Babble: Archived Puzzle for Sunday, April 9, 2006

12:00 am

JBsAnno

New grid!

12:01 am

JBsAnno

Hello, Babblers all!

12:01 am

knutmeg

flip-y goodness

12:01 am

stidmama

hi JB!

12:01 am

JBsAnno

hey, stid!

12:02 am

JBsAnno

Whoo hoo, I got first post tonight! and 54 words left to do on the last grid :(

12:02 am

stidmama

whoo -- what happened? just a busy day? it was a big grid to finish...

12:02 am

momerath66

flipski

12:03 am

cybernan

waiting to see how many words before I start --- busy day tomorrow!

12:04 am

knutmeg

189 not too bad

12:04 am

stidmama

203 words, nan!

12:05 am

JBsAnno

It was a big 'un, and I started late, only 3 hours intermittent playing.

12:05 am

knutmeg

Heheh, I should look at the *correct* spot on my stats. 203 words... >.<

12:05 am

mrpresident

CA10/77!!

12:05 am

stidmama

well, that's not bad for three hours here'n'there1

12:06 am

stidmama

mrp! not a 10-letter word! I can't take it!

12:09 am

mrpresident

hey stid! it is an easy one... runs of the salad...

12:13 am

stidmama

mrp, ??? salad???

12:15 am

mrpresident

yes... a ca**** salad with anchovies and bacon... parmesan cheese... not how you would normally give birth unless there was a problem???

12:15 am

Svet

CAN ANYBODY HELP IM ONLY 7

12:17 am

stidmama

wow, mrp! I don't think I would have found that one by my self... thank you (humbly prostrates self before wise sage mrp)

12:17 am

knutmeg

Thanks, MrP! Definitely would not have gotten that. *joins stidmama*

12:19 am

mrpresident

you are all welcome! (remember it is also the 9)

12:19 am

Klone

What help do you need, Svet?

12:19 am

knutmeg

:-) miscounted the letters the first time, got the 9 before the 10

12:19 am

stidmama

yup, did get the nine, once I had the ten! :-) also got the six...

12:21 am

mrpresident

ca7/44
se7/28
ca7/32

12:22 am

mrpresident

ca7/44 is the decanted wines that go with the salad!

12:23 am

Svet

DONT WORRY MY MISTAKE

12:24 am

stidmama

mrp -- why don't you like brussel sprouts? I don't either, but my mother loves them!

12:25 am

Svet

HA****

12:26 am

mrpresident

oh stidman..! that is a long story.
we had the kids in the supermarket in the fruit and vege section and my husband holds up a brussel sprout to my babies (1 & 2 years old) and says very loudly "YUCKY... YUCKY!!" to the horror of the grandmas and other parents in the vege section!!!

12:28 am

stidmama

oh, that's funny! I actually tried to grow them once, so my mother could have fresh ones, but I guess they knew I didn't like them, and not one grew -- out of the 30 or so I planted!

12:29 am

Svet

RA**

12:30 am

knutmeg

mmm... brussel sprouts... actually do like them, myself. I do worry whether Liv will have my strange love of all fruits and veggies or not. Her father will only eat veggies if he can't avoid them in a dish.

12:31 am

stidmama

our kids didn't have a choice... we were vegan the first few years, then vegetarian until a couple years ago.

12:33 am

mrpresident

my 8 year old daughter is a sef-professed vegetarian... she never liked meat or dairy and eats everything else but! She is also the tallest girl her year 3 class!!

12:33 am

cybernan

Hi svet -- welcome. Start with one letter and try to spell words going out in every direction from that letter.

12:34 am

caloli

One of the words I entered showed up 3 times ... in the points column it looks like this:

badbad
badbadbad
ba dbadbadbad

I think I broke babble. Oops.

12:34 am

knutmeg

According to my parents, when my sibs and I were young, our grandparents were always trying to feed us sweets when we came over, so they instituted a healthy snack requirement at the grandparent's house. I learned to love veggies very quickly

12:36 am

stidmama

turned out that after being sick with "allergies" most of my life, that I was actually allergic to anything from a cow... got really bad when I was waiting for our first child, and made all kinds of things unpalatable. For a few years, I couldn't stand anything from any living thing! Still can't eat land animals, and dairy is dangerous, but can eat fish and eggs again, for which I am grateful.

12:37 am

stidmama

oh, caloli, how could you?!?

actually, just try refreshing your screen -- that usually works :-)

12:38 am

mrpresident

gotta go for now! bye all & enjoy... :)

12:39 am

knutmeg

good night, MrP!

12:39 am

cybernan

never heard of that salad and drawing a blank!

12:39 am

stidmama

later mrp -- thanks! and hi to Lickety...

12:40 am

caloli

aha, the refresh worked. thanks,stid!

12:40 am

caloli

bye mrp

12:40 am

stidmama

yw...

nan -- it's also a way to give birth by surgery...

12:40 am

knutmeg

the c10 is also a type of surgical birth

12:41 am

stidmama

think roman emperor!

12:41 am

stidmama

I have 96 words left -- knutmeg, how are you doing? JB?

12:41 am

knutmeg

et tu brute?

12:42 am

caloli

gee ... the first word I saw (jumped right out at me) might be a subliminal message.

ca4/9 - something delicious and sweet with lots of sugar. Pretty unhealthy, but so yummy - especially if it's of the 'mud' variety.

12:42 am

stidmama

ha! that was one of my first words tonight also! did you get the last name of the man who played the Skipper on Gilligan's Island?

12:42 am

cybernan

ty stid & knut

12:42 am

knutmeg

that was also one of my first words, cal :-) Mmmm... nummy c4/9...

12:43 am

caloli

I think I'll have to check out imdb for that one ... I haven't watched Gilligan's Island (I'm turning 30 soon, and I don't live in the US so I've never had the chance to watch reruns).

12:43 am

cybernan

got the 6, 9 and 10 -- is there a 7 derivative?

12:45 am

knutmeg

no, there isn't

12:45 am

caloli

I got the surname (thankyouverymuch, imdb.com) - sounds like a type of storm which pelts small balls of ice?

12:46 am

knutmeg

that's the one :-)

12:46 am

caloli

excellent - thanks!

12:46 am

caloli

ooh, it can also be a plural.

12:46 am

stidmama

yes, it does sound like a typical spring thunderstorm in the midwest! don't forget plurals, also

where are you, caloli?

12:47 am

caloli

I'm in Australia.

12:48 am

caloli

I've only been babbling for a few days but I'm thinking of upgrading to pro, just for the pics and icons.

12:48 am

stidmama

oh -- that's where mrp and Lickety are! there are some others, too... so you're experiencing autumn while we have spring! hope the recent cyclones have been far from your home!

12:49 am

caloli

Oh, the cyclones were dreadful - we're a LONG way from them, thank goodness, but our weather was still affected. I live in NSW.

12:49 am

stidmama

i think being pro is kinda cool, mostly because it supports dr. god... but I also like having the stats panel (now that I know how to use it)

12:49 am

caloli

I took a look at the sample stats panel and had no clue how to decipher it! I'll have to find a tutorial when I sign up!

12:51 am

stidmama

oh, okay, Botany Bay and Sydney and all that!

the coolest thing about the stats panel is it shows you how many times each letter in the grid is used to begin a word... when you've got all those words, the entire letter in the stats panel goes gray so you know not to start from there anymore!

12:51 am

knutmeg

I caved to the pro version for the stats panel, and the icon. I find that the stats panel helps me stay away from the 2 letter lists longer. I think I hit 100 yesterday before I flipped to lickety's site

12:52 am

cybernan

caloli -- the white squares under each letter show how many words you have beginning with that letter. The number in the grey square shows how many words in the grid begin with that letter

12:52 am

caloli

Yes, I was in Sydney last week (my brother lives there). I live a few hours away from Sydney in the mountains, so it gets much colder here.

12:52 am

stidmama

with the stats panel and the hints here, I have managed once (only) to avoid the lists altogether!

12:53 am

caloli

I'll definitely have to sign up for it! It sounds good.

12:53 am

knutmeg

excellent, stid! I have yet to do that, but halfway on a 200+ word list definitely is my best. I figure in another week or so, I'll be able to finish some of the easier grids with clues and stats alone. :-) Its a goal to work towards...

12:54 am

stidmama

I don't know much about Australia -- the pictures we always see show orange desert sands, or beaches and reefs... I suppose there have to be a few places that are green and cool and rainy?

12:55 am

cybernan

90 to go -- good night all :)

12:55 am

stidmama

good night, nan! pleasant dreams!

12:55 am

knutmeg

g'night nan!

12:57 am

caloli

Oh, there are definitely some green, rainy parts. I live in one of the greenest - no red sands here! My hubby grew up in the outback though (a place called 'Broken Hill' - if you've seen the movie The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert you'll know it). The beaches here really are great - we live about 2 hours from the beach, so we go camping a lot. We spent our honeymoon (nearly 10 years ago) doing a waterfall and rainforest tour. Gorgeous stuff.

12:57 am

stidmama

i think nan has a good idea! I also have 90 words to go... good night, all, ((hugs))

and a kiss for Liv...

12:57 am

caloli

Bye for now, nan.

12:58 am

knutmeg

:-) G'night Stid, she has been kissed for you!

12:58 am

caloli

Good night, Stid!

12:58 am

stidmama

caloli, I can see I should do a bit more research... hope to see you again when I log back on. :-) have a lovely evening!

12:59 am

caloli

Thanks Stid :) Sweet dreams!

1:02 am

kimberblue

the spelling on the 10 has me so stumped

1:02 am

Twinkie

hi all. how is it that "fest" is not a word??

1:03 am

caloli

kimberblue - try the British way of spelling it (don't drop the a)

1:04 am

Playwoman

I wondered the same thing,Twinkle

1:04 am

knutmeg

kimber- multiple surgical births, lots of first and second vowels, actually looks like its spelled phenetically

1:05 am

wassup

ca 10- romaine salad / c-section

1:06 am

Playwoman

Thanks, Kimber. I've never gotten at 77 point word before

1:08 am

kimberblue

is the ca 6/21 the start of it?

1:08 am

knutmeg

yes

1:08 am

wassup

yes

1:09 am

caloli

yes

1:10 am

kimberblue

oh my- i was going at it from the wrong ca!

1:11 am

knutmeg

whoops! but you have it now?

1:12 am

caloli

that has happened to me plenty of times!

1:12 am

kimberblue

yes- thanks!

1:13 am

caloli

silly question - how many words are there today? I should check these things earlier!

1:13 am

knutmeg

203 words, cal.

yay, kimber!

1:14 am

caloli

oh, I've got a LONG way to go. I've only got 58 so far.

1:15 am

knutmeg

but you've plenty of time, cal. :-)

1:15 am

caloli

That's right! Weekends I can spend more time on them. During the week I've usually only got an hour in the afternoon after work. Now *that's* a challenge!!

1:18 am

knutmeg

I bet that'll be me when I go back to work. This maternity leave thing has me spoiled. I've plenty of time, and I can play while feeding Liv

1:19 am

caloli

I loved being home when my boys were babies! How old is Liv?

1:19 am

knutmeg

She'll be 3 weeks old on Monday

1:20 am

caloli

awww, how precious! One of my best friends had a baby 2 weeks ago - she's Lily. I have an Oliver (we call him Oli but some of his friends call him Lev).

1:21 am

knutmeg

Amusingly, my best friend's daughter's name is Vivian, and she goes by Viv. So, the girls are Viv and Liv, and only 18 months apart in age. Coincidence, but cute.

1:22 am

caloli

Liv and Viv! How cute!

I have a friend who has Amelia and William - shortened to Milly and Willy, Mill and Will or Mills and Wills. Not intentional, but still funny.

1:24 am

caloli

Is Liv your first baby?

1:25 am

knutmeg

:-) I think the most interesting naming scheme I've run into is my cousins' names. Their last name is St. Angel and the boys are named after archangels.

1:25 am

knutmeg

Yeah, she's my first. :-)

1:25 am

caloli

Now that's cool!!

1:26 am

caloli

We went for a theme too, but it's not obvious. Our first son is Callum (it means 'dove') and second is Oliver (which means - as you'd know - olive branch) so we've got that symbolism thing happening. DH has a tattoo of it.

1:27 am

knutmeg

:-) If we have a boy for our next he'll be Alexander, and we'll call him Xander. Their initials will be X and O. Kiss and Hug. That's about as theme-y as we'll get.

1:29 am

kimberblue

I want another baby!!

1:31 am

knutmeg

Oddly, after a really rough pregnancy, and torturous last month, I still say I want another. BUT, before we get pregnant again, I've a few stipulations. Mostly, to get my back and stomach in shape.

1:31 am

caloli

X and O is a fantastic theme!!! I love it!

1:32 am

caloli

The last month of pregnancy is just hell. I had an awful time too (pubic symphysis). I'm happy to cuddle the babies of other people - I've got my two precious boys and the baby factory is closed for business.

1:33 am

caloli

My cousin has a theme too - her boys start with A and Z. They send out their Christmas letter with the title 'Our year from A to Z'.

1:33 am

kimberblue

my pregnancies were hard as well-
pre-eclampsia with both-
but I would take another- but we are done as well as we are not getting any younger!

1:34 am

knutmeg

I was in labor literally for three weeks. Prodromal labor. Can't be stopped without drugs, but doesn't progress anything. I was in and out of the hospital. They finally induced me a week after my due date.

1:34 am

kimberblue

i also went right back to shape with my first- and i'm not talking about the second!

1:34 am

kimberblue

I am a doula- I LOVE it!

1:35 am

caloli

I had the same thing with my first!!! It was absolutely torture. But the second time I didn't have a single twinge until real labour started.

Being overdue is the pits.

1:36 am

caloli

I'd love to be a doula too, but there's no demand for it in Australia. Our health/maternity care system is very different to the USA's.

1:36 am

kimberblue

as it should be- ours is the pits!

1:37 am

knutmeg

Counting my strange and lucky stars. I lost 15 pounds throughout the pregnancy, so after I had the baby, I fit into my pre-pregnancy clothes immediately, and some of them fit better than they did before I was pregnant. I'm overweight, so the doctor wasn't overly worried. That and Liv was growing perfectly, so the weight loss wasn't affecting her

1:37 am

caloli

I don't really have the right to judge since I don't live in the US, but from what I hear and see, I think you're right.

1:39 am

caloli

I struggled to put on weight while I was pregnant - I'm right in the middle of the healthy weight range, but I just couldn't gain weight. At 25 weeks I was still wearing my normal jeans with my first. I ended up starting to gain weight at 30 weeks (and he was over 8 pounds). I gained 8 pounds by 40 weeks with my second. But my doctor wasn't worried either - she knew I was eating a really healthy diet and that the baby was growing well.

But congrats on your weight loss!! Isn't it a fantastic feeling.

1:41 am

knutmeg

It is wondeful. I put on a shirt today that I couldn't wear before I got pregnant because it emphasized my weight, and my husband was very pleased with the results, as was I. I want to shout and cheer because I've never had this big of a result when I have tried to lose weight. However, all my girlfriends have had babies recently and all that bragging would be very bad form. Especially since none of them are in their pre-pregnancy clothes yet,a nd they all had their babies before me by months.

1:42 am

wassup

I've always wondered, what's the difference between a doula and a midwife? Or is there?

1:42 am

rolin

i cant believe it wont allow laska

1:43 am

caloli

There's nothing wrong with being happy and proud of it! But yes, I know what you mean.

I was always very slim (bordering on too skinny) while I was breastfeeding, but I gained weight after they weaned. I wish I could have nursed forever ;)

1:44 am

caloli

A midwife has medical training to be able to deliver a baby independently ... a doula is a support person who has medical training but isn't intended to deliver the baby. A doula is more a support person for the parents, while a midwife is more into birth support.

1:45 am

kimberblue

a mid wife actually delivers the baby and is a medical professional- a doula supports a woman in labor, without the medical side-
depending what country you are from they are beneficial!

1:46 am

wassup

Thanks! My husband and I are talking about using a midwife for the next baby if there ever is one. :) We had two very successful pregnancies and births w/out drugs, so I think I can do it.

1:46 am

knutmeg

And speaking of baby, mine is up. I'm gonna put the puzzle away for the night. As soon as I'm done nursing her, I'm gonna wake her daddy and have him take over. Goodnight all!! It was great chatting with you!

1:46 am

kimberblue

here is the US, you see your Dr. the last 5 minutes of labor and a nurse every so often- a doula stays with the mother through the entire labor.

1:47 am

caloli

Goodnight, sweet dreams ... give that sweet girl's head a big sniff for me (anybody else LOVE the smell of a new baby's head???)

1:47 am

kimberblue

goodnight

1:47 am

caloli

I'd better go too ... it's nearly dinner time here and the kids are clamouring for food.

1:48 am

kimberblue

wassup - you would love the mid-wives then.
they try to be very non-invasive and let birth progress naturally!

1:48 am

wassup

Oh yeah, my sister's baby smells so good I occasionally take a nibble. I truly think she's edible. It makes her laugh too.

1:50 am

wassup

Night caloli, it's 11:49 pm here and you're going to have dinner. Man that's wierd.

1:50 am

wassup

Time zones freak me out.

1:52 am

kimberblue

it's 2 am here- i'm heading to bed as well!
g night all!

1:52 am

wassup

Kimber, thanks for the info. I am definitely going to look into that if I am ever pregnant again. I want one, but the hubby is too logical... $, space, starting all over...etc. I don't care, I want a baby! :)

1:52 am

wassup

Night Kimber. I'm hitting the hay too.

1:53 am

kimberblue

we have 2 as well- and my husband says the same- and I want more!

1:54 am

wassup

Well, hopefully we'll both get our way. :)

2:06 am

Rlee

good afternoon all

2:20 am

schwer

hello...how many word this evening?

2:28 am

FMitch

203 words today

3:18 am

Boysaway

ca9/60 and ca 10/77

3:20 am

FMitch

woohoo!! wtg boys :)

3:22 am

zas

Hi guys
ca9/60 is a medical procedure for childbirth. ca10/77 is its plural

3:23 am

FMitch

zas, thanks for the clue.

3:25 am

zas

no prob. Will need your help pretty soon. Just got started, wanna struggle with them for a while

3:26 am

FMitch

know what you mean, I've only just started too.

3:27 am

The Student

Im doing the best I have ever done so far on this, but havent got anything happening in the longer words.

3:28 am

shorty

thanks for that clue zas

3:30 am

zas

oh why oh why is fest not a word. Guess I'm not in a festive mood boo hoo

3:31 am

shorty

try it w/o the t and add another crooked letter

3:33 am

zas

ooh thanks Shorty, got it

3:33 am

shorty

yw!

3:44 am

shorty

its very quite in here

3:44 am

Arisha

just a bit

3:45 am

FMitch

ssshhhh, it's Sunday morning and everone is still asleep LOL

3:45 am

Atalante

MORNING ALL!

3:45 am

shorty

oooooooooooh ok shhhhhhh!

3:46 am

FMitch

Morning Atalante, I see you are up and about and all bright and shiny!!

3:46 am

Atalante

um. well. that was my big effort for the day, I think!

3:47 am

sha

morning all

3:49 am

FMitch

Hi sha.

Only 10 mins more babble time for me and then I must get dressed and go out.

3:59 am

rosalind230

morning all

4:00 am

sha

morning ros

4:05 am

sha

morning sha

4:05 am

ruthy

morning sha

4:06 am

rosalind230

morning sha. sorrow I had to go away from the computor.

4:11 am

Douglas

Good morning, everyone!

4:12 am

rosalind230

morning douglas

4:12 am

sha

morning doug

4:12 am

Boysaway

Way-hay! Finished! First time for ages - not a bad grid at all...anyone need any help?

4:13 am

Douglas

fracas isn't in the grid, but I want it to be...

4:13 am

Rlee

i have none of the 7 letter words

4:13 am

Arisha

neither do i

4:14 am

Douglas

You most indisputably rock, boysaway!

4:14 am

Douglas

I have one of them...

4:15 am

Boysaway

Thank you!
ca7/44
ca7/32
se7/28

4:15 am

Arisha

thank you

4:15 am

Rlee

thanks

4:17 am

The Student

I've actually done nicely for me, 99 words so far.

Anyone wanna gimme a sweet 4 letter word so I can click over 100?

as 4/4?

4:18 am

the swindler

le4/4

4:19 am

The Student

you're swaying swindler!

4:20 am

sha

as-4 -4 a+ water on a beach

4:21 am

Douglas

Pinky's exclamation "Narf!" is in the grid, but not accepted...

4:21 am

The Student

Thanks Sha, that was so obvious now that I look at it! :)

4:22 am

sha

yw

4:23 am

sprite

Morning dear gang :)

4:24 am

Douglas

taser is in the grid, but not accepted *sigh* grant me the serenity, yada yada yada

4:24 am

Douglas

morning sprite

4:26 am

mari

Morning all - can anyone help with the 1st fr5/16 please?

4:27 am

chopped

fr 5/16 - sassa ...

4:27 am

Douglas

Ah will nae gi' ye any help on the fr 4/7

4:28 am

sprite

lol

4:28 am

Douglas

bug poop?

4:29 am

Boysaway

1st fr5/16, ryhmes with a group of schoolchildren in a teaching room

4:30 am

zas

hmm, isn't taser a word?

4:30 am

mari

Thanks boysaway

4:30 am

sprite

Probably a brand name, capitalized.

4:31 am

zas

Oh I see. Ty Sprite. Goode morgen

4:32 am

sprite

Hi zas, ook een goede morgen :)

4:33 am

zas

Hi Sprite, it's 3AM here and I haven't been to bed yet. Talk about obsessive

4:34 am

sprite

Technically that's morning. But humanwise you should in bed ;)

4:34 am

KatieMcG

morning all

4:35 am

Douglas

it's curious that le 5/14 is considered a valid word

4:35 am

Douglas

morning katie

4:38 am

Douglas

It seems to help to try and find words starting at a given letter, because then I see all the words that don't start at the letter. Got that?

4:38 am

sprite

Douglas, that is because it is also alt. spelling for the double e version. Indeed the rest of the meanings are of capitalized words.

4:43 am

sprite

Makes perfect sense to me.

4:43 am

Douglas

When all around my soul gives way
He then is all my hope and st 4/6

4:44 am

sprite

I must agree, especially because I just found the 10/9 combo.

4:45 am

oggy

im done

4:46 am

Douglas

WOOT! for oggy

4:46 am

sprite

oggy gets....

%%%~~~~%%%~~~~ FIREWORKS ~~~%%%~~~%%%~~~

4:47 am

oggy

thanks sprite/douglas. its my birthday. didnt i do well.

4:47 am

Douglas

The Dixie Chicks wrote a song about ea 4/4

4:47 am

sprite

WTG oggy, and congratulations on your birthday too :)

4:48 am

Douglas

It turned out he was a missing person
Who nobody missed at all

4:48 am

Douglas

A nice birthday present indeed to give to oneself...

4:53 am

rycaut

fest is not a word???? odd...

4:53 am

Douglas

I'm with you rykaut...grant me the serenity blah blah blah

4:56 am

Uludaas

I dont suppose anyone has clues for the sk5/18? It is really stumping me

4:57 am

Douglas

Leland Sklar is a well-known session musician, but I don't think that's what they have in mind...

4:57 am

sprite

All those gaelic words...
It's a double-edged dagger formerly used in Ireland and Scotland. And its plural.

4:58 am

zas

I think I will take Sprite's wise suggestion and go to bed now. Have fun everybody

4:58 am

Douglas

It's monkey typing time!

4:59 am

sprite

Welterusten zas :)

5:00 am

rycaut

any clues on the ca 9 and 10?

5:01 am

Douglas

ca 5/16 is a shortened form...I didn't expect it to be accepted

5:01 am

sprite

Birth with knives.

5:02 am

Douglas

Why Macduff was able to harm Macbeth, even though the witches said "No man of woman born shall harm Macbeth..."

5:04 am

sha

ca 9 and 10 when one needs assistance with child birth they have a ca ....... section

5:05 am

ruthy

ello sha when u on msn ur nephews email addy will come up

5:05 am

sprite

I may never have mentioned it, but I hate K-words. Especially these K-words.

5:06 am

sha

ello ruthy kk

5:06 am

Uludaas

Thanks sprite finally got it =p

5:06 am

chopped

clues for al 5/16 ?

5:07 am

Douglas

I'd like to think I have a good vocabulary, but I don't get any of the k's yet.

5:07 am

sprite

Plural of Al4/7 hebrew letter.

5:08 am

sprite

Douglas: try alt. spelling for the C5 you wondered about. And plural.

5:08 am

chopped

ty sprite

5:09 am

sha

al-5 add an s to the al 4 b4 it

5:09 am

Douglas

That al 5/16 is so wrong! It should be with a ph...grant me the serenity etc. etc. etc.

5:10 am

sprite

Just accept that Babble uses the Unable dictionary :D

5:12 am

The Student

Im terrible with K words!

5:13 am

chopped

strange that aryan isn't working...?

5:13 am

Douglas

Now that's political correctness for you...

5:14 am

chopped

selfcensorship... yikes

5:19 am

Douglas

bye for now, your company has been delightful as usual

5:20 am

sprite

Ka5/6: measure(s) of the purity of gold

Ka4/5: pile(s) of rocks, alt. spelling

Ke4: brownish-green mountain-dwelling New Zealand parrots

Ke4: smoking materials, such as Indian hemp, used especially in the Maghreb, or the euphoria caused by smoking them

Ky4: cocoanut fiber, or the cordage made from it. Sounds like what seagulls say.

Ky4/5: Myanmar currency + plural. Rhymes with the gold K-word.

5:21 am

sprite

Done, bye and happy hunting.

5:29 am

Atalante

exactly *how* long did it take Spritey to do this! She's so clever ...

5:30 am

sha

any clues for the 1st fr 5-16 please?

5:33 am

hannah lou

ello auntie sha

5:34 am

sha

ello hannah lou

5:36 am

Atalante

rhymes with a cr5 meaning rude

5:41 am

Atalante

updated icon for today's theme :)

5:46 am

cliffopa

hello all. i am very happy to see there are no te's today. i think yesterday's were a bit much.

5:48 am

Atalante

hi cliff! phew! I thought I'd broken the chat log! No-one was here ...

5:49 am

Haz1558

I'm here too, but only for a few minutes!

5:49 am

bex777

hiya everyone!
just finished sudoku so have came to babble now!
what todays icon theme?

5:49 am

Atalante

hi haz!

5:50 am

Haz1558

Good morning - it's bright and sunny here but still SO cold. How's the grid today?

5:51 am

cliffopa

atlante, i've noticed the chatting is very slim around this time every day. gets lonely sometimes.

5:51 am

cliffopa

hi haz, hi bex :) i'm finding lots of words all by myself today.

5:52 am

Atalante

there's usually a *few* people around though. Like Haz :) And it was sunny here ... now its cloudy and grey. and I havent ventured outside yet to test the coldness!

5:52 am

Atalante

greek mythology, bex

5:52 am

bex777

oh dear i thnik if i cant find a nice one kermit will be back! :)

5:53 am

cliffopa

i'm trying to get as many as possible in the next hour. i am having lots of people over today (going away party for my son) and i still have 10+ chores on my list.

5:54 am

bex777

ok curmit has arrived! i didnt like any of the greek mythology pictures on google!

5:54 am

Haz1558

Have you noticed how the cl5/12 and cr5/12 are complete opposites of each other?

5:55 am

cliffopa

bex, i picked the sphinx. she ate anyone who did not give the correct answer (to her riddles)

5:55 am

cliffopa

good one haz!

5:55 am

Atalante

and I've got Selene and Endymion - the Goddess of the Moon and her lover

5:56 am

Haz1558

A bit like Anne Robinson on the Weakest Link?

5:56 am

cliffopa

lol haz. a perfect example.

6:01 am

Atalante

but which was fiercer?

6:02 am

Haz1558

I wouldn't like to come up against either of them! Have to go now but will be back later. Happy hunting.

6:03 am

Atalante

I suppose ANne Robinson isnt officially allowed to disembowel you at least

6:06 am

Atalante

so why are you on at this time of the day, Cliff, with the UK babbler contingent? I'm just being nosey

6:07 am

cliffopa

well, it is now just after 7 am here. i get up at about 6 am every day. i'm addicted to babble and like to get an early start. (plus i like the people 'across the pond' :)

enough info or too much?

