Babble: Archived Puzzle for Thursday, April 15, 2010

12:00 am

Pinikula

'twas good while it lasted...11 left...close...but.....FLIP!!!!

12:00 am

MPittore

FLIP

12:00 am

jillibus

flip

12:00 am

Barb's Horses

flip

12:02 am

Pinikula

...and we're off...again! :)

12:02 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:02 am

flosey

flip

12:02 am

Pinikula

wow...thx lickety!!!!!!!

12:03 am

jillibus

Thanks, Lickety!

12:03 am

jillibus

hi flosey :)

12:03 am

flosey

hi jilli

12:03 am

flosey

wow, 3 ys

12:03 am

Barb's Horses

thanks lickety

12:03 am

flosey

ty lickety

12:04 am

sammysmom

good evening babble people

12:04 am

GreedyJoseph

Thank you lickety.

12:05 am

flosey

hi sammysmom

12:05 am

Pinikula

hi sam'smom

12:05 am

flosey

hi Joseph

12:05 am

GreedyJoseph

Hello flosey.

12:06 am

Pinikula

hey flosey ;)

12:07 am

flosey

hi Pini

12:07 am

jillibus

flosey -- 3 Ys, but none start words ;)

12:08 am

Pinikula

thankfully, jilli!

12:08 am

flosey

lol, guess they all end the words

12:09 am

jillibus

or something...

12:10 am

flosey

ooo, ag7

12:10 am

Barb's Horses

well off to bed got 26 so far..nite all

12:10 am

Pinikula

thx flosey!

12:10 am

Pinikula

night barb! :)

12:10 am

GreedyJoseph

Good night.

12:10 am

jillibus

ty flosey -- got it

12:10 am

MizHoffle

vi 7

12:10 am

flosey

wtg Barb, hope you have a good sleep

12:10 am

jillibus

night barb -- good for you

12:12 am

jillibus

nbt

12:12 am

flosey

wtg jilli

12:13 am

Pinikula

well done, jilli!

12:14 am

joshuavorbis

hi and nbt

12:14 am

jillibus

hi and wtg josh

12:14 am

flosey

ah, thanks Miz, got your vi7

12:15 am

Pinikula

ag7 ;)

12:15 am

Pinikula

hi josh

12:15 am

jillibus

I hope somebody reads about the inia (kinda fun toward the end of the writeup)

12:16 am

GreedyJoseph

Funny. I was just reading it.

12:16 am

mpd

fireworks

12:16 am

flosey

oh, wasn't looking for icon theme being Friday, sorry jilli

12:16 am

jillibus

thanks, greedy ;)

12:16 am

Pinikula

wtg mpd

12:16 am

flosey

mpd, wtg

12:17 am

jillibus

It's not Friday yet, flosey, lol!

12:18 am

kje

does it mean something that the first word i saw was agony?

12:18 am

flosey

great story jilli

12:18 am

kje

oh shoot! meant to put ag5... sorry

12:18 am

kje

figures

12:18 am

Pinikula

means you're in for a good ride, kje?

12:19 am

jillibus

me too, kje :D

12:19 am

flosey

hi kj

12:19 am

Pinikula

...as you head toward the PB! :)

12:19 am

jillibus

ty flosey

12:19 am

kje

hey! it's late here! I am only awake due to coughing... but did sleep for almost an hour this time, maybe I am getting better ; )

12:19 am

Pinikula

phant: nylon

12:20 am

sammysmom

i always enjoy you write ups jil and always learn something

12:20 am

Pinikula

in that case, kje, you're probably forgGI5

12:20 am

jillibus

sorry, kje, didn't know you were sick!

12:20 am

joshuavorbis

my phant so far is antagonist

12:20 am

jillibus

oo, good one, josh

12:20 am

kje

i am heavily medicated, pini... so forgive many more blunders as time goes on here

12:20 am

Pinikula

nice one, josh

12:21 am

kje

nice josh

12:21 am

flosey

sorry to hear kj, but feel free to make the same blunder

12:21 am

flosey

but not the same word

12:21 am

Pinikula

as long as you don't use the gi4 word too often :) * hope you feel better soon *

12:21 am

Pinikula

* giggle, flosey *

12:21 am

kje

well darn it

12:22 am

Pinikula

need 1 more for nbt

12:22 am

Pinikula

er, make that 2

12:22 am

joshuavorbis

my friend's family name is a phantom - ogilvy

12:23 am

jillibus

Ogilvy's -- formerly a great department store in Montreal

12:23 am

flosey

hmmm, I need 8 more

12:23 am

flosey

for nbt that is!

12:24 am

Pinikula

but I passed 1/2-way! :)

12:24 am

becca228789

jk

12:24 am

jillibus

wtg pini!

12:25 am

GreedyJoseph

That is amazing.

12:25 am

flosey

wow, wtg Pini, I'm really dragging tonight

12:25 am

Pinikula

* smile *

12:29 am

Pinikula

now, sadly, I gotta hit the hay; will work toward NBT tmw...night all...have a good one!

12:30 am

GreedyJoseph

Adios.

12:30 am

flosey

goodnight Pini

12:30 am

Pinikula

g'night! * poof *

12:30 am

jillibus

night pini

12:31 am

kje

gn pini!

12:32 am

jillibus

halfway :)

12:32 am

kje

me too

12:32 am

MPittore

70 left, need bottom middle O for nbt..hmmmmm

12:32 am

kje

me too

12:32 am

flosey

wow jilli, and kj, wtg

12:33 am

joshuavorbis

o5/10

12:33 am

kje

of course, ty

12:34 am

GreedyJoseph

Goodbye all.

12:34 am

pippingeek

hmm, 116 - is it an easy run or a tough one?

12:34 am

jillibus

thought you should get it, kje ;)

12:34 am

joshuavorbis

phant insolvent

12:34 am

jillibus

Goodnight, greedy!

12:35 am

jillibus

I quite like it so far, pip

12:35 am

kje

yes, jilli, it is humiliating to miss those - LOL

12:37 am

jillibus

well, you didn't miss it ;)

12:37 am

sammysmom

sive

12:38 am

jillibus

no, doesn't work, s'mom ;)

12:40 am

sammysmom

darn- thinking in the wrong box again.. but i filed my taxes today and voted in the primary by mail so i feel virtuous

12:40 am

MPittore

jilli...is there such a thing as a phant PB like when s'mom gave a word that didn't work she would go to the phant PB? LOL

12:40 am

kje

or at least be tarred and feathered

12:40 am

sammysmom

i LIVE in the phant pb...lol

12:40 am

MPittore

virtuous you are s'mom..throws a glistening crown to s'mom

12:41 am

jillibus

MP, if there is it would only have phant goodies in it so phooey

12:41 am

sammysmom

thanks mpittore

12:42 am

MPittore

but jilli...we would only gain phant pounds and go on phant diets...LOL

12:43 am

sammysmom

in my phant pb, i get to slather my self with orchid body butter... a gift from no 3 daughter great stuff!!

12:43 am

jillibus

hmm, sounds slippery

12:43 am

MPittore

er...that's phant slippery LOL

12:44 am

jillibus

LOL!

12:44 am

MPittore

68 left and nbt...feeling dancing feet...

12:44 am

sammysmom

actually it is not and it isn t sticky either. just softens and smells good and i DO need softening..

12:45 am

jillibus

mmm, nice!

12:45 am

MPittore

just phantabulous!

12:46 am

sammysmom

she gave me 8 tubs of it- one for every room in the house so i don t have to remember to tote the stuff around. thoughtful kid that one

12:46 am

jillibus

wow!

12:46 am

kje

so how doped up am I? I have just been sitting here contemplating how weird and skinny my elbow feels

12:47 am

kje

everyone feel their elbow... it is an odd thing, elbows

12:47 am

pippingeek

i wanna be that doped up!

12:47 am

flosey

I think it's the only skinny part of me kj

12:47 am

MPittore

so in today's headlines then you are "soft and great + eight" LOL

12:47 am

pippingeek

what shall i take?

12:47 am

jillibus

yes, and it has a funny bone

12:47 am

sammysmom

s'mom passes the body butter to the gang

12:48 am

flosey

lol jilli

12:48 am

flosey

we'll all have a slathering good time

12:48 am

sammysmom

yup

12:48 am

kje

this is swigs of cough syrup with codeine... plus antihistamines

12:48 am

sammysmom

trade ya

12:49 am

jillibus

well, you're the doc, kje!

12:49 am

pippingeek

hrm. think i'll just sleep, maybe some ambien if that doesn't work..

12:49 am

MPittore

ewww it's all knobby and pointy and weird...ooops was feeling my head...go to elbow...hey it's weird tooo!

12:49 am

rururocks

HOLY ROBISTUSSEN

12:49 am

kje

ha pitt! see?

12:49 am

MPittore

ruru.............

12:49 am

kje

hi ru

12:49 am

flosey

hi ru

12:49 am

jillibus

hi ruru

12:50 am

rururocks

hi all. (poor kje) ... sniffles

12:51 am

MPittore

hey ruru...we were feeling our elbows so maybe it should be holy rubbatussen..LOL

12:51 am

kje

OK, I just typed in signet 3 times... I think maybe i can sleep again... see ya, hopefully in the morning and not in an hour

12:52 am

flosey

goodnight kj, sweet sleep

12:52 am

rururocks

sorry you don't feel well kje..

12:52 am

MPittore

niters kje...feel better tomorrow...

12:53 am

kje

I am just a lousy patient, ruru... I am sure I will live

12:53 am

rururocks

I believe that!

12:53 am

pugmama763

Lurking tag-team fireworks for MetFan & moi !

12:54 am

jillibus

take care, kje!

12:54 am

pippingeek

mmm, i am sleepytime, see you kids later

12:54 am

rururocks

whoa.....I hope it was consensual

12:54 am

sammysmom

nite pip... feel well

12:54 am

jillibus

wtg pug/met!!!

12:55 am

jillibus

night pip

12:55 am

sammysmom

off to bed with jim q and the lemon body butter... lol

12:56 am

rururocks

whoa

12:56 am

rururocks

r-rated chat tonight!

12:56 am

jillibus

night sams

12:56 am

rururocks

hope he finds you a-peeling sammy..lol

12:57 am

jillibus

why r-rated?

12:57 am

sammysmom

nah ruru- jim is a character in a book i m reading and the lemon bb is the one in my room- carnation in the bathroom and lilac in the living room

12:58 am

sammysmom

nite all- poof

12:58 am

jillibus

ah, I see -- ruru's mind at work

12:58 am

rururocks

welll it wasn't that far a stretch jilli

12:59 am

rururocks

did you use that icon on porpoise jilli?

1:00 am

jillibus

groan

1:00 am

rururocks

*giggle*

1:00 am

jillibus

blow it out yer hairy nose, ru

1:02 am

rururocks

inia and outia

1:02 am

jillibus

ruru, you might enjoy the writeup if you persist

1:04 am

rururocks

speaking of R -rated!

1:04 am

jillibus

:)

1:07 am

rururocks

wouldn't the girls smell tuna on his breath?

1:08 am

jillibus

shape-shifter? A likely story...

1:09 am

rururocks

Rush Limbaugh is the only shape-shifter I know

1:10 am

jillibus

ugh

1:10 am

jillibus

his name ends with my opinion

1:11 am

jillibus

does anyone have a clue for the vi7?

1:11 am

rururocks

wow.. ground to a halt with 40 left

1:12 am

jillibus

I have 19 left

1:12 am

flosey

wtg jilli

1:13 am

rururocks

vi7 relates to the year in wine jilli

1:13 am

jillibus

of course -- I was looking in the wrong direction -- ty ru

1:14 am

flosey

may I have a clue for lo6 please, monkeys are getting tired

1:14 am

rururocks

you maybe lo6 it flosey..

1:14 am

jillibus

flosey, are you lo6 your mind?

1:14 am

rururocks

or not finding it

1:15 am

flosey

indeed I am ru

1:15 am

flosey

thanks

1:15 am

rururocks

(has mackerel ready)

1:15 am

flosey

yuk!

1:15 am

flosey

ducking

1:16 am

rururocks

eide better not then flosey

1:16 am

flosey

lol

1:18 am

Douglas

Something fishy is going on here...I'm at nbt before even saying hello...oh, hello everyone

1:18 am

flosey

Hi there Douglas

1:18 am

rururocks

an oppor-tuna time for you to arrive doug

1:19 am

flosey

thought something smelt here

1:19 am

Douglas

Indeed, something about flosey getting fish-slapped?

1:20 am

rururocks

or were you just letting us know that you had NBT for the halibut

1:20 am

flosey

but I ducked Douglas and it hit the window

1:21 am

Douglas

I normally struggle to get to nbt...this was unusually easy for me

1:28 am

Douglas

Didn't expect to5 to be a word

1:28 am

jillibus

* * firewords * *

1:28 am

flosey

wtg jilli

1:29 am

flosey

3 sts to go here and they're not popping up

1:30 am

Douglas

Yay jilli!

1:31 am

flosey

1 to go

1:31 am

flosey

fireworks

1:31 am

jillibus

gogogo flo!

1:31 am

jillibus

YAY flosey!!!

1:32 am

flosey

st6/18 last word

1:32 am

jillibus

I'm ashamed to say my last word was the first vi4/7

1:33 am

o-o

Congrats to the finishers

1:33 am

flosey

hi BR, haven't seen you in a long time

1:34 am

jillibus

Well! Where have you been, babrab?

1:35 am

flosey

I'm off to bed, goodnight all

1:35 am

flosey

be back tomorrow night

1:35 am

o-o

Hello, flosey ... enjoying spring's entrance?

1:35 am

flosey

yes, it's been great here BR

1:35 am

o-o

1:35 am

o-o

1:35 am

o-o

1:35 am

o-o

1:35 am

o-o

1:35 am

o-o

1:35 am

o-o

1:35 am

o-o

1:36 am

o-o

sorry

1:36 am

flosey

oops!

1:36 am

Jellen

Hello, all!

1:36 am

flosey

hi jellen

1:36 am

jillibus

Hi Jellen :)

1:36 am

flosey

and now poof!

1:36 am

o-o

Howdy jellen

1:36 am

MPittore

BR if you sing the stuttering goes away LOL

1:37 am

jillibus

Night flosey :)

1:37 am

jillibus

I see I don't rate a hello from BR

1:37 am

o-o

If I vocalize, EVERYTHING goes away

1:37 am

MPittore

Hi jellen...thanks for sending parure to sprite...what email did you use..I tried to send a bunch of suggestions for icons and it didn't work...

1:38 am

Jellen

Was in lurk mode, but noticed some of my favorite people are here now...

1:38 am

Jellen

I used the email address in her profile...

1:38 am

MPittore

45 left for me...

1:38 am

jillibus

Would anyone like clues or is it too soon?

1:39 am

MPittore

so did I but something went wrong...my blondeness at work again I suppose

1:39 am

rururocks

(still lurking)

1:39 am

Jellen

I'm not even going to start tonight...thanks though, jilli...

1:40 am

Jellen

Hi, ruru!

1:40 am

rururocks

hello jellen..

1:40 am

rururocks

just do one word..lol

1:40 am

jillibus

Well, if no clues are needed, I'll love you and leave you -- goodnight all.

1:40 am

o-o

listening to oldies: http://superstaroldies.net/

1:41 am

Jellen

I'm tired...played poker for over 6 hours tonight...

1:41 am

rururocks

night jilli.. congrats and sleep well

1:41 am

rururocks

whoa jellen...

1:41 am

MPittore

not yet for me jilli...need to go beddy bye..it's 2:43 am...hubby will be up soon seeking coffee....

1:41 am

Jellen

Came out ahead, though!

1:41 am

rururocks

is this becoming an obsession with you?

1:41 am

MPittore

niters jilli

1:41 am

rururocks

(didja win?)

1:42 am

jillibus

happy babbling, all, and
*poof*

1:42 am

rururocks

hugs jilli

1:42 am

Jellen

I'm much better than I was, ruru...

1:42 am

Jellen

G'night, jilli!

1:42 am

o-o

be well, jilli

1:43 am

MPittore

...quicky joke....how do you make lady gaga mad???? ......................................
................you poker in the face...LOL

1:43 am

rururocks

you must be really good at poker to play it as much as you do

1:44 am

rururocks

(groan MP)

1:44 am

MPittore

oops I should have said you poker face...so blonde am I

1:44 am

Jellen

I'm not bad...not great...

1:44 am

rururocks

what is the big deal with lady gaga anyway

1:45 am

rururocks

ELton John sang better than she did in the duet and he is like 100 years old

1:45 am

Jellen

Don't know, ruru...

1:45 am

Douglas

Monkey gets a banana for ne4/7

1:46 am

MPittore

she is so bizarre....but her music can be catchy and people glum on to her performances to see her weirdness...that ice skater johnny weir skated to her song Poker face...was nice

1:47 am

Jellen

I'd best be going...things to do tomorrow...bye, all!

1:47 am

rururocks

night jellen.. thanks for popping in

1:47 am

MPittore

niters everyone....see ya tomorrow! Sweet dreams and poofy!

1:48 am

rururocks

nite MP

1:49 am

Douglas

Pleasantly surprised to be past halfway with nbt...should I use the list and get them all?

1:53 am

Douglas

You are way too nice...you are all thinking something like "Use your own best judgement, Douglas"

1:54 am

Douglas

Nobody even thinks "If you don't get every last word, Douglas, you are the wuss of the world!" Well, except me, that is...

1:55 am

sprite

morning all

1:56 am

rururocks

Hi sprite...

1:57 am

rururocks

(I think that Douglas).. mostly for me

1:57 am

sprite

hey ruru, how are you?

1:57 am

rururocks

I am well..thanks

1:58 am

sprite

glad to hear that.

1:58 am

Douglas

*Taking a deep, cleansing breath* thanks ruru

1:59 am

Douglas

On an unrelated topic, do any of you read any of the Dresden Files books by Jim Butcher?

1:59 am

sprite

hm no I don't think so

1:59 am

joey

i love them

1:59 am

joey

the TV show was great - too bad it was cancelled

2:01 am

Douglas

Instapundit has been enjoying them, and I notice that they get a lot of shelf space at my local Barnes and Noble

2:02 am

sprite

what are they about?

2:04 am

joey

Dresden helps troubled souls with the help of the supernatural

2:04 am

sprite

sounds like my kind of books. Thanks for the idea!

2:04 am

Douglas

I'm wondering who came first, Harry Dresden or Dean Koontz's Odd Thomas?

2:05 am

sprite

Dean Koontz of course :)
Just because.

2:05 am

Douglas

But Dresden is also a private investigator of some sort, isn't he?

2:06 am

joey

yes

2:06 am

Douglas

I've actually read one of the Odd Thomas books, the one with the lady who stops the wolves in their tracks

2:07 am

sprite

I have read most of Koontz's books. I like them very much.

2:09 am

Douglas

I appreciate that Odd Thomas isn't a stuck-up sticky beak about his gifts, and tries to help people

2:11 am

sprite

I see the first Dresden was published in 2000 and the first Odd Thomas in 2003

2:12 am

sprite

so I was wrong

2:13 am

Douglas

Well, given that the books are doing so well, it wouldn't be a big shock to see a Harry Dresden movie. Who should play him, joey?

2:14 am

joey

gosh, i don't know - the first name that comes to mind is Colin Farrell. but the TV show was cancelled fast

2:15 am

Douglas

I do seem to recall that TV show...what network was it on?

2:16 am

joey

it was an off channel i think. maybe a Sci fi original. but I am not sure. it is out on DVD

2:16 am

Douglas

Is Robert Downey Jr. too old? I was told he was most entertaining in the contrarian Sherlock Holmes

2:17 am

joey

it was Sci Fi. started in 2007. i loved him as Sherlock. he would work

2:21 am

Douglas

Currently looking at the Amazon page for the latest Dresden book, Changes

2:23 am

Douglas

One of the reviewers wrote "This should be a season finale!"

2:24 am

joey

nite all good luck. ttyl

2:24 am

sprite

night joey

2:25 am

Douglas

pleasant dreams joey

2:26 am

lynxxx

Hello everyone

2:26 am

sprite

hi lyn, it is your grid today :)

2:26 am

lynxxx

Yay for me!!

2:27 am

sprite

yayyyy!

2:27 am

lynxxx

Must be why this grid seems so 'simple'

2:28 am

sprite

I bet. Assembled to suit you perfectly

2:30 am

rubyfoo

good morning everybody

2:30 am

rubyfoo

ehllo sprite and lynxx and douglas

2:30 am

sprite

morning rubyfoo

2:31 am

lynxxx

hi Ruby

2:31 am

Douglas

It's a beautiful dream to contemplate a grid made for someone

2:31 am

sprite

glad you like the idea

2:32 am

lynxxx

Lickety made a grid for MRP - something like 800 words - how sweet was that!

2:32 am

PMS

g

2:33 am

rubyfoo

I think they try to put the names of the regular players in from time to time, just to make us feel good

2:33 am

sprite

totally. I have seen it.

2:33 am

lynxxx

oohh, you have it Sprite? did you play it?

2:33 am

Haz1558

My husband would construct a grid of all x except for DONE in the middle. He'd think that would set me free to do all sorts of other things.

2:34 am

rubyfoo

gm haz

2:34 am

lynxxx

what a silly sausage he is. Hi Haz

2:34 am

Haz1558

Good morning/evening all.

2:34 am

sprite

lyn: partly, it could only be played on paper. That does not really work for me. I'd love to see it in a babble form!

2:34 am

sprite

morning Haz

2:34 am

Haz1558

I know. He's admirable in so many ways, just doesn't understand the fascination of finding words.

2:34 am

Atalante

helllooooo! hello haz the great portakabin buyer! hi glitteratina!

2:35 am

Haz1558

Bonjour Ata!

2:35 am

lynxxx

Hello Ata!

2:35 am

sprite

done node oned endo...

2:35 am

sprite

hi Ata

2:35 am

Atalante

oxen ...

2:35 am

Haz1558

Spangly one is Attending To The Paws.

2:35 am

sprite

exnode

2:36 am

Atalante

ahhh, very important duty

2:36 am

Haz1558

phone...

2:36 am

sprite

nope, phone cannot be made from those letters

2:37 am

Haz1558

And back.

2:37 am

sprite

you should like my writeup today, Ata. I even included species and subspecies.

2:37 am

sprite

wb Haz

2:38 am

lynxxx

Stew has just awoken from 3 hour afternoon nap and is now laying on his side killing his polar bear and Easter rabbit (you can't overexert yourself when you just wake up)

2:38 am

sprite

aw cute!

2:39 am

Atalante

ooo fab! yay inias!

2:39 am

sprite

hope they will survive... are classified as vulnerable now.

2:40 am

rubyfoo

Ruby excaped this orning as husband didn't see her lurking behind the gate and I had to go out in the street in bathrobe and slippers to help him re-capture her! It's only the millionth time he's done that!

2:40 am

sprite

I think husband and ruby like seeing you out like that

2:40 am

Atalante

awwww stew!

2:41 am

lynxxx

lol Sprite, do you think it's a game they have made up

2:41 am

rubyfoo

poor neighbors!

2:41 am

sprite

I think so :)

2:43 am

sprite

Ata, another brilliant pic of Sily

2:43 am

Atalante

ty! shes sitting right in front of my keyboard atm making it amost impossible to type

2:44 am

sprite

she wants to get her own words in of course

2:44 am

Haz1558

I'm also admiring Hobbit's new collar. From the Jordan range?

2:44 am

Atalante

i think so. its very pink! her purple one was all faded and icky

2:46 am

Haz1558

You can't have a dog in an icky collar. That wouldn't do.

2:46 am

Atalante

and it was pink or camouflage. and whats thepoint of a new collar if its camoflaged!

2:47 am

Haz1558

No point at all. (a) you'd never find her (b) people would think that she's a military sniffer.

2:48 am

sprite

I met another ruby cavalier yesterday. Same age as Terra. They had it trimmed, the poor thing looked so weird. And it was fat. It was almost painful to see Terra jumping and wagging around it, so healthy and glossy and beautiful.

2:48 am

sprite

so true Haz

2:48 am

Haz1558

Did you feel smug, just for a second or two, sprite? That's how Ata feels all the time.

2:49 am

Atalante

exactly. so pink it was!

2:49 am

sprite

yeah, I believe I did. Wow, I had an Ata moment!

2:50 am

Haz1558

If they could capture that feeling and sell it....

2:50 am

sprite

they'd make big bucks

2:50 am

Atalante

i hop;e you told them their dog was podgy!!!

2:52 am

Haz1558

Back shortly, need to put a message through to the surgery.

2:52 am

sprite

not in those words exactly, but yes, I must admit I did. Hate to see fat dogs. The lady said she had her fixed and afterwards she couldn't make her lose weight. She runs with her, on the bike.
I carefully suggested halving the meals and NO sweets or human food at all.

2:52 am

lynxxx

I hope so too. I always warn people with small pudgy dogs of what befell my previous dog due to FATNESS

2:53 am

Atalante

good for you!

2:53 am

sprite

yes, I told her also that for cavaliers the knees are a weak spot. Keeping them slim and fit is important.

2:53 am

sprite

*extra important

2:53 am

sprite

what happened, lyn?

2:54 am

lynxxx

diabetes and both back knees cru***(something) ligaments operations ($$$$$$$s)

2:55 am

Haz1558

cruciate

2:55 am

Atalante

cruciates

2:55 am

Haz1558

So, the moral of the story is......GRUEL.

2:55 am

Haz1558

Fed once a week on gruel, your dog will not get fat.

2:55 am

sprite

awful, lyn :(
Must have been painful.

2:56 am

sprite

Haz, I admire your sternness.

2:56 am

lynxxx

painful on my wallet - certainly!

2:56 am

sprite

yep I was just thinking: painful in more ways than one!

2:57 am

Haz1558

It can't be nice for huge, podgy dogs not being able to move around easily.

2:57 am

sprite

having the coat of a cavalier trimmed isn't advisable either. The poor thing looked definitely odd. Like something washed too hot.

2:58 am

sprite

It was huffing and puffing like the big bad wolf, Haz, and it looked like one of the little piggies.

2:58 am

Haz1558

Is the cavalier coat not reasonably easy to keep smooth? It looks to be quite silky.

2:59 am

sprite

it is, very. Just a daily brush to keep the tangles out and keep it from matting (is that the word?).

2:59 am

Haz1558

Yes, matting.

3:00 am

sprite

thanks.
And their coat is really forgiving when it comes to skipping a day as well.

3:00 am

sprite

*are

3:00 am

Atalante

glad hobbit's coat is forgiving for skipping a week or two lol

3:01 am

lynxxx

How often does Terra need a bath Sprite?

3:01 am

rubyfoo

I try to comb Ruby every day, but it is an uphill battle. She has an extremely dense, oily coat. It's very beautiful, but tremendous work

3:01 am

rubyfoo

And the groomers here won't take chows; they've never known nice ones

3:02 am

sprite

as often as he gets really stinky and black, grin.
When he rubs into dead fish for instance.
I wash his feet with water only, after muddy walks.

3:02 am

rubyfoo

they would muzzle her and I won't have that

3:02 am

sprite

that is a shame, rubyfoo. Bad reputation for a sweet dog.

3:03 am

lynxxx

You can get soft rubber muzzles now Ruby - have you seen those?

3:03 am

rubyfoo

In miami, with our previous dog, Rufus, they used to pick him up with a van everyother week, put him in a seatbelt next to the driver, and he looked fabulous

3:03 am

Haz1558

*smug* - the groomer says Spangle 'stands like a lady' for getting done.

3:04 am

rubyfoo

here it is more expensive, I have to help, and they don't really know how

3:04 am

Atalante

ditto Hobbit *smug*

3:04 am

sprite

smugness becomes you, Haz

3:04 am

Haz1558

*extra smug*

3:04 am

rubyfoo

the last time rruby went to a groomer, they cut her tail instead of combing it out. It took more than a year to grow back!

3:05 am

sprite

so frustrating

3:05 am

lynxxx

How is Max's coat going Ruby?

3:05 am

rubyfoo

we have a special "dog shower" in the driveway, but it's still too cold

3:05 am

Haz1558

Back in a minute or two.

3:06 am

rubyfoo

he is still biting himself, but his coat is long and shiny, not fluffy like Ruby's

3:06 am

Atalante

she's gone off to be smug

3:06 am

rubyfoo

when it rains, she doesn't get wet through, no matter what

3:07 am

rubyfoo

nice grid, but I had better be off to start my day. See you later

3:07 am

lynxxx

bye Ruby

3:07 am

sprite

I take him inside when it is cold, ruby, on the kitchen sink. So I won't have to bend over.
Otherwise, I just put a plastic bowl with water on the floor in the garden, sit down on a stool and do it like that. Towel handy, instant rub-dry, done.

3:07 am

sprite

bye rubyfoo

3:07 am

rubyfoo

bye lynxx, tks for asking about Max!

3:07 am

rubyfoo

bye sprite

3:08 am

rubyfoo

ruby weighs about 75 lbs and there is no way I could ever lift her.

3:08 am

Atalante

lol you need a dog hoist!

3:08 am

rubyfoo

would need a crane!

3:08 am

rubyfoo

hahah

3:08 am

sprite

lol no, who would! Terra is 8 kg

3:08 am

rubyfoo

but she lets me comb her for hours

3:09 am

rubyfoo

last night I filled a waste basket with her fur; it I could knit, I could make another dog!

3:09 am

sprite

you'd need to spin it first. That would be interesting!

3:10 am

Atalante

can't wait to see my chow friend tomorrow. she's so beautiful

3:10 am

rubyfoo

it would be very soft but wouldn't smell so food in the rain.....

3:10 am

lynxxx

ask around aRuby, you may find someone who can spin it for you

3:10 am

Atalante

I have a book about knitting with dog hair

3:10 am

rubyfoo

would you take a picture and send it to me?

3:10 am

rubyfoo

lol, lynxx

3:10 am

rubyfoo

I was just kidding; do people really do that?

3:11 am

sprite

yes, some do. I wouldn't, I don't like the smell of wet dog hair.

3:11 am

lynxxx

My mother had a keeshund, spun its wool and knitted it

3:11 am

rubyfoo

me, too

3:11 am

rubyfoo

that is amazing!

3:11 am

sprite

wow must have been special. What did she knit from it? Sweaters?

3:12 am

rubyfoo

see you later

3:12 am

lynxxx

(admittedly mixed the keeshund hair with some normal sheeps wool that she had dyed grey)

3:12 am

lynxxx

Yes Sprite

3:12 am

sprite

hehehe smart lady, your mother

3:13 am

lynxxx

She got into the traditional craft things when she retired - built new friendships in a new community with all the crafts

3:14 am

Atalante

I just went to look for the book to see if they used chow fur. Will find it and see!

3:14 am

sprite

that is wonderful! I love traditional crafts. I used to spin wool when I was still whole.

3:15 am

sprite

it should work fine, Ata, it is oily by nature.

3:16 am

sprite

but a great idea from lyn's mum to add some sheep's wool. Pure chow hair might be hard to spin.

3:17 am

Atalante

you could at least probably sell it to knitting enthusiasts!

3:17 am

sprite

good idea for rubyfoo

3:18 am

Atalante

http://askville.amazon.com/Chow-hair-c
ollect-sheds-make-sweater/AnswerViewer
.do?requestId=8515560

3:18 am

sprite

fireflies! Must be off, thanks for the chat and the fun. Have a grand day, all.

3:19 am

Haz1558

Bye, sprite.

3:19 am

lynxxx

Congrats Sprite.

3:20 am

Atalante

whenever I get a lot of Hobbit fur I put it out in the garden for birds to use in their nests

3:21 am

lynxxx

phantom: noggin

3:23 am

Douglas

fireworks

3:23 am

Haz1558

Well done, Douglas.

3:23 am

lynxxx

Congrats Douglas!

