44 am

in9/66 and wi9/90 so far

3:44 am

kids can say the darnest things thats for sure

3:45 am

stern

3:45 am

Hello, Dtins :-)

3:45 am

internings

3:45 am

OOPS

3:45 am

Yes they do and the things they worry about or moan about is so tiny to us yet mega important to them lol

3:46 am

Glad it is not just me who does that, Dtins..lol

3:48 am

I remember once, one of my sister and I and her little boy were heading to town and she had two dogs and one was riding the other and she was embaress and hollered at them and the boy says ahh mom they are just picking fleas--lol I wont ever forget that

3:50 am

How many words today please

3:50 am

good morning all

3:50 am

had a bit of trouble, won't take it into my icon page but have a separate doc containing it, if you'll give me your email address I could send it, ok?

3:51 am

Morning Mrs Sprite :)

3:51 am

good morning Sprite

3:51 am

Teehee...that is funny..bless...i had a similar event when i was a child..our dog was humping my leg but i did not realise what was going on..and my dad went mental and grabbed the dog quick and told it off..i was most upset that our dog got told off for no reason apart from looking happy....it was ionly when i was older that my dad told me what the dog was doing..Yuck!

3:51 am

213 gran

3:51 am

213

3:51 am

hi pug and flosey *hugs*, and zooz too *hugs*

3:51 am

Thanks

3:51 am

Hi Sprite

3:51 am

Hello, Spritey!...Happy new year to you & your family.

3:52 am

and to you and yours, zooz, thank you :)

3:52 am

hi Jack

3:53 am

you will like this grid Sprite

3:53 am

ah good. Am ready for a fun one of decent size

3:53 am

thanks for your sweet cards, pugs :)

3:53 am

Is the weather crap where you are, Sprite?...Windy & raining hard here.

3:54 am

looks pretty calm here. Cold and wet, but nothing out of the ordinary

3:54 am

rain is good luck on NYD Zoom

3:54 am

Decent size...nah decent size is of about 500 or more :-)

3:55 am

yay zooz :)

3:55 am

Oh good i really do hope so, Pugler..could do with some here :-)

3:55 am

Puglet*

3:55 am

*sending zooz heaps and heaps of good luck*

3:56 am

hes already lucky! He got to talk to us :)

3:56 am

lolol too true!

3:57 am

hows your NYD Sprite

3:57 am

My dad phoned a few mins ago and asked if i could get a couple of lottery tickets for today as they are going to be making 25 millionaires...well you never know..although i think the chance is something like 1/14 million....lol

3:58 am

((Puglet)) ((Sprite)) that is very true.

3:58 am

but you never know--it just takes one to win

3:59 am

quiet so far, pugs. My love is still asleep. And finally after a month of firework blasts it is really quiet outside. Much better for the ptsd for sure.

3:59 am

each ticket has the same chance to win, zooz

3:59 am

How did the shopping go yesterday

3:59 am

and yours, pug?

3:59 am

Ok i was lurking yesterday....how did the shopping go with the fireworks going off, Spritey?

4:00 am

quiet too :)

4:01 am

*hugs zooz* You can lurk whenever it suits you, dear zooz. And I was lucky. My love came home early and we went together. Still panicked but not as badly.

4:01 am

Hello all.

4:01 am

Glad he was there to support you.

4:01 am

yahoo for Sprite!

4:02 am

Hello, Lynxxx...Happy new year to you :-)

4:02 am

hi lyn :) xxx Happy NY to you and yours.

4:02 am

hi lyn and happy NY

4:03 am

pug - can you please give me a clue for the de9.

4:03 am

hi Dianne, happy NY to you and yours

4:03 am

We did not get as many fireworks going off as last year although saying that i was in bed my 9:30pm lol

4:03 am

never mind - just got it.

4:04 am

Thanks sprite - same to you.

4:04 am

Jack, I can copy to an email, or a plain paper but for some strange reason i Cannot copy Dee's list into my profile

4:04 am

Hello, Dianne :-)

4:04 am

lol zooz. My love went early too.

4:05 am

de plus ****g(what a bee does to you) plus three letter ending

4:05 am

Hi zooz - happy 2014

4:05 am

I could send it to you, if you care to put your email address in chog

4:05 am

hi flosey, Happy NY to you and yours.

4:05 am

I saw this morning all the fireworks displays from around the world..gosh so many fireworks.

4:05 am

I'd still like the clue .... Don't worry Flosey, ty for trying. i'll look at a profile

4:05 am

I dont know how to really clue the ending

4:05 am

Nad to you too, Dianne!

4:05 am

flosey, maybe silly question but are you trying to copy it in in My account? Or in the profile you get when you click your icon?

4:06 am

yes, you can bring up VolleymomDee's profile

4:06 am

have tried to copy it into mine, then anyone can open mine Sprite

4:06 am

zooz, and nobody found all the words first. So unfair.

4:07 am

and not nad.

4:08 am

If anyone gets all the 9's I would like a stat on them for Iam missing 2 please

4:09 am

yes Sprite, was trying the wrong way - have Dee's list now in my profile if anyone wants to use it

4:09 am

ah good, glad I could help, flosey.

4:10 am

Thanks Flosey, just found it

4:12 am

so glad, feel free to pass that info on, it will stay there until next flip

4:13 am

brb

4:13 am

Thanks, Flosey, think i will need it later.

4:13 am

wrier

4:14 am

Jack, de9: start with the place you want to go to when travelling, your de****ation. Then gerund it.

4:14 am

Oh grest my first PB of the new year...very sorry every one.

4:14 am

good one, thanks zooz ;)

4:14 am

Time for bed, thanks all for the company

4:15 am

sweet dreams, Jackanory :-)

4:15 am

ty sprite

4:15 am

bye Jack

4:15 am

goodnight Jack, sweet sleep

4:15 am

sleep well, and yvw

4:16 am

night Jack

4:17 am

Stats for the 12 please?

4:17 am

in12.162

4:17 am

in12/162

4:17 am

Thank you :-)

4:17 am

yw

4:18 am

we have a snow moving in today--2-4 inches--is that good for NYD? lol

4:19 am

yeah, as long as you don't need to go out, lol

4:19 am

yeah of course..it is just very cold rain :-)

4:19 am

Poor OO they are having really low temps and nasty winds and snow

4:19 am

pug - I have re9 x 2

4:20 am

ty Di

4:20 am

Yay found the In 12...thanks for the stats!

4:20 am

found it too, thanks

4:21 am

Yay good job, Spritey!

4:21 am

and you, zooz! :)

4:22 am

I even tried to plural it even though there are no 13 words in the grid..lol

4:22 am

oh I did the same. Wouldn't have felt complete without it.

4:23 am

teehee what are us babblers like.

4:23 am

does the in12 start with the in5/10?

4:23 am

very much so, lol. All drilled by the babble grids.

4:23 am

it does Rolin

4:24 am

yes rolin. Let us know if you want a clue.

4:24 am

happy new year to you and yours, rolin

4:24 am

It does, Rolin...And a happy New year to you!

4:25 am

Ends with a tea compnay advertised sometimes on TV ...TW

4:25 am

Talking of tea..going to make a cuppa.

4:27 am

found it... and happy new year to everyone too... :)

4:27 am

((Rolin))

4:30 am

if no one minds I need a hint for the re9 (not the one to do with color)

4:32 am

very similar to the color one but ends in the opposite of days

4:32 am

Well thank you for that RE9, Puglet..i did have that one either..lol

4:32 am

thanks lyn

4:34 am

ty ty ty and sorry zoom-lol

4:34 am

Why are you sorry..i'm not :-)

4:34 am

one more 9 for me

4:35 am

same here. And probably the same missing.

4:35 am

wi-2re and in and de

4:36 am

yep, exactly

4:38 am

st 5/10; 8/40; 9/54; 6/18

4:38 am

hi o-o, am glad to see you. May the new year bring you many light days and good nights.

4:38 am

I dont have the st9==thanks OO and HNY and Hello

4:39 am

Hello, o-o, Happy new year to you!

4:39 am

a martinet is more than st 5/10

4:41 am

Got the ST9 thank you.

4:41 am

ah found it, same ending as the last re9 we found.

4:41 am

thank you o-o

4:42 am

Ends in opp of day, Pugs.

4:43 am

love your icon text, btw, o-o. Great poetry. We have a similar one in dutch.

4:44 am

does anyone have a clue for re8 please?

4:45 am

gave back colour maybe, flosey?

4:45 am

PT of colour

4:46 am

that pt ending is kind of hidden. Had to go back over my list when I hit 100 to pt everything.

4:46 am

is martinet to do with puppets?

4:47 am

re + metal + its bark was worse than its b****; pl for 9

4:47 am

puglet, I looked it up. A martinet is a very strict disciplinarian. A very st*** person.

4:47 am

yay..have all the 9s

4:47 am

good job, ro

4:48 am

got it! ty

4:48 am

wtg pug!

4:49 am

26 more to find..going to take a break..bye for now.

4:49 am

bye zooz, hope to see you later

4:49 am

bye Zoom, enjoy your dinner

4:49 am

oh pug, btw, did you have more requests for puzzles or didn't you? If you do, please let me know.

4:50 am

Okay, is it alright to email you later so I can think of some

4:51 am

I really must get to bed, 10 to 3: am perhaps be back tomorrow to finish up, 43 words left

4:51 am

good night Flosey enjoy your day tomorrow

4:51 am

of course, hun, and you don't have to, only if you want to. Was wondering because of what you said in your email. If you have any requests, just let me know and don't worry about it.

4:51 am

night flosey, sleep well and dream of lovely new things

4:51 am

stuck on the first re7/36

4:52 am

silly of me, tired and headachy, should be sleeping

4:52 am

I do have a couple on my mind but I dont want to step on Crossy's toes on one

4:52 am

which reminds me..Bugsaw made a comment about finding a place for an all white piece (on Jigidi). If you see her can you tell her that she can change the background color on the screen/page the puzzle defaults too when you don't play for a few minutes.

4:53 am

off to bed with you, dear flosey. *hugs*

4:53 am

yes, or when you hit the pauze button. Will do if we see her, lyn

4:53 am

will try to do that, taking a copy of your note and I'll put it in my bio (memory is getting worse)

4:53 am

oh lynx...in my madness i am doing a black and while puzzle on jigidi...driving me mad

4:54 am

pug, I seriously doubt if crossy would be hurt by any requests you should have!

4:54 am

*white

4:54 am

Night Flosey - think you want the pulling the horses back

4:54 am

lol rolin. I am doing one with coins. Just a whole lot of coins. Crazy. But fun.

4:54 am

re 7 is what a cowboy or cowgirl does to guide a horse

4:54 am

i saw that sprite... then i saw the snowmen... *shaking head*...i must be mad...and if im not yet i will be after this one..lol

4:55 am

ah, thank you, lyn and o-o

4:55 am

wonder if it is the one I am doing - Optical Illusion - 540 pieces

4:55 am

am still working the coins one, lol. It is taking forever.

4:55 am

nope...this is just called 'snowmen'...

4:56 am

who is the person who published it, lyn? And ro?

4:56 am

pdvredis....

4:56 am

pdevredis... i mean

4:57 am

Rabcarr - He got a couple of Optical Illusion ones - this one is a bit swirly

4:57 am

thank you

4:57 am

i love the geometric ones ..in strips or swirls

4:58 am

or boxes..or circles...

4:58 am

I like the ones my pet rock can finish for me

4:58 am

OO, I seen on the computer that you guys are having awful weather, hope you dont have to venture out in that

4:58 am

almost reset time

4:59 am

Last geometric one I tried I dropped after about 9 hours - I was only fitting one piece every 15 minutes I think

4:59 am

weather is not so bad ... might need a jacket

4:59 am

omg he has one of the blackballs optical illusion. That is evil.

4:59 am

you have such a smart pet rock, o-o. Mine can't do any puzzle over 4 pieces.

5:04 am

are we back after the hiccup?

5:05 am

yup

5:05 am

good :)

5:05 am

just got back

5:05 am

has anyone greyed the u?... i have us4/6 and 4/5

5:06 am

yeah I bet you need a jacket over coveralls OO

5:06 am

ur4.6

5:06 am

ur4/6

5:06 am

ty both

5:06 am

or what lyn says

5:07 am

*giggles*

5:07 am

yvw ro

5:07 am

Iam missing 2 w words

5:07 am

surely if you pull an st5 out...you dest5 something

5:08 am

I totally agree, ro! I tried it 4 times before accepting that enable does not agree

5:08 am

were you aiming for them, pugs?

5:08 am

I am one short there too, pug

5:08 am

lol o-o

5:09 am

I got 15 wi's and 8wr's

5:09 am

I am aiming for a grey box

5:09 am

17 x wi

5:10 am

I was missing a wr, thank you pug

5:11 am

I will have to go to list later to find what Iam missing

5:12 am

it is a bit hard to guess which one you are missing, sorry :(

5:12 am

yeah I know

5:12 am

Going to leave my rest for the morning...bye everyone

5:12 am

night lynxxx

5:12 am

bye lyn, have a lovely evening and sleepw ell

5:12 am

night lyn

5:13 am

wi 6/30 ... comparative ending for vino

5:15 am

I have 2-6-30 and a 6-39 is there more wi6

5:15 am

wi: 1x fake hair 3x flying 2x vino 1x victor 3x cold season 3x electrical stuff 3x dyslectic not black 1x brains

5:17 am

I dont know what vino is

5:17 am

you are missing two wi 6/36

5:18 am

okay thanks

5:18 am

the alcoholic beverage made from grapes, pug

5:19 am

one has to do with vino and the other with electrical and both end the same way

5:19 am

got the grape one

5:20 am

then just change the 3rd letter

5:21 am

ok..does anyone have all the ds? i need 2.. i have de9/72 du 5/14, 4/6, 7/44, 5/4

5:21 am

I already have the ele. one

5:22 am

you need dr5/14 and 6/24 combo before your du5/14

5:23 am

got all the w's !

5:23 am

yay pug!

5:23 am

thanks guys

5:24 am

yvw pug

5:25 am

omg... 10 more Ts and all from the same tile! That never happened before.

5:25 am

I really enjoy this grid

5:25 am

same here. Lovely grid.

5:25 am

How can you get out of a locked room with a piano in it? Play the piano until you find the right key.

5:26 am

lol

5:26 am

LOL--I like that one OO

5:27 am

fireflies :)

5:27 am

congrats, sprite! :-)

5:27 am

wow Sprite w2g

5:27 am

Hi Une

5:28 am

hey pug :-)

5:28 am

hi Une, thanks, and a happy NY to you

5:28 am

you too, sprite :-)

5:29 am

am going to try and be productive. Bye all, wishing you a blessed day, a peaceful night and all the best for the year to come. *hugs*

5:29 am

back at you Sprite and enjoy your day--hugs and bye

5:32 am

phantom: cruciverbalist ... in view of circumstances seems appropriate

5:35 am

OO, can you give me the stats for the nine t's in the 4th col. Please

5:45 am

coming back later---hugs and bye---have a good day OO

5:52 am

te 4/4; 5/10; ti 4/4; tr 4/4; 4/6; 5/14; 7/36; 5/10; 7/28;

5:54 am

cleu for the in/12 plz

5:56 am

do not have one ... not in the grid

5:57 am

???? showing a 12 word!

5:57 am

in 12 - two snakes tangling together would be in 12

5:57 am

ty liz

5:58 am

yw

5:58 am

Hi and Happy New Year Anita and o-o

5:59 am

happy new year to you to

6:09 am

Morning all.

6:09 am

Which I does the 12 come from?

6:09 am

May I please have a clue for de9? Thanks

6:09 am

scroll back for a clue peach liz gave a good 1

6:10 am

And Happy 2014 to all Babblers

6:10 am

happy new year 2 u 2

6:10 am

de9 your fate with an ing

6:11 am

top corner

6:12 am

Thans much, Anita.

6:13 am

yw

6:17 am

tx anita :-)

6:18 am

yw

6:19 am

HAPPY NEW YEAR all my BABBLE peeps. Must get some sleep. See y'all later today.

6:19 am

bye peach

6:24 am

Got the 12!

6:25 am

wd

6:47 am

fireworks :)

6:47 am

im gone bye all

--

7:21 am

tadone!! finito! Ty, NONO for the list! Happy New Year Everyone!!

