Babble: Archived Puzzle for Monday, January 25, 2010

12:00 am

jillibus

flip

12:00 am

Atalante

flip!

12:00 am

rumplestiltskin

flip

12:00 am

Digby the Westie

flip!

12:00 am

herinfernallady

flip and buy

12:00 am

dart001

flip

12:00 am

herinfernallady

darn it bye even (sorry about my typos)

12:01 am

flosey

flip

12:01 am

jillibus

why bye? Not a big enough grid, herin?

12:01 am

gremlinn

ne 8

12:01 am

jillibus

OOh flosey -- same icon -- I'll change in a bit

12:02 am

Pinikula

we7

12:02 am

MLFAN17

hello

12:02 am

gremlinn

di 8

12:03 am

MLFAN17

NE 6

12:03 am

flosey

first one I came to Jilli, was rushing

12:03 am

MLFAN17

SE 6

12:03 am

joshuavorbis

hi and nbt

12:03 am

jillibus

no prob -- I have another idea

12:03 am

dart001

nbt

12:04 am

jillibus

wtg and hi dart

12:04 am

dart001

hi jilli ;)

12:04 am

MLFAN17

HE 6

12:04 am

Atalante

di7

12:04 am

flosey

4 minutes Dart!! getting to be a habit

12:04 am

gremlinn

re 8

12:04 am

MLFAN17

RE 8 called?

12:04 am

MLFAN17

oops lol

12:04 am

gremlinn

yeah

12:04 am

Atalante

this really is *almost* a very very big puzzle. with 1 or 2 letters flipped around

12:05 am

MLFAN17

Fi 6

12:05 am

MLFAN17

too good for me Grem:)

12:06 am

Atalante

Hobbit is a wo6 :):)

12:07 am

MLFAN17

How many this time?

12:08 am

justafreep

se7 and good evening

12:08 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:08 am

MLFAN17

NE6

12:08 am

Pinikula

thx lickety

12:08 am

justafreep

re7 x 2

12:08 am

jillibus

(watching the skating)

12:08 am

Pinikula

me, too, jilli

12:08 am

MLFAN17

SE 6 x 2

12:08 am

jillibus

Thanks, Lickety!

12:08 am

flosey

oh, thanks Lickety

12:09 am

Erda

Thank you, Lickety!!

12:09 am

MLFAN17

RE 6 again

12:09 am

joshuavorbis

halfway

12:10 am

kje

just starting

12:10 am

Erda

Is this the Robbie Burns fan club site???

12:11 am

flosey

it's Robbie Burns Day tomorrow Erda

12:11 am

gremlinn

di 8 x2

12:11 am

Erda

I know that; just trying a wee funny joke
...

12:12 am

flosey

Don't have any scottish blood but do love to hear Auld Lang Syne played/sung

12:13 am

MLFAN17

Di 6/7

12:13 am

MLFAN17

thanks grem

12:14 am

MLFAN17

flosey i love that song too but it always makes me want to cry when i hear it

12:14 am

MLFAN17

Was EN 7 called?

12:16 am

MLFAN17

Ei 6

12:18 am

flosey

NBT

12:18 am

dart001

wtg flos

12:19 am

flosey

me too mlf

12:19 am

MLFAN17

FA 6

12:21 am

MLFAN17

TH 6

12:22 am

Atalante

yay ANdree is in the grid

12:23 am

justafreep

id7

12:23 am

jillibus

there must be a slug invading my web -- soooo slow!

12:23 am

jillibus

ok, changed icon to a statue -- refresh if you like

12:24 am

flosey

good one jilli

12:24 am

MLFAN17

freep is it a word we should know?

12:25 am

Atalante

yes mlf

12:25 am

jillibus

btw, there are several verses to auld lang syne and they're very poignant

12:25 am

MLFAN17

thanks ata

12:25 am

flosey

yes, if I had had the time, I was going to put the whole song in bio

12:28 am

MLFAN17

itss an ID 6/7:)

12:28 am

justafreep

yes, that's the one, mlf

12:28 am

gremlinn

fireworks

12:28 am

flosey

wow gremlin! 28 minutes!

12:28 am

MLFAN17

freep:)

12:28 am

dart001

nj grem 20 left he4 time for list

12:29 am

jillibus

YIKES, gremlin!!!

12:29 am

justafreep

holy cow

12:31 am

justafreep

nicely done, gremlin

12:31 am

MLFAN17

i think i have 24 left

12:32 am

gremlinn

ty - I used lickety right when I saw the announcement

12:33 am

MLFAN17

EN 5 7 6

12:34 am

MLFAN17

AD 6 7 7

12:34 am

gremlinn

lots of 6s this time

12:35 am

gremlinn

that's what you get with four ERs and two EDs, I guess

12:35 am

MLFAN17

OKay i cant do math lol.. i have 100 down i am out poof

12:36 am

Atalante

one day enable will allow resit and resat

12:37 am

jillibus

wd, mlf!

12:37 am

jillibus

don't count on it, ata

12:37 am

Atalante

I have to hope ;)

12:37 am

sammysmom

dammmmmmm

12:37 am

sammysmom

i just scared the bejeesus out of myself

12:39 am

sammysmom

i hear this creaking noise- like someone walking sneaking up on me-

12:39 am

gremlinn

it doesn't have "bejeesus", but it takes "bejesus" and "bejeezus"

12:39 am

sammysmom

it took me 5 minute4s to realise i was doing it myself - moving my foot- we have another squeaky board in this okld house-lol

12:40 am

jillibus

nbt (late, I know, but I've been watching the skating)

12:41 am

Atalante

are the J words obvious? (no clues pls)

12:41 am

gremlinn

no

12:41 am

flosey

the j words are strange to me Ata, monkeyed them

12:41 am

Atalante

oh well at least I'm not being stupid!

12:41 am

jillibus

no -- I went to morewords

12:41 am

Atalante

*monkeys*

12:41 am

dcseain

ah, some of the massive rain promised is finally falling.

12:42 am

jillibus

flosey's monkeys are smarter than mine

12:42 am

Atalante

ty! I feel a lot better now!

12:42 am

flosey

they're just fast jilli

12:42 am

gremlinn

you have to tell your monkeying fingers, "fly, my pretties! fly!"

12:43 am

anike

ok 49 to go and I think it's time for the list

12:44 am

jillibus

I won't be finishing this one

12:44 am

flosey

have my doubts too jilli

12:45 am

dart001

fireworks

12:45 am

flosey

wtg Dart

12:45 am

Atalante

yay dart!

12:45 am

justafreep

nicely done, dart.

12:46 am

justafreep

does anyone know that ne8 word? never seen it before, so far as I can recall.

12:46 am

dart001

new one for me

12:46 am

Atalante

if I had it, I maybe could tell you lol

12:46 am

flosey

don't have it yet freep

12:46 am

dart001

pb for justa

12:47 am

jillibus

YAY dart!!!

12:48 am

justafreep

drat! is there chocolate there today?

12:48 am

gremlinn

I knew the ne8, but I just learned it a few months ago

12:48 am

sammysmom

do you want a clue for the ne8?

12:48 am

Atalante

no thank you

12:49 am

jillibus

yes please

12:49 am

gremlinn

for a while I always thought ne8 minus the last letter should be a word

12:49 am

sammysmom

an orderly bunch oc cattle

12:49 am

jillibus

never mind

12:49 am

Atalante

go for it! I'll look away :)

12:49 am

flosey

yes please

12:49 am

Atalante

oh. thanks Sammy. NOT

12:49 am

jillibus

ty sammy -- ata, shut your eyes

12:50 am

flosey

aha, got it from that clue

12:50 am

sammysmom

i love these obsolete words

12:50 am

Atalante

never mind. I'll just turn off the chat for a bit I think

12:50 am

gremlinn

I misread "go for it! I'll look away" as "go away! I'll look for it"

12:51 am

VolleymomDee

late flip; howdy all; hugs jili; flosey; hi grem ata sammysmom

12:51 am

gremlinn

hey Volley

12:51 am

dart001

hi volley

12:51 am

jillibus

hi dee hi

12:52 am

flosey

hi Dee

12:52 am

VolleymomDee

hi dart

12:52 am

westford

hello all

12:52 am

dart001

hi west

12:52 am

westford

took me longer to get back here than I thought

12:52 am

jillibus

hello west :)

12:52 am

westford

hi dart !!

12:53 am

VolleymomDee

hi west

12:53 am

gremlinn

new icon, I see

12:53 am

sammysmom

hi volley

12:53 am

westford

hi jilli !!

12:53 am

jillibus

lovely cats, west!

12:53 am

flosey

hi West

12:53 am

westford

that took no time at all..then I had software updates and email and you know the rest

12:54 am

gremlinn

has there ever been a word so difficult that no one could find it, even with everyone using lickety clues?

12:54 am

westford

thanks jilli Disney is our 19 year old black cat's son

12:54 am

flosey

what beautifiul cats west

12:54 am

jillibus

not that I know of, grem

12:54 am

westford

hi flosey !!

12:54 am

VolleymomDee

not since I have been here grem

12:55 am

westford

thanks flosey they were so attached to each other too

12:55 am

westford

hi dee

12:55 am

gremlinn

I guess it would require a huge gap in the word list, at least

12:55 am

VolleymomDee

hugs west

12:56 am

westford

hugs back dee

12:56 am

westford

I didn't realize it was Bobby Burns' birthday

12:56 am

justafreep

fireworks

12:56 am

dart001

gj justa

12:56 am

westford

yay freep !!

12:56 am

jillibus

Robbie, please, or Rabbie

12:57 am

westford

I have one word lol

12:57 am

flosey

wtg Freep

12:57 am

westford

okay

12:57 am

VolleymomDee

wtg freep

12:57 am

VolleymomDee

help with j please for nbt?

12:57 am

jillibus

I never forget his bday because it's my late mother's too.

12:57 am

westford

I was going to say Robert

12:57 am

westford

I think I remember that jilli my grandmother's is tomorrow

12:58 am

flosey

je + those tall thin things that grow in marshy areas

12:58 am

VolleymomDee

ty looking

12:59 am

westford

ty flosey great clue

12:59 am

Christine

And my anniverrsary in US - 49 years today. One of the best ideas I had, ewas coming to US.

12:59 am

jillibus

I understand the real Scots just say Robert. I'm only three-quarters Scot ;)

12:59 am

flosey

a friend, visiting with 2 year old son, saw them on our property and thought my hubby was growing hotdogs - they live in the city

12:59 am

gremlinn

alternate spelling for that je: you can double the R

12:59 am

westford

I have no Scots except my sil and granddaughters

12:59 am

jillibus

congrats, Christine!

12:59 am

VolleymomDee

nbt!! ty flosey

1:00 am

gremlinn

it was very close to being in yesterday's puzzle too

1:00 am

flosey

yw Dee

1:00 am

westford

are you happy here Christine?

1:00 am

justafreep

okay... I must depart... and out of the PB, too!

1:00 am

jillibus

wtg dee :)

1:00 am

VolleymomDee

ty jili

1:00 am

gremlinn

PB = peanut butter?

1:01 am

westford

wtg dee !! now I have 2 words better get busy

1:01 am

gremlinn

potty break?

1:01 am

Christine

I'd intended to stay for only a year (I had a job waiting in Australia), but I tell people by the time my second foot left the 'plane, I was a Californian.

1:01 am

VolleymomDee

lol west

1:01 am

westford

good ones grem

1:02 am

gremlinn

I was a Californian when I popped out in the hospital

1:02 am

westford

that's great Christine where did you land?

1:02 am

gremlinn

but I didn't know it at the time

1:02 am

westford

lol grem

1:03 am

Christine

In California, after stopping overnight in New York.

1:03 am

westford

I mean where in CA?

1:03 am

Christine

:os Angeles

1:03 am

dart001

the big cal airport that serves the whole state lol

1:03 am

westford

must have been overwhelming

1:04 am

gremlinn

:os = the rare snake-tongue smiley

1:04 am

gremlinn

alternately, the "eating spaghetti" smiley

1:05 am

Christine

No, back in 1961 there was a little airport. Once LAX came on the scene, the little airport became the charter-plane airport

1:05 am

gremlinn

hey now, we have an international airport in San Diego

1:05 am

Christine

Oh, :os - must be my Italian background seeping through.

1:06 am

westford

I liked when the airports were smaller

1:06 am

flosey

me too West, the Victoria airport is a nice small one

1:06 am

gremlinn

Dallas/Ft.Worth has a huge one

1:07 am

dart001

west to the pb

1:07 am

gremlinn

pb = pig bacon?

1:07 am

Christine

Except -- walking down those steep roll-up ladders, aaargh.

1:07 am

gremlinn

it must be a secret code-word 'round these parts

1:07 am

Christine

Bacon? a bacon sandwich, please.

1:08 am

jillibus

Nanaimo still lets you walk on the tarmac to get on a little plane

1:08 am

flosey

I remember when Victoria did jilli

1:08 am

Christine

Pooh - don't "let" me do any such thing, thank you very much.

1:08 am

jillibus

grem -- PB = penalty box, sin bin

1:09 am

dart001

<----hates littles planes

1:09 am

rururocks

hard to type with a puppy on your lap...

1:09 am

westford

nbt

1:09 am

gremlinn

okay...now just gotta figure out how to get there

1:09 am

westford

oooh ruru

1:09 am

cybernan

stuck at 121 -- off to find an appropriate icon for the day.

1:09 am

dart001

hi ruru

1:09 am

westford

little planes that don't file flight plans dart?

1:10 am

jillibus

and I remember when my dad arrived at (I think) Idlewild in 1948 and I could run out to greet him for the first time since 1939

1:10 am

dart001

nope...little planes that i don't fit in lol

1:10 am

westford

hi nan I finally changed mine and didn't realize the theme

1:10 am

anike

fireworks

1:10 am

gremlinn

I can barely even remember the '80s

1:10 am

VolleymomDee

wtg anike

1:10 am

dart001

i don't really fit in the other ones ei6

1:10 am

flosey

wtg anike

1:10 am

westford

oh jilli what a day that must have been

1:11 am

westford

Yay anike !!

1:11 am

jillibus

OH RURU!!!!! Is he a real snugglebug?

1:11 am

gremlinn

congrats anike

1:11 am

Atalante

ruru has the PUPPY!! yay!

1:11 am

jillibus

YAY anike!

1:11 am

VolleymomDee

I have di 8, ne 8, and re 8... what 8 am I missing please?

1:11 am

gremlinn

another di8

1:12 am

anike

I'm off to watch the tennis - Sam Stosur v Serena

1:12 am

VolleymomDee

ty

1:12 am

dart001

2 di 8's

1:12 am

jillibus

west, it was indescribable and still makes me choke up thinking about it

1:12 am

flosey

enjoy anike

1:12 am

VolleymomDee

ty dart and grem

1:12 am

gremlinn

and it's not diarrhea, that's just a phantom

1:12 am

rururocks

re8 called I am sure

1:13 am

flosey

oh I bet jilli, after 9 long years

1:13 am

gremlinn

reiterated is in there, if you reuse a T

1:13 am

Atalante

tell everything, ruru

1:13 am

VolleymomDee

howdy ru! how's your boy?

1:14 am

rururocks

he is wonderful... I am in love

1:14 am

VolleymomDee

awwwwwww

1:14 am

Atalante

awwwwww

1:14 am

jillibus

9 lost years, flosey -- I was just 12 when I last saw him and 22 with a baby the next time

1:15 am

rururocks

smart as anything this one

1:15 am

westford

was he able to correspond during that time?

1:15 am

jillibus

awwwwww ruru -- picture, please!

1:15 am

VolleymomDee

that's even better

1:15 am

cybernan

icon changed

1:16 am

flosey

ah jilli, can only imagine how he felt seeing you as a mommy too

1:16 am

Christine

Rururocks - which is your baby?

1:16 am

westford

great picture nan !

1:16 am

jillibus

for a little while, west, but rarely when he was interned 1941-45 -- just a couple of postcards. The worst thing was that although we wrote to him, he didn't get our letters. Cruel.

1:17 am

westford

that is so cruel

1:17 am

westford

but he had his thoughts and memories of you and your mother

1:17 am

jillibus

nan, that's a great picture -- where did you find it?

1:17 am

VolleymomDee

my phant is rehearse

1:17 am

cybernan

I took it when we were in Edi this summer, Jill

1:18 am

jillibus

West, he wrote some wonderful verses.

1:18 am

jillibus

That was smart, nan!

1:18 am

westford

I do hope you'll share them all in the book you are going to write

1:19 am

cybernan

lol -- was killing time -- hubby was not quite ready to leave when I got there (still tasting the wares)

1:19 am

jillibus

sure, west

1:19 am

westford

he looks so lifelike nan

1:19 am

cybernan

probably borrowed from Mme. Tussaud!

1:22 am

westford

one place I'd like to visit

1:23 am

cybernan

my advice is to do it in August and take in the tattoo and fringe festival -- but get your tickets for the tattoo a year in advance as they sell out almost immediately when they go on sale every November

1:24 am

westford

daughter and her family have a trip planned for June not sure if she has tickets

1:24 am

jillibus

I've been reading Ian Rankin's Rebus books and alsmost feel as if I've been there. And they have lots of our Scot words in them, lol!

1:25 am

cybernan

the ticket situation can be checked on line, West -- just google 'Edinburgh Military Tattoo'

1:26 am

westford

I'll tell her, thanks nan

1:27 am

Christine

I'm reading "How the Scots invented the world" - they're everywhere. My sister (one of them) married a Scotsman.

1:27 am

VolleymomDee

are there only 2 re 7's?

1:27 am

flosey

yes Dee and 1 8

1:27 am

cybernan

just have 2, dee and an re 8

1:28 am

VolleymomDee

ty

1:31 am

cybernan

130 down -- that's enough for me for the night -- see you tomorrow :)

1:31 am

flosey

goodnight nan

1:32 am

westford

gn nan and thanks sleep well

1:32 am

VolleymomDee

id 6/7 if not said

1:33 am

jillibus

night nan -- Hale be your heart! Hale be your fiddle! Lang may your elbuck jink and diddle..."

1:35 am

westford

I could listen all night jilli

1:35 am

flosey

jilli, what is your elbuck?

1:36 am

jillibus

beats me, flosey -- elbow?

1:36 am

flosey

lol

1:36 am

westford

sure cuz he was playing his fiddle

1:37 am

flosey

right - that is quite a workout

1:37 am

jillibus

I've had a "Burns Birthday Book" since I was a kid, and it has a quotation for each day. That's one of them.

1:37 am

flosey

interesting

1:38 am

westford

but I have heard that playing the fiddle had another meaning

1:39 am

jillibus

Oh probably, west, lol -- and I guess raunchy Rabbie would have been well aware

1:39 am

westford

sure would lol

1:40 am

Christine

Ooooh, just turned-on the television, and a ver vamped Susan Boyle is on.

1:41 am

westford

just as long as her voice doesn't change

1:41 am

jillibus

what network, Christine?

1:41 am

lynxxx

Hello everyone

1:42 am

jillibus

hi lynxxx

1:42 am

flosey

hi lyn

1:42 am

westford

hi lyn

1:42 am

jillibus

funny icon, lynxxx!

1:43 am

westford

don't babble?? whatever would we do?

1:43 am

lynxxx

isn't it - stumbled across it and couldn't resist

1:44 am

rururocks

is that why we never have any russian babblers?

1:45 am

lynxxx

could be! lovely pic Ruru, can't believe he's coming home already! how many more sleeps is that?

1:46 am

rururocks

he's here lynxx

1:46 am

jillibus

Is Dylan still on your lap, ruru?

1:46 am

rururocks

put him to bed for a bit..

1:47 am

lynxxx

Oh wow! I am very happy for you, your family is complete again

1:47 am

jillibus

where is his dear little bed?

1:48 am

rururocks

in our kitchen

1:48 am

rururocks

ty lynxxx.. I do feel better having him

1:48 am

VolleymomDee

do you use a crate or kennel ru?

1:49 am

rururocks

crate and he has an ex-pen

1:49 am

jillibus

Is it a crate? Granddaughter's pup was totally crate-trained and heads straight in there when he's had enough.

1:49 am

jillibus

ex-pen where?

1:49 am

VolleymomDee

that is what our daughter had to use because she worked during the day; Ellie does same thing jili

1:50 am

rururocks

in the kitchen...

1:50 am

rururocks

he is conked out from a big day...

1:50 am

jillibus

big kitchen!

1:50 am

VolleymomDee

so nice; so glad you got him home ru

1:50 am

jillibus

I bet he is -- awwwww again!

1:50 am

rururocks

we have a HUGE kitchen

1:51 am

jillibus

how perfect

1:52 am

jillibus

are you goings to sleep in the kitchen too, ruru?

1:52 am

Andree

hi everyone

1:52 am

rururocks

The trick will be getting him to sleep alone in the crate .. we have a separate bedroom set up for Dylan and me so that we don't distrub mrs ru's sleep

1:53 am

jillibus

hi andree

1:53 am

Andree

you have your new boy ruru!! you must be so excited

1:53 am

lynxxx

hi Andree

1:53 am

VolleymomDee

very thoughtful

1:53 am

Andree

i expect you will have a couple of sleepless nights

1:54 am

rururocks

I can't believe he is finally he4...

1:54 am

rururocks

yes.. I am okay with that...we'll bond that way

1:54 am

VolleymomDee

we will keep pinching you, so you know it is real

1:54 am

Andree

i had 3 bad nights and then peace perfect peace until i get hugo from his bed in the morning

1:55 am

jillibus

what a lucky puppy

1:55 am

Christine

enter a message...s - sorry just making tea for everyone. Susan Boyle is on Oprah Winfrey's show - ABC.

1:55 am

flosey

70 to go and maybe I'll get them tomorrow, goodnight all

1:55 am

jillibus

g'night flosey

1:56 am

lynxxx

night Flosey

1:56 am

Andree

well we will get that show in about a year chris,lol

1:56 am

westford

happy dreams flosey

1:56 am

VolleymomDee

nite flosey

1:56 am

flosey

see you tomorrow night jilli?

1:56 am

Andree

bye flosey

1:56 am

jillibus

101 left here so far -- I'll be turning in soon too.

1:56 am

Christine

What the heck - I typed Jillibus, sorry ... ... and the gremlins woke up, and put in their two cents worth.

1:56 am

jillibus

that's the plan, flosey :)

1:57 am

flosey

good

1:58 am

jillibus

Christine, I don't think I'll turn Oprah on just now -- trying to get to bed at a reasonable hour.

1:59 am

Christine

I guess I missed the news - turned on the television and there she was. I'm not much of a fam of her show.

1:59 am

gapeach

May I please have a clue for ae5-10? Thanks

1:59 am

jillibus

eagle's nest, peach

1:59 am

VolleymomDee

hi peach... same as ee 5/10 just change 1st letter

2:01 am

gapeach

Thanks, jilli.

2:01 am

Andree

hi peach

2:01 am

gapeach

Oh, hi there, Andree.

2:02 am

gapeach

Thanks, VolleymomDee.

2:03 am

jillibus

yw, peach

2:03 am

VolleymomDee

yw sorry lag here

2:04 am

VolleymomDee

fireworks

2:04 am

lynxxx

Congrats Volley!

2:04 am

westford

yay dee !!

2:04 am

VolleymomDee

ty may I help anyone?

2:05 am

westford

the other j please

2:05 am

westford

I have je 6/36

2:05 am

VolleymomDee

1st 3 letters same + alter ego...

2:05 am

Andree

yay dee

2:05 am

VolleymomDee

je 5/22

2:05 am

westford

ty

2:06 am

VolleymomDee

yw

2:06 am

VolleymomDee

others?

2:06 am

VolleymomDee

k.... have a great day / eve all

2:06 am

VolleymomDee

*poofing with hugs*

2:07 am

lynxxx

bye Volley

2:07 am

VolleymomDee

hugs lyn

2:07 am

westford

good night hugs dee

2:07 am

jillibus

night dee

2:08 am

gapeach

It's off to bed I go....nite all.

2:08 am

lynxxx

goodnight Peach

2:08 am

westford

good night peach

2:08 am

Andree

bye peach

2:08 am

jillibus

night peach

2:08 am

Andree

bye dee

2:09 am

lynxxx

Andree -y ou are in the grid!

2:09 am

o-o

phantom: flug

2:09 am

jillibus

hi babrab

2:09 am

lynxxx

hi BabRab

2:09 am

westford

hello bab

2:10 am

o-o

Hello

2:10 am

jillibus

well, 71 left and I must go -- night all and *poof*

2:11 am

o-o

be well, jilli

2:11 am

westford

good night jilli dream of Robbie

2:11 am

lynxxx

nite Jilli

2:12 am

Andree

bye jilli, hi BR and now you mention it lynxxx i am in the grid

2:13 am

o-o

Christmas is just eleven months away

2:13 am

o-o

Hello, Andree

2:13 am

lynxxx

pity you aren't valid - having trouble getting anything from there

2:13 am

westford

you're right bab good thing my tree is still up

2:14 am

lynxxx

mmm, not too hard, same as yesterdays

2:14 am

o-o

I never take my tr down.... it is so old I have to label it for guests

2:15 am

westford

that could be the answer lol

2:16 am

Soodle

Thank goodness the tr you are talking about is in the grid. I thought you meant trousers.

2:17 am

westford

oh well PB for me

2:17 am

lynxxx

hi Soodle

2:17 am

westford

and lol Sood

2:19 am

Andree

lol lol sood

2:19 am

Soodle

Puts a whole different meaning on BR's last post, doesn't it? LMAO

2:23 am

Andree

we all seem to be lost for words

2:23 am

Soodle

And its only 8.23 am here. Its going to be a long day.............

2:26 am

Andree

60 left here , taking a dinner break, back later

2:38 am

Soodle

I better go and get ready for the day. BR, I am sorry if I offended you. My mind works in peculiar ways.........

2:48 am

lynxxx

back

3:13 am

Christine

Seems everyone has gone??

3:14 am

lynxxx

hi Chris, it is a quiet time

3:15 am

Christine

Bad Lynxxx, shortening my name. How's the weather in your part of the world?

3:16 am

rubyfoo

gd morning everybody

3:16 am

lynxxx

Just lovely, the Summer has been good so far - only a few stinking days and quite a bit of rain. You have floods near you I hear

3:16 am

Haz1558

Good morning/evening all.

3:16 am

lynxxx

Hi Ruby

3:16 am

lynxxx

morning Haz

3:17 am

Christine

Good morning - I think Lynxxx and I are the only ones here. It was very busy a while ago.

3:17 am

Christine

Hallo Haz1558

3:17 am

Christine

Lynxxx - didn't mean to offend, I just hate the name Chris.

3:17 am

Haz1558

Hello! And just call me haz!

3:18 am

rubyfoo

my day is officially starting, dressed at last! that's the hard part

3:19 am

Christine

No, not hate, jsut don't like it. I have trouble abreviating anyone's name, because I don't like to have mine shortened.

3:19 am

lynxxx

well mine is Lynette - but please do NOT call me that

3:21 am

Christine

Olay, luv - still on speaking terms?

3:22 am

lynxxx

of course, but can't promise I'll remember not to abbrev...too many Babblers with long names and I am no Min a.k.a. speed typist

3:24 am

lynxxx

phantom: reiterated

3:34 am

rubyfoo

I don't even use my real name, which I don't like, preferinig all my (many) nicknames....lol

3:36 am

blueheron

Hello everyone! Lynxxx you can call me Wendy

3:36 am

lynxxx

we'll just call you Passionfruit. Did you buy one and try it?

3:37 am

lynxxx

hi Wendy...lol, another name I won't remember - sorry

3:37 am

blueheron

that's ok. How's the weather in Melbourne?

3:38 am

rubyfoo

my fusband said there eweren't any, but as he refuses to wear his reading glasses, he probably just didn't see them. Still, it's better than doing the shopping myself -- lazy nel!

3:38 am

rubyfoo

tear

3:38 am

lynxxx

Lovely. What a cute dog - what sort is he?

3:38 am

rubyfoo

sorry, pb for this sleepy (lazy) head!

3:39 am

rubyfoo

why doesn't stere exist? it's certainly a common word for quantity of wood!

3:40 am

Haz1558

The answer is invariably - enable, the dictionary.

3:40 am

rubyfoo

enable, the strange

3:41 am

lynxxx

but that isn't in the grid Ruby, no T ne** the S

3:41 am

rubyfoo

aaah, sorry for being a grouch!

3:42 am

lynxxx

we know, it's too early for you yet!

3:42 am

Haz1558

Scrub my last post. The answer is ei6/21 enable or that it's not in the grid.

3:44 am

lynxxx

Haz, do you like my new

3:44 am

lynxxx

my new icon, thought you would appreciate it

3:45 am

Haz1558

It's very good! The British version during the war was 'careless talk costs lives', but the Russian one can be used all the time. I like it!

3:46 am

rubyfoo

I need to blow that up and hang it in my kitchen!

3:47 am

Haz1558

Have you got a whole series of icons coming up for us, lyn? Wisdom from the past for the present kind of thing.

3:48 am

rubyfoo

or maybe blow up the kitchen....

3:48 am

Haz1558

No, blowing up kitchens is messy.

3:50 am

lynxxx

no, I just bought some posters/pictures from Allposters so I get emails from them constantly with 'deals'. Love wading through their stuff - including war propaganda posters

3:52 am

Haz1558

They are fun to look at now, but I suppose during the war they would have been a constant reminder that life wasn't normal.

3:57 am

Haz1558

Okay, nice grid today, but I must press on with my chores. My little car has to go into the garage today for a pre-MOT check on Friday, so I have it to tidy as well as the house.

3:58 am

lynxxx

what is a pre-MOT?

3:59 am

Haz1558

MOT stands for Ministry of Transport. All cars over 4 years old have to have an annual inspection to make sure that they're roadworthy. I normally put the car into the garage for a check over beforehand to make sure that it will pass.

3:59 am

Haz1558

It's a pretty thorough inspection and kind of gives peace of mind for a while, and, of course, brings in a nice source of revenue for the government!

4:00 am

lynxxx

wow, hope that doesn't cost much

4:00 am

Haz1558

Even if you fail on a tiny thing like a light bulb missing or something, you have to pay for another test where they will check that the bulb is replaced. It's about Â£35 but of course you have to pay the garage for the pre-check as well.

4:01 am

Haz1558

I do such a low mileage that there's rarely a great deal to be done.

4:02 am

lynxxx

I think that would make me get rid of my car if they did it here.

4:02 am

lynxxx

BBS having some dinner

4:02 am

Haz1558

I think it started off with cars over 6 or 7 years old but they've gradually been bringing it down. It's probably a good idea overall, since it avoids people driving death-traps.

