Babble: Archived Puzzle for Wednesday, September 2, 2009

12:00 am

admadmadmadm

flippedy?

12:00 am

Atalante

fliiiiip

12:00 am

MLFAN17

FE 7

12:01 am

Atalante

so who is ML?

12:01 am

TraderKate

ml, who fan? and where are you?

12:01 am

rbud

hiya, flippers!

12:01 am

MLFAN17

TA 6

12:01 am

TraderKate

look down ata

12:01 am

TraderKate

hi rbud

12:01 am

MLFAN17

Meat Loaf

12:02 am

Atalante

ooooh

12:02 am

TraderKate

oh, saw bat out of hell tour here

12:02 am

MLFAN17

cool trader

12:02 am

MLFAN17

Ata thought you knew already?lol

12:02 am

jillibus

OMG -- even bigger!!!

12:02 am

TraderKate

or did you mean the food?

12:03 am

MLFAN17

PO6

12:03 am

Atalante

I did, now you mention it. Brain is half dead at the moment

12:03 am

MLFAN17

trader i put the M and L in caps dont think its the foodlol

12:03 am

jaianniah

What is this???? Dr. God's Largest Grids Tour????

12:03 am

flosey

flip and too big, goodnight all

12:03 am

MLFAN17

Ata no problem i always have that problem

12:04 am

TraderKate

hi jai

12:04 am

jillibus

flosey -- I hope you saw my icon!!!!!

12:04 am

TraderKate

bye flo...

12:04 am

jaianniah

Hi, Kate!

12:04 am

MLFAN17

FA 7

12:05 am

vashongin

ho 9

12:05 am

Atalante

sp7

12:05 am

TraderKate

how many?

12:05 am

vashongin

306

12:05 am

jaianniah

I can tell you that I am going to be very busy- 306

12:05 am

jillibus

Hello, everyone. I get the impression I am now persona non grata

12:06 am

TraderKate

< faints dead away >

12:06 am

jaianniah

What, jili? Why do you think that???

12:06 am

MLFAN17

FE 6

12:06 am

jillibus

good

12:06 am

Atalante

hi jilli, didn't see you

12:06 am

rbud

NBT

12:06 am

jillibus

oh, never mind

12:07 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:07 am

MLFAN17

EA 6

12:07 am

jillibus

amazing, rbud! And nice icon.

12:07 am

flosey

oh jilli, thank you for such a sweet compliment

12:07 am

Atalante

ou7

12:07 am

jillibus

Oh thank goodness and you, Lickety

12:07 am

MLFAN17

TE 6

12:07 am

flosey

and as prickly as the scotch thistle, I think they're beautiful

12:07 am

jillibus

so glad you saw, flosey

12:07 am

rbud

yay, thanks, lickety!!!

12:08 am

flosey

off to bed now, enjoy the puzzle everyone

12:09 am

MLFAN17

SE 6

12:09 am

jillibus

sleep well, flosey -- guess you know your hubby won last night?

12:09 am

MLFAN17

Is the OU 7 a compound?

12:09 am

Atalante

yeah

12:09 am

MLFAN17

RO 6

12:09 am

MLFAN17

thought so thanks ata

12:09 am

flosey

yes jilli, apparently by quite a margin too. Was good for Paul

12:10 am

jaianniah

pr8 + 9

12:10 am

MLFAN17

ata would that be OU 6/7?

12:10 am

Atalante

don't think so, no

12:11 am

MLFAN17

i found a OU 6/7

12:12 am

MLFAN17

thank you jai i found them

12:13 am

jaianniah

ho9-whole family leads up to it

12:13 am

Just1Mar

good evening/day all...an easy NBT's

12:14 am

Atalante

NBT

12:14 am

MLFAN17

HO 6

12:14 am

Just1Mar

congrats ata

12:16 am

jillibus

NBT

12:16 am

Just1Mar

and congrats to you too jilli

12:16 am

Just1Mar

shats

12:16 am

jillibus

and hello mar (was buried in the grid)

12:17 am

MLFAN17

SH 6

12:17 am

jillibus

oh dear, mar!

12:17 am

Atalante

doesn't work, already tried lol

12:17 am

jillibus

need a little Immodium?

12:17 am

Just1Mar

oops but that was actually a typo...wanted a diff 1st letter lol

12:17 am

Bugsaw

Oh my goodness. I was changing my icon hoping for a little one.

12:18 am

jillibus

Bugs, that too funny -- see my write-up, lol!

12:19 am

J. C.

Thank you for that e-mail, Jilli - very amusing! You do write well! :)

12:19 am

MLFAN17

PR 6

12:19 am

jillibus

Oh, thank you, JC!

12:19 am

Bugsaw

Jilli I was so worried you might be offended! That is too funny!! good for you to know yourself so well

12:20 am

jillibus

ROFL, bugs!

12:20 am

Just1Mar

very nice icons jilli and bugsaw..very nice descriptions...very nice

12:21 am

anike

Hi everyone - just dropping in for a short time to get started - It's HUGE!!

12:22 am

Bugsaw

I suppose I might be a pansy. Colourful and happy but low to the ground

12:22 am

Just1Mar

just found a very interesting er6

12:22 am

jillibus

JC is the pansy, lol!

12:22 am

Just1Mar

hi anike

12:22 am

MLFAN17

Okay amazingly 108 doww.. am out of here poof

12:22 am

Just1Mar

lol

12:22 am

jillibus

wow, mlf!

12:23 am

Just1Mar

why? if you're on a roll keep going

12:23 am

Atalante

my phantom today is teopan

12:24 am

Just1Mar

not exactly a common word!

12:24 am

justafreep

do you realize, ata, that your phantom is a word that 99% of the world never even contemplates???

12:24 am

Atalante

I know :) but it reminds me of FM

12:25 am

Just1Mar

snap justa lol

12:25 am

jillibus

hello freep

12:25 am

jillibus

and ata

12:25 am

justafreep

I remember when someone said their phantom was "foehn"....

12:26 am

justafreep

hi, y'all

12:26 am

Atalante

if you're gonna have phantoms, they might as well be gud 'uns!

12:26 am

Just1Mar

lol well to me that's something I'd see quicker than teopan but I shall not forget that word now

12:28 am

Just1Mar

ou8 if not called

12:30 am

Atalante

all the ou words are about food today

12:31 am

jillibus

thanks for that hint, ata

12:31 am

mrpresident

argh, another biggie!
hi all

12:32 am

Atalante

*disclaimer* maybe not all, but all the ones I've got!

12:32 am

Just1Mar

hiya MrP

12:32 am

jillibus

hi mrp -- and thank goodness for Lickety!

12:33 am

Atalante

pr8 if not mentioned

12:33 am

mrpresident

pr9 and pr10... something lickety's dad is dealing with

12:33 am

Atalante

and 9. oh yes, jai mentioned them already

12:33 am

jillibus

silly ou8 imho

12:33 am

jillibus

ty mrp

12:34 am

jillibus

have pr 8 & 9 -- not 10 -- ???

12:35 am

Just1Mar

Guinness Book: In the "who can eat the most corndogs within 5 minutes"...Billybob was ou8 by his cousin Jimbob

12:35 am

rururocks

ho9

12:35 am

mrpresident

te5---> te6---> te10 (sounds like an kids game)

12:35 am

mrpresident

jilli, spell it with an extra letter

12:35 am

Marmar

Good morning/day everyone

12:35 am

jillibus

silly action, silly word, silly goal

12:36 am

jillibus

hello marmar -- where ya bin?

12:36 am

Just1Mar

sigh...okay

12:36 am

J. C.

Morning, Marmar . . .

12:36 am

J. C.

And mrp . . .

12:36 am

Just1Mar

if you say so

12:36 am

J. C.

And Just . . .

12:36 am

Marmar

Hi jilli! I'm here every day but time constraints don't usually allow chat time. Today I have a few extra minutes!

12:37 am

J. C.

And . . . ruru, dahhhling! ;)

12:37 am

Fauxmage

Hello Babblers.

12:37 am

rururocks

hi jc

12:37 am

flosey

heck, I can't give up that easily! back to see what I can do

12:37 am

J. C.

And Laura! Well! Fancy seeing you here? ;)

12:37 am

Atalante

hi faux hi marmar

12:37 am

J. C.

And flosey! :)

12:37 am

Just1Mar

Hiya JC

12:37 am

Marmar

Hi J. C. Top of the morning to you!

12:37 am

Just1Mar

Hi Namesake...long time no see

12:37 am

J. C.

And to you, Marmar! :)

12:37 am

jillibus

hello faux and ruru -- and wb flosey, lololol!

12:38 am

meliae

ooo got one of
the 9 go me lol

12:38 am

jillibus

hi mel :)

12:38 am

Just1Mar

Hi ru and faux

12:38 am

mrpresident

po9 is stupid... cryptic clue would be ode writer with a palate

12:38 am

Marmar

I know Just1! But I am keeping track of all your shinanagins by lurking! I miss chatting.

12:38 am

flosey

Bugs, love your icon, I've always loved the thistle - but never pick them!

12:39 am

Marmar

I love these giant grids!!!

12:39 am

J. C.

Oder guten morgen, sollte ich sagen, Marmar? ;)

12:39 am

Just1Mar

:) completely understand..do that myself most times

12:39 am

jillibus

po9 is not stupid -- check the meaning -- not an unfamiliar word

12:40 am

Marmar

Javol J.C. Or as they say in low German dialect here, "g'moya".

12:40 am

Just1Mar

who gets to decide which words are stupid and which are not?

12:40 am

jillibus

flosey, isn't the thistle a super coincidence? So funny!

12:40 am

flosey

yes, interesting jilli

12:40 am

rbud

stupidity is in the eye of the beholder?

12:40 am

Marmar

I want "soiree"

12:41 am

jillibus

So dinna pick on me, lol!

12:41 am

Just1Mar

me too marmar...but alas...

12:41 am

Atalante

99 left, off to walk the mutt

12:41 am

Just1Mar

seems so ru

12:41 am

flosey

and will follow your example jilli - do what I can and let it go, (something I find hard to do - once started)

12:41 am

Marmar

and "soprano"

12:41 am

jillibus

yikes, ata -- did hObbit do it for you?

12:41 am

Just1Mar

oopps meant rbud ...hi

12:41 am

jillibus

I know, flosey

12:42 am

Atalante

she helped :) she's the granddaughter of Einstein's dog, you know :P

12:42 am

Marmar

I'm finding more phantoms then real words...

12:42 am

jillibus

oh sure, ata

12:42 am

anike

NBT

12:42 am

Atalante

well, maybe not ...

12:42 am

rbud

yay, anike!

12:43 am

jillibus

wtg anike

12:43 am

anike

eath

12:43 am

Atalante

*poofs with 96 left* bbs!

12:43 am

anike

oops, sorry

12:43 am

J. C.

I have never heard nor seen that before, Marmar! I'm not fluent, I've just taken courses in it, because we have German background, on both sides of the family. I wanted to be able to converse with some of them, when we met . . . they all speak English, of course. ;)

12:43 am

Marmar

Oh, the workers are here for our house addition, today the drywall is getting installed! I don't have as much time as I hoped.

12:44 am

flosey

but great to get that work done Mar, good luck with it

12:44 am

Just1Mar

ooo sounds nice marmar...what are you adding? another bedroom?

12:44 am

Marmar

J.C., I thnk that's great. Do you get to Germany at all?

12:45 am

J. C.

Occasionally, yes . . .

12:45 am

Marmar

We are excited about the addition. We're adding two big bedroom and converting existing space into a workroom (called Mommys Room) and a second bathroom (desperately needed with 5 people in the family)!

12:46 am

jillibus

My mother was born in Marburg

12:46 am

meliae

oooo got the 9/10 combo

12:46 am

Just1Mar

oh nice marmar!

12:46 am

J. C.

Oh yes, you would need at least one extra bathroom!

12:46 am

VolleymomDee

hi all; late flip for me!

12:46 am

J. C.

That will be nice, when it's all finished!

12:46 am

Just1Mar

Hi Dee!

12:47 am

jillibus

hi dee hi

12:47 am

VolleymomDee

hugs jili; hi just!

12:47 am

Marmar

Oh Jilli, Marburg is beautiful. We love to take visitors there for the wonderful "altstadt".

12:47 am

VolleymomDee

before I start, do we have lickety?

12:48 am

jillibus

I've never been to Germany :(

12:48 am

justafreep

did anyone call the ho9?

12:48 am

jillibus

YES, dee :)

12:48 am

Bugsaw

Good luck with the drywall Marmar. I havent been able to breathe for a month.

12:48 am

J. C.

Yes, Dee - clues are up.

12:48 am

rururocks

yes freep

12:48 am

VolleymomDee

bless him; ty jili

12:48 am

VolleymomDee

ty j.c.

12:49 am

justafreep

well good for them!!!!

12:49 am

jillibus

indeed, dee

12:49 am

J. C.

You're welcome, Dee . . .

12:49 am

J. C.

Oh, Jilli? It's your turn, again . . . ;)

12:49 am

jillibus

Not that I'll finish this monster

12:49 am

rururocks

safe

12:49 am

VolleymomDee

howdy freep and ru and anyone else I missed

12:49 am

J. C.

Into the PB with you, ruru! :P

12:49 am

jillibus

oh darn, JC!

12:50 am

rururocks

hi ho hi ho its off to the PB I go..

12:50 am

rururocks

hiya dee

12:50 am

Bugsaw

Too big to stay longer. See you all tomorrow.

12:50 am

Marmar

Oh Jilli, it's neccesary. If possible, you should see Germany.

12:50 am

rururocks

200 down

12:51 am

Marmar

Bye Bugsaw, next time I need to hear more about your drywall problems.

12:51 am

jillibus

She and my dad went to find her family's house there in the fifties -- it was gone

12:52 am

J. C.

I could always say a grid word, and end up in the PB to keep you company, ruru dahhhling? ;)

12:52 am

jillibus

fantastic, ruru. I have 243 left.

12:52 am

Just1Mar

lol jc

12:53 am

Just1Mar

have you ever been to N. America JC? specifically Montreal?

12:55 am

dcseain

Montreal is a lovely place. Hi. i'm sleepless for some reason.

12:55 am

J. C.

Yes I have, Just - there, Toronto, NYC and LA, at different times.

12:55 am

Just1Mar

hi dc!

12:56 am

Marmar

DC, hello!

12:56 am

J. C.

Seain!!! :)

12:56 am

Just1Mar

Well Montreal is such a wide open city these days...think you'd love it here

12:56 am

jillibus

dc -- what'sa cholo? I have a vague idea...

12:56 am

dcseain

hi, just, JC, Jill, Marmar

12:56 am

J. C.

Oh, have you played your turn yet, Jilli? :)

12:57 am

jillibus

not yet, JC -- at I don't think so -- getting a bit confused as to what game is which

12:57 am

dcseain

cholo is an archaic American English word for one of mixed native american/european heritage.

12:57 am

J. C.

Hmmm, ruru went awfully silent, after I flirted with him again. :/

12:57 am

Just1Mar

oh really...for some reason I thought it was a Mexican term

12:57 am

jillibus

ah, thanks, dc

12:58 am

rururocks

focused on the po 8/9 sorry jc.

12:58 am

rururocks

finally got it.

12:58 am

Just1Mar

lol getting the hint, jc?

12:58 am

J. C.

Erm, what hint, Just?

12:58 am

Just1Mar

lol

12:59 am

J. C.

I like a challenge, what can I say? Notice I don't bother flirting with Seain, because he's also gay . . . too easy. :P

12:59 am

dcseain

it has the same meaning in Spanish in Peru, Bolivia, Venezuela, and a few other places, but there it native american plus any other ethnicity

12:59 am

rururocks

Oh. forget it JC I am unchangable...

12:59 am

Just1Mar

wow an international word if there ever was one!

1:00 am

meliae

whew 96 to go

1:00 am

J. C.

Which word, Just?

1:00 am

Just1Mar

cholo...

1:00 am

J. C.

Oh . . .

1:00 am

jillibus

I'm getting sleeeepy, and there isn't even awatch being swung back and forth in front of my half-closed eyes . . .

1:01 am

Marmar

I learned something interesting already today. Thanks Jilli and D.C.!

1:01 am

dcseain

marmar, how have you been? It's been months since i've seen you here

1:02 am

jillibus

I learned too, thanks to Babble and Lexulous

1:02 am

rururocks

I had 7 gay cousins JC .. I have heard it all..

1:02 am

Marmar

Thanks for asking D.C. I'm here evey morning but just have time to attempt the grid and lurk a little. Today I had a little extra time. We're adding on to the house so lots of extra work.

1:03 am

jillibus

I'll never get through this grid

1:03 am

Just1Mar

wow another ou8

1:03 am

anike

pr10

1:03 am

dcseain

oh, additions/renovations are such work

1:03 am

meliae

sure you will Jilli lots of real words in this one

1:03 am

dcseain

i hope it goes as smoothly as may be for you, marmar

1:03 am

Marmar

D.C. tell me about your icon pic. Do you play the violin?

1:04 am

jillibus

I'm just too sleepy and have lots to do tomorrow

1:04 am

Marmar

Thanks, so far, so good.

1:04 am

J. C.

I guess you have in that case, ruru!

1:04 am

meliae

well I am off to bed will be back tommorow to get my last 87 nini all enjoy this wonderful fun grid

1:04 am

jillibus

DC is a renaissance man

1:05 am

dcseain

i do, marmar, that was 6 Jun at the a retirement concert for an orchestra director in the Prince William County Virginia Public Schools. 95 alumni covering his 26 year career performed together :)

1:05 am

dcseain

g'night, mel

1:05 am

rururocks

they were of course the most fun in the family

1:05 am

Marmar

Bye meliae, sleep well.

1:05 am

dcseain

found pr 8/9

1:05 am

Just1Mar

pr or po?

1:06 am

rururocks

pr

1:06 am

dcseain

pr

1:06 am

Marmar

Oh that's too cool. I am jealous of musicians. My husband plays baritone, trombone and is a singer.

1:07 am

rururocks

now found the pr 10 thanks

1:07 am

Just1Mar

wow marmar that's a tough instrument to play!

1:07 am

anike

99 to go but have to work now so back later

1:07 am

dcseain

nifty, marmar :) Hm. It's fall. i should see what musical Chalice Theatre is dong this year.

1:08 am

dcseain

hasta, anike

1:08 am

Marmar

so much talent in the world! Rats...my time is up and I have to go. It was GREAT chatting with you all. Have a blessed day one and all!

1:08 am

flosey

goodnight Mar

1:08 am

dcseain

be well, marmar :)

1:09 am

Just1Mar

so nice to see you again marmar...tc :)

1:10 am

flosey

has anyone seen West lately?

1:10 am

justafreep

ah well... work to be done!

1:10 am

dcseain

hasta, freep

1:10 am

dcseain

i have not flosey, in some weeks

1:10 am

Just1Mar

I haven't flosey and I miss her...we go back a long way

1:11 am

dcseain

well, the SHs were a breeze

1:11 am

flosey

hope she isn't ill

1:11 am

Just1Mar

Perhaps she went to her cottage in Maine...

1:12 am

dcseain

hm. mayhap, just

1:13 am

Just1Mar

still need 2 DC but then again I've been up since 10pm last night and today I did major ammonia scrubbing in the kitchen so I'll forgive myself

1:13 am

dcseain

two of them were odd to me. and yes, ammonia fumes are confounding

1:13 am

rolin

morning all..

1:14 am

Just1Mar

well..lemon scented ammonia

1:14 am

dcseain

hallo, ro

1:14 am

Just1Mar

but it's not the fumes it's the hard labour lol

1:14 am

dcseain

still ammonia. lemon just masks the chemically fumes

1:14 am

Just1Mar

hi rolin

1:15 am

Just1Mar

but it was so beautiful here today and all the windows and deck doors (off the kitchen) were wide open!

1:15 am

dcseain

ou7 is appropiate, since it is Rammadan

1:15 am

Just1Mar

point is I should godabed!

1:16 am

dcseain

same here, just, oddly cool for now.

1:17 am

Just1Mar

the nights are definately chilly but we're in for about 10 days of mid 20c sunny days...prob the most sun we will have seen for the whole summer

1:18 am

Just1Mar

something about el nino I heard...

1:19 am

Just1Mar

so is it a pr 8/9/10 combo?

1:19 am

dcseain

not the one i found

1:19 am

dcseain

just 8/9

1:20 am

Just1Mar

so the 10 isn't connected?

1:20 am

dcseain

not that i'm aware :)

1:21 am

broll

2 x pr 9

1:21 am

Just1Mar

oh I thought ru said pr10 too ...too lazy and tired to go into the backchat

1:21 am

dcseain

ho9

1:21 am

VolleymomDee

and pr 10

1:21 am

VolleymomDee

was the other 10 called?

1:21 am

dcseain

ty, broll

1:22 am

broll

yw

1:23 am

dcseain

i thought an re10, but i am FAR from certain

1:23 am

VolleymomDee

ty dc! and hi

1:24 am

dcseain

hello, dee and broll :)

1:24 am

dcseain

i wish i knew why i'm so sleepless tonight

1:25 am

broll

Hi dc

1:25 am

VolleymomDee

ditto that dc

1:25 am

TraderKate

no on to sing you a lullaby dc?

1:25 am

jillibus

I know why I'm so sleepY -- got up too early (for me)

1:25 am

Kallia

pr10 andou 10

1:26 am

dcseain

ah, thank you kallia

1:26 am

dcseain

that'll do it, jilli

1:26 am

dcseain

thank you, no Kate :)

1:26 am

flosey

must get to bed, goodnight all, will be in and out tomorrow but don't expect to finish

1:26 am

VolleymomDee

what is the count on the ho 9 please?

1:27 am

dcseain

60

1:27 am

VolleymomDee

gracias

1:27 am

TraderKate

perhaps you are feeling guilty for not finishing evil grid yesterday? looking for atonement?

1:27 am

dcseain

g'night flosey

1:27 am

dcseain

i finished yesterday and day before

1:28 am

jillibus

night flosey -- I'm stalled too

1:28 am

dcseain

yesterday i said x "was my antepenultimate word"

1:28 am

dcseain

key there is the 'was'

1:28 am

Just1Mar

g'night flosey

1:28 am

TraderKate

well done the, sorry...

1:28 am

dcseain

antepenultimate rather

1:29 am

TraderKate

yes do remember, but isn't ante before?

1:29 am

dcseain

all good : ) I was obscure and obfuscated my completion

1:29 am

J. C.

Completion?

1:29 am

dcseain

yes, ultimate, penultimate, antepenultimate. last, next-to-last, and one-next-to-last.

1:29 am

J. C.

Back again, but not for long . . .

1:29 am

TraderKate

i thought you meant you had three to go

1:29 am

dcseain

finishing, completion :)

1:30 am

dcseain

no, though i see easily why one would think that :D like i said, i obfuscated and then disappeared

1:30 am

TraderKate

...must have missed the actual f.w. ;(

1:30 am

J. C.

You're finished already??? :O

1:30 am

jillibus

sit should be antepasto?

1:30 am

J. C.

Hmmm, Jilli? :/

1:30 am

jillibus

WOW, ruru!!!

1:30 am

dcseain

no, we're discussing yesterday. i'm only halfway today

1:30 am

TraderKate

1 greek, 1 latin

1:31 am

J. C.

I am lost and confused - as usual.

1:31 am

Just1Mar

well imho the ho9 is a silly word

1:31 am

J. C.

Oh, 'only halfway', he says . . .

1:31 am

jillibus

that was supposed to be "so it should be antepasto?" Isn

1:31 am

jillibus

t it usually spelt antipasto?

1:31 am

J. C.

Much better than me, at only 90 words! :/ Then again, I've been away from the computer, busy with the better half, for the last little while . . .

1:32 am

jillibus

oh phooey -- can't type

1:32 am

Just1Mar

anti

1:32 am

J. C.

And I won't have time to do much more now. Seeing him off - back again in a few minutes! :P

1:32 am

dcseain

antipasti, yes

1:32 am

jillibus

bedtime for JC

1:33 am

jillibus

Isn't it something you have befor the pasta?

1:33 am

jillibus

before

1:33 am

dcseain

yes, that is correct, jilli

1:33 am

TraderKate

any news on the career front dc?

1:33 am

Just1Mar

no it's veggies marinated ...

1:33 am

dcseain

English took ante and anti, as did Spanish. I think Italian may only have anti

1:34 am

jillibus

so should't it be ante, not anti?

1:34 am

dcseain

of course not, kate. Gov't, do recall ;)

1:34 am

jillibus

Oh, I C, dc

1:34 am

TraderKate

....oh well, the weather's nice...enjoy for a while!

1:34 am

Just1Mar

to my knowledge it's of Italian origins...or at least made popular by them hence antipasto(i)

1:35 am

dcseain

generally in English anti - against, ante- before.

1:35 am

jillibus

ty dc

1:35 am

jillibus

yes, that was my point

1:35 am

dcseain

exactly, kate :) i went for a short trail run yesterday.

1:36 am

dcseain

LOL indeed, so jilli. my brain is tired, but without sleep apparently

1:36 am

joshuavorbis

hi and nbt

1:36 am

jillibus

hi josh and wtg

1:36 am

dcseain

hello joshua, wtg

1:37 am

Just1Mar

antipasto......a course of appetizers consisting of an assortment of foods, as olives, anchovies, sliced sausage, peppers, and artichoke hearts.

1:37 am

TraderKate

must excercise body as well as brain, though i'd prefer to do a fast walk...crappy knees

1:37 am

flosey

wow, got the ho9 and does sounds unusual

1:37 am

TraderKate

hi josh

1:38 am

Just1Mar

Word Origin & History

antipasto

1934, from It., from anti- "before" (see ante) + pasto "food." Earlier Anglicized as antepast (1590).

1:38 am

TraderKate

nbt/ good going josh

1:39 am

dcseain

huh. that long ago in English. neat. ty, Just

1:39 am

Just1Mar

yw dc :)

1:39 am

jillibus

yes, mar, and it comes before the pasta course, so thinking in English (Latin derived) I wondered if it should be ante (before) pasto(i) rather than anti (against) pasto(i)

1:39 am

TraderKate

am intruiged by this ho word of which you all speak....hath it bewitched thou?

1:40 am

Just1Mar

well when I was a kid...my father loved it and we always had it in the house...and I remember that it was spelled that way...although I'm sure there are alt spellings

1:40 am

J. C.

Into the PB with you, Kate! ;)

1:40 am

dcseain

ho9 seems normal to my Southern ears, but i thin more ho5 is more usual in American English

1:40 am

J. C.

Back again . . .

1:41 am

TraderKate

???

1:41 am

jillibus

not bedtime for JC?

1:41 am

Just1Mar

yes I think so too DC...I don't think I've ever heard it as in the grid

1:41 am

J. C.

You typed a grid word into the chog, Kate . . .

1:41 am

dcseain

many grid words there, thank JC for pointing them out

1:42 am

VolleymomDee

is there only one ho 9?

1:42 am

flosey

off the bed now, goodnight all

1:42 am

dcseain

g'night flosey, rest well

1:42 am

dcseain

2 Dee

1:42 am

dcseain

i think

1:42 am

TraderKate

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>. PB
sorry, didn't have it yet....mea culpa

1:42 am

dcseain

2 pr9 for sure

1:42 am

J. C.

It was, Jilli - but our alarm goes off much too early. Now he's gone, so I shall take a nap shortly and steal his warm spot, which is probably cold by now. :/

1:42 am

VolleymomDee

are they related dc?

1:43 am

Just1Mar

IMHO, I think 4 letter words in the grid should be exempt from PB punishments :)

1:43 am

jillibus

just got the ho9 -- not usual to mine eyes

1:43 am

jillibus

Night flosey -- thought you'd gone

1:43 am

anike

Only 1 ho9 Dee

1:43 am

dcseain

ty, anike

1:43 am

VolleymomDee

ty anike

1:44 am

VolleymomDee

thot I was losing my mind

1:44 am

flosey

I did jilli but couldn't stay away!

1:44 am

flosey

but really gone now

1:44 am

TraderKate

(2 x PB) (abject apologies to all)

1:45 am

jillibus

I knew you came back but thought you'd done runner #2

1:45 am

TraderKate

hi anike, gn flosey

1:45 am

Just1Mar

yay finally 1/2 way in my fog addled brain (ammonia fumed brain?)

1:46 am

jillibus

I'm not even close to halfway -- just too tired so off I go -- night all!

1:46 am

dcseain

sweet dreams, jilli

1:46 am

Just1Mar

g'night jilli

1:47 am

VolleymomDee

nbt finally

1:47 am

anike

8's done

1:47 am

jillibus

wtg dee and night all *poof*

1:47 am

TraderKate

hi dee congrats

1:48 am

VolleymomDee

wtg anike; still need another 8; 2 9's and 1 10

1:48 am

VolleymomDee

ty kate

1:48 am

dcseain

go, dee

1:48 am

Just1Mar

oh dee that's so surprising....unless you don't try for them right away...(I thought the NBT was easy tonight) and I'm so dense

1:48 am

VolleymomDee

nite jili

1:48 am

dcseain

well done, anike

1:48 am

TraderKate

how many 8's are there?

1:48 am

Just1Mar

5

1:48 am

VolleymomDee

5

1:48 am

TraderKate

ty

1:48 am

Just1Mar

5 9's and 2 10's

1:49 am

TraderKate

ah, that would be the infamous ho 10?

1:50 am

Just1Mar

no that's a 9 ho 9

1:50 am

Just1Mar

pr 10 and te 10

1:50 am

TraderKate

oops, ty

1:51 am

VolleymomDee

ty just for the te 10

1:51 am

Just1Mar

yw dee

1:52 am

VolleymomDee

now if I can just find it lol

1:52 am

TraderKate

dc, you're out in the country in va. ?

1:53 am

dcseain

no, Kate. I live in Reston, VA, about 16 miles West of DC, near IAD

1:53 am

Just1Mar

it is a compound word but its meaning is botanical

1:53 am

dcseain

i grew up in what was still mostly country South of the city.

1:53 am

rolin

aaghhh!!...i found a 10 all by myself!!

1:54 am

TraderKate

so lots of great trails around for you to run?

1:54 am

VolleymomDee

whew found the te 10

1:54 am

VolleymomDee

anyone have all the 9's?

1:54 am

TraderKate

go ro go

1:55 am

Atalante

back. how are you dc? and how's tom?

1:55 am

TraderKate

lots of sprawl there too, i guess?

1:55 am

dcseain

there are. but i went to natural trails with varied terrain along the river inside the beltway at Turkey Run Park yesterday. It's my favourite park for trail running. Lots of modererate hills, some flattish bits, and a few nasty hils i walk.

1:55 am

Just1Mar

g

1:55 am

Just1Mar

g'night evy1 ...must go...have fun

1:55 am

dcseain

we're both alright, ata, if a bit stressed for various reasons. thank you for asking. He goes to oral surgeon today for extractions and a temporary denture

1:56 am

dcseain

sleep well, just1ma

1:56 am

dcseain

r

1:56 am

Atalante

good *hugs to you both* and river walks are just the best

1:57 am

Atalante

I walked along a local river-let with Hobbit yesterday. She turned into a swamp monster.

1:57 am

dcseain

yes, though the river's low at the moment, which makes for nice wading along the Potomac Heritage Trail. :)

1:57 am

TraderKate

sounds wonderful, must be pretty country. have been to va, but no where near d.c.... all i picyure is cherry trees in bloom in spring...vert famous

1:57 am

Atalante

oooo wading :)

1:57 am

TraderKate

gn justie

1:58 am

dcseain

hahaha, glda she enjoyed

1:58 am

dcseain

hahaha, glda she enjoyed

1:58 am

Atalante

oh she did! and I enjoyed the hour long showering and brushing session afterwards lool. not.

1:58 am

TraderKate

the swamp monster lives, yet?

1:58 am

rolin

can i tell everyone how excited i am...my partener bought me an e-reader....

1:58 am

TraderKate

good fishing in river?

1:59 am

dcseain

one of my Gmail accts, i chose the mountain theme. It asked me to enter my city. I entered DC. It then chose to display Old Rag, a mountain about 90 min from here.

1:59 am

VolleymomDee

po 9 is stupid

1:59 am

dcseain

which one, ro?

1:59 am

dcseain

yes, the potomac is good for fishing

1:59 am

Atalante

one day I'm going to climb Mt Washington. One of my big, random ambitions

1:59 am

rolin

the sony.....i had wanted the kindle..but its just not available in the uk...

2:01 am

TraderKate

for longest time thought hobbit your blood child, not fur baby...<smiles at silliness>

2:01 am

TraderKate

for longest time thought hobbit your blood child, not fur baby...<smiles at silliness>

2:01 am

Atalante

are they very different?

2:01 am

TraderKate

for longest time thought hobbit your blood child, not fur baby...<smiles at silliness>

2:01 am

TraderKate

for longest time thought hobbit your blood child, not fur baby...<smiles at silliness>

2:01 am

dcseain

never heard of the sony. i wonder if we can get it here.
kindle rocks.

2:01 am

dcseain

never heard of the sony. i wonder if we can get it here.

2:01 am

TraderKate

hiccup catches me every single night...will never learn

2:02 am

dcseain

i don't know how different they are, ro :)

2:02 am

dcseain

er, ata

2:02 am

Atalante

she is in everything but dna! she's a spaniel - utterly devoted and a darling

2:03 am

rolin

well the main difference is that the kindle accesses amazon.... my sony accesses a very large book chain here...whsmith...but im still trying to get my head around their site and the download process

2:03 am

Atalante

and doesnt have teenage tantrums

2:03 am

TraderKate

ata - looked quickly at photos, was(border collie?), no spaniel?

2:04 am

Atalante

that's Elrohir, he's my best friend's dog - I've been staying with her for the last month, hence Ro photos

2:05 am

sprite

morning all

2:05 am

rolin

ro photos...of me???..ata??

2:05 am

Atalante

elROhir :) he's called ro f or short

2:05 am

dcseain

morning, sprite

2:06 am

Atalante

hi spriteykins

2:06 am

rolin

has anyone read the twilight series thats all the rage with 20somethings?...

2:06 am

TraderKate

was very disturbed to hear of kindle going into people's private dowloaded (and paid for) data and deleting a novel...too big brother for me!!!

2:06 am

rolin

oooooh ata...lol...ok...

2:06 am

sprite

*hugs seain*
Any news on the clearance yet?

2:06 am

Atalante

for your sanity, don't go there

2:06 am

dcseain

oh, no, sprite. it is gov't after all

2:07 am

rolin

why ata??

2:07 am

dcseain

i've not, ro. i did enjoy His Dark Materials trilogy, though

2:07 am

sprite

stupid me for asking. Might take another year or 12...

2:07 am

Atalante

it's awful. writing is awful. story is awful. nothing happens apart from edward sparkling and abusing bella in the guise of love

2:08 am

Atalante

and the writing is HORRID

2:08 am

sprite

wow that is a bad review! I am not even gonna try it then.

2:08 am

TraderKate

doesn't compare to harry potter then?

2:09 am

TraderKate

made twilight into movie didn't they?

2:09 am

TraderKate

hi sprite

2:09 am

rolin

oooookay.... moving right along... i was rather hoping it was more like 'his dark materials'

2:09 am

dcseain

a not very faithful one from what i was told

2:09 am

Atalante

no, they are pieces of fanfiction, written so stephenie meyer could insert herself into a story and have a romance with a vampire

2:09 am

Atalante

no, no. not in the same league

2:09 am

rolin

ugh ata...

2:10 am

Atalante

garth nix's abhorsen is much more pullman, what else *thinks*

2:11 am

TraderKate

agreed, sounds horrid. poor trees murdered in the name of bad fiction...

2:11 am

anike

Fireworks

2:11 am

TraderKate

do you mean rolli' right along?

2:11 am

sprite

wtg anike

2:11 am

TraderKate

*rollin'

2:12 am

rolin

lol...kate

2:12 am

dcseain

if you like LeGuin, her Gifts trilogy is nice

2:12 am

Atalante

Maria Snyder is very good too

2:12 am

anike

I meant to go back to work ages ago but was hooked (as usual) so now I really need to go

2:12 am

dcseain

congrats, anike

2:12 am

sprite

better read something by Dinah James, don't you think so, Ata?

2:12 am

Atalante

well yes :P

2:12 am

TraderKate

holy jeepers! speeding ticket for anike again....very nice going!

2:12 am

sprite

run, anike :) We understand that very well! Have a good day.

2:12 am

anike

Happy babbling - see you tomorrow

2:13 am

dcseain

gosh, the airplanes have been loud tonight. odd flight path. they don't use that runway much.

2:13 am

dcseain

be well, anike

2:13 am

TraderKate

irma laguin?

2:13 am

Atalante

Ursula LeGuin

2:13 am

dcseain

Usula K LeGuin

2:13 am

TraderKate

ttfn anike

2:13 am

TraderKate

close...

2:14 am

sprite

am reading Lynn Flewelling atm... Bone Doll's Twin and Hidden Warrior... will order book 3 soon. Very good. Very non-standard fantasy.

2:14 am

sprite

could be an unusual wind direction, seain?

2:14 am

dcseain

huh. i'll have to check those out.

2:14 am

TraderKate

is that a welsh name??

2:14 am

dcseain

not much wind, but could be upper atmosphere conditions

2:15 am

sprite

well written, original plot, interesting characters. Nothing at all flat in them.

2:15 am

TraderKate

never heard of her before..you said fantasy?

2:15 am

TraderKate

no faeries and ogres?

2:15 am

sprite

yes, fantasy

2:16 am

sprite

nope

2:16 am

TraderKate

is she welsh?

2:16 am

sprite

I don't know

2:16 am

dcseain

she's from Presque Isle, Maine

2:16 am

TraderKate

just sort of sounds like it...

2:17 am

dcseain

though the married name may be welsh, dunno

2:17 am

sprite

lol, well found, seain. Love you.

2:17 am

dcseain

nee Beaulieu

2:18 am

TraderKate

quick-draw googler, ty for info dc

2:18 am

dcseain

i popped it into my google so i'd recall, sprite :) that came up

2:18 am

TraderKate

beaulieu definitely not french

2:18 am

sprite

one of the many reasons I like you, seain :D

2:19 am

TraderKate

meant not welsh...sigh

2:19 am

rolin

ata...a maria snyder book came free with my e-reader...ive actually just started it

2:20 am

Atalante

ooo which one? Storm Glass or POison Study?

2:20 am

dcseain

i'm going to try to sleep again. happy babbling, yall!

2:20 am

Atalante

bye dear!