7:23 am

Way to go lbd!

7:23 am

Happy New Year!

7:23 am

may I have a clue for the 12?

7:24 am

in 12, gerund form of something that wraps around and through

7:24 am

Happy New Year, Molly!

7:25 am

Thanks for the clue, will have to ponder the wraps around and throuh...

7:26 am

got it!

7:27 am

de 9/72 - clue please

7:28 am

All good things to you in the New Year, Phan.

7:28 am

de9...your fate is your de7, gerund form of that word

7:29 am

Nothing but the best for you, Molly!

7:33 am

got 143 words, nbs/nbts. Gonna go clean the kitchen so breakfast can be made when the kids get home... Have a wonderful day all and I am sure I will see y'all later.

7:47 am

Good morning everyone and happy new year!! I will start the new year off right with a crossy's tidbit of the day!!!

7:47 am

There are people who can actually see, smell and physically taste music. This is an example of a phenomenon known as synesthesia. Synesthetes report seeing symphonies in spectacular colors, smelling Beethoven, and tasting Chopin.

7:52 am

Happy new year!

7:52 am

happy new year, jan

7:53 am

Cold enough for ya? Yikes

7:53 am

very interesting, crossy.. Happy New Year to you and to all (-:

7:54 am

Strings

7:54 am

Oops

7:54 am

was that a clue? lol

7:55 am

minus 14c today,minus 20c tonight with windchill of minus 30.tonight will be the fun on,jan:)

7:55 am

Nope ;)

7:55 am

shoe or what you push when bored?

7:55 am

happy new year,aloy

7:56 am

Not often we get squeaky snow down here but we do

7:57 am

Overcast -12°F -24°C

7:58 am

Where do u live o-o?

7:58 am

hi o-o, am thinking of what I could push if I were bored.. h'mmm

7:58 am

North Dakota, USA

7:59 am

what Jan clued

7:59 am

you know it is chilly when it squeaks

8:00 am

Brrr..long winter in ND..

8:00 am

Might need a jacket today

8:00 am

Lol

8:01 am

funny, o-o

8:01 am

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

8:02 am

The spider, dropping down from twig, Unfolds a plan of her devising, A thin premeditated rig To use in rising. And all that journey down through space, In cool descent and loyal hearted, She spins a ladder to the place From where she started. Thus I, gone forth as spiders do In spider's web a truth discerning, Attach one silken thread to you For my returning. - E.B. White

8:02 am

sweet, ty crossy

8:03 am

lovely, crossy

8:03 am

hi Une

8:03 am

so nice Crossy

8:03 am

howdy, aloy :-)

8:06 am

there,now I can sip my tea;))

8:06 am

i will save famous last quote of the day for later;)

8:07 am

:)

8:08 am

Hungover by Live WeLL Last night I partied Came home late Drank too much , Couldn' t walk straight. Made it home Somehow , someway Enjoyed it then , Regret it today. Head is pounding, Stomach sore , Spent the night On the bathroom floor. Thoughts of yesterday Shaded by gray I try to picture, But no display. They say this happened, But I just don' t know I' m pretty sure, I had fun though. So Party up And Drink it down But it' s too much When you' re on the ground. Over do it, And you' ll pay With a hangover That' ll last all day. I say this now As I' ve said it then, I am never Drinking again.

8:09 am

Good day to all.

8:09 am

lol,o-o

8:09 am

hey scrabs :-)

8:09 am

howdy scrabby

8:09 am

Lol..nice :)

8:09 am

Good poem, o-o.

8:09 am

i am sure we have a few babblers in a delicate condition this morning

8:10 am

hi Scrabbler, Happy New Year

8:10 am

yaaa.just found the 12!!

8:10 am

good morning and Happy New Year babblers :-)

8:10 am

enjoyed the poem, o-o.. if you have been there, you have been there

8:10 am

I went to bed at 11 and I am a non-drinker. I am ready to cross-country ski again.

8:11 am

a 12?? nice way to start the year :-)

8:11 am

i do not get hangovers anymore.bring on the snowshoes!

8:11 am

hey wolvie!

8:11 am

it is not a hard one,wolvie.can clue if needed

8:11 am

A 12-letter word! Whoa!

8:11 am

hi Wolvie..

8:12 am

hi Une :-) no that is okay crossy- i just signed on this morning - but ty

8:12 am

hi all again lol

8:12 am

Hello, Wolvie ... how is the winter wheat doing?

8:13 am

it is growing as we have had warm weather o-o :-)

8:13 am

grid is nice and friendly so far. the ing gets used a lot

8:13 am

You soon shall be rich

8:13 am

wtg, crossy! still going thru first sweep, so I will scoot out of chat if there are clues..

8:13 am

if only :D

8:14 am

not to worry.i will hold my tongue

8:16 am

np, usually I don't open chat this early but wanted to wish everyone a HNY

8:16 am

A new chapter for us.

8:16 am

i also am still doing my first run through with the grid;)

8:17 am

yes , open a new window , open a new door.. from Mame

8:17 am

Just another day ... no metamorphosis

8:18 am

yes.new and clean like a blank page that is yours to write great sagas upon..i shall try not to descend into chaos until at least after lunch:))

8:18 am

Lol

8:18 am

lol .. brb with some hot coffee

8:18 am

Yes, must remember to update my Amnesia Chronicles

8:19 am

:-D

8:19 am

crossy, you've tread oliver Sack's Musicophilia? I have music in my head a lot--a nephew all the time--my daughter did, and couldn't take it--I have never smelt or sen the aura though--

8:19 am

let me now when you get past the first paragraph, o-o:))

8:19 am

interesting, roundbarn. it is a condition that is quite rare

8:20 am

What are you on about, crossy?

8:20 am

if you taste music that is

8:20 am

your amnesia cronicles

8:20 am

seems to be a book like that will never get beyond the first page lol

8:21 am

oh, thanks for the reminder

8:21 am

there ya go:)) always glad to assist

8:21 am

I taste" it metaphorically--and ALOT of so called music gives a bad taste in my moutj--

8:21 am

Bbiab..coffee run

8:21 am

i am with you on that,roundbarn

8:21 am

I talked to some of those people in the forensics unit at the hospital

8:24 am

gotta get to work--as the old hymn says, "we have hard work to do and loads to lift" --I disagree with the first line though (we are not here to dream, to drift"--dreaming and drifting are VERY important. There's my crossy wisdom for the day.

8:25 am

:))

8:25 am

My brain quirk is that I see all words and numbers in my head as though all conversation is a book that I read.

8:25 am

now that is interesting

8:26 am

I will now go fix a nice egg and o-o can comment something funny on bad eggs. poink.

8:26 am

mmm...eggs

8:27 am

good ole cholesterol bombs:)

8:27 am

Even as I type but listen to the TV, I see the words I hear.

8:27 am

must of make it easier for study when listening to the professor drone on and on

8:27 am

but srtaying long enough to say to scrabs that that is VERY VERY interesting and I would like to hear more about it--but maybe an email sometime--if I ever get that.

8:28 am

eggs have rehabilitated their reputation in some studies

8:28 am

scrabs wnen you talk to yourself do you see the words, tead them?

8:29 am

they will pry my eggs from my cold dead fingers

8:30 am

but my last cholesterol count was 95 so..:PPP

8:30 am

Yes, every thing I think is in words in "front" of me. And I have a fairly well-developed eidetic memory> Not perfect, but it sure helped me in my studies.

8:31 am

Crossy has a perfect cholesterol metabolism.

8:31 am

rest of the body is shot however

8:31 am

it is a trade off

8:32 am

do you see the words only in monochrome, Scrabbler?

8:32 am

scrabs until recently I went right by you on my way to VT, but can't take that long trip any more and am having to sell the camp--interested in a cottage on a small lovely Vt lake?

8:32 am

ohh, imagine words in Kodachrome..

8:34 am

Yes, o-o. Monochrome.

8:35 am

well I better really go now--first order of the day is writing a past pres of American Breeders abt when did they finally discover how to sex sperm-- egg first thoug, a hen's egg

8:35 am

RB, I cannot afford a second home, as wonderful as the idea is.

8:36 am

all the eastern babblers should buy it jointly. Vt is wonderful, Leahy and Sanders and everything about it but they are taxing me to death

8:38 am

okay, leaving. Scrabs, sometimes tell if your thoughts come out in writing. When did this begin? as a child? what abt before you could read or were you born reading?

8:39 am

bye, RB... HNY

8:39 am

I learned to read in first grade, in the 60's, and have been a voracious reader ever since.

8:39 am

lol,185,000 of us buy roundbarns place.and we each get ten minutes of time share per year;))

8:41 am

Scrabbler, do you think seeing the words contributes to your excellent recall?

8:41 am

well, crossy.. have almost finished first sweep and haven't found the 12 yet, but it was a kick finding some 8's and 9's

8:41 am

it is a nice friendly grid so far, aloy

8:41 am

same for me aloy :-)

8:42 am

Yes, I see everything in front of me. I used to stare at pages of books and notes to study, then could visualize during exams.

8:42 am

Amazing

8:43 am

I had to pound it in with overkill

8:43 am

so, does the 12 have a gerund ending? Wow, Scrabbs.. wish I could have done that!

8:44 am

snig

8:44 am

bury + baling string and the gerund ending

8:44 am

is that Russian for snow?

8:44 am

yes, the 12 is a gerund

8:45 am

yes on the gerund ending; it's an IN12,162

8:45 am

ok, ty o-o and phand, looking

8:45 am

.. and Erda too

8:45 am

ah- ty all for that 12

8:45 am

may I have a clue for the last IN word, its a 6.18

8:45 am

and btw, o-o is in the PB

8:46 am

I rent a space there

8:46 am

wahoo, found it too

8:46 am

i dont have all the is yet- but my last in 6.18 is plural of the beginning of the 12

8:47 am

that would not be it then... Thanks anyway.

8:48 am

add a fork prong

How many words today, anyone?

8:48 am

213

8:48 am

213

8:48 am

ty o-o

8:49 am

Thanks, O-O

Thanks, all!

8:50 am

Happy New Year one and all!

8:51 am

taking a break- have to make breakfast :-)

8:51 am

Hello all new entrants. The chat log is flying.

8:51 am

hi gramma, HNY to you too

8:51 am

Since I came on I've been too fascinated by the chat to even say hello.

8:51 am

hi Gamma- same to you- and hi as scrabs said to all new sign ins :-)

8:51 am

1,000 questions, please answer all to the best of your abilities.

8:52 am

am about ready for the list, but will also take a short breakfast break.. bbs

8:52 am

A. Where is your place in VT, RoundBarn?

8:53 am

10,000. Could you try to clue the 12 again a bit diff. for me?

8:53 am

I meant 1,000.

8:53 am

RoundBarn is no longer online

8:54 am

in 12 = when snakes get tied in a knot

8:54 am

Never ming on the 1,000th question. I got it. tya

8:54 am

good morning and Happy New Year to all

8:54 am

happy new year,teach

8:54 am

prefix for between + identical or fraternal tw** + gerund end***

8:54 am

Well, how can we buy her camp then?

8:55 am

a conundrum to be sure

8:57 am

may I have a clue for the 2nd NI 5/10 please

8:57 am

or at least I think it is the 2nd one...

8:58 am

no, not that. The 7 please

8:58 am

same alternate spelling as with mi5/10 = Pope's hat

8:58 am

hello

8:58 am

I only have 2 ni's. they're the same word alt.spelling

8:59 am

ni + passe; pl

8:59 am

Helo MLFAN

8:59 am

Happy New Year's Day Eveyone

8:59 am

Back atch!

8:59 am

TY, o-o

8:59 am

*atcha

8:59 am

Hello Scrab

8:59 am

thank you o-o, thinking on the passe clue

9:00 am

tr5 = meaningless, minor

9:00 am

ty scrabbs

9:01 am

thanks, Scrabbler, I was having trouble coming up with it!

9:02 am

The NI 6/30?

9:03 am

critter + sense of humor

9:03 am

thank you o-o, and fish me.

9:05 am

sense of humor?

9:05 am

I don't get that part either

9:05 am

a quick sense of humor

9:05 am

Got it now.

9:06 am

no idea

rhymes with the first part of the word

9:07 am

BRB, I must get breakfast.

9:07 am

.. banana nut muffins for all, freshly baked yesterday.. ty for the ni clue

9:07 am

Ni 6 right?

9:07 am

yes, MLF

9:08 am

Synonyms fool, blockhead, dolt, dunce, booby.

9:08 am

Yummy!, thank you aloy!

9:08 am

you can pl it too

9:08 am

dodo, nincompoop

9:08 am

aloy can i have a few please?

9:08 am

may I have a clue for the RE 8/40?

9:08 am

fun grid

9:08 am

Hello and Happy New Year!!!

9:09 am

You too, hego

9:09 am

hi there hego, same to you!

9:09 am

mmm, muffins...

9:10 am

re + metal + its bark was worse than its b***

9:10 am

re plus tw7 doesnt work?

9:10 am

yay, ty o-o

9:10 am

thanks, o-o. I would never have found that!

thanks o-o

9:10 am

ty

9:11 am

It plurals, too!

9:11 am

also the pl, wow, a bonus

9:12 am

So I need 3 more 9's, 7 of the 8's, and 16 7's. Wow.

9:12 am

gee is that all Scrabbler?lol

9:12 am

I need 5 more

9:13 am

st 8 is improper English

9:14 am

28 7's! Just saw that.

9:14 am

ty to Molly for posting Dee's list

9:14 am

yes, ty

9:14 am

clue for the 1st se 5? Can't piece it together.

happy new year, all.

9:15 am

re 6/18 - add a color or hue; pt; the process for the 9; re 7 is the pl of the re 6

9:15 am

Hi Owl

9:15 am

hi TO

9:15 am

Hey there, TO

9:16 am

Hi TO

9:16 am

se + mixed up gerund ending

phone bbs

9:16 am

Help w/the last in6? please.

9:16 am

of course the one combo I didn't try! Thank you

9:16 am

add fork prong

9:16 am

in + fork part

9:17 am

WOW I have nbt

9:17 am

yw

9:17 am

Phantom = intestine

9:17 am

DOH! ty

9:17 am

good phantom

9:18 am

tw 7.44 - identical or fraternal + game, ***, match; pl

9:19 am

holy cow, I missed all the ig words

9:19 am

is DE 9 one fo the 9's?

9:19 am

TY, o-o

9:19 am

excellent, ty o-o.. a term referring to bedding?

9:20 am

And I just went through a bunch of comparative words.

9:20 am

Yes, DE 9 is one of the 9's

9:20 am

ty phan

9:21 am

I thought tw 7 was a sweater set.

9:21 am

TY for de9. I need one more 9.

9:21 am

the st 8/55 mlf?? it is proper english

9:22 am

oh my bad sorry

9:22 am

in6 = to eat or consume

9:22 am

ty scrabby

9:23 am

then add an s

9:23 am

ty scrab

9:23 am

this grid has a 12??

9:24 am

Yikes!!

9:24 am

in12 = what a group of worms or snakes are

9:24 am

anyone have it?

9:24 am

ends with -ing, of course

9:25 am

worms...hmmm.......

9:25 am

wrapped around each other, hego

9:25 am

duh...forehead slap...ty

9:25 am

prefix for between/amongst + identical or fraternal **** + gerund end***

9:26 am

the light dawns

9:26 am

hego smiles

9:26 am

46 to go and eyes are getting crossed. I need a break.

9:27 am

:D

9:27 am

bb in a minute

9:27 am

did you put the gerund on the end of the mi 5.12.. cool, for mi8.55

9:29 am

hello all....can i get STATS for the 12 letter word please?

9:30 am

in 12, 162

9:30 am

ty, hego...

9:30 am

yw :)

9:30 am

weird...found that word on the first try, lol....

9:31 am

excellent!!

9:31 am

:oD

9:33 am

phantom: Leucipottomy ... almost jibberwacky

9:37 am

are there ts words?

9:37 am

i havent figured out the 12 yet congrats pens

9:37 am

the cattle were wi 9/90 in the north range

9:38 am

no ts

9:38 am

ty

9:38 am

you would think they would go south for that. :)

9:38 am

do we add to the wi7 to make the 9?

