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Clues are up

12:01 am

ok ... doable! :)

12:01 am

thx lickety! :)

12:01 am

wow lickety, that was fast! thank you!

12:07 am

need 2 for nbt

12:08 am

cu6

12:08 am

nbs :)

12:08 am

this grid is going to be a stinker

12:09 am

er 6

12:09 am

I agree Ruru

12:09 am

I also agree

12:09 am

yep

12:09 am

just our luck, eh?

12:10 am

and humper isn't accepted damn it

12:12 am

ta6

12:12 am

nbt! :)

12:12 am

is that ta 6 the whole enchilada?

12:13 am

you betcha, ru :)

12:13 am

av6

12:13 am

that one gave me nbt :)

12:14 am

me too! thanks, pini

12:14 am

yvw :)

12:15 am

ditto

12:15 am

wtg all

12:17 am

was shooting for half-way but, for now, I'll take nbt/nbs...cya next time :) Good luck everyone!

12:17 am

night pini

12:17 am

* beep beep *

12:18 am

NBT and 60 -- sheesh -- gnite all *poop*

12:18 am

al 6

12:18 am

LOLOL *pooF*

12:19 am

poop?

12:19 am

*brings out charmin for Une*

12:19 am

thanks ARB!

12:19 am

hi saan

12:20 am

hi there ru

12:20 am

yw

12:20 am

sorry for the long-winded email

12:20 am

no need. knights don't apologize!

12:21 am

awwww

12:22 am

I don't like this grid

12:22 am

me neither; I am already making up words

12:22 am

th 6

12:23 am

I do not like it with green eggs and ham either

12:23 am

hi meliae!

12:23 am

Hiyas

12:24 am

hi 6

12:24 am

Came to a grinding ha** with 69 to go

12:25 am

thanks again ARB

12:25 am

queer words!

12:26 am

ha 5 ha 6 by doubling the middle consonant

12:28 am

got it! tyvm

12:28 am

malt

12:29 am

ooooops

12:29 am

Middle eastern words -- appropriate for me to recognize them!

12:30 am

I am just not seeing that av 6 :(

12:30 am

ditto

12:31 am

think about a movie with blue people

12:31 am

I got an easy er 6 though

12:31 am

thanks ARB

12:33 am

Thank you

12:36 am

hello what a charming grid (eyeroll)

Late hello, all. Early Shana tova, ARB.

12:37 am

omg.. weird ha 6

12:37 am

Toda Melon. MAy it be a peaceful year.

12:37 am

It sucks worse than an 1920 hoover

12:38 am

Among the many gems John Oliver concocted for his Scottish HBO bit yesterday: (shows Mel Gibson on horse, with half a blue face) -- Nothing says "Scotland" better than a millionaire Australian antisemite on horseback!!!

Amen, ARB, and to you.

12:39 am

amen erda

12:40 am

Ok over 1/2 way taking a break bbl :)

12:40 am

well done meliae

12:41 am

The whole program was full of gems like that; it wason You Tube yesterday...

12:42 am

I dont want Scotland to go. It would be like when your brother moves out of the house. Who's gonna help you argue against your sister now?

12:43 am

fw unaided

nbt nbs

12:43 am

excellent gremlinn!

wow and TaDah, gremlinn

12:44 am

some weird ones - and phantoms today: halava, halavah, mitzvah, hamzah, harumph, harrumph

12:44 am

mitzvah, too much of a stretch, nm

12:45 am

halvah, not halava

quitting at 33. Bed beckons. Pleasant night to all. [poof]

12:47 am

FWs

12:47 am

excellent you two

12:48 am

congrats diz!

12:57 am

I need a r 5

12:57 am

is there a weird one

12:57 am

got it

12:57 am

duh ohhhhhhhhhh

1:18 am

good morning all

1:21 am

cooee and g'day sprite

1:21 am

hello dear friend *hugs* How are you today?

1:22 am

{{hugs}} dear friend.

1:23 am

i am good. haven't done mu4 at all. there is a big hole in the ceiling and one wall in the laundry.

1:23 am

ummmm are those intentional holes?

1:23 am

i slept quite well, as we hoped i would.

1:24 am

lol....yup....that chimney is a-coming down.

1:24 am

ah that is lovely. Sleep is so important.

1:25 am

ok, in that case, yayyyy for the holes!

1:27 am

don is down to about half, and has uncovered a slab of concrete. we are hoping it isn't reinforced. he is hoping he can break it up where it is, and take out small pieces at a time.

1:27 am

yeah that would be good. Also. check if it isn't carrying too much weight from the floors above.

1:29 am

the slab of concrete is IN the chimney. there is/was nothing depending on the chimney to hold it up.

1:29 am

good. Always an important checkpoint, that.

1:31 am

we are, however, going to have to put a beam right across the room, from the outer wall to the wall in the centre of the house. there is a roof brace attached to the rafters.

1:31 am

yep, lol. You don't want the whole enchilada to come down on you.

1:34 am

I was awake so early today, and now I am struggling :(

1:34 am

did you see pugs email? it had me giggling so much.

1:35 am

hehehe yes, good for pugs, she is going strong

1:36 am

is'nt W a dill? i would have loved to be a fly on the wall when she found out she had to drive home again.

1:37 am

he is a good for nothing ass, if you don't mind me being frank

1:38 am

oh you can be frank if you want to....i prefer you to be sprite......lol

1:38 am

but but but sometimes I wanna be frank! :D

1:38 am

*giggle*

1:39 am

but yeah, amazing, how some people can behave. What an ass. Am so incredibly thankful pugs decided she had enough.

