Babble: Archived Puzzle for Wednesday, January 13, 2010

12:00 am

meliae

flippity flop

12:00 am

grannyrose

flip

12:00 am

mrpresident

holy alphabet soup!

12:00 am

flosey

flip

12:00 am

jmcnrick

flop

12:00 am

Nef

flip! MUCH better size!

12:00 am

Locks99

aaaaaaaaaaaaand flip

12:00 am

Andree

flip, i had 2 e's left

12:00 am

meliae

to 6 staring me in the face

12:00 am

jillibus

flip

12:01 am

meliae

gr 6

12:02 am

MLFAN17

Not sure i like this grid

12:03 am

mrpresident

ou 7

12:03 am

meliae

zo5/6 combo

12:04 am

Trifioso

NBT!

12:04 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:04 am

markbowers7

ti6

12:04 am

MLFAN17

ty mrp i think i got it

12:04 am

markbowers7

oats

12:04 am

jmcnrick

ty lickety

12:04 am

markbowers7

oops

12:04 am

meliae

ty Lickety

12:04 am

mrpresident

ar7/ 8 compound

12:05 am

jillibus

thanks Lickety!

12:05 am

mrpresident

st 7 - position

12:06 am

Trifioso

that has got to be my best NBT time yet! :)

12:06 am

mrpresident

ya6/ 7 tired one/s

12:06 am

jmcnrick

wtg trif

12:06 am

MLFAN17

got it ty mrp

12:06 am

meliae

bleh I cant get the lower right O for NBT

12:07 am

jillibus

same here mel

12:07 am

mrpresident

ends in a Y mel

12:07 am

mrpresident

it is a babblet

12:07 am

Trifioso

well, don't get all on6 about it! :) :)

12:07 am

Trifioso

oh, wait - on5!! sorry!

12:08 am

mrpresident

na6 and wa6 are same... one means nothing?

12:08 am

jillibus

ty trif -- NBT

12:08 am

meliae

oh DOH! I say that word all the time lol, thank you

12:08 am

jillibus

never heard of wa6 before

12:09 am

mrpresident

oh please!! the th8/9 is not a word!! ... but it backs up my vowel soup comment!!

12:09 am

Trifioso

tor is gonna be THRILLED when he gets a gander at the top left corner of this grid!!!

12:09 am

jillibus

so is ruru

12:10 am

jmcnrick

i thought the same thing

12:10 am

meliae

hahaha too funny

12:10 am

jmcnrick

crossy won't object either

12:10 am

MLFAN17

mrp does the TH l8/9 expand from a TH 4?

12:10 am

mrpresident

btw, the th8 ends in pee, so good luck!

12:10 am

Trifioso

and I am gonna be miserable tomorrow morning, as I am still not asleep yet

12:11 am

mrpresident

yes it does mlf, see below clue

12:12 am

meliae

well I see the pee part now to connect it lol

12:12 am

MLFAN17

i got that part thanks mrp

12:12 am

mrpresident

it connects to the th4,5

12:12 am

Nef

thanks, mrp I got the th8/9 combo!

12:13 am

joshuavorbis

hi and nbt

12:13 am

jillibus

so did I, ty mrp

12:13 am

mrpresident

did ya get the ar7/8??

12:13 am

jmcnrick

wtg josh

12:13 am

Trifioso

thanks mr p - me too!

12:13 am

mrpresident

is a compound off the ar4,4

12:14 am

meliae

got it thank you mrp

12:14 am

mrpresident

bloody doorbell! bbl! :)

12:15 am

jillibus

hi josh

12:16 am

meliae

ok that is one strange word the ar combo

12:16 am

jmcnrick

i know i am the dim bulb here but help with the i for nbt please

12:16 am

jmcnrick

nm i got it!

12:16 am

gapeach

Hey y'all....I can't get Lickety's List to refresh...get the new clues. Anyone else having same problem? Thanks

12:16 am

mrpresident

idea ?

12:17 am

meliae

I dont give one io** what you say this is a hard grid

12:17 am

jillibus

io4, jmc -- very little

12:17 am

mrpresident

bye for now!

12:17 am

jmcnrick

nbt!

12:17 am

jillibus

wtg jmc

12:17 am

meliae

close your window and re-open it Peach

12:17 am

MLFAN17

i agree mel

12:17 am

jmcnrick

bye all

12:17 am

jillibus

bye mrp -- ta for the help

12:18 am

jillibus

bye jmc!

12:18 am

MLFAN17

i used morewords and cant find

12:18 am

MLFAN17

t

12:18 am

meliae

bye all who are leaving

12:18 am

gremlinn

almost "zaratites"

12:19 am

jillibus

hi gremlinn

12:19 am

gapeach

Thanks, meliae.

12:19 am

gremlinn

hi jilli

12:19 am

gapeach

aeon

12:19 am

jillibus

tsk tsk peach

12:20 am

MLFAN17

YA 4 6 7

12:20 am

MLFAN17

if not called

12:20 am

gapeach

Oh crap! Sorry.

12:20 am

gremlinn

aw 6?

12:23 am

cybernan

hello everyone :)

12:23 am

gremlinn

hi nan

12:23 am

meliae

Hello nan

12:23 am

meliae

this is a tough grid

12:24 am

MLFAN17

mel i am struggling too not even at my usual 66 yet

12:24 am

jillibus

hi nan

12:25 am

flosey

hi nan

12:25 am

meliae

89 left and came to halt lol

12:25 am

pippingeek

i'm at 60 and nbt but i'm going to have to pull up lickety soon, i'm close to stuck

12:26 am

MLFAN17

mel better then me lol

12:26 am

MLFAN17

pipping i am stalled

12:26 am

pippingeek

nears

12:26 am

pippingeek

crap, sorry

12:26 am

cybernan

wouldn't the today's teens be interested to know that goth is not a word!

12:26 am

gremlinn

but gothite and goethite are (probably minerals or something)

12:27 am

meliae

lol I tried that too Nan

12:27 am

jillibus

Proper noun, nan, not that it matters much to enable

12:27 am

meliae

dont overlook the bat poop!

12:28 am

gremlinn

stepped in that one earlier

12:28 am

rururocks

ou7

12:28 am

gremlinn

ou6 too

12:28 am

pippingeek

i'm so tired i can't stop ya4/10ing

12:28 am

MLFAN17

ou 7 x2?

12:29 am

gremlinn

just found one ou7, dunno if there's 2 yet

12:29 am

MLFAN17

pipping you are a ya6 is why you cant stop doing that lol

12:29 am

Trifioso

couldn't fit in kiddie clothes anymore, mlf

12:29 am

jillibus

hi ruru, bet I know which word you found first

12:30 am

MLFAN17

PHANTOM argue

12:30 am

rururocks

st 7

12:30 am

pippingeek

exactly mlf!

12:30 am

MLFAN17

what Trifoso?

12:30 am

VolleymomDee

howdy all!!

12:30 am

kje

ty ru

12:30 am

rururocks

my first word was not what you were thinking jilli...lol

12:30 am

Trifioso

ou 7 clue

12:31 am

cybernan

too early for clues

12:31 am

rururocks

(zips lip)

12:31 am

pippingeek

thanks trifoso!

12:31 am

jillibus

me too, ruru

12:31 am

kje

ty trif

12:32 am

gremlinn

phantom outargue

12:32 am

VolleymomDee

hi jili, nan, ru, mlf...et all

12:32 am

cybernan

hi dee

12:32 am

Trifioso

going to try to sleep again. nite all!

12:32 am

jillibus

too bad, ruru, I thought you would find it ta5/14

12:32 am

jillibus

hi dee hi

12:32 am

MLFAN17

okay guys i am stalled at 59 i am out poof

12:33 am

jillibus

night again trif! What keeps you awake?

12:33 am

gremlinn

ta 5/10, a little trickier

12:33 am

flosey

tks jilli

12:33 am

jillibus

bye mlf

12:33 am

meliae

nini Mlf

12:35 am

dcseain

my dad's hometown's in the grid - Gratiot (OH), pronounced as gr4shot

12:35 am

dcseain

evening

12:36 am

VolleymomDee

howdy dc

12:36 am

jillibus

hi dc -- interesting!

12:36 am

dcseain

hi, veley, jilli, mel, gremlin, et al

12:36 am

gremlinn

hi dc

12:36 am

dcseain

er, volley. i have cat on right wrist

12:37 am

VolleymomDee

lol

12:37 am

gremlinn

phant saguaro

12:37 am

VolleymomDee

is that like having a monkey on your back

12:38 am

dcseain

her whiskers tickle

12:38 am

gremlinn

if you have both, you're halfway to being a chimera

12:38 am

jillibus

awww, dc

12:38 am

VolleymomDee

lol

12:38 am

dcseain

LOL gremlinn

12:39 am

dcseain

mars was brilliantly red in the eastern sky as i was leaving my sister's house tonight.

12:39 am

jillibus

how lovely, dc

12:40 am

rururocks

((check's DC's medicines))

12:40 am

dcseain

it was. and it was a treat to see

12:40 am

dcseain

hi, ruru

12:41 am

cybernan

over half way, but those 8's and 9 aren't jumping out at me

12:41 am

jillibus

gj nan

12:41 am

dcseain

wtg, nan

12:41 am

gremlinn

I have one of the 8s

12:41 am

gremlinn

8s and 9s don't usually jump out

12:41 am

rururocks

9's don't jump at you nan.. they are too tens (e)

12:41 am

meliae

one is a 8/9 combo

12:42 am

meliae

th 8/9 and def not a fish

12:44 am

gremlinn

whee, got it by guesses

12:44 am

gremlinn

no idea what it means

12:44 am

gremlinn

chemical, if I had to guess by how it breaks down

12:45 am

cybernan

if it's a chemical it's certainly not a fish for me

12:45 am

gremlinn

yes, it is a chemical

12:46 am

jillibus

biochemical

12:48 am

VolleymomDee

help please with y in the last column for nbt

12:48 am

jillibus

a colorless, crystalline, bitter-tasting, water-soluble solid, CH4N2S, derived from ur4 by replacement of the oxygen with sulfur: used chiefly in photography, inorganic synthesis, and to accelerate the vulcanization of rubber.

12:48 am

dcseain

cheers, volley

12:48 am

gremlinn

plural of celebratory exclamation

12:48 am

rururocks

to make bread dee you knead ye5

12:48 am

dcseain

the's the other Y, ruru

12:48 am

VolleymomDee

other y....

12:48 am

kje

quality of what ru clued

12:49 am

cybernan

need that lone o for nbt

12:49 am

VolleymomDee

aww ty ty alll nbt

12:49 am

rururocks

then it is what we say when someone gets fireworks

12:49 am

dcseain

ty, kje

12:49 am

VolleymomDee

os 4/4

12:49 am

kje

yw

12:49 am

jillibus

on5, nan

12:49 am

VolleymomDee

you and kje are both correct

12:49 am

meliae

grumpy, snippity, grouchy, kind of mean

12:49 am

VolleymomDee

oops what jili said

12:50 am

VolleymomDee

how are you feeling ru?

12:50 am

gremlinn

keep seeing that phantom earwig

12:50 am

kje

LOL!

12:50 am

justafreep

this is not a friendly grid. No. No it's not. Even the phantoms are unfriendly!

12:50 am

kje

excellent timing volley

12:51 am

pippingeek

i've got a phantom stairway that won't leave me alone

12:51 am

gremlinn

phantom anergias

12:51 am

jillibus

hi freep

12:51 am

rururocks

gremlin.. are we playing the same game..lol?

12:51 am

dcseain

hi, pippin and freep

12:51 am

jillibus

got an ou7

12:51 am

rururocks

I am better and ready to get out in the world dee

12:52 am

VolleymomDee

so good to hear

12:52 am

pippingeek

hi dc

12:52 am

gremlinn

I'm playing Bobble, like Babble except you can change a letter or two.

12:52 am

jillibus

oh good, ruru -- so you can go and see Dylan?

12:52 am

rururocks

Thursday and Sunday.. yes jilli

12:52 am

Erda

More on the "th" word: used in the reductive workup of ozonolysis... Nice to know!!

12:52 am

cybernan

ty jill

12:53 am

gremlinn

erda: oh yeah...that thing! Yeah....

12:53 am

cybernan

I think I'm in the wrong room!

12:53 am

jillibus

whoopee, ruru!

12:53 am

justafreep

hi, all.

12:54 am

gremlinn

I ag5, nan

12:54 am

jillibus

oh yes, I remember now -- "rasta" doesn't work

12:54 am

gremlinn

it does on another site I play (as does "tatu")

12:55 am

VolleymomDee

have never seen wa 6 in my life

12:55 am

justafreep

me neither, dee

12:55 am

jillibus

ditto, dee

12:56 am

VolleymomDee

I swear they just make some of these up lol

12:56 am

gremlinn

at some point, if you go back far enough, every word's made up

12:56 am

dcseain

isn't the wild naug whence comes naugahyde ?

12:56 am

pippingeek

all i know is the writer by that name

12:56 am

gremlinn

even the first word ever ("oww!")

12:57 am

VolleymomDee

lol grem

12:58 am

jillibus

pip, the writer doesn't have the last letter -- and it's an unword, I just checked the ?

12:58 am

jillibus

dc, you're absolutely right about the naug

12:59 am

pippingeek

oh, right, i forgot about the last letter jilli

1:00 am

rururocks

(sends money to nauga rescue)

1:00 am

pippingeek

i have to say tho, this is my 2nd week back after not playing for like a year, and it's getting so much easier so fast!

1:00 am

rururocks

is a young nauga called a nuggie?

1:00 am

meliae

33 left and my eyes are bleeding

1:01 am

gremlinn

22 left here

1:01 am

justafreep

40 left and I call it a night

1:01 am

gremlinn

haven't listed for 3 days, plan on never doing so again

1:01 am

justafreep

see y'all... and good luck!

1:02 am

VolleymomDee

nite and hugs freep'

1:02 am

pippingeek

night freep

1:02 am

dcseain

g'night freep

1:02 am

VolleymomDee

aw 6... stupid

1:02 am

jillibus

*notifies PETA about cruelty towards naugas in stripping their hydes*

1:02 am

justafreep

but it's what I am right now, dee. G'night!

1:02 am

dcseain

i'm of to bed too. Need to be on the road about 7AM on Thursday, so trying to shift my sleep back toward diurnal.

1:02 am

VolleymomDee

lol

1:03 am

VolleymomDee

sleep well freep and dc

1:03 am

jillibus

good boy, dc

1:03 am

pippingeek

night dc

1:03 am

jillibus

g'night freep

1:03 am

kje

this is not a horrid grid

1:03 am

rururocks

(thought he said urinal)

1:04 am

gremlinn

you don't want to sleep in a urinal

1:04 am

jillibus

I ag5, kje 115/63 now, which isn't bad for me.

1:04 am

rururocks

well I have 50 and I don't think it is a sweet one

1:04 am

kje

I am down to 33

1:05 am

gremlinn

are there really two ou7s?

1:05 am

VolleymomDee

I just have an ou 6 and an ou 7 so far

1:06 am

jillibus

no, gremlin

1:06 am

rururocks

need an ice cream break.. brb

1:06 am

cybernan

This grid is right up there with the gu 5! -- will finish tomorrow, maybe -- good night

1:06 am

gremlinn

ahh...no wonder, was wasting a lot of time on that

1:07 am

meliae

nini Nan rest well

1:08 am

jillibus

herin's ailment is here

1:09 am

flosey

thanks jilli

1:09 am

gremlinn

phantom stargaze

1:10 am

kje

os7

1:10 am

jillibus

yw flosey

1:11 am

gremlinn

ah, extends os5

1:11 am

kje

I don't think I remember a grid with the ght ending used so much

1:12 am

gremlinn

I have just 5 ght words...there are more?

1:15 am

jillibus

I only have 4

1:17 am

gremlinn

ae 6

1:17 am

VolleymomDee

ty for the os 7

1:17 am

gremlinn

found everything over 5 long

1:18 am

VolleymomDee

me, too, jili... looking

1:21 am

grannyrose

there are only 4 x ght, 1 x gh

1:21 am

gremlinn

oops, sorry

1:21 am

VolleymomDee

ty granny & hi! Saw your news in chat; sounds positive.

1:22 am

grannyrose

hi dee, thanx....

1:22 am

rururocks

I can't find that ar 7/8 that mr p was talking about

1:22 am

VolleymomDee

hope the days go quickly to no pain rose

1:22 am

gremlinn

compound, join a 4 letter word and a 3 letter word

1:23 am

VolleymomDee

start with length x width + people try to find their ... with a compass

1:23 am

grannyrose

ruru, it's a combo, ar4 + route, or manner

1:23 am

meliae

1 left and totally bamboozled

1:24 am

gremlinn

still at 12 left here

1:24 am

grannyrose

dee, the AB's have already kicked in, inflammation greatly reduced.

1:24 am

gremlinn

what's it start with, meliae?

1:24 am

rururocks

thanks .. I was losing it on that one

1:24 am

grannyrose

mel, which one? and can i help?

1:25 am

meliae

not yet still monkeying, thank you though

1:25 am

VolleymomDee

how fantastic! how many are you on?

1:25 am

VolleymomDee

yw ru

1:25 am

gremlinn

I was stuck for about 20 minutes on my last one (erenow) yesterday

1:25 am

meliae

woohooo got it, my last word was a st 7 pesky little bugger ~Firewords~

1:25 am

grannyrose

4 x 500mg flucloxacillin. the big guns!!!

1:26 am

VolleymomDee

d\\]\

1:26 am

grannyrose

WTG MEL!!!!

1:26 am

VolleymomDee

d

1:26 am

VolleymomDee

excellent

1:26 am

meliae

hour and half for 178, thats one mean grid lol

1:26 am

VolleymomDee

grrr new keyboard, sorry for scramble

1:26 am

flosey

wtg mel

1:27 am

meliae

and yes I listed at around 60 to go lol

1:27 am

gremlinn

down to 10

1:28 am

VolleymomDee

granny did you say there is a gh?

1:28 am

grannyrose

dee, 1 x gh ending

1:28 am

gremlinn

there's a gh that doesn't use the t after

1:28 am

kje

no gh

1:28 am

meliae

no gh Dee

1:28 am

VolleymomDee

oh, ty

1:29 am

gremlinn

no *starting* with gh, but phantom gheraos?

1:29 am

gremlinn

and giaours

1:29 am

meliae

looking for my dumb word, and I must say its hard to choose on this grid so many of them lol

1:30 am

meliae

I think I will go with the ER 5/16

1:30 am

gremlinn

A bit tough -- did you get the ae6 with that?

1:31 am

grannyrose

my duh word/s were the first zo4/5 combo.

1:31 am

gremlinn

I guess mine was the "bird"

1:31 am

pippingeek

oy. trying to follow chat and guess but too tired

1:31 am

pippingeek

will come back to this tomorrow with fresh eyes and brain

1:31 am

VolleymomDee

ty for the er 5

1:31 am

meliae

by dumb I mean who ever heard or uses the word in a conversation in thier lives? lol

1:32 am

grannyrose

grem, and did that make you wr5ful?

1:32 am

pippingeek

night all

1:32 am

meliae

nini Pip rest well

1:32 am

gremlinn

apparently not -- I have no wr5

1:32 am

grannyrose

nite pippin

1:32 am

gremlinn

ahh, ty

1:32 am

gremlinn

my last W

1:33 am

gremlinn

I have left: O, A, A, U, S, E

1:33 am

gremlinn

vowels, vowels

1:33 am

grannyrose

oh, sorry, hope i didn't muck up your game plan.

1:33 am

gremlinn

no problem

1:33 am

gremlinn

kind of weird that the short words elude me so much

1:33 am

meliae

U words are comon enough I foudn them all before I listed

1:34 am

gremlinn

no listing for me ever again

1:34 am

gremlinn

got the last U

1:34 am

grannyrose

gooo gremlin....

1:35 am

meliae

So grem says until we get a 500+ grid, ~grin~

1:35 am

grannyrose

lol, me, with you on that

1:36 am

gremlinn

haha...I think I'll manage (how common is 500 pts?)

1:36 am

meliae

Even our long time babblers list then, lol

1:36 am

gremlinn

500 would mean lots of E, R, T, N, S, etc.

1:36 am

meliae

not points words

1:36 am

VolleymomDee

are all the u's ... ur?

1:36 am

gremlinn

I'm a long long timer! Since 1998.

1:36 am

grannyrose

um, grem, we are talking about 50+ words

1:36 am

meliae

yes Dee

1:36 am

gremlinn

all but a UT

1:37 am

VolleymomDee

ty mel

1:37 am

meliae

oh ops yes one ut

1:37 am

gremlinn

yeah, I mistyped that, duh

1:37 am

VolleymomDee

missing one ur then

1:37 am

meliae

its a plural I bet or the root of one

1:38 am

gremlinn

it's a singular, takes -es on top of that

1:38 am

VolleymomDee

I hate this grid...need toast...brb

1:42 am

VolleymomDee

back..

1:43 am

jillibus

dee, there's to5 in the PB for you

1:44 am

VolleymomDee

yipes.... going with head down...

1:48 am

gremlinn

haha...duh on an ar5...O, S, E left

1:53 am

gremlinn

down to an s5

2:02 am

lynxxx

Hello all

2:02 am

gremlinn

hi lynxxx

2:03 am

VolleymomDee

howdy lyn

2:03 am

flosey

could I have a clue for ou6 please?

2:03 am

gremlinn

(not in) + (car fuel)

2:03 am

flosey

tyty gremlin, strange word?

2:04 am

gremlinn

yep

2:05 am

VolleymomDee

lots of strange ones

2:05 am

flosey

yes, also ou7, please?

2:06 am

flosey

nm, got it

2:06 am

flosey

and that's a normal word

2:06 am

Andree

hi everyone

2:07 am

lynxxx

good evening Andree

2:07 am

jillibus

**Fireworks**

2:07 am

flosey

hi Andree

2:07 am

flosey

wtg jilli

2:07 am

Andree

yay jilli

2:07 am

jillibus

and hello to all who arrived wile I was buried

2:08 am

lynxxx

Congrats Jilli!

2:08 am

gremlinn

I have sa5, sa5, si5, st5, sy5...could I get the 2nd letter of the s5 I'm missing?

2:08 am

VolleymomDee

wtg jili... 11 left here

2:08 am

flosey

down to 5 here

2:09 am

flosey

4

2:09 am

jillibus

another sa5, I think, gremlin

2:10 am

gremlinn

thanks

2:10 am

jillibus

yes, definitely

2:10 am

jillibus

yw

2:10 am

jillibus

gogogo flo!

2:11 am

jillibus

anyone ready to go with the flo?

2:11 am

flosey

they're all er words

2:11 am

rubyfoo

good morning everybody!

2:11 am

flosey

good morning ruby

2:11 am

jillibus

hello ruby

2:11 am

lynxxx

hi Ruby!

2:12 am

rubyfoo

hello lynxx

2:12 am

flosey

1

2:12 am

VolleymomDee

fireworks

2:12 am

rubyfoo

hi jilli

2:12 am

flosey

wtg Dee

2:12 am

jillibus

lo, only one er word I hadn't remembered

2:12 am

lynxxx

Hooray for Volley!!

2:12 am

jillibus

YAY dee!!!

2:13 am

VolleymomDee

man I am glad that is over ...ty ty

2:13 am

Andree

yay dee

2:13 am

jillibus

funny, dee, I didn't mind it!

2:13 am

VolleymomDee

my brain didn't like these letters for some reason

2:14 am

jillibus

there are days like that, I think, dee

2:14 am

gremlinn

this is either really obscure or I'm really blind on it

2:14 am

VolleymomDee

need to get going; hugs to all! have a great day/eve til the flip

2:14 am

VolleymomDee

hugs jili

2:14 am

VolleymomDee

ty andree

2:14 am

VolleymomDee

*poofing*

2:15 am

jillibus

gremlin, do you want the points on the 3 sa5s?

2:15 am

jillibus

night dee!

2:15 am

gremlinn

I have sa5/10 and sa5/18...sure

2:15 am

flosey

missing er5, not the medicinal one

2:16 am

jillibus

e + carpet + vowel

2:16 am

jillibus

sa5/14, gremlin

2:16 am

rumplestiltskin

help with wa5/2 and wa6/42 please

2:16 am

flosey

monkeyed it

2:16 am

flosey

monkeyed it
for fireworks

2:16 am

flosey

monkeyed it
for fireworks

2:16 am

flosey

monkeyed it
for fireworks

2:16 am

rubyfoo

seems to be stuck, won't take words....

2:16 am

rubyfoo

seems to be stuck, won't take words....

2:16 am

rubyfoo

seems to be stuck, won't take words....

2:17 am

gremlinn

ty

2:17 am

flosey

right ruby, my fireworks didn'

2:17 am

lynxxx

Congrats Flosey!!!

2:17 am

jillibus

YAY flosey!!!

2:17 am

rubyfoo

sorry, got unstuck

2:17 am

rubyfoo

zeno

2:17 am

Andree

yay flosey

2:17 am

jillibus

ruby, that happened yesterday too, didn't it?

2:17 am

lynxxx

It sometimes sticks @ 2.15 like it does @ 2.00

2:17 am

flosey

sorry, I was stuck there too for a bit

2:17 am

rubyfoo

I think it's my computer

2:18 am

rumplestiltskin

wa526 amd wa642 pleese

2:18 am

jillibus

maybe not, ruby -- see lynxxx's comment

2:18 am

grannyrose

wa + expression of disgust, plural for6

2:19 am

rubyfoo

ahh, I always blame my bad server, bad ruby

2:19 am

jillibus

wa5/26 -- author Evelyn Wa***. Add a cons for the 6

2:19 am

flosey

Evelyn wa5, writer

2:19 am

lynxxx

TY Rose & Jilli

2:20 am

jillibus

yw lyn

2:20 am

flosey

ok, off to bed now, goodnight all

2:20 am

grannyrose

duh, jilli, thanx for the correction, think it might be time for me to go, head all fuzzy on the inside...see you at the flip

2:20 am

jillibus

g'night flosey, and I'll be off too

2:21 am

rubyfoo

gd nite flosey

2:21 am

lynxxx

Take it easy Rose, bye

2:21 am

rubyfoo

bye rose

2:21 am

grannyrose

nite flosey, hope you have a good one, hun

2:21 am

jillibus

bye granny -- take care.

2:21 am

rumplestiltskin

TY TY only 16 left

2:21 am

grannyrose

and nite jilli, sleep well and pleasant dreams

2:21 am

Andree

bye rose, get well soon

2:21 am

flosey

ty granny

2:22 am

grannyrose

* poof *

2:22 am

gremlinn

could I get a hint for the sa5/14?

2:22 am

jillibus

thanks, granny -- you too.

2:22 am

jillibus

gremlin, it uses the sometimes vowel

2:23 am

gremlinn

ahhhhhhhhhh, finally, ty much

2:23 am

jillibus

yvw :)

2:24 am

gremlinn

that was about half an hour on one word! My brain kept saying "nope, nothing that way" after reaching the third letter

2:24 am

jillibus

it was a twisty one

2:25 am

lynxxx

Congrats Gremlin, that one is always tricky

2:25 am

gremlinn

yeah, that factored in too

2:25 am

gremlinn

some S phantoms: soyuz, satay, sayid

2:26 am

gremlinn

and sayyid too

2:27 am

jillibus

I don't even want to think about those words

2:27 am

jillibus

now I'm going to beddy-bye -- g'night all!

2:28 am

rubyfoo

sweet dreams, jilli

2:28 am

jillibus

thanks, and happy babbling!

2:29 am

jillibus

*poof*

2:29 am

Andree

bye jilli

2:29 am

Andree

i am finding this grid difficult

2:29 am

hurshy

asiago was not found in the dictionary????

2:30 am

lynxxx

Oh dear - that earthquake in Haita looks awfully bad, just found out about it

2:31 am

rubyfoo

haven't seen the news yet -- as it they haven't enough misery there.....

2:32 am

jillibus

unpoof -- it was a 7.0 earthquake in Haiti and Port au Prince is in ruins

2:32 am

Arisha

evening all

2:32 am

rubyfoo

he arisha

2:32 am

rubyfoo

hi*

2:33 am

rubyfoo

that's awful!

2:33 am

jillibus

*repoof*

2:33 am

Andree

hi arisha

2:34 am

lynxxx

hi Arisha

2:34 am

Andree

wb jilli

2:37 am

Andree

au5/18 please

2:38 am

Haz1558

au5/18 - to rhyme with an n word that means nothing/zero.

2:38 am

Haz1558

Good morning/evening all.

2:38 am

Andree

thx haz

2:38 am

lynxxx

hi Haz

2:38 am

rubyfoo

hello haz

2:38 am

Andree

and hi

2:39 am

Haz1558

Hello! Nice grid so far.

2:39 am

hurshy

make sense of it for us, oh queen of the world... haiti, i mean

2:39 am

lynxxx

Back in a sec, we have a couple of young friends who are in the area of Haita - just going to check they have left for further south

2:40 am

Haz1558

Make sense of Haiti?

2:40 am

hurshy

of the major earthquake

2:41 am

hurshy

of the suffering that comes to those who are already suffering, instead of, say, the people of long island

2:42 am

rubyfoo

or california!

2:42 am

Haz1558

That supposes that there is an element of judgement rather than just a phenomenon of nature.

2:43 am

Andree

mother nature cannot be tamed by anyone

2:43 am

hurshy

true...

2:44 am

rubyfoo

unfortunately really poor people can't choose where they live

2:52 am

lynxxx

BBL

2:52 am

Haz1558

Bye lynxxx, hope your friends are okay.

2:54 am

hurshy

collaboration on long words, anyone? i have ou7, st7, ya7, but not the other two or the 8's or 9

2:55 am

FMitch

Morning all, hows the grid today?

2:55 am

Andree

i have ar7 which is a compound and its plural and no other biggies

2:55 am

Haz1558

I don't think I'm going to be a lot of use to you, hurshy, not long started and still rejoicing in the smaller words.

2:55 am

hurshy

15 to go after one pass. fine grid.

2:55 am

Andree

hi fmitch

2:55 am

Haz1558

Good morning, FM, seems a fun grid so far.

2:56 am

Andree

glad we are all different, i think its a horrid grid

2:56 am

FMitch

Hi Haz, Andree and hurshy.
I shall dive in a bit later today then.

2:56 am

hurshy

a compound word or like a chemical compound?

2:57 am

hurshy

ooh i got it!

2:57 am

Haz1558

It's funny, Andree, carleekat used to play and always liked grids that everyone else moaned about.

2:58 am

FMitch

she did, didn't she :)

2:58 am

Haz1558

It was most disconcerting.

3:00 am

Haz1558

We've been a lot of help, haven't we, hurshy?

3:00 am

hurshy

andree has :)

3:01 am

Haz1558

It's just the rest of us who carry the burden of guilt...

3:01 am

Andree

and that in itself is unusual

3:01 am

hurshy

i don't know why you should feel guilty for just having started!

3:01 am

FMitch

and I guess its my fault as I have made the effort to start yet.

3:02 am

Haz1558

I'm a mother, guilt is standard.

3:02 am

Andree

ae7 please

3:02 am

FMitch

*haven't even

3:02 am

hurshy

anybody would think you guys were catholic

3:02 am

hurshy

aha, so there's an ae7!

3:02 am

FMitch

LOL

3:03 am

Andree

morewords isn't helping with that one

3:04 am

Haz1558

Yes, it is!

3:04 am

Haz1558

Cancel that, I can get an ae5.

3:05 am

Haz1558

ae6 even. Some day I'll manage to type numbers accurately.

3:05 am

Andree

sorry its an ae6/27

3:05 am

hurshy

perhaps there isn't ae7?

3:05 am

Haz1558

There you go, ae6 - start like the eagle's nest, end with the end of Andree's pup's name.

3:05 am

hurshy

*** * **ing to scarborough fair? swap 1st two letters.

3:06 am

FMitch

according to lickety there is no ae7

3:06 am

Andree

no there isn't sorry hursh, no wonder i couldn't find it in mw

3:06 am

Haz1558

Andree, I'm deducting some brownie points from your helpfulness score.

3:07 am

Andree

thats not diplomatic

3:07 am

hurshy

i bet there's some long e's

3:07 am

Haz1558

No, but it's called tough love.

3:09 am

FMitch

Haz can be very harsh Andree as I have learnt.

3:09 am

Haz1558

Harsh? HARSH? I act only from the best of motives.

3:10 am

FMitch

*grin*

3:10 am

Andree

no long e's hurshy, have greyed mine so you can believe me this time

3:11 am

hurshy

Helping All Roughened Souls Heal

3:11 am

Haz1558

You see? Now Andree is being accurate and showing evidence for her clams. She is becoming an Ideal Babbler.

3:11 am

hurshy

all my e's are 4's except one plural. can you tell me what i miss?

3:12 am

Andree

suprised goth is no a word , its certainly bandied about these days

3:12 am

hurshy

oh the mold poisoning for one!

3:12 am

Atalante

hellooooooo

3:12 am

Haz1558

Hello, Ata!

3:12 am

FMitch

Morning Ata!

3:13 am

Andree

add a consenant to er4/6

3:13 am

Andree

hi ata

3:13 am

Atalante

my poor dog is so bored of snow

3:13 am

FMitch

aren't we all :(

3:13 am

hurshy

yep, that's the mold poisoning. so if i'm still missing another E is it a 4 or are there any other 5's or a 6?

