Babble: Archived Puzzle for Sunday, December 13, 2009

12:00 am

Pinikula

fliparooni!

12:00 am

flosey

flip

12:00 am

Nef

Flip!

12:00 am

swmbo

hahabugsaw, i like that one! I have been She Who Must Be Obeyed forever!

12:00 am

grannyrose

awww, it's a baby one!

12:02 am

Nef

if you are still around jmmcdonald, it's now a different type of cluing when the new grid comes up

12:02 am

Bugsaw

Hi flosey. Where did you grow up that you sang that song?

12:02 am

flosey

Scarborough Bugs

12:02 am

flosey

and I don't believe I ever knew anyone from Sweden

12:03 am

VolleymomDee

howdy all; flip

12:03 am

flosey

that is, until I got to HS

12:03 am

jillibus

flip a bit late ;)

12:03 am

flosey

Hi Dee

12:03 am

joshuavorbis

hi and nbt

12:03 am

Pinikula

nbt in 3 minutes? dang, josh!!!

12:03 am

Nef

already joshua?

12:04 am

jillibus

hi josh

12:04 am

Pinikula

oh, shoot...on my way to PB...(that must be record - to the PB in 3 mins)

12:04 am

VolleymomDee

hi flosey; hugs jili

12:04 am

jillibus

flosey -- lovely song

12:04 am

flosey

great icon Jilli

12:04 am

joshuavorbis

only one that was tricky was the middle p 4th column

12:04 am

jillibus

hi dee hi

12:04 am

flosey

ty jilli

12:04 am

joshuavorbis

hi jilli

12:05 am

dizgrannie

pr 7

12:06 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:06 am

flosey

thanks diz

12:06 am

Pinikula

thx lickety!

12:06 am

flosey

ty lickety

12:06 am

Nef

thanks lickety!

12:06 am

Twentynine Palms

thanks diz, i knew ther was something bigger than a 5-letter word in here!

12:06 am

Twentynine Palms

thanks lickety!

12:06 am

jillibus

Thanks Lickety!

12:06 am

VolleymomDee

nbt

12:06 am

Nef

rapt

12:06 am

Nef

Ooops! of to PB for me!

12:07 am

swmbo

hrmphhh I think pocus should be a word!

12:08 am

swmbo

what is PB?

12:08 am

jillibus

it should indee, swmbo

12:08 am

Pinikula

I tried it, too, swmbo

12:08 am

Pinikula

PB = penalty bos

12:08 am

Twentynine Palms

me too

12:08 am

Pinikula

* box

12:08 am

jillibus

Penatly Box for posting a word in the chat

12:08 am

swmbo

well, who hasn't donhe that???

12:08 am

Pinikula

nice to see, we're all in good company! :)

12:09 am

Nef

penalty Box. I put a WORD in the wrong box (chat)

12:09 am

Mema

Hey, AlleycatSF, I can't sleep.

12:09 am

jillibus

so there's often a good party going on in the PB, with goodies

12:09 am

Twentynine Palms

ba7

12:10 am

Nef

the penalty box is well stocked with choclit and drinks, and cabana boys for us women! ;-)

12:10 am

justafreep

howdy... and nbt for me on what doesn't look real friendly a grid

12:11 am

jillibus

hi freep

12:11 am

Nef

bags

12:11 am

dizgrannie

su 8

12:11 am

justafreep

howdy, jilli

12:11 am

Nef

RATS! No more chat for ME tonight!

12:12 am

joshuavorbis

ty for the 8 grannie

12:12 am

jillibus

freep, josh says he got nbt in about 3 minutes and only had trouble with one letter. He lives on another plane.

12:12 am

Pinikula

great "clues" though Nef!

12:12 am

justafreep

many do, jilli

12:13 am

justafreep

i like our plane just fine :-)

12:13 am

Pinikula

plane...more like planet! :)

12:14 am

Pinikula

phantom: octopus

12:14 am

rbud

*giggle* - wow, I've missed you all

12:14 am

Bugsaw

joshua is very talented but I back where you are jilli.

12:14 am

flosey

nbt

12:14 am

Pinikula

hi rbud ;)

12:14 am

Bugsaw

I am back , soory

12:14 am

Pinikula

well done, flosey ;)

12:14 am

Pinikula

(and the other NBTers)

12:14 am

Bugsaw

flosey you are talented too! terrific

12:15 am

jillibus

wow, flosey! You're becoming one of the speedsters!

12:15 am

tempo

careful with you phantoms, pini - you're flirting with the penalty box there... :)

12:15 am

flosey

ty Pini and Bugs, and jilli

12:15 am

Pinikula

I am, Tempo???? * looking *

12:15 am

Pinikula

ooooh, thank you!!!!

12:15 am

dcseain

hello, bugs, jilli, flosey, tempo, pini, rbud, freep, et al

12:15 am

VolleymomDee

hi dc

12:15 am

jillibus

hi de :)

12:15 am

Pinikula

hi dc ;)

12:16 am

Pinikula

hi dee

12:16 am

VolleymomDee

hi pini

12:16 am

flosey

and thanks Pini for your phantom

12:16 am

dcseain

hi, dee

12:16 am

Pinikula

;)

12:17 am

dcseain

ty for oc6, pini

12:17 am

Pinikula

NBT! :)

12:17 am

jillibus

and thanks tempo for pointing it out!

12:17 am

tempo

yay pini!

12:17 am

flosey

wtg Pini

12:17 am

jillibus

wtg pini!

12:17 am

Pinikula

glad I could help so early! :)

12:17 am

flosey

ah yes, tempo, would not have had it otherwise

12:17 am

Pinikula

(that's a first)

12:17 am

tempo

yw jilli :)

12:17 am

Bugsaw

hi seain

12:18 am

jillibus

darn, I have to exit and come back to get Lickety up :(

12:18 am

flosey

oh, just got the cu6 and 7

12:19 am

dcseain

see you seen again then, jilli

12:19 am

flosey

I did too jilli

12:19 am

Nef

hi seain. I've decided to call it a night. Happy Babling all!

12:19 am

joshuavorbis

so did i

12:19 am

dcseain

hi, and good night, nef

12:19 am

Pinikula

night Nef ;)

12:19 am

Pinikula

1/2-way! :)

12:19 am

Bugsaw

way to go p

12:20 am

jillibus

back again

12:20 am

Pinikula

;)

12:20 am

Nef

Take it easy; don't finish too soon Pini (tomorrow will be a longer day!

12:20 am

Nef

<poof!>

12:21 am

jillibus

bye nef!

12:21 am

joshuavorbis

15 left, and i have a feeling 2 of them are a 6/7 combo

12:21 am

VolleymomDee

anyone find the last 7?

12:21 am

Pinikula

I don't have the 8 yet :(

12:22 am

Bugsaw

I give up. Nite

12:22 am

dcseain

g'night bugs

12:22 am

flosey

goodnight Bugs

12:22 am

jillibus

I'm reeeaaallly slow tonight!

12:22 am

jillibus

night bugs

12:22 am

Bugsaw

you can tell I am tired by the nubmer of typos.

12:22 am

Pinikula

night bugs

12:22 am

dcseain

yes, this one is going slow

12:23 am

jillibus

dc, some are whizzing through

12:23 am

dcseain

well, i'm up to 42, and yes, i saw that pini was flying through it

12:23 am

dcseain

well, i'm up to 42, and yes, i saw that pini was flying through it

12:24 am

dcseain

i just got back from the Woodbridge Wine and Cheese club, at which i had dinner, dessert, and 7 glasses of wine :)

12:24 am

dcseain

so i have an excuse

12:24 am

Pinikula

Moi? flying? cha right!

12:24 am

rururocks

7?

12:24 am

dcseain

you declared NBT :P

12:24 am

VolleymomDee

sounds yummy dc

12:24 am

jillibus

hic, dc?

12:25 am

swmbo

so more wine than cheese eh? LOL

12:25 am

dcseain

no, ru, 42

12:25 am

Pinikula

yes, but I think there were several before me ;)

12:25 am

dcseain

not quite, but toward tipsy

12:25 am

flosey

and your here to tell us about it DC

12:25 am

Pinikula

sharing or hoarding, dc?

12:25 am

rururocks

42?

12:25 am

dcseain

there was little cheese.

12:25 am

dcseain

42- the answer to life, the universe, and everything, duh!

12:25 am

Pinikula

I was 42 once

12:26 am

jillibus

hi ruru

12:26 am

dcseain

i brought 3 bottles of wine, and an ornament for the ornament exchange

12:26 am

rururocks

oh...

12:26 am

rururocks

hi jili

12:26 am

dcseain

the 2004 Lenteijo (sp?) from Portugal was very lovely.

12:26 am

rururocks

red?

12:26 am

Pinikula

Oh, ru, Little D is getting so big! :)

12:26 am

dcseain

there is a cu6/7 flosey said

12:26 am

VolleymomDee

hi ru

12:27 am

rururocks

hi dee

12:27 am

jillibus

ru, is your little guy the fatso in your icon?

12:27 am

rururocks

yes

12:27 am

Pinikula

oh, jilli...shhhhh, you might hurt Little D's feelings!!! not fat, just "pleasantly plump"! :)

12:28 am

joshuavorbis

ap7 - i am not convinced it is a real word

12:28 am

VolleymomDee

what kind of puppy... lab? retriever?

12:28 am

dcseain

this meeting had tons of whites. I'm only bringing reds to the meeting in the future.

12:28 am

jillibus

sheesh, wasting away, poor little thing!

12:28 am

VolleymomDee

ty josh

12:28 am

rururocks

golden retriever dee

12:28 am

rururocks

lol jilli

12:28 am

rururocks

I am putting him on Jenny craig the minute he gets here

12:29 am

Pinikula

ROFL

12:29 am

Pinikula

is Jenny going to appreciate that, ru?

12:29 am

VolleymomDee

beautiful pup! how big will he get?

12:29 am

rururocks

his dad was a big boy.. maybe 75-80 lbs..

12:30 am

jmmcdonald

well 52 down... gonna try again tomorrow

12:30 am

rururocks

hey.. if jenny can fix Valerie Bertinelli.. she can't straighten anyone out

12:30 am

Pinikula

well done, mcd!!! you sure catch on quick!!!

12:30 am

VolleymomDee

not horrible; our daughter's American bulldog is about 10 mos old and is already 62 pounds :)

12:30 am

jillibus

well done, mcd!

12:30 am

Pinikula

Jenny failed Kirsty Ally

12:30 am

ursh

hello all

12:30 am

Pinikula

hi ursh

12:30 am

jillibus

American bulldog?

12:31 am

jmmcdonald

no... Kirsty Ally failed on life

12:31 am

flosey

hello ursh

12:31 am

jmmcdonald

she used her weight as a way to get back into the public eye

12:31 am

Pinikula

<--content Koda is a meer 25 lbs and holding

12:31 am

jmmcdonald

and that's all i have to say about that

12:31 am

jillibus

hi ursh

12:31 am

jmmcdonald

good day

12:31 am

Pinikula

good point, mcd!

12:31 am

Pinikula

take care...hurry back!

12:32 am

VolleymomDee

yes jili; body similar in height to a boxer; Ellie looks a bit like Petey on The Little Rascals (although no pit bull in her) full bred American bulldog

12:33 am

VolleymomDee

she is huge but thinks she is a lapdog

12:33 am

Pinikula

I'd better hit the hay...night all...cya tmw ;)

12:33 am

Pinikula

* ciao *

12:33 am

dcseain

g'night pini

12:34 am

tempo

night pini

12:34 am

joshuavorbis

last a - a sneaky an5/14

12:35 am

jillibus

interesting -- I just checked our CKC Dogs Annual and see a picture of one -- they're not recognised by the CKC -- are they by the AKC?

12:36 am

VolleymomDee

unsure... just know she told us she has papers for her..

12:36 am

tijani

5 left

12:37 am

jillibus

Interesting history of the breed

12:37 am

tijani

ap7/40,pa6/24,su8/65,su5/14,oc6/24

12:37 am

jillibus

gogogo tijani!

12:38 am

VolleymomDee

I believe they were originally bred to be herders of cattle and hogs...

12:38 am

VolleymomDee

ty for pa 6 tij

12:38 am

rururocks

phantom: octopod

12:39 am

dcseain

there is a related oc6

12:39 am

jillibus

ruru, chop a leg off that

12:40 am

joshuavorbis

fireworks

12:40 am

dcseain

congrats, joshua

12:40 am

joshuavorbis

ty for su5/14, my last word tijani

12:40 am

VolleymomDee

wtg josh

12:41 am

tijani

yw now help me find it

12:42 am

joshuavorbis

ha - well it sounds a lot like a royal name of yore

12:42 am

tijani

better clues plz

12:43 am

jillibus

dee-- here's what I just read -- When the bulldog of 19th-century Britain was transplanted to American soil, it kept its original form while its English counterpart underwent significant changes. With its instincts and form intact, the breed easily switched from bull baiting to handling tough range cattle on the American frontier. Over the last century, the breed has remained relatively true to type and still resembles the Bulldog of bygone days.

12:43 am

tijani

parouc

12:43 am

jillibus

YAY josh!!!

12:44 am

dcseain

nifty, jilli, thank you for that

12:44 am

VolleymomDee

interesting jili... the handling of cattle is why their necks are so large, and their shoulders are so strong (least that is what someone else told me); she is terribly strong, but also gentle..

12:44 am

dcseain

ty for pa6, tijani

12:45 am

tijani

give me a clue for pa6 plz

12:45 am

tijani

5 left still

12:45 am

dcseain

change last letter

12:48 am

tijani

of what

12:49 am

flosey

could I have a clue for ap7 please?

12:50 am

ursh

flosey i have tried apricot about six times

12:50 am

VolleymomDee

ap + letter shape mouth makes with word of exclamation + ability to handle life's stress (verb)

12:51 am

flosey

ty Dee, got it

12:51 am

jillibus

didn't :(

12:51 am

grannyrose

done and dusted here.oh, hi dee

12:52 am

tijani

thank you for th 7/40

12:52 am

tijani

ap7/40 oops

12:52 am

jillibus

YAY granny

12:52 am

VolleymomDee

ggreat flosey and tij

12:52 am

justafreep

fireworks here, too

12:52 am

VolleymomDee

hi granny

12:52 am

grannyrose

WTG FREEP!!!!

12:52 am

VolleymomDee

wtg just

12:52 am

VolleymomDee

wtg granny

12:53 am

jillibus

YAY freep!!!

12:53 am

tijani

clue for pa6/24

12:53 am

jillibus

still 2 bt here :(

12:54 am

grannyrose

pa + ****tabout

12:54 am

justafreep

looks french to me, tijani

12:55 am

jillibus

finally got the ap7 -- what a word!

12:55 am

jillibus

thanks, dee

12:56 am

VolleymomDee

yw jili

12:56 am

grannyrose

or, pa + hook letter + ***t, to throw out

12:56 am

jillibus

any help for the bottom S? I'm blind

12:56 am

justafreep

you don't use that every day, jilli? I just used it today, in fact, when I said "ap-----?!?!?! What type of word is that?"

12:56 am

flosey

and clues for su8 please?

12:56 am

grannyrose

su4, su + **a, sound a sheep makes

12:57 am

flosey

jilli, it sounds like a big brass musical instrument

12:57 am

jillibus

LOL freep!