3:24 am

Haz1558

So, have you heard about the ash, Ata?

3:24 am

Douglas

Not too many Babblets in this grid...I was actually following the chat in an offhand sort of way

3:25 am

Atalante

I just saw! Goodness!

3:25 am

lynxxx

ash! did a volcano erupt near you?

3:25 am

Atalante

and yay douglas!

3:26 am

Haz1558

I'm dragging words from the deeper recesses of my brain.

3:26 am

Haz1558

Volcanic ash from Iceland has formed into an ash cloud. All flights from Scotland cancelled, Belfast airports shut down, flights cancelled or interrupted in England.

3:27 am

Haz1558

I don't know how long the whole thing will last -does volcanic ash disperse quickly?

3:27 am

Haz1558

Apparently it's very dangerous for plane engines, so it's all in the interests of safety.

3:27 am

lynxxx

!! wow I hadn't heard

3:28 am

Haz1558

It's probably pandemonium in the airports. All those cancelled flights, all that luggage.

3:28 am

Atalante

it should die down fairly quickly once the eruptions are over

3:28 am

Haz1558

I bet Ata is finding us a link.

3:29 am

Atalante

its on the beeb news website!

3:29 am

Haz1558

Iceland is getting very careless. First it lets itself go bankrupt, now it can't even keep its volcanos under control.

3:29 am

Atalante

ata has too many browser windows open

3:29 am

lynxxx

TY

3:29 am

lynxxx

sloppy sloppy

3:29 am

Atalante

it really is. too much icelandic vodka

3:30 am

Haz1558

Will the US intervene, do you think?

3:30 am

Douglas

I was thinking something similar to Haz, but not quite as clever

3:30 am

Douglas

Exactly what is the US supposed to do, exactly?

3:31 am

lynxxx

you mean BBC don't you? (aka beeb)

3:31 am

Haz1558

Yes, BBC.

3:31 am

Haz1558

I don't know, Douglas. Bring order. Sort things out.

3:32 am

lynxxx

because there is actually a Bebbe news - from Arkansas (I'm not too quick you understand)

3:32 am

Haz1558

Goodness, you used to have Red Adair for putting out oil fires, is there no volcano expert?

3:32 am

Haz1558

Ata will be too young to remember Red Adair.

3:33 am

Atalante

I rememberRed Adair! Just :)

3:34 am

Douglas

Obama is too busy bowing to the Chinese, disarming for the Russians, inflicting NHS on America. And to add insult to injury, he wore a Chicago White Sox cap when he threw out the first pitch at the Washington Nationals home opener (threw like a girl, too)

3:34 am

Haz1558

Ah! I underestimate you, Ata.

3:34 am

Atalante

was always interested in oil related stuff

3:34 am

Haz1558

So, you're an Obama fan, Douglas? I can feel the love oozing from your post.

3:36 am

Douglas

I understand that David Cameron is taking some pages from the Obama playbook

3:37 am

Atalante

in that hes going to win? hopefully!

3:37 am

Atalante

:P

3:38 am

Haz1558

The thing is, Gordon Brown could study Obama till the cows come home, he still wouldn't be able to emulate his oratory etc. Cameron is a more gifted communicator, but it's the policies that should count. Who's for a chorus of 'Yes we can'?

3:38 am

Haz1558

Can we clear that volcanic ash in time to get the plances flying? 'Yes we can!'

3:39 am

Haz1558

Planes. Not plances.

3:39 am

Atalante

LOL. arent we taking over iceland's duties there?

3:39 am

Haz1558

We're just offering moral support because we can't afford to give them any other sort.

3:40 am

Atalante

are't we lovely!

3:41 am

Douglas

It's my understanding that Obama's grandfather was not very nicely treated by colonial administrators during Kenya's emergence into independence

3:41 am

Haz1558

We are. Especially considering the cod wars way back when.

3:42 am

Atalante

I'm doing some work looking at the Philippines and Indonesian fisheries at the moment, and there, elections really do matter, because who gets into power in local communities can really make the difference between an acceptable life and near starvation / complete nightmare

3:43 am

Haz1558

I think we have so many tiers of administration here that you don't really have any concept of a vote making a lot of difference, certainly at local level.

3:43 am

Douglas

That's one of the reasons Obama has been so calculatedly jerkish to the UK. He's got the whole passive-agressive, covert hostility thing down

3:43 am

Atalante

not half as bad as in America, though

3:44 am

Haz1558

Yes, but which is worse. Obama being a bit off or Bush greeting the Prime Minister with 'Yo, Blair'?

3:44 am

Atalante

that was just cringe-worthy

3:45 am

Haz1558

And, to be honest, he was very nice to the Queen and she seemed to like him, so it's fine.

3:45 am

Atalante

even if michelle obama did hug her

3:45 am

Haz1558

Maybe he had just forgotten that his name was To4/6.

3:46 am

Haz1558

Is this where I tell my Michelle Obama breakfast story?

3:46 am

Haz1558

I won't, honestly!

3:46 am

Atalante

I think so

3:46 am

Atalante

shall I tell it for you? Oh, you mean, we've heard it before? A few times?

3:47 am

Haz1558

You can tell a story once too often....

3:47 am

Atalante

and don't we wish some babblers would realise that

3:47 am

Haz1558

You know it's been told when people finish your sentences or remind you about a bit you've missed out.

3:47 am

Atalante

lol yes

3:47 am

Sally-catlover

Wanders into chog. Cough. Don't think I've heard it yet Haz.

3:48 am

Atalante

haz and michelle obama are best friends. story shortened :)

3:48 am

Sally-catlover

Is that it?

3:49 am

lynxxx

I'm just going to get coffee so feel free Haz (just ignore Ata)

3:49 am

Haz1558

Okay, short version. Trip to Kenya 2006. Stayed in Nairobi hotel, breakfasted with tall, black American woman and children. Saw her later with tall, black American man planting tree in Nairobi park. Passer-by informed us is was somebody called Barack Obama. A new name to us..

3:49 am

Sally-catlover

*Waiting patiently

3:50 am

Sally-catlover

And did you like her?

3:50 am

Douglas

And don't get me started on how the Obamas have meddled in Kenyan politics...oops, too late

3:50 am

Haz1558

And then, suddenly, we started to hear his name more often. i'm told they often reminisce about the people they met in that hotel.

3:51 am

Haz1558

She seemed quite normal, not particularly chatty or anything. He had a definite presence.

3:51 am

Sally-catlover

lol, Haz! So when is your invitation to the White House?

3:51 am

Haz1558

Oh, national security, Sally. I couldn't possibly give details.

3:52 am

Sally-catlover

oh, oh, oh, you won't believe what I just typed but changed just in time. I had started White House with the letter S.

3:52 am

Atalante

lmao sally

3:52 am

Haz1558

You will be forever glad that you caught that typo in time.

3:52 am

Sally-catlover

Freudian slip.

3:52 am

Haz1558

Otherwise you might have found yourself in leg irons being sent to explain yourself in Washington.

3:52 am

Sally-catlover

I don't know, it would have been funner ...

3:53 am

Sally-catlover

Should I worry about the black helicopter overhead?

3:53 am

Haz1558

Not that you'd have been able to get a flight, thanks to this ash from Iceland.

3:53 am

Atalante

does it have big gun turrets? if so, yes :P

3:53 am

Sally-catlover

Actually, it is freezing cold outside, wonder if it is because of this volcanic cloud.

3:54 am

Haz1558

They say that the ash will track over Europe during the rest of the day. The Germans won't be pleased, nor the Swiss, it'll muck up their timetables badly.

3:54 am

Douglas

Time to sleep, but I'm delighted to have heard Haz's Michelle Obama story. Good day/night all

3:54 am

Atalante

omg sally I had a chocolate brownie the other day by a company called Made In Ludlow? Hand Made in Ludlow? I couldn't see any other name. butomg nicest choc brownie ever

3:55 am

Sally-catlover

Should I answer the door? Lots of men in balaclavas and camouflage kit running over the garden.

3:55 am

Haz1558

Goodnight, Douglas, sleep well. Watch out for that ash.

3:55 am

Haz1558

Keep the door shut, Sally. Deny everything.

3:56 am

Sally-catlover

Lots of hand-made foodie shops in Ludlow, Ata. There's a chocolate gourmet shop, several delis, good butchers, two real greengrocers, local food markets...

3:57 am

Sally-catlover

Getting difficult to type with the thumb screws on, Haz.

3:57 am

Haz1558

And does the local WeightWatchers do good business?

3:58 am

Atalante

yes! these people!
Handmade in Ludlow
Delicious handmade cakes and biscuits. A small family business based in Ludlow specialising in fruitcake, shortbread and flapjacks using the finest local ingredients and suppliers wherever possible.

3:58 am

Sally-catlover

Well apart from the Chocolate Gourmet, that's all good stuff, Haz.

3:58 am

Sally-catlover

Does it say exactly where, Ata?

3:59 am

Atalante

Handmade In Ludlow
Handmade fruit cakes, Christmas cakes, Christmas puddings, flapjacks and shortbreads.
Handmade In Ludlow, Woodlands, Angel Lane, Ludlow

3:59 am

Atalante

I guess they supply other shops. Anyway, their cakes and biscuits are *delicious*

4:00 am

Haz1558

Handmade in Ludlow by a Handmaid in Ludlow?

4:00 am

Sally-catlover

Angel Lane is really near me. About 2 miles away?

4:00 am

Atalante

I think so, Haz!

4:00 am

Atalante

they supply a local up-market garden centre. was really impressed

4:01 am

Sally-catlover

I make pretty good chocolate brownies, myself, if ever babblers are up this way.

4:01 am

Haz1558

have you been visiting garden centres as well as FM?

4:02 am

Atalante

not really, there's just a lovely garden centre that's more food hall / pet store / foofy expensive things store in Burford and I like looking round it!

4:03 am

Haz1558

Oh, foofy expensive things are the best. Even if you don't buy them, the fact that they're there and that somebody might part with cash is enough to fascinate.

4:03 am

Atalante

absolutely! I love looking round it. So many things you didn't even know existed

4:04 am

Sally-catlover

So many things you didn't know you wanted :-)

4:05 am

Haz1558

And things you couldn't imagine anybody taking the time to think up and make and sell.

4:05 am

Atalante

like THIS for example!! http://goo.gl/tU2Q

4:06 am

Haz1558

Can you get it in different types of fur?

4:06 am

Sally-catlover

Â£20!!! What's wrong with a tea towel wrapped round the pot?

4:06 am

Haz1558

Zebra print, or leopard spots.

4:06 am

Atalante

I'd want it in mink

4:07 am

lynxxx

yeah, but it does double duty as a hat

4:07 am

Haz1558

For your safari themed dining room, the one with the colonial fan overhead.

4:07 am

Haz1558

If you set your mind to it, you could have nice faux fur egg cosies as well.

4:07 am

Atalante

they probably do ....

4:08 am

Haz1558

I'd be disappointed if they didn't.

4:08 am

Atalante

that was just the first tasteless and expensive thing I came across!

4:09 am

Haz1558

They have nice decorative boxes for keeping the things that you should really throw out but which you can justify keeping because you've got a nice box to put them in.

4:09 am

Haz1558

Oh look. A gardening belt! For all your tools!

4:09 am

Atalante

oh yes. they *do* have a lot of beautiful things. just a lot of useless and expensive things too!

4:09 am

Atalante

must have one of those

4:09 am

Haz1558

Who wants to clank around with a trowel and fork sticking into you?

4:10 am

Sally-catlover

But it's funky!

4:10 am

Atalante

is it a Cath Kidston print?

4:10 am

Haz1558

It's clunky!

4:11 am

rubyfoo

back. I just staked all of my peonies. I usually wait until it's too late but Dh bought me more hoops this AM with a lovely orange Kalinchoe for the breakfast table

4:11 am

Haz1558

There's an outdoor clock for Â£42 for when you just can't be bothered to look at your watch.

4:12 am

rubyfoo

how about an antique sundial? I would love on of those

4:12 am

rubyfoo

one*

4:12 am

Sally-catlover

We have a sun dial for when we're in the garden. Keeps falling off my wrist though.

4:12 am

Atalante

its for when you are sunbathing, cos then you wouldn't want your watch on or else you'd get tan lines. or something.

4:12 am

Haz1558

Â£28 for linen gloves. For the garden!

4:12 am

lynxxx

I kinda sorta got trapped on an auction site today - frst it was the cheap ties, then the perfume which was a bargain, then a watch (not that I would probably wear it) and then a gorgeous cheap Morrocan leather bag. Couldn't stop myself looking

4:12 am

Atalante

they also have Â£200 plant pots

4:12 am

Sally-catlover

It's cheaper to use a nail brush after gardening.

4:13 am

rubyfoo

I wouldn't know how to orient it, but it would be lovely if it was westhered enough. BTW, my moss planting was not a success. Evidently the birds like to disrupt it while looking for insects.

4:13 am

Haz1558

Tin of twine. Â£6. When a ball of string just won't do.

4:13 am

Haz1558

Did you buy lots of stuff, lynxxx?

4:13 am

rubyfoo

Don't use raffia. I did one year but it fell apart when it rained tho t]pretty while it lasted!

4:14 am

Sally-catlover

ruby, one thing I have learnt about gardening is to go with your conditions, not against them. If you try to plant moss where it is dry it won't work.

4:14 am

lynxxx

Just hoping I get outbid Haz. Though Ken does have 2 new ties, on their way

4:14 am

rubyfoo

too funny, lynxx!

4:14 am

lynxxx

I think snails and "slugs' like moss so maybe its a good thing Ruby

4:14 am

Haz1558

Sorry, Ata, that site can't spell stationery. They think it's stationary. Honestly, they can sell you stuff at inflated prices but they can't spell.

4:14 am

Atalante

cancel the bids and say it was your 4 year old granddaughter playing

4:15 am

Haz1558

Or blame FM!

4:15 am

Atalante

really???? oooo I'll tell them!

4:15 am

Haz1558

Say FM hacked into your account. They'll know it's kosher, she's internationally known as being to blame.

4:15 am

rubyfoo

we have little brown, spotted slugs but very few snails this year.

4:16 am

rubyfoo

they are eating the tulip leaves, however, but I don't mind sharing.....

4:16 am

Haz1558

Page 1 of gifts for men - Red quill pen and stationARY (ugh) set.

4:17 am

Sally-catlover

Well if you don't write the pen I suppose it would be stationary.

4:17 am

rubyfoo

lol

4:17 am

Sally-catlover

write /with/ the pen

4:17 am

Atalante

ultimate lager glass for Â£15? what makes it ultimate?

4:17 am

Haz1558

No excuses, Sally, we should have a storm of outrage over this.

4:17 am

rubyfoo

no more storms, please

4:18 am

Haz1558

I wondered about the ultimate bit as well. Is it self-refilling?

4:18 am

Sally-catlover

So shall we all write and point it out?

4:18 am

Sally-catlover

We have a branch of that company near here, in Burford near Tenbury Wells. Fun to take visitors but I'd never shop there :-)

4:19 am

Haz1558

I think we should. We'll threaten to boycott them.

4:19 am

Atalante

I'd just like to let you know that "stationery" is misspelled on the page below:

http://www.burford.co.uk/shop/
index.php?main_page=index&cPath=8_170

Red Quill Pen & Stationary Set: you have it as Stationary. It should be Stationery.

I'm sure that you care enough about the quality of your web site to get it changed as soon as possible.

4:19 am

Atalante

*grin*

4:20 am

rubyfoo

very nice, ata!

4:20 am

Haz1558

And tell them that an easy way to remember is that cAR is stationARy, whereas papER is stationERy.

4:20 am

Atalante

Haz, they also have Â£103 dog beds. Tell Mr Haz!

4:20 am

Sally-catlover

Good for you, Ata.

4:21 am

Haz1558

Â£103! He'd faint.

4:21 am

Atalante

let's see if they reply :)

4:21 am

rubyfoo

we bought a beautiful wicker dog bed for our first chow, Rosie. She dismantled it, piece by piece, a work which Rufus continued. These two dogs would have loved it; they each sleep on a stupid towel

4:21 am

Haz1558

Maybe they'll offer you a free ultimate lager glass as compensation for mental distress.

4:22 am

Atalante

ooo maybe!!

4:22 am

Atalante

Hobbit has a lovely dog bed. She sleeps at my feet or on the sofa

4:23 am

rubyfoo

at least she didn't take it apart

4:23 am

Atalante

it's slightly ripped in 1 place, but no ...

4:24 am

Haz1558

Spangle has three beds. One in the unheated, dank, cold kennel, one on the kitchen, one in the living room. She spends a lot of time lying at right angles to the stairs, looking as though she's holding them up.

4:24 am

Atalante

dogs! *facepalm*

4:25 am

lynxxx

I don't spoil Stew, he only has 3. Well he has to have a summer one - to spread out on - and a winter one - to curl up in - and a nice one for the lounge. Course when he can, he is on the couch or our bed

4:25 am

rubyfoo

all of our chows have stayed between us and the doorways, their way of guarding us

4:25 am

Atalante

Bella does exactly the same, ruby

4:25 am

rubyfoo

which worked except when a burglar came and Rufus stoof at the top of the stairs and made one tiny "woof"

4:26 am

lynxxx

Good chows

4:26 am

rubyfoo

we were sleeping and the burglar only took one thing, an oil painting which he stripped from the frame without disturbing anything else.

4:27 am

rubyfoo

I didn't like the painting anyway

4:27 am

Sally-catlover

How scary, ruby. Was that in France?

4:28 am

rubyfoo

yes, but it was my fault. We had a lot of contractors in and out when we were re-doing the house and I would always assure them that the dogs didn't bite AND we didn't lock the doors. Now I say that they do and we lock the doors

4:29 am

rubyfoo

and the locals all blame the gypsies but I think it was one of the unsuccessful contractors who gave a high bid and scoped out the house

4:29 am

Sally-catlover

brb

4:29 am

Atalante

was it a Picasso?

4:29 am

rubyfoo

lunch break for me, see you later

4:30 am

rubyfoo

no, is was an ugly 18th C landscape that had belonged to my husband's mother. Really ugly and in a very ornate frame.

4:30 am

lynxxx

bye Ruby

4:30 am

lynxxx

at least the thief left the frame

4:30 am

rubyfoo

The burglar left the frame which was ugly, as well

4:31 am

rubyfoo

now we have a huge Japanese tapestry of a peacock in its place, much better!

4:31 am

lynxxx

hope you flogged it

4:31 am

Atalante

ooooo FAB!

4:31 am

rubyfoo

anybody want a large, gold frame? lol

4:32 am

Atalante

no! LOL

4:32 am

rubyfoo

the tapestry is very old and subtly-colored, all browns taupes and beiges, perfect in the living room which is all browns and off-whites and taupes

4:32 am

Haz1558

Feeling faint at the thought of all that sewing in a huge tapestry.

4:32 am

Atalante

I'll have the peacock though :P

4:33 am

rubyfoo

the peacock is amazing; you almost can't see it as the embroidery is so intricate. It's about 6 ft high and about 4 ft wide

4:33 am

Atalante

how gorgeous!

4:34 am

rubyfoo

husband got it years ago in Hong Kong, long before he knew me.....

4:34 am

rubyfoo

he had lovely antiques but lost many of them in his previous divorce (he had 3!!! -- bluebeard)

4:35 am

Haz1558

I haven't found a word for ages.

4:35 am

rubyfoo

now he's whining for his lunch

4:35 am

Atalante

make sure you get the peacock ;)

4:35 am

rubyfoo

he's to old to change wives again! and I'm to old to have the energy to get rid of him!

4:36 am

Atalante

nor me. am chatting and learning about socio-economic impacts of Philippines fishing. what grid??

4:36 am

rubyfoo

see you after

4:36 am

rubyfoo

grid?

4:36 am

Haz1558

Bye, ruby.

4:38 am

Haz1558

I'm going to take a break in order to learn about dust accumulations in an average British house.

4:38 am

Atalante

have fun!! LOL bye dear

4:38 am

Haz1558

And I need to practise putting my loo rolls into points. Apparently it's the sign of a well maintained house.

4:39 am

Haz1558

Toodle-oo!

4:39 am

lynxxx

bye Haz

4:39 am

Atalante

it certainly is

4:39 am

Haz1558

*gone*

4:43 am

Sally-catlover

Back. Everyone else gone?

4:43 am

Atalante

am here!

4:44 am

Sally-catlover

Oh good, it gets lonely talking to yourself.

4:44 am

lynxxx

I'm just going too...bye Ata & Sally

4:44 am

Sally-catlover

bye lynxxx

4:46 am

Atalante

bye lyn! bye stew!

4:47 am

redturtlehead

hey all quick pop in, this grid seems faster than the last few, probably the S.

4:48 am

Atalante

it's not bad so far

4:48 am

redturtlehead

I have 40 left, which is good for a morning pass through.

4:49 am

redturtlehead

and all the meager 7's.

4:50 am

Atalante

go go red!

4:51 am

redturtlehead

the last two days were struggles, this one is niceer.. I like the plurals. so lazy am I!

4:52 am

Atalante

red? random question! how long should a dog bite take to heal?

4:52 am

redturtlehead

depends of course on how deep....

4:53 am

redturtlehead

it heals from the outside in, and I'd say maybe 2 weeks.

4:53 am

redturtlehead

you were up to date on tetanus?

4:53 am

Atalante

she sank her fang in pretty deeply, no idea exactly though

4:53 am

Atalante

yep

4:53 am

redturtlehead

nefs

4:53 am

redturtlehead

oops

4:54 am

redturtlehead

dog bites are easier to heal than cat bites which tend to get badly infected, but if signs of infection, head to physician.

4:55 am

Atalante

it just seems to be taking forever to heal, though of course it just looks like a tiny hole when the damage is underneath. I'm just impatient!

4:55 am

redturtlehead

and now I must go to work. 32 left for tonight. Everyone please have a nice nice and safer day!!!

4:56 am

Atalante

we'll all try!

4:56 am

Sally-catlover

bye for now red

5:01 am

Atalante

your icon, sally - is that one of your cats?

5:02 am

Sally-catlover

yes, ata, that's Daisy. Must put another one up sometime of Sparky so she doesn't feel left out :-)

5:03 am

Atalante

you should! we don't see enough of your cats :D

5:03 am

Sally-catlover

I think her ears look like the character in Star Wars. Yoda?

5:03 am

Sally-catlover

Tony wouldn't let me call her that, though :-)

5:03 am

Atalante

yes, Yoda :)

5:04 am

Sally-catlover

Sometimes she likes behind a bush or something, stalking, and has no idea her ears are sticking up above it. Very easy to spot!

5:04 am

Sally-catlover

sheesh, likes sb lies

5:05 am

Atalante

looooool! that's funny :D my ginger cat used to do that - he'd stick his head behind a bush and leave his great big body and tail hanging outside and wonder how I found him

5:05 am

Sally-catlover

lol, like children aren't they.

5:06 am

Atalante

silly ones, at that

5:08 am

Sally-catlover

phone, brb

5:26 am

Sally-catlover

Back. Wonder why words are so often repeated from previous day/s?

5:27 am

Atalante

strange, isn;t it

5:31 am

Atalante

gah =s53verc3aw! Silverclaw!! She wants to sit in front of my laptop

5:31 am

Atalante

or on my papers

5:32 am

montreal13

not so strange really: itÃ©,s extremely hard to obtain through randomization in programming: dr God probably randomizes once a day and if the combinations of letters provide a decent number of possible words, he lets it go at that; it would probably be better to randomize 2 or threee times, starting from yesterday's selection to get today's selection - words would'nt then repeat themselves from day to day :)

5:32 am

montreal13

true* randomization...

5:33 am

Atalante

true true

5:33 am

Sally-catlover

I find it quite helpful :-) Means if I find a new word, it might stick.

5:33 am

herinfernallady

hi

5:33 am

montreal13

hi babble friends

5:34 am

Sally-catlover

Hi Canada and Australia :-)

5:35 am

herinfernallady

sad panda is sad and needs a hug

5:35 am

montreal13

brb...cat's miaowing...

5:35 am

Atalante

gah! bloody cat! why won't she sit on my lap? why does she have to sit on my laptop?

5:36 am

Sally-catlover

It's warm.

5:37 am

Atalante

so is my lap!

5:37 am

Atalante

Sily has *never* sat on a lap

5:38 am

Sally-catlover

But probably your lap doesn't give out that nice comforting hum.

5:38 am

Atalante

why do I have the only cat in the world who hates laps?

5:39 am

Sally-catlover

Put catnip on your lap?

5:39 am

Atalante

she doesnt like that either!

5:39 am

montreal13

back but must go - 1st pass 89/27 - fairly easy grid - BBL - enjoy the day all "POOF"

5:40 am

Atalante

bye Luc!

5:40 am

herinfernallady

Bye Luc

5:41 am

Sally-catlover

bye!

5:41 am

montreal13

bye (Ata) (herin) and (Sally) - "REAL POOF"

5:42 am

herinfernallady

Is this grid sucky?

5:43 am

Sally-catlover

No, it's a nice grid herin

5:43 am

Atalante

not too bad

5:45 am

herinfernallady

Ata you like all things in the Ocean?

5:45 am

Atalante

apart from moray eels!

5:46 am

herinfernallady

http://tinyurl.com/y6bkryd

5:46 am

Scrabbler

Good morning Babble buddies. My sister's visit is coming to an end. She will drive back to New Jersey soon and I work all day.

5:46 am

Atalante

ooo I love hammmerheads!

5:46 am

Atalante

hi scrabs!

5:47 am

Scrabbler

How are you, Ata?

5:47 am

Atalante

busy! but happy :)

5:48 am

herinfernallady

Ata that was an accidental catch too. It wasn't like they could let it go. It would freaking eat you

5:48 am

Scrabbler

Happiness matters.

5:50 am

duvald

nins

5:51 am

duvald

ins

5:51 am

herinfernallady

Ata you just had to cross post that didn't you

5:51 am

rubyfoo

hello again, lunch is over. I discovered the moss-eating culprit, my beautiful-voiced merle a plastron!

5:51 am

dcseain

good morning

5:51 am

rubyfoo

he is the least pretty bird but with a beautiful voice and large repertoire

5:52 am

rubyfoo

hello seain and herin and scrabgler

5:52 am

herinfernallady

Hi Ruby. Hi Dc am i invisible?

5:52 am

dcseain

hi, scrabbs, herin, ruby, ata et al

5:52 am

rubyfoo

but can you sing?

5:53 am

dcseain

i si4, though not like a bird usually.

5:53 am

rubyfoo

oooh, sorry pb for me.....

5:53 am

Atalante

absolutely had to! :D

5:54 am

Atalante

I love hammerheads

5:55 am

Scrabbler

Hi Seain + Ruby

5:55 am

rubyfoo

in Miami, I used to fish sitting on the sea wall where we lived and nurse sharks would come over and hang around me

5:55 am

Scrabbler

and hi duvald

5:55 am

Atalante

awww! lovely!

5:55 am

dcseain

For some reason, the cardinals look extra red to me this year.

5:56 am

rubyfoo

and when I walked Rosie at night, the dolphins would swim along side the sea wall and make noises

5:56 am

Scrabbler

I agree, Seain.

5:56 am

rubyfoo

it was very interesting; I guess they could hear her snorting breath

5:56 am

Atalante

awwwwwwwwww

5:56 am

rubyfoo

no cardinals in France

5:57 am

herinfernallady

:( sad now

5:57 am

rubyfoo

just the churchly ones, but maybe they're redder this year!

5:57 am

dcseain

It being Spring, cardinals sitting in dogwoods abound - a sight that year-round adorns many a road sign here in Virginia.

5:57 am

rubyfoo

blushing....

5:58 am

dcseain

LOL ruby

5:58 am

rubyfoo

oh, lovely!

5:58 am

Atalante

*changed icon* look at what I have to deal with today! hard work babbling!

5:58 am

rubyfoo

no dogwoods here, either, which is strange because the climate is like Connecticut

5:59 am

herinfernallady

seriously about to loss my sht if the rumours are true that one of my fav band members has died

5:59 am

dcseain

they're an american understory tree

6:00 am

rubyfoo

not JT Wright, by chance?

6:00 am

herinfernallady

no USA band

6:01 am

rubyfoo

he played with my son in Austin and died this past weekend, only 26 yrs old

6:01 am

rubyfoo

what's an understory tree, seain

6:02 am

dcseain

a tree that grows in the shade of other trees, usually under them, often at the edge of forests

6:02 am

Atalante

a tree that doesn't grow too tall, lives in the area where bigger trees trunks are

6:02 am

herinfernallady

just a band that got me through some pretty hefty time

6:02 am

rubyfoo

here, there is a tree that grows like that and flowers now, but it's flowers are small and it is n't very pretty

6:03 am

Atalante

can't believe all UK airspace is closed!

6:03 am

rubyfoo

why?

6:03 am

rubyfoo

why?

6:04 am

Atalante

ash plume from Icelandic volcano

6:04 am

Sally-catlover

Volcan ash cloud from Iceland, ruby

6:04 am

rubyfoo

wow!

6:04 am

herinfernallady

wonder if that is going to do what happened in the 1200s with France

6:05 am

dcseain

oh, i heard about that eruption yesterday. i bet Scandinavia will be impacted, too

6:05 am

Sally-catlover

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8621407.
stm

6:05 am

rubyfoo

what happened then, herin?

6:06 am

Sally-catlover

Anyway, been lovely chatting with you all, but must be off.

6:07 am

dcseain

be well, sally.

6:07 am

herinfernallady

huh?

6:07 am

rubyfoo

bye sally

6:07 am

rubyfoo

you mentioned 13th C France, herin

6:07 am

dcseain

ruby, there's a map at the link sally posted, showing probable ash distribution

6:08 am

rubyfoo

ok, going to try to find it, see you later

6:09 am

herinfernallady

Ruby Volcano went boom then the seasons went spaz

6:10 am

dcseain

herin, ash distribution doesn't seem to impact France, Belgium or Netherlands much.

6:11 am

herinfernallady

there was this huge explosion in Greenland and yer bad. Sorry my brain is rather funted

6:12 am

dcseain

I put sunflower seeds out - birds are feeding, and the cat is "hunting" at the sliding glass door :)

6:14 am

Atalante

awwwwwww! chitter chitter!

6:14 am

dcseain

and the squirrels have arrived, so now i've put out peanuts

6:15 am

dcseain

this is a fun part of watching my nephews :)

6:15 am

Anniebrook

hello everyone!

6:15 am

dcseain

morning, annie

6:16 am

Anniebrook

morning, dc, taking care of our little creatures, I see.

6:16 am

Atalante

hi annie!

6:16 am

Anniebrook

hi Ata!

6:17 am

Anniebrook

just the right size grid today

6:17 am

Atalante

yes, perfect!

6:18 am

herinfernallady

brillant

6:18 am

Anniebrook

hi herin

6:19 am

herinfernallady

Hi. I can't believe my AIM chat is still working after 10 years

6:19 am

dcseain

the squirrel that is eating looks like she's nursing.

6:19 am

dcseain

I've had my AIM account since 96

6:21 am

crosshair

good morning everyone

6:22 am

dcseain

morning, crossy

6:22 am

Anniebrook

hi crossy

6:22 am

Anniebrook

tosin

6:23 am

Anniebrook

that's what happens when you are still half asleep

6:27 am

crosshair

mmm quite the coverage for that ash cloud http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8621
581.stm

6:29 am

dcseain

Blue jay :)

6:29 am

crosshair

loon,,i win;)

6:30 am

dcseain

indeed, crossy :)

6:30 am

Atalante

giant albatross!

6:30 am

crosshair

well,its not actually at a feeder,i hear it and am looking at it through binoculars

6:31 am

crosshair

vista

6:31 am

crosshair

oops

6:31 am

crosshair

dammit

6:31 am

dcseain

this house is a wee bit too far inland for most sea/water birds

6:31 am

dcseain

the ae5 of Athena

6:32 am

Anniebrook

*puts bacon in the PB for crossy*

6:32 am

crosshair

ty dc

6:34 am

dcseain

Crossy has a enough of a classic Greek background :) That clue is missed by many.