6:08 am

Eva

Good morning. Thanks for all the k's Sprite. I have a question for you. What exactly is it that you hear seagulls saying?(-:

6:08 am

cliffopa

morning eva.

6:08 am

amandacath

Hi all! Looks like an interesting one today. How many are we searching for?

6:08 am

Eva

Morning cliff. A beautiful one here. Is it there too?

6:09 am

cliffopa

gorgeous. which will be great for our party. maybe we can even use the picinic table today.

6:09 am

Atalante

oh true. I keep forgetting that the east coast isnt so far away from us in hours ... (all my US friends are in CA)

6:11 am

cliffopa

well, if you ever need a friend on the east coast let me know. we're a bit different tho.

6:11 am

Atalante

different in a good way or bad way? :P

6:11 am

Eva

I usually sign on between 5 and 6 am here. It takes a while before most of the rest of the US clan speaks up.

6:12 am

Eva

I'm eager to see what you say about the east/west thing cliff.

6:13 am

Atalante

I like early morning babbling. I get up about 6, drag the dog round the fields, get a cup of tea, and log onto babble

6:13 am

bex777

anyone help with the 9 and 10 today? someone gave a clue earlier but i didnt understand it

6:14 am

Atalante

bex - a non-natural way to have a baby (plus plural)

6:14 am

cliffopa

i find that not everyone on the east coast is as open minded as those on the west. in the north we are not very well integrated above massachusetts. i'm not exactly happy with the situation because i was raised by open minded worldly people.

6:15 am

rosalind230

9 *********section

6:17 am

Atalante

From my very limited experience - I've been to Rhode Island, New York, California and Oregon - so probably not a very good sample - I've found that the E coast is much more traditional. Going to Newport, RI was like being back in England. CA is very do as you please, but Oregon again seems to be more traditional. Is there still a north-south divide in the US, do you think?

6:18 am

bex777

thanks atlante! thats what i thought it was but i just couldnt work out how to spell it!

6:19 am

cliffopa

i feel very strongly there is still a north south divide. when i travel south i have to be more careful of my conversation. (i am not a conservative republican)

6:21 am

Atalante

I would love to go to the south, because it does seem so different, and I like learning about places. Hopefully in a few weeks, I'll end up in Washington as well - going to CA and Oregon but I think we're going to drive up into Washington for a while

6:24 am

cliffopa

DC is a wonderful place - so many things to see.
Washington state is beautiful! i spent a week there during my honeymoon. the mts are spectacular, the pacific rainforest was amazing, mt st helens is beautiful in a scary way. you can drive up to a point on mt rainier (?) where you feel as tho you are on top of the world. and everyone we met was friendly and laid-back.

6:26 am

lshult

got the 9 & 10 no problem
but I need help with the 7's
got ca7
anyone know the other 2?

6:27 am

Atalante

I can't wait to see Mt St Helens - it has a very special place in my heart (sounds strange I know). When I was young I had the most wonderful junior school headmistress who used to give me extra lessons where we could study anything I wanted to. And I was obsessed with volcanoes at that point, and she was on holiday somewhere up there soon after the big eruption, and brought me back a small jar with some of the ash in. I've still got it ... it seems to symbolise to me all the possibilities and joys of learning in this world (even though I know how terrible a souvenir that must seem to some people)

6:28 am

Eva

For what it's worth-my 2cents-yes, the West Coast tends to be more expansive and laid back, but there's also a lot of emphasis on material success, glitz, and it can feel rather superficial (mainly talking about california). The east coast varies from state to state and within state. New Hampshire, although right next to Vermont, is much, much more conservative than vermont, politically and culturally. Vermont has a long tradition of eccentricity and rebellion. But living with long, cold winters, as opposed to someplace where you can hang around outside together does create differences in social patterns.

6:28 am

ruthy

thats me finished

6:29 am

Atalante

I agree Eva. Went to Palm Springs last year. Apologies if anyone here loves it, but I couldn't wait to get out of the place! So tacky and artificial and bright

6:29 am

cliffopa

atlante, there is a wonderful museum at the site where you can watch a movie on the eruption and aftermath, and at the end the big curtain behind the screen opens and you see the volcano. it took my breath away even tho i had seen it already from outside the museum.

6:30 am

Eva

Also, with all the talk about the West Coast's progressiveness, look who they voted in as governor in California!

6:30 am

sha

thats me finished too well done ruthy

6:31 am

ruthy

wtg sha

6:31 am

Atalante

I'm going to try and get there. The friend who I'm visiting lives in AStoria, and that's only 90(?)km away from Mt StH

6:31 am

Eva

well, it's cat food time again. See you later.

6:32 am

cliffopa

i agree with you eva, and VT is where i would live if my family would go with me. materialism is so foolish. you can't take all that stuff with you!

6:33 am

Atalante

which of the New England states is Mt Washington in? New Hampshire?

6:33 am

cliffopa

californians seem to like actors no matter how off the mainstream.

6:33 am

Eva

cliff-why did you end up in NH? Just nudge them over the border. If you do it gradually enough they won't notice.

6:34 am

cliffopa

mt washington is in my state, NH. and you can drive to the top if you're not in shape to hike it. another spectacular mt!

6:34 am

Atalante

I want to see Mt Washington. And climb it. It's one of my absolute ambitions in life

6:35 am

cliffopa

eva, my dad's family live along the NH/VT border and would probably spear me if i tried to cross over to the other side.

6:35 am

Eva

It is beautiful Atalante. Spent 3 summers as a teenager at a camp right near Mt. Washington.

6:36 am

cliffopa

atlante, after today's party i will pull out some of my best mt washington pics and email them to you.

6:36 am

Eva

So where did you go wrong cliff(-: Did he makes the mistake of letting you read something other than the Manchester Guardian?

6:37 am

Atalante

really? oh WOW! thank you! Its one of the main settings for my absoulte favourite series of books. Those books are really a part of them by now, I've read them so many times, and I would love to see the actual places ...

6:37 am

Eva

as an aside-does anyone have a clue for the se7? I'm guessing its a compound with the se_ root, but can't find it.

6:38 am

cliffopa

do you mean the manchester union leader? i wouldn't even use that paper to put under my cats litter. but my father's family treats it like the bible. if it's in there, it must be true.

6:39 am

Eva

Yes, that's the one I mean. Must make for some interesting fammily gatherings! Okay , now it's really cat food time!

6:40 am

amandacath

Eva - se7 - when the waters sleep?

6:40 am

periwinkle

good morning all, up to 100 words. got the 9 and 10 with clues, but got the others all by myself. but have no 7 letter words, clues please?

6:40 am

Eva

that's a word?!

6:40 am

periwinkle

thanks just got the se7 with a clue

6:41 am

periwinkle

thanks amanda

6:41 am

amandacath

My thought exactly, Eva.

6:42 am

cliffopa

ty amanda. great clue.

6:43 am

amandacath

yw to all

6:45 am

periwinkle

help with the c7 words please

6:46 am

lshult

Okay, so I got the ca7 & se7, so what 7 am I still missing?

6:46 am

amandacath

not there yet, Peri. I'm working from the bottom up

6:47 am

lshult

ca6= container for wine (plural for 7)

6:47 am

amandacath

There's a ca7/44 & ca7/32, Ishult

6:47 am

periwinkle

Ishult, thanks

6:48 am

periwinkle

anyone have a hint for the ca7/32

6:51 am

Fayelle

Ca/7: plural of something you pour wine or water from

6:52 am

periwinkle

Fayelle, got that one, need the ca7/32

6:53 am

lshult

ca7/21=an enzyme that is formed by some bacteria, that decomposes casein, and that is used in ripening cheese

6:54 am

Aloyisius

Good Morning All...
BJ's list is posted.

6:54 am

periwinkle

thanks, Ishult
up to 115 time for a break, bbl

6:55 am

lshult

72 words to go
time to take a break
later

6:56 am

cliffopa

i guess its time for me to go as well. at least i am half way to finishing. hopefully will get the rest after the party.

happy hunting everyone.

6:56 am

Atalante

have a wonderful party!

7:15 am

MikeyInBerlin

good afternoon :-)

7:15 am

MikeyInBerlin

hey; is it the rest of you have your country's flag beside your names, but i don't, i wonder? :-/

7:16 am

amandacath

Hi from Hamburg, Mikey!

7:16 am

MikeyInBerlin

er.....'how is it', i meant to ask! :-P

7:16 am

MikeyInBerlin

Hallo, Amanda.....wie geht's? :-)

7:17 am

amandacath

Gut, selber? 'Cept I'm stuck on this ca6/36 that I just can't seem to make work.

7:17 am

bex777

i dont no mikey sorry!

7:19 am

bex777

actually go on your profile change your location to a different country save it then change it back again see if that works cause it just worked when i tried it

7:21 am

MikeyInBerlin

oh, ok; thanks, Bex! so nobody else here sees a flag beside my name either, hmm?

7:22 am

bex777

no its not there

7:23 am

Aloyisius

Hello, Mikey - nein, no flag!

7:23 am

MikeyInBerlin

oh, ok Aloyisius.....but i've just done as Bex suggested.....so, 'testing'?

7:24 am

MikeyInBerlin

no fair; does this site just not give a flag to anyone in Deutschland, like they do to everyone else? :-/ sheesh! :-P

7:24 am

bex777

no its still not there!

7:25 am

Jera

Good morning, all...

Yea! Mikey's back (glad we didn't scare you away yesterday)!

7:25 am

Aloyisius

not yet..

7:26 am

bex777

mikey you could email dr_god to ask about it!

7:29 am

MikeyInBerlin

lol, Jera; ja, i'm back.....and no, you didn't....not *quite* yet, anyhow! ;-)

7:29 am

MikeyInBerlin

who's 'dr_god', bex777.....or what's his email address, please?

7:29 am

Jera

Oh, the day is young... at least here in the States...

7:30 am

bex777

hes the creator of the game!
if u click on whats dr_god up to in the dev log then on the next page u can contacts him!

7:32 am

MikeyInBerlin

oh ja; thank you, bex777!!! :-) i'm a complete 'newbie' here, can't you tell? :-P

7:35 am

MikeyInBerlin

ok; i've emailed him.....i want my flag, dammit! :-/ hehe!

7:39 am

bex777

lol hope he tells u how to get it! :)

7:42 am

Aloyisius

I wonder if anyone else in Deutschland is Babbling right now - perhaps they could post a message to see if the flag appears? Just a thought...(-:

7:46 am

MikeyInBerlin

ja; there was another of my countryfolk in here, who's in Hamburg, and she didn't have our flag either! :-/

7:47 am

Aloyisius

h'mm, I wonder was is los?

7:47 am

Jera

Is Germany a recent addition? Maybe there is a glitch with the icon for that flag?

7:47 am

caloli

hello everyone :) I'm back to tackle another couple.

7:47 am

Angelsong

morning! I have 100 words, with no list, no clues. I haven't looked at the stats panel yet, but I bet there are at least 250 words today...

7:48 am

Jera

I am so proud of you, Angelsong... there are only 203 today!

7:48 am

Aloyisius

Hi Angelsong... you are close. 203

7:49 am

caloli

I got to 75 today with no list or clues ... I think this is my 5th or 6th babble puzzle, so I was happy with that.

7:50 am

mari

Amandacath have you got the ca6/36 yet?

7:52 am

MikeyInBerlin

hello again, Angelsong! :-)

7:52 am

Jera

My goal is to do half without list... sometimes I sneak a peek at the chat fro clues if I get stuck, though!

7:53 am

Angelsong

Gutten tag, Mikey!

8:02 am

Angelsong

lots of Babble words today.

8:04 am

caloli

heck yeah

8:07 am

Jera

I'm back... had to go help subdue a small kitchen fire...

8:18 am

FMitch

Hi Jera
Who was setting fire to what in yr kitchen?

Morning/afternoon all.

8:18 am

Jera

10 year old making breakfast, bless her hearst...

8:19 am

FMitch

LOL... Mum to the rescue :)

8:22 am

Jera

I mostly just supervised, she was doing everything right... we need more baking soda now, though...

8:24 am

Jera

Hope your morning is less exciting than mine, FMitch?

8:25 am

FMitch

I applaud you Jera, not enough children are taught to cook or even how to function in a kitchen these days.

Glad to say my sunday has been peacful and incident free, mind you thats probably because I dont have any children!!! LOL

8:30 am

Angelsong

ca9?

8:31 am

The Student

What?

Fe 5/16 plural isn't a valid word?

8:31 am

FMitch

Angel - ca9 , when you cant give birth naturally.. and ca10 pl

8:33 am

Angelsong

I began teaching both my son and my daughter to cook when they were five years old. My mother wouldn't let me even try to cook until I was 15 or 16, because of my disablities. She was afraid I'd get hurt. I told her, "of course I'll get hurt, but I have to learn to deal with that, too." Now, I love cooking and baking...from scratch.

8:34 am

Jera

With me being handicapped, I stress independence... otherwise they miss out!

8:35 am

Angelsong

yes, Jera! You and I have that in common.

8:36 am

Angelsong

I'm going to teach my grandson to cook as well. we're going to have such fun. I want to see his face the first time he gets his hands into bread dough.

8:38 am

Jera

May I ask what your handicap is, Angelsong?

8:38 am

inge

Mikey, bei mir kam die Mädchen Figur nie zum Erscheinen. Bis ich mein Profil wiederholte und am Schluss UPDate gedrückt habe. Vielleicht klappt das.

8:40 am

inge

In Babbleland gibt es offenbar keine Umlaute

8:41 am

inge

I promise to talk English again now.

8:41 am

Angelsong

I was born with Cerebral Palsy and optic nerve atrophy, Jera. I am legally blind, but thank God my speech is unimpaired, although my entire left side is much weaker than my right side.

8:42 am

Jera

I see, so you can empathize with my mobility issues...

8:43 am

movieman

Greetings, everyone!!!!!

How are you all doin'?

8:43 am

Angelsong

empathize? Jera, I live with them daily, just as you do...so yes, I do understand.

8:45 am

Jera

Greetings, movieman... it's not you but I have to take a break & warm up... it got chilly again last night... back later!

8:45 am

Angelsong

it's so odd. because of my disabilities, people either look at me with pity (which I can't stand, and don't tolerate) or they see me as some kind of a saint. The reality is, I'm no different from anyone else, other than the way I get from Point A to Point B and back.

8:47 am

Karys

Angel and Jera
I think you are both wonderful !!.....no one would ever guess that your lives are just not as easy as ours....I wonder if I could be so 'unfazed' are you both appear to be.

8:47 am

Karys

not pity here Angel.....just admiration !!

8:52 am

Angelsong

Part of it, I'm certain, is that my disabilities are from birth. You can't miss what you've never had. I've got lots of unique ways of doing things, but I do get things accomplished. I even took care of my kids in unique ways. I kept a large sturdy cardboard box at the end of my daughter's crib when she was in infant, with a large firm pillow and a blanket inside. My mom asked me what it was for. I told her, if the house ever caught fire, the baby goes into the box, and then she's secured with the blanket and I will lower the box out the window!

8:54 am

gafwald

Angelsong,
I like your outlook. Some people who are in good health take it somewhat for granted and upon meeting someone else who has to work a bit harder to enjoy what comes so easily to them puts a lot of things in perspective.

8:55 am

ShadowHyrst

ummm. predjudices and biases do flavour our views. it is sad. I do have a personal issues with one disability--ones' lack of thinking--when people don't use their heads...then I have something worse than pity to express. All other issues are just issues, and don't really affect the character of an individual...that'ws my two cents

8:56 am

Angelsong

I was not expected to even survive when I was born. I weighed just 2 pounds, 7 ounces (3 months premature). Yet, I have children and a grandchild. I also managed to go to college, though I never thought I would be able to afford it, and I have a Master's Degree. So, doctors don't know everything.

8:57 am

Angelsong

my thought is: Ignorance is teachable. Stupidity is voluntary.

8:57 am

ShadowHyrst

It is difficult for me to pity Hawkings, even though he's truly in a bad bind...I just admire the perseverence and his abilities irrespective of his 'handicap'...and Angel, one would never know when one reads postings or books about others

8:58 am

Angelsong

I respect and admire Hawkings tremendously.

9:01 am

ShadowHyrst

me2...even though I dont understand him verbally, and have a tough time with his math, his ability to cope with the changes in his life, and his drive to survive are admirable

9:05 am

Haz1558

Good afternoon/morning everyone.

9:05 am

bex777

hiya haz!

9:06 am

Haz1558

Hello bex - how are you getting on?

9:06 am

Atalante

back ... and I also admire Hawkings work and the way he's managed to become such a force in science. I don't actually admire *him* though.

9:13 am

artlady

Guten morgen/buon giorno/good morning, (or afternoon) all ... :-)

9:13 am

Haz1558

Hello, artlady.

9:14 am

Atalante

bon apres-midi!

9:14 am

bex777

i have 68 words haz how many u got?

9:15 am

Haz1558

62 - I got a few this morning and am just starting again.

9:19 am

janus

prynhawn da welsh for good afternoon

9:20 am

bendamalina

what's the longest word you've ever seen on one of these things?

9:20 am

artlady

janus, how do you pronounce that? (the Welsh good afternoon)

9:20 am

hurshy

if you can be a miscreant, why can't you be a creant?

9:21 am

janus

prin hown ( like down) dar

9:22 am

janus

prin hown (like down) dar

9:22 am

artlady

thank you, janus!

9:22 am

hurshy

i think we've had 12 letter words...

9:22 am

artlady

lol, hurshy
I also think taser should be in there!

9:23 am

hurshy

yeah, i tried that too

9:23 am

movieman

I really want to enter "kestrel"......

9:26 am

Karys

Good Heavens......it has taken me long to get logged on again....just read thro' all your posts....great !!!

9:27 am

Karys

laughed at your 'box' idea Angel....that was definately forward thinking !

9:29 am

harpjane

g morning

9:29 am

Angelsong

I always have been able to think around corners, Karys. Thank goodness I never had to use the "box." Having a solid sense of humor is a big help, too.

9:31 am

harpjane

Angel-I work with people with developmental disabilites. Once I asked a woman with Cerebral Palsy what she thought heaven would be like. I expected her to say the usual "in heaven I'll be able to run and jump and walk". But instead she said, "no floors."

9:32 am

harpjane

What she meant was, "in heaven, when I fall down I won't get hurt." She did not want to be a different person in heaven, she just wanted the environment to be a little easier on her.

9:33 am

harpjane

That comment, 20 years ago, has shaped my whole view of heaven, and of so-called "disability."

9:34 am

Angelsong

I agree with her completely. I learned to fall long before I learned to walk. The only times I've been hurt in falls have been when I've tried to prevent the falls when they began. if I just go limp like a rag doll, I'm not hurt.

9:36 am

harpjane

sounds like what they tell a beginning skier!

9:36 am

Klone

just reading back in the log - Angelsong, I always heard it as: Ignorance is curable, Stupidity is for life

Therest of the thread is pretty interesting... (sorry, I have no better word)

9:37 am

Klone

harpjane: pretty interesting comments, too. (sorry, just being a lurker)

9:38 am

evanonut

hey hey hey

9:38 am

harpjane

's okay klone, I'm off to church now anyway....the Holy Week Music Vortex begins....

9:39 am

Klone

Howcum Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday have names, but not Saturday?

9:39 am

Klone

Ash, Maundy, Good, ?, and Palm/Easter

9:40 am

ShadowHyrst

Sabbath?

9:40 am

Angelsong

I've met people who have had a much more difficult time with CP than I do. So it's all a matter of degree. Being born with a disability is not as difficult, in my mind, as one that occurs through trauma later. I've had a lifetime to learn to adjust to my situation; it's no big deal. I just do it. But to have a broken neck/back and be a quadriplegic? I'd freak.

9:41 am

Klone

Shadow: different ruleset :-)

9:41 am

hurshy

i think it's called holy saturday

9:41 am

artlady

'nut, how did the cleaning go?

9:41 am

artlady

are you purged of the urge??

9:42 am

evanonut

art lady, YES! it is so done, and i think i made out, what with that new dishwasher and all.

9:44 am

Klone

Anyone have any clues on ca/9 and ca/10? "Salad" just didn't do it for me. Perhaps my diet is too crude(ite)

9:44 am

hurshy

when you don't have your baby "naturally"

9:44 am

Haz1558

ca9 - operation named after Roman Emperor and performed to facilitate childbirth.

9:45 am

hurshy

(excellent crudite pun btw)

9:46 am

inge

Hello all. I am just popping in and out. Will finish tonight after Interlochen concert at Orchestra Hall in Detroit. But that was a truly inspiring discussion. I admire you gals.

9:46 am

Klone

A blunt clue (as I was from my mother's womb untimely rip't), but an adequate one, thank you!

9:48 am

Klone

Thanks hurshy (I did improvisational comedy for 6 years :-)

9:48 am

jean1953

good afternoon everyone

9:48 am

Haz1558

Good afternoon jean.

9:48 am

hurshy

well then, keep us entertained while we hunt :)

9:49 am

evanonut

and why stop klone?

9:50 am

Klone

Angelsong: My GF has just pulled/torn her quadriceps. Years ago I had an ACL transplant that kept me off my feet for a while. So she asked me "how did you stand it?" (she has a lot of trouble sitting still). I said what you said: you just do.

9:51 am

Klone

eva: I still do it, just not professionally. The effort of maintaining a troupe was too hard. But I miss it, too :-/

9:52 am

sherb

hello all :D

Klone - where are you from?

9:52 am

Charm

Morning, everyone!
Can I beg a clue for the first FR5/16?

9:54 am

Klone

The trouble with comedy is that it is halibut forming. I went to a sturgeon to see if he could operate on the problem, but all I got was a haddock, and I hake that. I know it was shellfish of me, but I wanted my plaice in the world to be something other than the butt of jokes.

9:54 am

Angelsong

I've had multiple surgeries in my life...beginning when I was six until I was 16, I had 4 surgeries on each leg (both legs at the same time.) I couldn't bear weight for six weeks following, and had to re-learn to walk each time. I went to school in a wheelchair. I then had surgeries (two on each eye) for retinal detachments and cataracts). and yes, "you just do." You do what you have to do.

9:54 am

Haz1558

fr5/16 - add a donkey

9:55 am

Klone

sherb: Pittsburgh, PA. Alas, no TheatreSports nearby any more (that was us).

9:55 am

Charm

Haz! Too funny. But a great clue. Thanks.
=8-)

9:55 am

evanonut

hey klone, i'm north of pittsburgh

9:56 am

Haz1558

Charm - I could think of no other way of putting it! Glad it worked.

9:56 am

bendamalina

Hey, my sister is living in Pittsburgh right now. Unfortunately she doesn't like it

9:58 am

pinecone05

Hi Klone and evanonut...I'm originally from Pittsburgh and my parents still iive there. I'm now in Seattle, WA

9:58 am

Klone

Angel: I have a good friend with CP. He was an Eagle Scout (they waived the mile swim for him).

Another friend with CP is not so lucky (boy, that's showing my bias, isn't it?), but he works for the Presidents somethingorother for the handicapped (and is something of a big deal in that organization).

9:58 am

Ouwachita

DONE....anyone need a clue??

9:59 am

evanonut

ah beautiful western pa

9:59 am

sherb

interesting... and I've just discovered what ACL and Theatresports mean...

9:59 am

hurshy

klone - you're funny, but you can't compete with o'chita here

9:59 am

Klone

So many people from the MidEast!

10:00 am

evanonut

mid east? well my future sister in law is in kuwait right now.

10:00 am

Klone

hurshy: It was lame, I know (and mostly canned - the real improv is always funnier)

10:01 am

Klone

Eva: Pittsburgh isn't the MidWest - that starts in Ohio. We are the "gateway to the West", hence the MidEast :-)

10:01 am

hurshy

no, no, it was funny, i like that sort of thing. but o'chita gets me every time. hasn't anyone else noticed??

10:02 am

evanonut

what's that hurshy? i didn't get it.

10:02 am

sherb

noticed what, hurshy?

10:02 am

Ouwachita

Hurshy thinks I am a creature of habit...

10:03 am

hurshy

seriously, nobody else has noticed that o'chita uses the exact same format to tell us every time he finishes? this amuses me tremendously

10:03 am

sherb

well we know that, Ouwachita... that's not funny...

10:03 am

evanonut

oh hurshy, it's probably a macro, silly girl.

10:04 am

hurshy

ok, maybe i just have a weird sense of humor

10:04 am

Ouwachita

no, it isnt...I just happen to type it exactly the same every time..."Done...anyone need a clue??"

10:04 am

pinecone05

I didn't notice...now I'm going to watching o'chita very closely

10:04 am

sherb

we all have our habits...

10:05 am

hurshy

and the DONE is always all caps and there are always 2 ?? at the end :)

10:05 am

evanonut

pine, with a looking glass.

10:05 am

Haz1558

I've noticed - but it's just what you do, Ouwachita.

10:05 am

sherb

so what?

10:06 am

evanonut

poor owchinchilla

10:06 am

artlady

Back to Pittsburgh...I spent 2 weeks there last summer working and really like the CM museum. Great contemporary collection! The Warhol was not great, tho.

10:06 am

hurshy

i like it! i like people who have a definitive trait to hang your hat on. :)

10:06 am

pinecone05

and Pittsburgh won the SuperBowl this year!

10:06 am

Klone

artlady: The warhol is filled with Warhols - THAT is why it sucks :-)

10:06 am

hurshy

i'm not trying to poke fun, honest.

10:07 am

Ouwachita

I went to Fallingwater a couple of years ago...which is SE of Pittsburgh...it was fantastic

10:07 am

evanonut

love the museam too artlady, and agree on the andy warhol. i don't like him representing our region quite so much.

10:07 am

sherb

hmmm...

10:07 am

evanonut

owchinchilla, keep meaning to go to falling water, haven't got there yet.

10:08 am

gramma

Hello everybody. It's a beautiful Palm Sunday here in Vermont.

10:08 am

artlady

Not only that Warhol is over-rated, the museum itself is inaccessible. Inaccessible in the sense that it doesn't present the work or the context to make it understandable for people who don't know his work.

Sorry, I get really annoyed at places that make art too obscure!

10:08 am

Ouwachita

it was rated the #1 architectural feat of the 20th century

10:08 am

pinecone05

go to Fallingwater during a nice, sunny day and picnic nearby...it is worth the trip.

10:08 am

Klone

If you go to FallingWater, you also need to go to Kentuck Knob

10:09 am

sherb

hi gramma :D

10:09 am

artlady

Fallingwater is fabulous. I haven't seen it since the multimillion dollar restoration, tho.

10:10 am

Klone

speaking of the Steelers: http://www.inacchord.com/steel ers.html - feel free to download the song my a cappella group produced (and then you can guess which of the 6 members I am :-)

10:12 am

pinecone05

Warhol ...I liked the time capsules (boxes) he kept and wished they showed more of them. The museum did a bad job of discussing Warhol's life too. A large part of his fame was the projects he did and people he knew.

10:12 am

72 Temple Owl

hi everyone! does dr. G think all we have to do all weekend is sit around, babble and chat? LOL!

10:12 am

sherb

you must be DK...

10:13 am

72 Temple Owl

hey, nut! *ducks*

10:13 am

Klone

sherb: got it in 1

10:14 am

artlady

The problem is, the chat gets so interesting that I take too long to finish the puzzle!

10:14 am

sherb

hi Temple :D ... well compared to weekdays, he'd be right... my weekends are leisurely compared to the working week...

10:14 am

evanonut

72! * jumps on top of 72 * what are we ducking from?

10:15 am

Ouwachita

I work 7 days a week...so one day is just like another

10:15 am

evanonut

klone, i see three men fold there, if you give me your age, i could eliminate a bit - good song by the way.

10:15 am

sherb

hey nut... where were you on Janet Evanovich Day? I found a special icon, but you didn't show up...

10:16 am

evanonut

men folk, not men fold

10:16 am

72 Temple Owl

nut: i've alwaays wanted to go to fallingwater...is it near you?

10:16 am

evanonut

sherb,i was later. i can't have internet at work. do you still have the icon? will you show me?

10:16 am

Jera

I'm back for my final 25 words... how's it going here in Babbleland?

10:16 am

sherb

what work do you do Ouwa?

10:17 am

lindytrollop

Hello, all...I'm new(ish), and generally lurk, as I'm shy. I have 202 words, though, and cannot for the life of me find ra6. Can anyone help?

10:17 am

evanonut

72 - little over an hour i think - i've been wanting to see it for quite some time, but never get there.

