Babble: Archived Puzzle for Tuesday, October 20, 2009

12:00 am

Pinikula

BUST! and FLIP!!!

12:00 am

rbud

wow, good guess, Dee!

12:00 am

Atalante

flip!

12:00 am

Locks99

hmm, not even close

12:00 am

dart001

flip

12:00 am

VolleymomDee

flip

12:01 am

MLFAN17

Ai 6

12:01 am

MLFAN17

what did you guess dee?

12:02 am

rbud

I think she said 242, and it's 244

12:02 am

justafreep

ra7 - and hi!

12:02 am

VolleymomDee

did I guess right mlf... couldn't remember if I said 244 or 243 or what...

12:02 am

VolleymomDee

I think rb is correct

12:02 am

VolleymomDee

hi freep

12:02 am

MLFAN17

yeah i think you said 200 something

12:02 am

VolleymomDee

ra?

12:03 am

MLFAN17

i ageee dee..?

12:03 am

justafreep

wow. ignore my call. I had the old grid in, could still enter the word, and it STILL shows up in my list

12:03 am

dcseain

flop

12:03 am

VolleymomDee

wow freep I had to refresh; hi dc

12:03 am

justafreep

seriously - I assumed it had flipped. And now "rattier" is in my list, and one 7 is checked off, with 243 to go.

12:04 am

VolleymomDee

rb did you have a nice birthday?

12:04 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:04 am

VolleymomDee

ty lickety

12:04 am

MLFAN17

UN 6

12:04 am

VolleymomDee

weird

12:04 am

dcseain

thanks, lickety :)

12:04 am

Erda

Thank you, Lickety!!!

12:04 am

Atalante

re7

12:04 am

dcseain

pr8

12:05 am

VolleymomDee

un 6 x 2

12:05 am

rbud

pretty good, though I worked this afternoon - I definitely took it easier than usual, ya know?

12:05 am

dart001

nbt

12:05 am

MLFAN17

ty ata

12:05 am

Pinikula

well done dart ;)

12:05 am

rbud

wow, dart, I have all of 2 words so far, lol!

12:05 am

VolleymomDee

wi 6

12:06 am

Atalante

lu6

12:06 am

rbud

hung up on the lone E up top

12:06 am

Uneaixoise

au6/7

12:08 am

MLFAN17

TU 6

12:08 am

Atalante

nbt

12:08 am

justafreep

lu7

12:08 am

rbud

yay, Ata!

12:08 am

Uneaixoise

go, ata!!

12:09 am

justafreep

re8

12:09 am

Atalante

te8

12:10 am

MLFAN17

ata which TE?

12:10 am

Atalante

bottom

12:10 am

joshuavorbis

hi and nbt

12:10 am

MLFAN17

ty ata

12:11 am

VolleymomDee

pr 6

12:12 am

MLFAN17

RE 7 if not called

12:12 am

justafreep

re8 x 2

12:12 am

Atalante

al7/8

12:12 am

MLFAN17

oh x 2

12:12 am

justafreep

re7 x 3

12:12 am

MLFAN17

lol freep

12:13 am

justafreep

good timing

12:13 am

MLFAN17

wsnt it though?lol

12:14 am

dcseain

oh? Huh?

12:14 am

MLFAN17

dc freep and i were racing lol

12:15 am

MLFAN17

RE 6

12:16 am

dcseain

ah, the oh was an exclamation. heh

12:16 am

MLFAN17

dc :)

12:17 am

justafreep

re7 x 4

12:17 am

Atalante

halfway

12:18 am

Pinikula

git'r dun!

12:18 am

Atalante

phantoms: laundry and tundra

12:19 am

VolleymomDee

top e 3rd column help please for nbt? I am blankaroo...

12:19 am

joshuavorbis

es5

12:19 am

dart001

gravel remainsat end of glacier

12:19 am

VolleymomDee

ty so much looking...

12:20 am

mrpresident

hi all :)
have we found the 9's yet?

12:20 am

MLFAN17

not me mrp

12:20 am

dart001

hiya mrp :)

12:21 am

dcseain

i've only found an 8, but no 9s yet, mrp

12:21 am

VolleymomDee

ty all nbt

12:21 am

mrpresident

well, let me illuminate you as to what I found... du4 ----> du9

12:22 am

rbud

nbt, finally! (it was the lone E and the right i both...)

12:22 am

dart001

ty mrp

12:22 am

cybernan

hello everyone :)

12:22 am

VolleymomDee

wtg rb

12:22 am

VolleymomDee

hi nan

12:23 am

dcseain

ty, mrp :)

12:24 am

Pinikula

du9

12:24 am

rbud

yay, got the 9, too, ty, mrp!

12:24 am

mrpresident

yvw !

12:25 am

Pinikula

oops...sorry, I see it was called...my bad

12:25 am

MLFAN17

i thought i had it but its not working

12:26 am

mrpresident

ooooh, te9 comes off the te6 but means something else... follows the same ending as the du9

12:26 am

dcseain

krew is a word in American English - it relates to Mardi Gras.

12:27 am

MLFAN17

at my usual 66 poof

12:28 am

justafreep

I think it's capitalized, DC

12:28 am

rbud

nite, MLF

12:28 am

dcseain

hm, may be, freep

12:29 am

justafreep

okay... must say goodnight for now

12:29 am

mrpresident

bye freep :)

12:29 am

rbud

nite, freep

12:30 am

dcseain

g'night freep

12:30 am

rbud

puzzling over the te 9, or even the te 6, for that matter! :P

12:31 am

dcseain

i found a te6, but seemingly not the right one

12:31 am

cybernan

pr 8 and re 7 if not called

12:31 am

mrpresident

rbud, the te9 means thin, lack of substance but plural

12:31 am

cybernan

also tw 8 if not called

12:32 am

VolleymomDee

re 7 x 3 I think rb called nan

12:32 am

mrpresident

nan, that tw8 was the first thing I saw, and it led to the other biggies

12:33 am

cybernan

don't see your te 6-9 though

12:33 am

Uneaixoise

tx for the pr8, nan

12:34 am

Uneaixoise

te6 sounds like a child's name for a camping canvas dwelling

12:35 am

mrpresident

te8 comes off that une and hi :)

12:36 am

Uneaixoise

hey, mrp :-)

12:36 am

cybernan

ty une

12:36 am

Uneaixoise

yw ;-)

12:37 am

Uneaixoise

NBT and 100 to go -- nite, all *poof*

12:37 am

cybernan

now for the te 9

12:37 am

mrpresident

bye une :)

12:40 am

VolleymomDee

how many 8's have been called... still missing 3 eights

12:45 am

VolleymomDee

did I kill the chat :(

12:46 am

mrpresident

volley the chat slayer!! LOL

12:46 am

cybernan

only have 3 8's here

12:46 am

cybernan

mind you I'm 30 minutes behind the rest of you!

12:46 am

dcseain

LOL

12:47 am

Pinikula

I only have 1...so no help here

12:47 am

VolleymomDee

lol whew; thot I was there for a bit mrp :)

12:48 am

mrpresident

looking for those 8's... I have a couple of t's, a couple of r's a couple of p's... and am missing k8 and a8 (cause they are probably dumbass words)

12:49 am

VolleymomDee

lol I bet you are correct

12:49 am

Pinikula

oh..1/2-way...can list!!!

12:51 am

cybernan

have a p, 2 r's and 2 t's, dee

12:52 am

VolleymomDee

nan; I have tw 8/60, what is other t, please?

12:54 am

dcseain

te8.40

12:54 am

VolleymomDee

thx dc

12:54 am

cybernan

as seain said

12:55 am

dcseain

ty, mrp, found ke7/8 :)

12:55 am

dcseain

they build on a ke4

12:56 am

cybernan

ty seain

12:57 am

mrpresident

oooh, the al8 ends the same as the k8

12:57 am

VolleymomDee

both sound scientific thx mrp!

12:58 am

mrpresident

yvw !

12:58 am

cybernan

ty mrp

12:58 am

dcseain

ty, mrp

12:58 am

cybernan

one more 8 to find

12:59 am

VolleymomDee

du 6 and 7 same ending

1:01 am

cybernan

8's: al, ke, pr, re x2, te, tw - missing?

1:02 am

VolleymomDee

sorry nan; have same as you

1:03 am

Pinikula

du8

1:03 am

Pinikula

(it's 1 of the only 2 I have) :)

1:04 am

Just1Mar

du8?

1:04 am

cybernan

is it related to the 9?

1:04 am

Just1Mar

no du8...::

1:04 am

Pinikula

oh, ooops....sorry!!!

1:04 am

Pinikula

disregard anything I said!

1:05 am

cybernan

ok

1:05 am

Just1Mar

lol pini..you're forgiven!

1:05 am

Pinikula

pr8 x 2

1:05 am

Pinikula

except that

1:06 am

Pinikula

both are pr8/45

1:07 am

Just1Mar

and hi evy1!

1:07 am

dcseain

hi, just

1:07 am

dart001

hi justy

1:08 am

Just1Mar

hi dc..how is Tom and how goes it?

1:08 am

Just1Mar

dartie!!! hi~!

1:08 am

dcseain

he's doing better, and things are generally well, thank you for asking. and you?

1:08 am

Just1Mar

Dartie....you paid your dues!!!!! lol

1:08 am

cybernan

8's done -- need another 9 now

1:08 am

Just1Mar

fine thx dc :)

1:09 am

Pinikula

du9 and te9

1:09 am

cybernan

anyone have both 9's?

1:09 am

cybernan

ty pini

1:09 am

VolleymomDee

duh wtg dart!!! so sorry I didn't notice

1:09 am

dart001

now it's info overload...dont think i can take it lol

1:09 am

Just1Mar

dartie...that must be a cliff on the coast of the most eastern part of Canada!!!!!

1:09 am

Pinikula

I have the du, looking for the te

1:09 am

Just1Mar

lollol

1:09 am

dart001

cape st mary's nfld

1:10 am

Just1Mar

nah dart It'll only make you fw faster is all! :)

1:10 am

VolleymomDee

lol

1:10 am

dart001

slowing me down lol

1:10 am

VolleymomDee

so that's why I have been confused, too much info LOL

1:10 am

Just1Mar

don't see any birds!

1:10 am

Just1Mar

oh you'll get used to it posthaste I imagine!

1:10 am

dart001

wrecks up my methodical search

1:11 am

meliae

question please, ok you know the little punctuation mark on the key to the left of the number one, is that in the grid and I am just not spelling it right?

1:11 am

dart001

tilde is the spelling

1:11 am

Pinikula

I know what you're talking about, mel...

1:11 am

Just1Mar

foget what it's called lol...so impressed with dartie

1:11 am

Erda

It ends with an "e"

1:11 am

VolleymomDee

lol dart

1:11 am

meliae

awww ok thank you I was thinking for some reason it was an 'a'

1:12 am

Pinikula

consider it a phantom! :)

1:12 am

Pinikula

prounced with an A, spelled with an E

1:12 am

flosey

hi everyone

1:12 am

Pinikula

hi flosey

1:12 am

meliae

yeah that is what was getting me

1:12 am

Just1Mar

hello flosey

1:13 am

VolleymomDee

hi flosey

1:13 am

dart001

did get nbt fairly quickly...but then i couldnt remember what i had put in already

1:13 am

jillibus

Greetings, gang!

1:13 am

flosey

hi jilli

1:13 am

dart001

hi jilli flosey

1:13 am

Just1Mar

hiya jilli!

1:13 am

Pinikula

hi jilli

1:13 am

VolleymomDee

hugs jili!!!

1:13 am

Just1Mar

check out darties icon!

1:14 am

Just1Mar

love it!

1:14 am

VolleymomDee

jili; notice dart has a new face

1:14 am

jillibus

hi dee hi, and dart and justy and flosey and DART WENT PRO!!!!!!

1:14 am

dcseain

hi,jill

1:15 am

Pinikula

OMG!!! I just realized what's going on....CONGRATS DART!!!

1:15 am

cybernan

down to 98 -- will have to find the te 9 tomorrow -- good night :)

1:15 am

Just1Mar

night nan

1:15 am

dart001

funny volley answered me quite a few times and didnt say anything lol

1:15 am

Pinikula

night nan

1:15 am

meliae

nini Nan sweet dreams

1:15 am

jillibus

and hi dc and pini and nan and mel and all

1:16 am

Just1Mar

oy dartie I started a wave of awe!....shock and awe??

1:16 am

cybernan

hi/nite jill

1:16 am

meliae

Pini, I am on the look out for a new place so if you see any duplexes around for rent would you let me know please

1:16 am

jillibus

well, now I suppose dart will finish even faster!

1:16 am

Pinikula

I'll do what I can, mel!!! :)

1:16 am

swmbo

hello babblers, how is everyone tonight?

1:17 am

Just1Mar

seems poor dartie is totally disoriented lol

1:17 am

jillibus

night nan!

1:17 am

VolleymomDee

totally missed it... my pr5 is too small on my screen hahaha

1:17 am

dart001

slowing me down jilli...too much info too look at

1:17 am

Pinikula

Just looking to change areas? getting too small?

1:17 am

jillibus

oh, that's funny, dart!

1:17 am

meliae

or a double townhouse will work too just trying to avoid apartments if at all possible lol

1:18 am

Just1Mar

I have total faith in you dart...you'll acclimatize post haste!

1:18 am

jillibus

what is that coast in your icon, dart?

1:18 am

meliae

I need to be closer to say wal-mart up that area somewhere

1:18 am

Pinikula

and then some, JustMar!

1:18 am

meliae

closer to shopping that I can walk to

1:18 am

Pinikula

* thinking for Mel *

1:19 am

Pinikula

do you need help shopping, Mel? I'd be more than happy to help you out if you'd like!

1:19 am

Just1Mar

that's NFLD jilli

1:19 am

dart001

when i first started...played once or twice....a week or so apart...never used the stat tiles(or paid much attention to them)...so never was depended on them because they were gone by the 3rd time i played

1:19 am

meliae

I saw some nice ones on the back side of the hospital but not too sure about that area

1:19 am

dart001

strike that was

1:20 am

Pinikula

* very impressed with Dart's word skills! *

1:20 am

jillibus

thanks, justy

1:20 am

Pinikula

not sure either, Mel...could ask my dau...she used to work at MWH

1:20 am

meliae

I like the area around walmart, and near that elementary school that seems like a nice neighborhood

1:20 am

meliae

Dart is most smartest of all!

1:20 am

Just1Mar

dart's favourite place...nfld and its music! :)

1:21 am

swmbo

ever been to cape breton dart?

1:21 am

Pinikula

which school is over there??? * thinking *

1:21 am

Pinikula

Maple?

1:21 am

dart001

not yet...but i'd like to visit

1:21 am

jillibus

Hi swmbo! Long time!

1:21 am

meliae

I dont know the name of it I think it is on 21st street? the one that goes down along side wal-mart on the Jerrys side

1:22 am

meliae

that sounds right

1:22 am

swmbo

I live on CB, have never been to nfld but would love to go there

1:22 am

Pinikula

oooh, got the te9!!!!

1:22 am

Just1Mar

wtg pini

1:22 am

swmbo

yeah, i still babble every day, but rarely have time to chat. How are you???

1:23 am

Pinikula

My nephew was there for a year when his parents "alleged" he had Ausperger's

1:24 am

dart001

have to go up to north sydney and hop on the ferry swmbo

1:24 am

jillibus

I'm just fine, thanks

1:24 am

swmbo

i know, i know. someday i will visit

1:24 am

Pinikula

Mel, email me (addy in profile) if you need help shopping in the meantime! :)

1:25 am

Just1Mar

your nephew went where? pini nfld? cape breton? somewhere else?

1:25 am

Pinikula

oh, to the school Mel and I were trying to remember the name of...

1:25 am

Pinikula

Mel lives nearby and we've not met yet!

1:26 am

swmbo

LOL just1mar

1:26 am

Just1Mar

ohh sorry..

1:26 am

Pinikula

would love to see the place y'all are talkin' about tho!!!

1:27 am

meliae

I will Pini thank you

1:28 am

Just1Mar

places pini lol...not exactly next door neighbours!

1:28 am

meliae

tommorow I go in to have the cancer removed on my arm I am really nervous, but I am sure it will be ok

1:28 am

Pinikula

oops...again, my bad..need to type slower!

1:29 am

Pinikula

Gosh, Mel!! Please keep me posted...if there's anything I can help with, please do let me know!!!

1:29 am

Just1Mar

oh meli....my best wishes for you

1:29 am

swmbo

best wishes from me too meliae

1:30 am

meliae

it is not the really dangerous kind it is the kind that looks like scar tissue but really does not heal, when I took the lady I take of to the dr to have a mole looked at the dermatologist saw the place on my arm and told me to get it taken care of ASAP that is was a type of skin cancer

1:30 am

dcseain

mel, i'm sure it will go well, and may it not recur

1:31 am

Pinikula

oh my...not the kind of thing you want to hear...

1:31 am

Just1Mar

wow meli...what a lucky stroke!

1:31 am

swmbo

oh, my, that was a lucky thing for you that that dr saw it

1:31 am

Pinikula

...but, then again, good because you can get it taken care of!

1:31 am

meliae

yes from all I have read if you take care of it right away it will rarely spread, and it has only been there a short time, I think since spring? so 4-5 months is all

1:32 am

VolleymomDee

my dad have several skin cancers removed over the years and none of them returned :) big hug mel

1:32 am

meliae

I thought it was something I just kept bumping so it was not healing completely

1:32 am

VolleymomDee

oops had

1:32 am

jillibus

awww, tisket isn't a word! "A tisket, a tasket, I lost my yellow basket . . . "

1:32 am

Just1Mar

but brisket is...as in smoked meat, jilli :)

1:32 am

jillibus

I've had 3 basal cell carcinomas removed so far.

1:32 am

meliae

I have tried that word so many times in the past as well as tonight, Jilli, lol

1:33 am

Just1Mar

a green and yellow basket...

1:33 am

Pinikula

I tried it, too!

1:33 am

meliae

I wish I could remember what he called it, the exact name

1:33 am

meliae

95 to go and getting rougher lol

1:34 am

flosey

oh, just got a 9

1:34 am

jillibus

was it green? No no NO no! Was it blue? No no NO no -- just a little yellow basket!

1:34 am

Just1Mar

hope you all got the Jewish sh**! and plural

1:34 am

Pinikula

* egads * (just saw the clock) I'd better get some sleep...

1:34 am

jillibus

wtg flosey!!!

1:35 am

Just1Mar

not the way I learned it jilli...but whatever

1:35 am

meliae

nini Pini sweet dreams

1:35 am

Pinikula

80 to go and going to Yoncalla tmw ... if back in time, I'll try to finish!

1:35 am

Just1Mar

Jewish sh** = dr4,and 5

1:35 am

Pinikula

Mel, keep me posted and email me!!!!

1:36 am

Pinikula

night all (good luck tmw, Mel)

1:36 am

Just1Mar

night pini

1:36 am

meliae

I will pini

1:36 am

jillibus

ty justy for the dr4 & pl!

1:37 am

Just1Mar

yw jilli...glad you know it...such an apt word

1:38 am

jillibus

You're right, justy:
A-tisket a-tasket
A green-and-yellow basket
I bought a basket for my mommie
On the way I dropped it

I dropped it, I dropped it
Yes, on the way I dropped it
A little girlie picked it up
And took it to the market

She was truckin' on down the avenue
Without a single thing to do
She was peck, peck, peckin' all around
When she spied it on the ground

A-tisket a-tasket
She took my yellow basket
And if she doesn't bring it back
I think that I shall die

(Was it red?) No, no, no, no
(Was it brown?) No, no, no, no
(Was it blue?) No, no, no, no
Just a little yellow basket

1:39 am

Just1Mar

lolol

1:39 am

flosey

wow jilli, you remembered the whole song?

1:40 am

jillibus

no, flosey -- googled it

1:40 am

grannyrose

lol, jilli. hello everyone

1:40 am

flosey

hi granny

1:40 am

jillibus

hi rose :)

1:40 am

Just1Mar

somehow though the way I remember the first verse is : A tisket and tasket ....a green and yellow basket....I wrote a letter to my love....and on the way I dropped it...

1:40 am

Just1Mar

after that it gets hazy...

1:41 am

grannyrose

rejoice with me , friends. today i tolerated the camwalker for 8 hours, no wheelchair, just me and the frame.

1:41 am

swmbo

A-tisket a-tasket
A red-and-yellow basket
I wrote a letter to my love
On the way I dropped it

1:41 am

Just1Mar

hi granny

1:41 am

flosey

that's the way I knew it Just,

1:41 am

Just1Mar

guess it's red in the Maritimes!

1:42 am

swmbo

I guess so!!!

1:42 am

Just1Mar

wtg granny....so can identify with you there!!

1:42 am

NonnieLight

congratulations grannyrose! good work :o)

1:42 am

jillibus

This was the Ella Fitzgeral version. I remember hearing it on the radio in Shanghai and I learned it and used to sing it in an American accent (I was 100% Brit then). I was often asked to entertain my mother's tea guests with it.

1:43 am

grannyrose

i went out and filled the car with fuel, went to the doctors, and brought in 2 baskets ( white, not yellow ) of washing from the line.it nearly killed me, but I DID IT!!!

1:43 am

Just1Mar

child labour, jilli? heheh

1:43 am

VolleymomDee

how sweet, jili

1:43 am

VolleymomDee

wtg granny

1:44 am

jillibus

well done, granny!

1:44 am

Just1Mar

so know that feeling too granny...my first chores as I finally got back in the game of life

1:44 am

grannyrose

and only ONE endone afterwards * grin *

1:44 am

Just1Mar

but now I'm expected to do everything again lol yech

1:45 am

VolleymomDee

un 6,36... I have NEVER heard that word, and cannot imagine when someone would

1:45 am

grannyrose

i'm so chuffed!!!!.....don't tell himself will you.

1:45 am

Just1Mar

I promise granny.....lips are zipped

1:46 am

dcseain

i vote it's a typo, dee. they left out an S

1:46 am

VolleymomDee

how do you un dr4 something?? weird dc

1:47 am

Just1Mar

oy...we haven't heard from dartie in a while...he's struggling with ease (wink)

1:47 am

VolleymomDee

lol think erase might be a better choice?

1:47 am

dcseain

on, i thought you referred to the we4 one. hm

1:47 am

NonnieLight

with an eraser?

