Babble: Archived Puzzle for Tuesday, December 4, 2007

12:00 am

jillibus

flip

12:00 am

mymuseisme

FLIP

12:00 am

MLFAN17

woohoo

12:00 am

VolleymomDee

flip

12:00 am

dcseain

flop

12:00 am

harpjane

flp

12:00 am

FranMag

flip!

12:00 am

mymuseisme

te7

12:00 am

harpjane

same as yesterday almost

12:00 am

Book Doctor Gwen

shucks, didn't make it LOL

12:00 am

carra

flip

12:00 am

cybernan

good evening, all :)

12:01 am

dcseain

po7

12:01 am

VolleymomDee

tr 7 x 2

12:01 am

Book Doctor Gwen

po6

12:01 am

flosey

flip

12:01 am

bananafour

pa7

12:01 am

FranMag

Qs done!

12:02 am

Book Doctor Gwen

or6

12:02 am

corpsvalue

ur7

12:02 am

Book Doctor Gwen

ru6

12:02 am

Book Doctor Gwen

pa6

12:02 am

MLFAN17

i got the q's right away too

12:03 am

mymuseisme

tr7

12:03 am

rururocks

pi 6

12:04 am

jillibus

great icon, flosey -- wish I'd thought of it!

12:04 am

Book Doctor Gwen

te6 and 7

12:04 am

VolleymomDee

ru 7

12:04 am

mymuseisme

al8

12:04 am

herinfernallady

hi

12:04 am

flosey

well, couldn't downsize the pic of my car jilli

12:04 am

VolleymomDee

pa 7 x 2

12:05 am

jillibus

I wish I could see those biggies so quickly!

12:05 am

Book Doctor Gwen

et4 woo hoo

12:05 am

FranMag

hi dee, infernal, jilli, flosey, gwen, muse, mlfan, nana, doc, corps, ruru!

12:05 am

dcseain

go, gwen! :)

12:05 am

corpsvalue

tr7 x2 if not called yet

12:05 am

jillibus

thanks gwen, lol!

12:05 am

herinfernallady

this is my transport

12:06 am

Book Doctor Gwen

phantom: react

12:06 am

dcseain

a walking bed! how lovely :P

12:06 am

FranMag

hi dc! (who else did i miss?)

12:06 am

mymuseisme

phantom pittance

12:06 am

Book Doctor Gwen

howdee fran, all others

12:06 am

bbnaz

herin...I LOVE your transport

12:06 am

dcseain

hi, fran, corps, jill, bb, muse, gwen, lady

12:06 am

herinfernallady

The are my favourite shoes

12:07 am

herinfernallady

Damn phantom Armadilo

12:07 am

dcseain

very nice shoes at that, lady

12:07 am

chic

greetings!

12:07 am

herinfernallady

Hi Dc

12:07 am

bbnaz

hello to everybody. always nice to see the power folks first thing! it inspires me ;~)

12:07 am

dcseain

pittance phantom

12:07 am

FranMag

hi chic!

12:07 am

herinfernallady

They were about $5 at an op shop

12:07 am

crpw48

good morning all

12:07 am

dcseain

evening, chic

12:08 am

chic

Hi Fran and dc!

12:08 am

bbnaz

what is an "op" shop?

12:08 am

rururocks

thanks BBnaz I came within 1 t of finishing.. I couldnb't figure out which i was missing seemed like I had them all

12:08 am

herinfernallady

BB thrift store

12:08 am

dcseain

i hate when that happens, ruru

12:08 am

FranMag

hi crpw!

12:08 am

VolleymomDee

al 8 if not said

12:08 am

bananafour

ro7

12:08 am

bbnaz

sorry ruru. i had to *ahem* prepare for the next round

12:09 am

herinfernallady

Op shop is short for Opportunity store.

12:09 am

rururocks

waaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh

12:09 am

dcseain

Opportunity store?

12:09 am

FranMag

lol bb

12:09 am

herinfernallady

Also i don't have a drivers license if i did i would not be here today.

12:09 am

bbnaz

understand. well I think they are terrific looking

12:09 am

dcseain

al7

12:09 am

mymuseisme

ce7

12:10 am

Book Doctor Gwen

okay, got about 1/3 of the woids. time for beddy bye bye -- see y'all tomorrow1

12:10 am

dcseain

i went a decade w/out a car, then moved out to the burbs.

12:10 am

jillibus

night gwen

12:10 am

dcseain

g'night gwen, sleep well.

12:10 am

herinfernallady

They are a fine pa 4 of pirate boots

12:10 am

corpsvalue

hi dc and others i missed!

12:10 am

bbnaz

well i have 4 of them.........don't know what fraction that would be but I do have a car.

12:10 am

FranMag

night gwen!

12:11 am

bbnaz

no parley though

12:11 am

jillibus

Sheesh, no S again!

12:11 am

FranMag

phantom: antique

12:11 am

mymuseisme

re7

12:11 am

VolleymomDee

te 7 x 2

12:12 am

herinfernallady

Head desk the idiots on the telly called a Yukata (Summer Kimono

12:12 am

herinfernallady

a cape

12:12 am

harpjane

does anybody have the 8's?

12:12 am

FranMag

hi harp!

12:12 am

herinfernallady

Hi Harp

12:12 am

dcseain

i should get a photo of me in my cape for an icon.

12:12 am

mymuseisme

only the al8 so far

12:12 am

dcseain

al8 only one i know of

12:13 am

moonwoof

since when is Any kimono a cape??

12:13 am

jillibus

lopi is a kind of knitting yarn

12:13 am

VolleymomDee

hi to anyone I missed

12:13 am

herinfernallady

I don't know

12:13 am

FranMag

woo hoo! got it, thanks muse and dc!

12:13 am

herinfernallady

Hi Moon

12:13 am

dcseain

howdy, dee

12:13 am

moonwoof

evening all

12:13 am

ursh

ai8

12:13 am

moonwoof

oh god. I'm naked!

12:13 am

dcseain

hello, moon

12:13 am

moonwoof

brb

12:14 am

dcseain

kimono not a cape, i agree

12:14 am

jillibus

hi everyone who came in including moonwof

12:14 am

herinfernallady

OK now they clarify it as a wedding Kimono

12:14 am

FranMag

thanks ursh!

12:14 am

herinfernallady

Hi Jill

12:14 am

FranMag

hi moonwoof!

12:14 am

dcseain

ty, ursh, and good morning

12:14 am

chic

ur 7

12:15 am

herinfernallady

Were is these big words

12:15 am

moonwoof

ok. this certifiably sucks.

12:15 am

herinfernallady

What Moon

12:15 am

mymuseisme

thks ursh

12:15 am

MLFAN17

what does moon?

12:15 am

dcseain

what's that, moon?

12:15 am

dcseain

phantom: aioli

12:15 am

moonwoof

i'm naked And it says I'm not upgraded, yet.

12:15 am

moonwoof

Lame

12:15 am

herinfernallady

Jill is that lopi a noun?

12:16 am

FranMag

did you go pro?

12:16 am

herinfernallady

Nope Moon have you gone and paid for pro?

12:16 am

moonwoof

I was. And I wasnt naked earlier. I guess I dont get to be tonight. Oh well.

12:16 am

MLFAN17

i wont havea pic as i am not going to pay

12:17 am

FranMag

moon, try logging in again

12:17 am

herinfernallady

Oh that is odd. Email DR God Moon. Sometimes it can take a will

12:17 am

jillibus

yes, but it doesn't count

12:17 am

mrpresident

hello everyone!

12:17 am

herinfernallady

ALso ditch the cookies of previous games

12:17 am

moonwoof

why not pay? don't you like game?

12:17 am

dcseain

hi, mrp! :)

12:17 am

MLFAN17

yeah buti can play for free so why pay

12:17 am

chic

Hi mrp!

12:17 am

herinfernallady

MR PRES glad to see you not blown away

12:18 am

jillibus

hi mrp

12:18 am

FranMag

i suppose te7 was called already?

12:18 am

FranMag

hi mrp!!

12:18 am

moonwoof

hmm.. Ok. Will check cookies, too. But the connections been kinda screwy all day.

12:18 am

Xanika

hi everyone

12:18 am

VolleymomDee

ty for al 7 (whoever said that) cool word

12:18 am

herinfernallady

MLF you get the stats all the time

12:18 am

herinfernallady

Hi ZXankia

12:18 am

jillibus

hello Xanika

12:18 am

cybernan

pa 8, if not called

12:18 am

herinfernallady

Moon were in the world are you?

12:18 am

dcseain

howdy, xanika!

12:18 am

bbnaz

ah but we so willingly help those who don't pay

12:18 am

moonwoof

Because it takes effort and time to put something like this together. And 15 bucks isnt that much to support it.

12:19 am

MLFAN17

re 6/21 either of them

12:19 am

corpsvalue

lol bb. and we do appreciate that!

12:19 am

Xanika

well said, Moon!

12:19 am

moonwoof

In the snowy tundra of Minnesota. And you?

12:19 am

DRBERNABO

ai8

12:19 am

moonwoof

ty Xan.

12:19 am

jillibus

too early for clues mlf

12:19 am

herinfernallady

IN Melbourne Aus.

12:19 am

bbnaz

minnesota hat's off to thee

12:19 am

moonwoof

It's about as much as a movie but lasts lost longer. That's why you pay.

12:20 am

bbnaz

DRB is here, where are the fireworks!?

12:20 am

bananafour

hi everyone who has said hi to me (sorry was busy typing in words) and hello to everyone else as well!

12:20 am

jillibus

lol bb!

12:20 am

FranMag

thanks for the pa8 nan!

12:20 am

moonwoof

I put my furs away for the night Naz =) But I would if I had em

12:20 am

jillibus

hi four

12:20 am

herinfernallady

I was privileged last night to have a kitty sleep on my bed for 12 hours last night

12:20 am

herinfernallady

HI Bana

12:21 am

herinfernallady

Well said MOon. Hopefully you get your icon stuff soon

12:21 am

moonwoof

good. good. I'm playing a word game and I can't type english.

12:21 am

dcseain

hello, banana :)

12:21 am

herinfernallady

Moon this is based on enable English isn't its language

12:22 am

bananafour

hi jilli, herin and dc!

12:22 am

jillibus

got a pa7 but not 8

12:22 am

mymuseisme

early day for me tomorrow, hello and night all ~~~~

12:22 am

dcseain

you feeling a bit better today, lady?

12:22 am

dcseain

sleep well, muse!

12:22 am

moonwoof

I'm sure I will Lady. It's just a guy head. With big ears. Blech.

12:22 am

moonwoof

Nite muse

12:22 am

jillibus

night muse

12:22 am

FranMag

night muse!

12:22 am

herinfernallady

Not really. I have taken off my happy hat. I had snuggles all night with the cat that made my night

12:23 am

corpsvalue

jut found the pa7x2 and pa8, so thnks to all of you for those!

12:23 am

bbnaz

no entrail?

12:23 am

herinfernallady

For the record she is not meant to upstairs

12:23 am

jillibus

awww, herin!

12:23 am

bbnaz

or must it be plural to be a word?

12:23 am

dcseain

cat snugglness is nice. i'm enjoying that aspect of the cold so far.

12:23 am

cybernan

can't fine that al 8 --- want alternate

12:23 am

cybernan

which is a 9

12:23 am

corpsvalue

still looking for the ai8 and al8!

12:23 am

dcseain

we had scattered snow flurries today. First in years.

12:23 am

moonwoof

I thought it was worth the 15 bucks just to not have the big ears.

12:23 am

jillibus

you got a cold too, dc?

12:23 am

dcseain

closeish, there, nan :)

12:24 am

dcseain

no, it is cold, jilli :)

12:24 am

bananafour

they are calling for up to 20cm here tonight

12:24 am

mymuseisme

lmao re big ears, on that note ***poof***

12:24 am

dcseain

we're supposedly getting some amount of wintery precip on Wednesday. We'll see.

12:24 am

cybernan

got it!

12:24 am

herinfernallady

She is not allowed upstairs due to white hair and fur every were. Last night she pushed open the downstairs sliding door and jumped on the bed. She was taken back down stairs at 630am by the b.f and she bolted back up stairs and jumped on the bed.

12:25 am

cybernan

just need the second te 7 called and I will have caught up!

12:25 am

herinfernallady

Moon I like that I feel odd now not having a pic

12:25 am

dcseain

good kitty!

12:25 am

moonwoof

I was only kind of glad to be snuggled with all the animals last night until the really big ape tried to put his cold feet up my butt.

12:25 am

jillibus

dc, it's warm here -- fran sent us a Pineapple Express

12:25 am

bbnaz

okay, I am off to bed. see most of you later and for those of you who are speedsters?!?! Congrats in advance for your fireworks.

12:25 am

bananafour

both te's are the same points

12:25 am

dcseain

that was sweet of her.

12:25 am

dcseain

g'night bb!

12:25 am

herinfernallady

Night BB

12:26 am

rururocks

te 7

12:26 am

moonwoof

Well I dunno about that... Lady. I dont see big ears =)

12:26 am

moonwoof

Nite naz

12:26 am

herinfernallady

No just my big feet

12:26 am

jillibus

but it's awfully wet

12:26 am

jillibus

night bb

12:26 am

bananafour

how many words tonight?

12:26 am

dcseain

wet good, at least here, as we need a good amt of precip in the coming months to avoid worse drought next year.

12:27 am

cybernan

is that a third one ruru?

12:27 am

dcseain

167

12:27 am

crpw48

167

12:27 am

jillibus

167

12:27 am

MLFAN17

167

12:27 am

moonwoof

On my mostly crappy monitor I thought more like a cloud ... On a tree. Maybe.

12:27 am

bananafour

ty

12:27 am

herinfernallady

Last night i nearly put the cat in the carry crate and left cause i had enough. But with no car a $20 in the bank and midnight no were to go.

12:27 am

moonwoof

Or a very ethereal lamb?

12:27 am

jillibus

well, dc, we are known as the Wet Coast and are living up to it right now

12:27 am

herinfernallady

Moon that would be my fluffy skirt that makes it look like that

12:28 am

dcseain

Kashreth - the laws of kosher food. Ruru's Jewish vocab lesson for the night ;) LOL

12:28 am

rururocks

oy

12:28 am

moonwoof

I'm sure. But this really is a pretty crappy monitor.

12:28 am

dcseain

the joys of temperat rain forest, as i understand, jilli. I plan to come see it someday.

12:28 am

rururocks

got me dc Im verklempt

12:29 am

jillibus

oh, do come, dc!!!

12:29 am

moonwoof

Besides if thats a skirt that's a much better picture of yourself than I took. Mine washed out from the flash in the mirror.

12:29 am

herinfernallady

Oh i found out today my pc may be able to be updated in RAM (sheep) for $200

12:30 am

dcseain

how wonderful, lady. hope it goes well

12:30 am

moonwoof

Nice. Sadly, I think I'm stuck with my flock for now. lol

12:31 am

dcseain

brip there.

12:31 am

corpsvalue

finally found the ai8! I can't believe it took me so long cosiderig i found the same word in the grid a few weeks ago!

12:31 am

FranMag

i'll be back in a bit, bath time for the kiddies

12:31 am

herinfernallady

Yes. ANd stoopid Microsoft i have to uninstall Windows 03 if i want to put 07 on as i don't have OUtlook on the 07 (grumble stupid Microsoft)

12:31 am

dcseain

hasta luego, fran

12:31 am

lynxxx

hello everyone

12:31 am

herinfernallady

Fran hose them off :P

12:32 am

cybernan

re 7 x2 been called?

12:32 am

MLFAN17

cyber i dont think the list is up yet

12:32 am

dcseain

i just found an re7

12:32 am

corpsvalue

found the al8 finally. thanks to you all for these!

12:32 am

herinfernallady

Hi Lynxx

12:33 am

Xanika

hi lynxx

12:33 am

cybernan

not looking for the list mlfan

12:33 am

flosey

Power is flashing off and on - will close down for the evening - be back in the morning - I hope!

12:33 am

MLFAN17

ohh sorry cyber

12:33 am

MLFAN17

i will shut up now lol

12:33 am

corko101

hey guys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! whats up? lol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

12:33 am

dcseain

g'night flosey

12:34 am

lynxxx

bye Flosey

12:34 am

moonwoof

If it's any consolation Ru also looks loke an ethereal sheep. But with eyes.

12:34 am

herinfernallady

Night FLosey

12:34 am

dcseain

evening, corko

12:34 am

cybernan

good night flosey -- we'll probably have the wind by morning!

12:34 am

moonwoof

nites and hullos

12:34 am

dcseain

lots of Q action this game so far

12:35 am

herinfernallady

I gots the kitties

12:35 am

MLFAN17

i got an al 8

12:35 am

dcseain

gosh i'm hungry again.

12:36 am

corko101

its afternoon

12:36 am

jillibus

oh -- missed flosey's farewell -- was in the grid

12:36 am

herinfernallady

DC i just had a sandwich

12:36 am

dcseain

i not long ago had a croissant filled with marzipan and chocolate

12:36 am

mrpresident

now where are clues??

12:37 am

cybernan

did lickety go missing, mrp?

12:37 am

MLFAN17

not there yet?

12:38 am

corko101

can we talk about something interesting

12:38 am

dcseain

had some SnoCaps at the movie - we saw No Country for Old Men. Interesting - very stream-of-consciosness

12:38 am

dcseain

had 3 gin and tonics b4 the movie.

12:38 am

mrpresident

he called me to ask is Sydney was under attack... there are military aircraft everywhere and all the inbound flights are almost touching the buildings in the city... very unusual

12:38 am

bananafour

lol dc, do you ever eat anything healthy?

12:38 am

dcseain

and some salade, soup, a pochette, and some pasta before that.

12:39 am

MLFAN17

corks gave some things to gooodwill today and at least for of them were sold when my hubby was bringing them in including a HUGE bean bag lol

12:39 am

jillibus

strange, mrp!

12:39 am

corko101

we dont need to hear what you eat

12:39 am

dcseain

i eat lots healthy, i really do.

12:40 am

dcseain

how odd, mrp. i wonder what's up

12:40 am

herinfernallady

DC UTB

12:40 am

lynxxx

did you find out what its about MRP?

12:40 am

MLFAN17

is that interesting enough corks?

12:40 am

mrpresident

corko, what is wrong with what dcs eats pray tell?

12:41 am

herinfernallady

MR Pres are the various Forces doing terrorist training ?

12:41 am

lynxxx

foods very big here corko - we are all fascinated by it...in fact we eat it everyday

12:41 am

dcseain

mrp, i see that 17.6 tons of ham and bacon were stolen. how funny.

12:41 am

corko101

i am sorry

12:41 am

dcseain

utb?

12:41 am

moonwoof

or did they discover a new oil field? That might do it.

12:41 am

jillibus

maybe, dc

12:42 am

MLFAN17

well corks is it???lol

12:42 am

mrpresident

food is my favourite subject too :)

12:42 am

moonwoof

They're the new kuwait.

12:42 am

dcseain

what does 'utb' mean?

12:42 am

jillibus

under the bridge

12:43 am

MLFAN17

fingers on wrong keys sorry i meant LOL

12:43 am

corpsvalue

what 8's ahve been found do far. I have ai8, al8, and pa8. any others yet?

12:43 am

corko101

i am pretty sure my name is corko not corks

12:43 am

corko101

but wateva

12:43 am

dcseain

oh! brb - gonna scrounge some food.