12:57 am

ursh

prefix for below + ag5/14 = su8

12:57 am

flosey

ty ursh

12:57 am

grannyrose

su8, copound word, under ( 3 letters ) + secret *****, a spy

12:57 am

jillibus

ty granny and flosey -- another unword (to me)

12:58 am

flosey

fireworks

12:58 am

grannyrose

su5, su + flight of the con***

12:58 am

jillibus

and ty again grany for the su8

12:58 am

grannyrose

WTG FLOSEY!!!!

12:58 am

flosey

at first glance, thought this one was going to be a toughy

12:58 am

jillibus

Now I need that P under the top P

12:59 am

jillibus

YAY fast flosey!!!

12:59 am

VolleymomDee

fireworks

12:59 am

grannyrose

WTG DEE!!!

12:59 am

jillibus

YAY dee!

12:59 am

rururocks

I feel very slow tonight

12:59 am

dcseain

congrats, dee

12:59 am

flosey

po4

12:59 am

jillibus

(I still think it's a toughy)

12:59 am

grannyrose

jilli, chid's electronic game, po**mans

1:00 am

grannyrose

* child's *

1:00 am

dcseain

italian slow

1:00 am

VolleymomDee

ty

1:00 am

grannyrose

or po + abbreviation for a business

1:00 am

jillibus

sorry, granny, don't know any child's electronic games

1:00 am

dcseain

i'm a few past halfway myself, so yes, slow

1:00 am

tijani

i still have no idea for pa6/24

1:01 am

jillibus

ah, got that one, granny, thanks -- nbt

1:01 am

grannyrose

tij, pa + hook letter + ***t, to throw out

1:01 am

flosey

pa6, equal + industri***

1:02 am

tijani

thx

1:02 am

VolleymomDee

well I need to poof still battling a hideous cold / sinus thingy hugs to all; have a great day / eve

1:02 am

jillibus

tijani, you almost had it ages ago, just needed to change the last letter

1:02 am

flosey

goodnight Dee, and get over that nasty cold

1:03 am

grannyrose

bye dee,take care of you. :)

1:03 am

tijani

oc 6/24 please last one

1:03 am

VolleymomDee

ty, you, too!

1:03 am

jillibus

aw, poor dee -- but your stuffy head is working better than my clear one!

1:03 am

dcseain

g'night dee, hope you're better soon

1:03 am

VolleymomDee

*poof*

1:03 am

flosey

oc6 plural of multi armed sea creature

1:03 am

swmbo

oc6/24 plural of sea animla with 8 tentacles

1:03 am

grannyrose

tij, a lot of 8 legged creatures

1:04 am

rururocks

lots of puses

1:04 am

tijani

***********fireworks**********

1:04 am

jillibus

oc6 -- Latin pl of the 8-tentacled beast

1:04 am

flosey

wtg Tijani

1:04 am

grannyrose

or, oc + not bottom + third vowel

1:04 am

jillibus

YAY tijani!!!

1:04 am

grannyrose

WTH TIJANI!!!!

1:04 am

justafreep

congrats to the finishers... and good night to all!

1:04 am

tijani

thx

1:04 am

tijani

im going to go watch snl

1:04 am

grannyrose

nite freep

1:04 am

dcseain

g'night freep

1:05 am

jillibus

night freep

1:05 am

jillibus

bye tijani

1:05 am

grannyrose

nite tijani

1:05 am

dcseain

g'ngiht tijani

1:06 am

rururocks

I still have a lot to go..ugh.. this is slow going

1:06 am

dcseain

i'm rather wiped, and think i'll leave my last 41 for tomorrow.

1:06 am

dcseain

happy babbling and good night/day, everyone :)

1:07 am

flosey

goodnight dc

1:07 am

dcseain

{poof}

1:07 am

rururocks

nite dc.. take some asprin and drink some h20

1:07 am

grannyrose

nite dc

1:07 am

jillibus

dc and ruru, I'm so glad -- I've been feeling like a dimwit for being so slow

1:07 am

rururocks

otherwise you'll be a big hungover tomorrow

1:07 am

jillibus

night dc

1:07 am

rururocks

notice Jilli .. I haven't called a thing tonight...

1:08 am

jillibus

you're allowed to, ruru -- and besides, you never did it a lot

1:09 am

lynxxx

Hello everyone

1:09 am

jillibus

and people have been cluing well before the hour is up

1:09 am

flosey

hello lyn

1:09 am

jillibus

hi lynxxx!

1:09 am

flosey

right jilli - no one here to complain!

1:09 am

lynxxx

No Mr Bill - Ruru? was just peeking at the puppies

1:13 am

flosey

I must get to bed, lots to do tomorrow!

1:13 am

flosey

goodnight all, be back for flip tomorrow

1:13 am

jillibus

night flosey!

1:13 am

lynxxx

Goodnight Flosey

1:13 am

Team_Edward

fo 5 plz

1:13 am

MPittore

ok 58 left i'm falling asleep sitting up....I better go to bed before I fall out of my chair chat with you all tomorrow..pleasants dreams to all...hugs *poof*

1:14 am

flosey

jilli, you must save that first icon you had, was a good one

1:14 am

lynxxx

bye MPittore

1:14 am

jillibus

it's saved, flosey ;)

1:14 am

lynxxx

fo5 concentrate

1:14 am

grannyrose

edward, concentrate, or adjust your camera lens

1:14 am

flosey

set your eyes on something Team

1:14 am

jillibus

night MPitt -- nice icon too!

1:14 am

lynxxx

hi Rose

1:15 am

grannyrose

hey lyn, weather nice, isn't it?

1:15 am

Team_Edward

thanks

1:15 am

lynxxx

Lovely! not too hot and some rain

1:16 am

jillibus

hi team

1:16 am

Team_Edward

hi jilli

1:17 am

rumplestiltskin

cu6/36 & cu7/52 please

1:17 am

o-o

I hope one of these days Dr_God decides to give us a real grid

1:17 am

lynxxx

hi BabRab. Maybe for Xmas

1:18 am

o-o

Hello, lyn

1:18 am

lynxxx

cu6 if it had double cons it would be like a not so popular vegetable

1:18 am

rumplestiltskin

got it

1:20 am

grannyrose

hi BR,, with you on that. wish he could give the letters a really good shake-up

1:20 am

MPittore

night...ty jilli...I can't see yours on your profile it's still your one from yesterday...maybe I'm having 'puter trouble because my lickety didn't clear even tho I shut babble down completely...but maybe it's just operator error *smile*

1:21 am

jillibus

well, maybe tomorrow, MPitt? :)

1:23 am

rururocks

here's the Mr. Bill shot lynxxx

1:24 am

rururocks

my chubby boy is on the right

1:24 am

jillibus

Mr Bill? Wha...?

1:25 am

grannyrose

* giggle * all belly, ruru

1:25 am

lynxxx

Lol, now I understand. Feeding well!

1:27 am

jillibus

I don't. Who is Mr Bill?

1:28 am

lynxxx

Maybe refresh and check out Ruru's photo Jilli

1:28 am

rururocks

It iS an old gag from the early Saturday Night live shows in the 1970's jilli

1:28 am

jillibus

I see teh chubby pup and his mom and a doll -- is that Mr Bill?

1:28 am

rururocks

kind of Monty Python type humor

1:29 am

rururocks

that's mr. bill

1:29 am

jillibus

oh -- duh to me. Haven't seen snl since the Church Lady

1:29 am

rururocks

you probably wouldn't find it funny.. it was kind of sicko humor in those days

1:30 am

rururocks

Church lady was funny..

1:30 am

jillibus

Oh well, I can live without.

1:30 am

swmbo

i liked roseanne rosannadanna

1:31 am

jillibus

oh yes, she was great

1:31 am

rururocks

yeah.. it was funny in its time..probably not now..although I smoked pot back then

1:31 am

rururocks

(but I didn't inhale jilli!)

1:31 am

jillibus

oh sure

1:31 am

rururocks

(lol)

1:31 am

swmbo

none of us unhaled

1:32 am

swmbo

inhlaed

1:32 am

swmbo

INHALED

1:32 am

rururocks

lololo

1:32 am

jillibus

course not

1:32 am

rururocks

swbo is smoking now

1:32 am

swmbo

am note

1:32 am

swmbo

noet

1:33 am

swmbo

NOT

1:33 am

rururocks

ROFL

1:33 am

lynxxx

lol, you are so not convincing anyone swambo

1:33 am

jillibus

hubby and I tried it once after a boozy dinner and Irish Coffee. He inhaled more than I did so I had to drive home, seeing double.

1:33 am

kanet77

hi all... why's it so smoky in here? ; )

1:34 am

swmbo

hamburger, hamburger, hamburger, no wonder they were all so hungry!

1:34 am

lynxxx

Its Swmbo

1:34 am

jillibus

hi kanet

1:34 am

lynxxx

hi kanet

1:34 am

jillibus

we didn't like it

1:35 am

swmbo

i used to love it, but no more

1:35 am

swmbo

i am too old and sensible :(

1:36 am

jillibus

I was too old then!

1:36 am

swmbo

well i have 25 to go, no list and no luck

1:36 am

lynxxx

same here only 27

1:36 am

rururocks

check out my icon now jilli

1:36 am

jillibus

27 let here with list and clues

1:37 am

swmbo

i don't even know what i am looking for

1:37 am

swmbo

the story of my life, really

1:37 am

jillibus

*left (typo time = bedtime)

1:37 am

swmbo

ROFLMAO!!!! over the icon

1:38 am

jillibus

cute, ruru! Why isn't the Swedish girl wearing candles?

1:38 am

lynxxx

lol. But how embarassing for both of them

1:38 am

kanet77

candles?

1:38 am

rururocks

they are probably up his butt jilli

1:39 am

jillibus

kanet, theicon theme is the Swedish St Lucia Day -- see my icon

1:39 am

rururocks

she probably whacked him and his car.. good for her.. what a creep

1:39 am

jillibus

lol, ruru!

1:40 am

swmbo

dec 13 feats of st lucia, usually pictured with a crown of candles

1:40 am

rumplestiltskin

Nite all, fireworks

1:40 am

jillibus

YAY quiet rumple!!!

1:40 am

swmbo

feast, i must check before hitting enter

1:40 am

kanet77

neat, jill

1:40 am

lynxxx

Bye rumple and congrats

1:41 am

kanet77

wtg rumple. night

1:41 am

jillibus

kanet, flosey had a good writeup about St Lucia

1:41 am

rumplestiltskin

Only took an hour tonight. 1:40 AM here time for bed.

1:42 am

rururocks

nigh nigh all.. I am heading to bed..

1:42 am

lynxxx

goodnight Ruru, sleep well

1:42 am

jillibus

night ruru -- tomorrow's the big day, isn't it? Don't forget your camera!

1:42 am

rumplestiltskin

sleep tight rururocks. Me too.

1:43 am

rururocks

think I will keep this icon up for a while.. she is swedish I hear.

1:43 am

rururocks

unless it is pouring rain jilli

1:43 am

rururocks

the roads aren't great here in the pouring rain

1:44 am

jillibus

here's hoping for good weather then, ru!

1:44 am

rururocks

:)

1:44 am

jillibus

how far is it?

1:44 am

rururocks

I can't wait to meet him

1:44 am

rururocks

2 + hours

1:45 am

jillibus

and that sweet milky puppy smell -- oh, that's quite a drive!

1:46 am

jillibus

what's the forecast?

1:46 am

rururocks

two hours down and two to three back with traffic

1:46 am

rururocks

They are still working on the Bay Bridge

1:46 am

rururocks

rain..unfortunatley

1:46 am

jillibus

oh, nuts :(

1:47 am

rururocks

I hate driving in the rain now that I am older

1:47 am

jillibus

sometimes there's no choice

1:48 am

jillibus

not too bad in the daytime

1:48 am

rururocks

yeahh. But I think I would like to live for another day and another grid

1:48 am

rururocks

lol

1:48 am

FMitch

Greetings all
Love yr icon jilli, brought memories flodding back from long standing connections with Scandic countries.

1:48 am

jillibus

yes, stay safe.

1:48 am

rururocks

hi fm

1:49 am

jillibus

Hi FM!

1:49 am

lynxxx

hi FM!

1:49 am

FMitch

Hello!

1:49 am

FMitch

Hey lynxxx

1:50 am

FMitch

It hasn't rained here in 4 days yay!

1:50 am

rururocks

that's because we are getting it here FM

1:51 am

jillibus

Thanks, FM -- several people have had great icons

1:51 am

FMitch

Sorry ruru, we had it for the whole of November so I guess it's your turn now :(

1:51 am

jillibus

we're dry here but a few showers may show up

1:52 am

rumplestiltskin

God natt alla, jag Ã¤r svenska ocksÃ¥.

1:53 am

FMitch

The day is dawning with fairly clear skies so far and not frost so not complaining.

God natt rumple

1:53 am

rumplestiltskin

God natt FMitch

1:53 am

jillibus

Oh my!!!! I think I get "good night all", and Swedish, are you saying you're Swedish, rumple?

1:54 am

FMitch

HAve been up since 4am and have done most of my Christmas shopping online.

1:54 am

rururocks

bye

1:54 am

jillibus

good for you, FM!

1:54 am

lynxxx

cards, now presents - sooo organised FM

1:54 am

jillibus

night ruru -- I'm off soon too

1:55 am

FMitch

Sometimes the internet is a blessing :)

1:55 am

jillibus

at this point I don't dare order online -- Things might not arrive in time.

1:55 am

lynxxx

I have been making Andree's shortbread - does that count for getting ready?

1:56 am

FMitch

I try lynxxx, usually i fail but sometimes I do get my act together.

1:56 am

rumplestiltskin

Ja, kom mina morfÃ¶rÃ¤ldrar frÃ¥n MalmÃ¶.

1:56 am

FMitch

Oh I went to Malmo once on a business trip.

1:57 am

lynxxx

Have you spoken to Ata recently FM? haven't seen her for days and wondering if she has fallen sick again

1:57 am

rumplestiltskin

It is beautiful there. We went up to where the Lapplanders live. COLD Brrrrrrrr. Went at Christmastime.

1:57 am

jillibus

morfÃ¶rÃ¤ldrar...? ancestors?

1:58 am

FMitch

and how is Andree's shortbread, I kept a copy of the recipie but havent tried it yet.

1:58 am

rumplestiltskin

grandmother and grandfather

1:58 am

jillibus

I've been reading the Henning Mankell mysteries -- Kurt Wallander -- set in Sweden

1:59 am

rumplestiltskin

I will have to check those out.

1:59 am

jillibus

how great that you speak Swedish, rumple!

1:59 am

lynxxx

Shortbread is v good...so fast to make you won't believe it. Dipped the ends in some 70% cocoa chocolate

1:59 am

jillibus

They're really good.

1:59 am

jillibus

(the books)

2:00 am

FMitch

ooh yum lynxxx :)

2:01 am

jillibus

I must go to bed -- happy babbling, anyone!

2:01 am

FMitch

Sweet dreams jilli.

2:01 am

swmbo

have you read the Stieg Larsson novels jilli?

2:01 am

lynxxx

goodnight Jilli

2:01 am

FMitch

and I must go and get some breakfast. TTFN

2:02 am

grannyrose

fading fast here, after only 4 hours sleep, ( from coughing ) last night, i think an early dinner and bed is inorder

2:03 am

lynxxx

Sounds like a plan Rose, goodnight

2:04 am

grannyrose

nite all, see you at the flip. * poof *

2:37 am

Christine

hello, all.