6:35 am

dcseain

The thrill of victory and the ag5 of defeat :D

6:35 am

Atalante

I love that ae5 word

6:36 am

crosshair

just read a ton of books is all i know a ton of information across a wide ranges of subjects that are of absolutly no importance at all;))

6:37 am

dcseain

cool, crossy :) i approve, fwiw

6:37 am

crosshair

means i know everything about nothing

6:39 am

crosshair

or nothing about everything..can never remember....

6:40 am

dcseain

lol :D

6:41 am

Flask1

hi all......clue please vi7 please??

6:41 am

herinfernallady

ok I barely remember my name yet I remember my password and user name from 10 years ago

6:41 am

crosshair

welcome to my world

6:41 am

dcseain

go, herin!

6:41 am

sandr

wine age flask

6:42 am

Anniebrook

flask, vi 7 is old

6:42 am

dcseain

ty, annie and sandr

6:42 am

sandr

tinge

6:42 am

sandr

ooopps sorry

6:42 am

Anniebrook

I have that one, sand

6:43 am

crosshair

i like sandr,s clues best;)

6:43 am

Flask1

thanx for clues!

6:44 am

Anniebrook

yw, flask..how's the little guy?

6:44 am

sandr

yw time for me to go bye all

6:44 am

Flask1

Oh he's wonderful, hanks for asking Annie!

6:45 am

herinfernallady

DC I am still trying to work out how to drive it though:D

6:48 am

dcseain

drive it - AIM?

6:49 am

dcseain

my handle on AIM is same as here, and i'm signed in

6:50 am

herinfernallady

yep it has been an age

6:53 am

crosshair

heat wave!! 21 c and sun today!!:)

6:54 am

dcseain

we'll be near 30C tomorrow

6:59 am

crosshair

mmm learn something new every day,i did not know there was a latin spelling of roman party wear

6:59 am

dcseain

makes sense though, no?

7:00 am

crosshair

but of course..pass the wine and the cheese fondue!

7:01 am

crosshair

first one to lose his bread in the fondue,loses his head!!

7:02 am

crosshair

hehe,i used to love asterix the gaul as a youngster;0

7:03 am

dcseain

hooray for cheese fondue and Asterix et Obelix!

7:03 am

crosshair

:))

7:03 am

crosshair

dont know how those books ever made it here,but i read a ton of them;)

7:04 am

dcseain

bbs, gonna make breakfast

7:04 am

crosshair

mmm..brekkies

7:07 am

Anniebrook

fireworks

7:08 am

bichon

wtg annie

7:08 am

herinfernallady

well I just stepped into don't go there territory

7:08 am

Anniebrook

hi bichon, thanks

7:10 am

Nancy Boy

morning all..Herin, what did you do?! :P

7:11 am

herinfernallady

Told my friend the truth and besides I don't care. Do you know the band Type O negative?

7:12 am

Riverdance

Morning All - small grid today I see - how is everyone

7:12 am

Anniebrook

hi momneeds, NB

7:12 am

Nancy Boy

Don't believe I've heard of them, Herin

7:12 am

Nancy Boy

hi Mom, and Annie :)

7:12 am

herinfernallady

oks

7:12 am

Riverdance

do I see you made fireworks already annie - congrats

7:13 am

Riverdance

Hi Nancy

7:13 am

Anniebrook

thanks, momneeds...friendly grid today

7:13 am

Riverdance

vino

7:13 am

Nancy Boy

a friendly grid suits me - wanna get it done quickly, since Leo's home this afternoon. FINALLY.

7:13 am

Riverdance

oops - to the PB for me

7:14 am

Atalante

is he really dead, herin?

7:14 am

Riverdance

you must be excited Nancy - been a while

7:15 am

Trifioso

good morning friends!

7:15 am

Nancy Boy

I am Mom! This week has dragged on forever. I'm not used to living alone; that's probably why. How pathetic ;)

7:15 am

crosshair

yaa for annie!

7:15 am

dcseain

morning, nancy, momneedls. I'm bak

7:15 am

Anniebrook

Hi Trif!

7:15 am

dcseain

made eggs and strawberries - two separate things - for the nephew

7:15 am

Riverdance

good morning trif and dc

7:15 am

Riverdance

enough for us dc

7:15 am

dcseain

hi, trif, good morning

7:16 am

Nancy Boy

Hi Seain and Trif :)

7:16 am

Anniebrook

seain, how old is your nephew?

7:16 am

dcseain

indeed! plenty

7:16 am

Trifioso

morning. my cardinal friend is back, singing away. hope does spring eternal....lol!

7:16 am

dcseain

scrambled eggs with half-and-half, cooked in butter.

7:16 am

Riverdance

"yum yum yum* delightful fluffy eggs

7:17 am

Anniebrook

my favorite way of making scrambled eggs

7:17 am

crosshair

yesss! kid is out the door and off to school!!

7:18 am

Trifioso

LOL crossy!

7:18 am

dcseain

my elder nephew will be out the door in 10 min - can hardly wait

7:18 am

Riverdance

you missed breakfast crossy

7:18 am

crosshair

brb..throwing the deadbolts just in case...

7:19 am

herinfernallady

awww Nancy where is he?

7:19 am

crosshair

you should know me by now mom,i never miss brekkies,i have two delightful soft boiled eggs here and a stack of toast soldiers and a fresh glass of ice cold oj

7:20 am

Trifioso

oh, crossy, you don't fool me! come this afternoon you will be listening for one footfall more than any other...

7:21 am

crosshair

remember,eat breakfast like a king,lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper and you will do fine

7:21 am

dcseain

lunch is my biggest meal of the day, usually

7:22 am

herinfernallady

Hi Trifs

7:22 am

Riverdance

got a half hour before I eat my breakfast - you all are making me hungry

7:22 am

Trifioso

hey there herin my love! how are you?

7:23 am

crosshair

think i shall add a nice bowl of diced fruit in light syrup to this...

7:23 am

dcseain

alright, nephew's turn on the computer, bbl

7:24 am

crosshair

tc dc

7:24 am

kje

or better yet, skip the juice and fruit in syrup and eat something fresh... it is spring!

7:24 am

Riverdance

*drooling*

7:24 am

Riverdance

bye for now dc

7:25 am

crosshair

not here it is not...even though it is warm,the land is still brown and desolate lol

7:25 am

crosshair

if we want anything 'fresh" it will soend 2 weeks on a truck from california lol

7:25 am

crosshair

spend

7:26 am

Trifioso

hey! just found the perfect word for my state of being today - ag5! i cannot believe how much this back injury hurts! that will teach me to shovel loads that are too heavy for me! ouch

7:26 am

crosshair

poor trif;((

7:26 am

Anniebrook

((((Trif))))

7:26 am

crosshair

last "fresh" thing i had was an apple last october lol

7:27 am

Riverdance

YOu need to find a good chiropractor

7:27 am

kje

wow trif... bad mistake

7:27 am

Trifioso

not so bad last night tho -- found some almighty painkillers under the bathroom sink! can't take them during the day, however, as that would not do at all at work! LOL

7:27 am

crosshair

hope you dinna herniate some disks triff...

7:27 am

herinfernallady

Trifs can you FB me?

7:28 am

periwinkle

morning all

7:28 am

Trifioso

no, pulled the muscle that goes from my left hip up to the middle of my back. I think I pulled it all the way OUT of my hip! I totally bow (though gently) to those who live with back pain. I have never had a back injury before, and I had NO IDEA how interrupting they are.

7:28 am

car.eeyore

Hi Trif. Sorry you hurt yourself.

7:29 am

herinfernallady

HI Peri

7:29 am

Riverdance

hi peri

7:29 am

kje

ice, and massage trif... your best friends

7:29 am

Trifioso

hey car! how's the little star actor today???

7:29 am

crosshair

it is rough indeed trif,i have 3 herniated disks in my neck and when they pinch the nerve bundle you feel this awful pulling sensation down your neck and arms....horrible stuff

7:29 am

crosshair

what kje said

7:30 am

car.eeyore

I am just getting ready for his second performance this morning!!!!!

7:30 am

Trifioso

wow. and yes, I am loving the ice packs.

7:30 am

Trifioso

I am jealous that you get to see that little rocking robin again. he ruled!

7:31 am

car.eeyore

Trif...very important...listen to what everyone is telling you...you HAVE to rest it

7:31 am

periwinkle

just started and nbt!!

7:31 am

Trifioso

I know.

7:31 am

Trifioso

way to go peri!!!!

7:31 am

periwinkle

:-)

7:32 am

car.eeyore

well done!

7:32 am

periwinkle

and grayed the right column too!

7:32 am

periwinkle

hotdog, I am on a roll :)

7:33 am

crosshair

at least 3 days rest on a badly pulled muscle maybe more

7:33 am

Trifioso

LOL re the right column. I must admit, I was proud of myself for doing that too - all 3 words!

7:33 am

Trifioso

I can't do 3 days of full rest, but I can go easy for a while today, and then tomorrow too

7:34 am

periwinkle

hye, an accomplishment is an accomplishment,

7:34 am

lynxxx

cute Peri, haven't heard that one before. Hello all

7:34 am

Trifioso

hello lynxxx

7:34 am

car.eeyore

NBT!

7:35 am

kje

actually, full rest is seldom ever recommended for back pain anymore... you are doing the right thing by taking it easy trif, ice, pain meds... massage is you can afford it

7:35 am

jbp

how can nylon not be in the grid....?

7:35 am

Nancy Boy

hi Lynx, oooh, and Peri :)

7:35 am

Riverdance

morning lynxxx

7:35 am

jbp

hooray CarE

7:35 am

car.eeyore

Trif...anything you need...just call. I can do all your pick ups and taxi the kids around for you.

7:35 am

kje

if not is

7:37 am

kje

FW

7:37 am

Nancy Boy

Car, that's so sweet of you

7:37 am

car.eeyore

She is my sister and the other half of my brain...I would do anything for her!!!!

7:39 am

Nancy Boy

yep, and I'd do anything for my darling little sis ;) - she's the only family I have left now!

7:39 am

herinfernallady

awww

7:39 am

car.eeyore

However...right now I am off to see my 7 year old do his thing in his spring play! See you all later!

7:39 am

Trifioso

two girls....one brain....one half wit left

7:39 am

kje

it's nice that you live close and can help out

7:39 am

Nancy Boy

see you, enjoy!

7:40 am

Riverdance

enjoy car

7:40 am

lynxxx

bye Car

7:40 am

EvaNadine

mornin babblers!

7:40 am

Trifioso

honestly, you guys, car has GOT to put up a video of the little play her son was in yesterday. they did a variety of songs about spring, and during "rockin robin" this one little boy was GOING TO TOWN. He had the whole place in hysterics.

7:41 am

crosshair

that will change nb,as time goes on stubborn people realize that time with family should not be wasted in anger as the time is limited

7:41 am

Nancy Boy

Eva! :D

7:41 am

EvaNadine

NB! my dearest! :)

7:42 am

lynxxx

hi Eva

7:42 am

Nancy Boy

Hmmm...I won't hold my breath, Crossy ;)

7:42 am

Mom

good morning everyone!

7:42 am

Nancy Boy

are you having a better day today, dahling? Well...so far, anyway!

7:42 am

crosshair

my sister spent 20 years angry at my father and for what? now he would not know her name if god himself were shouting it in his ear..20 years wasted

7:42 am

Riverdance

hi eva and mom

7:43 am

lynxxx

hi Mom!

7:43 am

crosshair

anyways enough of that sad crap! lets babble!

7:43 am

Nancy Boy

indeed Crossy! thanks though - that's so sad!

7:43 am

Trifioso

ouch, crossy, don't make me laugh!

7:43 am

Judi

Good morning, Earth dwellers. What's cookin?

7:43 am

Mom

{{Crossy}}, sadly that is not necessarily true, we have tried to mend a broken relationship for 21 years and it tears my sweetie up

7:44 am

herinfernallady

Ok my ex b.fs mum treated him like dirt sometimes you just need to say stuff you if you can't accept me for who I am foff

7:44 am

Trifioso

oooh, judi, your icon today is FABOOOOO

7:44 am

crosshair

((MOM))

7:44 am

Mom

Hi Momneedshelp, Lynxxx, Judi, NancyBoy, Tri, Herin and Crossy

7:44 am

Mom

and anyone I missed

7:44 am

Nancy Boy

Hi, Mom!

7:44 am

Judi

Thanks, Trif. I've had this icon for about a month. I'm rather fond of it myself.

7:44 am

Trifioso

mom!!!

7:44 am

crosshair

checing judis icon...

7:45 am

herinfernallady

MOOOOOOOOOOOM

7:45 am

periwinkle

I like it too Judi

7:45 am

Trifioso

I bought a book of postcards of old movie posters like that once, and framed a bunch of them on my studio wall. they always make me laugh. "girls gone bad!" sort of theme

7:45 am

crosshair

works for me also judi;)

7:46 am

crosshair

what is the saying,we want a man with a future and a woman with a past;))

7:47 am

EvaNadine

im happy to announce that i remembered to bring my purse to work with me today -- complete with allergy meds!
:)

7:47 am

Mom

:) Crossy

7:47 am

crosshair

i like the sci-fi book cover girls of the 50,s ;))

7:47 am

Riverdance

woohoo eva

7:47 am

Trifioso

wtg evanadine!

7:47 am

Mom

Eva, that is a good thing after suffering so yesterday

7:47 am

crosshair

yaa for eva

7:48 am

Mom

may I please have a clue for either the os or the og, if anyone has them?

7:48 am

Nancy Boy

woohoo, Eva! one small step for man...

7:48 am

herinfernallady

Watching gossip girl and they just mentioned the fish candy :D

7:48 am

Trifioso

the os is an os5

7:48 am

Mom

what is fish candy, Herin?

7:48 am

lynxxx

os & *** Maria, very sweet wine

7:48 am

EvaNadine

however, i did NOT remember to bring a stamp to mail out the water bills thats already overdue. :/
heres hoping the wonderful coworkers can save me again!

7:49 am

Trifioso

and the og is like the little green fruity thing with the red center -- think martinis

7:49 am

Mom

thank you Trif and Lynxxx

7:49 am

crosshair

ty trif

7:50 am

Trifioso

you are very welcome! it's the rare day I give a clue that works!!!

7:50 am

crosshair

ty lynx

7:50 am

Trifioso

to thank me, you can all come shovel the rest of my compost whilst I rest up

7:50 am

Nancy Boy

whoops, well, Leo should be home soon so I'm off to wait at the station. :D later all!

7:51 am

Mom

bye bye Nancy Boy

7:51 am

crosshair

tc nb

7:51 am

lynxxx

bye NB

7:51 am

Trifioso

have fun nancy boy! we would all love to see that reunion

7:51 am

Mom

thanks Trif, but no thanks, I would rather shovel snow :)

7:51 am

EvaNadine

love from us to Leo, NB!
(((huge)))

7:51 am

Trifioso

it's such a pisser too, because I was having SUCH a good day yesterday!

7:51 am

EvaNadine

hugs*

7:52 am

Judi

Oy vey is in the grid!

7:52 am

crosshair

nice kid,parents are losing out,wish i could adopt him lol

7:52 am

Trifioso

oh it is!!! lol judi

7:52 am

Trifioso

i agree crossy. their loss in entirety

7:53 am

Riverdance

bye NB - enjoy

7:53 am

Mom

It is such a shame.

7:54 am

Trifioso

yikes. the sun is blinding me in my present position, but the thought of having to move is ag5

7:55 am

crosshair

well,time to go hose down and soap this mass of muscle..lol..biab..semi-poof

7:55 am

herinfernallady

I need a nap

7:55 am

Mom

bye bye Crossy

7:55 am

Riverdance

bye crossy

7:55 am

Mom

go lay down Herin, set the timer for 20 minutes

7:56 am

hego

Hi All

7:56 am

herinfernallady

It is bed time here and watching gossip girl

7:56 am

Trifioso

thanks for that visual, crossy!

7:56 am

Mom

good morning Hego

7:56 am

hego

Good old Crossy. lol

7:57 am

Mom

ah, I forgot about the time difference

7:57 am

Riverdance

hi hego

7:59 am

Mom

9:00 on the nose, time to get busy I suppose.

7:59 am

hego

How's the grid?

7:59 am

Mom

I wish everyone a good day. {{hugs}} to all of you

7:59 am

Mom

a nice grid Hego

8:00 am

Trifioso

bye mom!

8:00 am

Riverdance

grid is friendly today

8:00 am

Riverdance

bye Mom

8:00 am

hego

Bye Mom.

8:00 am

Mom

bye bye Momneedshelp and Hego

8:00 am

Mom

and bye bye Trif

8:00 am

hego

tyMNH

8:02 am

Trifioso

methinks grid has offered up all its going to at this viewing. off to **gently** move about. cheers all!

8:03 am

Riverdance

hope you feel better trif

8:03 am

hego

Bye Triffy.

8:03 am

Riverdance

got to go myself for a bit - happy babbling

8:03 am

hego

Bye MNH

8:05 am

Mr Bob

Hello everybody

8:05 am

hego

Hi Bob

8:08 am

herinfernallady

hi anyone I missed

8:08 am

hego

Hiya Herin

8:15 am

dcseain

back. World of Goo is challenging

8:15 am

boomer9924

hi

8:15 am

dcseain

feel better soon, trif

8:15 am

hego

hiya Seain

8:15 am

jhregh

hola

8:16 am

hego

Hi Boomer

8:16 am

dcseain

hi, hego, and boomer

8:16 am

herinfernallady

how you?

8:16 am

hego

and jhregh

8:18 am

herinfernallady

how you al?

8:18 am

dcseain

hola, jhregh

8:18 am

hego

I'm good. How goes the other side of the world?

8:19 am

herinfernallady

average

8:19 am

jhregh

I"M NOT SPANISH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

8:19 am

hego

:-D

8:19 am

hego

okay jh,no problem.

8:19 am

herinfernallady

(very close to losing it at the moment)

8:20 am

hego

you Herin or jh?

8:20 am

boomer9924

have you ever wondered why pineapples don't wear shorts

8:20 am

hego

Actually, no

8:20 am

boomer9924

ok

8:20 am

jhregh

i heart tacoz

8:20 am

herinfernallady

me

8:20 am

boomer9924

shut up

8:20 am

hego

what's wrong?

8:21 am

boomer9924

nothin you boob

8:21 am

hego

not you dummy, Herin.

8:21 am

jhregh

hammer time,

8:21 am

jhregh

dunnah

8:21 am

dcseain

bbl, little one wantls more computer time, and my thumbs are pricking. Yall enjoy!

8:22 am

hego

bye seain

8:22 am

boomer9924

i know damn well you did not just call me a dummy

8:23 am

boomer9924

hi

8:23 am

boomer9924

hi

8:23 am

boomer9924

hi

8:23 am

Judi

Children - take it elsewhere.

8:23 am

stevedallas

clue for vi/7?

8:23 am

hego

Hi Steve, don't have it.

8:23 am

hego

Hi Judy.

8:23 am

boomer9924

given

8:23 am

jhregh

tacos

8:23 am

jhregh

are

8:23 am

jhregh

good

8:24 am

herinfernallady

JOY fing trolls. HI Judy

8:24 am

jhregh

i ilek them

8:24 am

kalea

vi7.......of an earlier era, or to do with type of wine

8:24 am

boomer9924

i need a beer

8:24 am

hego

ty Kalea

8:25 am

jhregh

TACOS I NEED TACOS

8:25 am

hego

should have known that one lol.

8:25 am

kalea

lol......most welcome

8:25 am

jhregh

i have a utube

8:25 am

boomer9924

no one cares

8:25 am

hego

So go get a taco, already. Sheesh!

8:25 am

jhregh

youtube.com/jhregh

8:25 am

herinfernallady

I need to smack a few people upside the head but that is not going to happen

8:26 am

boomer9924

okay

8:26 am

jhregh

*slaps boomer through computer*

8:26 am

boomer9924

f u

8:26 am

boomer9924

n

8:27 am

hego

I know the feeling Herin.

8:27 am

jhregh

chicken

8:27 am

Atalante

orange or red?

8:27 am

boomer9924

thats what she said hego

8:27 am

jhregh

rorange

8:27 am

herinfernallady

Pink

8:28 am

hego

not sure Ata, you decide

8:28 am

boomer9924

perverted mouth breathers

8:28 am

jhregh

i needs words with i

8:28 am

Atalante

hmmmmmmm

8:28 am

herinfernallady

I resemble that remark

8:29 am

boomer9924

ignoring

8:29 am

herinfernallady

O and also if you are going to make lame arse quotes don't need to quote the Transformers

8:29 am

Nancy Boy

ooh, look at this. hi! on here on my mobile whilst I wait for Leo's train

8:29 am

jhregh

i'm not wearing underpants...

8:29 am

jhregh

or pants

8:30 am

hego

Cool NB

8:30 am

jhregh

TACOSAFJDHKLQF\

8:30 am

boomer9924

you lying prick

8:30 am

jhregh

f

8:30 am

jhregh

f

8:30 am

herinfernallady

AWWW NB

8:30 am

jhregh

f

8:30 am

jhregh

f

8:30 am

jhregh

f

8:30 am

jhregh

f

8:30 am

jhregh

f

8:30 am

jhregh

f

8:30 am

hego

Who cares, jh

8:30 am

Riverdance

cover your ears NB - its a little rough here

8:30 am

jhregh

fffff

8:30 am

jhregh

f

8:30 am

jhregh

f

8:30 am

Atalante

I think that's decided it!

8:30 am

jhregh

f

8:30 am

hego

RED,

8:30 am

jhregh

f

8:30 am

jhregh

f

8:30 am

jhregh

f

8:30 am

jhregh

f

8:30 am

jhregh

f

8:30 am

jhregh

f

8:30 am

jhregh

f

8:30 am

jhregh

f

8:30 am

jhregh

f

8:30 am

jhregh

u

8:30 am

Nancy Boy

LOL Mom. Herin - I'm excited!

8:30 am

adam44

hey wassup alex and evan

8:30 am

herinfernallady

Nancy were is he?

8:30 am

boomer9924

thats what she said

8:31 am

jhregh

wazup

8:31 am

dcseain

gonna email dr god brb

8:31 am

Atalante

done, dc

8:31 am

hego

GOOD

8:31 am

Nancy Boy

just coming back from visiting his sister and new baby niece, Herin :)

8:31 am

boomer9924

rrrrrr

8:31 am

dcseain

ty, ata

8:31 am

jhregh

?

8:31 am

Judi

*puts on rubber boots and waits for lightning bolts*

8:32 am

Nancy Boy

LOL Judi!

8:32 am

jhregh

*commits suecide)

8:32 am

hego

lol Judi

8:32 am

dcseain

hi, judi

8:32 am

jhregh

*dead*

8:32 am

boomer9924

tell me more

8:32 am

herinfernallady

How long has he been gone?

8:32 am

boomer9924

thats what she said

8:32 am

GranfieldGroup

what is the other 7 letter besides 7vi

8:32 am

Judi

Ag7.

8:33 am

hego

Hi GG

8:33 am

jhregh

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8:33 am

Nancy Boy

only a week, Herin...but I've never lived on my own before, so it's been really quiet and weird! glad he'll be back :)

8:33 am

boomer9924

i like pie

8:33 am

jhregh

me2

8:33 am

GranfieldGroup

thank you judi!

8:33 am

hego

ty Judi

8:33 am

Krysten

Hi everyone. Boy, the trolls come in packs now!

8:34 am

adam44

balls

8:34 am

boomer9924

stop goin fruty up in here

8:34 am

Riverdance

how long before his train gets in NB

8:34 am

herinfernallady

awwww Nancy in the 7 years I have been with the b.f I have only been away from him not that many days then he went away for a fortnight for work and I pined and lived on Coco Pops and kit kats

8:34 am

jhregh

TROLLIN

8:34 am

hego

Awwwww

8:34 am

dcseain

on the river

8:34 am

jhregh

spam

8:34 am

jhregh

spam

8:34 am

jhregh

spam

8:34 am

jhregh

spam

8:34 am

jhregh

spam

8:34 am

jhregh

spam

8:34 am

jhregh

spam

8:34 am

jhregh

spam

8:34 am

jhregh

spam

8:34 am

jhregh

spam

8:34 am

herinfernallady

o boy I seemed to have eaten too many easter eggs

8:34 am

jhregh

spam

8:34 am

jhregh

spam

8:34 am

jhregh

spam

8:34 am

hego

lol Seain

8:35 am

jhregh

spam

8:35 am

jhregh

spam

8:35 am

jhregh

spam

8:35 am

jhregh

spam

8:35 am

boomer9924

granfield group bring it on

8:35 am

Atalante

c'mon DrG!

8:35 am

jhregh

spam

8:35 am

jhregh

spam

8:35 am

jhregh

spam

8:35 am

Nancy Boy

LOL, Herin! coco pops and kit cats :)
Mom...shouldn't be long now! the arrival board says it's on time - a plain old lie ;)

8:35 am

herinfernallady

It is on time according to PT time

8:35 am

Nancy Boy

*kit kats...not normal cats!

8:35 am

boomer9924

bring it on grand field group

8:35 am

Nancy Boy

PT?

8:36 am

herinfernallady

Nancy how many hours is he away from you (no need to give exacts just hours)

8:36 am

jhregh

TAAACOZ ARE GOOD'/

8:36 am

boomer9924

shut up

8:36 am

jhregh

FALCON PWNCH

8:36 am

Riverdance

on time can mean different things to different people. When I am alone I tend to veer towards popcorn. Good for breakfast. lunch and dinner. Will add real butter for the dinner variety

8:36 am

Judi

All I can say, NB, is when the train comes in, I hope the trolls are under it.

8:37 am

hego

Extra nutrition. lol

8:37 am

hego

Oh yeah, Judi

8:37 am

Nancy Boy

His family are abouuut...two hours away? About that. Two hours too many!

8:37 am

dcseain

nephew has a drawbridge in his HO trainset, kinda cool :)

8:37 am

Nancy Boy

LOL Judi!

8:37 am

herinfernallady

awww

8:37 am

hego

Poor NB

8:37 am

Atalante

two hours isn't tooooo far

8:37 am

Atalante

hmmm. *guesses which station NB is at* Paddington? Vic? Euston?

8:38 am

Nancy Boy

Hego ;) I'm just glad the flat is still intact. Turns out I CAN be trusted, LOL

8:38 am

jmitch

2 hours is perfect! they have to call before they just pop in.

8:38 am

Riverdance

and think of the reunion.....

8:38 am

Atalante

is the cat still alive?

8:38 am

hego

See that.

8:38 am

Nef

Good Morning, All. Goodness! I wonder how bored the trolls are this AM?

8:38 am

Nancy Boy

the cat's doing better than I am, Ata ;) she has assumed his usual spot on the sofa...guess she's over it!

8:39 am

dcseain

seemingly rather so, Nef

8:39 am

Riverdance

hi nef

8:39 am

hego

bbl

8:39 am

Judi

Hmm. Virtually troll free for about a minute now. Methinks Dr. G has done some smoting.

8:39 am

dcseain

hasta, hego

8:40 am

Nancy Boy

Hi, Nef! looks like they're gone..

8:40 am

Atalante

yay DrG!

8:40 am

Nef

NB, how long has Leo been gone? twq hours away here isn't far at all; it's not even a day trip to me.

8:41 am

Riverdance

wow - my first experience with trolls - phew

8:41 am

Atalante

2 hours is half way across the country here ;)

8:41 am

Nancy Boy

about a week, Nef - a week in which I've been double-locking doors like crazy! I don't know who I think is going to creep in and ravish me ;)

8:41 am

herinfernallady

Thank you DR G flushie

8:42 am

stevedallas

tks for the VI clue

8:42 am

dcseain

Thank you, Dr_God :)

8:42 am

dcseain

it took me 2.5 hours to go the 30 miles from my Sister's house to mine last night.

8:42 am

Riverdance

*bowing to DrG*

8:42 am

Nef

If you've never been alone before, that is a long time.

8:43 am

Nef

Thank you Dr_God

8:43 am

Judi

I'm the same way when my hubby goes away, NB. Every llittle noise makes me jump. The cats just get annoyed.

8:44 am

herinfernallady

my kitty wants to play

8:44 am

dcseain

we work opposite shifts - i'm days, he's nights, so several days a week, we're mostly home alone. Used to be every other weekend we didn't see each other at all, even though we were both home.

8:45 am

Nancy Boy

yeah, I'm the same, Judi! A bird flew into the window and I all but had a stroke ;)

8:45 am

Nef

I used to like it when DH would go on business trips and the kids were little. We'd go on field trips and didn't worry so much about picking messes up before starting a new project.

8:45 am

dcseain

birds flying into windows is a scary noise

8:45 am

Judi

Lol! Call 9-1-1-!

8:45 am

dcseain

that makes sense, nef :)

8:46 am

EvaNadine

NB, im sure you know exactly who might creep in + ravish you. ;)

8:46 am

Nancy Boy

what a pain, Seain! I work nights a lot, but apparently I'm too small and cute to fight off the baddies on the way home ;) so leo picks me up. Gent!

8:46 am

Nef

seain, *that* describes a large part of the first 5 years of our marriage (before kids)

8:46 am

herinfernallady

awww

8:46 am

Nancy Boy

LOL Eva...you did cross my mind!

8:47 am

Judi

LOL Eva and NB.

8:47 am

herinfernallady

Hi Nef

8:47 am

Nef

hi herin! How are you?

8:48 am

EvaNadine

nah, id just sneak in + curl up with you and snuggle. :)

8:49 am

Nancy Boy

my peeping tom neighbours would be baffled, Eva, but of course you're always welcome ;) just make Leo budge up!

8:50 am

Riverdance

got to keep those peeps on their toes

8:50 am

dcseain

morning, Eva

8:50 am

Judi

Huzzah! Fireworks!

8:51 am

dcseain

congrats, judi

8:51 am

EvaNadine

morning dc. :)

8:51 am

Boobear

hi all. What's the icon for today?

8:51 am

jmitch

the lone O on the bottom has me at it's mercy

8:51 am

Nancy Boy

LOL Mom. Can't have them getting complacent!

8:51 am

jmitch

wtg judi

8:51 am

Judi

Os5, jmitch.

8:51 am

jmitch

middle lone O...sorry

8:52 am

Nancy Boy

os + a drink, *** maria

8:52 am

Riverdance

horray for judi

8:52 am

Merk

Three y and not a word that starts with one of them. That ihas to be unusual.

8:52 am

Nancy Boy

nice one, Judi!

8:52 am

EvaNadine

NB, should i hop in the middle or nudge you over? hehe

8:53 am

herinfernallady

bah

8:53 am

Merk

... and Fireworks!

8:53 am

dcseain

congrats, merk

8:53 am

Judi

That's not unusual, Merk. That's a blessing!

8:53 am

Riverdance

yay Merk

8:53 am

Nancy Boy

In the middle of the night? anything you nudge me with, you might lose ;)

8:53 am

jmitch

t/y NB.....

8:54 am

Judi

Time to bounce. Real work to do. *POOF*

8:54 am

Nancy Boy

no problem, Jmitch :)

8:54 am

dcseain

be well, judi

8:54 am

Merk

ty and yes, I think you are right about the y. Have a great day everyone. I have to hit the road. See you tomorrow, I hope ... always a big 'if' when I'm traveling.

8:54 am

Merk

poof here, too

8:54 am

EvaNadine

lol, ill just hop right into the middle then, NB. more cuddles for me! yay!

8:55 am

dcseain

hasta, merk

8:55 am

Nancy Boy

TRAIN! Train is in :D ta ta, all!

