Babble: Archived Puzzle for Tuesday, April 3, 2012

12:00 am

westford

flip and another nice big one

12:00 am

witchy

flip thanks for the word just in time

12:00 am

vanillaslice

flip

12:00 am

westford

Yay witchy !!

12:01 am

westford

see you all in a bit

12:01 am

Erda

There was no time for cluing, vanilla -- it was name it or nothing

12:01 am

witchy

bye west

12:01 am

cosdem

or 6

12:01 am

MLFAN17

LO6

12:01 am

vanillaslice

lol Erda

12:02 am

witchy

thanks erda

12:02 am

MLFAN17

must be the same one i got cos

12:02 am

Kateq

kangaroo is so close...

12:02 am

MLFAN17

ae4 babblet

12:03 am

cosdem

two ae4 babblet

12:05 am

cosdem

ao 6

12:06 am

cosdem

NBT

12:06 am

MitchDick

phant: orphanage

12:07 am

JW4975

mitchdick

12:08 am

JW4975

ship

12:08 am

MLFAN17

cos what are the stats for the K?

12:09 am

cosdem

ka 4

12:09 am

dizgrannie

ka 4

12:09 am

VolleymomDee

flip and hi all; hi md, jw, mlf, cos, et al

12:09 am

MLFAN17

nbt

12:09 am

cosdem

hi dee

12:09 am

MitchDick

hey dee

12:09 am

JW4975

HEY YALL

12:09 am

cosdem

hips

12:10 am

MitchDick

ha 10

12:10 am

cosdem

holt

12:10 am

cosdem

hirer

12:10 am

cosdem

hire

12:10 am

cosdem

ugh sorry

12:11 am

MLFAN17

was PA 7 called?

12:11 am

JW4975

WASSSSUPPPPPP HOMIES

12:12 am

cosdem

pa 6 x 2

12:13 am

MLFAN17

hello jw could you put the caps down please

12:15 am

cosdem

not seeing the ha10... also need 8 word

12:15 am

MLFAN17

same here cos

12:17 am

MLFAN17

mitch is the HA 10 something we should know?

12:18 am

MitchDick

chem word

12:20 am

MitchDick

tough board

12:20 am

Erda

If you say it's tough, it must be REALLY tough

12:21 am

JW4975

soft board

12:21 am

dizgrannie

YEAH got the 10

12:22 am

cosdem

yayy goot the 10! ty now i need a 8

12:22 am

JW4975

MLFAN17 you play violin?

12:22 am

MLFAN17

no i do not play the violin

12:22 am

MLFAN17

cos i just used morewords and still cant find it

12:23 am

JW4975

oh, curious... intrigured

12:23 am

JW4975

intrigued

12:23 am

JW4975

oh you're a girl, ... hmm my bad

12:24 am

MLFAN17

yes i am female

12:24 am

JW4975

i see...

12:24 am

dizgrannie

I just sent a message to Dr God

12:25 am

cosdem

why?

12:25 am

JW4975

You can't send messages to God... via babble

12:26 am

cosdem

no one has an 8 yet?

12:26 am

MitchDick

no 8's here

12:27 am

cosdem

wow. thanks mitch

12:27 am

VolleymomDee

none here either

12:27 am

vanillaslice

an8

12:27 am

MLFAN17

i dont have an 8 or the 10 but i have one 7

12:28 am

vanillaslice

compound

12:28 am

MLFAN17

what is vanilla?

12:28 am

cosdem

tyvm NBT/NBS

12:28 am

Griffums

thanks vanilla!

12:28 am

vanillaslice

an8

12:29 am

vanillaslice

yw

12:29 am

Griffums

to 8

12:32 am

JW4975

ohhhh yeeeaaaa

12:34 am

VolleymomDee

ge 7

12:34 am

VolleymomDee

ha 7

12:36 am

VolleymomDee

help with o in the last column please

12:36 am

vanillaslice

ah yes Dee and then also ha10

12:36 am

MitchDick

op 4/5

12:36 am

rbud

op4

12:36 am

VolleymomDee

pa 6 x 4 so far

12:36 am

JW4975

ooooooooo

12:37 am

VolleymomDee

duh fish slap ty md and rb nbt and nbs

12:38 am

VolleymomDee

te 6/24

12:41 am

rururocks

ouch

12:41 am

VolleymomDee

hi ru!

12:41 am

rururocks

273

12:42 am

rururocks

hi dee

12:42 am

rururocks

what's with all these big grids

12:42 am

VolleymomDee

feast or famine lately

12:42 am

vanillaslice

not just big its tough too ruru

12:45 am

rururocks

te7

12:46 am

VolleymomDee

ty ru looking

12:55 am

jillibus

Hi gang -- I see mrp's Lickety list is up already!

12:55 am

VolleymomDee

wow really?

12:55 am

VolleymomDee

isn't it yesterday's?

12:55 am

Erda

No it isn't -- that is yesterday's

12:56 am

Erda

same number of words

12:57 am

jillibus

Oh! How unusual to have the same number of words!

12:58 am

rbud

aha, just NBT'ed with the center A -- the famous buffalo, lol

12:58 am

VolleymomDee

k's are: ka 4, 4, 4, 4, ko 4

12:58 am

VolleymomDee

wtg rb!!

12:59 am

jillibus

ty rbud!

12:59 am

FranMag

nbt...hi peeps!

1:00 am

VolleymomDee

hi fran and wtg

1:00 am

FranMag

hi, dee!

1:01 am

jillibus

hi fran and wtg

1:01 am

FranMag

hi, jilli!

1:02 am

VolleymomDee

oa 7/44

1:02 am

FranMag

thanks, dee!

1:03 am

rururocks

fo7

1:03 am

VolleymomDee

yw

1:03 am

VolleymomDee

ty ru looking

1:05 am

VolleymomDee

nice findru

1:05 am

VolleymomDee

fo 6/33

1:05 am

flosey

hi all, late flip

1:06 am

VolleymomDee

yay hi flosey

1:06 am

FranMag

hi, flosey!

1:07 am

VolleymomDee

o's one short: oa 7, 5, 5, ol 4 op 4, 5, 4, or 4, 5, 6, 5 missing???

1:07 am

jillibus

hi flosey -- got here before you for a change!

1:07 am

MitchDick

or 4

1:07 am

FranMag

or4 at the end, dee

1:08 am

VolleymomDee

aww ty vm!

1:08 am

flosey

the boys stayed to complete the scoring jilli

1:09 am

rbud

can someone clue the an8? I've stared at morewords till I dozed off, lol

1:10 am

VolleymomDee

compound word... pesky bug + someone who consumes food

1:10 am

FranMag

thanks, dee!

1:11 am

VolleymomDee

yqw

1:11 am

rbud

oh, ty, and grrr, why don't I ever see that one? it's one I'm constantly blind to

1:12 am

VolleymomDee

I have several words like that rb

1:14 am

VolleymomDee

anyone find the other 2 eights?

1:16 am

rbud

not I. :(

1:17 am

rururocks

i was just kidneying about the re 5 though

1:17 am

VolleymomDee

l's 2 short: la 5, 6, 4, 4, 5, 4, 4, 5, le 4, 4, 5, 4, 4, 4 lo 4, 6, 5, 4, 4, 5, 5, 4,5 missing?

1:17 am

VolleymomDee

lol ru

1:18 am

jillibus

ty ruru and hi

1:19 am

rururocks

hi jilli

1:19 am

MitchDick

la 5 - i don't have the other

1:19 am

VolleymomDee

ty md

1:20 am

VolleymomDee

another la 5

1:20 am

jillibus

ha anyone found the 10?

1:20 am

rururocks

i'm missing 4 l's

1:20 am

VolleymomDee

la 5, 5, 5, 6, 4, 4, 5, 4, 4, 5

1:22 am

MitchDick

ah, tx

1:22 am

VolleymomDee

yw

1:22 am

MitchDick

12 left, goin slow

1:23 am

rbud

jilli - ha7 and ha10 - a gas found in certain light bulbs, + pt of consume food for the 10

1:23 am

VolleymomDee

way farther than I am ... go md go!!!

1:24 am

flosey

thanks rbud

1:24 am

jillibus

tyvm rbud -- nbs

1:24 am

FranMag

woo hoo, thanks, rbud! nbs

1:24 am

flosey

ah, yes, nbs

1:25 am

rbud

yw! :)

1:25 am

VolleymomDee

f's 2 short: fe 4, 5, 4, fi 4, 5, 4 fo 4, 6, 4, 7, 4, 5, fr 4, 6, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4 missing?

1:27 am

negativeneil

Hi people.

1:27 am

negativeneil

Barely awake here.

1:27 am

jillibus

hi neil

1:27 am

FranMag

hi neil

1:27 am

VolleymomDee

hi neil

1:28 am

negativeneil

Hi jilli, FranMag and Dee. :)

1:28 am

MitchDick

fe 5, fr 5 dee

1:28 am

VolleymomDee

ty md looking

1:29 am

VolleymomDee

found em ty vm

1:31 am

rururocks

too much Ipad-ing neil?

1:32 am

VolleymomDee

pa 8/45

1:34 am

rbud

ty, Dee, found it

1:34 am

VolleymomDee

wtg!!

1:35 am

rbud

plus a "beauty" of a pa 7 while looking, lol

1:35 am

rururocks

puts tiara on rbud

1:35 am

VolleymomDee

pa 7/40?

1:35 am

negativeneil

Uhhh yeah, ruru. ;) lol

1:35 am

rbud

gee, that gives me two whole 7's, wowie

1:36 am

negativeneil

A tiara? I get a halo of course.

1:36 am

rbud

yes, Dee

1:36 am

VolleymomDee

ty

1:37 am

negativeneil

I have a halo and wings picture frame on OMGPOP now ru. Just suits me sooo much.

1:37 am

rbud

are there little horns holding up the ha4? *wink wink*

1:38 am

rururocks

oh.. what's your name on letterblox

1:39 am

scouser

Good morning Neil - PB for you too

1:40 am

negativeneil

Same as it is everywhere online, ru.

1:40 am

rururocks

oh.. i'll try to catch you there sometime

1:40 am

negativeneil

Morning scouser and oops... you're right.

1:40 am

scouser

Ambrosia for Neil in PB then

1:40 am

negativeneil

You got back into OMGPOP, ru?

1:40 am

negativeneil

Best thing to do is email me when you're going on there... then if I'm around I can log in.

1:41 am

rururocks

oh .. okay

1:41 am

negativeneil

And haha, rbud. Just noticed that. :P

1:41 am

rururocks

i'll try it again sometime soon

1:41 am

negativeneil

Horns, on me? I'm never... uhhh no, wait.

1:42 am

negativeneil

Ruru, I'm sure you can click the "forgot password" link and get a password reset email sent to you. And if that doesn't work email feedback@omgpop.com and ask for their assistance. They're pretty helpful with any problems.

1:42 am

rururocks

horny.. maybe

1:42 am

negativeneil

Who? Me???

1:42 am

rururocks

:D

1:44 am

gran

How many words today please

1:44 am

negativeneil

273

1:44 am

gran

Thanks

1:44 am

negativeneil

yw

1:44 am

VolleymomDee

pi 7/44

1:44 am

gran

Same as yesterday!

1:45 am

rbud

oooh, found ge7, yay, me!

1:45 am

VolleymomDee

wtg

1:45 am

negativeneil

Yes. Just noticed that!

1:46 am

rururocks

that's better than corporal punishment rbud

1:46 am

VolleymomDee

p's 3 short: pa 4, 7, 4, 5, 4, 5, 4, 4, 6, 8, 4, 6, 5, 5, 5,6, 5, 6 ph 4 pi 6, 4, 7 po 5 missing?

1:46 am

rururocks

is the ge 7 a major word

1:47 am

negativeneil

WTG rbud.

1:47 am

negativeneil

Groan, ru.

1:47 am

rururocks

no friggin clue dee

1:48 am

rururocks

sorry.. I didn't mean to keep the chog captain.. errrr.. captive

1:48 am

jillibus

well, eyelids getting heavy so goodnight all...*poof

1:48 am

rururocks

hands jilli toothpicks

1:48 am

FranMag

night, jilli!

1:48 am

rbud

Dee - I have a pa 5 before the pa 7

1:48 am

VolleymomDee

gn jili... not far behind you

1:49 am

VolleymomDee

ty rb looking

1:49 am

MitchDick

pa 5 x2, ph 7

1:49 am

VolleymomDee

ty all

1:49 am

negativeneil

Good night jilli.

1:50 am

rbud

turns out it's before the pa 4, also, lol

1:52 am

rururocks

found a weird pa 6

1:53 am

negativeneil

Hey ru, do you have a Yahoo account? If so there's a similar game to Letterblox on there that you may like. Called "Word Racer". Another addiction. And there's a Scrabble game there too.

1:54 am

negativeneil

I played Word Racer with gremlinn one night.

1:54 am

negativeneil

He's serious competition.

1:54 am

rururocks

I play weboggle

1:54 am

negativeneil

Where's that?

1:55 am

rururocks

type in weboggle and you'll get there

1:55 am

rururocks

i'm a killer in weboggle

1:55 am

MitchDick

heh, used to play wordracer all the time

1:55 am

negativeneil

I'm wondering if I have the link already... I have a lot of those game sites linked to on Google.

1:55 am

negativeneil

Oh yeah Mitch?

1:55 am

negativeneil

Do you still play?

1:55 am

negativeneil

Word racer is fun.

1:56 am

negativeneil

I play in Social Lounge 7 and at Table 1. There's a regular group of us who play there and know each other.

1:56 am

MitchDick

i drop in every so often, usually go in the intermediate lounge

1:57 am

rururocks

i'll check it out right now

1:57 am

scouser

today's phantoms: phantom pangolin

1:57 am

negativeneil

You have Yahoo ru? What's your ID on there? If you have the messenger you can add me by my one and only online name. lol

1:58 am

negativeneil

This is the only one I use online... makes it easy.

1:58 am

rururocks

i don't .. I have google stuff

1:58 am

rururocks

200 down

1:59 am

rbud

I used to play a little online word game, can't remember what it's called, wish I could. I lost the link and info in the last big computer crash and replacement. I think you got a little red flower after your name once you got the big word for the day. Changed once a day like babble. anyone have any idea which game?

2:00 am

rbud

it had a chatbox and a little forum with it?

2:02 am

negativeneil

Oh, similar to Babble... a boggle type game?

2:02 am

negativeneil

What kind of a game was it rbud?

2:02 am

rururocks

no idea
rbud

2:02 am

rururocks

no idea

2:05 am

rururocks

i'm heading to bed.. night. bye all

2:06 am

negativeneil

Night ru.

2:06 am

rbud

nite ru! :)

2:06 am

negativeneil

You could try googling to find it, rbud.

2:06 am

rbud

well, it had a square of letters, and you actually had to click on the letters to put them into line to spell words, or maybe you could type them, too - they would line up outside the game, then you'd enter, and if it was a real word, it went on your list. More common words in bold, and not so common in italics.

2:08 am

rbud

it's driving me nuts trying to remember the name. it wasn't affiliated with anything like Yahoo or google, was independent. I think there were other types of word games on the site, too.

2:08 am

VolleymomDee

ga 7/52

2:09 am

rbud

might have to look through my ancient email archives in hopes of finding it, I tended to save initial emails for account setups.

2:11 am

negativeneil

Do you remember anything about it? Name wise?

2:11 am

negativeneil

Or anything at all... especially any words that would've been on that site?

2:12 am

negativeneil

And was it very similar to Babble... another word puzzle like this?

2:12 am

ARB

Missing 2 g's. I have ga 4 5 6 4 4 6 4 7 6 6 ge 4 4 6 7 5 5 4 gl 5 4 5 gn 4 4

2:12 am

negativeneil

I didn't mean that it was affiliated with Google... just that if you entered enough relevant keywords you may be able to find it in a search there.

2:12 am

negativeneil

Just about to post a list, ARB. ;)

2:12 am

hurshy

gn5, go4

2:13 am

ARB

ty Hurshy

2:13 am

rbud

don't remember the name at all, really. but I liked it. competitive bunch of folks, more or less the same 20 or so in the top scorers every day, friendly... hmmm... off to the email archives, hate that old email account...

2:13 am

hurshy

could i have a clue for that ga7?

2:13 am

ARB

Are you thinking of chihuahua, rbud?

2:14 am

ARB

ga 7 compound word ga 7/52

2:15 am

negativeneil

http://tinyurl.com/Stats-04032012

2:15 am

scouser

ty Neil more Ambrosia for you.

2:16 am

negativeneil

Oh that's starting to sound familiar, rbud. Hmmm are there any Babblers on that site?

2:16 am

flosey

thanks Neil

2:16 am

negativeneil

Why thank YOU, scouser. lol

2:16 am

negativeneil

You're welcome, scouser and flosey.