4:02 am

Haz1558

See you later, lynxxx.

4:03 am

Haz1558

*gone*

4:03 am

rubyfoo

bye haz

4:04 am

ardilla

hi all

4:05 am

rubyfoo

hi ardilla

4:06 am

ardilla

how's the grid?

4:08 am

rubyfoo

always hard for me, but nice anyway, you'll probably finish in 1/2 hour!! lol

4:10 am

ardilla

don't think i'll finish this time...quite tired...didn't even finish dinner

4:10 am

rubyfoo

this is better than eating

4:11 am

ardilla

:P

4:21 am

rubyfoo

see you later

4:22 am

ardilla

later ruby

4:28 am

ardilla

bye with 159 left

5:12 am

redturtlehead

my first word is we***, not a good omen for the day....hmmmm

5:13 am

Brookie

good morning, red!

5:14 am

redturtlehead

Hi all, just dropping in to check out the grid, actually going to work this morning...

5:14 am

Brookie

have a good day at work, then!

5:16 am

rumplestiltskin

Bye all, Fireworks. Back to bed at 5:20 a.m.

6:16 am

oodleberry

gm e1

6:18 am

o-o

Hello, oodle, how's you welcome mat?

6:18 am

rubyfoo

hello oodle

6:18 am

rubyfoo

hello BR

6:18 am

o-o

He, ruby

6:19 am

oodleberry

hi BR my wecome mat is out on the front porch wecoming people as they come in... how is yours... Salut ruby comment ca va?

6:19 am

oodleberry

(lives in an apt...ahem)

6:19 am

o-o

mine us on hiatus

6:20 am

rubyfoo

here, too, but it's the wrong season here unless you're a skiier!

6:20 am

rubyfoo

grey, intermittently rainy, raw

6:20 am

oodleberry

ew... IT IS NOT SPRING YET

6:21 am

rubyfoo

fortunately, spring here is a marvel and lasts very long

6:21 am

oodleberry

well if it is raw then you should cook it, then it wouldn't be so raw eh?

6:22 am

oodleberry

but but but it's not even february

6:22 am

rubyfoo

good idea!

6:22 am

oodleberry

:D

6:24 am

o-o

The Cremation of Sam McGee: "Talk of your cold! through the parkaâ€™s fold it stabbed like a driven nail."

6:26 am

oodleberry

ruby, what city are you in ? I keep on thinking it is on the coast but you didn't say you were in Normadie ou Britagne.. uh nice image in the morning BR

6:27 am

rubyfoo

no, I'm on the other side, v close to Annecy, basically between Lyon (to the SW) and Geneva (straight north). Mountains on one side, lake on the other

6:28 am

rubyfoo

it couldn't be prettier!

6:29 am

rubyfoo

town is veyrier du lac, on the east side of lake annecy (google Earth does a good job of showing the local geography; you can almost see my house! lol)

6:30 am

oodleberry

ohhhh I thoughted so... silly me...*takes the banana out of his mouth*

6:31 am

rubyfoo

are you in facebook, oodle, there are some pix of the house and garden in there

6:33 am

oodleberry

wow ruby you are right by a lake, near the mountains... I am jealous. No fair :-( ;-) ok if you are on FB my email is oodles_o_berries@yahoo.com

6:34 am

crosshair

good morning everyone

6:34 am

rubyfoo

I'll friend you oodle, but it will say nancy kelley, lol, a ruby by any name

6:34 am

rubyfoo

hi cross

6:34 am

oodleberry

good morning cross

6:35 am

rubyfoo

you have me addicted to your baked cheese combo, cross!

6:35 am

oodleberry

ohhh nice irish name

6:35 am

crosshair

i knew you would love it;))

6:36 am

oodleberry

ok i will check, ruby... about what are you speaking cross... love what and who

6:36 am

oodleberry

ohhhh DUH

6:36 am

rubyfoo

cross gave a suggestion for baking mixed cheese just like that, even without bread, and it's wonderful

6:37 am

crosshair

if course you have to eat nothing but tofu and bean sprouts for the rest of the week to make up for eating it;))

6:38 am

rubyfoo

no, I don't have that problem -- very small and skinny

6:39 am

oodleberry

not fair at all ruby not fair *cries in the corner*

6:39 am

rubyfoo

yes, but you don't look like a chicken.....

6:39 am

oodleberry

me?

6:40 am

crosshair

then might i suggest adding some cheese bake to a bacon weave sammich?

6:40 am

oodleberry

uh you don't want to see a RECENT pic of me, ruby

6:40 am

o-o

I did not know chickens had a peculiar way of looking

6:40 am

rubyfoo

but can't get good bacon here

6:40 am

crosshair

;(

6:40 am

oodleberry

ok I'm confuzzled

6:41 am

rubyfoo

it's the red feathers....no, it's the wrinkles

6:41 am

crosshair

i live my life based on the geographic location of good bacon;))

6:41 am

oodleberry

damn FB gets me so frustrated...

6:42 am

crosshair

crossy does not do fb for that very reason

6:43 am

NonnieLight

Hello all!

6:44 am

crosshair

that and the first time i tried fb,every single low life i had ever known was trying to contact me..lol they must spend all day typing in names from their past

6:44 am

crosshair

howdy nonnie

6:44 am

NonnieLight

hiya crossy

6:45 am

rubyfoo

done, oodle

6:45 am

rubyfoo

ni nonnie nonnie

6:45 am

oodleberry

ok

6:45 am

NonnieLight

hiya ruby :o)

6:45 am

oodleberry

I got you ruby

6:45 am

rubyfoo

there are so many people with my name (and it is not my maiden name) that I didn't have that problem!

6:45 am

oodleberry

hi nonnie

6:46 am

NonnieLight

and oodle :o)

6:46 am

oodleberry

what problem

6:46 am

crosshair

my name while not unique is scarce when not used as a name of a town or city

6:46 am

oodleberry

where who why when LEMME AT 'IM slowly I turn step by step inch by inch....

6:47 am

crosshair

easy oodles;))

6:47 am

EspritdJean

niagra falls!

6:47 am

Nancy Boy

even as "youth" I can concede that facebook is a waste of time

6:47 am

rubyfoo

no strange ones coming out of the blue

6:48 am

rubyfoo

it has its good point, especially for sharing photos

6:48 am

crosshair

just dont use your real name unless it is a common one nancyboy

6:48 am

oodleberry

so cross you said 14 loonies a litre for maple syrup eh?

6:48 am

crosshair

about that oodles

6:48 am

crosshair

for the good grade a stuff

6:48 am

NonnieLight

I need two for nbt. A j word and then a word from the e below the j. Any help would be greatly appreciated as I would like to feel like I accomplished *something* thing morning...

6:48 am

rubyfoo

speaking of time, see you all later!

6:48 am

Uneaixoise

NB, ei4/5 duck

6:49 am

rubyfoo

I couldn't find any j words

6:49 am

oodleberry

I saw in the store up a dollar from last. 12.99$ for 750 ml

6:49 am

NonnieLight

bye bye ruby.

6:49 am

Uneaixoise

morning, all :-)

6:49 am

oodleberry

aww ruby... bbye ;(

6:49 am

NonnieLight

ty une!

6:49 am

Uneaixoise

bye, ruby -- enjoyed lurking and reading about your lovely town!

6:49 am

crosshair

have to watch your not buying last years stock

6:49 am

Nancy Boy

My name is distinctly uncommon, Crossy ;) when I was on facebook, it was crazy...I couldn't keep up with it. Apparently I'm quite famous. Sooo many people I didn't know, thinking they knew me

6:49 am

Uneaixoise

yw nonnie :-)

6:49 am

oodleberry

but that is Quebec for you .. they want to gouge you for everything you have

6:49 am

rubyfoo

tks uneaix, that was hiding in plain sight

6:50 am

crosshair

i ran into the same thing nb

6:50 am

crosshair

had to uninstall it after a week

6:50 am

rubyfoo

maple syrup here costs about $10 for 25cl!

6:50 am

Nancy Boy

apparently the description of 'friend' is quite loose on facebook ;) lots of people just recognized me from seeing me around. I'm quite difficult to miss..

6:51 am

oodleberry

now you can add another name by which people will recognize you nb

6:51 am

rubyfoo

ahah, uneaix, happy to share!! but how about a j word? lol

6:51 am

Nancy Boy

like a nickname, oodle?

6:51 am

oodleberry

yes sir

6:52 am

rubyfoo

isn't nancy boy already a nickname?

6:52 am

Nancy Boy

not just a nickname but a state of mind ;)

6:52 am

oodleberry

ruby dear that is not his real name

6:52 am

crosshair

that was my mistake,i used my real name on the thing

6:52 am

oodleberry

*is quickly getting confuzzled

6:53 am

Nancy Boy

Names, names, names. I have two first names anyway! Don't know which I'd call my real one..

6:53 am

oodleberry

oh I did too cross cause it said USE YOUR REAL NAME... uh doh

6:53 am

rubyfoo

I like having nicknames; different friends call me different names lol

6:54 am

rubyfoo

bye for now

6:54 am

Nancy Boy

see you later, ruby :)

6:54 am

NonnieLight

I've used my real name and haven't had any problems on fb. I guess getting old does have some benefits! :o)

6:54 am

oodleberry

bbye ruby ty for the friend in fb

6:54 am

NonnieLight

bye bye again ruby.

6:55 am

oodleberry

old? how old is old

6:55 am

crosshair

i swear i had 50 people a day hitting off me on fb;(

6:55 am

Nancy Boy

If I joined fb again, I'd use my korean name, since less people know me by that. Otherwise I get embarrassed...lots of people seem to know me, but I don't know them

6:55 am

NonnieLight

gray-haired lady old :o)

6:55 am

oodleberry

I'm old to someone 25

6:56 am

oodleberry

so you don't have fb account any longer cross?

6:56 am

crosshair

no i do not oodles

6:56 am

oodleberry

I'm sorry I won't do it again :(

6:58 am

Nancy Boy

did you accept them all, crossy? that was my mistake. I got to around 3500 friends, realized it was ridiculous, and deleted my account

6:58 am

crosshair

thing was hard to uninstall as well..pain in the arse all the way round

6:58 am

NonnieLight

3500??? for goodness sake!

6:59 am

crosshair

i am older than you nb and have less patience,got to 200 and had enough

6:59 am

oodleberry

well I am 50 and I feel old but that's because I don't get out and exersise and eat too much... sometimes I binge but not helpful when you don,t have someone local to talk to

6:59 am

oodleberry

you should have just kept with NB

6:59 am

Nancy Boy

Oh Nonnie I'm FAMOUS ;)

7:00 am

oodleberry

are you on tv or in the movies NB?

7:00 am

NonnieLight

ahhahahaa---I guess so!

7:01 am

Nancy Boy

No, Oodle, I kid :) I'm just a bit of a party animal. I like to be everywhere at once and surrounded by people, so I get to know lots of people...it sort of snowballs

7:01 am

oodleberry

oh...I am the opposite

7:02 am

Nancy Boy

are you the sort for deep friendships and the like? mine tend to be ohhh-so-slightly superficial..

7:03 am

crosshair

im am like you now oodles,ive been in customer service so long that i cannot wait to get away from people at the end of the day

7:03 am

NonnieLight

nb, I like the song you quoted in your profile here...matter of fact, I was just listening to that the other day!

7:04 am

oodleberry

Although I like people and I like talking to them but if it is too crowded I leave ie: at the malls

7:04 am

Nancy Boy

isn't it lovely, Nonnie! I love all sorts of music but only got into Neil Young relatively recently...love him though!

7:04 am

oodleberry

well I guess we are transitioning to what the other was

7:05 am

crosshair

i have long time friends,well thats the difference tween men and women eh? lol a man can meet a friend once every five years,beat each other up,get drunk together and agree to do it again in 5 years...a womans best friend can often be someone she met in the bathroom 20 minutes ago hehe...crossy waits for the wife to give him a back hand...

7:05 am

NonnieLight

I've enjoyed his music since I was a youngen :o)

7:06 am

oodleberry

cross your life seems so violent... I hope youa re joking

7:06 am

Nancy Boy

I finally got the chance to see him live at Glastonbury this year :) although I frustrated myself to tears trying to see both him and Bruce Springsteen...!

7:07 am

Nancy Boy

luckily Springsteen overrun so I got him too. in his words, "it's not curfew time, it's boss time!" sadly for his management, it was in fact curfew time. Hefty fine because of that!

7:07 am

oodleberry

wow, what, they were giving concerts the same day??

7:07 am

NonnieLight

Was it a good concert and worth the effort?

7:07 am

Nancy Boy

same day, same time, Oodle! at glastonbury rock festival...they were only a stage or so apart!

7:08 am

Nancy Boy

Definitely, Nonnie :) both were terrific! I spent my summer festival-hopping this year...saw some terrific bands

7:08 am

crosshair

lol oodles,my like is pertty calm now(other than issues of raising a 15 year old) my motto is "serenity now!"

7:08 am

crosshair

life

7:08 am

oodleberry

oh wow, it's at those times you wish you could split your body up eh

7:09 am

NonnieLight

15 year old and serenity? I didn't think the two mixed! :o) Bless you crossy.

7:09 am

Nancy Boy

Definitely, Oodle...I was running around like a mad thing! Luckily I have friends in high places...literally, high places, as in the lighting tower, so I was never troubled by not seeing...a quick word and I was allowed to hot-foot it up there. Majestic!

7:09 am

crosshair

i said i TRY for serenity..not that i get there much

7:10 am

oodleberry

ew hights... I'm afraid of hights

7:10 am

Nancy Boy

although they are scarily rickety. it's uncanny when one's seat sways in the wind!

7:11 am

oodleberry

omg I could not do that

7:11 am

NonnieLight

Gives me the heebie jeebies just thinking about it!

7:11 am

oodleberry

ok would someone be so kind as to clue me on one or two of the J words please

7:12 am

crosshair

spending the summer chasing big bands ..hehe i think the last one i saw was either nazerith or burton cummings..cant remember which

7:12 am

oodleberry

well you must not be as afradi of hights as I ... I couldn,t do it at all

7:12 am

Nancy Boy

I'm not fond of heights myself...worth it though :)

7:12 am

NonnieLight

Yes please...a j word would make my day!

7:13 am

oodleberry

ok what is the ingredients to make your day nonnie :D

7:13 am

NonnieLight

Our children surprised up with tickets to Billy Joel and Elton John for our 30th wedding anniversary. Sadly, Elton John was ill and the show was canceled. :o(

7:14 am

NonnieLight

Today? a j word will do it!

7:14 am

Nancy Boy

Oh Nonnie, that's such a shame! When they cancel shows, it's horrible, because even if they reimburse you the cost of the ticket, they can't give back the expectation and the excitement!

7:15 am

oodleberry

well *&?( it rained

7:16 am

NonnieLight

I know...I was really looking forward to reliving my youth and with my best friend. One of our first dates was a Billy Joel concert. Oh well, we still have our memories and now our ipods!

7:18 am

oodleberry

from -5 to 6 tonight... this is redikolus

7:19 am

Nancy Boy

iPods are the most glorious invention known to man. I keep it like my mobile...surgically attached to my hip

7:19 am

oodleberry

*sighs*

7:19 am

Nancy Boy

Oodle, that's still freeezing! Love the snow but hate the cold :)

7:20 am

NonnieLight

It amazes me that this itty bitty little thing contains 1000s of songs and I have them all available at the touch of a button.

7:22 am

oodleberry

Paging doctor Mac, paging doctor Mac, please report to iPod surgeory immediately... paging doctor Mac

7:22 am

NonnieLight

lol oodle

7:23 am

Nancy Boy

funny though...for something so expensive, if they break, you go to the genius bar and they give them away like water. Mine froze and without a word, the staff there just slid a new one over the desk at me..

7:24 am

oodleberry

oh wow but isn't it under warrenty?

7:24 am

NonnieLight

Genius bar?

7:24 am

oodleberry

amy one know the J words please... it would make nonnie's and my day please

7:25 am

Nancy Boy

Guess so, Oodle :) but they were so blase about it! amazing

7:25 am

Nancy Boy

The Genius Bar is where you go to take apple products to be fixed :) since they're so different from everything else!

7:26 am

NonnieLight

hmmm...never heard of Genius Bar before.

7:26 am

Trifioso

nancy, I am hanging on every word you are saying! My ipod went to heaven last week, and I have been agonizing over how to afford a new one....how old was yours? Mine is probably 2 or 3 years old. Do you think they would do the same in that case?

7:27 am

Trifioso

and good morning, babble friends!

7:27 am

oodleberry

hi trif

7:27 am

NonnieLight

Hello Trif!

7:27 am

Nancy Boy

mine was less than a year old, which is probably why they didn't bother to try and fix it, but it's always worth bringing it in for them to have a look at, Trif! It's free and a lot of the time they can work miracles :)

7:27 am

Trifioso

hi! trying to hit nbt before work....

7:28 am

Jayk

je + divest

7:28 am

Jayk

je + moses' basket

7:28 am

Trifioso

thanks, nance....will have to give it a shot. I am despondent without it.Funny how quickly we get entitled to something we didn't know existed two years ago, isn't it?

7:28 am

NonnieLight

ty ty ty jay!

7:29 am

Jayk

yw. was lurking briefly. now forcing self into shower and then work

7:29 am

oodleberry

ty Jay... *think* *think* *think*

7:29 am

oodleberry

*OUCH* *OUCH* *OUCH*

7:29 am

Nancy Boy

Oh I know Trif, it's horrible! If mine went now it'd be like the loss of a limb :)

7:30 am

Trifioso

the car drives are the worst - commercial radio = DREAD

7:30 am

NonnieLight

Oh I agree, trif.

7:31 am

NonnieLight

oodle...did you get either one?

7:32 am

oodleberry

no

7:32 am

EvaNadine

mornin babblers!

7:32 am

NonnieLight

hello eva!

7:32 am

Nancy Boy

LOL! Our car is an old thing without a CD player, but we bought one of those casettes that connects to the ipod. bliss, bliss, bliss

7:32 am

Nancy Boy

Eva! :D

7:32 am

EvaNadine

NB!!
*snogs*

7:32 am

NonnieLight

je + re4/5

7:33 am

NonnieLight

or je + get *** of something (throw it out)

7:33 am

Trifioso

I need to get one of those. I bought a new (used) car, and it doesn't have a place to plug in an ipod, nor a tape deck, so I bought one of those radio transmitter things, that are supposed to work, but alas, not much luck with it, but it does work sometimes....

7:34 am

oodleberry

ok nbt

7:34 am

oodleberry

did you get them?

7:34 am

Nancy Boy

oh my GOD the cat. BRB!

7:34 am

NonnieLight

wtg oodle

7:35 am

oodleberry

moses' basket is not simply a re4

7:35 am

EvaNadine

*wonders what it is about snogging me that reminds NB of his cat...*

7:35 am

NonnieLight

yes...and I'm out of here for a bit. Today is my day with my granddaughter...the best day of the week! Take care all and hope to see you later.

7:36 am

oodleberry

ok late nonnie

7:36 am

oodleberry

ty again

7:37 am

Trifioso

good LAWD eva!!! lol

7:37 am

EvaNadine

??

7:38 am

Trifioso

in response to your cat comment....

7:38 am

EvaNadine

hehe

7:40 am

Trifioso

oh hey! I am in the grid again!!!

7:41 am

oodleberry

*yawns*

7:41 am

hego

HI All

7:42 am

oodleberry

hi hego

7:42 am

Anniebrook

hello everyone this rainy morning!

7:42 am

hego

Wake up Oodles

7:42 am

Trifioso

hello annie

7:43 am

Anniebrook

hello Trif

7:43 am

hego

Hi Annie. Isn't it awful?

7:44 am

oodleberry

hi miss annie... I hate the rain especailly when it is on snow... then it freezes at night grrrrrrrrrr

7:44 am

Anniebrook

Hi hego and Sir Oodles..nasty, grey and wet

7:44 am

Trifioso

just repeat after me, children - I do not have to shovel rain. I do not have to shovel rain....

7:45 am

EvaNadine

*wonders how long it take NB to take care of his cat*

7:45 am

Anniebrook

very true, Trif..I love snow when it is falling

7:45 am

hego

Got it Trif. lol

7:51 am

hego

oh, no! a zillion re words, i'll bet. Hate those.

7:53 am

arms

hi all, how many words today please?

7:54 am

Anniebrook

214

7:54 am

hego

214

7:55 am

arms

thank you x

7:56 am

hego

yw

7:57 am

oodleberry

eva, I am wondering the same thing

7:57 am

oodleberry

hego I have 390

7:58 am

hego

Yes, what happened to the cat? I'll be wondering all day.

7:58 am

hego

I'm not surprised Oodle. Only 390?

7:59 am

oodleberry

i think the grid gods are being kind hego

7:59 am

crosshair

darn freezing rain;9 went to run the boy into school and everyone is playing bumber cars out there;(

8:00 am

hego

;-)

8:00 am

oodleberry

omg... hope nothing serious cross

8:00 am

hego

Ooh careful, Crossy

8:00 am

Anniebrook

welcome back, crossy

8:00 am

crosshair

nope,i emerged unscathed,but other did not,many cars in the ditch

8:01 am

crosshair

ty annie

8:02 am

hego

Why is it getting darker instead of lighter?

8:02 am

oodleberry

ohhh hope they are getting help

8:03 am

crosshair

all in town stuff oodles,easy for tows etc

8:03 am

oodleberry

because it is raining in the middle of winter and it is the 32 january hego

8:04 am

hego

Oh, I knew you would explain it, Oodles

8:04 am

oodleberry

:D

8:05 am

Eva

all the school here are closed because of black ice earlier this morning. Weirdly warm.

8:06 am

Trifioso

seriously eva? wow that's too bad

8:06 am

Eva

Have you guys up north had uncommonly little snow this winter?

8:06 am

hego

Hi Eva

8:06 am

periwinkle

morning all, raining cats and dogs here :O

8:06 am

crosshair

we always get a january thaw,then we get nailed in feb

8:07 am

Trifioso

amen, crossy, amen

8:07 am

Eva

hi heo, trif et al.

8:07 am

Anniebrook

hi eva and peri

8:07 am

periwinkle

supposed to go up to 62 degress F today tho

8:07 am

periwinkle

hey there Annie

8:07 am

oodleberry

well it is 41 here now when just last night it was 21

8:07 am

periwinkle

brb

8:07 am

Eva

Yes, but we usually have a few feet of snow on the ground by the end of December. The ski areas aren't going to be happy with this week's weather. They can't even make snow when it's this warm.

8:08 am

crosshair

is say 50% less that normal atm eva,but there is lots ofm winter left yet:(

8:08 am

Trifioso

we were just saying the other day how this hasn't been a "snowy" winter in terms of number of falls, but the stuff we have has stayed on the ground for ever, and now it is soooooo old and ti5 looking, it's gross. Not to mention the huge piles of snow/sand in mall parking lots that will still be around in june

8:08 am

oodleberry

well I hope it freezes up for the winter carnival... I want to git pics

8:08 am

Eva

I know....I think I get selective amnesia about how long the winter is going to be. Otherwise Id have to move. I have a neighbor, oodle, who's headed up your way to skate on the canal.

8:09 am

crosshair

lol want to skate? step out my back door;/

8:09 am

oodleberry

i cant ice skat to save my life

8:10 am

Eva

I went out with my yaktraks on this morning, expecting to find the penguin luge run, but there is still plenty of texture left on the driveway.

8:10 am

phaeton

hello...i hear VanCouver has to make snow for the olympics

8:10 am

Eva

the winds are really picking up now

8:11 am

Eva

hi paheton

8:11 am

oodleberry

why I thought they were getting snow in the cascades, phaeton

8:11 am

Anniebrook

hi phaeton

8:11 am

oodleberry

this is not acceptable

8:11 am

hego

Hi Phae

8:11 am

crosshair

of all the places to have olympics,they should of chose innuvik:))

8:11 am

phaeton

maybe, but it might not be enuf

8:12 am

Eva

c'est vrai oodle mail il n'ya pas a faire-c'est a Maman Nature.

8:12 am

Eva

and so much for pigeon french for the morning

8:13 am

crosshair

lol eva,im too tired to translate,but as canadians if we did not have mother nature to bitch at,we would not be happy

8:13 am

Eva

beautiful photo phaeton

8:13 am

hego

good wor, Eva.

8:13 am

oodleberry

elle est vraiment pÃ©nible, eva

8:13 am

hego

uh work

8:14 am

Eva

I didn't know that canadiens ever bitched....how aggressive(-: I thought you just quietly grumbled and made the best of things

8:14 am

o-o

#564

* What did one teddy bear say to the other teddy bear when he offered him some dessert?
* No thanks, I'm stuffed.

8:14 am

hego

and what Oodle said

8:14 am

Eva

penible?

8:14 am

Eva

does that mean painful?

8:14 am

hego

Hi BR

8:14 am

oodleberry

incorrigeable

8:14 am

Eva

or guilty?

8:14 am

Anniebrook

*groan* Hi BR!

8:15 am

oodleberry

hold on

8:15 am

crosshair

lol eva,underneath and out of the world spotlight we are cruel and evil,i once made a face at my cat

8:15 am

hego

Need a 7 for nbs, pls

8:16 am

Nancy Boy

RIGHT. back. sorry to duck out like that

8:16 am

Eva

I'm sure you apologized right away crossy, eh?

8:16 am

Trifioso

okay, I am toddling off to work. blessings to you all

8:16 am

oodleberry

was using it wrong

8:16 am

phaeton

ae7

8:16 am

crosshair

tc trif

8:16 am

periwinkle

Anniebrook?

8:16 am

oodleberry

is your cat ok NB

8:16 am

hego

What happened to the cat?

8:16 am

oodleberry

hold on

8:16 am

hego

ty Phae

8:16 am

periwinkle

hey there NB.

8:16 am

Anniebrook

yes, periwinkle?

8:17 am

periwinkle

YOu have mail, Annie :)

8:17 am

Nancy Boy

she got into a fight with the cat down the street, and the one down the street is a huge, aggressive thing. My poor baby!

8:17 am

oodleberry

I guess I have been using that word wrong for the past 6 years

8:17 am

Nancy Boy

hi, Peri! :)

8:17 am

oodleberry

my friench really stinks at times

8:18 am

oodleberry

crimeny

8:18 am

oodleberry

is she ok?

8:18 am

phaeton

yw hego

8:18 am

oodleberry

ok ae7 8 please?

8:18 am

oodleberry

6 7 rather

8:19 am

Anniebrook

peri, Thanks. I will look later. I made a bean and barley soup yesterday from a package and I thought there was not enough salt in the soup so I add french gray sea salt and it became so salty I threw it out. Anyone have any clues how to "unsalt" a dish?

8:19 am

Nancy Boy

I gave her a good look over...one of her ears looks a little chewed :/ she's alright though, I think. Just a bit disgruntled. She hates to lose.

8:19 am

phaeton

ae...****e she goes walking down the street...singing do wah diddy

8:19 am

Nancy Boy

I have a nice big scratch for getting in the middle of them though :)

8:19 am

oodleberry

should have put potatoes in it annie

8:19 am

Haz1558

Put a raw potato in the soup, Annie, it will take away some of the saltiness.

8:20 am

Eva

penible-just looked it up and it is painful, difficult, and when applied to a person, which could include MOther Nature, tiresome. I think you used it correctly.

8:20 am

Mom

{{{Annie}}} put an uncooked, peeled potato in the soup, that is suppose to help

8:20 am

hego

Haz!

8:20 am

hego

Hiya haz

8:20 am

Haz1558

If three people give the same advice, you know you've cracked it!

8:20 am

Haz1558

Hello all, hello hego!

8:20 am

oodleberry

great minds think alike

8:21 am

Mom

Hi Haz, Hego, Nancy, Eva, Crossy, Oodle and all lurkers

8:21 am

Eva

hi mom

8:21 am

SeaSpray

Morning all...was lurking and was also going to suggest the potato

8:21 am

phaeton

any one have a J clue?

8:21 am

hego

Hi mom

8:21 am

Eva

have to leave soon to meditate

8:21 am

hego

Hi Sea

8:21 am

Nancy Boy

Hi mom :)

8:21 am

hego

Go Eva!

8:22 am

Mom

je + a clarinet uses a re 4/5

8:22 am

phaeton

ty Mom

8:22 am

Mom

and more so for the 7

8:22 am

Anniebrook

Hi Haz, Mom, Thank you for the potato solution. I thought it was a potato that would solve the situation with the soup but was not sure. I knew I could get the help I needed he4.

8:22 am

Eva

thanks mom. would never have found that. have to look up the meaning.

8:22 am

phaeton

Mom's always know the right answer :)

8:22 am

Mom

you're welcome Phae

8:22 am

oodleberry

re: Mom do you have another name I can call you because I really feel awkward calling you Mom as I only have one... please dont take offence

8:22 am

hego

still looking for 7's

8:23 am

SeaSpray

Hi hego...we are having a torrential downpour here after a night of high winds

8:23 am

periwinkle

Haz, I did 3 loads of laundry yesterday, also cleaning the upstairs bathroom. Jut thought you would like to know :)

8:23 am

Haz1558

Hello, Annie, you'll know for sure for the next time.

8:23 am

periwinkle

*cleaned*

8:23 am

Mom

**egg on my face** there is no 7

8:23 am

periwinkle

I can't spell today :(

8:23 am

Mom

the sun was in my eyes and I looked at the wrong spot

8:23 am

Mom

so sorry

8:23 am

Eva

hope you don't get carried away like that too often peri!

8:23 am

hego

np mom

8:23 am

Haz1558

I'm thrilled to know that, peri. I should be cleaning myself but have allowed babble to distract me for a bit.

8:23 am

periwinkle

I think the rains has stopped here, or at least slowed down

8:24 am

Mom

the re has the 7

8:24 am

periwinkle

not to worry, Eva. that is why I announced it. it dos not happen often

8:24 am

Mom

the other J is je + to toss something out is to get *** of it

8:24 am

phaeton

ty Mom

8:24 am

Haz1558

Do you not share a cleaning rota with your other housemates?

8:24 am

hego

ty mom. for the 7

8:25 am

periwinkle

the kitchen floor needs to be mopped and the cat litter lbox needs to be thoroughly cleaned but I need to babble first :)

8:25 am

Mom

today my chores are cleaning the bathrooms and ironing.

8:25 am

Mom

you are so welcome Hego

8:25 am

Anniebrook

Back to the potato solution. If I ever oversalt again, when I add a raw potato do I cook it for a while?

