Babble: Archived Puzzle for Saturday, January 30, 2010

12:00 am

flosey

flip

12:00 am

Pinikula

FLIP!

12:00 am

dart001

flip

12:00 am

flosey

flip

12:00 am

Digby the Westie

flip

12:00 am

gremlinn

ar 9

12:00 am

ursh

flipping good day to all

12:00 am

jillibus

flip

12:00 am

cybernan

you are just too quick gremlinn

12:01 am

gremlinn

got lucky

12:01 am

MLFAN17

AR 6

12:02 am

Digby the Westie

se7

12:02 am

gremlinn

ta 8

12:02 am

MLFAN17

well the AR 9 isnt whati thought it was

12:02 am

MLFAN17

SE 6/7

12:03 am

gremlinn

lots of people's names in this one

12:03 am

gremlinn

at least five

12:04 am

dart001

nbt

12:05 am

westford

hello everyone just a bit late

12:05 am

jillibus

hi west :)

12:05 am

PAV3

21 for 21 NBT! yay dart!

12:06 am

jillibus

wtg dart!

12:06 am

PAV3

hiya West

12:06 am

jillibus

wtg pav!

12:06 am

westford

hi jilli

12:06 am

westford

wtg pav and dart

12:06 am

MLFAN17

SA 6

12:07 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:07 am

Pinikula

thx lickety!

12:07 am

jillibus

Thanks Lickety!

12:07 am

westford

thanks lickety !!

12:08 am

Erda

Thank you, Lickety!!!

12:09 am

gremlinn

phant eftsoons

12:09 am

jillibus

ha, got the as8/9

12:10 am

MLFAN17

the 9 is AR right?

12:10 am

gremlinn

yeah

12:10 am

jillibus

yes, sorry, ar8/9

12:10 am

grannyrose

aaarrrggghhhh who put that j in there? hate j words!!!

12:10 am

jillibus

grem, that's dangerously near PB fodder

12:10 am

MLFAN17

lol sorry jill my question came in after you

12:11 am

MLFAN17

granny and i think jo or ja 7?

12:13 am

MLFAN17

Is the AR an extension of a 5?

12:13 am

flosey

oh, ty lickety

12:13 am

grannyrose

not really mlf, but sounds like it

12:13 am

jillibus

not really, mlf

12:14 am

westford

nbt and hello all I missed

12:14 am

MLFAN17

I had the right idea lolGOT EM

12:14 am

grannyrose

hey westy

12:15 am

jillibus

wtg west!

12:15 am

westford

hey rose !!

12:15 am

jillibus

still 2 bt here :(

12:15 am

westford

do you all like my square? lol

12:15 am

jillibus

looks tasty, west <slurp>

12:16 am

flosey

great squares west

12:16 am

gremlinn

phant sarsenets

12:16 am

westford

I must have looks at 20 google pages

12:16 am

westford

thanks flosey I'll put some in the PB

12:16 am

jillibus

I thought MY square(s) were rather good

12:16 am

flosey

when I was 13, 14, every time I went to a restaurant I ordered boston cream pie

12:16 am

jillibus

but nobody noticed?

12:17 am

westford

they are jilli but when I came in to find out the theme you mentioned lobster eyes

12:17 am

flosey

I have 1 jilli and can't get it, lower o in second column

12:18 am

flosey

just got it as soon as I looked back

12:18 am

flosey

for NBT

12:18 am

westford

wtg flosey

12:18 am

flosey

oops, sorry, still missing 1

12:18 am

MLFAN17

its a 4 isnt it?

12:18 am

jillibus

that's one that I'm missing, flosey

12:18 am

jillibus

wtg flosey

12:18 am

westford

on 5/10

12:19 am

dart001

on 5 a start of something jilli

12:19 am

flosey

got it, et4 for NBT

12:19 am

MLFAN17

ohh i have that one

12:19 am

jillibus

I'm still missing that O and the E in the lower right corner

12:20 am

flosey

those were my last jilli, beginning of puberty

12:20 am

jillibus

the words I find from there are duplicated higher up :(

12:20 am

cybernan

need the same e, jill

12:20 am

Pinikula

(volcano)

12:20 am

MLFAN17

4s i think?

12:20 am

westford

our old friend

12:20 am

cybernan

ty

12:20 am

westford

she hasn't been here in awhile

12:20 am

cybernan

nbt

12:20 am

westford

wtg nan !!

12:20 am

jillibus

ty for that, flosey, fishplonk

12:20 am

westford

sewing all done?

12:21 am

MLFAN17

okay guys usual 66 620pts i am out poof

12:21 am

jillibus

and how could I miss the volcano????? Gaaa!

12:21 am

westford

bye ML

12:21 am

jillibus

night mlf

12:21 am

dalmatian5

NBT

12:21 am

westford

she hasn't been here in a long time I almost missed her too

12:21 am

jillibus

NB blinkin T

12:21 am

westford

wtg dal

12:21 am

jillibus

wtg dal

12:21 am

dalmatian5

ty

12:22 am

flosey

you're the one who let's us know the volcano is in jilli

12:22 am

Pinikula

need 3 more for nbt

12:22 am

Pinikula

lower O, btm ctr E and 4th col S

12:22 am

jillibus

I know -- I'm so ashamed!

12:22 am

Pinikula

got an S

12:22 am

westford

LO blinkin' L jilli an wtg

12:22 am

westford

and*

12:23 am

flosey

must get something to drink, cant quench my thirst tonight

12:23 am

jillibus

but at least I'm issuing a buffalo alert

12:23 am

westford

tyvm

12:24 am

jillibus

yw ;)

12:24 am

westford

it's really cold here

12:24 am

westford

or should I say colder than it's been

12:25 am

Pinikula

I give...calling it a night...cya tmw! :)

12:25 am

flosey

back with lemonade

12:25 am

gremlinn

fireworks

12:25 am

flosey

thanks jilli for the buffalo

12:25 am

PAV3

the center bottm e babblet..banking transactins

12:25 am

jillibus

WOW gremlinn!!!

12:25 am

westford

good night pini, yay grem and how summery of you flosey

12:25 am

dart001

think our high here thurs was about 5F

12:25 am

jillibus

mmm, sounds good, flosey

12:26 am

dart001

nj grem

12:26 am

westford

close then dart, it's 6

12:26 am

dart001

that was the high though...low was about -18F

12:26 am

flosey

lol, I think the dehumidifier is taking the moisture out of the whole house!

12:27 am

westford

now that's cold

12:27 am

jillibus

we're still holding at 8-10C here (46 - 50F) but cloudy with very occasional showers (none today)

12:27 am

westford

must be flosey and out of you as well

12:27 am

rururocks

don't talk to me about moisture.

12:27 am

flosey

yes, west, I believe it is

12:27 am

westford

the wind has been howling like a freight train

12:27 am

dart001

hey ruru

12:28 am

jillibus

hi ruru -- having trouble housebreaking?

12:28 am

westford

flosey do you have indoor animals?

12:29 am

rururocks

NO.. jilli.. I am house-broken already

12:29 am

flosey

we have a cat but he spends most of his time outdoors

12:29 am

flosey

but we were advised to water the plants more frequently

12:29 am

PAV3

halfway thru!

12:29 am

jillibus

you know perfectly well what I mean, ruru :-/

12:30 am

westford

that is good advice

12:30 am

jillibus

wd pav!

12:30 am

westford

ruru will hire someone to go for Dylan

12:30 am

cybernan

120 down -- list time :)

12:30 am

rururocks

lol.. no .. he is not house broken yet.. he is doing his best though.. he only peed in the house once.

12:31 am

westford

wd pav and nan

12:31 am

PAV3

crate training?

12:31 am

jillibus

awww, good little boy

12:31 am

westford

that's wonderful ruru

12:31 am

rururocks

yes.. always crate training.

12:32 am

rururocks

pooping in the house is another matter

12:32 am

jillibus

oh

12:32 am

westford

oh-oh

12:32 am

jillibus

but easier to pick up than pee

12:33 am

rururocks

that's the good way to look at it jilli..lol

12:34 am

jillibus

well poor old cat was having those problems near the end

12:34 am

TeaNCrackers

hi all

12:34 am

jillibus

hi tea

12:34 am

flosey

hi there TnC

12:35 am

westford

hello Tea

12:36 am

rbud

ahh, a poo and pee conversation, I see I haven't missed much by coming in late, lol! ;p

12:37 am

PAV3

is it that time already Miss Jilli? yes please...High Tea at midnight sounds fun?

12:37 am

jillibus

hi rbud, lol!

12:37 am

jillibus

ha ha pav

12:38 am

flosey

well, I've had tea, followed by lemonade, still dry - think we'll have to open a window tonight

12:38 am

jillibus

how long do you have to have the dehumidifier going, flosey?

12:38 am

flosey

or put a humidifier upstairs!

12:38 am

westford

hi rbud

12:39 am

rbud

hi, west!

12:39 am

flosey

there's one small corner of carpet still damp

12:39 am

flosey

will focus the fan on it tomorrow

12:40 am

Farruska

guten Morgen all :-)

12:41 am

flosey

hello Farruska

12:41 am

westford

hello farr

12:41 am

dart001

fireworks

12:41 am

jillibus

guten morgen farruska

12:41 am

flosey

wtg dart

12:41 am

westford

I enjoyed looking at your pictures the other day you are very talented

12:41 am

Farruska

congrats dart!

12:42 am

cybernan

done dart? -- congrats!

12:42 am

dxexhxx

sons

12:42 am

rbud

yay, dart!

12:42 am

cybernan

I've listed and am struggling with this list

12:42 am

Farruska

oh , thank you Westford, but I'm an amateur :-)

12:42 am

westford

yay dart !!

12:42 am

jillibus

YAY dart!!!

12:42 am

westford

you have an eye for beauty

12:43 am

Farruska

:-) danke

12:46 am

jillibus

what pictures did west see, farruska? Where?

12:47 am

PAV3

ok, 75 left and I'm drooping...c y'all tomorrow..

12:47 am

westford

bye pav have a good sleep

12:47 am

rbud

nite, PAV

12:47 am

flosey

goodnight Pav

12:48 am

jillibus

well done, pav -- Ã demain

12:48 am

westford

they were on flicker jilli I don't have the link now

12:48 am

westford

she's mostly likely buried in the grid

12:49 am

Farruska

jill pics from dÃ¼sseldorf in the snow

12:49 am

jillibus

I went to farruska's flickr, wondered which ones

12:49 am

jillibus

ah -- will have another look

12:49 am

TeaNCrackers

NBT, going to bed - night all

12:49 am

westford

there were several

12:50 am

flosey

goodnight TnC sweet dreams

12:50 am

westford

wtg Tea happy dreams

12:50 am

Farruska

1sec

12:50 am

jillibus

night tea -- pleasant dreams

12:50 am

anike

Just noticed that dart had finished - congrats. I'm stopped at 116

12:51 am

westford

wd anike, going for a swim?

12:52 am

anike

Have been for a swim but its too windy in the back yard to stay out there

12:52 am

Farruska

jill : probably from here on http://www.flickr.com/photos/farruska/
page5/

12:52 am

westford

white caps on the pool anike? lol

12:53 am

jillibus

farruska, I've put you in My Friends so I can check out your flickrs any time

12:53 am

anike

Just about west

12:54 am

jillibus

and I'll copy that link too

12:54 am

westford

you're in for a treat jilli

12:54 am

Farruska

k, I forgot about my profile here :-)

12:55 am

anike

With 50 to go I'm heading for the list

12:55 am

westford

I'm applying for a job as Farruska's agent

12:55 am

jillibus

I'll have a look later :)

12:55 am

westford

gj anike as always

12:56 am

rbud

what's that bottom center E? I saw PAV say something about bank transactions earlier... ? (my last BT)

12:56 am

westford

I think it's a salamander rbud

12:56 am

jillibus

baby newts, rbud -- don't know what pav was talking about

12:57 am

westford

must be like ATM or something

12:58 am

joey

when you wire money, the bank calls it an ef 4

12:58 am

grannyrose

Electronic Funds Transfer, maybe

12:58 am

jillibus

ty joey, and how are you dling?

12:58 am

rbud

ah, googled it, thanks! :)

12:58 am

jillibus

*doing

12:58 am

westford

well there you go

12:58 am

rbud

that makes sense (the initials, I mean)

12:59 am

westford

I've had them for years and didn't make the connection

1:00 am

herinfernallady

HI

1:00 am

westford

I'm thinking about getting rid of one of my credit cards after hearing what they are planning to do

1:00 am

rbud

what is that, west?

1:00 am

jillibus

hi herin

1:01 am

westford

I have a zero balance and haven't used it in over a year I don't want to be charged a fee nfor non-use

1:01 am

westford

for*

1:01 am

westford

hello herin

1:01 am

jillibus

I have one credit card and use it all the time but pay in full every month.

1:02 am

westford

I have 3 but use 1 mostly and do the same thing you do jilli

1:03 am

westford

we are fortunate that we can do that

1:03 am

flosey

I do too, and everything goes on that card - hydro, phone, etc. etc.

1:03 am

Farruska

I don't use CC for 5 years now, since we moved to Germany ; online I only use Paypal direct debit or transfer

1:04 am

grannyrose

((((((( herin ))))))))

1:04 am

westford

more companies prefer paypal

1:05 am

Farruska

yes but some are still very reluntant. it was a fight to get flickr to accept paypal again and without cc

1:05 am

westford

sorry to hear that

1:05 am

westford

is it fixed now?

1:06 am

cybernan

down to 4 that I cannot find -- maybe I'll be more brilliant tomorrow :)

1:06 am

westford

I do remember having to have a credit card to open my paypal account but that was years ago

1:07 am

Farruska

more or less, doesn't quite work for everyone and they embedded paypal payments on yahoo's wallet which means that in order to use PP on flickr, you have to provide your financial data to yahoo .

1:07 am

westford

I don't like sharing information

1:08 am

westford

that is to say I don't like others sharing my info

1:08 am

Farruska

my .com PP account I needed a credit card; for the German account you don't need if you have a german bank account that allows direct debits

1:11 am

westford

I'm the world's best on line shopper it is so convenient

1:11 am

herinfernallady

Hello OSGMA. Sorry

1:12 am

Farruska

not only is it convenient as most of the times cheaper

1:12 am

jillibus

s'ok, OSGD!

1:12 am

westford

very true

1:12 am

Farruska

Hallo Herin

1:14 am

jillibus

well, for Canadians shopping online in the States it can be expensive -- extra duty and taxes, and cost of returning things if not satisfactory

1:15 am

westford

I try to avoid the ones that ask for taxes and do free shipping whenever I can

1:15 am

herinfernallady

HI Farr. I was just checking my blog

1:16 am

westford

I'm sure it won't be long before all states require taxes for on-line shopping

1:17 am

westford

used to love shopping in New Hampshire

1:17 am

jillibus

we can't avoid the duty thing, and a while ago I bought something with free shipping but it wasn't right -- it cost me almost as much in postage to return it as the item cost. Free returns are USA only -- we get nailed.

1:18 am

Farruska

I never buy in the US because of the shipping price and it always get stuck on customs. Funny is when I buy from Japan, it never gets stuck

1:18 am

westford

that can be a real problem jilli I shop on-line at a lot of brick and mortar stores so can return things that way

1:19 am

westford

I had no idea you had to pay duty and customs

1:20 am

westford

we certainly do run the gamut of subjects here, don't we?

1:20 am

jillibus

the online stores we shop at don't have brick-and-mortar here.

1:20 am

Farruska

everything coming out of the european union is considered imports, therefore one has to pay taxes over it ;-) there is a maximum non payable but with the shipping costs is almost impossible to buy anything

1:21 am

anike

fireworks

1:21 am

VolleymomDee

hi all!

1:22 am

westford

yay anike !!

1:22 am

jillibus

YAY anike!!!

1:22 am

westford

hi dee how's your shoulder?

1:22 am

jillibus

hi dee hi!!!

1:22 am

VolleymomDee

better ty so much for asking!

1:22 am

VolleymomDee

hugs jili wtg anike

1:23 am

westford

happy to hear it

1:23 am

anike

Bye everyone - happy babbling

1:23 am

westford

bye anike

1:24 am

Farruska

bye anike!

1:25 am

jillibus

bye anike

1:26 am

Farruska

I'm also on the go, baby T has awake :-) bbl

1:27 am

herinfernallady

I am kind of here I need to find my pic for igoogle

1:27 am

westford

hope to see you again Farr

1:28 am

jillibus

bye farruska

1:29 am

jillibus

Well, once through the list and 49 left. Also watching Obama's debate on CNN.

1:29 am

jillibus

And need a small break :)

1:29 am

westford

who is he debating? I hadn't heard

1:30 am

VolleymomDee

I didn't know he was eiether

1:30 am

VolleymomDee

either.. even...

1:31 am

VolleymomDee

my blood pressure goes too high if I watch...

1:31 am

westford

I just hate to watch the news anymore

1:31 am

VolleymomDee

meeee too west

1:32 am

westford

I read enough of it on-line

1:32 am

herinfernallady

I am watching Wipeout. I was out half the day. my brain hurts

1:32 am

westford

what is that herin

1:32 am

westford

a show about surfers?

1:32 am

VolleymomDee

oooh, what brain food can we give herin...

1:33 am

herinfernallady

Err now stupid American game show

1:33 am

westford

I have never seen it and I think I'm glad lol

1:34 am

westford

we love to import all our gems lol

1:34 am

VolleymomDee

lol

1:34 am

herinfernallady

I am trying to cool off. I felt very ill before

1:35 am

westford

it's hard to remember that you are having summer while we are freezing

1:35 am

VolleymomDee

hope you didn't get heat stroke

1:35 am

westford

heat can really get you down

1:36 am

herinfernallady

No heat stroke. I just don't deal with being out side too long. I did buy my sneakers

1:37 am

westford

that's good now you can stay in and cool off

1:37 am

VolleymomDee

I think I do worse in excessive heat than in excessive cold

1:37 am

westford

me too dee at least with the cold we can layer our clothing

1:37 am

jillibus

Obama was debating the Republican caucus -- fascinating. I'm sure you'll be hearing about it if you watch the news at all.

1:37 am

VolleymomDee

exactly

1:38 am

herinfernallady

and bought coffee. if i had to drink instant stuff again tommorrow I would not be happy

1:39 am

westford

I'm sorry I missed it jilli

1:39 am

jillibus

This was on live TV today -- I'm watching a rerun summary

1:39 am

westford

oh herin that is the worst

1:40 am

herinfernallady

It was so bad that even my b.f that will and does eat/drink most things tossed it

1:40 am

westford

I have a cat question. Every night when I sit and babble the old cat sits on the arm of my chair and bites her nails the sound is enough to drive me up a wall

1:40 am

VolleymomDee

the only instant coffee I can stand is the suisse international brand

1:40 am

jillibus

oh, funny cat!

1:40 am

flosey

I think I'd invite that cat outside for a bit

1:41 am

westford

she just clicks them and it's really annoying

1:41 am

westford

lol flosey can't do that it's about -10F wind chill

1:41 am

flosey

wow, that's chilly

1:41 am

VolleymomDee

hi flosey, nice icon

1:42 am

westford

we are having an Arctic blast

1:42 am

flosey

hi Dee, thanks, was difficult to find squares in nature

1:43 am

westford

I like it too flosey do you know where it is?

1:43 am

flosey

this isn't, exactly, but best I could do

1:43 am

VolleymomDee

very nice :)

1:43 am

flosey

no idea west, just googled it

1:43 am

jillibus

I'm disappointed that my icon, which really did find squares (sort of) in nature, seems to have been overlooked.

1:43 am

flosey

oh jilli, sorry, not overlooked, I read it, interesting

1:43 am

westford

I commented jilli and I thought of you working in the hotel

1:44 am

westford

and the icy cold water

1:44 am

westford

it was there, wasn't it?

1:44 am

VolleymomDee

always very interesting... just noticed the colors of flosey's right off; black and white is hard to see in the puny icons on my screen

1:44 am

jillibus

west, your memory of items about other people is truly amazing!

1:44 am

jillibus

yes, it was there.

1:45 am

jillibus

I also think that the photograph is brilliant

1:45 am

westford

I love your story jilli even the sad parts I wish you would write it all down

1:46 am

VolleymomDee

so true about west and always remembering... really appreciate that trait

1:46 am

jillibus

hugs to west

1:46 am

westford

would be helpful if I could remember where I put things lol

1:46 am

VolleymomDee

lol

1:46 am

westford

hugs back jilli

1:47 am

herinfernallady

West your cat does it to pee you off and to even out the claws. My cat does it to clean her paws. My friends cat did it as a nueratic thing

1:48 am

westford

I think you're right herin I'm not paying enough attention to her and my laptop is taking her favorite place

1:49 am

Jellen

Hi, gang! NBT

1:49 am

westford

how are your two kitties?

1:49 am

westford

hi jellen and wtg !!

1:49 am

VolleymomDee

wtg jell

1:51 am

westford

before I go to the list may I have the stats for the 9 please?

1:52 am

herinfernallady

Hi Jellen

1:52 am

herinfernallady

West kitties do that

1:52 am

VolleymomDee

ar 8/40 and ar 9/54 its plural

1:52 am

flosey

don't have it west

1:52 am

westford

I know lol

1:52 am

westford

thanks dee

1:53 am

VolleymomDee

yw

1:53 am

herinfernallady

too warm need sleep. hi flossey too

1:53 am

flosey

hi herin

1:53 am

westford

got them !!

1:53 am

herinfernallady

clue?

1:54 am

VolleymomDee

wtg

1:54 am

westford

starts with 'bum' ends with cheeks lol

1:55 am

westford

or a man's name and plural

1:55 am

Jellen

Ooh, got them, too!

1:55 am

westford

pretty good clue huh? lol

1:56 am

herinfernallady

good clue but I can't think

1:56 am

westford

you have to speak Brit for the first part

1:56 am

Jellen

OR ar + division of Congress

1:56 am

westford

he's a pain in the ar**

1:56 am

jillibus

that jo7 (girl's name) is also an old gold Portuguese coin, fer hevvinsake

1:56 am

westford

same thing jellen lol

1:57 am

westford

that must be my last j

1:57 am

VolleymomDee

a crime of lighting fires (sub a different vowel at end of that word) + en 5 (and 6) minus the 1st e....

1:57 am

herinfernallady

Thank you

1:57 am

westford

Farruska would know it jilli

1:57 am

herinfernallady

i got stuck with the word to kill someone

1:57 am

VolleymomDee

yw

1:58 am

jillibus

maybe, west, although it's antique

1:59 am

westford

she's originally from Portugal

1:59 am

westford

or maybe you already knew that

2:04 am

flosey

22 to go and think I'm ready to sleep, goodnight all

2:04 am

Jellen

G'night, flosey

2:05 am

westford

good night flosey sleep well and no floods

2:05 am

flosey

thanks west, for sure, had enough of that

2:07 am

jillibus

night flosey

2:08 am

jillibus

yes, west, I did know about farruska's being from Portugal -- and trilingual, at least!

2:09 am

westford

pretty amazing

2:11 am

jillibus

never would have found ro5/10 without morewords

2:11 am

herinfernallady

runs about nakkid since efveryone is gown

2:12 am

westford

go for it herin just don't answer the door

2:12 am

jillibus

when it's hot I like a cool shower and air-dry ;)

2:14 am

westford

I can never get dry when it's hot and humid

2:14 am

herinfernallady

see when I say that the chat lives up how embarising

2:14 am

westford

so I dress in front of the a/c

2:14 am

westford

we're just getting our second winds lol

2:15 am

jillibus

no a/c here

2:16 am

westford

we do need it upstairs we're right against the roof so it's like an oven

2:16 am

VolleymomDee

fireworks

2:16 am

jillibus

YAY dee!!!

2:16 am

westford

yay dee !!

2:16 am

herinfernallady

Yah Volley

2:16 am

VolleymomDee

ty

2:16 am

jillibus

my house is one storey.

2:16 am

westford

If I could stop chatting I might be further on

2:16 am

VolleymomDee

I wish mine were on one floor

2:17 am

VolleymomDee

lol so true west; takes me all night when I chat

2:17 am

herinfernallady

I can say earlier i sacked out infront of the air con with a towel toga

2:17 am

westford

we think the second floor was an add-on

2:17 am

jillibus

but chat with you is more than half the fun

2:17 am

VolleymomDee

great idea herin

2:17 am

VolleymomDee

agree jili

2:17 am

VolleymomDee

may I help anyone?

2:18 am

westford

it is fun to chat that's why I like this game so much

2:18 am

westford

still too many but thanks dee

2:18 am

jillibus

how odd of the Ladies to add a floor -- or was it a previous owner?

2:19 am

VolleymomDee

yqw... too many repeated letters, so I used lickety very early

2:19 am

westford

we think they must have there is a bedroom on the first floor but they turned that into a den

2:20 am

VolleymomDee

oh west, i learned how to do 2 new things today!

2:20 am

westford

2 bedrooms and the teeniest bathroom on the second

2:20 am

westford

outstanding !! I told you you'd be teaching a class in no time

2:21 am

VolleymomDee

I made a new icon for babble, and I learned how to recolor a background on a picture in adobe 8. I still don't like it as well as the old one, but at least I got it accomplished

2:21 am

westford

there are so many things to learn good job !!

2:22 am

VolleymomDee

lol doubtful... the newer software is illogical, so when I return to do the same thing, I forgot what I did... I am going to have to take better notes

2:22 am

westford

I imagine it will all fall into place

2:22 am

VolleymomDee

Oh, and I messed about in MS Paint... interesting, but I doubt I ever use that

2:23 am

westford

it really is amazing what there is

2:23 am

VolleymomDee

the new recipe software is junk... keeps having conflicts with windows 7, so I may have that removed

2:23 am

westford

I remember our first computer and printer

2:23 am

herinfernallady

My first computer was a Amiga

2:24 am

westford

I remember those

2:24 am

VolleymomDee

I am trying to figure out a way to do recipes in word... I have had 2 softwares become antiquated with no updates and have lost those recipes, so thinking maybe I will just put them in word as a document

2:24 am

VolleymomDee

my 1st was a crutchfield

2:24 am

westford

dee I didn't realize you could use different versions of windows on the same computer

2:25 am

westford

I really don't care much for word but I haven't tried to learn much about it

2:25 am

VolleymomDee

I only have windows 7 home premium...

2:25 am

westford

I don't like that it second guesses me

2:26 am

VolleymomDee

agree

2:26 am

westford

my husband is jonesing for the new iPad lol

2:26 am

VolleymomDee

I liked the old word in office small business 2000; it allowed you to turn off those auto guesses; haven't figured out how to do that with this one yet

2:26 am

VolleymomDee

lol

2:27 am

westford

I have used PC's at work and I loved the little paper clip guy

2:27 am

VolleymomDee

lol

2:27 am

jillibus

if you want to type something on the iPad, do you have to put it down flat and peer over your hands to see what you've done?

2:27 am

westford

is he still around?

2:28 am

VolleymomDee

I don't know... haven't looked for him yet

2:28 am

westford

I don't think so jilli the keyboard is at the bottom

2:28 am

jillibus

I have Word 97 -- guess I should upgrade but I seldom use it

2:28 am

VolleymomDee

I liked that one, too, jili

2:28 am

westford

I can type on my iPhone without any trouble and that is much smaller

2:29 am

jillibus

well, yes, but you'd still have to have it all flat

2:29 am

VolleymomDee

lots of my friends have moved back to word perfect because they don't like word

2:29 am

jillibus

I never used word perfect -- used works

2:29 am

FMitch

Good Evening/morning all,
How is the grid today?

2:30 am

westford

I just hold my iPhone in one hand and type with the other

2:30 am

jillibus

Hi FM -- quite friendly -- love your icon

2:30 am

westford

hi FM the grid isn't bad today

2:30 am

jillibus

I don't have or need an iPhone

2:30 am

westford

yes, good squares

2:30 am

jillibus

I'm a fuddydud I guess

2:31 am

FMitch

Hi westie Volley and jilli dear :)

2:31 am

VolleymomDee

saw 2 interesting movies this week; one was named "Strangers in Good Company" and the other "Arranged"... old netflix flics. Howdy fm

2:31 am

westford

no, you're not jilli I do like mine though

2:31 am

westford

I shall put them in my queue

2:31 am

VolleymomDee

what was the theme today?

2:31 am

FMitch

great icon too jill and love yrs westie.

2:32 am

westford

I'm always looking for new movies

2:32 am

westford

have a piece FM lol

2:32 am

VolleymomDee

me, too, west; fortunately my brother is also a movie buff, so gives me lots to queue

2:32 am

jillibus

oh, FM, I didn't see your squares -- was admiring the woods with the sun shining through

2:32 am

Haz1558

Good morning/evening all. We've got a little snow again.

2:32 am

westford

the theme is 'squares in nature'

2:32 am

jillibus

ty FM

2:32 am

VolleymomDee

what was the icon theme? I may have to see if I can change mine to match.

2:33 am

jillibus

hello Haz

2:33 am

herinfernallady

HI Haz. I will have snow for the 35C weather hear

2:33 am

westford

oh no haz and hello

2:33 am

VolleymomDee

hmmmm brb

2:33 am

herinfernallady

(here sorry)

2:33 am

westford

waiting for your report

2:33 am

FMitch

mm perfect for breakfast :)
The tree icon is one of Ata's photos, she is so talented!
Hi herin.

2:33 am

Haz1558

It's not a huge amount but it is cold again. Agree that Ata's picture is lovely.

2:33 am

jillibus

she certainly is! (ata)

2:34 am

FMitch

Good morning Haz, wondered if you would get some snow when I was watching the forecast this morning.

2:34 am

westford

I have an aerial view must refresh

2:35 am

westford

it didn't work or is there a very tiny tree in there?

2:35 am

Haz1558

I had got out of the habit of looking at the weather forecast, so this came as a bit of a surprise. Still, it is January.

2:35 am

FMitch

sorry west, I changed my icon so you missed the tree pic.

2:36 am

herinfernallady

Hi FM see now I can blame that typo on FM :P

2:36 am

westford

oh, okay I'm sorry I missed it

2:36 am

FMitch

*grin*

2:37 am

westford

haz I have waited long enough to hear if you drove up and down the ramp for womankind

2:37 am

FMitch

It is cold here but so bright and sunny, lovely to see a cloudless start to the day.

2:37 am

Haz1558

It's like old times. The volcano is back!

2:37 am

westford

I'd so rather have sun and blue skies than grey

2:38 am

FMitch

yes! I can cope with cold and bright but cold and grey just brings me down.

2:38 am

westford

we were happy to see her haz

2:38 am

jillibus

Haz, I'm so ashamed -- I didn't see the volcano until someone mentioned it!

2:38 am

VolleymomDee

here's a square from a pic my hubby took at the Outer Banks

2:39 am

westford

that's outstanding dee!!

2:39 am

FMitch

Good pic Volley

2:39 am

westford

were you there recently?

2:39 am

jillibus

great photo, dee!

2:39 am

VolleymomDee

he is an amazing photographer at landscapes and outside, but awful at portraits. Two summers ago.

2:39 am

Haz1558

It's not your fault, jillibus, I blame Dr-G for neglecting the volcano.

2:39 am

VolleymomDee

Ty jili

2:39 am

joshuavorbis

hi and nbt

2:40 am

jillibus

btw, those who just arrived, the buffalo is here too

2:40 am

VolleymomDee

my favorite place ever

2:40 am

VolleymomDee

wtg josh

2:40 am

westford

hi josh..where'd you go???

2:40 am

jillibus

hi josh

2:40 am

FMitch

west I think Haz missed yr question - she did do the ramp.

2:41 am

westford

I must go now but I would really like haz to tell me

2:41 am

joshuavorbis

i went to restart my browser after it crashed after commenting on babble, like always

2:41 am

westford

ah she's modest

2:41 am

Haz1558

Sorry, west, was attending to Spangle. Yes, I did the ramp of doom and emerged victorious.

2:41 am

westford

I know josh..just joshing ya'

2:41 am

joshuavorbis

nyuk nyuk

2:41 am

joshuavorbis

woop woop woo woo woo

2:41 am

FMitch

Hi josh

2:41 am

westford

trumpets blaring for haz !!

