November 14, 2015
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55 total words
Clues are up
nooooooooo
um that was not about clues being up that was about it only being 55 words
well, crap . . .
poo
ty lickety
I was hoping for a larger grid
Hi all and thanks, Lickety
hi everyone and thanks Lickety
all grey except 2nd col
aren't we all, ruru?
the g's are the hard letter of the day
name that proper noun! little girl from the alps in classic kid lit
Heidi
ding ding ding!
and oddly a girl I am going to meet in about 30 minutes
:)
how is yoyo not a word? harumpf
i think it's yo-yo
and a Brand name I bet
erm, i don't think it is
Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary states that the word "yo-yo" derives from the northern Philippine Ilokano language word "yóyo"
it's prolly the hyphen thing
lost that bet!
it's just irksome
phantom: didgeridoo
:)
i have wondered about yoyo for a long time.
it kind of strings you along in the grid doesn't it?
FWs...last word te 6/36
congrats Diz
ty
Congrats, Diz
not getting anywhere with this
finished here too
just seen peeps talking about yoyo.....change the first letter for a word
Congrats, Ru
BBL. Congrats Ru
doofy is a word. Hmph.
fw and off to bed, goodnight all bb tomorrow night
congrats and stweet dreams, flo
good morning all
go 5/16 ?
Sort of the like the guy everyone's waiting for...(as in Waiting for ... )
But spelled a little differently
go 5/16 ?
hiya matty :)
Morning!
Gran, I just clued it
thanks matty, for the clue
No worries :) I found it because gran asked for a clue
How are you this morning?
I am ok. And you?
Still a bit coldified but otherwise ok. Terrible news from Paris
go 5/16 ?
I hope the cold will pass quickly for you. Personal news from Paris or world news
?
World news
ah ok
What's new with you this cloudy Saturday?
husband away on canoe trip, kids out and about, so all quiet. Except for having to shop for groceries every day, that is. And having to cook. Volunteer work is progressing nicely too :)
Excellent! Jeff's gone to work (he has to work this morning as he's in adult education and there's a taster event today) but he'll be back at lunchtime. I shall either get in the shower and get more coffee or get more coffee and then get in the shower. It's cold and wet here today
brrrr yes here as well. Grey and wet and cold. It was rather warm for the time of year until yesterday afternoon. Then a sudden thunderstorm, and temps plummeted.
Do you have the stats for the Q I don't have - I have qu6/16...
Qu4/7
Ah, thank you!
yvw :)
coffee - brb
hehehe so first coffee, shower later?
{{hugs}} and good morning dearest sprite. {{hugs}} and g'day matty
*hugs rose* Just in time, I have 2 left. How are you today?
i woke up feeling pretty yucky. sort of nauseated. just eating plain food and small portions. how are you??
aw sweetie :( You have a lot of stress going on, might be catching up with you? I feel ok. Cough is on its way out now.
go 5/16 - clue please
yay!! goodbye you beastly cough. don't come back, you hear?
clued by matty at 3.09 am for you, gran
amen to that, rose
gran, waiting for go***, change second vowel
as matty said...lollll. talk about great minds
:D
matty, any further news from france?
Depending on what you read 120 or more dead, including, they think, most of the killers
According to the bbc, at least 128 dead and more injured
may I please have a clue for te6?
it's so tragic. one of our 'experts' said we have to decide what is the 'us' and what is the 'them'
No - I don't have it, sorry! I shall look (I've not yet listed - just once, I'd love to finish without it)
I dread to think what the far right will start demanding in France, the UK and the US...
must admit to having listed for my last two words.
sprite, most of indian tent + to cook in a shallow pan, lose the middle consonant
I wouldn't want to be a Muslim in Paris right now - I fear the reprisals
ahhh thank you rose, never would have thought of that word
fireflies
*hugs* to you both. Feel well soon, both of you.
Thanks Rose! Well done Sprite!
WTG SPRITE!!!!
What are the stats for the lone 'i' in the first column, please?
id5/12
You will feel stupid when you find it, Marc ;) (That's a clue)
and you will such a fool when you get it.
MATTY!!!!! *giggle*
We do seem to think alike!
oh, bye sprite. didn't see you slip out of the room. xoxox
I have two 6s - the te you just clued and fo6 - what are the stats for the other two?
Thanks granny and were you correct
di6/24
io6/24
awww poor marc.
Thanks rose - looking now :)
Woop - found the di, now looking for the dreaded io
May I have a nudge on the io?