3:13 am

Andree

i don't blame him

3:14 am

Haz1558

I can imagine, Ata, that pantomime to piddle must be getting annoying.

3:14 am

Andree

er5/16

3:14 am

hurshy

thank you andree and monkeys.

3:15 am

FMitch

Had more overnight and it hasn't stopped yet. HAve alredydone a merchy dash in the garden to feed the birds.

3:15 am

hurshy

feeeeeed the birds, tuppence a bag...

3:15 am

Atalante

she's half given up on that in disgust now lol

3:15 am

Haz1558

What a nuisance, FM? Had you had any thaw, is this fresh stuff?

3:16 am

hurshy

anyone done with bottom left o?

3:16 am

FMitch

from last weeks fall we had thawed down to about 5 inches but another 2 has fallen on top of that.

3:17 am

Haz1558

Nasty! The place is going to be awash when it does eventually thaw. Our front lawn is a mess.

3:17 am

Atalante

more snow here too *sigh*

3:17 am

Haz1558

Not got all the o words, hurshy, no.

3:18 am

FMitch

am just glad I did a lot of cooking and stocked up the freezer eefore all of this.

3:19 am

hurshy

one more g... not bad, i usually stink at g's...

3:19 am

Haz1558

Your freezer has been a blessing in the freeze, in a perverse kind of way.

3:19 am

FMitch

lol yes.

3:20 am

Andree

are you still stuck at home fmitch

3:20 am

Atalante

hobbit is just sitting on the sofa looking at me accusingly

3:20 am

FMitch

Today if I get my act together I am making French onion soup. I've walked into the village a couple of time Andree but the car hasn't moved in 7 days.

3:21 am

Haz1558

Hobbit does know that you didn't import the snow as a special treat?

3:21 am

Andree

blaming you for the weather is she

3:21 am

FMitch

Will see what it is like later as I want to post my step dads birthday card.

3:22 am

Haz1558

You've not investigated the carrier pigeon service?

3:22 am

hurshy

am stuck and really should try to sleep again... i think i got an inferior batch of sleeping pills... see you later all

3:22 am

FMitch

Oh now there's a thought Haz

3:23 am

FMitch

Bye hurshy hope you sleep well.

3:23 am

Haz1558

I heard that some enterprising pigeon owners were training their birds to do the mail. They were initially doing it in case of a postal strike, but the snow has added a new dimension.

3:23 am

Atalante

she seems to think it's there just to torture her

3:23 am

Haz1558

Bye hurshy, sleep well.

3:25 am

Andree

bye hurshy

3:25 am

Haz1558

You do realise that people will have to seem standoffish in the chat today? No hu4/8 allowed.

3:26 am

FMitch

oh yes, good point.

3:26 am

Atalante

that'll sadden the americans

3:26 am

Haz1558

Just hearty handshakes.

3:26 am

Atalante

I found something for crossy

3:27 am

Haz1558

They'll do high fives in times of jubilation.

3:27 am

Atalante

http://thisisindexed.com/2010/01/squea
l/

3:27 am

Haz1558

Is it about bacon?

3:28 am

Haz1558

I wonder how Dachef has got on in the States?

3:28 am

Atalante

yep lol

3:28 am

FMitch

simple but effective Ata :)

3:28 am

Haz1558

He should have commissioned a film crew to follow him so that we could have a reality show documentary kind of thing.

3:29 am

Atalante

says it all really!

3:29 am

Atalante

he should have done

3:30 am

Atalante

silveclaw, you're not helpinh

3:30 am

FMitch

We will have to keep n eye out on the LA newspapers for any wayward headlines regarding a Brit.

3:31 am

Haz1558

Poor Ata, under pressure from the pets?

3:31 am

Haz1558

I know! Does he qualify for assistance from the Babbler Bail Fund?

3:31 am

lynxxx

Sily wants more coconut milk - now!

3:31 am

lynxxx

Hiya FM

3:32 am

FMitch

Hey lynxxx

3:32 am

Atalante

sily is cuddled in my arms

3:32 am

Haz1558

Any news on your friends, lynxxx?

3:33 am

lynxxx

His parents are out (lot they care!) so can't find out

3:33 am

Haz1558

Oh dear! Hopefully you 'll get some news soon.

3:34 am

lynxxx

Was sitting next to a quartet of Irish lasses on the tram today. What a charming lot...much nicer than the usual brash young travellers we get through

3:35 am

Haz1558

That's nice to hear!

3:35 am

Haz1558

Were they talking to you or just among themselves?

3:36 am

Andree

hugo is in the grid

3:36 am

FMitch

Time for me to be away, if nothing else to get a very late breakfast. Back a little later on.

3:36 am

Haz1558

See you later, FM.

3:36 am

lynxxx

Amongst themselves with the occasion chat to me. Lovely accent

3:36 am

Andree

bye fmitch, hope the weather clears soon

3:36 am

Atalante

bye FM! sily had to get down, she was looking bitey

3:36 am

Haz1558

So he is, Andree, I hope he's suitably proud.

3:37 am

lynxxx

bye FM

3:37 am

Andree

silly haz, he hasn't learnt to read yet, classes start soon

3:37 am

Haz1558

Ah, the accent seems to charm people all by itself - although there are lots of different ones depending on where they come from. I'm glad they were nice.

3:38 am

Haz1558

Andree, I remember hearing about a lady in London who was taking her puppy to training classes. She excused herself from some appointment or other,explaining that the pup hadn't been making good enough progress and was going to have one on one tuition...

3:39 am

Andree

lol

3:39 am

lynxxx

you have to laugh, talk about child substitute

3:39 am

Haz1558

Maybe I'm just too cynical, but I suspect that the dog trainer saw Â£ signs when she saw this pup coming.

3:40 am

herinfernallady

hello

3:40 am

Haz1558

Hello, herin.

3:40 am

lynxxx

hi Infernal.

3:40 am

Andree

hi herin

3:40 am

lynxxx

'scuse me for a bit

3:40 am

herinfernallady

Hello back

3:44 am

Atalante

*yawn* I shouldn't be tired, I just got up

3:45 am

herinfernallady

Ata Is it still snowing?

3:45 am

Haz1558

But it depends on when you went to bed.

3:45 am

Atalante

still snowing, yep *sigh*

3:45 am

Atalante

not *that* late ...

3:46 am

ardilla

hi all

3:46 am

Haz1558

The snow has finally cleared here, although there's still a lump on the front lawn, remains of the snowman built on 20th December.

3:46 am

Haz1558

Hello, ardilla.

3:47 am

lynxxx

hi Ardilla!

3:47 am

herinfernallady

Oh poor UK

3:47 am

Andree

hi ardilla

3:48 am

Andree

does it leave the lawn very wet, is it still green

3:48 am

ardilla

how's the grid?

3:48 am

ardilla

how's the grid?

3:48 am

lynxxx

phantom: gateau (I think I'm a bit hungry)

3:48 am

Haz1558

It's sodden, and not green at all, but that's partly due to husband having raked out moss just before the snow came. Neighbours' lawns are looking a bit greener.

3:49 am

ardilla

what's that?

3:49 am

Haz1558

The grid is very pleasant, although Andree claims to not like it.

3:49 am

Andree

i lived in scotland for 2 years till i was 4, have no memory of it or the snow

3:50 am

lynxxx

gateau, french/cake

3:50 am

Haz1558

Gateau is cake, delicious French scrumminess.

3:50 am

herinfernallady

I am watching this interesting program on food phobias

3:50 am

Haz1558

Oh, so when you talk about your dad being Scottish, it's not that long ago?

3:51 am

Haz1558

That's badly expressed, but you know what I mean.

3:51 am

Haz1558

Have you ever been back to Scotland, or did your parents go back?

3:52 am

lynxxx

what was our family name Andree - and is there a french connection

3:52 am

lynxxx

our/your

3:52 am

Andree

Whitton

3:53 am

Andree

and no french, my mother was greek, i was born on st andrews day and so andree was agreed on

3:54 am

Haz1558

That's interesting, didn't know about the Greek connection.

3:54 am

Atalante

greek scottish! theres a combination!

3:55 am

Andree

my dad went back a few times, i had a wonderful trip with ex hub and son and dil about 8 years ago

3:55 am

Haz1558

(I'm trying to imagine a Scots/Greek wedding - kilted men dancing and tossing plates rather than cabers)

3:55 am

lynxxx

That's cute.

3:55 am

Haz1558

Oh, where did you go, Andree?

3:56 am

Andree

in egypt during wartime

3:57 am

Haz1558

(By the way, Ata, remember us talking about the German sausage yesterday? It's in the grid!)

3:57 am

Atalante

lol! so it is!

3:57 am

Andree

is that the wu?

3:57 am

Haz1558

Yes.

3:58 am

ardilla

ty for the wu

3:58 am

Haz1558

You are welcome. Hope it doesn't make lynxxx even more hungry.

3:58 am

lynxxx

ra**! I got the hu*** but not the wu***

3:59 am

ardilla

ty lynxxx for the hu5

3:59 am

Haz1558

hu5 is not a popular name in Germany. Geoff Hu5 scored the winning goals in 1966 against them to win the World Cup for England.

4:00 am

lynxxx

I need to play with Stew, turn on lights and organise food. BBL

4:00 am

Haz1558

They've had their revenge a few times since then.

4:00 am

Haz1558

Bye, lynxxx, say hello to Stew.

4:01 am

Andree

bye lynxxx

4:01 am

ardilla

bye lynxxx

4:02 am

Atalante

yay my house is in the grid

4:02 am

herinfernallady

Bye Lynxx

4:03 am

Atalante

refresh for hobbit in the snow

4:03 am

Haz1558

Well, she looks happy there!

4:04 am

Andree

i am going to have dinner now, happy babbling all

4:04 am

Atalante

she's happy for about 10 minutes, then gets really bored

4:04 am

Haz1558

Bye Andree, enjoy your meal.

4:04 am

herinfernallady

Later Andree.

4:04 am

Atalante

bye andree!

4:04 am

ardilla

bye andree

4:04 am

herinfernallady

Ata what was she munching on?

4:04 am

ardilla

cute pic ata

4:05 am

Atalante

her ball-on-a-rope

4:10 am

herinfernallady

awww

4:10 am

Haz1558

Taking a quick break, back soon.

4:10 am

herinfernallady

too cute

4:10 am

herinfernallady

later Haz

4:11 am

Atalante

bye dear

4:11 am

ardilla

bye haz

4:11 am

herinfernallady

i am trying to do this eat dinner then get to pudding

4:12 am

Atalante

mmm pudding

4:14 am

herinfernallady

Chocolate pudding. I have shared the recipe before?

4:14 am

Atalante

the cup one?

4:14 am

herinfernallady

no

4:15 am

Atalante

then maybe not

4:15 am

herinfernallady

http://tinyurl.com/knha2n this one

4:16 am

Atalante

oooo yum

4:18 am

herinfernallady

It is really easy to make too.

4:19 am

Atalante

uhoh mad cat is back

4:20 am

ardilla

brb

4:20 am

herinfernallady

What is the kitties issue?

4:21 am

Atalante

good question!

4:21 am

Atalante

beyond just being a cat, I have no idea

4:23 am

herinfernallady

OMG I am reading Note to cat on LJ. Can I please get this kitten a new home

4:23 am

Nancy Boy

Mad cat, Ata?

4:24 am

herinfernallady

NANCYYYYYYYY

4:24 am

Atalante

scarier much than mad cow

4:25 am

Nancy Boy

Oh Herin, you make me feel like james bond ;)

4:25 am

hydra

Hi Nancy! Hi Ata, herin, ardilla.

4:25 am

Nancy Boy

what's wrong with him/her, Ata?

4:26 am

Nancy Boy

Hydra! Good morning :)

4:26 am

Atalante

she's just having a tear-round-the-house mad spell

4:26 am

ardilla

hi nancy hydra herin

4:26 am

hydra

Very snowy here.

4:27 am

ardilla

just cold here

4:27 am

ardilla

sitting in front of space heater

4:27 am

Nancy Boy

oh I love it when Lola does that. She really goes for it every time we bring any snow in; as soon as she touches it, it brings out the devil in her

4:28 am

hydra

Who is Lola, Nancy? Your dog?

4:28 am

Nancy Boy

she's Leo's cat, Hydra :) although she loves me more, as I always tell him. 'Cause I spoil her.

4:29 am

Atalante

awwwwwwww

4:29 am

hydra

Next question: who's Leo?! Sorry to be so nosy.

4:30 am

Nancy Boy

he found her abandoned last year when she was just a kitten. I've seen pictures! She was so tiny

4:30 am

Nancy Boy

Leo's my partner, Hydra :)

4:30 am

hydra

Great! Now I know :-)

4:31 am

herinfernallady

kitie

4:31 am

Nancy Boy

so I suppose she is "our" cat now. Not sure how long we have to be living together for me to claim ownership. It's only been about a month!

4:31 am

herinfernallady

Hi Hydra.

4:31 am

hydra

Morning, herin. Brrrrrr! Snowing like mad.

4:31 am

herinfernallady

Nancy Cats claim you.

4:32 am

hydra

Oh, they certainly do, herin.

4:32 am

Nancy Boy

LOL Herin! She is such a little lady now. Hard to think she was just a wee thing all curled up behind a dustbin...she terrified Leo when he heard her; he thought it was a baby crying

4:33 am

ardilla

awww

4:33 am

herinfernallady

I have the aircon on.

4:35 am

Nancy Boy

What's the temperature over there, Herin? As I speak, I am wrapped in blankets, suffering a faulty boiler

4:36 am

herinfernallady

um its about 17c I got warm cooking

4:36 am

Atalante

not fair!

4:36 am

Nancy Boy

oooh, I thought I was going to have to get all worked up and jealous over the aussie winter :)

4:37 am

herinfernallady

no. Its summer here and it was horrid the last couple of days

4:37 am

ardilla

well, it's summer there

4:37 am

Nancy Boy

exactly, Ardilla :)

4:38 am

Nancy Boy

I refuse to believe this. I have seen Australia on TV. it's ALWAYS sunny there.

4:38 am

ardilla

sydney wasn't too bad when i was there; warmer than here...subtropical, my arse!

4:38 am

Atalante

Im seriously considering going back to bed, simply cos it's warm in there!

4:38 am

herinfernallady

Nancy it was 30 C all night on Monday

4:38 am

Nancy Boy

same here, Ata! but is that just far too lazy?

4:38 am

ardilla

my living room is the only room which the a/c unit also has heat

4:38 am

herinfernallady

Ata go snuggle up to Hobbit and mad kitty (who is also probably over the cold

4:39 am

Atalante

utterly lazy, but its soooooo cold

4:40 am

Nancy Boy

hmmm, I may go back to bed, but it will be freeezing in the bedroom. I wonder if I can talk Leo into going and warming up the sheets for me...

4:40 am

ardilla

i have to we4 thermals under my uniform...doesn't help that my office has to be kept cold for the equipment's sake

4:40 am

Atalante

it's the sort of cold Herin that you simply need to be in bed to overcome!

4:40 am

herinfernallady

Ata I stayed in bed til 2pm

4:40 am

ardilla

naughty, naughty nancy :)

4:41 am

Nancy Boy

oh noooo Ardilla...what equipment is that? Something I won't understand?

4:41 am

Atalante

the poor boy's just had concussion, you should be warming them for him!

4:41 am

ardilla

communications equipment...like switches, routers, servers, etc

4:41 am

ardilla

oh no! poor leo!

4:42 am

Nancy Boy

I'm only joking, Ata :) he is under a heap of hot-water bottles as I type. And the cat is in his lap, out of sympathy

4:43 am

Atalante

awwwww. and there was meant to be a :P on last statement. I forgot to type it

4:43 am

ardilla

phew...

4:43 am

Atalante

what colour cat is Lo-lo-lo-lola?

4:43 am

herinfernallady

back in a min I need pudding

4:44 am

Nancy Boy

LOL Ata, I'm still impressed that you guessed her namesake first time :) she's black with white socks. just the cuuutest thing in the world.

4:44 am

Atalante

awww! how *cute* :)

4:45 am

Atalante

good for Leo for taking the poor babe in

4:45 am

Nancy Boy

she is my baby...oh I'm gonna go all soppy over her in a minute. I can already feel the urge to eloooongate all my vooowels 'cause she's so cuuuute!

4:46 am

ardilla

i might have done something terrible...but i don't feel bad about yet...is that bad?

4:46 am

Atalante

cats are just wonderful to have around

4:46 am

Nancy Boy

oh yeah, he's a big softy. And I think he was just sooo relieved that she wasn't a newborn.

4:46 am

Atalante

until they pounce on your feet in the middle of the night

4:47 am

ardilla

*about it yet

4:47 am

Nancy Boy

*a newborn BABY, that is. Apparently very young cats can make a similar sound...

4:47 am

Nancy Boy

Ardilla :) what've you done?!

4:48 am

Atalante

I swear there was a mouse or something in the bedroom last night, all I could feel was Silverclaw doing circuits round the bed and the floor and up the walls and down the walls

4:48 am

Atalante

urf yes! that would have been difficult!

4:49 am

ardilla

i'm in a messy situation with my "boyfriend" since he quasi-broken up with me a week before my vacation but said to keep in touch and that we're weren't breaking

4:49 am

Nancy Boy

LOL Ata!

4:49 am

ardilla

*breaking up

4:50 am

Nancy Boy

oh no Ardilla...how do you feel about it?

4:50 am

ardilla

but we hadn't talk for about a month though he told mutual friends that he was going to call me to settle everything

4:51 am

herinfernallady

Ardilla he is a poo head

4:52 am

ardilla

so yesterday, i called him at work and told him that the only thing that was good about our relationship and the only thing i missed was the sex and that i wanted my stuff back

4:52 am

Atalante

go you!

4:52 am

Nancy Boy

I don't say this very often, but go girl ;D

4:53 am

ardilla

i told him that i had an appointment today and would drop off his stuff after that

4:53 am

Atalante

well done!

4:54 am

ardilla

he seemed really thrown off by that and just said okay...pretty much the same reaction i had a month earlier from our talk

4:54 am

ardilla

so he either wasn't there today or didn't answer his door or phone

4:55 am

herinfernallady

Ardilla you kick him for me will yuo.

4:55 am

ardilla

i'm getting pi**** because he has my stuff, especially my spare apt key

4:55 am

herinfernallady

Ardilla stalk him at work and wait till he leaves

4:55 am

Atalante

just change the lock

4:55 am

Nancy Boy

Might be worth getting a friend or mutual friend to act as mediator

4:56 am

ardilla

so i was trying to civil so there would be no reason not to return my things especially since i'm returning his things in their original condition

4:57 am

lynxxx

He wouldn't do anything bad would he Ardilla given where you are?

4:57 am

lynxxx

Hi NB

4:57 am

Nancy Boy

Hi Lynx :)

4:57 am

ardilla

we ag5 that he's a coward for how he did...and now it seems that he's avoiding me so we can't actually break up

4:58 am

ardilla

i don't have anyone i trust to do that for me

4:58 am

Nancy Boy

hm, in that case, do you have a spare key to -his- place?

4:58 am

ardilla

my best friend left friday and her hubby was going to be the mediator but he promised them that he would call me

4:59 am

ardilla

i can't get the lock changed; he wouldn't do anything bad, and he lives in the dormitory and has a card key

4:59 am

lynxxx

hmmm - maybe you just turn up unannounced one morning with a large box to pack your stuff into

4:59 am

ardilla

and i don't feel like dealing with his idiot suitemate

5:00 am

ardilla

i tried...he didn't answer or wasn't there

5:00 am

lynxxx

how bothersome! he IS being painful

5:01 am

Nancy Boy

Looks like you might have to just keep turning up until he finally answers the door to you

5:01 am

ardilla

i live 30 mins aw4 so going over there is really annoying so i have to do it during or right after work and he works nights

5:01 am

ardilla

yeah, but i don't want to look like a stalker...very bad for my career

5:02 am

Nancy Boy

can you call him at work?

5:02 am

lynxxx

pasta needs tending BBS

5:02 am

Nancy Boy

true that, Ardilla

5:02 am

ardilla

that's how i coordinated the exchange for today

5:03 am

ardilla

he only said 3 words: hi, okay?, okay...i told that i was going to make this short and sweet then i said what i said

5:03 am

herinfernallady

did ata go to bed?

5:04 am

Atalante

no, i'm here

5:04 am

Nancy Boy

maybe you just need to give him a bit of time to get over it?

5:04 am

Nancy Boy

I know it's a pain if he has your stuff

5:06 am

ardilla

what really sux is i really liked being with him in "that" way so i didn't want that to end...i considered downgrading the relationship since he said that he only wanted something that was fun (ironic since he was making future plans like me going to a football with him in tennessee) and i leave in sep...but he's really pi**ing me off

5:06 am

ardilla

grrr:(

5:07 am

ardilla

i thought it might be good revenge to use him for my pleasure...but that's not the kind of person i am

5:08 am

ardilla

i guess i can do that, nancy...still want to yell at him, call him a coward, and hit him really really hard

5:08 am

ardilla

but i don't make scenes

5:09 am

herinfernallady

Ata: make the pudding it is awesome <->

5:09 am

Nancy Boy

here a punchbag is a good investment ;)

5:10 am

Atalante

yum!!

5:10 am

herinfernallady

Ardilla I suggest you some how get his mobile and sign him up to all the naughty phone numbers or better yet sign him up at all the adult websites with his email

5:11 am

ardilla

so i've been keeping myself busy...volunteering at the post office, going to the movies...but i feel so lonely...and thinking about everything that happened makes me cry...a lot

5:12 am

Nancy Boy

I can give you some numbers of some guys who would LOVE to make his acquaintance ;)

5:12 am

herinfernallady

No person is worth making you cry and feel bad Ardilla

5:12 am

ardilla

because it was so random and i'm so confused

5:12 am

Nancy Boy

he may just be acting up because he's upset, though

5:13 am

ardilla

it's not fair!!! no best friend and boyfriend and horrid work with no break or reward

5:13 am

herinfernallady

Ardilla breath

5:14 am

ardilla

i guess...it still hurts...i thought we were at least friends

5:14 am

ardilla

brb...starting to cry again

5:18 am

lynxxx

Tough for Ardilla, tough for anyone, being heartbroken and away from home and family with only work friends. Time heals Ardilla, it really does

5:19 am

herinfernallady

Ardilla its ok. Hugs.

5:19 am

Nancy Boy

(((Ardilla)))

5:24 am

ardilla

okay, i'm back

5:26 am

Nancy Boy

and I'm off to eat the brunch I've made. We have to eat it sitting on the floor since we lost our table in a bet to the people upstairs, and they haven't returned it yet. I hope it turns out okay, Ardilla!

5:27 am

lynxxx

bye Nancy

5:27 am

lynxxx

and I am about to stuff my face with Carbonara - not bad if I do say so myself (I don't cook often) BBS

5:28 am

herinfernallady

Yum Lynxx. By Nancy.

5:29 am

herinfernallady

Nancy Carpet picnics are fun

5:31 am

ardilla

bye nancy

5:31 am

ardilla

thx

5:42 am

rolin

i have a complete funny farm

5:43 am

herinfernallady

Rolin Why?

5:43 am

rolin

hmm..i thought that was a bit ambiguous...i mean i have a completed funy farm game

5:43 am

Atalante

cos she's brilliant!

5:43 am

Haz1558

Well done, rolin!

5:44 am

rolin

nah ata...cos i research the net.,..lol

5:44 am

Haz1558

Where's my cut?

5:44 am

rolin

youll have to be happy with my undying awe and respect haz...

5:44 am

Atalante

that's what the net is there for!

5:45 am

rolin

its been fascinating reading all the forums...watching people make connections...

5:46 am

Haz1558

Love and respect don't pay the holiday bills.

5:47 am

rolin

true..... but im trying to promote a less materialistic world view

5:47 am

herinfernallady

Rolin I don't understand how you play it?

5:47 am

Haz1558

We need an FM style snort for that one,rolin!

5:47 am

rolin

herin..it is the ultimate lateral thinking puzzle..

5:48 am

rolin

its one downfall is that it is terribly american in its referencing

5:48 am

herinfernallady

Err is that at Shygypsy?

5:48 am

Haz1558

And if, like me, you can't think laterally, google helps you find the completed puzzle. I'm so old, I can't afford to waste brain cells.

5:49 am

herinfernallady

If not what is the site please?

5:49 am

Atalante

but its fun to have to think in another "language"

5:49 am

ardilla

hi rolin

5:50 am

herinfernallady

Rolin what is the site please?

5:51 am

Atalante

tea, anyone? see, at least I remember to ask :)

5:51 am

Haz1558

FM take note...

5:53 am

rolin

yes herin...shygypsy

5:54 am

herinfernallady

Ok so how is this thing done do you put in a word like Word or a sentance?

5:58 am

herinfernallady

Is anyone going to tell me?

5:58 am

herinfernallady

Is anyone going to tell me?

5:58 am

Haz1558

It's kind of a word association thing.

5:58 am

lynxxx

word association Infernal, sometimes obscure (OK always!)

5:58 am

Atalante

put in words. the number of dots are the number of letters

5:59 am

Haz1558

But think carefullly before you begin, it's kind of maddening.

5:59 am

lynxxx

Hi Roliin, I am terribly impressed!

6:00 am

Haz1558

So, some normal words associated with a farm, lead to others that seem less so. There are 25 squares altogether to be completed, you're only on the first.

6:00 am

lynxxx

Have you finished the Word one Ata?

6:02 am

herinfernallady

Ok so you say in the box that you put words : Dog then enter ?

6:02 am

Atalante

nope, Ive finished nothing

6:03 am

Haz1558

She's very slow for a genius.

6:03 am

lynxxx

Infernal - you put in your Word in the box "Yur Guess"

6:03 am

lynxxx

*Your

6:03 am

herinfernallady

then hit enter?

6:04 am

Raptor2009

what is the 9 letter word? Hint please?

6:04 am

Atalante

my mind has been on higher things

6:05 am

Haz1558

th9 - being the plural of th8. th, three vowels that indicate that you acknowledge a debt to someone, first letters of what you do with a book.

6:06 am

Atalante

aha, there are etuis on TV

6:07 am

herinfernallady

sorry to be a bother

6:07 am

bojazz

thx Haz - quite a good clue - i actually got it!

6:07 am

lynxxx

wow - thankyou Haz - everyone says it but I really wouldn't have got that. Well I would have had to use Morewords anyway

6:08 am

Haz1558

Oh good! I must be getting better, glad it helped, bojazz. And you're welcome, lynxxx.

6:08 am

lynxxx

lol

6:11 am

herinfernallady

I am going have a great night

6:12 am

Haz1558

Just don't expect to sleep, herin.

6:16 am

Haz1558

RIght, I'd better go and get some errands done. Happy babbling to all!

6:16 am

lynxxx

bye Haz, enjoy the rest of your day

6:17 am

Atalante

bye dear!

6:34 am

dinok

hi all, snowed in and clients cant get to me, so have no option but to babble :D

6:34 am

zoe_girl

good morning everyone:)

6:35 am

dinok

hi zoe

6:35 am

bojazz

hi zoe

6:36 am

dinok

hi bojazz, dont believe we have met before?

6:37 am

lynxxx

Hi Dinok - how sad. Hi Zoe

6:38 am

dinok

hi lyn. I know, I am gutted ;-)

6:39 am

bojazz

dinok - don't think we have. good to babble & chog w/you

6:39 am

lynxxx

You sound it! Hope it clear fairly quickly for you though

6:42 am

dinok

and you sir. Lyn I hope so too. I shouldnt be so flippant cos as self employed the snow last few weeks has left a big hole in my pocket. But I do so love to babble on these rare occasions

6:42 am

M3

brrrrr snowing again.... cant wait until summer

6:42 am

crosshair

good morning please everyone

6:42 am

crosshair

lol,why did i say please lol

6:42 am

lynxxx

hi Cross

6:42 am

bojazz

morning crossy

6:43 am

crosshair

sound like a foreign exchange student lol

6:43 am

dinok

hi crossy, M3

6:43 am

Atalante

crossy! I found something for you ...

6:43 am

bojazz

manners, manners, manners

6:43 am

crosshair

what did you find for me ata?

6:44 am

Atalante

http://thisisindexed.com/2010/01/squea
l/

6:46 am

crosshair

lol @ a bacon grah

6:46 am

crosshair

grah

6:46 am

crosshair

mmm...

6:46 am

crosshair

graph

6:46 am

crosshair

yaa got it;)

6:49 am

Atalante

:)

7:00 am

lynxxx

phanyom: statuary...and on that note I'll bid you all farewell. ZZZZzzzzzz

7:01 am

dinok

bye lyn

7:05 am

crosshair

phantom "thirsty"

7:07 am

dinok

lunchtime already. bbl. HAGD all.

7:35 am

Mom

good morning everyone. My breakfast is in the grid.

7:36 am

Good Enough

mornin mom

7:36 am

Mom

good morning Good

7:41 am

EvaNadine

mornin babblers!

7:41 am

Mom

Good morning Eva

7:42 am

EvaNadine

how are we today?

7:42 am

Mom

I am doing just fine, thanks. And you?

7:43 am

EvaNadine

im here. im conscious. :)

7:43 am

Mom

bets the alternative :)

7:44 am

EvaNadine

well, unless the alternative is "at home. asleep."

7:44 am

EvaNadine

hehe

7:45 am

Mom

this is true. When I ask my dad how he is, he will always say, "well, I'm not room temperature". He is 76.

7:45 am

Mom

home and asleep sounds good.

7:46 am

EvaNadine

heh, the same kinda joke my dad would make.

7:46 am

Mom

dads are good at that kind of humor

7:47 am

EvaNadine

when he was in school, in french class, the teach would as "Comment allez-vous?" and he would respond "Au bicyclette!"

7:47 am

Mom

(wishing I knew french)

7:47 am

Good Enough

Tdday is my first day off since the kids went back to school...aahhhhhh

7:48 am

Mom

my bicycle?

7:48 am

EvaNadine

Comment allez-vous? means "How are you?" but it literally transfers into "How do you go?"

7:48 am

Mom

really, Good? The kids here went back last Monday

7:48 am

Mom

ah, that is funny

7:48 am

Good Enough

Thye went back last monday but i've been working. today i'm home alone!!

7:49 am

Mom

enjoy today, Good

7:49 am

Good Enough

Unfortunatly its time to wake the last one up. Babble away!

7:50 am

Mom

hurry back

7:52 am

rumplestiltskin

Hello - Goodbye - Fireworks for today. See you all tomorrow, God willing and the pump don't freeze.

7:53 am

Mom

hello and goodbye Rumple, have a good day.

7:53 am

hego

G'day All

7:54 am

Mom

hello Hego

7:54 am

hego

Looking for mom's breakfast. Hmmm...

7:55 am

hego

Aha!

7:55 am

Mom

there is some ta 5/14 to 5/10 in the grid

7:56 am

Mom

and if you eat it by the fire, you will nice and to 6/24

7:56 am

hego

yup saw that. ty

7:56 am

hego

We need some warm words here.

7:57 am

Mom

57 words flew off my fingers now I am at a stand still

7:58 am

hurshy

anybody got the 9? wondering what it starts with.

7:58 am

hego

that's Babble

7:58 am

Mom

good morning Hurshy, I do not, sorry

7:59 am

Atalante

th

7:59 am

Mom

morning Ata

7:59 am

hurshy

well, it's not the dishes belonging to petty criminals...

7:59 am

Atalante

not really here, just saw hurshy's plea :)

8:00 am

hurshy

do i need a clue?

8:00 am

Atalante

probably ... it's chemically

8:00 am

hurshy

that was enough of a clue, i got it! yay! thanks!

8:01 am

Atalante

:)

8:01 am

hego

Smart Hurshy

8:01 am

hurshy

top O, i have os4 and 5, and oy4. anybody know what the other one is?

8:02 am

hego

Just started Hurshy

8:02 am

Atalante

dunno that one

8:02 am

Mom

have no O's from the top

8:02 am

hurshy

do you have all the 7's, ata? i'm missing one.

8:03 am

M3

one o uses the high score letter

8:03 am

hego

Make one up, I just did.

8:03 am

hurshy

the oy4 uses the high score letter, yes...

8:03 am

hego

that's the one.

8:04 am

Mom

thanks, got it

8:04 am

hurshy

case anyone else wants 'em, the 7's i have are ar, ou, st, ya

8:05 am

hego

ty

8:05 am

Mom

thanks Hurshy, got the ou

8:07 am

hurshy

so... i guess i'll just look at the list then!

8:07 am

hego

why not?

8:07 am

hurshy

more fun to do it with people if possible.

8:09 am

Mom

my brain is slow today, sorry not to be of much help

8:10 am

hurshy

os7 is the other 7

8:10 am

EvaNadine

escaping to buy breakfast. back in a bit!

8:10 am

Mom

thanks Hurshy

8:10 am

Mom

bye bye Eva

8:13 am

gran

What is the total for today please

8:13 am

Mom

178 words, Gran

8:24 am

gran

Thanks Mom but I am confused - I have 177/2209 on Babble and only 176 on Lickety's list is there some confusion on which list is correct

8:25 am

hego

uh oh

8:26 am

hego

the 178 should be correct gran.

8:26 am

gran

Are there two zo 5/20

8:26 am

Mom

yes Gran there are

8:26 am

Mom

nope, there are three

8:27 am

hego

Don't know gran.

8:27 am

Judi

Z's and U's. Damn them all. And, good morning.