2:42 am

Haz1558

I refused help twice. It was scary but doable.

2:42 am

jillibus

ramp of doom?

2:42 am

westford

you are one brave woman

2:42 am

Haz1558

I'm just stubborn, westford!

2:43 am

FMitch

*pins rosette on Haz*

2:43 am

Haz1558

Jillibus, I took my car to have it steam cleaned underneath. This entailed driving the car up a ramp until the car was about 10 feet up, small guide rails but a void underneath for the man to stand. That's not so bad, it's reversing back down again at an angle.

2:43 am

herinfernallady

sorry I just found something too funny to watch

2:44 am

Haz1558

Most women let the men at the cleaning place do it for them. My reckoning is that if I drive a car, I should be able to do it myself.

2:45 am

Haz1558

I don't have the same theory when it comes to anything mechanical, I'm happy to play the helpless female at those times.

2:46 am

jillibus

Ooh Haz! You ARE brave!

2:46 am

Haz1558

Thankfully, I only have to be brave once a year....

2:47 am

FMitch

LOL!

2:47 am

Haz1558

Anyway, it was all for a good cause, it was to help get my car ready for its annual inspection for roadworthiness - it passed.

2:47 am

VolleymomDee

congrats haz on your courage! You are much braver than I! Well, all, I must bid you adieu.

2:48 am

jillibus

I wonder if my car has ever been steam cleaned underneath. I just take it in and leave it for servicing. They vacuum the floors and wash it, but underneath . . I don't now

2:48 am

Haz1558

Thanks, Volley, have a good day.

2:48 am

westford

good night dee sleep peacefully

2:48 am

VolleymomDee

you, too; have a great day/eve... poofing with hugs!

2:48 am

Haz1558

I do feel sorry for the man who has to do the steam cleaning. Such a drippy job.

2:49 am

jillibus

I don't know, I mean (typo time has arrived -- bedtime approaches)

2:49 am

westford

I was wondering the same thing jilli we had our engine steam cleaned once but that was at ground level

2:49 am

FMitch

Bye Volley and I must go too forgot I am supposed to be emailing something out for a client! Back in about half an hour.

2:49 am

jillibus

night dee!

2:49 am

Haz1558

See you later, FM.

2:50 am

westford

and I am going as well

2:50 am

westford

good-bye everyone

2:51 am

jillibus

bye west

2:51 am

herinfernallady

laters

2:51 am

jillibus

I think just about every word here has a plural

2:51 am

Haz1558

Bye westford.

2:54 am

Frances

s

2:58 am

jillibus

* * fireworks * *

2:58 am

Haz1558

Well done, jillibus!

3:00 am

jillibus

thanks, Haz

3:00 am

jillibus

Does anyone here need help yet?

3:00 am

Jellen

Wtg, jilli!

3:00 am

jillibus

ty jellen :)

3:00 am

Haz1558

Not me, thanks.

3:01 am

jillibus

pretty late for you, isn't it, jellen?

3:01 am

Jellen

No, thank you...I have 50 left...

3:01 am

Jellen

Yes, it is...I've become quite a night owl lately...

3:02 am

jillibus

Well, I'll head for bed, then -- happy babbling, all!

3:03 am

Jellen

G'night, jilli

3:03 am

Haz1558

Good night, jillibus, sleep well.

3:03 am

jillibus

and *poof*

3:14 am

rubyfoo

gd morning everybody

3:14 am

Haz1558

Good morning, ruby.

3:15 am

Jellen

Hello, ruby

3:15 am

rubyfoo

hello hello, haz and jellen

3:15 am

rubyfoo

we had snow again last night, maybe it wil clean the stinky dogs!

3:16 am

Haz1558

I wouldn't rely on it, ruby.

3:16 am

rubyfoo

it can't be worse than rain....

3:16 am

lynxxx

Hi Haz Jellen & Ruby

3:17 am

Haz1558

It still ends up wet.

3:17 am

Haz1558

Good evening, lynxxx.

3:17 am

Jellen

Hi, lynxxx

3:17 am

rubyfoo

hi lynxxx

3:17 am

rubyfoo

and big footprints all over the house

3:17 am

FMitch

Back again and Hi lynxxx ruby and Jellen!

3:17 am

lynxxx

hi FM

3:17 am

Jellen

Hi, FMitch

3:17 am

rubyfoo

hi FM

3:17 am

Haz1558

Hello again, FM>

3:19 am

FMitch

Jellen haven't seen you for a while hope you are well and how is the other half doing?

3:20 am

FMitch

Haz, I was looking at new TVs yesterday, technology has gone leaps and bounds from the sets I currently have but sheesh the cost!

3:21 am

Haz1558

I know. The first time I looked at TVs I couldn't understand where the backs of them had gone, they're all so slim.

3:21 am

Jellen

I am well, and Tim is recovering from a mild bug, but otherwise fine.

3:22 am

FMitch

Can't get channel 5 here as you have to be digital and none of my sets are.

Good to hear Jellen.

3:22 am

Haz1558

To be honest, unless you have a huge screen, I doubt if all the HD stuff is worth it.

3:22 am

Haz1558

The size of some of the TVs makes you think that they would need a room all of their own.

3:23 am

lynxxx

but you can buy a box to convert FM and they are very cheap

3:24 am

FMitch

I know! To replace 3 TVs is going to cost about Â£900 but inc in that is the installation, tutorial and removal of old sets.

Yes lynxx am definately looking at that option in the light of the Â£Â£

3:24 am

Haz1558

Everybody will have to go digital over here by 2012. They're switching off the analogue service. (Just because I've typed this, doesn't mean that I understand any of it.)

3:24 am

rubyfoo

our HD isn't that big, but it's in a small room, just at the foot of the bed, and what it's good for is that it makes eyes look incredible! You can see all the color flecks in light eyes (also, unfortunately, all the pock marks, etc.)

3:24 am

FMitch

lol HAz

3:25 am

lynxxx

They are doing the same here Haz

3:25 am

Haz1558

I used Nectar points at Sainsburys to buy one TV.... or at least to put towards the cost.

3:27 am

Haz1558

We took the plunge for digital when we revamped a bedroom into a small sitting room and needed to put a TV in there. There seemed no point in buying anything other than digital and then of course, it made the old TV look worse.

3:27 am

FMitch

When I took Mum out shopping last week at Sainsburys the nice lady at the till put all the points on my card as Mum didn't have one.

3:28 am

Haz1558

You should take your Mum shopping more often!

3:28 am

FMitch

Indeed esp as she spent about Â£80!

3:29 am

Haz1558

The points do add up quite nicely, I had racked up about Â£80 worth last year.

3:29 am

lynxxx

What is your icon FM? an aerial shot of your new house

3:30 am

FMitch

It is good being that much nearer to her, am able to take her to hospital in a couple of weeks for a check up - before it would have been a marathon to try and organise.

3:30 am

Haz1558

You made the right move, there's no doubt about that.

3:31 am

Haz1558

That shot is definitely not of Irish fields - our patchwork of fields is never as regular as that!

3:31 am

FMitch

lynxx, am following todays icon theme, squares from nature, although given that I am surrounded by farms and rural idyll it is not that far off the mark I guess :)

3:31 am

lynxxx

You have been sounding very happy FM, the move was obviously overdue anyway

3:31 am

FMitch

:)

3:32 am

lynxxx

another Ata theme

3:33 am

FMitch

Shame she is not around to join in, don't think she is back yet.

3:34 am

rubyfoo

where did ata go?

3:34 am

Haz1558

She'll flop in one of these days.

3:35 am

FMitch

Ata is visiting her sister in the Cotswolds.

3:36 am

rubyfoo

aeon

3:36 am

Jellen

I must go. I'm enjoying the chat, but my brain's too slow to chime in...

3:36 am

FMitch

Oh Haz, talking of which, do you know yet wich hotel you will be staying at?

3:36 am

rubyfoo

whoops, sorry, too excited to find that. PB for me

3:36 am

Haz1558

Yes, the Royal Garden Hotel in Kensington.

3:36 am

FMitch

Nighty night Jellen

3:36 am

lynxxx

Bye Jellen. Pleased to hear Tims getting better

3:37 am

Haz1558

Bye, Jellen.

3:37 am

FMitch

Oh very nice!!! anmd central too, perfect!

3:37 am

lynxxx

BBS need to set table for dinner

3:37 am

Haz1558

See you later, lynxxx.

3:38 am

rubyfoo

enjoy dinner

3:38 am

Haz1558

Yes, it's billed as being pretty central, apparently it's being renovated but it should mostly be finished by the time we get there.

3:40 am

FMitch

I've already checked out the train time tables.

3:40 am

Haz1558

Fingers crossed British Rail don't go on strike. Is there still British Rail or is it all divided up now?

3:41 am

FMitch

ruby Haz and I met up a year ago for the first time Ata and I have met up many times over the last couple of years but we are hoping that the 3 of us will meet up at the end of Feb - so exciting!

3:41 am

rubyfoo

that is so nice!

3:42 am

FMitch

Southern Rail I think here but then again who knows, so long as it works then I don't mind.

3:43 am

Haz1558

I've only spoken to Ata on the phone, it'll be interesting to see her in the flesh.

3:43 am

rubyfoo

three babblers walked into a bar......

3:44 am

FMitch

LOL and the first babbler said "crwth"

3:44 am

rubyfoo

the welsh one

3:45 am

Haz1558

I'd be better with the Scots words.

3:46 am

FMitch

the 2nd babbler said "ywis" and after that the all fell about laughing at etuis, eros and nene and the lipstick tree (which hasn't been in the grid for ages)

3:47 am

rubyfoo

too funny

3:47 am

Haz1558

It's funny, I was thinking about the lipstick tree this morning - the letters are there, just not in the right place.

3:48 am

rubyfoo

what's the lipstick tree?

3:48 am

Haz1558

anatto

3:48 am

FMitch

I remember it from the early days as it used to appear quite often and with variant spellings, now I would be hard pushed to spot it.

3:49 am

rubyfoo

I think anatto is a colorant used in Cuban and PR food!

3:49 am

rubyfoo

sazon goya

3:49 am

Haz1558

Let me check, I'll google it.

3:50 am

FMitch

*puts kettle on whilst Haz googles*

3:50 am

Haz1558

annato - definitely lipstick tree, and variations thereof.

3:50 am

FMitch

oh that was quick!

3:51 am

Haz1558

arnatto is the dye.

3:51 am

rubyfoo

so why isn't it allowed?

3:51 am

Haz1558

It's not in the grid.

3:51 am

Haz1558

It's just that the letters were there, just not in the right places.

3:55 am

FMitch

Am going to take a walk into the village and get the weekend papers. TTFN and Happy Babbling

3:55 am

Haz1558

Bye FM. I'm going as well, shopping to do.... See you later, bye ruby!

3:56 am

rubyfoo

bye haz, as always, tks for the illumination!

3:56 am

rubyfoo

have a nice day

3:56 am

Haz1558

No problem! *gone*

3:56 am

rubyfoo

bye FM

4:11 am

rumplestiltskin

na5/10 please

4:12 am

lynxxx

na & ***t or exam

4:13 am

rumplestiltskin

TY lynxxx, got it

4:13 am

lynxxx

yw, and hi

4:42 am

Brookie

Hi everyone!

4:43 am

lynxxx

hi Brookie

4:43 am

Brookie

How are you doing today? Do you know I have a friend from Australia visiting me in a couple weeks?

4:44 am

Andree

hi everyone

4:44 am

Brookie

hi andree!

4:44 am

Andree

i am watching the tennis

4:45 am

Brookie

Is it a good match?

4:45 am

lynxxx

hi Andree. Hugo is too cute, looks like a rascal

4:45 am

lynxxx

Brookie, am very well. Where is your friend from again?

4:46 am

Brookie

Melboune. We met on eHarmony.

4:46 am

Andree

yes serena is getting a run for her money but looks like winning

4:46 am

Brookie

I'm extremely nervous, in a good way!

4:47 am

Brookie

I'd participate in the tennis chat, but I'm afraid I'm an ignoramous on that subject!

4:47 am

lynxxx

Wow..a potential love match. Well melbourne is a good town - hope he doesn't spoil our reputation!

4:47 am

Brookie

He loves where he lives. The only problem is, with my children, I'm not in a position to move out there.

4:47 am

Andree

me too this year this is the first i have watched the game through, final is usually a good match

4:48 am

Brookie

But this is our first meeting, so I'll try not to get ahead of myself!

4:48 am

lynxxx

Why is that? Your ex has access? but you are right - early days yet!

4:49 am

Andree

brookie, good luck with the meeting, i do think you are brave

4:49 am

Brookie

It's primarily my oldest son that is the issue... my ex and I have 50/50 custody.

4:49 am

Andree

thats it serena wins yet another grand slam

4:49 am

Brookie

Well, he'll be here Feb. 13th - March 3rd, so I'll let you know how it goes! :-)

4:50 am

Andree

is he staying with you?

4:50 am

Brookie

He's not staying with me the first 2 nights, as my oldest son will be with me, but after that he is.

4:50 am

lynxxx

Just in time for Valentine's day, how romantic. Another babbler met some-one on line, they are now engaged, living together and seem very very happy

4:51 am

Brookie

Of course, if I don't like him, I guess I don't have to invite him in!

4:51 am

Brookie

It's amazing how many matches are made online

4:53 am

lynxxx

Where in Melbourne is he from Brookie?

4:55 am

Andree

what if you don't like him and he is expecting to stay

4:55 am

Brookie

Good question. I'll find out his address. (He doesn't have my full address yet, either.) My dad is a major cyberstalker of all my potential suitors, and Nick (my friend in Melbourne) said he's happy to show him his passports and drivers license.

4:55 am

Brookie

if i don't like him i guess he'll stay in a hotel the whole time.

4:56 am

Brookie

but i think i'll like him. We've emailed/chatted/and Skyped for hours and hours and hours.

4:57 am

bojazz

morning Babblers - hope you are all well, feisty and looking forward to the WEEKend

4:58 am

Brookie

Good morning, bojazz!

4:58 am

lynxxx

hi Bojazz

4:59 am

Andree

hi boj

5:01 am

lynxxx

phantom:starnose

5:02 am

Brookie

You're very smart, lynxxx, I didn't see that one!

5:03 am

lynxxx

not smart, just playing to long

5:03 am

Brookie

lolo

5:03 am

Brookie

lol, i meant

5:11 am

o-o

Knock Knock!

5:12 am

lynxxx

who's there?

5:12 am

o-o

Pencil.

5:12 am

Soodle

Pencil who@

5:12 am

Andree

pencil who

5:12 am

o-o

Pencil fall down if you don't have a belt.

5:12 am

Andree

lol bab

5:12 am

lynxxx

groan

5:12 am

Soodle

rofl, BR

5:13 am

bojazz

Brookie - hope the intercontinental romance works out - romance is wonderful. i can say this about Austrailians - everyone of them i met were very, very nice, and friendly folks

5:13 am

lynxxx

na5.10 is an extremely good ending

5:14 am

bojazz

hi BR & Soodle - good joke BR. think my grands will get a chuckle out of that

5:15 am

Soodle

Morning all. Brookie - I am very excited for you. Hope it works out very well.

5:15 am

lynxxx

hi Soodle

5:16 am

Andree

hi soodle

5:28 am

Andree

to bed for me, bye all and happy babbling

5:28 am

bojazz

everybody left for breakfast or went back to bed???

5:29 am

Andree

brookie will be looking forward to hearing about your meeting, hope valentines day is a good sign for you

5:29 am

lynxxx

goodnight Andree

5:40 am

lynxxx

I'm not seeing anymore so I will be off too - night everyone

5:40 am

Brookie

Just got back on... good night lynxxx and sorry i missed andree

5:40 am

Brookie

and thanks for the comments bojazzand soodle

5:57 am

rolin

hey brookie..i speak from experience..net relationships can work out really well...but we didnt have the complication of younger kids

5:58 am

Brookie

Hi Rolin, how are you doing?

5:59 am

rolin

im good... looking out on a beautiful day..if a little chilly

5:59 am

Brookie

As far as the children, that will be a "complication" regardless if I met someone on the Internet or if I meet them in more traditional circumstances.

6:00 am

Brookie

I've been finding out really quickly which men are kid-friendly and which ones aren't.

6:00 am

bojazz

Brookie - do you have a dog?

6:00 am

Brookie

No, I don't, bojazz. Why do you ask?

6:00 am

rolin

absolutely..and thats the way to look at it... how different is it to meeting someone r/t in a bar or a party

6:01 am

bojazz

i read somewhere that you can judge a man pretty well by the way he treats your dog - that got me in well with my last girl friend

6:02 am

Brookie

That's good advice, bojazz, and belated congrats for making a fine impression on your last girlfriend!

6:02 am

bojazz

her dog took to me right away and smoothed things over nicely at the beginning

6:02 am

Brookie

That's very sweet!

6:03 am

bojazz

neede all the help i could get - she's much, much younger than me

6:03 am

Brookie

How much younger?

6:04 am

bojazz

young enough to be my daughter - pretty big gap

6:04 am

bojazz

my daughter was not amused - at all1

6:04 am

Brookie

Well, I'm glad her dog saw through the age barrier right away.

6:05 am

Brookie

I'm going back to bed now... have a great day!

6:05 am

msilver620

hi

6:06 am

bojazz

hi msilver

6:07 am

FMitch

My last relationship worked well with a 19 year age gap.

6:07 am

bojazz

hi FM

6:07 am

FMitch

Hi bo

6:08 am

bojazz

age is a state of mind - it's what you make of it

6:08 am

FMitch

exactly

6:08 am

bojazz

FM - your icon. is that an aerial phot of your estate???

6:09 am

bojazz

photo

6:09 am

FMitch

Oh I wish! no it's just a pic following the icon theme today of squares in nature.

6:10 am

bojazz

am i considered part of nature? my children sometimes think of me as "square"

6:10 am

FMitch

LOL

6:11 am

FMitch

With the lose terms re icons I am sure you could happily put up a pic of yrself and follow the theme :)

6:12 am

bojazz

my pic might frighten the choggers to the point of departure - btw were you on yesterday when the school kids took over the chog?

6:12 am

FMitch

my DH was only 2 years younger than you I realise looking at yr boi

6:13 am

FMitch

yes bo, we do get an influx from time to time but it's no big deal - not like the trolls we used to get.

6:13 am

bojazz

aaaah - didn't know about that

6:16 am

FMitch

Have seen a lot of coming and going in the chog over the years :)

6:16 am

FMitch

births, deaths and a few marriages too.

6:16 am

Soodle

What happened with the school kids? were they diruptive?

6:16 am

bojazz

i enjoy reading the comments - often times very entertaining and funny - sometimes helpful to the clueless, like me

6:17 am

FMitch

Hi soodle, ho they were just the usual 'give me a word' etc and then class was over.

6:17 am

bojazz

they dominated the chog and then began running long strings of letters and symbols - BR got in touch with Dr G and he shut them down

6:18 am

FMitch

Back in 10 have some emails to deal with.

6:18 am

Soodle

I have never come across trolls etc on Babble!

6:18 am

bojazz

well, duty calls so i am off to work - my wish for the very best day for all!! :)

6:19 am

Soodle

Cheers Bo. and you.

6:22 am

fuquayvarina

morning, babblers

6:23 am

hurshy

morning all

6:23 am

hurshy

ar8, ne8, and ?

6:25 am

Soodle

ar8 - crude word for nether regions, and word pertaining to birth,

6:25 am

hurshy

no, i have those, i am asking what the other 8 starts with.

6:26 am

Soodle

Ah. Sorry hursh - haven't got them yet.

6:26 am

fuquayvarina

no help here, I just started, hursh

6:27 am

fuquayvarina

Enjoying the fact that the grid is full of SNO this morning, as we have our great winter storm here in NC

6:28 am

hurshy

it's a good grid, i found all but 9 of the words easily, now am stuck on those

6:28 am

Soodle

I'm using a laptop for the first time, and finding the mouseless condidion very difficult.

6:29 am

Eva

hursh-ta7,8 and good morning to all

6:30 am

hurshy

thanks eva!

6:30 am

Anniebrook

I found an ar8 which a salt and plural

6:31 am

Anniebrook

*is

6:31 am

Anniebrook

and hello everyone

6:31 am

redturtlehead

Morning everyone. How many Inches Fuquay? I've been hearing about the storm on FB.

6:32 am

Anniebrook

good morning, red, eva, hurshy, fv, etal

6:32 am

fuquayvarina

so far about 4 maybe here, but probably more west and north of us

6:33 am

redturtlehead

4 is plenty for your area. So glad I am not there, I hate driving int hat stuff.

6:33 am

fuquayvarina

so glad it's a weekend and no question of having to go anywhere

6:37 am

redturtlehead

yes, the weekend makes it better. less people getting out.

6:39 am

redturtlehead

Did I murder the chat accidently?

6:41 am

Anniebrook

no red, you didnt. was deep into the grid. how is the new job?

6:41 am

redturtlehead

THank you Annie.

6:42 am

redturtlehead

the New job is going to be alright. It looks as if I can advance if I play my cards correctly, the policies etc at the hospital are a bit behind the nation...

6:42 am

redturtlehead

What is New with you?

6:43 am

Anniebrook

red, then you know, play your cards right. What's new..well, my friend was mugged Tuesday morining on the way to work and he knocked her down and she broke a bone in her knee. I have been busy going back and forth to the hospital.

6:44 am

redturtlehead

Annie, that is terrible!!!! the knee can be so painful. I hope she is getting good treatment....

6:44 am

Anniebrook

red, she is 76 years old and I hope she heals well. Today she is going to a rehab center which is supposed to be a good one. I hope.

6:45 am

redturtlehead

Oh no. If you can bring in Cookies for the staff, sadly, this will ensure they treat her a bit better.

6:45 am

redturtlehead

I am so sorry that has happened.

6:46 am

Anniebrook

I will be going to see her later and will bring cookies.

6:46 am

redturtlehead

That sort of thing really aggravates me, people are such animals.

6:47 am

redturtlehead

Ok, I am going for Coffee, would anyone like a refill

6:47 am

sukee

good morning. That mugging was awful. There is a guy here in Canada who is being chased by the cops. He goes into nursing homes and pretends to be a relative and robs seniors.

6:48 am

Anniebrook

I hope the mugger rots. She is also upset (besides the knee, of course) that we had tickets for a Broadway play which she wont get to see.

6:48 am

sukee

lowest of the low

6:48 am

Anniebrook

oh sukee, how horrible.

6:54 am

redturtlehead

Awful!

6:55 am

redturtlehead

Oh Annie. I hope when she gets out of the rehab place you and her can go and enjoy something else on Broadway.

6:55 am

Anniebrook

red, in your opinion, will she be able to walk eventually? I am very upset about this.

6:56 am

sukee

Mugging and robbery are bad enough but preying on the elderly is just beyond contempt

6:56 am

redturtlehead

It;s hard to say since I dont know the injury, but- they sent her to the facility as a short term rehab?

6:57 am

Anniebrook

I think so. She will be there for 21 days which is what Medicare covers. Then I dont know.

6:57 am

redturtlehead

A lot will depend on her condition before the injury, her motivation, and such

6:57 am

redturtlehead

She may have to walk with a walker or a cane...

6:58 am

Anniebrook

So I imagine taking the subways is not feasible anymore. She is in excellent shape and we went everywhere by public transportation. She is a childhood friend. I know her for 70 years.

7:00 am

redturtlehead

With the excellent physical condition, she has a much better chance of regaining her independence. a lot of people use a cane and get around on Subways well...

7:01 am

Marmar

Annie, Red, everyone, hello. I've been lurking and actually have to go now but the story about your friend just sickens me. I will certainly remember her on my prayer list if you don't mind.

7:01 am

Anniebrook

That is encouraging. We will have to wait and see. The next 6 weeks will tell the tale.

7:01 am

Anniebrook

Marmar, Thank you so much. I will tell her.

7:02 am

redturtlehead

Yes. I think anytime someone older than 60 falls we get nervous, but if she feels motivated, and can do the rehab, things could turn out pretty well.

7:02 am

Marmar

No problem, bye all, best wishes for the rest of the weekend.

7:03 am

Anniebrook

She is motivated..wants to be active again. We have to keep her spirits up.

7:04 am

Anniebrook

Thanks red..I will tell her I "spoke" to you and to keep on truckin.

7:07 am

redturtlehead

THe thing is that she may have some aches and pains that are new, but...I think most people would take some aching when walking compared to not getting on with regular activites. THis is just something I hate to hear. :(

7:09 am

Anniebrook

red, not walking is hellish to her so I am sure she will push herself to walk. Just horrible, horrible.

7:16 am

Uneaixoise

oh, Annie, I'm so very sorry to hear about your friend! Hope her rehab time is successful -- I know it helps to have such a sweet, attentive friend as you!

7:17 am

Anniebrook

Thanks Une. I hope she has great success in beginning to walk again so4.

7:18 am

Uneaixoise

grrrr . . . wish we Babblers could get our hands on the guy who did it!

7:18 am

Anniebrook

We would tear him from limb to limb. grrrr is right.

7:18 am

Uneaixoise

indeed!!

7:19 am

Anniebrook

She never saw his face. It all happened from behind. she saw him running away.

7:20 am

Uneaixoise

i can only imagine the mix of emotions she must be feeling -- anger, fear, frustration -- tell her there are a LOT of strangers here in BabbleLand who send her best wishes for a full recovery!

7:21 am

Anniebrook

Une, Thanks so much. I will certainly tell her that.

7:22 am

Anniebrook

Are there really tht many words beginning with se?

7:23 am

o-o

a chamber of congress and plural

7:23 am

Uneaixoise

methinks I've only barely begun with the se's!

7:23 am

Anniebrook

HI BR! I have those too, thanks

7:24 am

o-o

south of the border hims and hers

7:24 am

Uneaixoise

and I believe se5/10 and se6/18 were in yesterday's grid: se + 2000 lbs

7:24 am

Uneaixoise

tx BR!!

7:25 am

Anniebrook

thank you both!

7:26 am

Uneaixoise

and se5/6 that's almost a standard Crayon color

7:26 am

redturtlehead

sorry annie i had to get some light housekeeping done.

7:26 am

Uneaixoise

hey red :-)

7:26 am

Anniebrook

red, How is Teulu?

7:27 am

redturtlehead

he's doing well, much calmer lately, he is getting to be an old guy!

7:27 am

Uneaixoise

my Beagle mix was freaked out this morning -- she was too light to break thru the ice crust on top of the snow --"where's the ground???"

7:28 am

redturtlehead

oh une! the weather is amazing! did she slip and slide?

7:28 am

o-o

a device that responds to a stimulus or signal and plural

7:28 am

Anniebrook

I think of all the dogs on Babble as my extended pet family. Lucky dogs to have such great owners.

7:28 am

Uneaixoise

no slipping, but my larger coon mix dog was wobbly as each paw would break thru the crust but the others stayed on top!

7:28 am

Anniebrook

thanks, BR, have those two.

7:29 am

Uneaixoise

at first I thought she'd hurt her leg!

7:29 am

Uneaixoise

tx again, BR!!

7:29 am

Uneaixoise

my terrier mix thinks the snow is just too fab for words! LOL

7:29 am

Anniebrook

How many dogs do you have, Une?

7:30 am

Uneaixoise

3 -- all rescues :-)

7:30 am

redturtlehead

BR interesting stuff in your profile about prayer and forgiveness.

7:30 am

Anniebrook

What are their names and what breed are they or mix?

7:30 am

o-o

do they play tennis, Une?

7:31 am

Uneaixoise

Snowball is a little Beagle mix . . . Shelby is a terrier/shepherd-ish mix . . . and Momma is a large-ish coondog mix :-)

7:32 am

Uneaixoise

it's really weird, BR -- none of them even want to play catch with a tennis ball . . .but Shelby LOVES to play catch with her "Mean Kitty" stuffed toy LOL

7:32 am

Anniebrook

Snowball is the one I am familiar with.

7:32 am

Uneaixoise

right :-)

7:32 am

redturtlehead

LOL, teulu has a "Mean Kitty toy" too. He has not gotten into it though, one of his Holiday gifts.

7:34 am

Uneaixoise

Red, I've had to sew Mean Kitty's ears back on several times! LOL

7:34 am

Uneaixoise

Annie -- here's Shelby riding shotgun :-)

7:34 am

redturtlehead

I thought he would go for it, but I think he got too many toys. My family loves to give him gifts.

7:35 am

Uneaixoise

Red, I left an extra Mean Kitty at my mom's -- my brother came over with his Labradoodle who completely beheaded her! LOL

7:35 am

Anniebrook

Une, I love that picture of Shelby. Does she speak?

7:35 am

redturtlehead

Well, I like Mean kitty, so so far I am glad he hasn't gottne too into it...because he will shred it...

7:36 am

Uneaixoise

She "speaks" a little . . . but the big talker is Snowball the Beagle -- she and I have long howling sessions LOL!

7:36 am

Anniebrook

Do you have a picture of Momma?

7:36 am

redturtlehead

Ok I am taking a small break, be back in a bit.

7:36 am

Uneaixoise

and Momma was really quiet and standoffish at first, but now she's totally part of the gang!

7:37 am

Kaplan the Magne

Too many of the same letter in this grid!

7:37 am

Anniebrook

oh red, thank you for the adivce about my friend Phyllis. See you later.

7:37 am

Anniebrook

hello kaplan

7:38 am

Kaplan the Magne

Oh, hello.

7:38 am

Uneaixoise

Annie, here's Momma curled up in front of the fireplace at Xmas :-)

7:38 am

o-o

You only have to use the letters you need

7:39 am

periwinkle

morning everyone

7:39 am

Anniebrook

Momma looks quite cozy. Lucky dogs.

7:39 am

Anniebrook

morning, peri

7:39 am

o-o

Hello, peri

7:40 am

o-o

Une, you and that beagle ever get warned for disturbing the peace?

7:41 am

Uneaixoise

Annie, here's a closeup of Momma -- they named her that BTW 'cause they found her out at the fairgrounds with a litter of pups

7:41 am

Uneaixoise

BR, actually my mom's springer has made it clear that's not his favorite sound! LOL

7:42 am

periwinkle

Une, I thought you were talking about your human mama and then clicked on your icon and saw a dog LOL

7:42 am

Uneaixoise

peri LOL!!!!

7:43 am

Anniebrook

Une, It just breaks my heart. Look at those eyes. How can hearless can people be.

7:43 am

lil*monkey

Greetings from snowy Virginia!

7:43 am

lil*monkey

lil*monkey in da house

7:43 am

littlebit

MONKEY!!

7:43 am

Anniebrook

Hi lil!!

7:43 am

Uneaixoise

hey, Monkey!! Greetings to you from snowy Tennessee!

7:43 am

lil*monkey

LITTLEBITTY!

7:43 am

lil*monkey

Hi Une! How much snow there?

7:44 am

lil*monkey

hi Annie!

7:44 am

Uneaixoise

here in NashVegas 4-5 inches plus a thick crust of icy mix on top :-)

7:44 am

lil*monkey

littlebit, no pedicure today :( waaah

7:44 am

Anniebrook

*heartless too

7:44 am

littlebit

i know!!

7:44 am

Anniebrook

ooooh, then we are lucky here...temps only in the teens

7:45 am

Uneaixoise

Heard this morning that Asheville has a recordbreaking 12 inches! Wish we'd hear from Scarlett . . .

7:45 am

lil*monkey

littlebit, are you free NEXt sat?

7:45 am

littlebit

yes!!

7:45 am

lil*monkey

OK let's go next Sat, have some Rancho Grande, get the toes beautified, then shop or a movie???

7:46 am

littlebit

sounds good

7:46 am

lil*monkey

yay!

7:46 am

littlebit

i'm up for shopping or movie either one

7:47 am

littlebit

meet at noon at rancho still?

7:47 am

lil*monkey

OK me too... oh! Just thought of this: can we go to Michael's and pick out some yarn???

7:47 am

KatieMcG

NBT :-)

7:47 am

lil*monkey

WTG Katie :)

7:47 am

littlebit

of course! before or after lunch?

7:48 am

Uneaixoise

hey, katie!