9:39 am

clue for re8/40

9:41 am

Matches i only have the re 8/45 at the moment sorry

9:41 am

re + a metal + day or n***

9:42 am

ty hego

9:42 am

yw

9:42 am

ty hego got it

9:42 am

yay!

9:42 am

and the plural too matches

9:42 am

same ending goes on "from stem to st5.10"

9:43 am

ty aloy

9:43 am

yw (-:

9:43 am

ty aloy

9:44 am

i am at 100 words already

9:45 am

Good morning, luvs! HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!!!!

9:45 am

Oops. Shouldn't have shouted. Probably some hangovers in the room.

9:45 am

Hi Judi, Aloy MLF, hego, Matches

9:45 am

you too Judi!!

9:45 am

happy new year judi

9:45 am

hi Judi, same to you too!

9:46 am

Hi bichon

9:46 am

lol

9:46 am

hi bichon!

9:46 am

hi Bichon

9:47 am

Asian New Year holiday in the grid, pl for te4.4., appropriate

9:48 am

for some it was offensive

9:48 am

hint for the de 9, pls

9:48 am

can anyone tell me the stats for the 5th column E i have er 4/4?

9:48 am

is the fork part the first TI 4?

9:48 am

What animal represents the asian new year this year? I haven't been paying attention.

9:48 am

the answer is no.

9:49 am

me either, Judi.. I don't know

9:49 am

judi interesting question no idea

9:49 am

i know i am the year of the dog though lol

9:49 am

mlf - ER 4/4 x 2

9:49 am

ty wv

9:49 am

I'm a dragon. Rawwr!

9:50 am

de 9?

9:50 am

so is layer the first TI 4?

9:50 am

Year of the snake

9:50 am

de9 is a gerund, start with beginning of a word that means "your fate".. phone, brb

9:51 am

wv i have the one ening in s can you help with the other please?

9:51 am

Ah snake. Ssssssuper.

9:51 am

Off to breakfast. *POOF*

9:53 am

ty aloy

9:53 am

got the de 9 thanks to morewords woot

9:53 am

halfway. need a break.

9:54 am

i am having a weird day....i tried a de 9 word after you posted, mlf and it was a real word!....

9:54 am

lol scary sometimes isnt it pen?

9:55 am

yes!

9:56 am

Hi pen, any warmer up your way?

9:57 am

hi....it is 18 right now...

9:58 am

It's really warm down here, 24

9:59 am

who has the list again?

9:59 am

never mind molly does lol

9:59 am

VolleyMom

10:00 am

time to eat poof

10:01 am

heading out for a while....bbl...

10:03 am

Back.

10:05 am

these t's are giving me babble eyes

10:06 am

41 left and I see a mess of S's, T's, and R's.

i am injured and babblin is difficult.

10:08 am

Injured?

10:08 am

aww, what happened, TO?

cracked fingers

10:09 am

ouch !

10:09 am

Superglue to the rescue!

thumb and inde. ouch is right,

10:10 am

did you hit yourself with a hammer?

i have heard that, but u would probably gluee them all together or to some inanimate object.

i think they are scabbed now.

10:11 am

Just a dab. I glued my 2 thumb cracks yesterday.

i actually don't see a crack or scab on the inde; i don;t know what its issue is. i assume the same, cleaning without gloves accumulation.

10:13 am

ohhh, you mean skin cracks, not bone cracks

good lord, i don't think i would be here babbling if that were the case.

10:15 am

I have babbled with broken digits. Haha. Really.

10:15 am

hard to keep a Babbler down

oh my!

10:16 am

Right fifth hand bone in 8/12--I broke it when I flew over my handlebars when biking.

i need to go bake cookies. may have to rethink any that requre kneading or much hand contact. my hairdresser. and i need to get her a bottle of wine.

10:17 am

Left thumb in October when hammering a nail on a project.

wow

10:18 am

double ouch

oh scrabs, i am watching the mummers parade adn there are 5 month old triplets dreesed up and being carried down the street! they are adorable!

10:18 am

The thumb is still sore.

10:19 am

What station, Owl?

local, must check because i know some others carry it. it is still the comics

i think it may be on live in other markets but usually delyaed and edited to take out anything offensive.

10:24 am

fun grid to start the New Year.. done.. and need to get moving.. later, gators!

bye and hny, aloy.

10:24 am

Bye, Aloy

scrabbler, i am now picturing you like the r crumb man...ouch.

10:27 am

Zim's Crack Cream (it's really oil, clove oil) the best thing for cracks on fingertips ever. It eases the discomfort and heals them right up.

10:27 am

30 left for later. Bye.

10:28 am

as i was approaching hte computer desk i was thinking about what the in 12 could be then i said ot myself snakes and worms being together and i got the word!

10:28 am

Arby's roast beef au jus is SO DELICIOUS!

ty molly

10:29 am

i still cant figure out what the other word is for the on the 5th column i have er 4/4 ending in an s

10:30 am

gins

10:30 am

oops

and happy new year

Thanks for the word about the Mummer's Parade, Temple Owl - it's live streaming now, and it's great!

10:32 am

happy new year, everyone!

10:32 am

does anyone have all the g words?

10:32 am

happy new year welki

glad you like it, did you see the skit about the potholes the satire is the best but also the most controversial

10:32 am

got in/12! feeling good! Happy New Year all!

happy new year, welk!

10:33 am

congrats jerry and happy new year to you too

10:33 am

they're all "babble-common," mlfan

10:34 am

welk how many g 5 words this time?

10:34 am

3

i see you are enjoying a nice fire. how cold is it?

10:35 am

are they all pl?

10:35 am

about -10C

10:35 am

(about 14F)

translation, pls.

10:36 am

too cold owl?

then i guess now would not be a good time to ask if yo want to join me in traveling to iceland. which i am sure is warmer.

10:37 am

help please welk?

10:37 am

yes, mlfan - all plurals

10:38 am

iceland? you're planning a trip? (i've always wanted to see the columbia ice fields here in alberta - husband says, 'you want ice fields? check out the back alley'

10:38 am

got it duhh me

Yes, the potholes was great.

it is a tour i will send you the link. mid june..

I've just discovered that there is a mummer's parade in St Johns Newfoundland - but closer to

10:39 am

how's it up in your neck of the woods, helens? all dug out from the storms?

Sorry close to Christmas. This was it's third year, I think.

yes it is a european tradition

i woul dbe willin to consider portland blues or something out your way this year. the yer of living dangerously. relatively speaking.

10:41 am

hehe - my way? portland's about 13 hours away!

Oregon?

10:42 am

HI ALL. CUE FOR THE 12 PLZ.

well it's relatively close. :)

10:44 am

in 5 plus tw 7/52 and plural

10:44 am

that's the closest portland to me, toad

10:44 am

ty mlfan. hope i can get it.

10:45 am

mkg its a compound

10:45 am

got it. great clue. ty

I'm from there. not living there right now unfortunetly. I miss it lot

10:45 am

yw mkg

10:45 am

i've heard it's a great place to live

yes it is

10:45 am

got a 9 too now.

10:45 am

can anyone give me a clue for the E on the 5th column please??

a firend just posted a beautiful poem for the new year on fb. i've copied it into my profile.

10:47 am

why doenst the in 12 plural?

10:47 am

doesnt

10:48 am

TO, your icon picture looks familiar : D

er 4/4, old english? long ago

LOL GMTA

10:48 am

pablo are they both er 4/4?

Yes

10:49 am

never mind finally got it

i will chane, ive wanted to change to the wanamakaers light show but have not had time since christmas

10:50 am

Got all the 9s woot

bbs i am hungry

10:52 am

two IN 7s?

10:53 am

any clues for the 9s? i have two: in and wi.

10:53 am

never mind

10:53 am

lots of long words in this one. lots.

10:54 am

de9 it is your de***** minus the last letter and add an ending

10:55 am

re 8/9 re plus a type of metal and term****

10:56 am

re 6 8 9 re plus ti 4/4 with an ending and the 8 has is mr ** the horse

10:57 am

st is 58 9

10:57 am

ty trying.

10:57 am

de ends in y doesnt it?

10:57 am

similari to the re 8/54 9 /66

10:57 am

got the de 9 ty.

10:57 am

dont get term...terminology not in grid.

10:57 am

no minus the y

10:58 am

that woudl be in the middle

10:58 am

befor ethe gerund ending i think thats what its called

10:58 am

got re 9 too. ty. two to go.

10:59 am

a lot of the words end in it

10:59 am

for thsi grid

10:59 am

cool mkg

11:01 am

i have 83 left and am at a stand still

11:01 am

ty mlfan. still need two. i have de, in, re and wi. what is missing?

11:02 am

st

11:02 am

lookig back at clue.

11:03 am

dont understand st 58. 58 what?

11:03 am

re x2

11:03 am

st 5 8 and 9

11:03 am

st 8/9 is just like re 8/9

11:04 am

ok.

11:04 am

huh? re adds to ti word. how does st do that?

11:05 am

oh there are two re words ok.

11:05 am

nyes two re words

11:12 am

i have 78 left and am at a screeching hault

11:19 am

1 left. DE9? Help,please.

11:21 am

de9...your fate is your de7, make that a gerund word

11:21 am

got it!

11:21 am

bbl to help.

11:36 am

re 8/40 plz

11:38 am

re + can metal + last three of what Ben Franklin flew in the sky

11:38 am

nm got it..

11:39 am

Ivesy = Peri : D

11:39 am

lol..ty though molly..always like your clues.

11:40 am

may I please have a clue for the ti 6/18?

11:42 am

More small

11:43 am

thank you, Molly

11:45 am

ty molly

11:46 am

how many IN 7's are in the grid?

11:48 am

two

11:48 am

erda can you give me the stats i have the in 7/28?

11:48 am

for the other one please

11:49 am

in7,36

11:49 am

oh oops i have that one as well

11:50 am

tsk tsk

11:50 am

lol thanks

11:50 am

YW

11:50 am

i have 77 left and am at a stand still

11:52 am

string

11:52 am

sorry

11:52 am

ig 8 mi 8 re 8 x2 st 8 x2 ti8 tr8 what am i missing..i need 3 more?

11:52 am

ouw its ok i already have that word

11:56 am

good morning everyone

11:57 am

happy new year flosey

11:57 am

ty mlf and to you too

11:58 am

how many words today?

11:59 am

213

11:59 am

213

11:59 am

I think I must have stayed up too late babbling last night - I feel like I was out on the town celebrating - haven't done that in many years!

11:59 am

thanks erda

11:59 am

lol hubby and i went to bed about a half hour or so before midnight

12:00 pm

I prentended I was in NYC and celebrated New Years early :D

12:01 pm

lol ruru did you have nigtmars about getting out of there alive as well?

12:02 pm

New York ain't so bad. I love that City

12:02 pm

that was pretended sorry :D

12:03 pm

we went out in spite of the snow but i saw on the news that supposedly only 8% of people actually go out on NYE

12:03 pm

ruru i love new york city too but on new year's eve? uhh no thanks

12:03 pm

we watched the NYC celebrate - then continued on with babble (and chatting) until about 3: am skyped our young grandson at midnight, he was still going strong

12:03 pm

good grief flosey.. three? wow

12:04 pm

sounds like a nice time flosey

12:04 pm

have only been in NYC a couple of times - saw Aida there, was very exciting

12:04 pm

yes ru, and just got up at 9:30 - latest i've slept in for years

12:05 pm

good enough on tv it never looks like it could be that low a percentage that go out in the streets of nyc for New Year's Eve

12:05 pm

I vacationed there this last August and had a great time.

12:05 pm

I got up at 9:30 too.. house was cold

12:05 pm

i havent been there in years

12:06 pm

does anyone have all the 8s?

12:06 pm

i agree mlf. but you know, stats can say anything they want depending on who they ask

12:06 pm

well.. wasn't it bitterly cold in NY last night?

12:06 pm

that is true good enough:)

12:07 pm

It was in the 20's in New York last night. And those people had been in Times Square since noon.

12:07 pm

missing 4 of the 8s and 1 of the 9s - plus24 others

12:07 pm

with No bathrooms I heard

12:07 pm

wow

12:07 pm

flosey am missing 3 8s

12:08 pm

how is that possible

12:08 pm

I don't know but it sounds nuts to me.

12:10 pm

Third column N any idea of the stats for them i only have one ??

12:10 pm

standing, for 12 hours!!! no thanks

12:10 pm

i agree flosey

12:12 pm

ni 5/10?... plural....

12:12 pm

i have one ni 5/10 that is plural

12:12 pm

ni 4/5

12:13 pm

ah, just got the st8 and 9

12:13 pm

gj flosey

12:14 pm

ty mlf

12:15 pm

I could never stand for 12 hours any more

12:15 pm

especially with a dumb blue hat on :D

12:16 pm

my head feels like I was out on a bender last night! - only drank tea for goodness sake - lol ru, must have been that dumb blue hat, hahaha

12:17 pm

I had a delicious champagne.. and probably had more than I should have had

12:17 pm

can't imagine how they kept them on - in that crowd you'd think they'd be toppled off rather quickly

12:17 pm

Un-decorating the house is tedious.

12:18 pm

*would love to see flosey on a bender when I come up for a visit*

12:18 pm

well ru, guess I'm experiencing the headache for you - my dr. cut me off alcohol - ok, said he, you may have a glass of wine with dinner

12:18 pm

I still have my xmas cards up..

12:19 pm

Well don't wear yourself out taking them down then.

12:19 pm

oh.. that's interesting flosey.. no wonder you are so sensible now :D

12:19 pm

we do too ru - hubby hates taking Christmas down - he gets such a kick out of decorating

12:19 pm

I'm glad the xmas commercials are mostly over.. they've become nauseating

12:19 pm

hi - happy new year and who has a list?

12:20 pm

help with st8 and 9 pls

12:20 pm

hi hootowl, Volleymomdee has a list

12:20 pm

you're in luck hoot.. both Molly and flosey have lists

12:20 pm

I have Dee's list in my profile Hoot

12:20 pm

st9 is severe + not day

12:20 pm

I checked Mooy and she didn't???

12:21 pm

OK thanks

12:21 pm

No wonder I couldn't find it!

12:21 pm

I don't have it in my profile, sorry, tried but it would not copy

12:21 pm

ooh, a 12? interesting

12:21 pm

*Waits for the cow comments*

12:21 pm

You buried it! TX

12:21 pm

I bet taking down holiday stuff at your house is a big undertaking Molly

12:22 pm

:D mooooooooooooo

12:22 pm

I see a list in Flosey's profile

12:22 pm

trick or teat

12:22 pm

oh, it did take!!! guess that tea must have been doctored up after all

12:23 pm

*thinks mr Flosey tried to pull a fast one*

12:23 pm

yes, thanks Molly

12:23 pm

*Suspects Flosey is drinking gin straight out of the bottle*

12:23 pm

that rascal

12:23 pm

ha ha

12:24 pm

we just won't tell that guy who nixed it

12:25 pm

so what are people's new years resolutions here?

12:26 pm

not to make any....

12:26 pm

good one penquis

12:26 pm

how about you ru, did you make any?

12:27 pm

mine is to stop being so serious around here and try to crack a joke every once in a while.

12:27 pm

you?

12:27 pm

lol...

12:27 pm

lol, you might keep that for a few minutes - if you were gagged

12:27 pm

Ru, you meant udder taking, right? You really need to turn auto correct off.

12:28 pm

ha ha

12:28 pm

Hello everyone :)

12:28 pm

hi

12:28 pm

morning nan

12:28 pm

good morning Nan

12:29 pm

I actually have a very long list of resolutions

12:29 pm

I figure at least a couple will make it through

12:30 pm

kind of a shotgun theory on resolutions?

12:30 pm

ah....the shotgun strategy...

12:30 pm

lol...

12:30 pm

exactly

12:30 pm

scattergun

12:31 pm

do you think 205 resolutions is TOO Many?

12:31 pm

I was hoping lickety would be posted today

12:31 pm

nan, Dee's list is in my profile if you are interested

12:32 pm

lickety got hammered in a bar and was dragged off to the outback by three crazy sheilas

12:32 pm

ty flosey

12:32 pm

yw

12:32 pm

you can add 8 more ru and match the number on the New Years Day babble list....

