Babble: Archived Puzzle for Thursday, September 3, 2009

12:00 am

flosey

flip

12:00 am

mrpresident

yay for prayers!

12:00 am

flosey

super, a nice small one

12:00 am

rbud

flip! and whew!

12:00 am

jaianniah

fl<yawn>ip

12:01 am

jaianniah

Yay!

12:01 am

MLFAN17

how small?

12:01 am

J. C.

Flip!!! :)

12:01 am

Pinikula

135

12:01 am

jillibus

flip

12:02 am

MLFAN17

RE 6

12:02 am

jaianniah

Going to bed! *poof! <with great relief>

12:02 am

MLFAN17

phew thought ti was way under since it looks kinda ugly to me

12:02 am

rbud

135, w/ 8 x 2 and 7 x 10 (ten?!) O_O

12:02 am

Pinikula

night jai

12:02 am

justafreep

ul7

12:02 am

justafreep

only 9 of them left!

12:03 am

MLFAN17

thanks freep i think i just got that one

12:03 am

TraderKate

gn jai, sleep mwell

12:03 am

Pinikula

thx for the ul

12:03 am

MLFAN17

RE 6 x2

12:04 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:04 am

Pinikula

thx lickety

12:04 am

flosey

thankyou lickety

12:05 am

mrpresident

better go get the kids... see you all later!

12:05 am

Erda

Thank you, Lickety!!!!

12:05 am

Pinikula

night mrp! :)

12:05 am

Bugsaw

Thank you LIckety

12:05 am

Uneaixoise

re6 x 3

12:06 am

MLFAN17

TA 6

12:07 am

jillibus

flosey -- great sculpture, great location!

12:07 am

flosey

thanks jilli, have been up there but not during the competition

12:07 am

jillibus

rbud -- love your sandyman!

12:08 am

flosey

yours is great too jilli, nice to be able to use local events

12:09 am

J. C.

Hi, flosey . . .

12:09 am

MLFAN17

LE 6

12:09 am

flosey

hi there JC

12:09 am

J. C.

And Pini, Uneaixoise . . . Jilli is on a messenger with me, so we've already said 'hi'. ;)

12:10 am

Uneaixoise

hey, jc :-)

12:10 am

Pinikula

* up for breath * Hi JC * diving back in *

12:10 am

Uneaixoise

halfway . . .

12:10 am

Pinikula

well done, une

12:11 am

Uneaixoise

gittin' 'er dun, pini

12:11 am

jillibus

Thanks Lickety the Lifesaver!

12:11 am

jillibus

Sorry -- I was distracted

12:11 am

J. C.

HAHAHA, do you need SCUBA gear to do this grid, Pini?

12:11 am

Pinikula

I'm a tryin', une...but may have to work on it tmw...it's past my bedtime already! :(

12:12 am

joshuavorbis

hi hi hi

12:12 am

MLFAN17

47 for me ...poof

12:12 am

Pinikula

I think so, JC (mostly just at the flip tho)

12:12 am

Pinikula

hi josh

12:12 am

jillibus

hi josh :)

12:12 am

Pinikula

51 /84 here and leaving the grid in the dust to go count sheep! Nytol! * poof *

12:12 am

J. C.

Awww . . . what a darling photo of Koda, Pini! :)

12:13 am

jillibus

I can't stay too long -- have to catch that ferry tomorrow morning (postponed from Tuesday)

12:13 am

jillibus

Ain't he sweet, JC?

12:13 am

J. C.

I have a photo album with several snaps of my pets, at the link in my bio - there are some you haven't seen, there - including a nice big photo I took recently (this summer) of Valerie, while on a walk along the beach with her . . .

12:13 am

J. C.

Yes, he certainly is! :)

12:14 am

J. C.

Several of the pup Albie, also . . .

12:14 am

J. C.

And one of my cat . . .

12:15 am

flosey

I'll look for them when I get home JC

12:16 am

jillibus

Hmmmm -- no S here

12:16 am

rururocks

ra 7

12:16 am

J. C.

Got it, ruru - thank you, dahhling! ;)

12:17 am

rururocks

good morning I guess JC?

12:17 am

jillibus

flosey, I see your kind of lily is here ;)

12:17 am

J. C.

Yes, ruru - 6:16 am here now.

12:17 am

joshuavorbis

nbt

12:17 am

flosey

yes, found it jilli, thanks

12:18 am

rururocks

wow. you get up early

12:18 am

jillibus

wtg jsoh!

12:18 am

J. C.

Our alarm goes off at 6am, ruru - the better half gets up then, to get ready for work. He drives into London . . .

12:18 am

joshuavorbis

er8 for that middle e if not called

12:18 am

jillibus

oops -- josh

12:19 am

Dippnall

ty josh

12:19 am

rururocks

thanks josh...

12:19 am

J. C.

I usually go back to bed once he leaves, or even just before sometimes, after breakfast . . . unless I also have to be up early.

12:19 am

flosey

thanks josh, found it

12:20 am

J. C.

Oh, I usually wake up somewhere between 4-5 am, ruru, to use the loo - but not always. If I do, I often get on here 'for a bit' . . . :P

12:20 am

rururocks

oh.. I would just roll over and say have a nice day

12:20 am

Uneaixoise

ra7 x 2

12:20 am

J. C.

HAHAHA, well if I did that, ruru, we'd hardly see one another, being each so busy! :/

12:20 am

jillibus

me too ruru

12:23 am

rururocks

I am a looong way from NBT

12:23 am

rbud

shoot, Hubs and I don't even sleep on the same shift, lol!

12:23 am

jillibus

me too ruru, lol!

12:23 am

joshuavorbis

might as well give everyone the bad news - you cannot actually make 'area'

12:24 am

jillibus

oh darn

12:24 am

Uneaixoise

yep, tried it too! :-D

12:24 am

jillibus

no volcano either

12:24 am

justafreep

ca7

12:24 am

J. C.

I noticed that, Josh - and hi, by the way!

12:24 am

jillibus

or needlecase

12:25 am

Uneaixoise

tx freep!

12:25 am

jillibus

hi freep

12:25 am

joshuavorbis

hi jc - how's it going

12:25 am

Uneaixoise

50 to go . . . going blind . . . nite, all! *poof*

12:26 am

jillibus

wow, une!

12:26 am

J. C.

Tiring, but not too bad now I'm home again and able to relax a little more, Josh - and how are things with you?

12:26 am

justafreep

hi jilli

12:26 am

joshuavorbis

just at halfway here

12:26 am

rururocks

100 here

12:27 am

joshuavorbis

i'm doing well - just got home a bit ago and relaxing with some jazz

12:27 am

jillibus

I guess I'm just too tired again

12:28 am

J. C.

Thanks for calling that er8, Josh - just found it. :)

12:28 am

justafreep

weeee! ha7 that's a palindrome!

12:28 am

J. C.

It's a Jewish braided sweet loaf of bread, freep . . .

12:28 am

joshuavorbis

wow, freep - ty for that. crazy

12:29 am

joshuavorbis

can't get the same word with the last two letters chopped off - arab 'kosher' equivalent

12:29 am

justafreep

ha 6 x 2, also

12:29 am

J. C.

And it can start with a 'c' - just as with 'chanukkah' or 'hanukkah'.

12:30 am

J. C.

Last two? That would be a corridor, Josh?

12:30 am

justafreep

not from the 7 j.c.

12:30 am

joshuavorbis

i'm referring to the ha7 palindrome - you're referring to a 6

12:31 am

J. C.

Oh, no - sorry! :P

12:31 am

J. C.

I was thinking of the 6 . . .

12:31 am

J. C.

Yes . . .

12:32 am

rururocks

oy! got all the ha's

12:32 am

J. C.

Got the 7 - thank you! ;)

12:34 am

justafreep

geez. I'm just monkeying things like crazy tonight. GA6

12:34 am

justafreep

gl8!

12:35 am

flosey

thanks freep for the ha7

12:35 am

flosey

and jc for the 6

12:35 am

J. C.

You're welcome, flosey! :)

12:35 am

rururocks

gl7

12:36 am

joshuavorbis

just about to call that gl8 - looks a lot like the other 8

12:38 am

rururocks

is that gl 855 freep?

12:38 am

flosey

thanks ru

12:39 am

rururocks

kind of a Russel Crowe word gl 8

12:40 am

justafreep

yes, ruru

12:43 am

Atalante

there's a lovely ca7, if not mentioned

12:46 am

jillibus

going to do some dishes and see if I can think afterwards, which I doubt.

12:46 am

TraderKate

PB for josh <giggle >

12:47 am

TraderKate

dishes...phooey

12:50 am

PAV3

hey all! how is it today?

12:51 am

Atalante

hey pav!

12:51 am

TraderKate

hi pav, you'll have no trouble i'm sure

12:51 am

TraderKate

ata ! hi...have had nose to gridstone...

12:52 am

Atalante

hi kate!

12:53 am

TraderKate

very proud of myself...have 60...good for me!

12:53 am

flosey

indeed Kate, wd

12:53 am

Atalante

very much so

12:54 am

TraderKate

i suspect others are just about finished...but for me iyt's an accomplishment :-))

12:55 am

flosey

not me Kate, but not too far behind you

12:55 am

Atalante

recl** isn't a word! we use it here every day

12:56 am

TraderKate

have slowed considerably, flo...think i'll give it a rest soon...(just one more word...just two more words...)

12:57 am

flosey

yes, then you find another and keep going

12:57 am

Atalante

I might rest when I've found my last letter for NBT

12:57 am

TraderKate

dahlia, just won't work...can't figger it out.. ;)

12:58 am

TraderKate

lots of phantoms tonight

12:58 am

TraderKate

flosey, think i need a 12 step program.....

1:00 am

TraderKate

something very pavlovian about this....a brief flash of green....and hopefully fireworks at end....

1:02 am

Atalante

gah! hobbit! it's not walk time yet!

1:04 am

justafreep

fireworks

1:05 am

Atalante

yay just!

1:05 am

flosey

wtg freep

1:05 am

justafreep

definitely needed a bit of list action

1:06 am

flosey

yes, I've monkeyed quite a few I'd never have found otherwise

1:07 am

Atalante

is the word from the e in the left hand row, middle square stupid?

1:08 am

flosey

I think that's the er8 Ata

1:08 am

Atalante

dracula is in the grid!

1:08 am

joshuavorbis

pretty normal, ata

1:09 am

Atalante

typical. I can never find normal ones! ty

1:11 am

Atalante

I think I'll just pretend that square isn't there for the moment

1:14 am

PAV3

I'm missing htat one as well

1:14 am

Atalante

happy it's not just me!

1:17 am

rbud

shall I hint for it?

1:17 am

Atalante

yes please!

1:18 am

rbud

it's just an E in front of one of the ra 7's

1:19 am

Atalante

ty! no wonder I couldn't find it, I was looking for 4 and 5 letter words!! TY TY Rosebud, that was driving me up the wall!

1:19 am

rbud

strange word. and yw! :)

1:21 am

Atalante

and means the same as the version without the e. how odd

1:22 am

bookwomen

good evening everyone

1:22 am

Atalante

hi book

1:24 am

Atalante

ok, got to go and walk the mad dog. TY TY Rose for that! BBS

1:24 am

bookwomen

good night

1:28 am

flosey

good evening book

1:32 am

PAV3

yay > halfway, although I still have 2 BTs, both a's

1:34 am

TraderKate

hi book

1:34 am

flosey

can never remember those aa words

1:34 am

lynxxx

Hello everyone

1:34 am

TraderKate

hi lynn

1:34 am

bookwomen

I am finding this grid rather difficult

1:35 am

lynxxx

hi Pav. have you got ag5.14?

1:35 am

jillibus

Hi lynxxx and bye all -- bed calls

1:35 am

lynxxx

bye Jilli

1:35 am

flosey

goodnight jilli, hope tomorrow's a good day for you

1:36 am

jillibus

Duncan tomorrow -- the Tuesday trip had to be rescheduled

1:39 am

flosey

wow jilli, must be quite a difference at that pharmacy to make the trip worthwhile

1:40 am

jillibus

$50 every 3 months, flosey

1:40 am

PAV3

thanks lynxxx, I do now...now for the other A

1:41 am

flosey

hmmm, maybe should consider changing for mine

1:43 am

jillibus

mine's something new -- funded by the hospital for 3 yrs or something, after that tough luck. I think it's paid for in Alberta.

1:44 am

flosey

a friend in California use to get her meds in Canada

1:45 am

PAV3

ok 58 left ..time for something else....

1:45 am

jillibus

lots of USA people do, I think

1:45 am

lynxxx

bye Pav

1:45 am

flosey

goodnight Pav

1:45 am

flosey

yes, seems so

1:46 am

PAV3

nitol!

1:46 am

jillibus

Night Pav -- time for bed here!

1:54 am

rbud

ooh, finally have NBT!

1:57 am

jillibus

me too! Now I can go to bed, although not halfway.

2:01 am

jillibus

Night all . . .*poof*

2:01 am

rbud

well, congrats and g'night!

2:21 am

TraderKate

this puzzle sure goes a lot faster when you use lickety...

2:22 am

bookwomen

nbt here as well so good night. Yes lickety helps. enjoy the grid

2:23 am

TraderKate

g'nite book, congrats

2:32 am

flosey

20 to go and they'll have to wait for morning, goodnight all

2:38 am

TraderKate

good night flosey

2:55 am

louuol2004

cud i have help with the aa please

2:56 am

TraderKate

wish i could, don't have it yet...

2:56 am

louuol2004

nm, got it

2:56 am

TraderKate

?

2:57 am

louuol2004

sorry, nm means never mind

2:57 am

TraderKate

was looking for hint....s'okay

2:57 am

louuol2004

aa5/14 ........ when something was entertaining, you may have aa*** and oohed

2:58 am

TraderKate

ty very much, trying to make things too complicated he3re...

2:59 am

louuol2004

i was too! lol

2:59 am

TraderKate

i always forget to do the math, rookie mistake i guess

3:00 am

louuol2004

hey, have you any idea what nbt means?? everyone keeps saying it! lol

3:01 am

o-o

nbt = no blank tile -- just another way to call attention to yourself

3:01 am

TraderKate

no blank tiles. in the tile sytats, you have at least one word for each availbale tile

3:01 am

louuol2004

oh ok! ha

3:02 am

louuol2004

late

3:02 am

TraderKate

kind of bragging rights, especially at the flip

3:02 am

louuol2004

oop, sorry

3:02 am

TraderKate

PB for you!

3:03 am

louuol2004

*slumps off to the PB quietly*

3:03 am

TraderKate

there are always lots of goodies in there, help yourself ;-)

3:09 am

joshuavorbis

damn

3:09 am

TraderKate

'sup josh?

4:23 am

ABCDE

good morning all

4:24 am

TraderKate

there is no all today, only the two of us, i guess :-

4:24 am

ABCDE

In that case, Hi Kate.

4:26 am

jaianniah

I am here, Kate. I am unable to sleep. I hurt.

4:26 am

TraderKate

hi there. maybe babblers check in and then decide to do it later because it's so small? the brits aren't even here!

4:27 am

jaianniah

Yes, that happens. Or they do not talk because there aren't enough people to talk to.

4:27 am

TraderKate

(((((((((((((((((((( JAI !!!! ))))))))))))))))))) >>>>>
lots of hugs to you....so sorry you are still hurting...prepare for stern lecture.. :-/

4:28 am

jaianniah

How are you doing on this puzzle?

4:28 am

TraderKate

if no one talks, how will they know there's no one to talk to?

4:28 am

jaianniah

Lots of hugs back at you, girl.

4:29 am

jaianniah

I dunno. It snowballs, though. Especially if we look like we are having a good time!

4:29 am

TraderKate

i have 113 jai, too lazy to do the math. have lost the stats now that trial is over. am now less than rookie!

4:29 am

TraderKate

are you fireworked yet?

4:29 am

ABCDE

Kate, you can get a new trial if you use a new address.

4:29 am

jaianniah

Why don't you go Pro? Do you need $$$$?

4:30 am

TraderKate

yes

4:30 am

ABCDE

Better to go pro, of course, but a possibility.

4:30 am

TraderKate

i'm doing fine without it, don't worry aboiut iut

4:30 am

jaianniah

Well, I'd be happy to pay for you!

4:30 am

TraderKate

will donate to the cause when i can

4:31 am

jaianniah

No. I would like to do this because of what you said about having a whip round to get me a laptop. THAT was about the nicest thing anyone has ever said to me here on babble!

4:31 am

TraderKate

thank you, jai. but it's not necessary....only missing a firework display and the grief of creating a profile...more work!

4:32 am

TraderKate

never really cared if i had nbt or noit anyway...just trying to finish is enough for me

4:33 am

TraderKate

didn't finish yesterday...still about 25? to go...sigh

4:33 am

jaianniah

Well, think about it. I would be happy to do it, really I would.

4:33 am

jaianniah

Yeah, I am done, btw.

4:34 am

jaianniah

It was hard for me.

4:34 am

TraderKate

don't worry your pretty little head jai. it really is fine. no one else knows that i've lost the stats, and it doesn't realky matte to me...remember i do have lickety(thank go for lickety...)

4:34 am

jaianniah

There are a lot of weird words.

4:35 am

jaianniah

Yes, I could not do this without Lickety.

4:35 am

TraderKate

good going, lots of weird words today. am struggling sinceabout 100 words down

4:35 am

jaianniah

Well, can I clue you home?

4:36 am

TraderKate

can you bear your stern lecture now?

4:36 am

jaianniah

Yes....

4:36 am

TraderKate

first things firdst jai

4:36 am

jaianniah

I have heard that before....

4:38 am

jaianniah

I truly think what is going on with my knee is inflammation from moving it around. But I have to.

4:38 am

TraderKate

okay, you have to takre care of yourself. the worsened pain started when you fell,. not dsure but suspect you aare a senior...definitely female. i am almost sure you've broken something. maybe only a green stick fracture, but a fracture nonehte less...aging bones in women are very fragile. especially if there is little physical activity, which helps keep bones strong

4:38 am

jaianniah

No more to say? Have at me!!!!

4:39 am

TraderKate

enough for you?

4:40 am

jaianniah

Yes. I didn't break anything. I smushed my left kneecap is all. It's sore and bruised but definitely not broken. And TY for the lecture. I am 4 years older than you. K?

4:41 am

TraderKate

realize you are now sitting a lot for school as well as home, but this pain isn'[t being helped by your pills which are very strong

4:41 am

TraderKate

am 48 thisd fall

4:41 am

TraderKate

we're same age ;-))

4:41 am

jaianniah

Yup. I am 52...my birthday is coming up.

4:42 am

TraderKate

hurray for birthdays!!!!

4:42 am

jaianniah

Yeah, I drip with sapphires...LOL!

4:43 am

TraderKate

it is possible to chip bones under patella jai. so you have coverage or would xrays cost you $$$$

4:43 am

TraderKate

like sapphires and amethysts and aquamarines my favs

4:44 am

jaianniah

I owe so much money it's ridiculous. I could buy a yacht. And yes, X-Rays cost lots of $$$$ because of the radiologists's fees.

4:44 am

TraderKate

is knee cap very loose and wiggly?

4:45 am

jaianniah

Nope. It's just sore, and does not hurt to walk on it. Only hurts when I climb into bed and have to kneel on it.

4:45 am

TraderKate

forgot to do facebook, shall i go friend rquet you now?

4:45 am

jaianniah

Oh, yes! I'd like that!

4:45 am

TraderKate

is there a county hospital where you could be seen free/very cheap?

4:46 am

TraderKate

so it hurts when you bend it with weight on it?

4:46 am

jaianniah

No. Not covered by my insurance. The only hospital under my plan is the one that f'd up the diagnosis of this knee and forced me to go elsewhere for aid.

4:47 am

jaianniah

No, it doesn't hurt-hurt. It has a scab, and that hurts when I bend it.

4:48 am

TraderKate

? not sure i undrstand jai. thought county facilities were free to all regardless of coverage status?

4:48 am

jacq

good morning everyone

4:48 am

jacq

heya kate and jai

4:48 am

jaianniah

Hey, Jac!

4:48 am

TraderKate

hiya jac !!!! just giving jai the third degree

4:48 am

jaianniah

No. Not in USA unless on Medicaid or Medicare, which I am not.

4:49 am

TraderKate

so no such thing as a free clinic.? what about teaching hospital or a university

4:50 am

TraderKate

sorry, jacq...will be finished the 20 questionds in a sec...how are you today?

4:50 am

jaianniah

If you have insurance, they file, and I am stuck with bad ins., so I have a LOT of co-pays. The co-pays are so high that I am talking to Consumer Credit to get the debt consolidated...

4:51 am

jacq

i'm good thanks kate

4:51 am

TraderKate

three of my favourite people on babble...jac - jacq - and jai !!! no wonder i'm so confused ;-))

4:51 am

jacq

sorry to hear it's so hard jai, hopefully Obama;s reforms will help

4:52 am

jaianniah

God, I am praying so!

4:52 am

TraderKate

that's crappy jai. suppose you can't get alternate coverage because of expense and your recent medical history?

4:52 am

jacq

over here most people don't understand the insurance system, the overheads on top of already high premiums

4:52 am

jaianniah

LOL! Kate! When you go Pro, you should be JocularKate...

4:53 am

jacq

a lot of companies won't cover pre-existing conditions

4:53 am

jaianniah

I am diabetic to boot. Uninsurable.

4:53 am

TraderKate

i'll change my name to "just confused"

4:54 am

jaianniah

I like it! But you'll always be TKate to me!

4:54 am

jacq

jai, isn't there a function in medicaid that allows coverage for people who have diabetes etc to still get medical coverage because of the complications?

4:54 am

jacq

a loop hole perhaps

4:55 am

jaianniah

To get Medicaid, you have to NOT have insurance. I do because my ass of a husband deserted me w/o divorcing me, so I am covered by his crappy insurance...

4:55 am

TraderKate

why don't i go to fracebook now...god knows what rude things my cousin graham has written...haven't been there in about 3 weeks. bbs....
tk is easy to remember...

4:55 am

jacq

damn

4:56 am

jacq

divorce him

4:56 am

jacq

you can get a divorce on grounds of abandonment

4:56 am

jaianniah

I should, but I cannot find a lawyer to take the case for free....

4:56 am

jacq

hugs jai just cos

4:57 am

jaianniah

Ty. I need them. I am going to leave now- I have to try to sleep. Read the chatlog to get caught up on my woes. Take care.

5:00 am

jacq

bye jai, sorry my daughter made coffee

5:05 am

Alex7777

hi people

5:06 am

o-o

Hello, Alex

5:07 am

jacq

heya alex

5:07 am

jacq

heya BR

5:08 am

Alex7777

where u all from?

5:08 am

jacq

scotland

5:08 am

o-o

Hello, jacq

5:09 am

jacq

how are you today

5:12 am

Alex7777

good thanks hows life in scotland?

5:12 am

TraderKate

i'm back..checking the chog brb

5:14 am

o-o

The Devilâ€™s Dictionary defines road as â€œA strip of land along which one may pass from where it is too tiresome to be to where it is futile to go.â€

5:15 am

TraderKate

ROFL BR...good morning! what a cute piece for th morning cuppa ;-)

5:17 am

jacq

back

5:17 am

jacq

life in scotland is wet and cold right now

5:20 am

TraderKate

hi again jacq, guess jai couldn't stay any longer..she comes and goesw so quickly these days...really hope she gets better soon, i'm really worried about her

5:20 am

jacq

she needs medical care

5:20 am

jacq

esp with diabetes

5:21 am

jacq

and this is going to be taking a toll emotionally too

5:21 am

TraderKate

despair that it could be more serious than a bad bang...

5:21 am

jacq

nods

5:22 am

TraderKate

i think she's got the weight of the world on her shoulkders and doesn't want to burden anyone...

5:22 am

jacq

this is not a pretty grid

5:23 am

kje

nope

5:23 am

kje

needs more color

5:23 am

jacq

needs more consonants

5:23 am

jacq

and hello KJE

5:24 am

kje

needs more

5:24 am

TraderKate

because this is a public forum i have to bite my tongue...have a tendancy to climb on soap boxes...am half american myself, but consider myself to be 100% cdn in temperament...would be called raving socialist in us...

5:24 am

kje

cdn?

5:24 am

TraderKate

could use an s

5:25 am

kje

nm

5:25 am

jacq

lol kate, there is no perfect system, ours is flawed too, in that it drains resources, costs far too much and doesn't provide the same level of care everywhere

5:25 am

TraderKate

us health care has been in crisis for so long, it makes me crazy!!!!!!!!!!

5:25 am

jacq

ours is almost bankrupt because there are more drains on state resources now than ever before due to the high numbers of people claiming state benefits

5:25 am

TraderKate

national health preferable to people left to die at er doors because they have no insurance

5:27 am

TraderKate

er = emerg room you call it accident and casualty?

5:27 am

jacq

we have the social democrats to thank for our reforms neither of the two major parties would have made that step

5:27 am

jacq

accident and emergency

5:27 am

jacq

a&e

5:27 am

jacq

my nearest a&e is about 20 miles away because the local hospital couldn't provide the staff levels needed

5:28 am

jacq

and if it snows you can' get to it

5:28 am

TraderKate

agree that the state sponsored systems were never designed for the high cost of modern diagnostics and ethe aging population doesn't help but it should be a basic human right..FULL STOP

5:28 am

jacq

if i need tos ee a specialist i have to make a 31?2 hour journey on public transport

5:29 am

jacq

i agree kate, after all, that's what the hypocratic oath was all about

5:31 am

TraderKate

it's just that these us insurance comapnies (which are there to make money of course) make all decisions based on balance sheet. am not happy that bean countrer decides my treatment not dr. based on $$$

5:32 am

jacq

passes kate up her coffee

5:32 am

TraderKate

don't like being told which hospital can treat me or which dr. for that matter...and pharma !!!!! don't get me started!!!

5:33 am

TraderKate

ty... will shut up and climb down befote i offend seriously and am asked to leave permanently

5:34 am

TraderKate

so how is your day going?

5:34 am

jacq

it's no different in state funded, i go to breast clinics all the time and i have no say over who sticks a needle in my boob, the only say i have is when he smiles as i curl up in pain, then i tell him to get out

5:34 am

jacq

smiles you won't kate

5:34 am

jacq

it's going well, daughter is here doing her brain training and i am babbling, baby is sound asleep and snoring in the next room lol

5:35 am

TraderKate

hurray for sleeping babies

5:35 am

TraderKate

animals?

5:35 am

Kallia

Good morning

5:35 am

jacq

oh yes, she's teething just now so she's a wee bit grumpy

5:35 am

TraderKate

hi kallia

5:35 am

jacq

hello kallia

5:36 am

jacq

no pets, unless you count my ddaughters partner LOL

5:36 am

TraderKate

boo for teething babies :-(((

5:36 am

Kallia

what's the grid like today?

5:36 am

TraderKate

LOL

5:36 am

jacq

it's not pretty kallia

5:36 am

TraderKate

deceptive...it leads you on then leaves you flat

5:37 am

Kallia

should I start it lol...I gave up yesterday with 50 odd to go, just couldn't be bothered to go to the list

5:37 am

Kallia

Um like some men you mean?

5:38 am

TraderKate

i didn't finish yesterday either about 25 to go, but today i'm up to 113 and the list really helps today

5:38 am

jacq

i gave up with 4 to go yesterday, was so tired i couldn't focus

5:38 am

TraderKate

EXACTLY

5:38 am

TraderKate

oh jacq...so close...should have shamelessly begged for clues

5:39 am

jacq

everybody was chatting and i didn't want to interrupt, it was 3 am

5:39 am

Kallia

Yes Jacq, think I would have HAD to finish if I'd been that close.

5:39 am

Kallia

When I first started with Babble, right at the begining I had to finish every time...was right up there at the top of the league lol

5:40 am

Kallia

I had a long break and now I don't have that complusion any more

5:40 am

TraderKate

there's always someone lurking that'd be glad to clue. maybe just waiting for someone to talk to

5:40 am

herinfernallady

Helo

5:40 am

TraderKate

hi herin

5:40 am

Kallia

Hello lady

5:40 am

herinfernallady

How are you all?

5:40 am

jacq

heya lady

5:41 am

TraderKate

am a bit obsessed now, but it'll pass.. too tim-consuming

5:41 am

Kallia

I'm good today , you?

5:41 am

herinfernallady

Hugs Hi

5:41 am

jacq

it can be very time consuming

5:41 am

herinfernallady

I had a nap

5:41 am

jacq

good here

5:41 am

TraderKate

very well now that i've climbed down off my soap box - yourself?

5:42 am

TraderKate

jacq - you've tempted fate...now teething baby will wake fussy and screeching..

5:43 am

jacq

lol nope she was up at 4 am today i got up at 8 and let mum go back to bed

5:43 am

TraderKate

better pass herin / fren /lady a coffee jacq

5:43 am

jacq

passes a coffee to lady

5:44 am

TraderKate

so she's good for a while then...whew... : ))

5:44 am

Kallia

how old Jacq?

5:44 am

o-o

Sixty years ago I knew everything; now I know nothing; education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance.
- Will Durant

5:44 am

herinfernallady

I know that this will make you sad but please look at this site. This is my friends website http://tinyurl.com/ls8brs please look at it and remember not to buy pets from breeders. This is her dog.

5:44 am

jacq

15 months

5:45 am

jacq

i was considering taking in a greyhound, from a shelter, i would never buy a dog from a breeder

5:45 am

Kallia

babies are sweet, but I love them when they are baout 2 onwards really

5:45 am

TraderKate

will not look, but glad you are concerned...presently can't deal with nastiness of any kind...

5:45 am

herinfernallady

Jaq this is about the terrible problems my friend has with her dog and inbreeding.

5:46 am

jacq

my other grand-daughter is 2, three in november

5:46 am

Kallia

I wouldn't buy from a breeder either

5:46 am

TraderKate

me too kallia, yuounger even just not lumps that don't do tricks LOL

5:46 am

jacq

lady, it's just awful the lengths these people will go to to make money

5:46 am

herinfernallady

Kate It is not sad like bad people but sad that humanity inbreeds the dogs dumps them on public. She has the dog that is about 12 years old and is only 2

5:47 am

jacq

so sad, so very sad

5:47 am

Kallia

there are so many sad things in this world

5:47 am

TraderKate

not all breeders are puppy mills, most are very responsible - here any way...breeders are well regulated by ckc

5:47 am

Kallia

I think this inbreeding should be stopped

5:48 am

jacq

too many to count kallia, at least to count and remain sane

5:48 am

Kallia

but mans'inhumanity to man is dreadful .no surprise that it extends to animals

5:48 am

jacq

the company here who used to sponsor crufts dog show has pulled out in protest at the inbreeding

5:48 am

TraderKate

not a reputable breeder obviously, and there has been a lot of harm to a lot of breeds through the years...problems will not be solved overnight

5:48 am

jacq

you can judge a society by how it treats the weakest most vulnerable among them

5:48 am

Kallia

yes and it needs far more 'ethical' people to stand up and be counted

5:49 am

Kallia

indeed you can jacq...we don't do too well do we?