8:25 am

hego

yup

8:25 am

Haz1558

Yes, cook the potato until it's no longer raw.

8:25 am

periwinkle

yes, Haz, they do help but 2 of them work. I am retired :)

8:25 am

oodleberry

Mine is to git my life organized so I am not so messy

8:26 am

Haz1558

Fair enough, if you're at home more it makes sense for you to do a bit more of the chores, peri.

8:26 am

Anniebrook

Thanks!

8:26 am

oodleberry

but little bit at a time and I will be 'whipped' into shape

8:26 am

periwinkle

thinking of making lentil soup for dinner

8:26 am

Mom

how many housemates do you have Peri?

8:26 am

hego

Oh?

8:27 am

hego

Oodle

8:27 am

periwinkle

emphasis on *a bit more*

8:27 am

periwinkle

3 Mom

8:27 am

phaeton

oodle...who;s doing the whipping?

8:27 am

oodleberry

have you heard of red lentils, peri? My favorite... not as 'tough' as regular

8:27 am

Mom

do you cook for everyone?

8:27 am

hego

yeah

8:27 am

Haz1558

Yes, a bit.

8:27 am

oodleberry

I am ... self flagulation

8:27 am

periwinkle

I have oddle, but never cooked with them, usually use brown

8:28 am

oodleberry

hee he ehe ehe hee hee heeh ee

8:28 am

Mom

never had housemates. Went from living at home to being married

8:28 am

phaeton

what an evil cackle!

8:28 am

SeaSpray

made beef stew yesterday peri

8:28 am

oodleberry

you can used paprika and cumin or if you want more spicy curry

8:28 am

Atalante

*flop flop*

8:28 am

oodleberry

brb

8:28 am

periwinkle

I did cook for everyone when I first moved here but there were too many neg comments and everyone has likes/dislikes or dietery restrictions. I just gave up

8:28 am

Mom

Hi SeaSpray and Ata

8:29 am

Haz1558

I shared a flat (apartment) with other girls while at university, but we were very democratic with rotas etc. And honestly, it wasn't just me being a control freak!

8:29 am

SeaSpray

Hi Mom

8:29 am

Anniebrook

Well, look who flopped in...Hi Atalante

8:29 am

hego

HI Ata

8:29 am

Haz1558

Hello, Ata.

8:29 am

Mom

probably for the best then, Peri to just cook for your self

8:29 am

periwinkle

Hi, Ata

8:29 am

jmcnrick

hi all

8:29 am

Atalante

we just lived on toasted sandwiches at uni :)

8:29 am

Haz1558

Hello, jmc.

8:29 am

hego

Hi JMC

8:30 am

periwinkle

everyone does eat the veg. lasagna that I make. there is a place not far from me that makes the best marinara sauce

8:30 am

Anniebrook

hi jmc

8:30 am

Mom

Haz, I never pictures you being the control freak type

8:30 am

Mom

Hi Jmcnrick

8:30 am

SeaSpray

my daughters fiance always makes a comment on my cooking, but I don't see him offering to cook

8:30 am

periwinkle

I cook mostly for myself. we seldom eat together.

8:30 am

periwinkle

same here SeaSpray.

8:30 am

Haz1558

I am, just the slightest wee bit, especially when it comes to cooking. People can talk to me while I'm cooking, just don't ask to be given a job to do.

8:31 am

Mom

lol SeaSpray.

8:31 am

Anniebrook

peri, are your housemates easy to get along with?

8:31 am

periwinkle

anyone have a good recipe for turkey meatloaf

8:31 am

Mom

I am with you about that, Haz

8:31 am

SeaSpray

of course that is after he has eaten 3 plates full

8:32 am

periwinkle

Annie, they are actually family. I had originally planned to move in with 2 friends but that did not work out. So I live with my sister, her husband and his mom. It has been ok so far. Would love to have my own place again

8:32 am

jmcnrick

the first group house i lived in i was the only woman so it took a bit for the guys to understand i was not the live in maid

8:32 am

periwinkle

LOL SeaSpray. don't you just want to smack him

8:32 am

SeaSpray

oh yeah!

8:33 am

Mom

Peri, there is a meatloaf recipe in my bio, I wonder if you could just substitute the turkey for the ground beef. The recipe is delicious

8:33 am

Eva

peri I do but will have to send it later. Where should I send it?

8:33 am

periwinkle

I could try that, Mom, thanks

8:33 am

periwinkle

I know they would eat that

8:34 am

periwinkle

my e-mail addy is in my profile, I think. let me check.

8:34 am

jmcnrick

turkey tends to be drier than ground beef -- you would need to and some fat

8:34 am

Anniebrook

Eva, please send me the turkey meatloaf recipe too? Send to Astern@aol.com. Thanks!

8:35 am

Mom

as much as I would like to sit here and visit, I do need to get busy. {{Hugs}} to all of you.

8:35 am

jmcnrick

bye mom

8:35 am

Haz1558

Bye, Mom, nice to see you.

8:35 am

Anniebrook

jmc, that was my complaint about turkey meatloaf too.

8:35 am

Mom

and you as well Haz. Bye for now

8:35 am

Anniebrook

Bye {{{Mom}}}

8:35 am

Mom

bye bye Jmcnrick

8:36 am

periwinkle

my e-mal is: oneshell@verizon.net. thanks Eva

8:36 am

Mom

{{Annie}} bye bye

8:36 am

hego

bye mom

8:36 am

Mom

bye bye Hego

8:37 am

SeaSpray

Just printed the meatloaf recipe Mom, ty, am definitely going to try it and not offer to future son in law lol

8:37 am

caitlyn

Good afternoon all.......

8:37 am

jmcnrick

annie the lower fat can be compensated for but i was just suggesting that taking a beef meatloaf recipe and substituting turkey would not work

8:37 am

hego

could I get a clue on the ae's? pls

8:37 am

periwinkle

:)

8:38 am

jmcnrick

hi cait

8:38 am

hego

Hi Cait

8:38 am

Haz1558

Hello, caitlyn, how are you?

8:38 am

Anniebrook

hello caitlyn

8:38 am

Haz1558

ae5/10 - eagle's nest, ae6 a plus an old-fashioned anaesthetic and its plural ae7.

8:38 am

Atalante

hi Cait!

8:38 am

caitlyn

Im fine thanks just recovering from a busy weekend

8:39 am

Anniebrook

jmc, I see. I am going to try to make meatloaf with turkey. It does not sound appealing but I am willing to try.

8:39 am

caitlyn

Ata I cant play TM any more, the games will not load more than 57%

8:40 am

jmcnrick

just add some oil or butter to it

8:40 am

oodleberry

hi caitlyn

8:40 am

jmcnrick

ty haz

8:40 am

hego

ty Haz

8:40 am

jmcnrick

i use ground turkey a lot

8:40 am

Anniebrook

Thanks, jmc. Will do.

8:40 am

periwinkle

what about adding tomato sauce, jmc?

8:40 am

Atalante

noooooooo!!!!

8:41 am

periwinkle

would I still have to add oil or butter?

8:41 am

Haz1558

You're welcome.

8:41 am

caitlyn

Hi oodle, Haz Ata,Annie , Hego and anyone else I have missed.

8:41 am

jmcnrick

the dryness in the turkey is due to a lack of fat

8:41 am

periwinkle

I see, ok, will add oil or butter then

8:41 am

jmcnrick

*waves at cait*

8:41 am

hego

welcome to the Food Network. :-)

8:42 am

jmcnrick

lol lots of good food advice here

8:42 am

periwinkle

:-)

8:42 am

Haz1558

Can I tell you a story (true) about the misuse of et5/12?

8:42 am

Anniebrook

Please do, Hazel

8:42 am

jmcnrick

sure

8:42 am

jmbdobie2

good morning all

8:42 am

Atalante

please do!

8:42 am

periwinkle

not sure who wanted the pumpkin recipe here. have not posted it in my profile yet but will do so before the end of the month.

8:42 am

jmcnrick

hi jm

8:42 am

caitlyn

I know Ata its terrible, I have contacted the makers of the game but they havent answered.
So sorry jmc (waving back) you were hiding when I came in LOL

8:43 am

periwinkle

*pumpkin bread recipe*

8:43 am

Haz1558

Okay, talk amongst yourselves while I write out the story of Draperstown and the great et5/12 addiction.

8:43 am

jmbdobie2

adhere

8:43 am

caitlyn

Morning jmb

8:43 am

hego

Uh oh!

8:43 am

jmbdobie2

sorry all

8:43 am

jmcnrick

it's the foil cap -- sometimes it makes me invisable

8:43 am

jmbdobie2

more caffeine required

8:43 am

Anniebrook

good clue...coffee in the PB..off you go>>>>>>

8:44 am

periwinkle

bbs

8:44 am

Atalante

awful awful

8:44 am

jmcnrick

just the word i needed for for nbt jm!

8:44 am

Haz1558

Doing some family research, I came across this story. In the 19th century there was a huge temperance movement, and one of those who signed the pledge was the GP in Draperstown. He had been an alcoholic and found it very difficult to give up the booze. However, he had signed the pledge and decided that he would stick to it.

8:45 am

Haz1558

He thought long and hard about what he could use to replace booze and remembered that et5/12 gave a pleasant kind of feeling. He started to use it and got addicted. Soon the rest of the town was using it.

8:45 am

Haz1558

The advantage was that it was cheap, there was no hangover and if you were caught 'under the influence'. by the time they'd got you to the police station, you'd sobered up.

8:46 am

Haz1558

Things got to such a pitch that the whole town smelled heavily of et5/12.

8:46 am

hego

wow

8:46 am

caitlyn

I think I would rather have Barcardi though

8:46 am

Haz1558

Other towns followed suit and eventually they had to declare it illegal and make it impossible to import in vast quantities.

8:46 am

jmcnrick

the hangover is worth the taste

8:46 am

oodleberry

was this in UK or the states Haz

8:47 am

jmcnrick

that is an interesting story haz

8:47 am

Haz1558

Draperstown was the centre of the problem, and it mostly stayed in the north of Ireland.

8:47 am

hego

Reminds me of the book "Cider House Rules"

8:47 am

oodleberry

oh you said that ss

8:48 am

Anniebrook

Interesting story.

8:48 am

caitlyn

That is interesting Haz

8:48 am

Haz1558

I had no clue about the whole thing until I was doing some family history. It's quite funny, but the poor old doctor, if he'd only realised what he was unleashing.

8:48 am

Atalante

so where were your ancestors in all this?

8:49 am

Haz1558

They were standing with arms fold in disapproval.

8:49 am

caitlyn

LOL

8:49 am

Haz1558

was preferred in some ways, and especially among the poor, to the now-expensive whiskey. The drunk was quick and cheap, and could be achieved several times a day without hangover. If arrested for drunkenness, the offender would be sober by the time the police station was reached." 15

8:49 am

Haz1558

(that should have had et5/12 at the beginning)

8:50 am

Haz1558

So, now you know! Here endeth the history lesson.

8:50 am

jmcnrick

sounds ideal

8:50 am

jmcnrick

*sips ginger tea for jack hangover*

8:51 am

caitlyn

Which century did this happen in Haz?

8:51 am

oodleberry

we7 please

8:52 am

jmcnrick

are all the w words we except the suitor?

8:52 am

Haz1558

This was late 19th century, use eventually dying out in the 1920s.

8:52 am

Haz1558

Hazards included death from overdosage, gastritis and fatal burns incurred by smoking while drinking.

8:53 am

caitlyn

Isnt it strange the things you can unearth.

8:53 am

oodleberry

may I have a clue for the we7 please

8:53 am

Haz1558

I know! I love these sort of quirky stories.

8:54 am

Haz1558

we7 - comparatively strange.

8:54 am

jmcnrick

goodness gracious it is 60 degrees here!

8:54 am

gramma

we7 is more of the 5

8:54 am

gramma

Hi everybody

8:54 am

caitlyn

Hi gramma

8:55 am

oodleberry

ty

8:55 am

jmcnrick

i do think there should be a we5ed -- as in i was really we5ed out by that scifi movie

8:55 am

jmcnrick

hi gramma

8:55 am

jmbdobie2

jm found a wo4,11

8:55 am

jmbdobie2

werd

8:55 am

jmcnrick

ty jm

8:56 am

jmcnrick

oh of course! fish me jmb!

8:57 am

Kallia

the wo 4/11 extends to a 6/39

8:57 am

oodleberry

the w's are wasted

8:57 am

Kallia

hello all

8:57 am

caitlyn

Hi Kallia

8:57 am

pippingeek

morning everyone

8:57 am

oodleberry

the f's are finished

8:57 am

jmbdobie2

ty kallia - would have missed it!

8:58 am

hego

Go Oodle!!

8:58 am

caitlyn

Morning pipping

8:59 am

oodleberry

ok bbye

8:59 am

jmcnrick

hi pip

8:59 am

oodleberry

*is sad cause hego wnats him to leave*

9:00 am

jmcnrick

so it does kalia

9:00 am

oodleberry

*pokes hego*

9:00 am

Kallia

took me ages to find it even after I had the 4/11!

9:00 am

jmcnrick

too early here to grill so i will put my fish in the fridge for later -- bound to get more fish later

9:01 am

jmcnrick

okie doke i am off to save world -- bbl when i am staffing the phones

9:01 am

hego

Oh stop, Oodle. :-)

9:02 am

Anniebrook

bye, jmc

9:02 am

oodleberry

:D

9:02 am

hego

bye jmc

9:03 am

caitlyn

Bye jmc

9:03 am

jmcnrick

bye

9:03 am

jmcnrick

*poof*

9:04 am

Haz1558

OKay, I have been distracted long enough, I must head off to get some cleaning done. I can bask in the knowledge that we can deal with over salty soup and that we won't be tempted by illicit et5/12 salesmen. Bye!

9:04 am

Atalante

lol byeee!

9:04 am

caitlyn

Bye Haz see you later

9:04 am

Haz1558

Byeeee!

9:04 am

hego

Bye Haz

9:04 am

pippingeek

bye haz

9:04 am

pippingeek

rears

9:05 am

pippingeek

eek, sorry!

9:05 am

Anniebrook

Bye Haz, thanks for the potato and the history. Productive morning.

9:05 am

hego

you get a free pass for today pippin

9:05 am

oodleberry

pipping dear if you are going to put a word in chat, would you please make sure that it is a word I don,t have please. :D

9:06 am

jmbdobie2

glad i'm not the only one pippin

9:06 am

pippingeek

no pb at all today or just for that one?!

9:06 am

Anniebrook

pip, just that one. I am not as kind as hego.

9:07 am

pippingeek

i just woke up, oodle, once i have my tea i'll put much better words in the chog for you and gladly take my place in the pb

9:07 am

Anniebrook

I might join you today in the PB, pip

9:08 am

hego

In a generous mood Annie

9:08 am

oodleberry

well with me you will never go to the pb... I really don't 'see' words that are put in chat...

9:09 am

hego

you saw that one, Imp

9:09 am

pippingeek

so if i were to accidentally dump my word list it wouldn't affect you a bit? ;)

9:09 am

oodleberry

nope

9:10 am

pippingeek

i can tell this upper left a is going to be a troublemaker for me

9:10 am

Anniebrook

Someone did that the other day and it was a free for all.

9:10 am

oodleberry

think of to stick to

9:11 am

Anniebrook

ad 6, 7, 7

9:11 am

pippingeek

oh jeez, and that was in yesterday's grid too! yu'd think i'd remember such things

9:11 am

SeaSpray

ty oodle

9:11 am

oodleberry

yw

9:13 am

oodleberry

nethers

9:13 am

pippingeek

um, ty oodle

9:13 am

oodleberry

i clicked on add word.. .my puter froze

9:13 am

Kallia

ditherer

9:13 am

Kallia

oops!

9:14 am

caitlyn

What is happening to everyone ? LOL

9:14 am

Anniebrook

The PB is going to be very crowded today. Better get more chocolate and macadamia nuts.

9:15 am

hego

they're all going mad!

9:15 am

Kallia

well I am di******ing a it lol

9:16 am

Anniebrook

Kallia, Take your oops and make it past tense for another di8

9:16 am

Kallia

got that Annie thanks :)

9:17 am

hego

btw ty Oodle

9:18 am

Kallia

I have 2 d 8 and an re8...anyone know what the other starts with please?

9:19 am

caitlyn

ne 8/50 Kalia

9:19 am

Kallia

ty caitly...that's my missing n then lol

9:19 am

o-o

Nice little blizzard today. Wind is howling .... snow is blowing ... building is creaking

9:20 am

Kallia

hello BR

9:20 am

Anniebrook

BR, I hope you are indoors and not outside relaxing in your hammock.

9:20 am

caitlyn

Hi BR the best place to be is at home then

9:20 am

o-o

ne 8 -- fastidious assemblage of kine

9:21 am

Deeha

I do like that clue BR!

9:22 am

Kallia

nice clue BR thank you

9:23 am

Anniebrook

thanks, BR...great clue

9:25 am

hego

Need a break. bbl

9:25 am

caitlyn

Bye for now hego

9:28 am

Kallia

backlater bye

9:29 am

Anniebrook

I must leave also, be back later dear babblers

9:31 am

jmbdobie2

ttfn - work called and needs an answer

9:35 am

pippingeek

well, it may be time for lickety for me, i have slowed drastically

9:47 am

PMS

ar

9:49 am

oodleberry

sorry i froze

9:50 am

pippingeek

still here, just well in the grid

9:50 am

pippingeek

dres

9:50 am

oodleberry

stupid dumb a$$ computer

9:50 am

pippingeek

eek, i hate that! and it's not even a word!

9:57 am

movieman

need clues for the js plz

9:59 am

buffgirl71

me, too, movieman. I'm getting nowhere on them.

9:59 am

Uneaixoise

je + wanna go for a ***e in my car? (je5/22)

10:02 am

movieman

ty une

10:02 am

Uneaixoise

yw mm :-)

10:02 am

pk

love your profile pic Une -- and thx for the clue!

10:02 am

pk

Vamos!

10:03 am

buffgirl71

thanks from me, too, une

10:03 am

Uneaixoise

yw buff and pk :-)

10:06 am

Uneaixoise

ok, must take pups for a walk -- later, boys and girls! *poof*

10:06 am

oodleberry

bbye une

10:20 am

rururocks

ae 6???

10:20 am

FMitch

Hi ruru, only just started and working backwards from the w's so can't help you hun.

10:21 am

rururocks

:) ty anyway fm

10:21 am

LuvWordGames

ae 6/21 a + et 5/21

10:22 am

LuvWordGames

5/12 I meaN

10:22 am

FMitch

hows yr little wo6/39 coming along, is he home with you yet?

10:23 am

rururocks

he is home and he is wonderful...a really great dog already..smart and cute

10:23 am

FMitch

Ahh happiness :)

10:23 am

rururocks

thank you luv.. I should have caught that one.

10:23 am

FMitch

Hi LuvW

10:24 am

FMitch

OK diving back in, still al long way to go.

10:24 am

LuvWordGames

Hi FM

10:26 am

pippingeek

a's axed

10:30 am

Uneaixoise

ruru, congrats on having your baby at home!!!!

10:32 am

rururocks

ty une..love him already.. he is so cute

10:33 am

pippingeek

d's demolished!

10:34 am

jmcnrick

hi all

10:34 am

jmcnrick

i expected a new pic with dylan checking out his new home

10:35 am

rururocks

I'll work on that but he is keeping me busy.

10:43 am

MPittore

hi all I am sitting in a lodge at killington vermont during a nasty sleet & ice storm...but at least I can babble!

10:44 am

MPittore

ru is your new babies name dylan?

10:44 am

rururocks

yes..

10:44 am

jmcnrick

too bad about the weather MP

10:47 am

rururocks

ne 8 /50 anyone?

10:49 am

pippingeek

someone clued it earlier but it didn't make sense to me: a fastidious arrangement of kine

10:50 am

marilyn992

compound word: fastidious arrngement + kine

10:50 am

pippingeek

i don't know what kine is, can someone give me an alternate clue?

10:50 am

Uneaixoise

ne8 fastidious arrangement + group of cows

10:50 am

marilyn992

cows

10:51 am

FMitch

opp of tidy + a group of cattle

10:51 am

pippingeek

ah, sweet, ty

10:51 am

Uneaixoise

snap, fmitch! LOL

10:51 am

FMitch

Hi Une :)

10:51 am

Uneaixoise

(opp of messy, no?)

10:51 am

Uneaixoise

go, pip!

10:51 am

rururocks

thank you...

10:52 am

Uneaixoise

ok, popping back out of chog . . . BBL! *poof*

10:54 am

FMitch

me too, must go draw curtains and put lights on as am typing in the dark now *sigh* roll on spring.

10:54 am

Rhondabe

can someone please help with ed/5

10:54 am

pippingeek

okay, that's 30 left, think i'm going to try and go for a short run

10:55 am

pippingeek

there is no ed5

10:56 am

Rhondabe

sorry, ed/4

10:58 am

marilyn992

ed 4 to proofread

10:58 am

bethn

when you correct a manuscript, you ed**

11:06 am

Rhondabe

edit

11:07 am

Rhondabe

edit

11:07 am

bethn

yup : )

11:09 am

hurshy

hey folkses - i'm at the dreaded 14 and could use help with the J's if anybody's got 'em

11:10 am

phaeton

je and a thing used on an oboe

11:10 am

Joanne123

je and to ...e a bike

11:10 am

phaeton

je and to throw something awa is to get *** of it

11:10 am

hurshy

thanks muchly!

11:11 am

hurshy

i have the ad's, from the left - from the right, missing two A - i have ae5, ar4, 5, 4, at5. any help there?

11:11 am

phaeton

yw

11:11 am

Boobear

hi all

11:11 am

phaeton

ae6/7

11:11 am

phaeton

hi Boo

11:12 am

torgone

I always enjoy when ms. hurshy comes into the chat .. She only asks for the toughest/longest words ..

11:13 am

hurshy

lol

11:13 am

hurshy

i feel like i should be seeing those ae's ... i must be thinking of something else...

11:13 am

hurshy

ohhhh i know!

11:13 am

hurshy

8's are di x 2, re, and what?

11:14 am

phaeton

ne9

11:14 am

phaeton

ne8

11:14 am

fuquayvarina

ne8, one who tends goats

11:14 am

phaeton

sorry

11:15 am

bethn

re8

11:15 am

bethn

ne8

11:16 am

hurshy

thankees again all.

11:19 am

hurshy

3 4's and 4 6's remain... and the greatest of these is love...

11:19 am

hurshy

a hanukkah toy!

11:20 am

jmbdobie2

35 left - back to work for a while

11:32 am

72 Temple Owl

hi all

11:32 am

bethn

hi TO!

11:35 am

72 Temple Owl

hello, bethn!

11:35 am

bethn

i am building my ark in between babbling

11:41 am

72 Temple Owl

lol just beginning to clear here, but you never know around the bay

11:41 am

crosshair

id like to reserve 3 deck suites on your ark please

11:42 am

bethn

you must be willing to share with wings or whiskers

11:42 am

crosshair

lol,if you dont book early you end up over the engine room

11:43 am

bethn

i was thinking more along the line of wind power...

11:44 am

bethn

i am not very engine savvy

11:44 am

crosshair

jaques cousteau(SP) used to have this nifty wind turbine sail,maybe the family still has it

11:45 am

72 Temple Owl

hello cross

11:45 am

crosshair

howdy to;))

11:45 am

bethn

i loved jacque cousteau. He and lloyd bridges are why i learned to scuba

11:46 am

Atalante

it was on a boat called Alcyone. She aint around any more :(

11:46 am

crosshair

i used to watch the undersea adventures of jacque every week;))

11:46 am

crosshair

used to dream i was a helper on the calypso

11:46 am

FMitch

Evening Ata!! ((crossy)) TO! and beth

11:47 am

crosshair

(((FM)))

11:47 am

Atalante

Cousteau is my hero

11:47 am

FMitch

me too crossy, loved those progs.

11:47 am

bethn

hey fm

11:47 am

bethn

you dont hear much about the family anymore. Is the son still doing research and diving?

11:47 am

crosshair

they are in guiniess so many times i cannot count them all

11:48 am

Atalante

son and grandson

11:48 am

crosshair

the son is more into research but yes,they are still in the game

11:48 am

FMitch

the legacy lives on.

11:48 am

Atalante

"research" Jean Michel heads a research organisation but it's not the most scientific rigorously. Phillippe is a film producer

11:48 am

crosshair

indeed

11:49 am

Atalante

Fabien presents TV shows - J-M's son

11:49 am

72 Temple Owl

hi fm! hi ata!

11:50 am

FMitch

my Mum and Dad met JAcque in a resturant in the south of France back in the 60s and ended up joining his table for dinner. Dad was a keen suber diver so I guess that made the intro.

11:50 am

FMitch

Hey TO, how are you?

11:50 am

Atalante

WOW

11:51 am

72 Temple Owl

fine, and you?

11:51 am

bethn

this generation will not have the weekly wonder that we did. I know alot is available on discovery, but back then there wasn't anything else to watch so they had a captive audience, and converted so many people into caring

11:51 am

FMitch

waiting for spring but otherwise doing fine :)

11:51 am

Atalante

they were so naughty though. some of the things Cousteau did really weren't - um -- the best

11:51 am

72 Temple Owl

i am waiting for this by to decide our weather for today.

11:52 am

72 Temple Owl

sorry, BAY

11:53 am

FMitch

our weather hasn't been to bad today, didn't rain or snow and no frost - even saw a few blue bits so not complaining.

11:53 am

72 Temple Owl

time to go back to work. happy babbling to all

11:53 am

bethn

no, but we didnt know any better - I have memories of him holding coral, and today you would be roasted alive

11:53 am

bethn

see you TO

11:54 am

Atalante

I tired Hobbit out so badly this morning that she didn't even notice that I went out for 2 hours. She was fast asleep when I left, adn fast asleep when I got back

11:54 am

FMitch

awe bye TO :(

11:54 am

crosshair

and sea sponges,we had some of those once

11:54 am

FMitch

How long a walk did you take her out for Ata?

11:54 am

Atalante

no, we didn't ... but he was still very gung-ho compared to other conservation people of the time

11:55 am

crosshair

and that ship they use with the vacuum on it,they filter the sand for treasure but turn the whole area milky with dirt

11:55 am

Atalante

only about hour and quarter, but she chased phessies for the whole of the time

11:55 am

Atalante

that still happens, crossy, it's one of the problems of underwater archaeology

11:55 am

crosshair

mmm boiled pheasants...

11:55 am

FMitch

lol silly hobbit! But save you from walking miles I guess.

11:56 am

FMitch

pheasant casserole, roasted pheasant, pheasant with bacon :)

11:56 am

crosshair

indeed

11:56 am

Atalante

it was very wet too!

11:56 am

bethn

my dad used to hunt pheasants with our minister.I found it very disturbing to salk into the house and see Rev. with a rifle

11:57 am

Flask1

hi all clue please for re6/33 please?

11:57 am

bethn

* walk

11:57 am

FMitch

*whispers pheasant and rabbilt stew*

11:57 am

crosshair

hehe

11:57 am

bethn

make art again

11:58 am

Flask1

thanx bethn...!

11:58 am

bethn

yvw : )

11:59 am

FMitch

Ata how far away from yo is the nearest Hobbycraft?

11:59 am

crosshair

when i was young my da taught me to hunt,was so scared first time out that i did not think before aiming and there was nothing left but wings and a beak...

11:59 am

bethn

must open lickety 26 to go and i am bable blind

11:59 am

Atalante

about 20 minutes

12:00 pm

FMitch

brb

12:00 pm

bethn

the men in my family all hunted, fished , trapped, girls were not allowed

12:01 pm

FMitch

Which town is it in Ata?

12:01 pm

crosshair

we taught my sister to hunt,she did not like the guns so we showed her how to set up a old fasioned snare line..wisely they are no longer used

12:01 pm

Atalante

maidstone

12:02 pm

Atalante

there's also one in ramsgate

12:02 pm

kje

well, I didn't get the dog...

12:03 pm

Atalante

awww :(:(:(

12:03 pm

bethn

i didn't want to actually shoot anything, just wanted the invite

12:03 pm

bethn

i'm sorry kje

12:03 pm

FMitch

ah ok I am now quite a few miles away from the nearest one, was thinking about us getting together for a visit and combining a viti to a store too?

12:03 pm

FMitch

Hi kje!

12:04 pm

kje

they called this morning ans asked if I was still interested, and I said yes. They said the other family had changed their mind... the dad said they already had enough dogs and didn't want another, so I could come get her.

12:04 pm

Atalante

ooooooo

12:04 pm

FMitch

:)

12:04 pm

Atalante

so you can have her?

12:04 pm

kje

then about 20 minutes later, they called back and said the other family changed their mind and want her, and they feel puppies should go to families with children so they were going to give her to them

12:05 pm

Atalante

oh ffs!

12:05 pm

bethn

that really sucks

12:05 pm

FMitch

Oh what a shame.

12:06 pm

robbie09

hi all! sorry to hear that kje

12:06 pm

kje

now, does that make sense? to put a dog in a home where the parents are disagreeing re: whether they need another dog or not? clearly, the lady at the shelter has a strong bias against puppies going to singles... I think I will avoid the shelter in the future and look elsewhere

12:07 pm

robbie09

a lot of times small children poke eyes, pull tails, and are not gentle at all

12:07 pm

Atalante

not particularly sensible ....

12:07 pm

crosshair

i wish you were here kje,we have wonderful shelters all with a no kill policy and they are not so biased

12:07 pm

kje

I just hope she doesn't end up back at the shelter in a couple months when the dad doesn't want to feed another mouth... she was much too sweet for that

12:07 pm

EvaNadine

*stands in corner contemplating what Ata knows about "sensible*

12:08 pm

crosshair

all animals come fixed and with shots and 2 free flea treatment coupons

12:08 pm

Atalante

she quite probably will. I'd make sure that they keep your phone number in case of that adn in case you haven't found another

12:08 pm

FMitch

lol EvaN

12:08 pm

Atalante

I siphoned some from FM :)

12:08 pm

kje

i will just look elsewhere, cross... I do not think this was a shelter policy, but rather just a crazy lady in charge

12:08 pm

crosshair

ahh i see

12:09 pm

robbie09

wow I've never heard of such a policy at shelters!

12:09 pm

EvaNadine

sound like discrimination to me...

12:10 pm

kje

as I said robbie, I doubt it is a shelter policy, but rather the bias of the girl who I was talking to... she was young, and clearly had some strongly held views

12:10 pm

Flask1

clues please for the re6/18..7/28 combo please?

12:10 pm

EvaNadine

methinks her manager needs to know...