1:47 am

dcseain

closed is what that would mean, like curtains

1:47 am

dart001

fireworks

1:47 am

Just1Mar

thanks Dee

1:48 am

dcseain

congrats, dart

1:48 am

Just1Mar

ohh dartie wtg!! lol

1:48 am

flosey

thanks Dee

1:48 am

NonnieLight

congrats dart! lol

1:48 am

VolleymomDee

wtg dart

1:48 am

VolleymomDee

aww gotcha dc

1:48 am

VolleymomDee

yw

1:48 am

grannyrose

5 to go here, time for lickety

1:48 am

dcseain

ty for that one, dee

1:48 am

grannyrose

WTG DART!!!

1:48 am

jillibus

YAY dart as usual!

1:48 am

Just1Mar

oh granny you lurker you! wtg!

1:49 am

VolleymomDee

and I totally agree with you dc on the other one... un broomed room :)

1:49 am

grannyrose

nooooo that's 50 to go.( i'm not that clever )

1:49 am

VolleymomDee

should be that instead of un cried LOL

1:49 am

Just1Mar

still good on ya granny

1:49 am

dcseain

agreed, dee

1:50 am

VolleymomDee

fireworks

1:50 am

grannyrose

thanx dee,needed encouragement form somewhere

1:50 am

NonnieLight

congrats dee!

1:50 am

flosey

wtg Dee

1:50 am

VolleymomDee

yqw granny; goooo granny go

1:50 am

VolleymomDee

ty

1:50 am

Just1Mar

wtg deedee!

1:50 am

dcseain

congrats, dee

1:51 am

NonnieLight

sithe

1:51 am

VolleymomDee

tyty

1:51 am

NonnieLight

oops sorry

1:51 am

VolleymomDee

may I help anyone before I poof?

1:51 am

dart001

wtg volley

1:52 am

VolleymomDee

besides the 2 odd un words, the rest are normal words in the u's

1:52 am

VolleymomDee

ty dart

1:52 am

grannyrose

WTG DEE!!!! no thanx, i'll just chug along here.

1:52 am

dart001

all that tile stat searching wore me down..early morning tomorrow.....ni4 all

1:53 am

dcseain

sleep well, dart

1:53 am

rbud

yay, Dee!!! nite, dart!

1:53 am

VolleymomDee

well, no takers... going to check email .... hugs all!!! *poof*

1:53 am

NonnieLight

bye bye dee

1:53 am

grannyrose

bye art

1:53 am

VolleymomDee

ty rb and Happy Belated Birthday :)

1:53 am

grannyrose

bye dee

1:53 am

dcseain

g'night dee

1:53 am

NonnieLight

bye bye dart

1:53 am

dart001

byeeee pooooof

1:54 am

dcseain

goodness, the pirates in Somalia have been BUSY

1:54 am

rbud

and happy anniversary to you, Dee, g'nite!

1:54 am

swmbo

how so dcseain?

1:55 am

jillibus

Oh, I left to check email and missed dee's finish -- whoopee dee!

1:55 am

dcseain

5 ships from 3 countries in 2 days

1:55 am

jillibus

night dart

1:55 am

dcseain

most recently Chinese one

1:55 am

swmbo

wow

1:57 am

dcseain

Obviously a Failed State, the modern Somalia

1:57 am

dcseain

unification did nothing for them it seems

1:57 am

swmbo

pity the poor people

1:58 am

dcseain

indeed, swmbo

1:58 am

swmbo

trew

1:58 am

dcseain

not in dictionary

1:59 am

swmbo

no it isn't, is it LOL? not on the grid either

2:00 am

swmbo

one of the reasons i rarely chat, i can never keep the two boxes separate

2:01 am

Just1Mar

night those who left...went to put up an onion soup

2:02 am

dcseain

yumy, just

2:02 am

swmbo

well, i must toddle, nytol!

2:02 am

dcseain

it is in the grid

2:03 am

dcseain

sweet dreams, swmbo

2:03 am

Just1Mar

frozen from costco dc....just add some extra grated cheese when almost done..yeah yummy!

2:03 am

Just1Mar

bye swmbo

2:04 am

dcseain

i like the frozen one from Trader Joes

2:04 am

dcseain

never tried Costco's; i'll have to give it a go

2:04 am

Just1Mar

We don't have TJ here

2:04 am

Just1Mar

comes in a pack of 6

2:04 am

Just1Mar

fits into conventional OS bowl :)

2:05 am

dcseain

nice

2:05 am

dcseain

finally found an I word

2:05 am

Just1Mar

pop it into my convection toaster oven

2:06 am

dcseain

toaster ovens rock

2:06 am

Just1Mar

yep esp ones that are a bit bigger...makes the greates roasted potatoes, too!

2:07 am

dcseain

yes indeed

2:07 am

Just1Mar

err *greatest*

2:08 am

Just1Mar

I'm finally hungry...guess I can't type well when finally hungry

2:08 am

dcseain

heh :)

2:08 am

Just1Mar

well not really funny...have totally lost my appetite :(

2:08 am

Just1Mar

scary kinda...

2:09 am

dcseain

are you properly hydrated?

2:09 am

Just1Mar

yes dc...drink lots of ice water...esp now that I have a new fridge with an ice and water dispenser ...filtered of course!

2:10 am

dcseain

very nice :)

2:10 am

Just1Mar

saving a bundle on bottled water!

2:10 am

dcseain

2nd I word :)

2:10 am

Just1Mar

and my carbon footprint is also lowered lol

2:10 am

dcseain

good point :)

2:12 am

Just1Mar

dc...how did that job interview go? I seem to remember you had one late last week?

2:12 am

dcseain

total scam, but insightful nonetheless

2:12 am

Just1Mar

scam?? :( in what way?

2:13 am

dcseain

org is a rip-off artist, not legit headhunter

2:13 am

dcseain

but i'm connected with legit headhunter, and i have high hopes

2:13 am

jillibus

Oh, that's disappointing, dc!

2:13 am

Just1Mar

aww sighh....gawd...:(

2:13 am

Just1Mar

wish you the best dc

2:14 am

jillibus

yes, better luck next time!

2:14 am

dcseain

yes, but between the discussion, the requests they made, and some internet research, i'm better off for it :)

2:15 am

dcseain

thank you

2:15 am

Just1Mar

good! it's always nice to come away from a crap situation with a positive outcome

2:17 am

jillibus

omg -- just saw there are 16 Ks!!!

2:18 am

jillibus

I wonder how Sprite is doing. I emailed her the other day and it didn't bounce back, but no reply came.

2:18 am

Just1Mar

sure hope she's okay jilli...

2:18 am

flosey

could be her computer is still out of commission jilli

2:18 am

dcseain

i have 14 Ks w/no list

2:18 am

dcseain

that's most likely, flosey

2:18 am

Lizsark

hi all. we were asking about sprite yesterday. is she ok?

2:19 am

jillibus

well done, dc!

2:19 am

Just1Mar

hi liz

2:19 am

Just1Mar

wtg dc...

2:19 am

jillibus

We don't know, Liz. Hi!

2:19 am

Just1Mar

have them all be listed..

2:19 am

Just1Mar

*but*

2:19 am

jillibus

She said her computer was on the blink -- quite a while ago.

2:20 am

Lizsark

hi Jili, :) hi everyone

2:20 am

Lizsark

hi Jili, :) hi everyone

2:20 am

Lizsark

I'm sure I spoke to her last week

2:21 am

jillibus

Really? In person or here?

2:21 am

Lizsark

no, on here

2:21 am

Just1Mar

yikes liz...just read your bio...you are a brave brave lady!

2:21 am

Lizsark

maybe I'm remembering wrong

2:21 am

Norma

Good morning Babblers ... how goes things

2:21 am

jillibus

Well, she hasn't updated the icon themes for ages.

2:21 am

Lizsark

LOL Mar...I'm not. I'm in a permanent state of fear

2:21 am

Just1Mar

hi norma

2:22 am

dcseain

morning, norma

2:22 am

dcseain

hi, liz

2:22 am

Lizsark

hey dc!

2:22 am

Just1Mar

well I wouldn't, couldn't do it for any reason! so I applaud your bravery

2:22 am

jillibus

last icon theme she posted was Sept 23.

2:22 am

jillibus

hi norma

2:23 am

Lizsark

The skydive was terrifying but I loved the treks in Peru & Jordan :)

2:23 am

Just1Mar

oh my jilli, almost a month now :(

2:23 am

dcseain

that's right near a month ago. goodness. I hope all's well with her.

2:23 am

Lizsark

HM Jili. I was definitely talking to her after that because I was in Peru then.

2:23 am

Just1Mar

ohh so you did the dive already??

2:23 am

Just1Mar

and you're here to tell the tale? wtg!!!

2:23 am

Lizsark

It was last week

2:24 am

jillibus

That dive was brave, Liz!

2:24 am

Norma

dute

2:24 am

Just1Mar

wow! wanna do it again?? lol

2:24 am

Lizsark

I survived. Atalante who plays babble did it with me too

2:24 am

Norma

Sorry folks dislexic fingers

2:24 am

Lizsark

LOL Mar I would do it again - just to see if its still as scary 2nd time

2:24 am

Just1Mar

ohhh I remember her talking about a jump but didn't know it was a skydive jump!!!! wowee

2:25 am

Lizsark

I'm off to Nepal next - this charity has a lot to answer for lol

2:25 am

dcseain

oh, enjoy Nepal, and do be careful, what with the Maoists

2:26 am

Just1Mar

wow liz....an eastern world traveller....nice!

2:26 am

Just1Mar

and the hashish too! (wink)

2:26 am

Lizsark

its not for a while yet DC. I'd really love to go back to the middle east again but its jut too dangerous at the moment

2:28 am

Lizsark

ok dog walking in the rain and gales. happy babbling all

2:29 am

Just1Mar

ciao liz gl to you

2:29 am

jillibus

bye liz!

2:31 am

dcseain

hasta, liz

2:31 am

jillibus

Well, I must head for bed -- lots to do tomorrow -- I'll never get this done

2:32 am

dcseain

sweet dreams, jill

2:33 am

jillibus

thanks dc -- and you take care now, y'heah?

2:33 am

dcseain

:)

2:34 am

dcseain

i'm leaving 104 for tomorrow. It's half past 3, i ought endeavour to sleep. Happy babbling, yall!

2:34 am

flosey

goodnight dc

2:35 am

flosey

goodnight jilli

2:35 am

Norma

Sleep well dc

2:35 am

jillibus

night flosey -- I thought you said you were tired --- ?

2:35 am

Norma

sleep well jilli

2:36 am

flosey

was, am, and should get to bed, have a game again tomorrow

2:36 am

flosey

past half way, maybe I'll finish

2:36 am

jillibus

yes, flosey ;)

2:36 am

flosey

tomorrow, that is

2:36 am

jillibus

oh, just saw the needlecase

2:37 am

jillibus

wow, flosey -- good for you!

2:37 am

flosey

darn, can never remember what that is

2:37 am

Just1Mar

night to all who left (leaving) whilst i was checking my onion soup

2:38 am

jillibus

et4

2:38 am

flosey

thanks jilli, that did it

2:38 am

flosey

ok, 130 words, 114 for tomorrow

2:38 am

flosey

goodnight all

2:38 am

jillibus

yw :)

2:39 am

jillibus

wtg flosey, and goodnight!

2:39 am

Just1Mar

sigh the i's are miserable

2:39 am

jillibus

goodnight all too -- *poof*

3:22 am

Norma

Can anyone clue the r7/44 please ;0)

3:22 am

Haz1558

Pen a message again, Norma.

3:23 am

Haz1558

And good morning/evening all.

3:23 am

lynxxx

Hi Haz, Norma and all

3:24 am

Norma

Thanks Haz .... hi to all

3:24 am

Haz1558

Hello lynxxx.

3:24 am

Haz1558

You're welcome, Norma.

3:42 am

Atalante

*flop*

3:43 am

Haz1558

Hello, floppy.

3:43 am

lynxxx

welcome Ata

3:43 am

Atalante

hobbit: *flops too*

3:44 am

Haz1558

Spangle has been flopped for a while. What's Stew doing?

3:44 am

lynxxx

He's scrunched up on the rug on the couch (heaven!)

3:45 am

Atalante

awwwww

3:45 am

Atalante

much lazy arranging of paws going on here

3:45 am

Haz1558

The canines are happy!

3:45 am

Haz1558

And how are the sensible grown-ups? And you, Ata, how are you?

3:46 am

Atalante

is that implying that I'm not sensible? *gasp*

3:46 am

Haz1558

Just seeing how alert you are.

3:46 am

Atalante

very, as always :P

3:47 am

lynxxx

hmmm, sensible people jump of planes?

3:47 am

Haz1558

You're alert.

3:47 am

FMitch

LOL Good point lynxxx! and Hello Ladies :)

3:48 am

Haz1558

Good morning, FM!

3:48 am

Atalante

and Haz

3:48 am

lynxxx

hi FM!

3:49 am

FMitch

It's a tad autumnal here this morning, garden covered in leaves but at least there was no frost.

3:49 am

Atalante

was bloody cold at the beach

3:49 am

Haz1558

Yes, really windy here last night and now the rain has started.

3:50 am

FMitch

I bet!!
I't seemed the whole of NI was under 1 huge rain cloud on the forecast this morning Haz.

3:50 am

Atalante

the whole of NI is one huge bog

3:50 am

Haz1558

We've had a dry spell for so long that we were bound to get our comeuppance eventually.

3:51 am

Haz1558

(Note to sensible others, Ata is researching about bogs in Northern Ireland)

3:51 am

FMitch

Ahhh

3:51 am

Haz1558

I'm supposed to know all about it because I live here.

3:52 am

Haz1558

I'm just going to have to be quick off the Google mark to sound knowledgable.

3:52 am

lynxxx

what are you looking for in the bogs Ata?

3:52 am

FMitch

you mean you don't? I thought you knew everything?

3:53 am

Atalante

um, not quite sure yet. have to do an assignment about different types of bog

3:53 am

Haz1558

It's all a facade, FM. If you keep quiet about things you don't know about, and pop in a few words of wisdom about those you do - you're an oracle.

3:53 am

gortmold

hello babblers

3:54 am

Haz1558

And if you can get to Google quickly, so much the better.

3:54 am

Atalante

loooool

3:54 am

Haz1558

Good evening, gortmold.

3:54 am

FMitch

LOL I;ll have to remember that!
Hi gort

3:54 am

gortmold

i heard whispers of someone ferreting about in a bog and it piqued my interest

3:54 am

lynxxx

hi Gort! you are not near those fires are you? (you are in Qld aren't you?)

3:56 am

gortmold

i am in qld, but about 10 hours drive south of rocky (it's a BIG state), but some of my rocky students are being smoked out

3:56 am

Atalante

I've been learning about Irish hares

3:57 am

Haz1558

The fires were featured on the news here.

3:57 am

gortmold

it's a crazy country - wild fires up north and down here, in the same state, wearing winterweight jamies

3:57 am

Haz1558

Franticaly googling Irish hare...

3:57 am

Atalante

lmao :)

3:57 am

gortmold

really haz? i must get up to speed; usually don't watch the news cos it gets me down

3:58 am

gortmold

be right back - watching news

3:58 am

Haz1558

Yes, British news tends to feature news from all over the world. We're so small, we might as well see what's happening elsewhere.

3:59 am

FMitch

Doorbell, brb.

3:59 am

Atalante

there are Bog Otters too

3:59 am

Haz1558

FM's googling Irish hare as well, the doorbell's a blind.

3:59 am

lynxxx

really!?

4:00 am

Haz1558

Ah yes, madre uisce in the Irish.

4:00 am

Atalante

ah yes, of course

4:00 am

Haz1558

Or dobharchu in some areas.

4:01 am

Atalante

I knew that

4:01 am

Haz1558

Have you found any evidence of the Lough Neagh monster, Ata?

4:01 am

lynxxx

lol

4:02 am

Atalante

it stays under the bog

4:03 am

o-o

Google does confirm that bog spelled backwards is gob

4:03 am

Haz1558

And sends the otters up to get the groceries.

4:04 am

lynxxx

as in shut yer gob? hi BabRab

4:04 am

FMitch

Babble interuppted by the Gas man to read the meter.

4:04 am

Haz1558

Pronounced in Ulster as gub.

4:04 am

Haz1558

The Gas man cometh!

4:06 am

FMitch

and of course bog is slang for a toilet.

4:06 am

gortmold

all right i'm back from the news, contradictory as it is about whether it's contained or not

4:07 am

gortmold

the big news of the day is that america has legalised medicinal marijuana for such maladies as nausea and acne!

4:07 am

lynxxx

a new angle for Ata perhaps - investigating Irish toilets

4:07 am

Haz1558

Let's hope it has been, gort.

4:07 am

gortmold

i dare say a lot of people will feel better about acne once they're on grass

4:08 am

gortmold

of course, the good people at proactiv will be disappointed

4:08 am

Haz1558

I'm wondering about the nausea angle - I take it expectant mothers with morning sickness will be warned off?

4:09 am

Haz1558

I used to think that morning sickness was an old wives' tale to get sympathy. I was wrong...

4:10 am

FMitch

That just seems such a randon choice of ailments.

4:10 am

gortmold

i think the wives' tale is the morning part - in my experience, it was morning, afternoon, evening and just for laughs, middle of the night sickness

4:11 am

Haz1558

Agreed, it's not confined to mornings at all.

4:12 am

gortmold

anyhoo, that's all behind me and the joys of hysterectomies lie before me

4:12 am

o-o

Mourning sickness has no schedule, either.

4:12 am

Haz1558

'Womb for improvement'

4:12 am

gortmold

lol haz, right on

4:14 am

FMitch

I must be off for a while have some work to print off before I head out.
Hope to catch up a bit later on today.
Happy Babbling.

4:14 am

gortmold

toodle pip, fmi

4:14 am

Atalante

hurray for not having children!

4:14 am

lynxxx

bye FM

4:15 am

Haz1558

I think the Victorians had a strict schedule for public mourning with black being adopted for different lengths of time depending on who had died. I don't know if that had any relevance on how people felt.

4:15 am

Haz1558

Bye FM!

4:16 am

Atalante

probably made them annoyed with wearing black

4:17 am

gortmold

i reckon it gave them a 3-year blessed reprieve to not be themselves

4:17 am

Haz1558

Purple and white were mourning colours as well.

4:17 am

gortmold

seems a bit festive, eh what?

4:19 am

Haz1558

Yes, but black was probably easier to keep clean.

4:19 am

gortmold

how would you mourn if you had your way haz?

4:20 am

Haz1558

In terms of public drawing attention to your loss?

4:20 am

Atalante

with cooking sherry

4:20 am

gortmold

lol ata

4:23 am

Haz1558

I don't think there are any rules for public mourning of a loved one, although I did try to keep as dignified as possible when my parents died - not easy as they both died very suddenly. I have major problems with public mourning when people didn't know the people who had died, except in a newsworthy sense, and yet they feel the need to lay flowers and say 'look at me, how I'm suffering'.

4:23 am

gortmold

what helped you grieve, haz?

4:24 am

Haz1558

Time.

4:24 am

Atalante

I can't imagine you being anything but dignified!

4:24 am

lynxxx

BBL

4:25 am

Haz1558

I've seen me undignified but I try not to do it in public!

4:27 am

Atalante

sometimes it's good just to throw a mad tantrum though!

4:28 am

Haz1558

After my father died, my mother was heartbroken, but I remember her saying that she was not going to be the sort of widow that people would cross the street to avoid.

4:28 am

gortmold

interrupting the deepness for a mo with an inane request for a clue for ke5/18 pls

4:28 am

Atalante

i've got a plural

4:28 am

gortmold

did she succeed haz?

4:29 am

Haz1558

I think there is a period of time when adrenalin carries you through, but there is a trough afterwards that only you can go through. But I do think you have to make an active decision to come out of the trough.

4:29 am

gortmold

thanks ata

4:29 am

Haz1558

She did, gort. She continued to gather friends about her and be a delight to chat with.

4:30 am

gortmold

good for her

4:30 am

Haz1558

She had known a lady who hadn't much time for her husband when he was alive but who turned into a saint upon death and who was the subject of every conversation she had from then on. People started avoiding her - that was the impetus for my mother not to do the same.

4:30 am

o-o

Death is quite permanent. It is later than you think.

4:31 am

gortmold

yeah, that does tend to happen, doesn't it - sanctifying the deceased

4:32 am

Atalante

sounds like D's mother - she's more than a saint now. Her spirit lives on in my car

4:32 am

Haz1558

It does and it is mystifying.

4:33 am

gortmold

do you mean there's an awful rattle ata?

4:33 am

Atalante

apparently I offend her spirit if I leave rubbish in the car

4:33 am

Haz1558

And what if you started smoking marijuana in the car?

4:34 am

Atalante

I have *no* idea. It's all a complete mystery to me

4:34 am

gortmold

oh, i thought you were being funny, but someone believes their spirit really is in your car?

4:34 am

Haz1558

Would she be offended or rendered so mellow that she wouldn't care?

4:34 am

Atalante

husband seems to think that his mother is in spirit in my car. I think. Something like that!

4:35 am

Atalante

I couldn't make up the stuff husband comes out with!

4:35 am

gortmold

one too many episodes of Ghost Whisperer perhaps?

4:36 am

Atalante

his latest is looking over my shoudler to check I use soap when washing my hands!

4:36 am

herinfernallady

Hi and Ata tell him to fk off

4:37 am

gortmold

has he been taking...erm...how can i put this...recently legalised medicinal agricultural products?

4:37 am

Haz1558

That's what bathroom locks are for.

4:37 am

gortmold

lol and hello herin

4:37 am

Atalante

news headline from the BBC: "'Rampaging' ostrich killed on M56"

4:37 am

gortmold

gotta go and read kiddies stories; night all

4:38 am

Haz1558

Bye gortmold, hello herin.

4:38 am

Haz1558

Ostrich killed by vehicles or police marksman?

4:38 am

herinfernallady

See Ata things like that inspire me to make snide remarks about what i did to food

4:38 am

o-o

Be well, gortmold

4:38 am

herinfernallady

Hi too.

4:40 am

Atalante

One of two ostriches that went on the rampage after escaping from a farm in Cheshire has been killed on a motorway.

The 4ft (1.2m) tall birds, described as aggressive, went on the run in Helsby, near Frodsham, after getting free.

One of the pair died when it strayed on to the M56 and was struck by a lorry. The driver, from Wrexham, was not injured but the vehicle was damaged.

Officers recaptured the other ostrich in a field just after 1430 BST and it has been returned to its owner.

4:41 am

Haz1558

That lorry drive will have fun writing up his insurance claim.

4:42 am

Haz1558

'As I was proceeding down the M56, an ostrich committed suicide in front of my lorry.'

4:43 am

herinfernallady

Gosh hitting a chicken = poof of feathers. Thatof an ostrich big pooof.