10:18 am

sherb

I deleted it... it was a Trenton PD badge... I have a soft spot for Morelli...

10:18 am

hurshy

ra6 - gotta ra6 that thar pig to the ground

10:18 am

Klone

eva - age? that's too easy! I am the most glabrous, but also the most hirsute male

10:18 am

Sherylr1961

morning to all or afternoon or night as the case may be
stuck on the last ca 6/36 word any help?? pls and ty

10:18 am

sherb

lindyt - shy, with a name like that?

10:19 am

bendamalina

ra6-- it's a slang word for tussle or fight on a mat

10:19 am

FMitch

klone - you will be the wonderful cat in the middle then or the chap in the top right hand corner (me thinks)!!!

10:19 am

Ouwachita

hurshy...how many pigs have you ra6....to the ground???

10:19 am

evanonut

oka then klone, top right

10:19 am

artlady

Welcome, lindy. You're ahead of me, I'm only halfway done...'course there are distractions...

10:19 am

sherb

that was handy - I needed that ra6... :D

10:20 am

Haz1558

ca6 - to your receptacle for packing clothes add what a bird does, minus one letter

10:20 am

hurshy

that'd be a big zero

10:20 am

evanonut

72! * looks around room*

10:20 am

hurshy

yay, that was my last C!

10:21 am

Klone

eva: ding!

10:22 am

ShadowHyrst

100

10:22 am

Klone

eva: and also the bottom of the chord, all the way down to G below low C

10:22 am

72 Temple Owl

*hastily swallows bagel* yes nut?

10:22 am

evanonut

whoooo hooooo i win! what do i win? are you the deep voice go steelers guy?

10:22 am

ShadowHyrst

Haz1558--ty

10:23 am

evanonut

72, you can't just jump in, say hi, and disappear! that's not nice.

10:23 am

Sherylr1961

ty haz had to really think about that clue but got it, lol

10:23 am

sherb

using the list makes this a bit mathematical... the last ra4 and ra5 after the rodents, for example...

10:23 am

lindytrollop

Thanks so much! Yes, I'm shy -- the name comes from the fact that I will dance (lindy hop/swing) with anyone at any time. That doesn't mean I'm any good at talking. ;)

10:23 am

Haz1558

You're welcome.

10:24 am

evanonut

klone - your mother is an internationally know sexologist?

10:24 am

72 Temple Owl

sorry, nut - hungry!

10:25 am

hurshy

down with a's and k's!

10:25 am

evanonut

s'okay 72, i'm over it. *turns over can of whipped topping and squirts it on 72*

10:25 am

Klone

eva: indeed she is (and you win a free copy of the song :-)

10:26 am

evanonut

next to the polamalu song, that's my new favorite.

10:27 am

72 Temple Owl

if i knew you had whipped cream, i would have made waffles! LOL! (that better be real (light) cream),

10:28 am

evanonut

no no, it's heavy, and an excellent conditioner.

10:29 am

artlady

these ca's remind me of yesterday's re's!!

10:29 am

artlady

'nut, it's also sticky and will mess up that nice clean kitchen you have...

10:30 am

72 Temple Owl

then that calls for strawberries! have you ever made cake for berries with heavy cream vs. butter for shortening? heaven!

10:30 am

evanonut

worry not artlady, its in 72's kitchen.

10:31 am

72 Temple Owl

yea - THAT'LL work

10:31 am

sherb

I dropped a carton of double (heavy) cream on my kitchen floor the other week... what a MESS!!! ...had me skating across the floor as I tried to clean it up...

10:32 am

evanonut

gah! sherb - where's the cat when you need it?

10:33 am

artlady

72, 'nut is on a cleaning jag. Make sure she comes over to clean up her mess!!

10:33 am

artlady

ttfn...going for coffee with my daughter b4 she heads back to college.

Happy babbling!

10:34 am

72 Temple Owl

bye, al!

10:34 am

sherb

your cleaning binge yesterday had me noticing all the dirt in my kitchen today, nut... ignorance was bliss...

10:34 am

sherb

later artlady :D

10:35 am

evanonut

so sorry sherb, but on the plus side, that over doors vents are white again!

10:40 am

movieman

Anyone care to assist me with my last h?

I have the ha4/5, ha512 & the ha6/21......

10:41 am

movieman

Don't worry, just got it......

Damn these alternate spellings!!!!!!!

10:42 am

hurshy

ty movieman :)

10:44 am

hurshy

so let's see, we have medusa, i assume nut is representing adonis? what's yours sherb?

10:44 am

72 Temple Owl

why are searay and searat not words? : /

10:45 am

hurshy

and temple, is that narcissus?

10:46 am

72 Temple Owl

hurshy, it's a siren

10:47 am

sherb

mine is multipurpose... for when I can't find a new icon that inspires me...

10:47 am

hurshy

oh, of course, silly me. and siren was in yesterday's puzzle!

10:51 am

Norma

Good afternoon all you Babblers - how is it going

10:52 am

evanonut

hursh, i don't know the names. but i googled greek god and he came up.

10:52 am

sherb

hi Norma :D

10:53 am

hurshy

lol nut :)
hi norma

10:53 am

Norma

Anyone need any clues ????? I have finished it today

10:55 am

evanonut

haven't a clue

10:55 am

Klone

eva, my Mom is at: http://www.lightfoot-klein.com /

10:55 am

72 Temple Owl

way to go, norma!
bye everyone- happy babbling! BBL!

10:55 am

evanonut

toodaloo 72

10:56 am

Norma

HURRY BACK 72 :)

10:57 am

evanonut

thats not pulling up klone

10:57 am

hurshy

norma, if you'd care to throw out clues for some weird a's and k's, i'd be most grateful

10:58 am

Norma

Hurshy - which ones do you need????

10:59 am

hurshy

i don't know, norma, i'm going list-less... but i need half the k's and more than half the a's

10:59 am

Klone

try http://www.lightfoot-klein.com / (without the extra space)

10:59 am

lshult

any clue for the ak's?

10:59 am

hurshy

aha, there are ak's!

11:00 am

lshult

ak5/18 & ak6/30

11:00 am

Haz1558

The ak words are used in guiding/scouting circles if that's any help

11:00 am

Haz1558

If it's not, then to a add an anagram of lake and plural for the 6

11:01 am

Klone

The ak's are an inuit/aluet canine

11:01 am

Norma

Have you got the ak's ??
ak - miss fitzgerald minus one of the l's ak5/18
ak6/30 pluralise it

11:01 am

lshult

was never a scout?!?

11:01 am

evanonut

you weren't kidding klone

11:01 am

hurshy

oh how lovely, my whole left side is grey

11:02 am

Klone

would I lie to you?

11:03 am

hurshy

ty lshult, haz, and norma

11:04 am

Norma

Dinner time bbl - happy babbling everyone

11:06 am

Haz1558

Bye Norma - enjoy your dinner!

11:06 am

Judi

Well, it hasn't been anywhere near seven years, but, like Odysseus, I have returned!

11:07 am

evanonut

bet you know more than you care to klone

11:07 am

hurshy

you're lucky temple left, odysseus, she was a siren

11:07 am

stidmama

i'm here! ta-da!

good morning, all --

11:08 am

hurshy

hi stidmama!

11:08 am

Judi

Tis a better fate to see a siren than a cyclops I always say.

11:08 am

evanonut

stiddeddydoodaa

11:08 am

stidmama

(((hurshy)))

i got 113 last night without a list...

11:09 am

Norma

Thanx Haz :D

11:09 am

hurshy

good for you, stidmama! :) :) :)

11:09 am

stidmama

evanonut... hi! who's the hunk?

11:10 am

evanonut

beats me stidarama, i googled greek god and there he was, i didn't see a reason to search farther.

11:11 am

Judi

LoL, evanout. Makes sense.

11:11 am

Klone

eva: I edited her first two books, so yes. But ending the practice is also a good thing to know :-)

11:12 am

stidmama

looks like today's theme is a winner! sirens, cyclops, medusa...

11:12 am

evanonut

klone, i already contemplate ordering up a book.

11:13 am

evanonut

i'll put it on the coffee table when company comes. it'll be sure to be a conversation starter.

11:14 am

Klone

I think you can get it on Amazon, but if you get it from her, she'll autograph it (just say I said so). Also, it is not a "fun" read, but it is also rife with her travel stories, and she is a good writer (if you peruse my site, you'll see where I learnt my craft)

11:14 am

evanonut

ah, but what does it run...i'm poor you know.

11:15 am

Klone

hee hee - I have a few of those on my coffee table. They are either starters or enders :-)

11:15 am

evanonut

well, if they are enders, i'm sure the company wasn't much fun anyway!

11:17 am

evanonut

most of my company would be intrigued, with the exception of grandma maybe - wouldn't want to explain it to her.

11:19 am

hurshy

atalante - you around? IM?

11:19 am

gramma

evanout, explain what to me?

11:20 am

stidmama

hi gramma! is that atlas?

11:21 am

gramma

Darn tootin'.

11:21 am

evanonut

he he gramma, i actually meant my grandma - but- that would be the presence of klones mothers books.

11:21 am

bendamalina

Why isn't arear included as a word? it's a real word...

11:22 am

hurshy

arrear

11:22 am

Haz1558

Is it not usually spelt arrear?

11:22 am

stidmama

okay folks... not to make anyone jealous or anything, but it's Sunday -- waffle day --

My Tom says the chocolate waffles are ready. (of course you're all invited if you get here before they're gone...) -- later!

11:22 am

evanonut

but hursh, when i twist just so, i see that i have arear.

11:23 am

hurshy

why is it that having a cold makes you FEEL cold, even with a fleece blanket over a sweater over a sweatshirt over a shirt?

11:23 am

bendamalina

I've seen it spelt arear, and dictionary.com backs me up

11:23 am

bendamalina

*pun intended*

11:23 am

hurshy

lol nut... some of us don't have to twist as far as others

11:23 am

Haz1558

What's the meaning of arear in dictionary.com?

11:24 am

gramma

hurshy, that's why they call it a "cold". Get it?

11:24 am

hurshy

well they don't take afear either, which is a pretty legitimate slang in my opinion

11:24 am

evanonut

just so isn't far i assure you hurshy, i have that honky tonk badonkadonk

11:24 am

hurshy

lol nut

11:25 am

stidmama

hurshy -- that's your body working the way it should. It means you have a fever, to chase away the virus. Drink lots of clear liquids (tea, juice, water) to help your system flush it out, and sleep. If you are truly miserable, then tylenol or advil will help bring the fever down. where is your mother to tell you these things?

11:25 am

bendamalina

backwards or in reverse, as in 'arear march'

11:25 am

FMitch

Don't forget we are at the whim of the Enable dictionary here in babble land.

11:25 am

chic

what geek myth is that 'nut?

11:25 am

hurshy

i don't have a fever - and i do know these things. i just don't like having a cold. :)

11:26 am

bendamalina

bleh

11:26 am

fig

hurshy: ginger tea and a hot bath help the immune system fight what's ailing you. LOTS of fluids (no caffeine)..jewish mother speaking.

11:26 am

hurshy

well no caffeine is easy, bc i don't drink coffee anyway

11:26 am

stidmama

well then, hurshy, the best I can offer is ((((hugs)))) of sympathy as I dash off to consume my waffles! bye!

11:26 am

hurshy

i made homemade chicken soup for lunch yesterday and i will have some of the leftovers soon

11:27 am

evanonut

chic, what greek myth is what?

CHIX DE CLIX! *snicker*

11:27 am

evanonut

hursh, i'm in sympathy, my house is sixty degrees right now.

11:27 am

hurshy

ty stidmama :)

11:28 am

Judi

Oy vey. There's too many e's and a's today. I'd like to buy more consanants, please.

11:28 am

hurshy

or just SELL some of these stupid vowels!

11:28 am

chic

r3n and I were talking about what would be a good icon for 'geek myths'. I said perhaps a statue of Bill Gates...

11:28 am

Klone

eva: back again. Yep, conversation ender books are to get rid of boring company. I have the ReSearch book on body modification for that purpose. All sorts of "sick" stuff (I think it is interesting without being "into" it), but when closed-minded people call it sick, I know they won't be back (and good riddance :-)

11:29 am

mab

Good afternoon/evening, y'all.

Any ren sightings today? I'm beginning to worry.

11:30 am

Jera

What is today's icon theme??

11:30 am

hurshy

hi mab :) i have not seen ren

11:31 am

hurshy

greek mythology

11:31 am

evanonut

saw ren last night

11:31 am

Klone

eva: talking with you caused my muse to show up. I feel the need to write it down. If you want to chat about my Mom's book (or other things), better to do it directly, as I won't be reading this thread for a while. You can find out how on my contact page. ttyl!

11:32 am

evanonut

chix - my highschool picture!

11:32 am

evanonut

klone - get to work, i understand the muse!

11:34 am

chic

I'm firing on only half a brain; this time difference is tolling. Ren was up to at least 3 a.m. lastt nite...
How was bowling, 'nut?

11:34 am

stidmama

okay, back mmmph -- waffles are finger food when babble calls...

11:35 am

Jera

I'm back... refreshed!

11:35 am

stidmama

Jera, wicked icon! who is it?

11:35 am

Jera

Now to the last 11 nasty ca's... today's re's are ca's!

11:36 am

mab

nut, I have a just read a book I think you would li-ike.
Kate Atkinson, Emotionally Weird. It's a comic novel and a mystery and it's brilliant.
I like everything she writes - mostly comic novels, funnily enough - but this one reminded me somehow of you. I hope you read it so I'll know if I'm right or wrong with my intuition.

11:36 am

Jera

Gaia... Mother Earth...

11:36 am

fig

a fews ca's are related to a famous leader that was killed...and the birth method...and salad. etc.

11:37 am

stidmama

ah! of course! i don't usually see her as having a waistline! :-) but I suppose before she had all those kids she must have! [like me...]

11:38 am

Jera

That's the beauty of magic, I suppose...

Gaia is Mother Earth. She is from whom everything comes, but she is not quite a divinity, because she is Earth. She bore the Titans as well as monsters like the hundred armed men, and some of the Cyclopes - others were sons of Poseidon. She was the daughter of Chaos, and the mother of all creatures (according to some). She was the first and the last, and wanted all of her children, no matter what. She was primarily spoken of as a Mother of other Gods, rather than having her own myths.

11:40 am

evanonut

mab, got it written down. ill grab it for next week.

chix - we won all four, took commanding lead of first, and i almost lost my thumb

11:42 am

chic

ouch!

11:42 am

evanonut

he he!

11:43 am

chic

did Mab just describe you as 'emotionally weird'?

11:43 am

evanonut

also, should i find it disturbing that you think emotionally weird is a good book for me mab?

11:44 am

evanonut

i think so chix, i'm not sure how i FEEL about that, you know, emotionally.

11:45 am

mab

The content, not the title, made me think of you, nut. Emotionally weird? I wouldn't limit myself in that way.

11:46 am

mab

Good re ren sightings.

11:46 am

evanonut

he he, either way, sounds like it will keep me good company when i'll be needing it.

11:47 am

faeriekae

Hi Babblers Just jumping in for a few words

Jera *sprinkle*sprinkle*sprinkle I also chose Mother Earth how strange is that???

11:47 am

stidmama

faeriekae! good morning!

11:48 am

faeriekae

{{{Stid}}} good afternoon.

11:48 am

faeriekae

Evan - LOVE your Icon :)

11:49 am

faeriekae

Mab who is your icon. beautifulllllllll

11:49 am

evanonut

thank you faerie!

11:49 am

mab

Hi faerie! Persephone.

11:50 am

Jera

Whoo-hoo!

*happy dance of doneness*

Thanks, {{{faeriekae}}} your sprinkles worked!

11:50 am

faeriekae

Mab she has such a presence abut her. I love it.

11:50 am

hurshy

persephone is a pretty name

11:51 am

evanonut

mab, i thought she was an orange sheet tossed on the bed.

11:51 am

Angelsong

re5/14?

11:51 am

faeriekae

Hi Hurshy - who is your icon... and yes it is a pretty name (not going to try and spell it lol)

11:51 am

fig

question; proper names are/are not allowed...so many words i wonder about the border between proper noun, etc. for example, ar 4 (riv** in turkey)???

11:51 am

faeriekae

{{{{Angel}}}}} HI!!

11:52 am

stidmama

a lot of words are used in more than one way. a 4 can be a river, or it can mean "a distance" ...

11:52 am

fig

not to mention the icon theme word.... that looks like the plural of to be in the third person?

11:52 am

hurshy

mine is icarus

11:52 am

stidmama

morning, Angelsong!

11:52 am

Jera

re5/14 = tell it again

11:53 am

fig

i don't mean the one meaning distance. i mean the one with the 'k'....and it's plural? dictionary.com only has the proper name definition...maybe it's me being picky.

11:53 am

faeriekae

Hurshy - Icarus was the god of what?
I almost when with Athen then chose Mother Earth instead.

11:53 am

mab

such a poet, nut. she's all about the underworld and sleep -- she=me. Except I'm real. I think. I think therefore I must be real. I think.

11:54 am

fig

never mind. i scrolled down (duh) and foudn the non proper definition. it' sjust me being groggy on a sunday

11:54 am

mab

flew too high did ic.

11:54 am

evanonut

i thought it was i think therefore i am?

11:54 am

Jera

I don't think Icarus was a god, but he is definitely part of Greek mythology...

11:54 am

fig

icarus isn't a god....he was used as an example i believe of pride/fall....wanted to be a god, made wings, flew too close to the sun despite warnings...and fell. he's a parable :-0)

11:55 am

AshtangaGal

wasn't icarus the one who made some wings w/daedalos but then got a little showy & flew too close to the sun, melted his wings and then died?

11:55 am

mab

I essentially live in novels. not too clear on reality. at least I try not to be.

11:55 am

fig

decartes said 'i think therefore i am"

the joke goes, someone asked him a question and he replied 'wait, i can't think" and disappeared. mathmatician humor.

11:55 am

Jera

I was thinking Athena/Minerva at first, too... but Gaia is close to my naked ivy fairy so I used her... felt comfy!

11:55 am

faeriekae

As you can tell I'm not up on the Greek thing but I did study Athen very extensively. I really was intrested in her. The goddess of wisdom and warfare....

11:55 am

Angelsong

{{{Faerie}}} hi, Stidmama...

11:56 am

evanonut

mab, i do tend to live vicariously through lots of novels. so sometimes when they are embarassed, so am i.

11:56 am

fig

gaia is all things. we use her example extensively in yoga... grounding, earth, strength, etc.

11:56 am

hurshy

well everyone has summed up icarus very nicely :)

11:56 am

faeriekae

Ashtang - I think your correct.

11:57 am

fig

icarus and ichabod....both fated myth men...do you think they have the same root?

11:57 am

evanonut

i was never big on greek gods, soap operas worked just as well.

11:58 am

faeriekae

Jera - now that is strange. I have several photos of Athena/Minerva downloaded.

11:58 am

scribble

faerie.....hi its scribble!

11:58 am

hurshy

icarus is mentioned in one of my favorite songs, so that is why i chose him.
"i am the only one to blame for this
somehow it all ends up the same
soaring on the wings of selfish pride
flew too high
and like icarus i collide
with a world i tried so hard to leave behind..."

11:58 am

chic

mab, are you a Pisces? you sound like me; only half of a foot in reality....

11:58 am

faeriekae

(((Scribble))) Hi... good to see you

11:59 am

AshtangaGal

hurshy - what song is that?

11:59 am

fig

hursh: what song is that?

11:59 am

scribble

is the sudoku hard today?

11:59 am

faeriekae

Hurshy what song is that *teehee*

12:00 pm

faeriekae

Scribble I haven't been there so I don't know.

12:00 pm

hurshy

it's called "worlds apart" and it is by jars of clay

12:01 pm

faeriekae

I will have to look that one up Hushy. It sounds like something I would really like.

12:01 pm

evanonut

oooh, jars of clay

12:01 pm

mab

Thanks faerie, I like this image too. T'is a pre-Raphaelite painting (I forget which one). They just loved this sort of thing: sleep, death, rebirth, blah, blah.

12:01 pm

fig

JofC....they have a christian bent, do they not? i rememer that song something about 40 days...(noah? rain?)

12:02 pm

hurshy

it's from their first album, which is self-titled.

12:02 pm

fig

even the band name is a biblical reference...i think/

12:02 pm

scribble

jars of clay is a really good band!

12:02 pm

hurshy

they are christian - yes.

12:02 pm

evanonut

i liked them, but not the entire album, therefore never bought another.

12:03 pm

hurshy

indeed it is..."we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this power is from God and not from us"

12:03 pm

fig

takes a lot to become a pop (forgive the term) band with a message.... i give them props.

12:04 pm

scribble

hey does anyone have the ak 5 word?

12:04 pm

mab

hey hey -- Moshe wandered around in circles for 40 years, lest we forget. Pre-jc.

12:05 pm

fig

as one of lost tribes, yeah, foo on me for forgetting...this being the passover time of year... :-0) my bad mab.

12:05 pm

hurshy

well mab, it's all biblical, anyway...and the 40 days song referred to, flood, is more referring to noah, which is even pre-mosaic!

12:05 pm

movieman

Scribble - ak5=character from Kipling's "The Jungle Book", or a name given to a Scout leader......

12:06 pm

shorty

hurshy you listen to jars of clay

12:06 pm

hurshy

it was funny to me that flood was the first single released, i think it's my least favorite song on that album

12:06 pm

faeriekae

Scribble ak + 2nd vowel + stick letter + 1st vowel
then for th 6 make plural

12:06 pm

hurshy

yes shorty, i love them

12:06 pm

shorty

me too cool

12:07 pm

hurshy

:)

12:07 pm

scribble

thank you faerie!

12:07 pm

faeriekae

{{{Shorty}}}

12:07 pm

faeriekae

Scribble-your welcome :)

12:07 pm

shorty

{{{{{faerie}}}}}

12:07 pm

movieman

Scribble - did ya see my clue as well?

12:08 pm

faeriekae

OMG-I just got the first 3 ca's without clues...

12:08 pm

scribble

movieman- yes and thank you for trying to help but i am a little slow and didnt understand your clue.
Sorry!

12:08 pm

faeriekae

Hey movieman-what's shakin'?

12:08 pm

evanonut

movieman, your icon make me think of the ring, with the woman brushing her hair in the video

12:09 pm

fig

some the online dictionary doesn't have....how do we qualify ?

12:09 pm

mab

'are ya ready boots?
Start walkin!
duh duh, duh duh duh, duh duh, etc.'

oh lord, i'm starting to quote the log.

hi shorty.

12:10 pm

movieman

I'm absolutely over the moon, faerie.....

My team, Chelsea, won yet again, by 4 goals to 1 despite having a man sent off in the first half........

And despite what Sir Alex Ferguson says, I still believe Chelsea have done too much to be denied a second consecutive title.......

12:10 pm

faeriekae

Mab - LOL - one of these days these boots are gonna walk all over you...

12:11 pm

evanonut

now who's gonna clean the general lee?

12:12 pm

shorty

hey mab

12:12 pm

faeriekae

Movieman-Fantastic - and I agree about Chelsea.

12:12 pm

faeriekae

Chelsea does deserve the title with a record like that.

12:14 pm

faeriekae

brb phone

12:14 pm

hurshy

ok, time for some serious focused monkey typing

12:15 pm

shorty

are you guys still seeing boots or a man?

12:15 pm

mab

greco-roman mythology is so interesting, in part because it continues to be who we are. not surprising since the basis/source of anglo culture is hellenism, which bumped into earliest Judaic culture in spite of.....zzzzzz.

12:15 pm

movieman

I agree, faerie, Chelsea just did too much in the first half of the season and built up too big a lead points-wise.....

And many are saying that they are going through a 'blip', but I reckon if you are gonna falter, you're better off doing it when there's only 4 or 5 matches left.....

12:15 pm

fig

mob...you had a good start. put yourself to sleep, eh? theology major?

12:15 pm

ShadowHyrst

who got their stuff from Egypt & Sumeria & Assyria, etc

12:16 pm

evanonut

see a man now shorty - boots before the refresh

12:16 pm

shorty

ok ty

12:17 pm

hannah lou

thats me finished bye all

12:18 pm

stidmama

bye hannah lou!

12:18 pm

Vicuna

Stidmama, are you Iris?

12:19 pm

stidmama

hi shorty, Shadow, movieman... my mother called and I disappeared. down to 66 words, going to get the list. later all!

12:19 pm

stidmama

Vicuna! yes! you are the first person to know that! you get a gold star!

12:20 pm

mab

noah, pre-mosaic, oh yeah.....

fig, my father was a wandering aramaen (sp).

oh right, the grid.

12:20 pm

stidmama

are you pandora?

12:20 pm

Vicuna

Ooh, yippeee! A gold star for me! (It helps tide me over, since I've got 108 words still to find.)

12:21 pm

Vicuna

And yes, I am Pandora. Gold star for you, too!

12:21 pm

Jera

I'm back... catching up on the chat... jars of clay is from II Corinthians 4:7... the things I know...

12:21 pm

stidmama

i like gold stars! and pink stars, and crystal stars...

and chocolate... here, have a bit of chocolate waffle!

12:22 pm

Vicuna

Gold stars are good, but chocolate makes the world go round.

12:22 pm

hurshy

gold star for jera too :)
my monkeys are letting me down

12:23 pm

shorty

bb later gonna eat

12:23 pm

bex777

im back!
hurshy it wont let me sign on IM

12:23 pm

stidmama

*spinning* okay, I really do have to go get that list and get going... have a lovely grid, people!

12:23 pm

hurshy

that's weird, bex!

12:23 pm

Vicuna

Bye!

12:23 pm

stidmatt

Good idea Mom!

12:24 pm

MissP

bye

12:24 pm

evanonut

hey stidmatt

12:25 pm

evanonut

miss p, cute kitty

12:25 pm

MissP

thanks

12:25 pm

chic

finished the C's with dimished capacity! Yay!

12:25 pm

hurshy

so bex - is your mom all hung over or what, lol

12:26 pm

bex777

no! she had a good time but shes not hung over!

12:26 pm

hurshy

oh, that's good :)

12:27 pm

Jera

The ca's are today's re's...

12:28 pm

hurshy

atalante, are you lurking?

12:30 pm

movieman

c's are done......

Gotta go, the Simpsons are on.....

Be back in half an hour.....

12:31 pm

Vicuna

(oops, during all this talk of gold st4/4's, I didn't realize it was a grid word today.)

12:31 pm

macuser

done! anyone need a clue before I go?

12:32 pm

bex777

welld one macuser!

12:32 pm

hurshy

throw out some k clues, mac, maybe you'll hit a winner

12:32 pm

Vicuna

You wouldn't have to have very good aim!

12:33 pm

macuser

Thanks bex :)

lol, at random, hurshy?

12:33 pm

hurshy

well i need 4 of them

12:33 pm

hurshy

yes mac go ahead!!

12:33 pm

mab

Courtesy of Sprite:
Ka5/6: measure(s) of the purity of gold

Ka4/5: pile(s) of rocks, alt. spelling

Ke4: brownish-green mountain-dwelling New Zealand parrots

Ke4: smoking materials, such as Indian hemp, used especially in the Maghreb, or the euphoria caused by smoking them

Ky4: cocoanut fiber, or the cordage made from it. Sounds like what seagulls say.

Ky4/5: Myanmar currency + plural. Rhymes with the gold K-word.

12:34 pm

kks

how many words today?

12:34 pm

macuser

Beat me to it, mab, lol

12:34 pm

bex777

203 words today!

12:34 pm

macuser

203

12:36 pm

macuser

I thought the ka5 & 6 was a breed of cat

12:38 pm

hurshy

thanks mab (and sprite) got 'em all now!

12:38 pm

JeeWhiz

I have the coffee container ca7/44. Any clues for the other ca7s? Thanks!

12:39 pm

hurshy

mac, now how about some random a clues. make 'em for the weirdos, now!

12:40 pm

macuser

hurshy - do you have the ak?

12:40 pm

hurshy

yes i did get those from earlier clues

12:40 pm

stidmatt

Thanks for the clues Mab!

12:41 pm

Jera

ca4/5 + ea4/4 ...run them together for the other ca7

12:41 pm

macuser

the al's?

12:41 pm

JeeWhiz

Hurshy, measurement of land with plural,
measurement of a room, with plural,
a + tool to rid leaves minus the e, plural

12:41 pm

scribble

yes the al's please....

