Babble: Archived Puzzle for Tuesday, April 27, 2010

12:00 am

Pinikula

FLIP!

12:00 am

Pinikula

oh no..

12:00 am

flosey

flip

12:00 am

MLFAN17

ugghhh

12:01 am

MLFAN17

i am so not going to do this poof

12:01 am

Laurenh1982

despite it's low number, the words aren't that hard so far.

12:01 am

joshuavorbis

hi and nbt

12:02 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:02 am

flosey

ty lickety

12:02 am

Pinikula

thx lickety

12:03 am

joshuavorbis

phant eschew

12:04 am

Pinikula

nice find, josh

12:04 am

Pinikula

(that didn't make sense, but you know what I mean) I'm tired

12:07 am

Erda

Thank you, Lickety!

12:07 am

Christine

not chutney, drat it.

12:09 am

mpd

fireworks, no list

12:09 am

Pinikula

wtg mpd

12:09 am

gremlinn

gj, need just the 8 here

12:09 am

joshuavorbis

wow, just got the 8

12:09 am

joshuavorbis

ha, timing

12:09 am

gremlinn

which means...I know the first letter, but not the second, hmmm

12:09 am

joshuavorbis

i did not know that was a real word

12:10 am

joshuavorbis

so

12:10 am

mpd

8 was my last also

12:10 am

gremlinn

ah, got it, knew it was probably a compound

12:10 am

gremlinn

I knew it was a word

12:10 am

gremlinn

not that commonly used though

12:11 am

Pinikula

thx guys

12:11 am

gremlinn

learned no new words today

12:12 am

gremlinn

phants: deejay, chegoes, eschewed

12:12 am

Laurenh1982

I think that if so8 is a word, jedi should be as well. because it makes me mental everytime I enter it and it isn't recognized....ok, I am a dork. lol

12:12 am

flosey

sure is a strange word

12:13 am

gremlinn

jeepney too

12:13 am

cybernan

hello everyone -- found the first 25 easily enough, but stalled already

12:13 am

Pinikula

need 3 more for nbt

12:14 am

gremlinn

segwhey: transportation for farmers of the future

12:15 am

gremlinn

moosepie

12:15 am

joshuavorbis

fireworks last word we5/22

12:15 am

Pinikula

wtg josh

12:15 am

cybernan

grats, josh

12:16 am

joshuavorbis

no definition for that word. looks german to me

12:16 am

MizHoffle

How do you guys finish so fast?

12:16 am

joshuavorbis

typing classes

12:16 am

MizHoffle

I am good with the words, but you all amaze the crap out of me

12:16 am

joshuavorbis

speaking for myself

12:17 am

Pinikula

nothing like partying with the whiz kids!

12:17 am

gremlinn

I found one source that says we5 means "weight"

12:17 am

Pinikula

stats for the a's plz?

12:18 am

gremlinn

Miz: I've played Boggle for about 12 years - eventually some aspects of the game get almost automatic

12:18 am

gremlinn

i.e. getting one word and getting a bunch of other words that often come with it

12:18 am

Pinikula

I used to play Boggle (it's one of my favorite games); however, no one ever wants to play it with me :(

12:18 am

gremlinn

ae5/12, as4/4

12:19 am

Pinikula

thx grem

12:19 am

joshuavorbis

i know that feeling very well, pini

12:19 am

MizHoffle

it's those weird, non-english words that get me

12:19 am

Pinikula

oy (should've know the one!)

12:19 am

mpd

where did you play grem?

12:19 am

gremlinn

yeah, eventually you just have to commit them to memory

12:19 am

gremlinn

I have played on Boggle (old games.com), Word Racer, Tangleword, Facebook Scramble, and weboggle/Wordsplay

12:20 am

gremlinn

Word Racer was where I started

12:20 am

Pinikula

I play some of those, too, but prefer playing the real game...that's the one no one will play anymore

12:20 am

mpd

ah, me too

12:20 am

MizHoffle

Compared to the people around me, I am awesome, but next to you guys, I am not worthy

12:21 am

Pinikula

that's how I feel, miz

12:21 am

gremlinn

It's kind of a bummer in real life - all the cubes don't line up right, and you have to write stuff down on paper, etc.

12:21 am

Pinikula

true, grem...but, well, it still has an element of "human" attached to it

12:21 am

Pinikula

(no offense to any of the online games)

12:22 am

joshuavorbis

night everyone - good luck

12:22 am

gremlinn

best compromise: play in a private room online on two computers right next to each other

12:22 am

Pinikula

night josh!

12:22 am

Pinikula

true, grem...

12:22 am

MizHoffle

Although, my true forte is speed games that require serious multi-tasking and being faster than other people. I don't do strategy

12:23 am

MizHoffle

I like to play with other people because of the social aspect. I like people and it's a lot easier and quicker to talk than it is to type

12:24 am

gremlinn

can you play Boggle and follow a conversation at the same time?

12:24 am

Pinikula

I think that's why I like playing here...there's a "human" aspect attached...

12:24 am

Pinikula

not on FB, grem...

12:24 am

MizHoffle

Never tried, grem

12:25 am

gremlinn

I can do that, but not, for example, do some creative writing at the same time as listening to a conversation - that crosses me up way too easily

12:25 am

gremlinn

must require use of some of the same brain circuits or something

12:26 am

Pinikula

stats for the lower left e?

12:26 am

gremlinn

ec 4/6

12:26 am

Pinikula

thx grem

12:27 am

Pinikula

40/25, better call it a night for now...

12:28 am

Pinikula

thx for the convo! cya tmw ;)

12:28 am

MizHoffle

night...I am close behind at the halfway mark

12:28 am

flosey

why is jo6 accepted?

12:30 am

cybernan

haven't seen any calls -- what is the 8?

12:30 am

gremlinn

so8

12:30 am

cybernan

ty grem -- a plural?

12:30 am

gremlinn

no, a compound of two 4s in the puzzle

12:31 am

cybernan

stupid word

12:31 am

Laurenh1982

any hints for the ae5,12

12:32 am

cybernan

similar to assistants

12:32 am

MizHoffle

who even says 'so8'?

12:33 am

cybernan

what is the 7?

12:33 am

Laurenh1982

people with brain injuries

12:33 am

MizHoffle

why not, Flosey (granted, I have no idea what jo 6 is)

12:33 am

Laurenh1982

It's usually proper

12:33 am

flosey

fireworks

12:34 am

MizHoffle

yay flosey!

12:34 am

flosey

Miz, I've only seen it capitalized

12:34 am

cybernan

congrats, flosey

12:34 am

cybernan

guess I will list -- not getting anywhere with the last 16

12:35 am

flosey

I couldn't have finished without lickety

12:36 am

cybernan

ah -- found the owner of the coat

12:37 am

flosey

nan, have you ever heard it used as a common word?

12:37 am

cybernan

no

12:38 am

Erda

It's a cloak

12:39 am

flosey

a long coat worn by women as part of riding habit in colonial america

12:39 am

MizHoffle

the jo?

12:39 am

flosey

yes Miz, jo6

12:40 am

MizHoffle

huh, that was my dad's name

12:40 am

Erda

yup

12:40 am

MizHoffle

I reverse dictionaried it

12:40 am

cybernan

13 and definitely listing now

12:41 am

MizHoffle

17 here to go

12:44 am

Douglas

A grid that more than makes up in anger for what it lacks in size

12:46 am

flosey

I'd rather have 300 real words

12:49 am

cybernan

*!* ta da *!* -- a lot of new ones for me tonight

12:49 am

MizHoffle

last 2 are oe's

12:50 am

flosey

wtg nan

12:50 am

Douglas

Moses is in the grid, but he isn't a word

12:50 am

MizHoffle

yet jo6 is!

12:51 am

MizHoffle

fireworks!

12:51 am

MizHoffle

goodnight!

12:51 am

flosey

wtg Miz

12:51 am

MizHoffle

thanks!

12:51 am

Douglas

nan and MizHoffle most indisputably rock! (like they didn't know that)

12:51 am

cybernan

oe's are an alternate sp for the e 5-6 combo

12:53 am

cybernan

good night everyone -- early tee time if it doesn't rain (with 80% pop it doesn't look very promising)

1:03 am

flosey

good luck nan

1:05 am

flosey

has jilli shown up yet?

1:06 am

flosey

was out for a bit, hubby just came in so stopped for tea

1:11 am

jillibus

Hi all -- here I am :)

1:11 am

flosey

hi jilli, how did you do at bridge tonight

1:12 am

Douglas

30 words, 4 blank tiles, brain frumbing. See that I mean?

1:12 am

jillibus

Not sure, but not too bad, I think -- missed you!

1:13 am

jillibus

I see we have much the same writeup here ;)

1:13 am

flosey

ty - I enjoy these exercise classes but finding 3 a week a bit much - takes the rest of the day to recover!

1:14 am

niksforjaff

hi guys

1:14 am

flosey

yes, we have! same source.

1:14 am

jillibus

Oh, that's rough!

1:14 am

jillibus

hi niks

1:14 am

flosey

hi nik

1:14 am

jillibus

I see you finished this baby -- is it kinder than the last two?

1:15 am

flosey

think you'll need lickety jilli, a few strange words

1:15 am

flosey

jo6 you'd expect to be capitalized

1:15 am

jillibus

Is Lickety up?

1:15 am

flosey

yes

1:16 am

jillibus

Ah, I gather he is -- and it's another meanie :(

1:16 am

sandyloo

whoops its me I accidently logged in to Nicky's page but i have fixed it now

1:16 am

sandyloo

strange words today

1:16 am

flosey

hi sandyloo

1:16 am

jillibus

hi sandyloo :)

1:16 am

flosey

a few

1:17 am

sandyloo

I am exhausted I have been mowing the paddock and raking up the grass, it's been very good exercise

1:18 am

flosey

wow, good for you sandy

1:18 am

sandyloo

I can't understand why nothing is as easy as it was a few years ago!

1:18 am

Douglas

Hello sandyloo

1:19 am

sandyloo

(and we do have a ride on mower) hi doug

1:19 am

jillibus

hi doug

1:20 am

flosey

an, that helps Sandy

1:22 am

Douglas

Hello jilli. I haven't found them yet, but I'm told this grid has two oe's in it. Just thought you ought to know

1:22 am

sandyloo

I cant find those oe's either , but I live in hope

1:23 am

flosey

the o words are an alternate spelling of another word in the grid, do you want a clue?

1:23 am

KatieMcG

morning

1:23 am

flosey

morning Katie

1:23 am

sandyloo

hmmm, I'll keep trying for the moment thanks flo

1:23 am

sandyloo

hmmm, I'll keep trying for the moment thanks flo

1:24 am

flosey

ok

1:24 am

jillibus

thanks, doug

1:24 am

jillibus

hello katie

1:25 am

sandyloo

sorry for repeating myself, it must be my old shaking exhausted hand

1:29 am

Douglas

Good morning katie

1:30 am

jillibus

nbt

1:32 am

mari

morning all - Katie I've sent you an email that I can't read - check it for me please

1:32 am

o-o

o + swelling; pl

1:33 am

jillibus

got those oe words -- thanks for the tip, flosey

1:33 am

jillibus

oh, I see babrab just clued them ;)

1:33 am

jillibus

hi babrab

1:34 am

sandyloo

ah got the oe 's

1:34 am

o-o

Hello, jilli. Hope you are well and smiling

1:34 am

sandyloo

hibabrab

1:34 am

o-o

Hello, sandyloo

1:34 am

jillibus

well, thanks, and smiling so far ;)

1:36 am

flosey

I'm off to bed, goodnight all

1:36 am

jillibus

night flosey!

1:36 am

sandyloo

nite flo

1:37 am

sandyloo

although the sun is shining in a bright blue sky here

1:37 am

o-o

Be well, flosey

1:40 am

sandyloo

bbl

1:41 am

o-o

Be well, sandloo

1:46 am

o-o

phantom: braaivleis

1:48 am

Douglas

NBT...with a little help from the chat and morewords

1:50 am

Douglas

Is braaivleis in the dictionary? It should be in the Penalty Box (yum!)

1:53 am

periwinkle

hello, insomnia here

1:53 am

periwinkle

help with A in upper left pls

1:53 am

jillibus

wtg doug!

1:54 am

jillibus

out in the ocean, peri

1:54 am

periwinkle

sheesh, ty, jilli

1:54 am

periwinkle

nbt

1:55 am

Douglas

The final a has been in the news, what with it recently being World Malaria Day and all

1:55 am

jillibus

wtg peri!

1:57 am

Douglas

yay peri

1:57 am

periwinkle

now I am stuck with 24 left

1:59 am

Douglas

I have 24 left as well, but I'm not particularly revved up about hunting each one down like a dog

2:01 am

periwinkle

21 left now and going back to bed

2:01 am

periwinkle

21 left now and going back to bed

2:01 am

periwinkle

21 left now and going back to bed

2:01 am

jillibus

oh my, found the so8 (a real word?)

2:03 am

Douglas

Declaring moral victory...good night all!

2:03 am

jillibus

ok, once through Lickety's list and 11 left

2:03 am

jillibus

Night douglas!

2:04 am

jillibus

and night peri

2:04 am

jillibus

Am I all alooone?

2:05 am

rubyfoo

good morning

2:05 am

rubyfoo

no, you are not alone *said by space aliens!*

2:06 am

rubyfoo

another small grid!

2:12 am

diem

good morning all

2:12 am

rubyfoo

hello diem, another tiny grid!

2:15 am

rubyfoo

7 minutes and half! I'll come back for a couple more after I get dressed!

2:15 am

rubyfoo

7 minutes and half! I'll come back for a couple more after I get dressed!

2:19 am

mari

morning Diem -last fling before we go !!

2:21 am

diem

Excited? wish i was going with you its raining here!!

2:22 am

jillibus

Oh, population explosion! (I had left here for a bit -- kitchen cleanup)

2:22 am

mari

It's lovely here - sun shinning blue skys just a tad excited :)

2:23 am

sandrafrances

good morning diann

2:24 am

mari

shining even

2:25 am

diem

Better phone Katie and get her up

2:26 am

mari

I've already done it - they wer
e pleased !!

2:27 am

mari

Seriously she was in the shower - she was on here earlier

2:35 am

mari

fireworks and going now - will be in touch by email Diem - take care

2:37 am

diem

WTG have fun say hi to k/b bye

2:42 am

jillibus

fireworks

2:46 am

sandyloo

wd jilli

2:48 am

jillibus

thanks sandy -- do you need clues?

2:49 am

sandyloo

no thanks, Im just going to battle it out today

2:49 am

sandyloo

we are watching Corrie at the moment

2:49 am

diem

wtg jilli

2:50 am

sandyloo

we are up to the bit where the father is desparate to get his pills and he has been arrested

2:56 am

flosey

wtg jilli

2:59 am

sprite

morning all. Why are the grids so small while I am ill, and so big when I am well enough to do chores?

2:59 am

diem

and fireworks that 8 cant be a word

2:59 am

sprite

gratz jilli and diem

2:59 am

sandyloo

hi Sprite, are you still not well....seems to be hanging on?

2:59 am

diem

morning sprite

3:00 am

diem

night all

3:00 am

sprite

yeah lack the energy to battle it fully, it seems. Today is a bit better though, and I am going to get me some sun and exercise,if only 15 minutes.

3:01 am

sprite

good icons and writeups, jilli and flosey!

3:01 am

sandyloo

how long have you been unwell? You should come here we have lots of lovely sunshine

3:01 am

jillibus

Thanks, sprite (I had left but came back for a peek)

3:01 am

sprite

oh sandyloo, there was something I still wanted to tell you: hego suggested a flower icon day as recurring theme and I thought it would be nice to alternate it with your pet icon theme. I hope it is ok with you?

3:02 am

sprite

ongoing sickness for last 3 months, nothing big but rather unpleasant.

3:02 am

sandyloo

good idea, amazing you remember that! I must get back into the icons I love that

3:02 am

sprite

as always a pleasure to see you, jilli

3:03 am

sandyloo

Sprite, that is sooo bad, you poor thing

3:03 am

sprite

hehehe I am queen of themes... my only claim on royalty. I try to stay on top of it ;)

3:03 am

jillibus

sprite, your aalii writeup is the best yet!

3:04 am

sprite

aw thank you jilli!

3:06 am

jillibus

I emailed Lickety and asked him again if he could put you in Resources as the Icon Theme person, but he didn't respond. Thee are a couple of other little glitches in Expert these days I hope he can fix, but maybe they're because of other updates.

3:06 am

sprite

I guess Lickety has really his hands full at home.

3:07 am

jillibus

I guess so, although I gether mrp can walk (limp) now.

3:08 am

lynxxx

Hello everyone

3:08 am

jillibus

*gather

3:08 am

jillibus

hi lynxxx

3:08 am

sandyloo

hi lynxx

3:08 am

sprite

that is an improvement anyway. Still, too many crises in too short a time will demand their price

3:08 am

sprite

hi lyn :)

3:09 am

jillibus

I really have to go to bed so I'll bid farewell to all you lovely people and begone -- *poof*

3:09 am

lynxxx

Jilli, but if Lickety did any updates, woulldn't he have to send the new version to everyone. That would take up a lot of his time I guess

3:09 am

sprite

sleep well jilli

3:09 am

lynxxx

night Jilli

3:09 am

sandyloo

Lickety is probably having to carry Pres around -taking her shopping , cooking dinners etc

3:11 am

sprite

with mrP, the children, work, the house and hopefully some moments of football or music, he won't have much time to spare

3:11 am

sprite

nor energy

3:11 am

lynxxx

His current work involves a lot of night work too

3:12 am

lynxxx

His current work involves a lot of night work too

3:12 am

sprite

that should make babble the last of his worries

3:12 am

sprite

wow lyn, I found the ocean word myself :)

3:13 am

lynxxx

lol, I was going to say something too

3:13 am

sprite

hehehe

3:14 am

sprite

we ARE learning!

3:15 am

sandyloo

not me I don't think I have it and no clues please

3:16 am

sprite

sandy, it is not that it is such a weird or difficult word, just that lyn and I both continually missed it.

3:16 am

sandyloo

aaah

3:17 am

lynxxx

no - I don't miss that one - I miss frog and golf and acne and area (getting better with that one) and a thousand others!

3:18 am

sprite

yay lyn!

3:19 am

sandyloo

is that so 8 really a word, it looks wierd

3:20 am

sprite

something like 'so far ago from Frisco'

3:20 am

sandyloo

Id like to see it in a sentence

3:21 am

sprite

see urban dictionary, sandyloo

3:22 am

sandyloo

20 left and i am putting the lists up now, I can go no further without them

3:22 am

sprite

it means as much as never, lol

3:24 am

sandyloo

I googled it Sprite, LOL, eg "when will you grow up?" answer: so8

3:24 am

sprite

exactlly! :D

3:26 am

sandyloo

I think that is a good clue

3:26 am

sprite

yeah it would be if you wouldn't use the second part of the word, lollll

3:28 am

sandyloo

now i'm using the list, i can't believe the ones that I missed

3:28 am

sprite

lol

3:30 am

sandyloo

like ed5/16 when I had ed4/7

3:31 am

sprite

ouch

3:31 am

lynxxx

down to 20 too and saving for the morning - hate mornings without Babble and coffee. Bye Sprite & Sandy

3:31 am

sprite

have a nice evening, lyn, and sleep well

3:31 am

sandyloo

bye lynxx

3:31 am

sandyloo

what time is it for you , Sprite?

3:32 am

sprite

10.32 in the morning

3:32 am

sandyloo

4.32pm here

3:33 am

sprite

weird idea, isn't it? And I believe it is still later for lyn.

3:33 am

nomatter

hello, hows everyone.

3:33 am

sandyloo

it is probably 6.30 for her

3:33 am

nomatter

it's 1:33 am here lol

3:33 am

sandyloo

hello no

3:33 am

sprite

hello nomatter

3:34 am

sandyloo

where are you , nom?

3:34 am

nomatter

az, usa

3:34 am

sprite

you aussies are getting ready for dinner when I get ready for breakfast. And wh4 you say: what are your plans for today? I can say: how was your day?
Always makes my head spin, grin.

3:35 am

sprite

and you guys in the states still have to catch up with us, lol

3:37 am

sandyloo

I have been on the ride on mower mowing a small paddock and raking up the left over grass, and it just about killed me -more exercise than I needed

3:38 am

sandyloo

and yes I have the lamb roasting

3:38 am

nomatter

it always twists my head too. i just find it really weird but intriguing

3:39 am

sandyloo

nom, I haven't seen you before , are you new to babble?

3:39 am

sprite

I wish I had a Scotty that could beam me over, sandy.

3:40 am

sandyloo

and Sprite, I wondered if you have had any emails from Rolin lately/

3:40 am

sprite

no haven't seen her in ages

3:40 am

sandyloo

She sent me an interesting email , I will ask her if I can forward it to you.

3:41 am

sprite

ok thanks

3:44 am

nomatter

i'm not, i've been on and off for a long time but ineveer really do the chat thing much... i'm starting to a little now though

3:44 am

sprite

it's nice to see you in chat th4, nomatter

3:45 am

sandyloo

I have been off for about 10 months but I'm back now, and chatting is fun with all the lovely people here

3:46 am

sprite

I missed you around, sandyloo! So glad you are back again, and even more glad it is because things are a little better with you and your daughter.

Fireflies and I have to be off. Have fun, both of you.

3:46 am

sandyloo

Sprite, an interesting piece of trivea (from a startrek fan) the words 'Beam me up Scotty" were never used on the show

3:47 am

sandyloo

and bye for now

3:47 am

sprite

:D

3:50 am

jaeleigh

helloo from an insomniac

3:51 am

sandyloo

what time for you jae, 4.50pm here

3:51 am

jaeleigh

3:52AM CDT

3:52 am

jaeleigh

We in the USA just about get the last of the current day, don't we?

3:52 am

sandyloo

I hate it when I can't sleep and I have babbled then , as well

3:52 am

sandyloo

yes, you do, I have relatives in Florida

3:52 am

jaeleigh

Yeah. Tell me about it! LOL!

3:53 am

jaeleigh

I am in Mississippi on the Gulf Coast- "Katrinaland"

3:54 am

sandyloo

My daughter is watching the Bold and the Beautiful - what a load of crock!! She and my mother love it

3:54 am

jaeleigh

I HATE soaps...they are so phony!!! tee hee

3:54 am

sandyloo

How did you do then Jae? We watched it on television and cried all the time

3:55 am

jaeleigh

I was always saying, PLeeeaase...."

3:55 am

sandyloo

What! You mean you don't think that B&B is a reflection of real life!!LOL

3:56 am

jaeleigh

Haha! Neither is All MY Children- I am most cognisant of ABC

3:56 am

jaeleigh

Or is it cognizant?

3:57 am

sandyloo

I have always wanted to eat 'grits' , I have always wondered what they are

3:57 am

herinfernallady

Hi

3:57 am

sandyloo

Hi herin

3:57 am

jaeleigh

Hi, Heri!

3:57 am

herinfernallady

How u all?

3:57 am

sandyloo

golly, I need more wine here (it's wine o'clock0

3:57 am

jaeleigh

Can't sleep...finished the puzzle...

3:57 am

herinfernallady

HI Jae

3:57 am

herinfernallady

and Sandi

3:57 am

herinfernallady

Opps sorry Sandy

3:58 am

sandyloo

I haven't finished I have 15 to go and am slowing

3:58 am

Karys

d

3:58 am

jaeleigh

Nreed any clues?

3:58 am

jaeleigh

*Need

3:59 am

sandyloo

no thanks, Im not wanting clues cos it

3:59 am

sandyloo

its so small

3:59 am

jaeleigh

Smart girl!

3:59 am

sandyloo

I probably nreed some tho

4:00 am

jaeleigh

Have you found the 8?

4:00 am

herinfernallady

I need to have dinner

4:00 am

jaeleigh

Go for it, herin!

4:00 am

herinfernallady

what is wrong with my internets tonight

4:01 am

jaeleigh

I dunno

4:01 am

herinfernallady

It is so slow. We are having ''restaurant night'' tonight.

4:02 am

jaeleigh

Ah!

4:03 am

herinfernallady

which means burgers and fries

4:03 am

jaeleigh

Well, OI am gonna Poof

4:03 am

jaeleigh

See y'all later!

4:04 am

herinfernallady

enjoy

5:32 am

Nancy Boy

*whispers* anyone here? no? *leaves*

5:33 am

guernseygirl

i'm here NB, but have to go in a couple of minutes. are you ok?

5:34 am

Nancy Boy

I'm well, thanks, Guernsey! And yourself?

5:34 am

guernseygirl

great thanks. whizzing through the grid but have to leave now for a class. talk to you another time. bye

5:35 am

Nancy Boy

right you are ;) have fun!

5:37 am

MonkeyGames

I'm lurking at work.... can anyone clue the jo6?

5:39 am

Haz1558

jo6 - he of the dreamcoat

5:40 am

FMitch

Greetings all!

5:40 am

MonkeyGames

Ah, thanks! Completely failed to try that even though I *know* what I think of as names aren't always!

5:40 am

Haz1558

Hello FM!

5:40 am

MonkeyGames

Hi FM!

5:41 am

FMitch

It is t-shirt weather here today, so warm and sunny!
Hi Haz and MG!

5:41 am

MonkeyGames

It was here, too, but now there's a grey wall coming in...

5:42 am

Haz1558

I'm sticking to my long sleeves - drizzly again today. It's bound to improve soon, isn't it?

5:42 am

FMitch

and a good grid today too although a few unusual words.

5:42 am

MonkeyGames

It gets tough near th eend.

5:43 am

FMitch

I think you should get the better weather is a few days but they were forecasting more rain for you coming overnight and into tomorrow.

5:43 am

Haz1558

I think the farmers will be glad of it - they want heat and rain to get the grass started growing properly.

5:44 am

FMitch

mmm rain - 1 lot of rain here in over 2 weeks.

5:46 am

FMitch

Oh my Tesco's grocery delivery has arrived back in 5!

5:47 am

Haz1558

The fun part of the week - putting away the groceries.

5:51 am

Flask1

Hi all....new pic Haz?

5:55 am

FMitch

It was a delivery of all the bulky and heavy stuff, makes life so much easier.
Hi Flask.

5:56 am

Haz1558

Hello Flask - yes, new picture of Spangle,it reflects how she's feeling!

5:57 am

MonkeyGames

Can anyone help with my last word? It's the mo5 after the giant birds.

5:57 am

Haz1558

mo5 - past tense of the cow sound

5:58 am

FMitch

pt of the cow noise MG

5:58 am

MonkeyGames

Oh DUH!!! Thank you, and fireworks.

5:58 am

Haz1558

Congratulations!

5:58 am

FMitch

Congrats!

6:00 am

MonkeyGames

Thanks! But now what am I going to do? Things are pretty slow at th eInstitute just now (not in general, but today very much so).

6:01 am

FMitch

Argh, anyone know where I have put the charger for my mobile? *goes off in search*

6:01 am

MonkeyGames

Guess I'll get on with paperwork. Have fun, everyone!

6:02 am

Haz1558

Bye MG.

6:03 am

FMitch

Found it.

6:04 am

Haz1558

That was quick.

6:05 am

Flask1

so8 please?

6:05 am

FMitch

I lookin the crate that has all my eletronic cabling first and then remember I had put the charger in a drawer so I wouldn't lose it *le sigh*

6:06 am

Haz1558

It's a strange one, Flask - two separate words which put together make a vague reference to a time. Think of one of the songs from West Side Story, 'There's a place for us' and change one of the words a bit.

6:07 am

EspritdJean

that is a weird one

6:07 am

FMitch

Judi Garlands Wizard of Oz song but instead the last 4 letter use a time reference.

6:07 am

Haz1558

Isn't it?

6:07 am

Flask1

very weird indeed, thanx Haz!

6:07 am

EspritdJean

good clue tho, as always ;-]

6:07 am

FMitch

Hi Esprit

6:08 am

Haz1558

You're welcome!

6:08 am

EspritdJean

hi FM

6:11 am

Flask1

clue for we5/24 please?

6:11 am

Haz1558

we5/24 - put the thin end into a type of sandal.

6:11 am

Flask1

sorry!...got it!

6:12 am

Haz1558

No problem - and plurals too.

6:13 am

FMitch

ack phone and then I must get so4 lunch so back in a bit.

6:13 am

Flask1

yes....I saw that too, thanx!

6:13 am

inge

pen t

6:14 am

Haz1558

See you later, FM. I'm about to take Spangle out for a walk.

6:15 am

Haz1558

Bye all!