8:56 am

dcseain

njoy, NB

8:56 am

Nef

Bye, NB! Take care!

8:56 am

Riverdance

woohoo - hugs to you both

8:56 am

EvaNadine

send our love to Leo!
*smooches*

8:58 am

herinfernallady

smoochies

8:59 am

hego

Ah! young love. sigh...

8:59 am

hego

are the trolls gone?

8:59 am

Riverdance

yes, the good Dr took care of them

9:00 am

Nef

cleaned out now, hego

9:00 am

Boobear

trols..When did they come?

9:00 am

hego

Bless him.

9:00 am

Boobear

I missed them

9:00 am

hego

Hi Boo. about 1/2 hour ago.

9:00 am

Boobear

oh

9:01 am

hego

Nsf you are in the grid today.

9:01 am

dcseain

bbl

9:01 am

Riverdance

they were wicked, scary things

9:01 am

herinfernallady

heheh. My kitty is so silly

9:01 am

hego

uh, Nef, that is

9:01 am

evanonut

ferny werny berny boo

9:01 am

Boobear

yes. Dr God is a hero for getting rid of them

9:02 am

hego

Pest control.

9:02 am

evanonut

did i miss a joyful troll?

9:02 am

hego

Hi evan

9:02 am

Atalante

a mob of them!

9:02 am

hego

Several

9:02 am

evanonut

hello hego

9:02 am

Nef

LOL, hego, I was looking for someone with those initials! (I'm not very sharp today)

9:02 am

herinfernallady

NUTTY you did

9:03 am

evanonut

son of a tough grid, but that would have been FUN

9:03 am

hego

Obviously neither am I. :o)

9:03 am

Riverdance

I got one word left - and I refuse to ask for a clue yet - first time ever I have not had to ask

9:03 am

Riverdance

brb

9:04 am

godthaab

How many words today?

9:04 am

hego

116

9:04 am

evanonut

oy vey is in the grid

9:04 am

godthaab

Thanks.

9:04 am

hego

yw

9:04 am

hego

yes it is Evan

9:04 am

herinfernallady

man this grid bites i need a hug

9:05 am

hego

(((herin)))

9:05 am

herinfernallady

ta. My kitty is so silly. He took the toy off me

9:05 am

hego

such fun to watch

9:06 am

hego

bbl

9:08 am

Boobear

Hugs all around for Herin

9:08 am

Nef

sorry, DH was asking me about bills and taxes so I wandered off there....

9:09 am

Nef

Herin, are you okay?

9:10 am

dcseain

back.

9:10 am

herinfernallady

not really

9:11 am

Nef

what's up?

9:12 am

herinfernallady

not much

9:12 am

Nef

just out of sorts today; or more than that?

9:12 am

herinfernallady

you on FB?

9:13 am

Soodle

Soodle de-lurks to give Herin a huge hug {{{{{{{HERIN}}}}}}}

9:13 am

Nef

Give me a minute and I'll open it

9:14 am

herinfernallady

Hi Soodle. thanks

9:15 am

Boobear

clue for ea 6 pls

9:15 am

Soodle

Dining, Boo....

9:16 am

herinfernallady

man this is a bitey frid

9:16 am

Boobear

ty

9:16 am

Soodle

Fireworks!!

9:16 am

periwinkle

hello all

9:17 am

Boobear

Yahoo Soodle

9:17 am

Soodle

Hi Peri

9:17 am

herinfernallady

Yah Soodle

9:22 am

Riverdance

boo - what you do with food with a gerund

9:22 am

Riverdance

Fireworks for me

9:23 am

Riverdance

congrats soodle

9:23 am

herinfernallady

Yah Momn

9:23 am

Riverdance

thanks

9:40 am

herinfernallady

wow 97 left

9:40 am

hego

Back again

9:41 am

hego

congrats MNH

9:41 am

Riverdance

fast grid for me today - anyone need help - Im keeping the chog on while working

9:41 am

Riverdance

thanks hego

9:41 am

herinfernallady

I have a fury little foot warmer

9:42 am

Riverdance

your kitties are adorable

9:42 am

herinfernallady

They are except when they yell at me for food

9:43 am

guernseygirl

hi all.

9:44 am

Riverdance

hi guernsey

9:44 am

hego

Hi GG

9:44 am

herinfernallady

HI Guernsey. Or Momn when they flip out and I lose my foot warner

9:45 am

harpjane

good morning

9:45 am

guernseygirl

so we've got a cloud of volcanic ash coming our way and all flights have been cancelled.

9:45 am

hego

Harpy!

9:45 am

harpjane

how many letters in the middle col O? please?

9:45 am

harpjane

how many letters in the middle col O? please?

9:45 am

Riverdance

heard that this morning - what is up with all the disasters lately - scary

9:45 am

hego

WOW! GG. Where from?

9:45 am

Kermiteer

singe

9:45 am

Kermiteer

fint

9:45 am

harpjane

we had total CHAOS in Montana after Mt. St. Helen's, guernsey. Hope you are up for an adventure!

9:46 am

guernseygirl

from Iceland

9:46 am

Kermiteer

oops! sorry!!!

9:46 am

hego

uh oh

9:46 am

hego

ty Kermit.

9:46 am

harpjane

lol i was about to thank you kermit

9:46 am

guernseygirl

not planning to fly anywhere myself, but should we be getting dust masks?

9:46 am

Riverdance

said all air travel for england is cancelled because of the ash

9:47 am

harpjane

how close is iceland?

9:47 am

Atalante

no, GG. the problem is at 20,000 ft, not here!

9:47 am

hego

It's like the disaster of the day.

9:47 am

Riverdance

news said it isnt really coming down but too dangerous for planes at the high altitudes

9:48 am

herinfernallady

I must vanish have a great night

9:48 am

guernseygirl

at some point, i suppose it may settle

9:48 am

hego

Feel better Herin

9:48 am

Riverdance

have a good day herin - or night

9:48 am

harpjane

I lived 500 miles from MSHelens and all non-essential businesses were closed for 4 days. The rest of the summer I kept bus fare out of town in my sock drawer because I didn't want to go through THAT ever again.

9:49 am

herinfernallady

Yep. I will do.

9:49 am

harpjane

Closer to the eruption highways were closed, 500 people had to spend the night at a truck stop....

9:49 am

harpjane

But, 30 miles from the eruption in the OTHER direction the skies were clear and sunny!

9:49 am

hego

Mt St Helens was huge!

9:50 am

harpjane

My advice would be to get a couple of face masks and garden hoses, then make sure you have all your windows tightly shut.

9:50 am

Atalante

harp, it's fine here. no need for ground-based angst

9:50 am

guernseygirl

well, we'll see how it goes.

9:50 am

lbdawger

i lived in Billings when St Helens blew. and we had ash over there too. closed down the city for a few days

9:51 am

harpjane

Well then enjoy the fact that nobody can fly to visit you, atalante!

9:51 am

guernseygirl

don't know what it's like in Iceland at present.

9:51 am

harpjane

ldb, my sister lived in Billings and we made fun of her because Missoula was so much worse.....

9:52 am

harpjane

The tri cities and Spokane REALLY got it.....

9:52 am

guernseygirl

friend's daughter gets married on Saturday and family supposed to be flying in from Canada - may not get here

9:52 am

harpjane

middle column o?

9:52 am

lbdawger

it was bizarre to come in from riding horses to find the city all grey and no traffic! just eerie

9:52 am

guernseygirl

5, i think harp

9:53 am

Riverdance

os5/10

9:53 am

Riverdance

do you need a clue

9:53 am

harpjane

By the 3rd day people were going out to eat because restaurants were considered essential

9:53 am

harpjane

I remember thinking it was funny to see a few people come in without masks on....

9:53 am

Riverdance

lol harp

9:53 am

harpjane

got it mom, thanks!

9:54 am

guernseygirl

can anyone clue ve5/20 please

9:55 am

Nef

I have a small jar of MSH ash from MSLA, harp

9:55 am

Atalante

so do I, Nef :)

9:55 am

lbdawger

reve**** of the nerds, guernsey

9:55 am

guernseygirl

how long ago was that? i remember reading about it at the time

9:56 am

lbdawger

1980, gg.

9:56 am

Atalante

1981 i think

9:56 am

guernseygirl

tylb

9:56 am

guernseygirl

tylb

9:56 am

Atalante

near enough!

9:56 am

Nef

I have several small jars of volcanic ash from various volcanos through they years. Mt St. Helens' is the only one I can remember off the top of my head, however

9:57 am

guernseygirl

did you go and collect the ash yourself?

9:57 am

Atalante

my little thing of ash was brought back from MSH for me by my headmistress at the time - I was in infants school. Any time she went on holiday, she used to bring me back cool little things to stimulate my interest in the world

9:57 am

lbdawger

must go for now. bbl. hagd everyone!

9:58 am

Nef

no. My various cousins have saved them for me. (I'm very nerdy, and they all knew I wanted it)

9:58 am

guernseygirl

great teacher

9:58 am

Atalante

she was an *amazing* teacher

9:59 am

Nef

interestingly, all of the different volcanic ashes are different colors and textures (but that may be due to the distance from the volcanoes etc

9:59 am

Nef

interestingly, all of the different volcanic ashes are different colors and textures (but that may be due to the distance from the volcanoes etc

9:59 am

harpjane

I got a little vial of ash off my windshield. A few years ago I gave it to a science teacher from Michigan and he was THRILLED!

9:59 am

rubyfoo

I tried to open BBC news to see the map of where they expect the ash to spread, but couldn't open the site. Is the qsh coming to France? Our regular weather comes from the UK

10:00 am

Atalante

maybe different ash compositions

10:00 am

hego

Hi Ruby

10:00 am

Atalante

its going Scandi-wards I tink

10:00 am

rubyfoo

hello hego!

10:00 am

guernseygirl

not sure ruby. it was north of Scotland the last time i looked

10:01 am

rubyfoo

when Chernobyl blew up, the radioactive fallout came here and has evidently stayed in the soil

10:01 am

Nef

the AM news here stated that ALL of northern European airports were closing

10:01 am

rubyfoo

sometimes we get bright yellow dust from Africa if the wind blows a certain way

10:01 am

guernseygirl

sheep in wales glowed after Chernobyl

10:01 am

hego

Ruby do you have atomic tomatos growing in your yard?

10:02 am

hego

From the sirocco?

10:02 am

guernseygirl

fireworks!

10:02 am

rubyfoo

actually have no luck growing tomatoes but I was told to be careful about eating wild mushrooms, not more than once a week. You are so right Hego! Smart

10:02 am

hego

YAYYY!!! GG

10:02 am

rubyfoo

yay, girl!

10:03 am

Nef

WTG, Guernsey girl! YAY!!!

10:03 am

rubyfoo

my moss project was a flop because there is a big bird digging it all up, turning it over and eating the insects living in it

10:04 am

hego

That's a shame Ruby

10:04 am

Riverdance

yay for guernsey

10:04 am

guernseygirl

ty all

10:04 am

rubyfoo

I don't really mind because it's very interesting watching the bird....

10:05 am

Nef

what kind of bird is it, ruby? I don't think I've ever seen a bird dig up moss (or ground) before

10:05 am

rubyfoo

and there is a beautiful little bird, chardaronnet elegans, that now follows my husband around when he is putting out sunflower seeds. All the other "boarders" take off, but this little guy (I call him Sparky), hangs around

10:06 am

hego

smart bird

10:06 am

rubyfoo

it is a merle, very drab but with a beautiful voice, larger than a robin

10:06 am

rubyfoo

he is black with a yellow beak (the merle, not my husband)

10:07 am

rururocks

drab or haggard?

10:07 am

hego

:-D

10:07 am

Riverdance

lucky for you ruby

10:07 am

rubyfoo

husband = haggard; merle = drab; sparky = gorgeous

10:07 am

Riverdance

lol

10:07 am

guernseygirl

isn't merle just another name for a blackbird?

10:08 am

rubyfoo

maybe, except American blackbirds have beautiful bright bands on their wings, so I am reluctant to call him that

10:08 am

rubyfoo

maybe that's what they're called in the UK

10:09 am

guernseygirl

i think so. i've a pair nesting in my hedge and they do a lot of digging on the lawn -= which is mainly moss

10:09 am

rubyfoo

we have lovely birds, all of them, except sparrows, different from in the US, but Hego and I talked about this before.

10:09 am

rururocks

we have to call them african-american birds here in politically correctville.

10:09 am

rubyfoo

ahah!

10:09 am

bichon

not all blackbirsds here are red banded. The ones near my house aren't, but a mile away they are

10:09 am

rubyfoo

raofl

10:10 am

hego

lol Ruru

10:10 am

rubyfoo

I keep a bird book by the window in front of the feeder and can identify them that way

10:10 am

rururocks

blackbirds are only red-banded in mating season FYI

10:10 am

rubyfoo

our garden is very user-friendly

10:10 am

rubyfoo

no kidding!

10:10 am

hego

Really?

10:11 am

Riverdance

and what do they do with their stripes ruru

10:11 am

bichon

really ruru, didn't know that. Babble, always a fount of information

10:11 am

hego

Hang them in the closet

10:11 am

rururocks

molt them out

10:11 am

rubyfoo

I've noticed that our verdier which are like chartreuse finches (if such a bird existed), get very bright bands of yellow on their wings once they are past winter

10:11 am

guernseygirl

just had to open the window and yell at a large squirrel on the bird feeder

10:12 am

bichon

are chartreuse finches the same as our goldfinches?

10:12 am

Nef

ruru, our red winged blackbirds have red bands all year long. We also have yellow headed blackbirds up here that stay that way all year

10:12 am

rubyfoo

we have no squirrels here, I think the French ate them all

10:12 am

hego

probably, Ruby

10:12 am

guernseygirl

i'll happily give you some of ours

10:12 am

rururocks

the blackbirds here only have red in the spring

10:12 am

rubyfoo

no, goldfinches are yellow and black, no, and have a special flight, unmistakable. I used to see them in the US. These are definitely as green as parakeets

10:13 am

bichon

ruby, I send you a mating pair of squirrels from my yeard

10:13 am

rururocks

what would that cuisine be called .. squirrel that is

10:13 am

rubyfoo

in 11 years here, I've seen two black squirrels and I actually think it was the same little bedraggled one

10:13 am

rubyfoo

I shudder to think of it!

10:13 am

guernseygirl

ruby, those might be greenfinches?

10:13 am

Riverdance

we bought every squirrel proof gadget we could find - strung our feeder up well away from trees, put roller tubes on the lines, put the big hood over the feeder, greased everything and those little buggers would still be chomping away on the feeder

10:14 am

rubyfoo

do you have those? I couldn't find them on line

10:14 am

bichon

There isn't such a thing

10:14 am

guernseygirl

i don't have them in my garden, but other people nearby do

10:14 am

hego

You need a hood under the feeder.

10:14 am

rubyfoo

my sister in NY says that the squirrels bite off her tulips and are a real nusance, not here

10:14 am

Riverdance

seemed like they would even smile at me too

10:15 am

rubyfoo

like an Elizabethan collar but for a tree

10:15 am

hego

Did they give you the finger. ;-)

10:15 am

rururocks

ata would know about that..

10:15 am

Nef

I was going to attach pictures, but DH needs help. I need to go now. BBL. Happy Babbling, All!

10:15 am

rubyfoo

Miss Ruby got out this AM and stood there taunting my husband and smiling until I got her back.

10:15 am

Riverdance

and those flying red ones......dont get me started

10:16 am

rubyfoo

bye nef!

10:16 am

Riverdance

bye nef

10:16 am

hego

Bye Nef

10:16 am

Atalante

greenfinches are pretty

10:16 am

rubyfoo

I've seen women here in fur coats with an incredible number of tiny skins -- maybe that's what happened to the squirrels

10:17 am

rubyfoo

ata: are they sleek and small?

10:17 am

Riverdance

I suppose that is one good use for them

10:17 am

rubyfoo

does that give you an idea, mom?

10:17 am

Atalante

http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdgu
ide/name/g/greenfinch/index.aspx

10:17 am

Riverdance

those rascals are tough to catch

10:18 am

bichon

I saw a coyote yesterday. It was departing a field where two wild male turkeys fanning their tail feathers

10:18 am

guernseygirl

squirrels that were imported from America have nearly wiped out our native red squirrels

10:19 am

Riverdance

why would anyone import a squirrel

10:19 am

rubyfoo

that is amazing, bichon! They have started rescuing coyotes in Manhattan

10:19 am

bichon

The Americans never forget the colonization by the British <ggg>

10:19 am

rubyfoo

why did the Americans (I think it was Ben Franklin) import startlings?

10:19 am

guernseygirl

to put in a zoo, as pets? can't imagine

10:19 am

bichon

I was happy Biscuit wasn't with me on my walk.

10:19 am

rubyfoo

starlings*

10:19 am

hego

Good question Ruby

10:19 am

Riverdance

ugh

10:20 am

Riverdance

I went to pick up my daughter from school this week and almost hit a female turkey running across the road - she was moving pretty fast for a turkey - saw big tom in the field she was coming from

10:21 am

rubyfoo

there was something in the NYTimes about what to do if you encountered a coyote: pick up your child, open your coat so you look bigger, don't make eye contact!

10:21 am

Flask1

hi all.......clue please for st6/18 please?

10:21 am

bichon

The Hawaiins imported mongeese to kill the rats. But the mongeese are diurnal and the rats nocturnal

10:21 am

rubyfoo

I'd do the same thing if big tom was after me

10:21 am

guernseygirl

sounds like somkething taken without permission

10:21 am

bichon

wild turkeys can be very fierce

10:22 am

rubyfoo

but perhaps he was just being amorous

10:22 am

Flask1

thanx guerns......

10:22 am

Riverdance

if your property was taken from you - change last vowel

10:22 am

Flask1

thanx Mom....

10:22 am

rubyfoo

have you read about the Burmese pythons in the Everglades which are wiping out native species? They can eat alligators!

10:23 am

guernseygirl

must go now, bye all

10:23 am

bichon

Yes, but a lot of them died out this winter due to the severe cold. It killed a majority of them

10:23 am

Riverdance

bye guernsey

10:24 am

Riverdance

snakes ***shutters***

10:24 am

rubyfoo

I didn't know that

10:24 am

rubyfoo

bye girl!

10:24 am

Boobear

bye guernsey

10:24 am

rubyfoo

hi boo

10:24 am

Boobear

hi ruby and bichon

10:24 am

Riverdance

Boo has been very quiet today

10:24 am

bichon

hi Boo

10:24 am

rubyfoo

must go and do dinner, see you later. Fun chat!

10:25 am

Riverdance

bye ruby

10:25 am

hego

Bye Ruby

10:25 am

Boobear

yes I have. I have been in the grid

10:25 am

rubyfoo

bye hego, bye mom, so I'll cancel your serpent order then!

10:26 am

Boobear

serpent..what serpent

10:27 am

Riverdance

unless it is the animated kind

10:30 am

Boobear

clue for go5/14

10:32 am

rbud

pl of go4/6?

10:35 am

hego

Bye all bbl

10:35 am

Riverdance

go + beautiful waterfall on us/can border ***gra

10:36 am

Boobear

ty Mom

10:38 am

Riverdance

yw

10:39 am

jaeleigh

Hard puzzle, but I am DONE!!!

10:39 am

Riverdance

yay for jaeleigh

10:40 am

Boobear

congrats

10:40 am

jaeleigh

ty! anyone need clues???

10:41 am

jaeleigh

It is pretty sad when the tough words are all 4's and 5's...

10:43 am

Riverdance

I actually found this one easier than most but know what you mean

10:43 am

Boobear

yes it seems easier but you're right

10:44 am

jaeleigh

I guess what I mean was that when I got near to being done, I was looking for 4 letter words....Duh....

10:45 am

Boobear

yes that happens

10:45 am

Riverdance

totally understand

10:46 am

jaeleigh

I mean, v+ vowel+ abb. for georgia??? Who thought that word up?

10:48 am

Boobear

not at the v's yet

10:48 am

Riverdance

well there is your first clue boo

10:49 am

Boobear

tx

10:49 am

jaeleigh

Then there is v+ not out+ sometimes vowel...I thought that word had an "e" in it...

10:51 am

jaeleigh

This one is great: v+ a type of winding plant????

10:52 am

jaeleigh

Sorry- t+ type of winding plant- I guess I am stuck on those v's...LOL!

10:53 am

Riverdance

you are too funny jae

10:53 am

jaeleigh

I am in a s*** over this puzzle...

10:58 am

Boobear

clue for ne 4/7

10:59 am

Boobear

nm found it

11:00 am

Boobear

no4/4 sounds like go**

11:01 am

Boobear

no5 is plural

11:01 am

Riverdance

how would you plead on a ticket and plural

11:08 am

Boobear

sometimes when Ido these I look at the wrong letter and then I realize there is another of the same letter

11:09 am

scribekd

me, too, Boobear-sometimes I do it for 2 letters together

11:09 am

Boobear

I was looking at the wrong "O" but found the word

11:10 am

scribekd

good monkeys

11:10 am

Riverdance

I know what you mean - I forget to change direction sometimes with that letter

11:10 am

Boobear

yes

11:10 am

Riverdance

i'll be heading to lunch soon - anyone need help before I go

11:11 am

Boobear

no but ty for asking

11:11 am

scribekd

no thanks-have a good lunch

11:12 am

Boobear

hmm lunch. That makes me hungry

11:12 am

Riverdance

having chinese today - should be here anytime

11:12 am

Boobear

hmmm good

11:13 am

Boobear

I love fried rice

11:13 am

Boobear

what's your favorite, Mom

11:14 am

Riverdance

I am having pork fried rice, pork egg foo young and chicken fingers

11:14 am

Boobear

well enjoy it

11:14 am

scribekd

poor little fingerless chickens

11:18 am

Riverdance

thanks boo - see you later

11:18 am

Boobear

bye

11:24 am

crosshair

mm now i know what is for dinner tonight....sweet and sour chicken balls,vegetable fried rich,beef and greens with almonds and spring rolls;)))

11:24 am

crosshair

rice

11:24 am

Barb's Horses

your making me hungrey you guys...Hi all

11:25 am

KatieMcG

soft eggs again for me lol

11:25 am

crosshair

howdy barb

11:26 am

Barb's Horses

what a lovely sunny day..have to go out soon to get some sticks so I can plant some peas in the garden box

11:27 am

crosshair

MMMMM..fresh garden peas...

11:27 am

Barb's Horses

i know can't wait

11:28 am

crosshair

used to steal the pea pods from my mums garden as a child,have not had a good plate of peas since

11:28 am

Barb's Horses

might do just a few ears of corn too

11:28 am

Barb's Horses

yes we use to do that too...hoping my son will steal a few and get to like them that way

11:29 am

crosshair

nevermind cooking them either,just fill the plate with pods

11:30 am

KatieMcG

I love pods I used to steal them from my Papa Walker's garden

11:30 am

Barb's Horses

yes I would let him do that if he would just eat them...just to get him to eat them is a fight. Only going to do one tomato plant this year though...only my mom and I eat fresh ones..mind you I guess I could turn them into sauce

11:30 am

KatieMcG

still buy them and eat a pile raw

11:31 am

Barb's Horses

i have a silly cocketiel..he is trying to wear his bell as a hat

11:32 am

Barb's Horses

does anyone have the ag7/36...I am not seeing it for some reason

11:32 am

crosshair

impossible to find katie,all you see are those shrivled oriental ones

11:32 am

Joanne123

someone who is a ag5/18

11:33 am

Barb's Horses

thank you Joanne

11:33 am

Joanne123

hi all

11:33 am

crosshair

ty joanne

11:33 am

Joanne123

just lurking

11:33 am

Joanne123

yvw

11:33 am

Barb's Horses

hi Joanne

11:33 am

Scrabbler

eats

11:34 am

Barb's Horses

Hi scrabbler

11:34 am

Joanne123

really scrabs

11:34 am

crosshair

scwabby comes out of lurk mode!!!

11:34 am

Scrabbler

Great entry! I just checked in on lunch break.

11:34 am

Scrabbler

Nope, I just got here.

11:36 am

crosshair

then you just in time for a cuppa as my kettle has just come to a boil

11:36 am

Scrabbler

I am hungry so entering that word was appropriate.

11:36 am

Scrabbler

fist

11:37 am

Barb's Horses

I'm having chai tea right now...great minds you know...lol

11:37 am

phaeton

hello...only need 4 more...help with the ga6, please?

11:37 am

KatieMcG

oh babes you are having a bad lunch lol

11:37 am

Barb's Horses

sorry phaeton don't have it myself... and Hi

11:37 am

ch1212

phaeton, add a cons. to the one before :)

11:38 am

phaeton

ty ch1212

11:38 am

Barb's Horses

hello ch1212

11:38 am

crosshair

ty ch

11:38 am

phaeton

help with both st6's, please

11:38 am

Joanne123

don't hold it aga,,,, me

11:38 am

ch1212

yw and hi all back

11:38 am

Joanne123

hi ch

11:39 am

ch1212

add a vowel to the one before for st6/24

11:40 am

phaeton

ty..thot i had tried that combo

11:40 am

ch1212

st6/18 sounds like something the robber had done

11:40 am

Barb's Horses

clue for ef4/7 I am sure I have done every combo...

11:40 am

Scrabbler

ef + ** Eliot

11:41 am

Scrabbler

An ef* = newt/salamander

11:41 am

phaeton

ty ch1212

11:41 am

KatieMcG

ty for the sts

11:41 am

phaeton

last one...ti5/14 the first one

11:42 am

ch1212

working on that right now, phae :)

11:42 am

phaeton

nm...got it ...DONE

11:42 am

Joanne123

congrats phae

11:42 am

ch1212

congrats phaeton!

11:42 am

Barb's Horses

good job phaeton

11:43 am

crosshair

yaa for phae!

11:43 am

phaeton

ty...any clues needed?

11:43 am

Scrabbler

I need 75....too early to beg.

11:44 am

phaeton

gotta hunt down some vacuum parts...happy babbling everyone

11:44 am

Barb's Horses

still not getting that ef one..man my brain is not working at all

11:44 am

Barb's Horses

go scrab...you can do it

11:44 am

phaeton

ef...cons, cons

11:44 am

Barb's Horses

bye phae

11:45 am

Boobear

clue for the 3rd st 5/14 pls

11:45 am

phaeton

'foop'

11:45 am

Joanne123

ef and u are not that lo..4/4

11:45 am

Joanne123

switch them

11:45 am

ch1212

boobear, english singer formerly of Police

11:45 am

Barb's Horses

finally...think i will go get my sticks now...bye all thanks for the help. have a great day

11:46 am

Joanne123

byeee barb

11:46 am

hego

Back to finish. (fingers crossed)

11:46 am

Barb's Horses

hi bye hego

11:46 am

Joanne123

hi hego

11:46 am

hego

Bye Barb

11:46 am

Scrabbler

Hi Hego

11:47 am

hego

Hi Scrabs

11:47 am

Dorens

hello everyone

11:48 am

hego

Hiya Dorens

11:48 am

Joanne123

hi dorens

11:48 am

Scrabbler

Hi Doren! How have you been? Andy changes with job position?

11:48 am

Scrabbler

fine

11:48 am

Scrabbler

Yikes. I am at work and do not have benefit of Babble Expert.

11:49 am

Dorens

unfortunately, the budget that is being voted on does not have any guidance positions... i'm eliminated. If extra money somehow comes back into the district, I may be hired... we shall see

11:49 am

hego

uh oh

11:50 am

Scrabbler

School budgets are tight everywhere.

11:50 am

Dorens

hego, write to your state assembly and senators... tell them that christie's budget is unfair to the schools!
and yes, scrabs they are, but some of these cuts are just insane

11:51 am

Scrabbler

Yes, some cuts are broad + deep, and will hurt kids + families.

11:51 am

Dorens

and if only he weren't repealing the extra tax on people who make more than $400,000, the money would be there. ridiculous

11:56 am

Dorens

sorry, maybe political rantings are unwelcome. i apologize

11:57 am

Scrabbler

Not ranting, just stating surce of problem

11:57 am

rubyfoo

gd evening everybody and I, for one, think you are absolutely right, dorens. I used to be an art teacher, and I think that most art programs are gone now. Music ed, too

11:58 am

Dorens

so unusual to read the news these days, hear how the recession is over and the economy is better... and I know so many teachers who are joining the ranks of the unemployed on July 1st.

11:59 am

Dorens

hi ruby. Our district is keeping art and music (but eliminated instrumental years ago), but cutting back on library and eliminating guidance counselors

11:59 am

rubyfoo

I still have 34 left, but for nbt I need a bottom t and a middle n

11:59 am

Scrabbler

I agree, Doren--so many struggling people.

12:00 pm

rubyfoo

it is really depressing; I'm glad I'm retired

12:00 pm

Dorens

to4.. kids play with to*s plus vowel

12:00 pm

Scrabbler

toye

12:00 pm

rubyfoo

ty dorens

12:00 pm

crosshair

lol swabby

12:00 pm

Scrabbler

Sorry again.

12:00 pm

Dorens

ne4/7 - birthmark
wrong vowel, scrabbs!

12:00 pm

rubyfoo

toye

12:01 pm

rubyfoo

hahah

12:01 pm

Boobear

clue for second ta 5/10 pls

12:01 pm

Riverdance

oooh company in the PB

12:01 pm

rubyfoo

ty, now I have NBT!

12:01 pm

Dorens

the results of the test were ta***ed, ruined

12:01 pm

Riverdance

hello all - back from lunch - just checking the chog - anyone need help

12:02 pm

Scrabbler

i have to leave soon--I have a 1:00 pm--possible appendicitis

12:02 pm

hego

firewoks!

12:02 pm

rubyfoo

yes, either 7!

12:02 pm

rubyfoo

yay hego!!!

12:02 pm

Dorens

yay hego

12:02 pm

Scrabbler

Stir-fry, Hego?

12:02 pm

Scrabbler

Yahoo Hego!

12:02 pm

hego

Gosh Scrabs. Poor little kid.

12:03 pm

Riverdance

vi7/48 think wine + years old

12:03 pm

hego

I'll have some stir fry ty.

12:03 pm

Riverdance

hooray for hego

12:03 pm

rubyfoo

lovely vi! ty mom

12:03 pm

hego

:-D

12:03 pm

KatieMcG

off to get chips to suck on bbl x

12:03 pm

Riverdance

ag7/36 one who is in alot of pain

12:04 pm

rubyfoo

oh, send some chips over here, pls

12:04 pm

Riverdance

oh no scrab

12:04 pm

Scrabbler

TY, mnh

12:04 pm

rubyfoo

got it, ty again, mom

12:04 pm

hego

Yum chips :-9

12:04 pm

rubyfoo

only 30 left, but it might as well be 300! lol

12:04 pm

Scrabbler

43 to go for me

12:05 pm

hego

Come on Ruby! You can do it.

12:05 pm

rubyfoo

I don't think so.....

12:05 pm

Riverdance

ta510 add a cons to the ta4/4

12:05 pm

rubyfoo

have those

12:05 pm

hego

Look at Mom go!

12:05 pm

Riverdance

You can - what do you need

12:07 pm

rubyfoo

I only have 3 6's: ea6, lo6, st6 - what am I missing?

12:07 pm

hego

Have to go, Gang. hagd

12:07 pm

Scrabbler

Bye Hego

12:07 pm

cybernan

Hi Everyone :) -- just saw our friends on their way, so diving in for the first time in 4 days *splash*

12:07 pm

hego

Bye

12:07 pm

Riverdance

that was for boo from earlier - didnt look like anyone answered unless I missed it

12:07 pm

rubyfoo

bye hego {{hugs}}

12:07 pm

Scrabbler

hi Nan

12:07 pm

Riverdance

bye hego

12:07 pm

rubyfoo

hi nan, what self-control!!!