7:48 am

lil*monkey

let's meet at noon at Rancho, then toes, then Michael's, then maybe a movie

7:48 am

Nef

Good Morning! Little and lil* are on at the same time! I don't think I've had the pleasure of being here when the 2 of you both were here also!

7:49 am

lil*monkey

Hi Nef!

7:49 am

KatieMcG

Hi Nef, was just thinking about you as I tried to pl your name in the grid :-)

7:49 am

Nef

hi lil and Katie

7:50 am

Uneaixoise

morning, nef :-)

7:50 am

littlebit

okay, sounds good!

7:50 am

Uneaixoise

ok, I'm off to grab a bit of breakfast -- BBL *poof*

7:50 am

lil*monkey

byeeeeeeeeeeee Une

7:50 am

Nef

LOL, Katie. I'm afraid it down't work. Pl Nefs would be frightening!

7:51 am

Nef

Hi and bye Unea!

7:51 am

littlebit

hey nef!

7:51 am

lil*monkey

I love when you make a typo and it turns out to be a word :)

7:51 am

Anniebrook

phone

7:52 am

Nef

hi little

7:55 am

Nef

Oh! The volcano is here! Haven't seen it for a while!

7:56 am

KatieMcG

I type it in every day just in case!

8:04 am

kim m

mornin...an 7/28 clue pls?

8:06 am

Nef

sorry kim, I haven't gotten that far yet

8:06 am

lil*monkey

i don't have it, sorry kim

8:07 am

lil*monkey

cute icon pic of your cats, kim :)

8:07 am

kim m

:(

8:07 am

kim m

thanx...there's only the orange one left now...

8:08 am

lil*monkey

why isn't antesnot a word?

8:08 am

kim m

and he's an old man

8:09 am

FMitch

an7 = Female name for the 1st 3 letters and then what sounds like having eaten.

8:09 am

o-o

is antesnot related to uncle snoot?

8:10 am

lil*monkey

BR, i meant it as being against boogers

8:10 am

periwinkle

may I have a wee hint for the 8's and 9 pls

8:10 am

lil*monkey

thanx for the clue, FM

8:10 am

Nef

thanks FM

8:11 am

periwinkle

ty FM

8:11 am

kim m

still not getting it.....

8:11 am

Anniebrook

peri, ar8--think of a salt

8:12 am

periwinkle

ok, Annie, I am thinking.....

8:12 am

kim m

got it...thanx fm

8:13 am

kim m

2 left

8:13 am

littlebit

monkey, you watching channel 10? andy fox just drove past my house!!

8:13 am

lil*monkey

what???????

8:14 am

lil*monkey

i missed it... maybe they'll show it again

8:14 am

littlebit

he's out riding in a snow plow and they just drove past

8:14 am

lil*monkey

littlebit, OMG, they are already posting closings and delays for MONDAY

8:14 am

littlebit

he's live on skype

8:14 am

lil*monkey

Is my base closed Mon???

8:15 am

lil*monkey

oh never mind, those are closings for sat & sun

8:15 am

littlebit

i won't know till tomorrow if we're closed

8:15 am

FMitch

ar8 and pl for the 9 = yr backside and the eaten again word (crops up in most of the biggies).

8:15 am

lil*monkey

cr*p

8:15 am

periwinkle

not getting the ar8

8:16 am

o-o

ar + a house of congress; pl

8:16 am

kim m

ar 8...beginning of type of poison...ends with past tense of eat

8:16 am

periwinkle

ty, FM, Annie, BR and kim

8:17 am

FMitch

great clue BR, why I couldn't see that word split I don't know. Love that about Haz's clues, she sees things I just dont!

8:21 am

periwinkle

what do the other 8's start with pls?

8:22 am

Anniebrook

ta

8:22 am

littlebit

ne and ta

8:22 am

periwinkle

thank you, will keep looking

8:22 am

lil*monkey

just found the ne, thanks littlebit :)

8:23 am

periwinkle

ty, found the ne7/8 combo

8:23 am

littlebit

you're welcome!!

8:23 am

lil*monkey

got the ta!

8:23 am

periwinkle

is the ta a ompound word?

8:23 am

Anniebrook

ta8---product of the sun with double cons. and having eaten, plural

8:24 am

periwinkle

got the ta8, ty, Annie and lil monkey

8:24 am

lil*monkey

taking a break... BBL... have fun everyone

8:24 am

littlebit

bye monkey!

8:24 am

Anniebrook

later, lil

8:25 am

periwinkle

taking a short break myself, bbs

8:25 am

littlebit

bye peri!

8:25 am

Anniebrook

leter pri

8:26 am

Anniebrook

*peri

8:31 am

Anniebrook

Who would have thunk it? SE's done

8:31 am

72 Temple Owl

hi all!

8:32 am

Anniebrook

Hi Owl!

8:34 am

Aloyisius

Hi Everyone, Happy Weekend

8:34 am

Anniebrook

Hi Aloy!

8:36 am

Aloyisius

the s's are a big help

8:37 am

72 Temple Owl

hi aloy

8:38 am

72 Temple Owl

hi annue

8:38 am

Anniebrook

Hi Owl

8:38 am

Anniebrook

Double greeting for you, Owl

8:39 am

Aloyisius

hi TO !

8:39 am

Aloyisius

Has it stopped snowing, Annie?

8:39 am

Anniebrook

It never snowed here but it is a cold 16 degrees.

8:40 am

Aloyisius

brrrrr.. stay warm

8:40 am

Anniebrook

Aloy, How are the temps in SW Florida?

8:41 am

72 Temple Owl

annie i am HOME!!!

8:42 am

Aloyisius

much cooler than usual, Annie.. but sunny. We are still replacing plants we lost in the coldest spell in 33 years. Manatee and fish faired poorly , as did the crops.. not a good winter here in Fla.

8:42 am

Anniebrook

Owl, Off the road and in your own bed. What could be better!

8:43 am

Anniebrook

Aloy..yes, I read that in the paper. The manatee are struggling I hear.

8:43 am

Aloyisius

took about five minutes to find the first ra4.4... don't know why I am so blind to that babblet.. (makes note to remember)

8:44 am

Anniebrook

and I never saw the volcano till a babbler mentioned it.

8:44 am

Aloyisius

cold shock, Annie... lots of dead fish

8:44 am

72 Temple Owl

home for good!

8:44 am

Anniebrook

Aloy, That is so sad.

8:44 am

Aloyisius

yay, TO.. you sound happy to be there too

8:44 am

Anniebrook

Owl, Is that job finished? I hope so.

8:45 am

72 Temple Owl

i will finish it up from here

8:45 am

Anniebrook

Good!

8:45 am

72 Temple Owl

and inot so fast - the extra cash is very welcome

8:51 am

72 Temple Owl

the i words look hard

8:52 am

Aloyisius

finished.. TO, they are not so bad, but there are a few tricky ones

8:53 am

72 Temple Owl

yay aloy! how long did it take you?

8:53 am

r23

r there any words

8:53 am

Anniebrook

Wow Aloy, congrats

8:54 am

Aloyisius

started at the flip till my eyes closed.. just 26 left this morning.. so, it didn't take too long

8:54 am

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8:55 am

Aloyisius

Happy Babbling all.. r23, be good, please..

8:56 am

Aloyisius

See you next time, Annie and TempleOwl

8:56 am

Anniebrook

bye aloy!

8:57 am

72 Temple Owl

bye aloy!

9:00 am

Anniebrook

fireworks

9:01 am

72 Temple Owl

wtg annie!

9:02 am

72 Temple Owl

annie a clue for the 8?

9:02 am

72 Temple Owl

sorry have ar 8 and ne 8

9:02 am

Anniebrook

ar8---ar + house of Congress and plural

9:03 am

Anniebrook

ta8----product of the sun with double consonent and paste tense of consuming food and plural

9:04 am

72 Temple Owl

ty!

9:04 am

kje

ty annie - I opened with a t8

9:04 am

Anniebrook

hi kje!

9:04 am

72 Temple Owl

i have 29 left. i think i will save them for late, will be nice to see the daytime crowd. hi kje

9:05 am

Anniebrook

I am leaving also..have lots to do..bye dear babblers..nice to see you, kje

9:05 am

72 Temple Owl

bye annie! do you have bad weather?

9:05 am

Anniebrook

Owl, extremely cold

9:06 am

kje

bye annie - hagd

9:06 am

72 Temple Owl

i am postponing trip uo till next week. but I hear a storm is brewing for then.

9:06 am

Kaplan the Magne

I hate those long words that start with too many vowels and sound like too many other words!

9:06 am

Anniebrook

I hope not..have tickets for a play on Wednesday

9:08 am

72 Temple Owl

just checked. only snow showers fri/sat

9:08 am

Anniebrook

thanks for checking..will keep my fingers crossed. bye again

9:08 am

72 Temple Owl

what are you seeing?

9:08 am

Anniebrook

God of Carnage

9:08 am

72 Temple Owl

enjoy it - bye

9:10 am

bojazz

hi TO & Kap

9:14 am

Kaplan the Magne

HI. spouse acting like an idiot this a.M. so am in foul mood.

9:14 am

Kaplan the Magne

Car wouldn't start. couldn't go to spin class at gym and work it off.

9:14 am

Kaplan the Magne

Whine whine whine etc.

9:16 am

Kaplan the Magne

No sympathy? Are you all taking HIS side?

9:17 am

Kaplan the Magne

Jeez, no relief even in Babbleland.

9:17 am

jacq

hello everybody

9:17 am

jacq

heya kaplan (((sympathy))

9:18 am

Kaplan the Magne

I feel like the painting on yr icon.

9:18 am

bojazz

hi jacq

9:18 am

bojazz

Kap - i'm taking absolutely NO sides, whatever the issue

9:18 am

jacq

hello bojazz

9:19 am

jacq

not taking sides but i do sympathise, it's difficult when you can't do anything about the reasons for their gripes

9:19 am

bojazz

you want relief? take two shots of Scotch and call me in the morning

9:20 am

jacq

lol

9:20 am

jacq

only two shots won't provide relief, take 4 then you won't care

9:20 am

bojazz

good point!

9:29 am

Kaplan the Magne

Is homicide allowed?

9:31 am

Kaplan the Magne

How 'bout giving me the ar8 and 9? That might help.

9:32 am

Kaplan the Magne

are you all wondering if you have "duty to warn"?

9:33 am

welki

duty to warn applies mostly to tort law ... we don't have to worry about that here :)

9:33 am

welki

"here," meaning Babbleland

9:34 am

welki

ar + a house of congress (ad pl)

9:35 am

kje

ty welki

9:35 am

Kaplan the Magne

Thank you kindly

9:35 am

welki

'welcome

9:39 am

redturtlehead

Hi all.

9:39 am

bojazz

hi red

9:40 am

kje

hi red.. no work today?

9:40 am

welki

hi red, bo

9:40 am

redturtlehead

I have the most enormous to do list. No work kje, I did an entire week of 9-5 m-f this week. Tuesday back to orientation!

9:40 am

bojazz

hi welki

9:41 am

redturtlehead

How is the weather kje, I heard you guys got a lot of cold.

9:41 am

kje

what will you be doing at the new place red?

9:41 am

redturtlehead

Emergency.

9:41 am

redturtlehead

I don't really know how to do much else well.

9:42 am

kje

upper 20s when I woke up... but will get up to the mid to high 30s

9:42 am

redturtlehead

eeew. 64 here. chilly but not bad.

9:42 am

gdine

Hello all....I usually just lurk and look for hints but I have to share today that I am watching the most beautiful snow outside my window!

9:42 am

phaeton

brrr...hello...snow here in NC

9:42 am

redturtlehead

How is your recent team?

9:43 am

redturtlehead

Hi gdine, welcome to non lurking! How much snow did you get?

9:43 am

bojazz

hi gdine & phaeton

9:44 am

kje

not on the wards right now, red

9:44 am

bojazz

heard they had 4 inches in Raleigh

9:44 am

welki

hi phaeton, gdine

9:44 am

gdine

Don't know how much but it's been snowing for several hours and doesn't look to be stopping any time soon...and I'm on Portsmouth, VA near VA Beach

9:44 am

phaeton

yep

9:44 am

Kaplan the Magne

I have 14 left. They are all monkey words. Any help with the longer io's?

9:44 am

phaeton

we got a sprinkling here...now sleet

9:45 am

Scrabbler

Good morning

9:45 am

bojazz

morning Scrabbler

9:45 am

welki

hi, scrabb!

9:45 am

phaeton

hi scrab

9:45 am

bojazz

somebody explain "monkey words" to a novice, please

9:46 am

Kaplan the Magne

Monkey words are when you send the monkeys out to type randomly or to type all possible combos of words

9:46 am

Scrabbler

Eventually even a monkey, tapping away at the keyboard, will find these words.

9:46 am

bojazz

aaaaaaaah - thx Kap

9:47 am

bojazz

then i am there! do it all the time :)

9:47 am

Kaplan the Magne

So how bout those long io's?

9:47 am

bojazz

great ?? Kap

9:47 am

Scrabbler

io + no4, + plural

9:48 am

Kaplan the Magne

I think there are a lot of words with vowels and suffix combos here

9:48 am

bojazz

thx Scrabbler - had "monkeyed" all around that

9:48 am

phaeton

don't forget to plural whatever you can

9:49 am

Kaplan the Magne

Yeah, those are exactly the kind of words that i don't like.

9:49 am

bojazz

Kap - the Paul Lynde expression - a reflection of your mood today?

9:50 am

sprite

good day all

9:50 am

Kaplan the Magne

You betcha, as sarah P. would say.

9:50 am

redturtlehead

hi again, I am sorry going to be popping in and out as I try to clean, and organize. so far, I have 48 words left a load of laundry in , the dishes done and dog walked. but the major stuff. errr, I have only 48 words left.

9:51 am

Kaplan the Magne

Or that was the dh this AM.

9:51 am

sprite

hi red

9:51 am

redturtlehead

Sprite!

9:51 am

phaeton

hi sprite

9:51 am

sprite

pretty birds

9:52 am

Kaplan the Magne

How 'bout jo7

9:52 am

redturtlehead

there is a jo 7, ohhhh no.

9:52 am

crosshair

crossy sees pretty birds....

9:52 am

redturtlehead

thanks Sprite, I guess they are my birds?

9:52 am

sprite

yes red

9:53 am

bojazz

hi crossy

9:53 am

redturtlehead

it makes all the heat of Florida worth it.

9:53 am

Kaplan the Magne

Ok, the last 2 sa6's then.

9:53 am

sprite

they are impressive

9:53 am

Kaplan the Magne

I'm going to have to hang out here later ad pick up clues

9:54 am

sprite

hello crosshair

9:54 am

crosshair

howdy sprite,bojazz,et al:)

9:55 am

bojazz

hi sprite

9:56 am

Scrabbler

i am back--mother is talking at me on the phone

9:56 am

redturtlehead

Hi Scrabbs, how is Mom and you?

9:56 am

sprite

hi Srabs

9:57 am

Scrabbler

Mom needs someone to listen to her while she rants about my father, life, etc

9:58 am

JBV

hi everyone! hi red, scrabbler - my name is in the grid today!

9:58 am

sprite

hi JBV

9:58 am

JBV

(jo 7 for those who don't know me)

9:58 am

bojazz

hi jbv

9:58 am

Scrabbler

I didn't know that was a word. TY, JBV

10:00 am

JBV

i didn't either, apparently it's a gold Portuguese coin

10:00 am

sprite

thanks JBV

10:01 am

bojazz

thx jbv

10:01 am

redturtlehead

TY JBV, I was unaware of that.

10:02 am

bojazz

jbv - you come from "old" money lol

10:02 am

sprite

with an H as 3rd letter it is a rather common dutch name, JBV, for a male.

10:02 am

JBV

wish I had some :)

10:02 am

JBV

yes as in Brahms

10:03 am

redturtlehead

Okey, with 42 left, I believe I actually have to do something on the to do list... grrr.

10:03 am

sprite

exactly

10:04 am

rururocks

I knew you were from old money..

10:05 am

JBV

there are two other names among the j's

10:06 am

bojazz

problem with today's grid: not nearly enough vowels!!

10:06 am

rururocks

I am missing two j's :(

10:06 am

Kaplan the Magne

jThank for the jo71

10:06 am

sprite

hello rururocks

10:06 am

bojazz

fell better ruru - i'm missing 5 J's

10:07 am

rururocks

Hi sprite.. haven't seen you for a while..

10:07 am

JBV

a girl's name and plural, a boy's name plural, and a common last name

10:07 am

sprite

haven't played for a while

10:07 am

rururocks

good morning everyone

10:07 am

JBV

and a spanish letter or dance and plural

10:07 am

JBV

then an anagram of the spanish letter (rearrange the vowels) and plural

10:08 am

Kaplan the Magne

the second se7? (not the house or the lady)

10:09 am

sprite

thanks JBV

10:09 am

rururocks

not seeing the dance..

10:09 am

Mully

I havent been on this site for over 2 years now! Got an email from Dr God about it and I thought I better get back on. Good to see the site is still active.

10:10 am

sprite

wb Mully

10:10 am

Jeff7

I can't get your name JBV....help....too cold in NY for my brain to work!

10:10 am

JBV

the dance is a spanish letter between i and K

10:10 am

JBV

jo 7 starts with one of the sisters in Little WOmen, ends with another girl's name, also in the grid, an 4

10:11 am

Kaplan the Magne

second se7?

10:11 am

rururocks

wow.. Dr G reminded you to play again?

10:11 am

Scrabbler

Hi Mully

10:11 am

sprite

probably removing inactive accounts

10:11 am

kje

heya sprite!

10:11 am

sprite

hey kje :)

10:12 am

Scrabbler

Ruru, is Dylan at your home now?

10:12 am

Mully

Well Dr God didnt remind me, it was just a usual email about"Giving the gift of babble pro", I just hadnt logged in to that account in a while.

10:12 am

rururocks

yep.. he is here scrabs...

10:12 am

JBV

kap, I don't have all the s's yet, i have se 7 - a mechanical device that detects signals

10:12 am

rururocks

draggin around shoes (he has a foot fetish)

10:12 am

Scrabbler

How is the little sweetheart?

10:12 am

Kaplan the Magne

I have that one- i need the last one I think

10:13 am

Kaplan the Magne

The second to last ar6? Not the fire-related one

10:13 am

hego

Hi All

10:14 am

JBV

ar 6 - like a tv host, ar***i* Hall

10:14 am

Scrabbler

Hi hego

10:14 am

sprite

hello hego

10:14 am

rururocks

he is a really great little dog..scrabs.. he is really wonderful.. very funny and very well-mannered...but one thing

10:14 am

Scrabbler

TY, JBV

10:14 am

Scrabbler

...he is a puppy! So there will be trouble!

10:15 am

bojazz

thx jbv - old money or not

10:15 am

rururocks

he is like a gillette razor blade

10:15 am

Scrabbler

His teeth are sharp, huh?

10:16 am

Kaplan the Magne

ok- gotta work on the ta7 and 8

10:16 am

rururocks

OMG.. like piranhas

10:16 am

sprite

I actually managed to keep one of Terra's front teeth, ruru. They are literally like needles. Only stronger.

10:16 am

kje

ta7 - sun kissed mr hawthorne

10:17 am

hego

How are the bunnies Scrab and yourself?

10:17 am

kje

then plural

10:17 am

Scrabbler

Yesterday I was playing with my friend's 2 yr old Chocolate Lab and a 1 yr old Peke-a-Poo.

10:18 am

hego

Sprite, how are you today?

10:18 am

Scrabbler

The bunnies are doing well--they are glad to not be outside bunnies. It is 8 F today.

10:18 am

rururocks

eww that would be a bit gross now kje

10:18 am

Kaplan the Magne

Cool. Got it. i have 6 left and the monkeys are tired.

10:18 am

rururocks

peke-a-poo?

10:18 am

hego

Go Kap

10:18 am

periwinkle

he is adorable, ruru

10:18 am

periwinkle

back to find some more words

10:19 am

Scrabbler

Pekingnese + Poodle

10:19 am

Scrabbler

Hi Peri

10:19 am

periwinkle

lots of proper names today, some accepted, some not

10:19 am

periwinkle

how are you

10:19 am

rururocks

omg..

10:19 am

periwinkle

Scrabs

10:19 am

sprite

still not good at all, hego, thanks for asking.

10:19 am

rururocks

talk about two neurotic breeds to put together...

10:19 am

Kaplan the Magne

3 of them are an,s. they all sound alike. an7?

10:19 am

periwinkle

spritey, how are you doing today?

10:19 am

Scrabbler

((Sprite))---this too shall pass

10:20 am

Scrabbler

Yep, he is really hyper!!

10:20 am

kje

there are only 10 letters in the grid

10:20 am

hego

Hang in there Sprite. It will come right.

10:20 am

sprite

it will, Scrabs, thanks :) That which not kills us... ;)

10:20 am

hego

How are you Dr Scrabbler?

10:20 am

rururocks

oh.. got the ne 7/8

10:20 am

sprite

thanks hego, it will.

10:20 am

rururocks

I didn't know they were there

10:21 am

kje

clue ru?

10:21 am

sprite

thanks ruru

10:21 am

Scrabbler

Still listening to my mother ramble on the phone. Then I will get ready for a day of cross-country skiing--sunny but 8F.

10:21 am

sprite

kje: a kind of light and digested

10:21 am

rururocks

beer sign lights + past tense of ingesting

10:21 am

hego

Brrrr...

10:22 am

JBV

thanks kje

10:22 am

sprite

half an ear and some uhuh... uhuh, Scrabs?

10:22 am

kje

newborns - ty

10:22 am

Scrabbler

Aha, newborns!

10:22 am

hego

great clue ruru

10:22 am

JBV

oh, I mean thanks Sprite!

10:22 am

hego

yes, newborns

10:22 am

rururocks

is that what it means

10:22 am

sprite

lol... I have this invisibility issue, I believe

10:22 am

Kaplan the Magne

I can't get the very first an5 and 6 and the an7. are they related?

10:23 am

sprite

but yvvw

10:23 am

hego

sorry Sprite.

10:23 am

Kaplan the Magne

OH, I got one. just need the an7

10:23 am

kje

everyone needs to give scarnb a hard time for not seeing that one ; )

10:23 am

sprite

lol kje

10:23 am

Scrabbler

I just started, kje

10:23 am

kje

sorry sprite - I missed it

10:23 am

rururocks

someone needs to slow down with their typing

10:23 am

Kaplan the Magne

an7 only

10:24 am

Kaplan the Magne

who, me?

10:24 am

JBV

go easy, I didn't even see my own name until someone asked for the jo 7

10:24 am

kje

LOL jbv

10:24 am

sprite

Scrabs is excused, even though it is her area of expertise... she works so very very hard

10:24 am

kje

scrab - I am humiliated by the med words I miss in here sometimes

10:24 am

Kaplan the Magne

an7?

10:24 am

Scrabbler

It just means we didn't yet see them embedded in the grid, kje

10:25 am

grant

an+ museum of ***ural history+**tes kefauver

10:25 am

kje

it is like once I leave work, that part of the barin shuts down

10:25 am

rururocks

don't have it kaplan.. sorry

10:25 am

rururocks

(hopes kaplan doesn't have a meltdown)

10:25 am

Scrabbler

But then I try to enter crit, sats, desat, etc

10:25 am

Kaplan the Magne

I am thrilled that someone knows who estes Kefauver was!

10:25 am

sprite

thanks grant

10:25 am

kje

true... that too... so maybe only te useful part of the brain shuts down

10:25 am

grant

vaguely

10:26 am

grant

yw sprite

10:26 am

Scrabbler

OK, Mother is done chatting and I am off to shower. Then I will spend the afternoon cross-country skiing! Frigid but sunny.

10:26 am

sprite

I like 'barin' for partly shut-down brain, kje

10:26 am

hego

I do Kap

10:26 am

Kaplan the Magne

all I need is the last se6 and the last 2 sa6

10:27 am

Kaplan the Magne

tjhe kefauver commission.

10:27 am

kje

LOL sprite.. yes, so apt

10:27 am

hego

Kaplan, you and I know all the same folks. Dates us considerably.

10:27 am

sprite

:D

10:27 am

Kaplan the Magne

hego- yup.

10:27 am

kje

I have heard the name estes kefauver... but couldn't tell you who he was if I had to for my life

10:28 am

Kaplan the Magne

wA

10:28 am

hego

He was a US senator

10:28 am

sprite

from Tennessee

10:28 am

Kaplan the Magne

Was the kefauver commission the one about pornography. (He was a senator)

10:29 am

Kaplan the Magne

last se6 and last 2 sa6. Gotta stay focused- keep those monkeys flying.

10:29 am

hego

I don't think so

10:29 am

Kaplan the Magne

Oh, god- we're all in the PB!!!

10:29 am

kje

just looked it up - monopolies

10:29 am

rururocks

well... senators and congressmen know a lot about pornography and sex

10:29 am

sprite

"It was the first committee made up of senators from around the country organized to not only gain a better understanding of how to fight organized crime, but also to expose organized crime for the conglomerate empire that it was.[1] However, in a major mistake, they focused only on Italain gangs, and ignored other ethnic groups, such as Detroits Purple Gang, and Micky Chen's entire California operation, among others."

10:30 am

sprite

from wikipedia

10:30 am

grant

s+rear end+ *no way jose

10:30 am

hego

phooey, you beat me to it Sprite.

10:30 am

sprite

grin, gmta hego

10:30 am

Kaplan the Magne

do that clue again

10:30 am

hego

:-)

10:30 am

grant

sorry *o way

10:31 am

kje

I need food... and am too lazy this morning to make it... how sad is that!

10:31 am

sprite

oh I just read a book that actually had the word "pfui" in it, hego

10:31 am

sprite

kje: doubly sad! No food and no sweet guy to make you some.

10:31 am

Kaplan the Magne

I need the last 2 se6's.

10:31 am

hego

I've seen it too, Sprite

10:32 am

Kaplan the Magne

MONKEY TIME

10:32 am

kje

well, thanks for reminding me of THAT, sprite... I need a beaux!

10:32 am

kje

beau

10:32 am

sprite

now all I need is to find one that actually sports " ywis "

10:32 am

sprite

lolllll if that isn't a freudian slip, kje :D

10:32 am

kje

hahaha

10:33 am

hego

:-D

10:33 am

sprite

and they should be lining up at your front door. Fools for not grabbing the chance now you are free.

10:33 am

grant

one se6 = pl of se5 preceding. the other starts same but ends with watering h***

10:34 am

rururocks

most guys in texas are a bit slow sprite

10:34 am

hego

I have a sweet guy and all he's doing is running around like a nut because he's late again.

10:34 am

sprite

not courting kje as so4 as they can is more than a bit slow, ruru

10:34 am

Kaplan the Magne

sorry' need last se6 and second to last sa6. Got confused

10:35 am

hego

I'll have to get my own food. sigh

10:35 am

kje

my values/politics/etc are somewhat out of step for your average texas guy... and they take it seriously

10:35 am

sprite

aw hego

10:35 am

sprite

I still think they are fools, kje

10:36 am

rururocks

(I'll say)

10:36 am

Kaplan the Magne

the second sa6/18. That is it!

10:36 am

Pinikula

good morning....

10:36 am

sprite

hello Pinik

10:36 am

FMitch

Enjoy being independant is all I will say!

10:36 am

rururocks

hi pini.. good morning

10:37 am

sprite

hi FM, either within or without a relationship :)

10:37 am

kje

I listened to the gubernatorial debate last night on NPR and one of them was literally giving the argument about how it is our duty as citizens to keep the secessionoption open to make sure DC complies with the constitution

10:37 am

kje

I could wake up some day and be in a foreign country! ; )

10:37 am

Kaplan the Magne

The second sa6? it's my last one.

10:37 am

FMitch

((spritey)))

10:38 am

grant

without + **ther/orsa6

10:38 am

rururocks

you are in a foreign country

10:38 am

sprite

*hugs FM)

10:38 am

kje

so it seems, ru, so it seems

10:39 am

hego

is that pini.? hi pini

10:39 am

Pinikula

thx grant ;)

10:39 am

Kaplan the Magne

Without and what/

10:39 am

rururocks

at least your governor can speak english

10:39 am

kje

well... define english

10:39 am

kje

they talk texan

10:39 am

grant

french for without

10:39 am

sprite

lol

10:40 am

rururocks

(forgot about that)

10:40 am

Kaplan the Magne

Without and what?

10:40 am

grant

**ther/or

10:40 am

rururocks

sa 6 a japanese master

10:40 am

Pinikula

sa6 = sa** serif + Brian K**th

10:40 am

gdine

kje, where in TX? My hometown is Muleshoe. Have we talked about this before?

10:40 am

kje

ty ru

10:41 am

Kaplan the Magne

Thank you. another name from the past. Fireworks.

10:41 am

rururocks

muleshoe?

10:41 am

grant

whew

10:41 am

kje

I don't think so, cuz I don't think I've met you before.... LOL

10:41 am

sprite

I think that is se and not sa, ruru? Or is both valid?

10:41 am

FMitch

Congrats Kaplan

10:41 am

kje

I am in Dallas

10:41 am

hego

If I sit here long enough, I'll get all the answers. he heh heh

10:41 am

Kaplan the Magne

Thanks for your help with the last 8 or so.

10:41 am

gdine

Really. I'm not making this up!

10:41 am

rururocks

are the homes in a half circle?

10:41 am

kje

woohoo kap!!!!!!!

10:41 am

hego

Yay Kap!

10:42 am

gdine

Named for the Muleshoe Ranch which used a mule's shoe for a brand.

10:42 am

rururocks

well it is japanese whatever sprite

10:42 am

kje

where are you now, gdine?

10:42 am

rururocks

brb need to make breakfast for mrs ru

10:42 am

gdine

Portsmouth, VA

10:42 am

kje

I love that sprite knows english better than we do

10:42 am

Pinikula

the japanese version is sans a

10:42 am

sprite

give her my respects, ruru

10:42 am

hego

aw so nice

10:42 am

kje

hey! that is where I was born, gdine

10:42 am

Pinikula

shoot...on my way to PB

10:42 am

gdine

Japanese version is se

10:43 am

kje

Portsmouth Naval Hospital

10:43 am

hego

yup

10:43 am

sprite

:)

10:43 am

gdine

At the old Naval Hospital? That's where I live

10:43 am

Pinikula

I think I'll go back to bed

10:43 am

hego

lucky Pini

10:43 am

kje

what is it now?

10:43 am

gdine

DH is the Commander of the hosp....

10:44 am

featherbee

yo

10:44 am

kje

ah

10:44 am

hego

yo yo FB

10:44 am

gdine

It was opened in 1830

10:44 am

kje

yes, my dad was stationed in Norfolk until I was 5... then he was transferred to NAS Dallas

10:44 am

sprite

yo back at ye

10:44 am

kje

yoyo

10:44 am

featherbee

yo yo ma

10:44 am

featherbee

i'm cold. wah.

10:44 am

kje

yoyo yo mamma

10:44 am

hego

I love cello

10:45 am

Pinikula

my dau moved to Norfolk this past fall

10:45 am

kje

LOL hego

10:45 am

kje

that was really funny hego

10:45 am

hego

ty

10:45 am

kje

still laughing

10:45 am

Pinikula

hints for the lowest left O and E plz?

10:46 am

hego

love it kje

10:46 am

kje

e - volcano

10:46 am

featherbee

playtime's suddenly over. nick's launching toys at the dog. will have to brb.

10:46 am

kje

oops... left...

10:46 am

Pinikula

:)

10:46 am

kje

e is a ef4

10:47 am

FMitch

I think the o is on5/10

10:47 am

kje

o is on5 - start

10:47 am

Pinikula

thx kje ;)

10:47 am

Pinikula

and FM

10:47 am

Pinikula

NBT! :)

10:48 am

kje

my stomach is seriously growling... can you hear it?

10:48 am

Pinikula

ok...I think that my excitement for the day...it must be nap time ;)

10:48 am

hego

ya Pini!

10:48 am

featherbee

dog's saved.

10:48 am

kje

but it is cold outside my bed and I don't wanna get up

10:48 am

sprite

thanks for telling me, kje, I was already yelling at my son to turn down his music

10:48 am

FMitch

I wondered what the noise was kje!

