Babble: Archived Puzzle for Monday, May 3, 2010

12:00 am

dart001

flip

12:00 am

jillibus

flip

12:00 am

Barb's Horses

flip

12:01 am

jillibus

awful lot of repeated letters here!

12:02 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:02 am

Barb's Horses

thanks lickety

12:03 am

jillibus

Thanks, Lickety!

12:03 am

dart001

halfway

12:03 am

harpjane

flip

12:03 am

jillibus

heavens, dart!

12:03 am

harpjane

I"m almost afraid of another little one after yesterday!

12:03 am

Barb's Horses

oh my dart

12:03 am

flosey

oh good, maybe I can do this one, be back in about 10 minutes

12:04 am

Erda

Just got in and see Lickety's message: GREAT!!!

12:05 am

Barb's Horses

hi flosey

12:07 am

MLFAN17

hello

12:07 am

flosey

hi Barb

12:08 am

Barb's Horses

hi mfn

12:08 am

rururocks

75

12:08 am

Barb's Horses

oops i meant mlfan

12:08 am

cybernan

half way

12:08 am

Barb's Horses

go nan cool ruru

12:08 am

MLFAN17

hi barbs

12:08 am

jillibus

hi mlf

12:08 am

MLFAN17

geez cyber i just got here

12:08 am

jillibus

wow, nan!

12:10 am

Pinikula

op7

12:11 am

MLFAN17

pinik i just found an OP 6/7 must be the same

12:11 am

Pinikula

it is, mlf

12:11 am

PAV3

howdy!

12:12 am

Pinikula

hi pav

12:13 am

rururocks

op8

12:14 am

Pinikula

* thinking *

12:14 am

MLFAN17

Thanks ruru got it

12:14 am

MLFAN17

its related pinik

12:15 am

Pinikula

got it ;)

12:15 am

Pinikula

thx ru

12:16 am

jillibus

nbt

12:16 am

Pinikula

well done, jilli

12:16 am

cybernan

nbt also -- ^5 jill

12:16 am

jillibus

ty all for the op words

12:17 am

Pinikula

need 2 for nbt (low left O and lowest A)

12:18 am

MLFAN17

pinik i need that O as well

12:18 am

dart001

fireworks

12:18 am

jillibus

Wowser, dart!

12:18 am

rururocks

of 6 you guys

12:18 am

Pinikula

wtg dart

12:18 am

Barb's Horses

congrats dart

12:18 am

dart001

of 6 ap 4

12:18 am

Pinikula

thx ru * thinking *

12:19 am

MLFAN17

of 6 huh?

12:19 am

cybernan

congrats dart

12:19 am

PAV3

NBT..thanks ruru!

12:20 am

Pinikula

got the ap

12:20 am

dart001

thx

12:20 am

jillibus

wtg pav!

12:20 am

Pinikula

well done, pav

12:20 am

PAV3

not bad for 9 mins...21 for 21

12:20 am

Pinikula

vwd, pav

12:22 am

Pinikula

* still working on the of6 *

12:22 am

jillibus

remember hearing about the hanta virus from mice? Hanta doesn't count.

12:22 am

Pinikula

points, plz?

12:23 am

PAV3

of6 27

12:23 am

Pinikula

thx pav

12:24 am

dart001

think they have the whole thing together hantavirus

12:25 am

jillibus

oh

12:26 am

Barb's Horses

off to bed for me now..and dart our cats could be siblings

12:26 am

MLFAN17

pinik did you get the stats for that second o?

12:26 am

Pinikula

night barb

12:26 am

Pinikula

2nd O?

12:26 am

dart001

nite barb :)

12:26 am

jillibus

night barb

12:26 am

Pinikula

they say the stats for the lower left O are of6/27

12:26 am

cybernan

15

12:26 am

Pinikula

* still looking *

12:26 am

MLFAN17

first column

12:26 am

Pinikula

well done, nan

12:27 am

Pinikula

the upper O is on4/4

12:29 am

MLFAN17

got the upper O but the lower one same column is driving me nuts

12:29 am

Pinikula

that's the one that's of6/27

12:29 am

Pinikula

* still looking *

12:30 am

MLFAN17

i know pinik i am still looking too

12:30 am

Pinikula

ok...is the word common?

12:30 am

dart001

"happens alot" on those one word tiles

12:31 am

MLFAN17

was that a clue dar because i tried that word

12:31 am

Pinikula

I get the "happens alot"...but can't convert it

12:31 am

jillibus

happens the most, pini

12:32 am

Pinikula

bingo...that did it

12:32 am

Pinikula

thx jilli

12:32 am

jillibus

volcano alert

12:32 am

jillibus

yw pini

12:33 am

Pinikula

74/29...best get to bed ... night all!

12:33 am

MLFAN17

4 tiles greyed

12:34 am

Pinikula

mlf...blend dart and jilli's clues for that of6

12:34 am

jillibus

well over halfway

12:34 am

Pinikula

* poof *

12:34 am

dart001

go jilli go

12:34 am

MLFAN17

trying pinik the word i think it is isnt working

12:34 am

jillibus

lots of gaps, dart :(

12:35 am

dart001

pb for jilli lol

12:35 am

jillibus

oh yes -- bananas and milk there?

12:35 am

cybernan

*!* ta da *!*

12:35 am

dart001

nj nan

12:36 am

jillibus

YAY nan!!!

12:36 am

flosey

wtg nan

12:36 am

flosey

7 to go here

12:37 am

cybernan

short and sweet -- see you tomorrow night everyone :)

12:37 am

jillibus

wow, flosey!

12:37 am

cybernan

wtg flosey

12:37 am

jillibus

bye nan

12:37 am

flosey

busy day tomorrow

12:37 am

MLFAN17

okay i have 50 left poof

12:37 am

jillibus

Nice owl picture, flosey!

12:38 am

jillibus

bye mlf

12:38 am

flosey

thanks jilli, ran out of pets

12:39 am

stidmama

hello all, didn't remember to come back before flip so still had 24 left from yesterday. Oh well...

12:39 am

dart001

hi stiddy

12:39 am

jillibus

well, you see what I was driven to, flosey!

12:40 am

jillibus

Hi stid

12:41 am

stidmama

hey dart and jill and flo and... *waves at anyone off the screen*

12:42 am

PAV3

just us lurkers stid!

12:43 am

flosey

very interesting story Jilli, that isn't your son, is it?

12:43 am

jillibus

heavens no, flo!

12:43 am

flosey

lol

12:43 am

stidmama

*waves specifically at PAV*

12:44 am

jillibus

no idea who the llama-lover is

12:45 am

flosey

some brave soul! don't think I'd care to be changing diapers on a llama

12:45 am

PAV3

**waves specially back**

12:45 am

rururocks

his name is como Se

12:45 am

stidmama

oooh. NBT. and Halfway. And I am enough done with the work for tomorrow's group meeting that I believe I can start heading to bed (after dessert and a snuggle) *eyes tom in the kitchen*

12:45 am

jillibus

no indeed!

12:46 am

jillibus

that sounds good, stid ;)

12:46 am

rururocks

tom for dessert ?

12:46 am

stidmama

see you all soon... *waves to PAV again, then everyone else*

*leaves freshly baked choclit cookies on sideboard* (hmmmm... tom and dessert?)

*poof*

12:46 am

jillibus

well, he's sweet enough

12:47 am

rururocks

(gives stid some extra frosting)

12:47 am

jillibus

bye stid

12:47 am

rururocks

96 and completely stuck

12:47 am

rururocks

guess I should go to the list now

12:49 am

flosey

down to 3 and there all ta

12:49 am

jillibus

amazing, flo -- I have 21 left

12:50 am

flosey

jilli, was hurrying, ignored the chat, sorry

12:51 am

flosey

1

12:51 am

anike

Had a late start but down to 16

12:52 am

flosey

missing ta5

12:53 am

PAV3

20 here

12:53 am

flosey

fireworks

12:53 am

jillibus

YAY flosey!!!

12:53 am

dart001

wtg flos

12:54 am

flosey

thanks jilli and dart

12:54 am

flosey

window washer is coming tomorrow and he starts early

12:55 am

PAV3

18

12:55 am

jillibus

I hope you can make it to bridge tomorrow, flosey

12:56 am

flosey

me too, I hate missing bridge

12:56 am

flosey

if I can't, have to decide early afternoon so hubby can get a partner

12:57 am

rururocks

an 7 clue please

12:58 am

flosey

not an easy one ru, an + what the sargent says to the troups (to relax)

12:58 am

flosey

omit the first e

12:59 am

flosey

guess it is said to the platoon ??? not familiar with army terminology

1:00 am

flosey

attention!! then the other

1:00 am

PAV3

16

1:01 am

rururocks

thank you .. finally

1:01 am

flosey

a naturally occuring crystaline form of titanium - if that means anything to you

1:01 am

flosey

ah, thanks ru - sorry it was so round about

1:03 am

anike

fireworks

1:03 am

flosey

wtg anike

1:04 am

PAV3

yay anike

1:05 am

flosey

must get to bed now, good night all - back for late flip tomorrow

1:05 am

anike

TY. Must go and sort out some paperwork for my mother. Some nasty piece of worked stole her purse from her handbag on Friday.

1:09 am

rururocks

this should have a little easier.

1:11 am

anike

Bye all. happy babbling

1:18 am

jillibus

bye anike and wd

1:19 am

jillibus

Sorry -- I left for a bit.

1:19 am

jillibus

night flosey -- hope to see you at bridge.

1:19 am

jillibus

8 left

1:21 am

PAV3

off to bed I am 16 left and I'm drooping...

1:26 am

jillibus

* * firewords * *

1:26 am

gapeach

YEA!!!! Jilli.

1:26 am

jillibus

thanks, peach -- anyone need clues?

1:27 am

gapeach

Actually, I could use any of the op's.....thanks

1:28 am

jillibus

peach, you can't see through the op's

1:28 am

gapeach

Thanks much, jilli.

1:29 am

jillibus

:)

1:30 am

gapeach

I'm down to 9 and I think I will save them for later. Sweet dreams, jilli.

1:30 am

rururocks

waaahoo jilli!!!!!!!!

1:30 am

jillibus

ty ruru -- did you finish yet?

1:30 am

rururocks

yes.. not too long ago

1:30 am

jillibus

Bye peach :)

1:31 am

jillibus

Yppee, ruru!!!

1:31 am

jillibus

That's Yippee...

1:31 am

gapeach

Congrats to you too, ruru.

1:32 am

rururocks

:) thanks

1:32 am

rururocks

I am glad .. I have really busy day.

1:32 am

jillibus

Me too.

1:33 am

jillibus

And I should get to bed now -- night all!

1:33 am

jillibus

*poof*

1:33 am

rururocks

me too. nite jilli

2:12 am

rubyfoo

gd morning, if anybody is still there! I'm jumping in for a minute

2:15 am

rubyfoo

what a nasty little grid!

2:40 am

Douglas

Just got in, ruby

2:55 am

KatieMcG

afternoon everyone, sitting in the bar to get out of the sun, what a life :-)

2:55 am

joshuavorbis

hi and nbt

2:55 am

lynxxx

Hello everyone. Anyone missing Katie?

2:56 am

Norma

Katie I can't believe you are on Facebook and Babble lol

2:56 am

lynxxx

Tell her how the pets are pining Norma

2:57 am

KatieMcG

you are a bad bad woman lynxxx

2:57 am

Norma

The babies are desperate for their mom and dad to come home they are wasting away and not eating and losing tons of weight lol

2:57 am

KatieMcG

now I know that's a fib norma I know my crumble!!

2:57 am

Norma

Will that tug the heartstrings lynxxx

2:58 am

Norma

Crumble has put on about half a stone just like her mom will have done lol

2:58 am

lynxxx

poor little creatures

2:59 am

lynxxx

Norma! cheeky!

2:59 am

Norma

Give my love to all Katie am off to feed the babies they will be sitting in the window waiting for me see you all later xxx

2:59 am

KatieMcG

oh yes her mommy is doing well on the weight gain, not as much as her grandaddy though lol

3:00 am

lynxxx

bye Norma

3:00 am

KatieMcG

thanks Norma, love to you both xxx

3:02 am

lynxxx

So what is the big thrill you are going to try for this trip Katie

3:03 am

sprite

morning all!
Ok, so I tried antenna.

3:03 am

lynxxx

Morning Sprite

3:05 am

sprite

hi lyn, has today been good?

3:07 am

lynxxx

mmmm - so-so I guess, not much happened. Son is coming over shorty, his birthday yesterday but we didn't see him as we went to a wedding. Whole family is going to post wedding BBQ tonight, that should be fun

3:07 am

KatieMcG

we have swum with sharks three times lynxxx feel that covers it lol

3:07 am

lynxxx

yes! eek! don't think I would be game even in the cages

3:08 am

sprite

that sounds like a lot of fun. I hope you have a lovely time.

3:09 am

lynxxx

What are you up to today Sprite? (we won't ask Katie as she is just here to brag)

3:10 am

sprite

off to pick up a friend of ours who is going to stay for a couple of nights! Planning on chatting, lazing about and watching dvd with our legs up.

3:12 am

lynxxx

How nice. Good to have friends/family for a few days and you can really talk.

3:12 am

sprite

oh yes, nothing better. And can you imagine, yesterday I received flowers from my mother, because I have been ill for 3 months.

3:13 am

sprite

miracles never cease, do they?

3:13 am

lynxxx

Wow! your sister must have told her?

3:14 am

sprite

my husband did. My son stayed with her for the weekend. I was kinda shocked, lol. But I guess it is well meant and I think I will call her to say thank you.

3:19 am

sprite

interesting grid. Am running out of things to try fast.

3:20 am

kathw

Hi, could anyone give me a clue for the first pa5,12....it's my last one

3:20 am

sprite

hi kathw, not me, sorry, but will go look.

3:20 am

sprite

unless it is the italian food

3:21 am

lynxxx

pa5.12 it is like a shawl - or add a vowel to the word before

3:22 am

kathw

thank you, but not the shawl or the italian food - another one!

3:23 am

lynxxx

and not the glue one either I guess

3:23 am

kathw

no, yet another!

3:24 am

kathw

oh well, thanks, will come back to it later

3:24 am

JFB

The plural of the bald head perhaps?

3:24 am

lynxxx

pa & broad b***ns

3:24 am

sprite

the slow walk?

3:24 am

lynxxx

hi JFB

3:24 am

sprite

hello JFB

3:24 am

JFB

Hi all

3:25 am

lynxxx

a song of praise

3:26 am

sprite

pa + tidy up = make cl***

3:27 am

KatieMcG

ty both

3:27 am

sprite

yvw

3:27 am

lynxxx

just saw I mucked up my original clue - sorry

3:28 am

kathw

brilliant! Thank you alll very much!!

3:28 am

sprite

yvw :)
Must be off, picking up my friend. later

3:29 am

lynxxx

have fun Sprite - bye

3:30 am

lynxxx

I must be going too. Bye all. And do have fun Katie - I'm only slightly jealous (can you tell?)

3:33 am

JFB

Must away - my niece from the USA is here so we'll show her beautiful Cornwall

3:56 am

rubyfoo

I missed everybody again! :(

3:57 am

Norma

Hi Everyone .... Katie if you are there babies are fine .. fed and watered and waiting for me in the window ...

3:57 am

rubyfoo

hi norma; I thought I was all alone

3:57 am

KatieMcG

right I'm off for a lie down in the airconditioned room.

3:57 am

KatieMcG

Hi Norma, thank you for the update and for looking after my girls so well

3:58 am

rubyfoo

hi katie

3:58 am

Norma

Just come back from baby looking after ... ruby

3:58 am

Norma

They are fine Katie love to all xxxx

3:58 am

KatieMcG

love back from everyone x

3:58 am

rubyfoo

this is a strange little grid - so many n's and t's why?

4:00 am

Norma

The grid seems to all n's and t's and not a lot else lol

4:01 am

rubyfoo

have you gotten any of the long words? I have 59 words and nothing longer than 6 and only one of those!

4:01 am

Norma

Not yet only seem to be 6 and less

4:02 am

rubyfoo

and no builders

4:02 am

Norma

No it doesn't seem to run like yesterdays that one was a dream to do

4:03 am

rubyfoo

yes

4:06 am

sandyloo

hi guys, those o's are good ones to find

4:06 am

rubyfoo

hi sandy

4:06 am

rubyfoo

only have two o's on the right

4:06 am

sandyloo

16 left

4:07 am

rubyfoo

wow!

4:07 am

sandyloo

the 7?

4:07 am

rubyfoo

I just noticed that we rhyme!

4:07 am

sandyloo

haha

4:08 am

rubyfoo

just got the 0/6

4:08 am

sandyloo

the 7 and 8 should be easy then

4:08 am

rubyfoo

yay

4:08 am

rubyfoo

opaques

4:09 am

rubyfoo

whoops, stupid DH just telephoned me and got me mixed up! sorry

4:09 am

sandyloo

LOL don't you just hate it when you do that!

4:09 am

rubyfoo

is there anything sweet in the PB? I could use an infusion of sugar; he has me crazy this AM!!!!!

4:10 am

rubyfoo

we have houseguests starting to arrive on Wednesday and he is acting totally nuts!

4:10 am

Sally-catlover

Hi all, just come on and ty ruby for the op6, 7 and 8!

4:10 am

sandyloo

hi sally

4:10 am

Sally-catlover

Love it when I get clues and haven't even looked at the grid yet.

4:11 am

rubyfoo

OMG, didn't have the 8! tnak you, sally, and good morning

4:11 am

sandyloo

how many houseguests (as they are only starting to arrive on Wednesday)

4:12 am

rubyfoo

the first one for a week; then, maybe, the same day he leaves, my son and his wife for a long visit (with side trips); then, during their stay, a friend of my husband from DC (he'll have to stay in a hotel because we only have one guestroom) and then I'm going to London, while they're here for 3 days.

4:13 am

rubyfoo

nobody visits for most of a year and then everybody comes at the same time. I wanted to come to London for a week!

4:13 am

Sally-catlover

Are you seeing friends and family in London, ruby?

4:14 am

rubyfoo

there is a family party on Saturday and my sister may or may not be coming from NY. My best friend lives in Surrey and I wanted to take my own side trips

4:14 am

rubyfoo

and the thought of leaving Burt to fend for himself and for the dogs is scary but, on the other hand, it's not going to get better with him. They can all just eat kibble!

4:15 am

Sally-catlover

Just make sure your fire insurance is up to date before you leave :-)

4:16 am

rubyfoo

I am trying to carve out some time for myself and friends, but don't know yet. How are are you from London, Sally?

4:16 am

rubyfoo

hahahah -- ruefully.....

4:16 am

rubyfoo

far, not are*

4:17 am

Sally-catlover

Well I'm four hours by train, but I go reasonably regularly to see son and grandson (and d-in-l of course!) so I was just wondering if it could be combined.

4:17 am

Marc Freeman

good morning, need a clue for the bottom 'o' on far left column, please

4:17 am

sandyloo

Not fair! I would love to go to a Babble meetup!

4:17 am

sandyloo

Too far away

4:18 am

Sally-catlover

We could all come to Australia if you like, sandyloo!

4:18 am

sandyloo

most regular marc

4:18 am

rubyfoo

I would love that! Let's see what I can do. So far, I arrive at Gatwick on Friday, 28 May at 11:50 AM, then having lunch with nephew. Question is whether sister is coming or not.

4:18 am

rubyfoo

hello Marc

4:19 am

rubyfoo

How I would love to see Australia, but I don't think it will ever happen... :(

4:19 am

sandyloo

marc, its not a word that I have heard used a lot !

4:19 am

sandyloo

Once we have built our house everyone (who is not a serial killer ) is welcome

4:19 am

rubyfoo

I couldn't find it either, marc, and the monkeys have been unsuccessful, too.

4:20 am

rubyfoo

oifs

4:20 am

rubyfoo

well, that wasn't it, lol

4:20 am

Sally-catlover

sandy, we will all tell you we are not serial killers, but how will you know we are telling the truth?

4:20 am

Marc Freeman

how many letters is it? hello ruby

4:20 am

rubyfoo

sounds like the outline for an Agatha Christie novel!

4:21 am

rubyfoo

called "The Houseguests"

4:21 am

sandyloo

LOL If I am still playing babble after your visit, we will all know the truth

4:21 am

Sally-catlover

lol sandy

4:21 am

rubyfoo

I have 10 more minutes then have to make lunch

4:22 am

sandyloo

I have 10 minutes til feedup and rugging

4:22 am

rubyfoo

is anybody old enough to remember the game Clue? "Poison in the kitchen"

4:23 am

sandyloo

We called that Cluedo and I do remember it

4:23 am

Sally-catlover

Is that connected with your lunch making by any chance?

4:23 am

rubyfoo

good guess, sally

4:23 am

sandyloo

Miss Scarlet in the library with the gun!

4:23 am

Sally-catlover

Oh I remember Cluedo! My father made our own set, complete with all the little murder instruments.

4:23 am

rubyfoo

if he calls me one more time(from upstairs, BTW), it may happen

4:23 am

Marc Freeman

the 'o' anyone know how many letters and the first two, please

4:24 am

Sally-catlover

Colonel Mustard in the drawing room with the knife!

4:24 am

sandyloo

Ruby , mine is away, I have been so lazy

4:24 am

rubyfoo

raofl!

4:24 am

sandyloo

Ruby foo in the kitchen with the lunch!

4:24 am

Sally-catlover

lol sandy!! Why does he keep calling you ruby?

4:25 am

rubyfoo

thank you for the laugh, I needed that. Every time we have visitors, he gets in a snit, worrying about everything

4:25 am

diann

any clause for the an 7-28??

4:25 am

sandyloo

marc its of 6

4:25 am

Marc Freeman

'o'?

4:26 am

Marc Freeman

thanks Sandy

4:26 am

rubyfoo

e.g. Is there space in the refrigerator for all the food? Do you need anything from the drugstore? Are the dogs in or out? Do you think my plants will arrive in the post today?

4:26 am

Sally-catlover

Put the radio on loud, or put on headphones :-)

4:26 am

sandyloo

of + a sort of exam is a ****

4:26 am

rubyfoo

he telephones!

4:27 am

sandyloo

what sort of plants arrive in the post?

4:27 am

rubyfoo

lovely clue, ty sandy

4:27 am

Marc Freeman

got it thanks

4:27 am

rubyfoo

nbt now, so I can make lunch and get warm as it's freezing in the studio!

4:28 am

Sally-catlover

bye for now ruby!

4:28 am

sandyloo

3 mins til feedup

4:28 am

Marc Freeman

op6, please

4:28 am

rubyfoo

we have a fishpond which was gorgeous last year -- 100's of fish, water lilies, reeds, etc. He decided that we needed new plants and ordered them from the Dordogne, wanting the pond to look even better. My philosophy is "If it ain't broke, leave it alone!"