2:16 am

sprite

morning babble friends! Any chance to beat this grid in about 45 mins? Am off to Zeeland later this morning, will be back Thursday night.

2:17 am

rbud

YES, ARB, I think that's it! thanks so much!

2:17 am

hurshy

ty ARB

2:18 am

rbud

how could I forget the little dog, lol!

2:18 am

ARB

yw yw

2:18 am

Haz1558

Good morning, sprite.

2:19 am

sprite

hey Haz :) Great to see you.

2:19 am

rbud

now if I can just remember my password, heehee! don't have access to that email account any more, really, so will maybe have to open a new one.

2:19 am

flosey

hello sprite, good to see you

2:20 am

sprite

hey flosey :) And vice versa. Sweet flowers.

2:20 am

Haz1558

It's strange, the same number of words two days in a row.

2:20 am

hurshy

yeah i hit refresh...

2:20 am

sprite

yes, it is.

2:21 am

rbud

ah, there it is! not a grid though, I'd forgotten. It's letters in an X shape. hmmm...

2:21 am

sprite

Ks Killed

2:23 am

flosey

thanks sprite

2:25 am

sprite

I cannot imagine any big G word... a compound even! That would mean there is actually a compoundable G-word to be found... :)

2:26 am

hurshy

it's less a compound and more a marine creature

2:26 am

sprite

ok thank you. new hunt!

2:27 am

Haz1558

If it likes loud colours, it might be a ga6/27 ga7/52

2:27 am

rbud

yay, thanks again, ARB, I'm in there! wow, hadn't been active there since Sept 2010, it said. Neato! I like the game.

2:28 am

sprite

that did it. Two for the price of one. Thanks Haz :D

2:28 am

Haz1558

You're welcome, sprite.

2:30 am

sprite

now this is one grid where the fi4 is not hidden behind latin names.

2:31 am

sprite

which game is that, rbud?

2:31 am

ARB

I enjoy it too rbud -- keeps the gray cells working!

2:34 am

mrpresident

evening all :)

2:34 am

Haz1558

rbud had been trying to remember an online game she played and ARB recognised the description. I'm not sure of the proper name - chihuahua.

2:34 am

rbud

Chihuahua - I'd forgotten it has one letter that has to be in all the words... distracted now, lol

2:34 am

sprite

lol the name in itself sounds fun already

2:34 am

sprite

hello mrP

2:35 am

ARB

shalom mrP

2:35 am

rbud

http://chi.lexigame.com/

2:35 am

sprite

thanks, will bookmark it and check it out after Zeeland :)

2:39 am

flosey

lff to bed, goodnight all

2:40 am

flosey

be back for a bit in the early morning

2:41 am

rbud

guess I was wrong about it having a chatbox, seems like it used to.

2:42 am

rbud

night, flosey

2:42 am

sprite

night flosey, sleep well

2:43 am

sprite

must be tough, when you have to use that one letter in every word

2:43 am

sprite

Haz, do you know the stats for the 10?

2:43 am

ARB

ha 10/91 chemical word

2:43 am

sprite

thank you :)

2:44 am

Haz1558

Sorry, not yet. (I'm sneaking a look at chihuahua)

2:44 am

sprite

hehehe me too. Cannot resist new word games.

2:45 am

Haz1558

It appears in different forms in some newspapers over here but it's fun to have a digital version.

2:45 am

sprite

got it, thanks ARB

2:46 am

rbud

it changes every day, like Babble, and there are harder ones you can choose each day - looks like they have 3 daily ones now, only had 2 when I used to play before.

2:46 am

ARB

yw Sprite

2:46 am

rbud

I know I was lucky to get done with the easiest one most days. :)

2:46 am

sprite

very nice. I love it when there is no time pressure.

2:48 am

rbud

yes, I don't much like timed games, just not that fast any more.

2:49 am

ARB

I feel like i did a real good deed today -- I may injure my elbow patting myself on the back for recognizing the game you were describing.

2:49 am

sprite

I like a few, like letterblox. But I like babble better.

2:49 am

sprite

woooot ARB :)

2:50 am

Haz1558

We'll give you a pat on the back as well, ARB.

2:50 am

Haz1558

Do you have to join up in order to do the harder ones?

2:50 am

Jivingjenny0

please coul i have a clue for the 10

2:51 am

ARB

ha 10/91

2:52 am

sprite

it starts with something that makes you see things that are not there, Jjenny. And it ends in 'had for dinner'.

2:53 am

rbud

don't know, Haz, I remembered my password and am signed in now, didn't check the other tabs while I wasn't.

2:54 am

Haz1558

I'll investigate it more fully later. I can see it's going to be another port of call from now on.

2:55 am

rbud

i sure recognize several of the top names there, lol, hard to believe they are so devoted, still there years later.

2:55 am

Haz1558

I know! Imagine getting so devoted to an online game...

2:55 am

sprite

I like it too. A different angle from babble, I am frustrated by having to use that Y in every word. Very nice :)

2:55 am

ARB

imagine!

2:55 am

sprite

wouldn't happen to me. Never.

2:56 am

ARB

never!

2:56 am

Haz1558

We'd never be like that. Just can't imagine it.

2:56 am

rbud

heehee, giggling here! ;p

2:58 am

ARB

We're all rolling on the floor laughing at those addicts.

2:58 am

sprite

yeah... like they don't have anything better to do with their time. Jeez.

2:58 am

sprite

one of my favorite animals is in this grid! And it is a fun word too.

3:01 am

sprite

oh... and one of the syllable-alphabets of the japanese as well. What a fun grid today!

3:01 am

Haz1558

It's a pick-out-a-word-at-a-time type grid.

3:02 am

sprite

yeah that is true, not that many series. But fun words.

3:02 am

ARB

glad you're enjoying this grid, Sprite. I'm finding it hard and slow. Maybe because my mind is on all that has to be done before Passover on Friday.

3:03 am

sprite

quite possible, ARB. I hope you will just play as long as you have fun, and not longer :)

3:04 am

ARB

Addicts do not stop before the end -- you know that.

3:05 am

sprite

lol! So very true. I should be packing right now, but I have only 16 left... so you know... no packing for another 10 mins!

3:05 am

rbud

I've managed to become content with only halfway a lot of the time lately. I was bad at first, wanted to finish all the time. but I relaxed, and it's much nicer.

3:05 am

ARB

go go go

3:06 am

sprite

oh I am relaxed. I have left some grids unfinished and didn't think twice about it. But I love to find all the words. I love words.

3:07 am

ARB

My "go go go" was meant to encourage you to find those last words, not to leave.

3:07 am

sprite

roflol, thanks ARB :)

3:10 am

rubyfoo

good morning

3:10 am

Haz1558

Good morning, ruby.

3:10 am

sprite

that pi7/44 looks Yiddish to me, but I think it isn't. Prob. alt spelling of the evil spell.

3:10 am

sprite

morning ruby

3:12 am

ARB

Don't recognize it as Yiddish -- but I agree it looks Yiddish

3:12 am

sprite

fi4flies. Loved this grid. Sorry I had to rush it. Bye all, have a lovely couple of days. I will be back Thursday night. *hugs*

3:12 am

sprite

it is an optical illusion, ARB, grin.

3:12 am

ARB

bye

3:12 am

Haz1558

Enjoy your trip, sprite.

3:12 am

sprite

thank you :)

3:13 am

rubyfoo

where is Sprite going? Am I too late?

3:18 am

Haz1558

She's going on a short trip and will be back in a couple of days.

3:20 am

rubyfoo

I was looking for the animal, thought it was kanga! duh

3:21 am

Haz1558

I think it's the or5

3:21 am

rubyfoo

yes, I found it, but the other one struck me funny

3:23 am

rbud

haha, can't believe gl4 and pl are acceptable words, didn't expect them to take

3:24 am

Haz1558

I know, I tried for fun and couldn't believe it.

3:24 am

rubyfoo

enable was written by a 10-yr-old

3:25 am

rbud

guess that word's been around longer than you'd think

3:27 am

rubyfoo

some really nice words in here

3:32 am

Haz1558

Yes, but I'm finding it slow going! I'm going to take a break and come back later. Bye for now.

3:33 am

rubyfoo

see you later, haz

3:33 am

Winnah

ange

3:33 am

Winnah

mone

3:33 am

rubyfoo

halo

3:33 am

rbud

oh, wow, Great Expectations on Masterpiece Theatre... bet I get sucked in...

3:33 am

rubyfoo

whoops

3:43 am

rbud

helps if you have no idea what the story is, I blush to admit I've never read it

4:11 am

Jivingjenny0

could i have a clue for the right hand a and the o in the right hand column please

4:13 am

dizgrannie

op 4

4:14 am

grannyrose

al5, hawaiian good-bye

4:14 am

dizgrannie

not sure what comes from the a- try ag 5

4:14 am

grannyrose

hey diz, what you doing here at this time????

4:14 am

Jivingjenny0

thanks to you both

4:15 am

grannyrose

np's jenny

4:15 am

Jivingjenny0

I now have 100 words, nbs and nbt, so back to work

4:15 am

grannyrose

oh, yeah, daylight saving finished...very dark down here

4:16 am

grannyrose

yay, jenny, well done

4:23 am

dizgrannie

hhey granny, been here on and off...quiet night around here - no g/kids to put to bed. LOL

4:24 am

grannyrose

now that's what i call quiet

4:34 am

rbud

need one more word to make halfway, then I'll be happy... also watched pt 1 of Great Expectations, I feel so cultured now, lol

4:35 am

grannyrose

what are you missing rbud?

4:35 am

rbud

oh, anything will do - just been being lazy about it tonight. Only have 4 7's, lol!

4:36 am

rbud

aha, got one! ta 5, a steamy spanish dance

4:36 am

rbud

should have seen that long ago! :P

4:36 am

grannyrose

ph7, a carriage, ph + 2 vowels + a very weight

4:37 am

rbud

phaeton

4:37 am

rbud

oops!

4:38 am

grannyrose

lol, rbud, so long as you got it

4:38 am

rbud

you know, I thought of that while ago, but didn't see how to make it work, i should know by now to just try it

4:39 am

rbud

this grid is tough, not many words in series, almost all singles

4:39 am

grannyrose

there's a pi7, pi + short sound to hush + round vowel + **e whiz

4:40 am

rbud

ty! :)

4:40 am

grannyrose

really weird word

4:41 am

dizgrannie

wow just got my last 8

4:41 am

grannyrose

yay, diz, well done

4:42 am

dizgrannie

ty

4:42 am

rbud

what is it? I have 3, an 8, pa 8, and to 8, need one more

4:42 am

grannyrose

21 to go here, and struggling

4:44 am

DTins

Hi8/55 rbud How many words today please

4:44 am

grannyrose

273, dtins

4:44 am

rbud

273

4:44 am

DTins

Ty

4:45 am

rbud

wow, now THAT is a weird word! thanks! :)

4:46 am

grannyrose

* giggle * sure is, rbud

5:01 am

grannyrose

4 to go here, all t's

5:03 am

Jayk

grannyrose, when you're done can you post a list?

5:03 am

grannyrose

jay, go to babble anonymous, negativeneil has posted a list there

5:04 am

Jayk

thank god. he's the only one i didn't try

5:04 am

grannyrose

lol, no, thank neil....

5:06 am

grannyrose

and done...anyone need a hand with a clue?

5:38 am

grannyrose

okay, no response, so i am outta here, see you at the flip

5:59 am

doseffing

... all the words seem to have one letter out of place ... .. better quit before I'm too far behind ... ... latter ...

6:20 am

NonoNanette

pan

6:23 am

MollyL

: ) Hi Nono

6:27 am

ivesy3

mr p was here earlier, but i dont see the clues..boo hoo.. good morning all

6:27 am

MollyL

List in Babanon and in my profile. Morning Ivesy.

6:28 am

ivesy3

oh ty molly, for the list.. much aprreciated

6:28 am

MollyL

Just a copy, to make it easier to find.

6:40 am

car.eeyore

Good morning everyone!

6:42 am

MollyL

Hi Car

6:43 am

car.eeyore

Hello! Beautiful sunny day here...how 'bout there?

6:45 am

MollyL

Nice and sunny here too, but chillier than it's been.

6:46 am

car.eeyore

Bus...brb

6:54 am

car.eeyore

And they are on their way! Wheeee!

6:58 am

MollyL

No Spring break this week?

6:58 am

car.eeyore

In two weeks.

6:59 am

MollyL

Oh, ours is always centered around Easter.

6:59 am

car.eeyore

I wish it was. It is so hard to get up on the MOnday morning after Easter.

7:02 am

MollyL

Well, with the plethora of Federal workers around here, it seems wise to center it around Easter, since so many people take days off and go away.

7:02 am

car.eeyore

True.

7:03 am

car.eeyore

Do you have plans for the Holiday?

7:04 am

MollyL

My son works for a day care center and they are closed Good Friday and Easter Monday.

7:04 am

car.eeyore

No school here on Friday either :)

7:04 am

MollyL

No big plans, no.

7:04 am

bichon

Weren't there 273 words yesterday?

7:05 am

car.eeyore

We are heading to Kadresa's.

7:05 am

MollyL

Yes Bich, I had to look twice this morning.

7:05 am

car.eeyore

Good morning Bichon!

7:06 am

MollyL

The Car/Trif family always celebrates well. : )

7:06 am

car.eeyore

We try!

7:06 am

bichon

And Likcety is not up today?

7:07 am

MollyL

I read that Lickety was going to go back down around Easter. I guess we go without for a while until further notice.

7:07 am

car.eeyore

We have each other!

7:08 am

car.eeyore

phantom: kangaroo

7:09 am

MollyL

My phantom is harlot, which shouldn't surprise anyone.

7:09 am

bichon

It's a beautiful day in CT. Sunny and in the 60's

7:09 am

car.eeyore

phantom: pharoah

7:09 am

car.eeyore

Beautiful here too Bichon!

7:09 am

car.eeyore

LOL Molly!

7:10 am

car.eeyore

we must be careful not to fi4 <slap> anyone today!

7:11 am

MollyL

If you do, you can go do your le4en penance in the PB

7:11 am

car.eeyore

:p

7:12 am

MollyL

I'll put a little kneeler right next to the bar.

7:13 am

MollyL

I will be giving absolution with the holy water of St. Jameson immediately following penance.

7:17 am

car.eeyore

God Bless St. Jameson!

7:27 am

rubyfoo

hello again, not even half this AM

7:27 am

car.eeyore

Hi Ruby!

7:29 am

rubyfoo

could use some absolution or may Absolut.....

7:30 am

car.eeyore

Great idea!

7:30 am

rubyfoo

hi car.

7:30 am

car.eeyore

How are you this morning?

7:30 am

rubyfoo

chilly

7:30 am

rubyfoo

we had exceptional warm weather and now, much-need impending rain

7:30 am

car.eeyore

Oh No! {hands warm blanket to Ruby}

7:31 am

rubyfoo

I'm wrapped in an afghan

7:32 am

rubyfoo

this grid has many colorful words in it

7:32 am

rubyfoo

nice

7:33 am

car.eeyore

i have found 3 aquatic dwellers so far!

7:34 am

rubyfoo

besides the basic?

7:34 am

car.eeyore

Yup....the "basic" is the ending

7:36 am

rubyfoo

is arf*** what a puppy is?

7:36 am

car.eeyore

LOL! It should be!

7:38 am

periwinkle

morning all,help with o in right column pls

7:39 am

rubyfoo

hi peri

7:39 am

hokie carla

I found one. birthstone for Oct.

7:39 am

periwinkle

NM

7:39 am

rubyfoo

ty carla

7:39 am

periwinkle

that is the one I found too

7:39 am

car.eeyore

Good morning Peri!

7:40 am

hokie carla

then I got nothing for ya. ;-)

7:40 am

periwinkle

thats ok

7:40 am

car.eeyore

Oh!!!! Make that 5 aquatic creatures, Ruby! I forgot about the op 4 &5 from that O as well!

7:40 am

car.eeyore

They do not have a "basic" at the end. They have their own name.

7:41 am

periwinkle

bl

7:45 am

car.eeyore

Time for work. Have a great day everyone! {{hugs}}

7:45 am

rubyfoo

7:53 am

rubyfoo

is molly still here?

7:53 am

MollyL

Just got back Ruby, what's up?

7:54 am

rubyfoo

thanks for your message. PHEW!

7:54 am

rubyfoo

now if I could only find the 10 or an 8!

7:55 am

hurshy

ditto

7:55 am

hurshy

i think this is a hard grid.

7:55 am

rubyfoo

hi hurshy

7:55 am

hurshy

hi

7:55 am

rubyfoo

it has nice individual words, but not builders like yesterday

7:55 am

uusue2

morning all!

7:56 am

hurshy

yeah

7:56 am

rubyfoo

{{sue}} are you sleeping any better?

