Babble: Archived Puzzle for Sunday, November 29, 2009

12:00 am

DR1965

FLIP FLOP

12:00 am

jmcnrick

flip!

12:00 am

flosey

flip

12:00 am

dart001

flip

12:00 am

jillibus

flosey -- in GVM's brit section -- Batchelor's Mushy Chip Shop Marrowfat Processed Peas

12:00 am

renfield

flipout

12:00 am

rbud

flip & hi, all!

12:00 am

jillibus

flip ;)

12:01 am

jesdraggon

floppety

12:01 am

harpjane

flip

12:02 am

flosey

hmmm, sounds odd to me jilli, hope that doesn't sound rude

12:02 am

MLFAN17

LO 6

12:02 am

jillibus

not rude at all, flosey!

12:02 am

flosey

ty

12:03 am

flosey

am keeping yesterday's icon - First grandson is also a great blessing to me

12:03 am

Bugsaw

to 7

12:03 am

MLFAN17

PHANTOM toilet

12:03 am

Bugsaw

roil

12:04 am

Bugsaw

ooops

12:04 am

Uneaixoise

ro7

12:04 am

DR1965

Phantom Grunion

12:04 am

Uneaixoise

br8

12:04 am

Uneaixoise

bo7

12:04 am

MLFAN17

thank you Une must be the BR 8 i just got

12:05 am

Uneaixoise

:-D

12:05 am

jmcnrick

night all

12:05 am

MLFAN17

RO7 if not called

12:05 am

rbud

nite, jmc!

12:05 am

Uneaixoise

nite, jmc

12:05 am

MLFAN17

oops sorry UNE

12:05 am

Pinikula

night jmc ;)

12:06 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:06 am

DR1965

AH_ Just noticed that ending- ty

12:06 am

MLFAN17

RU 6

12:06 am

flosey

thankyou lickety

12:06 am

dart001

nbt

12:06 am

brandyjack

yo7

12:06 am

Erda

Thank you, Lickety!!!

12:06 am

Pinikula

thx lickety ;)

12:06 am

DR1965

TY Lickety

12:06 am

rbud

ty, lickety! :)

12:06 am

harpjane

thanks lickety
!

12:07 am

MLFAN17

Has DR 8 been called?

12:07 am

Uneaixoise

ta7 if not called

12:07 am

jillibus

super, Lickety!

12:07 am

MLFAN17

RO7

12:08 am

DR1965

dr 8

12:08 am

MLFAN17

TA 7

12:08 am

DR1965

now it has MLF BY you

12:08 am

MLFAN17

DO7

12:09 am

MLFAN17

DO 7 x2

12:09 am

MLFAN17

thanks DR

12:09 am

brandyjack

tr8

12:10 am

flosey

ty BR

12:10 am

MLFAN17

Oi 6

12:11 am

MLFAN17

brandy which TR is it?

12:11 am

flosey

sorry, meant ty BJ

12:11 am

Uneaixoise

top of grid, mlf

12:11 am

MLFAN17

Ai6

12:11 am

brandyjack

one like your dr8. don't know how many ther are.

12:12 am

MLFAN17

ty Une and brandy

12:12 am

MLFAN17

got it:)

12:14 am

MLFAN17

tI6

12:14 am

brandyjack

to7 and bo7

12:15 am

MLFAN17

Ti 6 x 2

12:15 am

jillibus

One BT -- the Y

12:15 am

MLFAN17

thank you brandy

12:16 am

brandyjack

and a do7

12:16 am

harpjane

nbt and nbs

12:16 am

Pinikula

well done harp

12:16 am

jillibus

wtg harp!

12:16 am

jillibus

nbs?

12:17 am

brandyjack

i think we're going to be thouroughly sick of that particular ending today.....

12:17 am

DR1965

I agree BJ !

12:17 am

Pinikula

nbs = no blank stats?

12:17 am

MLFAN17

no idea jill

12:17 am

rbud

yay. harp!

12:17 am

cybernan

hi everyone -- late start

12:18 am

Pinikula

hi nan

12:18 am

jillibus

hi nan

12:18 am

Pinikula

flosey, did you find the Y for NBT?

12:18 am

MLFAN17

Pinik i think its jill lookng for it

12:19 am

beachboggle

Hi babble pals! Dropped in for the flip, for a change

12:19 am

DR1965

I am looking for it as well

12:19 am

Pinikula

oh...sorry...

12:19 am

jillibus

I was looking for the Y

12:19 am

flosey

yes I did Pini

12:19 am

rururocks

br8

12:19 am

jillibus

hi beach

12:19 am

Uneaixoise

ig7

12:19 am

flosey

but didn't give me nbt yet

12:19 am

Pinikula

hi beach

12:19 am

MLFAN17

is that x 2?

12:19 am

Uneaixoise

hey, ruru -- called awhile back . . .

12:19 am

jillibus

did you find the Y, flosey?

12:19 am

MLFAN17

sorry flosey

12:20 am

DR1965

I didn't Jilli

12:20 am

flosey

yes jilli, yo7

12:20 am

MLFAN17

flosey as soon as you said yo7 i found it lol

12:21 am

Pinikula

<-- still looking

12:21 am

dcseain

br8 and dr8. heello

12:21 am

DR1965

me too Pini

12:21 am

jillibus

I'm blind to big words :(

12:21 am

MLFAN17

hi dc been called i think

12:21 am

rururocks

tr8

12:21 am

Pinikula

hi dc...(already called)

12:21 am

dcseain

i figured :)

12:21 am

Pinikula

;)

12:21 am

dcseain

got ur email. i'll look once i've slept :)

12:21 am

jillibus

hi dc

12:21 am

Uneaixoise

already called, ruru :-)

12:22 am

MLFAN17

TR8 x 2?

12:22 am

MLFAN17

if not its been called

12:22 am

Pinikula

no worries, dc...much appreciated (at your leisure)

12:22 am

rururocks

crap

12:22 am

Uneaixoise

id6

12:22 am

jillibus

omg, got the misspelt yo7

12:22 am

Uneaixoise

:-D

12:22 am

jillibus

NBT

12:22 am

flosey

wtg jilli

12:22 am

Uneaixoise

go, jilli!

12:23 am

DR1965

AH_ TY JILLI !

12:23 am

Pinikula

misspelt? ugh...

12:23 am

DR1965

NBT for me and bed!

12:23 am

Bugsaw

well done jilli.

12:23 am

Uneaixoise

ai6 x 2

12:23 am

jillibus

hi bugs :)

12:23 am

jillibus

and une and all

12:23 am

Uneaixoise

hey, jilli :-)

12:24 am

MLFAN17

is the IG a word we should know and is it a 7 or an 8?

12:24 am

Bugsaw

now I have nbt

12:24 am

MLFAN17

Ti 7

12:24 am

jillibus

wtg bugs!

12:24 am

Pinikula

* sniffle * I don't the "cryptic clues" for the Y yet and I've been up for 18 hours...(probably why I can't get it)

12:25 am

Uneaixoise

yes, mlf but "alt spelling" (ig7)

12:25 am

Pinikula

so, I'll go to sleep and see if I can find it in the morning...night all! :)

12:25 am

melonheadjujube

hi, lost in the grid - NBT sofar

12:25 am

rururocks

gr7

12:25 am

DR1965

pini- sing it on a mountain

12:25 am

Uneaixoise

pini, think "alt spelling" for swiss mountain singer :-)

12:25 am

jesdraggon

*hands pini a cup of tea and a chocolate* it's okay, i don't get the clues either

12:25 am

jillibus

hi melon

12:25 am

MLFAN17

thank you Une now if only i could find it lol

12:26 am

Pinikula

got it! NBT!!! thx...now I can sleep in peace!!!

12:26 am

DR1965

GNight Pini !

12:26 am

MLFAN17

Pinik now you willl dream about them lol

12:26 am

jesdraggon

sleep sweet, pini :)

12:27 am

jillibus

well, toidy was a word when my son was a little boy

12:27 am

Uneaixoise

nite, pini

12:27 am

jillibus

night pini :)

12:27 am

jillibus

and off to the PB with you, une!

12:28 am

Uneaixoise

puhleez!

12:28 am

joshuavorbis

hi and nbt

12:29 am

Uneaixoise

halfway

12:29 am

Uneaixoise

hey, josh

12:29 am

Uneaixoise

li6 if not called

12:29 am

flosey

wow Une, good for you

12:29 am

jillibus

wow, une!!!

12:30 am

Uneaixoise

hey, flosey

12:30 am

Uneaixoise

I'm sure ruru is WAY past halfway!

12:30 am

rururocks

dr8

12:30 am

jillibus

just noticed -- no S :(

12:30 am

rururocks

I just got here une..

12:30 am

Uneaixoise

already called ruru :-)

12:30 am

rururocks

cr

12:30 am

rururocks

AP

12:30 am

Uneaixoise

(if it's the dr8/55)

12:31 am

Uneaixoise

LOL!!!

12:31 am

MLFAN17

TO 7 x 1 which were called pretty much

12:31 am

Uneaixoise

what, mlf?

12:31 am

MLFAN17

x 2 oops

12:31 am

Uneaixoise

have to7 x 2

12:32 am

Uneaixoise

oh, ok ;-)

12:32 am

jillibus

hi ruru

12:32 am

rururocks

hiya jilli

12:33 am

MLFAN17

unfortunately i am stalled at 63 poof

12:34 am

jillibus

bye mlf

12:35 am

brandyjack

who was the wiseacre said gr7 was phantom?

12:35 am

jillibus

not guilty

12:36 am

Uneaixoise

ruru called a gr7 but i haven't found it yet :-(

12:36 am

rururocks

gr 7 is real

12:36 am

brandyjack

DR1965 to the PB.....

12:36 am

cybernan

its a stupid word -- like most of them

12:36 am

rururocks

get a fishing net and you will une

12:36 am

cybernan

hate the repetitiveness of this grid

12:36 am

joshuavorbis

ty for that one ruru

12:37 am

Uneaixoise

hmmm, and i do soooo much fishing! LOL

12:37 am

Uneaixoise

or is it fishing 'cause it's easy and obvious?

12:37 am

rururocks

by the moon une.. by the moon

12:38 am

jillibus

fishing by the moon?

12:38 am

rururocks

yep

12:38 am

Uneaixoise

BTW moon was so bright here tonite -- amazing how light things were when I took my dogs out to pee!

12:39 am

joshuavorbis

no variation of ignite can be made, right

12:39 am

rururocks

yes there is josh

12:39 am

Uneaixoise

yes it can, josh

12:40 am

Uneaixoise

found it ruru -- saw it earlier and didn't enter it 'cause someone said it wasn't a word or wasn't in the grid . . .? oh, well!

12:40 am

joshuavorbis

ok, got it. duh

12:41 am

rururocks

where are you at speedy?

12:41 am

Uneaixoise

93

12:41 am

Uneaixoise

94

12:41 am

jesdraggon

93?!?! I"m only at 44

12:41 am

Uneaixoise

phantom lolita! :-)

12:42 am

Uneaixoise

95

12:43 am

Uneaixoise

96

12:43 am

Uneaixoise

here in Tenn, "borry" would be a word -- can I borry a cuppa sugar? LOL

12:44 am

jesdraggon

wouldn't that be "kin ah borry?"

12:44 am

Uneaixoise

well, yeah, depending on how far into the sticks you've travelled! LOL

12:45 am

Uneaixoise

jes, petfinder's having a contest??

12:45 am

jesdraggon

yup

12:45 am

rbud

ahhh, FINALLY got nbt - the lower L was baffling me - and of course a fish! :P

12:45 am

Uneaixoise

hmmm, will have to check that out

12:46 am

ursh

Hello all - not a great grid - need the y for nbt any clues?

12:47 am

Uneaixoise

swiss mountain singing

12:47 am

Uneaixoise

idol

12:47 am

Uneaixoise

oops

12:48 am

ursh

tx une trying to spell it now

12:48 am

Uneaixoise

100 ruru

12:48 am

jillibus

ursh, it's "alt sp"

12:48 am

rururocks

114

12:49 am

Uneaixoise

so irritating that enable takes so many weird words but not "rotini"

12:49 am

Uneaixoise

go, ruru!!

12:49 am

flosey

100 to go here but too tired tonight, goodnight all

12:49 am

Uneaixoise

101

12:49 am

Uneaixoise

sleep well, flosey!

12:49 am

Uneaixoise

102

12:50 am

Uneaixoise

103

12:51 am

joshuavorbis

phantom inurn

12:51 am

Uneaixoise

104

12:51 am

Uneaixoise

ok, i'll stop -- i know that's irritating

12:52 am

Uneaixoise

do7 if not called

12:54 am

brandyjack

do7 x 2

12:54 am

Uneaixoise

yep and both do7/40 , right?

12:54 am

dart001

140 down..time for lickety

12:54 am

Uneaixoise

bj, it's really nice having you back in the fold :-)

12:55 am

Uneaixoise

wow, dart!!!

12:57 am

rururocks

124 .. time to hit the list

12:57 am

Uneaixoise

113 here so far . . .

12:58 am

jesdraggon

huh. my brain finally recognized that ending, and i got 25 more words all in a hurry

12:59 am

Uneaixoise

go, jes!

12:59 am

Uneaixoise

114

12:59 am

rbud

nu 7 (if not called)

12:59 am

Uneaixoise

tx rbud

12:59 am

Uneaixoise

115

1:00 am

jesdraggon

meh. must go get firewood in

1:03 am

justafreep

one hour late. is everyone done?

1:03 am

Uneaixoise

hey, freep -- not yet! :-)

1:03 am

rbud

don't think anyone's called fireworks yet?

1:04 am

Uneaixoise

jes, are you still there? i guess you saw the horror story about the 80 horses rescued and currently being treated here in Nashville at the fairgrounds . . .

1:04 am

jillibus

No way, freep

1:05 am

Uneaixoise

including some foals ;-(

1:05 am

jillibus

back in a few (maybe)

1:05 am

Uneaixoise

on a brighter note, ruru, did I hear that you're getting a puppy??

1:06 am

rururocks

yes.. in a month and a half

1:06 am

Uneaixoise

boy or girl? what breed?

1:07 am

rururocks

boy I hope.. golden retreiver

1:07 am

Uneaixoise

congratulations! that's wonderful -- looking forward to adorable pix!!

1:07 am

ursh

have to be the prettiest puppies

1:08 am

Uneaixoise

such a sweet, loving breed . . .

1:08 am

rururocks

thanks une.. me too. I hope to rescue a dog after this one grows up a bit.

1:08 am

Uneaixoise

cool!

1:08 am

jesdraggon

grats, ru!

1:10 am

lynxxx

hello everyone

1:10 am

Uneaixoise

hey, lynxxx!

1:10 am

jesdraggon

hi lynxxx

1:10 am

ursh

finding this grid boring

1:11 am

Uneaixoise

if in doubt, make it a gerund -- just added mine up and I've got 30 so far! LOL

1:12 am

joshuavorbis

phantom tiglon

1:12 am

ursh

i have 26 will look for more

1:15 am

Uneaixoise

55 to go and saving them for tomorrow -- byeee -- *poof*

1:15 am

lynxxx

bye Une

1:16 am

rururocks

byeee e une

1:16 am

jesdraggon

g'night, une

1:16 am

justafreep

g'nighting uneing

1:17 am

Uneaixoise

freep LOL!!!

1:18 am

Uneaixoise

jes, i don't see how you vote on the petfinder site . . .

1:18 am

jesdraggon

no, une, you go to theanimalrescuesite.com

1:18 am

jesdraggon

petfinder is sponsoring it, but theanimalrescuesite is hosting it

1:19 am

Uneaixoise

did that -- was able to view 2008 winners but didn't see a place to vote . . .

1:19 am

dart001

some strange ones tonight

1:20 am

jesdraggon

if you click the purple donate button, it'll go to another page that says thanks for your donation, and has a banner at the top that says vote today

1:20 am

jesdraggon

(you don't actually donate, you click and advertisers donate)

1:20 am

Uneaixoise

yes, i know -- i've been clicking for years :-)

1:20 am

jesdraggon

click the "vote today" button, and it'll go to anoter page with a search for your shelter

1:22 am

jesdraggon

you can probably find one local to you, but i'd not be hurt by you voting for Wayward Creatures in Washington :)

1:22 am

Uneaixoise

did it! voted for Nashville Humane Assn!

1:22 am

Uneaixoise

so you can vote every day?

1:22 am

jesdraggon

you can vote daily :)

1:22 am

Uneaixoise

if so, I'll be sure to vote for Wayward Creatures!

1:22 am

jesdraggon

on the first page, there's actually an option to set up daily email reminders

1:23 am

Uneaixoise

i just did that LOL!!

1:23 am

dart001

fireworks

1:23 am

jesdraggon

excellent :) thanks!

1:23 am

Uneaixoise

yay, dart!!!

1:23 am

justafreep

well done, dart

1:23 am

lynxxx

Congrats Dart!

1:24 am

jesdraggon

yay dart!

1:26 am

jesdraggon

just need the top left A for NBT... stats for the words that come off it, anyone?

1:26 am

lynxxx

2 ag4.6

1:27 am

Uneaixoise

oh, before i forget -- crazy story -- i stopped on the interstate today at a BP station and while I was filling up, a guy walked over and showed me a knife and asked if I wouldn't like to buy it for a Xmas present!!!

1:27 am

jesdraggon

ah, thanks. found them both :)

1:27 am

lynxxx

now that's scary!

1:27 am

Uneaixoise

lynxxx, and just plain nutty! LOL

1:29 am

Uneaixoise

ok, now I be gone to bed :-)

1:30 am

jesdraggon

sleep sweet, une

1:30 am

lynxxx

goodnight Une

1:31 am

jesdraggon

i believe i'm off to sleep too. have a loverly night, and luck in the grid :)

1:32 am

dart001

im off too...long drive to albuquerque today and the flight back home.....kind of dragging now...night all

1:32 am

lynxxx

bye Jes, bye Dart, bye America!

1:33 am

dart001

bye lynxxx poof

2:15 am

jillibus

Well, goodnight if there's anyone here -- 65 left

2:20 am

rbud

nite, jilli

2:52 am

ursh

hello - any clue for in 7 and 8

2:54 am

lynxxx

in8 carved italian jewellery (I think!)

2:55 am

lynxxx

yes - it is - carved in relief

2:55 am

ursh

tx lynxx googled it and got it

2:56 am

ursh

never to old to learn

2:58 am

lynxxx

We have a shopping channel on our cable which occasionally 'flogs' this type of jewellery. I knew there was a use for it!

3:05 am

ursh

Have 30 left and found first one ending tion

3:06 am

lynxxx

TY hadn 't even noticed that ending

3:24 am

Dippnall

di 7/32 - help please!

3:27 am

o-o

di + *****glycerine

3:28 am

Dippnall

ty

3:30 am

lynxxx

TY BabRab - that's a new one

3:30 am

lynxxx

hi Dipp

3:32 am

Dippnall

hi lynxx - not usually here now - no voice (cheers all round!) so not at church!

3:33 am

lynxxx

You only go for the singing?

3:33 am

Dippnall

nah - like to sing but not so good (lol) but was supposed to read amd am quite germ ridden.......

3:34 am

lynxxx

not THE flu I hope

3:35 am

Dippnall

no - just a heavy cold - need to be fit for tomorrow - so resting (in theory anyway)

3:53 am

ardilla

hi all

3:57 am

lynxxx

hi Ardilla!

3:57 am

ardilla

hopefully, i will be visiting Sydney and NZ in about 3 weeks

3:58 am

lynxxx

You have leave? I haven't seen you for so long, are all your health problems over?

3:59 am

ardilla

yeah, i haven't taken any for almost a year

4:00 am

ardilla

i got off the crutches about 2 months but work has been sooo hectic

4:00 am

ardilla

and i have a bf; he's a sailor

4:01 am

ardilla

my icon is me at the Navy Ball

4:01 am

lynxxx

very glam too!

4:02 am

lynxxx

what service are you with?

4:02 am

ardilla

ty

4:02 am

ardilla

the Air Force

4:08 am

ardilla

just found the gerund ending :)

4:09 am

ardilla

and found a dr8/55

4:10 am

lynxxx

sooo many gerund ends

4:10 am

ardilla

and a tr8/55

4:10 am

lshult

also got br8 (just got the 3)

4:11 am

ardilla

thx ish

4:11 am

lshult

8's that is!!!

4:16 am

lynxxx

there is an in8 - clue at 2.54

4:20 am

lynxxx

Brolga - a well known Australian bird - obviously not so well known to enable!

5:24 am

Merk

good morning gang

5:29 am

Merk

It's be interesting to count up all the -ing ending when we're done. There are a lot.

5:30 am

Merk

You can make it from two direction,which helps. I don't think I've ever seen so many.

5:32 am

Merk

I just realized that I am totally alone in the World of Babble.

5:33 am

dinok

Hey Merk, you are never alone in babbleland

5:34 am

dinok

How are you doing. I was lurking cos only got few minutes to babble

5:35 am

Merk

This is one of those fun grids that you can add -ing to everything immaginable so you tend to keep your nose in the grid doing so.

5:36 am

Merk

In fact I just realized that you cannot even use an -ing in the chat box or it is likely to land you in the penalty box.

5:36 am

dinok

lol

5:37 am

dinok

or rather lol-ing

5:37 am

Merk

yea

5:40 am

dinok

just realised I hav been so busy with ing wds forgot to put in the root wds!

5:45 am

Merk

lol-ing ... I think the only place there are no -ing are ones that start with g and n.

5:47 am

NonoNanette

good morning Merk and dinok

5:47 am

NonoNanette

there is an no gerund from the bottom n Merk

5:48 am

NonoNanette

and an nu

5:49 am

dinok

hi nono

5:52 am

Merk

Morning Nono

5:52 am

Merk

You are in for some great fun this morning.

5:52 am

dinok

my fav wd in the grid so far is the yo gerund

5:53 am

NonoNanette

that was my first one

5:54 am

Merk

The di 6 is pretty funny, too.

5:54 am

NonoNanette

hmmmm dont have that one

5:56 am

Merk

b/c it's not -ing

5:56 am

Merk

It's two itty bitty compound words that put together I've never used in daily speech

5:59 am

NonoNanette

not seeing it yet

5:59 am

dinok

not getting that merk

6:02 am

NonoNanette

found it

6:02 am

Merk

di = a groundhog likes to di- . He likes to di- very much, a ---

6:03 am

dinok

tyvm. I cd hav sworn i tried that.

6:03 am

Merk

And the in 8 has to be googled. It means carved Italian jewelry in relief.

6:03 am

Merk

The in 7 is a from of the word.

6:04 am

dinok

ty agn

6:05 am

dinok

I have enjoyed this grid (n company of course) so much I overstayed my 10min by an hour. bbl. have fun pplz.

6:06 am

Merk

bye ... I know what you mean

6:06 am

NonoNanette

bye bye dinok

6:10 am

Merk

In addition to the many -ing, there is also tion and ion endings.

6:11 am

NonoNanette

yes have a couple of those

6:11 am

Merk

Also -nge

6:13 am

ardilla

i'm back...had to do laundry

6:15 am

NonoNanette

hi Ardilla

6:22 am

NonoNanette

just past halfway point, time to get breakfast

6:22 am

NonoNanette

bbl

6:23 am

ardilla

i have 109 left

6:27 am

KatieMcG

afternoon everyone

6:28 am

ardilla

hi katie

6:28 am

Uneaixoise

howdy, ladies :-)

6:28 am

Uneaixoise

30 gerunds so far . . . groan

6:29 am

ardilla

hi une

6:29 am

Uneaixoise

ardilla, what a gorgeous pic of you!

6:30 am

Uneaixoise

looking forward to hearing about the Babbler gathering in DC last ni** :-)

6:32 am

ardilla

tyvm

6:33 am

ardilla

i was at the Navy Ball

6:33 am

ardilla

b's banished

6:33 am

Uneaixoise

yay, ardilla!

6:33 am

ardilla

been off crutches for about 2 months

6:33 am

Uneaixoise

wow . . .

6:33 am

ardilla

new boyfriend; sailor

6:34 am

Uneaixoise

cool!

6:40 am

Merk

... and Fireworks!

6:40 am

Uneaixoise

yay, merk!!!!!!!!!!!!!

6:40 am

lynxxx

oh - another ending 'oid'

6:40 am

lynxxx

Congrats Merk!

6:41 am

Lilecama

any clues for the di 7/32 please?

6:42 am

lynxxx

di & *****glycerine (BabRabs clue)

6:42 am

Merk

First three letters as the one above and below, then the 3rd vowel and the last three letters of the ni 5, 10

6:42 am

Lilecama

brilliant! thank you! :)

6:43 am

Merk

A much better clue lynxx.

6:43 am

Merk

last clue ... the ta 8 and to 8 both end with the same four letter word. They are compounds.

6:44 am

Merk

It's been nice chatting. See you tomorrow.

6:44 am

lynxxx

bye Merk

6:51 am

ardilla

bye merk

6:53 am

ardilla

halfway

7:02 am

jean1953

good afternoon everyone:)

7:03 am

lynxxx

Hi Jean!

7:14 am

Trifioso

good morning babble friends, with a special halllooooo to ardilla!!!!! was just asking after you the other day - haven't seen you in ages!!!! how are you? how is your godson???

7:14 am

jean1953

Hello Trifioso:)

7:21 am

Anniebrook

hello everyone!

7:21 am

jean1953

Hello Anniebrook:)

7:21 am

Trifioso

hello annie!

7:21 am

Kaplan the Magne

Nice grid

7:21 am

Anniebrook

Hi jean :)

7:22 am

Anniebrook

Hi Trif...How is your Dad?

7:22 am

Trifioso

the y is given me a time - anyone have a nudge, please?

7:22 am

jean1953

singing in the Swiss Alps may help thats if I have the meaning right lol

7:23 am

blueheron

trif, what they do in the alps...yo-7/48

7:23 am

Trifioso

I am so in love with all of you right now! thanks!!!!

7:23 am

jean1953

oh good I was close lol

7:24 am

blueheron

yw

7:25 am

Trifioso

i hate to go off to church on a sunday and not at least be nbt...so this is a big relief!

7:30 am

jean1953

Oh how exciting I have just updated my profile to include our latest edition to the family my fourth grandchild:):):):)

7:30 am

Anniebrook

congratulations jean!

7:30 am

jean1953

thank you Anniebrook:)

7:31 am

Trifioso

congrats, jean - what lovely news!

7:31 am

jean1953

It certainly is and mum and baby are doing so well:)

7:33 am

Trifioso

is it an innie or an outie?

7:33 am

jean1953

lol thats a good way of putting it shes a girl:)

7:34 am

Trifioso

excellent! girls rule!

7:34 am

jean1953

I must take the dog out before the rains come again sadly, I have only just dried off after getting soaked coming home from Mass earlier, I agree with you Trifoso

7:35 am

jean1953

Hope to come back later Happy Babbling everyone:)

7:35 am

Trifioso

yes, I am off myself - It is my turn to put on the coffee hour refreshments at church this morning, so must dash. see you later all!

7:35 am

Scrabbler

Good morning/day to all.

7:35 am

jean1953

Oh no it was also my duties this am as well . Hi Scrabbler and Bye for now:)

7:35 am

Anniebrook

good morning scrabbs!

7:36 am

Scrabbler

COngrats Jean--enjoy the new little blessing!

7:36 am

Scrabbler

Hi Annie!

7:36 am

Scrabbler

I slept great for 2 nights in a row and have recovered my my sleep deprivation state.

7:36 am

Anniebrook

Are all the bunnies eating salad this morning?

7:37 am

Scrabbler

Yes, they are--I just distributed the salads for them.

7:37 am

ardilla

i'm back...laundry again

7:38 am

Scrabbler

Hi Ardilla! How and where are you?