1:40 am

so am i....

1:40 am

brb, need a drink and some magnesium, i think.

1:41 am

I just took some as well :)

1:43 am

my first tulip is about to open. it is deep red outside, and a golden yellow inside

1:43 am

oh wow, beautiful

1:49 am

btw, it seems like the meds are working already, rose. Haven't had any 'accidents' since. And no more diarrhea either.

1:50 am

oh, yay sprite. i bet you are feeling so much better.

1:50 am

god yes. Starting to feel liberated.

1:56 am

lol my monkeys found a coin. Odd word. Don't think I have seen it before. Ha6/24.

1:57 am

there are some very strange new words in this grid.

1:58 am

interesting. I like learning new words. That ha6 is a chech or slowakian plural.

2:02 am

ugh, i'll be back in a while. tummy cramping

2:02 am

poor you :(

2:11 am

and back. if all of a sudden you are talking to the ether, you'll know where i am. ugh!!

2:11 am

fireflies. Interesting grid. Will hang around a little bit longer to see how you are doing, rose

2:12 am

oh there you are! Yeah, how very unpleasant for you :(

2:12 am

ETG SPRITE!!!

2:12 am

huh ?? WTG SPRITE!!!

2:13 am

:D thank you. I hope the cramps will subside quickly, darling. *hugs* for you. And lots of love.

2:14 am

* sigh * thanx hun. this is the third lot today. and i have had cramps in my throat, and i couldn't swallow, until i massaged them out.

2:15 am

wow. Looks like you are reacting very strongly to the magnesium canules. I hope it will be worth it.

2:16 am

go cuddle up with a blanket on the couch or the bed, and put on a fun dvd to distract you. *hugs* again, and I will be thinking of you.

2:18 am

sounds like a good idea. cramps are settling now. what are your plans for today?

4:52 am

good morning everyone:)

5:31 am

Good morning all

5:41 am

howdy car:)

5:42 am

Just you and me?

5:42 am

seems so:)

5:43 am

pup needs out...brb...

5:45 am

Good morning

5:47 am

Hi sukee

5:49 am

Well, this grid is a challenge

5:49 am

Yup

5:50 am

I do have the bottom row grayed though....

5:50 am

LOL, me too :)

5:50 am

howdy sukee

5:50 am

Well done!

5:50 am

Hi crossy

5:50 am

:)

5:59 am

gm, everyone

5:59 am

Hi there

6:00 am

Need a break, be back soon

6:01 am

Rerum should be a word. Car had an empty glass, so I had to rerum it. : D

6:04 am

clue for the lone A 4th column, plz?

6:06 am

pr 6/24 clue please

lone a is av6 - think movie with blue aliens

6:13 am

ty, lady!

6:13 am

pr6...to give guns to before

yw

6:19 am

helo everybody

6:19 am

Hi Ruby

6:19 am

Hi Molly

6:21 am

hi, ruby

6:21 am

Hi IBD

6:21 am

and ty, Molly for the pr6

6:21 am

when DIL was here she tried to install adblock. I now get twice as many ads!

6:22 am

Hopefully when my so comes in Oct, he will be able to sort me out

6:28 am

60, nbt and nbs but I give up, To many m'a

6:29 am

howdy all new arrivals:)

6:30 am

morning all-

6:32 am

hi, crossy, hi wolvie

6:34 am

Ruby, maybe when your son works on your computer you can sit with him and make some notes so you have some guidelines for when he's not around

6:36 am

I love Ad Block Plus for chrome!

6:38 am

works well i take it crossy?

6:39 am

I did that with a friend; I set up all the security software in a neat little desktop folder with clear instructions on a notepad for each on how to use them and how often to use them as well .

6:39 am

It works very well, wolvie

6:40 am

good to know- always looking for good ad block stuff- they seem to get around programs daily

6:40 am

lets see... To date it has blocked 88,938 pop-up and banner ads

6:41 am

wow. i will have to download that- ty!

6:41 am

yes, just google ad block plus plug-in for chrome

6:42 am

ty :-)

6:43 am

I am assuming that you use the google chrome browser. There are different versions of Ad-Block for other browsers

6:43 am

tadone!! finito! tricky twisty grid

6:43 am

yes- it is one of the browsers i use. :-)

6:45 am

congrats dawg!

6:47 am

I have Ad Block Pro and it works very well too.

6:48 am

good to know- ty Molly. will look for that as well :-) i am off for a bit - brekkie time

6:49 am

ty, crossy, will download adblock asap. I hate chrome for that very reason.

6:50 am

Yes, they make ad-block for three or 4 different browsers I believe so there is something for everybody

6:55 am

The software program puts a little icon of s stop sign in the top right of your screen and as you taverse the interwebs, it will flash up the number of ads blocked for each site you visit. It is quite shocking that many sites now sport a library of over 500 banner or pop-up ads that they place on their site on a rotational basis!

6:55 am

Ad Block Plus is for Chrome

6:56 am

they also make it for I.E molly

6:56 am

and firefox i believe

6:56 am

I didn't know that. I haven't been on Internet Exploder for a long time.

6:56 am

Yes, I just put that out there for the 5 or 10 people still using I.E lol

6:57 am

To give it credit, it is vastly improved from what it once was, but in the end, I still prefer Chrome even with its few annoyances

7:02 am

lol@ Internet Exploder.. I missed that at first glance:)

7:03 am

: D I call the Fords Exploders too.