12:07 pm

Riverdance

welcome back cybernan

12:09 pm

crosshair

well i have fewer left to find than are found so thats a rare plus for me lately;)

12:09 pm

rubyfoo

any clues for all those 6's mom?

12:09 pm

rubyfoo

hi crossy

12:09 pm

stevedallas

missing a couple G's

12:10 pm

crosshair

howdy ruby

12:10 pm

Scrabbler

Bottom O's?

12:10 pm

rubyfoo

I only have 3 6's and only 12 g's.....

12:10 pm

Riverdance

ve + cons + not outs but ***

12:10 pm

crosshair

roys song o*** the lonely

12:10 pm

Riverdance

ta6/18 is the plural for the ta5/10

12:10 pm

rubyfoo

we had that the other day; I shd have remembered

12:11 pm

Scrabbler

TY, Cross--I titally missed that.

12:11 pm

bethn

f

12:11 pm

Riverdance

st6/18 sounds like property taken without permission - change last vowel

12:11 pm

Scrabbler

Hahaha, and I TOTally mised that too.

12:12 pm

crosshair

ty mom

12:12 pm

Riverdance

st6/24 - a bee st*** hurts + vowel

12:12 pm

rubyfoo

why isn't tagine acceptable?

12:13 pm

crosshair

old mcdonald had a bee and st**** was his name-o lol

12:13 pm

Riverdance

lo6/24 - I lo** my ring - take off last cons and add gerund

12:13 pm

rubyfoo

had that and the st

12:14 pm

Riverdance

love that crossy

12:14 pm

Scrabbler

36 left for tonight. Off to see kids for 4 hrs.

12:14 pm

Riverdance

go + not yes but *o + ***, ands or buts

12:14 pm

crosshair

lol,its the meds you understand

12:14 pm

Riverdance

bye scrabbler

12:14 pm

rubyfoo

bye scrabbler

12:15 pm

Riverdance

go6/33 same as last clue but change last vowel

12:15 pm

rubyfoo

nice go's, mom, ty

12:15 pm

Riverdance

ga6/24 the ga4/6 plus two consonents

12:16 pm

rubyfoo

and they don't accept tagine?????

12:16 pm

crosshair

ty mom

12:17 pm

Riverdance

your welcome

12:19 pm

rubyfoo

down to 19! whoo, heart is starting to pound

12:19 pm

crosshair

cat just tried to sit in my tea cup;/

12:19 pm

Riverdance

go ruby go

12:20 pm

Riverdance

he will have a hot bottom

12:20 pm

rubyfoo

and you will have furry tea

12:20 pm

crosshair

crossy does not want sphincter tea

12:20 pm

Riverdance

ewwwwwwww

12:21 pm

rubyfoo

double eeew

12:21 pm

cybernan

great clues, mom -- ty

12:22 pm

Riverdance

thanks - clueing is not my specialty but I try

12:22 pm

crosshair

yes mom,excellent clues

12:22 pm

rubyfoo

I only have one ta4 but I think it's the wrong one....

12:23 pm

Riverdance

ta + opp of out

12:23 pm

rubyfoo

I have that; is there another?

12:23 pm

Boobear

clue for the last to 4/6

12:24 pm

Riverdance

thats it

12:24 pm

Riverdance

all ta words work off of that

12:25 pm

crosshair

i have 5 to4,s

12:25 pm

MPittore

oh my..fireworks and I didn't realize I was that close, I was just lurking and nose to the grid....off to do some work...thanks to all, may this find you well and with a smile on your face...poofy..later all!

12:25 pm

crosshair

yaa for MP!!

12:25 pm

rubyfoo

yay mp

12:26 pm

MPittore

hi crossy...hope you got rid of your sniffles...

12:26 pm

MPittore

ty rubyfoo!

12:26 pm

crosshair

just lingering cough MP,all is well

12:26 pm

Riverdance

to4/6 - a child plays with a to* + matching vowel

12:26 pm

Riverdance

woohoo MPittore

12:26 pm

crosshair

brand of tyre also

12:26 pm

Boobear

ty

12:27 pm

MPittore

the cough is always a nuisance and a hanger-onner isn't it!

12:27 pm

crosshair

indeed

12:27 pm

Riverdance

or would that be tire

12:27 pm

crosshair

i think ive reached the stage of permanant puffer use regardless

12:27 pm

crosshair

both work mom

12:27 pm

Riverdance

or brand of vehicle ****ta

12:27 pm

MPittore

ty Momneeds anyone need a clue before I fade into my garden?

12:27 pm

crosshair

tyre is britt

12:28 pm

crosshair

i toss it out every now and then lol

12:28 pm

Riverdance

see another learning experience

12:28 pm

rubyfoo

are your tulips up MP?

12:29 pm

rubyfoo

it looks like some pink ones I planted in November are going to be white! How could they do that?

12:29 pm

crosshair

like gaol for jail works in the grid when the chance occurs

12:30 pm

Riverdance

you have alittle fooling around in your beds ruby

12:30 pm

Riverdance

flower beds that is

12:30 pm

rubyfoo

moi??? lol

12:31 pm

rubyfoo

it must be the phantom squirrels -- or the serpents

12:31 pm

MPittore

the squirels ate every one of my tulip bulbs years ago...heard we have to plant them in little wire cages so I gave up but funny you asked because a friend gave me several bulbs I have hanging over a bucket that I'm about to toss in the backyard garden somewhere and give it another whirl since I provide the squirels with so many other nice things to munch these days...*smile*

12:31 pm

Riverdance

oh no not those dreaded serpents again

12:31 pm

rubyfoo

my sister hates the squirrels in NYC but here in the country, we haven't any

12:31 pm

rubyfoo

ssssss

12:31 pm

crosshair

you know squirrel drumsticks are quite tasty mp.....

12:32 pm

rubyfoo

taste like chicken.....

12:32 pm

crosshair

15 of em and you have a meal...

12:32 pm

Riverdance

I live in the woods and we have tons of squirrels

12:32 pm

MPittore

esp. when you wrap them in bacon!!!! yum-o!

12:32 pm

rubyfoo

when Ruby was a puppy, she used to dig up tulip bulbs but not any more

12:32 pm

Riverdance

this is why I do not eat at the local restaurant

12:33 pm

rubyfoo

75 and you have a coat!

12:33 pm

crosshair

we have beautiful red and grey ones as well as the standard black

12:33 pm

Riverdance

im working towards that coat

12:33 pm

crosshair

25 more for fuzzy slippers

12:33 pm

MPittore

my mom had a white one...very rare but neat to see!

12:33 pm

crosshair

you can leave the tails on

12:33 pm

Riverdance

to match

12:34 pm

Riverdance

quite fashionable

12:34 pm

rubyfoo

I've never seen one but I thought that black ones were rare. Only places I've had black ones were Princeton and one scraggly one here

12:34 pm

MPittore

shhhhhhhhhhh....don't let PETA hear us

12:34 pm

crosshair

lol,every dog within miles would be hunting you down

12:34 pm

Riverdance

now add a few chipmunks for the collar........

12:34 pm

crosshair

black is common here

12:34 pm

rubyfoo

never seen a white one. Did it have pink eyes?

12:34 pm

rubyfoo

and is beautiful

12:35 pm

crosshair

the red are scarce

12:35 pm

Riverdance

we have a ton of red flying creature

12:35 pm

Riverdance

they are the ones that hang upside down from my bird feeder waving the bird

12:36 pm

rubyfoo

hahah

12:36 pm

crosshair

they had an outbreak of mange a few years ago,was sad to see these things running around with big furry head and tail and all skin on the body

12:36 pm

MPittore

ruby black ones are just the same as gray ones just a diff color....white ones are VERY VERY rare...I believe the red ones are actually a diff variety

12:36 pm

rubyfoo

sounds like my poor Max

12:36 pm

Riverdance

I thought you chased them south to us crossy

12:37 pm

rubyfoo

in Princeton, all the squirrels were black. Where I lived in NY state they were all grey. I've never seen a red one

12:37 pm

crosshair

lol mom,no way we still have too many,but they are no grief to me since i do not play bird feeder wars with them

12:37 pm

MPittore

no pink eyes that would be an albino...it is some sort of mutant gene...it actually had some small gray spots on it nut predominately white

12:38 pm

rubyfoo

sounds very pretty

12:38 pm

Riverdance

I would like to see the bears play bird feeder wars with the squirrels. Id bet on the squirrels.

12:39 pm

rubyfoo

we don't even have wild rabbits here and we are really in the country. Again, I think the locals have eaten all of them!

12:39 pm

MPittore

We had a Droll Yankee bird feeder and used to get a big kick watching the squirel antics..they would grab onto the bottom ring and hang on as it would rotate and fling them off...and back they came for another try....

12:39 pm

rubyfoo

and today I heard a cuckoo!

12:40 pm

crosshair

oh and the perfect bird feeder..take your standard feeder and at the top where you run the wire to hang from feeder,place 3 large rubber gaskets and replace eye hook.hang as nornal..now take power line from garage and run 240 volts to the line supporting the feeder and you are done!!

12:40 pm

rubyfoo

bad crossy!

12:40 pm

Riverdance

taking notes

12:41 pm

crosshair

;)

12:41 pm

crosshair

remember not to touch the wife when adding more seed,but the feeder is insulated

12:41 pm

crosshair

lol

12:41 pm

MPittore

Finally we have a true squirel proof bird feeder that is touch sensitive and closes when they step on it they have never figured it our in many many years...we don't charge up the Droll Yankee feeder anymore...

12:41 pm

cybernan

first ti 5, please?

12:41 pm

Riverdance

last time my husband when hunting a shot a rabbit, he heard it squeal - will never shoot another one again. He couldnt even eat it. Dogs had it.

12:41 pm

rubyfoo

I give up with 17 left but it's been fun. Thank you for all the clues, mom

12:42 pm

Carolryberg

Ti + opp of stop + cons

12:42 pm

Riverdance

ti + you cant get up until your supper is all ***e

12:43 pm

rubyfoo

I used to have a cat who hunter and she brought home a screaming baby rabbit once. She didn't hurt it, was just bringing me a present and I took it out to the rabbit patch. Not here, though. Here my life is dogs!

12:43 pm

crosshair

poor hubby,when we were up north we used to have to walk a snare line...im glad to say that is no longer practiced

12:43 pm

MPittore

ti5 = I've got a ti*er by the tail + not off but **

12:43 pm

crosshair

ty mp

12:43 pm

Riverdance

my dogs bring me chipmunks -

12:43 pm

MPittore

yw

12:44 pm

crosshair

my cats bring me spiders...

12:44 pm

rubyfoo

hunted*

12:44 pm

cybernan

ty mp

12:44 pm

crosshair

can hear them crunching them from across the room

12:44 pm

rubyfoo

ty mp

12:44 pm

Riverdance

better than bats

12:45 pm

rubyfoo

I feed my spiders the years they get big enough, but only the outdoor argiopes

12:45 pm

EvaNadine

*stumbles into chog, suffering from food coma...*

12:45 pm

MPittore

Last year I saw on two occasions hawks swoop down right before our kitchen window and snatch a chipmunk up in it's talons....scared the britches off me!

12:45 pm

rubyfoo

we have beautiful tiny black bats that look like butterflies in the sunsets

12:45 pm

crosshair

we get those on the mountain at dusk ruby

12:46 pm

rubyfoo

that's amazing to see, MP, I would love that

12:46 pm

rubyfoo

same as here, crossy

12:46 pm

crosshair

lol destroyed yerself eva?

12:46 pm

rubyfoo

if I stand on the deck, they come very close, seeming to respond to my presence

12:46 pm

crosshair

they sense your body heat ruby

12:46 pm

stevedallas

man, I really want to spell hyena with an o

12:47 pm

cybernan

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

12:47 pm

Riverdance

feed spiders?????

12:47 pm

crosshair

yaa for cybernan!

12:47 pm

Riverdance

congrats cybernan

12:47 pm

Riverdance

i did mean nan

12:48 pm

rubyfoo

when there is a very big argiope OUTSIDE the house, I catch flies, alive, and feed them to her.

12:48 pm

MPittore

what really freaked me out is this huge red-tailed or red-shouldered hawk jumped up into the dogwood for a while probably snugging up it's grip and this was about 4 feet from the window...geez so close...

12:48 pm

crosshair

i had a friend who used to have a pet tarantula..we used to let the thing walk on our faces

12:48 pm

rubyfoo

they are beautiful, multi-colored, stripes and spots

12:48 pm

MPittore

congrats nan...

12:48 pm

rubyfoo

I've never seen a hawk that close, MP

12:49 pm

Riverdance

no thanks - had a wood spider in the kitchen once that trapped me in a corner.....

12:49 pm

rubyfoo

I would draw the line there, crossy

12:49 pm

jessmom

I think I enjoyed the sphincter tea discussion more...spiders eeewwwww

12:49 pm

crosshair

freaked the women out so bad,we were able to watch the ball game in peace

12:49 pm

rubyfoo

we get big black ugly ones in the house; I use a phone book on them!

12:49 pm

Riverdance

we have a hawk that circles our house quite regularly - used to have bunnies and always made sure to keep them enclosed so it couldnt get them

12:49 pm

Boobear

fireworks

12:50 pm

crosshair

yup,bunnies are a tasty snack for them

12:50 pm

crosshair

yaa for boo!

12:50 pm

MPittore

my brother lived in san diego and used to catch tarantulas on his way up the mountain and throw them under his deck to eat the scorpions...

12:50 pm

Riverdance

yay Boo

12:50 pm

rubyfoo

mom, since you know rabbits, do you think the dog would kill one or love it?

12:51 pm

Riverdance

I love living her in the northeast - no taratulas, no scorpions, no big snakes

12:51 pm

crosshair

mm i think your brother can have that part of the world lol

12:51 pm

crosshair

our shepards used to kill the wild ones

12:51 pm

rubyfoo

the only bad things here are vipers, but I've never seen one.

12:52 pm

Riverdance

my dogs didnt bother the bunnies. they would be nose to nose with them and friendly. I have labs though. Not a breed that hunts animals - only birds.

12:52 pm

rubyfoo

they evidently land in people rain barrels. But I like snakes

12:52 pm

rubyfoo

I just think Ruby would love a bunny but everybody tells me that she would kill it

12:52 pm

crosshair

only bad thing we have,other than getting on the wrong side of a bear or moose would be the massasaga rattler,it is rare and protected

12:53 pm

MPittore

me either ruby...I was shocked that he got so close but he must have been so hungry and so tempted that he risked his plunge that close...of course I was in the house sitting at the table that touches the window...super neat!

12:53 pm

cybernan

yes crossy -- we have rattlers around here too -- although I haven't seen any since the last house on our street was built (backhoe dug up a nest).

12:53 pm

Riverdance

we watch for bear and moose as well - they just stroll across our yard as if its theirs. It probably is.

12:53 pm

crosshair

lol,it is mom

12:54 pm

rubyfoo

local lore says they had a bear here as recently as 1896! lol

12:54 pm

cybernan

The deer do own our yard -- have given up on roses and a vegie garden -- just provided the main course and dessert for them

12:54 pm

crosshair

omg..we had a bear last week lol

12:54 pm

rubyfoo

two ways to repel deer, nan, human hair or urine!

12:55 pm

crosshair

we used to use liquid wolf scent ruby

12:55 pm

Riverdance

deer eat my hostas and the buds off the azalea, otherwise leave veggie garden alone

12:55 pm

rubyfoo

the other two things are easier to come by!

12:55 pm

EvaNadine

only destroyed myself a *little* bit , crossy. ;)

12:55 pm

MPittore

well I must get to work it's going to be too hot tomorrow to plant oh and momsneedhelp...the northeast has the biggest rattlesnake of them all the Timber Rattler....

12:55 pm

crosshair

lol eva

12:56 pm

rubyfoo

good night everybody, really *poof*

12:56 pm

Riverdance

never seen one MP and hope never will.

12:56 pm

jmitch

ruby: when my wife catches me "sprinkling" the yard, I tell her I'm keeping the deers away.....she says "we don't have deer"......"I know, it works great" says I...:D

12:56 pm

cybernan

got any ideas for repelling wasps?

12:56 pm

rubyfoo

raofl, jmitch

12:57 pm

Riverdance

good day MP

12:57 pm

Riverdance

bye ruby

12:57 pm

rubyfoo

a bowl of sugar water nearby, they drink it and drown

12:57 pm

jmitch

cyber; i saw something on FB yesterday about those toilet cleanser things you hang in the toilet repels wasps.

12:57 pm

rubyfoo

bye mom

12:57 pm

cybernan

heard the other day I should try pennies in a baggie taped to the wall -- willing to try anything, they are such a pest. We have a great yard with a view and a beautiful new patio, but can't eat outside for the wasps.

12:57 pm

Riverdance

we do have a wasp, hornet, ground bee, yellow jacket issue

12:58 pm

rubyfoo

we used to have a wood pile under the deck but when we used up the wood, the wasp problem was mitigated

12:58 pm

Riverdance

hmmm - will try that sugar water - easy enough

12:58 pm

Riverdance

they love living in our stone walls

12:59 pm

cybernan

will try the pennies and the cleanser. We have mud wasps constantly building nests on the stucco wall, and more building nests under the shakes on the roof.

12:59 pm

MPittore

yes momsneedhelp...I have been seeing a bunch of bee-like things crawling up a tube on our windows...bet I should open up the attic and find where the little devils are going....don't want a wall of honey...

12:59 pm

Riverdance

so wil be gardening and they come out at us from behind the stones

1:00 pm

Riverdance

my husband is alergic so we need to keep an epee pen handy

1:00 pm

MPittore

poofy all....enjoyed it all!

1:01 pm

cybernan

on my way too -- bye everyone -- back at the flip :)

1:01 pm

Riverdance

bye both of you

1:10 pm

Rhondabe

can anyi help me with en4/4 please

1:10 pm

crosshair

if they nest in the walls it is a disaster

1:11 pm

bethn

en + **d macdonald had a farm

1:11 pm

crosshair

we once had to tear all the inners walls out of a livingroom in a place we had once

1:11 pm

bethn

hi all!

1:12 pm

crosshair

howdy beth

1:12 pm

Riverdance

hi beth

1:12 pm

Riverdance

thats nasty crossy

1:13 pm

bethn

just spent 4 hours with the office accountant. Wish I drank :/

1:13 pm

anuchn

hi crosshair how are you hope u will recall me as preethis mom

1:13 pm

crosshair

yup,seal it off from the rest of the house,punch random holes in all walls with sledgehammper and get the smoker going

1:13 pm

crosshair

then gut the place

1:13 pm

Rhondabe

thank you ...I was only looking at en going up the other way

1:13 pm

crosshair

howdy anuchn

1:14 pm

bethn

oh my crossy, what a miserable ordeal !

1:14 pm

bethn

yvw

1:15 pm

Riverdance

sounded like time for alittle renovation - whether you wanted to or not

1:15 pm

anuchn

i m fine how r u

1:18 pm

bethn

anyone need clues before the laundry takes over my life?

1:19 pm

Riverdance

Im done with the puzzle myself - just watching the chog as I work and helping when I can. Happy laundry beth!

1:20 pm

bethn

see you all later poof

1:31 pm

Riverdance

It must be nap time

1:32 pm

carleekat

u still there crossy?

2:01 pm

jmitch

the V seems to be vexing me

2:01 pm

Riverdance

I fell like this is a babble blackout

2:01 pm

Riverdance

which one do you need jm

2:02 pm

jmitch

dunno....i've got 2 ve and 5 vi

2:02 pm

Riverdance

ve5/20 re***** of the nerds

2:03 pm

jmitch

Got that one and the A/C & heat ve4

2:03 pm

Riverdance

ve + oh *o + opp of out then plural

2:04 pm

Riverdance

vi + abbrev for Georgia

2:05 pm

Riverdance

vi + **ke me home

2:05 pm

jmitch

down to 1 V left.

2:05 pm

Riverdance

same one as last but add another vowel

2:05 pm

Riverdance

do you have the 7

2:05 pm

jmitch

got it! t/y Mom!

2:05 pm

Riverdance

yw

2:06 pm

sciencegeek

hi all

2:06 pm

Riverdance

hi science

2:07 pm

Riverdance

need water - brb

2:13 pm

jmitch

down to 18 to go....time to regenerate brain w/ nap.

2:14 pm

Riverdance

bye jm

2:14 pm

periwinkle

hello all

2:14 pm

periwinkle

help with v words pls

2:15 pm

Riverdance

read down alittle bit - i clued a few for jmitch

2:15 pm

Riverdance

if you need any others let me know

2:15 pm

periwinkle

I just did, ty

2:17 pm

sciencegeek

need a clue for the ea 5

2:17 pm

periwinkle

done, the vi7 was my last word

2:17 pm

sciencegeek

oops mean the ea 6

2:17 pm

periwinkle

thre is no ea5

2:17 pm

periwinkle

ea6 gerund of what you do ata mealtime

2:17 pm

sciencegeek

ea 6

2:17 pm

sciencegeek

ty

2:18 pm

sciencegeek

fishy

2:18 pm

periwinkle

happy babbling all

2:18 pm

Riverdance

bye peri - congrats on finishing

2:22 pm

Uneaixoise

vi5: view or prospect

2:22 pm

Uneaixoise

vi7: cool used clothing is sold in a vi***** shop

2:22 pm

Riverdance

we got them all Une

2:23 pm

Riverdance

Peri is gone

2:23 pm

Riverdance

how are you today - everyone here seems to be napping

2:24 pm

Uneaixoise

oh, ok -- just got here :-)

2:24 pm

Barb's Horses

hi all back

2:24 pm

Riverdance

and she jumps in with clues - what a gal!

2:24 pm

Uneaixoise

:-D

2:24 pm

Uneaixoise

just got back from lunch with a friend on her lovely deck

2:24 pm

Riverdance

HI Barb

2:25 pm

sciencegeek

clue for the lo 6?

2:25 pm

Riverdance

Im at work (actually working) with the chog open. Very slow chog this afternoon. I can help anyone.

2:25 pm

Uneaixoise

delicious goat cheese, fresh fruit, cold steamed spinach with toasted pine nuts, artichoke heart, etc.!

2:25 pm

sciencegeek

lo6?

2:25 pm

Uneaixoise

lo6 gerund -- not winning

2:26 pm

Riverdance

I feel Like I have been LO*****my mind

2:26 pm

Barb's Horses

sounds yummy une

2:26 pm

sciencegeek

missing the gerunds today! ty

2:26 pm

Uneaixoise

it was DELISH!

2:26 pm

Riverdance

not many to miss

2:27 pm

Barb's Horses

trying to figure out the last two e words...working my way through the list. en4/4 and en4/9 usually I can get the 4 letter ones...think think think

2:28 pm

Barb's Horses

one down

2:28 pm

Riverdance

eg4/6, en4/4, en+4/9 jealous with en**

2:29 pm

Riverdance

en + **d mcdonald had a far

2:29 pm

Barb's Horses

thanks mom...right on to the f's :)

2:29 pm

Riverdance

farm

2:40 pm

Barb's Horses

possible clue for the ga6/24 please?

2:40 pm

Uneaixoise

ga4/6 + abbrev for street

2:40 pm

Riverdance

add another vowel to the ga5/14

2:41 pm

Riverdance

cons not vowel sorry

2:43 pm

Riverdance

did you get it Barb

2:43 pm

Barb's Horses

thank you mom

2:43 pm

Barb's Horses

just did

2:43 pm

Riverdance

I thnk my fingers typed in advance of my brain

2:44 pm

Barb's Horses

that happens to me all the time think that is why I have such a problem finding words at times

2:45 pm

sciencegeek

in 5???

2:46 pm

sciencegeek

nm got it

2:46 pm

Riverdance

ok

2:46 pm

Barb's Horses

okay

2:47 pm

Soodle

Hi Everybody :)

2:47 pm

Riverdance

hi soodle

2:48 pm

Barb's Horses

hi soodle

2:49 pm

Riverdance

its been a very quiet afternoon on the chog - I think everyone is exhausted after this mornings troll attach

2:49 pm

Barb's Horses

i missed a troll attack??? I don't get to have any fun

2:50 pm

Riverdance

Id never seen anything like that - nasty buggers!

2:50 pm

Barb's Horses

(((pats mom on the back))) sorry you were there for it

2:51 pm

Riverdance

my eyes were probably bulging in my disbelief of what I was reading

2:51 pm

Riverdance

entertaining at the same time

2:52 pm

Riverdance

but went on for way too long. the good Dr needed to be called to wipe out that infection

2:53 pm

Barb's Horses

they do it for reaction I am sure...

2:54 pm

Barb's Horses

boy I am finding the go's hard...only have three and there are 8 going to take me a bit I think

2:55 pm

Riverdance

I got 3 minutes before I need to leave - if you need help holler

2:55 pm

kipas

I can't find ef 4,7

2:55 pm

Barb's Horses

thanks mom I will struggle for a bit..might go have a rest too before I have to pick up my son and go to the doctors too

2:56 pm

Riverdance

then two cons (its a plural)

2:57 pm

Riverdance

could be abbrev for banking

2:57 pm

kipas

tyvm

2:57 pm

Riverdance

yw

2:58 pm

Riverdance

got to run now - bye all and happy babbling

2:59 pm

Barb's Horses

bye mom...I am going too. maybe see you later

2:59 pm

Riverdance

depends on whether kids give me any computer time - now gone

3:07 pm

jmcnrick

WHOOO HOOOO!

3:14 pm

bojazz

FIREWORKS!!! yaaaayyyyy

3:14 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hoo bo

3:28 pm

jmcnrick

help with the O at the bottome

3:31 pm

jmcnrick

*clicks taps on shoes in empty chog*

3:32 pm

Nancy Boy

os+ *** maria Jmc...a drink :)

3:35 pm

jmcnrick

ty NB

3:36 pm

Nancy Boy

unless you wanted the other one. In which case...on4: if your parents have just one child, then you are an on4 child

3:36 pm

jmcnrick

no had that one

3:36 pm

jmcnrick

my computer is being very very slow in responding

3:37 pm

Nancy Boy

no problem :) well I only poked my head round the door briefly! going out soon...got to leave the bedroom at some point ;)

3:39 pm

kipas

I am stuck on my last two. Any help for ag7 and st6,18? Thanks

3:46 pm

jmcnrick

:-)

3:46 pm

jmcnrick

sorry kipas i don't have them yet

3:47 pm

speedfreak

st 6/18 sound like what a robber does funny spelling do not have ag7

3:48 pm

speedfreak

ag7 one who is in a lot of pain

3:53 pm

kipas

Got the ag, but the st is still stumping me. :(

3:55 pm

peabody

st - plus s*** plus cons

3:56 pm

kipas

Got it thank you all

4:00 pm

jmcnrick

help with right hand E please

4:01 pm

Good Enough

lo4 backward

4:02 pm

Good Enough

don't en** my clue giving, you are much better

4:03 pm

jmcnrick

ty good i got both of them

4:06 pm

Good Enough

yw

4:15 pm

jeanne314

can't "oy vey" be one word???? darn....

4:17 pm

jmcnrick

nbt

4:19 pm

Trifioso

hello friends

4:20 pm

jmcnrick

hi trif

4:20 pm

Nancy Boy

hi, Trif!

4:20 pm

Trifioso

hey there dear one - how are things?

4:20 pm

Trifioso

nancy!!! How is it, having leo back? Was it all tears and cheers at the station?

4:22 pm

mummy

hello all, just dropping by to give you a slice of birthday cake, or for those watching the calories there is smo fruit salad

4:22 pm

Trifioso

yummy mummy!

4:22 pm

Nancy Boy

Oh yes Trif, a very girly display of emotion ;) and we were going to go out this evening, but he's fallen asleep, bless him! A relief to have him back though, thank you :)

4:23 pm

Trifioso

I am so happy for you nancy! Was he away on business? if so, did it go well?

4:23 pm

jmcnrick

happy birthday mummy

4:24 pm

mummy

thanks, trif & jmc

4:24 pm

mummy

another year closer to retirement!

4:25 pm

Soodle

Hi everybody ((Trif))

4:25 pm

Trifioso

how many dread ae words are there today, please?

4:25 pm

Trifioso

Hi there ((soodle))

4:25 pm

jmcnrick

*hides*

4:25 pm

Nancy Boy

Not on business, Trif, just visiting his family because of his lovely new niece :) the place was soooo quiet though! I had to wander around singing :D

4:25 pm

mummy

hi sodle, have some cake

4:26 pm

jmcnrick

hi soodle i was hiding from retirement and not you

4:26 pm

Soodle

Not seen you in a while,Trif..Hows things for you?

4:26 pm

Trifioso

soodle, I regret to inform you that mr. hate is coming your way for a visit the first week of May. Beware your thumbs pricking....

4:26 pm

Soodle

JMC - Great to see you!!

4:27 pm

jmcnrick

:-D

4:27 pm

Trifioso

I am laid up at the moment, soodle, due to doing myself a mischief in the garden yesterday. Typical - one second of distraction, a week of regret...but really, things are at stasis. The spring is here, and most welcome. Flowers abloom everywhere, and LOTS of good news on the kiddos front, so I am happy

4:27 pm

Trifioso

how are things over your way?

4:28 pm

Soodle

Trif - too bad your on the sick list! Mr Hate better not darken my door.... (Grrrrr)

4:28 pm

Nancy Boy

oh no, Trif! either put ice or hot water on it. I forget. One is sure to be correct though :P

4:29 pm

Trifioso

not sick, just sore. found some LOVELY pain meds in the back of the cabinet, so not so bad now, but LOOPY

4:29 pm

Trifioso

the poor student I had to work with today! I think she left our session shaking her head...and that was BEFORE I took the pill! LOL

4:30 pm

Soodle

Trif - the daffodils are out and dancing in the beautiful April breezes! The sky is blue (apart from the Icelandic Volcanic Ash) and alll (or most) is well with the world :)

4:30 pm

jmcnrick

okay i am off to the Herb Block awards

4:30 pm

Trifioso

soodle, what is up with that? I have some friends that were supposed to fly to Ireland today, but their flight was delayed due to the ash. We have hardly heard a word about it....

4:31 pm

Nancy Boy

LOL Trif! there is nobody quite so agreeable and charming than a person semi-stoned on pain meds ;)

4:31 pm

jmcnrick

three years ago I first heard Obama speak at them

4:31 pm

Trifioso

are you getting an award jmc? certainly you deserve one!

4:31 pm

Soodle

NB - I am amazed to see your here.... I would have thought with Leo home you would be otherwise engaged....

4:31 pm

jmcnrick

no this is an award for political cartooning

4:32 pm

Trifioso

sooooodle!

4:32 pm

jmcnrick

bbl maybe

4:32 pm

Trifioso

oh, I see jmc. (I had to type your initials 3 times to get them right)

4:33 pm

jmcnrick

lol

4:33 pm

jmcnrick

*poof*

4:34 pm

Soodle

Trif.... Apparently, a volcano exploded, or erupted, or whatever volcanoes do, in Iceland last night. It seems to be spewing gunk and ash and plane=stopping stuff all day now. Every single airport in the UK and Ireland ( and most of northern Europe is closed)>

4:34 pm

Soodle

{{{TRIF}}}

4:35 pm

Trifioso

soodle, my poor m-i-l fell down last week, and broke her arm and ended up having surgery, I dont' know where, exactly, but somewhere near Carraig MX. She is doing better now, and my relations over there were praising the hospital to the skies, and how well they dealt with Jean and her alzheimer's...

4:35 pm

Soodle

Trif - How are you, my friend?

4:35 pm

Trifioso

wow. poor icelandic people! Did the eruption do a lot of damage?

4:36 pm

Trifioso

I miss being married, still, but I am learning to do all sorts of new stuff, like budget and such. I am still sad a lot, but it IS getting better. I really resent how poor we are now, and the fact that the judge okay'ed this unbelievably unfair distribution of finances, but I don't want to dwell too long in anger, as it will ruin me, but not damage him, so why bother?