I'm often blind on vowel words
like the antiseptic, but change the second consonant
That's the one - thanks. 17 words to go
I do fear I'll need to list soon as I seem to have come to a shuddering halt
Listed with 15 left
i'll hang around for you
Am I being blind? The first di5/14 is totally eluding me - I'd swear I've tried every possible combination....
NM found it!
I'd obviously tried every possible combination but that one :)
*giggle* goooo matty
12 left...!
Every word is now a struggle though (9 left)
which on e do you need?
The second ge5/16?
ge + robot ending
has robot ending
Thanks! 4 left...
1 left (yo5/18)
Tadone!
Fireworks
WTG MATTY!!!!
going, going,
Hello everyone :-)
Congrats, Matty!
gone. xoxox to all
Sweet sleep, Rose :-)
Oh a such a small grid :-(
I'm outta here - should shower and dress and open the front curtains. Have a good day all1
Bye, Matty :-)
surely yoyoyedi
sorry....meant yoyo
Agreed, Ray. But alas enable says no :-(
More dictionaries show the spelling as yo-yo
Ah good point, TheByzantine!
*Passes oit yo-yo's to all the kids* : D
I used to love my yo-yo when i was a wee nipper :-)
I bet you could "walk the dog" and do "round the world" and all that cool stuff.
Oh well..erm just up and down and then wind the string back around it all again when I could not keep it going is about all I could manage lol
Ha! Me too Zoom. I never got beyond Basic Yo-Yo 101.
hey, all. anyone want to come to my house for homemade from scratch enchiladas?
Good morning all.
hi, sukee
Hi Angel
tiny grid today. good thing, too, because I am cooking
tiny and hard :)
most of the time, large grids are much easier, but this one isn't too bad
I love huge grids
Down to 14 left, nbt and got all the 4 letter words :) Time for breakfast.
io6, please?
marc, an antiseptic
Im done
sorry any not getting the ion, another clue perhaps?
congrats Annie
io + I'm innocent, I ***n't do it + plus a vowel
thanks marc
thanks got it
any other clues before I head out?
okay then, have a peaceful day, bye
What are the stats for the 3
What are the stats for the 3 'h's in column 5 and the lone 'o' in column 4, please?
oh5.14
oo5/14
what unea said.
LOL :-)
good morning!
thanks
I got hy4/8 and hy5/20 what am I missing, please?
hy5/18
clue please?
U shaped bone in your throat
thanks got it
yw
go5/16?
nm, found it
could you clue it please?
go + I am bound and ***ermined to clean the kitchen today.
thanks
glad to help
di5/14 the last one please?
di + long story or poem
thanks
Last clue please? There are two ge5/16. I have the one about the rocks, I need a clue for the other one, please?
Mark, ge plus long story or poem
got it thanks
ge5 same ending as hy5/18
finished thanks for all the clues. Anyone need anything before I go?
congrats, marc!
good morning friends. Marc, could you upload me a million dollars? that would be swell!
sure just send me the info of where to send it.
excellent, there's a pal!
whooo hoooo Marc!
clue for the lone o in the fourth column please? even the count would be great
nm, got it. I swear, asking for a clue is sometimes all it takes....
*Gets in line for the big money donations*
too late! you snooze, you lose! I got it ALLLLL! bwah hahahaha
Greedy
Anyone who has read "Misery" knows that oogie is a word.
actually, in real life I am completely the opposite, which is why I am so damn broke all the time....
anyone in boston knows "doof" is a word....
They say, the more you give, the more you will receive. That has yet to be proven true in my existence.
I am trying that very experiment now, molly - decluttering like crazy, NO yard sale, donating it all, trusting that from abundance will come abundance
have a great day everyone, off to start mine. ttfn
you too lbd. take the best of care
As opposed to the worst of care
go 5/24, pls
Mickey Mouse's friend
do5/16.....clue please
one letter diff from 5/20
oops, 2 laster letters
last
tyvm Grant
aeb, was that for the go 5/24
it is a motherless calf.
yw
yes bichon
no, this is go 5/24
tx for all the great clues!
go5/24 is Mickey Mouse's friend as I clued you before.
doh, tyvm aeb
yrvw
Anyone who has heard old western songs has heard the phrase "git along little do5/20"
yes
ho 4/8, pls
ho 4/8 bottom of equine foot
do 5/16's foot
te6....clue please
te+**ter pan+last two letters of go5/2
5/24
tyvm grant!
yw
ty grant
yw
hello...stats for the lone i please?
id5.12
ty
(waiting for the groan)
:-D
need ge5/16...have the rock
ge5 like hy5/18
ty
weird -- had to enter that 3 times for it to "take"
py5?
same ending :-)
ty
Hi kids.