12:41 pm

fig

1st hebrew letter and its plurals for 'al'
and, nickname for someone that drinks too much

12:42 pm

hurshy

aha - that tool one was a winner, jee

12:42 pm

macuser

al + the Keebler's creature, minus a consonant, then plural

12:43 pm

hurshy

and the nickname one!

five points each to fig and jee!

12:43 pm

ShadowHyrst

clues on the 9 or 10 letter words?

12:43 pm

JeeWhiz

Thanks Jera, I am still looking, but I am sure your clues will be very helpful!

12:43 pm

hurshy

my last 2 a's are from row 4 column 4

12:44 pm

hurshy

shadow - if you don't have your baby "naturally"

12:44 pm

JeeWhiz

hurshy, about not anear, but a***

12:44 pm

macuser

hurshy - do you have the sound a dog makes?

12:45 pm

hurshy

ooh, got one! just one to go!

12:45 pm

hurshy

good grief, that counts? thanks mac!!

12:45 pm

ShadowHyrst

ty--understood

12:45 pm

hurshy

five points plus one to mac for my last A word!

12:45 pm

macuser

wtg hurshy ! :)

12:46 pm

hurshy

oh i'm not DONE, just with a's

12:46 pm

hurshy

i have 20 more to go

12:46 pm

hurshy

lots of r's and s's

12:47 pm

Jera

I will have to get used to a new person named Shadow... I keep thinking you all are talking to me (my fll Name is Jera Shadowdancer & many call be Shadow for short).

12:47 pm

macuser

oh okay - and thanks for the point! I can use all I can get ;)

12:47 pm

Angelsong

All finished!

12:47 pm

macuser

Congrats Angel!

12:47 pm

hurshy

mac, that was SIX points, i just said them dramatically :)

12:48 pm

ShadowHyrst

hello other Shadow...ya'll can call me Duke, Jason, Richard, Shadow, or ShadowHyrst...just don't call me late for food!

12:48 pm

fig

long words are on the same root....olde spelling of a ruler of rome, the birth style.

12:49 pm

macuser

Gosh, thanks hurshy! :)

12:49 pm

hurshy

you get five more every time you guess a word i'm missing :)

12:50 pm

macuser

lol, sounds like a good deal to me :)

12:51 pm

hurshy

of course they are like the points on "whose line is it anyway?" they don't really count for anything... :( just my love and esteem

12:51 pm

JeeWhiz

Hurshy do you have the comparative and superlative of sa4?

12:51 pm

macuser

I'll take love and esteem over points any day :)

12:52 pm

hurshy

it's sa4 to say i do!

12:52 pm

JeeWhiz

Do you have the re4 that say sa4?

12:53 pm

macuser

do you have the sk's?

12:53 pm

hurshy

indeedy

12:53 pm

hurshy

sk - now you're talking!

12:53 pm

JeeWhiz

Okay, guess you are going to have to give me clues, cause I am out of clever ones for you.

12:54 pm

hurshy

ok i just got 2 sk's are there more?

12:54 pm

macuser

sk5/18 and its plural for the 6

12:54 pm

macuser

nope, that's it

12:54 pm

hurshy

yeah, i only have 16 to go, jee, so they are probably mostly weirdos

12:54 pm

hurshy

alrighty - only need one more from THAT s

12:55 pm

fig

39 left. any clues for the sk's?

12:55 pm

JeeWhiz

Weirdos abound in here.

12:55 pm

hurshy

sk sounds like a thing of wool but spelled funny

12:55 pm

macuser

hurshy - do you have a re5/16?

12:56 pm

fig

got it. (sheepishly)

12:57 pm

hurshy

no mac i do not!!! you are racking up points now!

12:57 pm

macuser

:)

12:57 pm

hurshy

got 'em

12:57 pm

macuser

once you find it, make it a plural also

12:57 pm

macuser

nm

12:58 pm

hurshy

that leaves just 2 r's, from the top

12:58 pm

Jera

You've got us pegged, JeeWhiz! ;>

12:58 pm

JeeWhiz

se7/28?

12:58 pm

macuser

top left?

12:58 pm

hurshy

top...middle

12:58 pm

Jera

Do you have the tool to gather leaves?

12:59 pm

macuser

se7/28
add onto the se4/4 above it

12:59 pm

Jera

se7/28 = the most se4/4 above it

12:59 pm

hurshy

jera, i'll try not to be insulted by that :)

1:00 pm

macuser

do you have the ry's?

1:00 pm

JeeWhiz

oh, kind of like mommy de7

1:00 pm

stidmatt

The tool that you use to make pile of leaves in the fall is ra 4/8.

1:00 pm

periwinkle

Arrrrrrggggghhhhh, there are way too many ca words today!!!

1:00 pm

hurshy

i have 2 ry 4's

1:01 pm

macuser

hurshy, there are 2 more

1:01 pm

scribble

does anyone have the ca 10 word?

1:02 pm

hurshy

4's? 5's?

ca10 is pl of ca9 when you don't have your baby "naturally"

1:02 pm

Angelsong

ok, everyone....there's a new section in the sidebar of the Resource page (both pages are the same). I've added a section for Babblers' Homepages, and the first link is now up in that section!

1:02 pm

periwinkle

scribble, plural of the ca9 - unatural birth

1:02 pm

macuser

ry4/10 and its plural

1:02 pm

stidmatt

The ca 10 is a variation of cesarean.

1:03 pm

hurshy

got 'em!

1:03 pm

macuser

Yay hurshy!

1:03 pm

JeeWhiz

Hurshy it's kind of like that le4 tool again

1:04 pm

hurshy

i still need 5 s's from the right side which seems a little ridiculous

1:04 pm

hurshy

and i have only 4's and 5's remaining

1:04 pm

JeeWhiz

I still need 7 of those right sided s's.

1:05 pm

hurshy

10 to go - you guys are speeding me right along

1:05 pm

macuser

do you havev a se5/12?

1:05 pm

scribble

sorry but i cant figure out the cesarean clue.
im sp-ed sorry

1:06 pm

clairemcg

how many words todY?

1:06 pm

fig

start it with cae..(old school latin)

1:06 pm

hurshy

now i do, thanks mac!!! 5 more points for you!

1:06 pm

macuser

actually, there are two se5/12's

1:07 pm

periwinkle

dont' have either se5/12 , clues please

1:07 pm

hurshy

5 MORE points, go mac!

1:08 pm

hurshy

care to try your hand at my missing e from the center box, mac? you're on fire today.

1:08 pm

fig

se is something akin to whats in hypodermic needle.

1:08 pm

scribble

i have the cae 6 but the 10 is still evasive.....sorry if i seem dumb

1:08 pm

macuser

hurshy - do you have es5/18?

1:09 pm

fig

se 5 sounds like fe 5...rhymes.

1:09 pm

hurshy

and he hits it again! woohoo mac!

for the ca10, make sure you start with the top left c

1:09 pm

fig

scrib: it's the same word your were typing, but just add the two endings....and use the alternate beginning (cae***ean...and plural)

1:10 pm

hurshy

ok mac, down to 2 f's from top, one from 3rd row, and 4 stinkin' s's from the right

1:11 pm

fig

hurshy: almost identicial stats. i'll be watching to see what clues comeup. also have 2k's left..ugh.

1:11 pm

scribble

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!
i must be mental...

1:12 pm

macuser

fr4/7?

1:12 pm

JeeWhiz

Do you have the fy's?

1:12 pm

hurshy

like sorority for boys? have that

1:12 pm

fig

think college campus, and it's plural

1:12 pm

macuser

ohh, i bet you need the fy's?

1:13 pm

hurshy

i also have the scottish one

1:13 pm

hurshy

i bet i do!

1:13 pm

fig

yes. FY please...

1:13 pm

macuser

fy4/13 and its plural

1:13 pm

hurshy

got 'em

1:13 pm

JeeWhiz

do you have the fr that rhymes with the donkey's behind?

1:14 pm

fig

akin to the thing that holds back water ('cept with an f...)..who would thunk. thanks.

1:14 pm

hurshy

yes jee, thanks. need one more from that 3rd row though.

1:14 pm

ShadowHyrst

sheesh...I'm stuck at 26 to go; but I'm closing down for a while

1:15 pm

fig

one 'f' left...from the third row...brain pounding.

1:15 pm

macuser

fr4/9?

1:15 pm

Jera

Well, it's naptime for me & the littlies... see you all later...

1:15 pm

stidmatt

Thanks JeeWhiz!

1:16 pm

macuser

Bye Jera

1:16 pm

JeeWhiz

Must be a good f since we are all missing one in that row.

1:16 pm

hurshy

that's from top, isn't it mac?
i'm thinking it's prob a 5 anyway...

1:17 pm

macuser

fe4/7? sounds like to touch something

1:17 pm

fig

off for a bit. good luck peeps.

1:18 pm

Vicuna

some 5's from lower f: opp of true, rhymes with p--- porridge hot

1:18 pm

movieman

Still missing three of the 9 e's from the centre.....

I have the ea4/4 (the lordly title & the plural), another 3 ea4/4's (to be comfortable, the direction & consumes), and the ey4/6 (A nestling hawk or falcon, especially one to be trained for falconry)......

What are the other 3 plz.....

1:18 pm

hurshy

have that... pretty sure it's a 5, bc i have 2 5's and a 4 left, so the 4 and one 5 are prob a combo from the s

1:18 pm

macuser

or fe5/16... not the one that's a meal

1:18 pm

hurshy

five points to vi for the porridge clue!

1:19 pm

hurshy

right you are mac

1:19 pm

bonkler

fe5/16 fe +ea4 to relax

1:19 pm

hurshy

two more ey's

1:19 pm

Vicuna

the only 4/5 combo is fe brave deed

1:19 pm

macuser

good clue vicuna

1:20 pm

hurshy

no vi, sorry if i was confusing, it's an S combo that i will need (assuming it IS a combo)

1:20 pm

hurshy

and ye olde es5 that mac clued me in on

1:20 pm

hurshy

(ok i am giving those e clues, not asking, just to be clear)

1:21 pm

Vicuna

Oh, okay. I haven't got enough s's yet to offer clues on those.

1:21 pm

macuser

what's left hurshy?

1:21 pm

JeeWhiz

ey sounds like a man's name Ira, with its plural

1:21 pm

hurshy

s4 and s5 from right. have monkeyed so much don't see what's left!!!

1:23 pm

macuser

hurshy... do you have the sn's?

1:24 pm

hurshy

thank you mac!! 10 for the words plus 1000 for finishing me off!

1:24 pm

macuser

sn4/6 and its plural

1:24 pm

macuser

lol, you're welcome hurshy :) it was fun trying to guess what you didn't have

1:25 pm

hurshy

i know, i love doing that!

1:26 pm

macuser

okay, I'm outta here. Happy babbling everyone :) Bye!

1:27 pm

hurshy

bye mac!

1:27 pm

Vicuna

Toodle-oo, macuser.

1:29 pm

bookgrrl

la 5/10 anyone? I'm drawing a blank...

1:30 pm

hurshy

la 5/10 l + ar4 (greek god!)

1:30 pm

hurshy

carpe felis!

1:30 pm

bookgrrl

thanks, hurshy!

1:31 pm

Vicuna

la5/10 - in keeping with today's theme, Roman household gods, sounds like dens where animals lurk

1:41 pm

movieman

Desperately need help with my last k.....

Here's what I have so far:

Ka5/6: measure(s) of the purity of gold (ka5/18 & ka6/30)

Ka4/5: pile(s) of rocks, alt. spelling (ka4/8 & ka5/18)

Ke4: brownish-green mountain-dwelling New Zealand parrots (ke4/8)

Ke4: smoking materials, such as Indian hemp, used especially in the Maghreb, or the euphoria caused by smoking them (ke4/11)

Ky4: cocoanut fiber, or the cordage made from it. Sounds like what seagulls say.(ky4/10)

Ky4/5: Myanmar currency + plural. Rhymes with the gold K-word. (ky4/10 & ky5/22)

What is the other one plz.......

1:43 pm

Vicuna

ka4/8 - just rearrange your parrot a bit

1:44 pm

MikeyInBerlin

hey, everyone; hope this doesn't seem a stupid question, but i'm brand new here as of yesterday.....if you have friends that join can you 'add' them somehow?

1:44 pm

Freckle

yo wazzup

1:45 pm

Atalante

oooooooh poor parrot! that sounds painful!

1:46 pm

Vicuna

What's wrong with having your beak in your wingpit? :)

1:46 pm

movieman

Thanx Vicuna.....

1:46 pm

Vicuna

Atalante, why don't you get your namesake for an icon today?

1:47 pm

hurshy

atalante, THERE you are!

1:47 pm

Atalante

I suppose I could do ... but I've always loved Selene, so I've got her and Endymion

1:49 pm

hurshy

are you finished ata?

1:50 pm

Atalante

not quite ... been curled up on the sofa with the kitten for the afternoon!

1:50 pm

Vicuna

Ah yes, I can see her crescent on her head now.

1:50 pm

hurshy

mmm, that sounds nice. carpe felis!

1:52 pm

artlady

bye all! Hurshy, I didn't need any clues repeated for me today...;-)

1:53 pm

hurshy

yay artlady :)

1:55 pm

Narnia_fan

do you guys remember me?!?!?!

2:00 pm

hurshy

of course we do hilary/narnia fan!

2:01 pm

MikeyInBerlin

Hello? is my dialogue showing up?

2:01 pm

Freckle

does ne body have ca10/77? hints plz:)

2:01 pm

hurshy

yes mikey

2:01 pm

hurshy

ca10 pl of ca9 when you give birth "unnaturally"

2:02 pm

movieman

Freckle - ca10=plural of an alternative method of giving birth....(too posh to push)......

2:02 pm

MikeyInBerlin

thanks, hurshy; well, i asked several minutes ago....'hey, everyone; hope this doesn't seem a stupid question, but i'm brand new here as of yesterday.....if you have friends that join can you 'add' them somehow?' i've been trying to find some info on this in the site, but haven't come across any yet? :-/

2:03 pm

hurshy

movieman - to quote rachel from friends... "no uterus, no opinion"

2:03 pm

hurshy

i think we didn't understand your question, mikey. they need to add themselves. or if you mean can you have a list of friends, the answer is no.

2:03 pm

MikeyInBerlin

me either, hurshy :-P

2:04 pm

MikeyInBerlin

ah, right hurshy; that is what i meant, sorry....and thanks!

2:06 pm

gabbyn

lmao.....is ok mikey.....i know where to find you!!

2:06 pm

hurshy

narnia_fan, how have you been???

2:06 pm

Freckle

ca9 doesn't make ne cents

2:07 pm

Freckle

I think i know what ca9 is but it wont take it

2:08 pm

hurshy

it makes big bucks for the doctors who perform it, i think

2:08 pm

Freckle

I looked it up on google

2:09 pm

Munner

movieman, thanks for great K clues, and hurshy, too, or the c 9 & 10. Four of my eight grandchildren were born c10.

2:09 pm

Atalante

there - that's better - close-up of my Selene pic now. You can actually see her and Endymion now!

2:09 pm

movieman

Freckle - start with the name of a famous Roman emperor, Julius C*****, then go from there......

2:09 pm

Dippnall

check last 3 letters of ca 9 - freckle - they might not be what you have tried

2:10 pm

hurshy

nice, atalante

2:11 pm

Freckle

thnx guys! that's a big one

2:13 pm

movieman

yw, Freckle....

2:13 pm

MikeyInBerlin

Gabbyn??? :-o uh oh; you really do.....yikes; question is, what are you going to do, now you've found me? :-P

2:14 pm

Atalante

should I stop faffing about with pics now and finish the grid? *ponders*

2:14 pm

hurshy

how many to go, ata?

2:16 pm

KatieMcG

atalante - pictures are too complicated for me, I have to stick to the grid

2:17 pm

lola100

Hi guys : )

2:17 pm

hurshy

loly!

2:19 pm

hurshy

did you ever download AIM as i suggested, lola dear?

2:19 pm

lola100

Hey hursh! How you doing? : )

2:19 pm

hurshy

i'm fine, except for a little cold

2:19 pm

lola100

Oops! No, completely forgot....sorry : /

2:20 pm

hurshy

you should, it's soooo much easier for chatting

2:21 pm

lola100

*lola hands hurshy box of tissues* Aww, sorry to hear that. I've had so many colds this winter that it feels like I've been permanently sick : /

2:22 pm

lola100

hursh, I will...I promise! Just takes lola awhile to get to things sometimes (I blame the toddler!) : )

2:22 pm

hurshy

i had a cold or two in the fall... was fine all winter... now that it's spring i get one... i guess it's the changing temps that throw me

2:23 pm

hurshy

lola, i don't think i even knew you had a kid!

2:24 pm

lola100

hursh, she'll be four next month : )

2:24 pm

hurshy

nice :)

2:28 pm

movieman

Hurrah!!!!!

It's doneness dance time.......

Yippeeeeeee!!!!!!

Care to join me anyone?!!!!!!

2:28 pm

hurshy

*dances*

2:29 pm

hurshy

*sits down dizzy. should not dance with cold.*

2:29 pm

lola100

Woot! Go movieman! *grabs m/m by the hand and boogies with him*

2:29 pm

movieman

Who's up for the Timewarp, then?!!!!

2:30 pm

RenaissanceRose

Timewarp!

2:30 pm

lola100

*sings* well put your hands on your hips, and bring your knees in tight!

2:30 pm

Dippnall

Well done! [shame about your footie allegiance!]

2:31 pm

RenaissanceRose

it's the pelvic thrust that really drives you insaaaaaaane!

2:31 pm

lola100

Ooooh! Fightin' talk! : D

2:31 pm

mo

please a clue for ra6/18 anyone......i

2:32 pm

lola100

*sings* Let's do the time warp agaaaaaaaaaain!

2:32 pm

movieman

Let's do the Timewarp agaaaaaaaiiiiiinnnnn!!!!!!!

2:32 pm

gabbyn

lol.....mikey.....you dont even wanna know

2:32 pm

gabbyn

if I told you you'd run away and hide from me

2:33 pm

hurshy

ra6 - you need to ra6 that thar pig to the ground

2:33 pm

MikeyInBerlin

huh? :-o uhm.....why's that, Gabbyn???

2:33 pm

lola100

LOL! Nice one hursh! : D

2:34 pm

gabbyn

duct tape.......spray paint.........bbbwwhhaahaaaa!! !

2:34 pm

hurshy

(it's my second go-round with that clue - o'chita wanted to know how many pigs i'd ra6d)

2:34 pm

gabbyn

yew aint skeered are ya?

2:34 pm

mo

hurshy ...thanks so much ...a great clue!!!

2:35 pm

MikeyInBerlin

duct tape and spray paint? :-/ for.....what? :-P

2:35 pm

KatieMcG

movieman - I'm a westham fan, you will forgive me for not being in the mood for the timewarp!

2:35 pm

lola100

...and how many have you hursh?? lol : D

2:35 pm

evanonut

hey mikey

2:35 pm

hurshy

well i'm just glad you brits understand american hick terminology

2:36 pm

hurshy

none - i'm a new england intellectual, lol

2:36 pm

evanonut

and lolalulutotootu

2:36 pm

lola100

gabbyn, I don't know whether he should be scared or excited! : D

2:36 pm

MikeyInBerlin

Hey, evanonut.....nice to see you!!! :-D

2:36 pm

lola100

hursh, there are hicks EVERYWHERE!

Hey nut! : )

2:37 pm

evanonut

hows your babbling going mikey

2:37 pm

evanonut

hursh, notice lola intelligently greets me after mentioning hicks are everywhere.

2:37 pm

gabbyn

mikey's skeered of me!!!!
lmao......who ya all callin a hick?!?!

2:38 pm

lola100

nut, I trust things go well with the hubbynut?

2:38 pm

hurshy

lol nut

2:38 pm

MikeyInBerlin

well; it's going i suppose, evanonut.....only found 70 words so far, though :-/

2:38 pm

lola100

LOL! Wow, only been playing for 20 minutes and I'm already in trouble 8 )

2:38 pm

evanonut

lola - going quite well, one more week of chemo at home, then back to the ole hospital.

2:38 pm

MikeyInBerlin

hmm; i don't know whether to be scared of you or not, Gabbyn? i mean, you're going to fix your ductwork or spray paint it, i assume? hmm, ja; that's terrifying me :-P

2:39 pm

mo

the 2nd (I think)ar5/10 will not come to me ...help please

2:39 pm

gabbyn

Mikey's scared of duct tape and spray paint.
I have to tease him with them

2:40 pm

lola100

Well nut, tell him lola said hang in there. Are you taking care of yourself?

2:40 pm

hurshy

first, but latin pl instead of regular, mo

2:40 pm

MikeyInBerlin

hmm.....i *am*, Gabbyn? :-P

2:40 pm

evanonut

gabbyn, if he's truly as hairy as he claimed to be, i'd be scared of duct tape too!

2:40 pm

gabbyn

oh no!!! spraypainting my duct work wasn't what I was talking about!!!! lmao.......you know.......that hairy chest thing .......roflmao!!!!

2:40 pm

lola100

gabbyn, the duct tape I get...but where are you going to spraypaint him??

2:41 pm

MikeyInBerlin

oh no, evanonut; you're undergoing chemotherapy? :-( sorry, didn't know that? wow.....sure hope it all goes well!

2:41 pm

gabbyn

he is hairy!!! I've seen previews!! ;)
hahhahahahaaa

2:41 pm

evanonut

not me mikey - my hubby

2:42 pm

MikeyInBerlin

*starts to worry* :-/

2:42 pm

gabbyn

evanout.....go look at his profile!! he's not claiming to be hairy!!!!! lmao.....he IS!!!!

2:43 pm

MikeyInBerlin

oh; i see, evanonut.....well still, i'm very sorry to hear that :-( and i hope it all works out well for him, i really do

2:43 pm

gabbyn

evanout......I hope things go well with the chemo for your hubby

2:43 pm

evanonut

* runs off to mikeys profile *

2:43 pm

MikeyInBerlin

oh god, Gabbyn; sheesh.....is this 'embarrass me day' or what??? :-/ some people; can't take'em anywhere :-P

2:43 pm

gabbyn

roflmao.......uh oh......she's comin back with more duct tape!!!!!!!!

2:44 pm

gabbyn

MAYBE some hott waxx?

2:44 pm

mo

hurshy thanks for your clue ...but still dont have it!!

2:44 pm

hurshy

change the last letter on the one you do have, mo

2:44 pm

evanonut

LOL - mikey could give hubbynut a run for the money!

2:44 pm

gabbyn

lmao.....you should know better by now, shouldn't you??
: D

2:45 pm

gabbyn

lmao.....I don't have a clue either!

2:45 pm

faeriekae

Hey gang I'm back for more abuse.

2:46 pm

gabbyn

mikey, you know taking me anywhere with you involves me embarassing you!!

2:46 pm

MikeyInBerlin

hmm, evanonut? :-/

2:46 pm

evanonut

for hairiest mikey.

2:46 pm

mo

hurshy ...got it now ...i am such a dumbhead!!!

2:46 pm

lola100

mikey, you're german?

2:46 pm

KatieMcG

looked at profile, now completely distracted - how much duct tape?

2:47 pm

lola100

hey faerie! : )

2:47 pm

gabbyn

lmao....I don't know how much duct tape!! might need lots!!

2:48 pm

gabbyn

don't ask Mikey if he's german!! he'll start typing in it and then we'll all be lost!

2:48 pm

mo

any help with the ca6/36 pleeease!

2:48 pm

MikeyInBerlin

ja, das ist richtig, Lola; halb deutsch, und auch halb englisch

2:48 pm

faeriekae

Hi Lola - just looking at Mikey *drool*

2:48 pm

gabbyn

can I answer for you since you're bein slow Mikey?? can I ?? can I ?? huh,huh?!?!

2:49 pm

MikeyInBerlin

ja, faeriekae; i'm starting to think that's what's on offer here today, all right! :-P lol

2:49 pm

gabbyn

dang it....there he goes!!!!!

2:49 pm

lola100

Mikey, ek is van Suid Afrika af...as ons baie staadig praat meskien kan ons mekaar verstaan?? : )

2:49 pm

KatieMcG

I can't do the grid and I'm English, god knows how i would manage in German.

2:50 pm

gabbyn

hey!! I actually understood what you said this time Mikey!!! Been hangin around you too long!!

2:50 pm

MikeyInBerlin

lol; yes, i understand your Dutch, Lola :-)

2:50 pm

faeriekae

LOL Mikey - I must say you are one handsome man. If only I could find one here in Michigan that isn't an ass I'd be a very happy faerie :)

2:51 pm

lola100

Dis afrikaans mikey ; )

2:51 pm

MikeyInBerlin

wow, Lola; well i don't speak Dutch at all, but i can read a fair amount of it, and that looks *very* similar, and made sense to me! :-o

2:52 pm

gabbyn

lmao......she don't want my opinion of men, does she Mikey?? lmao....good luck on fiding one that isn't an ass......they're all hiding in germany!! hahahaa

2:52 pm

jean1953

mo think of what you pack clothes in add a small insect omit middle letter of insect

2:53 pm

MikeyInBerlin

aw; Gabbyn....thanks, that's sweet; but also not true.....we have our share of die arschen here too! :-P

2:53 pm

KatieMcG

Any clues for re5/16 please

2:54 pm

faeriekae

You guys should meet my neightbor Brian...

2:54 pm

lola100

mikey, ja, it's closer to dutch than german but similar to both I think? I find it easier to read dutch or german, I think the accents make them more difficult to understand : )

2:54 pm

gabbyn

lol.....I gues you might be right mikey.......it's a lost cause!!

2:54 pm

faeriekae

OH no my asshole is here now. Gotta go. Gotta get rid of him bbl

2:54 pm

evanonut

found a perfectly good one in pa

2:55 pm

gabbyn

lol...she left!! I wanted to know if her neighbor was hairy or an ass!! lmao...maybe he's a hairy ass!! ;)

2:55 pm

MikeyInBerlin

there you are, Gabbyn; evanonut found a good one right in PA.....that's not far from you! ;-)

2:56 pm

Dippnall

re 5/16 - refute or disprove

2:56 pm

MikeyInBerlin

why'd you want to know if her neighbour was hairy, Gabbyn? :-/

2:56 pm

mo

jean thanks so much ,i think i would have been here forever with that one

2:56 pm

evanonut

the key is to find one who's weirdness falls in line with your weirdness.

2:57 pm

jean1953

yw mo :)

2:57 pm

gabbyn

lmao......you know I'm not looking for any of that right now!! and there's plenty right here where I'm at Mikey....as you already know!! ;)

2:58 pm

gabbyn

she said we should meet her neighbor Brian

2:58 pm

gabbyn

lmao.....evanout has no clue as to my kind of weirdness!!!!! lmao

2:59 pm

evanonut

maybe he's sasquatch

2:59 pm

gabbyn

there can't be anyone that falls in the same line of weirdnes that I have!!
well....wait....there is BUBBA!!!!

3:00 pm

evanonut

does bubba have teeth.

3:00 pm

jean1953

how many words are there today?

3:01 pm

MikeyInBerlin

lol, i know, Gabbyn.....and ja; that 'Bubba' is pretty hot stuff!!! :-P *gag me* but.....why'd you want to know if her neighbour's hairy? :-/

3:01 pm

MikeyInBerlin

not many, or many that aren't broken, evanonut!!! :-D lmao!!!

3:01 pm

mo

jean ..there are 203

3:01 pm

gabbyn

bubba has a few teeth I think!!
he's soooo handsonme....looks like jethro on beverly hillbillies...kind of...but cuter!!

3:02 pm

jean1953

thanx mo im nowhere near that lol never mind its fun anyway

3:02 pm

mo

jean ..and 2451 points

3:03 pm

gabbyn

she said we should meet her neghbor Brian....we were talking about hairy and asses......lmao...so was wondering why we should meet her neighbor!!

3:03 pm

jean1953

oh good grief ive only got half of that lol

3:06 pm

MikeyInBerlin

oh, ok Gabbyn; makes sense though really, 'cos you just *love* hairy assed men, don't you? ;-)

3:07 pm

mo

jean...thats what it is all about....fun fun fun ...enjoy

3:08 pm

jean1953

i certainly do mo and im fairly new to this and addicted already

3:09 pm

KatieMcG

dippnall - sorry I'm being really thick and still haven't got it.

3:09 pm

evanonut

mo, we sucked another one in!