4:29 am

sandyloo

marc, those op's are fun- all are varieties of the same word op6 op7 op8

4:29 am

rubyfoo

marc, not transparent

4:29 am

sandyloo

and try not to look through me

4:29 am

Sally-catlover

ah, the ones that rubyfoo clued so extremely well

4:29 am

rubyfoo

I'm definitely transparent!

4:29 am

sandyloo

easy to see when you have them

4:29 am

rubyfoo

especially the 7, :(

4:30 am

sandyloo

lol sally

4:30 am

Marc Freeman

thanks got the 7 too. Is the 8 related?

4:30 am

rubyfoo

ok, lunch, no poison today!

4:30 am

sandyloo

yes

4:30 am

sandyloo

and think of the exam

4:30 am

rubyfoo

yes, marc, extremely closely related

4:30 am

Sally-catlover

yes marc

4:30 am

rubyfoo

see you soon

4:31 am

sandyloo

have to go now or it will be too dark to feed bbl

4:31 am

Marc Freeman

got it thanks

4:31 am

rubyfoo

((sandy))

4:36 am

Marc Freeman

what is the other '7' got the op7 and the an7, please?

4:45 am

Norma

st7

4:46 am

Marc Freeman

thanks Norma

4:51 am

sandyloo

back, the farm creatures are fed and rugged

4:53 am

Marc Freeman

st7,please

4:53 am

Marc Freeman

poas

4:53 am

Marc Freeman

sorry

4:56 am

Norma

Haven't got it yet Marc it is on Lickety's clues sorry

4:56 am

Sally-catlover

st4/4 plus little insect

4:56 am

sandyloo

st 7: st4 + a small creature that no one wants to a picnic

4:59 am

Norma

st4 + little creature that lives in a hill

4:59 am

Norma

st4 + little creature that lives in a hill

4:59 am

Norma

st4 + little creature that lives in a hill

4:59 am

Marc Freeman

thanks got it

4:59 am

Marc Freeman

stag

4:59 am

sandyloo

thanks marc but I've got it

5:00 am

Sally-catlover

me too :-)

5:00 am

Marc Freeman

sorry again, need go to sleep thanks all

5:00 am

Norma

Sorry for the stutter my puter had frozen and had to reboot

5:09 am

sandyloo

5 4 letter words left

5:19 am

sandyloo

fireworks

5:19 am

sandyloo

fireworks

5:20 am

sandyloo

yay sandy go sandy!!

5:21 am

guernseygirl

hoooraaay for sandy

5:27 am

sandyloo

lol, it's hard when you're all alone here

5:27 am

sandyloo

do you need any clues

5:28 am

guernseygirl

thanks for the offer, but i'm only just starting, so i'll do a bit more on my own first. do you often fininshy?

5:29 am

guernseygirl

finish

5:29 am

sandyloo

i'm the same I never like clues at the beginning and I don't often finish , I just like having a go

5:30 am

sandyloo

the o's are fun, i didn't see them for ages

5:30 am

guernseygirl

me too, but it's great when you do get the fireworsk

5:30 am

guernseygirl

i've found 2 os so far - op

5:30 am

sandyloo

it is , is that guernsey in your icon pic?

5:31 am

guernseygirl

st peter port, guernsey, where i was born

5:31 am

sandyloo

looks nice

5:31 am

guernseygirl

love your dogs

5:31 am

o-o

24 down please

5:31 am

guernseygirl

it's a beautiful little island.

5:32 am

guernseygirl

is that the time's crossword you're doing, babble?

5:32 am

sandyloo

we have a border collie as well as the two jacks

5:32 am

guernseygirl

lovely animals. i just have a cat

5:32 am

sandyloo

have to go and have dinner now , have fun bbl

5:33 am

sandyloo

we have two horses and lots of chooks and a cat

5:33 am

guernseygirl

bye sandy, enjoy the evening

5:33 am

sandyloo

bye gl

5:50 am

Sally-catlover

just got my last E. Groan. How could I have missed the volcano?

5:50 am

Sally-catlover

4 words to find.

5:51 am

guernseygirl

20 for me. love the o- words

6:04 am

Sally-catlover

And finished. Any clues needed?

6:07 am

rubyfoo

are you still there sally?

6:07 am

Sally-catlover

off then. *gone*

6:07 am

guernseygirl

hoooooraaah for Sally, i was called to the phone, so you may not have got my congrats

6:07 am

Sally-catlover

Screeches to a half and turns round. Just about ruby

6:07 am

guernseygirl

hi, ruby

6:08 am

rubyfoo

hello, I'm sorry to keep you

6:08 am

Sally-catlover

half!! sb halt

6:08 am

rubyfoo

hi girlie

6:08 am

rubyfoo

congrats!

6:08 am

Sally-catlover

How was poison lunch?

6:08 am

rubyfoo

I'll talk to you soon about my schedule

6:08 am

guernseygirl

what was poison lunch? Poisson?

6:08 am

rubyfoo

he apologized for being nasty and crazy this AM, so it was OK. No poison today

6:09 am

rubyfoo

no girley, se were joking this morning about my poisoning my husband, but he got another reprieve!

6:10 am

rubyfoo

poisson was the other day when I boiled a whole fish for the first time

6:10 am

guernseygirl

glad to hear it. i wouldn't want to see you in the Bastille

6:10 am

guernseygirl

was it good?

6:10 am

rubyfoo

and then Sally, always giving me much-needed advice, told me how to bone a raw fish, something I had never done!

6:10 am

Trifioso

good morning. would greatly appreciate lower left o for nbt?

6:10 am

guernseygirl

me too Trif

6:11 am

rubyfoo

yes, it was a very fresh fish from this lake, an ombre-chevalier

6:11 am

rubyfoo

hello trif

6:11 am

Trifioso

hello ruby! and my cow girl!

6:11 am

Sally-catlover

of 6/27 = the most frequent

6:11 am

rubyfoo

of6, rarely seen form

6:11 am

Trifioso

many thanks, ruby! nbt for work, lovely!

6:12 am

rubyfoo

I have nbt but still have 36 to go..... :(

6:12 am

guernseygirl

ombre-chevalier + char in Wiki. i prefer the french name

6:12 am

guernseygirl

ty for of clue

6:13 am

rubyfoo

it was lovely, but was given to me whole not in the anticipated filets

6:13 am

Sally-catlover

I like the French name too but don't know how they got from char to horseman of the shadows :-)

6:13 am

Trifioso

by the way, in case it applies to any of you lovely ladies, I found a brilliant survey on line, just in time for mother's day, that revealed that moms who stay home would be paid, on average, $136,000 for the work they do, if we were hired by another family to do it.

6:13 am

rubyfoo

I was horrified when I saw its sweet face!

6:13 am

guernseygirl

my typing has gone haywire - it's exhaustion

6:13 am

rubyfoo

boy, I never did the translation -- that's lovely, Sally

6:14 am

guernseygirl

oh no, ruby. i can't eat a fish face

6:14 am

rubyfoo

when I used to go fishing (a lot), somebody else always fileted the fish for me; I never had to kill or gut them or I wouldn't have eaten them\

6:15 am

rubyfoo

my husband won't eat lake fish, so I never tasted this kind before

6:15 am

guernseygirl

i used to be able to gut and fillet mackerel, but i've got more squeamish as i've got older

6:15 am

Sally-catlover

Looks cautiously round for Scrabbler. My brother used to go rabbiting and I learnt to clean and skin them, not always entirely successfully!

6:15 am

rubyfoo

when I was a kid, my father used to fish and my mother did the honors, killed and cooked them, but I never watched her

6:15 am

movieman

clues for the 7s and the 8 plz

6:16 am

rubyfoo

and now you have a lovely coat made from 35 rabbit skins!!! lol

6:16 am

Sally-catlover

the 8 builds on the op 6 and 7

6:16 am

Sally-catlover

no ruby!!

6:16 am

rubyfoo

if he's lucky, moviem will find my old gaffe!

6:17 am

movieman

clue for op6 sally?

6:17 am

rubyfoo

when I was in college and had no money, I found a white rabbit coat for about $100 that I wore for many years

6:17 am

rubyfoo

op6 not transparent

6:17 am

Sally-catlover

it's a high-scoring word, op 6/30 and means not transparent

6:17 am

guernseygirl

hard to keep white, i'd imagine

6:17 am

movieman

ty sally

6:18 am

Sally-catlover

then plural and most so

6:18 am

rubyfoo

as it got older, it yellowed a bit and looked like beaver. It was beautiful and very warm

6:18 am

rubyfoo

and when it totally wore out, in my hippie days, I used it as lining and put a patchwork quilt on the outside!

6:19 am

guernseygirl

those rabbits didn't owe you anything

6:19 am

Sally-catlover

you don't still wear it, I take it.

6:19 am

rubyfoo

we're talking about many MANY years ago!!!!

6:20 am

Sally-catlover

oh, was trying to visualise you as a mature hippie!

6:20 am

rubyfoo

but, forgive me for admitting it, I still have fur coats; it is just too cold for me otherwise

6:21 am

rubyfoo

some of the ladies here have coats made from what look like rat or squirrel skins --100's of tiny ones

6:21 am

Sally-catlover

yeugh

6:21 am

guernseygirl

hamsters?

6:22 am

rubyfoo

the only wild animals left are tiny field mice and wild boar

6:22 am

Sally-catlover

that's a lot of sewing.

6:22 am

tceicher

o

6:23 am

rubyfoo

I need to do some planting, but just feel too tired. DH found me a double hollyhock the same color as the house plus seeds for more of the same!

6:23 am

Sally-catlover

There you are, he's not all bad then. Freezing cold outside today so staying the warm.

6:24 am

forwardbyfaith

can I get a clue for the an7 please?

6:24 am

rubyfoo

very cold here, too, and he's built a fire for me

6:24 am

Sally-catlover

.. /in/ the warm.

6:24 am

rubyfoo

he has his good points, hence the reprieve!

6:24 am

rubyfoo

hi faith, but don't have it

6:25 am

Sally-catlover

an + nickname for the babbler who is in the Scillies and has hurt her leg, plus abbreviation for South East

6:25 am

rubyfoo

what an elegant clue!

6:26 am

Sally-catlover

hee hee :-)

6:26 am

guernseygirl

i don't fully understand it, but i seem to have got the answer anyway.

6:26 am

Sally-catlover

My mind does work in strange ways sometimes.

6:26 am

Sally-catlover

lol gg

6:26 am

rubyfoo

why isn't natate a word? it sounds like swimming to me!

6:27 am

guernseygirl

has anyone got st7?

6:27 am

Sally-catlover

yes, hang on

6:27 am

rubyfoo

not me, unfortunately

6:28 am

Sally-catlover

st 4/4 + little insect

6:28 am

crosshair

good morning everyone..i am blinded by t,s and n,s and a,s;(

6:28 am

guernseygirl

ty, sally

6:28 am

guernseygirl

hi crosshair

6:28 am

Kaplan the Magne

nanatanata

6:29 am

Kaplan the Magne

Thats what the grid looks like to me

6:29 am

Nancy Boy

morning everyone...just scrolled back. Ruby, many synthetic furs are now warmer and more durable than real fur :(

6:29 am

rubyfoo

another beauty, sally, ty ty

6:29 am

Sally-catlover

and I always want to put in anno, which is not accepted.

6:29 am

rubyfoo

but not as beautiful!

6:29 am

Kaplan the Magne

There is no drinking water where I am because of a water main break

6:29 am

rubyfoo

I tried anno a couple of times in case enable changed its mind!

6:30 am

fuquayvarina

phantom: annotate

6:30 am

rubyfoo

hi kaplan, I like the way you used the t's and n's anda's!

6:30 am

rubyfoo

let them drink Evian!

6:30 am

rubyfoo

hi fuqua!

6:31 am

fuquayvarina

hi ruby, et al

6:31 am

Nancy Boy

I think they look better on the animals..

6:31 am

crosshair

not to belabour the pint but as nb says there are artificial furs and man made textiles that are far superior that fur stripped from the animals

6:31 am

rubyfoo

nancy: synthetic fibers are made from petroleum products; I think that's a lose lose situation

6:31 am

rubyfoo

hi crossy

6:32 am

guernseygirl

i like to belabour a pint, now and then -- preferably real ale

6:32 am

Kaplan the Magne

Everyone's going to Cambridge for their water because they have a different reservoir

6:32 am

rubyfoo

I don't wear synthetic fiber clothes, either, or plastic shoes!

6:32 am

crosshair

lol gurnsey

6:32 am

rubyfoo

or guiness!

6:32 am

Nancy Boy

lol, Guernsey!

6:32 am

crosshair

plastic and petro products are the bane we live with

6:33 am

rubyfoo

just look at the oil catastrophe in the Gulf and we can talk about oil-based products!

6:33 am

crosshair

but unless you poop in an ouuthouse and eat from mason jars,you are stuck with it as well

6:33 am

rubyfoo

like synthetic fabrics and plastic

6:33 am

rubyfoo

but at least fur keeps me warm!

6:33 am

rubyfoo

and I still eat meat

6:34 am

rubyfoo

but not whale or battery chicken

6:34 am

crosshair

who in the heck still eats whale??

6:34 am

Sally-catlover

I try not to eat battery whales, either.

6:34 am

rubyfoo

Norwegians, Icelanders, Japanese and Inuit, to name a few

6:35 am

rubyfoo

big batteries, sally

6:35 am

crosshair

no,battered whales do not fit in the pan anyways

6:35 am

Sally-catlover

Haven't you heard the old Very Lynn song: Whale Meat again?

6:35 am

EspritdJean

and polar bears

6:35 am

Sally-catlover

oh, VERA Lynn!

6:35 am

rubyfoo

bonjour Jean

6:35 am

rubyfoo

aloe Vera

6:35 am

rubyfoo

allo*

6:35 am

EspritdJean

bonjour ruby

6:35 am

crosshair

mm,i think this is a good day to dive into the grid..sploosh

6:36 am

guernseygirl

lol, Sally

6:36 am

Sally-catlover

The chog is full of typos today.

6:36 am

rubyfoo

it's because we're all cold and our fingers are stiff

6:36 am

rubyfoo

typos and friends, a good combination!

6:36 am

forwardbyfaith

can I get a clue for the an6 please?

6:36 am

Sally-catlover

Just be careful not to type fiends instead.

6:37 am

EspritdJean

or we just got out of bed and are our eyes are half closed

6:37 am

Nancy Boy

same here, I'm gonna be off - don't want to start any arguments, and this is something that I just don't agree with. Later, all

6:37 am

rubyfoo

no, the fiends are all visiting sandloo!

6:37 am

rubyfoo

I wish, faith, but not yet.....

6:37 am

Sally-catlover

Bye NB, we just have to all agree to disagree sometimes.

6:38 am

rubyfoo

you betcha!

6:38 am

Sally-catlover

trying to think of a clue for the an6.

6:38 am

rubyfoo

when there is talk about tattoos in the chog, I just quietly slink away....

6:38 am

Sally-catlover

A + *** King Cole, + first half of Dorothy's dog in Oz

6:39 am

forwardbyfaith

ty sally - that one had me stumped

6:39 am

rubyfoo

that's funny, Sally, I knew the word and was trying to find it, but thought it was speeled with two n's

6:39 am

rubyfoo

or spelled

6:40 am

guernseygirl

ty, sally. i thought you meant old king cole at first.

6:40 am

Sally-catlover

Makes me think of amaretto (now you're talking!)

6:40 am

guernseygirl

and amaretti biscuits

6:40 am

rubyfoo

what time did you say it is? lol

6:40 am

rubyfoo

omg!

6:40 am

rubyfoo

does your son live in London, Sally?

6:41 am

Sally-catlover

lol, gg. Sometimes people clue from other countries and I haven't the slightest idea what or who they are talking about!

6:41 am

Sally-catlover

Yes, he lives in Dulwich

6:41 am

rubyfoo

I am staying at the Copthorne Tara which I think is in Kensington. Nephew lives in Nottinghill. I don't know London except for St. Johnswood.

6:41 am

Sally-catlover

Down a bit and right a bit

6:41 am

rubyfoo

Is it near Surrey?

6:42 am

rubyfoo

or near Gatwick?

6:42 am

guernseygirl

yes, the other day all the americans kept pointing me to mustard, and i'd never heard of guldens

6:42 am

rubyfoo

I thought that was a Dutch brand -- hahaha

6:42 am

Sally-catlover

Very good site for getting round London by public transport: <http://www.tfl.gov.uk/home.aspx>

6:43 am

rubyfoo

isn't hanta the name of a virus? must be capitalized

6:44 am

EspritdJean

uh ruby pb for you for that laugh

6:44 am

Sally-catlover

Dulwhich is about half an hour from Kensington High Street.

6:44 am

Sally-catlover

Oh dear, oh dear. DULWICH

6:45 am

rubyfoo

on foot or by tube?

6:45 am

Sally-catlover

Surrey is a big county. Where in Surrey?

6:45 am

rubyfoo

sunninghill

6:46 am

rubyfoo

I just made the reservation on Saturday, so am still a little bit up in the air

6:46 am

Sally-catlover

ruby, I can get from Central London to Gatwick no probs, or from Dulwich to Kensington no probs. I think Sunninghill might not be so direct, would have to go and look.

6:46 am

rubyfoo

easyjet cost less than 1/3 the price of a flight on BA!

6:46 am

rubyfoo

Geneva --> London

6:47 am

Sally-catlover

If I went to Kensington from Dulwich, I would take the train to Victoria, then bus probably. Don't particularly like the tube unless it's essential.

6:47 am

rubyfoo

this sounds doable, but I'll have to fiddle some more and find out if my sister is coming or not. He husband is gravely ill and although she doesn't like him, she is reluctant to abandon him to nurses etc.

6:48 am

rubyfoo

I am starting to get excited about the trip; I was delaying anticipating it, because I didn't think I'd be able to do it

6:49 am

rubyfoo

must go now, see you later

6:49 am

rubyfoo

((sally))

6:49 am

Sally-catlover

Well don't worry about it at the moment.

6:49 am

rubyfoo

6:49 am

rubyfoo

should I wear a fur boa LOL LOL?

6:50 am

rubyfoo

so you can recognize the old hippie

6:50 am

guernseygirl

still here ruby

6:50 am

Sally-catlover

No, just tuck the fresh fish under your arm.

6:50 am

rubyfoo

I used to have one from the Salvation Army, little paws and all

6:50 am

rubyfoo

or add it to my hat!

6:53 am

Sally-catlover

I really will be off now unless anyone needs any more clues?

6:53 am

guernseygirl

i have to go as well, but i'll be back later to do the last few, bye all

6:54 am

Sally-catlover

*gone*

7:07 am

Mudd

Good morning ... Is this grid like yesterday'a?

7:08 am

crosshair

just for you ruby:))) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipKwNbD
1M1Y

7:11 am

Riverdance

Good Morning - small but deadly grid I see. Hmmm, maybe a few more N's and T's would help...

7:11 am

crosshair

i want some more a,s myself

7:12 am

Mudd

It looks like that to me, too. Yuck!

7:17 am

Mudd

Not much activity here ... I'm going to eat breakfast. bbl

7:17 am

Riverdance

bye mudd

7:59 am

hego

Mornin' folks

8:02 am

hego

Hmmmm. Quiet in here.

8:02 am

crosshair

howdy hego

8:03 am

Mudd

Morning, hego ... everyone is lurking thia a.m.

8:03 am

Mudd

Oh, Crossy is here

8:03 am

crosshair

lol the fur was flying earlier hehe

8:03 am

hego

Hi you two.

8:03 am

Mr Bob

good morning all

8:03 am

Mudd

I'm eating breakfast and just reading the chog to see what I missed while I started changing the bedding, etc.

8:03 am

hego

Hi Bob

8:04 am

hego

Just finishing my tea, thought i'd say hi.

8:05 am

hego

stuck on the very first t. lol

8:05 am

Mudd

I thought the grid would be as nasty as yesterday's, but for some reason, I'm feeling a tad bit better about it ... it's my frame of mind sometimes, I think.

8:05 am

kje

little kids

8:06 am

hego

Hi kje and ty

8:06 am

kje

yw

8:06 am

hego

No Mudd, yesterday was icky.

8:06 am

kje

easy so far, made it down to 20 pretty quickly, but hit a wall

8:07 am

hego

Look out for those walls!

8:07 am

kje

yes, it hurt

8:07 am

kje

but seems a good time to grab coffee... bbiab

8:08 am

Mudd

Yes, coffee helps.

8:10 am

Mudd

Well, I'm up to 60 and I haven't been here long so it must not be too bad.

8:10 am

hego

Sounds good

8:12 am

Mudd

May I ask why nono is not a word ... it's no worse than some babblets.

8:13 am

hego

you mean like nene?

8:13 am

Mudd

yes, even naoi

8:13 am

hego

Who knows?

8:13 am

kje

12...ok, now coffee...lol...got sucked back in

8:14 am

hego

the coffee did it.

8:17 am

Mudd

73 and it would be more if I'd stick to lurking, but I'm too nosey. Have to see if there's any news.

8:17 am

Mudd

Or clues ... lol

8:18 am

Mudd

Washer stopt, have to hang out sheets ... brb

8:18 am

hego

Me too Mudd. I like to chat too much.

8:19 am

studmuffin2

hello

8:19 am

hego

Hi stud. teehee

8:22 am

adam44

sup stud muffin

8:23 am

studmuffin2

hello adam44

8:23 am

kje

ok, back with coffee and a mandarin

8:23 am

hego

Yum :-9

8:24 am

kje

yes... 2 great tastes that taste good together

8:24 am

hego

like pb and choclit

8:25 am

kje

or lime and cilantro!

8:26 am

hego

here we go again, making each other hungry

8:26 am

Mudd

I'm back

8:26 am

kje

what does the 8 start with (no clue, just starting letters)

8:26 am

hego

Don't know yet kje

8:27 am

hego

Hi Mudd

8:27 am

adam44

can i have some words

8:27 am

kje

down to 7 - can say it starts with either an a, o, p, or s

8:28 am

Riverdance

the 8 is an OP8/60 - Hi kje

8:28 am

Riverdance

hi hego

8:28 am

kje

thanks... was working on long s words! LOL

8:28 am

rubyfoo

hello everybody! Back with 31 unreachable words to go!

8:29 am

rubyfoo

hello hego

8:29 am

rubyfoo

hello mom

8:29 am

hego

Hi you 2

8:29 am

Riverdance

Hi ruby - I got 5 impossible words left

8:29 am

kje

not unreachable! this is the easiest grid we have had in awhile

8:30 am

rubyfoo

I made crossy and nancyboy mad before talking about fur!

8:30 am

rubyfoo

easy for you, kje!

8:30 am

kje

ty, got the 8

8:30 am

hego

Ruby, that's funny

8:31 am

Riverdance

I'm sure they are fine

8:31 am

rubyfoo

are you still mad at me, crossy the lurker?

8:31 am

kje

well, no word yet has been something i have never seen before... 1/2 of yesterdays felt like something from mars

8:31 am

jbp

op8...any hints?