4:44 am

herinfernallady

By the way the chicken in this case walked away

4:44 am

Haz1558

Not just a theoretical chicken.

4:46 am

Atalante

am very interested in how a rampaging ostrich can be told from a confused ostrich or cross ostrich etc

4:46 am

herinfernallady

No. My b.f was riding a motor bike on a farm and a chicken walked in front of the bike. The chicken was unhurt but big flurry of feathers.

4:46 am

herinfernallady

Maybe the ostrich was protecting its mate

4:47 am

Haz1558

Rampaging sounds more dramatic.

4:48 am

Haz1558

Back shortly.

4:48 am

Atalante

it certainly does

4:48 am

herinfernallady

Bye Haz.

4:49 am

herinfernallady

We have a car insurance advert that has rampaging swans

4:49 am

Atalante

goodness!

4:50 am

Atalante

we just get meerkats

4:50 am

Atalante

annoying meerkats

4:51 am

herinfernallady

meerkats?

4:52 am

Atalante

google "compare the meerkat"

4:53 am

herinfernallady

but meerkats are cute

4:53 am

Atalante

they are. these ones aren't

4:53 am

herinfernallady

but their little furry faces are so cute

4:54 am

Atalante

not when you see the annoying cartoon creature every ad break with their equally annoying music

4:54 am

herinfernallady

I do not understand the relationship between meerkats and insurance

4:55 am

Atalante

join the club lol

4:56 am

herinfernallady

See the swan advert has relativity. They damage the car and then the person has to tell the company

4:58 am

herinfernallady

I really should go to bed.

4:58 am

Atalante

lol

4:59 am

herinfernallady

I am so tired and pissy

5:00 am

Atalante

awww. go cuddle the kitties

5:01 am

herinfernallady

They are bitty

5:02 am

herinfernallady

opps bitey

5:02 am

Atalante

awww. monsters

5:03 am

herinfernallady

Yep. I have just passed two of my major tests big opps. Think i really may just go flop in 20 min

5:04 am

Atalante

go you!

5:05 am

herinfernallady

yah I got Green and black Butterscotch chocolate go me

5:06 am

herinfernallady

Ata its not a go you thing trust me.

5:07 am

Atalante

mmmmm that stuff is yummy

5:08 am

herinfernallady

Good I need it

5:08 am

herinfernallady

The peppermint is awesome

5:08 am

Atalante

ohhhhh yes

5:10 am

Atalante

I love all their chocolate

5:11 am

herinfernallady

It was on special. i have two types of chocolate. the kind you stuff in yuor face or the kind that you eat just a little bit off

5:13 am

Atalante

mmmmm

5:16 am

herinfernallady

You get what I mean?

5:17 am

Atalante

oh yes

5:18 am

herinfernallady

Good. i am researching a band that I have not heard of that is comming out and I am curious as to what they are like

5:21 am

Atalante

ok, I gotta go learn about bogs. go to sleep soon!

5:21 am

herinfernallady

Ata you know the G and B Range of chocolate?

5:21 am

Atalante

yep

5:21 am

herinfernallady

I figure I would like to try them all

5:22 am

Atalante

as you should

5:24 am

herinfernallady

Would it be very obsesive if i collected the wrappers?

5:24 am

Atalante

nope!!

5:25 am

herinfernallady

Ok you go read about bogs

5:26 am

Atalante

go forth and collect :D

5:27 am

herinfernallady

I will if i have the money. i seem to have eaten half a block tonight :(

5:27 am

Atalante

you can get baby bars!

5:28 am

herinfernallady

Well that is no fun

5:31 am

Scrabbler

Good morning/day everyone!

5:31 am

Atalante

hi scrabs! bye all!

5:32 am

herinfernallady

hi scrabler

5:33 am

Scrabbler

*sitting here in catatonic state, trying to gain full consciousness*

5:35 am

JBV

good morning, and hi scrabs - isn't that "bunny-tonic"?

5:37 am

Scrabbler

Haha, yes, a far more appropriate word. Bunny Miss Bea is sitting behind me, probably wondering why Mama is staring at the monitor with mouth hanging open. I just awoke with a migraine so I am really out of it. I am hoping caffeine + naproxen work quickly

5:37 am

JBV

oh, sorry to hear it - hope it goes away soon

5:38 am

Scrabbler

I couldn't fall asleep--local kid, friend of my middle nephew, hung himself and died Sunday. Just 18, a beloved, bright kid who just started college.

5:39 am

JBV

oh how terrible! that is a tragedy for all - even for those who did not know him

5:39 am

herinfernallady

Oh Scrabbler that is terrible. I really feel for the family.

5:40 am

Scrabbler

Such pain and sadness. I recall giving him a ride home from the HS a few years ago and even then thinking "This kid seems so sad." So many "what ifs"

5:41 am

JBV

i went through it with a friend of mine in college - her boyfriend committed suicide - I'll never forget that funeral - - the family and friends live with that forever

5:42 am

Scrabbler

The service is today and most of the only recently graduated class will be in town for this---these poor kids are too young to deal with this.

5:43 am

JBV

and i'm sure they will be offering counseling at the HS - too sadly, they actually have a protocol for it now

5:43 am

Scrabbler

And his dorm mates had a counseling session yesterday--Facebook pages revealed a lot of info, mostly about how admired + beloved he was

5:45 am

Scrabbler

Sorry to make you sad, but I need to vent.

5:45 am

JBV

no, this is big, scrabbler, we understand

5:46 am

Scrabbler

I am focusing now on spending the afternoon with Mary's kids--this is the highlight of every week.

5:48 am

JBV

that's nice - is it just you and the kids ?

5:48 am

jacq

hello everyone

5:48 am

jacq

sorry to hear of this sad news scrabbler

5:49 am

Scrabbler

The nanny is there and usually she helps the 3rd grader with homework (90 minutes' worth from a private school!) and I play with the youngest. Then we all play, have dinner, do bathtime and I head home, telling Mary in heaven how much I love her kids.

5:49 am

Scrabbler

Hi jacq. Yes, a tough one.

5:50 am

JBV

I hope you have a good day,scrabs - wishing you all the best - have to go now, will check in later

5:50 am

Scrabbler

Bye JBV--so nice to see you!

5:51 am

Scrabbler

Does anyone like this grid? I am not feeling any attraction yet.

5:51 am

jacq

i have been here for about ten minutes and already i want to disown it and it's offspring

5:52 am

jacq

i didn't want to interrupt the chog to say a trite hello

5:52 am

herinfernallady

awww scrabbler

5:53 am

Scrabbler

i am glad it's not just me, jacq

5:55 am

Scrabbler

i am up to 66 somehow

5:56 am

Haz1558

Stick with it (the grid, I mean), I eventually found it to be absorbing.

5:57 am

herinfernallady

Hi Jaq

5:58 am

jacq

heya lady

5:58 am

jacq

pristine

5:58 am

jacq

ohh poop

5:59 am

jacq

sorry

5:59 am

Scrabbler

TY so much, jacq!

5:59 am

jacq

i am sorry

6:00 am

Scrabbler

GM Hazel. Your name came up a lot during our Babble mtg Saturday night. My sister joined us and we were trying to explain Babble, words + Babblers to her. Still none of it interests her but she enjoyed the mtg--great food, friends + Scrabble game.

6:01 am

Haz1558

I'd love to have been there!

6:02 am

Haz1558

I saw the photos on nrkii's and Dorens' profiles.

6:02 am

Scrabbler

Now you know what I look like.

6:03 am

Haz1558

I know! I hadn't pictured you with glasses for some reason, but I had conjured up the right sort of hair.

6:03 am

herinfernallady

Night all

6:04 am

Haz1558

I'd seen pictures of the others except for JBV. It's interesting to put faces to names.

6:04 am

Haz1558

Goodnight, herin.

6:04 am

herinfernallady

hugs. I give up and must have a lookie at the pics

6:06 am

Haz1558

Scrabbler, had you met everyone before?

6:08 am

Scrabbler

I had met no one before. Yes, I have worn glasses since I was about 13. I tried contact lenses and my eyes didn't tolerate them.

6:09 am

crosshair

good morning everyone;)

6:09 am

Scrabbler

Hi Crossy!

6:09 am

NonoNanette

Good morning Babblers :)

6:10 am

Haz1558

Good morning to Nono and Crosshair!

6:10 am

NonoNanette

my description of this grid is also a phantom...... stink

6:11 am

Haz1558

Honestly, it starts slowly but you'll be pleasantly surprised at the number of normal words in there.

6:11 am

Haz1558

Optimism is my middle name today.

6:12 am

NonoNanette

you are ever the optimist Haz

6:13 am

Haz1558

I know! It's just that I felt the same way about it at first, couldn't see very many words but stuck with it and was glad I did.

6:13 am

Haz1558

Needless to say I used resources when my known words ran out.

6:15 am

NonoNanette

i too have resorted to resources but it still stinks

6:15 am

Scrabbler

GM Nono

6:16 am

crosshair

crossy is working on his very first blog,just made it yesterdeay but you can see pics of the mrs and i and where we live;) http://crosshairswolf.blogspot.com/

6:16 am

hurshy

my "name" (that wesley calls me...) is in the grid!

6:16 am

crosshair

just right click to enlarge pics

6:17 am

crosshair

left that is

6:17 am

Haz1558

Hello hurshy!

6:17 am

hurshy

hello haz!

6:18 am

Eva

good morning everyone

6:18 am

Haz1558

You enjoyed your recent trip to Cornwall?

6:19 am

crosshair

howdy eva;)

6:19 am

hurshy

i did!!!

6:19 am

Haz1558

Hello to Eva and Merp - are you feeling a bit better, Eva?

6:19 am

jacq

crossy, you live ina beautiful part of the world

6:19 am

Haz1558

Did your heart leap when you realised where you were going?

6:19 am

NonoNanette

hi Scrabs sorry didnt mean to ignore you, was looking at Crossy's pics

6:20 am

NonoNanette

Crossy that stream reminds me a lot of where I grew up

6:20 am

crosshair

of course im showing you the best bits when we are wearing our fall colours;0

6:20 am

Eva

Thanks for asking Haz. First night without nose drops! Feels like a real accomplishment. I'm thinking that if I paint all the doors bright blue, wear garlands of garlic around my neck and sacrifice some chickens maybe the evil virus gods will move to somewhere else.

6:20 am

jacq

smiles, i live between the hills and the sea, i love allnatures colours and hues

6:21 am

Haz1558

Glad to hear that there's improvement, Eva.

6:21 am

Eva

Here it's looking like it might snow.

6:21 am

hurshy

i don't have a leaping kind of heart - but i was very pleased!

6:21 am

Eva

How are things in your world HAz?

6:22 am

jacq

it feels like it might snow here but can't smell it yet

6:22 am

jacq

114 left and time for a coffee and ciggie break

6:22 am

Haz1558

The weather is drippy, but otherwise life is good.

6:22 am

Eva

We had 3 inches the week before last, but it's gone now.

6:23 am

Eva

is the te 9 a compound?

6:23 am

NonoNanette

no eva

6:24 am

Eva

thanks

6:24 am

Haz1558

No, it kind of follows on from te6/21 - ends in gentleman's neckwear.

6:25 am

NonoNanette

time to get hubby up and get breakfast, be back later

6:25 am

Haz1558

I must brave the drippy weather to post a letter and walk Spangle. Happy babbling!

6:26 am

jacq

time to go oldest is here with her daughter

6:26 am

crosshair

tc haz

6:27 am

crosshair

found 3 more pics from our walkabout http://crosshairswolf.blogspot.com/

6:28 am

crosshair

lol like someone boring you with endless slides from thier trip to go see the worlds biggest ball of yarn;)

6:29 am

Scrabbler

I must shower and get to work--bye folks. enjoy the day!

6:29 am

crosshair

tc scrabbs

6:30 am

crosshair

tc jacq

6:30 am

Eva

hmmm....don't have the te6/21 to build on....any hints?

6:32 am

Eva

got it!!! and the 9.

6:32 am

hurshy

i have one that sounds like a just-barely-holding-on connection...

6:33 am

Eva

that's the one hursh

6:34 am

hurshy

and i'm sposed to add neckwear to that??

6:34 am

hurshy

oh, i see, change the, and pl, ok

6:35 am

Eva

sort pf like insurance policies isn't it

6:36 am

hurshy

what's the other 9 start with?

6:36 am

Eva

du and I just found it

6:37 am

hurshy

thanks, me too!

6:37 am

Eva

it's much easier that the te

6:37 am

hurshy

i figured it might have same ending and once you said du it was a snap

6:38 am

Eva

I'm not finding this grid easy. The first 200 were okay, but now.....

6:39 am

hurshy

yeah, 31 to go here and probably will need the list at some point.

6:39 am

Eva

sorry-I meant the first 140 were okay

6:39 am

Eva

I still have 99 left

6:39 am

hurshy

lol

6:40 am

hurshy

well, you can get 60 more without too much trouble

6:40 am

Eva

I could, perhaps, if I were you(-:

6:41 am

crosshair

sure..words just throw themselves at you..down to 30 no problem...yea..right.. lol

6:41 am

hurshy

you wouldn't want to be me, though. persistent headache, blech.

6:43 am

Eva

still might be a workable trade. But not a winning one for you. Anyway, so far as I know that technology hasn't been worked out yet so I think we have to be ourselves for the duration.

6:45 am

Eva

phantom: petulant

6:46 am

Eva

do you get migraines?

6:46 am

hurshy

i don't *think* so

6:47 am

Eva

that's good.

6:48 am

Eva

okay. Think I'm going to give up for a while and do something productive with my life.

6:48 am

hurshy

i do have three nice cats

6:48 am

Eva

well that makes up for a lot! I don't think one can ever have enough cats. Wish Merp felt the same way

6:49 am

hurshy

hehe. well, have fun being productive.

6:49 am

Boobear

hi all

6:50 am

hurshy

hello, Yogi's Young Companion

6:51 am

hurshy

or YYC

6:56 am

crosshair

here is an interesting site,with it you can talk in nothing but acronyms:) http://www.aim.com/acronyms.adp

6:56 am

crosshair

howdy boo

6:57 am

hurshy

lol, thanks crossy

6:57 am

Boobear

hi Crossy

7:19 am

periwinkle

ooh, I found the du9, good morning all

7:20 am

phaeton

wtg peri! morning

7:23 am

phaeton

pe4...you are in the grid again today!

7:24 am

periwinkle

I know, phae :-)

7:33 am

Trifioso

good morning babble friends. wow, torgone is gonna be THRILLED today!!! ti4 AND pe 5!!!! banner day!

7:35 am

Uneaixoise

oh, wow, had missed the ti4! LOL

7:35 am

Trifioso

such a bountiful grid! :)

7:35 am

Anniebrook

hello everyone!

7:35 am

Uneaixoise

earthy . . .

7:35 am

Uneaixoise

hey, annie!

7:36 am

Anniebrook

Hi Une!

7:36 am

phaeton

you guys need a life!

7:36 am

Uneaixoise

:-D

7:36 am

Trifioso

working on that too, phae! :)

7:37 am

phaeton

LOL!

7:37 am

Uneaixoise

being from the South, I'm quite surprised "lawd" isn't a word :-)

7:37 am

Uneaixoise

as in "lawd have mercy!"

7:38 am

Anniebrook

but the other phonetic one is

7:38 am

phaeton

well, spell it with a U!

7:38 am

Uneaixoise

doesn't count, annie! LOL

7:38 am

Anniebrook

lawdie me!

7:39 am

Uneaixoise

:-D

7:39 am

phaeton

sure it does...la4/6! lol

7:39 am

Uneaixoise

no, phae, I mean that in the south, lawd is whole different word :-)

7:39 am

Uneaixoise

peppers much older fiction :-)

7:40 am

phaeton

:D

7:41 am

phaeton

clue for the lone E at the top?

7:42 am

periwinkle

not seeing the other 9, I know it starts with te

7:43 am

bonkler

es 5 a geological formation, a ridge of gravel

7:43 am

Uneaixoise

te9 rhymes with word often heard in relation to retirement accounts

7:43 am

periwinkle

NM found it, I had treied it earlier but it ws not accepted, thanks Une

7:43 am

Uneaixoise

another Southern phrase: if you wanna know, just es***

7:44 am

Uneaixoise

she'll be glad to tell you . . .

7:44 am

periwinkle

*tried*

7:44 am

Anniebrook

thanks Une, got the te 9

7:44 am

Uneaixoise

don't es* don't tell LOL!

7:44 am

Uneaixoise

yw annie :-)

7:44 am

periwinkle

only have one 8, the te8/40

7:45 am

Uneaixoise

al8 al + not me + not days

7:45 am

periwinkle

mercie, Une

7:45 am

Uneaixoise

ke4/7/8 with same ending, peri

7:45 am

Anniebrook

LOL. aune

7:45 am

Anniebrook

Une*

7:45 am

Uneaixoise

:-D

7:46 am

Boobear

hi Une and Peri

7:46 am

Uneaixoise

re7/8 do another press run

7:46 am

Uneaixoise

hey boo :-)

7:46 am

Boobear

you too Annie

7:46 am

periwinkle

press run?

7:46 am

Uneaixoise

tw8 teens, tw8, thirties, forties

7:47 am

periwinkle

looking...

7:47 am

periwinkle

got the tw8, thanks

7:47 am

Anniebrook

hi there boo

7:47 am

Uneaixoise

sorry, peri, i used to be in book publishing

7:47 am

Uneaixoise

pr5 more books due to demand

7:48 am

Uneaixoise

pr8 in mint condition

7:49 am

periwinkle

ah, got the re8, thanks

7:49 am

Uneaixoise

yw :-)

7:49 am

periwinkle

got the pr8, thanks

7:49 am

Uneaixoise

:-D

7:50 am

periwinkle

got the ki8, thanks Une

7:50 am

Uneaixoise

apparently there's another pr8 but don't have it . . .

7:51 am

Uneaixoise

ki8 or ke8? don't have a ki . . .

7:52 am

Vicuna

pr8/45 - before the judge and jury go to work

7:53 am

Uneaixoise

tx vicuna!!!

7:54 am

Vicuna

My pleasure.

7:55 am

Uneaixoise

have wr x 8 -- are there more?

7:55 am

Judi

Happy Tuesday, fellow homo sapiens!

7:55 am

Uneaixoise

hey, judi!

7:56 am

periwinkle

not getting the pr8

7:56 am

Anniebrook

hi judi!

7:56 am

Uneaixoise

which one, peri?

7:56 am

bonkler

pr 8 before tr*** and tribulation

7:57 am

Uneaixoise

hey, bonkler!

7:57 am

periwinkle

NM

7:57 am

bonkler

wr 8?

7:57 am

bonkler

morning all

7:58 am

Anniebrook

hi bonkler

8:02 am

bonkler

hmm chog-freeze

8:02 am

Uneaixoise

synapses poppin'

8:02 am

Judi

All your fault, Bonkler.

8:03 am

bonkler

i broke neural pathways again? dang

8:04 am

bonkler

i think nudal should be a word for undressed pasta

8:04 am

Uneaixoise

75 to go -- BBL *poof*

8:04 am

Uneaixoise

LOL!!

8:05 am

Judi

Fun with phoenetics.

8:06 am

bonkler

okay, i'm off to animate and composite

8:13 am

Judi

Kursing the K's.

8:17 am

periwinkle

got both pr8, thanks

8:17 am

Judi

Ke 7 & 8, anyone?

8:22 am

Judi

*jumps up and down and waves arms* Don't make me shoot up a flare, people!

8:22 am

Aloyisius

ke**el of popcorn, Judi + not day

8:23 am

Judi

Ty, Aloy!

8:23 am

Aloyisius

oops, lose a consonant, sorry

8:23 am

Aloyisius

yay, glad you got it despite my misclue

8:24 am

periwinkle

need help with 2nd re8 pls

8:25 am

periwinkle

don';t have the re7 before it if it is a plural

8:25 am

Aloyisius

peri, it is what an author does in order to perfect his product

8:25 am

Aloyisius

(or HER product)

8:26 am

periwinkle

ok, got them both, thanks

8:27 am

Aloyisius

ooh, quite a lag time in posting.. hope all is well on the site

8:27 am

periwinkle

errands to do, bbl

8:28 am

Aloyisius

hagd, peri

8:30 am

Judi

Tu6/24?

8:31 am

Aloyisius

don't have it yet Judi, sorry

8:32 am

Judi

*pouting*

8:33 am

Aloyisius

ah, have it now: tu + ****es and Gentlemen

8:34 am

Judi

That's a wonky one. Ty, again!

8:34 am

Aloyisius

it is a freshwater fish, but certainly not a fishy word!

8:35 am

Judi

Mmmm. Someone is cooking bacon here at the police station. Where's Crossy?

8:36 am

Aloyisius

lol Judi

8:46 am

Aloyisius

off to rake leaves.. Happy Babbling!

8:50 am

harpjane

good morning

8:57 am

inge

Guten MOrgen, Babblers. Any clue for pe 6/21, right after the writing utensil

8:58 am

aebmusica

zwei von diesen...inge

8:58 am

aebmusica

zwei von diesen...inge

8:59 am

aebmusica

sorry wrong one ,inge

8:59 am

aebmusica

erns

9:01 am

EvaNadine

mornin babblers!

9:04 am

inge

Music, I love your profile. Our daugter (now 31) used to spend hours in the garden singing. When I asked her why, she said: I am teaching the plants. then they will teach the plants next to them, and next to them, till all the planst in the world will sing. She was 3 or 4 then

9:05 am

aebmusica

inge...it really Works....sing to your plants....they like it and they grow better......really!!!!

9:05 am

aebmusica

inge...it really Works....sing to your plants....they like it and they grow better......really!!!!

9:06 am

inge

I know, but i still need pe 6/21 please clue me

9:07 am

aebmusica

don't have it yet...sorry

9:07 am

aebmusica

don't have it yet...sorry

9:09 am

Uneaixoise

french word for thought and/or a pretty little flower

9:09 am

inge

I got it, French word for thought

9:10 am

Uneaixoise

hey, inge :-)

9:10 am

inge

ha,ha

9:10 am

aebmusica

merci beaucoup une

9:10 am

Uneaixoise

:-D

9:10 am

Uneaixoise

mon plaisir!

9:12 am

harpjane

how many letters in the lone E please?

9:13 am

Uneaixoise

es5

9:14 am

harpjane

thinking....

9:14 am

harpjane

thanks

9:14 am

Uneaixoise

don't es*, don't tell :-)

9:17 am

Uneaixoise

more than 9 wr's?