2:21 am

sprite

sleep well now, seain. *hugs*

2:21 am

TraderKate

night, dc, thanks for conversation. hope tom feels okay with the teeth

2:21 am

dcseain

*hugs* thanks, yall! {poof}

2:24 am

TraderKate

ata, with sprite's author -flewelling...thought that the welsh was coming to haunt me....am seeing indecipherable words in my sleep now...very scary

2:25 am

TraderKate

thought jc was coming back...?

2:27 am

Atalante

lol

2:28 am

sprite

lol

2:29 am

TraderKate

all those f's, and l's, and g's....oh my!

2:29 am

TraderKate

dorothy in anchanted forest...

2:30 am

TraderKate

enchanted even

2:39 am

sprite

woot an 8 and 9 without working hard.

2:40 am

Atalante

yay!

2:41 am

sprite

must be learning to spot biggies easier, or they aren't as hard as usual.

2:43 am

TraderKate

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUNmLuN
diL8&NR=1

a little light amusement ladies...well worth the 2 mins. well done...please enjoy

2:45 am

sprite

maybe later TKate, am deep into grid atm

2:45 am

TraderKate

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wvo-g_J
vURI

if you liked the previous one try this...4 min, some clips the same but many new ones...both dad me in tears i was laughing so hard

2:46 am

Atalante

are those the same as you posted earlier?

2:46 am

TraderKate

by all means sprite

2:47 am

TraderKate

yes ata, but have the simon the cat 'toons as well...very cute esp. to cat owners

2:48 am

Atalante

simons cat is a well known babblers favourite

2:50 am

TraderKate

am late to party...thought i was first to discover until jac mentioned them today...a day late and a dollar short...

2:50 am

sprite

have se4 a lot of simon in the icons through the years, I think

2:50 am

Atalante

they;ve been around for a year or two now

2:51 am

Atalante

there's going to be a Simons Cat book!

2:51 am

sprite

oh good!

2:51 am

Atalante

can't wait!

2:53 am

sprite

yay my earlier biggies have led me to even bigger biggies. This is a good babble day.

2:53 am

lynxxx

Afternoon all

2:54 am

sprite

hi lyn! Good to see you.

2:54 am

Atalante

hi lyn! hi stewie!

2:54 am

TraderKate

hi lynxxx

2:58 am

sprite

*pours lyn a good cup of coffee*

2:59 am

lynxxx

How did you see that! (just having one)

2:59 am

sprite

:D I thought you might like one, this early in the morning.

3:00 am

Atalante

how's stew this morning?

3:02 am

lynxxx

afternoon guys. He's happy, curled up asleep and having a grumble wholst doing so. It's been a lovely spring day here so he has been able to be naked which always makes him frisky

3:02 am

sprite

lol I don't blame him, I sympathise with that.

3:04 am

lynxxx

I met a cute black spaniel the other day but seemed a little small. How much does Hobbit weigh Ata?

3:05 am

Atalante

she's a lump - she weighs about 18kg. but cockers are very stocky compared to other spaniels

3:07 am

lynxxx

this must have been an 'other' one _ I would have guessed only 10 kg

3:08 am

Atalante

probably either a young cocker or a decent sized king charles

3:08 am

sprite

that is about what terra will weigh when he is full grown, lyn

3:09 am

sprite

terra is 8 kg now, he is slim but a real male kcc, very muscled and all.

3:09 am

Atalante

"normal" cockers rather than "working" cockers are a bit less lump-like

3:09 am

lynxxx

Not a King Charles, a fine/slim head on this one. maybe just young one

3:10 am

sprite

terra has a fine head as well. Some breeders try to get back the nose, so to speak, because the too short one gives problems with smelling and with the eyes

3:10 am

Atalante

probably :) how adorable!

3:10 am

Haz1558

Good morning/evening all.

3:10 am

Atalante

and I saw 2 gorgeous greyhounds last week. So elegant

3:10 am

sprite

good morning Haz

3:10 am

Atalante

hi haz!

3:10 am

lynxxx

morning Haz

3:10 am

Haz1558

Hello! A fun grid so far, and talk of spaniels. This day is getting off to a good start.

3:11 am

sprite

isn't it :)

3:11 am

Atalante

always a good way to start the day!

3:11 am

lynxxx

have you always had spaniels haz?

3:12 am

Haz1558

No, our first dog was a dalmatian, affectionately known as our bimbo dog, since she was very pretty but dim. Spangle is pretty and much brighter up top.

3:13 am

Atalante

Hobbit is my first spaniel too (well, we had her brother for a year as well). BUt I dont' think I'd want anything but a spaniel now, given the choice

3:13 am

sprite

in dutch we call those 'rice 'n' currants'' dogs.

3:14 am

Atalante

how fab!

3:14 am

Haz1558

We probably wouldn't have chosen a dalmatian, but she was a gift from friends. She was very affectionate, but shed hair like you wouldn't believe.

3:14 am

lynxxx

Spaniels do seem to have very loving natures..and always enthusiastic

3:15 am

Atalante

except when kept in kennels :P

3:15 am

lynxxx

Shedding hairs - oh yes I would! pity I tend to wear a lot of black

3:15 am

Haz1558

I'd agree, lynxxx, very endearing to live with.

3:15 am

Atalante

they are just such joyful dogs. they make you smile

3:15 am

sprite

when we were thinking about which breed to choose, Ata told me to go for a spaniel: loving, 'real doglike' dogs, playful, sweetnatured and smart.

3:16 am

sprite

and she was right (of course)

3:16 am

Atalante

of course :P

3:16 am

sprite

*grin*

3:16 am

Haz1558

Absolutely! By the way, sprite, have you seen your entry in my profile for 'The shortest books in the world'?

3:17 am

sprite

*goes to check now*

3:18 am

Andree

hi everyone

3:19 am

Haz1558

Good evening Andree.

3:19 am

lynxxx

good evening Andree.

3:19 am

Andree

see the chat about spaniels, i have just sent an application to monikas dog rescue where there are 200 dogs to choose but no spaniels!!!

3:20 am

lynxxx

you are getting a dog at last! what has changed?

3:20 am

Haz1558

Either nobody has abandoned their spaniel or the abandoned spaniels are snapped up! That's amazing, Andree.

3:20 am

Atalante

awwwww :(

3:20 am

sprite

lollll about them all, Haz. Very smart and funny.

3:21 am

Haz1558

I'm glad you like them, sprite, some were suggestions from babblers themselves.

3:21 am

Andree

wh would abandon a spaniel, my last 2 dogs were spaniels and a springer

3:22 am

sprite

very well found

3:22 am

Atalante

I couldn't abandon a spaniel. Couldn't bear the *eyes*

3:22 am

Andree

i sent off the application and hope they don't notice i did not answer the" do you rent and have you permission fron your landlord" question

3:22 am

Andree

me either ata

3:22 am

sprite

true Andree. The lady dog trainer we go to even told us to NOT put terra's name on his address label. She said spaniels are often kept when found. Because they are so cute.

3:23 am

Andree

lots of dogs are cute but spaniels are such loving dogs

3:24 am

Atalante

I think that's sensible for all dogs

3:24 am

Haz1558

The eyes and the paw on the leg, or the head plonked on the lap with the eyes gazing at you - lethal combination.

3:25 am

sprite

and she also said a colleague of hers writes on the label that the dog needs daily medication. It is going a bit far, I think, but I can see the reason.

3:25 am

sprite

oh yes Haz. To say no then... really tough.

3:25 am

Andree

i am not normally a lawbreaker [ other than driving and thats another story] but as we have been asked to sign another lease for another year i am getting a dog

3:25 am

Atalante

very sensible, andree

3:25 am

Haz1558

You'd be stretching things a bit if you declared that the dog turned into a were-wolf on the stroke of midnight, but I get the logic of her argument.

3:26 am

sprite

hm, now that sounds good to me, actually

3:26 am

Haz1558

We'll back you up, Andree. Say you need the dog for medical reasons.

3:26 am

Andree

hope we don't get kicked out, my daughter would kill me although she is encouraging me to do this

3:27 am

sprite

your psychiatrist told you it was either take a dog or start learning to drum.

3:27 am

Andree

i do haz, i am no a walker unless i have a reason and so this will be good for my health

3:28 am

Andree

lol sprite

3:28 am

Haz1558

Dogs make you walk, lower your blood pressure (except when they develop selective deafness) and give you pleasure in life.

3:29 am

Andree

so true haz and the last 6 years since i was divorced i have never missed having a husband but i have missed a dog so much

3:29 am

sprite

you mean the part where I was calling my throat hoarse for Terra and stamping my feet for about 20 minutes when he refused to come might have been not good for my health?

3:30 am

Haz1558

Stamping your feet - good for the circulation, you just didn't appreciate it at the time.

3:30 am

sprite

ah, thanks for putting it back into perspective

3:30 am

Atalante

only 20 mins? pah!

3:30 am

lynxxx

that sounds like a good game Sprite, Terra thought so too obviously

3:31 am

Haz1558

No problem.

3:31 am

sprite

normal dog puberty, the trainer claims. Good thing it lasts less long than with children.

3:32 am

Haz1558

Coming back to you after only 20 minutes when there are smells to be discovered - that puts Terra into champion obedience ranking (spaniel style)

3:32 am

Atalante

hiding from Mom is a *great* game, especially when she makes noise and stuff!

3:32 am

sprite

oops! Too much perspective now, really! :)

3:33 am

sprite

I did try stepping away and ignoring him (can't walk far of course, alas) but terra was much better at that game.

3:33 am

Atalante

they are clever little brats

3:34 am

sprite

and when he finally came, he wagged his little tail and smiled (yes spaniels do smile) and was totally enthusiastic. And he did come. So what does one do then?

3:34 am

Atalante

not a lot at that point, you have to praise the coming back

3:35 am

sprite

I did. Through gritted teeth!

3:35 am

Haz1558

You fall upon him with gratitude and fondly imagine that he knew all along that it was just a fun game.

3:35 am

sprite

hahaha Haz, too true

3:37 am

Haz1558

Andree, when might you expect to get a dog?

3:37 am

sprite

my love made us a storage box for old paper. Terra is the one most pleased, he can reach it and tear up the whole content.

3:38 am

Atalante

of course! what fun!

3:38 am

Haz1558

Young dogs make shredding machines redundant for a while.

3:39 am

sprite

hubby isn't yet ready to acknowledge the box isn't at the right heigth.

3:39 am

Atalante

ditto cats

3:39 am

sprite

does it pass, Haz?

3:39 am

lynxxx

ditto 4yo greyhounds

3:39 am

sprite

height*

3:39 am

Haz1558

Mostly it does, sprite, although tissues are irrestible for ever, it seems. Spangle can't leave them undisturbed in the waste paper bins.

3:40 am

sprite

that is sweet, lyn

3:40 am

Haz1558

She can leave magazines, newspapers etc but tissues or chocolate wrappers have to be given the treatment.

3:40 am

Andree

i hope they answer soon, can't get one next week as we have a dog visitor for a week[ex son in law is going to japan and we mind max when he goes away, a lovely very well behaved border collie which the kids have known since they were born

3:41 am

sprite

oh they are Terra's favorite too. And it is the cutest thing to see, him keeping the tissue between his paws and shredding it into tiny pieces.

3:41 am

Haz1558

Border collies are the Einsteins of the canine world.

3:41 am

Haz1558

I don't know what it is about tissues, I really don't, but you're right, they shred and shred and shred.

3:41 am

sprite

exciting, Andree.
Border collies are very smart, I believe, and must be kept interested or they get to mischief?

3:42 am

Andree

they are but need way too much excercise

3:43 am

Haz1558

I suppose the neighbours would object to day and night sheep trials.

3:43 am

Andree

i am hoping for a low shedding small dog

3:43 am

Haz1558

You're not thinking in terms of a Mexican hairless, though?

3:44 am

lynxxx

Andree - There is a Cocker Spaniel Society in NSW which handles Rescues - Google it. Also King Charles & English Springer Clubs that do same

3:44 am

Haz1558

There's non-shedding and then there's a freak show.

3:44 am

Andree

will let you all know when i hear from dog rescue

3:44 am

Andree

thx lynxxx will try that

3:44 am

sprite

so far Terra has been shedding relatively much, but that is puppy hair. They say it won't be bad when he has his adult coat

3:45 am

sprite

not cuddly at all, a naked dog, Haz

3:45 am

Haz1558

I know, just not what I look for in a dog at all.

3:46 am

sprite

to me they are a bit reptile like. No insult intended.

3:46 am

Andree

i never felt if kept brushed and trimmed for the summer that spaniels shed much, this border colie leaves hair everywhere

3:47 am

lynxxx

Poodles don't shed but maintenance is a bit costly

3:47 am

Haz1558

We tend to have Spangle trimmed fairly regularly and really there isn't a big problem with shedding at all. Short-haired breeds sometimes seem to cast continually.

3:47 am

Andree

i want a fluffy coat just low shedding

3:47 am

sprite

I learned here that poodles are the nr 1 on list of smartest dogs

3:48 am

Haz1558

They are supposed to be very smart. They seem to have fallen out of favour over here, not many poodles about.

3:48 am

sprite

same here, don't see many of them

3:49 am

Andree

i must admit i didn't see any poodles on the website either

3:49 am

Haz1558

So where have all the poodles gone?

3:50 am

Atalante

too much work!

3:50 am

sprite

the vet told us that when a breed is out of fashion for a while, it may be a good time to buy them. Far less overbreeding then. But I think choosing a good breeder works as well.

3:50 am

lynxxx

Breed most popular in Melbourne now is a Labradoodle...they are everywhere. Expensive though

3:50 am

sprite

lol ata, indeed

3:51 am

sprite

must be off, thanks for the good company all. And the laughs, Haz.

3:51 am

Haz1558

You're welcome, sprite - have a good day!

3:51 am

lynxxx

Bye Sprite, have a good day

3:51 am

Haz1558

And keep that canine thug in order, won't you?

3:52 am

sprite

that bad, bad dog. I will!

3:52 am

Haz1558

Bye sprite!

3:53 am

Atalante

bye spritey!

4:04 am

Andree

i just tried another website and after a quetioaire ite seems the dog for me is a cavanese... never hear of them

4:04 am

Haz1558

Not have I, Andree.

4:04 am

Andree

cross between cavalier spaniel and a havanese

4:04 am

Andree

never heard of a havanese either

4:05 am

Haz1558

I was about to ask if it was a cross between a cavalier and a peke.

4:05 am

Atalante

heard of them, but couldn't tell you what they look like

4:05 am

lynxxx

havenese look very cute

4:06 am

Andree

the picture is sooo cute

4:06 am

Haz1558

I've looked up two dog breed books that don't feature them. Could a havanese be a cross between a 'have a guess' and a pekinese'?

4:07 am

Atalante

sounds about right

4:07 am

Andree

see 4.04 haz

4:07 am

Andree

i am not a peke person

4:07 am

lynxxx

Havanese is in Wiki

4:08 am

Haz1558

I'm going to google.

4:09 am

Haz1558

They seem to be related to the Bicon family. They do look cute, but there'll be brushing.

4:10 am

Atalante

definitely bichon-esque

4:10 am

Haz1558

It's a sturdy toy dog, so that's good and if there's cavalier in the mix, you'll have a good temperament.

4:11 am

Atalante

and looks like a proper dog, just small

4:11 am

Haz1558

You've got the seal of approval from the Brits. You may proceed, Andree!

4:14 am

Atalante

I bet she's glad about that :P

4:14 am

Atalante

how's La Glitterata today?

4:14 am

Andree

thats what the questionaire said , unlikely i will find one at a pet rescue though, might look up breeders

4:15 am

Haz1558

She seems to be fine, paws arranged, relaxing along the bottom of the sofa.

4:15 am

Atalante

awwwwww :)

4:16 am

Haz1558

Well, hopefully you'll find exactly the right dog, Andree, and you'll enjoy the fun of having a companion for your walks.

4:17 am

Andree

i hope so, now i had better get into this grid only 1/2 way

4:17 am

Atalante

the right dog tends to find you

4:18 am

lynxxx

thank goodness, finally got an 8/9

4:19 am

lynxxx

BBS

4:20 am

Haz1558

See you later, lynxxx.

4:21 am

Atalante

does cross-stitch count in the remit of the dreaded sewing, haz?

4:22 am

Haz1558

Absolutely. It involves threading a needle, therefore....

4:22 am

Atalante

I'm sewing all day today then :)

4:23 am

Atalante

and doing tiny little quarter stitches and stuff

4:23 am

Haz1558

I admire your dedication. I sometimes approach a sewing project (like repairing a hem) with a degree of optimism, but within 10 seconds I remember why I hate the whole process so much.

4:24 am

Atalante

I loathe proper sewing, but somehow x-stitch is ok

4:25 am

Haz1558

My sister-in-law is fond of cross-stitch, but with sight in only one eye and limited time, it takes her ages to finish anything. Her millennium project is still ongoing, I think.

4:26 am

Atalante

one eye cant help

4:26 am

Andree

i love x-stitch, used to be addicted

4:26 am

Haz1558

No - she manages fine most of the time, but too much concentrated work causes her problems.

4:27 am

Atalante

me too, until I hurt my back. most people hurt their backs liting stuff, I hurt it doing x-stitch

4:28 am

Haz1558

Trust you!

4:28 am

crosshair

306!!:((

4:29 am

Haz1558

I must take a break - back later (pardon the pun). Bye for now!

4:29 am

Atalante

bye dear!

4:29 am

Atalante

hi crossy!

4:29 am

crosshair

morning ata:))

4:30 am

crosshair

crossy has insomnia;(

4:30 am

Andree

hi crossy

4:30 am

crosshair

5:30 a.m here

4:30 am

crosshair

howdy andree

4:30 am

Atalante

urf

4:30 am

Andree

we will try our best to make you wish you were asleep crossy

4:30 am

crosshair

lol

4:31 am

crosshair

a grid of 306 is a good start

4:34 am

lynxxx

hi Crossy

4:35 am

crosshair

howdy lynxx

4:35 am

Andree

er6/33 please

4:35 am

crosshair

when im the only one from north america,you know im up too darn early:/

4:36 am

crosshair

e+flower and pl

4:36 am

Atalante

lol yes

4:36 am

crosshair

oops not properly awake

4:37 am

Andree

thats 6/18 , its 6/33 i am missing

4:38 am

crosshair

i noticed after i did the clue lol

4:38 am

lynxxx

er & cons & J*** crackers

4:39 am

Andree

thx lynxxx

4:40 am

lynxxx

yw, was trying to make that from bottom left rather than right

4:48 am

TraderKate

crossy, you are never alone when you have babble...and i'm in n.a.

4:48 am

TraderKate

hi again

4:48 am

lynxxx

hi kate

4:49 am

crosshair

howdy kate;))

4:49 am

crosshair

and thank god for babble or id slip and do house work;))

4:50 am

Andree

hi kate

4:50 am

TraderKate

lol

4:52 am

Andree

i was married to a man for 38 years who used to proudly announce to everyone that he had never even picked up a teatowel so i love you new modern men who help at home

4:52 am

crosshair

never???

4:52 am

Andree

never

4:52 am

crosshair

but then again you let him;/

4:53 am

Lizsark

hello all - good grief Andree!

4:53 am

crosshair

if i tried that action my wife would have me put down for rabies

4:53 am

lynxxx

hi Liz!

4:53 am

Andree

my sons are house trained though

4:53 am

TraderKate

indonesian earthquake 7.0 on bbc

4:53 am

Lizsark

I would too Crossy lol

4:53 am

crosshair

lol

4:53 am

TraderKate

you feel it there in aussie?

4:53 am

crosshair

ouch

4:54 am

TraderKate

good thing andree...

4:54 am

Lizsark

hi Lynxxx

4:54 am

Andree

so true crossy, he is now married to someone who doesn't do anything so he got what he deserved , he does all the housework and cooking, lol

4:54 am

Lizsark

my husband does the majority of the cooking - I do the cleaning - both happy that way

4:55 am

crosshair

lol andree

4:55 am

crosshair

i do all the cooking wife handles laundry and keeping the bathroom tidy and we share dishes and vacuum etc

4:55 am

crosshair

works well

4:56 am

TraderKate

poetic justice, yes? good on him andree

4:56 am

crosshair

with her vision issues i dont want her in the kitchen anyways

4:56 am

Andree

and the shopping etc, one christmas i asked her to chop something as everyone was busy and she looked straight at me and said' i don't do kitchens"

4:57 am

Andree

i nearly died laughing

4:57 am

Wolvie

good morning all

4:57 am

Andree

hi wolvie

4:57 am

crosshair

dont do kitchens?? lol omfg.imagine thier take out bill

4:57 am

crosshair

howdy wolvie

4:57 am

Andree

he cooks

4:57 am

Wolvie

kate - I didn't see your friend request on facebook - I think I sent you one, but am not sure.

4:57 am

lynxxx

hi Wolvie

4:58 am

TraderKate

bet that was last meal she had in your home...

4:59 am

crosshair

dont do kitchens,id feed her off paper plates and plastic cups at the kiddie table..dont do kitchens lol

4:59 am

Andree

no kate , for the sake of the kids i invite them to family things a couple of times a year

4:59 am

TraderKate

hi wolvie....forgot all about it...was also supposed to get request from jc and send one to jai...was going to do all together...will do today, info written down :-0

5:00 am

Andree

david[ex] is really embarrased about it

5:00 am

crosshair

mmm first 100 words roll off nice and easy...now im nervous lol

5:00 am

Wolvie

very good - just curious. :-)

5:00 am

crosshair

hute

5:00 am

TraderKate

you are a better man than i andree, wouldn't have been able to hold my tongue kids or not.

5:00 am

Andree

and i am highly amused as are the kids

5:01 am

crosshair

im being lazy today making a meatloaf for tonight

5:01 am

lynxxx

Good to have the last laugh Andree

5:01 am

Andree

i spent 38 years holding my tongue so am very good at it

5:02 am

crosshair

i should imagine

5:02 am

TraderKate

no reflection on david though...good he is shamed by her uppity-ness...

5:02 am

crosshair

38 years..god damn...

5:02 am

Wolvie

wow andree - i wouldn't have made it for 1 probably. ;-)

5:03 am

TraderKate

normally not confrontational but...in my own home, as guest...certain i wouldn't have her back

5:03 am

Andree

it was a different era wolvie

5:03 am

crosshair

come eat here you better know a kitchen lol

5:03 am

Wolvie

oh I hear you andree - just think I would have been a spinster. lol

5:03 am

TraderKate

very true...everything in context

5:04 am

Andree

i am now wolvie and love it

5:04 am

TraderKate

i know kitchen crossy?????

5:04 am

Wolvie

a welcome change, I am sure. :-)

5:04 am

crosshair

lol kate,tommorow is back angus steaks on the barbie and corn on the cob;)

5:05 am

crosshair

black angus even

5:05 am

Wolvie

sounds good crossy - enough for us all?

5:05 am

TraderKate

orgasmic ;-0

5:05 am

crosshair

roasted taters

5:05 am

Andree

yum crossy, what time should i arrive

5:05 am

TraderKate

you eat very well there...hate to see grocery bill

5:06 am

crosshair

i wait for specials

5:06 am

Andree

i made a beef casserole for tonight

5:06 am

TraderKate

me too. stock-up-shopper

5:06 am

Wolvie

that sounds good too andree

5:06 am

TraderKate

lots of beef on menu today all over the world

5:06 am

crosshair

corn is all coming out of fields now, so 20 bux a doz,taters are 3 buz 10 pounds and the steaks were on sp 6 bucks ea

5:06 am

Wolvie

I am a day or 2 ahead shopper

5:07 am

crosshair

2 bucks for corn*

5:07 am

Andree

i am a week ahead shopper

5:07 am

TraderKate

as the mood strikes you, so shall ye cook?

5:07 am

TraderKate

road stand corn?

5:08 am

TraderKate

corn stand...

5:08 am

crosshair

the meatloaf tonight,im actually making 3 as good ground beef was on sale 2.50 a lb

5:08 am

Wolvie

no - I buy what I am going to cook that day, maybe the next - don't use much processed food

5:08 am

Andree

et6/21 please

5:08 am

crosshair

right from the field kate,pick yer own

5:09 am

TraderKate

good deals crossy

5:09 am

Wolvie

don't have that one andree - sorry

5:09 am

TraderKate

sorry, andree, no gots

5:09 am

crosshair

peaches and cream corn...mmmmmm

5:09 am

Wolvie

good stuff there crossy - yum indeed

5:10 am

TraderKate

you're making me very hungry crossy

5:10 am

lynxxx

et6 et & cons & plain as the ***e on yr face

5:11 am

Andree

daughter and i live together so i don't have to cook every night, its a welcome change and when its my turn i really enjoy doing it

5:11 am

Andree

thx lynxxx

5:11 am

TraderKate

ty lyn

5:11 am

Wolvie

ty lynxx

5:12 am

TraderKate

always nicer to cook fir others...love dinner parties

5:12 am

Wolvie

me too kate

5:12 am

crosshair

its nice to chage it back and forth,wife makes killer salads;) just cant let her near the stove

5:13 am

TraderKate

someone clued one earlier something about j----- crackers...could you try again...don't get the cracker

5:13 am

Andree

a shared kitchen is a happy kitchen

5:13 am

crosshair

must be local brand as i did not get it either

5:13 am

herinfernallady

Hi

5:13 am

TraderKate

ah, domestic bliss...

5:13 am

o-o

too many cooks spoil the broth

5:13 am

Wolvie

clued what kate?

5:14 am

Wolvie

hi fern

5:14 am

TraderKate

aussie food?

5:14 am

crosshair

howdy herin;0

5:14 am

crosshair

howdy br

5:14 am

herinfernallady

Hi No idea

5:14 am

TraderKate

can't reme,mber, i'l scroll back

5:14 am

Haz1558

Back again. I hate having anybody trying to help me in the kitchen, they can sit and talk but don't ask for jobs to do.

5:14 am

o-o

howDy, peeples

5:15 am

TraderKate

it's gone, sorry

5:15 am

lynxxx

and all that J*z* - change the z

5:15 am

Wolvie

Hi BR

5:15 am

lynxxx

hi babRab & Infernal

5:15 am

crosshair

i just get them a bowl of taters and send them out to the table with a peeler lol

5:15 am

Wolvie

what and all that j*** lynxx?

5:15 am

Wolvie

hi haz

5:15 am

TraderKate

good morning herin, haz, and br :-)

5:15 am

crosshair

better clue the whole thing

5:16 am

Haz1558

Hello!

5:16 am

Wolvie

it would be good, I missed the entire thing

5:16 am

Andree

hi again haz, by shared i mean someone else taking a turn

5:16 am

lynxxx

er & cons & all that j*z*

5:16 am

Wolvie

ty lynxx

5:16 am

Andree

es5/10 please

5:16 am

lynxxx

lousy clue, even I am confused

5:17 am

herinfernallady

I second Haz on the whole help in the kitchen. I appreciate some one talking to me

5:17 am

Haz1558

That I can cope with, Andree.

5:17 am

crosshair

0_o

5:17 am

TraderKate

ah, ty

5:17 am

Wolvie

you mean time lynxx? the er 4?

5:17 am

Wolvie

no duh - sorry - I must learn to read. ty again

5:18 am

lynxxx

it is for er6.33 Wolvie

5:18 am

herinfernallady

Man this hunting for the big words suck

5:18 am

crosshair

mm went right over crossys head that one

5:18 am

Haz1558

er6/33 - serving as a substitute, kind of synthetic.

5:18 am

Haz1558

Phone..

5:18 am

Wolvie

got it now lynxx, ty

5:19 am

TraderKate

dashing to shop, back in a few mins.

5:20 am

herinfernallady

later Trad

5:20 am

Wolvie

bye kate

5:20 am

herinfernallady

bah this is harder than I thought

5:21 am

crosshair

it should be a crime that it does not take erstaz!!!

5:21 am

lynxxx

man is quite relevant for 8/9/9/10 Infernal...think of something peculiar to males

5:22 am

crosshair

http://wordie.org/words/erstaz

5:22 am

lynxxx

Crossy - swap 2 letters around

5:22 am

Wolvie

so many choices, so little time. lol

5:22 am

Wolvie

ty lynxx

5:23 am

herinfernallady

oh tha

5:24 am

crosshair

lol ty lynxx

5:24 am

o-o

but crossy, the link says: # misspelling Â· # typo

5:27 am

herinfernallady

Lynxx i dont get it

5:27 am

herinfernallady

OH that right

5:28 am

herinfernallady

*never mind the idiot in the corner)

5:29 am

Andree

going for dinner now back later or i will do some more tomorrow at work

5:29 am

Andree

bye and happy babbling

5:29 am

Wolvie

bye andree - have fun

5:29 am

lynxxx

bye Andree

5:29 am

crosshair

ty for showing me my c+p error br... my bad

5:29 am

o-o

be well, Andree

5:30 am

crosshair

it is a german ww1 helmet btw

5:32 am

herinfernallady

Well my internet is being crap so I bid you all goodnight

5:33 am

Wolvie

bye fern

5:33 am

lynxxx

nite Infernal

5:33 am

herinfernallady

night

5:34 am

jacq

good morning everyone

5:34 am

jacq

big grid today

5:34 am

Wolvie

hiya jac

5:35 am

lynxxx

hi Jacq

5:35 am

Haz1558

Good morning jacq.

5:35 am

jacq

heya wolvie and lynxxx and haz

5:36 am

TraderKate

gn herin

5:36 am

TraderKate

hi jacq

5:36 am

jacq

heya kate

5:37 am

jacq

i have a question i would like some advice please

5:37 am

Wolvie

well, give it go jac

5:37 am

crosshair

omg!! they actually make krispy kreme cheeseburgers??!! http://incredimazing.com/page/Mmmm_Kri
spy_Kreme_Cheeseburgers

5:38 am

crosshair

sorry go ahead jacq

5:38 am

jacq

when you end a relationship and the other party asks that you still be friends, and the relationship ended with no animosity, unless you count a venting email from him, is it ok to be friends?

5:38 am

Wolvie

crossy, you really don't want to finish the grid, eh? lol (and yuck!!)

5:38 am

jacq

oh yuck crossy!!

5:38 am

crosshair

i have several couples i know who are still friends

5:39 am

jacq

i have never ended a relationship badly and still speak to all 4 ex boyfriends and even my ex husband

5:39 am

Wolvie

I would say yes jac

5:39 am

lynxxx

Yes jacq

5:39 am

jacq

but i don't want to give the impression that the friendship might become more

5:39 am

crosshair

if it can be kept friendly all the better

5:39 am

Wolvie

just something about th*** ex's eh? ;-)

5:39 am

jacq

he has said if i ever want to have a break i am welcome to his spare room

5:40 am

Wolvie

ahh - you think that is what he wants

5:40 am

crosshair

but always remember they have the title EX for a reason lol

5:40 am

Wolvie

oh - lol - I guess it is. hmm

5:40 am

TraderKate

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sekLEG8
xsOs&annotation_id=annotation_139258&f
eature=iv

this one's especially for you crossy, turn the volume up in the beginning it is kind of quiet

5:40 am

crosshair

lol kate..i know that one

5:40 am

crosshair

bad girl

5:40 am

jacq

i think he's hoping for more, i ended it, he drove overnight to see me after that then refused to have a sleep and drove all the way back

5:41 am

Wolvie

might be best to keep some distance for a bit

5:41 am

jacq

but after 7 years of being in each others lives a friendship seems ok

5:41 am

Haz1558

TraderKate, if you use www.tinyurl.com you can reduce the long web addresses.

5:41 am

crosshair

i can c=p no problem,so it matters not to me

5:42 am

crosshair

c7p that is

5:42 am

crosshair

darn..just cant type

5:42 am

jacq

lol

5:42 am

jacq

still not used to that new keyboard huh?

5:43 am

crosshair

nope

5:43 am

Wolvie

lol kate - cute

5:43 am

TraderKate

no idea what you're talking about haz, but will go to site noted

5:43 am

crosshair

thats my excuse and im sticking to it

5:43 am

Haz1558

It's just a useful way of cutting down on web addresses - it converts the long web address into a shorter one.

5:43 am

crosshair

acck hit first wall at 103

5:43 am

Wolvie

tough call jac

5:44 am

jacq

nods, i know wolvie, he's a nice guy, we had no serious isues i think the long distance and his kid hating me took its toll

5:45 am

Wolvie

that would do it, jac

5:45 am

crosshair

pr 8/45 that thing men over 50 get nagged about getting checked aka "bend over and cough"

5:45 am

crosshair

and pl it

5:45 am

jacq

lol those were my first words crossy

5:46 am

crosshair

lol

5:46 am

Wolvie

got them crossy - but ty

5:46 am

jacq

stick an r in there too

5:47 am

Wolvie

yep - that's the 8,9,9,10 that lynxx commented on

5:47 am

jacq

the one for laying yourself on the floor at someones feet perhaps

5:47 am

jacq

that will gove you another 9 and a 10

5:48 am

lynxxx

I was getting the bend over and laying down confused!

5:49 am

jacq

i suppose one getting his pr8 checked might pr9 himself on the floor and ask for a doc with smaller hands

5:49 am

Wolvie

lol

5:49 am

crosshair

ahh got em all the 8/9/9/10

5:50 am

zoozzoom

many thanks for the 8/9/9/10 clues.

5:50 am

Wolvie

hi zoo

5:50 am

herinfernallady

Ok I give up going away.

5:51 am

crosshair

there we go,all the big pointers now i can sit back and be annoying;)

5:51 am

jacq

heya lady

5:51 am

jacq

heya zooz

5:51 am

Wolvie

I have one w - wh 4 - wh** am I missing please? (fish no problem)

5:51 am

zoozzoom

hello Wolvie :-)

5:51 am

lynxxx

plural Wolve

5:51 am

Haz1558

Plural your wh4

5:51 am

lynxxx

hi Zooz

5:52 am

jacq

plural it wolvie

5:52 am

o-o

crossy should have NO problem with the ou 8/60

5:52 am

TraderKate

http://tinyurl.com/cgff9v

easier address for same video crossy

5:52 am

zoozzoom

hello, Lynxxx :-)

5:53 am

lynxxx

or ou7.32

5:53 am

Wolvie

fish me - ty haz and jac

5:53 am

Haz1558

No problem, Wolvie.

5:54 am

jacq

yw

5:54 am

crosshair

lol br,dont eat tonnes of food i like it good and not drained down to 10 calories a plate lol,if i die its not going to be with a belly full of tofu and bean sprouts

5:55 am

crosshair

life is way too short for that

5:55 am

o-o

was not meant in a bad way

5:55 am

crosshair

np br;) have an omeltte with me;0

5:56 am

TraderKate

haz, thank you very much for pointing me in direction of tinyurl...am internet newbie...much to learn

5:56 am

crosshair

today they are swiss and cheddar omlettes with diced black forest ham

5:57 am

jacq

mmmmmmmmmmm

5:57 am

Haz1558

You're welcome - it's just a handy tool to use here because long web addresses sometimes don't work too well - go over several lines,that sort of thing.

5:57 am

TraderKate

jacq and i will be there soon crossy, put the coffee on...

5:58 am

jacq

mmmm coffee too

5:58 am

crosshair

dr asked how many eggs i eat in a week and i said"you want me to lie to you? he said "please do" and i said 2 and we moved on

5:58 am

Wolvie

brb - need more java

5:58 am

TraderKate

we may not make it for prep, but will certainly muck in for clean up...happily

5:58 am

Wolvie

lol

5:58 am

jacq

lol crossy

5:59 am

TraderKate

all double yoilkers to boot

5:59 am

Uneaixoise

crossy, LOL!!! morning, all!

5:59 am

Haz1558

Good morning Une.

5:59 am

crosshair

cant drink coffe ladies but i have a nice pot of tea steeping

5:59 am

jacq

heya Une

5:59 am

crosshair

howdy une

5:59 am

Uneaixoise

hey, haz!

5:59 am

lynxxx

hi Une

5:59 am

Wolvie

hi une

5:59 am

Uneaixoise

and crossy and jacq and wolvie!

5:59 am

TraderKate

tea will be lovely, nice and strong please

5:59 am

zoozzoom

Helllo, Une

6:00 am

TraderKate

hi une

6:00 am

Uneaixoise

hey, zoom :-)

6:00 am

TraderKate

thanks again haz, good site

6:00 am

crosshair

always nice and strong kate,i dont like it wisht washy lol

6:00 am

o-o

Howdy, Une. Does that fancy curler play today?

6:00 am

Uneaixoise

and TK :-)

6:00 am

TraderKate

zooz, good morning to you as well

6:01 am

Uneaixoise

scheduled for "late afternoon" :-)

6:01 am

Haz1558

Well, I am commissioned to buy some things, so I'd better head off. Back later to get this finished (fun grid!).

6:01 am

jacq

bye haz

6:01 am

Uneaixoise

bye, haz

6:01 am

crosshair

darn,first 100 in 25 min,now 1 every 10:(

6:01 am

o-o

be safe, Haz

6:01 am

Haz1558

Bye!

6:01 am

Wolvie

bye haz

6:01 am

lynxxx

bye Haz

6:02 am

zoozzoom

Bye Haz

6:02 am

TraderKate

good, strong busman's tea. the kind that mellts the spoon when you stir it...

6:02 am

crosshair

thats the stuff

6:02 am

herinfernallady

back again from snooping

6:02 am

zoozzoom

love your sayings on your profile `Imagine a Life`...
By Rob McBride..today BR :-)

6:02 am

TraderKate

bye haz

6:03 am

o-o

the thing about large grids is there usually a lot of words to find

6:03 am

zoozzoom

not wrong there.

6:03 am

zoozzoom

wb Herin :-)

6:03 am

herinfernallady

That is what i like too but I doubt i can finish

6:03 am

crosshair

thats what makes em large i suppose

6:03 am

Wolvie

hi fern

6:03 am

crosshair

tone

6:04 am

crosshair

crap

6:04 am

zoozzoom

what i like even more ..is when i find the words in the large grid..lol

6:04 am

crosshair

crossy trudges off to the pb...

6:04 am

herinfernallady

Thanks Cross. Hi again Wolvie

6:04 am

Wolvie

;-) crossy

6:04 am

jacq

passes him some tea, nice and strong

6:04 am

crosshair

ty jacq;)

6:05 am

TraderKate

i left some nice bacon buttiees in there crossy

6:05 am

herinfernallady

tea

6:05 am

zoozzoom

the grid always seems easier when crossy is around..LOL

6:05 am

crosshair

mm kate your an angel

6:05 am

crosshair

yaa for crossy!