6:17 am

Flask1

bye haz

6:19 am

crosshair

good morning everyone;)

6:19 am

bichon

hi crossy and all

6:19 am

crosshair

howdy bichon

6:19 am

SeaSpray

Good morning everyone

6:20 am

crosshair

howdy seaspray

6:20 am

SeaSpray

Hiya Crossy

6:21 am

SeaSpray

Looks like we're going back to D.C. for some more hockey

6:22 am

crosshair

t.b.h other than babble and a nightly movie on the dvd player,life has been hectic and ive not followed the hockey this year

6:22 am

Trifioso

hello friends. okay - anybody remember when alec baldwin was on SNL and did all those NPR spots? His last name is a phantom today....

6:24 am

SeaSpray

game 7 between Mtl and Caps tomorrow night...should be another good one

6:24 am

Uneaixoise

ah yes, his tasty balls :-)

6:25 am

crosshair

gooooo canadiens!

6:25 am

Uneaixoise

classic spots for sure!

6:25 am

Trifioso

Ta, une!!!

6:25 am

Trifioso

and how are you, my kindred spirit?

6:25 am

Uneaixoise

ok, and you?

6:26 am

Trifioso

I am just fine. had a very great, and then very sad weekend, but on the whole, life is good.

6:26 am

Uneaixoise

sad? :-(

6:27 am

Trifioso

krystalnacht in the hen house - something ate 5 out of my 6 chickens, whilst I was out having a wonderful tea with an old friend. HATE when life does that! poor chickens! and the poor little one who was left behind has the poultry equivalent of PTSD.....

6:28 am

Uneaixoise

ooohhh, i remember reading that in the chog -- so very sorry, trif . . .

6:28 am

Uneaixoise

what a terrible shock to come home to that . . .

6:29 am

Trifioso

I am trying to be normal about it. Farm life....the kids of course want to run out and get more chicks, but I am actually sort of relieved that the expense is reduced. I don't want to tell the kids we can't afford to keep hens anymore, but honestly, I can't. It was a horrible way for them to meet their ends, but actually a financial blessing, too.

6:30 am

Uneaixoise

right . . . but still . . . :-(

6:30 am

Trifioso

gads, that makes me sound so awful and heartless! I assure you, I really am not....trying to find the silver lining, I guess

6:30 am

crosshair

i remember the nightmare of keeping 20 layers;(

6:30 am

Uneaixoise

big hugs to you

6:30 am

Uneaixoise

not heartless at all, trif -- understandable that you're trying to find a silver lining

6:30 am

Uneaixoise

hey, crossy :-)

6:31 am

Trifioso

20 is a lot, crossy! I think 17 was our all time high, a few years ago, and then a weasel visited. in the end, it's just hard to keep hens around here, as coyote and predator infested as we are.

6:32 am

LynnNate08

hello all

6:32 am

Uneaixoise

hey, lynn :-)

6:32 am

crosshair

if its not changing the water every hour because its full of poop,you shovelling the building out and putting fresh bedding in,then eating their own egss cause you dont collect fast enough and one steps on an egg and they get a taste for it.now you have to buy grit and clam shell.heatiing in winter.them getting their feet frozen in the water dish,rickets,mange,varmits and on and on

6:32 am

Trifioso

hello lynn!

6:33 am

Trifioso

((now has the theme song to "green acres" stuck in head....))

6:33 am

Trifioso

une, your icon photo is lovely! is that near you? a tibouchina maybe?

6:34 am

Uneaixoise

it's a pic i found online BUT I actually have some beautiful clematis blooming right now that look very much like that!

6:36 am

Uneaixoise

ok, pups must go out to pee -- back in a mo! :-)

6:40 am

LynnNate08

hehe

6:42 am

LynnNate08

im so losing this game!

6:42 am

LynnNate08

when

6:42 am

crosshair

hang in there lynn!

6:43 am

crosshair

to the pb my dear

6:45 am

crosshair

size down that profile pic lynn,its too big to view easily

6:46 am

crosshair

and too many of those make the chg crawl;)

6:46 am

LynnNate08

hmmm......!

6:46 am

crosshair

chog

6:47 am

sandyloo

talking chooks, we have them and there have been a number of times the fox has got them, but my husband build a chookyard with the wire mesh over the roof and floor now no foxes get them and they wander all over the farm during the day

6:48 am

sandyloo

foxes are not nice they kill all the chooks and rip their heads off and just leave them

6:48 am

Trifioso

yes, our set up is very similar, sandy, and we do let the chickens out during the day, which is when they were tagged. it's unusual, as predators around here are usually dawn/dusk feeders, but perhaps whoever it was has a litter of babies to feed, so hit at an unexpected time.

6:49 am

Trifioso

and we have NOTHING left, just feathers, feathers, feathers. it looks like a sorority pillow fight happened out there, which makes me think coyotes v foxes or hawks

6:49 am

sandyloo

the only predators we have here in australia are foxes so that is a good thing

6:49 am

sandyloo

foxes kill for fun

6:49 am

Trifioso

really, sandy? I would have thought that snakes would go at chickens too, or at least the baby chicks, but no?

6:50 am

Trifioso

btw, my sister in law, her husband, and their 8 yo daughter live in perth - don't know if we ever had that convo....

6:50 am

sandyloo

we do have snakes but maybe they could get the chicks but haven't heard of it. they do take eggs (as does our border collie

6:51 am

sandyloo

I know people who have lost their horses to snakebites

6:52 am

sandyloo

am watching New Zealand's Next Top Model - don't like their strange accents

6:53 am

sandyloo

I have to watch this rubbish, my daughter likes it

6:53 am

rubyfoo

that is sad about the chickens, trif. We have foxes here, but never in our yard as our dogs are good "discouragers". However, one neighbor feeds them stuff from the local abattoir so they are so tame that they come into another neighbor's yard in the daytime. I think it's wonderful, but she doesn't.

6:53 am

Trifioso

there goes my babble alarm. dread. off to add value. have a fine morning/day/evening my babble friends, until time and tides brings us together again....

6:53 am

rubyfoo

bye trif

6:54 am

Trifioso

****big kiss!****

6:54 am

rubyfoo

a nearby donkey got killed by a viper bite, the only poisonous thing around here

6:55 am

sandyloo

foxes only come at night here, the dogs do run down the back and I suspect foxes then

6:55 am

rubyfoo

sometimes I can smell them in the morning; I've developed a nose like a dog!

6:56 am

sandyloo

lol ruby I am picturing that

6:56 am

rubyfoo

when my ears get furry, I'll start to worry

6:57 am

sandyloo

I wonder what a 'babble alarm' is -does it go off when you have been on too long? hmm I think maybe a lot of us need one

6:57 am

rubyfoo

does anybody have a hint for either the 7 or the 8 (or both!)

6:58 am

rubyfoo

I think I've reached my limit at 37

6:58 am

sandyloo

ooo I have the 8 - now here's a clue: ask the question "when are you going to grow up" the answer is so8

6:58 am

Riverdance

good morning all - wow another small grid today

6:58 am

rubyfoo

hello mom! small and nasty, just like me! hahah

6:59 am

Riverdance

funny ruby

6:59 am

Anniebrook

sandy, I got the 8 from your clue, thanks. I almost didnt type it because I thought that cant be a word. Silly me.

6:59 am

rubyfoo

hmmm maybe I haven't grown up yet....

6:59 am

Anniebrook

Hello everyone

6:59 am

rubyfoo

hi annie

7:00 am

Anniebrook

hi ruby, How are the dogs?

7:00 am

rubyfoo

Ruby is limping much less, thank you, what a relief!

7:00 am

sandyloo

hi annie

7:01 am

rubyfoo

I was scared to death about her

7:01 am

Anniebrook

ruby, Such a worry when a pet is not doing well. Glad to hear she is coming along better.

7:01 am

sandyloo

What happened to her paw ruby?

7:01 am

rubyfoo

got the so8, ty sandy, but never heard of such a word

7:02 am

sandyloo

I have the 7 too , am just looking for it

7:03 am

rubyfoo

she limped for more than a week and I kept inspecting paw, shoulder, ankle, etc. in her evening massages. She didn't ever flinch. Finally took her to vet yesterday (to the tune of close to $300!!!) and he took x-rays and found a little bit of arthritis in her shoulder

7:03 am

rubyfoo

2 days meds and she's much better

7:03 am

rubyfoo

her chin was hitting the floor, if you can imagine!

7:03 am

sandyloo

I guess that is part of being old ruby, we have that problem with the old horses too

7:03 am

sandyloo

sad

7:03 am

rubyfoo

but she's only 7 1/2!

7:04 am

rubyfoo

here she comes....

7:04 am

sandyloo

I have the 7 , it is a plural of the ed5/14

7:04 am

sandyloo

sorry , no its not

7:04 am

rubyfoo

hahah

7:05 am

sandyloo

its the plural of the oe6/24

7:05 am

sandyloo

ruby , what is the average life for a chow

7:06 am

rubyfoo

ty for the oe, got two. We've been very unlucky with our chows, but 10 or 11 is probably it. We've lost two very young

7:06 am

rubyfoo

they are terribly inbred, especially the black ones

7:06 am

periwinkle

heloo, that so8 is a ridiculous word

7:07 am

periwinkle

heloo, that so8 is a ridiculous word

7:07 am

periwinkle

hello even

7:07 am

rubyfoo

hi peri!

7:08 am

rubyfoo

what kind of dogs do you have sandy?

7:08 am

Anniebrook

hi peri

7:08 am

sandrafrances

FIREWORKS

7:08 am

rubyfoo

congrats sandra!

7:08 am

Anniebrook

congrats, sandra!

7:09 am

sandrafrances

thanks. any clues neede before i go

7:09 am

sandyloo

we have two jack russels and one border collie, they are very well trained and very smart, but in different ways - the jacks love doing tricks and the border thinks carefully about everything

7:09 am

rubyfoo

you must have a lot of space!

7:09 am

sandyloo

the jacks are 11 and 9 (mother and daughter) border is 11

7:10 am

sandyloo

we have 8 acres

7:10 am

rubyfoo

chows are not noted for their intelligence and only do what they please, so can't be trained. However, they are very clean and, if they love you, know exactly what you want

7:10 am

sandrafrances

am off to sit and relax in the garden in this lovely weather

7:10 am

rubyfoo

that's huge!

7:10 am

sandyloo

and it is only 17 minutes from the heart of the city

7:11 am

rubyfoo

I just planted 12 impatiens in one of the borders, an annual cheat for the holes

7:11 am

sandyloo

sandra where are you?

7:11 am

rubyfoo

that sounds perfect!

7:11 am

sandrafrances

in england just outside london

7:11 am

sandyloo

our weather is wonderful at the moment, warm as toast in the day and cold at night

7:11 am

periwinkle

was hoping for a bigger easier grid today

7:12 am

rubyfoo

so if you have good weather today, sandra, our good weather will continue for 2 more days!

7:12 am

rubyfoo

me, too, peri

7:12 am

SeaSpray

so was I peri, these small ones frustrate me

7:12 am

rubyfoo

hello seaspray! How are you feeling?

7:12 am

sandrafrances

bye all

7:12 am

sandyloo

i haven't seen a big grid for quite a while

7:12 am

rubyfoo

bye sandra

7:12 am

sandyloo

bye

7:13 am

rubyfoo

I like the big ones much better; they're juicier!

7:13 am

SeaSpray

Very well ruby and you?

7:13 am

Nancy Boy

hahaha, Ruby! I see what you mean - this is like picking the meat off a bone

7:13 am

rubyfoo

enjoying the good weather and I think my son is coming to visit in mid-May, so that's a good thing

7:13 am

sandyloo

they are ruby, I have 15 left here (for the last 4 hours) I must stop chatting

7:14 am

rubyfoo

woof!

7:14 am

SeaSpray

But, my son requested home made bean soup, so I will be at the stove today lol

7:14 am

SeaSpray

That's wonderful ruby

7:14 am

rubyfoo

I'm going to go and read the paper with 24 left. What a good mom, seaspray.

7:15 am

rubyfoo

bye everybody, nice chatting with you. Maybe see you later

7:15 am

SeaSpray

lol yes ruby and he doesn't even live here

7:15 am

Anniebrook

bye ruby

7:15 am

SeaSpray

hagd ruby!

7:15 am

rubyfoo

bye annie

7:15 am

rubyfoo

ty

7:20 am

Mom

good morning dear babblers

7:20 am

Mom

I can't stay and play today but wanted to give you all one clue, for what I consider a non-word.

7:20 am

Anniebrook

Hi (((Mom)))

7:20 am

Mom

{{Annie}} good morning

7:21 am

Mom

So** day my prince will come + **** you wish upon a star ..... my tribute to Walt Disney :)

7:21 am

SeaSpray

Hi Mom...will gladly accept all clues :)

7:21 am

Mom

Hi Seaspray

7:21 am

Anniebrook

Mom, Isnt that the silliest? I almost didnt type it when sandyloo gave the clue before.

7:22 am

Mom

it is a really silly word.

7:23 am

SeaSpray

I monkeyed a word earlier only to find it has no meaning???

7:23 am

Mom

now I must go .... hope to be back on in the late afternoon. {{Hugs}} to all of you

7:23 am

Mom

Sea, there are a lot of words like that in Enable

7:23 am

Anniebrook

Bye Mom!

7:23 am

Mom

bye bye Annie

7:23 am

SeaSpray

Bye Mom and ty

7:23 am

Mom

bye bye Seaspray, you are so welcome

7:40 am

Anniebrook

fireworks

7:40 am

Riverdance

hooray for Annie

7:42 am

Anniebrook

would anyone like a clue before I go shopping?

7:42 am

Riverdance

I would please - the oe's

7:43 am

Anniebrook

Mom, the british spelling when your body retains fluids.

7:43 am

Anniebrook

just put an O in front of E5 and plural

7:44 am

Riverdance

bloated doesnt started with oe - hmmm

7:44 am

Anniebrook

Do you have ed5? and not the rim.

7:48 am

Anniebrook

ed + **m* Bovary

7:49 am

Riverdance

oops just got interrupted at work - how dare they - looking again

7:49 am

Riverdance

oedema

7:49 am

Riverdance

Im on my way

7:50 am

Anniebrook

That's it!

7:50 am

Riverdance

hope the coffee is hot

7:50 am

Anniebrook

*puts coffee and danish in the PB*

7:50 am

scribekd

maybe work won't find you in the pb! you can hide out.

7:51 am

Anniebrook

plural that Mom and then put an O in front for the oe's

7:51 am

Riverdance

good idea scribe ***ah - danish is so delicious this morning***

7:51 am

Riverdance

I got them thanks Annie

7:51 am

Anniebrook

youre welcome

7:51 am

Riverdance

jo6 please

7:52 am

Anniebrook

Mom, He wore the Technicolor Coat

7:53 am

Anniebrook

mans name

7:53 am

Riverdance

brb

7:53 am

Anniebrook

bibical

7:54 am

Riverdance

I got it thanks - work again - dont they understand I need to babble - down to 1

7:54 am

Anniebrook

go mom go!!!

7:55 am

Anniebrook

Someone has to set them straight..Babble then work!

7:55 am

Riverdance

you got that right

7:56 am

Riverdance

FIREWORKS

7:56 am

Anniebrook

YAY for Momneeds!!!!!!

7:56 am

Anniebrook

Now I can go food shopping. Bye dear babblers

7:56 am

scribekd

congrats, Momneeds!

7:57 am

scribekd

thanks aniebrook

7:57 am

hego

Hi All and thanks for the clues!

7:57 am

Riverdance

grid looked worse than actually was - a couple tough ones but Ok with the list

7:57 am

Riverdance

Hi Hego and thanks everyone

7:57 am

hego

Better than yesterday, I hope.

7:57 am

Anniebrook

hi and bye hego

7:57 am

hego

Bye Annie and ty

7:58 am

hego

bbl

7:59 am

Riverdance

bye hego

7:59 am

Riverdance

well I guess I must get to work now - have a great day everyone

7:59 am

scribekd

bye, Momneeds

8:03 am

hego

back again. Just the doorbell.

8:03 am

hego

Bye MNH

8:03 am

pippingeek

and here i thought today might be easy

8:03 am

pippingeek

i'm out of practice!

8:04 am

hego

Hi Pippin

8:04 am

scribekd

some of these are hard

8:04 am

pippingeek

how are you hego?

8:05 am

hego

I'm good Pippin. Climbed any rocks lately?

8:05 am

pippingeek

it's been about a week, been travelling

8:05 am

hego

Scribe, some are just silly.

8:06 am

scribekd

i think so, too-without clues i'd never make it!

8:06 am

pippingeek

i'd like to go today but i have a major dental thing at 2 so we'll see how i feel

8:06 am

hego

Pip, just when I think I'm getting better at this, I get a day where I can't get words at all. lol

8:07 am

hego

I need the clues at some point. Try to do as much as I can without them.

8:08 am

hego

Sorry to hear about the tooth thing Pip. Hope it goes well.

8:08 am

scribekd

if i read the clue, i can't help but try to find it

8:08 am

SeaSpray

clue for the yi5 please?

8:08 am

hego

Right

8:09 am

hego

Just started Sea. Sorry and Hi

8:09 am

SeaSpray

nm got it and fireworks!

8:09 am

Scrabbler

65 words. Phooey!

8:09 am

SeaSpray

Hey hego!

8:09 am

pippingeek

pl of sound a scared dog makes

8:09 am

hego

YAAAYYY!!! Seaspray!

8:09 am

hego

Hi Scrabs!

8:09 am

Scrabbler

Yahoo SS!

8:10 am

SeaSpray

Hi scrabbie....off to sart makin the bean soup...hagd everyone!

8:10 am

crosshair

back for a few more:)

8:10 am

scribekd

hope your son enjoys the soup!

8:10 am

Scrabbler

ye SS

8:10 am

crosshair

i see the grid is taking proper names today;/

8:10 am

hego

Hi Crossy! How's the guy today?

8:10 am

Scrabbler

Hi Crossy

8:10 am

pippingeek

hey, that's halfway for me, yay!

8:11 am

hego

YAY

8:11 am

crosshair

ready to rock and roll,i have my sleep test tonight,they are gonna wire me for sound lol

8:11 am

scribekd

see, pippingeek-you're not out of practice either!

8:11 am

crosshair

scwabbs!

8:11 am

hego

Can't wait to hear about that Crossy.

8:12 am

Scrabbler

I had that too, Crossy. Comical actually, the wires attached.

8:12 am

pippingeek

so i met a fella and he wants to take me for a week and give me a stunning florida holiday before i move - i can't decide if i shuld let him or not

8:12 am

crosshair

you really do not get the depth of sleep that causes the problems cause you are too uncomfortable with all those electrodes lol

8:13 am

pippingeek

i was just thinking that crossy

8:13 am

crosshair

depends what he wants pippi lol

8:13 am

hego

Whooo hoo Pippin.

8:14 am

hego

Hey! How well do you know this guy?

8:14 am

Scrabbler

Pip, how well do you know him?

8:14 am

pippingeek

it's more that he's taking off from his work and i had planned to be online apartment hunting and such

8:14 am

crosshair

i rarely get women walking up to me and saying "hey! want to go to florida with me? " lol

8:14 am

hego

great minds think alike Scrabs.

8:14 am

Scrabbler

Crossy, I slept easily--comfortale setting. Then I returned for test with mask for CPAP--slept even etter.

8:15 am

pippingeek

i know him well enough to know he's not a creep, we've actually known one another tangentially for a decade and have tons of the same friends

8:15 am

crosshair

i am hoping for a mask or a mouthpiece scrabby,this is too much as it is now

8:15 am

hego

rarely, Crossy, or never?

8:15 am

Scrabbler

That sounds better, Pip.

8:15 am

crosshair

never hego

8:15 am

hego

Aha!

8:15 am

Scrabbler

In Feb I switched to the nasal pillows--I prefer them over the mask.

8:16 am

hego

Twll us all about your test tomorrow.

8:16 am

crosshair

nasal pillows?

8:16 am

crosshair

i will indeed

8:16 am

hego

Nasal pillows?

8:16 am

crosshair

snap hego

8:16 am

Scrabbler

Cushions rest in nostrils so no mask covering nose.

8:16 am

hego

that brings some funny pictures to mind.

8:16 am

Scrabbler

I am a elly sleeper so this is much nicer for me.

8:17 am

hego

snap Crossy

8:17 am

crosshair

i am a side sleeper,i stop breathing when i lay on my back

8:17 am

Scrabbler

Check out Opus nasal pillows. They are an Aussie company, if I recall correctly.

8:17 am

Scrabbler

*belly sleeper

8:17 am

hego

All sounds uncomfortable to me.

8:18 am

pippingeek

i'm a belly sleeper too but i don't think i could get down with nasal pillows

8:18 am

crosshair

and my belly is a tad big to lay on my stomach,id be a teeter-totter lol

8:18 am

hego

And I''m a world class sleeper.

8:18 am

hego

:-D

8:18 am

crosshair

i have slept 5 hours in the last 2 days;(

8:18 am

hego

not good

8:19 am

pippingeek

no good crossy!

8:19 am

pippingeek

i have slept a lot more than that, but i'm recovering from my holiday

8:19 am

crosshair

hard to sleep with all the choking and gasping and snoring lol

8:19 am

Scrabbler

I am watching 24 from last night. I have lost interest as the story lines have become more implausible.

8:19 am

crosshair

so they better hook crossy up tonight lol

8:20 am

hego

there is a surgery for that Crossy.

8:20 am

Scrabbler

You also need PFTs (pulmonary function tests) to determine how much asthma or COPD are factors.

8:20 am

crosshair

tbh scrabby i have pretty well given up on cable programming.i watch a movie on dvd or tape,if not for the wife and kid i would not bother with the darn cable

8:20 am

crosshair

oh i also have that test set up scrabby

8:21 am

Scrabbler

Good boy, Crossy.

8:21 am

crosshair

sleep test called back first

8:21 am

hego

House, I must have House!

8:21 am

crosshair

but im sure the hosp will call for the other any time now

8:21 am

hego

On tv, that is.

8:21 am

pippingeek

ugh, sinuses. started getting sickish on my 36 hour date with the fella, and haven't been right since saturday

8:21 am

crosshair

i have 5 seasons of house on disk hego

8:22 am

Scrabbler

I love Greg House--he says those things that docs wish they could say to patients.

8:22 am

hego

We'll get you sorted yet, Crossy.

8:22 am

hego

rught Scrabs

8:22 am

Scrabbler

36 hr date, Pip?

8:22 am

hego

uh, right

8:23 am

hego

Pip is fascinating today.

8:23 am

pippingeek

yeah, he took me out friday night and didnt bring me back till sunday morning. it was kind of nice

8:23 am

hego

You go girl!

8:24 am

pippingeek

now if only i were both fascinating and able to finish this grid

8:24 am

hego

Can't have everything, Dear.

8:24 am

crosshair

i love house as well"house he is bleeding though every pore!! WHAT DO WE DO???" (house gobbles 7 vicodin) "give her five pints of bleach dammit and now!" "omg house it worked" (13 bats her eyes and gives subtle come on) camera pans to cuttys cute butt in hooker skirt....

8:24 am

Scrabbler

I am up to 27 but am stuck.

8:25 am

pippingeek

so i don't know if i should go because my mom wants to hang out in my last weeks in florida, i should be apt hunting, etc

8:25 am

pippingeek

i am at 28 and pretty well stuck

8:25 am

Scrabbler

Silly Cross!

8:25 am

hego

Crossy, every nurse and physician I know watches that show.

8:25 am

pippingeek

but to have a guy who wants to take me out like this and treat me this nice is pretty amazing, it's hard to argue with that

8:26 am

hego

I think it's for the reason Scrabs gave.

8:26 am

hego

It's our fantasy.

8:26 am

crosshair

and cutty is hot dammit,the ladies can keep 13 lol

8:26 am

hego

Good luck, Pip dear.

8:27 am

Scrabbler

Yep. House has no restraint. He is tactless + blunt with patients + families. He deals with reality. No tip-toeing around the facts.

8:27 am

Scrabbler

I love Chase, esp with his short haircut!

8:27 am

hego

Of course all hospital administrators dress like that.

8:28 am

crosshair

he treats the problem and not the patient but it is a good show,the patient is just a breathing piece of meat or "that interesting disease"

8:28 am

jmitch

I second the motion that Cutty is hot!

8:28 am

Scrabbler

No dept chairman or administrator would allow House to be on their staff--bad behavior.

8:28 am

pippingeek

yes, but so is house!

8:28 am

Scrabbler

Hi jm

8:28 am

hego

skin tight clothes and low cut tops.

8:29 am

crosshair

to late jm,i have dibbs on cutty

8:29 am

jmitch

good morning...just silently lurking until hot women are mentioned!

8:29 am

hego

I kind of like House or I should say Hugh Laurie

8:29 am

hego

Hi JM, you dog, you.

8:29 am

pippingeek

i even liked him with the bad mullet when he did "a bit of fry and laurie" with stephen frye

8:30 am

hego

He's a great musician.

8:30 am

pippingeek

yes, he really is

8:30 am

Scrabbler

I like Hugh when he speaks his native Brit.

8:30 am

hego

Me too!

8:31 am

crosshair

stand back the girls are overheating lol

8:31 am

pippingeek

he was a bit dorky in black adder but pretty to look at

8:31 am

hego

Oh yes!

8:31 am

Scrabbler

*hot flashing...must take off pullover*

8:31 am

hego

That we are Crossy.

8:32 am

hego

LOL Scrabs.

8:32 am

pippingeek

anything todistract me from my stopped up nose

8:33 am

hego

How about an antihistamine?

8:33 am

pippingeek

crap, i hate trying to monkey a word that's possible from 2 directions. too many options!

8:33 am

pippingeek

those knock me out and/or give me awful post nasal drip, i usually just use my neti pot but i couldn't cause of the travelling

8:34 am

hego

neti pot is good.

8:34 am

pippingeek

the farm i stayed at had too much iron in the water to feel comfortable using it, and i didn't bring it to the date so i din't have it my last day or 2

8:34 am

crosshair

neti pot?

8:34 am

pippingeek

sinus irrigation method

8:35 am

hego

a little kettle you use to shove water up your nose. lol

8:35 am

crosshair

oh a squeeze bulb sort of thing?

8:35 am

Scrabbler

Bye some saline solution.

8:35 am

pippingeek

pour lukewarm salt water in one nostril and let it come out the other side, washing thru yr sinuses along the way

8:35 am

Scrabbler

Fresh tea for all!

8:35 am

crosshair

lol pippi id drown

8:36 am

hego

People say it works

8:36 am

pippingeek

there is a squeeze method but it scares me, the classic neti pot just uses gravity

8:36 am

Scrabbler

It is very helpful to minimize nasal + sinus problems--get rid of pollen + mucous.

8:36 am

crosshair

when i want to clear things i get a pot of boiling water and a bottle of that liquid vicsk used for vaporizers

8:37 am

hego

really?

8:37 am

jmitch

i just use disposable cups when i travel.

8:37 am

pippingeek

but my friend who had a fungal growth (aka tumor) in her sphenoid sinus uses the squeeze bottle version

8:37 am

Scrabbler

I passed halfway so time to use the list.

8:37 am

crosshair

a sinus tumor?? ouch

8:38 am

pippingeek

i have a plastic travel model cause i broke 2 or 3 neti pots previously, and i use the little NeilMed salt packets when i travel, easier than hunting down sea salt

8:38 am

hego

i use nasocort. good old steroids.

8:38 am

Scrabbler

NeilMed makes lots of nose stuff

8:39 am

Scrabbler

I use nasal antihistamine sprays--Patanase, Astelin, etc

8:39 am

EvaNadine

mornin babblers!

8:39 am

hego

I like those also Scrab

8:39 am

hego

Hi Eva

8:39 am

Scrabbler

Hi Eva

8:39 am

mkg

hi all. any clues for the 7 or 8?

8:40 am

pippingeek

the 7 is an oe, brit spelled bruise pl

8:40 am

crosshair

sorry to be gross here for a sec ladies,but scrabbs what can be used to stop scabs,swelling and irritation,i blow my nose in the morn and it is full of hard crunchys and blood..sorry again ladies

8:40 am

EvaNadine

how are we all today?

8:40 am

hego

crunchies?

8:41 am

Scrabbler

Nasal saline spray will help, Cross.

8:41 am

hego

I use that too.

8:41 am

crosshair

ty scrabbs

8:41 am

pippingeek

crossy, put some neosporin on a qtip and smear it around a few times a day till things get better

8:41 am

mkg

ty geek. dont know the word though.

8:41 am

Scrabbler

And a humidifer or vaporizer in your room. If you end up with CPAP you can ask for a humidifier hook-up

8:41 am

crosshair

i have some of that;)

8:41 am

pippingeek

i used to do that when i lived in the cold cause the inside of my nose would crack in winter

8:42 am

hego

mkg put an o in front of ed5 and plural

8:42 am

Scrabbler

ed5= swelling, fluid retention

8:42 am

crosshair

i will rememBer tall that ty scraBBS, ty pippi

8:43 am

Scrabbler

ed + anath***

8:43 am

hego

the 8 is a compound word. so 8

8:43 am

Krysten

Cross, I had that too for a long time. My now husband (who's an HVAC mechanic) installed a humidifier on our furnace and it completely went away.

