Babble: Archived Puzzle for Tuesday, December 15, 2009

12:00 am

VolleymomDee

flip; hi all

12:00 am

meliae

flipiity flop

12:00 am

jillibus

flip

12:00 am

MPittore

flip flip flip

12:00 am

MLFAN17

hello

12:00 am

jillibus

hi dee hi

12:01 am

VolleymomDee

hugs jili; hi mlf

12:01 am

meliae

fo 6

12:01 am

jillibus

hi mlf

12:01 am

MLFAN17

hi jill hi dee

12:02 am

Twentynine Palms

fo6 x2

12:02 am

meliae

fe 6

12:03 am

meliae

sn 7

12:03 am

MLFAN17

Was AD 7 called?

12:03 am

meliae

pa 6

12:03 am

MLFAN17

ty meli i think i just found that one

12:04 am

meliae

nope got it thank you mlf

12:04 am

MLFAN17

welcome and ty meli

12:05 am

meliae

er 6

12:06 am

MLFAN17

meli is that a plural?

12:06 am

Twentynine Palms

re6

12:06 am

meliae

yes Mlf

12:07 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:07 am

MLFAN17

okay same as i have

12:07 am

rururocks

thank you lickety

12:07 am

Erda

Thank you, Lickety!!!

12:07 am

meliae

ty Lickety

12:07 am

jillibus

Thanks Lickety!

12:08 am

grannyrose

aaarrrggghhhhh 11 j words

12:08 am

meliae

dr 6

12:08 am

MLFAN17

it likes you granny lol

12:09 am

grannyrose

* sob *

12:09 am

Twentynine Palms

re7

12:09 am

meliae

I have 5 of the J's without really trying so hopefully they wont be too hard

12:11 am

grannyrose

tell that to my mokeys

12:11 am

jillibus

NBT

12:11 am

grannyrose

* monkeys * see, they're flustered already

12:13 am

meliae

lower right E has me stumped for NBT

12:13 am

jillibus

It's a pl, mel

12:15 am

lynxxx

Hi all,or should I say quack

12:15 am

jillibus

hi lynxxx -- rainy?

12:16 am

MLFAN17

EA 6

12:16 am

Twentynine Palms

fo8

12:16 am

meliae

hmmm not a plural to me but got it

12:16 am

grannyrose

hi lyn......lyn. there's 11 j words. tell dr god it's not fair.

12:16 am

jillibus

no -- sorry, mel -- I'm tired

12:16 am

flosey

oops, late flip! busy writing cards

12:16 am

jillibus

hi flosey :)

12:16 am

meliae

it was a ticklish one ~grin~

12:17 am

lynxxx

Oh je** Rose, it's not that bad

12:17 am

VolleymomDee

nbt

12:17 am

MLFAN17

Did anyone find the 9 yet.. i havent?

12:17 am

jillibus

messing it up was a downer, mel ;)

12:18 am

grannyrose

that was my first, rapidly deteriorated from there

12:18 am

lynxxx

that was what my quack was for Jilli

12:18 am

VolleymomDee

re 6 x 3

12:18 am

Twentynine Palms

a 9 in this board? yikes!

12:18 am

MLFAN17

what was granny?

12:18 am

jillibus

wtg dee

12:18 am

MLFAN17

yes

12:18 am

meliae

lol Jill good one

12:18 am

MLFAN17

a 9 palms

12:19 am

VolleymomDee

ty jili

12:19 am

MLFAN17

DE

12:19 am

meliae

that ier ied ies sure is not much use so far

12:20 am

VolleymomDee

ir 6

12:20 am

meliae

is that a plural Mom?

12:22 am

Pinikula

(better late than never)...

12:22 am

Pinikula

hiya Mel! :)

12:22 am

MLFAN17

RE6

12:22 am

meliae

hiyas Pini

12:23 am

Faeriekay

si

12:23 am

jillibus

hi pini

12:23 am

Pinikula

stid and I are trying to set something up for next week if you're interested!!!

12:23 am

Pinikula

hi jilli ;)

12:23 am

meliae

ea 6

12:23 am

meliae

here or up in Portland?

12:23 am

Pinikula

portland?

12:24 am

meliae

let me know and I will see

12:24 am

Pinikula

is your email addy in your prof?

12:24 am

Twentynine Palms

ou6

12:24 am

meliae

no

12:25 am

MLFAN17

one of these days i wlll learn not to try the word dane everytime i see it in a grid

12:25 am

meliae

I will e mail you then you will have mine

12:25 am

Pinikula

mine's in my profile if you'd like to drop me a note so we can touch base...

12:25 am

meliae

I do it too MLF

12:25 am

Pinikula

GMTA! :)

12:25 am

meliae

pansier should be a word IMO! rofl

12:25 am

MLFAN17

what is wrong with us meli?lol

12:26 am

Pinikula

(I do it, too, mlf) :)

12:26 am

MLFAN17

meli i thought it was and pansie

12:26 am

meliae

ok i need to get out of that corner those endings are about useless lol

12:26 am

VolleymomDee

re 7 x 2

12:27 am

MLFAN17

pini shouldnt we know better by now??

12:27 am

Pinikula

you'd think, mlf ;)

12:27 am

Pinikula

hi dee

12:27 am

Pinikula

thx dee *looking*

12:27 am

VolleymomDee

yw

12:28 am

MLFAN17

pink apparently too easy right??

12:28 am

Pinikula

very!

12:28 am

Pinikula

(found 1, dee...looking for the other)

12:28 am

Pinikula

bingo, found it, too! :)

12:28 am

VolleymomDee

wtg

12:29 am

MLFAN17

found the RE 7s?

12:29 am

Pinikula

not that lucky yet, mlf ;)

12:30 am

MLFAN17

pinik oh?lol

12:30 am

lynxxx

fo8.60 if notcalled

12:30 am

Twentynine Palms

not yet lynxx. i did find the fo8.55 though. LOL!

12:30 am

meliae

yay got an 8! fo

12:31 am

MLFAN17

lynxx just called it meli

12:31 am

lynxxx

I just did too 29Palms

12:31 am

MLFAN17

is the FO 8 a compound?

12:31 am

Pinikula

fo8? * gasp *

12:31 am

cybernan

hello everyone -- how is it?

12:31 am

MLFAN17

o r something we should know?

12:31 am

Pinikula

hi nan ;)

12:31 am

lynxxx

fo8 - both are compound

12:32 am

MLFAN17

ty lynxx

12:32 am

Pinikula

both? there are 2?

12:32 am

meliae

got the other fo 8

12:32 am

lynxxx

yes - at least

12:33 am

Pinikula

* sigh * story of my life lately...I think I'm blind!

12:33 am

MLFAN17

That makes two of us Pinik

12:34 am

Pinikula

both are compounds, eh?

12:34 am

MLFAN17

i am at my usual 66 i am out of here poof

12:34 am

Pinikula

night mlf ;)

12:34 am

jillibus

bye mlf

12:34 am

meliae

nini Mlf

12:35 am

Twentynine Palms

pe7

12:36 am

meliae

ty twenty got it

12:36 am

Twentynine Palms

well, the supposed 9 is eluding me, and I have to get back to work. Good luck, y'all!

12:37 am

Twentynine Palms

yw mel

12:37 am

Pinikula

night 29

12:37 am

lynxxx

bye 29P

12:37 am

meliae

I have a feeling it is going to be a re 9

12:38 am

Team_Edward

its de9,60

12:38 am

Pinikula

anything's possible, meli!

12:38 am

Pinikula

then again, maybe not! :)

12:38 am

lynxxx

TY Edward

12:39 am

Team_Edward

there are ALOT of re words tho

12:40 am

Team_Edward

lol i only have 2 re words lol

12:40 am

Pinikula

somewhere in the neighborhood of 28 or thereabouts?

12:41 am

joshuavorbis

hi and nbt

12:41 am

meliae

I have 12

12:41 am

Pinikula

hi josh...well done

12:41 am

Pinikula

(as always)

12:45 am

meliae

100 to go

12:45 am

Pinikula

I greyed a tile!!!

12:45 am

Pinikula

I greyed a 2nd tile! I'm on a roll!! (NOT!)

12:45 am

Pinikula

well dont meli!

12:45 am

Pinikula

* do4

12:46 am

lynxxx

Yay got the 9 - was in the grid a few month ago

12:46 am

Pinikula

need 3 more for NBT :(

12:47 am

Anhtony

how many words does everybody have

12:47 am

Pinikula

Hi anthony...new to the grid?

12:47 am

swmbo

hi all! I have 113 words.

12:47 am

jillibus

over halfway

12:48 am

cybernan

found one of the fo 8's but can't spot the other

12:48 am

Pinikula

I have 80

12:48 am

Pinikula

hi swmbo ;)

12:48 am

Pinikula

well done, jilli :)

12:48 am

Anhtony

did it a while ago and remembered i had an account so i picked it up

12:48 am

jillibus

hi swmbo

12:48 am

meliae

one is a boat and one is where your ribs are

12:48 am

Pinikula

welcome back :)

12:48 am

swmbo

hi jili, how are you tonite?

12:48 am

lynxxx

last 3 letters differ C'nan

12:49 am

cybernan

I don't know about yours, but mine are in my chest!

12:50 am

cybernan

however, I did find it

12:50 am

swmbo

but they are on either si** of your sternum...

12:50 am

meliae

lol Nan :P

12:50 am

swmbo

or spine, depending on whcih si88 you are on LOL

12:51 am

jillibus

I'm ok now, swmbo but had a hairy drive home on slippery roads

12:51 am

Pinikula

bingo, got one!! :)

12:51 am

swmbo

oh, no, i hate hairy drives!

12:51 am

swmbo

i didn't think salt spring got icy?

12:52 am

jillibus

swmbo, we had a thin layer of snow and it's greasy underneath

12:53 am

jillibus

very different snow from back east

12:53 am

cybernan

nbt

12:53 am

swmbo

yuck. we had snow, but then it rained and now we have wet, wet, wet

12:53 am

jillibus

we also get black ice -- and sometimes lots of snow but it doesn't last long usually

12:53 am

Pinikula

alas...must hit the pillows...

12:53 am

Pinikula

will chat with y'all tmw ;)

12:53 am

jillibus

they mentioned freezing rain tomorrow

12:54 am

cybernan

it's just started snowing again here -- not supposed to get more than 5cm overnight though

12:54 am

swmbo

black ice is the worst. I don't mind winter driving too much, but black ice is scary

12:54 am

lynxxx

bye Pini

12:54 am

lynxxx

Half way - BBL

12:54 am

cybernan

did someone say the 9 is a de?

12:55 am

swmbo

yes, i have been looking but i am completely clueless LOL

12:55 am

jillibus

well, this was almost like black ice, and I had to come up this hill which is narrow and curvy and steepish in spots. I was shaking for quite a while when I finally got home.

12:56 am

SamanthaJoy

wow, jill, that sounds terrifying.

12:56 am

jillibus

It was.

12:56 am

swmbo

it does sound pretty awful. hills and curves with ice, bad

12:57 am

SamanthaJoy

I'm very glad you made it home all right. Congratulations on your driving skill; it must have been quite dangerous, and I'm glad you're warm and dry now.

12:57 am

jillibus

not quite ice, but tracks in the snow which would catch and slide the car sideways

12:57 am

SamanthaJoy

We just stay indoors in weather like that, including the time my husband got trapped at work for two days.

12:58 am

jillibus

thanks, sam. I couldn't stay indoors -- had an appointment in Victoria made last August, didn't want to miss it. Weather was ok when I started out.

12:59 am

swmbo

unfortunately i work 1/2 hour by highway from my home, and being 'storm stayed' isn't an option most of the time

1:00 am

cybernan

need one more j, but have no idea what it could be

1:00 am

SamanthaJoy

well, {{{hugs}}} to you jill. I know how it feels; we get days like that and I bet you were nearly sobbing with relief when you got home safely

1:01 am

SamanthaJoy

swmbo, in this case they had literally thousands of employees who didn't leave the building for two days. it was one of the nastiest ice storms this area has ever had, and we're southern so not prepared to deal with weather like that

1:01 am

meliae

ok listing I am going crazy here

1:01 am

jillibus

Too right, sam!

1:02 am

swmbo

yikes, that sounds BAD. I have the option of staying at work and I have a locker full of 'necessities' but it is getting to work that is crucial. i work in a health facility and if i don;t show up, another nurse gets to stay

1:02 am

SamanthaJoy

Yes. The worst is when it kicks in halfway through the drive. It's not safe to go back and it's not safe to go one and you know it will be hours before anyone can come to help, so what do you do?

1:03 am

swmbo

meliae how can we calm your craziness?

1:04 am

SamanthaJoy

Well, yes, swm, it was pretty awful but fortunately it doesn't get like that very often. it was a freak storm and people were camping out on conference tables and grumbling; thankfully the power never went out

1:04 am

meliae

find me my last 60 words lol

1:04 am

swmbo

hmmm, sicne i still have 101 to go, that might be tough, but i am willing to try...

1:05 am

SamanthaJoy

Because of jill's story, I keep phantoming "ordeal"

1:05 am

jillibus

Thia was a long day. I left here at 8:50 am to catch the 9:50 ferry to Victoria. Luckily was able to get the 3 pm ferry back and the snow had just begun. Got home, shaking, at about 4:30 pm. If I'd missed the 3 pm ferry the next one was at 5 pm and it would have been worse, and dark to boot.

1:06 am

cybernan

if you can have fe 4/9 why not the 6?

1:06 am

SamanthaJoy

I guess the hatfields and mccoys don't count, huh?

1:06 am

swmbo

only The Babbler knows....

1:06 am

cybernan

guess not

1:07 am

SamanthaJoy

oh, jill, and the power was still on so you had the option of making hot cocoa?

1:07 am

swmbo

well, now jilli you can relax with some tea maybe and Babble. and us.

1:08 am

jillibus

phooey on cocoa and tea -- a nice stiff vodka on the rox was in order!

1:08 am

swmbo

LOL

1:08 am

SamanthaJoy

*puts on soothing music* *mixes hot tea with a splash of whisky* *murmurs calming words in jill's direction*

1:09 am

jillibus

And I'll be heading for bed fairly soon -- it's 11:09 pm now

1:09 am

SamanthaJoy

well, the tea was decaf, so that should be all right

1:11 am

MPittore

the screen keeps jumping around

1:11 am

swmbo

AK! got the de9!

1:11 am

jillibus

Hooray for swmbo!!!

1:11 am

SamanthaJoy

w00+!

1:11 am

swmbo

it was serindipity

1:12 am

jillibus

is that a hint?

1:13 am

swmbo

no, not really, but i can hint if you want (is it too early?)

1:13 am

jillibus

not too early :)

1:14 am

cybernan

*waiting with baited breath...

1:14 am

swmbo

well, it is the plural of the residence of a de**

1:14 am

SamanthaJoy

swm, I'll get it in the AM; it's past 1AM here and I should have been in bed *mumble* hours ago

1:14 am

SamanthaJoy

I think I can sleep now, g'night y'all

1:15 am

jillibus

oh, ty swmbo -- we had the singular not long ago so I should have thought of it

1:15 am

cybernan

ty swmbo

1:16 am

swmbo

:)

1:19 am

jillibus

night sam, and thanks for the tea and sympathy

1:19 am

cybernan

150 down -- good time to retire -- food night all :)

1:20 am

jillibus

food night to you too, nan, lol!

1:20 am

cybernan

*good night

1:20 am

cybernan

and I"m not even hungry, jill -- a first!

1:20 am

swmbo

i think i'll head off to read a bit, TTY all soon!

1:20 am

mkg

got that de 9 too! super clue there swmbo!!!!!!!

1:20 am

dart001

hi jilli all late flip

1:20 am

cybernan

hi and good night dart

1:21 am

jillibus

I'm off too, with 138 down --- oh, hi dart!

1:21 am

jillibus

you should fly through this one, dart

1:21 am

dart001

bye nan jilli

1:22 am

flosey

back for a few more, hopefully

1:22 am

VolleymomDee

hi dart

1:22 am

dart001

hi volley

1:22 am

jillibus

where were you, flosey?

1:22 am

flosey

goodnight Jilli, sleep well

1:22 am

flosey

having tea and mince tarts

1:22 am

jillibus

yum!

1:23 am

flosey

having a free night tonight, got a few things done

1:24 am

jillibus

that's good. How's the snow at your end of the island?

1:24 am

flosey

looks like about 4"

1:24 am

meliae

back again had to get a snack to rerev my brain lol

1:24 am

flosey

very glad we didn't have to go out

1:25 am

mkg

not quite half way. but it is 225 am here. yipes. must sleep.

1:26 am

dart001

phant foundries

1:26 am

jillibus

I'm supposed to go to town tomorrow -- I think I'll cancel the doc appointment -- hope he'll give me the Xray results over the phone

1:26 am

flosey

goodnight mkg

1:26 am

jillibus

night mkg

1:27 am

flosey

they seem reluctant to do that

1:28 am

jillibus

well, if everything's ok I think they'll tell you.

1:28 am

flosey

certainly should, I think

1:28 am

jillibus

so maybe I'd better not ask!

1:29 am

flosey

I'd ask jilli

1:29 am

jillibus

I'll ask if they have the results yet.

1:29 am

jillibus

Of course, the forecast is for rain to wash it all away

1:30 am

flosey

when I asked the receptionist to fax the results to me once, I was told 'but you wouldn't know how to read them" - why would I ask if I couldn't

1:31 am

flosey

the other receptionist always faxed them to me

1:31 am

jillibus

Sometimes I think they think we're all feebleminded.
Well, I'll go now and let you find words!

1:31 am

flosey

have a good sleep tonight jilli

1:33 am

jillibus

I will, I'm sure! And *poof*

1:37 am

flosey

100 to go, and I'm off to bed, goodnight all

1:38 am

meliae

nini Flossy

1:39 am

meliae

24 to go and cross eyed

1:41 am

VolleymomDee

fireworks

1:41 am

meliae

anyone have the first li 6/21 please? the one after untruth?

1:41 am

meliae

Yay mom

1:41 am

dart001

wtg volley down to 50 here

1:42 am

meliae

I went to the list =)

1:42 am

dart001

resisted so far

1:42 am

MPittore

well, packing it in for the night...falling asleep on my keyboard...found one word that way *smile* cu 2morrow *poof*

1:42 am

VolleymomDee

ty

1:43 am

meliae

nini MP rest well

1:43 am

VolleymomDee

went to list at 45

1:43 am

meliae

I think I went at 60

1:43 am

VolleymomDee

well off to shower to open up my head; hugs to all til the flip

1:43 am

MPittore

nite mel 126 left

1:44 am

VolleymomDee

*poof*

1:44 am

meliae

nini Dee

1:46 am

lynxxx

li6.21 hosen

1:47 am

meliae

hmmm lynnx thinking

1:48 am

lynxxx

those cute little leather german shorts with a bib and braces - well cute on kids anyway

1:49 am

dart001

ok 35 left list time

1:51 am

meliae

no idea Lynxx

1:52 am

meliae

got it

1:52 am

meliae

diff spelling than theone I know

1:52 am

lynxxx

Rhymes with take me to your lea***

1:53 am

lynxxx

oh sorry, I must have confused you but good you found it

1:53 am

meliae

no 3rd con in the way I was thinking it was spelled

1:53 am

meliae

I mean vowel

1:53 am

meliae

and it is 5 leters long

1:54 am

helensgirlkid

1:54 am

lynxxx

not seen it spelled that way but is probably the correct german way!

1:54 am

helensgirlkid

1:54 am

helensgirlkid

1:54 am

helensgirlkid

1:54 am

helensgirlkid

1:55 am

helensgirlkid

Sorry - the hosen don't have an "i" - it's the song

1:59 am

lynxxx

mmm so clue should have been.... li & l****hosen. Apologies all around

2:02 am

meliae

8 to go

2:02 am

lynxxx

go Mel!

2:02 am

meliae

not a problem Lynnx I googled hosin and it came up and I just monkeyed from there

2:04 am

meliae

stuck on 3 re 6 words

2:04 am

meliae

re 6/24 after you re** what you sow

2:05 am

lynxxx

past tense?

2:05 am

grannyrose

now there's a surprise. not my favourite combo either

2:05 am

meliae

askdjalksdjas thats all I have to say about that word LMAO

2:05 am

meliae

thank you

2:06 am

jillibus

(just peeked in -- it's lederhosen, and the li word is German for songs)

2:07 am

jillibus

*repoof*

2:07 am

meliae

re 6/18 after the brazil account 4 letter word re 4/4

2:07 am

lynxxx

All found out and apologised for Jilli...clue even revamped

2:07 am

grannyrose

mel, to hammer again

2:08 am

meliae

can you tell I am tired lol

2:08 am

meliae

thank you

2:08 am

grannyrose

it's the re's. they will do it to you every time

2:08 am

lynxxx

come on Mel, nearly there

2:10 am

meliae

4 to go

2:11 am

meliae

1 and its a 7 lol

2:12 am

grannyrose

mel, the dregs, what's left

2:12 am

lynxxx

a re?

2:12 am

meliae

se 7

2:12 am

grannyrose

put fourth vowel in end of re6

2:12 am

meliae

no clue yet please

2:12 am

grannyrose

darn, sorry mel

2:14 am

meliae

~ Firewords ~ whew

2:14 am

lynxxx

Hooray for Mel!!

2:14 am

grannyrose

WTG MEL!!!!!!

2:15 am

meliae

your clue was for a RE I was looking for a SE so its all good

2:15 am

grannyrose

* smiling at you, babe *

2:15 am

dart001

fireworks

2:15 am

meliae

fun grid not to many archair and obsolte words for once

2:16 am

grannyrose

WTG DART!!!!

2:16 am

meliae

archaic sheesh cant spell

2:16 am

meliae

woohooo Dart

2:16 am

lynxxx

Congrats Dart!!

2:17 am

dart001

waiting for one of these to have 450 words...been a while

2:17 am

grannyrose

it would seem that being able to spell is not a requirement when playing babble, thinking of all the babblets we have

2:18 am

meliae

not being able to type works too I get a lot of words from typos LOL

2:18 am

grannyrose

dream on, dart....

2:18 am

meliae

yes dart is has been we need a huge one

2:18 am

lynxxx

Did you finish too Rose?

2:18 am

dart001

have had a lot of 96ish and a lot of 175-190ish

2:18 am

grannyrose

yes, lyn. about 45 mins ago

2:19 am

meliae

even a 400 word one would be nice

2:19 am

lynxxx

Congrats to you too then! Just wanted to check as need t go out for a while. Bye all

2:19 am

meliae

I missed yesterday got a few mins to look it over before the flip it looked like a fun one

2:19 am

dart001

i'm sure it will happen on the day i don't have much time

2:19 am

grannyrose

with just the right amount of e's, a's, r's, s's, t's, d's......

2:19 am

meliae

okies Lynnx thank you for the help

2:19 am

joshuavorbis

i wonder what the mode word count is

2:20 am

joshuavorbis

i say 236 or 237

2:20 am

meliae

of course it will be like on Christmas eve or something

2:20 am

meliae

I think the biggest one I have done was 500 and something

2:20 am

dart001

gonna run...nite all

2:20 am

meliae

nini Dart

2:20 am

joshuavorbis

i think 599 is the record, and i remember doing that one

2:21 am

grannyrose

or worse, new years eve, when too blotto to see

2:21 am

grannyrose

nite dart and lyn

2:21 am

meliae

LOL Rose

2:21 am

grannyrose

then again, might be at my most creative

2:23 am

meliae

well I suppose I had best get my butt to bed stayed later than I planned on, thank you for the clues Rose

2:23 am

grannyrose

np, mel, hope you have a good night. see you at the flip?

2:24 am

meliae

maybe depends on how late we get back from looking at christmas lights

2:24 am

meliae

nini =)

2:24 am

grannyrose

enjoy, mel.sleepwell

2:25 am

grannyrose

you there , josh?

2:25 am

joshuavorbis

still here - 20 left and still going commando

2:25 am

grannyrose

woohoo, josh

2:51 am

joshuavorbis

fireworks

3:03 am

grannyrose

sorry,josh, to have missed your fireworks. WTG JOSH!!!!

3:05 am

grannyrose

so i said to myself, self, why are you talking to the air? and on that note i shall depart.

3:36 am

zoozzoom

Hello everyone :-)

3:39 am

Haz1558

Good morning, zooz.

3:44 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Haz, sorry was getting into the grid..lol

3:45 am

Haz1558

No problem, zooz, it's a bit more cooperative than yesterday's offering.

3:46 am

zoozzoom

So it seems, which is nice.

3:52 am

lynxxx

hi Haz & Zooz

3:52 am

Haz1558

Hello, lynxxx.

4:04 am

Haz1558

What sort of a dictionary doesn't accept eejit?

4:06 am

lynxxx

same one that doesn't accept outie

4:06 am

Haz1558

So narrow-minded.

4:18 am

Andree

hi everyone

4:18 am

Haz1558

Hello, Andree.

4:18 am

lynxxx

hi Andree

4:21 am

Haz1558

What's new with you, Andree?

4:23 am

Andree

i've put the business with a broker so now i await results, i am really ready to retire and have decided i will take any offer, i would have to work another couple of years to get a good price after this economic downturn and i am just not prepared to

4:24 am

Haz1558

I hope you get a good result, Andree. As you say, you could be hanging on for a while with no guarantees of a better outcome.

4:25 am

lynxxx

Big step Andree, a hard decision I bet. Well done

4:27 am

Andree

it is hard as i need a certain amount to buy myself a house, will have to lower my sights, not the end of the world

4:27 am

Haz1558

So, the arrangement with your daughter isn't permanent?

4:28 am

lynxxx

How close to the centre of Sydney are you now?

4:29 am

Andree

Jules and i are renting together and its worked well, our lease has been renewed until october and i think i will have had enough by then, i like living alone

4:30 am

Andree

lynxxx about 35mins by car, 45mins by bus

4:30 am

lynxxx

'cept for Hugo of course!

4:30 am

Andree

of course, he's my little mate

4:31 am

Haz1558

I foresee a tug of love when the time comes to part Hugo from your granddaughters.

4:31 am

Haz1558

They'll go to court to demand visitation rights.

4:32 am

Andree

ha ha , the kids do love him, i will suggest jules gets a dog for them when hugo is gone

4:33 am

Haz1558

It would seem only right.

4:36 am

Haz1558

Phone

4:38 am

Andree

just looking at the row of dogs on chog, so funny

4:39 am

lynxxx

don't you depit olives?

4:40 am

Andree

i do but not enable

4:40 am

Atalante

you need a little black dog for variety

4:41 am

lynxxx

well!

4:41 am

lynxxx

(Refreshed) OK you can join in chat

4:42 am

Atalante

ty :)

4:42 am

Andree

hi ata

4:42 am

lynxxx

How are you Ata, you were missing for such a long time I thought the dreaded lergy had struck you down again

4:43 am

Atalante

half right :) I still can't do much! It's so frustrating. But had to pop up to COtswolds last week cos sister is in hospital

4:44 am

lynxxx

Is she OK now? - well as much as she can be

4:44 am

Haz1558

Hello, Ata! Just back from the phone and on way to hang washing on the line.

4:45 am

Atalante

she's still in hospital, but grumpy so that's a good sign!

4:45 am

Haz1558

If we keep talking we can have nothing but dog icons on chat.

4:45 am

Atalante

hi haz! hi la glitterata!

4:45 am

Haz1558

Bonjour!

4:46 am

Atalante

Shouldnt you learn the Gaelic for Bonjour?

4:46 am

Atalante

or isn't there any NI Gaelic? lol

4:46 am

Haz1558

I should, shouldn't I? We didn't get taught Irish in school.

4:46 am

Haz1558

I know Slainte, that's about the height of it.

4:47 am

Atalante

the most important word

4:47 am

Haz1558

The weird thing is hearing Irish spoken with a Northern accent and English words interspersed. They haven't got words for some things so the English has to do.

4:47 am

Atalante

ooooh odd

4:48 am

Haz1558

aasdl afdkjfk; a;dkfjkk computer a;ldkjf a;lfkj;j Madonna. You get the drift.

4:48 am

Atalante

like French then!

4:48 am

Atalante

blah blah blah weekend blah blah blah

4:48 am

Haz1558

Exactly.

4:49 am

Haz1558

Cut and blow dry in French is le coupe et brushing.

4:49 am

Atalante

shampooing is shampooing

4:50 am

Aussieme

Hey Babblers !

4:50 am

Haz1558

Hello, Aussie!

4:50 am

Andree

hi aussie

4:50 am

Aussieme

ok, how come my icon is Georgia, when I just put scooby doo up !

4:51 am

Haz1558

I see Scooby Doo when I click on the profile.

4:51 am

Andree

me too, need to refresh

4:51 am

lynxxx

hi Aussie, I refreshed and it is OK

4:52 am

Andree

keeps our row of dogs

4:53 am

Haz1558

I refreshed and it didn't change for me. Hold on while I aim a good kick at the computer.

4:53 am

Aussieme

I see scooby when I click my profile, but its still Georgia when I refresh.

4:53 am

Haz1558

It's dogs the whole way down the page!

4:54 am

Aussieme

not mine, its still Georgia... I refreshed 5 times !

4:54 am

Haz1558

Just pretend you can see Scooby just off camera, Aussie.

4:54 am

lynxxx

That happens to me too Aussie

4:55 am

Aussieme

I'll have to..... grrrrrruff !! lol

4:56 am

Haz1558

What's the icon theme supposed to be, I wonder?

4:56 am

Haz1558

We're such rebels.

4:56 am

Aussieme

A-ha !! Now I see Scooby !! I had to come out of Babble, and back in again to see him !

4:56 am

Haz1558

I drove through a red light last week.

4:57 am

Haz1558

Okay, it wasn't a proper traffic red light, it was one of those lights set up by people making holes in the road.

4:57 am

lynxxx

Suns today...perhaps we can pretend it is still Monday if we get busted

4:57 am

Andree

a true rebel haz, hope you did't get booked

4:57 am

Haz1558

I lost patience when the thing kept me sitting for ages when there was clearly nothing coming and I was late for an appointment.

4:58 am

Haz1558

So far, so good, no summons in the post or anything.

4:58 am

Haz1558

Sometimes you just have to defy rules. Once a decade or so, just to show you have a mind of your own.

4:59 am

lynxxx

if so, shouldn't you have made sure someone was watching?

5:00 am

Haz1558

There were people behind me in the queue. I live dangerously.

5:00 am

Aussieme

lol Haz !

5:00 am

o-o

I think anyone that breaks rules is a rulebreaker

5:01 am

Haz1558

I noticed they all followed me.

5:01 am

lynxxx

hi BabRab

5:01 am

Aussieme

Hey BabRab !

5:01 am

Andree

they were probably dying to do the same

5:01 am

o-o

Hello, lyn

5:01 am

Haz1558

Yes, but I had sat for five minutes at the red light, clearly nothing coming the other way. I say I was performing a public service.

5:02 am

o-o

Howdy, Aussie

5:02 am

Aussieme

Where you lead, others will follow Haz :)

5:03 am

Haz1558

I know. The men who were making the holes in the road were off having their tea-break, I think they had forgotten to set the light properly.

5:03 am

lynxxx

Its a bit of a stretch but we can imagine BabRab's icon is the back view of 2 dogs (kinda)

5:03 am

o-o

Labels are only intended to label anyway

5:03 am

Aussieme

yep Lynx.... (kinda)

5:04 am

lynxxx

hate labels

5:05 am

Haz1558

I hated having to sew name labels on my daughters' school clothes.

5:05 am

Aussieme

I hate labels too..... they are sticky things !

5:05 am

Haz1558

Fiddly things.

5:05 am

Atalante

the dreaded S word!

5:06 am

Aussieme

which Ata, Sticky, Sew or School ?

5:06 am

o-o

But not to have labels means being unlabeled

5:06 am

lynxxx

I was thinking more the labels that people like to categorise you with

5:06 am

Haz1558

I know! It shows the depths of my maternal love that I was prepared to put hand to needle and thread.

5:06 am

Atalante

all of them!

5:07 am

lynxxx

lol sew - almost as bad as ir**

5:07 am

Aussieme

I dont like being labelled..... I have several labels at work....

5:07 am

Haz1558

If you could have ir** on labels that would stick, I'd be in clover.

5:07 am

Aussieme

I will sew and iron for you Lynx....

5:08 am

Aussieme

**am offering, because I did everyone else's last night**

5:08 am

lynxxx

really! do you do mending as well?

5:08 am

Aussieme

whadda ya need mending ?

5:08 am

Haz1558

She'll be wanting embroidery next.

5:08 am

lynxxx

...plus you'll do anything for a free trip back

5:09 am

Aussieme

lol Lynx :)

5:09 am

Aussieme

I was round the world like Santa last night..... I was at Sprites one minute, and then at Herins....

5:09 am

o-o

I do a lot of mending ... a lady at the store even asked, "Who the heck did that terrible sewing? I hope you did not pay them!"

5:10 am

Haz1558

What was your response?

5:11 am

lynxxx

lol, would have been funny to see her reaction when you told her

5:11 am

o-o

I said you made my day ... I was laughing so hard

5:12 am

Haz1558

I sewed a label on my daughter's apron for Home Economics. The teacher, being a Home Economics teacher and therefore fussy as can be, pointed out how badly it was sewn and told her to get it re6/21. It so happened that it was parent teacher interview that evening, so I introduced myself 'Hello, I'm the mother who can't sew.'

5:13 am

Haz1558

Thank goodness she didn't offer personal tuition.

5:13 am

Atalante

loooooool :)

5:14 am

lynxxx

did you ever try a stapler?

5:14 am

Aussieme

rofl Haz....

5:14 am

o-o

Good for you, Haz. I have far more serious issues to deal with than how well I mend my clothes.... I was quite amused

5:14 am

Aussieme

and thanks for the re6/21 :)

5:15 am

lynxxx

I am sure seapie should be accepted

5:15 am

Haz1558

The staples would have been too big. We're talking fiddly wee things. Hems are fine for the occasional safety pin, and you can get away with sellotape for a while.

5:15 am

Andree

off to bed for me, lovely to see you all

5:15 am

Andree

poof

5:15 am

Haz1558

Good night, Andree.

5:15 am

Aussieme

Night night Andree :)

5:15 am

lynxxx

nite Andree

5:16 am

Aussieme

seer

5:16 am

Aussieme

oops !

5:16 am

Haz1558

Okay, I'd better take a break and get those clothes hung out. I'll be back later - bye for now!

5:17 am

o-o

be well

5:17 am

Haz1558

*gone*

5:17 am

Atalante

bye dear!

5:17 am

lynxxx

and I'm giving up for tonite, can't see anything anymore. Nite all!

5:18 am

Aussieme

Night night Lynx

5:18 am

Aussieme

see you soon Haz...

5:18 am

o-o

be well, lyn

5:18 am

o-o

What project are you working on now, Ata?

5:22 am

Atalante

all sorts of bits and bobs, I've got to start a Cool Thing, but it's got the potential to be so cool that I'm scared of starting it!

5:23 am

Aussieme

Ata... you are wonderful, you can do ANYTHING !!!

5:24 am

Atalante

it's going to be the Two Trees, Aussie. Back to my favourite ever topic!

5:24 am

Aussieme

you can do it Ata..... you can !

5:28 am

Atalante

I know :) It's just my hands are still so shaky half the time from flu-shivers!

5:28 am

Aussieme

hmmm, didn't know the un6 was a word.

5:29 am

Aussieme

{{Ata}} you want some hot water bottles in your trousers :)

5:30 am

movieman

clues for the 8s and the 9 plz

5:30 am

Atalante

i do!

5:31 am

Aussieme

the 8's are both fo words (I dont have them yet) and the 9 is de9/60 (I don't have that either)

5:33 am

City 17 dweller

the de9 sounds like tall towers in which headmasters roost

5:34 am

amelu0218

one fo8 reminds me of pirates...

5:34 am

movieman

ty all

5:37 am

NonnieLight

morning all...one fo is a compound word fo4/7 + not back or front but your si4/5

5:37 am

Atalante

we seem to have that de9 a lot recently

5:37 am

Aussieme

Morning Nonnie :)

5:38 am

NonnieLight

hiya aussie!

5:38 am

Aussieme

how come we cannot have a singular de8, but a plural de9 ?