2:38 am

Christine

hello, all

2:41 am

melonheadjujube

hi, all - got to NBT quickly.

2:44 am

Christine

I think they've all called it a night.

2:48 am

melonheadjujube

seems like it. me, too. have no business being up so late!

2:49 am

Christine

I seem to sleep 4hours at a time, so I'm back. But not for long, I think. I can find only 23 words ...

2:50 am

melonheadjujube

still here - just want to bag the 7s before i hit the hay.

2:51 am

Christine

Only 4s and 5s, so far.

2:54 am

melonheadjujube

thought apricot was in the grid but it's just a phntom.

2:55 am

Christine

Im concentrating on changing the top P to an R, then I'll have a slew of words ...

2:57 am

melonheadjujube

haha

2:58 am

Christine

time for a cuppa ... be back soon.

3:05 am

melonheadjujube

got the 7s - ap7/40 ba7/40 cu7/52 pr7/44 and su8/65

3:06 am

melonheadjujube

halfay, NBT and the > or = 7s, good enough for me. to bed! have fun, christine!

3:07 am

o-o

su 7 - fiduciary of a fiduciary

3:11 am

o-o

su 8 that is

3:38 am

Christine

still looking for ap7

3:50 am

sprite

morning all, and happy St Lucia to those celebrating the occasion.

3:51 am

Christine

goodmorning, Sprite ... not many people here, it seems.

3:52 am

sprite

with small grids, most leave early :) Glad to see the two of you though.

3:52 am

sprite

that is, if BabbleRabble is still around - just realised his last entry isn't recent.

4:01 am

redturtlehead

Hi Sprite, Just checking in before work.

4:02 am

sprite

hi red :) Haven't seen you in a while, how's life?

4:02 am

redturtlehead

THings are good Sprite, I have a terrible cold...but that too shall pass.. how are you and the Puppy?

4:02 am

sprite

Christine: ap + vowel + handling bad stuff i= to **** with it.

4:04 am

sprite

*sends red heaps of energy, vitamins, hot stuff to drink and a warm blanket*
Puppy is doing wonderful! Already 10 months old, and still as lovely as ever. I am ok, enjoying the good things in life.

4:05 am

redturtlehead

TY Sprite. It that a St Lucia Day girl in your icon?

4:05 am

Christine

thank you, I had it on my written list, but not entered.

4:06 am

sprite

yes it is, red

4:06 am

sprite

yvw Christine

4:06 am

redturtlehead

We used to celebrate St Lucia day. Unfortunately my sister has only boys, sooo...

4:06 am

sprite

that would make you the eldest girl, right? ;)

4:07 am

redturtlehead

My Sister is the eldest girl!

4:07 am

redturtlehead

i miss the rolls.

4:07 am

sprite

*giggles* No need to stop celebrating then!

4:07 am

redturtlehead

cuba

4:07 am

sprite

nice try red. Nor cuban nor cubane nor cubanes. I tried. Twice ;)

4:10 am

sprite

I SO want a potpod to be something. It would be such a great great word.

4:12 am

redturtlehead

oooops now i must go to work, bye alll

4:13 am

sprite

bye red, have a good day at work

4:13 am

Christine

I have only 60 words, but I'm closing down. A cup of tea and my book, I think.

4:14 am

sprite

sounds lovely too, Christine. Enjoy!

4:32 am

sprite

fireflies, not too hard today. Bye all.

5:26 am

kanet77

hi all.. anyone out there?

5:26 am

FMitch

Me, just got here/

5:26 am

Jayk

me, but i'm leaving

5:26 am

blueheron

I'm here kanet

5:26 am

kanet77

hi, fm

5:27 am

kanet77

hi blue

5:27 am

Soodle

I'm here, Kanet

5:27 am

kanet77

hi & bye jk

5:27 am

kanet77

wow.. so many people but no chog.. lol

5:27 am

FMitch

Hi and bye Jay and HI blue and Hi soodle!!

5:27 am

kanet77

hi soodle

5:28 am

blueheron

hi fm and soodle

5:28 am

FMitch

the chog does get a bit gappy at times.

5:28 am

Soodle

sometimes I finish the grid when I lurk!

5:28 am

Jayk

going to read the times and have some BACON. will be back

5:28 am

FMitch

lol and bon apetit Jay.

5:28 am

kanet77

seems slower with an easier grid.

5:28 am

kanet77

people don't stick around as long

5:28 am

kanet77

bacon sounds great right now!

5:29 am

blueheron

is crossy here..for the bacon I mean

5:29 am

FMitch

true kanet, the bigger the grid or the harder the grid the more chat/clues

5:29 am

kanet77

so i have 6 left. any hints? ap7 ap5 ba7 co5 pa6 pr5

5:29 am

kanet77

crossy is a bacon fan?

5:29 am

FMitch

crossy can do things with bacon that you haven't dreamed about!

5:29 am

blueheron

I think so

5:30 am

Uneaixoise

ap + vowel + co4/6

5:30 am

FMitch

Cant hep with clues as I haven't started yet

5:30 am

Soodle

AP 7/40. ~AP + vowel+ another word for to manage - rhymes with hope

5:30 am

FMitch

Hi Une

5:30 am

Uneaixoise

hey, fmitch!

5:31 am

FMitch

All well with you Une?

5:32 am

kanet77

wow.. i like that ap7 word

5:32 am

Uneaixoise

well, my heat quit last nite but I'm nice and cozy in this small bedroom with my pc, all 3 dogs, and (thank god) a portable heater! :-)

5:32 am

Uneaixoise

open the door and receive a semi-arctic blast LOL

5:32 am

Uneaixoise

actually the rest of the house is about 60 degrees . . .

5:33 am

FMitch

Oh dear but glad to see you have your priorities sorted, dogs and babble :) Hope you can get it fixed soon.

5:33 am

blueheron

It's -5 here

5:33 am

FMitch

Its about +5 here

5:33 am

Eva

good morning everyone. +2 heere.

5:33 am

kanet77

ugh.. all this talk of cold.. brr

5:34 am

blueheron

bundle up Une

5:34 am

FMitch

Where are ou in the world kanet?

5:34 am

kanet77

33F here in pittsburgh. not so bad

5:34 am

kanet77

you, fm?

5:34 am

blueheron

whoohoo a heatwave!!!

5:34 am

Uneaixoise

it's been REALLY cold but is warming up a bit today -- and of course, this HAD to happen on a weekend . . . will try to hold out till tomorrow and call for help :-)

5:35 am

blueheron

do you have someone you can stay with?

5:35 am

Eva

Do you have your own home unea, or rent?

5:35 am

Uneaixoise

own home

5:36 am

FMitch

in the UK kanet about and hour away from London.

Hey Eva and Merp!

5:36 am

Eva

it does seem to be a natural law that things happen when you'd have to pay time and a half.

5:36 am

Uneaixoise

Eva, you've got tons of snow, right?

5:36 am

Eva

Hey FM! Mrrrrrp!

5:37 am

FMitch

*grin*

5:38 am

FMitch

Snow, how much?

5:38 am

kanet77

hour which way, fm? i worked in 6 months in rugby in '98. i loved england

5:38 am

Uneaixoise

i think scrabbs said she had a couple of feet of the white stuff . . .

5:38 am

Eva

only about a foot, which fell over two days. And was very late this year. The midwest got a lot more.

5:39 am

FMitch

South of Rgby by quite a way - West Sussex.

I love the way Eva says 'only' about a foot - here everthing would grind to a halt with more than 2 inches!

5:40 am

Uneaixoise

same here, fmitch! LOL

5:41 am

Eva

Really FM-that surprises me about where you are.

5:41 am

FMitch

Wonder how the ski runs are up crossys way if they are ready yet?

5:42 am

Eva

The ski areas here were very happy,since it was such a late start to the year - although they can make snow as long as its cold enough.

5:42 am

FMitch

Most of England is not set up to cope with snow which is shocking but the coucils and government decide to spend the money on other things. However it is rare that we get a huge amount of snow in the south of england.

5:44 am

Eva

It is an area we have considerable expertise in....great snow tires, plowing, boots, strap on cleats, gaiters, etc. And also a tolerance for things not happening quite when they were scheduled. During the winter the weather forecast is the first thing most of us check on.

5:44 am

kanet77

where are you, eva?

5:44 am

Eva

vermont

5:45 am

FMitch

Time for me to head to the kitchen so I will wish you all Happy Babbling and see you again soon :)

5:45 am

kje

i always loved that oc6 word - fun

5:46 am

Eva

hmmmm - don't think I have that one yet

5:46 am

FMitch

Hi and bye kje!

5:46 am

kje

heya FM - hagd!

5:46 am

kje

or night as it may be

5:47 am

kanet77

hmm.. i've been to NH. don't think i've visited vermont

5:47 am

kje

think see creature, eva

5:47 am

FMitch

lunchtime *poof* :)

5:47 am

kanet77

bye fm

5:47 am

Eva

oh! Neat

5:47 am

kje

afternoon was my next guess

5:49 am

Eva

very different states kanet-both in terms of terrain and culture. Where do you live?

5:50 am

kanet77

hmm.. well i was there for a few days. friend's wedding. i only know the small town where we stayed. i'm in pittsburgh pa

5:51 am

Eva

and I've never been to Pittsburgh. Only Phily

5:51 am

kje

OK, 10 left, and I can procrastinate no more... must get to the hospital

5:51 am

kje

hagd all, see you later

5:52 am

Eva

come to think of it that as also for a wedding. Oh, and I think it elementary school we took a class trip to an Amish community.

5:52 am

kanet77

very different cities. opposite sides of the allegheny mtns. i used to date a girl in philly. did that cross-state drive more times than i can count.

5:53 am

kanet77

yeah, the amish are near the center of the state

5:53 am

Eva

Is Pittsburgh still a steel town?

5:54 am

kanet77

no. all the steel mills have closed down

5:55 am

Eva

so where is the steel industry now?

5:55 am

kanet77

most steel business went to india, china, & eastern europe

5:55 am

Eva

what is the economy of PIttsburgh now?

5:56 am

kanet77

there's a lot of engineering. many companies that supported the steel industry

5:56 am

kanet77

so they provide engineering for steel mills overseas

5:56 am

kanet77

2 big universities: carnegie mellon & univ of pittsburgh

5:57 am

kanet77

and univ of pittsburgh medical center is a huge hospital organization

5:57 am

kanet77

pgh is becoming a hotbed for biotech industry

5:58 am

kanet77

and there is a supercomputer center shared by cmu & pitt

5:58 am

Eva

Odd to know so little about someplace so relatively close. I just have all the images of what I learned in childhood, of a rather grey industrial city with big smokestacks. Yes, I did know someone who went to medical school there. I only remember stories of how dangerous it was.

5:59 am

kanet77

yeah, i've heard stories of the sky being blacked out at noon due to smoke in the sky. that's been gone for decades but the legacy lives on.

6:00 am

Eva

the sky is red this morning-not a good sign

6:00 am

kanet77

tell me about vermont.

6:01 am

kanet77

and if anyone can help me with these last 3? ap5 ba7 co5

6:01 am

kanet77

i really want codus to be a word. and rous reminds me of princess bride

6:02 am

kanet77

vermont makes me think of skiing and maple syrup.

6:04 am

Eva

Almost no industry at all, which is lovely, but also makes it a rather poor state with a real struggle for young people to find jobs-especially now. Increibly beautiful, with a history of iconoclasm. very independent thinkers, lots of artists. It is, unfortunately also the whitest state in the U.S. - not a whole lot of cultural diversity. Some great progressive politicians - Bernie Sanders is out state rep and I think the only Independent rep. It is very, very quiet, and tends to attract people who like isolation, although where I live there is also a very strong sense of commuunity and taking care of each other.

6:04 am

Eva

ap5 is the plural of ap4/6-those without certain appendages

6:05 am

kanet77

sounds like i should check it out. actually, i have to. i want to see all 50 states

6:05 am

o-o

brisk day again: -9 Â°F (-23 Â°C) Wind Chill: -29 Â°F (-34 Â°C)

6:05 am

Eva

co5 reminds me of an old Dylan song-with a woman's name. minus the "n"

6:06 am

Soodle

Hello Babblerabble. Very long time no see :)

6:06 am

kanet77

BR: brrrr ; ) where is it -29F today?

6:06 am

Eva

morning BR

6:06 am

o-o

Hello, I am in North Dakota

6:07 am

Eva

Does anyone know whether glass ornaments will break if hung outside in the cold?

6:07 am

kanet77

don't think i've had the pleasure. i've been through south dakota a number of times. beautiful country out there

6:08 am

Eva

I love the trivia I can get answered here!

6:09 am

Soodle

Sorry Eva - we don't have the extremes of weather that some of you peeps seem to have...

6:10 am

kanet77

i've never heard of glass breaking just from cold.

6:10 am

Eva

I'm thinking they should be okay, since they won't be exposed to water except in the form of snow-and won't be expanding and contracting much

6:10 am

kanet77

eva.. i can't think of that dylan song. any other clue?

6:11 am

o-o

Not usually. Glass usually only cracks when the temperature change is too fast. The outside temperature changes slow enough for glass to adjust.

6:11 am

Eva

co prefix + Lovely ---- Meter maid minus the t

6:11 am

o-o

tempered glass apparently will break in the cold

6:12 am

Soodle

CO 5/14 - sounds like a sort of snake, just change the middle cons

6:12 am

Eva

what do you mean by tempered glass? Things which have been blown and the cooled slowly?

6:13 am

Eva

I guess I'll find out.

6:13 am

kanet77

thanks, soodle. i should have specified. i'm looking for the co5,12 and ba7,40

6:14 am

Eva

I've never had a Christmas tree outside before, but we built a new deck and its just the perfect place for it.

6:14 am

o-o

This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards. Please improve this article if you can. (January 2008)
A vandalized telephone booth with toughened glass

Toughened or tempered glass is glass that has been processed by controlled thermal or chemical treatments to increase its strength compared with normal glass. Tempered glass is made by processes which create balanced internal stresses which give the glass strength.

6:14 am

Soodle

~BA 7 /40 - A musical ensemble plus either/** and a vowel

6:14 am

Eva

the clue I gave you is the one for the 5/12 kanet

6:16 am

Eva

thanks BR-but that seems a bit weird, as I would assume that auto glass is tempered, wouldn't you?

6:17 am

Soodle

Fireworks for me - not an unpleasant grid today. Have a good day everybody - poof!

6:17 am

Eva

bye soodle

6:17 am

kanet77

bye soodle

6:17 am

o-o

I guess I have just validated the saying that a little information is dangerous

6:17 am

o-o

congrats, Soodlebum

6:17 am

Eva

well-the real life experiment is being conducted here right now. I'll let you know how it turns out.

6:18 am

o-o

Okay, will look forward to the news

6:21 am

kanet77

finally! fireworks

6:21 am

kanet77

thanks eva

6:24 am

kanet77

eva, do you always use musical clues?

6:24 am

zoozzoom

Hello, everyone, Well done Kanet.

6:26 am

kanet77

thanks zooz

6:28 am

Eva

no-just seem stuck in the groove this morning

6:29 am

Eva

also a 60's groove. Turned 60 yesterday so seem to be having a bit of a memory lane trip here

6:29 am

Eva

will you still need me, will you still love me, etc

6:29 am

zoozzoom

Belated happy birthday to you Eva :-)

6:29 am

Eva

thanks!

6:30 am

ch1212

Oh Eva, even more than ever, now that you are a true sage ;) ... seriously, Happy Birthday!