I bet everyone already finished this bitty grid.
morning all, could someone clue me the go 5/16 please. It is the last word I need to finish.
I will look with you.
'morning
Hi welki
morning Scrabbler and welki
aha - go5 - sort of like the play, 'waiting for go***' with one different letter
Is the different letter the last one?
change 2nd vowel
no
got it Scrabbler, thanks a lot....FIREWORKS
congrats, button!!
wtg buttonman - g'morning dan, une
thanks all, out of here, see you all tomorrow
howdy, scrabs, dan, welki :-)
Hi Dan and Une
FW! later, all :-)
Yay! Enjoy your day.
Good morning, dahhhhlings!
Okay. Ten words in and I want to quit already.
Hi Judi
Hi, Scrabbs. Found both Q's. That seems like a major achievement today!
Yoho and Yoyo... a no go.
Oh blow
Hi Gals
Hiya, Hego & Molly. Yeah. This is a real stinker grid.
Uh oh!
The whole last week has been hateful.
Found the three Y words. *drops dead*
doing CPR on Judi
Don't bother. I don't want to wake up and see this grid again.
:D
But, I'll take a rain check.
Deal!
yote
yeye
yoyo
Hi Tc
If you stare at this grid long enough, the words start to reveal themselves.
Any grid that is half vowels is bound to be frustrating.
5 left.
Anyone have a clue for the PY5?
PY + robot ending.
Thanks, Zooz. That was driving me nutso.
2 Left. Hy5/18 and te6/36.
HY + robot ending.
Thank you!
It's a robot ending kind of day : D
Firewoids!
Congrats, Judi!
what is a "robot ending?"
Same ending as pain in the arse.
te6?
A human looking robot is a human***
The ending that goes with DR and makes a word that indicates a robot. It seems to be the description of choice here instead of referring to it as "rectal polyp ending"
Te6: to calm down, or even out.
hemer!
Took me a few seconds, but I finally get it. Thanks.
Or "what you put Preparation H on" ending : D
Light dawns for Mixi! Off to breakfast I go. Good luck my little soldiers! *POOF*
yoyo is not a word???
I tried several times and it doesn't take it.
Is it a brand name?
Really struggling with last word GO5/16, any clues please?
robot ending.
oops that ge.
It's not a brand name - they just think we should put a hyphen in the middle! This is cheating!
zeus + pt of ate
go 5/16 diety + ** Phone Home
TYVM Many sparkles !!
Everywhere I look, yo-yo is spelled with a hyphen.
fw
hello...
hi penquis
hi blah...
Try Amazon
to 5/16, pls
nm
"he to5 with me....let me think he cared for me..."
ty pen
*thinking i should write romance novels...hmmmm....*
hy 5/20, pls
it's a pt...
ty pen
yw...
I hope you're good at fiction then Pen. Because men know very little about romance. All the men in romance novels are totally made up.
hah....i don't read romance, but i have heard that....i am a mystery person....
I don't read romance fiction either. It's fairy tales designed to make women believe in a world that doesn't exist.
my neighbor is a teacher and she reads it all the time....finds that it's an escape for her....would not be for me....i would want to re-write it.... ;o)
I have that same problem with a lot of "bad writing". I'm constantly wanting to re-write it.
to each his/her own, right? I am a fan of crime drama/mystery books and some of them are pretty contrived...
same here....i even want to use my red pencil on signs, notices, etc...
Especially fiction that belabors description to the point that your brain goes numb.
correct, blah.....and i don't like "cozy" mysteries....like the ones in which the cat solves the crime....i am more of a hard-boiled person...
hah pen, same here
I'm not sure why that "to each his/her own" thing needs to come up every time there is a discussion going on here. People are expressing their opinions, not saying that people who disagree with those opinions are wrong.
talk about belabored...'The Goldfinch' is a great story but could have been about 1/2 shorter
haven't read it...
That is why I have no interest in reading "The Goldfinch". I have heard the same thing about it.
it's just a saying Molly, not a critique. Not why it even merits a comment.
*not sure* lol
i hate grids like this one...
Probably why we're chatting more than playing ;)
Well you know Pen, to each their own : P
hah!