6:06 am

o-o

what people sometimes overlook is how they make things harder on themselves by finding the words they can find first instead of the words they can't find.

6:06 am

TraderKate

yw...least i can do in exchange for yummy breakfast at chez vous

6:06 am

Kallia

LOL BR

6:06 am

Kallia

afternoon all

6:06 am

crosshair

exactly br1 no if only i can find the words i cant see first

6:06 am

Wolvie

that would be the case BR

6:06 am

jacq

hello kallia

6:06 am

Wolvie

lol

6:07 am

Uneaixoise

hey, kallia

6:07 am

Wolvie

hi Kallia

6:07 am

zoozzoom

never looked at it that way BR..lol, hello Kalia

6:07 am

herinfernallady

Hello Kalia

6:08 am

TraderKate

have you ever noticed that if you've lost something, it's always in the last place you look? why don't people just look there first and save themselves so much aggro?

6:08 am

Wolvie

another too true

6:09 am

Scrabbler

Haha, Kate, 'tis true. Good morning/day to all.

6:09 am

TraderKate

hi kallia

6:09 am

herinfernallady

It usually is in the Fridge Kate

6:09 am

Wolvie

hi scrab

6:09 am

herinfernallady

Hi Scrabbler

6:09 am

Kallia

Hi Scrab

6:09 am

zoozzoom

will remeber that one Kate for when i lose my keys again..lol

6:09 am

zoozzoom

Helo Scrabs

6:09 am

jacq

if i lose my purse i always check the fridge first

6:09 am

TraderKate

scrabs - did you see rbud's icon yesterday?

6:09 am

Wolvie

lol jac - that is a first

6:10 am

Scrabbler

No, I did not--was it a cute bunny?

6:10 am

crosshair

scwabby!

6:10 am

jacq

i usually nip to the shop for milk and put the milk and purse away

6:10 am

TraderKate

very sensible jacq. walk in the door, set about making a beverage, set down purse. perfectly logical

6:10 am

herinfernallady

I have everything by the door

6:11 am

Scrabbler

Hi Crossy! Bill did much better with his 2nd round of chemo--no mucositis. Blood count is pending from yesterday to see how low his WBC is.

6:11 am

Wolvie

it will probably happen to me now. lol

6:11 am

TraderKate

very funny bunny, will see if it's still up brb

6:11 am

herinfernallady

OH and on Tuesday and Wednesday I even pack my bag and make breakfast and lunch the night before

6:11 am

crosshair

good,good always thing positive;)

6:12 am

jacq

that's good news scrabbler, will keep fingers crossed

6:12 am

crosshair

his white will be shot to hell i suppose

6:12 am

herinfernallady

Good Scrabbler good

6:12 am

Scrabbler

Keys are in one place--on shelf next to front door. I often forget where I have set my glasses down, e.g. before bed or when I wash my face, and am then too blind to find them.

6:13 am

Wolvie

good news scrab

6:13 am

herinfernallady

We hid all our glasses from our cat

6:13 am

crosshair

i have 4 pairs of glasses for the wife,think it would help right? wrong! all end up in the wahroom under a face cloth or something similar

6:13 am

Kallia

I have gone out so many times without my glasses....take them off t brush hair whatever and get halfway down the road and realise .

6:14 am

Scrabbler

I cannot go far without my glasses.

6:14 am

Kallia

My distance vision isn't too bad, but can't shop without them

6:14 am

jacq

i have spent an hour looking for my glasses only to find i pushed them back and they were on top of my head the whole time

6:14 am

crosshair

tell bill im in his corner and rooting for him;0

6:14 am

herinfernallady

I am seriously thinking of going to bed soon

6:14 am

Scrabbler

TY, Cross!

6:15 am

Scrabbler

I would like to go back to bed but I just got up

6:15 am

Wolvie

BR - I have many food realted ou's, even 2 8/45's - but no 8/60. clue please?

6:15 am

TraderKate

scrabs, sorry for getting your hopes up, she's already changed it. You hopped away so quickly yesterday i didn't get a chance to tell you ...then you didn't come back...

6:15 am

Kallia

I think I am at a full stop now on this grid

6:15 am

herinfernallady

Well it is nearly bed time and my eyes hurt and so does my face

6:15 am

Wolvie

lol scrab - maybe you need more sleep

6:15 am

Kallia

I'm at the place where I should have found the words I couldn't find first!

6:16 am

o-o

not in: ou* + ***** or famine

6:16 am

herinfernallady

I had to drag my self out of bed

6:16 am

Wolvie

ahh- ty BR

6:16 am

Scrabbler

I am reading a great book that I cannot put down until I zonk out and the book falls on my face. Historical fiction (my fave): The Whiskey Rebels

6:17 am

Scrabbler

Hi BR. How is life in ND?

6:17 am

Wolvie

I will have to check that out scrab

6:18 am

Scrabbler

Post-Revolutionary War period--intersection of 2 players in the Whiskey Rebellion. Well written!

6:18 am

Wolvie

author?

6:19 am

Scrabbler

David Liss--I am going to read his other books too

6:19 am

Wolvie

ty - have to go the library today anyway, I will look for it

6:19 am

o-o

doing okay, Scrabbler ... time flies september already

6:19 am

herinfernallady

bah Law and Order UK is annoying me. What a shame.

6:19 am

TraderKate

ever read pillars of the earth scrabs?

6:19 am

Scrabbler

Yep, the summer flew by and our long, difficult winters drag.

6:20 am

Scrabbler

I have it, Kate, in my pile of "to read next" books.

6:20 am

TraderKate

definite top of the list

6:21 am

TraderKate

one of my fav authors

6:21 am

Scrabbler

So many books, not enough time.

6:21 am

crosshair

my to read pile is so large i may never finish,talk about good stuff;0

6:21 am

TraderKate

also try antonia fraser"

6:21 am

Scrabbler

I agree, Cross. I have books here + 75 on my Amazon wish list.

6:22 am

Wolvie

we don't want to even look at my BN wish list. wowsa. ;-)

6:22 am

herinfernallady

I think my Amazon wish list is about 5 pages long

6:22 am

TraderKate

'antonia fraser's "mary queen of scots". pretty historically accurate and quite a rollicking reafd as well

6:22 am

Wolvie

it was very good kate

6:23 am

Scrabbler

Wow, Kate, she has written lots of books!

6:23 am

crosshair

and sad to say in our life we may not get to 10,000 books(thats 2 per week on average)

6:23 am

TraderKate

pillars?

6:23 am

herinfernallady

OK I have 247 items on Amazon

6:23 am

Wolvie

mary queen of scots - haven't read pillars yet

6:24 am

Scrabbler

Herin---waiting to win the lottery?

6:24 am

Kallia

Pillars of the Earth is great....Sarum is good to

6:24 am

TraderKate

some are non-fiction i think scrabs, but for historical fiction she is very good

6:24 am

herinfernallady

Well some are things that I go O that is interesting

6:24 am

TraderKate

pillars , old now

6:24 am

crosshair

lol@ 247

6:24 am

Scrabbler

I am, herin, then I can retire and have more time to read

6:24 am

TraderKate

that's the one i was trying to remember

6:25 am

TraderKate

sarum is even better than pillars

6:25 am

herinfernallady

Scrabbler is that by Dacid Liss?

6:25 am

TraderKate

ty kallia for the reminder

6:25 am

herinfernallady

Oh and a lot of my wishes are cook books

6:25 am

Kallia

:)

6:25 am

herinfernallady

not Dacid David

6:26 am

Wolvie

I am missing one h from the far left h - i suppose all of them are ha? the 17 I have are. le sigh

6:27 am

herinfernallady

I am missing them too wolvie

6:27 am

o-o

have the ho 9

6:27 am

Scrabbler

Yes, herin, David Liss. Not everyone will be interested in American History though. I am trying to learn more about things that I seemed to have forgotten from past education--history ranks up there. Literature--the classics--is another

6:27 am

Scrabbler

Sarum is now on my wish list--looks really cool!

6:27 am

herinfernallady

Thank you. I put things that others have recomended in my wish list

6:27 am

Wolvie

that's from the top h - I am talking about the far left h - but ty BR

6:28 am

Wolvie

will look for Sarum too

6:28 am

Wolvie

Did you guys read Salt?

6:28 am

Scrabbler

*checking on another book*

6:29 am

TraderKate

recommend sarum first!

6:29 am

lynxxx

Wlvie - got the 'hell ha** no fury etc"

6:29 am

TraderKate

salt?

6:29 am

Wolvie

I have already read salt, so sarum can't be first. :-)

6:29 am

Wolvie

is lickety up today?

6:30 am

Scrabbler

Hi lynxxx

6:30 am

TraderKate

yes wolvie

6:30 am

o-o

18 ha; 1 he; 14 ho; 1 hu

6:30 am

Wolvie

yes - I will stat them out so I you can - yep BR - I am missing one ha

6:30 am

Wolvie

ty

6:30 am

lynxxx

Hi Scrabs. Have you moved work place now?

6:30 am

herinfernallady

WEll i am going to give the babble a bed time now and talk to you

6:30 am

Scrabbler

Yikes, look at the time. I must pretty up for work and change out of pajamas. Waaaaahhhh. Enjoy the day everyone!

6:31 am

lynxxx

bye Scrabs

6:31 am

Kallia

well off for a bit, have to make a start on a 'jigsaw'canvas that I'm making for a friend..got it all gessoed now have to decide on the theme

6:31 am

herinfernallady

Bye Scrabler

6:31 am

Scrabbler

On Sept 29th, Lynxxx, I start at new job.

6:31 am

Kallia

bye scrabs

6:31 am

crosshair

tc scrabbs

6:31 am

TraderKate

bye scrabs

6:32 am

TraderKate

artiste, kallia?

6:32 am

Wolvie

ha 4/5,4/5,5/12,4/8,5/18,4/5.,4/5,5/12,4/
6, 4/5, 5/12, 6/21, 4/5, 5/12, 5/12, 4/6, 4/4,

6:32 am

o-o

Public Opinion by Walter Lippmann is one I enjoyed ... not for everyone ... online at Project Gutenberg

6:32 am

Wolvie

bye scrabs

6:32 am

Kallia

sort of yes lol

6:32 am

lynxxx

2 ha6.21 Wolvie - related

6:33 am

Kallia

bye for now

6:33 am

Wolvie

ty lynxx - i will look

6:33 am

Wolvie

bye kallia

6:33 am

TraderKate

do you paint the canvas then cut it up into a jigsaw?

6:33 am

herinfernallady

by Kallia

6:33 am

o-o

be well, Kalia

6:34 am

Wolvie

le sigh. fish for me. ty lynxx

6:34 am

Wolvie

was driving me nuts

6:34 am

lynxxx

just found it myself

6:34 am

Wolvie

I forget plurals a lot. lol

6:34 am

o-o

going nuts for me is just a short walk ..

6:35 am

herinfernallady

Later Babble

6:35 am

TraderKate

but if you can do it in blissful ignorance, it can be quite pleasant...

6:35 am

lynxxx

you are not special BabRab, not in that way anyway

6:35 am

Wolvie

for me as well it seems BR. ;-)

6:37 am

herinfernallady

Well that is it for me. I am going to bed. Yes I know that its only 930pm but this little kitty cat has tired eyes and a sore face

6:37 am

Wolvie

bye fern

6:37 am

herinfernallady

hugs

6:37 am

o-o

be well, herin

6:37 am

lynxxx

nite Infernal

6:37 am

herinfernallady

You to Babblerab. night night all round

6:38 am

TraderKate

gn herin

6:40 am

o-o

transient fleeting evanescent ephemeral

6:41 am

crosshair

mm so your saying i cant clutch it in my sweaty palms? lol

6:41 am

Wolvie

all things of life

6:41 am

o-o

I often say, when in doubt .. mumble

6:42 am

Wolvie

that works

6:43 am

Soodle

mumble mumble mumble

6:43 am

Wolvie

hi soodle

6:43 am

o-o

Hello, Soodlebum

6:44 am

Soodle

Hi everybody. As I live my life in a constant state of doubt, I am giving up speaking. From this day hence, I will MUMBLE. lol

6:45 am

lynxxx

hi Soodle

6:45 am

Wolvie

gonna have to use some really tiny fonts then. ;-0

6:46 am

TraderKate

morning soodles

6:47 am

Soodle

Hiya Kate.

6:48 am

TraderKate

mumble, mumble, mumble

6:50 am

rolin

oh yeah..thats right...i see the volvano when the only way to spell it is...etner...lol

6:50 am

Soodle

mumble - just got the te10!!!! Yowza!!!!! Not mumbling anymore

6:50 am

rolin

*volcan

6:51 am

o-o

wtf, Soodle

6:51 am

rolin

oooh soodle...i have the pr10...could i have a little clue for the te pls?

6:51 am

Wolvie

wtg soodle!

6:51 am

o-o

hello, rolin

6:51 am

Wolvie

now I know what the other 10 is. :-)

6:51 am

Wolvie

hi rolin

6:52 am

rolin

hey BR...doesnt an f..instead of a g...change the meaning of an abbreviation..lol

6:52 am

Wolvie

lol

6:52 am

o-o

yes

6:52 am

demi

hi rolin. late start at work today?

6:53 am

Soodle

Rolin - its a compound of 2 other words in the grid - the Te 5/10 plus the sp 5/12.

6:53 am

Boobear

hi all

6:54 am

o-o

hello, Boobear

6:54 am

Wolvie

hi boo

6:54 am

rolin

hey...demi...nah...ive been here since 9...

6:54 am

lynxxx

hi Rolin & Boo

6:54 am

Boobear

cool icon BR

6:54 am

crosshair

lol must have the wrong te/5 and the wrong sp/5..what i typed sounded like a real nasty boobie infection lol

6:55 am

rolin

demi...how are you doing?

6:55 am

Wolvie

rofl crossy

6:55 am

zoozzoom

hahaha, you are mad crossy..lol

6:55 am

crosshair

thats me

6:55 am

demi

i'm ok rolin. keeping busy.

6:55 am

Wolvie

hi demi

6:55 am

lynxxx

right sp Crossy

6:56 am

demi

hi wolvie

6:56 am

Soodle

te5 - a sort of carton, and sp 5 - a plant reproduction bit. And Crossy - behave!!!!

6:56 am

lynxxx

hi Demi!

6:56 am

rolin

*nodding*... will you be going back to SA soon?

6:57 am

o-o

versifier: po** + jack of all trades and m***** of none

6:57 am

demi

heading back sunday.. just booked flights.

6:57 am

carleekat

hi all

6:58 am

crosshair

howdy carlee;0

6:58 am

carleekat

figures I arrive for once and its huge..and I don't have time

6:58 am

o-o

hello, demi an carleekat

6:58 am

rolin

can rich go with you or has he used all his time off?

6:58 am

carleekat

crossy..ur still alive...good to know :)

6:58 am

crosshair

first 100 go fast carlee;)

6:58 am

Wolvie

hi carlee

6:58 am

zoozzoom

Hello, carlee

6:58 am

carleekat

Hi there BR...how are you doing?

6:58 am

carleekat

hi zooz

6:59 am

lynxxx

TY Babrab

6:59 am

TraderKate

they don't call us crazy canucks for nothing, eh crossy?

6:59 am

crosshair

where you been hiding carlee?

6:59 am

lynxxx

hello Carlee!

6:59 am

o-o

doing fine, thank you

6:59 am

crosshair

still stomping them grapes?;)

6:59 am

Wolvie

ty for that clue BR

6:59 am

carleekat

still stomping the grapes.....

6:59 am

crosshair

tryer words have never been said kate

6:59 am

carleekat

hows trix lynxxx?

6:59 am

crosshair

truer even

7:00 am

lynxxx

she's still good Carlee...and you?

7:00 am

carleekat

all's well here

7:01 am

carleekat

so crossy..any frost yet your way?

7:01 am

demi

no rich can't come rolin.. has used all of his time off.. job interview used his last available day...

7:01 am

o-o

shock jock Howard St*** + etiquette guru Emily ****

7:02 am

lynxxx

Wow BR - thanks again

7:02 am

crosshair

not yet carlee

7:02 am

carleekat

did u get ANY summer up there...we had 1 week of it...

7:03 am

crosshair

we had 2 weeks

7:03 am

Wolvie

ty again BR

7:03 am

carleekat

how is that POSSIBLE?....you're further north....

7:04 am

carleekat

the rest of time we had rain..loads and loads of rain..most of my plants are covered in a mildew/ mold of sorts from all the rain

7:04 am

crosshair

because we expect less carlee;)

7:05 am

crosshair

if the sun is out and its dry and over 20 c we are happy

7:05 am

carleekat

perhaps.... you might be quite right....

7:05 am

periwinkle

good morning all, thanks for the te10 clueamd tje st9

7:05 am

carleekat

over 20 C would be nice

7:05 am

carleekat

I've got winter comforter out...winter jammies..and had to have furnace on last 2 nites...

7:05 am

o-o

hello, peri

7:05 am

TraderKate

carlee - you down near me?

7:05 am

periwinkle

yikes, can't tyype this am that was: te10 and st9 and thanks was meant for BR

7:06 am

crosshair

let me check the temps for tonight...

7:06 am

carleekat

where are u TK?

7:06 am

Wolvie

hi peri

7:06 am

crosshair

lol carlee atm its 7c;/

7:06 am

periwinkle

help with other 10 pls

7:06 am

carleekat

I am southern ont....about 4 hour drive south of crossy

7:06 am

TraderKate

we're set for a 10 day stretch of about 25 c <big smile>

7:07 am

TraderKate

niagara- hamilton?

7:07 am

carleekat

( the south end of my city might reach that..but I live on shore of lake huron.....there a 5-10 degree difference due to north winds off the lake )

7:07 am

TraderKate

belleville?

7:08 am

carleekat

sarnia

7:08 am

TraderKate

wiarton?

7:08 am

crosshair

my brother went to mcmaster u..glad the harbour is not brown anymore:/

7:08 am

lynxxx

pr9.60 & 10 ..lay or kneel on the floor in a begging or praying manner

7:08 am

crosshair

lol wiarton is north west of me

7:08 am

TraderKate

not so fond of sarnia, or windsor for that matter..am in toronto...like london though

7:09 am

carleekat

( I was going to say..wiarton is north of crossy )

7:09 am

DR1965

it is too early to be awake

7:09 am

crosshair

can see willie in 30 min;0

7:09 am

Wolvie

hi DR

7:09 am

periwinkle

thanks lyn, got them both

7:09 am

TraderKate

gooan go one year for groundhog foolishness and much revelry...

7:09 am

zoozzoom

not for me dr 1:09pm here

7:09 am

carleekat

am from London....its a mini toronto now...like sarnia... it has the personality of what London USED to be growing up

7:09 am

DR1965

Good morning Wolvie

7:10 am

periwinkle

now have 3 9''s, both 10's but not 8's or 7's yet

7:10 am

TraderKate

we'll whisper then dr, morning

7:10 am

TraderKate

hi perry

7:10 am

DR1965

LOL Zooz- it is 5 am here

7:10 am

lynxxx

Peri - drop a letter for an 8/9 too, relates men's disease

7:10 am

periwinkle

found an 8!

7:10 am

TraderKate

hello, peri

7:10 am

Wolvie

wtg peri

7:10 am

periwinkle

I just did, lyn, thanks

7:10 am

zoozzoom

then yes Dr, a bit early :-)

7:10 am

carleekat

sarnia...the one place that is hardest to get people to transfer to...and is also the hardest to get people to transfer from once they live here

7:11 am

DR1965

how is the grid today

7:11 am

lynxxx

Peri - 3 ou8's - compounds

7:11 am

o-o

really easy, DR vroom vroom vroom

7:11 am

lynxxx

Fun but long DR

7:11 am

crosshair

when i retire im moving further north..too busy here now in torontos playground

7:11 am

periwinkle

thanks lyn, will look

7:11 am

zoozzoom

i think it is flowing ok..with the help of all the cluers here..lol

7:11 am

carleekat

anyway..nice you all...time to get ready to stomp the grapes...

7:12 am

DR1965

as long as it is better than yesterday BR

7:12 am

carleekat

( this becoming a bit of London's playground here now)

7:12 am

TraderKate

never coulde hack the air there and all the indusrty, so necessary...but an eyesore

7:12 am

Wolvie

bye carlee

7:12 am

DR1965

ok grabbing coffee and diving in

7:12 am

lynxxx

bye Carlee

7:12 am

crosshair

peri,when it comes to bacon i can ou 6/21 anyone;) and all the rest build off of that

7:12 am

o-o

be well, Carlee

7:12 am

TraderKate

enjoy your stomping carlee

7:12 am

DR1965

Hi TK - bye carlee

7:12 am

carleekat

( prevailing winds blow it down river...you cannot smell it here..i smell the trees and the lake...)

7:12 am

zoozzoom

stop whining Carlee *dives for cover* ..lol

7:13 am

carleekat

you too BR....

7:13 am

carleekat

I didn't know I was whining....I rather LIKE my city

7:13 am

crosshair

whenever we get as far south as the 401,we have to grab for the inhalers

7:13 am

lynxxx

Goodnight everyone

7:13 am

carleekat

* actual poof*

7:13 am

periwinkle

thanks, crossy, got the ou6/7, now looking for the others

7:13 am

TraderKate

nice to know carlee, only there once for a week...long ago

7:13 am

periwinkle

night lyn

7:13 am

zoozzoom

Bye lynxx, sweet dreams.

7:14 am

DR1965

bye lynzzz

7:14 am

o-o

be well, lyn

7:14 am

Wolvie

bye lynxx

7:14 am

DR1965

or lynxxx even- takes another swig of coffee

7:14 am

TraderKate

bye lyn

7:14 am

zoozzoom

it will be `zzz` for her soon Dr :-)

7:15 am

DR1965

good point

7:16 am

zoozzoom

that er6,33 took me forever to find..damn.

7:16 am

Wolvie

I would have thought that would suit you, zoo. ;-)

7:16 am

zoozzoom

lol

7:17 am

TraderKate

think it's a fake word zooz....lol

7:22 am

DR1965

I need the bottom right e for nbt.

7:22 am

TraderKate

cupid

7:22 am

zoozzoom

er4

7:22 am

DR1965

DUH - fish me please

7:23 am

Wolvie

take the v from lines of p**try? plural?

7:23 am

zoozzoom

*SLAP*

7:23 am

Wolvie

oh - lol

7:23 am

TraderKate

i have a nice tin of greasy smelly sardines...will that do?

7:24 am

DR1965

fell much more awake now- thanks all

7:24 am

zoozzoom

:-)

7:24 am

TraderKate

nothing like a good fishslap to get the day under way

7:25 am

DR1965

agreed TK

7:25 am

TraderKate

zooz...looks like you enjoyed that a little too much

7:26 am

zoozzoom

you can never have too much of a good thing Kate :-)

7:26 am

TraderKate

very true

7:27 am

EspritdJean

gm youse

7:27 am

Wolvie

hi jean

7:27 am

zoozzoom

Hello Jean

7:27 am

Wolvie

love saying that

7:28 am

EspritdJean

lol you are absolutely the FIRST one to ever think of that

7:28 am

DR1965

GM Jean

7:28 am

zoozzoom

need a break, bbl :-)

7:28 am

TraderKate

hi jean

7:28 am

Wolvie

bye zoo

7:28 am

TraderKate

LOL wolvie

7:28 am

TraderKate

bye zooz

7:29 am

Wolvie

I have 65 left, and I am going to take a break for awhile - see you all later.

7:29 am

DR1965

bye zooz

7:29 am

DR1965

byee wolvie

7:29 am

TraderKate

tata wolvie

7:32 am

EspritdJean

is crossie here?

7:32 am

Boobear

clue for er 6/33

7:33 am

DR1965

crossy was here...

7:34 am

EspritdJean

I noticed on the internet that Sept 5 is national Bacon Day

7:34 am

EspritdJean

just wondered if he knew

7:34 am

DR1965

we need to make that an icon subject

7:36 am

DR1965

boo- do not have the er6 yet

7:36 am

crosshair

bacon has its own day?? i better stock up;)

7:37 am

EspritdJean

seriously Google it, I almost peed my pants!

7:38 am

crosshair

jean did i tell you i made bacon muffins?

7:38 am

alycat

er 6 - german term for fake

7:39 am

EspritdJean

no crossie, but I know you have a penchant for putting bacon in evrything ;-)

7:40 am

TraderKate

perhaps we need a bacon icon day just for crossy

7:40 am

DR1965

lets tell Sprite

7:40 am

crosshair

next ill try bacon in a fresh eggbread loaf and you will have it all in one..instant breakfast,just pop in toaster

7:41 am

afflamed

wow! yesterdays and todays puzzle has many words lol

7:41 am

DR1965

sounds yummy

7:41 am

crosshair

morning afflamed,its the size that does that..first 100 just fly by:)

7:42 am

crosshair

hese

7:42 am

crosshair

oops

7:42 am

DR1965

do all 3 of the ou8's have to do with food?

7:42 am

crosshair

crossy is fishing

7:42 am

DR1965

I have 2 of them

7:42 am

Anniebrook

put a tee in front

7:43 am

Anniebrook

hello everyone

7:43 am

crosshair

howdy annie;0

7:43 am

DR1965

hi annie

7:43 am

afflamed

Imluralizing everything lol

7:43 am

Anniebrook

Hi crossy

7:43 am

afflamed

wute

7:44 am

Anniebrook

hi DR

7:44 am

crosshair

hands afflamed some worms...

7:45 am

afflamed

ty they are quite....chewy

7:45 am

afflamed

some salt perhaps?

7:45 am

TraderKate

lol

7:45 am

DR1965

I think they were bait

7:45 am

TraderKate

gm aff

7:45 am

crosshair

150 in,time to rest the eyes bbs...poof

7:45 am

Anniebrook

hot sauce? afflamed

7:46 am

Anniebrook

bye, crossy

7:46 am

afflamed

ahh thats the ticket - tobasco

7:46 am

TraderKate

bye crossy

7:46 am

DR1965

bye crossy

7:46 am

Anniebrook

goes well with worms, I always use it

7:52 am

Boobear

reclue the er 6/33 please . i am not getting it

7:53 am

Anniebrook

boo, mean fake in german

7:53 am

Anniebrook

*means

7:54 am

TraderKate

er + (sit, only yesterday) + (big # tile)

7:57 am

movieman

Hiya everyone

7:57 am

Anniebrook

hi mm

7:58 am

movieman

Could someone let me know the link for the babble expert download plz?

I lost it when my computer went on the fritz

8:00 am

Boobear

ty Trader and Annie

8:00 am

Anniebrook

mm ---http://licketysplitaus.googlepages.
com/BabbleExpert12_FireworksForever.zi
p

8:00 am

movieman

ty annie

8:01 am

TraderKate

yw

8:01 am

Anniebrook

mm-wonderful Uni gave me the link--bless her

8:03 am

Anniebrook

be back soon

8:10 am

Angelsong

morning, all. first complete pass through the grid leaves 12 words to find.

8:15 am

inge

ho

8:19 am

Shivs Fitz

OMG, this one is huge! Better not start, LOL.

8:20 am

zoozzoom

it flows rather nicley Shivs, at least give it a go :-)

8:20 am

Kallia

back for a few more

8:20 am

Kallia

hi all

8:21 am

Shivs Fitz

Don't think I dare, zoozzoom! It looks like an all day puzzle to me and I haven't got all day to do it!

8:21 am

zoozzoom

although i still have 140 to find.

8:21 am

movieman

anyone got the 10s yet?

8:21 am

Shivs Fitz

The day's half over already.

8:22 am

Kallia

any clue for the other 10 please?

8:22 am

louuol2004

anyone have the en7?

8:22 am

Kallia

pr movie is one

8:22 am

zoozzoom

i have only one ten MM pr10/77 similar to what men get checked at the doctors

8:22 am

Kallia

what a novice nun does on taking vows

8:23 am

zoozzoom

just add an extra `r` in there

8:25 am

Kallia

en 7 + french cups - s

8:26 am

zoozzoom

thanks Kallia.

8:26 am

Kallia

or en+to try -t

8:26 am

Kallia

yw zoo

8:26 am

Kallia

glad it worked :)

8:27 am

zoozzoom

yes it flew off of my keyboard straight into the grid :-)

8:27 am

Haz1558

te10/77 - is the other 10. Add a reproductive body of an organism to the end of a te5/10.

8:28 am

movieman

ta haz

8:28 am

Haz1558

You're welcome. Hello again, I'm back to finish up, hopefully.

8:29 am

zoozzoom

wb, Haz

8:29 am

Enomis65

good morning babblers

8:30 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Enomis

8:30 am

Haz1558

Thanks, zooz - hello Enomis.

8:32 am

Enomis65

is this a hard grid?

8:32 am

Angelsong

I have the fa5 and 6 that are deorgatory-ish words for overweight person(s). Missing the 7 between them. Clues, please?

8:32 am

zoozzoom

to go quick

8:32 am

zoozzoom

oh sorry wrong one

8:32 am

Haz1558

Another version of the plural, Angel.

8:33 am

Kallia

ty Haz...was missing the 5 lol

8:33 am

Angelsong

ty, got the fa 7. what an odd word.

8:33 am

Haz1558

You're welcome, Kallia.

8:35 am

zoozzoom

I think there are alot of odd words in todays grid Angel.

8:36 am

jmcnrick

hi all

8:36 am

zoozzoom

Hello Jmc!!

8:36 am

Kallia

hi jm

8:36 am

Haz1558

Hello jmc.

8:37 am

Enomis65

hello jmcnrick

8:40 am

jmcnrick

help with the e for nbt

8:40 am

zoozzoom

er4 jmc

8:40 am

jmcnrick

sorry help with the top e for nbt

8:41 am

Haz1558

es4/4

8:41 am

jmcnrick

ty *looking*

8:41 am

zoozzoom

think of double clue Jmc

8:42 am

jmcnrick

ty zooz that was just the right amount of help!

8:42 am

zoozzoom

lol

8:43 am

zoozzoom

looks like the rain has arrived here now :-(

8:46 am

Angelsong

fireworkd

8:46 am

zoozzoom

WTG Angel, good going.

8:46 am

Angelsong

geeze...fireworks

8:47 am

Enomis65

go Angel! lucky you I am just starting :)

8:47 am

zoozzoom

I still have 123 to find..and work is looming :-(

8:47 am

harpjane

306? fugeddaboutit!

8:48 am

zoozzoom

hello Harp :-)

8:48 am

Enomis65

you look sick zoozoom... I think you should stay home... and finish babble!

8:48 am

zoozzoom

LOL..if only i could

8:49 am

Enomis65

phantom word... after grrr I keep typing it!

8:50 am

jmcnrick

*hands zooz a thermometer*

8:50 am

jmcnrick

come on harp it is a quick one so far for me

8:50 am

jmcnrick

whoo hooo angel!

8:51 am

Enomis65

199 left

8:51 am

jmcnrick

go eno go

8:51 am

Enomis65

((((((panting)))) ((((puffing)))) LOL

8:52 am

zoozzoom

lol

8:57 am

jmcnrick

okay 1/3 through and need to get some work done

8:57 am

jmcnrick

bbl

8:58 am

Enomis65

by jmcnrick come back if you feel sick...

9:00 am

Enomis65

hou hou just found a 10 letter word all by myself!!!

9:04 am

zoozzoom

well done Enomis, i have yet to find a 10 letter word for myself.

9:04 am

zoozzoom

i have with a nine though :-)

9:07 am

Enomis65

want help?

9:10 am

zoozzoom

sorry was on phone, no i am fine..but thank you.

9:16 am

Trifioso

good morning, dear babble friends. wow, fun grid so far! NBT without much brain engagement!

9:17 am

zoozzoom

hello, Trif..yes it seems to be flowing nicley.

9:17 am

Boobear

clue for ho 9

9:18 am

Jen34

po9 what a cannibal might become, after meeting Whitman

9:18 am

Jen34

oops, sorry, read it wrong

9:18 am

zoozzoom

same as ho5,12 + exam

9:18 am

Jen34

ho 9 the most truthful

9:20 am

Boobear

ty jen and zoom

9:21 am

zoozzoom

yw, Boo :-)

9:21 am

Jen34

:o)

9:22 am

zoozzoom

ok 80 to find, off to work, will be back later.

9:24 am

TraderKate

bye zooz

9:24 am

TraderKate

hi boo, hi jen

9:25 am

jaianniah

Does anyone have a clue for st9? It's my last word, and for the love of Babble, I cannot find it!

9:25 am

Enomis65

Yeah top row all grey!!!!

9:25 am

Trifioso

personally, I don't think I will ever find 27 f words....usually just use the one...

9:27 am

Haz1558

st9 - combine a part of a boat with what British call the mail.

9:28 am

TraderKate

but it is a good utilitarian one trif ... ;-0

9:29 am

flosey

good morning everyone, and thanks Haz for the st9

9:29 am

jaianniah

Haz! My heroine! I have FIREWORDS!!!!

9:29 am

Haz1558

Congratulations!

9:30 am

Haz1558

Good morning flosey, and you're welcome.

9:30 am

jaianniah

TY TY TY!

9:30 am

flosey

wtg jai

9:30 am

jaianniah

And TKate, how are you?

9:30 am

Trifioso

whoo just found me a 10!

9:31 am

flosey

lol, after yesterday's puzzle I said I was finished with babble - hahaha

9:31 am

flosey

meant it for a while

9:31 am

Boobear

clue for ho 7

9:31 am

DR1965

you rock Trif!

9:32 am

Trifioso

and now I have to run...darn! see you later babblers!

9:32 am

Haz1558

ho7 - stocking manufacturers?

9:32 am

DR1965

hi all- I am back for the 2nd half

9:32 am

jaianniah

ho 6+ 7 - those who sell socks

9:32 am

Haz1558

Bye Trif.

9:34 am

Atalante

too much sewing ......

9:34 am

jaianniah

TKate????

9:37 am

Haz1558

Hello Ata - I'm just heading off to do some more family research. The whole 1911 census for Ireland has now been put online, so yesterday I caught up with what the Armagh relatives had been up to. One family had 15 children - the last when the wife was 49. I felt weak at the thought.

9:38 am

TraderKate

yes jai, can i help you?

9:38 am

DR1965

oh my Haz- I always find family history fascinating

9:39 am

Haz1558

It's been really interesting, DR, but time-consuming.

9:40 am

TraderKate

congrats on firewords jai...sorry i missed it. :-(( but happy for you :-))

9:40 am

Haz1558

Anyway, off I go to see what else can be discovered. Bye for now!

9:41 am

MonkeyGames

Hi folks! Will be dropping randomly out of chat-- I'm at work with permission to do this kind of thing at th equiet moments. Which things just were NOT-- someone down in archives set a box on the safe with Ann Frank's diary in it and there was the most agonizing alarm, for some time. It's been reset now.

9:41 am

Boobear

hi Monkey

9:42 am

TraderKate

good grief jai...you call, i answer...then you take off...hope you're not on floor

9:45 am

TraderKate

good morning flosey

9:45 am

DR1965

have fun Haz

9:45 am

Atalante

15!!!!! bye dear!

9:45 am

Atalante

hi MG

9:46 am

flosey

morning Kate - you seem to be in here a lot, when do you sleep?

9:46 am

MonkeyGames

Hi, hi!

9:46 am

TraderKate

you're almost finished ata?

9:46 am

flosey

Hi MG

9:46 am

phaeton

hello

9:47 am

TraderKate

rumour has it, i don't flosey. actually going to have a little lie-down very soon

9:47 am

TraderKate

morning phae

9:47 am

MonkeyGames

Hi Phaeton!

9:47 am

TraderKate

how's your island today flo?

9:48 am

Atalante

getting there!

9:48 am

flosey

sweet sleep Kate

9:48 am

TraderKate

go ata go!!

9:48 am

Atalante

so what do you do, kate? do you work from home? student? retired? something vastly more interesting??

9:48 am

TraderKate

are you sending me to bed, flo? :)

9:48 am

flosey

not there at the moment Kate, am in Vancouver with new grandson - his 2 month b'day - time for first immunization

9:49 am

TraderKate

oooh, fussy baby time...

9:49 am

flosey

lol, no Kate, but do hope you get some sleep

9:49 am

DR1965

oh wow Flosey- 2 months already!

9:49 am

flosey

yes DR and growing like crazy

9:50 am

flosey

he's getting heavy

9:50 am

TraderKate

i'm off right now ata, hence, my babbling 24/7

9:50 am

TraderKate

how long are you staying in van. flo? good long visit or dshort and sweet?

9:51 am

flosey

always sweet, going home Friday night - other daughter and bf coming over for long weekend

9:51 am

TraderKate

that'll be nice, visiting is fun, but it's always nice to sleep in your own bed

9:52 am

TraderKate

is this your first grandbaby?

9:52 am

flosey

no, have one 11 year old in Scarborough

9:53 am

flosey

nice to have one closer to home

9:54 am

TraderKate

knew you had the sons here, didn't realize they were that old though...11 is getting up there

9:55 am

flosey

my kids are 40, 42, 45, 46

9:57 am

TraderKate

wow, i had forgotten how long you were married...i picture you as much younger

9:58 am

flosey

lol, was older starting family - that's why they're close in age

9:59 am

Atalante

profiles normally give ages, kate

9:59 am

TraderKate

good spacing though, don't know how people handle 3 kids in diapers all at once...i'd lose my mind

10:00 am

flosey

never 3 in diapers

10:00 am

TraderKate

so it does ata, noticed some do some don't even tell you country or sex though

10:00 am

Atalante

no, the majority do though :)

10:01 am

MonkeyGames

Back again. Just had a discussion here about how that alarm is WAY to loud and general to be useful. We couldn't tell where it referred to or anything. The director says this will be addressed.

10:02 am

flosey

it's interesting to see the various players' countries

10:02 am

DR1965

I keep putting in outhouse and it still doesnt take it. :)

10:02 am

TraderKate

i keep looking at profiles, then i promptly forget...and then the icons keep changing...the pictures on icons are one way i keep track of who's who...there's a lot to keep track of...i'm getting ol and senile you know

10:02 am

DR1965

yes it is interesting Flosey- has helped me with the whole time zone thing

10:02 am

flosey

guess we like to forget about those DR

10:03 am

Wolvie

DR - there are 13 ou* words. ;-)

10:03 am

flosey

never Kate

10:03 am

DR1965

how old and senile Kate

10:03 am

MonkeyGames

Meanwhile the other reception lady is taking a sign down that says not to set anything on that safe.