6:31 am

Eva

sage, hmmmm-does that come automatically with the birthday?

6:31 am

Eva

That would be lovely - a counterbalance to everything that is sagging and thinning.

6:32 am

ch1212

I think it's been well learned... and I suspect you were a sage even as a child.

6:32 am

ch1212

And don't get me started on sagging and thinning ... and thickening ... !!

6:33 am

ch1212

It seems like the things I want thinner get thicker, and vice versa.

6:34 am

Eva

thank you....a growing perspective and insight do seem to be the fruits of aging-or at least conscious aging. And yes, the inverse thinning and thickening seems quit true-why has no one written a scientifica article about this?

6:36 am

ch1212

Well, feel free to write it, my dear. You have an excellent group of control patients right here! :D

6:38 am

ch1212

What does the 8 start with, please?

6:39 am

zoozzoom

su

6:39 am

ch1212

Thanks, zoo.

6:40 am

zoozzoom

yw :-)

6:41 am

o-o

a fiduciary of a fiduciary

6:42 am

zoozzoom

Hello, BR :-)

6:42 am

o-o

Hello, zoom .. .how goes it?

6:44 am

zoozzoom

Not too bad, thank you, i heard it is very cold in North Dakota today.

6:45 am

ch1212

ah, got it. Thanks, BR.

6:48 am

o-o

yep, a balmy 20 below windchill

7:08 am

Trifioso

good morning, babble friends! a blessed Sunday to you all!

7:10 am

Merk

And to you, too, Trif

7:10 am

Merk

Good morning ... and what a grid this appears to be@

7:10 am

Merk

be!

7:11 am

Merk

It's going to give me an 5, I can see that already

7:11 am

Merk

I'm going to eat breakfast first, gird myself up for the attack, caffeined up, etc.

7:11 am

Trifioso

I think it is looking better than most last week - only 1 i, and it start anything. hurrah! plus, for once we aren't met with the dreaded cu4 on a sunday - bonus!

7:12 am

Trifioso

it *doesn't* start anything...sorry

7:43 am

Jayk

I'm back--the bacon almost did it! Missing the co4 in the middle and the pr516

7:44 am

Uneaixoise

long story but . . . if you ever need to contact Norton/Symantec customer service, here is their tollfree number -- you will find it NOWHERE . . .1-800-441-7234

7:44 am

Uneaixoise

Harish Babu in India fixed my Norton problem this morning --wahoo!

7:45 am

Uneaixoise

pr5 Tina Turner: Pr*** Mary

7:45 am

candyce00

you'll feel very pr*** of yourself when you find it.

7:46 am

Jayk

right in front of me, une! Thx!!

7:46 am

Uneaixoise

yw ;-)

7:46 am

Jayk

No I didn't feel pr5, candy! I felt stu6

7:46 am

Uneaixoise

Jayk, you went pro and you're in Atlanta! cool!

7:47 am

Jayk

Yeah--I'm hooked

7:47 am

Uneaixoise

:-D

7:48 am

o-o

Yeah, but it is only addictive while you are playing.

7:49 am

Jayk

why is that not comforting babble?

7:49 am

Uneaixoise

hey, BR!

7:51 am

o-o

I thought it was rather comforting

7:51 am

Jayk

my kingdom for that pesky co4/5

7:51 am

Uneaixoise

do you have the stuff they use in patio rugs?

7:51 am

Uneaixoise

rhymes with french word for "black"

7:52 am

Jayk

NO! Of COURSE! Thanks and poof!

7:52 am

Uneaixoise

yay, jayk!

7:52 am

Jayk

see you all tomorrow

7:55 am

o-o

any snow in Tennessee, Une?

7:56 am

Uneaixoise

nope, in fact it's warming back up -- about an hour northeast of here they had about an inch last week . . . no biggie :-)\

7:57 am

Uneaixoise

be back in a mo *poof*

8:00 am

Enomis65

hello all

8:00 am

Enomis65

oh no, not another little grid with weird words?

8:02 am

o-o

Hello. pretty easy grid

8:02 am

Fortune

Hello...how is everyone doing?

8:02 am

Enomis65

ok then, diving!

8:06 am

o-o

hello, Fortune ... I am peachy keen neato jet racy .. how about you?

8:11 am

hurshy

you forgot the bee's knees and the cat's pajamas

8:11 am

jacq

morning everyone

8:13 am

jacq

small grid, user beware?

8:16 am

CiociaJudy

Wow, BR, never knew somebody who was peachy keen neato jet racy!!

8:18 am

Uneaixoise

hey, judy, staying warm in the wintry blast?

8:19 am

CiociaJudy

Hi, Une! Damn cold (but I guess that's expected since it's December--LOL) Freezing rain to start off the day but actually supposed to warm up to 40!

8:19 am

hurshy

yes jacq, it does have a fair number of odd words

8:20 am

Uneaixoise

jacq, not too bad, really

8:20 am

Uneaixoise

hey, hursh :-)

8:20 am

jacq

half way already, so the rot must set in soon lol

8:23 am

Uneaixoise

cmon, jacq, you've got 59 4-letter words! (loving THAT)

8:23 am

jan

The four letter ones fall easily, it's the longer ones that are hiding out...

8:25 am

Uneaixoise

ap7 ap + vowel + co4/6

8:25 am

Uneaixoise

ba7 ba* (to forbid) + **** the Explorer

8:26 am

Uneaixoise

cu7, plural of cu6: small bear + how many years you've been on earth :-)

8:26 am

jacq

i have 31 of the 59, not too shabby

8:27 am

Uneaixoise

not shabby at ALL! LOL

8:27 am

jan

Thanks, une, those would have been a long time coming on a monkey only basis.

8:28 am

Uneaixoise

:-D

8:28 am

Merk

... and Fireworks!

8:28 am

Uneaixoise

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

8:29 am

jan

Way to go, merk...

8:30 am

Merk

ty ... off to the shower and then church. Have a great day everyone. See you in the morning.

8:31 am

Uneaixoise

off to the grocery . . . later! *poof*

8:45 am

car.eeyore

Clue for ap 7?

8:46 am

jacq

ap, a vowel and manage well

8:47 am

car.eeyore

Ty Jacq! Would not have gotten that one!

8:49 am

jacq

it was clued earlier or i would never have gotten it so soon either

8:49 am

jan

Fireworks and now for breakfast...

8:50 am

car.eeyore

Well done Jan!

8:50 am

jan

Clues, anyone, before I head out?

8:50 am

jacq

wtg jan!!!

8:52 am

jacq

13 left and ciggie break

9:08 am

jacq

fireworks!!!!

9:09 am

periwinkle

morning all, help with ar5 pls

9:10 am

periwinkle

Happy Birthday to you, CJ!! today is your BD isn't it?

9:11 am

jacq

most of the ar4 above it and not you, not i, but **

9:11 am

Shirlockc

rhymes with the fo5

9:11 am

periwinkle

so it does, thanks

9:11 am

periwinkle

thanks jacq too

9:11 am

jacq

yw

9:14 am

jacq

have fun and fireworks everyone

9:20 am

dan2bit

morning all!

9:20 am

Shirlockc

pa6?

9:20 am

periwinkle

I need that one too Shirl

9:21 am

JBV

hi Shirl - pa + ****e someone from sleep

9:21 am

JBV

hi Peri

9:21 am

periwinkle

thanks JBV and hi

9:22 am

JBV

and hi Dan

9:22 am

CiociaJudy

thx Peri. Yes it is and an ugly day--freezing rain!

9:22 am

Shirlockc

thx jbv

9:22 am

dan2bit

phantom: apricot

9:22 am

JBV

hi Judy - happy birthday

9:23 am

CiociaJudy

thx JBV

9:23 am

periwinkle

HOpe you have a good BD despite the weather, CJ

9:24 am

periwinkle

fireworks for me, now off to do laundry :(

9:24 am

CiociaJudy

was supposed to go to breakfast with family and friends but we postponed it until next weekend. Damn winter weather!!

9:24 am

CiociaJudy

WOOHOO Peri!

9:24 am

periwinkle

bye for now

9:25 am

JBV

break time for me, see you later and good luck with the grid

9:25 am

CiociaJudy

off to start the baking . . . bbl 36 to go

9:46 am

phaeton

hello

9:47 am

phaeton

anyone clue the last co5, please?

9:49 am

flosey

co + *** Grand, change last vowel

9:49 am

phaeton

ty flosey

9:49 am

flosey

good morning everyone, just in to change icon for tomorrow's grid

9:49 am

flosey

yw phaeton

9:51 am

phaeton

last word....su8...any help out there?

9:53 am

o-o

a fiduciary of a fiduciary

9:53 am

JBV

sub + ag 5

9:54 am

phaeton

got it! done!

9:54 am

JBV

hi Phae - i'm back with my second cup of coffee, 21 left

9:54 am

JBV

hooray, Phaeton!

9:54 am

JBV

hello, BR

9:54 am

phaeton

nice grid...not too easy, not too hard

9:54 am

Joanne123

ap7 please

9:55 am

phaeton

ap...vowel....co4

9:56 am

Joanne123

ty

9:56 am

phaeton

yw

9:56 am

Joanne123

and congrats phae

9:56 am

phaeton

have a good day everyone!

9:56 am

phaeton

ty Joanne

9:56 am

Joanne123

byeeee

9:57 am

Scrabbler

Hello all.

9:57 am

rururocks

morning scrabs... hi everyone

9:57 am

Joanne123

gm scrabs

9:57 am

JBV

hi Scrabbler and hi ruru

9:58 am

Joanne123

gm all

9:58 am

JBV

hi Joanne

9:58 am

Scrabbler

How was the puppy, Ruru?

9:59 am

welki

'morning, everyone! (report on interactive theatre: lived through it, never again)

9:59 am

Scrabbler

What is interactive theatre?

9:59 am

JBV

hi - welki - what were the highlights? (lowlights?)

9:59 am

rururocks

I am hoping to see him today ..but it is raining pretty heavily today and I may not make the trip today.

10:00 am

welki

the audience participates ... a wedding, the audience are the guests and are dragged into being "part" of the wedding, from ceremony to reception

10:00 am

welki

i can see where it might be fun for some people if they have a group attending, but it's not my cup of tea

10:01 am

rururocks

another great broadway career thrown away...

10:02 am

welki

(i was with a small party ... one couple had been before and loves that sort of thing, the other couple a total dud.) RU! lemme tell you, i did some FINE acting last night *LOL* hubby owes me big time!

10:02 am

Scrabbler

You should win an award, welki!

10:03 am

welki

i think so, too, scrabbs :)

10:03 am

JBV

we were talking about the interactive part last night, but we didn't even mention how the "comedy" is based on Italian-American stereotypes

10:03 am

JBV

not my cup of tea, either

10:03 am

welki

yeah .. and how i was probably the ONLY one in the building really from brooklyn! LOL

10:03 am

rururocks

lolol

10:04 am

JBV

they have also produced a Jewish version - equal opportunity offensiveness

10:04 am

rururocks

I have never heard of this before.

10:04 am

JBV

google "Tony and Tina's wedding" ruru

10:05 am

welki

i felt that way, jbv. another room of people thinking that we walk around yelling, howYOUdoooind

10:05 am

Scrabbler

I once saw a play, a spelling bee play, I cannot remember the name, but the characters were wonderful, and there were added characters from the audience. Sometimes that can be great, other times duds

10:06 am

Scrabbler

Help for the 2nd P from top row? I have Benedict XVI

10:06 am

Nancy Boy

Good afternoon everyone. Afflicted by manflu today :)

10:07 am

Scrabbler

Hi NB! Poor honey.

10:07 am

rururocks

slow in spanish scrabs

10:07 am

Scrabbler

Monkey guessed from that clue, Ru. TY

10:07 am

rururocks

or small

10:07 am

rururocks

or little

10:08 am

JBV

that's Italian, ruru, how YOU dooin?

10:08 am

rururocks

ah forgeddaboutit~

10:08 am

hego

Hi All!

10:08 am

JBV

hi Nancy Boy - haven't seen you for a while - sorry to hear about the flu

10:08 am

Nancy Boy

Scrabbler, you're the doctor-lady, PLEASE say I should have some bed-rest!

10:09 am

rururocks

morning hegster

10:09 am

welki

zackly (would have been nice if they'd gotten the italian right, too)

10:09 am

Scrabbler

FUHgeddaboudit, Ru

10:09 am

Scrabbler

Rest, pain reliever, hydration, for at least 5-6 days, poor NB!

10:09 am

hego

How are you Scrabs after that wild ride last nite?

10:09 am

Scrabbler

Hi hego

10:09 am

rururocks

I had to live on Long Island for a couple of months and I picked that up pretty quickly

10:09 am

hego

Hi Ruru!

10:10 am

Scrabbler

Are you on FB, Hego? I have 2 pix.

10:10 am

JBV

you make it sound like a prison sentence, ruru - LOL

10:10 am

Scrabbler

I am quite sore, Hego--body is in pain.

10:10 am

Nancy Boy

That's what I like to hear :) how is everyone else?

10:10 am

rururocks

errr.....it kind of was like prison...

10:10 am

hego

Yes, Scrabs I am on FB

10:11 am

JBV

where've you been NB? haven't seen you for a long time

10:11 am

welki

hahaha, went to a ~~classy~~ italian restaurant a couple of weeks ago. they pride themselves on authenticity. (untrue) the waitress recited the specials in her version of italian (points given for trying),but got all snooty snobby with the wine list .. we ordered a bottle, she asked how it was, i said, "Tutto Bene!" and she looked at me like i was from Mars (or Italy, where it means, everything's good!)

10:11 am

hego

I feel your pain Scrabs. lol

10:11 am

Scrabbler

Hm, Hego, how can we find each other there? I am in the group Babblers Worldwide, with initials LS

10:11 am

rururocks

I hate it when people get snotty over wine.

10:12 am

welki

jbv ... does tutto bene's still exist?

10:12 am

Nancy Boy

Been travelling, JBV :) an impromptu trip to Amsterdam turned into a big extravaganza, picked up some people along the way, budget airlines, sleeping on beaches/in hostels/on church porches...wicked fun :D

10:12 am

Scrabbler

She revealed her unauthenticity, welki.

10:12 am

welki

<-- doesn't know wine from koolaid, just give her something that won't make her gag

10:12 am

Minveryork

Hi all! How are you? Just checking the chog for clues.

10:12 am

rururocks

I thought tutto bene was a dessert

10:12 am

hego

my name is Helen Gordonand I did not know there is a Babblers group.

10:12 am

JBV

to welki - not sure about tutto bene - was it in NYC? haven't been there much

10:12 am

Scrabbler

Hi Min

10:12 am

Scrabbler

I shall go find you, Hego!!

10:13 am

JBV

to NB - a big adventure! sounds like fun

10:13 am

welki

tartufi

10:13 am

hego

That's exciting!

10:13 am

rururocks

I had a snotty sommelier try to force some wine on me once...

10:13 am

Nancy Boy

It was great, thanks, JBV :) really sorry it's over, but to be honest I had to come home to get some FOOD in me (travelling with friends means food money turns into beer money)..

10:14 am

Scrabbler

Hego, there are 333 women with your name on FB. What city/network?

10:14 am

rururocks

I can't stand snotty restaurant service

10:14 am

Scrabbler

I agree, Ru. And I dislike all snotty people.