5:49 am

TraderKate

jacq, are you trying to put me back on the soap box ? lol

5:50 am

Kallia

I think we all probably have one of those kate

5:50 am

jacq

lol kate will have altitude sickness soon

5:50 am

TraderKate

you missed my hissy-fit earlier...thank goodness no one was around thjen

5:51 am

Kallia

been on it a lot today already Kate? lol

5:51 am

jacq

<<< saw the hissy fit and applauded and even encouraged it

5:51 am

TraderKate

getting light-headed...getting nose bleed...must scramble down post-haste

5:51 am

jacq

i like outspoken people, especially ones with no tact like me, you know exactly where you stand with them

5:51 am

Kallia

hm dare I ask....scratches head and looks quizzical

5:52 am

jacq

health care in the us kallia

5:52 am

TraderKate

to my chagrin, yes kallia

5:52 am

TraderKate

don't do it

5:52 am

TraderKate

too late

5:52 am

Kallia

oh my Jacq....are you my clone?

5:52 am

jacq

doesn't do it

5:52 am

jacq

LOL something about us scots lassies kallia

5:52 am

herinfernallady

Jaq this is the second dog my friend has had that is inbreed. She is currently not earning much close to nothing and her boi is earning just enough yet still every cent goes to the dogs

5:54 am

o-o

I see no reason for being rude when telling someone he or she needs to be trailed by a manure spreader

5:54 am

jacq

LOL BR thank you, i might use that, in my own words of course

5:54 am

Kallia

goodmorning BR

5:55 am

jacq

isn't there a PDSA or other animal charity that can help her?

5:55 am

Kallia

good one BR :)

5:55 am

TraderKate

no need for rudeness, yes tact can be employed...but in the end manure nust be cleaned or at least covered with sweet smelling straw

5:55 am

jacq

tact is wasted on most people IMHO

5:56 am

Kallia

got to go have coffee with OH...... this is the most I've chatted for ages

5:56 am

jacq

time top go baby is awake and cheery (woohoo)

5:56 am

herinfernallady

Bye Jaq

5:56 am

Kallia

back later to find the other 112 lol....shouldn't have added the few words I did see

5:56 am

herinfernallady

Hi BabRab

5:56 am

Kallia

Bye all

5:56 am

jacq

bye everyone have fun and fireworks

5:56 am

TraderKate

what is this IMHO???

5:57 am

TraderKate

bye jacq, glad baby joyful this day

5:57 am

o-o

in my humble opinion

5:57 am

herinfernallady

Kate I sometimes open my mouth just to change feet

5:57 am

TraderKate

moi ausie

5:58 am

TraderKate

ty BR...may never get these all puzzled out...

5:58 am

TraderKate

bye kallia

5:59 am

TraderKate

are things okay in facebook land now herin?

6:00 am

herinfernallady

Yep. I figure those that have been so mean to me are going to be totally screwed with tests

6:04 am

TraderKate

fate will catch up with them herin...worry not...and remember the best revenge is to live a good life in spite of them

6:06 am

herinfernallady

YEp

6:07 am

TraderKate

are you far along in puzzle?

6:07 am

sprite

good afternoon all

6:07 am

TraderKate

hello sprite!

6:08 am

herinfernallady

SPPPPPPPPPPPRITE

6:08 am

sprite

hey, long time no see, hun. How are you?

6:11 am

herinfernallady

Good.

6:11 am

herinfernallady

Had an awesome day

6:11 am

sprite

study flowing along?

6:11 am

sprite

ah, that sounds good. Am glad :)

6:12 am

kje

awesome icon sprite!

6:12 am

louuol2004

any help for the dh please

6:12 am

sprite

hi kje, and thanks :)

6:12 am

kje

dh + mr gore

6:12 am

louuol2004

nm, got it

6:13 am

louuol2004

thanks kje

6:13 am

herinfernallady

This weekend is going to be insane with study

6:13 am

herinfernallady

I miss you Sprite

6:14 am

TraderKate

hi kje, lou

6:14 am

sprite

will hover near your shoulder then this weekend, on wings of inspiration and perseverance

6:14 am

herinfernallady

THanks Sprite

6:14 am

TraderKate

very poetic, sprite

6:15 am

sprite

lady knows what I mean

6:15 am

Trifioso

good morning babble friends, HERIN!!!!

6:15 am

sprite

hiya Trif

6:16 am

herinfernallady

TRIIIIIIIIIFEEEEEEEEEEES

6:16 am

Trifioso

was waiting for that, dear herin!!!! :)

6:17 am

herinfernallady

Yep.

6:18 am

Trifioso

this grid is making me go lalalalala

6:18 am

herinfernallady

Sprite I have been busy but 2 weeks time a break will be had

6:18 am

sprite

I wrote the lyrics to that song, Trif. Was awarded for it even.
La lala

6:19 am

Trifioso

on the plus side, I am finding that I can enter almost any old nonsense, and it takes half of it

6:19 am

sprite

you rock, lady. You go for it. And enjoy the break after!

6:19 am

inge

any help for wh 4/6?

6:20 am

herinfernallady

I will. I had a nap today and treated my self to a home spa since I had time.

6:20 am

Trifioso

how to stop a horse, inge

6:20 am

sprite

exclamation, inge

6:20 am

o-o

not giddyup but wh

6:21 am

Trifioso

wait, that's 4/9

6:21 am

TraderKate

stop already, with the clues giggle

6:21 am

inge

thanks sprite

6:21 am

TraderKate

hi trif hi inge

6:21 am

Trifioso

my actual initials are in the grid today! eace....and hi back traderkate

6:22 am

TraderKate

i was in the grid a few dAYS AGO...<GRINS LIKE A FOOL >

6:23 am

TraderKate

caps lock sorry

6:23 am

TraderKate

everyone seems to be in good spirits today, nice to see

6:24 am

ABCDE

what is the 8 that isn't gl?

6:24 am

o-o

not everyone, Kate .. I don't drink

6:24 am

Trifioso

don't know what is up with me, kate - I have one week left before school starts, and I woke up at six! how silly is that?

6:24 am

sprite

me neither :P

6:24 am

herinfernallady

I am because I finally had a break

6:24 am

TraderKate

silly old bear

6:24 am

sprite

good to see you, btw, BabbleRabble

6:24 am

o-o

er 8

6:24 am

ABCDE

thanks br

6:24 am

TraderKate

bear(s)

6:24 am

o-o

Hey, sprite

6:25 am

o-o

the 8s rhyme

6:25 am

TraderKate

do you need er8 br? i have...

6:25 am

o-o

sort of

6:25 am

ABCDE

got it!

6:25 am

Trifioso

I think I hate the letter u

6:26 am

TraderKate

developing a distaste for all vowels at beginning of words

6:26 am

ABCDE

u hate u?

6:26 am

sprite

but it is mutual

6:26 am

Trifioso

s, I 8 u

6:27 am

o-o

hate should be outlawed

6:27 am

Trifioso

did you ever read CDB? one of my favorite childhood books ever

6:27 am

TraderKate

only in utopia

6:27 am

sprite

hate is complicated. Self hate even more.

6:28 am

TraderKate

cdb?

6:28 am

o-o

no, but I read david and ann find spot in the briar patch

6:29 am

Trifioso

it's by william steig, and it is BRILLIANT. Little cartoons, and all the captions are just letter. like a drawing of a bee on a flower, and the caption underneath would say "CDB? D B S A BZ B"

6:29 am

TraderKate

bad br, bad < chuckling >

6:29 am

o-o

very traumatic

6:30 am

sprite

lol, that is awful! And funny.

6:30 am

TraderKate

cute, never saw anything like that before

6:30 am

Trifioso

it has a sequel - C D C, with drawing of ocean. Also, guy curled up in a chair, looking stressed, and under it is say "MNUL S NCQR" - one of my favorites!

6:30 am

sprite

ncqr is brilliant!

6:30 am

Trifioso

I highly recommend them, especially for wordies. they are amazingly clever

6:31 am

TraderKate

parsing ncqr still

6:31 am

Trifioso

(((emmanuel is insecure)))

6:32 am

TraderKate

ty, more coffee req'd here brb

6:33 am

sprite

some words today remind me of Zorro

6:33 am

dromano66

ca5/22, please?

6:33 am

sprite

ca + *** do you do?

6:33 am

o-o

ca + *** now brown cow

6:33 am

TraderKate

good morning dromano

6:33 am

dromano66

ty, sprite

6:34 am

dromano66

good morning!!

6:34 am

sprite

and morning, dromano

6:34 am

Boobear

good morning

6:35 am

sprite

hello Boobear

6:35 am

TraderKate

hi boo

6:35 am

Trifioso

morning boobear!

6:37 am

sprite

must be off, back later. Bye all.

6:38 am

Trifioso

oh, the heck with pride! clue for any u word, please?

6:39 am

o-o

a sore in the stomach lining and then pt

6:39 am

herinfernallady

Aww i missed the sprite

6:39 am

Trifioso

fish me with thanks!

6:40 am

herinfernallady

Trifs can you FB me please

6:41 am

Trifioso

yes, for a bit

6:42 am

herinfernallady

WOW I just got invited to a relatively exclusive ball, :D

6:42 am

Trifioso

woooo!

6:42 am

Trifioso

major frock opportunity!

6:43 am

herinfernallady

Oh yes. Its a witches and wizards ball :D

6:44 am

Trifioso

that sounds really fun! you are so creative, I am sure your outfits will take all firsts!

6:44 am

herinfernallady

Sorry I was just gossiping to Triffs about the dumb arses that i have to deal with

6:45 am

suefrad625

Good coffee day all

6:45 am

Trifioso

sue! good morning dear!

6:45 am

Boobear

clue for ac 4

6:45 am

suefrad625

good morning my internet family

6:45 am

herinfernallady

Hi Sue

6:45 am

Boobear

hi Sue

6:46 am

Trifioso

did very well on exam, boo....

6:46 am

TraderKate

ac4 - did well, "ac4 a test"

6:46 am

TraderKate

hi sue

6:47 am

suefrad625

past tense of AC

6:47 am

Boobear

ty

6:47 am

TraderKate

yes, past tense

6:50 am

TraderKate

won't take acadia

6:51 am

dart001

doesn't take dracula either lol

6:51 am

TraderKate

saw that last night, haven't seen jac yet though!

6:51 am

TraderKate

or dahlia

6:52 am

TraderKate

lots of phantoms here for such strange letters

6:52 am

o-o

phantom: red

6:53 am

Trifioso

i'm getting dozey, so going back to sleep for a snooze. see you anon, friends!

6:53 am

herinfernallady

Well I am now playing fetch with my cat

6:53 am

suefrad625

bye trif

6:53 am

TraderKate

does she throw it far enough that you have to run to get it?

6:53 am

TraderKate

good nap trif

6:54 am

suefrad625

lol

6:54 am

herinfernallady

lol no. He loves his little ball that we throw for him. I just got a clawing for not paying attention

6:55 am

suefrad625

can I have some E clues

6:55 am

suefrad625

I dislike words that start w/vowels

6:55 am

herinfernallady

help with 8s please?

6:56 am

TraderKate

;-))

6:57 am

TraderKate

er8?

6:57 am

herinfernallady

ta and?

6:57 am

pinkhatlil

ty

6:57 am

herinfernallady

PINKIIIIIIIIIE

6:58 am

pinkhatlil

hellllo herin lol

6:58 am

periwinkle

good morning all, help with the W pls

6:59 am

herinfernallady

They are both Er 8s?

7:00 am

TraderKate

er8/45 (significant period of time) + (an appointment book also called , **** book - then insert a vowel )

7:00 am

TraderKate

sounnds a lot like what is done to prep some "frankenfood"

7:01 am

herinfernallady

Thanks Trader. I have it.

7:01 am

TraderKate

yw

7:01 am

periwinkle

not getting the er8 clue

7:02 am

suefrad625

is it Time+ca4+vowel?

7:02 am

TraderKate

sorry, peri, a bit wordy... sounds very simillar to what is done to food to kill bacteria and extend shelf life

7:03 am

periwinkle

got it now, thanks Kate

7:03 am

TraderKate

not the one i was doing, someone said 2 er 8's

7:04 am

TraderKate

that's only 8 i have

7:04 am

suefrad625

am I here?

7:05 am

suefrad625

Nobody's answering me, I need more coffee

7:05 am

herinfernallady

Thank you Yes Sue you are

7:05 am

herinfernallady

Not possible to have 2 Ers

7:05 am

suefrad625

is it Time+ca4+vowel? is that the er?

7:05 am

TraderKate

sorry sue, had nose to 'gridstone'

7:06 am

herinfernallady

No Sue

7:06 am

TraderKate

no sue look before that 7:00

7:07 am

suefrad625

isnt it a ca4book?

7:07 am

suefrad625

you ca** someone on the phone

7:07 am

herinfernallady

SUe are you saying that the other 8 is a Ca?

7:08 am

TraderKate

no, bad clue maybe....calendar keeps track of the ****

7:08 am

amelu0218

er8, sometimes they do this to cancer patients...

7:08 am

suefrad625

but there is no da** book

7:09 am

Jandy

Hi guys, just lurking... the other 8 is a gl 8/55

7:09 am

TraderKate

to the **** insert a vowel that is me

7:09 am

suefrad625

got it

7:09 am

suefrad625

ty jandy

7:09 am

TraderKate

clue for this bruiser please...monkey dropped dead

7:10 am

herinfernallady

JANNNNDY. Thank you

7:10 am

Jandy

Hmmm.... unusual verb form of a word.... Russell Crowe did it in a movie?

7:10 am

Jandy

You're welcome, herin!

7:11 am

Scrabbler

Good morning/day to all.

7:11 am

herinfernallady

HOw are you?>

7:11 am

TraderKate

hopeless with aussie slang... is it compound word?

7:11 am

TraderKate

hi scrabs

7:11 am

Jandy

Really well thanks herin

7:11 am

Scrabbler

*doing CPR on Kate's monkey*

7:11 am

Jandy

Think Romans and lions, Kate!

7:12 am

suefrad625

got, ty

7:12 am

suefrad625

gl4+end of the er word trade

7:12 am

herinfernallady

Thank you. Hi Scrabbler.

7:12 am

herinfernallady

Jandy I haven't seen you about

7:13 am

Scrabbler

Yes, Jandy, where have you been?

7:13 am

Jandy

Been really busy with work, herin, so I've just been lurking. But I've been Scrabbling!

7:13 am

TraderKate

i did it won't monkey, what's the translation foir the aussie you refer toi?

7:14 am

Jandy

Hi Scrabs!

7:14 am

herinfernallady

That will be me with study too.

7:15 am

Jandy

Right Kate.... Colloseum (? spelling), lions, Roman gl******** who gl8/55

7:15 am

Jandy

how's it going, herin?

7:15 am

TraderKate

ty all, esp sue, was looking for person...

7:15 am

herinfernallady

freeking busy with study

7:16 am

Jandy

I think Scrabbler's CPR breathed life back into that poor little monkey....

7:16 am

TraderKate

tried to put craggy mountain top on end...couldn't figure...need more coffee, TY TY TY

7:16 am

Jandy

Are you enjoying it?

7:17 am

herinfernallady

I am now that I am not dealling with tossrs

7:18 am

Jandy

Right, was just been naughty and Babbling in the wake of making four different sorts of cupcakes, so I'd better go and scrape the frosting off the ceiling, floor and cupboards!

7:18 am

Jandy

That's good, herin, we can all do without them!

7:18 am

herinfernallady

Oh dear

7:18 am

TraderKate

don't let it fool you, it's on it's last legs. has been mercilessly overworked with no time off foir good behaviour. considering withholding bananas...

7:19 am

herinfernallady

Trader no spanking the monkey

7:19 am

TraderKate

herin, i'm shocker!!!

7:19 am

Jandy

Poor monkey.... maybe the good Australian concept of Long Service Leave should apply to monkeys too! It needs a nice long break.

7:19 am

Jandy

Right, I'm off to restore the kitchen. Bye all!

7:20 am

TraderKate

it does, has been working night and day for weeks now.

7:20 am

herinfernallady

Well maybe bananas and treats is time

7:20 am

TraderKate

scrabs - thanks for reviving monkey, have given it some nice juicy grubs

7:20 am

TraderKate

poor jandy

7:21 am

suefrad625

ok, well I have to pack the camper for the weekend, see you all soon.

7:21 am

TraderKate

going away for labour day

7:21 am

TraderKate

?

7:21 am

herinfernallady

enjoy Sue

7:22 am

Scrabbler

Try some veggies and fruit too, Kate

7:22 am

TraderKate

hoping same ending would do for gl 7/44; sadly, it did not... ** sigh **

7:23 am

Scrabbler

I am working on Labor Day--grrr--we are open with "Saturday" office hrs to make parents happy, so I will be doing school check-ups and seeing sick kids, for 5.5 hrs.

7:23 am

herinfernallady

oh joy Scrabbler

7:23 am

Scrabbler

Kate, where do you live, if I may ask?

7:24 am

TraderKate

fruit is only for productive monkeys, too expensive. besides he likes those big fat juicy grubs - says they taste like whippede cream

7:24 am

Scrabbler

**getting nauseated**

7:24 am

TraderKate

drag working on labour day, scrabs....am in toronto

7:25 am

Scrabbler

Aha, I am south of Buffalo! So we are near one another. i haven't been to TO in a few years.

7:25 am

TraderKate

never watch those nature shows...they always talk babout those grubs...found in punky wood...

7:26 am

TraderKate

remember us talking, southern tier somewhere?

7:26 am

Scrabbler

I would only eat grubs if I were in survivor mode

7:28 am

TraderKate

seems to me these were something the bushmen of kalahari coveted...that's where the whipped cream taste reference comes from...the interviewer tried some. ( this predated survivor by years, think wild kingdom)

7:29 am

TraderKate

lived in buffalo 3 years

7:29 am

Scrabbler

I remember Marlon Perkins & Jim of Wild Kingdom---a fave of ours when we were kids.

7:29 am

herinfernallady

Have a laugh. My cat just tried to get a bug between the couch/table and wall. Epic fail when he just jumped at the wall to get a bug and fell between the tabled and wall.

7:30 am

TraderKate

now the nature shows are so graphic and violent i soimretimes have to change channel...

7:30 am

herinfernallady

Might we add I am crying from laughing so hard

7:32 am

jbp

this is why housepets are WA better than cable

7:32 am

jbp

dial

7:32 am

jbp

oops sorrw

7:32 am

herinfernallady

My cat now is not impressed. JBP this cat is a tad special

7:33 am

TraderKate

http://tinyurl.com/3yzc4h

have a go at this, it's hillarious and very well done, 2 min

7:34 am

EvaNadine

mornin babblers!

7:34 am

Scrabbler

Hi jbp

7:34 am

Scrabbler

hi Eva

7:34 am

TraderKate

hi eva

7:34 am

helmet

got the gl 8, what does the other 8 start with? Thanks

7:35 am

TraderKate

scrabs, herin see link below

7:35 am

TraderKate

er8

7:35 am

herinfernallady

Trader you know the little kitty that tries to get the light but falls between the wall and couch?

7:35 am

helmet

got it cheers!

7:36 am

TraderKate

is that your pussy?

7:36 am

TraderKate

yw helmet

7:37 am

herinfernallady

No but that is what his royal stupid just did

7:37 am

TraderKate

if you liked that herin i have another, 4 min, some clips same , but also very funny. had me in tears

7:38 am

herinfernallady

Not tonight

7:38 am

TraderKate

at least he's regal whilst making a fool of himself

7:38 am

herinfernallady

Yep. He is embarrassed asI laughed loudly

7:39 am

TraderKate

cats do not take humilliation well...expect he will sulk...or poretend like nothing happened that he did not intend...

7:40 am

TraderKate

*pretend

7:41 am

TraderKate

does anyone have a hand up for poor babbler struggling with gl 7/44 ? please?

7:41 am

herinfernallady

No they do not

7:42 am

TraderKate

well, what do you have then (winks slighly)

7:42 am

herinfernallady

um I can

7:42 am

TraderKate

slyly.. oh brother

7:43 am

herinfernallady

Oh its that cherry that is found in fruit cake pluraled

7:43 am

TraderKate

i know not herin, require it myself...quite possibly

7:44 am

TraderKate

brb- coffee

7:45 am

herinfernallady

k

7:45 am

TraderKate

did you get it?

7:47 am

TraderKate

monkey does not like 6 and 7 letter words...

7:53 am

herinfernallady

I clued it

7:54 am

TraderKate

sorry herin, thought it was question not clue....monkey found it

7:54 am

TraderKate

ty

7:54 am

zoozzoom

all these a`s & l`s are confusing my tiny brain..i cannot find many words at all.

7:55 am

TraderKate

there are no words it is all illusion today

7:55 am

TraderKate

morning zooz

7:56 am

TraderKate

once you get going the first 80 - 100 are fairly good, lots of rhymes...then it gets tougher

7:56 am

zoozzoom

morning/evening to all, hi Kate :-)

7:57 am

TraderKate

:-)

7:57 am

herinfernallady

O sorry.

7:57 am

herinfernallady

HI Zoom

7:57 am

TraderKate

np herin, or are you sorry foir zooz' brain?

7:59 am

TraderKate

has anyone found a word containing the 'q'?

7:59 am

zoozzoom

not me thats for sure.

7:59 am

flosey

good morning everyone

7:59 am

flosey

I haven't used the q yet

7:59 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Flosey

7:59 am

TraderKate

good morning flosey

8:00 am

TraderKate

is there ever a grid that has letters not used?

8:00 am

herinfernallady

Oh dear. I just found a house I would like

8:00 am

Judi

Ain't no cure for the summertime Q's. Morning, peeps!

8:00 am

flosey

yes

8:00 am

TraderKate

LOL judi

8:00 am

zoozzoom

lol..hello Judi

8:01 am

flosey

morning Judi - quite chipper aren't you

8:01 am

TraderKate

good to know...perhaps a bit of a red herring ( oh no, fish)

8:01 am

Judi

Not really, but I know an opening when I see one.

8:01 am

zoozzoom

i take it you do not want to move then herin?

8:02 am

TraderKate

cute icon, judi

8:03 am

herinfernallady

Zoom 3 things Its in the States near Seattle, its just the land and its a lot

8:04 am

zoozzoom

o i c

8:04 am

TraderKate

window shopping, herin or would you like the whole thing?

8:05 am

herinfernallady

I would love to have the big dollars to go overseas

8:06 am

Wolvie

good morning all

8:06 am

herinfernallady

Hi Wolvie

8:06 am

flosey

morning Wolvie

8:07 am

zoozzoom

hello, Wolvie

8:07 am

TraderKate

herin, don't look now, but you are over-seas....

8:07 am

TraderKate

morning wolvie

8:07 am

Judi

Look at it this way, herei- if you travel from Australia, anywhere is overseas!

8:07 am

flosey

just monkeyed ha6/21 - sounds like someone doesn't know the words to the song

8:08 am

Wolvie

Ha! ty flosey

8:08 am

Wolvie

good way to start

8:09 am

flosey

yw Wolvie

8:09 am

herinfernallady

LOL Kate to you yes

8:12 am

jacq

back for my last 55

8:12 am

jacq

heya wolvie, flosey, kate, aldy et al

8:12 am

jacq

oops lady

8:12 am

Wolvie

hi jac - i just got started

8:12 am

zoozzoom

wb, jac

8:12 am

Scrabbler

I am back--phone calls took me away from he4

8:12 am

jacq

heya zooz

8:12 am

jacq

heya scrabbler

8:13 am

Wolvie

hi scrab

8:13 am

flosey

hi scrabbs

8:13 am

zoozzoom

wb, scrabs

8:14 am

flosey

hi jac

8:14 am

Judi

Hiya, hiya, hiya, etc.

8:14 am

herinfernallady

Ok I found another place

8:15 am

zoozzoom

lol..where is it this time Herin?

8:15 am

Scrabbler

How can I be stuck with just 28 words found?

8:15 am

jacq

easy on this grid

8:16 am

jacq

hating the a's

8:16 am

jacq

i'm sure they are reproducing, there seem to be more

8:16 am

Wolvie

its going a bit slow for me as well scrab

8:16 am

flosey

so many words I've never heard before

8:16 am

jacq

alar

8:16 am

car.eeyore

Morning all! May I please have a clue for the U?

8:16 am

jacq

alae

8:16 am

zoozzoom

scrabs i am struggling here also i still have 97 to find, think i will try later..just am not finding any words..bbl

8:16 am

Wolvie

yeah jac - I have only one a tile grayed. lol

8:16 am

jacq

ooooh, sorry

8:16 am

Scrabbler

Hi Car

8:16 am

Wolvie

bye zoo - 102 left for me

8:16 am

flosey

morning car

8:17 am

Scrabbler

Bye Zooz

8:17 am

jacq

slopes off to the pb

8:17 am

herinfernallady

Hi Care

8:17 am

flosey

u - peptic u5

8:17 am

Scrabbler

TY, Jacq!

8:17 am

herinfernallady

Zoom its 1120pm nearly bed time

8:17 am

car.eeyore

TY Flosey!

8:17 am

jacq

there is a past tense of that u

8:17 am

Wolvie

ty jac - i needed that one

8:18 am

Wolvie

ty flosey

8:18 am

car.eeyore

TY Again Jac!

8:18 am

jacq

LOL yw

8:18 am

Scrabbler

U = grey. TY!

8:18 am

Judi

Phantom: cereal.

8:19 am

flosey

could I have a clue for ca7 please - the first one

8:19 am

Wolvie

bwwahahahaha - wish I had it flosey

8:19 am

jacq

the only one i ahve is the volcanic one

8:20 am

Scrabbler

Volcanic ca7 clue please?

8:20 am

Wolvie

sounds like phone use, and time

8:20 am

herinfernallady

I will go to bed after the Hills

8:21 am

jacq

c+ the tree a**** then first vowel

8:21 am

Wolvie

didn't have that until jac said there was one. ;-)

8:21 am

Scrabbler

TY, jacq

8:21 am

Scrabbler

New word for me

8:21 am

jacq

sorry, took me a while to get the cursor to do what it was told

8:21 am

Scrabbler

The cursor should be able to re4 our mind

8:21 am

Wolvie

my clue didn't work too well. ;-) ah well

8:22 am

jacq

it's the name given to the shape once the volcano has collapsed

8:22 am

flosey

ty, got it

8:22 am

Wolvie

so there is another ca 7? what is the point total

8:22 am

Judi

Er8?

8:22 am

Wolvie

yes jac - that I did know. :-)

8:22 am

jacq

yellowstone national park is basically a massive ca*****

8:22 am

Scrabbler

a massive....thinking

8:23 am

Wolvie

think radiation judi

8:23 am

jacq

ca7/36

8:23 am

flosey

ca7/36 is the second one

8:23 am

Judi

Fab! Ty.

8:23 am

Wolvie

it is also a 7/36? ty jac

8:23 am

car.eeyore

ER 8 - a time span + princess **ana + I can't believe I *** the whole thing!

8:23 am

jacq

scrabbler was related to the ca7 c***d earlier

8:23 am

Wolvie

oh - what is the other one's point total?

8:24 am

Scrabbler

So massive that I cannot think of it

8:24 am

jacq

yes wolvie

8:24 am

Wolvie

hi car

8:24 am

car.eeyore

Hello!

8:24 am

TraderKate

morning all

8:24 am

Scrabbler

cald.......massive brain halt

8:25 am

Wolvie

scrab - sounds like phoned, then a time unit

8:25 am

jacq

cald and the time span

8:25 am

TraderKate

wolvie...just friend requested someone...could be you, cou;ld be total stranger...

8:25 am

jacq

hello again kate

8:25 am

Wolvie

hi kate

8:25 am

Scrabbler

I have that ca7 but need this other one of which you speak

8:25 am

Wolvie

did you request Sue Duff? that is me

8:26 am

Wolvie

I don't have the second one either scrab

8:26 am

TraderKate

hi, got lost on facebookagain...anyone else having a lot of trouble since they revamped it????

8:26 am

jacq

the other one isn't cald it's car

8:26 am

herinfernallady

Kate its a friggen nightmare there

8:27 am

flosey

to do with the esophagus ca6

8:27 am

herinfernallady

I am there if you wanted to friend me

8:27 am

Wolvie

scrab - would seem to be right up your alley - the one i got sounds heart related

8:27 am

TraderKate

DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY OF YOU THERE ARE????? MAYHAP IT'S YOU MAYHAP NOT...AT LEAST IT WAS N. CAR.

8:27 am

flosey

sorry, that was ca7

8:27 am

Wolvie

oh - ty flosey

8:27 am

Scrabbler

Wolvie, I just requested your friendship on FB--my initials are LS

8:27 am

TraderKate

darn cap lock....again....

8:27 am

flosey

yw

8:28 am

car.eeyore

{I am so confused!}

8:28 am

Wolvie

no I didn't kate lol - yes, NC should do it - I looked for you the other day, a few of those too.

8:28 am

Wolvie

okay scrab - let me open this baby up and take a look

8:28 am

herinfernallady

Wolvie am I friends with you?

8:29 am

Scrabbler

And at 55/80 I must get ready for work. I have to do 2 errands on the way. Enjoy the day!

8:29 am

Wolvie

okay scrab and kate - I just confirmed you both. :-)

8:29 am

herinfernallady

Bye Scrabbler

8:29 am

Wolvie

bye scrab

8:29 am

flosey

have a good day scrabbs

8:29 am

herinfernallady

Wolvie am I friends with you?

8:29 am

car.eeyore

Me too Scrabs! I am actually working a day shift at the restaurant today! I will be confused all day!

8:29 am

Wolvie

no fern - not yet

8:30 am

car.eeyore

Have a great day everyone!

8:30 am

TraderKate

wolvie...am listed in toronto that should help

8:30 am

flosey

could I have a clue for de7 please - the first one, de7/32

8:30 am

TraderKate

bye scrabs

8:30 am

herinfernallady

Wolvie you friends with Scrabbler?

8:30 am

Wolvie

kate - I just confirmed you. you found me. :-)

8:30 am

Wolvie

yes fern, just now

8:31 am

Scrabbler

Kate, I found you via Wolvie!

8:31 am

Judi

Down to 33. Time for serious attention to coffee. BBL.

8:31 am

herinfernallady

OK can i have your initials then I will see if I can see you?

8:31 am

Wolvie

don't have that one yet flosey - sorry

8:31 am

Scrabbler

You are a kid, Kate, at least your pic looks that way

8:31 am

Wolvie

SD fern - north carolina

8:31 am

Wolvie

bye judi

8:32 am

Wolvie

sure does - depressingly so scrab

8:32 am

herinfernallady

I founds you

8:32 am

TraderKate

hurray!!!! warning i haven't done anything to facebook in ages...a load of requestds to go through that all require letters as well...and my cousin graham can be very rude, but funny....

