Babble: Archived Puzzle for Saturday, April 22, 2006

12:00 am

knutmeg

flip!

12:00 am

LeslieAnn

flip!

12:00 am

JBsAnno

Flippin!

12:00 am

harpjane

flip

12:00 am

knutmeg

flip

12:00 am

harpjane

flip

12:00 am

JBsAnno

LeslieAnn - love the tree!
Is that the theme today?

12:00 am

LeslieAnn

oh i ALMOST won :)

12:01 am

JBsAnno

Harp! My heart sings to see you!

12:01 am

stidmama

where were you-all hiding?

12:01 am

JBsAnno

There, there, LA - have some M&M's!

mmmmm, chocolate....

12:01 am

LeslieAnn

it's Earth Day.

12:02 am

JBsAnno

Stid, for a moment there I thought you got left behind.

12:02 am

stidmama

HAPPY EARTH DAY!

my favorite celebration of the year...

12:02 am

LeslieAnn

i was trying to win the flip! thanks for the choco, jb

12:02 am

leighprefect

Morning all.

Can anyone tell poor, broke me the word count?

12:02 am

JBsAnno

Oh, right!

Been recently so focused on work and family issues that I've lost track of many Babble things.

12:03 am

stidmama

hard to leave me behind, JB! LOL

12:03 am

LeslieAnn

only 61 words today

12:03 am

knutmeg

61 words.

12:03 am

leighprefect

*yucky face* I can see why...thanks...

12:03 am

stidmama

61? hmmm. doesn't look like too friendly a grid...

what do you more experienced players think?

12:04 am

ch1212

Good morning all. JBs, did you know "Pig Day" is coming up next week? Your icon will be perfect.

12:04 am

LeslieAnn

do it, stid, do it!

12:04 am

fredanya

flip

12:04 am

JBsAnno

Here, Stidmama, I saved you some
M&
M&
M&
M&
M's.
H elp me eat them before I finish the rest of the bag!

12:04 am

fredanya

howdy megan

12:04 am

stidmama

M&M&M&M&M&Mmmmmph!

:-)

12:05 am

ch1212

r6

12:05 am

knutmeg

Hi, Jill!

12:05 am

JBsAnno

LOL!

Hey, Google is graphic today!

12:06 am

bbnaz

harp knut leslie stid jb
howdy howdy howdy

12:06 am

stidmama

*happy dance with friends who have chocolate*

12:07 am

knutmeg

refresh if you don't see a LIvia picture, just changed my icon back

12:07 am

stidmama

bbnaz, how's the mare today? how's the dog? how's you?

12:07 am

JBsAnno

Uh, okay, ch1212!

You're right, it does look like a pig...but it's actually a dancing cat with a tiny tutu (head is flung to the right).

Leftover from Dance day a few weeks ago.

12:07 am

bbnaz

okay....cannot see clearly...too much fun at dinner. going to watch some netflix but know that I will be back and will attempt to finish this puzzle also.

12:08 am

JBsAnno

Have fun, and here's some M&M's to go, bbnaz!
I'll see you later.

12:08 am

stidmama

later bbnaz!

12:08 am

ch1212

AAAAhhhhhhh ... I see it now, JBs -- still, could work :)

12:09 am

JBsAnno

Virtual chocolate is so much fun to share, huh, Stid?

But I must to bed, much to do in the morning.

12:09 am

stidmama

okay, i'm gonna go fer it!

*splash*

12:09 am

bbnaz

stid.......
the mare (Iris) is doing FANTASTIC. she is walking and complaining about not enough food (must reintroduce slowly) and the filly (Luna) is even better. God is very very good.
The dog (Res, as he was rescued from an Indian reservation) is still recovering. His leg is massive but he shouldn't suffer any tissue loss nor the leg.

Me? Heck, I have finished (with tremendous help) the last two puzzles! I am very good.

12:09 am

cybernan

r 6/21

12:10 am

JBsAnno

bbnaz, you're my current hero! I haven't finished a puzzle for ages (months at least)!

12:10 am

LeslieAnn

oh i see it now, kept trying to make racing work

12:11 am

ch1212

To quote Hans Solo ... I have a bad feeling about this. Been typing for over 5 minutes and only 10 words.

12:11 am

JBsAnno

Thanks, c-nan! Got it.

12:12 am

LeslieAnn

i know, 15 from that c? hardly seems possible.

12:12 am

knutmeg

ditto, ch

12:12 am

stidmama

i have 5 words, but i chatted for a while... this is gonna be yucky

12:13 am

sonipitts

Great, it'll take Spanish, but not Navaho. Whassup widdat?

12:13 am

JBsAnno

And before I really get into the grid, I will quote the most used line in the movies:
"Let's get out of here!"
So, I'm going, but I bequeath the M&M's to Stidmama to share out - don't get your keyboards sticky...
Good night!

12:14 am

stidmama

soni -- what navaho word did you find, and what does it mean? in case i'm ever in navaho country...

12:14 am

sonipitts

Oops...make that Navajo.

12:14 am

stidmama

later JB! will take GOOD care of the M&Ms for you! ;-)

12:16 am

bendamalina

hmm...18 words so far, and most i don't know

12:17 am

sonipitts

stid - hozho. Literally 'walking in beauty', but it really means far more. See my article: http://ezinearticles.com/?id=3 603

12:18 am

stidmama

ty soni - what a great expression for earthday!

12:19 am

sonipitts

purely coinkidinky - I' perpetually on something like Indian time and rarely know what day it is. :-)

12:21 am

sonipitts

Hmmm...sorry for the bad article link. Should be
http://tinyurl.com/mfmfo

12:22 am

ch1212

22 so far and I'm dragging...

12:22 am

stidmama

thanks, soni, was just trying to figure out if it was me or... this time of night, I never quite know what's going on! :-)

12:22 am

LeslieAnn

seriously, ch. this is hard.

12:23 am

leighprefect

Not much better at 27. Half my words have been pure monkeytype.

12:23 am

sonipitts

Nah, stid, I grabbed a truncated link. The full one was too long, so I tinied it.

12:24 am

cybernan

g 6/24

12:24 am

sonipitts

Hey...I found Shamu!

12:25 am

stidmama

hey all -- this article is GOOD! soni, you have real talent. Thank you for sharing :-) ((hug))

12:26 am

sonipitts

Ta, Stid!
It's what I do. Write, coach, Babble. You know, the basics. :-D

12:26 am

sonipitts

Noticed, though, that I did the Navajo with an "H" thing in that article too. Gotta fix that.

12:27 am

chic

that's what this grid is; a lot of ho 5/16!

12:28 am

r13dc

Soni, by "it takes spanish, but not navajo," do you mean 'hora?' It's also the name of a dance, you know. :P

I was looking all over for Shamu ... until I realized what you meant and I already had it :P

12:28 am

Angelsong

Soni...do you mind if I include a link to your article in the Babblers' Homepages section of the resource page?

12:28 am

LeslieAnn

r13, please don't post words in the log.

12:28 am

stidmama

up to 20...

12:28 am

chic

A 6/21

12:29 am

r13dc

So sorry, LeslieAnn. I realized my faux pas after clicking 'post'

*hides face*

12:29 am

leighprefect

chic ae 4 before it plus the first two letters for frozen water

12:29 am

LeslieAnn

lol, don't worry, we've all done it :)

12:30 am

sonipitts

AngelSong -
Gee, do I mind link backs from highly populated sites full of crazy word people. Lemme think about it....

Do I have to pay you? :-D

12:30 am

LeslieAnn

who you callin crazy?

12:31 am

cybernan

25 left for tomorrow -- good night all :)

12:31 am

Angelsong

Soni...only if you want to :)

12:31 am

LeslieAnn

...ok, you're right. :)

12:31 am

leighprefect

Night cybernan

12:31 am

sonipitts

My kinda of crazy, that is. Like, crazy smart and crazy funny.

:-P

12:32 am

stidmama

good night nan -- I have found 25!

12:32 am

LeslieAnn

the grid also doesn't take yanni. i know, i know, proper noun.

12:32 am

cying

all done!

12:32 am

stidmama

LeslieAnn -- you know that we are much to sensitive to call a real crazy person crazy -- so when we say crazy, we obviously don't mean you! ;-)

12:33 am

chic

Leigh not asking for clues calling out the large # words. Thanx, anyway

12:33 am

LeslieAnn

cying.... done? with the grid?? you are a mastermind!

12:33 am

ch1212

cying are you serious? You finished? If so, hats off to you!

12:33 am

r13dc

I've only found 17. Since that's my 2nd most lucky number, and since it's my bedtime, I'll call it a night (which it is). t/c all

12:33 am

LeslieAnn

good night r13!

12:33 am

leighprefect

Oh. Sorry. I'm tired. =/

12:34 am

ch1212

'nite r13 ... I'm about ready to stop at 31 for tonight.

12:34 am

LeslieAnn

don't worry it got it for me!

12:34 am

stidmama

leigh -- I needed the clue -- it worked! :-)

12:34 am

stidmama

good night r13!

12:34 am

cying

:-) no, just a shorter list today, no weird or longish words

12:34 am

r13dc

ch1212 31 is my lucky number backwards :P

12:34 am

cying

i can help with clues if anyone would like.

12:35 am

LeslieAnn

wow, congrats cying. i bow to your babble expertise.

12:35 am

sonipitts

Gah...who scrambled this grid? Torquemada?

12:35 am

stidmama

YAY cying!

*stops for a moment in amazement*

12:35 am

LeslieAnn

how about just the first two letters and score for the 3rd 6? we have r and a.

12:35 am

leighprefect

go 5/14 is something I've never heard of and probably will never see ever again in my life.

12:37 am

cying

go 6 / 24 :-)

leighperfect: "and living like a king in pata*****"

12:39 am

LeslieAnn

woot, done with 6's. calling it a night. see you soon, folks.

12:39 am

leighprefect

cying- whatever you say. =) i take your word for it

12:39 am

stidmama

good night LeslieAnn!

12:40 am

Angelsong

Soni, your link is up :)

12:41 am

cying

leighperfect: *hint* the quote is from someone named "dread pirate roberts"

12:41 am

sonipitts

Ta, Angel. Always nice to see my babies being passed around. :-D

12:44 am

leighprefect

Stuck at 32, methinks.

12:45 am

sonipitts

do you have the crying veggie?

12:46 am

Angelsong

Lots of Babble words in the grid today. I was hoping for a larger grid :)

12:46 am

stidmama

pass the fish, please !

12:46 am

stidmama

that got me to 31...

12:47 am

sonipitts

make mine a veggie fish. :-D

12:48 am

cying

night night!

12:48 am

stidmama

good night, cying! thanks for the clues!

12:50 am

ch1212

Now I'm at 56 and trying to decide if I go to bed now or finish it up... if I go to bed now I'll have some babble for tomorrow :) Any clues before I go?

12:51 am

stidmama

ch -- I still don't have the go 6.... and monkey typing isn't doing it for me.

12:51 am

leighprefect

co 4/6 and the co 5 after it?

12:51 am

ch1212

stidmama, that's one of the 5 I don't have yet :(

12:52 am

leighprefect

got the co 4/6

12:52 am

stidmama

oh well -- worth a try... :-)

12:53 am

leighprefect

go 6/24 - uses the stinky veggie

12:53 am

ch1212

co 4/6 -- if you were going to put on a party with a friend you would be co**sts ... drop the last 3 letters. The co 4/5 that comes after (with another word inbetween) is singular loose change

12:53 am

stidmama

*more fish flying about*

always the ones i didn't try! :-)

12:53 am

ch1212

Thanks leighperfect!

12:54 am

leighprefect

ch- thanks but i meant the co 5/18 is what i needed. i should have been more clear! my bad..

12:55 am

ch1212

oh the co 5/18 is hilarious! If you were pigs and you were going to throw a party :) you would be co***s...

12:55 am

leighprefect

ch- thanks, that is pretty cute!

12:56 am

sonipitts

LOL! Sounds like some roomates I've had!

12:57 am

oggy

morning all

12:58 am

stidmama

hey oggy!

12:58 am

Angelsong

Soni, I've linked to your article and to your homepage.

12:58 am

leighprefect

oh man. i couldn't figure out the ha 4/4 until just now.......too tired!!!

12:58 am

ch1212

hi oggy, and g'nite all -- leaving my last 4 for tomorrow. Happy babbling

12:58 am

blueskies29

k i've been on here a couple days now....and i'm either slow or i'm missing something but i GOTTA ask..what's with the fish stidmama???

12:59 am

sonipitts

Angel - TY...so sweet.

12:59 am

leighprefect

Night ch, thanks for the help

1:00 am

stidmama

good night, ch!

blueskies -- when something is so obvious that a child knows about it (like tuna fish)... ? it's a babble thing

1:00 am

sonipitts

Mmmmm...babblefish. Translating the ordinary into the obvious.

1:01 am

blueskies29

wow..can't believe i missed that! lol ty stidmama

1:04 am

sonipitts

That's all my little crossed eyes can take tonite. I'm out. Toodles one and all.

1:06 am

stidmama

good night, soni! sleep well!

thanks again for hozho!

1:07 am

sonipitts

de nada...*toddles off in a babbly daze*

1:16 am

leighprefect

anyone there?

1:16 am

stidmama

i'm outta here -- was so busy, I didn't eat any of the M&Ms JBsAnno left behind... here y'all
*scatters them about* enjoy!

1:16 am

leighprefect

bye stid! (*not leaving until she finishes...*)

1:18 am

stidmama

see you when I wake up tomorrow then, leigh! ;-)

1:18 am

leighprefect

Guess you're taking one quick cat nap, I'm down to three! =)

1:24 am

carra

ok back for thisone :)

1:24 am

carra

ugh lickety split is away for 3 hours ack!

1:28 am

leighprefect

finito. *drags her arse to bed*

1:28 am

leighprefect

carra- use babbler's anon.

1:30 am

renfield

i should get rid of this goth for earth day

1:30 am

mamabear

(((((Rennie)))))))

1:30 am

renfield

mama are you here>c ome back to the 5 and dime jimmy dean jimmy dean

1:31 am

renfield

hey mamam!!!!!!!!!!!!11

1:31 am

renfield

they're back

1:31 am

mamabear

they're back

1:32 am

mamabear

LOL

1:32 am

renfield

yes - they're back

1:32 am

carra

leigh was just looking in there as your post went through hehe

1:32 am

renfield

you're turn mama

1:34 am

Angelsong

{{{REN}}} have you seen what's new on the Resource page?

1:39 am

sherb

morning all ... another tiny one today... :)

1:40 am

pinecone05

what's the resource page?

1:44 am

sherb

off to check out sudoku... back in a bit...

1:49 am

Angelsong

Pinecone: The Resource Page is linked to the right under Friends of Babble, as Angelsong's Babble Page. Take a look; there are all sorts of helpful links and good information about Babble there.

1:58 am

Angelsong

Finished once more.

2:02 am

pinecone05

thank you

2:04 am

licketySplitAUS

Hi everyone, about to do Clues.

2:05 am

ruthy

a tiny grid today. thats me finished

2:07 am

oggy

can anyone tell me what the 6s are please.

2:08 am

sherb

hi Lickety :) ...glad you're here, because I wanted to say how FANTASTIC your list is... thank you for all your hard work :)

2:09 am

FMitch

Hi Lickety, how was the footie?

2:09 am

ruthy

ae 6/21
go 6/24
ra 6/21

2:10 am

licketySplitAUS

Thank you Sherb - How lovely are you! Wow - I feel all goowy now - Thank you very much! FMitch - Thanks for asking, but unfortunately we lost 3-1. It was a good game though and all the guys where good sports.

2:11 am

FMitch

Morning Sherb and ruthy, how's the grid today?

2:11 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up everyone - What a small grid today!

2:12 am

ruthy

morning fmitch it took me about half hour to complete it

2:12 am

oggy

thanks ruthy. im living not far from you. in barry.

2:13 am

sherb

hi FMitch :) ...haven't started yet... trying sudoku first...

...my team's playing tomorrow... Middlesbrough... FA Cup Semi... wish us luck!!

2:14 am

carra

thanks lickety youre the best :)

2:14 am

ruthy

hi oggy i live in penarth

2:14 am

FMitch

sherb, will definately keep fingers crossed as family comes from Middlesborough.

2:14 am

licketySplitAUS

sherb - I'm wishing you luck! World Cup coming up soon - should be good. Australia actually made it into the draw - first time in 30 years

2:15 am

oggy

i lived in penarth for 24years then moved down here. some of my family live in penarth.

2:16 am

licketySplitAUS

Thank you carra for you kind words. I love helping you Babblers - you have to be the loveliest people on the internet!

2:17 am

sherb

thanks Lickety :) ...World Cup should be good... new England manager going to be announced soon... Steve Mclaren, the Boro manager, is in the running...

2:17 am

licketySplitAUS

Gotta go and wash off all the dust from a tough soccer game! Ciao!

2:18 am

FMitch

Bye lickety

2:18 am

sherb

bye Lickety... see you again soon :)

2:19 am

sherb

back to sudoku...

2:34 am

oggy

im done.

2:36 am

FMitch

Congrats oggy!

2:38 am

sha

thats me finished

2:39 am

FMitch

WTG sha.

Think I need more tea.

2:41 am

sherb

sudoku done... back later to Babble...

2:55 am

MikeyInBerlin

good morning, everyone! :-D

2:59 am

shorty

morning Mikey

3:19 am

Haz1558

Good morning all.

3:19 am

hannah lou

morin all

3:20 am

FMitch

MMorning :)

3:21 am

Haz1558

I've just started - what's the opinion on the grid?

3:21 am

FMitch

got yr emails yesterday Haz - thanks!

3:22 am

FMitch

grid's too little for a Saturday, but prob just as well as have lots to do today.

3:22 am

Haz1558

I realised that the initial error was my failure to take down the right address - glad it's sorted!

3:23 am

Haz1558

Have you finished?

3:23 am

hannah lou

thats mke done i ave been on this 4 10 mins anfdi ave done

3:24 am

FMitch

not quite still got 11 to find and have resorted to the list a little while back.

3:24 am

Haz1558

Hannah - we're going to enter you in a speed contest one of these days! Congratulations. The old tortoises will just keep plodding along.....

3:25 am

Haz1558

So off to the grid I go. DON'T set your watches...

3:26 am

FMitch

HAve fun HAz, I'm only here til 9.30 and then must be off but will catch up later Im sure :)

3:27 am

Haz1558

Thanks FMitch - have a good day!

4:02 am

mrpresident

ok then!! that was challenging and quick too!

4:04 am

Haz1558

Congratulations MrP - some strange words today!

4:07 am

bex777

good morning everyone! :)

4:15 am

Haz1558

Good morning, Bex. Don't tell anyone I'm here - I'm supposed to be doing constructive things...

4:19 am

ExWren

Hi Ho, Hi ho! It's off to grid we go.
I thought it might be an easy one, but I've just read that there are some strange words in it?

4:20 am

Haz1558

There are some old favourite babble words and some new ones as well. Didn't the Queen look lovely yesterday?

4:21 am

spellit

Queen looked great and I've finished already! Must be a good day

4:22 am

Haz1558

One more h to find and I'll be done too....

4:22 am

ExWren

If I could look as good as her in seven years time.....!

4:23 am

Haz1558

But the lovely thing is that she doesn't look artificially young - no plastic surgery!

4:25 am

mrpresident

sorry! had to run away for a few minutes!!

Hello everyone!

4:26 am

ExWren

for goodness sake. whoever heard of a yl4/7 word?

4:28 am

mrpresident

bex, haz, exwren, spellit

you wanna see something extreeeeemely funny!?

4:28 am

bex777

yes!!!

4:29 am

Haz1558

Ex-wren - Stephen Hawking and his cronies! It's a word to do with the big bang theory! (An anagram of an equally unlikely el4/7)

4:29 am

Haz1558

Go ahead MrP!

4:30 am

mrpresident

I came across this after chatting about vegan food! This is perfect... you have to read the whole thing.. the recipe and the comments!!

remember to take out the spaces or it won't work!

http://vegweb.com/ind ex.php?topic=6137.0

4:33 am

Haz1558

MrP - it gives the term 'experimental cooking' a whole new meaning, doesn't it?

4:36 am

Haz1558

And now I must go - thanks for the laugh MrP and have a good day everyone.

4:36 am

ExWren

Give me a good beef stew any day mrp

4:36 am

mrpresident

what the??? that is scary!! who the hell is this sharla and what planet are they living on!!

I am laughing hard though...
hoping it is a joke on the other hand!!

4:56 am

Eva

Good morning everyone! Off to a meditation retreat today, so can only play for a very little while. Looks like a teeny but snarly one.

4:58 am

bex777

anyone got the ha4/6? can i have a clue please? really stuck :)

4:58 am

bex777

i got it :)

5:03 am

mrpresident

bex... I am clueable tonight... what do you need?

5:04 am

bex777

how about the ae 6?

5:05 am

mrpresident

ae6 add an ending to the ae4 .... 3rd vowel + 3rd letter

5:06 am

bex777

thanks!!! :)

5:50 am

Aloyisius

Happy Earth Day, Everyone! Sun is rising here, and it looks like a beautiful day ahead... Babbling wakes up my brain; coffee helps too!

6:02 am

Matkins70gig700

Sun is shinning with blue sky here in Colchester, England

6:03 am

faeriekae

Aloyisius-you are blinding but I can't seem to look away:)

6:03 am

KatieMcG

Morning all.

6:03 am

faeriekae

Hi Matkin :)

6:03 am

bex777

{{{faerie}}}

6:04 am

faeriekae

Hi Katiew :)

6:04 am

faeriekae

{{{Bex}}}} Hi!!! How are you doing with the gird? Looks like a tuff one.

6:04 am

Aloyisius

faeriekae - tell me about your icon..

6:05 am

bex777

i have 3 to go!!! :) with only 1 clue!!! :)

6:06 am

faeriekae

Aloy - I just went icon shopping and found this in a photo galley related to earthday. So I grabbed her. Just looked really cool to me :)

6:06 am

faeriekae

OMG Bex you are doing fantastic. You go girl:)

6:07 am

bex777

:) if anyone needs a clue i will try to help

6:07 am

faeriekae

Aloy - yours is adorable. Did you do that one yourself? I see a few players are drawing thier own now. And we've had some really nice ones.

6:08 am

sprite

Good afternoon dear gang :)

6:08 am

faeriekae

Ok Bex how about the an 5/10 please.

6:08 am

faeriekae

{{{Sprite}}} Hello!!!

6:08 am

bex777

if u have the on 5/10 (the vergetable) change the first letter

6:09 am

bex777

hiya sprite!!! :)

6:09 am

faeriekae

thanks Bex got it :) good clue

6:10 am

bex777

my last 3 are killing me i have been looking for them for ages!

6:10 am

musicmom

Hi everyone just checking to see how big the grid is today. I'm on my way out to do a show.

Sprite - Dr_God was in looking for you yesterday. He needs a translator. Told him I would tell you if I saw you.

Have a very wonderful earth day everyone. It is damp and rainy but clearing here. Should be gorgeous by afternoon.

Hugs!

6:11 am

faeriekae

Have a nice day {{{Music}}}

6:11 am

lbetterman

2 words to go

6:12 am

musicmom

((((faerie)))))) thanks. I got your email will answer later.
See ya!

6:12 am

faeriekae

you can do it Bex, go, go, go...I'm of no help at all since I just sat down unless it's and ae, or ah...LOL

6:12 am

sprite

Anj already told me and I checked out the copycat website. It isn't dutch or flemish, it is certainly scandinavian, probably danish. Babbler.dk is a danmark address too. I emailed Dr_God about it, hope he finds someone who can translate danish.

6:12 am

faeriekae

Ibetter - Hello :)

6:12 am

bex777

thanks faerie but its the ho's

6:12 am

musicmom

Great Sprite - glad you got the message. Okay. I'm out!

6:14 am

lbetterman

hi i need ho also

6:14 am

faeriekae

Bex I have the ho 5/16 if you need it?

6:14 am

faeriekae

well one of them.

6:14 am

bex777

2!!!! just found one :)

6:14 am

bex777

yes faerie throw it my way. although there are 2 of them :)

6:15 am

sprite

Isn't the Ho5 a name from a Potter personage?

6:15 am

faeriekae

the ho that I have is a brand of playing cards.

6:15 am

bex777

actually there are 3 of them :)

6:15 am

faeriekae

ho + sometimes vowel + stick letter + 2nd vowel

6:16 am

bex777

i think that is the one i have

6:16 am

bex777

ah that isnt the one i have thanks!!!!!
1 to go !!!

6:16 am

faeriekae

Sorry that's the only one I have right now.

6:16 am

faeriekae

YEah

6:17 am

Aloyisius

Bex - do you have the ho that is a nickname for moonshine? (the illegal drink kind of moonshine)

6:18 am

bex777

yes that the one i had origionally

6:19 am

Aloyisius

Ok, then the ho that you need is a word that you would use if you don't believe what someone is telling you, as in, "that's a bunch of ***** !"

6:20 am

sprite

Don't forget the babbler regular Ha4/6 that sounds as a laugh, but actually is a kind of fence.

6:21 am

KatieMcG

could I have a clue for co 5/12 and the following 4/5 please

6:21 am

faeriekae

thanks Sprite :)

6:21 am

bex777

Aloyisius that is the one i need but the word i type just keeps saying no.

6:23 am

bex777

katie if u have the money co 4/5 then put a n in it

6:23 am

faeriekae

Bex that is a "ha" word like to laugh Ha + samething again.

6:23 am

Aloyisius

Hmm... try this. The first three letters are the sound an owl makes; the last two letters are the beginning of the word that describes what you see with... better?

6:24 am

bex777

yes thank you very very very much!!!
finished!!!!
any clues wanted?

6:24 am

faeriekae

*%*%*%*%*CONGRATULATIONS BEX*%*%*%*%*

6:25 am

KatieMcG

bexs thanks for the clues I got them both from it :)

6:25 am

Aloyisius

way to go Bex! I'm down to 9 words now..

6:25 am

jaianniah

Hello! I finished!! Now, why are the USA folks not lying asleep in their beds???? My excuse is a recent back operation that woke me up after four hours of sleep. What a list! I don't know what half these words mean! LOL and I am sooo glad you ARE up to help me celebrate!

6:26 am

bex777

well done jaianniah!!!