7:38 am

Anniebrook

Hello ardilla

7:40 am

Anniebrook

I am halfway through and not finding this an easy grid..anyone have the gr7--prob. a gerund ending

7:41 am

Uneaixoise

gr7 ends kinda like the crying vegetable :-)

7:41 am

Anniebrook

Hi Une!! Thanks!!!

7:41 am

Uneaixoise

morning, annie :-)

7:42 am

Scrabbler

Hi Yne

7:42 am

Uneaixoise

hey, scrabs :-)

7:43 am

Scrabbler

TY for that clue, Une. I, too, am finding this grid tough right from the start--words are not jumping out.

7:43 am

Uneaixoise

wonder how the babbler gathering in DC went last night . . .

7:43 am

Scrabbler

And thanks for pointing out the gerund!

7:43 am

Anniebrook

I thought the gathering is on for this afternoon

7:44 am

Anniebrook

scrabbs, there are lots of gerund endings

7:44 am

Uneaixoise

oohh, thought it was last night -- never mind! :-)

7:44 am

Uneaixoise

scrabbs, i've got 30 gerunds . . .

7:45 am

Anniebrook

Une, now I am confused but we will find out soon enough...I am sure it went off in style

7:45 am

Uneaixoise

you're probably right, annie :-)

7:46 am

ardilla

i'm off the crutches, have a sailor bf, and still in okinawa

7:46 am

Anniebrook

ardilla, sounds good

7:47 am

Scrabbler

Seain posted on FB--dinner was last night in DC.

7:47 am

Scrabbler

Nice, Ardilla.

7:47 am

Uneaixoise

oh, thanks!

7:48 am

ardilla

my icon is me at the Navy Ball

7:48 am

Anniebrook

Une, you are right.

7:48 am

Scrabbler

If I click on icons with this desktop PC my PC freezes up.

7:48 am

Anniebrook

ardilla, you are pretty

7:49 am

ardilla

ty annie

7:49 am

Uneaixoise

from Seain's facebook page: Seain Gutridge Had a lovely lunch today with lil*monkey, jmcnrick, tomhundleyrn at Mama Ayesha's in Adams Morgan in Washington, DC. Another Babble meet-up is planned for late April or early May 2010 in Baltimore, MD. Pictures from the Saturday meetup will be posted on Sunday.

7:50 am

Anniebrook

thanks une..looking forward to seeing the pictures..

7:50 am

Uneaixoise

me too!

7:52 am

Scrabbler

**trying to get the 30 gerunds that Une mentioned*

7:53 am

flosey

good morning everyone

7:53 am

Uneaixoise

hey, flosey!

7:53 am

Scrabbler

Hi flosey

7:53 am

Anniebrook

Hi flosey

7:56 am

ardilla

hi flosey

7:57 am

flosey

up far too early! will see how many words I can get before zonking out again

8:00 am

ardilla

i'm waiting on my last load of laundry so i can go to sleep

8:00 am

ardilla

got a 12hr shift tomorrow

8:01 am

Scrabbler

The sun is shining in through the trees and sliding glass doors to my left--beautiful outside!

8:01 am

flosey

those 12 hour shifts must be tough

8:01 am

flosey

beautiful Scrabs

8:02 am

flosey

still black out here!

8:02 am

ardilla

i'll be on them until i go on vacation

8:02 am

Scrabbler

The planet needs to rotate a bit more and then you will see the sun too.

8:03 am

flosey

right Scrabbs - should still be sleeping here!!

8:06 am

ardilla

i feel like an id5 for not getting id5 earlier :(

8:06 am

NonoNanette

hi again everyone

8:06 am

flosey

hi nono

8:07 am

Anniebrook

Hi Nono!

8:07 am

NonoNanette

ardilla dont feel bad i didn't have it yet

8:07 am

flosey

thanks ardilla, didn't have that one

8:07 am

ardilla

hi nono

8:08 am

Scrabbler

TY for the moron clue

8:08 am

Scrabbler

Hi Nono

8:08 am

hego

Morning folks

8:08 am

NonoNanette

morning hego

8:08 am

Anniebrook

Hi hego!

8:09 am

ardilla

just got the lo7

8:09 am

Scrabbler

Hi hego

8:09 am

hego

Happy Sunday to you all

8:09 am

Aloyisius

hi Babblers!

8:09 am

Scrabbler

Hi aloy

8:09 am

Anniebrook

Hi Aloy!

8:09 am

hego

Hi aloy

8:10 am

flosey

morning Aloy

8:10 am

hego

Love your picture Ardilla

8:10 am

ardilla

hi hego aloy

8:10 am

Aloyisius

I see Broll in the grid. Today is special - our 40th anniversary (-:

8:10 am

flosey

Happy 40th Aloy

8:11 am

Anniebrook

Happy 40th anniversary to both!!!!!

8:11 am

hego

Congratulations Aloy. That's wonderful!

8:11 am

Scrabbler

Happy Anniversary, Aloy!

8:11 am

broll

Hi Aloy, and congrats. K says he remembers it like it was yesterday.

8:12 am

ardilla

happy anniversary

8:12 am

Scrabbler

Hi Broll

8:12 am

Uneaixoise

happy anniversary, aloy!!

8:12 am

broll

Hi all.

8:12 am

Aloyisius

lol. Hi broll! yup, I do too.. a few changes since then, eh?

8:12 am

ardilla

hi broll

8:12 am

Anniebrook

Hi broll

8:12 am

Aloyisius

ty all for the good wishes (-:

8:12 am

broll

Amen to that

8:13 am

Scrabbler

Is Broll your husband, Aloy?

8:13 am

Aloyisius

no, LOL... broll is a long-time friend

8:13 am

Aloyisius

her hubby was in our wedding!

8:13 am

Scrabbler

Oh, I have not seen Broll here before so I wondered if your husband just entered.

8:14 am

broll

Aloy got me hooked on this game.

8:14 am

Aloyisius

blame it on Aloy, lol

8:15 am

Anniebrook

I think FM should be blamed as usual.

8:15 am

broll

I often play at the flip. I don't chat much - too slow a typist. Besides, I am the "official" lurker.

8:15 am

hego

Wow, that gerund really makes the 7's come.

8:15 am

Aloyisius

yup, broll has lurking down to a science..(-:

8:15 am

NonoNanette

Happy Anniversary Aloy, 40 years is something to be proud of

8:16 am

broll

Oh, yes, FM should be blamed, no matter what!

8:16 am

Aloyisius

ty, Nono.. lotsa water over the dam..

8:17 am

NonoNanette

i know what you mean, we celebrated 42 last month

8:17 am

Anniebrook

Congratulations to you and hubby, Nono!

8:17 am

NonoNanette

ty Annie

8:17 am

broll

Is your spider bite all better, aloy?

8:17 am

Aloyisius

wow, congrats to you both too!

8:18 am

NonoNanette

thanks so much

8:18 am

Aloyisius

healing, broll.. looking yucky as old skin peels and new grows in

8:18 am

Anniebrook

A spider bite, oh dear. How are you, Aloy?

8:18 am

Aloyisius

hope I got some magical spider powers out of the experience, lol

8:19 am

Aloyisius

I'm fine, Annie... but it was a bit scary

8:19 am

Kalyn

Grats Nono :)

8:19 am

NonoNanette

what kind of spider was it Aloy? I hope not a brown recluse

8:19 am

Anniebrook

I can imagine.

8:19 am

NonoNanette

ty kalyn

8:19 am

broll

Like maybe becoming a superBabbler?

8:20 am

NonoNanette

brb need to help hubby with something

8:20 am

hego

Aly is alreasy a super babbler

8:20 am

Aloyisius

I'm not sure what it was, Nono.. but the bite did not look like one from a Brown recluse.. tho I did NOT feel it.. yup, Broll... that must be it!

8:20 am

hego

Aloy

8:21 am

Aloyisius

aww, hego.. (blush).. I can say I'm a Babble addict for certain

8:22 am

hego

Come on, don't be modest, now.

8:22 am

Aloyisius

broll... are you at the library or what?

8:23 am

broll

On the laptop in NC. K watching tv next to me.

8:24 am

Aloyisius

ah so, glad you can Babble from there.. (-:

8:25 am

broll

Hey, I made that a condition of ever coming down here right from the start!

8:25 am

Norma

Good afternoon babblers... can anyone clue the di7 please ;o)

8:25 am

Aloyisius

LOL... good for you!

8:26 am

KatieMcG

afternoon norma, sorry don't have it

8:26 am

Anniebrook

di+*****gylcerine (BR's clue)

8:26 am

Aloyisius

hi Norma.. will look, but don't have it yet.. (busy chatting)

8:26 am

Scrabbler

Hi Norma + Kitt

8:26 am

Norma

Hi Katie how are you feeling ??

8:26 am

Norma

Thanks Aloy

8:26 am

KatieMcG

Hi scrabble

8:26 am

Anniebrook

Hi Norma and Katie

8:27 am

Norma

Hi Scrabbler hows things

8:27 am

KatieMcG

much better thanks norma, just waiting for Bry to finish ordering my xmas pressie on the internet then we are off to the garden centre

8:27 am

Scrabbler

Aloy--does your "spider bite" look like a bo**? MRSA infections are commonly called "spider bites". MRSA = type of Staph

8:27 am

Aloyisius

ooh, just got a message that "a Trojan has been removed".. first time for that

8:27 am

broll

tailor

8:28 am

Norma

Just been up to Planters the Christmas Decorations are amazing

8:28 am

Scrabbler

I am on call for the weekend and just got paged--fever phobia is #1 reason for phone calls. I always tell parents: fever is our friend; it means the army is doing its job fighting off the bad guys.

8:28 am

hego

broll, to the pb with you!

8:28 am

Norma

What is he ordering for you ??? Or is it a secret lol

8:28 am

KatieMcG

lol that is where we are going to buy some decorations, was it busy?

8:28 am

Scrabbler

Ruru would make some funny comment to follow that, Aloy!!!

8:28 am

broll

oops, pb for me! See why I don't chat? Sorry. Back to lurk mode.

8:28 am

KatieMcG

it's secret but he is working from a list!!

8:28 am

hego

And thanks for the word.

8:29 am

Norma

It was heaving ... Santa has a grotto so it is full of little people

8:29 am

Aloyisius

no Scrabbs... it first was very red, burned.. on top of right hand.. spread to blotches on fingers.. swelled up, very puffy, then blisters appeared, "burned" area turned darker, etc.. has been eight days

8:29 am

KatieMcG

hmmmm I won't tell bry that lol

8:29 am

Norma

Sounds sore Aloy ..

8:30 am

KatieMcG

ahhhhhh in the pb again

8:30 am

Norma

I wouldn't he might not want to go lol

8:30 am

hego

It's okay. Broll is in there too.

8:30 am

KatieMcG

exactly, I just told him you thought it was great ;-)

8:31 am

Aloyisius

lol, i needed that ta word, broll ... ty! (waves to broll in pb)

8:31 am

Norma

Very selective information.... I like it ... never quite got the hang of that lol

8:31 am

Anniebrook

I must go start my other day. di 7 clued at 8:26. Bye dear babblers

8:31 am

KatieMcG

we are keeping each other company lol

8:31 am

Aloyisius

ooh, ty Annie... and hagd!

8:32 am

KatieMcG

right off to planters, see you all later!

8:32 am

Scrabbler

Bye Annie

8:32 am

Norma

Sorry Annie never noticed clue

8:32 am

hego

Bye ladies

8:32 am

Norma

See you later Katie

8:33 am

Aloyisius

ty BR and Annie.. would not have "seen" that di7

8:33 am

sandy211

in taglie

8:34 am

Norma

Aloy couldn't find Brs clue.. can you give me more for glycerine please

8:34 am

hego

Hello?

8:34 am

Norma

Afternoon hego

8:35 am

hego

I didn't get it either.

8:35 am

Aloyisius

Norma, add the beginning of the explosive

8:35 am

Aloyisius

or pill for the heart

8:35 am

Aloyisius

not oxygen

8:36 am

NonoNanette

what you might take for chest pain

8:36 am

Aloyisius

but ****gen

8:36 am

hego

Ooooohhhh. Light bulb

8:36 am

Aloyisius

yay for enlightenment!

8:36 am

Aloyisius

got it, Norma?

8:36 am

broll

Thanks Sandy! That gave me an 8-letter!

8:36 am

hego

Duh!

8:37 am

JBV

good morning, babblers!

8:37 am

hego

Hi jbv

8:37 am

Norma

Wonderful Aloy I have been doing Babbler more or less since the beginning and that is the first time I have seen that one lol

8:38 am

NonoNanette

morning JBV

8:39 am

Aloyisius

hiya JBV! glad you got it, Norma..

8:39 am

JBV

I was speeding along earlier this morning, but now I'm slowing down with 56 to go....

8:39 am

Michnick

Hello Babblers!

8:39 am

sprite

good afternoon all

8:39 am

hego

Hey mich

8:39 am

Aloyisius

hi Michnick

8:39 am

Aloyisius

... and helloooooo sprite!

8:40 am

Michnick

hi sprite, hego, scrabbler, JBV, Aloy, etc

8:40 am

hego

Ooooo Sprite got a coll icon.

8:40 am

NonoNanette

hi Mich

8:40 am

hego

cool

8:40 am

NonoNanette

hi Sprite

8:40 am

sprite

:)

8:40 am

Michnick

Why do I keep seeing Bordello? Must clean my mind, Hi NoNo

8:40 am

sprite

a joy forever, Mich

8:41 am

hego

tut tut mich

8:41 am

Michnick

LOL!

8:41 am

Michnick

Can anyone clue the lone Y? It is driving me crazy.

8:42 am

Aloyisius

swiss alps, Mich.. think song

8:42 am

JBV

yo 7 - swiss singing - (Missing a middle vowel)

8:42 am

sprite

you would be grateful if I refrained from doing it, Mich

8:42 am

Michnick

Hmm I tried that, must've spelled it wrong, hang on...

8:42 am

Scrabbler

Hi JBV, Sprite, Michnick!

8:43 am

Scrabbler

Cute icon, Sprite

8:43 am

Michnick

Ahh got it! THanks all

8:43 am

sprite

hi Scrabs, and thanks :)

8:43 am

JBV

busy chat room today, nice to see some of you I haven't seen in a while - Mich, Aloy, Sprite and hi scrabbler!

8:44 am

sprite

good company indeed

8:44 am

Aloyisius

chat has been so busy, had to scroll back for annie

8:44 am

Aloyisius

's clue

8:45 am

Aloyisius

fragmented , sorry

8:45 am

Kaplan the Magne

sometimes the long ones are easier than the short ones- suffixes and all

8:45 am

Aloyisius

hello Kaplan.. nice to meet you

8:45 am

hego

Kaplan, did you finish yesterday?

8:45 am

sprite

true, kaplan

8:46 am

NonoNanette

hi kaplan

8:46 am

Kaplan the Magne

I have 55 left. Last night I quit with 8 left. I was just too tired. Nice to meet you too.

8:46 am

Marc Freeman

Hey Sprite how are you doing? Was in Amsterdam two weeks ago and maybe going back in December?

8:47 am

hego

Ah, too bad.

8:47 am

Kaplan the Magne

It just got too frustrating

8:47 am

sprite

how nice, Marc! Doing ok, relatively speaking.

8:47 am

Kaplan the Magne

And my OCD isn't such that I HAVE to finish the grid...

8:47 am

hego

The gang would have got you through.

8:48 am

hego

No I don't have to finish either. I just enjoy doing.

8:48 am

ardilla

okay, last load of laundry is done and so am i with 55 left

8:48 am

ardilla

good night all

8:49 am

hego

Go Ardilla!

8:49 am

JBV

hi and bye ardilla - nice to see you again

8:49 am

Aloyisius

gn, ardilla... sweet dreams!

8:49 am

NonoNanette

bye Ardilla

8:49 am

hego

Nite Ardilla

8:53 am

sprite

oh I see one of my favo babblets. The moustached dolphin.

8:53 am

hego

Aagh! I can never get that one.

8:54 am

sprite

I love that word!

8:54 am

hego

Really?

8:54 am

sprite

yep

8:57 am

JBV

thanks, sprite, didn't have that one!

8:58 am

hego

Was it an in word?

8:58 am

sprite

:) yvw JBV

Yes hego!

8:59 am

hego

And 2 vowels

8:59 am

Aloyisius

"hairy nosed dolphin" makes me smile

9:00 am

sprite

it is a good one, isn't it Aloy :)

9:00 am

hego

I'd love to see one

9:00 am

Aloyisius

lol, can't help but think of nose hairs

9:00 am

hego

lol

9:00 am

sprite

*giggles*

9:01 am

Aloyisius

is my god-puppy behaving, sprite?

9:02 am

sprite

as good as can be expected from a 10 months old pup! He is testing the limits and loves every minute of it. Pretty intensive but so very very worth it... and he is sweet as ever.

9:02 am

Aloyisius

how's the house training?

9:03 am

sprite

oh perfect, he had that part down within a few months.

9:03 am

Aloyisius

smart pup!

9:04 am

sprite

yeah and a good breeder. They trained them from the start and it showed.

9:04 am

sprite

how are things at your's?

9:05 am

sprite

*minus apostrophe, I believe in retrospect*

9:05 am

Aloyisius

okie dokie, sprite.. tho I wish the northerners would keep their cold air out of Fla... I actually am wearing a sweater this morning

9:05 am

sprite

send us the cold, it is Winter here. We should be ready for it by now, lol.

9:06 am

JBV

it's a beautiful fall day here in New Jersey - sunny, cold, some leaves are still falling

9:07 am

Aloyisius

Must be oak leaves

9:07 am

sprite

sounds good, JBV. Fall is the loveliest season to me.

9:07 am

JBV

yep - the maples are bare

9:07 am

Aloyisius

I agree.. I love the Fall

9:08 am

JBV

does anyone have a clue for the U - all I have is un5 and ur4

9:09 am

sprite

un5 x 2 for sure

9:09 am

Aloyisius

same here, JBV

9:09 am

sprite

and un4

9:09 am

Aloyisius

ok, ty sprite

9:09 am

NonoNanette

un5x3 and a un4

9:09 am

Aloyisius

aaaaack, fish me for the un4

9:09 am

JBV

oh! just got two more!

9:09 am

NonoNanette

also a un7 that comes from the 4

9:10 am

Aloyisius

and the un5... gheez, I'm blind

9:10 am

sprite

thanks Nanette for the 7, didn't think of that ending

9:10 am

Aloyisius

h'mm, ty Nono.. looking

9:11 am

JBV

i need the 7 too

9:11 am

sprite

un5 x 3 it is

9:11 am

sprite

7 ends in how old you are

9:12 am

JBV

thanks, sprite

9:12 am

Aloyisius

aha.. got it, ty sprite

9:12 am

Aloyisius

was looking in wrong corner

9:12 am

sprite

yvw

9:12 am

sprite

lol I was looking for the wrong ending... saved by Nanette

9:12 am

NonoNanette

i do that a lot Aloy

9:13 am

hego

That's a word?

9:13 am

sprite

this grid is bad that way. Lots of words that can be made from more than one tile. Or almost.

9:14 am

NonoNanette

acording to enable it is

9:14 am

hego

Ah yes, enable.

9:14 am

sprite

not such a weird word, actually

9:14 am

JBV

i was trying it with -ory ending - not "enabled"

9:15 am

hego

Have to go now. bbl. Good Sunday to all.

9:15 am

sprite

bye hego

9:16 am

JBV

bye hego

9:16 am

Aloyisius

bye, hego.. see you next time

9:16 am

Aloyisius

od4, a stinky word, lol

9:16 am

sprite

lol

9:17 am

sprite

am wresting with the biggies and some are just BAD

9:17 am

Aloyisius

getting a little slap-happy here (-:

9:17 am

JBV

and that y is just in the wrong place - should be next to the L

9:17 am

sprite

lol

9:18 am

anike

I need di 7/32 for fireworks and I am absolutely stumped - can anyone help?

9:19 am

Aloyisius

di + *****-glycerine

9:19 am

sprite

di + *****gen, part of the atmosphere

9:19 am

crosshair

good morning all;)) whee! found a yo/7 right off;))

9:19 am

anike

TY< TY< TY Aloy!! Fireworks

9:20 am

sprite

hiya crossy :)

9:20 am

NonoNanette

congrats Anike

9:20 am

anike

And TY sprite

9:20 am

JBV

hooray, anike!

9:20 am

NonoNanette

hi Crossy

9:20 am

Aloyisius

or maybe leave the final e off, I think I misspelled it.... ooh, yay for anike, congrats!!!

9:20 am

Aloyisius

and hello to crossy!

9:20 am

anike

Now for bed. G'night everyone

9:20 am

Aloyisius

gn, anike.. have a great sleep

9:20 am

NonoNanette

sleep well anike

9:21 am

crosshair

gn anike

9:21 am

sprite

found a 747

9:23 am

sprite

how's life, cross?

9:24 am

crosshair

both ends burning at once per usual;) but father in law suddenly too a turn for the better! he is being moved out of palative care and may actually come home;)

9:25 am

sprite

oh wow! Now that is good news! Try and take care of yourself anyway, crossy, before the ends meet in the middle, ok? ;)

9:25 am

Aloyisius

good news, crossy

9:25 am

NonoNanette

that is good news Crossy

9:25 am

crosshair

indeed,the thought of hospital food being my last meal would give me incentive as well;)

9:26 am

sprite

ouch yes. And we would love to have you around for a longggggg time :P

9:27 am

crosshair

:)

9:27 am

JBV

good to hear good news, crossy

9:27 am

sprite

fireflies... tough biggies but otherwise easy grid

9:27 am

JBV

congrats, sprite!

9:27 am

sprite

any clues needed before I go?

9:28 am

Aloyisius

congrats, sprite... I'm three behind you!

9:28 am

NonoNanette

woohooo WTG Sprite

9:28 am

sprite

goooo Aloy goooooo!

9:28 am

NonoNanette

only 19 left here

9:28 am

crosshair

indeed,still get to go fight with my dad next week bout being placed in a long term care facillity;(..dont look foward to that.man can be a tad stubborn..not like me;)))

9:28 am

JBV

how about the bottom A, sprite? I have ai 6 x2 and at 5

9:28 am

sprite

lol crossy, no not at ALL like you. You'll manage.

9:28 am

crosshair

yaa for sprite;)

9:28 am

FMitch

Greetings all, just visiting for 5 mins to see what the grid looks like.

9:29 am

sprite

ai5, JBV. Vowelly word!

9:29 am

sprite

*hugs FM*

9:29 am

crosshair

pictue my dad as a fatter version of grampa simson and yer close;)

9:29 am

FMitch

spritey sprite!!

9:29 am

NonoNanette

hi FM

9:29 am

Aloyisius

FM! your ears should be tingling, you were mentioned in the chat

9:29 am

crosshair

((((fm))))

9:30 am

FMitch

and ~Hi to Aloy and Nono and crossy and JBV et al

9:30 am

sprite

tingling is a phantom, lol

9:30 am

JBV

got it, thanks!

9:30 am

sprite

JBV: and think garlic

9:30 am

FMitch

Oh was I being blamed for something (as usual)?

9:30 am

sprite

ah, good :)

9:30 am

JBV

hi FMitch - taking a short break - be back soon for my last 40

9:30 am

Aloyisius

yup! (-:

9:30 am

sprite

anything else I may help with before I leave?

9:31 am

FMitch

Aloy sent you a very long email earlier - hope it finds its way to you :O)

9:31 am

Aloyisius

hot diggety dog, thanks, FM.. did you get mine?

9:31 am

FMitch

I will have to habve a look back at the log to find out what I am in trouble for this time!

9:31 am

crosshair

now,fm, no matter what you hear,it was not my fault and i was just carrying that whipped cream and silly string home for a school project the kid is doing..;)

9:32 am

FMitch

yup did thanks Aly :)

LOL dear crossy!!!!

9:32 am

sprite

lol silly people :D :D
Love you all, have a great day and a nice evening. *hugs*

9:32 am

Aloyisius

you are in trouble for getting broll addicted to Babble.. she wanted to blame me, but then realized that you are the recipient (official) of blame around here

9:32 am

FMitch

Hugs bak and you too spritey sprite, take care.

9:32 am

Michnick

Hi again, I was called away for a phone call, and then another phone call.... Anyway I am back for a few minutes before I have to finish supper. This grid seems to be going slowly for me, 102 left and no matter what I google, I cannot find a mustachioed dolphin!

9:33 am

Aloyisius

you too, sprite! see you next time

9:33 am

movieman

clue for the y plz

9:33 am

sprite

Mich: in + when you have an emergency you d**l 911

9:33 am

FMitch

but in my abscence you are the back up blamee Aloy, you did volunteer remember *grin*

Hey mm how goes it?

9:33 am

crosshair

swiss people yelling in the mtns do this as a hobby movie man

9:33 am

car.eeyore

What many alpine singers do...but missing a middle vowel

9:34 am

Michnick

Think shouting in the alps, movie & TY Sprite!!

9:34 am

movieman

ty all

9:34 am

Michnick

What are we blaming aloy for?

9:34 am

Aloyisius

that's right! ok, I'm the substitute blamee

9:34 am

movieman

fine ty mitch

9:34 am

FMitch

LOL!

9:36 am

FMitch

OK time for coffee after a lovely sunday lunch. Great to see everyone but as I an not on broadband I can't stop too long these days - should ahve it installed next week and then life gets back to normal.
Happy Babbling.

9:36 am

movieman

i have 27 -ing words so far....how many more are there?

9:36 am

crosshair

tc fm

9:36 am

Michnick

Someone said earlier that there are 30, I haven't counted mine.

9:36 am

Michnick

Bye FMitch

9:36 am

Aloyisius

who can we pass the baton to, FM? I mean, when we are both not here? Fireworks are lighting my way to some other endeavor now

9:36 am

crosshair

you just had to tell me there we 27,didnt you? :(

9:37 am

Michnick

I only have 18 so far.

9:37 am

crosshair

yaa for aloy!

9:37 am

Aloyisius

waves bye to FM.. and off I go too.. Happy Babbling all, see you next grid!

9:38 am

Michnick

Off to make supper, still have 100 left! BBL!

9:40 am

crosshair

oops,have to change the profile a tad and add yet another year of wedded bliss..see how i say that with a straight face? hehe

9:41 am

crosshair

there we go,all better

9:44 am

harpjane

um, congratulations, crossy?

9:44 am

welki

'morning all (another anniversary, crossy? nice to hear in these times)

9:51 am

NonoNanette

morning welki and congrats Crossy on the anniversary

9:52 am

welki

hi, nanette

9:54 am

welki

<--- is planning a meal for supper crossy might like. bacon-wrapped prawns sauteed with butter, garlic, wine ... finished with a little cream and parmesan, served over spaghettini with steamed broccoli rabe

9:55 am

welki

helloooo, mr. cholesterol!

9:56 am

NonoNanette

mmm sounds good welki

9:57 am

welki

i try to keep it sort of healthy during the week ... but i've changed my mind lately about margarine, artificial sweetners and other "lite" products ... my (absent) figure will no doubt suffer *lol*

9:58 am

hurshy

the artificial stuff is worse for you in some ways anyway - your body isn't made to deal with fake fats.

10:00 am

Uneaixoise

i was the one who said i've got 30 gerunds :-)

10:00 am

welki

hello, hurshy and une

10:00 am

bubba218

my last word di 7,32 -- please

10:00 am

Uneaixoise

is crossy still here? thought about him yesterday -- NPR had a segment on candles for men: Mandles -- one was bacon scented LOL

10:00 am

Uneaixoise

hey, welki

10:01 am

NonoNanette

was just getting ready to count them Une

10:01 am

Uneaixoise

di + ni5/10

10:01 am

NonoNanette

di + *****glycerin or what you might take for chest pain

10:01 am

hurshy

hello? i assuage your conscience and all i get is hello? i was expecting a "wow, that makes me feel so much better, hursh!" :)

10:01 am

bubba218

Thanks Une, finished!