5:44 am

Atalante

cos the single ends in y

5:47 am

Aussieme

A-ha ! that would be why then ! duh !

5:47 am

Aussieme

fu4/13 ?

5:47 am

Aussieme

NM, found it !

5:48 am

Aussieme

bbiab...... got to get Smurf's snack....

5:48 am

Aussieme

**poof**

5:53 am

beachboggle

good morning, Babblers!

5:57 am

Atalante

hi beach!

5:59 am

Scrabbler

Ruh-roh, Scooby Doo is here!

6:01 am

Atalante

hi scrabs!

6:02 am

Scrabbler

How is everyone?

6:04 am

JBV

Hell -o - o- o- o- hi scrabs, there's an echo in here

6:05 am

JBV

we came in and everyone left

6:06 am

beachboggle

Hi JBV!

6:06 am

beachboggle

I was staring at the grid

6:06 am

JBV

hi beach!

6:06 am

beachboggle

Hi Scrab

6:10 am

Scrabbler

And I arrived late due to hitting the snooze button 3 or 4 times.

6:11 am

Atalante

COLD! cold cold cold brb I need oatmeal :)

6:11 am

Scrabbler

This is a tough grid, I bet. Words are not jumping out at me.

6:12 am

JBV

I was up early - pre-dawn babble - but now it's my get ready for work time - just need one more for 100, then I call it a morning

6:12 am

JBV

got it ! - good luck everyone - have a great day, see you later

6:12 am

movieman

clue for the corner e plz

6:13 am

rolin

muslim festival MM

6:13 am

EspritdJean

what you get from duck feathers

6:13 am

movieman

ta jean

6:14 am

EspritdJean

ei5/12

6:14 am

Enomis65

duck feathers movieman

6:14 am

rolin

ha so it it..ty jean

6:14 am

EspritdJean

yw

6:18 am

Scrabbler

Hello MM, Je4, Enomis, Ro

6:19 am

Enomis65

hey scrabbler

6:23 am

Atalante

mmmm oatmeal

6:23 am

crosshair

morning everyone;) wax up your ski,s scrabbs! http://tinyurl.com/yjxw4zo

6:25 am

Scrabbler

Woo hoo for you, Cross! Your ski resort is open, right?

6:25 am

Atalante

yay for falling down season!

6:25 am

crosshair

havent checked,but i assume so with all this snow we had

6:26 am

crosshair

im on to different things now,i dont get to the hill much anymore,leave it to the tourists

6:26 am

Enomis65

where are you crosshair? the ski resorts are open here in ottawa

6:27 am

crosshair

im in collingwood at the base of blue mtn enomis

6:27 am

crosshair

but im not a skier,so unless im doing a job up there,i do not follow it

6:28 am

crosshair

ive broken enough bones thank you,ill leave it to the skiers now;0

6:28 am

Enomis65

don't ski anymore but used to love it

6:30 am

crosshair

one year ,we even had someone get chewed up by a grooming machine..ugh

6:31 am

Atalante

ouch

6:31 am

Scrabbler

Me too, for downhill. Now I stick with XC-skiing and I just got myself snowshoes for Xmas.

6:31 am

Enomis65

ouch!

6:31 am

Enomis65

dies

6:31 am

Enomis65

sorry!

6:31 am

crosshair

yaa,for safe snowshoes! those fancy aluminium ones scrabbs?

6:32 am

Scrabbler

TY, enomis!

6:32 am

Enomis65

but how appropriate with ski accident (weird coincidence) LOL

6:32 am

Eva

had to strap on my cleats yesterday just to make it down the driveway...winter is really here.

6:32 am

Scrabbler

Yes, Crossy, but I haven't tried them yet. We decided to XC ski on Saturday while conditions were ideal

6:32 am

crosshair

she passed alright,they had to blot her up with a sponge..doubble ugh

6:33 am

Scrabbler

At 56/160 I must get ready for work. Blaaaaaah.

6:33 am

crosshair

yes eva,they have theese nice rubberized slip on cleats that fit most boots and shoes,check it out;)

6:34 am

Enomis65

bye scrabbler have a nice day!

6:34 am

Eva

I have those. And also the Yaktraks. They are great, although they do change the way your foot hits the ground which can create some probems with frequent walking.

6:35 am

Eva

Is there a trick to snow shoeing? I've seen films where people make it look so beautiful and easy, but when I use mine I look like a drunken penguin, and although it does make it possible to get through deep snow it certainly isn't easy or graceful.

6:36 am

Team_Edward

ad6,24 please... good morning;)

6:38 am

Anniebrook

fo

6:38 am

Anniebrook

un

6:38 am

Anniebrook

and hello everyone

6:38 am

Eva

morning annie

6:39 am

Anniebrook

good morning Eva

6:40 am

Eva

ride

6:40 am

Eva

sorry!

6:41 am

Anniebrook

Eva, You just want to get at the cookies in the PB!

6:41 am

crosshair

indeed eve,when you swing the foot foward,you go in a gentle outside arc,while gently dragging the back end of the snow shoe,then repeat with other foot(older style of shoe)

6:43 am

crosshair

first time out,you will think your inner thigh muscles will explode hehe

6:44 am

crosshair

the new metal shoes are much better so im told

6:44 am

Anniebrook

Hi crossy

6:44 am

crosshair

howdy annie:)))

6:45 am

Eva

I do have the newer metal ones. But the slight outside arc is important....would keep me from stepping on my feet. Also good to know that it's supposed to take so much energy. I thought I was doing something wrong.

6:46 am

crosshair

it is very good for your cardivascular sys;0

6:46 am

crosshair

damn typos

6:47 am

crosshair

30 minutes on a pair of those is like 2 hours in the gym hehe

6:48 am

Eva

It's the only way I can refill the birdfeeder later in the winter. Also, I didn't realize the first times that with new snow you need to pack down the snow with one foot before stepping into it...otherwise you end up thigh deep and stuck. The only way I could get out was by lying on my back and pulling my leg out.

6:48 am

crosshair

i sweat so badly when i do that,i have to think very carefully about layering with the clothes

6:48 am

crosshair

indeed eva

6:49 am

Eva

Or we could buy tickets to Costa Rica and forget the whole thing

6:49 am

crosshair

hehe.poctures eva making showshoe angels

6:50 am

crosshair

lol eva..we can raid my brothers place down there;))

6:50 am

Eva

It did give me time to ponder the sky and mortality. i.e.how long would it take for someone to notice my absence and come and find me if I couldn't get unstuck.

6:50 am

Eva

Your brother has a place in Costa Rica?!!!! When do we go?

6:50 am

crosshair

he does indeed eva

6:51 am

Eva

Obviously the common sense genes in your family were not distributed equally(-:

6:51 am

crosshair

best to carry a flare gun for the days you fill the feeder;)

6:52 am

crosshair

no,they were not,for him opertunity knocked..for me the bird of paradice flew up my nose lol

6:52 am

Eva

I love watching the chickadees come to the feeder. It's like they rain from the sky-in free fall.

6:53 am

Eva

Does he like Costa Rica. Everyone I know who has gone loves it. But I don't speak Spanish (English, French and some Hebrew but no Spanish) and although I know that lots of people there speak English it always feels bad to me to go somewhere and assume that people will adapt to my langauge needs.

6:54 am

crosshair

he LOVES it there eva,it is his 3rd year living there,he has the kids enrolled in an english scool and they are all learning spanish as well as french

6:55 am

crosshair

and they have a local U.S funded hospotal nearby for any medical care(most locals would not afford this)

6:56 am

hego

Morning all

6:56 am

crosshair

howdy hego

6:56 am

Eva

I hear that it is becoming more and more of an American ex-pat place, much more expensive, etc. But I am awfully tempted except that I utterly despise flying. I'm not thinking of moving full-time, but an escape from these dark days.

6:56 am

Eva

morning hego

6:56 am

crosshair

eva,you can live like a queen there with american dollars

6:57 am

Eva

oh boy it sounds tempting! Do you visit him often?

6:57 am

crosshair

he is earning in the upper 60,s there which give him more per anum that the costa rican president lol

6:58 am

Eva

what does he do for a living?

6:58 am

crosshair

he works for a internet poker company who,s head office is based there

6:58 am

hego

Yikes! 11 j words!

6:59 am

Eva

the r's are driving me nuts

6:59 am

hego

And vowel words!

7:00 am

crosshair

you had to say 11 didnt you?

7:00 am

Eva

Definetly something to look into more deeply crossy

7:00 am

crosshair

cards are not my forte

7:00 am

hego

Sorry Crossy. What about 23 p's.

7:00 am

crosshair

gambling with anything beyond a weekly lottery ticket is dangerous for me

7:01 am

crosshair

hego..i dont like you now

7:01 am

hego

I mean 39!!!

7:01 am

Eva

the gambling doesn't tmept me at all.

7:01 am

hego

Sniff....

7:01 am

crosshair

i just stear clear

7:01 am

hego

Sob...

7:01 am

crosshair

steer

7:02 am

crosshair

ok ok hego..i like you still ok?

7:02 am

crosshair

cant stand to see the ladies crying

7:02 am

hego

Brightens up

7:02 am

Uneaixoise

dog falls from owl's nest and is saved by motorist: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAkvryk
pHZo

7:02 am

Uneaixoise

i always thought those were just "stories" -- no more!

7:03 am

hego

Hi Une

7:03 am

Uneaixoise

morning, hego :-)

7:05 am

Uneaixoise

reading back thru chog, eva -- i love my chickadees as well -- so cute and they crack me up when they fuss at me to get movin' when I'm out filling up the feeder :-)

7:08 am

Uneaixoise

apparently i killed the chog . . . again :-)

7:09 am

hego

I think it was my fault Une

7:09 am

Uneaixoise

:-D

7:09 am

hego

All that talk about j words, etc.

7:09 am

Haz1558

FM not around to take the blame?

7:09 am

Uneaixoise

haz! howdy!

7:09 am

hego

Hi Haz!

7:10 am

Eva

I know unea-they are utterly fearless. Sometimes when the feeder is empty I'll be standing in the kitchen and will feel as if someone is watching me - will turn around and see a flock of chickadees staring at me like "Isn't there something you've forgotten!"

7:10 am

Haz1558

Hello! Nicer grid today, isn't it?

7:10 am

Eva

morinng has

7:10 am

Uneaixoise

so true, eva! LOL

7:10 am

Uneaixoise

definitely nicer, haz!

7:10 am

hego

Nice for Haz, maybe.

7:10 am

Eva

Let's try tht again: morning Haz

7:11 am

Haz1558

Good morning, Eva and everyone.

7:11 am

Haz1558

Oh, it's nicer for everyone, yesterday's was a bit of a trial.

7:12 am

Uneaixoise

with all those nu's, the grid must be freeeeezing! LOL

7:13 am

Haz1558

I know, it doesn't bear thinking about.

7:13 am

Uneaixoise

:-D

7:14 am

Trifioso

good morning, friends! Just a few minutes to babble this a.m., and I would really like to have nbt before I go. Can anyone give me a nudge for the bottom right e please?

7:14 am

hego

How is Spangle today? (I adore that name)

7:14 am

Haz1558

Think of a downy duck, Trif, ei5.

7:14 am

hego

Hi Trif

7:14 am

Merk

Good morning, Trif, Hego, Une, Haz and everyone.

7:14 am

Haz1558

She's well, hego, we've had a nice walk and she's settling down for a snooze.

7:15 am

hego

Hi Merk

7:15 am

Haz1558

Hello, Merk.

7:15 am

Trifioso

thanks haz! I had the ei4, and kept trying to plural it - forgot about the r. Have filed it away for future use, hopefully!

7:15 am

hego

Lucky Spangle

7:15 am

Haz1558

You're welcome, Trif.

7:16 am

Trifioso

okay, gotta hit the shower - first day of my new job! keep a good thought for me, okay? I am SO NERVOUS!!!

7:17 am

Haz1558

You'll be grand. If you're wearing a skirt, make sure that you haven't got it tucked into your knickers after you've visited the loo.

7:17 am

hego

Good Luck Trif!!!

7:17 am

Haz1558

And your shoes are matching?

7:18 am

hego

LOL Haz!

7:18 am

Haz1558

It has happened. Not to me, for I always check....

7:18 am

Trifioso

might get me a raise, you never know! ha ha ha - poof!

7:19 am

Haz1558

Bye Trif!

7:19 am

Eva

have a great time Trif and remember that it's normal to be nervous initially. In a few months you'll smile at how scared you were.

7:23 am

flosey

good morning everyone - and good luck in the new job trif, you'll be just fine

7:24 am

Haz1558

Good morning, flosey.

7:24 am

hego

Hi Flosey

7:24 am

Merk

nose arises from the grid ... good luck, Trif.

7:24 am

hego

Nice to see your nose

7:25 am

mom2han8

Hi all...

7:25 am

flosey

hi mom2

7:25 am

hego

Hi Mom

7:25 am

Merk

It's not bad ... better than the premier of Italy's this morning.

7:25 am

periwinkle

hello all

7:26 am

periwinkle

tivel, are you here?

7:26 am

reen16

hint on the 9?

7:26 am

hego

Hi Peri

7:26 am

Haz1558

I know. He's very much a figure of fun normally but he's had a nasty blow to the face, teeth broken and everything.

7:26 am

mom2han8

what happened to the premier of Italy?

7:26 am

Haz1558

de9 - places where churchmen/university heads live.

7:26 am

mom2han8

I've been up since 6 playing "Step and Fetch it"... don't even have tv on!

7:27 am

Haz1558

He was attacked with a model of Milan Cathedral, the perpetrator has a history of mental problems.

7:27 am

mom2han8

Berlusconi (??spelling)... did he fall? Or did an angry husband punch him?

7:27 am

Haz1558

It happened a couple of days ago.

7:27 am

periwinkle

hints on the 8's pls

7:28 am

mom2han8

Well, I suppose if one has to be attacked with something....

7:28 am

Haz1558

Both are compound words - fo8.

7:28 am

periwinkle

ty, will look

7:28 am

Dorens

angryhusband? with berlusconi, it could have been an angry father!

7:29 am

Haz1558

Hello Dorens - your name is in the grid today!

7:29 am

mom2han8

LOL Dorens. Too true.

7:29 am

hego

Hello Dorens

7:29 am

EvaNadine

mornin babblers!

7:29 am

Dorens

hi. yes, haz.. i have a common name (as far as babble goes!)

7:29 am

Haz1558

Hello, EvaN!

7:29 am

flosey

lol, just monkeyed de6 and 7, what on earth is that

7:29 am

Dorens

running out the door... happy babbles everyone

7:29 am

hego

Italians are so entertaining

7:30 am

hego

Hi Eva

7:30 am

Haz1558

Bye Dorens!

7:30 am

mom2han8

Yes Hego... I am married to one, LOL.

7:30 am

hego

I am Italian Mom2

7:31 am

flosey

my d-i-l is Italian, she and her family are the loveliest people you could ever hope to meet

7:32 am

mom2han8

Recently I overheard my daughter identify herself as Italian (not Irish and Italian... just Italian)... I was like.... OUCH! I was like, hold on there a second... you are half Irish, too!

7:32 am

hego

They're kind of the fun uncle of the European union, I think.

7:32 am

mom2han8

My husband's family is awesome, as well. I actually really LOVE my mother in law.

7:32 am

flosey

how very, very lucky you are mom2

7:33 am

hego

When my family is together, there's always laughs.

7:33 am

Haz1558

I'm always interested that Americans look back to their roots - does that always stand or do you think there will be some point that people will just see themselves as Americans?

7:33 am

mom2han8

We live in NJ.. so the NJ Italians have this reputation, ya know??? Most Italian-Americans are really not like you see them portrayed on TV...

7:34 am

hego

We do see ourselves as Amerocans Haz

7:34 am

mom2han8

Haz... No, I don't think it will. We are a country of immigrants. It is our history.

7:34 am

hego

But our roots are important too.

7:34 am

reen16

hah got the 9 ty

7:34 am

Lance1234

ans

7:34 am

mom2han8

If I was in Europe and someone asked me what I was I would say American, but in America if someone asks what you are you tell them your ethnic heritage.

7:35 am

hego

True mom

7:35 am

car.eeyore

well done reen!

7:35 am

Haz1558

It's just interesting to observe from an outside point of view. I suppose it's a case of America being a melting pot, but not so much that everyone loses sight of where they came from.

7:35 am

mom2han8

For the most part, the American experience is that of the immigrant.

7:36 am

hego

Exactly, Haz

7:36 am

EvaNadine

i think it has a lot to do with the fact that there are still people coming into the country, and probably always will be. it isnt a settled mixture, theres always something new...

7:36 am

reen16

redo hints on the fo8 please?

7:36 am

mom2han8

There is a proudness to it, as well... the idea that someone in our family packed up and set off to find a better life.

7:36 am

Haz1558

But then what happens when the nationalities intermarry? Or is there a kind of unspoken rule that you marry within your own Italian or Irish or Swedish roots?

7:37 am

periwinkle

still lookin for the fo8's

7:37 am

hego

When I first went to Italy, it wasn't like going somewher foreign, it was like going home.

7:37 am

Haz1558

fo8 - you might see it on a boat.

7:37 am

mom2han8

That used to be the case Haz, not so true anymore... certainly the Italians and the Irish intermarried because they shared a common religion.

7:37 am

flosey

right, as is Canada - a mixture of many different heritages and cultures - makes up for a very nation - all learning from each other

7:37 am

reen16

meh almost can spell forensic D:

7:37 am

mom2han8

my phantom today is foundry

7:38 am

reen16

got 1 of the Fo8, opposite of backside

7:38 am

hego

I was married to a Jewish man for many years, Haz

7:38 am

flosey

very **interesting** omitted below

7:38 am

Haz1558

fo8/60 - same beginning as the other compound fo, this time use one of what a dice has six of.

7:38 am

mom2han8

Yes Flosey... we see you as Canadians, but when I travel in Canada people do identify with their roots, as well...

7:39 am

reen16

thats the 1 i have haz lol

7:39 am

reen16

bah foresee doesnt work either D:

7:39 am

Haz1558

I find the whole concept of family fascinating. Can you imagine what it must have been like for those left behind when the early immigrants set off? In those days there was every chance that they would never see them again.

7:40 am

EvaNadine

i think that depends on the background at hand, and how many generations back it goes in the states. i have friends who are indian or middle-eastern in heritage whose parents fully expect them to marry within their own culture, or might even have arranged marriages. for other cultures, people dont really care.
my parents came straight from england + im sure they always assumed i would marry a white guy, though they never assumed he would be of english heritage. but if i had chosen someone of another background, they would be fine with that too.

7:40 am

Haz1558

fo8 - think in terms of shipping, old-style.

7:40 am

mom2han8

My husband's grandfather came here at 15 and never saw a soul again.

7:40 am

reen16

very nice hint haz :D

7:41 am

mom2han8

Eva... I think the farther you get from the immigrant roots the more acceptable it is to marry outside of your heritage.

7:41 am

Haz1558

I hope it helped, reen.

7:41 am

reen16

definetly did :D

7:41 am

Haz1558

Good.

7:41 am

reen16

pansie doesnt work D:

7:42 am

EvaNadine

i agree mom. but i think it also depends on where those roots come from.
i think some cultures (whether in the states or in their own country) are just more strict about marrying outside of your culture. and some cultures dont really care...

7:42 am

hego

Nope

7:43 am

mom2han8

Yes, I find this particularly true of the Asian and Indian cultures... though I do see it changing, at least amongst the younger generations.

7:43 am

periwinkle

thanks, Haz, found both fo8

7:43 am

hego

Actually, my Italian Jewish union worked very well. Family culture very similar.

7:43 am

Haz1558

That's good, peri.

7:43 am

reen16

yay periwinkle :D

7:43 am

reen16

eww no 6s or 7s et

7:43 am

reen16

yet*

7:43 am

flosey

I think it is important to maintain your own heritage, but once coming to a new country, abide by that country's laws and accept that flag and national anthem

7:43 am

mom2han8

Listen, my mother and father and my husband's mother and father would not have even considered marrying out of their ethnicity.

7:43 am

Aloyisius

hi Babblers.. thank goodness this grid is kinder than yesterday's. (-: enjoying the chat, don't want to interrupt..

7:43 am

mom2han8

Hego... cultures that revolve around food usually do, LOL!

7:44 am

hego

Hi Aloy!!

7:44 am

Haz1558

Hello, Aloy.

7:44 am

sprite

good afternoon all

7:44 am

hego

True, true mom. lol

7:44 am

mom2han8

Flosey... ultimately we are Americans and certainly identify as Americans when threatened (see: 9/11 and surge in patriotism)...

7:44 am

Aloyisius

hi sprite.. you look bright and sunny today

7:44 am

hego

Hi Sprite

7:44 am

Haz1558

Hello, sprite. Nice sun!

7:45 am

sprite

as do you, Aloy, only for you it is always shiny :)

7:45 am

flosey

and, our diets have been greatly improved by the diverse ethnic contributions

7:45 am

sprite

thanks :)

7:45 am

hego

Oh, yes!

7:45 am

flosey

good morning sunny sprite

7:46 am

Haz1558

But the States cover such a vast area - I'm assuming that there are different state identities as well, characteristics that people assign?

7:46 am

sprite

hi flosey, love your sun!

7:46 am

Judi

Good morning, all!

7:46 am

flosey

ty sprite

7:46 am

mom2han8

I personally have a problem with those who will not salute the flag because they don't "believe" in it (religious reasons excepted)... but, when you refuse to salute the flag or serve in the armed forces because "your" country has done you wrong (see: the civil rights movement) then it is fine.

7:46 am

mom2han8

Some people are still fighting the civil war haz.. LOL.

7:47 am

Haz1558

Honestly, I wasn't intending to be controversial, mom! Just wondering about the whole stereotype thing, over here Scots are supposed to be mean (not the case), Welsh never stop singing etc.

7:47 am

hego

But there is a unifying culture too, Haz

7:47 am

Haz1558

Hello, Judi.

7:47 am

sprite

hi Judi

7:48 am

hego

An American commonality.

7:48 am

sprite

like 'going dutch', haz?

7:48 am

mom2han8

I didn't take what you said as being controversial at all... just throwing in my two cents.

7:48 am

Judi

We have tons of stereotypes here in the states, Haz.

7:48 am

EvaNadine

oh yeah. california is laid-back where as new yorkers are uptight + quick. southerners are a little slow/backwards. there are stereotypes about all the different regions. but really, they are only true for some people of that region + you really have a lot more diversity than you would think.

7:48 am

Haz1558

Yes, the unifying culture does come across when you look in from the outside. To British eyes, the patriotism seems total and unquestioning. I'm not criticising, just observing.

7:48 am

mom2han8

I grew up in a mainly Scots-Irish community... the Irish drank and the Scots were cheap, LOL....

7:49 am

Judi

And some stereotypes are not stereotypes. They are accurate descriptions. (And you know who you are!)

7:49 am

hego

NP Haz!

7:49 am

hego

LOL Judi!

7:49 am

flosey

but mom2, don't all americans defend their flag and country no matter what their origin?

7:50 am

mom2han8

And, I think, most Americans would say that our patriotism is not unquestioning at all... strong history of revolt, protest, etc.

7:50 am

mom2han8

LOL Judi.

7:50 am

Judi

I'm just being flip. Don't anybody get bent.

7:50 am

hego

I think so, for the most part.

7:50 am

sprite

like 'going dutch', Haz?

7:51 am

Haz1558

Maybe what I mean is patriotism in the face of opposition from outside influences. It's a bit like some families, you can fight the bit out among yourselves, but unite if anybody outside dares to say anything critical.

7:51 am

mom2han8

Flosey.... I cannot answer for all Americans, LOL... I would have to say that I would certainly defend my country if I believed that what they were doing was right.

7:51 am

Haz1558

I'm not sure what the origin of 'going dutch' is, sprite. Do you know?

7:51 am

mom2han8

Absolutely Haz... could not agree more. Luckily we have not been invaded since the War of 1812.

7:52 am

reen16

are there any words with ae like that?

7:52 am

sprite

as far as I know it means that dutch people are so cheap they don't even pay for your dinner when they ask you out

7:52 am

EvaNadine

id agree with that, haz.
same as how i can say im such a B* but as soon as the dear fiance tries to imply that im acting like one, ill whallop him good!

7:52 am

mom2han8

Don't worry Judi we're all just having some fun here this morning... nobody getting bent as far as I can see.

7:53 am

Haz1558

I can't imagine that Dutch people are cheap at all! It's a conspiracy. Who do we blame for spreading that particular rumour?

7:53 am

sprite

I have one at least, reen

7:53 am

hego

I'm not bent

7:53 am

mom2han8

LOL Eva.... once my father in law called me difficult... to my father (who has always seen me that way... LOL), but my father got so mad at him..

7:53 am

flosey

5 ae words reen

7:53 am

sprite

Haz, how can you ask? FM of course :)
And no, we dutch aren't cheap. It is one of those stereotypes... thought that was the topic.

7:53 am

Merk

Oh dear, I'm Dutch ... does that mean I'm cheap?

7:54 am

sprite

no way, Merk

7:54 am

Merk

I always thought it was washing your windows every week, and the streets, like cleanliness is next to godliness.

7:54 am

mom2han8

I nver thought of the derivation of that expression until right now...

7:54 am

Haz1558

I think the whole stereotype thing started with Berlusconi being knocked over the head - that led to talk of Italians etc and so on it developed....

7:54 am

sprite

yeah, that is part of it too, I think, Merk.

7:55 am

mom2han8

oMG Merk... my great grandmother Van Giesen (I'm not completely Irish)... was known for her cleanliness, so I am told.

7:55 am

wht

It is amazing what distance does to cultural sterotypes. When I was in Kenya, all Americans, black or white, were lumped together as "Europeans"

7:55 am

hego

Poor Mr B

7:55 am

mom2han8

LOL Haz... we do go off on tangents here.

7:55 am

Aloyisius

phantom: desire

7:55 am

Haz1558

Hello, wht.

7:55 am

EvaNadine

is there some link between the Dutch and splitting things? division of some sort?

7:55 am

sprite

oh that is fascinating, wht. Puts things in perspective, doesn't it?

7:55 am

Merk

Your Grandma's last name rhymes with my last name, Mom.

7:55 am

mom2han8

wht... I love it!

7:56 am

mom2han8

I don't know Eva.

7:56 am

Haz1558

I know, mom, but that's why I like the chat, a good conversation meanders.

7:56 am

mom2han8

Cool Merk.

7:56 am

reen16

phantom: foresee

7:56 am

Merk

Did I start that Berlusconi thing when I talked about my nose in the grid? I went back to lurking and haven't read the chat for the last 15 minutes or so.

7:57 am

sprite

EvaN: no, the origin is cheapness. There are jokes too. Like why doesn't a Dutchman likes buying a fridge (he can't be sure the light goes out after closing the door) or how was copper thread invented (two dutch fought over a cent)

7:57 am

mom2han8

The word for rich people in Khoi-Khoi is "Benzi-Benzi"... ya know why? Because they drove Mercedes-Benzes... LOL.

7:57 am

Haz1558

Yes, it's all down to Merk lifting her nose from the grid.

7:57 am

mom2han8

Yes Merk... you started it, LOL.

7:57 am

Merk

Funny, reen, I tried that phantom, too.

7:57 am

sprite

merk, you and your sweet nose!

7:57 am

Merk

Enough e, just not in the right places.

7:57 am

EvaNadine

seems like Dutch jokes are pretty much the same as Blond Jokes and Kerryman jokes...

7:57 am

reen16

this is a toug puzzle

7:57 am

mom2han8

Thanks Sprite... ok.. now we have our answer.

7:57 am

Aloyisius

lol, hadn't heard those sprite..

7:57 am

sprite

reen, I tried it after you said it was a phantom, certain it wasn't :D But it was, of course.

7:57 am

mom2han8

it is reen....

7:58 am

sprite

yes indeed, EvaN

7:58 am

Judi

Just realized I'm in the grid today. :-)

7:58 am

mom2han8

Yes you are Judi

7:58 am

Aloyisius

I see you, Judi!

7:58 am

sprite

lol Judi, so you are

7:58 am

Haz1558

So you are! And Dorens as well.

7:59 am

sprite

oh wow, a double babbler grid

7:59 am

Aloyisius

good spot, Haz!

7:59 am

sprite

can't you guys be valid??

7:59 am

Judi

Unfortunately, Dorens, we are proper nouns. Alas.

7:59 am

mom2han8

My father never allowed ethnic jokes in our house, Swear to God... he said they were demeaning... and he was right.

7:59 am

hego

Why is puti not accepted?

7:59 am

sprite

takes double tt as far as I know

7:59 am

hego

Or is it 2 t's?

8:00 am

mom2han8

IDK Hego... what is puti?

8:00 am

reen16

gaaah OPEN!!!

8:00 am

sprite

lol poor reen. No4, no open.

8:00 am

hego

Those little angel things with just a head and wings

8:00 am

mom2han8

reen... you are sure good at finding the phantoms, LOL!

8:00 am

mom2han8

OK.. never knew that Hego... thanks.

8:00 am

hego

yw

8:01 am

reen16

yes, very very good at that D:

8:01 am

sprite

oh I was thinking about those indian ritual suicide by fire when hubby di4.

8:01 am

mom2han8

OH Sprite... I certainly hope you would not do that!

8:01 am

reen16

i Ne4 more non-phantoms

8:02 am

reen16

i Ne4 more non-phantoms

8:02 am

Haz1558

Is that suttee?

8:02 am

sprite

never. But I can say that easily, because it is not my religion. There are strong reasons, in their belief, I think.

8:02 am

sprite

thanks Haz, that is it. I sometimes get confused.

8:02 am

mom2han8

Do they really still do that????

8:02 am

Judi

Clue for first ji4/9 and ju5/24, please?

8:02 am

mom2han8

Yes Haz I think it is... don't know if that is the spelling, but that is what the word sounds like.

8:02 am

Haz1558

It's outlawed in some states at least.

8:03 am

Haz1558

ji4/9 - same structure as that Italian word I never see.

8:03 am

mom2han8

sorry Judi... dont' have them yet... too busy chatting.

8:03 am

Haz1558

ju5/24 - biblical traitor

8:03 am

sprite

a sword has a hi4, start j. But don't know if that is the first.

8:03 am

mom2han8

Ah... I always miss that one, too Haz.

8:03 am

Aloyisius

ooh, ty Haz.. missed that one

8:03 am

sprite

thanks Haz

8:03 am

Haz1558

You're welcome.

8:04 am

hego

tx Haz

8:04 am

sprite

very interesting figure in the bible, he.

8:04 am

Haz1558

I'm assuming everyone else never sees that Italian word either!

8:05 am

Judi

Ty for the J's.

8:05 am

mom2han8

thanks sprite.

8:05 am

sprite

one I frequently miss, Haz. Like the at the ocean word. And ocean itself.

8:05 am

zoozzoom

And fireworks for me.

8:05 am

Judi

YAY, Zooz!

8:05 am

mom2han8

good for you zooz

8:05 am

Haz1558

Well done, zooz!

8:05 am

Aloyisius

yay for zooz!!!

8:05 am

sprite

wtg zooz!

8:05 am

Haz1558

Niece and asea join the ranks of the never spotted.

8:05 am

hego

No Haz, I never see it either and I speak the language!

8:05 am

mom2han8

I never see numbers when they are written out... like if eight is in the puzzle I am confounded, LOL.

8:05 am

Buttonman

Any clues for the fo 8/55 please

8:06 am

Aloyisius

I used to miss raia , but now I see it

8:06 am

sprite

those are sneeky too, indeed, m2h8

8:06 am

Haz1558

fo8/55 - a compound word, think in terms of old style shipping.

8:06 am

sprite

wow Aloy, you learn! That is more than I can say for some words, grin.

8:06 am

zoozzoom

fo4+sa4

8:07 am

Aloyisius

takes a while though, sprite... a looooong while, lol

8:07 am

sprite

thanks haz

8:07 am

sprite

lol are you around here longer than I have, Aloy?

8:07 am

Haz1558

You're welcome.

8:08 am

Merk

I can never understand that first nu 5. How can you be more nu 4,6. Either you are or you are not.

8:08 am

Aloyisius

no, sprite.. you are my Babble Elder, (-:

8:08 am

sprite

no, about a year shorter even. Guess you are just smarter than I, Aloy

8:08 am

hego

Oh! Part of a ship!

8:09 am

mom2han8

ok... gotta run and do the domestic goddess thing... UGH! What I would really like Santa to bring me is a laundry room on the same floor in which I generate the most laundry, LOL. Not gonna happen.

8:09 am

mom2han8

OMG Merk.. I know.

8:09 am

sprite

*giggle* Made it to elder!

8:09 am

Judi

Hell with the laundry room, mom. Just ask santa for a maid.

8:09 am

Haz1558

Bye mom. Just be glad you're not having to do it all by hand, can you imagine?

8:09 am

mom2han8

ah Judi... from your mouth to God's ear.

8:10 am

Merk

These new houses that have their laundry rooms right by the bedrooms where the most laundry is generated ... wow ... what a concept, and it took forever to think of it.

8:10 am

Aloyisius

heaven's, no Sprite.. "raia" took forever

8:10 am

sprite

there are gradations of nu4. Like having a low neckline in church can be nu5 than being nekkid in the sauna

8:10 am

mom2han8

True Haz... when I ask my husband or daughter to throw a load in they look at me like "What???"... and I tell them that I am not asking them to drag it to the river and bang it on a rock!

8:10 am

Merk

LOL

8:10 am

mom2han8

OMG Merk... I know. Awesome.

8:10 am

sprite

selfcleaning house and clothes, and selfcooking dinners. Selfshopping groceries. Santa, please.

8:11 am

Aloyisius

next to the bedroom is nice.. if.. you have quiet machines

8:11 am

Haz1558

I think we'd all change less often if we really did have to put physical effort into washing.

8:11 am

mom2han8

I hear that in Europe they have those machines that wash AND dry... can you even imagine that???

8:11 am

Judi

A running dryer is good white noise to induce sleep.

8:11 am

sprite

oh yes Haz. Like in the old days, when they had a weekly dress and a sunday dress. And that was it.

8:12 am

mom2han8

I think you are probably right, Haz... but I will do sacrifice doing the laundry to wear clean clothes, LOL.

8:12 am

EvaNadine

i need self-writing and self-sending christmas cards. i just couldnt be bothered this year, so no ones gets any from me. :/

8:12 am

Aloyisius

very "green" practice!

8:12 am

Haz1558

We have combined washer-driers, yes, but they're not great. The wash is okay but you can only dry half a load at a time. The washing line is a great thing!"

8:12 am

sprite

they eat power like there is no tomorrow though, m2h8.

8:12 am

Judi

Cleanliness is next to laundress.

8:12 am

mom2han8

Yes Sprite.. but what might they all have smelled like??

8:13 am

mom2han8

Do they, Sprite? Interesting.

8:13 am

sprite

our spoiled noses wouldn't like it one bit

8:13 am

sprite

and what Haz says: you have to be there anyway to remove half of the laundry before drying, or you have to wash half washes. I use the line, and if need be, a dryer.

8:14 am

mom2han8

Haz... I love line-dried laundry... unfortunately I don't live in a climate where that is always realistic.

8:14 am

Haz1558

I've just found a laundry related sa7/32. Descriptive of the implement when drip dry fabrics were invented.

8:15 am

mom2han8

And I can't imagine line-drying my panties and such, LOL... the neighbors would certainly have something to talk about, LOL.

8:15 am

Aloyisius

ty Haz, looking..

8:15 am

Haz1558

I'm easily pleased, I love hanging out washing. Or maybe I have Dutch blood and appreciate not having to pay!?

8:15 am

sprite

I think I am about to learn a new word then, haz

8:16 am

Haz1558

Maybe it should be when wrinkle-free fabrics came on the scene.

8:16 am

sprite

no doubt about that, Haz... economical and cleanliness combined, that must be dutch blood talking

8:16 am

mom2han8

I can barely get the family to throw a load in the dryer... can you imagine if I asked them to use clothespins??? I don't even know if my kid has ever seen a clothespin, LOL.

8:16 am

Haz1558

Who knows, sprite, I've only got back to the first part of the 19th century with my family tree. There's time to find Dutch ancestry yet.

8:17 am

mom2han8

OK.. really going now.... all of this crud is not going to do itself. See you all later... nice chatting, as always.