12:43 am

VolleymomDee

I have same as you cor

12:44 am

corpsvalue

thanks Dee

12:44 am

herinfernallady

The tree billy goats gruff DC

12:44 am

mrpresident

hi corps! :)

12:44 am

corpsvalue

hi mrp!

12:44 am

MLFAN17

sorry sometimes the screen is hard to read CORK is that better??

12:44 am

herinfernallady

DC if the ham gets given to the poor that would be cool

12:44 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are on the way

12:44 am

corko101

yes

12:44 am

mrpresident

wow, are we offending you corkO? sorry, the screen is tiny to me too

12:44 am

VolleymomDee

yw cor was just about ready to ask same question

12:45 am

jillibus

good to hear, Lickety!

12:45 am

VolleymomDee

hi mrp (and lickety); how is your arm mrp

12:45 am

cybernan

ne 8

12:45 am

corpsvalue

thanks nan (looking)

12:45 am

corko101

i dont mind being called cork just not corks

12:45 am

lynxxx

TY C'nan

12:45 am

mrpresident

I get called mr. pres all the time....sure, I am the mental resident president, but no one calls me that :))

12:45 am

MLFAN17

cyber no clues yet

12:46 am

corko101

but dw about it

12:46 am

herinfernallady

Hey Lickety

12:46 am

VolleymomDee

ne 7

12:46 am

licketySplitAUS

Ok clues are up! mrpresident is my Bride!

12:46 am

MonkeyMind

hi peeps!

12:46 am

herinfernallady

Hope you didn't drown to much in that storm yesturday

12:46 am

MLFAN17

is 53 words so far pretty good?

12:46 am

lynxxx

Hi Monkey

12:46 am

lynxxx

TY Lickety!

12:46 am

mrpresident

thanks lickety!

12:47 am

jillibus

Merci Lickety!!!

12:47 am

VolleymomDee

thks for ne 8

12:47 am

cybernan

65 left -- calling it a night -- see you tomorrow :)

12:47 am

lynxxx

more to the point - are YOU happy with 53 MLFAN

12:47 am

Xanika

ty Lickety

12:47 am

VolleymomDee

ty lickety

12:47 am

jillibus

night nan -- hoope you have good weather!

12:47 am

MLFAN17

lyn cant complain i suppose lynn lol

12:47 am

MonkeyMind

phantom: reenact

12:47 am

licketySplitAUS

got rush to get my late train - See you when I get home mrp

12:48 am

herinfernallady

Thanks lickety

12:48 am

corko101

i only have 16 words

12:48 am

herinfernallady

Lickety take care

12:48 am

corko101

brb

12:48 am

ursh

Tx lickety i am battling to get to halfway

12:48 am

cybernan

it rained for most of the day, jilli and I think you are sending the wind our way!

12:48 am

jillibus

why do I always type hoope instead of hope?

12:48 am

mrpresident

yep... see ya then. kids have done homework, cleaning hasn't been done... we have an open house tomorrow

12:48 am

jillibus

not me, nan, lol!

12:49 am

jillibus

good luck, mrp

12:49 am

MonkeyMind

how was everyone's thanksgiving?

12:49 am

lynxxx

poor MRP - how often are you doing those now?

12:49 am

herinfernallady

Hi Monkey

12:49 am

MonkeyMind

hi herin!

12:49 am

dcseain

howdy, monkey

12:50 am

mrpresident

everyday lynxx... phew!

12:50 am

MonkeyMind

hiya dc!

12:50 am

mrpresident

hi monkey!

12:50 am

MonkeyMind

Hi Pres!

12:50 am

grannyrose

howdy all, tr8, if it hasn't been called

12:50 am

jillibus

I'm just NOT seeing those big words!

12:50 am

MLFAN17

i am bout bye guys

12:51 am

dcseain

ty, rose, and good evening

12:51 am

dcseain

g'night, MLF

12:51 am

grannyrose

hey, i just realised i have the 8's... that's a first for me!

12:51 am

lynxxx

golly gosh MRP! hope you get what you want soon then

12:51 am

lynxxx

Hiya Rose

12:51 am

grannyrose

hey dcs, mrp, herin. do we have troll alert on?

12:52 am

grannyrose

oh, sorry, hi lynxxx

12:52 am

Xanika

hi rmcc

12:52 am

dcseain

hi, lynxxx

12:52 am

dcseain

and banana, i'm eating whole wheat crackers and pasta sauce now.

12:52 am

bananafour

sorry dc, had to take the dog out then check the archives to see your answer to my food question....I for one was very happy to see your food list...lol...since I had asked

12:52 am

grannyrose

xanika, helloooo

12:52 am

jillibus

rmc c, it looked like it for a while

12:53 am

lynxxx

Hi DC

12:53 am

mrpresident

dcs, I would share a meal with you anyday! :)

12:54 am

jillibus

got a second pa7

12:54 am

dcseain

i love to cook

12:55 am

dcseain

i'm baking for a tea on Saturday.

12:55 am

mrpresident

well, set the table... on my way with a bottle of pinot noir

12:55 am

jillibus

hey, I'm getting hungry!

12:55 am

dcseain

yum. i bought a riesling, a cabernet sauvignon, and an italian table white today.

12:55 am

mrpresident

LOL! sorry jilli! it is food talk time!

12:56 am

mrpresident

I LOVE!!! cab sav!

12:56 am

jillibus

it's bed time here!

12:57 am

dcseain

i'm curious about the cab sauv - it's a California Central Coast Kosher one. I bought it to compare against the French Koshers i know.

12:58 am

herinfernallady

I just grabbed TGI Fridays Bacon Potato Skin chips

12:58 am

mrpresident

We have such a huge selection here... our country is all about cab sav! beside merlot, it is the favourite wine

12:59 am

jillibus

If you guys aren't careful I'll be driven to opening a bag of pork rinds

12:59 am

dcseain

yes, some lovely cabs and chards i've had out of Vic and NSW.

12:59 am

dcseain

pork rinds and PBR - foods of my childhood.

12:59 am

helenkeller

hello babblers !

12:59 am

helenkeller

just on for a bit before bed-time

12:59 am

mrpresident

no jilli no!! save it for breakfast!

12:59 am

dcseain

evening, HK!

1:00 am

lynxxx

Hi Helen

1:00 am

helenkeller

ewwww pork rinds

1:00 am

mrpresident

hi helen :)

1:00 am

jillibus

ugh, mrp!

1:00 am

helenkeller

hiya dc, lynxxxy, mrp!, jili

1:00 am

jillibus

hi HK

1:00 am

herinfernallady

I have lost 8 pounds (4kilos) so far so no munching out of chip bags for me

1:00 am

dcseain

congrats, lady!

1:01 am

jillibus

well done, herin!

1:02 am

jillibus

at last -- got the ai7 & 8

1:02 am

dcseain

go, jilli!

1:02 am

herinfernallady

Why thank you

1:03 am

jillibus

lol, dc!

1:04 am

mrpresident

i best be going and get the kids fed. chat soon :))
bye!

1:05 am

dcseain

oh wow, that tr8 brings back memories! haven't thought about that word in a LOONG time

1:05 am

dcseain

ciao, mrp

1:05 am

lynxxx

bye MRP

1:05 am

helenkeller

bye mrp

1:05 am

melonheadjujube

hi! anybody miss me? ? ?

1:05 am

herinfernallady

YAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

1:05 am

dcseain

juju! ur back! Welcome :D

1:06 am

lynxxx

Hi Melon !!

1:06 am

helenkeller

hiya melon!

1:06 am

herinfernallady

They are finally introducing gay and defacto rights like a marriage cert. About fecking time

1:06 am

herinfernallady

Hi Mellon

1:06 am

dcseain

there in oz you mean, lady?

1:06 am

melonheadjujube

hi, hi. my hard drive "vaporized"

1:07 am

herinfernallady

Yes indeed

1:07 am

helenkeller

rut-roh melon

1:07 am

melonheadjujube

I actually got to bed before 11 pm 5 nites in a row - it's overrated {rolleyes}

1:08 am

melonheadjujube

a trip to the Apple store got it replaced - they recovered everything on the old drive, too.

1:08 am

dcseain

enough good rest helps control weight, mood, and hormones. It's a Good Thing. :)

1:08 am

helenkeller

that's great melon!

1:08 am

herinfernallady

Melon that is a good thing

1:09 am

herinfernallady

DC yes in Victoria

1:09 am

helenkeller

ok, speaking of bed, i gotta go

1:10 am

helenkeller

good nite everyone

1:10 am

melonheadjujube

dcseain, you are so right. left to my own devices, I would got to bed around 1:30 and get up at 9 - but that's now how the world works. . .

1:10 am

herinfernallady

Night Helen

1:10 am

lynxxx

g'nite Helen

1:11 am

dcseain

g'night HK

1:11 am

dcseain

don't know which store this is but it's funny: http://tinyurl.com/ysaa22

1:13 am

melonheadjujube

just laughed root beer out my nose

1:13 am

dcseain

the wind is wh
istly tonight, and the chimney is drafty.

1:13 am

dcseain

LOL, sorry, melon :D

1:13 am

jillibus

melon, I go to bed at about 1:30 and don't get up until about 10, so there -- but I'm totally out of step around here (nice to see you back!)

1:14 am

bananafour

56 to go...off to bed for me, goodnight ev1

1:14 am

crpw48

87 to go, save them for tomorrow, goodnight all

1:14 am

dcseain

sleep well, banana

1:14 am

dcseain

you also, crpw!

1:15 am

lynxxx

bye banana & crpw

1:16 am

melonheadjujube

hi, jilli, when my 2nd & last kid is out of the house, those are the hours i aspire to - I'm good with a siesta, too.

1:16 am

jillibus

I need a word from the right-hand I, and from the T above it (I bet that's the 8 I can't see)

1:16 am

dcseain

my grandmother used to sleep 2:30-10

1:17 am

jillibus

can't do siestas, melon -- wake up groggy and grumpy

1:17 am

dcseain

tr8 comes from the center T

1:19 am

jillibus

I have 2 tr7s from there, dc

1:19 am

dcseain

tr8 builds on tr4/5

1:20 am

lynxxx

Jilli - io6.18 io + not heavy (bad spelling)

1:20 am

lynxxx

Jilli - io6.18 io + not heavy (bad spelling)

1:20 am

dcseain

ty, lynxxx

1:20 am

jillibus

thanks lynxxx!

1:20 am

herinfernallady

Ok i am so offically brain difficent. I am going

1:21 am

dcseain

g'night, lady

1:21 am

jillibus

night herin

1:21 am

herinfernallady

Laters

1:22 am

melonheadjujube

i'm outahere, too. laila tov all!

1:22 am

melonheadjujube

{poof}

1:22 am

lynxxx

Jilli - the tr8 is compound

1:22 am

lynxxx

Bye Infernal & Melon

1:22 am

jillibus

s'long, melon!

1:23 am

dcseain

hasta, melon!

1:24 am

jillibus

it's really the T on the right I need so I can go to bed with all tiles occupied

1:25 am

dcseain

one who observers vietnamese new year ?
, jilli

1:25 am

dcseain

te6/18

1:26 am

jillibus

ah, got that tr8 -- thanks!

1:26 am

dcseain

:)

1:26 am

lynxxx

phantom - tequila

1:28 am

jillibus

got that right hand T -- groan, dc!!!

1:28 am

dcseain

didn't say it was good clue, but it was rather litteral *sheepish grin*

1:29 am

dcseain

i'll claim i was channelling babrab and ruru ;)

1:29 am

jillibus

more gorans, dc!

1:29 am

jillibus

groans, even

1:30 am

lynxxx

I wish I knew what is was so I could groan too!

1:30 am

MVA

metoo lynxxx, hi all

1:30 am

dcseain

morning, MVA.

1:31 am

lynxxx

hello MVA

1:31 am

dcseain

she's groaning about te6/18 - one who observes Vietnamese New Year.

1:32 am

dcseain

huh. it's a medical term for the eruption of a skin blight.

1:32 am

jillibus

yuck, dc!

1:33 am

mrpresident

well, my children are strange!! for dinner, they requested wraps.... one with salad, the other with tomato, cucumber and egg! bless them!

1:34 am

dcseain

exciting that they chose helthy :)

1:34 am

jillibus

mmm, sounds good, mrp -- all of it!

1:35 am

mrpresident

dcs, they are extremely health consious... they cut all the fat off any meat they are given, and refuse oil or sauces

1:35 am

dcseain

that's nut uncommon at that age, esp the oils and sauces.

1:35 am

dcseain

Jaden, my nephew who's Luke's age, hates sauces.

1:36 am

dcseain

so did my sister for years.

1:36 am

dcseain

i've always liked them, myself

1:36 am

lynxxx

Jilli - the other one is te5.12 te + anagram of a feline

1:36 am

mrpresident

I offer them pies and sausage rolls on a friday as a treat, they knock it back for toasted avocado and cheese sandwiches on multigrain... can't complain

1:36 am

jillibus

got the al8 now -- the biggies are beginning to arrive

1:36 am

mrpresident

jilli, is this one tough?

1:37 am

jillibus

oh mrp, I'm getting hungrier and hungrier -- what kind of cheese with the avocado *drool*

1:37 am

dcseain

i've gotten 95 so far.

1:37 am

jillibus

mrp -- I'm just long-word blind

1:37 am

mrpresident

the best is, when I offer them juice or water... they always go with water. It is a reflection of what they had as babies/toddlers.... good healthy foods

1:38 am

MVA

have to try avocado and cheese!!

1:38 am

dcseain

it's yummy, MVA, i like tomato w/it too.

1:38 am

mrpresident

well, they don't know it, but I give them colby or vintage cheese

1:38 am

dcseain

vintage cheese?

1:38 am

mrpresident

my son has ham with his, by daughter has vegemite with hers

1:38 am

jillibus

I'm putting that on my shopping list!

1:39 am

mrpresident

vintage cheese is like extra extra tasty

1:39 am

jillibus

too bad you mentioned vegemite

1:39 am

mrpresident

it has a lovely 'bite' to it :D

1:39 am

MVA

love vintage cheese, would use marmite tho!

1:39 am

dcseain

i've had vegemite once, and marmite never.

1:39 am

mrpresident

oh we love vegemite jilli! that is what we have been brought up with

1:39 am

jillibus

I just lost my appetite, thank goodness!

1:39 am

dcseain

what is vintage cheese? Is that a type of cheese?

1:40 am

jillibus

I've tried to like both mites -- no go

1:40 am

mrpresident

it is disgusting, unless you are australian... i guess it is like eating ??? what in america??

1:40 am

Frances

Morning all. We call it mature cheese.

1:40 am

dcseain

morning frances

1:41 am

moonwoof

pigs ears or cheese curds

1:41 am

lynxxx

Hi Frances

1:41 am

jillibus

I was introduced to marmite as a britkid -- never did like it

1:41 am

dcseain

i know mature cheese not either.

1:41 am

MVA

hi frances

1:41 am

jillibus

hi frances -- we call it extra old or aged

1:41 am

moonwoof

they're really all pretty disgusting.

1:41 am

Frances

Oooooo marmite - love it with butter on toast.

1:42 am

jillibus

well, what I liked (and can't get) is bloater paste on buttered toast

1:42 am

mari

9+

1:42 am

MVA

on that note frances i'm off for toast and marmite!

1:42 am

dcseain

aged cheeses i know. i've liked the ones i've had, but for limberger, which i prefer young.

1:42 am

Frances

Me too MVA

1:43 am

dcseain

limburger? eh, whatever.

1:43 am

mari

sorry blame the cat!!

1:43 am

jillibus

I'm talking aged cheddar and the like -- just extra sharp, not stinky

1:43 am

MVA

got to go now, bye all!!

1:43 am

dcseain

ciao, MVA

1:43 am

jillibus

bye MVA!

1:43 am

mrpresident

I guess it is cheddar cheese, but a stronger version

1:43 am

moonwoof

nite

1:43 am

Frances

Thought you were giving us your age mari.

1:43 am

lynxxx

lol - bloater paste sounds pretty awful Jilli - anything like anchovy paste though? love that on toast

1:43 am

mrpresident

bye mva :))

1:44 am

dcseain

yes, aged cheddar i
s common, as is gouda, and others.

1:44 am

mari

I wish

1:44 am

mrpresident

nite moon

1:44 am

Atalante

bloater paste! I give Hobbit her tablets covered in bloater paste :D

1:44 am

Atalante

and hi :D

1:44 am

mrpresident

hi ata :)

1:44 am

Frances

Morning Ata

1:45 am

jillibus

lynxxx, it's like a milder version of anchovy paste

1:45 am

dcseain

morning, ata

1:45 am

rururocks

phantom word: centaur

1:45 am

dcseain

neither Boston nor Cincinatti is 'near' here.

1:45 am

lynxxx

Hi Ata! you had better send some to Jilli

1:45 am

mrpresident

hi ruru!! :))

1:45 am

mrpresident

dcs, I can send it to you

1:45 am

rururocks

hi mr. P

1:45 am

Frances

How about sardines and chopped onion on toast. Delicious.

1:45 am

jillibus

ata, where do you get the bloater paste? We used to get Crosse & Blackwell in little fluted glass jars

1:45 am

rururocks

lovely icon there

1:46 am

dcseain

send what to me, mrp?

1:46 am

rururocks

eewwwwwwwwwwww hate sardine

1:46 am

Atalante

I get exactly the same :D From Tescos. Do you want me to send you a pot or 2??

1:46 am

mrpresident

send vintage cheese to you

1:46 am

jillibus

found a can of sprats t'other day -- lovely on toast

1:46 am

dcseain

i wonder if it would clear Customs.

1:46 am

lynxxx

Yummmm - sardines on semi-burnt toat!

1:47 am

jillibus

Yes indeed, ata! Let me know how much they cost!

1:47 am

Atalante

dont see why not, its a vacuum sealed pot

1:47 am

jillibus

maybe dc is talking about the cheese

1:47 am

dcseain

oh, it's a potted chees product?

1:48 am

jillibus

ata is taling about bloater paste, dc -- not cheese

1:48 am

Atalante

oh they aren't a lot! 50p max! email me your proper address and I'll grab some next time I go shopping :D

1:48 am

dcseain

oh, is there another food thread going on i missed *blinks*

1:48 am

mrpresident

I will find it for you in the US

1:48 am

Frances

No Ata is talking bloater paste in pots.

1:48 am

Atalante

sorry dc! food confusion

1:49 am

jillibus

US doesn't help me much

1:49 am

jillibus

or are you talking cheese for dc, mrp, LOL!

1:50 am

dcseain

ty, but i do not eat fish, so bloater paste is not of interest. :)

1:50 am

Atalante

hey dc, here's a question for you though - do you know anywhere to buy halloumi cheese in the US?

1:50 am

jillibus

ata, I think my address is in facebook

1:51 am

lynxxx

Carlee would know I am sure

1:51 am

dcseain

yes, my local Whole Foods Market

1:51 am

dcseain

halloumi is nice

1:52 am

mrpresident

I am talking cheese for the world!! you all have to experience vintage cheese :B

1:52 am

lynxxx

agree - another yummy food

1:52 am

dcseain

I think the Lebanese Taverna Market carries it, too.

1:52 am

mrpresident

haloumi is lovely, sliced up and bbq'ed with antipasto salad

1:52 am

Atalante

they have it????? the Portland (Oregon) WFM doesn't, they can't import it into Oregon for some reason

1:53 am

Frances

I like my cheddar as mature as I can get it. Very tangy.