6:26 am

sprite

WTG jaianniah!
And sorry about your back. Hope you can get back to sleep for some more rest and healing.

6:26 am

faeriekae

Jai - I get up early everymoring. I wouldn't want to miss one minute of a beautiful day. You just never know when it will be your last-sounds pretty sad huh LOLOLOL

6:26 am

jaianniah

Well done to you, Bex!!!!!

6:27 am

faeriekae

Oh yes and congratulations on the finish :)

6:27 am

bex777

so.. does anyone want any clues?

6:27 am

jaianniah

Yes- anyone want clues?

6:28 am

sprite

Not yet, I am doing about 2 million things at once and only have found 1/3 or the words. Will look a little longer myself, lol.

6:28 am

faeriekae

I'm ok for now Bex thanks though :)

6:28 am

cdn_in_va

ra6,21 bex?

6:29 am

faeriekae

I do have some ho words now that I didn't have before thank to guys :)

6:29 am

jaianniah

ra 6 garbage raider!!!

6:29 am

sprite

Ra6 is an animal, I think.

6:30 am

faeriekae

an animal with Black circles around thier eyes.

6:31 am

bex777

yea all those things i kinda got distracted but im back:)

6:32 am

faeriekae

LOL Bex :) sit your but down and give clues now :) Unless of course it is bedtime. What time is it anyway where you are?

6:32 am

jaianniah

co 4/5 is its nickname

6:32 am

bex777

it is 12:32!!! so not bedtime :)

6:33 am

KatieMcG

Good God some of us have only just got up!!

6:34 am

sprite

Of course it is not bed time. It's bound to be active living time somewhere in the world... like here :)

6:34 am

faeriekae

I thought it was much later than that. But wow what a time difference. It is 7:33 am here at my house LOL Saturday Morning. And I think it is going to rain.

6:34 am

licketySplitAUS

for anyone looking at the world cup soccer! this is an awesome site!

take out the spaces in the address bar or it won't work!

http://nikefootball.n ike.com/nikefootball/au/sitesh ell/index.jsp#,en,0;jogatv,,1

6:34 am

faeriekae

Amen to that Katie :)

6:35 am

faeriekae

LICKETY {{{{{ I LOVE YOU }}}} thanks for the wonderful list that you provide for us everyday. I couldn't do this with out it. You are a life saver :)

6:36 am

sprite

I don't even use the list and I love lickety too :D :D

6:36 am

rumplestiltskin

stuck on go5,14. Any clues anyone? Thanx

6:37 am

faeriekae

awww Sprite that is so nice.....

6:37 am

licketySplitAUS

aaawww! shucks!!

6:37 am

KatieMcG

I'm using Lickety's list now, couldn't cope without it :) Thank you

6:38 am

rumplestiltskin

Thank you Lickety from Kansas. We couldn't do it without you.

6:38 am

jaianniah

Lickety, It is an honor to meet you! I am a newbie, and really appreciate your help!!!

6:38 am

faeriekae

Bex get that will ya *teehee*

Rumple I don't have it.

6:38 am

Jera

Good morning, all... Happy Earth Day!

6:39 am

capone

morning all

6:39 am

faeriekae

{{{{Jera}}}} *sprinkle*sprinkle*sprinkle Hello!!!

6:39 am

faeriekae

Capone - please don't tell me that your working on Saturday???

6:39 am

bex777

well i would help with that go but i have no idea what it means :)

6:40 am

Jera

I don't know if I can do today's puzzle... my husband reset everything & the font is realy teeny! I've found 10 words & already such a headache!

6:40 am

capone

no, im running up my itunes bill right now

over $120 so far this week

6:40 am

bex777

capone if u use itunes all the time u should get limewire

6:41 am

faeriekae

Jera - make him fix it - I hate when that happens lol.

6:41 am

Jera

I'm the only one up, or I would.

6:42 am

jaianniah

I don't know what it means, either- it sounds like the study of the sexual hormone producers- I'll look it up!

6:42 am

KatieMcG

Jera - I think that's a waking offence - I'm sure he won't mind ;)

6:42 am

capone

i dont mind paying for my music (esp since i know what its like to create something and not get paid for it...lol), but i am updating my limewire now b/c itunes STILL doesn't carry "headless cross" from black sabbath!

6:43 am

faeriekae

Jera - Wouldn't he just die just you went and woke him up to fix the computer so you can Babble without eye strain. *teehee* See I would do that.

6:44 am

Jera

You don't know my husband the night owl. I have another gripe... he forgot a bag of trash in here. I figure if I can collect it, he should take them out!

6:44 am

faeriekae

Capone I seen Black Sabbath in concert 6 times. They really rock.

6:45 am

mrpresident

Evening everyone! Morning on the other side!!

6:45 am

jaianniah

Go 5 is an Indian carp- not much help- but there sure are a LOT of places that end with it- like a country that starts Pat.....

6:45 am

capone

only saw them live once, the '94 "cross purposes" tour, but i love the tony martin era of the band.

6:45 am

faeriekae

Oh yea Jera - he would be up right now if he lived with me or maybe I would just save it and slap him with it all as soon as his feet hit the floor. LOL

6:45 am

mrpresident

You guys are so cool!! Lickety is chuffed!!

6:46 am

Jera

Oooh, even better... the kids are getting up. I usually try to keep them quiet until a decent hour, but I'm considering siccing them on him.

Yes, I'm passive-aggressive.

6:46 am

faeriekae

Mr P - I couldn't do the grid with the list. Lickety rocks.

6:47 am

Jera

Gwyd's on about his crayons... left them in the car last night & I ain't gong out in the rain tp fetch them for his majesty...

6:47 am

faeriekae

Jera - get the kids all riled up and loud and that will get him up.

6:47 am

Jera

Okay, is chuffed good or bad?

6:48 am

Jera

The Sprite is still sleeping like one dead.

6:48 am

KatieMcG

Chuffed is good, but can be used sarcastically

6:48 am

mrpresident

Jera... chuffed is pumped!! happy as a tent in a camp site!!

6:48 am

faeriekae

Not sure Jera

6:49 am

Aloyisius

I be done. Lickety - thank you for the "non-box" option on your wonderful site; sometimes when we travel I have to print out a worksheet, and that REALLY helps. Anyone need a clue before I go greet the sun?

6:49 am

capone

man I gotta teach TSM about good "sex" music (lyrics wise), shes always telling me about some stupid nickelback song...think i'll mke her a cd of some old whitesnake (slip of the tongue era).....kids these days, NICKELBACK?

6:49 am

Jera

So if someone is chuffed & you gave them the mickey, that would be mean, right?

6:49 am

faeriekae

Capone I saw them in 76, 78, 82, 85, 88, 01

6:50 am

Jera

Whitesnake ROCKS!

6:50 am

capone

Sab or Snake Faerie?

6:51 am

KatieMcG

Not sure what context mickey is being used. Over here to take the mickey means to poke fun as someone

6:51 am

faeriekae

Poison rocks along with AC/DC.

6:52 am

capone

Poison?

ROFL

6:52 am

Jera

OKay, I've been reading Harry Potter again. Somebody had done something good but wasn't telling anyone, thinking they'd be teased. So that makes sense.

6:53 am

mrpresident

AC/DC rocks all over Poison!

6:53 am

faeriekae

Capone I like Sabbath and White Snake and most of the old rockers.

6:53 am

faeriekae

Mr P - your right AC/DC is fantastic.

6:53 am

KatieMcG

Jera what book and page I will read it and double check for you

6:54 am

capone

Sorry Faerie, I admit I do have the first 3 Poison cd's but only cause the girls loved them back in the day!

Jovi, Skid Row, KISS....now those are my staples

6:54 am

Jera

I don't remember exactly, i think it was about Ron being a prefect??

6:54 am

faeriekae

Love Angus Young he has more energy than anyone else on the face of this earth.....

6:55 am

KatieMcG

I saw jovi about 13 years ago, they were awful, I am assuming it was at the hight of their excesses but it has put me off them for life

6:55 am

faeriekae

Capone - see - that's right the girls like them. Kiss is alright but I'm not that crazy about them.

6:55 am

capone

yea, AC/DC is awesome, never changed the straight forward rock your balls off style of r&r

6:56 am

faeriekae

oh yeah. Shook me all night long......

6:57 am

Jera

Okay, I am doing the view/text size/largest thing with no results... any suggestions??

6:57 am

faeriekae

ummmm good luck!!

6:59 am

capone

yea, 13 years ago, during the "Bed of Roses" era was a real down turn for them (jovi). when they reformed in the late 90's and released "these days", the music took a more mature turn. good or bad i could relate to a lot of what was on the recent albums, thats why they've always been one of my fave hard rock bands.

7:00 am

Jera

Ooh... co5/16 is one of my favorite aussie words

7:00 am

sprite

Go6/24: the vegetable that makes you cry must leave.

7:01 am

Jera

Thanks, sprite that's 2 words for me!

7:01 am

faeriekae

yeah thanks Sprite <g>

7:01 am

sprite

:) The veggie has an A cousin too.

7:02 am

Jera

Whoo-hoo, 22 words... wach a small victory

I can't let this headache get too bad as I have plans later on...

7:04 am

bex777

faerie how many u got now ?
anyone need clues?

7:04 am

faeriekae

Jera go take something for your headache now so it doen't get any worse hon.

7:05 am

Jera

It's the tiny print... I just took my morning meds...

7:05 am

faeriekae

Bex - I've 29 wrds.

7:05 am

Jera

How many ae words are there?

7:05 am

bex777

2!

7:06 am

mrpresident

faerie... everytime AC/DC come to Sydney... we go to the concert! It is better than anything you have seen!! (unless you have been to an AC/DC concert!)

7:06 am

Jera

Good, I hate it when I look for words that aren't there... best thing about a list (which I haven;t looked at yet!)...

7:07 am

sprite

For some reason I cannot stop looking for orchard.

7:07 am

faeriekae

Mr P - Yes I've seen AC/DC several times. They are unbelievable. I see them nearly everytime they come to our area.

7:07 am

Jera

I want ionic. If the y was up a bit we'd have annoy!

7:09 am

Jera

Oooh, Greek god blood!

7:10 am

sprite

That ionic of yours just made me find the Ae6/21.

7:10 am

KatieMcG

Jera - just had a look, Ron is chuffed (really pleased)to be made a prefect and his brothers are taking the mickey (making fun of him)

7:11 am

Jera

So I figured it out right, Katie? Yea! It's so cool, how it's the same language, but such different terms...

7:11 am

KatieMcG

I'd never thought about it before but you are so right.

7:12 am

mrpresident

Yeah, he is stoked!!

7:12 am

Jera

Only one r or we'd have razor... is that darn z used at all today?

7:13 am

cliffopa

zero z words today.

7:13 am

Jera

26 words... gotta take a break at halfway, if I make it that far!

7:13 am

Jera

Is it used in any words, cliffopa?

7:13 am

KatieMcG

I've finished (with the invaluable help of Lickety's list). Going to stay with Mari for the weekend as going to the FA cup semi tomorrow. May see you tomorrow if not Monday :)

7:14 am

Jera

Sounds like fun, Katie!

7:14 am

faeriekae

Congratulations Katie have a nice weekend :)

7:14 am

cliffopa

i don't know that jera, i've actually on got about 30 words. none have z's so far.

7:14 am

sprite

There are at least 40 words that do NOT use the z.

7:15 am

KatieMcG

Jera the sad truth is it's only fun if you win!! But at least I get to see Mum & Dad and fuggles is coming for his first trip in the car.

7:16 am

Jera

I can't imagine finishing without a list, either lickety or BJ's. Sometimes BJ's doesn't happen, & lickety is invaluable

7:16 am

bex777

only 1 words uses the z

7:16 am

Jera

Thanks for the progress report... (re z's)

7:16 am

Jera

Thanks, bex!

7:17 am

ExWren

Well, that's that then. I think I will be able to spend a little time in my (very) neglected garden today. The sun is shining and it looks very nice out there

7:18 am

faeriekae

Hi Wren :)

7:18 am

sprite

Gj! Both on finishing and on gardening. I will follow your example in one of the two areas.

7:19 am

axe

duran duran my all time fav!

7:19 am

faeriekae

I got most of my gardening done yesterday *says beaming* and I got my backyard mowed and racked. Need to mow the front and side yards today if it doesn't rain. It is forcasted for rain today but ya never know.

7:20 am

ExWren

Morning faerie, you are safe to use my name today, I am not in the grid. I was know as little brown bird yesterday!

7:21 am

faeriekae

LOL - Wren - I know the feeling. My name comes up once in awhile also. LOL at the little brown bird :)

7:21 am

Jera

ExWren & Faeriekae were both popular this week!

7:21 am

sprite

They always are :)

7:22 am

faeriekae

awww *blush*

7:22 am

Jera

In the grid, thoug, I mean, LOL

7:22 am

sprite

I knew what you meant, just wanted to say :)

7:22 am

faeriekae

We know you love us Jera :)

7:23 am

Jera

;>

7:23 am

faeriekae

LOL

7:26 am

Jera

YEAAAAAAA!!

I had a kid hijack him during a bathroom trip... I can SEEEEEE now!!

7:27 am

ARB

Good Morning -- it's 35 centigrade today -- 95 fahrenheit -- enough to boil the brain

7:27 am

sprite

And then there are still people asking why we wanted kids.

7:27 am

faeriekae

YEAH Jera can see again!!!!

7:28 am

Jera

Chilly & rainly here... but we are still going to the Spring Eagle Festival! Might see some soggy eagles!

7:29 am

Jera

When my daughter complains a bout a chore, we tell, why do you think we had kids? Go do it!

7:29 am

sprite

Done too. Have a great day/night/whatever.

7:29 am

faeriekae

ARB - I'm so sorry it is so hot there. It is 48 fahrenheit here in Michigan. Kinda chilly.

7:30 am

faeriekae

Congrats Sprite !!!!

7:30 am

cliffopa

found a word with a 'z' in it. a cz 4/10 (another word for the male ruler of old russia)

7:30 am

Jera

I just now hit halfway...

7:30 am

faeriekae

thanks Cliff :)

7:31 am

Jera

Thanks, cliffopa! Did you play the grid where the ts counterpart was a word... & the female form? That was pretty cool!

7:31 am

Jacula

Hello folks.

7:32 am

faeriekae

Morning Jac :)

7:32 am

Jera

Morning, Jacula... tell us about your icon?

7:32 am

bex777

hiya jacula and is it your birthday today?

7:32 am

cliffopa

i'm usually much quicker at finding those ts and cz words. a former hobby of mine was studying russian history.

7:33 am

Uneaixoise

jera--great minds! *sets off to find different icon*

7:33 am

Jacula

Yes, it's my birthday today. My icon is the 'birthday Babble' that Paul wrote in my card. Don't know if you can see it that well though.

7:33 am

bex777

happy birthday!!!! :)

7:33 am

faeriekae

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JACULA !!!!!!

7:34 am

Uneaixoise

happy birthday, jacula!!

7:34 am

Jera

I always found the Romanoff story fascinating... sick kid, manipulative clergy, out-of-tocuh monarchs... it has it all

7:34 am

Jacula

Thank you.:-))

7:34 am

ExWren

Many happy returns Jacula - 21st?

7:34 am

Jera

Oh Unea... I can change...

7:35 am

ch1212

Just joined in -- HAPPY BIRTHDAY Jacula!

7:35 am

Jera

I have lots of pics of Girl Scouts doing outdoorsy stuff...

7:35 am

cliffopa

happy happy b-day jacula!!

7:35 am

Jacula

ExWren - 21 x 2 + 7!

7:35 am

Jera

Cool icon, ch!

Did I say Happy Birthday, jacula?? I don't think so...

Happy Birthday, {{{JACULA}}}

7:36 am

ExWren

Oooh, big one next year then Jac?

7:37 am

Jacula

Thanks for the greetings, everyone. This is a tight grid, isn't it? Got 45 words so far but need to get off and do shopping soon.

7:38 am

faeriekae

Jacula have a fun Birthday shopping spre :)

7:38 am

Uneaixoise

new icon, jera!

7:38 am

Jacula

ExWren - Yes. Not sure where all the years went!

7:41 am

faeriekae

Ok - break time for me. Gonna jump in the shower and start some spring cleaning of my closets. bbl to finish.

7:42 am

bex777

see u later faerie!!!!

7:42 am

Uneaixoise

me too, faerie--off to soup kitchen board meeting!

7:42 am

Jera

You didn't have to do that Unea... you picked a cool new one, though!

7:43 am

Jera

Sorry for the delay, we were in the midst of a rainbow discussion... my son is currently obssessed with rainbows!!

7:43 am

Uneaixoise

:-D

7:44 am

Jera

I don't shower before cleaning... I just get dirty... so I shower afterwards...

7:45 am

FredAndKate

HI!

7:47 am

scribble

Hello all!

7:47 am

FredAndKate

Scribble how are you?

7:48 am

scribble

Im fine. You?

7:49 am

FredAndKate

just grand!

7:49 am

scribble

Saturday is my favorite day.

7:50 am

FredAndKate

me too!

7:51 am

scribble

So....are you 2 people or 1?

7:51 am

MikeyInBerlin

good afternoon, everyone! :-D

7:51 am

FredAndKate

2!

7:52 am

scribble

hey, mikey! actually, its morning here.

7:52 am

bookgrrl

woo hoo! I'm done! I have time for a clue or two before I go...

7:52 am

FredAndKate

i'm kate(my dad) Fred is still in bed

7:52 am

MikeyInBerlin

hi scribble! :-) and so it might be.....but it's 2:51 pm here ;-)

7:52 am

MikeyInBerlin

er.....2:52 :-P

7:52 am

scribble

^*^*^*^*^*^FIREWORKS^*^*^*^*^* ^for bookgrrl!!

7:53 am

bookgrrl

ty, scribble

7:53 am

scribble

its 8:53 here.

7:53 am

bex777

hiya mikey!!! :)

7:53 am

scribble

am

7:53 am

FredAndKate

MikeyInBerlin How are you?

7:53 am

MikeyInBerlin

congrats, bookgrrl! :-)

7:54 am

bookgrrl

thanks, mikey

7:54 am

FredAndKate

How old is everyone

7:54 am

MikeyInBerlin

hiya, bex!!! :-D how goes it?
and just fine thanks, Kate.....how are you? :-)

7:55 am

FredAndKate

I'm fine I guess

7:55 am

scribble

im 12

7:55 am

FredAndKate

Know one laugh now but I'm 10

7:56 am

MikeyInBerlin

what's funny about being 10, Kate? i think most of us have been that age at one point! ;-)

7:56 am

scribble

i think thats really cool. idk why anyone would laugh.

7:56 am

FredAndKate

Thanks MikeyInBerlin

7:57 am

bex777

im finished todays but im still here giving clues if any one wants any!

7:57 am

FredAndKate

Thanks scribble

7:57 am

smaller

Wow Kate and Scribble!
I'm impressed! I'm as ancient as the hills and this game's tough!!!

7:57 am

MikeyInBerlin

lol, Kate; you can just call me 'Mikey', really! ;-)

7:57 am

scribble

i would be obliged with any clue given. (i only have 6 words)

7:58 am

FredAndKate

Okay Mikey

7:58 am

smaller

scribble,
thank you for only having 6. i have 13 so, phew, i feel better about myself
: ) just kidding!

7:59 am

MikeyInBerlin

ah, well.....i'm just starting the grid, and haven't entered anything yet, scribble.....so maybe once i find a few words, i'll be able to help out! ;-)

7:59 am

FredAndKate

Smaller that was so weird

7:59 am

scribble

smaller--youre not ancient! 33 is young.

7:59 am

Jera

I'm baaaack... what did I miss?

{{{MIKEY}}}

7:59 am

smaller

lol kate!

scribble - you're destined for politics

7:59 am

bex777

scribble heres some clues for you =
on 5/10 = a vegetable that makes u cry
ra 6/21 = a animal that goes through rubbish and has black eyes

8:00 am

FredAndKate

Mikey is that a picture of you

8:01 am

FredAndKate

Mikey do you like Kate or Jera better?

8:01 am

Jera

I'm only 37 but sometimes I feel ancient...

8:01 am

smaller

bex,
thanks for the clues! i'm ignoring the fact that you're young too since you're done.

8:02 am

bex777

{{smaller}} lol :)

8:02 am

smaller

Hey Jera!!

8:02 am

bex777

want any more?

8:02 am

FredAndKate

Mikey are you there.....

8:02 am

Jera

I have 33 words but I have been at this off and on for nearly 2 hours... had some trouble with tiny print earlier & got a fierce headache... that slowed me down considerably...

8:03 am

scribble

smaller--i dont think i like politics that much. i want to be a chemical engineer actually.
bex--thanks!! though i dont fully understand the 2nd one...

8:03 am

Jera

{{smaller}}

Happy Earth Day!

8:03 am

bex777

jear is your headache still there?

8:03 am

bex777

sorry typo Jera!

8:03 am

Jera

Getting better, bex, thanks... it was the stress of straining my eyes

8:03 am

FredAndKate

Is mikey there.............

8:03 am

smaller

bex,
not yet, gotta go. my little 2 year old is up now, i have to go get him so he can kick my bottom at babble too lol
bye all
happy babbling!

8:04 am

bex777

lol see ya smaller !

8:04 am

MikeyInBerlin

yes, Kate? i'm working on the puzzle.....yes, this is my photo, and why are you asking me if i like you or Jera better? what kind of question is that.....especially considering i don't even know you? :-/

8:04 am

Ouwachita

DONE...anyone need a clue?...this was fairly easy today

8:04 am

Jera

Later, smaller! Have fun!

8:04 am

bex777

mikey is it u or santa again?! :)

8:04 am

MikeyInBerlin

and Jera??? hi?

8:05 am

MikeyInBerlin

lol, bex :-P no Santa.....just me, i'm afraid :-/

8:05 am

Jera

Hi, Mikey! Did you miss my hug??

8:05 am

bex777

always happy to see u! :)

8:06 am

MikeyInBerlin

aw; i guess i did then, Jera.....so sorry!!! :-(
(((((((hugs))))))) :-)

8:06 am

MikeyInBerlin

awwww; thank you, bex!!! :-)

8:06 am

FredAndKate

well i'm sorry I guess you already hate me don't you. I'm just going to talk to scribble. Because Jera is all over you. And smaller is so WEIRD!

8:07 am

cliffopa

okay - my most unfavorite word in this puzzle is definitely the yl word (4/7) maybe the young chemical engineer-to-be can appreciate the definition:

A form of matter hypothesized by proponents of the big bang theory to have existed before the formation of the chemical elements.

8:07 am

Sherylr1961

Good Morning to all in Babble Land

8:07 am

FredAndKate

Hi Sherylr196

8:07 am

Sherylr1961

I have this sneaking suspision that with the last few days being such little puzzle we are in for a real big one coming up very soon

8:08 am

Sherylr1961

hey frednkate

8:08 am

scribble

ummm....kate, do you feel bad or something? and no one hates you...

8:08 am

bex777

smaller isnt wierd

8:08 am

cliffopa

hey sheryl :)
were you the stephen king fan? i just finished his newest book "cell" last nite.

8:08 am

axe

who's this guy? he's sooo cute

8:09 am

FredAndKate

MIKEY here is my sister. Her name is Kara. She is so pretty.

8:10 am

FredAndKate

Well yes scribble I do feel like I'm left out

8:10 am

Jera

We've had a few big ones recently, as well, I remember cuz I tried to do one & ran out of time with 20 to go... the other I didn't start as I was very busy that day...

8:10 am

axe

are you guys really from Berlin?

8:10 am

Sherylr1961

yes that's me but I must be slipping because I haven't heard a thing about a new book from him, how was it

8:10 am

MikeyInBerlin

excuse me, Kate? where on earth is *that* coming from, all of a sudden??? :-/ Jera happens to be a friend of mine, and isn't acting any differently than most of my friends do, for heaven's sake.....now, why would i hate you, for crying out loud? i'm not a hateful person, and i don't hate anyone.....that's an awfully strange thing to say? :-/ i don't even know you, having only just met you on here now! :-/ *shrugs*

8:10 am

bex777

cliffopia were u asking for a clue for the yl orjust saying it was wierd?

8:10 am

scribble

thx cliffopa. but i dont appreciate that word, as i dont believe in the big bang theory.

8:10 am

FredAndKate

Well bye guys I have to get off. My sister Kara wants to get on.

8:11 am

MikeyInBerlin

Kate, it's really of no concern to me what your sister might look like.....i'm very happily attached, and gay, as it happens! :-)

8:11 am

scribble

bye, Kate!

8:11 am

Jera

(apropo of nothing)

You know what I'm gonna suggest to Dr. God for this site? An ignore function in the chat. You know where you can choose to not read the chat of annoying people? That would be nice.

8:12 am

bex777

bye kate
lol mikey! :)

8:12 am

MikeyInBerlin

what 'guys', axe? yes, that's where i'm from.....why question that; is it so strange? we all have to be somewhere in the word, don't we? :-P

8:12 am

cliffopa

bex - i've got the yl word.

sheryl, the book was pretty good. a fairly quick read. plenty of gore (which i don't really get into) but it was an interesting concept. subject of the book is cell phones and a disaster that happens one day to everyone making or receiving a call on a cell phone.

8:12 am

FredAndKate

Hi Mikey its Kara my sister Kate told me that you were mean! But from your piture you look sexy!

8:13 am

scribble

what about the hide log button? and please let me know if im ever annoying...

8:13 am

MikeyInBerlin

to borrow from Yiddish vernacular, Bex.....at this point i feel like rolling my eyes skyward, smacking my head, and exclaiming 'oy vey iz mir'.....you know? :-P

8:13 am

Jera

Oh I wouldn't want to hide the whole chat. Just might come in handy sometimes to ignore a troll.

8:14 am

Sherylr1961

sounds like King, I am going to go out and buy it this afternoon

8:14 am

bex777

im sorry mikey i didnt understand a word of that!! :)

8:14 am

scribble

cliffopa--im reading that book now. i dont know if i like it as much as his previous books, though.

8:14 am

MikeyInBerlin

'mean', Kara? that's a new one :-/ read the chat log here for yourself.....nothing mean in anything i said, but i suppose a 10 year old mind could read anything into it :-/ *sigh*

8:15 am

bex777

mikey's not mean!

8:15 am

Jera

My daughter is 10... I know how ten year olds act.

