Saturday, October 17, 2026

ENTIRE CHAT LOG

12:00 am
Rainiqui

Hi everyone
12:00 am
MetFan

Howdy Raini and all
12:01 am
Robespierre

Hello!
12:01 am
Rainiqui

HI MF
12:01 am
Rainiqui

ra 7
12:02 am
ursh

hello all
12:03 am
dizgrannie

hi all, ma 7
12:05 am
dizgrannie

mu 7
12:07 am
scribekd

st7 & st8
12:07 am
scribekd

strut
12:07 am
scribekd

sorry-
12:07 am
Robespierre

sm 7 & sm 8
12:08 am
Rainiqui

nbt, nbs
12:08 am
cybernan

hello everyone
12:08 am
Rainiqui

Merci Robespierre
12:09 am
Rainiqui

nu 7
12:10 am
Rainiqui

nurse
12:11 am
Robespierre

de rien!
12:16 am
licketySplitAUS

Hey everyone, Babble expert helps not put words in the chat :) got some cool new features in the latest release but I’m going to keep it a secret
12:19 am
licketySplitAUS

Clues are up
12:22 am
MetFan

TY Lickety, and for the Babble Expert. So nice to not have to type words twice.
12:26 am
dizgrannie

ma 8
12:30 am
licketySplitAUS

Hey MetFan - thank you for the feedback. Please get the latest and have a play - I’m pretty impressed with the new things I’ve added. It’ll make it more fun for you all
12:32 am
licketySplitAUS

And when I say latest - I mean as of today. V3.2.0
12:39 am
SummerBreeze44

st 7/8 x 2
12:40 am
scribekd

Many thnaks, Lickety. I've enjoyed this game for many years. Is there a way I could add to your cofers, as a small token of my enjoyment?
1:03 am
licketySplitAUS

So kind scribekd, not necessary at all, I love being of service. if you insist there is paypal info on right of original clues page.
1:04 am
licketySplitAUS

for V3.2.0.0 - check out the Options dropdown - 2 new fun things to try
1:05 am
scribekd

I do insist & I will look for the original clues page. At even a dollar a game-it would rival the national debt! But I can certainly do some.
1:10 am
licketySplitAUS

hahah, to kind. Today is the 7417th Grid I've provided clues for without missing a day.
1:13 am
scribekd

WOW! What a record. I appreciate your efforts-was a coder for my career-it is a lot of work, I know. Many thanks.
1:14 am
crayola

thank you, lickety
1:27 am
worzel

en 6 & 7
1:28 am
MetFan

Quickest I've FW in many a moon. All due to the Babble expert. Hints anyone?
1:29 am
MetFan

If that's a no, then Happy Babbling and goodnight
1:31 am
Jacula

en6 and 7 French words for starters when eating out.
2:21 am
ursh

helluva fireworks - thanks Lickety :)
4:13 am
Sunrise

Lickety.Thank you over the years for your devotion in getting the clues to work effectively....for us all xxx
4:15 am
FrenchToast

phantom: serene
4:38 am
Wendrie

Lickety - thank you so much!
7:05 am
Wendrie

Woot FW!

Anyone need hints?
7:08 am
Wendrie

Have a good day all :)
8:10 am
hokie carla

you can readd but you can't resum
8:21 am
Christa

Good Morning . Thank you lickety for all that you do.
8:31 am
rururocks

you can if you add an e hokes
8:32 am
licketySplitAUS

at6,21 : (music, transitive) To bring into musical accord.
8:33 am
licketySplitAUS

Oh this is cool - adding a new feature that helps with adding clues like the one I just posted. So cool!
9:20 am
LuvWordGames

Lickety, I downloaded version V3.1.2.0 yesterday. Do I have to download again today to get the latest version or will it update automatically?
9:21 am
licketySplitAUS

Hey - you should get prompted - I'm improving that. But yes download again and overwrite. I'm actually greating a new version right now with a tour of all the features - should be live soon
9:22 am
licketySplitAUS

There is also a new video to watch now - live on the Self Serve page.
9:22 am
LuvWordGames

Thanks, I'll wait for your latest and greatest
9:22 am
LuvWordGames

I really appreciate all the time and effort you've put into this. I really enjoy Babble so much more with the latest improvements. :-)
9:23 am
penquis

Ditto! Thanks, Lickety! Appreciate all your efforts to make the Babble experience the best it can be!
9:24 am
hurshy

g'morning folks
9:24 am
penquis

hi hursh...
9:24 am
LuvWordGames

hi hursh
9:24 am
licketySplitAUS

I’m really having lots of fun creating it
9:24 am
penquis

glad to hear that!...
9:28 am
hurshy

remind me what time it is in sydney now?
9:29 am
licketySplitAUS

1:30am
9:29 am
hurshy

crazy, i'm just starting saturday and you're already at the end of it!
9:31 am
licketySplitAUS