8:32 am

Scrabbler

OK, I must get going now. Bye kids!

8:32 am

Wolvie

cool fern, I will confirm you when I go to fb again

8:32 am

herinfernallady

Kate I have a friend that is very naughty with her language there

8:33 am

Wolvie

byeee scrab

8:33 am

TraderKate

you found me scrabs? standing infront of steam clock in gastown, vancouver

8:33 am

TraderKate

just warning all...and there isn't too much to amuse...tried to keepfriends and applications to a minimum...otherwise too much to juggle

8:34 am

herinfernallady

Kate I founds you

8:36 am

TraderKate

click me herin...i'll get around to it eventually....

8:36 am

herinfernallady

Kate I friended you via Wolvie

8:38 am

TraderKate

don't have de 7/32 flosey, sorry

8:38 am

herinfernallady

mmmm now what am i going to wear tommorrow

8:38 am

Wolvie

what does the other 8 start with? I have the er 8

8:39 am

TraderKate

i've got a stack of requests to go through on facebook...so much work, it's not fun....have been trying to keep it to a manageable levekl

8:39 am

jacq

it's a gl

8:39 am

Enomis65

good morning all

8:40 am

Enomis65

tough grid this morning! :(

8:40 am

jacq

sounds like an ancient roman fighter

8:40 am

jacq

gl8/55

8:40 am

TraderKate

oh...i hear the jets flying overhead...snowbirds practicing for labour day weekend air show!!!

8:42 am

Wolvie

fern - I confirmed you just now

8:42 am

Wolvie

ty jac - I think. lol

8:42 am

TraderKate

jacq - are you facebooked with wolvie? if so would you care to click on me?

8:42 am

Wolvie

hi enomis

8:42 am

Wolvie

ah - ty for clue jac

8:42 am

jacq

lol, let me know if my clue wasn't enough

8:43 am

Wolvie

nope - I got it. :-)

8:43 am

jacq

i don't have facebook kate, i have a bebo i do nothing with

8:43 am

Nef

Morning all. Could someone please cl** the W for me? I have 2 letters left for NBT

8:44 am

jacq

i have the wh** for stopping a horse lol

8:44 am

TraderKate

hi nef, no joy for th wo

8:44 am

Wolvie

that is the only one I have as well

8:44 am

Wolvie

hi nef

8:44 am

TraderKate

what is bebo jacq?

8:45 am

redturtlehead

Hi all...

8:45 am

Wolvie

hi red

8:45 am

jacq

similar to facebook

8:45 am

TraderKate

hi red

8:45 am

Nef

thank, guys. I'm so tired and sore today I can' see straight I think

8:45 am

redturtlehead

Nef, what did you do?

8:45 am

flosey

fireworks - counted 40 words I have never used

8:45 am

Wolvie

WTG flosey!!

8:45 am

jacq

wtg flosey!!!

8:45 am

redturtlehead

Yaaay flosey!

8:46 am

TraderKate

oh...i haven't done anything with fb for a while...until recently, hadn't been on for over a year...

8:46 am

Enomis65

wo: + vowel + I am young not ***

8:46 am

TraderKate

congratulations, flosey.....did yoyu use the q at all?

8:46 am

Wolvie

ty ty enomis - great cl**

8:46 am

jacq

ty Eno

8:46 am

flosey

no Kate

8:47 am

Nef

red, I got up at 4 yesterday and went in early to catch up on stats, then a 12 hour clinic; then the usual stuff here. It ended up being a 20 hour day. I

8:47 am

Nef

I plan on doing nothing today

8:48 am

redturtlehead

yuck. I had a very long day yesterday as well, but not 20 hours.

8:48 am

Wolvie

sounds like you need todays break nef

8:48 am

TraderKate

flo -now what will you do for rest of day?

8:49 am

redturtlehead

Can someone look at my icon and tell me if they see a monarch butterfly or some other sort of butterfly. I updated, but...

8:49 am

Nef

hi Wolvie, red, Flosey (WTG!! Congrats for the fireworks!); jacq and all

8:49 am

redturtlehead

I bagged this mornings run, so I probably have to do running this evening. bleech.

8:49 am

Wolvie

i see a monarch red

8:49 am

jacq

red

8:50 am

redturtlehead

going back to seee.

8:50 am

redturtlehead

Hi jac.

8:50 am

TraderKate

i see the new monarch...not the one you used to have...new one is in profile, not top view

8:50 am

Nef

I don't see a Monarch; the coloring is correct, but it doesn't look like MN monarchs...

8:50 am

jacq

heya nef and red

8:51 am

flosey

it's a busy one Kate - William just had first immunizations yesterday - 3 shots and has been a bit fussy, also going to s-i-l's mom's, then shopping

8:52 am

flosey

there are more immunizations today than when my kids were babies

8:52 am

TraderKate

trying to get it all in before you return, eh? hope grandbaby feels better soon

8:53 am

TraderKate

and keeping track....used to have little card folders to keep for reminder...now must rely on memory..? scary

8:53 am

redturtlehead

Ohhh the new Monarch is not a Monarch, not at all. its an imposter.

8:54 am

flosey

thanks Kate, he does have a record for keeping track of imms. etc

8:54 am

Nef

flosey, can you tell me how many immunizations are required in Canada? I just found out that my grandson will have had 26 shots before he turns 2 following the USA immunization schedule!

8:54 am

redturtlehead

but sadly I cant remember what it is, except that it isnt Monarch.

8:55 am

redturtlehead

Nef, is that including all the flu and swine flu? thats a lot of injections, considering how many are now Combined Vaccinations!

8:55 am

flosey

I'd have to ask daughter Nef, she's still sleeping (I hope, was prob up in the night) will ask and let you know next time I see you

8:57 am

Wolvie

well peeps, I need to be off and doing stuff - hope to bbl to finish - 53 left for me. ttfn!

8:57 am

flosey

have a good day Wolvie

8:58 am

redturtlehead

99 left here, soon I will have to put in an appearance at the gym....grrr.

8:58 am

Nef

red, I don't think that counts the flu shots. I'm apallled by these numbers. I told my son to find a doctor who will work with him and spread out the immunizations. After all, the 1983 CDC recommendations or the Danish immunization schedules are much more sensible

8:59 am

redturtlehead

well Nef, the 1983 recommendations are over 20 years old, so I imagine its changed. Chicken pox for example.

8:59 am

Nef

red. is that a Vicerory butterfly? It doesn't really LOOK like it, but that is a common monarh imposter

9:00 am

redturtlehead

I have no idea, I just cant recall. I will look up viceroy.

9:00 am

jacq

oh ty red!!!!

9:00 am

jacq

issed that one

9:00 am

jacq

missed

9:00 am

TraderKate

nef did a quick count on health canada web site... about 20 to age 18 mos...and a bunch more at 4-6 yrs....if shots start now...in infancy

9:00 am

Nef

true, red. But oneof the CNMs I work with and some other nurses and MDs I know all are saying that this is too much.

9:01 am

redturtlehead

It's all the shots for Hepatitis B, which seem to me to be overkill. then if they throw in the flu vacciene, which I dont like...

9:02 am

redturtlehead

Nef, it isnt a viceroy... I'm looking on a database now...

9:02 am

harpjane

good morning, how's the grid today?

9:02 am

jacq

be back later or final 45, poor showing this afternoon

9:03 am

jacq

have fun everyone

9:04 am

TraderKate

did anyone find the elusive de 7/32 ? would they consider sharing?

9:04 am

TraderKate

bye again jacq

9:04 am

Nef

hi harp. How are you today?

9:04 am

flosey

de7 - de4 + consumed

9:05 am

TraderKate

harp, good morning...grid isn't too bad in beginning, lots of rhymes...and monkey works very wello. list really beneficial this time

9:05 am

redturtlehead

Hi Harp!

9:05 am

TraderKate

ty, flo...looking

9:06 am

flosey

first de4

9:06 am

TraderKate

ty, very much flo!!!

9:07 am

flosey

yw, now I'm going to try to grab another hour of sleep - hopefully

9:07 am

flosey

have a great day all, and luck with the puzzle

9:08 am

TraderKate

you've earned it flosey...:-)

9:08 am

herinfernallady

opps i fell asleep. Night all

9:09 am

TraderKate

gn, herin

9:09 am

herinfernallady

Night night sorry. I doozed off

9:09 am

Nef

thanks for the Canadian info, Kate. my grandson is now 4 months old and his parents are totally anti- mainstream medicine. They were saying NO immunizations at all ("they contain poisons" you know!), but once I started looking for information on vaccines and such; I'm starting to believe that there is a lot of over-kill for them at too young an age

9:10 am

Nef

good night herin. Sleeping bed is better than on the keyboard

9:13 am

TraderKate

am very concerned with the number of people who are withholding shots from their kids...know there is controversy...but an awful lot o misinformation too...one problem with net is people can write anything they want and someone will take it as true regardless of how much rubbish it actually is

9:13 am

redturtlehead

I'm not against things like tetanus, MMR, but Chicken pox...and hepatitis seem to me to be overkill, unless the child is at a specific risk.

9:14 am

TraderKate

as women stop breastfeeding sooner fthan they did a generation ago, the shots should robably be sooner as well...in my grandma's day they went from breast to cup...

9:15 am

Nef

that' is so true, kate. I swear my son and DIL find the farthest left (or right? -I can't decide which one is weirder) info out there and then don't think things through

9:16 am

redturtlehead

It's a difficult decision I imagine. I think though that what the people who withhold dont realize is the reason their kids dont get sick is because of the herd immunity all the other kids have.

9:16 am

harpjane

I think women are breastfeeding LONGER than they did in my generation. I was bottle fed....

9:16 am

TraderKate

c. pox was supposed to have been eradicated...but has appeared in (africa?) so not safe..especially in this day of jet travel..viruses can travel the globe as fast as the dsun...if no one has their shotds...you get the picture

9:17 am

redturtlehead

Trader, I believe you mean Small Pox, not chicken pox.

9:17 am

Nef

kate, my kids are 27 and 30 and I found the 1983 immunization schedule to be easy to do and easy on the child too. I think (but will verify for sure) that there is 1 peds. visit that the baby is supposed to get 5 vaccines at one. That is absolutely frightening to me!

9:18 am

redturtlehead

Nef, remember that a lot of the vaccienes are combined, so its probably 2 shots.

9:18 am

Nef

harp, I agree with you. Women do breast feed longer (and to the exclusion of other nourishment for baby too)

9:19 am

harpjane

how many letters in the i words please?

9:19 am

TraderKate

s. pox, yes...typing faster than thinking...

9:19 am

redturtlehead

I think another problem is that most parents these days have not seen the after effects of Polio, or Measles/Mumps...so its hard for them to imagine their kid getting it. I mean the risk of Polio in the US seems so remote...

9:19 am

TraderKate

not the women i have known these last 20 years..most were off breast by 3 mos. none longer than 6

9:19 am

redturtlehead

but in Africa, parents line theri kids up for the vacciene, I think a lot of kids there get vaccinated 5x too many because parents line them up each time there's a clinic offerring them.

9:20 am

redturtlehead

Trader, lately a lot of moms are pumping and bottle feeding breast milk for up to a year. its the new cool...

9:20 am

TraderKate

there is a huge resurgence of polio in n>amer....it is a huge problem...same with t.b.

9:20 am

Nef

red, one of the CNM's I work with gave me her schedule she devised for her kids. Parents need to be consistent and have the child immunized; but many of those don't have to be given before the child is 2

9:21 am

redturtlehead

TB though has nothing to do with Vaccination. It has more to do with immigration and drug resistance.

9:21 am

JenMO16

morning all

9:21 am

redturtlehead

nef, are you going to borrow your grandson for a week and have him secretly immunized at 2 yrs?

9:22 am

Nef

nope. the kids have agreed that he will be immunized (I've really been educating them about what *I* saw as a child and how effective vaccines are!)

9:23 am

redturtlehead

Nef, you are awesome!

9:23 am

JenMO16

let me try again, GOOD MORNING, ALL!

9:23 am

o-o

ic 4/6
id 4/5; 5/12

9:23 am

TraderKate

just pointing out that a few diseases thought to be gone are back because of lack of diligence...

9:23 am

redturtlehead

with that, I am going to the gym though I think Id rather do something different.

9:24 am

Nef

They just will be following a different schedule than current practice. AND baby won't have any shots at 18 months (shich is when autism symptoms first show up)

9:24 am

redturtlehead

Nef, thats probably quite a good idea.

9:24 am

Nef

bye, red

9:24 am

redturtlehead

And now, I really will go sweat.

9:24 am

TraderKate

GOOD MORNING JEN....CAN'T HEAR YOU OVER ALL THE CHATTER

9:25 am

Nef

Morning Jen.

9:25 am

JenMO16

YEAH I KINDA FIGURED!

9:25 am

JenMO16

HEY NEF, I GOT MY STITCHES OUT!!

9:26 am

harpjane

ho many letters in the lone e please?

9:26 am

Nef

good for you, Jen. how's the wrist feeling now?

9:27 am

Nef

harp, it's er8/45

9:27 am

TraderKate

Does anyone have the ca 7/36? would they care to share please?

9:27 am

JenMO16

still itchy, but healing great. I also got a full time job!

9:27 am

TraderKate

i have the volcano one

9:27 am

Nef

Kate, it's a latin pl of the ca 6/24

9:27 am

Nef

Great, Jen! What will you be doing?

9:28 am

anike

ca 7/36 x 2

9:29 am

JenMO16

I will be a document processing technican, identifying documents and routing them to the correct places

9:29 am

Nef

thanks, anike. <searching>

9:33 am

TraderKate

nef...don't have ca6/24 ergo don't have a ca7/36 following

9:33 am

Nef

think heart

9:33 am

anike

To do with the heart Kate

9:34 am

TraderKate

got the 6... ty

9:34 am

TraderKate

cardiae

9:35 am

TraderKate

darn...sorry

9:35 am

Nef

Other box, Kate

9:35 am

JenMO16

thanks, kate!

9:36 am

TraderKate

freebies, freebies, come and get your freebies...get 'em while their red-hot...freebies>>>>>>>>>PB

9:37 am

anike

fireworks

9:37 am

JenMO16

LOL, KATE

9:37 am

anike

Any clues b4 I go?

9:37 am

JenMO16

congrats anike

9:37 am

TraderKate

excellent anike, congrats!

9:37 am

TraderKate

please

9:37 am

anike

TY

9:37 am

Nef

WTG, anike! Congrats!

9:37 am

anike

What do you need Kate?

9:38 am

rururocks

the other c 7?

9:38 am

rururocks

and the aa 5/14 please

9:38 am

Nef

Just realized that there are 25 C's; I'm only half way through them.

9:39 am

TraderKate

al 7/36 or ca 6/21 ?

9:39 am

anike

ca7/36 - ca*ories + anagram of de 4/5

9:39 am

LuvWordGames

aa 5/14 made a fuss over something oo*** and aa***

9:40 am

anike

al 7/36 - hard to clue but will try

9:40 am

TraderKate

harder to monkey anike... ;-))

9:40 am

anike

al + ***ories + a,b,*,*,e etc

9:41 am

TraderKate

send me in the right direction maybe?

9:42 am

Nef

thanks, anike

9:42 am

anike

Do you have al 6/24 Kate? If so - add an"l" as third last letter

9:43 am

o-o

al + sacramento's state, abbr + fantasy island: "** plane!" "** plane!"

9:43 am

zoozzoom

ca6,21 same as ca4,5 + need to goto the toi***

9:46 am

TraderKate

ty BR...excellent clarification

9:46 am

rururocks

these a's are killers today and really impossible

9:46 am

TraderKate

ty anike, alphabet bit a little mixed?

9:47 am

harpjane

he5?

9:47 am

anike

Yes Kate - I added an e when I shouldn't have - sorry

9:47 am

inge

Clue for aa 4 please. Why can I not monkey it?

9:48 am

anike

He*** Gabbler

9:48 am

rururocks

because it is a aa 5 inge

9:49 am

inge

dirty trick, but thanks for helping me

9:49 am

anike

Ignore my last clue - spelt wrong

9:50 am

o-o

he + a skin doctor: ***matologist

9:50 am

harpjane

glad to hear it, anike! try again, anyone?

9:50 am

TraderKate

n p anike

9:50 am

anike

Go with BR

9:50 am

rururocks

ad 6/24?

9:51 am

o-o

stick to

9:51 am

anike

ad 6/24 - stick to

9:51 am

rururocks

thank you ... duh me.. right in front of my nose

9:53 am

rururocks

the last one I need help with is the ca 5/22?

9:54 am

anike

ca + waht an indian might say? - *** do you do that"

9:54 am

rururocks

thanks

9:55 am

anike

I must be tired because I am mixing letters up etc

9:56 am

TraderKate

YOU'VE DONE YOUR DUTY AN SOLDIERED ON ANIKE, THANK YOU...IT IS APPRECIATED...BED TIME FOR YOU?

9:56 am

TraderKate

caps lock aAGAIN!!!

9:57 am

anike

I think you are right Kate - so if I can't help(?) anymore I will retire

9:58 am

TraderKate

you've been very brave, you deserve a rest

9:58 am

anike

You've convinced me - g'nite everyone

9:59 am

TraderKate

think ruru's almost done and br is close by

9:59 am

TraderKate

sweet dreams anike, ty

9:59 am

anike

Happy babbling

9:59 am

movieman

Are there really 10 7 letter words and 2 8s in the grid?

'Cos I can't see 'em......

10:00 am

TraderKate

they're hiding mm

10:02 am

movieman

clues for the 8s plz

10:04 am

TraderKate

zooz, are you still here?

10:04 am

rururocks

I am not quite done yeet kate..lol

10:04 am

TraderKate

waiting.....

10:04 am

rururocks

working on it though

10:06 am

o-o

if you find the words you can't find sooner you won't have to struggle looking for them later

10:06 am

TraderKate

er8/45 (significant time period) + (princess **ana) + (consumed)

10:06 am

TraderKate

bbs

10:12 am

Book Doctor Gwen

hi all -- no points for halal? 8-(

10:12 am

Book Doctor Gwen

ty kate, good clue

10:13 am

o-o

use an earlier consonant in the middle

10:14 am

Book Doctor Gwen

ty BR, looking up the word now . . .

10:14 am

TraderKate

book...palindrome

10:15 am

Book Doctor Gwen

yep got it. and found some pond slime, too 8-)

10:15 am

TraderKate

sorry, palindrome is ha 7/36

10:15 am

TraderKate

yummy!

10:17 am

Book Doctor Gwen

just found a palindrom ha6 . . .

10:17 am

TraderKate

looking for ca 6/21 ( following the lily) can anyone help a poor blind babbler?

10:18 am

TraderKate

we're lousy with 'em today, i say, lousy!!!

10:18 am

Book Doctor Gwen

only gots 58 woids so far, sorry!

10:19 am

TraderKate

you never know...

10:19 am

LuvWordGames

ca 6/21 ca 4/5 + "** phone home"

10:19 am

Book Doctor Gwen

TY luv (may i call you luv? lol)

10:20 am

TraderKate

a,m still missing a 4, and 2 5's...

10:20 am

LuvWordGames

lol, certainly Gwen

10:21 am

Book Doctor Gwen

brain unable to think of any more woids fulla As and Ls !!

10:21 am

TraderKate

ty luv...swear on the "holy babble" that was tried...many times

10:21 am

LuvWordGames

yw Kate, I know what you mean

10:23 am

TraderKate

look at all my trials and tribulations....swimming in a gentle pool of wine...what's that in the bread? it's gone to my head...

10:24 am

TraderKate

a's and l's are the WORST....

10:24 am

TraderKate

bbs

10:28 am

LuvWordGames

this grid could give you an ul***

10:31 am

rururocks

anyone have the last ra 7/.. not the hospital term

10:32 am

rururocks

nm

10:32 am

rururocks

I found it

10:32 am

LuvWordGames

ra 7/32 change the last cons. in the other 7/32

10:32 am

rururocks

this is one bitch of a grid today

10:33 am

LuvWordGames

does anyone have a clue for the 1st ca 7/36 please?

10:33 am

rururocks

I have the other but not the 1st... sorry

10:34 am

Kateq

starts like the witch's big pot, ends with long time period

10:34 am

Wolvie

hi all - back to add a few

10:35 am

Wolvie

luv - my first ca 7/36 is volcanic - top part

10:35 am

phaeton

hello

10:35 am

LuvWordGames

thanks Kateq!

10:35 am

Kateq

yw

10:36 am

ABCDE

can anyoe clue the w isn't what you say to a horse?

10:36 am

rururocks

not gettng the long time period.. thinking eon

10:36 am

Wolvie

other time pERiod ruru

10:36 am

LuvWordGames

1st 3 letters of what's at the end of a pencil

10:37 am

Wolvie

wo plus part of tree

10:37 am

Wolvie

wo 5/20

10:37 am

rururocks

thanks

10:37 am

rururocks

duh.. the a's have bashed my brains

10:38 am

LuvWordGames

2 left, gl 7/44 and ha 7/36, any clues would be appreciated

10:39 am

Wolvie

gl 7/44 that I have is like what you did to a donut or past tense of gl 5/16 just before

10:39 am

Wolvie

don't have the ha word - sorry

10:40 am

LuvWordGames

thanks Wolvie, weird way to pt that word

10:40 am

Wolvie

i thought so too

10:42 am

LuvWordGames

ha 7,36 add the 1st letter to the end of the ha 6,21

10:43 am

Wolvie

duh. ty luv - and I think that means congrats are in order for you,yes? WTG!!

10:43 am

LuvWordGames

yes, fireworks, thanks

10:44 am

suefrad625

tada luv

10:44 am

LuvWordGames

any quick clues needed before I leave to go kayaking?

10:45 am

Wolvie

I haven't listed yet, so I don't know what to ask for - but ty

10:45 am

jmcnrick

hi all!

10:45 am

LuvWordGames

ok good luck with the grid Wolvie!

10:46 am

Wolvie

ty. :-)

10:46 am

jmcnrick

my sister is gone my sister is gone and I am happily alone!

10:46 am

rururocks

wo 5?

10:46 am

jmcnrick

whoo hoo luv

10:47 am

LuvWordGames

wo 5/20 sounds like wo*** book encyclopedia but change the 3rd cons to a vowel

10:47 am

LuvWordGames

ty jmc

10:47 am

LuvWordGames

3rd letter I should say

10:47 am

Wolvie

hi jmc

10:47 am

Wolvie

lol on sister

10:48 am

rururocks

thank you..

10:48 am

LuvWordGames

have to leave now, happy babbling everyone

10:48 am

rururocks

need just two a's

10:48 am

Wolvie

by luv

10:50 am

rururocks

al 6/24 anyone?

10:50 am

jmcnrick

bye wolvie have fun kayaking

10:50 am

rururocks

nm

10:50 am

rururocks

found it

10:50 am

Wolvie

eh?

10:51 am

jmcnrick

I just started ru so I am no help

10:51 am

jmcnrick

sorry bye luv and have fun kayaking! lol

10:51 am

Wolvie

no kayaking here, but I am off for a bit. bbl

10:51 am

jmcnrick

bye again then wolvie! *waves*

10:52 am

rururocks

ac 6?

10:53 am

bubba218

ac6 high card + ***monds are a girls best friend

10:53 am

jmcnrick

I swear the grid took daal on other days

10:53 am

rururocks

thank you bubba.

10:54 am

rururocks

I had soo much trouble with all the a's today.

10:54 am

rururocks

need to get to work and will be back later.

10:54 am

jmcnrick

bye ru

10:55 am

rururocks

work so interferes with my babble game

11:09 am

TraderKate

bye ruru, wolvie et al

11:09 am

TraderKate

hi jmc

11:18 am

pinkhatlil

what an awkward grid today... gheez!

11:19 am

Nicdraw

I suck at babble. Anybody else in the same boat?

11:19 am

pinkhatlil

today i am

11:21 am

jmcnrick

hi trader -- my internet connection died

11:21 am

jmcnrick

hi pink

11:21 am

jmcnrick

and hi nic

11:21 am

pinkhatlil

hey jmc

11:22 am

jmcnrick

I always struggle at babble but the conversation and support makes it worthwhile

11:23 am

TraderKate

lotta babblers kep losing their connection lately..., hi

11:23 am

Nicdraw

hola

11:23 am

pinkhatlil

babble is one of the friendliest chat rooms i've seen on the net

11:24 am

flosey

ditto that comment pinkhat

11:24 am

jmcnrick

there are occasional spats but on the whole people here are pretty nice

11:24 am

TraderKate

very friendly lot here, for sure pink

11:24 am

jmcnrick

hi flosey

11:25 am

flosey

hi jmc, just passing through, busy day, have a great one everyone

11:25 am

jmcnrick

I was just about to nab a sand castle when the internet died on me brb

11:25 am

TraderKate

spats???? there will be no spats...but climbing up on soap boxes encouraged... ;-)

11:27 am

pinkhatlil

its almost like extended family... for those who've been playing for years, and new players are always welcomed

11:27 am

crosshair

howdy everyone;))

11:27 am

TraderKate

crossy!!!!

11:27 am

pinkhatlil

hey cross

11:28 am

TraderKate

sorry i couldn't make dinner last night, how was the steak?

11:28 am

crosshair

mm 135,may actually get a finish today;))

11:28 am

crosshair

howdy kate;))

11:28 am

jmcnrick

hi crossy

11:29 am

crosshair

howdy jmc;)

11:29 am

crosshair

howdy to you pink

11:29 am

TraderKate

how true, pink. i've only been here for 2 weeks, but they've all been great

11:30 am

pinkhatlil

thank u cross, thought u'd forgotten me... lol

11:30 am

crosshair

never

11:30 am

Mom

Hi everyone! {{Pinkhat}} so good to see you, it has been a long time

11:30 am

jmcnrick

hi mom

11:31 am

crosshair

hello m om

11:31 am

Mom

Hi Jmcnrick

11:31 am

Mom

Hi Crossy

11:32 am

pinkhatlil

Hello Mom how are u??? it has been a while, toooo long in fact, i did pop in a couple days back, didnt stay tho

11:33 am

Mom

I'm just fine, thanks. How have you been, and how is that darling little girl of yours?

11:34 am

jmcnrick

gotta go

11:34 am

Mom

bye bye Jmcnrick

11:35 am

Boobear

good afternoon all

11:35 am

Mom

a very good afternoon Boobear

11:36 am

TraderKate

bye jmc....hi boo

11:36 am

TraderKate

crossy...steak report please

11:37 am

crosshair

was ..mmmmmm... amazing

11:38 am

TraderKate

ty, did you have wine? and corn-on-cob?

11:39 am

crosshair

corn on cob no vino

11:39 am

crosshair

nice to have the fresh local corn again

11:40 am

TraderKate

pas du vin crossy? pour quoi pas?

11:40 am

TraderKate

mais, c'est bon

11:40 am

crosshair

once in a while i grab a nice chardonnay but nor really into the vino

11:41 am

Boobear

clue for al 5/10

11:41 am

TraderKate

like a nice full-bodied red...think you would too...(not full-bodied red-head...bad crossy)

11:42 am

TraderKate

gonna come up there and give that palate a bit of an education for the vino...

11:43 am

crosshair

someone said full bodied red head?

11:43 am

TraderKate

winged, crossword puzzle word

11:43 am

TraderKate

al 5/10 ( al + condsumed)

11:44 am

TraderKate

*consumed

11:44 am

Mom

thanks TraderKate, didn't have that one

11:44 am

Boobear

huh

11:44 am

TraderKate

no crossy , bad, bad crossy...go give your wife a squeeze

11:45 am

TraderKate

hurray!

11:46 am

crosshair

i gave her a squeeze and asked her if you could come up and'educate me" she said no lol

11:47 am

crosshair

mm 48 in and hit the first wall;9

11:47 am

TraderKate

uh oh ....now you've done it....

11:48 am

TraderKate

boo, am i cluing badly?

11:50 am

TraderKate

does anyone have de 6/24?

11:50 am

movieman

I have the er8, clue for t'other 8 plz

11:51 am

crosshair

perhaps i should of metioned wine when i asked her....

11:51 am

Dippnall

gl 8/55 - think nearly Roman soldier

11:51 am

Boobear

all the a's and l's in here are so confusing

11:51 am

movieman

ta dipp

11:51 am

TraderKate

that might have been wise crossy, or do you like sleeping on the couch?

11:52 am

crosshair

hehe

11:53 am

TraderKate

junior is only gone for a week, don't waste it on the couch... ;-0

11:53 am

crosshair

wise advice

11:54 am

Mom

lunch is over, time to get back to the chores. So good to see all of you. {{Hugs}}

11:54 am

TraderKate

bye mom

11:54 am

Mom

bye bye TraderKate

11:56 am

TraderKate

chores :-((

11:57 am

TraderKate

no one has ha6/21?

11:59 am

Frances

Kate, if you have ha7/30 (HA* was the fictional computer in Space Odyssey + a vowel + the first three letter backwards) remove the last letter. for the ha6/21.

12:00 pm

Frances

Bye the way, good afternoon all.

12:01 pm

Frances

That should be ha7/36. . . . . sorry.

12:01 pm

crosshair

ty for that one frances;0

12:01 pm

Frances

My pleasure crossy.

12:03 pm

JMHBEAN

Frances great clue tx!

12:04 pm

Frances

Thank you. Pleased if it helped.

12:10 pm

Frances

Kate, did you get it?

12:13 pm

Frances

I guess I'll never know!

12:14 pm

TraderKate

just got back..must read chog what's up0?

12:15 pm

Frances

Kate you wanted the ha6/21.

12:16 pm

TraderKate

need HAL to figure it out..gimme a minute, do have ha7/36

12:16 pm

Frances

ha7/36. HA* was the fictional computer in Space Odyssey + a vowel + the first three letters backwards. The whole word is a palindrome.

12:17 pm

Frances

Lose the last letter for ha6/21

12:18 pm

TraderKate

i have ha 7/36 , NEED ha6/21

12:18 pm

Frances

Yes, lose the last letter.

12:19 pm

TraderKate

ty very much...got it would have gone cross-eyed looking for that...lost in a forest of l's and a's...

12:19 pm

Frances

Pleased you got it.

12:20 pm

TraderKate

bit tired, attention not all on babble right now.

12:21 pm

TraderKate

another crazy-maker...how about ea5/12?

12:22 pm

Frances

ea5/12 having those hearing things on the side of the head.

12:25 pm

o-o

"horns" is not in the grid

12:26 pm

Frances

LOL!

12:28 pm

Frances

LOL!
Not so sure that you can hear with horns.

12:28 pm

Nef

hello again. have been off elsewhere, now back and trying to get half way. 56 down and 76 to go

12:29 pm

o-o

To err is human; to moo bovine.