8:15 am

cliffopa

jera - you have a great idea there. it gets a bit uncomfortable at times and i often hide the log when women/girls start hitting on Mikey. it's embarassing.

8:15 am

MikeyInBerlin

ah, yes Jera; 'troll'.....i'm beginning to think that's what we have in here now, possibly.....ah well; nose into the grid, which is what i came here for anyhow! :-P

8:15 am

Jera

But anyway, back to the game... how many letters in that yl word, please?

8:15 am

bex777

4

8:15 am

MikeyInBerlin

no kidding i'm not, Bex.....but that *is* giving Heinrich and i a good chuckle here! ;-)

8:16 am

cliffopa

the yl is a 4/7

8:16 am

Jera

Never mind, i found it monkey-typing, LOL

8:16 am

FredAndKate

No Mikey you are mixed up. My sister Kate is going to eat. But I already ate. I'm 17.

8:16 am

MikeyInBerlin

ja; tell me about it, cliffopa.....i might soon be doing the same thing; but.....you have to admire their persistance, hitting on a gay man, hmm? ;-)

8:17 am

MikeyInBerlin

lol; i'm not mixed up in the least, Kara/Kate or whoever you are.....but i dare say someone else probably is! :-/

8:17 am

FredAndKate

Mikey were you talking to me or someone else.

8:17 am

cliffopa

mikey - lol. i guess maybe some females take a while to learn.

8:18 am

bex777

ahhhh!!! an attack of the pop ups!!

8:18 am

Jera

Our favorite small buffalo is back today...

8:18 am

shorty

good morning all reading the log , very strange girls, Mikey is very nice person,and dont want anything to do with you girls(teehee)

8:18 am

bex777

hiya shorty!!!

8:18 am

FredAndKate

I have to go I have to get ready for my prom

8:19 am

scribble

RA 6 please?? didnt understand the clue about the animal with black eyes...

8:19 am

Jera

All we can do is admire him from afar, right shorty? *sigh*

8:19 am

lianakate

Is it just me?..or is this puzzle frustrating. I only found 24 words..one word a minute lol. AND..good morning, Babbler buddies!!

8:19 am

Sherylr1961

animal that wears a mask for the ra 6

8:19 am

shorty

hi bex

8:19 am

bex777

scribble if u have a co 4/5 put ra on the front

8:20 am

Jera

Think bandit, scribble

8:20 am

FredAndKate

Okay bye! I guess no one wants to say bye!

8:20 am

scribble

oh thx sheryl!!

8:20 am

MikeyInBerlin

ja; well.....perhaps so, cliffopa! :-P lol, shorty; why thank you.....that seems to be the conclusion of all who actually *know* me anyhow! ;-)

8:20 am

Sherylr1961

cya frednkate

8:20 am

scribble

oops sorry! bye kate/kara.

8:20 am

MikeyInBerlin

oh, but indeed i do, Kate; i'm very happy to say 'bye' to you.....so bye bye!!! ;-)

8:21 am

MikeyInBerlin

and enjoy your prom ;-)

8:21 am

lianakate

Mikey..Tenor, Baritone, basso profundo?..I used to sing with bands til my vocal chords gave out..ack!!

8:22 am

MikeyInBerlin

i'm a baritone, lianakate :-)

8:22 am

scribble

thx all!

8:23 am

FredAndKate

MikeyInBerlin that is so mean. I HATE YOU! EVEN MY SISTER DOES BECAUSE SHE HAS TO GO HER PROM AND YOU MADE IT WORSE FOR HER. ONCE I TELL MY FAMILY AT DINNER THEY WILL THINK YOUR A BULLEY!

8:23 am

lianakate

ah , nice Mikey. My father had a wonderful baritone..ty for the info :)

8:23 am

Sherylr1961

well thats it for me all finished in record time, anyone need any help

8:23 am

scribble

im always embarrased cause i sing lower parts (tenor probly) with the guys in our choir.

8:24 am

lianakate

What's with this Fred and Kate character???..How very annoying!!!!!

8:24 am

scribble

KATE!!! chill out!!!! god you are a troll! :/

8:24 am

Sherylr1961

scribble I can relate to the low voice, I am always mistaken for a man on the phone

8:24 am

lianakate

scrib..I usually sang tenor when my family harmonized..Nothing wrong with that!!!!

8:25 am

bex777

mikey i would hide!! :)

8:25 am

hurshy

yeah fredandkate did this to me once before - this is not the first incident

8:25 am

FredAndKate

For your info I'm 10 years old and I'm named Kate and I have a sister named KARA who is 17! And I also have a mom and dad!

8:25 am

NowherePixie

Yeh beware, they might come back with even bigger capital letters next time... fear for your life Mikey!

8:25 am

Jera

I like singing tenor... often the parts are more interesting than soprano... I like to jump around and confuse people, especially when i go to church...

8:26 am

scribble

hey hurshy!!

8:26 am

FredAndKate

Hurshy remember me! We were good friends!

8:26 am

lianakate

Sheryl..HA, yes I need help. ALL of the words I cant find. *errrrr*...Are most of these words ..archaic, or just hidden well!!??? (looking at board, crosseyed)

8:27 am

scribble

jera-- i have trouble with the tenor parts cuz i cant pick out the notes alone.

8:27 am

hurshy

yes, fredandkate, i remember you, i am not sure i consider it good friends when you said i was mean and a bad person :)

8:27 am

hurshy

hi scribble!

8:27 am

FredAndKate

lianakate you are mean!

8:27 am

Jera

The Sprite is taking voice lessons... she finds all the parts fascinating... I'm just happy she's getting a bucket... she loves to sing & has a lovely voice, but is very much the individual, if you know what I mean...

8:27 am

FredAndKate

No hurshy I was talking to Mikey

8:28 am

shorty

WOW YOU GIRLS NEED TO GET OVER YOURSELVES!!!!

8:28 am

MikeyInBerlin

lol, bex, hurshy, and NowherePixie.....i'm just ignoring it, and working away on the grid! ;-) i just *so* can't be bothered with this! :-P

8:28 am

scribble

kate shes right. you are being really annoying. and no one on here is being mean except you.

8:28 am

hurshy

i know you were, today, fredandkate, i am referring to a while ago, before mikey was even a babbler

8:28 am

Jera

We got out a church songbook (I have 5) & I showed her how to read all the parts. I like to encourage her musical talents.

8:28 am

cliffopa

i guess acting like an adult = mean.

8:28 am

lianakate

I think this Kate person..*really a child?* needs a good arse whoopin..or parents that supervise her online involvement better..

8:28 am

shorty

LOL cliff

8:29 am

FredAndKate

I did well I didn't mean too. you are not selfish like Mikey!

8:29 am

scribble

LOL lianakate!

8:29 am

MikeyInBerlin

lianakate, is her 'child' status really in question here? :-P

8:29 am

Jera

Has anyone e-mailed Dr. God yet?

8:29 am

NowherePixie

what exactly did Mikey do ayway?

8:29 am

shorty

amen lianakate a good arse whippin would do them good

8:29 am

hurshy

i did, jera

8:30 am

MikeyInBerlin

ja, really cliffopa.....acting like an adult must equate being 'mean', to a child, i'm sure :-/

8:30 am

scribble

why *them* shorty?

8:30 am

FredAndKate

lianakate my parents do not believe in spanking for your info and you are a LOSER

8:31 am

MikeyInBerlin

read the log for yourself, NowherePixie; i'd be happy to have you see what went on.....i didn't do anything, of course; heck.....i didn't even have to! *rolling eyes*

8:31 am

lianakate

Well, enough for me this AM. Am off to play wordscape or literati..my two online faves..Off line I am a Scrabble dork..Later, all..and good luck.

8:31 am

MikeyInBerlin

lianakate? you play Literati???

8:31 am

hurshy

scribble - i think shorty was just employing the common practice of saying "them" when the gender is unknown, not implying that multiple folks need a whipping :)

8:31 am

scribble

jera--how do you find the tenor parts in a songbook?

8:31 am

Jera

So does anyone have special plans for Earth Day? I'm taking my Girl Scouts to an event at a local state park, even though it's raining

8:31 am

MikeyInBerlin

wow; that's my very favourite online game!!! :-)

8:32 am

Jera

Scribble, it's the top notes on the bottom staff. Soprano & alto over the words, tenor & bass under the words.

8:32 am

FredAndKate

hurshy lianakate said I need a spanking but I don't do I?

8:32 am

lianakate

Mikey..yep! Havent played in awhile, have been too busy. I do love it though.

8:32 am

scribble

oh thanks hurshy!

8:32 am

MikeyInBerlin

if you're still here, lianakate.....and might like to connect for some Literati games, then add me on yahoo.....same user name :-)

8:32 am

cliffopa

pixie - all Mikey has to do is show up and this kind of stuff happens. he is always a good sport about it - i would lose my patience a lot quicker.

8:32 am

shorty

LETS ALL go to a different place for a while maybe they'll get the hint Oh and thats there problem no disapline in there life

8:33 am

NowherePixie

yeh me too!

8:33 am

scribble

lets all go to sudoku!!

8:33 am

lianakate

I didnt say you needed a spanking, Kate. I believe my exact words were.."arse whoopin'"..(wicked grandmotherly smile)

8:33 am

FredAndKate

hurshy........................ .

8:33 am

MikeyInBerlin

'MikeyInBerlin that is so mean. I HATE YOU! EVEN MY SISTER DOES BECAUSE SHE HAS TO GO HER PROM AND YOU MADE IT WORSE FOR HER. ONCE I TELL MY FAMILY AT DINNER THEY WILL THINK YOUR A BULLEY!'

oh my good grief.....now i've seen everything, i really have! *rolling eyes skyward, exclaiming 'beam up UP, Scotty!!!'* :-P lol

8:34 am

MikeyInBerlin

well, cliffopa; really.....how can you get angry or hate anyone who's so obviously messed up? :-/

8:34 am

hurshy

fredandkate, i'm sorry, but you confuse and perplex me, so i feel it best to avoid conversing with you

8:34 am

shorty

OH BROTHER!!!!!

8:34 am

Jera

Well, if you guys are gonna keep feeding the troll, I'm jumping into the grid...

8:35 am

FredAndKate

You know why I said that Mikey because you said that you were happy for me to go.

8:35 am

scribble

jera--can you tell me how to find the tenor parts in a songbook????

8:35 am

MikeyInBerlin

no, Jera; nobody's feeding the troll at all.....i'm finished; i just happened to see that though, and well.....couldn't help but laugh!!! into the grid now.....and if we all ignore her, i'm sure she'll run along and find some toys to play with or something :-P

8:35 am

lianakate

Mikey..am still here..My Email name is Soffit@aol.com. On literati I am TooterbugGA..(eyeroll).. I would love to play some literati with you! I also like to play Spades and Cribbage..

8:35 am

FredAndKate

no one likes me

8:35 am

hurshy

i'm off to class (but will babble there, so see you in a few)

8:36 am

MikeyInBerlin

sure; always happy for someone to go when they're behaving like this.....so what do you expect? bye!

*officially ignoring now*

8:36 am

shorty

hurshy u forgot to change!

8:36 am

Jera

Same as at 8:32, scribble, you must have missed it...

8:37 am

cliffopa

speaking of discipline....my son called me from USAF officer training last nite to thank me for being strict/tough on him. he said what he is going through now is not that bad because he is used to having to meet higher standards.

who would've thunk it?

8:37 am

scribble

oh thanks jera. i missed it earlier.

8:37 am

shorty

oh wow thats cool cliff

8:38 am

FMitch

Morning/afternoon all

cliff - what a lovely thing for him to say to you!

8:38 am

shorty

woohoo I have 4 boxes blackened

8:38 am

bex777

hiya fmitch!

8:39 am

FredAndKate

I'm going! Bye scribble!(One of my babble best friends)Not Bye to all of you other stupied people.

8:40 am

Jera

Mikey, am I not showing up in Yahoo?

8:40 am

FMitch

Hey Bex, I see you finished again WTO!

8:40 am

scribble

bye kate!

8:42 am

scribble

ok i need some hints please...

8:42 am

bex777

thanks fmitch! if u need any clues i wil help!

8:42 am

bex777

ok scribble what would u like?

8:43 am

FMitch

Thanks for offering Bex but I have finished too as it was such a short one today.

8:43 am

Jera

What a compliment, cliffopa!

8:43 am

bex777

Well done fmitch!!! just u hadnt finished when u left this morning!

8:43 am

scribble

i really need help with the A words if you wouldnt mind.

8:44 am

FMitch

Hi Jera, wasn't sure if you were still here - good to see you.

8:44 am

FredAndKate

I'm back!

8:44 am

bex777

ok
ah 4/7= a captain on a boat might shout this "ship ah**"

8:44 am

Jera

I was concentrating on the grid a bit to hide from the troll. Then Mikey fell off yahoo & I got sucked in here again...LOL

8:45 am

hurshy

i did forget to change - was in a hurry, but now that i think of it, i believe my icon is still apropos - it's earth day, and william is one of the finest things on the earth :)

8:45 am

cliffopa

i am, indeed, a very lucky mom.

8:45 am

evanonut

hiya
hiya
hiya
its saturday!

8:45 am

scribble

thx bex!

8:45 am

evanonut

CLIIIIIIIIIIIIFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF FFFFFFFFFFFYY!

8:45 am

FMitch

LOL, trouble is that people get sucked in and interact. If ignored silence will eventally previal.

8:45 am

cliffopa

nutty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

8:46 am

FredAndKate

hi..........hi.............hi. ........

8:46 am

evanonut

62 words, i should try to finish this one!

8:46 am

Jera

ITA, hurshy, he is truly an excellent creation! So much of his mom in him, thank the gods!

8:46 am

shorty

LOL hurshy who is he?

8:46 am

Jera

brb, gotta check on the butterflies...

8:46 am

evanonut

BRB, i'm not dressed for the day. this is earth day right?

8:47 am

scribble

hi

8:47 am

FredAndKate

hi! no one likes me am i annoying

8:47 am

shorty

right nut

8:47 am

cliffopa

it's cloudy here nut...is that rain i smell in the distance? i hope everyone did or is doing a rain dance for me.

don't be fooled by the small number of words. i think it is a challenging one.

8:47 am

hurshy

prince william, someday king of england

brilliant bex, how long did the grid take you?

8:48 am

bex777

about 2 hours :) im slow:)

8:48 am

shorty

oh duh I see that now!!duh duh duh !

8:48 am

FredAndKate

how old are you hurshy?

8:49 am

hurshy

no bex, i asked because i think *i* am being slow :)

8:49 am

scribble

YAY! the all american rejects!! sry but i really like them.

8:49 am

FredAndKate

HURSHY how old are you

8:50 am

evanonut

please refresh to see that i am now properly attired

8:50 am

bex777

hurshy your being shouted at!

8:50 am

hurshy

yes i see that bex - but ignoring is really the best way to go :)

8:50 am

FredAndKate

tell him bex!

8:50 am

evanonut

dunno cliffy, still cloudy/rainy here. my new plants will be sooooo happy.

8:50 am

Jera

Nice icon, evanout

8:51 am

bex777

by the way hurshy is a woman not a man

8:51 am

paperdoll

morning =)

8:51 am

evanonut

thanks so much jera, ah i do love earth. theres no planet i'd rather live on.

8:52 am

lola100

Hi guys! : )

8:52 am

FredAndKate

Hurshy you are a WOMEN. I'm laughing so hard!What a loser

8:52 am

hurshy

hey loly! :) :)

8:52 am

scribble

LOL nut!

8:52 am

FredAndKate

hi lola

8:52 am

bex777

hiya lola!!!

8:52 am

evanonut

* bows for scribble *

8:52 am

scribble

hi lola and paperdoll!!!

8:53 am

lola100

hey hursh, how goes it today? : )

8:53 am

hurshy

hi there paperdoll, nice to meet you

8:53 am

FredAndKate

guess what lola hurshy thinks he's a boy but he's a girl! How funny is that!

8:53 am

hurshy

oh, it goes good except for our friend the troll, loly :)

8:53 am

Jera

lola, I love your icon, very pretty colors

8:54 am

bex777

i think i must have missed something! :/

8:54 am

scribble

im gettin kinda worried.....my granddads been gone for a long time and i really dont like being alone...

8:54 am

lola100

just ignore dear... : )

8:54 am

FredAndKate

scribble or lola can you talk to me?

8:54 am

bookwyrmish

Good Morning, All!
Bex, read the log, you've missed nothing but some trolling...

8:55 am

hurshy

bex - the troll sees a boy in my icon... get it? probably thinks you're a frog, too...

8:55 am

FMitch

(((Lola))) long time, hows you?

8:55 am

bex777

lol hurshy i understand now!!!

8:55 am

hurshy

scribble dear, that's not the sort of thing i would advise announcing on the internet :)

8:55 am

shorty

LOL hurshy prob thinks I'm a hand then LOL

8:56 am

lola100

{{{{sis}}}} hey FMitch! Good thanks, and you?

8:56 am

FredAndKate

hi

8:56 am

scribble

hey bookwyrm!!!!!

8:56 am

FMitch

shortly - you mean you arn't :))

8:56 am

FredAndKate

hurshy and jera are going to get married

8:57 am

cliffopa

decided to get "earthy" myself. a little hard to see, but great pic my brother took of a butterfly on one of my lilac bushes last year. can't wait for the lilacs to bloom again! don't forget to refresh :)

8:57 am

evanonut

scribble - not to worry! just keep a can of hairspray with you!

8:57 am

shorty

no im not sorry to dissapoint you

8:57 am

bookwyrmish

Hi, Scribble! It's a rainy morning where I am. Thought I'd brighten things up with a nice babble session.

8:57 am

evanonut

did i inspire you cliffy? ? ?

8:57 am

FMitch

Lola I'm enjoying the first realy lovely spring day in ages, hows Anj, haven't seen him around for a while?

8:57 am

bex777

cliffopi i love your pic!!

8:58 am

scribble

hurshy youre right but im afraid he had a heart attack. hes had one before, and smokes like a burning house.

8:58 am

evanonut

beautiful butterfly

8:58 am

hurshy

scribble - does he have a cell phone? can you check on him somehow?

8:58 am

scribble

nut--hairspray??!!???

8:58 am

MikeyInBerlin

evanonut!!!!! :-) are you still in here? and nice photo, cliffopa, very pretty flowers adn butterfly! :-) btw; i think i've added you on yahoo.....if you use it, and have the same 'nick' there as here? :-/

8:59 am

hurshy

scribble - if you spray it in someone's eyes it can incapacitate them long enough for you to get away from bad people

8:59 am

evanonut

mikey! i've only been here a few minutes

scribble, yes, its what miss plum would use.

8:59 am

cliffopa

nut, you always inspire me! (mostly to laugh, which i greatly appreciate) you should write humorous articles for publication :)

8:59 am

MikeyInBerlin

oh i see, evanonut :-)

9:00 am

lola100

FMitch, me too! Had ALL the windows wide open this morning : )
Anj is fine, he's just a bit pre-occupied with job hunting at the mo but is always asking me to say hi for him : )

9:00 am

bookwyrmish

Hugs, scribble. Hope he's ok. Hurshy's right, though, there are some scary people out on the net -- who are *really* out in the real world!
It's ok to worry about him online, just not give your specifics...
Book

9:00 am

evanonut

cliffy, i did when i was editor of the high school newspaper - oh the prestige!

9:00 am

scribble

he doesnt know now to use a cell phone.... nvrmind! he just pulled up. awww....he brought breakfast!!!

9:00 am

hurshy

mmm, pass me some breakfast then scribble, i'm hungry

9:01 am

scribble

what would you like, hursh?

9:01 am

bex777

hurshy what time does your class finish?

9:01 am

evanonut

donuts perchance?

9:01 am

hurshy

got any croissants? i LOVE them. bex - 10:30 or so

9:02 am

hurshy

i mean in about half an hour :)

9:02 am

bex777

thats a very long class

9:02 am

evanonut

i love talking to hurshy right now, makes me feel like i'm talking to that darling handsome prince.

9:02 am

hurshy

how long are yours?

9:02 am

scribble

ok ive got doughnuts, eggs, biscuits, gravy, and sausage.

9:02 am

cliffopa

*trying not to see the food talk*
wish i could eat something.
still have the flu side effects.

9:03 am

hurshy

oh, let's see if i can help you out nut...prince william says..."evanonut, you are the woman of my dreams. even stephanie plum could not compare to you. will you marry me?"

9:03 am

shorty

oh I'll have bisquits and gravy Please

9:03 am

MikeyInBerlin

aw, cliffopa; sorry to hear that :-/ hope you feel *much* better soon!!! :-)

9:04 am

hurshy

mmm, scribble, i'll take some of everything but the sausage

9:04 am

evanonut

nutty would say *oh handsome prince, were i not married to a dashing, charming, and handsome william of my own i'd marry you this minute!"

9:04 am

Jera

I would not want to marry PW (hey, that's a county near me!), but he could come over & sit on my couch... just be decorative, you know?

9:05 am

cliffopa

thanks Mikey :)

9:05 am

hurshy

*alas, then, we are but two ill-fated star-crossed lovers! perhaps our souls will reunite in the next life."

9:05 am

evanonut

yes, he's a great earthday icon, brightens the earth just to be looked at.

9:05 am

bex777

hurshy i thought u meant it was on till 10;30 that would be like nearly 2 hours long!!

9:06 am

hurshy

10:30 my time, bex - i'm an hour ahead of babble time

9:07 am

scribble

*passes out food* ok someone else is buyin tomorrow....i got yall ice cream yesterday.

9:07 am

bex777

ah i always thought u were babble time!

9:07 am

shorty

I'm an hour ahead also

9:08 am

hurshy

BUT i gave you fruit salad, scribble :) so i am at least even for the ice cream

9:08 am

hurshy

argh, my feet are freezing - picked a bad day to wear sandals

9:09 am

scribble

oh, right hurshy. btw--that was very good fruit salad!!

9:09 am

hurshy

*bows* i AM a good fruit salad maker

9:09 am

shorty

I had to go put on socks Hurshy my feet were freezing also

9:10 am

Jera

One of my favorite Titans is in the grid... rh4

9:10 am

Jera

I am an our behind Babble time

9:11 am

shorty

I think we are going to have a beautiful dat today the sun is shining *yeah*

9:11 am

hurshy

i will when i get home, shorty - but i didn't bring socks to class :(

9:11 am

evanonut

sky is all grey here :-(

9:11 am

Jera

We're having thunderstorms all day... not very festive

9:11 am

MikeyInBerlin

oh, so am i, hurshy; or any salad, for that matter :-D

9:11 am

shorty

OH your in class!!

9:11 am

evanonut

i wouldn't mind if i could have thunder too!

9:12 am

hurshy

yes, i love it when i can teach and babble at the same time. quiz days are the best!

9:12 am

evanonut

hey all, bowling for the championship tonight! i'm excited, are you all gonna be shrimp fans for me?

9:12 am

hurshy

sure - go nut!

9:13 am

shorty

are you a college teacher?

9:13 am

evanonut

gotta put my game fase on...grrrr!

9:13 am

hurshy

no, high school

9:14 am

shorty

oh you have school on saturday?

9:14 am

scribble

ilf you live in the north you dont get sweet tea do you?

9:14 am

lola100

sure thing nut...you want me to bring my pom poms?? : )

9:14 am

hurshy

yeah, shorty, it's a boarding school and we have half days on wednesday and saturday to accomodate the sports schedule

9:15 am

shorty

ohhhhhhhh I see

9:16 am

shorty

what state are you in?

9:17 am

hurshy

connecticut

9:17 am

pinecone05

my sister worked for a private boarding school with a pet goat. One day she went into her classroom and found the goat there eating textbooks....any animals on campus hurshy?

9:17 am

shorty

oh cool I wished I lived in Maine!!!!

9:18 am

hurshy

we have animals - faculty pets - no school animals. i think we just have cats and dogs...

9:18 am

hurshy

yeah i would like to live in maine also!

9:18 am

hurshy

my cat marty has come to class with me a few times :)

9:18 am

shorty

I love it we go on vacation there every year

9:19 am

FMitch

puts a differnt twist on the old "the dog ate my homework" excuse.

9:19 am

bookwyrmish

Maine? Sigh, I miss Maine--from New England myself, but now soooo landlocked, no fresh ocean fish for me...
***pities self terribly**

9:19 am

evanonut

lola! poms poms! yes!

9:19 am

hurshy

oh, i am so sorry book - i CANNOT eat fish if it isn't fresh

9:19 am

shorty

aww thats terrible book where are you now?

9:20 am

bookwyrmish

Shorty--what part of Maine do you go to? My family heads for Damarascotta/Boothbay..

9:20 am

bookwyrmish

Middle of no...ummm, central Pennsylvania. Amish and Quaker land...

9:20 am

shorty

we go to york usually

9:20 am

cliffopa

you know what people in cow hampshire call people from maine? mainiacs :)

although we're much more nervous about the people from taxachusetts!

9:20 am

shorty

sometimes wells

9:21 am

bookwyrmish

And well you should be, cliffopa!

9:21 am

hurshy

ooh ooh i have a joke!

9:21 am

shorty

aww I'm sorry why did you move?

9:21 am

MikeyInBerlin

hmm; i've never been to Maine, but i have a Maine Coon cat.....does that count? :-/

9:22 am

cliffopa

let's have it hurshy

9:22 am

bookwyrmish

Teaching career of spouse...caused the move. It's a pretty nice place to raise a family, though.

9:22 am

FMitch

whats yr joke hurshy?

9:22 am

hurshy

so there was this farmer who lived in maine, right on the new hampshire border, and one day a man from the government came to him and said they were re-drawing the boundary between the states and his farm would now be in new hampshire. the farmer says, "that's good!" and the man says, "why?" and the farmer says, "can't take another one of those maine winters!"

9:22 am

shorty

there is a resturaunt in maine called mainiacs

9:23 am

bookwyrmish

Counts for me, Mikey. Those cats are definitely Mainiacs!

9:23 am

MikeyInBerlin

arrrrgh, hurshy.....grrroannn :-P

9:23 am

cliffopa

lol hurshy !

9:23 am

hurshy

*grin*

9:23 am

shorty

lol hurshy

9:24 am

rumplestiltskin

WOO HOO!!!! Done for today. Have all day to ride my Harley. Another beautiful day here in the Land of OZ. Some crazy words today. Geneva

9:24 am

MikeyInBerlin

oh no, not at all, bookwyrmish; Mungo is a very laid back guy.....nothing really phases him.....he's a great cat! :-)

9:24 am

bookwyrmish

Thanks, hurshy.
See, you've all brightened my rainy day!--book

9:24 am

Jera

Is his full Name Mungojerry, Mikey?