8:18 am

sprite

could you please dummy down the clue for the sa7 for me, Haz? Or will I feel fishworthy when you do?

8:18 am

gran

se 7/32 - any clues please

8:18 am

Haz1558

It's a morose dewrinkler. Compound, kind of.

8:18 am

sprite

bye m2h8

8:18 am

Haz1558

gran, I've been looking for that se7 for a while.

8:18 am

sprite

thanks, that did it, New for me indeed :)

8:18 am

Aloyisius

great clue! got it now, tyvm Haz

8:19 am

Haz1558

Finally got it.

8:20 am

Haz1558

se7/32, first three letters of not junior, last letters are shortsight - my****

8:20 am

sprite

and thanks again, another new word

8:20 am

Aloyisius

ditto, ty Haz

8:20 am

gran

Thanks Haz got it too

8:20 am

Haz1558

Glad to help with sa and se 7.

8:21 am

Haz1558

I've never seen that se7 before.

8:21 am

sprite

in case somebody other than me wants to know, it means: Improvement of near vision sometimes occurring with aging because of swelling of the crystalline lens in incipient cataract

8:21 am

Aloyisius

brb.. refill time

8:21 am

Nef

Good Morning all. Thisseems like a fun grid today! :-)

8:22 am

sprite

hi Nef, it isn't as bad as yesterdays

8:22 am

Haz1558

sprite, that's really interesting, mainly because I had a great-aunt who in her seventies suddenly could dispense with reading glasses.

8:22 am

Haz1558

She always claimed she had got her second sight, it's interesting to know that it corresponds to a known process.

8:22 am

sprite

strange, isn't it. A blessing that comes with aging, not bad at all.

8:23 am

Haz1558

I've definitely learned something new today.

8:23 am

sprite

yes, me too. Rewarding grid and good chat.

8:24 am

Haz1558

It has been good, I agree. And now I really must get something to eat. I've still to tackle a few cards this afternoon so I'll need to keep my strength up.

8:25 am

sprite

good luck Haz, and have a nice day

8:25 am

Haz1558

Nice to see you all - enjoy the grid and the rest of the day. Bye!

8:25 am

Haz1558

*gone*

8:27 am

Nef

(just catching up with the chog; and by the time I read it people are gone!)

8:27 am

hego

Bye All have to go too. The mall awaits. Good day to you.

8:28 am

sprite

bye hego, to you too

8:28 am

Nef

bye Haz and heo

8:29 am

sprite

got my new printer today, btw, and it works like a charm. It only is missing the usb cable, so I will have to contact them. Luckily I had one lying about that fits.

8:29 am

Nef

that was hego; the pupster needed to go out

8:30 am

EvaNadine

hints for those O words in the bottom row?

8:30 am

sprite

pupster's ne4s always must go first

8:31 am

sprite

Evan: 1111 and op4.

8:31 am

Nef

Oops! Thanks for pointing out a word, sprite. (sorry)

8:32 am

sprite

lol Nef, don't worry

8:32 am

sprite

on + left or right

8:32 am

EvaNadine

onas

8:32 am

sprite

close

8:32 am

EvaNadine

oopsie. good thing that wasnt a word!

8:32 am

sprite

lol

8:33 am

Nef

on**, twos, threes,...

8:35 am

Merk

I need a clue please for the first re 6 please ... re 6,24. ty

8:35 am

Aloyisius

lol, I remember getting three fo5 sets when we married; now it seems out of vogue

8:35 am

harpjane

good morning

8:35 am

sprite

morning harpjane

8:36 am

sprite

we still love to do it, Aloy. Family loves cheese, I prefer the meat variety.

8:36 am

Aloyisius

one for chocolate, one for cheese, one to give away

8:36 am

Aloyisius

nm, keep that one for meat

8:36 am

sprite

oh I never tried the chocolate. Isn't that with fruit and such?

8:36 am

harpjane

lol, alo, you must be MY age!

8:36 am

LuvWordGames

re 6/24 you re**** what you sowed

8:36 am

Jen34

and angel food cake -- yum!

8:36 am

Aloyisius

yumm, yes.. or whatever you want to dip

8:37 am

Nef

LOL! They seemed to be making a comeback a couple of years ago. A friend of my dtr got 3 sets too

8:37 am

Aloyisius

no kidding, Nef?.. mine are stored in the fruit cellar

8:37 am

EvaNadine

we have a little FO5-6 for two set that we have used with chocolate...

8:38 am

harpjane

the best wedding present we got (2002) was a George Foreman Grill

8:38 am

sprite

oh nice

8:38 am

harpjane

(well, if you don't count the Craftsman Table Saw....)

8:39 am

Jen34

always makes me think of a particularly funny Office episode . . .

8:39 am

Nef

I'm thinking that dragging a set out might be fun for DH's B'day in February....

8:39 am

sprite

please share, jen

8:39 am

Aloyisius

my son LOVES his GF grill.. only thing he cooks on

8:39 am

Jen34

Michael burned his foot on a George Foreman grill :o)

8:39 am

sprite

ouch!

8:39 am

Aloyisius

am trying to imagine how that happened, Jen, lol

8:40 am

Aloyisius

trying to warm his tootsies?

8:40 am

Jen34

lol -- he likes to wake up to the smell of bacon, so he keeps it by his bed

8:41 am

Aloyisius

LOL.. ty for sharing!

8:41 am

Jen34

:o)

8:41 am

sprite

still?

8:42 am

Merk

Did anyone clue that re 6,24 that I need please?

8:42 am

LuvWordGames

8:36 Merk

8:42 am

sprite

yes Merk they did, if you8 scroll back to 8.36

8:43 am

Merk

oh, duh, ty so much. I forgot to turn around.

8:44 am

harpjane

how many letters in the lone e?

8:44 am

Aloyisius

four, harp

8:44 am

Jen34

I think 5

8:44 am

sprite

e5/12

8:45 am

Aloyisius

oops, sorry.. better check again

8:45 am

Aloyisius

nope, sprite is rite (-:

8:45 am

sprite

the 4 is from the E above it

8:45 am

sprite

*giggles* for a change!

8:48 am

periwinkle

help with ad6/21 pls

8:48 am

sprite

loves very much, periwinkle

8:49 am

Aloyisius

the magi did this

8:49 am

Aloyisius

hi peri

8:49 am

crosshair

SPRITE!!:))

8:49 am

sprite

crossy :)

8:49 am

flosey

ad6/21 is a plural

8:49 am

flosey

hello again, back

8:50 am

flosey

for a bit

8:50 am

periwinkle

duh, thanks sprite,

8:50 am

Aloyisius

hi flosey

8:50 am

harpjane

got the e thanks

8:50 am

sprite

hi flosey, welcome back. No luck sleeping? Or is my timing off again?

8:50 am

sprite

yvw

8:50 am

harpjane

I have an unexpected icon clue today

8:51 am

flosey

oh yes sprite, up for the day, am trying to do Christmas baking, writing cards, etc, along with babbling

8:51 am

Nef

love those nu words today

8:51 am

sprite

ah good flosey, am glad :)
Fireflies. *hugs* to you all and have fun.

8:52 am

Nef

WTG, sprite! YAY!!

8:52 am

Aloyisius

congrats, sprite!!! see you next time, hagd

8:52 am

flosey

well done sprite, enjoy your day now

8:54 am

periwinkle

de6 pls

8:55 am

Nef

bbs, coffee is calling

8:55 am

flosey

de + po4

8:55 am

Aloyisius

de + "ET *h*** Home"

8:56 am

periwinkle

thanks flosey

8:56 am

harpjane

what does the 9 start with?

8:56 am

crosshair

dont say baking flosey,im staring at a bowl of gignerbbread cookie dough and a bowl of sugar cookie dough;/

8:56 am

flosey

de0

8:56 am

flosey

de9

8:56 am

periwinkle

and Aloy

8:56 am

harpjane

thanks

8:57 am

flosey

lol jane, your icon has done double duty

8:57 am

flosey

I need a clue for ad6/24, please?

8:58 am

Aloyisius

ad + not a verb

8:58 am

Uneaixoise

ad + not a verb

8:58 am

Aloyisius

lol, Une ..

8:58 am

Uneaixoise

snap, aloy! LOL

8:58 am

Merk

ad + part of speech

8:58 am

flosey

ty Aloy and Une

8:58 am

harpjane

yup, i put it up for 'moons'

8:59 am

Merk

... and Fireworks

8:59 am

Uneaixoise

yw :-)

8:59 am

Aloyisius

Wahoo! congrats, Merk!!!

8:59 am

Uneaixoise

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

8:59 am

flosey

wtg Merk

9:00 am

Merk

ty. And I forgot to ask. Yesterday I didn't get credit for my fireworks. Does the computer ever hiccough like that?

9:01 am

Aloyisius

have had that happen, Merk.. if you go to archives and you did indeed finish, write to Dr. God and he will fix it

9:01 am

Merk

Did I word that correctly. It shows I have 1029 and I should have 1030. You begin to doubt yourself ... like, I did finish it, didn't I? And I know I did.

9:01 am

Merk

What's his email address?

9:02 am

Aloyisius

used to be a link.. h'mm, hold on.. will look it up

9:04 am

Aloyisius

got it.. dr_god@playbabble.com

9:04 am

Merk

ty ... see you tomorrow if I don't freeze before then.

9:05 am

Aloyisius

stay warm.. see ya Merk

9:06 am

flosey

bundle up Merk, and have a good day

9:06 am

harpjane

ou6?

9:06 am

flosey

need that one too jane

9:07 am

Aloyisius

not in + G. Washington did not tell one

9:07 am

flosey

just monkeyed it, ou, cons, and don't *** to me

9:08 am

harpjane

thanks

9:08 am

flosey

yw

9:09 am

flosey

need on6 clue please?

9:09 am

Aloyisius

on + 4 ****s in a square

9:10 am

lbdawger

or6 sounds like or5

9:10 am

flosey

thanks aloy

9:11 am

Aloyisius

yvw flosey

9:13 am

harpjane

pa7?

9:14 am

flosey

just working on pa now jane

9:14 am

Aloyisius

pa + initials for a doctor + the first number

9:14 am

lbdawger

rhymes with what the folks on the si4lines do at football games

9:15 am

harpjane

thanks

9:15 am

flosey

ty lbd

9:16 am

lbdawger

yw, :-)

9:16 am

Aloyisius

done, and off I go to a buncha chores.. Happy Babbling, all.. poof

9:17 am

Nef

Back again. Hi Everyone

9:17 am

lbdawger

whoooo hoooooo ALOY!!

9:17 am

flosey

well done Aloy, enjoy your day

9:17 am

flosey

hi Nef

9:17 am

Nef

bye Aloy! WTG!!! YAY!!!!

9:18 am

harpjane

is the 9 a compound word?

9:18 am

Nef

it's COLD here today. Either that I'm becoming wimpy in my old age :-/

9:18 am

flosey

no jane, do you want a clue?

9:19 am

harpjane

does it have to do with heads of colleges?

9:19 am

flosey

yes

9:19 am

flosey

it's a plural word

9:19 am

flosey

singular doesn't work

9:19 am

harpjane

got it, thanks!

9:19 am

lbdawger

yes, jane, like an incubator for heads of colleges

9:20 am

flosey

good - think singular has been in recently

9:20 am

harpjane

better to work now!

9:20 am

lbdawger

any clue for the se7?

9:20 am

harpjane

incubator, lol

9:21 am

flosey

se cons, sounds like poppy drug

9:22 am

flosey

yuk, 21 re words

9:22 am

lbdawger

ty, flosey! firebirds!

9:23 am

flosey

wtg lbd

9:23 am

Nef

WTG, lbd! YAY!!!!!!!

9:24 am

lbdawger

ty, ty, not as bad as yesterday's grid, but still some stinky words!

9:24 am

flosey

agree lbd

9:25 am

flosey

as I glare at these res

9:25 am

lbdawger

none of the re's are uncommon. one turns back on itself to get found.

9:26 am

Nef

I figure that if I can find the first half easily; the grid isn't too bad (they seem to all have some words I don't know lately)

9:26 am

flosey

tks lbd

9:28 am

lbdawger

i don't mind uncommon words, but those truly made up and obscure words drive me batty

9:28 am

lbdawger

or should i say battier!

9:28 am

flosey

yes, I find them annoying

9:29 am

Nef

LOL! You can say whichever is correct, lbd! ;-) You are the only judge of that!

9:30 am

flosey

lol, no one else is going to suggest either lbd

9:31 am

lbdawger

ahh, you're both sweet to say that. ((HUGS))

9:32 am

Nef

one interesting thing I've always noticed is that the babblets kind of run in streaks. If you run across a new babblet one day; you will see it in a number of grids the same week or 2

9:34 am

Nef

but it's true, lbd! *I* don't know if *I* can say that you are batty or not. *I'm* playing the same word game; so I can't judge someone else!

9:34 am

flosey

lol, isn't Maxine a hoot! I love her

9:38 am

Nef

I do too. I find it hard to believe a guy writes that comic strip

9:39 am

Nef

(I'm a slow typist today, hand joints sore; lots of mistakes)

9:39 am

flosey

arthritis, Nef?

9:40 am

Nef

yep. Sometimes aging sucks.

9:41 am

flosey

sure does! I've shrunk 2" and it has affected the scoliotic curvature in lower back

9:41 am

Nef

that's why Maxine is so cool!

9:42 am

flosey

yup, Maxine has seen it all

9:43 am

Nef

OUCH, flosey! BTW, I love your icon today. It's beautiful! Did you take that picture?

9:43 am

flosey

no, found it online but it is of the harbour in our village of Ganges

9:44 am

flosey

when we splurge, we fly out of the Ganges Harbour to Vancouver - saves 3 hours

9:44 am

Nef

Salt Springs sounds (and looks!) so beautiful thanks to you and jilli; it's one of those places I'd like to see someday.

9:46 am

flosey

just let us know when you're coming Nef - there are lots of babblers in our area - we're 35 minute ferry ride to Vancouver Island, lots of babblers in that area

9:47 am

lbdawger

sorry, got waylaid...I love Maxine. her creator says she's a combo of his female family members

9:48 am

flosey

I'm in and out, trying to get baking, cards, etc. done

9:48 am

Nef

oh, it won't be in the very near future, flosey. DH has MS and our health insurance is going up 60% in January. I don't think we will be travelling much

9:48 am

periwinkle

Maxine is the BEST. lbd, read your profile, h omeade Bailey's? Love Baileys

9:49 am

flosey

ouch Nef, 60%, wow, that really hurts

9:49 am

periwinkle

60% Nef, that is a lot

9:49 am

lbdawger

it's a delish recipe, peri!

9:49 am

periwinkle

the only ingredients I have on hand are the cocoa and the coffee :)

9:50 am

flosey

oooh, a dollop of Bailey's in our morning coffee would be lovely

9:50 am

periwinkle

don't drink scotch

9:50 am

periwinkle

lbd, may I borrow enough scotch to make the recipe?

9:51 am

flosey

we were blessed with 4" of snow last night - really messes things up here because the ground isn't frozen, makes it very slippery

9:51 am

Nef

LOL, peri!

9:51 am

periwinkle

44 left here

9:51 am

sciencegeek

snape and jedi

9:51 am

bubba218

my last word is the se7, any help please

9:52 am

Nef

neither works, science! :-)

9:52 am

sciencegeek

i know what a shame!

9:52 am

lbdawger

se + opp yes + *** Isadora

9:52 am

lbdawger

i tried those too, geek! lol

9:52 am

sciencegeek

ty

9:53 am

sciencegeek

well it never hurts to try!

9:53 am

bubba218

Thanks, probably never would have found it. Finished

9:53 am

lbdawger

Peri, buy a cheap pint of scotch. it all gets blended together. uhm don't use bourbon tho, it makes it taste different

9:53 am

lbdawger

whoooo hooooo BUBBA

9:53 am

Nef

WTG, bubba YAY!!!!!!

9:53 am

periwinkle

will do, lbd

9:54 am

periwinkle

how much does the ercipe make, lbd?

9:55 am

periwinkle

recipe even

9:55 am

Nef

I figured you were already sipping it, peri ;-)

9:55 am

periwinkle

haha

9:56 am

periwinkle

sure looked like it

9:56 am

Nef

must make around a quart or so?

9:56 am

lbdawger

a blender full, lol

9:57 am

periwinkle

does it hve to sit a while or can it be used right away. might be fun to make it for New Years. I am going to a party

9:58 am

lbdawger

aging? HAHAHAHA nope it's ready to be consumed as soon as the blender stops!

9:59 am

lbdawger

new maxine is up. there are a couple i really liked, so i'll start of with this new one.

9:59 am

periwinkle

lbd, does it matter if it is dark or light rum?

9:59 am

Nef

(sounds like lbd doesn't let it sit long!

10:00 am

periwinkle

where do you get the Maxine icons, lbd?

10:00 am

lbdawger

i don't think it matters, peri. i'm not a rum officianado

10:01 am

periwinkle

ok, will let you know how it turns out, lbd cheers!!

10:01 am

lbdawger

lol Nef. my sisters have proven that it doesn't need to sit for long. i'm more of the tea tottler.

10:02 am

lbdawger

I make it for gifts for my neighbors. i shouldn't enable their drinking behaviours, but what the heck. i've also used it the truffles i make.

10:02 am

sciencegeek

wow this is giving me a major headache. probably need the list with 111 left

10:02 am

Nef

I hear you lbd. I seem to have the puking genes when it comes to booze in our family (we have several alcoholics, I wish that this gene was shared by them!)

10:05 am

lbdawger

i've worked with alcohols in my previous career, and that pretty much took the punch out of me. I'll take a small shot of baileys in my hot choc or coffee, but i'm really a light weight. asian gene factor too.

10:05 am

sciencegeek

runs in my family on both sides!

10:06 am

sciencegeek

irish and american indian ---nuf said

10:06 am

lbdawger

alcoholism or the puking gene, geek?

10:06 am

lbdawger

oh...nm

10:07 am

sciencegeek

alcoholism

10:08 am

Nef

LOL, science! Alcoholism runs on both sides for me too; but one side is Irish and the other side is Norwegian (not really noted for drunks in my neck of the woods)

10:09 am

Nef

lbd, did you work with alcohols or alcoholics? Just curious

10:09 am

lbdawger

uhm actually both, Nef. I was a bartender as well as a counselor! professional on both levels.

10:09 am

sciencegeek

yes i have learned that i cannot drink because i cannot stop......

10:10 am

lbdawger

geek, at least you learned that lesson before it ruined your life!

10:10 am

Nef

you are wise to have learned that lesson, science. Many people don't

10:12 am

Sheimi492

hi everyon

10:12 am

sciencegeek

yes, but it still make mistakes on occasion!

10:12 am

flosey

hi Sheimi

10:12 am

Nef

hi Sheimi

10:12 am

lbdawger

hi sheimi

10:13 am

Sheimi492

hey sup guys XDD

10:14 am

Sheimi492

how maney words four todday pliese?

10:14 am

lbdawger

216

10:14 am

Nef

science, just keep working on it. The occasions become farther apart that way

10:14 am

Sheimi492

thank yoou

10:15 am

Sheimi492

i have to go now. ciao

10:15 am

flosey

tis human sg, we all fall down in one fault or another, I had a very dear aunt who was an alcoholic, also chain smoker, had a gravelly voice but very easy to listen to - a wonderful woman who cared for and took in stray animals

10:16 am

Nef

(she sounds like my step-mother, flosey!)

10:16 am

flosey

her husband stuck by her through many mishaps

10:16 am

Rhondabe

can any1 help me please with un/6

10:17 am

lbdawger

okay my friends, i best be getting my backend motating. i've decorations to dig out and put up! bbl to clue and chat.

10:17 am

flosey

un6 - dislike something

10:18 am

sciencegeek

ty flosey and nef! it is a challenge.

10:18 am

flosey

be strong sg

10:19 am

flosey

it takes strength of character to own up to our flaws

10:20 am

sciencegeek

problem is that i love to drink - suppose that is the major issue! lol

10:20 am

flosey

could someone please help me with sa7?

10:20 am

Nef

and even more strength to avoid getting sucked into those flaws.

10:20 am

flosey

indeed Nef

10:21 am

Haz1558

sa7 - compoundish word. A morose dewrinkling device.

10:21 am

sciencegeek

ty haz great clue

10:22 am

Haz1558

You're welcome.

10:22 am

Nef

science; drinking is fine; just stay away from the alcohol. I like the taste of alcohol; but hate the after effects. I had to finally come to realize that I liked not puking more than I liked the taste

10:23 am

Atalante

I really thought Haz wrote a "mouse dewrinkling device"

10:23 am

flosey

thanks Haz

10:24 am

Haz1558

You're welcome, flosey.

10:24 am

Nef

great clue; and I mis-read it too! :-)

10:24 am

Haz1558

Like in some of the Tom and Jerry cartoons?

10:24 am

Haz1558

Where a great weight falls and renders Jerry flat as a pancake?

10:25 am

Nef

LOL!

10:27 am

Haz1558

Tom and Jerry - the original name of Simon and Garfunkel.

10:28 am

sciencegeek

clue for the do 6???

10:28 am

Nef

how do you mean, Haz?

10:28 am

Haz1558

do6 - plural for a type of fish.

10:28 am

Haz1558

Literally, when Simon and Garfunkel first formed, they were named Tom and Jerry by their recording firm.

10:29 am

sciencegeek

that doesnt help me......clue for the fish?

10:29 am

Atalante

paul simon being jerry, I presume?

10:29 am

Haz1558

do plus an anagram of a word meaning 'to get up'

10:30 am

Haz1558

Or, pretend that the do4/5 preceding ended in a y, and make it plural.

10:30 am

Nef

really, Haz? that is very odd (of course they were "unusual" looking !

10:30 am

sciencegeek

ty haz got it

10:30 am

inge

Help please with pe 4, after the spanish man

10:30 am

sciencegeek

i was going the wrong way on the grid

10:30 am

Haz1558

I don't know which was which.

10:31 am

Haz1558

They only really achieved fame once they got a bit older and changed their names to Simon and Garfunkel.

10:31 am

Haz1558

pe4 - past tense of to urinate in childish fashion

10:31 am

sciencegeek

inge pe double the vowel and add a cons

10:31 am

sciencegeek

there are a couple

10:32 am

inge

thanks Haz, that deserves a fish

10:32 am

Haz1558

Glad you got it, inge.

10:33 am

Haz1558

Okay, I've got the last of my cards to post, Spangle can come for the walk. Off I go again. Bye!

10:34 am

Atalante

bye dear!

10:35 am

Nef

bye Haz

10:43 am

flosey

could anyone help me with the second li6/21 please?

10:44 am

zoozzoom

extend the li4 before it flosey

10:45 am

flosey

thanks zooz, guess I missed one way, thought I'd tried them all

10:46 am

zoozzoom

yw :-)

10:47 am

zoozzoom

there is another like that with nu5

10:49 am

zoozzoom

you have nu4 (no clothes on) then you have another four words varying ways to say nu4..lol

10:49 am

Atalante

too bloody cold for that!

10:49 am

zoozzoom

LOL, your not wrong Ata...supposed to be getting alot colder as the week goes on.

10:50 am

Atalante

had frost outside AND inside the car this morning!

10:51 am

zoozzoom

well i am sort of lucky ..as i have been off work since monday...go back friday :-)

10:51 am

flosey

zooz, are you cluing the second li6/21? still not finding it

10:51 am

Nef

how cold is it where you are? It's still -2 (F) here in MPLS, MN

10:51 am

zoozzoom

so i can stay in my warm bed for longer..lol

10:51 am

Atalante

not that cold LOL. we're wimps over here! It must have been about -2C

10:52 am

Atalante

I admit I slept in till 7:30 this morning, it was quite lovely

10:52 am

zoozzoom

li6,21 you put red ***stick on + bottom word without the`r`

10:53 am

Nancy Boy

Oh ATA. 7:30 is not sleeping in. Now me, -I- can sleep in ;)

10:53 am

Nef

it's my day off too today. I'm still in my flannel nightie with a lap robe on and it's nearly 11 AM here! (I'm really sluffing off today!)

10:53 am

Atalante

tis for me!

10:54 am

zoozzoom

Nef we do not get very cold snaps like you do..lol....-6oc is very cold over here..haha

10:54 am

flosey

ty zooz, was confused by your first clue

10:54 am

zoozzoom

yes sorry flosey..i think i gave you the wrong one...i am always doing that.

10:54 am

zoozzoom

Hello NB

10:55 am

Nancy Boy

What time is your usual start, Ata?

10:55 am

flosey

np, found it now

10:55 am

Nancy Boy

Hi, Zooz :) I'm making no pretence of trying to finish the grid today - sort of babbling whilst cooking

10:55 am

Atalante

about 5:30 - 6. Only because my stupid body continually wakes me up then!

10:55 am

Nef

what are you cooking, NB?

10:56 am

Nef

oh, Ata! I hear you about the body waking you! It's a PIA when that happens!

10:56 am

zoozzoom

well i have finished the grid earlier, but i did start about 9:00am

10:57 am

Nancy Boy

ooh, some old Korean dish that I don't know the name of. Always a big hit, got lots of lovely things in it - wish I knew the name...have the recipe off by heart though

10:57 am

Atalante

my body seems to think insomnia is a really cool thing!

10:57 am

Nancy Boy

Oh man, Ata. If I could, I'd throw my bodily alarm clock against the wall.

10:57 am

zoozzoom

well dish some out then..i am hungry here.

10:57 am

mkg

clues for u's?

10:57 am

Atalante

I try I try :)

10:58 am

zoozzoom

un +fo4

10:58 am

Nef

what's in it, NB? I'm not familiar with Korean foods, there are a fair number of Koreans here, but most restaurants are so-called "Chinese" or "Asian"

10:58 am

zoozzoom

once up** a time

10:58 am

Nancy Boy

Not for aaages yet :D still got a thousand other things to chop and measure out half-teaspoons of and spice and taste and boil and simmer and...ugh

10:59 am

zoozzoom

another up4

10:59 am

zoozzoom

un + low calorie mayonaise - the `e` on the end

10:59 am

Nef

u word= dark

11:00 am

zoozzoom

thats the low calorie one :-)

11:00 am

Nancy Boy

Surprisingl, Nef, in many chinese restaurants they do LOADS of traditional Korean dishes that are just masquerading as Chinese! You're probably more familiar with it than you think :)

11:00 am

Nef

yep. :-)

11:01 am

Nancy Boy

and as such I feel let down by 'udon' not being a word, though that's more japanese.

11:01 am

Nef

That's what I think, NB. I used to do a lot of wok cooking; but now that DH is retired, he runs the kitchen and he never mastered the wok

11:01 am

zoozzoom

change the second letter NB and you have a word :-)

11:02 am

Nancy Boy

thanks Zooz :D

11:02 am

zoozzoom

did any of those clues help Mkg?

11:02 am

jmmcdonald

yeah... udon isn't a word... and yet a japanese martial arts is a word... go figure

11:03 am

Atalante

mmmmmm udon

11:03 am

zoozzoom

it`s no good, i had better get something to eat, really hungry here, bbl

11:03 am

Nancy Boy

where's the justice, hmm?

11:04 am

Nef

NB, what makes a food Korean vs. Laotian or Chinese or any other Asian food?

11:05 am

rururocks

good morning all

11:05 am

rururocks

hey nancyboy how did the move go? are you happy in your new home?

11:06 am

Nef

hi ruru

11:06 am

Nancy Boy

No idea really Nef, I just go by what my relatives used to tell me ;) although to hear them talk, EVERYTHING was a Korean invention...

11:06 am

Atalante

especially ice cream

11:07 am

Nancy Boy

Hey Ruru :) thanks for asking - the move was absolutely awful, but I'm glad I'm here now. Had to do it at one point, and it's great to have that pressure off.

11:07 am

rururocks

good.. I am really glad for you. Now you can be you.

11:09 am

Nancy Boy

Thanks Ruru :) was a bit tearful yesterday, but re-evaluating everything today. So great to have so much support from all the babblers!

11:09 am

Atalante

and you will have a *ball* around Soho

11:10 am

Lindrickway

woohoo NB, so glad you are happy!

11:10 am

Lindrickway

hi everyone!

11:10 am

mkg

would love clues for the 8 s

11:10 am

Atalante

hi UK Lindy!

11:11 am

Lindrickway

LOL hi Ata! (0:

11:11 am

Nancy Boy

Thanks, Lind :) did try phoning home today to see if appa had calmed down, but he hung up

11:11 am

Nancy Boy

Ata, did you use to live in/around here? You seem to know it :)

11:12 am

Atalante

leave him a while ... especially over CHristmas!

11:12 am

Lindrickway

just give him time, he will come round

11:12 am

Atalante

I used to live in Hoxton then Greenwich, but spent a lot of time in SOho :)

11:13 am

Lindrickway

I am moving down south NB!

11:13 am

Nef

NB, don't try calling yet. It may work better to send him a letter in a week or so

11:13 am

Nancy Boy

Where are you right now, Lind? :)

11:13 am

Lindrickway

hi Nef! (0:

11:14 am

rururocks

maybe even give it a little more time NB

11:14 am

Nancy Boy

You're all right, of course. I just have a short attention span. I want everything done yesterday..

11:14 am

Lindrickway

I'm in Yorkshire for Xmas NB, just moved back from Toronto!

11:14 am

Nef

hi Lindrick. How are you doing? Are you all settled in yet?

11:15 am

Lindrickway

staying with friends & family for Xmas then will look for a house to buy in jan

11:15 am

Lindrickway

but I am very good thanks Nef & you?

11:16 am

Nef

NB, it takes time for others to understand. Parents have certain "plans" for their kids; it will take time to adjust for him

11:16 am

Atalante

near me! yay!

11:16 am

Nef

I'm staying warm today for now

11:17 am

jmmcdonald

mkg are you still there... i can help you now

11:17 am

Lindrickway

who me Ata?

11:17 am

Atalante

:)

11:17 am

flosey

Fireworks, whew!!

11:17 am

Lindrickway

is it cold there Nef?

11:18 am

Lindrickway

Yahoo flosey!

11:18 am

Nef

YAY, flosey!!!!!! WTG!!!!!!!!!

11:18 am

flosey

any clues needed before I stop for breakfast?

11:18 am

jmmcdonald

can you help me with Li6,21 the second time

11:19 am

Nef

it is, Lindrick. It's -2 (F) now

11:19 am

flosey

li6, I had a tough time with that one

11:19 am

Lindrickway

yuck Nef! lol

11:20 am

flosey

li- starts with part of your face, + ph*** something out

11:20 am

Lindrickway

Li 6/21 things you kiss with & put cut flowers in a v***

11:20 am

jmmcdonald

really... that's not a word

11:21 am

Nef

Normally, I wouldn't think that is too bad; but today it's bothering me joint-wise

11:21 am

flosey

there are a lot like that today jmm

11:21 am

Lindrickway

aaww not nice Nef (((hugs))))

11:21 am

jmmcdonald

tell me about it... i'm ready to go insane... 107 to go :s

11:21 am

flosey

ok, breakfast ready and I'm starved, be back tonight

11:21 am

Nancy Boy

Nef, that's frrreezing

11:22 am

Nef

bye, flosey!

11:22 am

Lindrickway

bye flosey

11:22 am

car.eeyore

ad 6/24 please?

11:23 am

Nef

jmmc, you have to know a smattering of chemistry, medicine, and foreign words (it seems) to guess some of these words here

11:23 am

Lindrickway

hi car! sorry don't have that one yet

11:24 am

Nef

NB, I think it SOUNDS colder in Centigrade! I think -2 (F) is about -20 (C), right?

11:25 am

Lindrickway

oh I am so pleased I have left North America!! lol

11:25 am

Nef

car.ee, it's ad + part of language

11:25 am

Lindrickway

ty Nef (0:

11:25 am

car.eeyore

Ok. thanks!

11:25 am

Nef

ad + not verb

11:26 am

Nancy Boy

Nef, I refuse to believe that, because it's insane. Frankly. It's about 4 degrees C here and I'm FREEZING. Nobody can survive that!

11:27 am

Lindrickway

NB with the windchill it got down to minus 40 c in Canada!

11:27 am

Nancy Boy

Don't you just want to barricade yourself in the house and drink warm things all day?

11:27 am

Nancy Boy

(PS though, I'm a sissy)

11:27 am

Lindrickway

LOL

11:28 am

car.eeyore

and do DE 6/24 and 7/36 have anything to do with the DE 5/12 just before them?

11:28 am

Nef

LOL, NB! Believe it or not; there ARE homeless transients here yet (they seem to move to warmer climates once the real cold sets in)

11:28 am

Lindrickway

you just have to live with it really!

11:29 am

Nancy Boy

but just talking about it made me cold...either that or the door's just sent a blast of cold air in

11:29 am

Nef

I grew up in NW Minnesota and moved south for the warmer climate here! It often got down to -40 (F) temperature wise! (International Falls, MN isn't known as the ice box of the nation for nothing!)

11:30 am

Lindrickway

I like the cold here at only minus 5 c at the worst! lol

11:30 am

Atalante

brrrrrrrrrrr

11:31 am

Nef

I didn't grow up in International falls, I grew up about 60 miles south of Canada and 50 miles east of North Dakota. The wind chill was nasty

11:31 am

Lindrickway

the windchill is unbelievable!

11:32 am

Lindrickway

brb

11:32 am

Nef

car.ee, I don't have the de5 yet (trying for it) but the de6 & 7 are related to each other

11:35 am

car.eeyore

May I please have a clue for that 6 then? I don't mean to be DE*** (5/12) but I am just not seeing it!

11:36 am

Lindrickway

back! ty car! (0:

11:36 am

Nancy Boy

Oooh it was the door, which means I have my spring onions now

11:36 am

Nef

near my hometown right now it's -8 (F) and has a -30 (F) wind chill. It's MUCH warmer here! :-D

11:37 am

Nef

de +po4/5

11:37 am

Lindrickway

ty Nef (0:

11:38 am

car.eeyore

TY! I didn't have that PO word but now I do!

11:38 am

Nef

that's why I TRY to clue with words from the grid if possible. :-) Doesn't always work, but I try

11:39 am

Nef

And now DH says I HAVE to get dressed and start doing stuff. :-/ See you all later! Happy Babbling!

11:40 am

Lindrickway

bye Nef, take care

11:40 am

Nef

you too, Lindrick. <Poof>

11:41 am

Nancy Boy

See you Nef :)

11:42 am

jmcnrick

bye nef

11:42 am

jmcnrick

whoo pee its lunch time!

11:42 am

Lindrickway

hi jmc! how are you?

11:43 am

Nancy Boy

Hi Jmc :)

11:46 am

jmcnrick

i am fine and happyly eating my sandwich

11:46 am

EvaNadine

*tiptoes into chog + sneaksup behind NB*

11:47 am

stidmama

(((hugs everyone)))) *tackles Lindy happily*

11:47 am

jmmcdonald

are Fo5,20 and 6,33 related... and can someone help me with those

11:48 am

stidmama

Nancy Boy? AGAIN? *hands out choclits to celebrate*

11:48 am

Lindrickway

aaww hi Eva & ((((stid))))

11:48 am

car.eeyore

hi stid!

11:48 am

jmcnrick

sorry jmmc i only have 9 words so far

11:48 am

stidmama

Lindy -- are you gone too? is Englande still Merrie?

11:48 am

jmcnrick

hi stiddie

11:48 am

jmmcdonald

never mind

11:48 am

jmcnrick

hi car

11:48 am

stidmama

hey car! (((more hugs and choclit)))

11:48 am

Atalante

Englande is Colde!

11:48 am

EvaNadine

*pounces on NB when he is least expecting it*

11:48 am

car.eeyore

Jmm...dipping things in chocolate or cheese sauce

11:48 am

Lindrickway

I am and it is stid!! lol

11:48 am

stidmama

rofl Atalante!

11:48 am

Lindrickway

had fun in London & am now in Yorkshire!

11:48 am

Nancy Boy

*spills chopped spring onion everywhere* EVA! :D

11:49 am

stidmama

jmc! I am so glad to see you here! I had a really WEIRD dream about you last night!

11:49 am

jmcnrick

yumm onions for my sandwich

11:49 am

stidmama

yorkshire? like heather and sheep and moors and stuff?

11:49 am

EvaNadine

ive gotta run to the loo + to buy some lunch. will you be around for a bit, m'dearest?