12:30 pm

Frances

But then again, as I don't have horns I wouldn't like to swear to it.

12:33 pm

TraderKate

frances...thank you. was as plain as the nose on my face...would you believe i monkeyed that one forever? so FISH for me

12:36 pm

Frances

Nice salmon heading your way.

12:37 pm

TraderKate

okay ready for onslaught of fish!

12:38 pm

Frances

Thwak!

12:40 pm

TraderKate

12:41 pm

Frances

Sorry. Don't know my own strength. Shouldn't have thrown so hard.

12:41 pm

o-o

Never understood why violence has become an adjunct of this game

12:42 pm

Frances

Or me. Must be all that spinach!

12:42 pm

TraderKate

s'okay...had that one coming....elusive word was so FISHY it stunk

12:43 pm

TraderKate

(he says innocently)...haven't you been cow-tipping lately br?

12:44 pm

crosshair

lol! we used to do cow tipping as kids;)

12:45 pm

TraderKate

somehow, i believe you crossy.lol

12:45 pm

o-o

he? you a "he," Kate?

12:46 pm

o-o

last tip I gave to a cow was, "Sea biscuit in the fourth."

12:46 pm

TraderKate

no, i are not a he br. considering applying for it status...makes everything so much simpler...

12:46 pm

crosshair

mm i thought it was paperboy in the 6th

12:46 pm

TraderKate

LMAO, br

12:47 pm

Boobear

clue for er 8

12:49 pm

TraderKate

okay, have mucked up my list and must labouriously cross-check babble and lickety. have 134 words in babble...but 135 in lickety...*** LE SIGH ***

12:50 pm

TraderKate

er8 (significant time period) +( princess **ana) + (consumed)

12:50 pm

TraderKate

gone to lickety...

12:57 pm

TraderKate

okay, back again finished....

12:57 pm

Shivs Fitz

Hiya, going to attempt this.

12:58 pm

TraderKate

go shivs go

12:58 pm

Shivs Fitz

LOL, we'll see!

12:58 pm

o-o

Good day, Siobhan

12:58 pm

Shivs Fitz

And to you, BabbleRabble.

1:01 pm

jacq

hello everyone

1:01 pm

Shivs Fitz

Hiya jacq.

1:03 pm

jacq

heya Shiv

1:04 pm

jacq

this is not the easiest grid ever

1:04 pm

Shivs Fitz

No it's not!

1:07 pm

TraderKate

hi jacq

1:07 pm

jacq

heay kate again

1:08 pm

Anniebrook

hello everyone

1:08 pm

Shivs Fitz

Hiya Annie.

1:08 pm

jacq

heya Annie

1:08 pm

ursh

hello all

1:08 pm

o-o

Hello, ursh

1:08 pm

o-o

Hello, Annie

1:08 pm

Anniebrook

hi shiv and jacq, ursh

1:08 pm

jacq

heya ursh and BR

1:08 pm

o-o

Hello, jacq

1:08 pm

Shivs Fitz

Hello ursh.

1:08 pm

Anniebrook

Hi BR!

1:12 pm

TraderKate

must dash back in 10, happy babbling *mini-poof*

1:13 pm

Boobear

Clue for the second ha4/5

1:14 pm

Anniebrook

ha and ** tu brute

1:15 pm

Boobear

huh

1:15 pm

Anniebrook

boo, ha + s** the table for dinner

1:16 pm

Boobear

ty

1:19 pm

Anniebrook

phone

1:22 pm

TraderKate

anyone need?

1:23 pm

TraderKate

hi annie, boo

1:23 pm

o-o

congrats, TK

1:25 pm

TraderKate

thanks br, accolades to all the cluers, especially you....i'd still be monkeying, if not for the help. :-)

1:26 pm

jacq

wtg kate!!!!

1:34 pm

Frances

Hello Shivs

1:34 pm

TraderKate

thank you jacq...keep bopping in and out...have some skin in the market today..like to watch it run...yay me!!

1:35 pm

Shivs Fitz

Hiya Frances! You're the one I connected with on Yahoo are you?

1:35 pm

TraderKate

how's the baby? sleeping again?

1:37 pm

Frances

The very same.

1:38 pm

Shivs Fitz

Nice to see you! You can see better than me though with that big eye, LOL.

1:38 pm

jacq

yes she's asleep, finally, been grumpy all afternoon

1:39 pm

TraderKate

:-(

1:39 pm

TraderKate

hhave you had much rest?

1:40 pm

Shivs Fitz

What fun, jacq... remember those times well!

1:40 pm

jacq

no rest neither has mum but i've told mum to go out tonight she needs a break

1:40 pm

redturtlehead

Hi all, back from my gym appearance.

1:40 pm

jacq

it seems to be more exhausting given that it's my grand-daughter

1:40 pm

jacq

heya red

1:40 pm

Wolvie

hi everyone, back to finish up - i hope

1:41 pm

redturtlehead

Hi wolvie!

1:41 pm

jacq

heya wolvie

1:41 pm

o-o

Hello, H and blue and maize

1:41 pm

Frances

The all-seeing eye Shivs

1:41 pm

Wolvie

red, BR - jac - et al; :-)

1:41 pm

TraderKate

no rest for the wick, eh jacq? hopefully the teehing lets up soon...

1:42 pm

TraderKate

hi red and wolvie

1:42 pm

Shivs Fitz

You live with your mum too, jacq?

1:42 pm

Shivs Fitz

Indeed, Frances.

1:42 pm

Shivs Fitz

Hiya red and wolvie.

1:43 pm

jacq

lol no Shivs, i am granny, my daughtr, her boyfriend and baby live with me, i have two 18yr olds and the baby

1:43 pm

Wolvie

hey kate, shivs

1:44 pm

TraderKate

nothing like a little peace in your approaching datage, jacq?.... ;-))

1:44 pm

jacq

yes and this is nothing like peace LOL

1:44 pm

Shivs Fitz

Oh I see jacq, sorry. I moved back in with mine after my divorce, with my two kids. She needs the help around the house and it helps us both, so although it's been an adjustment after being out for so long it's not a bad thing for now.

1:45 pm

TraderKate

LMAO jacq...when's it gonna be your turn?

1:45 pm

jacq

no need to apologise shivs, when my hubby and i split when the girls were younger, we moved back with my mum, all we had were what we were wearing that day

1:46 pm

Shivs Fitz

Yes it's hard when that happens, jacq.

1:46 pm

TraderKate

that's a helluva starting point jacq

1:47 pm

Wolvie

lucky you didn't know me then jac. ;-)

1:47 pm

TraderKate

would you have moved in too, wolvie?

1:47 pm

Shivs Fitz

Well I'm over halfway done, so maybe I will finish after all.

1:48 pm

redturtlehead

Go Shivs go!

1:48 pm

Wolvie

rofl - noooo, but i would have gotten her stuff.

1:48 pm

TraderKate

i think i can , i think i can, i think i can...

1:48 pm

TraderKate

the famous scoop and run manouver

1:49 pm

redturtlehead

how unfortunate, they are not couting Dracula.

1:49 pm

Shivs Fitz

Trying to, red... trying to, LOL.

1:49 pm

Shivs Fitz

I know! I saw that.

1:49 pm

Wolvie

no, the famous confront and take maneuver

1:49 pm

redturtlehead

I knew it could nt be true but I tried it anyway.

1:50 pm

Wolvie

I was a meany in my younger years. ;-)

1:50 pm

Wolvie

red - had to try the count. ;-)

1:50 pm

sciencegeek

Hi all!

1:50 pm

jacq

i went back without the girls and got our things when we got our own place i went back with a van broke in and took their beds and the frreezer and washing machine

1:50 pm

Shivs Fitz

Hiya sciencegeek.

1:50 pm

Wolvie

hey science!

1:51 pm

Wolvie

good for you jac!

1:51 pm

sciencegeek

Red - I made an appt with the GI dr. for tomorrow

1:51 pm

redturtlehead

good.

1:51 pm

TraderKate

good for you jacq!..bet he was annoyed

1:51 pm

jacq

he wasn't happy about that, esp since the freezer was fill LOL

1:51 pm

Shivs Fitz

Wow jacq, good for you! You shouldn't have had to do that, he should've given you their beds.

1:52 pm

jacq

it was all about control

1:52 pm

Wolvie

even better. ;-)

1:52 pm

Shivs Fitz

LOL no, I bet he wasn't. They needed the food more than him though!

1:52 pm

Shivs Fitz

He had money to get more.

1:52 pm

Wolvie

i have absolutely NO sympathy for spouses who make life that hard

1:52 pm

jacq

brb baby crying

1:52 pm

Shivs Fitz

Nor me, Wolvie.

1:53 pm

sciencegeek

I see that I just walked in on a conversation that is hitting home. Jacq - I was abused by a man for 6 years. He ended up assaulting me. I am happy that you had the courage to leave your husband!

1:53 pm

Shivs Fitz

Sorry to hear that, sciencegeek!

1:53 pm

Wolvie

oooh, science - I am glad you finally got out. That sort of thing makes my blood boil.

1:54 pm

Wolvie

the abuse i mean - no reasons for it

1:54 pm

sciencegeek

It took two broken ribs, a collapsed lung and a concussion before I got it. I thought I deserved it.

1:54 pm

Shivs Fitz

Yes, mine too. Thank god you escaped that situation!

1:54 pm

Shivs Fitz

Oh my god! That's awful!

1:54 pm

Wolvie

indeed shiv - a big amen

1:54 pm

Shivs Fitz

Nobody ever deserves that!

1:55 pm

sciencegeek

He was a college professor. He assautled me on campus and the university hired a high profile lawyer for him. Remember Andrea Yates? It was her lawyer. So he WALKED!

1:55 pm

Wolvie

shiv - I hear you. I will never understand it, but I know you are far from alone. I do my best to help people in similar situations. Not formally - no training, but I do try

1:56 pm

Wolvie

was this in Texas?

1:56 pm

Wolvie

duh - just checked your profile

1:56 pm

Shivs Fitz

Oh my god again!! That's horrible, sciencegeek!!

1:57 pm

Wolvie

did you put his car up on blocks in the parking lot after and fill it with oil? At least??

1:57 pm

sciencegeek

I had not seen this ass in over 10 years. This Spring husband and I went to an outdoor concert. The foll was 20 yards in front of me. I went into a complete panic attack! No wonder I have a drinking problem...

1:57 pm

sciencegeek

I spray painted his house....

1:58 pm

Wolvie

oh good, at least you did something science. sorry you ran into him at all later

1:58 pm

sciencegeek

any clues for the ac 6??? not to change the subject....

1:58 pm

dcseain

hello, shivs, wolie, science

1:58 pm

Shivs Fitz

Yes, that couldn't have been easy!

1:58 pm

sciencegeek

i got it

1:59 pm

sciencegeek

hey dc!

1:59 pm

sciencegeek

I still have nightmares about him.

1:59 pm

Shivs Fitz

Oh good... was wondering how to clue it!

1:59 pm

Wolvie

one spot plus part of a podium

1:59 pm

Wolvie

I bet you do science

1:59 pm

Wolvie

hi dc

1:59 pm

Shivs Fitz

Hiya Seain! Nice to see you again.

1:59 pm

redturtlehead

Hi DC. How goes your day?

2:00 pm

dcseain

i'm alright. a bit bored, and did some resume stuff. you, red?

2:00 pm

Wolvie

oops bad cl** sorry.the back 3 letters are a d plus 2 vowels

2:01 pm

redturtlehead

sleepy day, weather much improved. had a gorgeous omelet with tomato,bella mushrooms, purpe onion and wilted spinach though...

2:01 pm

sciencegeek

ok this grid is weird. I need a clue foor ad 6

2:01 pm

dcseain

oh, yum. i should eat something

2:01 pm

Wolvie

stick to science

2:02 pm

redturtlehead

I think adding in feta might have made if perfect.

2:02 pm

sciencegeek

red sounds wonderful. i love eggs, and the rest!

2:02 pm

dcseain

good one, wolvie

2:02 pm

Frances

ad6/24 stick to

2:02 pm

Shivs Fitz

ad6 = to stick to something

2:02 pm

sciencegeek

thanks that is a fish i cannot see things today

2:02 pm

Shivs Fitz

Frances, do you use the Google messenger too?

2:03 pm

dcseain

hello, frances, been a while.

2:05 pm

TraderKate

hi dc

2:05 pm

dcseain

g'day kate

2:05 pm

Kallia

hello all

2:05 pm

Shivs Fitz

l

2:05 pm

TraderKate

g'day, eh?

2:05 pm

Wolvie

hi kallia

2:05 pm

Frances

Hi dc. Yes it has been a while. I have been so busy with cricket. Nice to have some time to myself for a change.

2:06 pm

dcseain

hi, kallia

2:06 pm

Shivs Fitz

How did that happen? I was typing into the grid, not here, LOL.

2:06 pm

Shivs Fitz

I asked you a question, Frances?

2:06 pm

TraderKate

gremlins, shivs

2:06 pm

Frances

Yes Shivs I do.

2:06 pm

redturtlehead

Oh I finlly discovered this butterfly is the GUlf Fritiallary. but on my screen the GD monarch is still there....

2:06 pm

dcseain

ah, cricket. I used to play some back in my uni days. confused a bunch of indians i worked with cause i could pitch LOL

2:07 pm

dcseain

cool, red :)

2:07 pm

Wolvie

neat, red. ty

2:07 pm

Shivs Fitz

If you want you can add me by the address in my bio, Frances. I'm on it now.

2:07 pm

o-o

yes, nice capture, H

2:07 pm

TraderKate

didn't i hear that england has brought the ashes home?

2:08 pm

redturtlehead

I'm pleased, it was my alternative activity to running this morning.

2:08 pm

Atalante

*sigh* my poor little Hobbit has an ulcer on her eye

2:08 pm

Atalante

a few weeks ago, kate

2:08 pm

redturtlehead

Oh no Ata! How very irritating for Hobbit.

2:08 pm

Wolvie

ouch ata. hope it heals soon

2:09 pm

TraderKate

activity? how do you spell that again???

2:09 pm

dcseain

hope she heals soon, ata

2:09 pm

dcseain

activity

2:09 pm

TraderKate

poor puppy...

2:09 pm

Frances

Shivs consider yourself invited.

2:09 pm

TraderKate

ty, dc...< silly smirk >

2:10 pm

Atalante

she will, it's not major, just annoying for her I think. she has gloopy eye cream

2:11 pm

Shivs Fitz

Oh good, she should be fine wth that.

2:11 pm

Wolvie

bet it's hard to keep her from taking it off - are you using a collar?

2:11 pm

TraderKate

jacq - you still here?

2:11 pm

Atalante

nope, she's a really good patient - just looks very long-suffering!

2:12 pm

Wolvie

that is good ata - much easier

2:12 pm

Wolvie

baby was crying kate - she said she'd be right back

2:12 pm

Atalante

oh yes. cream then treat, cream then treat ...

2:12 pm

TraderKate

that's how hobbit gets extra treats ata...

2:12 pm

dcseain

there's a pond at the intersection of I-395 and Edsall Rd in Alexandria, Virginia that's al5.14 for 6 months a year.

2:12 pm

TraderKate

famous last words...teething

2:13 pm

TraderKate

yummy dc...go for a skinny-dip?

2:14 pm

dcseain

former industrial pond fora concrete plant.

2:15 pm

Atalante

she can have as many treats as she wants lol, it's not as if she doesn't run all the calories off!

2:15 pm

TraderKate

look at it as a spa...all that exfoliation!

2:16 pm

TraderKate

i would like to have some treats...considering whether i have any good tricks hmmm

2:18 pm

TraderKate

is said pond ic4 al5/14 the other 6 mos of year?

2:19 pm

sciencegeek

gl 7????

2:19 pm

sciencegeek

got it

2:21 pm

jacq

back

2:21 pm

Wolvie

hi jac!

2:22 pm

Merk

Fireworks!

2:22 pm

jacq

heya wolvie

2:22 pm

Wolvie

congrats merk - and hello!

2:22 pm

sciencegeek

go merk

2:22 pm

jacq

wyh Merk!!!

2:22 pm

o-o

congrats, Merk

2:23 pm

Atalante

yay merk!

2:23 pm

Nef

Hmmm. I think my word counts are off. I've been in and out (mostly out, DH is impulsive today) the past hour or so and the last time I looked I had 56 words down and 76 to go and now it says I have 60 words down and 75 to go!

2:23 pm

Nef

WTG, Merk!

2:24 pm

sciencegeek

hey br

2:24 pm

Wolvie

erp. weird nef

2:25 pm

TraderKate

wtg merk

2:25 pm

o-o

Hello, SG --- hope you take care of yourself .. and find some peace

2:25 pm

dcseain

congrats, merk

2:26 pm

sciencegeek

clue for the ul's pls

2:26 pm

sciencegeek

BR - have an appt tomorrow for the gall bladder

2:27 pm

dcseain

wow the new bus design for Fairfax connector is bright. Yellow front half, red back half, white swoop in the middle

2:27 pm

sciencegeek

ul cls

2:27 pm

Wolvie

what ata's cat has

2:27 pm

dcseain

ul5 in stomach

2:27 pm

Wolvie

then past tense

2:27 pm

ylleria

something you would use bonjela on - a mouth ul---

2:27 pm

Atalante

ermmmm sorry. I didnt realise I was using words!!

2:27 pm

sciencegeek

i am blind today!

2:27 pm

sciencegeek

ty

2:27 pm

Wolvie

lol ata - until the cl** was asked for, i didn't remember it either

2:28 pm

TraderKate

welcome bacq, jacq

2:28 pm

jacq

ty kate

2:28 pm

o-o

Hum amazing grace, SG

2:29 pm

TraderKate

babe sleeping again?

2:29 pm

TraderKate

or should i say bairn?

2:30 pm

Shivs Fitz

Thanks for the clue, ylleria!

2:30 pm

Shivs Fitz

Got two words from that.

2:30 pm

Wolvie

finished

2:32 pm

Pinikula

buenos dias...

2:32 pm

TraderKate

hurrah for wolvie!!!!!
*~*~*~FIREWORKS!~*~*~*

2:32 pm

Atalante

yay wolvie!

2:32 pm

o-o

congrats, Wolvie

2:32 pm

ylleria

yw

2:32 pm

TraderKate

hi pini

2:33 pm

Pinikula

wtg wolvie

2:33 pm

Pinikula

hi TK

2:33 pm

sciencegeek

go wolvie

2:33 pm

Wolvie

congrats Kate!

2:33 pm

TraderKate

<wink>

2:33 pm

Wolvie

hi pink

2:33 pm

TraderKate

for???

2:33 pm

Wolvie

pinik, sorry

2:34 pm

Wolvie

well peeps, I am off - back to the plants that await me

2:34 pm

o-o

Hello, Nonna

2:34 pm

o-o

be well, Wolvie

2:34 pm

TraderKate

tata wolvie

2:35 pm

jacq

bye wolvie

2:36 pm

sciencegeek

45 left and i am tired. i give in. see you all later!

2:36 pm

TraderKate

jacq - are you english, living in scotland?

2:36 pm

o-o

be wee, geek

2:36 pm

Atalante

as much as I don't like Tesco's, their healthy eating paella is quite marvellous

2:36 pm

sciencegeek

bye talk with you tomorrow.

2:37 pm

o-o

you can take the girl out of Scotland, but you'll never take Scotland out of the girl!!

2:37 pm

jacq

too true BR

2:37 pm

jacq

no kate and scottish living in scotland

2:37 pm

TraderKate

like waitrose...but sooooo expensive

2:38 pm

jacq

i was living in london but came home rather than commit murder lol now i'm single

2:38 pm

Kazzer99

evening all - this is my last visit for a wee while - i am off to Wales on holiday an i am not taking the laptop with me

2:38 pm

TraderKate

confused...your profile....

2:38 pm

jacq

heya kazzer

2:38 pm

dcseain

oh, do enjoy, kaz. vacations w/out internet are so refreshing!

2:38 pm

dcseain

jacq, sounds like twas a sound choice

2:39 pm

jacq

i thought i changed it kate, sorry

2:39 pm

jacq

it was seain

2:39 pm

zoozzoom

hello all back to get the last 66 words..hope you have a great time in wales Kazzer :-)

2:39 pm

Shivs Fitz

Hiya Kazzer and how nice... could do with a holiday in Wales myself! Or just a holiday, LOL.

2:39 pm

TraderKate

s'okay...just trying to keep the players straight. knew you had referred to yourself as scottish lass...

2:40 pm

TraderKate

have a blast, kaz

2:41 pm

jacq

lol i changed it again

2:41 pm

TraderKate

welcome home, zooz. how was dinner service this evening?

2:41 pm

o-o

g'day, zoozzoom

2:41 pm

Kazzer99

i am really looking forward to it, i had to leave work on time (cos i have a lift with someone) and i managed to do 2 weeks work in 3 days (monday was a bank holiday) - we've been to the allotment and picked enough beans to fill the freezer and i have jus got to finish drying hubbys trousers and then i can relax with a beer - get a good night sleep and be up at the crack of dawn to be in Betws y Coed for lunctime drinies - then on to the chalet Saturday

2:41 pm

zoozzoom

Kate..it was slow..but got there in the end..lol

2:41 pm

zoozzoom

Hello BR :-)

2:41 pm

TraderKate

i will check jacq....be sure of that

2:42 pm

jacq

i hope you have a great time kazz

2:42 pm

Atalante

yay Betws!

2:42 pm

TraderKate

look at the bright side, you probably came back to us sooner because of it

2:43 pm

TraderKate

AAAAAAAAAAACCCCCCCCCCCCKKKKKKKKKKKKK!
!!!!!!!

2:43 pm

o-o

so, there is a town named, "Scotland" in Scotland?

2:43 pm

Shivs Fitz

Have a lovely time, Kazzer! Sounds super!!

2:43 pm

jacq

lol, no but i live in a small town, safer to leave it at scotland

2:44 pm

TraderKate

anything especially tasty tonight zooz?

2:44 pm

periwinkle

hello all, help with ca6/21 pls

2:44 pm

TraderKate

you could make up a name....maybe jacbrae ....?

2:45 pm

TraderKate

hi peri

2:46 pm

TraderKate

ca 6/21 (telephone ) + (** tu brute?)

2:50 pm

jacq

back again

2:50 pm

TraderKate

anyone else need clues?

2:51 pm

o-o

24 down, please

2:51 pm

TraderKate

sure...i finally make a little funny, and you're not even here to see it

2:51 pm

jacq

kate could you clue the ca before the volcano one please?

2:52 pm

Nef

could someone cl** thaqt wo5 please? Monkeys aren't working today...

2:52 pm

TraderKate

answer: what is an empty case of beer called?

2:52 pm

TraderKate

answer: what is an empty case of beer called?

2:52 pm

jacq

jacbrae LOl

2:52 pm

o-o

unfortunate?

2:52 pm

periwinkle

thanks Kate, new word for me

2:53 pm

o-o

ca + *** now brown cow

2:53 pm

TraderKate

ca 5/22 ca + ( *** now brown cow)

2:53 pm

jacq

ty ty ty

2:54 pm

TraderKate

to rail, or scold. a slang term for prostitute. a gossip

2:54 pm

jacq

nef it sounds like the fungus that grows on stale food

2:54 pm

TraderKate

yw, yw, yw jacq

2:55 pm

TraderKate

peri, i thought it had somehting to do with dancing

2:55 pm

o-o

wo + MASH: Alan ***a

2:55 pm

Nef

thanks jacq, I finally found it just now too. (Now off to take Dh to the doctor. BBL!)

2:56 pm

TraderKate

bye nef

2:56 pm

jacq

yw nef

2:56 pm

dcseain

hasta, nef

2:58 pm

redturtlehead

Ok, sorry to diappear imolitely, had to attend to a nap that was overpowering.

2:58 pm

TraderKate

clues, get your clues, get 'em while they're hot...

2:59 pm

redturtlehead

er impolitely. I am still really sleepu.

2:59 pm

jacq

wb red, short nap

2:59 pm

redturtlehead

Penalty box big time for Trader.

2:59 pm

jacq

the last time i napped i woke up next day

2:59 pm

TraderKate

no need to be sorry, no one can babble 24/7

2:59 pm

redturtlehead

Oh golly no, I hope I never ever do!

2:59 pm

jacq

lol, i think almost everyone has been in the pb for that one

3:00 pm

TraderKate

uh oh...>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>PB

3:00 pm

redturtlehead

Well, jac, I woek up with the dog staring me in the face, always a sure wake up for me....

3:00 pm

jacq

lol

3:00 pm

TraderKate

hope there's some good treats left from yesterday...i forgot to stock up

3:00 pm

TraderKate

disconcerting, to say the least...

3:01 pm

redturtlehead

I have no added sugar fudge bars, you may have some. also cucumbers...

3:01 pm

jacq

when the girls were younger they had a bad spell that lasted about 3 weeks, it culminated in my youngest being taken to hospital i was so tired i fell asleep on the chair beside her bed with my head on her bed and the docs and nurses just left me like that for over an hour

3:01 pm

TraderKate

go gold go....go stock market go...whopee

3:02 pm

redturtlehead

Oh I would have definitely let you sleep...

3:02 pm

jacq

i felt so guilty

3:03 pm

TraderKate

i am already in the penalty box red. do you wish to punish me further??> i thought you liked me?

3:03 pm

jacq

half expected social services to visit lol

3:03 pm

TraderKate

nice of the staff

3:03 pm

redturtlehead

You dislike cukes? Or fudge bars, they are really more tasty than they sound. I like them better than the sugared ones.

3:04 pm

jacq

the girls were seeing the paediatrician there anyway so they knew how exhausting it all was

3:04 pm

TraderKate

for being a concerned parent?

3:04 pm

redturtlehead

jacq, you were right beside her, if someone had bothered her I have no doubt you wouldve immediately woken...

3:04 pm

jacq

mmmmm fudge

3:04 pm

jacq

she had only just been admitted, we had ben there about half an hour LOL

3:04 pm

Atalante

fudge and cucumbers are both good!

3:04 pm

TraderKate

like cukes...no sugar; no thank you...

3:05 pm

redturtlehead

I discovered recently on the net that they are supposed to be a natural diuretic, and it seems to be true...

3:05 pm

TraderKate

what was the matter with her jacq?

3:05 pm

redturtlehead

CUkes not fudge.

3:06 pm

TraderKate

good for facial mask. reduces eye puffiness, so must be diuretic

3:06 pm

jacq

chronic urticaria and angioneuroticoedema, both girls have it and my eldest grand-daughter has already shown symptoms, it affected all the sfot tissue in their bodies

3:06 pm

jacq

of that they would go into anaphalactic shock for no reason

3:06 pm

o-o

A man is likely to mind his own business when it is worth minding. When it is not, he takes his mind off his own meaningless affairs by minding other people's business.

3:06 pm

TraderKate

be nice if fudge was diuretic

3:07 pm

redturtlehead

one for me to think on Babble.

3:07 pm

jacq

lol wouldn't it just kate, be nice if it had other healing properties too, could justify being a pig

3:07 pm

redturtlehead

BR have you still got the hammock up?

3:08 pm

TraderKate

that's a mouthful...would have to parse to understand...fading fast...i'll not bother at the moment

3:08 pm

o-o

Hammock never comes down

3:09 pm

TraderKate

no need to justify the need for choclit

3:09 pm

Shivs Fitz

How true that is, BabbleRabble!

3:09 pm

Shivs Fitz

Referring to the minding one's own business thing.

3:10 pm

TraderKate

i'm good at mindng other people's business; it's my own i have trouble with

3:12 pm

jacq

back again

3:12 pm

stidmama

hey all. how's this one? I am getting NOTHING done... *sigh* no motivation today. Will get halfway, then empty
FOUR boxes
or else.

3:12 pm

redturtlehead

I believe that trader.

3:12 pm

TraderKate

any last requests...think i'll have a wee nap

3:12 pm

redturtlehead

ANd how is hammock, we are cooling down hwew.

3:12 pm

redturtlehead

Hi stid.

3:12 pm

redturtlehead

here....man I can not type/

3:13 pm

jacq

i need too many kate, but thanks

3:13 pm

dcseain

hi, stid. this one's toughish

3:13 pm

TraderKate

< heavy sigh >

3:13 pm

dcseain

i keep trying gaelic words, of which none work in this grid

3:13 pm

stidmama

gah. oh well... how's your tom today?

3:14 pm

jacq

have you ben sleeping better kate?

3:14 pm

TraderKate

empty boxes onto bed...motivation to sort will be driven by need to have a place to sleep tonight

3:14 pm

TraderKate

i'm not busy jacq

3:14 pm

redturtlehead

Yaay, I am halfway, this grid is difficult...

3:14 pm

stidmama

good thinking kate -- I do that sometimes, too.

3:14 pm

stidmama

go red go!

3:14 pm

TraderKate

hi stiddie

3:15 pm

TraderKate

there was a lot of german in yesterday's grid

3:15 pm

TraderKate

just hand out unsolicited advice...never follow it myself...sheer maddness

3:16 pm

jacq

this one isn't easy at all

3:16 pm

o-o

Love thyself most and best
Love thyself day and night
Let no feared word cause thee
To hate thyself

3:16 pm

TraderKate

red needs second wind or cup of coffee

3:16 pm

stidmama

thanks, BR!

3:16 pm

o-o

woody guthrie

3:18 pm

o-o

Love thyself last and first
Love thyself more each month
Let no scared howl cause thee
To doubt thyself

3:18 pm

TraderKate

i'm off to bedlam then, see you all in a titch

3:18 pm

redturtlehead

No coffee, I;m still essentially caf free.

3:18 pm

stidmama

later kate, be well

3:18 pm

redturtlehead

bye kate.

3:18 pm

jacq

bye kate hugggggs

3:18 pm

stidmama

I am getting a lot of peculiar, but recognizable wurds so far. up to 49

3:19 pm

TraderKate

essentially? is that like a little bit pregnant?

3:19 pm

TraderKate

go stiddie

3:19 pm

dcseain

you'll slow before too long, stid, we promise :)

3:19 pm

o-o

can't believe you are not done already, stid

3:19 pm

TraderKate

good night, john boy...

3:19 pm

stidmama

LOL BR and seain!

3:19 pm

redturtlehead

I occasionally have a cup of coffee, like once a week or so..

3:20 pm

TraderKate

and choclit, red?

3:20 pm

dcseain

i just had some chocolate ice cream - rocky road

3:21 pm

TraderKate

stiddie never slows down. she has 2 speeds: fast and faster

3:21 pm

redturtlehead

Barley eat chocolate. Only the 40 cal fudge bar after dinner. I am not an over indulger, in general, I am an underindulger.

3:21 pm

TraderKate

oooh, dc...you're ad

3:21 pm

TraderKate

bad... i have no ice cream..

3:21 pm

stidmama

go sleepy-bye, kate, I am almost halfway, then will get to those boxes. And then... maybe a nap today. I deserve it.