1:53 am

dcseain

Huh. At least the stores here in Northern VA have it, haven't looked for it in DC, and i've seen it at the Bethesda and Rockville, MD stores.

1:53 am

dcseain

Aged Vermont or Ontario cheddars are my faves.

1:53 am

lynxxx

BBL - taking coffee break

1:54 am

Frances

....but favourite is a nice ripe stilton.

1:54 am

Atalante

you're lovely. I'd hate to not have halloumi. I make a gorgeous west indian style curry with halloumi. Its probably the nicest thing ever

1:55 am

dcseain

i have a very ripe stilton in my fridge now. I think i'll make it into a cheese sauce tomorrow or Friday.

1:55 am

Atalante

lovely? lucky! LMAO

1:55 am

jillibus

sorry, can't abide stilton or an blue cheese. Took too much bacteriology!

1:56 am

dcseain

lovely, lucky, loony, loco... :D

1:56 am

Atalante

I can't speak or type this early in the morning!

1:57 am

Marmar

good morning everyone!

1:58 am

Marmar

good day....good evening....

1:58 am

dcseain

Guten Morgen, marar :)

1:58 am

rururocks

buenos dias

1:59 am

dcseain

i wonder if any of my friends here know how to dance a zarzuela. I guess i could teach some. I'm in the mood for one today.

1:59 am

Marmar

I don't want exactly want to change the subject from cheese, but I am eating the most delicious brownie right now! Best recipe ever!!!

1:59 am

mrpresident

hi marmar :))

1:59 am

dcseain

a good brownie is worth 100x its weight in cheese :)

1:59 am

mrpresident

ah, my first word was pee!

2:00 am

Marmar

Hello mrp! The food theme today is most enjoyable. For me, much better than this mean grid!

2:01 am

Frances

Back to the cheese.....got a habit from my Swedish daughter-in-law.....eating mature cheddar with raspberry or strawberry jam.

2:01 am

rururocks

oopps that depends mr. p

2:01 am

rururocks

oopps that depends mr. p

2:01 am

Karyn

hey all

2:01 am

dcseain

morning, karyn

2:01 am

rururocks

that is a very odd combo there frances...

2:01 am

Marmar

zarzuela...what's that?

2:01 am

Atalante

oh thats *yum* frances

2:02 am

Frances

....but really good ruru

2:02 am

mrpresident

hi karyn :)

2:02 am

Marmar

ohhhh, cheese and jam. I love that too.

2:02 am

rururocks

oh see I am way beihind on cheese parings

2:02 am

Marmar

My mom used to like a slice of chedder on her apple pie. Go figure!

2:02 am

jillibus

well, I found a lovely cheese recently -- goat cheese covered in cranberry-cinnamon. Of course it was promptly discontinued.

2:03 am

dcseain

A zarzuela is a formal dance derived from a medieval theatre tradition.

2:03 am

rururocks

I love that cheese from spain called Pimiento...

2:03 am

Atalante

wensleydale with cranberries is the best. along with halloumi

2:03 am

Frances

Marmar, had cheddar and a granny smith apple yesterday.

2:03 am

dcseain

cheddar-apple pie is nummy!

2:03 am

dcseain

it's up there with strawberry-rhubarb in my book

2:03 am

rururocks

now THAT i will go for...apple cheddar yummm

2:03 am

jillibus

"Apple pie without cheese / is like a kiss without a squeeze" my uncle used to say

2:04 am

Frances

I like that jilli.

2:04 am

Marmar

I'll have to try it. (ched & pie I mean.)

2:05 am

Marmar

Jilli, my dad used to say "an egg without salt is like a kiss without a mustash". Ha!

2:05 am

dcseain

wenslydayl w/cranberries, some blueberries on toast with a hearty semi-dry red is lovely snack, maybe a few grapes on the side.

2:06 am

Marmar

DC, what's zarzuela? Such a pretty word.

2:06 am

rururocks

argh.. now I have to go eat something.......stop it

2:06 am

Frances

Must have grapes with the stilton dc

2:06 am

Atalante

I asked my friend from Oregon what the first thing she wants to do when she arrives here in a week's time and she said "go to the farm shop and buy CHEESE!"

2:06 am

jillibus

stop awreddy!!! I'm hungry and mustn't succumb!

2:06 am

dcseain

Zarzuela as a formal spanish dance derivef from a medieaval theatre tradition.

2:06 am

dcseain

i lke fig preserves with blue cheeses.

2:07 am

Frances

That sounds good dc

2:07 am

dcseain

Zarzuela is also various theatre and musical traditons of the same source.

2:07 am

Marmar

Ah-ha. Sounds interesting.

2:07 am

jillibus

I'm escaping to bed with a growling tum

2:08 am

Frances

Sleep well jilli. You'll dream of food.

2:08 am

dcseain

blue cheese with barely cooked spinach, vinaigre, toasted walnuts, and dried cranberries is nice, also, a lightly warm salad.

2:08 am

dcseain

g'night, jilli!

2:09 am

jillibus

g'night (at least you're talking about ugh blue cheese now)

2:09 am

mrpresident

oh enjoying this puzzle! lots of twisty turny ones

2:09 am

Frances

I'm tossing up the options.....cheese on toast or marmite on toast.

2:10 am

mrpresident

have I missed cheese talk??

2:10 am

jillibus

sigh

2:10 am

mrpresident

have both frances :))

2:10 am

dcseain

i like to dance. haven't done much of it since i lived in Spain. I lke to tarantella, too.

2:10 am

jillibus

bye! *poof*

2:10 am

Frances

Tooooo tempting mrp

2:10 am

Atalante

cheese on toast

2:10 am

dcseain

cheese on marmite on toast!

2:11 am

Marmar

DC, is it like flamenco? I just googled and looks wonderful.

2:11 am

Atalante

cheese and worcestershire sauce!

2:11 am

Frances

Oh yes Ata. All the flavours.

2:11 am

dcseain

not quite, but there is cross-influence. Flamenco and fado are more alike.

2:12 am

dcseain

haven't had a good quadrille in ages! we did quadrilles along with waltzes growing up.

2:12 am

Marmar

...and not to stray too far from the food theme, Googled "zarzuela" images show some delish looking stews and compotes too...

2:13 am

Marmar

I took flamenco lessons for a while...loved it!

2:13 am

dcseain

yes, there are seafood stews of that name too. Forgot about those. :)

2:14 am

dcseain

Marmar, you might enjoy the fado music of Madredeus, then.

2:14 am

Marmar

My teacher said I had "Duende"!

2:15 am

dcseain

Â¡que buenÃsmo para tÃ! :D means you had rhythm, soul, and skill.

2:15 am

Frances

Back in a min......off to the kitchen.

2:15 am

mrpresident

what is duende?

2:18 am

dcseain

EspÃritu fantÃ¡stico del que se dice que habita en algunas casas y que travesea, causando en ellas trastorno y estruendo. Aparece con figura de viejo o de niÃ±o en las narraciones tradicionales.

is the definition in Spanish. Basically, you had spirits within/about you that gave you fire, form, flexibility, and a degree of drama and angst to your performance. "You got soul" in Southern US vernacular.

2:19 am

mrpresident

where did corks go??

2:19 am

Marmar

Already spotted Madredeus on Amazon uk. I'll def. order it. I love the music. My kids like it too.

2:19 am

dcseain

duende is lit "one that possesses
the house"

2:20 am

Marmar

Don't say "corks" mrp...remember?!

2:20 am

dcseain

o Espiritu da Paz is a favourite of mine among their albums

2:20 am

mrpresident

oh sorry!! I just assumed it was ok... like when I call scrabbler, scrabbs

2:21 am

mrpresident

and dcseain, dcs!

2:21 am

Atalante

who's corks??

2:21 am

mrpresident

and Mar.... can I call you mars??

2:21 am

sprite

a very good morning to all!
*hugs mrP* How ARE you, darling?

2:21 am

dcseain

corko101 is full username, if i recall

2:21 am

dcseain

morning Sprite *hug*

2:21 am

sprite

oh darn... first word to enter (reenact) is a phantom. THis bodes ILL.

2:22 am

mrpresident

hi sprite {{{{{{hugs}}}}}!! longtime no see! have you been on holiday??

2:22 am

joso

hi all

2:22 am

Marmar

YES mrp!

2:22 am

dcseain

morning, joso

2:22 am

sprite

hey, why no abbrevs? Are we really supposed to call everyone by her/his full username?

2:22 am

mrpresident

corko101 is full of username, if I remember :)

2:22 am

mrpresident

hi joso!!! {{{kisses and cuddles}}}

2:23 am

sprite

yes, mrP, had a terrific week with the girls. I heard the house got not sold?

2:23 am

Marmar

that's right, he/she got a little huffy earlier when someone called them "corks".

2:23 am

sprite

heyyyyy JoSo! *huggggs*

2:23 am

Atalante

oh no .... silly!

2:23 am

mrpresident

not sold... I am furious with the estate agent.... they got a mouthful from me!

2:23 am

joso

morning dc, mr p, sprite

2:24 am

sprite

hmz.... I'd say if one want everybody to use their full name, they should not go for extensions like 101. But that is me.

2:24 am

mrpresident

joso, I love that icon of yours

2:24 am

sprite

you were perfectly entitled, mrP! What did they say?

2:24 am

mrpresident

sprite, Luke has decided on a handle for babble... he calls himself 'skeleton'

2:24 am

sprite

JoSo, my kids have buried themselves in your comics!

2:25 am

sprite

ok mrP, if I see skeleton around, I'll be sure to give him a warm welcome and any help he should need!

2:25 am

Frances

Good morning sprite

2:25 am

dcseain

the vowels in my name befuddle most everyone :)

2:25 am

mrpresident

they are using us to sell inferior properties... they bring people here and tell them that they can get...???$$, then when we refuse, they take them to properties that are inferior and sell them

2:25 am

joso

tnx Mr P, my defalt icon, for when I'm too lazy to go with the daily icon, Dr Doom, my favorite villan

2:25 am

mrpresident

I am going to say it.... f**kers!!

2:26 am

mrpresident

joso, it is a great icon!

2:26 am

Frances

Oooooo mrp!

2:26 am

sprite

omg mrP, that is f*cking with you indeed. Can I kick them for you? Where it hurts most?

2:26 am

dcseain

that seems rather unethical, no, mrp?

2:27 am

Frances

So sorry your house didn't sell. I saw the pictures - it looked beautiful. Do you still have it on the market?

2:27 am

mrpresident

oh, I kicked them so hard! during the auction, they only brought people who had $50,000 less than we wanted

2:27 am

sprite

I love the vowels in your name, dc. They always bring a picture to me from you in the ocean :)

2:27 am

rururocks

Is F*cking in the grid or did I miss something... lol

2:27 am

mrpresident

dcs, if I could prove it, they would be suffering

2:27 am

mrpresident

love you ruru!!

2:27 am

Frances

That is a lot of less!

2:28 am

joso

that's luke, I've been calling him red because skeliton is too long, the referance has got to be decades beyond him.

2:28 am

sprite

LOL rurur... no sorry, that was me sympathising with mrP.

2:28 am

mrpresident

and the best 'offer' we had was $530k.... I told them in no uncertain terms what they could do with that offer

2:28 am

rururocks

oh god I feel old now..

2:28 am

dcseain

hm. we coul all call him red, and see how long it takes him to figure it out. :D

2:28 am

sprite

can you kick the agency and get a better one?

2:29 am

mrpresident

so, after the auction, and after I told them to f*** off~!! they had open house for another 5 hours...

2:29 am

rururocks

that is a lot of money up the old you know what

2:29 am

mrpresident

now, we have an interested party from that open house, who is really really keen! it pays to stand up I believe

2:30 am

sprite

teasing luke is not allowed! *crossed arms and looks around sternly over rim of glasses*

2:30 am

mrpresident

I can't sprite, we have them signed on for 3 months, cause they 'convinced' us to go for 3 months

2:30 am

sprite

oh yes, it does, mrP! Don't go for anything outside your limits, be loyal to yourself.

2:30 am

joso

didn't mean to tease him, had no idea of his age, I'll be better

2:30 am

dcseain

is ur agent communicating fully with buyer agents i wonder.

2:30 am

mrpresident

the agent convinced us to sign onto an auction... that way we are bound by them, no matter what

2:31 am

mrpresident

joso!! when did you send the comics darling??

2:31 am

sprite

well, I know you... you will give them hell :D
They will either make sure they make amends, or let you go before the 3 months are over, just to be rescued from your razorsharp tongue!

2:32 am

mrpresident

dcs, I don't give a damn... they are bound to us and how much we want. if they don't accept our price (which is fully acceptable) we are going to go elsewhere

2:32 am

joso

comic details to date;Date of Event Time of Event Location Description Retail Location Signatory Name
2007/11/21 09:28 International item has left Canada and is en route to destination
2007/11/10 08:37 RICHMOND, BC Item accepted and entered into sortation plant
2007/11/07 13:45 MISSISSAUGA, ON Item accepted and entered into sortation plant
2007/11/04 14:12 TORONTO, ON Item accepted at the Post office

2:32 am

sprite

Luke is mrP's and Lickety's son! And a pen pal of my son. How is the letter coming along, mrP? Kids are guarding the mailbox, lol.

2:32 am

mrpresident

wow! what a route!

2:32 am

dcseain

yes, i support and affirm your POV, mrp. I'm qustioning the ethics of the agent.

2:33 am

Frances

I assume they 'earn' a nice fat commssion from the sale so surely it is in their interest to get the very best price.

2:33 am

mrpresident

the letter and goods are being sent this weekend!! luke has found stuff for tim... maddison has some gorgeous stuff for caya

2:33 am

dcseain

i'm a rather cynical person in some respects.

2:33 am

dcseain

true, frances.

2:33 am

joso

took a month of shipping time from toronto port to amsterdam port for sprites parcel

2:33 am

mrpresident

they got a nice 'fat' $1,640' from us for the so called auction.... bastards

2:34 am

rururocks

not lately frances most agents want to take the money and run

2:34 am

sprite

owwww wonderful! They are sooo looking forward to hearing from your kids :D

dc, that is not cynical, that is common sense. This agency is not very ethical, if they use mrP.

2:34 am

rururocks

whatever money they can get

2:34 am

Frances

I so sympathise with you mrp. I do hope things get better and the house sells very soon.

2:34 am

mrpresident

one of the people who wanted to bid was in the house for 40 minutes before the auction was to start.... she left 2 minutes before auction... I was so angry with the agent for not screening the bidders better

2:34 am

rururocks

they better not mess with us mr. p we'll babble them until they are beaten to a pulp

2:35 am

sprite

shitty business, mrP, if you pardon my french. You deserve better.

2:36 am

Frances

On the plus side, it means you get to spend longer in your beautiful house.

2:36 am

mrpresident

the house will sell, and for what we want... this agent is just trying to screw with us. all agents in australia are considered lower than a cockroach I am afraid

2:36 am

mrpresident

shitty indeed sprite. what a frightful fight

2:37 am

sprite

tell them about your incredible network. Tell them to perform up or above standard or loose all credibility in Australia and the rest of the world :D

2:38 am

mrpresident

we must talk sprite! I will get my skype set up for you and chat with you on a day that suits you... I can't do it tonight as my computer has been nasty, spank-on-the-bottom mean!!! i am looking for a new puter

2:38 am

mrpresident

thanks sprite, they will make sure they have buyers for the price we want, I am sure!!

2:39 am

sprite

we will talk soon then, mrP! And chat up until we are completely with it again ;)
For now, I send you warm hugs and my full support, to you and lickety and your kids.

2:40 am

KatieMcG

morning everyone :-)

2:41 am

mrpresident

hi katie!

2:41 am

sprite

hi katie

2:41 am

dcseain

morning, katie.

2:41 am

joso

hi katie

2:41 am

mrpresident

I must go help lickety with the house... we have openhouse tomorrow... see you all soon

2:41 am

sprite

bye darling, take care!

2:41 am

dcseain

later, mrp *Hug*

2:41 am

joso

g'nite Mr P

2:42 am

Frances

Bye mrp, good luck with the open house.

Morning jatie.

2:42 am

KatieMcG

good luck with the open house tomorrow :-)

2:42 am

Frances

So sorry, I mean katie.

2:42 am

Marmar

Bye and good luck tomorrow!

2:42 am

dcseain

i think i'll sleep for a bit now. the joys of days off. i may sleep when i want. So today, ~0400 it is.

2:43 am

dcseain

hope each of yall has a wonderful day/evening. *hugs*

2:43 am

Frances

Sleep well dc

2:43 am

Marmar

Bye dc. Schlaf gut!

2:43 am

sprite

lovely, dc. Sleep well and undisturbed and enjoy the freedom!

2:43 am

KatieMcG

Night dc :-)

2:44 am

dcseain

danke, tak, gracias, thanks :) {poof}

2:44 am

sprite

*pouts*

2:45 am

Frances

Why the pout sprite?

2:45 am

sprite

dutch was left out in dc's closing statement ;)

2:45 am

Marmar

I better go too. This house is not ready for Christmas decorations...you can't decorate clutter! Take care everyone. Have fun with the grid.

2:45 am

Frances

Bye Marmar

2:46 am

sprite

Marmar... just throw nice white sheets over the clutter, sprinkle some stars and snow and you are done ;)

2:46 am

KatieMcG

Marmar, I contest your statement, I'm decorating with clutter everywhere ;-)

2:46 am

Frances

As a matter of interest, what is the Dutch?

2:46 am

sprite

dank je, or dank je wel

2:47 am

sprite

or bedankt

2:47 am

Frances

I will remember sprite.

2:47 am

Marmar

Good for you Katie. I prob. would too but have mother-in-law in house, my German mother-in-law....it has to measure up!

2:48 am

sprite

*smiles at Frances*

2:49 am

sprite

hmz, poltergeist but no polter...

2:49 am

KatieMcG

Fair enough marmar, some things have to be done!! have a good day :-0

2:50 am

Marmar

You too Katie. Vaarwel Sprite!!! Bye all!

2:51 am

sprite

Fijne dag, Marmar... sei wohl. :)

2:52 am

SaddySolar

any clues for al5,10?

2:53 am

Frances

........phantom .......applique

2:53 am

sprite

Saddy: make dresses fit, change them.

2:53 am

Frances

al5/10 foreign

2:53 am

sprite

thanks Frances, that gave me a word using the Q :D

2:54 am

sprite

or ET, indeed, thanks :)

2:54 am

o-o

The giant squid has eyes the size of an extra-large pizza.

2:54 am

sprite

that is almost poetic, BabbleRabble :)
And hi to you.

2:55 am

SaddySolar

Thanks ;)

2:56 am

mrpresident

ah, lickety is cleaning up, and then the kids and I are putting up the tree! it should be a lovely xmas

2:56 am

Frances

.....another phantom ......etiquette

2:56 am

o-o

Hello, peoples

2:56 am

mrpresident

hi babblerabble :)

2:57 am

Frances

Hi BabRab

2:57 am

Frances

You have a lovely hubby mrp.

2:57 am

sprite

yay, BabbleRabble, interesting debate there!
I have been stupid, btw, I have forgotten to copy your profile text from yesterday, the one about the cortisol levels. Could I bother you to send me a copy, or to put it in your profile some day again, please?