12:33 pm

..once they heard his name was lickety.... I guess

12:34 pm

*watches joke drift away slowly in the wind*

12:35 pm

guess you better resume that more serious tack you were resolving to take

12:36 pm

*wink wink*

12:36 pm

LOL

12:36 pm

clue for the 12 plz

12:36 pm

*watches one resolution down the drain.. 204 to go*

12:37 pm

not outer + not roping

12:37 pm

Not roping?

12:38 pm

not rope or st5 but ...

12:38 pm

ty ruru

12:40 pm

HA! Got it :) Thanks!

12:40 pm

That

12:40 pm

That's the sweetest 162 points I've ever seen :)

12:41 pm

no kidding that's a lot of toea's

12:42 pm

Tea's? Har-har :)

12:42 pm

*Opens lead balloon chute*

12:42 pm

I know Molly.. Lickety would have cracked up at that one. :D

12:43 pm

I got it.

12:43 pm

I am missing an re9. I have to color again., help pls

12:44 pm

I still have this stupid flu. I am tired of blowing my nose. I have lost 5 pds.

12:44 pm

oh.. great hego.. I heard all the laughing from lurkdom :D

12:44 pm

You can have 5 of mine, Peri.

12:44 pm

Whoa! I just finished the 9's :)

12:44 pm

re + can metal + last 4 of what you get from mosquitos

12:44 pm

lol Ruru

12:45 pm

no thanks hego. I sure they will return once I am better

12:45 pm

Peri, sorry you're not well.

12:45 pm

ty Molls.

12:45 pm

I have been sick since Thurs. afternoon. but it should not be much longer

12:45 pm

*Makes Peri some tea with lemon and whiskey*

12:46 pm

ty Molls, that will help

12:46 pm

get well soon.

12:46 pm

should be gin & tonic.

12:46 pm

when I was sick many years ago and lived in an apt. friend made me a hot toddy like that and it worked

12:46 pm

I am getting a flu shot soon..

12:47 pm

I got a flu shot about 3 weeks ago but I think it takes a while for it to work

12:47 pm

I hear the flu out here is really bad

12:47 pm

I have champagne that I did not drink last night

12:47 pm

yes, it may Peri.

12:47 pm

ruru. what is a moderately priced decent champagne?

12:47 pm

I drank plenty for you peri

12:47 pm

When I got my flue shot they told me it would take two weeks for it to work.

12:47 pm

there you go Peri.

12:48 pm

I'm glad to hear you all got your shots.

12:48 pm

flu

12:48 pm

I have been drinking hot tea, water, ginger ale

12:49 pm

There are many..one from California I like is Roederer Estate (in Mendocino) you can buy it at Costco. .it's really good stuff and should be about $15

12:49 pm

ni 6/30, please?

12:49 pm

You can also try a really great Cava from Spain $13 Called "Bohigas Reserva"

12:49 pm

a silly person nan

12:49 pm

duh - nm

12:50 pm

also try echinacea

12:50 pm

I like Cava.

12:50 pm

this one is great

12:50 pm

I'll make a note, Ru.

12:50 pm

wier

12:51 pm

I do not have echinachea or zinc lozenges

12:51 pm

You might also try some Limoux Sparkling wines from teh South of France Peri..they are often under $12 and really good

12:51 pm

can I buy these in the local wine and spirits store?

12:51 pm

yes.. i'm not sure where you live though

12:52 pm

PA

12:52 pm

The Roederer will be super easy to find

12:52 pm

thank you for the recommendations ruru

12:52 pm

are you talking good wine buys? --- one thing I miss about CA --- no Bevmo here

12:53 pm

a friend bought some Korbel, is that any good?

12:53 pm

yep..

12:54 pm

Korbel..i'm not crazy about .. too bitter

12:54 pm

ok

12:54 pm

might be good for mimosas or bellinis tho

12:55 pm

oh sure.. mimosas are perfect for korbel

12:55 pm

watch out for the headache though

12:56 pm

rats, I hate getting a headache.

12:56 pm

they do a transfer method and add alcohol

12:56 pm

Costco had a really good Cotes du Rhone Heritages up here - don't know if the US store got it, but worth a try

12:56 pm

one will be ok. I have had them out when h aving brunch with no problem

12:56 pm

*2011 vintage

12:56 pm

Worst, most crippling, debilitating hangover I ever had was from wine.

12:57 pm

did you mix a lot that day molly?

12:57 pm

what Is a transfer method?

12:58 pm

Not that I recall. But that was back in my rookie days.

12:58 pm

my mother: never mix, never woryy.

12:58 pm

my most debilitating hangover was from Tequilla in Mexico

12:58 pm

worry*

12:58 pm

mine was from Southern Comfort and pineapple juice back In the day

12:58 pm

transfer method is when they pump over fermented wine into a pressurized tank and pump it full of CO2 Peri

12:59 pm

oh my god peri.. that sounds awful

12:59 pm

Back in the day when I used to frequent Georgetown bars, I went out with a group who ordered a different drink every round. I pitied them in advance for the next days woes.

12:59 pm

sloe gin.... :(

12:59 pm

it was, I was so sick I had to sleep over at my friends house which is where I was.

1:00 pm

sloe gin is bad due to all the sugar no?

sloe gin is just bad period.

1:00 pm

mi8 pls

1:00 pm

I rarely get a bad hangover form wine.

1:01 pm

from

1:01 pm

I can't say what happened to me on the tequilla episode here.. would never get past the censors

1:01 pm

My favorite line about hangovers is Richard Dreyfuss in The Goodbye Girl. "Who scotch taped my tongue to the roof of my mouth?"

1:01 pm

gerund ending Peri

mixing it with Mr MIsty drinks from Dairy Queen was no bright idea either...although it was colorful!....in a bad way

1:01 pm

oh jeez

1:01 pm

tequila can put a hurt on one.

1:02 pm

no kidding

1:02 pm

:D

1:02 pm

GE!! I am laughing and laughing at your story. : D

1:02 pm

I knew I was stupid.. but I was certainly testing the boundaries that day

1:02 pm

I hate the part where your legs get paralysed.

1:02 pm

Sloe gin and Mr. Misty...ahahahaha!

1:03 pm

I like tequila, though.

or lose the feeling in your lips

1:03 pm

what's mr. misty?

1:03 pm

still not seeing that mi8. also need ti8 and tr8 too

1:03 pm

You just have to respect it at all times.

1:03 pm

I just can

thanks molly :P

1:03 pm

I just can't stand the horrid headache the following day

1:04 pm

me neither

1:04 pm

peri, the bishop's hat, gerund ending

1:04 pm

I am sensible now about alcohol

1:04 pm

only too me 45 years :D

1:04 pm

too bad

1:04 pm

I have not been drunk in many years but a buzz is nice

1:04 pm

took

1:04 pm

agree Peri

1:05 pm

duh, I tried that with the alt spelling of the hat and it did not work. ty got it now

1:05 pm

45 years of drinking?

1:05 pm

slight buzz is lovely

1:05 pm

no matter the source

1:05 pm

yay peri

hockey time. happy happy to all!

1:06 pm

you go, mab.

1:06 pm

did i type that aloud?

1:06 pm

lolol

1:06 pm

I hve the tr8 which is part of the tr5/7/8 help with the other tr8 pls

1:06 pm

well hego.. not 45 years of constant drinking :D

1:07 pm

*checks Mab's stocking drawer for goodies*

1:07 pm

nd the ti8 nd then I will be quiet for while

1:08 pm

brb

1:09 pm

ti8 colorings

1:10 pm

duh ty ruru

1:10 pm

and I had all the other similar words too

1:11 pm

I watchd the Tournament of Roses Parade this am. I love that parade.

1:12 pm

hi all, happy new year. can someone clue the in10 for me. couldn't find with previous clue. ty

1:12 pm

bbl

1:13 pm

this is one pain in the butt grid..y do i subject myself to this . lol

1:13 pm

Mr. Misty is like a slurpee.

1:14 pm

mary i dont c an in 10

1:14 pm

have not listed yet but what does the 10 start with

1:14 pm

ah.. thanks

1:15 pm

I'm sorry, i mean the 12

1:15 pm

alcohol and sugar do crazy things to the brain

1:15 pm

thats ok.. i would have spent hours trying to find it lol

1:16 pm

well it starts with the burial word i know that much

1:16 pm

Yep, then add a gerund form of something heavier than string.

1:16 pm

Dammit, off to the PB

1:17 pm

IN12 is like twisted together as in the root were In******* And gerund ending.

1:17 pm

ty got it but I was trying to add an e which didn't work

1:17 pm

have a drink while you in there molly

1:17 pm

*!* ta da *!* - thanks for the list, molly

1:17 pm

And a Happy New Year to all :-)

1:18 pm

and to you too zooz

1:18 pm

Happy new Year zoom

1:18 pm

knew Molly was going to fall for that one :D

1:19 pm

bye everyone - hagd :)

1:20 pm

later nan..

1:20 pm

inset

1:21 pm

Oh for goodness sake..i knew i should not gone off and made a cup of tea...Sorry everyone.

1:22 pm

FW - last word was tr7/36 (the first one)

1:22 pm

Congrats, Flosey!

1:22 pm

congrats and Happy New Year Flosey!

1:23 pm

ty zooz and Saanichcat

1:23 pm

and Happy New Year to all - so now I shall have breakfast

1:24 pm

And to you to, Flosey :-)

1:25 pm

ty Zooz

1:25 pm

be back at flip

1:25 pm

Zoom, come join me in the PB. The bar is open and there is a hot appetizer buffet.

1:25 pm

Happy New Year, everybody!

1:26 pm

Sounds good to me, Molly lol

1:26 pm

And to you too, Ruby :-)

1:26 pm

they ran a marathon of House of Cards today; I'm worn out!

1:27 pm

Time to relax now then, Ruby..put your feet up have a drink and do some babbling :-)

1:28 pm

marathons of seriesw are fun, but they can kill a whole day

1:29 pm

I have been watching back to back episodes of 'The big bang theory'..love it.

1:30 pm

this is a yummy grid

1:32 pm

It is a nice grid..but it also has a few teeth too.

1:32 pm

I'm sure I won't get that far

de 9/72 please?

1:41 pm

good night

1:42 pm

Good night, Ruby.

1:42 pm

DE + plural letter + metal *** + gerund ending.

thanks zooz that gave me fireworks!

1:43 pm

Congrats, LVG!

1:43 pm

LWG!

1:43 pm

Hello Babblers & Happy 2014 to everyone

ty

1:44 pm

Same to you too, Christa :-)

any clues needed?

1:47 pm

No i am done also...think i will take my leave too :-)

bye zooz, hagd

1:56 pm

To all in Babble Land.... May 2014 be filled with love, luck & happiness.

1:58 pm

thanks soodle, and too you too

2:01 pm

ni 6/30?

2:01 pm

I must say, I'm happy it's all over. It's been a pretty fraught Festive Season for me. Bring back normality!

2:02 pm

Happy return to normal day everyone!

2:02 pm

Hello (((Cos)))

2:03 pm

ni6/30...dumb person

2:03 pm

Sorry Pen, I've just started.

2:03 pm

Just drove past the marijuana stores.. lines ae massive.. spilling across street

2:04 pm

Hi Molly. Happy New Year to you & yours. Thanks for the ni 6/30

2:05 pm

ty molly...

2:05 pm

So, Cos, is it freely available now, or do you need an RX?

2:05 pm

thanks central N grey

2:06 pm

no Rx needed. just a valid colorado ID and be over 21

2:06 pm

i am done!

2:06 pm

Wowsers!!! How do you feel about going into the mail order business, Cos?

2:07 pm

lol... yeah everyone asks me that now :P

2:07 pm

wtg pen!

2:07 pm

ty!

2:07 pm

Hi all

2:07 pm

Yay Pen!!!

2:08 pm

:o)

2:08 pm

Hello (((Sue))))

2:08 pm

Just found out my son got beaten up in a bar last night, going to go pick him up and take him to the walk in clinic

2:09 pm

He also lost his car keys, which is probably a good thing

2:09 pm

Probably he ok but I want to be sure. Sigh.

2:10 pm

oh no.. hi hope not too severe

2:10 pm

Oh no! I hope he's ok. Son of Soodle is sporting a massive black eye. His sisters are teasing himthat his mascara is running. 😠

2:10 pm

hi,all...Happy 2014.

2:11 pm

And you, Angel! :-)

2:11 pm

happy New Year Anglesong, amy it be a good one for you

2:12 pm

anyone have a clue for the 12?

2:13 pm

Ope. Sorry, Angel

2:14 pm

Erm... Nope....

2:15 pm

in 12/162

2:16 pm

gerund form to describe how plants such as wisteria, clematis grow, stems circircling each other

2:19 pm

begins with to bury

2:19 pm

Ooooh. Excellent clue, saan. I got it in one. Thank you.

2:19 pm

thsnks soodle!

2:21 pm

please - beloved is waiting for me and I have one word left. It's the first tr 7/36, right after the plural maths and before the tr 5/10. help!

2:22 pm

tr + not out + gerund ending

2:22 pm

penquis, thank you thank you!! Done, out of here, good luck, happy new year to all of you dear, dear babblers!!

2:22 pm

yw..bye!

2:22 pm

Enjoy CH. HNY!

2:31 pm

142 to go here!

2:35 pm

I take it there still isn't a list today from Lickety?

2:35 pm

Hi and Happy New Year

2:35 pm

happy new year, all

2:35 pm

It looks like Lickety is off enjoying the New Year.

2:36 pm

I'm tired, and logging off now. Thanks to those Babblers who took the the time to interract with me. Your friendship and the diversion you provide during a difficult period in my life is more valuable than you will ever know.

2:36 pm

woo hoo found st9

2:36 pm

Once

2:36 pm

Once

2:36 pm

Once

2:36 pm

We love you Soods

2:37 pm

bbl soods

2:37 pm

Lol! There I was making my Grand Departure, and the keyboard goes mad!!! Lol. Thanks guys.

2:38 pm

that's why we love you sood.....

2:38 pm

looking forward to more chats soodle!

2:39 pm

Love Soods!!

2:41 pm

I didn't know Soods has a son, thought it was just three daughters

2:42 pm

i think I knew that.

2:42 pm

She is a FB friend.

2:43 pm

done with the W's. that puts a dent in the grid.

2:44 pm

back awake after a nap, feeling really drowsy. needing a clue for the TR 7/36 please.

2:45 pm

phan see clue at 2:22

2:45 pm

thank you

2:45 pm

first four letters of "the father, the son and the holy ghost + gerund ending

2:46 pm

Thank you, bichon.

2:46 pm

thanks bich

2:46 pm

yw phan

2:46 pm

stats for the center n, pls

2:47 pm

i think its ni6/30 and ni7/44

2:48 pm

hint cos, just not seeing it

2:48 pm

not bright person

2:49 pm

got it, ty cost

2:49 pm

yw

2:51 pm

69 left. got 4 of the 9 words... good place to break

2:52 pm

Oh...not bright...I just said dumb. : O

2:55 pm

may Ihave a clue for the 2nd TW 7/44

2:57 pm

don't have it phan

2:58 pm

they can be fraternal or identical + they play on a swing***....add plural letter for the 8

2:59 pm

thanks you, Pen.

3:01 pm

yw

3:01 pm

the 2nd TI 6/24?

Missing 7 Ss. i have 2 x SE, 1 SU and 17 ST

what am i missing?

3:07 pm

List in my profile Cosmo

tx Molly.. got the list.. working on it.

3:09 pm

phan....metal + gerund ending...

3:09 pm

down to 15 w/o list, now…hello to molly's list now, thanks again Molly!

3:09 pm

thanks, Pen. I guess I should be fish slapped for that one...

3:11 pm

np..

fireworks.. tx molly for the list..

3:16 pm

congrats!

Molly is there a formula to create the list? How does one get it?

3:17 pm

and please the 1st TW 7/44

3:17 pm

i think the smarties just make it after they've finished

3:18 pm

i mean, lickety has a computer program he runs to get it - but if he's not around i think it's manual

3:18 pm

tw word....more apt to curl around other things, like rope is made or like climbing plants do...

3:18 pm

I think so too LA

3:21 pm

You keep coming to my rescue, Pen. Thanks!