Nice! Enjoy your Saturday and you’ll have to check out the Babble Expert tour when it’s done because this will be part of it!
9:34 am
origami

I can't open babble expert after a windows update 🙁
9:35 am
hurshy

i wonder if "turquoise" has ever been in a grid
9:35 am
welki

(It won't allow me to sign in, says incorrect name/password, but it's the same as I use here on the website)
9:35 am
hurshy

there's another idea for you lickety - a searchable database of words that tells you how many times a given word has appeared in grids :D
9:35 am
welki

and hello, everyone :)
9:37 am
licketySplitAUS

Hey Hurshy - that’s already on the original clues page in the middle column - been there for years!
9:37 am
origami

Hi welki
9:38 am
hurshy

but if i want to look up a word that is NOT in the grid to see if it ever has been?
9:39 am
licketySplitAUS

That’s a great one hurshy. We don’t have that be we know how many words haven’t been used from the list
9:47 am
licketySplitAUS

welki - haven’t heard that before, might want to doublr
9:47 am
hurshy

phantom: strut
9:47 am
licketySplitAUS

Double check all the details and try again
9:51 am
hurshy

phantom: sunset
9:52 am
hurshy

phantom: sermon
9:53 am
hurshy

(can you tell i'm struggling with Ss?)
9:55 am
welki

i did - and even changed my password. just downloaded latest version and still no luck
9:58 am
licketySplitAUS

Mmmm. Very strange. Might be a MAC thing. I’ll see if I can work out if something is interfering with that part and add a fix to the next update. Hopefully in the next little while
9:59 am
welki

thanks - and it was nice to hear your voice in the video :)
10:20 am
hurshy

idk what's better than babbling with a cat to cuddle you and a big mug of tea to drink
10:20 am
licketySplitAUS

Hey Welki - I've just updated it - if you run it again it should prompt you to update, if not, try a fresh download and let me know. I've got to sleep now, it's 2:20am
10:26 am
welki

g'night and thank you
10:34 am
hokie carla

Rehi
10:36 am
hokie carla

Phantom amusement
10:39 am
hokie carla

Guess I am stuck. 0-8-5-6-4 AA T MM T UU SSSSSSSSSSS R SS EE
10:40 am
penquis

your As are probably the first set of ar 6/7....
10:40 am
hokie carla

Do not have a set, thx
10:40 am
penquis

yw...
10:41 am
penquis

your Es are probably either en 6/7 or en5/6....
10:42 am
hokie carla

Found the As finally
10:43 am
penquis

good...
10:44 am
hokie carla

Not seeing an en5 though
10:44 am
hokie carla

Oh, duh
10:44 am
hokie carla

Thanks
10:44 am
penquis

yw...
10:44 am
penquis

still 29 to find here...
10:47 am
penquis

are you missing st 4/5 combo?
10:49 am
hokie carla

Have one
10:49 am
penquis

five SU words...
10:49 am
hokie carla

And have all my 4s
10:50 am
penquis

two SU 5 words...
10:52 am
hokie carla

Found sm5 pl that I had missed
10:52 am
penquis

not a pl?
10:53 am
penquis

there is an SM 7/8 combo...
10:53 am
hokie carla

Have those. don’t understand your ?
10:54 am
penquis

oh...just reread your post about the sm 5....had missed that pl in it...
10:55 am
hokie carla

Found st8 also pl
10:55 am
penquis

ah...will look....
10:55 am
penquis

just found SU 6/7 combo....
10:56 am
penquis

found the st combo...ty....
10:58 am
penquis

i am still missing ten S words....make that eleven since i am missing one from the lower S, too....that's depressing...
10:59 am
hokie carla

9 + 1 for me. Not finding the su6/7 if you have a clue.
10:59 am
penquis

ends with a repeated vowel....
11:00 am
penquis

it's Indian, I believe...awful practice!
11:00 am
hokie carla

Thx
11:01 am
penquis

yw...
11:01 am
penquis

well i am getting my lunch....leaving 23 for later....bye....
11:02 am
hokie carla