11:50 am

Lindrickway

well I am in town stid, but yes! I am going for an indian in about an hour!

11:50 am

stidmama

I dreamt that Evergreen was in Portland and you lived next door and instead of being a student I was teaching grad school. very very strange

11:50 am

stidmama

what's an indian?

11:50 am

Nancy Boy

For you, Eva, anything ;)

11:50 am

stidmama

((EvaN)) see you again soon

11:50 am

Lindrickway

an Indian meal stid! lol

11:50 am

jmcnrick

you had breakfast before you told that story right?

11:50 am

stidmama

oh! LOL we just call it curry.

11:50 am

jmcnrick

and indian is a wonderful motorcycle

11:51 am

Atalante

indian is more than curry :)

11:51 am

EvaNadine

ok, ill be quick like a bunny. :)
*flashes outta the chog like a jackrabbit*

11:51 am

Lindrickway

well you can get chinese, thai & various other curries here!

11:51 am

jmcnrick

sag paneer is my all time favorite dish

11:51 am

Atalante

mine too, jmc

11:51 am

stidmama

well, I really need to work on my self-evaluation (speaking of evergreen) and getting a lesson plan pulled together for tomorrow (speaking of teaching)

11:51 am

Lindrickway

mmm I am getting hungry now!! lol

11:52 am

Dorens

mmm i like saag paneer too (when done well)

11:52 am

jmcnrick

let me evaluate you stiddie!

11:52 am

jmcnrick

dorens are you ever going to play lexulous again?

11:52 am

stidmama

I like thai food. my current favorite is wide noodles and broccoli (but the name escapes me)

11:52 am

stidmama

if only you could, jmc! LOL oh well.

11:53 am

stidmama

hey doren! ((hugs)) see you-all later I hope. *poof*

11:53 am

Dorens

j, i was just going to mention that... sorry. i've been swamped but will do it this afternoon when i get home. promise

11:53 am

jmcnrick

I can stiddie just email me the questions

11:53 am

jmcnrick

okay I have no room to talk dorens

11:53 am

jmcnrick

bye stiddie

11:53 am

Lindrickway

ok gotta go, will catch you all again soon *hugs*

11:54 am

jmcnrick

bye lind

11:54 am

Nancy Boy

see you Lind :)

11:54 am

jmcnrick

everyone is leaving :-(

11:54 am

Atalante

I'm not!

11:54 am

Dorens

i'm here still j, but you have no room to talk?

11:55 am

jmcnrick

yea!

11:55 am

jmcnrick

I can talk for a while but am going to have to stop in a bit for a *shudder* conference call

11:56 am

Atalante

NB, your favourite Neil Young song is my favourite Neil Young song. Best thing ever

11:56 am

jmcnrick

ata did you got somewhere over the weekend?

11:56 am

Dorens

well i'm at school.. being antisocial and eating lunch at my desk so i can get some words in

11:56 am

Dorens

ata you were in the cotswalds..

11:56 am

Nancy Boy

I LOVE it Ata. Was listening to it just a few minutes ago, too :)

11:56 am

Dorens

and i could never pick a favorite neil young song.. there are soooo many good ones

11:57 am

Atalante

lovelovelovelove it too

11:57 am

Dorens

yes... that is one of them, for sure

11:57 am

Atalante

I was up at sister's

11:57 am

jmcnrick

my staff is all having lunch together so i get to babble

11:57 am

Dorens

and how is she doing?

11:57 am

Atalante

still in hospital, but getting there :)

11:58 am

Dorens

how far is she from your home?

11:58 am

Atalante

it's about a 3 hour drive

11:58 am

caitlyn

Good evening all.......
Ata sorry to hear your sis is in hospital again

11:59 am

Dorens

that's not too bad... my son's 3 -4 hours depending on traffic (sometimes 5 on a bad day!) and i do that every month. lots of time in car

11:59 am

jmcnrick

hi cait

11:59 am

Dorens

hi cait

12:00 pm

Atalante

sounds familiar, doren! though the drive home on Saturday was 7 hours, after getting stuck in a big accident

12:00 pm

Dorens

ughhh.. hate that

12:00 pm

jmcnrick

yikes!

12:00 pm

Dorens

lucky i have comfortable car, and thank god for audio books

12:01 pm

jmcnrick

i like long drives with audio books

12:02 pm

caitlyn

I dont like long drives at all these days, as a driver I am a terrible passenger!!

12:02 pm

Atalante

me too

12:03 pm

jmcnrick

well i am only a passenger when my son drives -- otherwise i drive

12:03 pm

jmcnrick

if I could I would never fly I would always drive

12:05 pm

zoozzoom

hey Jmc, i am trying to see what lexulous program is like....it says i can try it before siging up..but i cannot see where i am supposed to click nest..this is where i get too....http://www.lexulous.com/solitai
re_lexulous.php

12:05 pm

caitlyn

I think I must be getting old ......I always think there will be an accident, as there are some terrible drivers on the road,is it only me thinking that ?? LOL

12:05 pm

jmcnrick

let me look zooz

12:05 pm

zoozzoom

thanks :-)

12:06 pm

jmcnrick

i now there are terrible drivers but I am such a good one I assume that I can avoid them!

12:06 pm

jmcnrick

brb

12:06 pm

caitlyn

Good thinking jmc

12:07 pm

zoozzoom

try driving over on the isle of wight Caitlyn..they are mad over here.

12:08 pm

caitlyn

The roads dont seem very busy there zooz are the mad spots ?

12:09 pm

zoozzoom

it might look that way, but lots of the roads have been over taken by the teenagers in there done up cars , which are far too powerful for them to handle + the roads were not made for that style of driving..lol

12:09 pm

EvaNadine

ok, so maybe it was more like a really old bunny with a bum leg, but im back! :)

12:09 pm

caitlyn

Hi Eva !!

12:09 pm

zoozzoom

hello, Eva

12:10 pm

caitlyn

Are there many accidents then zooz?

12:11 pm

jmcnrick

zooz click on the word "practice"

12:11 pm

EvaNadine

*awaiting proof that NB didnt escape whilst i was gone*

12:11 pm

zoozzoom

for the size of the island, i would say more than the average...there is always some-one you know who knew the person who got killed...and most of them are teenagers.

12:11 pm

jmcnrick

but that is not the lexulous we use -- we use the one on facebook

12:11 pm

zoozzoom

Very nice ring Eva..congratulations.

12:11 pm

jmcnrick

he was here chopping onions a minute ago

12:12 pm

zoozzoom

oic..oh well..never mind...just wanted to see what it was all about...thanks for looking for me Jmc :-)

12:12 pm

jmcnrick

are you not on FB?

12:12 pm

EvaNadine

TY zooz. i rather love it myself. ;)

12:12 pm

caitlyn

That is always so sad zooz.
I think I have frightened Ata away LOL

12:13 pm

jmcnrick

I would be willing to sign up for lexulous if you want to play

12:13 pm

zoozzoom

so, i don`t use them..jmc..not a fan..i have got myspace, which i did for my son to use..but he is old enough to have his own account now..lol

12:14 pm

zoozzoom

Ata, is probably deep in the grid.

12:14 pm

Nancy Boy

Proof is here! Sorry, sorry, had to rescue a pot :)

12:14 pm

Atalante

sorry! I had to let pup out

12:14 pm

Atalante

what did I miss?

12:14 pm

zoozzoom

so was supposed to be NO..lol

12:15 pm

caitlyn

Oh Im glad I didnt scare you both off Nancy boy and Ata

12:15 pm

jmcnrick

you saw my note about clicking on the blue word practice, right zooz?

12:15 pm

EvaNadine

NB and Ata. 2 of my favorite babblers. :)

12:15 pm

EvaNadine

(((huggles)))

12:15 pm

jmcnrick

I am playing the computer now without having signed up

12:15 pm

Atalante

you couldn't, Cait :)

12:15 pm

jmcnrick

*sniff*

12:15 pm

caitlyn

:)

12:15 pm

zoozzoom

oh poo...sorry i missed that...*looking*

12:16 pm

Nancy Boy

*squeezes* FAAAVOURITE :D

12:16 pm

caitlyn

Whats the matter jmc??

12:16 pm

Nancy Boy

oh gosh things are boiling over -everywhere-. Why does this happen?!

12:16 pm

jmcnrick

I didn't make eva's favorite list

12:17 pm

jmcnrick

*blows nose in hankie*

12:17 pm

EvaNadine

jmc -- my list of favorites is long and wide. :)

12:17 pm

caitlyn

Because you took your eye off the pot Nancy Boy

12:17 pm

zoozzoom

nope that did not work it is trying to make me play www.lumosity.com, which i have already done.

12:17 pm

jmcnrick

:-)

12:17 pm

Nancy Boy

But I swear I didn't Caitlyn :O

12:17 pm

zoozzoom

have you got a cold Jmc :-(

12:17 pm

EvaNadine

i think its my fault NBs pot is boiling over. i made him take his eye off it for a moment. :(

12:18 pm

Atalante

bad Eva!

12:18 pm

zoozzoom

i think it would help if i read the chog properly

12:18 pm

jmcnrick

http://www.lexulous.com/solitaire_lexu
lous.php and then click on the blue practice

12:18 pm

caitlyn

If you are still here Nancy then turn the pots off and get a take away

12:18 pm

jmcnrick

it will work --- really zooz

12:19 pm

Atalante

we love lexulous

12:19 pm

Nancy Boy

LOL Caitlyn.
Eva - not sure Leo would fall for it if I blamed you!

12:19 pm

jmcnrick

zooz doesn't do FB

12:19 pm

EvaNadine

jeez, after i said Ata was one of my favorite babblers, she scolds me!
maybe i need to re-think my list...

12:19 pm

zoozzoom

i know Jmc, but you try it..nothing happens..lol

12:19 pm

jmcnrick

*waves hand high in air* pick me pick me

12:20 pm

EvaNadine

NB, just point him to my photo shoot pictures. im sure he would understand -- many a babbler has been, erm....distracted by them. ;)

12:20 pm

caitlyn

Am I any where on you list Eva (waiting with baited breath)

12:20 pm

Atalante

*coughs* I'm the only person here who creates art for you *smug*

12:20 pm

zoozzoom

LOL, jmc

12:21 pm

caitlyn

You do smug so well Ata LOL

12:21 pm

EvaNadine

this is true, ata. i wish i had time to get the art put on me!

12:21 pm

jmcnrick

(boy is ata getting smug or what?)

12:21 pm

Nancy Boy

LOL Eva. I'm not making him dinner just for you to make him dribble it down his front!

12:21 pm

Atalante

the time will be right when it is :)

12:22 pm

Jen

Howdy folks! I know I am going to need the fish, but can someone clue the re7? I am just not seeing it!

12:22 pm

Jen

sorry, the last re7

12:22 pm

EvaNadine

NB, methinks youre more likely to make him do that than i am!

12:22 pm

zoozzoom

little bits left over

12:23 pm

zoozzoom

re7 little particles left

12:23 pm

Atalante

Leo is a great name

12:23 pm

caitlyn

Hi Jen

12:23 pm

zoozzoom

like gunpowder

12:23 pm

Jen

ahhhh, thanks zooz! such a relief!

12:23 pm

Jen

hi caitlyn!

12:24 pm

jmcnrick

zooz 1) go to www.lexulous.com 2) click the blue word play live 3) click the word at the top that says practice 4) pick solitaire or computer

12:24 pm

zoozzoom

yw Jen :-)

12:24 pm

zoozzoom

ok..will do.

12:24 pm

Nancy Boy

You might make him rethink men vs women. in his words (he's reading over my shoulder), he's gay "by accident". Charming ;)

12:24 pm

Atalante

hi Leo!

12:25 pm

jmcnrick

*contemplating an accident which causes gaydom*

12:25 pm

EvaNadine

?? how does that happen? he was tying his shoe + some lovely gent tripped behind him?

12:26 pm

caitlyn

Hi Leo, (waving from Wales)

12:26 pm

CiociaJudy

{{NB}} How did the move go?

12:26 pm

jmcnrick

*contemplating whether "gayness" would have been a better word? gayosity?

12:26 pm

Nancy Boy

(he says hi back Ata, and scuttled off blushing :D)

12:26 pm

CiociaJudy

Greetings Babblers! Got a minute here to Babble.

12:26 pm

jmcnrick

hi chio

12:26 pm

Nancy Boy

EVA!!! LOL

12:26 pm

caitlyn

Hi Judy!!

12:26 pm

Atalante

*grins*

12:26 pm

jmcnrick

oops sorry NB

12:27 pm

jmcnrick

*giggle*

12:27 pm

zoozzoom

oh sod it i will just sign up, see what happens then.

12:27 pm

Nancy Boy

Hi Judy! :) move went terribly, really terribly, but I'm here now and that's what matters :)

12:27 pm

sciencegeek

hola all! it is almost time for a big break!

12:27 pm

Nancy Boy

Jmc...gaiety maybe? ;)

12:27 pm

CiociaJudy

soooo sorry NB. But at least it's over!!

12:27 pm

jmcnrick

you want me to sign up too and we can play each other?

12:28 pm

jmcnrick

hi science!

12:28 pm

zoozzoom

well that was easy..:-)

12:28 pm

CiociaJudy

Hi Caitlyn, Ata, jmc, geek, zooz *who did I miss*

12:28 pm

Nancy Boy

Thank you, Judy :) and quite right, what's done is done. I did what someone suggested and wrote him a letter, but he ripped it up. Going to try again after a rest period...

12:28 pm

CiociaJudy

Eva! Hi Eva!

12:28 pm

jmcnrick

good zooz should I sign up?

12:28 pm

EvaNadine

im not quite sure why (perhaps it is because i have been researching wedding stuff all day?) but i am feeling disgustingly sentimental and i just want to hug everyone today...

12:28 pm

sciencegeek

ok jmc are you going to meet with that person?????

12:29 pm

EvaNadine

helloooooooooooo!!

12:29 pm

zoozzoom

you must be joking...i need to practice first...i want to see how rubbish i am first, before you show me up..hahaha

12:29 pm

CiociaJudy

so sad NB. But your Babble friends are here for you!

12:29 pm

EvaNadine

oh dear, NB what story have i missed??

12:29 pm

jmcnrick

*giggle* he sent me a copy of one of the sets he did with the band in the 1970s

12:29 pm

jmcnrick

well let me know when zooz

12:29 pm

CiociaJudy

Just LOVE that icon Eva!

12:30 pm

zoozzoom

will do, diving into it now...*holding nose & closing eyes*

12:30 pm

Nancy Boy

Oh Eva, I forgot you weren't here yesterday when I was reporting back :) well, long story short, it ended up as the worst case scenario. Horrible, horrible, horrible moment :/

12:30 pm

Nancy Boy

Got that right Judy! I mean what I say in my profile you know ;)

12:31 pm

EvaNadine

TY judy! i just love wearing it! :D

12:31 pm

sciencegeek

what kind of band? how amusing

12:31 pm

caitlyn

Sorry you have had a rotten time NB but that is great what you have said in your profile ((NB))

12:31 pm

CiociaJudy

gotta work while I sneak in Babble so I'll be in and out today! Damn work; gets in the way of everything!!

12:31 pm

EvaNadine

oh dear, NB. is this about your padre?

12:31 pm

Atalante

the babble family is closer than a lot of real families

12:32 pm

Nancy Boy

thanks, Caitlyn :) *hugs*

12:32 pm

caitlyn

Congrats Eva I havent chatted much for a while........I love a babble wedding

12:32 pm

jmcnrick

o a rock band -- in those days on willy nelson had long hair and sang country

12:33 pm

Nancy Boy

And, got it in one Eva - mum's sort of okay with it but dad handed me all my baby pictures in an envelope, saying he didn't want me in the house, and then said if I left to pursue -that- then I shouldn't come back.

12:34 pm

jmcnrick

http://tinyurl.com/ydvs3as utube but no video-- jsut sound -- he is the vocalist and had waist length straight beautiful red hair

12:34 pm

sciencegeek

and smoked pot...lol

12:34 pm

sciencegeek

i am hearing the romance of nostalgia

12:34 pm

zoozzoom

Play Lexulous
We are trying our best to fix the site as soon a possible. The site will also be getting a new look shortly. So please bear with us! - Admin

12:34 pm

jmcnrick

maybe

12:35 pm

zoozzoom

:-(..isn`t that just typical

12:35 pm

jmcnrick

lol poor zooz

12:35 pm

EvaNadine

(((HUGGLES NB)))
so much for unconditional love, eh?

12:35 pm

jmcnrick

we can try again tomorrow zooz

12:35 pm

EvaNadine

TY caitlyn :)

12:35 pm

caitlyn

NB you can only be true to yourself I bet your dad is regretting his words though

12:35 pm

zoozzoom

will do jmc :-)

12:35 pm

sciencegeek

i want to play lexulous also!

12:35 pm

EvaNadine

Ata is right about the babble family. you dont mess with our kin!

12:35 pm

zoozzoom

now going to click on your tinyurl link

12:35 pm

jmcnrick

certainly on his side science

12:36 pm

caitlyn

Eva when is the wedding? Do I need to buy a new hat soon?

12:36 pm

sciencegeek

well, i was hearing it in your description of his HAIR. LOL

12:36 pm

jmcnrick

aren't we playing on FB science? I get confuse because my babble name translator got lost with my computer :-(

12:37 pm

jmcnrick

only for the long hair -- it was beautiful

12:37 pm

sciencegeek

well i have no one to play with on FB! I guess I can find a game with you or you need to invite me to a game via FB

12:37 pm

Atalante

look at my profile, jmc - on the left is a link to a big list of babble names :)

12:38 pm

jmcnrick

ty ata I have been frustrated -- I kinda know them but then I get confused!

12:38 pm

zoozzoom

that guitarist can sure play well, not too keen on the singing though :-)

12:38 pm

EvaNadine

youve got until autumn -- i hope! venues are booked so far in advance! at this rate, you may have until autumn 2011!

12:38 pm

Atalante

it's not complete, but it's pretty good

12:39 pm

jmcnrick

all I see is the folding link let me refresh

12:39 pm

jmcnrick

the singer is who I was dating at the time

12:39 pm

jmcnrick

he wants to start it up again

12:39 pm

jmcnrick

brb

12:39 pm

Atalante

oh sorry! my FB profile!

12:40 pm

Atalante

http://tinyurl.com/l5qhdp <- there :)

12:40 pm

jmcnrick

ooo sorry ata! I will look there. lol

12:40 pm

caitlyn

Its time for me to cook, see you all tomorrow, take care

12:41 pm

EvaNadine

*just realized that NB hasnt spoken since i huggled him*
*stops huggling so NB can come up for air*

12:43 pm

jmcnrick

science isn't on that list though ata

12:43 pm

Atalante

I did see it wasn't complete! Science, go add yourself!

12:45 pm

jmcnrick

science go add yourself to ata's list so I can play lexulous with you

12:45 pm

EvaNadine

crikey mine wasnt on there either!
just added myself. :)

12:45 pm

jmcnrick

bye cait

12:46 pm

Atalante

outrageous, eva :)

12:47 pm

EvaNadine

gnarly. :)

12:47 pm

kc8501

wow. only had to be on hold for...38 minutes!!! dont ever let it be said that unemployment is "easy"

12:47 pm

sciencegeek

how do i add myself to Ata's list??????

12:47 pm

sciencegeek

i was busy adding folks to my friends list....

12:48 pm

Atalante

go to that link and put yourself on it :)

12:48 pm

Atalante

http://tinyurl.com/l5qhdp

12:48 pm

jmcnrick

did you add me science? or are we already friends?

12:49 pm

sciencegeek

we are friends - I am Cindi!

12:50 pm

jmcnrick

it says you are off line! i will start a game with you

12:51 pm

jmcnrick

done (starting the lexulous game)

12:52 pm

jmcnrick

ack 10 minutes before my conference call!

12:52 pm

jmcnrick

help with the corner e and the e next to it please

12:53 pm

jmcnrick

i have rest, rested, and weird

12:53 pm

Atalante

ducks!

12:53 pm

EvaNadine

Ei5/12 -- think down

12:53 pm

jmcnrick

ty

12:53 pm

stidmama

okay, taking a break from the lesson planning, ten minutes and then off to write my self-evaluation.

12:54 pm

EvaNadine

remove the last letter for the other E

12:54 pm

jmcnrick

*sneaks into stiddies book bag and writes "wonderful" and "perfect" in indelible red ink all over her eveluation form*

12:54 pm

EvaNadine

Stids self-evaluation:
"I am so great. Nuff Said."

12:54 pm

jmcnrick

ty eva

12:55 pm

stidmama

rofl EvaN! that actually is what I was thinking of writing to see if I can shock my faculty member. I spent the whole quarter focusing on what I wasn't doing well!

12:55 pm

stidmama

jmc! LOL

12:56 pm

jmcnrick

then help with the right hand O for nbt

12:56 pm

EvaNadine

OD4. just go straight down.

12:56 pm

jmcnrick

hope they don't mark off for bad spelling stiddie -- i think I misspelled wonderful when I wrote on your paper

12:56 pm

jmcnrick

*smack*

12:57 pm

EvaNadine

*hands the fish to jmc so she can use it on herself*

12:57 pm

jmcnrick

nbt and I am clearly starting my fish collection for supper

12:57 pm

stidmama

hm. oh well, jmc, it's the thought that counts!

12:57 pm

jmcnrick

*puts fish in fridge for later*

12:57 pm

stidmama

go jmc go!

12:57 pm

jmcnrick

okay must go pretend to do something for the salary I don't get paid

12:57 pm

jmcnrick

*poof*

12:58 pm

sciencegeek

jmc i am no good at lexulous, but i will try....you may have to coach me on the rules, etc.

12:59 pm

Atalante

thus you need to play and learn :)

1:00 pm

Atalante

it's the same as scrabble, just with 8 letters

1:01 pm

stidmama

I am also at NBT, and going to work on the self-eval... fortunately, it's a draft. I have some time to work on it after the faculty reviews it.

1:01 pm

sciencegeek

Ata, i am playing (poorly) at least I can do a few words lol

1:02 pm

sciencegeek

mnore stuff to do while pretending to work lol

1:02 pm

Atalante

go go science :)

1:05 pm

periwinkle

hello all, back to find my last 36 words

1:05 pm

zoozzoom

oh my word, i got a bit freaked out ..i decided to take a look at face book..i signed up and all these people i know were on there ..the page said these are people we think you might know & want to add as friends...how the hell did it know i knew most of about thirty people it came up with...scary

1:06 pm

Atalante

it's clever like that!

1:06 pm

sciencegeek

it is fun zoom!

1:06 pm

Dorens

yup... it asked me if i wanted to "friend" the man from whom I've been divorced for twenty years

1:07 pm

zoozzoom

ph no dorens...bet that was a shock.

1:07 pm

Atalante

so you can click NO with great satisfaction

1:07 pm

Dorens

not really.. when you think about it... we both are friends with our three kids, so....

1:08 pm

periwinkle

am I invisible?

1:08 pm

Atalante

hi peri!

1:08 pm

sciencegeek

lol dorens

1:08 pm

periwinkle

ty, Ata, dear

1:08 pm

periwinkle

ty, Ata, dear

1:08 pm

Dorens

actually i'm kind of happy that i can say that we finally are friends after a long unpleasant interlude. no peri, you're not

1:08 pm

zoozzoom

ello Peri :-)

1:08 pm

sciencegeek

clue for the on 6 pls

1:08 pm

periwinkle

was just checking, Doren

1:08 pm

periwinkle

and zooz

1:09 pm

zoozzoom

on+ a sqaure has four ****

1:09 pm

periwinkle

am stuck in the re words

1:09 pm

Dorens

you happened in on the midst of an intense conversation... no offense intended

1:09 pm

sciencegeek

ty zoom

1:09 pm

zoozzoom

yw :-)

1:10 pm

rubyfoo

what are the rules? I've just signed up

1:10 pm

rubyfoo

do you just make words out of the letters?

1:10 pm

periwinkle

ruby, if you click on the help button right above this, it will help you.

1:10 pm

Atalante

make words :)

1:10 pm

mixi6

look at the help above the chat.

1:11 pm

periwinkle

words must be 4 letters long

1:11 pm

sciencegeek

ask for clues

1:11 pm

Atalante

and generally incomprehensible

1:11 pm

zoozzoom

hello Ruby, once you have read the help section...join in the fun.

1:11 pm

periwinkle

but beware it is very addicting

1:11 pm

Dorens

sometimes nonsensical

1:12 pm

zoozzoom

Hello Mixi :-)

1:12 pm

sciencegeek

help with the first two or's pls.....

1:13 pm

periwinkle

20 left, going to read for a while, bbs

1:13 pm

sciencegeek

ok got the first or what about the or 6??

1:13 pm

sciencegeek

nm moreworded it..

1:14 pm

Uneaixoise

or + 4/5 of duck down

1:14 pm

Atalante

grrr why does my protractor keep vanishing??

1:15 pm

mixi6

hi zoozzoom

1:16 pm

mixi6

I haven't see a protractor in years Atalante

1:18 pm

Atalante

I wish I hadn't!

1:19 pm

Atalante

protractor, compasses, ruler, essential!

1:20 pm

mixi6

drawing circles? going in circles?

1:20 pm

bichon

I remember having a protractor in Geometry and drawing pretty flower petals with it

1:20 pm

Atalante

I always draw circles. Lots of circles :)

1:21 pm

mixi6

I only had Geometry for a couple months. I don't remember drawing anything. (I do remember they had to give me an A for it).

1:21 pm

HarryHood

woohoo 50%

1:22 pm

Atalante

definitely arty circles, not geometry :)

1:22 pm

mixi6

go harry go!

1:22 pm

bichon

I took geometry in 10th grade and really liked it, plane geometry

1:22 pm

Uneaixoise

my geometry teacher was 70 yrs old and a bit senile -- she gave us the same test twice :-)

1:23 pm

rubyfoo

what is a good score?

1:23 pm

Uneaixoise

loved algebra and trig though

1:23 pm

mixi6

many many years ago. I didn't like calculus with geometry. Could never picture it.

1:23 pm

Atalante

we had all sorts of maths up to uni level. It never got divided into separate sections

1:23 pm

rbud

racing in to Babble as quickly as possible - net is going up and down like a yo-yo! :(

1:24 pm

bichon

Are Americans the only people in the world who refer to math in the singular?

1:24 pm

Atalante

yep :P

1:24 pm

mixi6

It has a plural?

1:24 pm

Uneaixoise

i think so, bichon :-)

1:25 pm

rbud

mathematics is a plural, after all...

1:25 pm

zoozzoom

A good score is what ever you are pleased with i suppose Ruby, i am not too bothered about the score, i just enjoy finding the words & either chatting or lurking at the chat..lol

1:25 pm

mixi6

hmmmm ....

1:25 pm

Atalante

exactly, it's not mathematic!

1:25 pm

rubyfoo

lol

1:25 pm

mixi6

OK, I'll try to remember that.

1:26 pm

mixi6

(puts on dunce cap.)

1:27 pm

mixi6

has M. Ed. in math (singular)

1:27 pm

bichon

I've always heard students from around the world refer to it in the plural, as well as mails [which Americans only refer to as singular].

1:28 pm

Atalante

what is the reason for you lot using the singular?

1:28 pm

Uneaixoise

your guess is as good as mine . . .

1:29 pm

mixi6

I live now in the South and they refer to it has 59 cent. Singular. Drives me up the wall. I guess it's a matter of learned or habit.

1:29 pm

Atalante

and we also don't divide it into separate subjects. it's just maths. in which we study calc and geometry and trig and and and

1:31 pm

rbud

ah, more than one "math" lumped together = maths

1:32 pm

Atalante

but it's a general term. we study ethics, not ethic etc

1:32 pm

Uneaixoise

ata, for me, "math" was a subject in the lower grade levels -- then in high school we "graduated" to algebra, geometry, trig, calculus . . .

1:33 pm

Uneaixoise

no argument here -- just sayin' . . .

1:33 pm

bichon

But it's always "math homework" not "maths homework"

1:33 pm

rbud

I think of it as just another endearing way the English lang. varies... as in boot = trunk, bonnet = hood, etc.

1:34 pm

Atalante

if you hated maths, having to do 3 subjects must have been awful!

1:34 pm

Atalante

3 or 4 or however many

1:34 pm

Uneaixoise

:-D

1:34 pm

rubyfoo

bye

1:34 pm

Uneaixoise

bye, ruby ;-)

1:34 pm

bichon

Yes, in my native New York City it was always "Don'tya" sounding like it had a ch in the middle

1:35 pm

mixi6

I always liked math in high school.

1:35 pm

dcseain

same for the my native dialect from here in Northern Virginia, bichon

1:35 pm

stidmama

okay, self-eval done! *happy mama look* I have some time to play.

1:35 pm

Uneaixoise

me too, mixi

1:35 pm

dcseain

well done, stid :)

1:36 pm

stidmama

seain! hey there!!! how's the ice cream supply holding out?

1:36 pm

dcseain

hello, everyone

1:36 pm

mixi6

Bye ruby

1:36 pm

Uneaixoise

yay for stiddy! (BTW I have heat -- old unit gone, new one installed)

1:36 pm

mixi6

hi dcseain

1:36 pm

Uneaixoise

hey seain :-)

1:36 pm

dcseain

i went to a HS from math and science, but have always prefrered language, history, and music

1:37 pm

Atalante

do you just have science, or bio, chem and physics?

1:37 pm

stidmama

yay for heat! is it quieter too? Our furnace is really really loud. I can hardly wait for it to fail so I can replace it with something a little quieter...

1:37 pm

Uneaixoise

bio, chem, and physics

1:37 pm

Team_Edward

fo8,45 plzz

1:37 pm

mixi6

din't like English and history.

1:38 pm

Uneaixoise

old one wasn't loud, just cracked and rusted out and nearly 20 yrs old -- they said I was at risk of carbon monoxide poisoning -- yikes!

1:38 pm

Atalante

good!

1:38 pm

stidmama

LOL mixi! that's what I will teach (middle school, not high school though)

1:38 pm

dcseain

good that it's been replaced then, une.

1:38 pm

Uneaixoise

indeed, seain! :-)

1:38 pm

stidmama

wow. so glad you have a new one then! Did they suggest/install a CO2 detector for you? We have two in our home, just in case (since everything is propane)

1:39 pm

Uneaixoise

no, i think they figured I'm ok now

1:39 pm

Uneaixoise

dogs are VERY relieved they're gone!

1:39 pm

Uneaixoise

men in the driveway, men in the yard, men under the house! LOL

1:39 pm

Atalante

I bet!

1:39 pm

mixi6

I liked math, science and music.

1:40 pm

Uneaixoise

and not in a FUN way! LOL

1:40 pm

stidmama

I would suggest a $15 battery-powered CO2 detector, Une. Even a new unit can malfunction. A friend of a friend died a few years back from CO2 poisoning from his heating unit

1:40 pm

EvaNadine

*yawn*
wedding venue research makes my head hurty.
:(

1:40 pm

Atalante

I liked biology and chemistry, and art, and latin and ancient greek

1:40 pm

stidmama

men! LOL yes, Lucky is never happy to have workmen and repairmen around

1:40 pm

Uneaixoise

me too, mixi -- i remember being told that they go together (math, music, languages)

1:40 pm

dcseain

sorry to hear, evaN

1:40 pm

Uneaixoise

biology and chemistry -- YUCK!!

1:40 pm

crosshair

crossy was in a b+b that was wood stove+wood boiler heat.was very nice,but everytime you come in from the snow and cold and sit in front of thast wood stove it was zzzz;)

1:40 pm

stidmama

I still say eloping is the way to go EvaN...

1:41 pm

Uneaixoise

eva, looking for somewhere exotic? uber-romantic?

1:41 pm

stidmama

hello cross! *tosses bacon*

1:41 pm

dcseain

my HS had 65% of us in the music program

1:41 pm

Atalante

biology was the best. which is why I'm a biologist. LOL

1:41 pm

crosshair

howdy stid;)

1:41 pm

sciencegeek

hi crossy - i smell pork!

1:41 pm

stidmama

I liked chemistry, never took biology in high school, physics was fun. Organic chem was the BEST

1:41 pm

mixi6

My parents thought I would major in Math or Physics, so I ended up with a Bachelor of Music.

1:41 pm

Uneaixoise

ata, i think so much depends on your teacher

1:41 pm

stidmama

music is the spice of life!

1:41 pm

crosshair

howdy science

1:41 pm

dcseain

i loved my genetics and recombinant dna classes. and chinese

1:42 pm

sciencegeek

they are related mix

1:42 pm

Atalante

utterly

1:42 pm

mixi6

I know.

1:42 pm

Uneaixoise

i wanted to be a United Nations translator -- ended up teaching English as second language, working as editor, and doing freelance translation :-)

1:42 pm

stidmama

did I mention that someone offered to give our younger son a scholarship for a trombone lesson every month? We turned down the scholarship, but will contact the teacher and get him signed up starting next month.

1:42 pm

crosshair

music is the unversal spice of life,crosses all borders and boundries;0

1:42 pm

Atalante

fisheries science and marine toxicology were the best at uni. and palaeoceanography

1:42 pm

mixi6

But i'm a good enough musician to starve to death.

1:42 pm

Uneaixoise

stiddy, i sat first chair trombone! LOL

1:42 pm

dcseain

how wonderful, std!

1:43 pm

stidmama

paleo-oceanography? *picture of Atalante at bottom of sea with a trowel and measure lines*

1:43 pm

sciencegeek

parasitology!

1:43 pm

Uneaixoise

stid LOL!

1:43 pm

Atalante

oh yes, parasitology is always fun

1:43 pm

stidmama

oh mixi! I always think the standard band uniform is on purpose, they can go from concert to waiting tables...

1:43 pm

mixi6

LOL stid

1:44 pm

Atalante

palaeoceanog. is *fantastic*

1:44 pm

Uneaixoise

ah, i well remember "band hat hair"

1:44 pm

stidmama

both our sons love music. the younger plays tbone and tuba and sings, the elder plays trumpet and piano.

1:44 pm

mixi6

I changed for my masters, then got a job computer programming for 30 year doing the same thing.

1:44 pm

Uneaixoise

stid, that is fantastic!

1:45 pm

Atalante

I'm the only utterly unmusical member of the family

1:45 pm

mixi6

I'm working on a piano recital for my mother=in=law.

1:45 pm

Uneaixoise

mixi, where are you in NC? my daughter was in Boone for 6 years

1:45 pm

stidmama

computers and music seem to have a lot in common.

1:45 pm

Uneaixoise

wow, how wonderful, mixi

1:46 pm

dcseain

hm. sky looking like precipitation. again.

1:46 pm

mixi6

both very logical. I'm not a perfectionist, though.

1:46 pm

dcseain

nice, mixi

1:46 pm

Atalante

sister was a concert pianist and singer, step-father was director of the Royal College of Music and a well-known composer, and all family friends are stupidly brilliant musicians and composers

1:46 pm

Atalante

I can just about play grade 1 flute

1:46 pm

stidmama

it's precipitating through the fog today. Peculiar weather, not unwelcome.

1:46 pm

stidmama

golly atalante!

1:46 pm

dcseain

that must have been tough, ata

1:46 pm

Uneaixoise

logical maybe, but also both can be very creative . . .

1:46 pm

dcseain

i love lite drizzle with fog. happy weather

1:47 pm

sciencegeek

i like sun! i suffer in the winter with SADD

1:47 pm

Atalante

I spent a long time annoying them all by liking Mendelssohn, which is considered very "light" in my family :)

1:47 pm

stidmama

I sing a little sometimes, and haven't met an instrument I can't play (yet -- though a clarinet is close); but I don't consider myself a musician as much as an appreciative listener

1:47 pm

dcseain

LOL ata

1:47 pm

Uneaixoise

impressive, stid!

1:48 pm

mixi6

Texas, should get some sun, if it's not raining.

1:48 pm

Atalante

saying that, I can play pretty much any woodwind, and I guess I could get fairly good at them if I wanted to try. But I don't enjoy it all

1:48 pm

mixi6

I am a pianist. I used to sing in a choir.

1:48 pm

stidmama

As with languages, I get tired of the instruments long before I have mastered them.

1:48 pm

Uneaixoise

do you ever wonder about the gazillion people who don't participate in the chog? do you think they just turn it off?

