Babble: Archived Puzzle for Thursday, April 8, 2010

12:00 am

Barb's Horses

flip

12:00 am

gremlinn

ad 7

12:00 am

robbie09

flip

12:00 am

flosey

flip

12:01 am

robbie09

hi grem..and that was fast...ty...lol

12:01 am

musicious

I have 32 words 209 points? are u at like 400 yet? lol

12:01 am

robbie09

hi barb and flosey

12:01 am

joshuavorbis

hi and nbt

12:01 am

gremlinn

you're ahead of me by 1

12:01 am

musicious

lol

12:01 am

dart001

flip

12:01 am

Barb's Horses

hi robbie

12:02 am

Book Doctor Gwen

ur5 woot

12:02 am

MLFAN17

hello

12:02 am

Barb's Horses

and dart and josh as well

12:02 am

robbie09

hi dart and music

12:02 am

MLFAN17

SH6

12:02 am

dart001

hi robbie

12:02 am

musicious

except I stopped typing what I could see already

12:02 am

gremlinn

ab6

12:02 am

musicious

now have to slowly go through the rest

12:02 am

gremlinn

ab6 x 2

12:03 am

gremlinn

ra 7

12:03 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:03 am

musicious

what clues?

12:03 am

jillibus

flip

12:03 am

Book Doctor Gwen

lickety split!!!!!!!

12:04 am

robbie09

ty lickety!

12:04 am

gremlinn

well I'll be -- it'll go quickly today

12:04 am

mpd

in8

12:04 am

MLFAN17

WA 6

12:04 am

Barb's Horses

hi jill and licketysplit

12:04 am

flosey

ty lickety

12:04 am

Erda

wow Lickety -- thank you!!

12:04 am

robbie09

hi jilli, BDG,Erda

12:05 am

musicious

gremlinn are you done already?

12:05 am

gremlinn

54 words

12:05 am

Atalante

ra6

12:05 am

musicious

I'm still at 46

12:05 am

Barb's Horses

wow go grem

12:06 am

Book Doctor Gwen

howdee robbie and anyone else i missed that came in

12:06 am

gremlinn

click on the "Lickety's Babble Clues" link at the bottom if you want to see clues

12:06 am

robbie09

go grem!

12:06 am

musicious

if the ING was to the left we'd have a lot more words

12:06 am

gremlinn

yeah, I know

12:06 am

gremlinn

hi robbie

12:07 am

Book Doctor Gwen

oooh found the in8, ty

12:07 am

Book Doctor Gwen

yeah, the ing looks pretty useless down there

12:07 am

joshuavorbis

phant indulge

12:08 am

Book Doctor Gwen

sh6

12:08 am

musicious

i can only find one of 5 words for R at the bottom left

12:08 am

gremlinn

ra6 and ra7 there

12:09 am

musicious

i got ra6

12:09 am

joshuavorbis

my city is a phantom in this grid as well

12:09 am

joshuavorbis

i have ra5 for that r

12:09 am

gremlinn

ra7 is a plural

12:10 am

jillibus

ok, icon changed

12:10 am

musicious

hmm

12:10 am

MLFAN17

grem which RA isd it?

12:10 am

musicious

my ra6 can not be plural lol

12:10 am

joshuavorbis

so is ra5 :)

12:10 am

gremlinn

bottom left

12:10 am

gremlinn

might be a different ra6 music

12:11 am

MLFAN17

thanks grem

12:11 am

Book Doctor Gwen

rhabdo! is not in the grid

12:11 am

gremlinn

I just found a second ra6 there

12:11 am

MLFAN17

thanks grem

12:11 am

flosey

great icon jilli - will read the rest of it later.

12:11 am

joshuavorbis

so far for that r ra6 5 6 7

12:11 am

Book Doctor Gwen

fragile -- not in the grid

12:11 am

MLFAN17

i just found an RA 6

12:12 am

gremlinn

just found a second ra7 there

12:12 am

musicious

man i must be stupid I'm still not seeing it

12:12 am

gremlinn

ra 6 6 7 7 there for me

12:12 am

joshuavorbis

ty grem got it immediately. that r is greyed now

12:12 am

gremlinn

6 7 7 is one combo

12:12 am

gremlinn

me too josh

12:13 am

musicious

i've wasted 10 minutes on that R and still only have 1/5 lol

12:13 am

gremlinn

it's an uncommon word, I guess

12:14 am

Atalante

fa5 annoying babblet

12:14 am

flosey

nbt

12:14 am

Book Doctor Gwen

i'm off to wordsplay in a sec, bye till later y'all

12:14 am

musicious

i've tried any normal letter combo

12:14 am

jillibus

I've been having a lot of trouble loading babble -- hope it's okay now

12:14 am

robbie09

bye BDG

12:14 am

MLFAN17

music it might be a word you dont know at all or might not be a word

12:15 am

musicious

do all of them start with RA?

12:16 am

gremlinn

from that corner, yeah

12:16 am

musicious

yeah I give up :(

12:16 am

Barb's Horses

any idea why rate isn't in the puzzle...I can see it

12:16 am

cybernan

can't find anything longer than an ra 5

12:16 am

joshuavorbis

it's in there, barb

12:16 am

jillibus

wtg flosey -- interesting writeup and lovely icon!

12:16 am

musicious

rate works...

12:16 am

flosey

try it again Barb

12:16 am

MLFAN17

barb it is

12:16 am

musicious

in wordsplay, WATCH doesn't work lol

12:16 am

flosey

thanks Jilli - I found this one very interesting

12:16 am

Barb's Horses

i tried 3 times...will try again

12:17 am

gremlinn

phantom elaborate

12:17 am

Barb's Horses

finally wonder why it took 4 tries???

12:17 am

jillibus

things are very sluggish here

12:18 am

robbie09

interesting write up flosey

12:18 am

Barb's Horses

is that what it is???just slow..but it said not found...weird oh well on to the next word

12:18 am

robbie09

hi Ata

12:18 am

MLFAN17

jill this is faster the fb for me lol

12:18 am

musicious

um.. why isn't TEIL a word? it works on wordsplay

12:18 am

gremlinn

they don't use the same dictionaries - this one has a lot fewer words

12:18 am

MLFAN17

music this is a different word game

12:19 am

Barb's Horses

very interesting flosey

12:19 am

musicious

man I feel really stupid I'm missing so many words :(

12:19 am

MLFAN17

i am stalled at 39 at the moment

12:19 am

flosey

thanks Barb

12:19 am

robbie09

my daughter went to costa rica,but all she talked about was the rain forest..lol

12:19 am

musicious

i only have 63 words :(

12:20 am

Barb's Horses

off to bed for me...will try again tomorrow night all (((((hugs))) to all

12:20 am

flosey

that's pretty impressive too though robbie

12:20 am

Pinikula

evening all...

12:20 am

jillibus

Ah, at last, Expert fully loaded now. Don't know what's going on!

12:20 am

robbie09

bye barb

12:20 am

robbie09

hi pini

12:20 am

flosey

hi Pini

12:20 am

MLFAN17

robbie how old is she?

12:21 am

Pinikula

hi flosey ;)

12:21 am

flosey

good night Barb, sweet sleep

12:21 am

Pinikula

hi robbie ;)

12:21 am

jillibus

So I have NO words yet.

12:21 am

Barb's Horses

thank you ...hi and bye pinni

12:21 am

MLFAN17

this grid needs an O

12:21 am

Pinikula

refresh, jilli?

12:21 am

musicious

gremlinn how many words u got?

12:21 am

Christine

Jilli, my Dad was in Italy in 1944, and tossed a small coin into the cooling lava - I have the souvenir: it's like a litte volcano, and you can see the coin about 1/2 inch down.

12:22 am

jillibus

Hi everyone! And bye barb.

12:22 am

gremlinn

115

12:22 am

cybernan

nbt

12:22 am

musicious

WOW

12:22 am

Pinikula

I have a whopping 35 words...can I shake the board?

12:22 am

robbie09

wtg nan

12:22 am

jillibus

Pini, refresh doesn't work -- all is well now except things are very slow

12:22 am

joshuavorbis

i'm one ahead of grem, i'm one ahead of grem

12:22 am

MLFAN17

jillor empty out your cookies/ cache

12:22 am

flosey

MLF, very interesting icon, one has to look at it for a bit

12:22 am

joshuavorbis

nanana boo boo

12:22 am

robbie09

that is awesome Christine

12:22 am

joshuavorbis

lol

12:22 am

joshuavorbis

lol

12:22 am

Pinikula

git'r dun, boys!

12:23 am

MLFAN17

pini i have been here longer then ou have and i have whiopping 39 and am stalled

12:23 am

gremlinn

baldur is in there

12:23 am

Pinikula

glad I'm not alone in the boat, mlf!

12:23 am

musicious

the A near bottom left is giving me trouble too... 2/11

12:24 am

MLFAN17

pini nogt at all but i am abandoning the ship i have gone brain dead ...poof all

12:24 am

flosey

goodnight MLF

12:24 am

Pinikula

night mlf! :)

12:24 am

Christine

I thinkthere's only 53 words, because I've seen nothing in the past five minutes.

12:24 am

jillibus

night mlf

12:24 am

musicious

lol

12:24 am

robbie09

bye mlf

12:25 am

robbie09

lol christine

12:26 am

cybernan

gremm has 115 and I"m stuck with 115 to go -- typical

12:27 am

gremlinn

138 now

12:27 am

musicious

I'm at 75...

12:27 am

jillibus

hi Christine

12:27 am

musicious

'I spent all that time in the bottom left for nothing... so I'll just keep going

12:27 am

joshuavorbis

i'm licketying and at 145

12:28 am

musicious

damn you're god

12:28 am

musicious

good*

12:28 am

Pinikula

44 here...gads, I feel like a slug!

12:29 am

jillibus

I have all of 15, but I have an excuse

12:29 am

Christine

Oh, "it" doesn't like Baldur the Bright and Beautiful.

12:30 am

robbie09

well,I'm too tired to see anything..nite all! happy babbling!

12:30 am

jillibus

Proper noun, Christine

12:30 am

Pinikula

night robbie ;)

12:30 am

jillibus

night robbie!

12:30 am

musicious

HELGA should work lol

12:31 am

robbie09

nite jilli and pini

12:31 am

cybernan

what's your excuse, jill? -- mine is stupidity

12:31 am

Pinikula

Helga is a proper name

12:31 am

robbie09

*poof*

12:31 am

Christine

But, the name, Jillibus - it's stayed with me all these years.

12:33 am

musicious

omg

12:33 am

jillibus

My excuse is that I had lotsof trouble loading this and didn't get started until a little while ago.

12:33 am

musicious

all this time I thought the word had to START with the letter at the bottom

12:33 am

Christine

omg --- what??

12:33 am

Pinikula

you'll love it, jilli!

12:33 am

cybernan

I've been at it for over 20 minutes and only have 70 so far -- finding this very tough

12:34 am

sammysmom

i know a helga- helga sandberg

12:34 am

jillibus

love what, pini? This grid?

12:34 am

musicious

just to be sure.. the words with R at bottom left... do they all START with that R?

12:34 am

Pinikula

I'm up to 50 and still feel like a slug!

12:35 am

Pinikula

yes, musicious

12:35 am

gremlinn

I FOUND THE BUDDHA

12:35 am

Pinikula

the bottom left R = five words that start with R

12:35 am

jillibus

yes, music

12:35 am

musicious

okay i still suck then lol

12:35 am

cybernan

found one ra 6, but no way to extend it

12:35 am

Pinikula

I suck worse, I don't have any R's from that one!

12:36 am

jillibus

good for you, gremlin!

12:36 am

musicious

I'm stuck at 95 words

12:36 am

Pinikula

you're way ahead of me!

12:37 am

Pinikula

so apparently not too stuck!

12:37 am

cybernan

stuck at 75

12:37 am

musicious

but my average length is 4.29 lol

12:37 am

musicious

file

12:37 am

Pinikula

mine's worse!

12:37 am

gremlinn

phantom indult, indaba

12:37 am

Pinikula

need 4 more for NBT! :(

12:38 am

Pinikula

phantom: giraffe

12:38 am

gremlinn

phantom gilette

12:38 am

musicious

i had a good 8 letter phantom but i forgot lol

12:38 am

joshuavorbis

fireworks thanks to lickety for last 50 or so

12:38 am

Pinikula

nice going, music

12:38 am

gremlinn

nj josh

12:38 am

Pinikula

wtg josh!

12:38 am

jillibus

got a word from that lower left R

12:38 am

pippingeek

boo

12:39 am

Pinikula

I think I'd better call it a night so I have something to in the morning when my dau's in surgery...

12:39 am

joshuavorbis

some weird a's, i have to say

12:39 am

Pinikula

hi pip ;)

12:39 am

joshuavorbis

that 2nd ab6 is flat out bizarre

12:39 am

jillibus

big surgery, pini?

12:39 am

gremlinn

nah, just a scientific unit, lots of them have ab- in front like that

12:40 am

pugmama763

christ! 78 words & I FINALLY found a bloody 7!

12:40 am

Pinikula

"golf ladder"...not too bad

12:40 am

jillibus

that ING in the bottom right is such a waste!

12:40 am

Pinikula

(at least that's what my neice called it)

12:40 am

joshuavorbis

i just mean the 2nd/3rd letter combo - you don't see those two letters juxtaposed very often

12:40 am

gremlinn

bwana

12:41 am

cybernan

finished grem?

12:41 am

gremlinn

subwoofer

12:41 am

gremlinn

I have 13 left

12:41 am

pippingeek

mmm, spinach salad with blue cheese

12:41 am

jillibus

gogogo grem

12:41 am

musicious

how many words u got?

12:42 am

Pinikula

ok...cya tmw! congrats to the finishers! good luck to the rest! * poof *

12:42 am

jillibus

no blue cheese for me, thanks

12:42 am

gremlinn

164 now

12:42 am

pippingeek

nite pini

12:42 am

Pinikula

(oh, and welcome aboard, musicious, you, too, will be assimilated, resistance is futile)

12:43 am

Pinikula

* real poof *

12:43 am

pippingeek

i accidentally charged a table for my dinner toight, i feel like a jerk

12:43 am

nomatter

ab and ad clues?

12:43 am

musicious

i dont think I'll get past 100... stuck at 97 :(

12:43 am

joshuavorbis

blue cheese sounds inedible

12:43 am

joshuavorbis

now, bleu cheese, on the other hand...

12:43 am

gremlinn

music: try Lickety's clues

12:43 am

mpd

fireworks

12:43 am

gremlinn

it tells you the first two letters of all words, listed in alpha-order

12:43 am

musicious

shouldn't fiddle be a word?

12:44 am

musicious

oh wait its not there lol

12:44 am

gremlinn

I must be slow today, hehe

12:44 am

musicious

where do u see the clues?

12:44 am

pippingeek

it's a word, it's judt not in the grid

12:44 am

pugmama763

does not connect

12:44 am

gremlinn

dang you, Lickety, for coming in immediately

12:44 am

joshuavorbis

everyone's allowed a day off, grem

12:44 am

jillibus

yes, but it's a phantom -- can't skip over to that first D

12:44 am

gremlinn

one of the links at the bottom of the page

12:45 am

musicious

wow cool

12:45 am

musicious

isn't that cheating though? :P

12:45 am

gremlinn

open it in another window and put 'em side by side or something

12:45 am

gremlinn

well, we all kind of agree it's okay, I guess

12:45 am

gremlinn

just don't use a boggle solver program!

12:45 am

musicious

well I'm sure you don't need it grem :P

12:46 am

gremlinn

I can usually finish without it, but it would often take hours that way

12:46 am

joshuavorbis

yeah, as long as you're actually finding the words, i don't think too many people are going to quibble with your treasure map

12:46 am

gremlinn

and it's just not worth that much time

12:46 am

musicious

true

12:46 am

joshuavorbis

some days i go without any help, but some days i just don't have the time. and not finishing the grid if i start it just isn't an option anymore

12:46 am

pippingeek

is it bad to lick your to-go food container?

12:47 am

joshuavorbis

because i am hopelessly obsessive about finishing it when i start

12:47 am

cybernan

have never heard of that ab 6 before

12:47 am

pippingeek

i feel the same way, joshuavorbis

12:47 am

musicious

pipping... that may be unhealthy

12:47 am

musicious

when you heat up those cartons in the microwave certain chemicals can leak into your food

12:47 am

pippingeek

i hate messing up my rankings when i'm fully capable!

12:47 am

pippingeek

it was a salad, never been heated

12:47 am

musicious

always put leftovers on a plate first

12:47 am

sammysmom

no pip it is not bad

12:48 am

cybernan

phantom national poet in the grid

12:48 am

musicious

oh well then go ahead lol

12:48 am

pippingeek

no need to dirty a plate as far as i'm concerned

12:49 am

sammysmom

it is just another phase of the clean plate club

12:49 am

sammysmom

heel

12:50 am

gremlinn

why does 'glub' not work?

12:50 am

gremlinn

need more onomatopoeia

12:50 am

sammysmom

oops falling asleep here

12:50 am

musicious

what's glub?

12:50 am

gremlinn

the sound of someone drowning

12:51 am

musicious

wow

12:51 am

sammysmom

dura

12:51 am

musicious

did u get the 3 longest words?

12:51 am

pippingeek

so i've decided just to let go of the cash i had stolen last night, now that i'm past the rage. much healthier that way

12:51 am

gremlinn

I have all the 7s and the 8, yeah

12:52 am

jillibus

sounds wise, pip. Not much you can do about it.

12:52 am

cybernan

wrong box, sammysmom

12:52 am

pippingeek

i needed my time to vent and now i shall move on

12:53 am

musicious

um, how do u get 42 points with gl6?

12:53 am

sammysmom

i keep doing it- better go to bed- larry is waiting for me- good night all

12:53 am

gremlinn

there are multipliers based on word length - 6 letter words are x3

12:53 am

musicious

wait a second u dont just add up the points of each tile?

12:53 am

musicious

well that explains it

12:54 am

gremlinn

basically, length N means a multiplier of N-3

12:54 am

gremlinn

4 = x1, 5 = x2, 6 = x3, etc.

12:54 am

musicious

isn't baliff a word?

12:54 am

gremlinn

bailiff

12:54 am

musicious

ahh

12:55 am

jillibus

bailiff

12:55 am

musicious

what words do u have left to find grem?

12:55 am

pippingeek

it is if it's spelled bailiff

12:55 am

jillibus

(sluggish here)

12:56 am

gremlinn

A, D, D, G, G, H, S

12:56 am

musicious

can u give the first 2 letters and I'll try to find it for u?

12:56 am

musicious

I gave up on the rest lol

12:56 am

joshuavorbis

5 G words use the double F

12:56 am

gremlinn

nah, I'm fine

12:57 am

cybernan

100 down -- 74 and the list tomorrow -- good night everyone :)

12:57 am

gremlinn

hmm, is that a messed-up spelling of glyph?

12:57 am

jillibus

night nan -- well done

12:58 am

Atalante

"a transient glance; an unexpected view of something that startles one; a sudden fear."

12:58 am

musicious

oh the 2 gs u missed had ff and plural right

12:58 am

jillibus

good heavens -- ty grem!

12:58 am

jillibus

hi ata

12:59 am

pippingeek

m, day off tmorrow, i shall come back after sleep and sobriety

12:59 am

musicious

isn't DURATE a word?

1:00 am

jillibus

obdurate is...

1:00 am

gremlinn

you'd think it might be, with obdurate

1:00 am

gremlinn

or duration

1:00 am

musicious

like duration

1:00 am

pippingeek

hugs and kisses to my darling babblers, see y'all in the morning

1:00 am

musicious

and the longest word here has it in there lol

1:00 am

dart001

fireworks

1:01 am

musicious

that is funny... you can IN in front lol

1:01 am

nomatter

any hints for the ai 6,24 or the ar 5,10?

1:01 am

gremlinn

fireworks

1:01 am

musicious

does fireworks mean you finished?

1:01 am

gremlinn

yeah - when you finish it shows you some fireworks

1:02 am

musicious

damn i just got 100 words...

1:02 am

gremlinn

ai 6/24 - insert a letter in the previous word

1:02 am

musicious

this makes me appreciate wordsplay more lol

1:02 am

gremlinn

ar 5/10 is an anagram of an ra 5/10

1:03 am

flosey

ty grem for the ai

1:03 am

gremlinn

I was slow today - I'm usually first to finish, music

1:03 am

musicious

good game... i need some sleep

1:05 am

jillibus

YAY dart and grem!!!

1:15 am

flosey

off to bed, 65 for tomorrow, goodnight all

1:27 am

jillibus

too late to say goodnight to flosey? Oh well!

1:35 am

jillibus

I hereby announce nbt to nobody

1:37 am

nursegladys

wtg jilli a clue for the r in the bottom left so i can get nbt please

1:37 am

nursegladys

no matter finally found it

1:38 am

jillibus

more than one half a diameter, gladys -- and hi!

1:38 am

nursegladys

thanks jilli and hi to you too

1:38 am

jillibus

sooy that was slow to arrive -- there's a big lag here

1:39 am

jillibus

*sorry (I'm also tired!)

1:39 am

nursegladys

are you still having problems with your internet?

1:40 am

jillibus

not really, gladys -- this seems to be babble itself -- or for some reason things are often slow at this time

1:41 am

forwardbyfaith

for not being too small, i am finding this grid difficult.

1:42 am

jillibus

me too -- and gremlin didn't race through it either

1:42 am

forwardbyfaith

glad to know I'm not the only one

1:43 am

nursegladys

me too - i keep putting the same words in again and again!!

1:44 am

jillibus

and I keep thinking I've found a word until it has no end

1:45 am

jillibus

like budge and audit (no last letter)

1:46 am

forwardbyfaith

and I keep wanting to add ed to the end of words

1:47 am

nursegladys

i keep wanting to use the ing

1:48 am

jillibus

I saw that too -- but there's a word that starts with it

1:48 am

nursegladys

yes got that thanks jilli

1:53 am

jillibus

no haddie? Finnan haddie is delicious!

1:56 am

nursegladys

it is indeed jilli love it poached in milk

1:56 am

nursegladys

bbs going to make breakfast

1:56 am

jillibus

that's what I do -- so easy

1:57 am

jillibus

I'll be going to bed soon -- just want to go once through Lickety

2:07 am

jillibus

oh good --over halfway and nbt so off I go -- goodnight anyone

2:08 am

jillibus

*poof*

2:08 am

nursegladys

night jilli sleep well

2:24 am

herinfernallady

Hello

2:27 am

KatieMcG

morning

2:27 am

herinfernallady

Hey

2:29 am

KatieMcG

day off and the sun is shining - life is good :-)

2:29 am

herinfernallady

it is all finally official.

2:29 am

KatieMcG

what's official herin?

2:30 am

herinfernallady

My friends have finally told the world that their are having a baby. I have known for a week

2:30 am

KatieMcG

oh that's lovely

2:30 am

herinfernallady

I have known for a week so I have been avoiding another friend so I wouldn't spill the secret

2:33 am

KatieMcG

it's really nice to be one of the first to be told

2:34 am

herinfernallady

He was very upset that he couldn't contact me for a week and he was really worried that I would find out from a third person

2:36 am

KatieMcG

i was the first person my brother and sister in law told about my nephew, it was really special that they thought of me first

2:37 am

KatieMcG

is it just me or is this a pig of a grid?

2:37 am

rubyfoo

good morning everybody

2:37 am

herinfernallady

aww. I have been looking at baby stuff today. There is now 4 little ones 3 here and one on the way that I would like to buy for and since the seasons are turning it is a great time to buy

2:37 am

herinfernallady

Ruby

2:38 am

KatieMcG

morning ruby

2:38 am

herinfernallady

Yep the ING is going to drive you mad

2:38 am

KatieMcG

it already is lol

2:39 am

herinfernallady

maybe we all need to string inginginging x a milllion to get out of our system

2:40 am

rubyfoo

jumping in!

2:40 am

KatieMcG

don't do it Ruby it's rough in there

2:40 am

rubyfoo

and I can't swim!

2:41 am

herinfernallady

bah I can't wait till monday when I have proper internet

2:44 am

Norma

Good Morning babblers and Mrs Mc ... why are you on babble Katie and not at work ??

2:44 am

herinfernallady

Hey Norma. If I disappear I am about to go to another room.

2:45 am

Norma

Hi herin

2:49 am

KatieMcG

Day off, going to spend the day with Karen to cheer her up. She has been off work for ages but is going back on Monday so I thought it would be nice to do some girlie stuff

2:50 am

sandrafrances

good morning all. how many words today please

2:50 am

rubyfoo

174 words

2:50 am

sandrafrances

thanks. i have a long way to go!!

2:51 am

rubyfoo

and the first 50 are easy --- then, aaarghhh

2:51 am

Norma

Have a nice day Katie and give my love to Karen hope she enjoys being back at work

2:53 am

KatieMcG

I think she is only going back part time to begin with to see how she gets on, then obviously she is on holiday in a couple of weeks so she is hoping she can get through it without being sent home by the works doctor again!

2:53 am

Norma

What has been wrong with her? I didn't realise she was poorly ??

2:54 am

herinfernallady

I hope this works. Stupid net

2:55 am

KatieMcG

She has got Rheumatoid Arthritis and they just don't seem to be able to get her meds right, funnily enough she is also very down at the moment

2:56 am

KatieMcG

she is on 14 tablets a day with Thurday being her favourite day when she gets to take 18

2:57 am

herinfernallady

O hugs Katie

2:57 am

Norma

Oh I new about the Arthritis .. I didn't realise she was so poorly at the moment.. I only have arthritis in my knees and elbows and know the pain ... poor Karen it must be really painful.. give her a hug from me

3:00 am

KatieMcG

will do, Wayne is being a star and we are hoping that the hot weather on holiday will help with the flare ups, she is being so brave about it so here's hoping. In the meantime i am going to take her out to whereever she wants to go today as she is getting quite a recluse at the moment

3:00 am

Norma

Have a really super day xx

3:01 am

KatieMcG

ty I'm off now so see you all later x

3:01 am

rubyfoo

bye katie

3:01 am

herinfernallady

later Katie

3:01 am

Norma

See you later xx

3:01 am

herinfernallady

I am going to

3:02 am

Norma

see you later herin have a good day

3:02 am

rubyfoo

this is a crazy grid, nothing seems to build on anything.....

3:05 am

Norma

I think I have pea soup for a brain this morning .. think I might come back later see you all have a good day

3:09 am

lynxxx

hello all

3:13 am

Sally-catlover

Hi all.

3:15 am

Haz1558

Hello all. I reckon today would be a good day for extolling the virtues of Morewords.

3:15 am

Sally-catlover

Now why can't a small fig be a figlet?

3:16 am

Sally-catlover

Grid is that bad, eh, Haz?

3:16 am

lynxxx

Morning Sally & Haz

3:16 am

Haz1558

It requires either an extraordinarilyextensive vocabulary, extremely creative typing or access to morewords.

3:17 am

Sally-catlover

Morning lynxxx. Seem to be a lot of phantoms today :-(

3:17 am

Haz1558

It took gremlinn longer than 10 minutes, even with Lickety. I rest my case.