7:03 am

Oh yes! Today is the big day!! I had forgotten till now.

7:03 am

Well, I have never had any luck with Ford vehicles but that is just me.

7:13 am

My Daily Reading this morning was on National Self-Esteem. I thought that was in amazing synchronicity with Scotland's vote for independence today.

7:27 am

crossy, my Dad always called Ford "tinny cars"

7:28 am

Laugh at IE, but I can only print wirelessly from it. If I try to print from Chrome it prints at my son's house 3,000 miles away

7:30 am

That is a printer setting problem

7:31 am

Yes, but I cannot figure out the problem and I won't be at my son's house til Jan. I think it's printing from Chrome on the Google cloud

7:32 am

Yep, it probably is, which means you need to adjust the printer settings. Printing from the cloud is the only way it would be printing 3000 miles away.

7:33 am

Yes, my d.i.l. is always complaining that crossword puzzles are printing at her house

7:36 am

If you do a Google search on HOW TO DISABLE GOOGLE CLOUD PRINT you will probably find your answer

7:38 am

Sounds like her printers head is cloudy

7:38 am

LOL ruru

7:39 am

Having your computer print out to someone else's computer could turn out to be embarrassing : O

7:39 am

My big quandry is why it will print here from IE and not Chrome. Not that it's a big deal

7:41 am

Sounds like you have Chrome Prankster

7:41 am

need to refuel

how's the mood there today rururocks?

7:48 am

Ok as far as i know

7:52 am

Has it been moody here joseph? I don't know

7:52 am

Other than that troll the other night

7:56 am

hi...help with the al6 pls

7:57 am

Mr gore + a vowel+ an alcohol

7:57 am

ty ruru

7:58 am

Not that i would trust mr gore with alcohol mind you

7:59 am

ha6/27?

8:00 am

H + beer + me

8:00 am

:-) ty

8:01 am

Beer me too please

8:02 am

It is a weee bit early for suds

8:02 am

I'm on Scotland time

don't see the 'me' part of the ha6 ruru?

8:02 am

Me = the name of the poster who gave the clue

8:03 am

That potent drink is used a lot in this grid

thanks

8:03 am

Or half of me did

8:05 am

done...pretty tricky on some words

8:07 am

Very...

8:11 am

Ru, I think Josephy thinks you are from Scotland, hence, "how is the mood"?

8:11 am

Or Joseph

8:13 am

clue for ar 5/12

8:13 am

Oh..duh me didn't think of that

8:13 am

Ar +headwear

8:14 am

ty ruru

8:14 am

Yw

8:28 am

Hello :) Clue for ha6/27, please?

8:28 am

Good morning, all. Well, this grid looks hideous.

8:29 am

Hello Judi. Yes, I agree

8:32 am

Got to just under half way and totally stuck

8:37 am

missing the lone A. anybody got a clue?

8:38 am

Abbreviation for what you would load a firearm with?

8:38 am

that's the upper A...looking for the fourth row A

8:39 am

Harry - think of that blue alien movie - great movie

8:39 am

its av6/27

8:39 am

ty river :) nbt!

8:39 am

gotta go to class. bbl!

8:40 am

yw

8:40 am

bye, harry

8:40 am

Clue for ha6/27, please?

8:41 am

dont have that yet

8:43 am

Ill help you look

8:43 am

ty

8:44 am

... "bad meat" ... or actually ... "meat bad"

8:44 am

clued below.to marc

8:45 am

whew .. I almost misread that dose :D

8:45 am

it rhymes with what an animal is

8:46 am

ty

8:47 am

for the av and the ha

8:47 am

I found ha6/24 from your clue to Marc, ruru

8:50 am

Sorry, river, not getting it :(

8:52 am

ha + double cons + **ls well that ends well

8:54 am

ty, river. Now I understand what you mean by "rhymes with what an animal is", lol

8:54 am

yay

8:54 am

clue for pr 6/24

8:55 am

to give guns to before a war

8:55 am

or... to give an upper appendage to before a war ; )

8:55 am

ty kje

8:56 am

yw

8:57 am

morning all!

8:57 am

gm

8:58 am

any ch?

8:58 am

no

8:58 am

ty

8:58 am

all cu's

8:59 am

k, just looking for my missing 1

9:00 am

monkeyed it, finally

9:01 am

yay, kje

gosh this one is hard too

9:03 am

yes, down to 17 and starting to sweat

9:03 am

prob should take a break

that's impressive you got that far

9:03 am

it helps to pick up clues in the chog

9:04 am

Good going. Could you please clue cu6?

yes, if you don't miss them when your work distracts you...haha

9:04 am

what one puts in the hair at night to create ringlets

9:05 am

joseph, if you get desperate you can always look back at the chog history

9:05 am

Oh dear, thank you. Can't believe I missed that one :)

9:05 am

or... someone who plays the the winter sport using brooms on ice

9:06 am

it is that kind of grid - you keep looking for weird

9:06 am

Yes, lol, cu6 wasn't weird enough :)

9:06 am

exactly!

9:08 am

Is the hi6 a normal word?

9:08 am

cu4-ing is like bocce ball for people on heavy drugs

9:08 am

:)

9:08 am

ah, will look, don't have

9:09 am

hi 6 is normal if you have a hernia

9:09 am

tried the mini-mustached german - not a word

9:09 am

ty ru

9:09 am

ty, ruru found it.