10:03 am

TraderKate

phantom'd house a few times myself, dr

10:03 am

DR1965

sounds like a smart move MG

10:04 am

TraderKate

moderately old...approaching senility at an alarming pace

10:04 am

Enomis65

clue for or pls

10:04 am

flosey

Enomis - ends in male offspring

10:05 am

DR1965

ok Kate-

10:05 am

MonkeyGames

Apparently it's new that the safe is here. I just found out it's not the whole diary-- it's all the stuff she wrote on other peices of paper and so on and stuck into the diary. The book itself is over at the Ann Frank house.

10:06 am

TraderKate

i hope not flosey...have walked into a room and forgotten why i was there more times than i care to recount

10:06 am

flosey

lol, do it all the time Kate

10:07 am

DR1965

omg- my son just came in " flossing" his teeth with gum!

10:07 am

DR1965

ugh on so many levels

10:08 am

MonkeyGames

Oh dear, DR...

10:08 am

TraderKate

okay, dr am to be 48 this year (aaaccckkk), but fairly certain brain is going to jello

10:08 am

Atalante

ick!

10:08 am

DR1965

I handed him a toothbrush

10:08 am

Wolvie

ick DR

10:09 am

TraderKate

know my knees and (of late my back) will not let me forget that i'm not as young as i think i am

10:09 am

DR1965

I am not that much behind you Kate and often wonder if I had a stroke or something because I say things backwards or as many people here point out- have major typos when I know how to spell

10:10 am

o-o

things backwards: sgniht

10:11 am

DR1965

hugs BR - thanks

10:11 am

flosey

I typed all my life DR and find myself making typos all the time now - have a couple of wonky fingers, sometimes get extra letters in words

10:11 am

o-o

why thank you, DR

10:11 am

flosey

and what is more maddening, forget how to spell

10:12 am

TraderKate

that's hard wired into yur brain though...spatial perception mapping in your brain...nothing wrong with that at all...unless you used to be a great accurate typist

10:12 am

flosey

Hi BR, good to see you

10:12 am

flosey

yes Kate, I was

10:12 am

o-o

and you also, flosey

10:13 am

DR1965

I have never been a great typist but Babble tends to bring my typonese to a new level.

10:13 am

TraderKate

i'm noticing that too, flo...used to be so good. now? i have to stop and think about it a lot...i guess it really is a case of "use it or lose it"...don't like losing it

10:14 am

Enomis65

ty flosey but can't find it... :(

10:15 am

flosey

Enomis, there's a vowel in the middle

10:15 am

DR1965

BR_ your saying fits today

10:15 am

TraderKate

maybe do dsome of that brain training flo, i can pass on a site address for you if you like...it's quite entertaining and there is a free trial period...that seems to be quite generous

10:15 am

flosey

More great words of wisdom BR

10:15 am

Wolvie

or 6 - sounds like an event hor*z**, sub the z out

10:16 am

Enomis65

Duh!!!! Ty my brain had a blackout momet

10:16 am

Enomis65

*moment (talking about typos!)

10:16 am

Wolvie

let's not and say we did. ;-)

10:16 am

DR1965

you did that to make me feel better, right?

10:17 am

TraderKate

dr have noticed my typing has improved since starting babble...but i'm often tired , then i revert to one or two fingers and let the little typos slide...too slow to be perfect, i'd never be able to 'talk'

10:17 am

Enomis65

nope all for myself and by myself LOL

10:18 am

Boobear

Hi Enomis .. I like your icon

10:18 am

Enomis65

ty it makes me feel more ''powerful'' at Babble!

10:18 am

TraderKate

we prefer to call them seniiors' moments

10:19 am

DR1965

I did notice TK- I have gotten to where I do not correct my spelling all the time- like BR ( i think) pointed out the other day... people can read it even f the letters are all mixed up

10:19 am

flosey

having quite a time with po9, any clues please?

10:19 am

DR1965

well- I need to go take son to day camp- I will bbl

10:20 am

Wolvie

edgar plus what you were on a ta**** test panel

10:20 am

Wolvie

by DR

10:20 am

Enomis65

I have pr 9 but not po 9 sorry

10:20 am

DR1965

thank you all for the chat this morning... : )

10:20 am

TraderKate

think jury's still out whether net is a force of goodor evil for the english language...sigh

10:20 am

Enomis65

bye dr1965

10:20 am

Wolvie

just gave the clue for the po9

10:20 am

flosey

bye DR, have a great day

10:21 am

Wolvie

edgar

10:21 am

TraderKate

personally have thrown grammar out the window..too slow to be fperfec

10:21 am

Wolvie

meant to type edgar at 10:20

10:22 am

FMitch

Afternoon all, how goes the grid today?

10:22 am

Enomis65

my god,what kind of a word is that??? ty wovie

10:22 am

TraderKate

it's been a pleasure dr, have a good one

10:23 am

Wolvie

Hi FM - good

10:23 am

TraderKate

hi fm. come on in the grid's nice and friendly today

10:23 am

Wolvie

yw - and no idea - I got it from BR. different clue tho. :-)

10:23 am

flosey

thanks Wolvie, that is a strange word

10:23 am

Atalante

hi FM!

10:23 am

FMitch

Oh good, shall dive in then.

10:24 am

Wolvie

sure is flosey

10:26 am

FMitch

Hey Ata, sorry got distracted by something, hows you?

10:26 am

Atalante

creating my JustGiving page for the Great Leap

10:27 am

FMitch

lol tell me all about it on Friday.

10:27 am

TraderKate

my eyelids are getting very heavy..i must bid you all adieu for now...happy babbling * POOF *

10:27 am

Atalante

will!

10:28 am

Enomis65

clue for en pls

10:28 am

Atalante

wow, she does sleep :P

10:29 am

FMitch

:)

10:29 am

FMitch

Hi En sorry no help here just about to start the grid.

10:29 am

TraderKate

i heard that ata

10:29 am

Wolvie

bye kate

10:29 am

TraderKate

***repoof **

10:29 am

Atalante

:D

10:30 am

Wolvie

don't have that on enomis - sorry

10:30 am

TraderKate

bbye all, see ya soon...gone for real now...

10:30 am

Vicuna

What are the st5 for that en, Enomis?

10:30 am

flosey

en + french cups

10:30 am

Vicuna

Hello, all.

10:30 am

FMitch

Vi!!!!!!!!!!!

10:30 am

Wolvie

hi vic

10:31 am

flosey

en7/28

10:31 am

Vicuna

Thanks, folks.

10:31 am

Atalante

Viiiiiii!

10:31 am

Vicuna

How goes it, FM, dear?

10:31 am

Wolvie

ty flosey

10:31 am

Vicuna

And Ata dear! =)

10:32 am

Atalante

*glee* I have a fundraising webpage:
http://www.justgiving.com/bec
kyhitchin/

10:32 am

FMitch

Autumn has arrives and it is pouring and I am not so buoyant right now but have a lovely big grid that I am about to dive into :)

10:33 am

FMitch

Ata are you jumping too?

10:33 am

FMitch

or just raising money?

10:34 am

Vicuna

Very cool. Are you diving with Lizsark?

10:34 am

Boobear

hi FMitch

10:34 am

FMitch

Hey Boo

10:34 am

Atalante

yep, with Liz and one of her friends

10:35 am

FMitch

OMG!!!

10:35 am

Atalante

Jumping! I'm not going to let liz have all the fun!

10:35 am

Enomis65

ty flosey and vicuna

10:35 am

Vicuna

Yikes!

10:35 am

FMitch

flosey - hello there, sorry I missed you when I came in!

10:35 am

Vicuna

And if you're lucky you won't end up needing a dog for the disabled. XP

10:36 am

rururocks

not getting the en clue..arrrgh

10:36 am

Atalante

I already have one :P just an unofficial one!

10:36 am

rururocks

must not have the st 5

10:36 am

FMitch

and hello to anyone else I might ahve missed.

10:36 am

rururocks

hi fm hello ata

10:36 am

FMitch

Ata you are nuts!

10:36 am

rururocks

and v i

10:36 am

rururocks

vi

10:36 am

Vicuna

en7 - en + zaps someone with a stun gun?

10:37 am

Atalante

I know. But if Liz can do it and she's terrified, I can be beside her!

10:38 am

FMitch

awe dear Hobbit how could you do this to her, can I be her guardian?

10:38 am

Vicuna

Well, more power to you both!

10:38 am

Haz1558

Hello, hello.

10:38 am

Wolvie

hi haz

10:39 am

Vicuna

Oh joy, oh rapture! It's Haz!

10:39 am

FMitch

Greetings Haz!

10:39 am

Atalante

you can get in line :D

10:39 am

Atalante

hi haz!

10:39 am

Haz1558

It is indeed. Just popping in to say hello.

10:40 am

FMitch

How nice to see you on this soggy day.

10:40 am

Boobear

it is sunny here

10:40 am

Haz1558

Hello Ata!

10:40 am

Haz1558

It's awfully cold, I'm bundled up in almost winter woollies.

10:40 am

FMitch

yay Boo, send some this way if you can :)

10:40 am

rururocks

why can't there be an amateur fessor we have professor

10:41 am

Atalante

it's even cold adn wet down here

10:41 am

hurshy

hail hail the gang's all here
can't stay long but i'm glad to seeyer

10:41 am

FMitch

lol ruru

10:41 am

Haz1558

Hello hurshy!

10:41 am

Wolvie

hi hurshy

10:41 am

Vicuna

Good one, ruru.

10:41 am

Enomis65

76 left time for a break, see you all later

10:41 am

hurshy

are there any nasty things like PT's or PS's today?

10:41 am

Atalante

hi hurshy!

10:41 am

FMitch

hurshy! Hello to you too.

10:42 am

Vicuna

Huzzah, it's Hurshy!

10:42 am

hurshy

what, no comments on my groaner of a "rhyme"?

10:42 am

Haz1558

One ps and a ra4 of ts

10:42 am

FMitch

Bye Eno

10:42 am

Wolvie

bye enomis

10:42 am

Wolvie

I am just not getting the en 7 clue. sigh

10:42 am

Haz1558

I decided not to comment on the rhyme, it's my new policy to be kind.

10:43 am

hurshy

i did get three ts's

10:43 am

FMitch

No, hurshy - practice more for next time *grin*

10:43 am

Vicuna

en + anagram of chairs

10:43 am

rururocks

me neither. I figure it isn't the coffee

10:43 am

Haz1558

Then your ts quota has been reached.

10:43 am

hurshy

ah and the ps is just onom... however you spell it.

10:44 am

Vicuna

Oh, got the ps. I will never ever get that without being told it's there.

10:44 am

Atalante

onomthing

10:44 am

Haz1558

en7 - en plus a french cup, but with the double consonant split and one sent to the end of the word.

10:44 am

Wolvie

ahhh - ty vic

10:44 am

hurshy

that wasn't so bad! 42 to go!

10:44 am

Haz1558

Don't neglect the tz4 either.

10:44 am

FMitch

How are you Vi and the ToG's btw?

10:44 am

Atalante

great clue, haz

10:45 am

Haz1558

Thank you, thank you.

10:45 am

Wolvie

and ty haz

10:45 am

hurshy

i object to that word. it should be ts or cz, tz is taking it too fzar.

10:45 am

Vicuna

Today's the first day of school! They were not entirely keen to go, but I'm enjoying the peace and quiet!

10:45 am

Wolvie

give the queenly wave haz. ;-)

10:45 am

Haz1558

You're welcome.

10:45 am

Haz1558

Waving, in queenlike and regal manner.

10:46 am

Wolvie

better, much better.

10:46 am

FMitch

Ah you have some life back for a while now during the day then.

10:46 am

Atalante

oooo I bet you are!

10:46 am

Haz1558

I agree, hurshy, that tz looks plain wrong.

10:46 am

Vicuna

A little writing, a little Babble, maybe read a book in while... (Definitely no housework...) Put up my feet and eat bonbons...

10:46 am

Atalante

I always thought it was ts and cz

10:46 am

Vicuna

=)

10:47 am

hurshy

haz, haz, the queen of the worl'
she really is of great price a pearl

10:47 am

Wolvie

sounds like the life, vic. :-0

10:47 am

Haz1558

All right-thinking people think it's ts and cz.

10:47 am

hurshy

then who's left?

10:47 am

Wolvie

me

10:47 am

Wolvie

lol

10:47 am

Boobear

hi hurshy and Haz and Vicuna

10:47 am

Haz1558

Hello Boo.

10:48 am

Vicuna

Hello, Boobear.

10:48 am

hurshy

my main probs are the P and the lowest S

10:48 am

Takuma Sato

howdy everyone

10:48 am

Vicuna

Well, there's "all right-thinking people" and there's Enable.

10:48 am

hurshy

i have a PR10 though ! :)

10:48 am

Atalante

Stalin

10:48 am

Wolvie

hi Tak

10:48 am

Haz1558

Hello Takuma.

10:48 am

Vicuna

Hello, Takuma.

10:48 am

Haz1558

I rest my case, Vicuna.

10:48 am

FMitch

Hi Takuma

10:49 am

Wolvie

lol haz

10:49 am

hurshy

anyone know what the other 10 starts with?

10:49 am

Wolvie

te

10:50 am

Haz1558

Ata got it all by herself this morning. (the other 10 that is)

10:50 am

Vicuna

te10/77 - compound, but not one you'd think of

10:50 am

Wolvie

te 10/77

10:50 am

Vicuna

(AT least, not one I thought of by myself.)

10:50 am

Atalante

I did *smug*

10:50 am

Vicuna

Go, Ata!

10:50 am

hurshy

lol

10:50 am

hurshy

knowing ata got it, i got it really fast. :)

10:50 am

hurshy

i just thought, "what would i think of if i were a science geek like ata?"

10:51 am

Atalante

LOL :)

10:51 am

FMitch

Don't encourage her Vi!

10:51 am

hurshy

that greys out my top T, too.

10:51 am

Atalante

I love Vi

10:52 am

Vicuna

Well, if truth be told, I tend to be somewhat blind even to the perfectly normal compounds.

10:52 am

hurshy

well i'm off to luuuunch, ttfn all and thanks !

10:52 am

Haz1558

Don't you love me for pointing out that you got it by yourself?

10:52 am

Wolvie

bye hurshy

10:52 am

Haz1558

Toodle-pip, hurshy.

10:52 am

Vicuna

Good point, Ata. Haz is the one who bragged for you so you didn't have to. (Of course, you did anyway... lol!)

10:52 am

Vicuna

Bye, Hurshy!

10:53 am

FMitch

TTFN hushy

10:53 am

Atalante

why brag when other people will do it for me :)

10:53 am

Haz1558

I just bask in the reflected glory.

10:53 am

Wolvie

lol - it is a good thing I have my feet up

10:53 am

rururocks

et 6 anyone?

10:54 am

Haz1558

et6 adds a letter to the general atmosphere of et5/12

10:54 am

Haz1558

But in the middle, rather than at the end.

10:54 am

Wolvie

beat me to it haz. :-)

10:56 am

rururocks

thank you haz

10:56 am

Haz1558

You're welcome, ruru.

11:01 am

Wolvie

13 left and they are all t's . le sigh

11:02 am

FMitch

Am going to bid you adieu and dive into the grid otherwise i will never get it done.
Happy Babbling.

11:02 am

Atalante

bye dear!!

11:02 am

Wolvie

bye FM

11:02 am

Vicuna

I forgot to brag that I got the po9 by myself, while we were all smuggifying.

11:02 am

Vicuna

Bye, FM! Don't forget to breathe every once in a while.

11:02 am

Haz1558

You'll enjoy it, FM. Not as much as chatting with us, but you can't have everything.

11:03 am

Atalante

yay Vi!!

11:03 am

Haz1558

I'm impressed, Vi. You have cause for smugness.

11:03 am

Atalante

oooo i havent got that yet

11:03 am

Vicuna

I guess we'd better work up some really scintillating chat, just so she misses something good.

11:04 am

Haz1558

Check out the scintillating chat topics section to see what we can talk about.

11:04 am

Atalante

good point. what shall we scintillate about?

11:04 am

FMitch

well i can always stay an chat but can't think of anything intelligent to say right now.

11:04 am

Vicuna

Hurshy was being one earlier! *wicked grin*

11:04 am

FMitch

LOL

11:04 am

Vicuna

(A po9, I mean.)

11:05 am

Vicuna

Scintillating, scintillating... hmmm...

11:05 am

Haz1558

You just need to nod and look grave and in agreement with all that we say, FM.

11:05 am

Atalante

how intriguing!

11:05 am

Haz1558

How about po9 - a little sample of Edgar Allen?

11:06 am

FMitch

I would rather be silent than witter on about nothing.
LOL OK Haz - I'll give that a try (god knows what the emoticons would look like for hat)!

11:06 am

FMitch

*that even

11:06 am

Atalante

I know the start, working on the end bit

11:06 am

Haz1558

Gosh, FM, you don't sound like an ideal candidate for twitter.

11:06 am

Vicuna

So wait, FM... are you saying there's a problem with wittering on about nothing?!? No what'll I do?

11:07 am

Vicuna

*Now

11:08 am

FMitch

maybe if I just go 'mm' 'ahh' or 'so right' from time to time that would work.
Vi dear you always talk with eloquence (good babble word there too but not in todyas grid she says hastily cheching the tiles).

11:09 am

Haz1558

Probably an emoticon for looking grave and in agreement would have a little man rubbing his chin.

11:09 am

Haz1558

But then people might just think he needs a shave.

11:09 am

Vicuna

The "I need a shave" eyebrows would be very different from the "I am wise and agreeable" eyebrows.

11:10 am

Vicuna

But sideways punctuation seems a little unequal to the task in either case.

11:11 am

Haz1558

I think FM's right. The occasional, mmmm or 'really?' should keep us happy.

11:11 am

FMitch

LOL

11:11 am

Wolvie

done

11:12 am

Haz1558

Well done Wolvie!

11:12 am

Vicuna

Yay for Wolvie!

11:12 am

Atalante

lol apologies in advance for grid words, but the best I can come up with for the po9 so far is poetfarts

11:12 am

FMitch

RMC could = rub my chin which means pondering something.

11:12 am

Vicuna

lol - run it together with one what samples the flavor

11:12 am

FMitch

Congrats Wolvie

11:13 am

Wolvie

use edgar, then what you were on a ta*** panel

11:13 am

doxy1lover

po9/10 - Edgar Allen Po* + ta6

11:13 am

Haz1558

Ata, combine a verse maker with a flower (suggested to you the other day for a wild flower - daisy family?)

11:13 am

Atalante

ooo! what a word! ty

11:13 am

Wolvie

ty guys - see you all tomorrow.

11:13 am

Atalante

I prefer poetfarts lol

11:13 am

Haz1558

Bye Wolvie!

11:13 am

Vicuna

*one who. I seem to have been channeling Dick van Dyke's version of Cockney

11:14 am

Haz1558

That would be an affliction, Vicuna.

11:14 am

Vicuna

Indeed.

11:14 am

Atalante

indeed

11:14 am

Vicuna

lol, Ata!

11:14 am

Atalante

hmmm much arranging of the paws is occurring

11:14 am

Haz1558

Why didn't they just let him be an American chimney sweep?

11:14 am

Atalante

gmta :)

11:15 am

Vicuna

WHy didn't they just get someone who could do the voice to play the role?

11:15 am

Haz1558

You mean an English actor?

11:16 am

rururocks

ou 8/60?

11:16 am

Vicuna

Well, I don't know that we'd have to go THAT far...

11:16 am

FMitch

HAve to go now for real, Bye all.

11:16 am

Haz1558

ou8/60 - not inside and a huge banquet are combined.

11:16 am

Atalante

bye dear! hugs!

11:16 am

Vicuna

ou8/60 - what rival kings try to do in their great halls?

11:16 am

Haz1558

Bye FM!

11:17 am

Vicuna

Bye, FM, dear!

11:17 am

rururocks

thanks you vic

11:17 am

Atalante

what you do in hotdog eating contests

11:17 am

Haz1558

When you think about it, the out7/44 and the ou8/60 are complete opposites.

11:17 am

Haz1558

One letter makes all the difference.

11:18 am

Haz1558

This is where FM, if she were here, would be obliged to say 'you're so right'.

11:18 am

Vicuna

(oooh, looking for ou7/44!)

11:18 am

Haz1558

Kind of a contest between Gandhi and Posh Spice.

11:19 am

Atalante

loooool

11:19 am

Haz1558

Now there's a meeting of minds.

11:19 am

Vicuna

lol!

11:19 am

Atalante

meeting of mind, you mean

11:19 am

rururocks

ROFL

11:19 am

Haz1558

You're right, Ata.

11:21 am

Atalante

have you seen the latest on jordan?

11:22 am

Haz1558

I saw the headlines in the papers and she's on the front cover of one of the magazines. Such an awful woman.

11:22 am

Haz1558

I'm waiting for the 'captured by aliens' headlines. She'll say anything for publicity.

11:23 am

Atalante

you'd never imagine a p3 "glamour girl" and complete tart would have been raped. amazing how she uses it for the publicity

11:23 am

Atalante

I wish she was

11:23 am

Haz1558

I imagine she imagines she'll get sympathy.

11:24 am

Atalante

still cant get over how ugly her boyriend is

11:24 am

Haz1558

Maybe he has a wonderful personality.

11:25 am

Haz1558

Written in improbable font.

11:28 am

Atalante

I suppose it's possible

11:29 am

ch1212

Good morning. Must confess, I had no idea who you were speaking of (Jordan), so I googled the references you made. My goodness. Apparently she is more press-worthy across the pond than here.

11:29 am

Atalante

apparently we have nothing else to discuss over here!

11:30 am

Atalante

now look up jordan and alex and see her ugly boyfriend!

11:30 am

Haz1558

Hello ch1212. She's ghastly but sadly, some young women see her as a role model because she has made lots of money.

11:30 am

Atalante

it's just a shame, cos she's not stupid by any means

11:31 am

Haz1558

It's one of those cases where you could argue about who is exploiting whom.

11:31 am

Atalante

both

11:31 am

ch1212

Ata, just looked up Alex ... is he the fighter?

11:32 am

Atalante

yep

11:32 am

ch1212

Ah.

11:32 am

Atalante

and "actor" hahaha

11:32 am

Haz1558

He's probably a bit punch drunk and therefore lacking in judgement.

11:33 am

Atalante

he certainly looks it

11:33 am

Atalante

she's our paris hilton, ch

11:34 am

ch1212

I understand. We have several young women who are unfortunate role models here. We try to offset them with Miley Cyrus, who by all accounts, is genuinely sweet and positive.

11:35 am

Haz1558

Minus the heiress bit and the privileged background plus artifical chest assets.

11:36 am

Vicuna

Miley Cyrus does pole dancing performances and posed nude while under age. I'm afraid I don't want my daughter looking at her as a role model no matter how sweet she is in her personal life.

11:36 am

Atalante

and with a host of improbably named kids

11:36 am

Haz1558

It's depressing that so-called female liberation has led to women exploiting themselves, making themselves look cheap all for the sake of money.

11:36 am

ch1212

Really Vi? I had not heard that. That's upsetting.

11:37 am

ch1212

Good point, Haz.

11:37 am

Vicuna

Yeah. It is. =P

11:37 am

Atalante

can you spell the Tiammiiimiimii kid's name, Haz?

11:37 am

Haz1558

And they can say what they like about them exploiting men etc, but it's a very ugly trade.

11:38 am

Vicuna

Well, I should specify when I say she posed nude, all her bits were technically covered. But only by a sheet which she held up in a provocative come-hither way.

11:38 am

Haz1558

I think it's Princess (that's what they call her and it tells you everything) Tiamii.

11:39 am

rururocks

pr 7/32.. I am missing the pr 5 before it too

11:39 am

Vicuna

And the weirdest part was that her parents were chaperoning the photo shoot!

11:39 am

Atalante

you missed an a. Tiiaami. for shame!

11:40 am

Haz1558

pr5/12 - ending in double consonant - pr7 looks like an affectionate version. (couple of vowels)

11:40 am

Haz1558

I knew it looked light on vowels.

11:40 am

ch1212

That is disturbing. I also dislike the 'tart' clothes that I see on little girls as young as 4 or 5.

11:40 am

rururocks

thanks a lot

11:40 am

Haz1558

You're welcome, ruru.

11:41 am

Haz1558

I agree, ch - but that's down to greedy manufacturers and silly parents who won't say no and stick to it.

11:41 am

Haz1558

And time for tea - husband home!

11:41 am

rururocks

I see what I missed thanks haz

11:41 am

ch1212

'Ta, Haz. Enjoy.

11:41 am

Haz1558

Bye!

11:42 am

Vicuna

Bye, Haz! Tell husband all your little Babble friends say hello!

11:42 am

Atalante

bye dear!

11:46 am

Vicuna

Ho hum. Guess I'd better be off, as well. Goodbye, everyone!

11:46 am

Atalante

bye dear too!

11:46 am

ch1212

I'm headed out too, Vi. Bye all!

11:50 am

Atalante

ack! bye everyone!

11:51 am

EvaNadine

afternoon babblers!

11:51 am

Atalante

hi eva!

11:51 am

EvaNadine

hola chica!

11:53 am

Atalante

everyone's just gone away :(

11:53 am

EvaNadine

golly. i hope i didnt scare them.

11:53 am

EvaNadine

hair wasnt cooperating this morning, but i didnt think i looked THAT bad!

11:54 am

Atalante

:P

11:56 am

EvaNadine

how are you, dearie?

11:59 am

Atalante

good good! brb hobbit wants to go out *facepalm*

11:59 am

EvaNadine

sure. blame it on Hobbit.
ive frightened you too!
*sobs*

12:01 pm

Enomis65

hello, back to find the illusive 76 last words

12:01 pm

Enomis65

elusive? I canÃ¨t think anymore

12:02 pm

Enomis65

nor type!

12:06 pm

Atalante

lmao back!

12:07 pm

jmcnrick

hi all here for a few until I go make the long drive to visit Mother

12:07 pm

EvaNadine

got myself a healthy lunch of soup + salad. this lunch alone with lose me about 50 pounds, right?

12:08 pm

jmcnrick

no doubt eva

12:08 pm

Enomis65

my my eva you lost so much, I can't even see you LOL

12:08 pm

rururocks

te 10 clue please?

12:08 pm

Atalante

definitely

12:09 pm

EvaNadine

nice. can i just have the wedding RIGHT NOW, then, before i eat a cookie or candy + gain it all back??

12:09 pm

Enomis65

go for it

12:10 pm

jmcnrick

why would you want to gain it back?

12:10 pm

Atalante

te10 - four + fungal fruiting body

12:10 pm

jmcnrick

whose wedding eva

12:11 pm

EvaNadine

i dont want to!
in reality, ive got a year to trim down, but wouldnt it be nice if eating one healthy meal did all the work for you?
*sighs a dreamy sigh*

12:11 pm

jmcnrick

ata that has got to be the most confusing clue I have seen! lol

12:11 pm

jmcnrick

eva now is a great time to eat healthy with all the fresh local produce

12:11 pm

Atalante

makes perfect sense! :P

12:12 pm

jmcnrick

there are farmers markets everywhere here!

12:12 pm

EvaNadine

it is. i love me some farmers markets!
i also happen to love me some cheese. and chocolate. and sugar....heh

12:12 pm

jmcnrick

I had gazpacho from my garden with crackers from Firehook bakery for lunch

12:12 pm

rururocks

got it thank you ata

12:12 pm

Atalante

or! neon te**** + blocked ****'s lead to blackheads

12:12 pm

jmcnrick

you can have all that just small tastes

12:13 pm

rururocks

need help on my last 5 anyone?

12:13 pm

rururocks

st 7/28?

12:13 pm

EvaNadine

yeah, im not good at willpower. ;)

12:13 pm

Atalante

nor me ....

12:14 pm

louuol2004

hi all, im back to finish my last 87!

12:14 pm

jmcnrick

me either that is why I don't keep anything in the house except small bites of the chocolate etc

12:14 pm

JenMO16

the stitches are out, the stiches are out, the stitches are out!!

12:15 pm

EvaNadine

i sadly may have to be cutting out (or seriously limiting) cheese/dairy from my diet anyhow, so i guess having a health/medical reason will help with the fitness/weight goal...

12:15 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hoo jen!

12:16 pm

jmcnrick

go for seriously limit sooner then you may avoid cutting out

12:16 pm

jmcnrick

I just make sure I have really really good cheese for my little bit

12:16 pm

EvaNadine

im hoping thats not what the doc says, but if that is the case, it will be a sad day - cheese is absolutely my favorite food.

12:17 pm

Enomis65

st 7.28 something in the sky and n***

12:17 pm

rururocks

st 7/28 anyone?

12:17 pm

jmcnrick

mine too which it why I pretty much gave up sugar and other carbs

12:18 pm

joshuavorbis

hi

12:18 pm

rururocks

n***?

12:18 pm

jmcnrick

little aspiring actresses ru

12:18 pm

Enomis65

ne 4,4

12:18 pm

jmcnrick

n*** restaurant workers have to wear caps or hair n***

12:19 pm

EvaNadine

my issue is most likely specifically dairy-centric. too much calcium.
but either way, i do really need to exercise portion control. thats my main issue.

12:19 pm

Enomis65

it means â€“Russian Orthodox Church.
a religious teacher or counselor.

12:19 pm

jmcnrick

I am very focused on exercising too

12:19 pm

rururocks

okay.. got it.. I am fading.. thank you

12:20 pm

Atalante

too much calcium? thats diffferent

12:20 pm

rururocks

st 9 please

12:20 pm

jmcnrick

bbl off to talk to medical bureaucrats fun fun fun

12:20 pm

Enomis65

yw

12:20 pm

jmcnrick

go ru ru *poof*

12:20 pm

Enomis65

i have 64 left and I can't focus anymore

12:21 pm

EvaNadine

i need to be, jmc.
my dance team starts practices in full-force tonight, so that will help! she making the "quarter-plus" group practice with the high school kids because she knows how competitive we are. we are all out to prove that we havent lost it!

12:21 pm

Enomis65

st 9 - build on previous word and add a synonym for mail

12:21 pm

rururocks

thank you

12:22 pm

rururocks

need the po 9/60?

12:25 pm

Enomis65

po 9,60 somebody who writes in rhymes and somebody who eats little amounts of food to verufy the quality

12:25 pm

Enomis65

*verify

12:25 pm

Enomis65

st 6, 27?

12:26 pm

rururocks

thanks you eno

12:26 pm

rururocks

what the germans did in their planes on the british ttroups st 6

12:28 pm

Enomis65

tygot it

12:28 pm

Enomis65

last st 6, 21?

12:29 pm

rururocks

st + most of anger without the w

12:29 pm

Enomis65

ty

12:30 pm

Atalante

there's a nice welsh word in here, just for traderkate - traeth

12:31 pm

rururocks

need the or 6 too please

12:32 pm

purplepufff

Hi, Babblers. I have 255 words. If it's not against the rules, can someone tell me how many I'm missing?

12:33 pm

Atalante

306 in total

12:33 pm

purplepufff

Thanks Atalante.

12:33 pm

Enomis65

or + vowel + not daughter

12:33 pm

Enomis65

it's a prayer

12:34 pm

Atalante

you can do the maths lol

12:34 pm

rururocks

thank you eno.. done

12:34 pm

Enomis65

tater

12:34 pm

Atalante

yay ruru!

12:34 pm

Enomis65

oops sorry wrong window

12:38 pm

Enomis65

tr 5,10 pls

12:39 pm

EvaNadine

man, i just saw how many Iron Sudokus i havent gotten done. work has kept me busy!

12:39 pm

Atalante

tr + donkey

12:40 pm

Shivs Fitz

Thanks for that clue, Enomis65!

12:40 pm

Enomis65

no problem LOL

12:41 pm

Enomis65

ty ata

12:41 pm

Judi

Gosh darn. No Z words. I'm soooo disapointed.

12:43 pm

Shivs Fitz

I detect a tone of sarcasm in that.

12:44 pm

Judi

You would be detectin correctly. Hi, all.

12:45 pm

Shivs Fitz

Hiya!

12:46 pm

louuol2004

st9 anyone?

12:48 pm

Anniebrook

lou, st 9---part of a boat and to send a letter

12:48 pm

Enomis65

st 9 - build on previous word and add a synonym for mail

12:49 pm

louuol2004

thank you v.much

12:50 pm

Shivs Fitz

Thank you again, Enomis65!

12:51 pm

Enomis65

yvw

12:51 pm

o-o

Hello, peeples

12:51 pm

Shivs Fitz

Hiya!

12:51 pm

Judi

Hiya, BR!

12:51 pm

Anniebrook

Hi BR!

12:51 pm

joshuavorbis

hi

12:53 pm

jacq

hello again everyone, back for my last 148

12:53 pm

o-o

Hello, jacq ... good luck

12:53 pm

Judi

Heya, Jacq!

12:54 pm

Enomis65

clue for sp 7 pls

12:55 pm

o-o

s + a catholic cleric

12:55 pm

jacq

heya , ty

12:56 pm

jacq

heya Judi

12:57 pm

o-o

or, most nimble or agile

12:58 pm

Enomis65

ty babble rabble got the catholic cleric at the same time!

12:58 pm

jacq

heya BR, ty

12:59 pm

o-o

phantom: dacrygelosis

1:00 pm

jacq

lol BR

1:00 pm

jacq

that could be a phantom on any grid given half the letters are missing

1:00 pm

Judi

Gesundheit!

1:01 pm

o-o

ty, Judi

1:01 pm

Shivs Fitz

Who sneezed?

1:01 pm

Sandieangel

Hi does anyone have a clue for the en word plz?

1:01 pm

o-o

n. - condition of alternating laughing and crying

1:01 pm

Judi

I heard "dacrygelosis" and figured a blessing was in order.

1:02 pm

Shivs Fitz

LOL, I see.

1:02 pm

jacq

lol Judi

1:02 pm

jacq

i always thought that was hysteria BR

1:02 pm

Shivs Fitz

It does sound like a nasty disease!

1:02 pm

o-o

go in: en*er + cover all the b**** (first, second, third but not home)

1:02 pm

Judi

Is that a real word??

1:02 pm

jacq

they are always real words

1:03 pm

Sandieangel

Thanks a lot BabbleRabble.

1:05 pm

Merk

Fireworks! ... and there went another day!

1:05 pm

Shivs Fitz

WTG, Merk!

1:06 pm

Enomis65

done with the''s''!!!! yeah

1:06 pm

Enomis65

congrats merk

1:06 pm

o-o

congrats, Merk

1:06 pm

Shivs Fitz

I'll bet it has been! I wasn't going to start this one but then I did, silly me!

1:06 pm

Merk

ty

1:07 pm

jacq

wtg Merk!!

1:07 pm

Boobear

clue for the third se 4/4

1:07 pm

jacq

i got all the z's, not quite the same feeling of achievement

1:08 pm

o-o

Just remember, if you find the ones you can't find first, you won't have to struggle with them later.

1:08 pm

movieman

missing a 9......have po, pr x2 and st.....help plz

1:08 pm

jacq

cute

1:08 pm

Judi

My God, BR. That's just brilliant!

1:08 pm

Shivs Fitz

Yes, what wisdom!

1:08 pm

o-o

the third se 4 is what you sit on

1:09 pm

Boobear

ty

1:09 pm

Boobear

ty

1:09 pm

Judi

*kicking self for not having thought of BR's idea*

1:09 pm

Shivs Fitz

LOL

1:09 pm

o-o

ho 9/60

1:09 pm

jacq

the man is a genuis or genius or just very bright

1:10 pm

movieman

ty babble

1:10 pm

Judi

Race you to the patent office! *leaves wake of banana peels*

1:10 pm

joshuavorbis

fireworks

1:10 pm

joshuavorbis

fun grid

1:10 pm

jacq

lol

1:10 pm

o-o

congrats, josh

1:10 pm

jacq

wtg josh!!!

1:13 pm

joshuavorbis

thanks guys - have a good afternoon

1:14 pm

o-o

ho + loch ***s monster + exam

1:17 pm

bekki

thanks babble rabble that was a good one

1:17 pm

o-o

yw

1:18 pm

Ouwachita

any clue for the en7...last one i need

1:20 pm

o-o

go in: en*er + cover the b**** ( first, second and third)

1:20 pm

jacq

haven't listed yet Ouwa, so don't know if i have what you need

1:21 pm

amelu0218

en + uses shock treatment on the street...

1:22 pm

Shivs Fitz

Thanks, amelu0218!

1:22 pm

Enomis65

done with the'r'!!!

1:22 pm

Ouwachita

thanks...got it

1:22 pm

amelu0218

yw!

1:22 pm

jacq

wtg eno!

1:22 pm

Enomis65

p, o, s, left!

1:22 pm

o-o

congrats, Ouwachita

1:22 pm

jacq

go eno!!

1:23 pm

torgone

This grid is a p.o.s. ..

1:24 pm

Judi

I'm down to lucky 88. Time for a break.

1:26 pm

jacq

still have 109 here

1:26 pm

jacq

ck on the same small area and can't seem to move on lol

1:26 pm

jillibus

191 left here, lol! Hi all.

1:26 pm

Shivs Fitz

Hiya jillibus!

1:26 pm

jillibus

hello shivs

1:27 pm

Shivs Fitz

I have 192 left!

1:27 pm

Shivs Fitz

I wasn't going to start this one!

1:27 pm

jillibus

I read your bio, and I believe my dad went to school near you -- Eltham School.

1:27 pm

Shivs Fitz

Oh yes! Where did he live?

1:28 pm

Shivs Fitz

In Eltham of course, do you know whereabouts?

1:28 pm

jillibus

I'm not sure -- he stayed with an uncle -- his parents were missionaries in China, where he was born.

1:29 pm

Shivs Fitz

I see!

1:29 pm

jillibus

It was VERY long ago.

1:30 pm

jillibus

just a mo -- I'll google it. My hubby and I found it in 1968 but I'm pretty vague as to just where.

1:30 pm

Shivs Fitz

Thanks!

1:31 pm

Enomis65

po 7, 32 pls

1:31 pm

Enomis65

outsat

1:32 pm

Enomis65

oops sorry

1:32 pm

amelu0218

po 7, a gate out back or add a cons to the po6 prior...

1:33 pm

Enomis65

ty!

1:35 pm

Enomis65

2 left yeah!

1:35 pm

jillibus

Shivs -- it was Eltham College -- I think not in the same place now -- see http://tinyurl.com/mqo3qm

1:36 pm

Shivs Fitz

Okay yes, I know the one!

1:37 pm

jillibus

"school for the sons of missionaries"

1:37 pm

Enomis65

FIREWORKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! for teh first time in over 6 months!!!! viva my vacations....