3:19 am

Sally-catlover

I thought gremlinn normally did the grid without lickety? Certainly he often posts his lists before lickety is up.

3:20 am

Haz1558

Depending on whether Lickety is available at the time, he does seem to use it to speed up.

3:21 am

Sally-catlover

Not sure how it must feel to do the grid so fast. What would you do for the rest of the day? :-)

3:21 am

Sally-catlover

I do like a mix of easy and thought-provoking, myself.

3:22 am

Haz1558

I don't think I'll ever know...about the speed, I mean.

3:22 am

lynxxx

hehe - Australian bird or what our would-be PM is infamous for wearing bu**** smugglers

3:22 am

Sally-catlover

lol Haz

3:23 am

Sally-catlover

ty for the bird lynxxx. Don't know about the expression though!

3:24 am

Haz1558

There's a stereotypical Australian woman's name as well - friend of Bruce. sh6.

3:25 am

Sally-catlover

Yes, have that one Haz, but ty

3:25 am

lynxxx

and Buddha too

3:33 am

Haz1558

And time for me to go. Enjoy the grid!

3:33 am

lynxxx

bye Haz - have a lovely day

3:34 am

Sally-catlover

bye for now Haz. Enjoy yoiur day

4:01 am

rubyfoo

hello again; I stopped before at 75 but doubt that I'll even reach half.

4:02 am

rubyfoo

isn't that Australian word a female kangaroo?

4:03 am

Sally-catlover

Hi ruby. Which particular Australian word? There are two I have so far associated with Oz.

4:03 am

Sally-catlover

Neither is a kangaroo :-)

4:04 am

rubyfoo

shows what I don't know..... lol

4:04 am

Sally-catlover

One is a bird (not just in Oz, but wild in Oz I think) and one is slang for a woman.

4:05 am

rubyfoo

got 'em, thanks

4:05 am

lynxxx

hi Ruby, think you have your wires crossed on that one

4:05 am

rubyfoo

moi? crossed wires? raofl

4:05 am

Sally-catlover

Well that's appropriate because I have so far found two electrical words "-)

4:06 am

lynxxx

mmmm

4:06 am

rubyfoo

I found my maiden name (was I ever a maiden???), like a norse explorer, sort of

4:06 am

rubyfoo

monkeys are looking for second electrical word

4:07 am

Sally-catlover

A new one to me, found it with morewords ruby

4:07 am

rubyfoo

there is a phantom butterfly bush, realy close

4:07 am

Sally-catlover

If I give you the first two letters, you will have it :-)

4:11 am

rubyfoo

how about just the first letter, sally?

4:12 am

Sally-catlover

ab 6/36

4:12 am

Sally-catlover

Do you want a big hint?

4:13 am

rubyfoo

hahah, monkeys and I are working hard, racking our little brains.....

4:14 am

lynxxx

that's a dumb word - TY Sally

4:14 am

Sally-catlover

I so agree lynxxx!

4:14 am

rubyfoo

it may be dumb, but I'm dumber......

4:14 am

rubyfoo

dumber* [can't even spell dumb]

4:14 am

Sally-catlover

Add it to the electical word you already have

4:15 am

rubyfoo

silly but thanks

4:15 am

Sally-catlover

np

4:15 am

Sally-catlover

Would not have got that without morewords

4:16 am

rubyfoo

why isn't gila a word?

4:16 am

lynxxx

what does that mean?

4:17 am

rubyfoo

a lizard, gila monster

4:17 am

Sally-catlover

Perhaps you mistyped it - try transposing the middle two letters.

4:17 am

Sally-catlover

don't know the lizard

4:18 am

rubyfoo

hahah but that's not the monster!

4:18 am

rubyfoo

ty ty

4:18 am

lynxxx

perhaps it needs to have monster with it

4:19 am

rubyfoo

you must have great lizards, lynxx!

4:19 am

lynxxx

Goanna's are 'big'

4:20 am

rubyfoo

we have many tiny ones, very cute, but just brown and black stripes. In Florida, we had green ones and the brown ones had red throats

4:20 am

rubyfoo

how big?

4:20 am

Sally-catlover

Remember seeing one of those in Oz, must have been about 6 feet long. Couldn't believe it.

4:20 am

lynxxx

up to 2 metres

4:20 am

rubyfoo

oh my!

4:21 am

rubyfoo

that's more like a dragon than a lizard!

4:21 am

Sally-catlover

Well it didn't breathe fire, ruby!

4:21 am

lynxxx

Happily they aren't down here. MRP has had one in her garden though - not great with her chooks!

4:22 am

rubyfoo

is that what they eat? our little ones are eating my newly-planted moss, maybe because I used a yoghurt solution to help the moss along

4:22 am

Sally-catlover

The one we saw was in Queensland.

4:22 am

rubyfoo

maybe it breathed fire when you weren't looking!

4:23 am

lynxxx

They eat smaller animals

4:23 am

rubyfoo

ours eat insects and bask on the rocks

4:24 am

Sally-catlover

I love watching lizards basking in the heat.

4:25 am

rubyfoo

me too. and they go from zero to whoosh in a second, dash into the spaces between, and come out eating insects or yoghurt sandwiches

4:27 am

rubyfoo

almost half!

4:29 am

rubyfoo

I need a u and a bottom right i for nbt and half!

4:30 am

Sally-catlover

the bottom right i is in 4/4, a babblet

4:31 am

Sally-catlover

the Us are both ur 5/12, related to wee

4:31 am

lynxxx

ur5.12 *2

4:31 am

rubyfoo

got the in, ty

4:32 am

rubyfoo

now I'm looking for the ur's

4:32 am

rubyfoo

got one! half and thank you!! now I can make lunch for starving husband!

4:33 am

Sally-catlover

lol, well done yoiu. I don't think any of us will finish this one without lickety and/ore morewords, as Haz predicted.

4:34 am

rubyfoo

got the other ur are by monkeying! smiling and thanks

4:34 am

Sally-catlover

Sheesh! Excuse bad typing.

4:34 am

rubyfoo

great typing!

4:34 am

rubyfoo

xx

4:39 am

sprite

morning all

4:39 am

lynxxx

hi Sprite!

4:39 am

Sally-catlover

hallo sprite!

4:40 am

sprite

hi lyn and sally!

4:40 am

sprite

good grid today?

4:40 am

lynxxx

a nice one

4:40 am

Sally-catlover

rofl, depends on your definition of good.

4:41 am

Sally-catlover

Quite a few words which are impossible to find without lickety and/or morewords (for me, anyway).

4:41 am

sprite

if they are new, they will be just as impossible to find without help for me. Otherwise, I might stand a slim chance.

4:42 am

sprite

oh for my a good grid is smooth at the start, has some great (real) words, and is hard enough to be a challenge at the last part.

4:42 am

Flask1

Morning all........a clue for the second AB6 please, am absolutely stumped!

4:42 am

sprite

*for mE

4:42 am

sprite

morning Flask

4:43 am

Flask1

Hi Sprite....good to see you, its been a while..

4:43 am

lynxxx

ab & the electrical word

4:43 am

sprite

haven't been online at all for a while. Hope you are well, and your lovely grandchild as well.

4:43 am

Sally-catlover

Add it to an electrical word, flask

4:43 am

lynxxx

hi Flask

4:44 am

lynxxx

(and thank Sally for that one)

4:44 am

Flask1

lolol...well thanx Sally and Lynxxx.....what a word!!!!

4:44 am

sprite

oh cool one! Totally new for me.

4:45 am

sprite

sorry, somewhere in that last post I wanted to say thank you as well

4:45 am

Flask1

Sprite, he's fab!...and getting fabber everyday!!

4:45 am

sprite

10 to the power of -7 of the electrical word. Well, of courrrrrrrse!

4:46 am

Flask1

Hope all is well with you and yours!

4:46 am

Sally-catlover

New for me too. My lovely grandchild is lovely (of course) and was two last week.

4:46 am

sprite

I SO enjoy hearing you being a proud and happy grandmum, Flask! It is lovely. And he is as well. Such smile!

4:46 am

Sally-catlover

Oh Flask, you have a grandchild too!

4:46 am

sprite

Sally, how delightful! The terrible twos... only they aren't really terrible, they are amazing.

4:47 am

Flask1

I do Sally he's 5 months old!

4:47 am

Sally-catlover

Two beaming grandmas on the chog at the moment then :-)

4:47 am

sprite

We seem to be on a continually bumpy ride here, but I can still count my many blessings. Most of the time, grin.

4:48 am

Flask1

Yes....thats the pic I used to design his Christening Invitations!

4:48 am

Flask1

Thats good Sprite.....always try to be positive....it works wonders!

4:49 am

sprite

one of my few strong points, Flask. I won't give up. And it is amazing how often that pays off.

I love the picture. Those little hands too, I'd 'eat' them if I were his grandmum.

4:50 am

lynxxx

BBS

4:50 am

Flask1

Don't think I haven't tried!!...;-)

4:50 am

sprite

hurry back lyn... but no pressure ;)

4:51 am

sprite

:D I bet!

4:51 am

Sally-catlover

My grandson here sprite: <http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid
=18851&id=100000122638121&l=4190ee964f
>

4:53 am

sprite

awww such a serious little face! He is adorable as well, Sally. Must bring you so much joy!

4:53 am

Sally-catlover

Yes (beaming from ear to ear atm - me, not him!)

4:54 am

Sally-catlover

Have some not-so-serious pics as well, just put those up quickly for rubyfoo the other day.

4:54 am

sprite

you two are beaming right across the Canal :)

4:54 am

Sally-catlover

Will add to them some time.

4:56 am

sprite

that gerund ending is totally frustrating!

4:57 am

Sally-catlover

Yes, especially after (yesterday's?) grid where you could add it to absolutely everything.

4:59 am

sprite

makes me wanna shake the grid

5:10 am

sprite

yay, over halfway. So far so good. But am doing deplorable in the biggie department.

5:11 am

Sally-catlover

I have 33 left, but struggling. Have the 7s but not the 8 yet.

5:11 am

sprite

wtg Sally!

5:11 am

Flask1

clue for al6/24 please?

5:12 am

Sally-catlover

First three letters: al* baba is a pantomime, followed by word for your father

5:12 am

sprite

nice clue! Thanks Sally

5:13 am

Flask1

thanx Sally!

5:20 am

sprite

75 left, still zero biggies, and off to lunch with my girl. Back later!

5:22 am

Sally-catlover

maybe see you later sprite. Have a nice lunch!

5:29 am

Sally-catlover

I have 14 left, must go and start bread so will pop in and out. See you all maybe.

5:41 am

herinfernallady

hello?

6:31 am

gramma

hello

7:00 am

Trifioso

good morning babble friends! wow, toughie today!

7:04 am

bichon

Hi Trif, warm in Boston yesterday. Was 91 here

7:05 am

Trifioso

hello bichon! yes, it was strange to have such a warm day. I opened all the downstairs windows, and the air blowing in was like oven air!!!

7:06 am

bichon

I had my ceiling fans on

7:07 am

Trifioso

good idea! I love to exchange the stale air in a house for fresh spring air anyway, so it was a lovely thing. I am stuck inside the office all day today, so I will miss part of the big cool down, but I will try to get outside when I can today

7:08 am

Trifioso

dateline, Norwell: attending "Puberty Night" film and discussion series with Tertiare tonight...gawd help us all!

7:10 am

bichon

Trif, you are one brave woman. How old is he/she?

7:11 am

Trifioso

10, but the rest of the kids in her class are 11 already...have already attended once, with secondo, so this wraps it up for me, praise god

7:12 am

sixty7stang13

Hello all.

7:13 am

Trifioso

hello sixty7 - was behind a FINE looking red 'stang yesterday, and thought of you!

7:16 am

sixty7stang13

I drove past a local car show yesturday had numerous 'stangs and 'vetes about died of excitement. :)

7:23 am

sprite

good afternoon all

7:23 am

sixty7stang13

hello sprite

7:25 am

Angelsong

good morning, all. today the monkeys were fairly busy...

7:25 am

Trifioso

hello sprite. quiet group today - we are all trying to force words out of the grid I think!

7:25 am

sprite

going strong with the grid, sixty7?

7:25 am

sprite

hi Angelsong

7:25 am

sixty7stang13

Hi Angelsong

7:26 am

sprite

hiya Trif, indeed! Rather challenging grid!

7:26 am

redturtlehead

Good Morning all!

7:26 am

sprite

hiya red :)

7:26 am

sixty7stang13

Hi red

7:28 am

Trifioso

has anyone found a use for the gerund ending today at all?

7:28 am

sprite

none at all and it is very frustrating!

7:28 am

Trifioso

it does seem unfortunate....

7:28 am

redturtlehead

not I...its in the "wrong place!"

7:29 am

Trifioso

phantom: dahlia

7:29 am

sprite

in very deed, Trif.

7:29 am

sprite

also in the left upper corner, I keep trying 'person who' ending, which isn't even there. Close though.

7:29 am

Trifioso

lots of fun "name that proper nouns" though....

7:31 am

sprite

I already learned one totally new word today and I expect to learn more while wrestling towards the finish.

7:31 am

Trifioso

the monkeys threw the 8 at me, so I am happy enough with that

7:32 am

sprite

hand me that monkey NOW!

7:33 am

sprite

I have 65 left, no 8, no 7s and only 9 6s! And still having loads of fun.

7:33 am

Trifioso

i seriously moan at cluing, but will try to if you would so like....

7:33 am

sprite

*giggles* No worries, I am happily plodding along. I still hope for the moment of enlightening.

7:34 am

sprite

thanks though :)

7:34 am

Trifioso

do you want the first two letters?

7:34 am

sprite

no, not yet, thanks again though :)

7:34 am

Trifioso

yee ha, found a seven! nbt, nbs!!!

7:35 am

sprite

wooooot Trif!

7:35 am

periwinkle

hello all

7:35 am

periwinkle

horrible grid today, at least for me

7:35 am

periwinkle

help with i in lower right corner pls

7:35 am

Trifioso

hey peri!!!

7:36 am

sixty7stang13

hello peri.

7:36 am

sprite

hi periwinkle

7:36 am

Trifioso

that's the big one, peri

7:36 am

sprite

I bet that is that 7 Trif just found

7:36 am

sprite

ok, bet is off, lol.

7:36 am

Trifioso

oh, wait, no it's not - in4

7:37 am

periwinkle

ty, never see that babblet

7:37 am

sprite

the hairy-nosed dolphin. One of my favos.

7:38 am

Trifioso

oh, is that the dolphin? I often he4 people speak of it, but didn't know which babblet it was....

7:38 am

sprite

this is the one. He isn't pretty much, but I love the word itself. It has a lightness.

7:40 am

Trifioso

just looked up some images - yes, not the prettiest, but not too bad, either. also, not so hairy!

7:40 am

sprite

lol no it is only the nose that has some bristles.

7:41 am

Trifioso

okay, babble nation - I have to eat lunch in the car today, between students. what's a good lunch to eat on the run?

7:41 am

sprite

fruit and cheese

7:42 am

Trifioso

great idea! def trumps the PB and nutella I had planned....

7:42 am

sprite

I am hopeless when it comes to eating neatly in a car, I always get crumbs all over. Therefore: fruit and cheese :)

7:43 am

Trifioso

lol....I am the same - trying to think of relatively stain-free choices - bananas, white grapes. no strawberries in the car for me!

7:43 am

Nef

good morning Fellow Babblers. How are you all today? (I'm very sleepy)

7:44 am

DR1965

Good morning Babble friends

7:44 am

sprite

morning Nef

7:44 am

sprite

hi DR

7:44 am

Trifioso

hi nef, and dr too!

7:44 am

sixty7stang13

hi nef

7:44 am

sprite

argh no, no strawberries.

7:44 am

sixty7stang13

hi dr

7:44 am

DR1965

Good morning Sprite, Nef, Trif and Sixty

7:46 am

Nef

I set my alarm to get up at 4:45 AM, wanted to get in to my office to do some work without interruptions. I took a couple of tylenol, set a timer for 30 minutes and then forgot to turn it on! So woke up at 7 AM and will have to stay late tonight

7:46 am

Trifioso

and you will have to visit the PB too! oh dear!

7:46 am

sprite

bummer you have to stay late, Nef, but very nice you had a good sleep. Hope it did you good.

7:47 am

Nef

hi DR, sprite, sixty, and Trifi

7:47 am

Trifioso

sprite will keep you company though!

7:47 am

DR1965

I hate that Nef

7:47 am

sprite

darn, you are right. Come on, Nef, let's dig in the PB goodies. Coffee? Tea?

7:48 am

Nef

LOL! Off to the PB box I go! (actually, off to work now)

7:48 am

sprite

hey ho hey ho. Drive safely!

7:49 am

Nef

I have a cup of coffee, prolly need another, though

7:49 am

Nef

Have a good day, everyone!

7:49 am

sprite

*hands Nef a coffee-on-the-go*

7:49 am

DR1965

I have a cold and am planning on staying in bed drinking hot tea all day

7:50 am

sixty7stang13

bye nef

7:50 am

DR1965

bye NEf- hope your day goes well

7:50 am

inge

Guten Morgen. Who has today's list posted? Gremlin and jacula see to be a day lbehind

7:50 am

sixty7stang13

hi inge

7:50 am

sprite

morgen inge

7:50 am

DR1965

Hi Inge

7:51 am

Judi

Good morning, dwellers of the Earth.

7:51 am

Riverdance

Good Morning Everyone - what no list today? Whats a Mom to do...

7:51 am

sixty7stang13

hi judi

7:51 am

sprite

hello Mom, Judi.
As far as I can see the list works properly.

7:51 am

sixty7stang13

hi mom

7:52 am

DR1965

Hi Mom and Judi

7:53 am

Riverdance

thank goodness - couldnt survive without my tea and list. Got a terrible headache today though - think it is from all the plants and flowers popping early. Will just relax here and see if it goes away

7:55 am

Riverdance

ugh - so many bigger words today

7:55 am

Trifioso

I am seriously tempted to go back to bed for a bit, but I am afraid I would oversleep, and miss half my work day. REALLY tired though!

7:56 am

Riverdance

sometimes we all need that extra time in bed

7:56 am

Trifioso

could you phone me in about 45 minutes mom? that would be a big help!

7:57 am

Riverdance

sure - no problem - need your number though

7:57 am

inge

yes, tht is for today. Sorrry about any panic i caused/

7:57 am

Trifioso

LOL, it's fine - will set the alarm I guess. talk to you all later....

7:58 am

Riverdance

sleep tight tri

7:58 am

sixty7stang13

bye trif

7:58 am

Riverdance

I need to get some breakfast - bbl

7:58 am

sixty7stang13

bye mom

7:58 am

sprite

bye Mom

7:59 am

sprite

and sleep well Trif

7:59 am

fuquayvarina

hi folks. taking a break from housecleaning.

8:00 am

sprite

hi varina

8:00 am

sixty7stang13

hi varina

8:00 am

Judi

You stop that housecleaning right now, Fugua. It's bad for your Babble health.

8:01 am

fuquayvarina

it's a rare thing for me, judi, but my inlaws are coming to visit tomorrow, so it can't be helped

8:01 am

Judi

Double whammy. In-laws can be bad for your health as well.

8:01 am

sprite

hm... keeping up appearances ;)

8:02 am

fuquayvarina

lol. yes, well, being married has its price

8:02 am

sprite

found a 7! Yay me! First biggie with only 53 to go.

8:03 am

fuquayvarina

yay sprite!

8:03 am

sprite

I hope it is going to be a fun visit

8:03 am

fuquayvarina

I was very pleased with myself to have found one, also

8:04 am

mkg

anyone have clue for the 8?

8:04 am

sprite

it is really that kind of grid today. I am having a ball, but it is pretty hard!

8:04 am

sixty7stang13

hi mkg

8:04 am

mkg

hi

8:04 am

fuquayvarina

I'm not sure I'd go quite so far -- they are fine people, but my father in law can be incredibly boring

8:04 am

mkg

cant get any ing words..........are there any?

8:05 am

mkg

inga

8:05 am

sprite

oh darn. One of the biggest sins, being boring.

8:05 am

mkg

oops sorry

8:05 am

fuquayvarina

in8= in+ I must en***e this weekend + I *** too much for dinner last night

8:06 am

hootowl

it's in8/50 and means to be stubborn

8:06 am

hootowl

morning

8:06 am

fuquayvarina

sadly, my husband is taking after him as he gets older -- goes on and on and on about subjects that no one else cares about

8:07 am

sprite

morning hootowl!

Thanks varina

8:07 am

mkg

dont get the en weekend clue.

8:07 am

mkg

got the word fuz. ty.

8:09 am

fuquayvarina

I've not found any words ending in -ing yet, mkg

8:09 am

sixty7stang13

must be off have fun everyone see you all later.

8:09 am

sprite

bye sixty7

8:10 am

sprite

I don't think there are any gerunds. It just cannot be used.

8:11 am

Judi

Yeah. We're ingless today.

8:13 am

sprite

it would have to be -aing, or -iing. Some verbs would work, but none of them are in this grid.
We are meant to be frustrated today.

8:13 am

fuquayvarina

take a couple of letters off that funny word, judy

8:14 am

sprite

good one varina

8:14 am

Judi

Got that one, Fuqua. ;)

8:14 am

sprite

I didn't, so thanks :D

8:16 am

Judi

No happy fat buddah!

8:16 am

fuquayvarina

proper noun, I guess, judi

8:17 am

sprite

nor buddha

8:17 am

fuquayvarina

my phantom is dahlia

8:17 am

sprite

yeah, mine too, was the first word I saw.

8:17 am

Judi

Right. That's what I meant.

8:18 am

Mr Bob

Hi gang

8:18 am

Judi

Hiya, Mr. Bob.

8:19 am

sprite

hi mr Bob

8:19 am

sprite

your cocktails are making me drool, Mr Bob

8:21 am

Mr Bob

They are sitting on a table in Hawaii

8:21 am

sprite

Beam me over, Scotty!

8:22 am

Judi

Sigh. They do look refreshing, Mr. Bob.

8:22 am

fuquayvarina

OK, time for me to get back to it. happy babbling, everyone

8:23 am

sprite

bye varina, have a good day

8:25 am

Mr Bob

They were good

8:26 am

sprite

I quite readily believe that. Yummy.

8:27 am

sprite

found the grass parakeet! Funny words today.

8:27 am

jbp

the great parakeet?

8:28 am

sprite

not sure how big they are

8:28 am

jbp

oh grass parakeet... sorry eyes not focused yet

8:29 am

sprite

hi jbp and no problem, I know the feeling

8:29 am

jbp

but it was a fab clue, sprite. ;-)

8:30 am

sprite

lol yvw!

8:30 am

jbp

sadly, I must off to work

8:30 am

jbp

hope to bbl. ;-)

8:30 am

sprite

have a good day at work, jbp

8:35 am

Anniebrook

hello everyone

8:37 am

herinfernallady

Hello

8:37 am

sprite

hey Annie!

8:37 am

sprite

hi lady

8:37 am

stan

hl

8:37 am

Anniebrook

Hi sprite, hope all is sunny with you and yours

8:37 am

herinfernallady

Hey if i just vanish that is because my net is still really bad

8:37 am

Anniebrook

Hi herin

8:38 am

herinfernallady

hugs lots

8:38 am

sprite

sun is out, lovely day.

8:38 am

sprite

hi stan

8:38 am

sprite

*hugs lady right back*
How are ya, hun?

8:38 am

herinfernallady

8 please help needed can't use anything other than 1 page

8:38 am

Anniebrook

hello stan

8:39 am

herinfernallady

I am good

8:40 am

sprite

it means being stubborn, lady.
in8: in + to sit through something bad = to en***e + I *** an apple today.

8:40 am

sprite

glad you're good, lady

8:41 am

herinfernallady

I hope you are good

8:41 am

sprite

could be a lot better, but could be worse too. Things are going in the right direction so that is good.

8:42 am

herinfernallady

How was your lunch?

8:42 am

sprite

am very very bad today, haven't had breakfast or lunch.

8:42 am

sprite

sorry, must be off, hubby comes home, must go talk to mentor etc on son's school. Back later for last 21.

8:43 am

herinfernallady

I thought I read that you were eating out at lunch or was that yesturday?

8:43 am

herinfernallady

Hugs Sprite

8:52 am

herinfernallady

is anyone here?

8:53 am

jmcnrick

no

8:53 am

herinfernallady

awww :(

8:53 am

jmcnrick

lol

8:53 am

jmcnrick

how are you herin

8:54 am

herinfernallady

good.

8:54 am

jmcnrick

is thsi grid so easy people are done and gone?

8:54 am

herinfernallady

piggy

8:55 am

jmcnrick

piggy?

8:55 am

herinfernallady

it is hard

8:55 am

jmcnrick

ah

8:56 am

herinfernallady

My internet sucks so sorry if i just vanish

8:56 am

jmcnrick

np i am just trying for a "quick"nbt

8:56 am

herinfernallady

I am watching Family GUy. It is a crack up

8:57 am

jmcnrick

which one?

8:57 am

herinfernallady

which episode?

8:57 am

jmcnrick

yes

8:58 am

herinfernallady

One were Stewart goes to England and Louis and um go on KISS tour

8:58 am

jmcnrick

lol that is a good one

8:59 am

herinfernallady

Not seen it. Talk about funny.

9:01 am

herinfernallady

I was watching something earlier and I go "O that is Four Seasons'' tad nerdy

9:07 am

inge

k

9:07 am

jmcnrick

hi inge

9:07 am

herinfernallady

Hi Inge. Can someone in the States tell me what is up with David Letterman and sounding like crap

9:08 am

jmcnrick

no idea

9:09 am

herinfernallady

I missed the start of Letterman and he sounds like crap.

9:09 am

crosshair

i go to great lengths to avoid the show

9:10 am

herinfernallady

Hi Crossie. I am not tired so watching it

9:10 am

jmcnrick

probably pollen -- the pollen count is in the 5000 range in the NE US

9:10 am

herinfernallady

eww. not good

9:11 am

jmcnrick

no kidding people are sneezing constantly around here

9:11 am

crosshair

i know that everyone i know up here has cold or allergies going,it got too warm too fast,we are a full month and a half ahead with our temeratures

9:11 am

herinfernallady

Not a fan of spring

9:11 am

jmcnrick

and my hot little red car looks orange for all the yellow pollen on it

9:12 am

crosshair

we have been getting july temps in march and april

9:12 am

jmcnrick

help with the corner R please

9:13 am

herinfernallady

Crossie I saw this report on the Eskimos Inuits and how dangerous it is now to hunt for food as the ice is not doing the thing it is meant to do at the time it is meant to do and the animals are not there or there is animals that are not normally there for the season

9:13 am

crosshair

a babys noisy toy but with the pair of d,s

9:13 am

crosshair

it is way too warm for us herin

9:14 am

herinfernallady

But there is no Global Warming

9:14 am

jmcnrick

ty crossy

9:14 am

crosshair

huh,we have never had 27 celcius in march..ever,we are breaking temperature records almost every day

9:15 am

crosshair

and will for most of april i imagine

9:15 am

herinfernallady

I believe I was being a smart arse and those that deny the issue is in the River of De Nile

9:16 am

jmcnrick

;-)

9:16 am

crosshair

no joke here,your ski season is a total disater,millions lost

9:16 am

crosshair

our

9:17 am

herinfernallady

My b.fs cousin relies on the snow for $$$

9:18 am

jmcnrick

what no glub!?!?!