3:21 pm

redturtlehead

as far as food/chocolate are concerned.

3:22 pm

dcseain

mwahahahahaaaa

3:22 pm

TraderKate

yes you do deserve it...and a down day too. :-))

3:22 pm

TraderKate

dc.......

3:23 pm

dcseain

what, what's a bit of evil laughter.

3:23 pm

stidmama

*puts rocks in road for seain* just for you, friend!

3:24 pm

dcseain

i grew up with unpaved roads, so ha! i say

3:24 pm

TraderKate

you taunt me with your visions of choclit...you are an agent of the devil....get thee behind me satin

3:24 pm

zoozzoom

ha6,21 is that word a joke..this grid is hard.

3:24 pm

stidmama

need help on the U, and
the solo E on the left (middle row) please?

3:24 pm

dcseain

satin behind one is always nice. it's cooling and silky.

3:24 pm

jacq

lol

3:25 pm

redturtlehead

Satin is truely evil, hard to get wrinkles out.

3:25 pm

TraderKate

how do you spell saten? satin?

3:25 pm

dcseain

ul5 and 7 in the stomach

3:25 pm

dcseain

satan

3:25 pm

jacq

satan

3:25 pm

dcseain

(i did know what you meant) :)

3:25 pm

stidmama

thanks for those seain. I think.

3:25 pm

stidmama

was it the rocks?

3:25 pm

TraderKate

thank you...senior's moment

3:25 pm

stidmama

I spell it... *drumroll* beelzebub!

3:26 pm

o-o

ta - powdered

3:26 pm

jacq

lol

3:26 pm

TraderKate

that's easier...

3:26 pm

dcseain

ty, babrab

3:26 pm

o-o

I am a senior .. and it is never for only a moment

3:27 pm

TraderKate

i'm away to my bed...be back soon

3:27 pm

stidmama

oh! hello zoom!

3:27 pm

jacq

baby awake again brb

3:27 pm

stidmama

there there, BR... *offers to share pink cane of power*

3:27 pm

zoozzoom

Hello Stid!, hope you are well.

3:28 pm

TraderKate

ah, but you are clever...and can surely spell satin...imean saten...no satan...ya that's it...

3:28 pm

o-o

a cane? why not a limo?

3:28 pm

stidmama

I am well, thanks zoom. Hope you are also. My folks are on the plane to Atlanta, thence to Ireland. I hear it

3:28 pm

TraderKate

good night zooz, back in a bit

3:28 pm

stidmama

it's damp there, and assume it also is where you are?

3:28 pm

TraderKate

** POOF **

3:28 pm

zoozzoom

Bye Kate :-)

3:29 pm

stidmama

I have a pink cane... no limo... but if I did, it would be pink and I would share it with you!

3:29 pm

jacq

g'night kate

3:29 pm

dcseain

sweet dreams, kate

3:29 pm

o-o

I thank you, stid

3:29 pm

dcseain

your cane is fabulous, stid!

3:29 pm

zoozzoom

Damp is an under-statement here Stid..lol, it has been very heavy rain here for most of the day :-(

3:30 pm

o-o

I cane walk again

3:30 pm

stidmama

thanks seain... want to know what I did yesterday that was wild and crazy?

3:30 pm

dcseain

yay, going to congressional cometary next week

3:30 pm

jacq

same here zooz, garden flooded and the road is like a river

3:30 pm

stidmama

*pause for effect*

3:30 pm

dcseain

oh, do tell, stid!

3:30 pm

stidmama

I bought a FOLDING cane!

3:30 pm

o-o

should we refer to you as, "Noah," zoo?

3:30 pm

stidmama

and it also is pink, but with blue and red flowers and green leaves also...

3:31 pm

dcseain

sounds beautiful, stid

3:31 pm

stidmama

oh gee, I am sorry you are getting so much rain. We have been rather more damp than normal here as well, but not the buckets you are getting

3:31 pm

zoozzoom

LOL, not far off BR, i think in another hour or so and you could get a boat down the road..lol

3:32 pm

zoozzoom

Not good where you are either then Jacq, hope your home is ok from flooding.

3:32 pm

dcseain

we had rain for 2 weeks of June 2 years ago. washed away most of the road markings and lots of flooding.

3:32 pm

stidmama

*sending canoe, paddles and life jackets to zoom and jac*

3:32 pm

dcseain

*adds a few kayaks to the mix*

3:32 pm

jacq

it is but the ones doon the brae aren't, they flooded a wee while ago and will again but last time most of their damage was sewage

3:33 pm

zoozzoom

wow, that is bad Dcseain.

3:33 pm

o-o

you are so haute couture, stid

3:33 pm

dcseain

sewage is the worst. so hard to clean up after

3:33 pm

jacq

yes it is

3:33 pm

zoozzoom

Damage from sewage is the worst, you have to throw everything away and start again, very bad.

3:34 pm

jacq

they had huge floods in elgin a few years ago near christmas and they are still repairing homes

3:34 pm

stidmama

ewwww. sewage is not good. our septic tank alarm went off this morning, but it was just a broken pump. The new part is installed, but the electrician can't come out to reattach the power until tomorrow

3:34 pm

dcseain

yes, helped some friends clean up from backups - twice.

3:34 pm

zoozzoom

Thanks for the gear guys will need it i feel :-)

3:34 pm

dcseain

Loudoun Water has payed dearly for those backups.

3:34 pm

jacq

zooz are you in a low lying area?

3:34 pm

stidmama

thanks BR. If I can remember (senior moments and all) I will take a pic of it later today.

3:35 pm

zoozzoom

I am very near the sea Jacq at sea level.

3:35 pm

stidmama

*puts zoom's house on stilts*

3:35 pm

jacq

ohhhhhhhh, i hope you're ok

3:35 pm

o-o

doc has recommended walking poles for me ... my balance is getting worse in my declining years

3:36 pm

zoozzoom

LOL, many thanks Stid..you are a diamond :-)

3:36 pm

stidmama

*sudden thought* Stilton = stilt town? are the houses there raised up on pillars? *runs to wikipedia to find out*

3:36 pm

jacq

they will be a huge help BR

3:36 pm

o-o

have been contemplating how to get those darn poles to walk

3:36 pm

zoozzoom

My father uses walking poles BR, they have helped him so much.

3:37 pm

donnie828

hello happy lead up to the labor day weekend. can someone tell me how many letters today please and thanks.

3:37 pm

stidmama

hmph. pictures of cheese. and people playing soccer (I am not kidding) with cheese.

3:37 pm

jacq

135 donnie and good luck

3:37 pm

stidmama

walking poles look like a good concept to me...

3:37 pm

torgone

Maybe you could walk czechs or croats instead ..

3:37 pm

stidmama

go donnie go!

3:37 pm

jacq

lol

3:37 pm

stidmama

hello TOR!!!!

3:38 pm

o-o

good, idea, tor ... variety is nice

3:38 pm

torgone

Heyas kids ..

3:38 pm

stidmama

maybe someone could take TOR for a walk, he seems to have serious cabin fever

3:39 pm

jacq

hello tor

3:39 pm

zoozzoom

Stid here in the UK...people run (roll) down a very steep hill after a wheel of cheese every year..there are always broken bones at the end..silly people.

3:39 pm

stidmama

I am well past halfway, but still need help on the E in the middle row and the A that is next to it for NBT

3:39 pm

zoozzoom

Hello, Tor

3:39 pm

stidmama

??? why ever would they do THAT? LOL

3:39 pm

o-o

* What do you call a cow with a hysterectomy?
* Decalfinated.

3:39 pm

stidmama

ooooh, BR!

3:40 pm

donnie828

my oh my will i need it, i only have 53 words and felt i had worked hard to get those. thanks jacq and stidmama i need that encouragement.

3:40 pm

zoozzoom

haha, BR :-)

3:40 pm

stidmama

okay, for the males among us (from a collection from GArrison Keillor): How many real men does it take to screw in a lightbulb?

3:40 pm

zoozzoom

not sure it has been a tradition for many years now.

3:41 pm

Kazzer99

hooray - i have finished - time to brave the mouse infested garage and get his clothes from the drier so hubby will something to wear on our hols (HAHA)

3:41 pm

zoozzoom

do tell Stid?

3:41 pm

o-o

I will answer if you will tell how many light bulbs it takes to screw in garrison keillor

3:41 pm

stidmama

NONE. they are not afraid of the dark!

3:41 pm

o-o

congrats

3:41 pm

stidmama

YAY kazzer!!!!

3:41 pm

zoozzoom

Have a great time Kazzer in wales :-)

3:41 pm

jacq

wtg kazz!!!

3:42 pm

dcseain

congrats, kazzer

3:42 pm

zoozzoom

still waiting Stid?

3:42 pm

stidmama

wales? it's wet there too... *gives kazzer extra raincoat and umbrella*

3:42 pm

stidmama

answer at 3:41 zoom...

3:43 pm

o-o

good one, stid

3:43 pm

zoozzoom

oh..sorry missed it..lol

3:43 pm

stidmama

I need easy, one-part jokes like that. CAn't remember the punch line if it is too far away!

3:44 pm

Kazzer99

ty stid for the kind apparel - i will however do what all good west country and welsh people do in the event of a deluge - get out the webbed feet and flap my gills - its is soo wet at the moment it is ridiculous

3:45 pm

stidmama

that's what soodlebum in Ireland said yesterday. We say the same thing here... How do you know you're a Western Washingtonian? Your gills dry out in the summer.

3:45 pm

o-o

I need ones like, "What did the farmer say when he saw his cow in the pasture?" "There's my cow in the pasture."

3:45 pm

Kazzer99

at least it doesnt rain in feet here

3:45 pm

stidmama

oh oh, BR is delirious!

3:45 pm

Kazzer99

okay babble rabble - whats white and swings through the jungle?

3:46 pm

o-o

?

3:46 pm

Kazzer99

a fridge

3:46 pm

jacq

lol

3:46 pm

zoozzoom

lol

3:46 pm

Kazzer99

part 2 - whats white and blue and swings through the jungle

3:46 pm

stidmama

??? *giggle*

3:47 pm

o-o

hahaha

3:47 pm

Kazzer99

a fridge in a denim jacket

3:47 pm

o-o

??

3:47 pm

jacq

lol

3:47 pm

stidmama

roflmao!!!!!

3:47 pm

o-o

you are now my joke source, Kazzer

3:48 pm

o-o

hahaha

3:48 pm

stidmama

so, I still need the E in the middle row... help please?

3:48 pm

crosshair

There was a young girl from Rabat,
who had triplets, Nat, Pat and Tat;
It was fun in the breeding,
But hell in the feeding,
When she found she had no tit for Tat.

3:48 pm

redturtlehead

Back from some exciting dish washing! WHoo Hooo.

3:48 pm

Kazzer99

this is my favorite drunk joke - most people think about it and then either laugh like or a hyena or spend the rest of the evening trying to work it out

3:48 pm

jacq

lolol

3:48 pm

jacq

hello crossy

3:48 pm

redturtlehead

BR that is hysterical without being drunk.

3:48 pm

o-o

er 8/45

3:48 pm

Kazzer99

very good crossy

3:48 pm

stidmama

cross!!!! you missed my MOST excellent light bulb joke!

3:49 pm

crosshair

saw it

3:49 pm

redturtlehead

hi cross...

3:49 pm

stidmama

really BR? oh dear... better break that one down in little pieces for me.

3:49 pm

Kazzer99

must go meeces are a calling husband was looking worried but has now gone to watch this weeks legend of the seeker

3:49 pm

stidmama

kazzer, have a wonderful, lovely time. STay on HIGH ground...

3:50 pm

dcseain

hello, crossy

3:50 pm

stidmama

hmph. you didn't giggle...

3:50 pm

stidmama

erdialet isn't it...

3:50 pm

stidmama

eralidhe isn't it either...

3:50 pm

crosshair

howdy everyone back for the last 70 or so:(

3:51 pm

o-o

very close tho

3:51 pm

Kazzer99

have a lovely babble week without me - you never know i might find a pc and a friendly network and if i survive the weather i will post some on flickr

3:51 pm

stidmama

eracalat doesn't work...

3:51 pm

zoozzoom

cool will look for the pics on flickr Kazzer, enjoy yourself.

3:51 pm

o-o

time period: er* + expire: **e + consumed food

3:52 pm

o-o

enjoy, Kazzer .. be safe and well

3:52 pm

ABCDE

hello all

3:52 pm

ABCDE

any clues for the wo?

3:52 pm

o-o

Hello, ABCDE

3:52 pm

stidmama

THANKS BR!!!!!! I have NBT!!! *zips around chog dispensing choclit cigars*

3:52 pm

bekki

need help with the wo/5

3:52 pm

zoozzoom

lol, thaks stid

3:53 pm

zoozzoom

hello ABCDE

3:53 pm

stidmama

wo 5, eh? hmmmm....

3:53 pm

dcseain

hi, abcde

3:53 pm

o-o

wo + MASH's alan ***a

3:53 pm

bekki

thank you

3:53 pm

stidmama

thanks again BR!

3:55 pm

stidmama

hey abcde!

3:55 pm

ABCDE

thy br

3:56 pm

stidmama

down to 49, well past my goal point. will empty FOUR boxes... and then come back. ((hugs for all)) see you soon! *poof*

3:57 pm

bekki

also ned help with the ul/7

3:57 pm

zoozzoom

Bye for now Stid :-)

3:58 pm

bekki

never mind got it

4:01 pm

crosshair

stole this one..but he is right:/....

4:01 pm

crosshair

A dozen, a gross, and a score
plus three times the square root of four
divided by seven
plus five times eleven
is nine squared, and not a bit more!

4:02 pm

crosshair

smart arse..

4:05 pm

dcseain

there's a roadsign hung a tree near here that says wh4 it's right before a very sharp S curve leading into a 90 degree left bend.

4:06 pm

Dorens

thanks, dc, nice clue

4:08 pm

dcseain

ah, a clue it is indeed, dorens, yvw LOL

4:13 pm

redturtlehead

hints for the E words? I have the longer one....

4:14 pm

zoozzoom

ea5,12 you hear with them

4:14 pm

jacq

a well read book looks a bit dog ea***

4:15 pm

jacq

ei5, goose feathers i think

4:15 pm

Dorens

gosh I am so blind when confronted with words that begin with a.. why is that?

4:15 pm

jacq

ei4 same as below minus consonant

4:15 pm

jacq

because there are so many a's

4:15 pm

Dorens

goose feathers without the last letter too

4:16 pm

zoozzoom

good clues jac

4:16 pm

jacq

ec5/12 ec and most of oppsoite of early

4:16 pm

dcseain

Utz potato chips rock. just sayin'.

4:16 pm

jacq

ty

4:17 pm

zoozzoom

:-( never tried them DC

4:17 pm

Dorens

i don't know... I always seem to have a harder time with a words than anything else. and, sorry dc, but nothing beats wise (in my mind)... even tho i gave up chips years ago

4:17 pm

zoozzoom

yes the `a` words were hard to find for me too Dorens.

4:17 pm

dcseain

they're only available in a smallish radius around Hannover Pennsylvania. We're the southern limit for them selling them

4:18 pm

dcseain

er, Hanover, PA

4:19 pm

dcseain

i don't recall the last time i saw Wise in a store.

4:20 pm

redturtlehead

Wise is for sale where my Mom lives DC.

4:21 pm

redturtlehead

and many thanks for the e clues. I had to stop and email my Mom...

4:22 pm

Dorens

when i was a kid, my mom taught me to smear cream cheese (and it had to be Phila. brand) on wise potato chips. oh, sooooo good. the ultiimate comfort food. i stopped years ago when my metabolism caught up with me. used to be able to eat a whole big bag of them and still not weigh 100 pounds..

4:22 pm

redturtlehead

Utz chips are good, but I cant recall when I last had them.

4:22 pm

jacq

yw

4:25 pm

redturtlehead

My mom is very funny, she just told me that yesterday she had a cataract lens implant and then put in a PS that she had Propofol and Lived!!! SHes cute.

4:25 pm

jacq

lol

4:25 pm

Dorens

very cute, red.

4:26 pm

redturtlehead

unfortunately this makes me see that she is indeed getting older. which scares me horribly.

4:26 pm

Dorens

getting older beats the alternative, red

4:27 pm

redturtlehead

Indeed, I just worry about her and my Dad....they should move down here, but in a few years..

4:27 pm

Dorens

do they want to?

4:28 pm

Dorens

i know some folks who hate fla

4:28 pm

redturtlehead

My Dad hates Florida, I think. He wants very badly to watch his trees grow up, and my Mom wants to move somewhere with no acerage. Problem is they are somehow maintaining 22 or so acres.

4:28 pm

crosshair

my mrs cant stand fla,never been to the states myself so cannot judge

4:28 pm

redturtlehead

Actually, I am unsure if my Dad has ever been in Florida.

4:28 pm

Dorens

and how old are they red?

4:29 pm

redturtlehead

I can not recall Dorens but they must be getting very close to 70.

4:29 pm

zoozzoom

And fireworks for me, glad thats finished.

4:29 pm

redturtlehead

Yaaay zooz.

4:29 pm

dcseain

FL and AR are only Southern states i've not been to at this point.

4:29 pm

dcseain

congrats, zooz

4:29 pm

Dorens

oh, so that's just ten years older than me red... can't think of that as old, just yet!!!!

4:29 pm

Dorens

yay zooozoo

4:29 pm

redturtlehead

DC, its a great time for a visit...

4:30 pm

redturtlehead

Arkansas is oddly very pretty. FLorida, well...has some different areas some very awesome some not so much.

4:30 pm

Dorens

sure you can visit wildcat in AR and red in Fl

4:30 pm

dcseain

this month is all about cleveland.

4:30 pm

Dorens

oh,. AR, i was thinkin AZ.. i've never been to AR either actually

4:30 pm

redturtlehead

I drove through the Ozarks, it was more beautiful than I expected.

4:31 pm

dcseain

oh, wildcat's in AR. good to know

4:31 pm

dcseain

i've been to the NW corner of AZ in the Virgin River valley.

4:31 pm

Dorens

no my ignorant mistake.. she is in TX, i don't know what i was thinking... met her last May when I was in Austin... that is it. the A from Austin. I am befuddled with a's today

4:35 pm

Shivs Fitz

Back again, to try and finish.

4:35 pm

dcseain

wb, shivs

4:36 pm

Dorens

gl, shivs

4:36 pm

Shivs Fitz

Thanks Seain!

4:36 pm

jacq

wb shivs

4:36 pm

Shivs Fitz

Thanks jacq!

4:36 pm

Shivs Fitz

And Dorens!

4:39 pm

dcseain

huh. a can of habichuelas pintas. We'll have to figure out what to do with them.

4:40 pm

Dorens

i've been known to throw them into turkey chili,

4:40 pm

redturtlehead

Ok I hate to sound odd, but can I ask a question?

4:40 pm

crosshair

mm our favorite vampire is in the grid

4:40 pm

Dorens

why not?

4:41 pm

dcseain

of course, red.

4:41 pm

dcseain

of course, red.

4:41 pm

redturtlehead

A friend of mine on Facebook, who actually has a horrendous Port wine birthdefect on his face, has just posted at least 3 posts including a PHOTO of a very obese man he saw on a bus today.

4:42 pm

dcseain

okay.

4:42 pm

redturtlehead

Immediatley all his friends started to post comments like "Oh my!" and such...

4:42 pm

redturtlehead

My friend is supposed to be a hard core chirstian.

4:42 pm

redturtlehead

CHristian that is.

4:42 pm

Dorens

and what does that tell you about hard core christianity?

4:43 pm

redturtlehead

I think this is mean...and I wrote them all a response saying maybe they should think about what that guy goes through each day and maybe pray for him....its not hard to be so fat...

4:43 pm

redturtlehead

Was I hypercritical?

4:43 pm

Dorens

it doesn't exactly make people holier than thou, just makes them THINK they are

4:43 pm

redturtlehead

I mean it is hard to be that overweight...

4:43 pm

Dorens

not at all red!

4:43 pm

Dorens

knew that was what you meant

4:43 pm

jacq

applauds red

4:44 pm

redturtlehead

I am going to see how they respond and then I am going to actually unfriend him. he wasnt such a good friend and this disgusts me.

4:44 pm

torgone

Yeah what they did was not very Christ-like ..

4:44 pm

Dorens

they should be ashamed, wonder if they will

4:44 pm

Dorens

guess they forgot to ask wwjd?

4:45 pm

redturtlehead

nah one of the responses just appeared...the girl said, "i'm not fighting that fight" i think she just realized what a bitch she sounded like.

4:45 pm

crosshair

i have a friend whith a thyroid condition and she eats like a bird i i dont judge anyone and neither should your christian friend

4:46 pm

dcseain

that's very fundy-xian as opposed to true xian of them

4:46 pm

Shivs Fitz

Not at all torgone, it's very cruel. There but for the grace...anyone could have had the misfortune to be overweight, it's not always overeating that causes it.

4:46 pm

redturtlehead

considering his face makes him look like he came from a horror movie,

4:46 pm

Shivs Fitz

That's right crosshair.

4:46 pm

redturtlehead

i would have thought him more sensitive!

4:47 pm

Dorens

i often feel ashamed of myself at school for responding more positively to the "cute" kids, which most teachers do. automatically, it is human nature, but sooo unfair

4:47 pm

Shivs Fitz

Maybe he's trying to make himself feel better by belittling someone else, red. Some people do!

4:47 pm

Dorens

that is exactly what he's doing shivs... but as an adult, it is pretty sad. should have gotten over that as a child

4:47 pm

redturtlehead

lots of us do, i just cant believe it...my friend...

4:48 pm

redturtlehead

i'm very sensitive about body size food etc. So now I am just soooo pissed off.

4:49 pm

redturtlehead

best to go send him a defriend message like now...

4:49 pm

Dorens

give him a chance to see how wrong he was and maybe change his ways....

4:50 pm

redturtlehead

Ahhhh one of the fun maker girls actually posted an I feel bad now message....and she should.

4:50 pm

Dorens

so you might have a very positive effect on them... people do learn from their errors, when pointed out, sometimes

4:51 pm

redturtlehead

Well, i think its one thing to look, another level to unasked, photograph a man on a bus and post it on Facebook to make fun of him.

4:52 pm

Dorens

agreed, uncalled for and cruel. but maybe you're pointing it out will help him

4:52 pm

crosshair

ill go with dorens on this issue

4:53 pm

redturtlehead

OK Thank you all, I feel better and I am glad I didnt just watch it, I thought maybe I was just oversensitive.

4:53 pm

redturtlehead

Now returns everyone to regularly scheduled babbling, I must go walk dog!

4:53 pm

Dorens

no, but you have courage red, good job

4:54 pm

Shivs Fitz

That's exactly what I was thinking, red. Very childish!

4:54 pm

Shivs Fitz

Sorry for the delay, am nattering with Frances on Google Talk, LOL.

4:55 pm

redturtlehead

ooh funny got a response from the author about how he had written a long response, possibly trying to justify his bad behavior, but that he deleted it and is sorry for whom he offended, you can tell he doesnt feel bad at all though.

4:55 pm

redturtlehead

Ok dog....

4:55 pm

Dorens

well, down to 15... off to do other things and will be back later. enjoy the walk red

4:55 pm

Shivs Fitz

Oh sorry, it was you that said it, Dorens!

4:56 pm

Shivs Fitz

I was responding to your comment, got you and red confused for some reason.

5:02 pm

Dorens

it's cause i am actually a redhead, shivs, wheras she is a redTURTLEhead. it can be confusing... :-)

5:02 pm

Dorens

and now i am really going... happy babbling. see you later

5:09 pm

Fauxmage

Hi Shivs!

5:09 pm

Shivs Fitz

Hiya Laura!

5:10 pm

o-o

g'day, Fauxmage

5:10 pm

Fauxmage

Hi BabbleRabble!

5:12 pm

Lolly

who knows how many words there are altogether?

5:13 pm

bekki

135

5:13 pm

crosshair

this last big of the grid is kicking my butt;(

5:13 pm

crosshair

bit even

5:17 pm

jacq

same here crossy

5:18 pm

o-o

feed you monkeys bacon, crossy

5:19 pm

o-o

phantom: quisquillian

5:23 pm

donnie828

clue

5:25 pm

Anniebrook

hi everyone...can I get a clue for de 7/36 please

5:26 pm

danf63

annie - you should de7 what you bought to Customs before re-entering the US

5:26 pm

crosshair

just missin that second q eh br? lol

5:26 pm

jacq

anything to de*****, customs question

5:26 pm

o-o

so close

5:27 pm

Anniebrook

Thank you! dan and jacq

5:27 pm

danf63

yvw annie

5:29 pm

stidmama

hello all!

5:29 pm

Anniebrook

Hi Stiddy

5:29 pm

danf63

h

5:29 pm

danf63

Hi stid!

5:29 pm

stidmama

got to 49 earlier, going to list now... hoping to finish early. hey dan! how's you?

5:30 pm

stidmama

AC 6 please?

5:30 pm

danf63

pretty good here...Darth starts school Tues - I can't wait!

5:30 pm

Shivs Fitz

Hiya Annie, dan and stid.

5:31 pm

stidmama

hey shivs!

5:31 pm

Shivs Fitz

Oh that is tough to clue!

5:31 pm

Anniebrook

Hi Shivs

5:31 pm

danf63

ac6 = study of ac4 before it?

5:31 pm

stidmama

our kids start next weds... likewise! LOL

5:31 pm

danf63

Hi shivs!

5:31 pm

stidmama

orchestra rehearsals for them start on the 13th...

5:31 pm

stidmama

thanks dan *thinking*

5:31 pm

Anniebrook

ac---high card in deck and buenos ***s

5:31 pm

Shivs Fitz

ac* (high card) and ***l a phone

5:32 pm

danf63

I ran out of things to entertain him WEEKS ago! He's been rehearsing twice a week all summer...

5:32 pm

stidmama

got ti!

5:32 pm

stidmama

or it... *sigh*

5:32 pm

stidmama

is the AD similar?

5:33 pm

Anniebrook

no

5:33 pm

Anniebrook

to stick to

5:33 pm

danf63

the ad sticks to you though

5:33 pm

stidmama

hm. okay... *monkeys being flogged*

5:33 pm

stidmama

GAH. poor poor monkeys... thanks annie and dan

5:34 pm

Shivs Fitz

Sticky substance: ad****nt.

5:34 pm

Shivs Fitz

Oh you got it, okay.

5:34 pm

stidmama

thanks shibs

5:34 pm

stidmama

or shivs

5:35 pm

Anniebrook

Last 9 are hard to find...think I will come back to them later

5:35 pm

Shivs Fitz

As long as you don't use a t in that I'm good, stid. LOL

5:35 pm

stidmama

((annie)) I think with this grid it's a good decision!

5:35 pm

danf63

yvw stid

5:35 pm

mixi6

ty all for the a's. I have all the a's.

5:36 pm

stidmama

now working on what looks like AL 6/7 combo

5:36 pm

stidmama

hey mixi

5:36 pm

Anniebrook

bye dear babblers

5:37 pm

stidmama

later annie!

5:37 pm

mixi6

the 7 has an extra consonant in the middle.

5:37 pm

danf63

not a combo - al7 is a spanish leader, and remove a con for the al6

5:37 pm

redturtlehead

Mixi, hi hadnt seen you in a long time. Are you enjoying the barely beginning fall in NC?

5:37 pm

danf63

brb...courier he4

5:38 pm

mixi6

yes, finally some beautifully cool days. My new septic field is finished and my sister sold her house in Detroit.

5:38 pm

mixi6

So all good news.

5:38 pm

Shivs Fitz

A de5,14 has an ad6,24nt on the back of it.

5:39 pm

stidmama

thanks mixi and an.

5:40 pm

stidmama

got the As!

5:41 pm

stidmama

is the CA 5/22 fishy?

5:43 pm

dan2bit

ca + not if you know *** to spell it :-)

5:43 pm

stidmama

thanks dan!

5:43 pm

dan2bit

yw

5:43 pm

stidmama

and I WILL need help on both CA 7 please...

5:44 pm

mixi6

ha7?

5:44 pm

stidmama

don't have that yet mixi, sorry

5:44 pm

mixi6

ca7,36 collapsed volcano center

5:45 pm

dan2bit

ca7 latin plural of medical term - think heart

5:45 pm

mixi6

the second is the latin plural.

5:45 pm

stidmama

thanks mixi and can

5:45 pm

redturtlehead

lol, I could have recommended a good septic guy...

5:45 pm

stidmama

got the heart...

5:45 pm

stidmama

and the volcano!

5:45 pm

o-o

h + gore + gore + doc puts stick in mouth and we say **

5:45 pm

stidmama

down to 25

5:46 pm

redturtlehead

BR, I tried that with out one gore, thanks for the assist.!

5:46 pm

mixi6

ty BR

5:47 pm

stidmama

oooh. good spelling, BR!

5:47 pm

mixi6

We did the septic field for costs and bartered the labor.

5:47 pm

stidmama

is the GL 8 fishy?

5:47 pm

stidmama

my last G word

5:48 pm

mixi6

don't have either of the 8's

5:48 pm

o-o

rhymes with the other -- sort of

5:48 pm

jacq

it sounds like an ancient roman fighter

5:48 pm

redturtlehead

the gl 8 is sort of a fighter of sorts.

5:48 pm

stidmama

hm. thanks BR

5:48 pm

stidmama

got it!

5:49 pm

o-o

gl 8 -- happy I consumed food

5:49 pm

mixi6

ty red!

5:49 pm

mixi6

fireworks!

5:50 pm

stidmama

YAY Mixi!

5:50 pm

o-o

congrats, mixi

5:51 pm

stidmama

Ls licked!

5:51 pm

stidmama

down to TEN!

5:52 pm

stidmama

Rs removed... FIVE!

5:52 pm

redturtlehead

stid I have 47. Perhaps I should stop fooling about on facebook...and being incensed...

5:53 pm

stidmama

go red go!

5:53 pm

stidmama

incensed, red? *opening can of worms slowly*

5:54 pm

stidmama

two now...

5:54 pm

mixi6

go stid go

5:54 pm

redturtlehead

I got angry as a friend of mine took a photo of a very obese man on a bus, then posted it to facebook where all his very Christian friends proceeded to make fun of this man.

5:54 pm

o-o

beautiful flowers, mixi

5:54 pm

redturtlehead

He is no longer my facebook friend.

5:55 pm

stidmama

need DE 7 and TA 6 to finish.

5:55 pm

stidmama

good for you, red... what a horrible thing to do!

5:55 pm

mixi6

The azealea was in my garden and did not bloom this year because the deer ate it all.

5:55 pm

stidmama

I always remind my children that we don't know the reason for any person's appearance...

5:56 pm

redturtlehead

It's bothering me a lot, but I am slowly getting over it.

5:56 pm

Shivs Fitz

He wouldn't be mine either, red.