9:09 am

... it's not the usual form that you see ... but the word it's from is not abnormal

9:10 am

ty, dos

9:10 am

... " a break or interruption"

9:11 am

40 left - bbl. Thanks for the clues :)

9:13 am

I should break too - bbl

9:15 am

26 left. Break time.

i guess harum can't be a word without scarum

9:23 am

... I think their both with "e" anyways ... ... but maybe not

harem is group of concubines, harum scarum is different

9:24 am

... just checked ... you're right ... it is a "u" ...

what's the a in the fourth row

9:25 am

... and it does require scarum and a hyphen ... in my dictionary

9:25 am

av 6

thanks

did anyone ever tell you the weather was "chili today and hot ta6" ? :)

9:28 am

... yup

9:29 am

lol jj! was just looking for that word! ty!

9:34 am

I stopped at the produce stand this morning to get corn and heard the words I hate to hear "That's the last of it" : (

9:35 am

Oh no Molly - nothing better than fresh picked corn on the cob

9:35 am

fireworks for me

9:36 am

must get back to work - very busy here this week - have a great day folks

could you tell me what the first c is?

9:37 am

I am usually bad at saying a graceful goodbye to summer

9:37 am

cu 5/16 cu + **e* the potatoes

9:38 am

Cupid's lesser known brother : D

thank you. it took me a while to think through all the things you could do to potatoes!

9:38 am

... thanks for that one ... ... three quarters and time to do something else ... ... later

9:39 am

there is more than one thing to do to potatoes?

9:40 am

mash, bake, roast, fry, eat

9:40 am

anything else joseph before I run

dice... fry... mash...

9:40 am

with an e in the middle?

well that is why you think through until you find one that has the e there

9:41 am

gotcha

9:42 am

bye all

9:47 am

Returned! Things I'll never understand: Peep-toe boots.

9:47 am

You can also make a battery and vodka out of a potato.

9:47 am

Although, probably not the same potato.

9:53 am

Peep-toe boots is an oxymoron

9:55 am

Although if you want to go for super fugly, I suggest camel-toe boots

10:14 am

this grid is awful

10:16 am

Third column M?

10:16 am

Uggs. Camel toe boots could go with camel toe leggins. eeeeyeech.

10:17 am

hi judi

10:17 am

G'day, MLF!

10:19 am

I need third column M 4th column lone A and the V any help please?

10:20 am

va4/7

10:20 am

I think the 3rd M is not papa

10:20 am

here for a short time but I agree, fan, this grid stinks

10:20 am

thanks annie got that one now:)

10:21 am

what is funny about it though Annie for me is that i thought it was going to be a lot smaller then it actually is

10:21 am

and no big words what a bummer

10:22 am

and i got the V

10:29 am

on my way out, bye dear babblers

10:29 am

Bye Annie, have a good day

10:33 am

Fireworks. With a big nod to Lickety.

10:37 am

Huzzah for Judi

10:58 am

Woot Judi

11:00 am

That great word ha4/6 is in the grid

11:02 am

al6?

11:02 am

al + vowel + pirate booze

11:03 am

an obsollete word a bell warning. Seen in Shakespeare

11:03 am

ty

11:03 am

What Molly said

11:20 am

it's fun to make up compound words and picture what they mean....like hamhat.... ;o)

11:21 am

Rerum, fill the pirate's glass again

11:22 am

love it!

11:24 am

Wenches know things like that : D

11:25 am

heh heh...

12:14 pm

Speaking of pirates, don't forget that tomorrow is International Talk Like A Pirate Day.

12:14 pm

ah...thanks for the reminder...

12:25 pm

Someone here usually remembers that. It seems to have been a thing with the "Old Guard". : D

12:52 pm

so many Ms!

1:32 pm

*Puts M&Ms in the PB*

2:10 pm

mmmm...

2:12 pm

mmm chocolate.....

2:12 pm

hello everybody from scotland on this historic day xx

2:15 pm

hi...

2:15 pm

hi...

2:15 pm

can't find my last word (thinking i say that a lot, lol)....pr 6/24?

2:16 pm

add a p to the r5/12 to do with the things on your shoulders

2:16 pm

or before the things sticking out from your shoulders

2:17 pm

duh...ty....i am done...

2:43 pm

Hoping for independence for my fellow Celts in Scotland.

2:48 pm

clue for up6/24 pls?

2:53 pm

Not down + not front

2:57 pm

ty Molly should have seen that one.

3:42 pm

Hello everybody. Struggling with a very dodgy internet connection. To all my Scottish friends.... May your decision be the right one!

3:44 pm

And, before my connection lays down & dies... Molly, super icon, for the day that's in it.

3:54 pm

ducking in *just a sec: need to shake the dew off my bill* just to ask if anyone knows when we can expect a result on Scotland?

3:55 pm

Tomorrow morning by all accounts (around 12 hours or so)

3:56 pm

Thanks worzel. It helps not to have to check in every half hour.

3:56 pm

you're welcome

4:01 pm

Anyone interested in what happens to the BBC if Scotland "leaves" should read this: http://tinyurl.com/mx2ylt

4:04 pm

I'm keeping track of betting odds. Looks like about 4:1 odds against secession as of now is the thought.

4:06 pm

That is just sad.

4:11 pm

I understand, Molly. I've been torn between English, Scottish and Yorkshire (caught in the middle) friends for a year now. They all have sound arguments and deep passions. I can go with each of them, intellectually and even emotionally, but I suddenly found myself go thoroughly shamefully selfish when it came to the beeb.