9:18 am

crosshair

lol

9:19 am

jmcnrick

right column A?

9:20 am

crosshair

though we have made great gains on our water table,we are a full 5 feet above last year can actually almost bring the big cruise liners in to dock now

9:20 am

jmcnrick

is that good for the tourism industry?

9:20 am

herinfernallady

B.fs cousin is a snow boarder trainer snow follower

9:20 am

crosshair

it was till we lost 25 feet of water table ten years ago

9:21 am

jmcnrick

WOW

9:21 am

crosshair

the dutch used to bring thier ocean liners in

9:21 am

jmcnrick

in one year?

9:21 am

herinfernallady

were does that water go?

9:21 am

crosshair

in about 3 years it was lost

9:21 am

herinfernallady

(you really can't just misplace that much water under the couch)

9:22 am

crosshair

lol herin,it is a great debate over who is at fault

9:22 am

jmcnrick

(they outsourced it to china)

9:22 am

herinfernallady

No seriously were does that amount of water go? To farms irrigation, um evaporation where seriously does it go

9:22 am

jmcnrick

even 3 years that is amazing

9:23 am

crosshair

some blame dredging,some blame water flow redirections,other blame the weather,while other still blame leeching off water for sale outside the province

9:23 am

jmcnrick

in the houston area some of that happened because they paved over the areas where the water seeped into the ground

9:23 am

herinfernallady

o dredging. Yep hear about that here

9:24 am

crosshair

all i know is we sit on the worlds largest collection of fresh water lakes,and we better not mess it up

9:25 am

herinfernallady

I personal think we have pretty much f up this planet

9:25 am

jmcnrick

still could use a clue for the right hand A :-)

9:26 am

crosshair

here is a small bit of that herin...did you know that every single day,we toss 42,000 cell phones in the garbage?

9:26 am

crosshair

sorry jmc,dont have it

9:26 am

hootowl

shoe lace for the ag

9:27 am

herinfernallady

Not me. I will use that damn thing till it stops working.

9:27 am

jmcnrick

ty hoot

9:27 am

herinfernallady

thanks hoot

9:27 am

jmcnrick

i take mine to the recycling center

9:27 am

crosshair

my cell is almost 9 years old,ill run it till it is no longer supported by the cell networks

9:28 am

herinfernallady

I have only changed over phones when a) the die and b) the cat kills them

9:28 am

crosshair

bad kitty

9:28 am

hootowl

yw

9:29 am

herinfernallady

I believe I have had about 5 mobiles since they came out when I was 21

9:29 am

harpjane

good morning all

9:29 am

crosshair

howdy harp

9:29 am

herinfernallady

Hi Harp. And one of those the damn cat killed. O opps 6 (I went on a plan)

9:29 am

crosshair

lol i have had 1 herin,trying to set a record lol

9:29 am

hootowl

and here they send self-addressed envelopes to all the houses so you can send them old cell phones. Some were sent to GI's and some probably to welware mothers so they'd have a lifeline

9:30 am

crosshair

now that is a good idea hoot

9:30 am

herinfernallady

But I plead the cat ate one of them. One was a brick one the battery died, one the button broke thus not able to use, one was a temp, cat ate one

9:31 am

crosshair

lol bad kitty

9:31 am

herinfernallady

He did. He fried it. Today I got a letter from my phone company get an upgrade now. I am thinking err it is only a year old.

9:32 am

herinfernallady

Hoot we did that here when there was the bush fire. Lots of people donated old mobiles and new sim cards

9:32 am

hootowl

Better than the trash. I use a Trac-Pon. NO contracts and no reg phone co. Used mostly for Long distance and I buy a new batch of min once a year. $110. Much, much cheaper that phone cos!

9:32 am

hootowl

phon

9:33 am

herinfernallady

O a burn phone

9:34 am

crosshair

lol my phone does not have a removable sim card...too old

9:35 am

herinfernallady

Crossy they are not supported here any more :( I loved my brick

9:35 am

crosshair

thats what i do with this hoot,i buy a single 100 dollar card and it is good for the year

9:35 am

jmcnrick

hi harp

9:35 am

herinfernallady

Good grief I spend that a month

9:36 am

jmcnrick

top e?

9:36 am

hootowl

exacatickly!

9:36 am

crosshair

the only reason i still even bother with a land line,is the emerg people cannot track location on some cells yet and the wife talks non stop with her momma lol

9:36 am

jmcnrick

i use my cell for everything now -- rarely use a land line

9:36 am

fuquayvarina

spell the letter f, jmc

9:36 am

hootowl

and the min carry over.

9:37 am

jmcnrick

ty fuq

9:37 am

crosshair

my min do not,that is why i buy it in 100 dollar chunks

9:37 am

jmcnrick

they can't track your cell phone because it is so old crossy

9:37 am

crosshair

they only ofer a year on 100 dollar cards,for example 15 dollar cards are good for 35 days

9:38 am

jmcnrick

nbt

9:38 am

crosshair

i know that jmc,but it is a old friend

9:38 am

crosshair

always works

9:38 am

hootowl

the new card is usually for 400 min. I have 1548 right now. And the only time I got no reception was when we were going thru the Rockies. And that depended on if we were in a valley or not

9:39 am

jmcnrick

i would rather the emergency people be able to find me if i am in a car crash

9:39 am

jmcnrick

bbl going to try again to get my car light replaced

9:39 am

hootowl

Do you travel a lot of desolate areas in DC?

9:40 am

jmcnrick

no in desolate areas of Iowa

9:40 am

crosshair

i once dropped it in a pool,i fished it out,rinsed it with fresh water then put it in a baggie with a bunch of uncooked rice for 3 days,rice sucked all the moisture out of it,i put the battery back in and away it went

9:40 am

hootowl

Mine is 5 yrs old

9:40 am

jmcnrick

*poof*

9:40 am

hootowl

I think it is amazing - there are 32 A words and I only have 15. Where are they hiding???

9:41 am

pippingeek

morning babblers

9:41 am

crosshair

jmc is right of course,i should get one that can be tracked by emergency services

9:41 am

hootowl

aaah

9:41 am

crosshair

you had to tell me there are 32 a words...sigh...

9:41 am

hootowl

it's a pain I know - sorry

9:42 am

crosshair

my wifes cell is a marvel,even has a gps

9:43 am

hootowl

I started with this phone when I had AT&T in NY. They bought the co from a co that bought the original phone co. All 3 billing me for something I didn't ow. And certainly not to att!. They finally said they would cut me off if I didn't pay. I said goodbye and bought the phone.

9:43 am

crosshair

omg

9:44 am

bojazz

morning pippin & the rest of you...

9:44 am

crosshair

i do like the look of those touch screen phones

9:44 am

pippingeek

morning bojazz!

9:44 am

hootowl

NOW we have att here. Our landline went out so we used the cell to call them. $ PEOPLE HUNG UP ON US BECAUSE IT WASN'T AN AAT PHONE!

9:44 am

crosshair

howdy bo

9:45 am

bojazz

phantom: bailiff

9:45 am

hootowl

4

9:45 am

crosshair

lol!

9:45 am

crosshair

my brother had that problem hoot! i told him to ask them if they had skype installed over there,then they could talk lol

9:45 am

bojazz

crossy - have a friend who is a bacon freak - you two should get together :)

9:46 am

hootowl

Now BF is considering their Uverse system and I'm cringing

9:46 am

bojazz

she sent me a pic of a pile of bacon - from her phone

9:46 am

crosshair

hehe,we are the silent masses bo

9:47 am

herinfernallady

I talk non stop to my mum. My $100 is my land line, minimal usuage for the net News and Weather only. I get 2000 free minutes to the same carrier people and about 1000 free minutes to whom ever else

9:47 am

crosshair

if all my friends had skype,i would toss my land line in a heart beat,but some of the people we know are computer illiterate

9:47 am

herinfernallady

sorry net died in the butt

9:47 am

crosshair

cause skype to skype is free,and you keep the cell for emergencies

9:48 am

pippingeek

but when your interweb goes out you're screwed

9:48 am

herinfernallady

Hoot: http://blog.tmcnet.com/blog/tom-keatin
g/triple-play/att-uverse-doomed.asp tell him to check this out and no I can't tiny one page at a time

9:48 am

crosshair

i talk with my brother all the time in costa rica that way and the camera gives nice sharp real time pics

9:48 am

crosshair

hence the cell pippi

9:49 am

hootowl

I am not a fan of the new new anything.

9:49 am

herinfernallady

Hoot that is a blog on Uverse. Sorry I can't tinyurl it

9:49 am

cybernan

good morning, everyone :)

9:49 am

bojazz

hi nan

9:49 am

crosshair

howdy cyber

9:49 am

hootowl

ok copied it and will try it. bbs

9:50 am

herinfernallady

My teacher said to us I beat that if I personally gave you all an Apple Iphone you would be happy to keep it to which i said hell no hand me a 160 IPod and then I would be happy.

9:50 am

herinfernallady

Hi Cyber and Bojazz

9:51 am

herinfernallady

I am even sketchy on the IPAD thingy and would rather a kindle if AUs had the USA capacity for it

9:51 am

crosshair

lol herin,id take the i-phone,can stream all the music i want and still make a call

9:51 am

herinfernallady

not a huge fan on anything that makes you pay for anything other than phone calls. Gosh I sound like my mum.

9:52 am

Phoenixbaby

I love the Kindal except that the prices for each book might be going up soon, which takes away a lot of the benefits

9:52 am

crosshair

my brother got a nook reader 3 days ago,says he loves it

9:52 am

Phoenixbaby

Nook is cool because you can "borrow" books (albeit only for 7 days, but better than nothin!)

9:52 am

herinfernallady

Hi Phoenix Meet Crossy he is the king of all things Kindly

9:52 am

bojazz

hi herein

9:52 am

crosshair

the main problem with the kindle,and ive said this many,many times, is the proprietary file format

9:52 am

herinfernallady

opps Kindely

9:52 am

crosshair

howdy pheonix

9:52 am

Phoenixbaby

Crossy and I have met before about dinner and work.

9:53 am

bojazz

did you have bacon? :)

9:53 am

herinfernallady

Well I did mean err interwebs and books.

9:53 am

hootowl

back - sounds interesting herin and I saved it to fav for BF. I'd much rather Verizon if we get a package but no FIOS here. Knowing Memphis, they got a BIG payoff from ATT to let them come in and dig holes all over the place.

9:53 am

crosshair

remember,all those lovely e-books that the libraries are going to be loaning out will be in e-pub format and only e-pub

9:53 am

Phoenixbaby

Crossy--every time I see your picture I think it's a creepy clown with blue hair, I know that it isn't because I clicked on it, but when I see it all small it looks just right.

9:54 am

herinfernallady

Speaking of which I have to go to a friends house to scam her internet as then net here is dead till Monday and I have a stack of work

9:54 am

crosshair

lol pheonix

9:54 am

herinfernallady

Hoot I do a stack of research before I commit myself. My phone took ages to find.

9:54 am

crosshair

and ty for that nice introduction herin;))

9:54 am

herinfernallady

Phoenix I see a Native American with a Wolf head dress every time.

9:55 am

jmbdobie2

me too cross! Like Pennywise in IT.

9:55 am

jmbdobie2

creepy clown

9:55 am

crosshair

lol

9:55 am

herinfernallady

Mention clowns and I swear I am notgoing to sleep any time soon

9:56 am

herinfernallady

wow I am getting a whole 1KB a sec on my internet

9:56 am

crosshair

poor herin,clowns are your friends

9:56 am

jmbdobie2

sorry her... many people feel the same!

9:56 am

herinfernallady

(no they aren't)

9:57 am

herinfernallady

O speaking of Creepy clowns you lot seen teh Walmart Ad with the creepy clown dad?

9:57 am

hootowl

It def depends on the intro clown!

9:57 am

crosshair

i can kill a black bear with a compound bow,face a 1100 pound bull moose,climb into the darkest hole you can fing..but,i cannot stand flreas or cockroaches,they drive me mental

9:58 am

herinfernallady

I have to sleep with the wardrobe doors closed the window blinds pulled shut.

9:59 am

crosshair

ewww.cockroaches....shudder....

9:59 am

rubyfoo

I feel the way you do about clowns, herin! and crossy's face, small, looks scary. But once you get to know him, nobody could be nicer!

9:59 am

crosshair

:)

9:59 am

crosshair

ruby,something interesting......

9:59 am

herinfernallady

Crossie don't do a me and watch Mimic. That damn movie was meant to be funny horror but it scared me silly

9:59 am

herinfernallady

Hi Ruby

10:00 am

rubyfoo

the only thing I'm afraid of is smal (fruit) worms, also maggots. Not earthworms, though, but then I'm outdoors.

10:00 am

flosey

good morning everyone

10:00 am

rubyfoo

hello flossy

10:00 am

herinfernallady

Hi Flossey

10:00 am

rubyfoo

spiders, snakes, everything else is OK

10:00 am

rubyfoo

what, crossy?

10:00 am

crosshair

our family is fortunate in that we have been able to trace our family tree right back to its very beginning of the use of the surname,with full records,seems we came from your neck of the woods in 976 ad

10:01 am

rubyfoo

escaping from what?

10:01 am

herinfernallady

Not I Ruby I believe?

10:01 am

rubyfoo

you are lucky to be able to trace so far back.

10:02 am

flosey

I have a very strong fear of snakes - we do not have venomous ones here, just a few different garters, but it is a deep seated fear, since childhood

10:02 am

crosshair

yes,the original name in france was "mal bourne" and changed to melbourne when we went over to the U.K

10:02 am

hootowl

Memphis was built on a swamp - water bugs! 1-3" and into everything!

10:02 am

crosshair

cost us 1000 dollars and we had it traced professionaly

10:03 am

rubyfoo

I think that is shared by most people, flosey, but, surprisingly, also monkeys. I'm (sensibly, I hope) afraid of things venomous, but otherwise think snakes are beautiful and have handled some back in the day!

10:03 am

herinfernallady

If it wasn't for that pesky French revolution my b.fs family would still have vast amounts of land in Normanby and If it was not for the British Nobility and their fear of commoners his mother would have been very wealthy had her grandfather not been disinherited for marrying below his station.

10:03 am

crosshair

our castle got sacked in 1366;((

10:03 am

rubyfoo

my husband is afraid of snakes that way, can't even look at them on television.

10:03 am

cybernan

I guess some scots words are not allowed!

10:04 am

rubyfoo

too funny (but also interesting) herin

10:04 am

rubyfoo

hello nan

10:04 am

herinfernallady

Scots Crossy?

10:04 am

crosshair

yup lol

10:04 am

flosey

wow crossy, that's pretty amazing, I have a (bit sketchy) record of family that goes back to 1492 when some Putnams came to US from England

10:04 am

crosshair

we were right on the border it seems at it was a strtegic point

10:04 am

herinfernallady

It is all true. If my b.fs grand father had been allowed to marry outside of nobility they would have been very well off.

10:05 am

cybernan

hi ruby

10:05 am

rubyfoo

our house is only about 20 some years old but one of the fireplaces has initials carved in and I re-did the 9interior to look old. So when people ask, I spoofingly say, oh yes, goes back to the 17thC

10:05 am

crosshair

seems they have rebuilt it and it has reverted to the crown and is now a tourist attraction lol

10:05 am

herinfernallady

My Granny used to tell me the best stories when she was alive.

10:05 am

hootowl

alga

10:06 am

crosshair

i love your clues hoot

10:06 am

herinfernallady

I didn't ahve that

10:06 am

hootowl

I do my best

10:06 am

rubyfoo

I have a friend whose ancestors go back to John Alden. I'm surp[rsied she talks to me!

10:07 am

herinfernallady

I love how my Gran lived in Africa and had a pet monkey named Corky.

10:07 am

crosshair

one day i will have to make a trip to australlia and see the city that was named for my gradfathers grandfather lol,maybe i can score a free night at a nice hotel lol

10:07 am

herinfernallady

and a pet tortoise.

10:08 am

herinfernallady

What City Cross?

10:08 am

crosshair

or they might stone me lol

10:08 am

rubyfoo

where did she live in Africa? Was she part of some colonial settlement? I have friends who are retired here who worked for PanAm in Africa for years. Their stories would make your hair stand on end!

10:08 am

herinfernallady

*bet you he was a bloody convict :D)

10:08 am

crosshair

why melbourne of course herin

10:08 am

herinfernallady

Ruby she lived for a time near Mogodishu (So sorry about spelling)

10:09 am

cybernan

al 6/24, please?

10:09 am

herinfernallady

Yes but what was his last name?

10:09 am

rubyfoo

I had a friend from South Africa who, when he went to Australia for the first time, was asked by the immigration officer if he had a criminal record and he responded, "Is it still necessary?"

10:09 am

crosshair

whos,last name?

10:09 am

herinfernallady

Great Grandfather?

10:10 am

crosshair

viscount melbourne,advisor to princess victoria

10:10 am

herinfernallady

gradfathers grandfather gasp my net sucks

10:10 am

rubyfoo

my roots are more simple and less interesting....

10:10 am

crosshair

he was a dirty old bugger,he was 52,she was 19 at the time lol

10:10 am

rubyfoo

however, I cook internationally, i.e., when I feel like it!

10:11 am

crosshair

lol ruby

10:11 am

herinfernallady

That was rather not proper

10:11 am

rubyfoo

which, herin?

10:11 am

crosshair

got so bad that the well to do,s started calling her lady mebourne behind her back

10:11 am

rubyfoo

tonight it's chicken mole, Mexican chicken in a chocolate/chile sauce

10:12 am

rubyfoo

or is it chili???

10:12 am

crosshair

interesting indeed

10:12 am

rururocks

that's better than Lady marmalade crossy

10:12 am

crosshair

lol

10:12 am

herinfernallady

(one does what one did when one was away for long stretches at least it wasn't some ghastly street girl Crossy)

10:12 am

herinfernallady

RU RU.

10:12 am

rubyfoo

voulez-vous cou******ez avec moi? one of my favorite dancing songs!

10:12 am

crosshair

lol,he went where the money was

10:13 am

rururocks

hi herin.

10:13 am

rubyfoo

bonsoir ru ru

10:13 am

cybernan

please? -- al 6/24 clue?

10:13 am

crosshair

its all on the net,makes an interesting read

10:14 am

herinfernallady

It wasn't proper to have a street girl but it was semi ok to have a mistress. Nor was it proper to show ones ankles but one could have a nice bust showing.

10:14 am

hootowl

al * vowel +your pop

10:14 am

crosshair

though im not sure what his thought were on having the town maned after him at that time in history lol

10:14 am

rubyfoo

I admire your focus, nan, I am enjoying this silly (but interesting) chat!

10:14 am

herinfernallady

Sorry Cyber

10:14 am

crosshair

lol,i have no focus,i have a 10 second attention span

10:15 am

cybernan

ty hoot

10:15 am

herinfernallady

distracted by oooooo shinny

10:15 am

hootowl

yw

10:15 am

crosshair

lol

10:15 am

rubyfoo

ty hoot, for the clue

10:15 am

rubyfoo

what's ooooo shinny?

10:15 am

crosshair

nope,my family is laid bare on the net for all to see lol

10:15 am

herinfernallady

Crossy and his attention span.

10:16 am

mixi6

ty hoot

10:16 am

crosshair

what span?

10:16 am

rubyfoo

my son has a website because he's a musician, but I don't think I existmuch outside of babble, lexulous and my village!

10:16 am

crosshair

poor ruby

10:16 am

rubyfoo

span?

10:16 am

hootowl

ywywyw

10:17 am

herinfernallady

I took a lot of information of FB because I got sick of t

10:17 am

rubyfoo

no, happy Ruby, I have my dogs, my garden and my babble friends. How bad is that?

10:17 am

rubyfoo

I am getting sick of FB, too

10:18 am

rubyfoo

and lexulous on FB is horrible, full of animated ads!

10:18 am

crosshair

simple pleasures are the best ruby

10:18 am

rubyfoo

especially dogs

10:19 am

herinfernallady

I had a point proven to me the other day that even after 15 years one of my high school class mates is still a bitch after all this time. SHe was rather rude to me. So I removed the event from my calendar, removed what school I went to and removed what information I have up.

10:19 am

cybernan

I don't mind lexulous, but FB is becoming more and more oriented towards the pre-teen and teen group with all the stupid apps

10:19 am

herinfernallady

Reminds me the more times I spend with the outside world and real people the more time I would rather spend inside with my cats

10:19 am

rubyfoo

do you play lexulous nan? I'm nelliekelley on sowpod blitz mostly

10:20 am

rubyfoo

herin, I'm old and feel like that (dogs, not cats) but you are young!!

10:20 am

cybernan

sowpod blitz? -- where is that?

10:20 am

oldhousejunky

AMEN herin !!!

10:20 am

rubyfoo

www.lexulous.com and it's free

10:20 am

crosshair

i have books,babble,long walks with the mrs, walking on the beach near sunset,with our toes kicking up the water as we stroll ankle deep,i try to find a pretty flower and put it in her hair by her ear,cause she has lovely long hair,and after a while i cna smell the flower in her hair along with fresh air and sand and surf....:)

10:21 am

herinfernallady

Serious. What the heck I asked a legitimate question on the Reunion page and I get ''seriously'' in that tone of ''how dumb are you''

10:21 am

rubyfoo

crossy is a romantic; those days are finished for me

10:21 am

herinfernallady

Oldh why do you have my cat?

10:21 am

cybernan

I'll check it out, ruby

10:22 am

rubyfoo

look for me, nan, I'm pretty good (not great, but better than at babble)

10:22 am

herinfernallady

Old do you find your black kitty pulls the most idiotic vacant look at times?

10:22 am

o-o

A young lady who had just been dumped by her boyfriend seemed unusually cheerful. Someone asked her why, and she replied that, sooner or later, time wounds all heels.

10:22 am

redturtlehead

hey all how is everyone?

10:22 am

oldhousejunky

Since all cats are superior to use lowly humans, they are able to make us believe that most of them are alike !!! Our confusion is their pleasure

10:23 am

rubyfoo

I play in the evening at my time, 7:30, French time

10:23 am

herinfernallady

Babble she may have also been happy to lose the 160pounds of dead weight

10:23 am

cybernan

can't find that du 4/7 -- only one possibility that I can see and it doesn't work!

10:23 am

rubyfoo

yay, BR, I agree

10:23 am

oldhousejunky

Herin - yes !!! both of mine take such silly pictures

10:23 am

cybernan

oh -- just spotted the 2nd possibility!

10:23 am

ursh

hello all - ruby i love blitz - will look for you

10:23 am

herinfernallady

My Black kitty has a habit of one thinking he is a dog and 2 being as daft as a brush

10:23 am

rubyfoo

look for nellie kelley

10:24 am

rubyfoo

I love crazy cats!!!

10:24 am

herinfernallady

Hello too

10:24 am

mixi6

hi red. just got rid (sold) of one piano.

10:24 am

crosshair

du=more than one eg twin engines on a plane

10:24 am

bojazz

hi red & ruby

10:24 am

rubyfoo

like the passionfruit (but without the passion!)

10:24 am

ursh

will do - i play as ursh there also - but am not too good at it

10:24 am

herinfernallady

I really do have Pinky and the Brain cats

10:24 am

rubyfoo

hello bojaz, I almost didn't recognize you!

10:24 am

redturtlehead

hello Bo, love the lone ranger!

10:25 am

crosshair

and sword play is another

10:25 am

rubyfoo

I play in sowpods blitz but would play you in a regular game, if you like

10:25 am

oldhousejunky

My little one thinks he is a dog when the mail is delivered. He growls. Otherwise he is my goof. My older female is the lady and must be pampered and not bothered with day-to-day routines

10:25 am

bojazz

that's me - slipping back into childhood memories - Hi-yo, Silver. Away!

10:25 am

rubyfoo

I have another friend in lexulous from SA, yorlilsquaw, and she is a gem!!!!

10:25 am

ursh

ok will watch out for you ruby

10:26 am

cybernan

will do nellie!

10:26 am

rubyfoo

deal!

10:26 am

rubyfoo

I can't wait but now must put finishing touches on guacamole and chicken mole!

10:26 am

herinfernallady

Old my madam white cat is the princess. She couldn't be bothered to climb on her pillow today and sort of fell off the table they get to sit on. I just couldn't laugh at her

10:26 am

rubyfoo

different moles! lol

10:26 am

herinfernallady

Later Ruby

10:27 am

rubyfoo

10:27 am

oldhousejunky

Of course not, the poor dear - besides SHE meant to do that to see if you were paying attention.

10:28 am

herinfernallady

I think it was more like meh I really can't be arsed getting up here.

10:28 am

crosshair

ruby,tonight im doing honey garlic farmer sausages,cut into dollars and fried crispy them i cover them with a sweet itallian saussage,pepper and onion tomato sauce and im going to spoon that over a bed of angel hair pasta

10:28 am

crosshair

tc ruby

10:28 am

herinfernallady

Also insert Put me up here now human food monkey

10:29 am

herinfernallady

O and Lucius is in trouble for not waking the human food monkey so he slept in this morning.

10:30 am

oldhousejunky

lol - I understand that. Time to get off to work, so that I can support their habits of the life of luxury !!

10:31 am

herinfernallady

Enjoy Old

10:31 am

crosshair

looks like im to work in the rain this afternoon:((

10:31 am

herinfernallady

I hope your cat doesn't howl when you leave

10:36 am

herinfernallady

night all

10:38 am

flosey

fireworks

10:39 am

flosey

time for breakfast

10:39 am

cybernan

I don't think the creator of enable can be more than 20 years old -- spells like my grandchildren

10:39 am

cybernan

congrats, flosey

10:40 am

crosshair

i agree cyber

10:49 am

cybernan

5 a's to go -- think I need to grab some coffee first!

10:51 am

cybernan

speaking of grandchildren -- my youngest just hailed me on googletalk -- bbl

10:52 am

crosshair

i wish my m-i-l was computer savvy,so she could talk on skype with her grand kids,but she is afraid of computers

10:53 am

cybernan

Mom won't allow her on FB or skype yet -- she's only 10.

10:54 am

crosshair

eww never on fb,but skype is pretty safe

10:55 am

cybernan

My daughter teaches comp. sci. at the university and is all too aware of the trouble kids can get into on the internet!

10:57 am

crosshair

good,good

11:01 am

Rhondabe

ccan anyone help me please with ra7. I have the one that is "tonguelike"

11:01 am

firefly779

phantom: bailiff

11:06 am

Vicuna

ra7 - both are related to the tongue-like thing. One is Latin pl, one is adj ending

11:07 am

crosshair

the tongue thing eludes me,must need more tea

11:08 am

MizHoffle

same here, minus the tea

11:09 am

Vicuna

It's a mollusk thing; you wouldn't understand. ra+not sharp with the final letter changed for a vowel

11:09 am

Boobear

good afternoon all

11:09 am

Vicuna

Hello, Boobear. Hello, all.