3:21 pm

Right now I am trying to figure out my last 3 WI words, 6:39, 5/22 and 1st 6/36

3:22 pm

6/39 having flight

3:23 pm

wi 5/22 is a plural

3:24 pm

to bring someone out to drink a lot of vino...you are wi**** and dining them...

3:24 pm

ah thanks pen

3:25 pm

wonderful, but now I see I still have one more, back to seeing what I need. Thank you so much.

3:27 pm

so, it is the 1st WR 5/18

3:27 pm

and I got it!

3:27 pm

finally done! This puzzle was pretty easy until the last 40 or so.

3:28 pm

congrats!

3:28 pm

nice work ph!

3:29 pm

LaLaLa! Finished!!! Happy New Year All; see you at flip

3:29 pm

congrats!

3:30 pm

yaaa just found a wi 9/90:))

3:31 pm

nice work crossy!

3:31 pm

thanks for calling it, now i have it too :)

3:32 pm

:))

3:33 pm

Hi again all, at urgent care with my son, he is pretty beat up but no verdict yet

3:34 pm

what happened suze??

3:34 pm

oh no what happened sue

3:34 pm

Bar fight last night

3:34 pm

oh geez

3:35 pm

:((

3:35 pm

Doc is here, more later

3:43 pm

Hope things go well, sue

Could I have a clue for de9 please?

3:45 pm

your future is your de****y.....add gerund ending..

3:46 pm

thanks, i needed that one

thanks got it

3:47 pm

yw

3:48 pm

got all the i's what a chore!

3:50 pm

No Lickety today :( Isn't there someone else who posts two letter clues? I've forgotten. Oh, and Happy New Year everybody!

3:50 pm

try volleymomdee's profile, joy

3:51 pm

are they mostly (or all) in's, harp?

3:51 pm

scratch that, i have an ir5

3:51 pm

yes ig x3, ir x1, and the rest are in's

3:52 pm

ig! you don't say

3:52 pm

COME ON BABY LIGHT MY FIRE......(shameless hint...)

3:52 pm

I have Dee's list in my profile.

3:53 pm

ty harpjane

3:53 pm

sometimes a gal just HAS to sing....right?

3:53 pm

thanks leslie, molly.

3:53 pm

this may not be the biggest grid we have ever had but it sure does have a pile of points!

3:54 pm

:)

3:54 pm

that gerund is in a perfect location for the points!

Having some trouble with the n's. the first ne5, please?

3:59 pm

OMG I actually found the 12 letter word! I've never seen one before.

3:59 pm

nice work joy!

congrats I found it to and was very excited that I didn't need a clue

4:00 pm

Back to finish the last 69 - if possible.

4:01 pm

ne + kids like go-ca*** to ride in, usually around a track

4:01 pm

the 12 reminds me of Christmas lights in a box, in the attic....

4:01 pm

I need help with a tr8 pls. I hve the one you can rely one

4:03 pm

fraternal or identical + they like to play on the swing***....add plural letter

4:03 pm

nm

thanks now I need the ni6/30, please?

4:03 pm

just found it ty

4:03 pm

sorry..wrong word

4:03 pm

dumb person Marc

4:03 pm

that was the right word tho pen

4:03 pm

phew!

thanks that finishes the n's

4:04 pm

dumb person for ni6, I don't see it

4:04 pm

this is a fun grid. down to 34 listless

4:04 pm

still missing an 8 but don't know which one

4:05 pm

I am a ni6 found it thnks

4:05 pm

yes it's a nice puzzle today

4:05 pm

I have in9, re9, st9, wi9 -- what are the other 2?

4:05 pm

st?...st?...have two?

4:05 pm

<---Didn't fall for it

4:05 pm

yes

4:05 pm

someone without many wi4's

4:06 pm

de 9...

4:06 pm

i am missing a few, but i have: ig, mi, re, st, st, tr, tw for 8s

4:06 pm

ig 8

4:06 pm

thanks got the de9

4:07 pm

there are two re 9 words

4:07 pm

8's...ig, mi, ni, re x 2, st x 3, ti, tr, tw

4:07 pm

are there two tr8's

4:08 pm

are there two st9?

4:08 pm

ty Molls, it is the ni I am missing. looking

4:08 pm

No Cos, 2 re9's

4:08 pm

thanks molly

ni+cross letter+ a person with a sharp +++ty mind some times comedic

4:10 pm

9's done thanks!

4:10 pm

which N does it start with pls

4:11 pm

I don't get the last part of your clue, Marc

4:11 pm

i think he's cluing the ni 6 peri

4:11 pm

ru and molly are ***ty... ;o).....

4:11 pm

I just figured tht out, duh

4:11 pm

I need help with the ni8 pls

4:11 pm

can't be potty as its not in the grid

4:12 pm

anyone have tw 7/44 and tw8/60 please

last three letters when someone showing or characterized by quick and inventive verbal humor.

4:12 pm

lol....think wry sense of humor...

4:12 pm

ni8...baby louse + ***** of passage

4:12 pm

penquis clued at 4:03, magzel

4:12 pm

ahh i was spelling it with an A instead thanks!

4:12 pm

ty Molls

got to go will come back and finish it later down to 60 words

4:13 pm

58 left

4:13 pm

64 to go

4:14 pm

Go, Cos, Go, Peri!

4:14 pm

D's done!

4:15 pm

missing one N

4:15 pm

think i will go to the list with 30 left

clues coming

4:16 pm

ty lickety!

4:16 pm

ty lickety, just in time

4:16 pm

ah well perfect timing for me then :)

4:16 pm

I dont know if I should find that last N before listing hmmmm

4:17 pm

bless you lickety! I have three left, but I'm sure others are still stuck!

4:17 pm

i am missing one n also cos - whatcha got

4:17 pm

i have ne x4, ni x10

4:18 pm

same

4:18 pm

well that is no help at all then! :)

4:18 pm

missing one from last col N

4:19 pm

that it what I have too

4:19 pm

try ne5.10 - no singular version

4:19 pm

got that one..

4:19 pm

have that

4:19 pm

ty lyn, I have tht one

4:19 pm

mmmm

Sorry everyone, there is some issue I'm having that needs investigation. Not sure what it is yet, hopefully won't be hard to fix.

4:19 pm

finito! time to put in a roast!

4:20 pm

np lickety

4:20 pm

no problem! thank you for trying

4:20 pm

congrats Harp

4:20 pm

ni4/5

4:20 pm

we appreciate you, lickety!

4:20 pm

I can try to clue...

4:20 pm

I hve an ni4/5. is there more than one

4:21 pm

ne 5 4 4 5 ni 4 4 5 5 5 7 8 4 6 7

4:21 pm

I only see one NI 4/5

4:21 pm

aw crap i was missing a plural - ni 6/18

4:22 pm

me too, ty Leslie

4:22 pm

i think that's what you're missing too, cos

4:22 pm

ahh me too tyvm

whew done shoveling ours and the neighbors. it's great to have three teenagers on staff!

4:22 pm

that was fun!

4:22 pm

i think staff implies you pay them, GE :)

rut roh

4:23 pm

I am missing two of the d words. I hve: de9. du5, du4, du7, du5

4:23 pm

dr 5 dr 6

4:23 pm

i think dinner can count as pay

4:23 pm

ty cos, looking

that would imply i cook

4:24 pm

ty cos, found them

4:24 pm

yw!

4:24 pm

hmmm

4:24 pm

well let's just let them revel in a job well done then

:)

4:25 pm

don't know what will happen if it snows this week. I have the flu and will not be able to shovel.

call a neighbor?

4:27 pm

we have neighbors on either side, both t4end to do their own. only once in the 4 years I hve been here did one of them shovel our front walk

4:28 pm

can't find in12.clues, please?

4:28 pm

there are few young people around but I never see them shovel!!

wave dollar bills at children passing by?

4:28 pm

haha, good idea

4:28 pm

Peri, it's time someone else in your house stepped up to the job.

4:28 pm

does your city council do anything to help people in your situation Peri?

4:29 pm

hands or vines can be this, angel

4:29 pm

don't think so, lyn. there are other people in the house but I am the only one who does it

4:29 pm

I know that Molly.

4:29 pm

I am curious to see what will happen

4:30 pm

oh. well, if they want to go anywhere they can shovel it!

4:30 pm

47 le4ft

4:31 pm

indeed Leslie. we have a shared driveway but tht neighbor tends to do only her half. when I did the driveway recently I did the whole driveway

oh pulease.

4:31 pm

and then there is the area in front of the garages of both houses, tht can be troublesome.

4:32 pm

Well, Peri, if I lived nearby, I would shovel your drive and walk ways

4:32 pm

if i lived nearby i would wave dollar bills at passing children for you, peri

4:32 pm

thank you both

4:33 pm

Anglesong, do you need the in 12 clue?

4:33 pm

tking a break

4:34 pm

missing one i from middle column

4:34 pm

my last i was in 6/18 - in + part of a fork

4:35 pm

If anyone's been following my tale, we are now at the emergency room so they can make sure my son doesn't have a brain injury after being beaten up in a bar last night

4:35 pm

ugh im sorry sue

4:35 pm

oh Sue!

oh no Sue!

4:35 pm

Oh no, Sue. I hope he is okay

4:35 pm

Probably he is ok but they want to be sure

4:36 pm

praying for good news for you

4:36 pm

Anyway I will sign off again, will be back with updates as we get them but it will probably be a while

4:38 pm

ig x 3 in x 14.. the last one is in word i assume?

4:38 pm

nope ir5

4:39 pm

thanks!

4:39 pm

TY Leslie

4:39 pm

i's done phew

4:39 pm

yw. you have an re 8/40 & re 9/54 combo you want to clue me? :)

4:40 pm

re + metal + not day but n***

4:40 pm

duh i had the re9 not the re8 thanks lol ill clue hmmm

4:41 pm

re + the **nman from Oz + not day, pl

4:41 pm

thank you kindly!

4:42 pm

40 left.

4:43 pm

17 left and i'm getting a little crosseyed

Clues are up

4:45 pm

thx lickety!

4:45 pm

tvym very good time to list

4:46 pm

Thank you, lickety! I Love you! Marry me!

4:46 pm

duh my last G was a plural.

4:46 pm

tx lickety!

4:46 pm

haha buggie

4:48 pm

thank you lickety

4:51 pm

tr 7/28?

4:52 pm

the most tr 5/10...

4:53 pm

oh bugger thanks pen

4:53 pm

yw

4:56 pm

fireworks

4:57 pm

ahh congrats you just beat me. 1 left

4:57 pm

se 5/14

4:57 pm

got it :)

in

5:26 pm

1st 2 of the 12?

5:27 pm

in doc

5:27 pm

in

5:27 pm

ok

5:27 pm

ty!

5:28 pm

yw

5:29 pm

I thought you'd be too hungover to play kje :D

5:29 pm

nah - only had 3 drinks

5:29 pm

in? are you people playing telepathically?

5:30 pm

not bad for New Years Eve weather huh?

5:30 pm

kje asked for first two letters of the 12

5:30 pm

gorgeous!

I typed here by accident...

5:30 pm

we are expecting 8-12 in of new snow tomorrow... :o(

5:31 pm

i just took a nice walk it's lovely outside

5:31 pm

ah. hello senor blanco of the blueberries.

5:31 pm

down to 27, but going cross-eyed - bbl

5:31 pm

had one irish coffee at the jazz club last night.

5:31 pm

love lovely walks

5:32 pm

i had a hot chocolate with marshmallows, lol...

5:32 pm

...living large penq...and on the edge I might add

5:33 pm

yes, that's me....living on the edge....of what, i don't know, lol....

5:33 pm

my ex discouraged my iriish coffee drinking as they made me pettish. he was right, but i am single again now so i can be pettish.

5:33 pm

well if you listen to the teabaggers.. that could be the edge of the world

5:34 pm

what is pettish?

5:34 pm

cranky, mercurial

5:34 pm

did you need your ears rubbed or something?

5:35 pm

oh..lol

5:35 pm

We call that peckish in my neck o'the woods.

5:35 pm

hate people touching my ears!

5:35 pm

I like Irish Coffee.. screw your ex mab

5:35 pm

i think of peckish as hungry

5:35 pm

why is that?

5:36 pm

the ear thing I mean

5:36 pm

i have extra sensitive ears. no i am not a bunny.

5:36 pm

flirtatious?

5:37 pm

*looks to see if Mab can wiggle her nose*

5:37 pm

Pen is looking for some action

5:37 pm

not in a cute way like samantha the witch

5:37 pm

if you were a bunny mab...scrabs could adopt you

5:38 pm

*thinking that i could be surrounded by farm animals*....

5:38 pm

I don't think I'd like to walk around scrabs house barefoot

5:39 pm

What? You don't think she has a pellet scooper?

5:39 pm

i very much want parakeets. have two cats however.

5:39 pm

old mcpenquis had a farm eiei ooooooooo

5:39 pm

not good companions for cats mab

5:40 pm

no. not for the parakeets anyway.

5:40 pm

Flirtatious to farm animals? : O

5:40 pm

we had a bird and a cat.. not a good combo

5:40 pm

the cat won

5:40 pm

*burp*

5:41 pm

oh!

5:41 pm

we came home to feathers :D

5:41 pm

...everywhere...

5:42 pm

We have a small parrot, supposed to be a Senegal but wrong colouring, and I have a cat. The bird stands no nonsense from the cat and bites at her through the bars.

5:42 pm

parrots are formidable.

5:42 pm

The cat is frankly scared of the bird.

5:42 pm

bigger beaks

Could I get a clue for tr7/28, please?

5:43 pm

that's good.. cats need to be more humble

5:43 pm

i just want two wee budgies, a big cage, a separate bird room.

5:43 pm

The bird is a man's bird and it doesn't like me either.

5:44 pm

oh

5:44 pm

tr8 the shortest saying

5:45 pm

tr7 that is

5:45 pm

Both the cat and I are female so perhaps that has something to do with his attitude to the cat.

I am looking for tr7/28, please?

5:45 pm

the most overused tr7

5:46 pm

in language

5:46 pm

most insignificant, mark

5:46 pm

better clue mab

sorry don't get the clues

5:46 pm

try this.. three exams

5:47 pm

superlative of tr5/10

5:47 pm

I didn't understand the tr 8 clue, the shortest saying

5:47 pm

that was an error bichon..ignore me

5:47 pm

ok

5:47 pm

*releases wild geese for people to chase*

5:48 pm

it's the most of tr 5/10...

5:48 pm

no, that is a 7....sorry...

5:49 pm

*Goes after the wildest goose*

5:50 pm

gosh molly your icon is a lot like TO's

Got it thanks

5:54 pm

*Blinks*

5:56 pm

haha

5:57 pm

more telepathic babble

5:57 pm

more like psychopathic babble :D

5:58 pm

we're all crazy here

5:58 pm

so?

5:59 pm

I know.. we just sort of collect ourselves here

6:00 pm

it often goes that way.

6:00 pm

birds of a feather, and so on

6:01 pm

like budgies

6:01 pm

budgies are cute.. I could see why you'd want one or two..they are really messy birds though

6:01 pm

Good morning all :)

6:02 pm

hi liz

6:02 pm

Happy new year - in case you've not been around when I said it before ;)

6:03 pm

I think you have...but it still is a happy new year so far

6:04 pm

happy gregorian new year, liz

6:04 pm

Good point man - usually just wish people happy 2014

6:05 pm

sorry - mab - auto correct! :(

re8/40, please?

6:05 pm

marc are you trying to finish or something?

6:05 pm

:D

6:06 pm

Just listed! Really thought I'd checked all the plurals - sigh!

6:06 pm

haven't got that, mark

what do you mean?

6:06 pm

i'm joking

6:06 pm

re + *** man from wizard of oz + opposite of day

6:06 pm

re + can material + most of not day

OK

6:06 pm

re + metal + alternate spelling of late pm hours....

6:06 pm

I think that's the right one.

6:07 pm

Yup, if Ru and pen are cluing the same word, must be right!

6:07 pm

thank you pen and ru and liz

thanks got it

6:08 pm

yw

6:08 pm

yw

6:08 pm

what I meant marc is we're all blabbing away and you're all biz and trying to finish the grid.. :D

6:08 pm

this is the post shabbat hustle, i think

6:09 pm

it is for me anyway

I am finished thank all of you for all of the clues and a very happy new year.