8:43 am

hego

that's the best way Krysten

8:43 am

crosshair

well we are over our dry win ter air now,so im hoping for improvement

8:44 am

crosshair

we are in full spring mode here now....yaaaa!

8:44 am

Krysten

I find it works year round. It also helps with his (and mine) snoring!

8:44 am

hego

double Yay.

8:45 am

crosshair

had to stop for a pair of deer on the road the other day,they gave me a dirrty look and moved on lol

8:45 am

pippingeek

ugh, tired

8:45 am

hego

sect

8:45 am

hego

Uh oh!

8:45 am

Scrabbler

I like having staring contests with deer.

8:45 am

crosshair

to the pb hego

8:45 am

Nancy Boy

or instead of a humidifier, take a trip to my hometown in the summer. Afternoon, all :)

8:45 am

pippingeek

ty for the clue hego!

8:45 am

hego

yup

8:45 am

Scrabbler

Give me a toughie, Hego.

8:45 am

Krysten

what part of Canada are you from Crossy?

8:45 am

Scrabbler

Hi NB

8:45 am

crosshair

lol nb

8:45 am

hego

yw Pip

8:46 am

pippingeek

NB!

8:46 am

hego

Hi NB

8:46 am

crosshair

i am in central north ontario krysten on the shores of georgian bay at the base of blue mtn,3 hours north of toronto

8:46 am

EvaNadine

NB!! dahhhhh-ling!

8:46 am

Nancy Boy

ladies! and gentleman ;)

8:46 am

crosshair

well 2.5 really

8:47 am

Nancy Boy

and EVA! The only gal I'll ever love ;)

8:47 am

hego

nice area, Crossy

8:47 am

crosshair

very nice indeed hego

8:47 am

Scrabbler

*whimpering + pouting that N doesn't love me too*

8:48 am

EvaNadine

dearest, i saw a young man in the mall this weekend and almost tripped over my own feel because he was your doppelganger! i thought maybe youd stolen away across the pond without telling me!
*pouts*

8:48 am

hego

yes, very mean of him.

8:48 am

Krysten

I love it up there, Crossy. I try to get north as much as possible but since work is more plentiful south, I stay about 45 east of Toronto.

8:48 am

Nancy Boy

love the climbing pics Pippin - you're brave!

8:48 am

hego

NB you made a faux pas. lol

8:48 am

Nancy Boy

lol! no, no favourites for me - 'cept my little sister.

8:48 am

crosshair

ug too close krysten,so that puts you in scarborough,brampton,missisauga etc

8:49 am

hego

How's the hand, NB?

8:49 am

Krysten

East of Oshawa really.

8:49 am

Nancy Boy

you mean I'm not unique, Eva?! I hope you didn't greet him the way you greet me :D

8:49 am

crosshair

crossy hates the city(except for their wonderful hospitals)

8:49 am

Krysten

Are you near Honey Harbour?

8:50 am

crosshair

im in collingwood krysten

8:50 am

Boobear

good morning all

8:50 am

EvaNadine

were it not for his nametag (clearly reading neither jesse nor NB) i may have!
(of course, dear fiance may then have been rather confuzzled AND jealous!)

8:50 am

crosshair

howdy boo

8:50 am

Nancy Boy

funny you should ask Hego; I just had the stitches out! Which was a bizarre sensation - sort of ticklish...so now nicely bandaged with all the naughty germs drowned by hospital antis***ic! Thanks for asking :D

8:50 am

Scrabbler

I listen to TO radio stations and hear all of those town/city names.

8:50 am

Krysten

Oh, not as far then.

8:51 am

hego

Hi Boo

8:51 am

hego

Good NB

8:51 am

Scrabbler

Hi Boo

8:51 am

redturtlehead

good morning people, I am disappointed that my crstal ball for predicting word size was so off. Wednesday, when I have to work will probably be ginormous!

8:51 am

Scrabbler

se5/20 anyone?

8:51 am

Nancy Boy

LOL Eva, well as long as you were staring at his chest long enough to read the tag, I guess I'm happy ;)

8:51 am

Scrabbler

Hi Red

8:51 am

crosshair

if you have sirrius radio scrabbs listen to 104.1 the dock out of midland

8:52 am

EvaNadine

huh? what happened to your hand? what did i miss??

8:52 am

hego

Hi Red

8:52 am

Scrabbler

I listen to 104.1, 104.5, ..

8:52 am

crosshair

104.1 where the 60,s and 70,s never die;)

8:53 am

hego

Have to go now. hagd all. bbl.

8:53 am

redturtlehead

hand? who hurt a hand?

8:53 am

pippingeek

glad the hand is doing better

8:53 am

hego

bye

8:53 am

pippingeek

climbing isn't brave, i do it over padded floors, but glad you like the pics!

8:53 am

crosshair

tc hego

8:53 am

redturtlehead

bye Hego, I always love to see that flower peeking out!

8:53 am

pippingeek

i have a bunch to download from my holiday too

8:53 am

pippingeek

bye hego

8:53 am

Nancy Boy

cut it on some broken glass whilst heroically (read stupidly) trying to stop a small fight between two punters at the workplace! Always call the bouncers; you should ALWAYS call the bouncers...

8:54 am

Scrabbler

Aha, se5/20 = past tense of to mend/darn

8:54 am

sciencegeek

se 5/20 to stitch something together (past tense)

8:54 am

redturtlehead

Bouncers, NB, they like to do that. I hope its healing.

8:54 am

crosshair

i would nb,you look like you weigh 120 soaking wet

8:54 am

Nancy Boy

oooh, thanks Scrabbs - bit of a tangled one

8:55 am

redturtlehead

Pippin, do you never climb outside?

8:55 am

EvaNadine

oh dear. so long as youre alright!

8:55 am

redturtlehead

I suppose in florida places to do that are rare eh.

8:55 am

Scrabbler

Hi SG

8:55 am

redturtlehead

thanks science and hello!

8:55 am

Scrabbler

NB--new photo of my handsome son!

8:55 am

Nancy Boy

Beautifully thanks Red ;) good deal for me - I got an impressive line of stitches and an excuse to get Leo to wash my hair for me. Bonus!

8:55 am

pippingeek

i have never climbed outside on account of the no naturla rock in florida thing -- and i just started climbing a few months ago

8:55 am

Nancy Boy

120 soaking wet Crossy?! Can't begin to even fathom what that means ;)

8:56 am

crosshair

pippin we have a wonderful outside climb here called metcalf rock,you should come over

8:56 am

pippingeek

but the fella wants to take me out so we might go to fort desoto where i have been told there are fun thing to climb

8:56 am

crosshair

120 pounds in weight

8:56 am

crosshair

in other words a light weight

8:56 am

pippingeek

that's what, 11 stone, not quite?

8:56 am

EvaNadine

i think i weighed 120 back in junior high. ;)

8:56 am

redturtlehead

Well, when you get cash, you would probably enjoy Smith rocks out in oregon.

8:57 am

Nancy Boy

OH. there's the problem, see, it's that pesky metric system ;) quick maths!

8:57 am

crosshair

lol my thigh weighs 120 lol

8:57 am

pippingeek

someday i will get cash

8:57 am

redturtlehead

I used to climb out there, and unfortunately developed a bit of a fear of heights there as well.

8:57 am

crosshair

i gave you pounds not kilos nb lol

8:57 am

EvaNadine

NB, thats about the same as a 13 year old girl. ;)

8:57 am

redturtlehead

kg would be about 45...50

8:57 am

Krysten

One of my favourite summer pasttimes was renting a cottage near Pretty River, about 15 minutes from Collingwood, nestled in the mountains. Talk about beautiful!

8:57 am

pippingeek

in the meantime i have someone who wants to spend it on me and i'm torn about letting him!

8:58 am

crosshair

that it is krysten

8:58 am

crosshair

i was trying not to confuse nb with kilos but it did not work lol

8:58 am

Nancy Boy

54 kilos eh? probably about right - haven't weighed myself in a while! however, I make up for it in feistiness ;)

8:58 am

crosshair

and we do not weigh in stone so..lol

8:59 am

Nancy Boy

a 13 year old girl?! Ouch...my pride...;)

8:59 am

Scrabbler

Pip, could you shorten it to 4 days instead of a week?

8:59 am

crosshair

1 stone =6.45 kilo

8:59 am

pippingeek

yes but for some reason i know weight in stone so i can always make that conversion

8:59 am

redturtlehead

you dont look like a 13 yr old girl, but you might weigh like one

8:59 am

pippingeek

well it's not a full week, it would be saturday through, um, looks like thursday

9:00 am

redturtlehead

a stone is about 13-14 pounds, I thought.

9:00 am

pippingeek

11 pounds, actually

9:00 am

crosshair

you are right red

9:00 am

sciencegeek

14 lbs

9:00 am

crosshair

6.45 kx 2.2=pounds

9:00 am

pippingeek

really? crap, all these years i've been so wrong!

9:00 am

crosshair

we are such a melting pot of measure lol

9:01 am

EvaNadine

according to the online conversion calculator i just found, 120 pounds roughly equals 8.5 stone.

9:01 am

Scrabbler

Uno for me.

9:01 am

sciencegeek

I usually use 14 lbs to a stone in my classes......

9:01 am

pippingeek

so far he wants to take me to the beach for walking and kayaking, shopping, the salvador dali museum, and universal studios, and he's still looking for other ideas

9:01 am

crosshair

the U.S will not give up imperial measure,we have metric with most of the euros and the britts weigh in stomes drachmas and cubits lol

9:01 am

Scrabbler

No matter how you measure it I am still a heavyweight.

9:02 am

EvaNadine

according to Wikipedia, 1 stone = 14 pounds

9:02 am

Nancy Boy

I used to think in stone but there is NOTHING that makes one sound heavier than saying "ten STONE" etc. So I deal in kilograms now ;)

9:02 am

redturtlehead

Maybe you can do these things one at a time. and Universal, well, why?

9:03 am

pippingeek

we both like roller coasters and i've never been there before - i would have said busch gardens but hes stuck on the new experiences thing

9:03 am

sciencegeek

Well, I weigh in boulders.

9:03 am

crosshair

kilos is dangerous nm...oh i weigh 100 kilos,thats not so bad...oh wait a minute...oh crap!

9:03 am

pippingeek

i guess i do weigh ten stone then. hrm...

9:03 am

redturtlehead

I will admit that I am not a fan of the "attractions" which is too bad, because I live basically on top of them.

9:03 am

EvaNadine

well, in that case, the same conversion calculator says 120 pounds equals roughly 54.5 kg :)

9:04 am

crosshair

time to go soap and hose down this mass of muscle tc everyone and have a great day

9:04 am

redturtlehead

bye cross have a great day.

9:04 am

Nancy Boy

anything with 'stone' - it's just such a heavy word. STONE. Though I'd must rather we measure liquids in dribs, puddles and gablooshes.

9:04 am

crosshair

poof

9:04 am

Nancy Boy

that's what I used Eva ;) no maths for me!

9:04 am

pippingeek

no, nb is the poof!

9:04 am

Scrabbler

All done here! Not as bad a grid as the last 2 days.

9:04 am

pippingeek

yay scrabs!

9:04 am

redturtlehead

I have 24 left, got distracted.

9:05 am

Scrabbler

Anybody want clues before I go? Hospital mtg in 2 hrs and then I work the evening session at the office.

9:05 am

redturtlehead

COngratulations!!!!! Shoots off sparklies for Scrabbs (stolen from Disney!)

9:05 am

Nancy Boy

LOL Pippin. Whenever anyone leaves by saying 'poof' I do often do a double take ;)

9:05 am

Nancy Boy

woo! good one Scrabbs :)

9:06 am

redturtlehead

Scrabbs, if feeling generous., I have No o from the top row O.

9:06 am

Scrabbler

Desert mirages

9:06 am

redturtlehead

Ooooh, now I have 2 o's thanks!!!!!!!!!

9:06 am

Scrabbler

and then oe6 = Brit spelling of peripheral ed5

9:07 am

redturtlehead

ahhh the proper seplling!

9:07 am

Scrabbler

And os4 = plural ending of diagnosis

9:07 am

pippingeek

i could use the top right a if you're handing out clues..

9:07 am

Scrabbler

OK, off I go. Housecleaning + walking in my free time today.

9:07 am

redturtlehead

and with that, I have all the o's. Scrabbs. Serves up scrabbs some tea and crumpets, if you like, with strawberry jam.

9:07 am

Scrabbler

ae5= mosquito

9:07 am

pippingeek

have a good one scrabbs!

9:07 am

Scrabbler

I would prefer brownies--current obsession that I am fighting

9:08 am

Nancy Boy

how very english, Red :)

9:08 am

EvaNadine

ugh. just saw "moojay" in the grid, which is the nickname of someone who used to work in my office.
someone i was NOT fond of, for that matter.

9:08 am

Scrabbler

*poof, poof, poof*

9:08 am

pippingeek

mmm, hungry. last day for real food for i'm not sure how long

9:08 am

redturtlehead

Oddly, they sell crumpets at my local publix, they dont look very appealing. like muffins.

9:08 am

pippingeek

stupid dentist...

9:08 am

Nancy Boy

well how rude Scrabbs ;)
Moojay Eva?! Do explain..

9:09 am

EvaNadine

i dont know. i just know he said it was his nickname. it was also his personal email address...

9:09 am

redturtlehead

I try to avoid nicknames.

9:10 am

Boobear

clue for ha4/10

9:11 am

EvaNadine

it uses the high-point tile. :)

9:11 am

redturtlehead

boo, its a word for a trip muslims take plus a vowel.

9:11 am

redturtlehead

sorry that is a bad clue. I ADORE you ICON!

9:11 am

Boobear

ty

9:11 am

sciencegeek

pe 5?

9:12 am

sciencegeek

nm

9:12 am

Nancy Boy

I wonder where one gets a nickname like Moojay. Nowhere good, I think.

9:13 am

redturtlehead

hard to know NB. I would think you'd want to live it down too, not make it yoru email...!

9:13 am

Boobear

that's ok red. I love yours too

9:14 am

Nancy Boy

LOL Red, quite!

9:14 am

redturtlehead

what kind of craft is that, It looks sort of like felt, but not exactly...

9:14 am

EvaNadine

i have only wondered if it has something to do with his heritage. but seeing as how i really dont like him, i never cared to ask...

9:14 am

redturtlehead

you know flat stanley? My dog is pretending to be flat stanly.

9:15 am

Nancy Boy

why don't you like him, Eva? shall I come and beat him up for you? *flexes* ;)

9:16 am

pippingeek

going to put up a post on my blog trying to decide about whether to take another holiday. i fear my mom will kill me

9:16 am

redturtlehead

Pippin, you are an adult, your Mom has very little to say, except that you are living under her roof.

9:17 am

pippingeek

not that anyone ever commentson my stoopid blog, which makes it hard to get decision help

9:17 am

EvaNadine

heh, no need. hes long gone -- got himself fired, he did.
he strongarmed his way to Leader of our group before he had even joined it, then he did little-to-no work while he was here, instead lying his face off and throwing us under the bus left and right whenever he got caught.
frankly, i head my name come out of his mouth a few too many times in ways i didnt like to hear it.
everyone else seemed sad to see him go + thought he was fired unfairly -- but those in our group who actually worked with him know the truth.

9:17 am

Nancy Boy

oh and Eva, love the new picture in your flickr! That blue and white dress is adorable!

9:18 am

pippingeek

well, mom would be the caretaker of the cat while i'm away, and she's been on my case about the cleanliness of my room, so she has some legitimate reasons to tell me no

9:19 am

redturtlehead

so clean the room, and the litter box.

9:19 am

EvaNadine

oh! if you care to see where those photos are going, NB, you should check out my blog.
its rather self-indulgent, but theres nothing wrong with that, right?

9:19 am

Nancy Boy

Nothing at all Eva ;) where does one locate your blog?

9:20 am

EvaNadine

www.stumbleintostyle.blogspot.com

9:20 am

redturtlehead

Eva, I just went to look at the blue and white dress, Gorgeous! Its liek delft!

9:21 am

EvaNadine

it is, red, isnt it?

9:21 am

redturtlehead

yes, and you pull it off nicely, I am very short on me, it would look odd.

9:22 am

redturtlehead

I am so surprised today, with my new job under my belt, I feel like a new person. I must have been quite awful for the last 4 months.

9:22 am

EvaNadine

sometimes you just need a change of pace to realize youve been in a rut.
isnt it lovely to feel fresh and renewed?

9:23 am

redturtlehead

It's different. I got up at 4 walked the dog and did a little work and then went back to sleep for about 4 hours....I feel floppy, I am so relaxed.

9:23 am

Nancy Boy

I'm not surprised you found yourself twirling ;) I sometimes find myself quite jealous of how good women look in their clothes - though not to the extent of throwing on a skirt myself...;)

9:25 am

EvaNadine

heh. the blog is a recent thing for me. i have been reading the blogs of others for so long and finding inspiration... picking up hints and tricks. it has helped me care again about what i wear and how i present myself. after having put on so much weight over the last, oh decade, i had fallen out of love with fashion and certainly with my own body.
the blog helps me like it again. ;)

9:25 am

pippingeek

i felt like that in athens, just like a weight was off me and i was me again. then i came back to florida and within 2 minutes was holding back tears of rage, but i'm out soon

9:26 am

Nancy Boy

well good for you! Fashion isn't a size thing, it's a sense of how to flatter whatever shape god's given you. I think you look gorgeous! And sassy ;)

9:27 am

EvaNadine

::blushes::
thanky

9:27 am

redturtlehead

OK this is weird....the news just came on and was telling about a homocide situation, we treated the homocidist over the weekend, usually I am not so close to the news.

9:27 am

redturtlehead

can you be a homocidist?

9:28 am

EvaNadine

im at a strangely frustrating size where, technically i am plus-sized, though many people dont think i *look* it, but im small in the plus-sized world. regular clothes are usually too small, but plus-sized clothes are often too large and usually too boring for me. its takes a little extra creativity for me to put together an outfit i like.

9:29 am

EvaNadine

strange, red. i always thought the word was "murderer."
maybe they felt that was a little too...loaded?

9:29 am

redturtlehead

Oh Eva, I remember trying to shop at lane bryant and nothing was cut for me.

9:30 am

redturtlehead

Well, I hope they nail him he was a nasty person.

9:30 am

EvaNadine

i have some lane bryant pants. (i cant buy tops there -- apparently they think plus sized women all have huge boobs and some of us just dont!) even the pants fit somewhat strangely...

9:31 am

lawyer-1

done...now, what do I do the remainder of the day?

9:31 am

redturtlehead

yeah, I was unable to really buy there, the dresses fit but they hung strangely on my body.

9:31 am

redturtlehead

Oh Lawyer, you can cook, clean, go for a walk...

9:31 am

redturtlehead

Give me a clue for the J I am missing.

9:31 am

Nancy Boy

I have the same problem with being short - I used to buy loads of clothes when visiting Korea over the summers, because stuff there is tailored better for munchkins like me! Lots of clothes in English stores make me look like a kid dressing up.

9:31 am

redturtlehead

i have the males name

9:32 am

lawyer-1

i am in the office....so, no cooking, cleaning or walking

9:32 am

lawyer-1

which j r u missing?

9:33 am

redturtlehead

Ok, perhaps I suppose, errr, office work.

9:33 am

lawyer-1

they are both male names

9:33 am

redturtlehead

I have the plural mans name, looking looking for the other.

9:33 am

lawyer-1

it's the formal version of the one u have

9:34 am

EvaNadine

i have "eat at jo**"

9:34 am

lawyer-1

and it's singular

9:34 am

redturtlehead

that is a word? Thank you Lawyer 1!

9:34 am

EvaNadine

well, feel free to page through my blog, NB. i appreciate any and all loving feedback. ;)

9:34 am

lawyer-1

i did not say it was a word...i meant it was what u r missing

9:35 am

redturtlehead

official definition: a long coat buttoning in the front, worn esp. by women as part of their riding habit in colonial America.

9:35 am

lawyer-1

not something one would find at Lane Bryant

9:36 am

lawyer-1

anyone need any other clues?

9:36 am

Nancy Boy

LOL Lawyer! I hear you Americans have our British TopShop now - what do you think?

9:36 am

pippingeek

can't concentrate, need a shower

9:37 am

jmbdobie2

wonder if named after Jo**** 's coat of many colors

9:37 am

pippingeek

i think topshop is only in nyc now, but i'm excited

9:37 am

pippingeek

like h&m but better made is what i understand

9:37 am

pippingeek

and i love me some h&m

9:38 am

lawyer-1

i have never been excited by any store other than, perhaps, Wegman's

9:38 am

pippingeek

i get excited about lots of stores - hardware stores, clothing shops, whatev

9:39 am

redturtlehead

I hate shopping, so....

9:39 am

Nancy Boy

only in New York? Booo...
As I was the token gay guy in my school, I have been dragged into TopShop by excited gaggles of girls more times than I care to mention ;)

9:39 am

redturtlehead

Wegmans used to be fun. But not here in Florida.

9:40 am

lawyer-1

unfortunately, I have never been dragged anywhere by a gaggle of girls, either excited or not

9:40 am

EvaNadine

NB, if ever you visit the states, id gladly drag you shopping with me. :)

9:41 am

Nancy Boy

And if you ever visist the UK, Eva, I'll gladly be dragged anywhere you want ;)

9:43 am

EvaNadine

careful with that offer. seeing as how my entire family is over there, it may happen sooner than you think. ;)

9:44 am

pippingeek

okay, really shower now, be back later for my last 16

9:45 am

Nancy Boy

you can show me around London then - I still get lost. Actually I'm grateful for my screwy sense of direction; if I hadn't been a) at the wrong underground station and b) waiting for a train going in the completely wrong direction, I'd never have met Leo at all! God bless my mental inner compass.

9:45 am

redturtlehead

Oh my, I am actually following the advice of the today show and putting antiphising stuff on my mac.

9:46 am

EvaNadine

heh, we could get lost together. ;)
honestly, im not even sure where in england my relatives live any more!
i know my aunt + uncle live in Hook... and i know ive got some random relatives scattered about london. the rest? who knows...

9:49 am

Nancy Boy

hm - sounds like you have the same problem as me what with all your relatives being across the sea! though at least they speak (roughly!) the same language ;)

9:50 am

EvaNadine

sometimes i wonder. ;)

9:50 am

EvaNadine

my parents have lived in this country for over 45 years, but im still not sure WHAT language they speak...heh

9:52 am

Nancy Boy

LOL! Well you might have stood a chance of understand me before I moved - I used to speak in a very sort of early BBC voice - now I'm developing a London accent, so soon I'll be entirely incomprehensible...

9:53 am

Nancy Boy

*understanding, that is

9:54 am

mkg

ae clue?

9:54 am

EvaNadine

just so long as you dont sound like the East Enders. my parents LOVE that show, but im not sure of anything theyre saying...
even my parents hardly understand them, so they turn the volume louder. as if that will make the actors speak clearer...

9:54 am

Nancy Boy

hi, Mkg! Don't have it, sorry!

9:55 am

mkg

ok ty

9:55 am

Boobear

ae is a mosquito

9:56 am

rururocks

ae + mr ** the horse + plural letter

9:56 am

Nancy Boy

well not yet ;) I am fluent in the East Enders dialect though. I'm trying to hold off, because I just don't think a little Korean boy will suit a cockney accent...

9:56 am

EvaNadine

it *would* seem rather incongruous. ;)

9:58 am

Nancy Boy

I must say though, all the lovely pictures in your blog are making me feel a bit guilty about my icon - it needs, as you might say, a pop of colour ;)

9:58 am

Boobear

moased

9:58 am

mkg

ty got it.

9:58 am

Nancy Boy

it features my grey mandigan...comfort clothes!

9:58 am

Boobear

oops soory

9:58 am

EvaNadine

im wearing bright green pants today. consider me "popped" ;)

9:58 am

EvaNadine

hey now -- something to be said for comfy clothes!

9:59 am

mkg

need jo 6 plz

9:59 am

Nancy Boy

think of he of the technicolour dream coat, Mkg ;)

10:00 am

Nancy Boy

(nice and on topic!)

10:02 am

mkg

got the 8. that is so not a word!!!!!!!!!! who does t his grid????????????

10:02 am

mkg

nancy now why is that a word? that is a name! how frustrating. ty for clue.

10:02 am

mkg

do you have the oe word, the 6? i am sure the 7 is plural.

10:03 am

Nancy Boy

no problem ;) I know, I tried it in a fit of hopelessness. And nope, don't have the oe! Don't have time to get it either...should be off to work soon..

10:03 am

EvaNadine

NB, dearest, if i recall correctly, you dont have a FB or a myspace or anything like that, do you?

10:03 am

mkg

me too.

10:04 am

rururocks

it is a skin disease

10:05 am

Nancy Boy

I started on myspace recently (on JC's insistence!) and have started leaving it to rot - I will use it more though, if you have it too. Promise ;)

10:05 am

mkg

7 to go

10:05 am

Nancy Boy

(all my friends use fb rather than myspace, but fb scares me. so my myspace is lonely)

10:06 am

EvaNadine

i have a myspace, but i dont use it -- i too have made the FB switch. :)

10:07 am

Nancy Boy

this is why I'm all alone ;) for me though, people behave very oddly on facebook. A billion people that I'd met once or twice seemed to all add me at once. Most of them I'd forgotten existed! How frightening ;)

10:08 am

Boobear

clue for mo5/14

10:09 am

Nancy Boy

which is funny because, as you can probably see, I just love attention. I did some one-time modelling for an advert for jeans for a store back home and used to loiter next to the picture to see if anyone would notice! lol

10:09 am

mkg

missing it boobear

10:09 am

EvaNadine

well, if ever you decide to dig up your FB account, please do let me know. would love to be able to keep in touch outside of babble. :)

10:09 am

Nancy Boy

the sound a cow makes in past tense, boo :)

10:10 am

Boobear

ty nancy

10:10 am

Nancy Boy

will do, my dear ;) and likewise if you feel like ressurecting your myspace! just to be old school

10:10 am

Nancy Boy

now though...I'd better be off. Have fun, everyone!

10:11 am

EvaNadine

feel free to send me a friend request over there: www.myspace.com/evanadine

10:13 am

dan2bit

the sound a cow makes in past tense is "mmm, good steak!"

10:16 am

EvaNadine

too true, dan. ;)

10:18 am

Boobear

are you hungry dan

10:19 am

EvaNadine

hints for the E directly above the N?

10:20 am

dan2bit

I am hungry - nearly lunch time

10:20 am

Jen34

et 4/6

10:20 am

EvaNadine

duh. fish me!

10:20 am

EvaNadine

thanks jen!

10:21 am

Jen34

:o) np

10:21 am

Boobear

et4 what you find on a glass

10:21 am

jmbdobie2

mackeral smackeral

10:22 am

jmbdobie2

some fishy words are eluding me today....

10:25 am

Boobear

clue for the last pe 4/5

10:27 am

oldhousejunky

pe 4/5 - Mexican currency

10:30 am

Boobear

ty

10:38 am

car.eeyore

May I have another clue for that OE?

10:39 am

Boobear

oe plus skin disease

10:40 am

car.eeyore

not getting the skin disease part.

10:41 am

Boobear

d***

10:42 am

car.eeyore

TY!

10:42 am

Boobear

yw

11:06 am

Boobear

fireworks

11:07 am

rururocks

so8 clue?

11:07 am

rururocks

congrats boo!

11:09 am

rururocks

nm

11:09 am

rururocks

found ti

11:09 am

rururocks

found it

11:09 am

rururocks

bye

11:11 am

EvaNadine

hrm. cupcake before or after lunch... decisions, decisions...

11:11 am

crosshair

with

11:12 am

EvaNadine

methinks i will try to be good and save it for after. ive already waited and not had it for breakfast...heh

11:12 am

crosshair

lol

11:13 am

EvaNadine

ooh, crossy, that reminds me!
i found this for you:
http://tinyurl.com/2cbogfg

11:14 am

EvaNadine

hah, they also have bacon-flavored envelopes and a waiting list for bacon-flavored infant formula!
LMAO

11:14 am

crosshair

i love it!!

11:15 am

crosshair

lol can never start too early i say

11:15 am

EvaNadine

the picture on the can is particularly endearing.

11:17 am

EvaNadine

and on that note, im gonna go get my lunch together. be back soon!

11:19 am

crosshair

phantom "geode"

11:21 am

Nancy Boy

UGH. Just got back from work - apparently they don't need me this evening and forgot to phone and say! How irritating. Stuck around for a drink though - didn't want to be rude ;)

11:21 am

bojazz

phantom: eschew

11:28 am

crosshair

how far away is work?