8:31 am

hego

a guy who gloms bacon! lol

8:31 am

jbp

and hi

8:31 am

hego

Hi jpb

8:31 am

rubyfoo

my point was only that wearing synthetics is just as bad because they're made from petroleum products. Simple as that!

8:31 am

Riverdance

it follows the 6 and 7

8:31 am

kje

extend the op 6 and 7

8:32 am

hego

yes it did kje

8:32 am

kje

as momsnee said

8:32 am

jbp

well, i don'[t have those either. ;0(

8:32 am

rubyfoo

how are you doing, jbp?

8:32 am

jbp

hanging in

8:32 am

hego

I agree Ruby

8:32 am

rubyfoo

and being a vegetarian is a personal choice, not an easy one, that's for sure.

8:32 am

kje

op6 - unable to see through

8:33 am

hego

I don't wear much fur, but I don't think it's so bad.

8:33 am

jbp

got back from FL last night... dealing with all "stuff' associated with dad-in-law's passing was exhausting

8:33 am

hego

You wear leather don't you?

8:33 am

rubyfoo

my son and his wife are coming to visit this onth. She's a vegetarian and he's gluten-free!

8:33 am

jbp

thanks kje

8:33 am

hego

Good luck Ruby!

8:33 am

rubyfoo

NB was talking about how wonderful fake fur is. Not for me!

8:33 am

Riverdance

think fillmy, pasty, see through

8:33 am

jbp

what a combo!

8:33 am

rubyfoo

how about plastic shoes?

8:33 am

Riverdance

sorry to hear that jbp

8:34 am

hego

Too bad, sorry to hear jpbp

8:34 am

hego

I don't do plastic shoes

8:34 am

jbp

thanks.

8:34 am

Riverdance

I am not a fur fan - fake or otherwise

8:34 am

kje

why restart something that has died down, ruby?

8:34 am

jbp

it was not unexpcted buyt very very sudden

8:34 am

rubyfoo

think about the oil spill in the Gulf!

8:34 am

Riverdance

clue for the an7 please

8:34 am

rubyfoo

sorry

8:34 am

hego

It's too hot for me

8:35 am

Riverdance

that is horrible

8:35 am

hego

Yes, what's a few minks compared to that mess.

8:36 am

rubyfoo

an7: nickname of our friend who got hurt in the scillies + abbreviation for southern states

8:36 am

hego

But I have to love Crossy anyway.

8:36 am

rubyfoo

an + those things

8:36 am

rubyfoo

no, crossy didn't get mad, I was just kidding

8:37 am

rubyfoo

mom, did you get the an7?

8:37 am

kje

OK, listing at 5 left... must get on with the day

8:37 am

hego

NB likes fake fur because it's glam.

8:37 am

rubyfoo

sally clued it before

8:37 am

jbp

friend who got hurt in the scillies?

8:37 am

Riverdance

not yet - still thinking

8:37 am

rubyfoo

how can we clue her?

8:37 am

hego

te

8:38 am

hego

sorry

8:38 am

kje

uno

8:38 am

jbp

go kje go!!

8:39 am

kje

done

8:39 am

rubyfoo

an + vowel + brit good bye + southern US

8:39 am

kje

last was st 7

8:39 am

rubyfoo

congrats kje!

8:39 am

hego

it's the southern US i'm stuck on

8:39 am

kje

use compass point rather than southern us

8:39 am

hego

YAY! kje

8:39 am

rubyfoo

abbreviation

8:40 am

hego

Aha

8:40 am

Riverdance

got it thanks all

8:40 am

jbp

thx kj and ruby

8:40 am

jbp

and woo hoo kje!

8:40 am

hego

got it. ty

8:40 am

rubyfoo

sally gives great clues!

8:40 am

Riverdance

hooray for kje

8:41 am

hego

Top n anyone?

8:41 am

jbp

boy's nickname pl

8:41 am

kje

hawthorne and others (nickname)

8:42 am

jbp

clues on the left side Os?

8:42 am

kje

OK, am off to shower and work... later all

8:42 am

jbp

besides the preposition

8:42 am

hego

ty ladies. We has that one yesterday. I forget quickly.

8:42 am

rubyfoo

most frequent of6

8:42 am

Riverdance

op - kind of see through

8:42 am

hego

Bye kje

8:42 am

jbp

other side O

8:42 am

jbp

thanks ruby!

8:42 am

rubyfoo

on4/4 caught the hang of

8:43 am

jbp

now, for NBT, the 2nd row A?

8:43 am

Mudd

102 words?

8:43 am

hego

103

8:43 am

Scrabbler

Hello all. I have a little break between patients now. Has anyone heard from Une, re flooding in Nashville?

8:43 am

Riverdance

103 mudd

8:43 am

EvaNadine

mornin babblers!

8:43 am

hego

hi Scrabs

8:43 am

Mudd

Then I need one more ... back to lurking

8:43 am

Riverdance

have not seen her on yet today

8:43 am

hego

and Eva

8:43 am

jbp

never mind, found the turquoise-y color

8:43 am

rubyfoo

hi scrabbler, hello eva

8:43 am

Riverdance

Hi Scrabbs and Eva

8:43 am

jbp

off for brekk.. bbl

8:44 am

rubyfoo

and the latin plural, jbp

8:44 am

Scrabbler

Hi EvaN

8:44 am

Riverdance

bye jbp

8:44 am

Mudd

Ah, got it, spaghetti! I'm finished!

8:44 am

Scrabbler

hate

8:44 am

Scrabbler

quate

8:44 am

rubyfoo

yay mudd

8:44 am

hego

Scrabs!

8:44 am

Riverdance

hooray for mudd

8:44 am

hego

YAAAYYY!!! Mudd

8:44 am

Scrabbler

Uh, oh!! Sorry. No Babble Expert here at the office so I got myself into trouble. *prancing off to PB*

8:45 am

crosshair

howdy scrabbs;)

8:45 am

rubyfoo

hello again crossy

8:45 am

Scrabbler

Yippee Mudd!

8:45 am

hego

Crossy!

8:45 am

crosshair

howdy hego

8:45 am

Scrabbler

Hi Crossy, our sleep-deprived, apneic boy.

8:45 am

Mudd

ty, and Scrabbler, you did it twice! That's double time in the PB, but I'll send you some coffee.

8:45 am

rubyfoo

crossy, is my name mud?

8:46 am

Mudd

See you in the next grid! Ta ta

8:46 am

crosshair

tis a mess indeed scrabby;((

8:46 am

hego

No, you're Ruby

8:46 am

crosshair

lol ruby no it is not

8:46 am

hego

Bye Mudd

8:46 am

rubyfoo

8:47 am

crosshair

((ruby) in just trying to make you a fur computer tower so you do not have to use plastic..hehe..actually i on ce made a wooden tower case

8:47 am

Scrabbler

I watched The Lovely Bones last night--interesting + sad movie.

8:47 am

crosshair

damn typos

8:47 am

rubyfoo

I saw it dubbed in French, but it was still a fine movie!

8:47 am

hego

Book was much better

8:48 am

hego

They changed the whole story

8:48 am

rubyfoo

I loved the book

8:48 am

EvaNadine

scrabbler, had you read the book?
i remember really loving the book, but i have been hesitant to see the movie for fear that it doesnt do the book justice.

8:48 am

Scrabbler

Books are always better than movies.

8:48 am

Riverdance

It was great book Scrabbs - havent wanted to watch the movie - troubling story

8:48 am

EvaNadine

(i havent seen "my sisters keeper" for the same reason)

8:48 am

rubyfoo

I'm a movie junkie, I'm afraid, will watch anything that doesn't have computer-generated violence!

8:48 am

Scrabbler

Eva, I loved that book.

8:48 am

crosshair

ruby you may know this film,its about a janitor at a airport who finds a old captains hat and regales the local kids with tall tales about his "flying carrear" it is supposed to be very good

8:49 am

crosshair

a indie film i think

8:49 am

hego

movie was okay, Ruby, but the book had a better story

8:49 am

EvaNadine

we satched sherlock holmes last night.
it was much better than i expected -- i quite enjoyed it!

8:49 am

rubyfoo

I don't know it but the films we get here are an odd assortment. Some appear on French TV before they're even released in the US

8:49 am

rubyfoo

yes, I agree, Hego!

8:50 am

Riverdance

we watched that too this weekend - it was actually pretty good

8:50 am

hego

Have to go friends. hagd. bbl.

8:50 am

rubyfoo

bye ((hego))

8:50 am

Riverdance

bye hego

8:50 am

rubyfoo

is today day 13 mom?

8:52 am

Riverdance

day 12

8:52 am

rubyfoo

PB for me! lol How are you feeling?

8:52 am

Scrabbler

BRB--patient is here.

8:53 am

rubyfoo

uh oh, martini time in dixie see you later

8:53 am

Riverdance

Ok - still have my moments but not bad - I find myself heading outside to have a smoke after finishing up a chore, then stop and say "what are you doing, you dont smoke anymore" than turn around and find another chore.

8:54 am

Riverdance

bye ruby

8:54 am

rubyfoo

I admire your courage; it can't be easy!

8:54 am

Riverdance

thanks ruby

8:54 am

Riverdance

clue for the first pa5/12 please

8:55 am

crosshair

see? now we all know what the docs do while we are cooling our heels in the waiting room..they are playing babble;))))

8:55 am

rubyfoo

song of praise pa5/12

8:55 am

crosshair

you go mom,i am rooting for you.you can do it!!

8:55 am

rubyfoo

pa + cl*** the house

8:56 am

Riverdance

thanks ruby

8:56 am

crosshair

do what we did mnh,every day put the price of a pack of smokes in a jar,and at the end of 2 years reward yourself

8:56 am

Riverdance

thanks crossy - its you all that are helping me through this

8:57 am

redturtlehead

good morning. How is all. I think the weather report here is wrong which is odd.

8:57 am

redturtlehead

Yaaay Mom on day 12?

8:57 am

crosshair

wife and i did that for the first 2 years....it came to $12,160.00 and we bought our new car with it in 2004...cash

8:58 am

redturtlehead

whoo hoo cross!

8:58 am

redturtlehead

fods

8:58 am

crosshair

smokes were 7.50 then

8:58 am

Riverdance

every time I go to the grocery store, I take out the cash I would have spent on buying a carton. Thats impressive crossy. Thats what they are now in US dollars.

8:58 am

Tanja

hi all<waves>

8:58 am

redturtlehead

ignore that. pretend it was an expression of consternation instead of an error.

8:59 am

redturtlehead

hi tanja

8:59 am

crosshair

here now they are 10.50!!!

8:59 am

Riverdance

Hi tanja

8:59 am

crosshair

howdy tanja

9:00 am

Tanja

cigarettes <shudder> thank goodness I dont smoke much more than that over here

9:00 am

Riverdance

I dont know the current exchange rate but that seems crazy. The price is going up again here soon. The was one of the reasons I decided to quit besides my own health of course.

9:00 am

crosshair

so reward yourself mom,save it up,or pay that credit card down faster

9:01 am

crosshair

our dollar is about even now mom

9:01 am

Riverdance

I am going to squirrel it away with no one knowing. My right!

9:01 am

crosshair

indeed!

9:01 am

redturtlehead

excelletn

9:02 am

Tanja

between 10 and 20 dollars a pack au dollars

9:02 am

crosshair

no more 2 for one sales for our southern friends;((

9:02 am

EvaNadine

hints for the lower-left O word?

9:04 am

Boobear

hi all

9:04 am

crosshair

i have three q words, the aussie airline,a journey with a goal at the end and a adding word with the e removed at the start

9:04 am

redturtlehead

you can start by pluralling the last one you have cross!

9:05 am

redturtlehead

Hi Boo.

9:05 am

Pinikula

morning all...passing through

9:05 am

redturtlehead

I am having to go back to work tomorrow, I am so sad my staycation is ending.

9:05 am

Pinikula

Eva...look for of6/27

9:05 am

crosshair

howdy boo pini

9:05 am

Boobear

hi Pini

9:05 am

Pinikula

crossy...the big hole in the ground is qu4 (and pl for the qu5)

9:06 am

Riverdance

I need to leave you fine folks - got to work now - finished the puzzle - woohoo - happy babbling all

9:06 am

redturtlehead

congrats Mom!

9:06 am

Pinikula

hi/bye MNH

9:07 am

crosshair

mm cannot pl it,i must need a tea

9:07 am

Pinikula

wtg MNH

9:07 am

Riverdance

do you have the one that wears the crown but change a vowel

9:07 am

Pinikula

there's a qu5 that sounds like the king's partner

9:07 am

Boobear

wtg Mom

9:07 am

crosshair

ty pini

9:08 am

Pinikula

if you remove the last vowel from the airline...you'll get a qu5

9:08 am

lawyer-1

I need the 1st 21 words in the puzzle to finish. anyone want to trade?

9:08 am

crosshair

ty again pini

9:08 am

lawyer-1

that is the 1st 2 words

9:08 am

crosshair

did i ever tell you that you are my favorite? :)))

9:09 am

Pinikula

* blush *

9:09 am

lawyer-1

was that for me, crossy?

9:09 am

crosshair

no for pini

9:09 am

lawyer-1

whew!

9:10 am

Pinikula

an7 = an + th** might be the c***, but I wasn't sure either

9:10 am

Pinikula

* grin *

9:10 am

Riverdance

an + you have an **titude + I love cherry **matoes

9:11 am

lawyer-1

I got mom's clue, but not pini's

9:11 am

Pinikula

thx MNH

9:11 am

lawyer-1

thank u, mom

9:11 am

Pinikula

lawyer...I incorporated crossy comment into my clue...

9:12 am

Pinikula

(or reference thereto)

9:12 am

Boobear

clue for the last qu 5

9:12 am

Pinikula

qu5 = journey

9:12 am

Riverdance

an7 - starts with same 4 letters + you carry a brief c***

9:12 am

lawyer-1

I just got it Pini, thanks! Â¡sÊžÉ¹oÊÇÉ¹Ä±ÉŸ

9:12 am

Pinikula

wtg lawyer

9:13 am

Riverdance

yay for lawyer - not really got to go - bye all - poof

9:13 am

lawyer-1

I could not have done it without u, Pini!

9:13 am

lawyer-1

and, u 2, mom

9:13 am

Pinikula

* giggle *

9:13 am

Pinikula

te6?

9:13 am

sciencegeek

te 6 - an exam plus not off

9:14 am

Pinikula

danke

9:14 am

Pinikula

3 to go...

9:14 am

Pinikula

I need to get ready for work! UGH!

9:14 am

crosshair

for all her fine cluing it is my honor to bestow upon pini the coveted babble babe of the day award!! yaaa

9:14 am

lawyer-1

pini...r u still in the seattle area?

9:15 am

Pinikula

a little further south now, lawyer (used to live up there)...in OR now

9:15 am

lawyer-1

I will b in Seattle in Aug.

9:16 am

Pinikula

will you be joining us for our west coast get together?

9:17 am

Pinikula

did I kill the chog?

9:17 am

Pinikula

am I stuck?

9:17 am

lawyer-1

when & where?

9:18 am

Pinikula

check stidmama's profile...she's keeping the details! (I believe it late Aug)

9:18 am

Pinikula

I think the count is about 10 so far and rising ;)

9:19 am

lawyer-1

I will b bak home in late aug. we head out there on 8/4

9:19 am

Pinikula

ta5/10 (1st)

9:19 am

Pinikula

well....shoot...what are you coming out for?

9:19 am

Boobear

clue for an 6 pls

9:19 am

Pinikula

boo, MNH just clued

9:19 am

lawyer-1

the birth of my 9th grandchild

9:20 am

Pinikula

an + you have an **titude + I love cherry **matoes

9:20 am

Pinikula

congrats, lawyer!

9:20 am

lawyer-1

ta 5/10 - thake the na 5/10 and change 1st letter

9:20 am

Pinikula

My GS's birthday is 08/02

9:20 am

Pinikula

the other ta5?

9:21 am

lawyer-1

My daughter-in-law is actually due on 6/21, but we do not want to get there during the rush

9:21 am

Pinikula

ack...I really need to get going...have to leave for work in 20 minutes...

9:21 am

Pinikula

wise of you, lawyer... ;)

9:21 am

Pinikula

keep me posted...

9:21 am

lawyer-1

tha other ta 5 is kind of like aunt in german

9:22 am

Pinikula

gotta fly for now...2 to go (see ya at lunch time)

9:22 am

Pinikula

* poof *

9:22 am

lawyer-1

and number 10 is due in Oct., around the time of my cruise

9:22 am

maerae

?

9:22 am

Judi

Happy Monday, Babble buds!

9:23 am

Scrabbler

Hello again, folks.

9:24 am

crosshair

scrabby:))

9:24 am

crosshair

howdy judi

9:25 am

Judi

;-)

9:25 am

Scrabbler

I bet I missed some good clues.

9:25 am

Boobear

Hi Judi

9:26 am

Judi

I'm trying to vanquish the next to last qu5/16.

9:26 am

Scrabbler

Homophone to Qu*** Elizabeth.

9:27 am

Judi

Ty, Scrabbs. Fish me.

9:27 am

Scrabbler

*tossing big catfish at Judi*

9:30 am

Scrabbler

BRB, going to get cup of water.

9:30 am

Judi

The Lone Ranger's horse is in the grid.

9:31 am

jmitch

silver?

9:32 am

Judi

Oops. I meant his side-kick. No offense, kimosabi.

9:33 am

jmitch

I figured that....I had to check if his side-kick's name was accepted

9:33 am

Judi

Of course it's not.

9:34 am

Judi

Neither is our WWII General.

9:34 am

Judi

Ooh. Change the second vowel in the LR's side-kick and that's a word!

9:36 am

Scrabbler

This is a tough grid. I am stuck at 68.

9:37 am

Judi

I'm down to 38, but I don't have a helluva lot of boxes blacked out.

9:39 am

lshult

down to last 24, but only found a single 6 and nothing bigger!!!???

9:40 am

jmcnrick

hi all

9:40 am

Chris P

16 left and only 1 x 6 & 1 x 7!

9:41 am

Scrabbler

an7 = I took a course on Gross ****omy in med school, + This is not the e**i*st grid.

9:41 am

jmcnrick

special shout out to maerae

9:41 am

Scrabbler

Hi JM + Chris + Ishult

9:41 am

Scrabbler

of6= most frequent

9:41 am

Chris P

hi scrabbler - that's the 7 I have

9:41 am

Scrabbler

qu6 = Australian airline

9:42 am

jmitch

g'day....tough grid for monday

9:42 am

bubba218

an + the c** in the hat + from here ** eternity

9:42 am

lshult

thanks Scrabbler.....had to work though it slowly, but got the an7

9:43 am

bubba218

op 6, opp of translucent , plural for 7, then superlative for 8

9:43 am

Chris P

thx bubba

9:43 am

jmcnrick

ty bubba

9:44 am

Judi

Ty, bubba!

9:44 am

bubba218

yw, all

9:44 am

Chris P

of6 - most frequent

9:45 am

sciencegeek

ha 4/6 please

9:45 am

Kallia

quate

9:45 am

Chris P

te6 - exam + not off

9:45 am

lshult

great clues guys...but still dont have your Aussie airline Scrabbler

9:46 am

Chris P

laughing science

9:46 am

Kallia

oops sorry...hello all long time no see

9:46 am

sciencegeek

ty chris

9:46 am

jmitch

ish: drop the S from the aussie airline name

9:46 am

jmcnrick

laughing science?

9:47 am

Chris P

ha 4/6 jmc

9:47 am

lshult

got it ty

9:47 am

jmcnrick

ah ty chris

9:50 am

Scrabbler

Sorry about Aus. airline clue--I forgot that S is not included.

9:51 am

jmcnrick

np i got it from your clue anyway

9:51 am

sciencegeek

missing a qu 5/16..... I have the journey and the alternate spelling of a female monarch.....help?

9:51 am

sciencegeek

Have the qu 5/16 that is a shorten version of the Aussie airline

9:52 am

Scrabbler

Minus final A from qu6

9:52 am

sciencegeek

it is either a que or quo

9:52 am

sciencegeek

i have that scrbas

9:52 am

sciencegeek

oopps scrabs

9:53 am

Scrabbler

qu5 = I equ*** that to this.

9:53 am

sciencegeek

?????

9:53 am

sciencegeek

got it thanks! working with 3 hours sleep here

9:54 am

Scrabbler

When things are equal we can equ** them. Minus e = qu5

9:54 am

Scrabbler

I slept poorly too, as usual for Sunday night, pondering work week and other activities.

9:55 am

sciencegeek

was out of town at a show and did not set home until midnight and then could not sleep...my eyes are trash - pollen in the Austin area got to me....swollen...ouch

9:57 am

sciencegeek

st 7???

9:57 am

Scrabbler

Put an ice pack over your eyes, or a cold cloth.

9:57 am

sciencegeek

when I get home, I shall....hurts

9:57 am

Judi

Cucumbers, sciencegeek. Make sure they're nice and cold and put them over your eyes.

9:58 am

sciencegeek

sounds wonderful. I look so crazy today! I could not put on any eye makeup....scary

9:58 am

sciencegeek

st 7 anyone? Only have 3 left

9:58 am

Scrabbler

Not I

10:00 am

Boobear

clue for of 6 please

10:00 am

Judi

Boo - most frequent

10:00 am

Scrabbler

of6 = most frequent

10:01 am

sciencegeek

done - anyone need clues before I attempt to be teacher?

10:01 am

Judi

First pa5/12?

10:01 am

Boobear

ty Scrabb and Judi

10:02 am

Scrabbler

pa + What do you m*** by that?

10:02 am

sciencegeek

song sung by ancient Greeks - dont know how to clue it

10:02 am

Judi

Ty.

10:03 am

sciencegeek

good one Lynda!

10:03 am

sciencegeek

at 7 = to do something fast (in a hospital) st4 plus small picnic pest

10:03 am

Scrabbler

I try to give clues that even I would get. I can be dense.

10:03 am

Judi

An6/18?

10:04 am

sciencegeek

that should be ST 7!!!!

10:04 am

Scrabbler

TY, SG!

10:05 am

sciencegeek

dont know how to clue the an 6 - food dye used in Mexican food - yellow in color.

10:05 am

Judi

Firetwerps!!!!

10:05 am

sciencegeek

a female name minus one cons plus like at** boy! change the last vowel....

10:05 am

jmcnrick

whoo hooo judi!

10:06 am

sciencegeek

did I just type "like" LMAO! "At** Girl!"

10:06 am

sciencegeek

okay kids, see you manana!

10:06 am

Judi

I'm outta here, then. See you kids tomorrow! *POOF*

10:06 am

Scrabbler

Yippee Judi!

10:07 am

Scrabbler

Also done, SG?

10:16 am

jmcnrick

i think she is off squinting at students scrabs

10:18 am

Boobear

clue for the first pa 5/12

10:21 am

Kallia

that wasn't a bad one today...done.

