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12:00 am

Flip flip hooray!

Clues are up

12:01 am

I am diving into the grid now.I will be back halfway finished

12:02 am

Thank you so much Lickety! Will check it out later on today.

12:02 am

hi Min and thanks Lickety

12:03 am

Thanks Lickety.

12:03 am

flipped with a liver acid.....thanks lickety!

12:04 am

NO7

12:06 am

flip ;)

12:06 am

thank you lickety!

12:13 am

I'm stopping at 60 words and 500 points.Goodnight to all!

12:15 am

night min!

12:15 am

hinge

12:16 am

sorry folks...

12:17 am

np Kate, thanks

12:18 am

:) hi flosey, just about ready to wander off to bed... trying to get nbt before that...

12:26 am

to8

12:29 am

tyvm ru, leaving 30 for tomorrow.. g'nite all

12:30 am

ca 8 too

12:30 am

night aloy..

12:32 am

finished

12:33 am

ty for that onew ruru :)]

12:35 am

you're welcome TK

12:38 am

congratulations ruru! I'm off to bed now, happy babbling everyone... :)

12:41 am

Congrats, ruru!!!!!

12:48 am

29 to go and they can wait for tomorrow, off to bed, goodnight all

1:00 am

good morning all

1:12 am

Good morning to you, too, sprite.

1:12 am

hiya pe5 :) You are in the grid today!

1:14 am

Indeed. A first, I think.

1:15 am

{{hugs}} and good morning sprite. xoxoxoxoxox

1:15 am

definitely some time ago, at least.

1:15 am

cooee peach

1:15 am

*hugs rose* Good evening darling. How was your day?

1:17 am

busy. went and had my CPAP machine checked this morning. in the last fortnight there was one night where my brain did not tell me to breath 4 time, plus an episode of obstructive apnea. scary, huh?

1:17 am

yes, that is worrisome, sweetie

1:18 am

then this afternoon i had the cortisone injected into the bursa on my left hip.

1:18 am

ouch ouch ouch

1:18 am

not too bad, if i sit still... lolll

1:19 am

then, by all means, sit still!

1:20 am

Hey there, Rose. How are you?

1:20 am

CPAP tech and i both think my diagnosis should be central sleep apnea, rather than obstructive sleep apnea. plus i am having episodes which the machine is unable to diagnose. and i have the just about every night

1:20 am

sounds to me like you need to go back to the specialist, rose... oxygen shortages are not a good th5

1:21 am

peach, sitting quietly does not hurt. * giggle* and you dear? how are you doing?

1:21 am

Not too bad.....sinus headache most of the day.

1:21 am

ah well sprite. i have a lot of brain ce4s to take over. *grin*

1:22 am

aw poor pe5... healing vibes to your head

1:22 am

ugh, peach. don has those majorly too. and we have only just begun the spring weather

1:22 am

rose, no messing around with that brain, please! I need you to use it for another 40 years at least.

1:23 am

Thank you, dear one.

1:23 am

oops.... drags my butt into the PB.

1:24 am

see... already loss of faculties there

1:24 am

*gurgling into glass* hmpffff

1:25 am

but all kidding aside, rose... you ARE gonna look into it, aren't you? You know how important it is.

1:28 am

sweetie, the CPAP is coping with the episodes. it's just we need to look at the diagnosis. when i had my original study done, and it is only over 2 separate nights,i didn't have any episodes.but the reading from the micro chip in my new machine has given us a heads up. have dr's appt. on friday.

1:28 am

all good then. As long as you take it really seriously. Apneu is not to be trifled with *stern mama look with crossed arms*

1:30 am

and don't i know it. and if you have any words of wisdom on how to persuade my younger brother to go and have his study done i would love to hear them.

1:30 am

why isn't 'dethfing' not an alternate spelling of deathwing?

1:30 am

this is the brother who has already had a heart attack and now has stents in his coronary arteries. stubborn as a freakin' mule.

1:31 am

um... how about: "Shall I come and water you twice daily after you have become an indoor plant?"

1:31 am

i don't know where he gets his stubbornness from... i'm not at all like that. * looks heavenward, innocently*

1:32 am

yeah right... sure.... hmm-mm... *yes-yes treatment with smile*

1:32 am

*giggling* i luv's ya spritey

1:33 am

luvsya right back.

1:35 am

I really have no idea where those last 40 words are hiding, and still biggies there too. This is an odd grid!

1:36 am

it is. the words are twisty alright.

1:36 am

my kind of grid, alright!

1:38 am

did we lose pe5? :(

1:38 am

looks like she has gone.

1:39 am

hope she is ok. Nasty kind of headache.

1:40 am

yeah they are. poor don suffers from them too. plus the trigeminal nerve neuralgia. we still cannot work out how the face neuralgia triggers the shoulder blade pain either.

1:41 am

could be simply through tensing up?

1:42 am

good thought. next time i might try a baby dose of valium or magnesium.

1:43 am

yeah, see if that makes a difference. It is impossible not to tense up with pain, and tense muscles can trigger nerve issues. Who knows, would be great if that would help.

1:44 am

absolutely sprite. how was your night, sweetie?

1:44 am

I slept really well :)

1:45 am

yayayayayayay!!!

1:45 am

yeah am over the moon too. What a difference that makes :)

1:46 am

and now you feel so much better for once, you will continue to take baby steps, right?

1:46 am

uhmmmm ouch. Yes. You are right. So hard not to use that energy to the max, isn't it.