Byeee
11:02 am
rururocks

Pyre drama it is
11:03 am
hokie carla

0-6-2-4-3
11:03 am
rururocks

0-0-0-0-0-0-
11:04 am
Mary

Clue please for the UN7,36?
11:04 am
rururocks

un7 dumb
11:05 am
marksdolly

un + sm5
11:05 am
Mary

Thank you Marksdolly
11:05 am
rururocks

don't forget the art dolly :D
11:42 am
MollyL

Soon it will be time to be holly jolly
12:49 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

hi all, diving in
12:58 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

nbt woot
1:22 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

nbs woot
1:26 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

Trmu, not worth any points
1:29 pm
MollyL

Trmu?
1:30 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

Temu (how can I play his game while not ebing able to type? it's a mystery LOL
1:36 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

hoet woot
1:37 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

matmus, not a word, but close to mathmos anyway
1:41 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

all corners greyed out
1:41 pm
crosshair

Lol, Hwen. I have been playing Babble for a long time, and have never let a trivial thing like typing stop me. :)
1:41 pm
crosshair

Gwen*
1:41 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

LOL
1:42 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

sometimes I find a word and keep trying to type it but it won't "take" argh
1:43 pm
crosshair

Back when my son was still in school, I used to use his speech to type program to insert eords into Babble. It worked pretty well too. :)
1:43 pm
crosshair

Words*
1:43 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

congrats, crosshair, no one has even misspelled my name Hwen in all of recorded history !!!
1:44 pm
crosshair

If anyone can do it, it is me. :)
1:44 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

*snort*
1:45 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

I have a small but prized list of misspellings of my name. Also Gwyneth, also Foss. You would not believe how badly some people cannot spell my simple name LOL
1:53 pm
crosshair

My problem is that I am currently using a tablet, and not a proper keyboard. To make matters worse, I have very warm hands and the heat can unintentionally activate keys on a touch screen. To top it all of on occasion I suffer from essental tremors.
1:54 pm
crosshair

So this can make for some very interesting text. :)
1:55 pm
crosshair

However, I am glad that I made your prized list. :)
1:57 pm
crosshair

Big vote coming up for us on Monday!
2:00 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

good luck in your big vote, crosshair !!! we usians are gonna need a lot, too
2:00 pm
crosshair

It is nice that the Ukraine that ned down the Maga/Russian bots for us ahead of the big day. Now we have a much clearer, accurate pitcure of what Albertans are really thinking.
2:01 pm
crosshair

Toned down*
2:01 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

Alberta leads!! (?)
2:02 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

Ew! kristie Noem is in he grid
2:03 pm
crosshair

I am quite sure at this point that Come Tuesday morning we will stiil be a unified country working together for a prosperous Canada.
2:05 pm
swmbo

From your lips (fingertips?) to God's ears Crossy. I admit I'm nervous.
2:06 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

hope Canada gets some good government -- or we will have nothing to point at and strive for
2:07 pm
crosshair

We were very lucky to get Carney to work for us at this pivotal point in time.
2:07 pm
swmbo

Book Doctor, our federal government right now is excellent. Those pesky Albertans and Quebecers have us nervous though.
2:07 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

does Alberta lean toward rural farmers and rightwing nitwits?
2:08 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

because half of Michigan does, too. Ugh
2:08 pm
crosshair

Quebec is mollified somewhat now. Nothing like a multi-billion dollar hydro contract to sooth things.
2:09 pm
swmbo

Alberta actually has quite a large population that came from the US, farmers and oil folks. So they are our Texans LOL
2:09 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

where I live I'm surrounded by trumpers and rightwing nutjobs. My rep in congress is a complete tool
2:09 pm
crosshair

Ugh
2:09 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

Texans LOL
2:09 pm
swmbo

Quebec will always be simmering on the back burner I think. As long as they stray there and simmer.
2:10 pm
swmbo

Book Doctor You have my sympathy. It must be brutal.
2:10 pm
crosshair

Federal moneyis going to pour into Quebec. They will contentedly simmer.
2:11 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

there's one house with a tone of Trump flags hanging up but they also have political signs for some Dems, like Abdul El-Sayed, so i don't known if they are nightswing nuts or not. maybe a household full od people who fight a lot LOL
2:11 pm
harpjane

found some rodents
2:11 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

*ton of
2:11 pm
crosshair

Plus our grid will be something to behild once it is completed.
2:14 pm
harpjane

and found a generic canine
2:14 pm
crosshair

I find that anytime I try to have an intelligent political conversation with a "red hat" they immediate either Blame Biden, or call me a cammunust.
2:15 pm
crosshair

Translate the typos as needed.
2:18 pm
swmbo

Alberta is Canada's richest province. They have the highest per capita income and therefore pay more federal income tax. and they feel hard done by because of it. They think they'd be richer on their own but they forget about the benefits that flow to them being part of Confederation. I think regardless of the referendum vote, there are some who will always feel cheated and there is nothing anyone can do about that.
2:18 pm
crosshair