* pats jean on the back *

3:09 pm

MikeyInBerlin

only 80 words so far :-/

3:10 pm

jean1953

lmao evanonut im definitely sucked in lol

3:11 pm

lola100

um, I may need the fish for this one but....is the se7 a compound word?

3:11 pm

mo

evan ...indeed we have ...why should we have all the pleasure!

3:12 pm

evanonut

especially since it makes us enjoy it more mo.

3:12 pm

72 Temple Owl

hello everyone!

3:12 pm

mo

i agree evan

3:12 pm

hurshy

no, lola, it's a superlative

3:13 pm

lola100

hey temple! : )

3:13 pm

evanonut

* grabs 72 from behind and spins her around * - hey 72, gotcha!

3:13 pm

MikeyInBerlin

Temple Owl!!!!! :-D wow; hello again!!!

3:13 pm

lola100

aargh! thanks hursh...had not even seen that ending : /

3:13 pm

MikeyInBerlin

hey, Temple Owl.....meet my, uhm.....friend? ja; that's it i guess.....Gabbyn! ;-) hehe!

3:13 pm

jean1953

time to give it a break for a while night everyone

3:14 pm

gabbyn

Mikey...I never told you I liked hairy assed men!! lmao....only chasing them around with duct tape .....hot wax.......lmao.....run mikey run!!

3:14 pm

MikeyInBerlin

who i've just introduced to Literati, and this game :-)

3:14 pm

MikeyInBerlin

oh; i'm safe then, Gabbyn, 'cos i'm not hairy-assed :-P

3:14 pm

gabbyn

yer uhmmmmmm friend?? wow......you had to think about that?? gheesh!!

3:14 pm

72 Temple Owl

gee - have i come at a bad time?

3:14 pm

lola100

'bye jean...come back soon! : )

3:15 pm

jean1953

time for a break night everyone

3:15 pm

evanonut

bad time 72? why?

3:15 pm

gabbyn

uhhmmmmmmmmmm........that aplies to your hairy assed chest mikey!!!roflmao!!

3:15 pm

jean1953

oops seem to have sent same message twice lol

3:15 pm

72 Temple Owl

can someone please give me the first letters of the 8, 9 and the other two 7's?

3:16 pm

hurshy

they're all CA temple

3:16 pm

MikeyInBerlin

whaaat, Gabbyn??? :-/ uhm; no.....i don't have an 'ass' there! :-P

3:17 pm

mo

night night jean see you soon

3:18 pm

72 Temple Owl

heck - my board has only 4 letters - guess it's time to refresh : ) ty hursh - gues it's a good ting two fo those 4 are c's? : /

3:18 pm

mo

goodnight all ..time for a nightcap,and then bed!!

3:18 pm

hurshy

lol, yes temple :)

3:20 pm

gabbyn

lol.....hairy assed.....just a figure of speech...wasn't implying you had an ass there mikey

3:20 pm

evanonut

is 4pm too early for a nightcap?

3:20 pm

lola100

'nite mo, sweet dreams : )

3:21 pm

lola100

*lola pours round of babble champers for everyone* nut, of course not!

3:21 pm

gabbyn

no evanout....it's not too early!! it'll be late before we know it!!

3:21 pm

evanonut

oh goody

3:22 pm

gabbyn

no burping the alphabet Mikey.....that's my job!!

3:23 pm

evanonut

* nudges lola and whispers * - that gabbyn one is giddy already, make hers grape juice.

3:24 pm

MikeyInBerlin

ah; well that's good to know, Gabbyn.....'cos i'd be seriously deformed, in that case! :-P and, when/where was i 'burping' anything here? :-/ you're right; that's definitely your forte! :-P hehe!

3:24 pm

lola100

*whispers back* ...but she's the entertainment for tonight nut! ; )

3:25 pm

gabbyn

lmao!! hey!! I heard that!!
*takes out bottle from pocket*
**hiccough!!**
ooopsss!! grape juice? I'll take it for a chaser!!!

3:25 pm

evanonut

your champers lola - i was just angling for an extra glass anyway.

3:25 pm

lola100

*lola tops up gabbyn's champers* : )

3:26 pm

gabbyn

lmao......alright Mikey......I just can't hold it in no more!!!!!!

3:26 pm

evanonut

guess i'll have to get into the whisky

3:26 pm

lola100

nut, you know that lola's champers is free flowing...all you have to do is ask ; )

3:26 pm

Angelsong

I have a question: does anyone know of any resorces or links that are not currently included on the resource page that would be helpful to include?

3:27 pm

lola100

Woot! Lola ditches the champers and joins nut in some whiskey shots! : D

3:27 pm

evanonut

angel, you could always put in a good link to find icons.

3:27 pm

gabbyn

whut in tarnashun is champers ya all??

3:27 pm

Jera

I saw the word champers & knew Lola was in the house, LOL!

3:27 pm

evanonut

yippee skippee lola, but here we hit straight off the bottle - * hands over bottle of crown *

3:28 pm

lola100

lol, it's champagne gabbyn : )

3:28 pm

Angelsong

'nut: there is a link for Google image search already listed.

3:28 pm

Klone

eva: I'm back - I had to write a story about my Mom. Do you want to see it?

3:28 pm

guigrrl

what's the theme today -- hot guys?

3:28 pm

evanonut

angel, sorry, should have inspected your page closer

klone, sure thing!

3:29 pm

lola100

Hey jera! *pours jera large glass of chilled champers*

thanks nut! *takes bottle, wipes top and takes a large swig*

3:29 pm

gabbyn

oh no......champaign aint muh thang! thems jager bombs dew the trick fer me!! haha boom!! give sum ta mikey thoh....he aint gotrs enuff hair on his chest....think hes needin sum more!

3:29 pm

Klone

eva: I need an email address, or I can put it on the web - your choice

3:30 pm

MikeyInBerlin

hmm; nobody offered me any champers, but that's fine.....we have a bottle of a very fine vintage dom Perignon here, anyhow ;-) and i'm not sharing, either! :-P

3:30 pm

lola100

guirrl, that is a fab idea (it's greek myths, but I like yours better!). Shall we go pick up some hot guys?? ; )

3:30 pm

evanonut

klone: evanofan@yahoo.com

3:30 pm

gabbyn

aint taht watur mikey?

3:30 pm

guigrrl

veuve clicquot la grande dame for me! :)

3:30 pm

hurshy

theme: greek mythology

3:31 pm

lola100

mikey, firstly, lola ALWAYS pours for everyone. I'm not going to beg ya to take a glass! Secondly, we all share her otherwise I have to use the mommy voice! ; )

3:31 pm

MikeyInBerlin

lol; no Gabby.....not water! :-P and i think i have more than i want already, thanks :-/

3:31 pm

gabbyn

mikey im gonna hafta be gittin hear purdie soon!

3:31 pm

hurshy

but lola, greek myths was anj's suggestion, aren't you being disloyal? :)

3:32 pm

evanonut

lols, does that mean i have to share the whiskey too?

3:32 pm

gabbyn

i dint kno yew were much of a drinker...want sum litnin??

3:32 pm

MikeyInBerlin

lol, Lola.....ok! ;-)

3:33 pm

MikeyInBerlin

well, no; i'm not, Gabbyn.....but once in a while, a glass is nice ;-)

3:33 pm

Klone

eva: in the mail. LMK what you think, I'm going to go off-chat again

3:33 pm

lola100

nut, yes! *holds out hand for whisky bottle*

hursh, it was?? Well then, it's up to the other babblers. Should I get a hot guy icon or be loyal??

3:34 pm

lola100

good boy mikey ; )

3:35 pm

MikeyInBerlin

of course i'm a good boy, Lola; i'm a 'little angel'.....just ask my mom! ;-)

3:36 pm

hurshy

i'm for loyalty (and i like the myths anyway)

3:36 pm

lola100

mikey, don't be too good now or else I won't be able to put you on the naughty step... ; )

3:37 pm

lola100

*sigh* Does anyone else miss JoelGee??

3:37 pm

lola100

okay hursh, who should I be then?

3:37 pm

hurshy

YES! i had a huge babble crush on him. where did he go???

3:38 pm

hurshy

lola...be danae, maybe?

3:38 pm

EvaNadine

i may not be JoelGee, but you guys dont need to miss ME any longer.
;)

3:39 pm

hurshy

hello, evanadine!

3:39 pm

Angela

Hello Ev, Hurshy, Lola...everyone!

3:39 pm

hurshy

hi angela :)

3:39 pm

Atalante

get a hot guy greek god / hero icon, lola!

3:39 pm

lola100

hursh, he's a writer and I believe he found that babble was taking over so decided to spend more time writing. Wish he'd pop in now and then though. Okay, who was danae?

3:40 pm

MikeyInBerlin

evanonut, are you evanofan too? i added you to my yahoo messenger, but it says 'add request pending' still; and i wanted to introduce you to Gabbyn there :-/

3:40 pm

lola100

hey evaN! How you doing?? : )

hey angela! : )

3:41 pm

lola100

ata, I'm off to google 'hot guy greek god/ hero' as we speak...lol! : D

3:41 pm

hurshy

"Danae was the daughter of Acrisius. An oracle warned Acrisius that Danae's son would someday kill him, so Acrisius shut Danae in a bronze room, away from all male company. However, Zeus conceived a passion for Danae, and came to her through the roof, in the form of a shower of gold that poured down into her lap; as a result she had a son, Perseus."

3:42 pm

72 Temple Owl

hey, evaN! welcome back!

3:42 pm

EvaNadine

im good!
work has been so busy i havent had much babble time lately...
vegetating this weekend though.
:)

3:43 pm

lola100

hursh, that is rather romantic. Her very own passion?? I'm off to get an icon, back in a bit : )

3:46 pm

lola100

okay, refresh for danae : )

3:46 pm

evanonut

mikey, yes, i'm evanofan too, remember the confusing convo?

he EvaN, good to see.

3:47 pm

hurshy

lola, i googled those images just now too and that was the one i liked best!!! yay!!

3:48 pm

lola100

hey hursh, great minds! I liked the naked one too (very arty) but didn't want to offend : )

3:49 pm

hurshy

WHICH naked one - they almost all are!

3:50 pm

lola100

lol, the klimt one : )

3:51 pm

Jera

*catching up on chat*

Mikey, you know, not all angels are sent from heaven above... ;>

3:52 pm

Jera

Back in the good old days it was not big deal to be naked... the old Olympics, everyone competed that way... of course, it was just guys...

3:52 pm

Jera

Angela... I like your icon... Pan was a great guy...

3:54 pm

Jera

Lola... wasn't JoelGee the guy who left soon after I proposed? i was just thinking about him the other day...

3:54 pm

hurshy

anybody like the classic trek episode with apollo? he said not to bring spock down to see him because he reminded him of pan, and pan always bored him (no offense angela!)

3:55 pm

hurshy

YOU proposed??? i was going to propose!!!

3:55 pm

chic

Hi ya, kidz, how's it going?

3:56 pm

hurshy

me and jera are having a moot fight over joelgee

3:56 pm

chic

Haven't seen JoelGee in ages...

3:57 pm

hurshy

hence the mootness

3:57 pm

evanonut

CHIX DE CLIX!

3:57 pm

lola100

jera, lol! I don't remember who you proposed to! I miss lots of the old players...torgone, PAV3, bobsta, baggo, mtn.... : (

3:57 pm

chic

Hey 'nut and Mikey!

3:58 pm

lola100

hi chic : )

3:58 pm

chic

I'm feeling a little more awake now.

3:58 pm

hurshy

torgone still comes around - and you can catch him over in sudoku

3:58 pm

chic

Hi Lola!

3:59 pm

KatieMcG

Can anyone help me fine a good icon page - I do the google search on profiles but it takes me ages to find one that has good pictures. Thanks :)

4:00 pm

lola100

hursh, yeah, the firewall they had put in on his work pc was down so he came by a few times! It was so nice to see him again : )

4:01 pm

Jera

I fell for him when he knew about the "fake millenium"... I'm a sucker for smart guys!

4:02 pm

hurshy

he was just so witty, that's why i liked him

4:02 pm

chic

'nut go to IM; I want to hear my new ringtone....

4:02 pm

Jera

What happened to them Lola... are they too busy sudoku-ing? Or just drifted away?

4:02 pm

lola100

mmm, very dry sense of humour : )

4:03 pm

evanonut

chix, you mean send you one? okay

4:04 pm

Jera

Sorry i took off a bit ago... my 4 year old had the caterpillars out... fortunately they all survived the experience!

4:07 pm

lola100

jera, baggo is working in the ER now, so waaay less time to babble. JoelGee had to stop playing because his writing was suffering. Torgone had a nasty firewall installed at work and couldn't get into babble. mtn changed jobs and is too busy to play (although he did pop in a couple of times a few weeks ago). Bobsta has a new job AND is renovating the house he and bubbles have recently bought together. Don't know where PAV3 went...and I do fret over that periodically!

4:08 pm

Jera

Tee-hee! I just sent joelgee an e-mail!

4:09 pm

Jera

Good to know, Lola... I'm glad people keep in touch even if they aren't playing the grid...

4:10 pm

hurshy

you have his email?? well if you email him again tell him i said hi.

4:11 pm

lola100

jera, send him another one! Tell him the babble girls are missing him! : D

4:14 pm

Jera

I just went to the ranking page, found his name & clicked on his bio... it has an e-mail

4:14 pm

Angela

just read your post Jera - thanks :)

4:14 pm

scatty

good evening all,its a long one again then

4:15 pm

Jera

We should ALL mail him!! LOL!

4:15 pm

scatty

i can't see me finishing this one, i only have 60 words so far

4:15 pm

Jera

That would make his day... or scare him to bits...

4:15 pm

lola100

hi scatty : )

jera, that's a great idea! : )

4:16 pm

lola100

somehow I don't think joel scares that easily... : )

4:16 pm

MikeyInBerlin

stilll here, evanonut? you left the conference chat :-/

4:17 pm

MikeyInBerlin

lol; you gals all trying to scare another guy now? ;-)

4:17 pm

faeriekae

Ok back again....and not happy

4:17 pm

chic

Mikey, we're in IM. come join

4:17 pm

cliffopa

i see no clues in the recent log...is everyone done or something? all my guests are gone now - back to babble.

4:18 pm

lola100

oh dear, what's up faerie?

4:18 pm

Jera

Don't be jealous, Mikey, there's plenty of attention to go around... ;>

4:18 pm

Sherylr1961

afternoon all
I am really stuck on the sa 6/27 any clues pls and ty

4:18 pm

Jera

What's wrong, fellow faerie??

4:18 pm

faeriekae

Cliff - I really still just starting sorry I'm of no help at all

4:18 pm

hurshy

jera, what is joelgee's address? is it in your profile or anything?

4:18 pm

lola100

hi cliff : ) ...clues?...words?...oh yeah!

4:18 pm

Angela

Hey cliff - it's been a pretty easy one so far *knock wood*

4:18 pm

faeriekae

Jera-My "friend" John is an asshole.

4:18 pm

hurshy

sa6 most sa4

4:19 pm

Jera

I think those who are working are quiet & the rest of us are playing, cliffopa... can I help you, hon?

4:19 pm

Jera

Poor {{{faerie}}}

4:19 pm

cliffopa

i am having no luck with the y words. anything would be appreciated :)

4:19 pm

Jera

sa6 = most sa4/7

4:19 pm

faeriekae

He doesn't like ANY of my friends and is very judgemental of others. I just can't handle it any longer. I lost my job because of us seeing each other and now it is just getting worse. I'm ready to bale out.

4:20 pm

NaTaShAMuCh

Do Any Of YoU GuYs KnOw HoW mAny WoRdS tHeRe ArE ToDaY??

4:20 pm

Sherylr1961

ty jera

4:20 pm

Angela

Bail, Faerie, bail...soon!

4:20 pm

Jera

The y's include a hairy beast, sweater material, & longing...

4:20 pm

faeriekae

203 words

4:21 pm

Jera

203 total, Natasha

4:21 pm

NaTaShAMuCh

ThAnKs BuNcHeS!

4:21 pm

faeriekae

Angela-thanks hon. I'm going to have to. I can't change who I am.

4:22 pm

Jera

Actually, ya4/10 = plural hairy beasts of burden... ox-like with long horns...

4:22 pm

cliffopa

ty jera - got those from your clues.

4:22 pm

hurshy

ya4 - animals like buffalo
ya4 - you knit with it
ya5 - pl
ye4 - rhymes with not nice
ye5 - pl
ye4 - 365 days
ye5 - to long for
ye6 - pl
ye4 - not nays
ye5 - makes the bread rise
ye4 - y + moose-like animal
ye5 - pl

4:22 pm

lola100

cliff, 12 months, what you knit with, wild shaggy haired oxen, to long for : )

4:22 pm

Angela

Sounding a bit OJ to me...not good.

4:22 pm

Jera

*bows low to hurshy's awesome clue-giving all in one fell swoop*

4:23 pm

faeriekae

Angela - by the way I had my very own 1990 Fatboy up until John and I started dating and he thought it was to dangerous for me to ride any longer. Too much traffic ;\

4:23 pm

hurshy

oh, faerie... i'm sorry

4:23 pm

lola100

{{{{faerie}}}} *lola sprinkles some of the faerie dust she saved from her last sprinkling on faerie*

4:23 pm

faeriekae

Thanks Hurshy

4:23 pm

hurshy

*blush*

4:24 pm

faeriekae

Thank you Lola *spinning in faerie dust* I think I might just smile :)

4:24 pm

Angela

WRONG! My hubby hated the idea of me getting my own bike and my license last year, but he went to the class WITH me and helped every step of the way. It shouldn't be like that.

4:25 pm

faeriekae

Angela - I know....I had that bike for 10yrs. and gone just like that.

4:25 pm

lola100

faerie, that sounds more like a control issue than concern for your safety : /

4:25 pm

KatieMcG

I'm single after a long relationship and it has surprised me how much fun being single can be when there is no one to judge you. Bail and have some fun (after a pause for reflection)

4:26 pm

faeriekae

I've had bikes since I was 25yrs old I'm soon to be 47 I think I'm old enough.

4:26 pm

Angela

Well, that should be you then...gone...just like that, IMHO

4:26 pm

cliffopa

OMG you guys are awesome clue-givers. all y's are done!

4:26 pm

Jera

Oh faerie... to thine own self be true... don't let someone change you int eh name of love... you might not be you anymore if you let it go on too long!

4:26 pm

faeriekae

Lola - it is a control issue. Totally. I can't stand it. Plus I have a really bad habit. I smoke. It drives him crazy.

4:27 pm

faeriekae

Thank you everyone. I really needed to vent.

4:27 pm

NaTaShAMuCh

Does anyone have some clues to the R's

4:27 pm

Jera

Huzzah for cliffopa! How are you doing in the evil ca section??

4:27 pm

Angela

It sounds to me that even if you didn't smoke, he would find something that was wrong...

4:27 pm

evanonut

hey cliffy!

4:28 pm

Sherylr1961

down to my last word and can't find it can i pls have a clue for the se 7/28

4:28 pm

hurshy

ok, there are too many r's to post 'em all...

4:28 pm

faeriekae

Angela-he would think the with drawl was fake or something stupid like that. LOL

4:28 pm

hurshy

se7 - most se4

4:28 pm

Angela

anytime faerie.

4:28 pm

lola100

Hmm, I agree with jera. If you have to try to please someone all the time by being diferent from who you are then it's not the real thing.

4:28 pm

Jera

se7/28 = most se4/4 just above...

4:29 pm

KatieMcG

at 47 surely it's up to you if you smoke or not (and ride a bike for that matter) we all know smoking is a bad habit (I'm a smoker too), but there comes a point of freedom of choice.

4:29 pm

cliffopa

got 15 of the ca's early this morning from the UK babblers. even got the 9 letter one.

4:29 pm

rosalind230

ra4,8
ra5,18
ra4,4
ra5,10
ra4,4
ra5,10
ra6,18
ra4,4
ra4,6
ra5,14

re4,4
re5,10
re4,4
re5,16
re6,27
re4,7
re5,14
re4,4

ry4,6
ry4,6
ry4,10
ry5,22

4:29 pm

Sherylr1961

ty ty ty

4:30 pm

cliffopa

evanonut! how u doin'? puzzle done?

4:30 pm

Jera

I was a ce9 baby, as were both of mine... so that one came pretty easily...

4:31 pm

evanonut

i never finish puzzles cliffy, it's stresses me out if i try

4:32 pm

faeriekae

I can't be anyone but who I am. I am a free spirit and he is a stiff shirt. I'm just an old hippie through back and that's that. I love tie-die and baggy jeans and barefeet :)

4:32 pm

cliffopa

i was having a c9 conversation at our party today. re-telling the story of when the dr. asked if i wanted bikini cut or the other. i said to the dr "does this body look like it will ever wear a bikini?" i had been thru 20+ hrs of induced labor and told him to just take the damned baby out as fast as he could!!!

4:32 pm

Angela

Amen to that Ev. I think I've finished two :)

4:33 pm

evanonut

think i finishe 3 or 4 angela, i've enough stress, now sudoku is another story. something about empty boxes.

4:35 pm

NaTaShAMuCh

does anyone know any of the H's by any chance

4:35 pm

evanonut

ack cliff! i'm childless, scare me not!

4:35 pm

Jera

My neurolgist forbade me to go into labor with my babies... but Gwyd was so anxious to come out & play, I went into labor the morning of my c-section... had to take those nasty drugs to stop labor...

4:36 pm

KatieMcG

I'm done and am going to play Sudoku, remember to be your self faerie and you won't go far wrong. See you tomorrow :)

4:36 pm

Angela

The whole Sudoku thing never really thrilled me. NEver got it.

4:36 pm

Jera

ha4 + healthy, as in ha4 & hearty... the other set is a bothersome thing (with a double consonant) & an alternate spelling ending

4:37 pm

cliffopa

don't be scared nut - my sister barely made it to the hospital for her two girls. less that 4 hrs of labor, not even hard. i would do it all over again to get the son i have. he is the best think that ever happened to me.

4:37 pm

knutmeg

ah...labor... icky until they gave me the lovely epidural

4:38 pm

evanonut

shouldn't worry, i'll probably never get to make one anyway, but you know what they say, practise, practise, practise.

4:38 pm

cliffopa

thing! i mean thing! don't know how think got in there, because i can't often do that!

4:38 pm

faeriekae

Evan - LOL - practice is good.

4:39 pm

Angela

ditto Ev...no kids here either :) But boy do we try!! hehehe

4:39 pm

evanonut

i like practicing!

4:39 pm

chic

a clue for the last fe 5/16 please?

4:40 pm

faeriekae

Me too - but I may be practising by myself very soon.

4:40 pm

evanonut

chixie, back again? *snicker*

4:40 pm

Jera

last fe5/16 = wild

4:40 pm

Angela

:) Crack me up Faerie!

4:40 pm

faeriekae

phone again brb.

4:41 pm

cliffopa

some of these words are crazy. the sn 4/6 for example. anyone ever heard that word before?

4:41 pm

lola100

faerie, a gorgeous gal like you?? Not for long! Besides, you never have to try to tell yourself what to do while worrying about bruising your ego ; )

4:42 pm

chic

I'm trying to work the grid; didn't get to finish yesterday or even make the flip! We watched "Memoirs of a Geisha"; very good movie (Book was better of course)

4:42 pm

evanonut

well work chic, whatchu talking to us for? ;-)

4:43 pm

Angela

I don't have the sn word yet...

4:43 pm

chic

thanx, Jera; hard to see'em when thy're not all laid out in a straight line ;-)

4:43 pm

janus

can u help with the sn words >i've been trying for ages

4:44 pm

chic

shesshhh! I can do both!

4:44 pm

evanonut

okay chix, but if you don't finish, i'll stand you in the corner.

4:45 pm

Angela

just got 2 sn words, made me look... :)

4:45 pm

cliffopa

angela, sn + what you see with (singular) minus the first vowel. next one is plural,

4:45 pm

lola100

sn5, add the opp of no. Lose the last letter for the 4 : )

4:46 pm

chic

you can try, tough 'nut!

4:46 pm

Angela

are there just those 2 sn words or are there more?

4:46 pm

cliffopa

just 2 sn's

4:46 pm

hurshy

that's all angela

4:46 pm

MikeyInBerlin

great clue, cliffopa; thank you! ;-)

4:46 pm

JeeWhiz

Hurshy, you still here? I'm impressed!

4:47 pm

cliffopa

mikey, you are fairly new to babble, right? how are you liking it?

4:47 pm

hurshy

impressed that i sit on my butt at the computer all day? you're easily wowed, jee :)

4:48 pm

janus

thankyou everyone

4:48 pm

JeeWhiz

Probably I'm impressed because I am back for more, and understand your/our addiciton.

4:49 pm

hurshy

i finished long ago... but i don't have much else to do... i'm following the masters online though...

4:49 pm

misshoax

i have no clue as to how there are 10 "k" words. i've only managed three. no judgements please. can a girl get some help, please?

4:50 pm

hurshy

the K's are weird, it's not you. hang on for complete clue list.

4:50 pm

cliffopa

yikes! 10 k's? i've only got 2.

4:50 pm

misshoax

thanks so much!!

4:52 pm

JeeWhiz

two of the ks look like the martial art form, just drop the final e.

4:52 pm

hurshy

ka 4 pl of our friend faerie
ka5 measure of diamonds or gold, like ca5
ka6 pl
ka4 - like ca4, variant of small hill or pile (or the guy who played al on home improvement)
ka5 - pl
ke4 - homonym of what you unlock things with
ke4 - rhymes with re4 sporting officials
ky4 - add abbr for arkansas
ky4 - add preposition
ky5 - pl

4:54 pm

lola100

hursh, can you help me out with the ca7/32 and ca6/36 please?? : )

4:54 pm

cliffopa

hurshy, i bow to your greatness.....

4:54 pm

stidmama

thanks for the k's hurshy -- found the one i'd missed!

4:54 pm

evanonut

room goes silent as everyone scuttles to use hurshy's clues.

4:55 pm

Angela

you called it Ev....HA!

4:55 pm

cliffopa

hi stidmama :)

4:56 pm

hurshy

ca 7/32 smush ca4 with ea4
ca 6 use same ca4 and add this witness will now testi**

4:57 pm

lola100

thanks hursh, GREAT clues! : )

4:58 pm

misshoax

thanks so much hurshy!

4:58 pm

hurshy

yw

5:00 pm

stidmama

back to lurk mode -- the sun just came out and there are plants to plant!

5:03 pm

lola100

Woot! I'm all done : )

5:03 pm

knutmeg

gotta love when one clue for one word gets you like 10 words. :-) Good afternoon, everyone!

5:03 pm

evanonut

hey knut

5:03 pm

hurshy

congrats, loly!

5:03 pm

Angela

YEAY Lola!

I'm still trying to figure out the "smush" clue :)

5:04 pm

cliffopa

afternoon knut :)

5:04 pm

cliffopa

way to go lola!

5:04 pm

kim m

hi all...having trouble with my last word ca 6/36...a clue pls?

5:04 pm

lola100

angela, put the two words together but 'share' the E : )

5:05 pm

lola100

kim, the ca4 before it plus what birds do in the sky but without the middle letter : )

5:05 pm

knutmeg

Congratulations, Lola!

5:06 pm

hurshy

now that you're done, lola, you can download AIM :)

5:06 pm

Angela

Got it Lola - tx!

5:06 pm

JeeWhiz

please help me with the ak words...thanks...

5:06 pm

lola100

hursh, it's 11pm here and I still want to sudoku...how about I do it tomorrow? : )

5:07 pm

kim m

thanx lola...i'm done!!

5:07 pm

hurshy

it only takes a minute. but whatever. :)

5:07 pm

knutmeg

Congratulations, Kim1

5:07 pm

lola100

ak plus vowel plus last two letters of my name, then pluralise : )

5:07 pm

hurshy

ak5 - add cinder**** but drop an L

5:08 pm

JeeWhiz

Never mind on the ak's...got 'em.

5:08 pm

lola100

hursh, okay, okay...I'll see if I can do it... : )

5:08 pm

JeeWhiz

Thanks for trying....

5:10 pm

faeriekae

I'm back.

5:10 pm

faeriekae

Hurshy - thanks. I see I'm in the grid today :)

5:11 pm

hurshy

yup :)

lola - i mean, since it's late, you prob won't want to chat much anyway...

5:12 pm

cliffopa

just uploaded a pic of my son & i from today's party.
refresh.

5:12 pm

faeriekae

ca 6/30 please.