1:49 am

exactly. if these cortisone shots work, i will have to be on a short leash.

1:49 am

*giggles* I'll hold yours if you hold mine

1:50 am

what an interesting concept!!

1:50 am

I try to picture it. Somehow, I don't think it will work... there is nothing to prevent us from running around together!

1:51 am

yeah.... four hands to do twice the work.

1:52 am

*grins* on the other hand, we could really inspire eachother to be couch potatoes and watch dvds.

1:52 am

*evil grin* like that idea better.

1:53 am

sprite, are you sitting down?

1:53 am

I do that in the afternoons these days. Bit of work in the morning, couch potatoe in the afternoon, early to bed in the evening. Being good!

1:53 am

I am. Shoot.

1:53 am

i suggested don pull off the onion weed leaves and flowers in the hope we can starve the bulbs into eternity. he actually went out and did it.

1:54 am

o.my.God. Did you check his temp? Not running a fever is he?

1:54 am

AND......he pulled the bulbs out as well. i nearly fainted.

1:55 am

lovely man. I hope you hugged him and thanked him extensively.

1:56 am

*giggles* ikr? but...he is digging in the heels re line-trimming and mowing. our gardener went and had shoulder surgery last week and he won't be back for 12 weeks.

1:57 am

i actually said to don that he had not better let all the gardener's hard work become undone.

1:57 am

well, I think he has a point. Sounds like work that might trigger his shoulder nerve issues. Can't you hire a temp boy to just do the heavy work?

1:57 am

hmmmm, good point. i will think about it and see if i can find someone around here.

1:58 am

should be someone around who'd like to earn a few extra bucks :)

2:00 am

breaking news here....our prime minister is about to be voted out of position by his own cabinet. it's too sad as he is a good man.

2:01 am

9 left. I love this grid.

2:02 am

oho, now you love it.....and well done.....gooooo sprite

2:03 am

I do, grin. I like the twisty ones. They do funny things with my brain.

2:03 am

probably unscrambles it....lollll

2:03 am

roflollllll probably, yes

2:04 am

hey, i wonder how worzel is doing? i must shoot him an email and see how th5s are for him.

2:05 am

yeah haven

2:05 am

haven't seen him around for a while

2:09 am

of course that other 8 was a compound

2:10 am

hi freinds

2:10 am

ltns

2:10 am

of course it was...*giggle*

2:10 am

hi pink :) How are you?

2:10 am

{{{{{{{{PINK}}}}}}}}}

2:10 am

friends too

2:10 am

sprite how goes things

2:10 am

and grose y9ou feeling ok?

2:11 am

doing well, pink! Healing up properly.

2:11 am

getting up in a few hours for work but checked in as I couldn't sleep

2:11 am

not too bad thanx pink.

2:11 am

sprite very good you have had a few issues if I recall

2:12 am

yeah but nothing serious. All moving in the right direction too :)

2:12 am

ugh, pink. will you be able to go back and catch a few more zzzz's?

2:12 am

grose sprite u guys always welcome me warmly

2:12 am

that's because we love to see you

2:12 am

indeedlol otherwise I will look like a zombie

2:13 am

looking like a zombie isn't the worst thing... feeling like one is what does us in, lol

2:13 am

such a good look, pink. you could start a new fashion trend.

2:13 am

and ur knees ok grose?

2:14 am

hmmmm, not really dear. the nerve in the right one has been badly damaged and i am currently moving towards a court case for pain and suffering.

2:14 am

fireflies. Awesome grid.

2:15 am

nice sprite

2:15 am

but the good news is that i have found a good pain management specialist

2:15 am

geez grose I am sorry I do u get a win there wow

2:15 am

WTG SPRITE!!!!!!

2:15 am

im still sloooow at his grids

2:16 am

this is a slow grid, pink... it is twisty.

2:16 am

dear ladies, I am off to do a bit of laundry. A big *hug* for the both of you. Sleep well, and later on, enjoy your day :)

2:17 am

be well sprite

2:17 am

xoxoxoxox. love and hugs dearest.

2:19 am

grose how is fang lol

2:21 am

we hardly hear from her nowadays. don and i both feel strongly that she only stayed nive with us because of MIL's money.

2:22 am

*nice*

2:22 am

tha seems pretty clear

2:23 am

grose can I get a clue for ch 8 please

2:23 am

ah well. we ask ourselves do we really want her in our lives. and i am guessing you know the answer to that one.

2:24 am

right it did seem like she was in it for her needs only

2:24 am

pink, love. ca8 or ch7?

2:24 am

opps ch 7

2:25 am

np's. ch7. c + long narrow passage + two vowels

2:25 am

uses double consonant

2:26 am

ty aweseom clue as usual ty

2:27 am

ty be well grose gnite

2:28 am

sweet dreams pink, dear

evening all :)

4:47 am

Good morning, everybody:)

4:48 am

Hello, Crossy, long time no see!

4:49 am

How is Zooz this fine morning?

hi crossy!! (hugs)!

hi zoom :))

4:49 am

(((MRP)))

4:49 am

Hello, Mrp :-)

4:49 am

I am well thanks, Crossy :-)

4:49 am

How are you?

good to see you here crossy :)

4:50 am

I am doing fine:) My beloved sends her best:)

4:50 am

Has it warmed up here you are, Mrp?

4:50 am

Hello, Elegant :-)

give her hugs and kisses back

4:51 am

Where*

oh it has! today was very warm and tomorrow is going to be 30C... too warm! I actually drove the car 300m around the block so I could be in aircon!