7:56 am

uusue2

sometimes, ruby, not last night though

7:56 am

MollyL

The 10 starts like what is on an Angel's head and ends like the past tense of what you do to food.

7:57 am

uusue2

although I do have 90 words and nbt from about 3-4 am...

7:57 am

rubyfoo

sending sue some virtual Xanax

7:57 am

uusue2

thanks, molly, got it!

7:57 am

uusue2

and thanks for the virtual Xanax, ruby :-)

7:57 am

MollyL

An8 is an easy one...creature that devours little bugs

7:58 am

uusue2

got that one too, molly, now nbs! thank you!!

7:58 am

lynxxx

pa8 has me very worried - you too?

7:58 am

rubyfoo

can't get the angel one....ty for the other

7:59 am

uusue2

the 10 builds off a 7 (chemicals like chlorine)

7:59 am

MollyL

Yes, especially the way it's spelled.

7:59 am

MollyL

The 10 has short for not lady, minus the last letter in the middle

8:03 am

lynxxx

hi8 is the more popular form of japanese writing

8:03 am

rubyfoo

<-- babbleblind!

8:03 am

lynxxx

I think with this one we all may be

8:04 am

rubyfoo

ty lynxx

8:04 am

rubyfoo

but dancing around the 10

8:04 am

rubyfoo

in fact, doing a ta5

8:04 am

lynxxx

ha7.40 a now common form of lighting - add consumed onto the end for the 10

8:05 am

rubyfoo

ty for sponfeeding me

8:05 am

lynxxx

dissappointed ranga is accepted - myson is one - and so is our PM

8:06 am

ivesy3

ap 7/40 plz

8:08 am

lynxxx

ap & another word for sea but change the c to another cons (lousy clue sorry)

8:08 am

ivesy3

lol.. i got it though.. wasnt so bad after all lynxxx!

8:09 am

lynxxx

excellent!

8:10 am

ivesy3

and ty

8:11 am

jace2011

hey

8:11 am

uusue2

thanks for the hi and ap clues!

8:12 am

rubyfoo

hopeless, taking a break

8:12 am

rubyfoo

ee you later

8:12 am

lynxxx

bye Ruby

8:18 am

uusue2

bye, ruby!

8:34 am

lynxxx

goodnight all

8:54 am

Haz1558

Minveryork is going to have to work hard to get these words woven into a story. Good morning/afternoon all.

9:00 am

EvaNadine

mornin all

9:01 am

Haz1558

Good morning, EvaN.

9:03 am

EvaNadine

::sigh::
dealing with an unreasonable husband this morning. trying to find the right words to make him see hes about to make a big mistake.

9:04 am

Haz1558

Well, from my experience, using the words 'idiot, fool and nincompoop' won't do the trick.

9:06 am

harpjane

morning

9:06 am

Haz1558

Good morning, harpjane.

9:06 am

EvaNadine

his brothers wedding is next weekend. he is very hurt that his brother didnt ask him to be in the wedding, and he is angry that his brother never even spoke to him about why.
now hes saying that not only is he not going to the wedding, but he never wants to speak to him again.

9:07 am

EvaNadine

i know hes only thinking these things out of hurt and anger, but HE thinks he is thinking clearly.

9:07 am

EvaNadine

this is the brother who is like one of his favorite people in the world.

9:07 am

harpjane

dear abby would say go alone if he won't go

9:08 am

Haz1558

Could you get his brother to call him? Explain the situation and see what was behind the decision not to have your husband take part?

9:08 am

viajes

morning all... that is a sad story. any idea why brother did not include him?

9:08 am

harpjane

are there any op words?

9:09 am

Haz1558

Yes, harpjane, think stones.

9:09 am

EvaNadine

i think its already past that point. their mother already knows hubby is very upset + if she cant get brother to call, no one can. plus, i feel its really his brothers decision who he wants to have in his own wedding. sure, you can be hurt about not being included, but to disown him over it is WAY harsh.

9:09 am

Haz1558

Also op4 and plural op5.

9:09 am

EvaNadine

his brother didnt include ANY of the family. so its not like my hubby specifically was left out. the only family included is our nephew, the ring bearer.

9:09 am

harpjane

thanks

9:10 am

Haz1558

Maybe it's just your husband's way of highlighting just how hurt he is.

9:10 am

harpjane

how old are these people eva, and is it his first marriage?

9:10 am

EvaNadine

i know thats what it is, haz. but i feel that a statement like skipping your brothers wedding is very strong + may do irreparable damage.

9:11 am

EvaNadine

harp, my hubby is 34 + his brother is just 24.

9:12 am

Haz1558

I agree, it's going too far to say that he'll never speak to him again, but some talking does need to happen before the wedding if only to reassure your husband that he's not being targeted for exclusion.

9:12 am

harpjane

Go without him if you have to eva, (my two cents worth)

9:13 am

EvaNadine

harp, i plan to. not really concerned about that (though i know that will make hubby extremely upset).
i just dont want to see him ruin this relationship with his brother, and potentially the rest of his family.

9:14 am

Haz1558

Does the bride to be know what's happening?

9:15 am

harpjane

I can think of a lot of reasons why a 24 year old would want a younger person in the wedding.

9:15 am

EvaNadine

i have no idea. honestly, i dont even know if the brother really knows. hubby has been fuming in private for a while. the wedding is just over a week away. i feel like the time to say something has already passed. if someone had brought me something like this right before my wedding, it would have really upset me.

9:16 am

Haz1558

I know, EvaN, I understand how the wedding can take up so much time and energy, but something has to be done, heads have to be knocked together in kindly and non-injuring fashion.

9:17 am

Scrabbler

I don't think that a 24 yr old man knows how important it is to include family members in his wedding party.

9:17 am

EvaNadine

actually, i think his brother DOES generally have his wits about him, and knowing him, i was actually surprised he didnt invite his brothers to be in the wedding.
but in the end, its his wedding, and i think he has the right to invite whoever he wants.

9:18 am

Scrabbler

Your husband needs to understand that this decision makes sense to his young brother.

9:18 am

Scrabbler

I hope your husband can let this go and still celebrate the wedding.

9:19 am

harpjane

In MY family, we're always relieved if we're not asked to take any particular responsibility at a wedding....

9:19 am

Scrabbler

Haha, Jane.

9:19 am

MollyL

I don't get not including brothers in the wedding party. I can see why your husband is upset Eva.

9:20 am

EvaNadine

im trying to get my husband to see that if youre upset about something, you need to either start a conversation about it, or let it go. you cant just let it fester.
and dont act hastily on emotion. something said or done in the heat of the moment can last a lifetime. if he doesnt attend his own brothers wedding, not only could it ruin his relationship with his brother, it will affect the way his entire family sees him. including me.

9:20 am

EvaNadine

unfortunately, when hubby is in this frame of mind, he doesnt get the impact of those things. he just gets into a "screw all of you, then" mentality.

9:21 am

harpjane

but then, we're all church musicians and have an overly bizarre sense of how much work a wedding can be!

9:21 am

Scrabbler

And the wedding isn't about your husband. Not being in the wedding party should not define the relationship of the brothers.

9:21 am

Scrabbler

I want KANGAROO

9:21 am

MollyL

I'll be the lone one out on this and say that I respect your husband's hurt feelings and I can see why he doesn't want to go to the wedding.

9:21 am

Haz1558

It's a difficult situation but you're right to try to stave off a fracturing in relationships. It's usually women who get uptight about weddings.

9:22 am

doxy1lover

any clues for the ha10?

9:22 am

Haz1558

It would be much worse if he hadn't been invited to the wedding at all. Take that as a starting point, your brother in law wants your husband to be there.

9:22 am

crosshair

this is why men only want to know when the wedding is 1 hour away and have the suit sitting on the bed.i have been to a few disaterous family weddings (wife and i had a small one and it was fine)

9:23 am

EvaNadine

molly, i respect his hurt feelings, and i dont think feeling that way is really out of line.
i have an issue with his boycotting the wedding. i think its going to do more damage than he cares to admit. right now, he doesnt care, but i know him and he will in the future.

9:23 am

Scrabbler

Eva, I hope this settles down for you and your husband.

9:23 am

crosshair

i am sorry you are having this wedding nightmare eva:(

9:23 am

EvaNadine

crossy, this time it is a MAN making the fuss!

9:24 am

crosshair

:(

9:24 am

Scrabbler

Peace to all. Life is too short to let emotions trump reason.

9:26 am

crosshair

since it is all about the bride,generally if you go on her cues,it will all be good.like the commercial says"while every ones looking at her,she is looking at you.my father and my sister have not spoken for ten years over her wedding disaster:(

9:26 am

EvaNadine

at this point, i think the best i can do is pray hubby sees the light and decides to go to the wedding.
the second best i can do is pray he doesnt get too upset with me when i get without him.

9:27 am

harpjane

(still waiting for ha 10 )

9:28 am

MollyL

It's pretty extreme to not ask a brother to be in the wedding unless there is already an estrangement, which I assume there is not.

9:28 am

ivesy3

ga 7/52 plz

9:28 am

Scrabbler

Me too, Jane

9:28 am

Haz1558

ha10 - to the saintly ring add the first letters of the first biblical book, finish with consumed food.

9:29 am

doxy1lover

ty haz

9:29 am

Haz1558

Or stick a consumed food ending to the ha7, lighting stuff.

9:29 am

harpjane

or turn something into a light bulb?

9:29 am

Scrabbler

TY

9:29 am

Haz1558

ga7/52 - an aquatic creature? Think Greta and add the ending.

9:30 am

ivesy3

sorry that is waaaay over my head lol

9:30 am

ivesy3

ty though..

9:31 am

Scrabbler

me too

9:31 am

Haz1558

Okay, first three letters of what you do when your throat is sore and you swish liquid around, then what swims with fins etc.

9:31 am

Scrabbler

ty

9:32 am

Haz1558

I was thinking of Greta ***bo, the isolated film star.

9:32 am

harpjane

Oh NOW I get the first clue!

9:32 am

ivesy3

now that i got ! ty haz

9:32 am

EvaNadine

molly, no estrangement really. they dont really spend enough time together, but when they are together, they get along great and really enjoy each others company. his brother helped us move + was one of the first people to call to say congratulations on our new house.
MY brother hasnt even called, emailed, seen the house or offered to help.

9:32 am

ivesy3

ohhhhh greta .... duh now i see

9:32 am

Haz1558

Glad it worked.

9:33 am

harpjane

or imagine if a library lion was a whale....

9:35 am

ivesy3

oh gosh.. plug in mouse died again... i hate mouse on laptop..whine whine whine

9:36 am

crosshair

my i.s.p is being a pain today:(

9:37 am

ivesy3

did u take an aspirin crossy.. mite help ....:)

9:37 am

crosshair

lol,i will give it a shot

9:38 am

Angelsong

hi, all. I know this is not a word, but it could be a Dr Suess gem: Elefish.

9:40 am

viajes

one fish two fish elefish blue fish

9:40 am

PastorJ

How about tefish - an obsession for dyslexics

9:41 am

Scrabbler

I was reading The Cat in the Hat with a kid in the office yesterday. She thought it was silly, which is what Suess intended.

9:41 am

crosshair

for those in the eye biz and know from me over the years that my beloved has vision issues,i finally have the exact identification of the ailment(funny,ten years on and you have to sometimes rip information of of the doctor with a crow bar) it is call chronic cystoid macular oedema and chronic iritis(both eyes)..have to love dr,s

9:41 am

Scrabbler

Aha, Crossy. But no cure, right?

9:42 am

crosshair

seems we have qualified for the last ten years for a tax credit on this and my preparer just told us this this year!

9:42 am

crosshair

none scrabbs,the inflammation in the back of the eye is lessening,but any damage done is forever

9:42 am

Scrabbler

So can you recover $?

9:43 am

crosshair

and the floaters and cell build up will continue

9:43 am

crosshair

we can indeed

9:43 am

Scrabbler

I found a 7 by myself--rare event for me. re7 = element of a chemical reaction.

9:44 am

crosshair

he has a laser and once every year or so will use the sonic? vibration form it to blast cell build up

9:44 am

Scrabbler

Can she see any shadows?

9:45 am

crosshair

her vision is stable at 20/400

9:45 am

crosshair

anything beyond 4 feet is a blur,there is no depth perception when walking

9:46 am

Scrabbler

Does she get around the house ok?

9:46 am

crosshair

her visual field in degrees is 110

9:46 am

crosshair

she does ok,i have things set up well,she cannot use the stove but can do simple things in the microwave

9:47 am

crosshair

and with the invetion of the e-book reader can now read books again

9:47 am

Scrabbler

Well, keep her happy. She is lucky to have you.

9:48 am

crosshair

she can dress,bathe and all of that.she compensates well,of course she will never drive

9:48 am

crosshair

it is my honor to keep her happy:)

9:48 am

Scrabbler

When did she lose vision?

9:48 am

crosshair

the e-book is the biggest breakthrough for her in the last 5 years

9:48 am

crosshair

1992

9:49 am

crosshair

it was a progressive thing

9:49 am

crosshair

and she has 2 glass lenses in her eyes,had cateracts removed in 2004

9:50 am

crosshair

lol,sorry people did not mean to hog the chog on this.just the accurate book identification was a nice thing to finally see

9:50 am

Scrabbler

So she knows what things look like, which is more than for kids born blind. I have a patient, a 7 yr old boy, born blind, and it is heartbreaking for the parents but the older brother adores and guides him.

9:51 am

Scrabbler

It makes me think of that classic question: would you rather be blind or deaf? (if you had to lose a sense)

9:51 am

crosshair

it is and it is not scrabby,because the blind boy knows nothing else.but yes tough for the chiuldren

9:51 am

crosshair

i would rather be deaf

9:52 am

crosshair

easy choice

9:52 am

Scrabbler

Yes, little Ronan knows no other life.

9:52 am

Scrabbler

I agree with that choice, Crossy.

9:52 am

crosshair

he has never seen,green,or yellw,or seen the sky or a tree"green" itself would be a foreign concept

9:53 am

crosshair

it is tougher i think on the parents and the brother than ronan

9:53 am

Scrabbler

So true.

9:54 am

crosshair

if the household treats his lack of sight like a every day usual thing of not much importance,ronan will adapt better.we have several families like this and it is astounding how they get along

9:55 am

crosshair

of course the house must be laid out just so

9:55 am

Scrabbler

At 115/158 I must get ready to spend the afternoon and evening with my late friend's kids. The little one gets home from preschool at noon.

9:55 am

crosshair

at least till bionic eyes become widely available

9:55 am

Scrabbler

Enjoy the day, my friend.

9:56 am

crosshair

tc scrabby

9:56 am

Haz1558

Bye, Scrabbler.

9:56 am

Scrabbler

Bye my Irish lass!

9:56 am

crosshair

we now return you to you original programming and the stewerdess to her original upright position;)

9:57 am

Scrabbler

Haz--a friend and I are pondering a UK trip for next yr. I told her about my UK friends that I need to meet.

9:57 am

Haz1558

Next year being 2013?

9:58 am

Scrabbler

Yep. She has been there twice, most recently 3 or 4 yrs ago, and she wants to bring me to Buttermere. I told her that I have friends all over to meet.

9:59 am

Haz1558

The Lake District (Buttermere) is lovely but you'll not find it difficult to find interesting places to visit and people to meet!

9:59 am

Scrabbler

I will let you know when we get into serious planning. Haz, Liz, Atalante, etc.

9:59 am

Haz1558

Will you be able to fit in a visit to George in Italy?

10:00 am

Scrabbler

Italy will be a separate trip someday.

10:00 am

crosshair

is lizsark still in here? she is on that neat island just off the coast.would be great to stop in there as well scwabby

10:00 am

Haz1558

I'm pretty sure liz is no longer on the island.

10:00 am

Kenny Chuck

Does anybody has today's stats?

10:00 am

Scrabbler

She loved to the Taunton/Somerset region and her photos are stunning.

10:01 am

crosshair

ahh

10:01 am

Scrabbler

Bye!

10:01 am

Haz1558

Bye, Scrabbler.

10:01 am

crosshair

bye scwabby

10:01 am

Erda

Kenny -- Neil's are in Babanon

10:01 am

Haz1558

Kenny, there's a list in Babblers Anonymous and also in Molly's profile. But it's a stinker of a grid!

10:02 am

lbdawger

gm everyone...clue for the ha5.12?

10:03 am

Haz1558

ha5/12 - the hawaiian babblet.

10:03 am

Haz1558

ha plus Spanish cheer

10:03 am

crosshair

ty haz

10:03 am

crosshair

never remember that babblet

10:03 am

lbdawger

ty, Haz. thought i had that already. doh

10:04 am

stevedallas

not a babblet once you have lived there

10:04 am

Haz1558

That's true, steve.