1:48 pm

stidmama

very cool atalante!

1:49 pm

mixi6

I took a semester of organ and found I didn't know my left hand from my feet.

1:49 pm

stidmama

that was a bit of a nonsequitur, Une! LOL

1:49 pm

Atalante

I did used to love playing bass recorder, and I'd love to learn to play the bassoon. but it;s low down my list of cool things to do!

1:49 pm

dcseain

i missed singing in the annual midnight Hallelujah Chorus this year :(

1:49 pm

stidmama

and yes, I do. I think a lot of people are more focused than I am

1:49 pm

dcseain

une, i read the chog for about year before i spoke up.

1:49 pm

Uneaixoise

that's me -- queen of the non sequitur :-)

1:49 pm

stidmama

I don't actually like organ music. The way it's usually played, that is (dirge-like)

1:50 pm

mixi6

I have a recording, and put it in my CD player on LOUD, so I can sing along.

1:50 pm

Uneaixoise

wow, really? seain, that's amazing

1:50 pm

dcseain

why amazing?

1:50 pm

Uneaixoise

not very fond of organ music either

1:50 pm

dcseain

i wanted to understand the culture furst.

1:50 pm

stidmama

*trying to imagine chog w/o seain*

1:50 pm

Uneaixoise

lurking for a year??

1:50 pm

dcseain

intentionally so :)

1:50 pm

stidmama

culture?!? roflmao

*gasp choke chortle*

for REAL?

1:51 pm

Uneaixoise

*imagining seain analyzing choggers for a whole year"

1:51 pm

Uneaixoise

stid LOL

1:51 pm

crosshair

pe5/12 porridge hot,pe 5/12 porridge cold;)

1:51 pm

mixi6

LOL

1:51 pm

dcseain

there were a few chog participants i wanted to understand before entering it.

1:51 pm

dcseain

there were a few chog participants i wanted to understand before entering it.

1:51 pm

dcseain

We have a culture w/in the chog, indeed, stid!

1:51 pm

dcseain

quite so, crossy :)

1:51 pm

stidmama

*scratching and belching* <-- my contribution to the cultural milieu...

1:52 pm

aslindy

hello all

1:52 pm

dcseain

ROFL stid

1:52 pm

Atalante

oooooo this sounds intriguing

1:52 pm

stidmama

I can understand that, seain. Some of us are a little peculiar.

1:52 pm

Uneaixoise

yer crackin' me up, stiddy!

1:52 pm

mixi6

Hi! lindy

1:52 pm

crosshair

im so full of culture,i just hand it out in small doses;))

1:52 pm

stidmama

speaking of peculiar, hello as! *grin*

1:52 pm

Uneaixoise

hey, lindy :-)

1:52 pm

Atalante

who were the weird ones??

1:52 pm

aslindy

gee, thanks! =)

1:52 pm

mixi6

ignores stid belching

1:52 pm

Uneaixoise

what was the name of the couple that was so active in the chog back at the beginning? Brits methinks

1:52 pm

stidmama

yeah. cross'n'me bacon-breathing denizens of culcha

1:53 pm

dcseain

ooh, found the na5 anti-zenith

1:53 pm

Atalante

Anj and Lola

1:53 pm

crosshair

;))

1:53 pm

Uneaixoise

tx, seain!!

1:53 pm

EvaNadine

lola + anj!

1:53 pm

stidmama

Anj shows up sometimes still -- about twice a year. I miss them.

1:53 pm

Uneaixoise

yes!! tx ata!

1:53 pm

Nancy Boy

*pops back in* back. Little mini powercut - neighbour did something with a wire/fuse/other electronic things I'll never understand

1:53 pm

stidmama

thanks for the n5!

1:53 pm

EvaNadine

*smothers NB with huggles*

1:53 pm

mixi6

me too

1:53 pm

stidmama

hello Nancy Boy! you missed all the culture talk!

1:53 pm

dcseain

hey there NB

1:54 pm

EvaNadine

lola is on FB and i hear from anj once in a blue moon...

1:54 pm

Nancy Boy

*is smothered* :D
so dinner turned into a candlelit dinner, LOL

1:54 pm

Uneaixoise

hey, nancy boy -- lurked thru your trauma -- so sorry but hope the future will be wonderful!

1:54 pm

stidmama

how romantic! or did the power just go off and you had to?

1:54 pm

Uneaixoise

tx for the update, eva!

1:54 pm

crosshair

god,i can remember the days when we actually used to jam pennies in behind glass fuses,cause we were so far from the nearest town.lucky we never burned ourselves down

1:54 pm

Nancy Boy

Thanks, Unea :)

1:54 pm

cybernan

hello -- looks like everyone is in fine form as usual :)

1:54 pm

stidmama

I must have typed "found" and round" a gazillion times today

1:55 pm

stidmama

hey nan! here to add some class, I hope!

1:55 pm

crosshair

howdy nan

1:55 pm

Nancy Boy

We had to Stid, LOL. Nice anyway though! Have to start turning it off every night. Cooking by candlelit is no joke though!

1:55 pm

Uneaixoise

crossy, i remember those days!!

1:55 pm

cybernan

me?! - rofl

1:55 pm

dcseain

ro5 is a base for sauce

1:55 pm

Uneaixoise

hey, nan!

1:55 pm

dcseain

welcome, nan

1:55 pm

HarryHood

lots of eastern currency today

1:55 pm

Uneaixoise

ro5? not roux?

1:56 pm

stidmama

hey harry!

1:56 pm

HarryHood

hi stid

1:56 pm

dcseain

you are correct, une :) me and my malapropisms

1:56 pm

sciencegeek

no une a misspelling

1:56 pm

cybernan

you took the words away from my fingers une

1:56 pm

Uneaixoise

ok, now i'm curious about ro5 LOL

1:57 pm

sciencegeek

weird ones????? look whose talking! And I resemble that comment LOL

1:57 pm

Uneaixoise

ooohhh, the cathedral town, right?

1:57 pm

stidmama

I think the RO 5 is like a city in france, start like sauce

1:57 pm

Nancy Boy

anyway, got 169 to get in, hm...one hour. We're out this evening. Living together is so cool!

1:57 pm

cybernan

ah -- ro5 -- french town

1:57 pm

Uneaixoise

yes, impressionist subject

1:57 pm

dcseain

and an insult in English

1:58 pm

stidmama

go Nancy Boy go!

1:58 pm

Atalante

it is?

1:58 pm

dcseain

oops, ro4 sauce base-like :"> i can count!

1:58 pm

cybernan

and a beautiful cathedral

1:58 pm

Nancy Boy

LOL Stid. How charitable! :)))

1:58 pm

dcseain

ro4 is the insult

1:58 pm

Uneaixoise

what's that, seain?

1:58 pm

crosshair

is it me,or are these grids getting tougher/:((

1:58 pm

Uneaixoise

really? ok, new word for me!

1:58 pm

stidmama

HALFWAY!!!!!!

1:58 pm

Nancy Boy

I've suddenly hit a very happy pocket after some morose times. I put it down to Leo and you fine people!

1:58 pm

Uneaixoise

pronounce roo?

1:58 pm

HarryHood

yay stid!

1:58 pm

Uneaixoise

go, stiddy!

1:58 pm

HarryHood

I gave up and listed at exactly 50%

1:59 pm

Atalante

rou4 can be a lovable insult though

1:59 pm

stidmama

oooh. is bf Leo?

1:59 pm

crosshair

yaa for nancyboy

1:59 pm

dcseain

ro4 defined: http://tinyurl.com/yak6lk4

2:00 pm

EvaNadine

NB. im sure you can manage 1 69 in an hour.
;) :X

2:00 pm

Uneaixoise

ohhhh, roo-ay!!

2:00 pm

Nancy Boy

bf is Leo indeed :) he's had his babble welcome. the enthusiasm embarrassed him and he slunk away :)

2:00 pm

cybernan

still need 4 f's -- they must be really weird

2:00 pm

Uneaixoise

NB LOL!

2:00 pm

Atalante

poooor Leo :P

2:00 pm

Nancy Boy

He's fond of you Ata. LOL

2:00 pm

stidmama

aha! *waves at Leo in the background* well let him know he can lurk -- seain lurked for a year, apparently!

2:00 pm

dcseain

LOL NB

2:01 pm

EvaNadine

NB dear, are you an FB?

2:01 pm

sciencegeek

and the p's go on foreever!

2:01 pm

sciencegeek

forever...oops

2:01 pm

Atalante

*grin*

2:02 pm

Nancy Boy

No way Stid, he's picked up the habit of sitting down behind me and pointing out alllll the words I've missed. Adorable but infuriating :D

2:02 pm

stidmama

lots of P today, wonder if Nutly will show up to make comments?

2:02 pm

sciencegeek

who is nutly?

2:02 pm

stidmama

LOL well somebody has to do it, Nancy Boy!

2:02 pm

kc8501

many of us lurk almost permanently. I've been downright chatty lately.

2:02 pm

dcseain

tom and i used to play together, than he got tired of my being faster than him

2:02 pm

crosshair

lol nancyboy,i do that with my mrs and it drives her round the bend

2:02 pm

stidmama

evanonut is nutly... because she loves squirrels SOOOOOO much (not)

2:02 pm

Nancy Boy

I'm not, Eva! And I know I must be missing out, but I could -never- work it. I'm a complete technophobe. Email can flummox me at times

2:03 pm

kc8501

My kids do that Nancy. Very annoying. Especially when they find an easy one I missed!

2:03 pm

stidmama

hello kc! ((choclits and hugs))

2:03 pm

Nancy Boy

Crossy, your missus plays?

2:03 pm

Nancy Boy

No they do NOT Stid lol :)

2:03 pm

dcseain

she does, and is charming

2:03 pm

EvaNadine

if you can babble, you can FB :)

2:03 pm

crosshair

she does indeed,her babble name is elegant

2:03 pm

dcseain

grid should take udon - it takes ziti

2:03 pm

Nancy Boy

LOL Kc, isn't it just?! he says, "why are you so hooked?....THERE'S ONE!"

2:03 pm

stidmama

*gasp* you never told me she babbles!!!! rofl. I thought it was just you!

2:04 pm

dcseain

li6 enzyme

2:04 pm

stidmama

thanks for articulating that seain!

2:04 pm

kc8501

exactly! I'm about to make them get their own logins...

2:04 pm

crosshair

ohh..the computer with the comfy chair is free...crossy goes computer hopping..semi-poof

2:04 pm

Atalante

my husband tries to do it. And so far, he's always failed to find something I missed. *smug*

2:05 pm

Nancy Boy

Ata! You will get a rep ;)

2:05 pm

stidmama

down to 100. I shall have to head out so I have everything I need today. Nervous about meeting this teacher I am going to work with, but also excited. I think it will be SO MUCH FUN!!!!!!!

2:05 pm

stidmama

how about hobbit? does hobbit babble?

2:05 pm

sciencegeek

good luck stid!

2:05 pm

cybernan

well done stid

2:05 pm

Nancy Boy

oooh, best of luck Stid! Hope s/he is nice

2:05 pm

dcseain

wtg, and be well, stid

2:05 pm

stidmama

gah. it's raining MORE and still the fog doesn't lift. It's clammy and cold even inside with heat turned on.

2:06 pm

Atalante

Hobbit would be brilliant if she could be bothered :)

2:06 pm

dcseain

oh, for humidity at this time of year hereabouts

2:06 pm

stidmama

thanks for all the conversation and love, friends. Have a lovely afternoon/evening! Will return later to tell you all about it!

2:06 pm

stidmama

*poof*

2:06 pm

sciencegeek

omg done with the friggin p's!

2:07 pm

Uneaixoise

seain, just saw that marriage equality passed in DC today!

2:07 pm

jesdraggon

hi all

2:07 pm

Uneaixoise

later, stiddy

2:07 pm

Uneaixoise

hey, jes :-)

2:08 pm

Nancy Boy

Oooh I'm left feeling like Eva said earlier - all sentimental and loving of the babblers. You've all been so brilliant.

2:08 pm

Team_Edward

hi all... fo8,55 please

2:08 pm

sciencegeek

dont have it team

2:08 pm

kc8501

lol I just found that one! front wind catcher on a ship

2:09 pm

dcseain

i've still not encountered it, edward

2:09 pm

Uneaixoise

fo8 not back + wind power on the open seas

2:09 pm

dcseain

ty, kc

2:09 pm

dcseain

got two from that :)

2:10 pm

sciencegeek

nice une ty

2:10 pm

Uneaixoise

yw :-)

2:10 pm

Haz1558

seain, just to satisfy my curiousity about your year-long silent observation, did you spook babblers when you finally spoke by your detailed knowledge of them and their little ways?

2:10 pm

Team_Edward

still looking lol

2:10 pm

Uneaixoise

hello again, haz!

2:11 pm

dcseain

i hope not!

2:11 pm

zoozzoom

fo4 + sa4

2:11 pm

Nancy Boy

LOL Haz

2:11 pm

dcseain

i know i can be pedantic and/or correcting, but i do hope i have some social graces.

2:11 pm

Haz1558

Hello all - just passing through and intrigued about seain.

2:11 pm

Atalante

hi haz! hi la glitterataspaghattina!

2:12 pm

dcseain

and i'm shier than people think :)

2:12 pm

Haz1558

It's just interesting - some players jump right in to chat, others never speak, I'm wondering where to place seain in the spectrum.

2:12 pm

sciencegeek

clue for the un 6 pls

2:12 pm

Nancy Boy

Some like me come irregularly but NEVER shut up when they do.

2:12 pm

Haz1558

Hello Ata! How's Hobbitellinarinaininininirarina's tail?

2:12 pm

cybernan

I thought seain always speaks

2:13 pm

dcseain

LOL nancyboy

2:13 pm

EvaNadine

i can relate, DC. despite my kooky persona, i am actually VERY shy in person.
(hence why i have yet to actually make it to a babble meetup!)

2:13 pm

sciencegeek

dc are you a lawyer?

2:13 pm

dcseain

no, not always.

2:13 pm

dcseain

very much not, science :)

2:13 pm

Nancy Boy

That is, Eva, until I pop up outside your front door.

2:13 pm

zoozzoom

un+fo4

2:13 pm

sciencegeek

lol what does that mean and give me the un 6 clue too lol

2:13 pm

cybernan

un 6: not liking something

2:13 pm

Atalante

still bald :)

2:13 pm

dcseain

we'll be happy to see you when you feel up for it, and feel free to bring fiance/hubby, as case may be. Baltimore in the weeks after Tax Day

2:13 pm

Haz1558

I can understand the shyness, seain. But you've met up with other babblers and survived.

2:14 pm

sciencegeek

ty

2:14 pm

EvaNadine

well, i could never deny you, NB. i would smother you with hugs. :)

2:14 pm

Nancy Boy

and survival is half the battle...;)

2:14 pm

dcseain

yes, even a few i see outside of regular meet-ups. And it was a friend of mine who referred me here

2:14 pm

Nancy Boy

LOL Eva. At least you'd know it was me. I often wonder if I ever pass any secret babblers on the street...

2:14 pm

Haz1558

Poor bald Hobbitella.

2:15 pm

dcseain

thanks fro the U, nan

2:15 pm

sciencegeek

it is like being in aa

2:15 pm

Atalante

all I can see as she's running is this little white patch on her tail LOL

2:15 pm

dcseain

which is like being in aa, science?

2:15 pm

EvaNadine

young, gorgeous, asian, gay man with a british accent?
yes, i think id recognize you. ;)

2:16 pm

Haz1558

It'll help to identify her in the dark.

2:16 pm

sciencegeek

being a secret babbler dc

2:16 pm

Nancy Boy

LOL! I'm the one using your living room window as a mirror.

2:16 pm

dcseain

hm. a bit so, yes, i see your point :)

2:16 pm

Atalante

it would!

2:16 pm

Team_Edward

aha found it thank you all

2:16 pm

Haz1558

Ah, but what sort of British accent? There are lots even though most American film producers seem to think Englishmen are either toffs or cockneys.

2:17 pm

EvaNadine

if thats the case, NB, you should come inside -- its cold out there!

2:17 pm

dcseain

as if most in US would understand Geordie

2:17 pm

dcseain

or however it's spelled

2:17 pm

Haz1558

It's not hard to understand!

2:17 pm

Nancy Boy

BTW Eva, I loved your biker chick shoot - you looked so badass!

2:18 pm

cybernan

finally down to the last 50 -- can list now!

2:18 pm

sciencegeek

i guess it is also the addictive quality of the game as well.......

2:18 pm

EvaNadine

*gasps*
you mean all brits dont sound alike?
i figured you all did funny walks and sounded like john cleese!

2:18 pm

Nancy Boy

This is why Ant and Dec have yet to break the US

2:18 pm

dcseain

LOL evaN

2:18 pm

Atalante

lucky US!

2:18 pm

Nancy Boy

LOL Eva!

2:18 pm

EvaNadine

TY NB -- i had fun doing that one.
though, im STILL not sure where she found those boobs!
;)

2:19 pm

dcseain

I've met people from Yorkshire in Boston who said people there had trouble understanding them. Of course, the yankess have trouble understand me.

2:19 pm

Nancy Boy

looks like you had fun! you can always tell when people are relaxed and enjoying themselves. Hence why my icon looks so...uncomfortable. To be fair, I was tiiiired

2:19 pm

sciencegeek

why cant i see the re 4/4's!?

2:20 pm

Haz1558

re4/4 - a backwards prophet

2:21 pm

EvaNadine

ive worked with the photog a few times, so im comfortable with her + her assistant.
but when you walk in + she starts talking about "your t*ts and c***" youd better get comfortable really quick!
hehe

2:21 pm

crosshair

ahh much better,the good computer with the big leather swivel chair:))

2:21 pm

sciencegeek

haz?????

2:21 pm

sciencegeek

have that one

2:22 pm

dcseain

re4, set go?

2:22 pm

Haz1558

Then another one is the same, but change the second vowel to another.

2:22 pm

dcseain

re4 - fix/make again

2:22 pm

Haz1558

Are they all re4/4 you're looking for?

2:22 pm

sciencegeek

got them i was looking at the wrong part of my list.....gees need new glasses

2:23 pm

Nancy Boy

LOL Eva. Guess it must help ;) although as you know breasts mystify me and make me completely flustered.

2:23 pm

sciencegeek

ty all

2:23 pm

Pinikula

afternoon all...(lunch time!)

2:23 pm

Nancy Boy

Afternoon, Pini :)

2:23 pm

dcseain

hi, pini

2:23 pm

Haz1558

Hello, Pini.

2:23 pm

Pinikula

hi NB, dc, et al

2:23 pm

crosshair

someone say bobbies? lol

2:24 pm

Pinikula

NB...how'd your talk go?

2:24 pm

EvaNadine

just a secret between the 2 of us, NB, they mystify + fluster me too!

2:24 pm

Pinikula

hi haz :)

2:24 pm

crosshair

boobies even

2:24 pm

sciencegeek

boobs???

2:24 pm

Nancy Boy

LOL Crossy. I'm sure most straight men would kill to be me. There's so much boob action I don't even want!

2:24 pm

crosshair

lol,always happens that way nb

2:25 pm

jesdraggon

heh. there's a song called I wish I was queer so I could get chicks.

2:25 pm

Pinikula

can I get a clue for the lowest left O and right E (for NBT)

2:25 pm

Nancy Boy

Pini, not good at all :/ I tried your advice with the letter, since I knew I'd never be able to speak properly, but he ripped it up in front of me :/ so will try sending it again in a few weeks...but, here now, so that's what matters :)

2:25 pm

crosshair

its like when you get married lol'

2:25 pm

periwinkle

hello all

2:26 pm

Nancy Boy

LOL Jes. Youtube, now!

2:26 pm

Pinikula

At least you tried, NB...give him some time (he'll come around...eventually)

2:26 pm

Pinikula

hi peri ;)

2:26 pm

cybernan

ad 6/24?

2:26 pm

Nancy Boy

hope so, Pini :) thanks so much for the advice and support though - I still think writing is a brilliant idea.

2:26 pm

EvaNadine

i went to see my friends band play a few weeks ago + i guess my girls must have been nicely displayed because they became the subject of discussion and study for at least a good half hour. the wife of one of the bandmembers felt obligated to bury her face in my chest.
:X

2:26 pm

crosshair

when your single,you cant find it with a shotgun,once that ring is on you have to scrape them off with a putty knife;0..sorry ladies but true i guess once that glean is out of yer eyes ,you become safe again;0

2:26 pm

Pinikula

* smile * You're welcome...

2:27 pm

jesdraggon

it's all horrible stereotypes, of course, but amusing if you don't take it too seriously

2:27 pm

EvaNadine

i love that song, jes. i love Bloodhound Gang!

2:27 pm

jesdraggon

nah. it's not about you, crossy, it's about wanting what some other girl has. womens are evil.

2:27 pm

crosshair

lol jes

2:27 pm

periwinkle

last re7 pls

2:28 pm

kc8501

one thing Nancy, from one who has plenty of family issues, this is what I've learned: FAMILY are the people who love and care about you. The rest are just accidents of genetics and life is usually better w/o them.

2:28 pm

Nancy Boy

LOL Eva! I'm really immature, talk of your "girls" just makes me giggly. Might call Leo in if breasts are the order of the day...

2:28 pm

Pinikula

clues for the O and E in the bottom corners?

2:28 pm

sciencegeek

re's are killing me!

2:28 pm

crosshair

jes,the only think i know about women after 17 years of wedded bliss ,is that it has something to do with chocolate...lol

2:28 pm

jesdraggon

op4, pini

2:28 pm

Nancy Boy

Oh Jes, after surviving several years as the gay kid in high school, I take EVERYTHING with a pinch of salt :)

2:28 pm

EvaNadine

oh, alas. its time for me to head home. still have a fair amount of holiday shopping to get done.
wish i could stay + cuddle with you longer, dearest NB. :)

2:28 pm

Pinikula

just got it, jes! :)

2:29 pm

Pinikula

night Eva!

2:29 pm

jesdraggon

bye, eva

2:29 pm

kc8501

duh. chocolate is the correct answer to EVERYTHING.

2:29 pm

sciencegeek

bottom corner o - when you are not in plus when you tell a fib

2:29 pm

crosshair

lol nancyboy,you should move here,gay,lesbian/other we dont even blink about it anymore,full marriage rights etc in place

2:29 pm

Pinikula

thx geek!!!

2:29 pm

periwinkle

I am TIRED of being invisible

2:30 pm

jesdraggon

not everything, kc, just 99.2% of things ;)

2:30 pm

crosshair

peri!!!

2:30 pm

jesdraggon

invisible, peri?

2:30 pm

cybernan

I feel invisible as well -- have asked for 2 clues and never been noticed

2:30 pm

crosshair

rossy pounces on perri

2:30 pm

periwinkle

yes I said hello earlier today and no noe answered for quite a while and I asked for clues for the re7 a few minutes ago

2:31 pm

Nancy Boy

Wish you could stay too Eva :) will have to move onto my secondary cuddle buddy. sure he won't mind being referred to in such a way. Lovely to see you, as always :)

2:31 pm

periwinkle

ouch*

2:31 pm

jesdraggon

sorry... not meaning to ignore you nan, missed the questions. in and out of chat (and probably dont have the words anyway!)

2:31 pm

cybernan

I'm looking for it peri -- don't have it either

2:31 pm

periwinkle

even NB is ignoring me

2:31 pm

jesdraggon

sorry, peri. we really do love you.

2:31 pm

Nancy Boy

Kc, just saw what you wrote! What a lovely and fitting thing to say :) and very comforting, thank you. I'm sure you're right!

2:31 pm

crosshair

sorry peri,sometimes chat moves too fast for this slow typer for me to catch everyone

2:31 pm

Nancy Boy

How could I ignore you Peri :D
Everything is getting buried in the chog!

2:32 pm

cybernan

taking a break -- brb

2:32 pm

periwinkle

how are you, NB?

2:32 pm

dcseain

porch swept, cat confused by that, coffee ice cream in bowl, microwave beeping that chocolate sauce is ready. brb

2:32 pm

EvaNadine

*gives NB a quick snog on her way out the door*
gnite all!

2:33 pm

kc8501

yeah. Honestly, I stopped talking to my "mother" 10 years ago. Was the best thing EVER.

2:33 pm

sciencegeek

24

2:33 pm

jesdraggon

how you been, nb? I haven't seen you on in ages.

2:33 pm

Nancy Boy

Well Peri, thanks to Eva I'm STUNNED! No, I'm alright thank you - much better than yesterday, thanks to babble family :) how are you?

2:33 pm

Pinikula

just scrolled back to read KC's post...eloquently said friend!!!

2:34 pm

crosshair

lol,chat is moving too fast for ole crossy,so if anyone want my attention,just throw bacon at me

2:34 pm

dcseain

take care, evaN

2:34 pm

Nancy Boy

I've been great thanks, Jes :) been travelling and sorting some stuff out...moved in with my boyfriend yesterday :) hence the huge family dramas. how have you been?

2:34 pm

Nancy Boy

I know Crossy, I'm drowning!

2:34 pm

sciencegeek

clue for one of the dr 5 pls have two

2:34 pm

jesdraggon

oh, grats! i also acquired a live-in bf, and am enjoying it immensely :)

2:34 pm

crosshair

lol nb

2:35 pm

periwinkle

had a flue shot today and my arm hurts but doing well otherwise.

2:35 pm

periwinkle

have been invited to a holiday open house on Fri and was told not to bring anything but want to anyway. any suggestions

2:36 pm

dcseain

you have a chimney in your arm, peri ;) ?

2:36 pm

crosshair

you know how i got my mrs to move in with me?? breakfasts all men learn how to make amazing breakfast as a lure to get them to stay overnight;))))

2:36 pm

hurshy

i got the 9 but no 8

2:36 pm

jesdraggon

thankfully, so far the only dramas i've acquired with the bf's family is that his folks are uber-conservative-christian and think the government is a huge consipiracy to intrude on their lives. but as long as we don't talk about those things, its good ;)

2:36 pm

dcseain

i believe in bringing wine

2:36 pm

hurshy

what do they start with?

2:36 pm

kc8501

wine. then breakfast. THat'd work too!

2:36 pm

cybernan

fo 8 x2 -- both compunds

2:36 pm

Nancy Boy

Jes, I'm inclined to take you into a corner and jump up and down and squeal with you. Very excited about it :)

2:36 pm

dcseain

fo8

2:37 pm

jesdraggon

i think, peri, that this is one of those situations where kc's right--chocolate is your answer! :)

2:37 pm

periwinkle

haha, seain

2:37 pm

hurshy

thanks cnan, dc, i got them!

2:37 pm

Nancy Boy

Some hot topics to stay clear of Jes, do you end up talking about the weather a lot? ;)

2:37 pm

crosshair

lol chocolate,my bail out present for 17 years

2:37 pm

periwinkle

maybe I can find some chocolate wine :)

2:37 pm

Pinikula

sadly...I must return to work...will be back later tonight...cya then!

2:37 pm

jesdraggon

hee! it's been a long time since I bounced and squealed about something.. my squee-ing sort of friends don't live locally any more :)

2:38 pm

jesdraggon

mostly we talk about animals and food

2:38 pm

periwinkle

I can make some fudge

2:38 pm

Nancy Boy

oh peri, if there was such a thing...

2:38 pm

dcseain

fudge is always a good thing, IMHO

2:38 pm

crosshair

in-laws are best at 400 miles away or better;))

2:38 pm

jesdraggon

i dunno about chocolate wine, but there's chocolate liquor...

2:38 pm

periwinkle

is ther cholit flavored vodka?

2:39 pm

Nancy Boy

see you, Pini :)

2:39 pm

periwinkle

I have tried Godiva, was not impressed

2:39 pm

sciencegeek

clue for the de 7 pls

2:39 pm

jesdraggon

there may be, peri

2:39 pm

dcseain

yes, peri. we like Three Olives brand chocolate vodka

2:39 pm

sciencegeek

or the 6 above it?

2:39 pm

periwinkle

must find 11 more words

2:39 pm

crosshair

peri,i can make you some nice bacon vodka

2:39 pm

Nancy Boy

LOL Seain :)

2:39 pm

cybernan

ad 6, please?

2:39 pm

periwinkle

did not know there was such a thing, seain, is it good

2:40 pm

periwinkle

no thanks crossy, but thanks for offering

2:40 pm

dcseain

Tom and I both like it very much

2:40 pm

periwinkle

hmmm

2:40 pm

periwinkle

I like vodka and love choclit, what a combo

2:40 pm

dcseain

Three Olives specializes in flavored vodkas. The Bubble Gum flavor got good reviews recently, though i hate bubble gum

2:41 pm

crosshair

a chocolate fondue and martinis

2:41 pm

periwinkle

do you drink it straight or mixed with something

2:41 pm

periwinkle

I like buble gum, will have to check out the wine and spiritis store

2:41 pm

sciencegeek

ACK!!!!!! I will BUY a clue for the last de 6 and 7 PLEASE LOL chogging on

2:41 pm

cybernan

*throwing of cloak of invisibility -- ad 6/24, please?

2:41 pm

zoozzoom

ad6 is plural of ad5, when you really like someone.

2:41 pm

Nancy Boy

I prefer hot chocolate with a dash of brandy - mmm :)

2:41 pm

periwinkle

need help with last three re words pretty please

2:42 pm

periwinkle

de and po4 and pl

2:42 pm

sciencegeek

ad 6/24 is ad + not a verb

2:42 pm

dcseain

i like rum in my hot chocolate

2:42 pm

periwinkle

that sounds good too, NB

2:42 pm

cybernan

ty geek

2:42 pm

periwinkle

I like the root beer flavored vodka

2:42 pm

sciencegeek

ty peri

2:42 pm

sciencegeek

still missing one de

2:43 pm

jesdraggon

if your'e adding alkyhol to hot chocolate, it's gotta be peppermint schnapps

2:43 pm

dcseain

coffee ice cream with chocolate sauce just ain't the same w/out the Hydrox and butter crust.. sigh

2:43 pm

Nancy Boy

although can one really beat a little whisky in front of the fire?

2:43 pm

periwinkle

just need last re7 pls

2:43 pm

crosshair

crossy wants to get a real majong set for the house;)

2:44 pm

sciencegeek

ack d's done!

2:44 pm

sciencegeek

majong is fun!

2:44 pm

zoozzoom

re7 tiny particles like gunpowder

2:44 pm

periwinkle

thanks zooz

2:44 pm

PMS

ed

2:44 pm

zoozzoom

yw

2:45 pm

dcseain

i play maj jongg too

2:45 pm

crosshair

i play with it on the computer dc,and thought the real deal would be fun

2:45 pm

dcseain

it's amazing how clean concrete looks when you sweep it.

2:46 pm

dcseain

my friends and i play by slightly modified Japanese rules.

2:46 pm

hego

Hi All. Happy afternoon or whatever.

2:46 pm

dcseain

welcome, hego

2:46 pm

crosshair

there is a concrete wash dc,1 cup for 5 gal of water,brings stained concrete right back

2:46 pm

dcseain

hy, zooz

2:46 pm

periwinkle

sa7 pl

2:46 pm

crosshair

unless it is a deep old oils stain

2:47 pm

dcseain

this was not stained, merely very dusty, but good to know

2:47 pm

periwinkle

NM sa7 an unhappy pressing device

2:47 pm

Nancy Boy

Hi, Hego :)

2:47 pm

jesdraggon

hullow, hego :)

2:47 pm

crosshair

ty pero

2:48 pm

dcseain

ty, peri :)

2:48 pm

hego

Hi NB andd jes.

2:48 pm

Nancy Boy

nudes

2:48 pm

Nancy Boy

oops! sorry D:

2:48 pm

jesdraggon

are quite fun, nancy

2:49 pm

dcseain

have you been peeping again, nancy?

2:49 pm

Nancy Boy

just my luck to get caught out on that

2:49 pm

periwinkle

un6 pls

2:49 pm

crosshair

pb for nb!!

2:49 pm

Nancy Boy

what -is- the pb?! I always see it mentioned!

2:49 pm

jesdraggon

not kindly disposed towards, peri

2:49 pm

crosshair

it is a dredfull place....

2:49 pm

crosshair

a place where we send those who post words in the chog....

2:50 pm

Nancy Boy

LOL Crossy

2:50 pm

crosshair

but we keep cookies and tea in there;)

2:50 pm

dcseain

it's where we go when we type words in the blog. it's full of food and drink, and a fireplace, and a hot tub, and more!

2:50 pm

jesdraggon

penalty box. it's where crossy stashes his vodka and people frequently leave chocolate

2:50 pm

crosshair

and bacon weaves!!

2:50 pm

Nancy Boy

and this is a punishment...how?!

2:50 pm

hego

Now I hear there are cabana boys!

2:51 pm

dcseain

0_o bacon weaves? Do i want to know.

2:51 pm

crosshair

and oriental massage ladies for me

2:51 pm

Nancy Boy

...where did you say it was? :D

2:51 pm

jesdraggon

cabana boys!?! hmm... ponders getting in trouble.

2:51 pm

periwinkle

thanks, jess, dumb word

2:51 pm

jesdraggon

it is that, peri

2:51 pm

sciencegeek

yes jess we need those

2:52 pm

sciencegeek

i would love a rasher weave crossy!

2:52 pm

sciencegeek

8 left

2:52 pm

Nancy Boy

this is great, I only officially started acknowledging my sexuality on babble a couple of days ago (besides the name, erp) and now people are offering me cabana boys. I must join many societies and come out to ALL of them

2:52 pm

dcseain

LOL nancy

2:52 pm

jesdraggon

hahahah!

2:52 pm

origami

the more cabana boys the merrier, i always say

2:52 pm

crosshair

like i said nb.it does not matter.we are babble buddies we dont judge

2:53 pm

cybernan

pa 7?

2:53 pm

hego

Hey NB, I wanted those boys myself!

2:53 pm

crosshair

brb store run

2:53 pm

jesdraggon

by crossy, run carefully on the ice :)

2:53 pm

cybernan

nm -- found it

2:53 pm

crosshair

have a oriental massage honey for me in the pb when i get back..semi-poof

2:53 pm

Nancy Boy

Fight you for 'em hego :D

2:53 pm

cybernan

last 20 after lunch -- bye

2:53 pm

periwinkle

fireworks

2:54 pm

periwinkle

bye for now

2:54 pm

cybernan

congrats, peri

2:54 pm

hego

Oh, okay, I'll share.

2:54 pm

jesdraggon

yay peri! have fun :)

2:54 pm

sciencegeek

6 re left and i am stuck

2:54 pm

dcseain

congrats and be well, peri

2:55 pm

Nancy Boy

see you soon I hope, Peri :)

2:55 pm

Atalante

wow. apparently I sound fine today, therefore I don't have after-effects of flu anymore

2:55 pm

jesdraggon

hi ata :)

2:56 pm

dcseain

oh, how wonderful, ata!

2:56 pm

Atalante

this would have happened much sooner if I hadn't dared to keep one window slightly open in the house

2:56 pm

Atalante

good, isn't it!

2:58 pm

Nancy Boy

more than I can say for myself, Ata! *doleful sneeze* although it is all my fault for refusing to wear coats of an evening. They cover up good outfits.

2:58 pm

Atalante

LOL. sounds familiar.

2:58 pm

jmcnrick

*puts on mask before entering chog*

2:58 pm

dcseain

re6 unto Caeser...

2:58 pm

Atalante

how dare I want fresh air in a house that husband heats far too hot each day?

2:58 pm

dcseain

hi, jmc

2:59 pm

Nancy Boy

*whispers* we know it's you...

2:59 pm

dcseain

a NO4 is a person place or thing!

2:59 pm

Nancy Boy

Mmmm...I dream of what 'far too hot' feels like

2:59 pm

jmcnrick

not that kind of mask I am trying avoid all this sneezing

2:59 pm

sciencegeek

a clue pls for the last re 7

2:59 pm

Nancy Boy

Oh! LOL

2:59 pm

jmcnrick

you're on a roll dc!

3:00 pm

sciencegeek

clue pls for the last re 7 i have 4 left

3:00 pm

sciencegeek

hate to quit now

3:01 pm

Atalante

science, what does one do when one points out some science to someone, and they refuse to believe you?

3:01 pm

Nancy Boy

Oops, nine o'clock, better get ready to go out. To leather or not to leather?

3:02 pm

Atalante

leather!