4:37 pm

Nancy Boy

*wakes up* Soodle! In answer to your question, yes :D but he's just drifted off to sleep, bless him!

4:38 pm

Soodle

Trif - small things like sorting out insurance.. all vital steps in becoming 'Your own woman!'

4:38 pm

Trifioso

yes. I agree. I am not going to have health insurance (thanks, honey!) so that will be the biggest hurdle.

4:39 pm

Nancy Boy

(tired out ;))

4:39 pm

Soodle

Oh My, NancyBoy... I am sorry if I woke you......................

4:39 pm

Nancy Boy

oh no, I just started daydreaming and realised I'd been rudely ignoring you! :)

4:39 pm

Trifioso

I am sort of mulling over whether or not to call my b-i-l, who is most sympathetic to my situation, and ask him to try to convince Mr. Hate to pay me some spousal support, but dont' know if that is really appropriate or not

4:39 pm

Soodle

Trif, fpo

4:40 pm

Trifioso

whats fpo?

4:40 pm

Soodle

Sorrry, computer malfunctio..

4:41 pm

Trifioso

yes, you can't type and do what nancy was doing at the same time....lol!

4:41 pm

Nancy Boy

it's alright, at least we closed the curtains this time, so no complaints ;)

4:41 pm

Trifioso

ha ha ha ha ha

4:42 pm

Trifioso

in other news, came home from work today to find the porch door and screen wiiiiide open. hmm. luckily, we live way back in the woods, so chances are one of the kids left it that way. All night, actually. Even more luck - no racoons or deer in the kitchen!

4:43 pm

Nancy Boy

Lol, Trif! Deer in the kitchen..that's crazy. If we're lucky we'll get a diseased-looking pigeon crashing into the window, but that's about the extent of the local wildlife...

4:43 pm

Soodle

Trif. I hope your still there... I need your advice.

4:43 pm

Soodle

Trif. I hope your still there... I need your advice.

4:44 pm

Trifioso

what's up butter cup?

4:44 pm

Trifioso

oh, nancy dear I live in the Discovery Channel

4:44 pm

Soodle

Very lonely woman (me) comes across an old flame on Facebook).

4:45 pm

Trifioso

uh oh. and....? is flame married?

4:45 pm

Soodle

Immediate connection - his sense of humour just tallies with mine

4:46 pm

Soodle

Nope. Was married. Marriage broke down because @ they were friends, not lovers'

4:46 pm

Trifioso

okay. is he nearby?

4:46 pm

Soodle

About 30 miles ..

4:47 pm

Trifioso

so far this sounds sort of nice. Let's look back, first though - why is he an old flame, if you don't mind me asking?

4:52 pm

Trifioso

whoops. i guess she minded me asking!

4:53 pm

Gail

I don't think she would mind, she asked your advice. I am waiting with baited breath, it sounds wonderful...

4:53 pm

Nancy Boy

or she's doing as I did and lapsing into daydreams ;) I think it all sounds lovely...like a movie!

4:54 pm

Nancy Boy

and of course, the best relationships don't always just fall into one's lap...sometimes you do have to fight for them ;)

4:54 pm

stidgmere

Hello. Just coming on to the grid. Very spring like here in the NW. I got my hair cut today--life is very exciting. Also went to the fish market. Very nice people who own it. No frogs changing into princes here.

4:54 pm

Gail

I met a very nice man a couple of months ago, we went on two dates and made tons of plans and then I never heard from him again. Very strange.

4:55 pm

stidgmere

People are strange but I know I do not cultivate friendships sufficiently. Sort of like flowers, one must tend them.

4:57 pm

Gail

Good thought. I get burned out dealing with people at work and am too much of a hermit once I get home.

4:57 pm

Trifioso

stid, I have learned that lesson but good since Mr. Hate left us. The real friends stuck by me, and the other ones? I was sad at first to see them fade away, but now I know who to tend, anyway.

4:57 pm

Nancy Boy

here's a question...if you think of the best relationship of your life, where did you meet that significant other? I like hearing stories like this ;)

4:57 pm

Trifioso

In the delivery room, nancy!

4:58 pm

Nancy Boy

were you attending a birth, Trif, or was he just a very fast mover? ;)

4:58 pm

Trifioso

the minute Primo's eyes met mine I actually gasped out loud and thought "oh, it's you!" And I cannot tell you why I said that, or "who" I thought it was, but I knew him, instantly, at a soul level.

4:58 pm

Gail

New England Border Collie Rescue - when I met my dog, Quid.

4:59 pm

Nancy Boy

Oh bless, Trif, that's lovely!

4:59 pm

Trifioso

he's my kid, nancy

4:59 pm

Trifioso

I love my girls too, don't think me partial, but there was something about that moment that stood alone and apart from their arrivals

5:00 pm

stidgmere

We met in an elementary school where we were both student teaching. He didn't fit the mold the way the other teachers did. Still doesn't. I guess I like a bit of a rebel.

5:00 pm

Trifioso

ah, the old "bad boy" syndrome! Way to go, stid!!!

5:00 pm

Nancy Boy

no, I know what you mean Trif...not in terms of children, obviously, but there is almost...when I first saw Leo, I just felt this huge bolt of recognition. It wasn't, of course, but I wonder if it's similar..

5:01 pm

Trifioso

I have to think it is, nancy. Somehow you just know a friend when you first meet them. A soul knows a kindred soul, I think

5:01 pm

CadFan

Popping in cause i love this questions - I actually cannot recall meeting her (we are only 20 months apart)... but the best relationship of my life is for certain, my sister.

5:02 pm

stidgmere

The line from "South Pacific" once you have seen her never let her go. Some enchanted evening.

5:02 pm

stidgmere

I've lived so long that I now recognize people I never met.

5:02 pm

Trifioso

ugh. just got smacked with a fish.

5:03 pm

lynxxx

I saw my other half across a crowded dance floor - for me it was love at first sight (44 years on...)

5:03 pm

CadFan

was it from the bottom row T? If so - care to share?

5:03 pm

Trifioso

I have lived several places that are hundreds of miles apart, and have been struck at how people really do have dopplegangers. uncanny, sometimes

5:03 pm

Nancy Boy

Yes, Trif! it's like a psychic flash. When I first met Leo, he was standing on the platform of Farringdon Station with (ahem) his girlfriend.

5:03 pm

Trifioso

no, cad, sorry, the top row t

5:03 pm

Trifioso

WOW nancy, you really were a book of revelation for leo then, eh?

5:04 pm

Trifioso

but you are right, that bottom row t is a b*tch. I have one to4 from it, and that's it all day

5:04 pm

Nancy Boy

;)

5:04 pm

CadFan

Yep - that's all I have from there too. ;)

5:05 pm

Trifioso

is it a 4/4 cad?

5:05 pm

CadFan

Yes 4/4

5:05 pm

Trifioso

sigh.

5:06 pm

CadFan

ohh and now a 4/6

5:06 pm

lynxxx

to4.6 too

5:06 pm

Nancy Boy

the funny thing is, I wouldn't even have been at that station if I hadn't got hopelessly lo4. Quite, quite bizarre. I wonder how many other first encounters happen on such flimsy chance!

5:07 pm

Trifioso

I am not sure I believe in accidents, nancy. not any more

5:07 pm

Michnick

I have to chime in here, if you are ready for a longish story....

5:07 pm

Michnick

gits

5:07 pm

CadFan

My husband and I met in the parking lot after a baseball game.... 24 years ago the 26th of this month

5:07 pm

Nancy Boy

*settles down* I'm ready for a longish story!

5:07 pm

Trifioso

pulling up chair...

5:07 pm

Michnick

sorry!!

5:07 pm

Trifioso

WELL! If you are going to insult us! lol

5:07 pm

Michnick

I live in a world of blind dates, ok?

5:08 pm

Nancy Boy

LOL Trif, that's what I thought!Â¬

5:08 pm

Michnick

I had gone out with someone who sounded good 'on paper' but was SO not for me, but I had already agreed to a 2nd date....

5:09 pm

Michnick

When someone called to suggest guy #2 (following?). I went out with guy #2, because he didn't SOUND right, but I figured, what the heck....

5:09 pm

Michnick

He asked me out again but I had to finish off with #1, so I suggested he go away to a special place in the mountains to celebrate the upcoming holiday...

5:10 pm

Michnick

The next night was date night with #1. I got on the right bus but going in the wrong direction!

5:11 pm

Michnick

I still didn't know Jerusalem so well yet and was going to a new neighborhood, so by the time I realized I was hopelessly late and almost at the end of the line.

5:11 pm

Trifioso

was this before cell phones?

5:11 pm

Michnick

(Remember this is 23 yrs ago - no phones).

5:11 pm

Trifioso

snap!

5:12 pm

Michnick

I got off the bus at the end of the line, because that bus wasn't turning around - and who was at that bus stop just casually standing there????

5:12 pm

Nancy Boy

OMG! :D

5:12 pm

Trifioso

NO WAY!!!

5:12 pm

Michnick

Guy #2!!! He acted like it was the most normal thing in the world that I just got off that bus all dressed up.

5:12 pm

lynxxx

to5.14 add a coNs to the to4.6

5:12 pm

CadFan

Very COOL!

5:13 pm

Michnick

We rode back to town together, found a payphone, cancelled the date with #1 and hung out for a while.

5:13 pm

Trifioso

oh, bless you lynxxx!

5:13 pm

Trifioso

23 years is a while, I'd say!

5:13 pm

Michnick

At that point I figured that even if I didn't fall in love with him we'd get married since Gd was sending me a sign.

5:13 pm

Michnick

August will be our 23rd anniversary!!

5:14 pm

Trifioso

(I almost hate to ask...) but you do love him, right?

5:14 pm

lynxxx

Wow

5:14 pm

Nancy Boy

what a great story, Mich!

5:14 pm

Michnick

Sure, Trif. We've had our rocky times - but I really love him - and our 7 kids!!

5:14 pm

Trifioso

seven kids!!??

5:15 pm

Michnick

That's right oldest is 21, youngest is almost 11.

5:16 pm

Trifioso

how many boys/girls? (or innies and outies, as we say)

5:16 pm

Nancy Boy

lol Trif!

5:16 pm

Michnick

4 boys, 3 girls: boy, girl,girl,girl,boy,boy,boy

5:16 pm

lynxxx

2 sets of go5.20/6.33 - a yiddish thief or rascal

5:16 pm

CadFan

YAY Blacked out that bottom row T Thanks lynxxx

5:17 pm

Michnick

Thanks lynxx

5:17 pm

Trifioso

tertiare needs the computer, so I am off for a bit. take care all!

5:17 pm

lynxxx

bye Trif

5:17 pm

hurshy

that makes me tired just hearing about it.

5:17 pm

Michnick

bye trif. Why tired, hursh?

5:17 pm

Nancy Boy

Mich, that all sounds so movie-perfect and romantic!

5:18 pm

hurshy

7 kids!

5:18 pm

Michnick

nits

5:18 pm

lynxxx

yep with 7 kids you would probably get lots of ni**

5:18 pm

Michnick

<oops - off to PB> I know Nanc, I have to write it as part of my memoires

5:18 pm

stidgmere

Such lovely stories I missed. Need to get tea for young Stidgrandson. Bye for now.

5:19 pm

Nancy Boy

definitely ;) mine was sufficiently less poetic, LOL

5:19 pm

Michnick

You are so right, lynxx, not now but when they were all little, I had a lice comb in every room.

5:19 pm

JBV

tuning in and catching up on chat - mich that is a great story!

5:20 pm

Michnick

Thanks, JBV!

5:20 pm

hurshy

i got married without being in love because i thought i had a sign... now i'd give anything to be out of the marriage. so i guess it can go either way.

5:20 pm

Michnick

I am so sorry hursh. In my case it was a lot of work, the real love grew as we went along, but you're right it doesn't always work out like that.

5:21 pm

hurshy

well, i guess part of me doesn't want out. i do love him, i've just never been attracted to him, so we have no sex life.

5:22 pm

Michnick

How long are you married?

5:22 pm

hurshy

part of me would really like a second chance to find a more complete relationship, but part of me thinks i probably wouldn't find that anyway, so, oh well. 10 years.

5:22 pm

Nancy Boy

gosh, I did it entirely the other way around - fell for him and then tortured myself about it because I thought he was straight

5:22 pm

Michnick

But Nancy, how did you actually meet?

5:22 pm

Nancy Boy

Oh no Hurshy, there's always a chance!

5:22 pm

JBV

another great story, Nancy Boy - if these were in a movie, nobody would believe them, they'd say, "No Way!"

5:23 pm

hurshy

yes but why throw away companionship and mutual help and so forth for a chance that might or might not materialize

5:23 pm

Michnick

Hursh, I don't want to go to deeply into this here, so if you want to chat, you can email me, okay?

5:24 pm

Nancy Boy

Mine wasn't a great story, JBV ;) bit of an awkward beginning! Sort a strangled route up to where we are now :P

5:24 pm

hurshy

thanks michnick, but... there's really no good solution and it will just get me all worked up if i talk about it. i appreciate the offer though.

5:25 pm

Michnick

OK, I am sure you have already looked into different avenues.

5:27 pm

72 Temple Owl

hey you all - you have a but mor than half an hour to get your free maggie moos ice cream pizza in honor of tax day! lots of good frrebies and deal today. cinnabon, too

5:28 pm

Michnick

Today is also free coffee day at Starbucks if you bring your own mug. I'm way too far away but I love the idea.

5:29 pm

72 Temple Owl

yes, google tax day frrebies. i may do the cinnabon

5:29 pm

Michnick

Won't you need a cup of coffee to go with it, Temple?

5:30 pm

LuwandaHL

I got my free coffee this morning!!!!

5:30 pm

72 Temple Owl

i don't drink coffee.

5:30 pm

LuwandaHL

Maggiemoos sounds wonderful but it's 45 minutes away

5:30 pm

Nancy Boy

neither do I, Temple...can't stand the stuff! Tea all the way

5:31 pm

Michnick

Oh. I am a good coffee addict.

5:32 pm

LuwandaHL

I really like coffee. I started drinking it in the wilderness when camping in the Wind River Mtns. when I was 21 and have been an addict and a coffee snob since

5:32 pm

LuwandaHL

I ground my own before it was cool

5:32 pm

Nancy Boy

LOL Luwanda!

5:33 pm

Michnick

My dad and brother have always ground their own.

5:33 pm

72 Temple Owl

oh my, this ash cloud is very serious

5:33 pm

LuwandaHL

I like to thing I'm a trend setter!!!! It just took the rest of the world 30 years to follow! lol!!!

5:34 pm

LuwandaHL

think

5:35 pm

Michnick

I was so into telling my story that I missed all the clues for the t on the bottom row & now I'm stuck

5:36 pm

lynxxx

to4.6 sounds like the start of a japanese car - add a cons for the 5

5:37 pm

Michnick

thanks lynxx

5:37 pm

Michnick

I just need the o now to have that whole row gray

5:38 pm

lynxxx

and done - took me a long time to find the retro vi7

5:38 pm

Michnick

too bad oyvey doesn't work!! (LOL)

5:38 pm

lynxxx

os5.10

5:38 pm

lynxxx

Bye everyone

5:39 pm

Nancy Boy

later, Lynx!

5:39 pm

LuwandaHL

os + ***ra or crown

5:40 pm

Michnick

thanks luw!!

5:40 pm

72 Temple Owl

my bane is the bottom right o

5:40 pm

Michnick

you are my one and on**

5:40 pm

wildcat17

it's the on** word from that tile

5:41 pm

72 Temple Owl

sheesh! ty!

5:55 pm

Scrabbler

Hello. Anybody still here?

5:56 pm

72 Temple Owl

i am!

5:56 pm

72 Temple Owl

me and my peeps :D

5:56 pm

Scrabbler

Hi Owl. How are you?

5:56 pm

72 Temple Owl

fine as soon s i file these taxes. and you?

5:57 pm

wildcat17

I'm here

5:57 pm

72 Temple Owl

i am jealous of your ourdoor adventures. no one here likes to do that sort of thing it seems. they aretoo urban.

5:57 pm

Scrabbler

I mailed stuff out this morning. I had a CPA get things done but I didn't want to mail $ to the government until the last possible day.

5:57 pm

Scrabbler

Hi wildcat

5:58 pm

wildcat17

hi hi can't say I blame you on that scrabs

5:58 pm

72 Temple Owl

they owe ME

5:58 pm

Scrabbler

I love doing things within nature---the woods, lakes, rivers etc

5:58 pm

72 Temple Owl

hmm are there vy words?

5:58 pm

wildcat17

mine are long done, filed, and refunded

5:58 pm

wildcat17

no vy

5:59 pm

72 Temple Owl

well hell's bells

6:00 pm

Scrabbler

NHL playoffs begin NOW for our Buffalo Sabres. People are nuts in this city.

6:01 pm

Scrabbler

ve5/20 anyone please?

6:02 pm

wildcat17

taking re***** on someone

6:02 pm

72 Temple Owl

beats me

6:03 pm

72 Temple Owl

o need three v words still

6:03 pm

Scrabbler

Beats me too. Another clue, wildcat?

6:03 pm

Uneaixoise

Re***** of the Nerds

6:03 pm

Scrabbler

TY, Une.

6:03 pm

Uneaixoise

yw ;-)

6:04 pm

72 Temple Owl

hello une.

6:04 pm

Uneaixoise

hey, TO :-)

6:05 pm

Scrabbler

first ti5 please?

6:05 pm

Barb's Horses

hi again all

6:05 pm

Scrabbler

Hi BH

6:06 pm

wildcat17

first part of striped cat + not off

6:07 pm

Scrabbler

TY, and I regularly miss that word in Babble grids.

6:07 pm

72 Temple Owl

is that the first ti word?

6:07 pm

Scrabbler

9 left

6:07 pm

Scrabbler

Yes, Owl

6:08 pm

72 Temple Owl

*sigh*think i will change my icon to the bleu cheese tonight

6:11 pm

72 Temple Owl

tired of octopeeps

6:12 pm

Barb's Horses

cute owl

6:13 pm

Scrabbler

All done. TY for clues. Anybody need clues before I go?

6:13 pm

LuwandaHL

hi everyone. avoiding school work ag***.

6:13 pm

LeslieAnn

hooray scrabs!

6:13 pm

Barb's Horses

hi luwan

6:13 pm

Scrabbler

Hi Lu

6:13 pm

Scrabbler

Hi LA

6:14 pm

Barb's Horses

good job scrabbler

6:14 pm

LuwandaHL

woohoo scrabs

6:14 pm

LeslieAnn

only come out of lurking for you scrabs :)

6:14 pm

LuwandaHL

thinking about hunting mushrooms

6:15 pm

Scrabbler

Ah, TY, LA. My sister Leslie returned to NJ this morning.

6:15 pm

LeslieAnn

Leslie of the L brigade

6:15 pm

Scrabbler

OK, I must find something for dinner. See you tomorrow. Yes, L.

6:16 pm

Barb's Horses

bye scrabs

6:23 pm

Barb's Horses

clue for os 5/10 if anyone has it please

6:24 pm

welki

os + *** Maria, the coffee flavored liqueur

6:25 pm

Barb's Horses

ty welki

6:25 pm

LuwandaHL

os + ***ra (or crown)

6:26 pm

Barb's Horses

thanks luwan got it

6:26 pm

Barb's Horses

35 words to go

6:31 pm

72 Temple Owl

18 here

6:34 pm

Barb's Horses

help with si 4/7 and si5/14 please?

6:35 pm

Uneaixoise

si4/7 what you do to flour

6:35 pm

Uneaixoise

si5/14 to burn slightly

6:36 pm

Barb's Horses

got the si 5...but the flour one isnt' working...oh crap cancel that spelled it wrong again...geesh

6:36 pm

Uneaixoise

:-S

6:37 pm

Uneaixoise

:-D

6:37 pm

Barb's Horses

ty une

6:40 pm

Brookie

Hi everyone!

6:40 pm

Barb's Horses

hi brook

6:40 pm

Uneaixoise

hey, brookie :-)

6:41 pm

Brookie

Hi barb, une!

6:41 pm

Debr

Can anyone help with ta6'18?

6:41 pm

Uneaixoise

plural of ta5/10

6:42 pm

Brookie

thanks - didn't even see the ta

6:42 pm

Uneaixoise

and that's firewords for me! see you at the flip! *poof*

6:42 pm

Debr

Hah! Duh... thanks Uneaixoise!

6:43 pm

Uneaixoise

yw :-)

6:43 pm

Barb's Horses

bye une...lucky you

6:46 pm

wildcat17

I need an o5 or 6

6:46 pm

Brookie

sorry, i just have 2 o4's

6:46 pm

Barb's Horses

missing two v's...a ve5/16 and a vi5/16 the last one I believe

6:47 pm

Barb's Horses

the o 5/20?

6:47 pm

wildcat17

yes

6:47 pm

Brookie

vi5,16 is a latin plural of the word before it

6:47 pm

Barb's Horses

k og g*** and take

6:47 pm

wildcat17

got it ty

6:47 pm

Barb's Horses

great don't know latin...lol

6:48 pm

Brookie

a resume is a "c.v." - it's the "v" in that

6:49 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

latin plurals generally you add a vowel. usualy one particular vowel. sometimes a diff vowel

6:49 pm

Barb's Horses

got it thanks

6:49 pm

Barb's Horses

thanks gwen and helllo

6:50 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hiya barb and your horses

6:50 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

do you have a lot of horses?

6:50 pm

Barb's Horses

:)

6:50 pm

Barb's Horses

2

6:51 pm

Barb's Horses

the two in the picture...brown and white is Hawk and black and white is Jake

6:51 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

phantom: olefin

6:51 pm

salmocreston1

fireworks.

6:51 pm

Barb's Horses

congrats salmoc

6:51 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

oh, your icon is so small i can't even tell it's horses. clicking on it now . . .

6:52 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

oooh, and a pond, nice . . .

6:52 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

wtg salmo !!! ~~~ !!!

6:52 pm

Barb's Horses

they are starting to play tug a war

6:54 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

the horses??

6:54 pm

Barb's Horses

yes in the picture...they don't have that ball anymore as the coyotes stole it

6:55 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

s what little blue thing is, a ball?

6:55 pm

Barb's Horses

they use to do it all the time...and every so often the Hawk would cheat by hitting Jake with the ball lol

6:55 pm

Barb's Horses

yes a blue ball on a rope

6:56 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

naughty coyotes!

6:56 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i guess if you leave the coyotes out of the game they might resent it LOL

6:57 pm

Barb's Horses

yes I would buy another one but with the coyotes you can't leave them around for the horses to play...they take them all and at 50 bux a pop it gets expensive

6:58 pm

LeslieAnn

couldn't you just buy dog toys for cheaper? or are those too small?

6:59 pm

Barb's Horses

actually those are dog toys but even those don't last

6:59 pm

LeslieAnn

ah

6:59 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

never been faced with how to deploy a horse toy that a coyote can't steal. trying to keep squirrels out of a birdfeeder, yes

6:59 pm

Barb's Horses

the horse ones are even bigger

7:00 pm

Barb's Horses

yes those squirrals can be a challenge

7:00 pm

Barb's Horses

excuse me...my dog wants food....brb

7:02 pm

Barb's Horses

back

7:02 pm

Barb's Horses

welll down to 21 now...I might just make it you never know

7:03 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

you go girl!

7:04 pm

Barb's Horses

i'm a trying and with the help people have give so far it has been great

7:04 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

you're ahead o' me, 28 to go here

7:05 pm

Barb's Horses

still stuck on that ve5/16 one..I will get it I just know it

7:05 pm

LeslieAnn

want a clue or no?

7:05 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hmmm, i don't have that one either. hunting . . .

7:05 pm

Barb's Horses

sure if you are kind enough to thanks

7:06 pm

LeslieAnn

ve + ***e before ten

7:06 pm

LeslieAnn

that's got a plural too

7:06 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

aaaaaah, TY leslie

7:06 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

just need 23 more . . . LOL

7:06 pm

Barb's Horses

I had the plural...silly me thank you Leslie

7:06 pm

LeslieAnn

yw

7:07 pm

Barb's Horses

just have t's g's and s's to go

7:07 pm

LeslieAnn

i'm a bit stuck on the righthand column n? (not listing yet)

7:07 pm

HarryHood

done!

7:07 pm

LeslieAnn

hooray harry!

7:07 pm

Barb's Horses

the n? hang on I will look want a clue...congrats Harry

7:08 pm

HarryHood

ty :)

7:08 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

no4, rhymes with "western" men's tie

7:08 pm

Barb's Horses

no and not high....and then the plural

7:09 pm

LeslieAnn

ah ty

7:09 pm

Barb's Horses

welcome

7:10 pm

Barb's Horses

I better start dinner and my son wants the computer for a bit...back in a while and thanks everyone for the help

7:10 pm

LeslieAnn

bye barb

7:10 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

laters barb

7:11 pm

Riverdance

Hello babblers

7:11 pm

poodletoes

clue for st6/24 pls

7:11 pm

Riverdance

just checking in to chat and see if anyone needs help

7:11 pm

LeslieAnn

hey momNH

7:11 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hiya mom needs help

7:12 pm

LeslieAnn

i could use either 7 if you're feeling generous!

7:12 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

st6, take the st5 before it (what an angry bee does) and add a vowel to the end

7:12 pm

Riverdance

a bee st*** + a circle vowel

7:12 pm

LuvWordGames

st 6/24 add a vowel to the st 5/14 (what a bee does)

7:12 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

vi7, that bottle is 1972, a very good vi*****

7:13 pm

Riverdance

vi7 - find a cool old dress in a vi***** shop

7:13 pm

Riverdance

Dr G is too fast for me

7:13 pm

LeslieAnn

well she is a doctor.

7:13 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

otehr one is ag7, take the word for a sharp pain, change the ending and turn it into and "expert"

7:13 pm

o-o

* What skeleton was a famous detective?
* Sherlock Bones.

7:14 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

oh that's BAAAAAAAAD!!! LOL

7:14 pm

LeslieAnn

ah thanks

7:14 pm

Riverdance

*belly laughing*

7:14 pm

Riverdance

for sick books???

7:14 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i'm only a book doctor, not a real doctor . . . 8-D

7:14 pm

Riverdance

I have read alot of sick books

7:14 pm

LeslieAnn

BR, my rescue group does a dog show every year and one of the contests is Sherlock Bones - they have to figure out where a treat is under a bunch of cups

7:15 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

book doctor is a kind of editor. although i can also do some simple book repair

7:15 pm

LeslieAnn

thanks for 7s

7:15 pm

Riverdance

bet you my baby lab could find that

7:15 pm

Shirlockc

so here sitting in the dark

7:15 pm

o-o

Quite the coincidence

7:15 pm

poodletoes

ty LUV

7:15 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

bet you i could find it too ha ha ha

7:15 pm

LeslieAnn

it's timed from release to treat-in-mouth

7:15 pm

Shirlockc

my landlord let ConEd into turn off an apartment's electrical

7:15 pm

Riverdance

dark?

7:16 pm

Shirlockc

and they turned mine off

7:16 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

how are you on the net without electricity?

7:16 pm

Shirlockc

now have to wait for them to come back...

7:16 pm

Riverdance

but you have computer?? must be battery power by candlelight?

7:16 pm

Shirlockc

just the light of the babble screen

7:16 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

oh of course, cell phone app!

7:17 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

sending you some virtual candles and matches . . .

7:18 pm

Shirlockc

it's been that kind of week

7:18 pm

Riverdance

((((hugs)))) to shirlockc

7:18 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

well, my brain is getting mushy, gonna stop fer now . . . BBL

7:18 pm

Riverdance

I can help doc

7:19 pm

Shirlockc

laptop has some juice, stealing someone else's wifi

7:19 pm

Riverdance

that works - probably easy to do in the city

7:19 pm

Riverdance

dont have that out here in the NH woods

7:20 pm

Riverdance

buzzer on dryer - brb

7:22 pm

o-o

phantom: haussmannize

7:22 pm

Riverdance

never heard of that word BR

7:23 pm

o-o

Haussmannize â€“ eponym: to open out, widen, and straighten streets, and generally rebuild, after the fashion in which Haussmann rebuilt Paris

7:24 pm

Riverdance

wow - as deep as your profile

7:25 pm

o-o

trauma is a rather intense subject

7:25 pm

Riverdance

I agree

7:27 pm

Riverdance

But I have seen some overcome.

7:29 pm

o-o

There is so much hurt in the world. ... good to hear some persevere and prevail

7:30 pm

Riverdance

there is always a positive side - you just need to find it. Very hard for some sad to say.

7:32 pm

o-o

This article is about an ongoing tragedy where the hurt never ever really goes away: http://tinyurl.com/y7h3th5

7:32 pm

Riverdance

some very close to me have persevered

7:34 pm

o-o

Very lovely icon flower, Mom

7:35 pm

Debr

Please help with to5/14

7:36 pm

Riverdance

thank you BR - from our garden - we grow a large variety of day lillies - its hard to tell but this one is peach

7:36 pm

LeslieAnn

lovely light in the pic, too!

7:36 pm

Riverdance

to5/14 - you can make one of these with a sheet + vowel

7:36 pm

LeslieAnn

there are several, debr - which one?

7:37 pm

Riverdance

to5/14 - use a set of these to pick up steak on the barbie + vowel

7:38 pm

LeslieAnn

also a child's to* + not off

7:38 pm

Riverdance

to5/14 - broadway awards but add a vowel before the almost vowel

7:38 pm

Riverdance

thanks leslie

7:39 pm

Riverdance

I think we covered those leslie

7:40 pm

Riverdance

and I do love our babies in your pic

7:40 pm

poodletoes

vi7/48 please

7:40 pm

LeslieAnn

the pup turns 3 tomorrow :)

7:40 pm

o-o

Mom, do you know why they are called day lilies? Do the hide at night

7:40 pm

Riverdance

find a cool old dress at the vi***** shop

7:40 pm

Riverdance

because the flowers die after one day

7:41 pm

poodletoes

ty mom

7:41 pm

Riverdance

but have so many flower bulbs, the plant stays in bloom quite some time

7:41 pm

o-o

A lot of work for one dayh

7:41 pm

Riverdance

yw

7:41 pm

Riverdance

the plants get quite large so have many flower buds

7:42 pm

o-o

well, its day is one of beauty

7:42 pm

Riverdance

we have all colors and some with stripes - very cool plants - one we have is called stawberry shortcake - pink with white stripes

7:43 pm

Riverdance

yes it is BR

7:44 pm

Riverdance

my husband loves to garden so we have many flower gardens - will have to start a flicker account so I can show off his hard work

7:44 pm

LeslieAnn

yes do - it's free!

7:44 pm

Riverdance

and to show off my babies too

7:45 pm

LeslieAnn

ga6?

7:47 pm

o-o

add a consonant to the preceding ga 5

7:48 pm

LeslieAnn

oh huh. thanks br

7:48 pm

LeslieAnn

just l6 and i'm done

7:49 pm

LeslieAnn

got it - fireworks!

7:50 pm

Riverdance

go leslie go

7:50 pm

Riverdance

that was fast girlfriend

7:50 pm

o-o

congrats, Leslie

7:50 pm

Jellen

Yay, LA!!!

7:50 pm

Riverdance

hooray for leslie

7:51 pm

Jellen

Hullo, all...

7:51 pm

Riverdance

hi jellen

7:51 pm

bekki

I seem to never have time to finish a puzzle. Now all I have is time, broke my foot

7:52 pm

Riverdance

oh no bekki - what happened

7:52 pm

o-o

Sorry about that, bekki

7:52 pm

Jellen

Ouch, bekki!