10:04 am

crosshair

well,nothing is a babblet,once you have eaten it,worn it,lived there or whatever steve

10:05 am

stevedallas

very true

10:06 am

crosshair

once you have chased geese around the big hawaiian island,nene is also just a bird word:)

10:08 am

crosshair

of course we could chase a nene around a gaelic cwm and hit him on the head with an etui:) and go to a beach on ha 5/12 and cook him in the ground on a black sand beach:)..lol time for a tea

10:09 am

stevedallas

though never ever use the plural

10:09 am

lbdawger

these 5's are just not wanting me to find them! la5.10 the first one, plz?

10:09 am

Kenny Chuck

The only stats I found in B A were from yesterday. Something is wrong with my computer.

10:09 am

Haz1558

la plus start of Mr Onassis

10:09 am

lbdawger

Haz is my hero!! ty.

10:09 am

crosshair

ty haz

10:10 am

Haz1558

You're welcome, lb, crossy.

10:10 am

Picklesny

morning

10:10 am

lbdawger

Nono and Molly have lists in their profiles. Kenny

10:10 am

Haz1558

Kenny, bear in mind that there were 273 words yesterday and the same number today.

10:11 am

Picklesny

no lickety:(

10:11 am

Haz1558

So, just check that you're not seeing today's list and thinking it's for yesterday.

10:11 am

EvaNadine

::whew::
i think i may have talked hubby into going to the wedding.
basically got him to talk to me + say all the things i knew he was feeling. he started talking about all the GOOD stuff that makes him happy, and now that hes gotten it out of his system, i think he may be resigned to go...

10:11 am

lbdawger

today's list starts out with aa4.5, Kenny

10:11 am

Haz1558

Well done, EvaN. I'll be happy to recommend you for a diploma for diplomacy.

10:12 am

EvaNadine

heh, i dunno about that, but i DO know my hubby pretty well. i know sometimes he just needs to work through his emotions -- and even though *I* can tell how hes really feeling, sometimes *he* doesnt know until he has to work through them.

10:13 am

Haz1558

It's good he can talk to you and well done for listening to him. That's important.

10:14 am

EvaNadine

its easier to listen when we chat online. he cant notice my multi-tasking or me sighing or rolling my eyes when he comes to a realization that ive known forever...heh

10:15 am

Kenny Chuck

How do I find Nono and Molly?

10:15 am

Picklesny

Good Marriage is not for slackers!

10:15 am

Haz1558

Go to 'who's online' and click on either of their profiles.

10:16 am

Kenny Chuck

Thanks

10:16 am

Haz1558

Or if they're not online, go to Rankings, do control F and type in their name.

10:17 am

EvaNadine

i bite my tongue so often to work for a good marriage. pick your battles. :)

10:18 am

Picklesny

Amen Eva!

10:18 am

EvaNadine

i say this as someone who has only been married for a year + a half...heh
soon i will have a hole through my tongue. ;)

10:19 am

Picklesny

fore

10:20 am

Haz1558

It'll be 30 years this year for us and we continue to live with two bears in the house (as advised by my father years ago) Bear and forbear.

10:20 am

Picklesny

sorry. pb but i've been married 26 years and i think it goes better if you don't have unrealistic expectations

10:22 am

lbdawger

good marriages take a lot of work. lots of talking and listening! compromise and patience

10:22 am

Haz1558

And laughter, lots of laughter.

10:23 am

rururocks

being married is not for sissies.. that's for sure

10:23 am

lbdawger

oh yes, lots of laughter!!

10:23 am

Picklesny

That is common that our arguements end in either a simple i'm sorry or in laughter or both

10:24 am

Haz1558

Hello, ruru.

10:24 am

rururocks

*waves to Haz*

10:25 am

Haz1558

*waving back* How are you? Apart from not being a sissy?

10:26 am

rururocks

I'm fine thank you...

10:26 am

Haz1558

And your knees?

10:26 am

EvaNadine

my only expectation is that he will constantly surprise me with how out-of-touch with reality he is.

usually thats refreshing and wonderful. but sometimes it is frustrating and makes me want to punch him in the throat.
:)

10:27 am

rururocks

well... my knees are another story

10:28 am

Haz1558

Yes, I thought so. But you're going to get them sorted soon, aren't you?

10:28 am

rururocks

yes

10:28 am

Picklesny

phantom: eagle and angle

10:29 am

crosshair

lol eva,pick you battles indeed.i am 19 years in and can tell you it is better and more harmonious to give up the odd battle,cause it is a long,long ,long war and when she is not happy,you are not happy:)

10:29 am

lbdawger

last pa5.12?

10:29 am

Haz1558

pa5/12 - a vowel short of the shortened jail sentence

10:30 am

crosshair

eventually you learn what is worth wasting your energy on:)

10:31 am

lbdawger

i miss lickety, his list alphabetises them in the right order! urgh!! had that one need the one after the french city.

10:31 am

Picklesny

also phantom: tangle

10:31 am

rururocks

you're not helping pickles

10:31 am

Haz1558

That is the one after the French city.

10:32 am

Picklesny

sorry, i'll stop. i can't evacuate it from my brain until i share

10:32 am

lbdawger

i thin i need a break, sort out my list and attempt again with fresher brain. ty for all your help, Haz

10:33 am

rururocks

lbd you 've been watching too much I Love Lucy

10:33 am

Haz1558

No problem, lb, it's a tricky one today.

10:33 am

lbdawger

lol ru. just caught my typo.

10:34 am

lbdawger

biab, fresh coffee should help...right?

10:34 am

crosshair

this grid is so evil,i do not know whether to drive a wooden stake through my monitor or sprinkle it with holy water

10:34 am

rururocks

it seems to be helping me lbd

10:34 am

Haz1558

It's comforting to think so, lb.

10:34 am

Picklesny

lol, crossy

10:36 am

flosey

good morning everyone

10:37 am

Haz1558

Good morning, flosey.

10:38 am

crosshair

howdy flosey

10:40 am

crosshair

lo 5/14= there is a airport by this name and also a movie called lo**** run(good old time sf movie btw)

10:41 am

Flask1

Hi everyone! I take it there is no list today??

10:41 am

amelu0218

michael york? was he in that, crossy?

10:41 am

crosshair

molly has one

10:41 am

crosshair

i cannot remember now amelu

10:41 am

amelu0218

sorry, just popped in my head....

10:41 am

phaeton

I'm in the grid!!

10:41 am

amelu0218

:o)

10:41 am

Haz1558

Hello, Flask, in molly and Nono's profile and also in BabAnon.

10:41 am

crosshair

yaa for phae!

10:41 am

Flask1

273 yesterday....and the same today??

10:42 am

rururocks

273 tomorrow too

10:42 am

Haz1558

I know, what are the chances?

10:42 am

crosshair

and of course it is a proper word ty phae

10:42 am

Flask1

Hi Haz, how are you? Do you have any snow?

10:43 am

Flask1

Well it totally confused me!!

10:43 am

Haz1558

We're having little skiffs and flurries but nothing is lying, thank goodness.

10:44 am

amelu0218

LOL! We use little skiffs to tool around the bayou in.

10:44 am

Haz1558

What about yourself, Flask? The forecast wasn't great.

10:44 am

welsh bookworm

hi there, chilly but sun shining here thank goodness :D

10:44 am

Flask1

Its never stopped here since 8 o'clock this morning, but its not lying.....thank goodness!!

10:44 am

crosshair

do not think you get skiff of snow on the bayou amelu:)

10:45 am

crosshair

now you got me hungering for a lobster shrimp boil southern style

10:46 am

crosshair

crossys mind cross-connects like that:))

10:46 am

flosey

does anyone have a clue for to8 please?

10:47 am

Haz1558

In this context, skiff comes from the Scots skiff 'to move lightly barely touching the surface'.

10:47 am

Haz1558

to8 - being accepting of another's point of view

10:47 am

flosey

thanks Haz

10:47 am

crosshair

ty haz

10:48 am

Haz1558

You're welcome.

10:48 am

amelu0218

yup, that's pretty much what a skiff is here, surface being water...

10:50 am

crosshair

we have a small local boat here amelu know as the "watts skiff" was very popular with the fishermen right untill the 20,s or so

10:51 am

crosshair

a shallow draught boat often fitted with one sail and a small rudder

10:51 am

crosshair

done east coast "dory" style sometimes

10:52 am

crosshair

lol,crossy shuts up and goes back to his tea and the grid

10:53 am

amelu0218

and, yes, tyvm haz. our skiff is actually a john boat... I googled your's, crossy, much different...

10:53 am

flosey

better run, meeting at 10: bbl

10:53 am

amelu0218

prettier, tho.

10:54 am

rururocks

is a John Boat a watercraft for prostitutes?

10:54 am

Haz1558

It must be so difficult for non-English speakers when we use the same word to mean different things.

10:55 am

Dorens

have often thought about that, haz. Being someone who learns other languages fairly easily (russian for one), I think that learning English must be one of the most difficult.

10:55 am

crosshair

they say english is one of the tougher languages to learn

10:55 am

amelu0218

LOL @ ruru! :o) only if it's used to get the prostitute from the river bank to the houseboat.

10:55 am

Dorens

and spanish the easiest

10:56 am

Flask1

clue for ha10 please?

10:56 am

Haz1558

I agree, Dorens. It's just not logical when compared with French or German.

10:56 am

rururocks

gives one a whole new meaning to Take me to The RIver..

10:56 am

Haz1558

Flask, if you have the ha7, add 'consumed food' to the ending.

10:56 am

Dorens

and soooo many different spellings to produce the same sound (french does have it's share of that, but not close to ours)

10:56 am

amelu0218

not incandescent + having consumed, flask

10:57 am

crosshair

and it is now time for crossys quote of the day!!!

10:57 am

crosshair

"Once he had one leg in the White House and the nation trembled under his roars. Now he is a tinpot pope in the Coca-Cola belt and a brother to the forlorn pastors who belabor halfwits in galvanized iron tabernacles behind the railroad yards." - H. L. Mencken, writing of William Jennings Bryan, counsel for the supporters of Tennessee's anti-evolution law at the Scopes "Monkey Trial" in 1925.

10:59 am

Flask1

thanks folks...got it!

11:00 am

Haz1558

Glad you got it, Flask.

11:00 am

MollyL

<---Now has Talking Heads playing in the brain track

11:01 am

Erda

I have a Mencken one that is SO apt when applied to the current crop of Republican clowns: "As democracy is perfected, the office of the president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron."

11:03 am

Haz1558

It doesn't say much for his opinion of Americans, does it?

11:04 am

Erda

Not ALL Americans

11:05 am

Haz1558

Just the stupid ones who clearly don't deserve a vote. Is that what he's saying or is my interpretation incorrect?

11:06 am

Erda

You are over-interpreting. He was just being clever.

11:07 am

Erda

Besides, we DID have a moron in the White House, once or twice.

11:09 am

Flask1

clue for an8please?

11:09 am

Haz1558

an8 - consumer of insects

11:10 am

Flask1

ty Haz!

11:10 am

Haz1558

You're welcome.

11:11 am

Judi

Howdy, all. Aww gee. We're one O short of a kangaroo.

11:11 am

Haz1558

Hello, Judi.

11:12 am

dianedecoder

and a phantom orphan

11:13 am

Haz1558

Hello, diane.

11:13 am

dianedecoder

good morning/afternoon, everyone !

11:13 am

dianedecoder

Hi, Haz

11:14 am

dianedecoder

Love your cup, saucer etc. ! I love china !

11:15 am

Haz1558

They're pretty, aren't they? I bought them online last year from a website called everythingstopsfortea.

11:16 am

Haz1558

It's Royal Doulton 'Full blown roses'.

11:16 am

dianedecoder

I have royal albert American beauty rose... and some treasured Limoges and I must put up my German porcelain hot choc set.... is that the general theme for today?

11:17 am

Haz1558

No, the themes have kind of gone by the board since so few people were doing them. I've just put this up because it's pretty.

11:18 am

dianedecoder

I'll do the same :-)

11:18 am

Haz1558

I used to have my dog's photo up but when she died I decided I needed to change.

11:19 am

Flask1

Have you thought of getting another dog yet, Haz?

11:20 am

Haz1558

We've talked about it, Flask, but husband is much more reluctant than I'd expected. He found Spangle's death very difficult to cope with. I'm hoping he'll come round to the idea.

11:20 am

spellit

Hi All!

11:21 am

Flask1

Oh am sorry to hear that Haz!

11:21 am

uusue2

hi again all!

11:21 am

Haz1558

Goodness, spellit! How are you?

11:21 am

Haz1558

Hello, uusue.

11:21 am

spellit

Fine thanks Hazel - enjoying married life in a quiet Hampshire village

11:22 am

Haz1558

Lovely, glad to know that married life is agreeing with you.

11:23 am

spellit

Coming up to our first wedding anniversary soon - how time flies

11:23 am

Haz1558

The grandchildren all well? Wasn't Millie your little granddaughter who used to appear in your profile?

11:24 am

spellit

We have 4 of Jane's here today, then 5 of mine for Easter including Millie!

11:24 am

spellit

I need to update my profile and photo

11:24 am

Haz1558

That's great, I'm so pleased for you.

11:25 am

Haz1558

Have you been babbling in silence all along or did you take a break?

11:26 am

spellit

I took a break as we were out visiting a lot, but I can't really kick the habit

11:26 am

Haz1558

It kind of gets a hold of you, doesn't it?

11:27 am

flosey

back again - meeting delayed due to ferry delay

11:27 am

spellit

Not too keen on these 273 ones though

11:27 am

Haz1558

This particular 273 one is a stinker.

11:27 am

Haz1558

Hello again, flosey.

11:28 am

flosey

I agree Haz

11:28 am

uusue2

hi flosey!

11:28 am

spellit

See the old faithful volcano is still with us!

11:28 am

flosey

yes, old faithful babblet

11:29 am

Haz1558

Yes, it's kind of comforting that the old faithfuls still appear - a bit like babblers!

11:29 am

spellit

Off to get some tea now so back later - bye all

11:30 am

Judi

I found several words that aren't accepted. Spangle is almost in the grid, Haz. As is Pangea, Anglo, Pharo, etc. etc.

11:30 am

Haz1558

Bye, spellit, lovely to see you again.

11:30 am

Haz1558

You're right, Judi, lots of almost words.

11:30 am

uusue2

hi judi!

11:31 am

uusue2

also Frango (for those who remember Marshall Fields)

11:31 am

periwinkle

ty for an8,help with other 8'sand the 10 pls

11:31 am

Judi

And I apologize for being so little help with those "almost" words.

11:31 am

uusue2

and anything ending in -gle, which I keep finding (tangle, angle, and so on)

11:32 am

uusue2

ha10/91 builds on ha7/40, a type of light bulb

11:32 am

Haz1558

to8 - understanding of other's point of view

11:32 am

uusue2

or: ha7 = angel head ornament + ladies and ***tlemen

11:33 am

uusue2

then add "consumed" for the 10

11:33 am

Haz1558

pa8/45 - alternative spelling of mental condition where you're convinced 'they're out to get me'

11:33 am

crosshair

ty fo the ha,s suze

11:33 am

uusue2

hi8/55 is Japanese writing, not sure how to clue it by spelling

11:34 am

periwinkle

ty looking

11:34 am

uusue2

thanks for the pa8, haz!

11:34 am

periwinkle

gotthe ha10 ty

11:34 am

Haz1558

hi8/55 - hi plus a cloth in tatters, Siam governess minus a consonant.

11:35 am

Haz1558

Or hi plus a well worn cloth (three) then the ending of the yellow bendy fruit.

11:35 am

crosshair

ty for the pa 8 haz

11:35 am

Haz1558

You're welcome.

11:36 am

dianedecoder

thanks for the pa 8 Haz

11:37 am

Haz1558

You're welcome, diane.

11:37 am

Haz1558

I was saying earlier on that Minveryork is going to have to be extra creative to get some of these words woven into her clue story.

11:38 am

crosshair

ty for the hi 8 haz

11:39 am

Judi

Yes. Those were all tongue twisters. Not to mention brain-bending.

11:43 am

Judi

I watched a documentary on the Austrailian invasion by Cain Toads the other night. What a mess!

11:44 am

Haz1558

When did it happen? The invasion, I mean.

11:45 am

Haz1558

They're not very decorative, that's for sure.

11:47 am

Judi

Not sure when the doc was filmed, Haz. I believe it's still on-going. Darwin was the last stronghold. They had a tactical perimeter set up. Volunteers going out at night and catching thousands of toads. Then they bag them up and throw them in the freezer. Once the toad is dead, apparently the venom is no longer hazardous. On a positive note, the are turning the dead toads into fertilizer!

11:47 am

lbdawger

tadone!! finito! monkeys are weary and brain is mush.

11:47 am

Picklesny

TY to ever talked about pinterest. Just blew the better part of an hour setting it up

11:47 am

Haz1558

I feel your pain, lb. Well done!