10:48 am

featherbee

is that what that is kje? i thought the jets were doing flyovers again.

10:49 am

kje

weed - I was worried it was the monster coming for me

10:49 am

hego

Somebody feed the woman!!

10:49 am

featherbee

oh, SUCH a brat, bragging about still being in bed! jealous here.

10:49 am

featherbee

you better not have any bad mojo in your past kje, or the monster will know!

10:49 am

kje

well... that is what happens when one is beau-less... can do what one wants

10:50 am

kje

my whole life is bad mojo

10:50 am

sprite

maybe beauless but still beautiful

10:50 am

hego

there's a good side to everything

10:50 am

featherbee

i bet you're toasty warm too under the covers. brrr.

10:50 am

kje

sprite... have you watched Lost?

10:50 am

FMitch

*kicks the cabana boys into the PB kitchen* they will sort out a feast I am sure kje.

10:50 am

sprite

not yet, kje. Should I?

10:50 am

kje

maybe, but after you kicked them, they are likely to spit in it, FM

10:51 am

kje

yes, sprite, you should... I just got suckered in... started with the first episode and watched all 5 seasons in 2 weeks - awesome

10:52 am

sprite

oh wonderful, will make sure to watch the series then! I love series like that on dvd.

10:52 am

kje

it is a thinkers show, sprite... lots of mysteries to solve

10:52 am

featherbee

how did you get started on the first episode kje? what prompted it?

10:52 am

kje

but you must start with the pilot and go in order... everything builds

10:52 am

sprite

oh lovely. Thanks for the hint, kje, am going to get them.

10:53 am

rururocks

that is george bush's favorite tv show

10:53 am

sprite

hush, ruru.

10:53 am

featherbee

i'm thinking of cleaning the kitchen and making brownies once nick goes down for a nap

10:53 am

hego

uh oh

10:53 am

kje

funny, weed, someone asked me last night and I can't remember what made me watch that first one on netflix... cuz usually when people mention it, I just say, nah, don't like it (after seeing one episode part way through the second season... can't start there)

10:54 am

kje

seriously, ru? or are you trying to be clever?

10:54 am

kje

brownies!!!!!!

10:54 am

sprite

well, fireflies. Looks like I haven't unlearned all yet. Bye all.

10:54 am

kje

yayayay sprite!!!!!

10:54 am

FMitch

Bye spritey sprite and I will be off too for a while.

10:54 am

kje

hagd sprite

10:54 am

featherbee

yup. brownies seem good when it's 4 degrees out with a wind chill of 15 below.

10:54 am

hego

YAAAYYY!!! Sprite. and under the weather too!

10:55 am

sprite

*hugs FM and kje*

10:55 am

featherbee

bye sprite, yay on the fireflies!

10:55 am

kje

soup... and brownies!

10:55 am

kje

(((sprite)))

10:55 am

rururocks

bye sprite.

10:55 am

hego

Bye Sprite

10:55 am

hego

Yum ;-9

10:55 am

featherbee

going to try a tortillini casserole for dinner tonight. hope the boys like it, but i think they will after the first bite.

10:55 am

rururocks

brownie soup maybe?

10:56 am

kje

OK, soup and brownies is enough reason to get out of bed and go to the grocery store....

10:56 am

kje

see ya later - still have 36 to go

10:56 am

featherbee

we had a soup day at school yesterday. 10-12 different soups to try! i tried 5. yummmmm.

10:56 am

kje

it could be an interesting dessert ru, I will develop it ; )

10:57 am

featherbee

picturing chunks of brownie floating in some type of melted ice cream soup. yum.

10:57 am

hego

with whipped cream!

10:58 am

rururocks

and raspberries

10:58 am

featherbee

or a hot chocolate base! with ice cream chunks and brownie chunks. the ice cream would melt in of course.

10:58 am

hego

I'm overwhelmed.

10:59 am

featherbee

by the grid or by the dessert?

11:00 am

hego

dessert, definitely

11:00 am

featherbee

lol. ok, gotta go put nick down for his nap and start on the kitchen. bye!

11:00 am

hego

Bye FB

11:02 am

kje

OK, here is the soup I will make

11:02 am

kje

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food
/views/Chicken-Soup-with-Asparagus-and
-Shiitakes-Served-with-Roasted-Fennel-
Matzoh-Balls-351689

11:02 am

kje

will let you know how it turns out... wanted to try something new

11:02 am

hego

sounds ambitious kje

11:02 am

kje

nah... just read it - easy

11:03 am

hego

I use epicurious a lot for ideas

11:04 am

kje

i use them a lot to remember recipes I have seen in bon appetit, since I don't want to save all those mags

11:04 am

kje

OK, toodles.... hagd

11:05 am

hego

bye kje enjoy your soup!

11:06 am

rururocks

weird breakfast idea

11:06 am

hego

huh?

11:06 am

rururocks

I couldn't think about chicken soup for breakfast

11:06 am

hego

I think she meant lunch Ruru

11:07 am

hego

But I wouldn't mind it for breakfast.

11:07 am

rururocks

she hasn't had breakfast yet...

11:07 am

hego

Brunch, maybe.

11:10 am

hego

yikes, there's 60 s words in here!

11:12 am

rururocks

60's words?

11:12 am

hego

60 ess words

11:12 am

hego

Swords

11:12 am

rururocks

oh.. tell me about it...

11:12 am

hego

I mean S words

11:13 am

rururocks

I have 39 of them only

11:13 am

hego

sounds tedious

11:14 am

Mully

Im not liking the fact that the 2nd bottom row is symettrical, its blocking my creative thinking process... :P

11:15 am

hego

:-)

11:15 am

hego

It's a palindrome

11:16 am

Mully

Indeed it is, unfortunately, tonot is not a word

11:16 am

hego

:-(

11:17 am

rururocks

one a to go though

11:17 am

hego

Now that you pointed it out, it's bothering me too.

11:18 am

Mully

Tonot - noun
1. A small animal resembling a cross between a tortoise and a fish

Tonot - verb
1. To act in the manner of a tortoise and/or fish

11:18 am

Mully

There, I have defined it, its now a word

11:18 am

hego

YAY!

11:19 am

rururocks

okay now.. 14 s's

11:19 am

hego

Go Ruru Go!

11:28 am

torgone

I thought it was from Shakespeare .. "Tonot or not tonot ..."

11:28 am

hego

Hi tor

11:28 am

Trifioso

hello tor dear!

11:28 am

torgone

Heyas kids ..

11:29 am

hego

Hi trif

11:29 am

rururocks

done

11:29 am

Judi

Hiya, peeps. Anyone have a clue for the jo7?

11:29 am

Trifioso

primo and I are having a lovely, lazy morning.....watching how toilet paper is made, on "how it's made"

11:29 am

hego

Sounds great. :-P

11:30 am

Trifioso

yes, my life is delightfully full! LOL

11:30 am

rururocks

are you wiped out from watching that tri

11:30 am

hego

YAYYY!!! RURU!

11:30 am

Judi

*groan*

11:30 am

Trifioso

lol ruru! the pup is looking WONDERFUL btw

11:30 am

hego

oh my

11:30 am

rururocks

lol

11:31 am

hego

ruru clue me the ar8 pls

11:31 am

rururocks

Was it titled "Issues with the Tissue?"

11:31 am

rururocks

rear end + mr. hawthorne

11:32 am

hego

oh, stop

11:32 am

Judi

*double groan*

11:33 am

rururocks

(trying to bowl you over)

11:33 am

torgone

Feeling better today, Trifs?

11:33 am

rururocks

and trying to be Charmin

11:33 am

rururocks

g

11:33 am

torgone

Roll with the changes, ru ..

11:33 am

Trifioso

so far, yes tor, thanks. you are so sweet to remember!

11:33 am

hego

ty Ruru

11:34 am

Judi

Don't stop, ruru. You're on a "roll".

11:34 am

Trifioso

it's a bright shiny day, lots of possibilities for excellence stretched out before me...AND the work schedule came out for next week, and we have a lot of new clients coming in, so I will have double the work to do. Hooray for growth!

11:34 am

hego

for the clue, not the jokes!

11:34 am

rururocks

(flushed with pride)

11:35 am

Trifioso

please, don't "ply" ruru for more!

11:35 am

hego

you two should be an act.

11:36 am

JenMO16

morning all

11:36 am

hego

Hi Jen

11:36 am

rururocks

we could be a trois-let

11:36 am

torgone

Nice and sunny here too (shocker) .. About time for walkies ..

11:37 am

Trifioso

do you have a dog, tor?

11:37 am

hego

Ruru you've outdone yourself today.

11:37 am

rururocks

*bows*

11:37 am

KatieMcG

not getting the mr hawthorne part of the clue :-(

11:37 am

Trifioso

yes, he is all pooped out, our ruru

11:38 am

rururocks

mr. Hawthorne's first name

11:38 am

Judi

Ruru: Setting the American Standard, in loo of good tasete

11:38 am

hego

Stop! you're killing me!

11:38 am

Judi

*taste*

11:38 am

rururocks

ROFL judi...

11:38 am

Trifioso

oh, excellent, judi!!!

11:38 am

rururocks

she was bideting her time

11:39 am

Judi

GAH! HA HA HA!

11:39 am

Joanne123

ar and congress katie

11:39 am

Joanne123

then plural

11:39 am

KatieMcG

thank you joanne :-)

11:39 am

torgone

No dog ..Just me ..

11:39 am

Joanne123

yvw

11:39 am

Good Enough

i'm afraid to take a plunge into this conversation

11:39 am

rururocks

tor needs a dog

11:40 am

Judi

Plunger? Don't even know 'er.

11:40 am

hego

Yikes!

11:40 am

Trifioso

don't worry good enough - we will be your troo bloo friends til the end

11:40 am

hego

and I hope this is the end.

11:41 am

SeaSpray

Hi everyone

11:41 am

Judi

Yes. Enough of this crap.

11:41 am

rururocks

I feel like an ass

11:41 am

Trifioso

if it helps, we are now being shown how they make duct tape....off you go....

11:41 am

hego

not really :-)

11:41 am

Boobear

hi all

11:41 am

Good Enough

truly lol!!!

11:41 am

hego

Hi Sea. they've all got potty mouths today.

11:42 am

Judi

Oooh. Duct tape. I hope no real ducks are being used.

11:42 am

hego

Hi Boo

11:42 am

SeaSpray

am used to that hego lol

11:42 am

rururocks

you could be quackers about seeing it Tri

11:42 am

hego

No, these are real potties.

11:42 am

rururocks

eide not watch it if I were you

11:43 am

helensgirlkid

Jen, is that gorgeous, ferocious creature on your icon a cat?

11:43 am

Trifioso

I actually love this show. I used to love when mr. rogers showed the magic mirror movies of things being made in factories, and I love seeing how stuff is made now. I am such a geek

11:43 am

Good Enough

we all are trif

11:43 am

Good Enough

at least my kids think so

11:43 am

hego

yup

11:43 am

SeaSpray

16 degrees and snowing here today, daughters fiance (state cop) is doing polar bear plunge in the chesapeake bay today for special olympics...BRRR

11:43 am

JBV

stopping in to say a quick hi - J123 we're in the grid today!!

11:44 am

Trifioso

amazing how many things are made in a giant fashion, like a 65 foot roll across, and then cut up into smaller units. I just find it fascicnating

11:44 am

Good Enough

oh i so don't get that polar bear thing

11:44 am

rururocks

me neither

11:44 am

JBV

Trif we watch that show too - they could use better music, tho, don't you think?

11:44 am

Judi

I love those shows, too, Trif. I remember they used to show us stuff like that on "movie day" in grade school.

11:44 am

SeaSpray

me either, but they do it every year

11:45 am

Trifioso

I swam in Lake Winnapasaukee in New Hampshire once when I was a teen, as a dare. the next day it snowed. not a fan of the chilly swims

11:45 am

Judi

Bet you froze your mukluks off.

11:46 am

rururocks

I had to rescue my dog out of a frozen lake in Oregon

11:46 am

Trifioso

JBV, I dont' mind the music as much as I mind the new narrator. the canadian guy was way better

11:46 am

Joanne123

hey my names pluralled here hehe

11:46 am

Judi

Very heroic, ruru.

11:46 am

rururocks

I have skipped the polar bear thing since

11:46 am

SeaSpray

they do it for a good cause

11:46 am

Good Enough

couldn't you just write a check?

11:47 am

JBV

that's for both of us J123!

11:47 am

rururocks

lololol

11:47 am

Joanne123

lol yes jbv

11:47 am

SeaSpray

you could, but they get sponsors and raise a lot of money

11:47 am

Trifioso

is that your first name too, jbv? I didn't know that

11:47 am

rururocks

do they provide donuts?

11:48 am

JBV

yes, how do you do to all who now know my first name :)

11:48 am

SeaSpray

oh, i am sure the do lol

11:48 am

torgone

Bet it was a bit nippy ..

11:48 am

Trifioso

well, I am ElizaBeth, so now we are formally introduced

11:48 am

JBV

i'm off for my big state debut - wish me luck (break a leg, etc.) - My Chinese class is performing a skit on stage! (i must be crazy)

11:48 am

Trifioso

Torgone, if you think I do not know what you REALLY wanted to write there, you are wrong. I am on to you!!!

11:48 am

Joanne123

moms name was elizabeth trif

11:48 am

JBV

*stage

11:49 am

Trifioso

good luck, jbv!

11:49 am

Joanne123

go get em jbv

11:49 am

rururocks

what does the trifioso mean

11:49 am

Judi

Break a reg, JBV!

11:49 am

JBV

i'll read you the reviews later

11:49 am

Trifioso

it's the first parts of the names of my kids

11:49 am

Good Enough

good luck JBV

11:50 am

rururocks

oh. cute

11:50 am

Trifioso

I use it for a lot of stuff on line - I wanted a generic and genderless tag

11:52 am

jmcnrick

hi all

11:52 am

hego

Hi jmc

11:52 am

Joanne123

hi jmc

11:52 am

Trifioso

hey there jmc! lovely to see you today!

11:53 am

Mully

This is quite possibly the friendliest chat room on the internet!

11:53 am

rururocks

it certainly is.. and entertaining a lot of the time too

11:53 am

Good Enough

oh absolutely mully!

11:54 am

hego

yes, it is mully

11:54 am

Trifioso

mully, it is flat out the BEST chat room on the planet - no problem could not be solved by this constituency

11:54 am

rururocks

especially when we get Judi going

11:54 am

Judi

True, Mully. Take a number. NEXT!

11:54 am

Good Enough

hey i thought we "wiped" the slate ruru

11:56 am

rururocks

not going to fall back into that chat..lol

11:56 am

jmcnrick

i just wanted you all to know i am a saint

11:56 am

rururocks

oh..I didn't know

11:56 am

rururocks

saint of what?

11:56 am

Trifioso

did you hear back from the vatican, then? I know you were anxious to get your results, jmc

11:57 am

jmcnrick

hmm hadn't thought of that ru

11:57 am

Good Enough

do tell

11:57 am

hego

saint jmc...interesting

11:58 am

jmcnrick

i took my southern self and picked up my MIL who was screaming at me and drove in the snow to mail a package for my son that HAD to be mailed today

11:58 am

rururocks

oh.. MIL... you are a saint

11:58 am

Trifioso

ugh. definitely a saint.

11:58 am

jmcnrick

and then I took her to the drug store to pick up vitamins!

11:58 am

jmcnrick

i hate driving in snow!

11:59 am

Good Enough

screaming MIL...i bow to you

11:59 am

Trifioso

....and I assume resisted the temptation to replace the vitamins with ex-laz?

11:59 am

Trifioso

lax, even

11:59 am

jmcnrick

there are always these idiots in 4W drive who think that means they can drive like it is not snowing

11:59 am

Judi

Why was she screaming at you?

11:59 am

Judi

Clue for the an7, please?

11:59 am

jmcnrick

she was screaming because she was nervous and afraid I would cancel because of the snow

12:00 pm

Judi

Jeez. Buy that woman a Xanax, jmc.

12:00 pm

rururocks

an + two mr. hawthornes

12:00 pm

jmcnrick

she is really terrible about expressing her emotions inappropriately

12:00 pm

rururocks

Xanax and vitamin C is what she needs

12:00 pm

Good Enough

i would have needed trifs duct tape...and/or a tissue

12:01 pm

Judi

I'm not familiar with Mr. Hawthorne.

12:01 pm

rururocks

Nathaniel Hawthorne

12:01 pm

Judi

Oh. Thanks, ruru.

12:01 pm

Trifioso

the hawthorne who was a writer, not nigel, the actor

12:01 pm

jmcnrick

that doesn't seem to work for the an7 i must be missing something

12:01 pm

Trifioso

or, what ruru wrote

12:01 pm

rururocks

a plural letter jm

12:02 pm

Judi

Vowels vanquished. 22 left. sigh.

12:02 pm

jmcnrick

that is only 6 letters

12:02 pm

jmcnrick

go judi go

12:02 pm

rururocks

maybe you could introduce your MIL to John Edwards jm?

12:02 pm

Trifioso

judi, that is an interesting way to approach the grid - do you always do vowels first?

12:02 pm

rururocks

that'll keep her busy

12:03 pm

jmcnrick

why would i do that ru?

12:03 pm

Trifioso

double the first letter of mr. H's name, jmc

12:03 pm

Judi

No, trif. But the vowels usually give me the most trouble, so it's always a relief to finish them.

12:04 pm

jmcnrick

I did that trif and I get 6 letters

12:04 pm

Trifioso

did you remember the vowel at the end, before the plural?

12:04 pm

rururocks

use a double consonant jm

12:04 pm

Judi

Jmc - film your MIL while she's screaming, then post it on YouTube. I'm sure there's lots of other MIL rants on there.

12:05 pm

rururocks

If I had a nickel for everyone of my MIL's rants...well. I would be retired

12:05 pm

jmcnrick

I actually like her most of the time

12:06 pm

jmcnrick

its jsut when she gets upset that i want to strangle her to death and be done with it

12:06 pm

SeaSpray

my MIL is a drama queen

12:06 pm

rururocks

(there goes the sainthood)

12:06 pm

jmcnrick

an+Hawthorne (3 letters)+pl?

12:06 pm

Judi

Coffee needs a warm up. Laundry needs a-washin. BBL.

12:07 pm

Shirlockc

jo7?

12:07 pm

rururocks

me too .. have to run.. good luck everyone.

12:07 pm

jmcnrick

rats i think you are right ru -- i guess i can forget keeping the phone line open incase the vatican calls

12:07 pm

Trifioso

did you see my clue before, jmc? an + four hawthorne letters then plural

12:07 pm

hego

bye ruru

12:07 pm

SeaSpray

had a comical drama this week

12:07 pm

jmcnrick

ooooo whew!

12:08 pm

jmcnrick

got it ty trif for dragging me over the top!

12:08 pm

jmcnrick

yes sea?

12:08 pm

jmcnrick

bye ru

12:09 pm

SeaSpray

FIL made plans to be cremated when he dies without telling her, she is totally against that, told her the next day he had a surprise for her and took her to the funeral home

12:09 pm

jmcnrick

that is an inauspicious beginning

12:09 pm

SeaSpray

she tought he had a surprise for their anniversary which is today

12:10 pm

Minveryork

Hi to my fellow babblers!How is everyone doing today

12:10 pm

Trifioso

oh good lawd, sea spray!

12:10 pm

jmcnrick

hi min

12:10 pm

Minveryork

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

12:10 pm

Trifioso

hello min dear! so glad to see you with us!

12:11 pm

SeaSpray

you have to know her trif

12:12 pm

Trifioso

I can't help but feel a little sorry for her. that isn't a nice sort of surprise, anniversary or not

12:12 pm

Minveryork

Babble stopped working for me yesterday.I had 1 left

12:12 pm

Minveryork

Does anyone have a clue for the ar 8/40 word please

12:12 pm

hego

Hi minver

12:13 pm

Trifioso

I have it, but not sure how to clue....one moment please

12:13 pm

Minveryork

Hello hego! How are you doing?Like the rainbow icon.

12:13 pm

SeaSpray

he has been saying that for years and she told him she would not have that done, he is 86 and decided to make his own plans

12:13 pm

Trifioso

okay - try this - first 5 a homophone for lighting fire on purpose. last 3 are a pt of consuming food

12:15 pm

Minveryork

ar 5/10 + consumed food did not work Trifioso for me

12:15 pm

jmcnrick

on the other hand if he wants it done she has forced his hand by saying she wont do it

12:15 pm

Trifioso

min, the first five isn't really the ar5 - it just sounds like it

12:16 pm

Minveryork

Thank you for the ar 8/40 clue.I just found the word

12:16 pm

jmcnrick

but i do thing the timing sucked

12:16 pm

Trifioso

you are very welcome min. I am a clumsy cluer at best, so delighted to think one finally clicked.

12:17 pm

Minveryork

I actually got the word before your 2nd clue, thanks.

12:17 pm

SeaSpray

don't think he wanted to wait as he just got out of the hospital, 2nd time in as many months

12:18 pm

Trifioso

and with that I must away. going to try to accomplish something in the house today

12:18 pm

rubyfoo

tks for the clue, trifio, you carried me through it, kept trying it with the o, duh

12:18 pm

Minveryork

Do you have ar 6/18 word after that ar 9/54 Trifioso

12:19 pm

Trifioso

don't have the ar 9....

12:19 pm

Minveryork

Hello rubyfoo!How are you doing?Welcome to the grid

12:19 pm

jmcnrick

hi ruby

12:19 pm

rubyfoo

hello min

12:19 pm

rubyfoo

hi jmc

12:19 pm

Minveryork

The ar9/54 word is plural of the ar8/40 word Trifioso

12:19 pm

rubyfoo

what a day! glad to be here

12:20 pm

jmcnrick

the 9 is the plural

12:20 pm

rubyfoo

oh my, ty min

12:20 pm

jmcnrick

but ty trif for the 8!

12:20 pm

jmcnrick

what's up ruby?

12:21 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye Trifioso! I will see you tomorrow in the chat

12:21 pm

rubyfoo

you know what a mia is? my husband is a pia!!

12:21 pm

jmcnrick

gee the temp here just drop nearly 10degrees in the last 15 minutes!

12:21 pm

jmcnrick

bye trif

12:21 pm

rubyfoo

bye trif

12:21 pm

jmcnrick

what language is that ruby? lol

12:22 pm

rubyfoo

all of them I think

12:22 pm

SeaSpray

are you getting snow jmc?

12:22 pm

Minveryork

Never mind! I got that ar6/18 word. Thanks anyway!

12:22 pm

hego

Hi Ruby

12:22 pm

rubyfoo

hello hego, how are you?

12:22 pm

hego

Buried in the grid

12:22 pm

jmcnrick

yes it looks like about 2 inches so far and still going strong

12:23 pm

hego

slogging thriogh the s's

12:23 pm

jmcnrick

hi hego

12:23 pm

SeaSpray

same here and 16 degrees

12:23 pm

hego

uh through

12:23 pm

jmcnrick

poor min to be only 1 word short yesterday and then have gridlock!

12:23 pm

rubyfoo

they predicted a big storm for tonight but then it drifted away or something and there are stars out

12:23 pm

hego

Hi jmc

12:23 pm

jmcnrick

stars --- i rememebr stars

12:24 pm

Minveryork

LOL! I like that one "GRIDLOCK"! Perfect description

12:24 pm

SeaSpray

this snow was supposed to stay south of us, guess that changed

12:24 pm

hego

don't tell jmc but I said hello to her a half hour ago. Poor old thing.

12:25 pm

jmcnrick

sorry hego i am obviously senile

12:25 pm

hego

never jmc

12:26 pm

hego

you're way too young for that unlike me.

12:26 pm

jmcnrick

more likely i was caught up in my story hego -- sorry i do try to respond

12:26 pm

hego

Actually you did respond.

12:27 pm

Joanne123

i got the fireeee

12:27 pm

hego

You aare always very polite.

12:28 pm

Shirlockc

jo7?

12:28 pm

jmcnrick

fireworks joanne?

12:28 pm

Joanne123

my name pluralled

12:28 pm

SeaSpray

wtg joanne

12:28 pm

Joanne123

yes jmc

12:28 pm

Joanne123

tyty

12:28 pm

Minveryork

Hello Shirlockc! How are you? Welcome to the puzzle!

12:28 pm

Uneaixoise

well, i thought I'd give it a shot . . . warmed up the car, scraped and swept off all the ice and snow -- headed very slowly down my street -- didn't even get to the end before turning around and going back home! -- really really scary bad!

12:28 pm

hego

YAAAYYY!!! Joanne

12:28 pm

rubyfoo

why isn't the karate master acceptable?

12:28 pm

Joanne123

hi min

12:28 pm

Joanne123

ty hego

12:28 pm

Minveryork

Hello joanne123!How are you? Welcome to the puzzle

12:28 pm

hego

yeah, Ruby, why

12:29 pm

jmcnrick

there is a karate monster?

12:29 pm

rubyfoo

lucky you didn't fall getting out of the car, uneaix

12:29 pm

Joanne123

quite a few toughies...thank god for my monkeys

12:29 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hoo joanne!

12:29 pm

Uneaixoise

hey, jmc and min and hego and ruby and joanne!

12:29 pm

Joanne123

ty jmc

12:29 pm

Minveryork

Hello Uneaixoise!How are you? Welcome to the puzzle

12:29 pm

jmcnrick

odd that your name pl is a word and singular it is not

12:29 pm

hego

later all

12:29 pm

jmcnrick

hi une

12:29 pm

Joanne123

and clues were much appreciated

12:29 pm

SeaSpray

wise decision unea, there are accidents everywhere here

12:29 pm

Joanne123

byeee hego

12:29 pm

rubyfoo

bye hego

12:29 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations joanne123 on fireworks! Good for U!

12:29 pm

jmcnrick

i drove for a bit today but now i am inside for the duration

12:29 pm

SeaSpray

bye hego

12:30 pm

Uneaixoise

yep, sea, there were over 100 here yesterday

12:30 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye hego!I will see you tomorrow in the chat log

12:30 pm

rubyfoo

when I lived in NY state, there was always black ice in the winter, very dangerous for in and out of the car!

12:30 pm

jmcnrick

but i sooooo want the mail delivered today

12:30 pm

Uneaixoise

the problem is that I live at the bottom of a "V" with ski slopes both ways! LOL

12:30 pm

jmcnrick

bye hego! *waves madly*

12:31 pm

Uneaixoise

byeee, hego!

12:31 pm

jmcnrick

yikes do you get hit by skiers much?

12:31 pm

Uneaixoise

:-D

12:31 pm

Shirlockc

last na5?

12:31 pm

Uneaixoise

"figurative" ski slopes :-)

12:31 pm

SeaSpray

sounds like the place i grew up in unea

12:32 pm

Joanne123

en5 minus the e and plural

12:32 pm

jmcnrick

sorry une i am clearly a bear of little brain today

12:32 pm

Uneaixoise

sea, your pup is sooooo cute11

12:32 pm

rubyfoo

did you get the jo word shirl? and is there a second na5 I only have pl of hawthornes nickname

12:33 pm

Shirlockc

unbelievable, i swear i tried that na many times!

12:33 pm

Shirlockc

thx joanne

12:33 pm

Minveryork

I drove almost halfway(20 miles)to work on Thursday and then turned around because the parkway was a parking lot. It took one of my colleagues 4 1/2 hours to get to work.It would've taken me five hours and I wasn't sitting in traffic for that long.I turned around

12:33 pm

harpjane

hello

12:33 pm

SeaSpray

ty unea, not his actual pic but looks exactly like him

12:33 pm

Uneaixoise

:-D

12:33 pm

Joanne123

awww sea looks like show dog..soo cute

12:33 pm

rubyfoo

hello jane

12:33 pm

Joanne123

yvw shirl

12:34 pm

Minveryork

Hi harpjane! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid

12:34 pm

rubyfoo

what is the other na5 shirlock?

12:34 pm

Joanne123

ruby notty notty

12:34 pm

jmcnrick

hi harp

12:34 pm

SeaSpray

he loves getting groomed

12:34 pm

Joanne123

hi harp

12:34 pm

Shirlockc

there's only one na5

12:34 pm

jmcnrick

wise choice min

12:35 pm

rubyfoo

ty shirl

12:35 pm

Uneaixoise

sea, my mom's springer likes it when I groom him out on the patio -- I think it's 'cause grooming includes lots of pats and mucho praise! :-)

12:36 pm

rubyfoo

grooming my chows is endless but worth it

12:36 pm

SeaSpray

they definitely love the attention

12:37 pm

SeaSpray

SIL had 3 chows ruby, can relate

12:37 pm

Joanne123

ruby..what a beatiful dog!

12:37 pm

Uneaixoise

ruby, is he bilingual?

12:37 pm

rubyfoo

thank you and her disposition is even more beautiful

12:37 pm

Joanne123

i usually look at chat and forget to see icons

12:37 pm

rubyfoo

woof

12:37 pm

Shirlockc

so what's the bet that the cableguy won't be making my 11 to 2 appt? since it's 1:37 now

12:38 pm

Uneaixoise

shirl LOL!!

12:38 pm

Uneaixoise

my mailman made it but I haven't worked up the energy to slog all the way to the end of the driveway!

12:38 pm

Shirlockc

last time was 8 to 11 and i woke up early and he came at 10:59

12:38 pm

SeaSpray

arggg Shirlock, don't get me started on those people

12:39 pm

jmcnrick

did you call the cable company?

12:39 pm

Mully

Just out of interest, anyone playing in work?

12:39 pm

rubyfoo

when it snows here the mail doesn't get delivered because the letter carrier comes by scooter

12:39 pm

jmcnrick

not today mully -- but i often play when i am answering the phones at the office

12:39 pm

Mully

Yeh I work in tech support and this helps when dealing with idiot PC users

12:39 pm

Joanne123

me either..cable out 2 hours before i got home yesterday..internet as well.guy out there then leaves and comes back

12:40 pm

SeaSpray

only on monday and wednesday mully

12:40 pm

jmcnrick

now now mully i am an idiot pc user

12:40 pm

cybernan

good morrning/afternoon, everyone. Back for the 4 I couldn't find last night and I'm still stumped.

12:40 pm

rubyfoo

me, too

12:40 pm

Uneaixoise

hey, nan!!

12:40 pm

Joanne123

so say hey buddy,when's the cable coming back on, he says hopefully in a couple of hours

12:40 pm

jmcnrick

hi cyber

12:40 pm

rubyfoo

hello nan

12:40 pm

cybernan

2nd sa 6/18, please?

12:40 pm

harpjane

clue for the lone o please? or at least the number of letters?

12:41 pm

Joanne123

i told him "well we are paying for no service ,u no

12:41 pm

SeaSpray

I am in that category Mully

12:41 pm

jmcnrick

so now that i have two canadians i have a question about a canadian cartoon from the 60s

12:41 pm

Joanne123

like an award har minus the c

12:41 pm

Uneaixoise

harp, on5/10

12:41 pm

cybernan

and that is jmc?

12:42 pm

Minveryork

Hi cybernan! How are you doing?Welcome to the grid

12:43 pm

Minveryork

Babble is blocked where I work, unable to do it there

12:43 pm

Mully

You managed to get online to this website and know how to type SeaSpray, so your better than the vast majority of people I speak to

12:43 pm

rubyfoo

what do you have to do to get your name in the grid? you know who I mean....lol

12:43 pm

jmcnrick

i watch a cartoon in which the two regular characters were a detective and he's helper (the detective was tall and thin and the helper was short and round) and the helper was always singing "he go to catch the bad guys; they're going to be a sorry bunch of sad gusy"

12:43 pm

cybernan

nm -- found it

12:43 pm

Joanne123

funniest part was that my phonerings and it's cable company,survey or something

12:43 pm

jmcnrick

*giggle*ruby

12:43 pm

cybernan

*!* ta da *!*

12:44 pm

Joanne123

she asked how service was and i said well i don't knonw cause cable is out lol

12:44 pm

Joanne123

wtg nans

12:44 pm

jmcnrick

whooo hooo cyber!

12:44 pm

SeaSpray

wow Mully, where do you find the patience? lol

12:44 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations cybernan on fireworks!Good for you

12:44 pm

rubyfoo

hahah, joanne

12:44 pm

Uneaixoise

yay, nan!!