2:58 am

sprite

mrP, lickety is the best ;)
And so are you. I hope you have a terrific time making pretty for Xmas!@

2:58 am

o-o

I will look now

2:59 am

sprite

thank you so much, BabbleRabble. I want to take it to my physiotherapist, she will be so interested.

3:00 am

FranMag

Aloha Babblers!

3:00 am

sprite

hey Fran! *hug*

3:00 am

Frances

Hi Fran

3:00 am

FranMag

hi babrab, sprite, frances, mrp! (anyone else out there?)

3:01 am

sprite

oh Saddy, sorry, did not see your post. You're welcome, glad you found it (them) ;)

3:02 am

sprite

*sings to Fran: "... could it be that somebody else is looking into my mind..." *

3:02 am

sprite

(who knows the song?)

3:03 am

FranMag

i have no idea sprite!

3:05 am

Frances

Peter Straker sprite

3:05 am

sprite

Fran:
http://tinyurl.com/2rnb7f

3:05 am

sprite

one of the most beautiful songs ever, for me anyway.

3:05 am

sprite

Alan Parson's Project, actually ;)

3:05 am

Frances

In a matter of a moment
Lost till the end of time
It's the evening of another day
And the end of mine

Now the starlight which has found me
Lost for a million years
Tries to linger as it fills my eyes
Till it disappears

Could it be that somebody else is
Looking into my mind

Some other place
Somewhere
Some other time

Some other place
Somewhere
Some other time

Like a mirror held before me
Large as the sky is wide
And the image is reflected
Back to the other side

Could it be that somebody else is
Looking into my mind

Some other place
Somewhere
Some other time

Some other place
Somewhere
Some other time

3:06 am

sprite

yup, that is the one, LOL

3:06 am

Frances

Lead vocal Peter Straker

3:06 am

sprite

oh yes, that is true :) He is the main singer.

3:06 am

FranMag

ah, i like APP, but I'm not familiar with that song.

3:07 am

FranMag

i should try youtube

3:07 am

sprite

it is one of my all time favorites. All of it, music, lyrics, the images that this song brings up in my mind.

3:08 am

FranMag

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6eIHLq
AYV4

3:08 am

mrpresident

sprite, I got onto the chat... come over please!

3:09 am

mrpresident

fran, I can't get to it...

3:09 am

FranMag

very nice sprite! i'm watching the video right now

3:09 am

FranMag

you have to get the whole url, let me make a tiny one

3:10 am

FranMag

http://tinyurl.com/26kq6p

3:10 am

FranMag

there ya go!

3:11 am

o-o

here it is. sprite:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/re
leases/2007/11/071120111530.htm

3:11 am

sprite

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjmaI4G
9MA4

3:11 am

sprite

BabbleRabble, thank you very much!

3:12 am

FranMag

ooh! i found or6 all by my self! i usually miss it

3:13 am

Frances

I keep wanting to put AL on the end Fran

3:14 am

o-o

I never miss words; I often don't find them, but there are no pangs of parting

3:14 am

mrpresident

lovely video

3:14 am

mrpresident

sprite, are you available for skype chat?

3:14 am

FranMag

lol babrab

3:14 am

sprite

LOL BabbleRabble

3:15 am

sprite

mrP, hold on, it is totally hectic right now, but will be better shortly

3:15 am

mrpresident

here too! am going to feed myself

3:15 am

FranMag

frances, is there more than one or6?

3:15 am

sprite

ok, see you a little later then, ok?

3:15 am

Frances

No Fran, just the one.

3:18 am

sprite

that is one word I almost never spot by myself! Thanks Frances :)

3:19 am

sprite

am afk for a little while, back shortly

3:19 am

FranMag

later sprite!

3:19 am

Frances

You're welcome sprite

3:19 am

Frances

Later sprite

3:22 am

lynxxx

TY Frances too. Hi Fran

3:23 am

FranMag

hi lynxxx!

3:23 am

Frances

My pleasure lyn

3:25 am

sprite

ok, back. Hi lynxxx *hug*

3:25 am

lynxxx

hello Sprite! hugs back at you!

3:27 am

maddison

hi everyone Maddisons back remember me?

3:27 am

lynxxx

yes Maddison. how are you?

3:28 am

sprite

BabbleRabble, I have copied the article and printed it. Thanks again.

3:28 am

sprite

hey Maddison! Of course I remember :)
*hugs from Caya*

3:29 am

maddison

good. how are you?

3:30 am

lynxxx

just fine TY

3:30 am

Fishbulb

gooooood morning everyone! :D

3:30 am

sprite

doing ok, thanks :)
We celebrate Sinterklaas tomorrow, so busy preparing.

3:30 am

sprite

hi Fish!

3:30 am

lynxxx

Hi Fish!

3:31 am

maddison

Please say hi to Caya for me Sprite. I am sending her a letter.

3:31 am

Frances

Morning Maddison and Fish

3:31 am

sprite

she is so looking forward to it, Maddison! I will be sure to tell her hi :)

3:34 am

FranMag

hi fishbulb! hi maddison!

3:39 am

Fishbulb

how is everyone today then? I'm racking my brain for ideas how to celebrate my birthday.

3:39 am

lynxxx

today Fish?

3:39 am

sprite

a bit busy, but feeling remarkably good atm, Fish. So... when is your birthday and what would you LIKE to do?

3:40 am

Frances

Is it your birthday today Fish? Happy birthday.

3:40 am

Fishbulb

my birthday is 17th Dec - am celebrating the wknd before.

3:40 am

Fishbulb

Sprite, more than anything else, I like playing Babble and chatting to you guys!! hehe

3:41 am

sprite

how about asking your friends and family over, ask everyone to bring a dish and have a lovely buffet?

3:41 am

sprite

LOLLLLL Fish.... of course... but you can do that every day of the year.

3:42 am

Fishbulb

that's not a bad idea! minimal effort party! I'm gonna be 30 though this year so feel like i should do something!

3:42 am

Frances

Well we could all have our dish and drink of choice and have a babble birthday party with Fish.

3:42 am

sprite

you can do the drinks and the dessert :)

3:42 am

lynxxx

wow Fish, you'll be over the hill!

3:42 am

Fishbulb

Woot!!

3:43 am

FranMag

yay fish! i loved turning 30, celebrated for a whole month!!

3:43 am

skeleton

hi babble.

3:43 am

sprite

30 is such a great age. Congrats in advance... are you on facebook?

3:43 am

Frances

At that rate lynn, I'm over a whole mountain range!

3:43 am

sprite

I believe so... let me check...

3:43 am

Fishbulb

lynxxx I haven't even started going up the hill yet, I stopped for a picnic near the bottom!

3:43 am

FranMag

she is sprite, keep meaning to add you to my friends list fish

3:44 am

maddison

Lovely to see you all

3:44 am

skeleton

hi everyone

3:44 am

Fishbulb

yar sprite I am on Facebook, I think you just added me as a friend! ;)

3:44 am

maddison

hi skeleton

3:44 am

Frances

Hello skeleton

3:44 am

sprite

heyyy skeleton :) Greetings from Tim! And I hope you are doing well.

3:44 am

Fishbulb

or maybe I'm confused?! I am getting older

Hi skeleton!

3:44 am

sprite

wonderful, Fish :)

3:45 am

skeleton

hi maddison and sprite and fish.

3:45 am

joso

hi skeleton

3:45 am

FranMag

hi joso! hi skeleton!

3:46 am

joso

hi fran

3:46 am

lynxxx

Hi Joso & Skeleton

3:46 am

sprite

*trying to figure out which new friend is fish *

3:46 am

maddison

lier

3:46 am

joso

hi lynxx

3:46 am

maddison

sorry about that

3:46 am

Fishbulb

i'm the one with the squishy bunny as my profile picture!

3:46 am

skeleton

sprite, i'm sending a letter and some cards.

3:46 am

sprite

ohoh maddison! What do you say, guys, is Maddison old enough for the penalty box? ;)

3:46 am

Fishbulb

hehe maddison, thought you were telling sprite off then

3:47 am

FranMag

sprite, if you go to the babblers worldwide group, fish started the "who are you?" discussion topic.

3:47 am

skeleton

thanks maddison.

3:47 am

sprite

yay, got you, lol. That rabbit is a dead giveaway ;)

3:47 am

sprite

Skeleton, Tim will love to hear from you!

3:48 am

FranMag

she is sprite, i bet she can even make some cookies to leave for the rest of us. :-)

3:49 am

bfsog

Morning

3:49 am

sprite

ohhhh yes, I heard you bake great cookies, Maddison!

3:49 am

Fishbulb

phantom: pilot

3:49 am

sprite

hi bfsog

3:49 am

FranMag

hello bfsog

3:49 am

Fishbulb

morning bfsog

3:49 am

skeleton

ok hell be happy.

3:49 am

lynxxx

hi bfsog

3:50 am

FranMag

yikes, i've been doing way too much facebooking and not enough babbling...i still need 98 words!

3:50 am

skeleton

i mean he'll be happy

3:50 am

maddison

thanks sprite

3:50 am

sprite

I am certain of that, skeleton. Isn't it cool, having a pen pal at the other side of the world :)

3:51 am

sprite

could someone please kick me, next time I try tiptoe?

3:51 am

bfsog

whats with the qu ?

3:51 am

FranMag

ooh, kicking is so harsh sprite! how about a pinch?

3:51 am

lynxxx

you could try doing antique instead

3:52 am

sprite

argh, yet another phantom, thanks lynxxx :P

3:52 am

FranMag

urgh lynxxx, that's another one!

3:52 am

sprite

starts 4 words, bsfog, and is used in others.

3:52 am

FranMag

how about parole!

3:52 am

bfsog

so, i count it as qu and not q

3:53 am

FranMag

that's right bfsog

3:53 am

sprite

the tile is Qu and it is actually counted as 2 letters in the word length, bsfog.

3:53 am

Fishbulb

yeah, its qu and not just q so all your q words start QU...

3:53 am

lynxxx

the Qu 'tile' counts as 2 letters though

3:54 am

sprite

I could not find the 4th Q word... until I realised there was also an E close by and not only an i.

3:54 am

FranMag

yay! found that dumb an7 word

3:55 am

sprite

the one that prevents you from breathing, Fran?

3:55 am

lynxxx

TY for the reminder Fran

3:55 am

FranMag

that one sprite!

3:56 am

FranMag

yw lynxxx

3:56 am

Frances

Fish your re your phantom, you could have what he flies and who he works for.

3:56 am

sprite

*wipes brow*
Glad there isn't another one of those.

3:57 am

sprite

I don't know, Frances... I get kinda scared when I am close to those without a pilot near!

3:58 am

FranMag

lol sprite

3:58 am

Frances

Well at least without the pilot near they're not going anywhere.

3:58 am

mrpresident

maddison & skeleton are on!!

3:58 am

sprite

but what if they are going, and the pilot is missing???

3:58 am

Fishbulb

ooh yeah, thanks Frances.

3:58 am

FranMag

we've been talking to them mrp. :-)

3:58 am

sprite

we know, mrP! We love chatting with them :)

3:58 am

lynxxx

where's,Lickety?

3:58 am

mrpresident

I apologies for anything they do :))

3:59 am

Frances

You're welcome Fish

3:59 am

sprite

apologise??? you should be proud :)
(I know, you are)

3:59 am

miss babble

hi all

3:59 am

Frances

Nothing to apologise for mrp.

3:59 am

FranMag

hi miss babble

3:59 am

lynxxx

Hi Miss Babble

4:00 am

sprite

hi miss

4:01 am

sprite

tsk, that al7 is weird too. Both of them are, but the 1st is worst.

4:02 am

lynxxx

TY got both

4:02 am

FranMag

how many points sprite?

4:03 am

sprite

yw :) They ARE weird, aren't they?

4:03 am

sprite

both for 28, Fran

4:03 am

FranMag

i was afraid of that. :-)

4:03 am

lynxxx

both 28. AYes Sprite, easy once you said they were weird

4:03 am

sprite

both related to ET, Fran ;)

4:03 am

FranMag

ooh, those are strange

4:04 am

FranMag

yup, got them from the points. :-)

4:04 am

Frances

Both a bit odd

4:04 am

FranMag

thanks for pointing them out sprite!

4:04 am

sprite

thanks for sharing my amazement :)

4:05 am

lynxxx

yay and got the op7.32 - as I should have being Australian

4:05 am

sprite

now I want opossum

4:05 am

FranMag

ah, my babble day isn't complete without the tape and ring worms. :-)

4:05 am

sprite

lol Fran, so true :)

4:06 am

FranMag

thanks lynxxx! i just had the gem itself. :-)

4:06 am

o-o

what makes a word odd? a large number are new or unfamiliar to me ... does that make them odd?

4:07 am

lynxxx

if they are oddbods...

4:07 am

FranMag

that babrab and they seem awkward also, at least to me. :-)

4:07 am

sprite

for me, it is A. seen from myself - if I never saw it before or it elicits strange images, I call it weird.
B. checked with native speakers - if they aren't familiar with it, I feel confirmed in my judgement :)

4:08 am

sprite

thanks for the op, lynxxx!

4:10 am

sprite

oh, found an interesting re. Go to court again. Don't think I have seen that one before on babble.

4:10 am

FranMag

when i was in my 30s i was a real pa7 (first one)

4:10 am

mrpresident

are you on skype sprite??

4:10 am

FranMag

thanks sprite!

4:11 am

sprite

no, not yet... want me to come now?

4:11 am

mrpresident

yes please :)

4:11 am

sprite

lovely, Fran :)

4:12 am

sprite

that was the shortest convo ever, mrP LOL

4:13 am

FranMag

lol, did she get cut off?

4:13 am

sprite

no mike, LOL

4:15 am

sprite

stupid technical things always let you down at bad times (since there are no good times for it)

4:15 am

FranMag

that's true

4:15 am

FranMag

time for me to go, i reversed my stats, i now have 98 found instead of left. :-)

4:16 am

FranMag

i'll see all you lovely babblers tomorrow!

4:16 am

sprite

very good, Fran, lol. Have a great night and a good start on the morrow *hug*

4:17 am

lynxxx

goodnite Franny

4:23 am

Fishbulb

bye Fran

4:24 am

phandmd

is anyone out there?

4:26 am

Jacula

I'm here but immersed in the grid.:)

4:26 am

lynxxx

just us fishes Phand

4:26 am

lynxxx

Hi Jac

4:26 am

Jacula

Morning, folks.

4:27 am

phandmd

good morning! Is this a harder puzzle? I only have 40 words so far

4:27 am

sprite

hi Jac and phan. Yes, it is slower for me than yesterday's, but still doable and fun.

4:27 am

Jacula

I'm quite liking it so far, phan. I've been here about 15 mins and have found 51 words.

4:28 am

Aloyisius

hi phandmd and fellow babblers! Have been snored awake, so I thought I'd babble.. I am enjoying this grid, too, Jacula.. fun words to be found.. I like the LOL at the bottom too!

4:28 am

sprite

hey Aloy!

4:28 am

Aloyisius

ho, sprite!

4:29 am

lynxxx

Hi Aloy

4:29 am

Jacula

Hi, Aloy.

4:30 am

sprite

I found the first 100 very easily, then slowed down rather suddenly.

4:30 am

Aloyisius

wow, hi everyone.. early birds? We bought a new outdoor clock yesterday, and when we got home we noticed that the temp dial on it was in degrees Celsius.. yay, now I will learn to relate to that scale!

4:30 am

sprite

that is lovely, Aloy :D

4:30 am

Jacula

sprite - my son's over in The Netherlands at the moment visiting his g/f in Friesland (Leeuwarden).

4:31 am

Aloyisius

ooh, just found a three part chemical..

4:31 am

sprite

oh wow, Jac, so close! I drove past Leeuwarden last Friday!

4:33 am

Jacula

He flew out last Friday, sprite and Lin (g/f) met him in 'Dam and they took the train journey to spent the w/end with her parents in Landgraaf (nr. Heerlen) and were then intending to spend until this coming Sunday in Friesland where she lives.

4:33 am

sprite

sounds lovely, Jac! I hope they are having a great time.

4:34 am

sprite

oh... and to the sin bin with you, Jac :D

4:34 am

Jacula

Me, too, Sprite. Not heard a word since he texted me the number of his return flight. :) Sinbin? Oops! Hope it was only the 'transport' word I used.

4:34 am

Aloyisius

lol, Sprite.. ty for the choo choo

4:35 am

sprite

it was, no worries!

4:35 am

Jacula

Aloy - there's a 4-letter word for what they run on, too. ;)

4:35 am

Aloyisius

.... and two extensions too

4:35 am

Aloyisius

super, jacula.. (-:

4:36 am

Jacula

I meant an 'r' word, Aloy, not the 'ells'.

4:36 am

Aloyisius

lol, got it, Jac

4:36 am

phandmd

our volcano is back. Haven't seen that one in a while

4:37 am

Jacula

I want 'tiptoe' to go with my icon!

4:37 am

sprite

Jac, you and me both! Love your icon, btw

4:38 am

Jacula

Thanks, sprite.

4:38 am

Aloyisius

another babblet, ti4, means "to make a vibrating sound".. finally looked it up

4:40 am

Aloyisius

any of you have a wireless mouse? This is my first one, and it seems to gulp up batteries.. wondering if that is normal..

4:40 am

sprite

nope, mine has an oldfashioned tail

4:41 am

lynxxx

I was told they were a bit bothersome, so I bought a tailed one too

4:41 am

Jacula

Not me, Aloy. Son has one but he's not here to ask. I've never heard him complain though.

4:42 am

Jacula

Oh, just realised we have one one the other computer. It's not hooked up to the web though and isn't used that often.

4:42 am

Aloyisius

well, i must say that it is a "tuffie".. I have knocked the poor thing onto the floor so many times .. so far, so good.. someone may call the mouse abuse hotline on me tho

4:48 am

sprite

yay for tuffies

4:49 am

Aloyisius

my favorite houseplants are tuffies, too..

4:49 am

rosalind230

I have a wireless mouse the batteries last for a long time.

4:49 am

sprite

my only houseplants are, lol. If not, they are shortlived.

4:49 am

rosalind230

Sorry good morning everyone

4:50 am

lynxxx

hi Rosalind

4:50 am

sprite

hi rosalind

4:50 am

Jacula

Good morning, rosalind.

4:51 am

Aloyisius

hi rosalind.. thanks for the info.. h'mm.. does the light on the mouse go off when you are not using it? Mine stays on, which might be the problem.. due, perhaps, to being knocked on the floor a few times..

4:52 am

Aloyisius

i want centaur

4:52 am

rosalind230

Mine doesn't have a light/Its a Typhoon and goes with the keyboard

4:52 am

sprite

I am with you, Aloy

4:52 am

Frances

My son has a wireless keyboard with built in mouse and it eats batteries and asks for more!

4:52 am

Aloyisius

interesting.. this one is a battery eating Logitech

4:53 am

sprite

I want etiquette as well, and netiquette

4:54 am

Jacula

Me, too, sprite.

4:54 am

Aloyisius

i like that word, netiquette.. manners on line.. is it a real word?

4:55 am

Jacula

Aloy, yes.

4:55 am

sprite

it is, Aloy, nowadays

4:55 am

Frances

Is that when we all act prim and proper on the net?

4:55 am

Aloyisius

very cool!

4:55 am

Jacula

LOL, Frances.

4:55 am

sprite

kinda, Frances... it is when we go by the rules we made for behaving online ;)

4:56 am

Aloyisius

ooh, just found the cowboy friend word

4:57 am

Jacula

Horse?;)

4:57 am

sprite

booze?