9:25 am

MikeyInBerlin

hi, rumplestiltskin; don't believe we've met? :-)

9:25 am

lola100

hursh, lol! :D

9:25 am

shorty

congrats rumple

9:25 am

MikeyInBerlin

it's 'Mungojerrie', yes Jera! :-)

9:25 am

bookwyrmish

congrats, rumple.
Well, I better try and get a couple of words on this grid before I go...

9:26 am

rumplestiltskin

Anyone know the theme for tomorrow?

9:26 am

Jera

I was Rumpleteazer back in the day...

9:26 am

sherb

afternoon all :)

9:26 am

shorty

Shakespeare's Birthday

9:27 am

hurshy

tomorrow - shakespeare's bday

9:27 am

MikeyInBerlin

not in an ALW production, surely Jera? i was Rum Tum Tugger in a Toronto production for a few years at the Elgin, then again here, when i first moved over.....which is why i made this move when i did! :-)

9:28 am

Jera

Oh no, purely amateur... high school musical.

I can see you as Rum Tum Tugger, LOL

9:28 am

scribble

has anyone heard that song 'Bad Day' by Daniel Powter?

9:29 am

shorty

is that the one they play on american idol when they lose?

9:30 am

hurshy

ohhhh, then yes!

9:30 am

Jera

My daughter loves that song *sighs deeply*

9:31 am

MikeyInBerlin

oh, i see, Jera; lol.....just asked you about it in yahoo messenger, actually :-) ok; makes sense now.....hehe; you're quite right, that role did suit me down to the ground, as much as i suited it, i suppose? :-P

9:32 am

scribble

i gotta go guys.....my cousin's bridal shower is today. ill be back later!!!!

9:32 am

hurshy

bye scribble, have fun!

9:32 am

lola100

'bye scribble : )

9:33 am

Jera

Did you fall off yahoo again, Mikey?

9:33 am

bookwyrmish

See ya later, scribble!

9:33 am

MikeyInBerlin

no, Jera; don't think so? :-/

9:33 am

Jera

Okay.

9:34 am

shorty

I gotta go do some cleaning I'll BBL

9:35 am

Jera

*Looks for last 3 words so she'll stop confusing people*

9:36 am

lola100

'bye shorty : )

9:38 am

Jera

That's it for me, fun grid!

Does anyone need quick help? I need to take a nap before going out to the park...

9:38 am

bookwyrmish

Bye for now, all!

9:39 am

Jera

Bye, shorty, bye, bookwyrm!

9:39 am

bbnaz

good morning all

9:40 am

Jera

Morning, bbnaz, happy Earth Day!

9:40 am

bbnaz

to you too!

9:41 am

rumplestiltskin

ta ta all! Off to ride! rumple

9:41 am

bbnaz

ride what rumple?

9:42 am

rumplestiltskin

my Harley

9:42 am

cliffopa

hi bbnaz. have a great ride harley momma (rumple)!

9:43 am

Jera

Well, I'm taking off... have a good day all... do something kind for the Earth, She is our Mother... might check in later to chat about the outing...

9:43 am

bbnaz

be visible rumple but I would guess you already know that!

9:43 am

cliffopa

have a great day jera :)

9:44 am

lola100

'bye jera : )

9:45 am

bbnaz

morning Hurshy and Cliff and Mikey and Sherb

9:45 am

rumplestiltskin

Usually go ride in the Flint Hills! The are beautiful and hardly any traffic. Always try to keep the tire side down.

9:46 am

sherb

hi bbnaz :)

9:48 am

lola100

woot! i'm all done...off to check out sudoku : )

9:48 am

cliffopa

one word left - an 4/4 (have the an like babbler's an**omous.

9:48 am

sherb

later lola :)

9:49 am

cliffopa

oops - an**ymous i meant!

9:49 am

bbnaz

change the last letter to the first vowel

9:50 am

Jacula

I'm all done. Time to go and do the weekly shopping.

9:50 am

cliffopa

bbnaz to the rescue! thanks. all done now.

9:50 am

bbnaz

Hey Jac. Have a great day!

9:51 am

Angela

Good morning everyone! How's the grid today?

9:52 am

bbnaz

Billie Joe! oops meant good morning Angela!

9:53 am

Angela

he looks how I feel this morning - hehe

9:54 am

r13dc

any clues on an5?

9:54 am

cliffopa

did ya ever notice the 'fresh out of bed' look works for guys - (but definitely not for women)

9:54 am

grigs

it's like the veggie that makes you cry, but an instead of on

9:55 am

r13dc

I think the look works on women too

9:55 am

bbnaz

some people like to put on***s on their hamburgers

change the o to an a

9:55 am

fig

oppositoni of cani***

9:56 am

fig

i meant cat*** electrodes and such

9:56 am

Angela

definitely not fair - same with the grey hair thing

9:56 am

grigs

thanks, fig, i was biting my tongue. :)

9:57 am

r13dc

I have to disagree with you on that one, too, Angela

9:57 am

bbnaz

yeah well billie joe looks better in eye makeup than i do too...

9:58 am

cliffopa

the more gray my husband gets, the better he looks. not fair :(

10:00 am

Angela

mine too - he has a long mustache and it's got skunk stripes in it - but I love it.

Billy Joe looks good in anything ;)

10:01 am

r13dc

lol @ skunk stripes

10:03 am

inge

Any clues on co 5/18??? Please. It is my last word.

10:03 am

fig

co 5/18 is like a type of mussel...but without the 'qu'

10:04 am

grigs

nice clue!

10:04 am

bex777

add aletter to the end of your c0 4/6

10:05 am

bbnaz

Inge instead of "pig" use the other word for the same animal

10:05 am

fig

thanks grigs. rhymes with fig(s)

10:06 am

fig

don'know about ya'll. but i like when there are fewer words that are harder to find...it makes the challenge more...oh, i don't know. within arms reach :-0. plus then i don't spend ALL DAY on this uncomfortable chair in front of the pc. :-)

10:06 am

r13dc

go6,24? *bats eyelashes*

10:07 am

bex777

add a g to the on 5/10

10:07 am

r13dc

makes the challenge more ... challenging :P

10:07 am

grigs

fig, I am, like, sooooo there for you? I mean, totally? you know?

10:08 am

fig

FER SURE Totally!!!! (puts fist to heart in show of solidarity)

10:08 am

r13dc

Thanks, bex... any clues for on5,10? ;)

10:08 am

inge

Boy I am dense. finally got it. Thanks for all your help and now I am done.

10:09 am

grigs

like, omiGAWD, there's, like, a yl5 here? and even though, like, I GOT it? it's like, i mean, what ARE we? totally, like, Lovecraft or something. I mean, fer shur, gross me OUT.

10:09 am

r13dc

haha found 'em both - thanks bex

10:11 am

fig

yl. puh-lease. how many peopel actually know and use a word that starts with 'yl' that aren't writing wiki-notes for a living. sigh. how do the japanese play boggle?

10:12 am

grigs

probably with more tiles ;>

10:12 am

fig

(begging for help) yl and then what? got a definition i can play with?

10:13 am

grigs

yl and it's a definition of the matter that existed before the big bang. Or, it's a CRAPPY small town just outside of olympia, washington, with its middle two letters swapped.

10:14 am

NowherePixie

and I am finished :) too bad it was a lil grid, the boyfriend isn't even back yet and I'll be bored!

10:15 am

fig

thinking. and monkey typing. argh. well, only 20 more hours until the NYT is delivered and i can bust my neurons on that puzzle.

10:19 am

yun-oh

welcome to yun-nga

10:21 am

sherb

welcome yun-oh :)

10:26 am

bendamalina

good morning all.

10:26 am

bbnaz

yep it would be nice to get the mega grids on a weekend rather than during the week. at least for me it would be.

10:28 am

sherb

would suit me that way too, bbnaz...

hi bendamalina :)

10:31 am

bbnaz

just need some help on the very last NO4 (not the holiday one). my chimp fingers are not finding it.

10:31 am

bbnaz

have the midday NO too

10:32 am

sherb

the Gary Cooper one? ...High....?

10:32 am

sherb

the Italian grandmother one?

10:32 am

bbnaz

and the first HO 5 would be nice if anybody has a clue.

10:33 am

sherb

apparently, it means 'a ninth', but it's also what Italians cll Grandma...

10:33 am

bbnaz

TYVM Sherb. I was putting the third vowel there not the first........smacks self in head

10:34 am

sherb

ho5 - slang word for alcohol

10:34 am

bbnaz

merci gracias thanks! all done now i can go ride my horses before it hits 100!

10:35 am

sherb

you're very welcome... gotta run now... have fun all, and see you soon :)

10:35 am

tndaisy1960

Just testing to see if my icon works...don't mind lil ol' me...

10:35 am

bbnaz

i will check back later to help also! until then see you around.

10:35 am

sherb

bye bbnaz... enjoy yur ride... :)

10:37 am

lshult

anyone got a clue to the ic5?

10:38 am

rycaut

how many words?

(on the ic 5 - what devils drip...)

10:39 am

lshult

just 61 words today

10:40 am

bendamalina

ic 5 is the fluid that flows through Greek gods veins.

if you replace the first two letters of *****s aweigh! with the first letter of the word you need, you'll have ic5

10:43 am

bendamalina

that's an****s aweigh! pardon

10:43 am

lshult

thanks for the clue bendamalina
Just 2 more words to go (both h's)

10:45 am

bendamalina

I also need an h....ho 5/16, the first one (not the hobo's delight).

10:46 am

lshult

that's now the last one that I need?

10:51 am

GreyWoulf

lshult -- how are you? I haven't been able to share grid time with you in a looong while. How was your Passover?

10:59 am

lshult

Had a good passover thanks GW. Been working too hard tho. Hows all with you?

11:00 am

GreyWoulf

new job going good, new son even better, though he is teething already, rest of family happy and healthy -- so I can't complain :)

11:03 am

grant

Need 2 clues, if anyone's willing: ch5,14 and (just CANT see it) ha4,6. Thanks in advance.

11:03 am

lshult

Just got that last word.
ho5/16= sound a cowboy might make when happy

11:03 am

jeffer

co 5/12 and the or 5/12 please anyone?

11:04 am

jeffer

ch 5/14 is full of links

11:04 am

lshult

ch5/14 is an easy one, "you might want to link up with it"

11:05 am

Haz1558

ha4/6 repeats itself - it's a low fence.

11:05 am

jeffer

ha 4/6 is what you'll do when you see the ch 5/

11:05 am

grant

Jeffers- lovers are all biiley ans co***

11:06 am

Haz1558

co5/12 resembles the middle name of Sherlock Holmes' creator, different last vowel

11:06 am

grant

Pardon the typos.

11:07 am

jeffer

thanks haz

11:08 am

Haz1558

You're welcome - just popping in to see how things are going with the grid.

11:09 am

rycaut

for the last ho 5/16 - think rules of cards (and why is this allowed?)

11:09 am

jeffer

haz that clue could also fit the ho 5/16

11:09 am

harpjane

earth day!

11:10 am

jeffer

or 5/12
or 5/14 both please?

11:11 am

72 Temple Owl

hi everyone!

11:12 am

jeffer

hiya Temple pretty quiet right now

11:13 am

GreyWoulf

Time for me to go -- I have to go to work at Lenscrafters :-\ -- I'll be by later

(*Hugs*) to all

11:13 am

72 Temple Owl

hi and bye, woulfie!

11:14 am

GreyWoulf

hi/bye Temple :)

11:14 am

jeffer

need ahint for or 5/14 please

11:15 am

72 Temple Owl

is it me or does this grid just look like a mishmash of letters that don't add up to even 61 words???!!!

11:16 am

harpjane

it's like pulling teeth, to!

11:16 am

tndaisy1960

Temple, I thought the same thing when I saw it! What a MESS!

11:16 am

jeffer

that's what it looks like indeed
at least for the first few minutes

11:17 am

72 Temple Owl

out of the gate at a blazing 14....whooo-eeee!!!!
i only have half an hour break from school...

11:17 am

TheFiz

Hi all - YIKES on today's grid!

11:17 am

jeffer

but someone - i forget who - finished in about 30 mins
at flip

11:20 am

Haz1558

Sorry to delay - or 5/16 - or plus the beginning of a 'pain' - often associated with teeth.

11:21 am

72 Temple Owl

why isn't "chai" a word?

11:21 am

LeslieAnn

i was considering trying without the list today, since there were so few, but i think that might just be cruel and unusual torture :)

11:21 am

Haz1558

or5/14 - that is

11:22 am

rycaut

done - fairly quickly but lots of strangeness

11:22 am

Haz1558

or5/12 - add the start of the fairy tale character who just couldn't leave the party at the right time.

11:24 am

jeffer

haz ty
the or 5/12 i'd found but the or 5/14 was giving me an ***e

11:24 am

72 Temple Owl

yay ry!

11:25 am

LeslieAnn

congrats rycaut!

11:31 am

72 Temple Owl

bye everyone -- see you tonight!

11:31 am

LeslieAnn

bye to

11:31 am

harpjane

to are you done already? I only have 37.

11:34 am

LeslieAnn

i thnk temple had to go to class

11:44 am

shutterbug

Hey, did everybody leave?

11:45 am

Haz1558

I'm kind of lurking for a while.

11:45 am

shutterbug

nobody has said anything for a while.

11:46 am

Haz1558

Maybe everyone is busy trying to find the words.

11:47 am

shutterbug

Maybe, that's what I am doing!

11:48 am

Haz1558

How are you getting on?

11:48 am

shutterbug

I only have 19 words so far, but I'm working on it!

11:50 am

Haz1558

It is a tricky little grid today, but the words ARE there, even though they seem unlikely.

11:51 am

Stunny

I had been tracking all my words on likkety's chart. Just came back and they're all gone. This is just my 2nd time playing. I guess you have to stay logged on?

11:51 am

shutterbug

I'm up to 21 words, but I rarely ever get mor then half of them anyway. Hopefully I can get atleast 30 today.

11:52 am

Haz1558

Stunny - yes - although you can save it as a 'word' document and then retrieve it later.

11:52 am

shutterbug

On licketys page, you have to keep it open and not refresh it or you'll lose all of your work.

11:52 am

Stunny

Managed to find 34, but I'm truly stumped now

11:52 am

LeslieAnn

for lickety's page, yes, stunny. but they'll keep track of them here. i copy and paste lickety's chart into a word file, then i can save that.

11:52 am

Stunny

ty all. newbie frustration. lol

11:53 am

shutterbug

Welcome to babble, Stunny

11:53 am

Stunny

ty, I can tell I'll be hooked

11:54 am

Haz1558

Stunny - if you want to continue the hunt, I find www.morewords.com very useful.

11:54 am

Stunny

ty Haz

11:54 am

shutterbug

also try a2zwordfinder.com

11:55 am

FMitch

.. or you can paste into excel that works too.

Hi Haz, Hows yr Saturday going?

11:55 am

Haz1558

And if you want a Pollyanna perspective on things, let's be glad that you hadn't been entering the words for a 300+ grid!

11:55 am

Stunny

gr8! I'll try them both. Have to leave for awhile, but will def. be back tonight. have a good day all.

11:56 am

stidmama

Stunny! you here again? or still?

Good morning/afternoon/evening all!

11:56 am

Haz1558

Hello FMitch - I'm fine. Did Tesco's in the morning, went downtown with husband to choose a picture for our wedding anniversary and this evening am heading out to a Table Quiz.

11:56 am

Stunny

Hi Stid, lol, no just on for awhile this morning. be back later. Yes, I'm hooked! :-)

11:57 am

stidmama

welcome to the true madness, then!

I have 21 left to find... going to be pretty focused for a while, folks! *shifts to lurk persona*

11:58 am

FMitch

that sounds like a good day all round Haz, do you have the lovely sunshire too it's been beautiful here?

11:59 am

stidmatt

'Sup y'all?

11:59 am

Haz1558

It was lovely in the morning, but it has been raining this afternoon. Nothing new there!

12:00 pm

stidmama

good morning, son! 61 words today, but I want you to spend lots of time outside in the sunshine, as well... give yourself an hour, then take a break.

12:01 pm

Haz1558

I'm interested to see how the Table Quiz goes. I had to set the History and the Quotation rounds and am therefore banned from taking part in those. I've pitched them pretty low for the most part but we shall see.

12:01 pm

r13dc

any clues for ha4?

12:01 pm

Haz1558

ha4/6 repeats itself. It's an old fashioned name for a low fence.

12:02 pm

FMitch

oh that's a shame it's still ovely here but I am in for the rest of the day.

r13dc - have a laugh!

12:02 pm

r13dc

thanks bunches, haz

12:02 pm

Haz1558

You're welcome!

12:06 pm

Haz1558

Okay - time to get the family fed and watered once more. Hope the hunt for the words goes well and I'll see you tomorrow!

12:06 pm

Judi

Hello, fellow earthlings! Happy Earth Day. It's like totally globular, fer sher!

12:10 pm

r13dc

na4/no4 giving me fits ...

12:13 pm

Judi

r13dc: No4 - middle of the day time wise.

12:13 pm

w00fdawg

what is getting on your tits, r13dc? :O

12:13 pm

r13dc

Judi, I got that one, and Oct31 too

12:14 pm

r13dc

lolol w00fie

12:14 pm

Vicuna

na4/4 - inner sanctuaries of Greek temples, n + a whole slew of vowels

12:16 pm

TheFiz

r13 - no/4 - another word for christmas.

12:17 pm

r13dc

thanks thefiz, but i already said i got Oct31 :P

12:17 pm

stidmatt

I'm starting to really dislike the dictionary this is based on. It should be based on Webster or something like that.

12:17 pm

r13dc

thanks vic - that was most helpful (though still quite a challenge for me, which is good)

12:18 pm

TheFiz

sorry - try a prefix for 9. As in, not an octagon, a no**gon.

12:18 pm

r13dc

Webster? Not sure if I trust him. Rumor has it latest dictionary includes irregardless

12:19 pm

Uneaixoise

aarrgghhh! I once worked with an EDITOR who used irregardless--set my teeth on edge!!

12:19 pm

stidmatt

Well, it is only regardless with another prefix.

12:19 pm

Vicuna

No such thing as "a" Webster's dictionary. All different publishers can stick Webster in their name.

12:19 pm

r13dc

many thanks fiz

12:20 pm

TheFiz

well, irregardless, it should be based on a standard text.

Sorry, I couldn't resist.

12:20 pm

Uneaixoise

aaarrrggghhh!!!

12:21 pm

stidmama

how are you doing, son? technically, "irregardless" is a double negative -- our family does not use it... :-)

I have two words left, *back to lurk*

12:21 pm

TheFiz

I just got a new shirt: bad grammar makes me [sic] - from a friend who has me edit all her writing. Une, sounds like you need one.

12:21 pm

Vicuna

Yes, TheFiz, we all have our complains about this blasted dictionary and its inconsistencies. We hate it... Yet here we are!

12:22 pm

Uneaixoise

how FABULOUS!!! must go looking for one!

12:22 pm

stidmatt

two negatives equal one positive.
(-3*-4=12 ya know.)

12:22 pm

stidmama

dun dun dun

DONE!

will stay about ten minutes to help with cluse, then the sun calls (and the german shepherd dog)

12:24 pm

Vicuna

Congratulations, stidmama!

12:24 pm

TheFiz

anyone know what ca5/18 means? Here in RI we have a clam that sounds like that, but it's spelled with a "q".

12:24 pm

TheFiz

Nice work, stidmama! Stidmatt, you better get cracking...

12:25 pm

Uneaixoise

kudos, stidmama!

12:27 pm

whiskbisk

how many words today? this one is tough!

12:27 pm

r13dc

i don't see a ca5/18 ...

12:28 pm

stidmama

61 words today -- not too bad, really

12:28 pm

TheFiz

Sorry, sorry, I mean c*O* 5/18. I turned the heat off today and my fingers are a little stiff...

12:28 pm

EvaNadine

its a CO 5/18

afternoon all!
:D

12:29 pm

stidmama

evanadine! hi there! happy earth day!

12:29 pm

Vicuna

co5/18 - looks like a mispelling of the clam that starts with q, or think of two people being pigs together

12:29 pm

Judi

Hi, Evanadine!

12:29 pm

EvaNadine

hiya stidmama!

12:30 pm

EvaNadine

hola judi!

12:30 pm

stidmama

Matthew's friend just arrived, gotta go!

BBL!

12:30 pm

w00fdawg

is it just me or is this a total beetch of a grid>?

12:30 pm

Uneaixoise

Encarta says it's a different spelling of quahog . . . is that the clam?

12:30 pm

Judi

Beastly grid today. Only 17 words so far (after 40 minutes). Plus, the cat wants to play and won't leave me alone. But, those claws in the rib cage can be convincing.

12:31 pm

Vicuna

Yup, that's the clam!

12:31 pm

Uneaixoise

funny word, eh?

12:31 pm

TheFiz

That's it, Une -thanks. Took me 3 years of living here to figure out that Quahog was pronounced like co5/18.

12:32 pm

Uneaixoise

oh, really?? that's how it's pronounced? Wow!

12:32 pm

Vicuna

Yeah, it's derived from Narragansett language.

12:32 pm

cybernan

Good morning/afternoon/evening everyone --- back for my last 14 and hoping I can do it without the list. :)

12:33 pm

TheFiz

Yeah - it's like the state food or something - also the town where the cartoon Family Guy takes place. And if you say it wrong people look at you funny, like you *clearly* don't belong.

12:33 pm

stidmatt

'Sup Cybernan?

12:34 pm

Uneaixoise

too funny :-D

12:34 pm

TheFiz

go nan go!

12:35 pm

EvaNadine

also the name of the town the characters live in, in the cartoon Family Guy

12:35 pm

candy

Please can someone explain 'codes' ie co5/18. I am a newbie and you guys have me baffled!!

12:36 pm

Uneaixoise

it means the words starts with "co" and is 5 letters and totals 18 points :-)

12:36 pm

candy

I also only have 11 words so far and am already hooked.

12:36 pm

tndaisy1960

candy co 5/18 means the word has 5 letters, and is worth 18 points

12:37 pm

candy

Thanks for the help I might get on better now

12:38 pm

Uneaixoise

ah, tndaisy, how much do we miss Mulder and Scully *sigh*

12:38 pm

r13dc

welcome candy, fellow newbie. I started yesterday and am also hooked (and initially befuddled by the code these guys were speaking in)

12:39 pm

candy

It's like a foreign language!!

12:40 pm

tndaisy1960

Mulder and Scully can be found on TNT, certain nights of the week

12:41 pm

TheFiz

Candy, don't worry, you'll pick it up fast. And get totally hooked, too, if you aren't careful. I'm quite often guilty of babble-while-"working".

12:42 pm

JBsAnno

aaah, I'm nostalgic for my glory newbie days in Babble back in December 05 - when I actually FINISHED some grids!!
Welcome, Candy and r13dc.
Hey, r# - have you been up all night? I left you at the flip! (did you get some chocolate?)

12:42 pm

Uneaixoise

yeah, I know . . . it's also on the SciFi channel . . . right now I'm sharing DVD's with a friend who's just recently discovered the X-Files! :)

12:43 pm

candy

Have you any advice on how to get rid of the addiction. I can see my work load piling up already

12:43 pm

blueskies29

good afternoon all!

12:43 pm

TheFiz

And, with a little clear of the throat, I'm done!

12:43 pm

cybernan

Missing r? -- have ra 5/12 and ra 6/21

12:43 pm

Uneaixoise

candy and r13, you'll also get familiar with recurring bizarro words that only appear in Babble! :-D

12:43 pm

tndaisy1960

lol Candy:) Don't worry...just enjoy it! HIre a monkey to do your work for you!

12:44 pm

Vicuna

candy, don't ask US for help! We're the ones who have not broken free!

12:44 pm

TheFiz

Anyone need some clues? I've got nothing ahead of me but a long day of housework - and I'm happy to procrastinate a little longer.

12:44 pm

Uneaixoise

ra4/4

12:44 pm

Uneaixoise

congrats, Fiz!

12:44 pm

cybernan

oops -- also have ra 4/4

12:44 pm

Uneaixoise

so you have rh4/5

12:45 pm

r13dc

any hints on ra5 and yo? much obliged :P

12:45 pm

candy

Not sure a monkey would be much good at running a bakery! Could have trouble with the Environmental Health Officer

12:45 pm

cybernan

thanks, une

12:45 pm

TheFiz

Nan - do you have rh4/5?

12:45 pm

Uneaixoise

ra5 is ra6 minus a vowel

12:46 pm

JBsAnno

You and me, too, Fiz. I just hopped over here waiting for my Palm to finish syncing so I can take my shopping list to the store for cleaning supplies. No hubby here this weekend, time to get the place shiny.

12:46 pm

Uneaixoise

yo4 sounds like a cheesy singer with long hair

12:48 pm

EvaNadine

the RA6 i have is an animal...am i missing the other one?

12:48 pm

JBsAnno

Tx, Une, got the word!
Up to 17 words, will save the rest for later.

12:48 pm

EvaNadine

doh, nevermind!

12:48 pm

Uneaixoise

ra5 is the animal minus one of its double vowels

12:48 pm

TheFiz

r13: the first yo4 looks like you were trying to say "yoga" but it got stuck in your throat. the second is an eastern image of a vulva - Matt's not still on, is he?

12:49 pm

EvaNadine

its the only 6 i have right now...heh

12:50 pm

Vicuna

There's an ae6/21.

12:50 pm

r13dc

silly me - i already had ra5 :-)

thanks for the long hair hint, une. How could I forget the stylized vulva? :O Not that the two remind me of each other *clears throat*

now i just need yo4/9 and yo5/16

12:50 pm

Uneaixoise

and a go6

12:52 pm

lynxxx

yo 5.16 ...do you like gin and '....'

12:53 pm

r13dc

lolol thanks lynxxx

12:53 pm

inge

go 6 is g + on 5 (that veg. that makes you cry)

12:54 pm

LeslieAnn

ok, down to my last one: ho 5/16 (not the one that'a a whole load of, or the brand of playing cards)

12:54 pm

EvaNadine

leslieann -- HO5? nonsense!