12:44 pm

jmcnrick

anyway i have been singing that ditty for 40 years and was curious as to what the cartoon was

12:44 pm

cybernan

I've never seen it jmc

12:44 pm

Joanne123

she says, i'll put u threw to service and hangs up

12:45 pm

rubyfoo

poor mully having to deal with us pc idiots

12:45 pm

Joanne123

did i mess up here shpeel

12:45 pm

cybernan

anyone want clues before I leave?

12:45 pm

harpjane

is that on 5 a common word? i don't see it

12:45 pm

jmcnrick

oops joanne thats not good

12:45 pm

rubyfoo

jo8?

12:45 pm

jmcnrick

i haven't found it either harp

12:45 pm

Joanne123

jo7 ruby

12:45 pm

Mully

I dont find the patience, I do it for the money, that stops me shouting at people

12:45 pm

cybernan

on + *** a place at the table for me

12:45 pm

Joanne123

it's me pluralled

12:46 pm

Uneaixoise

yes, harp -- means "the beginning"

12:46 pm

Haz1558

The on5/10 of puberty is often indicated by acne and attitude.

12:46 pm

Uneaixoise

haz!!

12:46 pm

jmcnrick

mully believe it or not patience comes from age for most of us

12:46 pm

cybernan

good clue haz

12:46 pm

rubyfoo

too easy, nan, duh for me

12:46 pm

Haz1558

Hello!

12:46 pm

jmcnrick

ty haz!

12:46 pm

jmcnrick

hi haz

12:46 pm

rubyfoo

hello! to you, haz

12:46 pm

SeaSpray

is true jmc

12:46 pm

jmcnrick

you been leaving right before i come on lately

12:46 pm

Haz1558

You're welcome - just passing through and thought I'd say hello.

12:47 pm

jmcnrick

i was sooo impatient when i was 21

12:47 pm

harpjane

thanks,

12:47 pm

cybernan

10:47 -- time I got some work done! -- back at the flip :)

12:47 pm

Uneaixoise

later, nan :-)

12:47 pm

rubyfoo

bye nan

12:47 pm

Haz1558

Bye cybernan.

12:48 pm

jmcnrick

maybe i will come for the flip tonight

12:48 pm

Joanne123

bye nans

12:48 pm

jmcnrick

bye cyber!

12:48 pm

Mully

Well I'm just a young 'un but the older guys in here have less patience than most :P

12:48 pm

jmcnrick

*smacks mully with a rolled up newspaper*

12:48 pm

jmcnrick

:-P

12:49 pm

jmcnrick

who says i don't have patience?

12:49 pm

Mully

That'll learn me :P

12:49 pm

jmcnrick

*pulls on foil cap and sulks in corner*

12:49 pm

Joanne123

ok i'm out for now...byeeee

12:49 pm

rubyfoo

bye joanne

12:50 pm

jmcnrick

bye joanne

12:50 pm

Haz1558

Bye Joanne.

12:50 pm

SeaSpray

bye joanne

12:50 pm

Joanne123

have fun and congrats to all

12:50 pm

SeaSpray

wow Mully you are a youngun, my dog is almost as old as you lol

12:51 pm

jmcnrick

*giggle*

12:51 pm

jmcnrick

he's older than nancyboy

12:51 pm

rubyfoo

my shoes are older!

12:51 pm

Mully

I dont quite know how to take that...

12:51 pm

SeaSpray

how old is nancyboy?

12:51 pm

rubyfoo

same, I think

12:51 pm

Haz1558

Just smile and nod, Mully.

12:51 pm

jmcnrick

18 or 19 i forget

12:52 pm

SeaSpray

oh my, my dog will be 14 in june, i feel very old

12:52 pm

jmcnrick

take it in a teasing manner mully

12:52 pm

SeaSpray

yes, must teasing Mully, nice to have met you

12:52 pm

SeaSpray

oops, meant just

12:52 pm

Haz1558

Just out of interest, which biscuits do you prefer, Mully?

12:53 pm

Mully

Indeed seaspray! I prefer either chocolate digestives or bourbon creams :D

12:53 pm

SeaSpray

biscuits sound good right about now

12:53 pm

Haz1558

I'm with you on the chocolate digestives. McVities, I take it?

12:54 pm

jmcnrick

mmmm bourbon creams sound devine

12:54 pm

Mully

Oh yes! Oh and chocolate hobnobs

12:54 pm

SeaSpray

they do don't they?

12:54 pm

jmcnrick

digestives always sound slightly nasty to me

12:54 pm

rubyfoo

divine!

12:54 pm

Haz1558

Digestives are wonderful.

12:54 pm

rubyfoo

salivating, no sweets in this house

12:55 pm

rubyfoo

is a digestive sweet?

12:55 pm

Haz1558

Poor ruby, that can't be right.

12:55 pm

SeaSpray

always sweets in this house lol

12:55 pm

Mully

Bourbon creams taste nothing like bourbon and have no alcholic content, which isnt so good.

12:55 pm

K.Elisabet

Hi everyone... I used to be addicted to those dark chocolate digestives, but for some reason they are insanely expensive now. :-(

12:55 pm

jmcnrick

bummer i will have to make my own bourbon creams then with bourbon

12:56 pm

jmcnrick

i make bourbon balls every christmas and you can taste the bourbon

12:56 pm

lawyer-1

I think that tannest describes the woman with the deepest tan, and tonnest describes the woman with the most weight. This puzzle, however, refuses to acknowledge my wisdom!

12:56 pm

jmcnrick

hi K

12:56 pm

rubyfoo

if this keeps up, I'll have to make crepes for a snack

12:56 pm

Minveryork

Hi K.Elisabet!How are you doing? Welcome to the grid

12:56 pm

Minveryork

Hello lawyer-1! How are you? Welcome to the chat log

12:56 pm

jmbdobie2

Afternoon all. My neice & nephew are watching Shrek and I am going to try today's puzzle. wish me luck.

12:56 pm

jmcnrick

and why are you talking about fat women instead of men lawyer?

12:56 pm

jmcnrick

what a sexist pig!

12:57 pm

lawyer-1

ty, min

12:57 pm

jmcnrick

hi jmb

12:57 pm

SeaSpray

like petite and peton

12:57 pm

jmcnrick

;-)

12:57 pm

K.Elisabet

Bourbon balls too - that was a family tradition for Christmas when I was a kid. Can't believe my parents let us have any!

12:57 pm

lawyer-1

jmc, I just naturally prefer to talk about women

12:57 pm

rubyfoo

yes, jmc!

12:57 pm

Minveryork

Hi jmbdobie2!How are you doing?Welcome to the grid

12:58 pm

jmcnrick

theoretically the alcohol dissipates K

12:58 pm

rubyfoo

K, they probably wanted you to go to sleep

12:58 pm

jmbdobie2

crazy this am - watching my sister's 4 & 5 yr old

12:58 pm

K.Elisabet

You're probably right!

12:58 pm

rubyfoo

that's what I tell people when I set the crepes on fire, but I don't really believe it!

12:58 pm

SeaSpray

speaking of dissipating, I made beer bread last week

12:59 pm

jmcnrick

with the crepes the alcohol is burned off ruby

12:59 pm

jmcnrick

how was is sea?

12:59 pm

jmcnrick

so mully are you at work right now?

12:59 pm

SeaSpray

wonderful

12:59 pm

Minveryork

Never heard of beer bread. So does it taste like beer

12:59 pm

jmcnrick

hands jmb a cup of tea and a biscuit

12:59 pm

Mully

I am indeed at work right now, getting paid to babble it up is great!

12:59 pm

SeaSpray

not really, tastes kind of buttery

1:00 pm

jmcnrick

i find that adds to the experience for me too

1:00 pm

jmbdobie2

ty jmc

1:00 pm

Haz1558

Do many people have PC problems on a Saturday evening?

1:00 pm

rubyfoo

min, I thought that icon looked familiar! Happy birthday phil! I remember the obscure group

1:01 pm

Mully

You would be surprised. I worked christmas day too, I was expecting a day of nothing at triple time but the amount of people that called was incredible

1:01 pm

jmcnrick

so mully is your age on your profile current or from when you signed up in 2006

1:01 pm

Mully

That is my correct age, I signed up in high school, my chemistry teacher got me hooked on this game

1:02 pm

jmcnrick

i would expect christmas to be busy with all those new presents of computers

1:02 pm

SeaSpray

Did any of you ever play acrobabble?

1:02 pm

jmcnrick

no sea

1:03 pm

Mully

Most of the calls we got were existing PC issues, we rarely deal with new setups

1:03 pm

Haz1558

Acrobabble sounds scary. Not done on a trapeze, I hope?

1:03 pm

rubyfoo

it sounds dangerous -- broken limbs etc

1:03 pm

Minveryork

Nope! I have never heard of acrobabble b-4 SeaSpray

1:03 pm

jmcnrick

okay I need help with the e in the middle of the bottom line for nbt

1:03 pm

SeaSpray

no haz, originally started as acrophobia

1:04 pm

jmcnrick

who is you chem teacher? do they still babble?

1:04 pm

SeaSpray

fun game, but shut down again

1:04 pm

Haz1558

ef4 comes from there.

1:04 pm

jmcnrick

seems like it would be hard on the computer on a trampoline

1:04 pm

Mully

I dont know if he still does, I cant remember his username unfortunately :(

1:04 pm

Minveryork

An eo 4/4 word is e plus the opposite of offs jmcnrick

1:04 pm

Uneaixoise

jmc, it's that weird Babblet, ef4/7

1:05 pm

jmcnrick

oh ty une i should have seen that *smack*

1:05 pm

Minveryork

or the ef 4/7 word is ef plus Author ** Elliott jmcnrick

1:05 pm

bojazz

"there's something in the air tonight...." fabulous song! Happy B'day Phil

1:05 pm

SeaSpray

it is making sentences out of acronyms

1:05 pm

jmcnrick

ty min

1:05 pm

rubyfoo

hello bo

1:05 pm

jmcnrick

that sounds fun sea

1:05 pm

bojazz

hi everybody

1:05 pm

Haz1558

Hello bojazz.

1:06 pm

rubyfoo

why isn't anse accepted or sensei???

1:06 pm

Uneaixoise

i was surprised re sensei as well

1:06 pm

SeaSpray

it was, met lots of people on that site as well

1:06 pm

bojazz

limited dictionary space?

1:06 pm

rubyfoo

I was so happy to find it... :(

1:06 pm

jmcnrick

did any of them come over here sea?

1:06 pm

Minveryork

Hello bojazz!How are you doing? Welcome to the grid

1:06 pm

jmcnrick

nbt!

1:07 pm

Uneaixoise

yay, jmc!!

1:07 pm

bojazz

good to be home from labors - doing well, thx

1:07 pm

jmcnrick

hi bo!

1:07 pm

bojazz

hi jmc

1:07 pm

rubyfoo

snow in SC, bo?

1:07 pm

bojazz

can i buy a vowel???

1:08 pm

bojazz

no snow where i live - probably in the upstate

1:08 pm

Haz1558

Right, must head to the kitchen and get some more food on the go. Nice to see you all, bye for now!

1:08 pm

rubyfoo

bye haz

1:08 pm

bojazz

bye Haz

1:08 pm

Haz1558

Bye! *gone*

1:10 pm

rubyfoo

I give up, made 100 words! good night everybody

1:10 pm

bojazz

nite rubyfoo

1:10 pm

jmcnrick

bye haz

1:10 pm

jmcnrick

bye ruby

1:11 pm

rubyfoo

bye jmc, tonnest, *sniff*

1:11 pm

rubyfoo

bye bo

1:11 pm

jmcnrick

lol

1:12 pm

Mully

Any of the non UK babblers have difficulties getting ar4,4, synonym for buttocks?

1:12 pm

jmcnrick

na mully we all watch british mysteries

1:13 pm

jmcnrick

i am taking a break bbl

1:13 pm

Mully

Haha nice, glad to see that people all over the world are enjoying our slang

1:14 pm

jmcnrick

its only fair mully you get stuck with ours

1:14 pm

jmcnrick

*poof*

1:15 pm

Mully

Im hoping jmc was just exiting dramatically and not using another piece of british slang....

1:15 pm

GeeGeeW

lol

1:15 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye jmcnrick! I will see you later in the chat log!

1:16 pm

Minveryork

Hi GeeGeeW!How are you doing? Welcome to the grid

1:16 pm

GeeGeeW

hi Min

1:16 pm

Mully

Loving the hat btw

1:17 pm

GeeGeeW

oh Min you just reminded me it was my baby brother's birthday today

1:17 pm

Minveryork

Oh good.I'm glad that my icon us useful for something

1:18 pm

GeeGeeW

;)

1:22 pm

Shirlockc

welp, it's 2:22, and no call, no show for the cable guy

1:23 pm

Shirlockc

so what am i supposed to do, spend the rest of the aft. waiting for him?

1:23 pm

Mully

I would be prepared to wait the rest of your life for the cable guy to turn up :P

1:23 pm

Minveryork

You should call the cable company to see where he is.

1:23 pm

bojazz

can i get a clue for an7/28 please? please, pretty please

1:24 pm

lynxxx

an & n5.10

1:26 pm

GeeGeeW

cable guys are that way where you live too Mully?

1:27 pm

beachboggle

Hi e1

1:27 pm

lynxxx

hi Beach

1:29 pm

Minveryork

an 7/28 is an 4/4 plus ready *** (reversed) go bojazz

1:30 pm

Minveryork

Hello lynxxx! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid

1:30 pm

Minveryork

Hello beachboggle! How are you? Welcome to the grid

1:30 pm

lynxxx

hi Min

1:32 pm

oodleberry

hi everyone... hi beach

1:32 pm

Minveryork

Hello oodleberry!How are you doing? Welcome to grid

1:32 pm

lynxxx

hi Oodle

1:32 pm

SeaSpray

jmc did you ask me something a while ago, i was eating a bowl of soup and putting on another pair of socks

1:33 pm

oodleberry

hi lyn

1:35 pm

Soodle

Hello everybody :)

1:36 pm

lynxxx

hi Soodle

1:37 pm

Soodle

Socks n Soup, Sea Spray? Thank goodness theres no lispers here!

1:38 pm

SeaSpray

lol Soodle, can't get warm today

1:38 pm

beachboggle

Heya ((((Oodle))))

1:39 pm

oodleberry

:)

1:46 pm

oodleberry

boo

1:46 pm

Soodle

Oh, you put the heart cross-ways in me, Oodle.

1:47 pm

oodleberry

heart-cross ways?

1:47 pm

Soodle

Sorry. An Irish-ism. You scared the bejaysus outta me!

1:48 pm

Mully

Sorry, was busy. Im from Sunny Glasgow

1:49 pm

oodleberry

bb

1:49 pm

oodleberry

bbl

1:50 pm

Soodle

Hiya Mully. Dont think our paths have ever crossed on babble. Nice to meet you.

1:53 pm

DR1965

why is "Sensei " not a word?

1:53 pm

Soodle

Soodle retreats to corner, after murdering chog.......

1:54 pm

DR1965

its not dead Soodle

1:54 pm

Soodle

Thanks DR.

1:54 pm

lynxxx

I guess because it is not in common enough usage DR

1:54 pm

DR1965

how are you tpday?

1:54 pm

DR1965

* today

1:55 pm

DR1965

I guess Lynxxx.

1:55 pm

DR1965

I was surprised because kata and dojo are words but not sensei

1:55 pm

Soodle

Dr, if you are talking to me, I am the finest, thank you.

1:55 pm

DR1965

maybe because it is a title?

1:55 pm

DR1965

good to hear Soodle

1:57 pm

lynxxx

its all very hit and miss with the foreign words

1:57 pm

lynxxx

BBL need to water garden etc

1:58 pm

DR1965

bye Lynxxx

1:58 pm

Soodle

Wow. Water the garden. My garden has been submerged in ice, snow, frost and rain since November. Roll on Summer!

1:59 pm

DR1965

oh my Soodle!

1:59 pm

DR1965

Is that normal?

1:59 pm

DR1965

* showing my stupidity

2:00 pm

Soodle

Well, it has been a particularly hard winter, DR. But, today, I was delighted to see daffodils peeking their welcome green shoots through the earth. Spring is on its way, thanks be to goodness.

2:01 pm

DR1965

YEA for Spring.. Our apple tree has sprouted a few flowers also.

2:02 pm

Soodle

Isn't Mother Nature fantastic? After all the doom, gloom and hardship, new growth is coming.

2:02 pm

Joanne123

what is nbt??

2:02 pm

DR1965

no blank tiles

2:03 pm

Soodle

Joanne. NBT is no blank tiles

2:03 pm

DR1965

yes Soodle, Mother Nature is amazing

2:03 pm

DR1965

brb - laundry

2:03 pm

Joanne123

humm still don't no what that means

2:04 pm

DR1965

it means that you have a word from every tile that has words

2:04 pm

Joanne123

ohh ok

2:04 pm

DR1965

glad to help -

2:04 pm

Joanne123

i never wanted to ask

2:05 pm

DR1965

:) - ok now laundry- brb

2:05 pm

Joanne123

makes these puzzles more interesting

2:05 pm

Soodle

See the table directly underneath the grid? In todays grid, look at the table. The first one is N 0/3. If you get one word beginning with that N, you will register 1/3 (or one of three). If you manage to do the same with all the tiles in the table, its No blank tiles.

2:05 pm

Joanne123

mine is 3/3

2:06 pm

Soodle

Oh that sounded horribly complicated, even to me. I'm sorry. I will try to explain it better if your are totally confused.

2:06 pm

Joanne123

no soodle i'm done

2:06 pm

Soodle

Well, then, you have found all three of the words starting with N from that tile.

2:06 pm

Soodle

I am so glad I am not a teacher - I would be useless.

2:07 pm

Joanne123

yes yes and yes for all

2:07 pm

Joanne123

awww sure u would

2:07 pm

Joanne123

i got what u were saying

2:08 pm

Joanne123

just never understood the nbt

2:11 pm

Soodle

Sorry - just been away refereeing a row between my teenagers. Oh my.

2:12 pm

Joanne123

battling are they?

2:12 pm

Soodle

It is very difficult to assert authority to long-legged-teenagers, who look down (physically) at you.

2:13 pm

Joanne123

i put fear into mine from the get go

2:13 pm

Joanne123

if police come u are going first

2:13 pm

DR1965

my 11 year old is getting close to my height...

2:14 pm

Joanne123

after daughter said she would call that is

2:14 pm

Soodle

Oh my. I have a 19 yr old son & an 18 yr old daughter, both over six foot tall, and I am 5 ft 4. and they know EVERYTHING.

2:14 pm

Joanne123

drama quenns she was

2:15 pm

Joanne123

queen sorry

2:15 pm

Soodle

(except how to load the washing machine, dryer, use the iron, vacuum, etc etc etc)

2:15 pm

DR1965

kcik them out now while they everything then when they hit 25 and realize you know something ... life will be better... : ) ( JOKE)

2:15 pm

Joanne123

put force into your voice sood

2:16 pm

Soodle

I am hoarse!!!!!

2:16 pm

DR1965

* kick

2:16 pm

Joanne123

u mean it!!

2:16 pm

Soodle

Now they are telling me that it is them who will choose my retirement home, so I better be nice to them.............

2:16 pm

Farruska

Bonsoir

2:16 pm

Joanne123

little buggers

2:17 pm

DR1965

Ugh!

2:17 pm

DR1965

Hi Farruska

2:17 pm

Joanne123

omg i wish i was there

2:17 pm

Joanne123

hi farr

2:17 pm

Minveryork

Hi Farruska! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid

2:17 pm

DR1965

welcome to the grid MIN !

2:17 pm

Soodle

Only joking! They are fan-blooming-tastic kids. Both of them are all dressed up to go out on the town tonight, and they look super. I am so proud of the pair of them.

2:18 pm

Farruska

hya back! I was here this morning :D let's see if I finish this :S

2:18 pm

Soodle

If only they would stop fighting!

2:18 pm

Joanne123

soodle..kikn in arse for u

2:19 pm

Minveryork

Hello DR9165! Thank you for the welcome. I was here b-4 but I took a short break to play a game of Pinball.

2:19 pm

Soodle

Way- hay joanne. PB for you ROFL

2:19 pm

Joanne123

ohhh shiat uh hu

2:19 pm

DR1965

ROFL

2:20 pm

Minveryork

There will be no ar 4/4 kicking in Penalty Box though.

2:20 pm

Soodle

Enough of my domestic affairs. Hi Minver and Farr

2:20 pm

Joanne123

kik me in please

2:20 pm

Farruska

hubby is making pita shawarma for supper, yummy!

2:20 pm

Joanne123

in the ar4

2:20 pm

DR1965

YUMMY FARR!!!

2:21 pm

rururocks

what is pita shawarma?

2:21 pm

Minveryork

What is pita shawarma Farruska? I never heard of it.

2:21 pm

Ellen Jean

Hi all, here i am again with one to go what is a clue for jo 7 for 48 please.

2:21 pm

Farruska

this is pita shawarma http://www.flickr.com/photos/farruska/
2237009315/ :-)

2:22 pm

Joanne123

my name pluralled

2:22 pm

rururocks

plural of a womans first name ellen

2:22 pm

rururocks

someone in the chat even

2:22 pm

Minveryork

jo 7/48 is plural of Ms. Cassidy's name Ellen Jean & hi.

2:22 pm

Minveryork

Oh,wrong clue.Ms. Cassidy ends with an "a". So sorry

2:22 pm

Joanne123

lol ruru

2:23 pm

redturtlehead

Hello again, back for 42...

2:23 pm

Joanne123

hi red

2:24 pm

Minveryork

Hi redturtlehead! How are you? Welcome to the grid!

2:24 pm

DR1965

Hi Red- Long time no see

2:24 pm

Soodle

Hi Red, and Ruru

2:24 pm

redturtlehead

Hey all, I can not believe the grid holds 42 words more.

2:24 pm

redturtlehead

DR!!!!!!!!!!

2:24 pm

redturtlehead

Hi Soodle!

2:24 pm

DR1965

oh yes, Hi Ruru also- excuse my rudeness

2:24 pm

redturtlehead

How are things in California! I was wondering aboutyou?

2:25 pm

Minveryork

There are like a million and 1 se words redturtlehead.

2:25 pm

Ellen Jean

Merci merci! Just couldn't see it!

2:25 pm

DR1965

We survived all the rain and hail and this week has been better thanks

2:25 pm

DR1965

I have not ben around much as Mom duties and we were down a computer for a while

2:25 pm

redturtlehead

yes, there are...

2:26 pm

redturtlehead

How is Jake?

2:26 pm

DR1965

He is good! Was having some school stress but we have gotten through it.

2:26 pm

Minveryork

Phantom: nonse5/10

2:26 pm

DR1965

Hard to be the leader of a group sometimes

2:27 pm

redturtlehead

yo uknow I had to try it now Mnver!

2:27 pm

redturtlehead

DR, it is hard, I am glad he is doing alright.

2:27 pm

Minveryork

LOL redturtlehead!

2:27 pm

DR1965

Thank you for asking- much appreciated

2:29 pm

redturtlehead

well, i got to 38 down now, and seem to be stuck again...

2:30 pm

redturtlehead

be back in a bit.

2:31 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye redturtlehead! I'll see you later in the chog.

2:32 pm

DR1965

ta7 help please?

2:33 pm

DR1965

nm - minkeyed it

2:33 pm

DR1965

* channelling Peter Ellers as Inspector Clouseau

2:34 pm

DR1965

UGH- my typing stinks!

2:35 pm

Minveryork

My brain stinks!

2:39 pm

Soodle

could anybody help me with the ro 7/28/ please

2:41 pm

flosey

hi Soodle, just popped in ro7 girls name + consumed

2:41 pm

Minveryork

Like I said, my brain stinks. I don't have ro 7/28 yet.

2:42 pm

Minveryork

Hello flosey! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid!

2:42 pm

Soodle

Ah Flosey. Thank you. X

2:42 pm

welki

just got here, but i'm packing to go to Farruska's for her husband's shawarma! ohhh yum!

2:42 pm

welki

(i wish)

2:42 pm

flosey

great thanks Min, just got up!!! at 11:57 am so could still say "good morning"

2:42 pm

flosey

yw soodle

2:43 pm

Minveryork

Hello welki!How are you doing?Welcome to the puzzle

2:43 pm

flosey

and how are you Min?

2:44 pm

flosey

just popped in to change icon for tomorrow's grid

2:47 pm

r23

trade 1 for one... need help

2:47 pm

r23

a flower

2:48 pm

Soodle

what you looking for, R23?

2:49 pm

r23

yes

2:50 pm

Soodle

If you need a clue, just let me know what you need

2:50 pm

r23

anything

2:51 pm

Minveryork

Hello r23! How are you doing? Welcome to the puzzle!

2:51 pm

r23

tnks

2:51 pm

Joanne123

soodle look at yesterday's blog

2:51 pm

r23

i am well. my brain hurts

2:52 pm

sammysmom

so 6/27..??

2:52 pm

Soodle

Joanne, I saw references in today chog to yesterdays events. I presume this is a continuation.

2:52 pm

Joanne123

yep

2:53 pm

Minveryork

An so6/27 is so 4/7 plus ** good ** it gets sammysmom

2:53 pm

Joanne123

no so7's sam

2:53 pm

sammysmom

love your song list sood

2:53 pm

Minveryork

Hello sammysmom!How are ya?Welcome to the puzzle

2:53 pm

Soodle

Hey Sammysmom - you should hear me singing them!!!!

2:53 pm

sammysmom

ty - hi minver- haven t seen you in a while

2:53 pm

sammysmom

lol sood

2:53 pm

Soodle

Not a dry eye or pair of pants in the house!!!

2:54 pm

iluvnachos26

boogers

2:54 pm

sammysmom

joanne - it is so 6/27

2:56 pm

sammysmom

anso the4 so 5/20 escapes me

2:58 pm

Minveryork

S's Stomped! 5 left

2:58 pm

sammysmom

thought i killed the chog

2:59 pm

Minveryork

Hi boogers! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid!

3:00 pm

Minveryork

Meant hi iluvnachos26. Sorry about calling U boogers

3:00 pm

iluvnachos26

whatev

3:00 pm

Pinikula

afternoon all

3:01 pm

Minveryork

Hello Pinikula!How are you doing?Welcome to the grid

3:01 pm

Pinikula

hi min; how's it going?

3:02 pm

hego

hi gang. baack again

3:02 pm

Pinikula

hi hego

3:02 pm

Soodle

Hello Hego

3:02 pm

Pinikula

hi soodle

3:02 pm

Minveryork

I'm well. Been here babbling off and on all day Pinikula

3:03 pm

Soodle

Hello Pini

3:03 pm

Minveryork

Hello hego! How are you? Welcome back to the puzzle

3:03 pm

Soodle

I think I have reached the 34 Wall.

3:04 pm

Pinikula

I've reached the 1/2-way wall...LOL

3:04 pm

hego

hi minver. All good.

3:05 pm

hego

i'm not liking this baby. ugh

3:05 pm

Mully

Hey all, anything exciting happen while I was away?

3:05 pm

Pinikula

hi mully

3:05 pm

hego

mully's back too.

3:06 pm

Mully

Sure am, had to help a 90 year old woman connect her PC wirelessly.

3:06 pm

Mully

Hence my 90 minute abscence

3:07 pm

Pinikula

ah, a good samaritan! :)

3:07 pm

Mully

Well its my job so I dont know if that counts :P

3:08 pm

Pinikula

but it's saturday

3:08 pm

Mully

Its Monday monday morning here in scotland...

3:09 pm

hego

No it's not.

3:09 pm

Pinikula

* blink * have I lost that much time because you can't possibly be that far ahead of the US West Coast!

3:09 pm

Mully

Were not :P

3:09 pm

Mully

Were not :P

3:09 pm

Mully

I work on a Saturday

3:09 pm

Pinikula

gotcha

3:09 pm

hego

Our leg is being pulled Pini

3:10 pm

Pinikula

;)

3:10 pm

Mully

However the time here is 21:10, so just why that old lady wanted her PC connected so urgently is beyond me

3:10 pm

Pinikula

no kidding...she should be in bed sleeping!

3:11 pm

Mully

Ah but she was from Glasgow, knowning Glaswegian old people, she should have been out partying

3:11 pm

Pinikula

oh my!

3:12 pm

Soodle

Little old ladies on the British Isles are all tucked up in their beds. (well, maybe not Glaswegeians)

3:13 pm

Mully

Their all awake phoning me for their late night technical support needs

3:13 pm

Pinikula

maybe their internal clocks are off and the sleep during the day so they can stay up all night ;)

3:13 pm

Soodle

Aaarrggghhh. Beware of the little old ladies...........

3:14 pm

hego

are you playing pirate again, Soodle?

3:17 pm

Mully

Of course the Irish are well known for their proud Pirate heritage.

3:17 pm

Soodle

Hangs head in shame. ues.

3:17 pm

hego

lol

3:18 pm

Soodle

Excuse me, while I do a bit of raping and pillaging...bbs

3:19 pm

Minveryork

raping???

3:19 pm

Mully

All part of the pirate way

3:20 pm

hego

she's a pirate

3:20 pm

Soodle

Oh Min - I was only playing the pirate. Ablsolutely no offence intended

3:21 pm

Minveryork

Thought it was a typo or something. Wasn't offended

3:21 pm

Mully

Of course! Rapping Pirates!

3:21 pm

Mully

Way more cool!

3:22 pm

Pinikula

of course!

3:23 pm

hego

YES

3:23 pm

Pinikula

have to evolve to the "now-a-days"!

3:23 pm

Pinikula

"...time keeps on tickin' tickin' tickin' into the future..."

3:23 pm

hego

I need the en5, i'm getting dizzy.

3:24 pm

Mully

Way more easy to make money and get with the ladies if your a rapper. Pirating is now only confined to people who refuse to pay for music, movies and software

3:24 pm

hego

pls

3:24 pm

lynxxx

en & past tense of consumed

3:24 pm

car.eeyore

en + I can't believe I *** the whole thing!

3:24 pm

Pinikula

cute mully

3:25 pm

hego

ty Lyn. you're always coming to my rescue.

3:25 pm

hego

ty car

3:25 pm

Pinikula

I've heard the term "permanent preview" when talking about pirated software

3:25 pm

Pinikula

hi lynxxx ;)

3:25 pm

oodleberry

hi hi I am back fron both sides top and bottom :D

3:26 pm

Pinikula

hi oodle

3:26 pm

oodleberry

hi

3:26 pm

lynxxx

The Somalian pirates seem ton be upholding the tradition quite well

3:26 pm

hego

OODLE!

3:27 pm

lynxxx

hi Oodle

3:27 pm

oodleberry

what about the somalian pirates ... did they do it again??

3:28 pm

DR1965

back for a little bit

3:28 pm

Mully

No, their just keeping the traditional pirating way alive....albeit with less eyepatches

3:28 pm

kje

back... 27 to go

3:28 pm

Pinikula

hi DR

3:29 pm

Pinikula

hi kje

3:29 pm

DR1965

Hi Pini and KJE

3:29 pm

Minveryork

Hello kje! How are you doing?Welcome to the chat log

3:29 pm

hego

hi guys

3:29 pm

lynxxx

hi kje

3:29 pm

DR1965

Hi Hego

3:30 pm

Minveryork

Gotta go! Be back later!

3:30 pm

DR1965

be safe Min

3:30 pm

lynxxx

bye Min

3:30 pm

Pinikula

take care , min

3:30 pm

Arisha

good morning every one, I am here but not awake yet

3:31 pm

Pinikula

hi arisha

3:31 pm

Mully

How is tomorrow Arisha? Anything exciting happened yet?

3:31 pm

DR1965

Welcome Arisha

3:31 pm

hego

this is grid is more confusing than difficult.

3:31 pm

lynxxx

morning Arisha, stay asleep, going to be too hot to do anything

3:32 pm

oodleberry

pini?

3:32 pm

Good Enough

yay my internet is back up...i was thinking i might not get back here today

3:32 pm

Pinikula

hi GE

3:32 pm

Pinikula

yes oodle?