4:57 am

Jacula

saloon girl?

4:58 am

sprite

probably a combination of all three?

4:58 am

Aloyisius

lol, pa7.32 you guys crack me up

4:58 am

Jacula

LOL. Howdy p....

4:59 am

sprite

see, it is the combination, I knew it

4:59 am

Jacula

Yup!

5:00 am

Aloyisius

sigh, no "entire" either

5:01 am

phandmd

can I get a clue for the an 7/28 pls

5:01 am

Jacula

ET's in the grid, if that's any consolation, Aloy.

5:01 am

Aloyisius

against breathing?

5:01 am

lynxxx

an7.28 doesn't like breathing

5:01 am

Aloyisius

found the cute creature and its relatives too, Jacula.. (-:

5:01 am

sprite

choking word

5:01 am

phandmd

how can you be against breathing!

5:02 am

Aloyisius

against the stuff you breathe, actually

5:02 am

sprite

we aren't, phan, enable is!

5:02 am

lynxxx

cute animal? (otter isn't here)

5:02 am

Aloyisius

i like breathing, personally

5:03 am

sprite

not animal, creature. Outtaspacey.

5:03 am

Jacula

Not an animal, lynxx... ET.

5:03 am

Aloyisius

extraterrestrial, lynxxx

5:03 am

Aloyisius

oops, hope part of a word won't send me to the sin pen

5:04 am

lynxxx

TY had those

5:04 am

sprite

going to court against the invasion of the bodysnatchers, would that be, Aloy?

5:04 am

Aloyisius

yup, lol sprite

5:05 am

sprite

:D

5:05 am

Aloyisius

so much lipo suction nowadays, but no "lipo"

5:06 am

sprite

all sucked away, alas

5:06 am

Aloyisius

must be..

5:11 am

lynxxx

45 left, might leave this for the morning with a list. nite all

5:11 am

Jacula

'Night, lynxxx.

5:12 am

Aloyisius

good job, lynxxx.. sweet dreams..

5:12 am

sprite

night lynxxx, sleep well!

5:14 am

Aloyisius

li6 rhymes with what the 3 little felines lost

5:16 am

Aloyisius

should say, one of the li6

5:18 am

sprite

lunchtime, kids home, back later

5:18 am

Jacula

See you, sprite. I must go and do some work. BBL.

5:19 am

Aloyisius

bye sprite and Jacula.. little break time for me too..

5:19 am

rosalind230

Bye all

5:22 am

phandmd

can I have a clue for the last ne pls (6/21)

5:25 am

phandmd

nm, got it

5:36 am

phandmd

Is anyone here?

5:36 am

Aloyisius

guess not, phand!

5:36 am

KristineNas

I am but getting kids ready !

5:36 am

KristineNas

GM

5:37 am

phandmd

do you have the pa 8?

5:37 am

KristineNas

working on the Pa's now

5:38 am

Aloyisius

hi Kristine... yes, the pa8 is more petty

5:39 am

phandmd

more petty?

5:40 am

Aloyisius

yes, the base word means "petty".. like a pa**** amount... make it more so for the pa8

5:40 am

phandmd

got it thnx

5:41 am

Aloyisius

if you give a petty amount to charity, you gave a pa**** amount.. oh, good, glad you got it

5:43 am

sassyfrau

dang. entrail doesn't work

5:44 am

Aloyisius

i tried that too.. must have to be plural, dunno why

5:44 am

lideola

yes, its only entrails

5:45 am

Aloyisius

guts, guts, no gut.. hi, lideola

5:46 am

Trebor46

two more day then two weeks in caribbean

5:46 am

lideola

hi Aloy

5:47 am

Aloyisius

wonderful, Trebor.. we just came back from there, middle of October.. going on a cruise?

5:47 am

lideola

because it describes all of the intestines- not just one part (small vs large)

5:48 am

Aloyisius

ah so, lideola.. makes a bit of sense now..

5:52 am

phandmd

how about the last re 6/18?

5:52 am

Trebor46

yes Aloyisius

5:53 am

Trebor46

n the oceana

5:53 am

Aloyisius

adjectival form of backwards, phand

5:54 am

phandmd

backwards?

5:54 am

Aloyisius

the bottom deck of a ship is in the grid, Trebor.. or***... (looked up the meaning).. or + ***-eared bunny

5:54 am

Aloyisius

yes, situated toward the back, phand.. ends with Mr. Gore's handle

5:55 am

lideola

phan- remove a vowel from the re7/28 below it

5:56 am

phandmd

thnx for spelling it out for me. now I gotta go get my son out the door, bbl to finish last 20

5:57 am

Scrabbler

Good morning from a winter wonderland.

5:57 am

Aloyisius

bye, phand..

5:57 am

Aloyisius

hiya, Scrabbler! how many feet did you get?

5:57 am

lideola

bye phan, hi Scrabbler

5:58 am

Scrabbler

I haven't ventured out to get my newspaper yet...BRB.

6:02 am

Scrabbler

I am back--we have about 6 inches. I expected us to get a lot more overnight.

6:03 am

Aloyisius

is it a fluffy snow or an icy one?

6:03 am

Scrabbler

The schools south of me are closed--they got clobbered.

6:03 am

carleekat

we just have WIND...lots of wind..no snow anywhere....wind wa sin wrong direction

6:03 am

Scrabbler

Heavy snow, and it was slippery yesterday. I am geting new tires on Thursday so that will help a lot.

6:04 am

Scrabbler

This is an Alberta Clipper--how did you miss it, Carlee?

6:04 am

Aloyisius

ooh, difficult to shovel that stuff too..

6:04 am

lideola

we had huge wind yesterday- over 50mph gusts

6:05 am

Scrabbler

The Q is greyed out--yippee.

6:05 am

carleekat

i live directly south of the lake...we ONLY get lake effect snow if the wind STRAIGHT out of the north

6:05 am

Scrabbler

I see, Carlee.

6:06 am

carleekat

just slightly out of west....nothing.... we average maybe 10 inches per year...IF that....any more..really unusual

6:06 am

Scrabbler

po5 is an appropriate word for my weather today.

6:07 am

carleekat

ok..i found the pls and thx word....from that and laughed scrabs

6:07 am

Scrabbler

So you get wind and cold but not much snow. For us, Lake Erie is a snow-making machine until it freezes over in Jan-Feb.

6:08 am

bfsog

i love snow

6:08 am

Scrabbler

And I got the Miss Manners' word from your clue, Carlee.

6:08 am

Scrabbler

We will be XC-skiing soon--we need a good base of snow.

6:08 am

carleekat

just north of us..and just east of us gets nailed everytime...my son was to play inlondon last nite ( hockey )and it was cancelled due to "weather" ( that NEVER happens ).... and they got nailed

6:09 am

bfsog

london in canada?

6:09 am

Scrabbler

Does he play for a high school team or a travel league?

6:10 am

carleekat

travel league scrabs... and london willhave after today 60 cm of snow plus blowing

6:10 am

carleekat

( yes..london ontario....google it bfsog )

6:11 am

carleekat

and just 100 km ( 60 miles ) to the west NOTHING

6:11 am

bfsog

oh man i would love a blizzard right now, id have to head home from work!

6:12 am

Aloyisius

brb..

6:12 am

Scrabbler

I have to get going--need an early start for the drive to work. Enjoy the day everyone. Tonight we have a business mtg so I will check back in here very late tonight to unwind before bed.

6:12 am

carleekat

enjoy the day scrabs

6:13 am

carleekat

drive carefully

6:15 am

bfsog

li 7,28?

6:16 am

bichon

hi, morning. Just ice in CT. I shouldn't say "just ice" cause there were lots of accidents. Anyone have the an 7?

6:18 am

Jacula

'Against what we breathe', bichon.

6:18 am

Jacula

li2/28 = striped.

6:18 am

bichon

ty Jac, weire word

6:19 am

Jacula

That was li7/28 - LOL, not 2.28.

6:19 am

Jacula

y/w, bichon.

6:22 am

Merk

Good Morning

6:23 am

Jacula

Hi, Merk.

6:25 am

garyandjulie

afternoon all

6:25 am

garyandjulie

phantoms aplenty today I see

6:25 am

bfsog

hi garyandjulie

6:26 am

Jacula

Hello G&j.

6:26 am

Jacula

Tum's rumbling. It must be lunchtime. BBL.

6:29 am

Anniebrook

hello everyone

6:29 am

garyandjulie

hi annie how are you today?

6:29 am

Anniebrook

fine gary and you?

6:30 am

garyandjulie

great thanks :o)

6:35 am

bfsog

anyone got ol 4,4

6:36 am

garyandjulie

not yet

6:36 am

bbnaz

hello everyone. back for a second round.

6:36 am

Aloyisius

sounds like margarine, bfsog

6:37 am

garyandjulie

thanks aloy

6:37 am

Anniebrook

hi bb!

6:37 am

garyandjulie

hi bb

6:37 am

carleekat

{{{ANNIE}}}

6:37 am

Aloyisius

but it means "a miscellaneous collection".. yw, g+j

6:38 am

Aloyisius

hi bbnaz.. am back too to finish up.. lots on the "to do" list today!

6:38 am

Anniebrook

{{{ carlee }}} How is Kevin?

6:39 am

carleekat

he's a rabid raccoon

6:39 am

bbnaz

well it would be generous to say that I am going to finish up at this visit...still 126 to go.

6:39 am

garyandjulie

have you got a case of the phantoms to bb?

6:39 am

bbnaz

well rip away the mad coon's mask!
actually wishing you really lots of patience Carlee

6:40 am

carleekat

I count backwards alot bb....

6:40 am

bbnaz

trust me g&j when I say that if I type "parley" one more time, Johnny Depp will be out of tattoos.....

6:40 am

Anniebrook

lwishes for a lots of patience here also

6:41 am

bbnaz

Do you count out loud Carlee?!

6:41 am

carleekat

thanks all... i need it...

6:41 am

ursh

Hello all back for 46

6:41 am

carleekat

no I count while I bit emy tongue

6:41 am

montreal13

"Have tea, will babble" - hi all ! - will do a little bit before our monthly breakfast...

6:41 am

Aloyisius

hi, ursh!

6:41 am

bbnaz

just to be naughty yourself, try it out loud one time.

6:42 am

bbnaz

morning montreal! love your bicycle.

6:42 am

carleekat

uh.... no...that would only inflame the situation

6:42 am

Aloyisius

.. and hi to montreal also!

6:42 am

Merk

back again, coffee interrupted.

6:43 am

montreal13

tx bb - hi Alloy

6:43 am

Merk

I have my beta version downloaded and we are ready to "hit the road" again. Any challenging words to warn me about before we leave?

6:43 am

Aloyisius

hi merk, coffee interuptus is serious!

6:43 am

garyandjulie

is a person who opts for something not an opter? I know just wishful thinking

6:44 am

ursh

hey carlee since you "aided and abetted" my start on the most relaxing mosaic hobby - maybe get a good large "switch off" project going

6:44 am

bbnaz

like I said Carlee, it would be naughty.

6:44 am

Anniebrook

When I was on my way to the doctor yesterday to get antibiotics for a bladder infection I scraped the side of a wall in a parking garage and the passenger side of my car is totaled (window gone). thank goodness, my friend who was with me is okay..no car but I feel better

6:45 am

carleekat

i'd love to ursh...but our home only so big... and with all the extra "equipment" around for him...and all the x mas stuff out...my house feels small...

6:45 am

Aloyisius

ouch.. so sorry, Annie.. glad you feel better.

6:45 am

ursh

oh damn sorry annie - glad you ok

6:45 am

garyandjulie

glad it was not worse annie, cars can be replaced but not people.

6:46 am

carleekat

{{{ANNIEE}} am so sorry... I had that happen to an old truck... and I was devestated... 2000.00 in repairs later... I was heartbroken

6:46 am

carleekat

but no one hurt..is the best

6:47 am

Anniebrook

ouch is right, so no wheels for a while...I never liked this car and I have it for 7 years...I am not going to fix it..cost more than the car is worth...thank you all for the good thoughts

6:48 am

Aloyisius

luckily, you live where pub. transp. is available.. not out in the boonies

6:49 am

Anniebrook

yes, aloy...buses and trains for a while

6:49 am

montreal13

...and you'll end up with a car that you like better !

6:49 am

periwinkle

Hi all

6:50 am

Anniebrook

mont, that is a given...

6:50 am

Anniebrook

hi peri

6:50 am

carleekat

morning peri

6:50 am

Aloyisius

i think those VW bugs are adorable.. hi, peri!

6:50 am

periwinkle

Hi Annie, glad you are okay, sorry about your car

6:50 am

periwinkle

((((carlee)))) how are you doing?

6:50 am

Anniebrook

thanks, peri

6:50 am

montreal13

some bad things end up turning into good things...is all I was hinting at...

6:51 am

carleekat

i'm ok peri...{{hugs}} how things with u?

6:51 am

periwinkle

okay at the moment carlee

6:52 am

Anniebrook

montreal, that would be the only way I was going to get rid of this car...so, maybe the accident was a step in the direction of a car I would like much more

6:52 am

carleekat

good good...ok all... I'll be back later while hubby is at physio.... off to sofa for quality liesure me time

6:52 am

carleekat

leisure * i mean...

6:52 am

montreal13

'xactly Annie !

6:53 am

montreal13

later (((carlee)))

6:53 am

Aloyisius

hot dog, fireworks.. now I have to get a bunch of things done.. any clues needed before I go? This was a fun grid..

6:53 am

periwinkle

yay for Aloy

6:53 am

Anniebrook

YAY for Aloy!!!!

6:54 am

montreal13

wtg Aloy !!

6:54 am

periwinkle

may I have clues for the 8's please

6:54 am

garyandjulie

wtg aloy :o)

6:54 am

bbnaz

way to go Aloy!

6:54 am

Aloyisius

ai8... up up and away transportation

6:55 am

Aloyisius

al8... you don't want to do this to your friends by making a snide remark

6:56 am

Aloyisius

ne8: more prickly?

6:56 am

periwinkle

got the al, Aloy, still looking for the ai, the obvious word is not in the grid

6:56 am

Aloyisius

another term for it is, peri

6:56 am

periwinkle

got the ne8 thanks Aloy

6:56 am

bbnaz

what you call the transport in the sky

6:57 am

Anniebrook

thank you, Aloy!

6:57 am

garyandjulie

thin up in the ai* an a word for a big ship maybe

6:57 am

periwinkle

got the ai8 now, thanks
Aloy and bbnaz

6:58 am

Aloyisius

pa8: more petty, as in... he gave a pa**** amount to the charity, but her contribution was even pa8

6:58 am

periwinkle

got the pa8 thanks Aloy, you are a godsend this am

6:59 am

garyandjulie

thanks aloy that one was stumping me

6:59 am

Aloyisius

tr8: the hunters set a tr******, hoping to capture a number of beavers along the lake

7:00 am

periwinkle

got the beginning of the tr8 but not the en

7:00 am

Aloyisius

lol, the beavers were all in a row

7:00 am

periwinkle

*end*

7:00 am

Aloyisius

the shortest distance between two points

7:01 am

periwinkle

thanks so much dear Aloy, have all the 8's now

7:01 am

montreal13

tyvm Aloy - got all 5 !

7:01 am

Anniebrook

thanks, aloy, have all the 8's

7:01 am

bbnaz

4 of 5 for me. will work out that ne 8 later......

7:02 am

Aloyisius

yippee... your brains are all awake now! see everyone next grid.. have a great day and those of you in the path of the storm, stay safe and warm! byee

7:02 am

montreal13

have a great one Aloy - bye

7:02 am

Sandieangel

Annie saw your post about your accident. what is it with babblers at the moment. I had a car slam into the back of me yesterday. Messed up my car and messed up me. I have whiplash and lower back trauma!

7:03 am

Anniebrook

bbnaz, sharper

7:03 am

bbnaz

which is not me at 6am

7:03 am

Anniebrook

Sandie, I am so sorry about your car and esp. you...I came out of it okay but my car didnt

7:04 am

Sandieangel

It's a real pain when these things happen. It's a nuisance sorting everything out isn't it.

7:05 am

Anniebrook

Yes, it is and will be, Sandie..can your car be repaired or is it totaled?

7:05 am

bfsog

120 to go!

7:05 am

Sandieangel

It's in the garage at the moment being assessed. We'll find out this afternoon.

7:06 am

Anniebrook

Sandie, good luck, hope it is not too expensive and I hope you feel better

7:07 am

Anniebrook

bb, ne 4/4 then adjectival form

7:07 am

Sandieangel

Well the other guy's insurance will have to pay as it was totally his fault. I was stationary and he slammed into the back of me.

7:07 am

Anniebrook

bb, I meant comparative form

7:07 am

Sandieangel

Hope you get your wheels problem sorted asap Annie.

7:08 am

Anniebrook

Sandie, It was all my fault, I more than scraped that wall, glad no one was hurt, had a friend with me

7:08 am

Sandieangel

YUK! Hope it doesn't cost you too much to sort it out Annie.

7:09 am

bbnaz

e words done

7:10 am

montreal13

go bb go !!

7:10 am

garyandjulie

managed just over half way s am going to get some lunch and hot coffee. Happy hunting everyone.

7:11 am

montreal13

later G & J

7:11 am

flosey

good morning all

7:11 am

periwinkle

100 left, bbl

7:11 am

montreal13

'morning flosey !

7:11 am

bbnaz

morning flosey

7:11 am

Anniebrook

hi flosey

7:22 am

montreal13

halfway - time to go - happy babbling all "POOF"

7:23 am

Anniebrook

by montreal

7:29 am

bbnaz

okay aloy, wherever you are, I have conquered the ne8......of course living in the desert, you don't see much of that type of pricklly........more cacti

7:30 am

bbnaz

all of the 8s done.

7:32 am

Aloyisius

lol, bbnaz.. i just stopped by to watch the video and saw your note.. glad you found the ne8!!! Off I go again.. poof!

7:32 am

Tanja

me too got al the 8's thanx Aloy

7:33 am

NonoNanette

Morning Babblers

7:33 am

Anniebrook

morning, Nono!

7:33 am

bbnaz

morning Nono

7:34 am

NonoNanette

Hi Annie, i read about your accident, am so glad you werent hurt

7:34 am

Anniebrook

thanks, Nono!

7:34 am

NonoNanette

and Sandie if your still here hope your back and neck
heals with no extended problems

7:35 am

Sandieangel

Thanks a lot NoNo.

7:35 am

NonoNanette

Cars can be replaced...... people can not

7:36 am

Sandieangel

Too right NoNo - but it's still very annoying!!!!

7:36 am

NonoNanette

yes it is

7:37 am

NonoNanette

having to deal with repairs and insurance and all that can be a royal pain

7:38 am

Sandieangel

Yup! My car is in the garage being assessed at the moment so should find out this afternoon how things are going to be!

7:39 am

bbnaz

finally greyed out the bottom line

7:39 am

NonoNanette

hmmmmm i just did that too bb

7:41 am

bbnaz

shh. don't want anyone to know i am peeking over your shoulder!

7:41 am

bbnaz

makes me look brill you know.

7:42 am

NonoNanette

lol bbnaz i'm afraid i was peeking over your shoulder

7:44 am

NonoNanette

at least most of these words seem to be monkey freindly

7:47 am

EvaNadine

mornin babblers!