11:29 am

crosshair

generally if they do not call and you come in,you get 3 hours regardless.here anyways

11:29 am

fuquayvarina

greetings, babblers, here for a little lunch-time babbling

11:29 am

crosshair

howdy fuq;)

11:30 am

fuquayvarina

hey, crossy

11:30 am

Nancy Boy

oh, only a 20 minute walk away, Crossy :) and no, nobody's that polite around here, LOL

11:30 am

fuquayvarina

Canada is so civilized

11:30 am

Nancy Boy

isn't it, Fuquay?!

11:31 am

crosshair

actually jobs are so tight around here now we are jumping through hoops for them also

11:31 am

fuquayvarina

Beats the US by a mile, so I hear

11:32 am

Nancy Boy

yes - shouldn't complain, really. They say jump and I say, how high?!

11:33 am

crosshair

lol civilized,lol ill give you a u.s /Canada example. you to texas and have a big fight a texan will just haul out his colt 45 and shoot you,you go to canada and have the same fight we will grumbe,walk away and take you out from have a mile with our deer rifle lol

11:34 am

Nancy Boy

LOL!! Whereas in England we draw our swords.

11:34 am

crosshair

now thats civilized;)

11:34 am

crosshair

blunderbusses at ten paces

11:35 am

jmcnrick

peace symbols toe to toe!

11:35 am

fuquayvarina

either of you have both J words? I have the average jo4, but what's the other?

11:35 am

crosshair

hehe

11:35 am

Nancy Boy

come over here and say that into my musket Crossy ;)

11:36 am

crosshair

jo 6 /39 a mans name from the bible

11:36 am

Nancy Boy

the other one is the full version of the average j*** name, Fuquay :)

11:36 am

jmcnrick

hi all

11:36 am

Nancy Boy

hi, Jmc :)

11:36 am

fuquayvarina

ty. didn't think to try that

11:36 am

crosshair

howdy again jm

11:36 am

crosshair

today it takes proper names it seems

11:37 am

jmcnrick

was i here earlier today and forgot??

11:37 am

crosshair

i think you were

11:37 am

crosshair

but my mind is mush today

11:37 am

fuquayvarina

evidently it means a type of lady

11:37 am

fuquayvarina

lady's riding coat, that is

11:38 am

Nancy Boy

hahaha...strange kind of lady ;)

11:38 am

jmcnrick

*scratches head and looks confusaled*

11:38 am

crosshair

thats confuzled

11:38 am

crosshair

or confoozled

11:39 am

crosshair

i can never remember which

11:40 am

fuquayvarina

bottom left corner E?

11:40 am

fuquayvarina

never mind

11:40 am

EvaNadine

back! slice of pizza + a wee little caesar salad. the cupcake will wait until afterward. ;)

11:41 am

crosshair

eat the salad first,you will absorb less calories

11:41 am

jmcnrick

sorry i can't spell nonwords it appears

11:41 am

crosshair

:)

11:41 am

Nancy Boy

hi, Eva! I got turned away from work - they don't need me! *sigh*

11:42 am

EvaNadine

(((huggles NB))) more time to chat with us, since youre not at work!

11:42 am

jmcnrick

bummer nb

11:42 am

crosshair

it,s ok nb,we need you

11:42 am

jmcnrick

mo 5/12 should be able to be pt

11:43 am

EvaNadine

NB, i think you prolly missed my message on your way out, but i was saying you should send me a friend request on spy-space. :)

11:43 am

jmcnrick

i mo5/12d my hair

11:43 am

Nancy Boy

*recieves huggles with indulgent expression* ;)

11:43 am

Nancy Boy

and Crossy - LOL! I'm sure ;)

11:43 am

fuquayvarina

the car got mo5'd on the midnight drive through Maine

11:43 am

Nancy Boy

oh! will do, Eva :) yes, I rushed off quickly to get changed. Out of the mandigan.

11:44 am

crosshair

dont put mo 5/12 in your hair,they get their antlers caught

11:44 am

Nancy Boy

good advice, that.

11:46 am

crosshair

nice picture nb,but it looks like someone told you you are about to get rabies shots

11:46 am

jmcnrick

nb is looking deep

11:47 am

Nancy Boy

say what you want crossy, at least I won't get rabies :P

11:47 am

crosshair

ahh going for the unplumbed depths and endless layers look lol

11:47 am

EvaNadine

im happy to announce that i finally successfully nagged Chris into working on a guest list. poor guy even gave in + called his mom. ;)

11:48 am

Nancy Boy

thank you Jmc ;) actually that's more of a confused face for me. It's the neutral expression I tend to put on when I don't have a clue what's going on ;)

11:48 am

crosshair

oh yes,ive lost track,when is the big day eva?

11:48 am

jmcnrick

poor chris

11:48 am

Nancy Boy

Yay Eva! Oooh, I'm so excited for you!

11:49 am

EvaNadine

october 23.
i actually basically told him that we need to order + send out save-the-dates like yesterday, so if he didnt give me a list soon, i would just send it to the people i had, and that would be that.

11:49 am

crosshair

our 17th is coming up;)

11:49 am

crosshair

you make me feel old nb

11:49 am

mummy

our 36 anniversary is today

11:49 am

crosshair

lol

11:50 am

jmcnrick

congrats mummy!

11:50 am

EvaNadine

congrats mummy!

11:50 am

crosshair

yaa for mummy congrats

11:50 am

crosshair

now that makes me feel young

11:50 am

EvaNadine

next august, my parents will celebrate their big 5-0. i have no idea what to do for them!!

11:50 am

crosshair

actually i stopped aging at 25 in my mind

11:51 am

jmcnrick

have a party with all their friends and family with lots of old photos!

11:51 am

jmcnrick

i am stuck at 42 myself crossy

11:51 am

mummy

Thank you for your good wishes can't believe it myself, you only get 12 years for life ! as they say

11:51 am

jmcnrick

have people who can't come send stories

11:52 am

mummy

gotta go now dinner on the table! bye all

11:52 am

Nancy Boy

for my parents' 25th anniversary, my sister and I organised a private hot air balloon ride for them. And I wonder why they disown me ;)

11:52 am

EvaNadine

well, other than them + my brother, theres no family in the country.
would love to have a party...just need to figure out where -- neither my brother nor i have a house large enough, and it seems rather inappropriate to throw a party AT my parents house...
and what with a wedding this year, money will be rather tight.

11:52 am

jmcnrick

you are very lucky mummy and i am sure you earned it

11:52 am

Nancy Boy

luckily I'm the only family member who's a complete wimp when it comes to heights

11:52 am

jmcnrick

that was what i planned for my 10th wedding anniversary but it was not to be

11:52 am

EvaNadine

oh, NB! i would have LOVED that!
chris would have throttled you, but *I* would have loved it. :)

11:53 am

crosshair

what date is their 50th eva?

11:53 am

jmcnrick

no you can do it at their house if you make sure you bring the food, set it out and clean it up

11:53 am

fuquayvarina

the party or the balloon ride, jmc?

11:53 am

EvaNadine

august 16, 2011

11:53 am

crosshair

oh next aug

11:54 am

EvaNadine

yup. next year.

11:54 am

fuquayvarina

do they belong to a church or similar? Maybe could have it there?

11:54 am

jmcnrick

ah well neither one since my husband died the previous fall

11:55 am

crosshair

at least you can have it outside,rent some of those shade tents have a big bbq etc

11:55 am

EvaNadine

their house would be perfect. waterfront, HUGE yard. will probably just do it there...

11:55 am

fuquayvarina

no, I meant, which did you plan? (sorry about husband)

11:55 am

Nancy Boy

I would have throttled me! The thought of going in a hot air balloon makes me feel completely sick with dread - even booking it I felt ill!

11:55 am

Nancy Boy

oh, I'm sorry, Jmc!

11:56 am

crosshair

i am sorry as well jmc,i did not know;(

11:57 am

jmcnrick

long time ago

11:57 am

crosshair

i have been in a hot air balloon nb,go! do it! it is an experience you will never forget!l

11:58 am

crosshair

and i have bungee jumped once as well just to say i have done it

11:58 am

Nancy Boy

OMG, Crossy. The balloon I could mayyyybe understand, but bungee jumping?!

11:59 am

crosshair

it was wild

11:59 am

fuquayvarina

I got to do a hot air balloon ride last year -- would do it again in a minute

11:59 am

fuquayvarina

not the bungee jumping, though

11:59 am

crosshair

see? fuq knows;)

12:00 pm

jmcnrick

oh i planned the hot air balloon

12:00 pm

EvaNadine

ive done this twice:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
EmZ7VmhZk1Q
(note: not my video)

12:00 pm

Nancy Boy

what would you all say was the scariest thing you've EVER done?

12:01 pm

jmcnrick

my boy bungee jumping but i never would -- i would be dead from fright wh** they pulled me up!

12:01 pm

jmcnrick

intentionally?

12:01 pm

crosshair

yes,i have seen tose eve,look fun

12:01 pm

fuquayvarina

got to get back to work. bbl. enjoy the afternoon!

12:01 pm

jmcnrick

or that happened?

12:01 pm

jmcnrick

bye fuq

12:02 pm

Nancy Boy

oh yes, intentionally!

12:02 pm

jmcnrick

hmmmm

12:02 pm

crosshair

the scariest thing i have ever done is crash land in the forest in a bush plane

12:02 pm

crosshair

unintentionally

12:03 pm

EvaNadine

i think that sky flyer was by far the scariest thing ive ever done. twice.

12:03 pm

jmcnrick

the scariest thing i did was smack a gun that was pointed at my head out of the assailants hand

12:03 pm

crosshair

intentionally,cliff diving

12:03 pm

jmcnrick

does that count as intentional?

12:04 pm

Nancy Boy

Oh my GOD Eva that looks awful. Really, really, just...watching the video made me go pale!

12:04 pm

jmcnrick

walk in a forest with no moon at night -- i am afraid of the dark!

12:04 pm

Nancy Boy

errrrr, yes Jmc! That's mental - how shocking - when was this?!

12:04 pm

crosshair

looking down the barrel of a shaking gun is indeed scary

12:04 pm

jmcnrick

centuries ago

12:05 pm

jmcnrick

she thought i was sleeping with her boyfriend but since i knew he was gay i was not interested what so even

12:05 pm

jmcnrick

*whatsoever

12:05 pm

EvaNadine

all i remember is that an unstoppable string of expletives was spewing forth from my mouth -- most of them made up entirely on the spot...

12:06 pm

crosshair

lol

12:06 pm

jmcnrick

lol eva

12:06 pm

crosshair

i had a stare down with a bacl bear once in the bush does that count?

12:06 pm

crosshair

black

12:07 pm

EvaNadine

they video tape everyone in hopes of selling you the tape, but they mysteriously "lost" ours -- i presume because of my language. ;)

12:08 pm

crosshair

too many scary things have come and gone nb hehe

12:09 pm

Nancy Boy

scariest thing for me was coming out to my parents. My hands shook for hours afterwards! It was hard to physically get the words out - I stuttered like an idiot for about five minutes first

12:09 pm

crosshair

it is sad and here we would only be worried that he was a nice enough fella for you

12:10 pm

Nancy Boy

I was thinking that Crossy - if I'd lead your life, I'd be scared to leave the house!

12:10 pm

crosshair

i have gone through the ice while crossing a frozen lake also

12:11 pm

Nancy Boy

...how DO you leave the house, Crossy?!

12:11 pm

EvaNadine

*offers NB and Crossy some of her cupcake*

12:11 pm

crosshair

after a while you do not fear death,you do not ignore it,you just respect it

12:12 pm

crosshair

i meqan why should i worry? i have survived cancer time 3 also..hell i could get run over by a bus while crossing the street today so why worry

12:12 pm

Nancy Boy

I would, Eva, but after watching that video I don't think I'll be facing food for a while ;)

12:12 pm

crosshair

worrying will not change the future one iota,worrying is like trying to empty the ocean with a teraspoon

12:13 pm

crosshair

teaspoon

12:13 pm

crosshair

i live the day nat hand and if i survive it i have had a good day,not a day of worry:)

12:13 pm

EvaNadine

heh, i promise if you ever visit, i wont make you do that. ;)

12:14 pm

Nancy Boy

good philosophy Crossy - I suppose I see what you mean. I wish I could be the same! But the way my parents reacted just made me more scared of telling people in case they react the same way - although I must say, you fine folks here are doing a wonderful job of changing that :)

12:14 pm

crosshair

you and i will go eva

12:14 pm

crosshair

you come here nb,and we will get you all married up;)

12:15 pm

EvaNadine

you just come here first to go wedding shopping. ;)

12:15 pm

crosshair

yup,eve can do the details

12:15 pm

EvaNadine

we can drive a few hours over to delaware with their tax-free shopping. ;)

12:15 pm

Nancy Boy

hear that Crossy? After all you've been through, I think wedding shopping is the only scary thing left!

12:15 pm

Nancy Boy

LOL Crossy. Don't scare Leo now ;)

12:16 pm

EvaNadine

nothing scary! im a pro now!

12:16 pm

crosshair

ill book the church

12:17 pm

EvaNadine

come on over -- we can have a double-wedding. ;)

12:18 pm

crosshair

can nb wed in you state ok eva?

12:19 pm

crosshair

if not you all come up here lol

12:19 pm

EvaNadine

alas, no, not yet. but we already have a venue...

12:19 pm

Nancy Boy

This is too funny - three years ago I first saw Leo, standing on a train platform with his girlfriend - and now you have him ready to march down the aisle with his boyfriend!

12:20 pm

crosshair

U.S is funny that way,you can have same sex marriages in 3 or 4 states,but you can marry you first cousin in 30 of them lol

12:20 pm

lawyer-1

nb, we have some great gay friends in DE whom you could meet up with while assisting Eva

12:21 pm

EvaNadine

sad, innit crossy?

12:21 pm

crosshair

lol make me shake my head

12:22 pm

EvaNadine

opponents wanna say that homosexuality makes a mockery out of marriage, but i would say the over-50% divorce rate -- which is among heterosexuals -- is where the mockery is.

12:22 pm

EvaNadine

im just crazy that way...

12:22 pm

Nancy Boy

I hear brides tend to get a little crazy before the wedding, Lawyer - so I would need some protection! ;)

12:22 pm

Nancy Boy

especially Eva ;)

12:23 pm

crosshair

now after a few years,it is nothing to us,everyone has the same thing,same certificates,same sposal benefits..we do not bat an eye.it is life.get on with it

12:23 pm

EvaNadine

im just plain crazy, NB. nothing to do with the wedding. ;)

12:24 pm

lawyer-1

Maryland's Attorney General upset many residents when he said MD woulod recognize same-sex marriages performed in other jurisdictions

12:24 pm

crosshair

they have to get over it as well

12:24 pm

Nancy Boy

actually, having found out that you did the activity in that video - WILLINGLY - I have to agree. Yes, you are nuts. Completely nuts. :)

12:24 pm

EvaNadine

twice. ;)

12:25 pm

EvaNadine

and PAID to do it!

12:25 pm

rubyfoo

gd evening everybody

12:25 pm

Nancy Boy

hi, Ruby!

12:25 pm

rubyfoo

hi NB!

12:25 pm

Nancy Boy

TWICE! And there goes the final nail in my coffin, lol

12:25 pm

lawyer-1

hi, ruby

12:25 pm

rubyfoo

did anybody try jo6/39? I thought no way, but I'll try it anyway

12:26 pm

crosshair

the only thing that still gives me pause is the real attractive married ladies.i have to snap myself out of the mind set that a porn shoot is about to happen every time they kiss or show affection.leftover from my bad old youth

12:26 pm

rubyfoo

hi lawyer

12:26 pm

lawyer-1

do u want a clue for it?

12:26 pm

rubyfoo

and then, accepted!

12:26 pm

rubyfoo

no no, I got it

12:26 pm

EvaNadine

i would like to shake my fist in anger at hurshy -- thanks to her talking about Glee yesterday, im STILL listening to songs today... lol

12:26 pm

hurshy

hmph. enable doesn't know about oojah-cum-spiff

12:26 pm

hurshy

oh, good timing, evanadine :)

12:27 pm

hurshy

i'm still singing madonna songs myself.

12:27 pm

EvaNadine

hah, hi there hurshy. :)

12:27 pm

rubyfoo

does anybody have the a word?

12:28 pm

lawyer-1

oui

12:28 pm

hurshy

out upon the ocean, ruby.

12:28 pm

Nancy Boy

lol, Crossy! just try not to stare, hm? ;)

12:28 pm

rubyfoo

no, sorry, the other one

12:28 pm

lawyer-1

a mosquito

12:28 pm

Marc Freeman

Good afternoon, only have a few minutes before company comes for lunch. But could I get a clue for jo6, please.

12:28 pm

crosshair

it like going to the nude beach nb,you give yourself whiplash trying not to look

12:28 pm

rubyfoo

ty lawyer and ty hurshy for trying to help me

12:28 pm

hurshy

ae5. sounds like another word for hell, but without the aspiration.

12:29 pm

lawyer-1

ae + the French philosopher rene ***cartes

12:29 pm

rubyfoo

now for nbt, I need the middle h

12:29 pm

Nancy Boy

Marc - think of the guy with the amazing technicolour dreamcoat

12:29 pm

EvaNadine

hah, that reminds me of the story my dad told me about when we were little (i was a baby + my brother was a toddler) and my brother took my dads hand to show him something. they went running down the beach, and my brother stops and points at a woman sunbathing topless.

12:29 pm

rubyfoo

good clue, NB

12:30 pm

crosshair

in this area we have a topless law..if you want to set them free you can go right ahead

12:30 pm

Nancy Boy

thanks, Ruby, but alas not my doing - it came from earlier, but I can't remember who. With my upbringing, biblical stories aren't exactly my forte ;)

12:30 pm

Marc Freeman

Thanks got to go check on the duck.

12:30 pm

rubyfoo

I've just had my monkeys doing random letters!

12:31 pm

crosshair

just put spf 40 on them lol

12:31 pm

rubyfoo

and found some really stupid words

12:31 pm

Nancy Boy

LOL, Eva and Crossy!

12:32 pm

Nancy Boy

(ladies should be reminded that Crossy is available to assist with the application of the SPF 40)

12:32 pm

crosshair

actually wife will not let me

12:33 pm

crosshair

i asked and she said no;(

12:33 pm

lawyer-1

you asked?!?!?!?

12:33 pm

crosshair

topless law has been here for at least 8 years

12:34 pm

crosshair

if i ask lawyer,i wont get shot later lol

12:34 pm

rubyfoo

45 words and that's that for me. Gd night everybody

12:35 pm

lawyer-1

In the army, it's don't ask, don't tell

12:35 pm

EvaNadine

Mrs Crossy has the patience of a saint. ;)

12:35 pm

crosshair

i once asked my wife if we could invite another lady over for a evening or 3,she told me that if i did that she would leave me for the other woman and they would both get alimony!

12:35 pm

lawyer-1

gn, ruby

12:36 pm

lawyer-1

maybe in Canada

12:36 pm

Deeha

My brother used to ask if he could see another lady. My sister in law said why would she want to see a quadruplegic. David said ??I'm not?? She said you will be if you ask that again

12:38 pm

crosshair

so,i do not ask anymore

12:38 pm

hurshy

what's the other J besides cups of coffee?

12:38 pm

lawyer-1

so, how does your brother get around?

12:38 pm

crosshair

a mans name from the bible

12:38 pm

hurshy

weird. wonder what it means as a generic noun.

12:39 pm

gramma

Hi everyone. I just finished with a desperate stab at the so8. I've never heard that word; but, it worked.

12:39 pm

lawyer-1

it's a coat

12:39 pm

crosshair

i think it is a old time article of female clothing

12:39 pm

hurshy

because of the coat of many colors?

12:40 pm

lawyer-1

It's a woman's coat

12:40 pm

crosshair

so**(time) over the rainbow

12:40 pm

hurshy

is it a woman's coat with many colors in it?

12:41 pm

lawyer-1

dunno, I never owned one

12:41 pm

gramma

I'm off to nap.....zzzzzzzz

12:42 pm

lawyer-1

pleasant dreams

12:42 pm

Nancy Boy

Hahaha, Lawyer!

12:43 pm

hurshy

is there a W6?

12:43 pm

Nancy Boy

But Crossy - from what you tell me it seems terribly cold where you live - who would go topless?!

12:43 pm

hurshy

why yes, hurshy, there is!

12:43 pm

lawyer-1

pl of w5

12:43 pm

Nancy Boy

yep Hurshy - we6/39

12:43 pm

hurshy

is there an h5?

12:43 pm

lawyer-1

ja, ja

12:43 pm

crosshair

lol nb,we can often get hot temps in july and august

12:44 pm

hurshy

is it weird, and if so may i have a clue?

12:44 pm

lawyer-1

ha + court ***ter

12:44 pm

crosshair

in ontario i have seem a highest of 42c and the coldest i have ever felt has been minus 44c

12:44 pm

hurshy

thank you

12:45 pm

lawyer-1

yw

12:45 pm

crosshair

we are a land of variety nb

12:45 pm

Nancy Boy

well thank god ;) I've had a snowball fight with just jeans on and I wouldn't recommend it!

12:45 pm

crosshair

i have rolled neeked in a snow bank as part of a swedish sauna hehe

12:46 pm

crosshair

they say it is good for the pores

12:46 pm

EvaNadine

things here get downright frigid in winter, but swelteringly hot humid in summer!

12:46 pm

Nancy Boy

ahhh, I forgot I was talking to the fearless man ;)

12:46 pm

crosshair

lol

12:46 pm

Nancy Boy

sounds like Korea, Eva!

12:47 pm

crosshair

only fear is "shrinkage" lol

12:47 pm

Nancy Boy

only summer is only humid if you're lucky. If you're unlucky, then it's just pure monsoon.

12:47 pm

Nancy Boy

LOL! Nature's way of telling you you shouldn't go naked in the snow!!

12:47 pm

crosshair

not fearless nb,i have a phobia of dentists

12:48 pm

EvaNadine

here, it will be 100 degrees, and the second you step outside, youre sweaty and literally swimming through the air...

12:48 pm

lawyer-1

do u have teeth, crossy?

12:49 pm

crosshair

there are a few left lawyer lol

12:49 pm

Nancy Boy

my biggest fear these days is having my nipple ring yanked out. I have a real thing about that.

12:49 pm

Nancy Boy

but anyhow, I'm off to get some FOOD! bbl maybe :)

12:49 pm

lawyer-1

ttfn, nb

12:49 pm

crosshair

ouch..put a tear away ring on it then so all they get is 3/4 of it and not your nipple

12:52 pm

crosshair

last dentist i was at,i needed 3 filling and a removal of a broken tooth..he shot me up,the removal was fine,the first filling was fine,as he was doing the second i told him the freezing was wearing off,he told me nonsense and kept going.as soon as he started cleaning out the third one ,he hit a nerve and i jumped and ripped the arm off of his dental chair

12:53 pm

crosshair

there was a charge of 200 dollars on my bill for repair of the chair;(

12:54 pm

crosshair

i told him the thing had to have been loose to begin with;/

12:55 pm

crosshair

so i do not care for dentists

12:55 pm

EvaNadine

not your fault, crossy. dentists + doctors should never tell you nonsense when you say you can feel something they think theyve numbed. some people need more than others.

12:55 pm

Ormal

I'd have told him his chair wouldn't have been ruined if he had listened to you when you said the pain meds were wearing off and told him to chalk the repair costs up to stupidity on his part.

12:56 pm

Ormal

Oh and hi.

12:56 pm

crosshair

so now you have to dart me like a water buffalo and drag my carcass in there

12:56 pm

crosshair

howdy ormal

12:56 pm

lawyer-1

i understand completely

12:57 pm

EvaNadine

dearest fiance takes a bag of ice with him to any doctor or dentist. he works himself into a frenzy and gets all lightheaded before even getting back to the office...

12:57 pm

crosshair

well they do not actually dart me,they give me a bunch of pills and i sit in the waiting room and when i fall out of the chair,im ready

12:58 pm

Ormal

crossy you're too much!

12:58 pm

crosshair

your fiancee sounds like me

12:58 pm

crosshair

lol ormal

1:00 pm

crosshair

now you know why it is a good thing i am no longer an A type personality ormal lol

1:00 pm

EvaNadine

i swear. when the day comes for us to have children, they will have to give him more drugs than me...

1:01 pm

crosshair

i was fine with the birth,i cut the cord,helped the dr with the afterbirth when he was losing it lol,things like that do not bother me

1:01 pm

Ormal

Yeah it's good, or you'd beat up the dentist before he/she got started.

1:01 pm

crosshair

poor doc was tired that day,he birthed 6 others before ours

1:02 pm

crosshair

if i can field dress a mo 5/12 i can help with a baby birthing

1:02 pm

crosshair

lol

1:02 pm

redturtlehead

hello all, i am back and have ten left. and can not find them!

1:03 pm

crosshair

howdy again red

1:03 pm

lawyer-1

just ask, red

1:03 pm

redturtlehead

ahh the grid is so small, I need to ponder it a bit, but thank you, give me a minute!

1:07 pm

EvaNadine

ive got a mere 18 left, but i think my brain is done. :)

1:08 pm

redturtlehead

yep, I just keep looking, I imagine all ten are fishes.

1:09 pm

stevedallas

nine are fishes and the tenth is an obscure scottish word

1:09 pm

redturtlehead

LOL steve. I tried a bunch of cw combos this morning before I realized there were no C's!

1:10 pm

lawyer-1

dunno about Scottish, but there is a word from Chaucer

1:11 pm

stevedallas

Bruce ChAucer?

1:12 pm

lawyer-1

nope....Jeffy

1:12 pm

redturtlehead

who is Bruce Chaucer?

1:12 pm

stevedallas

dont know but probably a relative of Geoffrey

1:12 pm

lawyer-1

jeffy's younger brother

1:13 pm

crosshair

sigh..you britts are so lucky.you got so see all those amazing dire straits concerts in the 80,s(crossy is listening to mark knopfler tunes) :))

1:14 pm

guernseygirl

hi all. i've only one left now, but am rapidly giving up hope of ever finding it.could anyone give me a tiny clue to w5/22? by the way crossy, i never saw any dire straits.

1:14 pm

stevedallas

maybe Bruce was the drummer for Dire Straits

1:14 pm

lawyer-1

and they got to see Jeffy & Bruce

1:15 pm

redturtlehead

hello Guernsey, I seem to not have that one. Its one of my ten fishes.

1:15 pm

guernseygirl

no don't - ive got it

1:15 pm

lawyer-1

Dictionary.com says w/5/22 is not a word

1:16 pm

guernseygirl

i think it's just a random combination of letters beginnign with w

1:16 pm

crosshair

ill take a clue for that please

1:17 pm

FMitch

we+ what we are doing here minus a vowel.

1:17 pm

guernseygirl

we+ a sort of german-sounding group of consonants

1:17 pm

lawyer-1

there is a Forensic Institute with that name

1:17 pm

FMitch

and greetings all

1:18 pm

crosshair

mm crossy hates un-word ty ((FM)

1:18 pm

redturtlehead

thank you! 9 left. Goota put out a net and troll about for the fishes.

1:18 pm

lawyer-1

the Institute is at Duquesne

1:18 pm

guernseygirl

oh brilliant F M, although i don't think that would have helped my

1:18 pm

FMitch

((crossy))

1:18 pm

guernseygirl

helped me.

1:18 pm

FMitch

Hi gg :)

1:18 pm

guernseygirl

hi FM. How goes it?

1:19 pm

FMitch

Just finished watering the garden as it is so dry, such a lovely warm day today!

1:19 pm

guernseygirl

Beautiful, although i haven't had much time to go outside

1:20 pm

FMitch

Aparently it will be even warmer tomorrow poss into the 70s!

1:20 pm

guernseygirl

went to my reading group. we have read Falling Man by Don de Lillo, which we all found a difficult read

1:21 pm

redturtlehead

I just an excellent book by Jennifer Haigh, "The Condition"

1:21 pm

guernseygirl

Good (re the weather) i hope it last until the weekend.

1:21 pm

redturtlehead

good news FM!

1:21 pm

guernseygirl

haven't heard of that one, red. what's it about?

1:22 pm

FMitch

Oh I love to read but have found over the last year or so I just don't have the time and wh4 I do (in bed) I am so tired I fall asleep.

1:22 pm

FMitch

Hey red.

1:22 pm

redturtlehead

I really enjoyed it. It was about a family, and the girl is diagnosed with Turners SYndrome, a genetic syndrome that does not allow her body to mature....

1:22 pm

guernseygirl

i find that being in a group makes me finish books that i might not bother with otherwise and i often really enjoy them once i've made the effort

1:23 pm

redturtlehead

What was interesting was the way she described the family dynamics, I recognized many from my own family in there...