1:37 pm

jillibus

My dad ended up in the banking business

1:38 pm

jillibus

YAY enomis!!!!!

1:38 pm

Shivs Fitz

I don't really remember living in Eltham, as I was a tot when we moved to Woolwich... I have only vague memories of the first house, at best.

1:38 pm

o-o

congrats, Enomis

1:38 pm

jacq

wtg Eno!!!!

1:39 pm

Shivs Fitz

Whoooohooooo, WTG Enomis65!!

1:40 pm

jillibus

Well, the name rang a familiar bell to me

1:40 pm

Shivs Fitz

I'm sure it would!

1:41 pm

Enomis65

well, the day is almost done, see you all tomorrow!

1:42 pm

Enomis65

and thank you for all your help

1:42 pm

Shivs Fitz

Sounds like a lovely place you're in, Jill?

1:42 pm

o-o

be well, Enomis

1:44 pm

Shivs Fitz

Thanks for your help, Enomis65!

1:48 pm

Shivs Fitz

Are you still here, jillbus?

1:49 pm

crosshair

crossy,s back;)

1:49 pm

praise2him

hmm--wonder why it is taking two and 3 tries to get it to take my wods?

1:49 pm

Soodle

Tragedy for Soodle. The damn rothweillers in work have blocked my access to Babble. Quelle domage!

1:49 pm

Shivs Fitz

Hiya crosshair!

1:49 pm

Shivs Fitz

Soodlebum, hello there!

1:49 pm

Shivs Fitz

That's terrible!!

1:50 pm

Soodle

Oh, I am gutted. (btw, hi everybody). Now I am actually going to have to work!! Unheard of!!

1:51 pm

Shivs Fitz

I bet you are! Everyone should get paid to Babble!

1:52 pm

crosshair

i wonder if i ask dr_god nicely if he will make the grid letters clickable like bookworm?:)

1:52 pm

Shivs Fitz

Clickable, why? What's bookworm?

1:53 pm

crosshair

oh my! you must look up bookworm shivs!

1:53 pm

Soodle

Do tell, Crossy....

1:53 pm

jacq

word game where you click on letters to make words

1:53 pm

crosshair

one of my other fav wordgames

1:53 pm

jacq

great game

1:54 pm

crosshair

very great game

1:54 pm

Shivs Fitz

Oh? Where is it found?

1:54 pm

Soodle

Does it have its own site, crossy?

1:54 pm

crosshair

you can find it in zellers,wal-mart etc in the discount pc games bins for 7 dollars or just order it online

1:54 pm

Shivs Fitz

Oh it's not one you can play online?

1:55 pm

crosshair

sec soodle...

1:55 pm

praise2him

I think you can play it online too

1:55 pm

praise2him

or you used to be able to

1:55 pm

praise2him

haven't played it in a while

1:55 pm

jacq

yes you can play online

1:55 pm

praise2him

I think it was on MSN

1:55 pm

Shivs Fitz

Oh, okay... maybe there's a website for it then?

1:56 pm

o-o

I like to play pin the tail on the pismire

1:56 pm

crosshair

http://www.popcap.com/gamepopup.php?th
eGame=bookworm

1:56 pm

Shivs Fitz

I see... Yahoo might have it too then. They have a few good word games there.

1:56 pm

Shivs Fitz

Thanks crosshair!

1:56 pm

crosshair

lol "hello im extremly poisonous"

1:56 pm

crosshair

line from bw adventures

1:57 pm

Shivs Fitz

What do you say that? LOL

1:57 pm

Soodle

Hey, thanks folks. But, as Big Brother seems to be watching me, I don't think I will be visiting any game sites in work for a while.

1:57 pm

crosshair

if any of you really like the game i have the full client exe file in a sendable format

1:57 pm

Shivs Fitz

Sad, Soodlebum!

1:58 pm

Shivs Fitz

Do any of you play games on Yahoo or Lexulous? A few of us do and some can be played via email.

1:58 pm

jillibus

Sorry Shivs -- I left for a bit -- yes, it's a lovely place I'm in :)

1:58 pm

crosshair

i play lexulous now and then

1:58 pm

Shivs Fitz

Hiya and welcome back, jillibus!

1:59 pm

jillibus

Shivs, I play Lexulous on FB and email

1:59 pm

Shivs Fitz

I have to make a new account on there. I had one but lost the sign in info for it!

1:59 pm

Soodle

Shivs - Babble takes up too much of my time as it is. I darent get hooked on any other games. Mind you, BabbleRabbles pin the tail on the pismire sounds interesting. (ahem!)

2:00 pm

jillibus

There's a Babble group on FB

2:00 pm

Shivs Fitz

I am on FB with my maiden name, Jill, so I don't put that about in here...it's only for connecting with my university alumni. I use it strictly for that purpose and don't go there much.

2:01 pm

Shivs Fitz

LOL, I won't ask what that game is, Soodle! You can play Scrabble on Yahoo or Lexulous though and it's good! I should make another account while I think of it and before I forget...though I keep getting reminded lately, LOL.

2:02 pm

Soodle

I like www.ISC.ro - nice people there.

2:02 pm

jillibus

OK Shivs. Now I really must go and get lunch and various other things. Down to 181 left now.

2:03 pm

Shivs Fitz

Later then, jillibus! I used to play on that site a couple years ago, Soodle...then I got on Yahoo! and played more on there.

2:03 pm

jillibus

BTW, the version of Lexulous on FB has more goodies like charts and stats and such than the email version has.

2:04 pm

Shivs Fitz

Oh does it jillibus? I don't use FB for anything except keeping in touch with my uni alumni though. I won't connect with anyone else there because I use it only for that reason.

2:04 pm

Shivs Fitz

I keep that separate from everything else!

2:06 pm

jillibus

It's really the only reason I joined FB -- back when it was Scrabulous. Now my family are all on too so I do see their pictures and such.

2:06 pm

Shivs Fitz

Mine are on Yahoo! and Twitter, so I'm there with them.

2:06 pm

jillibus

I think our Flosey plays bridge on Yahoo.

2:07 pm

Shivs Fitz

And Google... we all have profiles and photos on there, except I haven't posted any photos yet. I don't like to put any of my children online.

2:07 pm

jillibus

I don't think Yahoo is as big in the social networking area here as it is in the UK.

2:08 pm

Shivs Fitz

Yahoo does have good word games! There is a Scrabble game you can play with up to 5 players and a game similar to this, that you can play with 2-6 or 8 players, I think it is?

2:08 pm

jillibus

I'm just starting on Google. Should connect there with you, maybe? But not now -- gotta go!!!

2:08 pm

Shivs Fitz

Oh are you on the Google messenger?

2:09 pm

Shivs Fitz

I am with the address in my bio.

2:09 pm

jillibus

Yep, as of yesterday I think, thanks (or is it no thanks?) to JC

2:10 pm

Shivs Fitz

Oh, LOL. No thanks? What name is it on there, the same?

2:11 pm

Shivs Fitz

I just signed into it.

2:11 pm

o-o

I thrive on the antisocial network ... come across a lot of peeps I would never want to meet

2:13 pm

crosshair

antisocial network..? then wouldnt no one be saying anything?;)

2:13 pm

Soodle

Sheesh - you must hate Babble, BR. Nobody could call Babble antisocial!

2:13 pm

crosshair

lol

2:14 pm

Boobear

clue for st 9

2:15 pm

o-o

shock jock, Howard st*** + etiquette guru Emily ****

2:16 pm

o-o

am only here for the ambiance

2:16 pm

crosshair

lol ive been called many things but never ambiance;)

2:17 pm

crosshair

might be time for a limeric;0

2:17 pm

Soodle

Methinks BabbleRabble enjoys more than the ambiance!!

2:17 pm

jacq

lol

2:17 pm

sciencegeek

Hey Crossy how is the racher?

2:17 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

giganto-grid! hi all

2:17 pm

sciencegeek

rasher????? oops

2:17 pm

crosshair

lol howdy science..i mke bacon muffins yesterday;))

2:18 pm

sciencegeek

yum

2:18 pm

crosshair

delish hot with butter;0

2:19 pm

Soodle

Hi Science - been waiting to tell you. My daughter starts college next week studying Biological & Biomedical Science.

2:19 pm

jillibus

lunchtime here! Back much later -- happy babbling, all!

2:20 pm

Shivs Fitz

Enjoy jilli... and have a good day!

2:20 pm

sciencegeek

Wow, Sood. Where?

2:21 pm

Shivs Fitz

What tough courses, Soodle...she'll be busy!

2:21 pm

Soodle

National University of Ireland. I am so proud of her!!

2:21 pm

sciencegeek

WTG! She needs to focus on micro bio

2:21 pm

Soodle

Whys that, Science?

2:21 pm

Shivs Fitz

You must be... that's terrific!!

2:22 pm

sciencegeek

More money and more jobs. Lots of work in genetic as well, unless she wants to be an MD

2:22 pm

crosshair

my boy is 15,wants to volunteer at the hospital,wife and i think it is great,may open doors and give him ides for the future; congrats on your daughters starting off wirh university soodle

2:23 pm

sciencegeek

Crossy great idea. They look for things like that when the kids apply for college and later for med school

2:23 pm

Soodle

Shes only 17 - hasn't a clue what she wants to end up doing, but thats a good tip Science, Thank you.

2:24 pm

sciencegeek

A's are done.

2:24 pm

crosshair

you kidding the technicians are the place to be,run the ct scanner or mri for 8 hours and head home:))

2:24 pm

Shivs Fitz

She's doing very well then, Soodle!

2:24 pm

sciencegeek

why does this grid have to be so big? no way I will finish

2:24 pm

Shivs Fitz

I know sciencegeek... regret starting it!

2:24 pm

sciencegeek

Yes, Crossy, I agree. Don't make as much $$$ though. But, look at me. Graduated premed with high honors and here I am teaching high school.......

2:25 pm

crosshair

this grid is just going to tease me,make me think i can finish,im 145 in

2:25 pm

sciencegeek

Soods - she will figure it out along the way! Good for her! Tell her I said "WOOT"

2:25 pm

sciencegeek

140 in

2:25 pm

crosshair

you never know your road till your on it i suppose science

2:26 pm

crosshair

mt brother got his mba or whatever it is and what is he doing /policing a internet poker site lol

2:27 pm

crosshair

making more than he ever could of with his chosen degree lol

2:27 pm

Shivs Fitz

He is? Good for him then!

2:27 pm

DR1965

my degree is in city planning and I write regulatory policy for health insurance company

2:27 pm

crosshair

worked ok,

2:28 pm

DR1965

hi by the way

2:28 pm

crosshair

howdy again dr;0

2:28 pm

Shivs Fitz

Hiya DR!

2:28 pm

DR1965

Hi Crossy and Shivs...

2:29 pm

DR1965

did not mean to kill the convo

2:30 pm

sciencegeek

well, i would not have picked teaching as a career....i think i am still trying to figure out what i want to be when and if i grow up

2:30 pm

DR1965

I say why grow up SG?

2:31 pm

DR1965

life is more fun if you never grow up

2:31 pm

NANCY

can someone clue me the en 6 pretty please?

2:31 pm

DR1965

enjoy each day as it happens

2:31 pm

crosshair

some of the interesting people i know dont know what they want to do at 40..some of the most interesting dont know at 60;))

2:31 pm

NANCY

oops, i mean the 7

2:32 pm

o-o

go in: en*er + cover the b**** (first, second, and third, but not home)

2:33 pm

o-o

I am sort of retired and still do not know what I want to do when I grow up

2:33 pm

periwinkle

me too, BR

2:33 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i'm doing what i want to do but it keeps me broke 8-(

2:33 pm

periwinkle

hello again all

2:33 pm

periwinkle

help with en7 pls

2:34 pm

crosshair

howdy peri

2:34 pm

sciencegeek

need an er 5/10 clue pls. I have two of them

2:34 pm

periwinkle

I like doing a lot of things but not really passaionate about any of them

2:34 pm

sciencegeek

got it nm

2:34 pm

Shivs Fitz

Hiya periwinkle.

2:35 pm

NANCY

thank you br for the en.....:)

2:35 pm

crosshair

i could really get into owning a used book store,but have to win the lottery first then i can do it for about 10 years;)

2:35 pm

o-o

yw

2:35 pm

Shivs Fitz

I'm not doing what I once thought I would end up doing but it's a living. Not the best one, but I enjoy it.

2:35 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

e + pretty red flower

2:35 pm

periwinkle

would love to do that, crossy, wish you lived closer

2:36 pm

crosshair

get a shoppe cat named italics;)

2:36 pm

sciencegeek

es clues pls????????

2:36 pm

Atalante

gwen, could I ask a question about book selling?

2:36 pm

sciencegeek

i have the science word.

2:36 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

e + one of the 50 in the US

2:37 pm

periwinkle

NM

2:37 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

atalante, go ahead

2:37 pm

sciencegeek

ty done

2:38 pm

crosshair

refresh my memory gwen,you deal in rare and out of print books right?

2:38 pm

Atalante

I have a load of books I'm going to get rid of. The fiction and stuff, I'm going to give to charity, but I have a lot of more specialist books, like a collection of lovely hardback books on Ancient Egypt - half popular / half academic. And I'm trying to work out where would be best to try to sell them ...

2:38 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

cross, yep. you have question too? 8-)

2:39 pm

sciencegeek

et 6 clue pls?

2:40 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

atalante, the three main options are: 1) sell them yourself and don't make much (such as on ebay), 2) sell them to a dealer and don't make much (they have to resell at a profit), 3) try to sell them for top dollar and end up sitting on them for years (likemost of us used bookdealers)

2:40 pm

Pinikula

afternoon all...

2:41 pm

periwinkle

hiya Pini

2:41 pm

sciencegeek

et 6 clue pls pls pls

2:41 pm

Atalante

hmmm I thought you were going to say that somehow! I wasn't sure if I was missing any brilliant make-lots-of-money options :P

2:41 pm

crosshair

rule of thumb,lose first year,break even the second and maybe make a bit of coin in the third eh gwen?

2:41 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

sorry, gook, can't help ya

2:41 pm

o-o

Hello, Nonna

2:41 pm

Pinikula

;)

2:41 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

old bookdealer joke: how do you make a million $$ selling used books? . . .

2:41 pm

o-o

et + a garden ***e for watering the garden

2:42 pm

Atalante

you don't?

2:42 pm

Pinikula

thx br ;)

2:42 pm

sciencegeek

what br??? dont get the clue sorry

2:42 pm

crosshair

sell amillion books?

2:42 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

. . . and the answer is . . . start with two million $$

2:42 pm

sciencegeek

i have that one br. it is the other et 6

2:43 pm

crosshair

lol sounds like farming

2:43 pm

Atalante

looool

2:43 pm

sciencegeek

i got it a variant

2:43 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

yep, just like farming but without the gubmint subsidies

2:43 pm

joey

et, last three are the - it is as plain as the ...e on your face

2:43 pm

sciencegeek

i am missing two of the e's.....

2:44 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i'm actually quite wealthy if you were to add up everything I've spent to buy all my books 8-)

2:44 pm

crosshair

lol rich on paper eh? lol

2:44 pm

sciencegeek

some random ea words

2:45 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

roling in it!!

2:45 pm

jacq

Gwen, what is the most requested rare book? in your experience

2:45 pm

stidmama

((hello friends!)) <<-- hugging everyone at once

2:45 pm

stidmama

Gwen, you are now OLD + 1! *wicked grin*

2:45 pm

crosshair

howdy stid;)

2:46 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

jacq, i have heard that the memoirs of rev. d. b. clayton are very sought after

2:46 pm

stidmama

how's the grid today, cross? will I need the list early?

2:46 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

stid, quiet!!

2:46 pm

crosshair

first 150 are easy

2:46 pm

stidmama

<-- see my profile for proof of my own eternal youthfulness. *more wicked grins*

2:47 pm

stidmama

okay cross, I
'

2:47 pm

Pinikula

my first blush through and I'm up to a whopping 84...striving for crossy's easy 150!

2:47 pm

stidmama

I'll dive in then. *sigh* I am not used to the netbook's keyboard yet.

2:47 pm

sciencegeek

well, for me it was the first 140....

2:47 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

another highly sought after book is Traditional Tunes of the Child Ballads, by Bronson

2:47 pm

stidmama

PINI!!! what are you doing on at mid-day? lunch?

2:47 pm

Pinikula

* grin * yup, stid...and I missed the flip lastnight :(

2:47 pm

Gail

Paul Collins wrote a fabulous book called Sixpence House; Lost in a Town of Books.

2:48 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

of course there are thousands of rare books that might fetch a pile at a big auction. i'm not in that league though

2:48 pm

jacq

all it takes is one lucky find Gwen

2:48 pm

stidmama

sorry you missed the flip pini -- I went to bed before, and then woke at 4 and couldn't get back to sleep for over an hour. *sigh* so much for trying to sleep right!

2:48 pm

jacq

some book at a jumble sale

2:48 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

once paid $250 for a book. usually I pay about $1 or $2

2:48 pm

Pinikula

I missed it cuz I was car shopping...

2:48 pm

o-o

for years the most sought after book was the checkbook

2:48 pm

Pinikula

(more like doing the research)

2:49 pm

stidmama

I tend to stall out periodically, science, don't lose hope!

2:49 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

had a nice sale yesterday, but overall still broke

2:49 pm

Pinikula

I gave up on that one along time ago, BR ;)

2:49 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

ar ar BR!

2:49 pm

stidmama

LOL BR

2:50 pm

crosshair

if you can put a roof over your head,food on the table and you are doing what you love then you are wealthy;)

2:50 pm

stidmama

sorry to hear you are cash-impaired, gwen. several of my friends are in the same boat

2:50 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

my friends are having a rent party for me on Sep 6. if anyone would care to donate i'll be happy to post my snail address 8-)

2:51 pm

Boobear

clue for st 6/27

2:51 pm

crosshair

a rent party? now thats a thought indeed;)

2:51 pm

stidmama

gwen I can't afford much. my email is my login @gmail.com

2:51 pm

stidmama

I will send what I can. pennies okay?

2:52 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

sending you an email now, stid . . .

2:52 pm

o-o

st 6 -- what fighter jets do with their guns

2:52 pm

stidmama

O M G... I CANNOT BELIEVE THE HO 9 WORKED!!! *hollering intentional*

2:52 pm

grant

st6 airplane attacking ground

2:52 pm

stidmama

thanks for the st 6

2:52 pm

jacq

do you only sell rare editions gwen or do you sell first editions?

2:53 pm

jacq

and do you sell any genre?

2:53 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

nonfiction mostly. first editions in a whole nother market.

2:54 pm

jacq

could you sell first editions?

2:54 pm

Pinikula

* waiting patiently for stid's clue *

2:54 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i could, but since it's a whole nother market i would be in the dark to start

2:54 pm

jacq

true

2:55 pm

Pinikula

need 1 from the lower right E for nbt

2:55 pm

zoozzoom

ho9 same as ho5,12 + exam

2:55 pm

jacq

was justa thought, i have all the harry potters in first edition, mint condition hard back

2:55 pm

stidmama

um, pini, if I were the most horriblest rottenest lier, I would be the exact opposite.

2:55 pm

jacq

the girls don't want them

2:55 pm

stidmama

sorry, phone rang and the stidkid needs a ride an hour earlier than I had hoped. *sigh* back later.

2:55 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

TY zoom, new word on me

2:56 pm

jacq

bye mama

2:56 pm

Pinikula

* working on it *

2:56 pm

Atalante

are they 1st printing?

2:56 pm

stidmama

((hugs everyone again)) *poof*

2:56 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

jac, if true then you have a treasure

2:56 pm

jacq

nods

2:56 pm

jacq

it's true

2:56 pm

jacq

series of unfortunate events, not so valuable though

2:56 pm

sciencegeek

th 6/21 pls?

2:56 pm

zoozzoom

yw BDG :-)

2:56 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

however, i often hear from people who think they have a first and they don't

2:57 pm

Atalante

1st edition isn't always enough

2:57 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

there's a lot of misinformation and confusion about what a true first is.

2:57 pm

joey

Gwen, do author signed books make them more valuable?

2:57 pm

jacq

nods, they have been looked at, someone offered me Â£25 a book, i just laughed at them

2:58 pm

zoozzoom

does the IBN have to be 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1?

2:58 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

joey, not unless the author is collectible. i've signed books and made them less valualbel lol

2:58 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

okay, everyone, one questino at a time. zoom, that's a number line, not an isbn

2:58 pm

joey

thanks. and thanks for making me smile!!

2:58 pm

Atalante

there are some UK books that don't have the full series at 1st printing

2:59 pm

Pinikula

GOT THE HO!!! (thx for the clues)

2:59 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

not every publisher uses a number line. those that do don't use them in the same way as others.

2:59 pm

jacq

wtg pini

2:59 pm

zoozzoom

nice one Pini :-)

2:59 pm

Gail

ta

3:00 pm

Gail

oops, sorry

3:00 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

a true first must be the first printing of the first edition. too often i see someone with a 13th printing, let's say, insisting it's a first edition. it's not.

3:00 pm

Boobear

clue for st 7

3:00 pm

jacq

not the same

3:00 pm

jacq

the first one was a gift from my daughters teacher she got it from the authoress

3:01 pm

zoozzoom

is there a site to show what a true first edition should look like?

3:01 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

after harry potter became a hit, true firsts started selling for $1000s or dollars. now, having a true first of one of the later books is no big deal since they printing what, 12 million of them?

3:01 pm

jacq

nods

3:02 pm

Pinikula

oh, something from the lower right E for nbt before I get back to work, plz/thx

3:02 pm

Pinikula

oh, shoot...nm...got one

3:03 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

zoom, short answer, no. i recommend the following book, Pocket Guide to Identification of First Editions, which you can get here: http://www.mcbridepublisher.com

3:03 pm

zoozzoom

Thanks gwen :-)

3:03 pm

Atalante

I can identify first eds for 2 authors lol.

3:04 pm

Pinikula

ok...off I go (UGH!) ... see you all later this evening...

3:04 pm

zoozzoom

bye Pini

3:04 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

every publisher uses its own code system to indicate firsts. then there is the whole issue of "points" or variations between different units of a printing

3:04 pm

Boobear

reclue the st 6 please ..not getting it

3:05 pm

zoozzoom

sounds like it can be very confusing..even to the point into being duped .

3:05 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

however, the reason firsts became collectible is that books used to be printed from plates that wore out a little more with each copy printed, so the first was simply a better product. this is no longer true, so the whole craze for firsts of modenr books is silly, IMO

3:06 pm

Atalante

it's just "prestige"

3:06 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

zoom, quite true. there are forgers out there who fake these things up. i once saw an old book with a forged code on it, someone did a very bad job trying to make it look like a first

3:07 pm

zoozzoom

but then isn`t the proof reading copies the true first editions?

3:07 pm

lbdawger

s

3:07 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

mode publishers these days use a simple number line. a few are weird, such as random house and littel golden books, who have their own systems

3:08 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

zoom, no. those are pre-publication. first edition refers to books put up for sale

3:09 pm

zoozzoom

yes that makes sense..sorry just curious..as i have seen some proof copies going for Â£38,000..silly money..lol

3:10 pm

Atalante

copies of what?

3:10 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

there is a whole nother collecting area for pre-published books: advance copies, advance reading copies, advance review copies, galleys, etc (more info at my glossary, here: http://tomfolio.pbworks.com/Glossary )

3:10 pm

zoozzoom

these are the harry potter books i am talking about Ata.

3:11 pm

Atalante

ah ok

3:11 pm

zoozzoom

excellent ..thanks gwen will look now.

3:11 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

yes, the proof copy of a collectible book will probably be valuable. i understand that a pre-published manuscript for the original Alcoholics Anonymous book sold for oner $25,000 a few years back

3:11 pm

inge

is anyone here familiar with sending a fax to a German business address in Berlin?

3:12 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

way to change the subject, inge!! lol

3:13 pm

inge

Not changing it, just introducint a second track

3:13 pm

jessmom

I've sent int'l faxes in the past...

3:13 pm

jacq

google it inge

3:14 pm

inge

good idea

3:14 pm

Atalante

isn't it like sending any other fax?

3:16 pm

zoozzoom

i have bookmarked it now gwen, will use that tommorow to check some of my books..lol....you never know.

3:17 pm

jessmom

just a longer number

3:17 pm

jacq

do you sell online gwen?

3:18 pm

sciencegeek

ne 5 clus

3:18 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

jac, yep, www.gwenfoss.com

3:19 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

finally finished the Hs, OY

3:19 pm

Soodle

Science - the NE 5's sound the same - think of another word for the last part of your name, pl it, then use the high score letter for the second one

3:19 pm

lynxxx

ne5 rhymes with rent a car company

3:20 pm

sciencegeek

rent a car? lost hopelessly lost

3:20 pm

Soodle

Oh heck, Lynxx - you clue so much better than me!

3:20 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

navis? lol

3:20 pm

lynxxx

Not Avis

3:20 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

namerican??

3:20 pm

jacq

i like the look of the lefties

3:20 pm

jacq

my mum adn step dad are both lefties

3:21 pm

sciencegeek

none of those clues are helping.....

3:21 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

ne5, rhymes with a rental car co that sounds like a very painful situation

3:21 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

geek, start from the n at the bottom left corner . . .

3:21 pm

Soodle

Science - to go back to my awkward clue. Last part of your name - think of another word for a geek -

3:22 pm

lynxxx

end like the er6.33

3:22 pm

sciencegeek

okay got the rental car one. thanks.

3:22 pm

sciencegeek

still need one more ne

3:22 pm

Soodle

then change the last letter. Then plural it. Then use the same first 4 letters, and use the hi score letter

3:23 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

finally killed the Ns, thanks all

3:23 pm

sciencegeek

i have the one with the rental car sound missing the last one and don't get your clue Sood

3:24 pm

lynxxx

Just change the last letter of the ne5 you have for a plural

3:24 pm

jacq

just change the last letter for the plural letter

3:24 pm

Soodle

Ditch the hi scoring letter, and replace it with the plural letter

3:25 pm

sciencegeek

i have that one.

3:25 pm

sciencegeek

99 left and i am going home. see u later gators. ty for the clues

3:25 pm

Soodle

Bye Science - and thanks for the tips

3:25 pm

jacq

those are the only ne5's

3:26 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

later geek!

3:27 pm

Uneaixoise

have 11 words beginning with "not in" -- are there more?

3:27 pm

jacq

2 more

3:27 pm

lynxxx

13 Une

3:28 pm

Uneaixoise

ok, thanks!

3:28 pm

Uneaixoise

ok, have 12 now . . .

3:28 pm

meliae

a hint on the en 7/28 please?

3:29 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

Rs all done, yay

3:29 pm

Uneaixoise

go, gwen!

3:29 pm

Uneaixoise

ok, back to Rafa . . . BBL!

3:32 pm

lynxxx

en7 en & cons & put flowers in v****

3:33 pm

meliae

thank you very much been trying to monkey that one for awhile

3:35 pm

jacq

can anyone clue the or please?

3:36 pm

lynxxx

or6 o & convicted felons go to p*****

3:36 pm

meliae

I dont have it either Jac sorry

3:36 pm

DR1965

Mr Wells with an extra vowel

3:37 pm

jacq

ty ty ty, been trying all combos

3:37 pm

meliae

thank you Lynxx

3:37 pm

meliae

and DR

3:38 pm

DR1965

yw Mel- I am in and out today

3:40 pm

Gail

fa

3:40 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

punished the Ps, yay

3:41 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

oy, gotta run, things to do . . . bye kids

3:41 pm

meliae

hmmm ok the fe 6/27 does it build off the fe 5 before it?

3:41 pm

meliae

bye gwen

3:41 pm

lynxxx

bye Gwen

3:41 pm

meliae

the 2nd fe 6/27 that is

3:42 pm

lynxxx

Mel - first 3 letters the same only, means to go rotten or oozy

3:42 pm

meliae

doh nm got it

3:43 pm

meliae

yay A thru f's all done

3:45 pm

Boobear

clue for the first te 5/10

3:46 pm

jacq

OMG i got the po9 all by my lonesome

3:46 pm

jacq

*struts*

3:46 pm

LuvWordGames

1st te 5/10 plural the te 4/4 above it

3:46 pm

meliae

its a plural Boo

3:46 pm

zoozzoom

nice one Jacq :-)

3:46 pm

meliae

nice Jac!

3:46 pm

jacq

does a happy dance

3:48 pm

lynxxx

st7.28 st & cl***** are types of red wine

3:49 pm

LuvWordGames

thanks lynx

3:50 pm

lynxxx

yw - new one for me

3:50 pm

DR1965

ty Lynxxx

3:50 pm

LuvWordGames

me too, but that always seems to be the case with these grids lol

3:51 pm

DR1965

help with the et6 please?

3:53 pm

lynxxx

et & cons & plain as the ***e on yr face

3:53 pm

DR1965

ty Lynxxx- funny- I had the 5 after it

3:54 pm

Uneaixoise

and Rafa wins his first match 6-2, 6-2, 6-3 -- he's back!!!

3:55 pm

DR1965

but I miss his hair!

3:55 pm

Atalante

yay rafa!

3:55 pm

Uneaixoise

so happy for him!!

3:55 pm

Uneaixoise

DR, I still miss James Blake's dreads . . .

3:55 pm

DR1965

yes- happy for Him!

3:55 pm

o-o

must have been playing someone from The Little Sisters of the Poor?

3:56 pm

Uneaixoise

BR! LOL

3:56 pm

Uneaixoise

he curled his way to victory today, BR!

3:56 pm

o-o

hahaha

3:56 pm

o-o

good for him

3:58 pm

meliae

pr 5/12 please the 3rd one

3:59 pm

Uneaixoise

opp of poetry

4:00 pm

Boobear

fireworks

4:00 pm

Uneaixoise

oh, second one is same as first, just reverse last 2 letters

4:00 pm

DR1965

wtg Boo!

4:00 pm

Uneaixoise

yay, boo!!!!!!!!!!

4:00 pm

zoozzoom

WTG Boo :-)

4:01 pm

meliae

yay Boo

4:01 pm

meliae

I need the one right after another word for Jail please

4:02 pm

LuvWordGames

pr 5/12 little miss pr***, very girlish

4:02 pm

Uneaixoise

tx luv!

4:02 pm

meliae

doh thank you

4:02 pm

LuvWordGames

yw

4:03 pm

LuvWordGames

is the pr 9/60 a fish?

4:03 pm

jacq

no

4:03 pm

DR1965

one is pl male anatomy

4:04 pm

DR1965

and one adds a letter in the middle of that

4:04 pm

jacq

the other is laying flat on the ground

4:04 pm

LuvWordGames

I have the male one, have to work on the other one, thanks

4:04 pm

DR1965

think of it laying down...

4:05 pm

LuvWordGames

ahh, had the 1st one, should have thought of the 2nd one since that's the way most people pronounce the 1st one lol

4:05 pm

LuvWordGames

so I should get a fish smack for that!

4:05 pm

zoozzoom

when you get the other one Luv..don`t forget to plural it for th ten

4:06 pm

LuvWordGames

thanks zooz, did that

4:19 pm

meliae

st 9 please

4:21 pm

zoozzoom

st5,10 + goal ****

4:21 pm

meliae

bleh thank you, what the heck kind of word is that lol

4:21 pm

zoozzoom

LOL

4:22 pm

zoozzoom

and fireworks for me.

4:22 pm

Atalante

an enable word :)

4:22 pm

Soodle

What about the ho 9 word? Oh puh-leese. thats not a word....

4:23 pm

Soodle

Yay Zoom. wtg

4:23 pm

zoozzoom

so true soodle..LOL..get it..lol..yeah i know it was rubbish

4:24 pm

Soodle

Zoom.... your cracking me up! rofl, rofl

4:25 pm

zoozzoom

ok, i had better be going..happy babbling everyone.

4:27 pm

Soodle

Nite Zoom. Sleep tite

4:30 pm

stidmama

hello again, my day is being typically atypical -- and unpredictable.

4:31 pm

Soodle

down to 7..... and fading fast!

4:32 pm

sandy211

clue please for en7/28

4:32 pm

stidmama

go soodle go! -- my Mother and father will be in Eire tomorrow!!!! (by your time, it will be Friday, I think)

4:33 pm

stidmama

I don't have that one yet sandy

4:33 pm

Soodle

Wow,Stid - where are they heading for?

4:33 pm

sandy211

ok thanks stidmama

4:33 pm

Soodle

And tomorrow's Thursday here, btw...lol

4:34 pm

o-o

go in: en*er + cover all the b**** -- first, second, third, but not home

4:34 pm

stidmama

they're taking one of the Rick Steves tours, going around the island on the coast. A whole bunch of time on the west coast.

4:34 pm

stidmama

thanks BR!@

4:34 pm

sandy211

thanks BR

4:35 pm

stidmama

yes, they leave here tomorrow (Thursday) at about noon -- so it will be about 8 pm your time that they even take off.

4:35 pm

Soodle

Oh Stid - tell them to pack their wellies and macs. the rain here is unbelievable. the priests are praying for fine weather so the farmers can harvest their grain.

4:35 pm

stidmama

which means it will have to be sometime FRiday (your time) when they land.

4:36 pm

stidmama

I think. I will tell them. I think they are pretty well packed already, but ...

4:36 pm

stidmama

I will let Mother know.

4:37 pm

Soodle

The country looks fan.tas.tic at the moment, because of all the rain we have had. If they are into green, green is what they will get. Buckets full of green

4:38 pm

stidmama

I have Mother on the phone now... she says THANKS! And will pack her wet gear.

4:39 pm

Soodle

And, in advance of her arrival, a cheid mile failte - ( a hundred thousand welcomes) - in Gaelic!

4:40 pm

Bugsaw

Sooodle I have always wondered how that sounds. Can you phonetically spell it for me please?

4:41 pm

Soodle

Kayed meel-ya fall-cha. Hope that makes sense, bug

4:42 pm

Bugsaw

A hundred thousand thank yous!

4:42 pm

stidmama

well cheid mile THANKS from Mother (and from me).

4:43 pm

jacq

ciggie break will be back for last 29

4:43 pm

Soodle

OK. the answer to Ceid Mile Failte is, (phonetically) Guh rev maha guth.

4:43 pm

Soodle

It means thank you!

4:43 pm

stidmama

Where we live it's much like County Down. Even looks like Strangford Lough! So they know exactly what clothes to bring.

4:44 pm

stidmama

go raibh ma gud?

4:45 pm

stidmama

I have no idea how to write Irish, but I am pretty close to pronouncing when I see it.

4:45 pm

meliae

woohooo Firewords! finally!

4:45 pm

Soodle

Oh my, Stid! You speak Irish!!!!

4:45 pm

stidmama

YAY meliae!

4:45 pm

stidmama

I wish I did, soodle! My ancestral tongue and all that.

4:46 pm

Bugsaw

Thank you so much Soodle. I have Irish heritage and have been reading these words since I was a teen but Gaelic does not usually sound like it looks like to say it or recognize it when I hear it. Thanks again.

4:46 pm

Soodle

Meliae ABU (as we say in Irish)

4:46 pm

stidmama

I told mother about failte and slainte... *grin* the only two words I could remember off hand.

4:47 pm

Soodle

Hey!! At school here, we MUST learn Irish, so if there is anything I can help you with , pronounciation,etc, I will be happy to help.

4:47 pm

Soodle

Stid - Slainte is MOST important!!!!

4:47 pm

stidmama

there used to be a small BBC site with Irish on it... I wonder if it's still there?

4:48 pm

stidmama

there was a cartoon game called "colin and cumberland" that I played before I found BAbble.

4:48 pm

Bugsaw

It is on my bucket list to visit Ireland and check out where my ancestors came from. They left before the famine so none of them suffered, thank God.

4:49 pm

stidmama

ARGH. "etna" and "ante" are SO CLOSE in this grid!

4:50 pm

Bugsaw

I must be off to hang towel racks before finding another 20 words.Rationing mysellf is the only way I get anything done around here.

4:50 pm

Soodle

Bugs, any idea what part of the island they came from?

4:50 pm

car.eeyore

Hello Everyone! May I please have a clue for the right column E please?

4:51 pm

stidmama

I will ration myself tomorrow. Today, I am running errands and reading in the first book for the next quarter. I am almost 2/3 done with it.

4:51 pm

Bugsaw

My Grandfather's family came from Eniskillen and my grandmothers from Tyrone I think.

4:51 pm

stidmama

LOVE, car?

4:51 pm

car.eeyore

Hi Stid! Oh I just saw that there are 2 E's in that column! THe upper one please?

4:52 pm

stidmama

upper on I think is S's....

4:52 pm

Soodle

Ah - both from the north of Ireland. Spectacular part of the world - I know Enniskillen well. Its beautiful

4:52 pm

stidmama

or was that too helpful a clue?

4:52 pm

car.eeyore

Worked for me! TY! NBT!

4:53 pm

stidmama

go car go!

4:53 pm

car.eeyore

I'm on a roll...found a 9-10 combo all by myself!

4:54 pm

stidmama

go car go!!!!!!

4:54 pm

stidmama

I found HO 9 by myself.

4:54 pm

stidmama

and now at HALFWAY!!!!

4:54 pm

Bugsaw

Family story is they got sick of the English but were already Protestant so they came to North America. Grandmother went to Illinois and Grandad lived in Canada but went to medical school in Illinois and they met.

4:55 pm

Bugsaw

They married and came to BC to make their fortune, which they did.

4:55 pm

stidmama

oh, romance! they moved thousands of miles to find each other!

4:56 pm

car.eeyore

{now feverishly looking for HO 9}

4:56 pm

Bugsaw

Exactly stid and they were very happy together.

4:56 pm

stidmama

it's a STUUUUPID word, car, holler when you want the clue

4:56 pm

Bugsaw

Apparently, when they were both children they had even travelled on the same train for a time and played together until she got off with her family.

4:57 pm

stidmama

my closest Irish ancestor was my grandfather's grandfather, but just TRY to pin down a "john murphy" in ireland! LOL

4:58 pm

stidmama

We are certain of the Porter/Conn family who came from Downpatrick around 1850. My grandmother remembers her grandmother pretty well.

4:58 pm

stidmama

sounds like a match truly made in heaven, bugs. That is a marvelous story

4:59 pm

Atalante

*sigh* my family history is so boring

4:59 pm

Soodle

The history of this country is just incredible. The diaspora stretches far and wide

4:59 pm

stidmama

why boring Atalante?