8:27 am

Anniebrook

w

8:27 am

hego

I agree gm Judi

8:27 am

Mom

good morning Judi

8:27 am

Mom

{{{{Annie}}}} good morning

8:27 am

Anniebrook

hello everyone!

8:27 am

hego

Hey, Annie. I see you.

8:27 am

gran

I've got two

8:28 am

Anniebrook

Hi (((Mom))), hego, judi

8:30 am

Mom

oh geez, look at the time ..... I had better get out of my pj's and get busy. {{hu 4/8)) to all of you

8:30 am

Anniebrook

hu4/8 to you too, bye Mom

8:30 am

Mom

bye bye Annie, have a good day

8:30 am

gran

Is the total 178/2229 for today

8:31 am

Anniebrook

gran, are you finished?

8:31 am

hego

that's what Expert says

8:31 am

gran

Good and yes I am finished

8:32 am

hego

Congrats!

8:32 am

Anniebrook

Wow! Congrats

8:32 am

gran

It was a bit of a stickler though

8:33 am

Judi

Good job, Gran. Phoo. I'm only down to 97.

8:33 am

Anniebrook

I am down to 29 and it is like dragging mud

8:34 am

hego

Oh Lord, and I just started!

8:35 am

Anniebrook

phone, bbs

8:38 am

hego

Yes, nbt.

9:02 am

jmcnrick

hi all

9:04 am

inge

done at last. My sympathy to all who are still seeking

9:04 am

hego

Hi jmc

9:04 am

hego

YAYY!! Inge

9:05 am

jmcnrick

whoo hoo inge

9:06 am

jmcnrick

enable doesn't watch Alton Brown since it rejects the concept of oaty goodness!

9:06 am

zoe_girl

hello all, help with ar 7 plz

9:06 am

inge

my chat log is moving at snail pace

9:06 am

hego

:-)

9:06 am

zoe_girl

mine too inge

9:07 am

jmcnrick

i just assumed no one was around

9:07 am

jmcnrick

hi zoe

9:07 am

jmcnrick

sorry i don't have the ar 7

9:07 am

zoe_girl

hi jmc

9:08 am

inge

ar 7: space + path

9:09 am

inge

jmc, which flag are you fluing?

9:09 am

jmcnrick

ty inge

9:10 am

jmcnrick

it is the flag of the District of Columbia, the colony in which I live

9:10 am

zoe_girl

thanks inge!

9:10 am

hego

ty Inge

9:11 am

hego

colony?

9:11 am

inge

that flag reminds me of some Arab country

9:11 am

jmcnrick

it is based on George Washington's family crest

9:12 am

hego

Bye Gang. BBL

9:12 am

inge

yes , a colony. They dont have the same representaton as the rest of us

9:13 am

inge

bye Hego

9:13 am

inge

Going to check email, BBL

9:15 am

jmcnrick

i live in hope

9:15 am

jmcnrick

bye hego and inge

9:16 am

Uneaixoise

howdy, all! 70 to go . . . happy to report that we actually have some strange bright light from the sky today!!!

9:16 am

SamanthaJoy

It's in the 60s here today

9:17 am

Uneaixoise

and temp's going up to FORTY!! (started out this AM with 14)

9:17 am

Uneaixoise

enjoy, samantha!

9:17 am

SamanthaJoy

Doors and windows are thrown wide, yes :)

9:17 am

Uneaixoise

i can imagine! :-)

9:21 am

harpjane

good morning

9:21 am

Uneaixoise

hey, harp :-)

9:22 am

Uneaixoise

ok, 65 to go and taking a break -- later, all! *poof*

9:26 am

inge

Is DC out of town? I want to get the link to the farm from him. I have decided if I cannot firght them I will join them and let Dr. God worry abut the demsie of babble

9:26 am

pippingeek

dc was on after the flip

9:27 am

harpjane

the demise of Babble? say it isn't....

9:27 am

sciencegeek

Inge - morning - why is babble in demise?

9:28 am

inge

Whenever I came on to play it, everybody was exchanging clues for the Farm game, no babble being playign

9:28 am

sciencegeek

farm game? Thought that was in FB

9:29 am

inge

they may be using face book to exchange info a well

9:29 am

sciencegeek

what is the farm game? on FB one does not need clues to play

9:32 am

jmcnrick

i don't think the farm game will keep people from playing babble -- it is a different kind of word game entirely

9:32 am

jmcnrick

we still play lexulous and babble

9:33 am

jmcnrick

the problem with the farm game is that it helps to talk with other people about it and it does not have its own chat

9:33 am

sciencegeek

morning je

9:33 am

inge

It is an onlyine game psoted by DC. I assume that clues are needed to progress

9:34 am

jmcnrick

would you prefer the game that is entirely compound words or the one that has random associations inge? i have the url for both of them

9:34 am

jmcnrick

hi science

9:35 am

sciencegeek

How is everyone today? It is finally not freezing here!

9:35 am

inge

Have no idea what either one requires. Is teh compound word one the easier version?

9:36 am

jmcnrick

it is almost above freezing here for the time in three weeks

9:36 am

jmcnrick

brb

9:38 am

Anniebrook

I am done. This was work.

9:38 am

jmcnrick

whoo hoo annie

9:38 am

sciencegeek

this one is a challenge, congrats annie

9:38 am

Anniebrook

thanks jmc

9:38 am

jmcnrick

arghh!

9:38 am

Anniebrook

thanks, geek

9:39 am

Anniebrook

I had to go to Morewords for the th8

9:39 am

jmcnrick

i find the random association one easier inge, but the assiciations are really random

9:40 am

jmcnrick

i have been using morewords more lately

9:40 am

Anniebrook

jmc, do you like the online game that dc posted?

9:40 am

sciencegeek

only have 82 and need the list to clue my eyes and brain....i have been trying to not list until i am over half way!

9:41 am

inge

we are at 22 and hope to hit 31 this afternoon

9:41 am

jmcnrick

yes i do annie

9:41 am

jmcnrick

my biggest problem with it is I have to be able to spell words and my spelling is very weak

9:42 am

Anniebrook

I have the link..might open it later

9:42 am

sciencegeek

is the link in DC's profile?

9:42 am

jmcnrick

http://funny-farm.appspot.com/game/lin
x

9:42 am

jmcnrick

that is the compound word one (to save i think you have to have a gmail account)

9:43 am

jmcnrick

http://shygypsy.com/farm/p.cgi

9:43 am

Anniebrook

Babble is numero uno in my heart

9:43 am

sciencegeek

dont have gmail

9:43 am

jmcnrick

that is the random association one

9:43 am

jmcnrick

i like babble best because of the relationships here

9:44 am

Anniebrook

jmc, I love the chat

9:44 am

periwinkle

hello all

9:44 am

jmcnrick

you can play the game and not close the window or you can get gmail by signing up and never use it

9:44 am

jmcnrick

hi peri

9:44 am

Anniebrook

hi peri

9:44 am

sciencegeek

hi peri

9:45 am

jmcnrick

I love the chat

9:45 am

jmcnrick

it is the only place where i can be as silly as i want without (much) embarrasment

9:45 am

Anniebrook

thanks, jmc

9:45 am

periwinkle

just back from eye doc, I am healling very well from cataract surgery yesterday

9:46 am

Anniebrook

jmc, Isn't that wonderful?

9:46 am

Uneaixoise

good news, peri! :-)

9:46 am

jmcnrick

brb

9:46 am

periwinkle

ty and I did finish babble yesterday :)

9:46 am

Anniebrook

peri, I didn't know you had cataract surgery. I am so glad that you are healing well.

9:46 am

periwinkle

ty Annie

9:47 am

Uneaixoise

not that you're a tad OCD LOL!!

9:47 am

Anniebrook

peri, that is in my future too.

9:47 am

periwinkle

I can resume normal activities :-)

9:47 am

Anniebrook

wonderful.

9:47 am

Uneaixoise

mine too, peri and annie . . . but no rush

9:47 am

Uneaixoise

so peri, are you squeamish? was it majorly icky?

9:48 am

Uneaixoise

i know it's supposed to be very "routine" now . . .

9:48 am

periwinkle

the whole process was very fast. I was in at 8:30 and left at 10 am

9:48 am

Uneaixoise

cool

9:48 am

periwinkle

no icky, I was not squeamish or nervous. My doctor does tons of cataract surgery every yer

9:48 am

Anniebrook

peri, Is the healing process quick too?

9:49 am

periwinkle

apparently so, Annie, just dealing with 3 typse of eye drops now which is a bit of a nuisance but otherwise no problems

9:49 am

periwinkle

*types*

9:49 am

periwinkle

I can see better already in the left eye but still a little blurry which is to be expected.\

9:50 am

periwinkle

I went to an out pt surgery center near my home

9:50 am

Anniebrook

I am relieved to hear that applying eyedrops are the only nuisance.

9:51 am

periwinkle

I am actually getting the drops in my eye now :)

9:51 am

periwinkle

and not on my cheek or forehead :)

9:51 am

Anniebrook

:)

9:51 am

harpjane

could someone help me out with the bottom row O's?

9:51 am

Cherrypop

Having surgery for cataracts on the 19th. Glad for the encouraging words.

9:52 am

Anniebrook

harp, when my children ou***** their clothes I donated them.

9:52 am

sciencegeek

clue for the st 7

9:52 am

periwinkle

Cherry, it was a piece of cake

9:52 am

sciencegeek

ou 6/27 - not in plus petrol

9:53 am

Anniebrook

geek, I used to be tall in st7/32 but I am shrinking

9:53 am

sciencegeek

ty annie

9:53 am

Anniebrook

chocolate cake, I hope, peri

9:55 am

Anniebrook

harp, I ou 5/18 to go food shopping now but I am still chatting aw 4/10.

9:55 am

jmcnrick

sigh my housekeeper just quit

9:55 am

Erda

help on ar 7 please?

9:55 am

jmcnrick

(now you all know why i am not always running to do the laundry)

9:56 am

Anniebrook

jmc, you are making me smile about the laundry.

9:56 am

jmcnrick

space+route

9:56 am

sciencegeek

ar 7 = ar4 (region) plus a path

9:56 am

grant

add no *** jose to ar4

9:56 am

Erda

But of course!! Thank you!

9:56 am

sciencegeek

lol grant

9:57 am

Anniebrook

anyone want a clue before I start my day a bit late?

9:57 am

jmcnrick

after ye5 of working for me she decided that I should pay her under the table

9:57 am

grant

trying to keep it light

9:58 am

harpjane

how about the lone O in the corner?

9:58 am

sciencegeek

lone o - dont have yet it is a compound word i am afreaid

9:58 am

sciencegeek

afraid

9:59 am

jmcnrick

i have spent ye4 fighting for domesticas to be paid fairly and with their taxes paid!

9:59 am

Haz1558

on6 - it's stubborn.

9:59 am

Anniebrook

number and 3/4 of a type of bread

9:59 am

sciencegeek

tyHaz!

9:59 am

Christine

jmcnrick - have you been here all night? I think you were playing when I left.

9:59 am

Haz1558

on5 even! Good morning/afternoon all.

10:00 am

Anniebrook

Hi Hazel, So nice to see you. I am on my way out.

10:00 am

Haz1558

Bad timing on my part, Annie. Nice to see you!

10:00 am

grant

on5 first number + mer** xmas

10:00 am

jmcnrick

:-) no I slept

10:01 am

Anniebrook

Bye dear babblers

10:01 am

FMitch

Bye Annie and Hi Haz et al

10:01 am

Haz1558

Bye, Annie, see you again.

10:01 am

sciencegeek

phamtom tatoo

10:01 am

Haz1558

Hello FM!

10:01 am

Anniebrook

Bye FM, nice to see you too.

10:01 am

sciencegeek

acckk! poor tying

10:01 am

Aloyisius

bye Annie! rats, I'm loggin on a bit late.. oh, hi FMitch, Hazel etc..

10:02 am

Judi

Uhgh. Jeez, I'm back. Had to run about a bajillion Stats for the boss.

10:02 am

FMitch

Aloy!!! Hi and thanks for you emal :)

10:02 am

Haz1558

Hello Aloy, and Judi.

10:02 am

Aloyisius

yw, FM.. (-:

10:03 am

jmcnrick

okay it's time for me to go save the world

10:03 am

jmcnrick

bbl

10:03 am

Aloyisius

hey, gl with that, jmc! hagd

10:03 am

Haz1558

Bye jmc.

10:03 am

rubyfoo

hello everybody

10:03 am

Aloyisius

hi ruby

10:03 am

Haz1558

Hello, ruby.

10:04 am

sciencegeek

wear your cape, jmc!

10:04 am

rubyfoo

hi haz and aloy

10:04 am

rubyfoo

and jmc

10:04 am

FMitch

Just had the nicest thing happen by pure coincidence:
Despite the extra snow we had overnight it has been trying to taw today so I just went out to try and clear the 8" of snow that had accumulated and as I steped out of hte house group of about 6 lads came hurtling round the corner mid snowball fight - so I said you are welcome to the snow on my car as a joke and they helped me clean it off and dig most of the surrounding area too. Very nice and polite and then they went back to their snow fun.

10:05 am

Haz1558

That's what I call a result!

10:05 am

sciencegeek

Nice!

10:05 am

Aloyisius

great timing, FM!.. and how nice of the lads

10:06 am

Christine

Good boys, FM

10:06 am

rubyfoo

that is so nice, FM

10:06 am

Deeha

You hear plenty about the troublesome ones so it is nice to hear about the decent ones

10:06 am

Haz1558

So, have you got the car moving?

10:07 am

FMitch

I know and there were well spoken and just lads being lads and having some fun, one of them said we are 17 but acting 3 with all this snow :)

10:07 am

FMitch

Oh no Haz no way yet but the first stage has been accomplished.

10:07 am

Haz1558

If they'd been 14 they wouldn't have been able to do more than grunt. Those 3 years make all the difference.

10:08 am

FMitch

lol

10:08 am

rubyfoo

we had another foot or so last night but at least it warmed up a little

10:09 am

Haz1558

I remember a friend telling me about her 14 year old son. He came into her bedroom, sat in complete silence for ten or fifteen minutes, then got up and left.

10:09 am

FMitch

yay ruby, it got up to +7 for a short time today :)

10:09 am

Haz1558

She didn't know what was going on in his head or if he just wanted company while he thought.

10:09 am

sciencegeek

My 18 year old is like that Haz

10:09 am

rubyfoo

that means in two days it will be warmer here

10:10 am

FMitch

probably just wanted to be near his Mum but couldn't express anything

10:10 am

Deeha

my 36 year old is like that too!!!

10:10 am

rubyfoo

lol

10:10 am

Judi

lol. He's working on his brooding skills.

10:10 am

FMitch

Oh Deeha!

10:10 am

Haz1558

Isn't it funny? Girls talk like crazy, boys brood but they all come out okay in the end.

10:11 am

Judi

May I have a clue for the st7/32, please?

10:11 am

FMitch

oh I can hear the kettle boiling, will be back in a mo with hot drinks for all (lest Ata admonish me again :)

10:11 am

Judi

Nm. Just found it. Duh. And, fireworks.

10:11 am

rubyfoo

my son and I talk on the phone every couple of weeks and we just go on and on, digression after digression, but when we're together, there's much less to say

10:11 am

Aloyisius

congrats, Judi!!!

10:11 am

Haz1558

Well done, Judi!

10:12 am

Aloyisius

st7.32: he was small in size, but tall in st7

10:12 am

rubyfoo

last night I came on after dinner and everybody talked about food to such an extent that I had to eat again after!

10:12 am

sciencegeek

Alex's brooding skills are perfected!

10:12 am

Haz1558

Have you ever noticed how extremely chatty women get married to silent, brooding men?

10:12 am

FMitch

sometimes just the being with your parent is enough and nothing has to be said.

10:13 am

rubyfoo

that's true

10:13 am

Christine

FM, may I have some oatmeal, since you're going to be in the kitchen.

10:13 am

sciencegeek

Hope you're right FMitch!

10:13 am

o-o

I generally only talk about things I talk about.

10:13 am

Aloyisius

lol, howdy BR

10:13 am

sciencegeek

lol

10:13 am

Haz1558

I often wonder how the men find time and opportunity to propose.

10:13 am

FMitch

sure Christine it won't be long just waiting for the tea and coffee to brew.

10:13 am

Haz1558

Hello, BabbleRabble.

10:14 am

Judi

Yes, but was it sullen brooding or just thoughtful brooding?

10:14 am

rubyfoo

since my husband lost his hearing, we no longer have conversations, he just makes speeches

10:14 am

FMitch

You could never accuse BR of being a gossip thats for sure.

10:14 am

o-o

Hello, folks

10:14 am

Christine

And hot tea, please. I mix Ear Grey and Breakfast - m

10:14 am

rubyfoo

do peeps gossip in here?

10:15 am

Haz1558

Gossip? We don't even know the meaning of the word.

10:15 am

FMitch

No ruby

10:15 am

Aloyisius

never, never, never rubfoo

10:15 am

Aloyisius

rubyfoo, i.e.

10:15 am

rubyfoo

phew!

10:16 am

Judi

Gossip? How many points is that word?

10:16 am

FMitch

OK hands out Christines breakfast withe the Ear Grey etc :) and hot drinks for all that want them.

10:16 am

Aloyisius

just don't disappear for too long or peeps start to worry and wonder

10:16 am

Aloyisius

ahh, tyvm FM, needed that hot drink

10:16 am

rubyfoo

too funny

10:16 am

Judi

We don't worry and wonder. We brood.

10:16 am

FMitch

I 've put some snow in the freezer for the Aussie contingent so they can have cool drinks when they wake up.

10:17 am

Aloyisius

very thoughtful, FM

10:17 am

FMitch

*grin* Judi

10:17 am

Haz1558

Ata tends to make up things about people on a slow babble day.

10:17 am

Haz1558

Just to keep things interesting, don't you know.

10:17 am

Judi

I'm outta here, kids. I'll not be around for a few days. Have to go to a conference in Atlantic City (poor me!). Staying at the Trump Taj Mahal. Oh, the suffering I must endure.

10:18 am

FMitch

and of course you don't Haz, I read the chat! Im now a multi millionaire? When did that happen :)

10:18 am

Haz1558

I feel for you if Trump is going to be in residence.

10:18 am

FMitch

Stiff upper lip Judi and be stoic!

10:18 am

Aloyisius

oh, you poor poor thing, Judi.. don't have fun or anything like that. (-:

10:18 am

rubyfoo

have a great time, judi!

10:18 am

Haz1558

Oh, you found that little gem, FM? We just like to think happy thoughts.

10:19 am

FMitch

Oh I saw the US version of The Apprentice with Trump last night - what a shower!

10:19 am

Judi

Ta! *POOF*

10:19 am

Haz1558

Did you see Brent? Such editing!

10:19 am

FMitch

editing or eating?

10:19 am

Haz1558

They deliberately made it look as though he did nothing except eat.

10:19 am

FMitch

:)

10:20 am

Christine

Beware that critter on his head. My former husband owns a hairpiece company, and I'm sure he could do something for The Donald

10:20 am

FMitch

wtrying to be politically correct he isn't exactly slim tho is he.

10:20 am

rubyfoo

looks like several dead lemmings

10:20 am

Haz1558

It's interesting that they all (perhaps except Brent) look so much more polished and groomed than the Brit apprentices.

10:20 am

Aloyisius

lol, ruby!

10:21 am

Aloyisius

we are NOT gossiping, are we?

10:21 am

o-o

A simple paper bag would be efficient and expeditious

10:21 am

rubyfoo

the women here have fur coats that look like they are made of 1000 dead lemmings (or worse.....)

10:21 am

FMitch

Good suggestion BR

10:21 am

Aloyisius

a BIG paper bag...

10:21 am

Haz1558

No, we're constructively critiquing, Aloy.

10:21 am

FMitch

No we are dicussing a topical TV prog Aloy ;)

10:21 am

Aloyisius

ah so, Haz

10:22 am

sciencegeek

what are we putting in the paper bag?

10:22 am

sciencegeek

i missed something

10:22 am

Aloyisius

just checking.. (-:

10:22 am

Aloyisius

D. Trumps head

10:22 am

Haz1558

My other problem with Donald (did you see the gleam of his teeth?) is that he's so LOUD. He yells the whole time.

10:22 am

sciencegeek

lol

10:22 am

rubyfoo

puts vaseline on his teeth

10:22 am

Haz1558

More like neat bleach.

10:23 am

FMitch

eeeew

10:23 am

FMitch

I think Simon Callosw are whiter

10:23 am

Aloyisius

never eats spinach

10:24 am

sciencegeek

the donald is smarmy

10:24 am

sciencegeek

my boss reminds me of him........smarmy

10:24 am

Deeha

Dont you admire his haircut tho??!!

10:25 am

Haz1558

It's not a haircut, it's a feat of engineering and hairspray.

10:25 am

FMitch

Oh HAz, I see Shakin' Stevens was in court in Ballymena, you kept that nugget close to your chest. Were you down there doing your papparazi act?

10:25 am

sciencegeek

wonder how it looks when he wakes up

10:25 am

Deeha

OMG dont even go there!!!!

10:26 am

rururocks

it takes a lot of talent to make that little hair look so big

10:26 am

rubyfoo

now that gives me the willies, imagine waking up with the Trump and he says "You're fired!"

10:26 am

FMitch

probably the same science as he takes it all off at night!

10:26 am

Haz1558

No, but I was talking to another local photographer about the case. He was found guilty (Shaking Stevens) and has to pay a fine and costs.

10:26 am

FMitch

I'd rather be fired by Trump than Sir Alan

10:27 am

crosshair

back for a few more words;)

10:27 am

Nassy

ok what is going on underneath the T theres no letter for me???

10:27 am

Nassy

is that for you guys too?

10:27 am

Deeha

I rather fancy Sir Alan -OK so I am odd!!

10:27 am

rubyfoo

hi cross, leaving to make dinner

10:27 am

FMitch

(((crossy)))

10:27 am

Haz1558

Try refreshing, Nassy.

10:27 am

Nassy

left hand side

10:27 am

Aloyisius

hi cross and Nassy

10:27 am

harpjane

hi, could someone help me with the lone O again?

10:27 am

crosshair

(((FM)))

10:28 am

Haz1558

From the top to bottom on left hand side, it's TOTHO

10:28 am

FMitch

He is a powerful charismatic man in many peoples eyes Deeha so you're OK there.

10:28 am

Nassy

hi can any1 help?

10:28 am

Aloyisius

try th4, Nassy.. a bad guy, a crook, a mugger, a th4

10:28 am

rururocks

if you can have hoity-toity why can't you have toity?

10:28 am

Haz1558

harpjane, on5, meaning stubborn. Start with a number, end with Mr Cooder.

10:28 am

Aloyisius

tried that ruru!

10:28 am

FMitch

ruru! hows you and hows the pup?

10:28 am

rubyfoo

speaking of Mr. Cooder, has anybody seen Blueberry Nights?

10:29 am

rururocks

he is doing well FM.. 6 lbs already.. omg

10:29 am

EvaNadine

oh dear, oh dear.
a coworker brought in a "Modern Bride" magazine from 1980 and i am just tickled!!

10:29 am

oodleberry

hi everyone

10:29 am

Nassy

not that kind of help

10:29 am

Nassy

>:(

10:29 am

Aloyisius

hi there oodle!

10:29 am

Haz1558

No, I haven't, ruby.

10:29 am

rubyfoo

bonsoir, oodle

10:29 am

rubyfoo

it's gorgeous!

10:29 am

Erda

Harpjane, it's like one of the US states, only with the first vowel at the end

10:29 am

Haz1558

Some of us were married in the 1980s, EvaN, so be careful what you say.

10:30 am

rururocks

yeah.. be careful

10:30 am

Haz1558

Frills were IN.

10:30 am

oodleberry

and cross?

10:30 am

FMitch

Bet you are besotted already ruru, happy days.

I was married in 85 but went very traditional

10:30 am

oodleberry

my onion is fine

10:31 am

rolin

oooh i was married in 74....how old do I feel..lol

10:31 am

rururocks

me too FM... I avoided the veil thing'

10:31 am

FMitch

still have the dress in a box somewhere.

LOL ruru!

10:31 am

Haz1558

'74 - was that still the leg of mutton sleeve era?

10:31 am

oodleberry

qu'est-ce qu'il y a de neuf ruby

10:31 am

Uneaixoise

was married in 1972 and wore a white wool bell bottom pants suit :-)

10:32 am

Uneaixoise

(civil ceremony in France)

10:32 am

Haz1558

Oooh, very stylish and Bianca Jagger, Une!

10:32 am

rururocks

how Hilary CLinton of you une!

10:32 am

Aloyisius

ok, now I'm feeling ancient.. '69 for me

10:32 am

rolin

well i was more of a lamb really...but i modelled my dress on anne boleyn...lovely sleeves

10:32 am

Christine

Good Lord - I was married in '64.

10:32 am

Aloyisius

ty, Christine.. (-:

10:32 am

harpjane

thanks haz

10:32 am

Uneaixoise

ruru, twas very un-Hillary style! :-)

10:32 am

Haz1558

You're welcome, harpjane.

10:33 am

Haz1558

What amazes me nowadays is the universal abandonment of straps. All dresses seem to have a similar shape at the top.

10:34 am

Haz1558

Is there a worldwide shortage of bridal material, or something?

10:34 am

Christine

No straps? Not with my shape-at-the-top!!

10:34 am

FMitch

BRB phone

10:35 am

Uneaixoise

what gets me, haz, is the popularity of the "mermaid' shape -- which looks pretty bad on most women!

10:35 am

Haz1558

Frankly, that should occur to some brides who are well endowed in the chest area. They end up looking as though they're hiding a pillow.

10:35 am

Haz1558

See how we're not gossiping, ruby?

10:35 am

o-o

Did Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs sing Wooly Bully at the wedding, Une?

10:35 am

Christine

rururocks - is that Baby's momma?

10:35 am

EvaNadine

there is an article in here about how to not be nervous for your wedding night. ;)

10:36 am

rolin

just cos we are talking weddings...i redid my pic

10:36 am

Christine

Well, probably a little late fir that

10:36 am

crosshair

reading back..im sorry oodles,i did not know your onion was sick:/

10:37 am

EvaNadine

my dress is strapless. i didnt think i would want a strapless dress until i saw my dress.

many shops are able to add straps to dresses -- many brides cant have strapless for religious reasons (let alone personal reasons!) so they carry a variety of styles that can be added on...

10:38 am

oodleberry

no it wasn't

10:38 am

Haz1558

I don't mind strapless if it suits the bride, it's the fact that it's universal, and no one shape suits everybody. I know you'll look wonderful, EvaN, though I'm perturbed that you didn't seek our opinion before you chose the dress...

10:38 am

oodleberry

I just said it is doing fine... I wasn't meaning anything but that

10:38 am

crosshair

well,that is good then

10:38 am

Uneaixoise

ok, here's my ex in his custom made wedding suit signing the marriage license --check out the wide lapels and velvet bowtie!

10:39 am

Haz1558

What age were you, rolin? You look so young...

10:39 am

oodleberry

but I have a question cross please

10:39 am

Haz1558

Lots of hair, that was very seventies as well, Une.

10:39 am

crosshair

go ahead oodles

10:39 am

Uneaixoise

great pic, rolin!

10:39 am

oodleberry

that they hell is an 'onion' ? *giggles*

10:40 am

Uneaixoise

yep, haz, he looked very Cat Stevens :-)

10:40 am

EvaNadine

have i not shown you photos, haz?
see, i only felt so comfortable buying it without your opinion because i was SO sure i knew youd approve!
:)

10:40 am

crosshair

you have lost me with this onion oodles;/

10:40 am

rururocks

(kind of a Kenny Loggins wanna be?)

10:40 am

Haz1558

I was very fond of Cat Stevens.

10:40 am

Uneaixoise

nooooooooooooooooooooo

10:40 am

crosshair

good comeback eva;0

10:40 am

Uneaixoise

me too, haz! :-)

10:41 am

oodleberry

well you have asked me several times how my onion was...

10:41 am

Haz1558

You have not shown me photos, EvaN! But I'm sure I can rely on you to have chosen well.

10:41 am

crosshair

ahh,you must mean i have made an errof in the french language that i butcher so well

10:41 am

o-o

How is your onion, crossy?

10:42 am

oodleberry

hee hee hee BR

10:42 am

Uneaixoise

pungent and layered?

10:42 am

crosshair

my onion is fine br..it is a healty valencia

10:42 am

Haz1558

Your wedding dress isn't in a pirate theme, or biker chick or anything?

10:42 am

Aloyisius

smothered in bacon, I'll bet

10:42 am

o-o

Did Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs sing Wooly Bully at the wedding, Une?

10:42 am

EvaNadine

this is the website photo of the gown.
rest assured, i will not look so emaciated, annoyed, or like-im-about-to-spin-around-a-pole:
h
ttp://tinyurl.com/yc5n2tu

10:42 am

Uneaixoise

good one, aloy!!

10:43 am

oodleberry

uh... valencia(orange) and onion... isn't that an oxymoron

10:43 am

Christine

,./

10:43 am

Christine

Gremlins, again

10:44 am

rururocks

bet they played Seals and Croft at Une's wedding...

10:44 am

oodleberry

but who am I to say that a valiencia onion doesn't exist

10:44 am

Uneaixoise

which one is it, eva?

10:44 am

Haz1558

Which one is it, EvaN?

10:44 am

rururocks

"summer breeze makes me feel fine... blowin' like the ...

10:45 am

Uneaixoise

ruru -- read back in the chog -- civil ceremony :-)

10:45 am

crosshair

there are valencia onions as well,the big wide flatish sweet onions

10:45 am

jmcnrick

oo eva has pics of her wedding dress?

10:45 am

EvaNadine

isnt there only one on that page?

10:45 am

rururocks

piped in music in the intercom une..

10:45 am

Uneaixoise

oh, and at the dinner after, lots of music from various cultures :-)

10:45 am

oodleberry

really? or are you pulling my leg

10:45 am

Haz1558

No, there are quite a few.

10:45 am

Uneaixoise

twas in Paris

10:45 am

rururocks

true oods there are valencia onions

10:46 am

o-o

So that explains why you did not have Sam the Sham, Une

10:46 am

crosshair

lol,evan is talking bout weddings and dresses and wondering why in the heck are these idiots talking about onions? lol

10:46 am

jmitch

My wife took me dress shopping ONCE. I fixed that.

10:46 am

oodleberry

wow

10:46 am

rururocks

LOL jm

10:46 am

Uneaixoise

guests were from US, Canada, Scotland, England, North Africa, and of course, France

10:46 am

oodleberry

learn something new everyday especially for this brain

10:46 am

EvaNadine

MICHELLE ROTH
Style No: 31793235

10:46 am

Uneaixoise

aawww, Sam the Sham was FUN!!

10:46 am

jmitch

wedding dresses were paraded out by the dozens.....she would ask "well?" and I would get up and slowly walk around her.

10:46 am

rururocks

did anyone say he looked like Kenny Loggins?

10:46 am

Haz1558

Hello, jmc, we're waiting to be told exactly which dress so that we can give our full approval.

10:47 am

Uneaixoise

yes, ruru

10:47 am

o-o

Because onions have a peel, croxxy

10:47 am

jmcnrick

there are 7 on the page

10:47 am

rururocks

(knew it)

10:47 am

Uneaixoise

but someone actually stopped us on the street here and asked if he was Cat Stevens :-)

10:47 am

jmitch

after an endless stream of this constant up & down she asked what I was looking at.....I told her "the back is the only part most folks are going to see"

10:47 am

Aloyisius

appeal, a peel.. ooh, I'm slow, lol

10:48 am

jmcnrick

no music at my wedding but I wore a fedora

10:48 am

FMitch

EavN, beatuiful dress.
Am on phone with Mu mstill so will BBL TTFN all.

10:48 am

Uneaixoise

oohh, how cool, jmc!!

10:48 am

rururocks

if he were Cat Stevens you would have been wearing a birka though..

10:48 am

Uneaixoise

not then

10:48 am

Aloyisius

ttfn, FMitch!

10:48 am

Haz1558

Bye FM (how does she get to see THE dress and we don't?)

10:48 am

Uneaixoise

1972

10:48 am

crosshair

woth my bride to be,i just told her 'when you get it narrowed down to 2 choices,give me a call,i can pick one,you can pick the other and we can all go home happy"

10:49 am

EvaNadine

cause FM read my last post. ;)

10:49 am

oodleberry

hee hee hee crossy

10:49 am

Haz1558

Scrolling hastily back.

10:49 am

jmcnrick

MICHELLE ROTH
Style No: 31793235

10:50 am

FMitch

*smug* and *poof* LOL

10:50 am

o-o

Did anyone serve onions at their weddings?

10:50 am

crosshair

when i tried your link evaN,it wanted me to sign up..err and white is not my colouranymore

10:50 am

Haz1558

Got it! Very nice, EvaN, you'll be stunning.

10:50 am

jmcnrick

i should have guessed with that pose of the model eva! lol

10:50 am

jmcnrick

so don't sign up and close that window

10:50 am

Aloyisius

no, but I cried a lot anyway, BR

10:50 am

EvaNadine

i wish they had a photo of the back. the back is GORGEOUS!

10:51 am

jmcnrick

yes BR we did -- we put out sliced ham and turkey and cheese and things to make sandwiches

10:51 am

Haz1558

So, tell us about the back.

10:51 am

jmcnrick

there's a back?

10:51 am

Uneaixoise

lovely, eva!!

10:52 am

Uneaixoise

we had wild boar and Veuve Clicquot :-)

10:52 am

Uneaixoise

those were the days . . .