10:14 am

Nancy Boy

wept

10:14 am

welki

yeah, but you know wine, ru. i don't. a good sommelier would never make a novice feel stupid about their lack of wine-savvy

10:14 am

Nancy Boy

oh excuse me!

10:15 am

hego

Sorry, It's Helen Harrison Gordon

10:15 am

welki

down with snotty people! *waves a banner*

10:15 am

Scrabbler

No need to cry, NB

10:15 am

Minveryork

I came to check the chog for clues.Nancy Boy heard my plea, however, I already have that word. Thanks!

10:16 am

hego

I love wine!

10:16 am

welki

what gets me laughing, though, is that these are the same folks who would defer to me in a professional setting (although i don't deserve any deferring)

10:16 am

Scrabbler

i found you, Hego, and se4 a message to you.

10:16 am

Nancy Boy

They say I'm ahead of my time.

10:16 am

hego

Ah, poorMin

10:16 am

rururocks

I had a waiter at a local restaurant.. come up to the table and said : "Today's special is a hand massaged pork chop with sauteed greens and apricot chutney" and I replied "Oh that's nice.. . is it shihatzu massage or traditional swedish?"

10:16 am

hego

Tx Scrabs!

10:16 am

Nancy Boy

LOL Ruru!

10:16 am

Scrabbler

Hahaha, Ru!

10:17 am

Minveryork

Hence your name hego,combination of 1st&last name

10:17 am

welki

lol ... imagining some poor helper massaging 70 pork chops *does this hurt? a little more to the left?"

10:17 am

JBV

that's the chef's ego speaking, the waiter is just the poor messenger

10:17 am

Scrabbler

It's brilliant, isn't it, Min?

10:17 am

Minveryork

My screenname used to be a combination of 1st and last name;it was Shawk,but changed it to Minveryork

10:18 am

Scrabbler

Are you on FB, Min?

10:18 am

welki

can we change our names?

10:18 am

Minveryork

Gotta go to the store with my M-I-L. I'll be back later

10:18 am

hego

Yes min, I have no imagination

10:18 am

rururocks

I like Minveryork it is a nice name..what does the minver mean?

10:19 am

Minveryork

Was never Shawk here.That was my AOL screenname

10:19 am

Minveryork

*POOF*

10:19 am

JBV

I think I remember Min saying it was 3 states she lived in - minnesota, vermont and ny ?

10:19 am

rururocks

oh

10:19 am

rururocks

oh

10:20 am

Scrabbler

Oh

10:20 am

Scrabbler

Oh

10:20 am

welki

oh

10:20 am

Nancy Boy

oh

10:20 am

JBV

oreos

10:20 am

Scrabbler

dori

10:20 am

welki

sounds like we've been massaged

10:20 am

Scrabbler

Phew, not a word...making me hungry, JBV!!

10:21 am

Scrabbler

My Swedish masseur, Lars, is working on me.

10:21 am

JBV

i was remembering a commercial with "oh-oh-oh - " i think it was oreos, not sure

10:21 am

rururocks

it is if you put hunky in front of it scrabs

10:21 am

hego

I don't have your message Scrabs. Does it take a while?

10:22 am

Scrabbler

And Dory was hilarious fish on Nemo, with Ellen Degeneres' voice/comic genius.

10:23 am

Nancy Boy

I don't wish to be crude but 'nads' not being a word is discrimination to my gender.

10:23 am

JBV

now we remember why we missed you , NB

10:23 am

Scrabbler

I tried it too, NB

10:27 am

welki

oc6 for fireworks, please

10:28 am

Nancy Boy

I know it's not helpful, Welki, but I REALLY want octopus

10:28 am

Scrabbler

PLural that, NB

10:28 am

welki

aha! that's it, NB!

10:28 am

JBV

plural, nb

10:28 am

JBV

oops, scrabs got there first!

10:28 am

welki

thanks!

10:29 am

Nancy Boy

Ooh, thank you. The more the merrier, octopus-wise

10:29 am

Scrabbler

Yippee for Welki!

10:29 am

Nancy Boy

Congrats Welki :D sometimes all it takes is a foolish teenager with a big mouth...

10:29 am

welki

speaking of italian, new Il Divo CD out ... Live in Barcelona

10:30 am

Scrabbler

I saw some video of them, welki. Stunning!

10:30 am

welki

foolish? nah ... blame it on the nads (and no, you don't have a big mouth, not here anyway)

10:31 am

welki

before i skedaddle off to breakfast, can i help anyone with clues?

10:31 am

Nancy Boy

Blame it on the nads? but they're so precious.
I don't want to offend them, not since finding out that they can twist! :/

10:32 am

lshult

clue for the 8 would help???

10:33 am

Joanne123

underwater vessel and fbi a5

10:33 am

welki

su 8/65

10:34 am

Scrabbler

Ouch, NB!

10:34 am

lshult

nice clue, thanks Joanne

10:34 am

Joanne123

yvw

10:34 am

featherbee

good-almost-afternoon!

10:34 am

zoozzoom

su + letter + ag5

10:35 am

Scrabbler

fbi a5?

10:35 am

featherbee

as in a secret one i'm guessing scrabs

10:35 am

rururocks

cia?

10:35 am

lshult

only got 2x 7's (ap7 & pr7) could use help on the other 2???

10:35 am

Nancy Boy

Oh I know Scrabs! Happened to a friend of mine recently, you've never seen a more awkward A+E

10:35 am

zoozzoom

lol, i like that one Scrabs

10:35 am

welki

i never know whether to post just stats or a wordy clue

10:35 am

Scrabbler

Aha, got them now. Hi feather!

10:35 am

Scrabbler

Hi ishult

10:36 am

lshult

hi Scrabbler

10:36 am

featherbee

sooo tempted to ask how the grid is, but i have work i should do

10:36 am

Scrabbler

NB, I am a doc so I know about torsion of nads.

10:36 am

lshult

struggling to find last 20!!!

10:36 am

Scrabbler

grid is fun, so far, with 32 to go

10:36 am

featherbee

aaaauuugghhhhh.....

10:37 am

zoozzoom

it`s was not too bad today featherbee, give it a go

10:37 am

rururocks

torsion?

10:37 am

Nancy Boy

Yes, thinking about it Scrabs, you must have seen it -all-

10:37 am

Joanne123

ba7 please

10:37 am

featherbee

screw it. entered the su8. will do a few more, then work.

10:37 am

Scrabbler

Is everyone better in your family, Feather?

10:37 am

featherbee

not sure. doug's weak and wobbly. nick's quieter than normal this morning, still not eating normally. had applesauce for lunch, didn't want the toast.

10:38 am

Scrabbler

Twisting, Ru, of nads can mean death of them. Can even happen in utero and then one of pa4 is discovered to be missing

10:38 am

zoozzoom

lol, just do another 91 featherbee, then just leave the grid alone.

10:38 am

featherbee

dan and i are fine.

10:38 am

featherbee

hee hee zoom

10:38 am

rururocks

oh... ouch.. sounds painful

10:38 am

Scrabbler

I have a baptism and luncheon to attend soon and just remembered that I have to wrap the gifts.

10:39 am

Scrabbler

It is, Ru, and I tell all boys to ALWAYS report nad pain

10:39 am

featherbee

good to know.

10:39 am

zoozzoom

you don`t have to wrap my gift Scrabs, if it will save you some time :-)

10:39 am

rururocks

mine either

10:40 am

Scrabbler

During residency I saw a 15 yr old boy that concealed his pain for over a day and his nad was black, tender, rock hard...and dead. Nad will die in 4-8 hrs if not untwisted.

10:40 am

Nancy Boy

unfortunately I will insist upon big ribbons and shiny paper

10:40 am

Scrabbler

OK, boys, then I will just mail them out, ok?

10:41 am

featherbee

holy cow! poor guy

10:41 am

hego

I can't believe the nad conversation!

10:41 am

featherbee

i'll take maid service in lieu of a gift...

10:41 am

Nancy Boy

queasy, queasy, queasy, so queasy

10:41 am

Scrabbler

Yes, I tell boys to never keep pain/lump a secret!

10:41 am

lshult

just found ba7=not allow + girls name

10:42 am

lshult

still need one more 7???

10:42 am

Scrabbler

Hego, no topics are off limits here.

10:42 am

rururocks

but is that what it means don't get your nads in knots?

10:42 am

hego

I'm so interested, I haven't even started.

10:42 am

featherbee

picturing poor NB curled up and rocking back and forth in sympathy

10:42 am

Scrabbler

Looking for girl's name

10:43 am

Scrabbler

Be alert to nads getting in knots

10:43 am

featherbee

she's an explorer scrabs

10:43 am

hego

There are no body parts that should be twisted!!

10:43 am

Scrabbler

It can happen to females too--ovarian torsion.

10:43 am

Nancy Boy

Feather, I am retreating into a world of Neil Young...everything is happy and safe and untwisted there :')

10:43 am

Kaplan the Magne

I will try to kill this off tonight- significant other wants computer. Will chat later.

10:43 am

Scrabbler

Gracias, Feather

10:43 am

Scrabbler

Bye Kaplan

10:44 am

hego

Kaplan! You're still alive. And sane, sort of.

10:44 am

Nancy Boy

LOL Hego

10:44 am

JBV

i stepped away - missed the painful parts, back for Neil Young - oh my favorite voice!

10:44 am

Scrabbler

Kaplan had a meltdown last night here.

10:44 am

hego

It was amazing!!!

10:45 am

rururocks

kaplan did?

10:45 am

rururocks

over what?

10:45 am

hego

Oh, yes

10:45 am

Scrabbler

Kaplan nearly stroked out trying to get fireworks.

10:45 am

hego

His last 2 words

10:45 am

Kaplan the Magne

But I had my little fireworks. I was shouting in chat. My apologies. Meltdown over my last te6

10:45 am

Nancy Boy

I LOVE him JBV. Was severely torn between him and Springsteen at Glastonbury. Nearly died from stress and frustration!

10:46 am

hego

Too funny, Kap

10:46 am

Scrabbler

It was a psychiatric emergency. And Jayk went over the edge too. Soodle, Hego, me and others guided them to fireworks.

10:46 am

Kaplan the Magne

It was much appreciated. Haldol helps.

10:46 am

rururocks

oh.. I didn't know we needed to take medication before playing...

10:46 am

hego

i just observed in case of medical emergency.

10:46 am

Scrabbler

Haldol 10 mg IM, STAT

10:46 am

JBV

I remember him from a long time ago, but his voice still hits me in the same way - he has a gift

10:47 am

Kaplan the Magne

Back later.

10:47 am

Kaplan the Magne

lol

10:47 am

hego

Bye Kap

10:47 am

Scrabbler

Ruru, we are ALL on medication. Babble is part of our therapy.

10:47 am

hego

I better dive in bye

10:47 am

Scrabbler

Hego, are you in the medical field too?

10:47 am

Nancy Boy

Such gorgeous, classic songs as well. There'll never be another After the Gold Rush, or Cinnamon Girl

10:48 am

Scrabbler

I listened to CSNY yesterday--I love the harmonies

10:48 am

rururocks

I saw CSN & Y in concert many times in my hippie days

10:48 am

Scrabbler

OK, 28 left for tonight.

10:48 am

Scrabbler

Ruru, you were a hippie? How old are you?

10:48 am

rururocks

bye for now scrabs

10:48 am

featherbee

got 38 now

10:48 am

featherbee

uh oh, i think nick's getting sick, brb

10:49 am

Scrabbler

Go Feather go! See, this is therapeutic for you.

10:49 am

rururocks

old enough

10:49 am

featherbee

false alarm, just coughing. i am perhaps a tad paranoid now.

10:49 am

Scrabbler

In 50's, Ru? I thought you were younger than me (50)

10:50 am

rururocks

no..scrabs I am older than you...

10:50 am

Scrabbler

You should be, Feather, as this week has been the Puke Festival at your home.

10:50 am

Scrabbler

It doesn't matter, Ruru. I love you no matter how old you are.

10:50 am

rururocks

:)

10:50 am

featherbee

no kidding. i'm so tired of doing laundry! however, i will praise the genius who invented the rug shampooer.

10:51 am

rururocks

did you like my icon scrabs?

10:51 am

JBV

{sprays a little air freshener for feather} - how many in the sick ward, feather?

10:51 am

featherbee

3 out of 4 here, all on varying days. 2 at once at times.

10:52 am

Scrabbler

I didn't click it--this PC freezes up when I click on icons.

10:52 am

rururocks

oh..too bad..

10:52 am

JBV

oh dear, take care of yourself, too, it's so much harder when mom is one of the stricken

10:53 am

featherbee

so far so good, just a nasty cough/cold for me.

10:54 am

Scrabbler

OK, I did it, Ru. Poor Tiger. So many bad decisions!

10:54 am

Scrabbler

Alright, must wrap gift and hit the road for the baptism and lunch to follow...hoping for good food!

10:55 am

rururocks

bye scrabs.. hagd

10:55 am

featherbee

have fun today scrabs!

10:55 am

Scrabbler

26 left for tonight

10:55 am

hego

Bye Scrabs, my friend

10:55 am

Scrabbler

Good luck, Nurse Feather Bee!

10:55 am

featherbee

over halfway now, trying to get NBT

10:55 am

JBV

bye scrabs

10:59 am

featherbee

ok, help with any O word please?

10:59 am

featherbee

just got the top right one, still missing the bottom ones now

11:02 am

Joanne123

think ocean creature

11:03 am

featherbee

*thinking*

11:03 am

Joanne123

8 and apple ..e

11:04 am

featherbee

aha! i kept trying for a whale creature

11:04 am

Joanne123

lol

11:04 am

featherbee

ok, NBT. will come back for the last 39 later. off to finish up cleaning kiddo's room out.

11:04 am

Joanne123

well good i can help with crappy clues

11:04 am

Joanne123

byeee feather

11:04 am

featherbee

ty!

11:05 am

Joanne123

yvw have fun...haha

11:08 am

Team_Edward

clue for the single P please

11:08 am

Boobear

hi all

11:09 am

Joanne123

hi boo...quiet here

11:09 am

Boobear

yes I see it is

11:11 am

Joanne123

food is a type of pr.d4

11:13 am

inge

pe 4 ends in fourth vowel

11:14 am

Boobear

gc joanne

11:14 am

Joanne123

ty

11:15 am

Team_Edward

got that one need the one under that p

11:15 am

Team_Edward

bands

11:15 am

Team_Edward

sorry

11:15 am

Joanne123

i was pr... of that clue

11:16 am

Team_Edward

have that one too, need the one above the O

11:16 am

Team_Edward

lol

11:17 am

Joanne123

inge clued it

11:18 am

Rhondabe

can any1 help me with su/8 please

11:18 am

Joanne123

do you have a pa4 of shoes??

11:19 am

Joanne123

underwater vessel and F.B.I ag5

11:19 am

Jen

I think the p4 above the O is the head of the Cath. church

11:20 am

Joanne123

Rhonda u get it??

11:20 am

Rhondabe

actually no... I must be blank

11:20 am

Dorens

hi all. sorry about your heater une.. what happens when you are hungry?

11:21 am

Joanne123

su.marine and FBI ag5

11:22 am

Rhondabe

Joanne, thank u so much, I was looking at your rreply about "shoes"

11:23 am

Joanne123

lol yvw

11:23 am

Dorens

that's weird.. i just sat down. read the chog and responded to something une said. then i couldn't find my comment in the chog... looked and realized that une's comment was around 5:30 this morning

11:23 am

Kaplan the Magne

ap7?