9:18 am

scribekd

i count 10 wr's

9:18 am

Uneaixoise

tx scribe

9:19 am

scribekd

yvw

9:19 am

Uneaixoise

ah, got 10 now . . .

9:21 am

scribekd

congrats-still ned 4

9:21 am

Uneaixoise

63 to go -- BBL *poof*

9:29 am

Michnick

Wow, this grid isn't so easy but I got 2 of the 8's and 1 9 already. I just started!

9:29 am

Michnick

perks

9:29 am

Michnick

Ahhh. Sorry! Off to the PB. Cheese fondue, anyone?

9:30 am

Carolryberg

Thanks Michnick, I didn

9:30 am

Anniebrook

hi mich...off to the PB>>>>>>>>

9:30 am

Anniebrook

chocolate in there for you, mich

9:30 am

Carolryberg

I didn't have that one, I just started. Have fun in the PB

9:30 am

Michnick

Awwwww/

9:33 am

Michnick

wund

9:33 am

Michnick

Sorry, that wasn't even me, and it isn't a real word anyway.

9:36 am

Anniebrook

i almost missed the needlecase---et 4 and 5

9:37 am

Michnick

Thanks Annie

9:37 am

Anniebrook

youre welcome, mich

9:53 am

flosey

good morning everyone

9:54 am

Carolryberg

morning flosey

9:54 am

Anniebrook

hi flosey!

9:54 am

flosey

hello Carol, don't believe we've met?

9:55 am

Carolryberg

I'm a lurker, don't talk much. Been playing for a couple of months and am addicted

9:55 am

flosey

ah, then welcome to babble - it does seem to be instantly addicting!

9:56 am

Carolryberg

Can't go to bed at night without fireworks.

9:56 am

Carolryberg

Hmm that sounded strange.

9:56 am

flosey

where are you? you must be up pretty late some nights

9:58 am

Carolryberg

South Carolina

9:58 am

Carolryberg

stint

9:58 am

flosey

aha, eastern time

9:58 am

Carolryberg

Oops, PB for me

9:58 am

flosey

but thanks, didn't have that one

9:59 am

rururocks

snirk sounds like a perfectly acceptable word to me..

9:59 am

Carolryberg

What do you think the def. would be?

9:59 am

flosey

would that be a cross between a smirk and a sneer?

10:00 am

rururocks

yes.. that's a good definition flosey

10:00 am

anike

Hi everyone - back from my 2.5 week sojourn. Thought i'd pop in and see what tonite's grid was like - bigger than I'd hoped

10:00 am

flosey

hi anike, welcome back

10:01 am

rururocks

oh got a te 8

10:01 am

flosey

wtg ru

10:01 am

flosey

just starting on t words

10:01 am

anike

100 words to go but just finished a 38 hour drive so probably won't finish tonite

10:05 am

flosey

oooh! 38 hours straight? hope you had an alternate driver

10:05 am

anike

3 drivers flosey and we just keep rotating

10:06 am

flosey

still pretty tiring, that's a long sit!

10:07 am

anike

You are not joking!! We make up a bed in the back and each have a turn stretching out

10:07 am

flosey

ah, good idea

10:11 am

crosshair

ty all for you recent prayers for my father,he has now been diagnosed and our family can now care for him properly and give his a stable environment to live out his remaining years.to those i talked with earlier on this,he is not suffering and in his own mind he is happy in what he dreams up is his life.ty all for your prayer once again he has what is called "korsakoff,s syndrome"..k enough sadness,diving into the grid..sploosh

10:12 am

Carolryberg

I thought of you last night crossy. I saw bacon covered doughnuts on a cooking show.

10:13 am

Anniebrook

Oh crossy, so sorry to hear about your father. I was not aware you were having such sadness but I know that with your loving kindness he will be taken care of properly.

10:13 am

crosshair

lol carol..dont like doughnuts:)

10:13 am

crosshair

bnow how about bacon muffins?

10:13 am

Carolryberg

I guess you could lick the bacon off the top

10:13 am

crosshair

bacon icing!!!

10:14 am

Carolryberg

That sounds deadly

10:14 am

Anniebrook

bacon marmarlade

10:14 am

crosshair

ohh..think i can run with this idea..:))

10:14 am

crosshair

cheese slices with bacon bits already in them....

10:15 am

Anniebrook

THAT sounds very tasty

10:15 am

Atalante

does it ever!

10:16 am

crosshair

makes a fried egg sammy so much easier eh?

10:16 am

Anniebrook

Hi Ata!

10:16 am

Anniebrook

and a bacon cheeseburger

10:16 am

crosshair

now you got it!:))

10:16 am

Atalante

and hi :)

10:16 am

Atalante

*hugs crossy*

10:17 am

crosshair

back in a few..have some phone calls to do...grumble..crossy hates the phone;/

10:17 am

crosshair

ty ata..poof

10:17 am

beachboggle

Hi babble pals!

10:17 am

Anniebrook

bye {{{crossy}}}

10:17 am

Anniebrook

hi beach

10:19 am

Atalante

hi beach

10:22 am

Anniebrook

we nt

10:22 am

Atalante

PB! even with a space in the middle :)

10:23 am

Anniebrook

ack, didnt mean to do that. sorry

10:23 am

Anniebrook

Im going Im going!

10:23 am

Carolryberg

take some bacon doughnuts with you

10:24 am

Atalante

bacon bagels *sudden wish*

10:24 am

Anniebrook

carol, that sounds revolting..rather have the bagels Ata is offering

10:24 am

Anniebrook

with a schmeer of cream cheese, yummy

10:24 am

Carolryberg

I know, I thought crossy might like them but he doesn't like doughnuts.

10:28 am

Anniebrook

I have 40 left. Think it might be time for the list.

10:28 am

Atalante

go go annie!

10:30 am

Anniebrook

before I go to the list can I get a clue for ad5?

10:30 am

Atalante

if I had it, you could

10:31 am

Anniebrook

well, thanks anyway.

10:31 am

Carolryberg

when you are grown you are an ad***

10:31 am

Anniebrook

thanks!!!

10:33 am

Carolryberg

yw

10:33 am

flosey

hi again, is the te9 a normal word?

10:35 am

inge

fireworks, fireworks, fireworks

10:35 am

flosey

wtg inge

10:36 am

Carolryberg

woohoo inge, I still hace 173 to go.

10:36 am

Carolryberg

oops have

10:36 am

inge

obscure, but normal, builds on the te 5 before it

10:36 am

flosey

thanks inge

10:40 am

Book Doctor Gwen

hiy ababble addicts!

10:41 am

EvaNadine

addicts? no addicts here! (said shaking and twitching)

10:42 am

Book Doctor Gwen

no, me neither lol

10:45 am

rururocks

drops rubber hose.. what..me neither

10:46 am

Anniebrook

was on the phone but a belated congrats to inge

10:48 am

rururocks

anyone have the lone e on the top row?

10:49 am

flosey

es5/18 ru

10:50 am

inge

try the needlecase babblet

10:50 am

Anniebrook

es + jerome ***n, composer

10:50 am

rururocks

thank you both

10:50 am

rururocks

top row is almost greyed out

10:50 am

flosey

good clue Annie, couldn't think of one

10:54 am

Book Doctor Gwen

TY annie, and ooh, found me an 8

10:54 am

Anniebrook

wtg, BDG

10:55 am

Book Doctor Gwen

just made halfway, ty

10:57 am

flosey

have to leave for a bit, bbs

10:57 am

Anniebrook

later, flosey

10:58 am

Book Doctor Gwen

snerk needs to be a word

10:59 am

Anniebrook

snirk too

11:00 am

Book Doctor Gwen

i'll accept snirk as an alternate spelling lol

11:00 am

Book Doctor Gwen

hard to believe there are 112 more words in this baby

11:02 am

Book Doctor Gwen

oooh, found another 7, but i see it's time to fly, bye 4 now POINK

11:02 am

hego

aghh!! I'm one letter short of every word I think is in here.

11:02 am

anike

29 to go but need sleep - will finish tomorrow - g'night

11:02 am

hego

Hi All

11:03 am

hego

I wish it was time for me to go to bed

11:04 am

rururocks

100 to go.

11:04 am

rururocks

Bbl

11:04 am

Anniebrook

darn phone, bbbs

11:18 am

Takuma Sato

Good afternoon, folks! Fun grid today?

11:19 am

periwinkle

Hi, Takuma, hello all

11:19 am

periwinkle

Takuma, your name always makes me smile

11:19 am

Takuma Sato

Glad to hear that, peri! why so?

11:20 am

Takuma Sato

You're a fan of mediocre Japanese Formula 1 drivers, as well?

11:21 am

periwinkle

just like the sound of it, Takuma, I know nothing about Japanese Formula 1 drivers

11:21 am

Takuma Sato

heh, fair enough. happy to elicit a smile, whatever the reason :)

11:25 am

movieman

Hiya everyone!!!!

11:25 am

periwinkle

Hi, mm!

11:25 am

Takuma Sato

howdy mm

11:26 am

movieman

Anyone found the 9s yet?

11:27 am

periwinkle

du9/66 builds on the du4/6

11:28 am

Kallia

there are 4 du 4/6 at least :)

11:28 am

Kallia

hi all

11:28 am

Kallia

which one Peri?

11:28 am

periwinkle

the one that means two

11:29 am

Kallia

thank you

11:29 am

movieman

ta peri

11:29 am

Takuma Sato

Oo! just found one of them -- thanks, peri!

11:29 am

periwinkle

you are both welcome

11:29 am

periwinkle

mm, did you find the du9

11:29 am

Kallia

ty Peri got it :)

11:29 am

periwinkle

you did :)

11:29 am

movieman

yes peri

11:30 am

periwinkle

the te9 rhymes with a life insurance word

11:30 am

periwinkle

that is the best I can do

11:31 am

Kallia

your best is good! I got it ty :)

11:31 am

periwinkle

glad you got it, Kalia, yw

11:35 am

Takuma Sato

ack, I just realized I committed a bunch of fouls in chat

11:36 am

Takuma Sato

the PB must get pretty full today, when you're on, Periwinkle ;)

11:37 am

Takuma Sato

and with that, I'm off. Time to meet the gf for coffee. Good luck all, and thanks for the great clues!

11:39 am

periwinkle

:-)

11:39 am

periwinkle

:-)

11:39 am

periwinkle

:-)

11:39 am

periwinkle

:-)

11:39 am

periwinkle

:-)

11:40 am

periwinkle

bbl

11:40 am

movieman

need another clue for the te9 plz

11:41 am

periwinkle

I used morewords to find it, mm

11:41 am

Kallia

start with a number and ends with mens' neckwear

11:41 am

periwinkle

good clue, Kalia

11:42 am

Kallia

number + you and me +neckwear

11:42 am

periwinkle

even better clue, Kalia

11:42 am

Kallia

ty peri ...trying

11:43 am

Kallia

it's a hard one

11:43 am

Kallia

any good mm?

11:43 am

periwinkle

I am plodding along with this grid, bbs to find some more words

11:43 am

movieman

not yet kallia

11:44 am

Kallia

me to Peri I have still got 86 left

11:45 am

movieman

still puzzling over the te9

11:45 am

Kallia

um let me think

11:46 am

inge

te 9 is based on the te 6 preceding

11:47 am

movieman

Just got it!!!!

11:47 am

movieman

it was the you + me bit that threw me

11:47 am

inge

it ends like the du 9.

11:47 am

Kallia

ah sorry bout that...didn't know how else to clue it

11:48 am

Kallia

glad you got it

11:48 am

Kallia

but I can't get the 6 lol

11:49 am

inge

any bablers from SanDiego in the chat? Hajor traffic jam I hear, casue some womean wants to jumpf off a bridge

11:50 am

rururocks

that's Maria Shriver on the bridge she was caught using a cell phone while she was driving

11:50 am

inge

the te 6 is first 5 letters of the te 9 and plural letter

11:50 am

inge

ROFL

11:51 am

Kallia

ah, thought it was spelt with an o!

11:52 am

inge

the other te 6 has same first 4 letters + do,re,mi, fa,so,la ** do

11:53 am

Kallia

ty Inge

11:54 am

inge

off to sudoku of yesterday

11:54 am

torgone

The freeway is still closed ..

11:55 am

torgone

She's still out there .. eight hours later ..

11:56 am

movieman

i have an re8.....clues for the other 8s plz

11:57 am

Kallia

pr...in perfect condition

11:57 am

Kallia

that's the only other 8 I have

11:57 am

phaeton

hello

11:58 am

movieman

ty kalia

11:59 am

phaeton

can i have a clue for the lone E at the top?

12:01 pm

phaeton

nm, got it

12:04 pm

amelu0218

mm, there's another re8

12:06 pm

KatieMcG

evening everyone

12:06 pm

amelu0218

another pr8

12:08 pm

amelu0218

ke7/8 combo

12:10 pm

Anniebrook

Can I get a clue for the second re 6/18 please?

12:11 pm

Anniebrook

hi Katie

12:12 pm

Anniebrook

Never mind, I got it

12:12 pm

amelu0218

al 7/8

12:13 pm

Anniebrook

ame...al, vowel, opp. of day and plural it

12:14 pm

amelu0218

ty annie! mm had asked earlier for the 8s.

12:15 pm

Anniebrook

youre welcome, amelu

12:16 pm

Atalante

anyone have any idea what I can make with polenta?

12:16 pm

Anniebrook

Ata, you need Haz for that inquiry

12:17 pm

Atalante

very true ...

12:18 pm

Anniebrook

I need a clue for re 7/28, please?

12:18 pm

Atalante

I bought a pack of it earlier, was on special offer and thought I'd have something different

12:19 pm

Anniebrook

I have a box of polenta in my pantry. To me, it is the same as grits.

12:19 pm

Kallia

re7/28 in the dock again

12:20 pm

amelu0218

same as the first pr8, just drop the first letter... to do with a judge/jury...

12:20 pm

Anniebrook

Kallia, thanks so much..I thought I had typed that one in.

12:20 pm

Atalante

I'm determined to make something nice with it!

12:20 pm

Kallia

yw

12:20 pm

phaeton

Polenta is good with spaghetti sauce

12:21 pm

KatieMcG

I bought a pack fo polenta about 6 months ago, still haven't used it

12:21 pm

jmcnrick

is it boxed polenta or a roll?

12:21 pm

Kallia

got to go get veg on for dinner,,,back later

12:22 pm

jmcnrick

boxed polenta use broth and herbs instead of water and throw in a grated cheese near the end

12:22 pm

Anniebrook

I just took the box of polenta out of the pantry. There is a recipe for a mushroom sauce on the box. Looks like the main course is just the polenta. I have yet to make it..same as Katie

12:22 pm

jmcnrick

hi all

12:22 pm

Atalante

roll, ready made stuff

12:23 pm

Atalante

I ususally do the same, this is why I am determined to create something this time!

12:23 pm

jmcnrick

Then slice it and fyr it up with crispy edges -- heavenly!

12:23 pm

Anniebrook

hi jmc

12:24 pm

jmcnrick

or mash it out in a baking dish and put a layer of grated cheese on the top and bake it

12:24 pm

jmcnrick

hi annie

12:24 pm

Atalante

oooo jmc! cook extraordinaire obviously!

12:24 pm

Atalante

cheese does sound good on this cold day

12:24 pm

jmcnrick

or you could use it as the base of tamale pie or a shepherds pie

12:25 pm

jmcnrick

tamale pie isa great way to use left over chicken or beef

12:25 pm

Atalante

everyone's going to be cooking polenta tonight :)

12:25 pm

jmcnrick

cheese always sound good to me!

12:26 pm

phaeton

not me...having ruebens

12:26 pm

Atalante

me too jmc!

12:27 pm

jesdraggon

hi all! survived the flight(s) to knoxville, how're you?

12:28 pm

jmcnrick

hi jes just sticking my toe in over lunch

12:28 pm

Atalante

hi es!

12:28 pm

jesdraggon

oooh... lunch. that's a good idea. i should do that.

12:28 pm

jesdraggon

anybody in tennessee wanna meet for lunch?

12:28 pm

Anniebrook

hi jes

12:29 pm

Atalante

how thick slices of polenta should I make, jmc?

12:29 pm

Anniebrook

get Une, jes, she's in Tenn

12:29 pm

jmcnrick

for the fried ones or the baked dish?

12:29 pm

Atalante

both :D

12:29 pm

Atalante

*clueless*

12:29 pm

jesdraggon

she online?

12:29 pm

beachboggle

hi again, babble friends

12:30 pm

jmcnrick

hi beach

12:30 pm

Anniebrook

I dont think so

12:30 pm

jesdraggon

howdy bb

12:32 pm

FMitch

Polenta is like couscous - if you don't know what to do with it is taste horrible or sits in the cupboard.

12:32 pm

jmcnrick

so what you do with it is make it with broth and herbs and it is wonderful -- but I like couscous too

12:32 pm

Anniebrook

FM! You are so right

12:33 pm

Atalante

exactly! that's what I thought I'd ask for advice!

12:33 pm

jesdraggon

nah, gotta disagree, mitch. couscous is very versatile... if you don't know what to do with it, just mix it with meat and/or veggies and add a litle sauce.

12:33 pm

Atalante

couscous is my favrouite thing

12:33 pm

Atalante

but there is distinctly couscous and *good* couscous

12:33 pm

jesdraggon

i think slices about 1/4 inch thick of polenta, with some sausage or chicken in white sauce over it, ata

12:33 pm

jmcnrick

ata slice it about 1/2 inch thick

12:34 pm

FMitch

jes thats what I said - if you don't know how to deal with it, it just sits there.

12:34 pm

Atalante

*is couscous expert* *smug*

12:34 pm

Atalante

ty ty jmc adn jes :)

12:34 pm

jmcnrick

when you fry is make sure to leave it sit in one place so that the crust develops before you try to flip it

12:34 pm

jesdraggon

but i didn't know how to deal with it until i started throwing it in stuff... and really, haven't had anything that turned out too poorly that i could blame on the couscous... had some sauces not come out right, but you can't blame the pasta

12:35 pm

jesdraggon

ooh, tried a new one a few weeks ago. take cauliflour and chop it up really fine, mix it with couscous and spices and fry it. good stuff

12:36 pm

jesdraggon

and i don't like cauliflower!

12:36 pm

Atalante

I tried a new one too - apple and raisin couscous. yum!

12:36 pm

FMitch

Are you cooking from scratch Ata?

12:36 pm

jmcnrick

well polenta is just corn meal mush with an attitude

12:37 pm

Atalante

yep!

12:37 pm

FMitch

WTG girl!

12:39 pm

beachboggle

mm if you cook the apple and raisin couscous in orange or apple juice, it is really yummy

12:41 pm

FMitch

OH rats think I have broken my shredding machine - it is making dying noises again but they sound final. BRB..

12:41 pm

jesdraggon

oh no, mitch!

12:42 pm

hego

Hi all. Mitch you have to oil them. I ruined one before I figured that out.

12:42 pm

jesdraggon

hullo, hego

12:43 pm

Atalante

awwwww

12:43 pm

FMitch

Oil them - Oh heck!

12:43 pm

hego

Hi gang and I'm sorry but bye also. BBl

12:44 pm

FMitch

Will have to investigate that tomorrow.

12:44 pm

jesdraggon

they sell pre-oiled sheets to run through them, or you can use clipper oil and just put some on a piece of paper before you run it through

12:45 pm

hego

Yes Mitch. They have oil you just put across a piece of paper and run it through. Otherwise the cutters overheat and make that noise.

12:46 pm

mom2han8

anyone have the al7 and the al8?

12:48 pm

jesdraggon

not me, mom

12:48 pm

EvaNadine

al + vowel + not day

12:49 pm

FMitch

Oooh, has vision of going out tomorrow to find oil embeded paper for shredders or failing that pouring salad dressing into shredding machines :)

12:49 pm

mom2han8

thanks... just could not manage to monkey it!

12:49 pm

jesdraggon

thanks, eva!

12:49 pm

Atalante

vinigrette might be better!

12:49 pm

danf63

Eva...congrats on your engagement! (I know I'm slow, but I just saw!)

12:49 pm

jesdraggon

hah. i'd stick to clipper oil, mitch :P or at least just olive oil and not a heavy dressing!

12:50 pm

mom2han8

Oh, congratulations!

12:51 pm

EvaNadine

TY dan :)

12:51 pm

EvaNadine

and mom :)

12:51 pm

FMitch

*Like us babblers need an excuse to party - Yay EvaN* no that we have celebrated before or anything :)

12:51 pm

EvaNadine

had round 1 of dress shopping last night. quite surreal!

12:52 pm

danf63

I remember taking my ex dress shopping when we got engaged...she made me wait in the car while she and her friends went in to choose (none of them drove)...at 5 stores!

12:53 pm

jesdraggon

yow, dan. why didn't they have a mother or friend that did drive take them, who'd be allowed to see the dresses?

12:53 pm

FMitch

That is so wrong Danf!

12:54 pm

danf63

It wasn't that bad...I took a book and read in the car while I waited. I think i took a nap, too, but it WAS 16 years ago, so I'm not sure

12:54 pm

Atalante

did you watch Masterchef last night, FM?

12:55 pm

FMitch

Only caught the last 15 mins Ata. - who ar eyou going for?

12:56 pm

Atalante

did you see the bit with the pastry chefs?

12:56 pm

Lizsark

hello

12:56 pm

jesdraggon

hi liz

12:57 pm

Atalante

lizzzz!

12:57 pm

FMitch

I think so that was at the end of the prog, NO?
The pastry towe and the mango et al?

12:57 pm

Lizsark

:)

12:57 pm

FMitch

Hey Liz :)

12:57 pm

jesdraggon

hey liz...do you think i make a donation to your dogs for the disabled it'd be tax-deductible here?

12:58 pm

jesdraggon

or does it not count, since you're in a different country?

12:58 pm

Atalante

yep, the nice French judge - Eric Lanlard - made my wedding cake :)

12:58 pm

Lizsark

I don't know Jes?

12:58 pm

FMitch

OMG!

12:58 pm

Lizsark

whta FM???

12:58 pm

jesdraggon

hmm. i'll have to ask...

12:59 pm

jesdraggon

when do you jump?

12:59 pm

FMitch

I have pic ofh that you sent me

12:59 pm

Lizsark

Jes we did it last weekend.
Was it last weekend Ata?

12:59 pm

Atalante

he's a gooood boy!

12:59 pm

FMitch

Ata has great connections.

1:00 pm

Lizsark

pic?

1:00 pm

Atalante

um. Oct 11th! the date is forever stuck in my mind!

1:00 pm

jesdraggon

aha; how'd it go?

1:00 pm

Lizsark

LOL its all a blur!