10:02 am

bubba218

Thanks also Nono

10:02 am

NonoNanette

congrats bubba!

10:02 am

Uneaixoise

yay, bubba!!!

10:02 am

NonoNanette

and FIREWORKS here!

10:03 am

welki

wtg bubba .. nice way to start the day :)

10:03 am

welki

and nanette!

10:03 am

torgone

Wow! Thanks hurshy!!!!!!!!11

10:03 am

hurshy

lol tor

10:04 am

hurshy

how's that comic coming

10:06 am

torgone

what comic?

10:06 am

hurshy

torgone in china etc

10:07 am

torgone

Ah yes ..my memoir ..

10:08 am

hurshy

laziness i was prepared for... amnesia not so much :P

10:08 am

torgone

more chapters to add .. going back to china soon

10:08 am

Uneaixoise

Davydenko just took the championship in London!! Wow!

10:09 am

Uneaixoise

Beat Federer, and just beat Del Potro in less than an hour and a half!

10:09 am

hurshy

:O

10:13 am

Uneaixoise

off to watch trophy presentation -- BBL!

10:13 am

rumplestiltskin

clue for the di/7/32 please

10:14 am

welki

di + ***** glycerin

10:15 am

rumplestiltskin

TY welki, got it.

10:15 am

welki

yw ... off to make breakfast

10:25 am

Uneaixoise

Sarah Palin dropped out of a 5k race on Thanksgiving Day in Kennewick, Wash. The former vice presidential candidate and Alaska Governor quit the race because she wanted to avoid the crowds that were waiting for her at the end, BUT SHE ANNOUNCED ON TWITTER THAT SHE'D BE RUNNING! Accckkkk!

10:25 am

hurshy

she seems to be quite the quitter

10:25 am

Uneaixoise

sorry if i've offended any of her fans hereabouts . . .

10:25 am

Dorens

she does seem to follow a pattern, doesn't she?

10:25 am

hurshy

she has fans?

10:26 am

Uneaixoise

indeed!

10:26 am

Dorens

somewhere.. how many books has she sold?

10:26 am

Uneaixoise

apparently . . . and they're turning out in droves at all the bookstores

10:26 am

torgone

Her fiction seems to sell ..

10:26 am

candyce600

there cannot possibly be Palin fans here...we read and know words

10:26 am

nrkii

ummmm...

10:26 am

Uneaixoise

altho I loved the TV segment last week where they interviewed an employee at an NYC bookstore -- the store had bought 7 copies to have on hand! LOL

10:27 am

Dorens

you'd be surprised.. there are bound to be some, but certainly a minority here

10:27 am

Uneaixoise

dorens, you're currently residing in France??

10:27 am

hurshy

nrkii is ummmming...

10:27 am

nrkii

sorry, but some of the comments are a little over the top to me

10:28 am

Uneaixoise

another gerund!!

10:28 am

Uneaixoise

i assume you're referring to Palin's comments . . .

10:28 am

Dorens

wish i were une. my friend who died recently (and is the only one who called me dorens) just had his ashes brought to aix-en-provence... so i'm visiting him

10:28 am

nrkii

coming from a family full of very smart people who happen to be right wing conservatives, I don't appreciate the 'right wing' = stupid equation

10:29 am

Uneaixoise

so sorry, dorens -- you know, that's where I studied and it's my ex's hometown

10:29 am

Dorens

william f.buckley---need i say more?

10:29 am

nrkii

even under the guise of "palin fans = stupid"

10:30 am

Dorens

yes, une... hence the aix in unaixoise.... we may go there this summer actually

10:30 am

hurshy

i thought it was more, palin can't put a coherent sentence together, so people who love words don't like her. but perhaps i am putting a generous interpretation on.

10:30 am

Uneaixoise

hope you get to make the trip -- beautiful part of the world

10:30 am

nrkii

thank you Dorens... I'm not saying there aren't a whole lot of stupid right-wingers out there, but I think on balance it's about equal in terms of which party draws more stupidity

10:30 am

Dorens

nrk, do you find that the intelligent conservatives are embracing palin? i thought not

10:30 am

Scrabbler

Hello again folks. I got busy with beeper going off, newspaper, phone call from mother, newspaper, making French toast...

10:30 am

nrkii

hurshy, I think that's pretty generous, at least how I was reading the way the conversation was going

10:31 am

nrkii

Dorens, some are, yes

10:31 am

crosshair

i stay away from all politics ,get less headaches and nose bleeds that way;0

10:31 am

Uneaixoise

hello again, scrabbs

10:31 am

Uneaixoise

hey, crossy, did you see my post about bacon-scented mancandles?

10:31 am

Dorens

hi scrabbs.. enjoying not working on sundays?

10:31 am

nrkii

not because they consider her a rocket scientist, but because she is a no-bulls**t personality, which some conservatives would like to see more of

10:31 am

nrkii

hi scrabbs!

10:31 am

Dorens

i wonder what buckley would have thought of her

10:32 am

crosshair

lol,i have a pair of candles une,when you burn them both next to each other it is supposed to smell like a blt;))

10:32 am

Scrabbler

I am on call this weekend so worked in the office from 8:30-1 yesterday and have been on call since. I slept very well all night though!

10:32 am

Dorens

is she really a no bs personality, or is that the image she is carefully putting out?

10:32 am

Uneaixoise

hadn't heard of Mandles till NPR did their segment yesterday LOL

10:32 am

nrkii

Dorens, I don't know, but I think she plays to the right as a no bs personality

10:33 am

nrkii

not sure what the true person is for so many of these figures

10:33 am

Uneaixoise

they also sell "wet dog" and "burnt gunpowder" LOL

10:33 am

Dorens

she scares me

10:33 am

crosshair

first politician to fill 70% of thier promise list wins;)

10:33 am

hurshy

let's get back to the whose kitty is the most pretty fight

10:33 am

Uneaixoise

oh, and "rawhide"

10:33 am

crosshair

lol une

10:33 am

nrkii

anyhow, sorry to kick back a bit

10:33 am

Uneaixoise

don't own a kitty

10:34 am

Uneaixoise

no censorship in the chog, nrkii

10:34 am

candyce600

I apologize. Apparently I was wrong.

10:35 am

Dorens

speak your mind.... all points should be examined

10:35 am

nrkii

I'm not a big Palin fan... haven't made up my mind about her, but I really don't care if she ran her race today or not, and I really don't want to feel like my family/friends or I am being called stupid...

10:35 am

nrkii

candy, no apologies needed!!!

10:35 am

crosshair

i want a candle that smells like that elusive woman smell that a man may sometimes find by nuzzling her neck,clean,warm,and just a elusive hint of some fragrance..;0

10:35 am

Uneaixoise

ooohhhhh

10:35 am

nrkii

I am not angry about it, just wanted to chime in before anyone said anything that did make me angry

10:35 am

Dorens

smart nrk

10:35 am

nrkii

I've resolved to be a little less quiet in the coming year

10:36 am

nrkii

about this stuff

10:36 am

nrkii

crossy, meanwhile, I'm enjoying this candle conversation

10:36 am

Scrabbler

Hey, kids, look what I am planning to do next August, for fun, adventure and to honor my later friend, Mary.
http://joiacs.webs.com/mtmarcy.htm

10:36 am

crosshair

what do you call 100 politicians at the bottom of the ocean?....a good start

10:37 am

PinnyPoppins

Hello all

10:37 am

Uneaixoise

impressive, scrabbs!!

10:37 am

Uneaixoise

hey, pinny

10:37 am

Scrabbler

Hi Pinny

10:37 am

nrkii

that looks great scrabbler!!!

10:37 am

Dorens

wow scrabbs,, perfect for you!

10:37 am

Uneaixoise

i think i've heard the same but with "lawyers" in place of politicians :-)

10:37 am

crosshair

why are lawyers and politicians safe swimming in the ocean?..because sharks dont eat thier own kind;)

10:37 am

Scrabbler

My sister found out about the climb and I SO want to do it!

10:38 am

nrkii

if they invent that "elusive woman scent" do you think they'll also make the equivalent elusive man scent?

10:38 am

hurshy

i don't think there is any hope for the US anymore. china's the rising power and we're the fading one. our political system is so gnarled up that it doesn't matter who's elected anymore.

10:38 am

crosshair

of that im sure nrkii

10:38 am

nrkii

hurshy, I'm quite concerned that you're right

10:39 am

Dorens

i think in the woman, it was the scent that was elusive... with men, it is the man who is elusive

10:39 am

crosshair

we like to be mysterious dorens;0

10:39 am

nrkii

lol dorens

10:39 am

Dorens

i agree with you hurshy to a point... but it still matters who is elected here

10:40 am

hurshy

democracy is like a strainer - it needs to get completely cleaned now and then or the holes all get clogged and nothing can get through at all.

10:41 am

nrkii

il6 help please?

10:41 am

Dorens

a shame. when i was growing up we thought we were so lucky, and the future looked so bright. for the last ten years at least it gets dimmer and dimmer

10:41 am

Dorens

if they accepted ghetto talk, it would be illing

10:41 am

Uneaixoise

il + note dark

10:42 am

Uneaixoise

*not

10:42 am

nrkii

ty une!

10:42 am

Dorens

ty une

10:42 am

crosshair

ty une

10:42 am

hurshy

yay, another grey tile!

10:42 am

Uneaixoise

yw :-)

10:43 am

Uneaixoise

10 to go -- BBL -- pups have that "need to go outside" anxious look :-)

10:43 am

Scrabbler

TY, Une

10:45 am

Shirlockc

is di6 a gerung?

10:45 am

nrkii

the i's are causing me trouble...

10:45 am

nrkii

no, di6 is a strange sort of compound word

10:45 am

hurshy

yeah i'm missing 3 top i's

10:45 am

Dorens

glad to hear that nrk... was wondering what is wrong with me

10:45 am

nrkii

if you want to use a shovel to get to china, you have to di* a ***

10:46 am

nrkii

I'm missing in7 and 8, and the io6

10:46 am

hurshy

it's like poly- , nrk, but with only two :)

10:46 am

hurshy

io6 like that il6 we got from une

10:46 am

Shirlockc

thx nrkii

10:47 am

crosshair

on a side note i have a friend who has a scary i.q and she says"the best politicians,heads of state,kings,presidents,mayors etc are those that never asked for the position but were asked to take it"...lol it just popped into what passes for my mind;0

10:47 am

Dorens

well my bottom i is grey at least, thanks

10:47 am

nrkii

oh, that makes sense hurshy

10:48 am

hurshy

my pretty mitty kitty is grey too

10:48 am

Dorens

true enough crossy... what politicians need to go through to attain the power that they want generally taints them to some extent

10:48 am

Dorens

my pretty kitties are too hursh

10:48 am

hurshy

dorens to the pb!

10:48 am

crosshair

my black kitty is best

10:49 am

Dorens

ooh thanks hursh, didn't have that one yet

10:50 am

hurshy

i thought sure the 8's would all just happen as i went, with the -ing, but i only have half of them. :(

10:50 am

hurshy

br, dr, and tr

10:50 am

nrkii

I have same 3

10:51 am

Dorens

exactly the ones i have too

10:51 am

nrkii

there is a TA

10:51 am

rbud

ta8 and to8 are combo words with ga4 (fence entrance) on the end

10:51 am

nrkii

a TO

10:51 am

nrkii

and an IN

10:52 am

hurshy

duh - and on a sunday, too

10:52 am

Dorens

ty rbud

10:52 am

Atalante

my prettiest kitty is all shades of brown and black and orange and white

10:52 am

Shirlockc

do5?

10:52 am

Dorens

oh gosh, here we go........the ata and hurshy show

10:52 am

rbud

yw :)

10:52 am

nrkii

do5 = making something happen, performing

10:52 am

hurshy

what aare you do5?

10:53 am

nrkii

or spanish for pain do 5/12

10:53 am

crosshair

oh yea? my other kitty is a butterscotch swirl;)

10:53 am

Shirlockc

have that one

10:53 am

Shirlockc

ah, got the do5

10:54 am

hurshy

speaking of pain, what IS my husband listening to? earplugs going back in

10:54 am

Dorens

60 left... think i am going to lickety

10:55 am

hurshy

in... in... there are so many ways to go next

10:55 am

Scrabbler

98 to go and I must get outside for a walk on this sunny day! See you laters alligators!

10:56 am

Dorens

wish i could go for a walk

10:56 am

Atalante

butterscotch? pretty :):):)

10:56 am

nrkii

see ya scrabbs!

10:56 am

nrkii

4 left

10:56 am

Scrabbler

Soon, Doren, soon, when you are healed.

10:56 am

Dorens

beginning to wonder when that might be... it's been three months now

10:57 am

Judi

Good morning, Babblers!

10:58 am

Dorens

mrning judi

10:58 am

nrkii

to 7 32 help?

10:58 am

rbud

hi, Judi

10:59 am

nrkii

hi judi!

10:59 am

rbud

to7 = to + a jar top + not out

11:00 am

nrkii

thanks rbud, I was dancing all around that

11:00 am

Dorens

nice rbud ty

11:00 am

nrkii

2 to go

11:00 am

Dorens

go nrkii!!

11:01 am

Shirlockc

gr7?

11:01 am

nrkii

gr7 rhymes with a smelly vegetable that starts with O

11:02 am

Dorens

ty nrk

11:02 am

Shirlockc

good clue, thx nrkii

11:03 am

movieman

clue for the in7 and 8 plz

11:03 am

nrkii

that's what I'm stuck on as my last two movieman

11:04 am

JBV

hi and good morning - the in 8 is the singular - type of stone cutting used in jewelry as cameos

11:04 am

JBV

the in 7 is the plural - drop the final vowel

11:04 am

Atalante

incised carvings

11:04 am

Dorens

ty jbv

11:05 am

nrkii

yay, fireworks!

11:05 am

nrkii

thanks!

11:05 am

JBV

congrats, nrkii!

11:05 am

rbud

woohoo, nrkii!!!

11:05 am

Dorens

Yay nrkii-- now time for breakfast

11:06 am

nrkii

okay, have to run, my mom wants her computer back

11:06 am

nrkii

my laptop is full of viruses and I've been using hers

11:06 am

nrkii

see y'all soon

11:06 am

nrkii

happy babbling

11:06 am

movieman

more help with in 7 and 8 plz

11:07 am

rbud

in + all the world's a s***e + 1st 2 (and 1st 3) letters of the king of the jungle

11:08 am

rururocks

hello everyone...

11:08 am

rbud

hiya, ru!

11:08 am

Judi

Hiya, ruru!

11:09 am

movieman

ty rbud

11:09 am

rbud

yw :)

11:17 am

DR1965

is anyone here?

11:18 am

Judi

I'm here, Doc!

11:18 am

Atalante

yep

11:18 am

DR1965

How are you Judi?

11:18 am

DR1965

Hi Ata

11:18 am

Judi

I'm good. How was your Thanksgiving?

11:18 am

DR1965

I just realized that my phantom is not a phantom

11:19 am

Atalante

LOL

11:19 am

DR1965

My Thanksgiving was good.. too much food, What about you?

11:19 am

Judi

The same, of course. *pats happy tummy*

11:26 am

Locks99

need help with di7/32. anyone?

11:26 am

rururocks

un7?

11:27 am

Locks99

un7 is un4, but older

11:27 am

rururocks

thank you

11:28 am

Locks99

yw

11:29 am

rururocks

wish I had the di 7 to help you

11:29 am

Atalante

think of TNT ... then use the appropriate bits for DN(t)

11:29 am

Shirlockc

di + first part of TNT

11:29 am

torgone

di + *****glycerin

11:30 am

Locks99

ty torgone, fireworks for me

11:31 am

Locks99

or should I say thanks all

11:31 am

rbud

congrats, Locks!!

11:32 am

torgone

Yay Locks!

11:33 am

hurshy

ata - when i went to my aunt & uncle's for thanksgiving, my cousin had brought with her her 2 month old kitten, oliver, and another aunt had brought a 6 week old, toby, who she's been taking care of since he was found abandoned at 2 weeks old (his poor 3 siblings hadn't made it). it was a cuteness fest.

11:33 am

Scrabbler

I bet it was, hurshy!

11:33 am

Atalante

awww! I can imagine! how lovely :):)

11:33 am

rbud

I've just achieved fireworks, myself, as it happens! (finished with the odd ai5 word)

11:33 am

rururocks

di 6/27?

11:34 am

Scrabbler

Congrats Locks + rbud!

11:34 am

Atalante

though 6 week old kittens shouldn't be mingling before getting their jabs!

11:34 am

Scrabbler

Hi Ruru

11:34 am

rururocks

I am looking for that weird ai word too

11:34 am

hurshy

but she couldn't leave him home alone...

11:34 am

rururocks

morning scrabs

11:34 am

Atalante

noooo, no little kits on their own

11:35 am

hurshy

they'd have to share food, water or litter to pass FeLeuk or anything, wouldn't they?

11:36 am

hurshy

i did immediately wash and change clothes on returning to MY cats though, in case of ringworm.

11:37 am

Atalante

I think so. I'm sure 99.9% of the time these rules are just "making sure"

11:37 am

Scrabbler

Yippe, I just passed halfway. And I can shower now as nephew is done upstairs. Then for a walk in the sun. Bye all.

11:37 am

Atalante

you're such a good kitty mom, hurshy dear

11:37 am

Atalante

bye scrabs!

11:37 am

LuvWordGames

di 6/27 to make a hole with a shovel + a large quantity of something

11:38 am

rururocks

thank you luv

11:39 am

hurshy

well in a way it's more for my sake than anything. having had one bout with ringworm before, i think vets ought to tell every cat owner about ringworm. it's a simple precaution to take and a HUGE pain in the rear if they get it.

11:39 am

Atalante

absolutely!

11:40 am

Atalante

do some vets not do that? that sucks

11:41 am

rbud

weird ai5 word = ai + 1st 3 letters of martini garnish

11:41 am

hurshy

i hadn't been told about it before my cats had it. they don't tell you anything except how to deal with a problem once you have it.

11:41 am

Atalante

gah! we all get told about teh various worms when they are little kits

11:41 am

rururocks

OH crap (**** smacks forehead ***)

11:43 am

rbud

guess you got it, ru? ;)

11:43 am

hurshy

considering listing with 11 to go

11:43 am

rururocks

thanks rb..

11:43 am

rururocks

I don't believe it .. I tried everythign

11:44 am

Atalante

that's why I couldn't find it to help you ... I already had it *sigh*

11:45 am

rbud

hmmm, just checked def, "garlic flavored mayo" - sounds tasty!

11:45 am

Atalante

oh yes, it's gorgeous stuff

11:46 am

rururocks

a staple in southern france rbud

11:46 am

Atalante

a staple here!!!

11:46 am

rbud

why haven't I ever tried it? wonder if the local store might have any...

11:46 am

Atalante

just add crushed garlic adn mayo :)

11:47 am

rbud

ahh, that I could do!

11:47 am

rururocks

go to a restaurant that has mediterranean foods and you will find it

11:47 am

Atalante

the stronger the better

11:47 am

rururocks

garlic, mayo and a sqeeze of lemon

11:48 am

Atalante

and it tastes good with pretty much everything

11:48 am

rururocks

I am down to 4 and cannot find them

11:48 am

rururocks

argggh

11:48 am

hurshy

chocolate??

11:48 am

rbud

somehow thought the word might mean something to do with pulmonary structure, but much nicer than that.

11:49 am

rururocks

enough mayonaise and you will clog a pulmonary structure though

11:49 am

rbud

lol, hursh!

11:49 am

rbud

which 4, ru?

11:49 am

Atalante

but good ai5 is almost worth it

11:49 am

rururocks

ti7/28 is killing me

11:50 am

Atalante

it's a glacial deposit, ru. feel happier now? :P

11:50 am

Atalante

t + an earlier 6 letter word

11:50 am

rbud

ti + dbl cons. + mineral ending

11:51 am

hurshy

yay 7s done

11:51 am

rururocks

thank you

11:56 am

Atalante

name that Tolkien elf .... :P

11:57 am

hurshy

no arwen, no galadriel, no legolas, no elrond... i think i'm tapped

11:58 am

Atalante

LOL Gildor

11:58 am

hurshy

and who is he?

11:58 am

Atalante

he met the Fellowship near the start of the books and cheered them up a bit. And then rode off never to be heard of again, much

11:58 am

Atalante

Gildor Inglorion

11:59 am

Atalante

Inglorien even

11:59 am

rbud

I was trying "Boro..." - but wasn't he a dwarf?

11:59 am

Atalante

from Rivendell

11:59 am

hurshy

yes but who IS he, how does he relate to the others

11:59 am

rururocks

wasn't gildor killed in the second book?

11:59 am

hurshy

boromir was a man

11:59 am

Atalante

Boromir was a grumpy man

11:59 am

Dorens

from rivendell. friend to frodo

12:00 pm

Atalante

he's from Rivendell. LOL. no family ties known

12:00 pm

hurshy

i thought tolkein always gave the family ties

12:00 pm

Atalante

not when he was feeling awkward, no

12:00 pm

rururocks

I am waving the white hankie and need the io 6/18

12:01 pm

Atalante

but with a name like Inglorien, one could hypothesise than he may have Vanyar blood somewhere

12:01 pm

Atalante

don't you feel better for knowing that :P

12:01 pm

Atalante

io + not heavy

12:02 pm

rururocks

tyvm

12:02 pm

hurshy

speaking of ignorance, i am getting tired of people asking what it means that my bumper sticker says "my other car is a TARDIS"

12:02 pm

rururocks

(now just waiting for someone to clue LI 6/24)

12:02 pm

Atalante

pff!

12:02 pm

Dorens

ok, then I won't ask

12:02 pm

Atalante

if they don't know that, they don't deserve to know :P:P

12:03 pm

Dorens

but you must remember not everyone here watched drl who

12:03 pm

Atalante

Time And Relative Dimension(s) In Space

12:03 pm

hurshy

when a woman wants surgery for no more kids, they do a tubal li***ion - use the verb form.

12:03 pm

Dorens

li + fence openeing

12:03 pm

rururocks

oh geez.

12:03 pm

rururocks

ways miss that one

12:03 pm

rururocks

thank you dorens

12:04 pm

Dorens

you're welcome ruru

12:04 pm

rururocks

did you really know William Buckley well?

12:05 pm

Dorens

?? i didn't know him at all... but was aware of his amazing verbal capacity, and I did admire him, while secretary of high school chapter of SDS

12:05 pm

rururocks

while I am not conservative.. he was a very brilliant man

12:05 pm

Dorens

exactly

12:10 pm

aslindy

hello all

12:12 pm

Atalante

hi asl

12:12 pm

aslindy

I thought maybe I was invisible. =0

12:12 pm

aslindy

oops, meant that as a smile, =)

12:16 pm

jmcnrick

hi all

12:16 pm

aslindy

hello jmc

12:18 pm

bichon

W. Buckley was smart, but I hated his rich, smug demeanor

12:20 pm

jmcnrick

he was interesting to watch but you are right he did sound smug

12:20 pm

jmcnrick

but i wonder how much that was accent since many people thought Jimmie carter and Clinton were dumb because they had southern accent

12:20 pm

bichon

He came from the rich part of CT [where I have lived for 37 years] and just oozed old money

12:21 pm

jmcnrick

does that mean you are rich ;-)

12:22 pm

Atalante

was Bush only dumb cos he had a texas accent?

12:23 pm

bichon

Anyone who lords their vocabulary over his guests turns me off. I loved to watch "Firing Line" just to work up venom toward him

12:23 pm

jmcnrick

he didn't actually have a Texan accent -- there are 5 distinct regional Texas accents and he did not have a one

12:24 pm

jmcnrick

he had a made up accent

12:25 pm

jmcnrick

Buckley didn't make me that mad -- O'Reilly makes me that mad

12:26 pm

bichon

I was in college then, majoring in Sociology and staying "clean for Gene [Eugene McCarthy]

12:26 pm

jmcnrick

ah Clean for Gene -- I remember it well

12:27 pm

bichon

I spent my Spring Break, April 1968, campaigning for him in Levittown, PA

12:27 pm

Atalante

what sort of clean were people staying?

12:28 pm

bichon

Not using drugs

12:28 pm

jmcnrick

not looking like a hippie and not using drugs

12:29 pm

Atalante

ohhh

12:31 pm

jmcnrick

*sticks a flower in in my waist length hair*

12:31 pm

rumplestiltskin

clue for the in7/36 please

12:32 pm

rururocks

related to cameo stone cutting rumple

12:32 pm

bichon

a clue for the y?

12:33 pm

rururocks

singing in the mountains bichon

12:33 pm

jmcnrick

mountain "singing"

12:33 pm

rururocks

not abba songs

12:33 pm

bichon

ty jm and ruru

12:34 pm

jmcnrick

yw

12:34 pm

rumplestiltskin

still can't get in7/36

12:34 pm

rururocks

google cameo cutting stone rumple

12:34 pm

jmcnrick

me either

12:35 pm

bichon

in + a game children play invoving running around + ***n, the king of the beasts. Actually that's the 8. For the 7, take off the last letter

12:36 pm

jmcnrick

ty bichon

12:36 pm

bichon

yvw

12:37 pm

Kallia

that in is the opposite of a cameo...cameo is relief, that is cut in

12:37 pm

Kallia

hello all

12:37 pm

jmcnrick

ty kallia

12:38 pm

Kallia

yw lol

12:38 pm

Kallia

sorry

12:38 pm

jmcnrick

that is going on my babble word list!

12:40 pm

Chris P

anyone have the di7 - it's driving me mad

12:40 pm

rumplestiltskin

TY. Give me a whack with the fish.

12:40 pm

Atalante

DNT as in TNT Chris

12:41 pm

jmcnrick

that is a fish word to you rumple? *looks impressed*

12:41 pm

Chris P

sorry ata - don't get that

12:42 pm

Atalante

TNT is tri*****toluene

12:42 pm

Chris P

but the penny just dropped!

12:43 pm

Atalante

DNT is di*****toluene :)

12:43 pm

Atalante

sorry that was obscure if you weren't thinking cheically!

12:43 pm

jmcnrick

*running to google*

12:43 pm

Chris P

I was but was thinking dynamite!

12:44 pm

Atalante

we used to make DNT in chem classes at school lol

12:44 pm

jmcnrick

me too chris I am not very chemically oriented

12:48 pm

Atalante

A dragon from one of my favourite books is in the grid - Tintaglia

12:49 pm

jmcnrick

what book is that?

12:49 pm

Atalante

Robin Hobb's Tawny Man / Liveship Traders books

12:50 pm

jmcnrick

is it set in olden times or the future?

12:50 pm

Atalante

in fantasy times

12:51 pm

jmcnrick

hmm i am think this grid will go really fast if i list what with all the gerunds

12:55 pm

Chris P

trust me it won't

12:56 pm

jmcnrick

lol that is discouraging!

12:59 pm

jmcnrick

help with the top left A for nbt pls

1:00 pm

Chris P

2 x ag4/6

1:00 pm

bichon

ag 4/6, second one is a money exchange

1:01 pm

bichon

ag 4/6, first one is ag + opp of out

1:01 pm

jmcnrick

ty chris and bichon

1:01 pm

jmcnrick

nbt!

1:02 pm

jmcnrick

bbl

1:02 pm

Chris P

what does nbt stand for??

1:02 pm

bichon

yvw

1:02 pm

bichon

what does nbt mean?

1:05 pm

Soodle

It means No Blank Tiles - i.e. you have at least one word from each letter of the grid.

1:05 pm

maccafixx

help with the di 7/32 please

1:06 pm

bichon

ty Sood

1:06 pm

Soodle

Not that I am anyswhere even close to NBT!!