12:10 pm

crosshair

was just thinking that eva

12:10 pm

kje

I'm not positive, but I think she IS the manager... the other 2 older ladies I saw their appeared to be volunteers

12:11 pm

FMitch

to make yr eyes water again and pl Flask

12:11 pm

kje

there not their

12:11 pm

Flask1

thanx Mitch!!

12:11 pm

crosshair

the idea is to find homes for them not to be so selective they fill up and can not help other animals

12:11 pm

EvaNadine

is there an overarching organization they report to?

12:11 pm

FMitch

yw

12:11 pm

kje

I debated about going over her head, but have decided it is a waste of time and energy... I'll just avoid them in the future

12:12 pm

crosshair

;(

12:12 pm

kje

well, it is a city shelter, so I suspect they report to the city council

12:12 pm

EvaNadine

may be worth a quick email. if it is government-sponsored (even city government) then discrimination is highly illegal...

12:12 pm

jmcnrick

if it is a city shelter she has someone to report to

12:13 pm

FMitch

oven timer is going off so that means that beef stew and dumplings are ready. TTFN.
Good luck kje!

12:13 pm

jmcnrick

i would contact my city council member about it

12:13 pm

jmcnrick

that is what part of their job is

12:13 pm

jmcnrick

bye FM

12:14 pm

kje

brb phone

12:15 pm

jmcnrick

back :-D

12:18 pm

EvaNadine

oh jeez. so glad dear fiance listens to his boss, since he doesnt listen to me... dislocated his finger at soccer yesterday + wouldnt go to a doctor for it (the guys "pulled it back into place" for him).
despite it being seriously bruised and swolled, and his being in severe pain, my suggestion of heading to the Dr or ER was brushed off.
as soon as boss-man says something, it makes sense.
:X

12:19 pm

robbie09

guys don't want to appear weak to other guys.

12:20 pm

EvaNadine

none of the other guys wouldve known.
just very bad timing, as we are moving this weekend -- lots of heavy lifting he needs to do!

12:20 pm

robbie09

awwww Hope your move goes okay

12:21 pm

EvaNadine

im sure it will be fine. we have plenty of other big strong guys helping. and besides, i wont be there for most of it, so i can pretend everything just magically appeared in the new house. ;)

12:22 pm

robbie09

lol that's the best.

12:22 pm

jmcnrick

he can direct

12:22 pm

kje

back

12:23 pm

kje

thanks for the nice thoughts, guys... I just needed to vent. It just really sucked to hear that I got her and then to be told 20 minutes later that they gave her to someone else just because thy had kids... I'll be fine... will just keep looking

12:23 pm

crosshair

that how my wife thinks it gets there as well...magic;))

12:24 pm

EvaNadine

all we really need to get moved that day is the heavy furniture (aka, anything that needs to go in the moving truck) anything else can wait + go in the cars if need be. thanksully we arent going very far...

12:24 pm

robbie09

my hubby always asks "where do you want it?", and then we try several different locations to get the right spot for things..lol

12:24 pm

kje

good luck with your move, eva... I need to get back to work - see you all alter

12:24 pm

robbie09

bye kje sorry about the pup

12:25 pm

EvaNadine

oh crossy, i know quite well it doesnt work that way -- i had a sleeper sofa dropped on my thigh when i moved in with him. s'what i get for insisting i was strong enough!

12:25 pm

crosshair

oh god! protect me from fold out couch beds!

12:25 pm

robbie09

we used to have one of those!

12:25 pm

crosshair

those and the old chest freezers

12:26 pm

robbie09

the mattress was taken out, and it was still heavy to move!

12:26 pm

crosshair

now anytime we have to replace a piece of furniture i lift the new one first before going ahead and buying it

12:27 pm

hego

lol

12:27 pm

EvaNadine

it left QUITE the bruise. and the hobble.

12:27 pm

robbie09

good idea crossy

12:27 pm

hego

Smart Crossy

12:27 pm

Boobear

are there any j clues pls

12:27 pm

crosshair

then pay 25 dollars for them to build it and deliver it;))

12:27 pm

hego

Poor Eva

12:27 pm

hego

Very smart Crossy!

12:28 pm

car.eeyore

je + musician lou ****

12:28 pm

flosey

good morning everyone

12:28 pm

flosey

hego, what a beautiful rainbow

12:28 pm

hego

HI fLOSEY

12:28 pm

crosshair

we are s shrine to ikea lol the whole house can come apart with a single screwdriver;)

12:28 pm

car.eeyore

je + i went for a ***e on my bike this morning

12:28 pm

hego

TY

12:29 pm

Boobear

ty car

12:29 pm

hego

lol cROSSY. gOOD WORK.

12:29 pm

hego

oops

12:31 pm

crosshair

no we are in a new phaze,we are slowly replacing all worn out furniture with its antique equivilent.funny,nicely restored/preserved turn of the century items are cheaper than buying new

12:31 pm

oodleberry

hi everyone I'm back... hi flosey hi heho

12:32 pm

crosshair

wb oodles

12:32 pm

Boobear

hi oodles

12:32 pm

hego

Kiss kiss, oodle.

12:32 pm

oodleberry

;-)

12:32 pm

flosey

hi oodle

12:33 pm

Soodle

Hello everybody :)

12:33 pm

robbie09

i love antiques crossy

12:33 pm

car.eeyore

clue for wo 5/18 please?

12:33 pm

hego

hiya Soodle

12:33 pm

robbie09

hi oodle and soodle

12:34 pm

car.eeyore

NM! Just found it!

12:35 pm

EvaNadine

i am *finally* getting dear fiance to part with his old, falling-apart furniture.
when his younger brother (who just finished college last year) helped us move last time, even HE commented on how he wouldnt take that junk!

12:36 pm

robbie09

lol Eva

12:37 pm

EvaNadine

i made the effort to clean out a few drawers in my 2 dressers so that he could use them for his clothes + get rid of his dresser. now, not only will our bedroom have all-matched furniture, but it will feel bigger because a huge piece of furniture will be gone!
YAY!

12:37 pm

rubyfoo

gd evening everybody

12:37 pm

rubyfoo

ty for the 2 j words

12:38 pm

flosey

hi ruby

12:38 pm

oodleberry

hi ruby... got your request

12:38 pm

crosshair

lol,not even at the altar and the poor guys stuff is flying out the door...hehe

12:38 pm

rubyfoo

yay

12:38 pm

hego

Hi Ruby

12:38 pm

Soodle

Hi Rubes

12:38 pm

rubyfoo

oodle, now, if you see my wall, you'll see sweet Max boy

12:38 pm

crosshair

i think the only thing left from my single days now is a coffee mug and a can opener

12:38 pm

rubyfoo

hiya soodle

12:38 pm

EvaNadine

"POOR" being the operative word -- his furniture looks like he picked it out of the dumpster!

12:39 pm

oodleberry

ohhhh hold on

12:39 pm

rubyfoo

hello hego

12:39 pm

hego

Getting rid of guy junk is priority!

12:39 pm

crosshair

;(

12:39 pm

Boobear

what is the other je clue pls

12:39 pm

hego

;-)

12:39 pm

Dachef

guys like junk.

12:40 pm

rubyfoo

je + singer lou

12:40 pm

hego

yup

12:40 pm

EvaNadine

my furniture was all from my old house, so it is less than 10 years old. his stuff is... well, might be older than we are. and he has it all covered in stickers (and god only knows what else)
id love to keep his stuff, if he actually had a set of anything or took decent care of it.

12:40 pm

dcseain

imagine! the contents of the pot he4s faster if you turn on the burner

12:40 pm

Dachef

poor sod - he's probably had that stuff for years. Its probably a big part of him. He must be gutted!!!!!!

12:40 pm

rubyfoo

or je + get ***e of fiance's junk

12:40 pm

crosshair

indeed dachef

12:40 pm

dcseain

though buying new things together can help with that

12:41 pm

Dachef

bloody women. As soon as they come into your life, the first thing they set about doing is getting rid of your stuff. It's all the friends get vetted next!!!

12:41 pm

rubyfoo

what's wrong with junk?

12:41 pm

crosshair

lol im just teasing you eva

12:41 pm

Dachef

;D

12:41 pm

oodleberry

ruby, do you get cherries off of your tree?

12:41 pm

EvaNadine

that is the next step DC. first, pay for wedding. second, save for house. finally, save for new furniture we BOTH love!
(i figure, if he helps pick it out and pay for it, hes more likely to take care of it)

12:42 pm

EvaNadine

heh, i quite like his friends. :)

12:42 pm

rubyfoo

my studio is filled with my "junk", years of accumulated stuff and if my husband doesn't like it, he just doesn't have to come inside that room
!

12:42 pm

crosshair

and i was wrong,i just found a tea towell that i had also

12:42 pm

hego

HAHAHA

12:42 pm

Dachef

I have loads of stuff that other people would call 'junk'. Woe betide the woman who says 'you have to get rid of that'.

12:43 pm

rubyfoo

husband is neat but doesn't know where anything is; I'm messy but know every piece of paper etc

12:43 pm

EvaNadine

i was hoping he would have a man cave in the next house, but alas, no extra room. maybe once we finally buy our own place...

12:43 pm

crosshair

lol,sounds like a single man

12:44 pm

oodleberry

ruby??

12:44 pm

crosshair

trust me dachef,that wont last

12:44 pm

dcseain

i'm neat and can find everything. he's messy and can find little-to-nothing.

12:44 pm

rubyfoo

I think I have the heart of a single man!

12:44 pm

EvaNadine

i have never told him he has to get rid of anything.
but when you put his wretched stuff next to mine, even he says "hrm. maybe i should get rid of that..."
;)

12:44 pm

crosshair

lol

12:44 pm

dcseain

yay, he's clueful!

12:44 pm

Dachef

actually, all my'junk' is currently in storage. Right now I have: a laptop, some notebooks, a pen, a suitcase full of laundry, and that is it.

12:44 pm

crosshair

wife and i do enjoy antiquing together though

12:44 pm

rubyfoo

oodle, were you able to see my Max?

12:45 pm

EvaNadine

yes, DC -- he CAN be taught!

12:45 pm

FMitch

Dachef!! how are you adjusting to yr new life and LA?

12:45 pm

oodleberry

yes but I asked a question about your tree

12:45 pm

Haz1558

I was about to ask the same thing.

12:45 pm

FMitch

Good evening HAz!

12:46 pm

dcseain

evening FM and Haz

12:46 pm

oodleberry

but max? I see gail's pics but no max

12:46 pm

crosshair

we found a lovely old steamer trunk for the boys room for 15 dollars last week and looks perfect at the foot of his bed;)

12:46 pm

FMitch

Hello dc and all

12:46 pm

Haz1558

Hello FM and everyone. Are you famous yet?

12:46 pm

hego

hi All who just came in

12:46 pm

Dachef

oh, hello FM. Haven't seen much yet. Been working pretty much non-stop. Nice and sunny tho. Nice views over ocean and all that.

12:46 pm

EvaNadine

i dunno about anyone else, but im INfamous...

12:46 pm

crosshair

so now if his crap is not haning up or in the trunk,out it goes

12:46 pm

rubyfoo

oodle, I didn't see the question. Yes, we get cherries but they're no good, sort of big and mushy and tasteless. However, the tree is a glory of the garden when it blossoms, perfect shape, etc

12:47 pm

FMitch

lol EvaN

12:48 pm

oodleberry

oh probably a cherry blossom tree eh

12:48 pm

rubyfoo

we have great red and black currants, two kinds of plums, raspberries, blackberries, apple and quince plus trees that have fruit for the birds

12:48 pm

dcseain

cherry blossom trees do not grow cherries

12:48 pm

dcseain

i love currants :)

12:48 pm

rubyfoo

I just picked out a bad variety when I planted the garden

12:48 pm

FMitch

yey lets all go scruping round to rubys come the fruit season :)

12:49 pm

rubyfoo

I make currant jelly and my own creme de cassis

12:49 pm

Soodle

Just had a look at your website, Dachef. I bet if the woman in the pic came to life, you would throw out all your worldly possessions!

12:49 pm

dcseain

at least the japanese ones don't grow cherries

12:49 pm

flosey

quince makes the a most delicious jelly

12:49 pm

dcseain

sounds lie a plan, FM

12:49 pm

crosshair

best we can do is offer you all the worlds best apples(in season)

12:49 pm

rubyfoo

sounds good to me, FM!!

12:49 pm

rubyfoo

and the fruit smells so good that I pick them and keep a bowl of them in the kitchen just for the scent

12:49 pm

Dachef

Soodle: I met the woman whose picture was used for that graphic on Sat. First time I noticed that she had a face.

12:49 pm

flosey

crossy, do you have gravenstein apples?

12:50 pm

rubyfoo

we have apples, too, but since we don't spray them, they are wormy and I don't go close!

12:50 pm

oodleberry

and who is max ruby? your hubby?

12:50 pm

Soodle

I rest my case, Dachef!!

12:50 pm

FMitch

It does flosey but the quince is so hard to chop. Mum has a qunice tree that frutis prodigiously.

12:50 pm

crosshair

we have so many varieties that tbh i cannot count no more

12:50 pm

rubyfoo

oodle, in FB there are drawings I made of the quince

12:51 pm

crosshair

we are in the georgian triangle apple belt here

12:51 pm

flosey

yes FM, they are hard as rocks, but I make it every year

12:51 pm

rubyfoo

max is the autistic black chow chow, Ruby's brother

12:51 pm

FMitch

bet you were drooling Dachef *grin*

12:51 pm

rubyfoo

that is a lot of work, flosey!

12:51 pm

oodleberry

quince?

12:51 pm

oodleberry

I am confuzzled

12:51 pm

rubyfoo

yes, can you open my wall?

12:51 pm

Dachef

Nope. Fm, I am a gentleman.

12:52 pm

flosey

yes ruby but well worth it

12:52 pm

crosshair

that confoozled

12:52 pm

crosshair

or disconbobulated

12:52 pm

FMitch

yeah right - I remeber the custard baths!

12:52 pm

Haz1558

Named after Quincy, the excitable medical examiner.

12:52 pm

rubyfoo

I've had conserves of quince which were delicious, but I don't know how to make them

12:52 pm

flosey

I'd never seen quince in Ontario until I came to BC and they were given to me, we now have our own tree that produces all I can use

12:52 pm

FMitch

lol Haz!

12:52 pm

Atalante

I have a quince tree :)

12:53 pm

rubyfoo

hahah haz

12:53 pm

flosey

lol, I use to watch that show Haz

12:53 pm

FMitch

Do you Ata!

12:53 pm

EvaNadine

all of a sudden the area near me called Quince Orchard makes much more sense...

12:53 pm

Haz1558

Anything's possible. He did get worked up, didn't he?

12:53 pm

rubyfoo

it has beautiful flowers and the fruit can be lovely, but not every year. Some years it's all black and spotty

12:53 pm

flosey

sure did!

12:53 pm

Atalante

I do!

12:53 pm

FMitch

well there you go EvaN, Babble is a font of eclectic knowledge.

12:54 pm

rubyfoo

eva, what part of the US?

12:54 pm

crosshair

i used to like columbo,you would think the crook was going to get away,and at the last secone columbo would poke his head back in the dorr and launce "the columbo zinger question" lol

12:54 pm

rubyfoo

are we all autodidacts??

12:54 pm

crosshair

damn typos

12:54 pm

rubyfoo

bad typists, but smart lol

12:54 pm

Haz1558

Colombo always got his man. Thing was, we always knew from the beginning who the man was, so we could shout happily and point him out to Colombo.

12:54 pm

Dachef

ruby: you can get a good cream for that these days from the docs.

12:54 pm

crosshair

indeed

12:55 pm

crosshair

idiot savant is me

12:55 pm

rubyfoo

for bad typing or for the black spots on the quince?

12:55 pm

Dachef

I had autodidact once, but then I started to lose my eyesight, so I stopped.

12:55 pm

EvaNadine

ruby -- i am in MD, just outside of DC

12:55 pm

Haz1558

Some of us are worse typists than others (gazing steadily FM-ward)

12:55 pm

crosshair

hokt unn funnix wurkt fir mi

12:55 pm

Atalante

my quince doesn't have black spots *smug*

12:56 pm

rubyfoo

great area for growing fruit (and everything else)

12:56 pm

FMitch

*La La La, can't hear you and hand over eyes can't see you*

12:56 pm

rubyfoo

*jealous* ata

12:56 pm

crosshair

i did nanner muffies today;0

12:57 pm

flosey

nor does our quince, but will just keep fingers crossed

12:57 pm

FMitch

with our without bacon crossy?

12:57 pm

rubyfoo

raofl, dachef

12:57 pm

crosshair

not bacon this time fm;0

12:57 pm

rubyfoo

we don't spray anything because of the dogs

12:57 pm

FMitch

:

12:57 pm

rubyfoo

but the flowers don't mind and they're wonderful

12:58 pm

flosey

we don't spray anything - no chemicals on the property

12:58 pm

rubyfoo

and your quince are OK?

12:58 pm

flosey

yes

12:58 pm

crosshair

lots of our smaller apple farms do not spray but encourage a bat population to keep bugs at bay

12:58 pm

FMitch

Oh my leg has gone to sleep, must go and stretch it for a bit. Good to see you Dachef and do let us know how you are getting on with yr new life!
TTFN all

12:59 pm

crosshair

amazing how many bugs a single bat can eat in a night

12:59 pm

oodleberry

ruby? who is max?

12:59 pm

crosshair

tc fm

12:59 pm

rubyfoo

the gardener uses something called "bouillon bordelaise" or something like that, but I have no idea what it is. He saved the tree from dying two years agol

12:59 pm

Haz1558

See you later, FM.

12:59 pm

Dachef

thanks FM. Good luck with the leg.

1:00 pm

rubyfoo

oodle, Max is my younger chow chow. He's 6 and magnificent, but is autistic and extremely shy.

1:00 pm

flosey

great that you were able to save them ruby

1:00 pm

flosey

takes too long for new trees to produce

1:00 pm

rubyfoo

there is a cave on the cliff above the house with bats and, of a summer evening, they visit Ruby and me and circle us repeatedly

1:01 pm

rubyfoo

they look like black butterflies

1:01 pm

flosey

bats are great for keeping mosquitos down

1:01 pm

rubyfoo

and we have no mosquitoes

1:01 pm

crosshair

indeed

1:01 pm

oodleberry

awww ok I see him

1:01 pm

flosey

we seldom see a mosquito

1:01 pm

rubyfoo

cuter than husband, lol

1:02 pm

flosey

down to s and r, can anyone help me with se6/21 please, the second one

1:03 pm

flosey

oops, it's the 3rd one I need

1:03 pm

rubyfoo

I hv 2 s6's how do you know which is first and which is second?

1:03 pm

Haz1558

se6/21 - to burn with anger

1:03 pm

rubyfoo

one is on the ocean you get mad and the other is on the ocean you see a guy

1:04 pm

flosey

the one I need follows Now I've se4 everything

1:05 pm

Haz1558

I've clued it, I will se6/21 if you don't use my clue.

1:05 pm

flosey

have both of those ruby, they're 1 and 2

1:05 pm

rubyfoo

kind lof knife

1:05 pm

flosey

tytyty haz

1:05 pm

Haz1558

You're welcome, flosey.

1:08 pm

crosshair

darn isp is hiccuping on me

1:09 pm

flosey

s finished

1:09 pm

flosey

now just the dreaded re words

1:09 pm

hego

Need help with re6 33 pls

1:10 pm

Haz1558

re6/33 - when an artist was not satisfied....

1:10 pm

hego

my last dreaded re word

1:10 pm

flosey

the artist made another sketch

1:11 pm

hego

ty haz and flosey.

1:11 pm

rubyfoo

ty ty haz and flosey

1:11 pm

flosey

yw hego

1:11 pm

hego

I think I just burned out on re's.

1:11 pm

Haz1558

You're welcome.

1:11 pm

flosey

they can be nasty hego!

1:11 pm

EvaNadine

man. writing sugary-sappy cards to the ladies i am asking to be my bridesmaids is making my brain hurt...

1:11 pm

hego

How's Spangle?

1:12 pm

hego

I hate them Flo.

1:12 pm

Haz1558

Spangle is splendidly soporific.

1:12 pm

hego

:-)

1:12 pm

Haz1558

She's had her meal and is a happy dog.

1:12 pm

dcseain

sounds tedious, eva

1:12 pm

rubyfoo

is there anything to be done for obsessive/compulsive behavior in dogs?

1:13 pm

hego

pretty good for a dog.

1:13 pm

flosey

Eva, can't you just ask them in person?

1:13 pm

rubyfoo

Max boy is already on Prozac for autism

1:13 pm

Atalante

oh haz ....

1:14 pm

Haz1558

Oh Ata..... I feel a story coming..

1:14 pm

hego

Ruby, my vet friend gives his dog Xanax.

1:14 pm

EvaNadine

oh, i can. but i really dont seen them often enough and with moving coming up, we are gonna have a busy few weeks. i wanna make sure i actually have a bridal party before its too late to ask. ;)

1:14 pm

rubyfoo

great idea; I happen to have some in the house lol

1:15 pm

Atalante

a funny Hobbit thing. For the first time ever, I managed to leave the house for 2 hours and she didn't realise. Got back from walk, she was *exhausted*. She just went *flop*. I snuck back out. Came back, no dog at the door. Crept in ... looked around ... no dog. Or cat. Eventually cat came to say hi, but I had to walk up to my bedroom when Hobbit was fast asleep on the bed still. She just opened a sleepy eye and wiggled a bit

1:15 pm

flosey

how about a phone call?

1:15 pm

Flask1

hi all....clue please for dr5/14 please?

1:15 pm

rubyfoo

and if he keeps biting himself, I'll just take some

1:15 pm

Haz1558

dr5/14 - d plus a plant that lives by water.

1:16 pm

flosey

flask, if it started with g it would be someone who wants everything

1:16 pm

rubyfoo

that is so cute, ata

1:16 pm

Haz1558

Hobbit must really have been zonked!

1:16 pm

Flask1

ah!...thanx to you both!

1:16 pm

Atalante

hugely!!

1:16 pm

Atalante

I've never managed to get in the house without waking her before

1:16 pm

Haz1558

No problem, Flask

1:17 pm

flosey

yw Flask

1:17 pm

Haz1558

I achieve it occasionally, but not often. She always trots to the door to see if anybody else is coming. I'm not exciting enough, apparently.

1:17 pm

pk

ruby, what is your dog doing that is OCDish?

1:18 pm

flosey

I'll concentrate on the rest of these re words - Haz is the best at clues

1:18 pm

rubyfoo

he bites big holes in his fur

1:18 pm

jmcnrick

a discriminating dog

1:18 pm

Haz1558

*smug* - poor Ata's clues just get ignored.

1:18 pm

Atalante

they do *sadness*. Even my dog ignores me now LOL

1:19 pm

rubyfoo

the vets here are hopeless and it's v difficult to explain behaviors in French. I give him Prozac on the recommendation of Temple Grandin who is, herself, autistic

1:19 pm

Soodle

Right Haz - do your stuff. The re 5/16 betweenre4/4 and the re which means to hotten up again....

1:19 pm

EvaNadine

its sad. i have a weird social anxiety aversion to making phone calls, even to loved ones.

1:19 pm

Atalante

me too, Eva

1:19 pm

rubyfoo

how about giving a luncheon for those friends

1:20 pm

flosey

I give up! can't get re6/21, the second one

1:20 pm

jmcnrick

you are not alone eva

1:20 pm

Haz1558

re5/16 - re plus an adjective to describe an athlete or a good looking boy....

1:20 pm

jmcnrick

my son and my daddy both

1:20 pm

pk

i have a dog that licks huge holes in his fur, then keeps on licking through the skin

1:20 pm

flosey

aha, just got it

1:20 pm

pk

the vet says it's a nerve irritation

1:20 pm

jmcnrick

hunk is in the grid?

1:20 pm

Haz1558

re6/21 - re plus what you do to get a manuscript ready for publication.

1:20 pm

rubyfoo

sounds like the same disorder; it's like nail-biting in humans

1:21 pm

Soodle

Ata - your big chance. Haz's clue just didn't do it for me....

1:21 pm

pk

and i was looking for stud jmc

1:21 pm

rubyfoo

I don't think it's a nerve disorder because the spots vary; for a while he removed most of the hair from his tail

1:21 pm

Haz1558

Be very careful about applying human behavioural disorders to dogs. I don't know whether it works, they're different...

1:21 pm

pk

mine licks his front legs

1:22 pm

rubyfoo

what kind of dog?

1:22 pm

pk

so i put a long sleeved shirt on him, then he switched to licking the back legs

1:22 pm

jmcnrick

sounds like a skin problem

1:22 pm

pk

greyhound

1:22 pm

Haz1558

re5/16 - First letters of one who presides over a football game, not he, not she but **.

1:22 pm

jmcnrick

so put britches on him too

1:22 pm

jmcnrick

then take a photo

1:22 pm

rubyfoo

the prozac has really helped him; he was totally weird when he arrived and now can make eye contact and lets us touch him. He is, however, still afraid of his food bowl and I have to hand-feed him

1:22 pm

pk

hahaha

1:23 pm

pk

mine already takes phenobarbitol for epilepsy

1:23 pm

pk

we've tried all the skin treatments

1:23 pm

EvaNadine

its the same reason i have yet to show up for a babble meetup. im much more charming over the interwebs. :)

1:23 pm

jmcnrick

poor pup

1:23 pm

Soodle

Haz Wins!!!

1:23 pm

Soodle

(Thank you Haz)

1:24 pm

Haz1558

You're welcome! I'm not normally competitive but when it's clues at stake....

1:24 pm

jmcnrick

hey i showed up and as you can tell from DC's photo i am much more exuberant over the web

1:24 pm

rubyfoo

pk: your dog is lucky to have you, many would have given up!

1:24 pm

jmcnrick

i never once danced naked at the meetup!

1:24 pm

jmcnrick

dance dance dance

1:25 pm

hego

what did I miss? WOW

1:25 pm

pk

aw thanks ruby, but he's my heart dog - couldn't possibly give up

1:25 pm

rubyfoo

they're all dancing!!!

1:25 pm

pk

that's him in my profile pic

1:25 pm

oodleberry

bbl

1:25 pm

jmcnrick

that clue about the football game was for the same word as the hunk??????

1:25 pm

rubyfoo

that's how I feel about our chows. Ruby is my heart dog, but I love Max boy too, in all his helplessness and need

1:26 pm

pk

i sort of run a rest home for needy greyhounds

1:26 pm

pk

they find me somehow

1:26 pm

rubyfoo

he's beautiful pk!

1:26 pm

Atalante

he's gooorgeous

1:26 pm

pk

ty, i think so too

1:27 pm

Haz1558

Slipping out, see you tomorrow!

1:27 pm

flosey

fireworks, and Thanks Haz for great clues

1:27 pm

rubyfoo

it's like having a retired thoroughbred

1:27 pm

rubyfoo

bye haz

1:27 pm

Soodle

Bye Haz, and thanks

1:27 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hoo flosey

1:28 pm

rubyfoo

gd night everybody

1:28 pm

pk

adios ruby

1:28 pm

flosey

g'night ruby

1:28 pm

jmcnrick

bye haz and ruby

1:28 pm

Soodle

Bye Rubes, and Yay FLosey

1:28 pm

rubyfoo

bye jmc

1:28 pm

rubyfoo

bye soodle

1:28 pm

rubyfoo

and also yay flosey

1:29 pm

flosey

soodle, did your cat really like having that dress on?

1:30 pm

Soodle

Well, I can't say whether he (yes its a he) did or not, but he didn't object. He has quite a wardrobe, courtesy of my 14 year old daughter.

1:31 pm

jmcnrick

probably embarrassed speechless

1:31 pm

flosey

didn't expect to finish this grid today! Plumber is here to replace part of our filtration system (we're in the country, on well) and then electrician will come to finish up (whatever??)

1:31 pm

jmcnrick

;-)

1:31 pm

hego

bye Soodle

1:32 pm

flosey

perhaps the cat just thinks so much of your daughter that he would let her do anything

1:32 pm

Soodle

Dora (yes thats his name) does not 'do' embarrassed. He is the haughtiest, conceited animal on the planet.

1:32 pm

flosey

lol soodle, that seems to be typical of cats

1:33 pm

jmcnrick

soodle that is redundant -- he's a cat

1:33 pm

Soodle

:)

1:33 pm

flosey

exactly jmc, well said\

1:34 pm

flosey

my cat will come and get me - let me take him to the door, but decides doesn't want to go out until I sit down again!!

1:34 pm

jillibus

Hello all

1:34 pm

jmcnrick

i open teh door and then count to 3 and then close the door regardless of where the cat is

1:34 pm

flosey

good morning jilli

1:34 pm

jmcnrick

hi jill

1:35 pm

Soodle

I wonder is he related to Dora..... Thats just typical of our wretched animal!

1:35 pm

hego

Hi Jilli

1:35 pm

periwinkle

hello all, back to find some more words

1:35 pm

jillibus

I had a cat-flap installed

1:35 pm

periwinkle

having a glass of white wine, because I can :)

1:35 pm

EvaNadine

jellicle cats come out tonight
jellicale cats, come one, come all
the jellicle moon is shining bright
jellicles come to the jellicle balll

1:35 pm

EvaNadine

(i will now be singing Cats for the rest of the day!)

1:35 pm

periwinkle

made lentil soup for lunch, house mates ate it :)

1:35 pm

jillibus

love lentil soup

1:36 pm

flosey

jlli, did you ever have a raccoon or anything else (unwanted) come in?

1:36 pm

periwinkle

jilli, did you get the recipe for the spinach balls that was in my profile?

1:36 pm

flosey

sounds like a good day to make lentil soup, thanks for the idea peri

1:37 pm

periwinkle

:)

1:37 pm

periwinkle

ack! ihave 128 words to find

1:37 pm

jillibus

yes! Once. I then moved the cat's food to the bathroom at the other end of the house, and put one of those shoe-scraper things that looked like a raccoon on the deck stairs they had used, so they would think it was his territory. Never saw another raccoon.

1:38 pm

flosey

smart move jilli - didn't think raccoons could be outsmarted

1:39 pm

jillibus

Yes, peri, and thanks. Haven't made them yet because there's only me.

1:39 pm

flosey

what is a spinach ball?

1:39 pm

periwinkle

ok, glad you got it, I removed it today and will put up my recipe for pumpkin bread one of these days

1:39 pm

periwinkle

a bal made of spinach, LOL

1:40 pm

jmbdobie2

only 1 left - it is de 7,32 - no help plz -want to find it on my own if possible - just want to know if it is a reasonable word

1:40 pm

flosey

but what else?