4:59 pm

Dorens

can

5:00 pm

Atalante

100% English as far back as we can define English lol

5:00 pm

Dorens

can't be possible... Albert Einstein's daughter?

5:00 pm

stidmama

hey dorens!

5:00 pm

stidmama

who is einstein's daughter?

5:00 pm

Atalante

oh yeah, apart from thaat side of the family LOL

5:00 pm

Dorens

hi stid. I thought I once read that ata was, and I totally believe it!

5:01 pm

Atalante

Haz calls me Einstein's grand-daughter lol

5:01 pm

stidmama

oh! LOL well I would believe it!

5:01 pm

Dorens

oh, granddaughter, of course. sorry!

5:01 pm

stidmama

it's the bushy mustache, mostly... hard to miss that resemblance.

5:01 pm

stidmama

*wicked mama look*

5:02 pm

Atalante

*giggle*

5:02 pm

Soodle

Stid - I hope the aged parents have a wonderful holiday here. If they need a contact on the ground - let me know, I would be happy to play the tourist guide!!

5:02 pm

hurshy

help with po9?

5:02 pm

hurshy

i know the first four, obviously...

5:02 pm

stidmama

thanks soodle -- I think this time they are pretty scheduled, but will let Mother know.

5:03 pm

Atalante

edgar allen used a po6 t***** to check his food?

5:03 pm

stidmama

ACtually, Mother has said that when I get my Master's I can have a holiday in Ireland or England...

5:03 pm

Soodle

Failte! Your welcome!

5:03 pm

Dorens

oh wow stid, and when will that be?

5:04 pm

hurshy

lol! thanks ata

5:04 pm

stidmama

well, the Master's starts in 27 days... and is a two-year program.

5:04 pm

Dorens

sure, but our stid can do it in one year, for sure

5:04 pm

Dorens

(not that you should)

5:05 pm

Atalante

if it's a taught masters, you don't get the choice

5:05 pm

stidmama

oh, but I want the full two years... includes nearly a full year of student teaching (instead of the usual 12 weeks) so I will be well prepared.

5:06 pm

crosshair

ive been looking for the ho/9 for 20 minutes now,out me out of my mysery please

5:06 pm

Soodle

yabba dabba doo. Fireworks for soodlle

5:06 pm

stidmama

AND I decided on my thesis topic... with a tentative idea of how to go about doing the research.

5:06 pm

hurshy

silly word - most truthful

5:06 pm

jacq

the most trustworthiest

5:06 pm

Atalante

the most most most truthful

5:06 pm

Dorens

exceedingly silly

5:06 pm

Dorens

oh, what is your topic stid?

5:06 pm

stidmama

BUT I need to check with the "powers that be" before I go too far on the research.

5:06 pm

stidmama

YAY soodle!!!

5:06 pm

jacq

go for it mama!!!!!!!!

5:06 pm

Soodle

Stid - the most truthful and faithful of all

5:06 pm

stidmama

soodle ABU!!!! *grin*

5:07 pm

crosshair

yaa for soodles

5:07 pm

Soodle

Go raibh maith agat!!

5:07 pm

car.eeyore

Well done Soodle!

5:07 pm

stidmama

about how teachers of ANY content can boost literacy in their subject

5:07 pm

LuwandaHL

hi everyone, have'nt been in a while - school!! Only 4 weeks til break!!!

5:07 pm

Dorens

sounds good stid. hi lu

5:07 pm

LuwandaHL

sounds interesting stid!

5:07 pm

stidmama

Luwanda!!! was just thinking of you... who's the cutie in the icon?

5:08 pm

Soodle

Now that Soodle has satisfied THAT itch, I must go and make the kids lunches. Anybody need help before I go?

5:08 pm

LuwandaHL

my grandaughter!

5:08 pm

crosshair

your kiddin mge..that is a word?

5:08 pm

LuwandaHL

need to post new pics

5:08 pm

Dorens

oh luwanda, she's adorable. a redhead?

5:08 pm

crosshair

sounds like what a 3 year old would say

5:08 pm

stidmama

at least around here, it seems that only language arts teachers consider the need to teach literacy skills in middle school. math and science students are on their own.

5:08 pm

stidmama

wow luwanda! she's adorable!

5:09 pm

crosshair

ty soodles

5:09 pm

LuwandaHL

reddish 1 brother red!!! 1 brother blond

5:09 pm

stidmama

actually, Lu -- you need to update your profile too, you say she's "on the way"

5:09 pm

Atalante

that's what university is for stid lol

5:09 pm

LuwandaHL

have had a wonderful summer with them and my daughter

5:09 pm

stidmama

GAH. go 'way, atalante, you're wicked!

5:10 pm

stidmama

LOL

5:10 pm

Soodle

good night my friends. XX

5:10 pm

LuwandaHL

it's been that way here but our middle school teachers are starting to participate in literacy skills

5:10 pm

stidmama

well, I am quite past halfway and need to rest my eyes before I read.

5:10 pm

car.eeyore

Bye Soodle!

5:10 pm

stidmama

(((soodle))) sweet dreams!

5:10 pm

Atalante

I know - but unfortunately it's partly true. Most science students will spend some time learning how to write in uni!

5:10 pm

Soodle

Oiche mhaith -

5:11 pm

LuwandaHL

my school system is doing a lot of work with literacy in content areas in middle school an high school

5:11 pm

Soodle

And for Stids parents - thats eeee-ha wah!

5:12 pm

LuwandaHL

of course we work on it in all subjects in elementary

5:12 pm

stidmama

yes, I know it's true, atalante. I have seen humanities students who don't understand the order of operations in math... and just as sad, I have seen math and science students who can't write a complete sentence, let alone a coherent essay.

5:12 pm

crosshair

interesting language,sounds much better than it reads..all in the delivery

5:12 pm

stidmama

LOL soodle!

5:12 pm

Atalante

a lot of our tutorials were about writing skills

5:12 pm

hurshy

hey ata - maybe another way to think of that PO9 is all the works he didn't publish because they were po9s

5:13 pm

Atalante

lol true. no idea where my clue came from!

5:13 pm

hurshy

it's a funny word any way you slice it

5:13 pm

stidmama

I am glad to hear that Lu -- I know that some districts have figured out that it all needs to work together. But I also know there are still some places and some teachers who get all weirded out about teaching something "outside" their area of expertise.

5:13 pm

Atalante

very

5:14 pm

stidmama

*trying to understand edgar allen clues and feeling very much like a math major in literature land*

5:14 pm

LuwandaHL

there has been a lot of coaxing involved. some have come with an open mind and others.....

5:15 pm

stidmama

maybe putting on the reading specs will help? at least I will "look" intelligent

5:16 pm

crosshair

quoth the po/9 nevermore..:(

5:16 pm

hurshy

i'm on my last word... one of the te6/18's... it comes either right before or right after the person who gives an exam...

5:16 pm

stidmama

*thinking more* poeraven? poe.... hm.

5:17 pm

crosshair

There once was a girl named Lenore
And a bird and a bust and a door
And a guy with depression
And a whole lot of questions
And the bird always says "Nevermore."

5:17 pm

hurshy

po9 also = lyricist + flower

5:17 pm

stidmama

I LOVE THAT, cross! did you just make it up?

5:17 pm

LuwandaHL

bbl - gonna go sit on my patio while the sun is still shining!! Read some of "Wicked"

5:17 pm

stidmama

OH! I was trying it without the first E. *sigh* THANKS!

5:17 pm

stidmama

later lu! enjoy!!!

5:17 pm

crosshair

no,alas it is tolen:)

5:18 pm

crosshair

stolen even

5:18 pm

hurshy

aHA!

5:18 pm

stidmama

LOL was wondering who "tolen" was!

5:18 pm

stidmama

YAY hurshy?

5:18 pm

hurshy

yeah.

5:18 pm

stidmama

also, why is your icon a red x today?

5:19 pm

crosshair

lol stid,you should be able to read my typoneeze by now

5:19 pm

hurshy

my icon is a red x?

5:19 pm

hurshy

i guess it didn't load on your compy

5:19 pm

Atalante

brb I need tea

5:19 pm

stidmama

it is for me, hurshy. what should it have been?

5:19 pm

hurshy

it's just the usual nephew pic

5:19 pm

stidmama

oh. strange...

5:20 pm

stidmama

it's working for me in profile view. weird.

5:20 pm

hurshy

well, it's off to sudoku i go!

5:20 pm

stidmama

later hurshy! thanks for the help!

5:21 pm

JenMO16

hey, y'all! my stitches are out!

5:21 pm

stidmama

YAY JEN!!! how does it feel?

5:22 pm

JenMO16

feels great, just itchy some, i have sutures on them and wrapped until they fall off!

5:22 pm

crosshair

crossy sees no x in the icon

5:23 pm

stidmama

good for you. I so pleased you are healing up. How about the reason for the stitches... did the surgery work? Or will it take time to know?

5:24 pm

stidmama

cross is specialer than I am... it's probably just the way this netbook processes that image. everything else is working for me.

5:24 pm

JenMO16

the stitches worked, he just to make sure the skin heals

5:25 pm

Atalante

ahhhh thats better

5:25 pm

Soodle

A website, to all known as Babble,

5:26 pm

Soodle

Thats the first line of a limerick... I challenge you to finish it off....

5:26 pm

gapeach

po9-60 please....have worked on it for a LONG time and am still unproductive. Thanks

5:26 pm

stidmama

LOL soodle:

A website to all known as babble,

5:26 pm

Atalante

is really much better than scrabble

5:27 pm

stidmama

was certain to bring in the rabble
it was known far and wide
and most took it in stride
the mysterious, not serious, babble.

5:27 pm

stidmama

thought you were going to head out, oh irish lass?

5:27 pm

Soodle

wow. If I had a hat on, I would take it off to Stid!! well done.

5:28 pm

Soodle

A website to all known as babble

5:29 pm

Bugsaw

Well done stid.

5:30 pm

Soodle

oh feckit...Stid has me bamboozeld!

5:31 pm

stidmama

LOL I like limericks...

5:31 pm

crosshair

A hobbit who came from the Shire
Set off with some dwarves to acquire
(With the aid of a ring)
A vast hoard of bling,
Amassed by a worm who breathed fire.

5:32 pm

stidmama

apparently Grandaddy Granville (the son of the woman from County Down) was also good with words, as was his daughter.

5:32 pm

crosshair

ill keep them clean;)

5:32 pm

stidmama

ooooh. good one, cross!

5:32 pm

Soodle

Oh Cross.....nice one

5:34 pm

Atalante

any bacon limericks?

5:34 pm

stidmama

a woman was reading a novel
she let it fall onto the gravel
when a moment of rest
her person was blessed
not a child could be heard in the hovel

5:34 pm

Mandykins

A website to all known as Babble / Where those who like words come to dabble / Monkey around, have some fun / "Firewords!" when you're done... P'tooey, I spit on your Scrabble!

5:34 pm

stidmama

that one's not so good, but heartfelt. *wicked mama grin*

5:34 pm

crosshair

one more for now i need to get a few more words...

5:34 pm

crosshair

nice stid;))

5:35 pm

Anniebrook

woweee, I am done.

5:35 pm

stidmama

YAY annie!

5:35 pm

crosshair

yaa for annie!!

5:35 pm

crosshair

There once was a man name of Enis
Who with limerick writing was genius
wrote one thousand thirty
not one of them dirty
til he noticed his name rhymed with penis

5:35 pm

stidmama

LOL Mandy!!! well done!

5:35 pm

stidmama

*gasp* CROSS!!!!!

5:35 pm

Soodle

Mandykins!!! A woman afer my own heart! I love it!

5:36 pm

crosshair

lol stid,we spell worse in the grid

5:36 pm

Anniebrook

Mandy, great

5:36 pm

Anniebrook

what great limericks, all of you

5:36 pm

Mandykins

*Blush* Thanks! I've had to snicker in my sleeve at the others on here...can't have them hearing me having fun at work..!

5:36 pm

Soodle

Crosshair!!! You bad,bad, bad,lovely huggable rogue, you!!

5:37 pm

stidmama

cross is very very silly today.

5:37 pm

crosshair

:)

5:37 pm

Mandykins

Hey, Just a side question...Any of you played "bananagrams"?

5:37 pm

stidmama

and now lucky has heard me guffawing and has brought a firehose toy to throw.

5:38 pm

stidmama

back later, friends! *mini poof*

5:38 pm

crosshair

ok really last one for now,i posted this one the other day for all you internet leet speak people...

5:38 pm

periwinkle

help with ro7 pls

5:38 pm

crosshair

Let's examine the memes of the day
I can haz Cheeseburger's okay
2 Girls gagging shit
sure beats Leeroy's lame bit
ORLY YA RLY NO WAI

5:39 pm

Anniebrook

ro, abbrev of place where you live, consumed

5:39 pm

periwinkle

hello all

5:40 pm

Anniebrook

hi peri

5:40 pm

crosshair

peri;)

5:40 pm

Soodle

Crossy! you bad, bad bad person/ (titters into her sleeve).

5:41 pm

Anniebrook

have to start a late dinner, see you all later

5:41 pm

crosshair

tc annie

5:41 pm

periwinkle

help with ro7 pls

5:43 pm

periwinkle

NM

5:44 pm

crosshair

store run brb..semi poof

6:08 pm

Shivs Fitz

Still here Soodlebum? I had family things to do...won't finish this.

6:10 pm

DR1965

this is not that easy

6:11 pm

DR1965

I am down to 55 but it is a struggle

6:11 pm

Shivs Fitz

Sure isn't. Doing better than me, I have 170 left!

6:12 pm

DR1965

I have been here off and on for a while

6:13 pm

Atalante

hi shivs - I see you're in Woolwich? I lived in greenwich for a good few years!

6:17 pm

gramma

OMG I love this game. It's actually wrong how much I enjoy it. I'm sure when I die I'll be asked about the wasted hours of pleasure I spent.

6:18 pm

Atalante

:)

6:19 pm

gramma

Goodnight

6:19 pm

DR1965

you leave me speechless Gramma

6:19 pm

Shivs Fitz

Yes here I be...what part of Greenwich? That's why I don't come here too much gramma... it's too sticky. You get stuck in and can't get off again so easily!

6:20 pm

Atalante

creek road, heading off to deptford

6:24 pm

DR1965

help with the te10 please?

6:25 pm

o-o

te + take out the garbage: ****h + a small hole in the skin

6:26 pm

DR1965

ty BR- Weird word

6:26 pm

Shivs Fitz

Oh right, that's in SE10... Maze Hill?

6:27 pm

Atalante

near there, yep. the other side of g'wich from you

6:28 pm

Shivs Fitz

Yeah...

6:28 pm

Shivs Fitz

Thanks BabbleRabble! That's a new word to me.

6:29 pm

stidmama

hello all!

6:29 pm

stidmama

I want to get down to 100 before I list.

6:29 pm

Atalante

thought you were reading!

6:29 pm

Shivs Fitz

Hiya stidmama.

6:31 pm

stidmama

actually, was going to. then the bird needed some love, and the dog got jealous. then the kid wanted/needed to look over the college textbooks...

6:31 pm

Atalante

urf!

6:31 pm

stidmama

yep. much easier to study pre-kids.

6:32 pm

stidmama

but there's plenty of time...

6:32 pm

stidmama

AND I am now wearing my new shoes that were sent in the mail. KEDS sneakers, but in leather so I can wipe off muddy doggy footprints.

6:33 pm

o-o

and just how do you study pre-kids? ultrasound? microscope?

6:33 pm

stidmama

pretty much, BR. LOL

6:34 pm

stidmama

isn't the plural of osprey

6:34 pm

stidmama

ospries?
and if not, why not?

6:35 pm

Atalante

ospreys

6:35 pm

stidmama

hm. I think English is just too silly sometimes.

6:35 pm

stidmama

woot! DOWN TO 99!!!!

6:36 pm

Shivs Fitz

It is, no consistency.

6:37 pm

Shivs Fitz

I pity those trying to learn it as a second language and I'm glad it's my first.

6:38 pm

DR1965

I tried the ospries word too Stid!

6:38 pm

Atalante

utterly!

6:38 pm

Shivs Fitz

That would be like typing monkies.

6:38 pm

o-o

If the word ends in a vowel plus -y (-ay, -ey, -iy, -oy, -uy), add an -s to the word.

* tray--trays
* key--keys

6:38 pm

stidmama

thanks DR! *feeling less like a bad English teacher*

6:38 pm

o-o

If the word ends in a consonant plus -y, change the -y into -ie and add an -s to form the plural.

* enemy--enemies
* baby--babies

6:38 pm

stidmama

except in medieval times when the waies were much less clere...

6:39 pm

Shivs Fitz

Monkey--monkeys.

6:40 pm

stidmama

I should have written: whan ye waies wer muckle less clere...

6:41 pm

DR1965

LOL Stid

6:41 pm

Shivs Fitz

< Persona non grata? O

6:41 pm

Shivs Fitz

I must be in Coventry!

6:41 pm

stidmama

shivs??? you're a grata if I ever saw one! (or more)

6:41 pm

DR1965

who you SHivs??

6:42 pm

Shivs Fitz

LOL, nobody was responding.

6:42 pm

DR1965

not non grata... never

6:42 pm

stidmama

how many negativities you got there, DR?

6:42 pm

Shivs Fitz

I count three.

6:43 pm

stidmama

I was finding more and more wurds. now down to 84 and the chapter I want to finish is STARING at me. *cringe*

6:43 pm

crosshair

crossy is back:)

6:43 pm

Shivs Fitz

Do two of them cancel each other out?

6:43 pm

DR1965

oops- too many... should only be 2

6:43 pm

Atalante

sorry, am sewing as well as babbling!

6:43 pm

DR1965

welcome back crossy- did you buy bacon?

6:43 pm

stidmama

hey cross! *crossing fingers, toes, shoelaces, eyes...*

6:43 pm

stidmama

sewing? what are you making?

6:43 pm

DR1965

yes if it is 2 they cross each other out

6:44 pm

Shivs Fitz

I don't know why I'm still up and trying this when I know I won't finish it.

6:44 pm

Atalante

doing a petit point cross-stitch of one of my own designs

6:44 pm

DR1965

very cool Ata

6:45 pm

crosshair

no bacon,a geometry set and some vodka,going to play with stephen hawkings notes for a bit.figured if i can prove we dont exisit i can ignore the credit card bill;))

6:45 pm

Atalante

then I want to do a few more and sell them to raise money for the skydive

6:46 pm

Shivs Fitz

Good luck with that, crossy.

6:46 pm

DR1965

let me know if that works for you- I bought yogurt, pudding, fruit, salad and a candy bar

6:47 pm

DR1965

the skydive sounds cool but I would not ever be able to do that

6:47 pm

stidmama

brb phone

6:48 pm

Atalante

I'm not convinced either!

6:48 pm

Shivs Fitz

Nor me! I love flying but not jumping out of any planes!

6:48 pm

crosshair

A tutor who tooted the flute
tried to tutor two tooters to toot
said the two to the tutor,
"is it tougher to toot, or
to tutor two tooters to toot?"

6:49 pm

Shivs Fitz

That's too tooty.

6:50 pm

DR1965

does sp7 build on the sp5?

6:50 pm

o-o

s + catholic cleric

6:51 pm

DR1965

ty BR

6:52 pm

Shivs Fitz

It's no good, can't stay... good night all!

6:52 pm

DR1965

gnight Shivs- take care- sleep well

6:52 pm

Atalante

night shiv

6:55 pm

stidmama

'twas the parentals...

6:55 pm

stidmama

sweet dreams shiv!

6:55 pm

stidmama

cross, I read your tonguetwistinglimerick to Mother. she enjoyed it.

6:56 pm

crosshair

:)

6:57 pm

stidmama

"poson" a quantum particle that pretends to be something cooler

6:58 pm

stidmama

and now, I should really really go read. OR else. *st5 mama look at self* back later. (((hugs and choclit))) *poof*

6:58 pm

crosshair

one more and i have to dive back into this grd...

6:58 pm

DR1965

bye Stidster

6:58 pm

stidmama

*waiting for one last limerick*

6:58 pm

crosshair

A couple named William and Ellie
spent their honeymoon belly-to-belly,
because, in their haste,
they'd used library paste
instead of petroleum jelly.

6:59 pm

stidmama

oh NO! CROSS!! you DIDN'T!!! *gasp, choke, chortle*

6:59 pm

stidmama

*poof for real*

6:59 pm

crosshair

what they were repairing books:))

6:59 pm

DR1965

ROFL

7:00 pm

DR1965

well, I hve finished the grid and you have been quite entertaining Crossy

7:00 pm

crosshair

yaa for dr:)

7:00 pm

o-o

congrats, DR

7:01 pm

DR1965

I am now taking my som to the gym so we can get fit

7:01 pm

DR1965

ty Crossy.. and keep the limericks coming. : )

7:01 pm

DR1965

ty BR !

7:01 pm

crosshair

np at all;)

7:01 pm

o-o

be well

7:03 pm

crosshair

this grid is funny in that during the second half it gives up words you swear you already did in the first half;)

7:03 pm

Atalante

as always!

7:07 pm

Atalante

urf, I should go and sleep but I want to finish the grid

7:08 pm

speedfreak

please help with the last st6/27 and st7/40 thanks

7:09 pm

o-o

st -- what a plane does to the enemy with with its guns

7:10 pm

o-o

to attack (ground troops or installations) by airplanes with machine-gun fire.

7:11 pm

speedfreak

Thank you BR

7:11 pm

o-o

yw

7:11 pm

crosshair

what i do to all those wal mart trailer park cowboys who rush the back to school bins;) i got the last trig set;0

7:14 pm

TraderKate

cosine a loan for them so they can shop somewhere more expensive crossy.

7:14 pm

JBV

hi, everyone - late start here, internet problems again - can I PLEASE have a clue for en 7?

7:15 pm

o-o

go in: en*er + first, second, third b****, but not home

7:16 pm

Atalante

en + zappy police gun, different last letter

7:16 pm

JenMO16

hey everyone who hasn't heard, the stitches are out of my wrist!

7:16 pm

JBV

thanks, Ata!

7:16 pm

o-o

good for you, Jen

7:17 pm

lbdawger

hi everyone, may i have a clue for the sa6, plz?

7:17 pm

o-o

you mean the supposedly non-lethal devise that too often kills?

7:17 pm

Atalante

yes, that one!

7:18 pm

o-o

superlative, commadore

7:19 pm

lbdawger

ty, BR! argh, brain strain here.

7:21 pm

crosshair

ty ata

7:26 pm

hshliz

safe

7:26 pm

hshliz

safe

7:26 pm

hshliz

sorry

7:27 pm

o-o

good day, hshliz

7:27 pm

Atalante

firebirds!

7:28 pm

o-o

congrats, Ata

7:28 pm

hshliz

hi all....trying this whilst taking pain pills are apparently not recommended....

7:29 pm

Atalante

phew, I can sleep now. see you all in the morning!

7:29 pm

o-o

hope the pain pills are working

7:29 pm

o-o

be well, Ata

7:30 pm

hshliz

sort of? Still hurts some? but I really don't care

7:32 pm

crosshair

crossy pours 2 fingers of his infamous bacon vodka for hshliz;0

7:34 pm

hshliz

bacon? Sounds intriguing.....especially since I should be able to deal with "greasy food" since having the gall bladder out

7:35 pm

crosshair

takes a week to "steep"

7:35 pm

hshliz

silly me...using fruit all this time.

7:35 pm

crosshair

no grease if you do it right,just essance of bacon

7:36 pm

Trifioso

hello babble friends!

7:37 pm

lbdawger

flaming boids! oi!

7:37 pm

o-o

good evening, Trifioso

7:38 pm

Trifioso

evening BR. Thanks in advance, ar ar ar!

7:38 pm

lbdawger

back in a bit, must get brain food...i smell chocolate!

7:38 pm

o-o

< : @

7:39 pm

torgone

Anyone seen my drill bits?

7:39 pm

hshliz

Pb need some repairs?

7:40 pm

Trifioso

just bought some today, tor!Q

7:41 pm

torgone

I've turned the place upside down, interrogated the kids .. nothing .. Brand new set too ..

7:42 pm

TraderKate

hello all...again

7:43 pm

o-o

Hello, TK

7:44 pm

TraderKate

hello Mr. BR! :-)

7:44 pm

TraderKate

are the badlands pleasant today?

7:46 pm

o-o

I am at the east side of the state ... badlands are in the west ... pretty flat here .. but a very pleasant day

7:46 pm

jaianniah

Hello, everyone, and good what-ever-time-it-is-for-you!

7:46 pm

o-o

Hello, jaianniah

7:47 pm

TraderKate

may i ask what you research br?

7:47 pm

jaianniah

Hiya- You know, you can save a lot of typing by calling me "Jai"!

7:48 pm

o-o

sure

7:48 pm

TraderKate

hi jai...you disappeared on me again earlier...you bellowed, i answered...then nothing...fall off chair again?

7:48 pm

TraderKate

but will you answer br?

7:49 pm

jaianniah

I am so sorry, Kate...I have been feeling just awful these last few days...I come and sit down, thinking I am okay, and then I don't- but I kinda got the impression that you were upset with me. I f I hurt you, I am sorry. Did I?

7:49 pm

o-o

I try to keep tracks of environmental issues, some veteran stuff and a bit of crohns

7:51 pm

TraderKate

quite a variety there br. climate change and nasty intestines? these are all separate or are they somehow inter=related

7:52 pm

TraderKate

not upset with you at alll....should have put winky face in i guess....very concerned about you. not like you to just disappear without saying goodbye.

7:53 pm

TraderKate

hope you're doing a little better today, know you've been in a lot of pain

7:53 pm

TraderKate

have missed your humour these last few days

7:53 pm

rururocks

crohns is a difficult thing.. very painful and uncomfortable.

7:54 pm

jaianniah

Yes, I know...but had a sudden bout of had-to-rush-to-the bathroom....Sorry, and them I just laid down and shjivered for a while and went to sleep....it was rude....

7:55 pm

jaianniah

My humo(u)r is quite intact, but my energy isn't! :o)

7:55 pm

TraderKate

do you have crohn's ruru, or know someone who does?

7:55 pm

rururocks

a good friend does. and she is struggling with it.

7:56 pm

rururocks

I have a iron gut.. nothing bothers me.. I am really lucky

7:56 pm

TraderKate

not rude jai, just alarming because seems out of character...do you have a flu or something on top of leg problems?

7:56 pm

jaianniah

My son has IBS- it isn't as bad, but is till quite awful for him...

7:56 pm

rururocks

I have to drive her to the doctor sometimes because she is in so mauch pain she can't drive

7:57 pm

rururocks

*much*

7:57 pm

TraderKate

have friend with colitis, she ended up with internalk colostomy...she suffered greatly as well...can't even imagine. have castiron stomach myself

7:57 pm

rururocks

You live near Lincoln BR?

7:57 pm

Bugsaw

That is so nice of you ruru. It is very difficult to ask someone to drive because of pain

7:58 pm

jaianniah

I do not know what is wrong...I am worried that my knee infection is going to flare up because I feel so lousy...and the pain has been horrid...If I told you what I take for pain, you would faint...and it isn't working....

7:58 pm

o-o

fargo, North Dakota

7:58 pm

rururocks

I don't mind.. she has three kids and no hubby and she needs help sometimes.

7:58 pm

rururocks

How cool is that BR.

7:59 pm

TraderKate

jai, you must get to doctor...if infection is advancing your leg may be in peril!!!

7:59 pm

TraderKate

ay ya, fargo

7:59 pm

o-o

70 Â°F (21 Â°C)

7:59 pm

jaianniah

I am not running a fever...that is the weird thing...he will not see me because my temp isn't over 101

7:59 pm

rururocks

Staph infections are nothing to delay on Jai.. they are very dangerous. you should see a doctor asap

8:00 pm

rururocks

lol BR.. too funny

8:00 pm

TraderKate

< :- )

8:00 pm

welki

supposed to be some good fishing on the red river

8:00 pm

rururocks

trust me I almost died from a staph infection a couple of years ago

8:00 pm

TraderKate

are the veterans tied in with the crohn's br?

8:01 pm

rururocks

good question kate

8:01 pm

Trifioso

BR, do you burn logs in a fireplace in your house?

8:01 pm

TraderKate

but do you also take asa etc that could be keeping temp down?

8:01 pm

o-o

no -- I do mostly volunteer stuff

8:01 pm

jaianniah

I have had four of them, ruru....that is why I am in wheelchair...I do not think it is infection, but the pain has gotten bad...could be because I am sitting more due to going back to school....

8:02 pm

TraderKate

ruru, so many funky things with the new vets...got to wonder

8:02 pm

o-o

no, Trif

8:02 pm

TraderKate

there is large military presenc there is threre not br...a big base?

8:03 pm

TraderKate

...sorry no speaka da good enlish

8:04 pm

TraderKate

hi trif

8:04 pm

o-o

two in air force bases

8:04 pm

jaianniah

And no, not acet or aspirin or anything because I do not want to mask the problem...it just is what it is....Anyway, I am watching it and taking temp and taking Blood sugar and all that...I think I am just feeling a little under the weather

8:04 pm

o-o

me either

8:05 pm

jaianniah

Like I said, back to school...less time for Babbling....<sob>

8:05 pm

TraderKate

what do you watch in environmental ...counting frogs?

8:05 pm

o-o

of course, there is the navy presence on lake ashtabula

8:05 pm

TraderKate

poor jai...it'll be all right. do you have a lot of swelling?

8:06 pm

welki

'evening everyone

8:06 pm

jmcnrick

hi all

8:06 pm

jmcnrick

welki I haven't heard back yet

8:06 pm

jaianniah

Don't get me going about courting frogs...after it rains here, it sounds like a bloody froggie brothel

8:07 pm

TraderKate

and br pulls kate's leg...suspects l. ashtabula is not very lkarge...perhaps more like large fishing hole, but too lazy to check

8:07 pm

o-o

North Dakota has large reserves of lignite ... and quite a few coal plants .. polluters ...

8:07 pm

welki

no worries, i appreciate the effort :)

8:07 pm

jaianniah

Yes, swelling comes when rain comes which brings me back to frogs....Doe a deer, a female deer....

8:07 pm

rururocks

froggie brothel?...don't they have to worry about warts?

8:07 pm

welki

i miss the sound of spring peepers ... no singing frogs up here

8:08 pm

TraderKate

ah, so it's mining industry by-products that are so worrying...understand

8:08 pm

rururocks

(sends our pond frogs to welki) ... all of them

8:08 pm

jaianniah

THEY don't seem to care who they mate with...they seem to all be having a GREAT time!!!!

8:08 pm

Trifioso

hi its the dauter

8:08 pm

welki

sounds like a couple of folks i know, jai

8:08 pm

rururocks

sounds like republicans.. jai

8:09 pm

redturtlehead

evening all...

8:09 pm

jaianniah

ROFL!!!

8:09 pm

o-o

hello, daughter

8:09 pm

welki

hi, red

8:09 pm

o-o

hello, H

8:09 pm

dan2bit

good riddance, F's - evening all!

8:09 pm

TraderKate

we have had NO crickets here this year!!! don't know where they are, but concerned...first the crickets, then the bees...what's next? or will it matter?

8:10 pm

o-o

hello, dan

8:10 pm

Trifioso

m y moms in the bathroom and left babble

8:10 pm

TraderKate

hi dan

8:10 pm

jmcnrick

the crickets are now drowning out the cicadas -- sure sign of fall

8:10 pm

jmcnrick

hello trif kid

8:10 pm

TraderKate

crossay - still here?

8:10 pm

jaianniah

No crickets here either....it's awful....and NO honeybees but too many bumblebees...nature is telling us that we'd better work a little faster on the space program....

8:11 pm

Trifioso

i like your daog welki. and ruru too

8:11 pm

jmcnrick

is crossy here?

8:11 pm

rururocks

welki's is a cutey

8:11 pm

redturtlehead

its pouring here. not sure if thats a sign of fall for me or not..

8:11 pm

o-o

buddy holly and the crickets

8:11 pm

TraderKate

was, matbe gone

8:11 pm

rururocks

93 degrees and hot here..

8:12 pm

jmcnrick

the day the music died

8:12 pm

welki

thanks, tri .. that's baxter, a sweetie. should post a pic of both of them .. the other's a smooth coat border collie

8:12 pm

jmcnrick

I wish it were raining here

8:12 pm

rururocks

peggy sue.. peggy sue..

8:12 pm

sciencegeek

hola all. clue for pr 7????

8:12 pm

welki

that'll be the day :)

8:12 pm

sciencegeek

hey ruru

8:12 pm

jaianniah

same here, ruru- aren't you in FL?

8:12 pm

sciencegeek

hot here too

8:12 pm

TraderKate

but br, they are extinct too ; ))

8:12 pm

rururocks

nope no FLA for me.. too muggy

8:12 pm

welki

it's that hot here, too

8:12 pm

rururocks

I hate humidity..

8:12 pm

Trifioso

hey gang, it's me Trif again....teach me to leave my laptop open!

8:12 pm

o-o

their music lives on

8:13 pm

redturtlehead

Oh RU, I am sorry we are checking in at a more normal 77...

8:13 pm

lbdawger

i'm back. chocolate fix in

8:13 pm

rururocks

... mom's in the bathroom...

8:13 pm

sciencegeek

Just checked the chog - you guys are chatting and not working. lOL. any clues pls???? 92 remaining

8:13 pm

jmcnrick

hi lbd

8:13 pm

Trifioso

but thanks for being so nice to my little girl

8:13 pm

Trifioso

but thanks for being so nice to my little girl

8:13 pm

jaianniah

p+ diana ****+ ttwo vowels for pr7

8:13 pm

TraderKate

very true...love "rave on"...one of my cav tunes

8:13 pm

jmcnrick

195 remaining

8:13 pm

lbdawger

hi jmc!

8:13 pm

jaianniah

double the end of diana's name, too

8:14 pm

lbdawger

go jmc!

8:14 pm

rururocks

go jm go!!!

8:14 pm

TraderKate

hi science, still 100 here and no chance of finishing with all this chat

8:14 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hooo *dancing in the chog*

8:14 pm

rururocks

anyone notice how much michael jackson morphed into looking like Diana Ross.?

8:14 pm

jmcnrick

chat chat chat

8:15 pm

jmcnrick

do not insult diana ross that way

8:15 pm

redturtlehead

danceing jmc! DId you have good news?

8:15 pm

jaianniah

Anyone notice how alll the people who have too much ahhh...facial surgery end up ;looking alike????

8:15 pm

sciencegeek

double the end of diana's name??????

8:15 pm

jmcnrick

my niece danced thriller in central park on sunday

8:15 pm

sciencegeek

got the 7/32 ty.

8:15 pm

rururocks

pr + sounds like lassie

8:15 pm

welki

wooo, you got jmc's dander up, ru!

8:16 pm

jmcnrick

ha4 ha4 ha4 michael jackson

8:16 pm

sciencegeek

all those jackson's - well at least the girls and michael look like diana. scary

8:16 pm

rururocks

(sooner or later... i get to someone...lol)

8:16 pm

welki

*makes note to never mock diana ross in front of jmc*

8:16 pm

jmcnrick

was dancing because I could red

8:16 pm

torgone

chog chog chog

8:16 pm

redturtlehead

Ahhh, we can all dance in the chog if e need to...

8:17 pm

jmcnrick

dance dance dance

8:17 pm

rururocks

I hear Diana can be difficult...and spoiled

8:17 pm

sciencegeek

i believe in dancing - especially on FRIDAYS! We do the dance of 1000 Fridays on Facebook.

8:17 pm

jaianniah

I am having to say ttfn because I have homework to do...but I WILL be back for the flip! Love you all!

8:17 pm

jmcnrick

sounds like lassie? bark? woof?

8:17 pm

sciencegeek

except I am doing the dance tonight because I do not have to work again until next TUESDAY!

8:17 pm

rururocks

take care jai..

8:17 pm

o-o

be well, jai

8:17 pm

welki

bye, jai ... hope you feel better

8:17 pm

lbdawger

bye bye, jai

8:17 pm

jmcnrick

bye jaia

8:17 pm

sciencegeek

dont get that lassie clue either! i am never gonna finish tonight.

8:17 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hoo science

8:17 pm

rururocks

it is a weirdo word and hard to clue

8:18 pm

rururocks

P + diana's last name + two vowells

8:18 pm

rururocks

woof

8:18 pm

welki

sounds sort of like legal for someone representing him/herself

8:19 pm

lbdawger

not con + double consonant + T** a yellow ribbon round the old oak tre

8:19 pm

jaianniah

p+ red, red ***e+ another consonat just like that last one and then the ned of famous dog's name Lass**- try that clue for pr7

8:19 pm

sciencegeek

WOOO WOOOO got the pr 10!

8:19 pm

o-o

no amateur: pr* + that dog: la****

8:19 pm

TraderKate

i must have the wrong dianna..thought ross?

8:19 pm

lbdawger

well done, science!

8:20 pm

rururocks

uh.. geek stay with us.. we are trying to get you the pr clue

8:20 pm

sciencegeek

and the 8/45!

8:20 pm

jaianniah

*poof

8:20 pm

sciencegeek

and the 9/60's

8:20 pm

sciencegeek

i got the lassie thing

8:21 pm

sciencegeek

let's see what I am missing. There are 33 p's and I have 27

8:21 pm

lbdawger

has anyone seen nutty around lately?

8:21 pm

redturtlehead

Heck, I still need 159. wont finish, but....enjoying trying.

8:21 pm

o-o

no, lbd

8:21 pm

sciencegeek

i am missing only one pr/

8:21 pm

sciencegeek

hey red

8:21 pm

lbdawger

go red!

8:22 pm

doxy1lover

hi all. back to try to finish. have 195 to go.

8:22 pm

lbdawger

hi doxy! go go go!

8:23 pm

TraderKate

bye jai

8:23 pm

nrkii

hi all

8:23 pm

nrkii

joining late with 43 to go

8:23 pm

lbdawger

hi nrk!

8:23 pm

TraderKate

ty br, finally got l lassie clue..was trying it with sp at front.....

8:24 pm

rururocks

hi nrkii

8:24 pm

TraderKate

hi nrk

8:24 pm

rururocks

woof

8:24 pm

lbdawger

go nrkii!

8:24 pm

o-o

yw, Kate

8:24 pm

doxy1lover

en7?

8:25 pm

TraderKate

dashing to lickety for a bit...

8:25 pm

o-o

en + uses a stun gun

8:25 pm

rururocks

en + chairs mixed up

8:25 pm

lbdawger

en + brit slang for thanks + e*** (spells S)

8:26 pm

doxy1lover

ty, got it

8:28 pm

sciencegeek

po 7/32??????