10:52 am

crosshair

got it!..mmm say yes to whats in the dress...:)))

10:52 am

EvaNadine

crystal buttons all the way down to a kick-pleat in the back

10:52 am

Uneaixoise

sounds beautiful, eva :-)

10:52 am

FMitch

Oh Une I had Veuve Cliqot too! Ooops got to pay attention to phone Byeee

10:52 am

jmcnrick

WOW eva sounds devine!

10:52 am

Haz1558

Lovely! Just make sure you leave enough time to get you buttoned into the dress on your wedding day.

10:53 am

EvaNadine

thankfully it zips. the buttons are for show. :)

10:53 am

jmcnrick

i had the very cheap frexinet

10:53 am

Haz1558

Bye FM.

10:53 am

jmcnrick

bye FM

10:53 am

Haz1558

That's cheating!

10:53 am

o-o

I told a bride once why pay all that money for a dress ... you can't milk cows in it

10:53 am

Uneaixoise

French mother-in-law treated the wedding dinner :-)

10:54 am

jmcnrick

lol No that is smart haz!

10:54 am

Uneaixoise

cool, fmitch! :-)

10:54 am

jmcnrick

okay I really have to work today but the wedding dress caught my eye

10:54 am

Aloyisius

must go now.. thanks for all the fun chat.. see you next grid.. pax, BR.. and lol .. you can so milk cows in it!

10:54 am

jmcnrick

bbl

10:54 am

oodleberry

break time

10:54 am

Uneaixoise

ok, must run but this was fun fun fun! *poof*

10:55 am

o-o

Pax. Aloyisius

10:55 am

Haz1558

Bye Une and Aloy and jmc.

10:56 am

crosshair

i told the wife that if we ever break upthat i want the dress,that way i can find some slim young thing to wear it and at least get a second use out of it
;))

10:56 am

crosshair

i slept on the couch that night...;/

10:57 am

Haz1558

I was going to say, there's no answer to that, but Elegant found the perfect response!

10:57 am

sciencegeek

You should still be on the couch! ouch!

10:57 am

rururocks

you are lucky it was only one night crossy..lol

10:57 am

crosshair

hehe

10:57 am

sciencegeek

clue for last ar 5/14

10:58 am

Haz1558

Husband often introduces me as 'his first wife', says it's to keep me on my toes.....

10:58 am

sciencegeek

I would banish bacon from the house. That would be a better punishment

10:58 am

crosshair

well,i made it up by saying ,when you can wear a size 3 again,we will dry clean it and have a second go around;)

10:58 am

Haz1558

ar5/14 - French slang, ar plus a word for 'obtained'

10:59 am

sciencegeek

ty haz would never have seen that

10:59 am

Haz1558

And you, crossy, your wedding suit still a good fit?

10:59 am

crosshair

err..it may be a tad tight...

10:59 am

Haz1558

You're welcome, science, there's an er5/14 that's just about the same.

11:00 am

Haz1558

A tad tight= no chance of getting near it.

11:00 am

crosshair

well..a smidge in the shoulders perhaps....

11:01 am

crosshair

and the buttons not likely

11:01 am

Haz1558

Husband once joked that he wanted to be buried in his school rugby shirt (this was when we were debating what should be thrown out before a house move). I pointed out that the only way it was going on him was with the back split the whole way up.

11:02 am

crosshair

well..my son can wear it to his wedding!

11:02 am

Haz1558

We still have the blessed thing...

11:02 am

crosshair

now why do the women always want to get rid of the mans priceless treasures?

11:03 am

Haz1558

Man's priceless treasures = rubbish!

11:03 am

crosshair

womans treasures=dust collectors

11:03 am

Haz1558

He kept muttering things about glory days and happy memories, but I ask you.

11:04 am

Haz1558

That's the ironic thing, crossy, his greatest hate is clutter so any ornaments are kept to a minimum. And yet, we store a long redundant jersey. Let's hope he never gets the idea of framing it.

11:05 am

crosshair

and your denying him this amazing vintage article that reminds him of the day,the winning goal anbd the pennant?..

11:05 am

sciencegeek

most men have questionnable taste in "things"

11:05 am

Haz1558

Absolutely. He made me throw out my A-level essays!

11:05 am

crosshair

lol

11:06 am

Atalante

he didn't!!

11:06 am

crosshair

he could frame it and use your essay papers as backing!

11:06 am

o-o

most men have questionable taste in things?

11:06 am

Haz1558

My university notes - gone! Fair enough, I had read through them and concluded that my memory had failed me badly because I had written essays on books whose titles I couldn't even remember let alone what they were about.

11:07 am

crosshair

there we go! both get displayed

11:07 am

sciencegeek

well, like my husband, dr!

11:07 am

o-o

I like my taste in things

11:07 am

sciencegeek

BR

11:07 am

rururocks

I have very good taste... in fact

11:07 am

sciencegeek

He still has "dated" suits and shirts......

11:07 am

crosshair

i have amazing taste

11:07 am

sciencegeek

Okay MY HUSBAND has questionnable taste....

11:08 am

Haz1558

Except in wives, science?

11:08 am

crosshair

my wife actually still has her teddy bear that her dad won for her at the fair when she was 3! talk about a dust collector!

11:08 am

rururocks

(smirk) ..lol haz

11:09 am

crosshair

my mrs says the same,that i used up all my good taste that day at the altar

11:09 am

Haz1558

My husband has his first set of braces. The holding up trousers ones, not the round your teeth ones. What relevance they have to his life I have no idea, but they don't take up too much room.

11:09 am

Haz1558

Again, let's hope he doesn't want to do a collage of 'My favourite clothing items' for display.

11:10 am

crosshair

depends who helped him remove them;)

11:10 am

Nancy Boy

I dunno Haz, the Pete Doherty and indie parade would argue that braces are making a comeback...although that's more early noughties I guess.

11:10 am

Haz1558

First set of braces from when he was about 6 and in short trousers!

11:11 am

crosshair

my wife uses all my old lumberjack shirts for night wear

11:11 am

crosshair

lol haz

11:11 am

Haz1558

I can't see husband being heavily influenced by Pete Doherty.

11:11 am

Nancy Boy

hm...as I recall the trend was for loose braces...might not work in that case ;)

11:11 am

crosshair

i kind of like the idea of braces...been meaning to try a pair

11:12 am

rururocks

aw 6/36?

11:12 am

Nancy Boy

it's difficult to imagine anyone being influenced by Doherty, but somehow it happens

11:12 am

Haz1558

Braces were very in in the 80s. Was it Michael Douglas who wore a red pair?

11:12 am

Haz1558

aw6 - really, really tired.

11:13 am

crosshair

he did,but it does not matter,i do not set my trend by what some movie star will or will not wear,these days im after comfort;0

11:13 am

Nancy Boy

I still have a few pairs of braces. At some of the parties I attend, they go down well over bare chest ;)

11:13 am

rururocks

thank you haz

11:13 am

Haz1558

So, would braces holding up trousers be more comfortable than a belt?

11:14 am

Haz1558

You're welcome, ruru.

11:14 am

crosshair

when you are ..err...hefty,they can be much better than a belt haz

11:15 am

ibergo

ye6..?

11:15 am

rururocks

(still we5 belts)

11:15 am

Haz1558

Hefty, I like that word. It should never be used to describe a woman. Remember that, crossy, to avoid spending further nights on that couch.

11:15 am

rururocks

more bread riser ibergo

11:15 am

Nancy Boy

LOL Haz

11:15 am

Haz1558

ye6 - descriptive of ye5/14 before it.

11:15 am

crosshair

i will indeed haz,i use the term 'fluffy" with the ladies

11:16 am

Haz1558

There's hope for you, crossy, there's hope.

11:16 am

ibergo

thnx

11:16 am

sciencegeek

I hate being fluffy

11:16 am

crosshair

sometimes,sometimes

11:16 am

Haz1558

You're welcome, ibergo.

11:17 am

periwinkle

hello all, help with ar7 and ar8 pls

11:18 am

Atalante

I'm very fluffy

11:19 am

periwinkle

I am not fluflly :)

11:19 am

Haz1558

ar7 - verb form of to be for three, four for opposite of home.

11:19 am

periwinkle

*fluffy*

11:19 am

sciencegeek

region plus path and plural

11:19 am

periwinkle

ty science

11:20 am

Atalante

I love being fluffy and pink cos it disturbs people than one can be fluffy, pink and intelligent

11:21 am

periwinkle

going to look for some lunch, bbs

11:22 am

Haz1558

Bye peri.

11:23 am

rururocks

th 8?

11:23 am

sciencegeek

i prefer being tan than pink!

11:23 am

Haz1558

th8 - th plus three vowels to indicate that you acknowledge a debt to someone, first letters of what you do with a book.

11:23 am

Haz1558

And plural for th9.

11:25 am

sciencegeek

nasty thing there Haz!

11:25 am

sciencegeek

and ty

11:25 am

rururocks

thanks haz

11:25 am

Haz1558

You're welcome. Vowels rule!

11:27 am

sciencegeek

what does er 5/16 mean?

11:27 am

Atalante

say hello, haz, or FM will be forced to implode

11:28 am

Haz1558

Same as ae6 - verdegris

11:28 am

Haz1558

Hello.

11:28 am

Haz1558

I can't be responsible for FM imploding.

11:29 am

Atalante

only FM would be responsible for FM exploding

11:29 am

Haz1558

Why is she threatening to implode?

11:30 am

Atalante

is interesting - re rugby jumpers etc from earlier - I have to say I have a rugby shirt that's about 15 years old that I refuse to be parted from. But! I still wear it and fit into it!

11:30 am

crosshair

i leave for 5 minutes and fm is exploding??

11:30 am

rururocks

I think I need help with the ae 6

11:30 am

Haz1558

ae6 - ae plus what Donald trump wears on his head (think small carpet) and wrap it up with a vowel.

11:31 am

Atalante

thank goodness for Donald

11:32 am

Haz1558

Donald comes in useful for clues, doesn't he?

11:32 am

crosshair

ty haz

11:32 am

Atalante

I was actually watching him on TV last night. there's a coincidence

11:32 am

sciencegeek

need help with the gr 6/30 please

11:32 am

rururocks

thank you haz a toughie

11:32 am

Haz1558

I wonder who is most frequently used in babble clues?

11:33 am

crosshair

al gore

11:33 am

Haz1558

(You're welcome, ruru and crossy)

11:33 am

sciencegeek

yes yes crossy

11:33 am

sciencegeek

and reagan

11:33 am

Haz1558

gr6/30 - descriptive of a musical? Think Olivia and John Travolta.

11:33 am

sciencegeek

nm on the clue

11:33 am

Atalante

al gore, yes

11:33 am

rururocks

have to head to work.. bbl. thank you for those three clues haz.

11:34 am

Atalante

or mr onassis

11:34 am

Haz1558

See you later, ruru.

11:34 am

Haz1558

Art Garfunkel.

11:34 am

rururocks

gr 6 think Rod B ex gov of Illinois

11:34 am

jmbdobie2

geek... a gr**** spoon cafe

11:35 am

sciencegeek

TY I finally saw it!

11:36 am

jmbdobie2

nera

11:36 am

Haz1558

Ian Fleming is another one often quoted.

11:37 am

Haz1558

Hello, FM.

11:38 am

Haz1558

Just thought I'd say it regularly to keep the implosion at bay.

11:38 am

Sally-catlover

Hi Haz, hi all. Just come on, first time today :-(

11:38 am

Atalante

loooool was wondering!

11:38 am

Haz1558

Hello, Sally!

11:38 am

Sally-catlover

Why is FM imploding?

11:39 am

crosshair

i leave to feed the cats and now haz is imploding..

11:39 am

Haz1558

I don't know, but it sounds as though it might be messy.

11:39 am

Haz1558

No, not me! I'm keeping FM's implosion at bay. It's preventative.

11:39 am

crosshair

ahh and why is fm due to implode?

11:40 am

Haz1558

We're still waiting to hear, crossy.

11:40 am

crosshair

lol,ill get her to implode,ill tell her dirty jokes till she tiddles herself from laughing

11:41 am

Haz1558

Sally, so far today we've established that babblers never gossip about anything, some of us have shared wedding dress stories and we've established that no-one much cares for Donald Trump's hair.

11:41 am

Atalante

because haz didn't say hi when I came online. or something similar!

11:41 am

sciencegeek

lol haz

11:41 am

crosshair

and onions are much misunderstood

11:41 am

72 Temple Owl

hello all. am i just in time to witness the omplison?

11:41 am

Sally-catlover

Riiiight.

11:41 am

sciencegeek

i love onions

11:41 am

ibergo

wr20..?

11:41 am

Haz1558

Hello TO!

11:42 am

Sally-catlover

I made my first wedding dress. Being me, it still had pins in when I walked down the aisle.

11:42 am

Haz1558

wr5/20 - old fashioned word for anger.

11:42 am

Atalante

omplison!? :D

11:42 am

Sally-catlover

And I love onions!

11:43 am

Haz1558

I don't know whether to be deeply impressed that you made your own dress, or horrified at the responsibility.

11:43 am

crosshair

crossy is trying to think up an original recipie that uses vlaencia onions as well as valencia oranges...

11:43 am

ibergo

Oh. Thanks. Steinbeck didn't live for nothing :-)

11:44 am

Haz1558

Exactly, ibergo.

11:44 am

72 Temple Owl

hello haz!

11:44 am

Sally-catlover

I think it was down to poverty Haz

11:44 am

crosshair

lol ibergo..im sure gloria would be happy ..heheh,lol

11:45 am

Atalante

fm is coming on in a sec ...

11:45 am

Haz1558

How's life been treating you, TO, and what's the question about your hair?

11:45 am

Haz1558

Fingers poised to say hello.

11:45 am

Haz1558

Hello FM!

11:45 am

Sally-catlover

lol Haz

11:45 am

Haz1558

Wait 10 seconds.

11:45 am

Atalante

not yet! too soon!

11:46 am

pic

Any help with th/8?

11:46 am

Haz1558

th8 - th, three consecutive vowels that indicate a debt to someone else, first three letters of what you do with a book.

11:46 am

Haz1558

Hello FM!

11:46 am

Atalante

she said she was going to the loo. she might be some time ...

11:46 am

Haz1558

And plural for th9.

11:47 am

crosshair

just got a call from the high scool councilor,my boy is actually doing well..was so shocked i asked for the childs first and last name again;))

11:47 am

pic

Wow - thanks Haz!

11:47 am

Haz1558

It could be someone impersonating him, crossy, have you thought of that possibility?

11:48 am

Haz1558

You're welcome, pic.

11:48 am

crosshair

tyvm haz for that th,would of been impossible otherwise

11:48 am

72 Temple Owl

i am ok, waitng to se if i work here again next week.

11:48 am

Haz1558

No problem, cross.

11:49 am

Haz1558

TO, have you got your hair sorted out?

11:49 am

crosshair

naw,i asked about distinguishing marks as well

11:49 am

72 Temple Owl

haz what have you heard about my hair?

11:50 am

o-o

I saw an onion once that had a mole.

11:50 am

Haz1558

I've heard nothing, I just saw you saying something in the chat log about your facebook question over your hair.

11:50 am

Atalante

yes, what should we know about TO's hair?

11:50 am

Haz1558

Or is it someone else's hair?

11:50 am

Haz1558

You're not suggesting a new style for the Donald?

11:50 am

72 Temple Owl

mmmmmwalaby organic yogurt dark choco down under is the best!

11:51 am

72 Temple Owl

oh LOL thought maybe the word was out - stopped in to a prospective shop dwon here and girl said hair had gree tinge in back

11:51 am

Atalante

has he got enough hair for a new style?

11:52 am

72 Temple Owl

the nerve! i mean blonde hair can go green but brunette?

11:52 am

Haz1558

Why did she say that?

11:52 am

Atalante

copper verdegris? :P

11:52 am

Haz1558

Is she suffering from red/green colour blindness?

11:52 am

72 Temple Owl

:P

11:53 am

72 Temple Owl

the hair issue is this: caramel hightlights or not?

11:53 am

Atalante

yes!

11:53 am

Haz1558

I hate it when hairdressers tell you things about the back of your hair that you don't want to know.

11:53 am

Haz1558

Caramel highlights sound lovely! How much maintenance?

11:53 am

Atalante

my hairdresser always goes "you have such lovely thick hair .................. wow, you do have a *lot* of hair, don't you?"

11:54 am

72 Temple Owl

LOL this place charges $130 for color cut & face framing foils

11:54 am

Haz1558

I, apparently, have more grey at the back than at the front, which is unusual. I don't want to know about the grey anywhere, her job is to cover it up.

11:55 am

Atalante

do you think FM's fallen down the loo?

11:55 am

Haz1558

$130 sounds a lot. How often would you have to get it redone.

11:55 am

72 Temple Owl

i am the opposite, grey in front

11:55 am

Haz1558

I hope not.

11:55 am

72 Temple Owl

oh crap lunch is over. must hide the laptop, housekeeping has not yet been in.

11:55 am

72 Temple Owl

prob every other coloring

11:55 am

Haz1558

Yes, apparently grey in front is more common. Trust me to be odd.

11:57 am

FMitch

well here I am

11:57 am

Haz1558

Hello FM!

11:57 am

Atalante

hurray!!

11:57 am

Sally-catlover

Hi FM.

11:57 am

Haz1558

(She's in one piece, we can all breathe a sigh of relief)

11:57 am

Atalante

should we stop talking about her now?

11:58 am

Haz1558

We'd better.

11:58 am

FMitch

HAven't read back in the log but I am sure it is going to be 'entertaining'

11:58 am

Sally-catlover

You don't actually know that for sure, Haz

11:58 am

FMitch

What have I done or been blamed for this time?

11:58 am

o-o

The OCD is quite pronounced, FM

11:58 am

Atalante

FMs been corrupting 17 year old boys, Haz!

11:58 am

Haz1558

Entertainment like you wouldn't believe, FM. And no gossip anywhere.

11:59 am

FMitch

Ata HAzalready knows that story and it has been documented, try again.

11:59 am

Atalante

awwww. boring. lol

11:59 am

Haz1558

I'm shocked! I know she was getting stir crazy but I mean...

11:59 am

FMitch

BR!

12:00 pm

Haz1558

We've been very good, FM, honestly, not a single rumour started.

12:00 pm

Vicuna

*enters, is shocked*

12:00 pm

FMitch

oh yeah right!

12:00 pm

Haz1558

VIcuna! Hello!

12:00 pm

Vicuna

*tries to think of a rumor to start*

12:00 pm

Haz1558

(Waits for the raining down of !!!)

12:00 pm

FMitch

Vi!!!!

12:00 pm

Vicuna

Hello, all!

12:00 pm

Atalante

see? she's still shocked :D

12:01 pm

Haz1558

FM's trying to deny that she's now a multi-millionairess.

12:01 pm

Atalante

Vi!!!!iiiii!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

12:01 pm

Haz1558

It's the begging letters she fears.

12:01 pm

Vicuna

Only a multi-millionairess would deny it. Everyone else would be happy to be thought so wealthy.

12:02 pm

FMitch

How are you Vi?

12:02 pm

Haz1558

Exactly, Vi, as usual your logic is impeccable.

12:02 pm

Vicuna

Heck, I get begging phone calls several a day, and I've got only a few millions to spare.

12:02 pm

Vicuna

I'm splendid, as usual, FM. And you?

12:03 pm

Haz1558

So, see how much worse it would be to have multi millions at your disposal.

12:03 pm

FMitch

Well I have to admit in the bable world it is incredible how I went from broke to allegedly having billins in less than 2 months, should I write a book, employ dachef to make a film?

12:03 pm

Vicuna

Actually, very frustrated with heating system issues. Not fun. But otherwise splendid.

12:03 pm

Atalante

billions now!

12:04 pm

FMitch

percecuted by two of what I used to call dear friends Vi :(

12:04 pm

Atalante

the truth comes out :)

12:04 pm

Haz1558

I suspect money laundering to be the source of the millions. They never did find that money from the Northern Bank robbery.

12:04 pm

FMitch

no I said billins not billions - billins is babble money.

12:05 pm

Atalante

a typo. we know how good you are at those

12:05 pm

Sally-catlover

Is it in Enable, FM?

12:05 pm

Atalante

nor the brinks mat money

12:05 pm

Vicuna

Poor poor FM. Now she sees that all those billins can't buy friendship. A sad tale indeed.

12:06 pm

Haz1558

That's true. They did get the Great Train robbery money back, didn't they? Mind you, that would be worth about Â£50 these days.

12:06 pm

Atalante

not sure, way before my time :P

12:07 pm

Haz1558

I suppose it was.

12:07 pm

FMitch

knowing enable it probably is Sally

12:08 pm

Vicuna

I would think it would be difficult to steal a train. So hard to hide under your jacket as you walk out of the station.

12:08 pm

FMitch

OK so that is HAz, Ata and Vi off my Christmas card list now!!!!!!!!!!!!! and uses up extra !!! just to annoy Haz.

12:08 pm

Haz1558

They got David Copperfield's father on the job to make it disappear and leave an elephant in its place.

12:09 pm

Haz1558

It was the talk of the place for a long time.

12:09 pm

Atalante

David Copperfirld! funny farm!

12:09 pm

Sally-catlover

It would be all right if you were travelling with a trunk.

12:09 pm

Atalante

looooool

12:09 pm

Haz1558

Very good, Sally!

12:10 pm

Sally-catlover

<bows>

12:10 pm

o-o

elephants make do

12:10 pm

Haz1558

There should be a hooter or something and flashing lights like in QI when they get an answer wrong - it should be activiated every time we get a word from funny farm.

12:10 pm

Vicuna

Yes, elephants make an awful lot of doo.

12:10 pm

Atalante

yes LOL!

12:10 pm

Haz1558

Activated, even, in excitement I'm spraying vowels the way other people spray !!!.

12:10 pm

Sally-catlover

I am trying very hard to do this grid before I go back to Funny Farm, Haz

12:10 pm

FMitch

but only if we are allowed to talk about Funny Farm :)

12:11 pm

sciencegeek

any clues for the wa5 and 6 please

12:11 pm

Atalante

who gets to be Alan Davies?

12:11 pm

FMitch

guess that would be me. *le sigh*

12:11 pm

Haz1558

wa5 -surname of writer of Brideshead Revisited, Evelyn..

12:11 pm

Haz1558

And the wa6 adds a consonant to the end.

12:11 pm

sciencegeek

ty haz

12:11 pm

Atalante

I'm glad you admitted it :)

12:12 pm

Haz1558

You're welcome, science.

12:12 pm

FMitch

and HAz would be Stephen

12:12 pm

jmcnrick

hi all back for lunch

12:12 pm

FMitch

ROFL at the thought.

12:12 pm

Atalante

Haz would be Ian Hislop except that's the wrong show

12:12 pm

FMitch

Hi jmc

12:12 pm

Vicuna

Hmmm... wonder what that means when it's not capitalized.

12:13 pm

Vicuna

Hello, jmc.

12:13 pm

Sally-catlover

Can't find a definition, Vi

12:13 pm

Soodle

Hi everybody :)

12:13 pm

Atalante

dic.com doens't know, Vi

12:13 pm

Vicuna

(And thanks, Haz.)

12:13 pm

sciencegeek

ooh for a liver wu5 sandwich!

12:13 pm

Vicuna

Hello, Soodlebum.

12:13 pm

FMitch

Hi soodle

12:13 pm

Sally-catlover

Hi soodle

12:14 pm

Atalante

weren't we going to ask Soodle something yesterday?

12:14 pm

Soodle

Oh yikes.....

12:14 pm

Haz1558

I'm trying to remember.

12:14 pm

FMitch

Watch out soodle HAz and Ata are on the rampage!

12:15 pm

Atalante

something about Ireland / Irishness

12:15 pm

Mom

hello everyone {{Hu 4/8}}

12:15 pm

Haz1558

Hello Mom!

12:15 pm

jmcnrick

it apparently means a satirical novelist from England!

12:15 pm

FMitch

Mom can I come and sit by you I am so being picked on.

12:15 pm

Sally-catlover

Hi Mom

12:15 pm

Mom

you sure can FMitch.

12:15 pm

jmcnrick

hi mom

12:15 pm

Mom

Hi Sally

12:16 pm

Mom

HI Jmcnrick

12:16 pm

jmcnrick

did i come at a bad time FM?

12:16 pm

Haz1558

FM's being such a moaner today. I think the snow has affected her stiff upper lip.

12:16 pm

Sally-catlover

TY for your help on the game-that-must-not-be-mentioned yesterday.

12:16 pm

Mom

(scrolls back through chat) Yes, it appears you are FMithc

12:16 pm

FMitch

*huddles up and feels better*
LOL no jmc justthe usual banter

12:16 pm

Mom

FMitch*

12:16 pm

jmcnrick

what there are new chog rules?

12:16 pm

Haz1558

Yes! And I'm in charge!

12:16 pm

Vicuna

Poor FM. *hands FM a blankie*

12:17 pm

Mom

you are welcome Sally, for the help on that game

12:17 pm

Atalante

she doesn't need blankies, she has 17 year old cabana boys to help her

12:17 pm

Sally-catlover

She does? Thinks, can I find out where FM lives?

12:17 pm

FMitch

Haz so what about you me and Ata meeting up when you come over with your husband at the end of Feb?

12:18 pm

Mom

the stuff must have hit the fan about that game being talked about so much in the chat box since we are not allowed to talk about it

12:18 pm

Haz1558

I know. Imagine a multi-millionairess with 17 year old boys at her beck and call being prepared to look for sympathy. Shameless.

12:18 pm

jmcnrick

hmmm

12:18 pm

Vicuna

Then she needs a blanket to spread out beside the pool.

12:18 pm

Atalante

yay yay!

12:18 pm

Sally-catlover

There were one or two commplaining, that's all.

12:18 pm

FMitch

LOL Vi like your train of thought!

12:18 pm

Mom

oh, I was there for that Sally

12:18 pm

Haz1558

FM, it may just be possible..... watch this space!

12:18 pm

FMitch

woohoo!!

12:19 pm

Atalante

yayyyyyy!

12:19 pm

Vicuna

My train of thought was NOT stolen in a Great Train of Thought robbery, I swear. I'm innocent!

12:19 pm

Haz1558

It's like anything else on the log, it doesn't last forever. Good grief, we suffered through the presidential elections and other traumas, funny farm is unlikely to finish off babble and babble chat.

12:20 pm

Atalante

*bzzzzzzZZZZZZZZZZ*

12:20 pm

Mom

so true, Haz

12:20 pm

FMitch

*does happy dance* Ata and I are going to meet up with HAz *repeat at will*

12:20 pm

jmcnrick

well there you go haz

12:20 pm

Sally-catlover

I think it made the chat quite fun and lively, Haz.

12:20 pm

jmcnrick

where is will?

12:21 pm

Sally-catlover

No worse than Babblers talking about politics.

12:21 pm

Vicuna

Oh fine, rub it in, FM. After I tried to comfort you with a beach blanket and all. =P

12:21 pm

FMitch

I agree Sally, it was enlivened.

12:21 pm

Haz1558

I thought so as well, Sally.

12:21 pm

jmcnrick

yesterday the chog was completely quiet except when talking about funny farm

12:21 pm

Mom

I enjoyed the chat the last two days.

12:21 pm

jmcnrick

actually political talk is worse since we do not all agree

12:22 pm

FMitch

Sorry Vi but for the recxord the sandshould have been left out - justto let you know but I still luv ya too.

12:22 pm

Sally-catlover

Too true jmc. I keep out of those1

12:22 pm

FMitch

yes jmc, it was a muchmore mixed bag of convo with was refreshing.

12:23 pm

Mom

Ugh, politics, I steer clear of those conversations

12:23 pm

Haz1558

There were other conversations going on as well, it wasn't solely devoted to it, and anyway, people can always bring in a new topic of conversation. CLues were asked for and given as well.

12:23 pm

rubyfoo

hello again, sounds like I missed some great chat!

12:23 pm

Atalante

absolutely, and the whole log was united in purpose!

12:23 pm

Mom

hello Ruby

12:23 pm

jmcnrick

of course my whole life is political

12:23 pm

rubyfoo

hi mom

12:23 pm

Haz1558

Hello, ruby.

12:24 pm

jmcnrick

good then some one tell me what is above "light my fire"

12:24 pm

jmcnrick

hi ruby

12:24 pm

rubyfoo

this is such a pleasure after the horrible news

12:24 pm

FMitch

Yes there were clues for Babble and FF going on at the same time

12:24 pm

Atalante

LOOOOOL

12:24 pm

Atalante

the doors!

12:24 pm

Sally-catlover

What page, jmc?

12:24 pm

jmcnrick

*smack*

12:25 pm

FMitch

What news ruby or do you mean the earthquake?

12:25 pm

Haz1558

Maybe FF people should adopt a particular icon every time they want to talk about it, that way the non-participants can know to ignore their post.

12:25 pm

Atalante

is it sad that I didn't even have to look?

12:25 pm

jmcnrick

ata you express altogether way too much glee when i ask a dumb question

12:25 pm

rubyfoo

yes and they just announced another one, but no news yet, in papua

12:25 pm

FMitch

oh dear!!!

12:25 pm

rubyfoo

which may be followed by a tsunami....

12:26 pm

Soodle

May I be so bold as to ask what is FF?

12:26 pm

jmcnrick

o no ruby!

12:26 pm

Haz1558

(Diplomatic answer, Ata, is to deny that jmc could EVER ask a dumb question)

12:26 pm

Vicuna

*groeans*

12:26 pm

rubyfoo

I feel sick!

12:26 pm

jmcnrick

funny farm a word link game

12:26 pm

Sally-catlover

You will be sorry if we tell you, soodle

12:26 pm

Atalante

absolutely. I agree with Haz

12:26 pm

Haz1558

FF. I could tell you, but I'd have to kill you afterwards.

12:26 pm

FMitch

Soodle don't it is more of an addition that Babble and you don't want to go there - really!

12:26 pm

jmcnrick

really haz i KNOW i ask dumb questions

12:26 pm

Mom

run away Soodlebum, you don't want to know

12:26 pm

Sally-catlover

Actually you would have to kill yourself

12:27 pm

FMitch

But at least it is only a one off butyou won't sleep for days.

12:27 pm

rubyfoo

sounds right up my alley, another addictin waiting to happen.....

12:27 pm

Soodle

Friendly Fire? Fashion Fiends? Finally Found.... C'mon. Your killing me....

12:27 pm

Atalante

until someone creates a bigger one

12:27 pm

Sally-catlover

However, for a small fee: http://shygypsy.com/farm/p.cgi

12:27 pm

Haz1558

Funny Farm. Aptly named.

12:27 pm

jmcnrick

i posted the links earlier today ruby

12:27 pm

Mom

Soodle, funny farm

12:27 pm

Atalante

I still have 3 pink boxes

12:27 pm

FMitch

Funny Farm - and it is named wisely - believe me!

12:28 pm

jmcnrick

i still have 6 ata

12:28 pm

Soodle

Soodle totally bewildered. Is it a game?

12:28 pm

Sally-catlover

Ooh, I have 7! But not much time today.

12:28 pm

Haz1558

Right, must head to the kitchen and look as if I've been preparing a gourmet feast for the dear husband. Nice to see you all, bye for now!

12:28 pm

jmcnrick

it is a game soodle

12:28 pm

Sally-catlover

It's a word connection game.

12:28 pm

rubyfoo

bye haz

12:28 pm

Mom

Please may I have a clue for the lone O on the right

12:28 pm

Soodle

Bye Haz

12:28 pm

Mom

bye bye Haz, enjoy your evening

12:28 pm

FMitch

Nah nah na na nah - I finished it but with help but that isthe oint of the game, no one person aparently is able to finish it,

12:28 pm

jmcnrick

bye haz (use the microwave)

12:29 pm

sciencegeek

lone o - very ill mannered

12:29 pm

FMitch

Bye Haz

12:29 pm

jmcnrick

haz can be really or5/14 at times

12:29 pm

Mom

Science, thank you so much

12:29 pm

Haz1558

(Now wonders how to make an omelette look like a gourmet feast, parsley? wear onions round my neck?)

12:29 pm

jmcnrick

you finish FM? *looks impressed*

12:29 pm

Mom

hmmm, should have gotten that, it is me all over

12:29 pm

rubyfoo

onions

12:29 pm

Mom

chop up some ham in it, Haz

12:29 pm

jmcnrick

pb haz

12:29 pm

Haz1558

I SAW THAT, jmc!!

12:29 pm

sciencegeek

sa 5/14 please

12:30 pm

Sally-catlover

Try garlic round your neck in the circumstances

12:30 pm

Vicuna

That's right, Haz. It's all in the presentation. May I recommend a skimpy negligee and high heels?

12:30 pm

Haz1558

Toodle-oo all. Me, on5/14. The idea!

12:30 pm

jmcnrick

i meant you to haz

12:30 pm

jmcnrick

:-P

12:30 pm

rubyfoo

just an apron

12:30 pm

Haz1558

High heels? With these feet?

12:30 pm

Mom

sorry Science, I don't have it but will help look

12:30 pm

FMitch

only coz I linked with a couple of people jmc which I guess is part of the point. I think?

12:30 pm

jmcnrick

salad on the side

12:30 pm

Vicuna

Well, if you think they'd look better on Mr Haz's feet, I guess that's your business...

12:31 pm

FMitch

Where would the side dishes go? No don't answer!