Or call me a "sheep" because I cannot carry concealed to go get my coffee at Tim Hortons.
2:19 pm
harpjane

is that the Oregon guy's story, crossy?
2:20 pm
harpjane

ooh and a big bird is here
2:20 pm
welki

as an Albertan, I can tell you that I don't think we'd be better off separating, but do feel that there are items we will vote on that may help with the unbalanced system of equalization payments
2:20 pm
swmbo

yes, I saw that big bird!
2:20 pm
crosshair

Agreed swmbo. Here, in Ontario, there are still some of us older people who feel irked when recalling their "Let the eastern bastards freeze in the dark" comment.
2:21 pm
welki

<-- never even thought of letting our eastern neighbours freeze
2:21 pm
swmbo

They forget who carried them through the Great Depression before oil made them greedy.
2:22 pm
crosshair

But, we know that it is better to work together and solve the problems.
2:22 pm
harpjane

I love having Canadians as neighbors! It's a fairly porous border here in Montana
2:23 pm
crosshair

Why thank you, Harp. :)
2:24 pm
swmbo

Sorry Welki did not mean to disparage you, but I truly get tired of what to me looks like greed. Yes, we are rich and we don't want to share."
2:24 pm
crosshair

Common up any time and I will make you a ginourmous crossy breffast and show you around.
2:24 pm
java2

The few Canadians I know IRL are awesome, and I've always felt welcome there.
2:26 pm
welki

i understand your perceptions, and why you'd think that way
2:27 pm
swmbo

68 left but I must go do some chores. BBL to finish
2:27 pm
crosshair

Sadly with the new U.S border rules involving electronic devices, I will not be making a trip south anytime soo. The birder guards will wuicky find that I have said some harsh thing about the current U.S administration.
2:28 pm
crosshair

Damn typos.
2:36 pm
crosshair

Anyways enough politics.
2:36 pm
welki

swmbo, I think it's more like Albertans want fairness; we get no benefit of equalization payments, yet are expected to bear more than our share of the burden for the rest of the country
2:37 pm
crosshair

Bbl.
2:38 pm
welki

anyways, i'm happy to share :)
2:45 pm
java2

♥
2:47 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

allow me to apologize on behalf of all normal people for the nitwits running our government and being stupid about borner corssings
2:48 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

*border (i remember when usians and Canadians could cross at Windsor/Detroit with no problems
2:54 pm
welki

*knock on wood* we have never had a problem crossing, south or north
2:54 pm
welki

anyone need a clue or two? just finished
2:57 pm
java2

"u" clues would be nice - thank you!
2:58 pm
java2

as I just saw 2 additional "u" words...
2:58 pm
welki

un7 = un + intelligent
2:59 pm
welki

us5 = us + the start of freddy mercury's band
2:59 pm
java2

I kind of feel that way right now!
2:59 pm
welki

nah - they're twisty
3:01 pm
java2

you're too kind!
3:03 pm
welki

i'm going to take a screenshot :D
3:04 pm
java2

Oh, wait - you're Canadian - of course you are!
3:05 pm
welki

haha - i'm a dual citizen, so at most, half-kind *lol*
3:06 pm
java2

Right now, I'd cherish a dual citizenship. Unfortunately, I'm stuck here.
3:07 pm
welki

pros and cons to being on either side of the border
3:08 pm
java2

I'm sure there are. Things just look a bit bleak on this side currently. But I have hope.
3:10 pm
welki

I do, too.
3:11 pm
welki

Time to get moving - have a great weekend, java
3:11 pm
java2

You, too! And thanks
3:26 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

":Opera" has invaded my Chrome browser. Every time i try to reload a page, it loads a page telling me to download opera. Argh!!!!!
3:27 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

15 wrods to go. banging my head against the table. night all
3:28 pm
java2

I was having a horrible time with Chrome the other day. It kept loading Mcafee which kept telling me I had a boatload of problems. And I know I don't. I quit using Chrome.
3:30 pm
java2

*however that Macafee is spelled...
3:33 pm
java2

It's that somewhat free program that searches for viruses and bad stuff.
3:34 pm
Kamanjah

I love Firefox. Microsoft and Google track you all over. Firefox blocks a lot of tracking and has great privacy features.
3:37 pm
java2

I use Firefox, too, but had been having trouble loading email. So my husband loaded my email using Chrome, and it was fine for a couple of days. Then I had an "upgrade" from Firefox and all was well, including my email. But Chrome kept butting in.
3:41 pm
Kamanjah