11:48 am

lbdawger

special delivering truffles and triffles for all your help and patience, Haz

11:49 am

Haz1558

Thank you very much, lb!

11:49 am

lbdawger

must go now and relax in my kitchen...time to make lunch. HAGD everyone

11:49 am

Judi

The toads were introduced (imported from Central America) in the late 30's to erradiate the sugar cane beetles. Turns out, the toads ate everything BUT the sugar cane beetles and turned out to be toxic to all predators. A wee squirt of venom can kill eve a large croc.

11:50 am

Judi

*erradicate*

11:50 am

Haz1558

Oh dear, somebody didn't do the research.

11:50 am

Erda

eradicate

11:50 am

Judi

Pardon my wonky spelling.

11:51 am

Erda

Every time someone corrected my spelling, it was correct forever -- so I do it now and then

11:53 am

Judi

No, it was and still is an environmental disaster. The poor Aussies have endured more than their fair sh5 of plagues. Sugar cane beetles, rabbits...

11:55 am

Haz1558

If only the rabbits could eat the beetles.

11:57 am

bichon

crossy, I saw a picture of beautiful Georgian Bay in the Sierra Club Magazine

11:57 am

rururocks

Paul Mcartney is in horror right now Haz

11:57 am

Judi

They are working on a biological concoction that is being designed to prevent the tadpoles from developing into toads. At the time of filming, they said a solution was a decade away. Ultimately, they will be spraying the swamps, billabongs and other areas where the toads procreate.

11:58 am

Haz1558

I know, they're herbivores, aren't they?

11:59 am

bichon

hint for the 10 pls

11:59 am

Judi

Even the tadpoles are toxic. The toads eat insects, worms, smaller animals and lizards. They even cannibalize other toads.

12:00 pm

Judi

Really is the super toad from hell.

12:01 pm

Haz1558

bichon, ha10 works from ha7/40 - think bright light

12:02 pm

Judi

Okay. Enough environmental horror stories. I'm off to run an errand. See you fabulous humans tomorrow! *POOF*

12:02 pm

Haz1558

Bye, Judi, watch out for the toads!

12:03 pm

Anne38

clue for last ag 6/ 24please

12:03 pm

crosshair

YAAAA! LAST CAR PAYMENT FOR CROSSY TODAY! FREE! I AM FREE! crossy does happy dance http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUQX2B6
7KL4

12:03 pm

Haz1558

ag6/24 - ag and almost backwards volcano babblet.

12:04 pm

bichon

tyvm Haz

12:04 pm

Haz1558

or place an insect in a vowel sandwich

12:05 pm

Haz1558

Okay, off I go to the kitchen. I'll not say 'enjoy the grid' in case you think I'm being sarcastic! But have a good day, anyway. Bye!

12:06 pm

Anne38

clue for last ag 6 please

12:07 pm

crosshair

crossy dances cause no one is watching:)

12:08 pm

Erda

AG + what Nathaniel Hawthorne's mother probably called him

12:09 pm

rubyfoo

hello everybody

12:09 pm

rubyfoo

nice clue, erda, ty

12:10 pm

rubyfoo

12:10 pm

Erda

YW ruby

12:14 pm

EvaNadine

hey, do y'all remember back like 7 minutes ago when we all saw Crossy dancing + were struck speechless??

12:17 pm

gramma

Hi all

12:18 pm

gramma

Is there a list insomebody's profile?

12:18 pm

Erda

Neil's in Babanon

12:18 pm

doseffing

... I'm using Bab Anon ... ... but it's still really hard work ...

12:18 pm

gramma

ty

12:19 pm

Erda

Best that can be done under the circumstances, doseffing...

12:20 pm

doseffing

... I'm getting too obsessive about this one ... I've put off the grocery shopping twice already ..

12:21 pm

Erda

"Obsessive" should be the name of this game...

12:21 pm

doseffing

... true

12:25 pm

periwinkle

still need pa8 and hi8 did not get previous clues

12:26 pm

crosshair

crossy is tablet babbling..the computer just caught fire on me..thing is now on the font lawn in a water filled ditch:-(

12:26 pm

MollyL

Pa8 will destroy ya...different second to last vowel

12:27 pm

periwinkle

ty Molly

12:27 pm

periwinkle

good clue

12:27 pm

periwinkle

tough grid

12:29 pm

MollyL

hi8...short for hello + old cloth used for cleaning + the lady with the King of Siam, only one consonant in the middle

12:29 pm

periwinkle

ty so much Molls

12:29 pm

periwinkle

never would have found that one

12:30 pm

MollyL

: )

12:31 pm

periwinkle

bbl

12:40 pm

Aloyisius

so sorry about your computer, crossy! :-(

12:40 pm

Aloyisius

Hi Babblers

12:47 pm

sammysmom

hi all

12:48 pm

Aloyisius

hi sammys.. mighty quiet in the chat room

12:49 pm

uusue2

yay for crossy's car, and boo for crossy's computer!!

12:50 pm

Aloyisius

hi sue.. I logged on to see the computer caught fire.. what about the car?

12:54 pm

sammysmom

yay cross......... i remember what a great feeling it is

12:54 pm

redturtlehead

crossy what happened?

12:56 pm

Aloyisius

bbs.. laundry .. still 124 to find

12:58 pm

hootowl

His cmp burned and he made his last car payment!

12:59 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I am giving myself till 2:10 EST to be here.

1:00 pm

hootowl

wuse move - it's a killer!

1:01 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Wuse ?

1:02 pm

hootowl

w i s e ok?

1:02 pm

Kaplan the Magne

You're a wuse old owl.

1:02 pm

Roses6

found f 6/33! very appropriate word for this grid!

1:03 pm

hootowl

got it in one

1:04 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Phantom pharoah.

1:05 pm

amelu0218

dang! omar is in the grid again. He was hiding well!

1:09 pm

wvteach

who has a list today

1:10 pm

flosey

there's a list in babanon teach

1:10 pm

Erda

Neil -- in Bab Anon

1:10 pm

amelu0218

molly has one

1:11 pm

flosey

and hello again - in and out today

1:11 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I just past my allotted time.

1:11 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Passed.

1:12 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Just before I go--health item in the news today to clarify dementia vs. forgetfulness.

1:12 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Forgetting your keys- forgetfulness.

1:12 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Forgetting what your keys are for- dementia.

1:12 pm

Roses6

thanks kap, good to know!

1:13 pm

Kaplan the Magne

In case you were worried.

1:13 pm

Kaplan the Magne

ren

1:13 pm

Kaplan the Magne

re

1:14 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Typing words in chog- not dementia.

1:14 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Not knowing how you got to chog-dementia.

1:24 pm

Aloyisius

back, laundry all done.. now to find some words like that f6 Roses mentioned

1:25 pm

Aloyisius

found an fo6

1:28 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

greetings on a chilly afternoon in Michigan

1:28 pm

Aloyisius

hi BDG

1:29 pm

poodletoes

HI everyone - back after a long time. almost forget how to play

1:30 pm

sammysmom

sp 7/32 ??

1:30 pm

Aloyisius

wb poodle!

1:31 pm

sammysmom

welcome back poodle from a fellow ohioan

1:31 pm

doseffing

... the second one is the following sp5 without its last vowel ... plus picnic bugs

1:31 pm

doseffing

... haven't got the first one yet...

1:31 pm

poodletoes

thanks everyone

1:32 pm

Aloyisius

ty doseff.. got it

1:33 pm

Aloyisius

not on the list yet, so I think I got it.. singular picnic pest at the end

1:34 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

kangaret, is not a word!

1:34 pm

Aloyisius

should be, sounds great

1:34 pm

doseffing

... ya can't smoke 'em so they don't count ...

1:35 pm

doseffing

... getting sillier

1:36 pm

Aloyisius

anglo just counts as a prefix, sigh

1:44 pm

stidmama

hey all, up to 99, put the dog outside because he was being really really obnoxious. Now I feel like a really bad doggy mama. *sigh*

1:45 pm

poodletoes

aw, poor puppy

1:45 pm

Aloyisius

howdy stid.. maybe the dog was acting up because he wanted to go outside!

1:46 pm

stidmama

he's acting up because the brand-new budgies have been really bizarre this morning, fluttering around and almost deliberately planting themselves in front of him on the floor. I am going to be nervous every time they are out of cage until their wing feather grow back.

1:46 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

maybe doggie saw a word in the grid that you didn't see, and was trying to tell you!

1:46 pm

doseffing

... long time ago there was a movie with Jack Lemmon titled "How to Murder Your Wife" ... ... he murdered his wife by sticking her in the machine that produced the gl4/7 ... that is where I would like to stick the author of today's grid ... ... must take a break ...

1:46 pm

stidmama

that IS a possibility, gwen!

1:47 pm

stidmama

there, there, doseffing... LOL

1:47 pm

stidmama

oooh! found an 8!!!

1:48 pm

Aloyisius

wtg, stid

1:48 pm

Anniebrook

what does the 20 start with? and Hi!

1:48 pm

stidmama

20???? you mean ten I hope...

1:48 pm

Aloyisius

hi there Annie

1:48 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

20? <perk!>

1:49 pm

stidmama

:-) I don't have the ten yet, though annie

1:49 pm

Anniebrook

LOL, silly me...I meant the 10..as if that isnt enough letterse

1:49 pm

Anniebrook

*letters

1:49 pm

stidmama

we're all struggling with typoese today, methinks

1:49 pm

Anniebrook

HiStid and Aloy

1:50 pm

Aloyisius

don't have a 10 Annie, sorry

1:50 pm

stidmama

"harelot" = naughty bunny...

1:50 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i only have three 7s

1:50 pm

Aloyisius

lol, good one stid

1:50 pm

gemini_J13

ha 10/91

1:50 pm

stidmama

I have ZERO 7s so far

1:50 pm

Aloyisius

I have 2 7's

1:51 pm

Anniebrook

I have one 7, one 8 and not a 10

1:51 pm

Aloyisius

ty gemini.. looking

1:51 pm

stidmama

oooh. thanks gemini!

1:51 pm

gemini_J13

yw

1:52 pm

Aloyisius

wahoo, found it!

1:52 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

ty gemini, if i find it i'll faint lol

1:53 pm

stidmama

you're speedy, aloyisius!

1:53 pm

Anniebrook

clue, clue, clue....please

1:53 pm

Aloyisius

saw the gas and went from there

1:53 pm

Aloyisius

start with what is over an angel's head

1:54 pm

Aloyisius

then go to the abbr. for a high ranking military man

1:54 pm

Aloyisius

and end with the pt of ingest

1:54 pm

stidmama

woot!!! GOT IT!!! was working on the same idea, aloyisius, just a little slower. Did I mention "THE GIRLFRIEND" is here also? *sigh* teenagers. *double mama sigh*

1:54 pm

Anniebrook

got the ha7, thanks

1:54 pm

Aloyisius

wtg stid and Annie

1:55 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

<Kfainted!>

1:55 pm

Anniebrook

now I have the ha 10, thanks Aloy

1:55 pm

stidmama

I have 1-2-3 words now! *proud mama look*

1:55 pm

Aloyisius

(-: yay

1:55 pm

Aloyisius

.. passes smelling salts to BDG

1:55 pm

Anniebrook

*puts smelling salts under Book;s nose*

1:55 pm

Aloyisius

lol Annie

1:56 pm

Anniebrook

We revived her Aloy

1:56 pm

stidmama

ah, beauty contest word!

1:56 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

mmmmm-MEH!

1:56 pm

Aloyisius

and don't forget the big blood vessel/s

1:56 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

thanks, buds, that was close

1:56 pm

Aloyisius

phew

1:57 pm

stidmama

thanks Aloyisius, I ALWAYS have to ask for help on those!

1:57 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

suddenly i realize those were the ligh bulbs they had in the cartop signs back when i was a humble pizza carrier

1:57 pm

uusue2

hi again all!

1:57 pm

uusue2

stid, gwen, aloy, nice to see you all! And annie!

1:57 pm

Aloyisius

yw.. vowel words are harder for me to see too.. wb, sue

1:58 pm

Anniebrook

hi sue :)

1:58 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

howdee UU Sue!

1:58 pm

stidmama

hey sue! I did a poem on "far infrared" for today. I think it's not very good, but I am learning SO MUCH about science with this project!

1:58 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

have you heard the lates UU joke?

1:58 pm

uusue2

nice, stid! I've been following your blog, so will probably read it tonight.

1:58 pm

uusue2

ooh, tell me, gwen!

1:58 pm

stidmama

go for it, gwen!

1:59 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

okay, so there's a real estate agent trying to sell a little country church. he is showing it to all sorts of religious folks, ministers, pastors, etc . . .

2:00 pm

stidmama

*waiting*

2:00 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

. . . one day he is showing it to a reverend gentleman, and the client asks, how many will it seat? the estate agent pauses, not wanting to offend, and says . . .

2:00 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

. . . well, if you're a baptist, about 200, or if you're a unitarian, about 75

2:01 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

(rimshot!)

2:01 pm

MollyL

Bah-dum-ching!

2:02 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

oh, dear, now i'm wondering if i have to explain it . . . lol

2:02 pm

Aloyisius

umm, does that imply that Unitarians eat more than baptists?.. sorry.. I am dense

2:02 pm

uusue2

I'm sure I will get it eventually, gwen...

2:03 pm

stidmama

rofl @ gwen's joke

2:03 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

the stereotypical unitarian is prickly and distant, thus they do not sit close together . . .

2:03 pm

stidmama

unitarian = uni (single, solitary)....

2:03 pm

Aloyisius

ah! ty Gwen

2:03 pm

uusue2

ah, that was a stereotype with which I was not familiar

2:03 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

of course i am a universalist, not all that prickly 8-D

2:04 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

okay, i got a better one (she says hopefully):

2:04 pm

uusue2

we had a lot of light bulb jokes at our April Fools service but I don't remember them well enough to reproduce

2:04 pm

stidmama

gwen is a cuddly UU! *silly mama grin*

2:04 pm

Aloyisius

wish I could remember jokes..

2:04 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

gonna copy this one right out of my book y'all . . . okay, here i go

2:05 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

Once upon a future time, the Starship Uniprise was crossing over the Bible Belt into the Fundamentalist Zone to respond to a distress call from a UU Association outpost. "Spock, what can you tell me about these people?" Kirk demanded. . . .

2:05 pm

stidmama

aloyisius, make one up! Like this: what do you get when you cross a teenager?

ANGST!

2:06 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

. . . "The library computer has little information, Captain," Spock replied. "Logically, however, we may deduce from their name, 'Unitarian Universalist,' that since 'Unitarian' means one, and 'Universalist' means everything, that these people believe in one of everything."

2:06 pm

stidmama

rofl gwen!

2:06 pm

uusue2

very cute, gwen!

2:06 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

ty stid 8-)

2:06 pm

Aloyisius

LOL.. got that one!

2:07 pm

uusue2

and then there is the one about why there are no UUs in heaven -

2:07 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

do tell

2:07 pm

uusue2

apparently there is a fork in the road to heaven, with a sign - one way says "To Heaven". The other way says "To a Discussion about Heaven".

2:07 pm

uusue2

You can guess where all the UUs are :-)

2:08 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

oh ar!

2:08 pm

stidmama

*giggle @ sue*

2:12 pm

Aloyisius

my son and dil have started going to unitarian services and enjoy them very much.. now I'll have to ask them if it is uu or just u

2:12 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

(more better jokes here) http://www.gwenfoss.com/bookdetails.as
p?book=222

2:12 pm

HarryHood

hi hi

2:12 pm

HarryHood

150 left

2:12 pm

stidmama

good afternoon harry!

2:12 pm

Aloyisius

hi Harry

2:12 pm

HarryHood

hi stid. slow going on this grid

2:12 pm

HarryHood

hallo aloy

2:13 pm

HarryHood

still missing the top row and right hand O

2:13 pm

stidmama

The U and the U joined forces back in the 50s, I think...

2:13 pm

stidmama

brb

2:13 pm

HarryHood

sorry to interrupt the UU discussion

2:13 pm

Aloyisius

cowboy movie for the top o

2:13 pm

HarryHood

ty aloy :)

2:13 pm

HarryHood

got both :)

2:14 pm

uusue2

hi harry!

2:14 pm

Aloyisius

and a strange word for the right hand one.. like the talk show host with her own channel, minus a consonant in the word

2:14 pm

Aloyisius

ooh.. I didn't get the other one from the top o, Harry

2:15 pm

HarryHood

ty!

2:15 pm

Aloyisius

now I did.. lol

2:15 pm

uusue2

ah, thanks for the o, aloy!

2:15 pm

HarryHood

nbt!

2:15 pm

uusue2

now I am just over half way, maybe I should finish my 3:30 lecture...