4:52 am

Tis a balmy 8C here atm as we slide into autumn:)

4:52 am

LOL a different way to stay cool haha as long as it works :-)

with the bushfires the air quality is crap too, so driving to where I need to go works or you choke on it

4:53 am

We are still in double digits here, Crossy, but I am sure it will not be too long before we too slide into the colder days as well as nights.

4:54 am

Not nice then, Mrp. I here in California they are having terrible fires too!

that is cool... anything under 14c is cool LOL

4:54 am

Doe not bother me too much. We are a tourist town, and as of Sept. we have our home back:)

yes, thousands of homes gone... very sad

4:55 am

Praying for all those in the affected fire areas...

but at least people leave their homes during a fire... our fatalities in fires is shocking cause people stay

4:55 am

HI Crossy!

4:55 am

Howdy, Gemini:)

4:57 am

Parents just phoned..their stairlift has stopped working.so I need to go and see if I can help.Sorry to say hello then leave.

there needs to be a rethink in insurance during bushfires here

see ya zoom... have a good day and hope you sort the lift out

4:57 am

tc Zooz and have a great day

how have you been keeping crossy?

Our prime minister is being challenged tonight for the leadership... not a good look. This trend to challenge has become commonplace

MP's are voting tonight... Tony Abbott might be out... and the Treasurer is not happy that he has been blamed too for the problems with our PM

Toepeach should so be a word

hi matty

5:20 am

Over on this side of the pond, mrp, I think we are more than ready for a new P.M:)

On that subject, I've two words left - that TO8 and the first AL6/24 - can anyone help? And hi all!

I can't stand our PM...

he is just a universal embarassment

don't have those yet matty, and this is a tough little grid too!

5:21 am

We have had our for 9 year. it is time for some fresh blood.

I wish that Julia Bishop would stand for PM, she would be good

5:23 am

Too bad Bernie Sanders is south of the border. He looks like he knows what he is doing.

Toepeace - when you don't have bunions or hammer toes

5:24 am

lol, matty

5:25 am

almost got the 8 there Matty

thanks kallia

5:26 am

yw

OK, looking again

I think the only thing south of our border is a penguin colony... I guess they look similar to our pollies

toe jewellery matty

Aaaa haaa! Thanks Kallia

(I imagine Donald Trumps hair on my feet....)

5:28 am

:)

haha! i like it

Now just that pesky al6/24 (the first one - before the possibly unfounded accusation)

5:29 am

you get the best clues here early in the morning (for me before 5 am)

The best and brightest :))

no idea matty

As we prove that we're the best and the brightest ;) I think I shall do a very unbright thing (have a smoke) and come back and see if that final word jumps out at me

go for it matty... am pouring myself a vino here :)

5:33 am

girls namen+ first part of foot specialist

5:33 am

shortened girls name

ah thanks kallia

5:35 am

monkeys did a good job there, never heard of it

li5/12 please

5:36 am

having toes connected with awing like membrane,,

5:40 am

sweet smelling flower?

5:40 am

dont have it Mr p...just 2x5 14. still have 3 to go

ah thanks gemini

all good kallia

5:40 am

ah thanks gemini

5:40 am

yw

5:41 am

off now to sew byeee

see ya kallia

thanks for the clues

5:43 am

Hello everyone

5:43 am

Howdy, car:)

5:44 am

((Crossy))

hi car :)

5:46 am

((mrp))

5:46 am

good to see some old friends today

((hugs)) good to see you too :)

having trouble with the last 12 words... urgh

ca8 please

5:55 am

looking...

5:57 am

a steam organ....

a steam organ... hmmm

5:58 am

good morning and tx for the ca8 :-)

5:58 am

ty

hi une :)

5:58 am

((une))

6:05 am

steam organ?

fireworks :)

6:05 am

hello all

6:05 am

Congrats!

thanks for the clues :)) much appreciated

hi peri!

6:05 am

Hello Peri! ((hug))

6:06 am

I found the 8 ty

6:07 am

stats for the G please?

6:08 am

go5/20

is a go5 babblet

6:10 am

congrats mrp! :-)

6:10 am

Got it. ty

Back - did anyone clue the al6/24?

6:11 am

Hi!

6:12 am

total + I ate **gs for br*akfast

Found it - thanks all - that's fireworks

6:12 am

Congrats

6:24 am

Good morning people.

6:25 am

GM Sukee

6:25 am

Hi car

6:38 am

thank you for steam organ, MRP:)

6:43 am

hello friends

6:43 am

((Trif))

6:44 am

so happy to see so many GOOD FRIENDS!

hi sukee and trif :))

6:45 am

gm, everyone tricky grid

just so nice to see lovely babblers here tonight!

((dawg!)) yes is a tricky dicky

6:46 am

hiya, (((MRP)))

6:47 am

I am looking and feeling my best today at work (eye roll)

the leadership challenge for our PM is just about to be announced... Abbott or Turnbull

6:47 am

my friend came over yesterday, and MAN did we blow off some steam (and about 2 bottles of wine, oooof)

lol trif! it is a good day when you can do that!

and the result of the challenge is.....

Turnbull is in!!

6:49 am

is that good news, mr p? and aren't YOU the p?

our PM is out!

yayayayaya!! happy Turnbull and Bishop are now leaders

6:50 am

info

I am the resident president for sure :))

6:50 am

shoot, sorry

6:51 am

"resident president" is fun to say

6:51 am

aleph

6:51 am

hope the new leaders are good ones, Mrp

6:51 am

oh no! it's catching!

same here dawg! Have wanted Bishop in for a while now

6:52 am

sorry, folks

and Joe Hockey is gone! he is such a dipshit

6:52 am

cmon, grant, give me something i don't have! lol

ministers are going to be resigning tonight!