7:54 pm

bekki

was visiting a friend in the hospital and fell in the parking lot. don't no why I fell

7:55 pm

Riverdance

you poor thing (((hugs)))

7:55 pm

bekki

I hate relying on some one to help me

7:56 pm

Riverdance

enjoy it for a while

7:57 pm

bekki

my daughter is already busy and now she has me to take care of

7:57 pm

Riverdance

wow - changed my icon to another garden and it is taking forever to change on the profile - have already refreshed 5 times

7:58 pm

Riverdance

let her enjoy it for a while too - just a little while

7:59 pm

Riverdance

stop worrying bekki - we daughters like taking care of moms now and then - did for mine when she had heart surgery - first time every getting mom dressed and so on....

7:59 pm

bekki

I have always been the one to watch her kids , now she had to find help

7:59 pm

Riverdance

wish my daughter would take of me now and then - haha

8:00 pm

bekki

I have always been the one to take care of everyone

8:00 pm

Riverdance

she can handle it - mom needs a break now and then

8:01 pm

bekki

I guess so but my break hurts so bad. I rather take a trip

8:02 pm

bekki

I find out tomarrow if I will need sugury

8:02 pm

Riverdance

I understand - I am the same - its just someone else's turn while you recover. Hope you have some good pain meds - if so, it will be a different kind of trip

8:02 pm

Riverdance

oh - this is a brand new break - ouch

8:02 pm

Riverdance

good luck bekki

8:03 pm

Riverdance

either way, you will be fine

8:03 pm

Riverdance

I love your kittie on the computer - filling in for you for sure...

8:04 pm

bekki

I know but I hate to be tied down.

8:04 pm

Riverdance

wont be forever

8:04 pm

Riverdance

how many grandkids and how old?

8:04 pm

poodletoes

almost done. need the first vi5/16 pls

8:04 pm

Riverdance

a beautiful view

8:05 pm

bekki

2 girls age 4 and almost 2

8:05 pm

Riverdance

vi + see you at the railroad ***tion

8:05 pm

poodletoes

ty Mom, i must be tired. one more

8:06 pm

Riverdance

little ones - congrats on the wee ones

8:06 pm

Riverdance

anytime vlcl

8:06 pm

poodletoes

aegit

8:06 pm

poodletoes

darn!

8:06 pm

Riverdance

change the last cons

8:06 pm

bekki

Hi Vlcl have family in your area

8:06 pm

Riverdance

to the PB with you

8:07 pm

poodletoes

where bekki

8:07 pm

bekki

Dayton and Piqua

8:08 pm

Riverdance

I have no one there but have driven though once (the state that is) on way to Indiana

8:08 pm

poodletoes

Yeah, people drive thru Ohio a lot!

8:09 pm

Riverdance

what happened to BR - you still there?

8:09 pm

bekki

Ohio is pretty

8:09 pm

Riverdance

Will have to stop and check it out if there is a next time

8:09 pm

poodletoes

Not so pretty as California!

8:10 pm

Riverdance

Never been there but would like to

8:10 pm

bekki

depends on what part of california

8:10 pm

poodletoes

Everyone should see the Redwoods.

8:10 pm

Riverdance

someday.....

8:11 pm

redturtlehead

Hello everyone again, here we are. I am back for 31 after the oddest day ever.

8:11 pm

Jellen

Hello, red!

8:11 pm

Riverdance

hi red

8:11 pm

Riverdance

odd???

8:11 pm

Bugsaw

Hi red. I just got here too. Tell us about your day!

8:11 pm

Riverdance

hi bugs

8:12 pm

Jellen

Hi, Bugsaw

8:12 pm

Bugsaw

Hi Mom

8:12 pm

bekki

yes they are pretty

8:12 pm

Bugsaw

and Jellen too!

8:12 pm

redturtlehead

We had a number of patients who were psychotic, a prgnant woman who had a stroke and I started out the day having to deal with child protective services...

8:12 pm

Riverdance

all in one day - wow

8:12 pm

Bugsaw

sounds like a sad day. I am so sorry

8:13 pm

Riverdance

is this the new job or old

8:13 pm

redturtlehead

Well, I think in the long run all will be fine. but it was sort of long.

8:13 pm

redturtlehead

honestly Mom, it could have been either one, for the past 10 years...it pretty much describes many of my days.

8:14 pm

poodletoes

Done! I never get fireworks anymore. Just a Congratulations. sorry about your sad day turtle

8:14 pm

redturtlehead

BUGS! I love love love the icon. I missed emyd day.

8:14 pm

Bugsaw

I am glad that you were there to help with child protection. I was a foster parent and know how hard it can be to prove that the kids need help.

8:14 pm

Riverdance

you are in the er?

8:14 pm

Bugsaw

vici, I thot everyone got fireworks

8:14 pm

redturtlehead

congrats Vci!!!!

8:14 pm

Jellen

Yay, vic!

8:14 pm

redturtlehead

I am Mom. I am not really qualified to work anywhere else any more.

8:14 pm

Riverdance

hooray for vlcl

8:15 pm

poodletoes

ty jellen and mom and turtle

8:16 pm

Riverdance

that is such a challenging job - always something new - I dont know how you do that **bows to red***

8:16 pm

poodletoes

everyone but me, bugsaw :(

8:16 pm

bekki

good job vlcl

8:16 pm

poodletoes

ty bekki

8:16 pm

Riverdance

she fibs - I'm gonna tell vlcl

8:17 pm

Riverdance

but she beats me every time on wordsplay so even....

8:17 pm

poodletoes

who's fibbing?

8:17 pm

bekki

ven

8:17 pm

bekki

sorry

8:18 pm

poodletoes

guess I'll go to wordsplay. bye all

8:18 pm

Riverdance

night vlcl

8:18 pm

redturtlehead

nah Mom, it's actually fairly routieine, just a different routeine.

8:18 pm

Riverdance

they ignore me over there

8:18 pm

Bugsaw

I bow as well red. Yesterday our school took the Grade 10s to the hospital for a kind of scared straight day. They heard from the police, the paramedics on the ambulance etc but the one that disturbed them the most was going to the ER were one their classmates was gooied up with fake wounds and barf etc. Many of them had reactions just entering the doors.

8:19 pm

Riverdance

you dont fool me red - its always something different

8:19 pm

redturtlehead

nope, I pretty much see the same things over and over and over. once in a while something different.

8:20 pm

redturtlehead

Bugs, I am so surprised half of the grade tens werent taken there with their Mom's for a sore throat.

8:20 pm

Riverdance

certain positions in the hospital are really hard and that is one of them - are you a trauma hospital

8:20 pm

Bugsaw

the ER staff who addressed the kids were very passionate about loving their jobs.

8:21 pm

redturtlehead

Nah, I used to work at a level one, but now I am old and lazy and work at a community hospital, we fly trauma away away!

8:21 pm

Bugsaw

We can't go to the ER for that in Canada. We have clinics or just go to the doctor.

8:21 pm

Riverdance

OK so it is fairly routine - still a tough job with cranky sick people

8:22 pm

Riverdance

you can go to the hospital for anything here if you want to pay the price or insurance co/pay. Much cheaper to go to the doctor.

8:23 pm

Bugsaw

The ones that were upset were one who remembered finding out that her little sister had leukemia and another whose father had suffered a severe burn. I think the place, coupled with the intense fear at the time hit them when they were not expecting it.

8:23 pm

Riverdance

deep stuff for kids that age

8:23 pm

Bugsaw

I guess they wouldn't turn us away Mom but we are programmed to equate ER with Emergency, not just sick

8:24 pm

redturtlehead

we have a law that allows anyone to decide they have an emergency....even if they just want a pregnancy test..

8:24 pm

Riverdance

a health care system will probably change that. I dont know either way - just worried it will cost me more in the long run

8:25 pm

Riverdance

$10 at the drug store or hundreds at the emergency room - hmmmm?

8:25 pm

Riverdance

it is a free country - sure!!!

8:25 pm

redturtlehead

mom, they dont pay, we already pay for that.

8:26 pm

Riverdance

I know red - you and I pay - they arent working

8:26 pm

redturtlehead

even if they were working they do not pay, been like that for years and years.

8:28 pm

redturtlehead

ok diving in the grid.

8:28 pm

Riverdance

I am getting very frustrated - working so hard for years - paying high taxes - pay my own insurance - see too many people that can but wont - and it is just going to get worse

8:28 pm

Riverdance

if you need help , ask - brb - need water

8:34 pm

tessagram

Help with st6/24 please?

8:35 pm

Bugsaw

add another vowel to the end of the st5 in front of it tessa

8:35 pm

Bugsaw

sounds like a Beatle

8:35 pm

redturtlehead

odd word...

8:36 pm

Bugsaw

I monkeyed it. No idea what it means

8:36 pm

tessagram

Many thanks!

8:37 pm

Riverdance

back - anyone need help

8:39 pm

Riverdance

my monkeys played hard today but were successful

8:39 pm

Bugsaw

are the ve 5 and 6 words related to theone above them Mom?

8:39 pm

Riverdance

no

8:39 pm

Good Enough

evening people

8:39 pm

Bugsaw

ok, thanks

8:40 pm

Bugsaw

Hi Good Enough

8:40 pm

Good Enough

feeling blue, hoping the grid and the chog will help

8:40 pm

Riverdance

ve + oh *o = opp of out

8:40 pm

Riverdance

I was feeling that way myself but everyone here got me out of it and didnt even know it

8:40 pm

redturtlehead

Hi GooD! good to see you. Hope we can cheer you!

8:40 pm

Jellen

Hi, Good...

8:41 pm

Bugsaw

got them!

8:41 pm

Bugsaw

I am sure the grid and the chat will help you cheer up Good Enough

8:41 pm

Good Enough

awww, still blue but i'm at least smiling now

8:41 pm

Riverdance

both are "good enough" tonight

8:42 pm

Riverdance

((((hugs)))) to good enough

8:43 pm

Good Enough

thanks i really need that!

8:43 pm

redturtlehead

offers Penalty box ice cream...

8:43 pm

Riverdance

i have found that babbler friends are the "best"

8:43 pm

Good Enough

maybe i need to change my icon. greyed rainbow might be a bad omen

8:43 pm

Riverdance

even when you are a newbie like me

8:44 pm

Riverdance

we need to do virual drinks GE - you are too far to meet up on Fri night

8:44 pm

Good Enough

thanks red, i already tried medicating with cookie dough. ice cream might put me over the edge

8:44 pm

Bugsaw

i couldn't tell what your icon was GoodE. DCSeain likes to use colours in his icon to reflect his moods.

8:45 pm

Good Enough

mmm drinks, thats a fine idea

8:45 pm

Riverdance

getting ready.....*cheers*

8:46 pm

Bugsaw

right, going of to find a glass of wine..... :)

8:46 pm

stidgmere

Back working on the grid. Hi Bugsaw and all. Trying to do some on my own before asking for help. Perhaps a nice lemonade would be something that would perk me up.

8:46 pm

Riverdance

we will do it again tomorrow night

8:46 pm

Good Enough

my icon is a lovely painting by Jackson Pollock - just not good for today

8:47 pm

Riverdance

already had that bugs - now back to water before bed

8:47 pm

Good Enough

cheers, *drinks in virtual vodka lemonade since it is warm tonight*

8:47 pm

Riverdance

Hard to tell good in a small icon

8:47 pm

Good Enough

i'll be ready for more tomorrow mom, don't worry

8:48 pm

Bugsaw

I am on the west coast so a glass of wine at 7:00 is still good.

8:48 pm

Good Enough

a glass of wine is always good

8:48 pm

stidgmere

I think tomorrow we'll go to the tulip fields which are in bloom. A day without any value except beauty and pleasure.

8:48 pm

Riverdance

good - yes wine at 7 is the best - working on 10 pm here and almost bed time so now onto water

8:49 pm

Good Enough

oh stidmere that sounds lovely

8:49 pm

rururocks

wine sounds lovely right now.

8:49 pm

Bugsaw

I am envious stidgmere. The fields in Washington are HUGE and I love tulips. They are so crisp and have such happy colours

8:49 pm

Riverdance

tulip fields? you are lucky - we dont have those here - we do however have daffodil areas in certain towns

8:50 pm

Riverdance

well go get some ruru

8:50 pm

Jellen

Hi ruru and stidgmere...

8:50 pm

redturtlehead

pretty!

8:50 pm

stidgmere

Well, I penciled in our August gala today. We are thinking of some nice venues for our chats with nice views and pleasant refreshments.

8:50 pm

Bugsaw

Hi ruru

8:50 pm

Riverdance

august gala?

8:51 pm

stidgmere

Hi Jellen, and ruru. We are all in the mood for a little pick me up and fun.

8:51 pm

stidgmere

Yes, Momma, we are going to meet in the NW for two or three days toward the end of August. We have some friendships that cross the international borders and relish the chance to get together.

8:52 pm

stidgmere

Do you want to come? You are absolutely invited.

8:52 pm

Riverdance

that is wonderful - thank you but too far for me this year with little vacation time left

8:53 pm

Bugsaw

How good of you and stid to play host to us all. I am looking forward to it. I sent my passport application off last week

8:53 pm

rururocks

where's it at?

8:54 pm

Riverdance

I am so jealous

8:54 pm

stidgmere

We think it is an honor to have such informal meetings. Ruru, it is in the state of Washington.

8:54 pm

Bugsaw

Olympia. You are invited too ruru. Everyone is. jmc is coming from back east!!

8:55 pm

redturtlehead

Ooooh Washington is gorgeous, you will all enjoy so so much!

8:56 pm

rururocks

should be warm then.

8:56 pm

stidgmere

The only thing redturtle, we are all used to, accustomed to the large evergreens and mountains with snow. The scenery is wasted on us.

8:56 pm

Riverdance

I used up my funds and vacation time this year visiting a sick friend in Florida in Feb. Now saving time for my family. Oh so wish I could. Maybe next year.

8:56 pm

Bugsaw

red,
some of us are coming from BC and others from Oregon.

8:56 pm

Bugsaw

They always seem to be happening Mom

8:57 pm

redturtlehead

I lived in Oregon for 2 years. Loved it.

8:57 pm

redturtlehead

but not as much as Florida...oddly.

8:57 pm

Riverdance

If there is something in the northeast, I can probably do that - keep your ears open for me

8:57 pm

rururocks

I lived there for 5 years

8:57 pm

redturtlehead

good grapes from Oregon.

8:58 pm

stidgmere

When I was young and had a chance to visit Idaho from southern California, I thought I had died and gone to heaven.

8:58 pm

rururocks

parts of Idaho are gorgeous

8:58 pm

stidgmere

But now the best thing will be the people.

8:59 pm

rururocks

yes the people here are great

8:59 pm

Riverdance

this group is the best

9:00 pm

Jellen

Fireworks!

9:00 pm

Good Enough

congrats jellen!

9:00 pm

redturtlehead

COngratulations Jellen!!!!

9:00 pm

Riverdance

hooray for jellen

9:01 pm

stidgmere

Fireworks!!! How can that be? Good for you Jellen!!

9:01 pm

redturtlehead

yaaay stidgmere

9:01 pm

Bugsaw

YAY Jellen

9:01 pm

Riverdance

I need to get to bed - my witching hour - have a good night babble friends

9:02 pm

Good Enough

night mom, see you tomorrow

9:02 pm

Good Enough

thanks for your kind words

9:02 pm

stidgmere

Goodnight momneedsrest.

9:02 pm

Riverdance

I'll be here - anytime good - we all need a pick me up now and then

9:03 pm

Jellen

g'night Mom

9:03 pm

Bugsaw

Nite Mom

9:03 pm

weiik

st6/18 st + does anyb*dy have some c*ues f*r the "ye" o* the right

9:04 pm

Riverdance

taking of your things without permission - change last vowel

9:04 pm

Riverdance

OK - *gone*

9:05 pm

redturtlehead

the last st 6 please?

9:06 pm

crosshair

back for a few more;)

9:06 pm

Riverdance

that was it red = see my last

9:07 pm

Riverdance

hi and bye crossy

9:07 pm

redturtlehead

ty.

9:08 pm

Jellen

Hi, crossy

9:08 pm

Trifioso

hello friends.

9:09 pm

crosshair

howdy jellen ,trif and all the rest on gilligans island

9:09 pm

lbdawger

hi everyone! hi crossy!

9:09 pm

Trifioso

24 to go...this grid is NOT so friendly as when first encountered!

9:09 pm

lbdawger

it's better than the last two grids we've had. trif

9:09 pm

Good Enough

i'm right with you trif, 23 here

9:10 pm

stidgmere

The last st is st + c***** which is part of the intestines.

9:10 pm

lbdawger

go trif, go GE!

9:10 pm

crosshair

mmm,still 43 to go for me;((

9:10 pm

lbdawger

git 'r dun, crossy!

9:11 pm

Trifioso

babbling with one eye on the tv - project runway is on....

9:11 pm

redturtlehead

6 left, I found this grid much better than the most recent

9:11 pm

crosshair

lol,like jeff foxworthy better,that get ,r dun guy is like nails on a blackboard lol

9:11 pm

Good Enough

oh just listed. had no idea there were so many GO words

9:11 pm

Trifioso

who, tim gunn? LOVE me some tim!

9:12 pm

Trifioso

me too, GO, how funny!

9:12 pm

Andee

Well that was disappointing. Finally got all 116 words but not fireworks. My trial period just expired, I guess that's why.

9:13 pm

Trifioso

huzzah anyway, andee!

9:13 pm

Riverdance

its all those **s, and or buts or different vowels to make same for those GO's - --- really am leaving now

9:13 pm

Andee

Thanks so much Trif

9:13 pm

Good Enough

*boom explosion pow*

9:13 pm

stidgmere

I need the last two tas and the first ti. Anyone working on ts?

9:13 pm

Trifioso

Listing is such a bummer, sometimes -- suddenly I see all these words pop out from the same grid I have been staring at all day, but not seeing. makes me feel like an idiot

9:14 pm

Riverdance

they all work off each other ta + opp of out

9:14 pm

Good Enough

oh stidmere, that sounds obsene

9:15 pm

Riverdance

ti+ ***e with the wind

9:15 pm

stidgmere

bingo for the first ti! thank you mom.

9:15 pm

crosshair

im trying not to list till the final 10

9:16 pm

Riverdance

yw stid

9:16 pm

crosshair

hard pledge to keep

9:16 pm

Riverdance

crossy, dont be such a man!

9:16 pm

crosshair

cant help it,just oozing with testoserone;)

9:17 pm

redturtlehead

ahhh, I am now done. Cross, I listed at 25 left.

9:17 pm

Riverdance

stepped right into that one

9:17 pm

redturtlehead

now I am going to take a bath and sleep and wake up and do the same thing again tomorrow..

9:17 pm

crosshair

yaa for red!

9:17 pm

stidgmere

ty for the tas finally got the other endings. How dense can one person be?

9:17 pm

redturtlehead

ty cross, have a great day! everyone!

9:17 pm

lbdawger

whoooo hoooooo RED!!!

9:18 pm

Good Enough

night red, see you tomorrow

9:18 pm

lbdawger

sweet dreams, red

9:18 pm

Riverdance

night red - i am going now too - scouts honor - yes I really was one - night all

9:18 pm

stidgmere

Redturtle. Its the same for you but for your patients it is once in a lifetime and means the world. Without you. . . kind of a bleak place to be. We're with you.

9:18 pm

lbdawger

night MNH!, sweet dreams

9:20 pm

Trifioso

these go words are killing me. but maybe it's my drug addled brain...can't tell anymore

9:22 pm

torgone

4 of them are the Yiddish thief/s ..

9:23 pm

Good Enough

i skipped to the t's trif, the go's were a no go

9:23 pm

torgone

Heyas Trifs and other kids ..

9:24 pm

Trifioso

which I can't remember....and hey there tor!

9:24 pm

Trifioso

googled it...

9:25 pm

crosshair

someone has good drugs?? gimmie trif!

9:25 pm

stidgmere

Fireworked for me! First time in a looooong time.

9:25 pm

crosshair

yaa for stid!

9:25 pm

Trifioso

shall upload crossy - mind you, I will also upload this screaming injury too....

9:26 pm

Good Enough

congrats stidmere!

9:26 pm

torgone

Yay stidge!

9:26 pm

Trifioso

huzzah for stidg!

9:26 pm

stidgmere

Thank you crossy. Well. Anyone for a clue or two?

9:26 pm

crosshair

clue me the two nastiest before you go

9:27 pm

torgone

tong

9:27 pm

lbdawger

whooooo hooooooo STIDG!!!

9:27 pm

Trifioso

no dear, your name is TORG

9:27 pm

lbdawger

PB, torg!

9:27 pm

torgone

Heh heh .. PB ..

9:27 pm

stidgmere

The first in word was difficult for me. It means a bar of pure metal.

9:28 pm

stidgmere

Isn't it easy to put the words where they don't belong?

9:28 pm

Trifioso

g's gambled. geesh!

9:28 pm

Good Enough

gees, finally cleared the 4s

9:29 pm

lbdawger

here to clue if needed

9:29 pm

stidgmere

Lots of words in the grid that don't have any meaning for me. Oh well. Nice to know there's more to learn. All for now. Poof.

9:29 pm

lbdawger

night night, Stidg

9:30 pm

Trifioso

the spanish club from our high school was supposed to be leaving for spain today for the april break, but they are grounded up a the airport, due to the volcano. ick

9:31 pm

lbdawger

alternate plans for them? not going to be any flights to spain for a while.

9:31 pm

Trifioso

I am not sure what they are doing. have seen a LOT of angry FB posts today though!

9:32 pm

crosshair

here is my new credo,im tired of keeping up with the jones and running the rat race http://mnmlist.com/less/

9:32 pm

Good Enough

oh yay, thanks for yiddish clue

9:33 pm

lbdawger

it's not like the airlines are at fault, Ma nature had a belly ache and had to belch!

9:33 pm

Trifioso

I quote lily tomlin -- the problem with the rat race is, even if you win, you are still a rat

9:33 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for go5-20 the 12st? Thanks

9:33 pm

crosshair

lol,i do enjoy lilly

9:33 pm

Good Enough

oh thats good trif

9:34 pm

crosshair

she is in your face without trying to make it a power play every time

9:34 pm

lbdawger

go5.20 go + babbler nurse from Minnesota

9:34 pm

lbdawger

or. go4.6 + another consonant

9:35 pm

crosshair

damn net hiccuped

9:35 pm

gapeach

Thanks much, lbdawger.

9:36 pm

Good Enough

pretty fireworks

9:36 pm

Trifioso

huzzah for good enough!

9:36 pm

lbdawger

whoooooo hooooooo GE!!!

9:37 pm

torgone

Yay GE!

9:37 pm

Good Enough

one does not the grid alone ( at least this one doesn't ) thanks for all the help

9:40 pm

crosshair

indeed GE we all work together im harmony

9:41 pm

crosshair

lol,the tings you do not see,i just got the horned critter that is fabled to eat tin cans lol

9:42 pm

jmcnrick

WHOO HOOO!

9:42 pm

lbdawger

hi Jmc!

9:42 pm

crosshair

yaa for jmc!

9:42 pm

Good Enough

yeah that one didn't jump out at me either

9:42 pm

stidmama

who got firewrods???

9:43 pm

stidmama

hey all!

9:43 pm

Trifioso

baaaaaa

9:43 pm

Trifioso

stidgmere, for one, stidmama!

9:43 pm

jmcnrick

i am celebrating the end of tax season

9:43 pm

stidmama

is the grid worth considering?

9:43 pm

stidmama

YAY jmc!!! Love the end of taxes...

9:43 pm

Trifioso

how was the award ceremony, jmc?

9:43 pm

crosshair

got it all finished jmc?

9:43 pm

crosshair

it is stidmama

9:43 pm

Good Enough

whoooo drinks on the house jmc!!!

9:44 pm

jmcnrick

it was great the winner was the cartoonist for politico

9:44 pm

lbdawger

hi ya Stiddy!

9:44 pm

jmcnrick

*pulls out end of tax season Jack*

9:44 pm

Good Enough

*hands jmc a tumbler of jack*

9:44 pm

Trifioso

oh, jack snap!

9:44 pm

jmcnrick

everyone is either finished or extended

9:45 pm

jmcnrick

*giggle* it is good to be known *swigs the tumbler to make room for more*

9:46 pm

Trifioso

gads, I wonder what would happen if I drank a tumbler full of jack at this point? prob not a good idea....

9:46 pm

Good Enough

on top of the drugs trif, that could be ugly

9:46 pm

jmcnrick

after the meds? heavens no!

9:47 pm

stidmama

meds? *worried mama look*

9:47 pm

Trifioso

LOL I am not going to do it, just thinking how jacqueline susanne I could go

9:47 pm

jmcnrick

lol

9:48 pm

Trifioso

pulled a muscle out of my left hip, stid - the one that connects my lower back to my hip, I guess

9:49 pm

Good Enough

i'm closing the chapter on this less than stellar day. thanks for the uplifting chat. see you for virtual drinks tomorrow night (per momneedshelp)

9:50 pm

jmcnrick

sorry you had a less than stellar day

9:50 pm

stidmama

owie owie. you want to borrow my crutches? my cane? my warm comfy pillow I use for just that purpose?

9:50 pm

jmcnrick

c u manana

9:50 pm

Trifioso

good night good enough. tomorrow is a fresh slate

9:50 pm

stidmama

sweet dreams Good, hope tomorrow is BETTER

9:50 pm

Trifioso

warm comfy pillow sounds soooo good

9:51 pm

Good Enough

smiling now :) g'night

9:51 pm

stidmama

*hands over the comfy pillow and a box of choclits*

9:51 pm

crosshair

crossy give trif his famouse hot water bottle and a container of icy heat rub

9:51 pm

Jacula

Trif - Oy! No taking the pee out of people called Jacqueline, especially if their initials are JS!. Yes, I'm back from Devon heaven, no internet yet.

9:51 pm

jmcnrick

manana manana te amo manana soy es un neuva dia

9:51 pm

lbdawger

night night, GE

9:51 pm

stidmama

CROSS!!! we had a LOVELY wilted spinach salad (two days in a row) made with bacon... thought of you!

9:52 pm

jillibus

Hi all :)

9:52 pm

crosshair

mmmm

9:52 pm

Jacula

Hi jilli.

9:52 pm

stidmama

LBD, I am looking at my options in case this master's program doesn't work out... feeling very very unhappy about the way things are being thrown at us. I am putting in more than 70 hours a week so far this quarter and still getting behinder by the day.

9:52 pm

jillibus

I thought of you today too, crossy -- had a potato-leek-bacon chowder for lunch

9:52 pm

crosshair

im braking out some more applewood smoked bacon with sea salt for tomorrow

9:53 pm

stidmama

hey Jac. Hi Jill! (Jac and Jill went up the hill...???? oh oh....)

9:53 pm

crosshair

breaking

9:53 pm

stidmama

yummy cross, what time should we show up? LOL

9:53 pm

crosshair

all the ladies think of ole bacon addled crossy:))

9:53 pm

Jacula

I've been up enoough hills lately! LOL

9:53 pm

jillibus

hello jac and stid.

9:53 pm

Trifioso

crossy, I saw a bacon tuxedo today. guess who I thought of?

9:53 pm

Jacula

'bacon addled' - LOL

9:53 pm

crosshair

lol

9:54 pm

lbdawger

hi jac, hi jilli

9:54 pm

stidmama

bacon-added value?

9:55 pm

stidmama

oooh. NBT! down to 65

9:55 pm

jillibus

stid -- sorry things are not going well. Have looked back and want to say that d-i-l did a diploma in teaching from McGill, got a good job, did her Masters at Western Washington a few years later.

9:55 pm

lbdawger

Stiddy, don't give up hope yet. the program is designed to weed out the faint of heart.

9:55 pm

Jacula

Weather was sunny and quite warm for April in UK for most of our few days away, except for the day after the volcano in Iceland erupted.

9:56 pm

stidmama

it's not about weeding out, it's about hypocrisy, hazing and (trying to think of an H word that describes lack of planning and coordination, which is supposedly the hallmark of TESC).

9:56 pm

Jacula

'm glad it didn't do that when I was standing on it 13 years ago and our tour guide told us it was overdue to erupt!

9:56 pm

lbdawger

are you being impacted by ash, Jac?

9:56 pm

jillibus

that volcano has really messed up flying all over the place!

9:56 pm

stidmama

but thanks... I have written to my faculty advisor to describe my proposal for what tasks I will focus on... will have to hope that it's "enough" to get me through.

9:57 pm

Jacula

Not supposed to be yet down South, where I was at the time, lbd, but a stream reached us.

9:57 pm

stidmama

that volcano is truly inconvenient. I worry about the people who have had to be relocated, I think I remember there were quite a few

9:57 pm

lbdawger

(((STID))) definitely talk to your advisor and your committee.

9:57 pm

Bugsaw

Hi everyone. Stid, I am glad you have come up with a solution that works for you. I found when I went back to school that every prof seemed to think the only class you were taking was his, therefore, the work load was not too much.

9:58 pm

jmcnrick

hi bugs

9:58 pm

lbdawger

hi bugs!

9:58 pm

stidmama

hey bugs. this is a coordinated program, and supposedly NOT a collection of classes. But this quarter that is exactly what they seem to be doing. Duplicating assignments on top of *sigh* I am so demoralized.

9:59 pm

Trifioso

wowza. the judges on project runway just told a designer to style her models "more young and modern" -- and she styled them after her own look. OUCH

9:59 pm

gapeach

lo6-24 please......thanks

9:59 pm

Bugsaw

My ex wrote one paper that he just renamed to change the focus for each class he handed into.

9:59 pm

lbdawger

Duplicate the answers to those assignments, Stid. let them know you're on to them!

9:59 pm

stidmama

LOL bugs! that seems like a good solution!

10:00 pm

lbdawger

sometimes the grids feel like a lo6 battle, Peach

10:00 pm

Jacula

What worries me is that our planet has been fairly active lately, I do hope the mega magma chamber in Yellowstone Park doesn't blow! There was I thinking it was just my overactive imagination worrying about that when I went into Bideford (down in Devon) yesterday morning and the newsagent said the same to me, as had his previous customers. so he told me. Then I got home to the Midlands, went into my local shop and had the same conversation again. Oh heck!

10:00 pm

stidmama

thanks for that one LBD

10:00 pm

lbdawger

eek, it's bed time already! night night everyone! keep me informed on how things are going for you Stid. night night!

10:01 pm

stidmama

actually, I bet I can get out of at least a couple of these assignments if a large quake hits... *puts brain to moving tectonic plate off the coast*

10:01 pm

stidmama

sweet dreams LBD, thanks for your support!

10:01 pm

Trifioso

actually, bugs, some gals I knew at school did that, only the other way around - Karen didn't have time to write a paper for the class she and Deb were taking, so Karen told her not to worry, she would write both of them, just change "debs" up a bit and hand them in. Deb got an A. Karen got a C-

10:01 pm

Bugsaw

NIte lbd, jmc and jilli. I was here earlier but had to take a video back

10:01 pm

gapeach

Thanks, lbdawger. And yes, I agree.

10:02 pm

stidmama

ooooh. not good! but rather funny...

10:03 pm

Bugsaw

maybe that is where " no good deed goes unpunished" comes from, trif

10:03 pm

Trifioso

wait, I got that all confused. Karen wrote both papers, bec Deb didn't have time....damn painkillers!

10:04 pm

gapeach

Fireworks. Thanks for the help. See y'all at the flip.

10:04 pm

stidmama

YAY peach!!!

10:04 pm

Bugsaw

firewords for me too!

10:04 pm

Bugsaw

YAY peach

10:04 pm

stidmama

YAY bugs!!!!

10:04 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hoo peach

10:04 pm

Jacula

Stid - the interior of the island that is Iceland, is uninhabitable; just volcanic tundra. The population, such as it it, lives on the outer rim of the island. However, when Eyjafjallajokull (which has been described as a keyboard error rather than a place, blew for the second time in a few weeks, it melted a small glacier and caused flooding.

10:04 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hoo bugs

10:05 pm

Trifioso

jacula, you get full marks for typing that name out!