12:55 pm

LeslieAnn

i have that one...

12:56 pm

Vicuna

ho5/16 - cheap liquor
ho5/14 - circle dance

12:56 pm

Uneaixoise

slang for booze

12:56 pm

LeslieAnn

wow, can't believe i didn't get that one :) done! anyone need clues?

12:56 pm

TheFiz

Leslieann: looks likeyou're missing the Jewish dance (yes - you've got in once in 4-letter form - repeat the first letter at the end and you've got it.). Also, the bathtub gin.

12:57 pm

TheFiz

r13- did you get that yo 4/9?

12:57 pm

Vicuna

Congrats, LeslieAnn!

12:58 pm

Uneaixoise

i'm done too! congrats to all the other finishers! Am off to walk the dogs in the beautiful sunshine--we needed rain but enough is enough!

12:59 pm

Vicuna

Yay, Une!

12:59 pm

TheFiz

Yay Une! Yay LeslieAnn!

1:00 pm

EvaNadine

only halfway here...still have 30 left to go!

1:01 pm

TheFiz

Ok - unless someone needs a clue (please, please?!?!) I'm off to a glamorous day of vacuuming...

1:02 pm

r13dc

Yeah, I got all the Ys. Thanks Fiz. Still struggling with Ho...

1:02 pm

EvaNadine

sure fiz -- whatcha got for the 30 im missing?

1:02 pm

candy

This is frying my brain! Think I will take a walk and come back later

Bye all

1:03 pm

r13dc

have a good walk candy

1:03 pm

TheFiz

Evan - try me - what you need, babe?

1:04 pm

EvaNadine

only 29 now...heh

1:04 pm

r13dc

eva - i have a niece named Nadine <3

1:05 pm

TheFiz

*plugging in vacuum cleaner*

1:06 pm

r13dc

fiz - nature abhors a vacuum salesman

1:06 pm

EvaNadine

i love the name
:)

1:06 pm

cybernan

missing an n from the second row -- have the Christmas one -- any hints?

1:07 pm

Vicuna

na4/4 - popular Babble word for sanctuaries in Greek temples

1:07 pm

LeslieAnn

n + three vowels

1:08 pm

TheFiz

well i'm not trying to *sell* you one. though mine is fabulous. Just trying to be helpful. but fine - I'll go clean - good luck all!

1:08 pm

LeslieAnn

lol bye fiz! see you later!

1:08 pm

r13dc

i know fiz - just had to share a joke. hints when you return?

1:09 pm

TheFiz

Ok, R13 - but just cause you're being nice. I've got small rooms - I'll check in between.

1:10 pm

r13dc

ho4/5? already have the one that sounds like a dull prostitute

1:10 pm

cybernan

thanks, leslie -- at the moment can only see one combo that applies to that n, but will keep working on it!

1:11 pm

Vicuna

cybernan, did you see mine right before LeslieAnn's?

1:11 pm

LeslieAnn

it is an na4/4, nan

1:12 pm

Vicuna

All three vowels are different, too.

1:12 pm

cybernan

thanks, vicuna!

1:13 pm

cybernan

Is there an ly?

1:13 pm

LeslieAnn

nope. two le's

1:14 pm

Vicuna

Nope. No ly.

1:14 pm

LeslieAnn

there is a yl, though

1:14 pm

jean1953

evening everybody:)

1:14 pm

wassup

Happy Saturday! Should I even try this one? It looks awful!

1:15 pm

inge

Cybernan try an 4/4 but put first letter last for the no 4

1:15 pm

cybernan

Have the le 4/4 -- what am I missing?

1:15 pm

Vicuna

le4/5

1:16 pm

r13dc

Have 5 words to go and am fairly stumped ... anyone?

1:16 pm

Vicuna

(German for teach)

1:16 pm

LeslieAnn

wassup, it is fine if you use the list, otherwise it is a nightmare

1:16 pm

cybernan

Of course -- another babble favourite -- thanks vicuna

1:16 pm

inge

le 4/5 is the German word for empty, think of the John ****er Report

1:16 pm

LeslieAnn

r13, do you know which 5 you need?

1:17 pm

wassup

Thanks **plunging in**

1:17 pm

inge

Sorry, the German teacher has the * letter, not the empty

1:18 pm

r13dc

leslieann, ho5,16 for starters (both)

1:18 pm

LeslieAnn

inge, i tried to use your name in the puzzle yesterday but it didn't take it

1:19 pm

LeslieAnn

there are 3 ho 5/16. if you never pay, and always eat everyone else's food, you are a mo***. change m to h

1:20 pm

LeslieAnn

anything is ho + fourth vowel + second vowel + sometimes vowel

1:20 pm

LeslieAnn

whoops, anything = "another one"

1:20 pm

LeslieAnn

last is ho + sometimes vowel + first two letters of my name

1:21 pm

faeriekae

Vicuna - I was checking out your art work. Fantastic!!

1:21 pm

r13dc

thanks les - i need to keep better track. turns out i only needed one ho5,16 :P your clue was most helpful

1:22 pm

cybernan

last word -- a y 4 -- I have
ye 4/6 x2
yl 7
yo 4/6
which y 4 am I missing?

1:22 pm

faeriekae

Hey gang :)

1:22 pm

Vicuna

Thanks, faeriekae! Kind of you to say so -- and kind of you to look!

1:22 pm

Vicuna

And hello, by the way! :)

1:23 pm

faeriekae

Vicuna - really I'm amazed at your talent. Do you ever do any faerie drawings?

1:23 pm

Judi

GAH! This grid is annoying! Need three clues, please:
Co5/12, Co5/16 and Ho5/14. Many thanks to those more learned than me.

1:23 pm

LeslieAnn

yo 4/9, nan

1:24 pm

cybernan

ho 5/14 -- add a consonant to the ho 4 preceding it.

1:24 pm

LeslieAnn

co 5/16 - co + fourth vowel + second vowel + sometimes vowel

1:24 pm

cybernan

Thanks, Leslie

1:24 pm

faeriekae

Judi co start with the same 4 letters of the word before it and then add and n on the end.

1:25 pm

LeslieAnn

co 5/12 - late night with co*** o'brien, change last vowel

1:25 pm

cybernan

co 5/12: Arthur Co__ Doyle -- change last vowel

1:26 pm

Vicuna

No, I've never really done any fairies, although some of my people are somewhat elfin.

1:26 pm

Judi

Yaaaaaay! Thanks so much. All done now!

1:26 pm

cybernan

co 5/16: "...according to Ho***" (man who wrote the book on card games)

1:26 pm

Vicuna

ho5/14 - circle dance, add consonant to co4 of same meaning

1:27 pm

faeriekae

Vicuan - Yes I see that. That's why I asked. I just know you would do beautiful faeries if you decided to add them. And should you do that, please let me know :)

1:27 pm

LeslieAnn

yay judi!

1:28 pm

faeriekae

Congratulations Judi!!!!

1:28 pm

cybernan

"0 words" -- how lovely!!! - no list, but a lot of help from my friends -- thank you.

1:28 pm

faeriekae

Congratulatons Cybernan !!!!

1:29 pm

LeslieAnn

great job nan!

1:30 pm

faeriekae

just popped in to see Vicuna for a sec. I finised this morning so I'll see you guys at the flip.

1:30 pm

cybernan

Bye faerikae -- back at the flip as well.

1:30 pm

cybernan

Anyone need a clue before I leave?

1:32 pm

lynxxx

cybernan - thnx - need go5.14 & or 5.14 pls

1:32 pm

Yvo

please any clue onco5/18 my last one

1:32 pm

Vicuna

Well, faeriekae, I will certainly let you know if I do. You are the faerie expert around here, so to meet with your stamp of approval would be important! :)

1:32 pm

LeslieAnn

yvo, co + another name for a pig

1:33 pm

Vicuna

co5/18 - alternate spelling of clam that starts with q, or you can think of two people being really piggy together!

1:33 pm

cybernan

go 5/14: tough one -- rhymes with Miss Hennie.

1:34 pm

LeslieAnn

or 5/14 - think of or + ****s and pains - drop the e

1:34 pm

cybernan

0r 5: or + throbbing pain, minus last letter

1:34 pm

Yvo

Leslie once again you helped me with my last word thank you so much, i finnished it

1:34 pm

LeslieAnn

go 5/14 - or patago***

1:34 pm

LeslieAnn

hooray yvo!

1:35 pm

cybernan

congrats yvo!

1:37 pm

Yvo

Thank you so much im always feel like i acomplished something ,even if it takes the better part of my day.

1:37 pm

cybernan

Did you get them, lynxxx?

1:39 pm

lynxxx

cybernan - one of them tnx - still trying to get go 5,14 - miss hennie?

1:40 pm

cybernan

Figure skating champ in the 30's --- try leslie's clue:

patago***

1:41 pm

r13dc

still missing 4 ... 2 cos and 2 hos

1:42 pm

LeslieAnn

r13, if you go to lickety's babble clues link to the right and figure out which ones you need, it will be easier to clue

1:42 pm

cybernan

You'll have to be a bit more specific! -- no of letters? points?

1:44 pm

r13dc

co5,12 co5,16

1:44 pm

cybernan

Got to run -- the gardener has just arrived, and I'm a grass widow this morning.--- see you later :)

1:45 pm

LeslieAnn

bye nan!

1:46 pm

LeslieAnn

clues for those at 1:24 and 1:25, r13

1:46 pm

movieman

Hiya, everyone!!!!!

I'm having enormous difficulty with the 2nd l.....

I have the le4/4, but what's the other.....

1:47 pm

LeslieAnn

le + him and ***, take out the e

1:47 pm

movieman

ty, leslie.....

1:48 pm

hetty

Just dropping in to wish everyone a happy Earth Day, happy St George's Day, and happy Shakespeare's Birthday-- a threefold feast. Be happy three times over!

1:49 pm

movieman

Is it just me, or are we being lured into a false sense of security here.....

Only 61 words, but it's bloody hard.....

1:50 pm

LeslieAnn

lol movieman, think i said that at about 12:15 this morning...

1:50 pm

LeslieAnn

thanks hetty! same to you!

1:52 pm

bevalicious

please help

1:58 pm

Linda0

great, just finished - the first time for ages. i can go off happy and do something else

2:02 pm

shutterbug

congrats linda!

2:03 pm

shutterbug

Bev, what do you need help with?

2:05 pm

movieman

The g's are proved a bit of a nuisance, too......

I have the go4 (the foolish one).......

Can't see the other 2 though.....

Cluez plz.....

2:15 pm

shutterbug

Movie, the g 6/24 is a veggie with a G added to the begginning.

2:20 pm

movieman

ty shutterbug.....

2:21 pm

movieman

Damn the Italians!!!!!!

Damn them all to hell.......

I never, ever, EVER get that damn Italian greeting.....

2:22 pm

mamabook3

:) I had a hard time with the italian also

2:25 pm

Lady_Campari

can someone help me with ae 6/21?

2:25 pm

mamabook3

i need that one too lady

2:26 pm

kimberblue

add on to ae 4.4

2:26 pm

movieman

Lady - ae6/21=ae4/4+ic.....

2:26 pm

mamabook3

ty

2:26 pm

Lady_Campari

thanks movie.

2:27 pm

movieman

mama, lady - yw........

2:27 pm

Lady_Campari

i don't even know 3/4 of the words in this puzzle today. where do they find these words?

2:28 pm

movieman

The Martian dictionary I expect, Lady.....

2:28 pm

Lady_Campari

lol

2:29 pm

Lady_Campari

i swear. i have 11 words left, and I feel that I tried all the possibilities already.

2:30 pm

movieman

I know how you feel, Lady......

I've said it before, but I feel they're lulling us into a false sense of security with this one....

2:31 pm

Lady_Campari

you're much better off with a puzzle with 200 words in the end than so few. these ones are really distorted

2:32 pm

movieman

I agree, at least with a 200+ grid you're guaranteed at least 100 words that you've heard of.....

2:33 pm

Lady_Campari

oh yeah!!!

Hurrah!!! I found another one. lol.

2:34 pm

mamabook3

any clues for yo 5,16, please??

2:35 pm

Lady_Campari

yo 5/16 add a consonant to yo 4/6

2:35 pm

Lady_Campari

at the end that is

2:36 pm

Staceyy

any clues for yo4/6??

2:36 pm

nanrde

anyone with a hint about the last ye4/6?

2:36 pm

mamabook3

ty...thought i'd tried that combination...ugh

2:36 pm

Lady_Campari

lol mamma. just like me. when i finally find a word, i can swear i've already tried it.

2:37 pm

Lady_Campari

ye 4/6 ye + twice the same consonant

2:37 pm

movieman

Wheareas with me, I try a word, and if it's accepted, I swear it's been made up.....LOL

2:38 pm

Lady_Campari

well, that too movieman. lol

2:38 pm

nanrde

thank you lady...I have that one -how about the other ye4/6

2:38 pm

Lady_Campari

ok, anyone got go 6/24? I'm going crazy on that one.

2:39 pm

mamabook3

another word for skinny....change the first letter to y

2:39 pm

Lady_Campari

oh ok. the other ye, think about mean

2:39 pm

movieman

Lady - go6=g+vegetable.....

2:40 pm

renfield

g + the veggie that makes you cry

2:40 pm

lynxxx

go 6.24 make your eyes water at he end

2:40 pm

shutterbug

Lady, go 6/24 think of a veggie, but add a G to the beggining.

2:40 pm

Lady_Campari

make my eyes water? Then that must be today's puzzle lol

2:41 pm

movieman

This puzzle only makes your eyes water, Lady.....

It's making my brain melt......LOL

2:41 pm

Lady_Campari

thanks. no wonder i couldn't find it. can someone give me the definition of it without looking at a dictionary? LOL.

2:41 pm

Lady_Campari

actually, it's making me feel like i really don't know english

2:42 pm

movieman

Lady - go6= the outer point on either side of the lower jaw at which the jawbone angles upward.

2:42 pm

movieman

So unless you're in the medical profession, you'll never see that one......

2:43 pm

Lady_Campari

did you know that one movieman or did you have to look it up?

2:43 pm

movieman

Lady - had to ask for a clue.....

2:43 pm

Lady_Campari

lol. that's what i thought

2:44 pm

rumplestiltskin

If you have BABBLE withdrawals because you have finished today's puzzle and can't babble anymore today, does that mean that you are hooked? LOL

2:45 pm

mamabook3

any clues with the ic 5, 14, please????

2:46 pm

renfield

rumple....uh yes.......to ease your withdrawls..it helps to stay around and give clues!

2:47 pm

mamabook3

i got it!! I got it!! :) :) :)

2:47 pm

rumplestiltskin

ic5 is like "what you drop from your boat at sea" with the first 2 letters changed.

2:47 pm

movieman

I need to be clued up re: the 1st ho5/16 plz.....

2:48 pm

renfield

mm - southern slang for booze

2:48 pm

jaymil

ho5/15 whiskey

2:49 pm

rumplestiltskin

Good one Renfield

2:49 pm

movieman

renny, spot - ty....

2:49 pm

renfield

thanks rumple

2:50 pm

mamabook3

i think some of the words in this puzzle are the second ho 5,16

2:50 pm

lynxxx

na 4.4 pls

2:50 pm

rumplestiltskin

n4 is n + 3 vowels

2:50 pm

renfield

lol mamma....they are 2nd ho 5/16

2:52 pm

lynxxx

tnx rumple - one to go now!

2:53 pm

rumplestiltskin

Renfield, did you get your name from DRACULA. The crazy guy's name is Renfield. LOL

2:54 pm

renfield

rumple - yes...

2:54 pm

periwinkle

hi everyone, the cr4/6 has me stumped

2:55 pm

renfield

dwight frye was fab as renfield!

2:55 pm

Lady_Campari

can someone confirm with me that there are 61 words?

2:55 pm

periwinkle

nevermind, just found the cr4/6

2:55 pm

renfield

hi peri cr 4 is like an alligator

2:55 pm

rumplestiltskin

Right on- my favorite

cr4,4 is the beginning of something that lives in the swamp

2:56 pm

scribble

can i get some help with the AN words? i have the one meaning "A small buffalo" but i cant seem to find the other 2.

2:56 pm

lynxxx

cr 4/6 - abbrev of animal

2:56 pm

rumplestiltskin

ar is like MacDonald's Golden ****

2:57 pm

harpjane

is whisky the first or second ho5/16? (hello!)

2:57 pm

rumplestiltskin

sorry you said an not ar

2:57 pm

mo

scribble an4...soon

2:57 pm

jaymil

an 4/4 is soon

2:57 pm

renfield

1st

2:58 pm

mamabook3

help with go 5, 14?? please??

2:58 pm

periwinkle

harp - first ho5/16

2:58 pm

periwinkle

10 words left to find

2:59 pm

shutterbug

23 words to go for me.

3:00 pm

scribble

TY spotplus!

3:00 pm

rumplestiltskin

go5 is like "**** With the Wind" - the 2nd vowel + the erd and 1st vowels

3:00 pm

mamabook3

seems like i finally break down and ask for help...and then i find the silly thing...got go 5/14...thanks!!

3:00 pm

periwinkle

ic5/14 anyone?

3:00 pm

harpjane

thanks peri, in that case, may I have a clue for the second h05/16? I've read all the clues so far and I am still lost.

3:00 pm

mo

scribble...an5...same ending as a vegetable

3:01 pm

periwinkle

harp, make of playing cards, rhymes with foil

3:01 pm

scribble

TY mo!!

3:02 pm

mo

scribble yw

3:02 pm

nanrde

Stumped on ra5/12 and ra6/21...any clues would be appreciated......

3:02 pm

jaymil

ho 5/16 is baloney

3:02 pm

lynxxx

ic 5.14 - great clue at 2.47

3:03 pm

harpjane

peri, I have whisky and playing card, but isn't there another ho5/16?

3:03 pm

harpjane

bless you, sport plus! That was it!

3:04 pm

jaymil

sorry...bologna

3:05 pm

periwinkle

yes there are harp and I am missing one also
can anyone help with the missing ho5/16 - have wiskey and playing card

3:05 pm

lynxxx

my last one and just cant get it ...the 4th CO 4.5..
is it all vowels on the end?

3:05 pm

harpjane

I just got it peri, thanks to sport. Unfortunately, it means I have to go back to cleaning the garage for a while! bbl

3:06 pm

periwinkle

go5/14?

3:06 pm

periwinkle

harp, clue please for the ho5/16?

3:06 pm

mo

peri ho+two vowels+sometimes vowel

3:07 pm

lynxxx

peri - its a lot of 'rubbish'

3:07 pm

harpjane

ho5/16 rhymes with co5/16

3:07 pm

periwinkle

mo, I have that one, need help with the other, have the playing card

3:07 pm

harpjane

both words are almost entirely vowels.

3:07 pm

periwinkle

harp, have that one, what am I missing

3:08 pm

lynxxx

GO 5.14 sounds like girls name go... hennie

3:08 pm

harpjane

peri, I think you must have all three ho5/16's by now?
whisky, baloney, card

3:09 pm

scribble

im missing an AR word.....have the MacDonalds Golden ****

3:09 pm

periwinkle

harp I am missing the wiskey one, not sure how to spell it

3:11 pm

periwinkle

finally found the whiskey one, was looking in the wrong direction

3:11 pm

lynxxx

scribble - AR - change the last letter to a vowel on the AR you have

3:11 pm

harpjane

rhymes with minnie the MOO**er

3:12 pm

inge

ho 5: ho + round vowel + two consonants. Whcih is the playing card? I keep getting Israeli dance as a deefinition.

3:12 pm

scribble

TY lynxxx!!!

3:12 pm

harpjane

9 to go, back to the garage. It's a brand new garage, just built. How can it need cleaning already? But it does!

3:12 pm

periwinkle

inge, playing card rhymes with foil (uses the sometimes vowel in the middle)

3:13 pm

periwinkle

le4/5?

3:13 pm

inge

oops. I found the playing card definition. Mindyou I am done, jsut didn't know what that word meant. He was the guy who wrote a book on card games didnt he?

3:13 pm

shutterbug

Harp, did you build the garage?

3:13 pm

nanrde

I finished. I can't believe it...a newbie of 3 days and I got them all. Thank you all for your help!!!

3:13 pm

periwinkle

nevermind, seems if I ask for a clue, I then find it myself 8-)

3:14 pm

shutterbug

Congrats, NANRDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

3:14 pm

shutterbug

I'v been here a long time, and I have NEVER finished a game in my life!

3:15 pm

periwinkle

no4/4 - have gramma and midday

3:15 pm

nanrde

thank you shutter...I can't believe it!!!

3:15 pm

scribble

^*^*^*^*^*^*^FIREWORKS^*^*^*^* ^*^^*^*^*^*!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!

3:15 pm

inge

well done nandr.

3:15 pm

mo

nanrde...congratulations!!!!!! !!

3:15 pm

mamabook3

I did it! I finished!! My first time finishing the puzzle!! Thanks everyone for the help!!

3:15 pm

jaymil

no4/4 christmas

3:16 pm

periwinkle

shutterbug, you will finish, maybe today, how many more words do you need. lots of nice clue givers here today

3:16 pm

Angela

^*^*^*^*^*^*^FIREWORKS^*^*^*^* ^*^^*^*

Congrats :)

3:16 pm

shutterbug

Congrats to you to, MAMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

3:16 pm

periwinkle

spot, thanks, that one was right in front of my nose

3:17 pm

shutterbug

I need 22 more words. Everyday I say "Today I will finish", but I never do. I try not to look at the clues to much.

3:17 pm

lynxxx

I'm still looking for the 4th CO 4.5- any hints pls?

3:17 pm

scribble

Angela.....Im in love with your icon!!!!!!

3:17 pm

periwinkle

shutterbug, if you look at the clues you will have a much better chance of finishing

3:18 pm

Angela

For me it's not the finishing...it's the searching. I don't finish much but I still love it :)

3:18 pm

Angela

Thanks scribble - He's definitely "sigh-worthy"

3:18 pm

mo

lynx...a disparaging name for a black person

3:19 pm

shutterbug

I do look at the clues sometimes, but I feel it is kind of like cheeting. I do use licketys list sometimes, and that helps a lot.

3:19 pm

Angela

I just use the stats panel and the chat log for clues. I've never looked at the other lists. Probably should sometime :) hehe

3:19 pm

shutterbug

Lynx, if you are thinking of the word I am, it is a brand name off instruments, if you know them like I do!

3:20 pm

periwinkle

or5/14 and or5/12 anyone?

3:21 pm

periwinkle

go5/14 - couldn't get it from an earlier clue

3:23 pm

lynxxx

thnx shutterbug - this will be the one - just need to work it out

3:23 pm

mo

or512...or+wickedness

3:23 pm

jaymil

go 5/14...think of a summer flower that starts with be

3:24 pm

mo

sorry... or+sounds like wickedness

3:24 pm

periwinkle

thanks, spot, another new word for me

3:25 pm

cybernan

or 5/14: or + dull throbbing pain minus last letter

3:25 pm

periwinkle

thanks mo- just need 1 one word, the or5/14

3:26 pm

periwinkle

thanks so much cybernan
That's me DONE!!!

3:26 pm

lynxxx

Thnx everyone for you help - done

3:26 pm

periwinkle

thanks for the help

3:27 pm

periwinkle

congrats to you lynxxx

3:27 pm

Angela

^*^*^*^*^*^*^FIREWORKS^*^*^*^* ^*^^*^*
Congrats Lynxxx and Peri!

3:27 pm

scribble

^*^*^*^*^^*^FIREWORKS^*^*^*^*^ *^*^*^*^ for peri and lynxxx!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

3:27 pm

mo

congratulations to you both***!!!

3:27 pm

lynxxx

'snap' peri

3:27 pm

cybernan

yw -- actually was just back to the computer after being away for awhile, realized I hadn't logged off when I saw your request.

3:28 pm

periwinkle

thanks I love getting fireworks, anyone need any clues before I sign off and go read a book

3:28 pm

Angela

mo - keep meaning to ask...who's the adorable pic of?

3:29 pm

periwinkle

Well, see you all tomorrow

3:30 pm

scribble

I gotta go.....have to finish a book for school. Bye everyone and thanks for your help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

3:30 pm

scribble

bye peri!

3:31 pm

Angela

See ya scribble :)

3:31 pm

mo

Angela...well thank you """blushes****...its an old school photograph of me when i was much much younger...like about 58 years ago

3:31 pm

nanrde

see eveyone tomorrow.

3:31 pm

Angela

Bye Peri!

3:32 pm

72 Temple Owl

mo and all: the co4 is actually regional word for a masked animal. that is its primary definition.

3:32 pm

Angela

Well then - you were adorable! I always smile when I see it so I thought I would ask.

3:33 pm

mo

i am much changed now as you would imagine...but glad you like it

3:33 pm

chic

Angela, nice pic of Billie Joe!

3:34 pm

Angela

Thanks Chic... :)

3:37 pm

shutterbug

Yo were a CUTIE mo!

3:37 pm

Angela

anyone have a clue for the "c" word on the left side of the grid?

3:38 pm

mo

any more clues needed before i turn in?

3:39 pm

grant

Yes, please. Ha4/6

3:39 pm

mo

hey ... i am getting embarrassed now with all these compliments...but thank you

3:40 pm

shutterbug

Grant, think of somebody laughing

3:40 pm

shutterbug

If that is the one that you need

3:41 pm

shutterbug

Oh, wait! that is the only ha there is.

3:41 pm

mo

ANGELA ...I think you need an Emporor

3:41 pm

Angela

:)

3:41 pm

grant

Think there's only the one ha.

3:42 pm

shutterbug

Yes, the sound of somebody laughing.

3:43 pm

mo

Angela ... the alternative spelling starts with ts

3:43 pm

grant

Got it! Difficulty of seeing the obvious still amazes. Pass the haddock.

3:45 pm

shorty

angela I read your profile Where is your rental property?

3:45 pm

shutterbug

I know what you mean, every so often I will see a word I know, and think "why didnt I get that before"?

3:47 pm

Angela

Can't believe I missed that - *looks around - where did I put that dunce cap??*

3:48 pm

mo

must dash now ...goodnight everyone

3:48 pm

bookwyrmish

I'm zipping in to look for my very last word...any hints for the last co 4/5?

3:48 pm

shorty

yoohoo Angela!!! Where are you

3:49 pm

bookwyrmish

Ignore me, I have the co...