6:09 pm

Or the pre shabbat hustle - challahs made last week!

6:09 pm

well done marc freeman

6:09 pm

WTG Marc :)

6:09 pm

what's teh shabbat?

6:10 pm

the

6:10 pm

29 left here. Glad lickety came online this morning.

6:10 pm

The jewish sabbath

6:10 pm

ah

6:12 pm

tr7/36. I could actually taste food for the first time in several days!!

6:12 pm

tr7/36 pls

6:12 pm

Glad that you're feeling better. Hate losing the taste of food.

6:13 pm

pt of tr 5

6:13 pm

much better. not 100 % yet

6:13 pm

hurray for peri's tastbuds! must be on the mend!

6:13 pm

;)

6:13 pm

ment :)

6:15 pm

I need the first tr7/36 pls

6:15 pm

Ah! Just spotted that one! Don't have it, sorry.

6:15 pm

layering tr7

6:16 pm

layering?

6:16 pm

Not seeing it :(

6:16 pm

like levels on a wedding cake

6:16 pm

tr + not uot + gerund ending...

6:16 pm

I can smell my lavender candles too!

6:17 pm

ty pen

6:17 pm

tyty found it

6:17 pm

tr.. sorrry

6:17 pm

i should stop cluing today.. I'm not with it and giving the wrong clues

6:18 pm

that was the ti 7/36

6:18 pm

:)

6:18 pm

Fun grid today - 17 left.

6:18 pm

yw

6:19 pm

it's ok ru, i needed that ti

6:20 pm

i've been doing that all day ..the wrong words

6:20 pm

FW bye for now

6:20 pm

WTG peri. Hope you feel even better very soon.

6:21 pm

take care peri. and hurray.

6:25 pm

congrats, peri!

6:29 pm

howdy my friends:)) crossy is back for the last half og this grid:))

6:30 pm

Fireworks

6:30 pm

of

6:30 pm

Hi Crossy

6:30 pm

howdy,liz

6:31 pm

I have a bigger appreciation of the time you logged on my jigidi puzzle of my mountain stream under the picket fence. I am 3/4 done but 5 hours into it

hello babblers

6:32 pm

It was fun crossy - but really difficult. Glad I didn't give up though.

6:32 pm

Hi TO

6:33 pm

howdy TO

hi liz. hi corss. i am cleaning out the broken and misshapen cookies unfit for giving. by eating them. they never tempt me while i am baking them

6:34 pm

any word yet on uusue's son? I heard he was in intensive care

6:34 pm

Enjoy TO :)

6:34 pm

What happened, crossy?

6:34 pm

yes,broken cookies can never be given out.it is the law.they must be eaten

6:35 pm

only thing we heard was he was beaten up in a bar fight last night,nothing more

and they don't havemfull calories.

6:35 pm

How awful - poor thing. Sending loving thoughts her way.

oh no, i just saw sue within the past two days.

6:35 pm

indeed,just a portion of the calorie of whole cookies

6:35 pm

No they don't TO because all the harmful calories have broken off.

oh my.

6:36 pm

she posted that in here roughly 2 hours ago or so

6:37 pm

OK - I'm out of here - back to the next jigidi puzzle. If you see Sue, give her my best wishes and hopes that all's OK with her son.

bye liz.

6:37 pm

will do,liz

6:38 pm

Checking back in - my son has a concussion and a black eye but should be ok. Got beat up in a bar last night.

sue! sorry to hear this and glad he is progressing.

6:39 pm

But now my phone battery is on its last legs so I will sign off again until we get home.

6:40 pm

Sue, that is so awful. So many bad things happen on New Years Eve. There were a couple of shootings in CT

6:41 pm

Glad I just checked back. Happy that your son will be OK Sue. Hugs and warm wishes for a good 2014 :)

6:45 pm

glad is is ok suze

6:46 pm

Evening all.

hi peachy

6:47 pm

Is puglet here?

6:48 pm

Hey there, TO.

6:49 pm

too early for puglet

6:50 pm

Hello again, kids.. 3o left and I see that there is still no Lickety list

6:50 pm

Yes there is Scrabs

hello scrabs. the list is up, i just got it.

6:51 pm

A Lickety list?

6:51 pm

Hey there, Scrabbs.

6:51 pm

Yes, log out and then log back in

6:51 pm

That worked, Bichon.

6:52 pm

Yes, and I also clean my cache

6:53 pm

May I please have a clue for mi6-21 the 3rd? Thanks

6:54 pm

hats that bishops wear

6:54 pm

plural peac

6:54 pm

plural peach

well pop me with a pollock, i have missed at least four plurals! grrr!

6:55 pm

ru, it is under the mi8-55.....don't know what to pl.

6:56 pm

mitres

6:56 pm

sorry

6:56 pm

Bingo!

6:57 pm

Thanks much, bichon and ru.

6:57 pm

howdy again ,scrabby

6:58 pm

mmm, halibut fillets fried in butter with my special secret coating and home made chips

6:58 pm

Hi Crossy. I skied 4.5 miles and I am exhausted. It was wonderful out there. And there was quite a crowd of folks skiing and snowshoeing today.

6:59 pm

wow.lots of skiing!

scrabbler, i just fond a local meetup group that had two learn to snowshoe sessions. I joined up today!

7:00 pm

It's easy--you just walk. But use poles--good work out for arms and takes workload off back and legs.

7:00 pm

did a tiny bit of snowshoeing today scrabby but it never rose above minus 18c and there is a wind chill warning of below minus 30c tonight so anm taking care

lol i hope they do it soon. we are about to get blasted.

7:00 pm

It was 13F here and will drop to 3F by FRiday.

7:00 pm

I love snoe shoeing. Maybe will do some with the blizzard we're going to have

7:01 pm

It is great exercise! And easier than hiking--no need to watch for rocks and roots.

i have not seen lots of new enland folks since the ice storm, wondering if its the holidays or they are still powerless.

7:01 pm

it is 10 F here now...

7:01 pm

lol.indeed scrabby we will be almost twice as cold tomorrow.darn wind.if the wind would die down,minus 20 would be nothing

7:02 pm

indeed! sowshoeing is awesome!! if a big guy like me can do it,anyone can!!

7:02 pm

I will be on the office all day tomorrow but then will have 3 days to play in the snow.

7:02 pm

expecting blizzard conditions tomorrow sometime...8-12 in expected...

7:03 pm

Fun, penquis!

there was a big hike today at washingtons crossing park, unfortunately i found out too late to safely join it. apprarently first day hikes are a national thing

7:03 pm

well cleaning off the car is not fun, lol....

wow pen. did you have any power problems?

7:04 pm

I an't imagine shoveling the driveway in 40 mph winds

7:04 pm

no, not me....but there were a lot of people in the state without power in the last ten days....ice storm followed by snowstorm....

terrible.

what states were affected

7:05 pm

high tomorrow is supposed to be 7...and windy...

7:05 pm

My m.i.l. who's in VA called to find out how we're keeping warm. Told her we're turning up the thermostat.

7:05 pm

lol...

7:06 pm

She asked about the dogs being to cold. I told her they came from the factory with fun coats

7:07 pm

heh heh...i will assume they don't sleep outside...

7:07 pm

No, two of them sleep in our bed and the two fosters sleep in crates in a heated room

7:08 pm

a local kid who did the skinny dip in the ocean on New Years Day, when asked what it was like, he said it was like eating wasabi....i thought that was quite clever....

7:09 pm

I once waded a stream in New Zealand. The pain!

7:09 pm

these people go swimming (not long, lol)...

7:09 pm

I will be doing my polar bear dip next week!! going up to North Bay.they have a dip going for charity. they will cut a trench in the ice with a chain saw and in we go

7:10 pm

Yikes!

7:10 pm

doesn't sound like fun to me...i prefer to eat wasabi...;o)

7:10 pm

All done. Who wants clues?

7:11 pm

Woot Scrabs, four left here

7:11 pm

yaa for scrabby!. minus 29c in north bay atm with wind chill of minus 36c .will be a short swim

7:11 pm

congrats!

7:11 pm

that's it for me

7:12 pm

congrats!

7:12 pm

May I please have a clue for re6-18? Thanks

7:12 pm

to color something again...

7:12 pm

that's it as in you have had enough?, or that's it you are done the grid? lol

7:13 pm

Thanks so much, pen.

grats to all finishers! scrabs, that is the second time in a few days that you have finished.

7:16 pm

scrabby is on a roll!

and i am surprised you have not done a polar bear plune, ms. winter sportswoman.

7:17 pm

I have done polar bear dips,to

7:17 pm

ahh scrabby? yes!

7:17 pm

we must get her in the water!

i will hold the towels

7:19 pm

best I can describe it is: you jump it and all the breath leaves your body for a second and your heart seems to stumble in your chest, then it feels like 1000 razor blades are making tiny cuts all over your body,then with a gasping whoop your body takes a breath. now your skin feels like it is on fire as you swim the length of the trench

7:20 pm

you need help at the end to get out and they drape a big bath robe over you and you go stand in front of a roaring fire

7:20 pm

you shake without control for 15 minutes or so as you gulp boiling hot tea or broth

7:21 pm

Just completed the Segwin, Crossy - loved it and left you a message :)

7:21 pm

and this is fun for charity:))

okey dokey time to go, hny to all

7:22 pm

I will check you mssg,liz. the Segwun seems to be my most popular puzzle

7:23 pm

Back from phone call. I have been using Babble Expert for the first time in a few years so have finished most grids in the last 2 wks.

night, scrabs.

7:24 pm

May I please have a clue for ni7-28? Thanks

7:24 pm

i will be adding more puzzle soon,liz

7:24 pm

The coldest water I have swam in was 67F in the Ausable River.

7:24 pm

lol

7:24 pm

nitrein

7:25 pm

sorry

7:25 pm

looked good,peach,but it was a no go:((

7:25 pm

you must try a polar bear dip with me,scrabby

7:25 pm

Yeah, I know, crossy.

7:25 pm

nitrein is a cheap wine for dummies :D

7:26 pm

it is good for the pores

7:26 pm

should work :D

7:26 pm

the dip that is,not the cheap wine

7:26 pm

ni + tr 5/10, peach....

7:27 pm

like on bacon peach

7:27 pm

Thanks much, pen and ruru.

7:28 pm

ty ruru,know the ingredient well;)

7:29 pm

i heard high ni7 levels bring on hallucinations and odd behavior

7:30 pm

mm,i have never noticed tha...SQUIRREL!

7:30 pm

:D

7:31 pm

I HAVE A GREAT ATTEN.."STOP TOUCHING ME!"..HI:)

7:31 pm

ok,now where was i?

7:32 pm

yes,we were discussing the merits of bacon.

7:34 pm

for instance did you know that my bacon intake lets me time travel and gives me extended life? .yup! My doc once told me that each slice of bacon takes 6 minutes off of my life. I turned to him and said 'well, in that case, i should of died in 1860.."

7:38 pm

ni6-30 please....thannks

7:39 pm

a derogatory term for calling someone stupid

7:39 pm

Thanks so much, crossy.

7:39 pm

np

7:40 pm

and pl it

7:40 pm

a critter with a sense of humor

7:40 pm

as opposed to the nice way of telling someone they are stupid : D

7:42 pm

indeed mab.

7:43 pm

i have a friend whose father grew up in an impoverished eastern european shtetl. He was malnourished and a doctor prescribed bacon fat.

7:43 pm

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

7:43 pm

his mother, observant jew though she was, provided it.

7:44 pm

Wombat poop is cubic. :)

7:44 pm

that's a good mama

7:45 pm

years later grown up man emigrated to israel. he arranged for his american daughter to ship him bacon, in order to keep up his health regime.

7:45 pm

she did. he died a very very old, and happy, man.

7:46 pm

lol,bacon,is there nothing it cannot do?

7:46 pm

she tells the story much more charmingly than i do. i cry when she tells it.

7:47 pm

interesting.. Vatican city has the highest crime rate per capita of any city in the world. Seems that even though they only have a population of eight hundred people, 600 crimes per year are reported on average

7:47 pm

Aw, mab, that is sweet.

7:48 pm

must be tourists.

7:48 pm

must be lol

7:49 pm

lord knows our tourist fill our hospitals,and police stations and give the auto wrecking yard much business

7:49 pm

i'll bet we do!

7:50 pm

tw7-44 the 1st please......thanks

7:50 pm

BMW and Mercedes parts are cheap around here.bone yard is full of them lol

7:50 pm

tw 7/44 a involuntary spasm of pain

7:51 pm

that is the pl,there is a 6 to go with it as well

7:52 pm

oops wrong tw.nevermind me

7:52 pm

tw....something that winds or coils itself around something like climbing plants....and more so...

7:53 pm

Crossy, I have the 7's all around it and I cannot find the blessed thing.

7:54 pm

good tea!

7:54 pm

t+ 1st wi6/30

7:54 pm

you have the compound one?

7:55 pm

cats demand to be fed..brb

7:56 pm

Thanks so much, Tnarg.

7:56 pm

ooh, i didn't have the sweater one. thanks.

7:56 pm

yw

7:56 pm

Thanks to you, pen. I had looked at it so long, I couldn't see it.....LOL

7:57 pm

yw...

7:58 pm

I have 6 left......really not a bad grid at all, is it?

7:58 pm

no...i didn't think it was that bad....no lickety either...

8:00 pm

lickety came on late

8:01 pm

yes, after i had finished...

8:02 pm

You really did well then, pen.

8:02 pm

thanks, but i did use Molly's list for my last dozen words... ;o}

8:07 pm

My copier has gone off its rocker......can't copy anything......difficult to get anyone here who knows how to fix it. Probably will have to get a new one.

8:08 pm

Sue's boy is in intensive care? That is awful. Last post I saw from her said that they were at the ER and he was probably okay. I will keep him in my prayers.

8:09 pm

Contact the manufacturer of the copier ... get the number online ... see if there is support for your model.

8:10 pm

Thanks for the update, Molly. I will pray also.

8:10 pm

Thanks o-o, I hadn't thought of that....will do.

8:16 pm

I don't know Peach. Like I said, I thought he was okay. There must be talk going on at Facebook.

8:22 pm

I'll look on FB now, Molly.

8:24 pm

Where did you hear this Molly?

8:29 pm

Hello all! Just checked and Lickety's List is up & running.

8:30 pm

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

8:30 pm

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

8:30 pm

hi min!

8:31 pm

Hello JenMO16! How are you doing and Happy New Year!

8:32 pm

Molly, there wasn't anything posted....I left a message for her. Perhaps we will hear soon.

8:32 pm

there is a 12 letter word in here?? that's the longest on I have seen!

8:32 pm

hi min!

8:33 pm

I have 4 left....in5-10 the 2nd please.....thanks

8:33 pm

Hello mab!How are you doing and Happy New Year to ya!

8:34 pm

Go gapeach go!

8:34 pm

Hi there, Min. Hope all is well with you.

8:34 pm

in 5/10: sometimes I write a story for those who are *****ested in reading it gapeach.

8:35 pm

** finito ** last word WR 7/56

8:35 pm

Hello gapeach! How are you and Happy New Year to you!

8:35 pm

Congratulations wvteach on your fireworks! Good for U!

8:35 pm

hint on the 12?

8:36 pm

IN 12 - to bury + two identical children + gerund ending

8:36 pm

I have that one as the 3rd in5-10....just need the 2nd in 5-10......thanks Min.

8:36 pm

Happy New Year to all. Just starting and see many folks on Chog who have become such an important part of my life. Thinking of you all and thank you for chatting.

8:37 pm

hi stid!

8:37 pm

Hello stidgmere! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid

8:37 pm

Hi there, stidgemere. Happy New Year to you as well.

8:38 pm

peach....it's the little blown up map in the corner of a map...

8:38 pm

hello stid and all

8:38 pm

hi

8:38 pm

Thanks much, pen.

8:38 pm

Hi Jen, gapeach, and minver!

8:38 pm

Hi wv teach.

8:38 pm

Hello stidgmere! Happy New Year.I just got here so hope that I am one of those people that you are speaking of.