1:06 pm

Chris P

see 12.43 posting macca

1:06 pm

Soodle

even anywhere!

1:08 pm

Sally-catlover

Hi and good evening/whatever all. Embarrassed to say that my first phantom is dildo.

1:09 pm

bichon

Sally, you are not alone

1:09 pm

Sally-catlover

I thought you normally were with a ... oh never mind.

1:09 pm

Soodle

ROFL!!!

1:10 pm

Chris P

I thought you were never alone with a clone

1:10 pm

Soodle

Macca, did that 12.43 clue do it for you? Cos I am floundering

1:11 pm

rumplestiltskin

need one more li4/4 of the 3 at the end. Have the king and fragment on clothes

1:12 pm

Chris P

diet version of something rumple

1:12 pm

jesdraggon

morning, all

1:13 pm

rumplestiltskin

TY now going for my last word, one of the 5 ro4/4's

1:15 pm

rumplestiltskin

Got it, TY all. Must fix lunch and sew.

1:16 pm

Soodle

Yay Rumple!

1:16 pm

jesdraggon

grats, rumple :)

1:19 pm

harpjane

hello 123 to go

1:22 pm

jesdraggon

hi harp :)

1:22 pm

jesdraggon

belted galloways! :)

1:36 pm

movieman

the last li4 plz

1:38 pm

LuvWordGames

li4/4 not heavy

1:38 pm

movieman

ta luv

1:41 pm

LuvWordGames

any more clues needed before I leave?

1:42 pm

harpjane

gr7?

1:43 pm

LuvWordGames

gr 7/40 gr + the UAW is one

1:43 pm

harpjane

thanks

1:44 pm

LuvWordGames

yw harp

1:46 pm

lynxxx

Morning everyone

1:47 pm

jesdraggon

hi, lynxxx

1:48 pm

harpjane

hi lynx

1:50 pm

Soodle

Clue for the LI 5/14 please....

1:51 pm

lynxxx

hi Soodle - add vowel to the word before

1:53 pm

lynxxx

(prudishness prevents me from giving def)

1:53 pm

Soodle

Hi lynn - Forget about prudishness...Its ME!!!

1:55 pm

Soodle

Aha!! You may preserve you prudity!! I got it. Thank you!! :)

1:56 pm

jesdraggon

is the di 6 related to restricting food?

1:57 pm

lynxxx

no, but it is a compound

1:57 pm

lynxxx

sounds like it might be a communal garden popular in England

1:58 pm

Soodle

Nope! Nothing to do with that! More to do with making a hole in the ground, very very much!!

1:59 pm

jesdraggon

making a hole in the ground? differently than the di7?

1:59 pm

harpjane

i think it a phonetics word?

2:00 pm

dan2bit

di6 actually is a person who speaks 2 languages

2:00 pm

harpjane

time to whip some cream

2:00 pm

jesdraggon

ah, excellent. thanks dan, that got it

2:01 pm

Soodle

Sorry if I gave you a bum steer Jes!

2:01 pm

dan2bit

np - can anybody clue the ai5 - monkeys on fritz

2:02 pm

Soodle

AI 5/10 - the teeny little branches off the lungs

2:02 pm

jesdraggon

's okay, soodle. :)

2:02 pm

dan2bit

ah, where the phlegm's been accumulating this week. tx soodle

2:02 pm

lynxxx

eewww

2:02 pm

Soodle

Too Much Info!!!

2:03 pm

jesdraggon

ai5 is a mayonaisse like sauce with garlic

2:03 pm

Atalante

ai5 is NOT phlegmish!! :P

2:03 pm

Atalante

more belgian

2:03 pm

Scrabbler

alveoli = tiny sacs where respiration occurs

2:03 pm

jesdraggon

*snerk* very punny, ata ;)

2:04 pm

jacq

LOL

2:04 pm

jacq

hello everybody

2:04 pm

Scrabbler

Haha, Ata

2:04 pm

jacq

great time to come in

2:04 pm

Atalante

tyty :)

2:04 pm

jacq

very funny ata

2:04 pm

Scrabbler

Hi jacq

2:04 pm

jesdraggon

hi scrab, jac

2:04 pm

torgone

You're thinking of alveoli

2:04 pm

Sally-catlover

lol ata

2:04 pm

lynxxx

hi Jaq and Scrabs and funny Ata

2:04 pm

jacq

any more jokes? i need a laugh like a fish needs water

2:05 pm

Scrabbler

Yes, quite a difference between mayo + lungs

2:05 pm

jesdraggon

ease off though, soodle's clue is how i got the word, i just happened to know what it meant because i asked my (foodie) bf a couple weeks ago ;)

2:05 pm

jacq

not really, not if the lungs are less belgian, then they are both slimey

2:05 pm

Sally-catlover

Could be awkward if you offer to bring the wrong thing to a party.

2:05 pm

dan2bit

we strive to be anatomically correct here in babbleland

2:05 pm

jacq

LOL true sally

2:06 pm

torgone

Oh and PB for everyone using the lu4 ..

2:06 pm

Scrabbler

Yep, Dan

2:06 pm

Atalante

party in the PB!

2:06 pm

Scrabbler

*sprinting off to the PB, hoping to find lunch*

2:07 pm

jacq

ooops slopes off to the pb with my huge tin of roses

2:07 pm

jacq

and thanks for the lu4

2:07 pm

Soodle

Soodle hangs head in shame, and goes voluntarily to the PB, even though not actually guity of PB offence. Maybe self-imposed sentence will encourage fellow babblers to forgive her!

2:07 pm

torgone

Boy, I'm a jerk today ..

2:07 pm

jacq

oh soodle, you will always be forgiven in babble

2:07 pm

Soodle

And! I heard there were Roses there.........

2:07 pm

Atalante

awww Soodle we loves you

2:08 pm

jacq

hands out choclits

2:08 pm

Scrabbler

Phonetically you were rather close, Soodlebum.

2:08 pm

jacq

the tin is huge but the roses are fewer by the minute

2:08 pm

Soodle

Smug Soodle Smirk!!

2:08 pm

Sally-catlover

Are we talking Roses choclits here? mmm

2:08 pm

jacq

oh yes sally

2:09 pm

Sally-catlover

Despite huge lunch I could probably manage just one more ..

2:09 pm

Scrabbler

first ai6 clue please--gerund ending?

2:09 pm

jacq

it's funny, no matter how many people dip into the tin, nobody eats the orange or strawberry creams

2:09 pm

Atalante

I never want to eat again

2:09 pm

Soodle

NOT THE NUT ONES. NOT THE NUT ONES - THEY ARE MINE!!!!

2:10 pm

Scrabbler

NM, found it!

2:10 pm

Atalante

my dad does ....

2:10 pm

jacq

LOL

2:10 pm

Sally-catlover

Yuck strawberry creams.

2:10 pm

Scrabbler

I will take dark choclit please

2:10 pm

jacq

brb

2:11 pm

Atalante

I loved strawberry creams as a kid

2:11 pm

Sally-catlover

And do you remember those violet creams?

2:12 pm

Atalante

EWEWEW

2:12 pm

Atalante

I LOATHED parma violets

2:12 pm

Sally-catlover

Me too!

2:12 pm

jacq

i remember my mum acting like it was a treat to get them YUKKKKK

2:12 pm

Atalante

they tasted like fairy liquid somehow

2:13 pm

jacq

thats because they tasted like lavender

2:13 pm

Atalante

they were foul

2:13 pm

Sally-catlover

Never tried fairy liquid :-) But they were so SWEET!

2:13 pm

jacq

yes

2:13 pm

Atalante

somehow they just tasted soapy sweet ICK

2:13 pm

Scrabbler

I remember purple candy, violet name, that tasted like perfume smells

2:14 pm

Sally-catlover

Wonder if they're still made.

2:14 pm

Atalante

yes. ick ick ick

2:14 pm

jacq

yes sally

2:15 pm

Scrabbler

I am sleepy now after my long hike into the park. I found a new hiking branch/stick--with lichen growing over one side.

2:15 pm

Sally-catlover

Give as a raffle prize perhaps? Then they would be one of those raffle prizes that does the rounds at every raffle.

2:16 pm

Atalante

I still hate that violety perfumey sweet smell

2:16 pm

Scrabbler

I have very sensitive senses--causes me troubles

2:17 pm

jacq

i remember as a kid in glasgow i got a whole wagon wheel to myself, it was huge, bigger than my face and i sat behind the sofa and ate the whole thing

2:17 pm

Atalante

the only times I've ever fainted have been when I've been standing by very sweet ferny perfumes

2:17 pm

Soodle

Do they still make those violety sweets? I havent seen them in years

2:17 pm

jacq

i was as sick as a dog and even the sight of the packjaging now makes me feel nauseous

2:17 pm

Sally-catlover

I think we're all agreed then - no parma violets or strawberry creams in the pb!

2:17 pm

jacq

yes soodle

2:17 pm

jacq

agreed

2:18 pm

Atalante

absolutely!

2:18 pm

Sally-catlover

I remember when I loaded too much sugar on my porridge (down, Scots!) and my father made me eat it all. I didn't touch porridge for years.

2:19 pm

jacq

i sugar my porridge to heck with eating bland glue

2:19 pm

jacq

and worse yet if it's salty YUKKKKKKKK

2:19 pm

Soodle

Jac, one time on holidays, my family hired a caravan in possibly the wettest location in the Western world. I blew my whole holiday savings on a packet of bikkies (Kimberly), and scoffed the lot on the top bunk of the shared bedroom. I have never been able to look a Kimberly biscuit in the eye ever since!

2:19 pm

Sally-catlover

Actually soft brown sugar is cream is nice :-)

2:19 pm

jacq

lol

2:20 pm

jacq

i feel your pain soodle

2:20 pm

Sally-catlover

Don't know Kimberlys.

2:21 pm

Sally-catlover

Ooh, just googled. yummm.

2:21 pm

Soodle

Oh! A most exotic concotion of ginger biscuits with an uber-sugary confection in between 2 biccies. My teeth hurt just writing about them!!

2:21 pm

jesdraggon

back, sorry. my mum stopped in unexpectedly

2:21 pm

jacq

mmmmmmmmmmmmmm sugar

2:21 pm

jacq

in my best homer simpson voice

2:21 pm

jacq

wb jes

2:22 pm

Soodle

These days, they do a choclit coverd variet.................

2:22 pm

Sally-catlover

Funny description here: <http://www.nicecupofteaandasitdown.co
m/biscuits/previous.php3?item=22>

2:22 pm

jacq

more sugar

2:25 pm

Ouwachita

any clue for the di7/32 ?

2:26 pm

lynxxx

di & *****glycerine (TY BabRab)

2:26 pm

Ouwachita

ty lynxxx

2:33 pm

jacq

we have white stuff falling from the sky

2:33 pm

jacq

a thousand wind driven needles, stinging and biting

2:33 pm

Sally-catlover

What? Whereabouts in Scotland are you jacq?

2:34 pm

jesdraggon

startling how often that happens in winter, jaq ;)

2:34 pm

Soodle

Really, Jac - Is it snowing over there?

2:34 pm

jacq

lol true jes

2:34 pm

jacq

more like soft hail soodle, but i think the hills will be white come morning

2:34 pm

Soodle

Please tell me you are on top of a mountain

2:34 pm

mcurlschool

my son says he is getting show today in new mexico

2:34 pm

Sally-catlover

November's quite early though, isn't it.

2:35 pm

jacq

no i wish i was i am about 100 feet above sea level here, if even that

2:35 pm

jacq

it is early

2:35 pm

mcurlschool

make that snow!

2:35 pm

jacq

i love snow, my garden looks like everyone elses in the snow

2:35 pm

Soodle

Oh My! Floods, and now snow! I think I will emigrate.

2:35 pm

Sally-catlover

Oh dear. We're about 1,000 ft up, in Shropshire.

2:35 pm

jesdraggon

gr7?

2:35 pm

wht

Hi all. just got nbt

2:36 pm

jacq

wtg wht!!!!

2:36 pm

jesdraggon

hi wht

2:36 pm

jacq

yesterday i didn't get nbt till i had 3 left lol

2:36 pm

Sally-catlover

jes, gr 7 rhymes with veg that makes you cry (not my clue)

2:36 pm

lynxxx

gr & bony growths on feet are b*****s

2:36 pm

jacq

clever clue

2:36 pm

wht

ty sally

2:36 pm

jacq

ty

2:37 pm

jacq

and got the veg too

2:37 pm

jesdraggon

thanks, got it in one :)

2:41 pm

lbdawger

clue for the lone Y for nbt, pls?

2:41 pm

jesdraggon

alpine singing

2:42 pm

lbdawger

ty, ru

2:42 pm

jesdraggon

and hi dawg :)

2:43 pm

lbdawger

hi ru, and everyone.

2:43 pm

jesdraggon

why're you calling me ru, dawg?

2:43 pm

lynxxx

hi Dawg

2:43 pm

lbdawger

sorry there, jes.

2:44 pm

lbdawger

and ty jes for the clue. brain obviously isn't working well

2:44 pm

lbdawger

hi lynxx

2:44 pm

jesdraggon

's okay. i don't mind... just wondered why :)

2:44 pm

Scrabbler

Back again--phone calls. And our Buffalo Bills are about to beat the Miami Dolphins.

2:45 pm

Scrabbler

66 to go

2:46 pm

jacq

i have 50 left am not liking this game

2:46 pm

Scrabbler

I am not enjoying this grid

2:46 pm

jesdraggon

oh. in words. i haven't got any of those yet!

2:47 pm

jacq

i liked the y'sand the top a

2:47 pm

lynxxx

19 but am enjoying it..though not seeing anything now, BBL after a break

2:47 pm

jesdraggon

bye, lynxxx

2:47 pm

Sally-catlover

Glad thate isn't an S, or I'd never finish. Just 19 left now.

2:47 pm

jacq

and the t's were good too

2:47 pm

Dorens

hi all. i actually thinki the gerund part of it is fun...then again, there are still a bunch of words that I never would have known before today.. but that seems to be the way the grids have been lately

2:47 pm

lbdawger

bye, lynxxx

2:48 pm

jesdraggon

hi doren

2:48 pm

Scrabbler

Hello again Doren

2:48 pm

jacq

agreed dorens, and hello

2:48 pm

Sally-catlover

Sorry, thate sb there

2:48 pm

Scrabbler

un7 help please

2:49 pm

Dorens

sorry, that's one of my 13 impossible words today... still struggling with them

2:49 pm

wht

I am just looking for that myself

2:49 pm

wht

Dorens, so there are only 13 impossible words. That is good news.

2:49 pm

Sally-catlover

Splutter. Just got the tr 5 and 8. Haven't seen one of those today!

2:49 pm

Vicuna

un7 - start with a single item and add how old it is

2:50 pm

Dorens

thanks vi... was just about to morewords it

2:50 pm

jesdraggon

thanks, vic

2:50 pm

Scrabbler

Aha! TY, Vicuna! There are 2 ways to make un** and I didn't know which way to go

2:50 pm

wht

ty vi

2:50 pm

Vicuna

You're welcome.

2:50 pm

Atalante

VIIII!!!!IIII!!!!!11111!

2:50 pm

jacq

ty ty ty vic

2:50 pm

Vicuna

There are at least two ways to make practically every word int he grid today!

2:51 pm

Vicuna

Hello, Ata! How goes it?

2:51 pm

wht

There are 3 ways to make un**

2:51 pm

Atalante

just finished scanning latest creation

2:51 pm

Dorens

by the way ata, that is a marvelous pretty kitty photo

2:51 pm

Vicuna

Let's see it, then! =D

2:52 pm

Atalante

it's best friend's big fat cat Trouble :)

2:52 pm

Atalante

ok, let me see if I can get it to look ok as a babble icon

2:53 pm

Scrabbler

That IS a fat cat!

2:54 pm

Atalante

he's 18lb

2:54 pm

Scrabbler

first un5--is 3rd letter g?

2:55 pm

Dorens

my goodness!

2:55 pm

Atalante

he's big rather than fat really!

2:55 pm

jacq

no

2:56 pm

jacq

first un5 sounds like the crying veggie

2:56 pm

stidmama

hello all, need a break from thinking. how is the grid today?

2:56 pm

Scrabbler

I see it now--twisty. TY, Jacq

2:57 pm

Atalante

there. it doesn't look great squished so small though ....

2:57 pm

Dorens

very twisty indeed

2:57 pm

Scrabbler

It requires a lot of thinking, Stid.

2:57 pm

Vicuna

Hello, stidmama.

2:57 pm

Vicuna

okay, refreshing...

2:57 pm

stidmama

that is a beautiful picture, atalante!

2:57 pm

kje

yellow

2:57 pm

stidmama

hey vi! how's everything out your way? did your last show go well?

2:58 pm

Atalante

it is in real life! doesn't look so great here but ...

2:58 pm

jesdraggon

hi stid, kje :0

2:58 pm

Scrabbler

Beautiful, Ata!

2:58 pm

Vicuna

Lovely. The middle is very quilt-like.

2:58 pm

stidmama

hm. twisty thinking. *sigh* at least it's not the history of schooling...

2:58 pm

stidmama

hey jes

2:58 pm

Vicuna

Hello, stidmama. Yes, the fall show went much better than the spring. Holiday sale this weekend, too, but that's usually pretty small. Thanks for asking!

2:59 pm

Vicuna

How's your way? STill the usual too much work?

2:59 pm

stidmama

good. I will hope for you to have another good weekend!

2:59 pm

tijani

ai 5/10 and at 5/10 plaese

2:59 pm

Vicuna

(I should say the holiday sale is NEXT weekend. I'm just thinking ahead already, I guess.)

2:59 pm

jacq

at 5 is to do with islands

2:59 pm

jesdraggon

ai 5 is a mayo like sauce with garlic

3:00 pm

jacq

a and what you pay to cross a bridge

3:00 pm

stidmama

yes, a LOT of work piled on in honor of our week "off" *exasperated mama look* -- some of the work could have been assigned weeks ago so we could budget our time better. still. it's over for the quarter in two more weeks!

3:00 pm

tijani

thx guys

3:00 pm

Vicuna

ai5/10 - scramble up a slew of vowels, it ends in an anagram of canola

3:00 pm

kje

thanks for that mayo - grayed the a

3:00 pm

jacq

not getting the mayo clue

3:01 pm

Vicuna

Yay! Will there be an *actual* break over Christmas/New Year's?

3:01 pm

jesdraggon

there's only one consonant in the whole word, jaq

3:01 pm

Dorens

poor overworked stid

3:01 pm

stidmama

yes, an actual break -- though I will be reading as much as I can to get ahead... you know how it is. another 40 books or so for the next quarter.

3:02 pm

Vicuna

Sheesh. Poor overworked stid, indeed.

3:03 pm

stidmama

I can always drop out, I suppose, but I keep hoping things will get "better" if not easier. if they don't get "better" I don't know ... I don't mind work, I mind not knowing what I am supposed to be doing!

3:04 pm

Dorens

you're not dropping out...just hopefully better profs next semester?

3:04 pm

Scrabbler

Just keep plugging along. The challenge for you, Stid, is that you have other roles to play besides being a student.

3:04 pm

Vicuna

But do you feel that all the work is really teaching you something and getting you somewhere? Or does it seems like a stupid waste of time?

3:04 pm

stidmama

nope. same teachers for the whole two years. THIS is when it's not an advantage to have self-contained programs. Usually this sort of thing has worked well for me.

3:05 pm

Scrabbler

How many students are in the same program?

3:05 pm

kje

grad school is that way... much less structure, much more feeling your way, less guidance and more seeking the profs out... nature of the beast

3:05 pm

Dorens

an awful lot of education courses seem like a stupid waste of time.... even years later, when you're teaching, you wonder why????

3:05 pm

stidmama

no, this quarter has been mostly a waste of time. A clear set of lectures with "review questions" immediately after would have helped focus the learning. the rambling lectures with a sort of summative take-home test (absent clear identification of the main ideas) does not work for me.

3:05 pm

Vicuna

Which is why I taught at private schools without ever being "qualified," Doren! lol

3:06 pm

Dorens

always knew you were a smart gal, vi

3:06 pm

Vicuna

No, that sounds bad, stid. I hope they have evaluations you can fill out. =P

3:06 pm

tijani

ge5/16

3:06 pm

tijani

plz

3:06 pm

Scrabbler

The "to" words are making me crazy

3:06 pm

Dorens

they should be responsive... if others agree with you stid, maybe you can get them to listen

3:07 pm

Dorens

ge + robotic ending, tij

3:07 pm

Vicuna

ANd I always knew you were a woman of discerning taste, Doren! ;)

3:07 pm

tijani

thx alot

3:07 pm

stidmama

yes, there are evaluations, my question is whether to give a big down eval this quarter, or wait and see how things shake out.

3:08 pm

Dorens

finito!

3:08 pm

stidmama

YAY doren!!!!

3:08 pm

kje

I am betting you will feel differently a couple years from now, stid.... unless you are in an abnormally bad program... it wasn't until later that i really appreciated how much they made me think just by being so damned vague and nebulous - I often felt like they could have taught better, but in the end, realized I am a better thinker than many of my friends who went through very structured programs

3:09 pm

kje

BTW, not talking about med school, talking about grad school masters in epi

3:09 pm

kje

med school is nothing BUT structure

3:09 pm

Scrabbler

Yippee Doren!

3:09 pm

stidmama

thanks kje (((many hugs))) that is my hope, but right now... If that is their plan, I wish they would make it explicit!

3:09 pm

Dorens

yah, i figured that kj!

3:09 pm

Vicuna

That's an interesting way to think about it, kje. Do you think they did that on purpose in your program, or just that you managed to make something good out of something bed?

3:10 pm

kje

well, I susopect they would say they did it on purpose - LOLOL

3:10 pm

stidmama

LOL since we are learning to be teachers of children, and since I KNOW that children benefit from structure, I would prefer them to model those practices!

3:10 pm

Dorens

stidd, my grad work in counseling was particularly ridiculous.... we had to dig for everything, read the books and dig, which helped us learn to be resourceful, which is necessary in education. Was told later on it was helpful, but i think the prof (there were only two in the program) was just a lazy old bean

3:10 pm

kje

I went to JHU Bllomberg SPH - the top ranked program in the country, so I must believe they had some method to the madness, though while in it at times I wanted to shoot them all

3:11 pm

stidmama

*grin* I am SO glad I am not alone! thanks everyone!

3:11 pm

stidmama

stidkid #1 will be home soon... can hardly wait to hear how the trip went

3:11 pm

Dorens

where was he stid?

3:12 pm

stidmama

Vancouver BC with my parents

3:12 pm

jesdraggon

stid, our profs in first year vet school used to revel in telling us that school is like trying to take a drink out of a firehose. they're going to throw so much crap at you so fast that there is NO WAY you will get it all

3:12 pm

kje

well, adult learning theory is different than child... so it doesn't surprise me that they do not treat you like you are 10 stid ; )

3:12 pm

Dorens

how nice for him (and them)

3:13 pm

Atalante

lol and when you start your PhD, you get given a stack of books 2 foot high and told to come back with research ideas in a month or so :P

3:13 pm

kje

i am starting to suspect my raccoon is back again... anyone own a gun and know how to use it... and want to visit texas?

3:13 pm

stidmama

right jes! but what if the piece you miss is REALLY important? at least I won't have to worry about my students dying if I don't know how to teach the difference between alliteration and assonance!

3:13 pm

wht

to7.32 plx

3:13 pm

wht

or pls svp

3:13 pm

stidmama

PhD! you have GOT to be kidding.... *takes careful aim at atalante with pie*

3:14 pm

Dorens

to + put the *** on the jar and put it ** the refrigerator

3:14 pm

jesdraggon

you just gotta hope someone else caught it and will share before exams ;)

3:14 pm

kje

LOL stid

3:14 pm

stidmama

thanks for the to doren!

3:14 pm

Scrabbler

TY, Doren!

3:14 pm

kje

ty dorens

3:14 pm

Dorens

yw

3:15 pm

jesdraggon

thanks doren

3:15 pm

Atalante

*has Dr level pie catching device* :D

3:15 pm

stidmama

well, down to 110, and this discussion has actually given me an idea for one of the essay questions. SO.... thank you and I will be back later when my brain is ready to explode again. ((((((many many hugs)))))))

LOL

*poof*

3:16 pm

Dorens

i'm on my way out... any more clues first?

3:16 pm

wht

ty doren.

3:16 pm

jesdraggon

yay! glad to be helpful, stid. have a good afternoon :)

3:16 pm

kje

good luck stid

3:16 pm

Scrabbler

2nd ti7 please?

3:16 pm

Haz1558

Good afternoon/evening all.

3:16 pm

jesdraggon

bye, dorens, have a good afternoon :)

3:16 pm

kje

I just drank a glass of wine with lunch and think i may need a nap now

3:16 pm

Dorens

t + il6

3:16 pm

wht

or the to8

3:17 pm

Dorens

hi haz!

3:17 pm

kje

hi hazmat

3:17 pm

tijani

gl5/14 plz, not the bragger

3:17 pm

Dorens

to 8 is compound word

3:17 pm

Haz1558

Hello, hello!

3:17 pm

jesdraggon

howdy, haz

3:17 pm

Atalante

HAZ!!! Glitteratina!!

3:17 pm

Dorens

there's a gl*** in your eye, tijani

3:17 pm

Scrabbler

TY Doren!

3:17 pm

tijani

thz a lot

3:17 pm

Haz1558

Ata! Hobbitellina!

3:18 pm

Scrabbler

Hi haz

3:18 pm

bichon

gl 5 to see a small bit of something

3:18 pm

Atalante

and Silverclawarina!

3:18 pm

wht

Thanks doren.

3:18 pm

Haz1558

I'm very late with this today, I'll have to get caught up with words and what's been happening.

3:19 pm

Haz1558

You could call her Silverclavinova, it trips nicely off the tongue and sounds vaguely Russian.

3:19 pm

Atalante

loooooool good one

3:19 pm

Scrabbler

Help please with first and last to6's?

3:20 pm

Dorens

first to is a sort of fishy gerund scrab (but one of my last words too)

3:20 pm

Dorens

last to6 is robotic

3:20 pm

wht

First is what you are doing with a line

3:21 pm

bichon

id 6?

3:21 pm

wht

ty again dorens

3:21 pm

Haz1558

id6 - what some people might say we are doing when we babble. As if this is a waste of time!

3:22 pm

Dorens

my smart cat lucy has not been in the house since thursday morning when calvin the whippet came to stay. he left at 11 and she just came in. She somehow knows when he is here and never even came to the door till just now

3:22 pm

Scrabbler

TY--"to" words are done--they annoyed me muchly

3:22 pm

bichon

ty Haz

3:22 pm

Haz1558

You're welcome, bichon.

3:22 pm

Scrabbler

TY, Haz

3:23 pm

jesdraggon

ta8... is ta4+ what?

3:23 pm

Scrabbler

Garden ga4

3:23 pm

Dorens

people do it before football games jes

3:24 pm

jesdraggon

doh

3:25 pm

Dorens

ok, i'm out. have to cuddle lucy a bit before going out. happy babbles

3:25 pm

jesdraggon

bye, dorens

3:25 pm

Haz1558

Bye, Dorens.

3:25 pm

jesdraggon

thanks

3:26 pm

Scrabbler

Bye Doren

3:26 pm

Atalante

clever cat Lucy :)

3:28 pm

Scrabbler

44 to go. Time to dump litter and clean litter boxes for bunnies. They refuse to do it on their own.

3:29 pm

jesdraggon

bye, scrabs

3:29 pm

Haz1558

See you later,Scrabbler.

3:30 pm

jesdraggon

my eyes need a break from the computer. back for the last dozen after a bit.