8:29 pm

sciencegeek

got it.

8:29 pm

lbdawger

add a consonant to the end of the po6.21

8:30 pm

rururocks

I think the PO 9 is the weirdest word I have se4 in a while...

8:30 pm

lbdawger

amen to that, ru. just looked it up. dumb word

8:30 pm

sciencegeek

clue for po 9????? i am stuck

8:31 pm

sciencegeek

does it come from the Dead P*** word???

8:31 pm

lbdawger

po4.5 + what the buds on your tongue do, + make it one who does this

8:31 pm

rururocks

edgar allen + a person who gets to food before the king

8:32 pm

sciencegeek

strange got it

8:32 pm

welki

compound word - a rhymer + a flower

8:32 pm

sciencegeek

oh looked it up - that's what i am! LOL

8:33 pm

sciencegeek

missing three p words

8:33 pm

nrkii

et6 please?

8:34 pm

rururocks

I thought that was a clever clue on my part..lol

8:34 pm

welki

you get an A++, ru

8:34 pm

rururocks

add a cons in the middle of the following 5 nrkii

8:34 pm

nrkii

ruru, excellent clue!

8:34 pm

jmcnrick

woof

8:34 pm

rururocks

LOLOL

8:34 pm

moolingwa

st9 anyone?

8:35 pm

lbdawger

et6 a group of a particular nationality

8:35 pm

rururocks

harsh St 5 + mail a letter

8:35 pm

nrkii

thanks ruru, got it

8:35 pm

Scrabbler

hello kids.

8:36 pm

nrkii

hi scrabs

8:36 pm

lbdawger

hi scrabs!

8:36 pm

rururocks

hiya scrabbie

8:36 pm

sciencegeek

ruru try me again on the st clue????

8:36 pm

rururocks

scrabs?

8:36 pm

sciencegeek

which st 5????

8:36 pm

jmcnrick

hey scrabs I had such a cute bunny for you ysterday!

8:36 pm

rururocks

previous st 5 + mail a letter

8:36 pm

moolingwa

tx ruru...you rock

8:37 pm

moolingwa

and that's fireworks for me

8:37 pm

sciencegeek

dont know which st 5 you are talking about

8:37 pm

rururocks

scrabs???

8:37 pm

nrkii

science, the one that is part of a boat

8:37 pm

Scrabbler

Babble is a quotidian activity for me. How about you, Nancy?

8:37 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hoo moo

8:37 pm

rururocks

harsh look st5

8:37 pm

lbdawger

not to port, but aST*** + another word for snail mail office is the **** office

8:37 pm

nrkii

absolutely scrabs, LOL

8:37 pm

jmcnrick

god I love that

8:37 pm

rururocks

oh scrabs?

8:37 pm

lbdawger

whooooo hoooooo MOO!!!

8:37 pm

sciencegeek

hahahaha i did not have that one yet ty

8:37 pm

Scrabbler

Yippee Moo!

8:37 pm

nrkii

yay moo!!!

8:37 pm

doxy1lover

fa7/40, second one?

8:37 pm

Scrabbler

I am hiccupping away here, Ruru!

8:38 pm

doxy1lover

WTG moo!!!

8:38 pm

nrkii

add vowel to the fa 6 27 right after it

8:38 pm

nrkii

(add vowel in middle)

8:38 pm

lbdawger

pluralize the overweight person

8:38 pm

rururocks

(ps... don't bring up Michael Jackson.. JM will get upset)

8:38 pm

Scrabbler

I have had the hiccups a lot today

8:38 pm

jmcnrick

*hands scrabs a paper bag*

8:38 pm

doxy1lover

thanks lbd.

8:38 pm

rururocks

puts bag over scrabs head

8:39 pm

torgone

BOO!!!

8:39 pm

rururocks

lol

8:39 pm

jmcnrick

ack!!!!

8:39 pm

Sudokuaddict

can i get a clue for the fa7 last one please?

8:39 pm

jmcnrick

now I have hiccups from the scare

8:39 pm

lbdawger

stretch with your arms over your head, scrabs (doncha just love our home remedies)

8:39 pm

Scrabbler

*getting lightheaded, seeing stars, no longer hiccupping,,,,not breathing much.....

8:39 pm

lbdawger

just clued, sudoku 8:38

8:39 pm

nrkii

just clued sudoku... not nice term for heavy weight people

8:39 pm

redturtlehead

hold reath!

8:40 pm

jmcnrick

a funny pl of a fatty name

8:40 pm

redturtlehead

errr breath.

8:40 pm

Scrabbler

Torgone, OMG, now I wet my pants

8:40 pm

nrkii

ho 6 21 after garden waterers?

8:40 pm

jmcnrick

*stepping to one side from scrabs*

8:40 pm

rururocks

(breaks out bags and depends)

8:40 pm

lbdawger

more so on the water tube, nrkii

8:40 pm

Scrabbler

I need clean underwear too

8:41 pm

rururocks

LOL

8:41 pm

Sudokuaddict

thank you

8:41 pm

nrkii

thanks lbd!

8:41 pm

rururocks

hands scrabs some boxers..

8:41 pm

jmcnrick

*hand scrabs a wipe*

8:42 pm

Scrabbler

205 to go...I won't be finishing. I am ready for bed but I am on call so if I go to bed early and I get paged I get mad

8:42 pm

lbdawger

hands scrabs a mop

8:42 pm

redturtlehead

146 here....and similar but no call...

8:42 pm

sciencegeek

Scrabbler - what do you do that you are on call?

8:42 pm

jmcnrick

so stay up and play scrabs

8:42 pm

nrkii

22 left

8:42 pm

sciencegeek

jmc how have you been?

8:42 pm

welki

scrabs! did you start the job?!

8:42 pm

sciencegeek

missed you all while on vacation

8:42 pm

sciencegeek

78 left

8:42 pm

rururocks

I am going to take a short nap.

8:42 pm

lbdawger

go geek!

8:43 pm

sciencegeek

no ruru stay and clue us

8:43 pm

rururocks

tata!!

8:43 pm

nrkii

see ya ruru

8:43 pm

welki

later, ru

8:43 pm

lbdawger

bye bye, ru. see ya tomorrow

8:43 pm

jmcnrick

i be okay except that I fought the medical bureaucracy and the bureaucracy won

8:43 pm

rururocks

smooch baxter...

8:43 pm

welki

will do

8:43 pm

jmcnrick

ruuuuuu don't go :-(

8:44 pm

rururocks

ok I will help a little longer.

8:44 pm

rururocks

LBD and BR are here

8:44 pm

jmcnrick

ae 4?

8:44 pm

lbdawger

but you're funnier that I am, ru

8:44 pm

nrkii

don't let them pressure you if you need a nap ru :)

8:44 pm

rururocks

not so sure about that lbd..

8:44 pm

nrkii

ae4 = long time

8:45 pm

rururocks

ages ago jm

8:45 pm

lbdawger

it's been AGES since we've clued the ae4

8:45 pm

rururocks

smacks jm with 4 fish

8:45 pm

rururocks

one for each letter

8:45 pm

jmcnrick

ty ru -- you'd think I'd know that by now

8:45 pm

jmcnrick

ouch!

8:45 pm

welki

scrabbler really must have gone to change!

8:45 pm

jmcnrick

takes fish for sushi

8:46 pm

rururocks

they were flat fish too

8:46 pm

lbdawger

oooh sushi, gonna have that tomorrow!

8:46 pm

Scrabbler

Sorry, I had to help my nephew with postage stamps

8:46 pm

welki

what can ya do, it was a fluke

8:46 pm

lbdawger

lol welki

8:46 pm

jmcnrick

better to have that tonight lbd

8:46 pm

jmcnrick

i really flounder here

8:46 pm

rururocks

just for the halibut I did it

8:46 pm

Scrabbler

hello new entrants. SG, I am a pediatrician

8:46 pm

lbdawger

nope, had chicken alfredo tonight

8:47 pm

sciencegeek

clue for last st 6?

8:47 pm

dan2bit

good riddance P's!

8:47 pm

lbdawger

how's nephew doing, scrabs?

8:47 pm

lbdawger

dan's pee

8:47 pm

sciencegeek

Okay, wow Scrab being on call is tough especially if you have new moms.

8:47 pm

jmcnrick

you tell them dan!

8:47 pm

welki

some people just flounder around with witty remarks

8:47 pm

lbdawger

dan's peed the ps!

8:47 pm

rururocks

oooh I had bacon/pea and grilled onion alfredo yesterday lbd

8:47 pm

dan2bit

st + w**** of khan, sciencegeek

8:47 pm

sciencegeek

oh where is crossy when we are talking bacon?

8:47 pm

lbdawger

sounds good, ru

8:47 pm

jmcnrick

I had veggie chinese dumpling and sag paneer

8:48 pm

sciencegeek

ty dan

8:48 pm

welki

ohhhh, you're making me jealous, jmc

8:48 pm

redturtlehead

spaghetti and meatballs here. feeling a little swollen.

8:48 pm

welki

combos, love cuisine combos!

8:48 pm

Scrabbler

Nephew with broken tibia (15) is doing better--will be allowed to bear wt in 3 wks. Oldest bro (21) has lived with me since age 16 and goes to college in city of Buffalo--45 min drive.

8:48 pm

torgone

I had nothing ..

8:48 pm

rururocks

what is sag paneer?

8:48 pm

jmcnrick

I wanted a steak but my sister is a vegan

8:48 pm

sciencegeek

dan need clue for st 6/27

8:48 pm

sciencegeek

last one]

8:48 pm

rururocks

pass the dead flesh sis..

8:49 pm

jmcnrick

sag is a indian version of spinach

8:49 pm

dan2bit

st6/27 - machine or airplane gun verb

8:49 pm

jmcnrick

paneer is a farmers cheese from indian

8:49 pm

rururocks

s + angry with out the w

8:49 pm

lbdawger

st + float on a ***t like tom sawyer + 2nd vowel

8:49 pm

rururocks

st + angry without the w

8:49 pm

Scrabbler

SG, the older mothers are challenging too. Motherhood has become a perpetual state of anxiety so being a pediatrician is tough.

8:50 pm

welki

st + Olympian ****r Johnson

8:50 pm

jmcnrick

so not me scrabs!

8:50 pm

jmcnrick

I took my son to the emergency room and the xray tech was at supper and I asked the pediatritian. . .

8:50 pm

welki

scrab, did you start with the new practice?

8:51 pm

sciencegeek

ty on the st's they are done

8:51 pm

jmcnrick

what would you do if it is a sprain? splint it he said

8:51 pm

jmcnrick

what would you do if it is a brokenfinger? spkint he said

8:51 pm

jmcnrick

I said. . . .

8:51 pm

Scrabbler

New job starts Sept 29th.

8:52 pm

redturtlehead

coming right up Scrabbs!

8:52 pm

lbdawger

will you get any time off before beginning the new job, scrabs?

8:52 pm

welki

i should just calendar ahead, scrabs ... to Sept 29th and then say YAY on that day :)

8:52 pm

jmcnrick

I have a Popsicle stick at home . . . and left rather than wait for 2 hours for an xray!

8:52 pm

Scrabbler

Avoid ER's except for dire emergencies. Red will agree.

8:52 pm

Scrabbler

yay, jm!

8:52 pm

sciencegeek

what wrong with you jmc?

8:52 pm

sciencegeek

i think my gallbladder is going awry

8:53 pm

redturtlehead

please. we now have a variety of mass hysteria regarding the swine flu...

8:53 pm

lbdawger

only on xray tech? musta been a small hospital

8:53 pm

jmcnrick

alas I spent a lot of time in the er with my son after his dad died

8:53 pm

nrkii

I had a lovely ER experience back in June

8:53 pm

Scrabbler

Ouch, SG, those attacks are very painful.

8:53 pm

lbdawger

*one

8:53 pm

nrkii

but in general, I'd say avoid hospitals altogether except in dire emergencies

8:53 pm

GS

how many words and pts today?

8:53 pm

jmcnrick

I actually worried that the teachers would turn me in for child abuse

8:54 pm

lbdawger

306 4266

8:54 pm

Scrabbler

Yes, Red, we are getting lots of calls and questions about "swine" flu. I emphasize the term H1N1 and tell people to get info at cdc.gov

8:54 pm

jmcnrick

fortunately it was a sprain

8:54 pm

nrkii

ooh, science, gallbladder attack is painful

8:54 pm

sciencegeek

jmc - i am so sorry about the passing of your hub

8:54 pm

torgone

I must say if you mention"drug overdose" and "possible suicide attempt" in the ER screening, you get PROMPT service ..

8:54 pm

nrkii

lbd, i thought you were posting your phone number for a minute there

8:55 pm

sciencegeek

well, either it is the gall bladder or my liver is freaking out small pains under the right rib cage.

8:55 pm

jmcnrick

lol torg on the other hand you get locked up

8:55 pm

redturtlehead

People, frankly, are a bit stupid regarding this, though we are definitely seeing an uprise in very high fever children which is concering, not small toddlers, but 10-15 yr olds...

8:55 pm

lbdawger

lol, nrkii, go ahead and post that in the mens room! lol

8:55 pm

Scrabbler

But perhaps prompt service from a psychiatrist, torgone

8:55 pm

nrkii

if it turns into a feeling like you have a belt of pain going around your middle, that's what gallbladder feels like

8:56 pm

Shirlockc

2nd ts6?

8:56 pm

Scrabbler

And with nausea and vomiting, SG.

8:56 pm

nrkii

red, but the internet told me that Obama wants me to get a swine flu vaccine!!! :)

8:56 pm

jmcnrick

I always waited one day for my son when he had afever

8:56 pm

redturtlehead

TOrgone, we give very prompt service. Our average wait time is 30 min to get in a room, and 60 to see the doctor.

8:56 pm

jmcnrick

except the time he had 104

8:56 pm

sciencegeek

no nausea just small pains like gas, but not gas

8:56 pm

dan2bit

the first ou7/8 combo, anybody?

8:56 pm

redturtlehead

Nrkii, we dont give swine vax in the ER! Heck its not out yet. October for preggos and health care worksers...

8:56 pm

Scrabbler

Good for you, red

8:57 pm

o-o

how is the public to get less stupid?

8:57 pm

nrkii

dan, make more money

8:57 pm

lbdawger

ts + either ** + it ** time to take a break

8:57 pm

dan2bit

tx nrkii!

8:57 pm

Scrabbler

harumph, if we can refute something why can't we fute too

8:57 pm

nrkii

red, I'm joking... the internet did tell me that, but I didn't listen... I guess a lot of people are reacting to that kind of headline though

8:57 pm

lbdawger

not in + make an income, dan

8:57 pm

Scrabbler

earns outearns

8:58 pm

CadFan

(pops in from lurkdom) - when I had a gallbladde4r attack - it was far from small pain - felt like someone punched me under my right middle side as hard as they could - practically took my breath away!

8:58 pm

welki

wow scrab! lol

8:58 pm

Scrabbler

**sprinting off to PB, craving something salty*

8:58 pm

lbdawger

Hi Cadfan!

8:58 pm

redturtlehead

I dont know BR, but...I can not figure out why a man with no symtpoms can justify an Emergency visit because his girlfriend was diagnosed with the flu yesterday....

8:58 pm

CadFan

Hey LBD!

8:58 pm

nrkii

actually kidney stones felt similar to gallbladder, but I had already had my gallbladder removed so I figured it wasn't gb this time

8:58 pm

Scrabbler

I agree, Cad--severe, with intense sweating!

8:59 pm

sciencegeek

thanks srab!

8:59 pm

Scrabbler

Red, you can't fix stupid. No cure yet.

8:59 pm

jmcnrick

ooo scrabs I got so much from that *passing in Mediterranean crackers to pb*

8:59 pm

nrkii

with the gallbladder, I refused to believe I had anything serious wrong until I vomited (which is very rare for me) and then I made my mother take me to the ER

8:59 pm

CadFan

I thought I was having a heart attack for a little while - but when - after a couple hours, I was still alive and in pain, I knew it wasn't my heart!

8:59 pm

sciencegeek

scrabbler! opps. so what is wrong with me? liver or gallbladder?

8:59 pm

lbdawger

stupid should be painful!

8:59 pm

sciencegeek

how about some chips and salsa in the PB????

9:00 pm

sciencegeek

e's are done! ty

9:00 pm

lbdawger

brb

9:00 pm

CadFan

Someone needs to tell my husband that "outfart" is NOT a word.

9:00 pm

Scrabbler

Does it hurt to take a deep breath, SG? Hurt to move? Any injury?

9:00 pm

sciencegeek

I certainly think outfart is a word. it happens in my house all the time!

9:00 pm

Trifioso

outfart!!! LOL

9:00 pm

sciencegeek

know I can take a deep breath. it is more like a small pinching sensation

9:01 pm

sciencegeek

no current injury

9:01 pm

jmcnrick

cadfan husband outfart is NOT a word

9:01 pm

o-o

if stupid should be painful, I suppose that may explain the pain

9:01 pm

redturtlehead

I need more compassion. I do wish the news would also not sensationalize everything.

9:01 pm

welki

uhm cad? if you thought you were having a heart attack, why would you wait TWO HOURS?!

9:01 pm

sciencegeek

are you insulting me BR?

9:01 pm

Shirlockc

thx for the ts lbd, lost my connection for a while

9:01 pm

jmcnrick

I am sure that stupid is painful

9:01 pm

Scrabbler

With my GB, I had attacks for a week, knew my diagnosis, wished it would disappear, then had a bad attack overnight and watched myself get jaundiced--finally went to ER. I did not want to be a surgical patient. But I got through it

9:01 pm

redturtlehead

No, BR is, I am sure, not insulting anyone.

9:02 pm

jmcnrick

poor scrabs

9:02 pm

o-o

No, geek, but I can if you want?

9:02 pm

CadFan

Well you see - I was working to convince nyself that wasn't what it was :)

9:02 pm

sciencegeek

can i get a blood test for this Scrabs?

9:02 pm

sciencegeek

brig it BR!

9:02 pm

welki

that's how people get dead, cad *fish upside the head*

9:02 pm

jmcnrick

you can insult me BR I dare you! lol

9:02 pm

redturtlehead

For Diagnosis of Gallbladder disease you need an Ultrasound.

9:03 pm

Scrabbler

Nope, SG, but a sonogram of the Gb will make the diagnosis

9:03 pm

CadFan

Ulltrasound to diagnose GB issues.

9:03 pm

sciencegeek

bring it on......remember I am used to it since i work with high schoolers and have a teen

9:03 pm

sciencegeek

i suppose it could also be liver issues - cancer?

9:03 pm

dan2bit

et6?

9:03 pm

sciencegeek

it runs on my father's side of the family....

9:03 pm

Scrabbler

And that is 3 votes for sonogram of the GB, so go for it, SG

9:03 pm

o-o

tell, science? why would I insult you?

9:03 pm

sciencegeek

i am kidding BR!

9:03 pm

nrkii

Scrabs, when my gb flared, I was in denial for several days while my mom had me diagnosed within about 10 minutes ... then I had to wait a month before they did surgery

9:04 pm

redturtlehead

I would think though Science, the fact that you are able to carry on this very pleasant chat would sort of rule out a gall bladder attack, quite painful.

9:04 pm

welki

***Scorecards, get yer scorecards ... can't tell the players without yer scorecard***

9:04 pm

jmcnrick

okay I spent the whole day dukeing it out with medical administration so -- I don't know why would I want to read this?

9:04 pm

Scrabbler

SG, commong things occur commonly and rare things occur rarely

9:04 pm

sciencegeek

i only see your vote Scrabs

9:04 pm

CadFan

I had the one attacke - actually felt better the next morning - but went to the Dr. She sent me to hospital for ulstrasound - they wouldn't let me leave and I was minus a GB by 7 pm that night

9:04 pm

redturtlehead

Science, it could also be a pulled muscle.

9:04 pm

nrkii

and it definitely hurt me to take a breath when I had the attack, especially in the cold (and it was bitter bitter cold)

9:04 pm

TraderKate

welki - i'll take one for sure!!!

9:04 pm

jmcnrick

can I have a scorecard???

9:04 pm

sciencegeek

okay - just nervous - i have had a drinking problem in my life (true confessions here), father had cancer, mother died from bililary constrictive disorder

9:04 pm

nrkii

jmc, what was that about -- the duking?

9:05 pm

Scrabbler

Nancy, denial makes people do stupid things

9:05 pm

welki

only if i can carry the ring cards

9:05 pm

jmcnrick

I am definitely losing track

9:05 pm

nrkii

scrabs, especially me :)

9:05 pm

sciencegeek

i have not pulled anything. been on the back of a motorcycle for two weeks - comfy seat

9:05 pm

redturtlehead

Science, tomorro, call and make a Dr Appointment.

9:05 pm

jmcnrick

my mother nrkii

9:05 pm

sciencegeek

scared, red!

9:05 pm

jmcnrick

I want her close to me if she is nuts and dieing

9:05 pm

CadFan

could also be costal chondritis - hubby has trouble with that

9:06 pm

nrkii

and they won't let you do that, jmc?

9:06 pm

jmcnrick

science get help!

9:06 pm

sciencegeek

i have had broken ribs on that side

9:06 pm

sciencegeek

okay

9:06 pm

jmcnrick

they finally agreed she can come tomorrow

9:06 pm

sciencegeek

i am scared to death

9:06 pm

redturtlehead

Make the appointment, go, and you will feel better. Exactly, Cad fan, a bunch of irritated inflamed muscles...

9:06 pm

Scrabbler

is this the first time you have had this discomfort, SG?

9:06 pm

nrkii

science, best bet is go see a doctor and let them send you for tests

9:06 pm

redturtlehead

And I have to go now, long running again tomorro....

9:07 pm

nrkii

night red!

9:07 pm

CadFan

Ohhh have fun red!!

9:07 pm

Scrabbler

Aw, jm, what is happening to your mom?

9:07 pm

sciencegeek

first time for this

9:07 pm

Scrabbler

Bye Red

9:07 pm

Bugsaw

science it is better to face your fear and get healed that avoid things until it is too late. Knowledge is power!! Go see a doctor

9:07 pm

Trifioso

arrgh - I give up! hint for the at 5, 10 please?

9:07 pm

Scrabbler

Well said, Bugsaw

9:07 pm

jmcnrick

my mother has -- i dont know-- arterial something or nother dementia

9:07 pm

Trifioso

nm - thanks to whoever sent that psychic clue

9:08 pm

jmcnrick

bye red!

9:08 pm

sciencegeek

i will call the russian dr in the morning

9:08 pm

Trifioso

dr zhivago?

9:08 pm

jmcnrick

I want her near to me and my sister

9:08 pm

sciencegeek

i hadan ultrasound about a year ago and the gastro person said i should have my gallbladder removed. i have never had any problems before

9:08 pm

CadFan

Godd idea science :)

9:08 pm

jmcnrick

no doubt tif

9:08 pm

sciencegeek

dr. sobolevsky

9:09 pm

jmcnrick

science go see the dr tomorrow

9:09 pm

Scrabbler

Why was removal advised, SG? Swelling? Stones?

9:09 pm

sciencegeek

i shall call her promise

9:09 pm

TraderKate

welki, where's that scorecard i asked for?

9:09 pm

sciencegeek

stones!

9:09 pm

jmcnrick

We will be checking tomorrow science

9:09 pm

sciencegeek

oh now we are both in the pb!

9:09 pm

Scrabbler

Then you need your GB out, SG!

9:10 pm

sciencegeek

really. why don't they just get reabsorbed into the body? cannot be broken down???

9:10 pm

jmcnrick

or at the very least the stones crushed

9:10 pm

Scrabbler

Oops...*filling pockets with candy + snacks*

9:10 pm

sciencegeek

chips and salsa

9:10 pm

nrkii

yeah, sg, don't mess around with it... if you had stones and you haven't had it removed, you need to do that before you end up with more serious problems

9:10 pm

jmcnrick

mdaf;aflajlalhg'a

9:10 pm

Scrabbler

It's a biochemistry issue, then an anatomy issue

9:10 pm

sciencegeek

i agree jmc!

9:10 pm

dan2bit

can anybody clue the en?

9:10 pm

Bugsaw

I thot they could crush them with ultrasound

9:11 pm

jmcnrick

lol

9:11 pm

nrkii

not meaning to scare you, but anything that has potential of rupturing is really in need of attention

9:11 pm

Trifioso

does the en7 come from the bottom en or the top one, please?

9:11 pm

nrkii

kidney stones they can take care of with ultrasound, but only if they're big stones

9:11 pm

sciencegeek

en + rhymes with laces

9:11 pm

jmcnrick

bugs my thistle is for multiple babblers

9:11 pm

Scrabbler

I ended up with a stone stuck in the common duct--blocked all bile from leaving liver--jaundice

9:11 pm

o-o

en + uses a stun gun

9:11 pm

sciencegeek

different cons

9:11 pm

lbdawger

en + brit slang for bye + plural ending

9:11 pm

dan2bit

thanks science - it's the bottom one trif

9:12 pm

redturtlehead

My Mothers GB ruptured and she was very ill for quite a while, and has an enormous scar, had drains and just not good...

9:12 pm

sciencegeek

Scrab i know that can happen. I just feel like there is something stuck under my ribs

9:12 pm

jmcnrick

tazer?

9:12 pm

Bugsaw

I wondered who it was to represent. I did mine for Jilli who, unknown to me, said she saw herself as one! It was too funny

9:12 pm

Trifioso

thanks all. funny that "use a stun gun" is not an enable accepted word on it's own....

9:12 pm

sciencegeek

i have no fever no jaundice bm's are normal

9:12 pm

Scrabbler

Get the Fisher-Price Home Gall Bladder Removal Kit and just do it tonight, SG

9:12 pm

nrkii

my grandmother's gb ruptured and it killed her, but that was 1949... my mom and both ended up with gb problems

9:13 pm

jmcnrick

well I though BR and jac and jac among others

9:13 pm

sciencegeek

okay now you all are scaring me

9:13 pm

sciencegeek

i used to play Operation!

9:13 pm

jmcnrick

now science don't let them scare you but do go get help

9:13 pm

lbdawger

thistles...prickly, but some are yummy like artichokes

9:13 pm

nrkii

gallbladder is a silly little organ, but I miss mine

9:14 pm

Bugsaw

Go get help before we start hearing 72 hour labour stories!!! lol

9:14 pm

Scrabbler

Then your surgical training is complete, SG

9:14 pm

jmcnrick

scrabs does that have an appendix removal added?

9:14 pm

dan2bit

need the et6 and or6 to finish - any help?

9:14 pm

Scrabbler

Yes, jm, special deal at Target through Sept 30th

9:14 pm

lbdawger

et6, a group of a particular nationality

9:14 pm

jmcnrick

I think I quit

9:14 pm

nrkii

fireworks!

9:14 pm

sciencegeek

okay, well I have 67 left and am willing to concede defeat on this grid. i, and my loving and lovely gallbladder are going downstairs to read about "Soiled Doves: A History of Prostitution in the West"

9:15 pm

sciencegeek

good nrkii

9:15 pm

Scrabbler

yahoo n

9:15 pm

dan2bit

wtg nrkii!

9:15 pm

lbdawger

or6 like the country singer, Roy orb****

9:15 pm

dan2bit

tx lbdawg!

9:15 pm

Scrabbler

LOL, SG!

9:15 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hoo nrkii

9:15 pm

doxy1lover

WTG nrkii

9:15 pm

nrkii

and I have to go... am visiting my parents and my dad just woke up from a nap and is very chatty

9:15 pm

dan2bit

firewords! tx lbd and all cluers

9:15 pm

sciencegeek

its true - i got the book in a mormon bookstore while in Idaho

9:15 pm

Scrabbler

Bye N

9:15 pm

lbdawger

whooooo hoooooo NKRIII!!

9:15 pm

nrkii

night everyone!

9:15 pm

Trifioso

huzzah for nrkii and dan!

9:15 pm

lbdawger

whooooo hooooooo DAN!!!

9:15 pm

jmcnrick

I'm pickin and I'm grinnin

9:16 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hoo dan2

9:16 pm

sciencegeek

bye all. will report on the gb tomorrow night

9:16 pm

lbdawger

night night, nrkii

9:16 pm

jmcnrick

bye nrkii

9:16 pm

nrkii

yay dan!!!

9:16 pm

nrkii

bye all!

9:16 pm

jmcnrick

bye science

9:16 pm

sciencegeek

i think i will also see if my husband is in the outfart mode

9:16 pm

jmcnrick

dance dance dance

9:16 pm

Scrabbler

And I am getting comatose so I must toddle off to bed. Good luck, SG, and keep us informed

9:16 pm

lbdawger

night, geek. hope you feel better soon!

9:16 pm

Scrabbler

Yikes, SG, sleep in a separate bed.

9:16 pm

Trifioso

dutch oven approaching for science geek!

9:16 pm

sciencegeek

wil do thanks all! :)

9:16 pm

lbdawger

sweet sleeps, scrabs. hope it's uninterrupted

9:17 pm

jmcnrick

bye scrabs

9:17 pm

torgone

chog chog chog ..

9:17 pm

Trifioso

hello torgone! I have a manly man question for you tonight....

9:17 pm

rbud

hi, all! and lol, torg!!

9:17 pm

hurshy

bear grylls is such a freak!

9:18 pm

lbdawger

hi rbud and hurshy

9:18 pm

torgone

Shoot Trifs my love ..

9:18 pm

jmcnrick

hi again torg

9:18 pm

lbdawger

bear grylls?

9:18 pm

jmcnrick

hi rbud

9:18 pm

Trifioso

been working with the log splitter, which we FINALLY were able to start today. what is a good standard size log to have? do you go by weight, or dimensions? is there such a thing as a log that is too big for practical fireplace use?

9:18 pm

jmcnrick

hinurshy

9:18 pm

jmcnrick

bear grylls

9:19 pm

hurshy

he's the star of man vs. wild. he's a former british special forces officer and general ... dude who does crazy survival stuff.

9:19 pm

TraderKate

rbud...scrabs missed your funny bunny icon, any way to show her?

9:19 pm

rbud

hehe, love your current Maxine, lbd...so true!

9:19 pm

jmcnrick

yes ther can be log too big for a fireplace

9:19 pm

hurshy

that was "general dude who does crazy survival stuff" not "officer and general"

9:20 pm

lbdawger

ahhh, testosterone overdose

9:20 pm

lbdawger

glad you like it, rbud

9:20 pm

hurshy

and he has a WIFE and KIDS

9:20 pm

Trifioso

these are the trees I had taken down in....um....april I think. Some of them are a good 18" across, and I have been splitting them into lots of pieces, none too huge, but I do wonder if I am overdoing it, a bit

9:20 pm

jmcnrick

bet his wife and kids are not thrilled

9:21 pm

hurshy

and yet he goes to all these places with the most deadliest poisonous creatures and various other dangerous conditions

9:21 pm

jmcnrick

probably not trif

9:21 pm

Trifioso

bet they are - he doesn't shower that often!

9:21 pm

rbud

but Scrab's gone to bed now? I can post a link to it, maybe...but it might ask for a password, let me know. Just a minute.

9:21 pm

torgone

You cut logs to about 12-18" long and split them into quarters or thirds or whatever but the length is determined by what will fit in your fireplace/stove or whatever ..

9:21 pm

lbdawger

well, if he stays in the wilds, they might not mind the stink so bad

9:21 pm

hurshy

the thing is trif, they always look smaller outside or even in the woodpile than they do when you get them to the fireplace.

9:21 pm

jmcnrick

I heard I great story about a buff macho guy who nearly died on mt everest and finally got it that it was a STUPID way to spend his time

9:22 pm

jmcnrick

his wife was ready to leave him until his nearly dead body was found

9:23 pm

Trifioso

okey dokey, thanks. I will keep on splitting then. I can't BELIEVE how many logs I am getting from these trees! filing under "bitten off more than I can chew" ....but I am keeping at it. An hour here, and hour there. Where on earth to stack them all becomes the next issue. I can put them out in the back forty for the time being, but then, when winter hits, I don't want to have to trek out there every time I need one. I guess I will just leave them way out back to cure, and fill the rack on the porch now and then, as needs be. Primo and I are considering maybe selling a cord or two, when we are done, if we could get a good price

9:24 pm

lbdawger

i dated a climber and decided his need for the extreme outdoors wasn't worth me getting ulcers.

9:24 pm

jmcnrick

precisely lbd

9:25 pm

lbdawger

bet you can make a nice little profit off a cord of wood out there, trif

9:25 pm

TraderKate

sorry, rbud...was in grid...missed scrabs' leaving...

9:25 pm

Trifioso

I deeply regret that someone did not pull us girls aside in school and say "learn to use a chain saw, a lawn tractor, and every power tool you can girls, because it is the dead sexiest thing you can learn to do!" I am LOVING splitting logs, mowing, cutting down brush, etc. You can BET everyone of the poor logs today had a face!

9:25 pm

torgone

Store cut cordwood under cover if possible, and off the ground to resist rot ..

9:26 pm

lbdawger

lol, trif. i bet Mr. Perfects face was on several of them

9:26 pm

jmcnrick

I learned that and made sure my son knew how to sew and cook

9:26 pm

Trifioso

I think you are probably right, lbd. It's all gorgeous oak, too

9:26 pm

jmcnrick

I also think all kids need to know how to change a tire

9:26 pm

Trifioso

what kind of cover, tor? is a plastic tarp okay, or is a breathable canvas type better? how far off the ground? would putting the bottom layer on a couple of pallets do it? is it okay if the pallets are wood?

9:27 pm

lbdawger

those were basic things my dad taught me as a kid. changing tires and oil at the very least

9:27 pm

Trifioso

You can BET his face was featured, lbd, esp today, as we are working out "christmas arrangements" sigh....

9:27 pm

torgone

Split hardwood is VERY valuable .. Hold out for a good price if you sell it .. Check Craigslist etc. for a good sell price ..

9:28 pm

rbud

Kate - here's a link to the pic anyway, (full size) kind of curious if it will work. http://tiny.cc/lihub

9:28 pm

hurshy

so, funny story. my mom is on facebook, has been for awhile now. now, my status updates tend to be kind of silly and random or cryptic or whatever. one of my sisters, on the other hand, often posts things that my mom indicates she "likes". well, there was one recently that my mom liked, and my sister then commented that she knew my mom would like it when she wrote it. i commented that i thought mom had never liked any of mine. i didn't say that i like it that way! well, my mom then "liked" my next status, even though she had no idea what it meant. and then she "liked" the next one. so i just posted a new one that lists like five things she would totally disagree with, to stop this appalling trend.

9:28 pm

lbdawger

a plastic tarp is fine, trif, and off the ground so it can get air circulating under it.

9:29 pm

Trifioso

it needs to cure, right? for how long, do you think? will it still cure under the plastic? sorry for not knowing....

9:29 pm

hurshy

it's supposed to cure for a year.

9:29 pm

Trifioso

hurshy - perhaps a Happy Birthday Hitler! note or something?

9:29 pm

JenMO16

hey everyone!

9:29 pm

torgone

What lbd said .. As long as it's off the ground and under cover to keep it dry, it will be good firewood ..

9:29 pm

lbdawger

hi jen

9:30 pm

JenMO16

i need some help with the ho9/60

9:30 pm

Trifioso

thanks tor, you manly source of all man things, you!!!

9:30 pm

jmcnrick

hi jen

9:30 pm

jmcnrick

as;asjf;laksj

9:30 pm

hurshy

well, i didn't want to freak OTHER people out, so i stuck with like, yankees are evil, etc.

9:31 pm

Trifioso

hmmm. how about "I hope my mom doesn't like this post?"

9:31 pm

jmcnrick

lol what's wrong with the sentence Yankees are evil?

9:31 pm

JenMO16

hey jmcnrick, i got my stitches out today!

9:31 pm

lbdawger

not guilty to the extreme, jen. stupid word, never used.

9:31 pm

hurshy

my mom loves them, so she will not "like" my status!

9:31 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hoo jen!

9:31 pm

torgone

It should cure for a while .. a year is good .. but clean dry firewood has value whether it's cured or not ..

9:31 pm

Trifioso

jmc I am from boston - the yankees ARE evil!

9:31 pm

JenMO16

so should i forget about ibd?

9:31 pm

aaronsmom

fireworks -- whew

9:32 pm

Trifioso

huzzah aaronsmom!

9:32 pm

jmcnrick

exactly Trif! (but so are the Socks!)

9:32 pm

rbud

yay, a'smom!!!!

9:32 pm

lbdawger

no jen. the word is stupid because no one would use it that way...well no one with good grammar.

9:32 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hoo aaronsmom!

9:32 pm

lbdawger

whoooo hoooo aaronsmom!

9:32 pm

hurshy

i also advocated paying taxes late and loud heavy metal parties.

9:33 pm

Trifioso

you are killing me hurshy! how funny!!!

9:33 pm

jmcnrick

hmmm it is not fiscally responsible to pay taxes late

9:33 pm

lbdawger

so jen, the ho9 is the ho621 + superlative ending

9:33 pm

jmcnrick

but whoo hoo for loud heavy metal parties

9:33 pm

hurshy

well, some of the things i meant, and some of the things i didn't mean.

9:33 pm

rbud

I notice there's no definition for the ho 9 word, how surprising. :P

9:33 pm

JenMO16

the other good news is that I founda full time job!

9:33 pm

lbdawger

dance naked under a full moon, hursh

9:34 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hoo jen!

9:34 pm

Trifioso

hurshy, does the bbc still do that points of view show, where they read out viewer letters?

9:34 pm

jmcnrick

dance dance dance

9:34 pm

doxy1lover

Fireworks!!!

9:34 pm

jmcnrick

okie doke I am hitting the hay

9:34 pm

hurshy

how should i... oh, um, i am only a poser.

9:34 pm

lbdawger

whooooo hoooooo DOXY!!!

9:34 pm

Trifioso

huzzah doxy!

9:34 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hoo doxy!

9:34 pm

doxy1lover

ty all and goodnight.

9:34 pm

lbdawger

sweet dreams, jmc

9:35 pm

lbdawger

night night, doxy

9:35 pm

hurshy

rabies, schmabies, that's bear grylls' viewpoint.

9:35 pm

jmcnrick

gad how can anyone listen to Nancy Grace! my sister is and I am sick of it and going to bed!

9:36 pm

jmcnrick

aaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrggggggggggggghhhhhhhh
hhh

9:36 pm

torgone

dance (badly) dance (badly) dance (badly)

9:36 pm

hurshy

spitting cobra? let's take a really good look before we get the heck away.