10:21 am

Kallia

first for ages

10:21 am

rururocks

road or street in spanish is the pa 5/12

10:22 am

Scrabbler

Congrats Kallia. Hi Ruru!

10:22 am

Kallia

are you all asleep lol

10:22 am

Kallia

or just dont want to talk to me?

10:22 am

Kallia

hi srabb

10:22 am

Scrabbler

pa + nasty/rude/m***

10:23 am

Kallia

scrabb

10:23 am

Scrabbler

I am at work--checking in when I can. 16 to go.

10:23 am

jmcnrick

whoo hoo kalllia

10:23 am

Kallia

anyone want clues before I go?

10:23 am

jmcnrick

I am at work too so go in and out

10:24 am

Kallia

its a holiday here today...forgot it was a Monday !

10:24 am

jmcnrick

what is the holiday?

10:24 am

car.eeyore

I need a clue for the A in the 4th row please

10:24 am

jmcnrick

hi caar

10:24 am

jmcnrick

*car

10:24 am

Frances

s

10:25 am

car.eeyore

Hello Everyone!

10:25 am

rururocks

which is th efourth row?

10:25 am

car.eeyore

Just trying to get quick NBT before turning my attention back to work.

10:25 am

Kallia

is it an a 4?

10:25 am

car.eeyore

Got it! AS 4/4 was one of them!

10:26 am

Kallia

ok there is compass point

10:26 am

Kallia

the volcano

10:26 am

Kallia

to stuff your face

10:26 am

rururocks

the other car is ap4

10:27 am

car.eeyore

TY! OK! I am off again! Have a great day all!

10:27 am

Kallia

and multiple volcanos minus n

10:28 am

rururocks

no.. thanks Kal.. i was trying to help car.ee

10:28 am

Kallia

ok no probs

10:29 am

Kallia

off to get some tea

10:29 am

rururocks

bye

10:30 am

Scrabbler

Hi Car & Frances

10:31 am

Frances

Hello Scrabs. You caught me having a quick lurk.

10:31 am

Scrabbler

Yep, I saw your S

10:32 am

Frances

How are you?

10:41 am

crosshair

crossy pops up for air to say this grid is not nice;(

10:43 am

Scrabbler

13 to go, no list here at work.

10:43 am

crosshair

you cannot bring up licketys?

10:43 am

Boobear

fireworks

10:44 am

crosshair

yaqa for boo!

10:44 am

jmcnrick

whoo hooo boo!

10:46 am

crosshair

here do it the old way scrabbs go here http://r46.me/babbleclues.html#BulkAdd then bulk add the words you have so far and the rest is easy:0

10:47 am

crosshair

make a sort list of the first 2 letters of the remaining 13 on a note pad and yer good to go:)

10:47 am

crosshair

short

10:48 am

Scrabbler

Yippee Boobear!

10:48 am

Scrabbler

I can open another window for the list. Just no Babble Expert here.

10:48 am

crosshair

crossy checks his deoderant..;(

10:48 am

crosshair

lol

10:49 am

Scrabbler

I love you, Crossy!

10:49 am

crosshair

(((scrabbs)))

10:51 am

Scrabbler

My aoplogies to Elegant.

10:51 am

crosshair

it ok she know the ladies tend to flock;))) it is a curse but i live with it:0

10:52 am

Scrabbler

I admire you fir it, Crossy. It is such a burden but you cope so well.

10:52 am

crosshair

;)

10:52 am

crosshair

i am a legend in my own mind:)

10:53 am

Scrabbler

*validatin delusions of grandeur* No, you ARE a legend.

10:53 am

crosshair

then i go out and the 25 year old hotties ask if i need help with the groceries or the door and the bubble bursts...

10:54 am

Scrabbler

It is tough to move past the "cool" generations.

10:54 am

crosshair

how come i get older and they all stay 25? whats with that?

10:56 am

Scrabbler

There are more and more of those youngsters all of the time. They are so supremely confident and omniscient.

10:56 am

crosshair

had a doc fill in for my family doctor he comes in looking like he sahves once a week and i ask him if his dad will be seeing me soon and will he not be mad that you have his coat lol

10:56 am

crosshair

shaves

10:57 am

Scrabbler

I have a tough time relating to adolescents--these days everything is acceptable for teens + young adults and I am too conservative.

10:58 am

guernseygirl

fireworks! hi, everyone

10:58 am

Scrabbler

I want to shake them and say, "What the hell are you thinking? You are NOT even thinking!"

10:58 am

Scrabbler

And I am done!

10:58 am

Scrabbler

Congrats to you, gg!

10:58 am

crosshair

yaa for scrabbs!!

10:59 am

crosshair

yaa for gurnsey!!

10:59 am

guernseygirl

hooooooooorrraaaay scrabbler

11:00 am

guernseygirl

i've been on a music course over the weekend. the average age made me feel young at 60

11:02 am

Scrabbler

I say be grateful for getting older, at least if one is happy + comfortable.

11:03 am

Scrabbler

Well, I do not have a patient again for 90 minutes. I must find some other way to goof off. See you tomorrow.

11:03 am

guernseygirl

better to get older than the alternative

11:04 am

crosshair

i am glad as well i would never want to be in my 30s again,thats for sure and will soon be gearing up for the big 50

11:05 am

guernseygirl

50's are a good decade. you are much less worried about what people think of you

11:05 am

crosshair

perfect,good thing about being older my da says is that you can do whatever you want because no one takes you seriously lol

11:06 am

guernseygirl

after 60, most people don't even notice you, let alone take you seriouslyt

11:06 am

crosshair

hehe

11:06 am

guernseygirl

seriously

11:06 am

crosshair

cant wait

11:07 am

crosshair

hikes,and books,and walks along the beach with my baby to look for a pretty flower for her hair,laying on the dock at sunset looking at the sky till the stars come out...yeaaa...

11:08 am

guernseygirl

that all sounds great, crossy

11:08 am

crosshair

tea at 5 am while you watch the fog burn off the lake and listen to the loons calling:)

11:09 am

crosshair

it is indeed

11:10 am

guernseygirl

and you're doing all those things now? in your 40's.

11:10 am

crosshair

finding that little old used book store you have never seen before and losing yourself for 2 hours searching th stacks

11:11 am

guernseygirl

going to the free concerts at lunchtime

11:11 am

crosshair

been a harsh life on me im sad to say guernsey..but my plan is to retire at 55

11:11 am

guernseygirl

retire as soon as you can, and enjoy it. work is over-rated

11:12 am

crosshair

very

11:12 am

crosshair

health is wealth

11:12 am

crosshair

ill let other on the hampster whell

11:12 am

crosshair

wheel

11:13 am

crosshair

running an office in the city,making 150k drinking 10 coffees a day and working for that 401 k and that first heart attack...no more

11:14 am

guernseygirl

that was you, was it?

11:14 am

crosshair

at one time

11:14 am

crosshair

between 38 and 45 i was schooled again;)

11:14 am

guernseygirl

you learned the hard way by the sound of it. i had to retire at 42 for health reasons and many new doorse opened.

11:15 am

guernseygirl

doors

11:15 am

crosshair

i semi-retired at 43 and will wrap it up at 55

11:15 am

guernseygirl

babble being one of the most recent

11:15 am

crosshair

47 now..so we coast

11:16 am

guernseygirl

good planning, crss

11:16 am

crosshair

no more 16 hour days,just 4 6 hour days a week,and 3 day home with the mrs and my son,live life again

11:16 am

crosshair

four 6 hour days*

11:17 am

guernseygirl

i guessed you didn't mean 46-hour days

11:17 am

crosshair

lol

11:17 am

guernseygirl

sounds good. sounds as if you live in a good place too.

11:18 am

crosshair

i am at the base of a ski hill and on the shores of georgian bay..life is nice

11:18 am

crosshair

i need nothing more

11:19 am

guernseygirl

it's beginning to sound almost too good. are you sure there's no friction in your life anywhere?

11:21 am

crosshair

nope,i love the mrs,the kid is a standard 16 year old boy and we eat well

11:21 am

crosshair

our 17th is coming up soon;)

11:22 am

crosshair

darm woman is gonna need a longer ring finger when i get her a second aniversary band on the 20th lol

11:22 am

guernseygirl

phone, brb

11:24 am

crosshair

have to resize the other 3 rings first,my little buttercup is no longer a size 2..then neither am i lol

11:26 am

crosshair

and no guernsey,it is not all perfection,nothing is.like i say health is wealth and that is taking more work lately.but we shall not bother this wonderful chog with that nonsense

11:26 am

hego

Hi folks

11:26 am

crosshair

diving into da grid..sploosh!

11:27 am

hego

reading the chog. Crossy I had no idea you were just a kid.

11:27 am

hego

Oops he got away again. lol

11:27 am

crosshair

lol 47,just a puppy hego

11:27 am

hego

I wish I was 47

11:28 am

hego

I was still hot then. :o)

11:28 am

crosshair

your still hot to crossy;0

11:28 am

hego

Hubby says I still am, but he's kind.

11:28 am

hego

You're kind too. ty

11:29 am

hego

I am in my head, tho

11:31 am

crosshair

yaa! i can list now;))

11:31 am

hego

go Crossy

11:33 am

hego

WAAAHH!! i just realized! I have a kid older than Crossy!!!

11:34 am

crosshair

wow! how was it growing up before there were cars??..lol..jk...please do not throw anything at me...

11:34 am

hego

you better duck!

11:34 am

crosshair

crossy runs.....

11:34 am

hego

I was a young mom.

11:38 am

crosshair

i started late,i was 31 before we decided on the insanity of children in our lives wife was 24

11:38 am

hego

sounds like a good age.

11:39 am

crosshair

lol,we dated 2 years before that and SHe proposed to me lol

11:39 am

hego

get this, my husband is just 10 yrs younger than my son. Am I nuts or what?

11:39 am

crosshair

lol hego

11:39 am

hego

Good for Elegant

11:40 am

crosshair

crossy was shy

11:41 am

hego

G'wan, guys never go into marriage of their own accord.

11:41 am

hego

always need a push.

11:41 am

crosshair

lol i said yes didnt i?

11:42 am

hego

the push worked.

11:42 am

MizHoffle

My hubby was all for the marriage...and kids aren't going to happen until I am at least 32 (currently 31).

11:42 am

MizHoffle

I can't be any later than when my mom had me..at 40!

11:42 am

Flask1

hi all....clue please for an7/28 please?

11:43 am

hego

they're all for it, but need encouragement.

11:43 am

crosshair

dont wait too long,you will want them out of the house before your 88 and sucking air from a tank and a nose clip

11:43 am

MizHoffle

not mine...he told me he was ready to marry me very early on..he knew I was the one

11:43 am

hego

lolol

11:44 am

jmcnrick

my hubby proposed on our first date

11:44 am

hego

hi Flask

11:44 am

hego

Hi jmc!

11:44 am

MizHoffle

And I know not to wait too long...it wasn't my choice to wait so long, but when your soul mate doesn't enter your life until late 20's...

11:44 am

jmcnrick

hi hego

11:44 am

Flask1

Hi Hego......all this romance is making me doe-eyed!!!

11:44 am

MizHoffle

Wow, jmc!

11:44 am

jmcnrick

I was 32 when i married

11:45 am

hego

No, the timing is good Miz

11:45 am

crosshair

i told my boy,as soon as he is set up,mom and i are going to move right out to the west coast of B.C,buy a 800 sq foot place.that way no one can move back home with a pregnant girlfriend(s)

11:45 am

jmcnrick

i turn him down that time -- he was my 13th married proposal

11:45 am

hego

good planning Crossy.

11:45 am

hego

first date is kind of soon. lol

11:45 am

Flask1

I agree Cross....excellent idea!!

11:45 am

jmcnrick

he was a very romantic man

11:46 am

crosshair

13th?? lol jmc..were you in the yellow pages? lol

11:46 am

redturtlehead

hi all.

11:46 am

Flask1

lmao.....

11:46 am

MizHoffle

I figured so, hego..I knew what I wanted to do with my life, college out of the way and career going forward

11:46 am

jmcnrick

hey i was a very hot young woman

11:46 am

crosshair

howdy red

11:46 am

jmcnrick

hi red

11:46 am

hego

rofl wise guy today Crossy

11:46 am

crosshair

hehe

11:46 am

hego

Hi Red

11:46 am

jmcnrick

now *flaps belly fat* not so much\

11:46 am

redturtlehead

jmc you are still hot, just dont tell son!

11:47 am

Flask1

a clue please for an7 please?

11:47 am

jmcnrick

lol red my son tells his friends i was smart not to remarry when hubby died!

11:47 am

redturtlehead

he may be right jmc....

11:47 am

hego

Flas, an + nick name of Babbler with dog Hobbit + opp of nw

11:48 am

jmcnrick

easy for him to say. . . . .

11:48 am

Soodle

I was in a bar a while ago, and an old man was looking at me for ages. Eventually he said 'I bet you were really good looking when you were young'.

11:48 am

jan

It ends with the enzyme ending.

11:48 am

redturtlehead

jmc, thanks for your cash advice, I am still rooting about the mutual fund world.

11:48 am

jmcnrick

he sabotage all of my dates until i gave up

11:48 am

Soodle

I was just about to thank him, when the penny dropped. Talk about a double whammy. No longer young, and no longer good looking...

11:48 am

redturtlehead

hi jan.

11:48 am

hego

Hi Soodle. that's what you call a left handed compliment.

11:48 am

Flask1

Hego I only know Spangle!

11:48 am

jmcnrick

try vanguard they have the lowest costs (do confuse fees with costs)

11:49 am

Soodle

Hi Everybody :)

11:49 am

redturtlehead

the smug babbler Flask.

11:49 am

hego

Spangle's friend

11:49 am

hego

English lady

11:49 am

jmcnrick

he may have meant you were well preserved soodle

11:49 am

Soodle

He didnt!!!

11:49 am

redturtlehead

One more question. I can have multiple IRA's like roth, but I can only contribute 5K a year no matter how many IRAS I have right?

11:50 am

Flask1

No...not getting it

11:50 am

jmcnrick

that is correct until you are old like me and then you can add another $1k

11:50 am

hego

no idea Red

11:50 am

hego

sorry Flask. Hard to clue.

11:51 am

jmcnrick

i be a tax lawter hego

11:51 am

jmcnrick

*lawyer

11:51 am

hego

I was waiting for you to jump in jmc.

11:51 am

MizHoffle

an + vowel + cross letter + same vowel + opp of NW

11:52 am

hego

ty Miz

11:52 am

MizHoffle

yw

11:52 am

jmcnrick

i did i did hego

11:52 am

hego

I needed help with that clue.

11:52 am

hego

I just noticed jmc. Sorry.

11:53 am

Flask1

anataes

11:53 am

MizHoffle

I didn't get the first clue either, but monkeyed the middle letters..

11:53 am

Flask1

oh noooooooooooooo....sorry folks!

11:53 am

MizHoffle

an 6/18 please

11:53 am

hego

close Flask

11:53 am

MizHoffle

luckily not a word, flask

11:54 am

redturtlehead

but I tried it anyway!

11:54 am

Flask1

not close enough tho'....

11:54 am

hego

swithch last 2 letters

11:54 am

hego

uh switch

11:55 am

redturtlehead

thanks JMC, I have an IRA that is performing well, astoundingly bad, but have already contributed 3K to it this year. so I think I will cap it out at 5K and then invest somewhere else, likeVanguard. Apparently I can also now use TIAA Kref even though I am not a teacher.

11:55 am

Flask1

Aaaah.....got it!!....at last!

11:55 am

hego

YAY!

11:55 am

MizHoffle

YAY!!

11:57 am

redturtlehead

jmc, I fear I shall never be able to retire and I do so dislike going to work...

11:57 am

jmcnrick

change jobs

11:57 am

redturtlehead

grid has a few babblets, volcano alert!

11:58 am

jmcnrick

move the badly performing ira to vanguard

11:58 am

redturtlehead

Yes, but JMC then I shall not make as much cash, so, I am in a bind. It may get better at the new job in a month, I hope so.

11:58 am

redturtlehead

It's earning 0.1% interest at Wachovia. Can I do that?

11:58 am

hego

ty red

11:58 am

jmcnrick

well maybe change professions

11:59 am

redturtlehead

Maybe, but the expense and time imvolved, I'm better off to work like crazy for 20 years...

11:59 am

jmcnrick

absolutely, it is worth taking the early withdrawal hit if it is a CD -- you roll it over. Vanguard can help you do that

12:00 pm

jmcnrick

20 years of hating to go to work? yech!

12:00 pm

hego

Wow! I'm so glad someone learns all this stuff.

12:00 pm

redturtlehead

Not a CD< its a Roth. My CD is doing slightly better.... but something happened in January.

12:00 pm

jmcnrick

brb my board chair is on the phone

12:00 pm

redturtlehead

the IRA interest rate just plummeted and apparently a lot of them did.

12:01 pm

hego

When my advisors talk finance to me, my eyes glaze and I go into a fugue state.

12:01 pm

redturtlehead

hego, My Mom is the expert, if she had learned it she and my Dad would be completely broke and still working.

12:01 pm

redturtlehead

But she gets very nervous when I talk money to her, so....

12:01 pm

redturtlehead

err, if she had not learned.

12:02 pm

hego

I have people Red, I'd never be able to do it.

12:02 pm

hego

I knew what you meant.

12:02 pm

hego

It bores me silly.

12:02 pm

redturtlehead

Well, I need people, but this is the first year I have tried to be a bit more involved, since the retirement is starting to get closer.

12:02 pm

redturtlehead

It terrifys me!

12:03 pm

hego

It is scary, Red

12:04 pm

redturtlehead

I guess not to jmc, btu to me, it really bothers me, so I keep trying to get a handle on it.

12:04 pm

Soodle

OMG. The Ash Cloud is back. They are talking about closing down Irish Air Space again...

12:04 pm

hego

Oh, no Soodle!

12:05 pm

hego

It sounds like you're doing well, Red

12:05 pm

hego

I have to go. bbl to finish.

12:05 pm

jmcnrick

back

12:06 pm

MizHoffle

can anyone clue the an 6/18?

12:06 pm

redturtlehead

i get lots of help from jmc.

12:06 pm

jmcnrick

the main things to understand is: you can't beat the market and you can roll over every last ira into vanguard or another indexed fund

12:07 pm

Soodle

Miz - AN plus @ in letters, and ** and fro....

12:07 pm

jmcnrick

an+ ripe red tom*** double the letter

12:07 pm

redturtlehead

I think my biggest thing is that it is very very hard to calculate what will be needed, sites ask for things I cant possibly estimate, like inflation, or how my pay may increase etc...

12:08 pm

redturtlehead

TY soodle and jmc! cool! 27 left

12:08 pm

MizHoffle

thanks for both clues!

12:08 pm

jmcnrick

so make conservative estimates

12:09 pm

Soodle

Your quite welcome

12:09 pm

redturtlehead

how do estimate inflation though, I mean 10% or 50% who knows?

12:09 pm

o-o

* What do you call a tree from Tulsa?
* An oakie.

12:09 pm

redturtlehead

good afternoon Babble rabble. How have you been keeping?

12:10 pm

o-o

well, HT.... hope you are too

12:10 pm

jmcnrick

hi BR

12:11 pm

jmcnrick

the average inflation has been 8%

12:11 pm

redturtlehead

I'm good, on the last day of 4 off, been very relazing and rejuvenating. and things are cleaner.

12:11 pm

o-o

How are you doing, jmc?

12:11 pm

redturtlehead

JMC, you are a genius. Hands JMC crown made of stock and bond certificates.

12:11 pm

Barb's Horses

hi all

12:11 pm

jmcnrick

i am fine i found some fabric to recover my favorite arm chair

12:11 pm

jmcnrick

hi barb

12:12 pm

jmcnrick

http://tinyurl.com/2b3rhhj check this out red -- it's my sisters column for AARP

12:12 pm

o-o

how come only your arms get to sit?

12:13 pm

jmcnrick

they get tired long before the rest of me BR

12:16 pm

redturtlehead

going now, and thanks JMC, I appreciate the help see you all later for my last 27.

12:16 pm

Barb's Horses

bye red

12:16 pm

rubyfoo

hello everybody

12:16 pm

rubyfoo

I played earlier (a lot) and still have 30 left

12:17 pm

rubyfoo

how is everybody? Do you all have real spring?

12:17 pm

Barb's Horses

hi ruby

12:17 pm

jmcnrick

hi ruby

12:17 pm

jmcnrick

bye red

12:18 pm

rubyfoo

hi and bye redt!

12:18 pm

jmcnrick

it is warmish here today ruby

12:18 pm

rubyfoo

cold here and rainy, but everything is so GREEN, it might be Ireland!

12:20 pm

Barb's Horses

it poured like crazy here this morning...but the sun is suppose to be coming for a few days...maybe I can get the pool finished so we can fill it to start warming up

12:22 pm

rubyfoo

the sun will come out, tomorrow, bet your bottom dollar.....

12:23 pm

Barb's Horses

that tomorrow there'll be sun.....

12:23 pm

Barb's Horses

I like Annie..

12:24 pm

rubyfoo

there's a lovely Kevin Kline/Sigourney Weaver wehere they sing that, but I don't remember the name....

12:24 pm

Barb's Horses

clue for the st7,28 please?

12:24 pm

rubyfoo

and the policeman says "But your wife needs work"

12:24 pm

Barb's Horses

don't think I have seen that

12:24 pm

MizHoffle

st 4/4 _ picnic pest

12:24 pm

MizHoffle

+

12:25 pm

rubyfoo

st + our friend in the scillies + t** (explosive

12:25 pm

rubyfoo

it might be called "Dave" where he is the president's double

12:26 pm

Barb's Horses

thanks for the clues

12:26 pm

MizHoffle

qu 5/16 please (I have qu + what you do to food and what Knights go on)

12:27 pm

Barb's Horses

brb

12:27 pm

MizHoffle

yw!

12:28 pm

rubyfoo

what do q's do to food?

12:28 pm

rubyfoo

qu + small insect

12:28 pm

MizHoffle

mind their peas?

12:28 pm

rubyfoo

qu + I *** my dinner

12:28 pm

MizHoffle

I have those 2

12:28 pm

rubyfoo

hahah miz

12:29 pm

MizHoffle

:)

12:29 pm

Barb's Horses

okay...maybe now I wont slow the chat down with my picture

12:29 pm

Mom

Tv cartoon Johnny Qu .... or the first 5 letters of this symbol ?

12:29 pm

Mom

and hello everyone

12:30 pm

dcseain

qu4mire and plural

12:30 pm

MizHoffle

have that one too...it's the other one

12:30 pm

MizHoffle

I know it is one of the last 5/16's

12:30 pm

dcseain

qu5 elizabeth - verb

12:30 pm

Mom

Thanks Seain, and hello

12:31 pm

dcseain

hi :)

12:31 pm

rubyfoo

hello seain

12:31 pm

Mom

and thanks again

12:31 pm

dcseain

hi, mom, ruby, miz, et al

12:31 pm

MizHoffle

thank you times a million!