11:13 am

crosshair

ty vic,managed to monkey out the 7/36 with your help

11:14 am

Vicuna

Did you get two, crosshair?

11:14 am

crosshair

not yet

11:14 am

Vicuna

see 11:06

11:14 am

crosshair

yes i see the clue

11:15 am

Vicuna

Just diff final letter.

11:16 am

crosshair

ty for your help vic;))

11:17 am

hootowl

ty vic

11:17 am

Vicuna

You're welcome.

11:19 am

crosshair

those 2 were making me buggy lol

11:20 am

MizHoffle

ai 6/24 please

11:21 am

MizHoffle

as usually, I know what needs to be in, but it just doesn't come together! Why must this puzzle vex me so?

11:23 am

ursh

mis - ai8 comes off right hand A and makes me think of a baby porker

11:23 am

ursh

ai6 sorry

11:23 am

Vicuna

ai6 - just like ag5/14

11:24 am

MizHoffle

what a weird word! Thanks!!

11:27 am

hootowl

ty!

11:30 am

Vicuna

Wandering off. Bye, all.

11:33 am

cybernan

hi all - back again :)

11:35 am

cybernan

ab 6, please?

11:36 am

MizHoffle

which one?

11:36 am

mixi6

ab + j**** roberts

11:36 am

cybernan

sorry - first one?

11:36 am

cybernan

ty mixi

11:37 am

mixi6

I need the second one.

11:37 am

cybernan

ab + inventor of the steam engine

11:37 am

cybernan

*or measure of electricty

11:38 am

mixi6

ty

11:38 am

mixi6

I need the first two au's, please

11:40 am

hootowl

thankee

11:41 am

cybernan

me too, mixi

11:41 am

mixi6

au + father

11:42 am

mixi6

fireworks!

11:42 am

MizHoffle

yay mixi!

11:43 am

cybernan

-- just found that one too -- now for the 6/24

11:43 am

cybernan

congrats, mixi

11:43 am

MizHoffle

au + last 4 of alligator cousin

11:43 am

cybernan

got it

11:44 am

mixi6

au + prefix for two + the one in the midd**

11:44 am

redturtlehead

hey all, MizH, that was a nice clue to see on entering the grid again!

11:44 am

amelu0218

au 6, sound related...

11:44 am

cybernan

af 6, please?

11:45 am

mixi6

a + ***** of flowers

11:45 am

MizHoffle

a + what football is played on

11:46 am

cybernan

darn -- a fish -- ty

11:46 am

cybernan

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

11:47 am

redturtlehead

congrats cyber nan!!!

11:47 am

JBV

good morning babblers -

11:47 am

cybernan

hi jbv

11:47 am

mixi6

congrats nan

11:48 am

JBV

that ag 5 makes me want to raise a toast to my dear old mom - a word lover from way back - you may have heard this story before, but I was the only first grader in my class to have a picture of that ag in my "A" scrapbook!

11:49 am

cybernan

any clues wanted before I leave?

11:51 am

cybernan

bye then :)

11:51 am

JBV

bye nan

11:59 am

Boobear

clue for ab 6

12:00 pm

JBV

ab + chef J**** Child

12:06 pm

aslindy

thanks for the clue, JBV

12:07 pm

Boobear

ty and what about ab 6/36

12:07 pm

aslindy

just a tidbit for all... "glurt" is not a word.

12:07 pm

MizHoffle

ab + what a lighbulb is measured by

12:07 pm

aslindy

ab + 50 **** light bulb

12:07 pm

Boobear

ty aslindy

12:11 pm

bichon

ag 6?

12:11 pm

bichon

sorry, ai 6?

12:12 pm

rubyfoo

gd evening everybody

12:12 pm

rubyfoo

this is a hard grid but at least I passed half!

12:12 pm

MizHoffle

a + baby p**** (oinker)

12:12 pm

bichon

hi ruby, BooBear, et al

12:13 pm

bichon

ty MizHoffle

12:13 pm

MizHoffle

yw

12:13 pm

rubyfoo

having desert: quatre quarts, the french version of pound cake plus creme anglaise and rum. How bad is that?

12:14 pm

aslindy

sounds terrible... maybe I should eat it for you so you don't have to suffer

12:14 pm

bichon

Depends, Ruby, on what it's bad for. Your arteries, yes. Your sense of well-being, it's not so bad

12:14 pm

aslindy

=)

12:14 pm

rubyfoo

I think it's good for me!

12:15 pm

rubyfoo

can you imagine, getting creme anglaise in the dairy case!!!

12:15 pm

bichon

You have to believe ruby.

12:15 pm

rubyfoo

I used to have to make it myself

12:15 pm

Boobear

ad7 pls

12:16 pm

bichon

What exactly is creme anglaise. Is it like creme fraise?

12:16 pm

rubyfoo

I still don't have the ai!

12:16 pm

MizHoffle

ai + pi**** (baby oinker)

12:16 pm

bichon

It's difficult to clue ruby

12:16 pm

rubyfoo

no, it's like a simple custard, a little bit eggy and vanilla-flavored...and quatre quart is just like pound cake 1/4 this/ 1/4 that

12:17 pm

firefly779

a + baby oinkers are called p*****, like the one in Winnie the Pooh

12:17 pm

rubyfoo

got it, thank you

12:17 pm

bichon

ad 7?

12:17 pm

rubyfoo

speaking of oink *moi*

12:18 pm

firefly779

i only have two ad5's, sorry

12:18 pm

MizHoffle

ad + vowel + not early

12:18 pm

rubyfoo

I have one ad5/14

12:18 pm

crosshair

did i hear someone say rum cake??:)))

12:18 pm

rubyfoo

got it, ty miz

12:19 pm

MizHoffle

yw

12:19 pm

bichon

ty again MixHoffle

12:19 pm

rubyfoo

you could probably smell the rum all the way over there, crossy

12:19 pm

firefly779

one is to bid farewell

12:19 pm

firefly779

ad 5/14 that is

12:19 pm

rubyfoo

I missed that, firefly, thank you

12:20 pm

firefly779

yw

12:21 pm

MizHoffle

al 6/24 please

12:22 pm

bichon

bu 6?

12:22 pm

MizHoffle

bu + we**** (what happens when your underpants get pulled up)

12:22 pm

rubyfoo

small bird like a parakeet, bichon

12:23 pm

MizHoffle

:)

12:23 pm

bichon

ty ruby and Miz

12:23 pm

rubyfoo

and ai6 is a baby VERY big bird

12:23 pm

MizHoffle

yw

12:23 pm

bichon

al 6 al+ vowel + papa

12:24 pm

MizHoffle

awesome bichon!

12:24 pm

rubyfoo

I am making myself sick with this desert!

12:24 pm

bichon

glad to help Miz

12:24 pm

rubyfoo

I am surprised that I don't weigh 300 lbs!

12:24 pm

crosshair

switch to a tumbler of fine whiskey and fig newtons

12:25 pm

crosshair

if you dip the fig newtons it enhances the flavour

12:25 pm

rubyfoo

my fine whiskey is too good to dip anything!

12:26 pm

crosshair

well dont go dipping single malt or anything!!

12:26 pm

rubyfoo

that's what I drink

12:26 pm

rubyfoo

but not tonight

12:26 pm

crosshair

60 year old glenfidditch is not for dipping

12:27 pm

bichon

di 6? This grid is very difficult

12:27 pm

bichon

nm, got it

12:27 pm

MizHoffle

di + not early

12:27 pm

crosshair

ty miz

12:27 pm

rubyfoo

ty miz, didn't see that!

12:28 pm

MizHoffle

no prob!

12:28 pm

crosshair

this is a hard grid,im to the point where im sitting here leeching clues

12:28 pm

rubyfoo

that's what I usually do at this hour!

12:29 pm

Boobear

it is

12:29 pm

rubyfoo

and no building

12:29 pm

rubyfoo

aside from the phantom, that is.....

12:30 pm

Boobear

clue for the last ag 5

12:31 pm

MizHoffle

a + pi**** ( tigger's friend

12:33 pm

rubyfoo

ty miz

12:34 pm

MizHoffle

yw, ruby

12:34 pm

rubyfoo

that word is in here spelled two ways, how strange

12:35 pm

MizHoffle

ur 5/12 please (I have the one that sounds like using the toilet)

12:35 pm

bichon

sorry, Miz don't have that one

12:35 pm

rubyfoo

the first 3 letters are the same for both ur's but one has 3 vowels,

12:36 pm

MizHoffle

that isn't a normal word!

12:36 pm

MizHoffle

thanks ruby

12:36 pm

rubyfoo

the other has vowel, consonant, vowel

12:36 pm

rubyfoo

this grid is full of odd words

12:40 pm

crosshair

ty ruby

12:50 pm

rubyfoo

got to 109, see you tomorrow, gd night everybody

12:51 pm

sprite

back for the last part...

12:51 pm

sprite

good evening all

12:52 pm

Gail

Hello

12:52 pm

dcseain

hi, gail, sprite, ruby, cross, miz, et al

12:52 pm

sprite

tough one today!

12:53 pm

periwinkle

hey there spritey

12:53 pm

periwinkle

hello all

12:53 pm

dcseain

hi, peri

12:53 pm

MizHoffle

hey all!

12:53 pm

periwinkle

I do not like this grid

12:53 pm

Gail

It's slow going, for sure.

12:53 pm

MizHoffle

it really stinks!

12:53 pm

sprite

well I do :) Very interesting and challenging. Even learned some new words.

12:53 pm

cheekypoo

how do you play

12:53 pm

MizHoffle

I am down to 14, thankfully

12:54 pm

sprite

17 left here

12:54 pm

dcseain

i've 114 left, started a short bit ago

12:54 pm

sprite

cheekypoo: see the help section

12:54 pm

sprite

in for a treat then

12:54 pm

Gail

Cheeky, just make words, like in Scrabble.

12:54 pm

jmbdobie2

84 left... have to come back tonight. bye all!

12:55 pm

sprite

bye jmb

12:56 pm

dcseain

hasta, jmb

12:57 pm

dcseain

bbs, need ta cook the asparagus, as the pasta water will be ready soon.

12:57 pm

periwinkle

help with ad7 pls

12:58 pm

periwinkle

just got my credit score and it is High!!!

12:58 pm

MizHoffle

ad + vowel + not early

12:58 pm

periwinkle

ty Miz H

12:58 pm

MizHoffle

no prob

12:59 pm

Gail

to show excessive admiration.

1:00 pm

Hawkins

Hi Gail, how are you doing?

1:00 pm

Gail

Good, thank you.

1:05 pm

Barb's Horses

hi all

1:05 pm

sprite

done, last ones with the list. Bye.

1:05 pm

sprite

hi and bye Barb

1:05 pm

Barb's Horses

bye sprite

1:12 pm

MizHoffle

I am completely stuck on the last 2 - ha 6/39 and 5/14

1:14 pm

MizHoffle

monkeyed the 6

1:14 pm

MizHoffle

clue for the ha 5/14 please?

1:15 pm

MizHoffle

nvm

1:15 pm

Barb's Horses

sorry I am no help don't have those yet

1:15 pm

MizHoffle

fireworks!

1:16 pm

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congrats miz

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MizHoffle

any clues before I go?

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no thanks have to go too

1:18 pm

MizHoffle

bye and good luck!

1:21 pm

dcseain

back.

1:25 pm

crosshair

this grid is being mean to cwossy:(

1:25 pm

dcseain

i feel your pain, crossy

1:25 pm

FMitch

Greetings all, a bit of a toughie today!

1:26 pm

crosshair

(((FM)))

1:26 pm

dcseain

hello, fm :)

1:26 pm

FMitch

((crossy))!!! and HI there dc!!!!

1:27 pm

FMitch

Reveling in the end of a wonderful spring day.

1:28 pm

crosshair

rain here today,but we have spring temps a month or so early

1:28 pm

dcseain

it's not 90F today! only toward 80F HOORAY!

1:29 pm

dcseain

and the bitty Spring asparagus is the best!

1:29 pm

FMitch

80! good lord, I am happy with todays 60.

1:29 pm

crosshair

lol dc,its 50 here today and we are in t-shirts

1:29 pm

crosshair

even with the rain

1:30 pm

FMitch

crossy and you and Mrs C any better yet?

1:30 pm

dcseain

it's usually 60-70 this time of year. MUCH warmer than usual.

1:30 pm

crosshair

just left with a residual cough and rattle fmm but much better

1:30 pm

dcseain

glad to hear, crossy. the lingering cough is annoying.

1:31 pm

crosshair

seems everyone is 20 degrees or so above normal

1:32 pm

crosshair

we should still have snow on the ground and temps of -5 c at night

1:32 pm

FMitch

Oh good cross.
How is Tom dc?

1:32 pm

dcseain

He's very well, FM, thanks. He's out to lunch with an old friend of his and her mother right now.

1:33 pm

FMitch

Grand, great to hear that after everything you both have been through :)

1:33 pm

dcseain

all is well with you, FM?

1:34 pm

Boobear

clue for ar5 pls

1:34 pm

FMitch

Im doing brill, moved house love the new place, settling nicely and all is well - touch wood :)

1:35 pm

dcseain

glad t hear the new place is working out

1:35 pm

dcseain

i don't hae it, boo

1:35 pm

Boobear

got it

1:35 pm

dcseain

just found it, too :)

1:35 pm

FMitch

lol was just trying to work out a clue.

1:36 pm

FMitch

dc, the new place is in a small village and surrounded by countryside and farms and is quintisentialy English *grin*

1:37 pm

dcseain

OH how lovely! :)

1:38 pm

crosshair

lol fm,glad you like the new place my mind eye picture james herriot and darroby of the 1930s

1:38 pm

FMitch

It is and now I am only 20 mins drive away from elderly parents opposed to the hour and 15 it ws taking before. Needless to say they are delighted too.

1:39 pm

dcseain

nice!

1:39 pm

FMitch

Oh I say - Fireworks!!

1:39 pm

dcseain

i'm an hour from my mother. I had to be at her house at half past 6 this AM to get her car to the garage for repairs so it would pass safety inspection.

1:39 pm

dcseain

congrats, FM!

1:39 pm

crosshair

little farm homes,with red tile on top,and not a day older that 150 years

1:40 pm

FMitch

crossy - you are not so far off with some of the houses and landscape round here.

1:41 pm

FMitch

urf that must have been an early start for you then dc! Hope the car passed after all of that.

1:42 pm

Nancy Boy

evening all :)

1:42 pm

Soodle

Hi Everybody. I saw swallows this evening, and when I mentioned it, everybody said 'Doh!! they have been back for weeks now'.. but its MY first swallows, so Yippee!!

1:43 pm

FMitch

I look out over a churchyard from my office whre I am sitting now and look at a 12th centuary church with 15th centuary add ons!

1:43 pm

FMitch

NB!!!! and good evening Soodle!

1:43 pm

Soodle

Hi FM, Nancy, Crossy, Seain etc etc...

1:43 pm

dcseain

howdy NB and Soodle :)

1:44 pm

dcseain

LOL soodle. I saw my 1st robin weeks after others, too.

1:44 pm

FMitch

wtg re the swallows, how wonderful

1:44 pm

Nancy Boy

FMitch, your icon is looking ready for Spring! Now let's see how long this takes me with a hangover...

1:44 pm

dcseain

it's a tough one today, NB

1:44 pm

crosshair

little homes where when you enter you come right off the sidewalk and into the living room,outbuilding with green ivy all up the walls,dirt track for a driveway,old stone arch covered in wild flowers leading to a narrow but long back yard,and a old dog sleeping on the stoop lol

1:45 pm

crosshair

howdy nb

1:45 pm

Soodle

Oh I just love to see them.... God bless them, they make that dreadful journey, and then get dreadful weather after all that hassle!

1:45 pm

FMitch

Spring is sproinging NB :) Hangover may or may not help you with todays grid.
You been partying again?

1:45 pm

CiociaJudy

Hey, NB--I like the new look!!!

1:45 pm

Nancy Boy

hiya, Crossy :)
Seain...bad news. Do I give up?! ;)

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dcseain

eh, give it a go.

1:45 pm

dcseain

hi, Judy. Will we still see you next month?

1:45 pm

FMitch

lol crossy dear, now you are dreaming.

1:45 pm

CiociaJudy

OMG--Cat named Marvin did that

1:46 pm

dcseain

Go, Marvin, go!

1:46 pm

Nancy Boy

Ohhhh just a little FMitch ;) Leo and I went out last night...and then today I read a certain comedian's autobiography, and discovered that he's a veteran of ALL the establishments I visited last night!

1:46 pm

crosshair

bad marvin

1:46 pm

CiociaJudy

Yes, DC. I'm coming to B-More!!

1:46 pm

Nancy Boy

Thanks, Judy! *preens*

1:47 pm

CiociaJudy

Home today with some sort of flu bug. :( Fever last night.

1:47 pm

dcseain

oh, bummer. Hope you're better soon.

1:47 pm

dcseain

no surpise there, NB

1:47 pm

FMitch

Hi Ciocia, hope you feel better soon.

1:47 pm

dcseain

re the autobiography that is.

1:48 pm

crosshair

poor ciocia,here i have lots of vics rub,tylenol,and chicken soup...

1:48 pm

Nancy Boy

oh nooo, Judy :( hope you feel better soon!

1:48 pm

Soodle

NancyBoy - Remember when your head exploded??? Calm down!!

1:48 pm

CiociaJudy

thx all; crossy, love the care pkg, epecially the soup!

1:49 pm

Nancy Boy

It felt bizarre though, Seain! Like somebody had gone to the trouble of planning my route for me.

1:49 pm

crosshair

wife and i are almost recovered but we laid in a supply of home made soup

1:49 pm

FMitch

Just watch out if he offer to rub the vic in!

1:49 pm

crosshair

lol

1:49 pm

CiociaJudy

ROFL FMitch!

1:49 pm

Nancy Boy

LOL Soodle - it's close to exploding anyway. Alcohol-induced pounding ;)

1:49 pm

Boobear

clue for ba 6 pls

1:50 pm

Riverdance

Good Afternoon Everyone

1:50 pm

dcseain

Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate - and eat some salt and sugar, too. Sports drinks are your friend.

1:50 pm

Soodle

It was not a pretty sight, NB!! LOL

1:50 pm

crosshair

nb,beer with tomato juice,raw egg,3 drops of tobasco

1:50 pm

dcseain

hi, momneeds

1:50 pm

FMitch

Hi Mom

1:50 pm

Boobear

Hi momneedshelp

1:50 pm

dcseain

ba6 - diminutive of one who is not good

1:50 pm

Nancy Boy

Hi, Mom!

1:50 pm

Merk

and Fireworks!

1:50 pm

crosshair

and the sports drinks lol

1:50 pm

crosshair

yaa for merk!!

1:51 pm

Riverdance

HI Boo Hi Nancy boy

1:51 pm

Nancy Boy

Crossy...NOTHING is worth that ;)

1:51 pm

FMitch

Yay Merk!

1:51 pm

CiociaJudy

YAY Merk!

1:51 pm

Riverdance

Yeah Merk

1:51 pm

CiociaJudy

Hi Mom!

1:51 pm

Riverdance

HI Ciocia

1:51 pm

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Hello Crossy

1:51 pm

CiociaJudy

this grid is horrible :(

1:51 pm

crosshair

howdy mom

1:51 pm

Merk

ty, sorry I spent my whole time lurking, but I'm traveling and have to make hay while the sun shines. Hopefully see you tomorrow ... please enjoy the rest of your day here and elsewhere!

1:51 pm

Soodle

Random question for all Babblers (hungover or not..) What if you come across an EX on Facebook, and the the chemistry in the messages are reminiscent of the good old days.... Is that just memory lane playing tricks, or could it be magic??

1:51 pm

Boobear

Yes Judi..it is hard

1:52 pm

redturtlehead

Hi all.

1:52 pm

redturtlehead

Soodle. its hard to know. I am friends with a lot of my Exes. Only one causes me great consternation.

1:52 pm

CiociaJudy

Wow Soodle--tough question.

1:52 pm

Riverdance

Ba6 opposite of good character

1:52 pm

CiociaJudy

Hi Red and Boo.

1:52 pm

Mudd

How many words today please ...

1:52 pm

Nancy Boy

Interesting question, Soodle. I'm not the right person to ask, though - before I got my act together Leo and I were off and on like a tap!

1:53 pm

FMitch

Ciocia - you have been babbling long enough to be able to cope with this grid, honest!

1:53 pm

redturtlehead

I think its sort of a regular grid. I have 71 left.

1:53 pm

FMitch

174 Mudd

1:53 pm

CiociaJudy

Thx for the encouragement FM!!

1:53 pm

Mudd

ty

1:53 pm

Riverdance

I find this grid tougher than most

1:53 pm

CiociaJudy

Maybe it's my hazy head (no side comments please LOL)

1:54 pm

Nancy Boy

but if you're getting that message from it, Soodle, it's likely there's something - these things don't happen by accident!

1:54 pm

Boobear

I guess they want you to think

1:54 pm

FMitch

Never get back with an ex cos if it had worked the rist time they wouldn't been an ex.

1:55 pm

Soodle

Thats what I thought Nancy, but I am wondering if Rose Tinted Specs are influencing my judgement...

1:55 pm

Nancy Boy

I wouldn't say that, FMitch. Depends how it ended!

1:55 pm

Nancy Boy

in that case Soodle...find a trusted friend and get down to the word-by-word analysis ;) there is no other way!

1:56 pm

redturtlehead

I actually think doing the word by word analysis is a bit ridiculous. better to be frank and just find out, or...

1:56 pm

Riverdance

and how long ago it was - my ex and I got married way too young (18) - no surprise it didnt last when we finally grew up

1:56 pm

redturtlehead

if you have no other irons in the fire at the time, let it play out and see what happens.

1:56 pm

dcseain

i need a short nap, bbl

1:57 pm

dcseain

happy babbling! {poof}

1:57 pm

CiociaJudy

cu later DC

1:57 pm

FMitch

By dc, good to see you.

1:57 pm

Nancy Boy

I'll agree when I'm no longer a teenager, Red ;)

1:57 pm

Nancy Boy

See you, Seain!

1:57 pm

Soodle

We were both early (very early) 20's when it ended, and a hell of a lot of water has passed under a hell ofa lot of bridges since then, but, his messages really make me smile and give me the sort of tingle I haven't had for a long time....

1:57 pm

redturtlehead

its ok Nancy, you know I like you, and i disagree with you but I still like you!

1:58 pm

FMitch

was the message aimed just at you Soodle?

1:58 pm

redturtlehead

Well, I say Enjoy the messages and see what comes!

1:59 pm

FMitch

Hey red

1:59 pm

Nancy Boy

Not at all, Red! ;) I'm no person to give advice when it comes to striaght men, after all!

1:59 pm

Riverdance

I agree Soodle - who knows.... at the least you will have some fun messages

1:59 pm

Soodle

The 2nd worst thing is, I still see him as early early 20's. The very worst thing is, I know he still sees me as the same........

1:59 pm

Nancy Boy

In that case, Soodle, just go with the flow and have fun ;) the important thing is to do what you want to, and not feel pressured to respond to how your ex has set the tone. Take charge! You know what you want :)

1:59 pm

Soodle

A lot of water, a lot of bridges............

1:59 pm

redturtlehead

relationships are relationships Nancy....and you are in a relationship, so you are qualified to advice on relationships.

2:00 pm

redturtlehead

Soodle, FB is very odd. I this year got in touch with a lot of people from Kindergarten....

2:00 pm

redturtlehead

Oddly we are all about the same...but married to people not from kindergarten...with kids in kindergarten....its hard to know always what to think.

2:00 pm

Judi

Afternoon, all. Yikes! Relationship talk. Love is a many blundered thing.

2:00 pm

CiociaJudy

finally made it to halfway. time for a nap I think. Happy Babbling all!

2:01 pm

FMitch

Ack, phone back in a bit.

2:01 pm

Riverdance

20 years is a long time - people change

2:01 pm

Nancy Boy

LOL Judi!

2:01 pm

Soodle

ROFL, Judy!!

2:02 pm

Judi

It's also a many splendored thing ( like the song really says). My best advice is: stop face-booking and twittering and get back to reality.

2:02 pm

Riverdance

it was alot easier when my kids were in kindergarten - I got high school with college coming soon - yikes

2:02 pm

pippingeek

nancy, nice new pic!

2:03 pm

Nancy Boy

Thanks, Pippin! I'm fond of it myself...hence the smug expression ;)

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jacq

hello everybody

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crosshair

there is no magic imho,but time does heal wounds and it is natural to remember the good and not the bad,but saying that i find no hard in reminising the good times as long as he does not have a new significant other scanning his computer.but if he is single and you are single as a male id be tempted to rekindle old flames..just my 2 cents worth.just remember he is an ex for a reason

2:03 pm

Riverdance

Dont you just want to pinch his cheeks ladies!

2:04 pm

jmcnrick

hi all

2:04 pm

doseffing

Soodle ... as an old cynic who has crossed a lot of bridges let me say ... you're remembering the fun ... there was something or somethings that caused you a lot of pain in the past with this ex ... In my experience most people really don't change all that much ... what makes you think that this person has changed those aspects of their life that troubled you ... or have you changed those things which troulbed the ex ... dinner can be fun ... if if you eat something you shouldn't or you eat too fast ... you'll still get indigestion ...

2:04 pm

Riverdance

or men!

2:04 pm

Judi

Yes. And I want to feed you Nancy boy. You're too thin.

2:04 pm

Jayk

Hi babblers

2:04 pm

Riverdance

Ok Im going to get myself in trouble here - going to concentrate on the puzzle

2:04 pm

jmcnrick

my two cents is sometimes someone is an ex because you were either or both too young to work at the relationship

2:05 pm

Nancy Boy

LOL Mom! I go from real life, wherein I have no parents at all, to babble, where -everyone- is my parent! and it's lovely

2:05 pm

jmcnrick

i got contacted by an ex who wanted to rekindle. . . .

2:05 pm

jmcnrick

but he is still the 20 year old which was fun at 20 but a bore at 60

2:05 pm

Nancy Boy

Have you been watching me, Judi? ;)

2:06 pm

jmcnrick

*hands NB a lolly* and a well behaved child you are too NB ;-)

2:06 pm

Riverdance

I dont know about behaved- he is courting a hangover you know

2:06 pm

jmcnrick

mom you are only in trouble if you pinch the wrong cheeks! ;-0

2:06 pm

Nancy Boy

LOL Jmc!

2:07 pm

Judi

Eesh. I shound like my grandmother. Her two favorite sentences were "Eat!" and "Have some more!"

2:07 pm

pippingeek

i want an extra day off just to sleep

2:07 pm

Soodle

Oh! I just knew I would get good advice for mt

2:07 pm

jmcnrick

i still court a hangover from time to time

2:07 pm

pippingeek

but after sunday i will have as many as i want!