1:23 pm

EvaNadine

"a lovestruck romeo sings a streetsuss serenade..."

1:23 pm

redturtlehead

And, It has a very nice ending.

1:23 pm

FMitch

book groups are a really good idea for many reasons.

1:23 pm

redturtlehead

Hello FM.

1:23 pm

guernseygirl

i must look it up, red, and perhaps our group would like it. it's good to have new recommendations.

1:23 pm

FMitch

Hey EvaN, you're on the Dire Straits trail I see.

1:24 pm

crosshair

lol

1:24 pm

EvaNadine

well, i WAS on the Glee trail, but when Crossy mention dire straits, i decided to listen to this song. i have always loved it. :)

1:24 pm

crosshair

romeo and julliette:)

1:24 pm

redturtlehead

I was surprised, did not think it would be that good, but it had many interesting parts to it, and owuld definitely be a good discussion book.

1:24 pm

EvaNadine

normally we blame you, FM, but for this one, i will blame crossy. ;)

1:24 pm

stevedallas

read that as "a lovestruck romeo sings a street suess serenade" Something like Horton Hears a Who; do you do you

1:25 pm

crosshair

do not forget to listen to going ome and lady writer

1:25 pm

crosshair

home

1:25 pm

FMitch

Love their music.

1:25 pm

crosshair

there is an amazing guitar section in lady writer

1:25 pm

robbie09

hi babblers..i saw someone mention turners syndrome....my sister -in-law has that. She is married and adopted a girl who just graduated from college

1:26 pm

EvaNadine

"julie id do the stars with you anytime..."

1:26 pm

redturtlehead

whoo hoo, I am finally down to 8.

1:26 pm

crosshair

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNWPNPQ
xpl8

1:26 pm

robbie09

wtg red

1:27 pm

redturtlehead

Hi Robbie, I just read a book called "The condition" by Jennifer Haigh, about a girl with turners syndrome, andmose so about her family. It was very interesting. The girl in the story also gets married.

1:27 pm

guernseygirl

hi robbie, we were talking about a book which has a character with turner's syndrome

1:27 pm

FMitch

One of my fav's is The Sultans of Swing.

1:27 pm

robbie09

nice! I

1:27 pm

robbie09

ll have to check it out red!

1:28 pm

FMitch

Oh and Brothers in Arms and Walk of Life.

1:28 pm

redturtlehead

our local library is not errr, very good so it was a delightful surprise. We do have a full collection of Zane Grays..:(

1:28 pm

redturtlehead

I like walk of life.

1:28 pm

EvaNadine

i need to get to making a list of awesome love songs like that -- i wanna make a CD for the wedding that will play during the cocktail hour and maybe during dinner too...

1:28 pm

guernseygirl

just had a look at it on Amazon. it looks good.

1:29 pm

crosshair

walk of life is excellent so is"private investigations"

1:29 pm

robbie09

lol..my dad has a lot of old Zane Gray books

1:29 pm

redturtlehead

I've been doing a lot of reading lately!

1:29 pm

guernseygirl

our local library has closed for three months for refurbishment, but now they've found asbestos, so we are pessimistic about when it'll open again

1:29 pm

redturtlehead

Most people here are retirees, and the library I think is mostly just their donations!

1:29 pm

guernseygirl

what else have you enjoyed, red?

1:29 pm

crosshair

im sorry that clip is out of sync a tad

1:29 pm

redturtlehead

OK, please can I have a small teeny clue for the 8.

1:30 pm

FMitch

Oh what a shame gg.

1:30 pm

FMitch

Getting rid of asbestos costa a lot!

1:30 pm

redturtlehead

I found a Hatian author, Edwidge Danticat (what a name!) she wrote 2 books that I liked "Breath Eyes memory" and "The farming of the Bones"

1:30 pm

guernseygirl

the 8 made me cross. it's a compound word - 2 4-letter words together

1:30 pm

crosshair

ive been on jbs with asbestos gurnsey,count on a delay of 1 -3 months

1:31 pm

redturtlehead

Oh no Guernsey. We have a library because the local community college and town made a deal, the first floor is community stuff, the second two floors are college books.

1:31 pm

guernseygirl

Danticat sounds interesting. our swimming pool was closed for 2 years, cross

1:31 pm

crosshair

you waste a month waiting for a govt drone to come out,take a look and go "yup,thats aspestos"

1:31 pm

FMitch

so8 = Judi Garlands most famouse song from the Wizard of Oz but change the last 4 letters to *not if but ****

1:32 pm

redturtlehead

OK, so , exactly how is that not a made up word?

1:32 pm

HarryHood

nice clue fm

1:32 pm

HarryHood

silly word

1:32 pm

guernseygirl

that will be the same process over here, crosshair

1:32 pm

redturtlehead

but, thank you, I would not have found that.

1:33 pm

FMitch

Glad the clue worked.

1:33 pm

redturtlehead

seah

1:33 pm

ChloeKat

jo 6/39?

1:33 pm

guernseygirl

but even slower

1:33 pm

redturtlehead

error error error, many apologies.

1:33 pm

robbie09

I never heard of that so8 word!

1:33 pm

guernseygirl

boys name

1:33 pm

redturtlehead

Formal name for the shortened boys name Chloe

1:33 pm

ChloeKat

thanks guernsey

1:34 pm

ChloeKat

thanks red

1:34 pm

lawyer-1

jo6 owner of the coat of many colors

1:34 pm

FMitch

jo6 - biblical name from the bible.

1:34 pm

crosshair

reminds me of the coat of many colours by dolly

1:34 pm

redturtlehead

and now down to six. I did capitulate into clue asking, rats.

1:34 pm

ChloeKat

thanks FM

1:35 pm

FMitch

yw

1:35 pm

redturtlehead

you know crossy, I like that song, and even though I do not like Dolly's appearance, i do think she really is a smart businesswoman and a very gracious lady.

1:36 pm

crosshair

i judge the songs and not the person,though if you are a real shit ill boycott your tunes lol

1:36 pm

redturtlehead

OK I am breaking. getting list I just cant sdo this all day.

1:36 pm

crosshair

now im listening to sunday morning coming down

1:36 pm

guernseygirl

today was the first time i've done it without any help from clues at all - i feel proud

1:36 pm

HarryHood

woo 50%

1:37 pm

crosshair

old tunes my daddy used to listen to

1:37 pm

HarryHood

every so happy to list this grid

1:37 pm

robbie09

Dollywood is a fun place to go, yes she is a smart business woman

1:37 pm

robbie09

go harry

1:37 pm

guernseygirl

i'm off to see if i can change my icon. pff

1:38 pm

redturtlehead

I have heard too that she has employed many many distant relatives at Dollywood, which, I think is very nice. She came from very humble beginnings.

1:38 pm

crosshair

she has an amusement park?? lol!!

1:38 pm

redturtlehead

see you soon GG!

1:38 pm

EvaNadine

"im not on no yellow brick road, got a mind and a heart, and guts of my own -- im not looking for the one to set me free. im not on no yellow brick road, ill find my own way home -- im just looking for someone to walk with me."

1:38 pm

redturtlehead

oh yes Cross!

1:39 pm

crosshair

lol!!!

1:39 pm

robbie09

oh yes Crossy..in tennessee

1:39 pm

crosshair

let me guess..twin peaks roller coaster..lol!!

1:39 pm

crosshair

hehe...that is too funny...

1:39 pm

redturtlehead

Oh I am a dork. I got the british spelling for swelling, but forgot to put in the american one.

1:40 pm

guernseygirl

hoping you'll see me differently now.

1:40 pm

crosshair

i do love you american..hehe

1:40 pm

robbie09

it's in Pidgeon Forge..it has a country music theme..she visits sometimes

1:40 pm

crosshair

americans*

1:40 pm

redturtlehead

lots of stage shows. GG it seems the same?

1:41 pm

crosshair

would be like of stomping tom conner opened a burger chain hehe

1:41 pm

guernseygirl

i've refreshed it now. is that better?

1:42 pm

FMitch

Oh can see a lovely pic of a harbour.

1:42 pm

crosshair

but then again we have tim horton serving coffee....

1:42 pm

robbie09

same icon..I like it but it is the same guernsey

1:42 pm

redturtlehead

I see a different one now! very pretty.

1:42 pm

redturtlehead

We have TIm Horton's too!

1:42 pm

guernseygirl

it's changed to the new one on my screen, robbie

1:42 pm

robbie09

I hear it is good coffee crossy

1:43 pm

crosshair

the family got ripped

1:43 pm

redturtlehead

and on that note, I am off for coffee. It;s peets not Timmies, but hay.

1:43 pm

crosshair

im not a coffe drinker,but it seems to be the big thing

1:43 pm

guernseygirl

bye red and thanks for the book recommendations.

1:43 pm

robbie09

have fun red!

1:43 pm

FMitch

Bye red.

1:44 pm

crosshair

when tim hortons went public on the stock exchange the stocks opened at 26 per share..wish i had got some;(

1:44 pm

robbie09

I'm not a coffee drinker either, but everyone around here(that drinks coffee) says it is the best

1:45 pm

robbie09

wow! that would have been a great idea crossy!

1:45 pm

FMitch

If no further clues needed I am going to take a break.

1:45 pm

HarryHood

I have 666 points

1:45 pm

crosshair

lol even worse i was going to buy 1000 shares of microsoft ...in 1987..and decided not to at the last minute....

1:46 pm

robbie09

that sounds evil harry

1:47 pm

robbie09

wow! crossy

1:47 pm

crosshair

sigh..to think i could of been lighting cigars with 100 dollar bills by now if i did lol

1:47 pm

EvaNadine

has anyone here ever used an air vent deflector? we have a vent on our bedroom floor + we were wondering if these things worked...

1:47 pm

crosshair

i paid for school instead and a bachlor pad

1:47 pm

crosshair

they work eva

1:48 pm

crosshair

we used to use them to deflect the heat from the windows in the winter

1:48 pm

crosshair

buy one for each floor vent

1:49 pm

EvaNadine

the only vent in our bedroom is on the floor -- and that is also the only place for my long dresser. dear fiance wants me to scrap the dresser or have us buy a $300 portable AC unit, but im hoping this will work...

1:49 pm

crosshair

those icy cold window cool the air 30% before it even gets into the room

1:49 pm

crosshair

ah for cooling..i see

1:50 pm

crosshair

it will help eva

1:50 pm

HarryHood

done! gotta love lickety

1:50 pm

crosshair

hats off to harry!

1:50 pm

EvaNadine

yes, we have the opposite problem, but if it works for heat, i think it should also work for cooling?

1:51 pm

robbie09

hey, that's an idea eva..I'll try using one in our spare bedroom!

1:51 pm

crosshair

it should help greatly

1:51 pm

crosshair

as long as it is not just pushing the cold air under the bed lol

1:53 pm

robbie09

congrats harry!

1:54 pm

crosshair

i am a idiot,ive had we 5/24 and 6/39 for ages,but just got ed 4/7 and 5/16 lol

1:55 pm

robbie09

g2g bye all!

1:55 pm

Nancy Boy

back - I'm even more of an idiot, Crossy, it took me AGES to find the we6 - didn't think of pluralising!

1:57 pm

Riverdance

Hi All - just stopping in to say good afternoon - at work but no ambition - how are you all doing?

1:58 pm

Nancy Boy

Hi, Mom! Personally - doing good. And you?

1:58 pm

crosshair

kicking butt and taking names as usual mnh:))

1:59 pm

Riverdance

I am well. I am kicking butt as usual....

1:59 pm

Riverdance

just like the mama duck and her little chickies...

1:59 pm

Nancy Boy

how's the not-smoking going? you've inspired me to try and quit (again)...so fingers crossed for us both :)

2:00 pm

Riverdance

Day 6 Nancy - cant say it has been easy - far from it - but I am hanging in there - havent cheated once

2:00 pm

EvaNadine

"and this i know, his teeth as white as snow..."

2:01 pm

Riverdance

you can do it Nancy - dont have 38 years of smoking under your belt like I did

2:01 pm

crosshair

you both can do it!!

2:02 pm

Nancy Boy

I LOVE Pixies Eva

2:02 pm

Riverdance

are your pictures changing hourly now - is it just supper time NB

2:02 pm

crosshair

has anyone seen this video.it was shot just before his death...very powerful and intense.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o22eIJD
tKho

2:02 pm

Nancy Boy

yes we can Crossy ;)

2:02 pm

Riverdance

I think my dentist will be impressed when I go for my next cleaning

2:03 pm

EvaNadine

*grabs NB and dances*

2:03 pm

Nancy Boy

lol Mom! It's actually just gone dinner time and I felt uninspired by the boring grey mandigan.

2:03 pm

EvaNadine

i just saw them a few months ago. :)

2:03 pm

crosshair

both of you,set a reward for yourself..every day put the price of a pack of smokes in a jar.cash it at the end of the year

2:04 pm

Nancy Boy

Gigaaaaantic - really?! oh you lucky girl :)

2:04 pm

EvaNadine

yes, they played the Debaser album in its entirety. darling fiance saw them 2 nights in a row. :)

2:04 pm

periwinkle

hello all

2:04 pm

periwinkle

crossy, I have something to tell you.

2:04 pm

crosshair

howdy peri

2:04 pm

crosshair

uh oh

2:04 pm

Nancy Boy

all my Virginia Slims money goes to cancer research

2:05 pm

periwinkle

have you heard of Archie McPhee and Co. NOvelty candy makers in Seattle, Wash?

2:05 pm

crosshair

good idea nb

2:05 pm

crosshair

it rings a bell

2:05 pm

Soodle

Evening all. May I have a clue for the SE 5/20 please?

2:06 pm

crosshair

what you did with needle and thread

2:06 pm

periwinkle

crossy you must check them out. They make bacon gumballs, bacon ari freshener, bacon lip balm and lots of other stuff.

2:06 pm

Nancy Boy

Ohhhh and Debaser is my favourite album of theirs! They're one band I'd really love to see - only ever seen Mr Black Francis himself, onstage with Placebo for Where Is My Mind. Live in Paris!

2:06 pm

periwinkle

*air freshener*

2:06 pm

crosshair

ive had their gumballs;)

2:06 pm

periwinkle

oh, you have, ok.

2:07 pm

crosshair

but not the rest yet:)

2:07 pm

EvaNadine

they are very much into the music + not so much about putting on a show. if youre not a fan, youd actually be bored. but the music is.... well, awesome. :)

2:07 pm

crosshair

i did find bandages that look like strips of bacon;))

2:07 pm

periwinkle

they have a neat website, crossy

2:07 pm

periwinkle

they have a lunch box that looks like bacon too

2:08 pm

crosshair

ill goggle it up ty peri

2:08 pm

crosshair

google

2:08 pm

crosshair

i have heard some rumours of a scratch and sniff bacon scented tie....

2:09 pm

Nancy Boy

I can imagine, Eva! Interesting though - most of the bands I've seen are quite performance-orientated (Radiohead is an exception)

2:09 pm

periwinkle

yw crossy

2:09 pm

crosshair

"let the aroma of bacon be your rainbow throughout your work day!"

2:09 pm

periwinkle

I am done with the grid, just stopped in to say hi and to tell crossy about the website. bye for now

2:10 pm

periwinkle

:-)

2:11 pm

EvaNadine

my favoritest band, in addition to being greay musicians, are amazing showmen. :)

2:12 pm

Nancy Boy

and who would that be, Eva? :)

2:12 pm

EvaNadine

2 Skinnee J's

2:12 pm

EvaNadine

no one has ever heard of them, but i heart them. :)

2:13 pm

EvaNadine

you can go to www.grooveshark.com and search for them, if you wanna hear them for free. :)

2:13 pm

EvaNadine

right now, im listening to "stockholm love"

2:14 pm

Nancy Boy

love to, but the PC's volume has packed up - we live in a flat where everything is broken, breaking or about to break ;)

2:14 pm

EvaNadine

you need to get your ears on them sometime. methinks youd dig. :)

2:15 pm

Nancy Boy

I stuck 'em into google - the word 'nerdcore' came up ;) never heard that one before!

2:15 pm

EvaNadine

heh, yes. theyre kinda like beastie boys meets 311 with some star wars and devo thrown in there. :)

2:16 pm

EvaNadine

plus, theyre SUPER fashionable, and a really nice bunch of guys. im kinda psyched to count them as friends. :)

2:16 pm

Nancy Boy

sounds interesting to say the least ;) but I like all kinds of music, so when this gets fixed (eventuallyyy) I'll give them ago! That is, if the lack of cigarettes doesn't cause me to put my foot through the screen first :)

2:17 pm

EvaNadine

whats NOT to love about a band that sports outfits like these?
http://tinyurl.com/33ppz7f

2:19 pm

Nancy Boy

LOL Eva! Reminds me of the five minutes I spent in a band. There was a lot of emphasis on looks. We didn't have many songs ;)

2:19 pm

EvaNadine

their songs span everything from politics to throwing a kickass party. :)

2:20 pm

Nancy Boy

well I do enjoy a kickass party...:)

2:21 pm

EvaNadine

heh, send me a myspace request, and i think ive got some fun pictures up of me with the guys.
ahhh....memories... alas, the band broke up several years ago -- but every coupla years they reunite for a mini-tour, and they did one this year, right around my bday!

2:22 pm

Nancy Boy

ah, do you get perks from being friends with the band? I'd want free tickets at least ;)

2:22 pm

EvaNadine

i usually get on the list. ;)

2:23 pm

Nancy Boy

added you ;) my space is very bare at the moment - can't be bothered to put a whole lot in it!

2:23 pm

EvaNadine

ahh, there you are!

2:24 pm

EvaNadine

ooh crap! look at that time -- i need to escape the confines of work and head home!

2:24 pm

Nancy Boy

there I am! will put some more pictures up at some point, and decorate the page a bit.

2:24 pm

EvaNadine

i do so love chatting with you that i forget all about my own freedom. ;)

2:25 pm

Nancy Boy

of course ;) well get home now, before they lock you in! and take care, m'dear :)

2:25 pm

EvaNadine

tell leo i said hello and give him hugs for me. :)

2:26 pm

Nancy Boy

will do! :)

2:39 pm

crosshair

phantom "twee"

2:40 pm

hego

Hi Crossy

2:40 pm

crosshair

howdy hego

2:40 pm

hego

this grid is annoying, but not hard.

2:47 pm

Nancy Boy

my -name- is a phantom in this grid! how annoying.

2:48 pm

hego

I said it was annoying. ;o)

2:49 pm

Nancy Boy

well I concur! ;)

2:51 pm

hego

I'm done. anyone need a clue before I split?

2:55 pm

hego

Then bye All.

2:56 pm

Pinikula

hidee ho neighbors ;)

2:58 pm

Nancy Boy

hi, Pini! and, oops, bye Hego!

2:58 pm

Pinikula

hi NB :)

2:59 pm

Pinikula

how's it going today?

2:59 pm

crosshair

1 more word and i can list;0

3:00 pm

Nancy Boy

been such a laaazy day today Pini - I went to work to find out I wasn't needed! So been slouching around the flat a bit :) how are you?

3:00 pm

Pinikula

I must be picking up your slack, NB...at work now, but on lunch break. Wish I were slacking at home instead!

3:01 pm

Nancy Boy

Crossy - intrigued by earlier, I weighed myself. You were more or less spot on! 52kg.

3:01 pm

crosshair

;)

3:01 pm

Pinikula

hiya crossy

3:01 pm

Pinikula

52kg = ??lbs?

3:01 pm

Nancy Boy

Lol Pini - sorry to hear about the workload! I can't help but feel guilty, since the most productive thing I've done today is play with the cat...

3:01 pm

crosshair

can tell just by yer pic

3:01 pm

Pinikula

<-- wishes USA used the metric system!

3:01 pm

crosshair

52x2.2 =kg

3:01 pm

crosshair

pounds

3:02 pm

Pinikula

egads! You're teeny tiny, NB!

3:02 pm

crosshair

not to worry you will catch up pini;)

3:02 pm

Pinikula

I can only hope, crossy!

3:02 pm

crosshair

as it hit us in 1978,i tend to used a bastardized mixture of both

3:03 pm

crosshair

for example,for me,fish will always be in pounds and beer will forever be in pints;0

3:03 pm

Pinikula

I would much rather work in 10's across the board than try to remember the intricacies of all of our difference measurements...

3:03 pm

Nancy Boy

not so much Pini - I'm pretty damn short, which is a lot to do with it ;) and I used to be worse - I did some modelling for a Korean jewellery company two summers ago, and I look too thin (to me) in those pictures. Horrible!

3:04 pm

jmcnrick

hi all again i am back did you miss me?

3:04 pm

Pinikula

hi jmc ;)

3:04 pm

Pinikula

two of the important food categories, eh, crossy?

3:04 pm

crosshair

but of course jmc

3:04 pm

Nancy Boy

hi, Jmc! 'course we missed you :)

3:04 pm

Pinikula

NB, I think my toes weigh as much as you! LOL

3:04 pm

crosshair

my thigh weighs as much as nb lol

3:05 pm

Pinikula

4 Koda's = NB!

3:05 pm

Nancy Boy

LOL. Well as I say, it was worse. The jewellery ad is funny - the necklace was the heaviest thing in it ;)

3:06 pm

crosshair

lol when they put the necklace on they probably had to give you a back brace or a counter weight lol

3:06 pm

Pinikula

(PS: always miss ya, jmc!)

3:06 pm

Nancy Boy

(it was worse because it was shirtless. embarrassiiiing.)

3:06 pm

jmcnrick

2.5 nb=1 jmcnrick

3:06 pm

Nancy Boy

LOL Crossy. I was skinny but I still had bones! :D

3:07 pm

Pinikula

you're silly, jmc!

3:07 pm

jmcnrick

ooh pini i have some work in portland now for the thursday or friday that i come in august

3:07 pm

Pinikula

yeah! jmc!

3:07 pm

crosshair

we use 2.2 cause the american system differed a tad from ours

3:07 pm

jmcnrick

silly but fat

3:08 pm

crosshair

especially in the gallon

3:08 pm

Nancy Boy

It's mostly just ethnicity I think - compared to the average American, Koreans are just built smaller

3:08 pm

Pinikula

pretty much, nb

3:10 pm

Pinikula

jmc...are you really getting a car when you come over?

3:11 pm

Nancy Boy

but this all came up from Crossy saying he didn't think I'd win a fight ;) hm...snowball fight maybe.

3:11 pm

Pinikula

you know...I'll have mind and can drive (a portion of what you'd save in rental could go toward gas, if you like)

3:11 pm

Pinikula

pillow fight, NB? * giggle *

3:11 pm

Pinikula

mind = mine

3:12 pm

crosshair

all this came from swedish sauna neeked snowbank diving nb lol

3:12 pm

Pinikula

ROFL

3:12 pm

jmcnrick

that was the plan pini -- i like to have mobility

3:12 pm

Nancy Boy

LOL Pini - is that a threat? ;)

3:13 pm

Pinikula

I'd probably lose, NB! LOL

3:13 pm

jmcnrick

well i would need to go to the Lewis and Clark law school and possibly meet with a shrink friend for dinner or drinks

3:13 pm

Pinikula

gotcha, jmc...

3:13 pm

jmcnrick

and i was toying with the idea of a mad dash to Montana to find lbd

3:13 pm

Nancy Boy

lol Crossy - all the nudity, snow, shrinkage and nipple rings came after ;)

3:14 pm

Pinikula

We'd talked about that, too, jmc...going over to kidnap her!

3:14 pm

jmcnrick

*shocked look*

3:15 pm

Pinikula

about the kidnapping or the nipple ring??? * snicker *

3:16 pm

Nancy Boy

personally I find Crossy diving naked into the snow is more shocking than one teeny little nipple ring.

3:16 pm

Pinikula

ROFL

3:17 pm

Pinikula

oe6?

3:17 pm

jmcnrick

no i think the kidnapping is a great idea!

3:17 pm

jmcnrick

can we pull it off?

3:17 pm

Pinikula

Not sure...shall we look into it??? (under the radar, of course)

3:19 pm

Pinikula

I'll remember to bring my GPS!

3:19 pm

jmcnrick

absolutely! I really don't mind driving long distances

3:20 pm

Pinikula

me either, jmc!!! (can I help drive, too?)

3:20 pm

Pinikula

I have an excellent driving record! :)

3:20 pm

jmcnrick

you'd have to go to the rental car place with me but sure!

3:20 pm

Pinikula

No prob!

3:21 pm

Pinikula

do we have any idea what city she might live in?

3:21 pm

jmcnrick

now does it make more sense to pick up stiddie flosey and jill and drive over to lbd's or swing by lbd's and drag her back with us to Olympia?

3:21 pm

Pinikula

I'm going to take a quick look, jmc!

3:21 pm

jmcnrick

reminds me i have to call and see why i am on a national do not rent list for enterprise

3:22 pm

jmcnrick

we could get a really big car

3:23 pm

Pinikula

could always drive mine...it seats 5

3:23 pm

jmcnrick

how many are there going to there?

3:23 pm

jmcnrick

bbs got to go interview a airman

3:27 pm

hawknoah

hello out there.. any help with the 2 oe's and the we5/22 please?

3:28 pm

Pinikula

sorry, hawk...I don't have it yet...

3:28 pm

Pinikula

the we5 = we + **ips and dip + cross

3:29 pm

Pinikula

JMC...if you get back and see this note, email me (addy in profile). back to work now...cya 2nite ;)

3:30 pm

hawknoah

thanks for the we. down to my last 2, if anyone has the oe's, I can assist with any others

3:31 pm

ChrissieDee

I think it means swelling in body tissue hawk

3:32 pm

hawknoah

got it! thanks

3:32 pm

hawknoah

fireworks for me

3:32 pm

ChrissieDee

congratulations :)

3:32 pm

hawknoah

(takes bow)

3:33 pm

hawknoah

any I can help with before I log off?

3:33 pm

Minski

oe 6&7 please

3:33 pm

ChrissieDee

jo6?

3:34 pm

hawknoah

Jo---- and the amazing technicolor dreamcoat

3:34 pm

hawknoah

for the oe's, put an o in front of ed 5/14 and 6/24

3:34 pm

ChrissieDee

ty, thought that was just a name so never would have tried it

3:35 pm

hawknoah

apparently it's no longer just a name LOL

3:35 pm

Minski

nice if you have them

3:36 pm

ChrissieDee

well you have the first 4 letter now Minski

3:36 pm

hawknoah

it means body tissue swelling (and its plural)

3:36 pm

Minski

Thanks for the Jo Hawks. Thought it was a proper name also.

3:37 pm

ChrissieDee

does the so8 build off the so4/5?

3:37 pm

Minski

Thanks Hawk for the body swelling clue. Got all 4 immediately.

3:38 pm

hawknoah

great! any more I can assist with or am I clear to log off? :)

3:38 pm

hawknoah

so8, it does. it's a compound word that I doubt anyone realizes is an actual word

3:38 pm

ChrissieDee

ty, will think about it

3:39 pm

ChrissieDee

got it - finished, thanks hawk

3:39 pm

hawknoah

you're welcome

3:45 pm

gapeach

Afternoon all. May I please have a clue for ha5-22? Thanks

3:48 pm

gapeach

NM found it.

3:48 pm

Minski

ae5/12 for fireworks please

3:49 pm

Minski

I believe teh ha5/22 is the plural of Indian Princes but I could be wrong. Take the 4/10 and change the ending.

3:50 pm

Minski

forget it. got it.

3:50 pm

Minski

FIREWOKS!!!!

3:51 pm

gapeach

Congrats, Minski

3:51 pm

gapeach

ic

3:51 pm

gapeach

Sorry.

3:52 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for ep4-6? Thanks

3:54 pm

mo

ep4 ... ep + a quick laugh

3:55 pm

mo

and hi! everyone

3:55 pm

gapeach

Thank so much, mo.

3:55 pm

mo

glad you got my poor clue!!!!

3:56 pm

gapeach

It wasn't poor, mo. It was great.

3:56 pm

mo

ty ... its nice to be appreciated!

3:57 pm

gapeach

I need pe4-5 the 2nd to finish please....thanks

3:57 pm

mo

can I help you with anymore clues?

3:58 pm

mo

its a coin.

3:58 pm

gapeach

Yes, please, mo, I need pe4-5 the 2nd to finish the grid. Thanks

3:59 pm

mo

a Spanish coin.

3:59 pm

gapeach

Is that the last pe, mo?

4:00 pm

mo

sorry ... yes

4:01 pm

gapeach

Thanks, mo, I was looking the other way. Fireworks for this grid.....see you at the flip.

4:02 pm

mo

well done gapeach!!!

4:02 pm

mo

see you soon.

4:04 pm

mo

anymore clues anyone before I go?

4:04 pm

gapeach

mo, I just looked at your profile...what a lovley kitten.