12:31 pm

MizHoffle

hey dc

12:31 pm

rubyfoo

I'm still missing one q!

12:31 pm

dcseain

how you been, mizhofle? Been a while

12:32 pm

Riverdance

just doing a babble drive-by - Hi folks

12:32 pm

rubyfoo

hi mom!

12:32 pm

MizHoffle

yeah, I think about a week. when the puzzles are too big or just too tired, I pass

12:32 pm

Mom

{{mom}} hello, how are you doing? Nice to see you

12:32 pm

dcseain

qu4mire and plural, next qu5, add a vowel for qu6

12:32 pm

MizHoffle

I am good...

12:33 pm

MizHoffle

and you?

12:33 pm

dcseain

last week or so have been challenging - even the small ones

12:33 pm

dcseain

i'm well, thank you :)

12:34 pm

rubyfoo

ty seain, for that last q!

12:34 pm

dcseain

yvw

12:34 pm

Riverdance

busy busy at work today but just in from lunch so thought I would say hi

12:34 pm

dcseain

it has been August-style hot and humid here for last several days.

12:34 pm

dcseain

hi, momneeds

12:35 pm

Mom

well, hello

12:35 pm

Riverdance

here too - tough night sleeping last night - expecting T-storms every day this week

12:35 pm

dcseain

cool icon, Mom, and a good message for all genders

12:35 pm

Barb's Horses

okay well I best go finish the laundry by all happy babbling

12:36 pm

dcseain

it's been weird using AC in April.

12:36 pm

dcseain

be well, barb

12:36 pm

rubyfoo

bye barb

12:36 pm

Mom

bye bye Barb

12:36 pm

MizHoffle

on my last 2 and they are really stinkers!

12:36 pm

Riverdance

bye Barb

12:37 pm

Riverdance

can I help Miz

12:37 pm

MizHoffle

it's the first pa 5/12's

12:38 pm

dcseain

a pa5 to idiocy?

12:38 pm

Riverdance

starts with a small pod veg with vowels reversed + **other tough puzzle today

12:38 pm

rubyfoo

6's: an6/18, at6/18, of6/27, op6/30, qu6/27 what am I missing?

12:39 pm

MizHoffle

thanks mom!

12:39 pm

MizHoffle

now for the second one...

12:39 pm

jessmom

te6/18

12:39 pm

Riverdance

an6/18 an+ stand at **tention + I love cherry **matoes

12:40 pm

rubyfoo

that's my an6, but thank you anyway

12:40 pm

MizHoffle

fireworks!!

12:40 pm

Riverdance

OP's are all the same - there is a 7 and 8

12:40 pm

rubyfoo

jessmom, any hint for that?

12:40 pm

dcseain

pa5 del prado

12:40 pm

dcseain

congrats, Miz

12:41 pm

MizHoffle

thanks!

12:41 pm

jessmom

te6 exam + opp of off

12:41 pm

MizHoffle

any clues before I take off?

12:41 pm

Riverdance

congrats Miz

12:41 pm

rubyfoo

thank you jessmom

12:41 pm

jessmom

yw

12:42 pm

rubyfoo

I still need 21 miz, but thanks anyway

12:42 pm

MizHoffle

okay..good luck all!

12:42 pm

Mom

bye MizHoffle

12:42 pm

dcseain

be well, miz

12:42 pm

rubyfoo

bye miz!

12:42 pm

Riverdance

see what happens when I dont read the whole chat - thought you were asking for clues ruby - sorry about that - my bad!

12:43 pm

Riverdance

bye Miz

12:43 pm

rubyfoo

no, I was, but the one I wanted was jess' te6! ((mom))

12:43 pm

Mom

I needed that word, thanks Mom and Ruby

12:43 pm

Riverdance

*hangs head in shame* and returns to work - bye all

12:43 pm

dcseain

hasta, momneeds

12:43 pm

rubyfoo

mom is a champ!!!!

12:43 pm

Mom

bye bye {{Mom}}

12:44 pm

dcseain

back in bit...

12:44 pm

Mom

bye Seain

12:45 pm

rubyfoo

see you tomorrow

12:46 pm

Gadget

This grid makes me feel smart

12:49 pm

Mom

Hi Gadget, not me

12:51 pm

stidmama

hello friends, looking for a few minutes of distraction before I head out to meet with classmates on the "big project" for the quarter. I really DO NOT like working in groups. I really much prefer to work alone... *she said petulantly, revealing her essential introvert nature*

12:51 pm

stidmama

*waves at departing ruby*

12:52 pm

Mom

Hi Stid. I am with you, I hated when the boys had to do group projects

12:52 pm

Flask1

Hi Stid and Mom....

12:52 pm

Mom

oh, I thought Ruby was saying good bye to some one else. Bye bye Ruby

12:52 pm

stidmama

okay, down to 50. listing (and wishing people thought I had done all that in just three minutes...)

12:52 pm

Mom

Hi Flask

12:53 pm

Mom

I know you can get 50 words in 3 minutes Stid, you are that smart!!!

12:54 pm

stidmama

rofl... if only my instructors at the college thought as you do, Mom!

12:56 pm

Mom

Dear Instuctors, It is my first hand experience that Stidmama, is extremely bright and well versed in the Enable Dictionary of Babble. She is able to complete the task with a minimal number of questions and she can clue the words expertly. I recommend that she passes with all A's and is removed from doing any group projects.
Sincerely,
Mom

12:57 pm

stidmama

*grin* I am going to print this out and send it to my favorite instructor... (((Mom)))

12:57 pm

Mom

{{Stid}} hope it helps.

12:58 pm

Mom

I am sure this instructor must have a sense of humor

12:59 pm

stidmama

there. As and Es are eliminated

12:59 pm

Mom

congrats Stid.

12:59 pm

Dindrane

As a college professor, I accept your evaluation Mom, and I admire Stidmama's obvious intellect. :D

1:00 pm

stidmama

thanks Dindrane! :-D

1:00 pm

Mom

Hi Dindrane, thank you.

1:00 pm

Mom

with 39 left I must be off, hope to be back later. {{Hugs}} to all of you

1:00 pm

Dindrane

Thanks!

1:00 pm

stidmama

and yes, this is the teacher who is helping me work on the "balance" between being "superteacher" and "adequate mom"

1:00 pm

Flask1

Thats some recommendation Stid!!

1:00 pm

stidmama

later Mom. thanks again! (((more hugs)))

1:01 pm

Mom

you are very welcome Stid, {{{{{hugs}}}}

1:01 pm

stidmama

this grid is really quick with the list.

1:02 pm

Mom

it is only quick with the smartest of babblers. :-) **poof**

1:02 pm

stidmama

*hits the brick wall of Q-dom*

1:03 pm

stidmama

there. Qs Qrumbled.

1:06 pm

stidmama

hm. firewords. That was a little too quick. Now I have no excuse for the rest of the day.

1:06 pm

stidmama

*heavy sigh* does anyone need clues?

1:06 pm

stidmama

and hello Flask! (((hugs)))

1:07 pm

Flask1

am struggling with the Q's

1:07 pm

Flask1

well doneStid!

1:07 pm

stidmama

the Qs were not as hairy as I had feared... anything specific?

1:08 pm

stidmama

*clueing figners engaged*

1:08 pm

Flask1

lol...the first 4 and the last one...lol

1:08 pm

Flask1

please?

1:09 pm

stidmama

teh first Q4 is a bog, qu ** (almost sounds like a duck) the last two letters are a vowel and a consonant with 3 pts.

1:09 pm

Riverdance

qu5/16 the top lady that wears the crown but change one vowel

1:10 pm

stidmama

the very last Q is a search, like the hunt for the holy grail, or an adventure in search of self

1:10 pm

stidmama

hey Momneeds!

1:10 pm

Riverdance

qu5/16 (last one) a journey for a purpose

1:10 pm

Riverdance

hey stid - thought I would give you a clue hand while passing by

1:10 pm

Riverdance

not that you need it of course

1:10 pm

stidmama

then plural the first qu4 and the following qu 5 is like the first part of a number word, qu***ity.

1:11 pm

stidmama

the qu 6 adds a vowel to the end of the number word

1:11 pm

Riverdance

isnt the qu6 an aussie airline

1:11 pm

stidmama

thanks Mom -- actually, good you came in. I have to leave in a couple minutes to go to a meeting with classmates.

1:11 pm

stidmama

I think it's an airline if you add an S to the end, yes

1:12 pm

Riverdance

I'm at work waiting for some information to complete a project I am working on so may need to run soon but will help while I can

1:13 pm

Riverdance

Meetings - ugh!

1:13 pm

Flask1

thanks for those!

1:13 pm

stidmama

I hope it's at least an interesting project. I am not having a lot of fun with the project(s) I have been assigned this quarter!

1:13 pm

stidmama

except the creative writing unit I am working on the practicum class -- that is going to be a lot of fun!

1:13 pm

stidmama

any time, mom.

1:14 pm

stidmama

I meant, any time flask *sigh*

1:14 pm

Riverdance

wish I could say it was - but NO it is a very boring project but one that needs to be done

1:14 pm

crosshair

bad thing bout living up here this time of year...red and yellow pepper....$.4.00 a pound!!

1:14 pm

stidmama

That's probably my cue to get packed up and head out. It's a location I don't know so probably will miss it the first time past.

1:14 pm

Riverdance

wow - thats robbery

1:15 pm

stidmama

(((cross))) well, at least it's available. Remember when we were kids and you couldn't get things like that year-round?

1:15 pm

Riverdance

have a great day stid

1:15 pm

stidmama

I keep wondering if my children even understand the idea that "salad" (which tom loves) used to be a spring and summer dish only!

1:15 pm

dcseain

nana \juh-NAH-nuh\, noun:

Absolute knowledge acquired through meditation and study as a means of reaching (in Hinduism) Brahman; (in Buddhism) a state of awareness independent of conceptual thought.

1:15 pm

dcseain

be well, stid

1:16 pm

crosshair

lol,stiddles,i remember,were were still working on stuff mom canned in october and last years taters

1:16 pm

Riverdance

have you started your garden yet crossy

1:16 pm

dcseain

hi, i'm back. Water is almost fully to Summer temp

1:16 pm

dcseain

hi, crossy

1:16 pm

stidmama

thanks Mom. hope you do too -- and maybe the project will get done-done and you can move on to something more fun.

1:16 pm

crosshair

not till end of may mnh,though we have seedlings inside

1:16 pm

crosshair

howdy dc

1:16 pm

stidmama

hey seain. and have a lovely day!

1:16 pm

dcseain

ty, you too, stid

1:17 pm

dcseain

Baltimore Babble Meet-up this coming Saturday!

1:17 pm

stidmama

((cross)) yep. sounds familiar. except my mother didn't can things usually, we just ate things out of tin cans a lot.

1:17 pm

stidmama

*leaves choclits for everyone*

*poof*

1:17 pm

Riverdance

we have ours in the basement under lights being lightly fanned

1:18 pm

Riverdance

we do have peas in - they are starting to reach for the lines

1:18 pm

dcseain

salad was apr-early nov where i live.

1:19 pm

Riverdance

speaking of salad, we have planted some lettuce already

1:19 pm

dcseain

years we don't have record snow, we can plant Spring crops in early March

1:19 pm

dcseain

which variety, momneeds?

1:20 pm

Riverdance

you are far enough south - too cold up here usually to plant until May - this year it warmed early.

1:20 pm

Riverdance

I'm not sure what husband put in - will be some green loose leaf variety

1:21 pm

dcseain

yes. just far enough south

1:21 pm

dcseain

sounds yummy

1:21 pm

Riverdance

how long did it take your snow to disappear from the February Fury

1:21 pm

dcseain

the tallest piles went away at the end of March

1:21 pm

dcseain

those were 2+ stories high

1:22 pm

dcseain

most was gone by middlemarch

1:22 pm

Riverdance

thats incredible - I did see some pretty big piles when coming into Philly airport

1:23 pm

dcseain

it was more snow than i saw in Boston in the Winter of 93-94. Broke our 1887 record for snowfall in a season handily, and exceeded the storied Knickerbocker Storm handily.

1:25 pm

dcseain

and only 3 buildings collapsed, with no deaths or injuries :)

1:29 pm

Riverdance

I was stuck in Florida and couldnt get home because of this storm. I got a big kick out of the name "February Fury" the weather channel gave. I am used to big storms having always lived in the northeast. Two feet - brush it off and get to work - no excuses. Three feet - hmmm - thats alittle more challenging.

1:31 pm

dcseain

we usually get at most a foot here, and more than 18 inches causes big problems.

1:31 pm

dcseain

we got two 30+ inch storms in a single week, which is HIGHLY unusual around here

1:32 pm

dcseain

sadly, the boots i've had for 28 years gave up the ghost this Winter. They served well, and i will miss them.

1:32 pm

Riverdance

thats the week I got stuck because all connecting flights, DC, Philly, Charlotte were cancelled

1:32 pm

Riverdance

I's say its long time for a new pair

1:33 pm

dcseain

even Newark closed for several days. horrible for travel

1:34 pm

dcseain

LOL very much time for a new pair :)

1:34 pm

Riverdance

I even tried to get a flight northwest to come back east, but Chicago, Ohio and New York were also closed

1:35 pm

dcseain

wow! i didn't realise the great lakes were that impacted too.

1:35 pm

Riverdance

It started in the midwest and gained momentum as it came east

1:35 pm

dcseain

i've been in Cleveland in Wintertime. Thanks to lake effect, they rarely close anything for snow. Like Buffalo

1:36 pm

Riverdance

I got to run now - just got the info I needed for my project here at work - see you tomorrow

1:37 pm

periwinkle

hello all\

1:37 pm

dcseain

locally, it was called Snomageddon or snowpocalypse

1:37 pm

dcseain

be well, momneeds

1:37 pm

Riverdance

hi and bye peri

1:37 pm

periwinkle

want a newer car but can't decide between leasing or buying. and if buying new vs used. I am making myself crazy. or should I say more crazy :)

1:38 pm

Riverdance

thats great - you gotta love it! Bye dcs

1:38 pm

periwinkle

there is a very good leasing option available at Honda dealers but it ends today and I do not want to feel pressured so I am doing nothing at the moment re cars

1:42 pm

Mom

ah Peri, was just passing through here. Have you looked into Entreprise Rental, they sell their cars when they get to 35,000 miles or so.

1:43 pm

Mom

they have a no hassle, no haggle policy and their cars are marked much lower than a dealer

1:43 pm

dcseain

i bought a certified used some years back

1:43 pm

crosshair

or lease with a buy out option

1:44 pm

dcseain

it came off lease, and was low-milegae

1:44 pm

crosshair

3 or 5 year

1:44 pm

dcseain

that's a good option, to crossy

1:44 pm

Mom

http://www.enterprisecarsales.com/cars
ales/home.do

1:44 pm

dcseain

http://vimeo.com/9295614 is a video of the february snow on Capitol Hill, DC

1:45 pm

Mom

we saved between 6 and 8 thousand buying ours from there last summer

1:46 pm

Mom

guess Peri is gone

1:46 pm

crosshair

crossy has an issue with enterprise rental..grr...

1:46 pm

Mom

what happened crossy?

1:47 pm

dcseain

i like National a lot

1:47 pm

Mom

never had dealings with anyone but Hertz for a rental. My cousin told me about Enterprise to buy a used car from, and here in Cincinnati they were most kind and helpful

1:48 pm

crosshair

first time i had rented a car in 20 years,mine was getting a tune up and was not ready...as it tuned out it ended up being an 8 day rental,and they rooked me into the rental insurance that they offer on their cars.it cost me !66 dollars!!!! silly me,i could of got a rider polocy on my regular insurance for 25 dollars for the rental period..guess they fooled crossy,but ill never use them again

1:49 pm

dcseain

ah, yes, many don't know that they have or can get a rider on ins policy.

1:49 pm

crosshair

fool me once....

1:50 pm

Mom

oh Crossy

1:50 pm

crosshair

but not again

1:51 pm

dcseain

crossy, i learned that there's an annual Baco de Mayo party here in DC

1:51 pm

crosshair

what the heck is that?

1:51 pm

dcseain

a day-long party celebrating and eating Bacon

1:52 pm

crosshair

ohhh..but alas i am cut off,but for once a month now;((

1:52 pm

dcseain

how sad! heart issues?

1:53 pm

crosshair

fat issue,the apnea will kill me one night unless i lose some weight

1:53 pm

crosshair

i am carrying 50 pounds too much

1:54 pm

dcseain

:/ hope that the weight loss goes well for you.

1:54 pm

dcseain

brb, pasta's ready

1:54 pm

crosshair

so it is all grilled meat on the foreman grill,veggies,baked taters,rice and fruit and fibre,fibre,fibre

1:55 pm

crosshair

so much fibre im sure i shall be farting dust in no time:))

1:56 pm

crosshair

no bread,pasta,no peanut butter,bacon,cheese,little olive oil for cooking,no margerine or butter...;((

1:57 pm

hego

i came in just in time for that. Oh, joy.

1:57 pm

hego

no bacon!!!!!

1:57 pm

crosshair

no chips,or processed snack,and lots of plain unbuttered popcorn

1:57 pm

crosshair

once a month hego

1:58 pm

hego

Sorry to hear Crossy.

1:58 pm

crosshair

there is a part that makes this diet work in that you have one "free day" per month

1:58 pm

crosshair

i once lost a ton of weight on it

1:58 pm

crosshair

and shall again

1:59 pm

dcseain

back

1:59 pm

hego

You should try weight watchers

1:59 pm

hego

You can't dtay on that diet forever.

2:00 pm

redturtlehead

hi all, returning for my last 25, they are really hiding...

2:00 pm

hego

Hi Seain

2:00 pm

crosshair

it is good hego, it covers all the main things and weight watcher is $$$$$$$$

2:01 pm

hego

Not so much Crossy. I think.

2:01 pm

hego

Me too Red.

2:01 pm

redturtlehead

I'm never been a big fan of having a bunch of people applaud your 2 pound weight loss or give you a keychain for losing weight.

2:01 pm

dcseain

hi, hego and red

2:01 pm

crosshair

last i checked hego was 350 per month and thats just the main courses and desserts,you still have to buy all your greens and dairy

2:02 pm

redturtlehead

but then again, I have issues.

2:02 pm

redturtlehead

cross, weight watchers is not a good plan.

2:02 pm

redturtlehead

its only an eating plan.

2:02 pm

redturtlehead

errr, I meant to say FOOD plan not good.

2:02 pm

hego

true Red but their diet is great and doable.

2:02 pm

crosshair

too pricy anyways i have this menu of mine from a dietician at the hosp,so it is a good 1

2:02 pm

dcseain

what of Nutrisystem?

2:03 pm

redturtlehead

I meant I think Cross is thinking of nutrisystem...

2:03 pm

crosshair

pah! ill just eat right and pass on the shakes lol

2:03 pm

hego

yes, that is the expensive one.

2:03 pm

redturtlehead

I can say without reservations, a roommate of mine did nutrisystem, the food was awful. it was soooo unappealing and such.

2:03 pm

hego

And if you lose weight it's temporary.

2:04 pm

redturtlehead

I actually had no bread or butter for approximately 3 years straight. it is totally possible to live without bread.

2:04 pm

redturtlehead

not always fun, but possible.

2:04 pm

hego

yes, but very hard for some folks, Red

2:05 pm

hego

the starch aholics

2:05 pm

crosshair

here it is in a nutshell..breakfast a small bowl of bran cerial,a slice of whole wheat toast,1 boiled egg,half a banana and a glass of o.j,,,lunch is a small tossed green salad with a light dressingor a single sandwich with meat lettuce and a tsp of mayo..dinner is grilld chicken,lean chop or fish,veggies and a large baked tater,1 tsp marg...deset is fresh fruit or plain popcorn

2:06 pm

redturtlehead

After a while I got used to it, but....I should not enter into any food discussions. I also did not eat Mayo for years and years. It was a nice thing to have some last year.

2:06 pm

crosshair

then there is alway fruit in the house

2:06 pm

hego

Yum

2:06 pm

dcseain

at home, i eat almost no bread

2:07 pm

dcseain

sounds good, crossy

2:07 pm

crosshair

that has been my problem...bread

2:07 pm

crosshair

..and bacon lol

2:08 pm

redturtlehead

It is a good diet, if you pretty much stick to it. and Yams, yams are a thing I adore. such a nice starchy food thats like a superfood.

2:08 pm

crosshair

so,i think it is a good line up and i should not have to resort to the other programs

2:08 pm

hego

the diabetic diets we put people on is very much like WW.

2:08 pm

crosshair

yes red,lots and lots of fruit and veggies

2:08 pm

hego

low glycemic.

2:09 pm

hego

Watch the starches and sugars.

2:09 pm

crosshair

crossy has never had a yam;/

2:09 pm

redturtlehead

you are kidding cross?

2:09 pm

crosshair

wait is not a yam a sweet tater?

2:09 pm

dcseain

yam commonly called sweet potato - orange flesh

2:09 pm

redturtlehead

they are slightly different but either one is super good for you.

2:10 pm

crosshair

i love sweet taters!!!

2:10 pm

hurshy

i have TAN dizziness

2:10 pm

crosshair

i slice them into shoe strings and fry them in a splash of olive oil

2:10 pm

redturtlehead

I think the frying negates some of the goodness cross!

2:11 pm

redturtlehead

Hi Hurshy. what is tan dizziness? the grid?

2:11 pm

crosshair

like i say,that too must go,but how bad is a tbs of olive oil?

2:11 pm

dcseain

hi, hurshy

2:11 pm

hurshy

yes, 4 T 4 A 4 N - makes me dizzy so many of same letters

2:11 pm

redturtlehead

OK, No food discussion for me. I am not a superb eater, though I have improved greatly in the past two years....today not so much.

2:12 pm

crosshair

lol red,i am done anyways

2:12 pm

hego

good luck on the diet Crossy.

2:12 pm

dcseain

4 of my 13 left are 7s and the 8

2:13 pm

hurshy

i think it isn't possible for me to lose weight. i can keep from gaining more, it seems, if i exercise, but nothing wants to come off at this point. talk about running to stand still.

2:13 pm

crosshair

ty hego,will start as soon as a bunch of free coupon i have ordered from air miles comes in the mail..100 dollars of free groceries

2:13 pm

redturtlehead

hurshy you may not be eating enough.

2:13 pm

crosshair

;)

2:13 pm

hego

op8

2:13 pm

dcseain

i'm down a pant size and a half since Jan.

2:13 pm

hurshy

yes but you're a MALE

2:14 pm

hurshy

i may not be eating enough??!?!?!?!

2:14 pm

redturtlehead

I'm not. But, I stopped running and just sort of started to trian again today, which was really not fun.