1:40 pm

periwinkle

it is made with psinach, butter, stuffing mix and parmesan cheese, delish

1:40 pm

jmcnrick

hi peri

1:40 pm

flosey

sounds good, maybe jilli will give me the recipe

1:40 pm

periwinkle

I do not have the recipe anymore . did not keep a copy for myself. but jilli has the recipie.

1:40 pm

periwinkle

Ata, loved it/

1:42 pm

periwinkle

can I say that it is a plural, jmc?

1:42 pm

jmbdobie2

ty peri - that is welcome

1:42 pm

jmbdobie2

dehears

1:42 pm

flosey

thanks peri, will see jilli tonight, maybe she'll bring it for me if I ask nicely??? right now I bet she's burried in the grid

1:42 pm

jmbdobie2

**********YGYTUDI

1:43 pm

jmcnrick

i leave my back door open in the spring summer and fall when i am in the house -- one day i found a strange cat in my house and another an oppossum

1:43 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hoo jmb

1:43 pm

Soodle

Fireworks!!

1:43 pm

jmcnrick

jmb not jmc peri

1:43 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hoo soodle

1:43 pm

periwinkle

oops, just realized my mistake

1:44 pm

jmbdobie2

fantastic soodle

1:44 pm

Soodle

Can clue, if needed...

1:44 pm

jmcnrick

easy enough peri :-)

1:44 pm

flosey

wtg Soodle

1:44 pm

flosey

must go now, lunchtime

1:45 pm

jmcnrick

our "first names" are very similar

1:45 pm

stidmama

bye flosey... hello everyone!

1:45 pm

stidmama

YAY soodles?

1:45 pm

jmcnrick

bye flosey

1:45 pm

jmcnrick

hi stiddie

1:45 pm

Flask1

clues please for 2 x de7 please

1:45 pm

stidmama

how's the grid today?

1:45 pm

periwinkle

hey there stiddy, just made lentil soup for lunch

1:45 pm

stidmama

I am working on revising the big paper from last quarter... looking up information to help me wrap my head around revisions. *gack*

1:45 pm

periwinkle

Flask, both extend the de6/21, one is past tensse and the other is pl

1:46 pm

stidmama

mmm. lentil soup is YUMMY!

1:46 pm

hurshy

5... to... go...

1:46 pm

Flask1

lol....peri I don't have the 6/21

1:46 pm

stidmama

go hurshy go!!!!

1:47 pm

hurshy

i'm missing an hi word - what is there besides ****-and-seek and four job words?

1:47 pm

jmcnrick

go hursh go

1:47 pm

hego

fireworks

1:47 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hoo hego

1:47 pm

jmbdobie2

run hi**** and yon

1:47 pm

HarryHood

hi* and yon

1:47 pm

stidmama

YAY hego!

1:47 pm

HarryHood

oops

1:47 pm

hurshy

*doh!* thanks

1:48 pm

Soodle

Hurshy - did anybody ever give you the 'come-hi**** look?

1:48 pm

jmcnrick

hi harry

1:48 pm

hego

come on Hushy!

1:48 pm

stidmama

hello harry!

1:48 pm

HarryHood

hallo :)

1:48 pm

hurshy

sadly, no, nobody ever did.

1:48 pm

hego

Harry stuck his nose out. :-)

1:48 pm

Soodle

Flask - did you get sorted with the de's?

1:49 pm

Flask1

no....cos' I can't find the de6/21 before them

1:49 pm

hego

Soodle are finished too?

1:49 pm

hurshy

so many re's that you wonder why some count and others don't. for instance, i want to re**** that rollercoaster.

1:49 pm

hego

are you done?

1:49 pm

Soodle

Yup Hego.

1:50 pm

jmbdobie2

blah - begging for help please de 7,32

1:50 pm

hego

Those are a pain Hurshy.

1:50 pm

hurshy

de6 + s

1:50 pm

HarryHood

de + one who puts an R on a movie

1:50 pm

Soodle

Flask - de6/21 - de + another word for speed. ie, going at a great ****

1:50 pm

hego

de + ra4

1:50 pm

Flask1

clue for de6/21 please???

1:51 pm

Soodle

If you get that you will get the following 2 7's.

1:51 pm

Flask1

got it, thanx!

1:51 pm

hurshy

2 rh, 4 ri?

1:52 pm

hurshy

10 ra?

1:52 pm

hego

The euro is exchanged at a good Ra**

1:52 pm

jmbdobie2

are u kidding me - i just forgot to try the plural - jeez

1:52 pm

hego

yup 10

1:52 pm

periwinkle

5 ri

1:52 pm

Soodle

Hursh - the Rh is a flightless bird, and plural

1:53 pm

hurshy

5 ri!

1:53 pm

stidmama

thanks for the r4!

1:53 pm

hego

hi stid

1:53 pm

Soodle

Must go and do non-Babble stuff. See y'all.

1:53 pm

jmbdobie2

fireworks - but could not do it without you all (and lickety of course)

1:53 pm

hego

Bye Soodle

1:53 pm

hurshy

yay, that's one R down

1:53 pm

jmcnrick

bye soodle

1:54 pm

stidmama

wishing I hadn't started, totally absorbed! LOL

1:54 pm

jmcnrick

whooo hooo jmb!

1:54 pm

Atalante

what is this non-babble stuff?

1:54 pm

stidmama

at least it's sunny, and quiet, and I have a couple hours before I leave.

1:54 pm

hego

YAAAYYY!!! JMB

1:54 pm

hurshy

why can't i re**** my sheep after they run off in different directions?

1:54 pm

jmbdobie2

bye til tomorrow

1:54 pm

stidmama

need two more tiles for NBT J and the A in the upper left. help please?

1:55 pm

stidmama

later soodles! (hugs)

1:55 pm

jmcnrick

ad**** to stick

1:55 pm

hego

no rhyme or reason Hursh

1:55 pm

hurshy

ad6 stick

1:55 pm

dcseain

je6 and je5 - both unusual

1:55 pm

hego

yup

1:55 pm

hurshy

je + get *** of that thing, it's disgusting!

1:55 pm

stidmama

hey seain! ((hugs and choclit))

1:56 pm

stidmama

thanks hurshy!

1:56 pm

hurshy

2 sa6 or 3?

1:56 pm

dcseain

hy, stid

1:56 pm

hego

Like Eva and her bf's stuff. lol

1:56 pm

jmcnrick

hi dc

1:56 pm

dcseain

hello, jmc

1:56 pm

hego

hi dc

1:56 pm

EvaNadine

*giggles at popping back through the chog, just in time to be used as a clue*
;)

1:56 pm

stidmama

I don't know hurshy, only up to 73 so far

1:56 pm

stidmama

hey EvaN!

1:57 pm

hego

How about that, Eva?

1:57 pm

stidmama

ah, got that A. NBT!

1:57 pm

EvaNadine

hiya stid. :)

1:57 pm

hego

Go Stid!

1:58 pm

maccafixx

help with the de 7/32 please

1:58 pm

hego

Lots of cluers around. Got to go. Bye All.

1:58 pm

hurshy

i need brabble.

1:59 pm

dcseain

de7 is past of de5

1:59 pm

stidmama

later hego ((hugs)) thanks for the help!

1:59 pm

dcseain

er, past of de6 :) extend de5

1:59 pm

periwinkle

de7 is past tense of de6

2:00 pm

periwinkle

hey there seain, are you up to date with our scramble game?

2:00 pm

dcseain

um, i thought, let me check...

2:01 pm

jillibus

Oh dear! I've been searching my piles of paper for that spinach ball recipe and can't find it! Peri -- can you search your memory and re-post it?

2:02 pm

periwinkle

not right now, jilli, I got it from a library book which I returned. will have to see if I can get it out again

2:02 pm

stidmama

hello jill! ((many hugs and much choclit)) how are you this lovely day? hope it's off and on sunny for you, too!

2:03 pm

EvaNadine

golly, i just got a hi.
no hugs + choclit for me...
*mopes*

2:04 pm

HarryHood

time to list...78 to go

2:04 pm

stidmama

go harry go!!!

2:04 pm

periwinkle

rats, it is raining again. the sun was out, thought the rain had gone away

2:04 pm

hurshy

argh, those re-vowel-starting-words get me every time!!!

2:05 pm

stidmama

LOL EvaN! *hands over the yummy choclit chip cookies and peppermint sticks* was just about to have dessert...

2:05 pm

Atalante

jilli, I have it

2:05 pm

periwinkle

Ata-Hari, saves the day!!

2:05 pm

EvaNadine

*skips the peppermint sticks + heads straight for the cookies*
got milk?

2:05 pm

EvaNadine

;)

2:05 pm

stidmama

wow, everyone is arriving! *adds choclit cake and hot cocoa to dessert tray*

2:05 pm

periwinkle

need a break, bbs

2:05 pm

Atalante

*finds*

2:06 pm

stidmama

you want milk, or eggnog?

2:06 pm

stidmama

later peri

2:06 pm

EvaNadine

oh, just milk for me. skim if youve got it!

2:06 pm

Kaplan the Magne

How is the grid this rainy Monday?

2:06 pm

hurshy

fun

2:07 pm

stidmama

it's not bad so far, kaplan *pours nice big glass of milk for EvaN*

2:07 pm

Atalante

in my profile, jilli

2:07 pm

Kaplan the Magne

OOPS- almost typed my words into the wrong box again!

2:08 pm

stidmama

that wouldn't bother me, Kaplan! LOL

2:08 pm

dcseain

yes, peri, up to date

2:08 pm

jmcnrick

hi kap

2:08 pm

dcseain

hi, kaplan

2:08 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Hello.

2:08 pm

stidmama

one more word, then I go study. *puts on thinking cap in preparation*

2:09 pm

stidmama

that's that. (((hugs all))) have a lovely afternoon/evening, all! back later to finish.

2:09 pm

stidmama

*halfway poof*

2:09 pm

jmcnrick

bye stiddie

2:10 pm

Kaplan the Magne

ever notice that sometimes words that were in the previous day's puzzli are also in this day's puzzle?

2:10 pm

HarryHood

that's ee5!

2:10 pm

dcseain

yep. it happens a lot. seemingly moreso of late

2:11 pm

jmcnrick

i have noticed that myself

2:11 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I just got ee5 that second! Whoooo- Twilight Zone!

2:11 pm

HarryHood

me too kap! how we5!

2:11 pm

jmcnrick

i have a cabin on Old Rag

2:12 pm

dcseain

oh, cool, jmc :)

2:12 pm

Atalante

it's always happened ...

2:12 pm

Kaplan the Magne

What has always happened?

2:13 pm

Atalante

what you were talking about

2:13 pm

Kaplan the Magne

What was I talking about? Oh yeah- syncrhonicity

2:16 pm

jillibus

thanks ata -- and hi stid, no sun here

2:17 pm

jmcnrick

it is sunny and warm here -- in the 60s

2:17 pm

Atalante

yw jilli!

2:17 pm

dcseain

it's sunny here today, and warm enough to have the windows open a tad

2:17 pm

dcseain

hi, jilli

2:20 pm

torgone

Sunny and warm here too ..

2:21 pm

lawyer-1

Hi, all

2:22 pm

torgone

Heyas

2:22 pm

dcseain

hi, lawyer and tor

2:23 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Where is it sunny and warm because I'm going there

2:23 pm

jesdraggon

hello all

2:24 pm

dcseain

hi, jes

2:24 pm

dcseain

he's in SoCal, kaplan

2:24 pm

lawyer-1

after flood-like conditions, it is sunny in Baltimore

2:26 pm

dcseain

lawyer, we're planning a meet-up in Baltimore in May, likely at Paper Moon

2:26 pm

lawyer-1

so I heard. I hope to make it

2:26 pm

HarryHood

baby's up...bbl 31 to go!

2:29 pm

jillibus

Gotta go get lunch, then errands -- 47 left -- bye for now!

2:30 pm

Anniebrook

ent

2:32 pm

Anniebrook

hello everyone!

2:33 pm

dcseain

bbl

2:33 pm

Atalante

hi annie!

2:33 pm

Anniebrook

hi atalante

2:37 pm

jesdraggon

cute cat, ata

2:39 pm

Atalante

ty :D

2:39 pm

oodleberry

hi everY1

2:39 pm

oodleberry

hi miss annie

2:39 pm

oodleberry

hi dc... ltns

2:41 pm

torgone

Hey UK folks, if you call the US, what prefix do you use?

2:41 pm

Atalante

001

2:42 pm

Anniebrook

hi Sir Oodle, was away from computer

2:42 pm

torgone

Like 001-619-555-1212?

2:43 pm

jmcnrick

that's it torg

2:43 pm

torgone

Thanks .. I thought that's what it was ..

2:44 pm

jmcnrick

or you can use skype or vonnage and avoid the whole thing

2:44 pm

oodleberry

dr6 24 please

2:45 pm

torgone

I am making a manual for a UK customer, and they complained that all the telephone numbers won't work from the UK. Apparently they have to told everything ..

2:45 pm

torgone

*be told

2:46 pm

torgone

dr6/24 is the Hanukkah toy ..

2:46 pm

Atalante

yep exactly like that

2:46 pm

Anniebrook

Thanks, torg

2:46 pm

jmcnrick

well not everyone calls across the pond

2:47 pm

jmcnrick

ty torg

2:47 pm

torgone

It's a huge company.

2:48 pm

torgone

It's mainly a matter of making me jump through hoops to satisfy their massive paperwork regulations.

2:48 pm

Atalante

which company? whisper it :)

2:48 pm

jmcnrick

i'll close my ears

2:48 pm

torgone

Costain's

2:49 pm

Atalante

oh god

2:49 pm

Atalante

write everything in 1 syllable words

2:49 pm

torgone

Exactly ..

2:50 pm

Atalante

they are all thick as bricks. my father worked for their main rival all his life

2:50 pm

lawyer-1

perhaps they r the wrong kind of engineers

2:50 pm

jmcnrick

hard to write all words in one . . . . . syllable

2:50 pm

jmcnrick

hey lawyer

2:50 pm

lawyer-1

hi, jmc

2:51 pm

torgone

I think they take the one person in the company who can read English and give them ultimate power, and judge them strictly on the tonnage of paperwork they produce ..

2:52 pm

oodleberry

ty tor... wow what word

2:52 pm

torgone

I love the UK, but I hate dealing with this regulatory madness ..

2:52 pm

Pinikula

afternoon all...just passing through (5 more mins of lunch, then back to the grindstone)

2:53 pm

Atalante

costains are particular idiots

2:54 pm

torgone

They're tops in my book!

2:54 pm

Pinikula

My I have a clue for at least 1 of the J's?

2:54 pm

lynxxx

Goodmorning people

2:54 pm

Pinikula

hi lynxxx

2:55 pm

oodleberry

je+***e in a car

2:55 pm

Pinikula

danke oodle

2:55 pm

torgone

The song Amos Moses was written by Je*** ****

2:55 pm

Atalante

hi lyn! hi stew!

2:56 pm

oodleberry

and je+ the clarinet and oboes are **** instruments

2:56 pm

Pinikula

Jerry Lewis?

2:56 pm

Pinikula

J's gone! thx!!!

2:56 pm

Pinikula

that's NBT and NBS!

2:57 pm

Pinikula

next goal: half-way

2:57 pm

lynxxx

hi Ata and Hobbit and Sily

2:57 pm

Pinikula

now, sadly...back to work

2:57 pm

oodleberry

hagd pini

2:59 pm

kje

brief break... maybe I can knock out a few more... have 83 to go

2:59 pm

lynxxx

hi kje

3:00 pm

kje

hi

3:01 pm

Farruska

good night

3:01 pm

lynxxx

goodnight Farruska

3:02 pm

Farruska

hallo lynxx

3:02 pm

oodleberry

d's demolished and e's eliminatied

3:04 pm

oodleberry

id6 21 please

3:05 pm

lynxxx

id4.5 and **a or coffee?

3:05 pm

oodleberry

ty lyn

3:06 pm

mo

kje ... just read back in the chog ... and I am so sorry to hear about you not getting that puppy. I just cannot understand the mentality of that "woman" ... you were so meant to have it.

3:07 pm

kje

no prob, mo.... have decided not to worry about things I have no control over.... sad for the puppy, but I will find another

3:08 pm

kje

actually, my boss said his daughter just found a lab mix, very sweet, described her and she sounds just like this other... he called her and left a message that he has someone who might be interested, so maybe some other puppy needs a home and it will work out

3:08 pm

mo

kje ... I really hope so , there must be one out there for you ... good luck.

3:09 pm

jmcnrick

i am sure the right pup will come along kje

3:09 pm

mo

that sounds great kje .. hope it turns out well.

3:10 pm

Atalante

you really will get the dog you're meant to have

3:10 pm

kje

honestly, I was just flabbergasted by the whole thing...just bizarre to think I am an unfit owner for a STRAY because I am single... my colleague and I were just cracking up about it just nw... so absurd

3:10 pm

kje

sometimes things are just so out there that it is better just to laugh at the ridiculousness of it all and move on

3:11 pm

jmcnrick

i still think you should complain -- there are others who will be screwed the same way and the pups will suffer

3:12 pm

jmcnrick

do all of the fi words come from the same fi4/7 word?

3:12 pm

oodleberry

the h's are handed out

3:12 pm

kje

will think about it jmc

3:13 pm

cybernan

hello everyone :)

3:13 pm

oodleberry

hi nan

3:13 pm

lynxxx

the fi5.18 doesn't, rhymes with our panet

3:13 pm

kje

"handed out"? LOL - now you are stretching a bit oodle ; )

3:13 pm

lynxxx

hi C'nan

3:14 pm

kje

hiya nan

3:15 pm

kje

wow, r's are a little painful

3:16 pm

jmcnrick

ty lynxxx

3:17 pm

jmcnrick

i shudder to think of the Rs since i have read there were millions of re words

3:17 pm

kje

we have had more... but for some reason, these seem worse

3:18 pm

kje

likely slow brain day...

3:19 pm

jmcnrick

hmmm most of my days are slow brain days

3:20 pm

kje

I think these are slow b/c so many are unrelated, so everyone is new

3:20 pm

jmcnrick

so kje do i want to know what your icon is?

3:20 pm

kje

you see a grouping of 4, 5, 6 and think maybe they are related... but nope

3:20 pm

kje

what do you think it is?

3:21 pm

jmcnrick

a starfish

3:21 pm

jmcnrick

*looks hopeful*

3:21 pm

kje

hmmmm... we may need to send you to a shrink ; )

3:21 pm

periwinkle

a scorpion?

3:21 pm

kje

I have no idea what it is... it is a florally feathery abstract thing

3:21 pm

dcseain

it looks floralish to me, kje

3:22 pm

periwinkle

guess I need a shrink too :)

3:22 pm

Jellen

Hello, all...

3:22 pm

periwinkle

hi Jellen

3:22 pm

periwinkle

hello all

3:22 pm

lynxxx

Hi DC & Jellen

3:22 pm

kje

that is what I thought, dc... but apparently you and I lack imagination - LOL

3:23 pm

kje

re6/33?

3:23 pm

lynxxx

re6.33 re & the person that **** that picture was nuts

3:24 pm

kje

ty lynxx

3:24 pm

kje

i think

3:25 pm

lynxxx

no, its actually very decorative, I like it

3:25 pm

kje

thanks lynxxx... it doesn't show up well here, but i thought it was kinda cool

3:26 pm

cybernan

think I will have to list for the last 70

3:26 pm

Atalante

I like it too

3:26 pm

kje

as hard as the re's are... the ra's are peanuts!

3:27 pm

kje

ne8?

3:27 pm

jmcnrick

there are multiple armed starfish

3:27 pm

crosshair

i refuse to believe they hid 214 words in this evil grid;(

3:28 pm

kje

is that a clue, jmc? or my pic?

3:28 pm

lynxxx

ne8 a tidy bunch of cattle

3:28 pm

kje

HID is teh operative word there cross

3:29 pm

kje

LOL! good clue lynxx!

3:29 pm

Jellen

Thanks, lynxxx!

3:31 pm

jmcnrick

your pic and people suggesting that i am nuts

3:31 pm

Jellen

Woohoo! Finished the re's!

3:31 pm

kim m

dr 6/24 clue pls?

3:32 pm

nye&aidensauntie

yall talk alot

3:32 pm

kje

great jellen... those were te worst

3:32 pm

lynxxx

dr6 jewish/yiddish word for a childs toy top

3:32 pm

jmcnrick

there i changed my icon!

3:32 pm

jmcnrick

yep we do nye

3:32 pm

cybernan

de 7/32, please?

3:32 pm

jmcnrick

*sulks*

3:33 pm

kim m

thanx lynxxx...fireworks

3:33 pm

nye&aidensauntie

i saw u talkin yesterday

3:33 pm

kje

jmc... I will use it as a rorschach... I think a many armed starfish signifies trouble letting go of things ; )

3:33 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hooo kim

3:33 pm

lynxxx

thats why it is called Chatterbox nye

3:33 pm

kje

wohoo kim!

3:33 pm

Jellen

Yay, kim!!!

3:33 pm

kje

don't have it cyber

3:33 pm

nye&aidensauntie

well u sure r chatterboxes

3:34 pm

lynxxx

de7.32 the plural of de6.21

3:34 pm

jmcnrick

of the pt of de6/21

3:34 pm

cybernan

ty jmc

3:34 pm

lynxxx

Congrats Kim!

3:34 pm

jmcnrick

yw cyber

3:35 pm

crosshair

wife always said i have a case of the verbal trots;)

3:35 pm

nye&aidensauntie

wat is goin on wit yall 2day

3:36 pm

kje

no use, cross... trolling for trots isn't necessary

3:37 pm

kje

cross... my dad called it similar, diarrhea of the mouth

3:37 pm

kje

my mom hated that term, and so do i... truly disgusting image

3:37 pm

crosshair

yup 10 minutes and you know my whole life story..taurus you know

3:38 pm

Jellen

First time I've ever been told I was a chatterbox, except sarcastically!

3:38 pm

kje

wow, cross, that is a very texan trait... maybe you have roots here... they are so open like that

3:38 pm

kje

LOL - I know jellen! I was a little taken aback too

3:39 pm

nye&aidensauntie

yall need to go on wildearth.TV it has the most awesome and stalkerish thing on it it has a mama bear and her newborn cub that ur just watchin in hibernation sounds weird but is awesome

3:40 pm

crosshair

there are many sites like that nye,my mrs is fond of one where you can watch tigers do thier thing in a natural habitat

3:40 pm

Lady Biotch

What????

3:40 pm

kje

"do their thing" .... hmmmm

3:40 pm

Jellen

D's down!

3:41 pm

crosshair

yaa for jellen

3:41 pm

nye&aidensauntie

thats... uhh... nice. i've never seen those

3:41 pm

cybernan

he 6/21?

3:42 pm

jesdraggon

aftanoons, folks

3:42 pm

kje

dr6/24?

3:42 pm

Jellen

Hey, jes!

3:42 pm

lynxxx

hi Jes!

3:42 pm

nye&aidensauntie

wats happenin

3:42 pm

crosshair

howdy jes,still have those books for you.....

3:42 pm

o-o

his, he* or its + consume food

3:42 pm

jesdraggon

are peddling tiger pr0n, crossy? :P

3:42 pm

cybernan

dr 6: child's toy -- yiddish

3:42 pm

Jellen

he6 is a compound word

3:43 pm

kje

aha - ty!

3:43 pm

crosshair

lol,no jes the site raises funds by this method to support the care and feeding of injured or orphaned tigers

3:44 pm

bojazz

W's wiped out, N's neutered

3:44 pm

kje

10

3:44 pm

jesdraggon

excellent :) found a couple more download sites you might want to try, crossy... feedbooks, and if you like sci-fi stuff, craphound.com

3:44 pm

Jellen

F's fallen...

3:44 pm

cybernan

ty

3:44 pm

bojazz

J's junked

3:45 pm

nye&aidensauntie

wat r yall talkin bout

3:45 pm

crosshair

are you at home now jes?

3:45 pm

jesdraggon

no, as ever, i'm at work

3:45 pm

bojazz

F's fleeced

3:45 pm

crosshair

;(

3:45 pm

jesdraggon

but you can send 'em, and i'll get 'em transfered

3:45 pm

crosshair

yaa for bojazz

3:46 pm

bojazz

hi Babblers...

3:46 pm

cybernan

ne 8, please?

3:46 pm

lynxxx

ne8 tidy bunch of cattle

3:46 pm

crosshair

i cannot send them as a mail attachment jes cause the file is too large,so we need to be both live and online in msn,then i can file transfer the whole thing in about 5 minutes

3:46 pm

bojazz

LOL lynxx

3:47 pm

Jellen

Hi, bojazz!

3:47 pm

jesdraggon

thanks, lynxxx

3:47 pm

cybernan

ty -- what kind of word is that!!!

3:47 pm

crosshair

in messanger that is

3:47 pm

jesdraggon

i don't have msn messenger though

3:47 pm

crosshair

takes 2 minutes to put it in your home computer

3:47 pm

stidmama

hello all! *tosses bacon to cross*

3:47 pm

jesdraggon

will google chat allow file transfers?

3:48 pm

crosshair

idn jes

3:48 pm

jesdraggon

hi stid :)

3:48 pm

lynxxx

hi Stid!

3:48 pm

crosshair

howdy stid

3:48 pm

jesdraggon

mmm. well, if you remember where you got them, i can always just go download from there

3:49 pm

stidmama

I got to halfway earlier, now being a VERY BAD student and deciding to bag the paper revisions until after I pick up the kids from school in a couple hours. half an hour before I need to head out for errands.

3:49 pm

crosshair

crossy munches his bacon treat

3:49 pm

Jellen

Hi, stid!

3:49 pm

nye&aidensauntie

unfortunately my mom is cumin over and i have to get stuff ready.... but i'll talk to yall later

3:49 pm

Jellen

Bye nye

3:49 pm

jesdraggon

bye, nye

3:50 pm

nye&aidensauntie

see ya

3:50 pm

Lady Biotch

omg

3:50 pm

stidmama

later nye

3:50 pm

kje

de5/14?

3:51 pm

kje

I'm being bad with you stid, we bad eggs must stick together

3:51 pm

jesdraggon

what comes after life, kje

3:51 pm

Jellen

Opp. of life

3:51 pm

lynxxx

de5 get rid of the vermin

3:51 pm

stidmama

thanks for that babblet, lynxxx

3:51 pm

kje

ty jess... just caught myself from answering you when I clued it that it was a clue - LOL

3:52 pm

lynxxx

withdraw that clue, sorrry

3:52 pm

stidmama

kje, I think this calls for CHOCLIT!!!! *rummages in secret choclit stash for the good stuff*

3:52 pm

jesdraggon

must've been an effective hint then :)

3:52 pm

kje

dark, stid.. the darker the better

3:52 pm

kje

and if you have some with a little crush orange rind, I will be in heaven

3:53 pm

jesdraggon

yay! choclit!

3:53 pm

stidmama

yep. there is is. Extra dark, snow-man molded choclits from vancouver BC (gift from stidgmere and co) *shares*

3:53 pm

lynxxx

or with pear, yum too

3:53 pm

jesdraggon

yu!

3:53 pm

jesdraggon

yum!

3:53 pm

stidmama

yes! I have some with crushed orange, but not snowman shaped *pulls out last of lovely citrus choclits*

3:54 pm

kje

sweet! thanks, stidder

3:54 pm

Jellen

I'm a choclit purist, myself...

3:54 pm

kje

uno

3:54 pm

stidmama

you bet, kje. wish you were really sharing with me!

3:54 pm

kje

and done!

3:54 pm

jesdraggon

yay kje!

3:54 pm

stidmama

YAY kje!!!!

3:54 pm

lynxxx

Congrats kje!!

3:55 pm

kje

thanks for the help... I know I was a little slow, but some days are like that ; )

3:55 pm

Jellen

Yay, kje!!!

3:55 pm

jesdraggon

you're 93 words ahead of me, kje

3:55 pm

bojazz

congrats kje!!

3:55 pm

jesdraggon

so not all that slow ;)

3:55 pm

torgone

Yay K!

3:55 pm

kje

well, get going jes!

3:55 pm

sammysmom

help ...clue please for the we 7/48???

3:55 pm

kje

hey bgh, how goes it?

3:55 pm

stidmama

hey tor! ((hugs))

3:56 pm

stidmama

that's one of my missing Ws... *waits for clue*

3:56 pm

wht

It is a stranger word

3:56 pm

o-o

we 8 - more odd

3:56 pm

MPittore

ahhhchuuuuuu...

3:56 pm

jesdraggon

workin at it, kje! but gotta disappear for a minute to look at a cat's eyes

3:56 pm

cybernan

r's are slain

3:56 pm

Jellen

Fireworks!

3:56 pm

stidmama

hey MPitt *hands tissues*

3:56 pm

stidmama

go nan go!

3:56 pm

jesdraggon

g'zundheit, mp

3:56 pm

lynxxx

Congrats Jellen!

3:56 pm

stidmama

YAY Jellen!!!

3:57 pm

jesdraggon

yay jellen!

3:57 pm

torgone

Work is a vampire today ..

3:57 pm

Jellen

Bless you, MPitt!

3:57 pm

torgone

Yay Jel!

3:57 pm

MPittore

ty stid...still nursing this darn head cold...

3:57 pm

o-o

congrats, Jellen

3:57 pm

kje

woohoo jelen!

3:57 pm

stidmama

thanks BR... ((((hugs)))) so happy I got to see you! my son's language arts teacher does a "Bobby Burns" day each year (plays his bagpipes and all) and I am going to that soon!

3:57 pm

cybernan

grats, jellen

3:58 pm

kje

*passes tor a transfusion* hand in there bgh

3:58 pm

kje

OK, must run - hagd all and happt babbling

3:58 pm

kje

hang in there, not hand

3:58 pm

kje

poof

3:58 pm

stidmama

later kje, have a great evening.

3:59 pm

Jellen

Thank you all!

3:59 pm

Jellen

Bye, kje!

3:59 pm

Jellen

Stepping out for a bit...back later...

3:59 pm

cybernan

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

4:00 pm

stidmama

YAY nan!!!!

4:00 pm

lynxxx

Congrats C'nan!

4:00 pm

stidmama

later Jellen!

4:00 pm

o-o

watch your step, Jellen

4:00 pm

o-o

Congrats, cybernan

4:00 pm

cybernan

anyone want clues before I leave?

4:01 pm

stidmama

not yet Nan, have to head out soon. *sigh

4:01 pm

o-o

Going to play like a wheat field and head out

4:02 pm

stidmama

later BR. be well.