LOLOL
the first 40 or so words were fine....but now....ugh!
wish i could say the same, my 1st 27 were ok :)
i am down to 12 nasty words....
oooh. I didn't see any nasty words in the grid
not your kind of nasty, ru.... ;o)
damn
thought I missed out
hi all, I am typing with my new keyboard! but the mouse I bought is not compatible with Windows 7
hi peri....
No Ru, you didn't miss out. But your presence was expected yesterday when Pen mentioned "teatism". Everyone seems to think of you when dirty talk comes up.
well.. if I was into beastiality I guess
:D
note to self: never eat or drink while at the computer
sorry.. that was udderly appalling :D
Eating or drinking at the computer is asking for trouble.
*hiding my breakfast*....
I eat at the computer all the time for breakfast
Mmm, crunchy bytes
mostly a bagel or scone or something.. not an Epic breakfast though
same here...
today's meal is a whole wheat bagel from Whole Paycheck with cream cheese and coffee
Mmm, high dollar breakfast. Or should I say "brekkie"?
I always think of Captain Kirk when people say brekkie around here
i am done...
nastiness aside now pen?
i never think of you and nastiness in the same thought, ru....no nastiness here.....
Hi fellow Babbleonians. I have 4 left and it's time to turn to you all for help. hy 5/18 - id 5/12 - py 5/18 and te 6/36. ??
if you have the second ge 5/16....hy and py rhyme...
id 5.....moron.....stupid person...
No need to call me names!
te + gym in school (abbr.) + to de** authority....
TY for the clues.
with that, i am off to do some typing for a friend with a broken arm....bye all!
Ta Da!
yw....bye!
Can I return the favor?
thanks but i am done....bye!
bye pen
Well then, I'm off. See you all tomorrow.
bye gramma and pen
Just to clarify, I didn't say Ru was thought of in regards to "nastiness". I said he was thought of in regards to "dirty talk". Ru is not a nasty person.
gosh I can be nasty when I need to be ;D
You and Janet Jackson. : P
:D
just ask Trixie
...thankful he wasn't compared to Michael...
Or *gasp* a troll : O
yes.. that's the worst!!
<----takes his chimp by the hand....
grids under 70 always create a quiet day in the chat
But that is good. It proves that people actually do have lives outside of Babble. Unless, of course, they are just playing other internet games.
oh.. I think the majority of the players(lurkers) have lives outside of babble
hi everyone - still struggling with this one
Hi Nan
good morning nan
a lot of the words go in weird directions nan
di 6 please?
someone losing weight
a lot of words are so obscure I don't think many of us have ever seen them before and then there are all of the non-words
I am trying to memorize world currencies nowadays to speed up my grid time :D
mmm - it's not dietguy
past tense of losing weight
If your vocabulary is rich in obscure foreign currency and obscure foreign mammals, you have the upper hand with this game.
ty - didn't see that one
LOL molly
I got the obscure mammals down now
I think Ru was referring to Ted, the guy trying to lose weight. : D
Bets Jared gains a few pounds in jail though
You have to figure that any guy who made his mark on the world losing weight eating a non-stop diet of Subway has issues.
there is a guy named ted trying to lose weight? -- how in the heck is that common knowledge?
oh, the subway guy -- never paid any attention to the name
It was a joke Nan. Diet Ted???
issues or no life I guess
(molly gets 10 clever points for the day)
I see the joke now, Molly - but it only works if you know the guy's name
I have a hard enough time remembering the important stuff, never mind trivialities
*checks to see which side of the bed nan got out of this morning * :D
the old side
:D
just signed documents on an offer for a house..
Dangit. The only obscure foreign currencies come from biblical Hebrew and I'm not seeing any of those.
congrats ru, that's exciting!
congrats ru!
your icon reminds me that I need to change mine, ru
te 6, please ? - couldn't make any sense of the phys ed clue
Have I mentioned how much I despise ISIS lately?
I think the US, England, France and other coalition countries should just pull the hell out of the middle east and let them all sort it out
I don't think that will stop ISIS from expanding their fight into western countries
Dieted...Diet Ted...it was just a joke. *Opens lead balloon window*
if we leave nan.. Saudi Arabia would step in and eliminate those assholes in short order
Read Ru is buying a house. YAY!!
gosh molly I gave you ten clever points.. what more do you want :D
I agree Ru. (About pulling out of the middle east)
Look at Molly, throwing around the only words in the grid babblers can get without monkeys all over the chog. ;)
Oh, apparently it's okay to post words in the chat log now. People even ask for it.
What?? That's more nonsensical than today's grid.