2:14 pm

hurshy

i have to eat MORE to LOSE weight?

2:14 pm

dcseain

i'd not tried OP at all. taht closes out the O for me. 10 to go.

2:14 pm

hego

Just what I was thinking Hursh.

2:14 pm

dcseain

ty, hego

2:14 pm

redturtlehead

Yup Hursh. sometimes if you eat too little, your body then goes into a conservation mode.

2:14 pm

Flask1

hi all....clue please for st7 please?

2:14 pm

hego

yw

2:14 pm

hurshy

well, i don't eat too little.

2:14 pm

redturtlehead

flask, i do not have it, I would like it though....

2:15 pm

hego

don't have it either.

2:15 pm

redturtlehead

yes, I thought that too....but now I know what a regular meal should look like.

2:15 pm

crosshair

found an op 7 but not the 8

2:15 pm

ddb4nana

add the pest that ruins picnics to the st4/4 before it

2:15 pm

dcseain

st7 - united ***** of america and picnic pest

2:16 pm

redturtlehead

Not that I always eat it, but...

2:16 pm

redturtlehead

thanks DC

2:16 pm

periwinkle

I am back, ty for the info re cars

2:17 pm

dalia

how many words today, please?

2:17 pm

dcseain

103 today

2:17 pm

periwinkle

I am also drinking a gin and tonic cuz it is 5 pm somewhere :)

2:17 pm

crosshair

103

2:17 pm

dalia

ty

2:18 pm

hego

Hi Peri

2:18 pm

dcseain

yay for gin!

2:18 pm

periwinkle

I am also eating cheex its

2:18 pm

redturtlehead

go peri! You are again beating me in scramble!!! Anyone else want to play scramble???

2:18 pm

periwinkle

they also have whole grain cheezits which are good but not as good as the original

2:18 pm

redturtlehead

yay for tonic?

2:18 pm

periwinkle

yes, anyone else want to play scramble with me?

2:18 pm

hego

I'll drink to that!

2:18 pm

periwinkle

I finally beat Owl in a Scramble game. it was very close

2:18 pm

dcseain

i can take or leave tonic, but i love gin

2:19 pm

crosshair

why bother with whole grain cheezits when your using a gin and tonic to wash them down? lol

2:19 pm

redturtlehead

I always leave gin, but toni is nice.

2:19 pm

redturtlehead

wonders how much whole grain those cheezits really have.

2:19 pm

Flask1

thanx DC for the clue!

2:19 pm

periwinkle

and it is real tonic and not diet :)

2:19 pm

hego

Every little bit helps Crossy.

2:20 pm

crosshair

like them people i see in the burger joint"ill have 2 whoppers,3 fries,a cherry pie and a diet coke...lol wife and i always laugh

2:20 pm

dcseain

um, you're welcome, flask

2:20 pm

periwinkle

I don't know red and I threw the box away

2:20 pm

hego

Yup

2:20 pm

periwinkle

that alwasys makes me laugh too crossy

2:20 pm

redturtlehead

it is odd. though I drink diet because I got used to the taste of it.

2:22 pm

chic

are you guys playing scramble on facebook or somewhere else?

2:22 pm

crosshair

while we are waiting on the coupons,we are eating up all the evil food in the house lol

2:22 pm

periwinkle

on facebook chic

2:22 pm

hego

sounds fun

2:22 pm

crosshair

just some perogies and some egg rolls to go lol

2:23 pm

chic

cool I'll play with you.

2:23 pm

hego

Hee hee

2:23 pm

periwinkle

hego, when are leaving on your road trip?

2:23 pm

periwinkle

are we friends on FB, chic?

2:23 pm

hego

Wednesday Peri. Can't wait.

2:23 pm

Fishbulb

Hi guys - am stuck on the first pa5/12 - can anyone help please? :)

2:23 pm

chic

peri, I don't think so

2:24 pm

Fishbulb

pa hi everyone, just lurking today... :)

2:24 pm

dcseain

pa5 - a song of joyful praise or exultatino

2:24 pm

dcseain

howdy, fishbulb

2:24 pm

periwinkle

chic, are you on Babblers worldwide on FB?

2:24 pm

periwinkle

sounds like fun Hego

2:25 pm

hego

yup

2:25 pm

chic

I'm not sure most of my friends on fb are babblers

2:25 pm

periwinkle

how long will you be gone, hego? are you visiting friends/family

2:25 pm

Fishbulb

hi dc - thanks for the clue, but am still none the wiser hehe. :)

2:25 pm

chic

send me an invite, please

2:25 pm

periwinkle

most of my friends on FB are babblers too

2:25 pm

periwinkle

what is your name, chic?

2:25 pm

dcseain

pa5 - like a peo* - low-level person sort of

2:26 pm

chic

carolashton

2:26 pm

periwinkle

will do later today, chic

2:26 pm

chic

ok great

2:28 pm

redturtlehead

17 left. wonder if I can do this with list...

2:28 pm

redturtlehead

I mean without list, I seem to be having some small TIA's today.

2:30 pm

periwinkle

I hope not, red

2:30 pm

periwinkle

28 left and just found the volcano

2:31 pm

hego

Boo! Finished my popcorn. :o(

2:31 pm

periwinkle

poor hego

2:31 pm

dcseain

3 As left - 2 4s and a 7

2:32 pm

dcseain

2

2:32 pm

periwinkle

go dc!

2:32 pm

hego

Hate a's. can't do a's. have to lurk for clues to get them.

2:33 pm

dcseain

aq4 - water aq5 - latin plural aq5 - enlish plural

2:33 pm

hego

got those. ty

2:33 pm

dcseain

woodpeckers at4ping on the trees

2:33 pm

dcseain

that plurals

2:33 pm

MPittore

hello here for a little bit....44 left

2:33 pm

dcseain

at6 to what happened

2:33 pm

dcseain

hi, MP

2:33 pm

hurshy

but what's the 7, dc??

2:34 pm

MPittore

hi dc

2:34 pm

dcseain

ap4 - is a snake?

2:34 pm

dcseain

no clue, hursh, don't even know what it starts with

2:34 pm

hego

ty Seain.

2:34 pm

periwinkle

MP is that you i the picture?

2:34 pm

chic

peri, I'm first on the list of babblers ww.

2:34 pm

inge

Guten Tag, babblers. Is stidmama around? Seems I have lost her email address. Wondered about Storytime with Stidmama. Does anyone remember that besides me?

2:34 pm

redturtlehead

whoa, lovely clues.

2:34 pm

redturtlehead

Hi mpitt.

2:34 pm

hurshy

is this a different ap4 that is a part of a church??

2:34 pm

MPittore

yes peri..that is just me

2:34 pm

hego

No, part of a church, I think

2:34 pm

periwinkle

ok, chic, will friend you later today

2:34 pm

hego

Hi MP

2:34 pm

dcseain

ah, church part, not snake! ty hursh

2:35 pm

periwinkle

lovely picture, MP, nice to see you face

2:35 pm

MPittore

hi hego

2:35 pm

hurshy

of course we remember. it's not like there's a crack in time that's been opening causing us to forget cybermen and daleks and storytime with stid...

2:35 pm

periwinkle

*your face*

2:35 pm

dcseain

an6 - yellow food colour from carrots or like, used in cheese a lot

2:35 pm

periwinkle

I remember inge

2:35 pm

dcseain

i recall, Inge, and Guten Tag

2:35 pm

MPittore

ty peri...blush, blush...my hubby took it

2:35 pm

chic

ok, gotta go now

2:35 pm

dcseain

MP, Meet-up in Baltimore on Saturday

2:35 pm

hurshy

i thought that was beta carotene

2:35 pm

redturtlehead

there are cyber men?

2:35 pm

dcseain

hasta, chic

2:36 pm

dcseain

i'm sorry, red?

2:36 pm

chic

byee, all

2:36 pm

inge

Well, Hurshy, there are so many young ones , who were not babbling three years ago

2:36 pm

dcseain

an6 color in cheese

2:36 pm

redturtlehead

responding to Hursh. no big deal.

2:36 pm

hurshy

(note that cybermen, daleks, crack in time, are all references to doctor who)

2:36 pm

redturtlehead

I have 12 left now thanks to dc's excellent A clues.

2:36 pm

dcseain

oh, an6 from achiote, my bad

2:37 pm

dcseain

an4 for poker - change last vowel then latin plural

2:37 pm

hurshy

do you have both of the lower A's yet, dc?

2:37 pm

MPittore

dc don't think I will be here to go we will be at lake anna va :o( so have to try another time...

2:37 pm

dcseain

cybermen new to me

2:37 pm

dcseain

oh, do enjoy - lake anna is lovely

2:38 pm

MPittore

my hubby is a "merman"....

2:38 pm

periwinkle

17 left bbs

2:38 pm

hego

bye Peri

2:38 pm

dcseain

one of them only hurshy

2:38 pm

MPittore

go peri go!!!!!

2:38 pm

hurshy

so the 7 could be from there

2:38 pm

dcseain

yes, it could

2:39 pm

hurshy

what about the lower left O?

2:40 pm

dcseain

of6 - most frequent

2:40 pm

inge

the most frequent

2:40 pm

hurshy

as4 on the ocean - 7 must be from top A

2:40 pm

hurshy

ty

2:41 pm

dcseain

ty, hursh, yes 7 from top then, as it's my last remaning

2:41 pm

dcseain

firewords

2:41 pm

hurshy

and op, and then what's the other, do we know? P, S, or T ?

2:41 pm

redturtlehead

whooo hooooo

2:41 pm

redturtlehead

the op is an op.

2:42 pm

redturtlehead

DC can you clue the first 2 letters of the a 7?

2:42 pm

hurshy

lol

2:42 pm

hurshy

i meant, A7, op7, and what other 7

2:42 pm

dcseain

an7 is a mineral from titanium dioxide

2:42 pm

redturtlehead

TY DC.

2:42 pm

dcseain

op7 - blocks some light

2:43 pm

redturtlehead

Oh dork city, I have all the 7's.

2:43 pm

dcseain

st7 - one who says something; builds on the st4 - fast

2:43 pm

inge

Auf Wiedersehn

2:44 pm

MPittore

gotta run for now back later to finish up, l8tr...poofy!

2:44 pm

dcseain

be well, Inge

2:44 pm

dcseain

hasta, MP

2:44 pm

redturtlehead

bye inge and MP have a good day whats left of it.

2:45 pm

hego

Fireworks! Yay!

2:45 pm

redturtlehead

whoo hoo HEGO!!!

2:45 pm

sprite

evening all and gratz hego

2:46 pm

hego

Spritey!!

2:46 pm

redturtlehead

hi sprite, your icon is very charming, Has Scrabbs seen it?

2:46 pm

dcseain

hi, sprite

2:46 pm

dcseain

congats, hego

2:46 pm

sprite

not sure, she might have

2:47 pm

hego

And you brought George!

2:47 pm

redturtlehead

she may find herself jealous of spangle.

2:47 pm

sprite

I caught George at one of his few relaxed moments on Haz's couch.

2:48 pm

hego

He's lovely. ...sigh...

2:48 pm

sprite

lol red

2:49 pm

Flask1

clue please for the FIRST ta5/10 please?

2:49 pm

Flask1

Hi Sprite!

2:49 pm

hego

sounds like the Lone Rangers Friend

2:49 pm

redturtlehead

the only 5, 10 I have is the misspelled friend of the lone ranger.

2:49 pm

dcseain

ta5 - japanese sword - like word for foolish from spanish

2:50 pm

sprite

hi Flask, hi seain

2:50 pm

dcseain

(in spanish, that spelling means "so much")

2:50 pm

mo

sprite .... hope Haz sees your icon ... GREAT!!!

2:50 pm

hego

Isn't it Mo?

2:50 pm

redturtlehead

tamahagne Seain?

2:50 pm

sprite

hi mo, Haz knows the pic :)

2:51 pm

Flask1

Oh I don't speak Spanish!!

2:51 pm

mo

i AM SURE SHE WOULD HAVE LOVED IT!

2:51 pm

dcseain

having googled, yes red

2:51 pm

redturtlehead

this is not in the grid DC....

2:51 pm

hego

t + pinic pest + 4th vowel.

2:51 pm

dcseain

the word after that one, red

2:51 pm

mo

sorry didnt mean to be noisy.

2:52 pm

dcseain

tamahagne ta5 -

2:52 pm

sprite

just a capslock moment mo ;)

2:52 pm

redturtlehead

(I have been reading lately about Samauris....) I suppose it is apparent.

2:52 pm

dcseain

howdy, mo

2:52 pm

dcseain

t pest, preposition

2:52 pm

mo

hi all. Yes sprite.

2:53 pm

sprite

very cute kitten btw

2:53 pm

redturtlehead

I think I have this one, but I am now confused.

2:53 pm

redturtlehead

ugh 10 left.

2:53 pm

mo

back to the grid and keep quiet!!!!....

2:54 pm

sprite

lol

2:54 pm

mo

btw?

2:54 pm

dcseain

yes, mo?

2:54 pm

redturtlehead

whooo hooo, 8 left. no list.

2:55 pm

sprite

by the way

2:55 pm

sprite

nice going red!

2:55 pm

redturtlehead

lots of clues though, lots of them. swords and all.

2:55 pm

mo

thanks I understand now!!!

2:56 pm

sprite

no problem!

2:56 pm

hego

g'nite Gang. Have a good one!

2:56 pm

sprite

night hego

2:56 pm

mo

goodnight hego ... sleep well.

2:58 pm

dcseain

be well, hego

2:59 pm

redturtlehead

and now, I am stuck.

2:59 pm

dcseain

i wonder why it's no rained today. it's been overcast all day

2:59 pm

dcseain

which letters aren't grey, red?

2:59 pm

redturtlehead

I had the same question DC.

2:59 pm

sprite

because all rain fell in the netherlands

2:59 pm

redturtlehead

I need one a one Q one E and P a P and an F and 2 T's

3:00 pm

mo

we had April showers here.

3:00 pm

redturtlehead

I wish we could get the weather to get rid of oil thats all.

3:01 pm

dcseain

qu5 - verb like qu5 liliuokalini

3:01 pm

mo

red .. sorry to hear about all that oil killing off so much wild life.

3:01 pm

dcseain

ah, ty for clarifying that, sprite :)

3:01 pm

sprite

:)

3:01 pm

dcseain

johnny qu5

3:02 pm

redturtlehead

its a little alarming. but the news may be blowing out of porportion.

3:02 pm

dcseain

2nd qu5 - add vowel for qu6

3:02 pm

sprite

our April showers turned into May showers.

3:02 pm

dcseain

fi4 the dog

3:02 pm

redturtlehead

ahhh was missing the 5 thanks DC. 7 left...

3:02 pm

dcseain

change last letter for another

3:02 pm

dcseain

fo4- typeface and plural for fo5

3:03 pm

redturtlehead

have those and the dog name...

3:03 pm

redturtlehead

ahhh F's finished.

3:03 pm

dcseain

mt et4

3:03 pm

jmcnrick

arf arf

3:03 pm

dcseain

et4 - greek letters

3:04 pm

dcseain

ea4 dinner in the ea4

3:04 pm

dcseain

hi, jmc

3:04 pm

sprite

*pets jmc on her head* Good girl!

3:04 pm

redturtlehead

jmc, is awesome, she is a financial genius.

3:05 pm

dcseain

pa5 del prado - major road in madrid. is there a Pa5 Dr in LA?

3:05 pm

redturtlehead

sadly I need to run...

3:05 pm

dcseain

pa5 rhymes with ion

3:05 pm

redturtlehead

BBL for 4. thanks DC>

3:05 pm

dcseain

hasta, red

3:06 pm

sprite

bye red

3:06 pm

mo

bye red ... see you soon.

3:06 pm

jmcnrick

*wags tail*

3:06 pm

jmcnrick

bye red

3:07 pm

sprite

aw you're so cute, jmc!

3:07 pm

mo

pase

3:08 pm

jmcnrick

*beams and pants happily*

3:08 pm

mo

oops ... sorry

3:09 pm

sprite

and don't forget to add a vowel too

3:09 pm

dcseain

add a vowel to it, mo for pa5 del prado

3:09 pm

sprite

you're as sweet as Terra, jmc, and that is saying something

3:10 pm

mo

ty dcsein and sprite ... dont think I would have got that.

3:10 pm

sprite

snap seain ;)

3:11 pm

jmcnrick

stats for the D please

3:12 pm

sprite

cannot seem to get my last T4/5, I think a combo. Grrrrr. *kicks monkey awake* How hard can it be to find a 4, for crying out loud?

3:12 pm

sprite

do4/5

3:12 pm

jmbdobie2

is a fish do 4,5

3:12 pm

dcseain

ta4 sprite on the shoulder and points at the word

3:12 pm

dcseain

spanish ta4s

3:12 pm

sprite

a polka d** fish

3:12 pm

sprite

argh, I wish, seain!

3:12 pm

jmcnrick

ty sprite *looks up animal abuse line in amsterdam*

3:13 pm

dcseain

yes, jmb do4 and dashes make up morse code

3:13 pm

jmcnrick

ty sprite

3:13 pm

jmcnrick

*bangs head against keyboard*

3:13 pm

angelskye

can i get some help on of6, 27 and on4,4 please?

3:13 pm

sprite

*looks over jmc's shoulder and sees how that resulted in 4 valid words*

3:13 pm

dcseain

http://vimeo.com/9295614 shows the February snow in 2.5 minutes from the Capitol Hill neighborhood in DC

3:14 pm

sprite

yayyyy got them, fireflies!

3:14 pm

Gitel

having the same prob with my A's--only 3 left to go and I am stuck on a four-letter word! Feel a fool!

3:14 pm

dcseain

of6- more frequent

3:14 pm

dcseain

up on4 the stage with you

3:14 pm

dcseain

as4 on a boat

3:14 pm

sprite

might be the on the ocean word, Gitel?

3:14 pm

wildcat17

I'm stuck on a 7 and I don't feel any better about it

3:14 pm

dcseain

an4 for poker - change last vowel

3:14 pm

dcseain

an7 is derived from titanuim oxide

3:15 pm

angelskye

tx!

3:15 pm

dcseain

ends like an enzyme

3:15 pm

wildcat17

it's the S

3:15 pm

sprite

lol wildcat

3:15 pm

Gitel

no, I got that one -- it's at4,5 that's got me beat!

3:15 pm

dcseain

woodpeckers at4ping on the trees

3:15 pm

dcseain

and plural for at5

3:15 pm

sprite

a + t** on the shoulder

3:16 pm

Gitel

atap

3:16 pm

sprite

good, now the other window, grinnnn

3:16 pm

wildcat17

se, sp, st???

3:16 pm

Gitel

Eek!! typed in the wrong place!! So sorry. new at this!

3:16 pm

sprite

the S: can you give me the st**s for this word + picnic pest

3:17 pm

sprite

Gitel, don't worry, it happens to us all, new or not.

3:17 pm

wildcat17

ty and firewords

3:17 pm

dcseain

congrats, wild

3:17 pm

sprite

gratz wildcat! (still waiting for my applause though)

3:17 pm

wildcat17

ty I'm relieved

3:17 pm

wildcat17

r u done sprite?

3:18 pm

Gitel

thx sprite. New at this, but am loving it! Only two left and then I can get on with the rest of my life!

3:18 pm

sprite

yes, I announced them at 3.14 :)

3:18 pm

wildcat17

WOOHOOO SPRITE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

3:18 pm

sprite

lol, Gitel, sounds like a new addict is born! Welcome to the fun and nice to see you in chat.

3:18 pm

mo

well done sprite.

3:18 pm

sprite

thanks wildcat!

3:18 pm

angelskye

?no4,5 i've got the one you do with your head

3:18 pm

wildcat17

an addict is born ... sounds like a movie title

3:19 pm

dcseain

change last letter to a vowel, angel

3:19 pm

sprite

plural nerve crossings

3:19 pm

sprite

thanks mo :)

3:19 pm

angelskye

great, tx!

3:20 pm

mo

sprite ... sorry I missed your moment of glory ...(call of nature!!!)

3:20 pm

sprite

could be a great movie. We have enough babblers to man the whole movie

3:20 pm

wildcat17

that we do ... a reality show

3:20 pm

sprite

grin... mo, that is always the most important thing! Imagine the mess if you wouldn't answer that call...

3:20 pm

mo

LOL!!!

3:21 pm

sprite

hold on, where did reality enter into this??

3:21 pm

wildcat17

haha

3:21 pm

wildcat17

speaking of, I have to go participate in my life ttfn

3:21 pm

sprite

ok, have to love and leave you all. Have a grand day and/or a lovely evening. Bye and thanks for the clues.

3:22 pm

mo

bye wildcat.

3:22 pm

jmbdobie2

bye sprite

3:22 pm

mo

bye sprite and ty for your help.

3:22 pm

dcseain

hasta, wild

3:22 pm

dcseain

g'night sprite

3:23 pm

jmbdobie2

44 left bbl tonight to finish

3:23 pm

jmbdobie2

bye all!

3:24 pm

mo

bye jmb.

3:25 pm

mo

its seems it is just you and me dcsein!

3:26 pm

Gitel

Ooh! Fireworks two days in a row-- and before dinner!!Thank goodness. If I hadn't finished I might have missed husband's birthday dinner--this is too addictive! Thanks for all your help! Bye.

3:26 pm

mo

bye Gital ... have a great dinner.

3:27 pm

mo

sorry Gitel!

3:27 pm

dcseain

congrats, and gnight gitel

3:27 pm

dcseain

so it seems for now, mo

3:29 pm

mo

I need 11 more, but getting there slowly ... and you?

3:32 pm

Mom

afternoon all. May I have a clue for the of 6/27, please?

3:32 pm

dcseain

i finished a while ago

3:32 pm

dcseain

of6 - more frequent

3:32 pm

dcseain

of6- most frequent, rather

3:33 pm

Mom

I need a n next to an e

3:33 pm

mo

congratulations dcseain.

3:34 pm

Mom

Seain, please dumb it down for me

3:35 pm

dcseain

i of5 buy vegetables at the store. give it the most ending for of6

3:35 pm

Mom

I will probably be having fish for supper ....

3:35 pm

mo

ho Mom.

3:36 pm

Mom

that is not in the puzzle it says. of 5

3:37 pm

Mom

well sh** I got it

3:38 pm

Mom

pardon my language

3:38 pm

dcseain

go, go Mom!

3:38 pm

Mom

of + exam

3:38 pm

Mom

let's see.... maybe tuna for supper

3:38 pm

Mom

or salmon croquettes

3:38 pm

Mom

thanks Seain for the help

3:44 pm

Mom

oh goodness, 5 left ... all in the 4th column and all vowels. **Sigh**

3:45 pm

Mom

3

3:46 pm

Mom

2

3:47 pm

mo

whooo ... fireworks!!!

3:48 pm

Mom

congratulations Mo!!!!!!

3:48 pm

dcseain

congrats, mo

3:48 pm

mo

ty Mom and dcseain.