3:33 pm

Good Enough

hi pini

3:33 pm

DR1965

Hi Good

3:33 pm

lynxxx

hi GoodE

3:33 pm

oodleberry

why are you cheating dear hmmmm?

3:33 pm

Pinikula

me no cheat, oodle...it's all brain power! :)

3:33 pm

DR1965

cheating?

3:34 pm

Arisha

i know but i have to go to church at 9.30 then go clean offices for 2 hours.. then home and hide in comp room with air con for rest of day

3:34 pm

hego

Pini smart

3:34 pm

oodleberry

suuuuuure

3:35 pm

hego

I don't think he believes us Pini

3:35 pm

Pinikula

I'm going to check on the board now, oodle...beware...

3:35 pm

Pinikula

but but but!

3:35 pm

DR1965

cheating at what?

3:35 pm

DR1965

Lexous?

3:35 pm

Pinikula

it's brains and all the tricks I've learned from playing babble..."try anything"!

3:35 pm

hego

good question dr

3:36 pm

Pinikula

Lexulous :)

3:36 pm

DR1965

That is what I thought

3:36 pm

hego

:-)

3:36 pm

DR1965

I play against Jacob

3:37 pm

Pinikula

ooh ooh ooh, play me, too! :)

3:37 pm

DR1965

I stink at it

3:37 pm

kje

first an5?

3:37 pm

lynxxx

possibly a & close to you

3:38 pm

Pinikula

thx lynxxx ;)

3:38 pm

Pinikula

practice makes perfect, DR?

3:38 pm

kje

yes, TY

3:38 pm

DR1965

Perfect?? hahahahaha - I am far from perfect

3:39 pm

Pinikula

oodle, its your turn in both games ;)

3:39 pm

DR1965

next time I want to play I will look for you

3:39 pm

oodleberry

you probably are asking your friends to help... like hego and DR ... I'm on to your ways Pini

3:39 pm

Pinikula

me either, dr...but I keep practicing *wink*

3:39 pm

oodleberry

yes ma'am am working on it

3:39 pm

Pinikula

* giggle * yeah, that's right! because I know when we're all online to ask...NOT!

3:39 pm

hego

Can't fool Oodle

3:40 pm

Pinikula

please do, DR...I'll behave! :)

3:40 pm

DR1965

ok : )\

3:40 pm

oodleberry

*cries in the corner

3:40 pm

Pinikula

* hands oodle a tissue *

3:40 pm

DR1965

pats oodle on the back... there there dear

3:41 pm

kje

last se6?

3:41 pm

Pinikula

se + mixed up foot digits

3:41 pm

kje

ty again

3:42 pm

DR1965

ty Pini

3:42 pm

Pinikula

yvw ;)

3:43 pm

hego

ty Pini

3:43 pm

Pinikula

hints for the last se6/7 combo?

3:44 pm

bojazz

se6 - se + government body?

3:44 pm

lynxxx

se6/7 those security lights that come on with movement

3:45 pm

Pinikula

thx lynxxx ;)

3:45 pm

Pinikula

hiya bo ;)

3:45 pm

DR1965

Hi BO

3:45 pm

bojazz

hey all - had a nice snooze - aaaaah

3:45 pm

kje

an7?

3:46 pm

lynxxx

an & the plural boys names in the grid...good ending for a lot of words too

3:47 pm

kje

se6 - like the end of a thermometer... or a radar dish? then plural

3:47 pm

kje

ty

3:47 pm

Pinikula

that's the set, kje ;)

3:47 pm

DR1965

bbs- dropping Jake at karate

3:47 pm

kje

uno

3:48 pm

Pinikula

boys names?

3:48 pm

kje

and done

3:48 pm

kje

thankfully... cuz I'm about to fall asleep...naptime

3:48 pm

bojazz

my question, too Pini

3:48 pm

Pinikula

ya know, it really sucks to be hungry when you find yourself on the cooking channel!

3:48 pm

kje

mr hawthornes, pini

3:49 pm

Pinikula

wtg kje! rest easy!

3:49 pm

lynxxx

boys names - short for Na*haniel

3:49 pm

kje

no singular version accepted, only pplural

3:49 pm

lynxxx

Congrats kje

3:49 pm

Pinikula

thx! (didn't have that one yet!)

3:49 pm

kje

ok, pof then

3:49 pm

kje

poof then

3:49 pm

kje

whatev

3:49 pm

Pinikula

;)

3:55 pm

Mully

Hey all, Im off. Thats me finished work finally.

3:55 pm

Mully

Nice speaking to you all!

3:56 pm

hego

Bye Mully

3:56 pm

lynxxx

bye Mully, have a good weekend

3:56 pm

Good Enough

bye mully

3:56 pm

Pinikula

ciao mully

3:57 pm

oodleberry

pini? don,t say I never give you anything... :D

3:57 pm

Pinikula

* perk *

3:57 pm

Pinikula

(going to look!)

3:58 pm

hego

look where?

3:58 pm

speedfreak

can I have help with the last couple of sa6/18 thank you

3:59 pm

Pinikula

don't have it yet myself, speedy

4:00 pm

lynxxx

sa6.18 japanese immigrants to US

4:00 pm

Joanne123

most sa4

4:00 pm

lynxxx

sa6.18 sounds like deliberate fire lighting, diff last vowel

4:01 pm

Joanne123

ohh sa con and ocean with dif vowel ending

4:01 pm

Good Enough

thanks lynxx

4:02 pm

lynxxx

hey Jo - You are valid in the grid!

4:02 pm

Pinikula

is the fire lighting clue for the last sa6?

4:02 pm

Joanne123

hehe lyn hi

4:02 pm

lynxxx

yes Pini

4:02 pm

Pinikula

well shoot...back to "thinking"

4:03 pm

speedfreak

thank you all

4:03 pm

lynxxx

yEs Pini

4:03 pm

Joanne123

tough nite with grandson

4:03 pm

Joanne123

he has cold

4:03 pm

Pinikula

poor thing

4:03 pm

Pinikula

(both you and the baby)

4:03 pm

Joanne123

only 3 months

4:03 pm

Joanne123

omg meeee

4:03 pm

lynxxx

poor kid, my son had lots in his 1st year, was awful

4:04 pm

Joanne123

been 21 years since i did that

4:04 pm

Joanne123

hated to see the little porkchop cry

4:05 pm

Joanne123

my hair makes him laugh tho

4:06 pm

lynxxx

3 to go but better get Stew walked before it gets too hot. BBL

4:06 pm

Joanne123

byeee lyn

4:11 pm

Pinikula

going to forage for food...back so4

4:11 pm

hego

good luck Pini

4:12 pm

Good Enough

sosos, soosos, sosoos, soronos....i need a break

4:12 pm

oodleberry

no

4:12 pm

hego

i don't care if I never see another s o or n

4:13 pm

hego

no what?

4:13 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

agreem hego!!! never thought i would say, too many Ss lol

4:14 pm

hego

it's wacky, Gwen, making me dizzy.

4:14 pm

oodleberry

exactly my point hego

4:15 pm

hego

I see.

4:15 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

and cripes four Ss and not even a double S (!)

4:15 pm

hego

yeah!

4:16 pm

oodleberry

that reminds me of a song... *hums.... I'm so dizzy my head is spinnin like a whirl pool it never ends ... I'm gettin so dizzy my head is spinininininininininininininininininin
ininininininininininininininininininin
inin*****8&?%$*

4:17 pm

hego

some somg. ;-P

4:17 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

(has Utopia by Alanis Morissette stuck in her head)

4:17 pm

crosshair

in and out,round and round,and your turning me upside down..myyyy head is spinnin round...round round we goooo....

4:17 pm

hego

You would know it , Crossy

4:18 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

. . . and it's you, girl, making it spin, you're making me dizzy!!

4:18 pm

oodleberry

hee hee hee

4:18 pm

jmcnrick

*stops the merry-go-round*

4:19 pm

crosshair

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qczA3hJ
L7EQ

4:19 pm

oodleberry

you spin me round round baby right round like a record player baby round round ...

4:20 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

(up, up and away-ay-ay, in my beautiful, my beautiful, redunant balloooooon!)

4:20 pm

jmcnrick

*runs away from all the muzak*

4:21 pm

oodleberry

oh is that the same song that cross sung... I don,t know the other verses just the chorus to most pop

4:21 pm

hego

come back jmc.

4:22 pm

hego

this grid is making everybody loony.

4:22 pm

crosshair

lol,misic fiend of the 70,s.i turned on the 8 track and the turntable jan 1st 1970,and tossed the whole works in the trash jan 1st 1980 lol

4:22 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

yum, 8 tracks, tasty

4:23 pm

jmcnrick

my 8 track was stolen after i painted a dragoon in black light paint on it

4:23 pm

jmcnrick

:-(

4:23 pm

hego

Crossy is sooo timely

4:23 pm

crosshair

i kept my 8 tracks till the wife threated divorce...

4:23 pm

jmcnrick

crossy you are my last hope

4:23 pm

hego

oh, poor jmc

4:24 pm

jmcnrick

i am trying to find the name of a cartoon from canada i say in the 1960's of which i have been singing the theme song for 40 years

4:24 pm

crosshair

ok..some hints please

4:25 pm

jmcnrick

it was a detective and his helper and the song went "here we go to catch the bad guys; they're going to be a sorry bunch of sad guys"

4:25 pm

crosshair

sec..let me check my files...

4:25 pm

jmcnrick

the detective was tall and the helper was short and round and sang the song

4:26 pm

hego

while Crossy looks does anyone have a clue for the 2nd ro5,10?

4:26 pm

crosshair

few in that style were out at that time,but i cannot put a finger on it....

4:26 pm

hego

It's my last and monkeys tired.

4:27 pm

jmcnrick

:-(

4:27 pm

jmcnrick

i know the tune and not the words for the rest of it

4:27 pm

jmcnrick

it periodically pops up in my mind and drives me crazy

4:27 pm

hego

anybody ro 5,10 the 2nd, PLS

4:28 pm

sixty7stang13

an 7/28 plz

4:28 pm

jmcnrick

sorry hego

4:28 pm

Merk

ro 5 rhymes with the animal that is larger than a duck.

4:28 pm

hego

ty jmc

4:28 pm

hego

ty, ty merk

4:28 pm

jmcnrick

an+Mr Hawthorne's 4 lettered nickname pl

4:29 pm

jmcnrick

ty merk

4:29 pm

crosshair

deputy dawg???

4:29 pm

hego

Done!

4:29 pm

Merk

Got it now Crossy? It rhymes with a Canadian bird larger than a duck.

4:29 pm

jmcnrick

not a dog -- people

4:29 pm

sixty7stang13

ty jmc

4:29 pm

jmcnrick

yw

4:29 pm

hego

Fireworks!

4:29 pm

Merk

I have fireworks now, too.

4:30 pm

hego

YAYYY!!! US!

4:30 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hooo merk

4:30 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hooo hego

4:30 pm

BettyAnne

I need the second sa6/18 please?

4:30 pm

welki

canadian cartoon? asked the expert here and he can't think of it either

4:31 pm

welki

in fact, he doesn't remember ANY canadian cartoons! lol

4:31 pm

Merk

It builds on the sa 4 before it with two more vowles.

4:31 pm

hego

Hi Welki

4:31 pm

Merk

Or should I say vowels?

4:32 pm

Merk

It's early morning here and I'm too sleepy to spell sometimes ... or for my fingers to do what I tell them.

4:32 pm

crosshair

lol sorry i lived and breathed warner brothers when i was a child

4:32 pm

BettyAnne

I'm sorry. I actually need the third one. Thanks Merk.

4:32 pm

hego

part of the government Betty

4:33 pm

Merk

It starts like the bad disease that went on a rampage here in China in 2003. Add a vowel and a consonant.

4:33 pm

jmcnrick

i swear it was a canadian cartoon because i was so shocked to find out there were canadian cartoons

4:33 pm

jmcnrick

oh well it was a thought

4:33 pm

hego

The House and the Se****

4:33 pm

jmcnrick

thanks anyway guys

4:33 pm

Merk

Oh, I thought it was the sa 6 she needed.

4:34 pm

crosshair

lol jmc,the big amarican tv giants didnt plow all our stuff under..sniff crossy misses the original electric comapny

4:34 pm

BettyAnne

It was the sa6. Thanks everyone.

4:34 pm

hego

you're right Merk, as usual

4:34 pm

oodleberry

the house and seioaioooseseosis

4:34 pm

hego

Still here Oodle

4:35 pm

hego

Do you have a lot left.

4:35 pm

oodleberry

where?

4:35 pm

hego

smart ass

4:35 pm

welki

maybe if you could sing it for us, jmc .. you know, make a recording of it and post it on your facebook :)

4:36 pm

jmcnrick

hmmm i will consider that -- i have a camera on my laptop but the only time it was used was for a board meeting with skype

4:36 pm

hego

I kind of remember the show, but not clearly.

4:37 pm

oodleberry

I was looking at slowly I turn first by the three stooges and the abbot and costello now I am going to look at who's on first

4:37 pm

jmcnrick

okay my hoppin' john is done and i am hungry! bbl

4:37 pm

hego

Bye jmc

4:38 pm

crosshair

whats on first

4:38 pm

hego

Is that her boyfriend?

4:38 pm

hego

No what's on 2nd

4:38 pm

jmcnrick

it's blackeyed peas and rice

4:39 pm

crosshair

who is on 2nd lol

4:39 pm

jmcnrick

i don't know! *poof*

4:39 pm

hego

I know jmc, just being bad again.

4:39 pm

hego

no, who's on first!

4:40 pm

oodleberry

i still crack up when I here it

4:40 pm

hego

are you cracking now?

4:41 pm

crosshair

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3wl9cl
4YsA

4:41 pm

hego

there he goes again.

4:42 pm

hego

And I'm going too. G'nite all.

4:44 pm

oodleberry

no

4:45 pm

oodleberry

well phooey

4:45 pm

inge

Yeah, I am HOT again. Missed some grid at Christmas time, I guess. Now I am back on top'

4:45 pm

oodleberry

hi cross

4:45 pm

Nef

Hi all. Good for you inge!

4:46 pm

crosshair

howdy oodles

4:46 pm

crosshair

howdy nef

4:46 pm

oodleberry

i wonder if that is doable in french

4:46 pm

gapeach

Evening all. May I please have a clue for ro7-48? Thanks

4:47 pm

gapeach

Make that j07-48. Sorry

4:47 pm

crosshair

i think not oodles

4:48 pm

inge

ro7" the flwoer + consumed food

4:48 pm

oodleberry

I think so

4:48 pm

Nef

hi crossy, ga and oodles and inge

4:48 pm

gapeach

Thanks, inge.

4:49 pm

oodleberry

I will ask my friends at church tamarra

4:49 pm

gapeach

Hi there, ef.

4:50 pm

inge

I am off again. Bye

4:50 pm

gapeach

Meant Nef.

4:52 pm

Nef

hi ga. I used to call you gape or gap, once I figured out that you were a Georgia Peach, I switched to ga. When you called me ef just now, I thought that maybe I should go back to calling you gap or gape! ;-)

4:53 pm

gapeach

Oh, honey, I answer to most forms of my name. It's ok.

4:55 pm

Nef

I winked at the end there, just a gentle tug on your leg (teasing) to get a laugh

4:55 pm

gapeach

You did, dear.

4:57 pm

lil*monkey

clue for jo7 please???

4:59 pm

Nef

sorry, lil, I still don't have it

4:59 pm

sixty7stang13

an 5/10 2nd one plz

4:59 pm

gapeach

It's a girl's name....think Paul Newman.

5:00 pm

gapeach

Oh, and plural.

5:00 pm

lil*monkey

thanx peach

5:00 pm

gapeach

yw

5:01 pm

sixty7stang13

ty peach sorry meant 3rd an 5/10

5:01 pm

gapeach

sixty, it's a girls name also....and plural. Try the one above it.

5:02 pm

gapeach

It's ok, sixty, I don't know how to clue that one, sorry.

5:03 pm

sixty7stang13

np peach ty anyway for trying :)

5:03 pm

gapeach

sure

5:03 pm

nrkii

3rd an5/10 I have is plural poker starting bid... I am guessing there's one before that that I'm missing?

5:04 pm

nrkii

and hi all!

5:05 pm

nrkii

bet, not bid

5:05 pm

gapeach

Hi there nrkii.

5:05 pm

nrkii

ah, found it

5:06 pm

sixty7stang13

how about an 7/28

5:06 pm

nrkii

an + R***t beef

5:06 pm

nrkii

an7 28 - an + plural Mr. Hawthorne nickname

5:07 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for an5-10 the 1st? Thanks.

5:07 pm

nrkii

a + not far

5:07 pm

sixty7stang13

ty nrkii but don't get the Hawthorne nickname

5:07 pm

gapeach

Thanks, nrkii.

5:08 pm

nrkii

author of House of Seven Gables and Scarlet LEtter

5:09 pm

sixty7stang13

nope drawing blank ... feel crazy

5:10 pm

nrkii

12 to go

5:10 pm

gapeach

ar8-40 please. Thanks

5:10 pm

nrkii

sixty, his nickname rhymes with another word for loathes

5:10 pm

nrkii

ar 8 = butt + author Hawthorne nickname (sorry)

5:10 pm

oodleberry

i only have 210 more to go wooohoooo !!! :D

5:11 pm

gapeach

nm fount it.

5:11 pm

nrkii

or ar + Do you **e what I **e? + consumed food

5:11 pm

nrkii

shoot, ignore that last one, I left a letter out

5:11 pm

sixty7stang13

ty nrkii As done

5:12 pm

nrkii

oodle, you're gonna roll over to tomorrow's grid?

5:12 pm

Nef

sixty, his name was N. Hawthorne; famous early American author. She's cluing his first name (common modern nickname'

5:12 pm

oodleberry

<<< cries

5:12 pm

oodleberry

*sniff* *sniff*

5:13 pm

sixty7stang13

ty Nef I got it finally

5:13 pm

nrkii

what's wrong oodle?

5:13 pm

Andree

hi everyone

5:13 pm

Andree

ack to get my last 40b

5:13 pm

nrkii

hi andree

5:14 pm

sixty7stang13

hi Andree

5:14 pm

Nef

hi Andree

5:18 pm

nrkii

fireworks!

5:18 pm

sixty7stang13

wtg nrkii

5:18 pm

Nef

YAY, nrkii!!! WTG!!!

5:18 pm

Andree

yay nrkii

5:19 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for io6-18? Thanks

5:19 pm

gapeach

Congrats, nrkii.

5:20 pm

Nef

sorry ga. I don't have it yet

5:20 pm

gapeach

Thanks anyway, Nef.

5:20 pm

nrkii

io + opposite of some

5:20 pm

nrkii

or opposite of all :)

5:21 pm

gapeach

Thanks much, nrkii.

5:21 pm

nrkii

have to run... happy babbling all!

5:21 pm

Nef

I tried that word earlier and it wouldn't take it. (Might be my spelling, do you suppose?)

5:22 pm

Nef

bye nrkii

5:22 pm

sixty7stang13

bye nrkii

5:22 pm

r23

need a clue. trade 1 for 1

5:23 pm

r23

any clue

5:23 pm

Nef

r23; are you new and need help figuring out how to play?

5:23 pm

r23

no.

5:25 pm

Scrabbler

68 left. Hello again.

5:25 pm

Nef

okay, I was just going to refer you to my favorite information source. (AngelSongs Babble page, listed in the "friends of Babble section)

5:25 pm

oodleberry

wtg scrab i got 218

5:26 pm

Scrabbler

Oodle, maybe 168?

5:26 pm

Nef

hi Scrabs

5:26 pm

Andree

help with the sa6's please

5:26 pm

Andree

hi scrabbs

5:27 pm

Scrabbler

Hi Andree

5:27 pm

gapeach

Must search for food....back in a bit.

5:28 pm

r23

need a clue. for any word. heres a clue: a body part

5:28 pm

Nef

the only sa6 I have is the sa 6/18: Sa** (type of flu) and **ding of a story

5:28 pm

Scrabbler

TY, Nef

5:29 pm

Andree

thx nef

5:30 pm

Scrabbler

I am too tired to do this. Good luck to all trying to finish.

5:30 pm

oodleberry

well then you say that to the grid gods pleasE...every time I put in a bad word they had a word

5:30 pm

Nef

did that help you also r23?

5:30 pm

r23

nope

5:30 pm

Andree

by scrabbler

5:31 pm

oodleberry

bbye scrab

5:31 pm

Nef

well there are at least 2 separate body parts in this grid then

5:31 pm

r23

i know the one on ur face

5:32 pm

Nef

try the body part(s) farthest away from that then

5:33 pm

r23

got it t***

5:33 pm

sixty7stang13

jo 7/48 plz

5:33 pm

redturtlehead

Hello people, How are you?

5:33 pm

Minveryork

jo 7/48 word is plural of a lady's name sixty7stang13.

5:33 pm

oodleberry

hi red

5:34 pm

Andree

plural of a girls name sixty

5:34 pm

sixty7stang13

ty Min

5:34 pm

Andree

hi red

5:34 pm

Minveryork

yw

5:34 pm

Minveryork

I's Isolated! 3 left

5:35 pm

lynxxx

Hi, back

5:35 pm

r23

12 o'clock

5:35 pm

Minveryork

Do you still need the sa6/18 words to be clued?There are three sa6/18 words. One is the most sa4/4 word

5:35 pm

Minveryork

Hello lynxxx! How are you? Welcome back to the grid!

5:36 pm

Nef

hi red and Min

5:36 pm

wildcat17

hello ...

5:36 pm

Nef

and lynxxx

5:36 pm

Minveryork

Another sa 6/18 word is sa 4/4 plus two more vowels

5:36 pm

Minveryork

Hello Nef! How are you? I just returned after a break

5:36 pm

lynxxx

hi Nef, Wild

5:36 pm

r23

fly

5:37 pm

Minveryork

Hi wildcat17!How are you doing? Welcome to the grid

5:37 pm

Nef

r23, change for a $5

5:37 pm

DR1965

Hi again

5:37 pm

lynxxx

hi DR

5:37 pm

DR1965

Hi Lynxxx

5:37 pm

r23

what do u mean

5:38 pm

DR1965

I love your icon

5:38 pm

Minveryork

The last sa 6/18 is sa plus hook letter plus the first 3 letters of a government worker; not a governor.

5:38 pm

Nef

it's a clue for a word in the grid, r23

5:39 pm

r23

ok. cant get it

5:39 pm

DR1965

ty Min

5:39 pm

r23

im stupid

5:40 pm

Nef

Pl of the first number, r23

5:40 pm

lynxxx

we think oddly here r23

5:40 pm

DR1965

Hi Nef

5:40 pm

Andree

hi dr , lynxx , min and whoever i missed

5:40 pm

Minveryork

yw

5:40 pm

DR1965

Hi Andree!

5:40 pm

r23

still cant

5:40 pm

DR1965

My hubby stayed up until 2:45 am to watch the womens Open match

5:41 pm

DR1965

He is nuts!

5:41 pm

lynxxx

does Hugo swim in the pool Andree?

5:41 pm

Minveryork

Hello Andree! How are you doing?Welcome to the grid

5:41 pm

Nef

count; ****, twos, threes,...

5:41 pm

r23

thank u so much!!! i have a brain problem

5:43 pm

Andree

he loves the pool especially when the kids are in it, we head him towards the steps and he can get himself out now but is still a danger as if i put him in at the other end away from the steps he just swims at the edge and can't get out so would drown once he tired

5:44 pm

cathsains

Hi Min, still can't get the end of the sa6,18 you clued, maybe it's a nationality thing (I'm a Brit!)

5:44 pm

Nef

r23, it works better if you can check out the Friends of Babble section. One site that many use is Lickety's Babble clues (it gives a list with the first 2 letters and the word counts); but the one I told you about (AngelSongs Babble Page) is my favorite for newbies.

5:44 pm

Minveryork

Which sa 6/18 do you need. There are three of them

5:45 pm

lynxxx

fun!

5:45 pm

Jacula

Hi all. Back for my final 28. How is everyone?

5:45 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

sa6, s + criminal fire setting (spelled wrong)

5:45 pm

lynxxx

last sa6.18 sounds like the deliberate fire lighting word, change the last vowel

5:46 pm

Minveryork

sa 6/18 word is a large sandstone boulder cathsains.

5:46 pm

lynxxx

hi Jac! all good

5:46 pm

DR1965

Hi Jac

5:46 pm

Nef

r23, do you remember my clue earlier for that word? Sa** (the terrible respiratory flu outbreak several years ago) and the **dining of a story (meaning finish)

5:46 pm

cathsains

I only have one , you referred to it as the last Min...

5:46 pm

Minveryork

Put definition in reverse dictionary&it's #1 cathsains

5:46 pm

Jacula

Cathsains - think of a make of malt vinegar and change the final vowel for another one.

5:47 pm

Nef

hi Jac. How are you tonight?

5:47 pm

DR1965

wow- just monkeyed the ar8 and 9

5:47 pm

cathsains

Ohhh, that flu! I was going through swine, avian etc! Thanks for the Brit clue Jac!

5:47 pm

Jacula

I'm good Nef, thanks.

5:48 pm

Jacula

y/w cathsains.

5:48 pm

Minveryork

Here is that link to reverse dictionary definition and word cathsains: http://www.onelook.com/?w=*&loc=revfp2
&clue=large+sandstone+boulder

5:49 pm

r23

still need help

5:49 pm

Minveryork

Never mind! Jacula got you the word. Glad you got it

5:49 pm

redturtlehead

36 left here, I may have to go to the listy list.

5:49 pm

Minveryork

What word do you need help with r23, sa 6/18 word?

5:49 pm

DR1965

WB Red

5:49 pm

DR1965

I am down to 47 and have listed

5:49 pm

redturtlehead

Hey DR.

5:50 pm

r23

no i didnt get either nef

5:50 pm

Minveryork

I listed after I found 95 words today.The list help alot

5:50 pm

redturtlehead

I've been trying to get more and more listless now...

5:50 pm

lynxxx

hi Red

5:50 pm

DR1965

me too.. You realize that you have actualy learned new words I think

5:51 pm

Pinikula

back to find a few more...

5:51 pm

DR1965

wb Pini

5:51 pm

cathsains

Thanks all for the boulder refs. what's really funny is they're really common on Salisbury Plain which is about 40mins from me oh well, it's all in the name of education :D

5:51 pm

r23

i only found 29 words

5:51 pm

Minveryork

If I get more&more listless, I get more&more clueless

5:51 pm

Jacula

red - the longer you play this game, the easier going listless gets - with some exceptions.

5:51 pm

DR1965

go r23! Good for you

5:51 pm

redturtlehead

Or new babblets. If I ever have use of the word etui, I shall faint!

5:51 pm

DR1965

: )

5:51 pm

Nancy Boy

Hi all...back super early this evening!

5:51 pm

Nef

r23, try the 2 sites I suggested to help explain things easier. They also help with solving the puzzle. When we talk about going to the list, we are going to use Lickety's List ourselves

5:52 pm

Minveryork

Hello Pinikula!How are you? Welcome back to the grid

5:52 pm

lynxxx

hi NB!

5:52 pm

Pinikula

hi NB

5:52 pm

r23

what were they. type exactly (with www........

5:52 pm

Jacula

Hi Pini and Nancy.

5:52 pm

Andree

hi NB

5:52 pm

redturtlehead

Hello Nancy

5:52 pm

lynxxx

Can someone pls tell me the total points

5:52 pm

Nef

hi NB. You are here at a different time

5:52 pm

Minveryork

I am already clueless enough as it is.I do not need to get more clueless! LOL!

5:52 pm

redturtlehead

R 23, there is a link at the bottom of the page. No need to type.

5:53 pm

Andree

hi pini

5:53 pm

Nancy Boy

Evening ladies ;)

5:53 pm

Minveryork

Hello Nancy Boy!How are you? Welcome to the puzzle

5:53 pm

Nef

did you see redturtlehead's post r23?

5:53 pm

Minveryork

Total points for today's puzzle is 1817 lynxxx.

5:54 pm

Nancy Boy

I am indeed Nef...I spent all day with my little sister, that's why :) :) :) she managed to come visit!

5:54 pm

r23

yes. i cant understand how it works

5:54 pm

lynxxx

TY Min

5:54 pm

Nef

The links are down below the tile stats grid (right below the puzzle grid

5:54 pm

redturtlehead

r23 are you very familiar with computers?

5:55 pm

r23

i know. i cant undersand the clues

5:55 pm

r23

i am .

5:55 pm

Nef

Good for you, Nancy! How old is she? That must be a big step for you! :-)

5:55 pm

lynxxx

That's great NancyBoy. Any softening by your Dad?

5:55 pm

r23

im a newbee to babble

5:56 pm

redturtlehead

well, if you can get to Licketys list, the clues are very self explanatory, I am not sure I can help anymore than that.

5:56 pm

Pinikula

(example: no4/4 ... "no" are the first 2 letters of a 4 letter word worth 4 points)

5:56 pm

r23

thanks

5:56 pm

Pinikula

r23...if you right click on any of the links listed under Friends of Babble and open them in a new window, you'll find lots of helpful hints on how to play ;)

5:56 pm

Nancy Boy

Thanks, Nef and Lynx :) no softening on my dad's front - I try to visit her every week but she had to lie and say she was staying with a friend to get down here :/ I miss her so much, I feel like I hugged her for an hour...

5:56 pm

Jacula

r23 - click on the Help tab above this chatlog. It explains how the scoring works.

5:57 pm

redturtlehead

And I can not find the un-cooperative 36 words.

5:57 pm

Nef

((((NB))))

5:57 pm

lynxxx

Early days yet NB

5:58 pm

redturtlehead

Nancy, just keep being true to you, and whoknows, someday....glad you got to see your sister.

5:58 pm

Andree

thats so sad NB, my sons adore their sister and are very protective

5:58 pm

Nef

How old is your sister, NB?

5:59 pm

Andree

I guess you will be able to be a bigger part of her life when she is older

5:59 pm

Nancy Boy

Thanks, everyone :) I found myself tearing up like a ninny when her train left though!

5:59 pm

Nancy Boy

She's fourteen, Nef :) five years younger than me...probably a pretty good age gap. Siblings that are too close in age seem to fight more!

5:59 pm

redturtlehead

Not a Ninny...it's great to care about comeone.

6:00 pm

r23

bye peops

6:00 pm

DR1965

my brother is 5 yrs younger and we are pretty close

6:00 pm

lynxxx

Has your Mum been and gone Red?

6:00 pm

oodleberry

bbl

6:00 pm

lynxxx

Bye r23

6:00 pm

DR1965

my other brother is 18 months older and we are good now but used to fight growing up

6:00 pm

Nef

Oh, Nancy! I worry about what your father might say if he finds out that she was gone that long and with you! Does she have to worry about that?

6:00 pm

Jacula

Come back soon, r23, and try again.

6:00 pm

Nancy Boy

See DR...it's a good gap ;)

6:01 pm

Nef

bye r23

6:01 pm

DR1965

exactly!

6:01 pm

redturtlehead

My Mom is gone Lynnxx thanks. She had a pretty good time I think.

6:01 pm

DR1965

I hope so Red

6:02 pm

redturtlehead

Bye R23, sorry I was not much more help.

6:02 pm

Nancy Boy

I worried too, Nef! That's why I always go to visit her...she wanted to see my flat though. She sent me a text when she got home...all seems to be good, luckily. Can't do it again for a while though

6:02 pm

Nancy Boy

thanks for the concern :)

6:02 pm

lynxxx

Good, it must have been fun having her there. And no housework for a month now Red!

6:03 pm

Nef

Whew! I'm glad she got home without causing a fight with your father!

6:03 pm

Andree

i hope she guards her phone well NB, thats the easiest way these days to find out what someone is up to

6:03 pm

redturtlehead

Oh unfortunately, I have someone else coming for an entire Month on Saturday...so more housework, and trying to ferry him here and there. I am a rather private person, so not looking forward to that.

6:04 pm

Andree

house guests are like fish after 3 days they begin to smell!!!

6:04 pm

redturtlehead

PLus, I am still getting the new job together!

6:04 pm

Nef

red, he's coming for a month? YIKES!!!