4:02 pm

o-o

ty

4:02 pm

stidmama

I am down to piano keys, so I shall drift away as well... back later this evening. *poof8

4:02 pm

cybernan

bye everyone -- back at the flip :)

4:02 pm

lynxxx

bye BR & C'nan

4:03 pm

sammysmom

my monkey up and slapped me- said he didn t care about the we 7/48.. and now sammy is laughing at me

4:03 pm

MPittore

chat locks up frequently...

4:03 pm

sammysmom

i still need a clue

4:03 pm

torgone

Any Brits about?

4:04 pm

ch1212

stidmama, just saw your profile update for the pic. You are beautiful even after 12 hours. What type of debate? I used to be a judge for high school speech, debate, and drama.

4:04 pm

Atalante

just about

4:04 pm

lynxxx

we7.48 is strangER

4:04 pm

torgone

What are neeps and tatties?

4:05 pm

sammysmom

never mind- foind it

4:05 pm

Atalante

tatties = potatoes

4:05 pm

sammysmom

neeps- turnips?

4:05 pm

Atalante

neeps = swede

4:06 pm

torgone

They're evidently had with haggis which the US is evidently considering un-banning ..

4:06 pm

Atalante

yep, haggis, neeps and tatties

4:07 pm

Atalante

haggis is banned??

4:07 pm

ch1212

(just realized stid poofed out ... )

4:07 pm

torgone

Since 1989

4:08 pm

Atalante

how odd!

4:08 pm

torgone

The BSE thing ..

4:08 pm

Atalante

ohhhhhhh

4:08 pm

torgone

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/sco
tland/8477432.stm

4:09 pm

Atalante

even haggis made in america?

4:09 pm

torgone

The scary thing is at the very end of the article: "haggis nachos"

4:09 pm

Atalante

ewwwwwwwww

4:09 pm

jesdraggon

ok, it was a dog, not a cat. but a nice dog :)

4:10 pm

torgone

Just the imported haggis

4:10 pm

Atalante

yay for a nice dog :)

4:11 pm

Atalante

jes - really random question

4:11 pm

Atalante

do all female staffies / similar have hugely elongated teats?

4:11 pm

jesdraggon

equally random answer?

4:11 pm

jesdraggon

teach your horse not to bite!

4:12 pm

torgone

No kicking penguins

4:12 pm

Atalante

I just saw one today and her teats must have been 2 - 3" long. very odd looking!

4:12 pm

jesdraggon

oh, sorry... the elongated teats are more related to lactation than breed. in general, the more pups they've had/nursed and the more milk they've made, the bigger the teats will be.

4:13 pm

Atalante

it just always seems to be staffies lol!

4:13 pm

Atalante

ty I assumed that was the case, but didn't know for sure

4:13 pm

jesdraggon

maybe those are the folks you see who don't desex the dogs?

4:14 pm

Atalante

it can't be comfortble!

4:15 pm

jesdraggon

buy them sports bras?

4:15 pm

Michnick

Hello all.

4:15 pm

Atalante

looooool NIke for dogs

4:15 pm

lynxxx

Maybe that Staffy has read about the latest trend of breastfeeding for 3 years?

4:15 pm

jesdraggon

hi, michnick

4:15 pm

lynxxx

hi Mich

4:16 pm

torgone

What would a size be? 18ABCC?

4:16 pm

jesdraggon

heh. i think that's supposed to be the same kid for 3 years though, lynxx. usually with dogs, that means 5 different sets of pups.

4:16 pm

Atalante

maybe! the poor thing really looked deformed (even though I knew it was natural!)

4:16 pm

Atalante

5 sets of a good number of puppies

4:16 pm

Michnick

Hi Lynxx, jes, Ata. Seems I wandered into a very interesting conversation. Don't ask what ladies look after nursing 6 or 7 little ones.

4:17 pm

Atalante

sorry, I totally derailed any sensible conversation there!

4:18 pm

Michnick

OK, New topic!?

4:18 pm

lynxxx

sensible coversation! god forbid

4:18 pm

Nancy Boy

nipples aside...I'm back :)

4:18 pm

Atalante

lol hi NB

4:18 pm

lynxxx

hi NB!

4:19 pm

Nancy Boy

I always seem to come in to the chog in time to catch the nipple conversations. Howww uncomfortable!

4:19 pm

Atalante

how's the kitty>

4:19 pm

Nancy Boy

oh she's fine thanks, Ata :D she's been babied all evening and is looking much more smug now

4:20 pm

Atalante

excellent!

4:20 pm

Michnick

I see some of the same re words that were in the grid yesterday.

4:20 pm

dcseain

hi, back

4:20 pm

Nancy Boy

she is also doing an excellent job of warming my lap up :) which is more fun than her sitting on the keyboard

4:20 pm

Atalante

wish Sily would learn that one

4:22 pm

Nancy Boy

it's not one of her favourites. it's not as fun as clamouring to go outside and then yowling to come back in, or playing hockey with my toes at four in the morning :)

4:22 pm

Atalante

bed mice games!

4:23 pm

Atalante

Silverclaw is odd. She'll sit on me while I'm lying down. She'll cuddle into my arms while I'm at my laptop - for a few minutes at least. But she will NOT sit on my lap (or anyone's lap)

4:23 pm

Nancy Boy

whyyyy do they do it :) she is lovely though. I can't tell her off.

4:24 pm

Nancy Boy

LOL Ata! cats are just the strangest. It's so hard to believe they don't have some kind of motive to the things they do...

4:24 pm

periwinkle

Ata, Zoe-Anne is like that. she will cuddle next to me but will only sit on my lap if I pick her up and put her there

4:24 pm

periwinkle

her again to find 30 more words

4:25 pm

Atalante

odd, isn't it? I'm glad there's another cat who won't do laps though

4:25 pm

periwinkle

*here*

4:25 pm

periwinkle

I am stuck in the re words and not a happy camper

4:26 pm

jesdraggon

hi nancy boy :)

4:26 pm

Nancy Boy

Hi Jes! :)

4:26 pm

Nancy Boy

how are you?

4:26 pm

jesdraggon

pretty good, and yourself?

4:27 pm

lynxxx

Bye everyone. Australia day today, and being on a Tuesday, means that everyone is having a 4 day weekend

4:28 pm

Nancy Boy

not too bad thanks :) got a letter from home the other day, actually

4:28 pm

Atalante

bye dear! happy australia day!

4:28 pm

Michnick

What is that, Lynxx, independence day?

4:28 pm

jesdraggon

and...off to look at another dog's eyes. it's an eye day. :)

4:28 pm

MPittore

Hi Nancy Boy--hope this finds you happy, and healthy!

4:30 pm

Nancy Boy

Hi, MP! now is that in regards to the letter, or the greeting? either way I am happy and healthy :) the letter was odd though

4:30 pm

jmcnrick

hi all

4:30 pm

periwinkle

help with re5/16 pls

4:31 pm

periwinkle

hi, jmc

4:31 pm

periwinkle

NB, was the letter from your dad?

4:32 pm

MPittore

NB both...are you and your partner all moved in and unpacked?

4:33 pm

Nancy Boy

no, Peri :) from my mother and little sister, which was great, because my sis tells me she's coming down for a visit on the hush...wonderful 'cause I miss her to pieces :)

4:34 pm

Nancy Boy

we are indeed, MP! well, Leo was already, since I just moved into his flat :) he's been there about a year. thanks for asking!

4:34 pm

jmcnrick

good that your mom and sister write and your sister is coming to visit

4:34 pm

periwinkle

NM

4:35 pm

Nancy Boy

I know, Jmc, I'm so happy! I've always doted on my little sister...miss her soooo much...ooh, I'm tearing up thinking about it again

4:37 pm

jmcnrick

*hands NB a hankie*

4:37 pm

periwinkle

((((((NB))))))

4:38 pm

Nancy Boy

thank you :) saves me drying my eyes on the cat ;)

4:38 pm

periwinkle

thre now, NB, don't you feel better. you got hugs and a hankie

4:38 pm

jmcnrick

the cat might object -- i know mine does

4:38 pm

periwinkle

when is your sister coming to visit,NB?

4:38 pm

jmcnrick

well i decided to stay at the office for a while until the sleet stops :-(

4:39 pm

Nancy Boy

it just puts her in such a horrible position, you know? if she wants to see me, she has to sneak around behind dad's back...it's all just so unfair. I try and visit her at least once a week.

4:39 pm

Nancy Boy

next weekend, Peri :) can't wait! I'll have to decide how to entertain her best!

4:40 pm

periwinkle

14 left and need to take another break, bbs to finish

4:41 pm

Nancy Boy

see you later, Peri :) thanks for the hugs!

4:41 pm

jmcnrick

bye pero

4:41 pm

jmcnrick

*peri

4:42 pm

oodleberry

hi everyone... making bbq wings... although they are frozen but I can't make them as well ... and fresh wings are so much more expensive than frozen... go figure.

4:42 pm

MPittore

NB great I pray one day your father will find it in his heart to realize sexuality has nothing to do with being a wonderful person or not. He should be grateful that he and your mom created a beautiful human life! Sometimes it takes a while for some people to see reality. I am sorry your little sis has such pressure on her. It will work out I am sure...keep the faith!

4:43 pm

oodleberry

amen MP!

4:44 pm

jmcnrick

he4! he4!

4:45 pm

Nancy Boy

oh thank you, MP! I hope so too...it just makes me so angry at him...when we had the fight that started it all, I told him how sick it was to push his children away when some people want kids so badly but can't have them. He just won't listen, though. But, thank you so much for all the support...you too, Jmc and Oodle :) I could write a book saying thanks to all the babblers!

4:46 pm

jmcnrick

well i think that if you wrote a book in the chog we would be chastised for hogging the chog

4:47 pm

Nancy Boy

Jmc did you just want to say that :D

4:47 pm

jmcnrick

:-) a little bit some one came in earlier and was all "y'all talk too much"! lol

4:48 pm

MPittore

yep we don't want to be chog hogs...LOL

4:48 pm

MPittore

yep we don't want to be chog hogs...LOL

4:48 pm

jmcnrick

well put MP!

4:48 pm

Nancy Boy

LOL! the chog can move amazingly fast. it's amazing that we manage to have civil conversations on here. In real life it wouldn't work - ten or so people shouting at each other!

4:48 pm

jesdraggon

back again

4:49 pm

jmcnrick

hi jes

4:49 pm

oodleberry

nb ... how popular is spicey food in England(UK)... it is not so here but there are some foods but I don,t think as much as the states but maybe I don,t know. My neighber are quÃ©becois and they don,t like it so I assume that it is a quÃ©becois thing

4:49 pm

jmcnrick

i think it is fun when th5 are multiple conversations and some people are engaged in several of them at one time

4:49 pm

jmcnrick

never could do that in real life

4:50 pm

jesdraggon

*reads back through the chog* Glad you will get to see your sister soon, nb!

4:50 pm

jmcnrick

the further north you go in the americas the less spicy

4:50 pm

oodleberry

jmc they do it all the time here... gets me so frustrated

4:50 pm

jmcnrick

sorry oods but i get a kick out of it!

4:51 pm

Nancy Boy

It's pretty popular here, Oodle...everyone loves a good curry...and especially amongst the youth, it sort of fits in with a bone-headed display of manhood, like "look at me down this madras without drinking any water, rawwwwr!"

4:51 pm

jmcnrick

water doesn't help anyway

4:51 pm

MPittore

I am in Killington vermont and a friend of ours who lives here took us to the neatest place for lunch...it's a commune and everthing is homemade and deelish...they made all the furniture themselves from huge logs etc...decorated with wildflowers...reminds me of the 60's...I had a wonderful drink lemon mate' a brazillian herbal tea loaded with antioxidents and such

4:51 pm

oodleberry

well in english it might not be so bad but with not understanding accents and such it makes it very hard to even follow one conversation let alone 3 or 4

4:51 pm

jmcnrick

tea or alcohol

4:52 pm

jmcnrick

did the bad weather stop MP?

4:52 pm

Nancy Boy

just spreads it around your mouth, right? apparently a spoonful of cream or sugar is better...I'll believe it!

4:52 pm

oodleberry

omg nb ok...

4:53 pm

jmcnrick

well the lack of accents in the chog does help oodle although sometimes there are word confusions

4:53 pm

jmcnrick

the tannin in tea helps the best NB

4:53 pm

Nancy Boy

too much, Oodle? ;)

4:54 pm

oodleberry

yes like if you say to the british I am really pissed

4:54 pm

jesdraggon

chai is the way to go..tea + cream :)

4:54 pm

jmcnrick

sounds tasty MP was it all veggie?

4:54 pm

Nancy Boy

It's in the same pattern as "look how much I can drink without chundering" or "look how many times you can punch my arm without it going dead". Reeeally stupid stuff.

4:54 pm

jesdraggon

are you angry, or drunk, oods?

4:54 pm

oodleberry

no I forgot you have ties with india... DUH my bad

4:54 pm

jmcnrick

in brit that means drunk, no?

4:54 pm

oodleberry

exackatackally jes

4:54 pm

Nancy Boy

oh really, Jmc? learn something new every day :)

4:55 pm

MPittore

no alcohol in it...healthy tea...will help my cold...and the weather is improving a bit...I'm sure it will be sunny tomorrow...

4:55 pm

Nancy Boy

in britain it means drunk or angry. teaching this expression to my korean cousins = hilarious

4:55 pm

oodleberry

when I am pissed I am angry but I would never say it anyway the Uk way I never do

4:55 pm

jmcnrick

i hope so MP you want to get your skiing in!

4:56 pm

oodleberry

that's hard to teach foreignersz

4:57 pm

oodleberry

and it also means something else too

4:57 pm

berri

morning everyone

4:57 pm

jmcnrick

hi berri

4:57 pm

oodleberry

hi berri

4:57 pm

Nancy Boy

my korean is pretty awful though, so I can't really laugh

4:57 pm

berri

hi jmc

4:57 pm

jesdraggon

hi, berri

4:57 pm

berri

hi jesdraggon

4:58 pm

MPittore

since it is an herbal tea it may not contain tannins...they said it was wonderful for me...on jmc I can't ski anymore...had a terrible skiing accident back in the 80's...lucky to be walking...wonderful ortho doc...seldom a bother from it...plus I put on mucho pounds during my two year recovery I am trying to take it off...again...it's a yo-yo world...

4:59 pm

oodleberry

when I was young dumb and stupid I went on holiday to England when I was studying in france... I stayed in abingdon which was very close to london. I never went... hence dumb and stupid... I was waiting til my host to ask me if I wanted to go. Stupid kid.

5:00 pm

jmcnrick

oo too bad MP can you ride the tubes?

5:00 pm

oodleberry

very hard to do MP

5:00 pm

Nancy Boy

abingdon! hometown of radiohead ;)

5:01 pm

oodleberry

which is...

5:01 pm

oodleberry

who is...

5:01 pm

jmcnrick

a band

5:01 pm

Nancy Boy

the BEST band ;) no, sorry. I love them so much. Saw them at the Reading festival this summer, hurrah!

5:01 pm

oodleberry

oh well this was in dec 80

5:02 pm

oodleberry

before you were born NB

5:02 pm

jmcnrick

okie doke i am heading home. by the time i get to my car the rainy type stuff will be gone

5:02 pm

jmcnrick

everything was before NB was born ;-)

5:03 pm

oodleberry

hee hee

5:03 pm

Nancy Boy

Oodle I read that as '08' at first...I was about to argue passionately :)

5:03 pm

jmcnrick

bye all

5:03 pm

Nancy Boy

good luck, jmc! try not to get too wet and cold..eurgh!

5:03 pm

oodleberry

when were you born btw

5:03 pm

jesdraggon

bye, jam

5:04 pm

Nancy Boy

1990, Oodle :) so I missed you by a decade!

5:04 pm

oodleberry

I am trying to get the last I and last N

5:05 pm

oodleberry

and when I was there I just turn 21

5:07 pm

oodleberry

it5 please

5:07 pm

Jellen

it5= hit*** and yon

5:07 pm

oodleberry

ty jellen

5:07 pm

Jellen

ne6= another word for under...the ne****world

5:08 pm

MPittore

no not veggie...my hubby and I had reubens...but they were not grilled like some totally wonderful...there web site is www.twelvetribes.org interesting group...great chefs...a spiritual experience...so vermont! And I don't do the tubes either ...but there are so many neat little shops up here and galleries...my husband is a great skier so he does all the sking for us now...I get to enjoy the apres ski activities! He does well for 67! He is looking forward to free lift tickets at 70! I'm a bit younger. Does this make him a "cougar"?

5:08 pm

MPittore

forgive my typo meant "their"

5:08 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for je6-36? Thanks.

5:09 pm

oodleberry

ne8

5:09 pm

Nancy Boy

Nooo MP, I think a cougar is a woman after a younger man :)

5:09 pm

Mom

je + woodwind instruments uses the re 4/5

5:09 pm

Mom

ne 8 not messy + a group of cattle

5:09 pm

Nancy Boy

though when in doubt, urbandictionary

5:10 pm

gapeach

Thanks, Mom.

5:10 pm

Mom

forgive my lack of manners .... hello everyone

5:10 pm

Mom

you're welcome Gapeach

5:10 pm

oodleberry

ty

5:11 pm

Mom

you're welcome Oodle

5:13 pm

MPittore

NB...maybe then he is my sugar daddy? *grins*

5:14 pm

Nancy Boy

LOL MP. I'm pretty sure that's something different again! ;)

5:14 pm

MPittore

NB...I sometimes call him my merman...like a mermaid or a pool-boy...LOL

5:14 pm

berri

thanks for all the clues

5:15 pm

Mom

glad I could help Berri

5:15 pm

redturtlehead

hello all.

5:15 pm

Nancy Boy

well I'm not gonna share what I call Leo ;)

5:15 pm

berri

could you please clue the ae words?

5:15 pm

Mom

Hi {{Red}} how was orientations

5:16 pm

MPittore

NB...I know I just love him so...he's a pretty great guy! I met him when my son was two and he has been a great dad to my son whose own father ignored my darling son.

5:16 pm

Mom

Berri, I only have two ....ae + the th 5/12 word minus the last letter and plural

5:17 pm

Nancy Boy

that's lovely, MP :) it really restores your faith in mankind when someone can just come along and give everything so easily, when some people can't give anything at all :)

5:17 pm

redturtlehead

it was excellent, they found a way to move me to day shift, so I am delighted...

5:17 pm

oodleberry

2nd ra4 please

5:17 pm

Mom

that is wonderful, Red.

5:18 pm

berri

thanks mom

5:18 pm

o-o

I am glad you are delighted, H

5:18 pm

redturtlehead

yes, I am greatly relieved. How are you doing mom?

5:18 pm

Mom

mortgages are at a low interest ra**

5:18 pm

Mom

HI BabbleRabble

5:18 pm

Mom

I am doing just fine, Red.

5:18 pm

Mom

thanks for asking

5:18 pm

oodleberry

don,t believe it

5:18 pm

o-o

Hello, Mom

5:18 pm

oodleberry

ty again

5:18 pm

redturtlehead

great, and hello BR!

5:18 pm

Mom

my pleasure Oodle

5:19 pm

o-o

Howdy, H

5:19 pm

Mom

off to wash the dishes. Be back in a bit.

5:19 pm

MPittore

NB...I agree..gotta run we're off to dinner! back later

5:19 pm

redturtlehead

BR how are tricks?

5:19 pm

Nancy Boy

have fun, MP!

5:19 pm

berri

cya mom

5:20 pm

Mom

bye bye Berri

5:21 pm

berri

does anyone have the ee5?

5:22 pm

jesdraggon

spooky, berri

5:22 pm

o-o

spooky

5:22 pm

redturtlehead

spooky noise. hi Jes.

5:22 pm

jesdraggon

hi red :)

5:23 pm

oodleberry

hi BR

5:23 pm

berri

thanks everyone

5:23 pm

o-o

Hello, oodle

5:23 pm

berri

one more word then I have to clean out the fridge

5:24 pm

Nancy Boy

Oodle, is there a story behind your username? it's quite interesting :)

5:24 pm

berri

poo that didn't take nearly long enough

5:24 pm

berri

cya everyone, will be back to finish as soon as i can

5:25 pm

o-o

be well, berri

5:25 pm

jesdraggon

bye, berri

5:25 pm

oodleberry

yes... I was very frustrated because all the names of 60 i tried turned out to be in use and I wanted an original one... I cam to the last tries of noodleberry and doodleberry and I just dropped the n and d and got oodleberry and voila

5:26 pm

Nancy Boy

names of sixty, oodle?

5:26 pm

oodleberry

and I didn't want to put anything else on it like numbers

5:26 pm

oodleberry

I tried 60 times took me about an hour and a half to come up with it

5:27 pm

Nancy Boy

I wouldn't like to have a number in my username! luckily nobody else was keen on my username...which is fair enough since it effectively says "gayboy over here"

5:27 pm

Nancy Boy

ohhh, I see what you mean! gosh, SIXTY? there are loooads of babblers!

5:28 pm

redturtlehead

good gracious Oodle, what a pain! which is why I have the name I have...

5:28 pm

jesdraggon

heeheh. nancy, i've a flaming gay friend who used to have the email address "faggot@seizuremonkey.com"

5:29 pm

jesdraggon

not too many people competing for that one either

5:29 pm

JBV

hi and good evening to all of you creative namers, mine is just my initials (ho hum)

5:30 pm

jesdraggon

hi, jbv :)

5:30 pm

Nancy Boy

LOL Jes! well it saves time when it comes to introductions and the like. I have one of those belts that shows a scrolling message...if I go to a party where I don't know many people, I wear that with the message "gay" on it. It just saves time.

5:30 pm

oodleberry

no this was back in 98

5:30 pm

redturtlehead

hi jbv, no issues...with your name...

5:30 pm

mixi6

mine is a nickname ( and I won't tell where it came from) and my mental age.

5:30 pm

jesdraggon

heheh. you don't collect girls' numbers just to annoy your straight friends?

5:30 pm

o-o

Hello, JBV

5:30 pm

Nancy Boy

LOL Mixi!

5:31 pm

JBV

hello, BR - how are things in your neck of the woods?

5:31 pm

o-o

Having a blizzard but nothing too abnormal.

5:32 pm

redturtlehead

dust off the hammock.

5:32 pm

oodleberry

bbl

5:32 pm

mixi6

I put the top down on my car today. Great weather. I saw my first robin in my driveway.

5:33 pm

o-o

the hammock is rocking and rolling big time

5:33 pm

jesdraggon

snowed here this morning

5:33 pm

redturtlehead

we had tornado warnings...

5:33 pm

Nancy Boy

LOL Jes! I don't know, I get a lot of attention from girls, being as -obvious- as I am, but there's a lot of really contrived one-dimensional relationships where a girl will come up to me looking for the perfect gay friend. I love women, but my function in life is not as a walking issue of Cosmopolitan ;)

5:34 pm

redturtlehead

I have a perfect gy friend, so perfect that 3 different people who were unaware of his situation tried to set us up....

5:34 pm

welki

hi folks (snowing here)

5:34 pm

jesdraggon

hah! oh, c'mon, everybody wants a gayboy 'girlfriend'! You could rent yourself out :)

5:35 pm

Nancy Boy

LOL Red!

5:35 pm

o-o

Hello, welki

5:35 pm

redturtlehead

yes it was sad, if he was straight... ig only...

5:37 pm

Nancy Boy

it's true Jes, but it can be really uncomfortable! I mean, fair enough, I'm not into girls, but that doesn't mean I am one :) some of the most uncomfortable moments of my life have been times when I've been pulled into changing rooms with girls, stuff like that.

5:38 pm

welki

ewww ... that's when women who search out gay men to be their 'friends' become fag hags

5:39 pm

redturtlehead

there is a difference between being gay and being a girl, indeed.

5:41 pm

Nancy Boy

that's what I mean, Welki! the conventions can be hilarious though :)

5:41 pm

jesdraggon

conventions?

5:42 pm

Nancy Boy

Well, a lot of the time I'm expected to be a stereotypical girl. When I do something manly, the expressions are priceless. they look at me like I've put on a cape and flown.

5:43 pm

jesdraggon

heh. funny, i get the same looks when i do something girly... :)

5:44 pm

Lady Biotch

I use to work at a fine retail store in TX where the only straight guys were the guys in the stockroom I went out with some of the guys on the sales staff one night I was never treated more like a woman, car doors opened, doors to the bars we went to opened, lighting my cigarette I have never been treated like this by a straight man!!!

5:44 pm

Nancy Boy

LOL Jes! so you see what I mean then ;)

5:45 pm

jesdraggon

used to go out with a guy friend (straight, but VERY femme) who always said he'd hide behind us girls if it came to a fight.

5:46 pm

Nancy Boy

LOL Jes! I've got to admit I'm not exactly a warrior...

5:46 pm

jesdraggon

funny thing is... he ended up in the military

5:47 pm

crosshair

last time i tried to open a door for a woman was at an office building in Toronto,she turned to me and said "i am perfectly able to open my own door thank you,i am not crippled!!" after that i have only opened doors for my wife;/

5:47 pm

jesdraggon

snippy girl!

5:48 pm

jesdraggon

i've never been offended if someone opened the door for me. but i'll turn around and open the next one for them ;)

5:48 pm

Lady Biotch

me too Jess....

5:49 pm

Nancy Boy

How nasty, Crossy! it doesn't matter whether you're male or female, it is polite to open a door for somebody else.

5:49 pm

crosshair

never again,my wife gets all the treatment,the rest of what i call femi-nazis can do without

5:49 pm

pippingeek

hello all!

5:49 pm

jesdraggon

hi pippingeek

5:50 pm

jesdraggon

exactly, nancy

5:50 pm

pippingeek

for the record, i open doors for men and women indiscriminately

5:50 pm

o-o

Hello, pippingeek.

5:50 pm

pippingeek

hi br

5:50 pm

pippingeek

don't hate me, i just got back from a walk on the beach

5:50 pm

jesdraggon

good on ya, pip!

5:50 pm

Nancy Boy

Same, Pippin!

5:51 pm

jesdraggon

don't hate you, but am a little jealous of you ;)

5:51 pm

o-o

This chat has reminded me why I come here less often.

5:51 pm

Lady Biotch

grrrrrrrr it's pouring down rain here has been for the last 7 hours guess it could be worse if it was snow we would be buried

5:51 pm

jesdraggon

uh oh. are we annoying you, bab?

5:52 pm

pippingeek

what do you mean, br?

5:52 pm

crosshair

im sorry we rubbed your fur the wrong way br

5:52 pm

Nancy Boy

why, what's up, BR?

5:53 pm

crosshair

but i tell it like it is,i get a strip torn off me for opening a door then to heck with her

5:54 pm

Nancy Boy

Quite right, Crossy! personally I think courtesy like that isn't anti-feminist; if anything, it encourages respect for women

5:54 pm

JBV

oh, what did I miss? I was buried in the grid - enjoying the fireworks

5:55 pm

Nancy Boy

you missed us annoying BR, JBV :/

5:55 pm

Nancy Boy

oooh, well done though!

5:55 pm

Jellen

Hello again and congrats, JBV!!!

5:55 pm

crosshair

im going to poke him with a stick next;)

5:55 pm

jesdraggon

yay, jbv!

5:55 pm

JBV

thanks Jellen

5:55 pm

jesdraggon

well, crossy, you're always welcome to open doors for me :)

5:56 pm

Nancy Boy

and me! ;)

5:56 pm

crosshair

it would be my honor jes;)

5:56 pm

JBV

Looking back on chat - I agree with whoever said just being kind in general should be enough - anything to do with gender/sex/preferences etc is just irrelevant

5:57 pm

jesdraggon

gotta go do a blood draw, back shortly

5:57 pm

crosshair

you would think so

5:57 pm

crosshair

k jes;))

5:58 pm

Nancy Boy

well when you get back, knock politely on the door to the chog and we'll all rush to let you in!

5:58 pm

crosshair

ill get the door for her;)))

5:58 pm

Lady Biotch

no, let me!!!!

5:59 pm

pippingeek

grr. i hate getting so close and just not seeing the words that are left!

5:59 pm

JBV

after you, Alphonse....

5:59 pm

crosshair

hehe

5:59 pm

pippingeek

i only dislike door-opening when the person gets in my way in the process of trying to open the door

5:59 pm

pippingeek

which sadly happens more often than you would think

6:00 pm

JBV

taking a break for now - see you all later, maybe - good luck with the grid

6:00 pm

crosshair

you must have dazzled him with you visage,so he could not see well

6:00 pm

Nancy Boy

*whistles at Crossy turning up the charm* ;)

6:00 pm

Jellen

Bye, JBV

6:00 pm

crosshair

:)

6:01 pm

crosshair

thats me,crossy the ole honey dripper

6:01 pm

Jellen

How many left, pipping?

6:01 pm

pippingeek

26. getting close, but need a shower and to put laundry in the dryer, for this i am torn

6:02 pm

crosshair

please do not say laundry,i have the mother of all laundry piles waiting for me tommorow

6:02 pm

pippingeek

oops, sorry, crossy. just needed clean sheets!

6:02 pm

periwinkle

hello all

6:02 pm

Jellen

I am in the midst of laundry as well...

6:03 pm

Jellen

Hi, peri!

6:03 pm

Nancy Boy

ooh I love laundry. great chunk of it in the machine and you feel like you've done soooo much work

6:03 pm

periwinkle

question: what are the seven deadly sins?

6:03 pm

periwinkle

gluttony and what else

6:03 pm

pippingeek

sloth, gluttony, lust, greed, envy

6:03 pm

crosshair

nb,you can come and do my laundry if you like

6:03 pm

pippingeek

wrath

6:03 pm

Nancy Boy

lust, anger, envy

6:03 pm

crosshair

sloth

6:03 pm

periwinkle

I did laundry yesterday and will probably do more tomorrow

6:04 pm

KrisE

pride

6:04 pm

pippingeek

so now we're just missing one!

6:04 pm

periwinkle

pride?

6:04 pm

pippingeek

good one, kris!

6:04 pm

Nancy Boy

pride!

6:04 pm

welki

gluttony

6:04 pm

KrisE

hi everyone :) I was going to day "dirty laundry" :)

6:04 pm

crosshair

thats it

6:05 pm

mixi6

he6?

6:05 pm

Uneaixoise

warmed

6:05 pm

KrisE

thx une!

6:05 pm

Uneaixoise

or he6/24 one who gathers cows

6:05 pm

berri

which one mixi i have 2

6:05 pm

mixi6

he6/7?