6:53 am

pretty amazing that we are lucky enough to change leaders in a bloodless and peaceful fashion

ah the Australian politics are facinating... we don't elect people, we elect parties

the spill was 54 votes to 44

6:55 am

YAAAAAYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.....

6:55 am

it is well that you have mandatory voting there. Wish that would happen here as well:)

6:55 am

and the ministers automatically resign? they don't hang in there like our chaff do?

pride on one side and disappointment on the other... and our Prime Minister is now Malcolm Turnbull Bye Tony Abbott!!

6:57 am

Mornin!

The ministers all go and argue like mad now, and if they are not going to support their leader within the party, then they resign

6:57 am

Howdy Jan:)

6:59 am

How goes it Crossy? Enjoying the cooler weather?

6:59 am

it is very nice. I love autumn:)

6:59 am

was 9 C this morn:)

Abbott is a douche... am glad he is gone... All of Australia wanted this. The Governor General will swear him in tomorrow morning and most of the current ministers will stay in place until Turnbull announces his cabinet ministery

7:00 am

Reading up on mr turnbull - some very interesting planks in his platform

and that is my report on Australian Politics tonight... thank you all

7:01 am

I love autumn too

7:01 am

Aussie politics is rather refreshing after having to look at "The Donald" every time you turn on the T.V or computer...

7:02 am

oh please, crosshair - I. can't. even. with that windbag. He is making America look a fool

this morning, our PM was carrying on like a child saying that he doesn't believe any of the childish rumours coming out of Canberra about his leadership, and that there is no divisiion within his party... Suck it up Abbott, you got rolled

But trif... didn't What's-his-face-Kanye West say he was going to run for president??

7:07 am

he also said he was leaving America. bye!

That is a fool!

7:07 am

I'd help him pack

I don't think these dicks would run for president if it was a rule that they had to leave America if they didn't win :))

7:16 am

I feel the same way about war. Let's see how many congressmen vote to have a war if doing so meant they had to send one of their own children to fight.

7:21 am

it has often been easier to discount lives when they are merely pins placed on a map for you to move around as you see fit.

7:25 am

I must be off. Take care, my friends, and happy babbling!

7:31 am

tadone!! finito! interesting convo. I try to stay out of political discussions. kinda like talking about religion. too personal and too emotional.

7:49 am

morning all, I think we do better at Babble than at politics so lets work on some clues.....

7:51 am

can someone clue me the ch 7 please?

7:54 am

ch + mr. gore + to *** down your arms.

7:55 am

got it Mix, thanks

7:57 am

stats for bottom i, pls

in 4/7

7:57 am

hi mix, Buttonman

7:57 am

hi bichon

7:57 am

got

7:58 am

got the bottom i

7:58 am

in4/7 first 4 of longer word for data

7:58 am

liege

7:58 am

yes, that's it, ty mrloser

7:59 am

first al6?

7:59 am

not there yet mixi

8:02 am

don't have a list - is it a 6/24 - only have one AL 6

8:02 am

al6...to say some one did something before it is proven

8:03 am

ty phae

8:03 am

yw

8:03 am

I think that's the second al6.

8:05 am

a + part of mouth + pt. (TY more words)

8:05 am

fw

8:06 am

thnx and congrats mixi

is the ca 8/50 a compound word using the 4/5?

8:08 am

it's a steam musical instrument -- oldfashioned :-)

thanks Une, I was all around that word

8:11 am

first al 6, pls

clued @ 8:05

8:12 am

ty mixi for the first al 6

8:17 am

clue for the to8? pls

8:17 am

foot jewelry

8:18 am

ty gemini

8:18 am

be 5, seccond one, pls

8:19 am

burp

8:19 am

first cl5/14?

8:19 am

I beg your pardon ))). ty

8:19 am

:-)

8:21 am

stats for right column E pls

8:22 am

nm

8:27 am

wvteach en6/18

8:28 am

oops didn't read that you had got it.

8:32 am

but thnx anyway

8:40 am

topi

8:41 am

PB for me

8:42 am

already had it

8:53 am

ca6.....clue please

9:01 am

don't have it yet but will help look - if you still need it

9:01 am

I still need it...ty wvteach

9:02 am

CA 6/27 - CA + part of mouth + consonant

9:03 am

ty w

9:03 am

wv

9:03 am

tyvm Wvteach.....I should have seen that!

9:04 am

yvw

9:05 am

I had a "pet"' spider in front of the house that I used to feed. She was an argiope which I rhymed with Ca8

9:06 am

ty ruby

9:06 am

How did you know the spider was a she?

9:06 am

hello ruby - whay do you feed a spider?

9:06 am

That's a common European garden spider, but she was beautiful, multi-colored and always hungry. I ecame adept at catching flies ALIVE

9:07 am

I think the females are bigger and also they eat the males after.....

9:07 am

are they poisonous?

9:07 am

at least the males die happy!

9:07 am

a friend of mine took a photo and I FOUND A Dutch ENTOMOLOGIST AND SENT HIM THE PHOTO TO MAKE SURE SHE WASN'T POISONOUS BEFORE I MADE "FRIENDS"

9:08 am

I should hope so!