3:02 pm

hego

Be careful young man.

3:02 pm

hego

All your Babble mom's want you safe.

3:03 pm

Atalante

that's all fairly normal for soho, hego :)

3:03 pm

Nancy Boy

Aww Hego :) s'alright, I have my hired muscle with me

3:03 pm

hego

Just doing my mom thing, Ata.

3:03 pm

sciencegeek

no clue ata out of patience

3:04 pm

hego

Lol, NB!

3:04 pm

Atalante

when he starts with the whips and chains, then get worried ;)

3:04 pm

Nancy Boy

Ata!!! *blushing*!!

3:04 pm

hego

Too funny!

3:05 pm

dcseain

you forgot the cats-of-nine-tails, ata!

3:05 pm

Atalante

*grin*

3:05 pm

Nancy Boy

That clunking noise was my 'hired muscle' fainting behind me ;)

3:06 pm

Atalante

LMAO

3:07 pm

dcseain

Oh no! You've walked into the fangs of a slavering grue. LOL

3:07 pm

Nancy Boy

don't think you're his favourite anymore Ata! ;)

3:08 pm

Nancy Boy

right, off to fight way into leather! I'll leave Leo gaping at the chat with mouth wide open...

3:09 pm

stidgmere

hello all, testing the new icon for size.

3:10 pm

stidgmere

okay, that worked. off to show mother how to edit photos. *poof*

3:11 pm

jmcnrick

wtg stiddie

3:11 pm

sciencegeek

need the middle re 6/18 for my last word!

3:13 pm

dcseain

as in set off in a ship again?

3:13 pm

wht

There is the one to hammer again. I don't have the other.

3:13 pm

hego

I need that also pls

3:14 pm

sciencegeek

that was it thank wht

3:14 pm

hego

That's it!! tx

3:14 pm

Atalante

bye NB! bye Leo!

3:14 pm

wht

ty dcs

3:14 pm

dcseain

congrats, science

3:14 pm

dcseain

hasta NB and Leo

3:15 pm

Nancy Boy

no no, we are delayed, he needs my laptop for a mo apparently :) I'm off now though, to wait in the kitchen and tap my feet ;) night and love, everyone!

3:16 pm

dcseain

be well, NB

3:18 pm

jmcnrick

bye NB

3:19 pm

jmcnrick

hi wht

3:19 pm

wht

hi jmc

3:21 pm

Nancy Boy

(sorry, barging in, this isn't jesse - it's leo. Just wanted to say thanks to you all - he was full of gratitude about how lovely you all were, and as such I am full of gratitude too.)

3:22 pm

Atalante

it's a family here Leo :)

3:22 pm

Atalante

have a great evening!

3:22 pm

hego

YVW Leo.

3:24 pm

jmcnrick

yw leo

3:27 pm

dcseain

our pleasure, leo :)

3:28 pm

Flask1

hi all clue please for un6/33?

3:29 pm

dcseain

not liking of, flask

3:30 pm

dcseain

i'm un6 of watermelon

3:31 pm

Flask1

thanx DC

3:31 pm

dcseain

adorable icon, flask :)

3:32 pm

Flask1

thankyou, I think so too!

3:33 pm

dcseain

huh. ei5 is a duck.

3:34 pm

dcseain

oh! i saw those in New England. Based on markings, i thought a type of gull. Well, i know now :)

3:34 pm

jmcnrick

do the duck rubber duck duck rubber duck

3:35 pm

dcseain

lol jmc

3:35 pm

hego

I'm going crazy with the last ro5,12. PLS!

3:35 pm

mixi6

add a consonant to the 4

3:36 pm

dcseain

town in France

3:36 pm

jmcnrick

one of my favorite sesame street songs, that and put that duckie down and do the batty bat

3:36 pm

hego

I'm trying mixi. tx

3:37 pm

dcseain

have you seen the Muppert Bohemian Rhapsody and Carol of the Bells?

3:37 pm

mixi6

wall paper is removed from master bedroom! Yeah!!

3:37 pm

hego

Ah, yes. Light bulb on, tx all.

3:37 pm

jmcnrick

no i haven't dc

3:37 pm

dcseain

cool, mixi!

3:37 pm

jmcnrick

wtg mix

3:37 pm

dcseain

they're on YouTube :) the Bohemian Rhapsody is esp nice

3:38 pm

jmcnrick

brb

3:38 pm

dcseain

mama! mama? MAAA MAAAA?

3:38 pm

dcseain

mama! mama? MAAA MAAAA?
LOL

3:39 pm

jmcnrick

they were all removed dc because of copyrights

3:40 pm

jmcnrick

silly copyrights

3:40 pm

jmcnrick

:-(

3:41 pm

dcseain

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcEpdxs
WZLA

3:41 pm

dcseain

still there

3:41 pm

Just1Mar

carry on cause it doesn't really matter :)

3:41 pm

jmcnrick

ty brb

3:42 pm

dcseain

howdy, just

3:42 pm

Just1Mar

hiya dc hi all

3:44 pm

Just1Mar

I see a silhouette scotta mouche scotta mouche can you do the fandango very frightning to me ( blush)

3:45 pm

dcseain

LOL Just :D

3:45 pm

Just1Mar

let me go let me go mamma mia let me go

3:45 pm

Just1Mar

Loved Freddy...what a waste of a life :(

3:45 pm

dcseain

http://tinyurl.com/yj7ddkj muppet studios youtube channel. Go subscribe now!

3:46 pm

dcseain

indeed so, Just. so sad, that

3:46 pm

Just1Mar

what a voice

3:47 pm

Just1Mar

will not let me go...let me go...will not let me go...let me go...

3:48 pm

Just1Mar

k I'll shut up now just had to do my mercury at least once

3:49 pm

dcseain

:D

3:49 pm

Just1Mar

noros

3:49 pm

Just1Mar

noris

3:49 pm

Just1Mar

oops so sorry

3:49 pm

dcseain

PB :)

3:49 pm

dcseain

there be mud pie there today

3:50 pm

Just1Mar

thunderbolt and lighting...

3:50 pm

dcseain

if they didn't eat it all

3:50 pm

Just1Mar

pb for me?

3:50 pm

jmcnrick

can't get it to play on this office computer. I will have to wait till i get home

3:50 pm

jmcnrick

pb for you

3:50 pm

Just1Mar

very very frightening

3:51 pm

Just1Mar

what'd i say, what'd I say

3:51 pm

Just1Mar

I mean I apologized for my n word so that shouldn't count

3:52 pm

Just1Mar

bbiab

3:52 pm

dcseain

fair enough :)

3:52 pm

dcseain

alas, jmc, it's worth it

3:54 pm

jmcnrick

i am very fo4 of the muppets i even like their A Christmas Carol and I am pretty much of a purist on that one.

3:56 pm

dcseain

with you there, jmc :)

3:57 pm

dcseain

they posted a Carol of the bells the other day, too

3:59 pm

dcseain

oh, good, just cloudy, no precip in fo4cast

4:01 pm

Dorens

your turn jmc

4:02 pm

Dorens

and hi seain

4:07 pm

dcseain

hi, dorens :)

4:09 pm

Atalante

love your pic, doren :0

4:10 pm

Dorens

oh thanks ata.. that's baby, not lucy (who looks like silverclaw) He isn't pretty, but he is kind of cute

4:11 pm

Atalante

he looks very handsome!

4:11 pm

Dorens

he thinks he's quite the hot stuff, that is obvious! my problem is they don't really get along well, and he sort of torments poor old lucy

4:12 pm

Atalante

awwwww! poor lucy!

4:12 pm

dcseain

poor lucy indeed

4:13 pm

sammysmom

want to hear a weird coincidence?

4:13 pm

dcseain

always, sammys :)

4:14 pm

sammysmom

my hubby is doing a crossword puzzle- as he is writiong in oral ( clue was preacher roberts) ,, there was news bullitin- oral roberts just died!!

4:14 pm

dcseain

freaky

4:15 pm

Team_Edward

ad6,24 pretty please

4:15 pm

dcseain

plural ad5

4:16 pm

dcseain

he ad6 her

4:16 pm

Team_Edward

i have that one,

4:18 pm

dcseain

ad + person, place, or thing

4:19 pm

lynxxx

thanks DC. Morning all

4:20 pm

jesdraggon

back again

4:20 pm

lynxxx

hi Jess

4:21 pm

Team_Edward

got it thanks

4:23 pm

jesdraggon

wow. chat slowed down a lot while i was out

4:28 pm

hego

ou6 anyone pls.

4:29 pm

lynxxx

ou6 tell a better untruth than anyone else

4:30 pm

hego

Oh my. tx Lyn and Hi.

4:30 pm

dcseain

ty, lyn

4:30 pm

dcseain

morning, lyn

4:32 pm

JBV

ooh, thanks, lynxxx, i stopped in just in time to get your clue

4:32 pm

JBV

hi babblers

4:32 pm

dcseain

hi, jbv

4:32 pm

jesdraggon

hi jbv :)

4:32 pm

lynxxx

hi JBV

4:33 pm

JBV

hi seain - how was your babble meet up - haven't chatted with you since then

4:33 pm

dcseain

wonderful food, and wonderful company. Picture in my Flickr, my FB and the Babblers Worldwide FB group

4:33 pm

JBV

hi jes

4:34 pm

dcseain

we're planning another meet-up post tax-day in Baltimore, MD

4:34 pm

JBV

checked flicker- nice photo! Tom feeling OK?

4:35 pm

dcseain

mostly, yes. he went back to work - light duty - two weeks ago

4:36 pm

hego

Yes and Fireworks!!! Tx all.

4:36 pm

dcseain

he'll be starting cardiac rehab soon. Soon as i can get him to call Loudoun Hospital .

4:36 pm

dcseain

congrats, hego

4:36 pm

JBV

good sign of progress - slow and steady

4:36 pm

hego

Dc I'd be interested in that meet up.

4:37 pm

lynxxx

Congrats Hego!

4:37 pm

JBV

congrats, hego

4:37 pm

hego

I'd love to meet some Babblers!

4:38 pm

jesdraggon

yay hego!

4:38 pm

hego

Ty, TY

4:38 pm

hego

NIte all! Must go.

4:39 pm

Dorens

back from phone call

4:39 pm

lynxxx

BBS need some coffee

4:40 pm

dcseain

g'night hego

4:41 pm

Enomis65

hello

4:42 pm

dcseain

hi, enomis

4:42 pm

Dorens

hi enoomis

4:43 pm

Enomis65

100 left, how is everybody else doing?

4:43 pm

Dorens

38

4:44 pm

dcseain

I've 59 to go

4:46 pm

jesdraggon

90 left

4:49 pm

JBV

66 more for me

4:51 pm

PinnyPoppins

i'm stuck on my final four...
#

4:51 pm

Dorens

go pinny. i'l be happy just to get to 30 before my workout

4:51 pm

JBV

i almost found my favorite needlecase in this grid, but it was just a phantom

4:52 pm

PinnyPoppins

anyone got clues for: the second li6/21; both re6/18; and the se7/32?

4:52 pm

Dorens

second li 6.21 is an enzyme (i think)

4:52 pm

dcseain

it is, dorens :)

4:53 pm

Dorens

li + polite people say *le*** and thank you

4:53 pm

Uneaixoise

re6/18 re + what you hammer into a board

4:53 pm

PinnyPoppins

brilliant - 2 to go!

4:54 pm

Uneaixoise

re6/18 head into the open waters, again

4:54 pm

Dorens

une I just won tickets on ebay for a christmas present for ken. not a show though, the met. tosca. great seats

4:54 pm

Uneaixoise

how wonderful, dorens!!!

4:54 pm

PinnyPoppins

amazing! one left...

4:54 pm

dcseain

very nice, dorens :)

4:55 pm

Uneaixoise

all hopes of a trip to the big apple went out the window this week -- $4700.00 to replace central air unit :-(

4:55 pm

Dorens

there are several shows i'd have liked to see, but thinking that this is for him, and he used to like opera very much and we've never been. I definitely spent more than i would have for broadway... production sounds terrific though, and i think he'll love it.

4:55 pm

Dorens

oh no une... so sorry!

4:55 pm

Uneaixoise

sounds like a very generous, thoughtful gift, dorens :-)

4:56 pm

JBV

wow, une, that's a big bite

4:56 pm

Uneaixoise

a HUGE bite, yes . . .

4:56 pm

PinnyPoppins

annnnnnnnnnnnnnd FIREWORKS

4:56 pm

bichon

reminds me of the time we shelled out $5,000.00 to the Roto Rooter guy right before Christmas

4:56 pm

PinnyPoppins

anyone need a clue before i pop off?

4:56 pm

Uneaixoise

congrats pinny!!

4:57 pm

Uneaixoise

bichon, sounds very familiar :-)

4:57 pm

Dorens

yay piinny!

4:57 pm

dcseain

congrats, pinny

4:57 pm

bichon

And that was about 10 years ago, imagine what that would be in today's money

4:59 pm

Uneaixoise

no kidding, bichon!

4:59 pm

buffgirl71

Anyone who sees a manicurist knows that pedi is a word! :o)

4:59 pm

bichon

And since it was Dec. and they had to dig up the entire backyard to find the line they didn't fill in the trenches til spring

4:59 pm

buffgirl71

snout

4:59 pm

Uneaixoise

ohmygosh!

4:59 pm

dcseain

ty, buff, foound a pe5 from that :)

5:00 pm

buffgirl71

Oh - I'm sorry - I was in the wrong box. PB for me.

5:00 pm

dcseain

i live in a land where there's road construction still in Dec, so not filling in trenches in Dec, at least here, would usually be inexcusable.

5:01 pm

dcseain

ah, seeing where you live bichon, than makes sense

5:01 pm

Uneaixoise

same here, seain, seems never-ending!

5:01 pm

bichon

it looked like a war zone. Oh, the joys of home ownership

5:02 pm

bichon

do you get cold winters in Nashville Une?

5:02 pm

dcseain

they're widening 495 for the 2nd time in my life. I was 4/5 the last time. It's been surreal watching the clearing. It's weird seeing all of Tysons Corner now that the trees are gone.

5:03 pm

Uneaixoise

it depends -- and it's like where seain lives -- a couple of weeks ago it was bitter cold, then yesterday it was nearly 70, then today the high was 37 -- wackadoodle!

5:04 pm

dcseain

yep. lke that here, too, une. Last week 70s. Then it snowed. Then 50s.

5:04 pm

Dorens

hey une and seain i made a mistake.. tickets i bid on were for turandot, not tosca

5:04 pm

Uneaixoise

winters are definitely getting warmer in general -- i can remember below zero temps and a foot of snow at Xmas!

5:05 pm

dcseain

one Xmas, we got bikes, and were riding them that afternoon. We didn't believe our mom when she told as that they had to wait til Spring to ride where she grew up. LOL

5:05 pm

Uneaixoise

it's still a lovely gift, dorens :-)

5:05 pm

Uneaixoise

:-D

5:05 pm

dcseain

it has snowed on Xmas twice in my life here. We don't get much snow before Jan usually.

5:05 pm

aslindy

hello all

5:05 pm

dcseain

wb, lindy

5:05 pm

Uneaixoise

hey, lindy :-)

5:06 pm

bichon

It's been on the warm side and rainy here. Very un-New England [pout]

5:06 pm

Jayk

hi all--just popping in for a minute. recent chat reminds me of my furnace guy squatting in my Vermont basement three days before Christmas and saying "Well, let's just say you're not going to Italy this year--and maybe never."

5:06 pm

Dorens

in north jersey, where i grew up, christmas weather varied.. one year we got sleds, and used them right away. another year i got a pogo stick, and used it right away. sometimes snow, sometimes 50 degrees... oh well

5:06 pm

Dorens

hi aslindy, jayk and bichon

5:06 pm

Uneaixoise

jayk! LOL

5:06 pm

dcseain

LOL jayk. that must have been disheartening

5:06 pm

Jayk

SO disheartening. He was Italian, so he knew it hurt

5:07 pm

Dorens

ow!

5:07 pm

dcseain

i thought white xmas was mostly a myth until i was in my 20s and living in Boston.

5:07 pm

bichon

a clue for the sa 7?

5:08 pm

aslindy

I live in Michigan, we almost always have a white Christmas

5:08 pm

Uneaixoise

lindy, my daughter's at UMich -- brrrrr!!!

5:08 pm

Jayk

bichon--an unhappy pressing device

5:08 pm

aslindy

great clue, jayk

5:08 pm

bichon

ty JayK

5:09 pm

Uneaixoise

tx jayk!!

5:09 pm

Jayk

yw. you got the ad 7/32?

5:09 pm

dcseain

se7, pls?

5:09 pm

dcseain

it's a one who, jayk

5:09 pm

aslindy

jayk... one who does ad 5,12

5:10 pm

Jayk

a one who????

5:10 pm

bichon

se 7?

5:10 pm

dcseain

one who ad5

5:11 pm

aslindy

can I have a clue for the de9,60 please

5:11 pm

Uneaixoise

think the chili's "done" -- i keep adding a little red wine, then adding a bit to my glass, then adding more to the pot, then . . . etc. :-)

5:11 pm

dcseain

ah, the Julia Child school of cooking. i approve

5:11 pm

bichon

de 9 add on to the word before it aslindy

5:11 pm

Dorens

to the point where you'll never know if it's done or not, but won't care either?

5:11 pm

Uneaixoise

:-D

5:12 pm

aslindy

bichon, I knew that... but can't get what to add on

5:12 pm

JBV

se 7 - se + consonant + ideal society - Ut****

5:12 pm

bichon

ty JBV

5:13 pm

dcseain

ty, jbv

5:13 pm

Dorens

ty jbv

5:13 pm

bichon

de 9 it's a place where the de people would live, pl

5:13 pm

Dorens

ok. down below 30 now... time for exercise... see you later

5:13 pm

dcseain

ty for de9, place to find de5

5:14 pm

Dorens

plural those clues

5:14 pm

aslindy

ok, I have never heard of such a thing

5:15 pm

aslindy

not that I normally am familiar with all the words... but that is just a weird word

5:15 pm

Dorens

that's enable aslindy, you're not supposed to know all these words!

5:15 pm

Jayk

aslindy--no got the 6, not the 7/32. not that i'm going to finish. 43 left

5:16 pm

lynxxx

the de9 is the house of a religious De**

5:17 pm

dcseain

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgmXrAR
r6aI ROFLMAO

5:18 pm

dcseain

new Simon's Cat :D http://tinyurl.com/yewbybc

5:19 pm

aslindy

got to go... supper is ready

5:19 pm

aslindy

you all have fun

5:19 pm

dcseain

njoy, lindy

5:20 pm

Uneaixoise

seain, i'm not a cat person but Simon's cat always cracks me up! LOL

5:21 pm

Uneaixoise

bye, lindy!

5:22 pm

dcseain

i am a cat person, so they're doubly funny :D

5:22 pm

dcseain

this one so captures cat+first snow of the year

5:23 pm

Uneaixoise

oh, and i just watched Simon's sister's dog -- hilarious and SO TRUE -- my dogs would eat until they explode if given the chance! LOL

5:23 pm

Jayk

dr 6/21? anyone?

5:24 pm

dcseain

yes, that's a good one, too

5:24 pm

dcseain

extend the 5, jayk

5:24 pm

lynxxx

dr6.21 the person who goes on and on and on

5:25 pm

Jayk

DUH! Thx

5:27 pm

dcseain

pe5 porridge = bland dal apparently.

5:29 pm

lynxxx

remember that kids rhyme...pe*** porridge hot, pe*** porridge cold, pe*** porridge in the pot, 9 days old - it might have been a skipping rhyme come to think about it

5:31 pm

dcseain

indeed, lyn, that's what i always think of each time that word's in the grid. Only context i've seen it in.

5:32 pm

crosshair

mmm,making up a sirloin tip roast of beef,bacon and cheddar scalloped taters and peches and cream niblets corn..common over everyone;)))

5:33 pm

Good Enough

oh the phantoms are killing me

5:33 pm

dcseain

peches and cream niblets corn?

5:33 pm

dcseain

etui for two, Good Enough?

5:33 pm

lynxxx

You live high on the hog Crossy!

5:33 pm

crosshair

indeed dc,you guys call it butter and sugar corn

5:34 pm

Good Enough

phantoms=response, tulip, opens...

5:34 pm

dcseain

butter and sugar corn? that parses, but never had it to my knowledge.

5:34 pm

crosshair

not reallt lynxx,i can feed 10 people out of this at 3 dollars a plate:)

5:35 pm

Jayk

crossy--do you know you and i share a bacon obsession?

5:35 pm

Good Enough

I always love when you can get etui dcseain!

5:35 pm

crosshair

love that needle case

5:35 pm

dcseain

etui for you, etwee for me....

5:36 pm

crosshair

indeed jayk? remind me to give you some of my recipies,including bacon weave,bacon vodka and bacon muffins

5:36 pm

Jayk

i saw the bacon muffins. i like mine unadulterated

5:37 pm

crosshair

ahh a bacon purist..then a bacon weave and maybe the bacon explosion

5:37 pm

Jayk

the bacon explosion? THAT sounds right!

5:38 pm

crosshair

oh and hamburgers made entirely of ground bacon;)))

5:38 pm

dcseain

My great-aunt Verna puts bacon in her corn pudding. my sister and i think that's just wrong

5:38 pm

Jayk

No, tht's SO right!!!

5:38 pm

crosshair

corn pudding?..ewww

5:39 pm

Jayk

so what IS the bacon explosion?

5:39 pm

crosshair

reminds me,i have a rasher or 3 of maple cured and hickory smoked heaven in the fridge right now thats will need to be fried up for brekkies tommorow

5:39 pm

cybernan

back again with 12 to go

5:40 pm

hurshy

pa7?

5:40 pm

crosshair

ahh jayak,ll put that recipie in my profile tommorow i promise

5:40 pm

Jayk

hurshy--pa7 = someone from the Godfather

5:41 pm

hurshy

nvm, pulled a peri

5:41 pm

lynxxx

pa7 pa & lowly bee

5:41 pm

hurshy

thanks jayk :)

5:41 pm

crosshair

but ill share the bacon weave with you now..1 sec

5:41 pm

dcseain

savory corn pudding, crossy. not known up there?

5:41 pm

Jayk

yw. trade for the last or4?

5:42 pm

hurshy

minerals

5:42 pm

crosshair

here u go jayk...

5:42 pm

crosshair

http://www.holytaco.com/if-i-die-bacon
-related-death-id-it-be-because

5:42 pm

Jayk

hursh--dear lord! of course!thx

5:43 pm

dcseain

i am SO making that for Tom this week :D

5:43 pm

dcseain

thank you for that, crossy

5:44 pm

dcseain

i wonder if that would work as a canape for our birthday party.

5:44 pm

crosshair

lol np dc

5:44 pm

Jayk

crossy: re holy taco: you have GOT to be kidding!

5:44 pm

crosshair

it would just slice it thin

5:45 pm

dcseain

i was thinking 8-10 slices/log, each slice neatly tooth-picked.

5:46 pm

dcseain

and maybe a variant with diced onion baking on the bacon, with some minced jalapeno with the cheese.

5:47 pm

cybernan

first re 6/18, please?

5:47 pm

dcseain

re-hammer it, nan

5:47 pm

cybernan

ty seain

5:49 pm

crosshair

sounds great dc,id use the sweet valencia onion

5:50 pm

dcseain

those aren't available in Feb, alas.

5:50 pm

crosshair

:((

5:50 pm

dcseain

though maybe some cippolini

5:50 pm

dcseain

a small, somewhat sweet italian onion

5:50 pm

crosshair

there you go;),there are limitless combinations for bacon;))

5:51 pm

crosshair

bacon makes everything right;))

5:51 pm

crosshair

brb,semo-poof

5:52 pm

dcseain

so, if we're out of town 13-14 Feb, think we can have a party at our place on the 20th?

5:52 pm

cybernan

grrrr -- been around the letter 4 times and still can't find the last se 4/4

5:52 pm

dcseain

a type of fortune-teller

5:53 pm

cybernan

duh -- ty seain

5:53 pm

Aussieme

Hey Sweeties !!

5:53 pm

lynxxx

hi Aussie

5:53 pm

dcseain

herro, aussie!

5:54 pm

Aussieme

rrrruff !!

5:55 pm

dcseain

i cleaned the keyboard. it shines :) and the wiimote got cleaned too.

5:55 pm

Aussieme

oooooh, go Seain !!

5:56 pm

dcseain

sweeping the balcony was satisfying too. All nesty today i am apparently.

5:56 pm

cybernan

se 7, please?

5:57 pm

dcseain

an unhappy pressing device that's pointy at both ends

5:57 pm

cybernan

isn't that the sa 7?

5:57 pm

lynxxx

se & word book e*cyl**ed**

5:58 pm

dcseain

my brainfart, sorry :)

5:58 pm

cybernan

ty lynxxx -- at least it was one I didn't know!

5:58 pm

Aussieme

lovely !! thank you for both those clues !!

5:58 pm

cybernan

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

5:58 pm

dcseain

congrats, nan :)

5:58 pm

Aussieme

and lol @ Seain's Brain Fart !

5:59 pm

Aussieme

YAY Nan !!!!!

5:59 pm

lynxxx

Hooray for C'nan!

5:59 pm

cybernan

entertaining tonight so have to run -- drop over for some lemon pie later :)

5:59 pm

dcseain

thank you, nan, have fun :)

5:59 pm

lynxxx

I'll be there so save some for me! have fun C'nan

5:59 pm

Aussieme

**thanking Nan in advance for Lemon Pie**

6:03 pm

lynxxx

9 words left and I just find the cheese fo*** !

6:04 pm

Aussieme

lol Lynx :)

6:04 pm

dcseain

ty, lyn

6:05 pm

jillibus

nan, zigzag up the right side :)

6:06 pm

dcseain

evening, jilli

6:06 pm

Aussieme

Hey Jilli !!

6:07 pm

lynxxx

hi Jilli

6:09 pm

dcseain

whoever it was earlier was right. there are many asian currencies today.

6:09 pm

lynxxx

also dutch - du4.6

6:10 pm

dcseain

ah, is that what that word is. ty, lyn

6:18 pm

lynxxx

Think I have no more excuses for delaying doing Xmascards - unless someone wants some clues?

6:19 pm

dcseain

enjoy, lyn :)

6:19 pm

lynxxx

Byee

6:22 pm

Aussieme

clue for ad6/24 please ?

6:23 pm

dcseain

add a person, place or thing

6:24 pm

dcseain

firewords :)

6:24 pm

Aussieme

hmmm....

6:24 pm

Aussieme

YAY Seain !!!!

6:28 pm

Aussieme

duh ! Thanks Seain..... Finally found it.

6:30 pm

dcseain

you didn't grow up with Schoolhouse Rock, did you :)

6:30 pm

dcseain

you should buy the DVDs for your daughter.

6:31 pm

Aussieme

no, I didn't.... Whats that then ?? Shall I google ?

6:31 pm

EspritdJean

definition for the 8 and 9?

6:31 pm

firefly779

onesie is too a word!

6:33 pm

Aussieme

the 9 could be a high tower-like place where school headmasters would reside...

6:33 pm

Aussieme

one 8 could be be**** not after + ships **** on water

6:34 pm

Aussieme

the other could be be**** not after + not the front or back , but the left or right hand ****

6:34 pm

EspritdJean

ty aussie

6:34 pm

EspritdJean

how's your cousin?

6:35 pm

Aussieme

yw Espirit :)

6:35 pm

Aussieme

She is much better now thanks.....

6:35 pm

herinfernallady

POunnnnnnnnnnce

6:35 pm

EspritdJean

what does the 9 start with?

6:35 pm

Aussieme

**splat**.... Hey Herin !

6:35 pm

dan2bit

de9

6:35 pm

Aussieme

DE9/60

6:36 pm

herinfernallady

Howdy.

6:36 pm

Aussieme

Hey Dan !

6:36 pm

Aussieme

How is ya girl ??

6:36 pm

dcseain

hi, lady and dan

6:36 pm

dcseain

yes, google schoolhouse rock :)

6:37 pm

dcseain

de9 - places to find de5

6:37 pm

Aussieme

I did Seain.... looks cool !

6:38 pm

herinfernallady

back soon have to wash the curtains and bring in the laundry of mount washmore

6:39 pm

Aussieme

lol, Mount Washmore..... I did my Laundrymy laundry before work....

6:40 pm

Aussieme

oops.... my laundry, my laundry ?? lol...

6:41 pm

herinfernallady

its stinky hot here i figured its time to get the sheets and curtains and cushions out and washed

6:42 pm

Aussieme

yeah.... It's colder than a Polar Bear's bum here....

6:42 pm

herinfernallady

its hit 32 already and its only 1145am

6:43 pm

Aussieme

wish it were warm here..... but then, I wish I had snow too....

6:43 pm

herinfernallady

right enough of the chatting back soon.

6:44 pm

Aussieme

ok....

6:47 pm

DR1965

hello Babble

6:47 pm

Aussieme

Hey DR !

6:48 pm

DR1965

Hi AUssie ! Like your scooby doo

6:48 pm

Aussieme

rank you roctor !!

6:48 pm

dcseain

evening, DR

6:48 pm

DR1965

LOL !

6:48 pm

JMann

:)

6:48 pm

DR1965

Hi DC ! Good to see you

6:48 pm

Aussieme

Rey JMann :)

6:49 pm

DR1965

have not been here for a few days and my rank went down the proverbial toilet but whatever

6:49 pm

DR1965

Hi JM

6:49 pm

JMann

Hi guys

6:50 pm

Aussieme

rever rind roctor.... rou'll re rine :)

6:51 pm

HarryHood

2 left...is the 2nd re7/32 apparent, am I blind?

6:51 pm

dcseain

eh, no biddig, DR

6:51 pm

DR1965

thanks Aussie!

6:51 pm

dcseain

re decorate, harry

6:52 pm

dcseain

no biggie, DR that should've said :)

6:52 pm

DR1965

I got it DC!

6:53 pm

HarryHood

ahah! ty dc

6:53 pm

dcseain

yvw

6:53 pm

HarryHood

and the pa5/12 after the spanish priest?

6:53 pm

DR1965

AUssie- whats new with you?

6:54 pm

dcseain

change last vowel, harry

6:54 pm

Aussieme

not much is new here DR.... got 8 more shifts at work, then 3 days off, back to work Boxing Day, midday :(

6:54 pm

HarryHood

have that one

6:55 pm

dcseain

pa5.12 after is a lowling

6:55 pm

DR1965

thats a bummer!

6:55 pm

dcseain

oh, good luck with that shift aussie. rather a bummer

6:55 pm

Aussieme

I know.... My Hubby has Boxing Day off too.....

6:56 pm

DR1965

that makes it worse

6:56 pm

dcseain

i used to work for an Aussie who gave us that day off.

6:56 pm

rururocks

puts headpiece protector on Aussie

6:57 pm

dcseain

oh, 2nd time i answered your question :"> so good of me to re4

6:57 pm

Aussieme

It does.... I work for the supermarket chain Waitrose (part of the John Lewis chain of stores)

6:57 pm

HarryHood

ty :)

6:57 pm

dcseain

cute photo, ruru

6:58 pm

rururocks

thank you

6:58 pm

DR1965

very sweet puppy Ruru

6:58 pm

DR1965

is todays theme dogs?

6:58 pm

Aussieme

is that the new addition ruru ??

6:58 pm

rururocks

he will be once he grows up a bit

6:58 pm

dcseain

crossy shared bacony goodness earlier, check it out: http://tinyurl.com/5uf6l2 i suggest a variant with chopped onion baked with it, and minced jalapenos atop the cheese

6:59 pm

Aussieme

ooooh, crossy does share good things with us :)

7:01 pm

Aussieme

ok, me and my eyes are off to find my pillows..... I cannot see much any more..... Sweet Dreams Babble Family...... **poof**

7:01 pm

dcseain

sweet dreams, aussie

7:01 pm

Aussieme

p.s, a new belly to rub soon then ruru........

7:01 pm

Aussieme

**real poof*

7:02 pm

rururocks

bye aussie

7:02 pm

rururocks

anyone have the re 7 that isn't more ready?

7:02 pm

redturtlehead

hey all. watching NCIS....and babbling with a chiken pot pie. Nice...

7:02 pm

zoozzoom

re tiny particles like gunpowder re*****

7:03 pm

zoozzoom

Hello, Red

7:04 pm

rururocks

wow.. lost me on that one zoo

7:04 pm

dcseain

re decorate, red, to upper right

7:05 pm

zoozzoom

if some-one fires a gun..it will leave tiny particles that forensic people would call re*****

7:05 pm

rururocks

thank you dc.. thanks zooz for trying

7:05 pm

redturtlehead

i need to decorate?

7:06 pm

zoozzoom

there are three re7`s by the way.

7:06 pm

dan2bit

or6?

7:06 pm

DR1965

RED !!!

7:06 pm

dcseain

yes but the sticky re7 is off-putting

7:07 pm

dcseain

change vowel in or5 and add a vowel, dan

7:07 pm

redturtlehead

DR!!!!!! How are you?

7:07 pm

dan2bit

tx dcs

7:07 pm

DR1965

I am well... and you?

7:08 pm

redturtlehead

I think I am ok. I have finally been offerred a new job, not sure if it going to better than the current one, but, it will be a change.

7:08 pm

DR1965

Change is usually good...

7:08 pm

redturtlehead

I am ready for new and different, I just hope new and different is new and improved, not more ot the same old....

7:09 pm

DR1965

I was walking down the hall at my office today and bumped into someone I worked with at my old job.

7:09 pm

DR1965

She just started working for our organization

7:09 pm

DR1965

oh- yes, new and improved is better than same..

7:09 pm

DR1965

when do you switch?

7:09 pm

dan2bit

sa7?

7:10 pm

redturtlehead

I have to officially accept. the pay is a wee bit lower, but the drive is a whole lot shorter....

7:10 pm

redturtlehead

Probably some time in January.

7:10 pm

LuvWordGames

sa 7/32 an unhappy thing you press clothes with

7:11 pm

DR1965

brb math homework

7:11 pm

dan2bit

tx LWG

7:12 pm

rururocks

se 7 anyone?

7:12 pm

dan2bit

se7 - paradise of old people

7:12 pm

jmcnrick

hi all

7:13 pm

redturtlehead

hi jmc

7:13 pm

LuvWordGames

se + anagram of keyboard instrument

7:14 pm

dan2bit

did anybody clue the SECOND re7?

7:14 pm

DR1965

ok back... Trying to remember about Least Common Multiples

7:15 pm

redturtlehead

oh dr kids will put you through school all over!

7:15 pm

jmcnrick

i am not sure I ever knew about least common multiples

7:15 pm

DR1965

Red- will you take any time off in between?

7:15 pm

rururocks

ugh.. I don't see it the se 7

7:15 pm

jmcnrick

i see the letters but am not getting them in the right order

7:15 pm

DR1965

Hi JMc and Dan

7:15 pm

jmcnrick

hi DR

7:16 pm

jmcnrick

hi dan2

7:16 pm

welki

which numbers? i can explain if you need help

7:16 pm

welki

(and hi, everyone)

7:16 pm

LuvWordGames

se + negative answer + a ***no is a keyboard instrument

7:16 pm

jmcnrick

hi welki

7:16 pm

dan2bit

hi jmc and all

7:16 pm

jmcnrick

ty luv

7:16 pm

rururocks

wow.. new one for me

7:16 pm

rururocks

thank you luv

7:17 pm

LuvWordGames

yw jmc

7:17 pm

DR1965

the problem said the GCF was 56- find the 2 LCM... we figured out it was 8 and 7

7:17 pm

DR1965

is that right?

7:17 pm

LuvWordGames

can I have a clue for either or both of the li 6/21's please?

7:17 pm

redturtlehead

yugh...i have no idea.

7:18 pm

jmcnrick

GCF?

7:18 pm

DR1965

that is why I am the spelling parent... the math parent is not home yet

7:18 pm

welki

greatest common factor

7:18 pm

welki

but you got it right, dr. you are now one of two math parents :)

7:18 pm

jmcnrick

but if LCM means the smallest numbers that can make up the number together that is correct

7:19 pm

LuvWordGames

I got the last li 6/21 but still need the 1st one please

7:19 pm

DR1965

thanks Welki.. I was not sure

7:19 pm

jmcnrick

luv do you have the one that starts with mouth parts?