3:31 pm

harpjane

hello 95 to go

3:32 pm

Atalante

hi harp

3:33 pm

Vicuna

yeeps, life intervened! Sorry to disappear. Bye, all!

3:33 pm

Vicuna

(And I'm missing HAz, too. Boo hoo.)

3:33 pm

Haz1558

Bye, Vicuna!

3:33 pm

Haz1558

I'll try not to say anything interesting, so you'll miss nothing.

3:34 pm

bichon

lo 6/27?

3:34 pm

Atalante

so how's the fascinating world of Ballymena today?

3:34 pm

bichon

nm, got it

3:36 pm

Haz1558

All's quiet today - we had the emergency line but nothing more exciting than a bull that couldn't get up and a man panicking about misalliance with his Yorkshire Terrier bitch.

3:36 pm

speedfreak

pls help with ge5 thanks

3:37 pm

Atalante

oh dear! poor Yorkie!

3:37 pm

Atalante

and a bull that couldn't get up? goodness

3:37 pm

harpjane

think earth robot, speed

3:37 pm

Haz1558

It hadn't been able to get up for a week but it's always a crisis on a Sunday.

3:38 pm

harpjane

I think I'd rather have a problem terrier than a problem bull....\

3:39 pm

speedfreak

thanks har now my last g is the gr7 any help with that please

3:39 pm

Atalante

poor bull!!

3:39 pm

Atalante

you would have though the bull would have warranted a phone call before double rates on a sunday!!

3:40 pm

Atalante

wonder what all the farmers would say if they knew how fascinated we all are by their lives

3:40 pm

harpjane

gr+ UAW

3:40 pm

Haz1558

Double rates on a Sunday? Farmers would be up in arms, it's the same call-out fee on a Sunday as any other day.

3:41 pm

Bugsaw

ty harp

3:41 pm

speedfreak

again thanks harpjane the g's were tough for me today finally down to 45

3:43 pm

tijani

ta8/50 plz, last t word

3:44 pm

speedfreak

what you do at a football game tijani

3:44 pm

Atalante

really? it's double rates here!

3:44 pm

tijani

thx so much, i shudda got that

3:44 pm

harpjane

67 to go here

3:44 pm

harpjane

and you're welcome

3:45 pm

Atalante

I think ta8 has different meanings on each side of the pond

3:46 pm

speedfreak

what does it mean there ata

3:47 pm

Atalante

to drive rly closely behind someone in an annoying fashion

3:47 pm

bichon

it means that here too Ata

3:47 pm

speedfreak

means that also but when you eat and party in the parking lot before a big game or sports events it means that too

3:47 pm

Atalante

but ppl do that specifically at football matches?

3:48 pm

Atalante

ohhhhh

3:48 pm

dan2bit

ta8 here also means to party in the parking lot before a sports event or concert

3:48 pm

periwinkle

hello al

3:48 pm

Atalante

I always wondered

3:48 pm

periwinkle

help with at5 pls, hope is is not a fish

3:48 pm

dan2bit

both related to the actual truck part involved, if using a truck

3:48 pm

periwinkle

hello, all, too :)

3:48 pm

dan2bit

at5 coral formation

3:49 pm

Haz1558

Hello, peri.

3:49 pm

periwinkle

thanks dan

3:49 pm

dan2bit

no6, anybody?

3:50 pm

wht

55 left. Time to go and finish making the turkey soup.

3:50 pm

Atalante

So sad. Robert Holdstock's died. Wonderful fantasy author.

3:50 pm

wht

Making a no** of something

3:51 pm

dan2bit

oh duh

3:51 pm

dan2bit

so thought I had already had that

3:55 pm

dan2bit

firewords ig7 firestarter was my last - tx all cluers

3:56 pm

Haz1558

Congratulations, dan.

3:59 pm

Atalante

oh Haz, I decided last night that you need to madke a cookbook

3:59 pm

Haz1558

But you've never tasted my food!

3:59 pm

Atalante

never tasted Jamie Oliver's eitehr!

4:00 pm

Haz1558

I know, but all the same. He has catchphrases and rides motorbikes.

4:00 pm

Atalante

well, unless we made fairy cakes or something at play school

4:00 pm

Haz1558

Actually, we did have mint cheesecake today and I thought of you.

4:01 pm

Atalante

see? you have famous recipes :)

4:02 pm

Atalante

you coudl intersperse recipes with anecdotes from rural Irish life

4:02 pm

Atalante

like Nigella does

4:03 pm

Atalante

except she doesnt do NI

4:03 pm

Haz1558

Nigella can simper and pout all she likes. Her husband doesn't eat her food. He prefers Weetabix.

4:03 pm

Atalante

her husband is very odd

4:04 pm

Haz1558

Well, there's that, but it must be a bit of a kick in the teeth for a cookery writer if your husband won't eat the stuff you make.

4:04 pm

Atalante

did you see the start of Saatchi's School for Modern ARt or whatever it was called? Interesting programmes, Saatchi choses 6 people to mentor. But he refuses to be shown on camera

4:04 pm

Atalante

throughout the whole series

4:04 pm

Atalante

liek THe Apprentice with Alan Sugar only shown in shadow

4:05 pm

Haz1558

But his name gets mentioned throughout. Clever use of the licence payers money.

4:05 pm

Atalante

oh yes

4:06 pm

Haz1558

I watched a couple of old US apprentice episodes with Donald Trump's hair and him yelling. Why can't he just speak?

4:06 pm

Haz1558

Or is he so used to living in vast rooms that he has to shout?

4:07 pm

Haz1558

back in 2 minutes.

4:07 pm

Atalante

because hes DonalD Trump and He Can

4:09 pm

harpjane

in5?

4:10 pm

bichon

in + charged particle

4:10 pm

zoozzoom

in+ last three letters of veg that makes you cry

4:10 pm

harpjane

thanks

4:10 pm

dcseain

thanks, zooz

4:10 pm

dcseain

and bichon

4:10 pm

zoozzoom

yw :-)

4:11 pm

bichon

yvw

4:11 pm

bichon

to 6/24, the first one

4:12 pm

bichon

and the 2nd one too, please

4:13 pm

dcseain

before the to7 of the bell?

4:13 pm

bichon

just need the first one now. TY seain

4:14 pm

dcseain

seeking the 1st one...

4:14 pm

joey

remove one of the double consonents

4:15 pm

scribekd

1st to6 use the appendage on your foot plus gerund

4:15 pm

zoozzoom

almost the same just chage the beginning for the end of your feet

4:15 pm

bichon

the double consonent is the 7, I need the first 6/24

4:15 pm

dcseain

ty, scribe

4:15 pm

bichon

ty scribe and zoo

4:16 pm

scribekd

yvw-glad to help

4:17 pm

welki

hi, folks! (dc, how was your lunch yesterday? jealous of you all!)

4:17 pm

zoozzoom

hello, Welki

4:18 pm

dcseain

lil*monkey, jmcrick, tomhundlyrn and i had a lovely time, thank you, welki.

4:18 pm

dcseain

we're planning for late April or early May 2010 in Baltimore, MD

4:21 pm

bichon

what do Bogglers talk about?

4:21 pm

Atalante

so wonderful that Tom can enjoy such events so quickly after the surgery! I suppose it's not that quick, but still, it seems it

4:21 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Evening, all. I found that if I make up a nonsense 4 letter word, and then add ing to it, sometimes it's a hit!

4:21 pm

Kaplan the Magne

And sometimes not.

4:21 pm

bichon

sorry, Babblers

4:22 pm

dcseain

ata, he and i had lunch with lil*monkey the week after we got home from the surgery. It really is amazing how fast. He goes back to work this week, too.

4:22 pm

Atalante

just incredible!

4:22 pm

Atalante

work! wow. the speed of these things is so amazing now

4:22 pm

dcseain

bichon, a wide array of things, our lives, art, medicine, music, food, places we like to visit.... not unlike here in the chog, really.

4:23 pm

dcseain

kaplan, so true. looking up the words truly reveals the variety and depth of the English language. And odd bits of French, Yiddish, etc

4:24 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Wordsplay.net 's boggle dictipnary takes "oint" but this doesn't. I'm still adjusting.

4:26 pm

popodopolis

is the name for a trio of Babblers: popodopolis, MrTiny and Douglas

4:28 pm

Atalante

you'll get used to dear enable

4:28 pm

jillibus

Hello peeps

4:29 pm

periwinkle

hi, jilli

4:29 pm

dcseain

hi, jilli

4:29 pm

periwinkle

still need 97 words :(

4:29 pm

jillibus

can anyone supply a clue for in7/36 and 8/50?

4:29 pm

Atalante

carved relief on jewellery / scultures

4:30 pm

popodopolis

isn't pro, and needs to know how many words are in the grid

4:30 pm

jillibus

172, pop

4:33 pm

jillibus

wow, thanks, ata

4:33 pm

dcseain

working on importing photos, bbs

4:34 pm

Atalante

yw :)

4:34 pm

periwinkle

Ata, is your icon, another one of your creations? it is lovely

4:35 pm

Atalante

just finished one! it looks much prettier really, it's rather to big to shrink to this size!

4:38 pm

stidmama

hello again. I got SOME work done, then stidkid came home. Now resting before I attack again.

4:38 pm

stidmama

help on the Y word and the E word? (looking for NBT)

4:39 pm

zoozzoom

yo7 funny singing..lol

4:39 pm

Kaplan the Magne

The e word- something Americans do a lot of on Thanksgiving

4:40 pm

zoozzoom

ea, chewing

4:40 pm

zoozzoom

LOL Kaplan

4:40 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I have 35 left- last night I got down to 8 and quit- I felt it was good enough, and I was tired

4:41 pm

jmcnrick

h all

4:41 pm

jmcnrick

101 left

4:41 pm

zoozzoom

Hello, Jmc

4:41 pm

Kaplan the Magne

and then we have to go on a di4

4:41 pm

jesdraggon

back for my last 10

4:41 pm

stidmama

thanks for the singing

4:41 pm

stidmama

and the food intake!

4:41 pm

stidmama

hey jmc!

4:42 pm

zoozzoom

yw, Stid

4:42 pm

jesdraggon

and almost all of them start with i :P

4:43 pm

stidmama

hey again jes!

4:43 pm

dcseain

uploading to flickr.... that'll take a while, 53 mb between the cat and the meetup

4:43 pm

jesdraggon

howsit, stid?

4:43 pm

dcseain

hiya, stid and jes

4:44 pm

stidmama

hey seain!

4:44 pm

zoozzoom

cool, will take a look when they are up Dcseain.

4:44 pm

jmcnrick

hey dc

4:44 pm

stidmama

that's a lot of pics, seain. I will have to check them out for my next break.

4:44 pm

stidmama

down to 98... will leave when I hit halfway

4:44 pm

dcseain

hi, jmc :) 2nd picture better than 1st, IMHO

4:44 pm

jesdraggon

go slowly then, stid ;)

4:45 pm

jesdraggon

il6 please?

4:45 pm

periwinkle

need help with in words pls, have the in4 and the in5

4:45 pm

stidmama

hey peri! ((hugs))

4:45 pm

jmcnrick

i think my double chin was in both ;-)

4:46 pm

jesdraggon

hi peri :)

4:46 pm

stidmama

no, I really really want to get through two more sets of essay questions, then I will be nearly 1/3 done and can rest for the evening!

4:46 pm

periwinkle

just found the in6

4:46 pm

zoozzoom

in6 in+ little door for your pathway

4:46 pm

Atalante

go go stiddy!

4:46 pm

jmcnrick

in 7/8 is the reverse of a cameo

4:46 pm

jesdraggon

but we'll miss you while you're gone to essay

4:47 pm

jmcnrick

go stiddie go

4:47 pm

dcseain

lol jmc

4:47 pm

Scrabbler

Hello again. 44 left. I have not liked this grid but I will try to finish.

4:47 pm

stidmama

I will miss you too jes! but trust me, better take it step-wise now than do an all-nighter in a week! LOL

4:47 pm

stidmama

hey again scrabs!

4:47 pm

Scrabbler

*thinking about what the reverse of a cameo is*

4:47 pm

zoozzoom

Hello, scrabs

4:47 pm

stidmama

Tom is baking apple pie this afternoon, will share with anyone who wants some!

4:47 pm

jesdraggon

i suppose that's true

4:47 pm

Atalante

not an incameo

4:48 pm

jmcnrick

i had to google it scrabs

4:48 pm

dcseain

1 of 7 uploaded

4:48 pm

stidmama

oooh! I GOT THE REVERSE OF CAMEO~!!!!!! *proud and surprised mama look*

4:48 pm

Scrabbler

*putting hand up to request apple pie*

4:48 pm

Kaplan the Magne

What is the lu4 that doesn't have to do with breathing?

4:48 pm

jmcnrick

not a cameo appearance -- the pin

4:48 pm

Scrabbler

rhymes with short hit that baseball players do

4:48 pm

stidmama

it's the same first three letters, and end like the short kickoff in football.

4:49 pm

stidmama

or the baseball hit.

4:49 pm

zoozzoom

And fireworks for me.

4:49 pm

stidmama

YAY ZOOM!!!!!

4:49 pm

Scrabbler

yahoo Zooz

4:49 pm

jmcnrick

the orginal candid camera was hosted by allan lu**

4:49 pm

Atalante

yay zooz!

4:49 pm

jesdraggon

yay zooz!

4:49 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hoo zooz

4:49 pm

zoozzoom

my last one was the un7

4:49 pm

periwinkle

got the in7/8, did not know the def. thanks

4:49 pm

periwinkle

got the in7/8, did not know the def. thanks

4:49 pm

dcseain

congrats, zooz!

4:50 pm

Kaplan the Magne

One of the famous acting couple! Lynne FOntaine and Alfred...

4:50 pm

zoozzoom

Many thanks all.

4:50 pm

welki

hey, is ru around? ruuuuuuu ... clipped one of bax's nails too far and it's bleeding (a lot) ... applying pressure, have the cornstarch ready (which is what i used to use on birds' nails when i didnt have qwik-stop) ... what else can we do?

4:50 pm

Scrabbler

i did not get the in7 yet but I have been told the definition

4:50 pm

Atalante

ok, american people, seeing as someone mentioned sports, can anyone explain to me what a fly ball is pls!

4:50 pm

jesdraggon

i feel slow... can't come up with an opposite for cameo :(

4:50 pm

periwinkle

jmc. I believed his name was Allan Funt

4:50 pm

stidmama

hey welki!

4:50 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I didn't know he is a noun now

4:50 pm

Scrabbler

Rub bar of soap over nail

4:50 pm

jmcnrick

google it jes

4:50 pm

dcseain

in baseball, batter hits the ball high in the air, possibly with some distance also

4:50 pm

stidmama

cornstarch works, sugar can work too sometimes

4:50 pm

Scrabbler

fly ball = pop-up hit

4:50 pm

jesdraggon

cornstarch or flour.

4:50 pm

jmcnrick

hmm probably right peri lol!

4:51 pm

Atalante

oh ok ... I guess wed call it a skyer / skier. TY! I can picture that now :)

4:51 pm

stidmama

I would go with jes's answer...

4:51 pm

jesdraggon

you can put a bandage around the whole foot to keep him from tracking blood all over; it'll stop eventually on its own.

4:51 pm

jmcnrick

a fly ball is a ball hit hi and then caught

4:51 pm

Scrabbler

Go with Jess the vet!

4:51 pm

stidmama

oh jes! speaking of nail clippings.... GUESS WHAT????

4:51 pm

Atalante

bicarbonate of soda works too

4:51 pm

jmcnrick

what are you talking about jes!!!???

4:52 pm

jesdraggon

he let you without screaming and flailing?

4:52 pm

jmcnrick

blood -- nail clippings?

4:52 pm

jesdraggon

talking about clipping a nail too short, jam

4:52 pm

stidmama

YES! I cut ALL 10 of Lucky's toenails about three weeks ago!!! (the front, the back didn't need it)

4:52 pm

Scrabbler

di6--related to the di4 before it?

4:52 pm

jmcnrick

ouch

4:52 pm

jesdraggon

whoohoo!

4:52 pm

welki

he's a golden ... he's just lying here, happy to be fussed over (crazy dog)

4:53 pm

jesdraggon

good job, stid :) did he get cookies for each one that he was calm for?

4:53 pm

stidmama

He didn't actually 'let' me but I gave him 1 mg sudafed per lb of weight about half an hour before, then sat on him and talked gently but firmly. It worked!!!! and she still loves me!

4:53 pm

stidmama

LOL no, but he did get treats right away!

4:53 pm

welki

jes! i didn't even see you here ... ahhhh, i am relieved

4:53 pm

jmcnrick

hi welki

4:53 pm

zoozzoom

no it is not Scrabs

4:53 pm

stidmama

anyway, that is SO much progress, I am feeling quite successful.

4:54 pm

jesdraggon

if he'll take 'em, try giving him little treats the whole time, as long as he's calm. it's both reward and distraction in one :)

4:54 pm

stidmama

oh oh... I have passed halfway and didn't even notice. *sigh*

4:54 pm

jmcnrick

wtg stiddie

4:54 pm

dcseain

this grid is like that, stid

4:54 pm

jesdraggon

's okay, welki... more of a mess than a danger in a critter that large :)

4:54 pm

stidmama

oh, that's a good idea for next time. I think I'll try again when my quarter is over, that will be about 7 weeks in between.

4:54 pm

jesdraggon

aww. bye stiddy

4:55 pm

stidmama

so. I shall return in 20 minutes, another pair of essay questions under my belt. (((hugs all and doggie treats and choclit for appropriate species)))

*mini poof*

4:55 pm

jesdraggon

if you can, you might try filing his nails with an emery board while they're not too long; just goes quick, no pinching or snapping, you can't quick him, and he gets used to having his toes played with with a little less stress

4:55 pm

welki

ok .. cornstarch on (bleeding through), paper towel, pressure ongoing .. treats would excite him, he's being a calm guy on his own

4:56 pm

jmcnrick

bye stiddie

4:56 pm

jesdraggon

the treats were directed at stid, sorry to confuse you welki :)

4:56 pm

Atalante

now just hold that pose for an hour! :P

4:56 pm

jesdraggon

yeah, most goldies just belly rubs is sufficient restraint :0

4:56 pm

welki

we used to use a dremel on our basset hounds, one loved it, one hated it ... the golden has always been clipped, but maybe time to change back

4:57 pm

welki

(old clippers broke yesterday, new ones (expensive) used today ... maybe it's just a learning curve, husband has never clipped too far before .. and he's feeling mighty guilty right now

4:58 pm

Scrabbler

bo5/14? the one after the pop sound

4:58 pm

jesdraggon

eh. it happens occasionally no matter how careful you are; especially since the dg doesn't seem fussed i would tell him not to guilt too much about it ;)

4:58 pm

welki

jes .. hints on bandaging, please. this is going to be tricky

4:59 pm

jmcnrick

?popping sound?

4:59 pm

jesdraggon

well... what kind of bandage material do you have?

4:59 pm

welki

french for 'box'

4:59 pm

dcseain

jmc, think french box

4:59 pm

welki

i have a good kit

4:59 pm

welki

(retired emt)

5:00 pm

Scrabbler

I don't know word in french for box

5:00 pm

Atalante

pretend you have a palm injury and wrap the paw up like a fist

5:01 pm

jesdraggon

alright. something soft/absorbent but not too bulky (maybe just leave the paper towel) over the end of the nails, then gauze around the foot up past the carpus. coflex over that, and white tape around the top to hold it in place

5:01 pm

zoozzoom

bo5,14 bo+ how many ***ms in your shopping basket

5:01 pm

Scrabbler

Monkey found it; list hepled

5:01 pm

jesdraggon

snug but not cranked tight; not looking for a tourniquet :)

5:01 pm

Scrabbler

Help with di6 please?

5:02 pm

jesdraggon

usually just leaving it on for an hour or so is sufficient.

5:02 pm

Atalante

and have more bandaging material to hand it case it leaks!

5:02 pm

jesdraggon

di6 is someone who speaks 2 languages, scrab

5:02 pm

jmcnrick

ty jes

5:03 pm

Scrabbler

dilingual, dilingo, ditongued

5:03 pm

Atalante

as in a poly****

5:03 pm

jmcnrick

think poli****

5:03 pm

Scrabbler

polynesia, polymer

5:04 pm

zoozzoom

di6 use a spade to di* + parking ***

5:04 pm

Atalante

poly associated with languages!!

5:04 pm

Scrabbler

*brain dead*

5:04 pm

jmcnrick

good job zooz

5:04 pm

Scrabbler

TY, Zooz---new word for me!!

5:04 pm

zoozzoom

yw :-)

5:05 pm

Scrabbler

34 to go--must fetch some nutrition

5:05 pm

Flask1

clue please for di7/32 please??

5:06 pm

jesdraggon

so... i found an in7 and in8 that are reverse cameo... but i thought that clue was for the in6. i was confuse-ed.

5:06 pm

jesdraggon

di7 is 2 explosives

5:07 pm

jesdraggon

il6 please?

5:07 pm

zoozzoom

di7 di + what some cars use in games to make them go very fast

5:07 pm

Atalante

il + not heavy

5:07 pm

jesdraggon

thanks, ata

5:08 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I do

5:08 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I don't know what a reverse cameo is, unfortunately

5:09 pm

jesdraggon

i didn't either kaplan. google reverse cameo :)

5:09 pm

welki

update : carpet looks like charlie manson paid a visit. baxter is humoring me. using a latex glove over bandage, let's see how long it lasts

5:09 pm

dcseain

kaplan, cameo is an example of the in8 process - from Italian

5:09 pm

Atalante

I know that carpet look, welki!

5:09 pm

jesdraggon

heheh. get the carpet cleaner going now, before it sets, welki! :)

5:10 pm

jesdraggon

and be very VERY glad it wasn't an ear! you'd have spatters on your ceiling as well as your floor.

5:10 pm

jmcnrick

and why would you be clipping an ear?

5:10 pm

Aussieme

Hey Babble Family :)

5:10 pm

Atalante

do ears often need trimming? :P

5:10 pm

Kaplan the Magne

so what is reverse cameo a clue FOR? And the second google entry has another word on the grid.

5:11 pm

jesdraggon

trimming the matts in the hair behind it

5:11 pm

jesdraggon

in7 and in8, kaplan

5:11 pm

Atalante

ohhh!

5:11 pm

Atalante

hi aussie

5:11 pm

dcseain

hi, aussie

5:11 pm

Kaplan the Magne

OH, I get it. I know that word from etching.

5:11 pm

dcseain

jmc, trimming hair, one may hit the ear itself

5:11 pm

jmcnrick

hi aussie

5:12 pm

jesdraggon

though usually when i've had bloody dog ears at home, it's because one dog tried to pierce the other dog's ear...

5:12 pm

dcseain

i have in8, but am not getting the apparently related in7

5:12 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Ig, anyone?

5:12 pm

Aussieme

Hey Ata, Seain, Kaplan, Jes, Welki, JMC, and anyone else I missed :)

5:12 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Hello Aussie.

5:12 pm

dcseain

kaplan, that which causes burning

5:12 pm

dcseain

ah, found it :)

5:12 pm

jmcnrick

some one who starts fires kap

5:13 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I thought that was the root- I just don't have the proper ending

5:14 pm

jesdraggon

just drop a letter, dc

5:14 pm

dcseain

so i found, jes, thanks :)

5:15 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Oh , yeah. Thanks

5:17 pm

welki

baxter and husband are de-briefing each other on the couch ... so we're sitting there, i'm putting on the bandage and there's MORE blood! where the heck! from a back claw! these new clips are dangerous ... i bought a good pair instead of the cheap ones i bought before ... that's what i get for upgrading! calamity of errors ... bad sitcom ... visit from the spca *lol* (jess .. how long to keep bandaged? an hour? would hate to take off and have bleeding start again)

5:18 pm

welki

have to say this is NOTHING compared to when the kids raised 4H bunnies and one would clip too close

5:18 pm

jesdraggon

hahah. sharp cuts bleed more! they hurt less though, so that's sort of good?

5:19 pm

jesdraggon

eh. if he'll leave the bandages on the rest of the afternoon, it doesn't hurt to leave them on. but at least an hour so a clot can form

5:19 pm

Atalante

it's so horrendous, it looks like you've been murdering your pets, doesn't it

5:19 pm

welki

will he lick it off? (of course he will .. i just washed the sheets and blankets)

5:20 pm

welki

sorry to monopolize the chog, folks ... will gladly clue to make up for the intrusion

5:20 pm

jesdraggon

the clot? it should form inside the nail. usually once they stop bleeding they're good. but he'll probably lick all the blood and flour off from the hair between his toes

5:21 pm

Atalante

but don't start panicking if you do see little blood trails - when I did that to Hobbit, it bled on and off a little bit for a day

5:22 pm

sprite

hi all, icon theme updated. St. Andrew's Day tomorrow, the national day of Scotland.

5:22 pm

jesdraggon

or the bandage? if he's trying to pull the bandages off, wipe some vick's vaporub on the front

5:22 pm

jmcnrick

no no if you have an emergency its fine

5:22 pm

Aussieme

Hey Spritey !!

5:22 pm

sprite

hey Aussie!

5:23 pm

jmcnrick

hmmm now i am torn sprite i changed my icon for tomorrow already with a poem

5:23 pm

welki

hi je .. we're past 'emergency' and have moved on to 'embarassing moment'

5:23 pm

Atalante

Vicks? What a wonderful idea

5:23 pm

jmcnrick

but I should support St. Andrews

5:23 pm

dcseain

alright, uploaded pix to my flickr, made a babble set, and you can click through from my profile :)

5:23 pm

jmcnrick

well that's okay too lol

5:23 pm

welki

these pets trust you with their lives and then we up and cause them pain ... humbles us in a big way

5:23 pm

stidmama

okay, back. *runs off to check out seain's flickr stream*

5:23 pm

dcseain

also uploaded a few pix of Feldspar.

5:24 pm

sprite

lollll at the poem though! I like it.

5:24 pm

sprite

stiddie! *hugs*

5:24 pm

jesdraggon

no permanent damage though, welki. you'll all recover :)

5:24 pm

stidmama

OMG. TOM HAS COLOR IN HIS FACE!!!!!!

5:24 pm

stidmama

and my tom just brought me chips and dip...

5:24 pm

jmcnrick

glad you like it -- it came to me watching t.v. today

5:24 pm

stidmama

*faint* SPRITE!!!!!!

5:24 pm

Atalante

welki, if it makes you feel better, when I cut Hobbit's quick, I was ready to give her away to a good home because I was such an evil person!!! So much angst

5:24 pm

jesdraggon

color in his face?

5:24 pm

dcseain

yes, as i he did right out of surgery, too. :) he's doing much better, and returns to work this week.

5:25 pm

Aussieme

Mama !!!

5:25 pm

stidmama

jmc, you aren't even CLOSE to wearing birkenstocks and hemp clothing, are you? rofl

5:25 pm

stidmama

hey aussieme!

5:25 pm

dcseain

jes, go back in my photo stream, and you'll see what she means

5:25 pm

Atalante

Feldspar is soooo pretty

5:25 pm

dcseain

ty, ata

5:25 pm

dcseain

hi, sprite :)

5:25 pm

jesdraggon

heheh. you guys should have heard my cousin crying when she cut her daughter's toenail too short!

5:25 pm

jmcnrick

lol you thought i was an executiev hippie?

5:25 pm

stidmama

feldspar is indeed a lovely kitty

5:25 pm

sprite

hi seain :)

5:26 pm

stidmama

I sorta did, jmc! LOL I had visions of dreadlocks and all!

5:26 pm

stidmama

how are you sprite?

5:26 pm

welki

hehehe.. thought you were asking about baxter .. his face is fine, husband's is a little pale ... but tom's looks wonderful :)

5:26 pm

sprite

I once managed to get my son's baby fingers between the door. He just started going on all fours. I wanted to close the door, it didn't quite catch, so I gave a yank... yeah. Guiltridden.