1:00 pm

Lizsark

Jes it was amazing but very scary

1:00 pm

FMitch

They did brilliantly Jess and raised a whole load of Â£ for thecharity.

1:01 pm

jesdraggon

:D glad you landed safely!

1:01 pm

Lizsark

Ata and I were both sick LOL

1:01 pm

jesdraggon

excellent

1:01 pm

Lizsark

so am I!!!!!

1:01 pm

jesdraggon

oh no :(

1:01 pm

Atalante

I did have a momentearlier on when I suddenly went "omg. I jumped out of a plane" LOL

1:01 pm

Lizsark

Ata? Would you do it again?

1:01 pm

jesdraggon

heheh

1:01 pm

Lizsark

LOL I keep doing that!!!!

1:02 pm

jesdraggon

hope you weren't sick on your jump-guide (or what do they call the person who goes with you?)

1:02 pm

FMitch

I think you should stop with the sick thing as it might put other 'jumpers off'.

1:02 pm

Lizsark

Ata was ROFL

1:02 pm

Atalante

la la lala

1:02 pm

Atalante

oh yes!

1:02 pm

Lizsark

FM It wouldnt put me off doing another

1:03 pm

Atalante

one thing did occur to me - you jumped out 2 people before me, and landed about a minute afterwards. Bad Geoff really went quickly!

1:03 pm

crosshair

back for a few more words;)

1:03 pm

FMitch

LOL It might put off your jump leader though :)

1:03 pm

jesdraggon

hi crossy :)

1:03 pm

Atalante

*went down

1:03 pm

Lizsark

I know!!! Ellie thought I'd backed out!

1:03 pm

Lizsark

I know!!! Ellie thought I'd backed out!

1:03 pm

crosshair

howdy jess

1:03 pm

crosshair

((((fm))))

1:04 pm

jesdraggon

sent your bacon burger story to my bf. he said he couldn't believe anybody would eat that. but the wheat bread and lite dressing were a nice touch, well played

1:04 pm

Lizsark

I have no idea why it took so long.

1:04 pm

Atalante

poor Ellie going out so early

1:04 pm

FMitch

Hey Crossy ((())) seen yr blog and love the pics.

1:04 pm

Lizsark

hi Crossy

1:04 pm

crosshair

lol jes

1:04 pm

crosshair

howdy liz

1:04 pm

Lizsark

She loved it

1:04 pm

Lizsark

OK I have to go read a bedtime story...BBL

1:04 pm

crosshair

ty fm,ill have to get working on it,just made it yesterday

1:05 pm

jesdraggon

bye, liz

1:05 pm

Atalante

night night meg!

1:05 pm

crosshair

tc liz

1:06 pm

Atalante

jes, I've been voting for you daily

1:06 pm

jesdraggon

thanks, ata! dropped down to 10 last week, but today we're back up to 8 :)

1:06 pm

Atalante

yay!

1:07 pm

jesdraggon

my mom and i've both been handing out flyers at work asking people to vote :)

1:11 pm

jesdraggon

half way... should i break for lunch, or wait for the bf to get done playing with new machines for work and just do dinner with him? it's 2pm... he may be done early, or late. we don't know.

1:12 pm

Atalante

wait

1:12 pm

jesdraggon

alright

1:13 pm

Atalante

more fun having dinner with bf :)

1:13 pm

jacq

hello again everyone

1:13 pm

jacq

back to finish maybe lol

1:14 pm

jesdraggon

is true. we will have to go exploring, since we don't know where anything is around here, or even what the options are

1:14 pm

jesdraggon

hi, jac

1:14 pm

Atalante

oooo fun!

1:15 pm

jesdraggon

or scary; cities terrify me

1:16 pm

Atalante

dont think of the city, just think of sniffing out food!

1:16 pm

dcseain

Exploring for food is always fun, IMHO

1:16 pm

jesdraggon

i wonder if the shuttle from the airport would take us to a good restaurant...

1:17 pm

jacq

if you want to know the best places to eat get a cab cab drivers know everything

1:17 pm

dcseain

jes, may i ask where you are?

1:21 pm

Atalante

she's in TN somewhere

1:22 pm

Anniebrook

wa

1:22 pm

Anniebrook

ul

1:22 pm

Anniebrook

sorry!

1:22 pm

dcseain

oh, Tom used to live in East TN.

1:23 pm

jesdraggon

grah. stupid hotel interwub just booted me

1:23 pm

Anniebrook

dc, How is Tom?

1:23 pm

dcseain

doing well, thank you, annie. A bit better each day at this point.

1:23 pm

jesdraggon

i'm in knoxville for the week :)

1:24 pm

Anniebrook

so glad to hear the good news!

1:24 pm

dcseain

that's where Tom lived, asking for recs

1:25 pm

jesdraggon

excellent, thanks dc! also; love the schaudenfreude pie, will have to remember to make it when we get home!

1:25 pm

dcseain

The Butcher Shop is really good. Chesapeake's for seafood. The Orangerie is 5-stare. Naples is nice for Italian in West Knoxville he says. Louis' Drive-in is pizza and pasta and burgers; he says theire peperroni pizza is the shit. First two are downtown.

1:26 pm

Atalante

mmm pizza

1:26 pm

jesdraggon

the butcher shop? I assume they serve some sort of meat? hehehe

1:26 pm

jmcnrick

what kind of food do you want jes

1:26 pm

dcseain

indeed they do. grill your own steaks basically he says

1:27 pm

jesdraggon

something we can't get at home, basically. which doesn't limit us much! there's a chinese restaurant and a bar that serves better-than-normal bar food and whatever random the owner decides to cook.

1:27 pm

dcseain

there's also Wok Hay in West Knoxville, if it's still open.

1:27 pm

dcseain

lots of chain restaurants around too he says

1:27 pm

jesdraggon

sounds promising, i'll suggest it when bruce gets back! thanks :)

1:28 pm

Atalante

Butcher;s Shop sounds yummy

1:28 pm

dcseain

may i ask ballpark where home is?

1:28 pm

jesdraggon

eastern washington, in a tiny little town nobody's ever heard of

1:29 pm

jmcnrick

when I travel i do a search for a local magazine's recommendations online

1:29 pm

Atalante

when I move over to Oregon, I'm determined to come adn visit you, jes :)

1:29 pm

dcseain

The Volunteer Grill downtown has some E TN food. There's a bbq place at Washington Pike and Whittle Springs called F.A.T. doing smokey mtn bbq

1:30 pm

dcseain

you need grits and biscuets and F.A.T. Buddy's BBQ is the local Knoxville chain.

1:30 pm

jmcnrick

so found taht wok hay is still around the Butcher's shop is getting mixed reviews

1:30 pm

dcseain

he strongly suggests Louis'

1:30 pm

jmcnrick

TN barbecue is good.

1:31 pm

jesdraggon

totally welcome to come up, ata!

1:31 pm

jmcnrick

when you move to oregon ata I am determined to visit you!

1:31 pm

jmcnrick

both!

1:31 pm

Atalante

I'm going to have years of fun exploring OR and WA

1:31 pm

jesdraggon

i obviously need to write these down :)

1:32 pm

KrisE

I'm in the grid!

1:32 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hoo krise

1:32 pm

dcseain

Calhoun's on the river is very nice he says, and that you MUST go there and have a Spinach Maria while you're there

1:32 pm

KrisE

Hi everyone :)

1:32 pm

jmcnrick

what is a spinach maria?

1:33 pm

crosshair

howdy krise;)

1:33 pm

dcseain

It's a creamed spinach dish that he says they do quite nicely and is one of their most popular dishes.

1:33 pm

KrisE

howdy cross

1:33 pm

jesdraggon

Calhouns is where bruce's co-workers went last night without us, while we were sitting in chicago wondering if we'd get to fly down.

1:33 pm

jmcnrick

mmm creamed spinach

1:33 pm

mom2han8

can someone clue the in6/24??? It's driving me nuts.

1:33 pm

KrisE

just started - how is the grid today, beside my being in it?

1:34 pm

jesdraggon

other than big, seems about average, kris

1:34 pm

KrisE

thanks, jes

1:35 pm

jesdraggon

ah. seems he'll be working late rather than early. he just texted and told me to not wait.

1:35 pm

jmcnrick

:-( too bad jes

1:35 pm

crosshair

what exactly are grits?

1:35 pm

dcseain

i don't have it yet mom2

1:35 pm

jesdraggon

so i'm off to fill my belly for a bit. thanks for the recs, dc, we'll surely hit some of them this week! (and tell tom thanks for me!)

1:36 pm

jesdraggon

no worries, jam, i'll have him to myself for the rest of the week, today's the only day he's working

1:36 pm

jmcnrick

corn hominy dried and ground into a coarse meal crossy

1:36 pm

Atalante

have fun!

1:36 pm

jmcnrick

that's good -- have fun

1:36 pm

dcseain

crossy, it's the white part of the corn, dried and recooked. "corn squeezins" as Tom calls them. Southern staple - as savory food

1:36 pm

crosshair

ok..now hominy lol

1:36 pm

jesdraggon

so have fun all, i'll probably be back in a bit to get those last hundred words...

1:37 pm

jessmom

in6 in + not a child but an a****

1:37 pm

KrisE

bye jess

1:37 pm

crosshair

so,like corn bread,but fried?

1:37 pm

jmcnrick

hominy is corn soaked in lye until it is puffy and the husk dissolves

1:37 pm

dcseain

hominy is whole corn treated with lye, then canned then cooked.

1:37 pm

jmcnrick

no grits are more like couscous

1:37 pm

Atalante

lye?? isn't that toxic or something?

1:37 pm

jmcnrick

i love hominy and grits

1:38 pm

dcseain

Metro Pulse has a Best of Knoxville. Stir Fry Cafe has numerous different styles of mostly Asia food, excellent Tom Yum soup and terrific spring rolls

1:38 pm

jmcnrick

it's a weak solution and the lye is long gone when you eats them

1:38 pm

crosshair

good grief,sound rough,you all come up here and ill make you a canadian north woods camp breakfast that will bring a tear to yer eyes;))

1:38 pm

dcseain

ah, poutine :)

1:38 pm

jmcnrick

I would love to come up except for the border crossing thing

1:38 pm

Atalante

phew!

1:38 pm

lbdawger

clue for the first in5.10, pls?

1:38 pm

dcseain

Louis' about the only thing he misses about Knoxville

1:40 pm

jessmom

in5/10 not active

1:40 pm

dcseain

ata, corn needs to be treated with lime (the mineral) or lye to be fully digestable. It doesn't take much of either to activate the enzyme for digestability. W/out lime or lye, it's not very nutritious

1:40 pm

lbdawger

ty, jess. geez fish me!

1:40 pm

crosshair

crossy rolls his eyes @ "corn squeezins" lol

1:41 pm

jessmom

yw

1:41 pm

Atalante

ooo never knew that!

1:42 pm

dcseain

FYI real 'corn squeezins' is moonshine. He just finds the phrase usefule to describe grits

1:42 pm

dcseain

i look for 'a touch of lime' in the ingredient list on corn products, ata, to ensure maximum nutrition

1:45 pm

Atalante

brb food time

1:46 pm

crosshair

our peaches and cream corn is coming out of the fields now...yum!

1:47 pm

crosshair

time for a big corn roast soon;)

1:47 pm

dcseain

roast peaches and pork is nice

1:48 pm

crosshair

interesting,closest ive come to that is a ham done in the oven with a gooseberry glaze

1:49 pm

crosshair

having a maple and hickory smoked ham tonight as a matter of fact;))

1:49 pm

dcseain

same sample peach and pork recipes from cooks.com:

1:49 pm

dcseain

http://tinyurl.com/yf8qdur

1:49 pm

jacq

mmmmmmm moves in with Mr and Mrs crossy

1:50 pm

crosshair

they were on sale 4 person size ham was 43.50!!

1:50 pm

dcseain

very nice with the ham, crossy

1:50 pm

dcseain

that's twice as much as it would cost here, my god.

1:50 pm

crosshair

ill put bacon and cheddar scallop tatties on the side and maybe some cauliflower with cheese sauce

1:51 pm

crosshair

that should of read $3.50

1:51 pm

jacq

wow

1:51 pm

crosshair

bout 4 pounds in weight

1:51 pm

dcseain

wow!

1:51 pm

dcseain

VERY good deal :)

1:51 pm

crosshair

thats about 1/3 price,usually 8-11 dollars

1:52 pm

crosshair

maple leaf..yummers

1:53 pm

crosshair

and of course a tube of pilsbury crescent rolls;)

1:53 pm

dcseain

:)

1:54 pm

jmcnrick

I thought you were a veggie dc

1:54 pm

crosshair

well dc can have the cauli,the rolls and the scalloped tatties

1:55 pm

dcseain

i am jmc, but i grew up eating meat, and know a fair amount about it :)

1:55 pm

crosshair

more pork for my fork:))

1:59 pm

Atalante

that sounds distinctly rude

2:00 pm

dcseain

common phrase structure here in NA when someone says they don't want some of something, Ata, though i do see your point

2:00 pm

crosshair

lol its used as a commercial jingle here for the pork producers of ontario ata lol

2:00 pm

Atalante

I know ... but it *does* sound funny!

2:02 pm

crosshair

funny how commericals vary by contry and what is considered acceptable for the viewers and what is not..some of the european commercials we see on tv specials just blow our mind hehe

2:02 pm

Atalante

the Aussie commercials are the worst

2:02 pm

crosshair

what comes to mind are some danon yogurt commercials hehe

2:03 pm

crosshair

though i love that aussie commercial where kate goes to find herself;0

2:03 pm

Atalante

don't know the danone ones. our ads are dominated by stupid meerkats right now

2:04 pm

crosshair

we have a meercat cell phone one going atm

2:04 pm

jacq

i think the meerkat ones are a brilliant piece of marketing

2:04 pm

Atalante

they are blody annoying, but I agree

2:06 pm

dcseain

GEICO, and insurance company here, has been using a British Gecko in their ads for some years now.

2:07 pm

jacq

go to comparethemeerkat.com

2:07 pm

Atalante

a British Gecko? O.O

2:07 pm

dcseain

indeed, ata

2:08 pm

Atalante

didn't know we had british geckos!

2:08 pm

crosshair

the absoulute best commercial ive ever seen in my life is one in a series that the canadian govt put out on boat and car safety and alcohol imparement(you may be able to google them but they are off the air now)it shows a boat drifting along and then it pans to 2 young boys in it with thier lifejackets on,you hear the water lapping at the boat as it drifts,the kids are very still and wide eyed.as the camera pans back you see a male adult boy floating face down and drifitng away from the boat and it does not have a life jacket onand as the camera fades to black a voice say"never drink while boating and always wear you life jacket'

2:09 pm

crosshair

mm dan typos

2:09 pm

dcseain

sounds like a quite effective PSA, crossy

2:10 pm

Atalante

we understand

2:12 pm

crosshair

it was in combination with one of a guy sitting on a curb,the police and ambulance people are over by a car wreck and in the background are 3 body bags,one large and 2 small,then it pans back to the guy on the curb,he puts his head in his hands and you can see him shaking and in print at the bottom near the end it says "first he killed the bottle"

2:12 pm

crosshair

very powerfull commericals indeed

2:13 pm

Atalante

sounds it

2:13 pm

crosshair

anyway enough gloom,whant i should streak across the chog? lol

2:13 pm

harpjane

hello 114 to go

2:13 pm

Atalante

streaking? woot!

2:13 pm

crosshair

howdy harp

2:14 pm

FMitch

Yay Crossy - go for it!!!

2:14 pm

Atalante

fifi!

2:15 pm

crosshair

lol,better go hose down this mass of muscle first,back in a few..semi poof

2:15 pm

FMitch

OH you woosHey Ata :)!

2:16 pm

dcseain

hi, harp and FM

2:16 pm

Atalante

I haven't said this enough - it was *so* lovely to see you last weekend

2:16 pm

FMitch

(((())))

2:17 pm

Atalante

and The Thatch now has *great* sticky toffee pudding!

2:17 pm

FMitch

*wipes a tear and tries to eradicate the typo monster.*

2:18 pm

FMitch

*sits back in the PB and wiats for Crossys streak* :)

2:19 pm

FMitch

Hi dc :)

2:20 pm

FMitch

*drums nails on desk ... pus out bacon trail ... *

2:20 pm

Atalante

he's run away

2:21 pm

dcseain

alas, seems so

2:22 pm

jacq

he's gone for a shower

2:22 pm

Atalante

I suppose we want a non-smelly streaker

2:23 pm

FMitch

LOL - I iwas just looking forward to the bacon strwened bod :)

2:24 pm

Atalante

FM will have to provide the entertainment instead

2:26 pm

FMitch

Umm, don's flamenco dress and dances the sevillanas, followed by quick costume change to be umm a babbler again but finds it had to type with castanets still on..

2:27 pm

dcseain

LOL YAY!

2:27 pm

harpjane

perhaps you could entertain me by offering a clue for pr7?

2:27 pm

dcseain

pr7 - clean, untouched

2:27 pm

harpjane

no offense on your castanet problem...

2:29 pm

dcseain

oops, that's the 8

2:29 pm

FMitch

lol no offence taken harp - esp as I am not gridding so cant clue you :)

2:29 pm

harpjane

i have a pr8 that means this thing you mention, clean. i have no personal experience with the concept

2:31 pm

amelu0218

pr7 is an archaic term meaning will you please.

2:31 pm

harpjane

I can assure you that if you own castanets, you are one step closer to my idea of heaven!

2:31 pm

dcseain

pr7 - would you please

2:34 pm

FMitch

I do harp - and I can tel you that it was an incredible learning experience !

2:34 pm

harpjane

I'd like a instrument that is easy to take on a plane!

2:35 pm

FMitch

As much as I want to see Crossy streak though the grid - I have to go :(
Happy Babbling all.

2:35 pm

dcseain

be well, FM

2:35 pm

Atalante

bye dear!

2:37 pm

FMitch

Ata Can you yahoo?
Thanks dc and to you too.

2:38 pm

harpjane

te9?

2:38 pm

Atalante

*logging on*

2:40 pm

dcseain

it builds off a 6 i don't have yet, harp

2:40 pm

harpjane

same her dc

2:40 pm

harpjane

same here

2:40 pm

Atalante

te + rapa *** + consonant

2:42 pm

dcseain

ty, ata

2:42 pm

harpjane

still in the dark here....

2:43 pm

dcseain

got both from that.

2:43 pm

Atalante

rapa *** = easter island

2:43 pm

harpjane

got it thanks

2:43 pm

dcseain

harp, Easter Island

2:46 pm

harpjane

61 to go bbl

2:48 pm

dcseain

njoy, harp

3:09 pm

jmcnrick

well i finally got the 6 from that but forgot the clue for the 9 :-(

3:10 pm

Atalante

put a man's neckwear on the endish

3:10 pm

jacq

the first 5 letters from the 6, then the word for what you do with your laces in the morning plural

3:11 pm

amelu0218

jmc, add a couple of ascots...

3:11 pm

jmcnrick

ty jac and ame

3:11 pm

jmcnrick

and ata! help from all quarters

3:12 pm

Atalante

arent we nice

3:15 pm

jmcnrick

yep you are

3:16 pm

jacq

some of us are lol, i am only nice when i have choklit

3:16 pm

jmcnrick

now jac you either must eat a lot of choklit or you are incorrect in your assertion

3:17 pm

jacq

i eat loads of choklit LOLOLOLOL

3:17 pm

jacq

have just eaten a huge aero

3:17 pm

Atalante

i'm nice, I have vodka and orange

3:18 pm

Atalante

mint?

3:18 pm

dcseain

hm. food other than Pringles is likely a good idea.

3:18 pm

jacq

no, choklit

3:18 pm

dcseain

i like the vodka idea a lot

3:18 pm

Atalante

mint aero I meant. or normal aero?

3:19 pm

Atalante

vodka is a good good thing! especially vanilla Absolute

3:19 pm

Atalante

*Absolut

3:19 pm

jacq

normal, mint are ok but my daughters dog ate the mint one

3:19 pm

Atalante

loooooooooool

3:19 pm

Atalante

love the mint ones

3:19 pm

dcseain

freaky. I find the theme from Monty Python soothing.

3:20 pm

jacq

me too, i eat all the choklit off the outside and then suck the mint bit

3:20 pm

Atalante

me too!

3:21 pm

jacq

lol, i eat mars bars the same way

3:21 pm

Atalante

and snickers

3:22 pm

Atalante

and bounties!

3:22 pm

jacq

mmmmmm yes and yes

3:22 pm

Atalante

why are there so few dark chocolate bounties nowadays?

3:23 pm

movieman

Stop with the choklit talk, i'm drooling over my keyboard!!!!

3:23 pm

Atalante

flakes! flakes! twirls!

3:24 pm

jacq

mmmmmmmmm mars bar icecream

3:24 pm

Atalante

MALTESERS!

3:24 pm

jacq

maltesers

3:24 pm

jacq

unchies

3:24 pm

jacq

munchies

3:24 pm

movieman

Galaxies!!!!!!

3:24 pm

Atalante

chocolate buttons!

3:24 pm

jacq

mmmmmmmm

3:24 pm

Atalante

GIANT choc buttons!

3:24 pm

jacq

caramels

3:25 pm

jacq

oh yes ata, 5 at a time LOL

3:25 pm

movieman

Cadbury's Roses

3:25 pm

jacq

mmmmm

3:25 pm

movieman

Quality Street

3:25 pm

jacq

how many maltesers can you fit in your mouth at one time?

3:25 pm

Atalante

too many

3:25 pm

Atalante

Mingles

3:26 pm

jacq

lol

3:26 pm

Atalante

Ferrero Rocher!!!!

3:26 pm

jacq

in the eighties there was a bar, a cabana bar i think it was like a bounty with cherries and caramel, i loved those

3:26 pm

jacq

oh yes ata

3:26 pm

movieman

That's it, my keyboard has exploded with the saturation!!!!!

3:27 pm

Atalante

I love love love the Cadbury's Old Jamaica bars, when you can get them

3:27 pm

jacq

LOLOL

3:27 pm

Atalante

and Nutty (?) bars from ages ago - like caramel with peanuts on the outside

3:27 pm

jacq

ohhhhh yes to both

3:28 pm

Atalante

you remember those Nutty bars? I was beginning to think I was imagining them

3:28 pm

jacq

i remember them picking the nuts out of the toffee mmmmmmm

3:28 pm

Atalante

exactly! you are the only other person I know who remembers them

3:29 pm

jacq

thats because i was a pig then lol

3:29 pm

Atalante

I was a kid and in love with them

3:29 pm

Atalante

my cat was also called Nutty at the time, so Nutty bars were doubly cool

3:29 pm

Carolryberg

I've gained five pounds just lurking!