5:56 pm

stidmama

oh mixi, I am sorry about your azalea. we lost a few plants this year for the same reason.

5:56 pm

o-o

which de 7 do you have, stid

5:56 pm

stidmama

I have the first DE 7 BR, sporry

5:56 pm

jacq

the de 7 is the 4 above it and past tense of to consume

5:56 pm

stidmama

sorry I mean

5:56 pm

jacq

sorry

5:57 pm

jaianniah

Hi!

5:57 pm

mixi6

It has some green now, so maybe it will bloom next year. But I still have 4 or 5 deer in the yard.

5:57 pm

stidmama

we are having a resurgence of people being just plain mean to each other. It is NOT okay, but it seems to be epidemic

5:57 pm

redturtlehead

I struggle myself sometimes with staring at people we see in the ER, but I would never ever post them on a public web site.

5:57 pm

o-o

de -- what you do at customs

5:57 pm

stidmama

I think it has to do with the so-called "reality" shows that make fun of people.

5:57 pm

stidmama

I hope so, mixi

5:57 pm

stidmama

HEY Jai!

5:57 pm

stidmama

thansk BR

5:58 pm

redturtlehead

Well before I deleted him as a friend, I scolded him and all his pals and told them to pray for the man...given their constant referral to Jesus, I thought that would be most appropriate.

5:58 pm

jaianniah

HEY, Stiddie!!!!

5:58 pm

crosshair

i refuse to believe there are that many al words in this grid;((

5:58 pm

stidmama

go cross go!

5:58 pm

redturtlehead

I''m with you cross, so many AL words and no bacon!!!!!!!

5:58 pm

jacq

can anyone help me with the al's please, i need the al5/6 and 7 please

5:58 pm

crosshair

crossy made the mistake of listing;/

5:58 pm

o-o

ta - powdered

5:58 pm

72 Temple Owl

mean is the new funny. hard put to name a current comedian who does not do mean

5:58 pm

redturtlehead

Hi Jaianniah.

5:58 pm

stidmama

yes, red... the old WWJD sometimes is useful.

5:58 pm

stidmama

hello TO!

5:59 pm

72 Temple Owl

ta;c

5:59 pm

redturtlehead

there is an a plus not beign on time.

5:59 pm

stidmama

got it... and firewords, too! thanks all!

5:59 pm

mixi6

al6 sounds similar to the terrorist group. the 7 has an extra consonant in the middle.

6:00 pm

o-o

congrats, stid

6:00 pm

Shivs Fitz

WTG, stidmama!

6:00 pm

mixi6

woo hoo stid

6:00 pm

72 Temple Owl

speaking of mean, i am watching judge judy

6:00 pm

redturtlehead

Yaaay stiddy!

6:00 pm

stidmama

happy to finish this one a little early. now for a bit of shut-eye... after I pick red's brain.

6:00 pm

o-o

al+ LA state, abbr + wanted **ad or alive

6:01 pm

redturtlehead

TO how can you stand that.

6:02 pm

stidmama

red, stidkid #2 was stung by a hornet/wasp while with some friends yesterday. sting site is raised with a white center, area around it for about 3" is red and slightly warm to the touch. Have been treating with ice, benadryl and hydrocortisone... any other comfort measures you recommend?

6:02 pm

72 Temple Owl

i don't know. i think it is inlieuo fbeing able to scream after gettingtotally jammed in traffic coming home today.

6:02 pm

stidmama

no stinger I can see...

6:02 pm

redturtlehead

its not getting bigger?

6:02 pm

stidmama

I can't watch any of the mock trial shows... they make me so despairing of the state of the world in general

6:02 pm

redturtlehead

Ahhhh TO that makes sense.

6:02 pm

stidmama

no, doesn't seem to be at this point.

6:03 pm

72 Temple Owl

i love judge milian tho.

6:03 pm

o-o

jacq? you finding what you need?

6:03 pm

jacq

ty ty ty

6:03 pm

crosshair

the U.S lawyer commercials depress me:(( i swear they would sue at the drop of a hat for anything

6:03 pm

jaianniah

al+ two vowels 4,4; al+ **e you sleeping 4,4; a+ not early 5,10; al + birthday dish- change the k to a "d" 6,24; stick a cons. after the ca in the last word 7,36; al+ **** Abby minus the "a" 5,12; al+ abb. for Georgia 4,6; add a vowel to that 5,14; a+ not high 4,8. There's all the al's for you.

6:03 pm

Shivs Fitz

Sounds like it might be infected, stidmama?

6:03 pm

72 Temple Owl

judge judy is the only person i know meaner than me

6:03 pm

stidmama

go jac go!

6:03 pm

redturtlehead

You might want to put some antibacterial stuff on it to make sure it doesnt get infected...and Inbuprofen may help a bit...

6:03 pm

redturtlehead

they get so sore. those stings.

6:03 pm

jacq

am determined to finish today was so tired yesterday i stopped at 3 am with 4 to go

6:03 pm

redturtlehead

Ooooh yes, I do have a home remedy to recommend......

6:04 pm

Shivs Fitz

Has he been taking Benadryl tablets for it?

6:04 pm

stidmama

I don't think so, shivs -- I suspect a localized allergic reaction to the toxin; but his energy level (before I gave him benadryl) was plenty fine

6:04 pm

redturtlehead

Baking soda paste, made with the soda and water and applied to sting....works pretty darn well.

6:04 pm

stidmama

good idea, red, thanks (antibacterial and ibuprofen)

6:04 pm

o-o

remember, every lawyer has a client

6:04 pm

redturtlehead

for comfort. only.

6:04 pm

Shivs Fitz

Oh I see... so it's tablets, not the ointment?

6:04 pm

stidmama

ah! I will go do the soda paste ASAP.

6:04 pm

Shivs Fitz

I was going to suggest a baking soda poultice, yes.

6:05 pm

stidmama

that's all he seems to need at the moment, just comfort for the itching and heat

6:05 pm

72 Temple Owl

when i had reaction er made me take both claritin and benadryl. said each worked in a different way

6:05 pm

welki

i'm meaner than you are, to ... no doubt about it

6:05 pm

stidmama

and yes, benadryl tabs, I gave him 40 mg diphenhydramine when it wasn't getting better by this afternoon.

6:05 pm

72 Temple Owl

lol hi welk!

6:05 pm

Shivs Fitz

You took them both together, TO?

6:05 pm

stidmama

that's a good idea -- will see if he took his claritin this morning.

6:06 pm

stidmama

hey welki!

6:06 pm

stidmama

back later... will take care of kid then head out for a coffee date with friends. (((hugs everyone)))

6:06 pm

stidmama

*poof*

6:06 pm

72 Temple Owl

yes. i ad developed hives but no breathinbg reaction to that point

6:06 pm

jaianniah

crosshair, I just did the al's for you. Did you see? I can reload them if you need me to.

6:06 pm

welki

hi :)

6:06 pm

abetterjulie

meat tenderizer paste on a sting also works well.

6:07 pm

o-o

hello, jainniah

6:07 pm

72 Temple Owl

welk: mean is relative. you are an east coast gal!

6:07 pm

redturtlehead

Coffee... will have to make decaf....BRB with some for all...

6:07 pm

jaianniah

Hiya, BR! How's the cluemeister?

6:07 pm

welki

then that would make me meanest

6:08 pm

o-o

doing okay, thank yuo

6:08 pm

72 Temple Owl

why so?

6:09 pm

welki

grew up in brooklyn and queens

6:09 pm

jaianniah

I am glad.

6:09 pm

welki

...and i'm just mean. ask anyone

6:10 pm

72 Temple Owl

oh. ok/ *backs away cautiously*

6:11 pm

welki

holy moly, i must have scared everyone away!

6:11 pm

Shivs Fitz

Who should we ask?

6:12 pm

72 Temple Owl

:D

6:12 pm

Shivs Fitz

No I don't scare that easily. Known too many freaks and weirdos in my time, brought around by one of my brothers, LOL.

6:12 pm

welki

*tosses the phone book over to Shivs* start with the a's

6:13 pm

Shivs Fitz

LOL! Which phone book?

6:13 pm

crosshair

ty laian for the list of ai,s i have them on a np tyvm:)

6:13 pm

crosshair

jaian i ment

6:14 pm

redturtlehead

no welki, I am still here, contemplating the grid.

6:14 pm

72 Temple Owl

how many au?

6:14 pm

72 Temple Owl

sorry mean ai

6:15 pm

o-o

2

6:15 pm

welki

2

6:15 pm

danf63

none TO...and welki isn't so mean. If you want to see mean, take a crying child to the WalMart in Stone Mountain, GA

6:15 pm

danf63

ai4 and 5

6:15 pm

72 Temple Owl

ooh there are 2 au also?

6:15 pm

72 Temple Owl

lol

6:16 pm

72 Temple Owl

the nerve of that man

6:16 pm

72 Temple Owl

really not funny.

6:17 pm

welki

?? what happened? some guy freak out at a crying kid? his own?

6:17 pm

danf63

I thought the yound lady they interviewed got it perfect for me..."If he did that to MY kid, he would have woken up next week with no teeth!"

6:18 pm

72 Temple Owl

not his own. he asked person to shut kid up and when that did not happen he slapped the kid

6:18 pm

danf63

welki, a 61 year old man walked up to a Mom with a crying 2 y/o and said, "If you won't shut that kid up, I will"...then slapped the kid 4-8 times across the face. He told the Judge, "I got laid off and am kinda stressed". what a jackass!

6:19 pm

welki

uhm .. did the kid stop crying?

6:19 pm

danf63

No, welki, it didn't.

6:19 pm

jacq

last one please

6:19 pm

redturtlehead

thats horrible. I have a few times been tempted to tell a school aged child to not bother their Mom so much, but since not my kid I have restrained.

6:19 pm

jacq

please help it's the ar and i am so stuck

6:19 pm

welki

and ... did the mom go beserko? i would have

6:20 pm

72 Temple Owl

the palm babblet?

6:20 pm

danf63

ar5 - a r** center for the kids to play at + A vowel

6:20 pm

jacq

i don't know all the palms

6:21 pm

crosshair

tyvm jaianniah,all the al,s accounted for :))

6:21 pm

jacq

LOL i don't know all the babblets

6:21 pm

danf63

The article I read didn't say ANYTHING about the mom...it happened at the check out line, and anyone could have called the cops

6:21 pm

welki

when i was a kid, an old man went up to a baby carriage and started shaking it because the baby wouldn't stop crying. like a pack of coyotes, mothers from (it seemed) all around the world converged on the guy and gave him quite a lesson

6:21 pm

72 Temple Owl

well then jaq.....

6:22 pm

jacq

ty ty ty

6:22 pm

72 Temple Owl

checlout lines are dangerous.

6:22 pm

welki

and they charged the guy with assault?

6:22 pm

welki

<-- gets checkout rage every now and again :)

6:22 pm

72 Temple Owl

not assault

6:23 pm

jacq

fireworks, thank you everyone and goodnight, need more sleep than last night

6:23 pm

redturtlehead

today in a checkout line a lady asked me if the rawhides I get for the dog was something new, like for people to eat. I was surprised, she said she has never done much with dogs....

6:23 pm

jacq

good luck and fireworks for everyone

6:23 pm

welki

hi/bye, jac

6:23 pm

redturtlehead

Good nIght Jacq!

6:23 pm

72 Temple Owl

jaq wtg

6:23 pm

danf63

FELONY child abuse...when there are marks, it's a felony (handprints on the kids cheek), same as with spousal abuse

6:23 pm

72 Temple Owl

welli bet they are low cal and surely satify that craving for chewy stuff

6:24 pm

redturtlehead

It was a little funny, she said, "Oh so they arent for humans?"

6:24 pm

danf63

but the hair might be a little hard to digest

6:24 pm

danf63

BRB...last courier he4

6:24 pm

72 Temple Owl

fiber

6:24 pm

redturtlehead

but I think high in sodium!

6:25 pm

danf63

false alarm...one of them forgot something...still waiting for the last one

6:25 pm

72 Temple Owl

hmmm you may be right

6:28 pm

Shivs Fitz

Oh my god, that's awful dan!

6:28 pm

Shivs Fitz

He wouldn't have gotten past one slap, if he'd tried that with mine!!

6:29 pm

redturtlehead

dinner ready I've been waiting on my new shoes from Zappos, am annoyed with the UPS man...

6:29 pm

danf63

Like the lady said, Shiv, "Wake up next week with no teeth". Mine is 15 now, so he would probably do it himself!

6:30 pm

72 Temple Owl

;ater red.

6:30 pm

72 Temple Owl

38 left and clueless. list time.

6:31 pm

danf63

and... fireworks!

6:31 pm

72 Temple Owl

wtg dan

6:31 pm

danf63

anyonneed a cl4 before I head off?

6:32 pm

welki

wtg dan!

6:32 pm

jaianniah

New icon- very pretty!

6:32 pm

danf63

or...anyone need a cl4?

6:32 pm

crosshair

you get your shoes delivered by ups? out in the boonies are we?

6:32 pm

danf63

thank you very much TO and welki

6:33 pm

crosshair

we once lived in a place so far from any real shopping,everything we owned came via sears mail catalogue

6:34 pm

danf63

I guess not, so I'll see you all another time! *poof*

6:35 pm

72 Temple Owl

night dan

6:36 pm

crosshair

my underwear traveled more miles on a fed ex truck than they ever did with me wearing them;(

6:37 pm

72 Temple Owl

*guffaw*

6:37 pm

o-o

underwear had more support

6:41 pm

welki

done!

6:41 pm

o-o

congrats, welki

6:41 pm

72 Temple Owl

wtg welk!

6:41 pm

welki

thanks!

6:42 pm

crosshair

yes br,they were easier to return if you got the size wrong:))

6:43 pm

crosshair

my poor da,ordering a pregnancy test kit via sears catalogue,by the time it came in the mail my brother was starting grade 1!

6:44 pm

redturtlehead

UPS is what zappos chose. but I have been realizing that I am living a little in the boonies of FLorida.

6:44 pm

redturtlehead

Funny Cross.

6:44 pm

welki

i read another pathetic story in the paper today. sad commentary on the my way or the highway mentality of low level bureaucracy: http://tiny.cc/loVi1

6:45 pm

welki

(and thanks for the wtgs :)

6:45 pm

crosshair

funny? funny? if you wanted a tall plant for the living room,you just ordered a seedling and we were all set;0

6:46 pm

welki

later, folks ...

6:46 pm

crosshair

mm dont want to read any more on how govt mid management is screwing up my life even more:/

6:47 pm

crosshair

tc welki

6:47 pm

72 Temple Owl

bye welk

6:48 pm

crosshair

we are about to be force fed a unified tax..gonna be fun i tell ya

6:48 pm

crosshair

will mean another 7 or 8 % on fuel costs

6:48 pm

crosshair

kk enough ranting

6:49 pm

Nef

hi again. crossie, what's a unified tax?

6:53 pm

Nef

NM, I'll Google it since I seem to have broken the chat with that question

6:54 pm

rururocks

i know what an unfed tax is..

6:54 pm

rururocks

(taking out the i's

6:55 pm

crosshair

we used to have a tax of 7% gst(goods and services tax) and 6% pst(personal sales tax) many things had gst(gas) but not pst gas,haircuts,glasses,you get the idea..trhey want to roll it into a total harmonized sales tax of 15 percent or so right across the board for everything

6:56 pm

crosshair

sooo..that will mean another 8 cents a litre or 32 cents a U.s gallon for gasoline..baby foo was exempt from pst but when this comes all will be taxed a single figure all the way across

6:57 pm

72 Temple Owl

you have to py for that healthcare somehow

6:58 pm

crosshair

they are going to send us a one time govt cheque for 333 dollars paid quarterly over 1 year so 1000 dollars in year one..then we pay foever

6:58 pm

crosshair

we do apreciate our helth care yes indeed

6:58 pm

Nef

In other words, everything from gas to babyfood to gold would be taxed 15%?

6:58 pm

crosshair

everything

6:58 pm

narnia queen

How many words in the puzzle?

6:58 pm

Nef

healthcare too?

6:59 pm

crosshair

k enough ranting sorry babblers

6:59 pm

Nef

135 narnia

6:59 pm

crosshair

heath care is paid on our taxes

6:59 pm

narnia queen

TY.

6:59 pm

crosshair

i hear u.s is trying to set that up now

7:00 pm

Nef

sorry, crossie, I knew that but if someone wanted private insurance, that would also be taxed 15%

7:00 pm

crosshair

as it should be,no one should be denied medical care

7:00 pm

72 Temple Owl

no crossy.folks here seem to think when the gov needs $ they can just print more

7:00 pm

crosshair

we used to have a health insurance plan called o.h.i.p cost for family of 3 was about 250 a month

7:02 pm

Bugsaw

In BC Health Care is only $35 per/person/month now

7:02 pm

crosshair

i dont have private heath insurance that would be crazy expensive

7:02 pm

Bugsaw

cheaper with family plans. It is definately worth it!!!

7:02 pm

crosshair

for 2 weeks for the wife and boy to travel to fla it cost me 00 dollars

7:02 pm

crosshair

100 dollars

7:03 pm

Bugsaw

I don't want the HST tho because that is just another grab for $ for other stuff

7:03 pm

crosshair

i agree bug saw

7:03 pm

72 Temple Owl

teachers in our town threatening to stirke becaus ethey will have to pay 1/2

7:03 pm

wildcat17

ac6 please

7:04 pm

crosshair

but the health plan is costing more and more, we will be a majority of over 65 by this time 2011

7:04 pm

o-o

high car: ac* + ***monds are a girls best friend

7:04 pm

o-o

high card

7:04 pm

wildcat17

ty

7:04 pm

wildcat17

al6/7 please

7:04 pm

72 Temple Owl

school budget ONLY going up 3.5% BEOFRE that is settled. my raise will be 2%

7:04 pm

Nef

Our health care is terribly expensive and I can't understand WHY people seem to want it to stay the way it is!

7:04 pm

Bugsaw

Most times you don't need it Owl, but if we get cancer or some other horrible thing, all of us can get the best treatment available (sometimes that is in the US) and we can never have the insurance cancelled because we are so sick.

7:05 pm

crosshair

im not even going to get into unions sniffing at the trough

7:05 pm

crosshair

g,nite all poof

7:05 pm

72 Temple Owl

nef are you old enough to remember BI - before insurance? one could afford the doctor then

7:06 pm

o-o

be well, crossy

7:06 pm

72 Temple Owl

i really saw it in dental care.

7:06 pm

Nef

To I'm old! :-D

7:07 pm

Nef

Yes. I was raised by an aunt and uncle, and as kids my aunt got a deal so that 4 of us got our tonsils out all at the same time!

7:07 pm

Bugsaw

But if everyone paid into it instead of just a few, wouldn't the premium logically go down?

7:07 pm

72 Temple Owl

i ean now they have increased $ for sterilization but i distinctly remember that happening

7:08 pm

redturtlehead

logically, Bugs, but people are freaking out.

7:08 pm

72 Temple Owl

wb red.

7:09 pm

redturtlehead

Oh I never left, just had nothing to say.

7:09 pm

72 Temple Owl

red i have seen friends and also in my family fought the fight vs. manged care and how they want to give up on you if you don't fit the profile for a good outcome

7:09 pm

Bugsaw

We hear how people are freaking out and I think if I thot I would lose $300 every month from my paycheque I would too, but it is not that much when more peoplle pay into it.

7:10 pm

Nef

It would, Bugsaw. *Some* people have good coverage, and they assume everyone else does too. I have friends who are farmers, and their family insurance would run $1300 a month for their family under a special group plan; but that's cheaper than not having any insurance and suffer a farm accident

7:10 pm

Bugsaw

It breaks my heart ot hear of people in the US being denied insurance because they are the ones who need treatment.

7:11 pm

Bugsaw

WOW Nef! That is a huge amount!

7:11 pm

redturtlehead

It's a lot more complicated than anyone understands in cluding me. For the first time in my life this month I have had to battle with the insurance co regaridng a condiion they decided was pre-existing, except that it wasnt. I had to submit records of all my MD visits for last year....

7:12 pm

redturtlehead

and I am non plussed, since I pay for the insurance I think I should be allowed to use it.

7:12 pm

72 Temple Owl

ii pay more than that for my health insurance even with employer paying part. and still have deductibles and copays, it is not free after you pay the premium.

7:12 pm

Bugsaw

That is horrible red. That is what it is like for us if we are injured on the job. They treat you like a criminal. but for regular health care, no problem.

7:13 pm

Nef

what's worse, Bugs; is that people who have insurance are denied care or payments for needed treatment

7:13 pm

redturtlehead

TO you pay 1300 a month in premiums?

7:14 pm

72 Temple Owl

no. pay mor than$300 oer month , single insured

7:14 pm

Bugsaw

That is the part that I don't understand and thot Obama was trying to regulate. I understood he wanted you all to pay into one plan that gave you guaranteed coverage but you could keep your doctors etc. We choose our own doctors.

7:15 pm

hurshy

yeah, there was that woman profiled in "sicko" whose insurance co wanted to deny her coverage for like, cancer treatment or something, claiming pre-existing condition, because several years earlier, she'd been treated for a yeast infection.

7:15 pm

72 Temple Owl

you can and you cannot choose your own doctors. if a doctor does not want to accept a plan, you nust pay much more to see her or him

7:15 pm

redturtlehead

I think we are a little confused about exactly what Obamas plan is but I think it involves keeping your present insurance if you like it, but I think a lot of employers will immediately stop covering health insurance if there is a gov. option.

7:16 pm

redturtlehead

WHich would be alright if they gave me a raise at the same time. but they won't.

7:17 pm

o-o

Politics -- not what is best for the people .. what is best for the party ... expediency and lies

7:17 pm

72 Temple Owl

i am the govt option. NOT the congressional option which ii wish pepole would realize.

7:17 pm

hurshy

let's face it, red, no matter how you slice it, the whole point of capitalism is to let the rich get richer and pretend not to notice how it affects the rest of us.

7:17 pm

Bugsaw

I just got my payslip out. If I weren't working or work where the employer won't help, it is $35.

7:18 pm

Nef

have any of you read that 1200+ health care plan that was in the House? I did

7:18 pm

Bugsaw

With employee sharing, I pay $9.60 for medical coverage for my husband and I

7:18 pm

rhozee

Forgive me for just entering the conversation but I just sent an email to Obama for single payer. We have Kaiser in CA and love it. If that is rationed health care, let's go for it. If the employers won't cover us, then let's have competition among the insurers as well as the govt.

7:18 pm

72 Temple Owl

bug how long do you wait for elective surgery and do you ever get into a tussle about what is and is not elective? like that gall bladder is bad but not yet inflamed so you can wait kind of thing?

7:18 pm

inge

Are you aware that hospitals in Windsor, Canada, will expedite urgent care heart patients to a Detroit hospital and the Can. health service pays the $40 000?

7:19 pm

hurshy

your insurance co tries to cheat you out of care or your employer profits from you switching to gov't care. the people with the money have the power and they ain't letting it go.

7:20 pm

Bugsaw

Right Inge.We have had women go to the US to deliver babies if there are complications if our specialty hospitals are full. No cost to the parents

7:20 pm

hurshy

did you read about that study about how low-wage workers are regularly cheated out of money they are owed for their work? but the employers get away with it because what options do the employees have?

7:21 pm

Nef

TO, I have afriend who had to wait 6 months for a total knee surgery he** in the US. And then people say we don't have rationed care !

7:21 pm

72 Temple Owl

oh i do beleive that hursh. exp with what is with held alledgedly for taxes

7:21 pm

redturtlehead

Nef I have not read, what did you think???

7:21 pm

Bugsaw

Owl it depends on what kind of "elective" surgery it is. If it is causing a lot of pain and interfereing with your life, then you go up the list faster. When I wanted to have kids and needed my tubes blown open, I got bumped a couple of times but I still got the surgery and 2 healthy boys.

7:22 pm

72 Temple Owl

don't understand why waiting would equate to rationed care

7:22 pm

hurshy

what i really wish is that the con artist team on the show "leverage" were real.

7:22 pm

Nef

personally, *I* thought it had a lot of good points

7:23 pm

redturtlehead

thats good to hear Nef. I would like to see some sort of plan succeed, and I would love to see less "My kid has a sore throat" in the Emergency room...

7:23 pm

o-o

and I do not understand the lies about death panels

7:23 pm

Bugsaw

When I showed up at the hospital with a ruptured ectopic pregnancy they operated at 3:00 am. No cost to me at all

7:24 pm

redturtlehead

Bugs that is a true Emergency, if they had not...you could have easily died.

7:24 pm

72 Temple Owl

bug: you paid. just in a different way.

7:25 pm

redturtlehead

But Bugs did not recieve a bill for 8-9K right after surgery....or more these days.

7:25 pm

Bugsaw

OF course, but the way I figured it, I paid a little with each paycheque instead of being blown away by a $10,000 bill all at once

7:25 pm

o-o

some of the same people that do not want others to have health care see no problem spending billions to sent out young overseas to kill people and die

7:25 pm

Nef

Sorry, playing Grandma for a bit here

7:26 pm

Bugsaw

Too true BR. There is no equality

7:26 pm

redturtlehead

Good to play Grandma.

7:26 pm

72 Temple Owl

true dat. but inthis country those who do not work get more health care than those who do esp those wokring poor

7:27 pm

hurshy

and you know, i used to be cynical and jaded and disillusioned about politics. and then obama came along and he was saying all these things i agreed with, and i was like, yes, this is good. and i started to have a little bit of that hope stuff. and now... he's not even changing a lot of the detainee policies and stuff from the bush era! and i know with health care and a lot of stuff he's got to fight the idiotic congress, so you can't expect too much, but still, i sort of thought, if anybody has a chance to do something, this is the guy. and now i'm starting to feel like, ok, if he can't, then nobody can, and there's no point in ever bothering to vote again, because the special interests just control everything anyway!

7:27 pm

Bugsaw

How sad.

7:27 pm

redturtlehead

Hursh, there are many things changing, but its all happening rather slowly.

7:28 pm

72 Temple Owl

myh dad survives on ss pays 8K to live in a hovel family home with $30K in the bank t guve him paltry interest. he makes TOO MUCH to get any kind of help - not govt cell phone, nor energy assitance to run a/c for his copd - NOTHING. man worked all his life and paid every bill he ever got in full INCLUDIN hispital bill for my aunt's long term care. IN FULL. NO HELP.

7:28 pm

redturtlehead

And its always a good idea to vote. I didnt vote one year and I really was miserable with Bush in power, I was embarassed to travel out of the country, people constantly questioned me about the man...

7:28 pm

Bugsaw

Give him time Hursh. Because he has not been in power long he doesn't have all kinds of "favours" due him but it will come.

7:28 pm

o-o

I worked for over twenty years before succumbing -- and paid the premiums for the disability I receive

7:29 pm

hurshy

did you hear about the kid who needed a simple dental treatment, like, i think it was a filling, but his family didn't have money or insurance. well, the thing got bigger and he got some kind of infection which then spread to his brain, and THEN the ER HAS to treat him, but it was too late and he died.

7:30 pm

hurshy

i'm in a really really bad mood today, can you tell? :)

7:30 pm

Bugsaw

THAT is why universal health care works, hursh

7:30 pm

o-o

people can think of me a deadbeat if they want

7:31 pm

o-o

You speak the truth, hurshy

7:31 pm

hurshy

who thinks of you as a deadbeat? you're the most generous cluer i know!

7:31 pm

redturtlehead

BR, I would never think that of you.

7:31 pm

redturtlehead

I look forward to seeing you each day...

7:31 pm

redturtlehead

Exactly Bugs.

7:31 pm

Bugsaw

It was begun here in Canada by a guy whose child was born with a heart condition. His father was a politician who could afford the surgury so his child would live. In the next bed was another kid with the same condition whose parents could not afford it. They knew that child would die.

7:32 pm

redturtlehead

One other problem we have is that there are many free options for health care, but navigating them are very difficult, and many people do not understand or dont have the resources to get the appointments....

7:32 pm

72 Temple Owl

all i can say is i hope you all save well for your retirement you will need it. the term poor is very relative

7:33 pm

Bugsaw

He could not stand the idea that only the wealthy would be able to be healed and he spent the rest of the time going for it. (At least that is the legend and it makes sense to me)

7:33 pm

o-o

I hope you do too

7:33 pm

hurshy

i just assume i'm going to be in some crappy nursing home and treated horribly, that way if it turns out any better, i'll be pleasantly surprised.

7:34 pm

72 Temple Owl

tell me why someone who worked his while life should have to live hand to mouth in old age

7:34 pm

Bugsaw

There should not be any shame in receiving a disability pension. Are you saying that there is in the US BR?

7:35 pm

72 Temple Owl

no don't tell me, i have things to go do

7:35 pm

hurshy

we're pretty big on shame in the US, bugs. we like to lather it up good for pretty much any reason we can think of.

7:36 pm

o-o

anyone on disability is a burden to those you want to restrict health care

7:36 pm

Bugsaw

Well, except for voting in Nixon and GW, Ithink you are all doing a pretty good job. LOL

7:38 pm

hurshy

especially women. can't handle a full time job, raising your kids, volunteering at their schools and clubs, and doing all the housework? shame!

7:38 pm

Bugsaw

BR a person on disability is not lazy! I can see people getting bugged about young people living off welfare programs generation after generation, but many of them are unemployable and need income assistance anyway. There is no black and white in any of this

7:39 pm

hurshy

now that's where you're wrong, bugs, there's a LOT of black and white in all of this... grrrrr.

7:40 pm

Bugsaw

Thanks for helping me understand some of the issues I have been watching on the news. I like our health care. I like not having to justify my illness or when I got it. It is there now so lets get things back to normal with the least cost.

7:40 pm

redturtlehead

Nixon was not a bad man and he was on the way to reelection until he got stupdi and created Watergate. I gotta defend the QUaker Pres.

7:40 pm

o-o

there is no easy answer ... the only thing I know for sure is that the politicians are part of the problem

7:41 pm

hurshy

except nixon was very into making sure that health care did NOT become non-profit...

7:41 pm

Bugsaw

I am going back into the grid. (PS red, I like Quakers too and was disappointed in him when he "got stupid" too)

7:41 pm

Bugsaw

YEs BR. Any government can complicate things.

7:42 pm

redturtlehead

GN Bugs and Everyone else, Must go the THe Emergency ROom tomorro for my paycheck...

7:42 pm

o-o

Nixon for me will forever be tied to "Peace with honor" whille 5000 more soldiers died

7:42 pm

hurshy

we need to have health care, they said, but the really important thing to make sure of is that some people can make a whole shload of money off providing it...

7:43 pm

Bugsaw

Thanks for taking care of everyone who shows up no matter what red. You are in an honourable profession. Much admired up her

7:49 pm

Nef

Darn! Now I'm back and I have something to add about health care

7:50 pm

hurshy

go for it nef

7:51 pm

car.eeyore

Totally unrelated...may I have a clue for the AL 6 & 7?