2:07 pm

Bubbles1602

hhhiiiiiiiii

2:07 pm

jmcnrick

and you can drink at his age in GB i believe

2:07 pm

Nancy Boy

LOL Judi! I've had my share of that - back in high school my school nurse basically followed me around ;)

2:07 pm

jmcnrick

hi bubbles

2:08 pm

pippingeek

but for now, off to the bank and then to climb, be back to finish much later

2:08 pm

Soodle

Hic, my babbling buddies. But, just the thought of somebody showing interest is ....heartwarming...to say the least. Thank you everybody

2:08 pm

Judi

Well, that's good, NB. You have lots of guardian angels then.

2:08 pm

Riverdance

bye pippin

2:08 pm

Nancy Boy

oh quite. we're awful here in England. I'm nineteen. I can do EVERYTHING. If I was still living back home, I'd be having my coming-of-age day...this May, I think

2:09 pm

Riverdance

where is home Nancy

2:09 pm

crosshair

anytime soodle,i may be right i may be wrong,but if you get any use out of it at all im happy:)

2:09 pm

Nancy Boy

I don't know Judi, I never much liked her. The school had me on the food equivalent of a suicide watch because I had a brush with anorexia during an unhappy time in my early teens. So she talked me out of veganism and put me on the road to destruction ;)

2:10 pm

Nancy Boy

Mom...Korea!

2:15 pm

Nancy Boy

...something I said?!

2:15 pm

Riverdance

Not at all Nancy - just got my W's done - working up the list now

2:16 pm

Nancy Boy

thought everyone's internet had just sort of mass-collapsed ;)

2:17 pm

Soodle

Yeah! Soodlebum's love life has that effect on things...

2:17 pm

Riverdance

I have never been to Europe so cant imagine the differences other than what I heard in history class long time ago

2:17 pm

Nancy Boy

LOL, Soodle! just go with the flow ;)

2:18 pm

Soodle

Valiently keeping my chin above water..........

2:19 pm

Nancy Boy

when did you break up with your ex, Soodle?

2:20 pm

Soodle

Oooh, Nancy

2:20 pm

Soodle

Oooh, Nancy

2:21 pm

Soodle

Ohh NancyBoy, I went out with this guy when I was 22 24. Then we broke up, and I married a chap and we had 3 kids. He vamoossed about 3 years ago, so me and this Facebook guy go back over 20 years????>>>>***)))

2:22 pm

Soodle

As I type, I can see the obvious difficulties :(

2:22 pm

Nancy Boy

wow, Soodle! that's some time gone by...the fact that he's still thinking about you is encouraging, though, surely?

2:23 pm

jacq

not butting in, but take it out of facebook into real life and see what happens, after all you can't find out if you don't try

2:23 pm

Soodle

I can see a mid-life-crisis lady clinging onto the memories of times gone by.....

2:23 pm

Riverdance

You never know Soodle - my best friend from high school just married her old high school sweatheart. Hadnt seen each other in 30 plus years and it was love at first sight all over again

2:23 pm

Nancy Boy

quite right, Jac! Love ain't for the timid ;)

2:24 pm

jacq

nope and you only get one go at life so grab each and every opportunity and live

2:24 pm

Riverdance

well said jacq

2:25 pm

jacq

i wish i had lived a little

2:25 pm

jacq

and grabbed more

2:25 pm

Soodle

Yikes!! I was really expecting to hear 'Cop On to yourself, Soodle' But, now, maybe I just might go for it........... Hey Babblers, Watch This Space!

2:26 pm

Riverdance

you got lots of time left jacq

2:26 pm

jacq

go for it soodle, at the very least you will rekindle a friendship

2:26 pm

Nancy Boy

yeahhhh Soodle! go for it, really. I had to make a pretty dramatic decision to get what I wanted, which, as we know, ended up in my parents disowning me. Wouldn't change it for the world though :)

2:27 pm

jacq

huggs NB

2:27 pm

Nancy Boy

so the scary things, usually, are worth it ;) (((Jac)))

2:27 pm

peabody

For what it is worth Soodle - I was married for 21 years, have been divorced for 20, my ex and I got back together 10 years ago and it was like we never separated.

2:28 pm

Riverdance

hugs from Mom NB - you got more parents than you want right here

2:28 pm

Riverdance

I dont know if that is good or bad peabody - hope its good

2:28 pm

Nancy Boy

I am the world's adopted son ;)

2:28 pm

jacq

i'm a crap parent but i can quote all the psych books lol

2:28 pm

Riverdance

and dont you forget it!!!

2:28 pm

Nancy Boy

Peabody...that's like a movie!

2:29 pm

Soodle

NancyBoy, I read your profile a few days ago, and I was very impressed with the suport you got from Babblers. Thank you alll.... I will keep you informed........

2:29 pm

jacq

good luck soodle

2:30 pm

peabody

It's very good. We don't live together, we are best of friends, we have great times together, we miss each other when we aren't together and it is pins and needles when we see each other.

2:30 pm

Nancy Boy

Not as impressed as I was, Soodle! Quite overwhelming, really. good luck!

2:30 pm

Soodle

And Jacq....ask your kids....I bet they don't think your a crap parent. I bet the love the bones of you!!

2:30 pm

jacq

lol both daughters are in my kitchen speaking about me right now, maybe i should ask them later

2:31 pm

Soodle

OOOOh Peabody!!!! I am getting pins and needles thinking of ye!!

2:31 pm

featherbee

hi gang! peeking in to grab a few words, when i should be neatening up the house for company later...

2:31 pm

Soodle

I started this topic, so I should end it. Life ain't easy!!!

2:31 pm

Riverdance

thats awesome peobody

2:31 pm

jacq

that sounds very promising peabody, perhaps not living together changed things for the better, they say familiarity breeds contempt

2:31 pm

Riverdance

hi featherbee

2:32 pm

Riverdance

no fights over snoring either

2:32 pm

Nancy Boy

awww Peabody...I imagine there was a little ruffle all over the globe as all the babblers turned to shoot appreciative glances at their significant others ;)

2:32 pm

Riverdance

or not

2:32 pm

Nancy Boy

LOL Mom!

2:33 pm

Soodle

rofl!!!

2:33 pm

Nancy Boy

Leo: "why are you looking at me strangely?"
god love him ;)

2:34 pm

peabody

It really is cool. Whenever he is at my house, he fixes things - I've gotten more work out of him the last 10 years then the 21 we were married. Not seeing each other for 10 years was the hardest for me, and then he showed up on my doorstep and wanted to apologize for all the bad times. What could I do?

2:34 pm

Judi

Fireworks!

2:35 pm

Riverdance

Glad it worked out for you

2:35 pm

Riverdance

yeah Judi

2:35 pm

featherbee

yay judi!

2:35 pm

Nancy Boy

well done, Judi!

2:36 pm

Riverdance

done with the u's and t's - tough grid today

2:37 pm

featherbee

yeah, i'm not liking it at all so far!

2:38 pm

featherbee

sigh, guess it's the grid's way of saying stop procrastinating! gotta go.

2:39 pm

redturtlehead

congrats Judi!

2:39 pm

Riverdance

you just got here feather - have a good one

2:39 pm

Soodle

Peabody. You seem to have found the perfect relationship. You enjoy it!!!!

2:40 pm

redturtlehead

you know there are a lot of words I have learned from babble in this grid today.

2:40 pm

periwinkle

hey all

2:40 pm

redturtlehead

hi peri!

2:41 pm

Riverdance

hi peri

2:41 pm

Nancy Boy

hi, Peri!

2:42 pm

periwinkle

thinking of having some lemonade with a bit of gin in it :)

2:42 pm

Boobear

hi Peri

2:42 pm

Soodle

I have been on her for the last 2 hours , and I GOT 36 words. I think I might just go to bed. Nite all, and thanks so much for your imput. (((Hugs)))

2:42 pm

Boobear

goodnite soodle

2:42 pm

Nancy Boy

Mmmm, sounds like a plan, Peri!

2:42 pm

Riverdance

Good night Soodle

2:42 pm

periwinkle

it is a lovely day here, sunny and warm. but in the house the AC is on and it is freezing :)

2:42 pm

Nancy Boy

Night night Soodle! x

2:42 pm

Soodle

Here, not her...Oh god, talk about complicating things!!

2:42 pm

peabody

Bye Soodle - good luck.

2:42 pm

periwinkle

brb

2:43 pm

KatieMcG

pops head in grid just to see if it really is as evil as I thought this morning

2:43 pm

Riverdance

i'd switch that to vodka.

2:43 pm

Riverdance

new summer drink - blueberry vodka with lemonade - dont forget to float the fresh blueberries

2:44 pm

redturtlehead

its not too bad katie, I just have been taking it in 10 words chunks...and now down to 67 left.

2:44 pm

Riverdance

Yes Katie, the grid angel has not made an appearance yet

2:44 pm

Boobear

try a pink lady.. it is grapefruit juice and vodka and a dash of lemonline soda

2:44 pm

redturtlehead

soodle....I think you were distracted by chat.

2:44 pm

redturtlehead

there is a grid angel?

2:45 pm

KatieMcG

not today!!

2:45 pm

Riverdance

anyone got the last sh6 please

2:45 pm

Norma

Hi Mrs Mc how was Karen?? where did you go ??

2:46 pm

Boobear

not there yet Mom

2:47 pm

hootowl

think sword & sh****

2:47 pm

Riverdance

last summer I was using regular vodka with flavored fruit2O /waters - then floating the same flavored vodka - light drink for summer

2:48 pm

Riverdance

**slaps head** thanks hoot

2:48 pm

hootowl

yw

2:49 pm

Nancy Boy

Mmmm. brandy, though.

2:51 pm

Riverdance

never been a big fan of brandy - only when I have a bad cold

2:51 pm

Nancy Boy

generally, I'm a big fan of everything ;)

2:52 pm

periwinkle

back, the only vodka I have is root beer flavor, I liked it when I first tasted it but will stick to plain vodka.

2:52 pm

periwinkle

I love apricot flavored brandy, my niece gives it to me every Chanukah

2:53 pm

Riverdance

a little grey goose on the rocks perhaps

2:53 pm

periwinkle

must get some plain vodka, asap

2:53 pm

hootowl

yeah!

2:53 pm

periwinkle

Smirnoof Black Vodka is very good

2:53 pm

periwinkle

hey there hootowl

2:53 pm

periwinkle

Smirnoff even

2:54 pm

periwinkle

altho Smirnoof sounds funny

2:54 pm

Nancy Boy

expensive taste Mom ;)

2:54 pm

Riverdance

Nancy - what do you recommend

2:54 pm

periwinkle

and I meant black label vodka

2:54 pm

periwinkle

yews, NB what do you recommend for vodka or gin?

2:54 pm

Riverdance

Dont drink much hard liquor but when I do, Its got to be the good stuff.

2:55 pm

periwinkle

geez, I only just started to drink the gin and lemonade

2:55 pm

Riverdance

Im a wine lover

2:55 pm

periwinkle

most wine gives me a headache and I do not like beer

2:55 pm

Nancy Boy

Gin...I'm definitely a Bombay Sapphire man, but would take Plymouth over Gordon's!

2:56 pm

hootowl

allergic to gin & rye

2:57 pm

Riverdance

I dont particularly like beer either, unless it is very cold and only a few sips taste good

2:57 pm

periwinkle

never had rye, do not like Scotch, ewww

2:57 pm

Riverdance

Oh hoot - thats sad

2:57 pm

periwinkle

I drank beer with pizza when I was in grad school

2:57 pm

Nancy Boy

I'm not a beer fan, Peri! Don't drink a lot of vodka, though, so I wouldn't be the right person to recommend that! I tend to add malibu to a lot of stuff. Fruity!

2:57 pm

hootowl

johhny red!

2:57 pm

hootowl

Like bocks, stouts, porter. Brew when I can

2:58 pm

hootowl

granddad

2:58 pm

hootowl

stoly

2:59 pm

Riverdance

havent heard of malibu in a long time. When it first came out many many years ago, they were introducing it at this bar I was at. I actually won a neon light up malibu sign. Quite trendy at the time

2:59 pm

periwinkle

muy dad used to drink bourban and gingerale

3:00 pm

Riverdance

My husband is a beer lover and makes his own too. I make him do it outside so it doesnt stink up the house. It has a real bad smell when the hops is added.

3:01 pm

Riverdance

I got to run for now. Maybe catch you all again this evening - got 37 left.

3:01 pm

periwinkle

bbs

3:03 pm

bichon

hi, anyone have the in 8, perhaps?

3:05 pm

LuvWordGames

in 8/50 in + not sharp but **ll + what you charge for something

3:07 pm

bichon

ty Luv, perfect clue

3:07 pm

LuvWordGames

yw bichon, glad it helped

3:08 pm

bichon

how about la 6/24, the first one

3:08 pm

bichon

doh, got it

3:08 pm

LuvWordGames

don't have it yet

3:15 pm

Boobear

clue for ha 4/8

3:17 pm

bichon

weird word Boo ha + the **tler did it

3:18 pm

redshoes

la 6/24 male version of a lass

3:19 pm

Jayk

clue for the last in please? the 4

3:19 pm

bichon

got it a while back redshoes, but ty

3:19 pm

redshoes

sorry.

3:19 pm

LuvWordGames

thanks redshoes, I needed it

3:19 pm

redshoes

in 4/4 like an asian country minus the d.

3:20 pm

Jayk

I can't believe this redshoes! I KNOW the word; i've looked for it 50 times, and I never saw it! TY

3:21 pm

Jayk

also for the stupid ra 5 that's between the 2 ra/6s?

3:22 pm

redshoes

I'm a bit thin on ras sorry.

3:23 pm

peabody

ra 5 - plural of a bone in your arm

3:24 pm

redshoes

oh. oops. I did actually have that one. Just not the 6s.

3:24 pm

peabody

ra 5 or plural for a geometric term

3:25 pm

Jayk

SAME deal as the other one. I should be committed!!

3:26 pm

Jayk

redshoes--the 6s are when you're confused, like me, only with an r in front and an Xray unit + vowel _ big california city

3:26 pm

Nancy Boy

hm, decided we're too lazy to go out so staying in and watching Fight Club!

3:30 pm

redshoes

There are only three ru4/5s in Fight Club...

3:30 pm

redshoes

ok. back to work.

3:31 pm

redshoes

lata kids.

3:40 pm

AWood

this is wayy to hard ha

3:57 pm

AWood

i finished! too easy

4:05 pm

Riverdance

too easy? bah......

4:05 pm

Riverdance

I want to watch my recording of the biggest loser from Tuesday

4:27 pm

redturtlehead

I want to finish, i really want to finish. 53 left.

4:30 pm

Riverdance

me too red - 33 left

4:30 pm

redturtlehead

BUt, I may not. who knows... I am making flank steak again for dinner, sooo.

4:31 pm

Riverdance

we are just doing beans and franks - daughter has softball practice tonight - son just home from track - quick supper

4:31 pm

redturtlehead

sounds good though. I know it isnt cool, but sometimes I really like hot dogs.

4:34 pm

Riverdance

many nights we have too many sports and activities that there is no time for a good meal - sorry to say. My son burns more calories than we can keep in him, so we try and push the protein. Fats arent good but he needs those as well

4:36 pm

redturtlehead

good fats are good. Of course a balanced diet is really good but who has that these days.

4:36 pm

redturtlehead

I really try.

4:37 pm

Riverdance

we do ok with veggies and good stuff on nights we arent crazy running around. Tough to get kids to eat salad. My daughter is major fussy but my son will eat everything thank god. My husband is a hunter and fisherman, so we have lots of birds in the fall and fish in the spring/summer

4:38 pm

Riverdance

anyone help with the fi5/18 please

4:38 pm

redturtlehead

a fi*** of dreams?

4:38 pm

Pinikula

you'll kick yourself! Fi*** and Stream

4:38 pm

Pinikula

hi all...

4:38 pm

redturtlehead

thats the only one I have that a 5 18.

4:38 pm

redturtlehead

hi pinikula.

4:39 pm

Pinikula

hiya red ;) and Mom

4:39 pm

periwinkle

enjoyed my lemonade and gin, back to find my last 42 words

4:39 pm

Pinikula

how's everyone?

4:39 pm

Pinikula

hi peri ;)

4:39 pm

Riverdance

wouldnt that figure, I cant get the easy one - thanks both of you

4:40 pm

redturtlehead

hey peri... I have 47 left, between than and now had time to walk dog and try to put together a meal.

4:40 pm

Riverdance

Hi pini - doing well

4:40 pm

Pinikula

103 more to go here...so I'll happily bring up the rear! :)

4:40 pm

featherbee

i hate this grid. help with the lower R please?

4:40 pm

Riverdance

Got to leave in a minute to bring daughter to softball practice - wine is chilling for when we get back

4:41 pm

Pinikula

hb mom ;)

4:41 pm

Riverdance

I got 30 but hitting the wall - maybe some are easy that I dont even know - havent gotten any of the 7's yet though

4:41 pm

Pinikula

not much help here, weed...I'm so far behind

4:41 pm

featherbee

ha, i'm just trying for nbt right now. only found 58

4:42 pm

Riverdance

I dont know where they come from feather - I work the list - but am missing many ra's anyway

4:42 pm

Riverdance

I have nbt but not nbs (no 7's) *hanging head*

4:42 pm

lynxxx

bottom R's all start with ra*ical . Ra^ & 2 &'s fuinish with Hawiian dance h***, then latin plural or cons

4:43 pm

featherbee

aha! thanks!

4:43 pm

lynxxx

another ra6 rhymes with how a duck walks

4:43 pm

Pinikula

thx lynxxx ;)

4:43 pm

featherbee

and hey, i needed the duck walk too

4:43 pm

featherbee

how about u words?

4:43 pm

lynxxx

ra5 plural of ra***us, circle thingo

4:44 pm

Pinikula

just 2, weed

4:44 pm

featherbee

lol, yeah, i know there are two. i don't have either.

4:44 pm

Pinikula

ur5 = ur + consumed

4:45 pm

lynxxx

both ur5.12

4:45 pm

Riverdance

ur _ plus the first three old mcdonald vowels

4:45 pm

Pinikula

(sorry, weed...thought you were asking how many)

4:45 pm

featherbee

ty ty ty

4:45 pm

Pinikula

thx for that one, mom!

4:45 pm

Riverdance

ur - just *** my supper

4:46 pm

redturtlehead

thanks for the U clue that old macdonald word had me! now I have errr, 6 gray boxes....including the ons that started out gray. :( ha!

4:46 pm

Pinikula

* happy dance * I broke 100!

4:46 pm

redturtlehead

dances with Pinik!

4:46 pm

Pinikula

you're one grey box ahead of me, red! :)

4:47 pm

redturtlehead

crazy Pinik! I only have 45 left.

4:47 pm

Pinikula

wow! I'm impressed, Red...I still have another 92!

4:47 pm

Pinikula

aren't grids weird???

4:48 pm

redturtlehead

Pini, I have been picking at this one ALL day long.

4:48 pm

redturtlehead

this grid is Filled with words I learned in babble.

4:48 pm

Riverdance

thanks lynxxx

4:48 pm

Pinikula

I broke out MW for this one...haven't done that in a loooooong time...

4:48 pm

featherbee

109 left here!

4:49 pm

Riverdance

leaving for a bit - bbl

4:49 pm

redturtlehead

have a good practice time mom!

4:49 pm

periwinkle

I am using MW like crazy today, lots of new words for me

4:50 pm

featherbee

ok, for NBT, the top row E please?

4:50 pm

featherbee

bye mom

4:50 pm

Pinikula

Oh, I misread, weed...in that case, let's git'r dun!

4:50 pm

Pinikula

ef4

4:50 pm

redturtlehead

i think its the letter after the e. pluraled

4:50 pm

periwinkle

20 left

4:50 pm

Pinikula

go go go peri!

4:50 pm

featherbee

ha, i'll be lucky to get halfway tonight. i have a friend coming over for games! will scrap the grid in a heartbeat.

4:50 pm

redturtlehead

I am going for the list soon, but would like to get to at least only 40 left.

4:50 pm

rururocks

ab6 ?

4:50 pm

rururocks

ab6 ?

4:50 pm

periwinkle

:)

4:50 pm

featherbee

aha, ty

4:51 pm

redturtlehead

there is an ab 6?

4:51 pm

Pinikula

ab + *nder the bed + ***m Neisen (actor)

4:51 pm

featherbee

ab + errr.....

4:51 pm

lynxxx

ab6 ab & recent Streep movie about a cook J****

4:51 pm

redturtlehead

TY Pini!

4:51 pm

featherbee

ty pini. lol, had it, couldn't clue it.

4:51 pm

Pinikula

oooh, much better clue, lynxxx...

4:51 pm

periwinkle

li5/12 pls

4:51 pm

redturtlehead

thanks Pini and Lynnxxx!

4:52 pm

rururocks

ty

4:52 pm

lynxxx

li5.12 li & speedy babbler ***t

4:52 pm

Pinikula

(PS...I have the same name as Ms. Child...should've been easier to clue!)

4:52 pm

Brookie

peri, think of the "head of the group" but misspelled

4:52 pm

rururocks

is the ab 7 related?

4:53 pm

Pinikula

not at all, ru

4:53 pm

Pinikula

ab + light bulb strength

4:53 pm

redturtlehead

that is a word? amazing...

4:53 pm

Brookie

And hi everyone!

4:53 pm

redturtlehead

Oh 2 more and I can get list, will have 40 left.

4:53 pm

redturtlehead

hi brpookie

4:53 pm

periwinkle

ty for the li5

4:53 pm

periwinkle

hi Brookie

4:53 pm

rururocks

ty

4:54 pm

lynxxx

morning Brookie

4:54 pm

Brookie

Hi red, peri!

4:54 pm

Pinikula

yvw ;)

4:54 pm

Brookie

And hi lynxxx!

4:54 pm

featherbee

ok, giving up for now. bye!

4:54 pm

Brookie

I have 87 words done... just want one more so I can say I completed more than half the puzzle.

4:54 pm

Brookie

bye feather!

4:56 pm

Brookie

ahhh, found one more word. gotta do some editing work now. Happy babbling, everyone! (poof!)

4:57 pm

periwinkle

13 left bbs to finish

4:58 pm

redturtlehead

gooo peri. I am also going to make some parts of dinner. I promised to make a real meal today.

4:58 pm

rururocks

ugh 80 here..another tough grid..wassup with these toughies lately?

4:59 pm

Pinikula

not sure, ru, but this time I actually broke out MW! :(

4:59 pm

Pinikula

I probably shouldn't have...but...well...

5:02 pm

Pinikula

...and now fe4ing so guilty I closed it!

5:04 pm

lynxxx

well there's another 6 hours before it finished Pini so if you have the time......

5:04 pm

Pinikula

I think I opened it today because I was so frustrated this morning (well, maybe not bored, but trying to kill time and wasn't going anywhere)

5:05 pm

Pinikula

Dau had gall bladder surgery this morning and from the time they took her back to the time she was released, it was a long 4 hours!

5:05 pm

lynxxx

all went well?

5:06 pm

Pinikula

yes, ma'am...doc came out and said she was a piece of cake...nothing extraordinary was found!

5:06 pm

Pinikula

she's at home now "sleeping it off"

5:07 pm

lynxxx

lol, haven't heard a doctor use that expression before

5:07 pm

Pinikula

He was a pretty cool doc...and, with her on loopy meds, we were all very much at ease!

5:10 pm

lynxxx

any more clues wanted before I head off?

5:11 pm

rururocks

al4/6?

5:11 pm

rururocks

I can'at figure where to go

5:11 pm

Pinikula

al + 2 vowels

5:11 pm

Pinikula

(first 2 vowels)

5:11 pm

redturtlehead

like stuff that grows in fish tanks

5:11 pm

Pinikula

oh shoot...sorry...that's al4

5:11 pm

redturtlehead

but short.

5:12 pm

rururocks

oh geez

5:12 pm

rururocks

I can't even begin to tell you how muych time I spent on that one

5:14 pm

rururocks

al 6/24? would help too

5:14 pm

lynxxx

ha6.39 ha & what Little Miss Mu**** sat on her tu****

5:14 pm

Pinikula

as long as me (since I didn't have it to clue)!

5:14 pm

redturtlehead

well, i have finished the b's there is a little green? bird in there.

5:14 pm

lynxxx

al6 Al* McGraw & not mum

5:15 pm

Pinikula

great clues, lynxxx ;)

5:15 pm

Pinikula

there is, red?

5:16 pm

rururocks

thank you lynxxx

5:16 pm

redturtlehead

there us a bu 6.

5:16 pm

lynxxx

green yellow blue Australian bird - speedos are also known as bu6.36 smugglers

5:16 pm

Pinikula

ooooh, got it!

5:17 pm

Pinikula

thx red! :)

5:17 pm

Pinikula

and lynxxx

5:17 pm

Pinikula

wow, that's a term I've not heard of before, lynxxx...

5:17 pm

redturtlehead

they make popular bird pets, i think, but not up on birds

5:17 pm

welki

*enters chat laughing her a%% off at lynxxx's bu6 smuggler*

5:18 pm

redturtlehead

aaaaah a parakeet.

5:19 pm

Pinikula

* giggle *

5:20 pm

redturtlehead

speedos like the suit????oh my!!!!!!

5:20 pm

redturtlehead

i am a bit slow today...

5:20 pm

welki

hilarious imagery! LOLOL

5:20 pm

lynxxx

lol, a Pub here has just paid $3,400 for our Opposition leaders bu**** smuggler speedos

5:21 pm

redturtlehead

oh gosh!

5:21 pm

welki

ewwwwwwww

5:21 pm

redturtlehead

and they say there is a recession?

5:22 pm

lynxxx

Good tourist attraction, he had made headlines here recently wearing them, lol

5:22 pm

Pinikula

...and for what reason, on this green earth, would someone want to buy a "used" pair of bu6 smugglers!?!?!?!

5:22 pm

Pinikula

I guess my question was answered! ROFL

5:23 pm

redturtlehead

oooh i am at 39 left list time!

5:23 pm

welki

hmmm bu* smugglers don't seem as interesting as pelican smugglers or ostrich smugglers or eagle smugglers ... lol

5:23 pm

Pinikula

ba6?

5:24 pm

lynxxx

the ba6's wear the b lack cowboy hats

5:24 pm

Pinikula

* refraining from making a comment until I find the ba6 * :)

5:25 pm

lynxxx

the go***** wear the white hats

5:25 pm

lynxxx

...or the same as the boyish la6

5:25 pm

Pinikula

found it * I sometimes wear a black cowboy hat! *

5:25 pm

Pinikula

I must be a ba6!

5:26 pm

lynxxx

that - or kinky perhaps

5:26 pm

Pinikula

* gulp *

5:26 pm

Pinikula

uh, well...

5:26 pm

Pinikula

uh...

5:27 pm

Pinikula

* I plead the 5th! *

5:27 pm

lynxxx

lol

5:27 pm

lynxxx

...chaps too?

5:27 pm

o-o

before or after you drank it?

5:27 pm

Pinikula

No, I drew the line at the chaps!

5:27 pm

Pinikula

hi BR! :)

5:28 pm

lynxxx

hi BabRab!

5:28 pm

welki

if you find four presbyterians, you'll find a fifth (hi, BR)

5:28 pm

o-o

Hello

5:28 pm

redturtlehead

Hi BR, how are you?