6:05 pm

Uneaixoise

:-D

6:05 pm

pippingeek

or a person who te4s cattle

6:05 pm

Uneaixoise

and plural

6:06 pm

jesdraggon

*knocks on the door of the chog*

6:06 pm

mixi6

ty. thought I Had tried that one. obviously not.

6:06 pm

berri

builds on from he4

6:06 pm

Uneaixoise

candygram

6:06 pm

Nancy Boy

*runs, OPENS*

6:06 pm

berri

and then plural

6:06 pm

Nancy Boy

Win!!!

6:06 pm

Jellen

Come in, Jes!!

6:06 pm

pippingeek

can i get a gentle nudge for the it?

6:06 pm

crosshair

crossy opens the door for jes

6:06 pm

jesdraggon

hehehhee

6:06 pm

mixi6

Yummy Une

6:06 pm

Lady Biotch

who is it???? looking through the peep hole

6:06 pm

jesdraggon

thanks, nb :)

6:07 pm

pippingeek

candy!? i love candy!

6:07 pm

Nancy Boy

right after you, ma'am ;)

6:07 pm

Nancy Boy

LOL Lady!

6:07 pm

Uneaixoise

it6 rhymes with di6/24

6:07 pm

pippingeek

ty

6:07 pm

KrisE

thx again une!

6:07 pm

Uneaixoise

(it5/ and 6)

6:07 pm

mixi6

id6/7?

6:07 pm

Uneaixoise

yw kris! :-)

6:08 pm

KrisE

create id4s

6:08 pm

Uneaixoise

March 15 + consumed food

6:08 pm

pippingeek

builds on the id4

6:08 pm

Uneaixoise

and plural

6:08 pm

crosshair

lol jes was funny,you were saying you had a lot of calls about eyes on dogs,just as im reading herriot talking bout dogs eyelashes turned inwards..ouch

6:08 pm

Uneaixoise

(no s)

6:08 pm

Uneaixoise

listening to great NPR segment on bird watchers and counters :-)

6:08 pm

pippingeek

what about the je6? is it a word a normal person could expect to find?

6:09 pm

Uneaixoise

and, of course, there's an ap for that! LOL

6:09 pm

redturtlehead

oooh Une, I want to hear it! I want to hear it! I am a bird watcher and counter!

6:09 pm

mixi6

fireworks. Thank you all for your help.

6:09 pm

Uneaixoise

je + re4/5

6:09 pm

pippingeek

congrats mixi!

6:09 pm

Uneaixoise

me too, red!

6:09 pm

KrisE

congrats, mixi!

6:09 pm

redturtlehead

congrats mixi.

6:09 pm

jesdraggon

yay mixi!

6:10 pm

Uneaixoise

Citizen Counters segment -- go to NPR website

6:10 pm

Jellen

Yay, mixi!!!

6:10 pm

pippingeek

ty une

6:10 pm

redturtlehead

thanks Une, will listen in the morning...

6:10 pm

redturtlehead

Today I am tired out from sitting all day long, how do people do that?

6:10 pm

Uneaixoise

(from their January 1 show)

6:10 pm

crosshair

well im off for the night everyone, tc all and happy babbling

6:10 pm

Uneaixoise

:-D

6:11 pm

jesdraggon

yeah, crossy... 3 appointments in a row for check eyes

6:11 pm

KrisE

gnite crossy

6:11 pm

Jellen

Hi, Une, I'm popping in and out...

6:11 pm

jesdraggon

have a lovely night, cross!

6:11 pm

redturtlehead

Une are you doing the great backyard bird count for Cornell in February?

6:11 pm

pippingeek

night crossy

6:11 pm

Uneaixoise

hey, jellen :-)

6:11 pm

Jellen

G'night, cross

6:11 pm

crosshair

poof

6:11 pm

Uneaixoise

link for that, red?

6:11 pm

Uneaixoise

bye crossy

6:11 pm

Nancy Boy

I'm off, too...going to make Leo roll over in bed under the pretense that he is snoring, and then move into the warm spot that he will have vacated. Happy days! Night all :)

6:11 pm

periwinkle

FYI: 7 deadly sins are: gluttony, lust, anger, sloth, pride, envy and greed.

6:11 pm

berri

th7 anyone?

6:11 pm

redturtlehead

give me a minute une...

6:12 pm

Uneaixoise

byeee, NB

6:12 pm

pippingeek

enjoy, nancy

6:12 pm

Lady Biotch

bye NB

6:12 pm

Uneaixoise

th5/12 + preposition

6:12 pm

jesdraggon

g'night, nb :)

6:12 pm

periwinkle

the 7 virtures are: faith, hope, charity, fortitude, justice, temperance and prudence. Never knew there were 7 virturew :)

6:12 pm

Jellen

Bye, NB

6:12 pm

redturtlehead

Here you go bird counters:

6:12 pm

redturtlehead

http://www.audubon.org/gbbc/

6:13 pm

Uneaixoise

wow, lady talking about hawks attacking birds at her feeders! yikes!

6:13 pm

Uneaixoise

tx, red

6:13 pm

periwinkle

will check that out, red

6:14 pm

berri

thanks une

6:14 pm

redturtlehead

they have a photo competition, and last year I won and my Mother also one, out of 6,000 entries which makes me wonder who she paid!

6:14 pm

Uneaixoise

how exciting, red!!

6:14 pm

berri

is the 6 after in built on the same th5?

6:15 pm

redturtlehead

One of the best parts of the bird count is actually looking at all the photos...

6:15 pm

Uneaixoise

keep trying to get a pic of Mother's pileated woodpecker but he's just too speedy!

6:15 pm

periwinkle

wow, that is great, red!

6:15 pm

Uneaixoise

the 6 is a plural , berri

6:15 pm

Jellen

Yes, berri

6:15 pm

Good Enough

Hey red, we just got back from visiting the mississippi river to look at bald eagles - great fun (but cold)

6:16 pm

berri

how had i not already tried that??!!

6:16 pm

Uneaixoise

'cause it's a very odd plural! LOL

6:17 pm

berri

yes but there are so many unusual words in this game, I love it though

6:17 pm

redturtlehead

cool! Good E. I photographed a bald eagel at Merritt Island, but it was out of focus, just enough focus to tell what it was...

6:17 pm

redturtlehead

man, I can not spell today many apologies.

6:18 pm

Uneaixoise

:-D

6:20 pm

Good Enough

apparently there were several hundred eagles around the quad cities 2 years ago but they have dropped to around 200 this year

6:20 pm

Good Enough

still very beautiful and impressive birds!

6:20 pm

redturtlehead

WoW!

6:24 pm

EspritdJean

tasty too

6:25 pm

redturtlehead

tasty eagles?

6:25 pm

Jellen

Hi, Jean...

6:25 pm

EspritdJean

hy jelly

6:25 pm

EspritdJean

just kidding red

6:26 pm

redturtlehead

I thought I missed a conversation thread....

6:26 pm

EspritdJean

you know I'm an attention seeker

6:27 pm

redturtlehead

I never saw you that way Jean.

6:29 pm

EspritdJean

I know, you probably think I'm just another pretty face

6:29 pm

jesdraggon

back again :)

6:29 pm

redturtlehead

LOLOL, a gray face...

6:29 pm

EspritdJean

but a pretty gray face ;-p

6:30 pm

redturtlehead

sure sure...

6:30 pm

redturtlehead

can I get help for the A in the upper left hand corner??

6:30 pm

KrisE

do you have the sticky words, red?

6:30 pm

berri

ad words

6:31 pm

EspritdJean

what gluey things do

6:31 pm

berri

can i get a clue for the ae5 please?

6:31 pm

redturtlehead

Ooooh Fish me again!

6:31 pm

Enomis65

good evening - long time no see!

6:32 pm

EspritdJean

alt spelling for the sleeping gas

6:32 pm

redturtlehead

Like breezy, spelled funny.

6:32 pm

jesdraggon

hello, eno

6:32 pm

EspritdJean

or sorry that's a 6

6:32 pm

EspritdJean

ae5/10 is an eagle's nest

6:32 pm

berri

no worries jean

6:34 pm

berri

thanks jean

6:34 pm

EspritdJean

direr

6:35 pm

jesdraggon

yup, that's one, jean :)

6:35 pm

EspritdJean

I only THOUGHT the word and it appeared there

6:37 pm

redturtlehead

and now Jean, you can escort yourself to the PB....for that th word...

6:37 pm

berri

dr 6/24 anyone?

6:39 pm

jesdraggon

dr6/24 is a jewish top

6:39 pm

KrisE

thanks, jes!

6:39 pm

berri

thanks jes

6:40 pm

jesdraggon

grr. the re's are kicking my butt

6:40 pm

redturtlehead

any thanks Jes.

6:40 pm

wht

Hi all. Back to finish up. How are the babblers tonight?

6:40 pm

atropos

is babble slow today or is it my computer?

6:40 pm

Jellen

Hi, wht

6:40 pm

KrisE

hi wht

6:41 pm

redturtlehead

Hi wht, very well, how are you?

6:41 pm

redturtlehead

and Hellpo atropos, babble working normally for me...

6:42 pm

jesdraggon

ri6/21?

6:42 pm

wht

I'm fine but would be better if I had a clue for the first re6,21.

6:42 pm

Uneaixoise

ri + pockmark in car fender

6:42 pm

jesdraggon

thanks, une!

6:43 pm

Uneaixoise

pt of re4/4

6:43 pm

Uneaixoise

yw :-)

6:43 pm

redturtlehead

the first re 6, 21 that I have is a horse who is upsetin the past Re****.....

6:43 pm

redturtlehead

to go up up and take off the rider.

6:43 pm

wht

Ooops. I meant the second re6,21

6:44 pm

Uneaixoise

to redo wording, again

6:44 pm

wht

ty Une. I was just not seeing that.

6:45 pm

Uneaixoise

yw ;-)

6:45 pm

KrisE

thanks again again, une!

6:45 pm

Uneaixoise

LOL!

6:46 pm

stidmama

hello all, just a quick peek in.

6:46 pm

Uneaixoise

hey, stiddy!

6:46 pm

KrisE

hi stidmama - how's school? Are you taking a class now?

6:46 pm

jesdraggon

wb, stid

6:47 pm

NonnieLight

Hello and how is everyone?

6:47 pm

wht

Hi stid

6:47 pm

KrisE

Hi Nonnie

6:47 pm

Uneaixoise

howdy, nonnie :-)

6:47 pm

stidmama

I am still full-time grad school Kris, this quarter has more activities but I have adjusted better to the workload so it doesn't feel so crazy. at the moment, anyway! LOL how are you?

6:47 pm

stidmama

hey nonnie!

6:47 pm

jesdraggon

hi nonnie, well, how are you?

6:48 pm

KrisE

Good for you, stidmama!

6:48 pm

redturtlehead

I need a break will come back for my last 57.

6:48 pm

stidmama

I have attempted "trident" a million times, and it just won't work!!!!

6:48 pm

stidmama

later red. ((hugs))

6:48 pm

jesdraggon

bye, red

6:48 pm

NonnieLight

Doing great but I just got a phone call and have to leave...and just as soon as I logged on. I should have figured. Take care all :o)

6:48 pm

KrisE

I'm zoning out with babble - hubby is in NYC till Wed. Going to have popcorn for dinner as soon as I finish

6:48 pm

KrisE

bye red

6:48 pm

stidmama

and I am invited to play mario kart... back soon.

6:49 pm

jesdraggon

bye, sti

6:49 pm

jesdraggon

stid

6:50 pm

jesdraggon

se6,21 and 7/36 clues?

6:51 pm

KrisE

se 6 is to be very angry and not show it

6:51 pm

KrisE

rhymes with what babies do that hurts their mouthes

6:51 pm

KrisE

mouths

6:51 pm

jesdraggon

ah! thank you

6:51 pm

Shirlockc

hooray foodnetwork is back!

6:51 pm

berri

30 left and will return later to hopefully finish

6:52 pm

pippingeek

ah, i feel much better after a shower

6:52 pm

Uneaixoise

later, berri :-)

6:53 pm

KrisE

ne8 clue?

6:53 pm

jesdraggon

gettin' to be quittin' time. might be back for those stubborn re's later.

6:53 pm

jesdraggon

luck in the grid, all

6:53 pm

Uneaixoise

ne8 tidy + group of cows

6:53 pm

KrisE

bye jes -

6:53 pm

wht

ne8 tidy clump of cattle

6:53 pm

Uneaixoise

later, jes :-)

6:53 pm

pippingeek

see you jes

6:53 pm

KrisE

thank you ever, une!

6:54 pm

Uneaixoise

:-D

6:55 pm

Jellen

bye, Jes

6:57 pm

BettyAnne

I need the dr6/24 and 2nd he5/12 and 2nd hi5/12 please?

6:58 pm

wht

dr6 is a Jewish top

6:58 pm

BettyAnne

Thanks wht

6:58 pm

Uneaixoise

pl of he4/5

6:58 pm

wht

he5/12 is plural of not over yonder

6:58 pm

Uneaixoise

hi5/12 one who takes on a new employee

6:59 pm

wht

hi5/12 employs

6:59 pm

BettyAnne

Thanks Une

6:59 pm

Uneaixoise

yw :-)

7:00 pm

BettyAnne

Thanks again wht. Appreciate your help.

7:00 pm

pippingeek

man, a break and fresh eyes always makes such a difference!

7:02 pm

Uneaixoise

off to watch House -- BBL!

7:03 pm

oodleberry

back

7:03 pm

pippingeek

hi oodle

7:04 pm

welki

re-hi babblers

7:04 pm

pippingeek

hi welki

7:04 pm

Jellen

wb oodle, welki!

7:05 pm

pippingeek

okay, i swear it, i'm going to get these two elusive er's

7:05 pm

KrisE

go pippin

7:05 pm

Jellen

They're easier than you think, pipping...

7:05 pm

puptone

Last one. Cannot find nor monkey type the re6/33. Help please!

7:05 pm

KrisE

re6 /33 - penciled a picture again

7:06 pm

pippingeek

yes, tht's the one - i am too slow!

7:06 pm

stidmama

BACK. I totally did NOT pown at mariokart! LOL

7:06 pm

pippingeek

hi stiddy!

7:06 pm

KrisE

wb mama - lol geek :)

7:06 pm

Jellen

wb, stid!

7:06 pm

puptone

OMG, can't believe how easy and obvious that was. Thanks so much! Poof!

7:06 pm

stidmama

hey pippin!

7:06 pm

welki

i don't even know why i buy those games, stid ... i really stink at them all

7:08 pm

stidmama

I buy them for the boys... *grin* I am much happier with letters and paper/board games!

7:10 pm

stidmama

down to 79, should I list?

7:10 pm

pippingeek

oh man, you were right about th er's, i was just looking wrong!

7:10 pm

KrisE

yes

7:11 pm

pippingeek

e's eliminated!

7:11 pm

stidmama

okay, listing at 76... go pippin go!

7:11 pm

Jellen

Listing helps a great deal with this grid...

7:11 pm

pippingeek

all the cool kids are listing, stid

7:11 pm

wht

I have 5 re's left and I am seeing nothing.

7:11 pm

Jellen

wtg pipping!

7:11 pm

stidmama

working backwards for a change...

7:11 pm

KrisE

me, too wht!

7:11 pm

wht

A clue for the re5,16?

7:12 pm

pippingeek

down to 9 and a lot ofthem are re's

7:12 pm

Jellen

re + try on clothes for seamstress

7:13 pm

stidmama

go pippin go!

7:13 pm

KrisE

huh?

7:13 pm

redturtlehead

to warm things up again wht, and pt it I think.

7:13 pm

wht

ty Jellen. I was starting from the wrong R. I still think refan should be a word.

7:14 pm

KrisE

redress? refit?

7:14 pm

pippingeek

i don't get the clue either jellen

7:14 pm

welki

!

7:14 pm

redturtlehead

kris, thats the Pb for sure!

7:14 pm

pippingeek

ah, yes, kris, now pb for you!

7:14 pm

Jellen

re + I'm not ***, I'm unhealthy

7:14 pm

pippingeek

but ty all the same

7:15 pm

KrisE

re-get-poked-by-pins?

7:15 pm

KrisE

Oh crap

7:15 pm

KrisE

I'm so sorry

7:15 pm

redturtlehead

kris....errr, you typed it right in here... ;D

7:15 pm

Andree

hi everyone

7:15 pm

stidmama

SE 6/7 after the fortune-teller pleasE?

7:15 pm

KrisE

yes, red, I get it

7:15 pm

pippingeek

okay, how about the re6/21 between more thin and the coral place?

7:16 pm

KrisE

am I allowed to clue for stidmama?

7:16 pm

redturtlehead

Kris, you can clue for anyone!!!!!

7:16 pm

pippingeek

stid, it's to be really angry silently

7:16 pm

stidmama

hey andree!

7:16 pm

KrisE

even in the pb?

7:16 pm

stidmama

please do kris!

7:16 pm

KrisE

pippingeek beat me to it!

7:16 pm

pippingeek

as long as you don't type that word too kris!

7:16 pm

redturtlehead

Oh heck yes, in the PB is Tahiti coconut cookies from Pepridge farm...

7:17 pm

KrisE

nice!

7:17 pm

KrisE

{crunch crunch crunch}

7:17 pm

redturtlehead

I can make some green tea too...

7:17 pm

Andree

wo5/18 please

7:18 pm

redturtlehead

one who loves you, or attempts to...

7:18 pm

pippingeek

one who attempts to gain a mate

7:18 pm

welki

i serenade you, i send you flowers .. i am your wo***

7:18 pm

stidmama

andree, is that the person who is like romeo to juliet? [pitching wo*?]

7:18 pm

rururocks

a marrying kind of guy

7:18 pm

KrisE

thx for the wo

7:18 pm

stidmama

ah! I see it now! thanks ladies!

7:18 pm

rururocks

Or a back up singer for the rolling stones..

7:18 pm

pippingeek

anybody got the we7?

7:18 pm

pippingeek

nice, ruru

7:18 pm

welki

how's dylan, ru? and where are the first-day-at-home pics?!

7:19 pm

rururocks

even more than strange ...we 7

7:19 pm

redturtlehead

More unusual pippin

7:19 pm

redturtlehead

ru! how is it with Dylan???

7:19 pm

pippingeek

oh jeez, looking at the wrong rd! of course

7:19 pm

rururocks

dylan is great welki.. absolutely perfect...

7:20 pm

stidmama

hello ruru! (((kisses at puppy)))

7:20 pm

Andree

thx stid and ruru

7:20 pm

welki

makes me remember when baxter was a wee guy ... and he sure was a WEE guy :)

7:20 pm

rururocks

he's doing well..he is a happy little guy.. very sweet and very smart

7:20 pm

rururocks

hi stid..

7:20 pm

wht

Fireworks finally.

7:20 pm

stidmama

we need pictures~!!!

7:20 pm

stidmama

YAY wht!

7:20 pm

Jellen

Ruru!

7:20 pm

welki

wtg wht

7:20 pm

rururocks

Hi Jellen...How are you?

7:20 pm

wht

Those re's were a bear.

7:20 pm

redturtlehead

Teulu had a wierd growth....he went to 35 pounds stayed there, then went to 50 stayed there, and now, well....he's on a diet.

7:20 pm

KrisE

I still need the re8

7:21 pm

pippingeek

w's walloped

7:21 pm

Andree

yay wht

7:21 pm

redturtlehead

feeling slightly nostalgic for puppy days.

7:21 pm

pippingeek

kris - past tense of what you do to soup tht's gone cold

7:21 pm

KrisE

nm

7:21 pm

wht

What you did with the leftovers yesterday.

7:21 pm

rururocks

I didn't have to get up all night.. he pretty much slept through the night.. just a little whining

7:22 pm

stidmama

Rs removed!!!

7:22 pm

welki

he's crated in your room?

7:22 pm

stidmama

go pippin go!

7:22 pm

rururocks

soup that has gone cold you call gaspacho

7:22 pm

KrisE

lol ruru

7:23 pm

Andree

what a good puppy, hugo kept me awake for 3 nights

7:23 pm

rururocks

yeah.. he has a playpen in the kitchen... a crate in the guest bedroom where we are sleeping and another crate in my office.

7:23 pm

stidmama

ah, happy that he is settling in well ruru. very pleased for you!

7:24 pm

rururocks

thanks.. I already am bonding with him.. he is so freaking cute

7:24 pm

stidmama

NE 8 please? then I have to take the extra te4 home...

7:25 pm

rururocks

the devil's sheepers is the ne8

7:25 pm

Jellen

ne8= tidy group of cattle

7:25 pm

redturtlehead

tidy plus a bunch of cows stid.

7:25 pm

Andree

we need a pic ruru so we can see which is dylan

7:25 pm

stidmama

thanks for the NE 8! down to 35, back later to finish. *Determined mama look*

7:25 pm

rururocks

okay.. brb

7:25 pm

KrisE

bye stidmama

7:26 pm

wht

By stid

7:26 pm

Andree

bye stid

7:27 pm

sixty7stang13

ae 5/10 plz

7:28 pm

oodleberry

re5 12 please

7:28 pm

Jellen

ae5= eagle's nest

7:28 pm

sixty7stang13

ty Jellen

7:29 pm

KrisE

re + boys name, oodle

7:29 pm

Andree

th6/21, not the number please

7:30 pm

oodleberry

ty kris

7:30 pm

rururocks

plural andree

7:30 pm

wht

pl of the th5,12

7:30 pm

Boobear

any clue for ad or af pls

7:31 pm

KrisE

no af boo

7:31 pm

rururocks

ad to stick to something

7:31 pm

pippingeek

ad like yesterday, stick to

7:31 pm

KrisE

ad is sticky

7:31 pm

Andree

have that number plural need the 6/21 before it

7:31 pm

redturtlehead

can I have a clue for the j word that isnt je 6??????

7:31 pm

Andree

please

7:32 pm

pippingeek

andree, it's an anagram of the number plural

7:32 pm

rururocks

je + dispose of something

7:32 pm

Boobear

ty

7:32 pm

Andree

duh!! have it now thx ruru

7:32 pm

Andree

and wht

7:32 pm

KrisE

yw

7:32 pm

redturtlehead

plural the directional word andree.

7:32 pm

rururocks

I did the same duh andree..lol

7:32 pm

redturtlehead

Thanks!!!

7:33 pm

pippingeek

can i get a clue for the first re6/21?

7:33 pm

Andree

thx red, this is a humbling game

7:33 pm

rururocks

re + not cold

7:33 pm

redturtlehead

isn't it though?

7:33 pm

KrisE

or brought up young uns

7:33 pm

pippingeek

no, the one before that

7:34 pm

rururocks

humbling and bumbling

7:34 pm

rururocks

re + correct a newpaper

7:34 pm

pippingeek

ty ruru!

7:35 pm

redturtlehead

Thanks Ru.

7:35 pm

rururocks

yw

7:35 pm

pippingeek

humbling indeed, i can't even count!

7:35 pm

kje

nice pic ru

7:35 pm

kje

is the other yours also

7:35 pm

rururocks

nope..just the bottom pup

7:36 pm

wht

Have a good night everyone. Happy Babbling.

7:36 pm

rururocks

I would never have two pups at one time..

7:36 pm

KrisE

gnite wht

7:36 pm

welki

hi, kje

7:36 pm

oodleberry

first se 5 10 plz

7:36 pm

rururocks

night wht.. congrats

7:36 pm

Mom

{{{KJE}}} and all.
Kje, how did it go at the shelter?

7:36 pm

Mom

(if you don't mind me asking)

7:36 pm

kje

they gave it to the family with kids

7:37 pm

rururocks

se + not coffee but mixed up

7:37 pm

Mom

oh, KJE, I am so sorry

7:37 pm

welki

dangit. that's why i didn't ask. i'm so sorry for you :(

7:37 pm

oodleberry

ty ruru

7:37 pm

kje

it's OK... I'll keep an eye out for another

7:38 pm

oodleberry

sorry i meant the sa5 10

7:38 pm

rururocks

the right one will find you kje.. that is always how it goes

7:38 pm

kje

or maybe I'll just adopt the arccoon in the attic

7:38 pm

rururocks

indian garb oodle

7:38 pm

rururocks

you could name him Rocky

7:39 pm

rururocks

or bandit

7:39 pm

rururocks

or coonie

7:39 pm

Mom

you have a raccoon, we use to have them as pets when I was small

7:39 pm

kje

bandit... now THAT'S original

7:39 pm

rururocks

(although that might get you in trouble in texas)

7:39 pm

kje

really mom? they can get quite mean

7:39 pm

Mom

One was names Randy. I forget the other one's name

7:39 pm

oodleberry

ty ruru

7:40 pm

rururocks

then we could say "Kje! haven't seen you in a coon's age!"

7:40 pm

pippingeek

yes, s's smacked!

7:40 pm

Mom

we got them soon after they were born at different times in my life. Bottle fed them, they had their shots. Had a large crate made in the basement for him when we weren't home.

7:40 pm

pippingeek

3 more!

7:40 pm

Mom

when he got older he ate a fried egg for breakfast.

7:41 pm

kje

smartass

7:41 pm

Mom

he swam in the pool and held his own popsicle

7:41 pm

rururocks

*smirk*

7:41 pm

kje

cute mom!

7:41 pm

rururocks

how do you get a racoon's chlorestorol mom?

7:41 pm

Mom

but then they each got to a certain age and they ran away

7:42 pm

JBV

hi folks! just popping in to say hi

7:42 pm

oodleberry

2

7:42 pm

Mom

don;t know Ruru

7:42 pm

Mom

hi JBV

7:42 pm

bojazz

reckon Mom's sampling the wine?

7:42 pm

kje

mom doesn't usually sample the wine...

7:42 pm

oodleberry

1

7:42 pm

Mom

scrolling back to see what I did

7:42 pm

rururocks

Holding finish line tape for oodle

7:42 pm

JBV

Mom, did you have a raccoon as a pet? There's a wonderful children's book about a raccoon named Rascal - did you ever read it? based on a true story, around the time of World War I

7:43 pm

kje

holding other side

7:43 pm

pippingeek

poop, just realized i forgot to take the clothes out of the dryer, now i have to start them over to get rid of the wrinkles!

7:43 pm

rururocks

still holding the finish line tape for oodle.....

7:43 pm

kje

booby-trapping finish line tape

7:43 pm

Mom

they were pets for a time. No, I hadn't read the book

7:44 pm

rururocks

use botox on them pippin

7:44 pm

Mom

Pipping, put a damp towel in the dryer that will help

7:44 pm

oodleberry

*does the fireword boogie* ty ruru

7:44 pm

kje

now there is a mom for you...

7:44 pm

kje

yay oodle!

7:44 pm

kje

sorry about the pie

7:44 pm

Mom

lol KJE

7:44 pm

rururocks

YYAYAYYAYAYAYA ooodle

7:44 pm

dan2bit

I have di8 far too long about whether to finish this grid

7:44 pm

car.eeyore

Fireworks!

7:45 pm

Mom

congrats Oodle

7:45 pm

Andree

yay oodle

7:45 pm

car.eeyore

Yeah Oodle!

7:45 pm

dan2bit

woo hoo oodle car!

7:45 pm

rururocks

whoa.. a lurker

7:45 pm

Andree

hi dan2

7:45 pm

car.eeyore

Not lurking! Just quiet today! :-)

7:45 pm

oodleberry

*does the fireword boogie with car*

7:45 pm

Andree

yay car.

7:45 pm

car.eeyore

Woot! Woot!

7:46 pm

Mom

congrats Car

7:46 pm

kje

bbiab

7:46 pm

car.eeyore

Bye kje!

7:46 pm

oodleberry

ok hage everyone

7:46 pm

Boobear

hi Mom and ruru and whoever else I missed

7:47 pm

Mom

Hi Boobear

7:47 pm

Mom

night Oodle

7:47 pm

Andree

hi boo

7:47 pm

kje

i have to go see what weed has done to our scrabble board

7:47 pm

bojazz

I's incapacitated

7:47 pm

Mom

have a good night {{KJE}}

7:47 pm

Mom

good night everyone

7:47 pm

car.eeyore

I am off too! Good night my friends! See you tomorrow!

7:48 pm

Mom

night Car

7:48 pm

bojazz

rest & sleep well

7:51 pm

pippingeek

okay, sheets out, work shirts and apron drying with wet napkin to de-wrinkle

7:52 pm

pippingeek

now to tackle these last th5!

7:53 pm

o-o

tossed a ball, for example

7:53 pm

Boobear

good nite car and hello Br

7:53 pm

pippingeek

h's hobbled! 2 more!

7:53 pm

Andree

i am sitting on a very wet towel[ been swimming] could have lent you that pippin

7:53 pm

o-o

Hello, Boobear

7:54 pm

pippingeek

one moar! ack!

7:55 pm

pippingeek

aaand, that's combustible entertainment!

7:55 pm

o-o

congrats, pippingeek

7:57 pm

Andree

fireworks

7:58 pm

Boobear

clue for the last wo pls

7:58 pm

o-o

Congrats, Andree

7:58 pm

o-o

wo -- a barker

7:59 pm

Boobear

ty BR

7:59 pm

bojazz

or part of a speaker system with stereo?

8:00 pm

suefrad625

di8/50 clue pls

8:00 pm

suefrad625

nm, duuuuuhhh

8:01 pm

dan2bit

firewords! thanks all cluers. je6 je + oboe, sax, or bassoon was my last

8:02 pm

o-o

congrats, dan

8:02 pm

suefrad625

yahooo dan

8:13 pm

Jellen

di8 = one who di6's

8:13 pm

Jellen

Yay, dan!

8:17 pm

Pinikula

evening all

8:17 pm

dcseain

congrats, dan

8:17 pm

dcseain

hi, everyone

8:17 pm

Pinikula

wtg dan, hi dc

8:18 pm

dcseain

hi, pini, jellen, sue, BR, dan, et al :)

8:19 pm

lbdawger

hello everyone!

8:19 pm

Pinikula

hi lbd ;)

8:19 pm

lbdawger

whooo hoooo Dan!!

8:19 pm

lbdawger

Pini!

8:19 pm

dcseain

hi, lbd

8:20 pm

lbdawger

hi DC!

8:20 pm

hurshy

bliss bliss bliss, how's everyone else

8:20 pm

lbdawger

how's everyone doing?

8:20 pm

lbdawger

hey Hursh!

8:21 pm

hurshy

heya

8:21 pm

dcseain

hi, hurshy

8:23 pm

hurshy

husband is off at a trivia night, i have fire in fireplace, soft jazz, cats, puzzles, books... i LOVE having the house to myself.

8:23 pm

lbdawger

lovely, hursh.