I want to go back to the time when you didn't post anything after the third letter.
*pats red on the head*.. there there dear..
I like obscure clues that make people thing
think
Heck, I guess I'm old school. Two letter clues with stats.
I like to make people thing, too, ru.
Oh Ru, you make me thing all the time : P
I like to thing too.
ha.. what a time for that typo
*high fives Molly and hego*
LUCY!!!!!!!!!
:D
you've got some splaiinnnnng to do
Babaloo
lmao
picks up hego's ass and reattaches it
(politely of course)
*imagines Nan's head exploding due to obscure pop culture references*
hahaha
:D red !!
;)
<--wishes she could laugh it off.
still looking for that te 6 -- any clues, please?
I laugh all the time and mine isn't any smaller :D
Me too, Nan.
te 6 begins with indian dwelling and has a suffix ending
gosh.. hego.. think of that for a second.. if laughing could reduce ass size.. more people would actually laugh at jokes around here :D
There you go! Perfect solution.
But then Ru would shrink to nothing and disappear. Oh! You meant rear ends. My bad. hehehe
OOOOOOOOOOO
well.. since I am an ass. there is a possibility I would disappear red :D
Good morning babblers
being one that's why I'm so fond of asses in general :D
hi ori
Man, I expected a better response than that, ru. You must be tired today.
That's more like it!
(give me a moment )
uh oh!
Wondering if rur didn't laugh as much as he does if his donkey would be as tall as a house? * innocent mama look *
On the ipad, sorry for tyops
Hi Stid
No prob, stid. We're tyops-friendly here.
who says my donkey isn't tall as a house ?
Man, guess I'm the ass today. :D
te 6 please????
((Hego)) sending love
I clued it nan.. see below
Love back, Stid.
Hay nan! And redshoes, and... *choclits*
(wonders if stid's students spell choclits that way)
Yum!
Gee, I hope they spell it the right way
Ru, I saw your clue but still not seeing the te 6. :(
at least the girls will.. all women know how to spell chocolate
*has no suffix*
Stid's students do not know of her alter-ego with donkeys big as houses. 😀
te 6 (most of indian dwelling) + most of what you do to French fries
got it finally and from the earlier clue -- must have made a typo the first time I tried it
edge
ty everyone
ori is on the e's now
oops, sorry
do you prefer ori or gami?
I thought lickety had fixed the icon loading glitch, but apparently not -- it will probably show up tomorrow though
Ori :-)
thanks, ruru, i knew it was something like that, but was faily ng to monkey it.
It's showing up in regular Babble, Nan
lunch! Later.
Nice to see all the support for France.
Got it! Thanks ru. Kept thinking...but there is no "eat" in the grid! Guess my whit is taking up my babbling brain space.
That's what I get for being witty. Or at least trying.
that's the problem red.. once you have wit around here there isn't room for anything else :D
Fer serious. Still haven't even gotten to 50%.
More often than not, wit is not appreciated in this venue.
on my way -- still sorting through pics and putting a video together - hagd everyone
Maybe I should just go back to sleep. *looks longingly at bed*
oh, piffle, molly
Bye Nan
Later nan
hide
higee
Piffle, now there's a good word.
dc is being creative with the grid
dc on the h's
creativity is where it's at!
:D lol
Heading out also, have to do a lot today if i want to spend time with our guest later. *poof*
bye stid
Finally reached 50% so I'm going to head out too. See y'all later.
Going to check out today's Iron Sudoku and hopefully give my brain a respite.
this game is enough for me.. I can't do others
I am fond of words with friends
i play a lot of WWF
I don't know how to play that game on Facebook
I play it on my mobile, but i have it linked to FB
hmmm I play via facebook and mobile. ru if you search for wwf on facebook it should bring it up
i couldn't make sense of how to play
maybe doren will teach me.. she plays all the time I Think
Ru...see all the amazing avenues Facebook has opened up for you. Yippee!
oh.. it's only the beginning of a new life for me molly.. cookies and spying on everything I do and am
FB spying on you ru?
they spy on everything ori
it's almost eery
it can be a little intrusive
beyond intrusive to me .. although I'm a pretty private person
The thing the Facebook people love the most is how unaware their subscribers are to the Facebook ability to spy on your internet habits, ergo, your life.