3:48 pm

mo

Mom ... you can do it!!!

3:49 pm

Mom

I am trying ....

3:49 pm

mo

help is at hand if you need it.

3:50 pm

Mom

oh please Mo.

3:50 pm

Mom

an 7/28

3:52 pm

mo

an + vowel + short thank you + sun **t.

3:52 pm

Mom

{{Mo}} thank you

3:52 pm

Mom

do you have time for one more?

3:52 pm

mo

glad to help.

3:52 pm

Mom

the last et, please

3:53 pm

mo

the volcano.

3:53 pm

Mom

**slap**. Thank you so much Mo

3:53 pm

Mom

~~~!!Fireworks!!~~~

3:54 pm

mo

you are very welcome. and congratulations.

3:54 pm

Mom

thank you Mo

3:55 pm

mo

glad you finished!

3:55 pm

Mom

guess I will go start supper. I am too Mo.

3:55 pm

Mom

See you all tomorrow. {{Hugs}}

3:56 pm

dcseain

congrats, mom, goodbye

3:56 pm

mo

seems everyone else has too!!

3:56 pm

Mom

thanks Seain for the congrats and the great clues

3:56 pm

mo

bye Mom.

3:56 pm

Mom

bye bye Mo

3:57 pm

mo

enjoy supper.

3:59 pm

mo

dcseain .. seems everyone has deserted us!!!!

4:03 pm

mo

I will be off now ... goodnight to anyone out there and good luck.

4:03 pm

jmcnrick

bye mo

4:03 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hooo mo

4:03 pm

mo

bye jmc.

4:44 pm

Soodle

Hushed silence as Soodle enters the chog....

4:45 pm

Soodle

(When I say hushed silence, I was not talking literally....)

4:45 pm

redturtlehead

hello soodle, I just got here, walked the dog....and now he is all riled up.

4:46 pm

Soodle

Hey Red. Riled dogs = trouble!

4:46 pm

redturtlehead

I think in about oh 8 minutes he will collapse. its very hot out there.

4:48 pm

bojazz

hi Soodle, hi red

4:48 pm

redturtlehead

hi bo.

4:48 pm

Soodle

Enjoy the heat, Red. The volcanic ash has closed all Irish airspace AGAIN. Its becoming a bit tedious now.

4:48 pm

redturtlehead

and.... he's down for the count....

4:48 pm

Soodle

And Hi Bo!!

4:49 pm

bojazz

red, your icon looks delicioso!

4:49 pm

redturtlehead

No ash here but Oil steadily heading in to our beaches, our income.

4:49 pm

redturtlehead

left over clue from last friday bojazz, for endive!

4:50 pm

Soodle

I have been watching that disaster on the news. It is just dreadful.

4:51 pm

redturtlehead

So far, it has not really come ashore, but, no one is sure what may occur so we are all sort of watching.

4:53 pm

Soodle

My son was due to fly back to England at 6.30am tomorrow morning - so he has an unexpected extended holiday. But I'm sure his boss is tearing his hair out. Twice in two weeks is not funny any more

4:53 pm

Debr

any clues for an6, 18?

4:53 pm

redturtlehead

true soodle, I suppose the ferries etc are jammed.

4:53 pm

Soodle

DEB, an plus @ (in spelling form) and ** and fro...

4:55 pm

Soodle

Red, the Ferries are no-go areas. Booked up since the news broke. This is going to be a total disaster for the country's economy...

4:55 pm

Debr

Wow....thanks Soodle!

4:55 pm

redturtlehead

and fireworks for me.

4:55 pm

redturtlehead

I hate to fire and run but I need to fix some dinner.

4:56 pm

Soodle

Oh Glad you got it, Deb. Ithought it might be a bit obscure.

4:56 pm

Soodle

Yay Red. Well done.

4:56 pm

Debr

took a few, but i got there. :o)

4:57 pm

Soodle

Any other clues needed before I hit the sack?

4:59 pm

Soodle

Ok. Goodnight everybody, and happy Babbling. See you all soon.

5:00 pm

crosshair

there we go pan fried beef livers with secret coatings and hobo spices pan seared in a dollop of butter and topped with sauteed mushrooms,yellow and red peppers and caralamized valencia onion rings..crossy gets a boiled small chicken breast,lots of veggies and a small baked tater

5:15 pm

Brookie

Hi crossy... I'd say you got the raw end of the deal, but at least your chicken and tater were cooked :-)

5:16 pm

jmcnrick

mmmmmm liver

5:17 pm

Brookie

never tried liver. what does it taste similar to? besides liver, that is

5:18 pm

jmcnrick

it is a strong flavor with a velvet texture -- have you ever had pate?

5:18 pm

Brookie

never had pate either. i don't like "soft" proteins, but I can imagine the texture of pate

5:19 pm

jmcnrick

my favorite meal growing up was liver.

5:20 pm

jmcnrick

we would see the cartoons where everyone was complaining and couldn't understand it because we call loved it and the tomato gravy over rice

5:20 pm

Gadget

Liver, onions, and bacon. amazing, frightening, and old school. I love it.

5:20 pm

jmcnrick

oky gots to go home after a long day at work

5:20 pm

72 Temple Owl

hello

5:20 pm

Brookie

It's kind of like, I grew up with gefilte fish. It's an acquired taste.

5:20 pm

Brookie

Hi TO!

5:21 pm

Brookie

Gadget, the photo of your little one is so cute!

5:30 pm

72 Temple Owl

hey brookie

5:38 pm

72 Temple Owl

wow i can see the last 26 willbe like pulling teeth

6:17 pm

crosshair

grr..ever get those days where everyone and everything is rubbing your fur the wrong way?..lol

6:17 pm

crosshair

i think i am going through bacon withdrawl...

6:18 pm

crosshair

no more bacon vodka..sniff...

6:22 pm

littlebit

i had bacon for supper!!

6:22 pm

littlebit

i had bacon for supper!!

6:22 pm

crosshair

can i smell your breath?

6:23 pm

littlebit

sure! take a whiff!

6:23 pm

crosshair

lol

6:24 pm

crosshair

i love it when i run across a babblet i never knew of...fi4/8

6:33 pm

crosshair

things you do when the ontario govt monopolized booze stores are closed..im having a..shudder..budweiser.americans are lucky they have beer in every corner store;/

6:34 pm

Riverdance

Hi All - hmmm - fur rubbed the wrong way - hmmm....... story of my life lately - maybe go hide now.....

6:35 pm

crosshair

lol mnh

6:36 pm

Riverdance

hey crossy - know just how you feel - maybe not about vodka but definately about fur!!!

6:37 pm

Riverdance

my claws have been seen from time to time lately...

6:37 pm

crosshair

hehe

6:38 pm

Riverdance

oh, bacon may help *making out grocery list*

6:38 pm

crosshair

:(((((...sniff....

6:38 pm

redshoes

bacon makes everything better!

6:39 pm

Riverdance

thanks for being such an inspiration crossy

6:39 pm

crosshair

hehe

6:39 pm

Riverdance

so can I help anyone here before getting kicked off computer for umpteenth time

6:40 pm

crosshair

bacon bits are the fairy dust that saves bland food

6:40 pm

redshoes

mmmmmm fat

6:40 pm

crosshair

and i have been cut off...:((

6:41 pm

redshoes

no fat is good!

6:41 pm

Riverdance

i have bacon almost every morning - my source of protein - if not for bacon, would be diving into chocolate by 10 am. Hmmm, bacon - chocolate, bacon - chocolate......

6:41 pm

redshoes

sorry...no, fat is good.

6:41 pm

redshoes

there is now bacon flavored chocolate

6:42 pm

Riverdance

*eye is twitching*

6:43 pm

redshoes

=)

6:43 pm

Riverdance

crossy - I saw a very snappy bacon tuxedo on-line the other night - may not be your style but worth the laugh..

6:46 pm

Riverdance

heading over to my next favorite game - have a great night all

6:48 pm

crosshair

i got the wife some womens tennis shoes with a bacon motif...she laughed till she cried lol

6:50 pm

Riverdance

beautiful crossy - envy your relationship

6:50 pm

bojazz

crossy - i have a female friend who is trying to invent a bacon scented cologne for men - figures more men would become hugely attractive ??

6:51 pm

kje

but only to other men

6:52 pm

bojazz

not her line of thinking kje

6:53 pm

kje

now a bacon cologne for womne... then you have something... would have to beat the men away with sticks!

6:53 pm

bojazz

that's what i told her - not interested in that at all

6:54 pm

kje

not a marketing major I take it? LOLOL

6:54 pm

bojazz

no, she's majoring in men, i think

6:56 pm

Riverdance

give her my number - I can change that - lol

6:56 pm

bojazz

lol mnh

6:57 pm

bojazz

she's only 24 - still learning i guess

6:58 pm

bojazz

can anyone clue the of6 - been struggling with that for 30 minutes ...

6:58 pm

Riverdance

oh - when I made my biggest mistakes - that girl needs help....if we could only see into the future the stupid things we do in youth

6:58 pm

Riverdance

Of + exam

6:59 pm

bojazz

duh!! thanx Mnh - tried every combo but that one - thank you, thank you - FIREWORKS

6:59 pm

Riverdance

hooray for bojazz

7:03 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for an6-18? Thanks

7:03 pm

Riverdance

an + stant at **tention + I love cherry **matoes

7:04 pm

Riverdance

wow I think I stopped the chat in its tracks - didnt mean to offend - should have added an lol at the end - hindsight is always great

7:04 pm

Riverdance

my typing is horrible = that should have been stand at **tention

7:05 pm

Jacula

These bloody Word Tornado people are so stand-offish! I wish I didn't like the game so much.:-(

7:05 pm

Riverdance

OK **zipping lips**

7:06 pm

Riverdance

what is word tornado - oh maybe you shouldnt tell me - another reason to get in trouble - yikes

7:06 pm

Riverdance

Hi Jacula - havent seen you in a long time

7:06 pm

Jacula

A word game that is on Facebook, Mom.

7:06 pm

gapeach

Thanks, Mom.

7:06 pm

Riverdance

ohhhh - will check it out - didnt you go on a trip recently

7:07 pm

Jacula

I will try toanswer you in between the game zipping me back to it, as it seems to automatically do.

7:08 pm

Jacula

Oh, and there it goes again.

7:08 pm

Riverdance

didnt you have a birthday recently too

7:09 pm

Jacula

I did, Mom, to North Devon. It went very well.

7:09 pm

Riverdance

glad to hear it

7:10 pm

Yvo

hello babblers can i please have a hint on the st5/10

7:11 pm

Riverdance

what st*** do you live in Yvo

7:11 pm

Jacula

I got a lovely 3-diamond studded ring to celebrate 7 years of our releationship.

7:11 pm

Jacula

Sorry for spelling errors, that game keeps zapping me out of here mid sentence.

7:11 pm

Riverdance

WOW - very nice - where is the picture - I dont see it on your profile - congrats

7:12 pm

Jacula

It's in my private blog, Mom.

7:12 pm

Riverdance

dont worry about spelling - my typing has been horrible lately

7:12 pm

Yvo

well ill be darn im so miserable spent hours on that forever greatfulmom

7:12 pm

Yvo

thanks again that was fireworks

7:12 pm

Riverdance

its always those that get you! YVW

7:13 pm

Riverdance

hooray for Yvo

7:13 pm

Yvo

thanks very much

7:14 pm

Jacula

I can hear someone flying about in the dark night sky with one of those powered flying kite things. I do hope he doesn't come to grief on the power lines/pylons like a couple before him.

7:15 pm

Riverdance

Nice to meet you Yvo

7:19 pm

Jacula

He seems to have gone now. Can't hear the engine noise any more.

7:21 pm

Riverdance

thats good - love your catlandization (sp?)

7:22 pm

Jacula

What the heck is catlandization?

7:22 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for qu5-16 the 3rd? Thanks

7:22 pm

Barb's Horses

hi again all

7:23 pm

crosshair

lol,crossy is listening to old country tunes on you-tube long ago i used to be a country boy.listening to back home again by john denver.nice to hear him again after all these years,but the pollen must be bad today as my eyes keep watering..;)

7:23 pm

crosshair

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pxrercz
eHB4

7:23 pm

Jacula

3rd qu5 is like the line around the middle of the earth with the first letter removed and the last 2 removed and one other added.

7:24 pm

Barb's Horses

qu + past tense of eat

7:24 pm

Riverdance

qu - sounds liek the most important that wears the crown but change one vowel

7:25 pm

gapeach

Thanks y'all.

7:26 pm

Barb's Horses

I need the qu 6,27

7:26 pm

Jacula

It's very annoying how the game zaps you back in mid-sentence on another site.

7:27 pm

Riverdance

crossy - you are just a big softie

7:27 pm

Jacula

Barb - 60s fashion desginer MAry Q with a vowel at the end.

7:27 pm

Riverdance

qu6 - the aussie airline but remove the s

7:28 pm

Jacula

I'll finish my Facebook word game and then come back here.

7:28 pm

Barb's Horses

thanks for the clues :)

7:32 pm

Barb's Horses

a clue for at6/18 can't find it in lickety

7:34 pm

Kaplan the Magne

at and an exam

7:34 pm

gapeach

at + exa,.

7:34 pm

gapeach

excuse please....can't type today.

7:34 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I can't get the two pa5's and any of the long words. I have 8 left, but the hell with it.

7:35 pm

Barb's Horses

thanks peach well off to dinner for my hubby's 26 + birthday...26 + 27 years experience that is lol happy babbling

7:35 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I only have the spaghetti and the appetizer spread pa5s

7:36 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for ta5-10 the 1st? Thanks

7:36 pm

crosshair

pa 5/12 a song or music most associated with church

7:36 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Sort of like Lone Ranger's sidekick

7:36 pm

crosshair

i think..lol

7:37 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I don't know from church.

7:37 pm

Kaplan the Magne

pa

7:37 pm

crosshair

i do not either,love god mind you,but the fan club can be a pain lol

7:38 pm

Kaplan the Magne

:) -nother clue?

7:38 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Monkeys quit

7:38 pm

crosshair

pa + d*** of the college

7:39 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Oh- thanks. The other one?

7:40 pm

crosshair

wallppaper goop for putting it on walls

7:40 pm

Jacula

Anagram of 'soap# + another vowel.

7:40 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I have that. There's one more- not a common word, I think

7:40 pm

Minski

kaplan - do you have glue?

7:40 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Thanks Jac.

7:40 pm

Minski

or the plural of bald heads

7:41 pm

crosshair

he needs a 5

7:41 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Op7 and 8...

7:41 pm

Jacula

The pa5./12 I clued is a path designed for a leisurely stroll, or the old word for a stroll.

7:41 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I'm set with the pa's thanks -on to the op's

7:41 pm

Jacula

y/w Kaplan TM.

7:42 pm

Jacula

The ops are glass you can't see through.

7:42 pm

crosshair

op 6 and 7 a filmy view port is op***

7:42 pm

crosshair

then plura

7:43 pm

Jacula

And the most not see through.

7:43 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Nice.

7:43 pm

crosshair

lol i needed that last one;)

7:43 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I have 4 left now.

7:44 pm

Jacula

y/w Crossy.

7:44 pm

Kaplan the Magne

te6/18? st7?

7:44 pm

crosshair

ty jacula :)

7:44 pm

Jacula

4 words or 4 'o's'?

7:44 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for ta5-10 the 1st? Thanks

7:44 pm

crosshair

te= an essay+ not off

7:44 pm

Kaplan the Magne

4 words.

7:45 pm

Jacula

te6.18 = exam + not 'off'.

7:45 pm

crosshair

snap jac;0

7:46 pm

Jacula

ta5.10, 1st, is sun-kissed skin description + 'go ** it!'

7:46 pm

Kaplan the Magne

an7, st7 and the second to last qu5/16?

7:47 pm

crosshair

ty jacula

7:47 pm

Jacula

Crossy - an essay is not necessarily a te4.

7:47 pm

crosshair

i was being general,not specific jacula,a general lead in the direction if you will

7:48 pm

Jacula

Okay, crossy.

7:48 pm

crosshair

was not trying for wikpedia lol

7:48 pm

gapeach

Thanks Jacula.....that is fireworks....thanks to all of my"peeps".

7:48 pm

Jacula

an7 - anagram of a name for the devil + another 'a'.

7:49 pm

crosshair

yaa for gapepeach!

7:49 pm

Kaplan the Magne

an7, st7 and the second to last qu5 PLEASE?

7:49 pm

Jacula

Well done Peach.

7:49 pm

crosshair

and yes i know i spelt that wrong also

7:49 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Ill work on that.

7:50 pm

crosshair

ok what you have left kaplan?

7:50 pm

Jacula

st7 - an animal standing with all 4 feet on the grounf in hearldic terminology. Otherwise, try st4.4 + picnic pest insect.

7:50 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Im working on the anagram of Satan-

7:51 pm

Jacula

second the last qu 5 soundss like a monarch but uses first vowel in vowel list first.

7:51 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Oh, I should hjave known the qu from wordsplay!

7:52 pm

Jacula

The USA has many sta***.

7:52 pm

crosshair

think ill leave you with jackula..diving in for my last few..sploosh

7:52 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Got the st. Now back to the an7.

7:52 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Thanks cross.

7:52 pm

Jacula

Good luck, crossy.

7:53 pm

Jacula

I finished hours ago and so have the time to chat and clue.

7:53 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Just that last an7- slowly now.

7:53 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I havent had time for firworks in days.

7:54 pm

Kaplan the Magne

an7......

7:54 pm

Jacula

an + a vowel + British thank you short form + first 2 letters of another word for the ocean?

7:55 pm

crosshair

an+first vowel+ what police do to you with their new electric guns.... just thought of that 1;)

7:55 pm

Jacula

Anagram of 'a sea ant'?

7:56 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Stun?

7:56 pm

Jacula

LOl, Crossy. I wonder what that method does to anyone with a heartt murmur or a pace maker?

7:56 pm

Nichols

where are the instructions on how to play??

7:56 pm

crosshair

close...

7:56 pm

crosshair

what they are called

7:57 pm

Jacula

Nichols - 3rd tab from the left above this Chog.

7:57 pm

crosshair

same thing,different settings lol

7:57 pm

Kaplan the Magne

An7 is a pain...

7:58 pm

crosshair

and the docs tend to be softer about it

7:58 pm

Jacula

No, it's not angina, Kaplan.

7:58 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I can't get it. Give me a step by step idiot's clue.

7:59 pm

weboggle-whoa

santa *** winds + anagram of 'teas'

7:59 pm

Jacula

try this... an + first vowel + angaram of British breakfast drinks.

7:59 pm

Minski

Thanks for the an7 clue Jac.

7:59 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I have typed everything BUT!

7:59 pm

Minski

FIREWORKS!!!

8:00 pm

Jacula

y.w Minski.

8:00 pm

Jacula

Well done Minski.

8:00 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Cripes.

8:00 pm

Minski

Jac ~ what is the name of hte fb word game you play?

8:00 pm

weboggle-whoa

an6/18?

8:01 pm

Kaplan the Magne

How many anagrams for teas can there be?

8:01 pm

Jacula

Kaplan must've read comic books as a child. I'm the only one I know whosays 'cripes' apart from him or her.

8:01 pm

crosshair

an+first vowel+ ****r gun..i cannot think of anything more atm

8:01 pm

Kaplan the Magne

There are none so blind as those who will not see!

8:01 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I love being a him or her- but I would like to get this %^^&&*(( word!

8:01 pm

Minski

an+vowel+double consonant+vowel

8:02 pm

weboggle-whoa

thx minski!

8:02 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Oh, thank God. Fireworks.

8:02 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Duh!!!!

8:02 pm

Jacula

Minski - I play Lexulous, Scramble,. Scrabble, Wordscraper, WordTwist, Pathwords and Word Tornado.

8:02 pm

crosshair

bingo!!!

8:03 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Weboggle- are you a wordsplay person?

8:03 pm

crosshair

yatzee!

8:03 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Hallelujah.

8:03 pm

weboggle-whoa

yes kaplan, hence weboggle-whoa :)

8:03 pm

crosshair

hail mary and pass the cole slaw;0

8:03 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Yatzee! GIN!

8:03 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Who are you on wordsplay? How do you like this in comparison?

8:04 pm

weboggle-whoa

some else had whoa, even though I've been using it on wordsplay (formerly weboggle) for years

8:04 pm

Jacula

Lol Crossy. My best friend's first hubby, a Geordie with a loud voice used to love playing Yatzhee! When he yelled it and thumped his fist down something almost always got broken.

8:04 pm

weboggle-whoa

I like both. it's like comparing a marathon and a sprint

8:04 pm

Minski

Thanks Jac. Have you ever gotten a virus from fb? I had some issues from other fb games. Now on a new laptop and wary of fb games.

8:04 pm

crosshair

lol

8:04 pm

Kaplan the Magne

UNO!

8:04 pm

Jacula

Once, it was his wife's hand, which is probably why they are divorced now.:(

8:04 pm

crosshair

crossy does not like sprint word games

8:05 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Or comparing crack and heroin!

8:05 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Not that I know personally...

8:05 pm

crosshair

hey this is not addictive,ive qwit many times;)

8:05 pm

Kaplan the Magne

It's just what I hear tell!

8:05 pm

crosshair

quit

8:06 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Tallulah Bankhead said "Cocaine is not addictive- I should know. I've been usijng it all my life."

8:06 pm

weboggle-whoa

I think it's hilarious that evan put a log-me-off-after-one-game option on wordsplay

8:06 pm

Jacula

I sa a Babbler yesterday apologising to her pastor and everyone else she knew for accidentally passing a porn virus on from a game site she'd clicked on onn B.

8:06 pm

Kaplan the Magne

He did? that's a riot- no one can take that option. "Bet you cant eat just one!"

8:07 pm

crosshair

i tried cocaine once in my 20,s did not think much of it so i asked my buddy what was so special about it and he said"it intensifies your personality" and i said "ok,but what if your an asshole?"

8:07 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Jac, that's another riot.

8:07 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Ha Ha Cross!

8:08 pm

Jacula

I don't 'do drugs - just booze and cigarettes. ROFLOL.

8:08 pm

Kaplan the Magne

That is excellent.