3:49 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi shorty! : )

3:49 pm

tndaisy1960

Well I don't have it (last co4/5) so pls lay it on!

3:49 pm

shorty

Hi TO!

3:50 pm

mab

Book: it is short for a north american nocturnal mammal, has black mask, washes its food, etc.

3:50 pm

Angela

sorry Shorty! I wasn't ignoring you - just entering that stupid word I missed :)
I own rental property in NH.

3:50 pm

Angela

G'Night Mo!

3:50 pm

shorty

dO YOU HAVE A WEBSITE

3:51 pm

72 Temple Owl

mab! - i have to go now : ( - bbl to finish

3:51 pm

Angela

Great icon tndaisy :)

3:51 pm

shorty

or info you could send me

3:51 pm

mab

Later Temple. Bye Mo.

3:51 pm

tndaisy1960

TY Angela:) Fox is my (other) man;)

3:51 pm

Angela

shorty - no we don't, sorry. We have a couple of buildings, not a big empire like The Donald hehe

3:52 pm

shorty

oh man I would be interested

3:53 pm

Angela

I hear ya tn...Billy's my big crush, but Fox runs a close 2nd

3:53 pm

Angela

Do you know someone in NH that needs an apartment Shorty?

3:53 pm

hurshy

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOO

3:54 pm

Angela

Would that be the sound of Hurshy being done??

3:54 pm

shorty

no we vacation around there every year and I thought if you had rental property we could check into it

3:55 pm

mab

husband sneak up on you again, hurshy?

Hurrah for hurshy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!

3:55 pm

hurshy

it would be the sound of hurshy finishing entirely with no list, no clues, no help or resources of any sort, just her own little brain!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

3:55 pm

MikeyInBerlin

evening, everyone! :-)

3:56 pm

Angela

We mostly rent to college students or single room (studio) apartments in southern NH. Where do you vacation (if it's not prying)

3:56 pm

shorty

afternoon Mikey

3:56 pm

Angela

good one Mab!

Congrats Hurshy! That definitely calls for...

^*^*^*^*^*^*^FIREWOR KS^*^*^*^* ^*^^*^*

3:56 pm

shorty

around the yorks

3:57 pm

MikeyInBerlin

hi, shorty :-)

3:57 pm

mab

Hi mikey.

3:57 pm

hurshy

mab thinks my husband is much friskier than he is :)

3:57 pm

Angela

York ME?

3:57 pm

MikeyInBerlin

Hi mab.

3:57 pm

shorty

yep!

3:57 pm

Angela

Afternoon Mikey

3:58 pm

MikeyInBerlin

evening, Angela

3:59 pm

bookwyrmish

FOund my last word! Anyone need a clue or two before I go cook dinner?

And THanks for the help everyone!--Book

3:59 pm

Angela

Funny - we vacation there every year too. My hubby and I eloped to Wells Beach, in fact.

4:02 pm

shorty

oh my gosh thats where we go on our annivesary to the Layfette hotel on the beach i dont know how to spell it

4:03 pm

tndaisy1960

co 5/12?

4:03 pm

hurshy

co 5/12 like the barbarian, but change vowel

4:04 pm

Angela

Maybe Moody Beach?

4:04 pm

shorty

yes!

4:04 pm

harpjane

back for a few more words, (then off to the hardware store....)

4:06 pm

tndaisy1960

got it hurshy! ty!

4:07 pm

Angela

What a riot. We rent a house right down the beach from there (whenever it's available).
Have you disovered The Amore Cafe in Ogunquit yet?

4:08 pm

shorty

I dont think so

4:08 pm

Angela

It's on the right side of the road that goes down to the Marginal Way. Their breakfast is AMAZING, but get there early - 7am or so. By 7:30 the line is out the door!

4:09 pm

shorty

oh yeah I've seen it but havent ate there I'll have to remember that ty

4:11 pm

Angela

You won't regret it for sure. :) Enjoy!

Hopefully we'll get over there ourselves this year. What a coincidence!

4:11 pm

shorty

I know that is sooo wierd. we eat breakfast at Ricks alot in York

4:13 pm

Angela

I'll have to look for that one - I don't think we've been there. We always want to try the Egg & I but it's always so packed.

4:13 pm

shorty

I know every time we go by it is soooooo packed

4:15 pm

harpjane

Hm, I am missing a co4, I have (in order) the fish, the money, the swindle, and the animal. Help?

4:15 pm

Angela

Of course then there is always the York Harbour Inn for dinner - YUM!

4:16 pm

hurshy

harp, anagram of the money

4:16 pm

Eren

a clue for the rh?

4:16 pm

hurshy

dude, you guys are making me so hungry :)

4:16 pm

harpjane

ah ha! ty

4:16 pm

shorty

we also go to portland at the Cascades and get there Lobster dinners 2 lobsters with the sides 19.95 and the are sooooooooooo good

4:16 pm

hurshy

rh actress perlman of cheers

4:17 pm

shorty

mmmmmm yes that is good also

4:17 pm

Angela

;) Sorry Hurshy

4:17 pm

harpjane

YAAAAAAY! DONE!

4:18 pm

Angela

^*^*^*^*^*^*^FIREWORKS^*^*^*^* ^*^^*^*
Congrats Harp!

4:18 pm

hurshy

congrats, harp!

4:18 pm

shorty

well I've NEVER had bad Lobster any where in that area LOL

4:18 pm

shutterbug

Congrats, Harpjane!!!! I love your username!

4:18 pm

harpjane

dang it all. lobster is very expensive here in landlocked Montana!

4:18 pm

shorty

I'm making myself hungry for lobster

4:19 pm

shorty

here too in Ohio its ridiculous

4:19 pm

Angela

True - it's the place to get it for sure. I bought my hubby a 5 pounder there once and it was heavenly!

4:19 pm

shutterbug

isnt lobster expensive ANYWHERE?

4:20 pm

Eren

thanks

4:20 pm

shorty

mmmmmmmmm not in new england shutter

4:20 pm

Angela

It's not too bad here in NH. Usually you can get a chicken lobster for around $6-8 a pound.

4:21 pm

shutterbug

I guess I will have to go live there then, but he I can get free crabs 2 minutes from where I live :)

4:22 pm

hurshy

ok i have cheese and crackers now so talk all you want - it ain't lobster, but it's something

4:22 pm

shorty

we bought 6 lobsters at a lobster lb last year for about 8 bucks a lb and oh my gosh to die for

4:22 pm

Angela

My cats love it when we get them - they hear them in the bag and are amazed!

4:23 pm

Angela

I'm eating little chocolate covered bits of biscotti so I'm not suffering too bad

4:23 pm

shutterbug

When I dropped a crab on the floor once, my dog went nuts barking and chasing it, but I think she ended up getting pinched in the nose.

4:23 pm

shorty

do you catch them your self?

4:24 pm

shorty

LOL shutter

4:24 pm

shutterbug

Me either, I just ate some funnel cake that my dad made!

4:24 pm

shutterbug

Yes, I catch the crabs myself. My dad, brothers and I go on on our rowboat.

4:25 pm

hurshy

what's funnel cake? is it like fried dough? i LOVE fried dough

4:25 pm

shorty

I could go for crab also

4:25 pm

Angela

Not me - I'm a BIG fan of the rubber bands on the claws before I handle them!

4:26 pm

shutterbug

funnel cake is deep fried dough with powdered sugar on top. YUM YUM!

4:27 pm

hurshy

yes, then that is one of my favorite foods in the world!!

4:27 pm

shorty

Id much rather eat Lobster though easier to eat and much better

4:27 pm

Angela

do all the g words start with go?

4:27 pm

hurshy

in rhode island we called them doughboys

4:27 pm

shutterbug

Mine too, though I hardly ever have any.

4:27 pm

shorty

oh man I'm freaking starving

4:27 pm

hurshy

yes, angela, they do

4:28 pm

shorty

yes they do

4:28 pm

shutterbug

Shorty, go eat your dinner!LOL!

4:28 pm

carra

ae 6/12?

4:29 pm

hurshy

turn ae 4 into an adjective

4:29 pm

Angela

I have the go 5/14 and the go 4/6...any clues on the third?

4:29 pm

shorty

its in the oven right now

4:29 pm

hurshy

it's a 6, g + o5

4:30 pm

shutterbug

Shorty, what are you having?

4:31 pm

shorty

ribeye steak

4:31 pm

Angela

oooooooo - don't even start with the steak talk!!

4:31 pm

shutterbug

Sounds good.

4:31 pm

shorty

LOL Angela

4:32 pm

shorty

I hope so

4:32 pm

shutterbug

I think all of you gals need to go get something to eat

4:32 pm

Angela

one more hint Hurshy? Pls? 10 words left - haven't been this close to finishing in a while. :)

4:33 pm

Angela

methinks you are correct Shutter!

4:33 pm

hurshy

sure, you mean on the g? g + on5, vegetable that makes you cry when you peel it

4:33 pm

hurshy

but shutterbug, where am i going to go that serves lobster AND fried dough?

4:34 pm

carra

aww last week i sent photos in to my local news station of my cats..they just put them up hah

4:34 pm

shorty

I'm working on it

4:34 pm

Angela

Tx Hurshy - got it. Never heard of that word before...

4:35 pm

Angela

what site is that Carra?

4:35 pm

shorty

aww carra for what?

4:35 pm

hurshy

me either, but i looked it up so now i know what it is - the outer place on the lower jawbone where it angles upward

4:35 pm

shutterbug

you'll just have to make your own fried dough.

4:36 pm

hurshy

i haven't got a deep fat fryer

4:36 pm

carra

they put it up before the weather.. "furry friends"

4:36 pm

Angela

interesting...sounds like some sort of foot disorder :)

4:36 pm

hurshy

you mean like a bunion :)

4:36 pm

shorty

awww

4:37 pm

Angela

bingo ;)

4:37 pm

hurshy

hmm, shorty, didn't know bunions were so touching

4:38 pm

shutterbug

Well, I have a deep frier, but I couldnt get it to you on time :( lol.

4:38 pm

hurshy

*sings* get me to the church on time....

4:39 pm

Eren

ic 5/14? Thanks

4:39 pm

shorty

LOL no I'm talking about the furry friend thing

4:39 pm

hurshy

i know shorty, it just looks so funny if you read them together like that :)

ic5 - i + household job - e

4:40 pm

Eren

thank you.

4:40 pm

shorty

oh ROFL

4:40 pm

Angela

it does sound funny Hursh

Any Y clues - I have two ye 4/6. yl 4/7, yo 5/16

4:41 pm

hurshy

yo 4/9, yo 4/6

4:41 pm

Eren

yo 4/6 is yo5 - the last letter

4:44 pm

Angela

tx eren and hurshy - got them!

4:48 pm

godthaab

Why would le4 be alllowed, but not "goan"?

4:49 pm

hurshy

once one starts down the path of the whys and wherefores of the enable dictionary, one can easily go mad

4:50 pm

carra

co 5/18?

4:50 pm

hurshy

co 5/18 a qu6 shellfish, misspelled

4:50 pm

MikeyInBerlin

ah, well; that's me finished! :-)

4:51 pm

hydra

carra, co plus a pig

4:52 pm

Angela

^*^*^*^*^*^*^FIREWORKS^*^*^*^* ^*^^*^* for Mikey!

4:52 pm

carra

ty

4:53 pm

MikeyInBerlin

aw; thank you, Angela!!! ;-)

4:54 pm

hydra

Having spent 9 hours travelling from a small village in Cornwall back to London today, I have reached 53 and stalled. Think bed is calling!

4:55 pm

Angela

absolutely Mikey - I'm feeling fireworks-y today despite the rain :)

4:55 pm

shutterbug

Goodbye hydra.

4:55 pm

Angela

Hydra - don't quit! If I can get to 5 words left, I'm sure you can finish ;)

4:56 pm

shutterbug

hydra, what time is it at your house?

4:56 pm

godthaab

FINISHED!!!

4:57 pm

hurshy

shutterbug, it would be almost 1 AM in london

4:58 pm

Angela

good job....uh...God...

4:58 pm

hydra

It's only 10.55pm but I'm pooped! Went to bed at 2 and
was woken at 6.30 by my host leaving for a day's work in Exeter.

4:58 pm

shutterbug

Goodness, it is only 6:00 pm here.

4:58 pm

hydra

Where are you, Shutterbug?

4:58 pm

Angela

same here shutter...

4:58 pm

hurshy

oh my goodness, what a silly mistake for a math teacher.

4:58 pm

shutterbug

New Jersey.

4:59 pm

hurshy

how did i add 6 and 5 and not get 11?

5:00 pm

carra

in connecticut here

5:00 pm

hydra

I'm still hanging in here. 55 and counting. And don't worry Hurshy, I always ring my friends in NY and Ottawa at the wrong time.

5:00 pm

Angela

any clues for the ho 5/16s? I have the alcohol one...

5:00 pm

hurshy

me too carra, whereabouts?

5:00 pm

carra

fairfield, you

5:01 pm

hurshy

angela - one is ... what a load of ho5! the other is a company that makes playing cards

5:01 pm

carra

well st marys area

5:02 pm

hurshy

i'm in the sticks - about 45 min north of danbury

5:03 pm

Jera

Hey all... I'm back from my soggy Earth Day adventure!

5:03 pm

Angela

Tx again Hurshy. I could have sworn I typed the first one!

5:04 pm

hurshy

maybe you did angela! sometimes i am sure it glitches and doesn't register them.

5:05 pm

Angela

thanks for the benefit of the doubt :) I only have 3 words left...haven't been this close in a LOOONG time.

5:06 pm

hydra

Don't believe it but I've finished! Had a little help from a2zwordfinder on the last two ho words. Nite nite, everyone!

5:06 pm

carra

im at 50 words :)

5:07 pm

Angela

shown up again! congrats hydra :)

5:07 pm

shutterbug

I only have 44 words.

5:07 pm

hydra

Way to go, Carra!

5:07 pm

hurshy

if you tell me which letters/boxes, i'll play Guess What Angela Is Missing! :)

5:07 pm

hurshy

congrats hydra

5:07 pm

helenkeller

hi all - how many words today, stuck at 49, is it another one like yesterday's?

5:08 pm

hurshy

hi helen - it's only 61 today!

5:08 pm

shutterbug

only 61 words today.

5:08 pm

Angela

I would LOVE to play that game!! HAHA!

I need ho 4/7 and 2 c words (I'll try and figure out which ones I have...stay tuned)

5:08 pm

helenkeller

hiya hursh, hey shutt - thx -ok, time to break into the lickety checklist - not gonna hurt my head over the last 11

5:09 pm

Deeha

cant find last one - and I bet it is SOOOO easy!! The last no4/4. I have the latin one and the High no4/4 but the last one....????????

5:09 pm

hurshy

christmas, deeha

5:09 pm

hurshy

ho 4/7 the georgetown teams are the...

5:10 pm

hurshy

no need angela - just tell me which boxes the c's are from - both top? or what?

5:10 pm

Deeha

O M G !!!! I knew I'd HATE myself for asking !!!!! Thats it - I am off to bed and my book!! Goodnight all

5:10 pm

rumplestiltskin

I'mmmmmmmmmmmm back! I got so frustrated from not being able to babble I took it out on my poor Harley. rumple

5:11 pm

hurshy

sorry deeha! night!

5:12 pm

hurshy

my first guess, angela, is that you are missing the first ch4/6, before burn

5:13 pm

Angela

both from the top - a ci 4/5 and co 4/6

5:13 pm

Angela

got the ci

5:13 pm

hurshy

oh then either italian hello or a word that usually starts sc

5:14 pm

hurshy

and co 4/6 is the co5 (shellfish) minus last letter

5:14 pm

pbr

just finished the grid -- and just in time for me to sign off -- I will be gridless for a week, as I am taking off for Orlando early tomorrow morning --- I wonder how bad the withdrawal will be??? be safe all.

5:15 pm

Angela

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOO!!! I'm done! Hursh - thank you sooo much!!

5:15 pm

helenkeller

wtg pbr!!!!!
good luck with the withdrawl :) have a fun trip!

5:15 pm

hurshy

yw angela, congrats!

5:16 pm

helenkeller

wtg angela !!!

5:16 pm

Angela

I think it's only my third one!! For shame!

5:16 pm

Jera

I finished before I went out... wasn't too bad... a few odd words...

5:16 pm

helenkeller

!!! = poor man's fireworks :)

5:17 pm

Angela

I'll take what I can get HK :)

5:17 pm

EvaNadine

took a break earlier, still 24 words to find!

5:18 pm

helenkeller

oh crud !! checklist says 1 left to find & list says 2 - i hate this part :((

5:18 pm

rumplestiltskin

Angela, you go girl. rumple

5:19 pm

helenkeller

ok found it, overly eager with the checkmarks

5:20 pm

pbr

wtg angela and others! I was grateful for a small puzzle today.

5:20 pm

rumplestiltskin

OMG Angela, I just looked at your profile. We are both Harley freaks. I wanted a Deluxe too, but already have a green FXR and a white Heritage Classic, so couldn't justify it.

rumple

5:22 pm

helenkeller

argh - was missing the co 4 - that jingles in your pocket - someone please shoot me

5:22 pm

Angela

I started with a 250 Ninja last year, but quickly started eyeballing the Deluxe. NEver looked back. I love it! I'm definitely a Harley freak for sure. I just read your profile and am impressed that you have been riding so long! That's great!

5:22 pm

helenkeller

all done !!! anyone need any clues before i go suffer at sudoku?

5:22 pm

hurshy

shoot a blind/deaf/mute?! i don't think any of us have the stomach for that.

5:23 pm

helenkeller

LOL hursh !! - ok - when you put it that way . . . i guess i ought to go easier on myself :)

5:24 pm

Angela

maybe if it was 2 out of 3, but deaf dumb AND blind - can't do it.

5:25 pm

MikeyInBerlin

Jera? :-)

5:26 pm

Jera

Mikey! Yea, at last someone sees me!

5:26 pm

Angela

signing off - time for dinner
Thanks again for the clues Hurshy, everyone.

5:26 pm

hurshy

oh jera - i meant to ask you, why do you suppose fredandkate was marrying us this morning?

5:30 pm

Jera

Not a clue, hurshy... I won't even try to understand the troll mentality...

5:31 pm

hurshy

i mean i was a target, clearly, but you just got tossed in there randomly. anywho...

5:34 pm

Jera

Maybe cuz I hugged Mikey... I'm such a hussy, you know...

5:34 pm

hurshy

oh yes... you trollop you...

5:36 pm

bbnaz

afternoon from the desert. anybody need any clues? howdy hurshy and jera

5:37 pm

Jera

Desert sounds nice... veeeeerrrry soggy here today...

5:37 pm

bbnaz

we could definitely use some soggy!

5:41 pm

MikeyInBerlin

lol, hurshy; i seem to have been the initial target, then when i 'officially ignored' him/her/it/them, they seem to have targeted you.....and of course i see you, Jera; just don't mind my being slow to respond here, 'cos i'm talking and doing other things, too! ;-)

5:41 pm

MikeyInBerlin

like.....getting some funny pics ready to use as avatars in here :-P

5:42 pm

Jera

I try not to do that cuz then I forget to come back for half an hour... especially if I'm shopping (esp eBay, LOL)... so i understand...

5:42 pm

hurshy

oh, mikey - fredandkate had targeted me before - shortly before you began babbling, i think... and then didn't remember doing it when i mentioned it today!

5:42 pm

hurshy

and hi bbnaz

5:43 pm

Jera

I think an ignore function would be agood additon in here...

5:44 pm

Jera

Might not be the same person, hurshy... who knows? I don't think that was a 10 year old...

5:45 pm

hurshy

i dunno, jera - people might use it when they got mad at normal babblers and not just trolls, and then we could have even more drama than we already do!

5:45 pm

hurshy

it didn't seem like a 10 year old the first time either... but made the same claim then

5:50 pm

Jera

I have a 10 year old & I work with 10-ish year olds... they don't talk like that...

5:51 pm

hurshy

yeah, i don't think they do, though i don't know many myself

5:53 pm

tndaisy1960

ho 5/14 and ho 4/7? My last two...I need to finish this b4 my O/H gets back from the hardware store! lol

5:56 pm

bbnaz

that would be YIPPEE in the HO form, but not doubling the "o"

and

the Georgetown HO** the sometimes vowel and the first vowel

5:56 pm

invictus

i need no 4/4 and ha 4/6

5:57 pm

tndaisy1960

TY bbnaz:)

5:58 pm

invictus

i have the christmas no and the time of day no

5:58 pm

Jera

ha4 is a very funny word...

5:59 pm

bbnaz

invictus

the ha think laugh

which NO do you need?

the one that is no then the same first letter plus the first vowel?

6:00 pm

invictus

yep, thx got em both :)

6:01 pm

r13dc

co5,12 and co5,16, anyone?

6:02 pm

MikeyInBerlin

oh i see, Hurshy.....and i'm in complete agreement, Jera; i really wish we could put trolls on 'ignore', and that would mean we couldn't see any more of their posts.....ah; that really *would* be bliss! :-) and congrats on finishing, Angela!!! :-D

6:05 pm

tndaisy1960

Ok I'm done! TY wonderful people! I suppose I should go and have a life now...until tomorrow;)

6:06 pm

bbnaz

co5,12.....late night talk show host but spelled with a different third vowel

co5,16....doves make a co*** noise

6:06 pm

MikeyInBerlin

ok.....*refresh*.....i'm just an eye now; though at least it's one of mine! :-P

6:09 pm

shorty

ewww I dont like it Mikey

6:09 pm

MikeyInBerlin

what's wrong with my eye, shorty? :-/

6:09 pm

r13dc

late night talk show host ... with more than 2 vowels? hmmmmm

6:09 pm

MikeyInBerlin

should i use my ear or nose instead, maybe? :-P lol

6:10 pm

shorty

tooooooooooooo close

6:10 pm

MikeyInBerlin

ok, ok; i'll back away again.....sheesh! :-P hehe! ;-)

6:11 pm

MikeyInBerlin

better? :-P

6:11 pm

shorty

BETTER

6:13 pm

r13dc

how about ho4,7 and ho5,16?

I already have a load of ho5,16 and Madam ho5,16 (on a broomstick)

6:17 pm

mrpresident

Morning/Evening all!

6:18 pm

candy

Any clues on ae6/21

6:19 pm

mrpresident

ae6 add an ending to the ae4

6:19 pm

faeriekae

rd13c the ho 4/7 is ho + sometimes vowel + 1st vowel and there are the 5/16 is a brand name of playing cards.

6:19 pm

faeriekae

Hi all - Hi MrP :)

6:19 pm

mrpresident

ae6 = ae4 + frozen water (take off the last letter)

6:20 pm

mrpresident

((faerie))

6:20 pm

mrpresident

faerie are you on yahoo?

6:21 pm

faeriekae

{{{Mr P}}} How are you this evening/morning?

6:21 pm

candy

thanks Mr P easy when you know the answer

6:21 pm

faeriekae

I finished this morning but ran back in to see what tomorrows theme is. Any idea?

6:21 pm

faeriekae

yup

6:22 pm

faeriekae

same as my email address :)

6:22 pm

faeriekae

Hi Candy :) hows it going?

6:23 pm

talk24hr

hey everyone, how goes it this evening?

6:23 pm

faeriekae

MrP you may add me if you like to your IM.

6:24 pm

faeriekae

{{{Talk}}} Hi...I'm finished. How are you doing?

6:24 pm

mrpresident

congrats faerie

*~*~*~FIREWORKS!~*~* ~*
*~*~*~FIREWORKS!~*~*~*

6:25 pm

mrpresident

faerie, everytime I try, it tells me there is an error and to PO !!
can you try adding me please??

6:25 pm

faeriekae

(*^_^*) *blush*

6:26 pm

faeriekae

sure.

6:28 pm

Jera

Meatloaf is in the oven... time play with my friends some more!

6:29 pm

faeriekae

{{{Jera}}}

6:29 pm

Jera

Sprite has a friend over spending the night, so I'm pretending to be a good mommy, LOL

6:29 pm

Jera

{{{faerie}}}

6:30 pm

Jera

So I found out something very exciting (well to me, anyway) when I visited the local state park...

6:35 pm

talk24hr

i just started... i only have about 10 words. how is tonight's puzzle?

6:36 pm

scatty

can i have a clue for the e word please

6:36 pm

talk24hr

I've been distracted watching tv :)

6:37 pm

Jera

a certain tree-like

6:37 pm

scatty

its ok found it, all finished

6:37 pm

Jera

Huzzah for scatty!

6:39 pm

scatty

that was a nice quickie for the weekend, i'm glad as i've been out all day, just been to see Ice Age 2 with the family

6:39 pm

scatty

jera, what did you find out in the state park then

6:40 pm

Jera

How was that scatty? My kids want to see it but I'm pretty picky about the coarse humor...

6:42 pm

Jera

Oh, just that one of the trails, the one that's best for spotting bald eages even, is handicap accessible... I can hike with my Scouts, yea!

6:47 pm

MikeyInBerlin

Jera, scatty, faeriekae and mrpresident!!! :-D

6:48 pm

Jera

Yea, Mikey's back! Did you finish the puzzle?

6:51 pm

MikeyInBerlin

oh ja; a while ago, Jera! :-) i'm just an eye on here now (you may need to refresh to see it).....lol; but at least it's one of mine! :-P

6:54 pm

Jera

Mikey you are so silly...

6:55 pm

The Student

Im having trouble with ths, there artent any of the normal sylable strings i use to make letters.

6:56 pm

The Student

Hoon isnt a word???

6:57 pm

MikeyInBerlin

silly, Jera? hey; i figure i may be bothered less this way, no? :-P lol.....and anyhow; what's wrong with my eye? :-/

6:57 pm

MikeyInBerlin

no, Student; not to my knowledge it's not.....but 'hewn' is :-)

6:59 pm

Jera

I agree Student, it was hard finding patterns in this grid, unlike most...

6:59 pm

The Student

Over here a hoon is someone who drives a car in a reckless fashion.... I guess it's a local thing.

But.... apollo made it the other day.

7:00 pm

MikeyInBerlin

oh i see, Student; it's probably a local 'slang' term, then?

7:00 pm

Jera

One of my favorite Aussie words is in this grid, though!

7:00 pm

MikeyInBerlin

what's that, Jera?