8:25 pm

Pinikula

ae5/10?

8:25 pm

Pinikula

sounds nice, hursh...did he get over yesterday?

8:25 pm

hurshy

eagle's nest

8:25 pm

Shirlockc

eagle's nest

8:25 pm

hurshy

i don't know, i didn't ask!

8:25 pm

Pinikula

good thinking!!! :)

8:25 pm

Pinikula

thx shirl

8:30 pm

dcseain

oh, i'll be in Boston again sometime yet TBD in late Feb.

8:33 pm

Jeff7

help with di 6 please

8:34 pm

dcseain

don't di6 and dally, move on!

8:34 pm

hurshy

i'm all in a di6 cause our hands touched in the popcorn tub

8:34 pm

lbdawger

dagwood bumstead's boss, Mr. Di****s

8:34 pm

Jeff7

ty-got it with the Blondie reference :)

8:35 pm

lbdawger

yw, jeff

8:35 pm

hurshy

i thought of going that way but was afraid it was too obscure. rats.

8:35 pm

Jellen

Hullo all who entered whilst I was taking a whupping in poker...

8:35 pm

hurshy

i <3 rosemary clooney

8:36 pm

lbdawger

hi Jellen!

8:36 pm

Jeff7

little OTR show for you hurshy?

8:36 pm

dcseain

wb, jellen

8:37 pm

hurshy

i have at&t uverse, they have a bunch of music channels

8:37 pm

hurshy

so when you find there's nothing on to watch, you just keep flipping and find something to listen to

8:38 pm

Jeff7

I got an internet radio for my birthday last year and i usually listen to the OTR shows when I go to sleep....jack benny, mel blanc, burns & Allen, the shadow, etc.

8:39 pm

hurshy

nice

8:40 pm

lbdawger

i'm watching the dresden files on hulul

8:41 pm

hurshy

plump cat on big pillow in front of fireplace - the picture of luxury

8:45 pm

Jellen

Like the dresden files...

8:46 pm

lbdawger

i'm reading the books, and didn't know they were made into a tv series.

8:47 pm

tijani

ae6/21 please

8:47 pm

hurshy

we're all talking in the ae6

8:47 pm

Jellen

ae6= knock out gas

8:48 pm

lbdawger

ae + ****e's a place for us, somewhere a place for us...

8:48 pm

tijani

thx ibd

8:52 pm

Jellen

Supper time, and the livin's easy...back soon..

8:52 pm

dcseain

njoy, jellen

8:52 pm

lbdawger

later, Jellen

8:54 pm

Buttonman

evening all

8:55 pm

lbdawger

hi button!

8:55 pm

Pinikula

hi button

8:55 pm

Buttonman

Hi Ibdawger!

8:56 pm

Buttonman

Hi, Pinik!

8:56 pm

Buttonman

Can someone help me with a clue for the re 6/33 please?

8:57 pm

lbdawger

re+ sketch, past tense

8:57 pm

Pinikula

thx lbd!

8:58 pm

Buttonman

THANKS< FIREWORKS

8:58 pm

lbdawger

whooooo hooooo BUTTON!!

8:58 pm

Pinikula

nice job, button!

8:59 pm

Buttonman

Thanks, Ibda, that was the only one I could not find!

8:59 pm

Buttonman

Thanks Pinik

9:00 pm

Pinikula

I have another 103 to find myself ;)

9:00 pm

lbdawger

go pini! git 'r dun!

9:00 pm

meliae

95 here hello all =)

9:00 pm

Pinikula

cha right...

9:01 pm

Pinikula

koda's pawing at me and I'm tired :(

9:01 pm

lbdawger

hi meli!

9:01 pm

Pinikula

hi meliae

9:01 pm

lbdawger

brb, need some tea

9:01 pm

Pinikula

how are the houses coming along?

9:01 pm

meliae

bleh dont ask lol 2 done 3 to go lol

9:02 pm

Pinikula

well, you're about 1/2-way there then :)

9:02 pm

Pinikula

better to be 2/5 than 0/5!

9:03 pm

dcseain

hi button and mel

9:04 pm

meliae

Hello Dc =)

9:05 pm

nrkii

hi all

9:05 pm

meliae

ok these H words bite on to something else until later

9:05 pm

Pinikula

hi nrkii

9:06 pm

dcseain

evening, nrk

9:07 pm

dcseain

all Hs but first and last from same root.

9:08 pm

meliae

ok no clues yet but I am 4/8 of the W are there a few strange words or am I just not seeing the words?

9:08 pm

Pinikula

I made it through those pretty good

9:08 pm

Pinikula

(if that helps)

9:08 pm

lbdawger

hi nrk

9:09 pm

lbdawger

w's are all pretty common words, meli

9:09 pm

torgone

I'm 7/8 and there aren't too many we5/20 words ..

9:09 pm

meliae

I am 6/8 now still looking no clues please

9:10 pm

Pinikula

we x 5, wo x 3

9:10 pm

Pinikula

won't go more than that

9:10 pm

Nef

Hi Everybody. How are you all tonight? And how is the grid? (I started this AM before work, so I'm already into the grid)

9:10 pm

meliae

got the last 2 was missing the strange words lol

9:11 pm

Pinikula

* ducking back into corner to spring off diving board to bottom of pool *

9:11 pm

Pinikula

hi nef

9:11 pm

lbdawger

hi nef, hi torg!

9:11 pm

meliae

guess I will work on that middle T now

9:11 pm

tijani

both de7

9:12 pm

lbdawger

de7's based off the de6 past tense and plural

9:13 pm

Nef

hi Pini and lbd. You just realized that we speak a very strange "language" here! ;-)

9:14 pm

tijani

thx ibd

9:14 pm

dcseain

hi, nef

9:14 pm

torgone

Heyas kids ..

9:14 pm

nrkii

hi tor!

9:15 pm

dcseain

hey, tor

9:15 pm

meliae

is there a T 7?

9:16 pm

Nef

okay, I didn't make any sense on my last post. I meant that *I* just realized....

9:16 pm

lbdawger

th7.44

9:16 pm

lbdawger

we speak babble, nef

9:17 pm

Trifioso

hello babble friends!

9:17 pm

lbdawger

hi trif

9:17 pm

dcseain

hi, trif

9:18 pm

Nef

and I babble a whole lot! :-D hi seain, how are you tonight?

9:18 pm

Trifioso

dc, I am still lost in the maze of the funny farms, versions 1, 2, and 3!

9:19 pm

dcseain

i'm well, thank you Nef. I 've had a cocktail, and some dinner. How are you?

9:20 pm

torgone

Heya Trifs

9:20 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for tr5-10? Thanks

9:20 pm

meliae

65 to go getting list I am too lost and typing the same words over and over

9:20 pm

lbdawger

plant + letter after M

9:21 pm

Nef

I got home from work about 1/2 hour ago and ate some supper. Would love to have a drink; but I don't tolerate booze! Sure would like to relax a bit though

9:21 pm

gapeach

Thanks much, lbdawger.

9:21 pm

lbdawger

nice hot cuppa tea, always settles me, nef

9:21 pm

Trifioso

heyas torgone! how are things with you today? did work settle down?

9:22 pm

diem

Hi all how is the grid ?

9:22 pm

torgone

Nef .. Let me try to help -- RELAAAAAAAAAAAX!!!!! .. There .. How's that?

9:22 pm

lbdawger

hi diem, grid's not too bad.

9:22 pm

Nef

Umm, good idea, lbd, I've got some evening in Misoula and a little Montana Gold (I like the evening in Msla better)

9:23 pm

Nef

hey, torg, being yelled at is very *helpful* ;-)

9:23 pm

torgone

Work is making me highly stressed right now . . o_0

9:23 pm

tijani

dr6/24 plz

9:23 pm

Trifioso

oh, I am sorry to hear that! can we help at all?

9:24 pm

lbdawger

jewish clay spinning top, tijani

9:24 pm

diem

Hi Ibd diving in Sploosh !!!

9:24 pm

tijani

dredel

9:24 pm

tijani

ha my bad, whaat

9:25 pm

torgone

You are ..

9:25 pm

lbdawger

alternate spelling there, tijani

9:25 pm

nrkii

Tor, sorry work is so awful

9:26 pm

Trifioso

sometimes babble is relaxing, and sometimes it just frustrates me even more....I suppose it depends the frame of mind I bring to it. If you find meditation at all helpful, there are several excellent videos available on youtube, by the way

9:27 pm

torgone

It will pass ... Or I'll go crazy .. Either way I'm good ..

9:27 pm

Nef

Tor, want some tea with me?

9:27 pm

torgone

I am doing relaxing Babble by not worrying about finishing and just hanging out ..

9:28 pm

Nef

good idea, tor.

9:28 pm

torgone

Enough about me .. What's everyone else up to?

9:29 pm

nrkii

not much here

9:30 pm

nrkii

getting ready to go back to FT work -- ack!

9:30 pm

Nef

I'm trying to warm up; we got cold weather again and it is blustery

9:30 pm

Trifioso

just babbling here, and trying not to obsess about the kid I am supposed to be helping at work....two hours with him makes me feel I have run a marathon

9:30 pm

lbdawger

not much going on in this ol' dawg's life.

9:30 pm

jmcnrick

hi all

9:30 pm

lbdawger

hi jmc

9:31 pm

Trifioso

hello jmc!

9:31 pm

jmcnrick

nrkii you are working again? hurray for you!

9:31 pm

meliae

here of

9:31 pm

meliae

aww crap

9:31 pm

nrkii

part time this week, and start back full time next week

9:31 pm

nrkii

51 weeks out of work

9:31 pm

torgone

Helping a kid = Trifs ..

9:31 pm

jmcnrick

ty mel!

9:31 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for en6-18 the 4th? Thanks

9:31 pm

jmcnrick

hi trif

9:32 pm

lbdawger

main dish, peach.

9:32 pm

Trifioso

wow, nrkii, what a huge adjustment! you doing okay with it?

9:32 pm

Nef

hi jmc. How are you tonight?

9:32 pm

gapeach

Thanks, lbdawger.

9:32 pm

jmcnrick

nice to have a week part time to warm up to working again

9:33 pm

nrkii

I just don't know how I'm going to get everything done once I have a full time job again, LOL

9:33 pm

jmcnrick

i am fine nef

9:33 pm

jmcnrick

i found a terrible math error today which means i am broke again but life goes on

9:34 pm

torgone

Just pretend everything is putting up holiday decorations, nerky ..

9:34 pm

dcseain

bumer, jmc

9:34 pm

Trifioso

oh dear, jmc!

9:34 pm

Trifioso

much nicer when it goes the other way, and suddenly have a windfall

9:34 pm

Nef

nrkii, you will get back in the swing of full time again real soon. Just don't get too stressed on your days off

9:34 pm

torgone

Oh noes!

9:35 pm

nrkii

Nef, I am the queen of unstress

9:35 pm

april98

en6=18 complete

9:35 pm

diem

nbt

9:35 pm

jmcnrick

i will putter along until i catch up again -- it will be okay -- but it did put me in a bad mood for much of the day

9:35 pm

nrkii

except when I'm not

9:35 pm

dcseain

oh, you got the job nrk :D

9:35 pm

nrkii

sorry jmc

9:35 pm

Nef

LOL, nrkii. Good for you

9:35 pm

nrkii

go diem!

9:35 pm

jmcnrick

i am so glad for you nrkii

9:35 pm

jmcnrick

wtg diem!

9:36 pm

nrkii

yep seain, I got it... talked my old boss out of offering me what would have been my old miserable job back, and talked the new guy into offering me a job I want to do

9:36 pm

Nef

jmc, I suppose that was in your personal bank account? OUCH!

9:36 pm

nrkii

ne8 help please?

9:37 pm

Shirlockc

compound word, tidy up and group of cows

9:37 pm

jmcnrick

no i wish -- it was while i was balancing the center's accounts i found the bank and i disagreed and went to the bank to find out why

9:37 pm

lbdawger

tidy + group of animals like cattle.= ne8

9:37 pm

torgone

Natty cattle?

9:37 pm

dcseain

wonderful, nrk!

9:37 pm

april98

ne8=very clean group of cows

9:37 pm

nrkii

damn, I knew that, but didn't want to try it because I thought I was wrong

9:37 pm

jmcnrick

lol april!

9:37 pm

jmcnrick

what a silly word

9:37 pm

nrkii

good clues on that word, people

9:38 pm

april98

i completely agree!

9:38 pm

diem

tks april

9:38 pm

jmcnrick

the number on the check look like one thing and the written amount was less so it was recorded for the number but the writing prevails

9:38 pm

nrkii

2 left!

9:38 pm

jmcnrick

go nrkii go

9:39 pm

lbdawger

go nrkii!

9:39 pm

pippingeek

go nrkii!

9:39 pm

Trifioso

I have heard that jmc, that what is written in longhand on a check trumps any number entered

9:39 pm

jmcnrick

the sad part is that three of us looked at it and came up with the same mistake! :-(

9:39 pm

nrkii

fireworks

9:39 pm

Nef

Oh, dang! Double OUCH then! Who wrote the check? (Make them make up the difference! ;-)

9:39 pm

torgone

I did not know that ..

9:39 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hoo nrkii

9:39 pm

torgone

Yay nerky!

9:40 pm

nrkii

yep, what you write out longhand is what they use

9:40 pm

pippingeek

yay nrkii!

9:40 pm

lbdawger

whoooo hoooooo NRKII

9:40 pm

Trifioso

it does seem strange, doesn't it? given how strangely people used to spell....

9:40 pm

jmcnrick

no it is a very good elderly donor and i would never hurt her feelings that way

9:40 pm

Trifioso

huzzah for nrkii!

9:40 pm

Nef

YAY, nrkii!!!! WTG!!!

9:40 pm

jmcnrick

i knew it I just didn't read far enough

9:40 pm

Nef

oh! It was a donor! That hurts!

9:40 pm

diem

WTG Nrk

9:40 pm

april98

i bow to you nrkii - i'm not any where close to finishing tonight!

9:41 pm

nrkii

this grid was very nice to me tonight

9:41 pm

jmcnrick

and i think she meant the written amount because the number was sloppily written and could be read either way once you read the writing

9:41 pm

nrkii

which is good because I'm exhausted

9:41 pm

jmcnrick

a good start to the week for you nrkii!

9:41 pm

meliae

~deep breath~ 21 to go!

9:42 pm

nrkii

okay, have to go wrap up my evening and get to bed

9:42 pm

nrkii

happy babbling all

9:42 pm

nrkii

night!

9:42 pm

lbdawger

night night, Nrkii

9:42 pm

meliae

nini Nrk

9:42 pm

lbdawger

go meli!

9:42 pm

jmcnrick

bye nrkii

9:42 pm

jmcnrick

go me go

9:42 pm

torgone

Niters nerkers ..

9:42 pm

jmcnrick

100 left

9:42 pm

pippingeek

do i hafta go back to work tomorrow?

9:42 pm

lbdawger

git 'r dun, jmc!

9:43 pm

pippingeek

one day off is not enough!

9:43 pm

jmcnrick

why did you only get one day off pip?

9:43 pm

pippingeek

crap, better doublecheck my schedule to see when i work, now that i think of it

9:44 pm

pippingeek

i wait tables, so schedule is crazy, and we're starting tourist season so we'll work up to 12 shifts a week

9:44 pm

Nef

pipping, is that YOUR ankle?

9:44 pm

jmcnrick

ah that would explain it pip

9:44 pm

pippingeek

nothing like a 10-15 hour day

9:44 pm

pippingeek

well, it was my ankle, but i finally got the hardware out 11 months ago

9:44 pm

lbdawger

ugh, pip!

9:44 pm

jmcnrick

yikes!

9:45 pm

Nef

I'm glad you got the hardware out. What the heck did you do to it?

9:45 pm

torgone

That's a lot of hardware ..

9:46 pm

pippingeek

don't ride a bicycle drunk...

9:46 pm

jmcnrick

good advice pip

9:46 pm

meliae

blej hey Jm you know that word I put in the chat? apply that to the th 7 lol

9:47 pm

Nef

BAAHHHAAAHAHAHA! WOW! You did a number on it!

9:47 pm

jmcnrick

ty mel

9:47 pm

meliae

you're welcome

9:48 pm

jmcnrick

di 6/24 please?

9:48 pm

pippingeek

i got screwed 7 times - i still have them in a jar

9:49 pm

lbdawger

Dagwood Bumstead's boss mr. di****s

9:49 pm

Shirlockc

can't make up your mind, you di****

9:49 pm

april98

di6=24 to waste time

9:49 pm

jmcnrick

oo gets lots of works from that ty ty ty ty

9:50 pm

Shirlockc

the re6/21 after the trying on for the seamstress

9:51 pm

pippingeek

if the re***ing doesn't go well it is a re-get-poked-by-pins

9:51 pm

jmcnrick

warm up leftovers

9:51 pm

lbdawger

stick in the microwave again

9:51 pm

torgone

Zap in the microwave ..

9:52 pm

Shirlockc

thx for the re

9:53 pm

diem

tks 8,s done

9:53 pm

jmcnrick

yw

9:53 pm

tijani

ne8/50plz

9:53 pm

meliae

ne 6/21 please

9:53 pm

dcseain

orderly group of cattle, tijani

9:53 pm

lbdawger

tijani, tidy + group of cows

9:53 pm

meliae

the last ne 6/21 that is

9:53 pm

tijani

nevermind

9:54 pm

tijani

thx

9:54 pm

lbdawger

the ne**** region...(private parts)

9:54 pm

sixty7stang13

se 6/21 after fortune teller plz

9:54 pm

april98

ne6=21 the ne**** regions

9:54 pm

meliae

ty Lb

9:54 pm

pippingeek

to be very angry silently

9:55 pm

lbdawger

oooze or a slow boil in temper,= se6.21

9:56 pm

meliae

re 6/21 after more grassier please

9:56 pm

pippingeek

rhymes with a painful activity for a toddler

9:56 pm

lbdawger

check grammar again, meli

9:56 pm

sixty7stang13

ty geek & dawger

9:57 pm

meliae

I alwasy miss that word ty Lb

10:02 pm

lbdawger

time for the pillows. see you all tomorrow! good luck with the grid.

10:02 pm

jmcnrick

bye lbd

10:02 pm

sixty7stang13

nite Ibd

10:03 pm

Nef

nite nite, lbd

10:03 pm

diem

night Lbd sleep well

10:04 pm

meliae

nini Lbd

10:04 pm

tijani

re6/33 please

10:05 pm

o-o

re + nancy **** mystery

10:05 pm

meliae

one left and its a 4 letter word lol

10:06 pm

jmcnrick

hi BR

10:07 pm

o-o

Hello, jmc

10:07 pm

Nef

some days they are ALL 4 letter words, mel! And not in the nice way!

10:07 pm

jmcnrick

:-)

10:07 pm

sixty7stang13

se 7/36 plz

10:07 pm

tijani

thx

10:08 pm

tijani

ri6/21 please

10:08 pm

meliae

hahahah my last word was what you get in your fender if you bump into something =) ~ Firewords ~

10:08 pm

Nef

BR, I love your icon, but can't figure what the heck it is

10:08 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hoo mel!

10:08 pm

tijani

nm

10:08 pm

o-o

se 7 -- past tense of smoking angry

10:09 pm

sixty7stang13

ty BR

10:09 pm

Nef

YAY< mel!!! WTG!!!

10:09 pm

o-o

congrats, meliae

10:09 pm

meliae

fun grid today not too many hurdles to monkey over, =)

10:09 pm

meliae

Thank you

10:10 pm

gapeach

May I please have aclue for re5-16? Thanks

10:10 pm

jmcnrick

a seamstress make take out a inch on a seam to make the dress re***

10:11 pm

Nef

re + trying on clothes, ga

10:11 pm

o-o

or *** to be tied

10:11 pm

gapeach

Thanks, jmcnrick and Nef....and BR too.

10:12 pm

o-o

Hope you are well and grinning, gapeach

10:13 pm

gapeach

Yes, I am BabbleRabble.

10:13 pm

o-o

Good for you!

10:13 pm

gapeach

And how are you doing this fine evening, BR?

10:16 pm

gapeach

re-4-4 the 3rd, please. Thanks

10:19 pm

jmcnrick

if i am counting correctly it is an anagram of no one but god can make a ****

10:20 pm

gapeach

Thanks much, jmcnrick.

10:20 pm

jmcnrick

okay i am heading to bed with 40 left

10:20 pm

jmcnrick

yw peach

10:20 pm

jmcnrick

goodnight all

10:20 pm

Trifioso

good night jmc

10:21 pm

diem

night jmc

10:23 pm

Nef

nite nite jmc (just coming back with more tea)

10:23 pm

pippingeek

hat kind of tea, nef?

10:23 pm

pippingeek

(i am trying to decide what kind to make for myself)

10:24 pm

gapeach

Sweet dreams, jmcnrick.

10:25 pm

pippingeek

night jmc

10:25 pm

Nef

I had a cup of Evening in Missoula, but have switched to a cup of Good Earth this time

10:25 pm

Nef

(with honey and lemon added for the cold symptoms

10:25 pm

pippingeek

good earth is good stuff. mine is not so interesting

10:26 pm

pippingeek

i have peppermint, spiced orange, chamomile, or passionflowers that i grew, harvested, and dried myself

10:26 pm

Nef

what kind do you have? Can you add some honey and lemon to perk it up a bit? Or some cinnamon and cloves?

10:27 pm

pippingeek

parents are asleep so no access to the kitchen, so it's with sugar or nothing else

10:27 pm

Nef

passionflowers? what do they taste like?

10:28 pm

pippingeek

just kind of generically green and flower-y -- but they are an excellent neurosedative so good for anxiety and insomnia, or just destressing

10:29 pm

gapeach

se5-16 please. Thanks

10:29 pm

pippingeek

not too far from the flavor of chamomile

10:29 pm

pippingeek

peach - a sans se*** font

10:30 pm

pippingeek

took me ages to see that one

10:31 pm

gapeach

Don't know it, pipp, but thanks.

10:33 pm

gapeach

Yep, found it....thanks again, pippingeek

10:34 pm

Trifioso

aargh - help with ri 6, 21 please?

10:34 pm

Trifioso

nm

10:35 pm

diem

dont have it tri sorry!!

10:35 pm

Nef

clue for us, Trifi?

10:36 pm

Trifioso

neptune's fork, minus first letter

10:36 pm

pippingeek

like neptune's implement, minus the initial t

10:36 pm

pippingeek

great minds, trif

10:36 pm

Trifioso

snap!

10:36 pm

Nef

DUH! hit me with a fish! Thank you!

10:37 pm

diem

tks

10:38 pm

gapeach

th7-44 please. Thanks, I'm down to 3.

10:38 pm

Nef

why is it that some of these babblets in the grid show up in several grids then disappear again for months at a time? Ri 6 has been in a few grids lately, hasn't it?

10:38 pm

pippingeek

th5/12 plus a preposition

10:39 pm

Trifioso

this is so bad - I am not sleepy in the least, and I have a wicked full day tomorrow. ugh

10:39 pm

pippingeek

(a 5-point preposition, to be precise)

10:40 pm

pippingeek

also works for the similar he4/he6 word

10:44 pm

Nef

thanks pippin

10:45 pm

pugmama763

is the HE6 - 7 pair a fish I'm just not seeing?

10:46 pm

pippingeek

try the he4 before it, make it one who does so and the plural

10:47 pm

pippingeek

cow caretaker

10:47 pm

pugmama763

ty I'm still not even seeing how it connects! gone grid blind for sure!

10:47 pm

Nef

thanks again, pippin

10:47 pm

pugmama763

ty & fireworks

10:48 pm

Nef

YAY, pug!!! WTG!!!

10:48 pm

pugmama763

ugh was going to the wrong D ! that's why I couldn't see it!

10:48 pm

pippingeek

i had a feeling

10:49 pm

pugmama763

hate finishing with fish...

10:49 pm

Nef

phantom = heart. I think I've tried that at least 3 or 4 times now

10:50 pm

gapeach

Oh, thanks again, pipp.

10:50 pm

pippingeek

've been seeig that all day, also heartened

10:51 pm

pugmama763

need to look up some medical crap. back for flip if still awake! Happy babbling all!

10:51 pm

diem

Bye with 50 left back at flip see yah!!

10:52 pm

Nef

what medical crap, pug?

10:53 pm

Nef

bye pug and diem

10:54 pm

Trifioso

6 to go, yay!

10:54 pm

Nef

Go Trifi!!!

10:55 pm

Trifioso

3

10:55 pm

MPittore

36 left...

10:55 pm

Trifioso

2

10:55 pm

Nef

Go MPittore! You can do it!

10:55 pm

Nef

COME ON TRIFI!!!

10:55 pm

Trifioso

1

10:56 pm

gapeach

dr6-24 please.....don't know the toy. Thanks

10:56 pm

Trifioso

FIREWORKS!!! woot woot

10:56 pm

Trifioso

haven't finished such a big one in a while

10:56 pm

kimmtoats

pippin, I thoroughly enjoyed looking at all of your pictures! I especially like the Mangroves!!

10:57 pm

gapeach

Great going, Trif.

10:57 pm

MPittore

puter acting up...vermont winds may be blowing the babble words off my mind...

10:57 pm

kimmtoats

WTG Trif!!

10:57 pm

Nef

YAY, Trifi!!!! WTG!!!!!

10:59 pm

Trifioso

thanks friends! gonna try to sleep now....I hope it works!

10:59 pm

Nef

Sorry, ga. I don't have it, nor do I know what it is ei****

11:00 pm

gapeach

Sweet dreams, Trif.

11:00 pm

MPittore

i'd better go home and stay there..went to bahamas haiti had the quake rained most of the time...came to vermont...terrible rains wind gusts of 50mph...do ya' suppose my cherokee relatives were rain dancers?

11:01 pm

tijani

se5/10 the last one plz

11:02 pm

tijani

nevermind

11:04 pm

gapeach

Thanks anyway, Nef.

11:06 pm

MPittore

gapeach...dr6/24 hip hop artist = Dr. dr* + American Id** but drop the o

11:06 pm

gapeach

hi6-24 please....Thanks

11:07 pm

MPittore

see my clue

11:07 pm

MPittore

oops it's for dr6/24

11:08 pm

gapeach

Thanks much, MPittore.

11:08 pm

cybernan

hi 6/24: old fashioned he4 -- come th*****

11:09 pm

cybernan

sorry: come hi****

11:10 pm

cybernan

Hi all -- just popped in to change my icon back to the usual.

11:11 pm

gapeach

Thanks, cybernan. That made fireworks....thanks to all my helpers.

11:11 pm

berri

thanks cybernan

11:12 pm

Jellen

Yay, peach!

11:13 pm

Nef

YAY, GA!!! WTG!!!!!

11:13 pm

tijani

********FIREWORKS********

11:13 pm

berri

can someone please clue the en 6/21?

11:14 pm

Jellen

Yay, tijani!

11:14 pm

tijani

en6/21 sounds like when you get accused of something and is sent to court

11:14 pm

Jellen

en + food regimen anagrammed

11:14 pm

cybernan

icon changed.

11:15 pm

cybernan

congrats, to the finishers

11:15 pm

Nef

YAY tijani!!! WTG!!!!

11:20 pm

berri

20 left, don't think I will get finished today

11:21 pm

berri

can someone explain how the points work and can i use them to help work out the words?

11:22 pm

Jellen

I think it's explained in the help section above...

11:23 pm

berri

ok thanks

11:27 pm

Nef

berri, the best info source is found under the grid in the "Friends of Babble" section. It

11:28 pm

berri

thanks nef

11:28 pm

Nef

It's AngelSong's Babble page. I hope that helps

11:29 pm

Digby the Westie

Clue for ra5/10 (last one), please :)

11:29 pm

berri

any clues for the 1st sa6

11:30 pm

berri

that ok I found it

11:30 pm

Nef

I'm pretty out of it tonight; I don't have ei**** word.

11:32 pm

Digby the Westie

How 'bout re5/12?

11:33 pm

Nef

Digby, I only have 80 words. If I had any of the words you need, I'd definitley clue them.

11:34 pm

berri

i am looking for that word too

11:34 pm

Digby the Westie

Thanks Nef :)

11:34 pm

Jellen

ra + Spanish uncle is ra 5/10

11:34 pm

Jellen

re + *** Marino, football player

11:35 pm

Jellen

I'm popping in and out between poker hands, so please forgive me if I'm slow to respond...

11:36 pm

Digby the Westie

Thanks Jellen!

11:37 pm

Digby the Westie

got 2 left...the se5/12 and the last ra5/10.

11:40 pm

Jellen

se 5/12 is se 4/5, pt

11:40 pm

Jellen

last ra 5/10 is the Spanish uncle one, a math term

11:44 pm

Digby the Westie

Sorry Jellen,...it's the 3rd ra5/10 that I need. :)

11:44 pm

berri

he6/30 anyone?

11:46 pm

Digby the Westie

The 3rd he 4/5 + preposition, berri

11:47 pm

grannyrose

or he4/5 + US ** A

11:47 pm

grannyrose

hello, hello

11:48 pm

Jellen

ra5= ra + ***ra cotta

11:48 pm

Jellen

Hi, rose!

11:48 pm

berri

thanks granny and digby

11:49 pm

grannyrose

hey jellen, how's the poker?

11:49 pm

Jellen

Hit an awful slump earlier today...right now it's going pretty well...

11:50 pm

grannyrose

yay, jellen. any money in it? or just matchsticks?

11:50 pm

Digby the Westie

one more please? se5/12?

11:51 pm

Jellen

Money...not a large amount, though...

11:51 pm

berri

i have past tense of se 4/4

11:51 pm

grannyrose

past tense of se4 before it

11:51 pm

Jellen

It galls me when I lose it, though!

11:52 pm

Jellen

That's the only se 5/12...

11:53 pm

grannyrose

se5/16, se + ri4 ( a chasm minus the last letter )

11:53 pm

grannyrose

sounds like an angel

11:54 pm

grannyrose

or last se5/10, latin plural of se4 before it

11:54 pm

MPittore

19 left...had a bunch of fun...the winds are blowing incredibly hard...gusts are actually shaking the windows in are hotel..must be over 50 mph now...

11:55 pm

MPittore

meant "our" pretty tired...later *poofy*

11:55 pm

grannyrose

nite mpitt

11:55 pm

Jellen

G'night, MPitt

11:56 pm

MPittore

nite all...sweet dreams coming at you!

11:56 pm

grannyrose

berri ? how goes it?

11:56 pm

Digby the Westie

sa 5/12 plz?

11:57 pm

grannyrose

past tense sa4 before it

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