9:08 am

sorry for my usual sloppy caps

9:08 am

If I could, I would put her photo in my profile

9:09 am

First colum E?

9:09 am

I'll give ea** of you a clue, if you like

9:09 am

EA 4/6

9:09 am

ty got it

9:10 am

clue for go 5 please?

9:11 am

alt spelling of Yiddish thief

9:11 am

part of having left + no **, and, or but

9:12 am

got it ty ruby

9:12 am

I think we all learn Yiddish words in here

9:13 am

and French, Spanish, names of foreign coins - very educational

9:13 am

We do a huge amount of sharing and it's a really nice th***

9:13 am

I think the currencies are a hoot!

9:14 am

5th column e?

9:14 am

i have CH 7 - what are stats of the other 7 pls

9:14 am

ET 6/21

9:14 am

no7/40

9:15 am

thnx ruby - got it

9:16 am

It's rare for me to have any clues or stats to offer, especially since I never finish

9:16 am

ty ruby got the no

9:16 am

wv clue please?

9:17 am

there's nowt to offer for the no

9:17 am

I will be back I have nbs

9:17 am

E + TH 4/5 + not off

9:23 am

help with the ch7 pls

9:29 am

nm

9:30 am

kind of like boys name but without middle consonant

9:45 am

tyl wv

9:45 am

nbt and nbs

9:48 am

hello...

9:48 am

hi pen!

10:08 am

down to 27, but it's slow going now...

10:13 am

me too pen

10:13 am

glad to know it's not just me... ;o)

10:38 am

well i went through the list and i am down to 4 for my second run through...

10:48 am

i am done... :oD

10:51 am

gotta go...bye to the lurkers!

10:52 am

toni

10:52 am

oops

10:59 am

Orlando and dawn (covering for Magazinemom)

11:01 am

knock three times...

11:08 am

My mother loved Tony Orlando.. even went to Vegas to go see them

11:38 am

Name that proper noun....city in Syria

11:45 am

help with the lone h pls

11:45 am

dont have it, peri

11:46 am

peri, It's on a door...hi 5/16

11:46 am

duh, ty Annie

11:46 am

:), yw

11:46 am

hego is in the grid :)

11:47 am

yes

11:49 am

tough grid for me

11:49 am

me too

11:50 am

me three...barely halfway

12:02 pm

I need a clue for ca 6/27...please

12:04 pm

Sounds like a shortened version of the state i live in

12:04 pm

thanks, ruru

12:08 pm

hi Anni, peri ru, blah

12:08 pm

hi bichon, finally got some good weather

12:08 pm

Morning bich

12:09 pm

ru, love your cry baby

12:09 pm

Annie I was thinking that Mr. Bich and I might come to NYC at Marathon time. I have a cousin who's running. Maybe we could meet up in the city

12:09 pm

Thank you annie

12:10 pm

bi 6, pls

12:11 pm

bichon, As much as I would love to see you, I cannot travel by subway any longer.

12:11 pm

bchon, Mucho bucks, leave out a vowel

12:12 pm

ty Annie. I understand.

12:14 pm

Lunch is calling..be back later

12:20 pm

name that proper noun! german philosopher

12:21 pm

Hegel

12:21 pm

ding ding ding!

12:22 pm

i loooooooooove li5/12s!!!

12:24 pm

cl 5/14, either of them pls

12:26 pm

Hello All

12:26 pm

i just found one that is an alternative spelling for a past tense, to do with cutting

12:27 pm

aha and the other one, you just change the vowel

12:27 pm

Hi Hursh

12:27 pm

I have the last one. The first two are what I need

12:27 pm

we are kind of close to having "challenge" but not quite

12:28 pm

hi hego-who-is-in-the-grid

12:28 pm

Oh! yes. :)

12:29 pm

hego you and Hegel

12:30 pm

What a pair.

12:30 pm

what is the G word?

12:31 pm

a Jewish tief

12:31 pm

Happy Rosh Ha Shannah

12:31 pm

*thief

12:31 pm

go5 "loser"

12:31 pm

and to you Bichon!

12:32 pm

ty Bichon

12:32 pm

Hi Une

12:32 pm

aha - nobody ever told me the definition when we have had that word before! a thief and/or loser. interesting

12:32 pm

hey :-)

12:32 pm

I've never heard of the word in reference to being a loser

12:33 pm

Never knew the theif part just knew loser.

12:33 pm

definition that popped up online :-)

12:33 pm

loser, that is

12:33 pm

As in oy what a go 5!

12:33 pm

:-)

12:34 pm

a thief or dishonest person or scoundrel (often used as a general term of abuse)

12:34 pm

cl 5/14, first two pls

12:35 pm

cl5 alt spelling of pt

12:35 pm

sorry Une, but that's the last one

12:36 pm

oh sorry

12:36 pm

chant the vowel for another

12:36 pm

same but different vowel

12:36 pm

chant? i mean change

12:37 pm

snap hursh:-)

12:37 pm

then, change the last letter for another one.

12:37 pm

anyone have the right hand E's?

12:38 pm

et6 et + consonant + charged particle

12:38 pm

ah thanks!

12:38 pm

and i found en6 ending in hard work

12:38 pm

and french star

12:39 pm

e + to5/10

12:39 pm

oh duh thanks

12:39 pm

tx hursh

12:40 pm

ttfn

12:40 pm

bye

12:40 pm

later hursh :-)

12:42 pm

30 to go and taking a break :-)

12:43 pm

did ssomeone clue the cl the first two cl 5/14's? Because I didn't understand it.