4:04 pm

Shawnee

clue for the upper left A please? Or tile stats at very least

4:05 pm

crosshair

who is shiloh mo?

4:05 pm

stidmama

hello all! *waves* lunchtime

4:05 pm

mo

ty gapeach .... its not my cat , but it looks so much like a cat I used to have.

4:06 pm

gapeach

Animals are wonderful, aren't they?

4:06 pm

Good Enough

as4 out on the ocean

4:06 pm

Shawnee

NM, *slaps self with large fish*

4:07 pm

mo

hi crosshair .... shiloh was a dog we used to look after a few days a week when his mistress died, as his master went out to work.

4:07 pm

mo

sadly he died of diabetes.

4:08 pm

Nancy Boy

*yawn* ooh I left the computer on. All this lazing about has made me sleepy.

4:08 pm

stidmama

hey cross. I wondered, if you think about weight as pebbles instead of stones....

4:08 pm

patchpatch

where can i find info on what the tile stats mean?

4:08 pm

gapeach

Well, I'm glald that he had you to care for him.

4:08 pm

stidmama

about time you showed up young man! you wandered in and disappeared simultaneously the other day

4:08 pm

Nancy Boy

I did, Stid?! how rude of me :) sorry, I'm a bit absent-minded recently

4:09 pm

stidmama

in the help, patch -- or you can just know that the first number is how many you found that start with that tile and the other number is the possible words that can start there

4:09 pm

patchpatch

thx so much!

4:09 pm

gapeach

I'll be off til the flip...mo, have a great evening.

4:09 pm

stidmama

you're not pregnant are you, NancyBoy? I was VERY scatter-brained when I was pregnant... *wicked mama look*

4:09 pm

stidmama

later peach!

4:10 pm

mo

ty gapeach ... he was such a loving dog and no trouble.

4:10 pm

Nancy Boy

d'you know Stid I think that might be it ;) as my picture shows, I am eating for two!

4:11 pm

stidmama

rofl... you funny kid!

4:11 pm

mo

bye gapeach ... and you too.

4:11 pm

stidmama

is that a bowl of soup? or ... mashed potatoes?

4:13 pm

Nancy Boy

I may have mastered chopsticks Stid, but even I cannot eat soup with a fork ;) nope, it's pasta. Vegan pasta :D

4:13 pm

stidmama

mmmmm. pasta.... *sigh*

4:14 pm

stidmama

help on the J and the A above it for NBT please?

4:14 pm

Nancy Boy

are you a hungry mama? ;)

4:15 pm

Nancy Boy

both the Js are boys' names!

4:15 pm

stidmama

I am hungry! but eating, so hopefullly it will pass.

4:16 pm

stidmama

NORMAL boys' names? or Martians? Or Venusian? Or...

4:16 pm

mo

ae5/12 ...yellow fever mosquito

4:16 pm

stidmama

thanks mo -- didn't even consider the E as a possibility.

4:16 pm

Nancy Boy

Biblical Stid. Think of an amazing technicolour dreamcoat...

4:16 pm

mo

yw.

4:17 pm

stidmama

???? wow. I guess so! it's twisty though.

4:17 pm

stidmama

got them both. Now past halfway!

4:17 pm

stidmama

to the list!

4:18 pm

stidmama

*sound of batcave music, the screen fades in and out with a pink flower center...*

4:18 pm

Nancy Boy

woohoo! well I'm done - just came back to remark that I'd left it on. Eating up energy. *scolds self*

4:19 pm

Nancy Boy

LOL Stid. Clearly, no expense spared here :D

4:19 pm

stidmama

YAY NancyBOy! *hugs* glad to see you, hope you are all okay.

4:19 pm

stidmama

down to 22 here

4:20 pm

Nancy Boy

go go go Stid!

4:20 pm

Shawnee

First time I have played in months, managed 59 without listing, now am totally stumped on last 6. Ugh

4:21 pm

stidmama

well done shawnee!

4:21 pm

stidmama

13 now, the list is helping A LOT today!

4:21 pm

Good Enough

this is a quick little grid, perfect for a busy day!

4:22 pm

Nancy Boy

That was quick!!

4:22 pm

Shawnee

I wanted to see how far I could actually get, kinda proud of myself. LOL

4:23 pm

mo

any more clues before I go?

4:23 pm

stidmama

5 now, that's me, "speedymama" *faster than a speeding modped, more powerful than a triple latte, able to leap a curb as long as there's a handrail....*

4:24 pm

Nancy Boy

wellll I'm off to bed. Now that the leak in the ceiling has gone, I can sleep without an umbrella ;)

4:24 pm

mo

bye NB have a good sleep!!!

4:24 pm

stidmama

one more...

4:25 pm

stidmama

firewords!

4:25 pm

stidmama

sweet dreams Nancy Boy -- love to Leo!

4:25 pm

mo

well done stid.

4:26 pm

stidmama

thanks mo, that is the fastest I have managed in a long time. Now back to the books. (((mo))) so good to see you, and thanks for the help!

4:26 pm

stidmama

*leaves fancy choclits on sideboard for everyone*

*poof*

4:26 pm

mo

I must be off now ... goodnight all and good luck.

4:26 pm

mo

ty stid ... bye.

4:27 pm

jmcnrick

wait stiddie!!!!

4:27 pm

jmcnrick

by mo

4:28 pm

jmcnrick

bye NB

4:28 pm

jmcnrick

who is left??

4:28 pm

Dorens

hey j i am. but only a minute.

4:29 pm

jmcnrick

hey dorens

4:30 pm

jmcnrick

geese just wh** i get rid of all the pesky staffers

4:30 pm

Dorens

rushing, as usual. have to get on the treadmill for half an hour, then make and eat dinner and then get to the board of ed meeting at 7. just to let them see me. don't want them to forget me.

4:30 pm

jmcnrick

no th** should not forget you!!

4:30 pm

stidmama

*stealth hungs doren and disappears for real*

4:31 pm

stidmama

*backpedals...* jmc too? how are you?

4:31 pm

jmcnrick

wait!!!!

4:31 pm

Dorens

i am written out of the budget, but just want them to keep me in mind if any $$ come their way. hugging stid back. and enjoying my firewords and leaving... more time tomorrow, i hope

4:31 pm

jmcnrick

hi stiddie i wanted you to konw that pini and I are plotting to kidnap lbd on our excursion

4:32 pm

stidmama

ooooh! that would be EXCELLENT!!! *happy mama look*

4:32 pm

jmcnrick

but we have not decided if we should kidnap her on the way to your place, or grab all of y'all and go see her

4:32 pm

stidmama

oh no doren! they can't not keep you! *sad mama look*

4:32 pm

jmcnrick

bye dorens -- give them hell!

4:32 pm

stidmama

I can't afford to go to see her... I will be preparing for student teaching, unfortunately.

4:33 pm

stidmama

BUT. I bet a mountain-style babble meet ALSO would be great fun!

4:33 pm

jmcnrick

i was thinking a day trip

4:34 pm

stidmama

LBD lives a lot further away than a single day from me.

4:34 pm

jmcnrick

<== originally from Texas where going 400 miles is a day trip

4:34 pm

stidmama

she's on the other side of the BIG mountains!

4:34 pm

jmcnrick

(400 miles one way)

4:35 pm

jmcnrick

do you konw where in Montana she lives?

4:35 pm

stidmama

I think of Southern Oregon as a two-day trip minimum.... 8-9 hours each way.

4:35 pm

stidmama

and that's closer than LBD

4:35 pm

stidmama

foothills, I think. Helena?

4:36 pm

jmcnrick

I did a day trip to Asheville and that is 8-10 hours

4:36 pm

jmcnrick

each way

4:36 pm

jmcnrick

Helena? that is a hop skip and a jump (really high jump!)

4:37 pm

stidmama

Mother would never be able to do a long haul like that. And I won't have that kind of time. But that is OK if you and pini want to go!

4:37 pm

stidmama

I would be fine!

4:38 pm

stidmama

okay, the class is reconvening. Must head out. (((jmc))) I'll be online later this week, probably see you "around." *poof*

4:40 pm

jmcnrick

pini and I will put our heads together

4:47 pm

Kazzer99

evenng all - just rediscovered the joys of facebook

4:52 pm

DR1965

hi gang

4:52 pm

DR1965

hi gang

4:52 pm

DR1965

oops- hiccups

4:58 pm

jmcnrick

hi DR and kazzer

5:00 pm

DR1965

HI JMC- I was checkign Jacob's teachers website for homework

5:00 pm

bekki

need help with the so/8

5:01 pm

lynxxx

so8 a foolish compound, 4 & 4, means an indefinite time in the future

5:02 pm

DR1965

ty Lynxxx

5:08 pm

bekki

sorry still can't get it

5:10 pm

lynxxx

look at where your so4.5 ends, you need a 4.9 for the rest of the word

5:10 pm

LeslieAnn

oh i got it - bekki, the second part starts with w

5:21 pm

LeslieAnn

trying to go listless, need some M help - have an animal, two animal sounds and a mo 4/5

5:22 pm

lynxxx

me4.5 flat top mountains in the USA

5:23 pm

LeslieAnn

oh bugger, always ask embarrassing questions wh** going listless. thanks lynxx

5:23 pm

lynxxx

me4.9 sounds like cow talks but spells differently

5:23 pm

LeslieAnn

i think i counted that as an animal sound :)

5:24 pm

lynxxx

Still missing one myself (listless too)

5:24 pm

LeslieAnn

well if so it's either a 4 or 5, only ones i have left

5:26 pm

lynxxx

mo5.14 cow talk past tense

5:26 pm

LeslieAnn

ah thanks!

5:27 pm

LeslieAnn

4 left

5:27 pm

puggysmalls

Even the dictionary says that we5/22 is not a word!

5:28 pm

LeslieAnn

but you got it, puggy. so you are smarter than the dictionary!

5:28 pm

puggysmalls

LOL! Thanks

5:29 pm

puggysmalls

I am on my last word. Can someone help me with jo 6/39?

5:29 pm

LeslieAnn

a biblical man's name, puggy

5:30 pm

puggysmalls

Thanks Leslie! I'm done! Woo Hoo!

5:30 pm

LeslieAnn

hooray!

5:30 pm

lynxxx

Yay for Puggy!

5:32 pm

LeslieAnn

puggy, what's the total points for today?

5:33 pm

welki

hi, folks

5:33 pm

LeslieAnn

hey weiki

5:33 pm

lynxxx

hi Welki

5:36 pm

LeslieAnn

anyone done with S? i have one sa, 5 se, 2 sm, 3 so, 2 sw

5:37 pm

lynxxx

4 so including an odd so4.9

5:38 pm

LeslieAnn

that was it lynxxx! fireworks for me

5:38 pm

lynxxx

Yay for Leslie!!! well done!

5:39 pm

LeslieAnn

what letters are you still working on, lynxxx?

5:40 pm

LeslieAnn

also, what a cute puppy

5:40 pm

LeslieAnn

a puppy that looks like a horse

5:40 pm

lynxxx

only 1 left now - that so4.9 was my third last word

5:43 pm

lynxxx

and that's it for me too. See you later, taking my small 'horse' for his morning constitutional

5:43 pm

LeslieAnn

:) congrats lynxxx! see ya

6:14 pm

Riverdance

HI and bye lynxxx

6:14 pm

Riverdance

hi leslie

6:16 pm

Riverdance

anyone need help - may not have a long time on computer

6:17 pm

ZeStY421

ae5, ae4 pls

6:17 pm

ZeStY421

brain blank...

6:19 pm

bethn

ae5 ae+ interior ***ign

6:19 pm

Riverdance

ae + I love choc mouse for ***sert

6:19 pm

bethn

there is no ae4, as 4 is not on land

6:19 pm

Riverdance

as4/4 - on the ocean

6:20 pm

ZeStY421

no clue about the last clue, but ty both for the ae5

6:20 pm

ZeStY421

nvm im dumb hha ty both

6:20 pm

Riverdance

got to go for now - bbl

6:21 pm

bethn

yvw

6:21 pm

ZeStY421

take care and thanks

6:21 pm

bethn

bye mnh

6:24 pm

westford

I'm down to one word listless it's an e and has 4 letters I have ec; edx4;ep; and ew what am I missing please?

6:25 pm

bethn

es?

6:25 pm

westford

and hello

6:25 pm

ZeStY421

eche?

6:25 pm

westford

I don't have an es thanks beth

6:25 pm

bethn

: )

6:26 pm

ZeStY421

sorry if im not supposed to type it in, im new

6:26 pm

westford

I got it !! Fireworks !!

6:26 pm

ZeStY421

what was it?

6:26 pm

bethn

penalty box for you Z, we try to only clue, but we all type them in at some time,

6:26 pm

bethn

es4

6:27 pm

ZeStY421

lol ok, ill take a time out then to walk the dog! =)

6:27 pm

westford

it was es 4 sometimes it's the simple ones that get me

6:27 pm

bethn

how are you coming along Z ?

6:27 pm

ZeStY421

34 words left-- i cant believe there are sooo many left!

6:28 pm

bethn

you don't have to leave, the penalty box is virtual, usually stocked with virtual goodies

6:28 pm

westford

now I have to make dinner thanks for the help

6:28 pm

ZeStY421

lol i know, i was about to take a break anyway, i think im trying too hard, ya know?

6:28 pm

ZeStY421

take care westford

6:28 pm

bethn

Wait till you get a massive grid. Are you using lickety's list? it is a major help

6:29 pm

bethn

see you west

6:29 pm

ZeStY421

yes i just learned how yest. it is helping

6:29 pm

EspritdJean

are the j's fishworthy?

6:29 pm

ZeStY421

brb gla

6:29 pm

bethn

they are variations on a theme. I had no idea one was a usable word

6:30 pm

EspritdJean

ah i just got the 4/9 that WAS fishworthy

6:30 pm

bethn

expand that for the second one

6:31 pm

EspritdJean

not seeing it

6:31 pm

bethn

jesus' father

6:32 pm

EspritdJean

well I'll be

6:32 pm

bethn

me too :/

6:32 pm

EspritdJean

ty

6:33 pm

bethn

def. says it is a old fashioned long ladies coat . yvw

6:33 pm

bethn

*an

6:35 pm

bethn

any clues needed before I go?

6:37 pm

bethn

ok then, see you in the grid tomorrow

6:41 pm

redturtlehead

I am soooo not used to being done at this time. Anyone hazard a guess for tomorrow's grid?

6:41 pm

big red

help with oe 6/24 pls

6:42 pm

redturtlehead

british spelling for body swelling Big Red.

6:43 pm

Minveryork

That oe 6/24 word is o plus the ed 5/14 word big red

6:44 pm

big red

got it. thanks.

6:46 pm

dan2bit

I have 3 wh and 3 we words, what's the 7th w?

6:50 pm

redturtlehead

there is a we 5, 22.

6:50 pm

redturtlehead

it is like not a real word.

6:50 pm

big red

so 8/70 pls

6:51 pm

dan2bit

so8 is a compound word that is also fake

6:51 pm

redturtlehead

the so is a combo word....

6:51 pm

redturtlehead

a part of a judy garland somng and not where but wh**

6:52 pm

redturtlehead

it is completly not real!

6:52 pm

dan2bit

found it red, thanks

6:52 pm

big red

thank you.

6:52 pm

redturtlehead

yw dan2 how is your mom to be doing?

6:53 pm

dan2bit

she's hanging in there - we have a no-later-than date now, May 5 if not before

6:53 pm

redturtlehead

wow so soon! seemed just a minute ago we were talking only puppy cam...

6:54 pm

redturtlehead

congrats!

6:54 pm

dan2bit

yep, and now down to our final days. Thanks!

6:54 pm

dan2bit

prayers and positive thoughts welcome our way

6:55 pm

lbdawger

oooh, May 4th is my granddaughter's birthday! she'd be glad to share!

6:56 pm

dan2bit

firewords!

6:56 pm

lbdawger

whooooo hoooooo dan2!!

6:56 pm

JBV

hey dan2 - best wishes to you and mrs. dan - happy times!

6:56 pm

lbdawger

give mrs 2bit my love and regards!

6:56 pm

dan2bit

of course

6:57 pm

lbdawger

you'll have to pick up on her blog and keep us up to date on the baby!

6:57 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations dan2it on your fireworks!Good for U

6:57 pm

Minveryork

Good evening to my fellow babblers!How is everyone?

6:57 pm

JBV

p.s. the only advice I give to moms and pops-to-be: sleep a LOT in the next few days if you can - fill up your "sleep reserve"

6:58 pm

Minveryork

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

6:58 pm

lbdawger

lol, yeah, cuz you wont be sleeping much for the next 18years or so

6:58 pm

lbdawger

hi Min

6:58 pm

JBV

hi, Min - just found my brother's name in the grid! - 4 more to go

6:59 pm

Minveryork

Go JBV go!

6:59 pm

lbdawger

go jbv!

6:59 pm

Minveryork

I've seen my brother's name in the grid too. Even my own name once. Enable accepts my brother's name.

7:00 pm

redturtlehead

my real name is accepted as it is a regular word as well as a name. OK I am now tuning out....NCIS is on. Poof

7:02 pm

dan2bit

JBV - sleep reserve is a myth, unfortunately

7:10 pm

sandyloo

hi guys I need a clue(i'm pathetic) for se 4/8 I cannot find it

7:17 pm

reparteena

think embroidary....(i'm not sure I spelled that right)

7:18 pm

sandyloo

OMG Thankyou. LOL can't believe it!!!

7:18 pm

sandyloo

I have 6 left and have slowed to a crawl

7:18 pm

reparteena

YW!!

7:20 pm

fuquayvarina

first mo5, please?

7:21 pm

sandyloo

LOL fuqua, with 5 left I dont have it

7:21 pm

JBV

don't know if it's the first, but I have mo 5/14 - cow sound (past)

7:21 pm

fuquayvarina

ty, jbv!

7:22 pm

fuquayvarina

ha5?

7:22 pm

sandyloo

thanks jb

7:22 pm

JBV

4 left here and I'm at a standstill

7:22 pm

sandyloo

have it but how to clue it

7:22 pm

fuquayvarina

fireworks!

7:22 pm

stef01*

I am thinking embroidery and can't think of it! :(

7:22 pm

JBV

anyone have the lone e on the second row from the bottom

7:23 pm

sandyloo

same as ha4/10 but plural with a different vowel

7:23 pm

stef01*

LOL, didn't have that one either

7:24 pm

sandyloo

yes hmmm ..trying to clue it

7:24 pm

sandyloo

stef is it the se4/8?

7:25 pm

fuquayvarina

et4= to lightly carve, as in et4 glass

7:25 pm

stef01*

yep, or the ha4/10, I'll take a clue on either

7:25 pm

Trifioso

hello friends. The ha4 is johnny quest's best friend

7:26 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations fuquayvarina on fireworks! Hooray!!

7:26 pm

Minveryork

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

7:26 pm

fuquayvarina

both have to do with the muslim pilgrimage, stef. One is the one who makes the pilgrimage, and the other is the plural of the pilgrimage

7:26 pm

JBV

thanks for the e!

7:26 pm

sandyloo

se4/8 (its such a fish and I couldn't get it either) Betsy Ross se** your flag (present tense) I think she did anyway

7:26 pm

Trifioso

well hey there min! I am just fine thanks - and you?

7:27 pm

72 Temple Owl

hello all

7:27 pm

JBV

hi TO!

7:27 pm

sandyloo

she needed a needle and thread to do it

7:27 pm

sandyloo

hi temp

7:27 pm

JBV

need 3 more - can I do it without the list (with a little help from my friends)?

7:27 pm

Minveryork

Hi 72 Temple Owl! How are you? Welcome to the grid!

7:28 pm

JBV

one more m - I have 2 me, 3 mo

7:28 pm

Trifioso

absolutely jbv!!! we are here for you!

7:28 pm

stef01*

Thanks Sandy, I'm a slow one!!!

7:28 pm

sandyloo

i need me4/5 and mo 5/12

7:28 pm

Minveryork

I am doing well Trifioso. I am waiting for someone to ask for a clue for my last word. I do not want to ask.

7:29 pm

JBV

me 4/5 - plateau in southwest U.S. (spanish word)

7:29 pm

Minveryork

me 4/5 is spanish word for table and an mo5/12 is an animal with big antlers sandyloo.

7:29 pm

sandyloo

oooh thanks

7:29 pm

Minveryork

yw

7:30 pm

JBV

oh, duh! didn't have the animal, min, thanks!

7:30 pm

sandyloo

2 left now

7:30 pm

Minveryork

yw

7:30 pm

JBV

two left- both from the upper S

7:30 pm

Minveryork

Go JBV go!

7:31 pm

72 Temple Owl

ok, so will TOMORROW be the 330 word grid? :)

7:31 pm

JBV

with my luck, yes, I have a meeting and won't be getting home til 7:30, so of course it will be a big grid

7:32 pm

sandyloo

I have to go feed the horses so I will be back later to do the last two! bye for now

7:32 pm

stef01*

Thanks again

7:32 pm

72 Temple Owl

bye sandy

7:33 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye sandyloo! I'll see you later on in the chat log

7:33 pm

Pinikula

back again

7:34 pm

Minveryork

Hello Pinikula! How are you? Welcome to the chat log!

7:34 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi pini

7:34 pm

Pinikula

hey min and TO...how's it going?

7:35 pm

72 Temple Owl

oh my- there is an 8?!

7:35 pm

Pinikula

it's a compound

7:35 pm

72 Temple Owl

ok, dinner break - micro just beeped

7:35 pm

Minveryork

Pinikula yesterday my monkeys couldn't find a simple word like oration, but today they found oe 6/24 and so 8/70, go figure!

7:36 pm

Pinikula

mind cluing the oe? My monkeys haven't been able to find it yet...

7:36 pm

Minveryork

Bye 72 Temple Owl! I will see you later. Enjoy dinner!

7:36 pm

Minveryork

That oe 6/24 word is o plus the ed 5/14 word Pinikula

7:37 pm

Pinikula

sadly, I'm missing those e's

7:37 pm

harpjane

sixty five?

7:37 pm

Pinikula

got 'em

7:38 pm

JBV

ok, sending out the S.O.S. for my last and final word - need one more s from the top - any really weird ones you think I don't have?

7:38 pm

Pinikula

yep, that's right, harp! :)

7:38 pm

Pinikula

s + cat sound? se4

7:38 pm

Pinikula

er, sm4

7:39 pm

Pinikula

stitched (se5) or stitches (se4)
?

7:39 pm

lbdawger

hi Pini and Harp

7:39 pm

JBV

sm 4/9 - got it, and plural

7:39 pm

Pinikula

hi lbd :)

7:40 pm

JBV

ah that was it! thanks, pini - the stitches (4) - had the 5!

7:40 pm

Pinikula

lbd...are you E or W MT?

7:40 pm

JBV

thanks to all for fireworks!

7:40 pm

Pinikula

yeah, jbv!!! :)

7:40 pm

lbdawger

Western Montana, kalispell

7:40 pm

lbdawger

whoooooo hoooooo JBV!!

7:40 pm

Pinikula

is that further W than Helena?

7:40 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations JBV on your fireworks! Good for you

7:41 pm

lbdawger

much further W. I'm closer to idaho

7:41 pm

Pinikula

okey dokey ;)

7:41 pm

lbdawger

coming out for a visit?

7:41 pm

harpjane

what do the J words start with?

7:41 pm

lbdawger

J

7:42 pm

lbdawger

Jo's, harp

7:42 pm

Pinikula

jo's

7:42 pm

harpjane

don't mess with me lbd I have a headache! lol

7:42 pm

Pinikula

* snap * lbd ;)

7:42 pm

Buttonman

evening all

7:42 pm

Pinikula

* giggle *

7:42 pm

Pinikula

hi button

7:42 pm

lbdawger

*gives Harp chocolates and a sh** eating grin

7:42 pm

Buttonman

I need a clue for the JO 6 please

7:42 pm

lbdawger

hey button!

7:43 pm

Buttonman

Hi ida and pini

7:43 pm

Pinikula

man's name

7:43 pm

Minveryork

Hello Buttonman! How are you? Welcome to the grid!

7:43 pm

lbdawger

male name, biblical as well as common

7:43 pm

Buttonman

thanks, FIREWORKS

7:43 pm

JBV

my father, my brother, my nephew's name

7:43 pm

Pinikula

wtg button ;)

7:43 pm

lbdawger

whoooooo hoooooo BUTTON!!

7:43 pm

JBV

and half of mine

7:43 pm

Pinikula

my bro's name, too

7:44 pm

Buttonman

thnkas guys

7:44 pm

lbdawger

have and uncle and a cousin who are jo4's

7:45 pm

lbdawger

*an not and

7:45 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations Buttonman on fireworks! Way to go!

7:45 pm

72 Temple Owl

any clue for the other j word?

7:45 pm

Minveryork

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

7:45 pm

Pinikula

pl possessive of the jo6 nickname

7:46 pm

Minveryork

When I saw this grid today,I thought "Yi 5/16! What a small grid!"So here's a story of clues to go with the grid. It's that time of year again wh 4/9 students in NY in grades 3-5 have to take the ELA & Math tests. Everyone at work is on ed4/7 this week because the students in grade 3-6 are taking the state ELA tests which they have been prepping for all year.Students are on the ed 5/16 of their seats as well. Th 4/7 are nervous about the test.Since September th4/7 have been pe4/5 up school doing test prep. Th 4/5 th 4/7 stay after school and do more test prep. Th4/7 have been practicing the sa 4/5 skills over and over again Test strategies have been et 4/6ed in their brains. I hope that so 4/5 of these clues helped you find more words.I will be here off and on to help out with clues.

7:46 pm

lbdawger

formal usage of the jo4

7:46 pm

harpjane

i'm good minver, i have completed my second day as a census "enumerator" trainee!

7:46 pm

Pinikula

or that, too

7:47 pm

lbdawger

I decided not to do the enumerator job. training was during inventory so i couldn't go. also decided that there are way too many "tea party" weirdo's up here.

7:47 pm

72 Temple Owl

wel ty

7:47 pm

harpjane

yah i'm waiting to get shot at.....

7:47 pm

Pinikula

* keeps head under rock *

7:48 pm

lbdawger

does hamilton have a lot of extremists like the flathead?

7:48 pm

harpjane

not as bad as the flathead but yes

7:48 pm

72 Temple Owl

any gh words?

7:48 pm

lbdawger

no

7:49 pm

harpjane

oe words?

7:49 pm

lbdawger

yes, 2

7:49 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty

7:49 pm

JBV

great story, Min - and I understand it completely - we have state tests this week, too (NJASK) - one big complication here - we had a terrible tragedy over the weekend, one of our best and beloved teachers died suddenly and the kids and staff are deeply affected, but the test goes on.....

7:49 pm

Minveryork

oe 6/24 is o plus ed 5/14 word harpjane and plural it.

7:49 pm

Pinikula

oh my, jbv

7:50 pm

lbdawger

i'm sorry to hear that, JBV.

7:50 pm

JBV

worse than that, Pini, it was a suicide - so incomprehensible and tragic

7:50 pm

72 Temple Owl

my heat is cranking up! supposed to be in forties tonight

7:50 pm

Pinikula

OMG!

7:50 pm

Minveryork

Oh how terrible! Unfortunately the state won't take that into account when they do school report cards.

7:50 pm

Pinikula

very sorry to hear the teacher was having that many problems ... sad

7:51 pm

JBV

yes, Min - you got it! people are crying and falling apart, but the test must go on

7:51 pm

lbdawger

how tragic for the family and the community.

7:51 pm

JBV

we have a crisis counseling team in place - god bless those people - they were so wonderful

7:51 pm

72 Temple Owl

how are you ?

7:52 pm

Pinikula

no doubt, jbv...it takes special people to be able to do that

7:52 pm

Minveryork

I hope that she was not too pressured about having her kids do well on the test. Must be more to it than that.I hope your school provides counseling for them

7:52 pm

lbdawger

when i lived in AZ the counseling team was very busy between kids and adults committing suicide and other unnecessary deaths.

7:52 pm

JBV

thanks for asking, TO, I loved her too - she will be greatly missed, but I am holding it together, and learning how different it is to grieve for a suicide - so many things are different

7:53 pm

72 Temple Owl

i only have one g word, the guy

7:53 pm

lbdawger

a lot of unanswerable questions, JBV.

7:53 pm

Pinikula

(whispers fyrwrx)

7:53 pm

72 Temple Owl

make that 2 -

7:53 pm

Minveryork

Last week we had a flood in three classes. Everyone was saying thank God it didn't happen during the ELA

7:53 pm

JBV

one thing is they do not want to give it too much "play" - publicity, etc., to prevent what they call "contagion" (god help us), so people are kind of discouraged about talking about it which is difficult

7:54 pm

72 Temple Owl

ge4/6 and 4/6

7:54 pm

72 Temple Owl

well esp with teens it is very touchy

7:54 pm

lbdawger

one ge is ge4.7 what kids get instead of a high school diploma

7:55 pm

Minveryork

ge4/7:g + more than one talking horse 72 Temple Owl

7:55 pm

JBV

i meant discouraged from talking about it

7:55 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty. what does the 8 begin with?