6:05 pm

DR1965

I was going to ask about the new job!!!

6:05 pm

Nef

I totally agree with that idea, Andree!

6:05 pm

Jacula

Oh... a month's a long time.

6:05 pm

redturtlehead

He's coming from South Africa, so economically, it makes sense, but, it's jsut a bad time.

6:05 pm

lynxxx

I guess it was to awkward to say no Red. Hope he can entertain himself a bit though

6:05 pm

lynxxx

another new job Red?!

6:05 pm

Nancy Boy

Oh I thought of that, Andree - I gave her my old mobile phone! She did get busted for phoning me at first. Sooo horrible. We have our private sibling line now though :)

6:06 pm

redturtlehead

I can't take any vacation and he wants to do things. He is going to have to, and there will be a week or so that he goes to Miami. Or rather I take him to Miami...

6:06 pm

Nancy Boy

she's a tough cookie though...

6:06 pm

Nancy Boy

Red, I couldn't take that!

6:06 pm

Pinikula

ok, I'm stuck on the an4 after alcoholics ****ymous

6:06 pm

redturtlehead

I want to see him, want to do all these things (Going to my first Space shuttle launch ever, usually I just watch it fly over the house)

6:07 pm

Pinikula

nudge plz?

6:07 pm

lynxxx

Is he 'available' - perhaps you can do some quick matchmaking and get him off your hands

6:07 pm

redturtlehead

I only wish he would rent a car, so he can do whatever.

6:07 pm

lynxxx

Pini - sounds like answer

6:08 pm

redturtlehead

He is available, I may even be interested in his availability, but, I still need to go to work and concnentrate on work!!!

6:08 pm

Jacula

Nancy - I don't think I've been around for the full story but am assuming I 'know' why your Dad disowned you. If it's for the reason I suspect, it's his loss. Glad your sister is more tolerant. Maybe your Dad will come round in the end?

6:08 pm

Jacula

Also, I LOVE that Neil Young track in your bio.

6:08 pm

Pinikula

(you nailed it, jac!) ;)

6:09 pm

Nancy Boy

Thank you, Jac :) I'm gonna be bold and say you probably know. I don't keep it SUCH a big secret...;)

6:09 pm

Pinikula

looking lynxxx

6:09 pm

Pinikula

ooooh, got it!

6:09 pm

Pinikula

(rather "slang")

6:09 pm

Jacula

Nancy - there's no reason it should be a secret or any 'big deal'.

6:09 pm

Pinikula

1st ar6?

6:10 pm

lynxxx

Ar**** Hall

6:10 pm

DR1965

ar***iO Hall

6:10 pm

DR1965

Oops too slow

6:10 pm

lynxxx

Who I actually saw on TV the other night. I had never heard of him before Babble

6:10 pm

DR1965

io6 help please?

6:10 pm

Pinikula

It's my humble opinion that people "transition" to things at different paces; the older the individual, the more likely a slow transition...eh?

6:11 pm

Andree

NB glad you sorted out the phone thing, i have a 14 year old grandaughter and there have been a couple of occasions when she has had to hand her phone over to her mum

6:11 pm

Pinikula

thx :)

6:11 pm

Jacula

Blimey! 8 words to go and I only just noticed the Babble volcano et4. *sighs*

6:11 pm

Pinikula

A's done! :)

6:11 pm

lynxxx

io & Zero Zilch

6:11 pm

Nancy Boy

that's what I think, Jac...though one never can be sure on the internet. That's why I never meet up with people I only know online. As I hear, any facade of a nice person can turn out to be a raging homophobe and his baseball-bat weilding buddies...it's a dangerous job ;)

6:11 pm

Pinikula

thx for the io lynxxx

6:11 pm

DR1965

ty Lynxxx

6:12 pm

Pinikula

I'm sure you'd be safe with the likes of us, NB!!!

6:12 pm

lynxxx

except for Babblers of course NB

6:12 pm

DR1965

we had someone here who would meet guys at gay bars and then go home with them, drug them and rob them

6:12 pm

Jacula

Nancy - I can imagine. Sad that in these so-called enlightened times that tolerance still isn't a 'given'.

6:12 pm

DR1965

it was pretty awful!

6:12 pm

Andree

i have met up with granny rose and mrp and came away unscathed

6:13 pm

DR1965

LOL Andree

6:13 pm

redturtlehead

My Parents Met jmcnrick.

6:13 pm

lynxxx

Really DR?!!

6:13 pm

DR1965

Yes Lynxxx - really

6:13 pm

Jacula

I haven't met up with any Babblers yet, but have talked quite often to Haz and Hydra on the 'phone.

6:14 pm

Andree

but i can understand NB

6:14 pm

Pinikula

I've only met 2 so far: stid and stidg ;)

6:14 pm

redturtlehead

I have not met any babblers yet, except for by extension when jmc went to an event that my Dad was at...

6:14 pm

Nancy Boy

LOL Andree!

6:14 pm

Andree

i think haz,fmitch and ata are meeting up again soon

6:14 pm

Nef

Through the years, I've met several "little internet friends" from a different site and they have always been as nice as they are online. I've never met any Babblers, however; but since I've been here this long (>4 years), I can't imagine any of the ones I know as "friends" here would be anything but friends IRL

6:14 pm

Jacula

I also correspond a couple of times a year by snail mail with other Babblers. No4 of them has yet battered my door down with an axe.

6:14 pm

DR1965

are there any babblers in las Vegas?

6:15 pm

Pinikula

* hear hear * Nef!

6:15 pm

redturtlehead

there is a man I run races with whom I met over the internet.

6:15 pm

redturtlehead

I also met his wife...

6:15 pm

Pinikula

Not sure, but that'd be a great place for a babble meet-n-greet!

6:15 pm

BookGirl

don't look at me....boring old Minnesota!

6:15 pm

DR1965

I am going there for work June 9-11

6:16 pm

Nancy Boy

it's great to hear success stories though :) re-asserts a little faith in humanity!

6:16 pm

BookGirl

where....Minnesota?

6:16 pm

Pinikula

DR...make the announcement...June is a great time for vacation (especially if you're in "school")

6:16 pm

DR1965

no sorry BookGirl- Vegas

6:16 pm

Jacula

I met my partner on a site very like this on the internet. (i.e. not a dating site) We've been together nearly 7 years now.

6:17 pm

redturtlehead

Vegas is better than Minnesota.

6:17 pm

Pinikula

<-- have met online friends outside of babble and 2 became long-time friends (over 12 years now)

6:17 pm

DR1965

I will do that Pini- maybe someone else is going. It is a big Health insurance symposium

6:17 pm

Nef

BookGirl, *I* live in MN!!!

6:17 pm

redturtlehead

sorry minnesotans.

6:17 pm

Pinikula

oh, nice score, jac!

6:17 pm

lynxxx

Veeery nice Jac

6:17 pm

sixty7stang13

on 5/10 plz

6:17 pm

Jacula

Pini - ditto your post about meeting internet friends fromother sites, but my time span is about 9 years.

6:18 pm

Nef

red, there is no where as beautiful as Minnesota in the summertime

6:18 pm

lynxxx

on5 on and what jelly does....or the start of something

6:18 pm

BookGirl

nef, you're kiddin.....have lived here my whole life, and am wondering why? Call it a midlife crisis....

6:18 pm

sixty7stang13

ty lynxxx

6:19 pm

redturtlehead

I think I disagree. but then again, the most most beutiful place I know is West Africa, in the country, not the cities. I am a plant thing...

6:19 pm

lil*monkey

Back to find my last 8 words

6:19 pm

Jacula

red - they do say the Africa gets under your skin.

6:19 pm

lil*monkey

they're ALL s words... argh!

6:19 pm

lynxxx

hi LilM!!

6:19 pm

Pinikula

My most favorite place to date is Europe's Black Forest area (a little bit of Germany, France, Switzerland, and Italy)

6:19 pm

Andree

hi lil

6:19 pm

Jacula

Hi monkey. 8 to find here, also.

6:19 pm

Pinikula

lil*!!!!

6:20 pm

Andree

11 left here

6:20 pm

Nef

What part of MN are you in, BookGirl? I moved south from NW MN (50 miles east of ND and 60 miles So of Cananda) to the Twin Cities nearly 40 years ago. I love the warmer climate here! :-)

6:20 pm

Jacula

6 x s and 2 x t.

6:20 pm

redturtlehead

Nice pinik. I also enjoy Paris in the spring...

6:20 pm

redturtlehead

and of course Florida is really pretty nifty.

6:20 pm

DR1965

isnt that a song?

6:20 pm

BookGirl

winter in MN is what is killing me....why, oh why do I want to be cold most of the time....I am in the St. Cloud area of MN...

6:20 pm

lil*monkey

Pini !!!!

6:20 pm

Jacula

Red - that's a song, isn't it? 'I love Paris in the springtime.'.

6:21 pm

Nancy Boy

I think London's a beautiful place. 'Course, that's because I live here and am happy here!

6:21 pm

DR1965

great minds Jac

6:21 pm

Jacula

Snap DR! :-)

6:21 pm

Pinikula

the PNW is the closest stateside that I can get to the Black Forest area

6:21 pm

redturtlehead

I guess its a song. Nancy I have never been to London, so I am unqualified!

6:22 pm

Jacula

Actually, the world we live on is a beautiful place.

6:22 pm

Pinikula

I passed through London when I was 6 months old...does that count (even if I don't have any memories of it?)

6:22 pm

Jacula

Pini - No. LOL

6:22 pm

Nef

Book, St. Cloud gets a lot more of the wind chill than the Twin Cities. And you have to admit: the gardens along the Mississippi in the summer in St. Cloud (I forgot the name of them) are so magnificent!

6:23 pm

Pinikula

well, shoot...guess I'll have to visit again sometime, eh, NB?

6:23 pm

Nancy Boy

It's pretty in an English way, Red. Kind of glitzy but grimy underneath. Lots of parts of it still look very Victorian...you can still imagine Jack the Ripper stalking the alleyways!

6:23 pm

Nancy Boy

LOL Jac!

6:23 pm

Nef

NB, *THAT* doesn't sound very "pretty!"

6:24 pm

redturtlehead

I am sure I would enjoy that.

6:24 pm

redturtlehead

all except the Jack the Ripper part.

6:24 pm

Nancy Boy

The walls in London whisper, Nef ;)

6:24 pm

Nef

(sorry, I was referring to the Jack the Ripper part too)

6:24 pm

Jacula

Nancy - I know what you mean.

6:25 pm

lynxxx

Bye all!

6:25 pm

Nef

bye lynxxx

6:25 pm

Jacula

History in Britain still whispers quite loudly.

6:25 pm

Pinikula

ciao lynxxx

6:25 pm

redturtlehead

29 left.... this is getting to be tedious.

6:25 pm

Pinikula

29 here, too

6:26 pm

Nef

have you listed, red?

6:26 pm

DR1965

28 here

6:26 pm

Nancy Boy

That's exactly it, Jac. You can walk the back streets of London and picture all the people who have been there before you, that's what I mean...

6:26 pm

redturtlehead

I just did, its the list that makes it sooo tedious, look at lickety, find word...look at lickety, find...

6:27 pm

lil*monkey

FIREWORKS!!!!

6:27 pm

redturtlehead

who wants to race???

6:27 pm

Pinikula

* gasp * race?

6:27 pm

Pinikula

wtg lil*!!!

6:27 pm

DR1965

WOOHOO Monkey

6:27 pm

DR1965

not me

6:27 pm

Nef

I do love history; and I will admit that the history here is not that long....

6:27 pm

Jacula

There might be a car park or a busy traffic roundabout where The Ripper once stalked, but you can feel him in your bones and it still chills your blood.

6:27 pm

lil*monkey

woo hoooo

6:27 pm

Nef

YAY, lil*!!!! WTG!!!!!

6:27 pm

redturtlehead

guess I can not race anyone, Monkey won!!!!!

6:27 pm

Pinikula

If I were to even consider racing, I'd probably still trip!

6:28 pm

lil*monkey

what did i win?

6:28 pm

lil*monkey

anyone need a clue?

6:28 pm

Nef

a lot of "attaboys" lil*

6:28 pm

Pinikula

Prize: the privilege to clue the rest of us home?

6:28 pm

redturtlehead

the fireworks display.

6:28 pm

DR1965

2nd sa6 please

6:28 pm

Pinikula

jo7? (fish?)

6:29 pm

lil*monkey

sounds like the title of your karate teacher, DR

6:29 pm

Jacula

Well done red. 5 to go here.

6:29 pm

lil*monkey

jo7 is a woman's first name, plural

6:29 pm

Nancy Boy

oooh Jac you're making me shiver. Specially since I live in Soho now!

6:29 pm

DR1965

OH! I tried that earlier as an se

6:29 pm

Jacula

Well done monkey, too.

6:29 pm

DR1965

ty Monkey

6:29 pm

Andree

yay red

6:30 pm

lil*monkey

yw DR... and thanx Jacula

6:30 pm

Jacula

Nancy - sorry! LOL *whispers* 'They never caught him, you know.'

6:30 pm

Pinikula

thx for jo7 ;)

6:30 pm

Pinikula

the picture you're painting, NB, isn't getting much better with those little side notes! LOL

6:30 pm

redturtlehead

oh oh I am not done, I have 24 left, I was telling Monkey she won the FW display, oops, I can see how that could be misinterepreted.

6:31 pm

lil*monkey

any more clues needed?

6:31 pm

Jacula

5 to go...

6:31 pm

Nancy Boy

although lucky Jack the Ripper was lucky enough to enjoy the lack of a) tourists in the dead of night, and b) a blinking neon light outside his window :D

6:31 pm

Pinikula

26 more for me, lil* ;)

6:31 pm

Nancy Boy

we live on the baaaad side of Soho ;)

6:31 pm

lil*monkey

nancy boy said a worrrrrrrrrrrrrd

6:31 pm

lil*monkey

off you go, nancy boy to the PB

6:32 pm

Jacula

LOL, Nancy. I wonder if history would be different had that been the case? There were no CCTV cameras then, either.

6:32 pm

Nancy Boy

and it wasn't even a word I had!

6:32 pm

lil*monkey

hehe

6:33 pm

Jacula

LOL, re the word thing. Oh dear!

6:33 pm

redturtlehead

sa 5, 10 after the karate guy?? Please!

6:34 pm

lil*monkey

sa + a red flower you give at Valentines day

6:34 pm

redturtlehead

Ty moneky I should have know that one...

6:34 pm

Pinikula

and the 6 after that?

6:35 pm

lil*monkey

s + a misspelling of the word that means you set a fire

6:35 pm

Pinikula

bingo...finally got it!

6:35 pm

lil*monkey

the criminal word for setting a fire, i should say

6:35 pm

Pinikula

thx! ;)

6:35 pm

Nancy Boy

actually, I wouldn't even mind the ne4 sign, but it says a vaguely rude word in bright red letters. Thank god for blackout curtains!

6:36 pm

sixty7stang13

sa 6/18 2nd one plz

6:36 pm

redturtlehead

vague is better than explicit NB.

6:36 pm

Pinikula

67 - that's the one that sounds like martial arts master

6:37 pm

sixty7stang13

ty Pini

6:37 pm

Pinikula

yw ;)

6:38 pm

Pinikula

woot woot, broke 20 ;)

6:38 pm

Nancy Boy

what I tell myself, Red ;) but for all the sleaze, there is lots of history here. Shuttle back a few years and I could drop in on Karl Marx. Or Mozart.

6:38 pm

lil*monkey

night everyone... I'm going to watch a DVD now. *poof*

6:38 pm

Nef

why would there be a vaguely rude word done in a neon sign? That sounds weird

6:38 pm

Pinikula

night lil* :)

6:38 pm

Nancy Boy

Rather than do that, though...I think I'll go to bed :)

6:38 pm

redturtlehead

Go Pinik!!!!!

6:38 pm

redturtlehead

17 here.

6:39 pm

Jacula

I word to find...

6:39 pm

Pinikula

good to see you, too, NB...night ;)

6:39 pm

Nef

Nite lil and NB. Take care!

6:39 pm

Andree

bye NB

6:39 pm

Nancy Boy

Nef, where I live is kind of the sex district.

6:39 pm

Nancy Boy

Thanks, Pini! A pleasure as always ;) night all!

6:39 pm

Pinikula

red: 16 ;)

6:40 pm

Jacula

FIREWORKS!:-)

6:40 pm

Pinikula

wtg Jac! :)

6:40 pm

DR1965

woohoo Jac!

6:40 pm

redturtlehead

WHoo Hoo Jacula..

6:40 pm

Nef

OH! (Sometimes I'm way too naive!)

6:40 pm

Nef

YAY, Jac!!! WTG!!!!

6:40 pm

Jacula

My last word was the bristly se6.18. I should have seen it before now.

6:41 pm

redturtlehead

14 now...

6:41 pm

Pinikula

13

6:41 pm

Pinikula

"....and the race in on..."

6:41 pm

Jacula

Nef - Soho district has always been thus, even if not always named the same. It was formerly Spitalfields.

6:41 pm

redturtlehead

12.... darn it all...

6:42 pm

Nef

GO, red!!!! GO, Pini!!!! You guys can do it!!!!

6:42 pm

Pinikula

11

6:43 pm

Pinikula

10

6:43 pm

Nef

Thanks for the info, Jac.

6:44 pm

redturtlehead

5

6:44 pm

Pinikula

oh crap!!!!

6:44 pm

DR1965

11

6:45 pm

DR1965

10

6:45 pm

Pinikula

8

6:45 pm

redturtlehead

4

6:46 pm

Pinikula

ta7?

6:46 pm

Pinikula

the biggies are killin' me :/

6:46 pm

DR1965

8

6:47 pm

Jacula

Nef - My info wasn't entirely correct. See this link for more info: http://tinyurl.com/rpm8k

6:47 pm

Pinikula

6

6:47 pm

Andree

at last fireworks

6:47 pm

redturtlehead

1

6:48 pm

redturtlehead

fireworks!

6:48 pm

DR1965

7

6:48 pm

Pinikula

4

6:48 pm

Jacula

Well done, Andree.

6:48 pm

Pinikula

wtg red!!!

6:48 pm

DR1965

Woohoo Andree and Red

6:48 pm

redturtlehead

And Andree came from a hidden place a beat the heck out of me!!!

6:48 pm

Andree

yay red

6:48 pm

Pinikula

3

6:49 pm

DR1965

ro7?

6:49 pm

Jacula

*Waits with bated breath for the stragglers to make it to the home strait.*

6:49 pm

Pinikula

compound word, dr

6:49 pm

Andree

now waiting for fireworks from pini and dr

6:49 pm

redturtlehead

Gets party confetti ready...

6:49 pm

redturtlehead

Its a pink bird, DR.

6:49 pm

redturtlehead

Ro***** spoonbill.

6:50 pm

Andree

ro7 add whate you did at lunch to a flower

6:50 pm

Jacula

ro7 - tinged with a love flower colour, spectacles you might look through on life are this colour.

6:50 pm

Andree

what too

6:50 pm

DR1965

ty now All I have are 5 j words

6:50 pm

Pinikula

2

6:50 pm

Pinikula

I need a 7 and 8

6:51 pm

DR1965

3

6:51 pm

Pinikula

both ta's

6:52 pm

DR1965

sun bath + na4

6:52 pm

Jacula

j words = Tarzan's mate, same again but plural. Containers for jam or pickles etc. Rocket word for when the motors go off and verb form.

6:52 pm

Pinikula

firewords!

6:53 pm

DR1965

woohoo Pini!

6:53 pm

Jacula

jo7 is a little like a plural Harry Potter author, but slightly different spelling.

6:53 pm

Andree

yay pini

6:53 pm

Jacula

Well done, pini.

6:54 pm

Pinikula

danke danke ;)

6:54 pm

Pinikula

great foot work, DR! :)

6:54 pm

Jacula

jo4.9 = more than one 'Little' brother from Bonanza TV series.

6:54 pm

DR1965

joes

6:54 pm

DR1965

oops !

6:54 pm

DR1965

pb for my final 2

6:54 pm

Jacula

jp5.20 = common Welsh surname. Think of singer Tom who has knickers thrown at him.

6:55 pm

Jacula

That was meant to be jO5.

6:55 pm

DR1965

FIREWORDS!

6:55 pm

Pinikula

woot woot!!! wtg DR!

6:55 pm

Jacula

Well done, DR.

6:55 pm

DR1965

thanks JAC and eveyrone for the home stretch

6:55 pm

Andree

yay dr

6:56 pm

Andree

lunchtime for me, later all, happy babbling

6:56 pm

DR1965

ok handing the laptop off to hubby!

6:56 pm

DR1965

tty all later

6:56 pm

Pinikula

take care, DR :)

6:57 pm

DR1965

you too Pini and Andree and Jac and Red

6:57 pm

Jacula

Next jo4 is a Spanish dance followed by the plural. But try an io word that means 'a miniscule bit' for the word.

6:58 pm

Nef

YAY DR and Pini!!!! WTG you two!! (I'd wandered off for food)

6:58 pm

Jacula

Final j word is jo4.9 - 'the writer jo4 down a few lines to help her remember what she saw'.

6:59 pm

Jacula

'Night DR.

6:59 pm

Pinikula

brb

6:59 pm

Jacula

I'll be off now. Happy Babbling all.x

7:01 pm

Minveryork

T's Toppled! 1 left

7:03 pm

redturtlehead

Oooh late to celebrate with DR and Pinik!!!!! (was allowing the dog to use the restroom.

7:05 pm

Pinikula

ok, back, but think I'll go work on the Funny Farm for a bit...back later to clue (if needed)

7:05 pm

Pinikula

(but will wait for Min's T)

7:06 pm

Pinikula

thx Red ;)

7:08 pm

Pinikula

Min? did you get it? ;)

7:11 pm

Pinikula

well...congrats in advance...gone for now...

7:14 pm

Nef

bye, Pini. I've been waiting too to hear if Min finished

7:27 pm

Minveryork

Sorry guys, my husband called me for dinner. Will get my last word later on. I have lots of time before flip.

7:29 pm

Nef

And you left us hanging, Min! ;-)

7:29 pm

Minveryork

Looks like everybody left chog.I see last post was at 7:14. Is there anyone left here or am I talking to moi

7:29 pm

r23

need a clue anything. a flower

7:30 pm

Pinikula

* saw the chog move so thought I'd come back *

7:30 pm

Nef

opposite of crazy, r23.

7:30 pm

Pinikula

wb r23

7:31 pm

Nef

did you check out AngelSongs Babble Page, r23? Did it help?

7:33 pm

r23

have all of those

7:33 pm

Nef

Tarzan's mate (and pl)

7:34 pm

Pinikula

r23, it's somewhat quiet now...can we help with anything? explanations? clues? etc?

7:34 pm

r23

thnx

7:35 pm

r23

clues please

7:35 pm

Nef

how about if I give you a clue for fe4/7 as a definition? fe** is a marshy lowland region in E England,

7:36 pm

r23

have it

7:37 pm

Pinikula

r23, we can offer clues, but would probably be more helpful if you told us what letter you might be looking for...and if you're using Lickety's List as an aide, the first 2 letters and the numbers following it (i.e., no4/4)

7:37 pm

Nef

(use the reverse dictionary to find what it is) here is one to try: http://www.onelook.com/reverse-diction
ary.shtml

7:37 pm

r23

ae4,4

7:38 pm

Pinikula

ae + not off

7:38 pm

Nef

ae4/4 is a period of time

7:38 pm

Nef

(and pl for the ae5/10)

7:39 pm

Pinikula

get it? ;)

7:39 pm

Nef

pl= plural, pt= past tense

7:41 pm

Nef

Pini clued the letters, I gave a vague def. of the word.

7:41 pm

Pinikula

^5 for teamwork! :)

7:41 pm

Nef

only if r23 gets it, Pini.

7:42 pm

Pinikula

good point...

7:43 pm

Pinikula

we won't know if we don't hear any sounds tho :/

7:43 pm

Nef

did you get it, r23? (we are waiting with baited breath to find out!)

7:43 pm

Pinikula

;)

7:45 pm

Good Enough

pini. you still hangin around

7:45 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for ta7-28? Thanks.

7:45 pm

Pinikula

been on/off, GE...

7:46 pm

mymuseisme

Hi everyone :D

7:46 pm

dan2bit

evening all

7:46 pm

Pinikula

ta7 = sunbathe + **** Burkis (interior designer)

7:46 pm

Pinikula

hi peach, muse, and dan2

7:47 pm

Nef

OH! I finally hit half way! Now I "allow" myself to use Lickety's list r23! I'll copy and paste my words I've already found into Lickety's list, then look for the words I haven't found yet.

7:47 pm

Pinikula

oh, Nef!!! I didn't realize you needed clues...ask away!!!

7:47 pm

mymuseisme

hi Pini, Nef, dan, peach

7:47 pm

gapeach

Hi there, Pini.

7:47 pm

Nef

hi again ga. Hi mymuse and dan2

7:48 pm

gapeach

Hi Nef.

7:48 pm

Good Enough

so many names in the grid today

7:48 pm

gapeach

Thanks, Pini, but don't know interior designer.

7:48 pm

Good Enough

including nef!

7:49 pm

Nef

Pini, I've been too busy chatting to actually work the grid. I need to buckle down and start working on this now

7:49 pm

Nef

Hi good! How are you?

7:49 pm

Pinikula

sunbathe + nickname for ****anial Hawthorne

7:49 pm

Good Enough

excellent thank you, and you?

7:50 pm

gapeach

Thanks, Pini.

7:50 pm

Nef

doing great! I see your icon and Snoopy doing his happy dance and I can't help but smile. :-)

7:51 pm

Good Enough

thats why i picked it. we all need a reason to smile

7:51 pm

Nef

so true. Especially these days

7:53 pm

stidmama

hello all, sitting here hoping I dont' get a black eye... Lucky BANGED his head into my face just now. *sigh* otherwise... how is the grid?

7:53 pm

Enomis65

Good evening! How is everybody%

7:54 pm

Pinikula

oh my, stid...you ok?

7:54 pm

Pinikula

hi eno ;)

7:54 pm

Nef

hi stid. It's a bit frustrating at times

7:54 pm

Nef

hi eno

7:54 pm

Pinikula

* on a good no4, I finished! *

7:54 pm

Enomis65

hey pini!

7:55 pm

Enomis65

congrats

7:55 pm

mymuseisme

hey stid :) now that would certainly give the kids an imaginative story to write ... how my teacher got a black eye ;)

7:55 pm

mymuseisme

congrats pini

7:55 pm

jmcnrick

hi all

7:56 pm

mymuseisme

hi enomis and jmc

7:56 pm

stidmama

YAY pini!

7:56 pm

stidmama

hey muse! *happy dance*

7:56 pm

Enomis65

hey jmc and mymuse!

7:56 pm

Nef

hi jmc

7:56 pm

stidmama

hey enomis!

7:56 pm

Enomis65

stid! oe are you?

7:57 pm

Enomis65

*how

7:57 pm

stidmama

I am okay, it just really hurts. he missed all the important parts.

7:57 pm

Enomis65

LOL

7:58 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for so5-16 the 2nd? Thanks.

7:59 pm

Nef

stid, are you icing it?

7:59 pm

Minveryork

so5/16 word is plural of the so4/7 word gapeach1066

8:00 pm

stidmama

yep, I iced it for ten minutes, but since it was by the eye, figured that was as much as I should do.

8:00 pm

gapeach

Thanks much Min.

8:00 pm

Minveryork

yw

8:01 pm

jmcnrick

hi mymuse

8:02 pm

Nef

you can ice it for 10-15 minutes at a time, then again the next hour.

8:02 pm

Nef

actually, I meant you can ice it every hour for 10-15 minutes at a time for up to 48 hours.

8:03 pm

stidmama

yes, thanks nef. that was close to my plan, though I don't intend to wake up to put more ice on! LOL

8:03 pm

jmcnrick

brrrrr

8:03 pm

stidmama

how are you doing anyway nef? back up to normal now?

8:05 pm

Nef

LOL! I don't blame you! I wouldn't do it more than a few hours like that myself unless I've been taking aspirin or any drug such as Ibuprofen because they interfere with the clotting factors of the blood.

8:05 pm

stidmama

jmc, I forgot to RSVP for that smooze session on sunday, sorry... just as well though, I have a lot of homework this weekend

8:05 pm

stidmama

I don't take anti-inflammatories much anymore nef.

8:05 pm

Nef

I'm better than what I considered normal before surgery, stid! I have energy again! :-D

8:06 pm

jmcnrick

huh?

8:06 pm

lbdawger

Hi everyone!

8:06 pm

Minveryork

I am done! I have fireworks!ro5/10 was my last word

8:06 pm

stidmama

hey LBD!

8:06 pm

mymuseisme

hey dawg!

8:06 pm

stidmama

wonderful news, Nef! you deserve it!

8:06 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hoo min

8:06 pm

jmcnrick

hi lbd

8:06 pm

lbdawger

whooooo hoooooo MIN!!!

8:06 pm

Minveryork

Hi lbdawger! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid

8:06 pm

Nef

YAY, Min!!! WTG!!!!! (finally)

8:06 pm

lbdawger

hi stiddy! what's this i read about lucky giving you a head bash?

8:07 pm

mymuseisme

hi Min and congrats!

8:07 pm

lbdawger

Hi Jmc, Hi Min! i'm doing well. and yourself?

8:07 pm

Nef

hi lbd\

8:07 pm

lbdawger

MUSE!!

8:07 pm

lbdawger

hiyas, Nef!

8:07 pm

mymuseisme

lol I figured the shock blinded you dawg

8:08 pm

Minveryork

I will be here to clue 'til the flip which is HOURS away!

8:08 pm

stidmama

yep. he wouldn't give me the toy, but dropped it on the floor, and when I bent over to pick it up, he threw back his head. right between the nose and the eye, fortunately it was bone on bone and the cartilage wasn't involved.

8:08 pm

stidmama

(((MIN))) you are the BEST!

8:08 pm

lbdawger

i love the colors in your icon, muse. very bright and Summery

8:08 pm

Nef

where have you been lately, muse?

8:08 pm

Minveryork

Hello mymuseisme! How are you? Welcome to the grid

8:08 pm

jmcnrick

stiddie what were you talking about rsvp?

8:08 pm

mymuseisme

thanks lbd a left over icon

8:09 pm

stidmama

oh, that thingy with les tomorrow, the one for people who got scholarships.

8:09 pm

lbdawger

*hands stid buckets of choclits and lucky a dog bisquit*

8:09 pm

jmcnrick

oooo that one sorry i forgot

8:09 pm

jmcnrick

too bad i think it would have been fun

8:09 pm

stidmama

mmmm. choclit... *instant face repair*

8:10 pm

lbdawger

so, muse...where the heck have ya been?

8:10 pm

stidmama

I think it might have been, but to be honest I was nervous about going anyway. Maybe when I get a grant for my phD... *grin*

8:10 pm

mymuseisme

mostly on FB when I can keep my eyes open from adjusting to my work schedule. Been helping taking care of my Mom recuperating from emergency colectomy in November, father-in-law passed during that time, so emotionally withdrew.

8:10 pm

jmcnrick

really stiddie! you can be so silly

8:11 pm

lbdawger

(((MUSE)))

8:11 pm

Nef

(((((Muse)))))

8:11 pm

jmcnrick

poor mymuse

8:11 pm

Nef

Is your Mom okay?

8:11 pm

mymuseisme

awww thanks

8:12 pm

lbdawger

i'm glad you've been there for your mom. who'se been there for you?

8:13 pm

stidmama

oh gee muse. (((hugs))) I wish you have better "luck" in the new year

8:13 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for ro5-10 the 2nd? Thanks

8:13 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for ro5-10 the 2nd? Thanks

8:13 pm

gapeach

Sorry bout the repetition.

8:13 pm

mymuseisme

Keeping fingers crossed and remaining positive. Apparently she had a mass that perforated her colon and a huge infection ... required removing colon, part of her stomach and small intestine. Doctor has not brought up subject of chemo again so we are hoping for best.

8:13 pm

lbdawger

rhymes with the thing you get hung with, peach

8:14 pm

dan2bit

ta7 anybody?