4:13 pm

Well, as a friend of mine says, when you've lived in Mom and Dad's basement for 300 years, it's hard to move out. I was hoping that the people of Scotland would honor those who came before them to fight for independence though.

4:15 pm

The perfect image! I can think of a few other uses for that one. The problem is, of course, that some folks would just rather move upstairs and take over their rightful share without leaving altogether.

4:16 pm

All I can feel is envy for the Scots. They have been given the opportunity to have a bloodless revolution. When I think of the literally countless lives which were lost in the pursuit of an independant Ireland ( which STILL has not been achieved), I am envious in the extreme.

4:17 pm

Hello everyone :-)

4:17 pm

Hi cyber - welcome to the heated discussion.

4:17 pm

But then, politics is taboo on Babble, so I probably have overstepped the mark. Hello Nan!

4:18 pm

It got a little more heated about ISIL a few days ago....

4:18 pm

gotcha, Soodle - I'm off the subject.

4:19 pm

I don't think many Scots would agree that their history with the English has been bloodless. The aftermath of the 1744 rebellion resulted in the slaughter of many highlanders, including women and children. The highand clearances wasn't a picnic either.

4:19 pm

*1745

4:21 pm

Of course you are right, Nan. I'm speaking of very recent history.

4:21 pm

cyber, I think the point was (arguably or not) that this one could be bloodless. It's time to cool it, anyway. We're each touching a different part of the elephant.

4:25 pm

I've broken my own golde rule! Politics & religeon shoukd never ever be discussed on a high stool (bar-room) or on an internet forum. I apologise. Please resume normal Babbling! :-)

4:26 pm

...golden...

4:27 pm

I like golde. It has a funky yiddish flavor to it.

4:28 pm

In that case, jwr, I'm going to make myself another rule. A golde one!!!

4:29 pm

Lol

4:30 pm

You got it, Soodle. The rule I (try to) follow is one of Isaac Asimov's: Never argue anything on the basis of faith.

4:33 pm

Lol Jwr.

4:34 pm

Hi all...

4:35 pm

That being said - I totally loathe this grid

4:35 pm

Could I have stats for the 4th row A, please?

4:35 pm

this is tough

4:36 pm

al 6/24

4:36 pm

Hey Jell! Nice to see you. Sorry, not got the a yet, but looking..

4:36 pm

I think that's what you're looking for, Jellen

4:37 pm

What's happening here?

4:37 pm

Sorry, I meant the bottom A.

4:37 pm

Thanks for the al 6 though.

4:37 pm

n..n....nothing, bichon. absolutely nothing

4:37 pm

thought there was talk of Scotland

4:38 pm

yw Jell. bichon, don't be silly. why would we be talking about politics????

4:38 pm

Hey Bich! I was pontificating, then I stopped myself!

4:38 pm

have al 5 x2 but don't see a 6

4:39 pm

nan, one of the als has an older form

4:40 pm

When we know the results, tomorrow?

4:40 pm

it's not soodles fault - she was provokitated

4:40 pm

someone said in about 12 hours

4:40 pm

Thats it! I was provokitated!

4:41 pm

mmm -- have what wakes you in the morning and where the bride and groom stand at the wedding ceremony

4:41 pm

yup

4:41 pm

ha 6/27?

4:42 pm

got it, ty

4:42 pm

In about 7 hours from now (6.00am Scottish time) there should be a good indication of how the vote went...

4:42 pm

change first letter of a name for a class of animals having hair

4:43 pm

tyvm gremlin

4:43 pm

Soodle, I see you have zipped your lips, but I will agree with you. Our ancestors here in America fought and died for their independence. The very idea that a country could achieve that merely by voting, and would turn it down astounds me.

4:44 pm

MooooollllllllllyyyyYYYY

4:44 pm

The odds have been drifing steadily: bets on Yes have gone from about 4:1 to about 7 or 8:1 on average

4:44 pm

I have no problem with discussing political issues here. We are all big boys and girls.

4:45 pm

http://www.oddschecker.com/politics/br\nitish-politics/scottish-independence/r\neferendum-outcome

4:45 pm

There's a good op-ed in today's NY Times by Alan Cuming, the actor and Sco

4:45 pm

Long urls don't work here Grem. Anyone who wants

4:45 pm

to use that link, take out all the \ns

4:45 pm

Ah, hmm, weird that it did that - is that a spamming measure?

4:46 pm

Trying without the protocol:

4:46 pm

www.oddschecker.com/politics/british-p\nolitics/scottish-independence/referend\num-outcome

4:46 pm

My last word on political commentary in Babble (a verse at a time): The Blind Men and the Elephant John Godfrey Saxe (1816-1887) It was six men of Indostan To learning much inclined, Who went to see the Elephant (Though all of them were blind), That each by observation Might satisfy his mind.

4:47 pm

I love Alan Cumming Bich and the article was very good.

4:47 pm

Notice that he's now a US citizen

4:47 pm

The First approached the Elephant, And happening to fall Against his broad and sturdy side, At once began to bawl: "God bless me! but the Elephant Is very like a WALL!"

4:48 pm

av 6/27 is the one I was needing...

4:48 pm

av6: sci-fi movie with blue people

4:48 pm

The Second, feeling of the tusk, Cried, "Ho, what have we here, So very round and smooth and sharp? To me 'tis mighty clear This wonder of an Elephant Is very like a SPEAR!"