10:05 pm

stidmama

down to 49 here. I need to be sure everything due tomorrow is printed off. Back later if I have the energy. Otherwise, down to 49 and NBT.

10:06 pm

stidmama

that was it -- the flooding. thanks Jac -- my brain is flooded at the moment I think. I hope I get to see you again soon!

*leaves choclits for everyone*

*Poof*

10:06 pm

Bugsaw

Jacula I was not wondering about Yellowstone as much as I am thinking about The Big One that is overdue here. People call it The Big One like He Who Shall Not Be Named or whatever the V guy in Harry Potter is called

10:06 pm

Jacula

Trif - it's not so hard to do once you get a handle on the language.

10:07 pm

Bugsaw

anyone want a clue before I focus on something else for a while?

10:08 pm

Jacula

BTW, it means 'island mountain glacier'.

10:08 pm

Trifioso

FIREWORKS!!! woot woot

10:08 pm

Jacula

Not me, bug. But thanks anyway.

10:08 pm

Jacula

Well done, Trif.

10:09 pm

Jacula

Bugsaw - I'd tell you his name is Volderm**t, but I dare not say his name! LOL

10:09 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hoo trif

10:10 pm

jmcnrick

I am bagging it

10:10 pm

Trifioso

okay, off to sleepyville. good night dear friends

10:10 pm

Trifioso

okay, off to sleepyville. good night dear friends

10:10 pm

Bugsaw

I knew his real name but how do they refer to him Jac. Memory has failed me

10:10 pm

jmcnrick

my key board and I are having issues

10:10 pm

jillibus

jmc, are you guessing epee will be in the next grid when ithe icon is a clue?

10:11 pm

jmcnrick

lol it is left over from last week (this week being tax return after tax return) so maybe I will get lucky

10:11 pm

Jacula

'Night Trif. I've just tucked my other half up under my leopard blanket on the sofa and switched the TV off like he asked me to do if he fell asleep in front of it.

10:12 pm

jmcnrick

night all

10:12 pm

Bugsaw

Nite everyone. poofing too

10:13 pm

jillibus

g'night trif and bugs and anyone else who's running away, lol!

10:13 pm

jillibus

and jmc

10:18 pm

Pinikula

evening all ;)

10:18 pm

Jacula

Bug, 'He who should not be named' as far as I recall. My old neighbour over the road has a irst born son she refers to something like that. (His name is John, but she won't greet anyone called John as 'John' these days; she finds some other name to greet them by. As far as I can tell, from what she's told me over the years, it wasn't really a major falling out, just him disagreeing with his Dad and her siding with her husband. But she's never spoken to him (the son) since, not even after being widowed. She's lost out on seeing 2 grandchildren, too.

10:20 pm

Jacula

I couldn't make her see sense when she was compos mentis, and neither could her younger son and his wife and 3 kids. Now she's losing her marbles and we all wish she'd acknoledge her first born again.

10:21 pm

Barb's Horses

hi all lets see if I can find the last 20 words..

10:21 pm

Pinikula

hi jac, barb, et al...

10:21 pm

Jacula

I know that some things cannot be forgiven, but her first-born didn't commit any awful sin. Life's so short.

10:21 pm

Jacula

Hi Barb.

10:22 pm

Jacula

Hi Pink.

10:22 pm

Pinikula

I can relate to the son, jac...it's a sad situation...

10:24 pm

Jacula

Pini - I don't think things will be resolved now, especially not since she's losing her grip on reality.

10:24 pm

Jacula

Sad though.

10:25 pm

Pinikula

I'm sorry to hear that, jac; wish someone would knock some sense into my parents...

10:26 pm

Jacula

Pini - I've tried both the gentle of the brutal reality approach with my neighbour, as has her daighter-in-law (still acknolwedged 2nd son's wife).

10:27 pm

Pinikula

it's sad when parents disown their own children...and for reasons that are incredibly ludicrous...I mean, who does that??? I could never disown my children no matter what they do (even to me)...

10:28 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi all, may i have a clue for ea 6 pls? ty

10:28 pm

Jacula

We try to look after her between us, but we are resigned now that she will probably never acknowledge her first-born again.

10:28 pm

Pinikula

hi TO

10:28 pm

Jacula

HI TO.

10:28 pm

Pinikula

don't have it yet, TO

10:28 pm

Jacula

ea6 is scoffing food, TO.

10:28 pm

Barb's Horses

even if they took up with a person who sexually abused their girls and turned a blind eye to it?

10:29 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty jacs

10:29 pm

Pinikula

thx jac

10:30 pm

Pinikula

* blink * is that his situation???

10:30 pm

Jacula

Barb's = that's another matter entirely and has nothing to do with my neighbour's situation. Has a lot to do with my stepdaughter's situation, as you know.

10:30 pm

Pinikula

oh, gosh, thought I missed something...

10:30 pm

Barb's Horses

sorry guess I shouldn't have commented on a situation I know anything about sorry about that

10:31 pm

Pinikula

I guess I should clarify my statment somewhat...I would disown my children if they did what my parents and siblings did...

10:31 pm

Pinikula

er, WOULDN"T

10:32 pm

PAV3

ogear, such a heavy conversation for such a taxing day...sorry just had to get that in

10:32 pm

Barb's Horses

i really shouldn't have commented...the situation I spoke of is a stituation in my own family and how one person is"disowned" to apoint and longed for at the same time

10:32 pm

Pinikula

good point, pav! :)

10:33 pm

Jacula

My stepdaughter hasfinally, after a year of pining for her mother's love, which seemed to be intermittent with mostly foggy patches at the best of times, started to question her mother's decision which led her here to live with me and her Dad.

10:33 pm

72 Temple Owl

st6/18 pls?

10:33 pm

Pinikula

Sorry to hear, Barb...I guess a number of us seem to have "touches" of family disfuntion that no family should ever experience...

10:34 pm

Pinikula

has her behavior improved, jac?

10:34 pm

Pinikula

is she "figuring" it out a bit more now?

10:34 pm

PAV3

that's why we're family pini, barb, jac...we all have commonalities that will not exclude

10:34 pm

Barb's Horses

yes it is very true pini..and we always seem to think others have it so perfect

10:34 pm

Jacula

TO - it's a botany or zoology word but it sounds like a thief has taken your stuff.

10:34 pm

Pinikula

that's for sure...

10:35 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty

10:36 pm

Barb's Horses

thanks for that clue it helped me

10:36 pm

Pinikula

I'm thankful friends "listen" here and actually "hear" each other...it's an important distinction...

10:37 pm

PAV3

aside frm the very large number of a's, t's , s's, g's and v's, I might do something with the grid if I chose to start now...

10:37 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty a;; and see you tomorrow

10:37 pm

Pinikula

night TO

10:37 pm

Barb's Horses

bye owl

10:37 pm

Pinikula

ya think, pav! :)

10:38 pm

Jacula

Behaviour has improved but I expect it to go downhill for a while. After all, it's not nice to realise that your mother, after buggering off for 10 days after you tell her her boyfriend has sexually abused you, finally comes back when you didn't know if she was alive or dead, given her past suicidal tendencies, and tells you her time away has made her realise how much she loves..... THE BOYFRIEND. So, she chucks you, her daughter, out and hopes someone will take car of you.

10:38 pm

Barb's Horses

these go's are getting to me still three to go

10:38 pm

Jacula

What kind of mother does that?

10:39 pm

Pinikula

one that shouldn't be a mother, jac

10:39 pm

Jacula

Step knows I have real 'issues' with her mother. I think she's beginning to understand the enormity of what her mother did now, just like my daughter told me she would.

10:40 pm

Jacula

Pini - I've said she shouldn't have been allowed to breed on more than one occasion.

10:41 pm

PAV3

there are too many males and fems that shouldn't be procreating, even alone, and then there are tons of others who show the best qualities children should aspire to have and mimic...if they haven;t said it, Thanks Jac!

10:41 pm

Pinikula

Well, as I think I've said before, I do hope that step comes around to the point where she can actually appreciate what's being done for her and she's finally comfortable enough to demonstration her thanks!

10:41 pm

Jacula

My daughter, who was in a clinic for 3 years with anorexia, saw far more in that place at her tender age than she should have done about what adults do to kids. However, it makes her wiser than me about how kids react to certain terrible situations.

10:42 pm

Pinikula

(so much for my typing skills tonight)

10:43 pm

Pinikula

I found a go!!!

10:43 pm

Barb's Horses

okay I have to ask for yet another clue...go5/14, 5/20 and 6/33 the last set I think I have ones you herd (plr), one that has left, and ones I am not sure how i even managed to get

10:43 pm

suefrad625

ti5/14 and the first three ve's left. clues?

10:43 pm

suefrad625

hi all

10:44 pm

Pinikula

5/14 = be***** (flower?)

10:44 pm

Pinikula

hi sue ;)

10:44 pm

PAV3

I'm mentally finding words for my fake-NBT...is the bottom centre O an of4 or an os5

10:44 pm

Barb's Horses

stuck with 17 to go

10:45 pm

Pinikula

don't know, pav...apparently don't have either one :(

10:45 pm

suefrad625

go5/14 go*e fishing + no **s and or buts

10:45 pm

suefrad625

that is the 5/20

10:45 pm

Pinikula

oooh, thx sue!

10:46 pm

suefrad625

same start but the last two letters are vowels

10:46 pm

Barb's Horses

I have those ones sue thanks it some others

10:46 pm

suefrad625

they almost all start the same way

10:46 pm

Jacula

os5 - bone word.

10:46 pm

Pinikula

I need the middle go5/20 and 6/33

10:46 pm

PAV3

as in Patag05?

10:46 pm

Pinikula

oooh, thx jac!

10:46 pm

suefrad625

just clued pini

10:47 pm

Pinikula

NBT!!!!!

10:47 pm

Jacula

go4.6 but not Forgotten. Note the capital letter.

10:47 pm

PAV3

Pini is braver than I...to commit words to list...

10:47 pm

Pinikula

sue...those were the last 2 go's...there's another set before those after the little farm animals

10:48 pm

suefrad625

end with an F

10:48 pm

Pinikula

what can I say, Pav...I'm a glutton for punishment...

10:48 pm

Pinikula

oooooooh, now I get it sue!!!

10:48 pm

suefrad625

pini can you clue the ti5 again

10:48 pm

suefrad625

and the first three v's

10:48 pm

Barb's Horses

I have the farm animals...the not forgotton one and the go s***f the flowers

10:48 pm

PAV3

and I'm wimpish today...and on4 today...I think,,,perhaps, maybe...

10:49 pm

Jacula

Litttle farm animals, Pini. They're bigger than sheep and they're pests. They climb up everything and eat everything!

10:49 pm

suefrad625

ve's

10:49 pm

Pinikula

which one, sue?

10:49 pm

Pinikula

yet another good point, jac!

10:49 pm

Pinikula

perhaps I could have said "tin can eaters"

10:49 pm

suefrad625

first ti5

10:50 pm

Jacula

ve5/20 - yuough might take 're' this word if someone upsets you!

10:50 pm

Pinikula

ti + ***e with the wind

10:50 pm

suefrad625

ty for the ti

10:50 pm

suefrad625

working on the ve

10:51 pm

Jacula

ve5.16 = the number before 10 with a v - anagram. ve6 is the plural.

10:51 pm

suefrad625

that was it....Fireworks

10:52 pm

Pinikula

wtg sue!

10:52 pm

Barb's Horses

congrats sue

10:52 pm

suefrad625

anyone need a clue before I shut down?

10:52 pm

suefrad625

ty

10:52 pm

Jacula

For the first ve5, you might also be the caped av.5r, i.e. Batman.

10:52 pm

Pinikula

thx jac

10:53 pm

Jacula

Well done, Sue.

10:53 pm

suefrad625

you might rabbit, you might

10:53 pm

suefrad625

ty, and good night all

10:53 pm

Barb's Horses

night sue

10:53 pm

Jacula

'Night sue.

10:56 pm

Barb's Horses

clue for the first to4/4 please?

10:56 pm

Pinikula

foot digit + vowel

10:56 pm

Jacula

I'm going to wander off to our nice, comfy mattress now, even though Beloved is snoring on the sofa at present. Both are more comfy than the mattress on offer in the chalet we stayed in on holiday. The springs were so hard they made our limbs 'go to sleep' (pins and needles) even as we could not sleep.

10:57 pm

Barb's Horses

bye Jacula

10:57 pm

Pinikula

oh my jac...wishing you a good sleep!

10:57 pm

Barb's Horses

thanks pini

10:57 pm

Jacula

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz ZONK. Happy Babbling stragglers. xxx

10:57 pm

Pinikula

yvw barb

10:58 pm

Barb's Horses

how about the first to 5/14?

10:58 pm

Pinikula

add a vowel to the white sheet

10:59 pm

Barb's Horses

thank you again

10:59 pm

Pinikula

yvw again ;)

10:59 pm

circe

hi all. Just popped in - 11:56 of tax day, all returns are FILED, tho I am only 40 words into this grid. Hope everyone is having a great day

11:00 pm

Barb's Horses

seems I don't have any of the other 5/14's either..better work on those

11:00 pm

Pinikula

hi circe...

11:00 pm

Pinikula

...nothing like waiting for the last moment, eh?

11:00 pm

Barb's Horses

hi circe

11:00 pm

circe

hi barb and pini. are you finishing up or just waiting on flip?

11:01 pm

Pinikula

have 8 to go

11:01 pm

Barb's Horses

struggling to try and finish...15 to go

11:01 pm

Barb's Horses

go pini

11:01 pm

Pinikula

we can doooooooooo it!

11:01 pm

circe

Honest...my parents didn't give me their info until this evening....I couldnt finish them sooner! :) ah well..they owe nothing, they get nothing...alls well

11:01 pm

Pinikula

* giggle *

11:02 pm

Pinikula

thankfully, I got a nice refund...

11:02 pm

Nef

hi everybody. I just efiled our taxes! YAY!

11:02 pm

Pinikula

hi nef!

11:02 pm

Barb's Horses

hi nef

11:02 pm

circe

lol, welcome to the club Nef! :)

11:02 pm

Pinikula

wtg Nef!

11:03 pm

Pinikula

vi7

11:03 pm

Barb's Horses

my husband still has to get everything to his accountant...mind you his year ends in June

11:03 pm

Nef

DH has been "working" onthe taxes for the past 2 months. Unfortunately, he's befuddled lately and I didn't realize how bad it was til 2 days ago

11:03 pm

Pinikula

business account, barb?

11:03 pm

Barb's Horses

something is very old it might be vi.....

11:04 pm

Pinikula

egads, better to have found out 2 days ago than today!

11:04 pm

Barb's Horses

yes our personal stuff gets done at the same time so is always late...he makes an install ment hoping it covers most of it

11:04 pm

circe

glad you were able to get thru it Nef

11:04 pm

Barb's Horses

pini did you get the clue?

11:05 pm

Pinikula

* perk * clue??? * scrolling back *

11:05 pm

Nef

it was a mess

11:05 pm

Pinikula

yes, barb...THX!!

11:05 pm

Barb's Horses

something old may be vi****** not antique

11:05 pm

Barb's Horses

good

11:05 pm

circe

bummer. That always makes the process stressful.

11:06 pm

Pinikula

2nd st5/14? (fish?)

11:06 pm

Barb's Horses

hey I helped for a change yeah me

11:06 pm

Pinikula

yes, definitely, barb!!!

11:06 pm

Barb's Horses

think of a bee ouch

11:06 pm

circe

yeah barb!

11:07 pm

Nef

BUT it's done (and we had to pay in. Gotta change my witholdings I guess) :-(

11:07 pm

Barb's Horses

think i am missing some though

11:08 pm

Pinikula

have that one, barb...need the one before that after what actors perform on

11:08 pm

Barb's Horses

sorry missing that one

11:08 pm

jillibus

Hello -- I can clue :)

11:08 pm

Pinikula

hi jilli ;)

11:08 pm

Barb's Horses

hi jill

11:08 pm

circe

hi jill!

11:09 pm

Barb's Horses

yes yes help pini please

11:09 pm

Nef

hi jilli. I have 60 left to find (and am loving all the clues!)

11:10 pm

Pinikula

don't forget the male deer, nef!

11:10 pm

Nef

half way! I can list!

11:10 pm

jillibus

2nd st5/14 -- hmmm -- st + vowel + don't **nore good advice

11:10 pm

Barb's Horses

i need the last t of the second column..have 2/3

11:11 pm

Pinikula

to4/6 and to5/14

11:11 pm

Pinikula

and to4/4

11:11 pm

jillibus

barb -- that T is plaything + not off

11:11 pm

Pinikula

jilli...2nd st5/14?

11:11 pm

Barb's Horses

thanks jill

11:12 pm

Pinikula

or to4/4 = cooked bread - a

11:12 pm

jillibus

pini, I just clued st5/14 -- 5th down from when you asked

11:12 pm

Nef

Thanks for all the clues; keep 'em coming! :-)

11:12 pm

Pinikula

oh, sorry, jilli....* scrolling back again *

11:12 pm

hootowl

st 5/14 = use previois 14 , remove last vowel and stick another one in the middle

11:13 pm

Pinikula

got it! You're awesome, jilli!

11:13 pm

Pinikula

(sorry to have missed it)

11:13 pm

Pinikula

thx hoot ;)

11:13 pm

hootowl

yw

11:13 pm

jillibus

hoot just clued it too, pini!

11:13 pm

mkg

i dont have any 6s!!!!!!!!!!!!!wow.

11:13 pm

mkg

clues ofr the n last column please.

11:14 pm

Barb's Horses

hi hoot

11:14 pm

Pinikula

no + not high

11:14 pm

Pinikula

(and pl)

11:14 pm

mkg

ty got htem both

11:14 pm

hootowl

hi peoples - and I don't have to do taxes but BF cheated and put in for an extension. He packed all his tax stuff for our move!:(

11:14 pm

Pinikula

Koda needs a moment...brb (yard break)

11:15 pm

hootowl

and his checkbook, and his badge,,,

11:15 pm

jillibus

hi hoot

11:15 pm

mkg

clue for o word bottom line o plz.

11:15 pm

hootowl

hi jilli - long time - how are you?

11:15 pm

Nef

he's REALLY moving,isn't he!

11:16 pm

jillibus

I'm fine, thanks, hoot -- where have you been?

11:16 pm

hootowl

yeah - add and sometimes it really shows

11:16 pm

hootowl

The o is the on** word from there

11:17 pm

Barb's Horses

I think I am stopping with 13 left to go..did pretty good with everyone's help thanks

11:17 pm

hootowl

Been around but not doing too much chatting cause of move. Still haven't found all my pots & pans

11:17 pm

jillibus

oh, go on, barb -- only 13 left!

11:17 pm

hootowl

cumon Barb - plenty of time!

11:17 pm

mkg

sorry hoot, i meant the middle o. i have that o word. apologies.

11:17 pm

jillibus

Oh, moving is the pits.

11:18 pm

hootowl

os - bone

11:18 pm

Barb's Horses

well I have two more s's to go..

11:18 pm

Barb's Horses

pretty sure they are st's...

11:18 pm

hootowl

We are hoping we are here long enough to get rid of stuff. Too much overlap on our stuff

11:18 pm

mkg

ty got it.

11:19 pm

mkg

night all have 45 left and am too tire.

11:19 pm

mkg

tired i mean.

11:19 pm

hootowl

there are 8 st

11:19 pm

mkg

ty for clues.

11:19 pm

jillibus

night mkg

11:19 pm

Barb's Horses

I have st4/6 5/14 5/14 5/14 5/10 6/18

11:19 pm

jillibus

barb, why not use Lickety's list?

11:20 pm

jillibus

then you'd know what you were missing

11:20 pm

Barb's Horses

I have been doing that...but still stuck

11:20 pm

hootowl

ok - another 14, then add a vowel, 5/10 and 6 not related - part of a plant

11:20 pm

Barb's Horses

so I think the first 5/10

11:21 pm

hootowl

the 14 is what a bee will do

11:21 pm

jillibus

you're missing st6/24

11:21 pm

Barb's Horses

and the 6/24

11:21 pm

Barb's Horses

i have the bee

11:21 pm

hootowl

firat 10 is what happens when you spill something on a tablecloth

11:21 pm

jillibus

Lickety's list would show you the gaps!

11:21 pm

hootowl

add a vowel to the bee

11:22 pm

jillibus

add nothing to the bee

11:22 pm

hootowl

then we all do a st*** on this puzzle

11:22 pm

hootowl

then the plant part

11:22 pm

Barb's Horses

got the spill one

11:23 pm

Barb's Horses

just the st6/24 to go...scrolling back

11:23 pm

hootowl

add vowel to the bee

11:24 pm

Barb's Horses

oh my got it...thanks so much...getting tired I think

11:25 pm

hootowl

I thought it was kinda silly myself

11:26 pm

jillibus

I believe the bee + vowel is the name of a drink

11:26 pm

Barb's Horses

I have go 4/6, 5/14 4/6 5/20 6/33 short a go5/14 5/20 6/33

11:26 pm

hootowl

wouldn't that be a proper name then?

11:27 pm

jillibus

the ? says : Chiefly British Slang .
strong beer.

11:28 pm

hootowl

go + hiber***

11:28 pm

hootowl

ok - but still very enable

11:28 pm

jillibus

yes, hoot, lol!

11:29 pm

jillibus

barb, the last go5 and 6 are the same as the previous ones but with a changed vowel

11:29 pm

flosey

hi everyone

11:30 pm

hootowl

hi flosey

11:30 pm

Barb's Horses

not seeing the go + hiber one

11:30 pm

hootowl

patago***?

11:31 pm

jillibus

go + ***cin (vitamin)

11:31 pm

hootowl

good jilli

11:31 pm

jillibus

hi flosey :)

11:31 pm

Barb's Horses

k got the patago...now change the vowel?

11:32 pm

jillibus

change the vowel in the previous go5/6 combo

11:32 pm

gremlinn

change the last letter to the 6th letter of the alphabet

11:32 pm

hootowl

last vowel to hi consonant

11:32 pm

hootowl

then plural it

11:33 pm

jillibus

not in the patago***

11:33 pm

anike

Hello everyone - arrived home at 5am this morning - 2 weeks without babble

11:33 pm

jillibus

hi anike -- talk about hardship!

11:34 pm

anike

It has been hard but have been busy all the time

11:34 pm

jillibus

that helps, I guess ;)

11:35 pm

jillibus

hi gremlinn -- missed you the last few days!

11:35 pm

anike

My husband will walk in soon and say - "you at that already!"

11:35 pm

gremlinn

I've been doing it by myself with the Lickety clues coming right away

11:35 pm

gremlinn

no need for me

11:36 pm

Barb's Horses

it appears I am missing the first go5/20 and 6/33

11:36 pm

pippingeek

hi all

11:36 pm

Barb's Horses

hi gremlin

11:36 pm

jillibus

barb -- have you got those go5/20 and 6/33 words? Same as the other ones, but with a diff vowel

11:36 pm

gremlinn

hi Barb and pippin

11:36 pm

pippingeek

just popping in to say hello before sleep happens

11:36 pm

Barb's Horses

hi pippin...I am trying Jill really I am

11:37 pm

Nef

35 left! Sorry I can't chat; hoping to finish the grid!

11:37 pm

gremlinn

Go nef!

11:37 pm

pippingeek

big day tomorrow, driving to georgia for a week's holiday

11:37 pm

gremlinn

PB for me?

11:37 pm

Pinikula

ok...back (he's all better now)

11:38 pm

Barb's Horses

drive safe pippin and have a blast

11:38 pm

jillibus

ok, barb, concentrate on the last go5/20 -- go + cons + **s and and buts (and pl). Use a diff vowel for the first set.

11:38 pm

jillibus

**fs, ands and buts

11:38 pm

Nef

not quite, gremlin; but close! :-D

11:39 pm

Barb's Horses

(((bowing )))))to jill for getting me through the go's

11:39 pm

jillibus

have fun, pip!

11:39 pm

Barb's Horses

right 8 to go...

11:39 pm

Nef

barb, take the space out of what gremlin said to me!

11:39 pm

Barb's Horses

t's

11:39 pm

jillibus

hooray, barb!!!

11:39 pm

Pinikula

git'r dun, barb!!!

11:39 pm

Pinikula

1 to go here ;)

11:39 pm

jillibus

gogogo barb!!!

11:40 pm

jillibus

gogogo pini!

11:40 pm

gremlinn

gogo gadget copter!

11:40 pm

Nef

Go pini! Go, Barbs!

11:41 pm

Pinikula

fyrwurx ;)

11:41 pm

Barb's Horses

only have 4 ti's....ti5/14 4/4 5/10 4/6

11:41 pm

jillibus

gadget copter?

11:41 pm

Barb's Horses

(((looking for inspector gadget)))

11:42 pm

pippingeek

good luck to everyone!

11:42 pm

Barb's Horses

it was a cartoon

11:42 pm

Pinikula

ti5/14 = ti + ***e with the Wind

11:42 pm

Barb's Horses

thxs

11:42 pm

Pinikula

ti5/14 (2nd) = add vowel to ti4 before

11:42 pm

hootowl

congrats Pini

11:42 pm

Barb's Horses

got that one pini

11:42 pm

jillibus

ti 4/6 -- remove the beginning of the bee word

11:43 pm

jillibus

2nd ti4/4 -- another word for cans

11:43 pm

Pinikula

ti4 5 4: ti4 = slight color

11:43 pm

Pinikula

ti5 = pl slight color

11:43 pm

Barb's Horses

k got that now jill

11:43 pm

Pinikula

ti4 = wee

11:43 pm

Barb's Horses

got the colours

11:43 pm

jillibus

3rd ti4/4 -- hue

11:43 pm

jillibus

and pl

11:43 pm

Barb's Horses

got the wee

11:43 pm

gremlinn

"ti4/4 -- another word for cans" - tits isn't in the grid

11:44 pm

jillibus

ti4/9 -- t + climbing plant

11:44 pm

Barb's Horses

got the can

11:44 pm

Pinikula

* rolling eyes at grem *

11:44 pm

gremlinn

heheh

11:44 pm

Barb's Horses

got the plant now

11:44 pm

Pinikula

ti4/4 (1st) = ti** test (medical)

11:44 pm

Barb's Horses

lol at grim

11:45 pm

Pinikula

<-- doesn't like ti4 tests

11:45 pm

Barb's Horses

not getting the medical

11:46 pm

hootowl

by that reasoning grem - it should be derrier

11:46 pm

Pinikula

ti4 = like a clock tells ti4, but change the cons

11:46 pm

hootowl

or reasonable facsimile

11:46 pm

jillibus

I'd clue the first ti4/4 as a fork prong

11:46 pm

Barb's Horses

okay got the clock

11:46 pm

Pinikula

oh, even better, jilli!

11:46 pm

jillibus

derriere

11:46 pm

Barb's Horses

or the fork got that now

11:46 pm

Barb's Horses

4 left to go

11:46 pm

Pinikula

git'r dun, barb!!

11:47 pm

Barb's Horses

have 8 ti's now...one more...

11:47 pm

hootowl

ty jilli

11:47 pm

jillibus

ask away, barb! Just give us what you're missing, not what you have (saves time)

11:47 pm

Pinikula

do you know which one, barb?

11:47 pm

Pinikula

(I mean in the order of the list?)

11:47 pm

Barb's Horses

k

11:47 pm

Barb's Horses

ummm

11:47 pm

hootowl

how about t+ poison***

11:48 pm

jillibus

the first ti5/14 is the hybrid wild feline

11:48 pm

Barb's Horses

one of the 5/14's

11:48 pm

Barb's Horses

got the one that rhymes with pigon

11:48 pm

hootowl

sec is the bit of color

11:49 pm

Pinikula

ti5 (1st) = ti + ***e with the wind
ti5 (2nd) = t + german female name (or one of our own babblers)

11:49 pm

gremlinn

Pigon: a regular figure having 3.14159... equal sides.

11:49 pm

jillibus

ti5/14 adds a vowel to the decapitated bee word

11:50 pm

Barb's Horses

there's a decapitated bee running around LOLLLLLLL

11:51 pm

jillibus

what else are you missing, barb?

11:51 pm

Pinikula

bzzzzzzzzzzz

11:51 pm

Barb's Horses

got the first...***e with the wind...its the second another easier clue???

11:51 pm

Barb's Horses

(((poking pini)))

11:52 pm

Pinikula

t + B***O was his name-o + vowel

11:52 pm

gremlinn

bees poke people with their s*****rs

11:53 pm

Barb's Horses

got the to's...just the t's in the middle column at the top...6/9 I have...looking to see what's missing

11:53 pm

jillibus

barb, I thought you said you had the hybrid animal -- ti*er, ti*ger burning bright + the Li** of Judah

11:53 pm

Nef

I have a ti*** of envy for those who have finished

11:53 pm

Pinikula

do you have to4 = foot digit + vowel?

11:54 pm

Barb's Horses

k it is the to's in the middle

11:54 pm

gremlinn

uh-oh, PB, Nef

11:54 pm

Barb's Horses

yes pini

11:54 pm

jillibus

which ones?

11:54 pm

Pinikula

to4 = Animal House's To** party

11:54 pm

Pinikula

to5 = To** party + vowel

11:54 pm

Barb's Horses

missing a to 5/14 second one I thinkg

11:54 pm

Pinikula

to4 = sound?

11:55 pm

Pinikula

to5 = add sometimes vowel to sound

11:55 pm

Nef

Darn ! You're right gremlin. Sorry (hoping there's choclit in there!)

11:55 pm

gremlinn

non-standard plural of that to4

11:55 pm

jillibus

add the sometime vowel to the sound

11:55 pm

Pinikula

to4 = pick up food with to**s

11:55 pm

Pinikula

to5 = add a vowel to the food picker-uppers

11:55 pm

o-o

hoping for at least 350

11:55 pm

Pinikula

to4 = boy's name

11:55 pm

jillibus

add a vowel to the food picker-upper

11:55 pm

Barb's Horses

got the pickers pini

11:56 pm

Pinikula

to4 = to + road abbrev

11:56 pm

Barb's Horses

k did that one more...

11:56 pm

flosey

nonono BR, no time for 350! I'd like a small one - busy all day tomorrow

11:56 pm

gremlinn

I think there's been one over 350 this year - it's a rare sight

11:56 pm

Pinikula

to4 = to + ** dude!

11:56 pm

Pinikula

BR!!!!!!

11:56 pm

jillibus

I guess barb's only lookingat pini's clues

11:57 pm

Pinikula

I hope not!

11:57 pm

Barb's Horses

no I am trying to look at them all

11:57 pm

Pinikula

(sorry)

11:57 pm

o-o

How is Cole, Pini

11:57 pm

Pinikula

doing great, BR! Growing like a weed!

11:57 pm

Barb's Horses

jill

11:57 pm

Pinikula

He's in the 95-100 percentile...

11:57 pm

anike

fireworks

11:58 pm

Barb's Horses

i used yours jill for the food picker

11:58 pm

jillibus

after the boy's name, take the a out of browned bread

11:58 pm

Pinikula

wtg anike!

11:58 pm

Barb's Horses

one to go ...yikes

11:58 pm

cybernan

hello everyone :)

11:58 pm

jillibus

YAY anike!!!

11:58 pm

jillibus

what is your last word, barb?

11:58 pm

Pinikula

hi nan

11:58 pm

jillibus

hi nan :)

11:59 pm

Barb's Horses

its the second to 5/14 if I figured it out right

11:59 pm

anike

TY

11:59 pm

Pinikula

to5 = sound + sometimes vowel

11:59 pm

jillibus

add a vowel to the food picker-upper

11:59 pm

anike

to 5/14 - boys name with extra vowel

11:59 pm

Barb's Horses

did that one...must be the one before it then

12:00 am

jillibus

or plaything + not off for the last 5/14

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