5:13 pm

hurshy

ca 6/30 a thing for holding beverages

5:13 pm

faeriekae

Thanks Hurshy - great clue.

5:14 pm

Angela

great pic cliff

5:15 pm

cliffopa

i'm still in denial about my son heading off to the airforce on wednesday.

5:15 pm

faeriekae

awweee {{{Cliff}}}}

5:18 pm

lola100

okay hursh, I did it! : )

5:18 pm

faeriekae

Lola are you finished????

5:18 pm

hurshy

same name as here?

5:19 pm

lola100

faerie, yup! A little while ago : )

5:19 pm

lola100

no, LOLA9676 : )

5:20 pm

faeriekae

Congrats////I'm way behind.

5:20 pm

JeeWhiz

y6?

5:20 pm

lola100

y6, longs for.

5:20 pm

Jera

y6 = plural of longing

5:21 pm

JeeWhiz

Thanks, should have seen that one.

5:22 pm

Angela

anyone have a clue for the third 7 letter word? I have the 2 that start with ca...

5:23 pm

faeriekae

Angela - I don't have it. Sorry.

5:24 pm

JeeWhiz

se7, rhymes with mommy de*****

5:25 pm

JeeWhiz

compound word superlative

5:25 pm

Angela

beautiful...thanks Jee!

5:27 pm

JeeWhiz

You are welcome

5:27 pm

faeriekae

ok thought I had the ca 6/30 but I don't. Hurshy said it was a beverage holder. I'm lost. It is not what I thought. Any other clues?

5:27 pm

talk24hr

hi everyone ... how's it going?

5:28 pm

Angela

if everyone at the table shares wine they bring it in a ca**** sometimes.

5:28 pm

faeriekae

{{{Talk}}} Hi...I'm getting another late start today. I'm on the ca's...LOL

5:28 pm

faeriekae

Angela - thanks I love you.

5:30 pm

talk24hr

i'm just starting too faerie.... didn't look at the list yet.. how many words?

5:30 pm

faeriekae

203

5:31 pm

faeriekae

Talk - It doesn't seem to bad so far but like I said I'm on the ca's...

5:31 pm

Angela

brb gotta work out :)

5:31 pm

faeriekae

Talk were are you? I'm in Michigan..Hell

5:32 pm

faeriekae

Later Angela - thanks for the help :)

5:33 pm

talk24hr

I'm in PA ... I want warm weather dammit lol ... 203? blah, i prob won't finish, too tired to stay on that long today

5:34 pm

faeriekae

Talk-I here ya. We had snow Friday and Saturday. It is 37 degrees out right now. This sucks. I think I'm going to move back to Kentucky.

5:35 pm

faeriekae

Talk-clue for you ka 4/8 is the end of my name plural.

5:36 pm

talk24hr

lol, i'll take florida these days blah it's like 56 out but still cold

5:37 pm

talk24hr

hey! thanks! :) I'm still looking without the list, just testing myself haha I'm only at around 30 so I'll prob start with the list soon :)

5:37 pm

faeriekae

My family is Ky so I'm seriously thinking of putting a for sale sign in my yard and going back to the bluegrass.

5:37 pm

hardcore

hey all!

5:37 pm

chic

down to my last 4! need help with 2nd ar 5/10
ea 5/10 3rd and ea 6/18
es 5/18, please...

5:38 pm

faeriekae

take your ar 4/4 and eithe add and e or an s on the end

5:38 pm

faeriekae

I don't have the e's yet. Sorry.

5:39 pm

faeriekae

Hardcore-HI!! Hows it going on your end.

5:40 pm

chic

thanx, faerie!

5:40 pm

hurshy

chic - artist puts his canvas on an ea5, pl for 6

5:40 pm

faeriekae

chic - yw

5:40 pm

hurshy

es5 add beginning of first k5

5:41 pm

talk24hr

hey harcore!

5:42 pm

lola100

right, I'm off to sudoku then bed. 'nite all : )

5:42 pm

hardcore

good faeriekae down AL its pretty here :)

5:42 pm

hardcore

hey talk24hr!!!

5:43 pm

chic

Hurshy, you bailed me out! Thanx!

5:43 pm

faeriekae

Hard - I'll be right there. *teehee* I love AL I had an Aunt and Uncle who lived in Bessmer all thier lives and it was my most favorite place in the world.

5:43 pm

faeriekae

Chic - are you finished?

5:43 pm

chic

Done! now I can nap! See you at the flip!

5:44 pm

talk24hr

yay chic! :)

5:44 pm

faeriekae

CONGRATULATIONS CHIC!!!!!

5:45 pm

hardcore

yay chic

5:47 pm

hardcore

ya i live in Clay about 15 min north from bham its about 70
outside :)

5:48 pm

faeriekae

Hard-I know exactly where Clay is. I'm very familiar with AL. I also have a friend how lives in Huey Town plus my Aunt and Uncle had a big Pecan grove there.

5:49 pm

faeriekae

I think I just finished the ca's...yeah. all 27 of them.

5:50 pm

Judi

Good timing, Faerie. I need a clue for the Ca6/36.

5:51 pm

cliffopa

hardcore, what's it like in bama during july? have to go to my son's usaf officer training graduation there. sweating already.

5:51 pm

faeriekae

Judi - ca 4/5 plus first letter of my name and the sometimes vowel.

5:52 pm

talk24hr

27?? good gosh, time to break out the list I suppose

5:53 pm

Judi

Fab, darling. Thank you. Done with all the C's.

5:53 pm

faeriekae

Hard-there are 31 c words....

5:53 pm

knutmeg

woot! survived the ca's!

5:53 pm

faeriekae

Judi - I wasn't sure I'd ever get through them. LOL

5:54 pm

Judi

Doh! I lied. Lash me to the mast and plug my ears. the "C"irens still sing. Three Ca's left.

5:54 pm

faeriekae

Judi - do you know which ones?

5:55 pm

Judi

Okay, NOW I'm done with the C's. Geesh. I was missing the first three Ca6,9 and 10. Fortunately they were all related.

5:55 pm

hardcore

faerie-i have a friend Huey Town who owns a farm ther
and cliff-it can be real warm down here in july but it dapinds on the wether relly :)

5:57 pm

faeriekae

Hard-small world isn't it? I still vist Heuy Town every couple of years just to see my friend Donna Cisco.

5:59 pm

hardcore

faerie-well i don't know Donna but it is a small world definitely :)

5:59 pm

faeriekae

LOL didn't think you would know her but ya never know.

6:00 pm

hardcore

ill brb i got to help my brother :)

6:07 pm

shorty

MIKEY R U STILL HERE?

6:07 pm

faeriekae

Shorty-haven't seen Micky for awhile think he is off chatting on IM

6:08 pm

hardcore

hey i'm back

6:08 pm

faeriekae

brb

6:08 pm

shorty

this is my daughter and she wanted to know

6:10 pm

MikeyInBerlin

who, me??? am i being paged? :-) ja; i've been having tea and talking with Heinrich for a while....and chatting with another friend, too

6:11 pm

MikeyInBerlin

or did you mean another Mikey/Mickey? :-/

6:12 pm

shorty

yes you r very very handsome- per- shortys daughter

6:13 pm

MikeyInBerlin

oh my, shorty; uhm.....thanks :"> *blush*

6:14 pm

shorty

is that pic really you?

6:16 pm

MikeyInBerlin

yes, shorty; certainly is

6:18 pm

gabbyn

yeah....that's mikey......

6:18 pm

shorty

well u r sooooo hot

6:18 pm

gabbyn

lol.......mikey, ya got a fan?!

6:19 pm

MikeyInBerlin

hmm; actually, shorty, i'm quite comfortable right now.....quite cool in here :-)

6:19 pm

MikeyInBerlin

apparently, Gabbyn; apparently :-P

6:20 pm

gabbyn

apparently!! ha....I've known you too long to say apparently

6:20 pm

shorty

im sorry you just dont see many men like that in america ..lol

6:20 pm

gabbyn

Mikey has better pics than that!!

6:21 pm

shorty

lets see them,.. pleeeeeze

6:22 pm

gabbyn

hahaha!!! he's not here in the US!! maybe that's why!!

6:22 pm

Judi

So, just for conversation sake, what do you look like from the neck down, Mikey? Oh no... don't tell me... the body of a goat? This is Greek Mythology day. He could be a sartyr, girls. Say it isn't so, Mikey.

6:22 pm

MikeyInBerlin

hmm; well i don't think i do, Gabbyn :-P

6:22 pm

MikeyInBerlin

Judi, i'm a ballet dancer.....form your own conclusions :-P

6:23 pm

gabbyn

Mikey has a firm tight butt.......from his ballet training

6:24 pm

Judi

Okay, so you have the body of a (much younger) Nureyev (sp?).

6:24 pm

gabbyn

can I tell??
Mikey looks really good!! has a hairy chest.......cute butt.........lmao........

6:25 pm

MikeyInBerlin

i have my own body, Judi :-P the body of a Mikey ;-)

6:25 pm

pinecone05

this current chat about Mickey is making me laugh so hard...I'm unable to work on the puzzle!

6:25 pm

MikeyInBerlin

ach; Gabbyn.....sheesh! :-/ *cringe*

6:25 pm

hardcore

same here pinecone05 :)

6:26 pm

gabbyn

lol.....i think that's the firm tite butt of H......dont it belong to him??

6:26 pm

MikeyInBerlin

ja; i'm about to give up too, pinecone05.....and go hide for a while, i think! :-P

6:26 pm

shorty

no dont leave

6:28 pm

Judi

No, don't go Mikey. Dance for us! lol. Just kidding.

6:28 pm

shorty

i was simply paying a compliment where it was due,Mikey.

6:28 pm

MikeyInBerlin

i only have 101 words so far.....sheesh! :-/

6:29 pm

gabbyn

Mikey can sing and dance!! He's very talented!!

6:30 pm

shorty

gabbyn,how do u know Mikey?

6:30 pm

gabbyn

he can't leave with only 101 words

6:30 pm

harpjane

greetings. I need a "Jump start" for the K words. Any clues would be graciously accepted.....

6:31 pm

gabbyn

I've known Mikey what........2 or 3 years now?

6:32 pm

shorty

in person or computer?

6:32 pm

gabbyn

I should be quiet......sometimes I talk too much!!!!
lmao.....gabbyn!!

6:33 pm

gabbyn

on the puter......I've seen many pics of him.....met a friend of his.......I can't go to germany

6:33 pm

stidmatt

Go backwards to 4:52 PM wheree evanonut was giving out clues harpjane.

6:33 pm

MikeyInBerlin

something like that, Gabbyn; how have i survived it, i wonder? ;-)

6:34 pm

gabbyn

talked to alot of people in Canada that know and grew up with him

6:35 pm

LeslieAnn

hello folks... just fyi, you get some crazy stuff if you type "aphrodite" into google images

6:36 pm

gabbyn

have spent countless hours on IM with mikey....

6:37 pm

cliffopa

hi leslieann :)

6:38 pm

shorty

oh ok just curiuos... thank u gabbyn

6:38 pm

hardcore

hint on ca 9/60 and ca 10/77

6:39 pm

LeslieAnn

that's uh... quite a greek god you've got there, shorty

6:39 pm

gabbyn

mikey...you complainin?

6:40 pm

shorty

leslie ...thanks

6:40 pm

pinecone05

the clue for ca has been when you C-section birth

6:41 pm

LeslieAnn

do greek gods wear sunglasses?

6:41 pm

gabbyn

shorty....you should ask him for more pics....
*am I embarassing you yet, mikey?

6:41 pm

Jacula

Evening folks.

ca6,9 & 10 are all related and refer to a Roman called Gaius Julius...

6:42 pm

LeslieAnn

thanks jac! just started and now have all the c's in the first row

6:42 pm

periwinkle

sa6/27 anyone?

6:42 pm

MikeyInBerlin

i'm ignoring it, Gabbbyn.....busy talking with Heinrich here, drinking our tea, and i'm trying to come up with 101 more words!!! :-P

6:43 pm

gabbyn

lol.....you've been doing that all day!!

6:44 pm

hardcore

thanks pine, jac

6:44 pm

cliffopa

sa 6/27 = sa 4/7 meaning secure or a metal box you keep things in + plural consonant + letter in the alphabet after that. confused yet?

6:44 pm

gabbyn

I should get off of here!!
my butt is getting bigger....I can tell!!
been sitting here maybe too long already

6:45 pm

periwinkle

cliff- figured out your clue, thanks

6:45 pm

MikeyInBerlin

not steadily, Gabbyn; on and off :-P

6:45 pm

Jacula

sa6/27 - most sa4/7.

6:46 pm

cliffopa

glad i didn't confuse you peri - i almost confused myself :|

6:46 pm

periwinkle

8-)

6:47 pm

periwinkle

re6/27?

6:48 pm

cliffopa

re 6/27 = guy on sports field that wears stripes (1st 3 letters) + last name of golfer ernie ***

6:48 pm

gabbyn

I'm giving up mikey.....I maybe should stick to the other game

6:48 pm

evanonut

hey cliffy! who are they?

6:49 pm

gabbyn

I goof off too much to do this one

6:49 pm

cliffopa

who they nut? my pic or my clue?

6:49 pm

pinecone05

gabbyn ...are you using one of the clue lists?

6:49 pm

evanonut

your pic silly cliffy

6:50 pm

LeslieAnn

looks like mulder and scully to me ;)

6:50 pm

Jacula

re6/27 - verb form of re5 above it. Obsolete way to saying 'to disprove or refute'. Sounds more like someone chopping a tree down again.

6:50 pm

periwinkle

cliff, don't know much about golf, just Tiger Woods :)

6:50 pm

gabbyn

no.....
I'm not......

6:51 pm

evanonut

not you i know

6:51 pm

cliffopa

silly me yes. my son on the left and moi. we had a going-away party for him today. he is off to the usaf on wed.

6:51 pm

periwinkle

Jacula, don't have the re5

6:51 pm

gabbyn

** not usin a clue list pine....but have been on wayy too long today.....

6:51 pm

evanonut

wow! he's a handsome one. oh, and your hair is quite different from the other pic. looks good both ways though.

6:52 pm

cliffopa

leslieann - it is so cool you said scully & mulder. we are both xfiles fans.

6:52 pm

MikeyInBerlin

no, Gabbyn; don't give up yet.....i'm already doing a lot better on today's puzzle than i did on yesterday's; it's a matter of getting used to seeing the words, i think

6:52 pm

evanonut

love xfiles! we should have an xfiles day

6:53 pm

LeslieAnn

well, your hair is especially cute. that's why i said it, cause your hair reminded me of hers

6:53 pm

pinecone05

try using one of the clue lists...I find them fun when I get stuck on a puzzle or want to goof off

6:53 pm

Eva

Is anyone else getting dupe and triplicates of every message?

6:53 pm

Jacula

Peri - re5 sounds a bit like you have tumbled down again. Or think of that stuff you spray on on holiday to re*** insects and change the middle consonant.

6:53 pm

LeslieAnn

gabbyn, the "lickety's babble clues" link to the right is especially helpful

6:54 pm

LeslieAnn

not today, eva, but i have had that problem before

6:54 pm

pinecone05

nope. I get one copy. refresh your screen

6:54 pm

cliffopa

i was going to mention my hair is not really straight. when we have no humidity i like to straighten it for something different. i like my curls, but i've had them 46 yrs. i like to shake it up a bit.

thank you - my son is a handsome guy. and nice. and intelligent. and not a chauvanist. and still likes me.

6:54 pm

ExWren

Hi guys, I'm back, but much too late to play this grid, thank goodness

6:55 pm

gabbyn

lmao....yeah....but it's almost 8pm here!! I haven't done anything at all today

6:55 pm

Jacula

Hi ExWren. Did you have a good time?

6:55 pm

LeslieAnn

yeah, well, gabbyn, what do you think the weekends are for? i think they're for babbling.

6:55 pm

pinecone05

consider it a restful, re-energize day Gabbyn...

6:56 pm

LeslieAnn

and grey's anatomy. but that's it.

6:56 pm

evanonut

ah...if only i were single, dated an airforceman once.

6:56 pm

ExWren

It was brilliant, I don't think the host Male choir had ever heard anything like us, we knocked 'em dead!

6:56 pm

cliffopa

what is the es word? i'm losing focus.

6:56 pm

gabbyn

lmao.......I'll have to go get my kid on a lil while.......and the other ones are wanting the puter!!

6:56 pm

periwinkle

fa5/28?

6:57 pm

pinecone05

es + beginning of k 5 word ...that was the clue that helped me

6:57 pm

cliffopa

peri - fa and something you open a lock with

6:57 pm

LeslieAnn

builds off fa 4/11, peri

6:57 pm

gabbyn

oh yeah!! grays anatomy is on tonight!! I keep forgetting to watch it!! but its a good show

6:58 pm

cliffopa

ty leslieann :)

6:58 pm

periwinkle

thanks cliff and Leslie, silly word

6:59 pm

cliffopa

i've heard it used when they show skateboard competitions.

7:00 pm

periwinkle

cr6/21?

7:01 pm

LeslieAnn

cr6, what you use an iron to get out (or put in)

7:01 pm

cliffopa

cr = something you make when you press slacks

7:01 pm

Jacula

cr6/21 - What Mum's sometimes iron down the front & back of the legs of jeans, much to their kids' horror.:-)

Not me! Ever!

7:01 pm

liltiger

I need to iron my pants, they are ....

7:02 pm

Jacula

I'm finished. 203 words for 2451 points.

7:02 pm

periwinkle

thanks everyone, found the cr6, kept trying to make it but just couldn't "see"it

7:02 pm

cliffopa

caca :(
i'm working backwards, just got to the ca's
they are the re's for me today

7:03 pm

periwinkle

41 words left to find, but I am quitting, see you all tomorrow.

7:03 pm

LeslieAnn

good night peri!

7:03 pm

cliffopa

have the longest ones from this morning's chats with the UK peeps. man! this ca list is awful

7:05 pm

stidmatt

I'm having trouble with fa 5/16. Any help?

7:05 pm

Jacula

I did most of the grid on paper today, as I've been out.

7:06 pm

Eva

stid. Is it really TRUE that you can't find it? or the opposite?

7:07 pm

Jacula

stidmatt - fa5/16 - opposite of true
fa5/16 - obsolete word for to roll up & secure (as of a flag).

7:07 pm

stidmatt

The first one, it is a little hard.

7:07 pm

LeslieAnn

stidmatt are you related to stidmama?

7:07 pm

stidmatt

Thanks, Jacula.

7:08 pm

faeriekae

I'm back.

7:08 pm

Jacula

LeaslieAnn - I was wondering that, too.

7:08 pm

stidmatt

Yes, I am related to Stidmama. She's my Mom.

7:09 pm

Jacula

Oops! First a spurious apostrophe in 'mums' and now I've stuck an extra 'a' in Leslie's name. Sorry!

7:09 pm

LeslieAnn

ah, she pulled you in, huh? how are you liking it?

7:09 pm

faeriekae

Stidmatt-Welcome to our madness.

7:09 pm

shorty

ahhhhh im holding mt 8 week old grandson he is sooooooooooooo cute i wanna kiss his face off

7:09 pm

faeriekae

Mickey are you still here?

7:09 pm

stidmatt

Yes, she introduced me to this game. It's pretty fun.

7:10 pm

faeriekae

Shorty - I want to hold him...awwwwwww

7:10 pm

LeslieAnn

careful, shorty, you can get in trouble for that ;)

7:10 pm

shorty

ok here you go

7:10 pm

shorty

lol leslie

7:10 pm

MikeyInBerlin

118 words so far.....and i still haven't found even 1 'AK' word :-/

7:11 pm

faeriekae

I think he just pooped. *grin*

7:11 pm

LeslieAnn

there's ak words? oh dear.

7:11 pm

MikeyInBerlin

ja, faeriekae; why? do you yahoo, btw?

7:11 pm

shorty

oh man heres his diaper and wipes

7:11 pm

MikeyInBerlin

apparently, LeslieAnn :-/ haven't found 1 yet, though

7:12 pm

faeriekae

Mikey-there you are ak +2nd vowel + stick letter + 1st vowel then make plural for next word

7:12 pm

stidmama

stidmatt -- have you found those fa words?

thanks guys for helping him out... i get to hold the baby when he's cleaned up!

7:12 pm

faeriekae

Mikey - yes I do.

7:12 pm

Jacula

The 'ak' words - Think of the Cub Scouts' leader or the leader of the wolf pack in The Jungle Book...

7:13 pm

faeriekae

ok - All clean and fresh. Smells like Baby powder now :)

7:13 pm

LeslieAnn

so is your guys' last name a variant on stid? i always thought mama was making a word play on stidmata (although i guess stidmatt works for that too)

7:13 pm

shorty

mmmmmmm smells good

7:14 pm

faeriekae

Stidmama - *hands baby over*

7:14 pm

stidmama

yep -- last name is on our website, linked from angelsong's page.... don't want to publish it too obviously!

7:14 pm

stidmatt

It's the beggining, but the end is a secret.

7:14 pm

MikeyInBerlin

i've added you, faeriekae.....anyhow, thanks; but that clue didn't work for me? :-/

7:15 pm

LeslieAnn

oh that's ok! just wondering where the name came from.

7:15 pm

stidmama

oooh -- baby sweet! baby pretty! baby goo-goo gaga!

*hugs baby with happy smile* :-)

7:15 pm

shorty

you have to give him baaaack soon i miss him

7:15 pm

faeriekae

Mikey - ak + 2nd vowel + l + 1st vowel

7:16 pm

stidmama

we also wonder where the name came from... there are many variations, first one to this continent came from Sweden in the mid 1600s, but wasn't of scandinavian ancestry -- that's all we know!

7:16 pm

stidmama

okay shorty, but when your arms are tired...

*hands pretty baby back*

tell the mama "well done!"

7:16 pm

MikeyInBerlin

wow, faeriekae; i aready tried that the first time, and it didn't work, but now when i tried it again, it did! :-o thanks! :-)

7:17 pm

faeriekae

your welcome (*^_^*)

7:17 pm

LeslieAnn

who knows stidmama? my last name is the name of a dutch town, but no one we know of in our ancestry is dutch *shrug*

7:18 pm

stidmatt

Good job remembering Mom!

7:19 pm

cliffopa

i'm finally done with those tiresome ca's.
9 left. all a's. i can see the light at the end of the tunnel.

7:19 pm

stidmama

*giggle* we also know of "dutchified" scottish names on my side of the family...

donkers = duncanse which is dutch for "son of duncan"!

7:19 pm

stidmama

go cliffopa go!

7:20 pm

Playwoman

Howmany a words are there today?

7:20 pm

gabbyn

alright, I give!! I'll try tomorrows puzzle......when do they start the new one?

7:20 pm

Jacula

203 words today.

7:20 pm

shorty

ok stidmama here ya go hes hungry u can feed him

7:21 pm

LeslieAnn

midnight central time, gabbyn

7:21 pm

stidmatt

And, there is a town that has the same sound in Modern day Poland, and possible cousins, but they aren't my ancestors, besides they're from about the same time period that we have traced back to!

7:21 pm

stidmama

oh no! those stopped working 9 years ago! where's the bottle!

7:21 pm

Playwoman

Thanks, Jacula. How many strt with A?

7:21 pm

ShadowHyrst

depends probably who was working that at Ellis Island on how some names came into being...

7:22 pm

stidmama

okay sweetie, back to the puzzle. how many words do you have so far?

7:22 pm

shorty

oh noooooooooooooooooo

7:22 pm

OwlMovement

does anyone know how many words tonight?

7:22 pm

stidmatt

I think the creators of the puzzle could've backed down on the hot stuff to eat!

7:22 pm

LeslieAnn

19 A words by my count, playwoman

7:23 pm

ShadowHyrst

203

7:23 pm

faeriekae

Playwoman-you should check out Angelsongs resource page and click on 2 letter word list. It is a big help.

7:23 pm

Jacula

Words Total = 203 ---
--- Total Score = 2451 ---

--- Word Sizes ---
4 - 101
5 - 79
6 - 18
7 - 3
9 - 1
10 - 1

--- 1st Letter Count ---
A - 19
C - 31
E - 18
F - 26
H - 5
K - 10
L - 25
N - 1
R - 22
S - 28
T - 6
Y - 12

7:24 pm

cliffopa

jac - you are so quick. nimble fingers.

7:24 pm

stidmama

Jacula -- I just figured out your icon! way cool.

7:24 pm

Playwoman

Thanks, Jacula and Faeriekae. Maybe it's time I went pro... then I wouldn't bug you so much

7:25 pm

MikeyInBerlin

ah well; only 123 words now, and i won't get any more.....we're heading off to bed.....anyone here want to chat some time, on yahoo.....same id name as my username here! ;-) gut'nacht, meine Freunden!

7:25 pm

faeriekae

Playwoman-your not buging us. Happy to help anytime.

7:25 pm

gabbyn

TY Leslieann!! I'll try again later.....
had some fun here! TY!!

7:26 pm

stidmama

gut nacht, Mikey -- auf wiedersehen!

7:26 pm

faeriekae

Good night Mikey sweet dreams.

7:26 pm

gabbyn

G'nite everyone!!
good luck!

7:26 pm

Playwoman

Very kind. Thanks.

7:26 pm

shorty

nite mikey

7:26 pm

stidmama

good night gabbyn

7:26 pm

ShadowHyrst

clue for ca 7/32?

7:27 pm

shorty

sweet dreams :)

7:27 pm

stidmama

shorty, baby's falling asleep and the formula in the bottle is nearly gone -- should I try to burp him, or?

7:27 pm

Jacula

'Night to all who are going. Sorry for delay - I was playing a game on another site.

Playwoman - You're not bugging us. Half the fun of the game is giving clues.

7:27 pm

Judi

Bye Mikey and Gabbyn.
Just finished the S's. On to the F's now. Yish.

7:27 pm

faeriekae

Gabbyn good night sweetie.

7:28 pm

shorty

yes burp him watch out his burb will blow you out the door

7:28 pm

Jacula

ca7/32 - an enzyme that is formed by some bacteria, that decomposes casein, and that is used in ripening cheese.

7:28 pm

stidmatt

Gut nacht to everyone who is leaving.

7:28 pm

stidmama

ooh, i am out of practice! forgot the burp rag -- here, shorty, hold him while i go change!

7:28 pm

ShadowHyrst

thanks Jacula

7:29 pm

shorty

awww comemere baby

7:31 pm

shorty

aww gotta take baby home now see ya all later

7:31 pm

stidmama

bye baby! see you later shorty!

7:32 pm

shorty

bye bye

7:32 pm

shorty

ty for feeding the baby stidmama

7:33 pm

cliffopa

yessssssssssssssssssssssssssss s. done. finished.

7:34 pm

jeffer

Hi to the cluegivers!
ca 5/16
and
re 5/16 please?

7:34 pm

godthaab

Congratulations Cliffopa!

7:35 pm

LeslieAnn

good job cliffopa! hey jeffer, only saying hi to the cluegivers, huh? what about the rest of us schmucks?

7:35 pm

stidmama

YAY cliffopa!

7:35 pm

stidmatt

GAAA!!! IT WON'T! EXCEPT! TASER!

7:36 pm

LeslieAnn

lol, stidmatt, i tried that one too

7:36 pm

stidmama

hollered like a true star wars/trekkie person...

breathe, son, and relax

7:36 pm

jeffer

leslieann i remember a clue or two from you too

7:36 pm

mrpresident

Hi everyone!

7:37 pm

stidmama

hi mrp!

7:37 pm

Jacula

*~*~*~*FIREWORKS OFR CLIFFOPA*~*~*~*~

7:37 pm

Jacula

Hi Jeffer & MrP.

7:37 pm

LeslieAnn

fair enough, jeffer, but i've only got 77 so far so i won't be able to give clues for much!

7:38 pm

Jacula

Sorry! *for Cliffopa. Trying to multi-multi-task! LOL.

7:39 pm

Jacula

ca5/16 - 1. A traveling amusement show; a carnival.
2. One who works with a carnival.

7:39 pm

cait-tastic

hello, i'm new to this game

7:39 pm

cliffopa

well, i'm off to finish up the after-party cleaning.
happy babbling and see ya on the flip side :)

7:40 pm

Jacula

re5/16 - scroll back a page or two. I gave clues then.

7:40 pm

jeffer

hi Jac (sorry)
thanks - and we're off!

7:41 pm

stidmama

hi cait

7:42 pm

Judi

Need clue for last Fe5/16.

7:43 pm

LeslieAnn

judi, like a wild cat?