7:19 pm

welki

common multiples are two numbers that multiply to the same number ... so for 56, 7x8, 2x28, 4x14, .. the smallest numbers that multiply to 56 are the lcm

7:20 pm

lbdawger

li6.18 is the plural of the li5.10

7:20 pm

LuvWordGames

yes I need the one that starts with an untruth

7:20 pm

jmcnrick

li* and I live a life of e*** (ea4/4)

7:20 pm

redturtlehead

Ha I only have 80 words....

7:20 pm

DR1965

Hi dawger and Luv

7:20 pm

DR1965

I have 43

7:21 pm

jmcnrick

i have 146 left

7:21 pm

LuvWordGames

hi DR

7:21 pm

DR1965

thanks Welki. we figured the 4x14 was not right because that would be 28

7:21 pm

redturtlehead

ok, now 87 words, 129 left....

7:21 pm

lbdawger

li6.21 not truth + *** weinerschnitzel (sp)

7:22 pm

rururocks

like hosen I think luv

7:22 pm

jmcnrick

hosen

7:22 pm

dan2bit

still stuck on the 2nd re7

7:22 pm

LuvWordGames

sorry to be so dense but none of these clues are getting through the nogging

7:23 pm

LuvWordGames

oh just got it! thanks everyone

7:23 pm

jmcnrick

li6 hosen are wore dancing the polka

7:23 pm

welki

dr, why they just can't simply ask, 'what are the two smallest numbers that multiply out to 56," instead of giving the number pairs fancy names ... enough to drive a kid (and parents) bonkers

7:23 pm

jmcnrick

exactly welki

7:24 pm

DR1965

yes it is! All I can say is I am NOT smarter than a fifth grader

7:24 pm

JenMO16

should i start this grid?

7:24 pm

redturtlehead

OMG.... CBS cares just aired an as, telling me that as a holiday gift, my partner should schedule me a pap smear.... Thats just not right. though people should have them.

7:24 pm

rururocks

I really dislike Polka music

7:24 pm

jmcnrick

how badly do you want to finish if you start ;-)

7:24 pm

lbdawger

re + not subtract but **d + little boy blue, come blow your h***

7:24 pm

welki

i had such a hard time with math as a kid ... only because i had an excellent professor later in life that i was finally able to understand the most basic concepts of math

7:25 pm

dan2bit

tx lbd and all cluers - firewords

7:25 pm

jmcnrick

i would probably kill someone who gave me a pap smear appointment for a christmas gift

7:25 pm

JenMO16

i won't finish, that is just it

7:25 pm

lbdawger

whoo hoooooo DAN2!!!

7:25 pm

LuvWordGames

I've seen those ads-pretty odd if you ask me

7:25 pm

JenMO16

congrats, dan

7:25 pm

jmcnrick

ty lbd

7:25 pm

welki

not if i did it for you, jm. you'd know it was done with good intention. on the other hand, i wouldn't care if you got ticked off :)

7:25 pm

DR1965

wtg Dan

7:26 pm

redturtlehead

thanks you jmc, its just soooo odd.

7:26 pm

lbdawger

my sisters got me an appointment for my 50th birthday. that and a mammosquish.

7:26 pm

DR1965

O need to go for both of those,,, just got a call from the Dr's office

7:26 pm

jmcnrick

whooo hooo dan2

7:26 pm

jmcnrick

huh red?

7:26 pm

redturtlehead

lbd your sisters are awesome. a great birthday gift, for some reason on Xmas, I think it isnt quite the gift I'd want to get under the tree....

7:27 pm

welki

the mammotechs bruised me badly this last go-round

7:27 pm

jmcnrick

i am sorry but it is nobody's business when and with whom i make doctors appointments

7:27 pm

DR1965

oh, sorry to hear that Welki

7:27 pm

lbdawger

well, my birthday is shortly after xmas. so, it kinda was a twofer.

7:27 pm

welki

fine. be that way. and i was going to attach the appointment card to the mega-sized bottle of Jack

7:28 pm

DR1965

is htat a pun Dawger??? :)

7:28 pm

jmcnrick

lol I'll take the jack

7:28 pm

welki

:)

7:28 pm

lbdawger

not intentionally, DR. lol

7:30 pm

rururocks

mammosquish?

7:30 pm

redturtlehead

this grid is not too friendly is it?

7:30 pm

jmcnrick

good name for it

7:31 pm

DR1965

I was just thinking it is a SLOW grid

7:31 pm

jmcnrick

it seems to go in fits and spurts

7:31 pm

welki

no, it's not, red. i really need to quit my job so i can spend more time babbling :)

7:31 pm

DR1965

me too welki

7:32 pm

redturtlehead

You Go Welki, I wonder if thats possible.

7:32 pm

lbdawger

i got through about 175 before i hit the wall on this grid. then the list helped a lot!

7:33 pm

welki

just *wishful thinking* ... might as well add a pony into the equation, i've always wanted one *lol*

7:35 pm

welki

oh dear, killed the chat .... or you folks are arranging my early retirement and pony delivery

7:35 pm

redturtlehead

ahh no then you'd have to spend all that time taking care of the pony...

7:36 pm

jmcnrick

*puts the pony back in the closet*

7:36 pm

redturtlehead

and no babbling time...

7:37 pm

rururocks

*drops straw*

7:37 pm

welki

*sigh* i never get what i want

7:38 pm

jmcnrick

ty ru I was worrying about what it would eat

7:38 pm

DR1965

me either Welki!

7:38 pm

kimmtoats

Helo there!

7:38 pm

rururocks

I want a fast porsche and a condo in SF welki if you can help me with that

7:38 pm

jmcnrick

so do you have the pup yet ru? I lost track of teh count down

7:38 pm

jmcnrick

hi kimm wb!

7:39 pm

jmcnrick

i want world peace -- really!

7:39 pm

rururocks

no not yet..next month

7:39 pm

redturtlehead

ruru you are getting a new Golden, how could you want anything else.....

7:39 pm

kimmtoats

thanks, jm

7:39 pm

jmcnrick

(and a million dollars)

7:39 pm

rururocks

I want a piece of pie...

7:39 pm

kimmtoats

A million $ would be really nice right about now, I agree!

7:39 pm

welki

*puts a bow on ru's new 911 GT2

7:39 pm

jmcnrick

mmmm pie

7:40 pm

redturtlehead

Pie?

7:40 pm

rururocks

oooh welki.. you go girl!

7:40 pm

welki

(i love cars)

7:41 pm

rururocks

VROOOOOOOOOOOOOmmm thanks welki

7:41 pm

redturtlehead

I love Pie.

7:42 pm

jmcnrick

*siren -- flashing lights* pull over buddy

7:42 pm

rururocks

offers pie to officer...

7:42 pm

welki

i'd never be able to afford one of those, but am content with my (6th) saab, a 9/3 aero

7:42 pm

rururocks

*fresh baked sir?"

7:42 pm

jmcnrick

mmmmm pie

7:42 pm

welki

---which, coincidentally, is what jm drives, too!

7:42 pm

redturtlehead

Ok over half way. 100 left... time for ice cream...

7:43 pm

rururocks

I hate saabs

7:43 pm

jmcnrick

mine is ticket me red

7:43 pm

jmcnrick

really ru why?

7:43 pm

Pinikula

hi all...

7:43 pm

welki

nah, you don't ... 210 hp, 6 speed turbo, goes like the dickens

7:44 pm

rururocks

mrs ru had one .. what a piece of junk.. we towed to to the dealer more than we drove it

7:44 pm

jmcnrick

hi pini!

7:44 pm

Pinikula

hi jmc ;)

7:44 pm

welki

people who say they hate saabs are really folks who (1) have never driven one to its potential or (2) are closet saab lovers and jealous of us

7:44 pm

jmcnrick

really mine has been a dream

7:44 pm

rururocks

all the towing companies in the area sent us nice xmas cards

7:44 pm

welki

you had the anomoly ... i drove one past the 200,000 mile mark with no major repairs

7:45 pm

rururocks

the service manager at the Saab dealership committed himself to the loony bin trying to get the crappy thing to run

7:45 pm

Pinikula

great pic of Little D, ru!! He's soooo cuuuuuute!

7:45 pm

welki

hmmm .. might have been more mileage than that, now that i think of it. if they were that bad, i surely would never have had 6 of them

7:45 pm

jmcnrick

so did you come up with a formal piggy name for dylan?

7:46 pm

rururocks

nope.. not yet

7:46 pm

Pinikula

formal piggy name?

7:46 pm

welki

you were canvassing for dylan phrases way back when ... for his registered name. still?

7:47 pm

rururocks

yes.. I am stuck.. has to have pink or pig in the name

7:47 pm

jmcnrick

pink velvet

7:47 pm

redturtlehead

ugh. pink or pig.

7:48 pm

rururocks

??? my thoughts exactly

7:48 pm

jmcnrick

dylan of the pink velvet tongue

7:48 pm

Pinikula

cute, jmc ;)

7:48 pm

jmcnrick

i worked on the pig angle the last time

7:49 pm

redturtlehead

has to be pink or pig, not hog or rose or whatever....

7:49 pm

welki

"pig circus" is from the song, hurricane

7:49 pm

rururocks

he is a really cute little guy.. nice head and really nice bone..

7:49 pm

rururocks

rose will work too

7:49 pm

welki

and pink floyd recorded knocking on heaven's door .... but to incorporate either into his name (oy vey)

7:50 pm

jmcnrick

hmmm

7:50 pm

redturtlehead

ooooh, so you could use rose or porker? or or or

7:51 pm

welki

baxter had to have "paws" in his name

7:51 pm

rururocks

porker?...come on..

7:51 pm

lbdawger

Heaven's Rosey Pinky Pig, aka dylan.

7:51 pm

jmcnrick

i like that one lbd

7:51 pm

Pinikula

"baxter" is what we call our workstudy students at work! :)

7:51 pm

rururocks

GAAAAh...

7:51 pm

Pinikula

clever, lbd ;)

7:52 pm

jmcnrick

pink floyd pup

7:52 pm

welki

too bad he's not a she --- PIGmalion :)

7:52 pm

rururocks

saffron's commie pinko dylan lover

7:52 pm

lbdawger

Heavenly Pinky Pig

7:52 pm

Pinikula

uhh...

7:53 pm

redturtlehead

i like pinko....

7:53 pm

Pinikula

other than rose, pink, and pig; what other "names" are you interested in including?

7:53 pm

lbdawger

Pig Male Leon

7:53 pm

jmcnrick

pygmalion was the male sculptor not the statue

7:53 pm

rururocks

GAAAAAH

7:54 pm

jmcnrick

pinko commie pup

7:54 pm

welki

ok then .. pigmalion!

7:54 pm

lbdawger

pig male d'leon

7:54 pm

rururocks

LOLOL

7:54 pm

jmcnrick

that's an improvement over GAAAAAH

7:55 pm

rururocks

what should I make for dinner?

7:55 pm

jmcnrick

which one brought a chuckle ru?

7:55 pm

Pinikula

* giggle *

7:55 pm

Pinikula

food?

7:55 pm

lbdawger

pork?

7:55 pm

Pinikula

I went to Pita Pit on my way home from work...Mmmmmm, it was good!

7:55 pm

jmcnrick

pink lemonage

7:55 pm

welki

dylan's pigmalion

7:56 pm

rururocks

LBD's line

7:56 pm

jmcnrick

lemonade

7:56 pm

rururocks

pita pit?

7:57 pm

lbdawger

we have a pita pit here. have never tried it.

7:57 pm

Pinikula

Pita Pit...like Subway, but with a pita instead of bread and loads more guts!

7:57 pm

jmcnrick

menudo?

7:57 pm

Pinikula

it's really good, lbd...gotta try it sometime

7:57 pm

rururocks

I'll have the Al Queda please...

7:58 pm

Pinikula

you silly peeps!

7:59 pm

lbdawger

what's your favorite, pini?

7:59 pm

rururocks

I made a delicious potato leek soup the other night

8:00 pm

redturtlehead

there was a recipe for roast duck in pear sauce...

8:00 pm

jmcnrick

have it cold and call it visysuous (lord i wish I could spell)

8:00 pm

Pinikula

my choice of guts include: grilled chicken, light lettuce, extra tomato, red onions, pickles, mushrooms, black olive; sauces: tsatsiki (sp), honey mustard; feta cheese ;)

8:01 pm

rururocks

(offer Pini a breath mint)

8:02 pm

rururocks

and pepcid

8:02 pm

jmcnrick

mmmm sounds tasty

8:02 pm

redturtlehead

oh no jmc, i am getting over the cold not fun...

8:02 pm

Pinikula

what can I say, don't have to worry about breath cuz there ain't no one here to kiss!

8:02 pm

Pinikula

LOL

8:02 pm

Pinikula

it is jmc!

8:03 pm

lbdawger

hold the feta, and it all sounds good.

8:03 pm

redturtlehead

Ok I am officially proclaimimng the Holiday NCIS as AWESOME,. Much better than i expected.

8:03 pm

Pinikula

I'll hold it for you, lbd ;)

8:03 pm

lbdawger

time for some hot tea, brb

8:03 pm

rururocks

me too need to shop at the store.

8:04 pm

rururocks

later taters...

8:04 pm

Pinikula

l8r t8r...

8:04 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Hi buddies- I have 40 left and am not planning to play it through, but I am really curious about this de9 And the long fo words that are not too cheesy.

8:04 pm

jmcnrick

hi kap

8:04 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Hi jm

8:05 pm

rururocks

de 9... where college teachers hang out

8:05 pm

Pinikula

hi kappy

8:05 pm

Pinikula

:)

8:05 pm

Kaplan the Magne

There is no detention for the college teachers

8:06 pm

rururocks

you never went to Berkeley I can tell

8:06 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Where do college teachers hang out? The local bar?

8:06 pm

Pinikula

I didn't go either....

8:06 pm

jmcnrick

that was jail ru not detention

8:07 pm

rururocks

oh

8:07 pm

rururocks

me neither..

8:07 pm

Kaplan the Magne

So- de9?

8:07 pm

rururocks

rhymes with beaneries

8:08 pm

Pinikula

danke!

8:08 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Ahhh

8:08 pm

Pinikula

still looking for the lower right E for NBT...help?

8:08 pm

Kaplan the Magne

And the last 2 fo's? I am guessing these ones aren't as cheesy.

8:09 pm

Pinikula

golf yell + not front or back

8:09 pm

rururocks

boating terms...begining with the fo4/7

8:09 pm

wildcat17

ei5 pini

8:09 pm

Pinikula

(that's for one of the fo8)

8:09 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I am a landlubber.

8:09 pm

rururocks

two fo 8 's pini

8:09 pm

Pinikula

I heard, ru, but I only have the one

8:10 pm

rururocks

what propels a boat with wind kaplan

8:10 pm

Pinikula

oooh, got the 2nd now! :)

8:10 pm

rururocks

:)

8:10 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Ei5 goes in a quilt- a kind of down. Or you say either, I say ei****

8:10 pm

Pinikula

they both begin with the golf yell, Kap

8:11 pm

Pinikula

thx kap!

8:11 pm

jmcnrick

duck duck duck

8:11 pm

Pinikula

quack quack quack!

8:11 pm

rururocks

goose goose goose

8:11 pm

jmcnrick

put that duckie down!

8:11 pm

Kaplan the Magne

honk honk honk

8:12 pm

jmcnrick

put down the duck

8:12 pm

Pinikula

beep beep beep

8:12 pm

jmcnrick

gotta put down the duck if you want to play the saxaphone

8:13 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Looks like a lot of you had little kids- or are little kids?

8:13 pm

Pinikula

we never grow up!

8:13 pm

jmcnrick

just like sesame street

8:14 pm

welki

warning: risque, off-color, crudest humor, but funny as all get out: http://tiny.cc/kdBuz

8:14 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Put down the duckie was one of my all time favorites Along with RObin Williams "You don't know what a day is till you have a banana in your shoe" routine

8:15 pm

jmcnrick

i like the rubber duck and the batty bat

8:15 pm

jmcnrick

also the Caribbean amphibian

8:16 pm

jmcnrick

brb it just got cold in here

8:19 pm

Pinikula

I need a "git'r dun" boost, so going for chocolate...brb ;)

8:21 pm

lbdawger

more headless gingerbread people in the PB

8:25 pm

jmcnrick

back

8:25 pm

Enomis65

what, what ? food in the PB and nobody told me??? Should I write a word from the grid???

8:26 pm

jmcnrick

here have a bourbon ball eno

8:27 pm

Enomis65

thank you jmc, what a nice welcome!

8:27 pm

jmcnrick

anyone else want one?

8:27 pm

jmcnrick

kimm?

8:28 pm

mixi6

I don't admit to being over 18 Welki.

8:29 pm

lbdawger

mememememe! i want one! or two or twelve. *hic*

8:29 pm

jmcnrick

now bourbon balls for you mix

8:30 pm

jmcnrick

*no bourbon balls for mix

8:30 pm

jmcnrick

a limit of 4 lbd

8:30 pm

mixi6

pooh! hic.

8:30 pm

jmcnrick

and a designated driver!

8:30 pm

mixi6

my husband is the designated driver. So, can't I have one?

8:31 pm

jmcnrick

but you are only 18!

8:31 pm

jmcnrick

this isn't brussells

8:31 pm

mixi6

wellllll, they have started offering me senior discounts, and I'm not qualified for most of them.

8:32 pm

jmcnrick

okay then you can have some

8:32 pm

jmcnrick

*gives mix 4 bourbon balls*

8:32 pm

mixi6

I said I don't admit to being over 18, not that I am younger.

8:33 pm

mixi6

I like G rated movies

8:33 pm

jmcnrick

me too and pg 13 and r and x

8:34 pm

mixi6

no no no.

8:34 pm

jmcnrick

*bang bang bang -- hitting head on laptop*

8:35 pm

jmcnrick

i want pander in the grid

8:35 pm

mixi6

careful. don't hurt the laptop

8:35 pm

jmcnrick

*giggle*

8:36 pm

welki

i thought some of that video was positively hilarious .. sat at the table and laughed right out loud

8:37 pm

welki

the clip shows some of the audience entering/leaving the theatre ... lots of white haired ladies of a certain age ;)

8:37 pm

welki

(and they were all laughing)

8:38 pm

mixi6

I get blonde again on Friday.

8:39 pm

lbdawger

having connection problems. brb, going to reboot

8:39 pm

mixi6

I'm entering the next decade in a couple weeks.

8:39 pm

jmcnrick

hb lbd

8:39 pm

jmcnrick

congrats mix

8:40 pm

welki

my hair ... au naturel

8:40 pm

jmcnrick

i put some rinse on mine once or twice

8:40 pm

jmcnrick

but generally i am too lazy

8:41 pm

welki

me too .. and i kind of like the grey, it's coming in rather nicely

8:41 pm

mixi6

I let someone else do it. I tried a couple times, but....

8:42 pm

jmcnrick

my mother wasn't completely grey at 96 so i think i am alright

8:42 pm

mixi6

My grandmother didn't start turning grey in her 70's, but her sister went white very early.

8:42 pm

welki

i wear my hair very short, so it almost looks like it's been tipped

8:45 pm

welki

translation: too lazy to (1) colour and (2) spend time styling *lol*

8:45 pm

mixi6

other than color, mine's wash and go.

8:47 pm

jmcnrick

mine takes a time to brush

8:48 pm

welki

when i was young, i had long hair .. very thick, wouldn't dry overnight

8:49 pm

jmcnrick

mine is baby fine spring steel -- dr5 fast but doesn't do anything no matter what you do to ir

8:49 pm

jmcnrick

*it

8:49 pm

mixi6

I had long hair when young. I petioned for a year to get it cut.

8:50 pm

mixi6

petition

8:50 pm

jmcnrick

I had buster brown cut until jr high no matter what i wanted

8:50 pm

jmcnrick

pansier is a word :-(

8:51 pm

welki

i had a version of a 'vidal sassoon' .. hahaha, remember?

8:51 pm

jmcnrick

where is NB when I ne4 him?

8:51 pm

mixi6

I had two long braids. We could tell what year of elementary school by how long, until the elastics were out of the picture frame.

8:51 pm

jmcnrick

gretchen had the braids

8:51 pm

welki

was a dramatic change from having a braid long enough to sit on ... and after the sassoon, let it grow into a gypsy shag (boy am i old!)

8:51 pm

jmcnrick

in jr high she had short hair

8:51 pm

mixi6

6 left and stuck.

8:52 pm

jmcnrick

go mix go

8:52 pm

welki

i have 29 left, but have lost interest in the grid

8:52 pm

lbdawger

go mixi

8:53 pm

lbdawger

git 'r dun, welki!

8:53 pm

mixi6

nu5/6?

8:53 pm

SeaSpray

Hi everyone...

8:53 pm

jmcnrick

go welki go

8:53 pm

stidmama

hello all!!!!!!

8:53 pm

jmcnrick

hey stiddie

8:53 pm

mixi6

hi stid!

8:53 pm

welki

someone who is nu 4/6

8:53 pm

lbdawger

nu + not live and plural

8:53 pm

lbdawger

hi stiddy

8:53 pm

stidmama

so, I met with the teacher I will work with for the next two quarters in a real school - every Thursday. I am SO excited and happy to have her as a mentor teacher!

8:54 pm

stidmama

thanks for the nu words!

8:54 pm

stidmama

that put me down to 98

8:54 pm

jmcnrick

good to hear stiddie

8:54 pm

SeaSpray

i need help with the first re5,12 and re6,21

8:54 pm

jmcnrick

anyone hear how trifs new job went

8:54 pm

CiociaJudy

YAY Stid--glad to hear you're excited about your mentor!!

8:54 pm

lbdawger

wonderful stid. knew you'd make a hit with her.

8:54 pm

mixi6

ty lbdawger

8:54 pm

stidmama

yep. tomorrow I meet with my faculty from this quarter and get my evaluation over with. Mother approved my draft, so I think it will do.

8:55 pm

lbdawger

re+ ***ce with me,

8:55 pm

welki

i want to be your partner, can't you see ....

8:55 pm

CiociaJudy

From Trif on Facebook--Had a lovely first day on the job - the people at the office are nice, I have a LOT to learn, and quickly, so a little overwhelmed, but happy. God is good and loving and gracious, and I am very, very lucky. â™¥

8:55 pm

mixi6

re, bad word **m*

8:56 pm

SeaSpray

ty ty dawg fireworks

8:56 pm

jmcnrick

good to know cio

8:56 pm

lbdawger

whoooo hoooo SEA!!

8:56 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hooo sea

8:56 pm

stidmama

thanks for sharing that Judy -- I am happy to hear she had a good day.

8:56 pm

stidmama

YAY Sea!!!!

8:56 pm

CiociaJudy

YAY Sea!!

8:56 pm

lbdawger

Hi CJ!

8:56 pm

CiociaJudy

Hiya Dawg!

8:56 pm

SeaSpray

thanks everyone

8:57 pm

SeaSpray

am taking my sinus headache to bed, see you tomorrow

8:57 pm

stidmama

oh, and jmc -- Mother was so grateful for you assistance yesterday! She just didn't know how to resize pictures.

8:57 pm

mixi6

ad6,24?

8:57 pm

lbdawger

hope you feel better in the morning, sea

8:57 pm

CiociaJudy

nite sea

8:57 pm

stidmama

((Sea)) feel better

8:57 pm

SeaSpray

ty dawg

8:58 pm

lbdawger

ad + not verb

8:58 pm

jmcnrick

i realized that when I click on her icon

8:58 pm

SeaSpray

ad + not a verb

8:58 pm

jmcnrick

but i was afraid to try and explain it to her

8:58 pm

SeaSpray

ty stid

8:58 pm

SeaSpray

nite all

8:58 pm

mixi6

ty seaspray

8:58 pm

stidmama

it was complicated. she has picasa, which is nice for viewing but sometimes awkward for little things like resizing. I had to use the help to find where they hid resize!

8:59 pm

jmcnrick

bye sea

9:00 pm

mixi6

last li6?

9:01 pm

lbdawger

fleshy part of mouth + b***ball is over

9:01 pm

jmcnrick

mouth parts + I live a life of ***e

9:01 pm

mixi6

ty lbdawger

9:02 pm

jmcnrick

oops e***

9:02 pm

stidmama

LOL jmc! good clue though...

9:02 pm

lbdawger

i was trying to figure out what kind of life JMC lived. whew!

9:03 pm

jmcnrick

obviously i was not discribing my actual life

9:04 pm

lbdawger

brb

9:04 pm

jmcnrick

one more word and I am 1/2 way

9:04 pm

stidmama

go jmc go!

9:04 pm

stidmama

down to 75 now.

9:04 pm

jmcnrick

1/2 way! *running to list*

9:04 pm

mixi6

1 se7 left

9:05 pm

stidmama

back in a few. I want to align my curriculum for tomorrow with the "essential academic requirements" (EALRs) to see if I "get" how they work. Teaching in my friend's class... nerve wracking to think I might mess up!

9:05 pm

jmcnrick

se* + ut**** is perfect

9:06 pm

jmcnrick

eaLrs?

9:08 pm

mixi6

fireworks. TY JMCNRICK

9:09 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hooo mix

9:10 pm

stidmama

YAY mixi!! *back to lurk mode*

9:10 pm

jmcnrick

yw mix

9:12 pm

mcurlschool

stid, you will do just fine!

9:13 pm

mixi6

I guess I need to start sanding and washing the wall.

9:13 pm

lbdawger

whooooohoooooo MIXI!!

9:13 pm

jmcnrick

hi mc!

9:13 pm

mcurlschool

hi jmc

9:14 pm

lbdawger

hi mc!

9:14 pm

mcurlschool

hi lbdawger

9:32 pm

stidmama

mccurl!!!! ((((hugs)))))

9:32 pm

stidmama

oops. my computer is lagging?

9:32 pm

mcurlschool

(((hugs)))back

9:32 pm

stidmama

or did chat really go silent for fifteen minutes?

9:33 pm

mcurlschool

well, i was away taking spritz cookies out of the oven and replacing with more

9:33 pm

lbdawger

quiet chog

9:33 pm

jmcnrick

it was quiet

9:33 pm

stidmama

how are you doing mcurl? I am doing my practicum next two quarters in an 8th grade language arts classroom. met the teacher today. very happy and excited about it.

9:33 pm

stidmama

mmmm. spritz cookies. no holiday is complete without them!

9:33 pm

mcurlschool

that sounds exciting stid

9:34 pm

jmcnrick

*hands stiddie some chamomile tea*

9:34 pm

stidmama

how's life for you and yours?

9:34 pm

mcurlschool

yes I agree, haven't had them in years. decided to indulge..

9:34 pm

stidmama

mmmm. thanks jmc! *sips tea gratefully*

9:34 pm

stidmama

my favorites as a child were spritz cookies and angelfood cake with pink fluffy frosting.

9:34 pm

mcurlschool

life is good right now. Son is coming home for the holidays. It will be the year that ALL the family will be home

9:35 pm

stidmama

believe it or not, I really believe the frosting doesn't taste as good in any other color! LOL

9:35 pm

stidmama

wonderful news mcurl!

9:35 pm

mcurlschool

as kids we made spritz and candy cane cookies with my grandma at christmas....a tradition

9:35 pm

lbdawger

how exciting for you mc!

9:35 pm

lbdawger

are you keeping the tradition alive?

9:35 pm

mcurlschool

at least our son is home (in the states) and not deployed this year.

9:36 pm

stidmama

grandma traditions are the BEST! my kids spend a good bit of time at stidgmere's for just that reason

9:36 pm

stidmama

I don't think mcurl is old enough for grands!

9:36 pm

lbdawger

bless him for his dedication. please thank him from one vet to another.

9:36 pm

mcurlschool

started young!

9:36 pm

mcurlschool

I actually have two grandkids

9:37 pm

mcurlschool

I will do that lbdawger

9:37 pm

stidmama

wow. another one! LOL I didn't believe pinikula when she said she was a grandmother, either!

9:37 pm

mcurlschool

we are very proud of him. son in law is also military but they are stationed here in washington state close enough that I could see them daily.

9:38 pm

lbdawger

bless him too. never know when he could be called up. scary.

9:38 pm

stidmama

It's rough to be family of military personnel at times like this. (((mcurl and family))) I was a brat, really respect the vets.

9:38 pm

mcurlschool

oops, timer going bbr

9:39 pm

stidmama

*sniffs air* I do believe I can find mcurl's house now, just from the lovely aroma...

9:39 pm

stidmama

okay, back to task. still working on the EALR thingy. 5 minutes or less...

9:39 pm

lbdawger

lol, go for it, stiddy. grab some cookies for me!

9:43 pm

mcurlschool

man, can't believe how good those darn cookes smell. Dog is looking like I made them for him!

9:43 pm

lbdawger

you didn't? LOL

9:43 pm

mcurlschool

in his dreams!

9:44 pm

lbdawger

a tough life being a dog.

9:46 pm

jmcnrick

i am going to bed c u to morrow

9:46 pm

Nef

hello again everyone. Has everybody finished thegrid already?

9:47 pm

lbdawger

night night, JMC. sweet dreams

9:47 pm

lbdawger

hi nef

9:47 pm

Nef

nite jmc!

9:47 pm

JBV

hi Nef and hi babblers - finished earlier, just stopping in to say hi

9:47 pm

lbdawger

hi jbv

9:48 pm

Nef

hi lbd. We just got home from a Christmas party, I still have 100 words to find here (been busy all day again. Dh is a real slave driver sometimes! ;-)

9:48 pm

lbdawger

did you enjoy the party?

9:48 pm

Nef

hi JBV how are you these days?

9:48 pm

JBV

i'm very tired and mentally exhausted from a rather depressing chore

9:49 pm

lbdawger

depressing chore?

9:49 pm

Nef

it was a nice meal and good people. The hall was too cold for me tonight, however

9:49 pm

JBV

i had to update my husband's medical history to prepare for a visit with a new doctor next week - it's 7 typed pages of ongoing complications

9:50 pm

Nef

what's the matter with your hubby, JBV?

9:50 pm

lbdawger

(((JBV)))

9:50 pm

Nef

chronic illness is nasty

9:51 pm

JBV

so I didn't get to do any Christmas-y things tonight - i need to do that a little each night to feel all right

9:51 pm

JBV

too complicated for here, nef, but it involves colorectal and urology surgeries

9:52 pm

Nef

oh, man! That sucks! My DH has MS; I was expecting something like that. (((JBV)))

9:53 pm

JBV

last year we did not put up a tree cause he was in the hospital, so this year we are having a full-out Christmas - it's very comforting to keep up the traditions

9:54 pm

lbdawger

it's important to have some "normalcy" around the holidays. it's good for both your spirits

9:54 pm

Nef

it is comforting. And also very necessary for you to do

9:56 pm

mkg

hi all. would love clues for the two 8s.

9:57 pm

JBV

i am focusing on the joy of the season - a no-stress holiday - I even have extra time to shop, since I am not seeing my sister and brother's family until Jan. 2!!

9:57 pm

Nef

put on the Christmas music, put on some russian tea (has OJ, cinnamon, and all sorts of fragrant stuff in it; bring on the traditions of the season and both of you enjoy it JBV!

9:57 pm

JBV

the 8's are both fo - compound words

9:57 pm

JBV

I have a tea called Bengal Spice (I think it's Celestial Seasonings) - very spicy and delicious

9:58 pm

lbdawger

fo4.7 + a square has four of them and what a boat uses to catch the wind

9:58 pm

mkg

ty jbv. would love more clues so i can get them.

9:58 pm

Minveryork

Good evening to my fellow babblers!How is everyone?

9:58 pm

Minveryork

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

9:58 pm

JBV

and then the best of all - I have the extended vacation coming up (work for a school district)

9:58 pm

mkg

oh gee i got one. hmmm.

9:59 pm

Nef

Sounds good, JBV (I'll have to look for that one next time I shop)

9:59 pm

mkg

ty got both. ty very much.

9:59 pm

lbdawger

hi Min!

9:59 pm

JBV

and thanks, nef, and lbd, for letting me vent a little, breathing easier now

10:00 pm

lbdawger

okie dokie, time to head for the pillows. JBV take care and sing lots of christmas songs!

10:00 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye lbdawger! I will see you tomorrow in the log!

10:00 pm

lbdawger

night night everyone. see you tomorrow.

10:00 pm

tijani

fo8/60 please and the de9

10:01 pm

JBV

bye lbd!

10:01 pm

Nef

JBV, the chog is for relaxing with friends. I'm a firm believer in friendship dividing a persons' pain

10:01 pm

Nef

Nite lbd! Catch you later!

10:01 pm

JBV

and it's nice how it comes around - last night I offered a few words of comfort to someone, tonight it came back to me!

10:02 pm

Minveryork

That fo8/60 word is the fo 4/7 plus si 4/5 word tijani

10:02 pm

tijani

thank you min

10:03 pm

Minveryork

yw

10:04 pm

mkg

ty min got them.

10:04 pm

mkg

ad 5 14 first one plz?

10:05 pm

Nef

it does come around, JBV. Kind of like Karma

10:05 pm

Minveryork

The ad 5/14 is a + JC Penny is a ***ar*ment store mkg

10:06 pm

Minveryork

An ad 5/14 word means very skilled or proficient mkg

10:06 pm

tijani

all the ad except for the 5/14

10:07 pm

tijani

i really wnat to finish

10:07 pm

Minveryork

ad 6/24 word is ad plus an no 4/5 is not a verb tijani.

10:07 pm

mkg

ty got it.

10:07 pm

Minveryork

ad 5/12 is a + a do 4/5 word and ad 6/21 is the plural

10:08 pm

Minveryork

yw

10:08 pm

Minveryork

The ad5/12 mean to decorate or add beauty to tijani

10:08 pm

mkg

need first ad 6 please.

10:09 pm

Minveryork

An ad 6/24 word is ad plus a no 4/5 is not a verb mkg

10:10 pm

Nef

tijani, do you NEED the ad 5/14; or do you have that one already?

10:10 pm

tijani

done with the a's

10:10 pm

Nef

ok

10:11 pm

Minveryork

Awesome tijani!

10:11 pm

tijani

thx min

10:12 pm

mkg

ty got ad 6

10:12 pm

Minveryork

yw

10:12 pm

tijani

de9/60 please

10:13 pm

mkg

de: de 4 above + vowel and many, plural word.

10:13 pm

tijani

nevermind got it

10:13 pm

mkg

where a de** would live maybe?

10:14 pm

mkg

need ae 5 10 please.

10:15 pm

tijani

american eagle ae***

10:15 pm

Nef

related to old fashioned air plane, maybe

10:16 pm

mkg

dont know the eagle clue. sorry/.

10:17 pm

tijani

a nest of prey

10:17 pm

Minveryork

That ae 5/10 word is an eagle's nest mkg.

10:17 pm

mkg

sorry blank. cant get.

10:17 pm

Minveryork

ae 5/10 is ae plus hook letter plus 2 more vowels mkg

10:17 pm

mkg

ok got them . ty.

10:18 pm

mkg

a words done. ty.

10:18 pm

Minveryork

Point total equal this year so good time for me to go.

10:18 pm

Minveryork

I am stopping at 187 words and 2009 points.Bye to all

10:18 pm

Minveryork

Goodnight to my fellow babblers!I'll see you tomorrow

10:18 pm

tijani

bye

10:18 pm

mkg

bye min

10:18 pm

mkg

need de 6 24 plz.

10:19 pm

Nef

Nite Min!

10:20 pm

Nef

de +po 4/5

10:20 pm

mkg

ty got it.

10:22 pm

mkg

en 5 clue plz?

10:23 pm

Nef

start with the top E mkg

10:24 pm

mkg

ty got it.

10:25 pm

mkg

now stuck on next en 5 14. darn. tough grid.

10:26 pm

Pinikula

hi all...back

10:26 pm

Nef

sorry, I don't have it yet

10:26 pm

Pinikula

en + bills are *** on the 10th

10:26 pm

Nef

hi Pini1 How are you today?

10:27 pm

Pinikula

good...you?

10:27 pm

stidmama

and back(ish) again... done with all assigned tasks for today.

10:27 pm

stidmama

hey pini!

10:27 pm

Pinikula

hi stid ;)

10:27 pm

stidmama

hey nef and mkg and...