2:15 pm

Aloyisius

yvw Annie

2:15 pm

Aloyisius

am hitting a wall with 90 left, eek

2:15 pm

uusue2

...but before that I give you one more UU light bulb joke:

2:16 pm

uusue2

How many Unitarian Universalists does it take to change a light bulb?
We choose not to make a statement either in favor of or against the light bulb. However, if you have found in your own journey that light bulbs work for you, that is fine. You are invited to write a poem or compose a modern dance about your personal relationship with your light bulb and present it next month at our annual light bulb Sunday service in which we will explore a number of light bulb traditions, including incandescent, fluorescent, three- way, long-life, and tinted, all of which are equally valid paths to luminescence.

2:16 pm

stidmama

might be nice to be prepared, sue! LOL

2:16 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

oh dear lol

2:16 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

go ahead

2:16 pm

stidmama

rofl sue

2:16 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i love it!

2:16 pm

Aloyisius

good one!

2:16 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

(to be honest, that one is already in captivity on my puter, tho)

2:16 pm

HarryHood

tinted! I'm ok with all those light bulbs, but I'd NEVER let a TINTED one in MY HOUSE

2:17 pm

uusue2

Yes, it has been around for a while :-)

2:17 pm

HarryHood

ugh I need a nap

2:17 pm

uusue2

and of course it predates the new LED option...

2:17 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i have all but one smart fluorescent, and the other one is a LED-bulb

2:18 pm

stidmama

LED-users are the most-recent to receive illumination... *assumes lotus position*

2:18 pm

Aloyisius

former pres in the grid, but his name won't work

2:19 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

eisenhower?

2:19 pm

Aloyisius

Ronny

2:19 pm

Anniebrook

reagan?

2:19 pm

stidmama

bush, washington, nixon...

2:19 pm

stidmama

oh! well found, annie!

2:19 pm

Aloyisius

ding ding, Annie saw it

2:19 pm

stidmama

and aloyisius

2:20 pm

Anniebrook

*curtsies*

2:21 pm

Aloyisius

missed the holy book plural

2:21 pm

uusue2

Frango (mints) are also in the grid, and also not accepted

2:21 pm

Aloyisius

never had them, sue

2:22 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

client calls, gotta run *poink*

2:22 pm

Aloyisius

first name of a Cath. univ also no good

2:22 pm

uusue2

they were a specialty of (the late) Marshall Field's (Chicago department store bought out by Macy's)

2:22 pm

HarryHood

I've had enough for now. bye!

2:22 pm

Anniebrook

notre

2:22 pm

Aloyisius

yup

2:22 pm

uusue2

they made a Frango mint liqueur that was wonderful...

2:22 pm

uusue2

bye harry!

2:22 pm

Aloyisius

bye, Harry

2:23 pm

Anniebrook

bye Harry

2:23 pm

uusue2

and I had missed the holy book, thanks!

2:23 pm

Aloyisius

yvw sue

2:24 pm

Aloyisius

holy cow, I missed the volcano!

2:24 pm

bichon

I was wondering which holy book? Got it now

2:24 pm

Aloyisius

... serious sign of Babble blindness

2:24 pm

stidmama

later gwen

2:24 pm

stidmama

later harry

2:24 pm

bichon

I first looked for Koran

2:25 pm

stidmama

there is a te 6 that looks like a type of angel?

2:25 pm

Aloyisius

h'mm

2:26 pm

Aloyisius

seraphim, forgot types of angels

2:27 pm

Aloyisius

karo as in syrup, getting desparate here.. may have to go to the list a bit early

2:28 pm

stidmama

take off the plural ending (two letters) of the angel you named, aloyisius, and then change that first letter

2:28 pm

stidmama

apparently it's a household god

2:28 pm

Anniebrook

thanks!!! Stid

2:29 pm

Aloyisius

wow.. tyvm stid

2:31 pm

Aloyisius

pi4.6, how you can get some birds to come out in view

2:31 pm

bichon

stats for the right most column pls,

2:32 pm

stidmama

down to 109... I want to get down to 100 today...

2:32 pm

bichon

sorry for the o in that column

2:32 pm

Aloyisius

op4.6 and pl

2:32 pm

mcurlschool

stiddy!!!!!

2:33 pm

bichon

ty Aloy

2:33 pm

stidmama

hey mcurl! how's vacation going for you? I am not doing half the things on my to-do list (might be the lack of sunlight today)

2:33 pm

Aloyisius

yw, also op4.5

2:34 pm

Aloyisius

still missing one from that o

2:34 pm

mcurlschool

same here! spent yesterday with Laura and Paige--it was a beautiful day for our little outing!

2:34 pm

stidmama

:-) LOVE being able to be indolent and still have time to make supper.

2:34 pm

stidmama

brb

2:34 pm

stidmama

phone

2:40 pm

Aloyisius

phantom: elegant

2:41 pm

uusue2

hi mcurl!

2:41 pm

mcurlschool

hi uu

2:41 pm

uusue2

(3:30 lecture is done)

2:42 pm

Anniebrook

I have 121 left...may be back later

2:43 pm

Aloyisius

later, Annie

2:52 pm

Picklesny

Can i get some help on the long words?

2:52 pm

MollyL

Oh man, multiple tornadoes have touched down in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. I hope KJE is okay.

2:53 pm

Aloyisius

do you have the beauty pa7 ?

2:53 pm

Aloyisius

oh no..

2:54 pm

Picklesny

not getting it

2:54 pm

Aloyisius

contest, bathing suits, talent, etc

2:54 pm

Aloyisius

crown for the winner and a bouquet

2:55 pm

Aloyisius

need 5 more before I list.. def. need a break, bbs

2:56 pm

Picklesny

trouble with my spelling

2:57 pm

Picklesny

You still have guests are your house Al?

2:57 pm

Aloyisius

oh.. just put the picnic pest at the end of what the words are on in a book

2:59 pm

Aloyisius

no.. back from our daughter's wedding in Phoenix and now cleaning our condo so it will be ready when someone hopefully rents it.. have some people coming tomorrow to look at it..

2:59 pm

Picklesny

Bogart wants his head scratched

3:00 pm

Aloyisius

bbs.. poof

3:02 pm

Roses6

Clue/stats for one from the A in the fourth column? I'll be happy with NBTs

3:02 pm

Picklesny

sorry, i don't have it rose

3:03 pm

Roses6

Glad to know I'm not the only one. I

3:03 pm

uusue2

green slimy stuff, rose and pickles

3:03 pm

Roses6

I've tried everything!!! bangs head on keyboard in frustration - oh no, this is fun!

3:04 pm

uusue2

both singular and plural: al4/6 and al5/14

3:04 pm

Sugrraleona

sugra pats rose on the back "it will be ok"

3:04 pm

Roses6

Thank you thank you!

3:04 pm

Roses6

feeling better now. NBTs! Next goal is to have more words than I need to find.

3:05 pm

uusue2

yay rose!

3:05 pm

Anniebrook

Roses, ag, **e you having fun yet?

3:05 pm

Roses6

Thanks annie! And the answer is yes!

3:06 pm

Anniebrook

youre welcome and glad you are having fun

3:07 pm

Picklesny

i know the word but can't spell it

3:07 pm

Anniebrook

be back later

3:11 pm

HelenaB

hey - is there a list somewhere?

3:11 pm

wvteach

molly has a list

3:12 pm

HelenaB

ty

3:14 pm

Picklesny

I need to excise some phantoms:orphan

3:15 pm

Sugrraleona

tangle

3:16 pm

Picklesny

kangaroo

3:17 pm

Sugrraleona

shift

3:19 pm

Picklesny

sphere

3:21 pm

uusue2

angle and angel

3:21 pm

Roses6

Only 124 left! passed the half way point. bbs.

3:22 pm

uusue2

and off to class! bbl

3:26 pm

rolin

and tangelo

3:28 pm

stidmama

hey all

3:28 pm

Picklesny

hi, stid

3:31 pm

Picklesny

ao6/18?

3:31 pm

stidmama

I actually went outside and PRUNED the little hedge that goes around the front fig tree!! *proud mama look* good thing, too -- it's a mildly invasive little box-like shrub and I had to pull a number of starts that invaded last year...

3:32 pm

stidmama

plural heart hose?

3:32 pm

rolin

pickle...latin plural of something of the heart

3:32 pm

mcurlschool

a little more ambitious than me! I loaded and ran the dishwasher and then walked out to check the mail! LOL

3:32 pm

stidmama

rolin's clue is better.

3:32 pm

stidmama

woo-hoo mcurl!

3:33 pm

stidmama

you're an ambitious, woman, to be sure! LOL

3:33 pm

viajes

all the "gle" phantoms are bugging me too... hi everyone!

3:33 pm

stidmama

I just chased stidkid and his gf outside for a short walk -- then she will go home. And then he and I have errands to run. And at some point I am going to figure out how to make "pulled pork" I think...

3:34 pm

stidmama

hey viajes

3:34 pm

Picklesny

any o from the last column for nbt

3:35 pm

stidmama

oh! phantom for me today: eagle -- yesterday there were THREE eagles (bald, of course) flying together in the sky and calling back and forth. It was magical...

3:35 pm

stidmama

op4 pretty october birthstone

3:35 pm

Picklesny

i'm blind

3:36 pm

stidmama

gives pickles official babble tile tester to help navigate grid

3:36 pm

mcurlschool

thanks stid; can't believed I didn't see it! Pulled pork is not very hard. I don't do it very often but check out foodnetwork for ideas.

3:37 pm

stidmama

thanks mcurl -- got the idea when I saw Costco had four pork loins in a package, and thought I could make four pulled porks from that instead of paying premium for the pre-made stuff. We'll see... LOL my kitchen experiments are great when they turn out, but there are never any guarantees.

3:38 pm

stidmama

oh, a true fi4! oa 7

3:38 pm

stidmama

stidkid says, "Hey mcurl, how are you?"

3:38 pm

mcurlschool

isn't that all part of the fun???

3:38 pm

mcurlschool

tell stidkid howdy and doing pretty good

3:39 pm

bichon

I made pulled pork from the shoulder. Is it better from the loin?

3:40 pm

stidmama

I don't know bichon, I have to buy what's available and affordable... which is getting to be a smaller and smaller selection these days. *sigh* If we are having to cut corners and shop at the heavily discounted outlet stores, what are the people who have been using them all along doing?

3:40 pm

mcurlschool

got some things going on that trying to figure out but not the place here to go through it all. I know everyone is so supportive---it's just something we have to do at home!

3:40 pm

viajes

oh no! no lickety today?!

3:40 pm

Picklesny

I love lickety:(

3:40 pm

stidmama

there is a list at babanon

3:41 pm

MollyL

Bich, I use the cheaper cuts of pork to make pulled pork. We have the loin for Sunday roast dinners.

3:41 pm

wvteach

molly has a list

3:41 pm

mcurlschool

i know pickles; the bizarre thing is the list from the other day is the same number of words as today--

3:41 pm

bichon

For 273 words, there susre isn't a whole lot to work with here. I only have one 7 letter word

3:41 pm

stidmama

(((mcurl))) I am going to be out for a while, but if you want to call, I will send you my # in fb. ONLY if you want to call. And if you want to go for a walk around Capitol lake at some point this week, let me know. Or McLean Creek trail, haven't been there in a while.

3:42 pm

stidmama

go bichon go!

3:42 pm

Picklesny

I never had so much trouble getting half way

3:42 pm

mcurlschool

I have both you numbers; I may just take you up on that walk---I'm thinking about coming up to Carmon's on Thursday as they will be home from hawaii on friday

3:43 pm

bichon

I need 15 more to get half way

3:43 pm

stidmama

alton brown has a recipe at the foodnetwork site, and he uses pork butt. But he also uses a smoker... "still looking"

3:43 pm

stidmama

:-) let me know. Will be happy to see you any time.

3:43 pm

mcurlschool

same here stid!

3:43 pm

Picklesny

going to the grocery

3:43 pm

stidmama

brb

3:51 pm

stidmama

okay! gf is out the door to take the test for running start (college classes in high school)... hope she does well. She's smart but has test anxiety. *rolls eyes* an all-too common condition these days.

3:56 pm

stidmama

oh! down to 99!

3:57 pm

stidmama

back later probably... it's a good day for babbling.

3:57 pm

wvteach

help with ha 5/12 please

3:58 pm

SeaSpray

Hi all...is lickety screwed up today?

3:58 pm

lynxxx

ha5.12 white man in Hawiian ha & dig a h***

3:59 pm

lynxxx

I think there is no Lickety today. Just confusing as yesterdays grid was 273 also

4:00 pm

wvteach

thnx lynxx

4:00 pm

SeaSpray

that makes sense...thanks lynxxx...one of my words went there lol

4:19 pm

westford

hello everyone will someone please list the stats for my missing 8 ? I have hi 8/55; pa 8/45; to 8/40

4:20 pm

lynxxx

hi West. the easiest one too an8.40, compound

4:20 pm

westford

hi lyn and thanks

4:21 pm

westford

that was easy !! lol

4:24 pm

bichon

hint for an 8, compund word pls

4:24 pm

lynxxx

they LOVE picnic pests

4:25 pm

westford

aardvark

4:25 pm

MollyL

Creature who eats bugs

4:25 pm

MollyL

Enough clues?

4:26 pm

bichon

tyvm Molly and west and lynxxx

4:28 pm

bichon

I am only missing to 8. But, I only have one of the the 13 7 letter words. Yoiks

4:28 pm

westford

this grid is a hard mistress

4:28 pm

periwinkle

it is indeed, west, hi all

4:28 pm

lynxxx

wow, I have only half of them

4:29 pm

westford

hi peri

4:29 pm

bichon

You'd figure that with 273 words, the s would be more helpful

4:29 pm

periwinkle

only have 2 7 letter words

4:29 pm

lynxxx

hi Peri

4:29 pm

doseffing

... this is the hardest grid I've seen in a long, long time

4:29 pm

periwinkle

107 left

4:30 pm

lynxxx

hint - to8 has the picnic pest on the end

4:30 pm

doseffing

to8 ... to have patience with ... to make allowance for ...

4:30 pm

bichon

tyvm dose

4:38 pm

BabbleRabble

List if anyone is looking for one: http://tinyurl.com/7nd4c87

4:38 pm

lynxxx

TY BabRab and hi

4:39 pm

BabbleRabble

Hello

4:39 pm

magazinemom

I have made up some seriously interesting words while monkeying this grid and I still only have 110 words. Ugh.

4:39 pm

westford

hello bab

4:40 pm

westford

me too magmom

4:41 pm

westford

I take exception to flaming picnic pest..we lived in Mississippi and I know they exist

4:42 pm

magazinemom

Yep west, but two separate words :(

4:42 pm

westford

that's what I figured

4:43 pm

magazinemom

hot diggity! I finally got a 7 and I did it all by myself!

4:43 pm

westford

wtg !! what are the stats?

4:44 pm

westford

now I'm singing Perry Como

4:44 pm

magazinemom

pa 7/40

4:44 pm

bichon

hint mag mom

4:44 pm

magazinemom

lol. Next time I'll use "woo to the hoo." I don't think there's a song for that

4:45 pm

westford

the beauty show?

4:45 pm

magazinemom

Here she is.... miss america

4:45 pm

magazinemom

yes west

4:45 pm

bichon

ty

4:45 pm

westford

that's okay..I love to sing

4:46 pm

westford

I read somewhere that people actually named their daughter that

4:46 pm

magazinemom

really? nothing surprises me anymore

4:47 pm

westford

wonder what future they had in mind for her?

4:47 pm

bichon

Neveah, heaven spelled backwards.

4:47 pm

magazinemom

my daughter just informed me that she would be hanging out with her friend "Thaiasia" on their 6 flags trip.

4:48 pm

magazinemom

I guess that's if it wasn't blown away by those tornadoes this afternoon

4:48 pm

westford

do you suppose her parents met there?

4:48 pm

bichon

how is that pronounced?

4:48 pm

westford

ack are they there?

4:48 pm

magazinemom

West, perhaps??? Bich- it's TIE-ASIA

4:49 pm

bichon

your guess is as good as any

4:49 pm

magazinemom

No, west, they don't go until May 5. We were talking about it while I was writing the check for her to take to school

4:49 pm

westford

here's a good one..3 sisters..friends of our 3rd daughter..Nova, Scotia and Canada

4:50 pm

magazinemom

Wow!

4:50 pm

westford

whew magmom !!

4:50 pm

lynxxx

poor girls - though I do like Nova

4:51 pm

westford

can you guess where their parents were from?

4:51 pm

magazinemom

Yes! Double whew! Being from Oklahoma, I have a large number of friends who migrated to the DFW area after school. I spenta lot of time texting this afternoon

4:51 pm

Judi

Hi, kids. Hey, lynxxx - we were having a chat about Cain Toads earlier today. Has your area been overrun by them yet?