11:23 am

Joanne123

i thought something was funny about your comment

11:24 am

Joanne123

ap vowel and c4

11:26 am

Kaplan the Magne

Sorry- which c4?

11:26 am

Joanne123

co

11:27 am

Dorens

well there's a new word for me... thanks

11:27 am

Joanne123

yvw

11:28 am

Nancy Boy

not even halfway there and already losing the will now. Blame my man cold :(

11:29 am

Kaplan the Magne

Holy cow I have 5 left. Still not getting that ap tho.

11:29 am

Dorens

and your man cold is different from a woman cold?

11:30 am

Dorens

(trying to imagine how and why)

11:31 am

Joanne123

ap vowel and you can co.. with the last 5

11:32 am

Kaplan the Magne

TY

11:32 am

Joanne123

yvw

11:33 am

Kaplan the Magne

The last co 5's on the lickety list

11:33 am

Jen

clue for the F please?

11:34 am

Kaplan the Magne

F- you have to really fo*** to get this- fo and a word for swear Or

11:34 am

Dorens

if you try very hard,you can fo 5/20 on the word, i'm sure

11:34 am

Joanne123

jen you have to fu... alittle harder

11:34 am

Jen

duh! thanks guys!!

11:35 am

Dorens

i was hoping the p to the right of it would be ho***-po***... but it isn't

11:36 am

Nancy Boy

A woman's cold is real, a man's cold is just me complaining and getting waited on :)
Sorry, PC burped.

11:36 am

Kaplan the Magne

I tried that. I also thing dangest should be a word, as "I heard the dangest thing this morning"

11:36 am

Dorens

hahaha nancy boy... i have noticed that men don't deal well with illness. hope you feel better anyway :-)

11:37 am

Joanne123

p vowel same another vowel

11:37 am

featherbee

i want a man cold. instead of this crappy one i have right now that's not getting me any services around here.

11:37 am

Dorens

so that p (next to the f) is the one tile keeping me from nbt

11:38 am

featherbee

do the lo** motion, but with a p.

11:38 am

Dorens

this might require some trickysurgery, feather

11:38 am

Kaplan the Magne

pa6/24?

11:38 am

Nancy Boy

Be a drama-queen like me, Feather :)
I feel all christmasy, having photoshopped a santa hat onto my icon of me several years ago. It wasn't cool to smile back then...

11:38 am

Dorens

ah. thanks feather.. don't know how i missed that one

11:39 am

featherbee

holy cow, nice photoshop job! can't tell you weren't really wearing it

11:39 am

Kaplan the Magne

Pa6/24? Oc6?

11:39 am

Nancy Boy

Thanks :D merely because it's small though! I even left a bit of my hood in...d'oh..

11:40 am

Jen

my son and hubby have the flu and I am hobbling on crutches after foot surgery... we are quite a family right now.

11:40 am

Kaplan the Magne

I do have to go this time Back later for my last 5

11:40 am

Nancy Boy

Kaplan, oc6, many tentacled, water-twelling, tasty...molluscs, are they?

11:40 am

Joanne123

oc8 and hot apple ..e

11:41 am

Nancy Boy

cephalopod apparently.

11:41 am

Kaplan the Magne

I thought that must be in there somewhere

11:42 am

Kaplan the Magne

I was looking for the 8mom!

11:42 am

Nancy Boy

Drove myself crazy thinking that the singular was in there. I SO wanted it.

11:42 am

Kaplan the Magne

pa6?

11:43 am

Kaplan the Magne

I Monkeyed it!

11:43 am

Kaplan the Magne

The last 2 co5's?

11:44 am

harpjane

good morning

11:44 am

Joanne123

co snake change third letter

11:45 am

Kaplan the Magne

One of them is almost an old movie director, combined with a snake

11:45 am

Joanne123

co ... dejenero change last vowel

11:45 am

Kaplan the Magne

TY

11:46 am

Joanne123

yvw

11:46 am

Kaplan the Magne

ap5/14 and I'm done!

11:46 am

Joanne123

plural

11:47 am

Kaplan the Magne

FirewORKS!!!

11:47 am

Joanne123

congrats

11:47 am

Kaplan the Magne

wHOO hoo!

11:48 am

Nancy Boy

Yayyy! Well done :)

11:48 am

HarryHood

last word pr7?

11:49 am

HarryHood

NM!!!

11:51 am

harpjane

how many letters in the w?

11:51 am

Nancy Boy

Nice one Harry

11:52 am

jaymil

w4...cried

11:53 am

harpjane

thanks nbt now

11:53 am

harpjane

topt

11:53 am

harpjane

oops sorry, at least it was a typo!

11:56 am

shorty

can I get a clue for the fo5 please?

11:59 am

lynxxx

Good morning eveyone

12:00 pm

lynxxx

fo5 - you need to 'concentrate' Shorty

12:01 pm

Team_Edward

ba7,40?

12:02 pm

EspritdJean

rhymes with the fateful pan**** box

12:03 pm

lynxxx

TY Espritd

12:03 pm

Team_Edward

thx

12:03 pm

EspritdJean

yw

12:03 pm

shorty

duh thank you I thought that was it but was looking the wrong way

12:07 pm

Nancy Boy

Ooh I'm hungry. What's everyone having for dinner tonight?

12:08 pm

shorty

dont know yet Boy hmmmmmmmmm?

12:09 pm

Nancy Boy

having my last ever family dinner this evening - moving out tomorrow. Can't wait, so excited yet scared. Terrified of having to work a washing machine

12:10 pm

shorty

oh you'll come back to visit so it wont be ur last one boy

12:11 pm

stidmama

hello any and all! ******HUGS NANCY BOY!******

12:11 pm

lynxxx

Independence NancyBoy! are you moving from the town as well?

12:11 pm

Nancy Boy

Not in a hurry though! - My dad is a bit of a facist regarding my sexuality, and since I'm moving in with my boyfriend he doesn't really want me back.

12:11 pm

lynxxx

hi Stid

12:11 pm

Nancy Boy

STID :D !!!

12:11 pm

stidmama

oh nancy boy *sad mama face about dad* ((((Lots more hugs)))) you can come live with us any time.

12:12 pm

Nancy Boy

You got it Lynx, moving allll the way to london :)

12:12 pm

stidmama

how's the grid today?

12:12 pm

Team_Edward

cu6? cu7? any clues? plz

12:12 pm

stidmama

are you going to stop mucking out cows for a living nancy boy?

12:12 pm

Nancy Boy

Oh it's alright Stid, the Korean side of the family is just really pretty traditional!

12:12 pm

lynxxx

Interesting Stid, a bit of a challenge

12:13 pm

Nancy Boy

LOL Stid, gave up on that when I broke my fifth nail - been tending bar for a while now and won a few awards for it, because my two interests in life are pretty much exotic drink and exotic people ;)

12:13 pm

stidmama

challenge is okay today, I have no official homework for three weeks!!! :-D

12:13 pm

lynxxx

cu6/7 like an unpopular vegetable but not with a double consonant

12:14 pm

stidmama

oh my! tending bar seems more dangerous than cows to me!

12:14 pm

Nancy Boy

Well to be frank Stid, I am enjoying the lack of poo :D

12:14 pm

stidmama

courgette, lynxxx?

12:14 pm

lynxxx

3 weeks! you will be lost Stid

12:15 pm

stidmama

LOL I can understand that, poo is something I always delegate to younger folks (our large dog generates prodigious amounts)

12:15 pm

stidmama

not really -- helping in schools some next week, and already have some of the books for next quater.

12:15 pm

Nancy Boy

LOL Stid. Very impressive ;)

12:15 pm

stidmama

I am totally ready for some quiet reading time, and even ready to do some housework, I think.

12:16 pm

stidmama

oh! I got the cu 6/7

12:17 pm

stidmama

what is that veggie unpopular? I like sauerkraut!

12:17 pm

Dorens

hi all. i love that vegetable

12:17 pm

Nancy Boy

And oh dear, I -do- have my mind in the gutter today...can't stop entering 'arouse' and 'nads', just on the off-chance...

12:17 pm

lynxxx

I like it too but lots of people don't

12:17 pm

stidmama

golly gee nancy! rofl

12:17 pm

stidmama

hey doren!

12:18 pm

lynxxx

hi Dorens

12:18 pm

Dorens

and thanks for the clue. I don't actually like sauerkraut though. Stid!! no homework for three weeks? congrats

12:18 pm

Nancy Boy

Oh you wait, once I move out I won't be stifling my rude side anymore...;)

12:19 pm

Dorens

making latkes for dinner.. mmmmm. and trying a new brisket recipe.. rubbed with all kind of nice things (coffee, brown sugar, paprika, chipotle pepper, s and P) and slow baked with a bottle of beer thrown on top

12:19 pm

stidmama

does that mean that references to holsters for mammaries and small birds won't embarass you any more?

12:20 pm

Nancy Boy

Excuse me if I dribble on you. That sounds lovely.

12:20 pm

stidmama

mmmm. latkes! I could make latkes for supper!!! thanks for the idea doren! I think maybe we don't even need groceries for that!

12:20 pm

Nancy Boy

Dorens dinner, not the bras!!

12:21 pm

Dorens

doesn't it though? my grandmother had a killer brisket recipe and soo easy and everyone loves it.. but i just had to try this one

12:21 pm

Dorens

stid, you have matzo meal in the pantry? i'm impressed

12:21 pm

Nancy Boy

and not the small birds either. No dribbling over...
Yep, I am flustered.

12:22 pm

stidmama

I can't eat wheat any more doren, but can use spelt flour for the latkes. I am sad that I can't eat matzo any more, I love the taste.

12:22 pm

JBsAnno

Happy Sunday everyone!

*shocked JBsAnno look* Stiddy? No homework / papers / research?

12:22 pm

stidmama

ha. NBT already!

12:22 pm

JBsAnno

Ha, ALL blank tiles right now!!

12:22 pm

lynxxx

hi JBs

12:22 pm

Dorens

acatually i've seen recipes that don't call for flour or matzo meal at all... not sure how they are though

12:22 pm

stidmama

hey JB!!! *making MJCL quickly* none officially, I will of course be looking again at the paper that I will be revising next quarter...

12:22 pm

JBsAnno

Whoo hoo,k 92 words to go!!

12:22 pm

Dorens

hi JBs

12:22 pm

stidmama

go JB go!

12:23 pm

JBsAnno

Stid, are you on the yeastless regimen?

12:23 pm

JBsAnno

Hi, Dorens, NancyBoy, Lynnxx (capitals for Everyone!)

12:24 pm

Nancy Boy

Hi JB :)

12:24 pm

stidmama

no JB, but figured out that wheat was a major trigger for migraines... so that is entirely off the menu now though it's not a fatal allergy like the others

12:24 pm

stidmama

haven't gone yeastless, and not sure life would be worth it if I did...

12:24 pm

Jen

you could even use rice flour, stid

12:25 pm

JBsAnno

Ah, understood. Thankfully, chocolate is not on your "bad" list?

12:25 pm

stidmama

that's an idea, jen! any idea how to keep it from being gritty though? I have don't really enjoy gritty rice-based foods.

12:25 pm

stidmama

nope. choclit is still my main vice!

12:25 pm

JBsAnno

*hands out handsful of chocolate kisses!*

12:25 pm

stidmama

*snags choclits!!!!*

12:26 pm

Nancy Boy

Fight you for 'em Stid ;)

12:26 pm

stidmama

how are you jen? haven't seen you in ages? are you being hit by that big winter storm?

12:26 pm

stidmama

I figure doren and JB are!

12:26 pm

JBsAnno

stid, I was on late (for me) last night, had a peppermint valerian tea to settle my grumbly tumbly. What I really wanted was an MJCL!!

12:26 pm

stidmama

Nancy boy, I may be three times your age and walk with a cane, but NOBODY wins in fight for choclit!!! *turning pirate* ARRRR.

12:27 pm

JBsAnno

No fighting, NB - here's a whole bag of 'em just for you!

12:27 pm

stidmama

your tummy has been bothering you a lot JB -- are you unwell?

12:27 pm

Jen

I am pretty good stid! recovering from foot surgery. Been in and out of the country too. How are things your way? We just have rain right now

12:27 pm

Bugsaw

Good morning everyone!

12:27 pm

JBsAnno

Hi, Jen, Bugsaw!

12:27 pm

Jen

have you tried rice noodles? like the kind you would use in pad thai? those aren't gritty

12:27 pm

stidmama

BUGS!!!! I survived the quarter! have my evaluation conference next Wednesday and will know my "grade" then (no actual grades at this college)

12:27 pm

Nancy Boy

*gobbles disgustingly*
All's fair in love, war, and food

12:28 pm

stidmama

yes, I like those rice noodles, but I mean when I try to cook with rice flour it's gritty

12:28 pm

JBsAnno

No snow here (Philadelphia) just rain, complete white out by fog outside our 14th floor windows

12:28 pm

stidmama

hmph. I would have thought a "nancy" might be more dainty!

12:28 pm

JBsAnno

And CHOCOLATE, NB!

12:28 pm

JBsAnno

lol, stid

12:28 pm

Bugsaw

WELL DONE stid!! I don't know how you managed to run a family, Babble and School all without going crazy. I am sure you did well. Marks don't really matter as much as what you learn.

12:29 pm

JBsAnno

*wipes telltale chocolate dribbles from stid's mouth*

12:29 pm

Nancy Boy

Oh don't let it decieve you ;)
Again, dirty thoughts. I need to have my head shut in a door. It's like a nervous tic.

12:29 pm

Jen

I have never actually cooked with rice flour, except using it in a tempura batter, so I am afraid I am nt much help

12:29 pm

stidmama

well, my children are old enough to mostly run themselves... and they are a good reason to step back sometimes from the homework

12:30 pm

stidmama

*blushing as NB's thoughts filter through the internet* I ought to wash your brain out with SOAP! *stern mama look*

12:30 pm

Bugsaw

Now they make ready made gluten free flour mixes that include rice and other kinds for a better balance, stid. Celimix bread flour can be used in any recipe, not just bread. Can you get that brand down there?

12:31 pm

stidmama

I don't know bugs, but there is a gluten-free store in one of the nearby towns I have been meaning to visit

12:31 pm

Nancy Boy

I'm SO sorry, I'm just nervous about tomorrow. I'm saying things without thinking them. Is it obvious?

12:31 pm

stidmama

I will look for it, since I will have time this week!

12:31 pm

Bugsaw

another trick is to let the whatever you made sit for 20 minutes before you cook it. The moisture softens the rice grit.

12:31 pm

Jen

could I get some clues for the E's? All I have is the E4/6

12:32 pm

Bugsaw

Another technique is to put a little pan of water in the bottom of the oven when you cook it.

12:32 pm

stidmama

I think, young man, that hormones at your age rampage. I also think that you are mature enough to filter how they are expressed. *stern but loving mama look* you are nervous, that doesn't mean you get to act out. *hugs*

12:32 pm

stidmama

how about en 4/5?

12:33 pm

Bugsaw

Nancy, slamming your head in a door will just wreck your hair

12:33 pm

Jen

fish me please! ty stid

12:33 pm

Joanne123

not begginings

12:33 pm

stidmama

bugs, you are BrILLIANT! thank you!

12:33 pm

Nancy Boy

LOL Bugs. Blood and gunk in it? ew.

12:33 pm

stidmama

and definitely slamming heads in doors is NOT okay.

12:33 pm

JBsAnno

Filters, NB, filters!