7:01 pm

MikeyInBerlin

oh, lol; doh.....no; you can't tell me in here! :-P
i'll be ok.....*really* i will!!! :-P```

7:01 pm

Jera

co5/16

7:02 pm

MikeyInBerlin

that's an Aussie word?

7:03 pm

mrpresident

Hello Mikey!!
what aussie word??

7:03 pm

faeriekae

HEY GANG I walk away and look who all comes in :)

7:04 pm

faeriekae

Hi Mikey - Hi Jera, sorry I hit an ran a few minutes ago.

7:05 pm

Jera

I've only heard it in an Aussie context, might be other places as well...

7:06 pm

MikeyInBerlin

oh, hi faeriekae! :-)

7:06 pm

Jera

No problem, faerie... you are a busy woman, right?

7:06 pm

faeriekae

Jera - co 5/16 you co* to a baby make it double vowel + 2nd vowel + sometimes vowel.

7:06 pm

mrpresident

oh!! that co5!! it generally has double e or ie on the end here

7:06 pm

Jera

co5/16 is one of my favorite Aussie words, MrP...

7:07 pm

MikeyInBerlin

what does that mean, mrpresident?

7:07 pm

MikeyInBerlin

i feel so funny addressing someone female as 'mrpresident', i really do! :-P

7:07 pm

faeriekae

I don't know about busy but the I sat down then got up and went to the kitchen for a Pepsi and from there I just lost train of thought. I hate it when that happens.

7:07 pm

Jera

Also, "ropeable" that word is used to describe me driving in this crazy construction traffic in my area...

7:07 pm

mrpresident

It is how we bush people call eachother across long distances!

7:08 pm

MikeyInBerlin

lol, ok mrpresident.....so you're an aborigine, are you? ;-)

7:08 pm

scatty

sorry jera, was tidying the kitchen up, housework is never done. The film was ace, the was a little girl infront of us was a bit scared of the underwater animals(scary)and a bit nasty, i would say from 6 years onwards would understand it properly. there were a couple of things that i don't think the kids would have picked up but the adults would notice, but yes it was very funny

7:08 pm

Jera

I learned it on Koala Brothers!

7:08 pm

mrpresident

well you could call me mrs mrpresident!

7:08 pm

scatty

Hi Mikey

7:09 pm

faeriekae

LOL Jera - I know the feeling there is highway construction right here by my subdivision. I could pull my hair out. You know that feeling don't you Mikey :)

7:09 pm

MikeyInBerlin

hi, scatty! :-) oh; is your other half the real 'mrpresident' then, 'mrpresident'? :-/

7:09 pm

mrpresident

I wish!! when I am in the bush I could use alot of their knowledge!!!

7:09 pm

Jera

How would you compare the scary factor with Nemo? Worse or the same?

7:09 pm

faeriekae

Hi ya Scatty :)

7:10 pm

MikeyInBerlin

uhm; ja.....figuratively speaking, i sure do, faeriekae.....when i get super frustrated with some of the grids in here! :-P

7:11 pm

Jera

The road that runs in front of my house is being doubled... they have been working on it nearly as long as I have been living here... now it's right in front of us... yikes!

7:11 pm

MikeyInBerlin

but.....not *this* hair, faeriekae (refresh!) :-P

7:11 pm

faeriekae

LOL Mikey :)

7:12 pm

scatty

jera, my mother in law is always going co5/16 when she see a friend walking up the road

7:12 pm

MikeyInBerlin

ja, faeriekae; thought that would make you laugh! :-P ok; you can refresh again, and it will nicely disappear! ;-)

7:12 pm

scatty

Hi faeriekae, been busy today

7:13 pm

MikeyInBerlin

oh ja; i'm sure, mrpresident ma'am! ;-)

7:14 pm

MikeyInBerlin

uhm, faeriekae; i sent you an im on yahoo.....wondering if you got it? :-/

7:14 pm

faeriekae

nope

7:15 pm

faeriekae

Scatty not really just mowed the yard.

7:17 pm

scatty

its actually been a lovely day here today, lovely and walm and the sun actually came out for the whole afternoon, my seeds in the greenhouse must have liked it as they have nearly all sprouted

7:18 pm

faeriekae

I had a lazy day. Finished early mowed the front lawn (did the back lawn yesterday) took a nap and then played outside with my dog :)

7:18 pm

Jera

Mmmmmm... meatloaf smells good...

7:18 pm

faeriekae

Jera - I love meatloaf....and mashed potatoes????

7:19 pm

scatty

how do you make meatloaf jera, that is one thing i have never been able to make sucessfully

7:19 pm

Jera

Sounds lovely... I got up, Babbled a bit, took a bath, then took a carload of Girl Scouts out to the local state park for the Spring Eagle Festival... ended up bringing one of them home with me!

7:20 pm

faeriekae

Scatty my seeds are sprouting too.....I love it. My garden have little green popping up everywhere and my tulips finally are in bloom. And my Magnolia is in full bloom it is beautiful.

7:20 pm

scatty

what colour is it

7:20 pm

faeriekae

Jera - did it ran all day? I hope not.

7:20 pm

faeriekae

Pink

7:21 pm

Jera

Haven't decided on the sides yet, maybe a broccoli/carrot/cauliflower mix we have in the freezer...

I use oatmeal & BBQ sauce in my meatloaf... very simple recipe. I don't use measuring cups, I go by feel, LOL

7:21 pm

Jera

Rained all morning, thunderstorms all afternoon... some of the Girls got pretty scared...

7:22 pm

Jera

But then they brought out the monitor lizard & the huge honking python in the reptile tent & the storm was forgotten, LOL

7:23 pm

faeriekae

Oatmeal and BBQ sauce did you say? I've never heard of that. I always use bread crumbs and ketchup and brown sugar mix then I might add some green peppers and mushrooms if I'm really into it.

7:23 pm

faeriekae

OMG

7:23 pm

faeriekae

Sorry it stormed on you all day :(

7:23 pm

scatty

i'm growing - marigolds - carnatins - sweatpeas - sunflowers (all sizes) - petunias - lobelia' - Zennia (big blue flowers) - Loads of cherry tomatoes - lupins and quite a few i can't pronounce

7:23 pm

Jera

No veggies in my meatloaf. Oh, a couple of eggs as well to bind it all together... that's what we're eating most of the week!

7:24 pm

faeriekae

oh yeah I add eggs also forgot that.

7:25 pm

Jera

We made a pretty big one a couple of pounds of hamburger.

7:25 pm

faeriekae

ok I'm outta here. I'll see you guys tomorrow. Good night

7:26 pm

shutterbug

I love when everything pops up in your garden. I have peas, lettuce and radishes. I'm not having a big garden this year, too much work. Lots of flowers though.

7:26 pm

Jera

Bye, faerie... sweet dreams!

7:27 pm

scatty

night faeriekae, sleep tight

7:29 pm

scatty

i've got to keep all mine in pots as we are not sure how long we will be living here for as my hubby has just left the airforce and we are ment to be out of this house by the end of May, but we haven't got enough money to buy our own house, so we will have to see if there is anything to rent that we can afford

7:30 pm

scatty

Because i an classed as disabled, i need a bungalow, and they are either very expensive to rent, hardly any to buy around here plus the council try and put us in a house which is no good for me as i can't climb stairs

7:32 pm

Jera

I can empathize totally, scatty... we are thinking about moving to Georgia to be near the rellies... no family thi far North

7:32 pm

scatty

so we wil have to wait and see if the airforce take us to court to evict us, then the council might get their fingers out and find us something, FINGERS CROSSED

7:34 pm

scatty

we want to stay here as jon has a job (self employed) but travels all round he country, and i don't want to be left somewhere where i don't know anyone, my family are quite spread out, my sister is in Aussie land at the mo, she won't be back for another four years

7:34 pm

gwenski

go 6/24, please? It's my last word.

7:35 pm

Jera

We have a lease through the end of 2006, but our landlord is selling the place... nervous times. I need a rambler or ranch to get around in. Of course if it were big enough, I wouldn't mind a 2 story, as long as I didn't have to go upstairs!

7:35 pm

Jera

Put a g in front of a veggie that makes you cry, Student

7:35 pm

shutterbug

Does anyone know if the Z is ever used?

7:36 pm

Jera

Sorry, gwenski!

7:36 pm

Jera

The z is used in one word

7:36 pm

gwenski

That's okay - even though I've played this for a while, I'm still learning words! Thanks for the help.

7:36 pm

scatty

gwen - go6 - same first four letters as above +3rd Vowel +letter after m

7:37 pm

scatty

sorry forth vowel

7:38 pm

scatty

Over where you live are the houses quite big, when ever we see houses on the tv they are usually huge, over here they are getting smaller and smaller

7:39 pm

72 Temple Owl

hello everybody! : )

7:40 pm

scatty

in the lounge, you can usually fit a three seater, a single chair and a tv unit, the kitchen is usually a strip, (very thin) or if you are lucky enough room to to put a really small table

7:42 pm

scatty

if you get a three bed house, the third bedroom won't even get an adult bed in, only a cotand a very small cupboard.
the new houses that have been builtbehind my house are really small, i'm starting to get really worried as we will have to get rid of most of out furniture as it won't fit into any of the newer houses

7:43 pm

scatty

Hi Temple

7:43 pm

scatty

sorry having a bit of a moan, i feel beter getting it off my chest though

7:45 pm

Jera

Depends on the area as to size. The newer ones tend to be bigger & more open. Where we are was built in 1935 & the bedrooms are tiny. We have a king size bed & made the dining room alcove the master bedroom

7:45 pm

Jera

No problem, scatty, that's why we are here... well, for the puzzle, too, sometimes, LOL

7:46 pm

Jera

Greetings, TempleOwl, how are you this fine Earth Day evening??

7:49 pm

72 Temple Owl

i'm good - if a bit waterlogged! : D

7:49 pm

Jera

Same here... rain all morning, thunderstorms all afternoon... put a bit of a damper on the festivities...

7:51 pm

72 Temple Owl

all in all, did it go ok?

7:51 pm

scatty

i'm off to bed, a busy day tomorrow (later), have a good night, hope everyone finishes, see you tomorrow evening, nighty night, sleep tight

7:52 pm

72 Temple Owl

goodnight, scatty!

7:57 pm

Jera

Oh yes, the Girls had a blast... lots of critters to see out at the festival...

7:58 pm

Jera

Sweet dreams, scatty!

7:58 pm

72 Temple Owl

gee - mighty quiet here tonight...

7:59 pm

Jera

Food's all ready... I'd better go be sociable. might pop in later. If not se you all tomorrow!

8:00 pm

72 Temple Owl

night, jera!

8:02 pm

BGL

Finished! Thanks to Musicmom on the phone! :)

8:03 pm

72 Temple Owl

yay, bgl!

8:10 pm

scribble's mom

?

8:10 pm

72 Temple Owl

??

8:10 pm

scribble

hey mom!!!

8:10 pm

shutterbug

SilentButDeadly, do you need help?

8:11 pm

scribble

silentbutdeadly is my mom.

8:11 pm

scribble's mom

no im new and looking around thanks

8:12 pm

72 Temple Owl

well hi, scribble! and mama scribble!

8:12 pm

shutterbug

Ok, but I hope you are not TOO deadly. LOL.

8:13 pm

mklein

Warning - if you are using Lickety's clues, don't backspace to delete something you misentered. I just erased everthing, and I was down to 13 words. I've still got my score, but I can't tell for sure what I still need. ARGGGH!

8:13 pm

scribble's mom

only to your nose lol

8:13 pm

72 Temple Owl

and hi bug!

8:14 pm

scribble

MOM!!! lol!!

8:14 pm

72 Temple Owl

klein, have u tried saving the list to your hard drive?

8:14 pm

shutterbug

mklein, thanks for letting me know.

8:15 pm

scribble

bye people gonna watch a movie. c-ya!

8:15 pm

shutterbug

Well, welcome to babble, you havent killed me yet! LoL.

8:15 pm

72 Temple Owl

bye, scribs!

8:16 pm

shutterbug

I only need 7 more words! Will I actually finish a game for the first time ever?

8:16 pm

mklein

I should have done that - next time i will. Oh well.. I'll just keep monkeying around. Anybody got a clue for ic5,14

8:18 pm

Eva

ic5/14: 1. Greek Mythology. The rarefied fluid said to run in the veins of the gods.
2. Pathology. A watery, acrid discharge from a wound or ulcer.

8:19 pm

mich_pdx

ty eva, good clue

8:20 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi eva and missy!
have u completed the c's yet? i am stuck for the last two...

8:20 pm

mklein

got it - ty, eva

8:20 pm

Eva

Hi-I'm missing 5:

ha 4/ 6
no 4/ 4 (not 12 & not the one that rhymes with mona lisa)
or 5/ 14
or 5/ 12
yo 5/ 16

Help most appreciated!

8:21 pm

72 Temple Owl

last two co's that is...

8:21 pm

BGL

ha4/6 is VERY FUNNY!

8:22 pm

Eva

hi TO- yes, the c's are done
cr4/6 and cz4/10 are the last two. Let me know if you need more help.

8:22 pm

Eva

thanks BGL! Thought I'd done that, but hadn't.

8:22 pm

mklein

or5,14 sounds like a sore ear...

8:23 pm

Eva

TO- take the sound pigeons make and make it an adjective.
Then short for a bandito critter.

8:24 pm

Eva

thanks mklein!

8:25 pm

72 Temple Owl

thanks eva - DONE!

8:25 pm

Eva

CONGRATS!!! so how about the last 3 for me?:
no 4/ 4
or 5/ 12
yo 5/ 16

8:26 pm

72 Temple Owl

yo5: make the word above it an adjective

8:27 pm

mklein

go5,14??

8:27 pm

72 Temple Owl

or: take the 4/5 and add opposite of out

8:27 pm

Eva

Thanks TO-who would have thunk it?

8:28 pm

72 Temple Owl

no4/4: either yule holiday, italian granny, or midday

8:28 pm

BGL

go5/14 - common a flower (be*****)-be

8:29 pm

Eva

That's it for me! Thanks a lot TO.

8:30 pm

mklein

where do they get these words? Ty, BGL

8:30 pm

72 Temple Owl

yay, eva!

8:31 pm

BGL

musicmom misses everyone... her internet is down so she is here via phone (and me)

8:31 pm

Eva

good night everyone. Sorry for playing and running, but went to an 8 hour meditation retreat today and am exhausted. So tiring doing nothing(-:

8:33 pm

72 Temple Owl

bgl - please say hurry back, musicmom!

8:51 pm

hetty

Hullo m'dears all. In honor of Earth Day (and St George's Day, and Shakespeare's birthday) I decided to play seriously with the aim of achieving a complete finish--something that has been within my grasp but for a few words for the past 3 games but which I was too busy joining in the chat to persevere with= Golly that sounds Irish! As a result I have only one wod left to find and no amount of scanning he dictionary seems to help. So, please, anyone out there, can you give me a clue to the final co4? I have the animal, the piece of money, the Latin plural of ice-cream ****, and the word that sounds like a double ***man. but Lickety says there is one other. Please help.

8:52 pm

stidmama

happy earth day, hetty!

do you have the co 4 that is short for a "masked bandit" of the forest and now common around cities...

8:53 pm

BGL

Hetty~Daniel Boone's hat

8:53 pm

stidmama

the other co 4 that was hard for me to find is an anagram of the co 4 for "metal money"

8:54 pm

stidmama

YAY eva (and everyone else I missed while I was out...)

8:55 pm

stidmama

hetty -- one more co 4 you might have missed... did you get the type of salmon?

8:56 pm

hetty

Yup, Stid, that's the one I called "animal"--turns up in an age or so. Same to you BGL, and many thanks to you both.

8:58 pm

BGL

Going to bed now... good luck to all still working on this one! 'Til tomorrow, g'night

8:59 pm

hetty

Bless you, Stid. I had the salmon on my list of possible answers--and I hadn't clicked it in. Is everyone as klutzy, I wonder? Anyhoo, I now deserve fireworks, which I dedicate to dear old Will Shakespeare.

9:03 pm

mklein

cco5,12 and co5,18? Only 10 left to go, but blindness has set in.

9:11 pm

renfield

**F**I**R**E**W**O**R**K**S** for hetty!!!!!!

9:12 pm

stidmama

YAY hetty!

9:14 pm

stidmama

co 5/16: the sound a dove makes + the first two letters of something you see with

9:15 pm

stidmama

co 5/12: sounds like a Barbarian's name, or the TV host "C**** O'Brien" with the last vowel changed.

9:16 pm

stidmama

hetty -- I often think I've typed in something only to discover that I typed "around" it! I think that's 'normal' (to Babblers anyway), especially as we near the end of the day. :-)

9:21 pm

mklein

found that pesky barbarian, but still missing the co5,18 - the one that lives next to the salmon.

9:22 pm

mich_pdx

yay, happy dance, second time finishing, thanx all!

9:23 pm

shirin

HI everyone

9:23 pm

bonkler

mk if you share ownership of a harley davidson, you have a co***, oink

9:23 pm

stidmama

oh -- sorry mklein! I'm more tired than I thought. if you were one part of a pig-pair, you might be a co***;
think of another word for a Harley Davidson bike, or where bacon comes from.

9:23 pm

mich_pdx

mklein that was my last one... if big pigs were jointly in charge of something, one of them might be a co***

9:23 pm

stidmama

hello shirin

9:24 pm

shirin

I am trying this out and have been reading your messages. I have to say this is pretty fun and I am hooked.

9:24 pm

stidmama

YAY missyem! (sorry that's late, i'm trying to multitask, and not being very successful)

9:25 pm

stidmama

I have a cousin named shirin -- unusual name!

9:26 pm

renfield

**F**I**R**E**W**O**R**K**S** for missyem

9:26 pm

mich_pdx

thanx stidmama... hey Shirin! It's addictive, glad you could join in :)

9:26 pm

shirin

really? Where is she from?

9:26 pm

stidmama

she is from (and still in) Germany

9:26 pm

mklein

ty missy and stid. that is the same as the shellfish clue which I couldn't figure out. You are too good!

9:27 pm

mich_pdx

friend in high sch. is Shirin, too. In Farsi means "sweet" I think?

9:27 pm

stidmama

*blush* aw, shucks, mklein!

9:27 pm

shirin

is her named spelled the same way? I have met only 2 other people with the same name and spelling.

9:28 pm

stidmama

Yes, spelled the same way. Her father is Croatian, I think.

9:28 pm

shirin

You are correct missyem! That is exactly what it means.

9:28 pm

mich_pdx

Shirin, you don't live in SF do you?

9:29 pm

shirin

I have to say I admire you all and I have enjoyed "listening" to you and your clues, they have really helped a beginner

9:30 pm

shirin

no, Im in TX. How about you? I do have family there, though

9:30 pm

stidmama

helping others is at least half the fun for me, chatting is the other half. Finishing is just the icing on the cake!

:-)

9:30 pm

shirin

I am almost done, three more to go!

9:30 pm

mich_pdx

just thot it'd be too funny if you turned out to be the Shirin I know in SF. I'm in Portland, but grew up in Seattle

9:31 pm

stidmama

go shirin, go!

9:31 pm

wassup

Good day! so, helping is FUN you say.... :) would you mind giving me a few clues?
or 5/12 and 5/14?

9:32 pm

wassup

missyem, I'm in portland too, well hillsboro.

9:32 pm

stidmama

oh -- I meant to say helping everyone but wassup is fun!

;-)

9:32 pm

wassup

ooh, burned...

9:32 pm

mich_pdx

or 5/12 .... if you a piggy you are porcine, if you are this answer you are shorter.....

9:33 pm

stidmama

or 5/14: a type of edible plant like spinach; or + german word for attention ***tung

9:33 pm

shirin

that's neat to know there are more Shirin's out there in the big 'ol world.

9:34 pm

mich_pdx

hillsboro isn't quite PDX, but I'll give you some slack. I wondered when you had the nighttime downtown pic if that was why :)

9:34 pm

wassup

yay, thanks! 8 left!

9:35 pm

stidmama

my in-laws moved to tri-cities from hillsboro just a couple years ago... it was a nice suburb, but growing too fast in my opinion!

9:35 pm

stidmama

go wassup, go!

9:35 pm

mich_pdx

my friend Shirin said she always felt special having "sweet" as her name. Her family got out before the Ayatollah, long time ago!

9:35 pm

wassup

yeah, we live in good ol' suburbia, but my hubby works downtown and we play downtown. was out til 4 am this morning!

9:36 pm

mich_pdx

heavens, more fun than I had last night, and I live in town!

9:37 pm

wassup

hillsboro is growing way too fast. there's an intel and a starbucks on every corner. at least i dont have to go far for coffee!

9:37 pm

mich_pdx

so wassup, or anyone else, what else you need before I go to dinner?

9:37 pm

shirin

so did my dad's family. I wonder if your friend might know my dad's family in SF? I am always so amazed how "small" this world really is. Have you been babbling a long time?

9:37 pm

wassup

we went to see my brother's band play at the hawthorne theater. it was an all ages venue, so i felt really old. :)

9:38 pm

Stunny

Missy, about 30 words.....lol!

9:38 pm

shirin

Actually I do need help, with the yl4, 7. Any clues?

9:38 pm

wassup

ic 5/14?

9:39 pm

stidmama

yl 4: yl + the name of Dorothy's Aunt in Wizard of Oz

9:39 pm

mich_pdx

Shirin, me & babbling, not very long, maybe 10 days? I really look forward to taking a break from my day & finding pesky words.

9:39 pm

shirin

wassup, your clue is: a fluid like discharge secreted from a wound.

9:40 pm

Stunny

ooo. thx stid

9:40 pm

shirin

thanks! I thought I had already typed in every possibility!

9:41 pm

stidmama

BRB

9:41 pm

Stunny

this is only my second puzzle. are they always this hard???

9:41 pm

mich_pdx

wassup, I'll give you a shout out next time I see you here. Shirin & Stidmama, catch you both later too I hope :)

9:41 pm

wassup

hmm, that sounds disgusting. unfortunately i dont know what the heck it is. my husband just said. "ew" when i asked him if he knew what that could be. :)

9:41 pm

mklein

ic5,14 - the fluid which runs in the veins of the greek gods. Sounds a little gross.

9:42 pm

wassup

bye missy. have a good dinner.

9:42 pm

LuwandaHL

I just signed on is this puzzle particularly difficult or am I just brain damaged after driving 120 miles to see my mother-in-law?

9:42 pm

shirin

nice chatting with you, missy. Have a good nite

9:43 pm

shirin

did you get it? Mklein, very good-the definition in the dictionary.

9:44 pm

wassup

anyone willing to spell the ic 5/14 out for me? maybe i've been in the sun too much today.

9:45 pm

wassup

nevermind, got it by monkeying.

9:45 pm

shirin

ichor

9:47 pm

stidmama

shirin -- we don't ever post grid words in the chat log -- except by accident

9:48 pm

shirin

sorry ;(

9:48 pm

wassup

sorry shirin, i lead you to into it. i meant to give clues to the actual letters. i should have been more careful as you just said you're new to this. :) no harm!

9:49 pm

stidmama

Luwanda, this grid is tough, but manageable, I think. You will have to focus really hard to finish though. 61 words is not too many... :-)

9:49 pm

lodestar

I'm rather new here, but I got the impression that spelling out the words was a "no-no".

9:50 pm

stidmama

shirin -- ((hug))

9:50 pm

shirin

thanks stidmama, means a lot. have a good nite everyone.

9:51 pm

stidmama

shirin -- did you finish the grid?

9:51 pm

wassup

night shirin, see you tomorrow?

9:52 pm

stidmama

Stunny -- this grid is a bit low for number of words, fairly easy for me today...

9:53 pm

shirin

no, I still have 2 more words to go, but I will finish in a few. Thanks for the help

9:53 pm

lodestar

So it is. In the lag time, stidmama addressed my concern. Thanks!

9:54 pm

stidmama

let us know when you're done so we can celebrate with you... :-)

9:54 pm

mklein

how about an5,10

9:54 pm

stidmama

yw lodestar! how is the grid going for you today?

9:55 pm

mklein

Never mind an5,10 I saw it as soon as i wrote,

9:55 pm

bonkler

an 5/10 an + charged particle

9:55 pm

GreyWoulf

help with the go6, please?

9:55 pm

stidmama

mklein: like a smelly vegetable that makes you cry: actually a negatively charged particle

9:56 pm

stidmama

go 6: the same smelly vegetable flying at you...

:-)

9:56 pm

stidmama

Woulf -- what is your icon today? I can't make it out!

9:57 pm

GreyWoulf

Thanks, stidmama -- and now I am done!!

9:57 pm

stidmama

YAY GreyWoulf!

9:57 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi peeps...

9:57 pm

stidmama

since you're done, how's Sebastian, and Kristianna, and you and yours?

9:58 pm

wassup

i'm missing all of the ho 5's except for the one that follows turner & ***** from the movie. any clues?

9:58 pm

mklein

Let's try that again. I still need the 2nd ho4,5.

9:58 pm

GreyWoulf

Its a leftover from red day -- it is a red wolf looking around -- there is some underbrush in front of it

9:58 pm

stidmama

ho 4/5: spanish for hour, also a type of dance

9:59 pm

GreyWoulf

mklein - swap the positions of the letters of the 1st ho4/5

9:59 pm

marymary

How come the Yiddish word for thief was on the grid the other day, but today 'goyem' is 'not a word'. As a shiksa, I am still offended! I realize most people spell it 'goyim', but STILL!

9:59 pm

GreyWoulf

add h to get the ho5 after it

9:59 pm

stidmama

Thanks -- sometimes my eyes play tricks on me. I knew it couldn't be a cr** going after a baby elf!

10:00 pm

mklein

thank you all. got it

10:00 pm

GreyWoulf

marymary -- the ones to be contrary with are the editors of the enable dictionary -- they are very arbitrary about what they consider to be real words

10:01 pm

marymary

Uh, I second that !

10:02 pm

wassup

anyone with a clue for co 5/12?

10:03 pm

72 Temple Owl

ren - r u here?

10:04 pm

stidmama

co 5/12: think of late night talk show host co*** o'brien, different last vowel

10:04 pm

bonkler

co5 - co*** the barbarian, switch the last vowel

10:04 pm

stidmama

renfield was here earlier... really pretty icon, too!

10:04 pm

renfield

i'm here t-owl

10:05 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi stidmama...hoping to hook up for a game of literati...getting late, anyway

10:05 pm

bonkler

1st ho5/16?