8:39 pm

yw

8:39 pm

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

8:39 pm

ne5-10 and se5-14 are the last.....thanks

8:40 pm

want clues?

8:40 pm

Congrats, teach!\\

8:40 pm

Yes, you are minver.

8:40 pm

Yes, please.

8:40 pm

ne5/10 is anagram of re4/4 word & the other is a plural.

8:40 pm

ne + kids like to ride go-ca*** around a track...

8:41 pm

se + co***tion is another word for thinking...

8:42 pm

hi again all!

8:42 pm

finally got home - my son (who got into a bar fight last night) is ok - has a concussion and some very colorful bruises but should be fine in a few days.

8:43 pm

FW Thanks pen. and all the other cluers.

8:43 pm

yw....congrats!

8:43 pm

yay peach!

8:43 pm

good to hear that your son will be ok, uusue...

8:43 pm

so good to hear that your son is OK

8:44 pm

I have suggested to him that perhaps he should not drink any more, as he doesn't seem to be able to stop once he starts

8:45 pm

Glad to hear you are home safely and your son is recovering. My prayers are going to you and your family.

8:45 pm

Lots of prayers and positive energy being sent to you and your family. Blessings

8:45 pm

thanks to all - he is quite subdued (has a pretty bad headache). I hope he learns from this.

8:46 pm

Congratulations gapeach on fireworks! Hooray for you!

8:47 pm

sending thoughts of peace, uusue. hope, and trust, son will find his way.

8:47 pm

Hello uusue2! Glad your son is okay, but also hope he has learned his lesson.I surely know from experience, drinking too much does no good! Hope he feel better!

8:49 pm

thanks min and mab! and peach and gmere!

8:52 pm

are the "u" words a form of the same word?

8:52 pm

(((sue))) hey all -- hello Mother

8:52 pm

how's the grid? should I start?

8:52 pm

hi stid!

8:53 pm

I only have two of them, Jen, and they are related

8:53 pm

wasn't too hard to get half way, stid

8:53 pm

i have those two

8:53 pm

okay, I will see how far I can get!

8:53 pm

I'm not halfway!

8:53 pm

Just popping in to say HAPPY NEW YEAR! (and I made it!)

8:53 pm

Hello stidmama! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid

8:54 pm

hi pini, happy new year's!

8:54 pm

pini!!! I saw several of your updates -- you are going to be SO SORE tomorrow! (((hugs)))

8:54 pm

ditto Jen :o)

8:54 pm

Gads, I hope note, Stid!!!!

8:55 pm

Hello Pinikula! How are you doing? Welcome to the chog.

8:55 pm

I was just calculating the actual miles...222 on the dot!

8:55 pm

hi min :o) doing well, you?

8:55 pm

hi pini!

8:56 pm

hi sue! :o)

8:56 pm

Alcohol abuse is akin to secondhand smoke ... it has an impact others too ... when was the last time your son had a physical? Would your son be willing to have one ... and perhaps a referral for an evaluation ... he may need some prodding to quit and assistance in the process ....

8:57 pm

hello o-o

8:57 pm

hi o-o :o)

8:58 pm

hi, o-o, he is getting some evaluations already for other reasons but I will make sure they know about the latest - it's all the same medical group so they should have all his records. I think staying away from the fraternity might help, too...

8:59 pm

well, there is NBT

8:59 pm

yay stid!

9:00 pm

I wish him well ...

9:00 pm

wtg stid :)

9:00 pm

thanks, o-o!

9:00 pm

sue, I will hold him in my heart -- I don't have a lot good things to say about fraternities, but my own knowledge of them is (obviously) limited to the couple of parties I went to over 25 years ago at my first college. My second college of course didn't have greeks.

9:01 pm

his is a little better than most but still way too much drinking and smoking

9:01 pm

at least he doesn't live there any more...

9:02 pm

anyway, amidst all the excitement I never got the new calendars hung. BBL - Happy New Year to all!!!

9:02 pm

HNY sue -- see you soon!

9:03 pm

Hello, Parnelli ... congrats to the Ducks

9:04 pm

I have given up on grid.Now I will do a nice ge 4/6ure and wr5/18 a story for those who are in5/10ested in reading one. After ri4/6ing in the new year, today is the day for us to be in 5/10 and rest up. Some might choose to re 4/4 movies all day. Some might have a ti 5/14 of a hang over & nursing a st5/14ing headache. Some people may be getting ready for the big wi6/30 storm we are about to get on the east coast. I am ir 5/14 husband right now with my babbling. He's giving me a very st5/10 look.Hubby is being very ru4/6 and demanding the laptop. He's the ru6/24 person that I know!Husband is such a tw4/8! I wish I could wr5/22 his neck.I'm going to give him computer so he doesn't get into more of a sn4/4 than he already is. I'm going to reti4/4 for the rest of the ni 4/4. See ya manana!

9:04 pm

thx o-o!

9:04 pm

thanks min!

9:04 pm

yw

9:05 pm

Hello, stid ... hope progress on your house is expeditious

9:06 pm

thanks o-o, I think we are waiting for an "everything" inspection (framing, electrical and plumbing) and then we can drywall and add doors and such.

9:08 pm

help with a word using the "I" in the third column?

9:08 pm

Are you the project manager, stid?

9:08 pm

any particular word, or just one from that tile?

9:08 pm

any word

9:09 pm

no, the contractor we hired is -- we are considered the lead contractors, but we have asked them to do the legwork?

9:09 pm

ig6/7/8 meaning to start a fire

9:10 pm

thanks, stid

9:10 pm

NBT for me!

9:10 pm

and in 6/7 combo to eat; also in 5/6 to put into (as with inlay in wood)

9:10 pm

yw jen

9:11 pm

go jen go!

9:11 pm

nbt!

9:12 pm

yeah, pini!

9:12 pm

go pini!

9:12 pm

am I done yet?

9:13 pm

LOL not yet...

9:13 pm

nudge for the 12?

9:13 pm

Did you get your new vehicle adapted so number one bowser may accompany you, Pini?

9:13 pm

Not yet, o-o...that's still a work in progress!

9:15 pm

in 12 - bury + identical or fraternal children + the gerund affix at the end

9:16 pm

sweet!! thx o-o NBS, too! :o)

9:17 pm

thanks o-o, now I have NBS!

9:18 pm

yeah, stid!

9:18 pm

now what is NBS?

9:19 pm

No Blank Stats (under Word Stats)

9:19 pm

ooohhhhh

9:19 pm

same as No Blank Tiles?

9:20 pm

No...NBT is No Blank Tile stats (under the grid)

9:20 pm

Is that what that is? Thought it was National Bank of Slovakia

9:20 pm

NBT refers to the grid, NBS is the word stats

9:21 pm

Nice try, o-o LOL

9:22 pm

okay, then I need an easy 9 word!

9:22 pm

hi all. still stuck at 4 of the 6 9s. an anyone clue me the other two? i have de, in, re (the one that has to do with coloring again), wi. what are other two? i think one is re but i dont have clue for rest of that word

9:23 pm

Unfortunately, I'm going to head out...the ride was awesome but the first and last hours were met with extremely thick fog...and I'm finally all warmed back up...

9:23 pm

in 6/18 a college kid who works for no pay. in 9: the act of being such a slave

9:23 pm

have a great evening, pink -- :-D nice to see you here!

9:23 pm

...here's to the start of a great year *cheers*

9:23 pm

ditto, stid! xo

9:23 pm

*poof*

9:24 pm

NBS for me!

9:24 pm

stid was that for me that clue? if so i have that in 9. ty.

9:24 pm

go Jen go!

9:24 pm

mkg, the clue was fr Jen

9:24 pm

yeah!

9:25 pm

I am at 95 and heading out to finish grading papers... back another time. good luck all and yay in advance to the finishers! *poof*

9:25 pm

ok ty.

9:25 pm

anyone have the other two 9s for me?

9:25 pm

wins

9:25 pm

oops sorry. had that eons ago.

9:26 pm

hehe

9:26 pm

snowing here!

9:27 pm

hope you an enjoy it.

9:27 pm

stid do you have the other 9s?

9:27 pm

there is one st 9 and two re 9s...do you have those?

9:29 pm

dont have st or second re. clues please?

9:29 pm

I don't pen, can you clue all?

9:30 pm

re + metal + r**** of passage...

9:30 pm

got it. super clue pen. wow. ty ty ty

9:31 pm

only need st word now.

9:31 pm

st 5/10 (second one) + r**** of passage....add plural letter...

9:32 pm

dont know if i have second one. i have many.

9:33 pm

try the second one you have

9:33 pm

GOT IT! millions of thanks pen. all 9s grey. and the 12 grey. and NBT so off to sleep. with 140 words that is enough for a day.

9:33 pm

ty all cluers for super cuesl.

9:33 pm

yw...

9:33 pm

clues i mean.

9:35 pm

i don't have all nine :0(

9:39 pm

what are you missing?

9:39 pm

i have in9.

9:39 pm

that's all

9:41 pm

well if you scroll down i gave clues for two others to mkg...

9:42 pm

no need to worry about

9:42 pm

i know

I can't say I think much of enable's grammar - the pt of wr* is wrang/wrung not that weak ending

9:47 pm

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

9:47 pm

okay, i have 3 nines, pen

9:48 pm

Hello rastapopolous! How are you doing? Welcome to grid

9:48 pm

ah...one step closer, jen!

9:48 pm

yes, i am down to 3

9:49 pm

Go JenMO16 go!

Ooh - Tintin is in the grid! Yay!

9:51 pm

3 nines min, not 3 words!

9:52 pm

I have a story of clues in profile if you need it JenMO16.

9:52 pm

i know, i saw it

9:56 pm

how about the re9?

9:56 pm

re plus metal can plus not day

9:57 pm

plural

9:57 pm

thanks

9:58 pm

de9 please?

9:58 pm

The Adventures of Tintin

9:59 pm

Does anyone have all the 8s?

this grid is an adventure alright lol

9:59 pm

Manifest de****y + gerund ending

10:00 pm

de it is your ******y gerund ending

10:00 pm

thanks o o

10:00 pm

what do you need, mlf?

10:00 pm

i have all but 3 of them

10:01 pm

i have ig8

10:01 pm

i need one more re9

10:01 pm

mi8

10:01 pm

re and st 8's

10:01 pm

x2 on the st 8's

10:02 pm

ti8

10:02 pm

and tr 8'

10:02 pm

what am i missing?

10:03 pm

jen they are both re 8/9s

10:03 pm

i have only one set of re8/9s

10:04 pm

what are the stats for them?

10:04 pm

that you have

10:04 pm

ig 8

10:04 pm

i have re + metal + opp of day

10:05 pm

ni 8

10:05 pm

do you have colored again?...re 8

10:05 pm

pen can you clue the ni8 please?

10:05 pm

i have the ig 8

10:06 pm

st 8 x 2

you don't want them in your bacon

10:06 pm

i got the other st 8 ty pen

10:06 pm

ni + tr 5/10 + plural letter....

10:08 pm

8s: ig; mi; ni; ni; re; re; st; st; st; ti; tr

10:08 pm

colored again? I don't understand that one

10:08 pm

ty got th ni

10:08 pm

ni x2?

10:08 pm

ni x2?

but I have a tw8 as well - how does the count work on that?

10:09 pm

re + ti 6/21...

10:09 pm

tw 8/60

10:09 pm

i only hve a tw7'

10:09 pm

it's a plural...

there are 5 tw7

10:10 pm

and they all start with the same four letters....

10:11 pm

i don't have ti6

10:11 pm

thanks, rasta ... only one ni 8 and then the tw 8

10:11 pm

rasta if its on your list it will show you the stats

10:13 pm

cani get a clue for the tw 8 please i have 3 tw 7s and one tr 7 which doesnt plural?

10:13 pm

Shoot. I came in, saw a 12, and thought "I'll just get the 12 then go to bed." I've got almost all the other IN words but for the 12. Anyone not sick of cluing it yet?

10:14 pm

lol feather

10:14 pm

got it

10:14 pm

fraternal or identical + they love to play on swing****....

10:14 pm

feather extend the in 7/28 ending in a gerund without th es in the middle

10:15 pm

ty pen

10:15 pm

yw

10:15 pm

feather do you see my clue?

10:16 pm

i do.....puzzling till my puzzler was sore....

10:16 pm

is that good or bad feather?

10:16 pm

sore puzzler?

10:16 pm

bury + identical or fraternal child + gerund affix

10:17 pm

working on it.....

10:17 pm

first column zapped

10:17 pm

in 12?

10:17 pm

got it! ty

10:17 pm

Hi all. feather - try this: if vines twist together they can be described as in12.162. (gerund ending)

10:17 pm

yw

10:18 pm

macca i clued it scroll back

10:18 pm

how far

10:18 pm

jac feather got it hopefully mac can now

10:19 pm

10:15 pm

10:19 pm

mlf, i still don't follow your clue though!

10:19 pm

who has the list?

10:19 pm

o-o clued it as well, that led me to it.

10:19 pm

So I see, MLF. Let's hope mac can, too.

10:20 pm

tha tclue is later then mine so maybe mac can find it lol

10:20 pm

i also fell asleep in the middle of getting IN words, and started typing kkkkkkkkkkkk, etc, lol, so my brain is sleep-impaired right now.

10:20 pm

feather i have done that

10:21 pm

lol, it was kinda funny

10:21 pm

MLF - I finished hours ago but Lickety's list wasn't up then, Have just checked and it is up now.

10:21 pm

well, with that, i'm off to bed, as i obviously need to! night all.

10:21 pm

I lie down first to avoid the trauma of a fall

10:21 pm

thanks jac

10:21 pm

'Night feather. Sleep well.

10:21 pm

o-o - LOL!

10:22 pm

ty!

10:22 pm

is there a tr8?

10:23 pm

yes

10:23 pm

Jen - yes.

10:23 pm

will you clue it please?

10:24 pm

in god we tr 5/12 + gerund ending

10:24 pm

got it, ty

10:24 pm

how many se wors are in the grid?

10:25 pm

MLF - 3.

10:25 pm

i have se 4/4 and se 4/6 can you tell me the stats for the other please jac?

10:26 pm

MLF - se5/14

10:26 pm

o-o - I love your icon pic.

10:27 pm

thanks

10:28 pm

i dont want to ask for a clue for it but i have to?

10:29 pm

MLF - plural of a word for sign (Latin and Italian origin). Same first 3 letters as the se4.6.

10:30 pm

I can do a clearer clue if you want, MLF.

10:30 pm

Happy New Year, Jac

10:30 pm

got it

10:30 pm

Hi stid. HNY to you, too. How's the house coming along?

10:31 pm

Well done, MLF.

10:31 pm

now i need one more word for that S on the 2nd column ugghh

10:31 pm

It's coming along a bit. There is a pic of the glass shade for the antique fixture I got for over the dining table. If you like, on my website.

10:32 pm

ty jac

10:32 pm

Which website, stid? I seem to recall you once had many.

10:32 pm

use lickety to find out which one you are missing

10:32 pm

HNY stiddy, mlf, jac, o-o, jen

10:33 pm

hi granny

10:33 pm

(((GR)))

10:33 pm

hi grannyrose

10:33 pm

MLF - it's an sn or an st, probably.

10:33 pm

Hi grannyr.

10:33 pm

i think i have teh sn words and am pretty sure its st

10:34 pm

stiddy, went and had a look at your beautiful light fixture. it's amazing

10:35 pm

mlf, do you have su4/6?

10:35 pm

I saw your comment, thanks GR :-D I can hardly wait to see it installed. I feel like I am in limbo until I have my home again.

10:35 pm

MLF - about 18 st words to choose from!

10:36 pm

granny no i dont

10:36 pm

*grin* and don and i are moving our things in our 'new' dressing room.

10:36 pm

jac lol i know and i need 1 out of the 14 s words for the 2nd c lumn s

10:36 pm

what fun (I hope) GR!

10:36 pm

MLF - granny's got it for you then! (The su4.6)

10:37 pm

GOT IT TY Granny

10:37 pm

yep its greyed now

10:37 pm

yeah, fang is in for a ru4 shock when she eventually arrives to 'help' clean up...

10:37 pm

np's mlf, glad to help

10:37 pm

stid - don't know what your website is, but I wish you a speedy finish for rebuilding your home.