7:55 pm

Minveryork

Other ge4/7 is ge + Evano**t (babbler) 72 Temple Owl

7:55 pm

JBV

so 8

7:56 pm

Pinikula

compound word (portion + time)

7:56 pm

72 Temple Owl

need 8 more

7:57 pm

lbdawger

go TO

7:57 pm

72 Temple Owl

is 8 a compound word?

7:57 pm

lbdawger

yes, TO

7:57 pm

Pinikula

yes, to

7:57 pm

JBV

wanna hear some good news??? I handed in my retirement papers today, signed, sealed, delivered!

7:57 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty

7:57 pm

Pinikula

congrats, jbv

7:57 pm

72 Temple Owl

6

7:57 pm

Minveryork

I am done! I have fireworks! jo6/39 was my last word

7:57 pm

lbdawger

yahoo JBV!!

7:58 pm

Minveryork

Go 72 Temple go!

7:58 pm

72 Temple Owl

4

7:58 pm

Pinikula

wtg min ;)

7:58 pm

lbdawger

whooooo hoooooo MIN!!

7:58 pm

72 Temple Owl

yay jbv! yay min!

7:58 pm

JBV

I can become a full-time babble maniac

7:58 pm

JBV

oh wait, I already am!

7:59 pm

Jeff7

mo 5/14 please...last one, just can't get it...

7:59 pm

Pinikula

ROFL

7:59 pm

Pinikula

pt cow sound

7:59 pm

lbdawger

you can become a full time unpaid babble maniac!

7:59 pm

Jeff7

ty

7:59 pm

Minveryork

I am SOOOO jealous JBV! What I'd do to babble 24/7!

7:59 pm

JBV

mo 5/14 - cow noise (past tense)

7:59 pm

Pinikula

yw

7:59 pm

Jeff7

shoulda gotten that 1!

7:59 pm

Jeff7

fireworks :)

7:59 pm

Pinikula

congrats on finish, jeff

8:00 pm

JBV

well maybe not 24/7 but at least during the daylight hours

8:00 pm

Jeff7

y

8:00 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations Jeff7 on your fireworks! Good for U!

8:00 pm

lbdawger

whooooo hooooooo JEFF!!

8:00 pm

Jeff7

ty :)

8:00 pm

Mom

hello everyone

8:01 pm

Pinikula

hi mom

8:01 pm

Mom

Hi Pini

8:01 pm

72 Temple Owl

Lost is a rerun?

8:01 pm

Mom

21 to go .....

8:01 pm

gwenski

Hello all. Just looking for we5/22. Help, please.

8:01 pm

Minveryork

Hello Mom! Howa are you doing? Welcome to the grid!

8:01 pm

Pinikula

git'r dun, mom...

8:01 pm

Pinikula

it is now, TO

8:02 pm

Mom

HI Gwenski

8:02 pm

72 Temple Owl

hry mom! where DO you get those icons? :D

8:02 pm

Pinikula

we + **ips and dip + cross

8:02 pm

Mom

{{Min}} hello, I am tired tonight *sigh*. How are you?

8:02 pm

Mom

I am trying Pini

8:02 pm

gwenski

Thanks Pini. I was close on that one.

8:02 pm

Mom

{{TO}} they are ads from the 1930's and each week I am picking one to use as my icon

8:03 pm

Pinikula

yw gwenski

8:03 pm

72 Temple Owl

3

8:03 pm

Minveryork

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

8:03 pm

Mom

go go go TO

8:04 pm

72 Temple Owl

need an m a d and a g, 2 4 letter words and one 5

8:04 pm

72 Temple Owl

may be list time

8:04 pm

Minveryork

I'm well Mom.I just got my fireworks not too long ago

8:04 pm

lbdawger

hi gwen

8:04 pm

lbdawger

hi Mom

8:04 pm

Mom

people who don't finish high school for for their ****

8:04 pm

gwenski

My grandson's name is in the grid! But it's not a valid word, so I can share: Joah. Expecting him and twin sis Khloe in a few weeks, if they behave.

8:04 pm

Pinikula

the M's are me 4 4 mo 4 5 4 5

8:05 pm

Mom

an officer and a ****leman

8:05 pm

Pinikula

d's are de 4 5 4

8:05 pm

Pinikula

g's are ge 4 4 4

8:05 pm

Mom

ge 4/7

8:05 pm

gwenski

d: either missing a plural, or morning moisture

8:06 pm

Riverdance

oh wow - just checking out the new computer - you are all looking larger than life

8:06 pm

72 Temple Owl

ooh, miseed a babblet and a plural!

8:07 pm

Mom

{{Mom}} how are you? A new computer?

8:07 pm

Riverdance

YES

8:07 pm

72 Temple Owl

need an s 4

8:07 pm

Riverdance

I am great and how are you Mom

8:07 pm

Riverdance

new keyboard is kind of funky though

8:07 pm

Pinikula

don't look too close you might see the hairy wart on my nose! :)

8:08 pm

Mom

little tired tonight but am trying to finish

8:08 pm

Pinikula

so + german "yes"?

8:08 pm

Riverdance

there are several 4's TO - which one

8:08 pm

Mom

what kind of computer did you get?

8:08 pm

Pinikula

so + not pa?

8:08 pm

Riverdance

going from extra small monitor to large screen is CRAZY

8:09 pm

72 Temple Owl

how many total oint today?

8:09 pm

Mom

all the better to see babble with

8:09 pm

Pinikula

829

8:09 pm

Mom

excellent clues Pini

8:09 pm

Pinikula

thx mom :)

8:09 pm

Riverdance

Husband got the special at staples - I dont know but has a trillion more memory than what we had

8:09 pm

gwenski

829 points, TO

8:09 pm

Pinikula

congrats, MNH :)

8:09 pm

72 Temple Owl

then must find se4/9

8:09 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty

8:10 pm

Mom

that is wonderful Mom, now the kids can have the other one and you can babble until your heart's content

8:10 pm

Riverdance

I know how to pick my battles - computer is not it......

8:10 pm

Pinikula

no se4/9

8:10 pm

Pinikula

se4/8 = stitches

8:10 pm

Riverdance

yah right - two internet connections - wont happen in the house - hmmmm, well think on that battle

8:10 pm

72 Temple Owl

have one sm4/9 m

8:10 pm

gwenski

There is sm4/9, however

8:11 pm

Pinikula

so4/9 = so + german "yes"

8:11 pm

Riverdance

dont you love those sm's

8:11 pm

Mom

easy enough to resolve with a router

8:11 pm

stidmama

HEY PINI! hey all!

8:11 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty

8:11 pm

Riverdance

like the dew on a flower....ahhh

8:11 pm

Pinikula

stid!!

8:11 pm

72 Temple Owl

i think the sm's are birds?

8:11 pm

Mom

Hi Stid

8:11 pm

72 Temple Owl

mnh to the pb

8:12 pm

rururocks

you mean smidgeons?

8:12 pm

Pinikula

hi ru

8:12 pm

stidmama

I was hoping she meant 'smores... *sigh* yes I am HUNGRY! (dinner's almost ready)

8:12 pm

Riverdance

already? hope the wine is chilled!

8:12 pm

lbdawger

hi stid, ru, mnh

8:12 pm

Mom

Hi Ruru

8:12 pm

rururocks

hiya pinininininininininini

8:12 pm

stidmama

hey LBD!

8:12 pm

Pinikula

hi ru

8:12 pm

Riverdance

hey ruru

8:12 pm

stidmama

there's wine in the clam sauce, does that count?

8:12 pm

Riverdance

NOOOOO

8:12 pm

stidmama

I actually made dinner, Tom is just serving up.

8:13 pm

Riverdance

no clam sauce for me

8:13 pm

Pinikula

gads, you guys are making me hungry!

8:13 pm

Riverdance

wow team effort

8:13 pm

rururocks

as long as it doesn't add too much mussel to the sauce stid

8:13 pm

Riverdance

I made dinner - ham steaks, mashed potatoes, green beans, served it, washed dishes

8:14 pm

lbdawger

argh, ru

8:14 pm

gwenski

Think I'll go watch the rest of Deadliest Catch. Bye !

8:14 pm

lbdawger

bye gwen

8:14 pm

Pinikula

you guys keep forgetting to tell me what time dinner's being served!!!

8:14 pm

Riverdance

with you lb

8:14 pm

Mom

bye bye Gwenski

8:14 pm

Pinikula

ciao gwenski

8:14 pm

Riverdance

must be an hour ahead of me - let me check

8:14 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye gwenski! I will see you tomorrow in the chat

8:15 pm

Pinikula

so * sniffle * I'm going to go find my own! (and feed Koda, too)

8:15 pm

Pinikula

brb

8:15 pm

Riverdance

no same time - oh it is after 9 - time flies when washing dishes

8:15 pm

rururocks

mmm.. now Iam hungry.. yeeesh

8:15 pm

Minveryork

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

8:15 pm

Riverdance

bye gwen

8:15 pm

Minveryork

Hello rururocks! How are you? Welcome to the puzzle

8:16 pm

Riverdance

Hi Min - how are you

8:16 pm

rolotom

clue for the 8 please?

8:16 pm

Minveryork

so 8/70 is so 4/5 word plus wh 4/9 word rolotom & hi

8:16 pm

Riverdance

OK here goes ****where over the rainbow + **** are we going to eat

8:16 pm

Minveryork

Hi Momneedshelp! How are you?Missed your entrance

8:17 pm

Mom

so** day my prince will come + **** when you wish upon a star .... My tribute to Walt Disney

8:17 pm

72 Temple Owl

lol ru

8:17 pm

weiik

somewere

8:17 pm

weiik

sorry

8:17 pm

Mom

never mind ....... off I go to the PB

8:17 pm

Riverdance

Keep trying weiik

8:17 pm

Minveryork

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

8:17 pm

rolotom

thank you!

8:17 pm

Riverdance

keep me company Mom

8:18 pm

Minveryork

yw

8:18 pm

stidmama

sorry all -- talking about food and Tom brought me my dish so of course I prioritized! LOL

8:18 pm

Mom

Hi rolo

8:18 pm

weiik

good min, should be looking for a job, but, I need some fun too

8:18 pm

rolotom

hi mom

8:18 pm

Mom

I will Mom

8:18 pm

Riverdance

Hi Rolo - its a mom echo (sort of)

8:18 pm

Mom

oh Weiik, I'm sorry.

8:18 pm

Minveryork

Stidmama, read my profile cartoon.Think it's amusing

8:19 pm

Riverdance

I can actually see that now Min with my new monitor - live that in true life with my kids

8:20 pm

Mom

TO , have you finished?

8:20 pm

weiik

seems no one is hiring anyone over 55 anymore mom, not to be sorry, just encourge employers to hire again

8:20 pm

fuzzybunny

Oh boy, only 3 left

8:21 pm

Mom

I hope you find work soon.

8:21 pm

Mom

Hi Fuzzybunny, good to see you again

8:21 pm

weiik

I know the tax man wishes the same

8:21 pm

Riverdance

Sorry to hear of your troubles weiik - I know that - some of the best employees to hire are over 55 - they car a whole lot.

8:22 pm

stidmama

Min, that is only too true. Our kids have a much streamlined test this year (since the old state superintendent was booted out)... but it's still high stakes and many schools are still spending a lot of time prepping the kids and taking practice tests over more productive instructional activities.

8:22 pm

lbdawger

weiik, check out businesses that are supported by aarp.

8:22 pm

Riverdance

go fuzzy go

8:22 pm

weiik

last 3 jobs I've had were all outsourced to asia

8:22 pm

lbdawger

hi fuzzy

8:22 pm

fuzzybunny

I'm working hard

8:22 pm

lbdawger

what are your skill, weiik

8:22 pm

weiik

thanks ibd, haven't thought about that, I'm now trying gov't(fed/state)

8:23 pm

Riverdance

we are coast to coast stid and didnt realize we are on the same regime (dont what else to call it)

8:23 pm

weiik

ibd, i'm a programmer / analyst with mainframe shops

8:23 pm

weiik

done, state/banks/manufactures/defense

8:24 pm

Riverdance

where are you weiik

8:24 pm

Minveryork

Hello fuzzybunny! How are you? Welcome to the grid!

8:24 pm

lbdawger

hmmm, let me think of some places to check out, weiik. i'm sure there's someone looking for you!

8:24 pm

Mom

where abouts do you live Weiik

8:24 pm

stidmama

are you on linkedin, weiik?

8:24 pm

weiik

thxks much ibd, mom, I'm in philly-where the steak sandwiches are

8:24 pm

Minveryork

On top of the state tests,the district wants them to also take a field test: is a combination of ELA & math

8:24 pm

weiik

stid, i've not looked there yet

8:25 pm

Mom

and very good sanwiches they are

8:25 pm

Mom

th** .... oops

8:25 pm

Riverdance

Im just north of you in NH - you may need to move a bit - may be jobs up here.

8:25 pm

lbdawger

weiik, do you have a masters or higher?

8:26 pm

Riverdance

philly - the airport I couldnt get to a couple months ago - lucky you getting snowed in

8:26 pm

fuzzybunny

Mom, I am just to your east in Maine

8:26 pm

stidmama

linkedin seems to have a lot of potential for job searchers... and it's free (that's the only reason I can afford an account)

8:26 pm

weiik

stid, i've just googled linkedin, mom, i've looked as far south as NC and up to NY, idb, I do not have a masters, just 36 yrs exp

8:26 pm

Minveryork

Where in New Hampshire Momneedshelp?I grew up in Vermont, but I went to high school in Hanover, NH.

8:26 pm

rururocks

most people are looking for mistresses not masters

8:26 pm

stidmama

anyway, that's about the best I can think of from here.

8:27 pm

Minveryork

LOL rururocks

8:27 pm

lbdawger

dam*, no wonder i can't get a job! i want to be the master!

8:27 pm

weiik

mom, the snow was brutal here

8:28 pm

Riverdance

I am in the small town of Weare (no comment you folks on where?) just west of Concord. I work in Concord - 15 miles away.

8:28 pm

lbdawger

weiik, check out some of the community colleges. they often will take the years of experience towards education. especially in the Information management area

8:29 pm

Riverdance

my company pays small money but will look into IT dept to see if any openings. Good company but too small to pay the big bucks

8:29 pm

lbdawger

brb, need more tea

8:29 pm

weiik

well off to job search again, thanks all for advice, ibd, r u refering to getting a masters, do u think that would make a difference]

8:29 pm

fuzzybunny

I am in Carrabassett Valley, home of Sugarloaf. We are forecasted to get 6 to 12 inches of snow by tomorrow afternoon!

8:29 pm

lbdawger

a masters would help, but with 36 years of experience that may also get you in the door.

8:29 pm

Mom

((weiik)) sending good thoughts your way

8:30 pm

Riverdance

speaking of snow - expecting 10 inches up north tonight - go figure - may get a few flakes here

8:30 pm

stidmama

good luck weiik, come back again soon.

8:30 pm

weiik

ibd, i'm desperate enough that i've even doing carpentry jobs to make some money

8:30 pm

lbdawger

no no no, no more snow talk

8:30 pm

Riverdance

good luck weiik

8:30 pm

Riverdance

but 78 on saturday!

8:31 pm

rururocks

going to be nice here tomorrow..

8:31 pm

fuzzybunny

I'm a skier, so thrilled about the snow.

8:31 pm

weiik

thxks mom, back to job search .. chat later .. poof .. no snow here ibd, just cold again, but, a long line at the steak sandwich place the other nite, PATS in south phill

8:31 pm

Riverdance

tuckermans is the only thing open - but watch out for avalanches

8:32 pm

Riverdance

did I mention you need to hike up with your gear - have fun

8:32 pm

lbdawger

back in a splash

8:32 pm

fuzzybunny

I used to ski there every spring when I was younger. I am determined to make it back up there before I am 60!

8:32 pm

Minveryork

I am off to take a shower and go to bed. See ya later

8:32 pm

Riverdance

isnt it always nice in the Napa Valley Ruru

8:33 pm

Minveryork

Goodnight to my fellow babblers!I'll see you tomorrow

8:33 pm

Mom

byebye Min

8:33 pm

Riverdance

good night Min - good to see you

8:33 pm

weiik

nite min, thxks

8:33 pm

rururocks

bye min

8:33 pm

Mom

got caught up with TV, forgot I still need 9 words

8:33 pm

fuzzybunny

good night Min, sleep well

8:33 pm

Mom

night Weiik

8:33 pm

Riverdance

what help do you need Mom

8:34 pm

Mom

the pe 5/14 please

8:34 pm

Pinikula

back

8:34 pm

Pinikula

pe + ***tination wedding

8:34 pm

Riverdance

pe+ I love choc mousse for ***sert

8:34 pm

Mom

what did you have to eat Pini?

8:34 pm

Riverdance

Pin you are too fast

8:35 pm

Pinikula

I just heated up a little pasta...

8:35 pm

Mom

thanks Pini and Mom

8:35 pm

Pinikula

thx MNH :)

8:35 pm

Riverdance

she obviosly had choc - I did not and need it

8:35 pm

Mom

I could have done that for you Pini and put some chili on it as well

8:35 pm

Pinikula

I wish I had some chocolate!

8:35 pm

Pinikula

Oh, wait, I do...but it's in the other room! :(

8:36 pm

Riverdance

will be hunting cabinets soon

8:36 pm

Pinikula

had chili and rice for lunch ;)

8:36 pm

Mom

stocks PB with Hershey chocolate bars with and without almonds

8:36 pm

Riverdance

if kids ate it , they are de**

8:36 pm

Mom

I had Olive Garden spaghetti and meatballs for lunch with salad and bread

8:36 pm

Riverdance

may have to screw up for chocolate

8:36 pm

Pinikula

* needs to find reason to go to PB *

8:37 pm

Pinikula

nice lunch, Mom! :)

8:37 pm

fuzzybunny

Need help with the OA5 (10) word, please

8:37 pm

Riverdance

I LOVE OLIVE GARDEN

8:37 pm

Mom

ohh did I mention they are the large bars?

8:37 pm

Pinikula

oa5 = is like the desert oa5 (just change last vowel)

8:37 pm

Riverdance

like a mirage in the desert but different vowel at end

8:37 pm

fuzzybunny

have a hidden snickers bar in my back pack

8:37 pm

Pinikula

even more reason to get to the PB!

8:37 pm

Riverdance

OK my response time here is slowwwwww

8:38 pm

Mom

thanks Pini and Mom

8:38 pm

Pinikula

nah, I'm just kind a bored, mnh ;)

8:38 pm

Riverdance

MOM *tears* I will be quite large in no time at all

8:38 pm

fuzzybunny

Yippee.....Fireworks for the first time. Thanks for the help

8:38 pm

Pinikula

(and it was my last word)

8:38 pm

Mom

ae 5/12 please

8:38 pm

Mom

congrats Fuzzybunny

8:38 pm

Pinikula

ae + ***tination wedding

8:38 pm

Pinikula

wtg fuzzy!

8:38 pm

lbdawger

ae + ***i arnez

8:38 pm

Riverdance

woohoo, hip hip hooray for fuzzybunny

8:38 pm

rururocks

mosquito

8:38 pm

sandyloo

that ae rhymes with a word for hell

8:39 pm

Mom

that is what happens when you quit smoking Mom

8:39 pm

lbdawger

whooooo hoooooo FUZZY

8:39 pm

Mom

thanks LBD and Pini

8:39 pm

Mom

and Sandy, hello

8:40 pm

sandyloo

hi just here for my last two words

8:40 pm

Pinikula

git'r dun, sandy!

8:40 pm

fuzzybunny

Maybe I can help

8:40 pm

Pinikula

whadya need?

8:40 pm

Riverdance

MOM - i am not getting large - slightly bigger but not large - everyone got that!!!!!!

8:40 pm

Mom

5 left

8:40 pm

Pinikula

Gosh, MNH, I'm not sure I heard you!

8:40 pm

sandyloo

se 5/20 clue please

8:41 pm

Riverdance

LOL

8:41 pm

Pinikula

se5 = stitched

8:41 pm

Riverdance

shall I repeat it????

8:41 pm

Mom

oh I know that Mom, and I was not insinuating that you were going to get your clothes made at Abula the tent maker

8:41 pm

Pinikula

uh, no....I think I can decifer it

8:41 pm

Pinikula

;)

8:42 pm

rururocks

hey! who let the camels in here?

8:42 pm

Riverdance

I so love you all - my support system in more ways than one

8:42 pm

sandyloo

pini, I think my brain has fallen out, I couldn't get se4/8 for ages either, that one was such a fish , thanks now only one left

8:42 pm

Riverdance

Camels???

8:43 pm

Pinikula

np, sandy, happy to have helped :)

8:43 pm

sandyloo

momneeds, are you trying to give up smoking? I missed this conversation

8:43 pm

Riverdance

pini - its mine...

8:43 pm

rururocks

... abdula the tent maker...camels...just a joke...

8:43 pm

Riverdance

yes - today is day 6

8:43 pm

Mom

augh, need the first 3 ha words ... feel so stoopid

8:43 pm

Pinikula

what's "mine"?

8:43 pm

Mom

**scrolls back to see the joke ruru made**

8:43 pm

Riverdance

jokes dont come so easy these days - hahaha

8:43 pm

Pinikula

ha4 = anagram of what's on top of your neck

8:43 pm

Riverdance

that clue if she needs it

8:43 pm

Pinikula

then change last letter to pl

8:44 pm

Pinikula

oh, sorry, MNH

8:44 pm

rururocks

pac

8:44 pm

sandyloo

how are you going -even though I am practically perfect (!) i do smoke and hate the idea of giving up

8:44 pm

Pinikula

ha5 = ha + ***sica Simpson

8:44 pm

rururocks

(hates cigarettes) <<<<<<<<

8:44 pm

fuzzybunny

ha + **nx

8:44 pm

Mom

thank you Pini

8:45 pm

Mom

2 left

8:45 pm

Pinikula

;)

8:45 pm

lbdawger

go mom!

8:45 pm

Mom

1 left

8:45 pm

sandyloo

cigarettes are bad ruru , I agree and worse still they are insanely expensive

8:45 pm

rururocks

(***** holding tape at finish line for mom*****)

8:45 pm

Mom

oh sh** it is a vowel word, I hate those

8:46 pm

Mom

better set it down Ruru, I might be a while

8:46 pm

Riverdance

I loved smoking and hate it too - but it is something I need to do after 38 years of smoking.

8:46 pm

Mom

and pardon my french

8:46 pm

rururocks

vowell or bowel word?

8:46 pm

fuzzybunny

Let me try again

8:46 pm

Mom

in that sentence a little of both

8:46 pm

Riverdance

doing great after 6 days though

8:46 pm

rururocks

*giggle*

8:46 pm

rururocks

you go mom.. good luck..

8:46 pm

fuzzybunny

ha + **nx (to cause someone bad luck)

8:47 pm

rururocks

My father smoked his whole life..

8:47 pm

Mom

thanks Fuzzy

8:47 pm

Pinikula

good clue, fuzzy

8:47 pm

sandyloo

I need to do it too but I am afraid of putting on weight (pathetic and a non reason ) and what will I have with my glass of wine?

8:47 pm

Pinikula

ep + **ppy birthday?

8:47 pm

rururocks

I feel for smokers .. I do.. it is a horrible and terribly expensive addiction

8:47 pm

fuzzybunny

I am learning

8:47 pm

Riverdance

got to go - husband on the war path - next vice

8:47 pm

rururocks

(mmm the wine might taste better sandy)

8:48 pm

Pinikula

night MNH :)