8:14 pm

gapeach

Thanks, lbdawger.

8:14 pm

lbdawger

sun colored skin + Mr. Hale or Hawthorne

8:15 pm

dan2bit

what gapeach said :-)

8:15 pm

lbdawger

*cringing, waiting for one of our grammarians to come in and sting me up for using hung instead of hanged.*

8:15 pm

stidmama

thanks for the TA combo

8:16 pm

jmcnrick

i don't think any of them are here lbd -- and i wouldn't dream of it

8:16 pm

stidmama

hung and hanged are grammatically equivalent, LBD; dialect preference only

8:17 pm

dan2bit

except that nobody says they are well hanged

8:17 pm

lbdawger

i can actually "hear" my old 7th grade English teacher screeching in my ear! You hung the picture not the man!*

8:17 pm

stidmama

*gasp* DAN! rofl

8:17 pm

dan2bit

stuck on the last two sa6's - have 'least crazy'

8:17 pm

jmcnrick

i am with your 7th grade teacher

8:18 pm

Nef

DAN! LOL!

8:18 pm

jmcnrick

s+kinda set things on fire

8:18 pm

lbdawger

third generation japanese person. sa6.18

8:18 pm

stidmama

thanks LBD again!

8:19 pm

stidmama

and thanks JMC!

8:19 pm

lbdawger

last sa6.18 rhymes with FarSide cartoonist Gary La**o* change the o to another vowel

8:20 pm

dan2bit

not getting the japanese clue

8:20 pm

gapeach

Fireworks...thanks for all the help. See you in a bit.

8:20 pm

stidmama

I am well past halfway, but need help to get NBT. the lower right corner E, the i on the top row, and the O in fourth row down please?

8:20 pm

stidmama

YAY peach!!!

8:20 pm

Nef

try reverse dictionary, dan2

8:20 pm

jmcnrick

did you see my clue dan? s+kinda setting things on fire?

8:20 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hooo peach!

8:20 pm

Nef

YAY, ga!!!! WTG!!!!

8:20 pm

dan2bit

yep got that one jmc

8:21 pm

lbdawger

whoooooo hoooooo PEACH

8:21 pm

jmcnrick

that E is the volcano

8:21 pm

dan2bit

still missing the sa6/18 before that one

8:21 pm

lbdawger

sa + letter after M + not the thames but the french river ***nes

8:21 pm

stidmama

gah. thanks JMC for the volcano

8:21 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations gapeach1066 on fireworks! Hooray!!

8:21 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye gapeach1066!I will see you tomorrow maybe

8:21 pm

stidmama

I also needed its anagram, so double that.

8:21 pm

mymuseisme

my aunt and son were there for me; husband was coping with loss of his Dad at the same time. He had a debilitating illness - supranuclear palsy, and the last two years were really tough to watch.

8:21 pm

dan2bit

got it lbd

8:22 pm

jmcnrick

the o is on5=my ance on5 when i was 14

8:22 pm

lbdawger

io=small charged particle

8:22 pm

stidmama

oh muse, what a hard time you have had. I had no idea.

8:22 pm

jmcnrick

the i is io4+charged particles

8:22 pm

72 Temple Owl

hello

8:23 pm

stidmama

there. NBT! thanks all!

8:23 pm

stidmama

hey TO!

8:23 pm

dan2bit

firewords! jo7 girls names was my last

8:23 pm

Minveryork

Hi 72 Temple Owl! How are you? Welcome to the grid!

8:23 pm

jmcnrick

glad your aunt and son were supporting you.

8:23 pm

stidmama

listing with 52 to go.

8:23 pm

jmcnrick

hi TO

8:23 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hoo dan!

8:23 pm

lbdawger

I hope your family is healing from the emotional upset and loss, Muse. sending my t's and p's

8:23 pm

jmcnrick

go stiddie go

8:23 pm

lbdawger

whooooo hooooooo DAN!!!

8:23 pm

lbdawger

hi TO

8:23 pm

mymuseisme

It's ok Stid ... that's why Babble family was so dear to me even though I could not talk about it at the time.

8:23 pm

mymuseisme

hi TO

8:23 pm

stidmama

YAY dan!

8:23 pm

Nef

mymuse, just remember that when the load gets heavy, that's when you need friends to help you through it. Sending you thoughts of strength to bear your load.

8:24 pm

72 Temple Owl

wtg dan!

8:24 pm

dan2bit

glad to 'see' you again mymuse

8:25 pm

mymuseisme

hi Dan and thanks all for the warm wishes.

8:25 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations dan2bit on fireworks! Good for you!

8:25 pm

Nef

YAY, dan2 WTG!!!!

8:25 pm

Good Enough

congrats dan

8:25 pm

stidmama

yes! found the 9 by myself!

8:25 pm

stidmama

*proud mama look*

8:25 pm

lbdawger

well done, Stid! Hi GE!

8:26 pm

Good Enough

sarin

8:26 pm

jmcnrick

wtg stiddie

8:26 pm

Minveryork

Hello Good Enough!How are you? Welcome to the grid

8:27 pm

jmcnrick

hi good

8:27 pm

stidmama

gee there are lots of A words today!

8:28 pm

jmcnrick

are there? *tries to look over stid's shoulder*

8:28 pm

Minveryork

There are like a millions and 1 se words today as well.

8:28 pm

Minveryork

LOL jmcnrick!

8:29 pm

stidmama

down to 35...

8:29 pm

mymuseisme

lol jmc

8:30 pm

Minveryork

Last night my babble stopped working & I had 1 left.

8:30 pm

lbdawger

argh, how frustrating, Min. did you email Dr. G about that?

8:30 pm

stidmama

oh min, that's bad luck!

8:31 pm

lbdawger

brb, need more tea

8:31 pm

Good Enough

ha, only have 26 left but noticed that 10 are the last S. how could i have worked this whole time and not have gotten one of them

8:31 pm

stidmama

25!!!!!

8:34 pm

Minveryork

That should teach me to not save last word for later.

8:35 pm

Minveryork

Had a great story of clues to post for yesterday too.

8:35 pm

jmcnrick

oh too bad min

8:36 pm

stidmama

Rs removed!

8:36 pm

Minveryork

ROO-HA stidmama!

8:36 pm

72 Temple Owl

a clue pls for final sa6/18?ty

8:38 pm

Minveryork

sa 6/18 is sa plus hook letter plus first 3 letters of a government employee, not a governor 72 Temple Owl

8:38 pm

jmcnrick

s+kinda a fire setter

8:38 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty

8:38 pm

Minveryork

yw

8:39 pm

72 Temple Owl

fireworks!

8:39 pm

mymuseisme

congrats TO!!

8:39 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations 72 Temple Owl on fireworks! Hooray!

8:39 pm

jmcnrick

whooo hoooo TO!

8:39 pm

Nef

YAY, TO!!!! WTG!!!!

8:41 pm

lbdawger

whoooo hoooooo TO!!

8:41 pm

Good Enough

congrats TO

8:42 pm

stidmama

YAY TO!!!!

8:42 pm

stidmama

help on the last fishy SA 5 please?

8:43 pm

lbdawger

sa + love flower w/o last letter

8:43 pm

Minveryork

The sa 5/10 is sa plus start of a red flower stidmama.

8:43 pm

stidmama

thanks LBD and Min!

8:43 pm

mymuseisme

thanks Min

8:43 pm

Minveryork

yw

8:43 pm

stidmama

firewordes!!!!!!

8:43 pm

mymuseisme

and dawg :)

8:44 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations stidmama on fireworks!Good for you

8:44 pm

Good Enough

congrats stid!

8:44 pm

lbdawger

whoooooo hooooooo STID!!!

8:44 pm

mymuseisme

congrats stid!!

8:44 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hooo stiddie

8:45 pm

stidmama

nice to finish early enough to enjoy it@

8:45 pm

Good Enough

thanks for that sa5 min. i thought i wouldn't get that 'til the last

8:46 pm

Minveryork

yw

8:46 pm

stidmama

okay, time for more ice. back later. ((hugs all))

8:46 pm

lbdawger

(((stid)))

8:46 pm

jmcnrick

hb

8:46 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye stidmama! I will see you tomorrow in the log

8:52 pm

Good Enough

firewords...

8:52 pm

jmcnrick

whooo hooo good!

8:52 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations Good Enough on fireworks! Hooray!

8:52 pm

lbdawger

whoooooo hooooooo GE!!

8:53 pm

Good Enough

thank you, thank you very much

8:53 pm

Minveryork

It looks like people are not going to need my story of clues that I'm working on right now. Might post later

8:53 pm

jmcnrick

elvis is in the building

8:54 pm

Good Enough

bet you didn't know i did impressions

8:54 pm

jmcnrick

and a fine impression it was

8:54 pm

jmcnrick

i was totally fooled!

8:55 pm

Good Enough

lol

9:01 pm

jmcnrick

two more words to 1/2 way

9:02 pm

lbdawger

go jmc!

9:02 pm

jmcnrick

help with the i besides the charged particles?

9:04 pm

jmcnrick

1/2 way

9:04 pm

lbdawger

io + all of the above or **** of the above

9:04 pm

Minveryork

io6/18 is io plus no4/4 word & then plural it jmcnrick

9:04 pm

jmcnrick

ty ty

9:04 pm

jmcnrick

never knew that word

9:05 pm

Minveryork

yw

9:05 pm

oodleberry

ok back front both sides top and bottom

9:06 pm

jmcnrick

upside down?

9:06 pm

Minveryork

Hello oodleberry! How are you? Welcome to the grid!

9:06 pm

lbdawger

hi ooodles

9:06 pm

Minveryork

right side up?

9:08 pm

oodleberry

of course

9:09 pm

pippingeek

hi everyone

9:09 pm

jmcnrick

hi pip

9:09 pm

lbdawger

hi Pip!

9:09 pm

Minveryork

Hello pippingeek! How are you? Welcome to the grid!

9:12 pm

oodleberry

ok only 233 word now whooooooohoooooooooo

9:13 pm

oodleberry

the grid gods hate me

9:13 pm

jmcnrick

maybe because you disparage them all the time

9:14 pm

jmcnrick

they are getting their revenge

9:16 pm

oodleberry

and how do I do that... I can't come up with half the words most of the time... no I haven't done anything to them

9:17 pm

jmcnrick

they are very sensitive gods -- their feelings are easily hurt

9:17 pm

Minveryork

I se5/10 it's time for a story of clues. Plus I have an 4/4 in my pants waiting for flip since it will not be an 5/10 any time so4/4. So I ar5/10 yesterday morning with the intention of finishing puzzle since it was so small.At no 4/4 I put my no 4/4 to the grid & started babbling during lunch.Then last night I was ne 4/4 to the finish line when Babble stopped working. So FWs for me was no4/4. I was so annoyed and thought "oh ra 4/4 how insa4/4 is this?!" I do not have to 4/4 of clues for you today but I hope everyone took no 4/4 of my clues. Now I am getting out of this se 4/4 and going on 4/4 raiding the fridge. I will be back so 4/4.

9:19 pm

pippingeek

this actually looks like a good interesting friendly grid, but i just got home from work and have to be back at 7am, so i don't see me having time to finish, and i hate to start a grid if i won't finish it. maybe tomorrow...

9:19 pm

jmcnrick

ty min

9:19 pm

Minveryork

yw

9:22 pm

lbdawger

pip, if you take Min's story, you'll get a lot of the words!

9:22 pm

Nef

Thanks Min. I love your stories. (I've been buried in the grid with chat off so I can finish)

9:25 pm

Minveryork

My story isn't too helpful today since it is full of 4/4 words which probably most already have, but oh well.

9:26 pm

jmcnrick

i still need a lot of 4 words so ty

9:27 pm

Nef

I still need 12 4 letter words and 16 5 letter words and 8 6 letter words

9:28 pm

Nef

So your story IS helpful, Min

9:28 pm

Minveryork

Was a hard grid to create a story from so thank you!

9:29 pm

jmcnrick

help with the first an5 please

9:30 pm

lbdawger

an+ auditory appendage

9:30 pm

lbdawger

brb

9:30 pm

jmcnrick

ty lbd

9:42 pm

Nef

getting quiet here. Is that because I'm not causing trouble?

9:42 pm

jmcnrick

no i am watching tv while i babble

9:43 pm

jmcnrick

58 left

9:43 pm

Pinikula

hi all * passing thru and checking in *

9:44 pm

jmcnrick

hi pini!

9:44 pm

lbdawger

go jmc!

9:44 pm

Nef

Come on, jmc! We can finish!

9:44 pm

lbdawger

hi Pini

9:44 pm

Pinikula

lbd! (guess what! I only have 1 block left to "open"!)

9:45 pm

jmcnrick

which game pini? the crazier one?

9:45 pm

Pinikula

(...and I found yet another grid - its the "sample")

9:45 pm

Pinikula

Funny Farm

9:45 pm

lbdawger

all right, Pini! go girl!

9:45 pm

Minveryork

Was just watching a video review of cell phone I got.

9:46 pm

jmcnrick

thumbs up or thumbs down min?

9:46 pm

Minveryork

Cell phone was stolen at work. A friend gave me one of her old ones,but it's way cooler than the one I had

9:46 pm

jmcnrick

first ea?

9:46 pm

Pinikula

I ea** a living (sometimes)

9:47 pm

Minveryork

ea 4/4: I ea 4/4 everyday by going to work jmcnrick

9:47 pm

lbdawger

what you do when you go to work

9:47 pm

jmcnrick

*sigh*

9:47 pm

jmcnrick

ty ty

9:48 pm

jmcnrick

maybe it's because i don't get paid regularly in never think of that word! ;-)

9:49 pm

Pinikula

after this week, it's a wonder I still get paid...

9:49 pm

Pinikula

* so to speak *

9:50 pm

jmcnrick

what happened?

9:50 pm

Pinikula

it was hell week...

9:51 pm

jmcnrick

isn't that pledge week for sororities?

9:52 pm

Pinikula

basically, I got to the point where I told my boss that if someone challenged me one more time, they should reduce my wages to minimum and only allow me operate the copy machine

9:52 pm

Pinikula

it might be, jmc...but not in my case

9:52 pm

lbdawger

PINI! yikes!

9:52 pm

jmcnrick

yikes pin! that seems excessive

9:53 pm

Pinikula

thurday was the clincher...it was so bad that my hands were shaking by noon

9:53 pm

Minveryork

Since you had a week of hell you are excused from PB

9:54 pm

Pinikula

* blush * sorry min! :)

9:54 pm

lbdawger

(((PINI)))

9:54 pm

Pinikula

I'll replenish the stock of chocolate...

9:54 pm

jmcnrick

my thoughts exactly min

9:54 pm

Minveryork

:=)

9:55 pm

lbdawger

besides, it's a pretty obvious word

9:56 pm

lbdawger

i must be off to the pillows, work on the morrow. see you all tomorrow afternoon.

9:56 pm

Pinikula

I am pleased to report that I no longer have to deal with the idiots when they cause such problems...I was given permission to send it on to the waaaay higher-ups!

9:56 pm

Pinikula

(and the higher-ups are backing me!)

9:56 pm

Pinikula

night lbd!!! :)

9:56 pm

jmcnrick

by lbd

9:56 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye lbdawger! I will see you tomorrow in the log!

9:56 pm

lbdawger

yahooo Pini! glad the boss backed you on this!

9:56 pm

jmcnrick

well i am glad it work out for you

9:57 pm

Pinikula

higher than the boss even, too!

9:57 pm

lbdawger

it's snowing. :-( *poof*

9:57 pm

Pinikula

thx for the "moment" guys...much appreciated ;)

9:58 pm

Minveryork

Always nice to have higher-ups back you at work. It is not the case at my work unfortunately Pinikula.

9:58 pm

Pinikula

so, who or what may I help with (grid-wise)

9:58 pm

jmcnrick

first ar?

9:58 pm

Minveryork

I finally did get my fireworks after you left Pinikula.

9:58 pm

Nef

hi again. Just opened chat back up again. Pini, did things get even worse yesterday? I think you'd told e about that on Thursday night....

9:58 pm

Pinikula

it's been a long time since I've experienced it, min...and, you're right, it's not something that occurs in the norm

9:58 pm

Pinikula

wtg min!

9:59 pm

Pinikula

a + flower

9:59 pm

Minveryork

That ar 5/10 word is a plus the ro 4/4 word jmcnrick

9:59 pm

Pinikula

no nef...it actually got better yesterday

9:59 pm

jmcnrick

ty min

10:00 pm

Pinikula

* thankfully *

10:00 pm

Nef

Oh Good, Pini! When you were telling me about it the other night I kept thinking about how miserable that would be to work in a situation like that!

10:01 pm

GeeGeeW

clue on the 2nd ro 5/10?

10:01 pm

jmcnrick

hi gee

10:01 pm

Pinikula

thx, Nef...not sure if you caught it, but I learned that the the higher-ups (beyond my boss) even backed me and I don't have to deal with the "challengers" anymore

10:01 pm

GeeGeeW

hi jmc

10:02 pm

jmcnrick

should i go read the archive for the back story pin?

10:02 pm

Pinikula

ro5 = kanga*** + from **a to shining **a

10:02 pm

Pinikula

Gosh, jmc...I don't remember how much of a back story I gave; Nef might have a better idea...

10:03 pm

Minveryork

Hi GeeGeeW! How are you doing?Welcome to the grid

10:03 pm

Pinikula

hi GW

10:04 pm

GeeGeeW

ty Pini, hi again Min

10:04 pm

Minveryork

An ro 5/10 word rhymes with no 5/10 word GeeGeeW

10:04 pm

Nef

You didn't tell a whole lot, just that you were having to deal with some stupid idiots who were making work intolerable

10:04 pm

jmcnrick

ah well then

10:04 pm

jmcnrick

no point in digging in the archive

10:04 pm

Nef

hi GeeGee

10:05 pm

jmcnrick

glad it worked out for you pin

10:05 pm

GeeGeeW

hi Nef

10:05 pm

Minveryork

This grid is full of names: An 4/4 Jason, Jo 7/48, Nora

10:05 pm

Pinikula

Well, let's say I'm looking forward to reading my email on Monday! :)

10:05 pm

Minveryork

and Sara

10:05 pm

Pinikula

(my boss said it would make my day if not week!)

10:05 pm

jmcnrick

i bet!

10:07 pm

jmcnrick

hmm i am thinking i am going to go

10:07 pm

Pinikula

did you finish, jmc?

10:07 pm

Nef

tired, jmc?

10:07 pm

jmcnrick

no still have 53 to go

10:07 pm

Pinikula

gosh, I hope I've not dampered your evening

10:08 pm

jmcnrick

but need a nap

10:08 pm

jmcnrick

yep nef i am tired

10:08 pm

jmcnrick

no not at all pini!

10:08 pm

Pinikula

* sigh of relief * have a nice rest then! ((jmc))

10:09 pm

jmcnrick

bye

10:09 pm

Nef

bye, jmc

10:09 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye jmcnrick! I will see you tomorrow in the log!

10:10 pm

Pinikula

Nef, you done yet?

10:11 pm

Nef

no, I'm watching TV and sluffing off for a bit. I still have about 25 left to find (all S words now

10:12 pm

Pinikula

ok - just checking - I'm watching a movie, tooo...will check on the commercials...

10:13 pm

Nef

ok, Pini. But if you want, you can go too. I've got lots of time to finish. :-)

10:13 pm

GeeGeeW

I just have all S words left too - 24

10:14 pm

Pinikula

* peeking * hollar if ya needs clues...

10:14 pm

GeeGeeW

Think Min should make a story just using S words.

10:14 pm

flosey

I'm in briefly, can help with clues

10:14 pm

Nef

thanks, will do!

10:15 pm

Pinikula

* hands baton to flosey for a bit *

10:15 pm

Pinikula

(oh, and HI Flo!)

10:16 pm

flosey

hi Pini

10:16 pm

Nef

Hi flosey!

10:16 pm

flosey

hi Nef

10:16 pm

flosey

just noticed a typo in my icon story, brb

10:18 pm

Nef

Gee, I just enjoy her short stories. I never seem to be able to come up with

10:18 pm

flosey

fixed it,

10:19 pm

Nef

Great icon pic, flosey!

10:19 pm

flosey

thanks, he sent me that pic when he was introducing himself to us

10:21 pm

flosey

we are so blessed to have this sweet guy in our lives, he and daughter are so beautifully matched

10:22 pm

Nef

he looks like a real cutie too!

10:23 pm

flosey

yup, and 7 mo. old grandson looks just like him

10:24 pm

Nef

Awww! Is this your first? (My first grandchiild is going to be 9 months old on Tuesday!)

10:24 pm

flosey

ah, that's when he turns 7 mo.

10:25 pm

flosey

he's our second, have one in Toronto will be 12 Feb. 4th

10:25 pm

Pinikula

mine will be 6 mos

10:25 pm

flosey

12 yrs

10:26 pm

flosey

yes, I remember Pini, born very shortly after William

10:26 pm

Pinikula

* smile *

10:26 pm

Nef

Wow! We're a whole bunch of gaga grammas here right now! :-D

10:26 pm

flosey

yup, isn't it fun

10:27 pm

flosey

I was older having my children, and they're following suit!

10:28 pm

Nef

I'm loving it. Although I would love to see him everyday (and I only get to see him about once a week)

10:28 pm

flosey

hey Nef, that's a lot better than I have

10:28 pm

flosey

they were here Thanksgiving and Christmas

10:28 pm

flosey

and I was with her for 7 weeks when he was born

10:29 pm

flosey

they're in North Van, takes a while to get there, ferry and bus - float plane is fast but expensive

10:29 pm

Nef

Me too, flosey. I had my kids after I was 31; my son was 30 when he had his son. Dtr is 27 and not interested in having babies yet.

10:30 pm

Minveryork

Hi flosey!How are you doing? I missed your entrance.

10:30 pm

flosey

I too was 31 having first of 4

10:30 pm

flosey

great thanks Min, and you?

10:30 pm

stidmama

hello friends. ((hugs nef and flosey)) I am so glad I am too young to be a grandmother... *stern mama look at own offspring*

10:30 pm

flosey

hi stid and hugs back

10:31 pm

stidmama

I have a "lunch date" with a classmate on Monday! *bounce bounce* we are going to work on a project together!

10:31 pm

Minveryork

I'm well. Was going to stay up for flip,but don't think I will make it.I am off to find a new icon and then bed

10:31 pm

flosey

think you have a few years yet stid

10:31 pm

flosey

sounds fun stid

10:31 pm

Minveryork

Hi stidmama! How are you Welcome back to the grid!

10:31 pm

stidmama

((Min)) sweet dreams, and thanks for the help earlier!

10:32 pm

Minveryork

Goodnight to my fellow babblers!I'll see you tomorrow

10:32 pm

flosey

goodnight Min, sweet dreams

10:33 pm

Nef

goodnight Min! see you later!

10:33 pm

flosey

did you finish the grid Stid?

10:34 pm

Nef

(I need to stop chatting if I'm to finish this grid. I like to chat and am getting tired.)

10:35 pm

flosey

need any clues Nef?

10:35 pm

flosey

several words ending in consumed

10:36 pm

stidmama

yes flosey, finished the grid a few hours ago

10:36 pm

Nef

not yet, flosey. I'm being a stubborn dolt tonight. ;-)

10:36 pm

flosey

good for you, you so seldom have time to these days

10:36 pm

stidmama

hm, isn't that redundant, nef? *innocent mama look*

10:37 pm

stidmama

did you get your house dried out okay flosey? is mr flo getting ready to plant spring greens yet?

10:37 pm

Nef

:-P stid. Of COURSE it's redundant; that's what *I* am too! ;-)

10:38 pm

flosey

just one small corner still damp, blower is pointing directly at it now

10:38 pm

flosey

and the dehumidifier is still on

10:38 pm

stidmama

rofl

10:38 pm

Nef

oh-oh. What happened flosey?

10:39 pm

stidmama

I only just learned that stidkid #1 had a small leak in his window, will need to replace the sill this summer when it's dry outside

10:39 pm

stidmama

fortunately, it seems to have been more from condensation than from another roof leak.

10:39 pm

flosey

we had a bit of a flood (following a visit from the plumber) about 1" water in storage room and hall - was going across into carpeted room when we discovered it

10:40 pm

Nef

that's good news (I think)

10:40 pm

flosey

was almost midnight ! called plumber and they were here within 15 minutes

10:40 pm

stidmama

gee whiz, flosey -- I didn't know how it had happened, glad they got there fast!

10:40 pm

flosey

yes, if hubby hadn't gone downstairs (after bridge) just to check tv for scores, we wouldn't have found it until next morning

10:41 pm

Nef

Ewww, flosey! What a mess! We've had a problem with tree roots invading the sewer pipe here, have had several back-ups through the years. I no longer have a carpeted basement in that area because of that

10:41 pm

flosey

and the carpet guy came right after I called him at 8: next morning - fortunately, he's on next farm

10:42 pm

Nef

that's good!

10:42 pm

flosey

our house is built into the hill so downstairs is open one side and front

10:42 pm

Nef

I found the cutest little water alarm that has been worth it's weight in gold for us. It's called a "Leak Frog"

10:43 pm

flosey

was talking to carpet fella earlier today, he had a very serious call - sewer back-up - all carpets have to be replaced and damage to walls

10:43 pm

flosey

wow Nef, that sounds interesting

10:43 pm

Nef

http://www.ideativeinc.com/leakfrog.cf
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10:44 pm

flosey

thanks Nef, have taken that down, will look into it

10:45 pm

Nef

I've had mine for about 3 or 4 years. as so** as the water starts backing up (I have it right next to the floor drain), the alarm sounds

10:45 pm

flosey

could be a good gift to our sons who are in homes with basements

10:45 pm

flosey

both daughters are in condos, upstairs

10:45 pm

jillibus

hello gang!

10:45 pm

Nef

And I think it cost something like $4.00 when I bought it

10:46 pm

jillibus

GREAT icon, flosey!

10:47 pm

Nef

hi jilli!

10:47 pm

flosey

thanks jilli

10:47 pm

flosey

have to leave for a bit, bblater

10:47 pm

jillibus

hmf -- I arrive, flosey leaves *sniffing under arms*

10:48 pm

GeeGeeW

finished, finally yay see you all later

10:48 pm

jillibus

YAY GG!!!

10:48 pm

Nef

YAY, GeeGee!!! WTG!!!!

10:48 pm

grammagum

bye GeeGee

10:48 pm

GeeGeeW

hi mom

10:48 pm

grammagum

hi

10:49 pm

GeeGeeW

when did you get on?

10:49 pm

grammagum

just now, it

10:49 pm

grammagum

Just now. Today is Telly's birthday.

10:49 pm

jillibus

guess I'll go and change my icon

10:50 pm

GeeGeeW

I know! It's the same day as Phil Collins I found out. LOL Tell him happy birthday from us. We're kinda snowed in here so I haven't gone anywhere today.

10:52 pm

grammagum

OK. I still have 43 to go, I won

10:52 pm

grammagum

I won

10:52 pm

grammagum

I will not finish.

10:53 pm

Nef

Come on gramma. You can finish!

10:53 pm

GeeGeeW

I can stay and help if you want? Or I'll be back after the new one.

10:53 pm

grammagum

See you back.

10:54 pm

GeeGeeW

did you upgrade yet?

10:54 pm

grammagum

Had to.

10:55 pm

GeeGeeW

okay, I'll leave now so you can finish. Still have lots of time.

10:56 pm

grammagum

I'll try, sometimes I only have 3 or so left.

11:02 pm

stidmama

sorry all, wandered off to tuck a kiddo in bed (they're getting so big, but still need mama sometimes)

11:03 pm

stidmama

does anyone need clues before I turn in?

11:05 pm

godthaab

How many words today?

11:05 pm

stidmama

168 today

11:05 pm

stidmama

hello godthaab

11:05 pm

godthaab

Thanks.

11:06 pm

godthaab

Good morning!

11:07 pm

stidmama

LOL evening here!

11:07 pm

godthaab

It's 12:07 a.m. here.

11:07 pm

stidmama

do you need any help? (9:07 here -- west coast)

11:08 pm

godthaab

I just started. I've got about 50 minutes left. I'l just dive in and see what happens. Thanks.

11:09 pm

stidmama

okay, I'll head out then. good luck (YAY in advance, that is!) see you again sometime!

11:09 pm

stidmama

*poof*

11:09 pm

godthaab

Bye!

11:17 pm

Nef

1 word left. I suppose I should finish instaed of leaving this hanging

11:20 pm

Nef

Fireworks!!!!

11:23 pm

flosey

Congrats Nef - just as I came back

11:24 pm

flosey

is jilli still here?

11:25 pm

flosey

guess she's working on tomorrow's icon

11:27 pm

flosey

grammagun, you still lhere? I can help clue if needed

11:27 pm

grammagum

Thanks, but it

11:28 pm

grammagum

its okay. I have too many to finish.

11:28 pm

flosey

oh, sorry, grammaguM

11:31 pm

flosey

are you going to stay for flip?

11:31 pm

grammagum

Yes.

11:31 pm

flosey

good

11:32 pm

flosey

where are you ggum?

11:32 pm

grammagum

Alaska

11:33 pm

flosey

wow, do you see the northern lights?

11:34 pm

grammagum

Yes. Sometimes they swirl right over my house.

11:34 pm

flosey

some day, before I am too old, I'd love to take the cruise up the coast and see your great State

11:34 pm

flosey

what a thrill that would be

11:35 pm

grammagum

I love Alaska.

11:36 pm

grammagum

especially in the summer, blueberry picking

11:36 pm

flosey

one of my old school chums was stationed there before she was married - she was a SA captain, had a church there

11:37 pm

flosey

love blueberries, just made a cobbler yesterday

11:37 pm

flosey

we freeze a lot of veg. and fruit

11:37 pm

grammagum

In the interior or along the coast? The blueberries here in the Interior are the best.

11:38 pm

flosey

I've never picked them myself, we buy them from a farm in Saanich

11:39 pm

flosey

can't remember where Kay was stationed, I use to write to her when I was living in Ontario

11:39 pm

grammagum

The bluerries from Canada are good too. I buy them when I run out of the wild blueberries.

11:42 pm

jillibus

Hi -- I'm back! Quebec blueberries are great - small, with lots of flavour.

11:42 pm

flosey

they're the only ones I know. They grew wild up in the Muskoka area of Ontario

11:42 pm

jillibus

gramma, when you say "from Canada" what do you mean? Canada is a big place.

11:43 pm

jillibus

and hi, gramma!

11:43 pm

flosey

oh Jilli, what a beautiful flower, but I don't know it either

11:43 pm

grammagum

They come in packages from some farm in Canada. I don't remember the name.

11:44 pm

flosey

there's another berry very similar to blueberries, grow in some parts of BC, think they're huckleberries, does that sound right

11:44 pm

jillibus

no idea, flosey

11:45 pm

flosey

friend I met in Kimberley spoke of them (back in l963-66) have kept in touch over the years

11:46 pm

jillibus

gramma, do you remember the province?

11:46 pm

grammagum

No. I

11:47 pm

flosey

No 1, counting from west to east? being BC?

11:47 pm

jillibus

brb

11:51 pm

jillibus

Back again with dishwasher loaded :)

11:55 pm

grammagum

Still trying to get used to this laptop keyboard. I

11:56 pm

grammagum

I'm only familiar with Whitehorse Canada. lived there one winter in the 60s.

11:56 pm

jillibus

gramma, I wonder why there's a I at the end of your posts!

11:56 pm

jillibus

that's Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada

11:57 pm

jillibus

where in Alaska are you, gramma?

11:57 pm

grammagum

I keep hitting enter withot meaning to.

11:57 pm

hootowl

trillium comes to mind - evening ladies

11:57 pm

grammagum

Fairbanks

11:58 pm

jillibus

Hoot, I think a trillium only has three petals

11:58 pm

jillibus

hi hoot!

11:58 pm

hootowl

that is 2 petals

11:59 pm

hootowl

that 3 petals - can't type to save my life. Sepals are 3 too

11:59 pm

Digby the Westie

I always find the flip so exciting! So here I am!

11:59 pm

gremlinn

crossing fingers for a big one

11:59 pm

Digby the Westie

Me too

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