the way fb and google interact especially
that's is for sure origami
I wrote an email to a friend on Gmail and all the sudden got ads for cruises in British Columbia ..it's creepy
oh, I didn't know about the gmail connection ... that is really creepy
we almost have peyote in the grid :D
almost anything I do on gmail provokes some sort of response in ads on facebook
too early in the day for that ru :-)
well.. (fondly remembers drugs first thing in the morning before high school)
Ah, the good old days
I had to do them.. just to cope with my parents :D
Clearly, some people are unfamiliar with the phrase "wake and bake" : D
I had a plethora of reasons, some of which were valid :-)
lol molly
lol
I spent a lot of high school.. just off center
I had a guy in the clothing shop in napa ask me if I ever played football.. I told him I was always too stoned to hit people in high school :D
probably for the best ru ... high school sucked
agreed ori.. horrible experience for me. although I did graduate early
High school is the introduction to how judgmental and snippy the world can be.
I managed to graduate :-) College was great though
college was way more fun for me.. I really enjoyed it
I got diverted into a different career than I was working on though
There is a lot less puberty and hormones running through the people in college.
speak for yourself molly :D
I got diverted twice and never did wind up working in a field I studied
I wanted to teach Marine Biology.. but ended up in the wine business
how strange ... one of my diversions was marine biology
I also was interested in Journalism and Biogeography
but.. c'est la vie
I always find it fascinating to hear what people "wanted to do" and what they "ended up doing".
it's funny how life sorts out
I would have been a great teacher
Ever think of doing that in retirement?
I also wanted to teach math ... thinking of finishing my masters when I retire
thought about it. I might go back to teaching at Berkeley Extension.. I taught wine courses there for 11 years
those were really fun
uc davis extension has an enology program
yes.. I know.. and a good one too.
I have been invited to speak there for some of the classes in marketing
haven't ever followed up on that though
more time to do these things when we retire
but I may be on the cradle-to-the-grave work plan
I'm going to slow down in 4 years
ru, I think I'm on fbook but my kids run it for me won't let me get on it--so I won't get diverted. Tallked to Gillian last night, her daughter ny granddaughter is married to a Frenchman and lives in Paris--they are ok but I think the should emigrate--the deserts of Nevda are fairly safe. We talkee abt you, she said she talked to you once, about wine--
we did chat once..
I limit my time on facebook.. Pam posts a lot of interesting stuff to read though
I'll have Gillian look. I try to limit my time, yet here I am plat ying Babble. Guess I'll quit at 33 words, and get to work! I may be in Cal some day--daughter and 3 grandsons and a bubcg of cousinbs live ther, plus people who worked on our farm once and then went to Stanford-
say hi to her for me. I haven't seen her around much lately
she keeps it open and adds a word occasionally, but seldom on chat. I find the chat more interesting than the game, soetimes write about some of you. Don't print these though. We neither knew Renfield, yet mourned her. G looked up the newpaper acct. Babble has its affect.
I didn't know Renny that well either. She and Evanout where sort of irreverent in the chat and fun. She seemed to be a kind person. It sounds like a horrible end to one's life
were sort of.. sorry.. I'm still not really awake
Yes.I wonder what caused the fire, and why neither got out. Now I'm mourning the french, and thinking my granddaughter might be wise to leave--her French husband wants to move, I'll quit now and get to work. Thanks for chatting, ruru
bye RB
I'm reading your icon--is it new--as the Eiffel tower that went black last night.Bye.
8 to go ... so stuck
yay for me, fw!
help with te6 pls
fw
Ru's icon is a peace sign, combined with the Eiffel Tower. I love the symbolism.
clue for the qu5 plz
You have a qu5...set amount...of money you can spend on frivolous things
Police officers try to give more traffic tickets at the end of the month to meet their qu5
Firewords! First time in a while. I love the big grids but usually don't get a chance to finish them. Also, I'm such an id5/12. It was among my last 5 wwords and K just couldn't find it. Finally realized that last letter was down in the corner. ;)
Plus I can't type, obviously.
congrats!
help please go5/16
never mind i found it ty
evening all!
evening all!
from the department of redundancy and repetition department
help with the first di5, please
di x 2 + vowel
te6?
thank you! never would have thought of that on my own
yw
tough grid. i almost give up.
waiting to get half way to give up totally. any clues for Y words?
could also use clues for the H.
is shorty still here?
corner H is hy5, h4, hy5
firewords! tx all cluers. te6 to make lukewarm was my last
ty dan2! just logged on to try to finish, great clue
I second the request for the Y words.