5:27 pm

jmcnrick

dreadlocks! I am not a black panther or rastafarian!

5:27 pm

welki

when my human kids were small, i had a friend who was a neonatal nurse .. she cut nails for me

5:27 pm

Atalante

it's terrible the guilt we all put ourselves through!

5:27 pm

stidmama

owie, sprite -- but realistically, what loving mother hasn't dropped her baby on its head once or twice? *cautiously raising hand*

5:27 pm

jmcnrick

once my son got a HUGE splinter while crawling but i didn't notice it until the next day when he would crawl crawl ow crawl crawl ow

5:27 pm

sprite

stiddie: scared for the week to come... too much in too short a time, re-assessment for my invalidity benefit... heeeeeelp!

5:28 pm

stidmama

many many people around here have dreadlocks, though I admit not many professionals. *grin*

5:28 pm

sprite

hello Ata!

5:28 pm

welki

*sings 'no woman no cry* in a weak attempt to get je to go rasta (or at least buy a bob marley cd)

5:28 pm

stidmama

oh gee sprite! *sending POWERFUL good thoughts for benefits to continue*

5:28 pm

Aussieme

{{Sprite}} Hope all goes well for you Honey...

5:28 pm

sprite

awww poor son, jmc, lol.

5:28 pm

jmcnrick

actually my german intern has blond dreads

5:28 pm

jmcnrick

I have an overwhelming desire to brush his hair

5:28 pm

Aussieme

**buffalo soldier, dreadlock rasta**

5:28 pm

sprite

thanks all :) Such positive thoughts should make all the difference.

5:29 pm

Atalante

*hugs spritey*

5:29 pm

stidmama

yes jmc, I often do also! kids!

5:29 pm

jmcnrick

I have serveral bob marley cds ty welki

5:29 pm

dcseain

sprite, i'm sure it will go well. Try not to stress too much about it.

5:29 pm

stidmama

are you looking in the mirror, practicing looking pitiful, sprite?

5:29 pm

jmcnrick

yeah i felt like a terrible mother not to have noticed sprite

5:30 pm

sprite

I think (rationally) that when you take care of someone intensively, it is inevitable to goof up occasionally. But when I am the one goofing up and my dog or child is the victim, I feel soooooo bad and evil.

5:30 pm

welki

<-- ran over her daughter's foot

5:30 pm

jmcnrick

omg i think you win welki!

5:30 pm

sprite

stiddie, I am such an awful liar... can only tell the truth. Which is bad enough, but god I hope they will listen.

5:30 pm

stidmama

parenting is like that, I think -- the really good parents have the guilt when they mess up.

5:30 pm

dcseain

i once shut my great-grandmother's hand in a car door. :/

5:30 pm

sprite

argh welki, with a car??

5:31 pm

welki

or lose, depends on how you look at it *lol* she was fine, no injury

5:31 pm

welki

yes, a car

5:31 pm

sprite

ouch seain, that is awful too. You must have felt bad.

5:31 pm

stidmama

oh oh seain -- I bet she was hopping mad!

5:31 pm

welki

my dad closed the hood of the car on my thumb

5:31 pm

Atalante

when I was young, we used to spend a lot of time in a nature reserve that my parents were wardens for. They don't feel the cold. They always thought I was whinging when I said I was freezing. Now mum realises I wasn't ... so I spent half my childhood shivering. She feels suitably guilty LOL

5:31 pm

jmcnrick

i closed a car door on my sister's hand

5:32 pm

sprite

that is one of the worst things, getting between the car hood or door. Eeks.

5:32 pm

welki

update: both asleep on couch, both snoring

5:32 pm

harpjane

hello 20 to go

5:32 pm

tragicstud

my mom sent my brother to school with pnemonia - he still talks about it

5:32 pm

herinfernallady

Hello. Wont stay too long. Sprite make sure all your paper work is intact and bring everything neatly in a folder they get a bit over welmed at that much paperwork

5:32 pm

welki

yeah, but which sister, jmc?

5:32 pm

jmcnrick

hi harp

5:32 pm

Aussieme

I stabbed my hand making a penny jar for my Sister :)

5:32 pm

dcseain

stid, she had been a kindergarten teacher, and handled it well. I was 6 or 7 at the time.

5:32 pm

tragicstud

and hi everyone

5:32 pm

Jacula

I was going to saym 'Hello' but there are too many violent people here. :-(

5:32 pm

Aussieme

\oops, wasn't meant to be a smile...

5:32 pm

dcseain

grandma, however, was livid

5:32 pm

stidmama

I closed (and locked) the car door on my own hand once when I had two young children with me. In an underground parking garage. With the keys in the car. *sigh* that's just feeling stupid though, not guilty

5:32 pm

dcseain

LOL Jac

5:32 pm

Aussieme

lol.... Hey Jacs..

5:32 pm

dcseain

jac, pix from babble meet-up in my flickr

5:32 pm

jmcnrick

hi jac

5:32 pm

stidmama

hey stud! join the tragic parade!

5:32 pm

stidmama

hey JAC!

5:33 pm

sprite

hi lady and Jac!

5:33 pm

tragicstud

aww, it's my day!

5:33 pm

Good Enough

i made my 5 year old walk on a broken leg for several days - the doctor said it was just sprained

5:33 pm

sprite

and stud

5:33 pm

jmcnrick

not violent jac -- talking about accidents with kids pets and other loved ones

5:33 pm

Aussieme

Hey Stud !

5:33 pm

dcseain

hi, stud and good

5:33 pm

sprite

good idea lady, will do that

5:33 pm

periwinkle

hugs to your spritey

5:33 pm

stidmama

ooh. almost missed lady's entrance! *waves vigorously*

5:33 pm

jmcnrick

hi good!

5:33 pm

Aussieme

HERRRRRRRIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNN !! Pounce !

5:33 pm

periwinkle

hi there, tragic, have not seen you here in a while

5:33 pm

sprite

awwww Good E, that is a very bad memory! Did it come out ok in the end?

5:34 pm

sprite

hi periwinkle, thanks :)

5:34 pm

Aussieme

Hey Peri :)

5:34 pm

tragicstud

aww, hi lady :)

5:34 pm

tragicstud

and hi peri :)

5:34 pm

herinfernallady

*dang note to self stealth is better*

5:34 pm

jesdraggon

wow. chat's going so fast i can't keep up!

5:34 pm

dcseain

hi, herin, good advice

5:34 pm

stidmama

that's rough, good. but you have to go with what docs say, don't you?

5:34 pm

jmcnrick

hi tagic

5:34 pm

welki

hi trag, aussie, peri, good, everyone

5:34 pm

welki

and herin!

5:34 pm

jmcnrick

*tragic

5:34 pm

tragicstud

yeah- going through a breakup - i've been hiding

5:34 pm

tragicstud

i'm trying to come back

5:34 pm

jmcnrick

is herin here?

5:34 pm

Good Enough

Yeah -when she refused to walkand kept complaining we finally got an xray. OOoops!

5:34 pm

Michnick

Hi, popping in for a second before I race off to bed. Does anyone have the gr 7, it is my last g and driving me nuts.

5:34 pm

herinfernallady

Howdy I have been absent for an age but there was so many people I haven't seen in an age

5:35 pm

tragicstud

it's amazing how this community stays the same - it makes me so happy

5:35 pm

welki

peri, i found that perfume!! lovely! i liked it even more after it had been on my wrist for a couple of hours! (but i think i've fallen for warm vanilla sugar)

5:35 pm

sprite

gr + the flag ***** Jack.

5:35 pm

Michnick

ahh, thanks Sprite.

5:35 pm

Aussieme

**snugs for Herin**

5:35 pm

jmcnrick

hi mich

5:35 pm

dcseain

these are funny, at least if you know about US fast food and breakfast cereals. http://tinyurl.com/ycb28k6

5:35 pm

dcseain

ty for the twofer, sprite

5:36 pm

periwinkle

glad you like it, I like the vanilla noir too

5:36 pm

stidmama

my younger son broke the same arm (different places) near the wrist twice in 9 months a few years back. The second xray was not completely indicative of a break, but I ended up insisting we cast it and treat it as if it was (wristbones don't always heal properly) just in case.

5:36 pm

dcseain

hi, mich

5:36 pm

sprite

this is a nice place to be when you are going through a rough time, stud.

5:36 pm

stidmama

aha! smelly little fish clue! thanks for that gr sprite

5:36 pm

stidmama

hey mich!

5:36 pm

sprite

my pleasure :D

5:36 pm

Jacula

Nice pics dcs.

5:36 pm

periwinkle

(((((tragic)))))) break ups are tough

5:36 pm

herinfernallady

Sprite if you are not organised just spend 15 min putting all the paper work together.

5:36 pm

dcseain

thanks, jac

5:37 pm

jmcnrick

hi herin

5:37 pm

sprite

Jac, your icon is brilliant :)

5:37 pm

Michnick

Hey all, and bye. I got a-g but the i's will just give me a headache, so I'm off to bed with 60 left. ;-( Good night friends.

5:37 pm

Jacula

44 to find. I'd better dive in.

5:37 pm

stidmama

*singing loudly* BREAKING UP is HARD to DOoooooooo......

5:37 pm

welki

hi/bye mich

5:37 pm

herinfernallady

O TS your grrl seemed so nice. Sorry huggles. Yes I am here so many people

5:37 pm

tragicstud

when i broke my arm I went in thinking i'd broken the other one... they xray'd both to see the difference, and i left with a cast on the other arm

5:37 pm

sprite

I will, lady, and I will insist he gets in touch with my psychiatrist.

5:37 pm

tragicstud

and yeah... breaking up is terribly hard to do

5:37 pm

stidmama

*wink at stud* but choclits make it all better, right? *offers lovely truffle choclits*

5:38 pm

sprite

night Mich, sleep well

5:38 pm

tragicstud

she did, didn't she lady? sigh...

5:38 pm

stidmama

wow stud! that's pretty weird.

5:38 pm

tragicstud

:)

5:38 pm

stidmama

sweet dreams mich

5:38 pm

tragicstud

thanks mama

5:38 pm

Michnick

My last word for the night is id 5/12 which I take as a sign!! Good night for real!

5:38 pm

jmcnrick

bye mich

5:38 pm

tragicstud

(who i have apparently stopped calling stid)

5:38 pm

herinfernallady

Good Sprite you dont wont a person that meets you for 5 min and doesn't have a clue.

5:39 pm

herinfernallady

YEs I am here. So many of you.

5:39 pm

sprite

well that is basically what they are, aren't they lady... sigh. The system is much sicker than I am.

5:39 pm

Bugsaw

Hi everyone. Stid, how is the cat that was worrying you the other night?

5:39 pm

welki

i never know what part of a nickname to choose when i don't want to type the whole thing and then i worry that i've offended .. should be the most complex problem i ever face *lol*

5:39 pm

stidmama

LOL stud! call me whatever you like.

5:39 pm

herinfernallady

Doing very well with classes currently sitting on a High Distinction average

5:39 pm

tragicstud

lol

5:40 pm

jmcnrick

wtg herin

5:40 pm

herinfernallady

Sprite I am sure you are fine

5:40 pm

tragicstud

well, i'm happy with all of mine... TS, elliot, tragic, and stud

5:40 pm

sprite

lol welki, try not to worry! If people are offended by an abbrev, they will tell you. And if not, it is not your problem, grin.

5:40 pm

stidmama

hey bugs -- thanks for asking, we stopped by for an hour yesterday and she seemed much better. The owners get home today and so we aren't going over, I hope she will be okay, but she is an old cat.

5:40 pm

herinfernallady

OPPS I meant to say you will be fine

5:40 pm

stidmama

WOW lady! *impressed mama look*

5:40 pm

jmcnrick

hi bugs

5:40 pm

sprite

thanks lady, *hugs*.

5:41 pm

Bugsaw

Hi jmc. Always good to see you.

5:41 pm

sprite

woweeeee lady! That is better than good. Better than better! :)

5:41 pm

sprite

hi Bugs

5:42 pm

Bugsaw

Hi Sprite. I hardly ever see you. I hope you are keeping well

5:42 pm

herinfernallady

One teacher got in a snit with me so she got mean and made me get 69 which is a credit not a Distinction off by a mark which i was not impressed with.

5:42 pm

herinfernallady

See and this is why I have been babble absent

5:42 pm

tragicstud

ooh nice lady! sorry i got lost in chog

5:42 pm

sprite

our schedules don't match, i think, Bugs. It is after midnight here and I should be in bed right now :) Just too nervous to sleep.

5:43 pm

stidmama

*makes lovely warm milk with sprinkle of cinnamon for sprite*

5:43 pm

sprite

a very worthy reason to be babble absent, I'd say. Though I miss you... but you are going so strong, lady!

5:43 pm

jmcnrick

{{{{sprite}}}}

5:43 pm

harpjane

ti7/28?

5:43 pm

Bugsaw

I hope you settle soon. I find this a fun place to let go of things when I can't sleep. Too much laughter here

5:44 pm

sprite

ti + not heavy alt. spelling, double consonant

5:44 pm

herinfernallady

TS she is missing out a lot you seem like a terrific and strong person.

5:44 pm

jesdraggon

is the io6 related to the io5?

5:44 pm

sprite

thanks all :)
Yes, this is a great place. With great people.

5:45 pm

sprite

jes: not really!

5:45 pm

harpjane

thanks

5:45 pm

jesdraggon

ok, i'll stop trying to force it then

5:45 pm

stidmama

okay, I am down to 67, so will attempt one more set of essay questions before I organize my materials for the week. I have tomorrow to keep working on tasks before classes on Tuesday. *suddenly feeling a little less whelmed*

5:46 pm

sprite

you're doing terrific as well, stiddie! *hugs*

5:46 pm

harpjane

11 to go bbl

5:46 pm

jesdraggon

bye again, stid

5:46 pm

jmcnrick

sound like you have it under control

5:46 pm

stidmama

thanks for being here, friends -- you always help me calm down enough to refocus on my work. *stern mama look* Sprite, take care of yourself. I count on you to know how to breathe through the anxiety and refocus on something that you have an ability to change.

5:46 pm

herinfernallady

JEss my friend rescued another dog. I swear she is just like you.

5:46 pm

stidmama

*hugs all*

*Poof*

5:46 pm

sprite

wise stidmama :D
I will - promise.

5:47 pm

herinfernallady

Stid has your brain stopped trying to escape?

5:47 pm

jmcnrick

bbl

5:47 pm

jesdraggon

rescues are good, herin :)

5:48 pm

sprite

bye jmc

5:48 pm

tragicstud

speaking of rescues, all 31 of my kitty fosters have homes and are healthy

5:48 pm

sprite

wow stud, that is a great record.

5:48 pm

jesdraggon

31! not at the same time?!

5:49 pm

tragicstud

yup...sadly

5:49 pm

tragicstud

they were babies

5:49 pm

jesdraggon

good grief, that's chaos

5:49 pm

tragicstud

philly had a ROUGH kitty season

5:49 pm

jesdraggon

li6,24 please?

5:49 pm

herinfernallady

This dog is nuts. He is basically feral. She had 2 choices. Hopefully a the new trainer can train him or he will have to be put down.

5:49 pm

tragicstud

they were broken into different rooms

5:50 pm

herinfernallady

TRagic do you have the many toed kitty?

5:50 pm

sprite

li + garden door

5:50 pm

tragicstud

2 of them

5:50 pm

tragicstud

i think you can see some of atreyu's toes if you look at my profile pic

5:51 pm

jesdraggon

gaaah. THAT is a word I should know.

5:51 pm

jesdraggon

thanks

5:51 pm

sprite

babble blindness is a common thing here, jes ;)

5:51 pm

Scrabbler

help with the nu7s please...26 to go

5:51 pm

sprite

that name is from the Neverending Story, isn't it stud?

5:51 pm

tragicstud

yup :)

5:52 pm

tragicstud

nice sprite :)

5:52 pm

jesdraggon

there are 2 nu7, both are gerunds

5:52 pm

sprite

hi Scrabs, nu + consonant, then same ending for both

5:52 pm

tragicstud

he's my little warrior

5:52 pm

sprite

always nice when someone knows his books :D

5:52 pm

jesdraggon

first means invalidating

5:52 pm

Scrabbler

I got the first nu7--I forgot about the gerund

5:53 pm

tragicstud

i want someone to bring me dinner :(

5:53 pm

tragicstud

grump

5:53 pm

Scrabbler

Got 'em--TY

5:53 pm

dcseain

ty for nu4-7 i did not have.

5:53 pm

Scrabbler

oi5 please?

5:53 pm

jesdraggon

next one means to make ridges on

5:53 pm

sprite

*brings stud a nice hot dinner*

5:53 pm

Atalante

love the Neverending Story

5:53 pm

sprite

oi + ***na ross.

5:53 pm

tragicstud

:) thank you

5:53 pm

welki

i want to thank you, jes, for your help with bax. there seems to be a little bleeding through the bandage, but it's not much ... hopefully, he'll stay still for a while longer

5:54 pm

tragicstud

me too ata - it's my favorite movie

5:54 pm

sprite

yay Ata, another connaisseur of good books

5:54 pm

herinfernallady

Jess: http://tinyurl.com/ylcq8pv this is the article about the dog. Sweet thing but sadly so badly treated by the breeder that he is a lot nuts

5:54 pm

jesdraggon

ti7,28?

5:54 pm

tragicstud

i want one more polydactyl cat - female all white...and she'll be the childlike empress

5:55 pm

sprite

moon child :)

5:55 pm

sprite

ti + not heavy, alt spelling, double the consonant

5:56 pm

herinfernallady

TS you are so awesome helping the baby kitties.

5:56 pm

Atalante

I have to admit that I refused to ever watch the movie because I love the book so so so much that I refuse for the images of the characters to be changed from how I see them

5:56 pm

sprite

that is so sad, lady.

5:56 pm

welki

this is a recent one from calgary .. breaks my heart http://tiny.cc/W8hyE

5:56 pm

Scrabbler

TY for oi5--another new word today

5:56 pm

sprite

the book is well filmed, Ata, but nothing compares to one's own images.

5:57 pm

sprite

yvw Scrabs

5:57 pm

jesdraggon

well. that is one i'd put on my NOT REPUTABLE breeder list. what the crap is wrong with taht man's head? "I don't handle my pups at all"

5:57 pm

tragicstud

it's the only movie i like better than the book actually

5:57 pm

jesdraggon

thanks sprite :)

5:57 pm

tragicstud

and thank you lady :)

5:57 pm

sprite

he is out of his mind, jes! Nobody should get a dog from that man.

5:57 pm

Scrabbler

no 6 help please

5:57 pm

lkdubb

one more left....can anyone help with DI7/32 ?

5:58 pm

Atalante

I love the book, because I have such a beautiful copy of it, with red ink and green inked chapters

5:58 pm

jesdraggon

the first movie was good, but stops 1/3 of the way into the book. the second movie was crap

5:58 pm

herinfernallady

I did get to meet the dog. He was ok after 3 days of restricted access. Jess. the girl in the article is my friend. The journalist is trying damn hard to get this man to back up ''his good reputation'' by allowing media on his property to show that he is a puppy farmer and a bad bad man

5:58 pm

jesdraggon

di7= chemical explosiv

5:58 pm

sprite

no help, Scrabs? lol.
It is a gerund...

5:58 pm

sprite

di + ***** glycerin.

5:59 pm

tragicstud

yeah - my version wasn't the different ink one - i think i would have loved that one

5:59 pm

jesdraggon

there is no way on this earth that not handling the puppies at all is a good thing. NO WAY to sell that as good, except to crazy people

5:59 pm

sprite

Ata, I have a copy in red and blue!

5:59 pm

Scrabbler

Got it, Sprite...flatlining here after being on call all weekend

5:59 pm

lkdubb

got it....thanks !!!!!

5:59 pm

Atalante

mine is big sized paperback, with wonderful illustrations at the start of each chapter. I got it as a school prize when I was little!

5:59 pm

herinfernallady

Seethe thing is with a dog like that he has been put on the register for dangerous dog so he has to be trained and muzzled at all times and no children near him. He will became a security dog

5:59 pm

Jacula

Sprite - Thanks for the di7.

5:59 pm

sprite

oh dear, I don't blame you one bit, Scrabs! Tough weekend. Any free time soon?

6:00 pm

sprite

my pleasure, Jac

6:00 pm

Scrabbler

Yes--all weekends off until 2nd weekend of january!

6:00 pm

Scrabbler

Hi jacula

6:00 pm

sprite

what a delightful prize, Ata.

6:01 pm

sprite

ah, that is good, Scrabs. A bit of rest for the not-so-wicked ;)

6:01 pm

Jacula

Hi Scrabbs.

6:02 pm

herinfernallady

Ata is that the book Neverending Story you won?

6:02 pm

Atalante

yep

6:02 pm

tragicstud

lady- those dogs don't last long here...

6:02 pm

sprite

ok dear babble friends, send me off to bed. It is 1 am and alarm will ring in 5 hours. Thanks for being there and lifting my spirit! *hugs*

6:02 pm

Atalante

I think I read that book solidly for about a month, over and over again

6:02 pm

Scrabbler

Bye, Sprite--sleep well!

6:03 pm

jesdraggon

sleep sweet, sprite

6:03 pm

tragicstud

aww... i want the multicolor copy!

6:03 pm

Jacula

Sleep well, Sprite. Try not to worry. xxx

6:03 pm

herinfernallady

Wow. Yu are so lucky.

6:04 pm

herinfernallady

TS I know that is why she gave him to a reliable trainer and would not give him to anyone else. Night Sprite

6:04 pm

Atalante

you'll have to ask for one for Christmas ;)

6:06 pm

herinfernallady

Ata one of my US friends when she visited bought with her the Hitchhikers guide in a leather bound addition it was pretty

6:06 pm

Atalante

oooo lovely

6:06 pm

tragicstud

yeah- it's all about going to another country to find these things

6:06 pm

tragicstud

i don't think they have this stuff here...

6:06 pm

jesdraggon

anybody need clues before i wander off?

6:07 pm

Scrabbler

ig7 help please?

6:07 pm

jesdraggon

one who lights fires

6:07 pm

Atalante

Neverending Story is tricky, cos I think the author was German (?) so all the pretty imprints are European, for once

6:07 pm

Jacula

ig7 - arsonist maybe?

6:08 pm

jesdraggon

i have a hardback copy with different color text for real world/book world time

6:08 pm

Scrabbler

Well, I see the first 5 letters but not he last 2

6:08 pm

cybernan

hi everyone -- almost forgot I only got half way through this last night :)

6:08 pm

Atalante

aha! there! see - it's possible tragic :)

6:08 pm

Scrabbler

Got it now--needed to change last vowel. TY, jac!

6:08 pm

Scrabbler

Hi Nan

6:08 pm

tragicstud

where'd you get it jes?

6:09 pm

jesdraggon

second hand store

6:09 pm

jesdraggon

hi nan :)

6:09 pm

Scrabbler

in6 clue please

6:09 pm

tragicstud

i'm searching...

6:09 pm

herinfernallady

TS we need an up close pic up of those kitty paws

6:09 pm

jesdraggon

the way into the garden, scrabs

6:09 pm

Jacula

in6 - in + what closes a field entrance.

6:10 pm

Scrabbler

TY, Jes!

6:11 pm

herinfernallady

They are demolishing a house down the road. Gosh they are noisy.

6:11 pm

tragicstud

on it lady

6:11 pm

jesdraggon

welcome

6:12 pm

herinfernallady

Yah TS. I have seen your FB ones

6:12 pm

harpjane

to7/32?

6:12 pm

tragicstud

i have a cute one of trey now

6:13 pm

tragicstud

you might need to refresh

6:13 pm

Scrabbler

to + put the *** back on the jar + opp of out

6:13 pm

jesdraggon

to + put a +++ on it + go on **

6:14 pm

harpjane

tolidin

6:14 pm

Scrabbler

That's it, Jane!

6:14 pm

harpjane

oops, (was that it?)

6:14 pm

jesdraggon

yup, like that!

6:14 pm

Atalante

awwwwwwww

6:14 pm

harpjane

lol, there's irish creme chiffon pie in the penalty box, darn it all!

6:15 pm

Jacula

Thanks for the to7, Scrabbs & Jes.

6:15 pm

tragicstud

is that awwww for my trey?

6:15 pm

jesdraggon

welcome :)

6:15 pm

jesdraggon

i think i'm gonna wander off now though

6:16 pm

Atalante

tis indeed :)

6:16 pm

wht

Hi, I'm back.

6:16 pm

Jacula

'Bye jes.

6:16 pm

Jacula

hI WHT.

6:16 pm

tragicstud

could just ear him up - toe by toe

6:16 pm

Scrabbler

Done, finally! Boy, did I dislike this grid!

6:17 pm

Jacula

Well done Scrabbs. 17 to go here.

6:17 pm

Scrabbler

Grrr, so many weird words! TY all for clues.

6:18 pm

Atalante

I just love ginger kitties

6:19 pm

herinfernallady

TS that is seriously too many toes

6:19 pm

tragicstud

:) he's perfect

6:19 pm

tragicstud

lol

6:20 pm

Atalante

as long as he is happy with his toes!

6:20 pm

tragicstud

lol

6:20 pm

tragicstud

he is

6:20 pm

herinfernallady

Scrabbler I have to tel yuo the most funniest pregnancy myth *since you are a doc*

6:21 pm

tijani

di 6/27 di 5/16 di 7/32 please yo finish up the d's

6:22 pm

tragicstud

i'm gonna pop off for a bit - i hope i see you guys soon!

6:23 pm

cybernan

at 5, please? -- hope it's not a fish!

6:23 pm

tijani

at5 - beaches in the pacific

6:24 pm

cybernan

ty -- :( it was a fish!

6:24 pm

Atalante

where fishes live, more like

6:24 pm

tijani

yw

6:24 pm

wht

di7 di+ *****glycerin

6:26 pm

tijani

dont know

6:27 pm

dcseain

well, i now have a Google Wave. don't know what i may do with it, but it exists.

6:28 pm

cybernan

di 6/27, please?

6:30 pm

dcseain

nan, speaker of two languages, dilingual

6:30 pm

Jeff7

help with the 2 GRs please

6:30 pm

dcseain

gr + ***** Jack, and speak up, boy, don't gr5!

6:31 pm

herinfernallady

Scrabler you there?

6:31 pm

cybernan

thought that was bilingual

6:32 pm

dcseain

add suffix oft preceded by poly-

6:32 pm

Jeff7

ty, got the gr 5....not sure about the 7 yet

6:33 pm

cybernan

ty seain

6:34 pm

tijani

di5/16 please

6:35 pm

Jacula

FIREWORKS!:-)

6:35 pm

herinfernallady

later gaters

6:35 pm

Jeff7

got the 7, thanks :)

6:35 pm

Jacula

'Bye Herin.x

6:37 pm

harpjane

8 to go

6:38 pm

periwinkle

help with tr5/12 pls

6:39 pm

harpjane

don't feed them, and change the vowell, peri

6:39 pm

cybernan

gr 7?

6:39 pm

Jacula

It's a prostitute or strumpet, Harp. Old word.

6:40 pm

Jacula

gr7 = a fish. gr + works organisation that brings workers out on strike etc.

6:40 pm

harpjane

nice kitty, jac!

6:40 pm

cybernan

ty jac -- great clue

6:41 pm

Jacula

The prostitute clue was for Peri, not Harp. Sorry.

6:41 pm

Jacula

Thanks Harp.

6:42 pm

harpjane

jac was attempting to educate me....

6:42 pm

periwinkle

thanks, h arp

6:42 pm

periwinkle

tired of this grid, 16 left

6:43 pm

cybernan

tired of it too, but have 57 left!