4:48 pm

Why does it matter that he's a US citizen?

4:48 pm

av 6/27 is the name of a movie with blue skinned aliens

4:48 pm

Got it, thanks.

4:49 pm

yvw

4:49 pm

Bye for now.

4:49 pm

The Third approached the animal, And happening to take The squirming trunk within his hands, Thus boldly up and spake: "I see," quoth he, "the Elephant Is very like a SNAKE!"

4:50 pm

bye jellen

4:50 pm

Grem, anything longer than twenty something characters (including spaces) will get that \n inserted. It's a code error that remains unfixed.

4:51 pm

run it thru the website tinyurl.com, Gremlin

4:53 pm

Ah, Molly! I was born in the '60's. As I grew, so did the 'Troubles' in Northern Island. I compounded my problems by marrying an Englishman in the 80's. Sectarianism was part of my day to day life. I repeat, I envy Scotland and the Scots their opportunity for independence, without bloodshed.

4:53 pm

The Fourth reached out an eager hand, And felt about the knee "What most this wondrous beast is like Is mighty plain," quoth he: "'Tis clear enough the Elephant Is very like a TREE!"

4:58 pm

hello friends.

4:59 pm

Hi, Tri

5:01 pm

(((Trif))). Sorry. You caught me mid-rant. How you doinf?

5:02 pm

Doing..

5:02 pm

Soodle, take a deep breath. ... another one ... If you're very calm and stop provokitating yourself, I won't have to finish the poem.

5:03 pm

We get it jwr, you think we are all wrong. You have a right to your opinion.

5:03 pm

doing fine

5:04 pm

getting dinner together, and then heading off to high school open house night - dread

5:04 pm

Happy to hear that , Trif.

5:04 pm

Happy to hear that , Trif.

5:05 pm

Molly, you know better than that. I know you are all right. That's entirely the problem. And that's why we shouldn't get into matters like this.

5:06 pm

An exchange of ideas with differing opinions is usually very thought provoking. Light and fluffy chit chat usually is not. But majority rules here.

5:07 pm

it is hard to drum up the appropriate amount of enthusiasm for my TENTH high school open house.

5:08 pm

I hear you Trif. I had kids in public schools for twenty some odd years.

5:10 pm

hi all! and thanks to gremlinn for the av6/27, which FINALLY gave me nbt!

5:15 pm

Ah (((Sue))). Long time etc. Hope you're doing ok?

5:15 pm

I'm ok, Soodle, Frank is struggling but hanging in there

5:16 pm

An exchange of ideas is one of the most worthwhile things about Babble. Don't you think this is a very complicated issue that deserves a wider venue? Perhaps in private emails? Babblers help each other out of nasty holes, soothe and comfort and problem-solve major problems -- but these are things that we can do something about. They're not trivial, but everyone can get involved without butting heads on a matter that just rouses negative emotions.

5:17 pm

hi jwr! for the most part I enjoy the back - and - forth here; sometimes people get upset and then I get sad :-(

5:17 pm

sorry, that was meant to answer Molly.

5:17 pm

I've been following Frank's progress on FB. You know my thoughts, prayers & good wishes are with both, Sue.

5:17 pm

anyway must run out for printer toner, bbl

5:17 pm

thank you, soodle! we are muddling through somehow

5:18 pm

((((Huge hugs)))) Sue.

5:20 pm

This grid isn't doing it for me. Bleh.

5:20 pm

struggling with the la 5's -- just have the last one - clues, please?

5:24 pm

la + ***d means difficult or rigid

5:24 pm

la5 sounds like what a believer has in God

5:24 pm

l + f****ful means loyal

5:25 pm

another la5 is an anagram of the believer/loyal one

5:25 pm

ty molly and grem - one down :-)

5:25 pm

me too uu (not the printer toner, the running out). Just want to clarify that after ten years or so on Babble, I have much respect for regular Babblers and their now-familiar voices -- and their feelings too, Mol. I'm sorry if I hurt yours.

5:25 pm

la + *** an alcoholic drink

5:26 pm

See that greyish cloth on the floor?. That's my towel. I just threw it in. My head is melted with non Babble stuff. I need to sort self out. Nite all, and....och aye the noo...

5:26 pm

have the 2nd one grem

5:27 pm

ty again -- just need the first one now

5:27 pm

right behind you, soodle. You shouldn't have to leave like that. .... but for heaven's sake, take that rag with you!!!

5:28 pm

nite soodle

5:29 pm

LA & the start of the opposite of soft

5:30 pm

ty lynxxx -- all new words for me

5:31 pm

not liking this grid much -- going to give the rest of it a bye -- see you tomrrow everyone :-)

5:32 pm

ar

5:33 pm

Nan gets a jump on talk like a pirate day

5:48 pm

*buys nan a parrot*

and a cracker

5:50 pm

Wooden leg anyone?

5:51 pm

*puts an eye patch on Nan* and a peg leg

poke your eye out

5:51 pm

HA

poke your eye out

5:51 pm

gives a whole new meaning to having a woodie

5:52 pm

Now I'm having visions of Mother Parker in A Christmas Story.

5:57 pm

*practices his Jimmy Stewart impression*

5:58 pm

Wrong Christmas movie : P

5:59 pm

seen one ya seen em all

5:59 pm

True. They are either about Santa or having some epiphany in life.