12:31 pm

jmcnrick

there is that possibility FM but i prefer asking clues and words

12:31 pm

sciencegeek

nm got it mythical creature

12:31 pm

jmcnrick

*imaginng Mr Haz in an apron and high heels*

12:31 pm

jmcnrick

NB will be running over there Haz

12:32 pm

Haz1558

This is too entertaining, he may just be starting a diet if this keeps up, i.e no food because I can't be bothered to leave the chat log to make it!

12:32 pm

rubyfoo

also cut wood + hesitation

12:32 pm

Mom

lol

12:32 pm

FMitch

Fair enough jmc - but really didn't have the patience and USA knowledge to finish it now that I know all the answers.

12:32 pm

Haz1558

Right, great strength of will. I'm away!

12:32 pm

Haz1558

*gone*

12:33 pm

Vicuna

Well, Haz, farewell - and tell Mr Haz we want to see pictures! (Actually, on second thought, maybe not...)

12:33 pm

jmcnrick

not a criticism FM in the least -- just like people use different helps to finish the grid

12:33 pm

jmcnrick

*closes eyes* no no pictures!

12:33 pm

sciencegeek

done!

12:33 pm

FMitch

Perhaps we can get pcis of Mr Mrs HAz Ata and I if we do meet up at end of next month!

12:33 pm

Mom

congrats Science

12:33 pm

movieman

clue for the ar7 plz

12:33 pm

sciencegeek

later gators! have a great day!

12:33 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hooo science

12:34 pm

FMitch

totally understand jmc, no prob.

12:34 pm

jmcnrick

space + route mm

12:34 pm

jmcnrick

bye science

12:34 pm

movieman

ty jmc

12:34 pm

Atalante

oooo Japan!

12:35 pm

Vicuna

Thanks,, jmc. I've never heard that term before. Weird.

12:35 pm

Mom

100 down, 78 to go but have some phone calls to make. See you all afterwhile. {{hu**}}

12:35 pm

FMitch

and I am going to head off too. Been a busy day and still have lots to do. Happy babbling all.

12:35 pm

Mom

bye Science

12:35 pm

jmcnrick

yw

12:36 pm

Mom

bye FMitch

12:36 pm

Sally-catlover

Bye for now FM and Mom

12:36 pm

Vicuna

Well, I guess I'd better wander off and get to work now.. Before I leave, anyone want to see a link to my brand new book?

12:36 pm

sciencegeek

there is bat scat in the puzzle today!

12:36 pm

rubyfoo

bye FM

12:36 pm

Vicuna

Goodnight, FM!

12:36 pm

jmcnrick

now i am stuck on the doors :-(

12:36 pm

FMitch

*pops back in* yes always Vi :)

12:36 pm

Vicuna

Thanks, science. Didn't have that.

12:36 pm

jmcnrick

ty science

12:37 pm

Vicuna

Here:
http://nydamprints.com/bookadvic
e.html

12:37 pm

Good Enough

Wow - chat was crazy there for awhile. couldn't get a chat in edgewise!

12:37 pm

FMitch

love yr artwork and all - taks * copyies and poofs again*

12:37 pm

Vicuna

(Hmmm, thought it would fit on one line. But I guess it will work anyway.)

12:37 pm

rubyfoo

ty science

12:37 pm

Atalante

oh wow,Vi1

12:38 pm

jmcnrick

it works vic -- looks interesting

12:39 pm

jmcnrick

ata i am stuck on the doors now

12:39 pm

jmcnrick

can you give me a clue?

12:39 pm

Atalante

i'm stuck on the Japan box

12:39 pm

jmcnrick

(did finally get past friar tuck)

12:39 pm

Atalante

ermmm let me look

12:39 pm

Vicuna

It'll be up on amazon in a week or two, and the local independent bookstore will be carrying it. Now we'll see whether anyone will buy the thing!

12:40 pm

Vicuna

If your door is stuck try oiling the hinges. Ha ha ha. (Just kidding.)

12:40 pm

Vicuna

Okay, now I'm off. Goodbye, all!

12:40 pm

Atalante

what square is it, jmc?

12:40 pm

Atalante

bye dear!

12:41 pm

Atalante

windows :)

12:41 pm

jmcnrick

bye vic

12:42 pm

jmcnrick

ty ata

12:42 pm

jmcnrick

i havn't found japan yet

12:43 pm

Atalante

its right down the bottom and is annoying

12:44 pm

Sally-catlover

Nor have I, jmc :-(

12:45 pm

Sally-catlover

Oh, have now!

12:47 pm

jmcnrick

it must be under the one with Cialis which i haven't gotten the key word for

12:47 pm

Sally-catlover

No, hang on a mo

12:48 pm

Atalante

it#s bottom middle

12:48 pm

Sally-catlover

Under the magazines square

12:49 pm

jmcnrick

o okay thanks

12:50 pm

Sally-catlover

Is Cialis in the drugs square?

12:52 pm

jmcnrick

no it is below the drug square in one you get to through viagra (doesn't bear thinking about)

12:52 pm

o-o

not a babble site anymore

12:52 pm

Atalante

nope

12:52 pm

jmcnrick

have you gotten fireworks BR?

12:52 pm

ibergo

er5,16...?

12:52 pm

Sally-catlover

ty jmc. And I'm multi-tasking BR. Really playing Babble, not FF

12:52 pm

jmcnrick

i am ambidextrous :-)

12:52 pm

jesdraggon

hi all.

12:53 pm

Atalante

hi jes!

12:53 pm

jmcnrick

hi ibergo and jes

12:53 pm

jmcnrick

sorry i don't have it ibergo

12:53 pm

jesdraggon

got to wondering; has anybody seen Tyger lately?

12:54 pm

jmcnrick

no i haven't jes

12:55 pm

torgone

er5/16 = er + Author Victor H***

12:55 pm

jmcnrick

e+carpet+vowel

12:55 pm

jmcnrick

hi torg

12:56 pm

ibergo

Thnx!

12:56 pm

jmcnrick

yw

12:59 pm

jmcnrick

okay my excel spread sheets are calling me

12:59 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hay buddies wazap??

12:59 pm

jesdraggon

hi gwen :)

12:59 pm

jmcnrick

*sigh* FF and babble are more fun

12:59 pm

jmcnrick

bye book

12:59 pm

jmcnrick

*poof*

1:00 pm

Atalante

finishing pictures is soooo tedious

1:02 pm

crosshair

now that my isp is done teasing me,i can get a few more words;)

1:03 pm

jesdraggon

hullo crossy

1:03 pm

crosshair

howdy jes

1:04 pm

jesdraggon

really not running away from you, but my next appointmen just got here

1:04 pm

Atalante

go help the pup/kit!

1:04 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

"and she goes running for the shelter of her mother's little helper"

1:05 pm

crosshair

howdy gwen:)) crossy is happy.spent a good hour wandering around a used book store.i have not done that in ages;0

1:06 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

ooh, ooh, jealous! LOL

1:06 pm

crosshair

4 lovely tomes for under 10 dollars;)

1:06 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

oh, no, jealous again! 8-)

1:07 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i got a book in the mail yesterday (she said, trying to catch up)

1:08 pm

crosshair

i am jealous of the used book shopkeeper,i wish i could win the lottery and open a book shoppe myself;))

1:08 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

old bookdealer joke: how can you make $million selling used books?

1:09 pm

crosshair

?

1:09 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

start with $ 2 million!!!!! ar ar ar

1:09 pm

crosshair

lol

1:09 pm

crosshair

its not the money,its the lifestyle right?

1:09 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

what do used-book dealers use for birth control?

1:10 pm

crosshair

the company profit books?

1:10 pm

cybernan

hello everyone :)

1:10 pm

crosshair

howdy cyber

1:10 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

their personalities! (snicker)

1:10 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hiya cybernan!

1:12 pm

crosshair

lol,the little shop i go to has 3 isles with the check out desk at the back end and the shelves to to the tin ceiling and the asiles are so narrow that two cannot pass abreast,one has to back up either to the door or the cash to let the other pass lol

1:13 pm

Atalante

those are the best

1:13 pm

crosshair

about 500 sq feet and a million books lol

1:13 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

what city, crossy?

1:14 pm

crosshair

collingwood ontario and the shoppe is called cover to cover

1:14 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

sounds like my kindo hangout

1:14 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hey, that might be within driving distance . . .

1:15 pm

cybernan

ae 6, please?

1:15 pm

crosshair

you would laugh,i could not tell you where she puts any new stock

1:16 pm

Scrabbler

h

1:16 pm

crosshair

i dont even browse that much,i just rap out author names and she snakes her arm into one pile or another and out comes my book;))

1:16 pm

crosshair

scwabbs!

1:16 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

just checked googlemap, says it's only a 5 hour drive for me (not counting crossing the boarder and whatever hell that entails)

1:17 pm

crosshair

just a strip search for wmd,s hehe

1:17 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hiya scrabbler!

1:18 pm

crosshair

if you do come gwen let me know,lunch is on me

1:18 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i haven't crossed any borders since the fascists took over the country in 2001. they no longer hold the white house but their agents, the TSA, and still in operation

1:18 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

oh, yum!

1:18 pm

Scrabbler

Busted while lurking

1:19 pm

crosshair

nice lunch,then 2 hours in the book shoppe and we can fix you up with a little chalet at the base of the mtn for the night

1:19 pm

crosshair

i saw your bunny ears scwabby

1:20 pm

Scrabbler

And my cottontail

1:20 pm

crosshair

indeed

1:20 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

sounds like a fine buying trip. just one question. does this chalet have cats? (yes, i'm a bookdealer allergic to cats. 1 in a million)

1:20 pm

crosshair

you always were cheeky

1:21 pm

crosshair

they have dedicated pet rooms and pet free places so it is not a problem

1:21 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

suh-weet!

1:22 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i actually took a very short buying trip last summer. mainly due to a friend who wanted to go to ohio for a non-used-book purpose.

1:22 pm

crosshair

last count there were 144 units it takes care of and 25% are pet friendly and 2% are smoking

1:23 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

not sure i can afford to do it, cross, but i'm seriously thinking about it

1:23 pm

crosshair

place for night would be about 125.00 cad including taxes,comes with jacuzzi,fireplace,one queen bed and fold out couch

1:24 pm

crosshair

cable,internat access

1:24 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

the names of ontario and ohio mean the same thing, but ontario is way cooler 8-)

1:24 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

jacuzzi? i'm a bookdealer, not a swinger LOL

1:24 pm

crosshair

lol,the bath type jacuzzi for 2,not the party type

1:25 pm

crosshair

6 jets in a standard style tub

1:25 pm

crosshair

so bring a significant other

1:25 pm

Atalante

crossy knows every detail of every jacuzzi

1:26 pm

crosshair

i should,i had to clean all of them

1:26 pm

crosshair

:(

1:26 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

or i can sleep in the car . . .

1:26 pm

elder

Good evening everyone.

1:26 pm

Atalante

awwww

1:26 pm

crosshair

howdy elder

1:26 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

howdee elder one

1:26 pm

Atalante

I hate cleaning jacuzzi jets

1:27 pm

crosshair

lol gwen,with the mean temp at the base of the hill currently at -18c,i advise against bunking in the car

1:27 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

phantom: zastruga

1:27 pm

crosshair

indeed ata,need a toothbrush to get right in there

1:28 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

no, no, this would be a summer trip. and i can bring longjohns LOL

1:28 pm

jesdraggon

back again :)

1:28 pm

Atalante

we have these stinky tablet things that make the whole house stink

1:28 pm

Atalante

kitty? pup? iguana?

1:29 pm

crosshair

then come in june or sept gwen,will be showing its best

1:30 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

crossy, what wil be showing its best?

1:30 pm

jesdraggon

fat little chihuahua with a urinary infection

1:30 pm

crosshair

the mountain

1:30 pm

Atalante

poor little fat chihuahua

1:30 pm

Uneaixoise

nan, ae6: ae + carpet + vowel

1:31 pm

hego

This is a fat little chihuahua.

1:31 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

TY une, needed that one mesilf

1:31 pm

hego

she's my grandpuppy

1:32 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

looking at terrain map now, of collingwood area. spotted a town called melancthon. ooh, he was a famous heretic, goody!

1:32 pm

crosshair

i love chat,we go from books,to mountains to puppys with pee pee infections;))

1:32 pm

hego

LOL

1:33 pm

crosshair

gwen you would be right at the base of blue on the craigleith side

1:33 pm

Uneaixoise

yw :-)

1:33 pm

jesdraggon

diverse, that's us :)

1:33 pm

crosshair

indeed

1:34 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

(sorry, unable to compute the doggy part of the chat)

1:34 pm

jesdraggon

gonna go on the great reader hunt this weekend, crossy :)

1:35 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

(now thinking of over 12 ways to pronounce craigleith)

1:35 pm

jesdraggon

i am word-blind. i keep finding little 4 letter words that should be totally obvious but just are NOT popping out

1:35 pm

crosshair

craag--leeth

1:36 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

ah, TY

1:36 pm

crosshair

long a

1:36 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

yeah, this grid is mean. been struggling and not even up to halfway yet.

1:36 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

as in the boy's name, Craig?

1:36 pm

crosshair

yes

1:38 pm

EvaNadine

my ex's last name was Leith

1:38 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

"The Leith Police dismisseth us." old tongue-twister stuck in my memory from somewhere.

1:39 pm

crosshair

lovely little place,the water on one side,the hill on the other..perfect

1:40 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

no points for augh? AUGH!

1:41 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

need one more word to reach halfway . . .

1:41 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

bingo. stopping for now, see y'all laters

1:41 pm

crosshair

have an 4/8?

1:41 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i do, yep

1:42 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

needest thou a clue?

1:42 pm

crosshair

nay maiden,i wilst tarry here for the nonce

1:43 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

um k, dude! LOL

1:43 pm

crosshair

lol,you started it

1:44 pm

Atalante

add a consonant to the start of augh!

1:44 pm

jesdraggon

i may have to wimp out and go list before half way

1:44 pm

jesdraggon

thanks, ata

1:47 pm

lizmac

Evening all. Stuck on last word AE6/27, any clues please?

1:47 pm

crosshair

i am grinding my way towards half way as we speak

1:47 pm

jesdraggon

hi liz :)

1:47 pm

jesdraggon

ae + carpet + vowel

1:50 pm

crosshair

common liz,let us hear that magic word....

1:50 pm

lizmac

?fireworks?

1:51 pm

lizmac

TYVM..done.

1:51 pm

crosshair

that be the one

1:51 pm

hego

Good for Liz!

1:52 pm

crosshair

yaa for liz!

1:53 pm

hego

Monkeys about to go on strike.

1:54 pm

crosshair

my money is still taking fluids,but on i.v

1:54 pm

crosshair

monkey even

1:54 pm

hego

:-)

1:57 pm

crosshair

mm;(( my monkey just gave me a 20 word notice;/

1:57 pm

hego

yes?

2:00 pm

SeaSpray

Hi everyone

2:00 pm

crosshair

howdy seaspray

2:00 pm

hego

Hiya Sea

2:01 pm

SeaSpray

terrible lag here

2:02 pm

hego

the lags been around a couple of days

2:02 pm

crosshair

lagging here as well

2:02 pm

SeaSpray

i noticed

2:03 pm

SeaSpray

werst

2:04 pm

SeaSpray

poo!

2:04 pm

crosshair

seasprays monkey got out!!

2:04 pm

hego

dead escaped

2:05 pm

crosshair

he is a fast worker it seems

2:05 pm

SeaSpray

and a dumb one lol

2:07 pm

crosshair

crossy pokes his money with a stick..seems to be on strike

2:07 pm

crosshair

monkey

2:07 pm

Merk

... and Fireworks ... finallyu

2:08 pm

Merk

I mean finally ... so pooped I can't type!

2:08 pm

crosshair

yaaa for merk!

2:08 pm

hego

YAYY!! Merk

2:08 pm

ChrissieDee

wish my money would work harder too, lol

2:08 pm

Merk

I guess I am aw 6,36.

2:09 pm

Merk

ty ... I'm off ... I hope you all finish, too. I needed the list today.

2:09 pm

SeaSpray

congrats merk

2:11 pm

crosshair

on threes company(for those that know the show) what is that style of dress that mrs roper is always wearing?

2:11 pm

SeaSpray

moo moo

2:11 pm

crosshair

ahh thought so

2:11 pm

SeaSpray

why, you interested in one crossy?

2:12 pm

hego

Actually muu muu

2:12 pm

crosshair

lol,yes, would be less constricting..could go commando underneath lol

2:12 pm

SeaSpray

i didn't think the spelling was correct but i was born country lol'

2:13 pm

SeaSpray

rofl...you sound like my brother in law crossy

2:13 pm

hego

It's a Hawaiian thing. LOL

2:13 pm

crosshair

is that good or bad seaspray?

2:13 pm

hego

Hego tries to erase the picture of Croosy going commando from her brain!

2:14 pm

SeaSpray

oh no, its a good thing, he is quite an entertaining character and he loves me lol

2:15 pm

crosshair

wonder if i can get a muu muu in camoflage...

2:15 pm

SeaSpray

NOW you sound exactly like him!! lol

2:15 pm

crosshair

hehe

2:16 pm

SeaSpray

brb, need a drink

2:16 pm

Atalante

crossy? commando> how on earth did the chat log end up *there*??!

2:16 pm

crosshair

i have that effect on women

2:16 pm

crosshair

:(

2:16 pm

crosshair

amazing isint it ata?

2:16 pm

hego

With the Crooster, it's easy!

2:16 pm

Atalante

and ppl complain about funny farm!! :P

2:17 pm

hego

Crosster, already

2:17 pm

crosshair

good thing about the funny farm ata,by the time you need it..you wont know it

2:18 pm

Atalante

just thinking how that transfers to crossy commando LMAO

2:18 pm

crosshair

white pill in the morn,blue pill at night,basket weaving ,doing crafts with safty scissors and circles of paper ...yea...thats the life

2:19 pm

Atalante

safty?! LOL

2:19 pm

Atalante

you've been learning from fm

2:19 pm

hego

It's a Crossism, Ata.

2:19 pm

crosshair

safety..just interpet my mighty prose ata

2:20 pm

Atalante

just sounds very Lear-ish

2:21 pm

crosshair

if i throw safty in with color,nobody will notice ata

2:21 pm

crosshair

lol

2:21 pm

EvaNadine

*sneaks into chog, pokes Ata, tickles Hobbit + Runs away*

2:21 pm

Atalante

eeeeeva!

2:22 pm

crosshair

oh evaN,need a pic of you showing that dress

2:23 pm

Atalante

does mrs crossy know you're asking babblers for photos?

2:23 pm

EvaNadine

other than the one from this morning? (which was most definitely NOT me)

2:23 pm

crosshair

indeed,i dont need the model..unless you have her home number...lol

2:24 pm

crosshair

ouch! wife saw that..crossy rubs back of head

2:24 pm

EvaNadine

i can email you photos, crossy. shall i use the email address in your profile?

2:25 pm

crosshair

send to chipdip33@hotmail.com if you wish to share a pic eva

2:25 pm

Atalante

this all sounds sooo dodgy LOL

2:26 pm

crosshair

you can send a fashion pic too if you wish ata lol

2:26 pm

hego

what does the word ou6,27 mean? It sounds like a farting contest to me.

2:26 pm

EvaNadine

sendified

2:26 pm

crosshair

k

2:27 pm

lawyer-1

As your attorney, I would advise against sending pics to strangers on the internet.

2:28 pm

crosshair

i swear not to reuse said pictures without express permission of the author

2:29 pm

crosshair

lol

2:29 pm

lawyer-1

it's not the author who needs to worry. it's the model.

2:30 pm

HarryHood

sa5/14?

2:30 pm

crosshair

or model lol

2:30 pm

lawyer-1

Well, I gave my advice. Now, where do I send my bill?

2:31 pm

EvaNadine

nothing worth reposting there anywho. unless crossy wants to clip the head off my body + report it on some pornstars body.
in which case, crossy, please be sure to pick one with realizstic looking appendages. :)

2:31 pm

crosshair

will do eva,no sillicone breasted mouth breathers i promise

2:32 pm

EvaNadine

and on that note, time for me to scoot on home. have a good evening all!

2:32 pm

Atalante

just use jordan

2:32 pm

oodleberry

....and so cross' onions are in order and he swears not to reuse said pictures without express permission of the model or author. I testify Mr. lawyer sir

2:32 pm

lynxxx

sa5.14 part man, part goat. Morning all

2:32 pm

Atalante

Lawyer knows these things

2:33 pm

HarryHood

ty lynx :) done :)

2:33 pm

lynxxx

Hooray Harry!

2:33 pm

lawyer-1

Lawyer wants to know where to send bill?

2:33 pm

oodleberry

with your taxes

2:33 pm

hego

Hey Oodle!

2:34 pm

crosshair

lol,no cure no pay mr lawyer

2:34 pm

oodleberry

hi hego

2:34 pm

crosshair

i tend to use the lloyds open form contract

2:34 pm

Atalante

have you met lawyer before, crossy? he is one of the very few ppl who joined babble before me :)

2:35 pm

Uneaixoise

wow, didn't know that was physically possible, ata :-)

2:35 pm

crosshair

i have not had the pleasure outside of this chog

2:35 pm

lawyer-1

Must you remind me of my age, Atl?

2:35 pm

Atalante

just about!

2:36 pm

Atalante

hey, you could have been 14 when you joined :P

2:36 pm

Atalante

it's just nice to see early babblers around!

2:36 pm

lawyer-1

age or IQ?

2:36 pm

torgone

Heyas kids ..

2:36 pm

lawyer-1

I think I beat you by 2 mos., Ata.

2:37 pm

Uneaixoise

howdy, tor

2:37 pm

lynxxx

hi Tor

2:38 pm

hego

hi Tor and Lyn

2:38 pm

oodleberry

hi tor salut une

2:38 pm

oodleberry

hi lyn

2:38 pm

Uneaixoise

salut, oodle!

2:38 pm

Uneaixoise

hego, i see you still have your giant dog icon! LOL

2:39 pm

Uneaixoise

(enormous but very sweet)

2:39 pm

crosshair

nice picture evaN,you will make a pretty bride;0

2:39 pm

jesdraggon

back again. hullos to all who came in while i was at the post office :)

2:39 pm

Atalante

how did you find out about babble, lawyer?

2:40 pm

Uneaixoise

hey, jes :-)

2:40 pm

hego

Une, I don't know what happened with that pic.

2:41 pm

lawyer-1

You are asking me to remember something that happened almost 6 years ago. Six days is a stretch for me.

2:41 pm

hego

Cha Cha is really quite small.

2:41 pm

lynxxx

hi Jess

2:41 pm

Atalante

good point

2:42 pm

lawyer-1

It could have been my son who led me to weboggle. He may also have led me here.

2:43 pm

Atalante

blaming kids is always good

2:44 pm

lawyer-1

By the way, his wife is expecting their first...if anyone would like to throw a shower.

2:45 pm

lynxxx

Congrats Granddad! now that shows your age

2:45 pm

Atalante

looool

2:46 pm

lawyer-1

We have, between the 2 of us, 6 children and 8 grandchildren.

2:47 pm

SeaSpray

wow

2:47 pm

lawyer-1

it's the 2nd marriage for each of us

2:47 pm

lynxxx

How wonderful

2:48 pm

Uneaixoise

hego, i think Jilli mentioned to you that she has a link in her profile to a page where you can resize it . . .

2:48 pm

lawyer-1

Sea, where in MD r u?

2:48 pm

SeaSpray

North central, are you in MD lawyer?

2:48 pm

Uneaixoise

http://www.shrinkpictures.com

2:48 pm

lawyer-1

yes, Stevenson

2:49 pm

SeaSpray

omg, my daughter went to stevenson

2:49 pm

SeaSpray

just graduated last May

2:49 pm

jesdraggon

th8 clue please?

2:50 pm

lawyer-1

Shall I start singing "It's a Small World"?

2:50 pm

SeaSpray

lol

2:50 pm

SeaSpray

great school, she is doing very well

2:50 pm

lawyer-1

What degree?

2:51 pm

SeaSpray

BSN in nursing

2:51 pm

hego

Hey, I have one of those

2:51 pm

lawyer-1

My wife is an RN as is my step-daughter in Denver

2:52 pm

lynxxx

th & small note you may give the lender when borrowing & flightless bird *h**

2:52 pm

Pinikula

afternoon all...

2:52 pm

hego

We're everywhere!

2:52 pm

SeaSpray

she also worked at Hopkins her last year, got lots of experience there

2:52 pm

hego

Hi Pini

2:52 pm

lynxxx

hi Pini

2:52 pm

Pinikula

hiya lynxxx

2:52 pm

oodleberry

hi pini

2:52 pm

jesdraggon

thanks, lynxxx

2:52 pm

Pinikula

hiya oodle

2:52 pm

Pinikula

hi everyone else!

2:53 pm

lawyer-1

I used to be Pres. of the Hopkins Symphony Orchestra

2:54 pm

hego

Hey, my bro plays for the Louisville symphony!

2:54 pm

lbdawger

pyroworks! finally. this was a hard grid! hi everyone

2:55 pm

jesdraggon

yay dawg!

2:55 pm

lynxxx

Cograts Dawg!

2:55 pm

Pinikula

I feel like I throw something musical out there...does it count if I "faked" clarinet in high school?

2:55 pm

Pinikula

wtg lbd!!

2:55 pm

hego

YAAAYYY!!! Dawg!

2:55 pm

lbdawger

ty ty. i play my computer and stereo

2:55 pm

lawyer-1

That's OK, I never played an instrument in my life

2:55 pm

SeaSpray

i sing in the car if that counts

2:56 pm

lawyer-1

I sing too, but my wife might disagree with me

2:56 pm

SeaSpray

daughter played the clarinet Pini

2:56 pm

Pinikula

makes being pres of the symphony even more interesting!

2:56 pm

CadFan

Hello folks :)

2:56 pm

Atalante

I sing. very badly

2:56 pm

lawyer-1

Well, it's time for me to go coach my high school mock trial team

2:56 pm

lbdawger

i can make the neighbors dogs sing! lol Hi Cadfan!

2:57 pm

Pinikula

hi cad ;)

2:57 pm

hego

My hubby is a drummer and I play the stereo. :-(.

2:57 pm

SeaSpray

lol dawg

2:57 pm

Pinikula

best of luck, lawyer...have fun!

2:57 pm

sammysmom

ae 6/27 ??

2:57 pm

lynxxx

hi Cadfan

2:57 pm

SeaSpray

bye lawyer, nice chatting

2:57 pm

lbdawger

have fun lawyer

2:57 pm

Atalante

see you, lawyer!

2:57 pm

lawyer-1

working with kids is always fun!

2:57 pm

jesdraggon

bye, lawyer

2:57 pm

lawyer-1

toodles!

2:57 pm

Atalante

cadfan? hi!!

2:58 pm

lbdawger

ae + smaller than carpet + *klahoma

2:58 pm

lynxxx

ae & mat on the floor & vowel

2:58 pm

Pinikula

my brother is a vocalist and musician (self-taught) and, with the 2 other guys in his group, have produced 6 CD...all as a hobby (for all of them) -- wish I had their talent!

2:58 pm

oodleberry

bbl bbye lawyer

2:58 pm

hego

st7. I am desparate.

2:59 pm

CadFan

Hello :)

2:59 pm

lbdawger

how tall you stand? st7

2:59 pm

Pinikula

don't have it yet, hego :(

2:59 pm

Pinikula

but NOW I do!

2:59 pm

Pinikula

thx lbd :)

2:59 pm

lynxxx

TY Dawg

2:59 pm

hego

ty, ty

3:00 pm

Pinikula

anything for the lone O in the lower right corner and the Y above it (for NBT)?

3:00 pm

lbdawger

Cadfan! it's been forever! Hope all is well in your world.

3:01 pm

jillibus

HEGO -- please will you resize your picture? It's huge and makes the chog chug jerkily. See my profile for a link to do it easily :)

3:01 pm

lynxxx

on5.14 stubborn as a mule

3:01 pm

Pinikula

thx lynxxx :)

3:01 pm

lynxxx

Ooh - is that why my screen is so jerky

3:01 pm

jillibus

that's why, lyn

3:02 pm

Atalante

gosh it's lovely to see old faces

3:02 pm

jillibus

hello all -- this is in haste -- I have to do errands

3:03 pm

Pinikula

was just checking out Hego's picture...although rather large, it's pretty cool to see the photographers reflection in the eye!

3:03 pm

hego

Bye for now!

3:03 pm

Pinikula

yo Ata!

3:03 pm

jillibus

HEGO -- did you see my message at 3:01?

3:04 pm

jesdraggon

i'm finding the ou's a bit sticky

3:04 pm

Sally-catlover

Now I know that's what's causing the chog to jerk, I have ad-blocked Hego's icon, and all is well.

3:05 pm

jillibus

Ad-blocked?

3:05 pm

lbdawger

the ou's are sticky and stinky, Jes!

3:05 pm

SeaSpray

how did you do that sally

3:06 pm

Atalante

cos she's using firefox, at a guess

3:07 pm

Sally-catlover

In Firefox I have an add-on called Adblock. I right-clicked on the icon, selected block image, and chose the exact one (don't want to block them all!).

3:07 pm

jillibus

Too bad hego left before fixing the problem. I tried to get her to do it a few days ago too, but I guess she didn't notice.

3:07 pm

Sally-catlover

If she changes it will unblock it.

3:08 pm

jillibus

Hmmm -- must get that add-on.

3:08 pm

Sally-catlover

"I" will unblock it.

3:08 pm

Atalante

it's great, isn't it sally

3:08 pm

Pinikula

did I miss the clue for 1 of the Ys in the right-hand column?

3:08 pm

Sally-catlover

Yes it is Ata. I am horrified now if I look at a site in another browser, I am so used to adblock.

3:09 pm

Atalante

me too

3:09 pm

torgone

Ya* pini!

3:09 pm

torgone

..pl ..

3:09 pm

jillibus

Well, sorry to love you and leave you, but I must get things done. Happy babbling, all, and bye!

3:10 pm

jesdraggon

bye, jilli

3:10 pm

Sally-catlover

Bye jilli

3:10 pm

SeaSpray

bye jilli

3:11 pm

Pinikula

never heard of it, but going to get it! :)

3:11 pm

torgone

ya4/8 & ye6/30 ..

3:11 pm

Pinikula

thx tor!

3:11 pm

Pinikula

NBT!!! now just 1 8 and 1 9 for NBS!

3:12 pm

Boobear

hi all

3:12 pm

Pinikula

then, sadly, back to work! :(

3:12 pm

Pinikula

hi boo

3:12 pm

lbdawger

hi boo

3:12 pm

jesdraggon

ergh isn't a word :(

3:13 pm

Boobear

how is evryone today?

3:13 pm

Pinikula

sure with it was, jes...I've been saying it alot over the past few days!

3:13 pm

jesdraggon

a little sleepy, boobear, how are you?

3:14 pm

lbdawger

doing well, boo. and yourself?

3:14 pm

Boobear

fine. I just got back from an afterrnon outing

3:14 pm

Pinikula

with = wish

3:14 pm

Pinikula

ERGH!!!

3:15 pm

jesdraggon

heehee

3:15 pm

Pinikula

I think maybe I should just back to work for a bit...I'll check back in when I get home...have a great afternoon!

3:15 pm

lbdawger

change the H to **her letters.

3:15 pm

Pinikula

thx lbd!!!! LOL

3:15 pm

lbdawger

bye pini. see you later this evening.

3:15 pm

Pinikula

cya l8r!

3:15 pm

Pinikula

* poo f*

3:15 pm

Pinikula

er ... * poof *

3:16 pm

jesdraggon

bye, pini

3:20 pm

cybernan

hi all -- had logged in earlier then had unexpected company arrive

3:20 pm

jesdraggon

hi nan

3:22 pm

jesdraggon

ar 7 and 8 please?

3:23 pm

torgone

space + direction

3:24 pm

jesdraggon

thanks, tor

3:25 pm

cybernan

got the space but a 3 letter direction worth 9 points?

3:25 pm

jesdraggon

yes, nan. :)

3:26 pm

lynxxx

show me the *** to go home

3:26 pm

jesdraggon

au5,18?

3:26 pm

cybernan

ty lynxxx

3:26 pm

jesdraggon

my brain insists that auger is the only such word. sadly, it's not in this grid

3:27 pm

lynxxx

au5 I should or I au*** to do it - end like opp of left

3:27 pm

jesdraggon

huh. i've always spelled that with an o

3:27 pm

lbdawger

were you na*****y or nice last ye4? drop the N for the au5

3:27 pm

cybernan

you are on the right track though, jes

3:28 pm

periwinkle

hello babble buds

3:28 pm

lbdawger

jes, try them both.

3:28 pm

lbdawger

hi peri

3:28 pm

jesdraggon

hi, peri!

3:29 pm

jesdraggon

yup, that's one of the 2 ou words i've managed to scrape out of this contrary grid

3:29 pm

lbdawger

not in + fuel

3:30 pm

jesdraggon

thanks :)

3:30 pm

lbdawger

not in + opp of stop, and what little kids do all the time to their clothes.(past tense)

3:31 pm

jesdraggon

thanks :)

3:31 pm

lbdawger

i feel a nap coming on. see you all later! good luck with this beasty.

3:31 pm

jesdraggon

sleep sweet, dawg

3:32 pm

jesdraggon

is gr6 related to gr5?