5:29 pm

Pinikula

long time no see, BR! how ya been?

5:29 pm

rururocks

au6/24 anyone?

5:29 pm

o-o

doing just swell

5:29 pm

o-o

had the mumps

5:29 pm

Pinikula

the MUMPS???

5:29 pm

redturtlehead

Babble? How awful.

5:29 pm

welki

au + ra4/4

5:30 pm

Pinikula

that's ar6/21, welki

5:30 pm

lynxxx

au & croco****

5:30 pm

redturtlehead

also an au with di 4.

5:30 pm

o-o

yeah, was a swell time

5:30 pm

redturtlehead

people really do need to vaccinate!

5:30 pm

rururocks

that was it.. thank you

5:30 pm

lynxxx

I hope you are jesting with us BR

5:30 pm

redturtlehead

babble, Are you feeling OK now?

5:30 pm

Pinikula

better now, BR?

5:31 pm

PastorJ

great pun, BR! glad you're better

5:31 pm

o-o

I an quite well

5:31 pm

redturtlehead

I am glad to hear it.

5:31 pm

Pinikula

good to hear, BR...and definitely great to see you back!

5:31 pm

Pinikula

Hi PJ

5:32 pm

PastorJ

good afternoon!

5:32 pm

rururocks

aren't you a wee bit old for the mumps?

5:32 pm

lynxxx

"walkies" time, bye all

5:33 pm

Pinikula

enjoy, lynxxx!

5:34 pm

jesdraggon

hi everybody

5:34 pm

Pinikula

hi jes ;)

5:34 pm

redturtlehead

hi jes!

5:34 pm

Pinikula

di6? (fish?)

5:35 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I'm late today- how's the grid?

5:35 pm

welki

di + not early

5:35 pm

redturtlehead

Open those eyes WIIIIDE pinik

5:35 pm

Pinikula

hi kappy...it's, well, a grid... :)

5:35 pm

Pinikula

oy vey - thx gang!

5:35 pm

o-o

grid is puzzling

5:35 pm

Kaplan the Magne

looks like a wasted "ing"

5:36 pm

Pinikula

I think I'm in gridlock!

5:37 pm

redturtlehead

I think the list is a great help. this grid is full of semi obscure babbling type words, like the metal or plastic tip at the end of a shoelace is in here.

5:38 pm

Pinikula

I didn't know that little piece had a name, red!!!!

5:38 pm

redturtlehead

ag 5. it is!

5:38 pm

o-o

Every time I found a word, I stopped looking for it. Saved a lot of time.

5:38 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I don't know that word- I only know needle cases and Welsh hills. Why would anyone name the tip at the end of a shoelace, anyway?

5:38 pm

Pinikula

I'll try to remember that one...

5:39 pm

Pinikula

You're so smart, BR! LOL

5:39 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Oh, I do know that word.

5:39 pm

redturtlehead

So that when something goes wrong with the production of that tip end people know what to call it.

5:39 pm

redturtlehead

I learned it from Phineas and Ferb the cartoon!

5:39 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I would just call it the tip of the shoelace thingie.

5:40 pm

o-o

If you keep looking for the first word you find, why, you will never get to the second.

5:40 pm

jesdraggon

how profound, bab

5:40 pm

redturtlehead

indeed BR.

5:41 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Oh- depth.

5:41 pm

Pinikula

oh, BR, your wit was not lost during your illness! Thank goodness for small miracles! :)

5:43 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Why is the 4th Hebrew letter not a word- isn't it usually?

5:43 pm

Michnick

Neither is glatt, I can't figure out why not.

5:43 pm

Michnick

The first Hebrew letter is in there though.

5:43 pm

redturtlehead

hi michnik, how are you have not seen you in ages!

5:44 pm

Kaplan the Magne

yeah, I've tried that too.

5:44 pm

Michnick

Both spellings? They are both in there and valid.

5:44 pm

rururocks

el 6/21?

5:44 pm

Michnick

He Red, I haven't been around much. Now that Passover is over I have more time.

5:45 pm

o-o

Has anyone ever accused Hebrew of being chauvinistic?

5:45 pm

Michnick

Hmm, BR, why chauvinistic?

5:45 pm

o-o

HEbrew

5:46 pm

Kaplan the Magne

???

5:47 pm

o-o

el + get your diploma: grad****

5:47 pm

Michnick

Groan!! By the way, I had the Mumps about 2 mos ago. I was vaccinated way back when. There is a major outbreak going on. Oddly enough, it has mostly hit Orthodox Jewish communities. BR - are you holding out on us?

5:47 pm

jesdraggon

*groan*

5:47 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I heard about that mumps thing.

5:48 pm

Michnick

My son had it about 6 wks after I did, too long to have caught it from me.

5:48 pm

o-o

I was ashamed cause I got such a big head

5:48 pm

rururocks

how did you notice the difference?

5:49 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Score!

5:49 pm

Pinikula

* ouch * LOL

5:50 pm

redturtlehead

I had to get my MMR vacciene redone a few years ago because they say it now does not work for forever as previously thought.

5:51 pm

Michnick

Interesting, but most of the kids who got sick initially were around 16, so certainly they should have been covered. My son is only 14!

5:51 pm

Kaplan the Magne

No ba**ie? A hairless guy?

5:52 pm

Pinikula

maybe it's Y instead of IE?

5:52 pm

Michnick

I tried that too. I think this grid is a big tease!

5:52 pm

redturtlehead

I think they do not really know how long those vaccienes work and with so many deciding not to vaccinate kids now. though I did not think that was such an issue in places outside of the US.

5:53 pm

Kaplan the Magne

It doesn't have that, but it has ba double consonant and diminutive ending

5:53 pm

Michnick

My dr. told me that most of the cases he'd seen were ppl who'd been vaccinated; the ones that weren't had much more severe cases.

5:53 pm

Kaplan the Magne

go figure.

5:53 pm

sixty7stang13

ra 6/24 please do not have either

5:53 pm

redturtlehead

This gird is so wierd, it has so many words I have learned through babble....usually its just 1-4 that I remember from another grid, btu today.....every other word.

5:54 pm

o-o

ra 6 --- baby's toy with different middle consonants

5:55 pm

o-o

red bulb veggie: ra*ish + Hawaiian dance: h***

5:56 pm

sixty7stang13

ty BR

5:56 pm

redturtlehead

TY BR. I need to eat more ra*ishes.

5:56 pm

EspritdJean

clue for the 8?

5:57 pm

Scrabbler

Hello all.

5:57 pm

EspritdJean

hi scrabs

5:57 pm

o-o

in + a type of wheat: ***um + consumed food

5:58 pm

EspritdJean

ty BR

5:58 pm

redturtlehead

not out, but **, the length of time is the ***ation, and ra** my website please?

5:58 pm

o-o

Hello, Scrabbler

5:58 pm

Scrabbler

TY, BR

5:58 pm

Michnick

Thanks BR!!

5:58 pm

redturtlehead

scrabbs!

5:58 pm

Scrabbler

Red, I was called stat to the ED a few hrs ago and wished you were there, but the RNs were great.

5:58 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I gotta go= not much time tonight

5:59 pm

redturtlehead

goodness scrabbs, that not typical in your practice!

5:59 pm

Michnick

Can someone clue the ad7?

5:59 pm

Pinikula

hiya scrabs ;)

5:59 pm

Pinikula

take care, kappy

5:59 pm

Pinikula

ad7 = most of not teen + consumed

5:59 pm

Michnick

NM found it

6:00 pm

redturtlehead

what happened?

6:00 pm

EspritdJean

adore

6:00 pm

welki

we like you, too

6:00 pm

Pinikula

very much

6:00 pm

rururocks

thank you for the el 6 BR.. I found it

6:00 pm

Scrabbler

It is a tiny community hospital--small ICU, CCU, one floor with maybe 30 beds, and a busy ED. Kid with SMA (spinal muscular atrophy) with impending resp failure from pneumonia.

6:01 pm

Scrabbler

TY, Pini

6:01 pm

redturtlehead

did you have to intubate?

6:02 pm

Pinikula

gl5 6 ?

6:02 pm

Scrabbler

SPO2 = 89-90% on 100% O2. RR 40s, retracting. Venous PCO2 = 40 so we waited til children's hospital transport team arrived, but I was sweating it out!

6:02 pm

Pinikula

more fishies?

6:02 pm

rururocks

gl + no *** ands or buts

6:03 pm

Pinikula

thx ru ;)

6:03 pm

redturtlehead

ick. ick ick. can I say more Ick. those are the things that give me the heebie jeebies. Scrabbs.

6:03 pm

Pinikula

not knowing much, scrabbs, even that doesn't sound great to me!

6:03 pm

sixty7stang13

gl 5/26 please

6:03 pm

Pinikula

just clued, 67

6:03 pm

welki

*thankful that there are folks like Scrabbs, Red, Nef and the other medical Babblers to take care of us*

6:04 pm

Scrabbler

The kid is all crooked--kyphoscoliosis--would have been challenging to intubate.

6:04 pm

SeaSpray

Hello everyone

6:04 pm

redturtlehead

Ha 5, 14? please?

6:04 pm

Pinikula

I'm stuck on that one now, red

6:04 pm

sixty7stang13

sorry was not paying attention will look at chog ty Pini

6:04 pm

redturtlehead

help pinik and I help!!! SOS!

6:04 pm

Pinikula

no kidding, welki!

6:04 pm

Scrabbler

Hi welki, SS, Ruru, and anyone else I missed

6:04 pm

redturtlehead

hi sea!

6:04 pm

Pinikula

no worries, 67... ;)

6:05 pm

redturtlehead

and scrabbs, yes, that would be a challenge, especiall without a nice fibro-optic light for those things.

6:05 pm

Riverdance

ha + what is on a jar

6:05 pm

Scrabbler

I just called the ICU at the children's hospital and the boy is holding his own.

6:05 pm

redturtlehead

Momneeds, you are a life saver, thanks.

6:05 pm

Pinikula

thx mom (how was practice?)

6:06 pm

Riverdance

she is still there - my husband just left to pick her up

6:06 pm

SeaSpray

I am very happy today...went for a procedure and everything went well

6:06 pm

sixty7stang13

Fireworks- have to go feed animals - see you all later. bye

6:06 pm

Riverdance

he had it easy - I got the pick up from drivers ed and the drop off to softball - he only has the pickup from softball tonight.

6:06 pm

Pinikula

gotcha

6:06 pm

Scrabbler

Yahoo for you, SS!

6:06 pm

redturtlehead

Scrabbs, I've decided to apply to do a post bacc certificate in Public health.

6:06 pm

Pinikula

wtg 67!

6:06 pm

Riverdance

hence - I am here trying to finish up

6:06 pm

Scrabbler

Congrats 67

6:07 pm

redturtlehead

Sea spray that is good news. Pinis daughter had a procedure today too, spring procedure time?

6:07 pm

redturtlehead

congratulations 67 stang!

6:07 pm

Scrabbler

Very cool, Red! How long is program and where do you train?

6:07 pm

Scrabbler

I need to schedule my procedure--the privilege one earns when turning 50.

6:08 pm

redturtlehead

It's at the University of Florida, but all on line, and its only 5 classes. If I decide to get the full MPH, all the classes transfer.

6:08 pm

Riverdance

Good for you Seaspray. What ICU what boy scrabbler?

6:08 pm

Pinikula

glad to hear it went well, sea!

6:08 pm

SeaSpray

Colonoscopy and fissure repair....but fissure was healed and didn't have to have that done but, found I have diverticulitis...soooo all in all I made out well

6:08 pm

redturtlehead

very glad it went well.

6:08 pm

Scrabbler

Sounds great, Red. But you will cont to work? Did you get the Inf Control job?

6:09 pm

Riverdance

I need one of those procedures too - past time as I am 52. THEY keep calling me.

6:09 pm

Scrabbler

At our children's hospital, mnh.

6:09 pm

Pinikula

what "procedure"?

6:09 pm

SeaSpray

ty red, I was dreading the pain

6:09 pm

redturtlehead

I have not heard anything about the job, but yes, I'll have to work.

6:09 pm

SeaSpray

It was a breeze Mom

6:09 pm

redturtlehead

Pinik, didnt your daughter have her Gallbladder out today?

6:09 pm

Scrabbler

colonoscopy--age 50

6:09 pm

redturtlehead

Oh no, have I gotten confused.

6:10 pm

Pinikula

out this morning, red...did great...at home "sleeping it off" now ;)

6:10 pm

Riverdance

Just looked at your profile - you are a Doc - excellent - my son was at Boston Childrens as an infant - I am familiar with the miracles these hospitals perform

6:10 pm

Scrabbler

very good, pini

6:10 pm

redturtlehead

its like spring cleaning. everyone is going for procedures.

6:11 pm

SeaSpray

lol red

6:11 pm

Scrabbler

I especially admire the subspecialists in PICUs + NICUs---challenging work with very ill kids.

6:11 pm

Pinikula

we had fun messing with her once they gave her the first round of meds :)

6:11 pm

redturtlehead

man the ig 4 is like for someone texting about eskimo houses.

6:11 pm

Riverdance

chat going too fast for me - best wishes for a speeding recovery for your daughter pini

6:11 pm

Scrabbler

Uh, oh, pager went off. BRB

6:11 pm

Pinikula

thx red!

6:12 pm

Michnick

gr8 clue red, ty

6:12 pm

Riverdance

my best friend is a NICU nurse - very tough job - I envy their strength working with such sick small children

6:12 pm

SeaSpray

Pini, wish your daughter well

6:12 pm

Pinikula

thx mom...she did well and we don't anticipate any problems :)

6:12 pm

redturtlehead

it is a difficult job, so many hopes and dreams....

6:12 pm

Pinikula

will pass your thoughts along to her...thx! :)

6:13 pm

Michnick

Can someone help with the ai6?

6:13 pm

SeaSpray

My daughter works in geriatrics and her room mate from college ( her best friend) works in peds

6:13 pm

redturtlehead

Is anyone watching "In Plain Sight" this season?

6:13 pm

Pinikula

same as the ag5 before it, mich

6:14 pm

Pinikula

just add the i

6:14 pm

Michnick

AH! TY!

6:14 pm

Michnick

AH! TY!

6:14 pm

redturtlehead

this grid is full of little house on the prarie.

6:14 pm

redturtlehead

Both the first name of the star and a bastardiazation of the last name are in it.

6:15 pm

Riverdance

thats excellent seaspray - both ends of the spectrum

6:15 pm

Pinikula

not me, red

6:15 pm

Riverdance

can anyone help me with the ab's

6:16 pm

redturtlehead

this season is so good...I think I have to advertise it a little!

6:16 pm

Pinikula

ab + Ms. J**** Child

6:16 pm

Pinikula

ab + light bulb strength

6:16 pm

Riverdance

Ms J?

6:17 pm

Pinikula

Chef!

6:17 pm

Michnick

Oy, I need help with my abs - but the other kind.

6:17 pm

rururocks

try stomache crunches mich.. they work

6:17 pm

Michnick

On that note, I passed the halfway mark and finished my tea, so it is good night to all. I have to be up in 5 hours!!

6:17 pm

Riverdance

Ohhhh - why didnt you say so - guess you did - thanks much

6:17 pm

redturtlehead

sleep well Mich

6:17 pm

Pinikula

night mich! :)

6:17 pm

Riverdance

good night mich

6:18 pm

SeaSpray

Goodnight Mich

6:18 pm

Michnick

G'night all

6:18 pm

Pinikula

I could have said "my name" mom, but it probably wouldn't have helped at the time ;)

6:21 pm

Scrabbler

Back. Phone call = a mother with kid with vomiting + diarrhea.

6:22 pm

SeaSpray

that is scarey for the parent

6:22 pm

Pinikula

wow, scrabs...on-call??

6:23 pm

Pinikula

or on "break"

6:23 pm

Pinikula

/

6:23 pm

redturtlehead

The second ra 7 please?

6:23 pm

Pinikula

?

6:23 pm

Riverdance

yes it is scary - been there but can say I never once called an on call service - wise or not - I handled it

6:23 pm

Scrabbler

Especially for first time parent. So we teach them what to do. It will happen again someday.

6:23 pm

Scrabbler

Yes, on call.

6:23 pm

SeaSpray

but if its an infant it is very worrisome

6:24 pm

Riverdance

ra + American Idols paula Ab*** plus first two vowels

6:24 pm

redturtlehead

We would prefer on call to be called, than for the kid to later end up in the ER.

6:24 pm

Pinikula

need the next ra7, mom ;)

6:24 pm

Scrabbler

It would be nice for a parent to be resourceful--have books available, or web sites--but most call us readily+ frequently.

6:25 pm

amelu0218

same with cons ending, pini

6:25 pm

Pinikula

I called the ER 2x for my oldest dau before she was 24 months old...

6:25 pm

Pinikula

...thankfully or she wouldn't be here today.

6:25 pm

Pinikula

thx amelu

6:25 pm

Scrabbler

What happened, Pini?

6:25 pm

Pinikula

good point, red

6:25 pm

SeaSpray

I guess I was like Mom, I was resourceful and handled it

6:25 pm

Riverdance

It is good to teach - my husband and I got got infant CPR training - had fire dpt on call with oxygen in house - we were older so could handle it. Young kids having kids arent ready for the serious stuff - Not that we were much either

6:26 pm

Pinikula

at 20 months she contracted Menningiococcemia (sp)

6:26 pm

Scrabbler

Much of our daily work = educating parents.

6:26 pm

redturtlehead

I think too, so many young kids these days cant ask their parents for help.

6:26 pm

Riverdance

oops sorry dont have the next ra

6:26 pm

Scrabbler

*GASP* Pini--that is an infection that we DREAD!

6:26 pm

Pinikula

I dreaded it, too, scrabs! it was touch and go for a bit

6:27 pm

redturtlehead

it is not a good infection!

6:27 pm

Pinikula

her highest recorded temp that I was told of was 106.3

6:27 pm

Scrabbler

I have seen kids die, or survive with loss of limbs.

6:27 pm

Riverdance

thats horrible pini - but all is well now right

6:27 pm

Scrabbler

The high fever is ok, it's the bad germs in her brain.

6:27 pm

SeaSpray

the ear infections and high temps concern me as I have nerve damage from a severe inner ear infection that misdiagnosed and now my granddaughter has had tubes and still gets them

6:28 pm

Pinikula

the only residual effect is a minor learning disorder

6:28 pm

Scrabbler

The long term value of ear tubes is coming under question.

6:29 pm

Pinikula

but you'd never know it on the surface because we've worked a long time on how to overcome the shortcoming

6:29 pm

SeaSpray

it seems they do drain better now

6:30 pm

Scrabbler

She is lucky. Kids with meningitis are SO sick--lethargic, very irritable---they look and act sick.

6:30 pm

Riverdance

Its so hard with illnesses - hard to diagnose and then treat with such small children. They do make great very small hearing aids now - worth looking into if there is a recognizable loss

6:30 pm

Pinikula

to top it off...she got sick again 24 months later (almost to the day) with Guilliam-Barre Syndrome...

6:30 pm

Scrabbler

Sabres just scored!

6:30 pm

Riverdance

what is that pini

6:30 pm

Pinikula

I think it's because we caught it fairly early, scrabs...

6:30 pm

Scrabbler

Presumed viral trigger?

6:31 pm

Pinikula

not sure, scrabs...

6:31 pm

SeaSpray

my goodness Pini, you have had enough!

6:31 pm

Scrabbler

Those are 2 awful memories for you, Pini, yet with fortunate outcomes.

6:31 pm

Pinikula

mom, they told me that the GBS is something that shuts down the nervous system, ultimately shutting down the organs from the extremities in...

6:32 pm

Riverdance

Oh my - that child has gone through enough for a lifetime

6:32 pm

Scrabbler

Weakness of muscles...can cause respiratory failure.

6:32 pm

Pinikula

...also told most commonly found in elderly persons over 60 or so (is that really true, scrabs?)

6:32 pm

Pinikula

Yeah, that's the one, scrabs

6:32 pm

Riverdance

i feel that way with my son too - he is a miracle with what he went through

6:32 pm

Scrabbler

It can happen to anyone--virus, autoimmune.

6:33 pm

Pinikula

she has, but she'll be 27 in May and plans to wed in Sept :)

6:33 pm

Riverdance

awesome pini - congrats to your family

6:33 pm

Pinikula

and I have a beautiful 9 yo gdau by her

6:33 pm

Scrabbler

Lucky young woman. Her illness remind me of kids from my residency days.

6:33 pm

SeaSpray

Oh wonderful Pini, my daughter is getting married Oct 2

6:34 pm

Riverdance

see - miracles do happen

6:34 pm

Pinikula

that's what I thought, too, scrabs...as I can't imagine an illness being age-restrictive...

6:34 pm

Riverdance

two babbler weddings - wow - the guest list will go on forever - lol

6:34 pm

Pinikula

She still has her "moments", but all-in-all, she's (we've) done very well!

6:35 pm

Pinikula

* giggle *

6:35 pm

Pinikula

where's your wedding, seaspray?

6:35 pm

Pinikula

(your dau's)

6:35 pm

Riverdance

***taking notes****

6:35 pm

Scrabbler

The meningococcal vaccine is now approved for use in kids age 2 yrs and older. But kids under 2 are at highest risk.

6:36 pm

SeaSpray

It's an outdoor wedding at my parents farm

6:36 pm

Riverdance

get on with the wedding stuff

6:36 pm

Pinikula

Interesting, scrabs...I had never heard of it before then...

6:36 pm

Pinikula

Our's will be outdoors as well...in a really nice private "park"...

6:36 pm

redturtlehead

menactra.

6:37 pm

redturtlehead

i got it but i have now expired.

6:37 pm

Pinikula

oh, wait...that's for the younger dau...

6:37 pm

Riverdance

hey red - I want the scoop on the wedding - details ladies

6:37 pm

Pinikula

...the 27yo is marrying outdoors in "his" parent's yard (texas)

6:37 pm

Pinikula

red? you expired???

6:37 pm

Pinikula

what kind of notes, mom?

6:38 pm

SeaSpray

sounds lovely, the spot she has picked is a beautiful green open field surrounded by trees whose leaves should be turning just is time

6:38 pm

Pinikula

I love summer/fall time for weddings...

6:39 pm

Riverdance

just kidding Pini - dont get nervous - I wont be crashing any weddings (unless they were in the northeast of course - lol)

6:39 pm

redturtlehead

my meningitis vacciene did...

6:39 pm

Pinikula

well, one is TX, the other OR...so I think you're safe...(as for attending, the more, the merrier)

6:39 pm

SeaSpray

oh mom, I am in Maryland should I be looking for you?

6:40 pm

Pinikula

how old is your dau, mom?

6:40 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for la6-24? Thanks

6:40 pm

Riverdance

Sounds like lovely weddings both of you

6:40 pm

Riverdance

think of that wonderful move collie but change the middle double cons

6:40 pm

Riverdance

movie collie

6:41 pm

Pinikula

thx mom...and Koda's needing my attention for a moment...best send him out the door...brb

6:41 pm

SeaSpray

ok, I am going to eat as I have been starving for 2 days now...bbl

6:41 pm

gapeach

Thanks much Mom.

6:42 pm

Scrabbler

Lassie is not in the grid...

6:42 pm

Riverdance

My daughter is 17 - way too early for a wedding so not taking notes for that. Maryland is just a tad too long of a drive

6:43 pm

gapeach

Boy....Scrabs.

6:43 pm

redturtlehead

scrabbs change the ss's to something else double.

6:43 pm

Riverdance

scrabs - did you change the middle cons

6:44 pm

Riverdance

got to go for a bit - daughter back home and need computer - bbl

6:44 pm

Mary

Hi all back again clue for the li5/12 pls?

6:44 pm

gapeach

Irish boy, scrabs.

6:45 pm

Riverdance

li + ***th vador of star wars

6:45 pm

Riverdance

gone

6:46 pm

Mary

ty momneedshelp like your name

6:47 pm

Scrabbler

Ok, I get la6 now--I am flatlining here

6:47 pm

redturtlehead

pulls out the paddles and gel for scrabbs.

6:49 pm

redturtlehead

ahhh fireworks. and time to bathe....

6:49 pm

redturtlehead

will maybe be back a bit later to offer assistance.

6:49 pm

Scrabbler

No, red, my EEG is flatlining. Haha

6:49 pm

Scrabbler

Yippee Red!

6:50 pm

Pinikula

back

6:52 pm

Pinikula

wtg red!

6:56 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for sh6-21? Thanks

6:56 pm

Pinikula

girl's name, ga

6:56 pm

Minveryork

sh 6/21 is a girl's or woman's name gapeach1066 & hi

6:57 pm

Minveryork

Good evening to my fellow babblers!How is everyone?

6:57 pm

Pinikula

hi min ;)

6:57 pm

Minveryork

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

6:58 pm

gapeach

Thanks Min.

6:58 pm

Minveryork

yw

7:00 pm

poodletoes

HI all. back for the last 49 words. clue please for re7/36 - the second one

7:01 pm

Pinikula

ra7 = ra7 before it, but change last letter to cons

7:01 pm

Scrabbler

TY for sh6

7:02 pm

Scrabbler

BBS--must take turns in Scrabble games

7:02 pm

Pinikula

play for me, too, Scrabs!

7:02 pm

poodletoes

ty pinkula

7:03 pm

Pinikula

yvw ;)

7:05 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hiya buddies

7:05 pm

Pinikula

hiya gwen ;)

7:06 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi all!

7:06 pm

Pinikula

hi TO ;)

7:06 pm

Minveryork

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

7:07 pm

Minveryork

Hi Book Doctor Gwen! How are you? Welcome to grid!

7:07 pm

Minveryork

Hi 73 Temple Owl! How are you? Welcome to the grid!

7:07 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hiya min, i'm still vertical, how are you?

7:08 pm

joey

BDG, i love that answer.......... do you mind if i borrow it?

7:09 pm

Minveryork

I'm all over the place;backwards,diagonal horizantal, perpidicular,sideways,etc. Other than that I'm good

7:09 pm

Pinikula

'tis very cute! :)

7:09 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hey dude go ahead

7:09 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

oops, i mean dudette 8-O

7:09 pm

Pinikula

2nd in5/14?

7:09 pm

joey

not aproblem at all

7:09 pm

Minveryork

*perpendicular

7:10 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i got a call the other day from telemarketer trying to sell med insurance. i said i was going to take the gubmint plan. she started to try to talk me out of it and i said i'm below the poverty level and will have to take the gubmint plan. she said okay bye!

7:11 pm

Pinikula

nm, got it

7:12 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

just can't wait to see a doctor again. it's been forever

7:12 pm

Pinikula

oh, to get rid of those pesky telemarketers...

7:12 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i didn't even bring up that she is not allowed to call me anyway, because i'm on the nno-call list

7:13 pm

72 Temple Owl

how is everyone tonight?

7:13 pm

Pinikula

I wish every phone was a no-call-list phone!

7:13 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

we are vertical, TO!

7:14 pm

72 Temple Owl

lol no one babbing in bed?