7:51 pm

Nef

I'm Nurse Manager of a prenatal clinic in a pregnancy resource center. We deal with the working poor mostly; and it's just so upsetting to see young people who have to let their own health go because they can't afford care.

7:51 pm

hurshy

al6, like the place where you'd play pac-man, but with an L

7:51 pm

hurshy

al7, stick another L in the word.

7:52 pm

car.eeyore

TY Hurshy!

7:52 pm

Nef

We help them fill out medical assistance forms because good prenatal care is cheaper than a complicated pregnancy or a child with a disability

7:52 pm

hurshy

no kidding!

7:53 pm

hurshy

americans generally have a lot of trouble paying a penny to save a pound later. same thing with treatment for addiction and mental illness vs. incarceration.

7:53 pm

redturtlehead

Nef, I am so amazed when I still meet girls who are 7-8 mos along with not even one MD visit.

7:54 pm

Nef

These women have health care for 60 days post partum (longer only if absolutely necessary) but I encourage them to see the dentist and eye exams, etc. so that they can be healthy once the pregnancy is done

7:54 pm

redturtlehead

Oh to bed. I got distracted by my Facebook rant.

7:54 pm

Nef

LOL, red! A facebook rant??

7:54 pm

o-o

be well, H --- thanks for what you do

7:55 pm

Nef

it scares me to see those third trimester women who haven't even seen a medical person!

7:56 pm

hurshy

it's a stupid, stupid system.

7:56 pm

redturtlehead

yes, especially when they deliver in my ER...never good. Yes Nef, details of rant are posted in the earlier chat and now I am offing the computer.

7:56 pm

Nef

doing what I do, we keep them out of the ED too; so that keeps costs down too

7:58 pm

Nef

I tried working as a triage nurse for an insurance company for almost a year. I was so disillusioned by what we (as nurses were expected to do: it wasn't "help the caller" it was push the products!

8:00 pm

Nef

I had to tell an 82 year old man with Parkinsons' in Idaho that his nearest provider was 70 miles away! The docs in the towns near him weren't covered by his insurance; Medicare would pay for some of his care if he was hospitalized; but he'd have to pay out of pocket for the rest! AND, telling a Parkinsons' patient to drive 70 miles? Forget that!

8:00 pm

Nef

OKAY! I'm bacing away from the keyboard

8:02 pm

car.eeyore

Clue for the HA 6 & & please?

8:03 pm

o-o

h + gore + gore + vowel

8:04 pm

o-o

h + gore + gore + what you are asked to say when a doctor puts a stick in your mouth

8:04 pm

DR1965

hi gang

8:04 pm

car.eeyore

TY BR!

8:04 pm

car.eeyore

Hi DR!

8:04 pm

o-o

Hello, DR

8:04 pm

DR1965

Hi Car!

8:04 pm

rururocks

you mean GAG BR?

8:04 pm

DR1965

Hi BR

8:04 pm

car.eeyore

I have 1 word left. Does the GL 7/44 have anything to do with the GL 5/16 before it?

8:04 pm

Nef

Hi DR.

8:04 pm

Dorens

yes it certainly does car,

8:05 pm

DR1965

We just watched a program about how they built the skywalk over the grand canyon

8:05 pm

DR1965

Go CaR!

8:05 pm

DR1965

Hi Net

8:05 pm

Dorens

oh that is cool DR.

8:05 pm

DR1965

Nef- Sorry

8:05 pm

o-o

happy: gl*d + nicene *r**d

8:06 pm

DR1965

Hi Dorens- yes it was cool but I would be chicken

8:06 pm

Dorens

and hi and bye everyone. just checking in to say hi, and see if cluing is needed, but with babrab around it most definitely is NOT

8:06 pm

o-o

I am leaving, Dorens -- hello

8:06 pm

Nef

DR, We've had that on too; I didn't get to watch all of it though between seeing my little neighbor boy and chog <blush>

8:06 pm

car.eeyore

TY FIreworks for me!

8:06 pm

car.eeyore

Bye BR!

8:07 pm

Dorens

ah! well hello babrab, yay car.

8:07 pm

car.eeyore

I shall be leaving too. Any clues before I go?

8:07 pm

o-o

congrats, car

8:07 pm

DR1965

I need 99 clues - : )

8:08 pm

Trifioso

hey there Car!

8:08 pm

car.eeyore

{cracks knuckles...brings up list....}

8:08 pm

car.eeyore

Hello Trif! How goes the swap?

8:08 pm

DR1965

congrats Car- bye BR- Hi Trif

8:08 pm

DR1965

Nef- you should watch it. It was fascinating

8:09 pm

Trifioso

there is entirely too much estrogen in the house right now! all the giggling and shrieking is making me deaf. The girls had a BALL switching out clothes, and everyone is going home with several new items.

8:09 pm

Trifioso

hi DR

8:09 pm

car.eeyore

Well done! We will get earplugs for the next time!

8:09 pm

DR1965

I turned on th ecomputer and was reading th echog and decided to watch tv being that i work in Health Insurance and the Company I work for... our CEO has been photographed with Obama

8:09 pm

Trifioso

AND they ate 9 - NINE whole baguettes!

8:10 pm

car.eeyore

Any left?

8:10 pm

DR1965

sounds like it was a success Trif

8:11 pm

car.eeyore

Trif...you are VERY cool! Well done YOU! And in case I forgot to say it 100 times...THANK YOU for today!

8:11 pm

Trifioso

swear to god, they are now downstairs SCREAMING the words to Kum Ba Ya at the top of their lungs, and wetting their pants laughing. This would be funny, why?

8:11 pm

Trifioso

anytime, carQ!

8:11 pm

DR1965

because they are girls!

8:11 pm

car.eeyore

Ummm...I believe we used to be the same way!

8:12 pm

Nef

DR, I *was* watching but distracted. If it's on again before I go to bed; I'll watch it then

8:12 pm

car.eeyore

OK. If no one needs clues.....

8:12 pm

DR1965

1sr ra7 please

8:12 pm

Trifioso

i don' t have either 8, dear one

8:13 pm

car.eeyore

ER 8...think nuclear....GL 8...think Russell Crowe movie

8:13 pm

DR1965

oh- now hubby wants dinner... not sure why since it is only 6:15...

8:13 pm

Trifioso

....and now I have both! thanks car!

8:13 pm

DR1965

ty for those clues Car- I will bbl-

8:14 pm

car.eeyore

RA + what you do to a phone to make a call + vowel

8:14 pm

torgone

Heyas kids ..

8:14 pm

car.eeyore

Hi Tor!

8:15 pm

DR1965

ty Car- Hi and bye Torg-

8:15 pm

Trifioso

hiyas tor

8:15 pm

car.eeyore

Bye DR!

8:15 pm

DR1965

BBL

8:15 pm

car.eeyore

I shall *poof* as well. Gots to gets the boys to bed!

8:15 pm

torgone

Laterz DR ..

8:15 pm

car.eeyore

Have a nice evening everyone! Love you Trif!

8:16 pm

Trifioso

you too, car. my initials are in the grid today! wheeeee

8:17 pm

gortmold

hey babblers

8:17 pm

gortmold

anyone got a clue for the w pls?

8:17 pm

Trifioso

stop a horse, gort

8:17 pm

torgone

Wh** Nelly ..

8:17 pm

gortmold

sorry, meant the wo

8:19 pm

Nef

wo + Mr. Gore + you walk through a *oor

8:19 pm

gortmold

thanks nef, monkeys would have expired if i tried that on my own

8:22 pm

gortmold

help with the aa and the ac6 pls?

8:24 pm

rururocks

not ooohed

8:24 pm

Nef

aa = What you said watching fireworks; you ooh'd and aa***

8:24 pm

rururocks

+ first playing card and encyclope***

8:24 pm

gortmold

thanks nef and ru

8:25 pm

gortmold

thanks ru got that one now too, just before monkeys went mad and bit me

8:27 pm

gortmold

if i can trouble you for 2 more - the ha6 and the de7 - i will stay out of your hair for at least 24 hours

8:28 pm

rururocks

de + vowell + not early

8:28 pm

rururocks

ha + covers ears and says ** ** I can't hear you!

8:29 pm

Nef

ha= d+ christmas song f*****

8:30 pm

gortmold

lol, thanks nef and ru, between the 2 of you, i got that one (even tho i don't think it should exist)

8:30 pm

harpjane

hello

8:30 pm

Nef

hi harp

8:31 pm

lbdawger

hi everyone

8:31 pm

gortmold

hey lbd, harp

8:31 pm

sciencegeek

re 6/24 pls????

8:31 pm

Nef

hi lbd. How are you 2 doing tonight?

8:31 pm

lbdawger

hi Nef, i'm super! how about you?

8:32 pm

lbdawger

re+ put clothes on

8:32 pm

gortmold

re + dressed, sci

8:32 pm

lbdawger

hi Gort!

8:32 pm

lbdawger

hi Harp

8:32 pm

Nef

doing much better tonight. Was way too tired most of today

8:32 pm

sciencegeek

dressed????

8:32 pm

sciencegeek

got it ty!

8:32 pm

lbdawger

did you have today off, to get rested?

8:33 pm

sciencegeek

poof

8:34 pm

lbdawger

bye geek

8:34 pm

gortmold

thanks for clues, nef and ru, as promised, will now poof off and stay out of everyone's hair for a day or so

8:34 pm

gortmold

cheerio lbd

8:35 pm

lbdawger

ahh, but gort i miss you!

8:35 pm

lbdawger

i assume you have fireworks, whooo hoo gort!

8:36 pm

harpjane

ca5/22 is bogus

8:36 pm

harpjane

sounds like a batman cartoon

8:37 pm

dan2bit

good riddance C's!

8:37 pm

Nef

sorry, lbd, I'd wandered off for food. Yes, I had today off, but DH had demands (and Doctors appts) today. He'd fallen last Thurs and spent 4 days in the hospital

8:39 pm

lbdawger

oh no! hope he will be okay. did he break anything?

8:39 pm

lbdawger

hi dan

8:40 pm

Nef

nope, nothing broke. he's had a huge neck surgery in the past and I worried about that. He had a huge lump on his head and a pretty nasty whiplash; but he was lucky

8:41 pm

DR1965

oh my NEF! I hope he is ok.. I had neck surgery too and I am afraid to fall

8:42 pm

lbdawger

yes he was lucky! whew!

8:42 pm

DR1965

Hi Dawger

8:43 pm

Nef

he has MS, and the surgery in 2001 was C3-C7. He had his first (and I hope last!0 ambulance ride to the ER

8:43 pm

lbdawger

Hi DR

8:43 pm

DR1965

My whole C series is fused except for C1

8:44 pm

lbdawger

oh my, i didn't know he had MS, that's bad enough alone, but to add other complications (((hugs)))

8:44 pm

DR1965

Good to see you dawger..

8:44 pm

lbdawger

good seeing you too, DR. how's the jakester doing?

8:45 pm

Nef

thanks, lbd.

8:45 pm

DR1965

He is good. Chomping at the bit to get back to school.. thanks for asking

8:47 pm

lbdawger

ahhh, love to hear kids wanting to go back to school! that's just music to my ears!

8:48 pm

DR1965

yes, I was surprised but he is excited about his teacher so that helps

8:49 pm

DR1965

5th grade is such a pivotal year... it will be interesting

8:50 pm

lbdawger

hope the excitement continues for him.

8:50 pm

DR1965

I hope so too. I liked school but his Dad did not

8:51 pm

kim m

last word clue pls...de 7/36

8:51 pm

Pinikula

hi all (here for a few)

8:51 pm

DR1965

Hi Pini!

8:51 pm

Pinikula

de7 = compound word: Let's Make A De** + consumed

8:51 pm

Pinikula

hi DR ;)

8:52 pm

dan2bit

that's the 7/32 pinik

8:52 pm

lbdawger

Hi Pini!!

8:52 pm

kim m

have that one pink...need the 7/36

8:52 pm

Nef

Hi Pini

8:52 pm

Pinikula

oh, sorry...

8:52 pm

Pinikula

I'm working on the other one myself

8:52 pm

Pinikula

hi Nef :)

8:52 pm

lbdawger

i do de*****, the summer is nearly over

8:52 pm

Pinikula

hi dan2

8:53 pm

Nef

sorry Pini, I don't have it

8:53 pm

dan2bit

evening Pinik and all! 7 left

8:53 pm

DR1965

laundry- brb

8:53 pm

Pinikula

thx lbd

8:53 pm

DR1965

go Dan go

8:53 pm

kim m

oh...I had that as my 6/24...duh

8:53 pm

lbdawger

go Dan!

8:53 pm

dan2bit

clue for that 6/24?

8:53 pm

dan2bit

clue for that 6/24?

8:54 pm

dan2bit

sorry for the department of redundancy department

8:54 pm

lbdawger

de+ when you **** to send the very best

8:55 pm

Minveryork

A ta 6/24 is past tense of the ta 4/5 (ta**om powder)

8:55 pm

kim m

thanx...that'sit for me!

8:55 pm

Minveryork

Good evening to my fellow babblers!How is everyone?

8:55 pm

lbdawger

hi MIN!! how are you this evening, welcome to the grid

8:55 pm

lbdawger

whooooo hoooooo KIM!!

8:55 pm

Minveryork

By the way, congratulations to all the finishers! YAY!

8:55 pm

dan2bit

wtg kim! 3 left

8:55 pm

Pinikula

wtg kim

8:56 pm

Pinikula

is the aa5 a fish?

8:56 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations kim m on fireworks! Hooray for you!

8:56 pm

lbdawger

yes

8:56 pm

kim m

kind of pini...

8:56 pm

Pinikula

thx lbd * pondering *

8:57 pm

lbdawger

we oohed and aa*** at the baby

8:57 pm

Nef

Hi, Min

8:57 pm

kim m

aa...made a sound at fireworks

8:57 pm

dan2bit

ag5?

8:57 pm

Pinikula

crap...I didn't go the back way! thx ;)

8:57 pm

crosshair

2nd al 5/14 please

8:57 pm

dan2bit

nm got the ag

8:57 pm

lbdawger

tip of shoelace, dan

8:58 pm

lbdawger

al + my *** sal

8:58 pm

dan2bit

change the vowel to the common consonant, crossy

8:58 pm

Minveryork

Hi lbdawger! I am doing well.I missed a few days here since school started. Have not babbled since Sunday.

8:58 pm

Pinikula

ac6?

8:58 pm

lbdawger

omg, min. you must be babble starved! lol

8:58 pm

dan2bit

ac6 - high card + ***mond card suit

8:59 pm

lbdawger

ac6, high card + princess ***na

8:59 pm

Pinikula

thx dan2

8:59 pm

dan2bit

can anbody clue the al7?

8:59 pm

Pinikula

add a second stick near the end to the al6 before it

8:59 pm

lbdawger

al + ***cium nitrate + **ath be not proud

9:00 pm

Nef

stick an L in the al6

9:00 pm

torgone

al7 = "a mayor having judicial powers"

9:00 pm

lbdawger

TORGIE!!

9:00 pm

dan2bit

hooray firewords! tx pinik, lbd and all cluers

9:01 pm

Pinikula

wtg dan2

9:01 pm

torgone

Heyas

9:01 pm

lbdawger

whoooo hoooooo DAN!!!! is cuddlebug with you guys now?

9:01 pm

Pinikula

ar5? another fishie?

9:01 pm

dan2bit

lbd - cuddlebug should arrive Saturday

9:02 pm

Nef

Yay Dan! WTG! (I just spilled my plate on the floor on that attempt to eat and Babble at the same time

9:02 pm

lbdawger

not really a fish. ar + reb*c** of sunnybrook farm

9:02 pm

Pinikula

oops, Nef...just remember you can salvage if you retrieve in under 10 seconds :-)

9:02 pm

dan2bit

there's already been quite a bit of interest in her - 2 different "auditions" on Monday

9:02 pm

Pinikula

would never have gone there, lbd...thx! :)

9:03 pm

lbdawger

oh boy!! maybe one will want to take a look at Cheetah too!

9:03 pm

Nef

Pini, I got the pork chop but the dog got the rice

9:03 pm

Pinikula

you got the better part, Nef !:)

9:04 pm

lbdawger

Well, i hope she finds someone who will work with her and not expect her to just "grow out" of her issues

9:04 pm

Pinikula

brb (going to find something to eat myself)

9:04 pm

dan2bit

lbd - I told mrs2bit she should do it Taming of the Shrew style - no one can adopt cuddlebug until somebody adopts cheetah! :-)

9:04 pm

Nef

(it's a bit dry, Pini)

9:04 pm

lbdawger

lol, dan

9:05 pm

Nef

what are Cheeta and cuddlebug?

9:05 pm

lbdawger

i wish i could take cheetah. she's such a sweetheart.

9:05 pm

lbdawger

rescued australian shepherds, Nef

9:05 pm

afflamed

add monkey to that question and im covered

9:06 pm

Nef

nm, I just saw the profile

9:06 pm

dan2bit

nef you can check the doggy blog in my profile

9:06 pm

lbdawger

cheetah is the mommy, and cuddlebug is one of her pups who was surrendered due to being a bit more than the family wanted/could handle

9:06 pm

Nef

I did Dan, that's why I said NM. Thanks, though! :-)

9:07 pm

lbdawger

Nef, a bunch of us followed cheetah through her whelping of her pups. we became quite attached to the little furballs. and now we're following them into their adult lives.

9:08 pm

dan2bit

we will make sure cuddlebug is spayed and has some basic obedience discipline work before we adopt her out again

9:08 pm

lbdawger

i think the spaying is going to help some of her skittishness.

9:09 pm

dan2bit

hope so - also we've no kids to trigger the 'herding' behavior

9:09 pm

Nef

That's too bad that it didn't work out. But it's good that they found out and you were nice enough to take her back.

9:09 pm

lbdawger

no, she can just practice on you and Mrs2bit! lol

9:10 pm

dan2bit

heh we don't put up with that too much

9:10 pm

Nef

That herding behavior is really hard on some kids. My sister had a dog that herded and her kids tolerated it; but my kids hated it when we would visit

9:11 pm

lbdawger

it's instinct, she can't help herself! but she does need to learn to follow commands. like stop!

9:11 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations dan2bit on fireworks! Good for you!

9:11 pm

dan2bit

yeah it can be tough on strangers of any size, but particularly small ones. Cheetah was very nippy when we first got her, but she's now very well behaved

9:12 pm

wildcat17

help for al6/7

9:12 pm

lbdawger

our governor has an aussie, and he's a hoot to watch. he's also one of the best behaved dogs i've seen in awhile

9:12 pm

dan2bit

even when she is very excited or torqued, she will respond to stop command

9:12 pm

dan2bit

al6 is like penny or video ar6

9:13 pm

dan2bit

al7 has an extra consonant in the middle

9:13 pm

lbdawger

al + abbrev for Golden State, + abbrev of Delaware

9:13 pm

wildcat17

ah ty

9:13 pm

Minveryork

al 6/24 is al plus ca 4/6 word and al7/36 adds a stick letter near the end of the al 6/24 wildcat17 and hello

9:14 pm

TraderKate

congrats dan, hello

9:14 pm

Minveryork

Hello TraderKate! How are you? Welcome to the grid!

9:14 pm

lbdawger

hi TK

9:14 pm

lbdawger

brb, need more ice

9:14 pm

wildcat17

hello

9:16 pm

wildcat17

fireworks

9:17 pm

TraderKate

hi, min, am well ty. had a nap...now coffee

9:17 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations wildcat17 on fireworks!Good for you

9:17 pm

TraderKate

hi dawg

9:18 pm

TraderKate

wildcat, congrats on the fw

9:19 pm

crosshair

62 left and crossy surrenders(waves white flag) good night all and happy babbling..poof

9:19 pm

Nef

nite, crossie

9:20 pm

TraderKate

gn, crossy...too bad. did you catch primeval last night?

9:20 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye crosshair! I will see you tomorrow in the log

9:21 pm

lbdawger

night night crossy

9:22 pm

lbdawger

whooo hooooo wildcat

9:26 pm

JenMO16

fireworks for me!

9:27 pm

DR1965

wtg Jen and Wild and gnight Crossy

9:27 pm

TraderKate

excellent, jen heck of a job

9:27 pm

lbdawger

whooooo hoooooo JEN!!!

9:28 pm

JenMO16

well, i did have help with you know what

9:28 pm

moolingwa

evening all :)

9:29 pm

DR1965

help with the ad6 please

9:29 pm

DR1965

Hi Moo

9:29 pm

JenMO16

for those who don't know and i will say it one final time, the stitches are out!!!

9:30 pm

moolingwa

if you stick to it like glue DR

9:30 pm

JenMO16

it means follow the rules DR

9:30 pm

DR1965

but Jen is NOT happy about that... lol

9:30 pm

Pinikula

ad + not somewhere else

9:30 pm

JenMO16

NO I AM NOT

9:30 pm

Pinikula

* I'm on my way *

9:30 pm

DR1965

TH all- got it

9:30 pm

JenMO16

now i have the silly stickers to hold the stitches!

9:30 pm

DR1965

are you going Pini?

9:31 pm

Pinikula

butterfly-style, jen?

9:31 pm

Pinikula

going to the PB

9:31 pm

JenMO16

criss cross style pinikula

9:31 pm

moolingwa

fireworks pour moi

9:31 pm

TraderKate

hi dr, moo, and pini

9:31 pm

DR1965

did you say a word... looking back

9:31 pm

Pinikula

hmmm...

9:32 pm

TraderKate

congrats, moo

9:32 pm

DR1965

wtg Moo- Hi TK

9:32 pm

JenMO16

thin strips going criss-cross across my wound

9:33 pm

TraderKate

everyone's pretty much finished i assume?

9:33 pm

Pinikula

that's what I thought...I think I'd prefer the stitches...

9:33 pm

DR1965

I need 28 more

9:33 pm

Pinikula

(checking on dinner - brb)

9:33 pm

Pinikula

(not yet, TK)

9:33 pm

JenMO16

go, DR, go

9:33 pm

harpjane

ta5?

9:33 pm

TraderKate

go pini!

9:33 pm

TraderKate

jen - new job monday?

9:34 pm

JenMO16

no, next Monday, the 14th

9:34 pm

DR1965

ta5- add a cons to the ta4 before it

9:34 pm

TraderKate

:-

9:34 pm

JenMO16

Labor Day is on Monday, but I have to work at my part time job

9:35 pm

harpjane

thanks

9:35 pm

DR1965

yvw Harp

9:35 pm

TraderKate

excited, i bet, jen

9:35 pm

TraderKate

hi harp

9:36 pm

JenMO16

yes and no, kate, the first check will be the excitement time

9:36 pm

harpjane

ag5?

9:37 pm

TraderKate

hurrah for paychecks :o)...then the catch-up starts...

9:37 pm

TraderKate

tip of shoelace harp

9:37 pm

JenMO16

ag5= for some one to help you

9:37 pm

Minveryork

ag 5/14 word is ag plus to allow or permit harpjane.

9:38 pm

JenMO16

yes kate, catchup it will be

9:38 pm

TraderKate

well, you dig a hole...gotta fill it in some time

9:38 pm

harpjane

thanks

9:39 pm

TraderKate

least you have a shovel now :-)

9:39 pm

stidmama

hello friends, available to assist if needed...

9:39 pm

JenMO16

kate, i am going to take 2 weeks off from my part time job to see how it goes and i may work the part time job on weekends only

9:40 pm

DR1965

ca7 please- the first one?

9:40 pm

lbdawger

hi Stiddy!

9:40 pm

TraderKate

if you can hack it for a while, that

9:40 pm

stidmama

hey LBD

9:40 pm

TraderKate

that'll be great...

9:41 pm

lbdawger

ca7 is the hole in the volcano. yellowstone is in one

9:41 pm

DR1965

Hi Stid

9:41 pm

TraderKate

hi stid

9:41 pm

stidmama

ca 7 #1 is the collapsed crater of a volcano

9:41 pm

stidmama

hey DR! how's Jake doing?

9:41 pm

TraderKate

starts like a big wiches' brew container

9:42 pm

DR1965

- AH Got the ca- thanks

9:42 pm

JenMO16

well, i need to go goodnight to all!

9:42 pm

stidmama

go DR go!

9:42 pm

DR1965

He is ok Stid.. only a few more days of summer

9:42 pm

stidmama

sweet dreams Jen, see you again soon!

9:43 pm

DR1965

Bye Jen

9:43 pm

stidmama

yes, I heard that Darth is also eager for school to start... at least his dad is! LOL

9:43 pm

stidmama

our stidkids are, I think, pretty ready as well.

9:44 pm

DR1965

Darth is nervous about a new school but he will be fine. He is a very social animal

9:44 pm

DR1965

Jakester is not so much social but has actually made some friends over the summer

9:44 pm

stidmama

good for Jake!

9:45 pm

DR1965

yes, I was proud of him!

9:45 pm

DR1965

you know how difficult it can be

9:47 pm

lbdawger

night, jen

9:47 pm

TraderKate

gn jen

9:47 pm

stidmama

oh yes! I was very pleased when stidkid #1 went to the high school a few days ago to pick up new schedule (most classes at the college, actually) and some actual FRIENDS greeted him!

9:47 pm

lbdawger

that's such a good feeling for the kids as well as for the parents. they will survive!

9:48 pm

DR1965

it makes you feel like they will be ok

9:48 pm

stidmama

exactly -- the kids will be okay. In their own time, in their own way...

9:48 pm

TraderKate

first year at h.s. stid?

9:48 pm

stidmama

and we will be okay, too. Eventually.

9:49 pm

stidmama

I can't remember who said that having children is like having your heart walking around outside your body... but that's how it feels.

9:49 pm

jaianniah

Hi! How are y'all???

9:49 pm

TraderKate

jai !

9:49 pm

DR1965

Hi Jai

9:49 pm

jaianniah

Kate!

9:49 pm

stidmama

No kate, actually first year at college. the high schools let juniors and seniors take college classes to fulfill high school requirements -- and pay for them so they finish high school with some college credits already paid for

9:50 pm

stidmama

hey again jai

9:50 pm

jaianniah

Hihihihihi!!!!

9:50 pm

stidmama

there was only one high school class he still needed to take, and he decided to stick with the high school orchestra as well this year.

9:51 pm

TraderKate

wow, that sounds innovative...works wel for transitioning?

9:51 pm

jaianniah

I did what you are talking about, Stid. I took College Chem and Bio my senior year of HS.

9:51 pm

DR1965

WOW Stid! Good for him!

9:51 pm

stidmama

it's called "running start" -- seems to work well enough, I have met a lot of young folks who have been through the program and finished with both h.s. diploma and an associate's or technical certificate

9:51 pm

jaianniah

Then took AP exams for credit

9:52 pm

stidmama

very cool, jai!

9:52 pm

Trifioso

hi again, babble friends....

9:52 pm

jaianniah

It was hard, but well worth it...

9:52 pm

stidmama

I took AP exams without any AP or college classes and ended up with a half year of college credit starting out. But I got lucky. The history exam that year was heavy in revolutionary war stuff and I grew up in Virginia...

9:52 pm

jaianniah

Hi, Trif

9:52 pm

DR1965

Hi Again Trif

9:52 pm

TraderKate

we have a summer bridging program up here, but that's it.

9:53 pm

stidmama

hey again tri! how's primo? how's the girls? are you feeling any better?

9:53 pm

Trifioso

could I please have a hit for the ad6?

9:53 pm

TraderKate

hi trif

9:53 pm

Trifioso

hey stid. Primo is :( the girls are okay, and I am okay

9:53 pm

jaianniah

sticks like glue, Trif

9:53 pm

Trifioso

mostly just tired.

9:53 pm

stidmama

ad + **** and now (not over thataway)

9:53 pm

TraderKate

stick to, like glue

9:53 pm

lbdawger

*smacks trif, cuz she asked to be hit*

9:54 pm

lbdawger

Hi jai, tif, and anyone else i may have missed.

9:54 pm

stidmama

*throws marshmallows at primo and tells him to make a mini trebuchet for them*

9:54 pm

Trifioso

oops, yes I did lbd! and thanks stid and TK - fish me!

9:54 pm

TraderKate

very literal today dawg?

9:54 pm

stidmama

primo just needs a kickstart *pulls on boots...*

9:54 pm

jaianniah

Hi lb

9:54 pm

lbdawger

nah, just couldn't resist, TK

9:54 pm

stidmama

>*)-((((-<< (fish, ala LBD)

9:55 pm

stidmama

ah, supper has arrived at my bed! back soonish.

9:55 pm

lbdawger

Your fish is purdier than mine usually are, stid.

9:55 pm

TraderKate

did i click you on fb jai...think i lost one of the requests somehow...

9:55 pm

lbdawger

wow, dinner in bed!! what is Tom up to?

9:56 pm

DR1965

I was thinking the same thing dawger

9:56 pm

TraderKate

not much self-restraint here today...such wild abandon

9:56 pm

jaianniah

no, you did not...<sob> but I assumed you were sleeping

9:56 pm

Trifioso

secondo and her friends had a clothing swop party tonight - they all brought some stuff they were done with, and swopped round. we only had one "Flip a coin" disagreement, and other than that they all had a ball, and everyone left with some very cute things

9:57 pm

TraderKate

shall investigate immediately...brb

9:57 pm

DR1965

that is such a great thing to do Trif!

9:58 pm

DR1965

Jakester usually just gets darth's hand me downs

9:58 pm

harpjane

gl7?

9:59 pm

TraderKate

you're in my friend list, jai...can tell by the pretty 'fly...look again?

9:59 pm

o-o

gl == happy I consumed food

9:59 pm

TraderKate

and i saw wolvie, cause i had her name...must be the other one i lost

10:00 pm

Trifioso

it was really fun, DR. they all agreed to donate the leftovers to the local food pantry, which also does clothes

10:00 pm

TraderKate

please don't crai, jai

10:00 pm

lbdawger

gl5 + talking horse mr **

10:00 pm

lbdawger

time to log off, see you all tomorrow!

10:00 pm

jaianniah

Okay...brb...

10:01 pm

harpjane

thanks

10:01 pm

harpjane

galce

10:01 pm

harpjane

oops hope that wasn't a word....

10:02 pm

Trifioso

bye lbd!

10:02 pm

DR1965

phone -

10:02 pm

jaianniah

Kate, did you use address in my profile? (go look)

10:02 pm

TraderKate

gn, dawg...thanks for all your cl4s earlier

10:02 pm

TraderKate

address in profile??? what do you mean?

10:03 pm

jaianniah

my facebook name is under my real name

10:04 pm

TraderKate

will go see, but still not sure what you mean...brb

10:06 pm

jaianniah

brb...have to make a Sonic run....

10:06 pm

chthonic

trderkat I have upgrated yo enjoy

10:06 pm

DR1965

get me a cherry limeade please

10:07 pm

DR1965

ok only 2 words left... the ha7 and the he6- help please?