7:43 pm

stidmama

judi have you tried a word for "gone wild" as domestic pets do sometimes?

7:43 pm

Judi

Nope, Leslie. Have that one.

7:44 pm

stidmama

did you plural the last fe 4?

7:44 pm

jeffer

ty again jacula got the re 5

7:46 pm

Jacula

fe5/16 f + ea4/4 (rest or leisure)
fe5/16 - a sumptuous meal
fe5/16 (pl. of the fe4 before it) - episodes of derring do or heroics.
fe5/16 - wild, like cats.

7:47 pm

Judi

Last fe4 ends in a duplicate consonants. Can't pluralize and still be a 5 letter word.

7:47 pm

mrpresident

203 words 4.67 2451

FINISHED!

7:47 pm

LeslieAnn

whoa mr. p you're quick. congrats!

7:47 pm

stidmama

YAY mrp!

7:48 pm

mrpresident

I have been on and off this puzzle for 18 hours!!

7:48 pm

Judi

Thank you , Jacula. I was looking for the first clue on your list. Done with the F's. Now onto the L's. Ah, the punishment just never seems to end.

7:50 pm

LeslieAnn

well, ok. you are thorough, then.

7:50 pm

jeffer

fr 5/16 the first please?

7:51 pm

72 Temple Owl

hey everyone!

7:52 pm

jeffer

oops no got that fr sorry

7:52 pm

stidmatt

fe 5/16 has to do with insects.

7:52 pm

mrpresident

in between cooking, sleeping, watching the football and the golf and the tennis.... I think I did ok to have it finished by now...! It is nearly 11am and time for tea!!

7:52 pm

LeslieAnn

first fr 5 i have is sassa*****

7:52 pm

mrpresident

(((Owl!)))

7:52 pm

jeffer

ra 6/18 a hint please

7:52 pm

stidmatt

Sorry, didn't mean fe, meant fr.

7:53 pm

Jacula

*~*~*~*~FIREWORKS FOR MRPRES*~*~*~*~

7:53 pm

Merk

I am babbled by both of the 'ak' words. I assume one is a plural of the other perhaps?

7:53 pm

stidmatt

To tumble and play a little violently.

7:53 pm

LeslieAnn

yup, merk. ak + **** fitzgerald, - one L

7:54 pm

mrpresident

ra 6 rhymes with ha6

7:54 pm

Jacula

ra6/18 - To engage in wrestling or wrestle with. Rhymes with ha6/21 (to pester).

7:55 pm

jeffer

thanks mrP and jacula - did NOT think that a word!

7:56 pm

72 Temple Owl

nice to see you, mr. P! and jacs! and studmama! and cliff! and leslie ann! and everyone!!! only 49 to go!

7:57 pm

72 Temple Owl

whoops! sorry stidmama! bad typist!

7:57 pm

stidmama

stidmatt -- when you give a clue, let people know which word it's for, give the first two letters and the letter count/total points ==> ra 6/18

7:57 pm

Merk

Thanks. Any clue for the "al" 4,10 would be appreciated.

7:57 pm

LeslieAnn

nah, that's right. she is a stud. right mama?

7:58 pm

stidmama

hi TempleOwl! didn't see you come in -- i'm concentrating on my last ca -- the c/36 that comes after the 7/32... monkeytyping isn't working for me :-(

7:58 pm

Merk

Nevermind, I got it. Sorry to bother.

7:58 pm

stidmama

that's right --- stud! I can support any wall you need!

8:08 pm

Dachef

woot for me! Done it without having to grovel for clues or use that nasty a2z site!!!!

<looks smug>

8:08 pm

LeslieAnn

congrats dachef!

8:09 pm

stidmama

YAY dachef! *look of wonder at dachef's great accomplishment*

8:10 pm

Jacula

Well done, Dachef.

8:10 pm

Dachef

Got to be back in work in a coupla hours (have only been home for one hour), so anyone need one of my notriously crappy clues before I try unsuccessfully to sleep?

8:11 pm

Jacula

Dachef - I'm okay, thanks. Done.

8:12 pm

stidmama

Jacula -- when did you done?

8:12 pm

stidmama

stidmatt, time for supper!

8:14 pm

stidmama

later, all!

8:15 pm

72 Temple Owl

well done, dachef!
jacs - how have you been?

8:15 pm

LeslieAnn

bye stidfamily!

8:15 pm

Dachef

laters, Stidmama, and on that rather yawnful note, my nice warm bed beckons (its 2:15 am here), so I'll bid you all farewell, and see you tomorrow!

8:16 pm

LeslieAnn

bye dachef

8:16 pm

Jacula

I got finished a while ago now, Stidmama.

'Bye stid family! See you later.

Owl - I've been fine, thanks. How about you?

8:17 pm

Jacula

'Bye Chef! See you again.

8:17 pm

72 Temple Owl

bye to all stids! bye, dachef!

i need clues please to the big c words...

8:18 pm

LeslieAnn

salads and c-sections, temple

8:20 pm

Jacula

ca6, 9 & 10 all refer to that Roman, Gaius Julius...

8:21 pm

72 Temple Owl

got the 8 & ( thanks! and i have the pot for coffee or water

8:24 pm

Jacula

ca6 & pl. ca7 also hold wine!

8:24 pm

Jacula

LOL.

8:27 pm

smithchick

Hi everybody. I'm too lazy to look for an icon. So it's still shoes for me.

8:27 pm

Jacula

ca7/32 - used in making cheese. A 'ca' you pack to go on holiday + and ea4 (leisure or rest) without the first letter.

8:29 pm

Jacula

Smithchick. Hi. Didn't play yesterday; no time. Was busy grocery shopping and then having quality time with O/H, we watched 'Narnia'. But I had some great kinky boots saved for icons....

8:30 pm

cybernan

Good evening, everyone -- just in from a day of golf and back for my last few "stinkers"

8:30 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi smoth!
thanks jac!
i had picked out disco shoes with goldfish in the heels - but they didn't show up very well

8:31 pm

smithchick

I'm a very conservative person for the most part (religion, politics, dress, makeup, etc.), but I like the hoochie mama shoes. My feet are still relatively skinny, unlike the rest of me, so they still look cute in strappy heels.

8:31 pm

LeslieAnn

hi nan

8:31 pm

smithchick

Too funny, TO... I've never seen anything like that!

8:31 pm

smithchick

Hi, cybernan!

8:33 pm

Jacula

Temple - I remember those goldfish shoes coming out in the 70s AND the hue and cry about the cruelty of it.

8:34 pm

smithchick

Obviously Enable doesn't have a lhasa apsa (o?).

8:34 pm

72 Temple Owl

yes - now they are made with artifical fish.

i long for a 60's day - psychedelia...and a disco day

8:36 pm

72 Temple Owl

brb - laundry

8:40 pm

stidmama

we're back -- hi smithchick, nan!

8:41 pm

smithchick

Hey, stid... Have you multiple personalities?

8:41 pm

stidmama

I am down to 7 words. can someone clue me for ca 6/36 that comes after the ca 7/32? it's just not happening for me!

8:41 pm

stidmama

sweetie, say hi to smithchick!

8:42 pm

stidmatt

Hi Smithchick!

8:42 pm

stidmama

:-D

*proud mama look*

8:42 pm

Jacula

ca6/36 - the ca4 you pack for your holidays + a small buzzing insect without its middle.

8:42 pm

smithchick

HI, stidmatt... I was a little concerned for a second there... but only a second.

8:43 pm

stidmama

thanks, Jacula! that just didn't come easy...

8:43 pm

EvaNadine

ive got Ca7 and Se7 -- hints on the other 7?

8:45 pm

stidmama

there are 2 ca 7...

8:45 pm

LeslieAnn

two ca 7's

8:45 pm

faeriekae

Hi Temple :)

8:45 pm

EvaNadine

ive got Ca7/44 -- something beverages are served in

8:46 pm

Uneaixoise

ca7/44 and ca7/32

8:47 pm

faeriekae

Oh my goodness. My computer was stuck on when TO came in and I thought noone had noticed here. *blush*

8:48 pm

tamara27

faeriekae my sweet!

8:48 pm

faeriekae

{{{Tamara}}}}

8:48 pm

faeriekae

How the Hell are you?

8:48 pm

tamara27

Any luck?

8:49 pm

faeriekae

No :(

8:49 pm

stidmama

faeriekae -- please! my boy's listening!

8:49 pm

tamara27

new job going well. A bit bored at the moment. But will be wonderful. The lack of stress is monumental.

8:50 pm

tamara27

ANything I can do?

8:50 pm

faeriekae

EVERYONE I would like you to meet my very best friend in the whole wide world. We grew up childhood friends. Meet. Tamara27 (*^_^*)

8:51 pm

LeslieAnn

hi tamara!

8:51 pm

tamara27

*bows* to the Babble world...

8:51 pm

stidmama

hello Tamara! how did you weather the recent storms?

8:51 pm

faeriekae

I apoligize for the profanity...

8:51 pm

tamara27

No damage. Beautiful lightening!

8:51 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi faeriekae! welcome. tamara!

8:52 pm

stidmama

so good to hear! I like lightening -- from a distance!

8:52 pm

faeriekae

Do you have your wind chimes up?

8:52 pm

tamara27

Hi all. I love this game...but I keep forgetting about it. *sigh*

8:52 pm

stidmatt

Any clues on the Sn words?

8:52 pm

EvaNadine

"yarf" should SO be a word...its what i do when im nauseous!!

8:53 pm

tamara27

Yup. I have these six foot Penatonic scale Chimes.

8:53 pm

cybernan

ha 6/21? -- have the one that means to give a hard time

8:53 pm

smithchick

Hi, faerie... Nice to meet you, tamara!

8:53 pm

faeriekae

Tamara - go the Angelsongs Resource page and find in links 2wrd letter list. check out lickitys it works great for me.

8:53 pm

cybernan

never mind -- got it!

8:54 pm

cybernan

7 a's to go --- after supper :)

8:54 pm

faeriekae

(((Smith))) still have your heels on. Don't your feet hurt hon? LOL

8:55 pm

smithchick

I'm short so I like my heels! Too lazy to search for my other icon. Just got to get back on here a little while ago.

8:55 pm

stidmama

dun dun dun

DONE

8:55 pm

LeslieAnn

yay stid!

8:55 pm

faeriekae

Stidmama CONGRATULATIONS!!!

8:55 pm

Jacula

Well done, Stidmama!

8:55 pm

smithchick

Oh, back at ya {{{{{Faerie}}}}}! No pain no gain with the heels, you know.

8:56 pm

stidmama

sn 4/6: sn + first two letters of the opposite of "no"

sn5 is plural

8:56 pm

72 Temple Owl

yay, stidmama!

8:56 pm

smithchick

WooHoo, stidmama!!!!! YAY, stidmatt!!!! (are you working together or separately?)

8:56 pm

Jacula

Cybernan. Hi! Didn't see you come in. (I'm multi-tasking.)

The other ha word has the last 2 letters reversed.

8:56 pm

stidmama

i make him work for all his points!

8:57 pm

smithchick

How old are you, stidmatt?

8:57 pm

faeriekae

Tamara - I bet your chimes sound beautiful in the wind or did you have to take them down?

8:57 pm

stidmatt

I'm in my first year of being a teenager.

8:58 pm

Jacula

That ha6 is a Norwegian surname, think writer Sven. I've no idea why Enable allows it.

8:58 pm

smithchick

12? or 13? My son is 13 but I still have a hard time thinking of him as a teenager!

8:59 pm

Jacula

Surely thirTEEN is the 1st teenaged year?

8:59 pm

stidmama

oh, he's a teen, all right! and growing... needed new clothes again yesterday!

8:59 pm

stidmatt

Jacula's right.

9:00 pm

tamara27

I leave them up all year. They have a really deep tone and it takes a lot of wind to move them. 30 mile gusts and above will make them move.

9:00 pm

smithchick

My 11 yr. old daughter is like that. She's gone through about three sizes in the last four months.

9:00 pm

stidmatt

I give clues to my age!

<sub>I'm getting good at this game!</sub> Hee hee!

9:00 pm

smithchick

My 13 yr. old son doesn't grow very quickly. He is very small for his age.

9:01 pm

smithchick

LOL, stidmatt!

9:02 pm

faeriekae

No kidding. I know they are loud from when you were sitting outside talking to me on the phone. But they sound beautiful. Cathy Wesly just bought some...well she bought them back in Oct. but they are still in the trunk of her car because she isn't ready for Bill to know that she has them. LOL

9:02 pm

tamara27

Actually, your thirteenth year, is the year between your 12th birthday and your thirteenth birthday.

9:03 pm

stidmatt

Good thinking Tamara! Yes, I'm thirteen.

9:03 pm

smithchick

LOL, Faerie! That is my mother's favorite strategy...or she'll hide things in plain sight in her closet. My dad says she has ownamania...

9:03 pm

stidmatt

Only 2 hours left!

Eek!

9:04 pm

Jacula

Tamara - Hello, don't think we've talked before. I guess you age depends on whether you count it from conception. In which case, we are all around 9 months older than our 'offical' age.

9:04 pm

LeslieAnn

3 hours, matt... it's on central time

9:04 pm

KyleB715

give me hints!!!!!!!! please ;)

9:05 pm

tamara27

Okay boys and girls, I am tird. It was nice talking to you all. Maybe tomorrow I will start earlier.
FK, I will talk to you later this week....T

9:05 pm

stidmama

what do you need help with Kyle?

9:05 pm

Jacula

Kyle - If you want hints you will have to be more specific about what you want hints for.

9:05 pm

faeriekae

Smith-It is wild she is shop-acholic and she will buy stuff and sit out and if hubby ask is that new she just says no because its been her trunk for a week or longer. The chimes were pretty pricey so she is really holding off on them. so funny.

9:05 pm

stidmama

tamara, nice to meet you -- hope to see you often!

9:05 pm

stidmatt

Night Tamara!

9:05 pm

faeriekae

Love Ya T {{{{XXX}}}} Goodnight.

9:06 pm

tamara27

Me too! Now that I am not working 60 hour weeks!`

9:06 pm

Jacula

'Bye Tamara. See you again.

9:06 pm

faeriekae

YEAH

9:06 pm

KyleB715

thanks. but im fine my sister came to the rescue(shes good at this) ;)

9:06 pm

smithchick

Bye, tamara!

9:07 pm

Jacula

Kyle - who is you sister? Do we know her on Babble?

9:07 pm

72 Temple Owl

bye, tamara!

9:07 pm

stidmama

smithchick -- our 13 year old was really small for his age for a long time, turned out to be partly stress... he sorta stopped growing when he started school and started up again when we brought him home to learn a couple years later!

9:08 pm

KyleB715

no but she is really good at this and is only 11(very good) ;)

9:08 pm

stidmatt

And boy were those the years! THEY WERE GREAT! HOMESCHOOL! Boo-Yah!

9:09 pm

LeslieAnn

lol this kid cracks me up :)

9:09 pm

stidmama

but then, most of my family is really small -- and only a few people on his father's side are tall (no one more than 6 foot, though)!

9:09 pm

smithchick

Faerie, she sounds just like my mother! Cracks me up. I usually tell my hubby on the phone when he's been gone a few days and he misses me. He gets mad over the phone, but by the time he comes home, he wants to be sweet at first so he doesn't say anything. Then when he brings it up and tries to get mad I inform him that he already got mad about that and he doesn't get to get mad again. It works pretty well and I don't have to hide anything! (limited space)

9:10 pm

smithchick

Well, I applaud your patience and stidmatt's diligence. If I tried to homeschool mine, one of us would suffer grave injury at the hands of the other! :)

9:10 pm

faeriekae

Smith - LOLOL that is too good. You are the master. Bar none. My friend Cathy's hubby works from home so that wouldn't work out very well for her.

9:11 pm

stidmama

do note that they are no longer homeschooled -- my health got in the way, so we put them back in school a couple years ago (where they are dong fine!).

9:11 pm

stidmama

oops, meant *doing* my fingers are tired...

9:11 pm

faeriekae

I don't have to hide anything. I live alone. So YEAH for being single. *grin*

9:12 pm

Jacula

I'm off to my games site for a while. BBL if anyone wants any clues. Mind you, must say that one thing that p**s me off on that site is that US citizens earn Walmart vouchers and that we in UK, whilst earning them, cannot use them! GRRR!

9:13 pm

smithchick

LOL, Faerie!!! A definite benefit, I'd say. I guess I get benefits from both because I'm single every two weeks and married every two weeks.

9:13 pm

smithchick

Bye, Jacula!

9:13 pm

stidmatt

Bye Jacula!

9:13 pm

smithchick

Which site can you win WalMart vouchers on?

9:13 pm

Jacula

Faerie - Don't say you live alone or Max will be v. upset!

9:14 pm

Jacula

Smith - on Grab.com.

9:14 pm

faeriekae

Jacula - You are sooooo correct. I can't believe I said that. He is laying on his pillow sleeping now right beside me. awwwwww.

9:15 pm

72 Temple Owl

night, jacula! see you tomorrow!

9:15 pm

smithchick

Well, since most of our income is spent at Wal-Mart, I'll have to check that out. If I ever finish this one.

9:15 pm

shorty

im back! awww i miss them already

9:16 pm

smithchick

Hey, shorty...Who are you missing? Was our eye candy on here earlier?

9:16 pm

faeriekae

I only have 96 words Smith lol. I know I'm not finishing. I'm going to put my boy Max to bed and then I'm going to dream land myself so good night all :)

9:17 pm

shorty

my grand babys smith

9:17 pm

shorty

i had to take them home :(

9:17 pm

Uneaixoise

'night, faerie

9:18 pm

shorty

I am so excited I have 74 words WITHOUT a list go me!!!

9:18 pm

smithchick

Bye, faerie!!! See you tomorrow!

9:18 pm

stidmama

go shorty! well done!

9:19 pm

shorty

night faerie {{HUGS}}

9:19 pm

stidmama

good night, Faeriekae! sweet dreams!

9:19 pm

72 Temple Owl

goodnight, faeriekae!

9:19 pm

shorty

ty SM

9:21 pm

smithchick

Awww.... I babysat my three nephews for the weekend. With my three kids I had 2,7,8,11,11, and 13. Fun, fun getting them all to church this morning.

9:22 pm

stidmatt

English is getting on my nerves. It is so inconsistent!

9:23 pm

LeslieAnn

truer words never spoken, matt

9:23 pm

shorty

oh my yeah i had to help my daughter get het kids ready she went to church with me 8weeks and 15 months

9:24 pm

shorty

and now I say how did I ever do it with 6 kids!

9:25 pm

stidmatt

Any clues on the sk words? Because I know skies won't fit.

9:26 pm

LeslieAnn

sk + what you hear out of, change r to n

9:26 pm

stidmatt

Thanks LeslieAnn!

9:28 pm

knutmeg

Good evening!!

9:28 pm

smithchick

Yeah, my mother had six daughters. My father was in the military and was gone two years sometimes. We were stair-steps. She did everything with us by herself.

9:28 pm

shorty

oh bless her heart

9:29 pm

LeslieAnn

yw

9:29 pm

smithchick

Hey, knut! How is your darling baby girl?

9:29 pm

stidmama

hi knutmeg! How's Liv?

9:31 pm

knutmeg

she's doing well. eating right now :-) went to the mall today, tuckered her out

9:32 pm

cybernan

All grey!!!!

9:32 pm

LeslieAnn

yay nan!

9:32 pm

72 Temple Owl

cr6/21, please?
hi knutmeg and liv!

9:33 pm

stidmama

glad you got out -- it was hard for me to get out and about when I had our first newborn... i was so tired all the time! and worried about germs and things. with the second, we got out a lot more -- partly 'cause you just can't stay home all the time with a 3 year old!

9:33 pm

smithchick

WooHoo, NAN!!!!!

9:33 pm

stidmama

YAY nan!

9:33 pm

cybernan

cr 6/21: to make a fold in something, or to wrinkle

9:35 pm

knutmeg

my lovely lovely husband took a turn at baby duty last night so I got 7 hours of sleep, and I was climbing the walls, so we decided to get out. Tried out our new stroller, had some lunch, wandered a bit. It was pretty fun. Gorgeous day, too. :-)

9:35 pm

stidmatt

Thanks Cybernan and Mom!

9:36 pm

72 Temple Owl

thanks, nan! : )

9:39 pm

Freckle

I was wondering y taser wasn't a word:(

9:40 pm

cybernan

I thought it had been accepted before, Freckle, but apparently not.

9:40 pm

cybernan

Anyone want a clue before I go and tackle my kitchen?

9:41 pm

LeslieAnn

i thought so too. maybe it is laser it takes

9:41 pm

stidmatt

Possibly because Phaser is from Science Fiction and is in real life a proper noun. A company.

9:42 pm

LeslieAnn

oh you're right matt, it is like Kleenex - proper noun although everyone knows it for the catch-all

9:42 pm

cybernan

Oh well, so much for procrastination -- I tried!! -- see you at the flip :)

9:42 pm

LeslieAnn

:) bye nan!

9:43 pm

smithchick

Bye, cybernan...Have I ever mentioned that I loathe a's?

9:43 pm

stidmatt

Bye nan!

9:43 pm

cybernan

so do we all, smith!

9:43 pm

stidmama

oh, 7 hours of sleep -- must have felt like heaven! I think i'm still making up for the paucity of REM time...

we got out today too -- first weekend of the local farmer's market; my mother came along and we had a blast. AND it didn't rain while we were there!

9:43 pm

stidmama

bye nan!

9:44 pm

Cathyar

ca7 please anyone? already have the ca7/44.

9:44 pm

stidmama

well son -- time to give your computer a break. Say good night to all the nice people, and tell us how many words and points you got!

9:45 pm

smithchick

Sounds fun knut and stid!

9:45 pm

shorty

well i guess im done am going to go to bed i guess cant find anymore words

9:45 pm

stidmama

ca 7/32: the previous ca 4/4 - e + ea 4/4 meaning rest

9:45 pm

Haz1558

ca7/32 - is a combination of ca4/5 (what you pack your clothes in) plus anagram of sea.

9:45 pm

Racquelle

hmmm hi

9:46 pm

stidmatt

Bye Y'all, see you later or tomorrow (definately)!

9:46 pm

stidmama

good night shorty, thanks for sharing the baby with us!

9:46 pm

smithchick

Bye shorty! Hi Haz and racquelle!

9:46 pm

shorty

oh you are so welcome

9:46 pm

Racquelle

hello

9:47 pm

smithchick

Bye stidmatt!!

9:47 pm

Haz1558

Hello smithchick - sorry to miss you shorty!

9:47 pm

stidmama

I'm going to take a break, too, and spend time with the kids before they go to sleep. BBL!

9:47 pm

smithchick

nite stidmama!

9:48 pm

LeslieAnn

good night stid family! nice to meet you, matt.

9:48 pm

Cathyar

ty haz... what the heck does it mean??? WoW!

9:49 pm

Haz1558

It's apparently an enzyme used to ripen cheese.

9:49 pm

LeslieAnn

done!

9:49 pm

smithchick

YAY, Leslie!!!!!!!!!!

9:50 pm

smithchick

I have 27 left to find. In 11 minutes I'm going to break out the list.

9:50 pm

LeslieAnn

no list yet smith?? that is impressive.

9:50 pm

Haz1558

What's significant about 11 minutes?

9:51 pm

72 Temple Owl

bye, shorty bye, stidmatt and stidmama!
hi, haz and raq!

9:51 pm

Haz1558

Hello Temple Owl!

9:52 pm

Merk

I am having a tough time with the two "sk" words. Any suggestions please?

9:52 pm

smithchick

When it is 10:00 my time. By the time it posted, a it was really 10 minutes more.

9:52 pm

smithchick

A thing of yarn spelled with a different second vowel. then the plural.

9:53 pm

LeslieAnn

sk + what you hear with, change r to n

9:56 pm

smithchick

I'll be back...I'm going to go digging for clues in the log before I look at the list.

9:56 pm

Haz1558

sk5 - worn by Scotsmen as part of Highland dress, it's the dagger tucked into their sock.

9:56 pm

Jacula

I'm back.

sk 5 & plural 6. A double-edged dagger formerly used in Ireland and Scotland.

9:57 pm

Jacula

Hi Haz! You're up early/late. Is hubby off on a call?

9:57 pm

LeslieAnn

cafe, please don't post words in the log. some people like to guess.

9:57 pm

Jacula

Cafe Vinta - Please do not post words in the log.

9:58 pm

Merk

Thanks a bundle of yarn!

9:58 pm

Haz1558

Hi, Jacula - no, too much cheese has caused me to have a gall bladder flare up and I'm using babble as distraction from the discomfort!

9:59 pm

Jacula

Haz - Oh dear! Painful. What will counteract it? I can't think right now. I have to watch how much garlic I eat as I have naturally low b/p and garlic lowers b/p.

9:59 pm

LeslieAnn

that's ok, cafe. you a newbie?

10:01 pm

Jacula

Okay Cafe Vinta. Mind you, even part of your name is a grid word today. LOL.

In general,on here, we hint and tip and clue. Even last minute, we star letters out so as not to give the whole word.

10:01 pm

Haz1558

From past experience it will subside eventually. I've just got to be careful about how much dairy I eat.

10:02 pm

LeslieAnn

well, just ask if you have any questions. it's a friendly bunch.

10:02 pm

Merk

The only "ta" I can find is what happens to me when I'm in the sun. I must be getting sleepy. I'm finding nothing tonight. Time is slipping away and I hear my bed calling.

10:03 pm

knutmeg

Ineed help with the last fe5/16. Any hints?

10:03 pm

LeslieAnn

merk, if something is dirty you could say it is ta**ished... that's a 4 and 5

10:03 pm

axe

dan score mo?

10:03 pm

LeslieAnn

like a wild cat, meg

10:03 pm

Haz1558

Merk - one of the ta words is an anagram of 'late' - quite appropriate for how you're feeling..

10:04 pm

knutmeg

Thanks, Lesllie!!

10:04 pm

ripnstock

37

10:04 pm

ripnstock

379

10:05 pm

axe

haaay im so bored...

10:05 pm

Merk

Thanks, Haz, but what of the other?

10:05 pm

Jacula

Haz - I had to avoid alcohol (no prob at 7/10 yrs of age!), dairy products etc., for about 3 years after I got hepatitis (yellow jaundice) as a child. Even now, too much of any of those and my liver aches. That's why, even though I'm a rare blood group (only 8% of population have it), I'm not a blood donor, although my blood is clear of hepatitis or anything else, my low blood pressure makes it almost impossible to get out anyway.

10:06 pm

LeslieAnn

all right, i'm off, folks... (maybe) see you at the flip

10:06 pm

Haz1558

Merk - don't forget to pluralise that ta.

10:07 pm

Jacula

'Bye LeslieAnn - see you another night.

10:08 pm

Jacula

My O/H has almost got his gold card now though on the blood donating front.

10:08 pm

Merk

I did and then I rhymed with a different word someone gave me and I got it. Thanks Haz.

10:08 pm

Haz1558

It's a nuisance having to be careful, isn't it? I avoid garlic like the plague because of the smell!

10:09 pm

Haz1558

Good, Merk - have you been re-energised?

10:10 pm

Jacula

Haz - re the garlic - if we are going to eat it, we both eat it. However, if you have to meet 'the public' then eat parsley afterwards.

10:10 pm

Haz1558

Jacula - now you know why I'm awake at this hour - what is your excuse?

10:12 pm

MikeyInBerlin

ja, Haz; you're an hour behind us, so you're up early too! (woke up, bathroom trip, checking game board, seeing if i can throw in a few words while i drink a glass of water, then heading back to bed) :-P

10:13 pm

Jacula

Haz - what's my excuse? A few early nights almost in a row. I'm a night owl at heart. Not wanting to disturb O/H either, since I stayed up to watch The South Bank Show and he has to be up by 5.20am. Also, O/H is the most active sleeper I've ever slept with! Oh, that sounds bad! But you know what | mean?

10:13 pm

Haz1558

Hi, mikey. I'm not awake by choice - over-indulgence in cheese has left me in some 'digestive discomfort'!

10:14 pm

Haz1558

Jacula - arms flailing, pinwheel turning, that sort of thing?

10:15 pm

MikeyInBerlin

ja; that will do it, Haz.....dairy products are not at all appropriate for our bodies, and can do a lot of harm :-/ i don't go near them, or any other animal products; but, hope you feel much better soon!