7:15 pm

Pinikula

I'm sitting on my bed; does that count?

7:15 pm

hurshy

i'm curled up in a chair and a half

7:15 pm

hurshy

and wondering what the 8 starts with

7:15 pm

Pinikula

in8

7:15 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

oh dear do i have to start parsing my verticalness? LOLO

7:15 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

in8

7:15 pm

Minveryork

Hello hursy! How are you doing? Welcome to the chog

7:16 pm

72 Temple Owl

hello hursh ltns

7:16 pm

hurshy

hello all... what's ltns?

7:17 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

L ong T ime N o S ee

7:17 pm

Pinikula

ltns = long time no see

7:17 pm

72 Temple Owl

does anyone else fe4 cheated by the position of the - ing?

7:17 pm

Minveryork

Hurshy, do you want a clue for the in 8/50 word yet?

7:17 pm

hurshy

ohhhhh

7:17 pm

hurshy

yes, very very cheated!!!

7:17 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

yes i do Owl

7:17 pm

hurshy

nope, i have found the in8 word.

7:17 pm

Pinikula

very much so, TO

7:17 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

and by the cluster of i's. hardly any use, double and triple i's

7:18 pm

hurshy

in + french "of the" + not early

7:18 pm

hurshy

same clue goes for the a7

7:19 pm

Pinikula

au5/16?

7:19 pm

hurshy

i have ad7 and then i have ra7 - can anyone tell me what the other 7 starts with?

7:19 pm

Pinikula

ra7

7:20 pm

72 Temple Owl

i don't know french, assuming word begins with d?

7:20 pm

Pinikula

ra7 x 2

7:20 pm

Pinikula

same word except for last letter

7:20 pm

hurshy

yes, d

7:20 pm

Pinikula

oui, TO

7:20 pm

hurshy

thank you pini

7:20 pm

72 Temple Owl

not working...must concentrate

7:20 pm

72 Temple Owl

yet i have the as7!

7:21 pm

72 Temple Owl

ad7 :/

7:21 pm

hurshy

change the a to in

7:21 pm

Pinikula

remove the a and add the rest to the in

7:21 pm

hurshy

au5/16 add your pop

7:21 pm

Pinikula

* snap * hursh ;)

7:21 pm

Pinikula

thx hurshy!

7:21 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

phantom lefsa, which this game doesn't take anyway

7:22 pm

72 Temple Owl

not working *sob*

7:22 pm

hurshy

oh dear, so sorry

7:22 pm

Pinikula

fyrwurx ;)

7:22 pm

hurshy

you have to change the L to R !

7:22 pm

Minveryork

Does anyone have a clue for the bu 6/36 word please

7:22 pm

Pinikula

in + bills are **e on the first + not early

7:22 pm

72 Temple Owl

is it not the word for wave but with i instead of u?

7:22 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

wtg pini !!! ~~~ !!!

7:23 pm

Pinikula

bu6 = little bird

7:23 pm

Pinikula

(or type of)

7:23 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations Pinikula on fireworks!Hooray for you

7:23 pm

bojazz

congrats pini

7:23 pm

joey

minveryork, an english bird

7:23 pm

72 Temple Owl

wait a minute -0 the clue said "not early"

7:23 pm

Pinikula

thx! here to clue as needed... ;)

7:23 pm

hurshy

cause hurshy screwed it up!

7:23 pm

hurshy

sorry sorry sorry

7:24 pm

72 Temple Owl

o.0

7:24 pm

Pinikula

;)

7:24 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

arrr, too many F words in the grid!

7:25 pm

Pinikula

ok, no swearing, gwen! :) (at least none of them are the F word) :)

7:25 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty, that gave me he5

7:25 pm

Minveryork

FUNGOO!

7:25 pm

lbdawger

hi everyone!

7:25 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

waaa? LOL

7:25 pm

72 Temple Owl

would that be accepted?

7:26 pm

Minveryork

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

7:26 pm

72 Temple Owl

LOL MIN!!!
dawg!

7:26 pm

lbdawger

oh my, Min! LOL hi Min, Hi TO

7:26 pm

72 Temple Owl

mih you forgot the l!

7:27 pm

lbdawger

fungoo, is that when feng shui goes bad?

7:27 pm

72 Temple Owl

something like that

7:27 pm

Pinikula

ROFL

7:28 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

fungoo was a toy in the 1970s, no? looked like a pile of green snot?

7:28 pm

72 Temple Owl

min: foregin swears don't count only if no ones knows them

7:29 pm

Pinikula

going to check that one out, gwen! ;)

7:29 pm

hurshy

i think it may also have been used as a pseudo-swear word in "grease"

7:29 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i had a friend who thought it was a great toy. i thought it was super gross

7:30 pm

72 Temple Owl

not pseudo, hursh. real.

7:30 pm

hurshy

ah.

7:30 pm

Minveryork

Finally got that stupid bu 6/36 word. Thanks for clue

7:31 pm

72 Temple Owl

italian dialect pronunciation

7:31 pm

72 Temple Owl

i tried pepperidge farm strawberry milano cookies tongiht. disappointing.

7:32 pm

Pinikula

Fun Goo = glue, water, and borax soap ;)

7:32 pm

welki

(don't mess with success, owl... *lol*)

7:32 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hey i found the gross toy i just mentioned. It was called Slime. ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slime_%28
toy%29 )

7:33 pm

Minveryork

I don't like the strawberry Milanos either. I like Mint and the Orange Milano cookies 72 Temple Owl.Yummy

7:33 pm

72 Temple Owl

i like the organe though

7:33 pm

Pinikula

now, THAT I remember gwen!

7:33 pm

hurshy

mintmintmintmintmint

7:33 pm

Boobear

hi all. I am back to finish

7:33 pm

72 Temple Owl

well how about i put them in the pb for you to decide?

7:34 pm

Minveryork

Hello Boobear! How are you? Welcome back to puzzle

7:34 pm

Boobear

thanks Min.

7:35 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

pini, please don't tell me you played with Slime? Yuck! LOL

7:35 pm

Pinikula

Slime = Fun Goo! Just read ingredients for both (gads, I think I'm bored; no offense)

7:35 pm

72 Temple Owl

i don't have any words from the bottom left r, 82 words in.

7:35 pm

Pinikula

I didn't say I played with it; I just remember it! LOL

7:35 pm

Pinikula

I had brothers...enough said! :)

7:35 pm

Pinikula

ra7 x 2

7:35 pm

gapeach

Pini, the in8-50 clue made sense but I can't get the computer to accept it.....what am I doing wrong? Thanks

7:36 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

yes, the person i know who loved Slime had a Y chromosome

7:36 pm

Pinikula

not sure, ga...try refreshing and then enter again?

7:36 pm

Minveryork

That in8/50 is in plus **st mites plus that ra 4/4 word

7:37 pm

72 Temple Owl

i keep seeing "lignin"

7:37 pm

Pinikula

* blink * wondering if I clued it wrong now, ga...check min's clue ;)

7:37 pm

Boobear

clue for ha 4/8

7:38 pm

Pinikula

ha + **tt (arse)

7:38 pm

Minveryork

ha4/8 is ha plus,I want to finish **t, I have to go now

7:38 pm

gapeach

Have it now, thanks Pini.

7:39 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

44 to go, have to take a break, bye bye for now

7:40 pm

Boobear

ty min

7:40 pm

Minveryork

yw

7:40 pm

Pinikula

take care, gwen

7:41 pm

72 Temple Owl

later gwen hi boo

7:42 pm

Pinikula

going to check email...back shortly ;)

7:42 pm

Minveryork

I am off to eat dinner.I will be back later on to finish.

7:42 pm

Boobear

hi Temple

7:43 pm

72 Temple Owl

i am frustrated i still have no words from 2 tiles . think i will begin my taxes.

7:43 pm

72 Temple Owl

make that THREE tiles! :/

7:45 pm

Boobear

clue for ha 6 pls

7:46 pm

welki

ha + little miss mu**** sat on a tu****

7:50 pm

Boobear

ty welki. that was a hard one to put together

7:50 pm

welki

there are a bunch of those tonight

7:51 pm

welki

<-- likes Boo's icon :)

7:51 pm

72 Temple Owl

tis scottish

7:51 pm

Boobear

ty welki

7:52 pm

welki

looks supremely american to me *lol*

7:52 pm

Boobear

I just googled the American flag and this came up along with many others

7:52 pm

72 Temple Owl

the WORD, silly!

7:52 pm

Boobear

yes it is

7:53 pm

welki

i found a beautiful american flag, but forgot to bookmark it ... will find it before july 4th! (hey, has anyone here gotten their nexus cards yet?)

7:54 pm

Boobear

what is nexus?

7:54 pm

welki

the retina scan so you don't have to wait in customs' lines between us and canada

7:55 pm

72 Temple Owl

which country is issuing?

7:55 pm

welki

both

7:55 pm

dcseain

I worked for NEXUS - it's a great program

7:55 pm

welki

canpass is the canadian equivalent, but it's only good re-entering canada .. i guess there;s some point in that if you travel (really) overseas

7:56 pm

72 Temple Owl

i had not heard. only good for us /canada?

7:56 pm

welki

for me, travelling back and forth to see the kids makes it worth the $50USD/year if i don't have to snake through those lines for hours

7:56 pm

dcseain

FAST is US equivalent of CANPASS. NEXUS is only good for US/Canada, yes.

7:57 pm

dcseain

NEXUS is for land, sea, or air crossings between the two countries - air only for flights from participating Canadian Airports, which is most of the major ones.

7:57 pm

welki

*remembering the burning sciatica from the last trip*

7:57 pm

72 Temple Owl

i have retinal disease, get that lets me out.

7:58 pm

welki

wow, dc .. so if i take my boat from vancouver island to washington state, i can use nexus?

7:59 pm

dcseain

that is correct, welki

8:00 pm

welki

gonna need a bigger boat :)

8:00 pm

dcseain

if ALL on a personal sea vessel have NEXUS, you can radio or call in for customs clearance. If any ONE person does not have NEXUS, must enter at a standard port.

8:00 pm

dcseain

all personnel - oy

8:00 pm

dcseain

wow, i'm flaky in the brain today :D

8:01 pm

72 Temple Owl

so seain my scan may change so not doable for me?

8:01 pm

72 Temple Owl

meaning blind spots will appear and disappear

8:01 pm

welki

personnel on a sea vessel is much different than folks on a personal vessel ... no matter, the yacht's on backorder *lol*

8:02 pm

dcseain

if retina may change, air may not be doable. http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/trus
ted_traveler/nexus_prog/ has info, and you can call a port - i'd suggest Montreal, to ask about the retinal scan stuff

8:03 pm

dcseain

Ft Erie is another good port to call. NEXUS contact data is on that site too.

8:03 pm

welki

from what i've heard, first i get the retinal photo taken (by canada customs) and then proceed to us customs for fingerprinting

8:03 pm

dcseain

LOL welki

8:04 pm

welki

flippin' blizzard like conditions here right now .. lights have been flickering for 2 hours

8:04 pm

72 Temple Owl

i have grown weary of this grid

8:04 pm

dcseain

it VERY windy here, much cooler, and a bit rainy. We had lightning and thunder earlier.

8:04 pm

dcseain

Tom found 30 words for me. This grid is tedious

8:05 pm

72 Temple Owl

ah, that must be what is coming our way

8:05 pm

72 Temple Owl

please give tom my regards.

8:05 pm

Boobear

Very tedious dc

8:06 pm

welki

i just finished and can help for a little while

8:06 pm

dcseain

he says hi, TO :)

8:06 pm

dcseain

are all the Ws WAs?

8:07 pm

Boobear

clue for in 8 pls

8:07 pm

72 Temple Owl

can he say an r word from the bottom left? ;)

8:07 pm

dcseain

Boo, in8 is lasting

8:07 pm

Good Enough

i give up, off to scramble. night

8:07 pm

dcseain

more than one r as in pi r squared

8:07 pm

Boobear

ty

8:08 pm

72 Temple Owl

still also missing the ra7s

8:08 pm

welki

yes, all w words are was

8:08 pm

welki

not was .. all w words are WA

8:08 pm

dcseain

ra6 like wa6

8:08 pm

dcseain

ty welki

8:08 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty, i thought i saw that. wonder why i did not try it

8:08 pm

72 Temple Owl

no have wa6 :(

8:09 pm

dcseain

ducks wa6, so do some obese people

8:09 pm

welki

those ra7s (2) are related .. ra + sounds like a mid-wife word

8:09 pm

72 Temple Owl

seain, did you see the link i osted on fb for the guild?

8:10 pm

dcseain

i've not watched it yet, but i will :)

8:10 pm

72 Temple Owl

welk, i don't know nothing ;bout birthing no babies :D

8:10 pm

welki

LOL Owl!!!

8:11 pm

72 Temple Owl

perhaps we can ask the spanish granmother who is in the gird but NOT ACCEPTED!

8:12 pm

welki

ra + **sty Springfield + **dy GaGa .. then add latin plural for one 7 .. for the other add the lette* *

8:13 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty welk. i do know that word. labor coach i believe

8:14 pm

welki

so get this .. my daughter is participating in a march of dimes walk later this month .. i make a donation last night and find out when i tried to make another that the March of Dimes donation was considered a suspicious transaction .. so they put a stop on my card!

8:15 pm

72 Temple Owl

they are a well known subversive group, welk

8:15 pm

welki

in case anyone is feeling generous, http://www.marchforbabies.org/anistad_
43

8:15 pm

dcseain

probably due to the 2nd transaction in a short time, welki

8:16 pm

72 Temple Owl

i am disposing of my bad purchase of cookies by eating them all in one sitting

8:16 pm

welki

my daughter's baby was premature, but thankfully is healthy .. her friend lost twins, so it's a very personal cause for her

8:16 pm

welki

nope, seain .. i called VISA and they said that they flagged my account after the 1st transaction. they also said that they left a message on my phone (but didn't), so who knows

8:17 pm

dcseain

how weird

8:17 pm

dcseain

good choice, TO

8:17 pm

welki

no matter -- she's flying to chicago from jersey for the walk

8:18 pm

72 Temple Owl

i just bought new pants tonight though! it would be cheaper to buy more cookies and fit into the old!!!

8:18 pm

welki

owl .. are they dipped in strawberry, too? or just filled w/strawberry and dipped in chocolate?

8:18 pm

welki

that's why i eat ice cream, owl .. that way, i won't have to buy wrinkle creams, i just fill them out

8:19 pm

72 Temple Owl

filled with usual choco + strawberry creme

8:19 pm

72 Temple Owl

i don't like ice cream much

8:19 pm

welki

we'd make fine room-mates. i'd rather have ice cream than cookies

8:20 pm

72 Temple Owl

ok clue for the u besides the pee word?

8:20 pm

dcseain

i love both ice cream and cookies

8:20 pm

welki

well, i'm off .. "see" you all tomorrow

8:20 pm

72 Temple Owl

well cookies like brown edged wafer with ice cream are ok...are they still being sold?

8:20 pm

welki

(and i can't believe this ... 4" of snow on my deck!)

8:20 pm

dcseain

g'night welki

8:21 pm

72 Temple Owl

night welk! sorry, but keep it please

8:21 pm

dcseain

Tom says they're still sold, but a bit hard to find, TO

8:21 pm

72 Temple Owl

thank you tom.

8:21 pm

72 Temple Owl

they are delicious

8:22 pm

72 Temple Owl

cookies and cakes aremy downfall...all pastry

8:22 pm

poodletoes

ha5/14 Please!

8:23 pm

SeaSpray

ha + what goes on the top of a jar

8:24 pm

poodletoes

tyvm seaspray

8:24 pm

SeaSpray

yw

8:24 pm

dcseain

yay cake!

8:26 pm

SeaSpray

yellow cake with choc. peanut butter icing here, anyone care for some?

8:26 pm

dcseain

i have lemon-white chocolate cheesecake made by my sister if anyone wants.

8:27 pm

SeaSpray

yummmmmm dc

8:27 pm

dcseain

SeaSpray, might we see you at the Baltimore meet-up on 8 May?

8:28 pm

SeaSpray

Will have to check calendar dc, sounds like fun

8:29 pm

dcseain

details in my profile, the FB group, and in BabAnon

8:29 pm

SeaSpray

ty will take a look and check schedule

8:31 pm

Boobear

I have easter cake if anyone wants some and you can even have ice cream with it

8:32 pm

Boobear

I will take some seapray

8:33 pm

SeaSpray

ok, Boo, ice cream here as well...i think ice cream is my new fiber

8:34 pm

SeaSpray

at least thats what I am telling myself

8:35 pm

Boobear

ok let's swap ice cream..I have vanilla and what kind do you have

8:35 pm

SeaSpray

lol vanilla, but we can put hot fudge on it lol

8:35 pm

Boobear

lol vanila it is

8:37 pm

SeaSpray

fhig

8:37 pm

SeaSpray

fhag

8:37 pm

SeaSpray

whoa....sorrry

8:38 pm

SeaSpray

at least they were duds

8:40 pm

Boobear

those f's are tricky

8:40 pm

Riverdance

Good Evening Babblers - here to try and finish up = see some of the same still on tonight - tough grid

8:41 pm

SeaSpray

been a long day, am hitting the hay, happy babbling all and good night

8:41 pm

Riverdance

Good night SeaSpray

8:41 pm

Boobear

yes mom

8:42 pm

Boobear

nite seaspray

8:42 pm

SeaSpray

am hoping the anesthesia from today will help me sleep very well lol

8:42 pm

Riverdance

I am sure it will - you need a good rest

8:43 pm

Riverdance

enjoy the dreams

8:44 pm

dcseain

sweet dreams, seaspray

8:45 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for in5-12? Thanks.

8:45 pm

dcseain

in5 record label

8:46 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for in5-12? Thanks

8:47 pm

Boobear

in5/12 in plus what you do when you expire

8:48 pm

gapeach

Thanks, Boobear.

8:48 pm

gapeach

Thanks, dcseain also.

8:48 pm

gapeach

Thanks, dcseain also.

8:49 pm

gapeach

Stuttering again...sorry

8:49 pm

Boobear

yw gapeach

8:49 pm

dcseain

te4.10 is my favorite grain

8:50 pm

Boobear

can you clue it

8:50 pm

dcseain

ends in double cons and is used to make injera - ethiopian flatbread

8:50 pm

Riverdance

te + double cons

8:52 pm

Boobear

ty mom and fireworks

8:52 pm

Riverdance

awesome boo

8:52 pm

dcseain

congrats, boo

8:52 pm

Riverdance

can you help me with the ad's - cant seem to find any of them

8:52 pm

Boobear

ok

8:53 pm

Boobear

ad5/14 how you say goodbye

8:53 pm

Boobear

like I bid you ad***

8:53 pm

dcseain

g'night boo

8:54 pm

Riverdance

got it thanks

8:54 pm

Trifioso

hello babble friends!

8:54 pm

Riverdance

Hi Trif

8:54 pm

Boobear

goodnite .. i am helping mom

8:54 pm

Trifioso

hello mom

8:54 pm

dcseain

evening, trif

8:54 pm

Trifioso

hey dc!

8:55 pm

Riverdance

hence my name....

8:55 pm

Trifioso

wow, I didn't get as far this morning as I thought....72 left. ugh

8:55 pm

torgone

147 ..

8:55 pm

Riverdance

I have hit the wall a couple of times today

8:56 pm

Riverdance

ugh torgone

8:56 pm

Boobear

ad5/14 to become confused

8:57 pm

dcseain

well. 11th HS in the count i grew up in has a name - Patriot HS. ugh.

8:58 pm

Boobear

did that help any Mom

8:58 pm

Riverdance

got one Boo - better than I could do on my own - thanks

8:59 pm

Boobear

yw

9:00 pm

Riverdance

whats that about dc

9:00 pm

Trifioso

tor, did you notice my new icon?

9:01 pm

dcseain

Very conservative place. Patriot HS in the west county, Freedom HS in the east county. So glad i don't live there anymore.

9:02 pm

torgone

The kyoot widdle turtle ..

9:02 pm

herinfernallady

pounce

9:02 pm

Trifioso

HERIN!!!!

9:02 pm

Trifioso

yup, that's her tor!

9:02 pm

herinfernallady

Trifs is that the widdle turtle?

9:03 pm

Trifioso

every single person who saw her instantly had their voice go up three octaves.

9:03 pm

herinfernallady

If i just disappear it is because of my poo net

9:03 pm

Trifioso

poo net - heh

9:03 pm

herinfernallady

O my friends have finally announced their next addition. I can finally blab

9:04 pm

Trifioso

yay, good news herin!

9:04 pm

herinfernallady

We get new internet Tuesday and I get to sponge internet of a friend today so study can be done

9:05 pm

herinfernallady

My best friend thought I was mad at her because I hadn't spoken to her all week. I couldn't tell T the news as it wasn't official and I would have blabed

9:05 pm

dcseain

hi, herin

9:05 pm

dcseain

oh, good news, herin

9:05 pm

herinfernallady

HEllo DC and Torg

9:05 pm

dcseain

howdy, torg

9:06 pm

herinfernallady

Tuesday is the day we get blistering fast interwebs

9:06 pm

torgone

Heya dc et al ..

9:06 pm

Riverdance

awesome herin

9:06 pm

Trifioso

yeah, hate to tell you, but internet speed does diddly for babble skill. sigh

9:07 pm

dcseain

LOL trif

9:07 pm

herinfernallady

ALl week it seems the 3G internet has not been working. Triffs I don't care aslong as I can babble :D

9:07 pm

Trifioso

has anyone found a use for the gerund ending at all today, please?

9:08 pm

dcseain

not at all, trif

9:08 pm

Riverdance

not yet - dont think there is one

9:08 pm

herinfernallady

Yes. It is there to give you the irriates

9:08 pm

torgone

Not I ..

9:09 pm

lbdawger

it's used not as a gerund. in5!

9:09 pm

Trifioso

feh

9:09 pm

lbdawger

plural that, trif. :-)

9:09 pm

herinfernallady

Wow there is a family on DR Phil that has been on there since she was 15. She is now 21.

9:10 pm

herinfernallady

It is like follow the train wreck

9:11 pm

torgone

This grid is eliciting many fe4/6 ..

9:11 pm

Trifioso

yes, well, where is the motivation to get better? If they were all tidied up and healthy, they would not be good tv.....

9:11 pm

Trifioso

oh, hey - thanks for the fe4!

9:11 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for in5-14 the 1st? Thanks

9:11 pm

herinfernallady

I feel for them as it is like click fix it today and leave tomorrow

9:11 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for in5-14 the 1st? Thanks

9:12 pm

Trifioso

I don't have it, sorry gapeach

9:13 pm

herinfernallady

don't look at me sorry

9:13 pm

Riverdance

In + your bills are ***

9:13 pm

gapeach

Thanks anyway Trif.

9:13 pm

gapeach

Thanks anyway Trif.

9:13 pm

gapeach

Thanks, Mom.

9:13 pm

Riverdance

yw

9:14 pm

Riverdance

clue for the af6 please

9:14 pm

herinfernallady

see I have my priorities. Interweb is working doing babble

9:14 pm

herinfernallady

Far af thing that farmers plow

9:15 pm

Riverdance

thanks herin

9:16 pm

herinfernallady

no dramas glad to help for a change

9:17 pm

Riverdance

I need to get to bed so calling it quits tonight - thanks all - have a good night

9:17 pm

herinfernallady

night MOmns

9:18 pm

Trifioso

good night moms

9:18 pm

pippingeek

hi babblers

9:18 pm

Trifioso

hi pipping

9:19 pm

herinfernallady

Hi Pip

9:19 pm

dcseain

hi, pippin

9:19 pm

dcseain

g'night momneeds

9:20 pm

pippingeek

how's everyone doing?

9:20 pm

dcseain

i'm well, and you pippin?

9:20 pm

pippingeek

good, exhausted, but good

9:21 pm

herinfernallady

Should be doing homework

9:21 pm

pippingeek

64 hours of work last week, 4 hours of climbing today, but only 3 more days of work left!

9:21 pm

Trifioso

honestly? I am knackered! we are down a clinician at work, so everyone has been doing extra hours. Whilst I appreciate the extra money, I now know, really know, what full-time working moms feel like at the end of the day, and I BOW to those women.

9:21 pm

pippingeek

that's a lot, trif

9:22 pm

herinfernallady

tehee I have never heard of a USA person say knackered in that context before

9:22 pm

dcseain

hope you're back up to full staff soon, trif

9:22 pm

Trifioso

thanks dc. I am working this weekend, and some afternoons next week too, which are the hours I most hate, as I have the kids at home....

9:26 pm

Trifioso

in other news: Primo goes for his drivers license test tomorrow morning! take your children from the streets!

9:26 pm

herinfernallady

pffft this grid sucks

9:26 pm

herinfernallady

o dear gosh Trifs

9:26 pm

pippingeek

note to self - do not drive tomorrow

9:26 pm

Trifioso

I cannot wait! I need another driver around the place

9:27 pm

Minveryork

Hello all! I am back to hopefully finish this grid finally.

9:27 pm

herinfernallady

Trifs does he need more goth music to pee the neighbours off?

9:27 pm

herinfernallady

HI MINI

9:27 pm

Trifioso

hello min! welcome!!!

9:27 pm

gapeach

May i please have a clue for di6-21? Thanks

9:27 pm

Trifioso

the neighbors can't he4 anything from our yard, herin, so no worries

9:27 pm

dcseain

my his test go well, trif

9:28 pm

dcseain

di6 the pupils

9:28 pm

Trifioso

gapeach -- a measure of opening (think cervix in labor)

9:28 pm

Minveryork

That di 6/21 word is di plus la 4/4 word gapeach1066

9:28 pm

herinfernallady

Well you know that the offer is there I can send tunage to you..

9:28 pm

Trifioso

thanks herin!

9:28 pm

torgone

Yay! Another driver helps a LOT ..

9:28 pm

gapeach

Thanks, dcseain, Trif and Min.

9:29 pm

Minveryork

yw

9:29 pm

herinfernallady

As I said get him to FB message me via you if you like with what he likes. I can ''send'' a usb of music

9:32 pm

gramma

2 left al5/14 and al6/24. Could someone put me out of my misery? I need to go to sleep.

9:33 pm

Trifioso

I think it would be great if he would do so, and he could share some with you too.

9:33 pm

herinfernallady

cool. What I mean is of course go through you on FB otherwise tad creepy

9:33 pm

Trifioso

I suck at cluing, but I will try -- if *** baba and your mom's husband got married, you would have the al 6/24

9:34 pm

Trifioso

you live in australia, herin! of course he can FB you!!!

9:34 pm

Minveryork

al 5/14 is al plus *** & tonic/ al 6/24 is Muhammad Al* plus not mom gramma.

9:34 pm

herinfernallady

Well I didn't want to be creepy stalker older woman kind of thing. I just think off how I would like it if I had kids

9:35 pm

gramma

You don't suck. TY it worked

9:35 pm

Trifioso

he probably has 450 FB friends. I worried for about a month about it, and then, at some point, I have to trust his judgement

9:35 pm

Trifioso

judgment, een

9:36 pm

dcseain

both spellings are valid, trif, without E more common here in NA

9:36 pm

herinfernallady

True that Trifs but I do like to create boundries

9:36 pm

Minveryork

Have to beg for my last six words, please bear w/me.