3:32 pm

crosshair

im still slugging towards the halfway mark:(

3:33 pm

lynxxx

no Jas but it is oily

3:33 pm

jesdraggon

yeah, i caved and started using lickety before half, cross

3:34 pm

jesdraggon

d'oh. thanks, lynxxx... i kept trying to smash the z in there.

3:34 pm

SeaSpray

3 more for half way

3:34 pm

lynxxx

a very annoying grid

3:35 pm

Jayk

And to think I thought "Oh! Only 178! Excellent!" Could someone clue me the st7 (which can't possibly exist?)

3:35 pm

Boobear

hi Lynxxx and jes

3:35 pm

crosshair

lol love your icon pic lynxx..so british,waiting for someone to offer me a spot of tea to offset a severed limb;)

3:36 pm

Sally-catlover

Jayk, if you are tall or short, you might be of great or small st7

3:36 pm

SeaSpray

st 4 + fishing l***

3:36 pm

jesdraggon

me too, jayk

3:36 pm

Boobear

love your icon SeaSpray

3:36 pm

jesdraggon

na6 please?

3:36 pm

Jayk

bless you Sea Spray!!

3:36 pm

SeaSpray

ty boo, thats my buddy

3:37 pm

Boobear

is that a westie

3:37 pm

Jayk

less than zero

3:37 pm

SeaSpray

yes he is

3:37 pm

Jayk

And Sally I meant to say

3:38 pm

Boobear

he is adorable. One of my sisters has a westie

3:38 pm

SeaSpray

yw Jayk

3:38 pm

crosshair

i had a cokapoo that looked like your puppy once.darned things are too smart

3:38 pm

lynxxx

n6 add n to 2nd a5.18

3:38 pm

jesdraggon

oy. thankee, lynxxx. that's fishy

3:39 pm

SeaSpray

my pup is 13, had him since he was 8 weeks old, like my third child

3:40 pm

Jayk

ratos

3:40 pm

Jayk

Damn!

3:40 pm

crosshair

pb for jayk~!

3:40 pm

SeaSpray

ty jay

3:40 pm

Jayk

I'm off!

3:41 pm

cybernan

th 8, please?

3:41 pm

Boobear

clue for au 5/18 pls

3:42 pm

lynxxx

th8 th4.5 & 1st u4

3:42 pm

Sally-catlover

th _ three vowels meaning you have a debt plus three-quarters of what you do with a book

3:42 pm

crosshair

th= acronym for a promisary note and most of looking at a book

3:42 pm

cybernan

homonym for ou 5 -- something you SHOULD do

3:42 pm

crosshair

snap sally;)

3:43 pm

lynxxx

au5.18 au & ei***/number

3:43 pm

crosshair

sallys is better

3:43 pm

Sally-catlover

:-)

3:43 pm

SeaSpray

you all give such excellent clues

3:43 pm

cybernan

ty all

3:43 pm

Sally-catlover

Not mine originally, got it from someone else's clue. Would never have got that one otherwise.

3:44 pm

lynxxx

Must run, BBL, bye all

3:44 pm

Boobear

ty lynxxx

3:44 pm

jesdraggon

gotta go work

3:44 pm

joshuavorbis

good god the th8/9

3:45 pm

joshuavorbis

now i know 2 words that use all 5 vowels

3:45 pm

joshuavorbis

well, 2 in addition to the 1 i know of off the top of my head

3:45 pm

Sally-catlover

Now think of a sentence you can use it in :-)

3:46 pm

joshuavorbis

well, at least facetious is the only one i can think of that uses the vowels in alphabetical order

3:46 pm

Jayk

Out on time served. Help with undoubtedly obvious re 5?

3:46 pm

crosshair

th 8 almost sounds like a famous author of old but with a u missing from the end

3:51 pm

cybernan

wu 5?

3:51 pm

Nancy Boy

big, german, sausage

3:52 pm

cybernan

re + pale and listless

3:52 pm

Jayk

Thx Cyber! How are these WORDS??

3:53 pm

Jayk

sa 5/14? ta 5/10?

3:53 pm

cybernan

wasn't yelling -- only way of highlighting in the chog

3:53 pm

oodleberry

bk

3:53 pm

Nancy Boy

just to clarify...that -was- a clue in response to cybernan :)

3:54 pm

oodleberry

ta 5 10 is like a crown

3:54 pm

cybernan

sa + part of a british car wheel

3:55 pm

cybernan

wu 5/20, please?

3:55 pm

Nancy Boy

as I say, Cyber :) big german sausage!

3:55 pm

Jayk

Obvious NOW,Cyber!!

3:55 pm

Jayk

Like liver*****

3:55 pm

cybernan

oh -- got it ty -- didn't realize the sausage clue was for me at first

3:56 pm

Jayk

ta 5/10? ta 5/14?

3:56 pm

Nancy Boy

to be fair, it is the kind of thing I might just come out with ;) you're welcome!

3:57 pm

Jayk

LOL, NB!

3:57 pm

oodleberry

ou6 please

3:57 pm

Nancy Boy

ta 5/14 - a way of describing yummy food

3:57 pm

cybernan

ae 6, please?

3:57 pm

Jayk

what is the MATTER with me??

3:58 pm

cybernan

ou 6 - not coming in

3:58 pm

Jayk

ae + a carpet + a vowel

3:58 pm

oodleberry

ae + like a carpet + vowel

3:58 pm

Nancy Boy

LOL Jayk. I have the same issue. Blaming it on the distraction, though - curled on sofa watching Slumdog Millionaire, not my faaavourite film but a good film

3:59 pm

cybernan

ty -- new one for me

3:59 pm

Jayk

Cyber--70% of these are new!

3:59 pm

KatieMcG

evening everyone :-)

3:59 pm

oodleberry

well did the ou6 catch the wrong plane or something or was it delayed because of the snow???

4:00 pm

Jayk

please end my misery: need the ta 5/10 for FW

4:00 pm

oodleberry

hi katie

4:00 pm

cybernan

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

4:00 pm

Nancy Boy

oooh, well done Cyber :)

4:00 pm

KatieMcG

congrats cybernan

4:00 pm

oodleberry

wtg cyber

4:00 pm

Nancy Boy

hello, Katie :)

4:00 pm

cybernan

ta 5/10: black sticky stuff + spanish yes

4:01 pm

oodleberry

i don,t even have nbt

4:01 pm

Nancy Boy

t + f****, language spoken in afghanistan

4:02 pm

Jayk

Thanks Cyber and all!! Now I can try to earn a living. This babble stuff is really pernicious.

4:03 pm

cybernan

did you get the ou oodle? --- think in past tense

4:03 pm

oodleberry

no

4:04 pm

cybernan

bye all -- time for a trek to costco -- the larder is bare

4:04 pm

KatieMcG

how is your snow NB?

4:04 pm

Nancy Boy

I'm having trouble getting it, too

4:04 pm

oodleberry

you said it wasn't coming in yet and I thought it had missed its plane

4:04 pm

cybernan

to think, pt -- drop a couple of letters

4:05 pm

cybernan

no, but for that comment it ou 5 to

4:06 pm

cybernan

ou 5: not in + not come

4:09 pm

cybernan

*ou 5/16

4:09 pm

cybernan

did you get it now?

4:09 pm

oodleberry

uh THANK YOU MONKEY!!!

4:09 pm

KatieMcG

I did nan thanks

4:10 pm

oodleberry

Â¸i got those by your clues but not the ou6 now I have ou6

4:10 pm

oodleberry

ty cyber

4:10 pm

cybernan

same beginning + fuel

4:10 pm

oodleberry

yes got it ty

4:16 pm

Boobear

clue for the last gr 4/6

4:18 pm

Good Enough

it aint easy being gr**n

4:19 pm

Boobear

ty

4:28 pm

gramma

Hello everyone! After 2 1/2 months I got my laptop back. All better.

4:29 pm

inge

hello gramma, glad to see you

4:30 pm

gramma

I've had to play on the office puter. (not as much fun)

4:31 pm

rationalimage

anyone have a clue for the st 7?

4:31 pm

pippingeek

another word for height

4:32 pm

jesdraggon

and back. and once again i just don't understand people.

4:32 pm

Nancy Boy

oooh, thanks Pippin

4:33 pm

gramma

ty pippin

4:33 pm

pippingeek

yw

4:34 pm

jesdraggon

heya nb :)

4:37 pm

jesdraggon

wa6,42 clue?

4:38 pm

Joanne123

a5 with w in front??

4:38 pm

Joanne123

au5

4:40 pm

SamanthaJoy

it's the na6, but replace the n with a w

4:40 pm

SamanthaJoy

jes, what is confusing you about people today?

4:41 pm

SamanthaJoy

oh, wait, did you just see my post? Because that's what is doing it for me. :/

4:41 pm

Joanne123

ae6 please

4:42 pm

oodleberry

ae+carpet+vowel

4:42 pm

jesdraggon

Just did tail docks and dewclaw removal on a litter of puppies. Owner/breeder asked me if I've ever seen dogs of this breed with tails before. I said yes, they're all born with tails. The only reason that you don't see adults with tails is that breeders insist on cutting them off as puppies.

4:42 pm

Joanne123

ty oodle and hi

4:42 pm

Joanne123

hi all

4:42 pm

oodleberry

hi joanne how are you... yw

4:43 pm

Joanne123

good u??

4:43 pm

jesdraggon

am i being too demanding to want someone to have a VERY BASIC knowledge of the breed before breeding? I mean... I don't THINK that's too much to ask.

4:43 pm

oodleberry

are you staying warm?

4:43 pm

Andree

hi everyone

4:43 pm

o-o

Sooooooooo, how is everybody's onions?

4:43 pm

Joanne123

i have never heard of any dog without a tail..not a smart question

4:43 pm

oodleberry

hi andree

4:43 pm

jesdraggon

thanks joanne; that's firewords :)

4:44 pm

Joanne123

glad to be home from work and indoors...to6

4:44 pm

Andree

jess,its illegal in Aus to dock puppies so i am suprised

4:44 pm

oodleberry

BR is that you who asked me about my onion?

4:44 pm

Joanne123

yvw jes wtg congr4s

4:44 pm

jesdraggon

well, some Australian shepherds are natural dock. But most of the bob-tailed breeds are only bobbed because people keep cutting them off.

4:44 pm

o-o

In my opinion, cutting the tail is wrong

4:44 pm

Andree

this puppy i have now is my first with a tail, i am just getting used to it

4:44 pm

Joanne123

here here br

4:45 pm

jesdraggon

how can someone not put in the effort to learn basic stuff like that BEFORE deciding to breed their dogs?

4:45 pm

oodleberry

and what do you mean by 'onion'

4:45 pm

jesdraggon

*facepalm*

4:45 pm

Joanne123

ok i just saw a cat the other day on the street with half a tail and limping somewhat as it ran..i was saddened

4:45 pm

oodleberry

one word jes

4:46 pm

SamanthaJoy

oh dear, jes

4:46 pm

oodleberry

money

4:46 pm

o-o

onion is a euphemism

4:46 pm

oodleberry

for...

4:46 pm

jesdraggon

whatever. never count on making money breeding dogs.

4:46 pm

SamanthaJoy

oodle, there's just not that much *money* in breeding. I suppose there may be some fools who think there are, but there isn't. *sigh*

4:47 pm

oodleberry

never heard of the euphemism before

4:47 pm

jesdraggon

she's not breeding anything champion quality, which means she won't be able to sell them for much (people still scared of spending money because of the economy), and she'll spend more money on things like today's visit, and vaccines, and food, and what if she'd needed to have the bitch sectioned? that's a hefty bill right there.

4:47 pm

jesdraggon

and no guarantee that you'll even get live pups.... it's a total gamble, and not good odds.

4:47 pm

Andree

i would not have thought a responsible breeder would make much profit

4:47 pm

Joanne123

puppy mills are so sad

4:48 pm

oodleberry

oh well I thought... but maybe they want the prestige... but not knowing about the breed is ludicrous(sp) if you ask me

4:48 pm

o-o

then I suppose it could be a neuwphamism

4:48 pm

SamanthaJoy

well, jes, I thought you were talking about Pat Robertson. He's just announced that God is punishing the haitians because their ancestors made "a deal with the evil" in 1804

4:48 pm

jesdraggon

yeah, pat robertson is a crackhead

4:48 pm

Andree

sorry mean to say would not make much profit

4:48 pm

jesdraggon

and that's really all i have to say about him ;)

4:48 pm

SamanthaJoy

Apparently god's not up on cause and effect as it relates to altering behavior or punishment theory.

4:49 pm

jesdraggon

well you know. I had an epiphany about God recently...

4:49 pm

SamanthaJoy

sorry, "a deal with the devil", not "the evil", heh

4:49 pm

jesdraggon

"Intelligent design"... the problem is, intelligent does not equal reasonable.

4:50 pm

gramma

Just looked at the chog Brief summary of what I saw: Pat Robinson is a crackhead prophet breeding dogs.

4:50 pm

gramma

Did I get it all?

4:50 pm

SamanthaJoy

gramma, based on the stories jes routinely tells, pat's a good example of the kind oif mind that breeds dogs

4:51 pm

gramma

Ohhhhhh

4:51 pm

SamanthaJoy

Also, "onion" is a euphemism for, uh, something

4:51 pm

SamanthaJoy

Maybe dogs?

4:51 pm

gramma

Is that like euthanasia? Let's do it!

4:51 pm

jesdraggon

hehehehe. excellent, gramma.

4:52 pm

SamanthaJoy

gramma, you officially crack me up. :)

4:52 pm

torgone

The deal with the devil story is not far off .. Interesting article over at Boing Boing ..

4:52 pm

gramma

okie dokie, back to the grid. I won't interrupt

4:53 pm

o-o

I had many excellent conversations with my favorite wall ... before it ran off with the ceiling

4:53 pm

SamanthaJoy

oh, the story itself is fascinating. I'm just having a hard time thinking that the earthquake is directly related, y'know?

4:54 pm

gramma

BR, I can't let that go by. That exact same thing happened to me.

4:54 pm

oodleberry

hee hee hee BR

4:54 pm

Andree

me too,lol

4:54 pm

Joanne123

aw6 please

4:54 pm

gramma

I have the name of a good attorney if you'd like.

4:54 pm

o-o

Will the trauma ever cease?

4:55 pm

gramma

a+ soo tired

4:55 pm

gramma

The trauma or the drama?

4:55 pm

Joanne123

ty

4:56 pm

gramma

yw

4:56 pm

dcseain

hi. i'm about halfway. do i want to finish?

4:57 pm

oodleberry

hey dc

4:57 pm

gramma

Get a little drinkie-poo and think about it.

4:57 pm

Andree

hi dc, i have 40 left and wondering if i will bother finishing, don't like this much

4:57 pm

dcseain

hi, oodle and gramma. LOL gramma

4:57 pm

crosshair

im still trying for halfway,about 10 away from it;/

4:58 pm

Andree

hi crossy

4:58 pm

dcseain

hi, andree and crossy

4:58 pm

oodleberry

oh I just got half way... exackatackally

4:58 pm

gramma

Ahh come on. It's a game, It's supposed to be fun. If not turn that frown upside down and make it so!

4:59 pm

jesdraggon

eh. some pretty gnarly pictures of the earthquake here: http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/
01/earthquake_in_haiti.html

4:59 pm

oodleberry

gramma hate to break it to you dear but this is work ;-)

5:00 pm

dcseain

it's really, really horrible what has happened there. At least as bad as SF back in 1906.

5:00 pm

gramma

BRB off to the liquor closet Feel free to talk about me, I can't hear you

5:01 pm

redturtlehead

Hi All. The news about the quake is really indicating that things are not good. I can see that its possible that as Haiti rebuilds the buildings and plumbing etc may actually be better, as they were not good before...

5:01 pm

pippingeek

can i join you gramma?

5:01 pm

pippingeek

i think fireworks calls for a drink!

5:01 pm

Andree

hi red

5:02 pm

Joanne123

lol gramma

5:02 pm

SamanthaJoy

Yes. Haiti is the poorest country in the western hemisphere and this was centered on their biggest city. It's easily as bad as '06, proportionately.

5:02 pm

redturtlehead

ok, little shocking...they found a 12 foot Anaconda in a county very close to me....

5:02 pm

Joanne123

er 4/6 the second please

5:02 pm

dcseain

their prime minister is estimating hundreds of thousands likely dead.

5:02 pm

Joanne123

red that is scary and gross

5:03 pm

dcseain

ah, the joys of FL

5:03 pm

Joanne123

i hate snakes..sorry snake lovers

5:03 pm

pippingeek

joanne - alternate spelling of weird and spooky

5:03 pm

pippingeek

never mind wrong word, that was ee4/6

5:03 pm

redturtlehead

well, it was nearly dead, too cold lately. I am a fan of snakes, but not of completely Huge Jungle snakes living in the wrong areas of the word.

5:03 pm

bojazz

er4/6 - a unit of energy?

5:04 pm

Joanne123

whew that scared me lol

5:04 pm

SamanthaJoy

red, that was likely an escaped pet :)

5:04 pm

Andree

poor thing must have been an escaped pet

5:04 pm

Mom

that's okay, Pipping, I needed that one.
Hello everyone {{hu**}}

5:04 pm

pippingeek

most of the large snakes found in florida are escaped pets

5:04 pm

redturtlehead

escaped? I think more likely a dumped pet.

5:05 pm

pippingeek

some they've even found have ben released purposely to be found "in order to raise awareness"

5:05 pm

SamanthaJoy

Awareness that people are jerks?

5:05 pm

Joanne123

hi mom i don't get it tho

5:05 pm

redturtlehead

Most have been released by thier owners who realize they get very large.

5:05 pm

pippingeek

something like that

5:05 pm

redturtlehead

Florida is full of odd people.

5:05 pm

pippingeek

the guy who did that recently had the book thrown at him, fortunatley

5:05 pm

Mom

ee + first two letters of bread (not white or wheat)

5:05 pm

pippingeek

i know, i'm here and very odd!

5:05 pm

Joanne123

good

5:06 pm

SamanthaJoy

I'm more than halfway but I still have blank tiles so by my own silly standards I can't go to the list yet

5:07 pm

Joanne123

omg that was ea4 one that i missed ty

5:07 pm

redturtlehead

where do you live Pippin? Sorry if thats too personal.

5:07 pm

SamanthaJoy

I am not fond of the Os today

5:07 pm

oodleberry

red is florida warmer?

5:07 pm

pippingeek

i'm in the tampa area

5:07 pm

redturtlehead

Samantha I am also having O problems.

5:07 pm

gramma

Back with my toddy. And I see you've been chatting about us old folks who get turned loose in Fla-la-land and grow really big because they start throwing books at us

5:07 pm

redturtlehead

Florida has warmed up a bit.

5:07 pm

Mom

well Samantha, Shriek is one

5:07 pm

redturtlehead

I live a little east of you, in Clermont. the snake was in Osceola Co.

5:08 pm

gramma

You guys don't think I get it. But I do

5:08 pm

oodleberry

but unfortunately a little too late for the crops

5:08 pm

redturtlehead

Mom! Good clue thanks.

5:08 pm

pippingeek

it's trying. but it was still too cold for me to work outside toay

5:08 pm

Mom

you're welcome Red

5:08 pm

Mom

ou 7/56 when your clothes are too small you OU them

5:08 pm

redturtlehead

but it did stop the huge snake, the cold weather, and it's going to reduce our insects quite a bit.

5:09 pm

Mom

yours mine and ou**

5:09 pm

Joanne123

ty mom

5:09 pm

bojazz

the ee4/6 is like weird things happening?

5:09 pm

redturtlehead

spelled very badly bojazz, hello!

5:10 pm

Mom

I rowed my boat with oa** to the court house where I took an oa** to eat my oa** every day for breakfast along with my to 5/10

5:10 pm

SamanthaJoy

ooohhh,h mom, I didn't have that o7. Thanks!

5:10 pm

pippingeek

i would say yes, bojazz

5:10 pm

Andree

ti5 and 6 please

5:10 pm

Mom

Hi Bojazz

5:10 pm

pippingeek

a crown for a girl

5:10 pm

Mom

don't have those Andree, sorry

5:10 pm

SamanthaJoy

like crowns, andree

5:10 pm

sandbox74

andree princesses wear them

5:10 pm

Mom

now I do, thanks Pipping and Sam and Sand

5:11 pm

bojazz

hi babblers :)

5:11 pm

pippingeek

yay!

5:11 pm

Andree

thx pip, sam and sandbox

5:11 pm

oodleberry

still don't have nbt

5:11 pm

oodleberry

hi bo

5:11 pm

mixi6

th8?

5:11 pm

Joanne123

sorry now last er5

5:11 pm

oodleberry

what is the lone O please

5:11 pm

oodleberry

clue I mean

5:12 pm

pippingeek

e + what you put on a cold floor + 4th vowel

5:12 pm

mixi6

it is an on5 word.

5:12 pm

SamanthaJoy

th + three vowels that indicate you owe someone money + mens ***

5:12 pm

Mom

a kid that is a little stinker is on5/14

5:12 pm

Joanne123

ty

5:14 pm

Mom

mens what, Sam?

5:14 pm

pippingeek

i was a ya6/36 the other day so badly i fell asleep before i finished the grid and ruined my rankings!

5:14 pm

pippingeek

oh sam, that threw me! mens *** is a legal term

5:15 pm

Mom

thanks Pipping

5:15 pm

pippingeek

like in legally blonde!

5:15 pm

bojazz

great pippin - thx

5:15 pm

SamanthaJoy

I can erase the explanation, I see. Good, I'm ling winded. :)

5:15 pm

Mom

ugh, never saw that movie

5:16 pm

redturtlehead

m

5:16 pm

redturtlehead

Mom, I was surprised, but rather liked legally blonde.

5:17 pm

bojazz

me too

5:17 pm

Mom

not much of a movie watcher

5:17 pm

SamanthaJoy

legally blonde is a cutie of a movie, but don't expect to take it too seriously.

5:17 pm

redturtlehead

me neither, I have only seen it on tv...

5:17 pm

pippingeek

did everyone get the bird/bat poop already?

5:17 pm

SamanthaJoy

"*You* got into Harvard Law?" "Hhhmph. Like it's hard!"

5:18 pm

redturtlehead

this ye** I think some good ones have come out, blind side....

5:18 pm

Andree

a chick flick but great fun

5:18 pm

pippingeek

for some reason that word made me happy

5:18 pm

bojazz

she was a minority :)

5:18 pm

Mom

what does it begin with, pipping?

5:19 pm

pippingeek

it's a g word

5:19 pm

pippingeek

i just got back from seeing avatar in 3d and now i think i have a headache

5:19 pm

Mom

yep, got that one

5:20 pm

Joanne123

my fries are to gr....

5:20 pm

Nancy Boy

I had a huuuge headache when I got back from that movie, Pippin. What do you think - worth it?

5:20 pm

redturtlehead

I heard it has made some people feel a little nauseous, have not seen it...

5:20 pm

Mom

thanks Joanne

5:20 pm

Joanne123

yvw

5:20 pm

pippingeek

way too expensive, $10 for a matinee!

5:20 pm

pippingeek

the technology and special effects were well done

5:20 pm

pippingeek

i thought the plot was kinda lame

5:20 pm

Mom

and $3 to "rent" the glasses

5:21 pm

littlebit

i've seen avatar and i really liked it!

5:21 pm

Nancy Boy

I kept my glasses. They suited me.

5:21 pm

Mom

I haven't seen it but our son did

5:21 pm

pippingeek

ripped off both dances with wolves and nausicaa of the valley of the wind at the same time!

5:21 pm

Mom

lol Nancy (and hello_

5:21 pm

redturtlehead

Hi Littlebit!

5:21 pm

Mom

HI Littlebit

5:21 pm

Nancy Boy

Plus that film was like two hours of my life that I will NEVER get back so I deserve the glasses for my trouble. Such a poor, POOR script

5:21 pm

littlebit

hey red!

5:21 pm

littlebit

hey mom!

5:22 pm

pippingeek

but i don't know that i thought it was "bad," just .. blah

5:22 pm

mixi6

ty samantha. took me a while to find mens ***. kept trying tral or we4, but they didn't fit into three letters.

5:22 pm

redturtlehead

hi mixi

5:22 pm

torgone

Heyas kids ..

5:23 pm

Mom

still looking for the mens -- tried gas and rot but that won't work either. Hi Mix

5:23 pm

mixi6

hi red! how's your new job??

5:23 pm

pippingeek

or if you use the letter before it, it's another word for pee added to the th4/6

5:23 pm

Nancy Boy

what's your favourite movie, Pippin?

5:23 pm

redturtlehead

Have not started yet, tomorrow is my last day on the old one... thanks for asking. How are you doing?

5:23 pm

Andree

they get you each way at the movies, here it is $15 but the 3d glasses are free

5:23 pm

Mom

Hi Tor

5:24 pm

mixi6

had home energy audit today. Not too bad.

5:24 pm

pippingeek

not sure what my fave is these days. for a long time i used to say "brassed off," but that was 10 years ago now

5:24 pm

Andree

sa5/14 please

5:24 pm

Andree

hi tor

5:24 pm

pippingeek

sa5/14 is a male wood nymph or suchlike

5:25 pm

pippingeek

what's yours, nancyboy?

5:25 pm

Nancy Boy

sa 5/14 a figure in greek mythology with a man's torso but a go4's legs. Symbols of sexuality. Pictured with big, er, junk.

5:25 pm

Mom

got it, finally, thanks for all the help

5:25 pm

Mom

good mix

5:26 pm

Nancy Boy

I'd probably say American Beauty, Pippin. Though I love stuff that's really overblown and crazy too, like Kill Bill.

5:26 pm

bojazz

thx Nancy

5:27 pm

Nancy Boy

You said it, Mom

5:27 pm

Nancy Boy

You're welcome, bojazz :)

5:28 pm

Mom

I did? What did I say?

5:28 pm

pippingeek

i just saw "shopgirl" again last night. good, but also interesting the way its framed

5:28 pm

pippingeek

also recently saw "up in the air" and very much enjoyed that

5:28 pm

pippingeek

you said the sa5 is a good mix of parts!

5:29 pm

Nancy Boy

the only new release I've seen recently is Daybreakers. Sooooo disgusting.

5:29 pm

Mom

oh dear,

5:29 pm

Mom

blushing

5:29 pm

pippingeek

not good? i'm curious to see it given the cast

5:29 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi all

5:29 pm

Nancy Boy

nobody would deny it, Mom...;)

5:29 pm

pippingeek

poop. must eat some dinner, bbl

5:29 pm

jesdraggon

/me wanders back in

5:29 pm

Mom

Hi {{TO}}

5:30 pm

Mom

bye Pipping

5:30 pm

Mom

Hi Jess

5:30 pm

redturtlehead

hi jes and temple

5:30 pm

72 Temple Owl

{{{{mom}}}}

5:30 pm

jesdraggon

bye, pippingeek

5:30 pm

Andree

back in a while

5:30 pm

jesdraggon

hi everyone who's staying :)

5:30 pm

Mom

bye bye Andree

5:31 pm

jesdraggon

bye, andree

5:31 pm

Mom

TO, are you still away from home?

5:31 pm

72 Temple Owl

yep. justgot word to report again mon night.

5:32 pm

Joanne123

135 and will never finish by time i has to have shower..so nite all congrats to all and good nite

5:32 pm

Mom

oh geez, what type of work do you do?

5:32 pm

redturtlehead

a lot of travel to.

5:32 pm

Mom

good night Joanne, thanks for the help

5:32 pm

jesdraggon

g'night, joanne

5:33 pm

72 Temple Owl

i am in business logistics. i am testing new it system as a user.

5:33 pm

Joanne123

anytime u peop's

5:33 pm

Nef

Hi everybody. Are you enjoying the grid today?

5:33 pm

Mom

HI Nef

5:33 pm

Mom

I hope it goes smooth, TO

5:33 pm

72 Temple Owl

an serious film fols here?

5:34 pm

redturtlehead

it has been alright nef, how are you?

5:34 pm

Mom

off I go, have dishes to wash and dry. {{hu**}} to all of you

5:34 pm

72 Temple Owl

are you done, momn?

5:35 pm

Mom

oh no, TO still have 70 to go

5:35 pm

Nef

Hi Mom, TO, and red. I've been running around all day, am totally exhausted now and am hoping to settle in and finish this grid! How about you, red?

5:35 pm

jesdraggon

bye, mom

5:35 pm

Mom

bye bye Jess

5:36 pm

jesdraggon

grid was icky, nef, but lickety made it doable

5:36 pm

72 Temple Owl

see you later then!

5:36 pm

Mom

bye bye TO, take care

5:37 pm

Nef

oh, dear, jes. I got to NBT last night at flip, and have just returned. I thought it would be a fun one today

5:37 pm

Nef

bye, TO!

5:37 pm

jesdraggon

then again, i'm at work, and very sleepy...so maybe it's just me

5:37 pm

redturtlehead

I really have not found it to be too bad, but I do have 78 left, have nnot listed..

5:38 pm

Nef

that's encouraging, red! Hey, did I see you are changing jobs? What are you changing from and to?

5:38 pm

72 Temple Owl

watching haiti footage.

5:39 pm

redturtlehead

just different hospital, still same old Emergency stuff... someday I'm going to turn into one of those old employee health Hags. (The lady I met with today was not nice can you tell?)

5:40 pm

Nef

I've been listening to NPR all day about Haiti, TO. I can imagine that it is devastating. I have one of my nurses who's been to Haiti twice in the past 1 1/2 years on mission trips; I can imagine this is horrible to her

5:42 pm

Nef

LOL, red! I can't picture you as a old hag! (Never saw you before, but I still can't imagine it

5:42 pm

72 Temple Owl

upon retiring i would lie to wor for red cross

5:43 pm

Nef

is your K key stuck TO?

5:44 pm

redturtlehead

I wish I had some time to take off and go work, but, my Mom is coming on SUnday and expects a vacation.

5:47 pm

72 Temple Owl

us responsei better than for katrina and andrew

5:49 pm

redturtlehead

I was in Liberia during Katrina, so we didn't even hear about it for quite some time. but the response of everyone was apparently very chaotic.

5:51 pm

redturtlehead

I hope, that out of this tragedy will come better plumbing and electric for Hatians

5:51 pm

72 Temple Owl

say what you lie, we may be perceived as wasteful and materialistic but no country gives more froj the heart than this one

5:57 pm

redturtlehead

Americans are very generous. I wish this grid would be a tiny bit more giving to me...

5:57 pm

Nef

I agree with you both. I'm hoping and praying that Haiti will have better housing, plumbing and electric as they rebuild. Plus I'm glad that the US is responding so quickly (esp. because of the slow respos after Katrina!) now

5:57 pm

redturtlehead

Different times Nef. ;)

5:57 pm

redturtlehead

oops meant :) no winking intended!

5:58 pm

72 Temple Owl

hmm must think about dinner

5:58 pm

Nef

NP, red. I see my typos were pretty bad in my last post too

5:59 pm

redturtlehead

I vote for turkey burger. My permanent favorite.

6:00 pm

72 Temple Owl

red google punks backyard grill. their veggie burger is homnemade and looks fab

6:00 pm

72 Temple Owl

there gazebo spinach salad is stellar

6:00 pm

redturtlehead

Veggie burger, is good too. Is it a recipe?

6:01 pm

72 Temple Owl

no , a menu. intersting company, created as a biz school project

6:01 pm

redturtlehead

So, I unfortunately can not get any of these lovely items!!!!

6:02 pm

72 Temple Owl

aww sorry but aren't they yummy?

6:02 pm

redturtlehead

they do look very very good.

6:03 pm

72 Temple Owl

that bottom right o is killing me

6:03 pm

72 Temple Owl

all the o words are killing me

6:03 pm

redturtlehead

Ok down to 66 left....Pretty soon I think I can manage the list.

6:05 pm

Nef

bottom right o is or 5/14 a stubborn mood

6:06 pm

redturtlehead

the bottom right O is a word for a difficult or stubborn person or mile.

6:06 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty, nef.

6:06 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty, red.

6:07 pm

redturtlehead

YW, the O's today are difficult...

6:08 pm

Jellen

Hello, all!

6:09 pm

72 Temple Owl

bye guys - need to get food

6:09 pm

Jellen

Speaking of O's, is the os 7 related to the 5?

6:09 pm

redturtlehead

hello Jellen

6:09 pm

Nef

Hi, Jellen. How are you? Haven't seen you for a long time

6:09 pm

Jellen

I'm pretty well, Nef...and you?

6:09 pm

Nef

sorry, I don't have either yet Jellen

6:10 pm

redturtlehead

I am also missing it. But I think I can go looking now that I know there is an O 7!

6:10 pm

jesdraggon

spelling-wise, yes. meaning wise, not so much

6:10 pm

Nef

don't great. I was a bit or5/14 earlier (just overdid a bit and hadn't eaten for too long)

6:11 pm

Nef

I have an ou 7; combo word

6:12 pm

Nef

that should have been that I was DOING great (don't know where that don't came from!)

6:12 pm

redturtlehead

glad that you are doing great, rather than Don't great!

6:14 pm

Jellen

Me, too!

6:15 pm

Nef

very odd typing, and serioous lag now too. I need to restart my computer and see if that helps

6:16 pm

Jellen

Got to os7, using AtoZ

6:21 pm

gramma

Help with the os7 please.

6:21 pm

gramma

I have 5 left and that's one of them

6:22 pm

Jellen

os + Spanish aunt + ham on **e bread sandwich

6:22 pm

gramma

ty

6:23 pm

gramma

sy 5/14 is another missing word. Help?