8:48 pm

Mom

ooohhh. got it, got it, got it. I am so tickled. Thank you all for the clues

8:48 pm

Mom

oh {{Mom}} take care

8:48 pm

sandyloo

My dad smoked and gave up and then got lung cancer 35 years later

8:48 pm

Mom

~~~Fireworks~~

8:48 pm

Pinikula

wtg mom ;)

8:48 pm

Riverdance

((((Mom)))) and other (((((dear friends)))))

8:48 pm

rururocks

YEAAAAAA mom

8:49 pm

Mom

thank you Ruru and Pini

8:49 pm

fuzzybunny

good job Mom

8:49 pm

sandyloo

one left here

8:49 pm

Mom

thank you Fuzzy.

8:49 pm

rururocks

***lifts tape back up for sandyloo****

8:49 pm

Mom

May I help you Sandy?.

8:49 pm

Pinikula

git'r dun, sandy!

8:50 pm

sandyloo

I'm trying without a clue for a little while Mom -no doubt i will ask in a minute

8:50 pm

Pinikula

you can do it, sandy!

8:50 pm

tessagram

help with we 5/22 please?

8:50 pm

Mom

I will wait to welcome you across the finish line

8:50 pm

Pinikula

we + **ips and dip + cross

8:51 pm

Mom

HI Tess

8:51 pm

sandyloo

pini lol that is my last one

8:52 pm

sandyloo

but i haven't got it yet

8:52 pm

Pinikula

ooops, sorry, sandy! :)

8:52 pm

tessagram

Hello and thank you!

8:52 pm

lbdawger

oooh thunder! and a gully washer!

8:52 pm

sandyloo

I was about to ask anyway

8:52 pm

Pinikula

hi and yvw :)

8:52 pm

Mom

potato **ips Sandy

8:52 pm

fuzzybunny

Congrats lbdawger

8:52 pm

Mom

oh LBD not storms :(

8:52 pm

sandyloo

fireworks

8:52 pm

Pinikula

(whoops, forgot about the language barrier)

8:53 pm

lbdawger

whoooo hoooooo sandy!

8:53 pm

Pinikula

wtg sandy!

8:53 pm

Mom

congrats Sandy
ruru set up the finish line

8:53 pm

sandyloo

LOL this has been a long journey and yet such a small grid

8:53 pm

fuzzybunny

Yippeee Sandy!

8:53 pm

Mom

these last few days the grids have been horrendous

8:54 pm

sandyloo

ok the farrier has just arrived will be back for the next round bye all have fun

8:54 pm

Mom

bye bye Sandyloo

8:54 pm

Pinikula

have fun, sandy

8:55 pm

Pinikula

btw: do we have any bankers here? I have an ELOC question...

8:55 pm

Mom

I am not Pini, sorry

8:56 pm

Pinikula

it's ok...i can wait for the bank rep

8:56 pm

Mom

what is ELOC?

8:56 pm

Pinikula

equity line of credit

8:56 pm

lbdawger

storms, not firewords, i got those earlier today.

8:56 pm

Mom

congrats on fireworks LBD

8:56 pm

Pinikula

congrats, lbd...hope the storm passes soon

8:56 pm

Mom

ah, I see now

8:57 pm

Pinikula

I'm working on consolidating a loan into my ELOC to get the better interest rate and the ability to claim the interest on my taxes...

8:58 pm

Mom

that is a good idea, we did that when we had to purchase a car

8:58 pm

Pinikula

that's the loan I'm consolidating :)

8:58 pm

Mom

it is great to have the tax deduction

8:58 pm

Pinikula

no kidding!

8:59 pm

Pinikula

If I knew I cold do it when I bought the darn thing, I would have been able to claim at least 4 months of interest on this past tax return...

8:59 pm

Pinikula

cold = could

8:59 pm

Mom

we took a car note at first and then got the equity line and the best part of it was there was not charge for the equity line

9:00 pm

Mom

and paid the car note off

9:00 pm

Mom

and the interest rate was better than the car note

9:00 pm

Pinikula

that's what I'm working on, Mom, but they're also talking about converting it all into an equity loan instead of line of credit...was hoping to find out the difference (without asking the banker)

9:00 pm

Pinikula

my ELOC rate is definitely better than the car note

9:01 pm

Mom

not being a banker mind you .... but I think if you are using the equity in your home they would be one in the same. Some call them a loan and some call them a line of credit

9:02 pm

Mom

we took x dollars as equity on the house paid off the car note and still have money left in the equity line

9:02 pm

Pinikula

They mentioned the ELOC is like a revolving credit account; whereas the loan is static - has to do with the way the interest accrues?

9:03 pm

Mom

hmm didn't realize that

9:03 pm

Pinikula

I took a dip on the ELOC to make the cash downpayment on the car, put the balance on a car note, but now want to roll it all to the ELOC

9:03 pm

Mom

either way the interest deduction is worth it

9:03 pm

Pinikula

definitely!!!

9:05 pm

Mom

I have enjoyed our chat Pini, but it is my bed time. Take care and thank you so much for the clues. {{Hugs}}

9:05 pm

Pinikula

thx for the "confirmation"

9:05 pm

Mom

good night everyone. {{Hugs}} to all of you

9:05 pm

Pinikula

take care, sleep well (and ditto)

9:05 pm

Mom

you're welcome

9:05 pm

Pinikula

I'm going to check my Lex games on FB...brb

9:05 pm

Mom

pleasant dreams to you

9:10 pm

lbdawger

night night mom. sweet dreams

9:11 pm

Pinikula

(still here - kinda)

9:11 pm

Pinikula

lbd, you done? and how ya been doin'?

9:13 pm

stidmama

oh dear, I wandered off again.

9:14 pm

Pinikula

wb stid :)

9:14 pm

TeaNCrackers

hi all

9:14 pm

stidmama

I think I should just log off and go to sleep early. VERY tired. No energy to finish the work for tomorrow, so will just get up early.

9:14 pm

stidmama

It's nothing huge, just needs to be ... *faint*

9:14 pm

Pinikula

hi TNC

9:14 pm

stidmama

TEA!!!!!! (((((hugs))))) how are you? how are the kids?

9:14 pm

TeaNCrackers

hey now

9:14 pm

lbdawger

yes, i finished the grid earlier today. i'm doing well. and you?

9:14 pm

joey

hi stid and everyone else. just here to finish

9:14 pm

Pinikula

poor stid...get your rest now, young lady! :)

9:14 pm

mcurlschool

STID.....found out yesterday that the grandbaby coming is A GIRL

9:14 pm

Pinikula

hi joey

9:15 pm

lbdawger

Hi TNC!

9:15 pm

Pinikula

not too bad...glad work is over...wish the rest of the work week was done

9:15 pm

TeaNCrackers

I had a root canal today so a bit under the weather, but everyone else is super well, thanks!

9:15 pm

lbdawger

congrats mcurl!

9:15 pm

stidmama

(((JOEY!))) thank you so much for the lovely card! I made my day last week.

9:15 pm

Pinikula

congrats, mcurl!

9:15 pm

lbdawger

hi joey

9:15 pm

stidmama

oh dear, Tea *sends pudding and tylenol*

9:15 pm

TeaNCrackers

hi lbd

9:15 pm

TeaNCrackers

about to head to bed, the percoset is kicking in

9:15 pm

mcurlschool

thanks lbd

9:15 pm

stidmama

what fun, mcurl! *thinking pink, ribbons, bows, sugar and spice...*

9:16 pm

Pinikula

* sends jello *

9:16 pm

lbdawger

sends soft pillows

9:16 pm

Pinikula

gotta love percocet!

9:16 pm

TeaNCrackers

girl stuff is so fun!

9:16 pm

stidmama

good for you Tea, take care of yourself and heal quickly. See you "soon" I hope. I am now making time for myself, the family (and babble) at least a couple times mid-week.

9:16 pm

mcurlschool

pinks, purples and dragonflies! They are definitely more fun to shop for. I have a grandson and clothes are really boring!

9:17 pm

stidmama

oh yes! dragonflies! LOL

9:17 pm

Pinikula

night stid! :)

9:17 pm

Pinikula

mcurl, this your first gc?

9:17 pm

mcurlschool

she promised her hubby no more ladybugs.....her's are all he can handle.....

9:17 pm

stidmama

*yawn* see you-all again soon. (((hugs and choclits!)))

*poof*

9:17 pm

Pinikula

* giggle *

9:18 pm

mcurlschool

no, pini, this will be #3

9:18 pm

TeaNCrackers

night stiddy

9:18 pm

Pinikula

yikes! you're 1 ahead of me! :)

9:19 pm

lbdawger

night night stiddy. sweet dreams

9:19 pm

mcurlschool

I have 2 daughters and one son; with this grandbaby each daughter will have a daughter and son has a son! I love weird coincidences

9:19 pm

TeaNCrackers

can't think anymore - drugs have kicked in - night all

9:19 pm

Pinikula

yes, weird!

9:19 pm

Pinikula

night TNC...take care!

9:24 pm

lbdawger

night night, TNC

9:25 pm

Pinikula

I think I need a "coooookie"

9:25 pm

Pinikula

(brb)

9:35 pm

lbdawger

think i'm going to go check out the weather channel and see how much rain we're suppose to get. see you all tomorrow!

9:36 pm

kje

bye lbd

9:37 pm

torgone

Heyas kids ..

9:37 pm

Boobear

Hi all. Does anyone know the name of the Babble Group on Facebook?

9:37 pm

lbdawger

hi/bye kje and Torg. maybe Pini will bring you a cookie. *poof*

9:38 pm

torgone

Babblers Worldwide

9:39 pm

Boobear

ty. I want to join

9:42 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hi y'all

9:46 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

(uh oh everyone ran away)

9:46 pm

torgone

*lurk lurk*

9:47 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

ah HA!!

9:49 pm

jmcnrick

*lurk lurk*

9:49 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

they're everywhere!!!!

9:50 pm

jmcnrick

*peaks out from kje*

9:50 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

eek!

9:51 pm

MaMaWA

Hey everybody !! haha lurkers unite : )

9:51 pm

MaMaWA

bye

9:52 pm

jmcnrick

bye mamawa!

9:55 pm

Trifioso

lurk lurk lurk

9:55 pm

lil*monkey

*pops out from behind PB*

9:55 pm

jmcnrick

whoopeee another lurker

9:55 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

(shh, we're all lurking)

9:55 pm

jmcnrick

yikes!

9:56 pm

jmcnrick

help with the sw 5/20 please

9:56 pm

Trifioso

I actually just got here, and am trying to finish, so deep in grid....

9:56 pm

lil*monkey

person from not Norway, jmc

9:57 pm

Good Enough

*whispers* why are we all lurking??

9:57 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

sw5 counds like a guy from one of the scandinavian countries

9:57 pm

mkg

hi all. sw 5 is people from east of norway are these. and 6 is plural.

9:57 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

then pluralize

9:57 pm

Trifioso

(((whispering)))) I think the 8 today is really stupid....

9:57 pm

mkg

oe clue needed for the six plz.

9:57 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

oe, medical word for swelling. smae word as ed5, but with an o on the the front

9:57 pm

jmcnrick

(me too trif)

9:58 pm

jmcnrick

ty lil

9:58 pm

mkg

nm got it. same as ed 5 and 6..........just ad the o.

9:58 pm

mkg

ty book i just saw your clue.

9:58 pm

Trifioso

by the way, jmc -- I bought the canoe!

9:58 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

smae = same (OY)

9:58 pm

mkg

needs se 5 20 please.

9:59 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

se5 is past tense of using needle and thread

9:59 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

. . . and here's your fish 8-)

9:59 pm

mkg

oops book. pb.

9:59 pm

mkg

ty gotit.

10:00 pm

Good Enough

(fireworks, g'night)

10:00 pm

mkg

mo 5 14 please.

10:00 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

what? what did i say???

10:00 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hoo good

10:00 pm

Trifioso

huzzah for good!

10:00 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

wtg good enough !!! ~~~ !!!

10:01 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

ooh found the 8

10:01 pm

torgone

Stupid clue for the stupid 8?

10:01 pm

mkg

you said opp of different which is in grid.

10:01 pm

mkg

sa 4 word.

10:01 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

oh crackers

10:01 pm

mkg

i have one left..............and cant get it. mo 5 14.

10:01 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

okay, i repeal the correct spelling and rever to smae LOL

10:02 pm

torgone

Yay for canoe!

10:02 pm

mkg

i have one left..............and cant get it. mo 5 14.

10:02 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

mo5 is a big hairy animal in norther US and Canada

10:02 pm

Trifioso

tor - when little kids think they are going to grow up....a compound word that no one over the age of 4 would use

10:02 pm

jmcnrick

so**(time) over the rainbow. . . . .

10:02 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

oops, the other one. past tense of what a cow says

10:03 pm

mkg

i have that mo word. that is the mo 5 12. i need the mo 5 14 which is before the other one.

10:03 pm

mkg

maine has lots of the mo 5 12s

10:03 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

and ! * F * I * R * E * W * O * R * D * S * ! fer me

10:03 pm

torgone

That is stupid ..

10:04 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

check again ai clued both

10:04 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hooo book

10:04 pm

Trifioso

ugh, falling asleep with 14 to go

10:04 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

past tense of what a cow says

10:04 pm

jmcnrick

go trif go

10:05 pm

mkg

ty! i just couldnt get it. ty.

10:05 pm

mkg

firewks. and gnight all.

10:05 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i had major trouble on the jo6 and had to use the a2zwordfinder

10:05 pm

angelskye

help with a?

10:05 pm

Trifioso

giving up. see you tomorrow friends. sleep well

10:05 pm

torgone

Night Trifs

10:05 pm

NonnieLight

ma

10:05 pm

jmcnrick

ae=misquito

10:05 pm

jmcnrick

bye trif

10:06 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

ae5, ae + i have a powerful ***ire to avoid getting married

10:06 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

night night trif

10:06 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

you need the as4?

10:07 pm

angelskye

yes

10:07 pm

jmcnrick

i do i do!

10:07 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

a + the ocean

10:07 pm

angelskye

ahh-tx so much

10:07 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

. . . and her eis your other fish LOL

10:07 pm

angelskye

aeph

10:07 pm

angelskye

lol

10:07 pm

jmcnrick

swimming with the fishies

10:08 pm

jmcnrick

hows about the first ed5?

10:09 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

anyone dying for a clue ?? cuz i'm about ready to stuff my face

10:09 pm

jmcnrick

*waves hand from under water*

10:09 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

ed5, medical word for swelling. ed + Auntie ** (from wizard of oz) + vowel

10:10 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

call a lifeguard!!

10:10 pm

jmcnrick

ty that gets me three

10:10 pm

jmcnrick

more

10:10 pm

harpjane

24 to go , this is getting harder!

10:11 pm

jmcnrick

*thrusts up from the water twirls and splashes down again*

10:11 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

y i say i love your icon. had to click on it cuz on my screen it looks like a bunch of tiny little guitars

10:12 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

last call for clue before i cut out. big day ahead

10:12 pm

jmcnrick

*twang*

10:12 pm

jmcnrick

ep?

10:13 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

ep + laughing sound

10:13 pm

jmcnrick

aha! a babblet for me list

10:13 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

yeppers

10:14 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

any more? 1 more. come on.

10:14 pm

jmcnrick

*scribbles it down with her magic underwater pen*

10:14 pm

flosey

good evening everyone, just in to change icon

10:15 pm

jmcnrick

et?

10:15 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

oh, you should see my collection of words for this game. over 200 pages (electronic, not printed out)

10:15 pm

flosey

et - draw

10:15 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

et4, to make a print

10:15 pm

harpjane

et** a sk*** is a fun tiy

10:15 pm

harpjane

toy

10:15 pm

jmcnrick

*smack*

10:15 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

okay, bye bye and have fun, see all y'all later POINK

10:16 pm

jmcnrick

bye book

10:16 pm

harpjane

jo6?

10:17 pm

jmcnrick

the guy with the many colored coat

10:17 pm

harpjane

thanks

10:17 pm

jmcnrick

it's the 4 letter ones killing me tonight

10:19 pm

angelskye

i need one more g word

10:20 pm

jmcnrick

i gots non hs grad and proper men

10:20 pm

jmcnrick

i need the third one too

10:20 pm

angelskye

me too

10:20 pm

harpjane

two to go

10:21 pm

angelskye

joseph

10:21 pm

angelskye

oops-sorry

10:21 pm

dicktrickle

ge4 - to ****flect is to bow

10:21 pm

angelskye

awesome--i thought i'd already tried that

10:22 pm

jmcnrick

ty dick

10:22 pm

jmcnrick

pb angel!

10:22 pm

harpjane

done, good night!

10:22 pm

jmcnrick

bye harp and whoo hoo

10:24 pm

jmcnrick

ha5?

10:25 pm

angelskye

since i'm new tonight, can you tell me what ha5 means?

10:25 pm

jmcnrick

oh hi hi hi angel

10:25 pm

jmcnrick

if you look below the tile stats you will see a link for lickety

10:26 pm

torgone

ha5 = word starts with ha and has 5 letters

10:26 pm

jmcnrick

lickety creates a list giving all the first two letters and points for all the words in the grid

10:27 pm

jmcnrick

so you will find in the list ha5/22 which means a word with 5 letter first two ha and the total points 22

10:27 pm

angelskye

excellent-thx jmc

10:27 pm

jmcnrick

you are so welcome angel!

10:28 pm

jmcnrick

how are you finding the grid?

10:28 pm

jmcnrick

(i could still use a clue torg)

10:28 pm

angelskye

i like it, but a bit frustrating

10:29 pm

torgone

Don't have it ..

10:29 pm

jmcnrick

it can be a bit but the clues and the people make it all worth while

10:29 pm

jmcnrick

ah! well that explains the lack of clue lol

10:31 pm

Pinikula

ha5 = ha + ***sica Simpson

10:31 pm

Pinikula

hi all...

10:32 pm

jmcnrick

hi pini i sent you an email

10:32 pm

torgone

Yay Pini! Thanks!

10:32 pm

Pinikula

thx jmc...will look for it in the other window...

10:32 pm

jmcnrick

ooo i have 10 left!

10:32 pm

jmcnrick

I may yet finish

10:33 pm

Pinikula

Wow, jmc...that's one long email! :)

10:33 pm

jmcnrick

pini meet angel a newbie

10:33 pm

Pinikula

hi angel...welcome aboard!

10:33 pm

jmcnrick

didn't have much to say

10:34 pm

jmcnrick

since then i talked with stiddie who suggest that going there an grabbing folk to lbd wont work

10:34 pm

herinfernallady

Hello

10:35 pm

jmcnrick

hi herin

10:35 pm

Pinikula

(just responded)...yeah, I think the list is getting too long...

10:35 pm

Pinikula

hi herin

10:35 pm

Pinikula

you can do it, jmc (finish the grid, that is)

10:36 pm

jmcnrick

9 left

10:36 pm

Pinikula

git'r dun, girl!

10:36 pm

Pinikula

how are you coming along, angel?

10:39 pm

bekki

still trying to get the so/8

10:39 pm

jmcnrick

te?

10:39 pm

Pinikula

it's a compound word

10:40 pm

jmcnrick

so**(time) over the rainbow

10:40 pm

Pinikula

so8 = portion + time (so to speak)

10:40 pm

Pinikula

te4 = rhymes with rules and re**

10:40 pm

jmcnrick

te?

10:40 pm

jmcnrick

ty

10:40 pm

Pinikula

yw

10:41 pm

jmcnrick

fading still suffering from jet lag

10:42 pm

Pinikula

egad! glad you made it home (can help clue you across the finish)

10:43 pm

jmcnrick

i made it home at 6:30 am yesterday and went to work

10:43 pm

Pinikula

oh my

10:43 pm

jmcnrick

zzzzzzzzzzzzz

10:44 pm

jmcnrick

i replied to your email

10:44 pm

Pinikula

no no no! you can doooooooo it!

10:45 pm

jmcnrick

so4/9?

10:45 pm

Pinikula

so + german "yes"

10:46 pm

Pinikula

I think we lost angel...or she's really concentrating!

10:46 pm

jmcnrick

ty

10:46 pm

jmcnrick

6 left

10:47 pm

jmcnrick

she's still online

10:48 pm

Pinikula

yep, engrossed; assimillation is inevitible; resistance is futile ;)

10:48 pm

jmcnrick

4 left

10:48 pm

jmcnrick

i was welcoming

10:48 pm

Pinikula

you dun good then! :)

10:50 pm

jmcnrick

last pe 4/5?

10:50 pm

Pinikula

pe + ***perate Housewives

10:50 pm

jmcnrick

nm

10:50 pm

Pinikula

;)

10:50 pm

jmcnrick

2 left

10:51 pm

Pinikula

you can sooooo dooooooooo it!

10:52 pm

jmcnrick

1

10:52 pm

Pinikula

* rummaging through box for finish tape *

10:53 pm

jmcnrick

oa?? *propping open eyelids with toothpicks*

10:53 pm

Pinikula

sounds like desert view...change last letter

10:53 pm

Pinikula

(that was my last word, too)

10:54 pm

jmcnrick

done *tooth picks break*

10:54 pm

Pinikula

YEAH!!!!! wtg jmc!

10:54 pm

Pinikula

...and g'night!

10:54 pm

Pinikula

get some sleep, girl!

10:55 pm

jmcnrick

*poof*

10:56 pm

Pinikula

brb - going for Koda's last "outing" for the night

10:58 pm

sandyloo

hi I'm just checking to see whether my icon has changed (instead of doing any proactive chores

10:58 pm

sandyloo

hmmm no it hasn't

10:59 pm

bekki

mind is blank still can't get the so/8 I think my cast is to tight

11:01 pm

sandyloo

bekki, here's a clue ask the question "when are you going to grow up?" the answer is so8

11:02 pm

sandyloo

and icon is STILL the same

11:02 pm

o-o

so** (an undetermined number0) + plus a news reporter's question

11:04 pm

pippingeek

one more, the 8

11:06 pm

pippingeek

dood, that 8 is so not a word!

11:06 pm

pippingeek

but, fireworks, so i will take it

11:06 pm

bekki

dhey

11:06 pm

bekki

sorry

11:08 pm

Pinikula

back

11:09 pm

Pinikula

wtg pip ;)

11:09 pm

Pinikula

no dh words, bekki

11:10 pm

pippingeek

pini!

11:10 pm

pippingeek

i missed you1

11:11 pm

pippingeek

!

11:11 pm

Pinikula

hiya pip ;)

11:11 pm

Pinikula

moi?

11:12 pm

pippingeek

yes, you, pooky

11:12 pm

Pinikula

* blush * awww....

11:12 pm

Pinikula

whassup?

11:14 pm

bekki

I no still trying to get the so/8

11:14 pm

Pinikula

so**where over the rainbow + who what why wh** where and how

11:14 pm

pippingeek

journalist questions: who, what, where, wh4. why?

11:14 pm

herinfernallady

Yawn Hi

11:14 pm

Pinikula

* snap * pip :)

11:15 pm

Pinikula

hi herin

11:15 pm

pippingeek

great minds...

11:15 pm

herinfernallady

Hi hi

11:15 pm

Pinikula

got that right!

11:15 pm

pippingeek

terrinble terrible headache and runny nose

11:15 pm

pippingeek

he herin!

11:15 pm

herinfernallady

join me on the sicky couch

11:15 pm

Pinikula

oh no! hope you feel better soon!

11:15 pm

pippingeek

either sinus drama or caffeine withdrawal, not sure which

11:15 pm

bekki

thank you

11:16 pm

pippingeek

yay, couch with herin (snuggles up)

11:16 pm

Pinikula

* hands over pillows, blankets, and hot chicken soup *

11:16 pm

bekki

finally got it

11:16 pm

Pinikula

wtg bekki

11:16 pm

pippingeek

howsa bout a drink to knock me the heck out?

11:17 pm

Pinikula

hot toddy?

11:17 pm

pippingeek

i think sudafed will do the trick

11:18 pm

herinfernallady

I would love a hod toddy :D

11:18 pm

Pinikula

hopefully!

11:18 pm

Pinikula

* passes herin a hot toddy *

11:18 pm

herinfernallady

it is so cold here

11:18 pm

Pinikula

it's rather cold here...

11:18 pm

herinfernallady

Thanks Pini> it is Hod Doddy when you have a cold

11:18 pm

Pinikula

and very wet

11:19 pm

Pinikula

* giggle *

11:19 pm

herinfernallady

I have the heating on thinking of making it warmer

11:19 pm

Pinikula

* hands another blanket to herin *

11:19 pm

herinfernallady

O and also why can't men check tags on bread before they buy them

11:20 pm

Pinikula

uh oh...got one that was out of date?

11:21 pm

herinfernallady

Out of date. Try dinosaur. It was a stray one from 14th April.

11:22 pm

Pinikula

oh my!

11:22 pm

herinfernallady

It is not his fault. It is completely the stores fault. I rang them and told them to do a check. They are very very good on quality control. I would say this one fell under the radar.

11:22 pm

Pinikula

are they going to replace it for you?

11:23 pm

herinfernallady

Yes they are

11:23 pm

herinfernallady

WOW I am seeing my friends work on tv. amazing

11:23 pm

Pinikula

that's good...points for customer service!

11:24 pm

Pinikula

congrats to your friend!

11:24 pm

herinfernallady

You know the show the Pacific?

11:24 pm

Pinikula

sorry...no

11:25 pm

herinfernallady

um HBO's The Pacific?

11:25 pm

Pinikula

I don't get HBO :(

11:25 pm

Pinikula

(it costs extra)

11:25 pm

herinfernallady

:(

11:26 pm

Pinikula

gads, there are alot of lurkers...(anyone need clues?)

11:28 pm

dalia

so-8?

11:28 pm

Pinikula

so**where over the rainbow + who what why wh** where and how

11:28 pm

Pinikula

welcome to the grid, dalia

11:28 pm

herinfernallady

ANy way there is this girl that the solder meets and he goes to her house. The old lace dolies that are about the house she made

11:29 pm

dalia

ty--didn't know that was a word!

11:29 pm

Pinikula

I love lace doilies! the work that goes into them is incredible!

11:29 pm

Pinikula

yvw dalia

11:29 pm

herinfernallady

She did all of them

11:29 pm

Pinikula

I watched some tatters in Italy wh4 I was there...I got lost just watching! :)

11:30 pm

Pinikula

* escorting self to PB *

11:30 pm

herinfernallady

It is a very typical Greek Family in Preston in the 1940s

11:30 pm

herinfernallady

I used to live in that area and it is so wonderful

11:31 pm

Pinikula

I've thought about looking into learning how to tat...

11:33 pm

herinfernallady

I believe this is all crocheted or is that what you call tatting?

11:33 pm

Pinikula

...wondering if I could find so4one locally who does it; I've seen so4 of the written instructions and could get lost within the first 3 words!

11:33 pm

Pinikula

crotching is different from tatting...

11:33 pm

herinfernallady

Ok. I think that is the same

11:34 pm

herinfernallady

OPPS not the same

11:34 pm

Pinikula

I crotchet (and actually have done 1 doilie)...mostly baby blankets...

11:35 pm

herinfernallady

need to learn to type

11:35 pm

Pinikula

so much for any spelling skills I might have had! :)

11:35 pm

herinfernallady

Snap mine is worse

11:36 pm

Pinikula

* giggle *

11:36 pm

Pinikula

if so, I'm right behind you!

11:36 pm

herinfernallady

I just forget to think

11:37 pm

herinfernallady

damn it I have 2 kilos of chicken to make into food AND try and get it into the freezer

11:37 pm

Pinikula

I think my fingers just run wild without waiting for my brain!

11:37 pm

Pinikula

save so4 for me!!! :)

11:38 pm

herinfernallady

Well someone in the hosue thought it was a brillant idea to get two weeks worth of food not thinking about how we would freeze it

11:38 pm

Pinikula

uh whoops

11:38 pm

herinfernallady

told you they are hopeless

11:39 pm

Pinikula

* snicker *

11:39 pm

herinfernallady

His response ''Eat faster'' Ok you figure that one out

11:39 pm

Pinikula

ROFL!

11:40 pm

herinfernallady

We are looking at getting a bigger fridge

11:40 pm

Pinikula

I don't use mine much anymore since the kids moved out...

11:40 pm

herinfernallady

But they are so expensive (even at trade price) and the don't ahve mega freezer capacity

11:42 pm

Pinikula

I'd send mine, but the shipping is probably more expensive than the unit itself.

11:42 pm

herinfernallady

true

11:42 pm

Pinikula

credit for the brilliant idea tho, right? * giggle *

11:43 pm

herinfernallady

yep

11:43 pm

herinfernallady

Why did I start this stupid thing

11:43 pm

Pinikula

so I can clue you across the line?

11:44 pm

herinfernallady

think I am cluesless and it is going to be a while

11:44 pm

Pinikula

15 minutes left ... holler if you want 'em! :)

11:45 pm

herinfernallady

Pini I think you can see the Pacific online on the HBO site

11:45 pm

Pinikula

I'll have to check it out, herin!

11:46 pm

Pinikula

loading now

11:46 pm

ZeStY421

oa5?

11:47 pm

Pinikula

oa5 = sounds like desert view (change last vowel)

11:47 pm

ZeStY421

ill be happy if i have = # of words done and words left lol

11:47 pm

Pinikula

(and taking it's time loading)

11:47 pm

ZeStY421

huh

11:47 pm

herinfernallady

If you don/'t have cable speed it is going to take a while :(

11:47 pm

Pinikula

you can do it, zesty (and welcome back...nice to see you again)

11:48 pm

ZeStY421

ty imstill trying

11:48 pm

ZeStY421

and still slow lol

11:48 pm

Pinikula

thankfully I'm on cable

11:48 pm

ZeStY421

ty pini for beach thingy

11:49 pm

Pinikula

and it closed (reopening)

11:49 pm

Pinikula

np, zesty!

11:49 pm

ZeStY421

grrr 32 words done, 33 left

11:49 pm

Pinikula

what do you need, zesty?

11:49 pm

ZeStY421

pe5

11:49 pm

Pinikula

(BTW: did all the "instructions" the other night help, zesty?)

11:49 pm

ZeStY421

SOO MUCH TY!!!

11:49 pm

Pinikula

pe + ***stination wedding

11:50 pm

Pinikula

* smile *

11:50 pm

Pinikula

watching clip now, herin!

11:50 pm

ZeStY421

wow how'd i miss that one!! yay i now have 33 words and 32 left! how after all this work are so many words left, GRRR

11:51 pm

herinfernallady

I am not sure if you can get the whole video in the states it is hard for me too look

11:51 pm

Pinikula

poor thing, zesty...they'll come to you in time...maybe not on this grid tho ;)

11:51 pm

ZeStY421

i was in here earlier pini, and was asked if i knew how to do the help stuff, thanks to you i do!

11:51 pm

Pinikula

woot woot! (thx zesty)

11:51 pm

ZeStY421

ur name is Coach from now on Pini =)`

11:51 pm

Pinikula

not sure either, herin...it definitely seems to be a clip

11:51 pm

Pinikula

* giggle *

11:52 pm

ZeStY421

how can i add friends?

11:52 pm

herinfernallady

wel it seems that when we look for Vidoes it says not available in Aus or I find one for you lot and you et not available in the states

11:52 pm

Pinikula

go to the tab that says "Who's Online" and mark accordingly...

11:52 pm

Pinikula

...they'll show in your My Friends list ;)

11:53 pm

Pinikula

figures, herin!

11:53 pm

ZeStY421

right, but how do i add you?

11:53 pm

ZeStY421

oops, sry

11:53 pm

Pinikula

it's OK...I'll forgive you! :)

11:54 pm

ZeStY421

theres nothing to mark

11:54 pm

ZeStY421

i see the names... but thats it, unless i want to see ur profile...

11:54 pm

Pinikula

Oh, it may be a feature you can onlyl get when you become a Pro

11:55 pm

Pinikula

pro = a one-time fee for a life-time membership ;) [and fireworks forever]

11:55 pm

Pinikula

(well worth the $15)

11:55 pm

ZeStY421

grrrrr so how do i do that lol (obvious preverted jokes aside) akk ok got it

11:55 pm

Pinikula

ROFL!

11:56 pm

ZeStY421

=)~

11:56 pm

ZeStY421

well, can you add me if im not a "pro"? lol

11:56 pm

Pinikula

...oh, and the company of incredibly awesome Babble Buddies!!! (just like the family you've always wanted!)

11:56 pm

ZeStY421

if so, then pls do so

11:56 pm

Pinikula

not sure, let me check ;)

11:57 pm

sandyloo

lol pini, i had no idea about how to add friends, I have none

11:57 pm

Pinikula

oh yeah! consider it done! :)

11:57 pm

ZeStY421

yes, i have missed tangleword terribly, and we were all quite close in there, so this makes me very happy

11:58 pm

flosey

good evening everyone

11:58 pm

sandyloo

me too, i loved tangleword , have you tried the look alike tangleword at cobra dragon games

11:58 pm

ZeStY421

welcome flosey

11:58 pm

Pinikula

hey sandy...glad to have helped!

11:58 pm

MLFAN17

hello

11:58 pm

Pinikula

I tried that cobra sight, but don't really like it much :(

11:58 pm

ZeStY421

nope, this is my first try at a tangle substitute

11:58 pm

sandyloo

it never seems to work very well, but this site is great

11:58 pm

ZeStY421

this and wordtwist.org

11:58 pm

Pinikula

sandy...you can add me as a friend (if you like)

11:59 pm

sandyloo

LOL I will

11:59 pm

ZeStY421

im surprised no other site has picked tangle up

11:59 pm

sandyloo

that cobra site has

11:59 pm

Pinikula

yep, tried that one, too, zesty...this one by far is the best I've found

11:59 pm

ZeStY421

agreed

12:00 am

herinfernallady

WOOT done

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