9:36 pm

jmcnrick

lol torg

9:36 pm

Trifioso

i only ask because I was in london once, flipping channels, and points of view came on, and they read a letter someone had sent in saying "I was most disappointed in the latest BBC documentary about WWII. when will the BBC ever show Hitler and all he did in a positive light?" and included the letter writers full name and address at the end! I rolled!!!

9:36 pm

jmcnrick

*poof*

9:36 pm

JenMO16

so the ho9/60 isn't in lickety's list?

9:37 pm

TraderKate

po 9/60 between the ode writer(s)

9:37 pm

TraderKate

please?

9:37 pm

hurshy

oh dear trif! but, i am only a wannabe brit, so, i don't know.

9:37 pm

Trifioso

it was so so funny! bet he got some strange looks at the local the next day!

9:37 pm

hurshy

caught a catfish? why bother cooking it?

9:37 pm

lbdawger

the ho9 is in lickety's list

9:38 pm

lbdawger

po9 is a rhymer + a flower

9:39 pm

hurshy

scorpion? dinner!

9:40 pm

lbdawger

hursh, what are you going on about?

9:40 pm

TraderKate

ty, dawg...looking for flower hhhmmmmmmm

9:40 pm

hurshy

bear grylls' insanity.

9:40 pm

Trifioso

bear grylls, I think, lbd

9:41 pm

lbdawger

ahh, kinda thought so, but wasn't sure if i missed something

9:41 pm

hurshy

apparently grilled scorpion is quite nice, unlike raw.

9:42 pm

lbdawger

TK, Edgar Allen po* + instant coffee ******s choice

9:42 pm

rbud

you know, with a name like "bear grylls", the guy had to have a predisposition toward odd things...I would think.

9:43 pm

dcseain

how is that a flower, dawg?

9:43 pm

hurshy

there is something in what you say, rbud... but i think there must be a screw loose in the head, in addition to the name.

9:43 pm

rbud

as5, dc

9:43 pm

TraderKate

ty, dawg owe you my first born for that...TYTYTY

9:43 pm

lbdawger

take the t off, DC and it's a flower

9:43 pm

stidmama

HELLO ALL!

9:44 pm

lbdawger

i wonder if that's his real given name.

9:44 pm

lbdawger

STIDDY!!!!

9:44 pm

stidmama

*grin* I thought LBD told seain to take "it" off... rofl

9:44 pm

TraderKate

got the flower now, kept trying to work in ro4

9:44 pm

NonnieLight

lol stid, I thought the same! Hello all

9:44 pm

stidmama

go kate go!

9:44 pm

lbdawger

he can if he wants to.

9:44 pm

rbud

anyone want my first born? she's here daily for a handout, would be glad to pass her on to a good home, lol!

9:44 pm

lbdawger

Hi Nonnie!

9:45 pm

NonnieLight

hello dawg!

9:45 pm

hurshy

has anyone noticed that the voiceover lady for red lobster pronounces it almost like "red lopster"?

9:45 pm

stidmama

will trade MY first for your'n, rbud...

9:45 pm

Trifioso

does she clean, rbud?

9:45 pm

stidmama

hurshy! your icon isn't missing anymore!

9:45 pm

TraderKate

LOL rbud, enjoy while you can ;))

9:45 pm

Trifioso

she's not from maine that's fur sure, hurshy!

9:45 pm

dcseain

there was a a song a few years back called 'deatchable pe5'

9:45 pm

hurshy

stid! your browser must have refreshed!

9:46 pm

Trifioso

sung by lorena bobbitt, dc?

9:46 pm

rbud

she cleans at work, can't be bothered to do so in her off hours! ;)

9:46 pm

stidmama

yes, I think so, hurshy. *happy smile* I LOVE that pic of your nephew.

9:46 pm

NonnieLight

lol tri

9:46 pm

lbdawger

i sometimes feel like i'm missing so much by not watching tv. then i catch a few moments and i remember why i don't watch tv.

9:46 pm

dcseain

alas, no, trifioso. The Bobbitts lived in the county i grew up in.

9:47 pm

hurshy

it was a relief to get to nighttime, because it's so hot in the jungle. now it's a relief to get to daytime, because he's been getting bit by mosquitos all night...

9:47 pm

stidmama

I don't watch TV either, LBD -- unless I am cleaning or folding laundry. And then I watch *guilty secret* the home make-over shows. and I dream...

9:47 pm

rbud

Bobbitt - now there's another self-fullfilling prophesy type name, hmmm?

9:47 pm

stidmama

daytime? JUNGLE??? where ARE you, hurshy?

9:48 pm

hurshy

oh I'M not in the jungle

9:48 pm

hurshy

it's just bear grylls

9:48 pm

Trifioso

whew! e's ended - finally!

9:48 pm

stidmama

go tri go!

9:48 pm

stidmama

I am listing with 78 remaining

9:48 pm

rbud

prophecy? (sp?)

9:48 pm

lbdawger

go trif, go stid!

9:48 pm

Trifioso

79 here stid...gmta!

9:49 pm

hurshy

i would never go to the jungle. or the desert. or any of the places he goes. except when he goes home to england, or if he takes a nice holiday in provence or something.

9:49 pm

stidmama

go tri go! wanna RACE? *wicked mama grin*

9:49 pm

stidmama

good spelling rbud

9:49 pm

stidmama

As Axed!

9:50 pm

Trifioso

oh, the jungle is lovely hurshy! do go if you get the chance...or at least to a rain forest. I camped out in one once, and it was amazing. LOUD, but amazing!

9:50 pm

lbdawger

been to the desert, no big deal as long as you like hot, scorpions, snakes, buzzards and sand...lots and lots of sand

9:50 pm

autumn moon

hi y'all

9:50 pm

NonnieLight

hello autumn

9:50 pm

Trifioso

f's fried

9:50 pm

stidmama

good for you hurshy. *nods head* 'twould be my own choice too.

9:50 pm

dcseain

hi, autumn

9:50 pm

hurshy

you know what else is amazing? how comfy my mattress is.

9:50 pm

stidmama

AUTUMN!!!! *bounce bounce* how ARE you?

9:50 pm

NonnieLight

I've been to the desert on a horse with no name.

9:51 pm

lbdawger

hi autumn. alas it's time for me to log off. see you all tomorrow. pray for a smaller less weird grid

9:51 pm

TraderKate

love sand in undies...

9:51 pm

dcseain

i've never seen a scorpion in the wild

9:51 pm

torgone

I have been to the jungle .. sort of .. I intend to go to the desert in the next year ..

9:51 pm

NonnieLight

bye bye dawg

9:51 pm

dcseain

hi, nonnie

9:51 pm

stidmama

((LBD)) see you again tomorrow!

9:51 pm

o-o

mangroves are interesting

9:51 pm

TraderKate

...felt good to get out of the rain....

9:51 pm

autumn moon

I'm not sure why I started this... I still have 175 left and fading to bed faster than I can find words.

9:51 pm

NonnieLight

hello dc

9:51 pm

stidmama

I hope to never see a scorpion again. Was one in the sink in Orlando once...

9:51 pm

TraderKate

gn dawg. thanks again

9:51 pm

lbdawger

tarantulas are cool! scorpions are icky! *poof*--

9:51 pm

stidmama

go autumn go!

9:52 pm

NonnieLight

In the desert you can't remember your name cause there ain'

9:52 pm

stidmama

There were mangroves in Puerto Rico, I think.

9:52 pm

NonnieLight

no one there for to give you no pain.

9:52 pm

Trifioso

I have been to arizona, does that count as being in the desert?

9:52 pm

stidmama

oooh! I found a word that uses the Z! down to 70. you, tri?

9:52 pm

dcseain

i am not a fan of spiders.

9:52 pm

NonnieLight

yep tri

9:52 pm

Trifioso

69 baby!

9:53 pm

TraderKate

any hints for te 10/ 77? haven't gotten far with any of the t's....

9:53 pm

stidmama

68, trifioso!

9:53 pm

stidmama

(I think we're racing...)

9:53 pm

torgone

Oh yeah ..

9:53 pm

rbud

67 here, it's a horserace! :D

9:53 pm

Trifioso

I have already taken my "sleep helper" however, so I may not see the end of this one. my back is KILLING me from the log splitting and stacking today, so I am a bit goofy here

9:53 pm

Shirlockc

te10 is a compound, 4 fungi seed

9:53 pm

TraderKate

not far behind...79

9:53 pm

Trifioso

(((snort)))) tor!

9:54 pm

dcseain

i still think of ts6 fly as hyphenated, as i was taught many moons ago

9:54 pm

stidmama

63... *puts head down and trudges on*

9:54 pm

stidmama

go kate! go tor!

9:54 pm

TraderKate

ty shirl...know i have the fungi part...looking

9:54 pm

stidmama

thanks for the fly, seain

9:55 pm

stidmama

Fs finalized!

9:55 pm

Trifioso

hey, stid - look out behind you! (frantically catching up in interim....)

9:56 pm

stidmama

56...

9:56 pm

NonnieLight

ty for the te10!

9:56 pm

NonnieLight

what does the other 10 start with?

9:56 pm

o-o

pr

9:56 pm

Trifioso

h's herded

9:56 pm

dcseain

pr nonnie

9:56 pm

NonnieLight

thank you br

9:57 pm

NonnieLight

and dc

9:57 pm

stidmama

go tri go!

9:57 pm

hurshy

ew ew ew ew EWW

9:58 pm

TraderKate

nonnie- first part? hint?

9:58 pm

autumn moon

yeah, not going to finish. logging off now. Good luck to those looking, congrats to those finished and happy chatting to the rest of you.... and yes, heading to the penalty box.

9:58 pm

stidmama

need the ho 6/7 toward the end of the Hs... please?

9:58 pm

o-o

be well, autumn moon

9:58 pm

Trifioso

bye autumn moon!

9:58 pm

NonnieLight

sorry kate, I haven't gotten it yet I was just saying thank you for the pr10 part! :o)

9:58 pm

stidmama

sweet dreams autumn, hope I get to see you again soon.

9:59 pm

dcseain

g'night autumn

9:59 pm

NonnieLight

bye bye autumn

9:59 pm

TraderKate

:-0

9:59 pm

o-o

add a consonant to the male gland -- prone

10:00 pm

stidmama

is that for the te, BR?

10:00 pm

autumn moon

(I think I need to add that I am not at home. I am on vacation in Ottawa/Montreal so not even in my right time zone)

10:00 pm

o-o

pr

10:00 pm

stidmama

how fishy-weird are the first 5 OU words?

10:01 pm

o-o

I doubt I have ever used them

10:01 pm

stidmama

thanks BR

10:01 pm

o-o

wages

10:02 pm

stidmama

and my I have some assistance on those first 5 OU words?

10:02 pm

o-o

food

10:02 pm

dcseain

Tom went to oral surgeon today and had 9 extractions and a temporary full upper denture put in. So his mouth is now in order for the heart surgery later this month.

10:02 pm

o-o

fit for a king

10:02 pm

Trifioso

n's nullified!

10:02 pm

stidmama

oh geez, seain. poor tom!

10:02 pm

stidmama

go trifioso go!

10:03 pm

stidmama

wages? hm.... *thinking*

10:03 pm

rbud

ou7 = make more money than, and pl

10:03 pm

o-o

not in consumed

10:03 pm

stidmama

got the food bits.

10:03 pm

rbud

sort of...

10:03 pm

stidmama

have the wages...

10:04 pm

rbud

49 now, and chugging...

10:04 pm

TraderKate

fit for king - imperial marg.?

10:04 pm

stidmama

go rbud go!~

10:04 pm

stidmama

42...

10:04 pm

NonnieLight

Hope his mouth gets to feeling better real soon, dc

10:04 pm

dcseain

lol Kate. butter!

10:04 pm

TraderKate

food fit for king...got it

10:04 pm

dcseain

ty, nonnie

10:05 pm

TraderKate

hi dc ;-)

10:05 pm

stidmama

need the third OU 8 now to clear that tile... help?

10:05 pm

Trifioso

a's abolished!

10:06 pm

stidmama

go trifioso go!!!

10:06 pm

stidmama

37

10:06 pm

Uneaixoise

not in + Babette's *****

10:06 pm

Uneaixoise

(synonym for banquet)

10:06 pm

NonnieLight

fancy fe***

10:07 pm

stidmama

AHA.. thanks nonnie and Une!

10:07 pm

Uneaixoise

yw!

10:07 pm

TraderKate

the ou 6/21, ou 7/32 since we're there please?

10:07 pm

Uneaixoise

not in + consumed food

10:07 pm

TraderKate

before the extra wages

10:07 pm

Uneaixoise

not in + make money

10:08 pm

Uneaixoise

and plural

10:08 pm

stidmama

the LAST PR 7?

10:08 pm

TraderKate

the ones befrore that une, please

10:08 pm

NonnieLight

Going to fold clothes and then hit the hay...night all.

10:09 pm

Uneaixoise

ou6 is my first one, TK

10:09 pm

TraderKate

brit slang for lady of the night?

10:09 pm

Shirlockc

to kowtow, stid

10:09 pm

stidmama

sweet dreams nonnie!

10:09 pm

Uneaixoise

or did you mena other o's?

10:09 pm

Uneaixoise

*mean

10:09 pm

Shirlockc

oops wrong clue sorry stid

10:09 pm

stidmama

shirlock, thanks. I am working on it...

10:09 pm

stidmama

oh no -- that is the PR 8 that comes after the one I need...

10:10 pm

stidmama

LOL right!

10:10 pm

Shirlockc

ou7/44?

10:11 pm

stidmama

ou 7/44: not in + not slow

10:11 pm

dcseain

don't eat for longer, shirlock

10:12 pm

TraderKate

une, my bad...mistake in my handwritten list...need 1st ou 6/21 and the ou 8/45 surrounding the waqges

10:12 pm

Trifioso

o's ousted

10:12 pm

Shirlockc

thx stid

10:13 pm

Uneaixoise

first is not in + consumed food

10:13 pm

stidmama

still need that LAST Pr 7 please...

10:13 pm

stidmama

and the ST 9 if it's not too fishy. down to 18

10:13 pm

Shirlockc

add two vowels to the pr5 before it

10:13 pm

Uneaixoise

st9 back of the boat + Miss Manners Emily ****

10:13 pm

stidmama

thansk shirlock

10:14 pm

stidmama

gah. silly wurd. got it.

10:14 pm

Uneaixoise

yep :-)

10:14 pm

stidmama

and again, thanks, Une!

10:14 pm

TraderKate

i have gremlins have copied and pasted a number of times but its not in lickety...but is on babblre list !!!! am very confused

10:14 pm

dcseain

ty, une

10:14 pm

Uneaixoise

yw :-)

10:15 pm

dcseain

though i must say that she, in my mind, is not Miss Manners :)

10:15 pm

Uneaixoise

:-D

10:15 pm

stidmama

oooh. got hte te 10!

10:15 pm

TraderKate

need the 1st ou 6/21 before the wages please

10:16 pm

stidmama

8 now trifioso... how are you doing? do you want me to wait for you?

10:16 pm

Uneaixoise

TK I've clued it three times

10:16 pm

TraderKate

stiddie....hint for first part?

10:16 pm

Shirlockc

opp of in + consumed

10:16 pm

stidmama

greek four, kate... (five letters()

10:17 pm

Trifioso

8 stid??? you are amazing! I have 39 to slog through here, so finish away!!!

10:17 pm

stidmama

three, trifioso... no more cluez fer me

10:18 pm

TraderKate

the consumed follows the wages...need the one befrore waqges...sorry to drive you nuts probably something wrong on my computer screen

10:18 pm

stidmama

before wages is past tense consume...

10:18 pm

o-o

the consumeS follows .. the consumeD precedes

10:18 pm

Uneaixoise

no, it doesn't, tk

10:18 pm

Uneaixoise

tx BR

10:19 pm

stidmama

two...

10:19 pm

Trifioso

p's pommelled

10:19 pm

rbud

go stid! (15 here)

10:20 pm

stidmama

firbirds

10:20 pm

Trifioso

question from primo: he is trying to build a trebuchet, and needs ideas for the counterweight -- any help in the babblerverse?

10:20 pm

stidmama

towhees, junkos, woodpeckers...

10:20 pm

dcseain

congrats stid

10:20 pm

Trifioso

huzzah for stid!

10:20 pm

Uneaixoise

wahoo, stiddy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

10:20 pm

dcseain

how large of one, trifioso?

10:21 pm

rbud

yay, stid!!!!

10:21 pm

stidmama

trifioso, stidkid #2 and his buddies did a trebuchet for their history project last year.

10:21 pm

Trifioso

about 3 feet across at the base, dc

10:21 pm

noodle box

a bucket of scrap metal works most of the time trifioso

10:21 pm

stidmama

large pieces of scrap iron can work well.

10:21 pm

Trifioso

they are really fun, stid, and he did a great job

10:21 pm

Shirlockc

sp7?

10:21 pm

stidmama

OR, if he can figure it out, a large container of water.

10:21 pm

dcseain

bag of sand, cast concrete ballast, large rock(s)

10:21 pm

stidmama

LOL what noodle said!

10:22 pm

Trifioso

excellent ideas, thanks!

10:22 pm

Uneaixoise

sp7 most limber

10:22 pm

o-o

s + a catholic cleric

10:22 pm

Shirlockc

thx une

10:22 pm

Uneaixoise

yw :-)

10:22 pm

stidmama

also younger siblings work well for either counterweight or ammunition...

10:23 pm

o-o

so, Une, when does the curler take on another Little Sister?

10:23 pm

dcseain

esp for amunition

10:23 pm

Uneaixoise

:-D

10:23 pm

Trifioso

LOL stid! passed that RIGHT on!

10:23 pm

Trifioso

tertiare says "eep!"

10:23 pm

noodle box

scrap metal is the best idea because you can then alter the counter weight in accordance with your ammunition

10:23 pm

stidmama

rofl... yep. thought so!

10:23 pm

Uneaixoise

not sure, BR, but I know he gets at least one day of rest . . . to uncurl?

10:24 pm

o-o

seems only fair

10:24 pm

stidmama

and if primo wants to use "water balloons" the way our kids did, use HELIUM balloons because the regular water balloons are too fragile and splinter in thousands of microscopic fragments

10:24 pm

stidmama

the helium quality balloons pretty much hold their shape so you can clean up aftr

10:25 pm

stidmama

there is a video on my website of the trebuchet in action... hold on

10:25 pm

Trifioso

oh, and hey, did I mention? Secondo is having a "back to school swopping" party tomorrow night - she and all her friends are bringing clothes they don't wear or want anymore, and they are all going to swop them around... back to school shopping, with no money changing hands. such a great idea, in this current economy!

10:25 pm

o-o

could always hitch the trebuchet to a caterpiller tractor

10:25 pm

dcseain

we use tiny ones to launch mini marshmallows at people, using a pencil as ballast

10:26 pm

Trifioso

finally got the lawn tractor to work, BR, so maybe he could use that?

10:26 pm

dcseain

that is a good idea, trifioso

10:26 pm

stidmama

good thinking! new wardrobe without emptying the wallet!

10:26 pm

o-o

portable weights

10:27 pm

Bugsaw

Me too seain! I have 3 catapults designed for marshmallows and the grandkids have a ball pelting each other if the little ones don't eat all the ammunition

10:27 pm

noodle box

yeah - gym weights with the sizes marked on them would give an excellent opportunity to know the exact weight and adjust it easily for more or less distance

10:27 pm

dcseain

we practice launching them so people can catch them in their mouths.

10:28 pm

dcseain

jelly beans work well too, with eye protection

10:28 pm

Trifioso

he made a potato cannon a year or two ago, and we had an absolute blast with it. a complete man magnet - if there a man within a five mile radius, they instantly appeared when he got it going

10:28 pm

Bugsaw

I love that idea. That event will be next summer's olympics at my house

10:28 pm

stidmama

here's the link to the post with the video... scroll to the bottom

http://www.stidmama.com/?p=124
9

10:29 pm

Trifioso

thanks stid1

10:29 pm

stidmama

and I am going to head out. Tom is watching "Bad Boys" with Will Smith... I am going to join him. OUR boys are out at a movie with friends...

10:29 pm

Trifioso

make like a baby and head out!

10:29 pm

stidmama

(((hugs for everyone))) see you tomorrow!

*POOF*

10:30 pm

stidmama

*shudder* *poof for real*

10:30 pm

o-o

make like a wheat field and head out

10:31 pm

rbud

and...fireworks! :D (bye, stid!)

10:31 pm

Trifioso

huzzah rbud! wow, lots of finishers today!

10:32 pm

o-o

congrats, Rose

10:33 pm

dcseain

congrats, rbud

10:34 pm

dcseain

stid, yall must live out from the city a bit. i've never seen an urban nor a suburban school with that much open land, let alone a quarter than land abutting the building

10:35 pm

Trifioso

r's routed!

10:37 pm

rbud

nifty video, I enjoyed it!

10:38 pm

Trifioso

that trebuchet is wicked pissa stid

10:42 pm

dcseain

she disappeared while we were all watching it LOL

10:45 pm

Trifioso

s

10:45 pm

Trifioso

s's squished!

10:45 pm

Trifioso

16 left, all t's!

10:47 pm

dcseain

go, trif, go!

10:48 pm

Trifioso

9

10:49 pm

TraderKate

you are a babbling machine trif go go go

10:50 pm

jillibus

stid does live outside of town -- I've been there -- Hi all

10:51 pm

jillibus

I'm not even halfway with this grid -- busy day and no time for monsters

10:52 pm

jillibus

too bad -- it seemed like a fun one

10:52 pm

dcseain

evening, jilli

10:53 pm

dcseain

this one has some odd ones in it, it does

10:54 pm

jillibus

don't they all, dc?

10:55 pm

dcseain

yes, they do, though this one has more, and longer, ones than usual, at least in my brain :)

10:55 pm

jillibus

oh well then, maybe I won't regret missing it too much

10:56 pm

dcseain

how was bridge this week, jilli?

10:56 pm

jillibus

interesting as usual, dc

10:56 pm

dcseain

:)

10:57 pm

jillibus

my partner and I did a mediocre job, which isn't too bad considering we don't have a meeting of minds, lol!

10:57 pm

jillibus

ah, I see you've done a move on Lex -- wonder which game

10:58 pm

jillibus

Augites?????

10:58 pm

dcseain

the you, me Julian and Laura game, and the you, me Julian and George game both

10:59 pm

jillibus

I didn't get a notice about the latter.

10:59 pm

dcseain

dark-green or black glassy minerals

10:59 pm

dcseain

grandpa is a lapidarist, you know :)

10:59 pm

jillibus

tyvm for the elucidation ;)

11:00 pm

jillibus

no, I didn't know

11:00 pm

dcseain

he was stringing some very lovely freshwater pearls for someone last i was visiting with him in June.

11:00 pm

jillibus

oh yum!

11:01 pm

dcseain

other grandfather, and 2 uncles and assorted cousins are pipefitters. Lapidarist grandfather was a pipefitter back in the 50s, too.

11:01 pm

dcseain

long line of pipefitters and undertakers on my mom's side.

11:02 pm

jillibus

goodness gracious!

11:03 pm

Trifioso

4 left!

11:03 pm

jillibus

gogogo trif!!!

11:03 pm

Trifioso

3

11:03 pm

dcseain

my great-great-great grandfather oversaw the building of Cleveland, Ohio's water intake pipe in the very early 20th century. He and his bride honeymooned on the artificial island, and overwintered there for 4 decades to keep ice off the intake. Then the deicing was automated in the early 50s

11:04 pm

jillibus

I've totally given up on this one. Actually, I'm going to post the next icon theme -- Sand Sculptures -- and I hope some of you will have fun googling that -- some amazing things there!

11:04 pm

dcseain

that's on my mom's side :) that grandfather's father also did pipefitting, and his father worked with steam engines.

11:04 pm

dcseain

oh, neat. i'll have to find a good one for that one.

11:05 pm

Trifioso

omg I am fading fast....gotta find last 3!!!

11:05 pm

jillibus

Lots of water babies, eh dc?

11:05 pm

jillibus

back soon . . .

11:06 pm

dcseain

ya know, i'm not sure. i'll have to ask my mother and uncle.

11:07 pm

rbud

hang in there, Trif!

11:08 pm

dcseain

you'll make it, trif

11:08 pm

rbud

can I help?

11:11 pm

mrpresident

hi all again :))

11:11 pm

rbud

hi, mrp!

11:11 pm

dcseain

hiya, mrp

11:11 pm

Uneaixoise

hey, mrp! Did you watch Safin's farewell?

11:11 pm

Trifioso

second te 6, 18 please?

11:12 pm

Uneaixoise

te6 a small study lamp

11:12 pm

dcseain

thing that te6.18 above it

11:12 pm

dcseain

change last 2 letters

11:13 pm

Trifioso

ty. 1 left!

11:13 pm

jaianniah

more taut, only with diff last vowel...te6

11:14 pm

dcseain

a small study lamp? huh.

11:14 pm

Trifioso

fireworks. woot woot

11:14 pm

dcseain

congrats, trifioso! sweet dreams

11:14 pm

Uneaixoise

that's what we used to call the little lamps we used in the dorm -- decades ago! LOL

11:14 pm

rbud

yee hah!!! congrats, Trif!!!

11:15 pm

Uneaixoise

congrats, trif!

11:15 pm

jaianniah

,,,,,,@@@@@&&&&&&&>>>>>>>BOOM! for Trif! Yay!

11:15 pm

TraderKate

excellent tfir!

11:15 pm

dcseain

the clamp-on kind, une?

11:15 pm

Trifioso

thanks friends. NEED to sleep now. see you tomorrow, hopefully! nite nite

11:15 pm

TraderKate

hi jai

11:15 pm

dcseain

hello, jai

11:15 pm

jaianniah

Hiya, TKate!@

11:15 pm

TraderKate

goose nech lamp = te.......

11:15 pm

Uneaixoise

no -- just googled it -- do a google image search

11:15 pm

TraderKate

neck

11:16 pm

jaianniah

okay <smooch>

11:16 pm

TraderKate

need to buy a clue...anyone help a poor blin babbler?

11:16 pm

dcseain

oh, those. I had one of those. May still be in my old room at my mom's.

11:16 pm

Uneaixoise

:-D

11:17 pm

dcseain

not what i think of as goose-neck, though. goose-necks are more flexible than that.

11:17 pm

jaianniah

I remember coveting my Dad's gooseneck lamp when I was in HSchool....

11:18 pm

dcseain

converting to what?

11:18 pm

jaianniah

covet, not convert!

11:18 pm

dcseain

oh, so you typed LOL

11:19 pm

jaianniah

I have a most unruly large vocabulary....sorry

11:20 pm

dcseain

covet is a usual word, but i'm tired :)

11:20 pm

TraderKate

th4 shall not covet jai

11:20 pm

jaianniah

can't just simply say "want" when "covet" will do! LOL!

11:20 pm

dcseain

covet and want are quite different, though covet may include want

11:20 pm

jaianniah

...thy neighbor's wife...I don't want my neighbor's wife!!!

11:21 pm

TraderKate

blind babbler desperately trying to sell pencils...

11:21 pm

TraderKate

or his ass?

11:21 pm

jaianniah

I'll buy one...How Much???

11:21 pm

jaianniah

nor his ass, either!

11:22 pm

TraderKate

the price of a st 9/60 or st5/10 before it

11:22 pm

TraderKate

very cheap, you must admit...

11:22 pm

jaianniah

back end of boat+ what Brits call the mail for 9

11:22 pm

dcseain

st5 - side of a boat - 9 - add mail office

11:22 pm

Bugsaw

Can anyone clue the last fa6 for me please?

11:23 pm

jaianniah

pl. overweights s spelled diff.

11:23 pm

dcseain

ty, jai

11:24 pm

jillibus

I did a drawing (painting) of the cave in Plato's Republic (I think) as part of a Philosophy paper at McGill -- the prof came up to me after class and shyly said he coveted it. Of course he got it :)

11:24 pm

dcseain

how nifty, jilli

11:24 pm

Bugsaw

Thankyou jai.

11:24 pm

jaianniah

You are nice, jili! You also must be a good artiste!

11:25 pm

TraderKate

ty for the 9/60 dc....had the 5 showing in babble list, but it will not transfer to lickety....blasted gremlin, no idea what to do about it...very frustrating

11:25 pm

jillibus

I don't remember getting a particularly high mark for the paper, either, lol!

11:25 pm

Bugsaw

PErhaps you should have waited for the mark before giving it to him lol

11:26 pm

dcseain

i know a family with the surame of 2nd ho6.21

11:26 pm

jaianniah

I agree! Make 'em pay!

11:26 pm

dcseain

expert gags a bit on big grids

11:26 pm

jillibus

Well, I did continue to do some pro artwork from home after getting married and having a baby.

11:27 pm

TraderKate

2 x ta 6/18 after french cups please, anyone?

11:27 pm

jaianniah

Excellent, jili!

11:27 pm

jillibus

Anybody see my new icon?

11:27 pm

dcseain

kate, add cons, then make a scots one

11:28 pm

dcseain

now that i click, yes. That is beautiful, jilli

11:28 pm

TraderKate

looking, ty dc

11:28 pm

dcseain

2nd ho5.12, pls?

11:28 pm

jaianniah

add a cross letter for one; add end of famous doggie for the other (Lass**)

11:28 pm

jillibus

rather scary, I thought!

11:29 pm

dcseain

found it!

11:29 pm

rbud

ho 5 = what the Swiss wear with their mtn. climbing shorts & suspenders, Liederho***

11:30 pm

rbud

I think... ;P

11:30 pm

Pinikula

that's correct, rbud ;)

11:30 pm

Pinikula

hi all...

11:30 pm

dcseain

spot on, rbud

11:30 pm

Pinikula

not going to finish, but will play with the list

11:30 pm

jaianniah

bbiam...

11:31 pm

jillibus

hi pini!

11:31 pm

dcseain

evening, pini

11:32 pm

Pinikula

hiya kiddos!

11:32 pm

jillibus

what a sweet-faced dog, pini!

11:33 pm

Pinikula

thx jilli...that's my Koda! :)

11:33 pm

mrpresident

bloody phone! sorry
HI all :)

11:33 pm

Pinikula

I love riding in the car with him because he's so calm and knows where his seat is. :)

11:33 pm

dcseain

wb, mrp

11:33 pm

Pinikula

hi mrp

11:33 pm

TraderKate

dc scot ta 6/18 ??, got other one, ty very much

11:34 pm

TraderKate

hi all newcomers!

11:34 pm

dcseain

lad and ta6 ;)

11:34 pm

jillibus

give him a hug from the Fairy Dogmother (my handle on the CB when we were driving to dog shows)

11:34 pm

Pinikula

Will do, jilli!!!

11:34 pm

Pinikula

Love the handle, too!!!

11:34 pm

Pinikula

hi tk

11:34 pm

mrpresident

is raining, is pouring... bloody have to drive to get the kids...

11:34 pm

TraderKate

hello there pini

11:35 pm

Pinikula

oooh, sorry to hear, mrp

11:35 pm

jillibus

oh, the truckers got many jeers from it, pini!

11:35 pm

TraderKate

poor mrp :-(

11:35 pm

mrpresident

if I didn't have so much to do....

11:35 pm

jillibus

hi mrp

11:35 pm

mrpresident

i have a beef... anyone care to help me with this??

11:35 pm

jillibus

with what, mrp?

11:35 pm

Pinikula

I bet, jilli...you know, sometimes I wish I'd not neutered the poor guy; everyone asks if he's a show dog or breeder...

11:35 pm

Pinikula

what's that, mrp

11:36 pm

dcseain

last er6, pls?

11:36 pm

jillibus

pini, I'm sure he's much happier neutered.

11:36 pm

Pinikula

I probably am, too, jilli! :)

11:36 pm

mrpresident

at a meeting the other night... I was praised and told it would be minuted.
I said to the Secretary, "I don't want you to minute me"....
The president then says, "I am sure he could give you more than just a minutes"....
any thoughts people???

11:37 pm

Pinikula

mrp...you mean each speaker was timed?

11:37 pm

TraderKate

er 6/33?

11:37 pm

Pinikula

don't have it yet, TK

11:37 pm

mrpresident

no pini, minutes of a meeting are a record of what is discussed... it was a sexual reference

11:38 pm

jillibus

What is "minuted"? If it means that your parise should be included in the meeting's minutes, why refuse?

11:38 pm

TraderKate

dc do you want er 6/33?

11:38 pm

dcseain

er6 - offhand

11:38 pm

dcseain

just found it :)

11:38 pm

jillibus

oh, well, if it was an irrelevant sexual thing, I see what you mean.

11:38 pm

TraderKate

oh well...day late, dollar short

11:38 pm

mrpresident

i don't need accolaides jilli... it wasn't just me who did the job

11:39 pm

Pinikula

so, mrp...you asked that your comments be "off the record"

11:39 pm

Uneaixoise

anyone else having probs with the site? with adding words??

11:39 pm

Pinikula

not yet, une...

11:39 pm

dcseain

and firewords.

11:39 pm

TraderKate

te 6/18 after examiner? anyone?

11:39 pm

mrpresident

yes pini

11:39 pm

dcseain

i've not une

11:39 pm

Pinikula

and the secretary recorded them anyway?

11:39 pm

jillibus

oh yes, I'm having trouble adding word, but not because of the site -- because of my brain, lol.

11:39 pm

Pinikula

wtg dc

11:39 pm

jillibus

YAY dc!!!

11:40 pm

dcseain

change last two letters to the upper right, kate

11:40 pm

mrpresident

no he didn't thank goodness

11:40 pm

dcseain

thanks, yaal :)

11:40 pm

mrpresident

on ya dcs!

11:40 pm

jillibus

mrp, the accolades should be shared with all participants mentioned if they are pertinent.

11:40 pm

Pinikula

I'm confused now...you asked that your comments remain off record and they were...where does the question come in? * confuzzled *

11:41 pm

dcseain

i'm wiped, and am off to bed. Happy babbling, yall! :)

11:41 pm

Pinikula

night dc ;)

11:41 pm

mrpresident

ok, these are MEN... I said "I don't want you to minute me"....
The president replies "I am sure he could give you more than just a minute (sexual reference, everyone sniggered)"

11:42 pm

Pinikula

OH! I get it now!

11:42 pm

TraderKate

gn dc, thank you again

11:42 pm

Pinikula

I'm sorry to hear that... * thinking of possible options *

11:42 pm

dcseain

:) {dissipates like a fog in mid-morning}

11:45 pm

Pinikula

1) Let it go - some men are just down right rude
2) Let it go this time, but document it in some fashion if another incident should occur
3) Report it so that it goes on record with your company/group/etc.
4) Other (currently unknown)

11:45 pm

flosey

hi everyone, trying to change my icon

11:45 pm

Pinikula

hiya flosey

11:45 pm

TraderKate

anyone have th 6/21 please?

11:45 pm

flosey

hi pini

11:45 pm

jillibus

Ach -- those guys are immature creeps, mrp

11:45 pm

TraderKate

hi flo

11:46 pm

flosey

hi Kate

11:46 pm

jillibus

hi flosey -- it's Sand Sculptures

11:46 pm

Pinikula

lots of Master's papers

11:46 pm

mrpresident

I think so too

11:46 pm

flosey

Jilli - just for you!

11:46 pm

mrpresident

jilli, the president has little regard for me

11:47 pm

jillibus

well, thanks, flosey, but I think it's for everyone's enjoyment

11:47 pm

mrpresident

the secretary and I get on very well, and I find it illing that people say these things at a meeting. I should have walked out

11:47 pm

flosey

of course, but it was your request

11:47 pm

jillibus

mrp, I have little regard for him.

11:47 pm

Pinikula

If you want to report it and there's a BOD (board of directors); I'd give it them and bypass the president

11:47 pm

rururocks

I am rurude

11:47 pm

mrpresident

He IS the top of the food chain

11:47 pm

jillibus

hi ruru :)

11:48 pm

rururocks

hi jilli hi prezzie hi pini

11:48 pm

mrpresident

hi ruuster!

11:48 pm

jillibus

so starve him.

11:48 pm

mrpresident

too right jilli! how should I start??

11:48 pm

Pinikula

well shoot...then you'll probably just have to let it go...maybe consider other places where you'd be more appreciated as a valuable colleague

11:49 pm

rururocks

youse wants me to take him out mr. P?

11:49 pm

Pinikula

u git'm ru!

11:49 pm

jillibus

good name -- ruuster!

11:49 pm

mrpresident

after he said that... I reminded him that other clubs were asking me to stand as their president... it is all I could say to shut him up

11:50 pm

mrpresident

ruuster! come on down!

11:50 pm

rururocks

I can do my Robert deNiro impersonation on him..

11:50 pm

rururocks

(packs baseball bat)

11:50 pm

Pinikula

(getting jammies)

11:50 pm

rururocks

how's his knees doing?

11:52 pm

rururocks

holds robe for Pini....

11:52 pm

rururocks

pulls out bunny slippers

11:52 pm

mrpresident

he is a fat bush pig with red hair curly hair and a big mouth that never stops flapping

11:52 pm

Pinikula

* giggle *

11:52 pm

Pinikula

(back)

11:52 pm

mrpresident

**now I feel better**

11:52 pm

rururocks

sounds like he needs the rotisserie treatment mr. P..

11:53 pm

rururocks

(sizes up apple for his mouth)

11:53 pm

mrpresident

I certainly need some hints as how to disarm him

11:53 pm

rururocks

I should read back and see what's going on.

11:54 pm

Pinikula

* hands ru a nice spit that will work *

11:54 pm

Pinikula

(and won't break)

11:56 pm

jaianniah

11:56 pm

Pinikula

* folds hands and joins jai *

11:56 pm

rururocks

Okay mr. P..

11:57 pm

jaianniah

What is a nice size, anyway? 150?

11:57 pm

mrpresident

go ruru

11:57 pm

mrpresident

175 is nice

11:57 pm

rururocks

I think you should confront this asshole and tell him straight up.. knock off the sexual inuendos and let me do my job without you trying to minimize what I do for these clubs.

11:57 pm

Pinikula

anything as long as the words are easy!

11:58 pm

rururocks

he sounds like a total jerk

11:58 pm

MLFAN17

hello

11:58 pm

mrpresident

too right ruru, and he is a prick

11:59 pm

jaianniah

yes...those 54 word grids are usually just as time-consuming as the bigger ones with words like vav, etc.

11:59 pm

rururocks

hi mlf

11:59 pm

mrpresident

Hi mlf and jai

12:00 am

rururocks

flip

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