6:43 pm

Jacula

LOL, Harp.

6:45 pm

tijani

both ni 5/10 please

6:45 pm

dcseain

ni5glycerin is a heart med

6:46 pm

tijani

i dont get it

6:46 pm

cybernan

struggling with the in's here -- have 1st 2

6:49 pm

dcseain

in7 and 8a relate to Italian engraving process

6:49 pm

periwinkle

help with un7 pls

6:50 pm

Jacula

Peri - un7 - add how old you are to the un4 before it.

6:50 pm

cybernan

sure seain -- like I would know that?!

6:51 pm

Jacula

cyber - try this: in7 = in + *** (label) + first 2 letters of king of the jungle. in8 uses his first 3 letters.

6:51 pm

dcseain

related to cameo, too nan

6:52 pm

periwinkle

thanks Jac

6:52 pm

Jacula

y/w Peri.

6:52 pm

cybernan

ty jac

6:52 pm

Jacula

y/w, cyber.

6:53 pm

cybernan

wow this is tough going!

6:54 pm

periwinkle

finally firewoorks

6:54 pm

periwinkle

fireworks, even

6:54 pm

periwinkle

now off to play scramble on fb

6:54 pm

dcseain

congrats, peri :)

6:54 pm

cybernan

well done peri *!*

6:54 pm

periwinkle

tyty, bye for now

6:55 pm

Jacula

I've done my turn on there, peri.

6:55 pm

Jacula

I'm playing word twist on FB now.

7:02 pm

jillibus

hi -- firewords

7:03 pm

Jacula

But I'm still here to clue if needed, cyber.

7:03 pm

Jacula

Hi Jilli. Well done!

7:04 pm

tijani

jac- can i get clues for di 6/27 di 5/16 and di 7/32

7:04 pm

jillibus

I can clue too, while watching the Grey Cup on TV

7:05 pm

stidmama

YAY JILL!!!!!

7:05 pm

jillibus

The Montreal Alouettes are getting slaughtered by the Saskatchewan Rough Riders. This is the big final of the Canadian Football League, and Montreal was heavily favoured, but . . .

7:05 pm

Jacula

Thanks for the company, jilli. x

7:06 pm

dcseain

congrats, jilli

7:06 pm

stidmama

not going to play right now, just poked my nose in to say I am done with one small assignment and made good progress on another. I shall return again later... *poof*

7:06 pm

Jacula

Hi & 'Bye, Stid.x

7:06 pm

jillibus

nice to see you, stid, if only briefly!

7:07 pm

jillibus

ty dc :)

7:07 pm

Jacula

tijani - di6/27 = di* (use a spade) + *** (Biblical man's wife was turned into a pillar of salt).

7:07 pm

jillibus

di6/27 -- excavate a site

7:07 pm

kje

hi

7:08 pm

Jacula

HI kje.

7:08 pm

jillibus

hi kje :)

7:08 pm

kje

did you bet on that game jilli?

7:08 pm

dcseain

hi, kje

7:08 pm

Jacula

di5/16 = bell sound with a vowel at the end. It means dimness, dullness and dirt.

7:09 pm

kje

hey, dc... looked for your babble meetup pics but don't know how to get to them

7:09 pm

tijani

got the 6/27

7:09 pm

tijani

got the 5/16

7:09 pm

tijani

thx for all the clues

7:10 pm

tijani

still need the 7/32 please

7:10 pm

Jacula

di7/32 - di* (a row or a noise) + ** (definite article or title of a Kipling poem) + first two letters of Rosemary's name.

7:10 pm

jillibus

di7/32 -- If it were a tr word it would be TNT if toluene were added

7:11 pm

jillibus

(how's that for a confusing clue?)

7:11 pm

tijani

pretty confusing

7:12 pm

jillibus

sorry -- forgot you were 13

7:12 pm

Verucasalt

hey Jilli, I'm 40 and I didn't get it!!! Hi all

7:13 pm

kje

come on jilli! that would be hard if he was 63!!! LOL

7:13 pm

jillibus

di + louse egg + **w your boat, merrily down the stream

7:13 pm

tijani

i really dont undertsand

7:13 pm

Jacula

Well, I've made my clues as simple as I can..

7:14 pm

kje

tgood clue jilli

7:14 pm

jillibus

never mind, tij -- look at jacula's clue and my second on (just posted)

7:14 pm

tijani

i finally got it thankls so much

7:14 pm

kje

tijani - di + ni5

7:14 pm

Jacula

Glad you got it, tij.

7:14 pm

jillibus

me too

7:15 pm

Verucasalt

I got it too

7:15 pm

hshliz

me too

7:15 pm

Jacula

Glad you all got it. LOL

7:17 pm

jillibus

next?

7:18 pm

kje

to6/24?

7:18 pm

jillibus

my "me too" was glad you all got it ;)

7:18 pm

puffdaddy

other a word? not ag4,6

7:18 pm

kje

2 ag4/6

7:18 pm

kje

2 ai6

7:18 pm

kje

1 ai5

7:18 pm

jillibus

to6/24 -- opposite if heeling?

7:18 pm

kje

1 at5

7:19 pm

kje

got it, thanks

7:19 pm

Jacula

kje - to6/27 - to**** the line.

7:19 pm

puffdaddy

top left a

7:19 pm

kje

both are ag4/6 puff

7:20 pm

Jacula

ag4/6 (there are 2)

7:20 pm

puffdaddy

trulling

7:20 pm

puffdaddy

oops

7:20 pm

Jacula

Should be a word, but isn't. LOL

7:20 pm

jillibus

didn't work, though, did it.

7:22 pm

puffdaddy

no

7:23 pm

Jacula

I'm sure Bejewelled Blitz (on FB) is on a go-slow tonight. It's not going as fast as I am!

7:24 pm

puffdaddy

r words? center row, right side

7:24 pm

tijani

lo7/40 please

7:25 pm

tijani

nevermind

7:25 pm

kje

oi5?

7:26 pm

Jacula

kje - oi + the ***meter of a circle.

7:27 pm

Jacula

puffdaddy - ro words.

7:27 pm

wht

There are ro4+7 and two gerunds made from them

7:27 pm

kje

ty jac

7:27 pm

wht

make that ro4x7

7:27 pm

cybernan

ti 7/28, please?

7:28 pm

Jacula

y/w kje.

7:29 pm

Jacula

'ti* we meet again, cyber + slimming food low-fat (or not dark).

7:29 pm

puffdaddy

whats a gerund?

7:30 pm

puffdaddy

roton

7:30 pm

puffdaddy

oops again

7:30 pm

cybernan

ty jac

7:30 pm

Jacula

a gerund is a non-finite verb ending in 'ing'.

7:30 pm

Jacula

y/w cyber.

7:31 pm

puffdaddy

ty

7:32 pm

cybernan

yo 7? -- last night someone said it had something to do with the swiss singer, but not coming up with it

7:33 pm

Jacula

cyber - think of Frank Ifield - She Taught Me To Yo***.

7:33 pm

HollyF

do7/40 not the one with the toy

7:33 pm

Jacula

cyber yo7 has the gerund ending.

7:33 pm

Jacula

cyber yo7 has the gerund ending.

7:34 pm

wht

Alpine sing***

7:34 pm

wht

Cowboys do it to.

7:34 pm

cybernan

ty -- was trying to put too many letters in!

7:34 pm

Jacula

Holly - d + porridge cereal + gerund thingey again.

7:35 pm

cybernan

*!* ta da *!* - thanks for the help. Think this was one of the toughest ever.

7:35 pm

wht

Holly, it builds off the do4 just before it.

7:35 pm

Jacula

To be honest, cyber, I'd spell it differently, too.

7:35 pm

Jacula

Well done Cyber!

7:35 pm

wht

Can someone clue the two do5s?

7:36 pm

HollyF

Thank you, thank you, thank you

7:36 pm

kje

in7?

7:36 pm

kje

do + gerund

7:37 pm

cybernan

in+label+**on King

7:37 pm

cybernan

*add vowel for the 8

7:37 pm

Jacula

in7 is inset engraving. In + *** (label) + first 2 letters of king of the jungle. In8 uses his first 3 letters.

7:38 pm

kje

ty

7:38 pm

wht

ty kje.

7:38 pm

kje

I know in8, have never seen that in7

7:38 pm

Jacula

Holly - other do5 (5.12) is USA spelling of downheartedness.

7:39 pm

Jacula

kje - the 8 is the plural form.

7:40 pm

redturtlehead

hey all how goes it?

7:40 pm

Jacula

Hi red.

7:40 pm

kje

interesting! guess I have only read about more than one - LOL

7:40 pm

cybernan

hi red

7:41 pm

kje

hi red, how was work

7:41 pm

dcseain

last tr5, pls?

7:41 pm

dcseain

hi, red

7:41 pm

torgone

Heyas kids ..

7:42 pm

cybernan

tr 5: like the guy who lives under the bridge - dif. vowel

7:42 pm

kje

hi tor

7:42 pm

Kateq

di 7/32 please....

7:42 pm

Jacula

dcs - that tr5 is a strumpet and a whore. LOL

7:43 pm

wht

jac - I am still not getting the do5,12.

7:43 pm

cybernan

di + what comes before glycerine

7:43 pm

Jacula

di7.32 = di + ***** glycerine.

7:43 pm

Jacula

Hi Torg.

7:43 pm

Kateq

thanks so much---kept looking and looking

7:44 pm

cybernan

do + 1st 3 letters of another word for God

7:44 pm

Jacula

what - think of USA spelling of colour and change first letter.

7:44 pm

Kateq

or actress do***es del rio

7:45 pm

wht

Thx jac. I most not be downhearted enough - I couldn't figure out the word you meant.

7:45 pm

kje

now that i have that do, I am trying to make sense of that USA clue earlier

7:46 pm

cybernan

usa clue for what?

7:46 pm

kje

do5

7:47 pm

kje

someone said USA spelling of...

7:47 pm

dcseain

do5 means pain/depression in English and in Spanish

7:47 pm

cybernan

clued it at 7:44

7:47 pm

kje

I only use it in spanish

7:47 pm

dcseain

me took, but it exists also in English :)

7:48 pm

kje

i have it, cyber, was just trying to remember the previous clue

7:48 pm

Jacula

It's not often used in UK these days unless it has 'ous' at the end.

7:48 pm

dcseain

that makes sense to me, jac

7:48 pm

cybernan

here neither, jac

7:48 pm

kje

interesting... yes, it is more familiar with ous ending... without it, I only use it in Spanish

7:50 pm

kje

uno

7:50 pm

cybernan

My husband is laughing at me because I have just finished cutting about 6,000 photos from our trip down to about 2,000. I was really pleased with myself -- he says that is still excessive!

7:50 pm

Jacula

Tee hee, I must be getting more effective a 'nagging' my Other Half. I just went into the bedroom to get my dressing gown and found him on my side of the bed. I didn't touch him, just quietly said, 'Get on your own side,' and he DID!:-)

7:50 pm

kje

that is a lot of pictures!!!

7:50 pm

kje

and done

7:50 pm

dcseain

i say job well done, nan :)

7:51 pm

dcseain

nice, jac :)

7:51 pm

cybernan

I have to point out that is less than 12 photos per day!

7:51 pm

Jacula

Cyber - that's a lot of photos, but if it was a long trip...

7:51 pm

kje

OK, I am going to go do the dishes... enjoy the evening all

7:51 pm

redturtlehead

uh can comeone tell me how to properly spell tounge.

7:51 pm

dcseain

in that case, well done on the restraint, cyber

7:51 pm

dcseain

take care, kje

7:52 pm

redturtlehead

ahhh tongue.

7:52 pm

Jacula

tongue

7:52 pm

cybernan

oops -- *120/day -- but we did cover a lot of ground

7:52 pm

dcseain

tongue

7:52 pm

dcseain

i stand by what i said, cyber

7:52 pm

redturtlehead

ahhh I have latent dyslexia. I think

7:52 pm

Jacula

red - it's a common spelling error.

7:53 pm

redturtlehead

I feel better. I tried it multiple times.

7:53 pm

redturtlehead

runt

7:53 pm

cybernan

off to produce some supper -- see you at the flip :)

7:53 pm

redturtlehead

oops

7:53 pm

Jacula

'Bye cyber. Enjoy your food.

7:54 pm

Jacula

No need to be insulting, Red. LOL

7:54 pm

redturtlehead

Oh I try, I try!

7:54 pm

Jacula

I know I'm only 5' 1" and a twiddle but even so... *sobs*

7:55 pm

dcseain

be well, nan

7:56 pm

redturtlehead

what on earth is a twiddle?

7:56 pm

Jacula

dcs - How's Tom do5/16?

7:57 pm

Jacula

red - a twiddle is a little bit or a word to describe someone winding their hair around their fingers.

7:58 pm

redturtlehead

we twiddle thumbs in the US. and Jac you arent a twiddle, your awesome!

7:58 pm

dcseain

very, very well, jac, thank you. in my profile are pictures from the Saturday meetup in DC

7:59 pm

redturtlehead

that ing ending is coming in handy a lot

7:59 pm

Minveryork

Good evening to my fellow babblers!How is everyone?

7:59 pm

dcseain

welcome, minver

7:59 pm

Minveryork

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

7:59 pm

Jacula

dcs - yes, I saw the pics. I also saw the ones of Tom, which prompted me to ask how he's do5/16. Glad he's on the mend.

8:01 pm

Jacula

red - I guess twiddle in the sense of something small comes from the term tiddler and has been changed in local dialect.

8:01 pm

Jacula

The proper meaning of twiddle is a combination of twirl and fiddle, I think.

8:01 pm

Jacula

Red - thank you!

8:01 pm

Jacula

Hi Min.

8:03 pm

Jacula

Min - have you just started the grid?

8:05 pm

dcseain

i used to live in a section of Capitol Hill in Washington, DC called TO8

8:06 pm

Jacula

You had to pay to get in there then, dcs?

8:08 pm

dcseain

not since 1956, when they extended Maryland Ave NE and removed the tolls to enter the L'Enfant City.

8:09 pm

mkg

ai 5 plz?

8:09 pm

Minveryork

I started the grid at about 6:00. I have 28 words left

8:09 pm

dcseain

it was 50 cents to enter the L'Enfant City at the time the removed the to4s

8:09 pm

dcseain

mkg, sickly

8:10 pm

dcseain

and jac, i added another picture because of your earlier query about Tom. I'll upload more from then soon.

8:10 pm

mkg

isnt that the 6?

8:10 pm

dcseain

oopsie. indeed it is

8:11 pm

Jacula

dcs - send him my very best wishes.

8:11 pm

dcseain

will do, thanks :)

8:12 pm

Jacula

ai5 is a garlic mayo sauce from France.

8:12 pm

dcseain

jac beat me too it :)

8:12 pm

Jacula

I often mix it up with the air sacs of the lungs, which are alv***.

8:13 pm

Minveryork

ai5/10: Put definition into a reverse dictionary mkg.

8:13 pm

dcseain

yes, though those are not so nice on a sandwich

8:13 pm

Jacula

dcs - LOL. Probably not!

8:14 pm

Minveryork

Here is a link for ai5/10 word and it is #1 on the list: http://www.onelook.com/?w=*&loc=revfp2
&clue=+garlic+mayo+sauce+from+France

8:14 pm

Jacula

Have you never tried toasted ai5 and al7? LOL

8:15 pm

dcseain

LOL can't say that i have, though i have had cow tongue

8:16 pm

Jacula

Actually, pressed ox tongue is nice.

8:16 pm

Jacula

I've not eaten it for years, but it was often on my lunch box sandwiches for school.

8:16 pm

smoove

Can someone help with the in8?

8:17 pm

DR1965

do you have the in7?

8:17 pm

Jacula

in8 is the plural of in7.

8:17 pm

smoove

There's a 7 too? Oy...no I don't have that either.

8:18 pm

dcseain

smoove, it's from Italian - an engraving process related to cameo

8:18 pm

Jacula

smoove - in + *** (label) + first 2 letters of king of the jungle. Use his first 3 letters for the end of the in 8.

8:19 pm

DR1965

good clues Jac and DC... I could not think

8:19 pm

Jacula

It's the opposite of a carving done in relief.

8:20 pm

smoove

The carving clue/italian did it...Thanks so much.

8:20 pm

aslindy

could I get a clue for the di 7, 32 please?

8:20 pm

Jacula

y/w smoove.

8:21 pm

Jacula

di7/32 = di + *****-glycerine.

8:21 pm

Jacula

(Explosive)

8:21 pm

aslindy

thank you

8:21 pm

DR1965

ty Jac

8:21 pm

torgone

first to6/24 please?

8:22 pm

Jacula

torg - keeping the tips of your feet close to the line.

8:23 pm

rururocks

through the tulips torg

8:23 pm

torgone

Thanks Jac!

8:23 pm

torgone

2 left ..

8:23 pm

Minveryork

Does anyone have a clue for the to 7/32 word please

8:23 pm

Jacula

Or try... to* the line or you will be whipped mercilessly! LOL

8:23 pm

Jacula

y/w Torg.

8:23 pm

rururocks

to + jar top + not out

8:24 pm

Jacula

Good clue, ruru.

8:24 pm

Minveryork

Thank you for the to 7/32 clue. I just found the word

8:24 pm

rururocks

:)

8:25 pm

Jacula

I think Torg might be having to take time out after my last clue. ROFLOL.

8:26 pm

mkg

i am not getting any of these clues. gee. cant even get the ai 5.

8:26 pm

jillibus

Sorry, gang, I disappeared without notification. I have to get dinner now but will be back to clue later.

8:26 pm

rururocks

ai 5 is garlicy french mayonaise mkg

8:26 pm

jillibus

This grid was a real stinker, IMHO -- no S makes a big difference!

8:27 pm

Jacula

Jilli - how dare you just disappear and then casually wander off to eat! *sighs* :-)

8:27 pm

torgone

I'm still here ..

8:27 pm

mkg

just got it but i say no fair. this grid is english and that word is NOT.

8:27 pm

Jacula

LOL, Torg.

8:27 pm

mkg

need bo 5 14 please.

8:28 pm

rururocks

bye for now.. have to run to the store for groceries.

8:28 pm

Jacula

See you anon, ruru.

8:28 pm

mkg

nm just got it.

8:28 pm

jillibus

(was gathering info for the next icon theme -- St Andrew's Day)

8:28 pm

mkg

sorry all.

8:28 pm

dcseain

bo5.14 is French for box

8:28 pm

torgone

Is oi5 a normal word?

8:29 pm

dcseain

no, torg

8:29 pm

Jacula

No matter, mkg, you just did a Peri. Having said that, she doesn't do it often now. We might have to change it to 'doing an mkg'. LOL

8:29 pm

wht

Yes, torg, especially if you like popular music from the 50's or 60's

8:30 pm

dcseain

torg, add a spanish day

8:30 pm

wht

sorry that was ol5

8:31 pm

wht

ty dcs. I had no oi5 what that word was.

8:31 pm

torgone

Thanks ..The monkeys earned their pay today ..

8:31 pm

Jacula

oi5 is a fungal word. oi + the ***meter of a circle.

8:31 pm

Jacula

Nice clue, wht!:D

8:31 pm

torgone

Extra bananas for all!

8:31 pm

dcseain

good one, wht :)

8:32 pm

dcseain

to4.5 is escaping me completly.

8:32 pm

Jacula

Thanks for the bananas, Torg. There's only one left in our fruit bowl.

8:32 pm

dcseain

ah, found it :)

8:32 pm

Jacula

dcs, I've TO** you before!

8:32 pm

dcseain

i keep forgetting about bottom T

8:33 pm

dcseain

t'was the last one, but thank you :)

8:33 pm

Jacula

Well done on fireworks, dcs.

8:33 pm

torgone

The bananas were for the monkeys, but you're welcome to them ..

8:34 pm

dcseain

ah, no, have 28 to go yet :)

8:34 pm

dcseain

t'was the last to4.5 that i had been missing

8:34 pm

Jacula

Not really for me, torg, but for stepdaughter, who's recently discovered the joy of a homemade banana milkshake when she gets home from school.

8:35 pm

welki

hi folks

8:36 pm

wht

Can someone clue the two o6s?

8:36 pm

Jacula

One banana, 2 and a half scoops of icecream and about half a pint of milk. Whizz with a blender and drink. If you want to make a meal of it, and you trust your egg source, add a raw egg to the mix.

8:36 pm

Jacula

Hi welki.

8:36 pm

wht

Hi welki

8:36 pm

mkg

nice yo word....very nice. again not english.

8:36 pm

wht

make that the two lo6's. Not only are my monkeys on strike, so are my fingers.

8:37 pm

dcseain

is english, mkg, alt spelling

8:37 pm

dcseain

hi, welki

8:37 pm

welki

the cabana boy would apply tanning lo**** to your back while you recline on a padded lo**** chair

8:38 pm

welki

talk about a fantasy :)

8:39 pm

wht

ty ty ty.

8:39 pm

jmcnrick

hi all

8:39 pm

welki

jmmmmm

8:39 pm

wht

hi jmc

8:39 pm

Jacula

Hi jmc.

8:39 pm

welki

i post a cabana boy fantasy and jmc appears ... coincidence or esp?

8:39 pm

jmcnrick

mmmmmmwelki

8:40 pm

smoove

gr 7 help?

8:40 pm

Jacula

I must look up what a cabana boy is.

8:40 pm

welki

gr + state of the ***** address

8:40 pm

dcseain

gr + the ***** Jack, flag of the UK

8:40 pm

Jacula

gr7 is a fish (really!)

8:40 pm

smoove

thank you...I know that word....just couldn't see it.

8:41 pm

welki

this is what wiki says, notice the " " marks! A cabana boy is a male attendant (boy in this sense) performing 'personal services' to the guests of a hotel or a large private estate

8:41 pm

torgone

The gr7 run is something of an event here ..

8:41 pm

welki

can only catch them with your hands! would love to see it!

8:42 pm

dcseain

gr7 could be a contraction of a former supermarket here

8:42 pm

Jacula

"Cabana boys are typically viewed as scantily clad attractive young men who cater to their clients' every whim." Ah! Now I see!

8:42 pm

welki

gr7s that is .. not cabana boys! *lol*

8:42 pm

jmcnrick

the cabana boys and i get along very very well

8:42 pm

welki

... and sailors, too

8:43 pm

Jacula

I guess that's why I've been living with a man 12 years' my junior for the past 6 and a half years. *grins*

8:43 pm

welki

makes perfect sense to me, jac *grins back*

8:43 pm

jmcnrick

my hubby was younger than I too

8:44 pm

jmcnrick

but the relation i have with the cabana boys in the pb is veryspecial

8:44 pm

welki

you actually have relations with them? in the pb? *grabs the sanitizer*

8:44 pm

jmcnrick

help with the ai6 please

8:44 pm

Jacula

jmc - 'was' younger?

8:44 pm

Jacula

Did it end badly?:(

8:45 pm

mkg

tr 5 12 plz?

8:45 pm

lbdawger

ai6 and abetting

8:45 pm

jmcnrick

he died 15+ years ago jac

8:45 pm

welki

2 ai6 - both gerunds. to help ... and to feel poorly

8:45 pm

Jacula

Welki - panic ye not! The PB is regularly disinfected.

8:45 pm

welki

jethro tr*** (with that extra r in there)

8:45 pm

dcseain

nurses, regularly ai6 the ai6

8:46 pm

Jacula

jmc - Oh! That's a b*gger.:-( They're not supposed to go before we do, are they? So sorry.

8:46 pm

jmcnrick

really welki I cannot understand why you think i would leave random things smeared around

8:47 pm

welki

it's not just that, jmc ... but that i've been there with them, too! will have to check calendar to see who was first in the pb *lmao*

8:47 pm

dcseain

texas pete is hard to get out of the bottle, too thick, or the shaker bit is too small.

8:47 pm

jmcnrick

ty jac it was a bugger (since I am not british it is not such a bad word for me)

8:47 pm

mkg

welki that is the tr 5 10 i think.

8:47 pm

mkg

oops no welki, it is the word. sorry.

8:48 pm

jmcnrick

sorry dc how did texas pete (one of my fave hot sauces) get into this conversation

8:48 pm

welki

dc, run the bottle under hot water for a minute to thin it out a little

8:49 pm

dcseain

i get up to get the last of the beans and rice i made earlier. went to add more texas pete, but it took forever to get enough out, mild stuff texas pete

8:49 pm

jmcnrick

smack it good on the bottom dc

8:49 pm

jmcnrick

mild but tasty

8:50 pm

dcseain

i cooked some into the beans, but not enough. i need to get some Srirircha

8:50 pm

welki

it's got xanthan gum in it ... will thicken the sauce

8:50 pm

jmcnrick

a little mo-hotter mo-better is what you need

8:51 pm

welki

i like sriricha too ... i love spicy food

8:51 pm

Jacula

jmc - I said, 'Oh,buggeration!' when something went awry the other day. Stepdaughter asked me if it was really A Word. I said I had no idea but it made me feel better to say it. Then she looked closely at me, (she's 14), and asked if I knew what bugger and buggery actually meant. 'I'm 52,' I told her. 'I do know what both words mean.

8:51 pm

mkg

ol 5 please?

8:51 pm

dcseain

golden ol5

8:51 pm

jmcnrick

lol jac

8:52 pm

mkg

ty. got it.

8:52 pm

Katydid0615

spelt both ways

8:52 pm

mkg

di 6 27 plz?

8:52 pm

welki

well, back to pooch patrol ... bandages are off, but i'm not convinced the floodgates won't open again before this day is done

8:52 pm

jmcnrick

so ai5?

8:52 pm

welki

garlic

8:52 pm

dcseain

galic ai5 with fries -yummy

8:52 pm

welki

garlic mayonnaise

8:53 pm

welki

hehehe, foodies abound!

8:53 pm

Jacula

welki - do the bandages refer to cutting into nail quicks?

8:54 pm

welki

yes, jac

8:54 pm

Jacula

If so, I take your dog is either a wrigller or has black nails?

8:54 pm

wht

The first ni5 for fireworks, please?

8:54 pm

jmcnrick

mmmmm garlic mayonaise

8:54 pm

welki

ni + 2000 pounds

8:54 pm

Jacula

Hold his/her nails up with a lamp either above or below next time.

8:55 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hoo wht

8:55 pm

welki

dark nails, jac. he's perfect when having his nails done .. it's us who are the culprits here

8:55 pm

wht

ty - even though that wasn't the explosive, I have fireworks.

8:55 pm

Jacula

Once you gauge the nail length, it's easy in future, if you cut them regularly.

8:56 pm

welki

at our age, not much is explosive .. and that which is, isn't mentionable in mixed company

8:56 pm

dcseain

congrats, ht

8:56 pm

Jacula

welki - use a bright light - it will show you the way.

8:56 pm

mkg

ig word please?

8:56 pm

Jacula

Well done wht.

8:56 pm

welki

oh, we're experienced at it, jac ... have had dogs all our lives. was the first time this has happened

8:57 pm

welki

anyway, g'night everyone, "see" you tomorrow!

8:57 pm

dcseain

g'night, welki

8:57 pm

jmcnrick

the person who starts a fire mkg

8:57 pm

jmcnrick

bye welki

8:57 pm

Jacula

Oh well, one of those things then. I've done it myself with both dogs and rabbits.

8:58 pm

mkg

ty got it.

8:58 pm

dcseain

rabbit claws are so much easier to clip than cat ones

8:58 pm

Jacula

Rabbit's nails stop bleeding sooner than dog's nails do.

8:58 pm

mkg

di 6 and di 7 please?

8:59 pm

Jacula

You should try clipping cat claws!