12:34 pm

lynxxx

eg4.7 & 5. an english expression of surprise

12:34 pm

Bugsaw

I missed why you are excited Nancy. Can you expalin again quickly for me?

12:34 pm

stidmama

*thinking Nancy Boy needs an official time out in the corner*

12:34 pm

CiociaJudy

on a cookie baking break . . . afternoon from icy PA

12:34 pm

stidmama

thanks for that one lynxxx!

12:34 pm

Jen

thanks lynxxx!!!

12:35 pm

stidmama

JUDY!!! *looks expectantly for cookies*

12:35 pm

Nancy Boy

I'm taking one, Stid, believe me :)
Bugs, I'm moving out of the family home and in with my boyfriend in London tomorrow :)

12:35 pm

Sandieangel

ap7/40 anyone plz? can't seem to see it at all.

12:35 pm

JBsAnno

Stid, google William Crook and yeast - I read the yeast connection lo these many moons ago when I needed a major detox. Useful recipes without too many complex ingredients. There's another one by a nurse (Margaret somebody), when I remember I'll pass it on.

12:35 pm

Bugsaw

No wonder you are excited! It is a big step. COngratulations

12:35 pm

CiociaJudy

dough is mixed Stid. No baking yet. I'll bring some back later and put them in the PB!

12:36 pm

stidmama

are you saying that I shall be IN the PB by then? LOL

12:36 pm

lynxxx

ap7 ap & vowel & a horos**** to tell your future

12:36 pm

stidmama

thanks JB, I will do that now brefore I forget

12:36 pm

Nancy Boy

Thanks Bugs :D excited and nervous though, as I'm imagining there'll be a bit of a scene tomorrow - my dad doesn't exactly approve of, er, me

12:36 pm

JBsAnno

Egads, cookies in the PB - here I come (most flagrantly) um, "fragrantly"???

12:37 pm

Nancy Boy

*gasps* JB said a word!

12:37 pm

rururocks

he will regret that later in life NB

12:37 pm

CiociaJudy

ROFL, JB

12:37 pm

lynxxx

hi Judy & Ruru

12:37 pm

cybernan

good morning/afternoon everyone :)

12:37 pm

Sandieangel

aha thanks I have now!

12:38 pm

JBsAnno

*where's them cookies, Cio?**

12:38 pm

Nancy Boy

It's the Korean side, Ruru, he's very traditional :) but thanks, I do hope he can accept it one day

12:38 pm

stidmama

hey nan!

12:38 pm

stidmama

hi sandie! when did you appear?

12:38 pm

JBsAnno

{{cnan!!}} long time!

12:38 pm

Sandieangel

Just now Stidmama.

12:38 pm

lynxxx

hi C'nan

12:38 pm

JBsAnno

Hi, Sandie

12:38 pm

stidmama

((sandie)) LOL hi there!

12:38 pm

Bugsaw

be strong Nancy. The time to leave home is with your head held high, not with a scene so if he tries to make one, just tell him you still love HIM even if he doesn't approve of your lifestyle. Eventually he will understand what that means

12:38 pm

rururocks

I left my parents home when I was 16 and never went back

12:38 pm

GreyWoulf

Hello everyone... happy holidays to one and all

12:39 pm

stidmama

halfway!!!

12:39 pm

stidmama

(((ruru))) I never knew that.

12:39 pm

JBsAnno

{{{GW!!1}}} <from the PB, waiting for cookies...*

12:39 pm

lynxxx

hi GreyWoulf

12:39 pm

stidmama

WOULF!!!!! *faint* I don't know if I can handle all these people here at once

12:39 pm

GreyWoulf

Sorry, JB -- Kirsten hasn't baked any recently :(

12:40 pm

Nancy Boy

Thanks, Bugs :) good advice, actually, and saves me from getting in the car all tear-stained and blotchy.

12:40 pm

stidmama

CiociaJudy is baking cookies, Woulf!

12:40 pm

GreyWoulf

12:40 pm

chic

Hi all! nice to see all of you again!

12:40 pm

JBsAnno

Oh, sorry, GW, not from you, from CJudy, they're about to go into the oven, yes? She promised a delivery to the PB, so I typed a word just to be first to get one!

12:40 pm

Nancy Boy

Ruru, I never could have done that at 16 - was nowhere near ready. Hope you weren't driven out by circumstance :/

12:40 pm

stidmama

you'll be tear-stained and blotchy no matter what, Nancy Boy -- know that is okay to have emotions and feel sad when you are also making a positive step. That is part of growing up, and part of life.

12:41 pm

stidmama

chic too? *faints dead away*

12:41 pm

Bugsaw

ruru you got me again. I saw a picture in the icon and thot it might be you ---- NOT

12:41 pm

GreyWoulf

rofl, JB!!

12:41 pm

Jen

hi to all who have recently popped in! :-)

12:41 pm

chic

'fanning stid'

12:41 pm

JBsAnno

*sniffs tearfully at momerly moment from stid*

12:41 pm

stidmama

bugs, my idea of what ruru looks like is a little bit like "animal" from the muppets and partly like the "tasmanian devil"

12:41 pm

Bugsaw

what stid said, Nancy

12:41 pm

Nancy Boy

*fans Stid*
the only cure is chocolate and foot massages, obviously :)

12:41 pm

stidmama

from bugs bunny, and a bit like a hippie from the 60s with fringe and flowers in his hair...

12:42 pm

JBsAnno

Hi, chic! Hi, ruru, didn't see you there!

12:42 pm

rururocks

*slightly offended look*

12:42 pm

GreyWoulf

Nancy Boy -- just rolled back and read the news...

Congrats on taking the big step! And add my support to reinforce the advice from the others.

12:42 pm

stidmama

thanks all! *comes to and accepts choclit gratefully*

12:42 pm

JBsAnno

ru- don't be offended, it's a crowded room!

12:42 pm

stidmama

what, you're a tall, disinguished-looking executive type, ruru?

12:42 pm

Nancy Boy

Well thank you so much, assorted ladies and gents :) the support means a LOT to me. Everyone's so nice!

12:43 pm

cybernan

just looked back at the log -- a lot of "old timers" here today :)

12:43 pm

rururocks

Mmmm.. not that either

12:43 pm

stidmama

*revises image to include hornrimmed glasses, neatly trimmed sideburns and elegant suits*

12:43 pm

JBsAnno

*and callused fingers from blazing typing skills*

12:44 pm

rururocks

I am actually 6 ft tall and look like a linebacker

12:44 pm

stidmama

thanks JB, was forgetting the calluses.

12:44 pm

chic

I like your icon, ruru

12:44 pm

JBsAnno

lol, cnan!

12:44 pm

CiociaJudy

phone call - sorry

12:44 pm

Nancy Boy

I feel slightly jealous of Ruru now. There is no mystique around my image, it's right there in my icon. With a bit of christmas photoshopped in :D

12:44 pm

stidmama

linebacker -- hm. *tries to imagine*

12:44 pm

rururocks

thank you chic.. I thought it was hysterical..

12:44 pm

CiociaJudy

Don't say "old" timers today Nan!

12:45 pm

JBsAnno

NOOOO, Ciocia, what about the cookies?

12:45 pm

stidmama

she'll be back JB -- she knows we are waiting!

12:45 pm

CiociaJudy

I've got cupcakes, butterballs and now making chocolate chip cookies, JB. *hands goodies to JB*

12:46 pm

Jen

Off to slowly hobble upstairs, bye for now everyone!

12:46 pm

JBsAnno

I'm not old, just mature!

12:46 pm

GreyWoulf

12:46 pm

stidmama

you're a cutie pie, Nancy Boy!

12:46 pm

CiociaJudy

NB, I wish you much happiness in your new adventure. You'll be just fine. Hang in there! Your Babbler friends love you just the way you are!!

12:46 pm

JBsAnno

*phew* Many thanks, Ciocia, just what I needed!

12:46 pm

GreyWoulf

not old, not mature -- just me!! 8-D

12:46 pm

stidmama

((((Jen)))) hope I see you again soon. be well!

12:46 pm

Nancy Boy

Oh Stid, it wasn't cool to smile in photographs when that was taken :D

12:46 pm

rururocks

better to be mature than manure jb

12:47 pm

JBsAnno

Aren't they so cute when they're young (@ NancyBoy, lol)

12:47 pm

Nancy Boy

Thanks so much, CJ :) I'll go waving a flag, now!

12:47 pm

stidmama

I know, but I bet you're even cuter when you do. Of course, it's not the looks, it's what you do and most importantly how you treat people.

12:47 pm

CiociaJudy

My "old" comment reflects the fact that today I am a year OLDER.

12:47 pm

JBsAnno

lol, ruru, just wait. I'm having trouble focusing today, I just may typo it

12:47 pm

Nancy Boy

*bows* why thank you JB, I try my best *preens*

12:48 pm

GreyWoulf

40+ and still have the stamp of acceptance from children
quote "GW is a grownup, but he's OK, cos he is a big kid"

12:48 pm

lynxxx

Happy Birthday Judy!!!!!!!!

12:48 pm

rururocks

happy birthday judy................

12:48 pm

stidmama

*gasp* oh JUDY! I FORGOT!!!! *hastily orders black balloons and crepe paper streamers* HAPPY BIRTHDAY, my (much) older friend! LOL

12:48 pm

Nancy Boy

Happy birthday, CJ!!

12:48 pm

GreyWoulf

>>**Happy B-day, CJ**<<

12:49 pm

CiociaJudy

TY TY - Stid--that is mean! LOL

12:49 pm

chic

happy b-day, 2cj!

12:49 pm

CiociaJudy

GW, how are you? Long time no see.

12:50 pm

CiociaJudy

Thank you all. I feel so much better now. I'm sitting here alone, baking. Had to cancel my birthday breakfast with friends and family because of the icy weather.

12:50 pm

JBsAnno

Happy Birthday, Ciocia!! *hands over a cupcake with a lit candle in it*

12:50 pm

stidmama

okay, I need a break from babbling to get real food... back later to chat and finish. nancy boy, don't fret too much about this next step. life is full of choices, and ups and downs, and you are smart and kind. You will do fine overall.

12:50 pm

stidmama

*wanders off, nibbling on choclits and cookies*

12:50 pm

CiociaJudy

how thoughtful JB. Thx. *makes a wish and blows out the candle*

12:50 pm

GreyWoulf

Doing pretty good, CJ -- work is still keeping me way to busy to concentrate on chatting these days, but I am still checking in

12:51 pm

Nancy Boy

Thanks so much Stid :) lovely to come across you again! x

12:51 pm

JBsAnno

Good to see you all, gotta go for now, bbl! *exit, stage left, with stidmama* *poof*

12:51 pm

CiociaJudy

cu later stid. I'll have chocolate chip cookies when you get back!

12:51 pm

GreyWoulf

toodles for now, stid

12:51 pm

Nancy Boy

byyyee JB, thanks for the 'maginary chocolate :D

12:51 pm

CiociaJudy

cu later JB

12:52 pm

GreyWoulf

so long, JB

12:53 pm

GreyWoulf

Sebastian (who turns 4 next month) just gave me a big laugh -- he took some craft sticks from the craft drawer so he could make a star...

12:53 pm

Nancy Boy

Awww!

12:54 pm

harpjane

cu6?

12:54 pm

CiociaJudy

wow, can't believe he's 4 already GW

12:54 pm

GreyWoulf

He just asked me a for a plate so he could make and alien -- when we asked what happened to the star, he said "... Stars are hard!"
Rather than ask for help with the star, he just decided to change his plan of attack

12:54 pm

CiociaJudy

baby bear + how old you are and plural harp

12:54 pm

harpjane

thanks judy

12:55 pm

MonkeyGames

Hi briefly folks! GREAT stories, GreyWoulf!

12:55 pm

Nancy Boy

so there is an alien going on top of your tree, Woulf?!

12:55 pm

CiociaJudy

Hey Monkey!! I owe you a note on FB. Been reading all your updates but haven't responded!

12:55 pm

GreyWoulf

It is pretty amazing, CJ -- just as the fact that Kristianna is in first grade still gives me pause

12:55 pm

harpjane

hi gw!

12:56 pm

GreyWoulf

Possibly, NB --- but this is so big, probably I will just hang it in his room

12:56 pm

Uneaixoise

lurking but must pop in to say hi to GW!!

12:56 pm

MonkeyGames

No problem, Judy! "Owe" isn't a word I'd use, but it feels good to be thought of.

12:56 pm

CiociaJudy

Does Sebastian start Kindergarten next Sept. GW?

12:56 pm

GreyWoulf

Hi harp -- how have you been

12:56 pm

harpjane

good, i have 18 words to go, but now I am off the the Church Musician Vortex...

12:57 pm

GreyWoulf

No, he gets a year more to wait, CJ -- the school district requires that he be 5 years old before the school year starts

12:57 pm

harpjane

will finish after i play a few more "o holy nights"

12:57 pm

MonkeyGames

Here they atsrt the day after their 4th birthday. Walter is desperate to get back to school. He probably can Tuesday.

12:57 pm

CiociaJudy

still have 20 words to go. but the cats don't seem to be baking the cookies so I guess I'll have to do it. I'll be back later. Wonderful to see everyone!!

12:58 pm

MonkeyGames

Bye Judy! Those cookies sound delicious!

12:58 pm

CiociaJudy

play well, Harp

12:58 pm

GreyWoulf

I am stealing some time to chat right now as well -- will be heading over to gramma's pretty soon -- currently I still have 65 left to find.... and I keep seeing apricot

12:58 pm

GreyWoulf

ttfn, CJ

12:59 pm

Team_Edward

3 left wooo whoo

12:59 pm

MonkeyGames

I'll be off soon too to oversee my neighbor's sleeping kids for a bit while he picks up a relative at the train station. They have troubles, the little girl is in the hospital, so it's good this relative can come stay with them to help with the two boys.

12:59 pm

Nancy Boy

hunger hallucinations ;)
any help on the ap7?

1:00 pm

MonkeyGames

Not from me, NB, sorry.

1:00 pm

Nancy Boy

the only word I can think of now is 'apricot' :D

1:01 pm

lynxxx

ap & a hor*s**** tells your fortune

1:01 pm

Nancy Boy

Thanks, Lynx :D

1:01 pm

MonkeyGames

Thanks Lynxxx! Cool word!

1:01 pm

GreyWoulf

thanks for that, lynxx -- never would have monkeyed that one!

1:02 pm

periwinkle

hello all, just poppd to say hit

1:02 pm

MonkeyGames

Hi Peri!

1:03 pm

tragicstud

um. i didn't get it lynxx :( i'm thick today...

1:03 pm

tragicstud

and hi everyone

1:03 pm

periwinkle

what a nice surprise, Nancy Boy, GreyWoulf and Monkeg Games are here!

1:03 pm

Nancy Boy

Wow, was never expecting the pr7 to be a -real- word

1:03 pm

Nancy Boy

and you, of course, Peri :)

1:03 pm

periwinkle

Monkey Games, even

1:03 pm

MonkeyGames

It's a linguistic term, Tragic, related to syn****

1:03 pm

GreyWoulf

Hi peri & stud

1:03 pm

MonkeyGames

Hee hee, no worries Peri.

1:04 pm

harpjane

hoers'doevrues' tell my fortune?

1:04 pm

MonkeyGames

nO, SYN*** IS SOMETHING ELSE ENTIRELY, ISN'T IT? sORRY.