12:53 pm

Afternoon, all!

12:53 pm

Hi Judi

12:55 pm

the c's are driving me nuts!

12:55 pm

You'd think after working somewhere for 18 years, people would leave you alone and not mess with a good thing. Oh no. They have to suddenly start effing up what isn't broken.

12:56 pm

I hate when that happens...

12:57 pm

someone justifying their existence?

12:57 pm

Our City Administrator thinks it's okay to trample all over our contract and start treating employees like his own little puppets.

12:57 pm

I knew it was a man.

12:59 pm

Well, I have filed a grievance through the Union. We'll see where it goes. He thinks it's perfectly fine to expect me to do my own full time job and then also work in another city office 3-4 days a week to "help out" another secretary. Huh?

12:59 pm

Wow!

12:59 pm

I'm so pissed off I could spit nails.

1:00 pm

Spit them at him.

1:00 pm

All because the City is too cheap to hire another part-time or (God forbid) full time secretary.

1:00 pm

Exactly.

1:01 pm

I also have seniority over another Secretary (who wasn't even considered before me) - another violation.

1:02 pm

Sorry to vent, but I know I lean on the very broad shoulders herein.

1:03 pm

No problem at all.

1:03 pm

Let it all out.

1:03 pm

Better than throwing stuff at the boss.

1:04 pm

Believe me, it crossed my mind. I remained civil, but it was a challenge.

1:04 pm

good girl

1:07 pm

I guess that's what they mean by a civil servant

1:08 pm

He's taking it literally.

1:08 pm

Yeah, that's me.

1:08 pm

well I can attest that the DMV is loaded with Uncivil servants

1:08 pm

we all can.

1:08 pm

*imagines Judi typing with white gloves on...being proper*

1:09 pm

Ha. The DMV - where good souls go to decay.

1:09 pm

yeah.. and people in line too

1:09 pm

Actually ours has gotten to be okay.

1:10 pm

Since the state isn't running it anymore, it's much better.

1:12 pm

Actually, our DMV is pretty good here too.

1:12 pm

On a lighter note, I am going up to visit Scrabs in Oct.

1:13 pm

Hego, I just noticed that you are immortalized in today's grid.

1:13 pm

yes. :)

1:15 pm

cl 5/14, first two pls

1:16 pm

the first one sounds like a French pancake, different 2nd letter.

1:16 pm

ty hego

1:16 pm

the 2nd is the start of someone that steals compulsively.

1:17 pm

yw

1:17 pm

ty again hego

1:17 pm

:)

1:20 pm

this grid is awful.

1:20 pm

The small ones always are.

1:21 pm

:P

1:24 pm

*most women feel that way judi*

1:25 pm

*snort*

1:26 pm

sort of cheated.

1:31 pm

sort of diminishing returns?

1:31 pm

:D

1:31 pm

li 5/14, first one pls

1:32 pm

if I print lies about you it would be this.

1:33 pm

ty hego, but you're too nice to do that

1:33 pm

I would never!

1:33 pm

I could :D

1:34 pm

no you wouldn't.

1:34 pm

Just kidding.. no.. I never would

1:38 pm

judi .. you should post your boss' email.. we'll all let him have it :D

1:39 pm

:)

1:39 pm

Good evil plan. I like it.

1:39 pm

heh heh heh. Tempting, Ruru. Must take the higher road. I do work at the police department.

1:41 pm

Yeah.. I'm guessing "hey suckface" as my opening line wouldn't help you much

1:41 pm

must go. Hang in there. Love you guys.

1:45 pm

Thanks, Hego. See ya!

1:46 pm

I was thinking something more hyphenated. Like, "suck-face-douche-bag".

1:46 pm

ne 5, pls

1:47 pm

Where you want the basketball to swish through.

1:47 pm

Or the volleyball not to touch.

1:48 pm

ty Judi

1:51 pm

10 left. Any clue for the To8?

1:51 pm

NM. Just got it.

1:52 pm

your lower digit + I crave a *****c of candy now

1:53 pm

Whoops. Back to work. Will have to try to finish later. *POOF*

not getting the candy portion of the 8 - LOL

1:56 pm

a helping of something is a *****

1:56 pm

ink of it and bling for a lower digit

brain farting over here, not getting it - LOL

got it

LOL LOL

1:58 pm

I am missing a **** of a jig saw puzzle

2:02 pm

pe 5/12, pls

2:18 pm

two left here pi 6 and pe 5/12

2:20 pm

pe 5/12 rhymes with a convicted crook

2:23 pm

ty Jeff

2:23 pm

ty Jeff and hi all, 27 to find here

2:23 pm

do you have the pi 6/21?

2:23 pm

not me

2:24 pm

hi Aloy

2:24 pm

hiya bichon

2:24 pm

not yet for the pi

2:32 pm

PI6 a safety pi* + a Spanish cheer

2:33 pm

tyvm gramma!

2:34 pm

ty gramma

2:40 pm

phew, finding a lot of newbies this grid

2:41 pm

I have to go clean the fridge. Anybody need a clue before I run?

2:42 pm

thanks, I'm prolonging house cleaning, lol

2:42 pm

or should say.. procrastinating

2:42 pm

That's better

2:43 pm

heaven forbid I should prolong it!

2:54 pm

sigh.. fw.. so off to my domestic chores. Happy Babbling all!

3:23 pm

This grid was a collection of interesting words. I used dictionary.com for many and discovered that quite a few of the words had no definition.