10:15 pm

Jacula

Hi Mikey, Having read all that stuff where the girls were lusting after you earlier on in the chat log, I feel the need to stick 'Hey Mickey' by Toni Basil on the Babble jukebox. LOL.

10:15 pm

MikeyInBerlin

oh brother, Jacula; that's not still around, is it??? :-/ sheesh.....and my nickname's Mikey, not 'Mickey' :-P

10:16 pm

axe

wla bang counterstrike d2?

10:16 pm

Merk

I am still missing a "le" 4,4 word. On the Lickety list it is seven or eight, depending on the one I have above or below it. I know I am describing this terribly. It is below what a bad pipe can be and above what I do using a cane.

10:16 pm

Haz1558

Thanks, Mikey!

10:16 pm

MikeyInBerlin

i'll never finish this; only 151 words now :-P

10:16 pm

axe

para mas exciting

10:16 pm

Freckle

ne hints for sk6?

10:17 pm

Haz1558

The le4/4 you're looking for begins and ends with the same letter.

10:17 pm

MikeyInBerlin

ja, Merk; you've totally lost me there :-P

10:17 pm

Jacula

Haz - Yes, the things you said plus giggling, muttering, yelling, tooth-grinding (AAARGH!) and smacking me in back of head with flailing elbow. Oh, and pinching duvet and going off to other side of king-sized bed with bottom sheet.

I do love him. Honest!

10:18 pm

Haz1558

sk6 - plural of sk 5 - double edged Scottish dagger. Add body part that listens but change the r to an n and then pluralise.

10:18 pm

Merk

That is the seventh word in my list. Then I am missing the 4,4 below it. If I've placed it right. There are two 4,4 in a row.

10:18 pm

Jacula

Mikey - I know your nick, but it's still short for Michael, I assume? LOL.

10:18 pm

MikeyInBerlin

oh, say; if any of you love playing Literati, yahoo's version of 'Scrabble', then add me to your yahoo messengers with my username you see here.....always looking for game partners to connect with from time to time, and form some multiplayer games on yahoo's site!

10:19 pm

MikeyInBerlin

ja; of course it is, Jacula.....but i'm never called 'Mickey'! :-P

10:19 pm

DCGrendel

got all 203

10:19 pm

Haz1558

Are you looking for the shakesperian le4/4?

10:19 pm

Merk

Haz, are you still with me? I have the 'le' word you described. It is the other le 4,4 word next to it in the lickety list that I am missing.

10:20 pm

MikeyInBerlin

oh my, Jacula; if Heinrich slept like that, he'd sleep alone forevermore! :-P

10:20 pm

Merk

Huh? Shakesperian? I haven't read him since I don't know when. The King? I have the king.

10:21 pm

Jacula

Heinrich, Mikey? Does that mean you're disappointing the girls on here and making them sigh and say, What A waste?' LOL. Not being nasty. It matters not to me. I take people for what they are.

10:22 pm

Haz1558

The two 4/4 (le) together are the le (ending as beginning) and le (meat or verb to incline against).

10:22 pm

72 Temple Owl

hey everyone! i got booted out with only one word to go! X 'P
last ca - i believe it's a 5?

10:23 pm

Merk

Do you hear the gnarling and gnashing of teeth? I found it. I had one misplaced. Boy, does that clear things up. What a way to start a week!

10:23 pm

MikeyInBerlin

hmm; i don't think i'm a 'waste', Jacula.....and Heinrich sure doesn't, either! ;-)

10:23 pm

Haz1558

the only other le4/4 you might be missing is a plural.

10:23 pm

Haz1558

Merk - glad you got there in the end!

10:23 pm

MikeyInBerlin

that doesn't mean you lose the list you've already got, does it, Temple Owl?

10:24 pm

Jacula

Mikey - I don't think you're 'a waste' either. But you must realise what girls means when they say that? LOL.

10:24 pm

MikeyInBerlin

grrrrr; long ways off.....only 155 words :-/

10:24 pm

Haz1558

ca5/24 - describes the containing ca4 before it

10:25 pm

Jacula

Temple - I think you're looking for a really silly ca6/24 - barrelly!

10:25 pm

72 Temple Owl

no, mikey - that's one good thing about this game - you can work it when you have time and it keeps your list

10:25 pm

MikeyInBerlin

well, Jacula; i do, but.....it's not a waste to a guy like Heinrich! ;-) lol

10:26 pm

Jacula

I doubt 'barrelly' is a word, but that ca6 shouln't be either.

10:26 pm

MikeyInBerlin

oh very cool, Temple Owl; that's good to know! so, even if you sign out and back in? i just left myself signed in for the last few hours while i was asleep, 'cos i feared losing it!

10:27 pm

renfield

mistress!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11

10:27 pm

Jacula

Mikey - I read earlier that you are a dancer. What sort od dance? Ballet, or the Michael Flatley sort of stuff, or that tub-thumping hunks stuff or what?

10:27 pm

72 Temple Owl

DONE! yay!

hi rennie!

10:27 pm

gromit

Hello!

10:28 pm

Jacula

Ren!!! Hello servant.

10:28 pm

Haz1558

Well done, Temple Owl!

10:28 pm

renfield

**F**I**R**E**W**O**R**K**S** for t-owl!!!!!

10:28 pm

Jacula

Well done, Temple!

10:28 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi gromit!

10:28 pm

Jacula

Gromit - where's Wallace?:-)

10:28 pm

renfield

hello mistress! i have missed you the past few days!

10:29 pm

Merk

What about the "ka" 5,18 please

10:29 pm

MikeyInBerlin

Renny!!!!!!! :-D

10:29 pm

renfield

hey mikey!

10:29 pm

72 Temple Owl

i finished friday and yesterday and my rank stayed the same!!!

10:29 pm

MikeyInBerlin

(((((hugs))))) Renny!!! :-)

10:29 pm

Haz1558

ka5/18 is an alternative spelling of the diamond measuring ca5/12

10:30 pm

gromit

Hi temple. Hi Jacula. Wallace is eating having a spot of Stilton I believe

10:30 pm

Jacula

Ren - I did say 'Boo!' to you on MSN on Fridaynight but you were too busy catching insects to see me there.

10:30 pm

renfield

how are you today mikey? i've been working all day.

10:30 pm

MikeyInBerlin

yes, Jacula.....ballet; i'm also a vocalist, and perform in musical theatre

10:30 pm

renfield

LOL mistress! mama bear was giving me flys!

10:31 pm

MikeyInBerlin

half asleep, Renny; it's only 5:29 am, and i woke up to make a bathroom trip and get a glass of water, and thought i'd try to throw in some more words :-P lol

10:31 pm

renfield

nothing like the shoofly pie you make for me though!

10:31 pm

Merk

Yup, I knew that! Thanks for the refresher.

10:31 pm

debgpi

Finished! What a lot of words!

10:31 pm

Jacula

Ren - that's cheating! You are not supposed to pick flies off Mama's winter hide!

10:31 pm

72 Temple Owl

gee ren - that 's awful!
you know ididn't go out at all on saturday - too tired!

10:32 pm

renfield

LOL mikey - that's what happens to us all in babblelonia

10:32 pm

MikeyInBerlin

hmm; guess i'll end up with no rank, 'cos i usually won't have much time for this! :-P

10:32 pm

gromit

Any clues for the 8 and 9 letter words?

10:32 pm

Jacula

Gromit - If you have the 10-letter word then you have one of the 9's.

10:32 pm

knutmeg

Congratulations Deb!

^*^*^*^*FIREWORKS^*^*^*^*^*

10:33 pm

Freckle

ca5 help?

10:33 pm

MikeyInBerlin

i have Renny on msn too :-)

10:33 pm

renfield

t=owl - i had to (gasp) do the grocery shopping saturday....
8-( sorry mistress.....

10:33 pm

72 Temple Owl

way to go, deb!

10:33 pm

Freckle

ne ak5 help

10:33 pm

Freckle

plz! ne one!

10:33 pm

gromit

:-\ I meant the 9 and 10 letter words.

10:33 pm

Haz1558

Freckle - can you be more specific about what ca5 you are looking for?

10:34 pm

Jacula

*Sits back and waits for Gromit to spill mug of tea and accidentally pull wrong levers as the realisation that there is a 10-letter word hits home...*

10:34 pm

MikeyInBerlin

i might as well give up; still only 155 words.....i'll never finish this! :-/ *sigh*

10:34 pm

renfield

**F**I**R**E**W**O**R**K**S** for bed!!!!!!!!

10:34 pm

smithchick

Whew! I just finished going through only about a third of the list and it took me forever! On the positive side, I got 12 more words than I had. I'm down to 15! Time to break out the list!

10:35 pm

72 Temple Owl

eeeeeewwwwwwwww!
but i still had no get up and go today - need an easter outfit and although i starved and walked 5 miles, i don't think i can go down a size by nexy sunday!

10:35 pm

mab

ren! I've missed you, although others have reported sightings.

Come back when you can Mikey; you seem like a nice person, and you know the rankings are not as interesting as the game and the chat.

10:35 pm

renfield

it's ok mikey..it's the fun..
jacula is the mistressof the dark...and i'm her humble servant renfield..8-)

10:36 pm

Merk

I am almost finished, but there are those buggers ... ca 9,60 and 10,77. Are they compound words, or what?

10:36 pm

Haz1558

ca9/60 and 10/77 - operation performed on pregnant woman

10:36 pm

Jacula

ak 5 & 6 words, as I said before. Think Cub Scouts' master or the leader of the wolf pack in 'Jungle Book'.

10:37 pm

renfield

hey mab!!! i keep looking for you as well. i saw a painting of MAB in women of mythology last night!

10:37 pm

Jacula

ca9 & 10 come from the ca6 before. Roman emperor, Gaius Julius Ca****.

10:37 pm

MikeyInBerlin

awwwww; thanks, Mab! :-) and of course they're not; the chat's what makes this *so* much fun.....i don't really care about score, in Literati either.....it's just a lot of fun to play and chat and joke around with my game partners! :-D

10:37 pm

Haz1558

Merk - see hint below, or Roman emperor plus ending of sk word.

10:37 pm

axe

already got the 10 and 12 leter words haha

10:38 pm

MikeyInBerlin

oh; then who can i be, Renny? ;-) lol

10:38 pm

72 Temple Owl

freckle: see 10:24 for ca5 clues

10:38 pm

gromit

Aha! Thanks for the hints Haz and Jacula!!

10:38 pm

Jacula

Well, good for you, Axe. Maybe you will join most of th rest of us in having got all the words shortly.

10:39 pm

Haz1558

You're welcome, gromit.

10:39 pm

Merk

Ah, like the surgery! Thanks you. I'd never have gotten it by myself. What friends!

10:40 pm

gromit

ye6/24?

10:40 pm

renfield

hmmm mikey....you are our mystery right now....8-)

10:40 pm

Haz1558

Glad to help, Merk. How many more to go?

10:41 pm

Jacula

Mikey - You will have to be Van Helsing.

10:41 pm

MikeyInBerlin

i'm a mystery, Renny? why's that? :-/

10:41 pm

Haz1558

ye6/24 - longs for (y plus ea5/10)

10:41 pm

mab

whomever you choose, mikey, although on general principles I would advise against servitude (although it works for Jac and ren.

I am mab sleepy jewish queen of the faeries. But those damned faeries just do as they please. you might say i'm neither a leader nor a follower.

10:41 pm

72 Temple Owl

ren: lola and nut were plying him with champers earlier

10:41 pm

MikeyInBerlin

why Van Helsing, Jacula?

10:42 pm

MikeyInBerlin

lol, mab; i'm sure i don't even know what that's even about! :-P

10:42 pm

gromit

Oh Haz! It's just so obvious sometimes!! **blushing**

10:42 pm

harpjane

120 words to go. I'd better hustle!

10:42 pm

renfield

well mikey...i know you're a rambo for kicking off those bad dudes yesterday...LOL...we talked about that!

10:43 pm

axe

go philippines!!!!

10:43 pm

Jacula

Mikey - because I see you as some kind of vanquisher type film hero, However, if you'd rather be one of the flying ones, you could do that, too. Incidentally, you still haven't answered my q about what kind of dancing you do.

10:43 pm

mab

what is a van helsing? removal company?

10:43 pm

Haz1558

gromit - they're only obvious once you see them!

10:43 pm

MikeyInBerlin

are you 'tikvaeve' on yahoo, mab?

10:44 pm

dinoshadow

I was using the wrong C, that's why I had problems - I used ca6,30 with the 'wrong' one

10:44 pm

MikeyInBerlin

oh, but indeed i *did* answer your question, Jacula! check the archive ;-)

10:44 pm

renfield

LOL mab...yes van helsing did remove many vampires! (also very good looking foe!!)

10:44 pm

72 Temple Owl

lol mab! hi harpjane!

: ( everyone's here and now i have to go....

10:44 pm

jaianniah

calling all knuts...

10:44 pm

Jacula

Mab! What (or rather who) is Van Helsing? Have you never watched or read anything about Dracula?

10:44 pm

gromit

Bye Owl!!

10:45 pm

Merk

Bless you all, I am finished! I think there should be bells and whistles when we finish so we know we are.

10:45 pm

gromit

Freckle - did you get the ak words?

10:45 pm

Haz1558

Bye Temple Owl....

10:45 pm

renfield

nite t-owl...see you later!

10:45 pm

gromit

Great job Merk!!

10:45 pm

72 Temple Owl

*rings bell* *blows whistle* yay, merk!

10:46 pm

Merk

G'night all. See you tomorrow.

10:46 pm

Haz1558

Merk - well done, first of all. And yes, we all agree that there should be something spectacular to recognise our achievement. Some of the players are good at improvising, though.

10:46 pm

MikeyInBerlin

ach; my cat just horked up a hairball on the rug! :-/

10:46 pm

72 Temple Owl

hey ren, mikey - did you have a troll attack friday night?

10:46 pm

Jacula

Mikey - Sorry, I've been back now and seen that you did indeed answer me. Ballet and also a vocalist.

10:46 pm

smithchick

Umm...eewww...

10:46 pm

renfield

LOL mikey! ewwwwwwwwwwwwwww

10:47 pm

gromit

Poor kitty!

10:47 pm

Jacula

Mikey - cats tend to do that when they feel you are not giving them the attention they feel they are entitled to.

10:47 pm

smithchick

I tune back in just in time for horked up hairballs!

10:47 pm

gromit

27 left...

10:48 pm

Jacula

LOL, Smithchick.

10:48 pm

renfield

mikey - mab does ballet and yoga, she wants to
learn to tap dance so she and i can do a dance routine!

10:48 pm

gromit

ta5/10? Please??

10:48 pm

renfield

great going smith! good timing!

10:49 pm

Jacula

Haz - I love you to bits though not even met you yet, but let go and give the next winner *~*~*~*FIREWORKS*~*~*~*

PLEASE!

10:49 pm

smithchick

Well, I'm reading about all of your talents. I have none. Now I'm horribly depressed. I don't think "you're such a good listener" counts in the grand scheme of things.

10:50 pm

renfield

t-owl - yes....and yesterday as well. van helsing booted their behind

10:50 pm

Haz1558

There are two, both plurals of the preceding ta 4/ One is an anagram of 'late', the other an anagram of ra4/4 - a lake, I think

10:50 pm

Jacula

Smithchick - if it wasn't for good listeners most of us would be dead by now!

10:51 pm

Haz1558

I am repressed, aren't I. Okay, I'll study the format and try to do better next time.

10:51 pm

72 Temple Owl

way to go, mikey!
ren - how did they get to your table? it was private

10:51 pm

gromit

TY haz! How about se7/28?

10:51 pm

renfield

amen & mazel tov to that mistress - we need good listeners smith!!!

10:51 pm

smithchick

TY, Jacula...But couldn't I listen well and also dance and be artistic and play musical instruments too?

10:52 pm

renfield

i think we were waiting on mama to get back in - her computer kept burping

10:52 pm

72 Temple Owl

gromit: a superlative

10:52 pm

Haz1558

se 7/28 is a superlative for se4/4 - or you could look at it as 'shore leave'

10:53 pm

renfield

smith - get mab to spinkle some faerie majik on you and you can do it all!!!!

10:53 pm

Jacula

Smithchick, my pet, you can do anything you want on the net! :-)

10:54 pm

gromit

TY Haz and Owl!! 7 minutes... Ahhhhh!

10:54 pm

smithchick

That's a good plan...How 'bout it mab? Please? I'm in desperate need of fabulous talent!

10:54 pm

Haz1558

Oh, this is exciting. I've never been on at the flip before....

10:54 pm

gromit

se5/12?

10:54 pm

Uneaixoise

Done! Night, all! :-)

10:55 pm

72 Temple Owl

une! congrats!

10:55 pm

Haz1558

se 5/12 is a Hebrew word - seen in some of the Psalms.

10:55 pm

gromit

oh wait! Or is it an hour and 7 minutes until the flip?

10:55 pm

Jacula

Haz - LOL. I must get you on my MSN. You, me and Ren wuld make a great nattering 3-some.

10:55 pm

Haz1558

It's an anagram of ha5/12

10:55 pm

smithchick

Well one thing I can do is finish this grid!!! Congrats to you, Une!!!!!!!!!!!

10:55 pm

gromit

Woohooo Un!!!

10:56 pm

Jacula

Haz - don't get too excited yet. 'Cos unless their clock hasn't changed the flip happens at 6am here, and I make it 4.56am on my comp.

10:56 pm

72 Temple Owl

anyone know tomorrow's theme?

10:57 pm

Haz1558

Hold on, I have to get fireworks constructed for Uneaixoise

*****##*****##F I R E W O R K S ##****###

10:57 pm

renfield

**F**I**R**E**W**O**R**K**S** for everyone who has finished!!!!!! (sorry i missed it!!)

10:57 pm

Jacula

*~*~*~FIREWORKS FOR UNE*~*~*~*

10:57 pm

renfield

severe weather

10:58 pm

Uneaixoise

Thanks! :-D

10:58 pm

Haz1558

So I'm not going to be at the flip after all? Just as I was getting my fingers poised for a new grid!

10:58 pm

renfield

flip is in 1 hr and bout 2 minutes

10:58 pm

smithchick

Smithchick sits patiently waiting for her fireworks...

10:59 pm

Jacula

Haz - those were great fireworks. Loud, and those crackerjack things chased me around the yard a bit, but they were good.:-)) WELL DONE.

10:59 pm

gromit

TY Haz! Had to monkey it, but I got it!

10:59 pm

gromit

Did you finish smithchick?

10:59 pm

Jacula

*~*~*~*~FIREWORKS FOR SMITHCHICK*~*~*~*~

11:00 pm

renfield

!!###**F**I**R**E**W**O**R**K* *S** !!### for smith

11:00 pm

harpjane

ca 6/30 and ca7/44?

11:00 pm

Haz1558

Smitchchick, on the occasion of your having completed babble grid number 1111 I am pleased to present you with

*~*~* F I R E W O R K S *~*~*

11:01 pm

smithchick

TY, TY!! Cause I wasn't above giving my own self fireworks...If I could figure out how!

11:01 pm

Jacula

WELL DONE, Haz!:-))))))))))

11:01 pm

Haz1558

ca6/30 and the 7 are containers for wine

11:01 pm

gromit

Yeah smithchick!!
**********###### ####FIREWORKS########*********

11:01 pm

smithchick

ca6/30- a thing you pour stuff out of.

11:02 pm

Haz1558

Thank you, Jacula!

11:02 pm

Jacula

Mind you, Haz. That was terribly formal. Can I come over to Ireland and ply you with drink? LOL. I'd like you on my msn. How can we achieve that?

11:02 pm

72 Temple Owl

woo-hoo, smith!

and with that i bid you all good night dear babblers.
see you tomorrow!

11:03 pm

harpjane

thanks!

11:03 pm

smithchick

Wow, these are great fireworks! I'll try it...
~*$$$*~*!*~*!!!!*~*!*!! !!*~*!*~*$$$*~

11:03 pm

gromit

Nite all! Time for Sopranos...

11:03 pm

smithchick

Night, TO!

11:03 pm

Jacula

Smthchick - your last definition. ROFLOL! So true, but I hope you didn't spill any.

11:03 pm

smithchick

Bye, gromit!

11:04 pm

renfield

ok all you sweet wonderful people - i have depositions tomorrow - nighty nite....(hope i didn;t use a word)

11:04 pm

harpjane

ca7/32 and ca6/36?

11:04 pm

Jacula

It's getting bloody noisy in here with all these fireworks!

11:04 pm

smithchick

Bye, Ren! LOL, Jacula!

11:04 pm

Jacula

Naw, Ren., you're ok. Depostion isn't in the grid today.

11:04 pm

Haz1558

Good night, Temple Owl! Jacula, what are you trying to do to my digestive system? If wensleydale cheese with cranberries renders me ill, what would strong drink do? The MSN thing - I'm not a member as yet.

11:05 pm

smithchick

Well, I too must be off. McDreamy awaits me on TiVo. Also there is that pesky matter of getting up with the kids in the morning.

11:06 pm

smithchick

ROFL, Jacula...

11:06 pm

Haz1558

ca7/32 - combine ca4/5 (what you pack your clothes in) with a shortened version of ea4/4 - what you take when you rest.

11:07 pm

Haz1558

ca 6 - to the aforementioned receptacle for holiday clothes, add what a bird does in the air, minus a letter

11:07 pm

Jacula

Haz - re MSN, if you want to get it go to MSN.com not elsewhere or they will try to charge you for the service. You don't need a hotmail or msn address to get in there now. However, go to BabAnon and send me a message initially through the ez message board on there. I'll get you sorted then.

11:08 pm

Haz1558

Okay, but I'll not do it just at this minute.

11:09 pm

Jacula

Okay, Haz.

11:10 pm

harpjane

got em! Thanks

11:10 pm

harpjane

I still have 86 to go though. Not too hopeful for a gal with dialup.

11:11 pm

helenkeller

harp - i'm in the same boat, started too late & have 77 to go - let's race!

11:12 pm

knutmeg

Woot!! Finished!!!

11:13 pm

harpjane

se 7/28 and either of the se5/12?

11:13 pm

Haz1558

Congratulations, knutmeg!!

11:14 pm

Haz1558

se5/12 - Hebrew word, seen in Psalms, anagram of ha5/12
se 5/12 - add the first part of a contest (athletes run in a ***e)

11:15 pm

Jacula

Harp - regretfully, probably not. We got my o'H's parents on line today. Not dial-up nor fast broadband, but a paid for monthly thing using their phone line and a filter. Couldn't believe how slow it was!

Which brings me back to a point I meant to make earlier about Babblers (myself included) getting impatient with people who don't seem to have scrolled back before they post - Folks, if you've had broadband for a while, you might just forget how slow other internet connections are. Let's try to have a little more patience, eh? I was reading in my Sunday paper earlier about how a computer that reads your thoughts and types them might come in one day. ERK!

11:15 pm

Haz1558

se7/28 - superlative of se4/4

11:16 pm

harpjane

Good point about scrolling back. It's much too time-consuming on short notice. I have to take out the icons, and put the log update on "never"

11:17 pm

MikeyInBerlin

finally back :-P boy, that was 'fun'

11:18 pm

harpjane

79 to go....

11:18 pm

Jacula

se7/28 - the blackest creme caramel you ever saw! Think charred, think blow torch.

11:19 pm

Haz1558

Think kitchen in flames...

11:19 pm

Haz1558

No, perish the thought!

11:20 pm

Jacula

Haz - that's a bit dramatic! LOL.

11:20 pm

MikeyInBerlin

hmm; i don't understand this stat thing at all :-/

11:23 pm

MikeyInBerlin

that's DSL, Jacula; which is broadband/high speed, or should be.....but there are different levels you can have, too.....lite/basic, standard, and high speed ultra; we have the latter kind of DSL.....anything else would frustrate me!

11:24 pm

Jacula

Mikey - stats - what don't you understand? Go to Angel's page for the full explanation.

However, if it's simple like ar4/4 for instance it could be ARTS. Each letter is worth 1 point and ther are 4 of them.

SCORING
Each tile has a point value. To determine the score for a word, the point-value for the length of the word is multiplied by the total letter values for the word:

4-letter word = 1 x Points
5-letter word = 2 x Points
6-letter word = 3 x Points
7-letter word = 4 x Points
8-letter word = 5 x Points
9-letter word = 6 x Points

Go into 'Babble Rules' for the rest.

11:25 pm

harpjane

re5/16, 6/27, and 5/14? Thank you in advance

11:26 pm

MikeyInBerlin

the 'Number of words that start with:' section, Jacula; why there are 2 lots of numbers under each letter in the table there?

11:29 pm

battybeyond

i'm a latecomer. how many words in this puzzle?

11:29 pm

Jacula

Mikey - where are you looking at that?

11:30 pm

Jacula

Batty - 203 words and not enough time to find them now. Sorry!

11:32 pm

harpjane

ra6/18? I"m beggin here!

11:32 pm

MikeyInBerlin

when i click 'flip to stats', Jacula; under where it tells me i have 48 words left to find.....which i'll never find now :-/

11:33 pm

jaianniah

what olde west folks called wrestling....5/18

11:35 pm

harpjane

thank you.
re5/16, 6/27, and 5/14? purty please?

11:36 pm

battybeyond

203!! and I was feeling proud for finding 105 in an hour and a half LOL. oh well, we'll see how much i get done before it clicks over :)

11:37 pm

helenkeller

re 5/16 is re + what you use to fill up your car minus the 'u'

11:37 pm

Jacula

ra6/18 - To engage in wrestling or wrestle with.

Failing that, think of the collie film star, that lovely collie dog that made us all cry La****. Change the first letter.

11:37 pm

mab

re 5/14 to speak again

11:37 pm

helenkeller

i could use help with la 5/10

11:37 pm

Haz1558

re5/16 - add part of past tense of fall, then plural for re6

11:38 pm

Haz1558

la5/10 is an anagram of re5/10

11:38 pm

harpjane

bless you all. 51 to go.!

11:38 pm

helenkeller

thx haz! (ps -duh!) :)

11:38 pm

mab

re 6 27 falls down again past tense, minus an L

11:40 pm

Jacula

la5/10 - A tutelary deity or spirit of an ancient Roman household.

11:41 pm

Jacula

the re5 and 6... if you chop a tree down, you fe** it.

11:41 pm

mab

la 5 and penates...

11:42 pm

Haz1558

Well, it would be nice to stay around to see the finishers through, but my pain has eased and I'll head off to bed. Hope you all get fireworks!

11:42 pm

Jacula

Mab - hang on! Not everyone has studied Latin.

11:43 pm

Jacula

Oh come on, Haz. u8 mins to the flip! You can hang around for that!

11:43 pm

mab

'night Haz. (sorry to hear about pain)

11:45 pm

Jacula

Haz - not being unsympathetic.xx But stay for a minute or two.

11:45 pm

harpjane

ha6/12? I have one, the "bother" but need the other.

11:45 pm

Jacula

harp - reverse the last 2 letters for the other one.

11:46 pm

harpjane

ty jac!

11:46 pm

Jacula

y/w, Harp.

11:48 pm

Jacula

O'H is toiing and roeiing right now, going out to work.

11:49 pm

Jacula

*froeing

11:49 pm

Jacula

Haz - have you gone?

11:49 pm

harpjane

fr5/16? The first one?

11:50 pm

helenkeller

the ca 9 please

11:50 pm

Jacula

fra * 2 curly consonants.

11:50 pm

Jacula

ca9 = pl 10. c-section birth method. Roman connections.

11:51 pm

helenkeller

ty

11:52 pm

Jacula

:-) Helen

11:52 pm

helenkeller

how about the ca 7/32 & ca 6/36

11:53 pm

Jacula

ca6/36 - thing you pack for your hols plus annoying buzzing intest minus middle consonant.

11:54 pm

Jacula

ca7/32 - thing you pack plus time of leisure minus the first letter (e).

11:54 pm

Jacula

*insect!

11:56 pm

jaianniah

finished....thanks, k-megan.....mommy's mommy girl

11:57 pm

helenkeller

duh sorry to be dull - which insect would that be?

11:57 pm

helenkeller

8 to go - dang it

11:58 pm

Jacula

an fl one that buzzes around annnoyingly!

11:59 pm

stidmama

YAY jaianniah!

11:59 pm

stidmama

hi all -- just got back, in time for the flip!

12:00 am

Jacula

Helen - if you don't finish don't worry! The fun is in trying.

12:00 am

stidmama

actually, only 8 left is really good, HelenK! way to go!

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