4:52 pm

lynxxx

hi Judi - no they are up North. Originally introduced to eat the Cane Toads (hence their name). We are probably too cool for them down here in Victoria

4:53 pm

magazinemom

hi judi!

4:54 pm

Judi

I watched a documentary about them last night. Crazy how fast they procreate.

4:54 pm

magazinemom

I was always amused by the name of the lady my parents bought their house from. She was a twin and their names were Okla June and Homa Jane. Of course they went by June and Jane

4:54 pm

MollyL

Like the Duggars : )

4:55 pm

Judi

Eeeh. What some parents must be thinking...

4:56 pm

MollyL

Mag, I hope all your friends are okay. I did some checking in with my Texan friends today too. All good.

5:02 pm

magazinemom

Thanks Molly! So far,so good. Most of the bad stuff missed their areas. Very grateful that they are all ok!

5:02 pm

lynxxx

I seem to be well stuck on 43 - can't get past it - BBL

5:03 pm

doseffing

... it has now been demonstrated that the most effective method for completing today's grid is to use only the cross-eyed monkeys from the infinite pool of monkeys ... these words were far too twisty ... ... good luck all those who are still working on it

5:03 pm

magazinemom

well there's the problem. I got the crosseyed monkeys glasses!

5:19 pm

herinfernallady

Can't stay an chat as on iphOne but sending love from Aus to Trxas peoples effected(affected) by the tornados

5:49 pm

crosshair

i am sorry,behind in the news,did something happen in dallas today?

5:51 pm

crosshair

nm,guess i can google it

5:51 pm

negativeneil

Two big twisters, crossy.

6:11 pm

gramma

Hey Neil, ty for all the times you post a list (like today).

6:23 pm

crosshair

yes neil,i appreciate you taking the time to make a list for us babblers

6:26 pm

redturtlehead

Hello all. Cross hair, did I hear your computer was burning up?

6:26 pm

crosshair

lol,the power supply caught fire as it turns out

6:27 pm

redturtlehead

wow...

6:27 pm

uusue2

hi crossy and red!

6:27 pm

crosshair

was one of those all-in-one everything in the display screen computers that i usually avoid(not one of my builds)

6:27 pm

crosshair

howdy suze;)

6:27 pm

redturtlehead

hello sue.

6:28 pm

redturtlehead

i thought this grid would be nice, but I am not half way and am having issues.

6:33 pm

ivesy3

ha 5/12 plz

6:33 pm

periwinkle

al5/12 pls

6:34 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Pond scum.

6:34 pm

Aloyisius

hula girl bye bye

6:34 pm

lynxxx

al5.12 hawiian goodbye

6:34 pm

Aloyisius

hi all, back again

6:35 pm

redturtlehead

and with clues I reach half way thanks all!!

6:35 pm

periwinkle

I have that for al5/14 Kap

6:35 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Do the British spell gopher gophre?

6:35 pm

lynxxx

ha5.12 hawiian for white man. ha & dig a h***

6:35 pm

periwinkle

ty lyn

6:35 pm

lynxxx

no Kap

6:35 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Oh, OK.

6:36 pm

ivesy3

ty lynxx

6:37 pm

crosshair

this grid not only has teeth,it has talons,and i am quite sure was spawned in the 7th circle of hell:(

6:40 pm

lynxxx

and yet when you eventually find the words they aren't that strange - just hard to see

6:40 pm

crosshair

maybe i need my trifocals...

6:52 pm

lynxxx

new one for me - pi7.44 starts like urinate or ***s & a pig & vwl. Think it means a spell

6:53 pm

uusue2

thanks for that one, lynxxx!

6:53 pm

Aloyisius

ty lynxxx.. newbie for me too.. no way would I have seen that

6:55 pm

uusue2

yes, black magic apparently, never heard of it

6:55 pm

lynxxx

Omar Sh**** is back again (beautiful looking man)

6:56 pm

uusue2

ah, I had missed him! thanks again!

6:56 pm

ivesy3

first la 5/10 plz

6:56 pm

lynxxx

la & Mr Onassis

6:57 pm

ivesy3

ty lynxx

6:59 pm

crosshair

ty for pi7 lynxx

7:00 pm

crosshair

and you told me the words were not strange..lol

7:01 pm

lynxxx

ehh! so I lie

7:04 pm

lynxxx

sp7.32 with an a in front would be someone who aims to succeed

7:06 pm

lynxxx

sp6.21 is a type of flower - also spelled with an additional vwl near the middle for another sp7.32

7:07 pm

uusue2

got them both, thanks!

7:09 pm

Kaplan the Magne

what do the 9 and 10 start with?

7:09 pm

lynxxx

the 10 is ha - builds on ha7 (light)

7:10 pm

Kaplan the Magne

we are so close to having anglophile.

7:10 pm

lynxxx

no 9

7:11 pm

uusue2

the 8s are an, hi, pa, and to

7:11 pm

uusue2

and there isn't any 9

7:11 pm

Kaplan the Magne

thank you sue

7:11 pm

Kaplan the Magne

riiiiight...

7:11 pm

uusue2

(I started looking for an no9!!)

7:12 pm

lynxxx

lol

7:12 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Me too

7:14 pm

Kaplan the Magne

You know what? I don't feel like babbling. I'm gonna go read a book!

7:15 pm

uusue2

good idea, kap. This is a good grid to throw in the towel on.

7:15 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Throw in the towel on?

7:16 pm

uusue2

throw on the towel in.

7:16 pm

uusue2

up.

7:16 pm

PastorJ

can't get that sp7 flower with a vowel near the middle - other clues please?

7:16 pm

Kaplan the Magne

throw up on the towel?

7:16 pm

uusue2

just don't throw up on the towel.

7:16 pm

uusue2

too late!!

7:16 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Towel on the throw up.

7:17 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Book! Book I say!

7:17 pm

lynxxx

sp***l staircase & we help **ch other

7:17 pm

Kaplan the Magne

goodnight

7:17 pm

uusue2

if you have the sp6 flower, pastor, take its final vowel and stick another one in the middle (it ends with 3 vowels)

7:17 pm

lynxxx

bye Kap

7:17 pm

uusue2

night, kap! don't slip on the towel!

7:18 pm

PastorJ

ah, thanks UU and lynxx!

7:30 pm

lynxxx

ra6.24 a type of shoulder esp in knitwear

7:31 pm

uusue2

nice one!

7:33 pm

lynxxx

ra6.24 Ra****l - exquisite painter

7:38 pm

lynxxx

Hooray - finished. Quite an enjoyable grid. Can I help with anything b4 I go?

7:38 pm

uusue2

yay lynxxx!

7:39 pm

flosey

wtg lyn

7:39 pm

uusue2

I have 121 to go, so no point...

7:39 pm

HarryHood

128 here

7:39 pm

HarryHood

I'm feeling the need to list

7:39 pm

uusue2

hi harry!

7:39 pm

HarryHood

hi sue hi everybody

7:40 pm

uusue2

hi flosey!

7:40 pm

flosey

hi Harry

7:40 pm

lynxxx

Bye all. List list Harry - I got down to 50 but had time to spare

7:40 pm

Aloyisius

congrats, lynxxx.. wtg!!!

7:40 pm

HarryHood

is lickety up today?

7:40 pm

periwinkle

nope

7:41 pm

HarryHood

oh .... how sad

7:42 pm

periwinkle

indeed since I have 198 left

7:42 pm

periwinkle

wrong, I have 75 left

7:43 pm

HarryHood

hah that's better!

7:43 pm

periwinkle

yes indeed

7:43 pm

periwinkle

just started using Jacula's list

7:44 pm

HarryHood

123 left....gonna list....NOW

7:44 pm

joey

I am coming in late. I have up Lickety and the number of words matches but when I look at my words against the list, I have a word starting aa and that word is not on Lickety........ Any help? Any answers? Thanks

7:45 pm

periwinkle

no lickety today, jacula has a list and there is one in bab anon

7:45 pm

joey

thanks, bunches.....

7:45 pm

HarryHood

probably the last time lickety was up it was identical count....coincidence

7:45 pm

Aloyisius

coincidentally, the old list has the same number of words

7:45 pm

uusue2

Lickety's clues are from yesterday, joey, it's a different grid that happens to have the same number of words

7:46 pm

periwinkle

last ar5/10 pls

7:47 pm

joey

yes, and that confused me. Easily confused these days. thanks

7:47 pm

periwinkle

nm

7:51 pm

rururocks

ap7 please

7:53 pm

Aloyisius

ap + high on the h** + my bonnie lies over the oc***

7:53 pm

flosey

ap + vowel + sounds like a girls name but with different first letter sorry, best I could do

7:54 pm

rururocks

thank you both...

7:54 pm

rururocks

ugh

7:55 pm

rururocks

is that what I'm in for?

7:55 pm

flosey

yw

7:55 pm

Aloyisius

quite a grid, ruru.. yw

7:55 pm

flosey

can't say I've enjoyed this grid

7:55 pm

Aloyisius

was fun at first..

7:56 pm

HarryHood

yeah - this list isn't even doing it for me. I'm taking a break. may bbl

8:04 pm

MollyL

Haven't enjoyed this one either. Gave up hours ago.

8:06 pm

wvteach

help with la 5/10 please

8:07 pm

Aloyisius

la + Mr. Onassis

8:08 pm

wvteach

thnx aloy - never monkeyed that one

8:08 pm

Aloyisius

yw

8:08 pm

rururocks

ga 5/16 is eluding me

8:09 pm

Aloyisius

gait of a horse

8:09 pm

wvteach

alt spelling of horse gait

8:09 pm

rururocks

that's weird.. I tried that earlier

8:11 pm

rururocks

thank you though

8:17 pm

Aloyisius

brb.. anyone care for some shiraz?

8:18 pm

rururocks

I think I can't drink until I'm done

8:20 pm

MollyL

I think you will want to drink before you're done.

8:22 pm

rururocks

well.. maybe after the r's

8:22 pm

rururocks

this is an awful grid

8:22 pm

Aloyisius

Molly, ty for separating the words in the list you posted.. would be even more bleary-eyed than I am if the list was all run together.. passes ruru some shiraz

8:23 pm

rururocks

thanks aloy..

8:24 pm

MollyL

I have a hard enough time dealing without Lickety. I need the word groups separated too Aloy.

8:25 pm

rururocks

first pa 5 anyone

8:25 pm

rururocks

never mind

8:25 pm

rururocks

<---channeling peri

8:26 pm

periwinkle

ha ha ruru

8:27 pm

periwinkle

I should probably have Nevermind engraved on my tombstone.

8:28 pm

rururocks

ROFL peri

8:28 pm

Aloyisius

oa7 a new one for me.. compound.. add what you paddle with to what swims in the sea

8:28 pm

rururocks

that's really , really funny

8:30 pm

periwinkle

glad I made you laugh

8:32 pm

Picklesny

My son is coming home!

8:32 pm

uusue2

thanks aloy!

8:32 pm

uusue2

and yay pickles!!!

8:32 pm

Aloyisius

yay, great news, Pickles

8:34 pm

periwinkle

from where Pickles?

8:34 pm

Picklesny

I haven't seen him since last July!

8:34 pm

Picklesny

from brooklyn, its not so far but we're poor and he's in college

8:35 pm

Aloyisius

pa6.27 : dad **** the doorbell

8:35 pm

periwinkle

that is great news

8:39 pm

MollyL

Nice to hear your happy news Pickles.

8:39 pm

periwinkle

there is an ra4/5 that is driving me nuts, it is probably a fish but I do not see it

8:40 pm

rururocks

knock on a door peri?

8:40 pm

flosey

may I have a clue for the second re6/18 please?

8:40 pm

Aloyisius

raven did it

8:40 pm

rururocks

I'm in R hell

8:40 pm

periwinkle

duh, yes thanks

8:41 pm

welki

hi folks

8:41 pm

Dianne

flosey - to lend again

8:41 pm

periwinkle

hi welki

8:41 pm

uusue2

hi welki

8:41 pm

periwinkle

that bunny always makes me smile

8:41 pm

Aloyisius

hi welki

8:42 pm

flosey

have that one Dianne, need one earlier than tat

8:42 pm

flosey

not getting your hell ru

8:43 pm

welki

to give in, flossey

8:43 pm

welki

peri :)

8:43 pm

uusue2

I didn't have it though, dianne, so thanks!

8:43 pm

rururocks

that wasn't a clue flosey..lol

8:43 pm

flosey

oh, lol

8:43 pm

welki

oh, there are 4 re 6/18

8:44 pm

Dianne

to give in (or past tense of the other 6/18)

8:44 pm

flosey

yes, missing the second one

8:44 pm

welki

to give in, to lend again, to have ripped up again and a witty reply

8:44 pm

Aloyisius

flesh-eating f4 in the grid.. watch out for pi6

8:44 pm

uusue2

nice, welki, got them all!

8:45 pm

welki

this grid was a grunt

8:45 pm

periwinkle

Aloy I have a recipe for Loaded Potato Soup that is really good

8:45 pm

Aloyisius

ty for the witty reply, missed that one..

8:45 pm

periwinkle

I got the recipe on line a while ago.hungrymonster.com

8:45 pm

Aloyisius

ooh, peri, what is it loaded with? cheese?

8:45 pm

flosey

ah, thanks, sorry head feels like it's full of bricks

8:46 pm

periwinkle

no veggies.. celery, onions, carrots

8:46 pm

periwinkle

you could add cheese if you wanted

8:46 pm

Aloyisius

sounds wonderful..

8:46 pm

welki

i'd rather you just cook it up and i'll come over for a bowl (i'll bring the bread)

8:46 pm

periwinkle

see if you can find it on hungrymonster.com. if not let me know and I will send it to you,Aloy

8:47 pm

periwinkle

sure, welki, no problem

8:47 pm

Aloyisius

okie dokie.. writing hungrymonster down, ty peri

8:49 pm

welki

anyone need a clue or two before i sign off?

8:49 pm

Aloyisius

no thanks, welki.. am finally on the home stretch

8:50 pm

welki

going once...

8:50 pm

flosey

PHEW!! fireworks

8:50 pm

uusue2

and I am way too far away, but thanks for offering!

8:50 pm

welki

wtg flosey!

8:50 pm

welki

twice...

8:50 pm

Aloyisius

yay for flosey, congrats!!!!

8:50 pm

uusue2

yay flosey!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

8:51 pm

welki

and to all, a good night *gone*

8:51 pm

Aloyisius

g'nite, welki

8:51 pm

flosey

tytyty and thanks for your patience when I struggled with clues

8:52 pm

rururocks

sh 5/12 other than the hobbit land?

8:52 pm

flosey

hubby made supper so I could finish this

8:52 pm

MollyL

Peri, that is a very healthy loaded potato soup. Mine is loaded with onion, cheese, bacon and chives.

8:53 pm

flosey

ru, do you have the biblical word for will do something

8:53 pm

flosey

usually preceded by thou

8:53 pm

flosey

or thou sh*** not

8:53 pm

MollyL

And then NOT

8:53 pm

rururocks

yes.. this is a later sh i or o

8:54 pm

uusue2

or there's the thing that ships founder on

8:54 pm

flosey

shallow body of water

8:54 pm

flosey

sho

8:54 pm

rururocks

that's it

8:55 pm

rururocks

thanks flosey

8:55 pm

rururocks

7 to go

8:55 pm

flosey

yw ru - also sue

8:56 pm

rururocks

yes.. thank you sue

8:58 pm

uusue2

yw - I figure i might as well sh*** the few words I have...

8:59 pm

flosey

I really don't know if I want to see another grid tonight

9:06 pm

rururocks

i agree.. what a burnout this one is

9:08 pm

Picklesny

f it I've been working on this all day and don't even have 1/2

9:09 pm

Picklesny

c u tom

9:09 pm

flosey

I started last night pickles, have been in and out all day

9:09 pm

flosey

ok, enjoy your evening pickles

9:09 pm

uusue2

i am past 1/2 but not much, and don't have 1/2 from each tile (another one of my mini-goals)

9:10 pm

Aloyisius

bye Pickles

9:10 pm

uusue2

bye pickles!

9:12 pm

uusue2

and off to bed with me too - see you all tomorrow!

9:12 pm

flosey

g'night Sue

9:12 pm

Aloyisius

sweet dreams, sue

9:17 pm

flosey

called to supper, goodnight all

9:17 pm

Aloyisius

missing one pa5.12, can't find it..

9:18 pm

Aloyisius

bye, flosey

9:18 pm

gemini_J13

do you have the wrap to use after swimming?

9:18 pm

Aloyisius

comes after pa6.21, a mom or a dad, and before the pa6.24, a church community

9:18 pm

flosey

french city, person who peals apples, same word vowel ending instead of cons

9:19 pm

Aloyisius

flosey, that was it! ty so much!