7:48 am

o-o

â€œWe were very surprised to find this,â€ Tetsuro Matsuzawa of the Primate Research Institute at Kyoto University said. â€œBut itâ€™s a very concrete, simple fact. Young chimps are superior to human adults in a memory task.â€

7:48 am

Anniebrook

hi EvaN

7:48 am

EvaNadine

how is everyone this morning?

7:48 am

NonoNanette

morning Eva and BR

7:49 am

o-o

Hello, peoples

7:49 am

Anniebrook

Hi BR!

7:51 am

Uneaixoise

morning, all! Annie, are you OK? So sorry you were in an accident yesterday(?)

7:51 am

Uneaixoise

and sandie!

7:51 am

NonoNanette

morning Une

7:52 am

Uneaixoise

hey nanette :-)

7:52 am

EvaNadine

annie, you were in an accident yesterday??

7:52 am

Anniebrook

Une, I am fine but my car is not...will eventually replace the car..will be taking public transportation for a while

7:52 am

Sandieangel

Ok got 84 left - gonna take a break and have a hot bath for my aches and pains and then come back and try to finish. Happy babbling!!!!

7:52 am

Uneaixoise

glad you're ok . . .

7:53 am

NonoNanette

take care sandie and enjoy the bath

7:53 am

EvaNadine

ahh, so we are in the same boat!
well, my car does run, but the trunk is less-than-functional...

7:53 am

Anniebrook

Evan, an accident of my own making...was on the way to the doctor (bladder infection, ouch) and had an altercation with a wall in a parking garage..I scraped the wall and totaled the passenger side of my car

7:53 am

Sandieangel

What is it with cars and babblers at the moment!!!! See ya all later.

7:53 am

phandmd

does anyone have the TE 5/12 (it's the 2nd T word)?

7:54 am

EvaNadine

eww, sorry to hear!

7:54 am

NonoNanette

sorry phand i do not

7:55 am

Anniebrook

thank you, Une

7:55 am

Anniebrook

Une, did you get to decorate your mother's Christmas tree?

7:56 am

phandmd

I just got it. sorta computer savey and british thank you

7:56 am

NonoNanette

thanks phan i was looking over your shoulder lol

7:56 am

Uneaixoise

yes! Thanks for asking, annie :-) Sunday one of her caregivers and I decorated her tree, front door, mailbox, etc.--LOVE to decorate . . .

7:57 am

o-o

te 5 -- add a military rank:*ap**in

7:57 am

Uneaixoise

she enjoyed watching, and, at her request, last year I found (online) a tape of Fred Waring Xmas music--ohmygod, we listened to both sides at least ten times! :-)

7:58 am

Anniebrook

thanks, BR

7:58 am

Uneaixoise

everything else we tried (TV, CDs) wasn't "real Xmas music" :-)

7:58 am

Anniebrook

Fred Waring....a name from the past

7:58 am

phandmd

how about the last TE 6/18?

7:59 am

Uneaixoise

phan, is that the te6 that's "like a canvas dwelling"?

8:00 am

Uneaixoise

yep, annie, with the dementia, she's reverted to Fred Waring, Lawrence Welk, etc.

8:01 am

phandmd

no, I don't think so; I have one who lives in the canvas dwelling, the number + * your shoes and more canvas dwelling like then there is the one I am missing

8:01 am

Anniebrook

Une, soothing, pleasant music

8:01 am

o-o

te 6 -- t + more water makes the situation w*****

8:01 am

Uneaixoise

ah, thanks, br

8:02 am

phandmd

thnx BR, that is a stupid word

8:03 am

Atalante

hi all :)

8:03 am

Atalante

does anyone please please know a recipe for plain cake that even idiots can't mess up?

8:03 am

NonoNanette

hi Ata

8:03 am

Uneaixoise

doh! just noticed the return of the volcano!!

8:04 am

Inge2

thanks, Une :D

8:04 am

Inge2

Betty Crocker mix, Ata? ;)

8:04 am

Uneaixoise

Duncan Hines?

8:04 am

Uneaixoise

:-D

8:05 am

Atalante

we can't get that here!!

8:05 am

phandmd

and now I am done. Anyone want clues before I leave to walk my dog?

8:05 am

o-o

the eruption has a concommitant prior

8:05 am

Inge2

epicurious.com?

8:06 am

Jacula

Ata - Most major supermarkets here do sell Betty C. mixes. Youhave to buy the frosting separately, though.

8:06 am

phandmd

I always go to recipezaar.com

8:06 am

Jacula

How about a plain Madeira cake, Ata?

8:06 am

Krista

Hi ladies.

8:06 am

Krista

What's the cake emergency, Ata?

8:06 am

Atalante

I know I can get BC chocolate fudge cake and carrot cake, but I want plain victoria sponge type cake!

8:07 am

Krista

Done with the couch, PH? lol

8:07 am

Uneaixoise

make "real" frosting with powdered sugar--easy and sooo much better

8:07 am

Atalante

for some masochistic reason I decided I would make a birthday cake for my best friend. Icing I can do, decorating I can do. Cake is a different matter!

8:07 am

Jacula

Ata - I'll type my recipe out for you (it's foolproof). I'll put it in Babanon, if you want.

8:07 am

phandmd

so no one needs any clues. Yes Krista I am done with the couh. Need to clean up from our trip to VA beach, since I couldn't do it yesterday, what with being busy for my daughter!

8:08 am

Krista

You've been a very busy woman.

8:08 am

Atalante

you angel, Jac. thank you! My mother keeps trying to give me cake recipes but she just understands baking and I don't!

8:08 am

Anne38

hi everyone clue for the an 7/28 please xx

8:08 am

phandmd

Yes, haven't we all though, Krista?

8:08 am

Jacula

BabAnon or e-mail, Ata? Which would you prefer?

8:09 am

Uneaixoise

an7 against oxygen

8:09 am

Atalante

whichcever is easiest for you

8:09 am

phandmd

al 7/28 uses same root as above words add a common ending

8:09 am

Krista

True. I actually got up early to Babble before my crazy day begins. Bundle up when you walk that dog. Brrr

8:09 am

phandmd

why oh why can't I read right?

8:10 am

phandmd

Yes, It is quite blustery here. So, Off I go I guess.

8:10 am

o-o

you are a left reader?

8:10 am

sprite

ok, back for the last few. Why do my days turn to hectic, whatever I try and do to keep them calm?

8:10 am

sprite

LOL BabbleRabble!

8:10 am

Jacula

Okay, Ata. Unfortunately, the recipe's not one I already have on my pc. I need to type it out. Will go and do it now.

8:10 am

phandmd

BR, that must be it! I never realized that before

8:10 am

Krista

Hi Sprite! I missed you on Facebook.

8:10 am

Atalante

thank you thank you

8:11 am

sprite

:D
Well, I am seriously back there as well now :)

8:11 am

NonoNanette

good morning Sprite

8:11 am

sprite

hi Nanette

8:12 am

Krista

ugh..have a lip twitch and i haven't even had coffee yet..feel like I"m channeling Elvis

8:13 am

Atalante

looooooool

8:14 am

sprite

lol Krista... you could earn quite a lot of money even just by claiming you do!

8:15 am

Krista

hey...**wheels turning**

8:16 am

sprite

yay for the tapeworm, Ata!

8:16 am

Krista

no, don't think they'd buy it

8:16 am

sprite

fireworks at last

8:16 am

EvaNadine

good gracious, i am SO out of it today!
went to the little postal department in our building to buy stamps + weigh a letter im sending to a friend in australia...then went to the canteen to buy milk, and back to my desk.
when i got back to my desk, i didnt have my letter with me -- id left it at the postal department!

8:16 am

joso

congrats sprite

8:17 am

sprite

not pleasant, but understandable, EvaN

8:17 am

NonoNanette

woohoo congrats Sprite

8:17 am

Krista

Yay Sprite! Hi EvaNadine! Sounds like a regular day for me.

8:17 am

sprite

thanks JoSo!

8:17 am

pabtrek

congrats sprite

8:17 am

FMitch

Afternoon all

Ata are you there?

8:17 am

EvaNadine

at least its all the in same building -- its quite cold + windy here today -- and i even saw some snowflakes!

8:17 am

Krista

Hi FM!

8:18 am

Atalante

I'm here

8:18 am

Krista

Tomorrow we get snow, supposedly..you should, too, we're close enough.

8:18 am

NonoNanette

hello FM

8:18 am

EvaNadine

or, should i say its QU5 cold. ;)

8:18 am

sprite

thanks pabtrek

8:19 am

EvaNadine

thats right -- where in MD are you?

8:19 am

FMitch

Hellooo Krista and EvaN ans sprite and pabtrek and Nono and anyone I've missed.

Ata - Tescos do vic songe mix, happened to notice it when there about 30 mins ago.

8:19 am

EvaNadine

mornin FMitch!

8:19 am

Krista

Hagerstown

8:19 am

sprite

well, I am off. Have a good time.

8:19 am

EvaNadine

ahh, ok. well, hello neighbor! :)

8:19 am

flosey

back again, had to stop for a bit of breakfast

8:19 am

Atalante

ooo? do they? clever tescos!

8:20 am

FMitch

Morning EvaN and Great news re BF, so pleased for you both.

8:20 am

Krista

UH OH....penalty box for EVA

8:20 am

EvaNadine

thanks FMitch -- its such a relief to get that news!
its the best christmas gift ill get this year. :)

8:20 am

Atalante

nice tesco mix or tesco value type mix?

8:21 am

FMitch

I ws bouning in my chair when I read the log.

Not tescos value Ata, there were a couple of other makes too.

8:21 am

FMitch

*bouncing

8:21 am

Atalante

cooooool! maybe I can get some of that as an emergency measure

8:21 am

Krista

That's really a coincidence, FM.

8:21 am

EvaNadine

went out to dinner last night to celebrate. :)

8:22 am

NonoNanette

and FIREWORKS!!

8:22 am

Krista

He got a job or you are engaged....

8:22 am

FMitch

HAve you got any 7' sponge tins? you will need min 2 and if you want to make bigger, well taller, use 3.

8:23 am

bbnaz

congratulations Nono!

8:23 am

Atalante

yes ... I think I've got 2 ... maybe

8:23 am

FMitch

LOL Krista EvaN's BF got a job

8:24 am

Takuma Sato

wow -- tough grid today

8:24 am

Krista

Either news is good. Glad to hear it. :)

8:24 am

NonoNanette

i really need to clean the carpet today so i had better get going

8:24 am

NonoNanette

happy babbling everyone

8:24 am

FMitch

Ata you need 2, you can't do it in one big one, won't rise properly or will over cook

8:25 am

EvaNadine

hah, yes, not engaged just yet...
thought we HAVE Looked at rings. ;)
(he wants to know what i like "just in case" he decides to pop the question someday)

8:25 am

Krista

Bye NoNo

8:25 am

Krista

That's cute, Eva.

8:25 am

Atalante

ok, I will make sure I have two

8:25 am

Krista

you have to bake it today?

8:26 am

EvaNadine

i think hed probably propose for christmas if he had the money for a ring...but what with being outta work for the last 2 months, im not expecting anything anytime soon...

8:26 am

Atalante

oh no, not today. next week

8:26 am

Krista

he'll need to get his manly mojo back first, I'm sure..being out of work does something to a guy

8:27 am

EvaNadine

yes, definitely -- he handled it all very well, but he was definitely a much prouder guy last night than id seen in a while. :)

8:27 am

Krista

You're not a procrastinator, then, Ata. I'd be asking the day I need it.

8:27 am

Krista

that's great

8:27 am

Krista

(to Eva)

8:28 am

Atalante

it just means you can tell i'm actually worried about the process :P

8:28 am

EvaNadine

yes, its nice to see him "making plans" again...

8:28 am

FMitch

HAve a practice go this week then

8:28 am

Krista

off to check Scrabulous to see how badly Ata is kicking my butt..

8:29 am

EvaNadine

scrabulous?

8:29 am

FMitch

Bye Krista. good luck, she is a formidable player

8:29 am

Atalante

horribly,i'm sure :)

8:30 am

Atalante

i am not!

8:30 am

Atalante

i am not!

8:30 am

Krista

Yes, she is. I think I'm winning one by two points or something. Or maybe not by now. >:)

8:30 am

Krista

On Facebook, Eva.

8:31 am

flosey

could I have a clue for ai6 please?

8:31 am

flosey

nm, just got it

8:31 am

cool girl

can i have a clue for the an7/28 please

8:31 am

flosey

after monkeying for so long, as soon as I ask ......

8:32 am

flosey

an7 sounds like against the stuff we breathe

8:32 am

Krista

I stand corrected...butt being kicked in all games

8:32 am

Atalante

bwahahahah :)

8:33 am

bfsog

an7? really?

8:33 am

cool girl

ty flosey

8:33 am

Krista

closest game we are 7 points apart

8:33 am

flosey

yw cool

8:33 am

Atalante

thats pretty close!

8:33 am

cool girl

really good clue

8:33 am

Krista

worst, 111 points! OUCH

8:33 am

o-o

more snow coming down .... will have to shovel out the hammock to get a decent snooze in.

8:34 am

FMitch

Sounds well matched then

8:34 am

flosey

I need the an6 that comes after an7, any clues please?

8:35 am

flosey

ah Babrab, we had 7 or 8" snow Sunday, then fairly heavy rain since -

8:35 am

cool girl

ive got it but its hard to clue same beginning as the one u gave me plus ar end

8:35 am

Krista

Not at all, FM, but I consider it a learning experience. Lol!

8:36 am

cool girl

just remove the second i flosey

8:36 am

o-o

an 6 -- against oxygen again, sans a vowel

8:36 am

Atalante

and one day I'm going to beat Sprite or Hurshy LOL

8:36 am

EvaNadine

hints for the E or i on the far right?

8:37 am

flosey

thanks cool and bab

8:37 am

o-o

eq --- provide what is need for the task

8:37 am

Atalante

tipt

8:37 am

Atalante

ooops

8:38 am

Krista

I've never played with them...prob. not a good idea.

8:38 am

o-o

io 6 -- add dite beer designation

8:38 am

o-o

diet

8:38 am

EvaNadine

heh, thanks!

8:40 am

EvaNadine

phantom word: etiquette

8:41 am

Atalante

oooo that would be a good word

8:41 am

Atalante

and anteater

8:42 am

EvaNadine

another good one!

8:42 am

Krista

antler

8:43 am

Krista

yesterday was full of 'em

8:46 am

Scarlet

Good morning Babble Nation!

8:46 am

Krista

can

8:46 am

Krista

can't find the q 5/16

8:46 am

Krista

morning Scarlet!

8:46 am

flosey

morning Scarlet

8:46 am

FMitch

Weeeee, finished all the archive sudoku's. Sorry to mention the S word in Babbleland *grin*

8:46 am

EvaNadine

mornin Scarlet!

8:47 am

FMitch

Morning Scarlet

8:47 am

EvaNadine

FMitch -- i try to keep them all completed as well. :)

8:47 am

Scarlet

Good morning to you, Krista, flosey, FMitch, Eva and all!

8:47 am

o-o

qu 5 - stop and a vowel

8:47 am

flosey

going to crawl back into bed, hopefully get a bit more sleep

8:47 am

Angelsong

morning, all. I am planning a strategy to solve a problem.

8:47 am

EvaNadine

Scarlet -- did you hear the updated news?

8:48 am

Scarlet

Until later, flosey!

8:48 am

Krista

sleep tight, flosey

8:48 am

Krista

may I have a clue for the q 5/16

8:48 am

Scarlet

Good morning, BabbleRabble. No, what news, Eva... dare I think...?

8:48 am

FMitch

Hi Angel

8:48 am

EvaNadine

HE GOT THE JOB!! :D

8:49 am

Scarlet

*Whoosh* (that's letting my breath out!!) That is the most spectacular news of the week, Eva! *Doing the Funky Chicken Dance*

8:49 am

Angelsong

when we signed the contract for this house, before it was even built, I aslked about building the doors wide enough to accomodate my wheelchair, and was told the builder would not do that, but we could have it done once we moved in. Now, I'm told that if we make any modifications to the interior of the house, we will void the structural warranty.

8:50 am

o-o

8:47 amBabbleRabble

qu 5 - stop and a vowel

8:50 am

FMitch

Oh no!!

8:50 am

EvaNadine

yes, yes, we were all very excited yesterday when we heard the news. :)

8:50 am

Krista

That's awful, Angel. (thanks BabbleRabble!!)

8:50 am

EvaNadine

krista -- the other QU5 is the kings wife

8:50 am

EvaNadine

angel -- thats terrible!

8:51 am

Krista

sorry, Babble, I mean the other one...DOH - thanks Eva..too easy

8:51 am

Scarlet

Eva, when does he start? Is he ecstatic? I can tell that you are about out of your skin with happiness. Angel, that is awful... what are you going to do?

8:52 am

Angelsong

so I have to risk falling every time I go into the bathrooms. or I wear myself out several times per day.

8:53 am

Angelsong

so I'm going to contact Advocacy, incorporated, to see what they have to say. If I end up going to court, I'll be interested in hearing what the builder has to say to a judge.

8:53 am

EvaNadine

scarlet -- no details yet...they are going to call him again with all of that info. hopefully he will start ASAP. they did say they were impressed with his interview. :)

8:53 am

FMitch

Time for some carefully considered and worded letter writing I think Angel

8:53 am

Atalante

did you get what they said about the wheelchair after finishing in writing?

8:53 am

EvaNadine

angel -- good idea to contact them. hopefully the builder will stand by their word.

8:53 am

Scarlet

Merry Christmas and a VERY Happy New Year, Eva!! :-)

8:53 am

bbnaz

Did you get anything in writing from the builder?

8:54 am

EvaNadine

thanks scarlet!
thats exactly what i said too -- this is the best christmas gif ti could have gotten!

8:54 am

bbnaz

I see that Ata asked that question already

8:54 am

Angelsong

they did tell me I can build ramps for safe access to the outside, though. so I can get out unassisted if there is a fire and I'm home alone

8:54 am

bbnaz

but was it put in writing or in front of a third party?

8:54 am

Angelsong

yes, we made documentation of it.

8:55 am

EvaNadine

well, if its documented, thers not much they can do or say about it.

8:55 am

bbnaz

then you should not have a problem. you may even be entitled to punitive damages

8:55 am

Atalante

well then wouldnt it be the builders responsibility to sort it out?

8:56 am

bfsog

anyone have any of the al5,10's?

8:56 am

Angelsong

I would thnk it would be in the builder's best interests to sort it out. I do not want to deface the property. I'm trying to take excellent care of it and still be safe and have access.

8:56 am

bbnaz

woot now I have the two bottom rows greyed out

8:57 am

bbnaz

bfs - think x files and when you are going to change something

8:57 am

bfsog

ty naz

8:57 am

bbnaz

and the middle one is a salty solution minus the starting consonant

8:57 am

bbnaz

best of luck Angel. I would think you have a really good case.

8:59 am

Krista

Yes, good luck. I'm sure you will prevail, but I'm sorry you have to go through the trouble and stress!

9:01 am

FMitch

Well put Krista, my thoughts too.

9:02 am

Jacula

Ata - I've typed 3 of my plain cake recipes out and will e-mail them to you now.

9:02 am

Atalante

have I ever told you that I love you, Jac?

9:02 am

Jacula

I'm touched, Ata! :D

9:03 am

Krista

Thanks, FM.