3:30 pm

jacq

LOLOLOLOLOL

3:30 pm

movieman

Did you know it was Mike D'Abo of Manfred Mann who came up with the Cadbury's Fudge jingle?

3:30 pm

jacq

i loved nutty bars, so messy and tasty

3:31 pm

Atalante

I wish theyd come back. At least Cadbury's brought back Wispas

3:31 pm

Atalante

if they bring back mint Wispas I will be VERY happy

3:31 pm

jacq

my kids hate that jingle LOL i buy a fudge for the grandkids when i take them to the shop and i sing that sone every time i open it for them LOLOLOL

3:31 pm

jacq

email them ata, start something in your facebook

3:31 pm

movieman

Me too ata, I love anything mint flavoured

3:32 pm

Atalante

me too. and mint wispas were just the ultimate

3:32 pm

movieman

And coconut flavoured

3:32 pm

Atalante

mmmm yes

3:33 pm

Atalante

I have some brown sugar with coconut bits in and it's the best stuff over porridge etc

3:33 pm

jacq

do you remember chewing tobacco?

3:33 pm

jacq

shredded coconut with sugar and stuff?

3:33 pm

Atalante

mm yes

3:34 pm

dcseain

tu6.24, pls?

3:34 pm

jacq

i still can't believe they called it that, but they sold it in pouches

3:34 pm

Atalante

there's a grid?

3:34 pm

jacq

one who tu4/5's a piano perhaps

3:35 pm

Haz1558

tu6/24 - tu plus an anagram of what the hen did with the egg.

3:35 pm

dcseain

that's the 6.21

3:35 pm

Atalante

haz!!

3:35 pm

Atalante

I've found a great bog name

3:35 pm

Haz1558

C'est moi!

3:35 pm

dcseain

thank you, haz

3:35 pm

Atalante

Mullanatoomog

3:35 pm

Haz1558

And what's it called?

3:35 pm

Haz1558

You're welcome, dc.

3:36 pm

Haz1558

Mercy, that's a mouthful.

3:36 pm

Atalante

in Tyrone

3:37 pm

Atalante

sounds more Aus Aboriginal than Irish

3:37 pm

Haz1558

I didn't think it was anywhere near here, not that I am that well acquainted with the bogs of Ulster.

3:37 pm

dcseain

i agree, ata

3:38 pm

Atalante

I think the nearest important bog to you is somewhere called Ballynahone

3:39 pm

jmcnrick

mullan has celtic flair

3:39 pm

Haz1558

Whereabouts is it? Oh wait, I can google.

3:39 pm

jmcnrick

mulligatawny

3:40 pm

Atalante

I'm only saying near from a vague and blurry map of NI peat bogs!

3:40 pm

Haz1558

Near the Glenshane Pass - on the road to Londonderry. It's a bit away but probably right next door in American/Aussie terms.

3:41 pm

Atalante

you dont' have any good bogs right there

3:41 pm

Atalante

outrageous

3:42 pm

Haz1558

You can't have everything.

3:42 pm

Haz1558

Ballynahone has its own nature reserve, apparently. The things you learn here.

3:43 pm

Atalante

today I've been learning all about the different assemblages of Sphagnum moss you get in Irish bogs. The fascination almost kills me

3:43 pm

dcseain

are you offering soup, jmc?

3:43 pm

Atalante

but there is a very prettily named bog called Fairy Water

3:43 pm

Haz1558

Sphagnum papillosum and magellanicum.

3:43 pm

jacq

it would probably be a good two hours away in scottish terms of distance LOL

3:44 pm

Atalante

and fusca. S. fusca is very rare. and red.

3:44 pm

Atalante

and then there's bog cotton adn bogbean and wolly fringe moss and bog rosemary and bog this and bog that

3:45 pm

Haz1558

And you thought it was just a big mess of bogland!

3:45 pm

Atalante

and cranberries, bilberries, lingonberries, you name it

3:46 pm

Atalante

and the spangleberry

3:47 pm

Haz1558

Lingoberries - as fed to the English speakers in the Gaeltacht to aid them in their study of Irish.

3:47 pm

jmcnrick

not offering soup just comparing that word with mullinwhatever from earlier

3:47 pm

Atalante

"Guinness!" what more does one need toknow?

3:48 pm

Haz1558

Slainte?

3:48 pm

torgone

Don't forget the bog roll after eating all those berries ..

3:49 pm

Atalante

Baileys!

3:49 pm

jacq

dooleys too

3:50 pm

Haz1558

When is your assignment due, Ata?

3:51 pm

Atalante

2 weeks time. Lucky you. 2 weeks more of random bogness!

3:51 pm

Haz1558

And I meant to ask before, if you've ever smelt a peat fire?

3:51 pm

Atalante

yes ... but a long time ago

3:52 pm

jacq

peat fires smell amazing and welcoming and they make you think of earlier times

3:53 pm

Haz1558

It's such a characteristic smell. They burn peat in the fires in all the houses and cottages in the Ulster Folk Museum and it really helps to set the scene.

3:53 pm

jacq

it's like they call out to a primal inherited memory of safety and shelter

3:53 pm

Atalante

they do at Blist's Hill as well - folk musemum in Shropshire

3:54 pm

lynxxx

what does it smell like?

3:54 pm

rururocks

they burn pot out here in California.. and it has a very peaty smell too

3:54 pm

Haz1558

How to describe peat? Stronger than wood, quite smoky and rich.

3:55 pm

lynxxx

pleasant?

3:55 pm

Atalante

yep

3:55 pm

Haz1558

It's lovely.

3:56 pm

rururocks

mossy-smoky

3:56 pm

Haz1558

Just googled - some enterprising soul is selling Irish peat incense.

3:56 pm

sciencegeek

peat is a great fuel

3:57 pm

lynxxx

Is it still harvested and used as a fuel on Ireland?

3:57 pm

Haz1558

Yes - not as much as before, but still used.

3:58 pm

Haz1558

Fewer and fewer people have open fires and people tend to use coal more often. But you still get people renting a piece of moss and cutting turf for themselves. It can also be cut by machinery, but that's cheating.

3:58 pm

sciencegeek

That sounds like a great incense!

4:00 pm

Haz1558

They're selling the incense in Tipperary - you can probably get leprechaun after shave in the same shop.

4:00 pm

Atalante

one year's machine trimming = 200 years of peat accumulation

4:00 pm

sciencegeek

LOL. They may have some at the Renaissance Faire!

4:00 pm

sciencegeek

a clue for the al 7 and 8 pls

4:01 pm

Haz1558

al7 - al plus a verb meaning to get together or bring together.

4:01 pm

lynxxx

al & to become one

4:02 pm

sciencegeek

ty i never would have seen that

4:02 pm

Michnick

I still don't see it!

4:03 pm

lynxxx

look at the u's Mich

4:03 pm

Michnick

Thanxxx Lynxxx

4:03 pm

Haz1558

al plus an anagram of what you do with shoelaces when you take off your shoes.

4:05 pm

Haz1558

Right, I'd better go and see if there are any crimes to solve on TV. Happy babbling to all! Bye!

4:06 pm

Atalante

bye dear!

4:06 pm

lynxxx

Bye everyone. Lots to do today so I had better start

4:06 pm

Haz1558

Bye!

4:16 pm

stidmama

HELLO all!!!!

4:16 pm

sciencegeek

hey stid! have not seen you in a whole

4:16 pm

sciencegeek

while...sorry have the flue

4:16 pm

dcseain

hi,stid and science. Bye lyn and haz

4:17 pm

jacq

heya mama and science

4:17 pm

stidmama

I am sorry to learn that, science. I hope you mend quickly!

4:18 pm

stidmama

how's today's grid?

4:18 pm

dcseain

no too bad at all

4:18 pm

sciencegeek

I have been sick since Thrurs

4:18 pm

sciencegeek

Thursday

4:18 pm

jacq

sends home made soup to science

4:18 pm

sciencegeek

two days at home need to try and teach tomorrow. of course, it is the students who made me like this LOL

4:19 pm

stidmama

okay, I'll give it a try. lickety is being very slow to load for me, I think because of where I am sitting.

4:19 pm

stidmama

(((gentle hugs for science))) *and a box of kleenex and a cold lemonade*

4:19 pm

sciencegeek

ty jacq i am making from chicken noodle tonight......

4:19 pm

sciencegeek

look at my typing what a shame

4:21 pm

sciencegeek

decaf chai with agave syrup right now

4:22 pm

stidmama

that sounds like a nice tea, science.

4:22 pm

dcseain

*offers science a hot toddy made with Southern Comfort*

4:26 pm

periwinkle

hi all, help with pe6/24 pls

4:28 pm

stidmama

back. hey pe4!

4:28 pm

JBV

pe 6/24 - the next to last, as syllables in a word

4:28 pm

JBV

hi everyone

4:28 pm

dcseain

ty, jbv

4:28 pm

periwinkle

thanks, JBV

4:28 pm

crosshair

someone say southern comfort?:)

4:28 pm

stidmama

thanks JBV!

4:28 pm

periwinkle

not an easy grid for me, plodding along, 62 left

4:29 pm

dcseain

DC Babble meet-up set, details in my profile

4:29 pm

dcseain

indeed crossy.

4:29 pm

crosshair

very tough grid for me;(

4:29 pm

periwinkle

I will never drink southern comfort again, got sooo sick from it many years ago

4:29 pm

jacq

it is a hrd grid

4:29 pm

dcseain

it's medicine, not drink, pe4 :)

4:29 pm

stidmama

hey cross. I am down to 197! no hope of finishing today, but that's not my goal most days now.

4:30 pm

periwinkle

how about a babble meet up in Phila. would be easier for me

4:31 pm

dcseain

That's doable. When?

4:31 pm

periwinkle

have no idea, just thought of it, dc

4:31 pm

dcseain

:) we're doing the Sat after Thanksgiving here

4:32 pm

periwinkle

maybe I will talk with TO and get her input

4:32 pm

dcseain

coolio

4:34 pm

stidmama

down to 163.... why didn't I look at the word count before I started???

4:34 pm

periwinkle

first pr5 pls

4:36 pm

periwinkle

getting tired of t his trid, cannot find the pr7 either

4:36 pm

dcseain

like old term for Beijing

4:36 pm

stidmama

sorry peri, not yet listing.

4:36 pm

periwinkle

bbl

4:36 pm

stidmama

the pr 5 I just found sounds like the stuff you win in a contest if that's any help?

4:37 pm

stidmama

later peri

4:37 pm

crosshair

lol stid,once i leaned to relax with bable and not take a unfinished grid as a persoal insult,finishing be came a non-issue for me as well;0

4:38 pm

dcseain

hasta, peri

4:38 pm

stidmama

if anyone has it, I would love to have NBT before I need to leave... the E next to the H please? it's my last untouched tile.

4:38 pm

dcseain

needlcase, stid

4:38 pm

stidmama

thanks seain

4:39 pm

stidmama

I knew it was probably fishy! LOL

4:39 pm

JBV

that's my word, stid!

4:39 pm

stidmama

what is it about undergrads -- they DO smoke, they DON'T shower??? *yuck face*

4:39 pm

stidmama

down to 150...

4:39 pm

JBV

oh, and DO NOT Go into their dorm rooms!

4:40 pm

stidmama

gah. *chokes at the very idea*

4:40 pm

stidmama

I am sure I was not like this when I was that age. Partly because I had to work to put myself through school!

4:40 pm

dcseain

i went to a commuter school, where even the peeps in the dorms mostly worked at least halftime. rooms were mostly neat and clean.

4:41 pm

JBV

and mostly because I lived at home and my mother wouldn't let me throw clothes on the floor

4:41 pm

stidmama

so perhaps the idea of going away to school isn't such a great one for people who don't have some real-life experience of some kind?

4:42 pm

stidmama

YES! UP to 100 words!!!! *happy mama look*

4:42 pm

JBV

stid how are your classes?

4:42 pm

dcseain

eh, we all need to learn somehow, stid

4:43 pm

stidmama

well, my classmates are beginning to gather... I should head out.

4:43 pm

dcseain

be well, stid

4:43 pm

stidmama

thanks all ((hugs)) see you again soonish.

4:43 pm

JBV

bye stid

4:44 pm

stidmama

JBV, classes are HARD and FUN! *poof*

4:47 pm

dcseain

help with PR8, pls?

4:48 pm

sciencegeek

pr 8 is really clean

4:48 pm

sciencegeek

unsullieed

4:48 pm

sciencegeek

unsullied

4:48 pm

dcseain

sorry, 1st PR8 :)

4:48 pm

JBV

thanks, science

4:49 pm

sciencegeek

dont know have not worked on those yet

4:49 pm

dcseain

cool, thanks

4:50 pm

sciencegeek

i need the first lu 7

4:51 pm

jacq

the most insane?

4:51 pm

dcseain

most crazy

4:51 pm

sciencegeek

ty

4:52 pm

JBV

pr 8 = before the court date

4:52 pm

dcseain

just found it, ty, jbv :)

4:57 pm

Minveryork

Good evening to my fellow babblers!How is everyone?

4:57 pm

Minveryork

By the way, congratulations to all the finishers! YAY!

4:57 pm

JBV

hi Min -

4:57 pm

harpjane

hello 61 to go here. te9?

4:58 pm

Minveryork

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

4:58 pm

harpjane

I'm good minver, I'm going to try to get the 9 before I go work out

4:58 pm

harpjane

and how are you?

4:58 pm

Merk

Good afternoon ... and I'm just starting and it's a slow start, too.

4:58 pm

JBV

te 9 - the one with the most camp housing

4:58 pm

harpjane

that's the 8 jbv

4:59 pm

Carolryberg

Hi minveryork, 68 to go plodding along.

4:59 pm

JBV

oops, sorry

4:59 pm

wildcat17

es5 please

4:59 pm

Minveryork

Hello Carolyberg! I have 115 left and will never finish!

5:00 pm

wildcat17

NM

5:00 pm

Carolryberg

don't give up

5:00 pm

Minveryork

Hi wildcat17!How are you doing? Welcome to the grid

5:00 pm

JBV

found it, harp - drop the final letter from the 6/21 and add a man's neckwear

5:00 pm

wildcat17

hi ty

5:01 pm

harpjane

thanks jbv, i can go work out now! 58 to go

5:03 pm

sciencegeek

need the pe 5 after the pe 6/24

5:03 pm

crosshair

sigh..real life is being a pain,time for more babbling!;)

5:03 pm

sciencegeek

hi crossy

5:04 pm

JBV

pe 5 - is a plural -

5:04 pm

crosshair

howdy science;)

5:04 pm

sciencegeek

of????

5:04 pm

sciencegeek

sprry it is the pe 5/16 that i need

5:06 pm

JBV

pe 5/16 - french for "lost" a la recherche du temps pe***

5:07 pm

sciencegeek

mercie

5:10 pm

rururocks

can someone clue the al 7 please

5:10 pm

sciencegeek

first pr 8 pls

5:11 pm

harpjane

before the judge shows up

5:11 pm

sciencegeek

ty jane

5:11 pm

sciencegeek

did not see that at all

5:14 pm

rhaydon

al + join together

5:14 pm

rhaydon

and pl

5:16 pm

rururocks

thank you finally figured that out

5:18 pm

Minveryork

Hello rururocks! How are you? Welcome to the puzzle

5:19 pm

Minveryork

Hello rhaydon! How are you? Welcome to the chat log

5:19 pm

rhaydon

good to be here

5:19 pm

rururocks

hi minver thank you for the welcome

5:20 pm

Dorens

hello

5:21 pm

Minveryork

Hello Dorens!How are you doing? Welcome to the grid

5:21 pm

Dorens

hi min, how are you?

5:22 pm

sciencegeek

se 7 pls

5:22 pm

sciencegeek

oops i mean se 6

5:22 pm

Minveryork

I'm well. Trying to get some words before hubby gets home to take over the computer. It sucks having to share a computer. My computer died a few days ago.

5:24 pm

Dorens

too bad min... it is hard to imagine the old days when we didn't have them. what on earth did we do with ourselves?

5:24 pm

harpjane

of or relating to the french river science?

5:24 pm

sciencegeek

ok ty thought i tried that one already...

5:25 pm

Dorens

merci, harpjane

5:29 pm

harpjane

pe6/24?

5:29 pm

rururocks

anyone have the first in 5?

5:29 pm

Dorens

next to last is the pe****iimate

5:29 pm

Dorens

i doubt it ruru, my first in5 is a kind of gas. not listed yet

5:30 pm

harpjane

thanks

5:30 pm

torgone

Before that is clumsy ..

5:31 pm

Dorens

ty

5:31 pm

Minveryork

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

5:31 pm

torgone

Hi and bye ..Time to head home ..

5:32 pm

Dorens

bye tor

5:32 pm

Carolryberg

35 to go

5:32 pm

crosshair

poor min..i have a spare rig right here if you want to come and get it;)

5:32 pm

inge

IN 5: IN + OPP OF WET, CHANGE SOMETIME VOWEL T

5:32 pm

harpjane

10

5:32 pm

Dorens

ty inge

5:33 pm

Minveryork

Go harpjane go!

5:33 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye torgone! I will see you tomorrow in the chat

5:33 pm

inge

NP

5:34 pm

Minveryork

Hello inge! How are you doing? Welcome to the puzzle

5:34 pm

inge

Hi Minver and all babblers. Just looking for ome entertianment.

5:35 pm

inge

if this keyboard lives long enough

5:35 pm

inge

5:35 pm

inge

5:36 pm

inge

what ahve I done??? Leaned on the key???

5:36 pm

rururocks

thank you inge

5:36 pm

inge

yw

5:41 pm

inge

Looks like Sprite is still not back in the chat. Her computer needs to be replaced I guess

5:42 pm

rururocks

I haven't seen sprite in ages

5:43 pm

inge

she sent a message from aonotehr computer, that her computer is not working

5:45 pm

inge

well, this is too quiet for me. Leaving to watch TV.

5:52 pm

sciencegeek

any clues for the tw ??

5:53 pm

sciencegeek

got the short one

5:57 pm

o-o

the Roaring tw 8/60

5:58 pm

sciencegeek

ty br how are you?

5:58 pm

o-o

Hello, sciencegeek

5:59 pm

sciencegeek

first un clue pls

6:05 pm

wildcat17

du9 please

6:06 pm

dan2bit

du9 - two-nesses

6:06 pm

wildcat17

ty

6:06 pm

dan2bit

un4 single un** of measure

6:06 pm

sciencegeek

???? dan

6:07 pm

sciencegeek

have that one

6:07 pm

sciencegeek

32 left I am quitting flue is wearing me down

6:07 pm

Dorens

thanks dan. just sat down in time for your splendid clue

6:08 pm

dan2bit

np hi Dorens

6:08 pm

Dorens

and hi to wildcat, babrab and bye to sciencegeek

6:09 pm

wildcat17

hi dorens

6:09 pm

crosshair

prro science..did i give you the piggy virus i had?

6:09 pm

crosshair

poor*

6:09 pm

crosshair

you know what h1n1is? a revenge for all the bacon;))

6:10 pm

wildcat17

te9 please

6:11 pm

sciencegeek

i have some weird and awful thing

6:11 pm

o-o

te + pecan, brazil, cashew: **ts + new york, boston, chicago are c*****

6:12 pm

wildcat17

ty]

6:12 pm

Dorens

ty bab

6:13 pm

wildcat17

34 left and struggling

6:13 pm

Dorens

i have a cold with a headache. don't want to call it a flu - and 88 to work here. go wildcat!

6:13 pm

sciencegeek

okay going for soup and bed. hopefully i can work tomorrow. have fun. giving up with 29

6:14 pm

o-o

Hello, friends

6:14 pm

wildcat17

aww sorry dor .. and ty

6:14 pm

o-o

hope you people are better soon

6:15 pm

Dorens

thanks babrab... it will happen.. just want it to be soon... this is a big week at school and i'm not at 100 %--therefore I didn't leave till 5:30 today

6:15 pm

72 Temple Owl

uh oh...

6:15 pm

Dorens

yup owl. uh oh

6:16 pm

Uneaixoise

so sorry -- feel better, dorens

6:16 pm

Dorens

will do, une... and owl.. keep me posted as to the state of your health. i swear i wa perfectly healthy on saturday, but hope i wasn't brewing then

6:17 pm

72 Temple Owl

wwell doren my health is bad at the moment but i do not think it has anything to do with you

6:17 pm

Dorens

i'm sorry to hear that owl...

6:24 pm

72 Temple Owl

hope you feel better soon

6:24 pm

Dorens

me too : )

6:25 pm

Dorens

and thanks (the polite thing to say) thanks une and owl

6:25 pm

72 Temple Owl

LOL i am watchijng jeopardy and i know th final answer because of babble today!

6:26 pm

Dorens

cool.. what is it?

6:26 pm

72 Temple Owl

lu4 anf flu4

6:28 pm

Dorens

lol... don't know the question so that doesn't really tell me anything!

6:29 pm

72 Temple Owl

regarding a muscial composition writeedn for these two rhyming instruments

6:29 pm

Dorens

oh that is funny

6:30 pm

72 Temple Owl

i was sitting at work tonight and borke out in a hive like rash

6:32 pm

crosshair

lol 8c all last week,and 16c today and we are sweating bullets;)

6:32 pm

Judi

Evening, kids. TO, you got cooties?

6:32 pm

72 Temple Owl

yep

6:33 pm

crosshair

howdy judi

6:33 pm

Judi

;-) Crossy!

6:33 pm

crosshair

:))

6:34 pm

crosshair

my ole monkey is preforming well,but i know this grid will never get finished

6:35 pm

Judi

Sigh. Ditto. Down to 85 and still not seeing many grayed out boxes.

6:36 pm

72 Temple Owl

i hope there is a list. bu tthe benadryl is kicking in

6:38 pm

Dorens

yikes. take care owl. there is a list, i just closed my eyes for a few minutes too. nap would be nice

6:38 pm

Judi

I was pondering the in's. Now I'm just cursing them.

6:39 pm

wildcat17

yes there is a very helpful list (down to 9)

6:41 pm

72 Temple Owl

i need 91.ido not feel like playing anymore

6:41 pm

Dorens

i understand that. i am down to 39, but seeing double

6:41 pm

wildcat17

then go to bed

6:41 pm

wildcat17

do not pass go, do not collect $200

6:42 pm

wildcat17

it's not worth the frustration

6:42 pm

Dorens

who me? i am in bed!

6:42 pm

72 Temple Owl

that will make no dinner for two night in a row and no lunch wither

6:42 pm

wildcat17

if you're not up to it to ...