9:20 pm

Aloyisius

was trying the wrong vowel ending

9:21 pm

Aloyisius

spun my wheels on that one.. fw and I must scoot.. good luck all, this one is a tuffy

9:26 pm

wvteach

need an sh 5/12 after the boat, already have the part of a kingdom

9:33 pm

gemini_J13

sh 5/12 a place where the water is low.. in a body of water......

9:39 pm

wvteach

thnx gemini - that was my last word - now can get to bed

9:40 pm

gemini_J13

hmmm I still have a few

9:45 pm

viajes

howdy all... any help on the final te (te6/24)?

9:46 pm

Minveryork

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

9:46 pm

Minveryork

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

9:49 pm

gemini_J13

a household god ,,, the singular... not a commonly used word!!

9:50 pm

viajes

nm, just found it - thanks gemini!

9:50 pm

viajes

I'm all right how are you Min?

9:50 pm

viajes

People were talking about you earlier and wondering how you would incorporate today's words in your story

9:51 pm

Minveryork

I am ok, thanks!Wanted to get at least half done and I did.

9:51 pm

Minveryork

No story today.I started very late&I have to goto bed soon.

9:54 pm

negativeneil

Hi people.

9:54 pm

Minveryork

Hello Neil!How are you doing tonight? Welcome to the grid

9:55 pm

viajes

howdy neil

9:55 pm

negativeneil

I'm well thanks Min and how are you?

9:55 pm

Minveryork

I am okay. Finding a few more words before I hit the sack.

10:06 pm

herinfernallady

hi

10:06 pm

herinfernallady

i have exhausted normal wordsl

10:07 pm

gramma

Last word, please. sp7

10:07 pm

gramma

nm G'nite all

10:08 pm

Minveryork

Hi herinfernallady!How are you doing?Welcome to the grid

10:09 pm

harpjane

hello

10:10 pm

herinfernallady

Hi and thank you

10:11 pm

herinfernallady

for your welcome

10:12 pm

Minveryork

Hello harpjane! How are you doing? welcome to the puzzle

10:12 pm

herinfernallady

Hi Harp

10:12 pm

herinfernallady

Hi min

10:13 pm

harpjane

I'm good, minver, sort of in the middle of a self-inflicted Church Music Vortex

10:13 pm

harpjane

hi infernal

10:14 pm

herinfernallady

This grid needs some letters rearranged

10:15 pm

JenMO16

hi everyone, agree herin

10:15 pm

herinfernallady

Hi Jen.

10:15 pm

viajes

can anyone help with the pa6/27 and pa8/45 pretty please?

10:15 pm

herinfernallady

I am eating this standard serve of oats and it just doesn't seem to have a bottom

10:17 pm

gemini_J13

pa + **** the doorbell

10:17 pm

herinfernallady

Thanks

10:18 pm

viajes

thank you!

10:31 pm

Kateq

the pa 8 is an alternate spelling of the psychiatric disorder--everyone is after me

10:31 pm

Kateq

does anyone have the first la 5/10?

10:32 pm

Kateq

nm--found it

10:33 pm

viajes

hooray! the PAs are pacified...

10:34 pm

viajes

how about the oa7?

10:34 pm

Dorens

goodness gracious. still no lickety? i've had a five hour car ride and a 44 minute ferry ride. would like to finish this and get to sleep!

10:34 pm

Dorens

sorry... but i was kind of hoping.. let's start over.

10:35 pm

Dorens

hello babbleonia

10:36 pm

viajes

babbleonia! I love it. Haven't heard that before.

10:36 pm

Dorens

i haven't been chatting much lately, sorry

10:36 pm

herinfernallady

Hi Dorens and hugs

10:37 pm

Dorens

herin, how's it going down there?

10:37 pm

Minveryork

The oa 7/44 word is paddle plus amphibian with fins viajes

10:38 pm

Dorens

hi min

10:38 pm

Minveryork

That is my last clue for the night. I have to go to bed now.

10:38 pm

Dorens

night min.

10:38 pm

herinfernallady

Night mini

10:38 pm

Minveryork

Hello Dorens! Nice to see you briefly. I am on my way out.

10:38 pm

herinfernallady

Great dorens

10:39 pm

herinfernallady

Hope you are well.

10:39 pm

Minveryork

Goodnite to all babblers! I'll see you tomorrow in the chog.

10:39 pm

Dorens

yah, spent a few days up at martha's vineyard, my usual summer island haunt. was beautiful

10:39 pm

herinfernallady

That sounds lovely

10:40 pm

viajes

sweet dreams Min

10:40 pm

Dorens

fren

10:40 pm

viajes

thanks for the clue!

10:40 pm

Dorens

uh oh. getting sleepy.

10:41 pm

Dorens

add a vowel to it, viajes

10:42 pm

maggiej

any clues for the 1st la 6/10?

10:42 pm

maggiej

oops 5/10

10:42 pm

viajes

I need that one too...

10:42 pm

Dorens

la + jacki o's second husband

10:42 pm

maggiej

ty

10:43 pm

Dorens

sorry, bad clue... should have said jackie kennedy

10:43 pm

Dorens

s next husband

10:43 pm

viajes

thanks!

10:44 pm

harpjane

either way it works, dorens

10:44 pm

Dorens

yw

10:44 pm

Dorens

yes, but the clue police could get me for giving the third letter -- kind of a cheat

10:44 pm

herinfernallady

mmmm

10:47 pm

Dorens

down to 25 and bleary

10:48 pm

viajes

first la5/12?

10:48 pm

Dorens

la + prince ***ry

10:49 pm

viajes

thank you!

10:50 pm

viajes

Ls are licked

10:51 pm

Dorens

p

10:51 pm

Dorens

s are pulverized

10:54 pm

viajes

ne5/10 please?

10:54 pm

Dorens

ne + is your watch a ***ex (and no timex)

10:55 pm

viajes

hooray! Ns are nixed! thanks Dorens

10:57 pm

mkg

wow i dont know the watch clue. hmmm.

10:58 pm

mkg

ok got it. haha. so i am not rich nor classy.........

11:00 pm

Dorens

well i don't own one either, mkg, just know of them.

11:00 pm

mkg

how about a clue for the 10 and the 8s?

11:00 pm

Dorens

which doesn't make me rich or classy either. ha8.. different type of light bulb... extend for the 10

11:00 pm

viajes

don't have the 10... an8/40 is a compound word and an animal

11:01 pm

mkg

ty. got the an 8. great clue.

11:01 pm

mkg

ty got the ha. great clue

11:02 pm

viajes

pa8 is a weird spelling of when you think people are out to get you

11:02 pm

mkg

got the ha 10! ty for great clues.

11:02 pm

viajes

to8 means accepting

11:02 pm

mkg

need more 8s though. ha was a 7.

11:03 pm

Dorens

sorry... i have to concentrate on finding mine now. been a very long day

11:03 pm

herinfernallady

So there is a HA 8?

11:04 pm

mkg

ty got to 8. super clues.

11:04 pm

Dorens

no herin, that was my sleepy brain.. it's ha 7

11:04 pm

mkg

no there is not an ha 8. a 7 is the light and extend by 3 letters (past tense of what we do at meals).

11:04 pm

herinfernallady

What is the 8 then?

11:05 pm

Dorens

no herin, it's ha 7

11:05 pm

herinfernallady

pa, to, an and what else please?

11:05 pm

mkg

still missing 2 8s. keep those great clues coming.

11:05 pm

Dorens

my mistake. will give no more clues, but ask for them instead. OH, there is an hi 8

11:05 pm

herinfernallady

Thanks

11:05 pm

Dorens

may i have a clue for the first re6 please?

11:05 pm

herinfernallady

brb

11:05 pm

stidmama

hi 8 is a type of japanese writing...

11:05 pm

stidmama

hey all

11:05 pm

mkg

dont have pa 8. clue please

11:05 pm

stidmama

doren, you're up late... spring vacation?

11:06 pm

stidmama

PA 8 is similar to a psychiatric ailment that relates to thinking everyone is against you

11:06 pm

Dorens

hi stid. yes vacation this week... and went away for a few days... long ride home today . just got in about an hour or so ago. how goes subbing?

11:07 pm

mkg

got first 4 letters of pa 8 but not sure how to continue

11:08 pm

Dorens

do you use morewords mkg?

11:08 pm

gemini_J13

cons.. then ends in 3 vowels

11:08 pm

mkg

ty got it.

11:09 pm

stidmama

also on vacation this week -- I taught two days for a teacher I have heard many good things about... and when she got back she sent me a note on how pleased she was -- and then asked me back for a planned absence later this year!!! *proud mama teacher look* AND a teacher I taught for earlier this year has me scheduled for a three-day fill in later this month, too!

11:09 pm

mkg

yes do use morewords but prefer to get clues.

11:09 pm

Dorens

see stid~!! told you! you are a natural and word of mouth + experience will land you the right job

11:10 pm

cybernan

hi all -- just peeked in - made it to Vancouver - twins are wonderful and 20 month old has grown like crazy since December.

11:10 pm

stidmama

:-D I hope so, doren, thanks for your confidence in me.

11:10 pm

stidmama

WONDERFUL, nan!

11:10 pm

Dorens

they do that nan, faster and faster

11:11 pm

mkg

what is last 8 letter word? i have pa, an, to. missing one.

11:11 pm

viajes

hi

11:12 pm

viajes

I mean, hello, it is hi8

11:12 pm

stidmama

hi 8, a type of japanese writing.

11:12 pm

stidmama

kanji, katakana, hi8

11:12 pm

viajes

any help on the ra6/24s? I have one of the three...

11:13 pm

herinfernallady

Hi stid

11:13 pm

Dorens

ra****l = italian renaissance painter

11:13 pm

Dorens

change last two letters of that for the next one

11:14 pm

Dorens

and my favorite sweater has ra**** sleeves

11:15 pm

herinfernallady

Clue for taht an 8 please

11:15 pm

Dorens

insectivore

11:16 pm

mkg

i have ra 6 but doesnt end in l. is that it dorens>

11:16 pm

viajes

thanks!!!

11:17 pm

Dorens

i don't know m, don't understand your question

11:17 pm

mkg

thats ok. nm.

11:18 pm

herinfernallady

Thanks that is my phantom all the freaking time

11:18 pm

mkg

clues for the o on right column please.

11:18 pm

mab

hi mkg, dorens, viajes, herin. happy doris day day.

11:19 pm

Dorens

hi mab. que sera sera?

11:19 pm

harpjane

op4 and op5

11:19 pm

herinfernallady

Hi mab

11:19 pm

harpjane

think gems and seafood

11:19 pm

Dorens

clue for first sp6/21 please?

11:20 pm

mkg

gee, thinking.

11:20 pm

gemini_J13

a sp 6 notebook

11:20 pm

harpjane

more a semi-precious stone than a gem, op4

11:21 pm

herinfernallady

Clue for teh Ha 10 please

11:21 pm

Dorens

thanks gemini

11:21 pm

mkg

got the gem. ty,. searching for seafood. perhaps i dont know it. i dont eat seafood other than some fish like cod, talipia, and salmon. dont eat others.

11:21 pm

stidmama

ha 10 = to make into the special salt-gas used in neon-like lighting

11:22 pm

herinfernallady

Thanks Stid I remember that clue

11:22 pm

herinfernallady

from earlier

11:23 pm

harpjane

the seafood always reminds me of a polka band OOM- PAH PAH

11:23 pm

mkg

would love clues for the op 5. seafood? what cant i get this one? octopus, no. squid no. lobster no. shrimp no. clams no. scallops no. crab no.

11:23 pm

harpjane

it's not a seafood, more of a fresh water f4

11:24 pm

harpjane

change the last letter of the stone

11:25 pm

herinfernallady

MKG think of Op?? Winfrey minus a letter

11:25 pm

mkg

trying jane.

11:25 pm

mkg

tried winfrey first name. no.

11:25 pm

harpjane

the op5 is plural

11:25 pm

Christine

op4/6 and op5/24 (pl).

11:25 pm

mab

take out the r

11:26 pm

stidmama

ah! thanks for that op combo. down to 72 now

11:26 pm

Christine

ooops - op5/14, sorry\

11:26 pm

herinfernallady

Hence the minus a letter

11:26 pm

mkg

i am confused.

11:27 pm

mab

op winfrey without the r

11:28 pm

mkg

i have tried op and cons and every vowel around. from winfreys name. left out r and put vowels in. no luck.

11:28 pm

viajes

all right, last one -- fo7/40?

11:28 pm

cybernan

nbt, nbs

11:28 pm

mkg

is there an H in the o words?

11:28 pm

mab

yes

11:28 pm

harpjane

mkg, you should be looking for a FOUR letter word, Ms WInfrey's name is 5

11:29 pm

viajes

mkg - just leave out the R, don't put anything in

11:29 pm

Christine

mkg ... --R-- ... get it?

11:29 pm

harpjane

so type in her name and take one letter out at a time

11:29 pm

mkg

so if i leave out the r i should have it and it says not in dict.

11:30 pm

herinfernallady

It should work

11:30 pm

Dorens

john kerry *** for president be**** this election (and then switch them around, viajes)

11:30 pm

herinfernallady

Ok this grid is going to drive me up the wall. so take care and talk later

11:30 pm

viajes

woo-hoo! Thanks Dorens!

11:30 pm

cybernan

off for now -- might be back tomorrow -- depends on the amount of nana duty I can volunteer for!

11:31 pm

Dorens

nite herin (at least it is here) see ya later
yw viajes

11:31 pm

mkg

well maybe i cant spell winfreys name right.

11:31 pm

stidmama

sweet dreams nan! ENJOY!

11:31 pm

viajes

all right, knocked out the Fs; time for bed

11:31 pm

stidmama

op** is the op 4, then plural for the op 5

11:31 pm

stidmama

sweet dreams viajes

11:31 pm

Dorens

i need the first re6 anyone? night nan

11:31 pm

harpjane

then spell the marx brother who plays a musical instrument backwards

11:31 pm

stidmama

have a lovely day, lady...

11:31 pm

viajes

mkg - wikipedia her or something for the spelling.

11:31 pm

mkg

winfreys name has 6 letters. i left the r out. sstill not getting it. and if i leave last letter off it is 4. disct says wont take it.

11:32 pm

Dorens

no it has five

11:32 pm

Christine

her first name has five letters ...

11:32 pm

viajes

thanks stid - night all

11:32 pm

stidmama

I am tired, going to head out (taking elder stidkid back to his housesitting) back tomorrow at some point.

11:32 pm

harpjane

um, winfrey's name has 5 letters

11:32 pm

mkg

ok got it. you have to leave out the third letter as well as the r! got it.

11:32 pm

gemini_J13

oprah... is MS Winfreys name

11:32 pm

Dorens

first re 6 Please!!!

11:32 pm

mkg

is that a seafood?

11:32 pm

mkg

oh there is one more o word. perhaps that is the seafood?

11:32 pm

gemini_J13

yes it is...

11:33 pm

mkg

well off to sleep. cant bear this grid more.

11:33 pm

mkg

ty for all clues.

11:33 pm

stidmama

I have re 6/18 re + gave money for a short time as my first re 6

11:33 pm

harpjane

a large bodied deep water ocean f4

11:33 pm

gemini_J13

make that plural

11:33 pm

stidmama

sweet dreams mkg

11:33 pm

Dorens

there is an re6 18 before that stid. and it is my last word and i am sooo tired

11:33 pm

gemini_J13

re + to allow someone to borrow something....

11:34 pm

stidmama

re 7 re + "spy" word...

11:34 pm

Dorens

thanks gem, but that isn't the first, according to the list

11:34 pm

gemini_J13

hmmm it's my first...

11:35 pm

gemini_J13

sorry

11:35 pm

Dorens

have that one stid (your cousin saw it in chemical terms)

11:35 pm

gemini_J13

past tense...

11:35 pm

Dorens

ahah!! fireworks. thank you gem

11:35 pm

gemini_J13

yw

11:35 pm

stidmama

YAY doren!

11:36 pm

mab

wow! hurrah dorens!

11:36 pm

Dorens

and sorry folks, but can do no cluing.. need to find my toothbrush and stuff and get some shuteye... night all

11:37 pm

stidmama

sweet dreams doren

11:37 pm

mab

sleep well dorens

11:39 pm

stidmama

outta here with a mere 67 to go. sweet dreams/happy days, all! *poof*

11:41 pm

mab

night stid

11:41 pm

mab

difficult grid

11:57 pm

MLFAN17

hello

11:58 pm

negativeneil

Hi MLFAN.

11:58 pm

MLFAN17

hi neil

11:58 pm

negativeneil

:)

11:58 pm

MLFAN17

i think the next one might be small

11:58 pm

magazinemom

hi all!

11:58 pm

negativeneil

Hi magazinemom.

11:58 pm

magazinemom

hey neil and MLF

11:59 pm

MLFAN17

hey magazine

11:59 pm

negativeneil

:)

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