9:03 am

Jacula

If you want frosting recipes, let me know.

9:03 am

Krista

Shall I play violin for you two?

9:03 am

periwinkle

Hi all

9:03 am

periwinkle

Eva that is GREAT news

9:04 am

Scarlet

Good morning, peri! :-)

9:04 am

Atalante

for some reason, I can do frosting. Its just the cake thats problematic!

9:04 am

bbnaz

hullo Jac

9:04 am

Krista

Hi Peri!

9:04 am

Krista

If you don't bake often, that's the problem, Ata. You need to get a feel for that kind of thing, I think.

9:05 am

bfsog

one of my friends is turning 21 this week, me and friends are baking her a cake!

9:05 am

periwinkle

ah, I remember 21 :-)

9:06 am

Scarlet

*I don't*

9:06 am

Atalante

I think so, Krista. I just don't feel when things look right

9:06 am

Krista

Ata will help you, bf. :)

9:07 am

Krista

I used to burn a lot of cakes!

9:07 am

Krista

It's probably more getting a feel for your oven. If they all were the same, you could follow a recipe to the letter.

9:07 am

periwinkle

why not Scarlet?

9:07 am

Atalante

I am cheered however by the fact that best friend can't cook cakes either. So whatever it looks like, it won't really matter as long as I decorate it prettily!

9:08 am

Krista

It will be made with love, regardless.

9:08 am

Atalante

I have oven from hell. It works at 200C whatever setting you put it on.or it seems like it does

9:08 am

Scarlet

It was an really awful time then, peri... somehow you survive even the worst moments and live, in spite of yourself.

9:09 am

Jacula

Krista - is your middle name Alfred?:)

9:09 am

Jacula

Ata - e-mail is sent to your gmail.

9:09 am

periwinkle

oh, ok Scarlet

9:09 am

Scarlet

*hugs to peri*

9:09 am

Krista

Alfred?

9:10 am

Scarlet

*giggle at Jacula*

9:10 am

Jacula

I must go. I only came in here for a coffee break from the ironing! I've got about 6lbs marmalade to make, too.

9:10 am

bfsog

100 to go

9:10 am

periwinkle

*hugs* right back at you Scarlet

9:10 am

Atalante

tyty :)

9:10 am

Jacula

Krista - King Alfred who burnt the cakes...

9:10 am

Scarlet

Later, Jacula!

9:10 am

Scarlet

:-)

9:10 am

bbnaz

15 to go. bbl for it

9:10 am

Krista

**checks medieval history books frantically**

9:11 am

Jacula

TTFN, folks. I'll come back for my last 26 later. I'll also put those recipes in BabAnon later. Toodle pip!

9:11 am

Scarlet

Wow, Krista, was I off the mark.. you mentioned making things with love, and I thought Jacula was referencing Alfred Kinsey...

9:11 am

Krista

Have fun, Jac!

9:12 am

Krista

Yes, I asked my husband if some English guy named Alfred sang a love song...LOL!

9:12 am

Scarlet

LOL

9:12 am

Scarlet

Or, Alfred E. Neumann... LOL

9:13 am

Atalante

yes,we really have kings who were only famous for burning cakes LOL

9:13 am

Jacula

Alfred the Great, Anglo Saxon king, 849-899.

9:13 am

Jacula

He was a very good king, he just couldn't cook!

9:13 am

Jacula

Really going now. Byeee.

9:13 am

Krista

Interesting story - google it, Scarlet.

9:14 am

Scarlet

At least that's better than a president who will be remembered for taking a perfectly ordinary government and turning it into a stealth anti-human anti-constitutional miasma.

9:14 am

Krista

I learn so much on here. Wow.

9:14 am

Scarlet

Okay, Krista... duly noted.

9:16 am

scribekd

Hear! Hear! Scarlet! Right on!

9:16 am

Krista

Amen, Scarlet.I'm right there with ya.

9:16 am

periwinkle

miasma, good babble word, Scarlet

9:17 am

Scarlet

Whoa... Babblers who feel the same about the worst thing to happen to this nation since Vietnam! *Hugs the ladies and whomever* LOL

9:18 am

Angelsong

fireworks for me.

9:19 am

periwinkle

yay for Angelsong

9:19 am

bbnaz

congratulations Angel. those pesky 6 won't let me leave (plus I still have coffee in my cup)

9:19 am

Pringleplace

I can never find half the words! lol

9:19 am

petemcb

how many words are there today?

9:19 am

Scarlet

Wow, are you fast, Angel!! Congratulations and I sincerely hope that you will find an equitable solution to that awful situation.

9:20 am

redshoes

good morning all. going to dive into the grid. *sploosh*

9:20 am

Scarlet

Hi, redshoes!

9:20 am

bbnaz

Well that would presume that we had a perfectly ordinary government prior to W

9:20 am

bbnaz

167 words in today's puzzle

9:20 am

Scarlet

LOL, bbnaz... right you are!

9:21 am

Angelsong

scarlet, thank you. I'm confident it will be resolved.

9:21 am

bbnaz

And I keep telling myself that we have survived poor administrations in the past and shall do so once again.

9:21 am

petemcb

thanks, bbnaz.

9:22 am

bbnaz

i am going crazy with the tr words

9:22 am

redshoes

yay! the dainty crown that I kept wanting to submit yesterday is in today's grid!

9:22 am

Scarlet

I know, red... I thought the same thing... little victories and all... LOL

9:23 am

periwinkle

67 left, bbl

9:23 am

Scarlet

Later, peri-kins! :-)

9:26 am

redshoes

every bit we can reds can get, right?

9:27 am

Scarlet

Oh, yes, crimson one!!

9:28 am

bbnaz

okay...some help with the an7 please?

9:29 am

Scarlet

Against oxygen?

9:29 am

bbnaz

thank you sweet Scarlet

9:30 am

bbnaz

rockets red glare for me and now off to the barn

9:30 am

Scarlet

:-)

9:30 am

Scarlet

Yahoo for bbnaz!! Enjoy your day!

9:30 am

bbnaz

anybody want a convoluted clue from me before I go?

9:30 am

pabtrek

congrats bbnaz

9:31 am

Scarlet

Sure! I love 'em!

9:31 am

Scarlet

Good morning, pabtrek! :-)

9:31 am

bbnaz

I should get credit for the game TWISTER as my clues resemble them more often than not.

9:31 am

pabtrek

how about just the beginnings of the 8's, i have the ai8

9:31 am

pabtrek

morning Scarlet

9:32 am

bbnaz

al8 - when you "estrange" someone

9:32 am

pabtrek

thanks bbnaz

9:32 am

Scarlet

pab... try ET's beginning...

9:32 am

EspritdJean

that was prefectly logical not convoluted at all

9:32 am

Scarlet

for the AL 8

9:32 am

bbnaz

ne8 - think prickly plants only more so

9:33 am

Scarlet

Hi, Esprit...

9:33 am

EspritdJean

hya scarlet :-)

9:33 am

bbnaz

pa8 - smaller sum than theirs

9:33 am

EspritdJean

I'm zipping in and out between here and Scrabble

9:33 am

pabtrek

thanks again bbnaz, that gave me a 7 too

9:33 am

EspritdJean

but I am not addicted

9:33 am

Scarlet

Right, EJ! :p

9:33 am

Pringleplace

how long does it take for you to get all the words? in general?? I am new here and from Africa where we are not so clever!! lol!!

9:33 am

pabtrek

keep telling yourself that, Esprit, I do all the time :)

9:34 am

bbnaz

tr8 - when you catch something you set a tr** and if there are many they may be set in a straight **** (obviously a compound word)

9:34 am

bbnaz

Pringle, there are some who do it in blazing time and then there are those of us who may never finish a puzzle.

9:34 am

Scarlet

Good morning, Pringle... it is a race for some, and a leisurely enjoyment for others...

9:34 am

pabtrek

thanks bbnaz, that's all of the 8's

9:34 am

Scarlet

Great minds, bbnaz!! LOL

9:35 am

bbnaz

coolio. see you all later. my horse is whinnying for me.

9:35 am

Scarlet

Later, bb!

9:35 am

Pringleplace

Thanks! I am a leisure seeker not a racer! This is fun though!

9:36 am

Scarlet

Pringle, it is an amazing thing for many of us... addiction? Sure... but benign and beneficial!

9:38 am

carleekat

hi red..i'll be around about 1:30 pm today to work on the grid

9:39 am

carleekat

*poof*

9:39 am

Sandieangel

Hi all back for my next 69. Can anyone clue me the ne621 - after the prickly things plz?

9:39 am

Scarlet

Hi, kattie!! {{{{HUGS}}}} You ARE alive, dear!

9:40 am

Scarlet

Good morning, Sandie... how is your back? Did you get some rest last night? I thought of you many times through the evening~

9:40 am

movieman

it's to do with nerves, sandie

9:40 am

Scarlet

Not there yet, Sandie.

9:41 am

Sandieangel

Still quite poorly. Just had a long soak in the bath so not too bad. I think the painkillers are making me slightly high!

9:41 am

Scarlet

Good morning, movieman!

9:41 am

movieman

hiya scarlet

9:41 am

Scarlet

I am so sorry to hear that, Sandie... painkillers make me nauseous... heat is very good.

9:41 am

Pringleplace

I love the clues! very mysterious!!

9:42 am

Pringleplace

I cannot make out the ne - one..... there are no s's here

9:42 am

movieman

sandie, did you get the ne6?

9:42 am

Scarlet

Pringle, some Babblers are good cluers, and others sort of spell them out...

9:42 am

Scarlet

No S words in today's grid, Pringle.

9:43 am

Scarlet

I did, movie... thank you very much!

9:43 am

Sandieangel

Still thinking about it Movieman. Think I've got the first part.

9:43 am

Sandieangel

Got it thanks!

9:43 am

movieman

yw scarlet n' sandie

9:44 am

Scarlet

:-)

9:45 am

cool girl

please could i have a clue for the ne6/21

9:45 am

Scarlet

cool, movieman just clued it as having to do with nerves.

9:48 am

cool girl

movieman could i have an extra clue please

9:48 am

inge

I have reached the almost-bitter-end. Why is the an 7 giving me such a hard time? has the same four letters as before and after, and then????

9:49 am

Scarlet

inge, against oxygen?

9:49 am

jwr

ne + russian mountain range

9:49 am

Scarlet

Or, add the more-so ending to the al5/10

9:49 am

cool girl

think aganst plus we beathe it

9:51 am

inge

thanks Scarlet, that gave me fireworks

9:51 am

inge

and cool girl, thanks

9:51 am

Scarlet

Congratulations, inge! You are welcome!

9:53 am

flosey

back again, rest but no sleep

9:53 am

Scarlet

Hello, flosey... why can't you sleep? (By the way, how is your brother doing after surgery?)

9:53 am

cool girl

i still cant get that ne6 its driving me mad

9:54 am

Scarlet

NE + not me, but yo* + cheerleader word, **H

9:55 am

flosey

oh Scarlet, he's doing just great - he's even driving - short runs, for groceries, to church, etc.

9:55 am

flosey

ty for asking

9:55 am

Scarlet

Oh, my goodness, flosey... that is nothing short of miraculous... what a recovery

9:56 am

flosey

pretty amazing I think, for 77

9:56 am

Scarlet

You're welcome... heart surgery is a little intimidating to me, but he sounds determined... 77! That's even more amazing

9:56 am

flosey

and he lives alone - has a suite in a good home

9:57 am

flosey

I mean with good people, they'll help if needed

9:57 am

Scarlet

That is a true Christmas gift, flosey...

9:57 am

cool girl

ty scarlet

9:57 am

Scarlet

Yea for cool girl!

9:57 am

flosey

indeed it is Scarlet - he is very very dear to me

9:58 am

periwinkle

HI all, back to finish :-)

9:58 am

Scarlet

We have a small family, flosey and my sisters are so precious to me...

9:58 am

flosey

we were only 3 - younger sister also

9:59 am

periwinkle

I have a propostion: Will someone please come and clean my apartment in exchange for Reiki?

9:59 am

flosey

oh Peri - if you were only closer

9:59 am

Scarlet

Peri!! Sort of good news... daughter does not have MRSA, but she DOES have a generalized staph infection... (Likewise, flosey... I am the eldest of three women, and now, with Mom gone, I am the matriarch... a high-flown word for keeping their arguments in check! LOL)

9:59 am

periwinkle

Yes, that would be nice, flosey

10:00 am

periwinkle

that is great news, Scarlet

10:00 am

Scarlet

Yes! I wish I could distance-clean your apartment for you, peri!

10:00 am

periwinkle

I am the oldest of three women too, Scarlet, but now we are two, youngest sister died in 200

10:00 am

flosey

lol Scarlet - does put a lot on your shoulders

10:00 am

periwinkle

*2000* even

10:00 am

Scarlet

I knooooowwwwwwwwwwww, flosey! LOL

10:01 am

Scarlet

Oh, peri... I cannot imagine losing one of my darlings... I am so sorry.

10:01 am

periwinkle

hmmm, Scarlet you did not accept my offer

10:01 am

periwinkle

thanks Scarlet

10:02 am

periwinkle

I HATE to clean and am procrastinating yet again

10:03 am

Scarlet

I don't mind it, peri... because I love the results!

10:03 am

flosey

Peri, I have to admit, I have someone come in to do it twice a month - then we try to keep it in shape

10:03 am

periwinkle

I love the results too but it is getting motivated to do it in the first place that is a problem

10:04 am

flosey

This house is really much bigger than we need - except for when the kids visit

10:04 am

periwinkle

wish I could afford someone to come in and clean once a month

10:04 am

Scarlet

By the way, peri... my icon is for today, "current mode of transportation"... and I am making a statement by having Paralittian dinosaur for my "Flintstones" age-related motorcar... *Giggle*

10:05 am

flosey

that is a giggle Scarlet

10:05 am

Scarlet

*paralititan*

10:05 am

Scarlet

:-) flosey!

10:05 am

flosey

but I have to look that word up

10:05 am

debjed

i'll come help you clean Peri. I've helped motivate many friends to clean and organize:)

10:05 am

Scarlet

It was a monster dino, flosey... dug up in Egypt.

10:06 am

Scarlet

Hi, deb!! :-)

10:06 am

Pringleplace

I know the cleaning story - we have a beach house we go to every weekend, plus a flat there all to be cleaned and the house in town. you can imagine how hectic it is! And my man is disabled on top of it.

10:06 am

debjed

hello everyone!!

10:06 am

Scarlet

How do you manage to get it all done, Pringle?

10:07 am

debjed

i'm having trouble with the words from the right column. any clues would be appretiated:)

10:07 am

Pringleplace

Hmm!! Blush!! I do not....... I just have to take time out..

10:08 am

jwr

google images for Paralititan -- more fun than Godzilla

10:08 am

Pringleplace

Thank Goodness the kids are out of the house and I only have 3 dogs and one wheelchaired man underfoot!! lol!!

10:08 am

Scarlet

Isn't he a beast, jwr? I love dinosaurs...

10:09 am

Pringleplace

I am not complaining - would not have it any other way!! Love my life! When you get a chance google Pringle Bay and you will see what I mean!

10:09 am

EvaNadine

afternoon babblers!

10:09 am

flosey

Hi Eva

10:09 am

debjed

hey Eva!

10:10 am

Pringleplace

Evening here - I should be starting cooking supper!!

10:10 am

Pringleplace

Bit lazy now!!

10:10 am

Scarlet

Howdy, Eva... would you lower the megawattage of that smile, just a tad? LOL

10:10 am

jwr

thnx Scarlet. That's one of the things I love about this site -- there are new words on the grid ... and new images and ideas in the chat.

10:10 am

EvaNadine

Pringle -- you could have you r man hold the leash attached to the largest dog, and tie a broom or mop to the back of his wheelchair...sweeping and mopping done!

(not meant to be offensive, all in good humor)

10:10 am

Scarlet

Nice meeting you, Pringle! Hope to see you again!

10:10 am

EvaNadine

no can do, scarlet -- im still thrilled!

10:10 am

flosey

I just did Pringle - looks absolutely lovely

10:11 am

Pringleplace

Lol!! We tried that - problem is that they are Jack Russels!! They still pull him over!! Lol!!! We try everything here!! We are a fun couple though with him being a musician we have lots of fun!

10:12 am

Scarlet

What a story, Pringle... *good thoughts to you and yours*

10:12 am

Pringleplace

Oh you looked!! Now google Pringle Hilton and you will see our apartment Hilton Heights we rent out!

10:13 am

Scarlet

jwr... I am right there with you... Babble has opened new vistas... new universes!

10:13 am

Pringleplace

Thank you!!! Nice to meet great people on line!! I have many friends throught the internet! Last year in England I stayed with friends of mine from the net! My son lives in London for 3 yrs now!!

10:14 am

jwr

Peri, my mom (born 1909) got a maid and we all thought that would save her trouble and make her happy ... but she had to clean the house before the maid came so as not to be embarrassed.

10:14 am

Scarlet

LOL, jwr.

10:15 am

Pringleplace

I have tried a maid here too but the man in the chair just runs (hah!!) after her and then gets her to do his work like knocking nails in walls and fixing roofs etc - they do not last long here!

10:15 am

EvaNadine

my mom (born 30 years later) did the same thing. ;)

10:15 am

flosey

jwr - that is so typical, we don't like anyone to think we're absolute slobs

10:16 am

flosey

any clues for pi5 and 6 please?

10:16 am

Scarlet

My beloved is a nest-maker... little piles of his readings, studies, newspapers... coffee cups... and a little stash of flatware wherever he is... just in case he needs it... I love him so... it doesn't matter, but I don't dare disturb the piles, lest I throw out the one thing he wanted to "save"... LOL

10:17 am

periwinkle

deb, if you lived closer I would definitely ask you to help me

10:18 am

flosey

ah Scarlet, sounds like home - hubby does a lot of writing and so bits of this and that all over - plus his vegetable seeds

10:18 am

jwr

I think Americans may have more trouble than other cultures knowing how to relate to outside help in the home. I got over it after 3 years in the interior villages of South India... I'll take what help I can get. These days, I trade with a neighbor's son the use of washer & dryer for the heavy chores

10:18 am

Sandieangel

Hi can anyone clue me the first po5/12 plz?

10:18 am

Aryn

flosey, use the high numbered tile for pi's

10:18 am

Scarlet

The pi5/18 is having a fit of ***** ... not a happy emotion

10:18 am

Aryn

sandie - its a white bear

10:19 am

jwr

brrrr bear, if that's the first one (don't have the list,sso I'm not sure)

10:19 am

Sandieangel

aha - I see it now - ty.

10:19 am

flosey

thanks scarlet - got them

10:19 am

Scarlet

:-) flosey!

10:26 am

bichon

does a kind soul have the ar 6/18?

10:26 am

gracewer

clue for tr 8/45 please

10:26 am

periwinkle

last te6/18 please

10:26 am

bichon

nm, got it

10:27 am

rururocks

ai 6/18?

10:27 am

Scarlet

Sorry, bichon... not there yet. For the tr8/45, grace, it is a compound word... animal snarer + walk a straight ****\

10:28 am

Scarlet

peri, like a cute little canvas dwelling...

10:28 am

jwr

grace - combo tr4.5 and li -- how the furriers captured their minks

10:28 am

periwinkle

have that one, Scarlet, need the last te6/18 please

10:28 am

gracewer

thanks scarlet

10:28 am

Aryn

ar - someone who is more creative would be ar****

10:28 am

harpjane

hello

10:28 am

Scarlet

Sorry, peri... that was the next to last one... If you were sick, and feeling improved, you'd be b*****

10:29 am

Scarlet

You're welcome, grace. Hi, Harp!