I never tried Chrome. I started with Firefox in the early days of the web.
Thunderbird (also by Mozilla) is a great email handler. I never got it set up on this computer after my old hard disk crashed, so I have been using Outlook. It's awful about putting my bills in the spam folder! My email is with my internet provider. Their interface is not that easy to use, but I've had the same email address for so many years that I don't want to deal with changing it.
3:43 pm
java2

My husband, who was my computer guru (but has trouble seeing now) doesn't like Microsoft, so we use other software when possible. However, we both use gmail for - well - email. I use DuckDuckGo for searches all the time.
3:45 pm
Kamanjah

I like the Duck. I used to work in IT. I'm so out of date now, lol! But I try to keep as much as possible private. That's a challenge these days!
3:48 pm
java2

My older son is now my guru. He's in cyber security with a local hospital. So I feel well protected, internet wise. I know I'm out there in the cyber world, because I post a lot on FB and some on Linkedin, too, as well as other forums. But I do try to keep my privacy current and am reasonably careful.
3:54 pm
Kamanjah

I used to be able to fix almost anything with Windows until 10 came out. My knowledge ended with XP. :
3:58 pm
java2

Just one more problem with getting older - grin. I was a good user when I was working. Now I can use what's on this computer, and that's OK. I have my son who can fix anything - almost - and if he can't I know where to bring this thing.
4:00 pm
Kamanjah

I know! I still have the support that came with this machine and will renew it when the time comes. It's nice to simply call and get the problem worked out. I'm rural, but there are a couple of guys who are pretty good in the area.
4:07 pm
Kamanjah

FW! Have a lovely day!
4:07 pm
java2

I'm rural, too, and the nearest folks I'd trust are 1/2 an hour away. The place I'd go, though, is where I bought this one, and they're an hour away. But I can drive, this thing is light enough that I can carry it, so I'm OK with that drive. If I need to do that.
4:54 pm
periwinkle2

hi all hel[ woith T in 4th column please
4:55 pm
periwinkle2

help even
4:56 pm
java2

oh, darn I've torn my dress, It's all in ta/6 & 7
4:56 pm
periwinkle2

tyty
4:56 pm
java2

yw!
4:57 pm
java2

Just finished - good luck!
4:58 pm
periwinkle2

wd and ty
4:58 pm
java2

☺
5:02 pm
Kaplan the Magne

I echo that the worst thing about getting older as losing mobility. I am urban,, but if I walk more than 5 -10 minutes the pain starts. I used to be such a walker. Now I rely on uber. Even though there is public transportation, sometimes the walk to the train, brief as it is, is brutal.
5:02 pm
periwinkle2

do you have arthritis Kap?
5:04 pm
Kaplan the Magne

It makes me feel old. And the bad thing is that movement is vital to healthy aging, but you have to learn how to move through pain. I had a trainer who lived next door who was the best person who has ever worked with me, but shockingly, he was found dead in his apartment of an accidental overdose. It was not a suicide,
5:04 pm
Kaplan the Magne

Arthritis is my middle name, a gift my parents gave to me.
5:05 pm
periwinkle2

I have it too. :(
5:06 pm
periwinkle2

not doing well with this grid. will stay a little longer
5:06 pm
Kaplan the Magne

I had a hip replacement so the other hip compensated for it, and the pain transferred. I would not get another hip replacement. I don't want to even have this be a topic of conversation. My dad had rheumatoid arthritis and was not mobile after 60. I am not as bad- it's osteoarthritis.
5:07 pm
Kaplan the Magne

Stick with it peri
5:08 pm
periwinkle2

I have osteoarthritis and osteoporosis. not too much pain thank goodness. so sorry to hear about your neighbor
5:09 pm
periwinkle2

st8/50 anyone
5:09 pm
periwinkle2

or st8/45
5:10 pm
periwinkle2

got the st8/45
5:11 pm
periwinkle2

giving up with 70 left
5:11 pm
Kaplan the Magne

It was traumatic. I had to close the curtains when they came to carry him to the coroner. He was so full of life, and a survivor, but he had pain and bipolar disorder, and he was sick with pneumonia. II think they discharged him too soon from the hospital. He was dazed last I saw him. He most likely confused his meds.
5:11 pm
Kaplan the Magne

I have 76 left and cannot believe there are 76 words in this grid.
5:11 pm
Kaplan the Magne

anyway, how was your day?
5:19 pm
felicitas

any clues pls for ma 8
5:21 pm
penquis

are you sill here?
5:21 pm
penquis

it's what you sleep on....
5:22 pm
felicitas

thanks pen
5:22 pm
penquis

yw...