1:04 pm

periwinkle

hos is the family GW?

1:04 pm

Bugsaw

HI Monkeygames. I was lost in the grid for a bit and then got lost in your icon stuff. I can add one for you ....

1:04 pm

MonkeyGames

Ahhh!!! Capslock thing again. Need a new keyboard.

1:04 pm

periwinkle

How is the family, GW

1:05 pm

MonkeyGames

Hi Bugsaw! Cool, do tell!

1:05 pm

Nancy Boy

they tell mine, harp.
"soon, there will be eating rampage, for great justice"

1:05 pm

periwinkle

I was hopping to see one of my cousins here. IShe has been playing a short time and is already addicted :) and gone pro too

1:05 pm

Nancy Boy

oops, last ever family dinner beginning NOW, with 7 left. Thanks and later, all :)

1:05 pm

MonkeyGames

Eating rampage already happened here. That was one fine hunk of lamb.

1:05 pm

Bugsaw

Nuu-Chah- Nalth native people here on the west coast of Vancouver Island, say Ee-hych-ka (phonetic).

1:05 pm

MonkeyGames

Bye NB!

1:05 pm

GreyWoulf

family are all well, peri -- kids are anxious for Yule and I only have a couple of gifts left to locate to have the family covered

1:06 pm

GreyWoulf

Good luck, NB -- {{**HUG**}}

1:06 pm

periwinkle

good to hear, GW

1:06 pm

harpjane

lol nancy

1:06 pm

Nancy Boy

bye MG and thanks Woulf :) at least there's one big, fatherly hug!

1:06 pm

MonkeyGames

Thanks, Bugsaw! What language group is that? I'll pass it along to my aunt, she runs the nearly-extinct-native-American-languag
es program.

1:07 pm

Bugsaw

Good luck Nancy.

1:07 pm

Bugsaw

Salish I think.

1:07 pm

Team_Edward

se 5,12 please

1:07 pm

GreyWoulf

:)

1:07 pm

MonkeyGames

OK, thanks.

1:07 pm

Bugsaw

Where does your aunt run this program?

1:07 pm

periwinkle

bye for now

1:07 pm

MonkeyGames

Bye Peri!

1:08 pm

MonkeyGames

She's a professor of linguistics. She tends to do the program mostly in the US, Mexico, and Canada, but she does get all over.

1:08 pm

GreyWoulf

so long, peri

1:08 pm

MonkeyGames

She does seminars to teach locals how to run the program for their own languages.

1:09 pm

MonkeyGames

Even in cases where there are no native speakers left at all it can still work if there are records.

1:10 pm

Bugsaw

My grandkids are Nuu-Chah-Nulth and all they know is Thankyou and Dessert. lol

1:10 pm

MonkeyGames

Those are useful words.

1:10 pm

Bugsaw

I know that there are programs here in some schools so save the language but if it is not spoken at home, a language can be lost so easily.

1:11 pm

MonkeyGames

It sure can! Here's a link to her book she uses in the program: http://www.amazon.com/Keep-Your-Langua
ge-Alive-One/dp/1890771422

1:11 pm

Bugsaw

thanks!

1:12 pm

MonkeyGames

Sure thing! Seemed topical.

1:12 pm

GreyWoulf

Time for me get going for now as well... Going to watch Batman the Brave and the Bold on the DVR and then go to gramma's... it is my favorite animated series at this time

1:12 pm

MonkeyGames

Bye GreyWoulf!

1:13 pm

chic

bye, GW and all!

1:13 pm

GreyWoulf

1:13 pm

Team_Edward

fireworks

1:13 pm

MonkeyGames

Awwww, thanks!

1:13 pm

MonkeyGames

Go Team!!!!!

1:14 pm

Bugsaw

well done Edward

1:15 pm

cybernan

back again -- just had a phone call from my cousin in Scotland -- lovely surprise!

1:15 pm

MonkeyGames

Hi Nan!

1:21 pm

MonkeyGames

Akk, just remembered I haven't e-mailed the fellow at the insttute about not comng in to translate tomorrow-- big hospital day for Walter. BRB.

1:22 pm

MonkeyGames

OK, back. Not so much to say; even in Dutch that didn't take too long, did it?

1:22 pm

Rhondabe

can any1 help me with fo/5 plrsdr

1:23 pm

MonkeyGames

Not yet, sorry...

1:23 pm

cybernan

keep your mind on the task rhonda

1:23 pm

nrkii

fo5 is what you do with the camera so the picture isn't blurry

1:24 pm

nrkii

hi all

1:24 pm

origami

fo -- pay close attention

1:24 pm

MonkeyGames

Thanks, clue givers!

1:24 pm

cybernan

still have 2 bt's, but think I may have to list anyway

1:24 pm

nrkii

nice grid today, even if Apricot isn't in it

1:25 pm

MonkeyGames

Nor indeed apiary...

1:26 pm

cybernan

ah -- nbt -- listing for the last 30

1:26 pm

nbjasmine

speaking of apiary

1:26 pm

nbjasmine

my goats tipped over a beehive.

1:26 pm

nbjasmine

which i now have to fix

1:26 pm

MonkeyGames

Oh dear! Everyone OK? Beehive too?

1:27 pm

MonkeyGames

Ah, have to fix, I see. Bees OK, or fed up and going elsewhere?

1:27 pm

nbjasmine

everyone okay. but combs broken off

1:27 pm

nbjasmine

which they can't really fix til spring

1:28 pm

MonkeyGames

Will that take them long to get back in order? I have a better than layman's knowledge of beekeeping but it's far from extensive...

1:28 pm

nbjasmine

bees will stay, since it is too cold to set up a new home

1:28 pm

MonkeyGames

Ah, you answer all my questions as I type them! Good skill!

1:28 pm

nbjasmine

i will put in food to keep them going until bloom

1:29 pm

MonkeyGames

I'm glad they'll stay. My uncle kept bees, for purposes of mead.

1:29 pm

nbjasmine

and hello everyone!

1:30 pm

nbjasmine

anyone need help with words?

1:30 pm

MonkeyGames

OK, I need to head over to the neighbor's. His little girl is in the hospital with a lung abscess, his wife is there, his two little boys are asleep, and he needs to go get the obscure German relative who will be staying with them to help out. Have fun, all! I'll probably check back in later.

1:30 pm

cybernan

ap 7, please?

1:30 pm

nbjasmine

bye monkey

1:30 pm

nbjasmine

ap+ circle letter+ co4

1:31 pm

nbjasmine

co$ that means handle crisis well

1:31 pm

nbjasmine

co4, that is. can't type today

1:32 pm

cybernan

ty jasmine

1:32 pm

nbjasmine

yw ;-)

1:32 pm

cybernan

ooh i missed a lot of common words :(

1:33 pm

harpjane

pr7?

1:34 pm

nbjasmine

a manufactured good, harpjane

1:34 pm

nbjasmine

or what you get when you multiply

1:34 pm

harpjane

got it , thanks

1:37 pm

nbjasmine

are those naked people in your profile pic?

1:40 pm

cybernan

pa 6, please?

1:43 pm

hego

Nan, it's a golf term 2 vowels and a crooked letter.

1:43 pm

hego

I hope that helps.

1:44 pm

MetFan

Lurking fireworks - take care, all {{{{POOF}}}}

1:45 pm

hego

Go mf!!!

1:45 pm

pugmama763

yahoooeee Met Dear!

1:46 pm

hego

Nan, did you get the p?

1:51 pm

rbud

I got the p from your hint, thanks, hego!

1:52 pm

hego

yw rbud, tx

1:53 pm

Lindrickway

PUG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

1:53 pm

Lindrickway

hi everyone!

1:56 pm

cybernan

sorry hego -- missed the clue -- all the relatives seem to be picking today to phone!

1:56 pm

hego

np Nan

1:57 pm

hego

Do you still need it?

1:57 pm

cybernan

got the golf term, but not the crooked letter

1:57 pm

cybernan

ah -- got it -- ty hego

1:58 pm

hego

Good

1:58 pm

Lindrickway

ok well I'll come back later!

1:59 pm

cybernan

clue for the su 8?

2:00 pm

hego

I've got that but not the 6. lol

2:00 pm

hego

Nan do you have ag5?

2:01 pm

hego

su 8 is three letters that mean under and ag5

2:01 pm

cybernan

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

2:02 pm

KristinaBarder

subagent

2:02 pm

cybernan

ty hego -- was looking for something I could put the "under" prefix with

2:02 pm

hego

I don't have su7, I mean

2:02 pm

KristinaBarder

sorry thanks for the clue!

2:02 pm

hego

Kristin!

2:02 pm

hego

Anyone clue the 7 pls

2:03 pm

cybernan

there is no su 7 -- su 4, 8, 5

2:03 pm

hego

Oh, gosh, duh. I was looking at the point value. lol. Never mind

2:04 pm

cybernan

7's are ap, ba, cu, pr

2:04 pm

Minveryork

The ba7/40 word rhymes with Pa****'s clock hego & hi

2:04 pm

hego

Yes, tx Nan

2:04 pm

hego

Hi Min

2:05 pm

cybernan

don't you mean box, minver?

2:05 pm

Minveryork

Pa*****'a clock is a 1996 made for tv movie cybernan.

2:06 pm

cybernan

ba 7= embargo + **** the explorer (kid's tv character)

2:06 pm

Minveryork

Hi to my fellow babblers!How is everyone doing today

2:06 pm

Minveryork

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

2:07 pm

cybernan

anyone want clues before I leave?

2:07 pm

cybernan

oh -- never heard of it Minver

2:08 pm

hego

I'm okay Nan tx

2:08 pm

cybernan

Have you finished Minver?

2:08 pm

Minveryork

S's Stomped! 5 left

2:09 pm

cybernan

go -- Minver

2:09 pm

hego

Go Min!!!

2:09 pm

Minveryork

I have plenty of time so I'll be here off and on for the rest of the day/night if anyone should need any clues

2:10 pm

cybernan

I'm on my way unless anyone wants a clue...

2:10 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye cybernan! I will see you tomorrow in the log

2:10 pm

cybernan

bye everyone :) *poof*

2:22 pm

JFB

I,m stumped by the 2 p's at the top - any clues please?

2:23 pm

Kenny Chuck

Need a clue for second co5/12

2:23 pm

nrkii

one is the pontiff, jfb

2:24 pm

nrkii

only one co5/12... homonym for country starting with K

2:24 pm

nrkii

jfb, pontiff, and anagram of pontiff

2:24 pm

hego

It means a shaking diease

2:24 pm

hego

the co word

2:24 pm

Kenny Chuck

Thank nrkii.

2:24 pm

Nancy Boy

Just popped back, two to go now :)

2:24 pm

nrkii

fireworks!

2:25 pm

hego

YAY!!!! nrkii

2:25 pm

nrkii

and just in time... I'm off to a carol service

2:25 pm

Lindrickway

hi NB how is it going?

2:26 pm

nrkii

happy babbling all!

2:26 pm

Lindrickway

yahoo nrk

2:26 pm

JFB

tvm - there are a lot of anagrams - congrats and enjoy nrk

2:26 pm

Nancy Boy

Not too bad thanks Lind, bit jumpy and excitable but nothing I can't handle :) how are you?

2:27 pm

Lindrickway

I'm good thanks, I am very proud of you, I hope that doesn't offend you.... but (((hugs))))

2:27 pm

Lindrickway

I was lurking earlier!

2:28 pm

Nancy Boy

Of course it doesn't offend me! That's so sweet, thank you :)))

2:29 pm

Nancy Boy

Got to admit, a big part of me can't wait until I can change my account so it says 'london' :)

2:29 pm

Lindrickway

my son will be 20 next month and if he was ready to settle down & be happy I would be overjoyed!

2:29 pm

TLLC

could I have a clue for ar5/14 please

2:29 pm

Lindrickway

I am moving about an hour south east of London NB so we will be near each other!

2:30 pm

Lindrickway

sorry TLLC don't have it yet!

2:31 pm

Nancy Boy

Awesome, Lind! That's the good thing about England -it's tiny! My dad's korean and my mother is american, and she's always complaining about 'hitting the sides' :)

2:31 pm

TLLC

oh well never mind! worth a try!

2:31 pm

TLLC

thanx!

2:31 pm

inge

ar + &***tody of your children

2:31 pm

Nancy Boy

ar 5/14 ar+ say a rude word, minus one of the s's

2:31 pm

Lindrickway

I have just returned for Canada, this week!

2:32 pm

Lindrickway

thanks Inge & NB! (0:

2:32 pm

TLLC

thanx people!!!!!!!!!!!

2:33 pm

jmcnrick

hi all

2:33 pm

Nancy Boy

I don't know why I couldn't think of a sensible word like Inge LOL

2:33 pm

Nancy Boy

ooh, stuck on the last one!

2:33 pm

Nancy Boy

Hi, Jmc :)

2:33 pm

Lindrickway

hi jmc (((hugs))))

2:33 pm

hego

Hi jmc!

2:34 pm

jmcnrick

somebody brew me a cuppa I am wet and freezing

2:34 pm

Lindrickway

aawww hugs jmc

2:34 pm

Lindrickway

*passes jmc a cup of tea & a glass of rum

2:35 pm

Nancy Boy

*intercepts glass of rum*

2:35 pm

Lindrickway

glasses of rum all round *

2:36 pm

Nancy Boy

such a good way to celebrate my FIREWORKS :D

2:36 pm

hego

Hey Fireworks!

2:36 pm

Lindrickway

Yahoo NB & hego!

2:36 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hoo NB!

2:36 pm

Nancy Boy

Hi-five Hego :D

2:37 pm

hego

Congrats NB

2:37 pm

hego

2:37 pm

hego

2:37 pm

hego

2:37 pm

hego

2:37 pm

hego

i went a little mad, sorry

2:37 pm

jmcnrick

brb my son calls

2:37 pm

rbud

such a pretty Christmas tree, lol!

2:37 pm

inge

bravo NB & Hego

2:38 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations hego on your fireworks! Good for U!

2:38 pm

Nancy Boy

LOL, careful you don't go down the same route as Kaplan ;)

2:38 pm

hego

I'll have to do some thing about that tremor. lol

2:38 pm

hego

No NB Kaplan's in a class by himself. LOL

2:39 pm

rbud

why, what did Kaplan do?

2:39 pm

jmcnrick

back

2:39 pm

hego

He melted down last nite.

2:40 pm

jmcnrick

in the chog?

2:40 pm

rbud

really? I've missed so much... was it before or after the flip?

2:40 pm

hego

couldn't get the last 2 and too many clues were coming in.

2:40 pm

rbud

oh, so before the flip, might check it out.

2:40 pm

hego

It was 6 PM EST

2:41 pm

hego

It was really funny!

2:41 pm

jmcnrick

glad i was n't here. sometimes people get to emotionally invested in this

2:41 pm

hego

He has a great sense of humor.

2:41 pm

jmcnrick

glad he had a sense of humor about it

2:41 pm

hego

No, jmc, it was fir fun, really.

2:42 pm

hego

Uh, for fun.

2:42 pm

jmcnrick

oh good

2:42 pm

MPittore

how can you see an earlier chog...

2:42 pm

Lindrickway

ok gotta go, catch you all again soon, bye xxx

2:43 pm

Nancy Boy

see ya lind :)

2:43 pm

jmcnrick

bye lind

2:43 pm

jmcnrick

look inthe archuves MP

2:43 pm

hego

MP you go to archives

2:43 pm

jmcnrick

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