9:38 pm

herinfernallady

My friend is amazing. She has photoshopped her sonargram image with a whole bunch of attachments

9:38 pm

dcseain

cool, herin

9:38 pm

gramma

Gosh it would really help if I knew what I needed. I was looking for the wrong al5. Your clue helped me see the error of my ways. Good night and tahnks again you guys.

9:38 pm

dcseain

always, minver

9:38 pm

gramma

*thanks

9:39 pm

dcseain

g'niht and congrats, gramma

9:39 pm

Minveryork

F's Finished! Finally 2

9:41 pm

Minveryork

D's Done! 1 left

9:41 pm

herinfernallady

I need to go scam photoshop off someone myself

9:42 pm

Minveryork

I am done! I have fireworks! ai6/24 was my last word

9:42 pm

herinfernallady

yah Mini

9:43 pm

dcseain

congrats, min

9:43 pm

Minveryork

I regret I cannot stay to clue.Hubby needs computer

9:43 pm

Minveryork

Goodnight to my fellow babblers!I'll see you tomorrow

9:43 pm

dcseain

g'night minver

9:45 pm

Minveryork

If I helped w/clues before,does that excuse me from finishing and then vanishing? I really hate doing that.

9:47 pm

torgone

You're always helpful Min .. Fret not ..

9:47 pm

herinfernallady

I have 2 R's what is the last 7 please

9:47 pm

Trifioso

I am falling asleep again, dammit

9:48 pm

Minveryork

ra 7/36 is same beginning + ***a Spencer host of The Insider herinfernallady. There I helped with one clue.

9:48 pm

Minveryork

You must've been sleeping when I got my fireworks.

9:49 pm

Trifioso

oh, huzzah for min!!! well done, especially today!

9:49 pm

herinfernallady

I have two r 7s

9:49 pm

Minveryork

My hubby is giving me dirty looks. I got to go *POOF*

9:50 pm

herinfernallady

I need the third one

9:50 pm

Ormal

hiya everyone. How's the day/night going for you?

9:50 pm

dcseain

hi, ormal. well, thx, and you?

9:51 pm

herinfernallady

anyone? Hi Ormal

9:51 pm

Ormal

Hi dc. I'm doing fantastic. Thank you. hi herin

9:52 pm

dcseain

change last letter of the 2nd one, herin

9:52 pm

dcseain

oh, wait...

9:53 pm

dcseain

ad7 - a verb

9:53 pm

Trifioso

I have 50 left, but no brain cells. good night my dear friends

9:54 pm

dcseain

g'night trif, may you rest well

9:54 pm

jaeleigh

ab 6 27 anyone???

9:54 pm

Ormal

gn tri!

9:54 pm

dcseain

ab6 is a loss of willpower

9:55 pm

herinfernallady

err verb mmmm

9:55 pm

herinfernallady

cheers looking

9:56 pm

Ormal

hard as hell to clue that one.

9:57 pm

herinfernallady

I ahve it it is all good. unlike my spelling

9:58 pm

jaeleigh

ab6 still don't get it...

9:58 pm

Ormal

he monkey from the movie Alladin + princess ***h from Star Wars......

9:58 pm

Ormal

the not he

9:59 pm

herinfernallady

a symptom of mental disorder involving impairment or loss of volition. Meaning google that

10:01 pm

Ormal

lol, google to the rescue. I monkeyed that one, not knowing the meaning after 2 years of college phychology classes...

10:01 pm

herinfernallady

oooooo shiny. I got a letter from David Axelrod
Senior Advisor to the President

10:02 pm

dcseain

neat, herin

10:02 pm

herinfernallady

Ormal So it is a word used a lot :D

10:03 pm

herinfernallady

I wrote a letter to the President asking them to look into Hank Skinner case

10:03 pm

Ormal

oh quite so herin!!!

10:06 pm

Ormal

did you ever find that stupid word jaeleigh?

10:08 pm

dcseain

firewords

10:08 pm

herinfernallady

woot DC

10:09 pm

dcseain

ty.

10:10 pm

Jellen

Yay, dc!!!

10:10 pm

kje

hello - how is it?

10:10 pm

Jellen

Hello, all...

10:10 pm

kje

yayay dc!

10:10 pm

dcseain

ty and greetings, jellen and kje

10:10 pm

herinfernallady

damn it I wish i had $100

10:10 pm

herinfernallady

Hi Jellen and KJE

10:11 pm

kje

i wish i had a $1M

10:11 pm

kje

which makes me sing, actually... uh oh, earworm

10:12 pm

dcseain

yeah, she triggered that one for me, too kje

10:12 pm

herinfernallady

It is heading into winter here and there is a massive ski jacket sale. Considering they are %430 down to $100

10:12 pm

herinfernallady

huh lost me there?

10:13 pm

kje

bare naked ladies, herin... if i had a million dollars

10:13 pm

dcseain

I don't much like their new stuff, but their old stuff rocks

10:13 pm

herinfernallady

nope not ringing bells in my skull (but there isn't much in there

10:14 pm

kje

i still listen to the old stuff when I am jogging... good tempo, and makes me laugh

10:14 pm

Ormal

kje, I love your icon pic!

10:15 pm

herinfernallady

I rang my friend to ask her what was happening with scamming her internet and she said she had stripped the lounge to polish the floors. I asked her if she was having fun sliding about in her socks to which the reply was ''(pause guilty tone) yep" see even as adults nothing changes

10:15 pm

kje

ty ormal - a local artist, daniel padillo

10:15 pm

kje

herin... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yy0ByqN
uwmw

10:16 pm

kje

oops, that came out weird

10:16 pm

kje

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yy0ByqN
uwmw

10:16 pm

Ormal

I saw that. I used to live in Texas and will be moving back again in October. Saying you live in Texas is much like saying you live in Europe. LOL

10:16 pm

herinfernallady

can't sorry KJe net still poop

10:17 pm

kje

well, at least spain, ormal...

10:17 pm

kje

well, at least spain, ormal...
or france

10:17 pm

herinfernallady

is there any AW words please

10:17 pm

kje

where in tx ormal?

10:17 pm

dcseain

no, herin

10:18 pm

herinfernallady

cheers

10:18 pm

jaeleigh

fe 5 20???

10:18 pm

dcseain

fe5 interest when bored to be polite

10:18 pm

jaeleigh

no aw's

10:18 pm

Ormal

I've lived in San Antonio, Fort Hood, and Copperas Cove, and will be going to Fort Bliss next.

10:19 pm

jaeleigh

ty dc!

10:19 pm

kje

ah... military?

10:19 pm

Ormal

LOL dc! great clue

10:19 pm

Ormal

yep, thought I'd get away from it, but married it instead. :)

10:20 pm

herinfernallady

ORmal what is that?

10:20 pm

herinfernallady

opps Ormal what is that life like?

10:20 pm

kje

ok, I am off, I don't think I should start this late... otherwise i will fall asleep half way through

10:20 pm

kje

hagn all

10:20 pm

herinfernallady

My dad was an army brat

10:20 pm

Ormal

into the military herin.

10:20 pm

dcseain

yeah, and this one is tough. g'night kje

10:21 pm

Ormal

oh, well I guess it's all about perspective. We get to move often: that has it's ups and downs, but it's all I've ever really known.

10:21 pm

herinfernallady

Wow Ormal One of my friends is in one of the posts in TX

10:22 pm

Ormal

I lived in one house for 10 years, and have moved 33 or 34 more times in the remaining 24 years.

10:23 pm

herinfernallady

wow. the person I know is in Fort Sam

10:24 pm

Ormal

I LOVE Fort Sam. Smack downtown San Antonio. Beautiful. Filled with wonderful welcoming people...second favorite place I've lived.

10:25 pm

herinfernallady

She just moved there back from her OS posting

10:27 pm

Ormal

Germany was so great. Wish I could have had more OS postings

10:28 pm

herinfernallady

Sorry distracted by my friends new baby

10:28 pm

Ormal

babies are always distracting. :) gotta run tho, hopefully back for the flip. Take care and was good talking to you.

10:28 pm

herinfernallady

Take care

10:30 pm

Jellen

Herin, I haven't chatted with you in ages...how are classes?

10:30 pm

72 Temple Owl

not a hope of finishing -

10:30 pm

herinfernallady

Insanely busy. HOw about you?

10:30 pm

Jellen

Hi, TO...me either!

10:31 pm

herinfernallady

hi TO

10:31 pm

jillibus

Hi -- finished earlier -- what a brute of a grid. Had to use morewords a lot -- loads of useless words.

10:31 pm

Jellen

Excited...Tim and I are opening an antique/collectible store this summer...

10:31 pm

72 Temple Owl

hello herein and all

10:31 pm

herinfernallady

squellie and hand claps Jellen.

10:31 pm

72 Temple Owl

but for the sake of symmetry would like a clue for bottom right i

10:32 pm

herinfernallady

HI OSGMA

10:32 pm

jillibus

Hi TO and everyone

10:32 pm

Jellen

Hi, jilli!

10:32 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi jili

10:33 pm

jillibus

TO -- ig4/7 -- alt sp for inuit dwelling

10:33 pm

72 Temple Owl

have that ty. but letter is still white

10:33 pm

jillibus

oh no -- that's not it -- it's the hairy-nosed dolphin

10:33 pm

72 Temple Owl

well smack me with aan in 4

10:34 pm

jaeleigh

ra 6 the first?

10:34 pm

harpjane

how many letters in the top e please?

10:34 pm

72 Temple Owl

oh wait, that would be rather painful.. and i have had enough pain with this grid

10:34 pm

harpjane

(hi)

10:34 pm

jillibus

lol!

10:34 pm

harpjane

how many letters in the top e please?

10:34 pm

72 Temple Owl

only 55 to go

10:34 pm

Jellen

Hi, harp

10:35 pm

jillibus

4, harp -- want stats?

10:35 pm

harpjane

please

10:36 pm

jillibus

ef4/10

10:37 pm

jillibus

ra6 rhymes with what you use to propel a canoe

10:38 pm

jillibus

harp, that's a crazy icon! :-D

10:38 pm

harpjane

lol thanks jill

10:38 pm

Jellen

Thanks, jilli...keep

10:38 pm

Jellen

'em coming!

10:38 pm

jillibus

brb

10:38 pm

jillibus

keep asking, jellen!

10:40 pm

Jellen

Too many...100 left...

10:41 pm

72 Temple Owl

u word besides ur5 pls?

10:42 pm

herinfernallady

is this grid a right bear?

10:42 pm

harpjane

well, there's two ur5's to, does that help?

10:43 pm

72 Temple Owl

both pee words?

10:43 pm

Bugsaw

Hi jilli. Can you clue the fe 5,20 please?

10:44 pm

harpjane

i only have one

10:44 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty jane

10:44 pm

72 Temple Owl

to pretend

10:44 pm

herinfernallady

this still sucks

10:45 pm

Bugsaw

both u words are ur 5 TO

10:45 pm

Jellen

fe 5/20 is to pretend, as in to fe*** interest

10:45 pm

Bugsaw

thanks jellen. I was sure I tried that

10:45 pm

jillibus

ok, I'm back

10:45 pm

Bugsaw

u + to sort by preference

10:46 pm

jillibus

I think about a third of the words here are extremely unusual

10:46 pm

Bugsaw

too true jilli! I am sorry I started

10:47 pm

jillibus

good opportunity to practise using morewords ;)

10:47 pm

Jellen

Other ur5= ur + 3 vowels

10:47 pm

72 Temple Owl

i hink i must go. making progres,w hich is bad because encourages me to stay though dog tired

10:47 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty for the clues and see you tomorrow

10:48 pm

jillibus

bye TO -- let's hope for a kinder grid next time

10:48 pm

harpjane

what does the 8 start with?

10:48 pm

Jellen

in8, harp

10:48 pm

jillibus

harp, Lickety posted his list this time

10:49 pm

harpjane

i think i'm going to give up and open the list

10:50 pm

herinfernallady

I just realised how busy I am going to be with craft stuff

10:50 pm

Bugsaw

thanks Jellen

10:50 pm

Jellen

What craft stuff?

10:51 pm

herinfernallady

making a T-shirt of 2 and about 4 or 5 sets of letters

10:51 pm

Jellen

Sounds fun...

10:51 pm

herinfernallady

Its not hard just a pain in the butt

10:52 pm

jillibus

back in a few...

10:52 pm

herinfernallady

o and finish of a giant cross stitch by October

10:52 pm

Jellen

I've been buying vintage jewelry for the store...hard to pass up the craft/junk lots!

10:52 pm

herinfernallady

I have a few vintage costume pieces

10:56 pm

herinfernallady

i have an unwell kitty :(

10:57 pm

herinfernallady

someone should not have guts his and the other kitties breakfast

11:07 pm

herinfernallady

is anyone here?

11:07 pm

Barb's Horses

hello herin...how are you tonight...hi all

11:08 pm

herinfernallady

Hi Barb trying to get this done

11:08 pm

Barb's Horses

you have a sick kitty?

11:08 pm

Barb's Horses

i am afraid I wont be any help only have 30 words done

11:08 pm

herinfernallady

I think he is unwell because he was a total piglet and ate his breakfast then hers

11:09 pm

harpjane

fe5/18? after the party?

11:09 pm

Barb's Horses

my one cat has been sick too this week for some reason

11:10 pm

jillibus

fe5/18 -- fe + top of a box

11:10 pm

Barb's Horses

hi harp

11:10 pm

harpjane

thanks i need the other one

11:10 pm

herinfernallady

thanks Jill I couldn't clue it

11:10 pm

Barb's Horses

hi jill and thxs for the clue to us all

11:11 pm

jillibus

oh sorry -- wrong one -- French fire + **med forces

11:11 pm

Barb's Horses

does anyone have the in 8 word...if so a clue please

11:12 pm

harpjane

thanks

11:13 pm

jillibus

(thinking of an in8 clue)

11:14 pm

herinfernallady

I am saddened that I can't go to my 15 year high school reunion

11:14 pm

Barb's Horses

I have yet to make any of my reunions...always find out too late

11:14 pm

harpjane

ha6?

11:14 pm

herinfernallady

IN 8 - to make hard; harden, as rock, tissue

11:14 pm

herinfernallady

I found out last year they said no partners so I said not going

11:15 pm

jillibus

in + feather **ster to clean the house + amount of payment

11:16 pm

Barb's Horses

oh thank you jill

11:16 pm

herinfernallady

the more I deal with society the more i would prefer the company of my cats

11:16 pm

jillibus

that made sense????

11:16 pm

Barb's Horses

did they say why no partners?

11:17 pm

Barb's Horses

it did...very much to me anyways

11:18 pm

jillibus

whew!

11:18 pm

herinfernallady

too many people but I think that is bull

11:18 pm

herinfernallady

I am paying for the privalage of going. and I have been with this person longer than the time I was at school

11:19 pm

Barb's Horses

I have noticed in my reunions when I see the pictures that there are people there that actually didn't even graduate ...not sure how the even ended up invited..but then I guess it really doesn't matter all that much

11:19 pm

Barb's Horses

I think you should be able to bring your other half for sure

11:20 pm

herinfernallady

Well I said wasn't going

11:21 pm

Barb's Horses

think i give up on this puzzle...just not with it tonight...just to blah

11:21 pm

jillibus

barb, it's a horrible grid

11:22 pm

Barb's Horses

it isn't that I am sure..just feeling down in the dumps today

11:22 pm

jillibus

awwww

11:22 pm

herinfernallady

hugs

11:22 pm

Barb's Horses

I finally got all my paperwork filled out to try and get cpp disability...but I hear it is very hard to get and they deny you several times before they give it to you.

11:23 pm

Barb's Horses

thanks herin...I hope your cat is better soon

11:23 pm

jillibus

anything in particular?

11:23 pm

herinfernallady

when life hands you lemons demand the vodka to go with it or toss it back and demand chocolate

11:23 pm

jillibus

oh, I see

11:24 pm

Barb's Horses

just the general dealing with the government...they don't like to make things easy at all..so many hoops to jump through

11:24 pm

jillibus

great advice, herin!

11:24 pm

herinfernallady

Barb I found that those that genuinely need help get booted up teh butt by those orgs all the time

11:24 pm

Barb's Horses

lemonade would be nice ...especially if it had a kick to it :)

11:25 pm

jillibus

this BC gov't is heartless

11:25 pm

Barb's Horses

yes it is the honest ones that always seemed to get it in the butt for sure...(keeping my butt tight as I can)

11:26 pm

Barb's Horses

I have to say that too many people have ruined it for those that really could use the help..and at times I think ???? am I one of them??? but then I have lost so much of my life in the last 11/2 years now...

11:26 pm

herinfernallady

Of course yuo are not unwell you just want to sponge and do nothing wiht your existence because that is not at all demoralising and humiliating asking for help.

11:28 pm

herinfernallady

Drives me mad the way people are treated

11:28 pm

Barb's Horses

you said a mouth full herin..there are times that my 86 year old mom is looking after me...and I should be helping to look after her IT just bites/sucks....sorry i really shouldn't complain there are many more worse off than me

11:28 pm

Barb's Horses

thanks for letting me vent

11:29 pm

harpjane

ha6?

11:30 pm

herinfernallady

Venting is good

11:30 pm

Barb's Horses

interesting blurb Jill

11:30 pm

Barb's Horses

sorry harp don't have that one

11:32 pm

herinfernallady

looking now

11:32 pm

gremlinn

ha + eat as much as you want at the bu****

11:32 pm

herinfernallady

Hi Gremlin and cheers

11:32 pm

gremlinn

hi herin

11:32 pm

Barb's Horses

hi grem

11:33 pm

gremlinn

hey Barb

11:33 pm

Barb's Horses

thanks for the clue grem...it helped me too

11:33 pm

harpjane

so far i'm still stuck

11:34 pm

Barb's Horses

i love the picture of your cats herin...what are their names?

11:34 pm

Barb's Horses

on which one harp?

11:35 pm

herinfernallady

Black one is Lucius and the white one is Pandora. Both rescues. Much like Pinky and the Brain

11:35 pm

harpjane

ha6

11:35 pm

Barb's Horses

lol too funny

11:35 pm

Barb's Horses

look at the ha in the top right corner

11:36 pm

Barb's Horses

go north from the a then northwest all the way to the 6th letter...does that help better?

11:36 pm

harpjane

THANKS!

11:36 pm

Barb's Horses

welcome

11:36 pm

herinfernallady

we do love them so but at times could turn them into fur coats

11:37 pm

Barb's Horses

all my animals...well except the current horses have been rescued in one way or another

11:37 pm

herinfernallady

awww.

11:38 pm

Barb's Horses

two of mine sound like they are running racecourses in the house in the middle of the night...yup that is when you want to ring their necks for sure

11:39 pm

jillibus

can't stop yawning -- already! It's only 9:39 pm

11:39 pm

herinfernallady

O my cats do that My neighbours thought that it was us

11:40 pm

Barb's Horses

me too jill not even sure I will last till the flip

11:40 pm

Barb's Horses

lol too funny herin

11:40 pm

herinfernallady

woohoo 8 left

11:40 pm

jillibus

gogogo herin!!!

11:40 pm

Jellen

17 left...

11:40 pm

Barb's Horses

jill did you have strong winds today too?

11:40 pm

Barb's Horses

go herin

11:40 pm

Barb's Horses

hi jell

11:40 pm

jillibus

yootoo jellen!!!

11:41 pm

Barb's Horses

go jell too

11:41 pm

herinfernallady

I live in a half house and it is seperated by a door. They hear them running up and down the hall and they have asked if it was uss

11:41 pm

jillibus

Yes, barb, but not as bad as last Friday

11:41 pm

Jellen

du 5/14, please?

11:41 pm

jillibus

there was a snow flurry this evening!

11:41 pm

Jellen

The first...

11:42 pm

Barb's Horses

we had it pretty bad...our garbage cans left again...had to lock them up in the garage to keep them from leaving...wow snow the mountains here got it last night

11:42 pm

Jellen

Oops, nevermind...

11:42 pm

jillibus

got it, Jellen?

11:42 pm

herinfernallady

That is nutso. I thought It was spring

11:43 pm

Jellen

Yes, got it...

11:43 pm

jillibus

We had spring in February for the Winter olympics. Now it's winter.

11:43 pm

Barb's Horses

today it was very cold at the barn...the horses weren't sure they wanted out of their stalls..but the lure of hay was too much

11:44 pm

Barb's Horses

hoping that the weather will be nice this weekend the horses need to be cleaned up again...alll covered in mud

11:44 pm

herinfernallady

Barb they sound like little kids that you want to turf out to get some fresh air when there is a break in the weather

11:44 pm

jillibus

forecast is good, barb

11:45 pm

Barb's Horses

one of mine goes out now...the other two I am thinking I will maybe let them explore a bit in the summer...they really like to sit on the front deck....it is safe there for them

11:45 pm

Barb's Horses

well keep our fingers crossed that it holds

11:45 pm

herinfernallady

Do they have the horse coats on?

11:45 pm

stidmama

hello all *splashes noisily into grid* up for air in a few

11:45 pm

Barb's Horses

hi stid

11:45 pm

herinfernallady

Hi Stidy

11:46 pm

Barb's Horses

they have rain blankets on them...plus their wooly fur/coat

11:46 pm

jillibus

hi stid

11:46 pm

Jellen

au 5/16?

11:46 pm

herinfernallady

cute

11:46 pm

Barb's Horses

grandma bought them rain jackets a couple of years ago.

11:47 pm

jillibus

horses like to sit on the front deck?

11:47 pm

Barb's Horses

no my cats

11:47 pm

jillibus

au + male parent

11:47 pm

herinfernallady

Be careful they don'[t eat your roses

11:47 pm

Barb's Horses

mind you give my two half a chance they would figure out how to get up there I am sure

11:47 pm

Jellen

Thanks, jilli!

11:48 pm

jillibus

thank goodness, barb! I was having strange visions

11:48 pm

jillibus

yw jellen

11:48 pm

Barb's Horses

lol that would be the talk of the neighbourhood for sure

11:48 pm

stidmama

thanks for the au word

11:48 pm

Jellen

au 6/24?

11:48 pm

stidmama

down to 15

11:48 pm

stidmama

oops. 145... figners not working well.

11:49 pm

Barb's Horses

I wish my horses were at my house that would be the ultimate for me...but alas no room here so they are a few blocks away

11:49 pm

jillibus

stid, even grem found this grid tough

11:49 pm

Barb's Horses

I have 139 left not going to get much more I think

11:50 pm

harpjane

al6?

11:50 pm

stidmama

go barb go!

11:50 pm

jillibus

al* baba + male parent

11:51 pm

stidmama

that male parent is getting a workout today!

11:51 pm

harpjane

the last al5?

11:51 pm

herinfernallady

3 left no lickety

11:51 pm

Jellen

au 6/24, pretty please?

11:51 pm

Barb's Horses

ooo got one more LOL thanks for all the great clues all

11:52 pm

jillibus

al + s*** on the dotted line

11:52 pm

Barb's Horses

that is really good herin

11:52 pm

stidmama

found the dolphin!

11:52 pm

stidmama

found the eskimo house...

11:53 pm

Barb's Horses

there's a dolphine and a house? cool

11:53 pm

jillibus

au6 -- au + croco**** Dundee

11:53 pm

herinfernallady

wooooooot first time no lickety just morewords. yah

11:54 pm

stidmama

having trouble with Es and the R in the corner and the A /11

11:54 pm

harpjane

el6?

11:54 pm

stidmama

jill, you're worth my weight in gold!!!!

11:54 pm

Jellen

Thanks, jilli!

11:54 pm

stidmama

got one E... thanks harpjane!

11:54 pm

herinfernallady

el not me but ? and food goes in mouth to ???

11:54 pm

Barb's Horses

oh man...need airfreshener...my big dog has gas really bad...yikes (((holding nose))))

11:54 pm

jillibus

el + not me (abbr) + consumed

11:55 pm

jillibus

ewww, barb!

11:55 pm

harpjane

thanks

11:55 pm

Barb's Horses

its just aweful...yikes

11:55 pm

stidmama

got the R in the corner, (scraping tooth bit for a mollusk)

11:55 pm

harpjane

the first in5/14?

11:55 pm

harpjane

thanks

11:55 pm

stidmama

thanks for the other EL!

11:56 pm

stidmama

got the letter after D....

11:56 pm

hootowl

in + the bill is ***

11:56 pm

stidmama

now just that pesky A for NBT... *thinking*

11:56 pm

hootowl

which a?

11:56 pm

Pinikula

git'r dun, stid!

11:57 pm

stidmama

got the A!!!! NBT!!! (((Hugs hoot happily))))

11:57 pm

Jellen

Fireworks! and good night...

11:57 pm

jillibus

in5/14 -- in + your library book is over*** so there's a fine

11:57 pm

Pinikula

hi all ;)

11:57 pm

Barb's Horses

(((hugs stid)))

11:57 pm

hootowl

hugs back!

11:57 pm

jillibus

wtg stid!

11:57 pm

Pinikula

wtg jellen!

11:57 pm

jillibus

hi pini!

11:57 pm

Barb's Horses

hugs jell

11:57 pm

Barb's Horses

hi pini

11:57 pm

stidmama

hey pini. glad you got here in time for me to say that .... *drumroll* I took most of today off!!!!

11:57 pm

jillibus

YAY jellen!!! Just in time!

11:57 pm

Barb's Horses

hugs pini

11:57 pm

hootowl

nite jell

11:57 pm

Pinikula

stid, the surgery went well ;)

11:57 pm

stidmama

YAY Jellen!!!! (sweet dreams)

11:58 pm

Pinikula

hi barb, hoot, jilli, et al

11:58 pm

Barb's Horses

you had surgery pini

11:58 pm

Pinikula

no, my dau did this morning (day surgery)

11:58 pm

Barb's Horses

glad all is ok

11:58 pm

jillibus

oh good, pini! What surgery was it, if I may be so bold?

11:58 pm

stidmama

pini surgery??? *worried mama look*

11:58 pm

cybernan

good evening, everyone :)

11:58 pm

hootowl

hi all

11:58 pm

jillibus

hi nan

11:58 pm

stidmama

oh! how is she! *relieved look for pini, worried for daughter*

11:58 pm

Pinikula

totally unevenful and all is well ;)

11:58 pm

stidmama

hey nan!

11:58 pm

Barb's Horses

hi nan

11:58 pm

Barb's Horses

hi hoot

11:59 pm

stidmama

well, I must get things pulled together for tomorrow....

11:59 pm

jillibus

hi hoot

11:59 pm

stidmama

back occasionally this weekend, if I can.

11:59 pm

Pinikula

between surgery and pain killers, she's feeling "fine" * giggle * and a little "too happy" one might think :)

11:59 pm

Barb's Horses

bye stid

11:59 pm

stidmama

glad to hear daughter will be well, pini (((hugs))) see you soon!

11:59 pm

jillibus

hope to see you, stid

11:59 pm

Pinikula

<<hugs>> don't work too hard!

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