I have yo4/8 x2
found an up and down toy, yo4
but Enable didn't like it, sorry
another yo4 was acceptable: add two consonants
and then there is yo4Bear
thanks, Aloyisius! now i just need the 5 letter one!
not on the list yet,, kitty.. I need that one too
wahoo, down to 10, so off to the list
the yo 5 is yo + Canadian ***se honk as they fly over in formation
anyone have the te6?
thanks again! wouldn't have thought of that spelling. i', down to 10 as well. mostly 4 letter words left.
yo4/8 = yo + 2 consonants, then the yo5 & yo4 homonyms
te6 = to make lukewarm.
ends like go5 the disney character
fw, off to watch debates.. Happy Babbling, all.. maybe tomorrow we will have a bigger grid to solve
just in the change icon
well, that is not my dear old dog!! will have to try again
At long last, fireworks
Congrats!
howdy folks
Hello cosdem!How are you doing? Welcome to the chat log
not bad. just finished the tree :)
Speaking of finishing things, I am about to finish this grid.
I am finished! I have fireworks! oo 5/14 was my last word.
ah thanks needed that O :) and wtg
Cosdem, do U need any other clues before I go to bed now
nah just started im good for now :) but tyvm
Okay, in that case, good luck with the grid. Goodnight all!
hey all
Heya stid
it has rained more than 2 inches in the last 24 hours here...
Yikes
yes. soggy weather. perfect for babbling, but not so great for gardening. :-) you?
and done
YAY cos!
Cooler and clear. Rain forecast for tomorrow.
Yay cos!
Yay cos!
rain will be good for you, I think.
okay, one...
It won't hurt
fw
Yay stid!
not a word I have ever seen or used!
available to clue for a while if needed, just waiting for the latest Dr Who to air now. :-)
howdy :)
hey jes
What happened to Ren?
she died
when? what? how? :(
last weekend. Housefire, she and DH and all their animals. No other information available.
oh no. that's horrible
:-(
how're you handling it? that's gotta hit close?
it comes in spurts; it was conference week so I had to compartmentalize a lot - was pretty useless today, also lost another friend this week so it was a bit much.
man. anything I can do? I mean, that's such a dumb thing to ask, it's not like this is a fixable situation, but I still feel like I should do something.
Not for me, no. I haven't heard of any way to help Ren's family yet. I think she had a sibling or two, but I don't know about her in-laws or their parents.
How are you and yours?
busy, overworked. But mostly good. adopted a corgi because apparently I'm insane
Well, corgis are rather cute...
but yeah, if you needed the proof! LOL
heh. she's a total tub. she's lost 3 pounds and still weighs a pound more than my "big" dog. I took her with me to look for the goat last night, which ended up being a total of maybe 3/8 mile on flat ground.
she spent half an hour panting like she was going to faint after we got back to the house.
oh, and in related news, i have a semi-house goat, not sure if I told you about her.
poor pup! Well, you'll have her whipped back into shape in no time I am sure. A "semi" house goat?
well if a push becomes a chevre
LOL hey ruru!
yeah, it's messy feeding goats in the house. So she spends most of her time outside, but comes inside to hang out for a couple hours at a time while I'm painting or in the office in bad weather
hi ruru
that doesn't sound like a corgi it sounds like a pot roast on legs :D
got a bunch of cute pictures of her cuddling with the dogs.
heh. Bruce dubbed her Jabba the Mutt because she is not only super round, she will sit up and move around without using her hind legs...
*note to self.. for xmas buy jes a shepards wand
I have a big stick. but I don't need it for the goat, she follows me around like the dogs do.
ah.. well if you can't join them bleat them
jabba the mutt is cute
and shockingly apropos. It'll probably stick even after she loses weight.
I think my offer for a house will be accepted in the morning
(fingers crossed)
May it be so, ruru. I would like to think of you ensconced in a dream kitchen with your best china all set to serve guests. :-)
grats!
I like hosting people in our home. It is why we built bigger than we technically need.
oh stid I had a dream kitchen. I don't need a large house anymore.. I am downsizing .. it's just me
someday i'll have a real house...
I bet it gets your goat that you're renting
:D
:-( no cooking??? *sad mama look*
not renting, just living in a trashed double-wide with a hole in the floor gets old after a while, you know?
I cannot imagine not having a decent kitchen. That year in the apartment really traumatized me. I am only now getting back in form for cooking again.
oh gee, jes! Time to patch some holes!
no.. I cook. I have a medium sized kitchen.I'll remodel it some to get what I want.. five burner gas stove.. sub zero fridge
oh.. a home would be better jes
LOL sounds nicer than ours!