10:29 am

rururocks

ai the first 6/18? help?

10:29 am

debjed

rururocks, it's is ai6,18 outside than inside

10:29 am

Scarlet

ruru, having more oxygen... or said of Paris Hilton's brain

10:30 am

periwinkle

thanks Scarlet

10:30 am

Scarlet

:-) peri!

10:30 am

periwinkle

now off to do some cleaning, will start small, like cleaning off my desk, bbl

10:30 am

Scarlet

Later, peri!

10:31 am

rururocks

poor Paris... thanks

10:31 am

Scarlet

:-) ruru/.

10:31 am

periwinkle

maybe if I wiggle my nose, my apt will be clean.......nope tried it and it doesn't work :-)

10:31 am

periwinkle

byee

10:31 am

Scarlet

Where's Samantha when you need her?

10:31 am

periwinkle

LOL cya later

10:32 am

debjed

I need help with the E from the first column and the I from the last column

10:32 am

debjed

got the E

10:32 am

Scarlet

Did you try the money?

10:33 am

Scarlet

And our little Babblet of the volcano-sounding word is back...

10:33 am

rururocks

could I have a clue where to go on the al 7/28 the second one?

10:33 am

flosey

I can't get that last te6, any other clue please?

10:33 am

EvaNadine

io6 = io + not dark

10:34 am

Scarlet

The one who is al8/40-ed

10:34 am

debjed

thanks Eva! what are you excited about?

10:34 am

Scarlet

See clue at 10:28, flosey

10:34 am

Scarlet

*grin*

10:34 am

EvaNadine

oh! teh BF got a call yesterday that he got the job he was hoping for!
:D

10:35 am

rururocks

isn't that the 1st 7/28 scarlet I think I need the second I have that one

10:35 am

flosey

thanks Scarlet

10:35 am

Scarlet

The who does it, ruru.

10:35 am

Scarlet

You're welcome, flosey.

10:35 am

debjed

congrats to him

10:36 am

Scarlet

Or, moreso of an ET, ruru

10:36 am

EvaNadine

thanks deb -- its been a tight coupla months, so its SO nice to know that relief is on the way!

10:37 am

debjed

this grid is harder for me than yesterday, feeling frustrated so better print the list.

10:37 am

rururocks

thanks I tried that before.. must have missed it thank you

10:37 am

Scarlet

Glad you found it, ruru!

10:38 am

flosey

Great news Eva

10:39 am

Scarlet

Okay, I must go make some spiced oyster crackers for the beloved... I love easy and this is easy to do... I mix the crackers with Goldfish Pizza flavored ones, add a half a cup of peanuts, mix the spices with canola oil and slow-bake for about 25 minutes, stirring every five minutes. So addictive!

10:40 am

debjed

bye red!

10:40 am

Sandieangel

Phew! Just finished the re words! They were hard!

10:40 am

debjed

anyone have the ai7,28?

10:41 am

Scarlet

What provides the planes for your flights, deb.

10:41 am

Sandieangel

ai7 - what we breathe + draw a straight ****

10:41 am

debjed

thank you!:)

10:42 am

flosey

could I have a clue for ar7 please?

10:43 am

flosey

need both of them

10:43 am

rururocks

an 7/28 lead?

10:44 am

Sandieangel

ar 7s - similar words - just the last vowel changes. ar + 3rd vowel + it just gets b****r. The first ends in the first vowel and the second in the second vowel.

10:45 am

Sandieangel

Bit of a weird clue but the best I could do!!!

10:45 am

Aryn

any clues for the first ur7/32?

10:45 am

flosey

thanks Sandie - got them both

10:45 am

flosey

your clues just fine

10:45 am

Pringleplace

I cannot see 4 words starting with u I must be mad! Can someone tell me what you all mean when you write for example an7/28 I would like to know what the 28 means??

10:45 am

Sandieangel

Oh good - hard one to clue.

10:46 am

flosey

Pringle, thing pee

10:47 am

Aryn

nm, figured it out

10:47 am

Haz1558

ur7 - Text speak for what the man said to the torch.

10:47 am

Erda

In an7/28, it would be: 7-letter word, starts with an, total; value of letter points 28

10:48 am

Erda

disregard that semi-colon

10:48 am

rururocks

how about a clue for that 7 as an example ..lol

10:48 am

Sandieangel

Loved that clue Haz!!!!!

10:48 am

Pringleplace

ok and you count the value of each letter??

10:49 am

Erda

yes you do Pringle

10:49 am

Haz1558

Hello Sandie! Glad you liked it - I'm not really here, I'm whizzing through.

10:49 am

Haz1558

Four letter words are points value alone, five letter words have their points value doubled, six letter tripled and so on.

10:50 am

Pringleplace

lol good clue!

10:50 am

debjed

got that last ur, thanks Haz! Hi Erda!

10:50 am

Erda

Hi deb

10:50 am

Pringleplace

thanks for being so helpful!

10:51 am

Haz1558

You're welcome - have to take off again, back later!

10:51 am

Erda

aw shucks -- you're welcome

10:52 am

jwr

as a practice clue (I'm not very good at it, but I'd like to try) what do you think of a small song in an opera for ar7,28?

10:53 am

debjed

great clue jwr

10:53 am

phaeton

jwr, try solo instead of song, more to the point

10:53 am

jwr

NM, that wasn't very good. back to the drawinggrid

10:53 am

Erda

right on, jwr -- singular and plural, the plural being the Italian one

10:53 am

Fiber Art

jwr--it worked for me, thanks!

10:54 am

jwr

thanks phaeton -- oh, gosh, look what we're doing: clue-ing clues!!!

10:54 am

rururocks

an 7 clue anyone?

10:55 am

EvaNadine

AN7 = against the stuff we breathe

10:55 am

joso

an7, guns to shoot planes

10:55 am

Erda

Someone who absolutely abhors fresh air could be called that

10:56 am

rururocks

that is a new one to me... thanks I was losing my mind on that one

10:57 am

phaeton

yw, jwr...it gets easier the more you play

10:59 am

Pringleplace

I have 3 words with Qu but missing one any clues please?

10:59 am

rururocks

last ce 6/21

10:59 am

debjed

help with the ap's, please

10:59 am

jwr

sometimes I wonder whether you're all giving me kind encouragement ... or sucking me deeeeeper into the weird world of words.

10:59 am

debjed

sucking you in:)

11:00 am

phaeton

watch the clues, jwr, they are a big help

11:00 am

rururocks

to be more ap* to do something

11:00 am

montreal13

q words = monarch, small phrase, abandon, not qu***

11:00 am

jwr

as long as you smile when you say it

11:00 am

rururocks

ap+ not dark

11:00 am

caitlyn

Afternoon all......

11:00 am

rururocks

i finally finshed the a's yikes

11:01 am

debjed

ty for the ap's. Hi Caitlyn

11:01 am

montreal13

"wll have more tea, will babble some more" brb

11:02 am

debjed

ok ruru, i still need help with the last three an's:)

11:02 am

jwr

caitlyn -- I'm not trying to be rude, truly, just curious: is that a Welsh flag or a Xmas present?

11:03 am

caitlyn

LOL jwr its the Welsh flag (a dragon)

11:03 am

rururocks

to be against oxegen is what I was clued for the an 6/18

11:03 am

Pringleplace

thanks for the q tips!!!

11:03 am

rururocks

an + *** la la la la

11:03 am

debjed

the an's after that one are what i need.

11:04 am

rururocks

is the an 5/10 after it

11:04 am

montreal13

nice one pringle ! - and yw

11:04 am

debjed

yup, got it

11:04 am

jwr

oh thx, caitlyn. Forgot about the wonderful dragon symbol. Happen to be one myself. Welcome and farewell -- I'm off to clean the bathroom (which I wouldn't have thought of if it hadn't come up in the chat)

11:04 am

rururocks

then add a const for the last

11:05 am

caitlyn

See you again jwr..happy cleaning

11:05 am

rururocks

can anyone help me with the last ce 6/21

11:05 am

phaeton

thx ruru, i actually figured that out

11:06 am

rururocks

yw

11:06 am

Sandieangel

can anyone clue me the first ta5/12 plz?

11:06 am

phaeton

i only have 1, so it's probably not the last, it's the obvious one

11:06 am

debjed

i owe you ruru, but don't have it

11:06 am

Sandieangel

sorry I meant the first can anyone clue me the first TE5/12 plz?

11:06 am

Erda

rhymes with methane

11:07 am

Merk

fireworks

11:07 am

Erda

or I should say metane

11:07 am

debjed

ty Erda!

11:07 am

Erda

yw deb

11:07 am

montreal13

wtg Merk !

11:08 am

crpw48

good for you merk

11:08 am

Merk

Fireworks ... in spite of a bad connection

11:08 am

caitlyn

Sandie te plus cons plus short word for thanks

11:08 am

skuraki

ruru, do you have the ce 6/21 like the 7/32 minus one letter

11:08 am

debjed

yeah merk! need an6,18 the first one, please

11:08 am

caitlyn

Congrats Merk!!

11:09 am

Sandieangel

was the methane clue for me Erda?

11:09 am

Merk

ty ... off for a walk, hubby is bugging me to get going on it while he is free. See you tomorrow.

11:09 am

phaeton

thx skuraki, i didn't have those

11:09 am

rururocks

yes i need the one after the 7.32

11:09 am

phaeton

brb

11:09 am

montreal13

bye Merk - hagd

11:09 am

caitlyn

deb picnic pest plus what you breathe

11:09 am

Erda

back later

11:10 am

caitlyn

Bye Erda

11:10 am

montreal13

later Erda

11:11 am

caitlyn

Sorry deb wrong!! picnic pest and mixed up what you breathe

11:12 am

skuraki

ruru, its a colorless liquid hydrocarbon derived from petroleum and used as a solvent.

11:12 am

debjed

ty caitlyn

11:12 am

Sandieangel

I just cannot monkey that first te5/12 - any help would be most appreciated!!!

11:13 am

phaeton

how many 8 words are there?

11:13 am

caitlyn

Sorry about giving wrong clue 1st..blame it on shopping

11:13 am

debjed

five

11:13 am

debjed

what're you shopping for?

11:13 am

caitlyn

Sandie te cons and short thanks

11:13 am

phaeton

thx deb

11:14 am

skuraki

ce 6/21 -- ce + oc**** ratings for fuel

11:14 am

caitlyn

Food!!and I hate shopping..

11:14 am

grant

Te5/12- designer= archi****_ first vowel

11:14 am

Sandieangel

ah - I was looking in completely the wrong place!!! TY.

11:15 am

debjed

so are you at the grocery store with your computer??:)

11:15 am

caitlyn

LOL no I went earlier

11:16 am

debjed

well it's over then and you can relax now:)

11:16 am

grant

YW

11:18 am

debjed

ce7,32, please?

11:19 am

grant

Biggest railway station in NYC Grand *******

11:20 am

debjed

thanks grant!!

11:20 am

phaeton

ce7/32, in the middle of things

11:22 am

skheiny

hello all! greetings from Siberia :-D

11:22 am

caitlyn

Hi skheiny!!

11:22 am

debjed

hello skheiny. any clues for the en6,21?

11:22 am

skheiny

Gee, I really dislike all the "re"s

11:23 am

skheiny

let me cjeck deb...

11:23 am

caitlyn

deb en and what you catch pestsin

11:23 am

grant

en6 police use a radar ****

11:23 am

skheiny

sorry, deb, not yet

11:24 am

skheiny

any help out there for the left col "I"?

11:25 am

skheiny

"i" not "L" (sorry font bad)

11:25 am

Carl Carlton

how is 'entrail' not found in the dictionary?

11:25 am

debjed

ty for the en!

11:25 am

skheiny

:-)

11:26 am

debjed

I need help with those too skheiny

11:26 am

montreal13

must be plural i think Carl...

11:26 am

phaeton

io..not dark

11:26 am

caitlyn

I think you need the il 4/4 il plus 2 vowels

11:27 am

skheiny

haven't been working this board too long, so I wont be much help...time diff is funky...can rarely keep up

11:27 am

Carl Carlton

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Entra
il

11:27 am

phaeton

i think those are eyelashes

11:27 am

stidmama

hello all! how's the grid today?

11:27 am

72 Temple Owl

hi everyone! : )

11:27 am

72 Temple Owl

ilia

11:27 am

Hi there

I think it must be plural too.

11:27 am

Atalante

oh dear. back to the entrail debate!

11:27 am

Sandieangel

can anyone help me with the tr6/18 plz after what you get in court.

11:27 am

stidmama

thanks for that one TO!

11:28 am

debjed

hi stid and TO

11:28 am

caitlyn

stid!!! How are you
Hi TO thats the word!!LOL

11:28 am

Carl Carlton

There's a couple of online dictionary that disagree.

11:28 am

caitlyn

Hi Ata

11:28 am

Carl Carlton

shrugs

11:28 am

Atalante

yes, but we have to work with enable, as flawed or not as it is

11:28 am

montreal13

hi stid and TO !

11:29 am

stidmama

I'm well caitlyn, in-between some volunteer stuff at the local school, so eating breakfast and babbling (of course)

11:29 am

montreal13

u are right Carl but this game uses Enable... with all its faults...

11:29 am

stidmama

bon jour montreal! did you get hit with all that snow? (it's nieve in spanish, don't know about french though)

11:30 am

montreal13

neige in french stid...and TES we got hit ! - went shovelling 4 times yesterday and need to go again... and it is still snowing fairlay hard...

11:30 am

montreal13

YES* even !

11:30 am

Carl Carlton

Enable?

11:31 am

montreal13

Enable is the name of the dictionnary used by Babble Carl

11:31 am

stidmama

*turns pale as neige* that's a lot of neige... LOL

11:31 am

debjed

la6,18, please?

11:31 am

montreal13

we have snowbanks reaching 6 feet already...

11:31 am

caitlyn

I feel cold thinking about snow montreal

11:32 am

montreal13

bet u don't get much snow in your part of the world Caitlyn ?

11:32 am

debjed

need more help shoveling Mont?

11:32 am

stidmama

*disappearing into the piles of neige...* Well our flooding is finally dissipating, but some of the rivers are only just now coming up to crest. It's bad here in Washington state at the moment.

11:32 am

stidmama

our favorite BBQ restaurant was washed away...

11:33 am

montreal13

"hands deb HUGE shovel (again) while grabbing smaller one for myself" hehehe

11:33 am

phaeton

stid, when did you get your power back?

11:33 am

stidmama

last night, about ten I think. We had the generator on, and it wasn't until I turned it off at 10:30 that we realized things were back to normal.

11:33 am

Sandieangel

last one to finish and I cannot monkey it. Can somebody clue me the tr6/18 plz?

11:33 am

debjed

i truely (sp?) would like to help you:)

11:33 am

72 Temple Owl

stid: consider it your christmas present ; )

11:33 am

stidmama

:-D early presents always welcome!

11:33 am

caitlyn

We dont always have it but when we do the UK cant cope....and we live in an awkard place to get to when it does

11:35 am

montreal13

tr**d + **gative

11:35 am

stidmama

sorry sandie, only up to 39 words so far...

11:35 am

Atalante

at the first hint of snow, the UK goes into meltdown

11:35 am

sandr

can i have a clue for the last re 7/28 please , thanx

11:35 am

montreal13

souds like some places in the US south - when snow falls, they can't cope at all Caitlyn...

11:36 am

montreal13

did u get it Sandie ?

11:36 am

caitlyn

sandr re7/28 to have a court hearing again

11:36 am

Sandieangel

Thanks montreal - that's fireworks for me !!!!

11:36 am

debjed

la6,18, please??

11:37 am

stidmama

YAY sandie!!!!

11:37 am

montreal13

wtg Sandie !!!!

11:37 am

caitlyn

Congrats Sandie!!

11:37 am

montreal13

tx for your offer deb :)

11:37 am

stidmama

there's my kettle... brb

11:37 am

Sandieangel

That was a tricky grid today!!!

11:37 am

sandr

thanx caitlyn

11:37 am

montreal13

it sure looks that way Sandie...

11:38 am

scribekd

debjeb-la6/18--sounds like outdoor toliet without middle consonant

11:38 am

caitlyn

deb extend the 2nd la4/4 with a cons and a vowel

11:38 am

Sandieangel

la6/18 - la+ a word that rhymes with a german river.

11:38 am

72 Temple Owl

it doesn't snow in the uk?

11:39 am

montreal13

tx sandie

11:39 am

debjed

thanks guys:)

11:39 am

Deeha

la6 army loo with one letter missing

11:40 am

Atalante

not much .... unless you're up north

11:40 am

stidmama

ooh! I found an 8!!!!

11:40 am

caitlyn

Yes we do have snow TO Scotland has already had some,but we dread it as they close schools,people get sent home from work and the UK stops

11:40 am

caitlyn

Yeah stid!

11:40 am

phaeton

stid, which 8 did you find?

11:40 am

debjed

i have one in5,10 (sounds like to go in) what's the other?

11:41 am

montreal13

many schools were closed yesterday - doesn't happen very often around our Montreal....

11:41 am

Sandieangel

Ok gonna take a break now. Be back later to help with clues.

11:41 am

stidmama

the other in 5 is similar -- like the in***net, only for within a building

11:41 am

stidmama

later sandie

11:41 am

montreal13

bye Sandie !

11:42 am

caitlyn

Bye Sandie

11:43 am

skheiny

Hmmmm...I''m just visiting Russia w/my hubby...but it seems like they don't close schools here for snow (and I'm not sure there's worse snow around LOL)

11:43 am

stidmama

If russian schools closed during snow most of the place would have only three months of school...

11:43 am

caitlyn

Is it cold there skh?

11:43 am

debjed

don't get it stid

11:44 am

skheiny

Is it deep,cait?

11:44 am

montreal13

problem is school buses and road conditions here...

11:44 am

stidmama

deb: in* + egyptian sun god **

11:45 am

skheiny

well...tv say -12C...not sure what it is in degrees (american's can never seem to deal w/ metric LOL)

11:45 am

skheiny

my guess is 12 deg. F

11:45 am

Vicuna

That doesn't work for me, stid. But in5 - short for the partt before the beginning of the book works.

11:45 am

caitlyn

Ohhhhhhh thats cold..handing extra jumper to skh

11:45 am

skheiny

frickin cold!!!!

11:46 am

debjed

thank you! looking the wrong way

11:46 am

stidmama

-12 is about 10 to US folks

11:46 am

phaeton

well, 0 is our 32, so about 18-20 degrees

11:46 am

Atalante

blooming cold anyway

11:46 am

stidmama

thanks for that one Vi -- hadn't seen it yet!

11:46 am

skheiny

just thankful for the patience of the Babblers...internet here SUCKS!!!!!

11:46 am

stidmama

there are TWO of those deb -- change out last vowel

11:47 am

skheiny

not too great at being a "cluer"

11:47 am

stidmama

the conversion, phaeton, is not 1 for 1, more like 1.8 to 1

11:47 am

caitlyn

How long are you there for skh?

11:47 am

stidmama

you'll get better skheiny, we all do (except when we don't...)

11:47 am

debjed

lunch time. see you all in a while.

11:47 am

stidmama

later deb

11:48 am

phaeton