6:43 pm

72 Temple Owl

enough advice. time to go

6:43 pm

Dorens

feel better owl

6:43 pm

wildcat17

tc owl

6:43 pm

Judi

Night, TO.

6:44 pm

periwinkle

hi folks, back to find my last 62 words

6:44 pm

Dorens

hi pe**

6:45 pm

o-o

Hello, periwinkle

6:45 pm

Judi

Hiya, Peri.

6:46 pm

periwinkle

any snow yet, where you are, BR?

6:46 pm

Judi

Shhhh. Please do not invoke the "S" word.

6:47 pm

periwinkle

I don't like it, Judi, I would be happy if I never saw it again. I LOVE summer

6:47 pm

crosshair

gn everyone and happy babbling..this is the most impossible grid ive found so far ;(

6:47 pm

wildcat17

fireworks and have to go pick up a kid

6:47 pm

crosshair

poof

6:47 pm

wildcat17

bbye

6:48 pm

Dorens

yay wildcat!

6:48 pm

wildcat17

:)

6:49 pm

rururocks

anyone have the pe 6/24?

6:50 pm

Dorens

next to the last. pe****imate

6:50 pm

periwinkle

pe6 the next to last syllable in a word, starts with writing instrument

6:51 pm

Judi

PE6/24: next to last word or item in a series.

6:51 pm

rururocks

thank you.. couldn't find it

6:53 pm

periwinkle

not seeing the first ri5/10

6:53 pm

periwinkle

NM was looking in the wrong direction

6:53 pm

Judi

Don't make me fish you.

6:56 pm

Judi

Es5?

6:57 pm

rururocks

es + ***-plunk

6:57 pm

Judi

TY. I finished the EEEEEs!!!

7:01 pm

periwinkle

brb

7:02 pm

dcseain

cat food achieved :)

7:04 pm

Judi

Te9?

7:06 pm

dcseain

te9... put man's neckwear into te6

7:07 pm

inge

Guten Abend, babbler gang. Can I help clue?

7:08 pm

meliae

in 6/24 please and hello everyone

7:09 pm

dcseain

in6 is a verb - to grant ind--gences

7:09 pm

Judi

I don't get the te9 clue. Uhgh. Brain has melted.

7:09 pm

dcseain

N'Abend, Inge

7:09 pm

Judi

in + fork prong.

7:09 pm

dcseain

the dregrees of tenuousness ?

7:10 pm

meliae

thats the 6/18 I need the 6/24 please

7:10 pm

dcseain

Judi, do you have the TE6 before the (?

7:10 pm

Judi

*blank stare* *drooling*

7:10 pm

dcseain

9?

7:10 pm

inge

in 6: in + A **** word in grid ad 5

7:10 pm

Judi

Sorry, meliae. Don't have that one.

7:11 pm

dcseain

te9 ends like au7

7:11 pm

o-o

in + a grown up: a****

7:11 pm

dcseain

in6.24 - verb to grant in***gences. add most of not child

7:11 pm

meliae

thank you

7:12 pm

meliae

new word for me

7:13 pm

inge

du 9 has same ending as te 9 and au 7

7:13 pm

Merk

pr 8 clue please

7:14 pm

dcseain

which one, merk?

7:14 pm

dcseain

one is before court, one is clean/untouched

7:15 pm

Merk

oh, the first one, didn't know there were two ... pr 8,45

7:16 pm

dcseain

the before court one - the first one - could also be to try in advance

7:17 pm

Merk

oh ty, why didn't I see that?

7:18 pm

Judi

FINALLY got the te9.

7:18 pm

dcseain

it hed for me because i wanted to go up, not down

7:19 pm

dcseain

er, hid

7:19 pm

periwinkle

last un6/36 pls

7:20 pm

dcseain

un + cried

7:20 pm

inge

did this chat room used to be much busier andl livellier? or am I imagining things?

7:20 pm

dcseain

it did, inge. it's been generally much quieter of late.

7:20 pm

dcseain

the UK crew had a nice chat this afternoon Eastern time,t hough.

7:21 pm

DR1965

some of us are just lurking

7:21 pm

Judi

Un6/36: dried tears

7:21 pm

periwinkle

NM

7:21 pm

inge

I think there is most activiity after the flip

7:21 pm

periwinkle

thanks Judi

7:21 pm

DR1965

dont have enough words to clue anything

7:21 pm

beachboggle

lol, me too... lurking, that is

7:21 pm

dcseain

agreed overall, inge

7:21 pm

Judi

I'll take a clue for the first un6/36, please.

7:21 pm

DR1965

Hi Beach

7:22 pm

dcseain

judy, close the drapes

7:22 pm

periwinkle

don't like the word lurking, sometimes I just play the game and don't feel like chatting

7:22 pm

DR1965

exactly Peri!

7:22 pm

Judi

Got it. Ty.

7:22 pm

beachboggle

that is exactly how I feel, peri... don't especially like the work lurking, either

7:22 pm

Merk

Me either. I'm usually trying to finish the grid in my few spare moments, I can't chat as much as I'd like.

7:22 pm

DR1965

ty DC

7:23 pm

inge

un + made lines with a pencil

7:23 pm

Judi

Firrt in5/12, please?

7:23 pm

Judi

*first* rather

7:23 pm

beachboggle

and sometimes the chat is not pertaining to anything I have experience with, or knowledge of

7:23 pm

periwinkle

I think my cat is peeing outside of the box again :(

7:24 pm

dcseain

various and in5 ?

7:24 pm

o-o

In + a leaky faucet will ***p

7:24 pm

periwinkle

there are two cats here but my cat has had a recent problem . Will start her on meds again tomorrow

7:24 pm

DR1965

sorry to hear that Peri

7:24 pm

dcseain

may the issue pass quickly, peri

7:25 pm

periwinkle

me too. this is not my house. so need to be extra careful

7:25 pm

Judi

Mucho thanks. I'm throwing in the towel with 43 left. See you kids tomorrow! *Poof*

7:25 pm

periwinkle

thanks seain

7:26 pm

inge

bye Judi

7:26 pm

dcseain

be well, judi

7:26 pm

DR1965

Bye Judi

7:26 pm

Judi

uh oh. Can't leave. I feel compelled to pun. Poor Peri. Urine between a rock and a hard place.

7:26 pm

inge

very good, Judi

7:27 pm

dcseain

LOL judi

7:27 pm

periwinkle

not funny , Judi

7:27 pm

periwinkle

finally fireworks

7:27 pm

dcseain

congrats, peri

7:27 pm

DR1965

wtg Peri

7:27 pm

o-o

congrats, periwinkle

7:28 pm

periwinkle

thanks all, happy babbling

7:28 pm

Judi

You're all beautiful people! I'm here all week. Good night and God bless! *POOF for real*

7:28 pm

dcseain

take care, peri

7:28 pm

Bugsaw

well done peri!!

7:29 pm

inge

bye peri.

7:32 pm

DR1965

does the du9 build on the du4?

7:33 pm

dcseain

yes, DR

7:33 pm

dcseain

black/white, good/evil are two examples of du9a

7:33 pm

DR1965

ok thanks DC- Looking

7:34 pm

DR1965

ty - got it

7:35 pm

inge

drifting out of the chatroom. Till tomorrow.

7:35 pm

SeaSpray

Hi everyone, could someone clue the re5 please

7:36 pm

dcseain

good night, inge

7:36 pm

rururocks

last pr 7?

7:36 pm

DR1965

Bye Inge

7:36 pm

dcseain

firewords :)

7:36 pm

Carolryberg

down to the last 3

7:37 pm

SeaSpray

sorry ru, don't have the pr7

7:37 pm

DR1965

wtg DC

7:37 pm

o-o

re 5 -- add a vowel to the landlord payment

7:37 pm

Christine

dc, how is your partner?

7:37 pm

dcseain

pr7, willst though look for the word, ruru?

7:37 pm

dcseain

doing well, Chirstine, thank you.

7:37 pm

SeaSpray

ty babble, thought i tried that but guess not

7:38 pm

o-o

plural it

7:38 pm

dcseain

gah, that was misspelled, archaic please, ruru :)

7:38 pm

Christine

give him a hug, and a prayer/good wishes.

7:38 pm

Bugsaw

good clue seain!!

7:39 pm

Kazozz

hi all. popped back in to find my last word...cannot see it to save my life. Its probably fishy but could someone please clue me on the re 7/28!!

7:39 pm

Christine

re7 - repeat

7:39 pm

Carolryberg

to go back to court

7:40 pm

Christine

sorry, wrong word

7:40 pm

o-o

re + a proceeding for a judge and jury

7:40 pm

dcseain

to go to court again, kaz

7:40 pm

rururocks

i don't get..

7:41 pm

Carolryberg

Are re 7, 32 re 8,45 and re 7,32 related?

7:41 pm

suefrad625

a hung tr***

7:41 pm

o-o

hung jury

7:41 pm

suefrad625

I cant get the du9

7:41 pm

dcseain

ruru, pr7 - add vowel and archic you form

7:41 pm

rururocks

pr 7 the last one????

7:41 pm

suefrad625

I am comming off the du4/6?

7:42 pm

DR1965

oh- finally got hte pr7

7:42 pm

Kazozz

slap me with a fish..tyvm for the clues..now I can make dinner haha!!

7:42 pm

o-o

be well, Kaz

7:44 pm

Kazozz

thx BR you too.. see you all soon I hope. TTFN

7:44 pm

rururocks

I am lost on that one..ugh

7:44 pm

JenMO16

good evening all

7:44 pm

SeaSpray

so am i ruru

7:44 pm

DR1965

ok ruru- pr+ vowel+ my country tis of ****

7:45 pm

DR1965

Hi Jen

7:45 pm

rururocks

why didn't you say so...lol... whacks head

7:45 pm

JenMO16

thanks, dr, got that one!

7:45 pm

o-o

Hello, Jen

7:45 pm

SeaSpray

thank you DR, got it

7:45 pm

DR1965

yqw all of you

7:45 pm

suefrad625

du9, which du off of?

7:45 pm

Christine

I beg you

7:46 pm

JenMO16

hi, BR

7:47 pm

DR1965

what are you begging for Christine

7:47 pm

JenMO16

i love to rhyme words!

7:47 pm

o-o

extend the first du with new york, chicago, boston: c*****

7:49 pm

JenMO16

got that one babblerabble
!

7:50 pm

suefrad625

ty br

7:51 pm

suefrad625

what are the other 9's?

7:52 pm

suefrad625

and do the end the same way?

7:52 pm

o-o

te 9

7:54 pm

o-o

te + cashew, brazil, pecan: **ts + boston, philiadelphia, and LA: c*****

7:55 pm

dcseain

huh. Barnes & Noble has released Nook to compete against Amazon's Kindle

7:59 pm

DR1965

al7 help?

8:00 pm

o-o

al + come together

8:00 pm

suefrad625

me too

8:00 pm

rhaydon

al + join together

8:01 pm

suefrad625

ty both

8:01 pm

DR1965

ty got it

8:04 pm

SeaSpray

anyone have the pe5,16 please

8:05 pm

nrkii

hi all

8:06 pm

rhaydon

chicken retailer minus the last letter

8:06 pm

rhaydon

or indiana university, for that matter

8:07 pm

nrkii

how am I supposed to honor the 5-second rule when I drop a chocolate chip on a very busy-pattern rug?

8:07 pm

Dorens

5 seconds from when you found it, as opposed to when you dropped it?

8:07 pm

DR1965

lol Nrkii

8:08 pm

nrkii

hell, 5 seconds from finding it could be a long time...

8:08 pm

SeaSpray

ty

8:08 pm

Dorens

hi nrk. who is kinda sorta in the grid

8:09 pm

nrkii

I saw that this morning... very happy!!

8:09 pm

nrkii

I go by nrk and nrkii.

8:09 pm

Dorens

yah, but 5 seconds from when you dropped it on a very busy pattern is clearly not enough time

8:09 pm

Dorens

yes, makes me think of jbv, right

8:09 pm

nrkii

I agree!

8:09 pm

Dorens

but we have nrki... which is right in between nrk and nrkii

8:10 pm

nrkii

it's the compromise

8:10 pm

nrkii

it's like my Bambi, Tiffani, etc name

8:10 pm

nrkii

all I need is a heart in place of the dot on the i

8:11 pm

DR1965

time to make dinner - bbl

8:11 pm

nrkii

see ya DR

8:12 pm

Carolryberg

1st re 7,32 please?

8:12 pm

Dorens

later DR

8:12 pm

rhaydon

if guttenberg had to do it all over...

8:12 pm

Bugsaw

thanks rhaydon

8:13 pm

nrkii

nice clue rhaydon!

8:13 pm

rhaydon

excuse me gutenberg

8:13 pm

Dorens

indeed.. thank rhay

8:13 pm

rhaydon

no problem

8:14 pm

rhaydon

i'm 11 away and i've decided i like writing clever clues more than solving the grid

8:14 pm

nrkii

rhaydon - always my preference too... still 28 to go here though... been running around like a madwoman all day

8:15 pm

Dorens

hah! i like both.finishing the grid and cluing

8:15 pm

Bugsaw

I love clever clues rhay and need all those that are offered!

8:18 pm

suefrad625

you can start with the au's

8:18 pm

suefrad625

if you need a starting point that is

8:19 pm

nrkii

au 4 6 ... for au** lang syne

8:19 pm

Dorens

au** lang syne?

8:19 pm

suefrad625

nm

8:19 pm

Dorens

not your uncle

8:19 pm

rhaydon

Em, Bee, et al.

8:19 pm

nrkii

the rest are my mother's sister words

8:21 pm

welki

hi folks

8:21 pm

Carolryberg

Fireworks finally. Long day at the computer

8:21 pm

Dorens

yay carol

8:21 pm

suefrad625

hi.

8:21 pm

nrkii

hi welki!

8:21 pm

suefrad625

congrats carol

8:21 pm

nrkii

congrats carol!

8:21 pm

o-o

Congrats, Carol

8:22 pm

Carolryberg

ty ty ty

8:22 pm

Dorens

in 6/24 please?

8:22 pm

nrkii

Thanks for the HK quote BabbleRabble... she has a lot of good ones!

8:22 pm

o-o

hello, nrkii

8:23 pm

welki

in + ad 5/15 minus first letter

8:23 pm

o-o

in + an emancipated is considered an a****

8:24 pm

Carolryberg

in + ad 5 minus the a

8:24 pm

Dorens

thanks

8:24 pm

welki

yipes .. first attempt and i mess up word count! lol ... ad 5/14

8:24 pm

nrkii

nice clue babblerabble

8:24 pm

Carolryberg

not a child

8:27 pm

nrkii

cool, down to 24 now

8:27 pm

suefrad625

du6?

8:28 pm

suefrad625

how does it end?

8:28 pm

nrkii

du6 - things you are obligated to do

8:28 pm

suefrad625

sorry, first one

8:29 pm

suefrad625

off the other 4/6

8:29 pm

rhaydon

cartoon dudley __________ (sp?)

8:29 pm

nrkii

ah, don't have it yet apparently

8:29 pm

rhaydon

sorry, that didn't make any sense

8:29 pm

hurshy

so, who wants to hear the news of the day?

8:29 pm

rhaydon

bad clue

8:29 pm

nrkii

du + not day

8:30 pm

nrkii

news? sure hurshy

8:30 pm

Scrabbler

Hello all. Yes, Hurshy, what is the news of the day?

8:30 pm

nrkii

hi scrabs!

8:30 pm

hurshy

the news is that your good pal hurshy, who has never had an alcoholic beverage in her life, cannot pass a sobriety test.

8:30 pm

suefrad625

ty

8:30 pm

Scrabbler

Huh? What do you mean?

8:31 pm

welki

ut oh

8:31 pm

hurshy

i'm in a class offered by the police where you learn about what they do. today we had a lady telling us about DUIs and she asked for a volunteer to demonstrate the tests

8:32 pm

Scrabbler

The tests indicate impaired neurological function and mental status

8:32 pm

hurshy

i said i would but that i had to warn her i was very clumsy. i am fine with touching the pen and following it with my eyes, but when it comes to walking a straight line or holding a foot in the air without losing my balance, it's pretty hopeless.

8:32 pm

hurshy

i have terrible balance

8:32 pm

Scrabbler

Are these findings new for you, Hurshy?

8:33 pm

hurshy

no, you should have seen my try to do the "tree" in yoga!

8:33 pm

Scrabbler

You don't have any driving problems, right? And your speech is normal, right?

8:33 pm

Bugsaw

In Canada if you can't blow hard enough and long enough to completely empty your lungs, you can still be arrested for "refusing" to take the breathalizer!

8:33 pm

hurshy

i've always been very uncoordinated and balance is the worst. also stretching. i cannot touch my toes.

8:34 pm

hurshy

i don't have any driving problems and my speech is normal.

8:34 pm

hurshy

so, i wouldn't be asked to take a sobriety test under any other circumstances. so it's not a problem, it's just pathetic.

8:35 pm

Scrabbler

Then you are not ever likely to be tested.

8:35 pm

Scrabbler

Some people are klutzy, that is for sure

8:35 pm

Merk

fireworks

8:35 pm

nrkii

yay Merk!

8:35 pm

hurshy

not to mention the added nervousness of doing this in front of the police, or even in front of a class!

8:35 pm

Scrabbler

Yahoo Merk!

8:35 pm

anike

fireworks

8:35 pm

nrkii

I'm very klutzy

8:36 pm

sgamer

so what do you have to do

8:36 pm

rururocks

I would never pass a sobriety test

8:36 pm

Scrabbler

Yippee Anike

8:36 pm

hurshy

i figured there were bound to be other klutzes on here who would sympathize :D

8:36 pm

o-o

congrats, anike

8:36 pm

nrkii

yay Anike!!

8:36 pm

welki

test anxiety, ru? or just too much merlot?

8:36 pm

anike

TY

8:36 pm

Scrabbler

Even if you were sober, Ruru?

8:36 pm

rururocks

especially then..lol

8:37 pm

nrkii

I think I'd pass the test, but I might fall on my butt on my way back to my car, or close the door on my hand, or hit my head getting in the car... etc

8:37 pm

Scrabbler

sgamer--go to the help section above or scroll down and read Lickety Clues

8:37 pm

hurshy

don't a lot of people have trouble standing on one foot while holding the other one straight out in front (no bending the knee) and looking at it???

8:38 pm

Scrabbler

I am klutzy yet have always been athletic. I just wipe out a lot.

8:38 pm

welki

<-- had trouble just reading the directions~

8:38 pm

nrkii

hurshy, depends on how long I had to hold that position

8:38 pm

o-o

Hey, hurshy, I have trouble standing on BOTH feet.

8:39 pm

hurshy

like, 30 seconds, nrk, and thank you, brabble.

8:39 pm

baby4

Hi, ppl!

8:39 pm

nrkii

oh, no way would I make it 30 seconds... 10 probably, maybe 20

8:40 pm

baby4

I actually got on like a few minutes ago.

8:40 pm

nrkii

hi baby4

8:40 pm

hurshy

i can MAKE it, i'm just holding my arms out and swaying and stuff, which makes it look bad.

8:40 pm

JBV

hi, catching up with chat - hurshy we were just talking about exactly this at lunch the other day - everyone I work with all said the same - we cannot balance on one foot!!

8:40 pm

baby4

I found "dune".

8:41 pm

hurshy

they ask you first if you have any medical conditions that would prevent you from being able to do this, and i'm like, well, does just having poor balance count as a medical condition??

8:41 pm

nrkii

there are things on Wii Fit that help with balance... they're tough, but I can tell they are helpful

8:41 pm

baby4

Hi, JB!

8:41 pm

nrkii

hi JBV!

8:41 pm

JBV

hi baby and hi everyone

8:41 pm

hurshy

baby4, please try not to post words from the puzzle in the chat log.

8:41 pm

baby4

Wii Fit?

8:41 pm

baby4

ness Club?

8:41 pm

JBV

hi nrkii!

8:42 pm

JBV

thanks for posting those photos, nrkii

8:42 pm

Scrabbler

Aaaah, college nephew just called me (he lives with me) to say, the printer needs more ink, can you change it? Well, I cannot change it without a new cartridge and it is 9:30 pm.

8:42 pm

baby4

What photos?

8:42 pm

baby4

Hi, Scrab!

8:43 pm

Scrabbler

It still seems surreal that I met Babblers in person. Hi baby4

8:43 pm

nrkii

yeah, not too likely scrabs

8:43 pm

baby4

I found a word

8:43 pm

baby4

!

8:43 pm

hurshy

good job!

8:43 pm

baby4

It starts and ends with T...

8:44 pm

rururocks

tu 6.24 anybody>???

8:44 pm

baby4

?!

8:44 pm

hurshy

tu + sounds like opposite of gentleman

8:44 pm

Ping

hi babble gang!

8:44 pm

Scrabbler

Hi Ping!

8:44 pm

o-o

Hello, Ping

8:44 pm

baby4

Hi, Ping!

8:44 pm

nrkii

Ping!!! Long time!!!

8:44 pm

JBV

hi Ping! haven't seen you for a while

8:45 pm

rhaydon

Popping the firework cherry!

8:45 pm

nrkii

(entire babble crowd mobbing Ping)

8:45 pm

Uneaixoise

hey, ping!!!

8:45 pm

nrkii

congrats rhaydon

8:45 pm

Scrabbler

College nephew just pulled into driveway, and I must go to bed now--bye all.

8:45 pm

o-o

be well, Scrabbler

8:45 pm

JBV

bye scrabbler

8:45 pm

nrkii

bye scrabb!!

8:45 pm

Ping

Hi BR, baby, JBV, Scrabbler, Une, nrkii

8:46 pm

rururocks

hello ping.. long time..

8:46 pm

baby4

Bye, Scrab!

8:46 pm

rhaydon

thrilling, thank you

8:46 pm

baby4

So wasup, ppls?

8:46 pm

rhaydon

but most of all, thank lickety

8:46 pm

Ping

hi ruru

8:46 pm

baby4

Hi, rhay...

8:47 pm

baby4

One of my words is worth 20 points...

8:48 pm

Nef

Hello, fellow Babblers. How are you all doing with the grid today?

8:48 pm

baby4

And it's the only 5-letter word I've found!

8:48 pm

Ping

hi nef

8:48 pm

baby4

Hi, Nef!

8:48 pm

o-o

Hello, Nef

8:48 pm

Nef

Hi Ping. Haven't seen you around for a while!

8:48 pm

rururocks

still can't get that tu 6/24

8:48 pm

nrkii

hi Nef!