10:06 pm

stidmama

ho 5/16: another word for moonshine/liquor

10:06 pm

72 Temple Owl

lovely tie-dye...anyone up for literati?

10:06 pm

stidmama

ho 5/16: double vowel...

10:07 pm

renfield

let's go

10:07 pm

bonkler

oops, my list is out of order, the one right next to the booze, please?

10:07 pm

stidmama

well, that's a bunch of ho***!

sounds like chewy...

10:08 pm

72 Temple Owl

woulfie? ren - i am online

10:08 pm

bonkler

thanks stidmama!

10:09 pm

stidmama

i am too tired, to do much in literati, but could try if you want :-)

10:09 pm

stidmama

yw bonkler! how many more do you need?

10:09 pm

Staceyy

I absolutely cannot figure out the booze clue:(:(

10:09 pm

GreyWoulf

I have some things to do before I can play TO -- so I will have to pass for now

10:10 pm

OwlMovement

the booze clue, could also be a word for someone who is skanky

10:10 pm

bonkler

i'm six away if i haven't botched my list :-)

10:10 pm

mklein

Victory is mine!! Gonna do a little dance. Thanks to al.l

10:10 pm

GreyWoulf

instead of booze, think of the bad Tom Hanks movie where he was paired with a dog -- Turner & Ho***

10:11 pm

wassup

last ho 5/16?

10:11 pm

bonkler

well done mklein!

10:11 pm

stidmama

YAY Mklein!

10:11 pm

mklein

Stacy - think of the movies: tom hanks - turner and...

10:11 pm

stidmama

last ho 5/16: a book of games you play with cards, sounds vaguely irish

10:12 pm

shirin

ok, I need help with the ho 4,7?

10:12 pm

Staceyy

Yay Thanks guyss
I finally got itt:D

10:12 pm

stidmama

shirin! you went pro!

wow... took me three days to make that commitment... :-)

10:13 pm

wassup

shirin, it rhymes with the opposite of girl + 1st vowel

10:13 pm

stidmama

ho 4/7: I have one, it's called a wax plant!

ho + a two-letter word meaning yes

10:13 pm

shirin

well, I am really enjoying this so it was an easy decision.

10:13 pm

yumology

how many words total are there?

10:14 pm

stidmama

hi yum. only 61 today

10:15 pm

72 Temple Owl

ok - i seem to have lost renfield...

10:16 pm

bonkler

i am down to deeding the na4 and the three yo words.

10:16 pm

stidmama

no renfield? where did she go?

10:16 pm

GreyWoulf

Temple - she may have headed over to Literati already -- she did say let's go before

10:17 pm

stidmama

na 4 is followed by two other vowels, it's the greek origin of the term "nave" used in churches

10:17 pm

stidmama

how would you know where to catch up to her?

10:17 pm

renfield

i'm im'ing w/ mama - and where are you miss t-owl???/

10:18 pm

wassup

i'm sorry. i'm not getting the clues. still need
co 5/12 & ho 5/16 (last one)

10:18 pm

72 Temple Owl

here -and in lounge 2 my im does not show you online

10:19 pm

shirin

i feel so dumb, but I still cant get it.

10:19 pm

bonkler

ho5/16 sounds like what water does at 100 degrees celcius

10:19 pm

wassup

ho 4/7? take the word that's opposite of girl and add an a and change the first letter to an h

10:20 pm

bonkler

ho4/7 ho + she love's you **, **, **

10:20 pm

wassup

bonkler, my hero! that's what stid meant by card game. i get it now... :)

10:21 pm

shirin

thanks!!!!!!

10:22 pm

stidmama

did you get it shirin? do we get to do fireworks for your first grid?

10:22 pm

wassup

one stinkin' word left. i hate this grid!

10:23 pm

shirin

not yet, still working on the last ho5, 17

10:23 pm

bonkler

wassup, what do you need?

10:23 pm

shirin

i mean 5, 16

10:23 pm

stidmama

wassup! attitude, attitude!

10:23 pm

wassup

i need the same word shirin's looking for. we'll finish together!

10:24 pm

shirin

yeah!

10:24 pm

stidmama

ho 5/16: ho + sometimes vowel + tall letter + second vowel

10:25 pm

stidmama

ho 5/16: this fellow wrote a whole book about different types of games, mostly card games

10:25 pm

wassup

i'm a liar! i had the ho 5/16, i need the co 5/12. man, i'm ready to be done. :)

10:25 pm

stidmama

ho 5/16: sounds like the last name of Popeye's girlfriend

10:26 pm

wassup

and i'm done. yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!

10:26 pm

shirin

yeah, I got it!!!!! thank you!

10:26 pm

renfield

t-owl...where are you????????

10:26 pm

stidmama

co 5/12 is the one that sounds like co*** the barbarian or the late-night talk show host co*** o'brien

10:26 pm

bonkler

ho5/16 an affectionate term for a goggie, but with an h instead of a p

balogna, nuts, no way. that a load of ho**** double vowel, second vowel sometime vowel

and the cards one

10:26 pm

stidmama

YAY wassup!

10:26 pm

SueQ

wassup, I'm so proud! You're a good kid Bibs!

10:27 pm

stidmama

YAY shirin!

,,,,,,,.......------- *******YIPPEE*******-------... ....,,,,,,,

10:27 pm

wassup

thanks mommy! how are you doing on the grid?

10:27 pm

bonkler

congrats wassup and shirin!

10:27 pm

wassup

oh, and i'd like to introduce my mom, sueq. everyone, my mom, mom, everyone.

10:27 pm

SueQ

Just started.

10:28 pm

72 Temple Owl

ren - was booted out - shall we try lounge 12?

10:28 pm

SueQ

Pleasure to meet you, (bowing)

10:28 pm

wassup

it's actually not that bad. you'd think otherwise by my recent rantings, but it was ok. just use the list!

10:29 pm

renfield

t-owl go to 24 table 4

10:30 pm

stidmama

hi sueQ!

I think i've seen you once or twice before?

10:32 pm

bonkler

yo4/6 and 5/16 anyone? please and thankee

10:32 pm

smaller

hi sueQ!

ren and temple - what?

10:32 pm

wassup

anyone need any help? i'd love to give clues!

10:33 pm

gromit

Howdy!

10:33 pm

smaller

co5/12?

10:33 pm

wassup

yo 4= sounds like j*** and chachi, 5= yo4 + c

10:33 pm

bonkler

co5/12 co*** the barbarian, swap the last vowel

10:34 pm

stidmama

ren and temple have gone to play literati, I think.

10:34 pm

wassup

co 5/12= like the barbarian but with an i instead of the a

10:34 pm

stidmama

hi gromit! hadn't seen you for a bit... how are things going?

10:34 pm

SueQ

Wassup, hysterical clues, but I got 'em!

10:34 pm

bonkler

and that's me done! thanks very much wassup!

10:35 pm

stidmama

YAY bonkler!

10:35 pm

wassup

good, sometimes i'll go back and read them after i post and realize they're much better in my head. :)

10:35 pm

wassup

nice job bonkler!

10:35 pm

gromit

Hi stid! Yes, soccer and baseball are taking over our lives lately.

10:36 pm

smaller

bonk, thanks!!!
and a lovely movie! the someone-shoved-an-airhose-in-m e-and-turned-it-on-full-bore look was all the rage then

10:36 pm

wassup

i need a bigger screen. this laptop isn't big enough for the chatting. oh well. **scroll**

10:36 pm

gromit

Just 9 words left. go5/14?

10:37 pm

smaller

LOL wassup!!!!

yay bonkler!

10:37 pm

bonkler

hey what's a few steroids between frinds? i mean mr. governor...

10:37 pm

stidmama

the next couple weeks will be concerts from he** season... three or four performances for different groups within 8 days... argh.

10:37 pm

wassup

gromit, like the flower be*****

10:38 pm

gromit

Stid - what do you play? Sing?

10:38 pm

wassup

i'll be right back. the kids are needing a snack before bedtime. then i can babble my head right off.

10:38 pm

stidmama

fortunately, I just have to show up! :-)

10:38 pm

gromit

Thanks wassup!

10:38 pm

smaller

LOL bonkler!!!!

10:39 pm

stidmama

Matthew plays the trumpet (three concerts) Grant plays violin (one concert)

10:39 pm

gromit

Stid - LOL! Kids perform?

10:40 pm

bonkler

nothing quite like kids, gamely thrashing a musical score

10:41 pm

smaller

stid,
is that stidmatt that plays babble? does stidgrant?

10:41 pm

gromit

Stid - That's great. My 7 year old is taking guitar. He plays a mean "Blue Suede Shoes".

10:41 pm

stidmama

;-)

Our elder son plays as well as many college kids (he's in 7th grade); the younger has an excellent ear and touch, but admittedly only just started in earnest a few months ago. We got lucky to have musical kids!

10:41 pm

gromit

ic5/14?

10:42 pm

stidmama

smaller -- yes, and yes.

10:43 pm

bonkler

i'm a singer songwriter thingie. music is one of the best things to carry in your heart. does wonders.

10:43 pm

stidmama

ic 5/14: apparently means something yucky that comes out of wounds? ic + tall single hump consonant + either/**

10:45 pm

smaller

oh stid,
that's so cute!!!

el4/7 sounds like a girl-slam. oh your sister's so willowy, but with your massive thighs you're kinda...well, el4/7

10:45 pm

wassup

i'm back, and el** as ever.

10:46 pm

gromit

Thanks Stid. You must be so proud of your boys! Must make all the "taxi-driving" worth it to see them perform well.

10:46 pm

smaller

bonk,
"thingie"? is that official music biz terminology?

10:47 pm

smaller

LOLOLOLOLOLOL wassup!!!
let's form a union and stomp the willows

10:47 pm

stidmama

yes, they are good kids, and it's nice to know they are involved in positive things. Hard sometimes to find things kids enjoy enough to keep them out of trouble.

10:47 pm

wassup

tree people unite!

10:47 pm

gromit

LOL! Small - I'm in!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

10:48 pm

stidmama

but I like willows! couldn't we stomp the tent caterpillars instead?

10:48 pm

wassup

i just have to say, i laugh a little inside everytime i see my icon. :)

10:48 pm

kristinc

evening friends!

10:48 pm

smaller

let's have chocolate at our union meetings

10:48 pm

stidmama

kristinc! how goes the day? did you get to play outside any?

10:49 pm

wassup

i don't think we're too discriminatory, stid. we'll stomp everything.
hi kristin!

10:49 pm

gromit

wassup - can't make out your icon. What is it?

10:49 pm

smaller

hey kristin!!!

10:49 pm

MelRinaLVN

UUURRRGGGHHHH!!! need 2 words!! I am SOOO STUCK!!!

10:49 pm

stidmama

definitely chocolate! hmmm fudge. haven't made that in quite a while. I'll bring some to the first meeting.

10:50 pm

kristinc

Stid-yes, we got quite a bit of yard work done and then took a trip to Bellevue for dinner and a little shopping. A fabulous day!
Did you finally make it outside?

10:50 pm

stidmama

well MelRina -- what do you need?

10:50 pm

wassup

i'm not sure! i know a guy who's an illustrator and this was on his website the other day. it's a head with jellyfish things or something. you can see it bigger on his page to the right under friends of babble. pirate and alien

10:50 pm

kristinc

hi smaller, wassup, and others!
What! Chocolate/fudge meetings...where?

10:50 pm

featherbee

augh! my first puzzle, almost 10 minutes left, and 4 words left! anyone help me out with any of these?
yo 4,9
yo 5,16
ah 4,6
ar 4,6
thanks!

10:51 pm

wassup

feather, you have an hour. :)

10:51 pm

kristinc

featherbee, just arrived so I can't help w/ clues quite yet but you have an hour and 10 minutes btw

10:51 pm

stidmama

yes, was outside a good bit. Tom and Matthew built a nice big burn pile to get rid of brush -- and there were enough logs and good coals that we could treat the kids to food cooked like the pioneers did... a real stew made in an old-fashioned cast-iron dutch oven buried in the coals, and fry bread in a skillet atop the burning logs. It was delicious!

10:52 pm

featherbee

lol, i do? i thought it refreshed at midnight....wait, it's not midnight everywhere is it? lol, pressure got to me...

10:52 pm

wassup

yo - like j*** and chachi only with the y. for the 5, add a c.

10:52 pm

kristinc

stid...no way! That sounds amazingly fun...good for you all!

10:53 pm

wassup

ah 4/6, the sound you make when you clear your throat

10:53 pm

stidmama

it was great fun! I highly recommend it. I took benadryl before I went out, and I think it will keep the allergies from getting to me tomorrow (fingers crossed).

10:53 pm

gromit

wassup - just went and looked. He's cute! Did you name him?

10:53 pm

wassup

ar 4/6- when you go under a rounded entry way?

10:54 pm

stidmama

ar 4/6: the raised part at the bottom of a foot

10:54 pm

featherbee

wassup, thank you! geeze, how'd i miss the ah?

10:54 pm

wassup

i'm going to name him...phil

10:54 pm

gromit

**bowing deeply*** Stid - you domestic goddess, you!

10:55 pm

wassup

feather, no problem. im usually last to finish or dont at all. i'm loving this early finishing.

10:55 pm

featherbee

woops, my bad...i had ar 4,6, needed ar 4,5

10:55 pm

gromit

wassup - LOL! That sounds perfect. He definitely looks like a Phil.

10:55 pm

kristinc

too fun Stid, yes we have some other outside jobs yet to do but tomorrow is supposed to be just as nice

10:55 pm

wassup

ar 4/5 is a gas station

10:56 pm

gromit

both or5's please?

10:56 pm

kristinc

a belated welcome as well feather...this game is wonderful and the players are great fun too

10:57 pm

wassup

is everyone in the pacific nw? just looked at profiles. man, we should get together! :)

10:57 pm

featherbee

i'm an oldtime scrabble fan, so this is right up my alley...i plunged right in and paid my dues today, because i can tell i'm going to love this!

10:58 pm

kristinc

wassup...where are you? There are often a lot of us on at this time.

10:58 pm

gromit

I'm in the southwest.

10:58 pm

wassup

ors are wierd. one is or + stom***e (tummy)

10:58 pm

stidmama

good for you, featherbee!

how did you find us, anyway?

10:58 pm

wassup

im near portland

10:58 pm

stidmama

We could have a "rolling reunion" sometime. Sorta like one of those round robin dinners!

10:58 pm

featherbee

from a parenting website i belong to

10:59 pm

gromit

TY wassup! Got it!

10:59 pm

kristinc

wassup...great. I grew up in Milwaukie and moved to Seattle in 2004...still love Oregon even though this is home now.

10:59 pm

stidmama

very cool! My husband found Babble about a month ago from some geekly website blog he reads regularly, and showed me, and...

11:00 pm

wassup

the other or rhymes with porcupine? sort of? i have no idea what I'm saying.

11:00 pm

gromit

Stid - and the rest is history, right? A friend at work showed the site to me and I instantly knew I'd be hooked.

11:01 pm

featherbee

YES! I got the last yo 4,9 on my own! figured out i could add the points to see which letters....a little late in the game to learn that trick but oh well. thanks for the welcome everyone, see you tomorrow!

11:01 pm

wassup

sueq, you still around?

11:02 pm

stidmama

yep! I think you know within the first five minutes if you'll come back once you log off, and within the first ten minutes if you'll be here as often as possible...

LOL seems that people either really love Babble or they really don't!

11:02 pm

wassup

bye feather and welcome!

11:02 pm

SueQ

Yup, still here, up to a staggering 31 now

11:02 pm

gromit

LOL, wassup!

11:02 pm

stidmama

YAY featherbee! see you tomorrow!

11:02 pm

wassup

not bad!

11:02 pm

kristinc

goodnight feather--yes knowing the point values will help you very much in the future.

11:03 pm

stidmama

go for it SueQ! you're more than halfway!

11:03 pm

gromit

how about ra5/12?

11:03 pm

kristinc

where'd smaller go, all this talk about chocolate and then she disappear...a dessert tease I guess :)

11:04 pm

wassup

ra 5/12 is just like the 6 below, bandit animal, only missing an o

11:04 pm

stidmama

ra 5/12: take an 'O' off the next one...

11:04 pm

gromit

nevermind. I monkey-type it.

11:04 pm

wassup

that's it, i'm making cookies. i have time before the flip!

11:05 pm

gromit

mmmm....... wassup, what kind?

11:05 pm

stidmama

COOKIES.... following the lovely scent of baking...

mmmmmmm

11:05 pm

wassup

chocolate chip, but my daughter picked the chocolate chips with peanut butter swirl. should be heavenly

11:05 pm

gromit

5 words left. na4/4 **blushing** I hate when I can't get a 4 letter word.

11:06 pm

stidmama

*passing fish to gromit*

you'll need this when you realize this word is a Babble regular.... na 4/4: na+ two more vowels, means "church nave" in greek....

11:06 pm

wassup

gromit, that's because it's a made up word... na+round vowel + dotted vowel.

11:07 pm

gromit

LOL - got it. I'll have to remember that one.

11:08 pm

wassup

oh, sure stid, now these words make sense... :)

11:08 pm

gromit

or5/12? Sorry, wassup - couldn't make it rhyme with porcupine.

11:09 pm

wassup

that's because it doesn't. :)

11:10 pm

wassup

or + c + dotted vowel + one hump cons + 2nd vowel.

11:11 pm

wassup

sorry, no e.

11:11 pm

wassup

yeah, time for me to leave. see you guys later. i'm getting loopy...

11:11 pm

gromit

TY!!!!

11:11 pm

gromit

see you at the flip!

11:12 pm

kristinc

goodnight wassup, enjoy the cookies!

11:13 pm

SueQ

Night Boo, I'll see you tomorrow

11:13 pm

gromit

yo4/9?

11:15 pm

gromit

I'm done!!!!!!!!

11:15 pm

MightySpork

gromit, it is the first 4 letters int he british spelling of a dairy snack that comes in cherry, straberry, and lemon flavors

11:16 pm

gromit

Can I help anyone?

11:16 pm

kristinc

hooray grommit! I spent the last two minutes trying to come up w/ a clue for your yo word that didn't involve the just blantantly stating the point values of words
Congrats!

11:17 pm

MightySpork

I just have a few left... go 6/24?

11:18 pm

stidmama

YAY gromit!

11:18 pm

lynxxx

go 6/24 - g and vege that makes eyes water

11:18 pm

MightySpork

ty

11:18 pm

kristinc

And I'm done too! Goodnight all, more to do at home before turning in. Take care.

11:18 pm

stidmama

i'm taking a break, be back for the flip.... :-)

11:19 pm

stidmama

YAY kristinc!

11:19 pm

gromit

bye, stid and kristin

11:20 pm

bbnaz

anybody need some last minute confusion? i am back and happy to help.

11:21 pm

bbnaz

hi and by stid see you at the flip

11:21 pm

bbnaz

*bye

11:22 pm

SueQ

bbnaz, hello, how about on5/10?

11:22 pm

bbnaz

okay then. i will go and finish watching the ballgame and be back for the flip

11:23 pm

lynxxx

on 5/10 - vege hat makes eyes water

11:24 pm

SueQ

Duh... thank you

11:24 pm

MightySpork

ae 6/21 please?

11:25 pm

gromit

add ending to ae4/4. ae4/4 + 3rd vowel + 3rd letter.

11:26 pm

lynxxx

ae is hard one - start with ae 4/4 + 3rd vowel + 2nd cons.

11:26 pm

MightySpork

ty :)

11:28 pm

MightySpork

an 5/10?

11:28 pm

gromit

negatively charged ion

11:29 pm

gromit

oops may have revealed too much there. Sorry!

11:30 pm

MightySpork

ty again

11:31 pm

gromit

Mighty - how many do you have left?

11:31 pm

MightySpork

just one more, actually - yo 5/16

11:31 pm

bbnaz

Gromit -- you changed your avatar!

11:32 pm

gromit

like super*onic. replace s with y

11:33 pm

bbnaz

mighty
YO
just add the third letter in the alphabet to the YO4,6

11:33 pm

gromit

yeah, going with my almamater's mascot

11:33 pm

bbnaz

is that in albuquerque?

11:33 pm

SueQ

ah4/6? mmmmm????

11:33 pm

MightySpork

hooray! thank you for the help!

11:34 pm

bbnaz

Sue, clear your throat

11:34 pm

gromit

bbnaz - yup.

11:34 pm

gromit

Yippeee Mighty!!!!!!!!!!

11:35 pm

bbnaz

good onya Mighty. now hang for the flip and hope that it isn't one like war and peace...........oh wait, it is the weekend so i can sit at my puter all day.

11:37 pm

gromit

I don't particularly like the long ones. These shorter ones are more my speed.

11:37 pm

bbnaz

i don't think that i have ever completed one over 300 but have hit the high 200s. Too hard to stay at the computer to finish.

11:37 pm

SueQ

bbnaz, more please

11:39 pm

kimberblue

2 more till im done
help on the ho/5 please
i have the brew and when you are mad

11:39 pm

bbnaz

you have it AH + second vowel + the consonant from the end of your query

11:40 pm

SueQ

thank you, thank you! bbnaz

11:40 pm

bbnaz

kimber which HO5?

11:40 pm

gromit

one ho5 - homemade liquor.

11:41 pm

kimberblue

one of the 5/16
have the liquer

11:41 pm

bbnaz

one of them sounds like the Jewish holy book just change the "t" to "h"

the other is when a person is full of crud you say that they are full of HO +4th vowel + 2nd vowel + sometimes vowel

11:42 pm

gromit

oops, you have that one.

add the 8th letter of the alphabet to the end of the ho4/4 right before it.

11:42 pm

kimberblue

from the middle h

11:42 pm

bbnaz

and then there is the name of the card game guru. Sound like Sir Arthur Conan DO*** but you change the d to an h

11:43 pm

gromit

last ho5 is ho+sometimes vowel+tall consonant + 2nd vowel.

11:43 pm

kimberblue

thank you!!!!!
i am done

11:44 pm

gromit

Yeah, Kimber!!!!!!!!

11:45 pm

bbnaz

doing the happy dance for ya Kimber!

11:46 pm

kimberblue

i can help till the flip

11:48 pm

stidmama

YAY kimber!

11:49 pm

wassup

I'm baaaack! Have to wait for the butter to soften a little before making cookies. Ho hum...I'm eating chips and salsa instead.

11:49 pm

gromit

stid - you're back! I can smell wassup's cookies from here. Just waiting for the flip.

11:49 pm

bbnaz

hey Stid!
and Wassup, did you plan on sharing those cookies after the flip?

11:50 pm

wassup

yeah, of course. I'll put them in the floppy drive and you'll get them on your end. ooh, that would be messy.

11:50 pm

SueQ

ra5/12? por favor

11:50 pm

wassup

sue, what do you need?

11:51 pm

bbnaz

okay then, just tell me how yummy they are ;~)

11:51 pm

bbnaz

like the animal tho short one "o"

11:51 pm

gromit

I want to know where you found chocolate chips with peanut butter

11:52 pm

wassup

bandit animals who eat dog food - one o

11:52 pm

bbnaz

got it Sue?

11:52 pm

wassup

they're new nestle toll house. they look good. i might just eat them by the handful. *putting chips away and heading for bag of chocolate*

11:53 pm

SueQ

got it, now how about the second no4/4

11:54 pm

wassup

grandma from who's the boss, sue

11:54 pm

gromit

prefix for nine

11:54 pm

bbnaz

NO + repeat consonant + first vowel

11:55 pm

stidmama

hi all!

I am trying to stay awake until the flip... *props eyelids with toothpicks*

11:55 pm

bbnaz

how come it feels like the new grid is going to be HUGE since the last two have been so manageable?

11:55 pm

gromit

mmmm........chocolate. I'm trying to be good! I can dream I'm eating chocolate.

11:55 pm

wassup

i just realized that's not her name. she's M***. Silly me!

11:55 pm

bbnaz

STID -- waving hand in front of your eyes to keep you awake!

11:55 pm

SueQ

WOW, wassup, you watched too much t.v. as a child, shame on your mother...
crap that's me!

11:55 pm

stidmama

i'm not eating chocolate?

oh dear... *reaches for imaginary candy bar*

11:56 pm

gromit

stid - you're in Pacific time zone?

11:56 pm

wassup

gromit, they are good. i ate 4. then i closed the bag and am trying to forget it exists.

11:56 pm

lodestar

go5,14 anyone, please

11:56 pm

bbnaz

someone gave a clue using Gomer Pyle the other day. man did I feel old!

11:56 pm

stidmama

yes, Pacific time, same as you.

11:56 pm

licketySplitAUS

stidmama, I'm waiting for the flip too! Gotta love lazy Sundays!

11:56 pm

kimberblue

i wish i had a lap top so i could lay in bed and babble!

11:56 pm

stidmama

go 5/14: pata-go***

11:57 pm

bbnaz

GO + letter after "m" + third vowel + first vowel

11:57 pm

wassup

lodestar, go+be***** like the flower

11:57 pm

stidmama

hi Lickety! how did the game go yesterday? or was it this morning?

11:57 pm

gromit

Stid - I'm Mountain time

11:57 pm

bbnaz

howdy Lickety.......love the page you do.

11:58 pm

lodestar

ty! How about ar4,6 as well, pls?

11:58 pm

bbnaz

I am mountain STANDARD time which means that I am with the pacific time zone until the fall.............

11:58 pm

stidmama

Mountain Time *very confused*

never was good at time zones LOL!

11:58 pm

bbnaz

the St Louis AR**

11:58 pm

gromit

kimber - I've tried that. I either get a bad neckache or one of my arms falls asleep. :-(

11:58 pm

stidmama

*even more confuseder*

11:59 pm

licketySplitAUS

stidmama, we lost 3-1, but if was still fun, and I don't hurt too much today. Do a search for ronaldinho videos on the internet - That's how I don't play ;-D

11:59 pm

gromit

LOL! That has to be a babble word!

11:59 pm

kimberblue

the st.louis ar**

11:59 pm

bbnaz

or McDonald's golden AR**es minus the es

11:59 pm

jeffer

ar 4/6 ar**ie bunker

11:59 pm

stidmama

Lickety -- the important thing is to play, and to enjoy. Wish my younger son would learn that the winning is just "extra"

:-)

12:00 am

wassup

see you all on the other side!

12:00 am

bbnaz

lots of telly references here..........

12:00 am

stidmama

see you in the next grid...

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