8:59 pm

dcseain

di6 - speaks two languages, like poly****

8:59 pm

dcseain

i do so regularly, jac, and have for 18 years now

8:59 pm

dcseain

di7 - add ****glycerin

9:00 pm

Jacula

Cats genereally do it for themselves on clawing posts. But, when they get old, you have to persuade them to let you help.

9:00 pm

Jacula

dcs - your cat must be more amenable than my old cat was.

9:00 pm

dcseain

i clip them from kitten onward

9:00 pm

dcseain

scratching posts not enough, in my experience

9:01 pm

Jacula

Problem with both my cats, dcs, is that they came to me asking for a home as older strays.

9:01 pm

Jacula

dcs - do your cats go outside?

9:01 pm

dcseain

no, jac

9:01 pm

mkg

ty dc. got it.

9:02 pm

Jacula

That's why scratching posts aren't enough then.

9:02 pm

dcseain

quite so, jac :)

9:02 pm

mkg

i have heard of bilingual but di is stumping me.

9:03 pm

dcseain

poly**** - speaks many languages

9:03 pm

dcseain

di**** speaks two.

9:04 pm

mkg

ty got it.

9:05 pm

mkg

do 5 12 please

9:05 pm

dcseain

do5 - sorrow/pain, often with -ous

9:06 pm

Jacula

bi prefix is Latin, di prefix is Greek.

9:06 pm

dcseain

our Lady of DO5 or nuestra SeÃ±ora do DO5es

9:07 pm

wht

g'night

9:07 pm

mkg

got it ty

9:08 pm

dcseain

g'night, wht

9:08 pm

jmcnrick

bye wht

9:09 pm

mkg

ge 5 plZ?

9:09 pm

Jacula

'Night wht.

9:10 pm

Jacula

ge + robot ending, mkg.

9:11 pm

Trifioso

hello babble friends!

9:11 pm

dcseain

hi, trif

9:11 pm

jmcnrick

hi trif

9:12 pm

Jacula

Hi Trif. I sent you an invitation to my blog, as you asked, but it has timed out now.

9:12 pm

mkg

ty got it.

9:12 pm

mkg

gl 5 14 second one please?

9:12 pm

Trifioso

that's weird, jacula - I read the blog, too!

9:12 pm

Jacula

well done, mkg.

9:13 pm

dcseain

don't gl5 about winning, now, ya hear?

9:13 pm

Jacula

You're not on the list of reader, trif.

9:13 pm

Jacula

*readerS

9:13 pm

Jacula

Weird.

9:13 pm

mkg

gr 7 needed too

9:13 pm

dcseain

firewords, at last

9:13 pm

mkg

ty got it.

9:13 pm

Trifioso

huzzah for dc!

9:13 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hoo dc!

9:13 pm

Trifioso

that is so weird, jacula! resend, please???

9:13 pm

Jacula

Well done dcs.

9:14 pm

Trifioso

I can try it again....

9:14 pm

dcseain

thanks

9:14 pm

Jacula

Will do later Trif.

9:14 pm

Trifioso

thanks jacula...maybe it's a time zone thing? :)

9:15 pm

Jacula

Well, Trif, try to enter again first. If you can, then my reader list has not been updated.

9:16 pm

mkg

gr 7 plz?

9:18 pm

Jacula

gr + old Strawbs song from the 70s, 'You Can't Get Me, I'm Part of The U***'.

9:18 pm

Nef

hello, fellow Babblers. I need a relaxing fun game here tonight

9:18 pm

jmcnrick

hi nef

9:19 pm

Nef

hi jmc. How are you tonight?

9:20 pm

jmcnrick

i am fine nef how about yourself

9:20 pm

jmcnrick

to 7/32?

9:21 pm

Trifioso

jacula - just tried again, and you are right, I am not a reader. Please can you invite me again? SO sorry to trouble you over it....

9:22 pm

Nef

I'm frustrated and upset tonight. My DIL is bat-sh** crazy and driving me crazy. (She IS bipolar; plus has a personality disorder.)

9:22 pm

Trifioso

I often have this trouble with my girlfriend Amy's blog - it must be my cookie settings or something....

9:22 pm

jmcnrick

sorry to hear that nef

9:22 pm

Nef

to + put a *** on the can, + oppos. of out

9:22 pm

Jacula

Trif - since invite is gone, I need your e-mail again.

9:23 pm

Trifioso

it's my babble name, @comcast.net

9:24 pm

Nef

So. Anyone have any Good news they'd care to share (& get my mind off my DIL?)

9:25 pm

Enomis65

at 5?

9:25 pm

jmcnrick

hmmm i am taking a vacation (sorta for the week)

9:25 pm

Jacula

It's done, trif.

9:25 pm

Nef

Oh? Where you going?

9:25 pm

jmcnrick

a coral reef eno

9:25 pm

jmcnrick

no where! whoo hoo!

9:26 pm

jmcnrick

i am sitting around my house and really looking forward to it

9:26 pm

Jacula

at5 is the reef the two-piece bathing costume got its name from.

9:26 pm

Trifioso

thank you jacula!!!

9:26 pm

Nef

:-P That sounds good, jmc. At least you aren't going crazy! :-D

9:27 pm

jmcnrick

probably not nef

9:27 pm

jmcnrick

second to last bo4/6

9:27 pm

Nef

do you have plans of cleaning or decorating; or even just relaxing while not working?

9:28 pm

Enomis65

ty

9:28 pm

jmcnrick

i will probably do some cleaning and decorating but a good bit of relaxing

9:29 pm

jmcnrick

i thought i might go down to see the indian museum which i have yet to see

9:29 pm

Nef

for how long,jmc? A week?

9:29 pm

jmcnrick

a week

9:29 pm

mkg

ty got the gl word but not the gr word. any other clues? sorry, i was away for a bit. dc are you still here? or jacula???????

9:30 pm

Jacula

y/w Enomis.

9:30 pm

jmcnrick

i am a bit of a loner by nature so i need some time without my family or staff

9:30 pm

mkg

jacula, you clued it. sorry i had to scroll back down. so i dont get the part of the u**** word.

9:30 pm

Nef

Oooohhhh. I could really enjoy that myself! :-)

9:30 pm

Trifioso

this is such good news, jmc!!! can't think of anyone more deserving of a vacation, after all you have been through the past couple of months, dear one

9:30 pm

mkg

oh i just got it jacula! ty!

9:30 pm

jmcnrick

ty trif

9:31 pm

jmcnrick

my son is a big supporter of this vacation!

9:31 pm

mkg

need id 6 please?

9:31 pm

Trifioso

did your son go to the service for your mom with you? I just realized I don't know that....

9:31 pm

jmcnrick

i had a great weekend with my sunday school class and then the babble meetup and dinner with my son

9:31 pm

Jacula

A meeting og groups or nations is a un5/12. The Gr7/40 uses that word.

9:32 pm

Nef

idling

9:32 pm

mkg

ty ty got it.

9:32 pm

Nef

OOOPS!!! Sorry!

9:32 pm

jmcnrick

but I just need some time alone (or at least with out physical presence of friends since i expect to spend time in babble land)

9:32 pm

mkg

any id six clues out there?????????

9:32 pm

Jacula

id6 is just lounging around doing nothing.

9:32 pm

jmcnrick

t nef

9:32 pm

Trifioso

i'm not nef, I am delighted -- was missing that one!

9:32 pm

jmcnrick

ty nef

9:33 pm

jmcnrick

55 left

9:33 pm

mkg

ty got it.

9:34 pm

Nef

mkg, did YOU catch my clue? <as I slink off to the PB>

9:34 pm

jmcnrick

anyone clue the last couple of bo4/6?

9:34 pm

mkg

il 6 needed next plz.

9:34 pm

mkg

bo: a weevil that gets corn is a bo** weevil.

9:34 pm

mkg

bo: opposite of meak is bo**.

9:34 pm

mkg

bo: never heard this one but cons and then repeat vowel.

9:35 pm

Jacula

bo4.6 = 2nd - if you reject a baby, yo abo** it.

9:35 pm

mkg

bo: to get rid of a baby in womb is an abo**ion. this is just the bo**.

9:35 pm

jmcnrick

ty jac

9:35 pm

Jacula

1at bo4 is a US Army knife.

9:35 pm

jmcnrick

ty mkg

9:35 pm

Bugsaw

jmc I forgot the Babble meet up was today! Did you meet anyone new that you had not met in person before?

9:36 pm

Jacula

bo + **w (not high).

9:36 pm

jmcnrick

that bo4 is a cling used by Argentine cowboys

9:37 pm

jmcnrick

it was yesterday but yes I met dcseain and his beau Tom and Lil*monkey

9:37 pm

mkg

any clues for il 6???????????

9:37 pm

Optionalstick3

cunts

9:37 pm

harpjane

Who are the four people in dc's pic, jmc?

9:37 pm

harpjane

methinks a tr5?

9:38 pm

Jacula

il + lowfat.

9:38 pm

Bugsaw

I am looking forward to my first meetup on the west coast one of these days.

9:38 pm

jmcnrick

I am the chubbet on the left, then dc, tom, and lil monkey

9:38 pm

Jacula

Harp - methinks you are correct.

9:38 pm

jmcnrick

tr5 alert

9:38 pm

Optionalstick3

so many cunts

9:38 pm

jmcnrick

and i am slow to judge

9:39 pm

mkg

low fat???????not sure what you mean.

9:39 pm

Nef

I would love to meet some Babble members someday! There *may* be a possibility I might do so next summer if things work out right (my nephew is planning to get married in MT; I *hope* to meet LBD and maybe harpjane then)

9:39 pm

Trifioso

something has crawled out from under a bridge, I think!

9:39 pm

Optionalstick3

TROLLZ!?!?!?

9:39 pm

mkg

do we have a stranger amongst us tonight???????

9:40 pm

mkg

this is a nice game optionalstick3. please remove thyself

9:40 pm

Jacula

Well, t is indeed true that many morewomen than men play Babble, but you might be surprised at how many men are silently 'around'.

9:40 pm

jmcnrick

dr god alerted

9:40 pm

harpjane

lol, dr god probably just got spammed!

9:40 pm

jmcnrick

lol harp closer to flamed!

9:40 pm

harpjane

don't feed it folks, that's one of the things I like best about this group!

9:41 pm

Jacula

mkg - li** (not dark).

9:41 pm

Optionalstick3

LOLLZZ!1!!!!!11

9:41 pm

mkg

oh dear and i need clues so badly. need il 6 plzzzzzzzz?????????

9:41 pm

jmcnrick

not even me harp

9:41 pm

jmcnrick

il 6 is il+not heavy

9:41 pm

harpjane

what the engine is do5 at the stop sign?

9:41 pm

lbdawger

il + alternate spelling of opposite of dark

9:42 pm

mkg

ty ty ty got it.

9:42 pm

lbdawger

hi kids

9:42 pm

Jacula

il + that low-fat di4 fodo again.

9:42 pm

harpjane

nm that's id6

9:42 pm

Optionalstick3

niggertits

9:42 pm

mkg

io 6 plz? have the 5 but cant get the 6.

9:42 pm

harpjane

hi lbd

9:42 pm

lbdawger

hiya harp

9:42 pm

mkg

so how does dr. god get rid of someone?????????? must be difficult.................

9:42 pm

harpjane

io+lo fat

9:42 pm

jmcnrick

er io+not heavy

9:42 pm

jmcnrick

lol

9:43 pm

harpjane

dr god is all powerful, silly!

9:43 pm

Jacula

io + what you hav with the guy you like, a da**. Change the vowel.

9:43 pm

lbdawger

oh crap, i've a splitting headache and there's a flaming punk on the chog. see you all later.

9:43 pm

jmcnrick

just cuts them off mkg

9:43 pm

mkg

so funny. same one as the il. ty all.

9:43 pm

jmcnrick

he is on his way out lbd

9:43 pm

harpjane

stick around lbd, nothing's going to happen with the tr5

9:43 pm

harpjane

dr god is fixing it

9:43 pm

mkg

gee ibd, you are so nice to refer to that thing as a flaming punk. i would use other words but i prefer to stay a lady.

9:43 pm

Jacula

Dr_God is The Boss, no not Sprigstein.

9:43 pm

Optionalstick3

that's what you think myah!

9:44 pm

jmcnrick

*hands lbd a cool cloth for her head*

9:44 pm

Trifioso

I thought they all went back to school today?

9:44 pm

harpjane

there's chiffon pie in the pb

9:44 pm

jmcnrick

some are not back until tomorrow

9:44 pm

mkg

we all need that cool cloth............

9:44 pm

mkg

unsettling event, unsettling event.

9:44 pm

Jacula

I've cooked many things but not a 'chiffon pie' yet.

9:44 pm

Optionalstick3

you'd like that faggot

9:44 pm

jmcnrick

*looks* oo who goes to the pb?

9:44 pm

lbdawger

thanks all, i've had the headache all day. not prone to migraines since i was a youngster.

9:45 pm

mkg

shhhhhhhhhhh we must all be quite.

9:45 pm

Jacula

mkg - CHILL!

9:45 pm

mkg

shhhhhhhhhhh. quiet all.

9:45 pm

mkg

i retire till it is safe to return

9:45 pm

harpjane

i'm trying to synchronize my calendar with my palm pilot....

9:45 pm

harpjane

remember when palm pilots were high tech?

9:45 pm

jmcnrick

i never could do that harp

9:46 pm

Trifioso

jmc, I got an email today that said a pair of doctors in the senate are putting forth a bill that will make it mandatory for the senators to HAVE to enroll in the public health plan - have you heard anything about that?

9:46 pm

lbdawger

they still are for me, Harp. along with cell phones and dvd's lol

9:46 pm

Optionalstick3

I appreciate the silent effort of your compatriot mkg to silence me; however, note that her efforts have been largely disregarded and my incessant violation of your club will continue unimpeded.

9:47 pm

jmcnrick

no but lots of bills get introduced that go no where except to the senators constiuents

9:47 pm

Nef

hi lbd (whispering to prevent pain)

9:47 pm

lbdawger

and apparently our coffee pot is too high tech for hubz. he keeps hitting the timing button instead of the on switch

9:47 pm

Optionalstick3

...cunts

9:47 pm

jmcnrick

lol lbd

9:47 pm

Trifioso

hmmm. thanks, jmc - I will have to snopes it and see...

9:47 pm

lbdawger

hi Nef. sorry to hear your DIL is driving you batty

9:47 pm

harpjane

oops, i need to plug it in first... lol

9:48 pm

jmcnrick

my mother would smoke a menthol ciggie when she got a migraine

9:48 pm

jmcnrick

check thomas.loc trif

9:48 pm

lbdawger

lol harp

9:48 pm

Optionalstick3

your mom was a faggot

9:48 pm

Optionalstick3

and probably will die of cancer for her habit

9:48 pm

Nef

thanks, lbd. I'm trying to forget about her right now

9:48 pm

lbdawger

JMC, feel free to come over tomorrow, we'll shampoo my carpet together.

9:48 pm

Trifioso

hey, do any of you guys use google earth? Primo found something AMAZING on it the other day!

9:49 pm

Trifioso

I would be happy to share.....

9:49 pm

jmcnrick

too late she died last week hahahahaha!

9:49 pm

Jacula

http://tinyurl.com/yg9zo3l

9:49 pm

harpjane

you guys are just plain SICK....

9:49 pm

jmcnrick

my son is alwasys showing me stuff on google earth

9:49 pm

jmcnrick

who me?

9:49 pm

Bugsaw

I am interested, Trif

9:49 pm

Optionalstick3

like his penis you pedophile

9:49 pm

Nef

What is it Trifi? I use Google Earth sometimes

9:49 pm

lbdawger

google earth is quite amazing. my students love checking it out.

9:50 pm

Trifioso

one moment, please....

9:50 pm

jmcnrick

nice choice jac

9:50 pm

harpjane

After I synchronize I am going to finish The Sheriff of Yrnameer

9:51 pm

Trifioso

4 Sampsonia Way
Pittsburgh, PA 15212

9:51 pm

harpjane

lol jac, very good!

9:51 pm

jmcnrick

I am sorry lbd why am I helping shampoo your rug? (not that I wouldn't do it)

9:51 pm

Bugsaw

Jac you are cheeky!

9:51 pm

Trifioso

go to that address, and look at the street level view, then turn to the right, I think

9:52 pm

mkg

how can you enter an address with that tr*** on????????

9:52 pm

mkg

be careful
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

9:52 pm

mkg

io 6 clue plz?

9:53 pm

lbdawger

jmc, cuz we're both off work this week, and i need to get it done, and i want company. you really wouldn't do anything just keep be company.

9:53 pm

jmcnrick

didn't you get that before mig? io+not heavy

9:53 pm

Minveryork

That io 6/18 word is io plus that li 4/4 word mkg.

9:53 pm

jmcnrick

okay I will hop a plane and be there first thing wednesday

9:53 pm

mkg

oh i did so how come it is not in grid. hmmm. will enter again. ty.

9:53 pm

lbdawger

io6 is similat to il6, mkg

9:53 pm

jmcnrick

hi min

9:53 pm

mkg

now it is there.

9:54 pm

jillibus

hello again :)

9:54 pm

lbdawger

will be waiting for you, jmc!;-0

9:54 pm

harpjane

i think the thing is gone...

9:54 pm

jmcnrick

well er don't hold your breath! lol

9:54 pm

mkg

in 5 10 pl

9:54 pm

lbdawger

and i'm going to put my head on my pillows now. the meds are starting to kick in. see you all tomorrow.

9:54 pm

Minveryork

Hello jmcnrick! How are you? Was just playing Pinball.

9:55 pm

Jacula

I'm off to bed now. Enjoy the rest of the grid. And, REMEMBER 'don't feed the trolls'.

9:55 pm

jmcnrick

okay

9:55 pm

lbdawger

hi/bye jilli and Min

9:55 pm

Trifioso

sleep well, dear lbd...

9:55 pm

jmcnrick

*hangs head in shame* but it was such a good opportunity

9:55 pm

jmcnrick

bye lbd *fluffs pillows* feel better

9:55 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye Jacula and lbdawger!I will see you tomorrow

9:56 pm

Jacula

jmc - I like baiting thm, too, but try not to succumb yo temptation.

9:56 pm

jmcnrick

bye jac

9:56 pm

jillibus

Bye jacula -- you've had a long day, methinks!

9:56 pm

jmcnrick

but when would i ever have that particular chance again?

9:56 pm

jmcnrick

i will try to behave

9:57 pm

Jacula

jilli - I've had a long MONTH.

9:57 pm

jmcnrick

*puts cholit on jac's pillow*

9:57 pm

Jacula

Let's talk about that off Babble, jilli.

9:57 pm

mkg

to 6 24 plz. first and second one.

9:57 pm

jillibus

well, yes, jac!

9:58 pm

Minveryork

to6/24 is foot digit plus a gerund and other is to 4/4 plus a gerund mkg.

9:58 pm

Jacula

wONDERS WHAT THE HECK CHOLIT IS AND HOPES IT DOESN'T ACT BADLY WITH THE LAVENDER AND THE ALREADY PRESENT SNORING LOVER.

9:58 pm

harpjane

does anyone here like Joanna Newsome?

9:58 pm

jillibus

to6/24 -- to**** the line

9:59 pm

mkg

ty ty ty

9:59 pm

jillibus

2nd to 6/24 -- to + type of cod

9:59 pm

Minveryork

yw

9:59 pm

jmcnrick

(chocolate)

10:00 pm

jillibus

never heard of Joanna Newsome :(

10:00 pm

jmcnrick

me either jill

10:00 pm

jmcnrick

why am i looking at pitsburg?

10:00 pm

jmcnrick

pittsburg

10:01 pm

mkg

stuck on in words. have first one and none others. help?????????

10:02 pm

jmcnrick

hairy nosed dolphin

10:02 pm

Trifioso

jmc, go to the street level, and look around a bit....i think the thing you are looking for is to the right

10:02 pm

jmcnrick

in+end of credit un***

10:02 pm

mkg

ty ty!

10:03 pm

mkg

missing the 7 and8 as well.

10:03 pm

Minveryork

in 7/36 is in + label plus I **ke this game mkg & plural.

10:04 pm

jillibus

in7 & 8 -- incised carving

10:04 pm

mkg

label?????

10:04 pm

Minveryork

The in 8/50 word is the in7/36 word plus a vowel mkg

10:04 pm

DR1965

Hi Everyone

10:05 pm

Trifioso

hey there DR~

10:05 pm

Minveryork

Hello DR1965!How are you doing?Welcome to the grid

10:05 pm

jmcnrick

i don't see much besides cars

10:05 pm

mkg

sorry not getting them.

10:05 pm

jillibus

label = day in German

10:05 pm

jillibus

hi DR

10:05 pm

DR1965

Hi Min and Trif and Jilli

10:06 pm

mkg

bite?????????gee i am not getting this at all. so so sorry.

10:06 pm

Nef

Trifi, is that on Google Earth or Google Maps? I see I need to do an update on google Earth as I got a message to do that

10:06 pm

Minveryork

in 7/36 is in plus look at price *** for price plus I **ke this game and in8/50 word is in7/36 plus a vowel mkg

10:07 pm

Trifioso

oooo - good point! Let me check again.....

10:07 pm

mkg

ok ty got the in in 8. now what is the 7????????

10:07 pm

mkg

ok got the 7 too. ty ty ty

10:07 pm

DR1965

drop the last letter MKG

10:07 pm

mkg

ty got them ....did the tr*** leave ????????

10:08 pm

mkg

need in 4 plz. sorry to ask for a 4 but cant get it.

10:08 pm

DR1965

was there one?

10:08 pm

Minveryork

That in 4/4 word is in plus two more vowels mkg.

10:08 pm

mkg

oops got the 4. sorry.

10:09 pm

jillibus

you were given the in4 -- the hairy-nosed dolphin

10:09 pm

mkg

ty. got it.

10:09 pm

mkg

li 6 24 please? only 11 left.

10:10 pm

Minveryork

That li 6/24 word is li plu thats ga 4/6 word mkg.

10:10 pm

Nef

to surgically close an artery wound, mkg

10:10 pm

jmcnrick

i am heading out

10:11 pm

DR1965

to6 after the bull? please

10:11 pm

jmcnrick

see you all tomorrow

10:11 pm

DR1965

GNight Jmc

10:11 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye jmcnrick! I will see you tomorrow in the log!

10:11 pm

mkg

ty got it.

10:11 pm

jillibus

to6 -- the bull + not ego but **

10:11 pm

Minveryork

A to 6/21 word is to 4/4 plus a Freudian term DR1965

10:12 pm

DR1965

ty both- got it

10:12 pm

Minveryork

yw

10:13 pm

jillibus

good, dr!

10:13 pm

mkg

ta 6 18 plz?

10:13 pm

mkg

5 to go

10:14 pm

Minveryork

ta 6/18: The Ta**** of Panama (Pierce Brosnan movie)

10:15 pm

Minveryork

A ta 5/10 word is a person who adjusts clothing mkg.

10:15 pm

mkg

ty got it.

10:16 pm

jillibus

Tinker, ta****, . . .

10:16 pm

Minveryork

yw

10:16 pm

mkg

2 left and stumped.

10:16 pm

Minveryork

Go mkg go!

10:17 pm

Trifioso

jmc, I could not have gotten this more screwed up! try google earth, and 4 sampsonia way....so sorry!

10:17 pm

mkg

ti 6 24 plz?

10:17 pm

Minveryork

Trifioso, jmcnrick left chat log for the night I believe

10:18 pm

jillibus

ti + type of cod

10:18 pm

Minveryork

ti 6/24: what workers are doing to the kitchen floor.

10:18 pm

Trifioso

rats. I will have to send her an email tomorrow. I am so useless at cyber land!

10:19 pm

mkg

ty got it.

10:19 pm

Nef

Trifi, you did 1st say it was Google Earth; I'm the one who asked if it was google Maps since I couldn't see anything weird there on Google Earth

10:19 pm

mkg

how about ti 7 28?

10:20 pm

jillibus

ti 7-28 -- same 1st 3 letters + not heavy (alt sp)

10:20 pm

Trifioso

then I apologize to you, nef! it really is cute, but I am sorry to get it so wrong....so -- use google map, number FOUR sampsonia way, and then look across the street to the right. big ol' WTF waiting for you!

10:21 pm

Minveryork

That ti 7/28 word is t plus that il 6/18 word mkg.

10:22 pm

Nef

I'll try it, Trifi; but will need to update my application first

10:24 pm

Minveryork

I's Impounded! 9 left

10:24 pm

Trifioso

b's bounced! whew!

10:25 pm

Minveryork

Beautiful Trifioso!

10:25 pm

Trifioso

why, thank you min!

10:27 pm

Uneaixoise

Guess what! A friend was able to make arrangements with our local Whole Foods store so that I'll be able to drive over at 8:00 pm every Mon. and Thur. nite to pick up all unsold items in bakery for soup kitchen -- breads, biscuits, pastries -- will then drop off Tue and Fri mornings before 9:00am for breakfasts and/or lunches! Wahoo!

10:27 pm

Trifioso

WOW une that is amazing!!! and such wonderful food too!

10:28 pm

Minveryork

Hello Uneaixoise! How are you? Welcome to the grid!

10:28 pm

Trifioso

what a blessing you will be to all those people!

10:28 pm

Minveryork

D's Done! 7 left

10:28 pm

Uneaixoise

so many chains won't because it's "against store policy" -- very exciting!

10:28 pm

Nef

That's terrific, Unea!

10:28 pm

Minveryork

E's Eliminated! 6 left

10:29 pm

Uneaixoise

go, min!

10:30 pm

Nef

Go, Go, MIN!

10:33 pm

Trifioso

need a nudge for the di 7, 32 please?

10:33 pm

Minveryork

That di 7/32 word is di plus ni 5/10 glycerin Trifioso.

10:34 pm

Trifioso

good lawd min, thanks! never would have found that!

10:34 pm

jillibus

di7 -- di + louse egg + **w your boat gently down the stream

10:35 pm

Minveryork

yw Trifioso

10:35 pm

jillibus

oh darn, too slow

10:36 pm

Trifioso

it was still a great clue jili, thank you!

10:36 pm

jillibus

min -- do you need lcues?

10:37 pm

Nef

great clues people! :-)

10:37 pm

jillibus

yw, trif :-[

10:38 pm

Minveryork

I am going to try to get my last six words on my own.

10:38 pm

jillibus

ok -- gogogo min!

10:38 pm

Nef

You can do it, Min!

10:38 pm

Minveryork

However, if I have not found them by midnight I may have to beg for clues Jillibus. Thank you for the offer

10:39 pm

jillibus

yw, min!

10:43 pm

Trifioso

sorry all but I am falling asleep - leaving this one iwht 40 to go. moochas smoochas to all!

10:44 pm

Minveryork

A's Abolished! 5 left

10:47 pm

jillibus

Aw, too bad, trif, but it IS a meanie

10:47 pm

Minveryork

I am done! I have fireworks!bo5/18 was my last word

10:48 pm

Minveryork

Since I finished before midnight, can clue 'til midnight

10:50 pm

jillibus

YAY Minveryork!!!

10:50 pm

jillibus

That's an appropriate last word!

10:51 pm

Minveryork

LOL jillibus!

10:52 pm

jillibus

brb

11:02 pm

Minveryork

I'm back from changing my icon for St. Andrew's Day.

11:08 pm

Nef

I like it, Min

11:09 pm

Minveryork

Thanks Nef!

11:13 pm

Minveryork

Since nobody is asking for clues I am off to bed.Have a LONG twelve hour day tomorrow. Goodnight to all!

11:13 pm

Minveryork

Goodnight to my fellow babblers!I'll see you tomorrow

11:38 pm

jillibus

Anybody here? That is a nice icon of Min's.

11:59 pm

grannyrose

hi jilli. i'm home from my first day back at work

11:59 pm

Bugsaw

just go here jilli

11:59 pm

jimdwai

i dont get how this works

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