3:27 pm

it certainly seems challenging fuzzybunny!

and many of the words are difficult to clue, imho

3:30 pm

hi blah :)

3:30 pm

hi blah :)

hi kate!

3:31 pm

once again, c words will be the death of me....

fw! need any clues kate?

3:59 pm

sorry, wandered off for a second...

4:00 pm

congratulations blah!

4:00 pm

the bi 5/19 is driving me bonkers...

4:01 pm

or the ni 6/18 plese - think I broke my monkeys on that one..

i have a bi5/18...i think it's a mammal with 2 legs

4:01 pm

do you mean 5,18?

4:02 pm

ni 6/10, yes, sorry about that... :)

ni6/18 - ni+ b***le of the ball + 4th vowel

4:03 pm

thanks for the bi 5 blah... looking for unusual words today, so the normal ones aren't jumping out at me.

wait i'm confused, lol

yw, happy you needed one with a fairly easy clue!

4:03 pm

Kate's typing strikes again.

4:04 pm

that it does, hego ;)

4:04 pm

working on that ni 6 now...

4:05 pm

can't seem to make the ni 6 work... belle of hte ball, right?

4:05 pm

can't seem to make the ni 6 work... belle of hte ball, right?

4:05 pm

anyone want to point me to the 8s?

4:06 pm

NI then a musicla instrument with out the C

4:07 pm

that did it! thanks tiger and blah!... just 4 to go now...

4:07 pm

glad i can help

4:07 pm

Blinded by the light.... what musical instrument crashed to the ground? for the ca 8/50

4:08 pm

(song by manfred mann's earth band)

4:09 pm

to 8/50 the (steel) end of a safety boot?

4:09 pm

Finished my first one in ages.... yippee

4:10 pm

lower digit + ***** of cake (easy task)

4:10 pm

congratulations tiger! well done :)

4:11 pm

Since I am betting Hursh does not know that song, I will clue ca8 as the merry-go-round instrument

4:11 pm

thanks got them!

4:12 pm

and molly wins her bet

4:12 pm

also i have no7, what is the other 7?

4:12 pm

lol... it was the first thing that came to me... is it that obscure?

4:13 pm

nice pick up molly

ch7/36

4:13 pm

ch7...start like Jewish dinner bread and end like the red headed Andrews of comic book fame who hung out with Betty and Veronica

4:14 pm

I didn't find your clue obscure at all Kate. But I know Hurshy's taste in music and it does not lend itself to Manfred Mann or Springsteen (who covered that song)

4:14 pm

ty

4:16 pm

:)

i am awed that kate remembered i lolt was mannfred mann

*it was* ... darn cursor jumps around on this keyboard

4:19 pm

lol... and molly reminded me that springsteen covered it... we are all learning something today :D

4:22 pm

There are some great twisted lyrics from that song. People seemed to think Manfred was singing about a douche.

4:23 pm

;)

4:25 pm

last word.. al 6/24 (last al word in list) please?

4:26 pm

It's a legal term...someone might al6 that you were at the scene of the crime...means said but not proven

4:26 pm

fw! thanks molly!

4:27 pm

looking for zebras instead of horses again ... :D

4:33 pm

Typo of fish?

4:33 pm

Fish???

4:39 pm

Since the boss first wrote and recorded it, I think you'd call Manfred Mann's the cover.

4:40 pm

I stand corrected :)

4:41 pm

True, but most people know it by Mann first and Springsteen second, since Springsteen's version didn't get popular until after Mann's.

4:41 pm

ah... brownjd was referring to the zebras maybe?

4:41 pm

I only ever think of Bruce's version.LOL

4:44 pm

You were not being corrected Kate, I was

4:47 pm

Greetings From Asbury Park was Springsteen's debut album and did not meet with much critical or popular music success. The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle met with better response and he really broke out with Born To Run

5:12 pm

sorry folks, I wandered off for a little while.. but I really do have to run now.. be back later this evening happy babbling everyone :)

5:14 pm

Well Kate, I would say it's okay to wander off, but that seems to upset those who haven't had their meds yet. Have a nice evening.

5:18 pm

Has 2 legs..

5:20 pm

That would be a two-knee fish...har dee har

5:26 pm

Whee! I just won a bet!

5:28 pm

*wondering if Molly has been hitting the liquor cabinet in the PB*....

5:28 pm

Ah, no Pen. Not on a work night.

5:28 pm

too bad! ;o)

5:29 pm

hi all. help with 2nd al6 pls

5:29 pm

Yeah, well, I have worked with people who mix liquor and work and it's not pretty.

5:30 pm

The second al6 is a legal term. The defense attorney will refer to his client as the al6ed killer.

5:30 pm

"He al****dly did the crime, but there is no proof"....

5:30 pm

ty pen

5:31 pm

yw...

5:31 pm

hard grid for me even with lickety

5:39 pm

not a fun one for me either...

5:41 pm

pi6/21 pls

5:42 pm

nm

5:53 pm

Hi everyone. I just saw on the TV that NapaValley has massive fire damage. Has anyone heard from RURU? I believe he lives in Napa Valley. Just want to know that he is alright. Thanks

5:54 pm

Ru is fine Peach. I'm sure he will be glad to know you asked after him.

5:54 pm

Thanks so much, Molly.

5:56 pm

hi peach...

6:16 pm

i don't think any of the active fires are that close to napa. the closest is the Valley Fire...here is a map of fires in CA https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?m\nid=zp8nK_5H0MFQ.kzTmU5XK-qJQ

6:20 pm

there is a fire in Napa County, i think....i have no idea if that is where Napa Valley is...