6:24 pm

Jellen

sy + do you ***t or own your home?

6:25 pm

gramma

TY done

6:25 pm

Jellen

Yay, gramma!!!!

6:26 pm

pippingeek

sy5/14 water temptress spelled funny

6:26 pm

gramma

Celebratory ciggie and cocktail

6:26 pm

oodleberry

could I have a clue for the eastern corner O please... (right side)

6:27 pm

Jellen

on 5/14 = stubborn, difficult

6:27 pm

oodleberry

ty jellen

6:27 pm

Christine

think a slangy way of saying ordinary, but spell it on5

6:28 pm

oodleberry

nbt!!

6:28 pm

Jellen

wd, oodle!

6:34 pm

Christine

I have 8Ys, but my stats shows 7/8

6:36 pm

Aussieme

hey all.....

6:36 pm

Aussieme

there are 10 y words Christine.... 8 from 1 y, 2 from the one next to it.

6:36 pm

oodleberry

AUSSIE!!!

6:36 pm

redturtlehead

there re 2 Y's in the grid making for 10 y's total

6:36 pm

Aussieme

Oodles !

6:37 pm

oodleberry

didded you got my inbox?

6:37 pm

Jellen

Hi, aussie!

6:37 pm

Christine

OMGosh, I really do need glasses.
Thank you

6:37 pm

Aussieme

I gotted your inbox Oodles..... I did, I did....

6:37 pm

Aussieme

lol Christine :)

6:38 pm

oodleberry

ok and there seems to be a boycott... actually don't blame them... I am waiting till he can got all the bugs cleaned out then start walking again

6:39 pm

Aussieme

I haven't "walked" for over a week Oodle, it won't let me..... I have complained every day. I am really frustrated.... I walked 0 miles, and it told me I had done my walks for the day....

6:39 pm

oodleberry

that's why the boycott

6:39 pm

oodleberry

omg

6:39 pm

Aussieme

it's very grrrrrr.....

6:39 pm

oodleberry

brb

6:39 pm

Aussieme

ok, whats wrong ?

6:40 pm

Jellen

Ooh, 2 left...

6:41 pm

oodleberry

I didn't know people were having THOSE kinds of problems

6:41 pm

oodleberry

so are you back from holiday?

6:42 pm

Jellen

Fireworks!

6:42 pm

oodleberry

wtg jellen

6:42 pm

Nef

WTG, Jellen YAY!!!!

6:43 pm

Jellen

Thanks, all...and thanks a2z!

6:44 pm

oodleberry

Aussie, are you back from holiday and are you staying warm??

6:44 pm

Jellen

Laundry calls...back later if needed to clue, unless someone needs something now...

6:45 pm

Boobear

clue for the second ra 5/10

6:46 pm

Jellen

It's a plural, Boobear...

6:46 pm

Jellen

Rodent + vowel + plural

6:49 pm

Jellen

Okay, I'm gone for a while...Happy Babbling!

6:50 pm

Boobear

bye Jellen

6:55 pm

oodleberry

ok going back to tv... had to get away from the earthquake news for a bit

7:03 pm

wht

Hi all. I'm back to finish up.

7:04 pm

redturtlehead

Hi wht! How are you doing?

7:08 pm

wht

I'm doing fine. 14 to go. But some of these words are just plain strange.

7:08 pm

wht

I hate it when there are oddball words and when you click on the question mark you get no definition.

7:09 pm

wht

Red, are things warming up for you?

7:09 pm

redturtlehead

Yes, finally we are starting to have more normal temps. And you? How are you?

7:11 pm

wht

Still cold in the NE, but then that is what we expect in winter.

7:11 pm

redturtlehead

You New Englanders are made of tougher stuff, at least from my experience of doing a contract in NH.

7:14 pm

wht

Better insulation, heating and warm clothing help a lot.

7:16 pm

redturtlehead

I was up in RI over Thanksgiving and I was amazed at how gr** everything was, constantly. I think I shall return to visit my sister in the summer instead!

7:16 pm

redturtlehead

Can someone anyone clue the au 5, 18?

7:17 pm

redturtlehead

lurkers???

7:17 pm

wht

It is certainly prettier when everything is covered in snow.

7:17 pm

wht

We just finished the decade of the au5's

7:18 pm

wht

I was looking for a clue for the os7

7:20 pm

redturtlehead

Like a house for birds, but it is an os (an extension of the os5 thing but not related.

7:22 pm

lbdawger

were you nau***y or nice last ye4?

7:22 pm

wht

ty red.

7:23 pm

wht

depends who's asking lbd. :^)

7:23 pm

Nef

hello again. checking my lag time now (things *seem* better so far)

7:24 pm

wht

Hi Nef

7:24 pm

redturtlehead

Hi nef. lbd? I am trying so hard...

7:24 pm

Nef

hi wht. How are you tonight?

7:24 pm

Nef

Gee, even my typing is much improved! :-D

7:25 pm

Nef

hi again red; and hi LBD!

7:26 pm

wht

I'm fine nef.

7:26 pm

wht

Keeping warm

7:28 pm

Nef

it got up into the 20's today, starting a little bit of a thaw here; that means that the ice ruts in the streets and roads made driving sort of like taking mud baths

7:30 pm

wht

Clue for the th8, please

7:30 pm

wht

That sounds like such fun Nef.

7:31 pm

Nef

th +3 vowels in alphabetical order, the las vowel starts a chemical word

7:31 pm

Nef

last

7:32 pm

redturtlehead

gr 6 30?

7:33 pm

lbdawger

hi Nef, yup streets here are much the same. plus the nasty spray stuff they use on the streets. yuch.

7:33 pm

Nef

gr6 relates to food causing indigestion

7:33 pm

lbdawger

gr6 burgers and fries

7:33 pm

wht

ty Nef. Took me a while to figure out that the chemical word was ur4.

7:33 pm

redturtlehead

Ahhhh thanks ;bd.

7:34 pm

Nef

lbd, it's been below zero here for a long time and none of the chemicals they put on the streets for the ice work under 10-15 degrees (F)

7:35 pm

lbdawger

yup, that's the same stuff they use here, nef. plus you have to get a first coat down almost before the snow hits. nasty gr6 stuff.

7:36 pm

lbdawger

one good thing about the below freezing temps is, the beetles that cause beetle rot will be dead.

7:36 pm

Nef

I really don't like those chemicals.

7:36 pm

Nef

beetle rot? I've never heard of that before.

7:37 pm

redturtlehead

excellent lbd. We are looking forward to a decrease mosquito season as well as a few less anacondas.

7:38 pm

Nef

how come low temps don't drop the mosquito population in MN?

7:38 pm

wht

ok. Last clue request. ya6

7:38 pm

wht

MN mosquitoes wear long johns.

7:39 pm

lbdawger

one who does the ya4.10, wht

7:39 pm

dan2bit

a person who ya4s

7:39 pm

welki

hi all .. (they don't need long johns, they're iron plated, solar powered biting machines)

7:39 pm

wht

I can't believe I didn't see that.

7:39 pm

redturtlehead

Ha! your mosquito pop is already decreased each winter. In december, I was eaten alive...I imagine you have nto seen a mosquito in a bit.

7:39 pm

Nef

Not that we have mosquitos in the winter; but we seem to have big swarms of them every ye** no matter what the winter weather was like

7:39 pm

wht

Fireworks, at last

7:39 pm

wht

My monkeys are glad for the rest

7:40 pm

welki

wtg wht

7:40 pm

redturtlehead

congratulatiosn wht.

7:40 pm

lbdawger

mosquitos lay their eggs and it takes a certain temp to hatch them. unlike the beetles who lay dormant in the trees (mostly conifers), and continue to eat the trees.

7:40 pm

lbdawger

whooooo hoooooo WHT!!!

7:40 pm

Nef

YAY, wht!!!! WTG!!!! (and loved the line about the long johns! :-D

7:40 pm

welki

danged pine beetles ... we have them, too

7:42 pm

lbdawger

our winters have been so mild (relatively speaking) that the beetles haven't been killed off by the long hard freezes. We're hoping this last freeze will have finished them off.

7:42 pm

rururocks

how do you prepare trees (cooking wise?)

7:42 pm

Nef

hmmm. I don't *think* we have pine beetles, so ...

7:42 pm

lbdawger

shaved or thinly sliced, ru

7:42 pm

redturtlehead

The cold air has been dry so dried up a lot of our usual mosquito areas, and killed off some of the breeding population. I am unaware of pine beetle. I do wish this killed the palmetto bugs, but nothing kills them.

7:43 pm

Nef

Very Thin!

7:43 pm

rururocks

sautee or steamed?

7:43 pm

lbdawger

fried or grilled, ru

7:43 pm

rururocks

what's a palmetto bug?

7:43 pm

wht

Depends on what tree part you are talking about. My favorite is to roast the seeds, grind them up and pour hot water over them.

7:43 pm

redturtlehead

stuffed with?

7:44 pm

lbdawger

palmetto's are like roaches, impervious to anything mankind can throw at them

7:44 pm

wht

I have that every morning.

7:44 pm

redturtlehead

cockroach ruru.

7:44 pm

redturtlehead

prettoer name.

7:44 pm

rururocks

(wht sounds like an indian)

7:44 pm

rururocks

yeeeewwwwwww cockroaches are disgusting

7:45 pm

Nef

BLEHHH! YUK!! I'm glad we don't have palmetto bugs!

7:45 pm

redturtlehead

yes, yes they are.

7:45 pm

lbdawger

palmettos can be rather pretty, unlike the cockroaches found in California.

7:45 pm

wht

No, the seeds I am thinking of come from coffea aribica

7:45 pm

rururocks

wonder how they would be stuffed and grilled?

7:46 pm

rururocks

oh wht.. a coffee indian

7:46 pm

lbdawger

i'm sure someone has done that to them...gag

7:46 pm

redturtlehead

wht, the coffee berry!

7:46 pm

lbdawger

i thought coffee grew on bushes.

7:46 pm

wht

Red, that is the one.

7:47 pm

wht

Tree, bush, before I've had my coffee I can't really tell.

7:47 pm

lbdawger

lol

7:47 pm

redturtlehead

i think it does, looks like small treey bushes

7:48 pm

rururocks

palmetto sounds like a candy bar...

7:49 pm

rururocks

why do California cockroaches look so ugly?

7:49 pm

redturtlehead

interesting ru, I always think of the tree.

7:49 pm

welki

it's the botox, ru

7:49 pm

rururocks

must be the carapace piercing and tattoos....

7:49 pm

rururocks

lol welki

7:49 pm

rururocks

and the silicone..

7:50 pm

redturtlehead

welki! awesome!

7:50 pm

welki

i prefer my method of smoothing wrinkles .. eat more.

7:50 pm

rururocks

lolololol

7:50 pm

rururocks

until you lose weight I guess..

7:51 pm

welki

yeah, and then watch out .... *was going to insert a typical welki's in bad taste comment*

7:51 pm

lbdawger

lol welki

7:51 pm

rururocks

(go ahead)

7:51 pm

rururocks

I love bad taste

7:52 pm

welki

ok .. everyone close their eyes. new luggage!

7:52 pm

wht

If it wasn't for bad taste, I would have no taste at all.

7:52 pm

rururocks

I hear that..

7:53 pm

welki

<-- is roundish, roly poly, so can do the fat jokes with joyful abandon :)

7:53 pm

Boobear

clue for ta 4/6

7:54 pm

Nef

what you put on luggae to tell it's yours

7:54 pm

wht

Plural of the game where you're it.

7:56 pm

oodleberry

bk

7:57 pm

lbdawger

hi ooodles

7:57 pm

lbdawger

hi boo

7:58 pm

oodleberry

lbd do you know of a brain I can have please??? ;-)

7:58 pm

72 Temple Owl

hiall

7:58 pm

oodleberry

hi ya peeps lady

7:59 pm

72 Temple Owl

palmettosare just roaches who weny south for the winter and stayed

8:00 pm

wht

Hi TO

8:00 pm

wht

oodle, I rarely use mine, but I am still rather attached to it.

8:00 pm

oodleberry

what about them TO?

8:00 pm

lbdawger

wish i did, oodles. i'd gladly lend you mine, as it hasn't been doing much but keeping my head from caving in.

8:01 pm

oodleberry

hee hee hee ldb

8:01 pm

lbdawger

hi TO

8:01 pm

lbdawger

brb, need to put the kettle on.

8:01 pm

oodleberry

tyvm wht but that is yours... I need one that no one is using at the moment

8:02 pm

oodleberry

uh that didn't come out right

8:02 pm

Boobear

clue for th8 pls

8:02 pm

nrkii

hi all!

8:02 pm

Nef

(it *really* didn't, oodles. Good thing lbd wandered off just now!) ;-)

8:03 pm

Nef

hi nrkii

8:03 pm

pippingeek

boobear - start with the th4 and add the word for pee

8:03 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi nr

8:03 pm

nrkii

that is an evil evil evil word

8:04 pm

72 Temple Owl

k

8:04 pm

nrkii

Owl, I think I'm getting hired very very soon!

8:04 pm

pippingeek

yes, yes it is

8:04 pm

nrkii

maybe starting next week

8:04 pm

redturtlehead

thats good news nkrii...what type of work?

8:04 pm

72 Temple Owl

YAY!!!! yqy yqy yqy!

8:04 pm

pippingeek

congrats!

8:05 pm

rururocks

what is an evil word?

8:05 pm

nrkii

more market research work, red, which I've resigned myself to

8:05 pm

nrkii

the th8 is an evil word, for being so impossible

8:05 pm

rururocks

oh

8:05 pm

redturtlehead

Sounds alright to em mrkii, but I dont think I can really say.

8:06 pm

72 Temple Owl

is this the firm you spoke of?

8:06 pm

nrkii

I've been doing market research since I was 10 years old, and it's hardly my life dream, but hard to break out of once you're in

8:06 pm

nrkii

but I bought lottery tickets, so maybe I'll win and I can do something more inspiring

8:06 pm

redturtlehead

I'm 100% that I have never met a soul that is earning money doing their life's dream entirely.

8:06 pm

oodleberry

market research is what exactly

8:06 pm

72 Temple Owl

ae 6 pls?

8:07 pm

nrkii

Owl, yes, it's the place I did contract work for back in December... he told me tonight that they definitely intend to hire me, but not sure if next week will happen

8:07 pm

redturtlehead

But I've not met many people with jobs like movie stars.

8:07 pm

oodleberry

ae+rug+vowel

8:07 pm

wht

Have to go. Be back in a bit.

8:07 pm

Jacula

Hi TO. ae + small mat + vowel.

8:07 pm

72 Temple Owl

EXCUSE me?

8:07 pm

oodleberry

THAT'S WHY I NEED ANOTHER FREAKING BRAIN

8:07 pm

nrkii

market research is asking people for their opinions on products so you can make the products, the packaging, or the advertising/marketing better

8:08 pm

72 Temple Owl

well hello jacs and odds to the pb immediately

8:08 pm

nrkii

thanks oodle LOL

8:08 pm

redturtlehead

nrkii, can you get rid of that shrink plastic packing that no one can open? hate that stuff....

8:08 pm

nrkii

I can do nothing to help you red, sorry :)

8:08 pm

Jacula

oodle will tell you he's burned the PB down, TO. He doesn't realise it is indestructible.

8:09 pm

nrkii

I can help change it from pink to blue, so more people will buy it

8:09 pm

oodleberry

and how did you start at 10

8:09 pm

72 Temple Owl

why would he do that? doesn't he know we would rush in put it out and beat him to a pulp? :D

8:09 pm

nrkii

my mom ran a market research interviewing place in a shopping mall, and she let me start working for her when I was 9 or 19

8:09 pm

Jacula

I was wondering that, too, Oodle. (The early working age.)

8:09 pm

Nef

nrkii, tell them we'd buy their stuff it we could ever open the pgk!

8:09 pm

nrkii

9 or 10

8:10 pm

redturtlehead

I would pay more for a product if I could open the product wrapping easily.

8:10 pm

nrkii

this was when market research interviewers were paid on a contract basis instead of as employees, so child labor laws were pretty much irrelevant

8:11 pm

Jacula

Yes, red. That blasted cellophane around cds is an example. You end up taking the sharp point of a knife to it.

8:11 pm

nrkii

so I've been doing market research for over 30 years, and I'm still 30 years away from retirement

8:11 pm

72 Temple Owl

i just went to whole foods and bought a cheesburger. consider the irony. And it was a fine one, too.

8:11 pm

Nef

I took some heavy-duty scissors to a plastic pkg and ended up cutting a rebate coupon in ther in half (so of course I couldn't USE the darn thing!

8:11 pm

nrkii

and now that I said those years out loud, and have done the math, I'm terrified

8:11 pm

Jacula

LOL, TO.

8:12 pm

redturtlehead

oh nrkii....my parents in Penna have a very good financial planner, they both retired early.

8:12 pm

Jacula

Nef - couldn't you have taped it back together?

8:12 pm

nrkii

red, I doubt I'd ever be able to do that... no amount of financial planning will help when you're out of work for almost a year

8:13 pm

redturtlehead

well, if you have 30 working years left, I think there shoudl be some wiggle room...

8:13 pm

72 Temple Owl

ar7/8 pls?

8:13 pm

Nef

no, jac. It was one of those "not good if destroyed" types of coupons

8:15 pm

Jacula

A passage between buildings TO. Compound word of ar4 and a three-letter word for 'path'.

8:15 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty.

8:15 pm

Jacula

Oh, not good Nef. They shouldn't do that.

8:15 pm

redturtlehead

6 left...

8:15 pm

lbdawger

go red!

8:15 pm

nrkii

24 left here... keep asking for those clues people!!!

8:15 pm

72 Temple Owl

call their customer service line. complain about placement of coupon

8:15 pm

redturtlehead

I really need to go to bed, but with 6 left, i think I can complete.

8:16 pm

lbdawger

git 'r dun, red!

8:16 pm

72 Temple Owl

hey nr, guess who gets to come bac here on Monday?

8:17 pm

Nef

red, it's WAY too early for you to go to bed!

8:17 pm

Jacula

Our house smells wonderful at the moment. Aroma of citrus fruits and ginger. I've been making marmalade.

8:18 pm

redturtlehead

Nef, I have one more day of 4 am rising....work.

8:18 pm

redturtlehead

oh and I think we are on different time zo***

8:18 pm

nrkii

Owl?

8:18 pm

torgone

Mmmmm ... marmalade ..

8:18 pm

lbdawger

ahh, but then red, you get a week off!

8:19 pm

Nef

yuk. okay, I understand. I get up on Friday clinic days at 4:30; but I still manage to stay up too late the night before

8:19 pm

72 Temple Owl

ding ding ding ding ding you win, nrk! I am now a platinum member and will get a free maret item upon check in

8:20 pm

Jacula

It was a 9-hour job and I ony got the marmalade potted up at 1.10am - started cutting fruit up at 4pm. Normally, I use Hartley's Mamade orange or lemon base, which cuts the preparation time down a lot. However, I wanted to do grapefruit, lemon, orange and ginger this time and Hartley's don't do that mix. Got 7lbs of preserve for all my work.

8:20 pm

nrkii

how are you feeling about that Owl?

8:20 pm

redturtlehead

yes, if the crazy employee health lady doesnt recall me for some minor detail.

8:21 pm

72 Temple Owl

well i don't now. at least i do get sat -sun- and most of monday. but i have to stay until the 26th

8:21 pm

Jacula

Hi Torg.

8:21 pm

Jacula

Hi lbd.

8:21 pm

Nef

you *Really* LIKE that Employee health lady, don't you red <dripping sarcasm, here>

8:21 pm

lbdawger

hi Jac, hi torg

8:21 pm

nrkii

sorry Owl... eventually you'll get to stay home, and then think of how bored you'll be!!! :)

8:22 pm

72 Temple Owl

i know. anyone have the first au word?

8:22 pm

redturtlehead

I have to say, I really found her so irritating and annoying. She actually told me that she was the one to decide my employment!

8:23 pm

nrkii

first au is like ou5, should

8:23 pm

Jacula

nrkii - I think I can only count two times in my whole life that I have been genuinely bored. (Barring someone droning on and on and on at me). Even then it was only because I couldn't do what I wanted to do.

8:23 pm

Nef

first au word is the decade we just went through; The Au***s

8:23 pm

nrkii

red??? what's that about?

8:23 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty. btw for those who have not tried them, i hightly recommend emerald cocoa roast almonds.

8:24 pm

72 Temple Owl

i can't stop eating them

8:24 pm

Jacula

TO - they sound yummy.

8:24 pm

redturtlehead

I had my employment drug screen and physical today. and the Emp health nurse repeatedly siad, "You're here to see if we can offer you a job....and on and on.

8:24 pm

Nef

Wow, red. She sounds like she has some sort of power trip going on!

8:25 pm

redturtlehead

She also read me word for word the paper about N 95 mask protection, as if I could not read.

8:25 pm

72 Temple Owl

any way you could tell her to go pound sand? or are jobs hard to come by?

8:25 pm

Jacula

red - she's what we call a 'Jobsworth' here in in UK. Give 'em a uniform and they think they rule the world.

8:25 pm

nrkii

I agree on the power trip

8:25 pm

Nef

OMG! That HAD to be "fascinating" to listen to!

8:26 pm

redturtlehead

No reason to TO...I will probably never see her again.

8:26 pm

redturtlehead

Nef, it was really hard to keep a straight face. I can not believe I did it.

8:26 pm

Jacula

Red - she must've been so upset when 80s shoulderpads went out of fashion!

8:26 pm

72 Temple Owl

oh i htought you said you would be woring for her

8:27 pm

redturtlehead

She is just the employee health nurse, she gives tb tests and screens new employees.

8:27 pm

Jacula

TO - is that working or whoring???

8:27 pm

redturtlehead

LOL jacula!

8:27 pm

72 Temple Owl

LOLOLOLOL

8:27 pm

Nef

I've never had a bad experience with Employee Health, nor have I ever run in to that type of attitude before. She must be One in a Million (and not in a good way!)

8:28 pm

redturtlehead

but she did get right under my skin, I admit it.

8:28 pm

nrkii

14 left

8:28 pm

lbdawger

go nirkii

8:28 pm

Jacula

Keep going nrkii.

8:28 pm

Nef

could you hide it, red?

8:28 pm

72 Temple Owl

i hate to admit how much i like the new show cougartown. depsite that it is rude and crude and obnoxious

8:28 pm

lbdawger

i had an HR person like that. said she was sorry she couldn't GIVE me the holiday just past...uh, i didn't work there then and it is a union decision as to what holidays get paid.

8:29 pm

redturtlehead

I kept a straight face. I think i hid it. maybe.

8:30 pm

Jacula

TO, I don't know that show but I have just started watching a US hospital comedy drama series called Nurse Jackie. I really like it. Edi Falco is the star.

8:30 pm

redturtlehead

re 5, 18???

8:30 pm

lbdawger

you'd make a good psych nurse, red. keeping a straight face when someone is doing something extremely stupid.

8:30 pm

72 Temple Owl

love edie. very dar comedy though

8:30 pm

lbdawger

re + pale

8:30 pm

nrkii

re + fairy godmother has a magic ***d

8:31 pm

Nef

I can imagine how hard that would be to do, red. Lbd, That is hilarious: an HR person "offering" you a holiday before you work there!

8:31 pm

redturtlehead

Thanks!!!

8:32 pm

lbdawger

people amaze me. especially people who think they have power. the operative word is THINK...

8:33 pm

Nef

lbd, sometimes that may be the ONLY thinking that they ever do!

8:33 pm

Boobear

fireworks

8:33 pm

Jacula

TO - yes indeed. Even the bad language is acceptable at times, like when Nurse Jackie had pulled a taxi driver having a cardiac arrest out of his vehicle and had him down on the sidewalk pumping his chest and some woman with designer store bags came along and asked, 'Is this cab free?' 'Are you f**cking nuts?' snarled Nurse Jackie. What else really could have been said there?

8:33 pm

lbdawger

so true, nef

8:33 pm

redturtlehead

yaaay Boo!!!

8:33 pm

lbdawger

whooooo hooooooo BOOBEAR!!!

8:33 pm

Nef

YAY, Boo! WTG!!!

8:33 pm

nrkii

yay boobear!!!

8:33 pm

Jacula

Well done Boobear.

8:34 pm

72 Temple Owl

wtg booo

8:34 pm

Boobear

ty good nite all

8:35 pm

redturtlehead

Fireworks for me too. and thanks for listening to me complain about that HR nurse lady...

8:35 pm

Jacula

Well done red, and you can complain as much as you like on here, you know that. x

8:35 pm

Nef

WTG, red!!! YAY!!! (Now it's bedtime)

8:36 pm

nrkii

yay red!!!

8:36 pm

nrkii

4 to go here

8:36 pm

wht

wtg red.

8:36 pm

Jacula

Just ask if you need any clues, nrkii.

8:37 pm

nrkii

fireworks!

8:37 pm

wht

wtg nrkii

8:37 pm

72 Temple Owl

na6 pls?

8:37 pm

wht

It is not for na6 that you ask.

8:37 pm

nrkii

same as the a and o we were discussing earlier, TO

8:38 pm

wht

Another word for the decade just past.

8:38 pm

Nef

YAY, nrkii!!! WTG!!!!

8:38 pm

nrkii

and check your W's for that too

8:38 pm

Jacula

TO - it's a word meaning 'nothing'. Rhymes with the lessons you were ta**** at school.

8:38 pm

72 Temple Owl

aya nrk

8:38 pm

nrkii

okay, I'd better run

8:38 pm

Jacula

Well done nrkii.

8:38 pm

nrkii

nice chatting with you all.. .happy babbling!

8:39 pm

wht

We definititly got some milage out of that word.

8:39 pm

Nef

bye nrkii

8:39 pm

wht

Night nrkii

8:39 pm

Jacula

'Night Nrkii.

8:40 pm

72 Temple Owl

ngiht nrk

8:42 pm

lbdawger

night nrkii

8:43 pm

Trifioso

hello babble friends. drove my car off the road today. the annual ditching of the vehicle....no one hurt, just my pride....

8:45 pm

Jacula

Oh dear, Trif! Glad you're okay though. Was it due to snow and ice?

8:46 pm

torgone

Yikes ..

8:46 pm

Trifioso

yup, and my crappy driveway, and the fact that we have so much snow that I had to try to back up my monster of a driveway, at night, because I didn't have enough room to turn around. oh well. AAA will come in the morning to tow it out....

8:47 pm

Nef

8:48 pm

Trifioso

secondo was the worst part. forgive me for saying this, but man, 13 years old are BITCHES.

8:48 pm

Nef

ye4

8:48 pm

Nef

did secondo miss an activity?

8:50 pm

Jacula

My son has a Jag and he hasn't been able to get it off the drive for days and, when he did eventually get it off the drive (which is flat) he couldn't get any traction on the road. Other half has a Signum and has managed to get out of the Arctic Tundra where we reside to work every day except yesterday. It took him over an hour to get 5 miles and then the traffic was nose to tail, so he turned around, came home and worked from home via laptop and cellphone.

8:50 pm

Trifioso

no, she was chauffered home, as scheduled, by a friend's dad, and when she was the car she laid into me something wicked, about how one of these days I was gonna kill her and her siblings, and how I am the worst driver on EARTH and she would rather NEVER have to "risk her life" by driving with me. FINE. Next time she HAS to get to the mall, she is free to walk there.

8:50 pm

Nef

I'm glad you're okay, Trifi.

8:51 pm

Trifioso

thanks. and that should say when she saw the car, not when she was the car

8:51 pm

Jacula

Trif - she's 13. That explains it all. Please try to shrug it off.xxx

8:52 pm

Trifioso

sigh. I get it, jac, I do, but isn't part of raising a child also teaching them to value and respect the feelings of others?

8:52 pm

Nef

Trifi, make her walk a few times. That will shut her up. 13 ye** olds are such pains! I absolutely Hated my dtr when she was 13!

8:53 pm

Jacula

Trif - is this your own daughter or a stepdaughter? Both can be bitches, but real daughters tend to go further because they KNOW you love them.

8:53 pm

torgone

Give her the line from Firefly .. "If I ever kill you, you will be facing me, you will be awake, and you will be armed."

8:53 pm

Trifioso

in other news - GUESS what I found out today? Someone I know was nominated for "what not to wear!!!" I just can't decide if that is good news or not...on the plus side, you get the free clothes and a trip to nyc. on the minus side, the whole world sees you at your worst.....

8:54 pm

Nef

OOOOHH, tor! I LOVE that! :-D

8:54 pm

Trifioso

she is my birth daughter, jacula. Yes, I made her. Sigh

8:54 pm

Trifioso

Jotting that down, tor - excellent!

8:54 pm

Jacula

Trif - at an appropriate time yuo tackle her and tell her how her attitude stinks and how it makes you feel. But you have to shrug it off for your inner self.

8:56 pm

Jacula

Trif- put your I Am An Adult, I've Seen It Al Before' hat on.

8:56 pm

torgone

Being on TV is the goal for some people ..

8:57 pm

Jacula

I don't think being nominated for 'What Not To Wear' is a good thing. LOL

8:57 pm

wht

Night all. This time I am really going.

8:57 pm

Jacula

Night wht.

8:57 pm

Nef

I reached a point when my dtr was 13 that I made her take a road trip with me for a weekend without any electronics! We just got away from home, and rode and rode until after a while we were able to talk things out. We still do our "girls' runaways" but she's now 27 and we both enjoy it

8:58 pm

Nef

Trifi, does the person who's been nominated for What Not to Wear deserve it?

8:58 pm

Jacula

Trif - 13-year-old daughters DO eventually turn into your friend again.

8:58 pm

Nef

bye wht

9:00 pm

Jacula

I think the next faltering place with daughters is probably when they have their first baby. No experience of that yet, though. My daughter's only 22 and still at Uni and my stepdaughter's just 15.

9:00 pm

torgone

Next time she needs a ride just make a big deal like "OMG aren't you afraid I might KILL you???"

9:01 pm

torgone

Give a little back then forget about it ..

9:03 pm

Trifioso

I think that's my plan, tor, yes. And I am dread to admit this, but, erm, yes. Yes, my friend surely did benefit from her time with the What Not To Wear people....

9:03 pm

beachboggle

Hi guys!

9:03 pm

Jacula

Good parenting advice, Torg.

9:04 pm

Jacula

Hi beach.

9:04 pm

lbdawger

back in a bit, going to watch leverage.

9:04 pm

herinfernallady

Hi.

9:05 pm

Trifioso

hi herin!

9:05 pm

herinfernallady

I heart Torg for Firefly quote

9:05 pm

torgone

Thanks herin .. I think I mixed it up a little ..

9:06 pm

Nef

hi herin

9:06 pm

herinfernallady

Hi Trifs. I have to tell you I was a little sh** as a teen. i caused huge problems between my parents as I was so rude.

9:06 pm

Trifioso

torgone, by the way, at the flip we were all laughing, knowing how much you and ruru were gonna LUUURV the top left corner of the grid today. Good on ya, boys!

9:06 pm

Jacula

A crowd of teenagers just went by in the snow and freezing fog at 3.05am. They were all yelling and shouting like teenagers do, but at least they al had coats and warm clothes on. This means they are not totally stupid.

9:06 pm

herinfernallady

As a teen I hated everyone and hated being told what to do. Still hate being told what to do

9:07 pm

torgone

One of my favorite words ..

9:07 pm

Trifioso

AND NO ONE GAVE THEM RIDES! Drunk teenage's moms for the win!

9:07 pm

Jacula

Herin - ditto and ditto. LOL

9:07 pm

herinfernallady

Jac being a teen means you can wear a micro skirt and boots and not freeze. At least something their parents told them sunk in.

9:08 pm

Jacula

Exactly, Herin, I find it quite heartening.

9:09 pm

herinfernallady

Torg I have to tell you my fav Firefly quote is when River says to Jayne whilst Jayne is paralysed I can kill you with my brain.

9:09 pm

Trifioso

I quote Shirley Valentine "I wore my school skirt so high, you would have thought it was a serviette!"

9:09 pm

torgone

Signing off for now .. My kid needs to print some stuff ..

9:09 pm

Trifioso

by sweetest tor!

9:10 pm

herinfernallady

Bye Torg

9:10 pm

torgone

Love that one herin .. Gonna go watch some Firefly now ..

9:10 pm

Jacula

Trif - I did what Shirley did, even in winter. (But I wore a hat, coat, gloves and kinky boots, too.

9:10 pm

herinfernallady

My mother could never tell me off for micro minis. I have seen her 1960's photos

9:10 pm

Trifioso

kinky boots! another fabooooo movie! love me some drag cinema

9:11 pm

Jacula

Torg- see ya! That reminds me - must sort out a printer for Step to print her homework out on.

9:11 pm

herinfernallady

I wore a tent for a dress in High School.

9:11 pm

Nef

LOL! re skirt lengths: I was a County Health Nurse back in the early 70's and all of my skirts were finger-tip length. Thinking back on that now, I can understand why all the little old men had high blood pressures! :-)

9:11 pm

Jacula

Herin - you were 'The Fat Girl', I guess?

9:11 pm

Trifioso

I can proudly say that I wore the first mini in my school after they came back in the 80s.

9:12 pm

Jacula

Nef - LOLOLOLOL.

9:12 pm

Trifioso

oh, hey, has anyone seen ardilla today?

9:13 pm

Jacula

Trif - I was the first who dared to flout school rules and wear one in the late 60s/early 70s.

9:13 pm

Nef

We didn't wear slacks or pants back then, but I had what my DH refers to as "Hooker boots"...