10:38 pm

all that limboing has to be hard on the back

10:38 pm

well, i need to quit at 131/213

10:38 pm

jac, it's stidmama serene musings. google it and you should find it

10:38 pm

that's good progress jen!

10:38 pm

my screen name, jac -- dot com

10:38 pm

Okay grannyr. Thanks!

10:38 pm

yes it is!

10:39 pm

night all!

10:39 pm

night jen, sleep well

10:39 pm

sweet dreams, jen

10:39 pm

first st 8/40?

10:41 pm

macca - st*** plus 'not day'. (alt. spelling)

10:41 pm

ty!

10:41 pm

y/w, macca.

10:42 pm

Stid - I've found the right blog and bookmarked it now. Will go through it over the next few days.

10:43 pm

:-) okay Jac forgive my "venting" and bad tyops on the blog, I have been a little distracted. ;-)

10:43 pm

oh, stiddy, were you here when i put up the new photos of the grandkiddies?

10:44 pm

yes, GR -- they are growing so big. You have a very nice looking clan!

10:44 pm

'a little' distracted, stid? If my house had burned down with the awful losses, including pets, I doubt I could write at all. You're doing really well. xx

10:45 pm

(((Jac)))

10:45 pm

((stid))

10:45 pm

Are you well, Jac? I haven't been on at the same time as you for a very long time.

10:46 pm

what kac said, stiddy. and forgive me stiddy, i too am a little distracted. tried again to do a supermarket shop, albeit a very small one. knee and thigh are the pits at the moment.

10:46 pm

*jac*

10:46 pm

I'm fine thanks, stid. Life isn't 'uneventful' or else it wouldn't be life, but nothing awful has happened and a lot of good, small things happen every day.

10:47 pm

oh oh... *st5 mama look* GR, you need to be a little more cautious

10:47 pm

I am happy to hear that the balance is overall good

10:47 pm

i'm pretty sure it's the concrete flooring. the impact when i step on it jars the leg.

10:48 pm

hm. Do you have gel orthotics over there? There are some lovely Dr Scholl's gel inserts I have used in the past.

10:48 pm

grannyr - the 'kac' thing made me smile, since I used to have to have a young lad tag along with me when I was in my early teens. He was the 4-year-old son of my parents' friends and I got fobbed off with him when they visited. He couldn't say 'Jackie' and so used to call me 'Kacky', much to the amusement of my peers. (I don't know if kack = 'sh*t' in USA, but it's another word for it here in UK.)

10:49 pm

oh, yes...i have the 'diabetic' ones. must dig them out. i got them last year for the same reason.

10:49 pm

I have a basic arch insert I use when teaching just to keep my arches from falling, but when I was student teaching with plantar fasciitis the gel thingies kept me alive.

10:50 pm

rofl Jac! It reminds me of other malapropisms kids use...

10:50 pm

lolol, jac. too cute

10:52 pm

I've earned quite a bit writing about the things my kids have said over the years - letters to women's magazines, that sort of thing. My kids are now claiming copyright. LOL

10:53 pm

theft of your property is a crime

10:53 pm

Plantar fasciitis is no fun! I've had it myself. I remember telling Beloved that's what he had BEFORE he visited the doctor a year or so ago. We're both better now, though.

10:55 pm

o-o - yes, but are the kid's spoken words their property until moulded into a piece of writing? I was kidding about them claiming copyright, btw.

10:55 pm

I have gained great comfort over the years from other mothers' writing, Jac, I am glad that you have shared.

10:56 pm

I do not think there is a problem, Jac. No doubt the statute of limitations to bring an action has expired.

10:57 pm

rofl o-o! no doubt. Otherwise Erma Bombeck and Jean Kerr would have had trouble with their own works.

10:58 pm

stid - I just love kid's logic, and I also understand it... which is why, when I was in the x-ray room with my daughter when she was about 7 and she'd managed to make yet another hole in her head, and the nurse 'reassuringly' told her, 'We're just going to take a picture of the inside of your head'... and I saw my daughter's eyes widen... I just KNEW she thought they were going to saw the top of her head off and had to quickly reassure her that was NOT what was going to happen.

10:58 pm

:-) *images of little cameramen tramping through the brainpan*

11:01 pm

The Beano and The Dandy comics of my childhood used to have a brilliant comic stip called 'The Numskulls'. It was all about the little people who worked inside your head (and other parts of your body). You wouldn't believe all the shovelling and mopping up they have to do when you get a cold! :)

11:02 pm

what a clever idea, Ja!

11:02 pm

Jac. I mean.

11:03 pm

LOL - my name is a problem to all.

11:03 pm

And no one except someone with the same name as me can spell it in full. *grins*

11:04 pm

i came back for a bit and i have 49 lft i am out of here poof

11:04 pm

I wouldn't mind if it was something complicated like a Polish surname, but it's simply a Christian name of French origin. lol

11:05 pm

Hi and 'bye again, MLF.

11:05 pm

sweet dreams MLF

11:05 pm

I imagine most Americans who remember President Kennedy's wife can spell my first name?

11:06 pm

Jaclyn -- it's a fine spelling. Also an actress/model from the 70s and 80s had that spelling

11:06 pm

Nope! wrong stid.

11:07 pm

LOL okay. But then I don't remember Kennedy directly. *youthful mama look*

11:08 pm

jacqueline??

11:08 pm

Oh dear, I do! (not so youthful look). You, stid, are thinking of the lady from Charlie's Angels, Jaclyn Smith.

11:08 pm

JACKIE!!!!

11:08 pm

grannyr - Correct!

11:09 pm

*giggle* i thought that was the only way it could be spelled. but nowadays, names are spelled phonetically.

11:11 pm

stid - I do call myself Jackie these days, but my Dad used to spell it Jacky. However, back in the late 60s I had another friend with the same name as me and she was adamant (being that sort of girl) that SHE was The Only Jacky. I didn't mind a bit, since the teen happening magazine of the time was called 'Jackie'. So I took that spelling. *big smile*

11:11 pm

:-D

11:12 pm

grannyr - most people either miss the 'c' out or get confused around the 'qu' or add another 'n', or forget the 'e' at the end.

11:13 pm

I think I would spell it J4cki3 nowadays.

11:13 pm

okay, now i have a 'problem'. it seems the MIL was bringing my beloved down even more than i thought. i have a completely different man. very loving, romantic, .....and bustling around, actually doing stuff. she must have worn him out with all her demands.

11:14 pm

wow, GR. It can be so tiring to look after a loved one who is in decline.

11:14 pm

My daughter is called Melanie (after Melanie Safka, the singer) and you wouldn't believe how many close friends get that wrong! Melany, Meloney, Melaney etc., etc. And calling my son 'Marc'.... he even once had a teacher argue with him that it should be MarK! As did his sister (and she called her brother in to settle the dispute).

11:15 pm

i have to admit i thought him lazy....but it looks like he was just sitting there in a dazed state after being put through the wr5er with all she demanded of him. poor guy!

11:15 pm

stid! If you ever text spell at me again I will unfriend you!!! lol

11:15 pm

rofl

11:16 pm

grannyr - has the MIL gone now?

11:17 pm

oh, jac, you didn't hear? my own mum died 21st nov., i had my surgery 2nd dec. MIL died 7th dec.

11:18 pm

it was the worst time of my life. i don't think i have ever been so despondent.

11:18 pm

I ddn't hear, granrose. Oh, that's tough. No wonder your chap is down now, and you. Be kind to yourselves for a while now. You need it.xxxx

11:19 pm

thanx, dear. we are finally completely alone in the house, first time ever since we were married.

11:20 pm

Gosh!

11:21 pm

You're going to have to take some time to get to know each other as a couple again, whilst dealing with past issues and, hopefully, leaving them behind you.

11:23 pm

I really should try to get some sleep now. I'd been writing before I arrived back here and so was a bit 'wired'. I'm such a contrary creature. On NY Eve when everyone else was drinking and staying up late, I drank tea and wanted to go to bed early.

11:23 pm

yes, i know. and we are learning to listen to one another again, too. although, i think don has the short straw. i am still pretty erratic, emotionally. pain and pain meds do not help that sort of situation at all.

11:24 pm

However, it's okay, 'cos it's still officially Xmas/New Year holiday in this house until Sunday.

11:24 pm

could you sleep, dear? if you laid down again?

11:24 pm

grannyr - I guess each of you will have to go at your own pace and hope you meet in the middle and at the end.

11:25 pm

Could I sleep, grannyr? That rather depends on if the Other Half is snoring/grinding his teeth or not. lol

11:25 pm

jac, so long as we don't let go of our hands. we both fall asleep each night, holding hands.

11:26 pm

grannyr - That's lovely! Me and O/h do that, or wake up holding hands.

11:26 pm

ear plugs, jac? can you sleep with them in place?

11:27 pm

I do wear ear plugs, but even those don't always help.

11:27 pm

O/H is away all week with his job these days, but he's got 2 weeks hol over the Xmas period.

11:27 pm

oh, and i bought don a sleeping/bed wedge. it holds his upper body up at a slight angle. seems to have worked well for us.

11:30 pm

Sounds like a good plan, grannyr., but O/H is such an active sleeper that I doubt any wedge would stay in place.

11:31 pm

wedge what?

11:32 pm

are you wedging your bets granny?

11:32 pm

I can get into a bed on my own and you would hardly know I'd been in it by morning. O'H, on the other hand, jumps about all over the place... the duvet is sideways/upside down, the pillows are all over the place - it looks like a bomb's gone off. It's like trying to sleep on a ship in a storm!

11:32 pm

jac, i put don's under the matress protector.

11:33 pm

grrr, *mattress*

11:33 pm

granny - that really wouldn't help me - even the mattress is skeqiff some mornings!

11:33 pm

lol, ruru, no betting my wedges...

11:34 pm

*skewiff, I meant.

11:34 pm

have you considered tying him up jac :D

11:34 pm

jac, could he be so restless because he's not getting enough air ? could he be obstructing?

11:35 pm

ruru - he'd love that! lol

11:35 pm

who wouldn't ? :D

11:36 pm

...and he had the cheek to go to the spare room the other night because he said I was 'snoring the 1812 overture WITH cannons'! lol

11:36 pm

roflol.....smack him....hard....lolol

11:36 pm

granny - Being serious for a moment, I think we both suffer from sleep apnoea.

11:37 pm

uh huh. and have you had sleep studies done?

11:37 pm

granny - smack him hard? Oh dear, he'd love that, too! Men are very strange! lol

11:37 pm

at least you get 21 points for that jac :D

11:37 pm

granny - no sleep studies. We've studied each other.

11:37 pm

depends on where you smack us

11:38 pm

i ask, because what you are describing was me about 8 years ago. since i got my CPAP machine, all is quiet.

11:38 pm

LOL, ruru.

11:38 pm

In 5/6 after th 7/32

11:38 pm

Isn't the CPAP machine the thing where you wear a goldfish bowl on your head? Neither of us could sleep with that on.

11:39 pm

Nm

11:39 pm

Nm

11:39 pm

there is no in 7/32 bleu

11:39 pm

Hi bleu - you've just 'done a peri'. LOL

11:39 pm

lol, depends on which mask you choose. i have a nasal bolster, as i have trained myself to sleep with my mouth shut. yes, ruru. it is possible.

11:40 pm

I find that a little hard to believe

11:40 pm

Also, granny... imagine the scene if we kissed in the night, as we often do... CRASH! Both wide awake. lol

11:40 pm

In 6/28, last one

11:41 pm

in + fork part

11:41 pm

any clues for the ni7's?

11:41 pm

I cannot sleep with my mouth shut as I have a stupid little nose. I have snored since I was born, so my Mum tells me.

11:41 pm

bacon is loaded with them pigeon

11:42 pm

ty

11:42 pm

jac, you will find a way around that. in some of the masks nothing is hard.

11:42 pm

I don't snore

11:42 pm

pigeonman - ni7 (first) is a salt. ni7 (2nd) is an idiot.

11:42 pm

Or rather more than one idiot.

11:42 pm

mrs ru used to put a bowl on me anyway.. but not on my head

11:43 pm

roflol, ruru!! naughty, naughty...

11:43 pm

ruru?? Where the heck did ... No, I've decided not to ask!

11:44 pm

best not to jac

11:44 pm

:D

11:44 pm

have you ever consulted with an ENT surgeon, jac? it may just be a deviated septum. easily repaired.

11:45 pm

And the tone of the chat lowers, and the chog gets an XX rating, ruru. lol

11:45 pm

make that a deviant septum now

11:45 pm

granny - I haven't, no. Well not over that anyway.

11:46 pm

lolol, ruru. okay, if that's how you want it...

11:46 pm

My septum is dead straight, but my nose is very small. lol

11:47 pm

so you have had x-rays done then?

11:47 pm

Most people's nostrils are at least twice the width of mine.

11:47 pm

that's nothing to sneeze at jac

11:48 pm

LOL ruru. If I sneeze, I never sneeze once. It's always a minimum of 5 times.

11:48 pm

me too.. three times

11:48 pm

I was great fun around the coke tables

11:48 pm

i find it strange that with all the knowledge the medico's have these days, not one of them has been able to offer you a solution.

11:48 pm

back in the days

11:48 pm

dont panic people. i have arrived.

11:49 pm

Ne 5/10

11:49 pm

grannyr - that's probably because I have never asked any of them for a solution.

11:49 pm

thank god cos.. we were worried you were stoned out of your mind today

11:49 pm

lol naww.. lines too long :P

11:49 pm

ugh, jac, sneezing fits, i have those too. but in 3's like ruru.

11:49 pm

ha i bet

11:49 pm

An ne5/10 word is anagram of the re 5/10 word bleugirl2

11:50 pm

Hello cosdem! How are you doing today? Welcome to grid

11:50 pm

bleu, ne5 has only a plural version

11:50 pm

this guy posted his receipt on a news station facebook page.. his bill was 184 plus 60.00 in taxes!

11:50 pm

ne + *igh**, not wrongs

11:51 pm

wow..the state is going to make a lot of dough on these transactions

11:51 pm

Any guesses for next puzzle size? My guess is 122 words.

11:51 pm

and I'm not just blowing smoke

11:51 pm

Got it thx

11:51 pm

bleu - ne5 is an anagram of st5 (strict or part of a ship).

11:51 pm

most of it is earmarked for education

11:52 pm

Min - I'll go for 105 or 215.

11:52 pm

sounds like the school system is going to pot

11:52 pm

Hello Jacula! How are you doing?Happy New Year to you!

11:53 pm

I suppose I may as well stay up to find out the puzzle size now, with only 8 mins to go.

11:53 pm

Hi Min! HNY to you, too.

11:53 pm

lol.. people vote against tax increases for education then they vote to legalize pot and the tax goes to education.. go figure

11:53 pm

I wasn't going to stay up either, but I might as well now.

11:54 pm

and while pot is becoming legal in Colorado, e-cigarettes is becoming illegal in NY. Gee, wonder which is worse?

11:55 pm

*ARE becoming worse (I hate grammar mistakes!)

11:55 pm

the banning mayor has left office.. may as well. nothing left in nyc to ban

11:55 pm

I'm trying the e-cigs to give up nicotine. Never been a pot smoker. Tried it twice (with the old black resin from the 60s/70s) and got a headache. Didn't bother after that.

11:56 pm

I haven't smoked pot in many, many years.. but I think it should be legal

11:57 pm

I DO resent being treated like a leper for smoking tobacco. Won't go into all that now.

11:57 pm

I do believe that e-cigarettes will still be banned cosdem

11:57 pm

336

11:57 pm

amen jacula amen

11:57 pm

it is a nasty habit jac..i'm glad you're trying to quit

11:58 pm

117 harp

11:58 pm

Like I said, ruru. I won't go into the history of tobacco etc., now.

11:58 pm

time will tell, ruru!

11:59 pm

my father smoked his whole life.

11:59 pm

Think that quitting drinking or smoking is the one of the best New Years resolution one can make for themself.

11:59 pm

177

tick, tick, tick, tick...

11:59 pm

tick, tick, tick...

tick, tick...

11:59 pm

tock

12:00 am

Hi there torgone! How are you doing? Happy New Year!

12:00 am

177 was my youth club mmbership number, torg.

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