6:21 pm

Thanks Hursh, I didn't think the fires were close to Napa

6:22 pm

If you use that link you have to take the "\n" out of it

6:49 pm

clues for the 2 al6s pls

6:54 pm

al & vwl & a walker or ***estrian

6:54 pm

second is when you are charged but not yet convicted

6:56 pm

ty :)

7:14 pm

Hi everyone... I'm back but in and out -cooking a late dinner. I did not enjoy this little grid nearly as much as yesterday's.

hi all

7:23 pm

hey TO :-)

8:08 pm

hi kids. I am here to relax before I go to bed.

anyone have the en?

8:13 pm

en + to4/4

ty

no7 pls?

nm found it

8:23 pm

Nil, nada, zilch, zip, goose egg

night all

8:24 pm

Night-night.

8:28 pm

And I am ready for bed. Good night, lurkers.

8:59 pm

Hi everyone -- killing time in the Calgary BA lounge -- our flight was delayed by 40 minutes so have a coupe of hours

9:02 pm

hi everyone

9:05 pm

hi trif

9:05 pm

heyas kids ..

9:06 pm

hello!

9:06 pm

hello torgone dear. I should be sleeping, but alas, it eludes me....

9:07 pm

hi tor

9:09 pm

Finally cooling off a bit out here .. It's been bloody hot ..

9:09 pm

glad to hear! we had a torrential rain fall yesterday - off the charts - and it cooled us down today, but back up to high 80s tomorrow

9:10 pm

I WISH it would rain soon for you all....

9:11 pm

It's getting pretty crispy up in the hills ..

9:17 pm

clue for the first al 6.24 please?

9:18 pm

never mind, got it, ty for psychic clue

9:20 pm

No prob .. :^D

9:20 pm

I need to try to sleep, again....night all! xoxox

9:20 pm

cllue please, trif?

9:26 pm

hi, all. Some of you know I have been working on a second book for a while. I am not going to publish the book in print for a while. I am going to use the content for my blog first, instead.

9:26 pm

Boxer Mohammed + short for foot ..

9:27 pm

ty tor

9:28 pm

Heya Ang ..

9:34 pm

first cl 5 please?

9:45 pm

starting to go cross eyed with the small font on a 10" screen -- bye for now

10:01 pm

I have one C -- CL5 -- past of to cl4 things together

10:02 pm

hello; 83 to go

10:06 pm

seain, i don't see your cl5

10:16 pm

hi all. any clues for the two 8s? ty.

10:18 pm

for cl 5 instead of -ed ending for past tense, add one cons. to the cl 4

10:18 pm

to8, think of putting a teeny wig on your foot

10:19 pm

ah thanks mkg

10:20 pm

or part of a tarsal phlange?

10:20 pm

ca8 a carnival musical instrument

10:21 pm

ty for clues but wow. i am challenged with them. am trying to think.

10:22 pm

i assume first part of to is the 5 at the end of the foot, but wig???????? if you mean a toupee, i dont see it in the grid.

10:22 pm

allept

10:22 pm

a wig is a hair pi5

10:22 pm

to.

10:22 pm

thanks.

10:23 pm

got the to. on to the ca. dont know how to spell it but will try

10:23 pm

got it. i now have both 8s. ty.

10:23 pm

:)

10:24 pm

how about the i words? dont have any but the bottom one. need all 3 for the i insecond row

10:24 pm

nm just got one of them.

10:31 pm

so far, no animals whatsoever

10:35 pm

king of the jungle harp

10:36 pm

oooh a kitty! thanks

11:01 pm

done. My first word was the liver alkaline, and my last was a sweet smelling flower. Nice transition!

11:03 pm

does anyone need clues before I go tune a harp?

11:08 pm

K bye

11:17 pm

Is that a euphemism?

11:19 pm

Oh come on Tor, I know you have "tuned a harp" or two in your time. : P

11:22 pm

:^D

11:24 pm

If you can get the strings tight enough to emit a high C you are considered an artful tuner.

11:26 pm

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

11:26 pm

By the way, congratulations to all the finishers! Way to go!

11:27 pm

Just plucky, Min ..

11:28 pm

Found half of the words at flip, but just getting here now.

11:29 pm

Do you think it is feaseable for me to finish if I use the list?

11:29 pm

i'm sure you can do it, minver

11:30 pm

yes min :)

11:30 pm

I believe it is for you ..

11:30 pm

hi dcs! ((hugs))

11:30 pm

hi torg :)

11:30 pm

hi, mrp :) ((hugs))

11:30 pm

i should sleep soon. I plan to go into DC to get a photo of the sunrise over the Capitol.

11:31 pm

what is this 'sunrise' you speak of? LOL

11:31 pm

Thanks for your confidence guys! I am diving in. I might be asking for close as we get closer to the flip.

11:31 pm

06:46 AM Eastern Daylight Time as viewed from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. I'm an hour ahead of Grid Time.

11:56 pm

T's Tackled! 5 left

11:57 pm

Does anybody have a clue for the al5/14 word yet? Thanks

11:57 pm

Hebrew "A"

11:58 pm

mathematical al***-null

11:58 pm

ca8/50? I did not understand "carnival musical instrument"

11:58 pm

A's Acquired! 4 left

11:59 pm

the part of the merry-g-o-round that makes all the racket (pip music)

11:59 pm

et 6/18 please?

193 - next grid size

11:59 pm

Found et6

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