9:13 pm

Jacula

Nef - same thing as 'kinky boots'.

9:13 pm

Trifioso

I couldn't wear slacks or pants to school in elementary, but, by the time we got to jr high, that rule had relaxed

9:13 pm

herinfernallady

Yep Jac.

9:14 pm

Trifioso

do you all have the phrase "cfm shoes" over there?

9:14 pm

herinfernallady

But the good thing is now I love my curves and those that were mean to me now look 40 instead of 30 are wrinkly/fat and have kids that are kind of ugly

9:15 pm

Nef

yep. same thing. So I was County Health Nurse, driving a 71 Pontiac Firebird, wearing mini skirts, hooker boots and it was -30 and -40 below. Wonderful memories. Wonder how I survived!

9:15 pm

herinfernallady

I have seen photos of my ex g/f and b/f (they are now married and their kids are well rather unfortunate.

9:16 pm

Trifioso

wonder how the cardiac patients survived, nef! LOL

9:16 pm

herinfernallady

O Nef. Nice car and great mental image

9:16 pm

Jacula

I was lucky to be a slim but curvy girl at school, Herin. But my Mum was calling me 'fat' when I was a size 12! even when I eventually virtually starved myself to size 8/10 in my early 20s she still found something else to belittle me about.

9:16 pm

Trifioso

yep, herin. the plastic surgery affect - the parents do look wonderful, but NO plastic surgery, no matter how well it was done, corrects the original genes!

9:17 pm

Jacula

She seems to have changed a little now, though she still frequently makes remarks about my weight. (I'm big again.)

9:17 pm

herinfernallady

Jac my mum has a thing about fat people too.

9:18 pm

Jacula

Herin, you and I need to shrug all those barbs aside and just get on with being ourselves. We're too old to let our Mums make fun of us any more.

9:18 pm

Nef

how sad for you Jac and herin. At least we were told that "you're not pretty, but you are clean" by the aunt that raised us

9:19 pm

Jacula

Nef - being told you're not pretty is not nice!

9:20 pm

herinfernallady

Nef that is horrid. There was this girl on Aus Dance and she can dance but she said her face stopped her from doing a lot of things. She was plan

9:20 pm

Nef

eh. the part about being clean was. Compliments were common in our family

9:20 pm

flosey

hi everyone, my mom would never allow anyone to say we were pretty, we were sweet and clean

9:20 pm

herinfernallady

Hi FLossey

9:20 pm

flosey

hi herin

9:20 pm

Jacula

Herin - re the skinny girls and how old they look now. Yea! That's our payback. We still look good.

9:21 pm

Nef

she said that to all 6 of us (even the boys), so it was okay.

9:21 pm

Nef

hi flosey.

9:22 pm

Nef

are you of Irish descent too, flosey?

9:23 pm

flosey

sorry, hadto go out and come in again\

9:23 pm

flosey

troubles here

9:23 pm

Trifioso

being pretty is so overrated. personality, every time

9:24 pm

Nef

it's okay. That just sounds so typical of my Irish heritage that I had to ask.

9:24 pm

flosey

working on new laptop

9:24 pm

herinfernallady

Jac I think it is also some thing to do with the fact they liked to sun bake with coconut oil in the midday sun

9:24 pm

Trifioso

a plainer-looking girl with a fantastic, caring soul will always, always, always be more beautiful than a bitchy supermodel.

9:24 pm

Jacula

I was about to say that the 'clean' thing is either Irish or Jamaican.

9:24 pm

Nef

WooHoo flosey! a new laptop! What kind did you get?

9:24 pm

herinfernallady

Plus my tent dress (much to my mothers horror) was so damn comfy and cool in summer

9:24 pm

flosey

english background\

9:25 pm

Trifioso

sorry, is "rasta" a proper noun, is that the enable issue?

9:25 pm

flosey

very religious, think that was the basis\

9:26 pm

Jacula

Trif - you need to look at those girls again and not use the word 'plainer'.

9:26 pm

Nef

could be the religious thing, or the English too (my Mom's side was mainly Irish, but also some smiggion of English and Welsh too)

9:26 pm

Trifioso

will do jacula. but do you see my meaning, anyway?

9:26 pm

Jacula

flosey - well the English were very carbolic soap, too.

9:27 pm

herinfernallady

Trifs also I was going to add to tell your daughter that if she continues to be a PITA that one her allowance will be non - existent if she continues to be rude and that if she wants money she has to earn it.Also remember that at her 21st a photo board will be created and you will find the most embarising photos and tell her the most embarising story's

9:27 pm

Trifioso

I am not waiting until she is 21, herin.

9:27 pm

herinfernallady

16th?

9:27 pm

Jacula

Trif - I do, but...

9:28 pm

herinfernallady

Wait for her 16th?

9:28 pm

herinfernallady

heeheh I still haven't done the grid

9:28 pm

Trifioso

would "not as likely to be considered traditionally pretty" have been a better tack?

9:29 pm

Trifioso

herin, I am sitting here trying to think of how much I could post on her FB page, the little princess

9:29 pm

car.eeyore

Don't you dare.

9:29 pm

Trifioso

hey car - sacagawea is off the driveway! this year's winner!

9:30 pm

car.eeyore

?

9:30 pm

flosey

trif, just be firm, hold your ground, and love them\

9:30 pm

herinfernallady

No Trifs that goes against the parent code

9:30 pm

Trifioso

lying on her side in the ditchety ditch. AAA coming in the morning (and OMG they always send Christies!)

9:30 pm

Minveryork

Good evening to my fellow babblers!How is everyone?

9:30 pm

Minveryork

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

9:30 pm

car.eeyore

How on earth....

9:31 pm

Trifioso

hello darling min! how are you today?

9:31 pm

flosey

hi \min\

9:31 pm

Jacula

A man with soul looks into a girl's eyes and also seesthe little nuances of her facial expressions. He reads her body language and hears how she buoys his ego up and, when he eventually traces her body outline when she's lying on her side with her hip up, doesn't register the spare tyre(s). He loves her.

9:31 pm

Trifioso

same as every other car, every other year - hit that one spot the snow covers so you *think* it's driveway, but it's niagara falls....

9:31 pm

Nef

hi car and Min

9:32 pm

Minveryork

I am well.I started late and probably won't finish this.

9:32 pm

car.eeyore

I just don't understand how you keep doing it....

9:32 pm

Trifioso

that's okay min, hang out and play and chog with us - it's always so fun when you are here!

9:32 pm

herinfernallady

Hi Min

9:32 pm

Nef

Min, I still have 60 left. How many do you have left?

9:32 pm

Trifioso

talk to secondo, she will set you straight, car.

9:32 pm

car.eeyore

Oh jeez.

9:32 pm

Minveryork

I have 24 words left. I thought this grid was difficult.

9:33 pm

car.eeyore

Is everyone all right?

9:33 pm

herinfernallady

I haven't started the grid

9:33 pm

Nef

Well, I won't try to race you then! :-)

9:33 pm

Jacula

Hi Car - I'm fine, How are you?

9:33 pm

Trifioso

dear secondo will tell you ALL ABOUT what a hideous driver I am, and how it's a rolling eye MIRACLE I haven't seen them all in the graves. Please, she wasn't even in the car!

9:34 pm

car.eeyore

But who was? and is everyone all right? are you all right?

9:34 pm

Trifioso

oh, and hey car - GUESS WHAT! Kate McG (think Scout, and Hannah H) was nominated to be on What Not to Wear!!!

9:34 pm

Trifioso

Yes, Tori, tertiare and I are all fine, and were peeing our pants laughing. We were all, here we go, wheeee

9:34 pm

herinfernallady

Trifs next time you are driving them and she and the other kids act like beast tell them if they don't quit it you will find the nearest tree and kill them all

9:35 pm

flosey

\i don't care for this laptop, switching back to desk model by flip time\

9:35 pm

herinfernallady

O flosey. Laptops are great

9:35 pm

Jacula

Herin - it's 3.34am here, I finished the grid hours ago but came back to chat. I must go to bed soon. The marmalade I finished at just after 1am is setting and all is well.

9:35 pm

Trifioso

I am more just pissed because it's one more dumb thing I gotta do, and I am not sure whether or not I still even have AAA or if mr. hate cancelled me off it, so I might have to either pay for the tow, or arrange to pull it out with the jeep. fun times!

9:36 pm

herinfernallady

Trifs dont blame yourself.

9:36 pm

Trifioso

best part is that tracey survived the yearly tertiare coiffure adventure

9:36 pm

car.eeyore

Good lord...leave it to the professionals please! You may wind up with 2 cars in the ditch!

9:36 pm

Nef

flosey, are you having trouble with the keyboard or mouse? Just plug the desktop ones into your laptop and use it that way.

9:36 pm

Jacula

Flosey - I rarely use my laptop. I prefer my 'proper' pc.

9:36 pm

herinfernallady

Jac. My eye is still yuck so I find it hard to do both grid and chat. mmmmmmmmmm marmalade

9:37 pm

Trifioso

does anyone have the ae 6 please?

9:37 pm

Nef

and herin, your eye problem is in the grid!

9:37 pm

car.eeyore

Was just going to ask for that Trif!

9:38 pm

Jacula

ae6 = ae + small floor mat + vowel.

9:38 pm

Nef

ae +small floor mat + vowel

9:38 pm

Nef

snap, Jac

9:38 pm

car.eeyore

TY!

9:38 pm

Trifioso

what in the name of all that is holy is THAT?

9:38 pm

Trifioso

Thank you!

9:38 pm

herinfernallady

I was talking to GrannyRose last night and I agree with her. Unless I am actually having vision problems with the actual eye then ride it out

9:38 pm

herinfernallady

Thanks Nef I didn't ahve that

9:40 pm

Nef

warm moist packs to the eye and keep it impecably (sp?) clean

9:41 pm

car.eeyore

er 5/16 please?

9:43 pm

Jacula

I'm going to wander off now. If the Gas Board'sinsurance investigators re carpets really do manage to get to us in the Artic Tundra at 8am, they might not be let in unless my son lets them in. How dae the Gas Company since they f**ked things up and flooded our house on 9th November question our quote for the carpets to be replaced. Their own man was here on the day, took photos etc. I'm madder than hell. It's not their 'independant survyors' faulr, but I'll let them in at a time that suits me, since the Gas Board's incompetent and poorly trained operative flooded my house in the first place.

9:43 pm

herinfernallady

That is what I have been doing and very very weak Dettol

9:43 pm

Nef

sorry car. I don'thave it

9:44 pm

Trifioso

geez louise, good luck, jacula!

9:45 pm

Jacula

Over and out from me for tonight. Happy Babbling all.x

9:45 pm

car.eeyore

How about aw 6?

9:45 pm

herinfernallady

Jac I suggest make them freeze their bums off outside

9:46 pm

herinfernallady

Night Jac

9:46 pm

Nef

bye Jac

9:46 pm

herinfernallady

what does the 9 start with please

9:47 pm

Jacula

Herin - if they arrive at 8am, they'lll have at least 3 hours outside. I won't put up with Gas Board crap/

9:47 pm

Trifioso

I am falling asleep. good night all! good luck!!!!

9:47 pm

car.eeyore

Nite love

9:47 pm

Nef

a+ we5/22

9:47 pm

herinfernallady

Good on you Jac

9:47 pm

Jacula

th9, Herin.

9:47 pm

herinfernallady

Night Trifs

9:48 pm

Nef

th8&9, herin

9:48 pm

herinfernallady

thanks.

9:48 pm

Nef

nite, Trifi

9:48 pm

herinfernallady

is it a sensable word?

9:49 pm

Jacula

th4.5 (Sounds like bald detictive Kojak's brother, + word for we or piss or piddle.

9:49 pm

Nef

no. It's th, plus 3 vowels (in correct order and the last vowel startes a chemical word (ur4

9:49 pm

car.eeyore

TY!

9:50 pm

Nef

Jac! off to bed, Girl! :-)

9:50 pm

Jacula

'Night all.xxx

9:51 pm

sprite

hello all

9:51 pm

herinfernallady

Thsnk you

9:51 pm

herinfernallady

what is the other 8 please? SPRITEEEEEEEEE

9:52 pm

sprite

hey lady, and Jac :) *hu4*

9:53 pm

Nef

hi sprite. So are you all wrapped up in funny farm now too?

9:54 pm

herinfernallady

No one is helping me understand that stupid game

9:54 pm

Nef

the other 8 is ar 8/70and is a combo word

9:54 pm

sprite

hi Nef, no not wrapped up, played two boxes day before yesterday, didn't play yesterday. But can't sleep now, so I might play a bit after babble.

9:55 pm

Nef

herin, it won't work for me so I'm very thankful for that

9:55 pm

sprite

it is like mind mapping, lady. You get a theme, like 'on the farm', and then you need to associate and just guess which words belong in the box. Number of dots is number of letters.

9:56 pm

herinfernallady

Ok so On the farm is like what is on a farm?

9:57 pm

herinfernallady

Maybe I am having taht issue to Nef

9:57 pm

sprite

exactly. And the words are connected with lines that represent the relation. So for instance On the Farm is connected with chicken, chicken with KFC, KFC with fastfood. It is very associative.

9:58 pm

herinfernallady

Ok thank you Sprite. I have it working what have i done

9:58 pm

sprite

lol... good luck darling!

9:59 pm

herinfernallady

It seems to be working now

9:59 pm

sprite

ah that is good

9:59 pm

Nef

I. do. not. want. to. get. hooked. on. another. word. game.

10:00 pm

sprite

wise woman, Nef.

10:00 pm

sprite

so - is this grid as bad as it seems, or is my brain too tired to register words?

10:01 pm

Nef

I recently joined Quote Puzzler and shouldn't have.

10:01 pm

sprite

hehehe I quit that one pretty soon, too many fun puzzles there to play every day.

10:01 pm

Jellen

Hi, all! No, but I used a2z on a few words...

10:02 pm

herinfernallady

Yah I get it Sprite

10:02 pm

jillibus

sprite! what are you doing, babbling at 5:02 am?

10:02 pm

sprite

hi Jellen :) *hu4*
I seem to be out of speed already at only 50 words.

10:03 pm

Jellen

You need a cup of coffee!

10:03 pm

sprite

hi jilli! Can't sleep at all, and body acting up so not comfy in bed, so decided to get out and do something good.

10:03 pm

sprite

good idea. Hubby will be up in an hour, will beg him for a cuppa

10:04 pm

car.eeyore

Did I miss a clue for the AR 7 & 8...I am half asleep!

10:05 pm

jillibus

well, sprite, it's nice to see you here, but I'm sorry you couldn't sleep. Is is the meds?

10:05 pm

sprite

wonderful heat wave, jilli! Sorry I haven't one, didn't make it to the puter yesterday.

Yes, new meds, hell of a time getting used to them so far.

10:06 pm

Nef

ar 7/8 is a combo word meaning path between buildings

10:06 pm

mrpresident

car, it is a compound... measured space is the first word

10:06 pm

Nef

hi mrp

10:07 pm

sprite

hi car and mrp

10:07 pm

jillibus

ar7 & 8 -- ar4/4 + *** to go, as we say when someone gets fireworks or nbt

10:07 pm

car.eeyore

TY!

10:07 pm

jillibus

Oh, slow as usual :(

10:08 pm

DR1965

do I dare start?

10:08 pm

sprite

good clue though

10:08 pm

sprite

hi DR, of course you do

10:08 pm

jillibus

ty sprite :)

10:08 pm

Nef

it was a good clue none the less, jilli

10:08 pm

DR1965

GOod to see you Sprite

10:08 pm

Nef

hi DR

10:09 pm

sprite

and vice versa, DR.

10:09 pm

DR1965

and Car and Nef and Jilli and Mr P

10:09 pm

Jellen

Hi, DR!

10:09 pm

DR1965

and JELLEN!!!

10:09 pm

jillibus

ty nef -- and yes, DR, if you use all the help available

10:09 pm

Jellen

Playing poker and keeping an eye on chat, so I might be a bit slow...

10:09 pm

DR1965

ok diving in *Splash

10:10 pm

jillibus

now I have to go and get some supper before I have another vodka ;)

10:10 pm

sprite

multitasking Jellen!

10:10 pm

sprite

aw lovely jilli. Enjoy!

10:10 pm

Jellen

Trying, anyway...nobody chats on the poker site :-(

10:11 pm

DR1965

thats a bummer Jellen

10:11 pm

jillibus

(must turn your stomach at the idea, sprite, at this time of day for you!)

10:11 pm

sprite

both vodka and supper, to be honest, but I really hope you enjoy it :)

10:12 pm

DR1965

I just cleaned out our refrigerator and freezer and 1 shelf in our pantry..

10:12 pm

jillibus

btw, I'm ashamed of the Victoria Times-Colonist newspaper -- it put the Haiti earthquake on page 9 in a tiny story!

10:12 pm

DR1965

we had soup with a use by date of 2004

10:12 pm

car.eeyore

Hey all...I have just 5 to go....mind if I ask for some clues?

10:13 pm

sprite

wow good job DR

10:13 pm

jillibus

wtg DR!

10:13 pm

zoe_girl

hello everyone

10:13 pm

Minveryork

Go car.eeyore go!

10:13 pm

mrpresident

vintage soup! love it!

10:13 pm

sprite

of course not car.ee

10:13 pm

sprite

hi Minver

10:13 pm

jillibus

please do, car! I finished last night

10:13 pm

DR1965

thanks !

10:13 pm

Nef

WTG, DR! and car. ask aw4!

10:13 pm

car.eeyore

I need aw 6, er 5/16....

10:14 pm

sprite

hi zoe

10:14 pm

jillibus

aw6, very tired with a at the beginning

10:14 pm

Minveryork

Hi sprite! How are you? I am trying to finish the grid.

10:14 pm

DR1965

ty Jilli

10:14 pm

jillibus

er5/16 -- e + carpet + vowel

10:14 pm

Nef

aw6= a+we5/22

10:14 pm

car.eeyore

TY Jilli! Thought I had tried that!

10:14 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations on your early fireworks jillibus! YAY!

10:15 pm

sprite

just started it and not doing too great. Tired but not sleepy.

10:15 pm

car.eeyore

Ty again! Just 2 to go now....

10:15 pm

jillibus

which ones, car?

10:15 pm

car.eeyore

Fireworks!

10:15 pm

sprite

gratz car.ee

10:15 pm

DR1965

wtg CAR !!

10:16 pm

jillibus

YAY car!!!

10:16 pm

Nef

YAY!!! car. WTG!!!!

10:16 pm

Andree

hi everyone

10:16 pm

Jellen

Yay, car!!

10:16 pm

car.eeyore

And with that , my we5 head hits the pillow! Nite all!

10:16 pm

sprite

hi Andree

10:16 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations car.eeyore on fireworks! Good for U

10:16 pm

sprite

sleep well car.ee

10:16 pm

DR1965

Hi Andree

10:17 pm

Nef

nite car.

10:17 pm

Minveryork

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

10:17 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye car.eeyore! I will see you tomorrow maybe.

10:17 pm

Jellen

Hi, Andree

10:18 pm

jillibus

hi andree and bye all for now, while I Dine, ahem. On leftover "bangers and mash", btw. ;)

10:19 pm

herinfernallady

Hi. Sorry I got distracted Trying to get my baby pics uploaded at FB.

10:19 pm

mrpresident

hi andree :)

10:19 pm

sprite

bangers?

10:19 pm

Andree

nothing wrong with bangers and mash

10:19 pm

herinfernallady

Sausages Sprite.

10:19 pm

Andree

sausauges sprite

10:19 pm

mrpresident

good dinner idea for this cold day

10:19 pm

sprite

thanks :)

10:20 pm

herinfernallady

It is also a really fun reading game. You pick a word and replace it with Bangers and Mash and see how long you can read the story saying Bangers and Mash as the replacement word.

10:20 pm

herinfernallady

MR PRRRRRRRRRes

10:20 pm

sprite

hahaha that sounds like fun

10:21 pm

mrpresident

hi infern :)... has the heatwave past you by?

10:21 pm

Uneaixoise

hey, mrp! All ready for the Open?! :-)

10:21 pm

herinfernallady

Gone now. I really should get off my behind and eat

10:21 pm

Andree

having fun with school hols mrp?

10:22 pm

mrpresident

yes Uni! can't wait!!

10:22 pm

Uneaixoise

:-D

10:22 pm

Jellen

Hi, Une!

10:22 pm

herinfernallady

I just put up baby pics of me on FB

10:22 pm

Uneaixoise

hey, jellen :-)

10:22 pm

sprite

hi Une

10:22 pm

Andree

ra4/9 please

10:22 pm

mrpresident

yes Andree! Mark used up all our holiday money for the next two weeks on his motorcycle (needed new tyres!), so we sit here waiting for the weather to fine up so we can go out!

10:23 pm

Uneaixoise

sprite, is that pic near you??

10:23 pm

sprite

not sure, Une

10:23 pm

Minveryork

ra4/9 rhymes with what cows do in the grass Andree

10:23 pm

pugmama763

lurking fireworks !

10:23 pm

Uneaixoise

ra4/9 to tear down

10:23 pm

Minveryork

T's Toppled! 9 left

10:23 pm

sprite

gratz pug

10:23 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations pugmama763 on your fireworks!YAY

10:24 pm

Uneaixoise

yay, pug!!

10:24 pm

pugmama763

took me forever to monkey that stupid ae6

10:24 pm

DR1965

ae6 help please

10:24 pm

sprite

lol

10:24 pm

herinfernallady

Mr Pres we had to live on 1 pay packet this month

10:24 pm

pugmama763

ae + carpet + vowel

10:25 pm

Minveryork

ae6/27 word is ae plus small carpet + a vowel DR1965

10:25 pm

mrpresident

not good infern... hope things get better soon!

10:25 pm

DR1965

ty Min

10:25 pm

DR1965

and Pugmama

10:25 pm

mrpresident

andree, shall I bring the kids tomorrow for afternoon tea/champagne?

10:25 pm

Minveryork

yw

10:26 pm

mrpresident

ty min, was missing that too

10:26 pm

pugmama763

happy babbling all ! POOF!

10:26 pm

pippingeek

hey all

10:26 pm

DR1965

Hi Pippin

10:26 pm

sprite

hi pippingeek

10:26 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye pugmama763!I will see you tomorrow maybe

10:27 pm

pippingeek

killing time till the flip, happy to help if anyone is in the market for clues

10:27 pm

Minveryork

Hello pippingeek! How are you? Welcome to the grid!

10:27 pm

Jellen

hi, geek!

10:27 pm

herinfernallady

Mr pres we can cope. You seen the $21 challange book?

10:28 pm

pippingeek

trying to fight off the inevitable post-holiday cold, but otherwise quite well

10:28 pm

Andree

thx min and une, for a minute there my mind was boggling at what the cows might be up to in the grass!!!

10:28 pm

Uneaixoise

:-D

10:28 pm

sprite

*grins @ Andree*

10:28 pm

pippingeek

oh, the mental images...

10:29 pm

Minveryork

W's Whipped! 7 left

10:30 pm

DR1965

go MIn!

10:30 pm

sprite

wery wood, Min

10:30 pm

Andree

mrp, am working tomorrow, home all weekend and have next tuesday off or thurs or fri afternoon next week

10:31 pm

Andree

so anytime, would love to see you

10:31 pm

mrpresident

ok, how about tuesday arvo? will bring some afternoon snacks and drink with me

10:32 pm

Andree

no need to bring anything, in my diary now, looking forward to it

10:33 pm

herinfernallady

Ok you lot are evil

10:33 pm

mrpresident

ok, putting it my diary too! can't wait!! kids are excited too!

10:36 pm

Minveryork

A's Abolished! 4 left

10:37 pm

sprite

go min goo

10:37 pm

Nef

Go, Min!!!

10:38 pm

Minveryork

N's Nuked! 3 left

10:38 pm

Andree

10 left here

10:39 pm

Andree

sa 5/14 please

10:39 pm

sprite

like a faun, Andree

10:39 pm

DR1965

wa5 help please?

10:40 pm

Minveryork

S's Stomped! 1 left

10:40 pm

Minveryork

That sa 5/14 word means half man, half goat Andree.

10:40 pm

Jellen

Evely Wa*** was an author

10:40 pm

DR1965

ty Jellen

10:41 pm

Minveryork

wa 5/26 is w plus first part of au 5/18 word DR1965.

10:41 pm

Andree

thx min and sprite

10:41 pm

DR1965

ty Min

10:41 pm

herinfernallady

Ok i give in < I need to start my day

10:42 pm

sprite

back later

10:42 pm

Minveryork

yw

10:43 pm

DR1965

bye Sprite

10:43 pm

Minveryork

I am done!I have fireworks! os7/36 was my last word

10:43 pm

DR1965

wtg MIN !!

10:43 pm

Minveryork

I'll clue for a few minutes before I go to bed if needed

10:44 pm

DR1965

I am ok MIn- I still need 95 words- thanks though

10:45 pm

flosey

hi again

10:45 pm

flosey

you can do it Dr

10:45 pm

Minveryork

Hello flosey! How are you? Welcome back to the chog

10:45 pm

DR1965

thanks Flosey- I am trying

10:46 pm

flosey

good thanks Min, how are you?

10:47 pm

Andree

yay min and hi flosey

10:48 pm

Andree

the 1/2 man is eluding me

10:48 pm

Minveryork

I'm well. Just got fireworks & going to bed very soon.

10:48 pm

Jellen

Congrats, Min...

10:49 pm

Minveryork

Put "half man half goat" into reverse dictionary&it is the 4th word on the list Andree. Do you want the link

10:49 pm

Minveryork

Thanks Jellen

10:49 pm

Jellen

sa + ***es are round things on cars in England

10:49 pm

DR1965

th8 help ? Please

10:49 pm

Andree

its okay thx min, will look

10:49 pm

Jellen

th 4/5 + ur 4/5

10:50 pm

Minveryork

th8/50 is th 4/5 plus ur4/5 word DR1965 and plural it

10:50 pm

Andree

thx jellen

10:50 pm

DR1965

ty Min!

10:51 pm

Minveryork

yw

10:52 pm

Andree

sy word please

10:52 pm

Nef

any help with the ra 4/4 please? I can't find it for anything (and it's probably staring me in the face!

10:52 pm

Minveryork

sy5/14 sounds like noise an ambulance makes Andree

10:53 pm

Minveryork

That ra 4/4 word is ra plus a preposition Nef.

10:53 pm

Minveryork

The ra 4/4 is ra plus I am going ** work tomorrow Nef

10:53 pm

Andree

thx min

10:53 pm

Minveryork

yw

10:53 pm

Andree

FIREWORKS

10:54 pm

Nef

that one I have, Min (didn't realize there are 2 ra 4/4/s this grid

10:54 pm

Nef

YAY Andree! WTG!!!

10:54 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations Andree on fireworks! Hooray for you

10:54 pm

DR1965

woo hoo Andree

10:55 pm

Minveryork

That other ra 4/4 word is big mice Nef.

10:55 pm

flosey

wtg Andree

10:55 pm

flosey

back with new icon!

10:55 pm

DR1965

wb Flosey

10:55 pm

Andree

bye all and happy babbling

10:55 pm

Nef

Thanks, Min. <faceplant!. That is a huge fish!

10:56 pm

flosey

bye andree

10:56 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye Andree! I will see you tomorrow in the chog!

10:56 pm

Minveryork

I just changed my icon also, but yours is cuter flosey

10:57 pm

Minveryork

I'll be here for 4 more minutes, then I must go to bed.

10:58 pm

flosey

tks Min

10:59 pm

Nef

I have 21 left and am buried in the grid

10:59 pm

pippingeek

min, you have a cavalier!

10:59 pm

pippingeek

we have one too, a tricolor named charley

10:59 pm

flosey

I'll be heading off to bed early tonight, will just check out the new grid

10:59 pm

Minveryork

Yes I do. Both Sprite and I have Cavaliers.I love mine

11:01 pm

Nef

are your Cavaliers very needy? I have a friend with one and that dog is like a toddler, she needs constant and continuous attention

11:01 pm

Minveryork

I wanted to name mine Charlie also, since he's a King Charles Cavalier,but his name's Jack. Didn't name him

11:01 pm

Minveryork

My dog is not needy, but we spoil him rotten anyway.

11:02 pm

Minveryork

It is PAST midnight and I am now a pumpkin! Bye to all

11:02 pm

Minveryork

Goodnight to my fellow babblers!I'll see you tomorrow

11:03 pm

flosey

goodnight Min, sweet dreams

11:03 pm

Nef

my friend keeps telling me that the breed is a high maintenance dog and can't be left alone. (I personally think my friend is talking about herself!)

11:03 pm

Nef

nite, Min!

11:04 pm

Minveryork

LOL Nef! I researched the breed.They say that they shouldn't be left alone for long periods of time & that they need their exercise (at least 30 minutes a day).

11:05 pm

pippingeek

sorry, nef, got distracted

11:05 pm

Nef

okay. Thanks. And good night!

11:05 pm

Minveryork

*POOF*

11:06 pm

pippingeek

charley is a one-owner dog and isn't interested in letting anyone else touch him, but he seems atypical for the breed

11:06 pm

pippingeek

but he does need his walk and gets cranky when mom isn't around

11:07 pm

pippingeek

when she's away he's sort of okay with me, but won't go near my dad

11:07 pm

Nef

really. so my friend's dog may really be like that too!

11:09 pm

DR1965

ar7 help please

11:10 pm

Uneaixoise

ar4/4 + path (think it must be like "breezeway")

11:10 pm

Uneaixoise

and plural

11:11 pm

DR1965

ty Une

11:11 pm

Uneaixoise

yw :-)

11:11 pm

Uneaixoise

new word to moi

11:12 pm

DR1965

me too

11:26 pm

DR1965

wow- down to 3 words

11:26 pm

Jellen

Go DR!

11:26 pm

Nef

5 left

11:26 pm

Nef

Go DR!

11:26 pm

DR1965

cmon NEf- we can do it

11:27 pm

Jellen

Go Nef!

11:27 pm

Nef

to the finish, DR! We can finish!

11:28 pm

Nef

4

11:28 pm

DR1965

I am down to ou6

11:28 pm

DR1965

done!

11:28 pm

Jellen

Wahoo, DR!!!!

11:28 pm

Nef

YAY, DR!!!! WTG!!!!

11:29 pm

DR1965

ty Jellen- TG for Lickety

11:29 pm

DR1965

I am here for you Nef

11:29 pm

Nef

3 left; all A's

11:31 pm

DR1965

ok ...

11:31 pm

Nef

1!

11:32 pm

DR1965

drum roll

11:32 pm

Nef

Fireworks!!! <note to self: the WORD box does not like exclamation points>

11:32 pm

DR1965

WOOHOO NEF !!!!

11:33 pm

Nef

WOOT!!!!!

11:33 pm

DR1965

ok .. I am off to bed bow

11:33 pm

Nef

YAY, DR, we finished! :-D

11:33 pm

DR1965

*Now

11:33 pm

Jellen

Yay, Nef!!!!

11:33 pm

DR1965

yay us!

11:33 pm

jillibus

Hello all!

11:33 pm

DR1965

see you tomorrow Nef- take care

11:33 pm

Nef

me too. Barely 6 hours til I get up

11:34 pm

jillibus

I don't know how you peeps do with so little sleep!

11:35 pm

Nef

thanks everybody. Good night everyone. See you tomorrow.

11:36 pm

jillibus

Going to get new Happy Face icon...

11:36 pm

Nef

(I don't do so well without much sleep, jilli. But I can nap after work tomorrow

11:37 pm

Nef

<poof>

11:45 pm

stidmama

sweet dreams Nef. Haven't started, what are my chances? LOL

11:45 pm

stidmama

hey all

11:46 pm

stidmama

I am trying to get ready for tomorrow's practicum. I forgot to do this last Thursday evening. *shrug* oh well.

11:49 pm

stidmama

well, NBT and 43...

11:49 pm

Jellen

Hi, stid!

11:49 pm

stidmama

hey jellen

11:50 pm

stidmama

about to take off again. days like today it's either halfway OR NBT.

11:50 pm

Jellen

Ah...I'm just peeking in periodically...

11:53 pm

stidmama

sure jellen, nice to be able to do that.

11:54 pm

jillibus

Hi stiddy the study!

11:54 pm

stidmama

hey jill. almost about to sign off glad you came back. how are you?

11:55 pm

Jellen

Playing poker in another window...

11:56 pm

jillibus

I'm fine and I hope you are too, stid

11:56 pm

stidmama

and that is halfway. I am satisfied and off to finish the homework so I can get to my practicum on time tomorrow.

11:56 pm

jillibus

staying for the flip, stid?

11:56 pm

jillibus

only 4 minutes!

11:57 pm

Jellen

Farewell, stid!

11:57 pm

stidmama

I am well jill -- just very very tired, and for some reason this evening somewhat depressed. no flip jill. must dash. *HUGS*

*poofs past the PB on the way out*

11:57 pm

jillibus

bye stid,and cher up!

11:58 pm

jillibus

*cheer (blast, typo time again)

11:59 pm

flosey

hi everyone

11:59 pm

Jellen

Hi, flosey!

11:59 pm

jillibus

hi flosey :)

11:59 pm

pippingeek

is it flip yet? huh huh? is it time?

11:59 pm

flosey

wow jilli, what a 'happy' face

11:59 pm

jillibus

almost, pip!

11:59 pm

jillibus

giggle, flosey!

12:00 am

flosey

lol

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