I cook every day (mostly)
My ex wants to come over for dinner .. she misses my cooking
well, there's plywood over the hole. Otherwise someone would fall through, it's right inside the door.
wow..why doesn't bruce fix it?
hmph on the ex and dinners...
would have to rip out half the kitchen and the bathroom to really fix it.
I told her no.. (gently)
oh.. well then you will need to when you sell the place.. might as well make it better now?
I think that maybe we should chip in for a few 2x6s and underlayment for a decent floor!
not worth selling. will build a new house on same property and re-use foundation for trailer as kennels
I'm sending off my donation to your charity jes on Monday.
problem with building the new place is money - we keep applying for construction loans, and the declines are varied and impressive. We finally got one that said they'd do the loan, but only if we made a 100,000 down. Seriously, if I had 100,000 cash, I'd just pay the guys to come floor and frame!
thanks, ruru!
(((ruru)))
I'm a soft touch for animal causes.
the kitties will thank you :)
I am on the auction committee for Jameson Rescue Ranch in Napa Valley (fundraiser)
well, we'd have had trouble building our home after the fire if our property hadn't significantly appreciated... after building the house the whole thing is worth about 1/3 less than the cost of construction plus the value of the land!
It's tough nowadays to get a construction loan I think.
that's true stid
yeah, and we apparently picked the worst possible place to want to build.
I was wondering if it was traumatic for you to read about Renfield.. such a horrible thing
we've gotten rejections because we're too far from town (I got the distinct impression it was because the bank assessor just didn't want to drive out to check on progress!)
It was, ruru. The only thing worse would have been to lose Tom or the boys. And now the worse has happened to someone I cared about. I have not had good dreams this week.
yeah.. I bet
I didn't know her that well.. I kind of caught the tail end of Evanout and Renfield riffing.. but they both seemed like kind and irreverent people.
they were a lot of fun when they were around together, ruru. I haven't seen nut in long time
Yes, ruru -- I lost track for a while when I was in the teaching program, but was starting to reconnect. They were fun, and intelligent, and very kind. Well, Nut is still that way!
It always brings into focus to live now, be present, do good, and be kind for me.
Jes, I don't know what the local manager is like, but there is a branch of the bank we used for our construction loan in your area. They were kind and knowledgeable.
which bank?
I have to go clean up the kitchen.. take care you two
Yes, ruru -- I don't necessarily go out of my way to stay connected with people who are at a distance (I try, but my psyche just doesn't like phones and writing is laborious for me). So I work at being kind and very present for people who are with me in the moment.
Be well, ruru -- I am glad when I see you here.
Jes, Washington Federal.
bye for now
ah. yeah, that's who said they'd do the loan with the 100,000 down.
have a good night, ru
ugh.
Even with the land as collateral?
yup. the land is part of the problem - we have too much of it, apparently.
*giggle* too MUCH land???
that's just weird. With a capital WEER.
I am actually still available to clue if you want.
yeah. they don't like loaning on anything over 20 acres, because they can't find comparable properties for their estimates or something. we have 29 acres.
I disapprove of that policy.
so you'd think the easy solution to that would be to split the parcel, right? EXCEPT the county won't let you split to less than 20 acres in the area we are, because something something zoning something
So we could pay a couple thousand dollars to have it 'short-platted' into 20 and 9 acre parcels to get around the zoning thing, but that wouldn't guarantee us a loan with a reasonable down anyway, so seems like a waste of red tape and a couple thousand dollars.
Agreed. :-( I am sure it will work out eventually, but how frustrating for now!
so we keep saving and building parts as we can, and by the time we find a loan, we'll have it half built anyway.
good for you. Was going to suggest a "tiny" house, but with a teenager, perhaps that would be a little too tight.
he graduated and moved out anyway
oh! congrats!
heh. yeah, now he basically doesn't talk to us. won't answer emails, only intermittently answers texts.
that would be exasperating
waiting for the flip........is lickety back by any chance?
yeah. and not even predictable! Like on his birthday we offered twice to take him out to buy a stereo for his car, and he never replied to either offer.
didn't know lickety was gone, mkg. his clues worked fine for me today.
hey mkg, there was lickety for this one, at least
ok tuy.
oh well -- think of all the money you're saving!
no list last week a few days.
flip already please..............
I am trying to put a little bit aside for later, when our less-communicative child needs it. Or for us if he doesn't
yeah, and on a year with no major dental expenses maybe we will be able to buy a floor.
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