6:00 pm

or scrooging around in some way

6:01 pm

ooh I hope epiphany shows up in tonight's grid

6:01 pm

Scrooge movies are epiphany movies.

6:02 pm

Mel Gibson arrested for DUI's and yelling obscenities at a jewish police officer is an epiphany..

6:02 pm

Oh, I am wrong. There is that horrible Christmas Shoes movie about the kid trying to get shoes for his dying mother.

6:03 pm

was her name Imelda?

6:04 pm

I don't think so. It was based on a country song. I doubt there are too many country mamas named Imelda.

6:07 pm

There has to be some Imeldas .. it rhymes too easy for country western songs

6:09 pm

like Imelda Cline (patsy's sister)

6:09 pm

Imelda Judd (the non singer)

6:09 pm

and Imelda Underwood..

6:10 pm

:D

6:15 pm

.. (sings) only the lonely...

6:22 pm

oh well..

6:28 pm

It's kind of disturbing to see 7 of those goats in a row : O

7:30 pm

7 blind goats .. 7 blind goats.. see how they run..

7:31 pm

*Hopes they are not blind goats and the elephant

7:33 pm

that sounds like a Ben Kingsley movie

7:33 pm

It was a long poem that was posted in chat earlier to derail the Scotland discussion

7:34 pm

wow.. what is it about politics around here

7:34 pm

phew. done. what an unpleasant grid

7:36 pm

that it is indeed harry

7:36 pm

Not sure Ru, but only "gentle" conversation seems acceptable

7:36 pm

although I do like that it says havaru in it

7:37 pm

politics aren't gentle?

7:37 pm

maybe they are gentile?

7:37 pm

strange bedfellows are rarely gentle

7:37 pm

or genteel

7:39 pm

I don't know. I outgrew the "we don't talk about that" mentality when I gave up dysfunctional life.

7:41 pm

there's a guy with a blue face on your av6. is that not dysfunctional?

7:42 pm

William Wallace was dysfunctional?

7:42 pm

no but mel gibson certainly is :)

7:43 pm

Well, Mel Gibson was not the intention of the icon.

7:43 pm

fine.

7:44 pm

I think in my heart of hearts I'm rooting for the NOs.

7:44 pm

are those jewish actors behind mel there molly?

7:44 pm

as much as I love Scotland. More chaos in the world right now is just too much for me to handle

7:46 pm

I think Ireland should have a vote too

7:47 pm

Well, if the people in Scotland want to continue being considered citizens of England (that is what their citizenship is, not Scottish) then so be it. I think it's pretty sad though.

7:47 pm

California should secede from the US too

7:48 pm

And Texas

7:48 pm

and we'll take Hawaii with us

7:48 pm

And take their rotten textbooks with them

7:48 pm

Texas was claimed by Mexico I thought

7:49 pm

who's rotten textbooks?

7:49 pm

: D Seems that way sometimes. Why is it that people from Texas always seem to need to speak Spanish?

7:49 pm

Texas

7:50 pm

I can't keep my eyes open. good night all

7:50 pm

night harry

7:50 pm

oh texas.. maybe that explains Rick Perry he used them

7:51 pm

.. and for that matter George Bush

7:51 pm

hehe

7:54 pm

ok.. off to make some din din. later taters

8:30 pm

evening all

8:35 pm

hey dan :-)

8:36 pm

can I have stats for the lone A?

8:37 pm

am4/6

8:38 pm

maybe -- never know what starts where

8:38 pm

av6/27

8:38 pm

thought maybe that was it . . .

8:39 pm

Nice save, Une. : D

8:40 pm

:-)

8:41 pm

got it tx Moll (& Une)

8:43 pm

this is such a sucky grid!

8:43 pm

It has some truly bizarre words in it

8:43 pm

indeed!

8:54 pm

whew -- FW -- good riddance! Back at the flip . . .

9:17 pm

firewords! agree with Une

9:17 pm

tx all cluers - ha5/24 was my last, uses the high point tile

9:37 pm

up6/24 - Where you can stick this grid ..

9:39 pm

lol torg

9:39 pm

*Crowns Tor Clue King Of The Day*

9:40 pm

Thank yew ..

9:40 pm

Orders Vaseline for the Grid

9:46 pm

This is probably not considered correctal conversation for chat

9:47 pm

even for people with intestinal fortitude?

9:49 pm

"co-rectal"... now there's a couple whose child I do NOT want to be...

9:49 pm

Shouldn't there be a colon at the end of your sentence Molly?

greetings to all you horrible punsters!

9:51 pm

And quelle surprise! I come here and Ru is making an arse of himself. OR at least of what he types.

9:51 pm

:-D

making . . . ?

9:53 pm

m9!!!!

9:53 pm

et al... hey there!

9:53 pm

he has a regular arsenal or these puns!

9:53 pm

he has a regular arsenal or these puns!

9:54 pm

he has a regular arsenal or these puns!

9:54 pm

he has a regular arsenal or these puns!

9:54 pm

he has a regular arsenal or these puns!

9:54 pm

woah..

9:54 pm

We got it m9

9:55 pm

LOL

9:55 pm

boy.. those entries reared up on you huh?

9:55 pm

sorry! I sprained my ankle and am stuck in my room. Not good internet in here

hiccups!

9:56 pm

You should be resting .. don't you get up at the crack of dawn?

9:56 pm

bummer m9

9:56 pm

sorry! I sprained my ankle and am stuck in my room. Not good internet in here

9:56 pm

mrs. ru wrecked her ankle too

9:56 pm

I had to take her to the hospital yesterday

9:57 pm

I am down to 48 -- any chance I can go for NBT with a massive assist on the A in the fourth row down?