10:08 pm

torgone

"Nice .. hopping." What movie am I watching?

10:09 pm

jillibus

Hello all

10:09 pm

TraderKate

let me know when you're back

10:09 pm

Trifioso

little miss sunshine?

10:09 pm

DR1965

Hi Jilli

10:10 pm

Trifioso

hello jili!

10:10 pm

jaianniah

I'm still here

10:10 pm

torgone

Nope .. sorry ..

10:10 pm

jaianniah

leaving soon

10:10 pm

DR1965

are you taking orders Jai?

10:10 pm

jillibus

Again, no time :( Not even halfway :(

10:10 pm

torgone

ha7 is a palindrome ..

10:10 pm

Trifioso

ummm.....

10:10 pm

jaianniah

Sure...what'll you have?

10:11 pm

jillibus

thanks for the hello trif

10:11 pm

torgone

"My grandfather's work was doo-doo!!"

10:11 pm

Trifioso

another line tor?

10:11 pm

jaianniah

Kate? In shock?

10:11 pm

DR1965

ty Torg

10:12 pm

Trifioso

young frankenstein

10:12 pm

jimmel

Help with the first ca 7/36, anyone? Last word!

10:12 pm

torgone

*Ding ding ding!*

10:12 pm

TraderKate

he 6 (hark the ****** angels sing.....)

10:12 pm

jaianniah

bye....off to Sonic I go...

10:12 pm

Trifioso

fave line: he was my boyfriend!!!

10:13 pm

DR1965

too many favorite lines in that one

10:13 pm

torgone

Mmmm ..Sonic ..

10:13 pm

Trifioso

and if you say "frau blugher" near secondo, she neighs JUST like the sound effect in the movie

10:13 pm

torgone

Taffeta, darling ..

10:13 pm

DR1965

there is a sonic 2 miles from my house Torg

10:13 pm

TraderKate

ca7/36 ( collapsed volcano- starts like the big witches' brew pot)

10:13 pm

stidmama

hey again! (((TOR))) how are you doing? is the smoke very bad where you are?

10:14 pm

torgone

No smoke here ..

10:14 pm

TraderKate

hey, my stats are back????

10:14 pm

jillibus

hello stid

10:14 pm

jimmel

Oooohhh..thanks so much, TraderKate! Fireworks!

10:14 pm

stidmama

and do I see a jillibus sillibus in the assembled crowd?

10:14 pm

DR1965

wtg Jimmel

10:14 pm

stidmama

LOL yes!!! (((Jill))) how are you?

10:14 pm

stidmama

YAY jimmel!

10:14 pm

harpjane

some of these words are just plain silly!

10:14 pm

jillibus

yes you do, but only trif did before

10:15 pm

stidmama

oh -- thought there might be, 'cause you're SMOKIN'!

*wicked mama grin*

10:15 pm

TraderKate

jimmel - need better cl4?

10:15 pm

TraderKate

congrats jimmel!!!!

10:15 pm

stidmama

yes, there were several I rather disagreed with...

10:15 pm

DR1965

feeling lefto ut- Jilli said Hi to Tirf and Stid and Torg but not me when I greeted her

10:15 pm

DR1965

look back Jillli

10:15 pm

o-o

Hello, DR

10:15 pm

TraderKate

hi jil

10:15 pm

TraderKate

hi br

10:15 pm

DR1965

Hi BR Can you ehlp me with my last word?

10:15 pm

Trifioso

oh, ack, stid!

10:15 pm

stidmama

hey again BR!

10:16 pm

jillibus

sorry, DR -- didn't see your greeting -- I was feeling left out!

10:16 pm

nrkii

hi all

10:16 pm

stidmama

*grins at trifioso*

10:16 pm

o-o

straw to you too

10:16 pm

DR1965

* help me ... he6 please

10:16 pm

stidmama

hey nrk!!! *big smile*

10:16 pm

o-o

which one, DR

10:16 pm

jillibus

chat going fast, brain going slowly -- very tired again

10:16 pm

DR1965

its ok JIlli

10:16 pm

jillibus

hi nrkii

10:16 pm

stidmama

he 6 is the guy who calls out things in the court

10:16 pm

TraderKate

hi nrk

10:17 pm

torgone

What hump?

10:17 pm

DR1965

he 6/24

10:17 pm

o-o

christmas song: hark the he 6 sings

10:17 pm

Trifioso

remember me to he6 square,

10:17 pm

stidmama

starts with female possessive pronoun + first three letters of a tree in the grid

10:17 pm

Trifioso

abby normal

10:17 pm

o-o

he 6 angel sings

10:17 pm

nrkii

I'm catching the chat early (still 39 to go) but I don't think I'll finish... way way way too tired

10:17 pm

Minveryork

An he6/24 word: Hark the He**** angels sing,glory to the new born king DR1965.

10:17 pm

Trifioso

tor, is this on cable?

10:17 pm

DR1965

What knockers... why thank you

10:17 pm

stidmama

oh oh nrk... are you unwell?

10:18 pm

nrkii

I didn't get that witches pot ca7... another hint please?

10:18 pm

stidmama

or is it just later back there than I realized?

10:18 pm

jillibus

ty stid -- this looks as if it was a fun grid I didn't have time for again -- off in Duncan all day (stid will know)

10:18 pm

DR1965

ty for th ehe6- I have fireworks

10:18 pm

torgone

AMC

10:18 pm

nrkii

I'm fine stid... I took my parents to the casino tonight

10:18 pm

harpjane

7 left

10:18 pm

jillibus

YAY DR!!!

10:18 pm

stidmama

oh! LOL I see -- just too much fun!

10:18 pm

stidmama

YAY DR!

10:18 pm

Minveryork

Go harpjane go!

10:18 pm

stidmama

go harp go!

10:18 pm

torgone

Where wolf?

10:18 pm

nrkii

and between the 4 hours of driving, the money loss, the heavy meal, the margarita, and the general exertion, I'm pooped

10:18 pm

o-o

congrats, DR

10:19 pm

DR1965

do you have Cox Torg?

10:19 pm

Trifioso

bummer, not for me, tor. we have history of the world part i

10:19 pm

jillibus

only one margarita????

10:19 pm

nrkii

yay dr!

10:19 pm

DR1965

ty all for the congrats!

10:19 pm

o-o

rather a personal question

10:19 pm

nrkii

jili, I was the des. driver

10:19 pm

stidmama

I've never been to a casino. They sorta scare me -- and the ones around are all smoke filled so I can't really go in them anyway

10:19 pm

TraderKate

c + (tree in grid) + vowel

10:19 pm

bekki

need help he/5

10:19 pm

DR1965

oh- found it Torg... we were looking in Hi def

10:19 pm

jillibus

tsk tsk babrab

10:19 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations DR1965 on fireworks!Hooray for you

10:19 pm

nrkii

thanks traderkate... I was trying for a CAU start

10:20 pm

stidmama

hey Min! welcome to the grid!

10:20 pm

DR1965

LOL I meant Cox Cable BR

10:20 pm

Trifioso

I am apprehensive about the new Fame movie. The old one is a movie I love so much....why do they remake movies that did well?

10:20 pm

TraderKate

my bad, nrk

10:20 pm

nrkii

no kate, your good! I got it!

10:20 pm

DR1965

oh I so agree with you Trif! I used to sing all that music for hours!

10:20 pm

Minveryork

Hello stidmama!How are you? Thanks for the welcome

10:21 pm

nrkii

oh my... my parents are watching local news in the other room... their local news is the worst ever

10:21 pm

Trifioso

thanks dr. Car.eeyore and I danced on our mom's car while blaring the soundtrack out the window! our poor neighbors

10:21 pm

stidmama

so jill, I am trying to figure out how and when to come up. If I came for just a day or two, would you be okay with meeting me in Sydney for a few hours? no timeframe yet... hip is really painful the last two days so I can't even think about going to Portland alone...

10:21 pm

nrkii

one of the few things I miss about Los Angeles is local news that doesn't even pretent to be intelligent

10:21 pm

stidmama

I loved Fame...

10:22 pm

nrkii

pretend

10:22 pm

stidmama

guess that dates me!

10:22 pm

Minveryork

FOX 5 News in New York is pretty horrible news also.

10:22 pm

Trifioso

me too, babe!

10:22 pm

stidmama

horrible? why?

10:22 pm

dcseain

fame rocked, i concur

10:22 pm

nrkii

Fox 5 news in NY is rocket science compared to this

10:22 pm

o-o

my fame was more like notoriety

10:22 pm

Trifioso

any news with "fox" in the title is bound for the litter box

10:22 pm

TraderKate

he5 (think - use your **a*) + (suffix "for more")

10:22 pm

jillibus

woohoo, stid! Sydney! I've been promising myself a trip to Australia........

10:22 pm

DR1965

I think a bunch of us liked Fame

10:23 pm

dcseain

lol babbleRabble

10:23 pm

torgone

Because it's Fox ..

10:23 pm

stidmama

did I spell it wrong? Sidney?

10:24 pm

DR1965

ok- I am off to find food...

10:24 pm

stidmama

I'd go to Oz if it were with you, Jill. But going alone scares me!

10:24 pm

jillibus

stid -- you have so been to a casino --- for lunch! You and stidgmere took me there . . .

10:24 pm

DR1965

hubby and jakester ate but I was not hungry

10:24 pm

stidmama

later DR! see you again soon!

10:24 pm

nrkii

middle e in 1st column?

10:24 pm

dcseain

njoy dr!

10:25 pm

nrkii

I love casinos

10:25 pm

torgone

What knockers!

10:25 pm

stidmama

no -- maybe Mother took you?

10:25 pm

stidmama

that is an er 8, nrk

10:25 pm

nrkii

especially when they send me home with more money than I got there with

10:25 pm

nrkii

thanks stid

10:25 pm

stidmama

BR has a great c4 for that one

10:25 pm

jillibus

Me too re going to Oz. Should we plan a trip together? I have family there who barely know me . . .

10:25 pm

nrkii

found it

10:25 pm

nrkii

:)

10:26 pm

stidmama

go nrk go!

10:26 pm

stidmama

I have no family there that I know of... LOL except grandaddy granville's uncle supposedly ended up there in 1850-something

10:27 pm

stidmama

I'll think about it, Jill. Ireland would be a more likely first BIG trip for me.

10:27 pm

stidmama

start small, and relatively local and all.

10:28 pm

nrkii

quitting with 33 left... eyes closing... laptop slipping towards floor...

10:28 pm

nrkii

night all!

10:28 pm

o-o

be well, nrkii

10:28 pm

torgone

Niterz nerky

10:28 pm

Minveryork

I agree Torgone and Trifioso about FOX news.I HATE FOX news. Saw a thing on U-tube where they totally distorted info. about that cash for clunkers program

10:29 pm

stidmama

sweet dreams nrk

10:29 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye nrkii! I will see you tomorrow in the chat log

10:29 pm

jillibus

Hello minveryork -- chat has been going too fast for this tired person

10:30 pm

stidmama

I rarely watch any network news -- I just don't have time. I can read an article with four times the information in 1/3 the time of a typical news spot

10:30 pm

jillibus

IMHO Fox doesn't have News, just Opinion

10:30 pm

Minveryork

Hi jillibus!Good idea for the icon theme today.I like it

10:30 pm

dcseain

there, as promised jilli, i'm in theme

10:30 pm

Minveryork

Good point stidmama!

10:30 pm

dcseain

i agree, jilli

10:30 pm

Trifioso

I am just not getting anywhere with this grid. grrrr

10:31 pm

jillibus

Wow, DC -- some sand sculpture!!!

10:31 pm

torgone

Fox News is an oxymoron ..

10:31 pm

stidmama

hey again seain

10:31 pm

Minveryork

And the people who work there are just plain morons

10:31 pm

torgone

Put .. the candle ..back ..

10:31 pm

jillibus

Min -- that's a beauty of a sculpture -- such imagination with sand!

10:32 pm

dcseain

Death is my favourite British/Germanic deity. :)

10:32 pm

stidmama

cute sculpture btw jill - so ironic!

10:32 pm

jillibus

why, dc?

10:32 pm

o-o

If I want the skinny, I took my troubles down to Madame Rue. You know that gypsy with the gold-capped tooth?

10:33 pm

torgone

Don't be frightened, dear .. It's just a rat ... A filthy slimy rat ..

10:34 pm

dcseain

there are undertakers in my family. and from them i learned of death/Death in way that most do not. We learn/teach it as a natural, and fitting, part of the cycle of life, which we celebrate for the living in honor of the dead. Most of us share the concept of one who escorts a soul across the veil. And that is our collective preferred personification.

10:34 pm

Trifioso

falling asleep....nite all.

10:34 pm

torgone

Sleep sweet Trifs x

10:34 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye Trifioso! I will see you tomorrow in the chat

10:34 pm

stidmama

sweet dreams trifioso!

10:34 pm

J. C.

Trif?

10:35 pm

dcseain

g'night trifioso

10:35 pm

J. C.

Blast - missed her, I guess?!

10:35 pm

stidmama

yes, that is how we try to portray Life/Death to our offspring, seain. Even when sometimes we are sad to lose people.

10:35 pm

stidmama

hello JC

10:35 pm

Minveryork

Hello J.C.! How are you doing? Welcome to the puzzle

10:35 pm

jillibus

Hello JC ;)

10:35 pm

dcseain

hi, JC

10:36 pm

stidmama

and my hip is really really uncomfortable so I am going to lie down for real. see you-all again soon. ((hugs all)) *poof*

10:36 pm

J. C.

Hi, stidmama, Minveryork, Jilli and Seain! :)

10:37 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye stidmama! I will see you tomorrow in the log

10:37 pm

dcseain

hasta, stid, feel better

10:37 pm

J. C.

Sorry to hear it, stidmama! :( Hope you feel better soon!

10:37 pm

jillibus

darned hip, stid!

10:41 pm

jillibus

OH!! Just realised I got over halfway!

10:41 pm

dcseain

go, jilli, go!

10:42 pm

jillibus

I hope the next grid is this size but has an S

10:47 pm

o-o

first half or the second half, jilli?

10:47 pm

TraderKate

gn stiddie

10:48 pm

TraderKate

hi jc

10:48 pm

TraderKate

well done jil!

10:54 pm

TraderKate

anyone need cl4s?

10:57 pm

o-o

did you say your stats are back, TK?

10:58 pm

jillibus

ty for the vain encouragement, gang! Morewords and I got through the A words at least brain not functioning again.

10:59 pm

jillibus

Did you finish, TK?

11:01 pm

TraderKate

Yes, BR ...inexplicable...dropped a line to Dr_God

11:01 pm

TraderKate

have finished jil, last bit with great deal of help though

11:01 pm

TraderKate

perhaps a cup of tea jil?

11:01 pm

crosshair

sigh..insomnia and waiting for the flip;(((

11:02 pm

jillibus

I won't say anything about dropping a payment to DrG

11:02 pm

TraderKate

poor crossy...did you catch primeval last night?

11:02 pm

dcseain

long night then, crossy?

11:02 pm

jillibus

Just had some coffee, TK, but it was decaf :(

11:02 pm

NonnieLight

Hello all! Crossy--you need some toothpicks?

11:02 pm

jillibus

Hi crossy

11:03 pm

TraderKate

just thought (s)he should know. maybe a glitch in programming?

11:03 pm

crosshair

no i didnt catch it,wifes turn to pick movies..some chick flick or another:(

11:03 pm

jillibus

Hi nonnie nonnie no

11:03 pm

crosshair

looks lice a long night indeed dc

11:03 pm

NonnieLight

hiya jilli!

11:03 pm

TraderKate

perhaps a few cl4s to get you rolling again?

11:04 pm

o-o

jilli? what do you call a cow that has had a hysterectomy?

11:04 pm

jillibus

DrG is a he -- Jamie Tibbets

11:04 pm

TraderKate

you might as well finish then crossy, you'ce got time

11:04 pm

crosshair

k kate..seem to be missing a bunch of ce,s

11:04 pm

dcseain

yes, jilli, he is

11:04 pm

jillibus

La vache qui rit, babrab

11:05 pm

o-o

decalfinated

11:05 pm

Minveryork

Hello NonnieLight!How are you? Welcome to the grid!

11:05 pm

dcseain

i like her cheeses now and again

11:05 pm

TraderKate

well, dtroped him a line- minus typos just to let him know...

11:05 pm

rururocks

*groan*

11:05 pm

NonnieLight

Hi Min...I'm fine and you?

11:05 pm

J. C.

*Grrroannn!* :P

11:05 pm

TraderKate

ruru?

11:05 pm

jillibus

oh groan, babrab!!!

11:05 pm

dcseain

heee! :D

11:05 pm

NonnieLight

lol br :o)

11:05 pm

TraderKate

hi nonnie

11:06 pm

NonnieLight

hiya kate!

11:06 pm

Minveryork

I'm well. Trying to get my last eleven words right now

11:06 pm

TraderKate

jc?

11:06 pm

jillibus

gogogo min!!!

11:06 pm

J. C.

Yes, Kate?

11:06 pm

TraderKate

does everyone require coffee?

11:06 pm

NonnieLight

go min go!

11:06 pm

TraderKate

all this groaning...nm

11:06 pm

TraderKate

GO MIN GO

11:07 pm

TraderKate

you need ce's crossy? which?

11:07 pm

J. C.

Usually, I prefer moaning . . . 'never mind' indeed! ;)

11:07 pm

NonnieLight

Kate, it was at the punchline to br's question.

11:07 pm

TraderKate

got it

11:07 pm

jillibus

sigh, JC ;)

11:08 pm

crosshair

all but the wood type it seems

11:08 pm

TraderKate

but he does groaners so well, yu can't fault him..

11:08 pm

rururocks

(thought so)

11:09 pm

J. C.

You don't feel like swatting me, do you, Jilli? :P

11:09 pm

TraderKate

before tree: ce4: to surrender

11:09 pm

rururocks

*kinky*

11:10 pm

TraderKate

after tree : ce4 take 1st c4 change last vowel to a different one

11:10 pm

TraderKate

after tree : ce4 take 1st c4 change last vowel to a different one

11:10 pm

TraderKate

11:11 pm

stefaneechi

how many words?

11:11 pm

NonnieLight

13

11:11 pm

dcseain

135, but it's a tough grid, stef

11:11 pm

NonnieLight

135 oops sorry

11:12 pm

o-o

In 1742 John Bruhier documented fifty-two examples of supposed live burial, in his book Dissertation de l'incertitude des signes de la mort.

11:12 pm

dcseain

and only 48 min left

11:12 pm

Minveryork

Hello stefaneechi! How are you? Welcome to the grid!

11:12 pm

stefaneechi

thanks

11:12 pm

TraderKate

next c4/5: ce + (means as to - in **)

11:12 pm

dcseain

cell, comas were undetectable for a long time.

11:12 pm

stefaneechi

I'm fine thanks, Minveryork. :)

11:13 pm

TraderKate

(skipped one, sorry) ce5/14 ce4/5 already listed - past tense

11:13 pm

NonnieLight

br is that when they started rigging up a bell so the "dead" could be saved by the bell?

11:14 pm

TraderKate

think that's all of them crossy...

11:14 pm

rururocks

**zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz**

11:14 pm

o-o

I have read that but not where I am at now

11:14 pm

dcseain

al7 is a Spanish word

11:15 pm

crosshair

ty kate:))

11:15 pm

rururocks

bbl

11:15 pm

TraderKate

< passes ruru a nice coffe with grand marnier in it >

11:15 pm

NonnieLight

bye bye ru

11:16 pm

dcseain

hasta, ru

11:16 pm

TraderKate

need, crossy?

11:16 pm

TraderKate

bye ruru...

11:16 pm

Minveryork

H's handled! 7 left

11:17 pm

NonnieLight

go min go

11:17 pm

TraderKate

yeah min!!! my hero

11:17 pm

crosshair

let me go at it a few more moments kate,not going to ask for clues for 50 words.lets see if i can wittle it down a tad first;0

11:18 pm

dcseain

the aa5 is escaping me.

11:18 pm

TraderKate

go for it...gonna start some stew, bbs

11:18 pm

NonnieLight

emmmm stew!

11:18 pm

crosshair

and i would need a min of 1 word a minute to beat flip..think not;)

11:19 pm

o-o

what you did when the doc stuck a stick on your tongue

11:19 pm

dcseain

ty, babrab, i hadn't looked down to the right. firewords with that, thank you.

11:20 pm

o-o

congrats, seain

11:20 pm

NonnieLight

congrats dc!

11:21 pm

Minveryork

E's eliminated! 6 left

11:21 pm

NonnieLight

good job min!

11:23 pm

NonnieLight

u's were easy!

11:23 pm

Minveryork

U bet!

11:24 pm

NonnieLight

wo 5 please?

11:25 pm

Minveryork

A wo5/12 is We are the wor**,replace r with a vowel.

11:26 pm

NonnieLight

thanks min!

11:26 pm

Minveryork

yw

11:26 pm

jillibus

sorry, JC, was buried in morewords, lol. Swatting obviously does no good at all, lol.

11:27 pm

J. C.

HAHAHA, no Jilli - I'm incorrigible, you know. ;)

11:27 pm

jillibus

this is ano-hoper -- 40 to go in 33 minutes

11:28 pm

TraderKate

how about knocking off some of the bigger points jil?

11:28 pm

TraderKate

congrats dc

11:29 pm

NonnieLight

Heading to bed...night all!

11:29 pm

TraderKate

go min!!!

11:29 pm

jillibus

Whee to DC!!!

11:29 pm

o-o

be well, Nonnie

11:29 pm

TraderKate

want some cl4s?

11:29 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye NonnieLight! I will see you tomorrow maybe

11:29 pm

jillibus

Night nonnie :)

11:29 pm

TraderKate

gn nonnie

11:35 pm

Minveryork

G's gone! 2 left

11:35 pm

TraderKate

(gathers confetti)

11:36 pm

Minveryork

C's completed! 1 left

11:37 pm

Pinikula

uh oh...came back for flip and see that I haven't even finished! (12 to go)

11:37 pm

Pinikula

ca5/22 plz/thx?

11:37 pm

o-o

Hello, Pini

11:38 pm

Minveryork

A ca 5/22 is ca plus *** are you doing tonight Pinikula

11:38 pm

Pinikula

hey BR! :)

11:38 pm

o-o

ca + *** now brown cow

11:38 pm

Pinikula

thx for the non-word! :)

11:38 pm

Pinikula

I swear, someday I'll have a whole different language by playing this game! :)

11:38 pm

jillibus

now I have the hiccups #

11:39 pm

Pinikula

gl7?

11:39 pm

jillibus

too many unwords here -- back in a bit

11:39 pm

Pinikula

stand upside down while drinking water, jilli...that should do it :)

11:39 pm

jillibus

gee thanx, pini

11:40 pm

Minveryork

The gl7/44 is gl 5/16 plus talking horse Mr. ** Pinikula

11:40 pm

Pinikula

thx min ;)

11:40 pm

TraderKate

waiting, min....

11:40 pm

Minveryork

yw

11:40 pm

Pinikula

sorry, jilli...best I could come up with...

11:40 pm

Pinikula

ec5?

11:41 pm

Minveryork

Waiting for my tired monkeys also. Not doing so well.

11:41 pm

jillibus

gl8 cl4 please?

11:41 pm

TraderKate

brilliance

11:41 pm

Minveryork

ec 5/12 is ec plus don't be ***e for the party Pinikula.

11:42 pm

TraderKate

ec +

11:42 pm

Minveryork

That gl 8/55 is happy plus vowel plus consumed jillibus

11:42 pm

Pinikula

gl8 = gl4 + vowel + consumed

11:42 pm

Pinikula

thx min ;)

11:42 pm

Pinikula

* snap * min! :)

11:42 pm

Minveryork

cl4/7 is c plus sometimes there is a *** in the chat log

11:42 pm

TraderKate

to contest...as ib lions and christians in rome

11:43 pm

TraderKate

as in...

11:43 pm

jillibus

got the gl8, thanks

11:43 pm

jillibus

brb

11:43 pm

Minveryork

yw

11:43 pm

Pinikula

ha6/24?

11:44 pm

Minveryork

That ha 6/24 word is a pallindrome Pinikula.

11:45 pm

TraderKate

ha6 :palindrome - (foyer) + ** so, said foo yung lo...

11:45 pm

Pinikula

danke! :)

11:46 pm

Pinikula

just 4 to go now...all C's

11:46 pm

TraderKate

min? need?

11:46 pm

jaianniah

Hi! I'm back from Sonic....

11:46 pm

Pinikula

hai jai

11:47 pm

Minveryork

Hello jaianniah! How are you? Welcome to the puzzle!

11:47 pm

TraderKate

thought you got lost jai...that was ages ago

11:47 pm

danf63

DR...you out there?

11:47 pm

Pinikula

ca7 x 2 plz/thx?

11:48 pm

jaianniah

I had to argue to get my computer back...daughter left in tears....

11:48 pm

Minveryork

Hello danf63!How are you doing? Welcome to the grid

11:48 pm

danf63

ca7#2 - add a vowel to the 6 before it

11:48 pm

TraderKate

uh oh discord in the jai house..

11:48 pm

danf63

Hi Min! How have you been?

11:49 pm

Minveryork

I am well, but going CRAZY trying to get my last word

11:49 pm

TraderKate

ca 7/36 : ca6/24 only plural

11:49 pm

danf63

ca7#1 is the basin-like hole left when the volcano explodes

11:49 pm

jaianniah

She put a TV show on DVD in the computer while I was gone, and expected me to miss THE FLIP so shje could finish her show...I said ,"NO!" and she fled in tears. Mind you, this is "mai" computer!

11:49 pm

danf63

what's you last Min...maybe i can help

11:49 pm

TraderKate

ca6/36 to do with heart

11:50 pm

Pinikula

thx for both!

11:50 pm

Minveryork

I am done! I have fireworks!re6/24 was my last word

11:50 pm

danf63

you are most welcome Pini

11:50 pm

TraderKate

HURRAH MINVERYORK!!!
*~*~*~FIREWORKS!~*~*~*

11:50 pm

danf63

Yay Min!!

11:51 pm

jaianniah

Was I wrong???? I feel that she needs to learn to respect my boundaries...I am tired of being "so nice".

11:51 pm

danf63

Has anyone seen my Sis?

11:51 pm

jaianniah

YAY< MINVER!!!!!

11:51 pm

Pinikula

saw her earlier, danf

11:51 pm

Pinikula

wtg min!

11:51 pm

TraderKate

(jai puts foot down firmly)

11:51 pm

jaianniah

Who is your sister?

11:51 pm

Minveryork

Was about to ask for help.Gl4/7 I didn't! It was a fish

11:52 pm

TraderKate

your computer, your house

11:52 pm

danf63

No jai, you are 100% correct! I have the same problem with Darth sometimes

11:52 pm

Pinikula

danf & DR = siblings (right, danf?)

11:52 pm

danf63

DR1965 is my sis, jai

11:52 pm

Minveryork

Thanks your offers to help though. Much appreciated

11:52 pm

TraderKate

flip0 time is your time...no negotiation

11:52 pm

danf63

righty-o pini...

11:52 pm

Pinikula

ca6/21?

11:52 pm

jaianniah

That's what I told her..it's the best time of all...

11:52 pm

Pinikula

* big grin *

11:52 pm

TraderKate

feeling a little better then, jai?

11:53 pm

jaianniah

YES! <feeling assertive for once>

11:53 pm

Minveryork

ca 6/21 is ca 4/5 plus friendly alien who phoned home

11:53 pm

TraderKate

if you're not here who would flipiniah?

11:53 pm

danf63

remember the alien that needed the phone? ca6/21 is what he needed to do + his initials

11:53 pm

Pinikula

thx min ;)

11:53 pm

Pinikula

1 more to go!

11:53 pm

jaianniah

LOL!

11:53 pm

Minveryork

Go Pinikula go!

11:54 pm

jaianniah

GO< PINI!

11:54 pm

Pinikula

* FIREWORDS *

11:54 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations Pinikula on fireworks!Hooray for you

11:54 pm

danf63

YAY Pini!!

11:54 pm

TraderKate

HURRAH FOR PINI !!!!
*~*~*~FIREWORKS!~*~*~*

11:54 pm

Pinikula

thx for the help all!

11:54 pm

Minveryork

Any guesses for the next grid size? I guess 115 words

11:54 pm

Pinikula

brb (taking Koda for last break before flip/bed)

11:55 pm

Fauxmage

Oh just finished!

11:55 pm

TraderKate

biggie...hope there are lots of s's, r's d's and e's

11:55 pm

danf63

Pini...tell Koda to use the first tree...only 5 minutes left

11:56 pm

TraderKate

HURRAH FAUXMAGE !!!
*~*~*~FIREWORKS!~*~*~*

11:56 pm

DR1965

hi bro

11:56 pm

TraderKate

lol dan

11:56 pm

danf63

Yay Fauxmage!

11:56 pm

TraderKate

must tend to stew brb

11:56 pm

Fauxmage

Thanks TraderKate!

11:56 pm

danf63

Hi DR...was looking for you earlier. knew you would show up for the flip though

11:57 pm

Fauxmage

Thanks dan!

11:57 pm

Atalante

clue quickly pls! de6 and de7 pair

11:57 pm

DR1965

I have been in and out

11:57 pm

DR1965

not a pair

11:57 pm

DR1965

de6 is to not give a darn

11:57 pm

danf63

de+ca4 is the first (not give a hoot?)

11:57 pm

Atalante

gah

11:58 pm

DR1965

and de7 is what you do in customs

11:58 pm

danf63

de7 is what you say when in the south and surprised...I de7!

11:58 pm

Atalante

got the 7 ty

11:58 pm

jillibus

Just back to see Fauxmage finished! Wunderbar!!!

11:58 pm

DR1965

wtg Ata

11:58 pm

Atalante

he6 last word!

11:58 pm

dart001

hi jilli all

11:59 pm

jillibus

I have 31 left

11:59 pm

Fauxmage

Oh thanks jilli!

11:59 pm

DR1965

hark the he6 angels sing

11:59 pm

jillibus

hi dart :)

11:59 pm

J. C.

Congratulations, Laura dahhhling! :)

11:59 pm

Atalante

got it! fireworks!

11:59 pm

Atalante

TYTY DR :)

11:59 pm

danf63

he6...what DR said...

11:59 pm

jillibus

YAY Ata!!!

11:59 pm

DR1965

woohoo Ata

11:59 pm

jaianniah

Power went out! My daughter got her revenge!

11:59 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations Atalante on fireworks! Good for you!

11:59 pm

Fauxmage

Thank you JC!

11:59 pm

Atalante

pffff! that was close

11:59 pm

DR1965

lol Dan

11:59 pm

danf63

Yay Ata!

12:00 am

Minveryork

Congratulations Fauxmage on fireworks! Good for U!

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