8:49 pm

hurshy

tu + once, twice, three times a ****, change last letter

8:49 pm

Nef

hi BR, baby, Ping and nrkii

8:49 pm

baby4

Is Minveryork here?

8:49 pm

Ping

true, nef. i haven't been able to play as much as i'd like

8:49 pm

hurshy

somebody ask for the last UN word...

8:49 pm

rururocks

thank you hurshy

8:49 pm

nrkii

help with final word... te 6 21 after the te 9

8:49 pm

hurshy

we can pretend minveryork is here

8:49 pm

rururocks

un cry

8:49 pm

o-o

having not cried

8:49 pm

rururocks

I need the first un word.

8:50 pm

hurshy

hello, baby4! how are you doing? welcome to the grid!

8:50 pm

nrkii

un + comedian **** Carey

8:50 pm

hurshy

i didn't say i needed a clue, i said somebody should ask it, for i wanted to say, "un6, unhonored, and unsung"

8:50 pm

baby4

pens

8:50 pm

Uneaixoise

un6 un + created a picture

8:50 pm

baby4

pent

8:50 pm

baby4

Sorry.

8:50 pm

hurshy

sigh.

8:50 pm

nrkii

nice one hurshy

8:50 pm

rururocks

yeah!!!!!!!!

8:50 pm

rururocks

thank you.

8:50 pm

Ping

hi hurshy!

8:51 pm

hurshy

hi

8:51 pm

rhaydon

nrk: - less than eleven + little richard suffix

8:51 pm

rhaydon

for te6/21

8:51 pm

nrkii

thanks rhaydon!!! fireworks!!

8:52 pm

hurshy

oh right, i am so sorry nrk, i forgot you wanted a clue

8:52 pm

rhaydon

yeah! my first fireworks assist!

8:52 pm

o-o

congrats, nrkii

8:53 pm

Bugsaw

well done nrikii and rhaydon

8:53 pm

Uneaixoise

yay, nrkii!!

8:54 pm

nrkii

oh my, the umpires are making BIG mistakes in this baseball game

8:55 pm

nrkii

luckily, there are no tainted runs so far, but still...

8:55 pm

Nef

the Umps? How about the players! TWO NY Yankees on 1 base!

8:58 pm

nrkii

well, yes, but Yankee errors should only hurt Yankees... umpire errors can hurt either team

8:58 pm

nrkii

3 horrible calls in 2 innings

8:58 pm

Nef

Oh dear. I was so into the game I missed your fireworks. WTG, nrkii! YAY!!!

8:59 pm

nrkii

thanks Nef... I'm so into the game that it took me forever to get them :)

8:59 pm

nrkii

time to go stir my pot roast... my house smells heavenly tonight, but I don't get to eat it till tomorrow

9:00 pm

baby4

Why not?

9:00 pm

baby4

test

9:00 pm

o-o

be well, nrkii

9:00 pm

baby4

Sorry.

9:00 pm

nrkii

bye all!

9:01 pm

baby4

Bye, nrkii!

9:03 pm

Ping

bye nrkii

9:04 pm

SeaSpray

clue for te6,21 please

9:06 pm

Ping

scroll down, seaspray

9:06 pm

Ping

i think it was given recently

9:07 pm

Ping

at 8:51

9:07 pm

o-o

there are two te 6/21: number: te* + one who stops doing something q**t* doing it

9:07 pm

baby4

Bye, ppl!

9:08 pm

Ping

ngiht, baby4

9:08 pm

o-o

te 6 -- number: te* + electric, gas, sewer, water are public ***lities

9:09 pm

Nef

thanks BR

9:09 pm

meliae

pr 8/45 please I give up

9:09 pm

SeaSpray

ty Babble, got it

9:09 pm

meliae

the first one

9:09 pm

o-o

yw

9:10 pm

Nef

sorry, meliae, I don't have it

9:11 pm

o-o

pr 8 - before proceedings start in court before a judge and jury

9:11 pm

meliae

doh fish me, lol thank you

9:11 pm

meliae

and I had the other part of word too, rofl

9:12 pm

Nef

thanks again BR!

9:16 pm

Shirlockc

al7 ad 8?

9:17 pm

o-o

al + join together; pl for the 7

9:17 pm

Nef

al + vowel + opp of day

9:17 pm

o-o

pl for the 8, that is

9:17 pm

meliae

al + to bring two people together you UN*** them

9:17 pm

Nef

pl for the 8

9:18 pm

Shirlockc

thx for the al

9:18 pm

meliae

re 7/28 please

9:19 pm

o-o

re 7-- have your day in court again

9:20 pm

meliae

grrrr thats twice that word got me LOL ty

9:22 pm

Nef

I don't know if it's watching the game that is distracting me, but I sure see a lot of phantoms here tonight and the grid isn't taking any of them!

9:23 pm

SeaSpray

woo hoo fireworks! Thanks for the clues, could I help anyone?

9:23 pm

o-o

congrats, SeaSpray

9:24 pm

o-o

* What do you get when you take the sun and divide its circumference by its diameter?
* Pi in the sky.

9:24 pm

Nef

WTG, SeaSpray! YAY!!!!

9:24 pm

SeaSpray

ty Babble, never thought I'd finish this one!

9:24 pm

meliae

grats sea

9:25 pm

SeaSpray

ty nef, mel

9:25 pm

o-o

The grids generally get easier after you have finished them.

9:25 pm

Nef

wirt

9:26 pm

SeaSpray

no clues? I will say goodnight then.

9:26 pm

Nef

Ooops! Sorry

9:26 pm

o-o

be well, SeaSpray

9:26 pm

o-o

change the vowel, Nef

9:26 pm

SeaSpray

ty Babble, night everyone

9:30 pm

Nef

I know, BR. Watching the game and not paying attention

9:34 pm

Nef

(I keep entering the same words over and over too)

9:35 pm

DR1965

Hi Gang

9:35 pm

DR1965

I have 88 words to find

9:35 pm

DR1965

like the keys on a piano

9:35 pm

o-o

Hello, DR

9:36 pm

DR1965

Hi BR_ How are you this evening?

9:36 pm

Nef

hi DR

9:37 pm

DR1965

Hi Nef- nice to see you

9:37 pm

Nef

I'm watching the baseball game and not doing well on the grid

9:38 pm

DR1965

oh- I am not watching the game tonight

9:38 pm

DR1965

I need a break from reality

9:40 pm

Shirlockc

te9? is it an extension of the te6?

9:40 pm

Trifioso

howdy babble friends! I am half doing the grid, and watching the Life of Brian at the same time....

9:40 pm

DR1965

yes Shirl

9:40 pm

Trifioso

just got to the Stwike him centuwion! part

9:40 pm

DR1965

Hi Trif ((HUGS))

9:40 pm

o-o

Hello, Trifioso

9:40 pm

DR1965

the te9 ends like the du9

9:40 pm

Trifioso

hello babble rabble.

9:41 pm

Trifioso

and dr - HUGS right back!

9:42 pm

Trifioso

oooh - bigus dickus! tee hee hee

9:42 pm

Nef

hi Trifi

9:43 pm

Trifioso

hmmm. maybe that should be biggus....

9:43 pm

DR1965

lol Trif

9:43 pm

Trifioso

hello nef

9:43 pm

DR1965

too many t words tonight

9:43 pm

Trifioso

he has a wife, you know.....do you know what she is called.....?

9:44 pm

DR1965

what ??

9:44 pm

Trifioso

incontinentia....incontinentia buttocks!

9:44 pm

Shirlockc

finally go the te9, thx for the clues

9:45 pm

DR1965

oh Geez! too funny

9:45 pm

DR1965

Have not seen Life of Brian

9:45 pm

DR1965

yvw Shirlockc

9:45 pm

Shirlockc

"always look on the bright side of life ..."

9:45 pm

Trifioso

it's REALLY funny Dr. - has held up amazingly - still really, really funny

9:45 pm

Trifioso

:)

9:46 pm

DR1965

will look for it on Netflix

9:47 pm

DR1965

does anyone have a clue for the tw8?

9:47 pm

o-o

the Roaring tw 8

9:48 pm

DR1965

ty for the fish BR

9:55 pm

Shirlockc

tu6?

9:56 pm

cybernan

hi all -- have the du 9 but still can't find the te

9:57 pm

DR1965

I do not have the tu 6 Shirl

9:57 pm

DR1965

Nan- the te ends like the du9

9:57 pm

cybernan

there is a tu 6 plural

9:57 pm

cybernan

I saw that dr, but it didn't help

9:58 pm

DR1965

ok lets see if I can help....

9:59 pm

DR1965

te9 is a number te* + a vowel + San Diego and LA are c*****

10:00 pm

lbdawger

SD and LA are crazy! LOL

10:00 pm

DR1965

Yes- we are indeed Dawger! : )

10:00 pm

mkg

can anyone clue the du 9 or the other 9?

10:00 pm

cybernan

ty dr -- was leaving a vowel out!

10:01 pm

cybernan

mkg - think double personalities

10:01 pm

DR1965

a woman was on a bridge over th efreeway for over 8 hours today... stopped traffic on all the major freeways

10:01 pm

DR1965

yvw Nan

10:01 pm

DR1965

The cops finally talked her down!

10:01 pm

mkg

got the te 9 from the clue.

10:01 pm

mkg

ty

10:02 pm

DR1965

Everyone was very late to whereever they were going

10:02 pm

lbdawger

geez, wonder what her problem was.

10:02 pm

DR1965

she wanted to jump

10:02 pm

cybernan

90 left -- think I'll resort to the list

10:02 pm

lbdawger

but why?

10:02 pm

DR1965

I dont know.. that part is always sad

10:03 pm

mkg

clue for du 9 please.

10:03 pm

lbdawger

not why nan is going to the list, but why the woman wanted to jump. i feel sad for her to feel that desperate.

10:03 pm

DR1965

she wassitting from 1:30 in the morning until around 10am

10:03 pm

lbdawger

du4 + same ending as the te9, mkg

10:04 pm

DR1965

all they said was she was depressed ( DUH!)

10:04 pm

DR1965

but my point was yes, San Diego is crazy

10:04 pm

lbdawger

gee, took a lot of thinking on that!

10:04 pm

lbdawger

but SD also has a lot a wildly fun crazy people

10:05 pm

mkg

got it. ty ibd

10:05 pm

DR1965

yes- lots of thinking

10:05 pm

DR1965

yes- we have that as well

10:05 pm

mkg

so what are the 8s then> only have one.

10:06 pm

lbdawger

pr8, when a defendent sees the judge before court

10:07 pm

mkg

got it ty ibd

10:07 pm

lbdawger

pr8, another one, means very clean, untouched.

10:07 pm

DR1965

I have al8,2 pr8's, 1 re8, 1 te8 and 1 tw8- I am missing 2 other 8's

10:08 pm

lbdawger

ke8 is plural of the7

10:08 pm

DR1965

ok thanks Dawger- looking

10:08 pm

lbdawger

two re8's both are plurals

10:09 pm

DR1965

ty Dawger- got the ke's

10:11 pm

mkg

would like clue for ke 7 please.

10:11 pm

mkg

ty got the other pr 8

10:11 pm

cybernan

in 6/24, please?

10:11 pm

lbdawger

ke4.8 + go fly a k***

10:11 pm

mkg

would like tw 8s also plesae.

10:11 pm

DR1965

ke7- first three letters of the name of thesesame street frog + not day

10:12 pm

DR1965

in6- in + not achild but an a****

10:12 pm

mkg

i have tw 8 from number but not the other one.

10:12 pm

cybernan

ty dr

10:12 pm

DR1965

yw Nan

10:12 pm

meliae

firewords 20 mins ago lol was on the phone

10:13 pm

lbdawger

only one tw8, mkg

10:13 pm

mkg

ty got ke word.

10:13 pm

lbdawger

whooo hooooo Mel!!

10:13 pm

DR1965

wtg Mel !

10:13 pm

mkg

ok have tw 8.

10:13 pm

mkg

great meliae!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

10:13 pm

lbdawger

brb

10:13 pm

meliae

my last word was the tu 6/24 took me 10 mins to monkey it I think, lol

10:14 pm

DR1965

1 te8 and 1 tw8 Mkg

10:14 pm

DR1965

clue please Mel

10:14 pm

meliae

tu+young boy,+3rd vowel

10:15 pm

DR1965

ty Mel!

10:15 pm

meliae

you're welcome =)

10:19 pm

Uneaixoise

aaww, just watched the video of the black bear that wandered into a liquor store in Minnesota

10:19 pm

Uneaixoise

so sweet -- just sauntered into the cooler and chilled for an hour till he was tranquilized and released into the wild

10:21 pm

cybernan

pe 6/24?

10:22 pm

DR1965

next to last Nan- pe****imate

10:22 pm

Uneaixoise

writing instrument + last 3 letters of ad5/14

10:22 pm

cybernan

ty dr

10:22 pm

DR1965

yw Nan

10:23 pm

lbdawger

hi unea

10:23 pm

Uneaixoise

howdy, dawg!

10:23 pm

gortmold

hello babblers

10:24 pm

Uneaixoise

hey, gortmold

10:24 pm

DR1965

Hi Gort

10:24 pm

DR1965

and Une

10:24 pm

meliae

once upon a time a young lawyer finally got his day in court. he submitted his pr***** papers, but the judge said " you must re***** this and PR**** it out. I have never seen such en*** blather! So the young man (he was in his TW******) went back to his office to wr**** up another paper before the TR*** which was set for the TE**** of the month. He was very TE*** about being in the court room and hoped he did not look like a tw**** or mess it all up that would make it end up in a RE*****.!!!

10:24 pm

Uneaixoise

hey, dr :-)

10:25 pm

lbdawger

hi gort!

10:25 pm

DR1965

Nice Mel!

10:26 pm

lbdawger

cute, Mel.

10:26 pm

cybernan

oh yuk -- pt? -- I have no idea!

10:27 pm

cybernan

oh -- yes I do!

10:27 pm

DR1965

pt+ babbler H**** live in australia

10:27 pm

DR1965

* lives- sorry

10:28 pm

lbdawger

excellent clue, DR

10:28 pm

DR1965

I have finished and need to go read with the Jakester..

10:28 pm

DR1965

any last clues?

10:28 pm

lbdawger

whooooo hooooooo DR!!!

10:28 pm

DR1965

ty dawger

10:28 pm

o-o

Congrats, DR

10:28 pm

lbdawger

night night, DR and Jake

10:28 pm

Uneaixoise

congrats, DR!

10:28 pm

DR1965

ty BR_ were you hiding?

10:28 pm

meliae

grats DR

10:29 pm

lbdawger

hi BR

10:29 pm

o-o

Have you covered the roses tonight, lbd?

10:29 pm

DR1965

ty MEl- Thanks everyone for the clues- I will bb at the flip

10:31 pm

lbdawger

roses are gone. last freeze took them all. but that's okay cuz they were on their last blooms.

10:35 pm

gortmold

are the pts fishy?

10:36 pm

o-o

pr + feminine aaron

10:36 pm

cybernan

te 6/21 following the 9?

10:37 pm

o-o

pt that is

10:38 pm

gortmold

thanks bab, bruised my cerebellum working out what a feminine aaron is, but totally worth it

10:38 pm

o-o

number: te* + gas, electric, sewer, water: ***lities

10:38 pm

cybernan

nm - found it

10:38 pm

cybernan

ty anyway br

10:39 pm

stidmama

hello all! hey gort!

10:39 pm

stidmama

I need twenty more for my goal of halfway...

10:40 pm

o-o

hello, stid

10:40 pm

stidmama

how are you (((nan))) haven't seen you in ages!

10:40 pm

gortmold

hey stidster! nice to "see" ya, i see you are still wearing a vibrant shade of citrus

10:41 pm

stidmama

yes gort, though I wish I'd had someone take my picture yesterday when I wore mostly PINK.

10:41 pm

lbdawger

hi stiddy!

10:41 pm

stidmama

hey LBDQ!

10:41 pm

stidmama

oops. LBD. no Q. LOL

10:41 pm

gortmold

were you being pro (or anti) breast cancer or do you just like pink?

10:42 pm

stidmama

I like pink. I am terrified of breast cancer, my father's sister died of it at the ripe age of 24, then his best friend (male) died of it at about 50. Scary topic.

10:43 pm

stidmama

but mostly I just like pink. it's pretty.

10:43 pm

stidmama

of course I also like orange, blue, green...

10:44 pm

stidmama

how about you gort? do you have a favorite color?

10:45 pm

gortmold

i spose you're doing all the things they tell you to hedge your bets against bc?

10:45 pm

gortmold

I'm a freak for flaming red

10:45 pm

stidmama

yes, and yearly mammograms since I found a (benign) lump ten years ago.

10:45 pm

cybernan

tu 6/24?

10:45 pm

stidmama

I like red, it's a bold color.

10:46 pm

gortmold

i like it so much i have a loud streak of it in my otherwise blackish hair. it's not subtle

10:47 pm

stidmama

rofl... *visions of zebra-type stripes in hair...*

10:47 pm

stidmama

sorry nan, don't have that yet.

10:47 pm

gortmold

you're not far off there stid, just think recently mauled zebra

10:48 pm

stidmama

ACK! (poor little zebra)

10:48 pm

gortmold

tu + boy + 3rd vowel

10:48 pm

stidmama

thanks for that gort.

10:48 pm

cybernan

ty gort

10:49 pm

stidmama

two more to halfway....

10:50 pm

gortmold

no worries at all, someone else clued it earlier and i snafooied it

10:50 pm

lbdawger

go stid!

10:50 pm

gortmold

hey we heard down under about that californian abductee who has just been found and has 2 children by her abductor...

10:50 pm

stidmama

and one past my goal. All else is gravy, right?

10:51 pm

stidmama

yes, that was such a bizarre case, so unusual to find someone alive after so long

10:51 pm

gortmold

is someone rehabilitating her and how?

10:52 pm

gortmold

how do you recover from years of sexual abuse when you have 2 permanent byproducts - children?

10:52 pm

stidmama

I think they are trying to work with her and her children, but I suspect it's a complicated thing. After all, she is now an adult and has choice in the matter for herself and for her children.

10:52 pm

lbdawger

i think i heard that she's getting some help. her kids are doing pretty good, all things considered

10:52 pm

cybernan

*!* ta da *!* - thanks for the help, folks :)

10:53 pm

gortmold

it scrambles my neurons to think of her parents and how they're dealing with it

10:53 pm

stidmama

YAY nan!

10:53 pm

lbdawger

whoooo hooooo NAN!!!

10:53 pm

lbdawger

and i must get to my pillows. see you all tomorrow!

10:53 pm

gortmold

well done nan

10:53 pm

stidmama

sweet dreams LBD

10:53 pm

cybernan

ni4 dawger

10:53 pm

lbdawger

*poof*

10:53 pm

gortmold

it's playing on my mind more, because my own daughter (7) foiled an attempted abduction just last week

10:54 pm

stidmama

*gasp* oh gort! Is she okay? Are you?

10:54 pm

cybernan

oh dear -- that's scary gort

10:55 pm

gortmold

she's absolutely fine, mostly because of divine intervention and the fact that we had given her the stranger danger talk the week before and she kenw exactly what to do

10:55 pm

gortmold

it's the terrible possibilities that loom

10:55 pm

cybernan

see you later -- must go and process some more travel pics

10:55 pm

gortmold

she had a detailed description of the guy, told the cops, put an identikit picky together, so now we know what the face of evil looks like

10:56 pm

stidmama

I still give my teen boys the talk about safety (and not just for strangers) regularly.

10:56 pm

stidmama

good for her, gort -- and for you. So hard to think straight sometimes in situations like that.

10:56 pm

gortmold

ironically, we had let her play in our front yard because we read an article that week about not mollicoddling kids and that abductions are extremely rare!

10:57 pm

stidmama

they are rare, gort -- but always scary.

10:58 pm

gortmold

she's a cluey kid with a keen eye for odd details

10:59 pm

stidmama

oooh. I got an 8!

11:00 pm

gortmold

ahhh, sweet satisfaction

11:00 pm

stidmama

I think you are doing a fine job, gort. It's tough to parent -- in any age, at any age of kids.

11:01 pm

gortmold

thanks, right on re toughness, nothin prepares ya

11:01 pm

stidmama

HA. got the last H word...

11:02 pm

stidmama

down to 99. And I am going to take an hour to work on some school-related things. Thanks for the conversation and clues....

11:02 pm

gortmold

toodle pip stid

11:02 pm

stidmama

(((gort))) be easy about your daughter. She sounds smart (like her mama).

11:02 pm

stidmama

*poof*

11:04 pm

o-o

Glad your daughter is safe, gort

11:04 pm

gortmold

thanks bab, me too

11:04 pm

gortmold

do you have kids bab?

11:05 pm

o-o

No

11:05 pm

gortmold

become a heart donor while you're still alive - it's pretty much the same i reckon

11:06 pm

Jellen

Hello, all!

11:07 pm

Jellen

I have an obscene number left to go!

11:07 pm

gortmold

hey jellen

11:07 pm

o-o

Parents only get one chance to raise a child. OJT the whole time.

11:07 pm

o-o

Hello, Jellen

11:21 pm

jillibus

Hi all, and Jellen -- any news about Tim's PET scan?

11:24 pm

Jellen

No news, jilli...don't have a doctor's appt. scheduled yet, either...

11:25 pm

jillibus

I was a terrible parent -- no seat belts, no speeches about danger (which didn't appear common), no all sorts of things

11:25 pm

Jellen

I was away from Babble momentarily...we're planning a trip to Las Vegas...

11:25 pm

jillibus

Oh Jellen -- how awful to be kept waiting!

11:26 pm

jillibus

Yes -- great idea! Have fun, Jellen!

11:26 pm

Jellen

Yes, waiting is pretty stressful!

11:29 pm

rbud

may I have a hint for re 7/28?

11:30 pm

o-o

re + go back into court to face the judge and jury again

11:31 pm

rbud

ty, BR!

11:40 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

howdee buddies

11:42 pm

o-o

Hello, Book Doctor Gwen

11:43 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

howdee BR -- hay, your bunny ran away! lol

11:51 pm

gortmold

last wa pls?

11:51 pm

harpjane

cater wa4

11:52 pm

harpjane

rhymes with where you hang pictures at home

11:53 pm

gortmold

thanks harp, got it

11:54 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

shoot, gotta stop with 66 left, eatin' time POINK

11:57 pm

Atalante

I reckon either 78 or 356

11:58 pm

jillibus

Well, I have 101 left -- no time today

11:58 pm

flosey

darn, I didn't remember I hadn't finished this grid!!

11:59 pm

flosey

was a busy day

12:00 am

rbud

FW, whew!!

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