9:57 pm

I better not let my son see that.. he's finally quit speaking like a dalek.

9:57 pm

am4 stid

9:57 pm

okay... (thinking)

9:57 pm

av6/27

9:57 pm

am + to laugh in a rear view mirror

9:58 pm

no. That'sthe av6

9:58 pm

oh.. I think Torg is right and m9

9:58 pm

sorry

9:58 pm

think James Cameron stid

9:58 pm

hm. thinking....

9:58 pm

Big movie a couple years ago ..

9:58 pm

But now I'm thinking over Ru's clue...

9:58 pm

but not narcissistic asshole

9:59 pm

he's the guy with the submarine and the deep sea trench?

9:59 pm

oh.. I get it. And i already got it.

9:59 pm

OH. got it. computer thingy

9:59 pm

thanks!

9:59 pm

he's the titanic guy

10:00 pm

computer thingy?

10:00 pm

okay, that's 47 and I am exhausted. Going to have to leave this one un-done. :-)

10:00 pm

you know representational image of the actual person behind the keyboard.

10:00 pm

"computer thingy"

10:00 pm

*wicked mama grin* nice to see you all! *poof*

10:01 pm

nice stid

10:02 pm

night I mean

already not enjoying thsi grid. neither are my monkeys. OY

nbt finally.

everyone fall asleep again? ;)

I just got here but don't think I'll be staying very long. Yikes! This grid is a toughie!

10:36 pm

hi digby and anyone else who is still around!

Hi uusue!

hi youse guys

11 to go here. might take me half an hour. OY

69 left here!

10:40 pm

so my 41 are probably hopeless...

unless someone starts makin' with the clues

i'm working on 6s, 2 more to go, then all 4s after that

10:41 pm

*prancing in* ... 61 more to go here! :)

10:42 pm

well, so much for trying to read without my glasses...

hi pini

10:42 pm

hi pini!

10:42 pm

...make that 41...let's git er dun! :)

10:43 pm

hiya sue :)

10:45 pm

oh, gosh, I didn't spoil the party, did I?

10:45 pm

I don't think so!

10:45 pm

*sigh of relief*

party ain't even started yet!

10:46 pm

In that case....*looking for appropriate party hat and confetti*

dos

uno

10:48 pm

git er dun!

10:48 pm

ewe kin due et!

10:48 pm

go gwen!

bloody freakin' fireworks at last. NOW we can start the party LOL

10:49 pm

waaaaaaahoooooooooo!

10:49 pm

wtg Gwen! :)

10:49 pm

yay gwen!

throwing virtual confetti

10:49 pm

me monkies r wurkin' OT!!!

will clue if called on

10:50 pm

okey dokey!!!

10:52 pm

well, I would be lost without morewords

10:52 pm

I hear ya there...I gotta exhaust my monkeys first tho...

10:53 pm

down to 26 now :) [they're doing a great job so far]

10:54 pm

I've got everything between A and L

10:55 pm

3 left for me...

10:55 pm

I can't believe I missed so many 4's!

10:55 pm

git er dun, sue!

10:55 pm

fireworks!

10:55 pm

wtg sue!!!!

10:56 pm

probably I should go to bed...

10:57 pm

well, ya dun good!

wtg sue !!!!!!!!

throw a whole bunch of Ms and As at me and i turn blind

11:00 pm

Mmmm, M&Ms.

11:01 pm

eatin' 'm now!! :)

11:01 pm

nothing like a little brain food!!!

11:03 pm

knockin' em out!! down to 16

11:05 pm

9

Could I get a clue for ha6/27, please?

11:07 pm

M&Ms? You party animals.

got it thanks

sorry, got distracted by emails

11:09 pm

rhymes with humped water animal :)

i winder if i could write a "clue story" using all the kooky words in today's grid

11:09 pm

I wouldn't even know how it's possible, gwen...they're pretty strange!!!

11:09 pm

You could, but no one would understand it.

but not knowing what half of them mean, it would require some actual research

11:10 pm

could consider it 'alien speak'!

11:10 pm

pr5/16?

11:11 pm

4

i just counted, and i would have to say there are 30 words in this grid that i don't really know how to use in a sentence. and i have a pretty good vocab, usually

11:11 pm

pr + what you open up and say + vowel

pr5 is pr + vowel + you say "ho **m" when you're bored

11:12 pm

thx!

11:13 pm

2

11:13 pm

1

go pini!!

(that pr5 is an Indonesian boat. Sure !!

11:15 pm

*sprinkles*

11:15 pm

yeah, you just go with that, gwen!

woo hoo pini !!!!!!!!

11:16 pm

I think I'm going to consiously forget half these words! :)

me too!

in fact, they are all piled into my pr5 and ready to be dumped at sea

11:18 pm

here, take mine, too...guarantees no return!

just a small freight forwarding fee LOL

11:19 pm

I've some M&Ms over here!

yummmmm

11:21 pm

ahhhh...now to take a short break (and hopefully back for flip!) - *tossing M&Ms to tide y'all over*

up6, please?

11:40 pm

up + behind

paddling back toward the grid now

oof

is everyone finished yet? 8- )

11:57 pm

Not me, I just started 30 mins ago :)

11:57 pm

I don't think everyone finished

i have 3 minutes to give clues :)

(going to run when it flips)

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