10:27 pm

Nef

okay. It's kind of cold here; that makes it hard sometimes

10:27 pm

Pinikula

(no news yet...sorry)

10:28 pm

mkg

ty got it. good clue pini

10:28 pm

Nef

hi stid!

10:28 pm

mkg

hi stid

10:28 pm

Pinikula

;)

10:28 pm

stidmama

it's okay. I can wait. I have 2.5 weeks left! LOL

10:29 pm

Pinikula

ROFL...smartypants!

10:29 pm

stidmama

listing now... 74 to go

10:29 pm

Nef

what are you 2 up to now?

10:29 pm

Pinikula

ack!!! 64 to go here

10:29 pm

stidmama

AD 6/24 please?

10:30 pm

Pinikula

gonna have a GT!

10:30 pm

Pinikula

don't have it, stid

10:30 pm

Pinikula

GT = get together

10:30 pm

stidmama

going to go visit Pini in Ptlnd next week, she'll drive north and I will drive south. Weather and work permitting, of course

10:30 pm

Nef

WOO HOOO! How fun!

10:30 pm

stidmama

*grin* I immediately thought "GT=car"

10:30 pm

Pinikula

(meli's going to email me - I hope she doesn't forget!)

10:30 pm

Nef

showing your age, stid?

10:31 pm

stidmama

yep. we had fun last time, about time we did a repeat!

10:31 pm

Pinikula

got that right! :)

10:31 pm

stidmama

bah! I am only 10, see profile for proof!

10:31 pm

stidmama

speaking of ages, stidkid #1 will be 17 tomorrow!!!!

10:31 pm

Pinikula

GT = car? I thought that was PT

10:31 pm

Nef

10 yr olds don't know GT's were cars! ;-)

10:31 pm

Pinikula

happy birthday S#1

10:32 pm

stidmama

did when I was that age! *hmph*

10:32 pm

Pinikula

<-- didn't know!

10:32 pm

Nef

Wish him a happy B'Day from all of us! He doesn't come here much any more. Did he outgrow Babble (or did he find GIRLS more interesting?)

10:33 pm

mkg

ju 5?

10:33 pm

Pinikula

1st ji4?

10:33 pm

stidmama

thanks, I will -- he discovered facebook, and his babbling time decreased in direct proportion to FB use

10:34 pm

Pinikula

didn't know that was possible (I FB, too)

10:34 pm

Nef

ah! That explains it!

10:34 pm

mkg

nm got it.

10:34 pm

Pinikula

babble still takes the majority of my playtime

10:34 pm

Pinikula

nm...found it

10:34 pm

Trifioso

hello babble friends -- very tired, but trying to muddle through. Babble can be so relaxing at times, can't it?

10:35 pm

stidmama

hello trifioso! I hear you had a GOOD first day?

10:35 pm

stidmama

want to help me then pini?

10:35 pm

mkg

li 5 10 first one please?

10:35 pm

Trifioso

yes, stid I did, though it was pretty overwhelming - a LOT of information thrown at me at once

10:35 pm

Pinikula

rhymes with european goodbye (c***)

10:35 pm

Pinikula

hi trif :)

10:36 pm

Pinikula

how was your first day?

10:36 pm

Pinikula

it will get easier, trif ;)

10:36 pm

stidmama

(((info overload sux)))

10:36 pm

stidmama

thanks for that one pini

10:36 pm

Trifioso

okay, pini - but I have a TON of material to learn over the weekend, and I have the kids, so I have a lot to manage. it

10:36 pm

Trifioso

is all good though! not complaining AT ALL!

10:37 pm

Pinikula

been there, done that...it's manageable, trif! You can do it!

10:38 pm

Trifioso

the other people there are AMAZING -- very professional and wicked nice. And the office manager ROCKS.

10:38 pm

Pinikula

don't have it yet, mlf

10:38 pm

Pinikula

er..mkg

10:38 pm

stidmama

put a video on for the kids, have them write letters to teachers, and remind them that if they disturb you there are plenty of chores you can assign!

10:39 pm

Trifioso

what to wear is definitely going to be a challenge. My stuff is either "work in the garden" or "night at the theatre." Haven't a had a need for business clothes, so I don't have a lot.

10:39 pm

stidmama

*stern mama look at tri kids*

10:39 pm

Pinikula

oh, you're good, stid...been awhile for me and apparently I've forgotten those little things! :)

10:39 pm

Trifioso

lol stid - I often use what I call my "mother of three" voice

10:39 pm

jillibus

Hello all -- anyone need clues? I finished this afternoon.

10:39 pm

stidmama

hello jill!!! *happy hugs*

10:40 pm

Trifioso

hello jilli!

10:40 pm

Pinikula

kahki pants and a pressed shirt are good staples to have...

10:40 pm

Pinikula

hi jilli

10:40 pm

Trifioso

khakis are not allowed at this place, unless they are professionaly laundered

10:40 pm

jillibus

what place is this, trif?

10:40 pm

Trifioso

I will figure out something.

10:40 pm

Pinikula

oh...black slacks go with anything!

10:40 pm

stidmama

Mother is going to help me hem some new black dress/work slacks next week. I have plenty of j5, but no dress pants that currently fit!

10:41 pm

stidmama

I also have a new pair of gray wool that need hemming *makes list for later*

10:41 pm

Pinikula

I have one li word (falsehooded)...I'll take any others!

10:41 pm

Trifioso

there is an EXCELLENT women's consignment shop near here, and I may go there. Don't really want to buy anything, but I might have to.

10:41 pm

stidmama

good idea, trifioso!

10:42 pm

stidmama

li* (mouth outline) + e*** (not hard) end in vowel

10:42 pm

jillibus

li5/10 -- girl's name (also a vine usually ending with diff vowel) and the 6 is the pl

10:42 pm

Pinikula

thx stid :)

10:43 pm

Pinikula

thx; 3 more

10:43 pm

Pinikula

thx jilli :)

10:43 pm

stidmama

thanks for those jill!

10:43 pm

jillibus

li6/21 -- German songs (falsehood + hesitation)

10:43 pm

Pinikula

shoot...koda needs to go out!!!

10:43 pm

Pinikula

brb (*pout*)

10:44 pm

stidmama

*stern mama look at koda*

10:44 pm

stidmama

thanks for the songs, too!

10:44 pm

stidmama

help on the de 9 please?

10:45 pm

jillibus

li4/5 (last one) -- falehood (noun) + vowel

10:45 pm

jillibus

de9 -- where de4s live

10:45 pm

stidmama

thanks jill!

10:45 pm

stidmama

down to 54

10:46 pm

stidmama

are the de 6/7 fishy?

10:46 pm

jillibus

yw!

10:46 pm

stidmama

my last D words

10:46 pm

jillibus

not fishy imho, stid

10:46 pm

stidmama

help please? not monkeying them at all

10:47 pm

jillibus

de + corn po4 and present tense

10:47 pm

Trifioso

falling asleep. aaargh

10:47 pm

jillibus

wake up, trif!

10:47 pm

stidmama

thanks jill.. got it

10:47 pm

Nef

Trifi, I've found a consignment shop that has wonderful work clothes, and I've found that black slacks go with a lot of stuff to take me from work to dressier meetings

10:48 pm

jillibus

wtg stid :)

10:48 pm

stidmama

*shakes trifioso gently* isn't she sweet... *wraps blankie around trifioso*

10:48 pm

Trifioso

cool nef! and good night all my dear friends.

10:48 pm

Trifioso

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
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10:48 pm

stidmama

Fs finished!

10:48 pm

Pinikula

back

10:48 pm

Pinikula

night trif ;)

10:48 pm

jillibus

nighty night trif, if you insist

10:48 pm

Nef

I now have 3 pairs of black Worthington slacks that I bought there for around $10-15 each, and I wear them nearly every day and they still look brand new

10:48 pm

stidmama

JU 5 please?

10:49 pm

stidmama

sweet dreams trifioso

10:49 pm

jillibus

ju5 betrayed Christ

10:49 pm

stidmama

good idea, Nef - I have noticed that a lot of the teachers in the schools around here wear black slacks and skirts

10:49 pm

stidmama

thanks jill

10:50 pm

Pinikula

li6/21?

10:50 pm

Pinikula

congrats nef!

10:50 pm

jillibus

What's the diff between Worthington slacks and other slacks?

10:50 pm

Pinikula

worthington is a nice fabric ;)

10:50 pm

jillibus

the 1st li6/21 is German songs

10:51 pm

Pinikula

danke jilli

10:51 pm

Nef

I think Worthington is a JC Penney brand, and theyreally never seem to wear out (but they cost more new than I would normally pay for slacks

10:51 pm

stidmama

OR 6 please?

10:51 pm

jillibus

no JC Penney here :(

10:51 pm

Nef

jilli, I LOVE your icon

10:52 pm

jillibus

or6 -- mined stuff + ***s of March

10:52 pm

Nef

sorry, stid; I don't have any OR words

10:52 pm

jillibus

thx, nef :)

10:52 pm

Pinikula

or5?

10:52 pm

stidmama

thanks Jill

10:52 pm

stidmama

again, thanks!

10:52 pm

jillibus

or 5 -- o + peruse a book

10:52 pm

stidmama

there is a PA 5/7 sequence after spanish fathers...

10:53 pm

mkg

hi all. back to grid.

10:53 pm

Good Enough

I said this earlier but there are so many phantoms that it is making me crazy!

10:53 pm

jillibus

pa5/14 -- spanish dad with diff end vowel

10:53 pm

stidmama

helo good!

10:53 pm

Good Enough

hello!

10:54 pm

stidmama

AHA! and then the mafia version!

10:54 pm

stidmama

grazie, dona jill!

10:54 pm

jillibus

pa7 -- pa + unmanned aircraft or class of bee

10:54 pm

mkg

oueji: isnt that how you spell that board?

10:54 pm

jillibus

no, mkg! ouija

10:54 pm

Pinikula

ouji board

10:55 pm

mkg

oh ok.

10:55 pm

jillibus

de nada, stid

10:55 pm

mkg

ou 6 clue?

10:55 pm

jillibus

ou6 -- not in + tell falsehood

10:55 pm

stidmama

pe 6 after the pe 5 porridge hot?

10:55 pm

Pinikula

not in + falsehood

10:55 pm

mkg

stumped by li 5 10 first one.

10:56 pm

Pinikula

sorry, jilli - beat me to it

10:56 pm

jillibus

pe6 -- porridge + cons

10:56 pm

stidmama

aha. thanks again

10:56 pm

Pinikula

porridge?

10:56 pm

stidmama

and again, and again...

10:57 pm

jillibus

li5/10 -- girl's name (really a vine)

10:57 pm

mkg

porridge with pe????????????

10:57 pm

mkg

ty got li word

10:57 pm

jillibus

pini, pe5/12 porridge hot, pe5 porridge cold etc

10:58 pm

mkg

li 6 21, both of them please?

10:58 pm

Pinikula

oh, that! * giggle *

10:58 pm

mkg

ok got the pe 5 12. had before. sorry

10:59 pm

stidmama

how about the pe 5 just before urinated?

10:59 pm

jillibus

li6/21, German songs, li6/21, mouth border + enzyme ending

10:59 pm

jillibus

pe5 -- spanish guy

10:59 pm

jillibus

(Spanish Peter)

11:00 pm

stidmama

gah. what a strange thing to put in the grid! gracias!

11:00 pm

stidmama

down to 23 now

11:00 pm

Pinikula

pe6, 7 (near the end)

11:00 pm

stidmama

8 million RE to go!

11:00 pm

jillibus

enable is strange

11:00 pm

Pinikula

stid! you maniac!! (down to 47 here)

11:00 pm

stidmama

sort of like a faerie word, pini

11:00 pm

jillibus

pe7/32 -- p + spookies

11:01 pm

Pinikula

thx stid :)

11:01 pm

Pinikula

and jilli

11:01 pm

stidmama

down to 18 pini...

11:01 pm

stidmama

*smell of scorching information highway*

11:02 pm

mkg

did anyone clue the li 6 21s? plz?

11:02 pm

Pinikula

* searching for fire extinguisher *

11:02 pm

jillibus

I clued both of them mkg

11:02 pm

harpjane

one was german song mkg

11:02 pm

harpjane

i didn't get the other one

11:02 pm

harpjane

(hi)

11:02 pm

stidmama

hey harp!

11:02 pm

jillibus

mkg, see 10:59

11:03 pm

jillibus

hi harp

11:04 pm

jillibus

li6/21 (the 2nd) -- mouth border + kids go through ph***s

11:04 pm

stidmama

Rs removed!

11:05 pm

jillibus

gogogo stid!

11:05 pm

stidmama

can't believe I SAW the SA 7!

11:05 pm

harpjane

thanks

11:05 pm

mkg

ty got it jilli

11:05 pm

jillibus

mahvellous, stid!

11:06 pm

stidmama

TEN!

11:06 pm

Pinikula

9+

11:06 pm

Pinikula

44

11:06 pm

stidmama

go pini go!

11:06 pm

Pinikula

wow...and the 9+ was koda's butt on the keyboard!

11:06 pm

Pinikula

boy is he smart, stid!

11:07 pm

mkg

go everyone! i need 38.

11:07 pm

jillibus

wondered about that 9+

11:07 pm

stidmama

LOL koda is precocious

11:07 pm

celtic rose

Hi all, just joined. Where is everyone from? I am in WA state"

11:07 pm

Pinikula

OR here

11:07 pm

Pinikula

welcome aboard!

11:07 pm

mkg

still need li 6 21 first one please?

11:07 pm

jillibus

celtic, click on the icons and you'll get lots of info

11:07 pm

stidmama

hello celtic rose, Pac NW here too!

11:08 pm

jillibus

first li6/21 is German songs

11:08 pm

harpjane

montana here, rose

11:08 pm

stidmama

se 7 is a stumper... help?

11:08 pm

Pinikula

se7 = sounds like the perfect place (Ut****)

11:08 pm

stidmama

thanks pini

11:08 pm

Pinikula

change the t to another cons

11:08 pm

Pinikula

(oops)

11:09 pm

stidmama

LOL the perfect place for old people, pini?

11:09 pm

jillibus

se7 -- se + negative + *** Zadora (starlet a while ago)

11:09 pm

harpjane

un6?

11:09 pm

stidmama

thanks also jill

11:09 pm

jillibus

good one, stid :)

11:09 pm

mkg

on 6 please?

11:10 pm

jillibus

un6 -- not liking

11:10 pm

harpjane

mkg when you flip a coin you wonder which s*** it will land on....

11:10 pm

jillibus

on6 -- on + lateral view

11:11 pm

mkg

got it harp. ty

11:11 pm

celtic rose

Thank you for all the welcomes! it is welcome, lol. Oh I see the flags. Do you guys play wordsplay too?

11:11 pm

buffgirl71

I must be blind... no4/4 and no 5/10 please

11:11 pm

stidmama

brb phone

11:11 pm

mkg

still missing first li 6 21?????????????

11:11 pm

jillibus

which no4?

11:11 pm

celtic rose

I don't understand your abbreviations

11:12 pm

car.eeyore

Li + and one for the little boy who lived down the L***

11:12 pm

jillibus

li6/21 -- told falsehood + made an **ror

11:12 pm

car.eeyore

No sorry! Wrong clue mkg!

11:12 pm

jojojojojojojojo

I don't see why they tell you how many letters and how many points they are worth is that not ruining the whole point?

11:12 pm

buffgirl71

li6/21: tell a fib + lea*** of the pack

11:12 pm

rhaydon

don't feel bad, buffgirl - (this is not a clue for no4) - I can't believe I'm expected to know a Scottish term for parsnip

11:13 pm

mkg

ty got it.

11:13 pm

buffgirl71

no 4/4 and no 5/10

11:13 pm

rururocks

lymph no** + plural

11:14 pm

mkg

ou 6 plz????????????

11:14 pm

rururocks

or no** (sushi) *& plural

11:14 pm

celtic rose

"it's neep"

11:14 pm

jillibus

already clued, mkg

11:14 pm

buffgirl71

Got it - thanks!

11:14 pm

rururocks

not in + not truthful mkg

11:14 pm

jillibus

celtic, we don't post words in the chat, just hints

11:15 pm

celtic rose

"okay, I am new, where are the clues?"

11:15 pm

Pinikula

check Lickety's Babble Clues below the grid

11:15 pm

rhaydon

i agree, jillibus, but really, that ne4 is something you have heard of before?

11:16 pm

rururocks

go to lickety's list scroll to below celtic

11:16 pm

Pinikula

that's Enable for you, rhaydon

11:16 pm

Team_Edward

hello babble world.. how is everyone tonight/day?

11:16 pm

jillibus

If you scroll down to Friends of Babble you will see Lickety's Babble Clues. Right-click and open in a new window.

11:16 pm

mkg

stuck on pa 5 12 the first one.

11:16 pm

Pinikula

hi TeamE

11:16 pm

jillibus

Hi TeamE

11:17 pm

mkg

hi pinni. what is team E?

11:17 pm

stidmama

AD 6/24 please?

11:17 pm

stidmama

hey tea

11:17 pm

Pinikula

TeamE = Team_Edward

11:17 pm

stidmama

um. I meant hey team

11:17 pm

harpjane

nighty night

11:17 pm

Pinikula

ad + not verb

11:17 pm

Dorens

ad + not a verb

11:17 pm

jillibus

pa5/12 -- pa + long period of time

11:17 pm

Pinikula

night harp :)

11:17 pm

harpjane

think I"ll go finish mirror mirror

11:17 pm

mkg

ad+ not a verb but a no**.

11:17 pm

Dorens

i can't find the first ad 5 is it a fish?

11:18 pm

stidmama

thanks mkg!

11:18 pm

stidmama

hey doren!

11:18 pm

Pinikula

ad + raw metal

11:18 pm

Pinikula

hi dorens!

11:18 pm

celtic rose

Are there rules somewhere?

11:18 pm

stidmama

first AD 5, not klutzy

11:18 pm

Pinikula

celtic...check out HELP above the chat log

11:18 pm

jillibus

yep, doren -- you're really very ad*** at this and Lexulous

11:18 pm

Dorens

thanks... thas is NOT me!

11:18 pm

Pinikula

oh, that' ad5! sorry

11:18 pm

mkg

dorens, it is a + ***are*ment store like sears or macys.

11:18 pm

stidmama

firewords!!!!!

11:19 pm

jillibus

YAY stid!!!

11:19 pm

mkg

yeah stid!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! stay to help!

11:19 pm

rururocks

*** bows to the great STID ***

11:19 pm

Dorens

yay stid.. now i can ask you for the twenty words i still need

11:19 pm

Team_Edward

yay stid

11:19 pm

mkg

still missing clue for ou 6?????PLZ?

11:19 pm

jillibus

hi ruru -- seen you pup yet?

11:19 pm

Team_Edward

lol i still need 119,

11:19 pm

rururocks

no.. not yet jilli..soon I hope

11:19 pm

jillibus

doren, I'm here to clue

11:20 pm

Dorens

oh great. hi jilli!

11:20 pm

celtic rose

TY pinikula. still realllllly confusing here for a newbie

11:20 pm

Pinikula

celtic...it gets easier...

11:21 pm

jillibus

take a deeeep breath, celtic, study the Help, and look at Lickety's clues.

11:21 pm

Pinikula

the "stats" players are throwing out are requests for clues from the list (i.e., first 2 letters, number of letters, and point value)

11:21 pm

stidmama

LOL sorry all, stidkid came up to say goodnight just as I finished!

11:21 pm

harpjane

this time of night we all get frantic, rose, trying to finish the grid...

11:21 pm

jillibus

goodnight, stidkid :)

11:22 pm

Team_Edward

clue for the E botton right

11:22 pm

Team_Edward

please and thank you:)

11:22 pm

harpjane

honestly, though, it is worth a newbie's time to read the help section, and then check out Angelsong's Babble Page

11:22 pm

jillibus

celtic, the grid will change at 12 midnight according to the time on the right side of the chat

11:22 pm

buffgirl71

pe 6/21?

11:22 pm

harpjane

it's a duck edward

11:22 pm

stidmama

that's 10 pm our time, celtic

11:22 pm

Dorens

ju5?

11:23 pm

stidmama

ju 5: biblical betrayer

11:23 pm

harpjane

what part of washington are you in rose?

11:23 pm

jillibus

ju5 -- the betrayer of Christ

11:23 pm

stidmama

duck? ei * german masculine nominative article

11:23 pm

buffgirl71

ju5 - the man who betrayed Jesus

11:23 pm

Dorens

and that isn't a proper noun????

11:23 pm

Dorens

(but thanks guys).. down to 12

11:23 pm

rururocks

you mean Oral Roberts jill?

11:23 pm

stidmama

go doren go!

11:24 pm

rururocks

PB for dorens

11:24 pm

stidmama

hey ruru!

11:24 pm

jillibus

there's a phrase I can't think of which uses ju5

11:24 pm

rururocks

hi there stidster..congrats

11:24 pm

stidmama

yep doren -- no 4. PB. NOW. *stern mama look as I set lovely cookies in PB*

11:24 pm

jillibus

may Oral RIP

11:25 pm

mkg

did anyone clue ou word for me pleeezzzzzzzzzz?

11:25 pm

rururocks

does Tom get the the *stern mama look* ???

11:25 pm

Dorens

hah! and i just clued it for you before too!

11:25 pm

rururocks

may oral kiss my butt

11:25 pm

Dorens

that was meant for stid. clued the ad+ not verb

11:25 pm

stidmama

sometimes, ruru... *wink* when he deserves it!

11:25 pm

Dorens

cookies are tasting great!

11:25 pm

stidmama

ruru! *shocked mama look*

11:25 pm

jillibus

yes, mkg, clued twice -- not in + lateral view

11:25 pm

rururocks

ooohhh

11:25 pm

harpjane

I'M BEGINNING TO WISH I HADN'T EATEN ALL THOSE CHOCOLATE COVERED ESPRESSO BEANS.........

11:26 pm

rururocks

LOLOLOLOL

11:26 pm

stidmama

oh oh harp! *bounce bounce?*

11:26 pm

Team_Edward

thanks got it

11:26 pm

mkg

oh ty ty how did i miss it twice. got it now. ty.

11:26 pm

jillibus

sorry, mkg -- wrong clue, wrong word!

11:26 pm

mkg

19 to go

11:26 pm

stidmama

actually ruru, I didn't like the person, but we irish types don't speak ill of the dead (usually)

11:26 pm

stidmama

go mkg go!

11:26 pm

harpjane

.........**** HIC ***** ZIP ******

11:27 pm

rururocks

hateful people deserve no better as far as I am concerned

11:27 pm

Dorens

pa5/14 after spanish fathers?

11:27 pm

jillibus

ou6/21 -- not in + tell falsehood (and it was clued before)

11:27 pm

stidmama

different last letter doren

11:27 pm

harpjane

didn't know him myself, at least he kept his wiener to himself... seems to be a problem with famous people....

11:27 pm

rururocks

spanish father with a different ending vowell

11:27 pm

Pinikula

ae5 (1st)

11:28 pm

rururocks

lol harp..

11:28 pm

Dorens

yup. and i had already put it in my word list, just not into lickety!

11:28 pm

jillibus

pa5 after Spanish father(s) is same with diff last vowel

11:28 pm

Dorens

it is the 7 after that that i didn't (and still don't) have

11:28 pm

mkg

ro 5 plz?

11:29 pm

jillibus

pa7 -- pa + unmanned aircraft or class of bee

11:29 pm

stidmama

italian mafia daddy, doren

11:29 pm

rururocks

pini ae + i am *** perate to give you this clue

11:29 pm

Pinikula

thx ru! :)

11:30 pm

Dorens

grazie

11:30 pm

jillibus

ro5 -- same as previous word + cons

11:30 pm

Dorens

4

11:31 pm

jillibus

gogogo doren!

11:31 pm

stidmama

I still haven't made latkes for us doren, tomorrow is supper at a restaurant, Thursday another kid concert, Friday "girl's night out" with a friend and mother, Saturday TWO kid concert 2 and 7...

11:31 pm

Pinikula

de4 (can't believe I'm asking) before bear homes

11:31 pm

Dorens

soo soo tired

11:31 pm

stidmama

de + "sick" **l

11:31 pm

stidmama

go doren go!

11:31 pm

stidmama

go pini go!

11:31 pm

Pinikula

thx stid :)

11:31 pm

Pinikula

do6?

11:31 pm

Dorens

just have to make them stid... before concerts, after concerts... just do it (nike commercial)

11:31 pm

Pinikula

still 37 more to go :(

11:31 pm

stidmama

actually doren, I should *stern mama look* tell you to forget the grid and go to sleep!

11:31 pm

Dorens

second re 7 pls

11:32 pm

mkg

ty got it.

11:32 pm

Pinikula

nm, got it

11:32 pm

jillibus

re7 -- what's left over

11:32 pm

rururocks

re+ dress barbie dorens

11:32 pm

Dorens

but stiiiid (in my best whiny voice). i only have four more

11:32 pm

stidmama

2nd re 7: re + dress *fancy word*

11:32 pm

Nef

fu 4 anyone please?

11:33 pm

Pinikula

fu4 = japanese film

11:33 pm

rururocks

I beg your pardon nef?

11:33 pm

stidmama

*mama ears turned off* I can't hear you when you whine doren

11:33 pm

mkg

fancy word??????????not getting it and i need it.

11:33 pm

rururocks

or an apple

11:33 pm

stidmama

fu 4: mountain that is pretty

11:33 pm

jillibus

fu**yama, big mountain in Japan

11:33 pm

Dorens

dress fancy word..... dressfancy word..... drape?

11:33 pm

stidmama

a5 doren and mkg

11:34 pm

rururocks

that is a lot of FU ing going on around here...

11:34 pm

Pinikula

last li4?

11:34 pm

Pinikula

(yes, I'm asking for 4's - ugh)

11:34 pm

stidmama

LOL ruru

11:34 pm

Nef

OH, MY ! Sorry, ruru. That came out all worng! (and thanks mkg, stid, and jilli

11:34 pm

mkg

got it stid. ty/

11:34 pm

Dorens

got it thanks tid

11:34 pm

stidmama

li _ spanish informal you

11:34 pm

mkg

13 left.

11:35 pm

jillibus

li4 -- li + French "you" (familiar)

11:35 pm

Pinikula

thx ;)

11:35 pm

Pinikula

first na?

11:35 pm

stidmama

go mkg! great progress!

11:35 pm

stidmama

na5: low point on a graph?

11:35 pm

stidmama

opposite of pinnacle

11:35 pm

jillibus

Na5 -- the lowest point

11:35 pm

Pinikula

that didn't help :(

11:36 pm

rururocks

not a peak pini

11:36 pm

Pinikula

got it ;)

11:36 pm

jillibus

na + men never ask for ***ections

11:36 pm

Pinikula

didn't know that word...sorry

11:36 pm

Pinikula

but the monkeys found it!

11:36 pm

stidmama

na + ***ect marketing (straight to the consumer)

11:36 pm

stidmama

yay monkeys!

11:36 pm

rururocks

(wonders about schools in ORegon)

11:37 pm

stidmama

500 million tons of sahara ends up in the Atlantic ocean every year (or so the History Channel asserts)

11:37 pm

Pinikula

didn't go to school here, ru!

11:37 pm

stidmama

LOL jill -- just saw your great clue

11:37 pm

jillibus

hehe :)

11:37 pm

mkg

se first one: 5 12?

11:37 pm

rururocks

I ignored that comment jilli

11:38 pm

Pinikula

no4 after lymph no5?

11:38 pm

stidmama

did you go to school pini? *innocent mama look* and if you don't go to school in oregon, does your boss know?

11:38 pm

jillibus

se + Mr Quayle

11:38 pm

Dorens

ok i give up.. de 6/24 pease

11:38 pm

Pinikula

* thump *

11:38 pm

mkg

ty!

11:38 pm

mkg

9

11:38 pm

stidmama

de 6/24: de + corn **** (mush)

11:38 pm

mkg

all 9 are re words.

11:38 pm

stidmama

LOL pini

11:39 pm

mkg

oops i lied. need pa 5 12 after pa 7 please.

11:39 pm

rururocks

de + cell P**** without a consonat

11:39 pm

Pinikula

ONESIE is so to a word!

11:39 pm

Dorens

fireworks. and yes pini it sure is particularly to us grandmas of younguns

11:39 pm

rururocks

need a S on the end of that pini

11:39 pm

wjb

Could someone please clue the fo8s

11:39 pm

Pinikula

wtg dores (I agree)

11:39 pm

stidmama

pa 5 like the pe 4/5 (little person)

11:39 pm

rururocks

bb at the flip.. congrats dorens

11:39 pm

rururocks

pini?

11:39 pm

Pinikula

fo8 = golf yell + not front or back

11:39 pm

Dorens

thanks for the excellent clueing, i really did need that tonite

11:39 pm

stidmama

hello wjb

11:40 pm

rururocks

Pini?

11:40 pm

jillibus

already clued for you, mkg -- pa + long period of time

11:40 pm

Pinikula

yes, ru?

11:40 pm

Dorens

sleepy dreams everyone.. see y/tomorrow

11:40 pm

harpjane

the thingie that is in the front of a ship and makes it go, fo8

11:40 pm

stidmama

YAY doren! now get some sleep! *sterner mama look*

11:40 pm

wjb

foreside

11:40 pm

rururocks

git-r dun already!!!!!!

11:40 pm

stidmama

oops wjb!

11:40 pm

mkg

ty ty! i keep leaving for e mails. sorry.

11:40 pm

Pinikula

* thump * for you, too!!!

11:40 pm

Pinikula

LOL

11:40 pm

Pinikula

on6?

11:40 pm

Pinikula

that'd be the one, wjb ;)

11:41 pm

jillibus

mkg, please don't ask for clues and then leave

11:41 pm

Pinikula

fo8 = golf yell + boat "sheet"

11:41 pm

mkg

re 5 12 first one please.

11:41 pm

mkg

jilli i try not to. so sorry.

11:41 pm

stidmama

okay, I need to bow out, sorry all. have to make a bday card!

11:41 pm

Pinikula

night stid

11:41 pm

stidmama

thanks for the help and the conversation. Will check in tomorrow a couple of times. . . (((hugs)))

*Poof*

11:42 pm

wjb

omg sorry

11:42 pm

jillibus

re5/12 also clued for you, mkg -- re + Mr Quayle

11:42 pm

Pinikula

down to 25 now...I think I'll call it at this point...

11:42 pm

mkg

5 left. go pini go.

11:42 pm

mkg

ty.

11:42 pm

mkg

ty jilli.

11:42 pm

jillibus

Night stiddie! Happy bday to the kid ;)

11:42 pm

mkg

re 6 18?

11:43 pm

kimmtoats

what does "fireworks" mean?

11:43 pm

buffgirl71

re 76/18 use the hammer again

11:43 pm

jillibus

re6/18 -- get in the boat again

11:43 pm

Pinikula

when you finish the grid, fireworks are displayed! :)

11:43 pm

jillibus

kimm, you get fireworks when you finish the grid (get all the words)

11:44 pm

Nef

fireworks mean you finished the grid and you actually see firewords on the tile stats grid

11:44 pm

Pinikula

did I miss on6?

11:44 pm

Pinikula

or5?

11:44 pm

mkg

get in boat? climb in???????hmmm

11:44 pm

jillibus

on6 -- on + lateral view

11:45 pm

kimmtoats

OMG people actually finish these puzzles?? I only have 47 words! that's the most Ive ever gotten.

11:45 pm

Pinikula

oh, crap...slap me with the fish

11:45 pm

mkg

re board...................not seeing it.

11:45 pm

Pinikula

it is possible, kimm

11:45 pm

kimmtoats

Boy, I feel like a dumb bunny!

11:46 pm

Pinikula

(open Lickety's Babble Clues (found below the grid) in a new window for a list of "clues")

11:46 pm

Pinikula

hang in there, kimm...it really does get better!

11:46 pm

jillibus

boats move with the help of engines or oars or big white (usually) canvas things

11:46 pm

mkg

any other clues for re 6 18?

11:46 pm

jillibus

look just below, mkg

11:47 pm

mkg

ty got it. wow.

11:48 pm

Team_Edward

wanna hear something funny?

11:48 pm

Pinikula

got TeamE

11:48 pm

Pinikula

er...go

11:48 pm

jillibus

ok teamE

11:48 pm

kimmtoats

yes!

11:48 pm

mkg

ty. that re clue is the second re 6 18. i need first one please.

11:48 pm

Pinikula

re7's after what you do to a book?

11:48 pm

mkg

what is team E?

11:49 pm

Team_Edward

i was makin a glass of tea and my dog walked up behind me an nipped me in the butt lol

11:49 pm

Pinikula

ROFL

11:49 pm

Pinikula

fun dog, eh?

11:49 pm

kimmtoats

haha! cute!

11:50 pm

kimmtoats

ronder

11:50 pm

jillibus

re6/18 -- hammer again

11:50 pm

Team_Edward

pittbull/lab mixed he weights 110 lbs

11:50 pm

grannyrose

could have been worse, could have been nipped in the BUD

11:50 pm

Team_Edward

his brother weights 120 lbs

11:50 pm

Pinikula

thx jilli :)

11:50 pm

Pinikula

yikes!

11:50 pm

jillibus

yw pini

11:51 pm

mkg

ty got it.

11:51 pm

Pinikula

I'm happy with Koda...he's 25 lbs

11:51 pm

grannyrose

what do you feed them? steak and chips?

11:51 pm

Team_Edward

they think they need to be on ur lap all the time lol

11:51 pm

kimmtoats

My kitten ate my peppermint ice cream when I went to get a glass of water!

11:51 pm

mkg

firewks.

11:51 pm

mkg

wow.

11:51 pm

mkg

night all. sorry to run but must/.

11:51 pm

rbud

woohoo, mkg!!!

11:51 pm

jillibus

YAY mkg!!!

11:52 pm

jillibus

bye mkg

11:52 pm

Pinikula

wtg mkg

11:52 pm

kimmtoats

good job mkg!

11:52 pm

grannyrose

team, my son's cat sits on the back of the chair, and if my son ignores it, the cat reaches around with his paw and hooks my son's face around by the chin.

11:52 pm

jillibus

going to get new icon (theme is underwater)

11:53 pm

rbud

I like your sun icon, jilli

11:53 pm

Pinikula

i'm going hunting for a new one, too...will make finishing the next grid my new goal...

11:53 pm

grannyrose

((((((( rbud ))))))))

11:53 pm

Pinikula

back shortly

11:54 pm

rbud

such a nice sunny face - hi, g'rose! I've had lots of net trouble lately, finally had a service call today, I think it's fixed.

11:55 pm

grannyrose

fingers, eyes and legs crossed, rbud

11:55 pm

rbud

I've been missing Babble! :(

11:55 pm

rururocks

guess on the next grid : 227

11:55 pm

grannyrose

withdrawal, huh?

11:56 pm

grannyrose

hey ruru, way off...it's gonna be 400+

11:56 pm

flosey

138

11:56 pm

rbud

guess so, I feel bad about the level to which my stats have sunk

11:56 pm

flosey

hi everyone

11:57 pm

grannyrose

hi flosey

11:57 pm

flosey

hi granny

11:57 pm

sammysmom

GOOD EVENING ALL

11:57 pm

rbud

hi, flosey! nice clam! very pretty color

11:57 pm

jillibus

back with my Underwater icon :)

11:57 pm

flosey

hey there sammy'smom

11:57 pm

grannyrose

hi sammysmom, and jilli

11:57 pm

sammysmom

hey

11:58 pm

rbud

awww, sweet manatees!

11:58 pm

flosey

great icon jilli

11:58 pm

rururocks

I didn't know Flosey was a Pearl Jam fan.. the things you find out about people...

11:58 pm

jillibus

hi flosey, lovely icon!

11:58 pm

sammysmom

here i am wrappen in me snuggly blanket and ski hat ready for the flip

11:58 pm

jillibus

hi rbud -- good to see you again

11:58 pm

cybernan

hello everyone :)

11:58 pm

flosey

lol ru, there's a very young fellow who uses my name somewhere else in cyberspace

11:58 pm

grannyrose

hey nan

11:59 pm

flosey

hello nan

11:59 pm

jillibus

nice seahorse, ruru :)

11:59 pm

rururocks

I used to feed the Manatee at the SF aquarium

11:59 pm

jillibus

hi nan

11:59 pm

flosey

thanks jilli

11:59 pm

jillibus

hi sammysmom

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