8:08 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Reality is for people who can't handle drugs?

8:08 pm

crosshair

brb have to go hose down and soap this mass of muscle...semi-poof

8:09 pm

Jacula

I've had no problems so far with viruses from FB - but maybe I've got a good virus scan?

8:09 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I'm leaving soon too. DOn't wanna catch a virus (Massachusetts drinking water is contaminated in some towns).

8:09 pm

Minski

I picked up some sort of a weird email virus. My email sends emails to all sorts of people that I've never heard of. I keep getting odd messages back in my bulk mail folder. they are quickly deleted but i hope nothing comes of it. I keep expecting the cops to come banging on my door for something my email did that I am unaware of.

8:09 pm

crosshair

i had fb for exactly 3 days and had to remove it

8:10 pm

Jacula

Reality is Not Very Nice. Message to all citizens f the UK - be sure to vote wisely on 4th May.

8:10 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I talk to dead people on FAcebook- it's too weird.

8:11 pm

Kaplan the Magne

What is a wise vote in the UK? What's up with Labor-ah- Labour?

8:11 pm

Minski

You're funny Kaplan.

8:11 pm

Jacula

I don't keep address books in my e mail. That way, if you do get a virus it doesn't go to everyone you communicate with.

8:11 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I have a rapier wit and a witty rapier.

8:11 pm

sixty7stang13

pa 5/12 please 1st one

8:11 pm

Minski

I live in one of the contaminated towns in MA. You would think armegeddon was on our doorstep instead of a boil water for the next few days order.

8:11 pm

Jacula

Kaplan - what's up with Labour? I daren't even begin on that or I'll be here all night.

8:13 pm

Jacula

1st pa5.12 - anagram of soap + a vowel.

8:13 pm

Minski

67 ~ definition = a song of praise = p + 3 vowels + consonant

8:14 pm

Minski

outty ~ time for dessert ~ nighty night all

8:14 pm

sixty7stang13

tyvm Jacula & Minski

8:14 pm

Jacula

Minski - wasn't boiling water the norm before we all got 'civilised'?

8:16 pm

Jacula

Weren't you supposed to use your eyes and your nose to see if food was okay to eat before all these 'sell by' and 'use by' dates became the fashion? Wasn't common sense once the norm?

8:18 pm

Jacula

Before everyone looked for the slightest reason to sue someone for something, didn't we just trip over something, look around to see if we'd made a fool of ourselves and then dust ourselves off, get up and get on with life?

8:19 pm

Jacula

I can see I'm talking to myself now. That's normal.

8:19 pm

PAV3

Hi Jac!

8:19 pm

Jacula

Hi Pav.

8:20 pm

PAV3

first day of staycation...and I don't know where to start...

8:20 pm

sixty7stang13

Fireworks! See you all tomorrow after the flip. Nite.

8:23 pm

gortmold

hey babblers, can i pls have clues for my last 2: an7 and first ta5/10?

8:23 pm

fuzzybunny

good evening all, 22 left and the going has gotten tough.

8:24 pm

PAV3

14 left here

8:24 pm

PAV3

a clue for an6?

8:25 pm

Pinikula

same first 4 of the an7 + ** be or not ** be

8:25 pm

Pinikula

hi all

8:25 pm

Shirlockc

of?

8:25 pm

PAV3

an7 = girl's name+eltric shooting weapon fpr police folk- minus the r

8:26 pm

PAV3

the most of3 shirlock

8:27 pm

Pinikula

my clue was for Pav's an6

8:27 pm

gortmold

brilliant, thanks for that pav, did you get pini's clue?

8:27 pm

Shirlockc

thx pav

8:27 pm

PAV3

yep got that word...keep forgetting to look in all directions...

8:28 pm

Pinikula

ta5/10 (1st)?

8:28 pm

Pinikula

how's everyone?

8:28 pm

gortmold

that's the one i'm after as well, pini

8:28 pm

fuzzybunny

Great Pini, and you

8:29 pm

Pinikula

not too bad

8:30 pm

Pinikula

* sparklers *

8:31 pm

fuzzybunny

Well done Pini!!!

8:31 pm

lbdawger

hi everyone!

8:31 pm

lbdawger

whoooo hooooo PINI!!

8:31 pm

Pinikula

gort...ta5 = sunkissed + ** be or not ** be

8:31 pm

fuzzybunny

Hi ibdawg

8:31 pm

PAV3

ta5 the Lone Ranger's sidekick...with a diff vowel

8:32 pm

Pinikula

or what pav said ;)

8:32 pm

lbdawger

hi fuzzy!

8:32 pm

gortmold

thanks pini and pav **mailing to usa box of gratitude bungers**

8:32 pm

Pinikula

bungers?

8:33 pm

fuzzybunny

Ibdawg, your Maxine cartoon is great!

8:33 pm

gortmold

**dodging arrest for mailing explosives** (bunger = firecracker you bounce on the ground to get more bang from your buck)

8:33 pm

lbdawger

i just love Maxine. she's my role model

8:33 pm

Pinikula

* giggle *

8:33 pm

fuzzybunny

That's a new one for me.

8:33 pm

PAV3

cute!

8:34 pm

lbdawger

i hate those "bungers" dont' know what they call them here but they are annoying!

8:34 pm

PAV3

I'm mising the first two pa5 12

8:35 pm

Pinikula

pa + l*** meat

8:35 pm

fuzzybunny

those bungers cause my cat to hide under the bed on the 4th.

8:35 pm

Pinikula

pa5 (2nd) = add round vowel to pa4 before it

8:35 pm

lbdawger

pa4.5 + vowel

8:35 pm

gortmold

well whaddayaknow, that fi** dog's name actually means a mis-minted coin

8:36 pm

lbdawger

fireworks made both my dogs and I to hide in the basement!

8:36 pm

fuzzybunny

Thanks gormold!

8:36 pm

gortmold

really? here they are banned, so of course, that makes them all the more desirable

8:37 pm

Pinikula

fireworks make my dog slightly nervous...he runs around looking to see where the noise is coming from and then hides under the bed...

8:37 pm

lbdawger

just because they are banned doesn't mean they aren't available. unfortunately.

8:37 pm

PAV3

ths pni!

8:37 pm

Pinikula

yw pv3

8:37 pm

lbdawger

imagine a 90 lbs, full sized doberman trying to be a lap dog!

8:38 pm

gortmold

best we can get is to fill toilet roll holders with a gazillion sparkler scrapings, set it alight, cross your heart, hope to live and then see how close you can get before a spark hits the eye

8:38 pm

fuzzybunny

Living next door to NH, they are readily available here in ME.

8:38 pm

Pinikula

oh no, lbd!

8:38 pm

lbdawger

my big dog was a major woose. my little guy tried to take on a clydesdale!

8:39 pm

PAV3

odeah! my last three are the op's

8:39 pm

lbdawger

can't have fireworks in the city limits, so everyone takes them over the county line...my neighborhood! we're county and only 5 houses from the city limits.

8:40 pm

gortmold

an no4/5 is a circumscribed mass of tissue; i'm guessing circumscribed does not mean "really pretty"

8:40 pm

Pinikula

I had one incident in the car with Koda when I drove over a small amount of slush...he was in my lap before I could blink...now he has his own seatbelt in the backseat!

8:40 pm

lbdawger

op's all have to do with not being transparent

8:40 pm

fuzzybunny

*can't see through*

8:40 pm

Pinikula

op's = slightly see through in color (like leggings or tights)

8:40 pm

PAV3

and I dreamt of them in my sleep....just rememebered..firewords!

8:40 pm

lbdawger

whooooo hooooooo PAV!!!

8:40 pm

gortmold

well done pav

8:40 pm

Pinikula

wtg pav ;)

8:41 pm

fuzzybunny

Yippee PAV!!!!

8:41 pm

lbdawger

cattle guards would send big boy into a frenzy! little one would dance around like his feet were on fire!

8:42 pm

gortmold

an sp4/5 is a scottish prophecy!

8:42 pm

jmbdobie2

howdy all... on my last 17

8:42 pm

lbdawger

hi dobie

8:42 pm

gortmold

hey jmb, i'm in a cluing mood; want some?

8:44 pm

Pinikula

(phone)

8:45 pm

fuzzybunny

I would like te 5/10, the second one please.

8:45 pm

gortmold

a ta5/10 is too much musical direction, which i imagine happens when the conductor conducts himself into a frenzy and overgesticulates with his conducting stick

8:45 pm

fuzzybunny

down to 18

8:45 pm

fuzzybunny

great clue!

8:45 pm

Pinikula

add vowel to te4 before it

8:45 pm

gortmold

te = exam + first vowel

8:46 pm

jmbdobie2

13 ...

8:46 pm

PAV3

tasks for staycation: switch bedrooms and contents therein; clean kitchen - yet again!; assemble electronics into useable configuration; bake; make mom's day din for friends; get hairs cut - cause one just will not do; take car in for oil change and anything else dealer can try to rip from me; ordered new cell phone to replace broken one - check!

8:47 pm

fuzzybunny

Work sounds like it might be easier, lol!

8:47 pm

gortmold

lol pav, i was wondering which hairs would get the snip

8:48 pm

PAV3

and yes - I did some work from home...directing the repairs of staff phones, since peeps can't figure out how to in my absence...

8:48 pm

PAV3

and the poopies' hairs are all shortened for the summer

8:50 pm

jmbdobie2

qu6,27 anyone?

8:50 pm

Pinikula

add first vowel to qu5 before it

8:50 pm

crosshair

asussie airline

8:50 pm

PAV3

think AUssie airline

8:51 pm

PAV3

snap crossy!

8:51 pm

crosshair

hehe

8:51 pm

gortmold

what pav and crossie said, but adding a u and ditching the s

8:51 pm

jmbdobie2

got it ty all

8:52 pm

PAV3

ok, taking poopies for their evening stroll...bbl for the flip! I really should do something on mytask list though...

8:52 pm

gortmold

me too, cheerio pav

8:52 pm

Pinikula

likewise...ciao for now ;)

8:53 pm

fuzzybunny

Bye all

8:53 pm

jmbdobie2

bye

8:53 pm

crosshair

lol gort,not after pinpoint accuracy but just a lead in the right direction but ty for the correction

8:54 pm

crosshair

i have not flown your fine airline:)

8:55 pm

shooshoo

howdy....has anyone heard from LBD lately??

8:56 pm

lbdawger

hi shoo, just logging off, have to go in early tomorrow

8:56 pm

shooshoo

ahhhh ok

8:56 pm

shooshoo

we can skype later this week

8:56 pm

lbdawger

okay, will email you my schedule.

8:56 pm

shooshoo

k

8:57 pm

shooshoo

bye fer now

8:57 pm

lbdawger

night night

8:57 pm

shooshoo

night night

8:57 pm

stidmama

bye shoo (shoo shoo shoo?)

8:57 pm

crosshair

crossy loves skype;) i talk with my brother in CR on skype

8:57 pm

stidmama

hey all! I finished earlier, can clue if needed....

8:57 pm

stidmama

what is CR, cross?

8:57 pm

stidmama

Croatian Republic?

8:57 pm

crosshair

costa rica

8:57 pm

stidmama

and do they have bacon in CR?

8:58 pm

stidmama

oh! *wonders if bacon-wrapped bananas/plantains are tasty*

8:58 pm

crosshair

my brother would sell his soul for good bacon hehe

8:58 pm

stidmama

*grin*

8:59 pm

stidmama

bacon wrapped bacon sandwiches...

8:59 pm

crosshair

paradise down there..but not quite eh? lol

8:59 pm

jmbdobie2

st7,28 ??

8:59 pm

stidmama

what about bread with bits of bacon IN it?

9:00 pm

crosshair

lol stid,i have made breakfast toad-in-the hole

9:00 pm

stidmama

dobie, take the 4/4 in front and add picnic pest

9:00 pm

stidmama

golly gee cross, I was JOKING! *shakes head sadly*

9:00 pm

jmbdobie2

ty stid

9:01 pm

crosshair

hehe

9:01 pm

stidmama

sure thing, dobie. any more?

9:01 pm

crosshair

though old country toad in the hole is yorkie pudding batter with saussages in it

9:01 pm

stidmama

just need an excuse to avoid pulling out an article I need to read...

9:02 pm

jmbdobie2

aquae

9:02 pm

stidmama

when I was young, I read a lot of English books and desperately wanted yorkshire pudding, thinking it would be like a sweet custard. So mother made some for me one day. It was delicious, but not quite what I had expected!

9:02 pm

jmbdobie2

soo sorry off to pb

9:02 pm

crosshair

to the pb

9:02 pm

stidmama

LOL dobie, I think you already have that one!

9:02 pm

crosshair

its ok,i have toad in the hole in there and mashed

9:03 pm

stidmama

I think you wanted the other plural AQ

9:03 pm

dan2bit

evening all - I never see the volcano

9:03 pm

stidmama

I have never had toad in the hole, but the descriptions are interesting...

9:03 pm

stidmama

hey dan! how are you? how's mrs dan?

9:04 pm

dan2bit

we are scant days away from baby2bit

9:04 pm

stidmama

I either see the volcano or its reverse, but for some reason never seem to see th both of them at the same time.

9:04 pm

crosshair

yaa! a baby 2 bit!!!

9:04 pm

stidmama

WOO HOO!!!!! *starts boiling water and fluffing pillows*

9:04 pm

dan2bit

doing our "farewell tour" of grownup restaurants this week - just back from Cheesecake Factory

9:04 pm

stidmama

are you both cleaning and rearranging constantly? I did, with both my kids, for a couple weeks ahead of time

9:05 pm

stidmama

Well, you'll get to go back to those places again soon enough... though at times it will seem like forever before you see the light at the end of the tunnel.

9:05 pm

dan2bit

we did have a jag of that about a week ago - all seems ready now, except to pack the car

9:05 pm

crosshair

during the last 3 months of my wife carrying,i hid in the basement and made a crib

9:05 pm

stidmama

But you have critters, so it won't be a big shift in thinking for you.

9:06 pm

dan2bit

crossy how neat! I looked at some cradle kits, but would have had to buy a scrollsaw and some other tools

9:06 pm

stidmama

you hid in the basement???

9:06 pm

crosshair

lol,you better do the farewell tour,cause with us it was 3 months later and the kid puked into my wifes entree

9:06 pm

crosshair

took forever dan

9:07 pm

dan2bit

I ended up buying an unfinished kiddie rocking chair and painting it - still took forever :-)

9:07 pm

stidmama

*trying to remember what tom did aside from all the cooking because I couldn't stand the sight or smell of food-in-process*

9:07 pm

jmbdobie2

9 left but time for bed tomorrow is another day...

9:08 pm

crosshair

i hid,stid..too many hormones going on upstairs lol

9:08 pm

stidmama

:-D I am glad you did that, dan! it will be such a wonderful thing when the baby is big enough to enjoy it. We still use the full-size rocking chair I painted when the older one was on the way

9:08 pm

stidmama

are you sure dobie? I am here to help...

9:08 pm

stidmama

What happened to the cross when your son outgrew it, cross?

9:09 pm

stidmama

oops. what happened to the CRIB?

9:09 pm

crosshair

my son destroyed the crib once he learned to stand by holding the rail and jumping up and down

9:09 pm

stidmama

We borrowed a crib for the first child, then just co-slept with the second.

9:09 pm

stidmama

oh no! that's too bad, cross.

9:09 pm

stidmama

kids!

9:10 pm

stidmama

we had a playpen for daytime naps and sequestering though

9:10 pm

crosshair

and he destroyed his first toddler bed

9:10 pm

stidmama

but the younger kid was walking at nine months, so he wasn't long in "crib" babyness.

9:11 pm

stidmama

the older kid was talking very early (around ten or eleven months with real words), and walked later... they sort of had reverse development!

9:11 pm

crosshair

my boy was slow crawling,so he used to "scoot" on hos back by pushing with his legs..he wore a bald spot on the back of his head

9:11 pm

stidmama

sounds like a child who didn't like to sleep? did that change as he hit adolescence?

9:11 pm

stidmama

oh no! *thinking of tonsured baby*

9:12 pm

stidmama

your wife must have been fit to be tied

9:12 pm

crosshair

now he is 16 and wont sleep till 2 and wont get up..cant get him to bed and cannot get him up lol

9:12 pm

stidmama

sounds about right, cross! their sleep cycles seem almost opposite mine (morning person)

9:13 pm

crosshair

i am a early bird also

9:13 pm

stidmama

the younger son will sort of get to bed by 10 or 11, but I know he stays awake reading a lot later than that most nights. I try to get to sleep between 9 and 10 myself, so I can get up at 6. Next year, I'll need to get up closer to 5 to get to the student teaching assignment.

9:14 pm

stidmama

the hard part then will be needing to drive home the 50 or so miles at "naptime"

9:14 pm

fuzzybunny

0 left!

9:14 pm

crosshair

there is an idea going round the school system now to discuss moving the school day to start at 10 am to help these poor lost souls..i do not know when they expect a parent to work with that schedule!!!

9:14 pm

stidmama

the summer I worked swing shift as a motel clerk was brutal.

9:15 pm

stidmama

YAY fuzzybunny! (when did you go pro?)

9:15 pm

stidmama

and do you know that is a CAT in your icon, not a BUNNY?

9:15 pm

fuzzybunny

tx, I went pro the day after I found this game, I liked it so much I wanted to support it.

9:16 pm

fuzzybunny

Yes, that is a picture of my cat Woodrow.

9:16 pm

crosshair

lol fuzzy,i lasted 3 days before going pro

9:16 pm

stidmama

I think that would be an ideal thing for the older childre, cross. The first two class periods in the current student teaching assignment the children are still pretty much mentally asleep, so they don't get much out of the lessons -- and thsoe are remedial classes...

9:16 pm

crosshair

but my son is mentally asleep till noon!

9:17 pm

stidmama

yippee!!!! (((fuzzybunny))) good for you! It took me a little longer to go pro, but only because I had to wait for tom to have a paycheck.

9:17 pm

stidmama

well, at least he isn't trying to get up at 5 or 6 to get to school....

9:17 pm

crosshair

for him the perfect school schedule would run from 7 pm to 1 am lol

9:18 pm

Jacula

That's a normal teenage thing, Crossy. Actually noon is very early. surely your mean 2 or 3 pm?

9:18 pm

fuzzybunny

I was fortunate to go to a high school without walls back in the '70's, and we did not start until 9:30am. Very civilized for the teen aged student.

9:18 pm

stidmama

oh! cross! Mother is in Quebec City now, and they went to a really old fortress-like place! and a museum. it's pretty there, apparently.

9:18 pm

stidmama

hey Jac

9:18 pm

crosshair

old quebec city is amazing stid!!!

9:18 pm

stidmama

but we can't see any pics yet because Mother hasn't installed picasa on her travel computer.

9:19 pm

crosshair

but i must go for now tc all and happy babbling..poof!

9:19 pm

nrkii

hi all

9:19 pm

fuzzybunny

Stid, that is a beautiful fort, sadly they had a major fire there two years ago. I live 2 hours from QC and go their quite often.

9:19 pm

stidmama

the little auberge-like place they are staying in is close to the "sights" and she was pleased the room is in the back, away from the horsecarts! LOL

9:19 pm

stidmama

later cross! (((hugs)))

9:19 pm

stidmama

hey nrk!!

9:19 pm

Jacula

i can empathise with the teens, since my sleep interrupted by hot flushes, often extends now to midday.

9:20 pm

Jacula

I gt up and do stuff I'm epected to do.

9:20 pm

nrkii

need 7 to finish, but have hit a wall

9:20 pm

stidmama

I sleep well enough when I take my prescription, but find that when I don't I think I was asleep but don't habve energy in the day. I just went 6 weeks without taking it, and decided I need to start again...

9:20 pm

stidmama

can help nrk!

9:20 pm

fuzzybunny

Which auberge are they staying at?

9:20 pm

Jacula

I wish I could go back on HRT again.

9:20 pm

stidmama

So far, the only hot flashes I get are in the daytime. I dress in layers.

9:20 pm

Shirlockc

op help

9:21 pm

stidmama

I don't know fuzzy --

9:21 pm

dan2bit

firewords! thanks all cluers

9:21 pm

fuzzybunny

"not quite see through*

9:21 pm

stidmama

op: not translucent or transparent, and the plural and superlative

9:21 pm

Jacula

op words are all about windos you can't see through.

9:21 pm

fuzzybunny

Congrats Dan!!

9:21 pm

Jacula

*windows

9:22 pm

stidmama

YAY dan!!! hey -- tell mrs dan hello from me, and give her my very best wishes for a safe and (relatively) pleasant delivery.

9:22 pm

stidmama

the way mother described it, I have an image of a half-timbered building.

9:22 pm

Jacula

Stod - ytou are 10 years too young to it yet.

9:22 pm

Jacula

Stid

9:23 pm

fuzzybunny

Time for a fix on wordsplay!

9:23 pm

stidmama

not by my family, Jac!

9:23 pm

stidmama

good to see you fuzzybunny - hope you have a great evening. See you soon!

9:24 pm

torgone

Heyas kids ..

9:24 pm

Jacula

Stid - then you need to stand up to them and tell them to stop doing the 'old' jokes!

9:24 pm

stidmama

I am going to duck out and watch a Dr Who while we eat supper.

9:24 pm

stidmama

(((tor!!!))) how are you doing?

9:24 pm

MPittore

Howdy doody everyone!

9:24 pm

Jacula

Hi Torg.

9:24 pm

stidmama

hey MPitt!

9:25 pm

Jacula

Stid - watch Dr Who by all means, but don't let your family brand you as 'old'.

9:25 pm

stidmama

anyway, the kids are calling. (((hugs and choclits for everyone)))

*poof*

9:26 pm

stidmama

(je suis pas de vieux...) *hoping mightily Jill isn't on to be offended by the really horrid french*

*real poof*

9:27 pm

Shirlockc

thx for the op, i kept trying to spell it with 2 p, dyslectic today

9:29 pm

Shirlockc

st 7?

9:32 pm

Jacula

st7 1490 British version of the word to stand.

9:32 pm

Jacula

try the words for animals standing on all 4 legs on shields.

9:33 pm

Jacula

1490 is the year not the word cojnt, btw.

9:33 pm

Jacula

*count

9:35 pm

torgone

Oops .. Heyas again ..

9:35 pm

Jacula

Jes suis not that good at French since my Frencch French teacher left.

9:36 pm

Jacula

Latin was never more forte either, but I got by.

9:37 pm

Jacula

Welsh was my forte but English much more.

9:38 pm

Jacula

I got a smattering of Grekm, Spanish, Italian, Icelandic and Russian, too.

9:38 pm

Jacula

Ohm, and Australian, NZ on US speak.

9:39 pm

Shirlockc

not getting that st clue ...

9:39 pm

Jacula

And then we get to the UK speak stuff.

9:41 pm

Jacula

st + 1st vowel + abbreviation for saint + picnic pest.

9:41 pm

Shirlockc

ooo i monkeyed it!

9:42 pm

Jacula

Wellllllllllllll done Shirlockc.

9:43 pm

Ping

hi babblers

9:43 pm

Jacula

Hi Ping.

9:43 pm

weiik

hi ping

9:44 pm

Ping

hi jac and weiik

9:44 pm

nrkii

Ping!

9:44 pm

Ping

hi nrk!!!

9:45 pm

Ping

are you on vacay?

9:46 pm

nrkii

nope

9:46 pm

nrkii

was up in MA this weekend for family stuff

9:46 pm

nrkii

but back home yesterday

9:46 pm

Ping

were you last week?

9:46 pm

nrkii

I wish. I need a vacation.

9:46 pm

Ping

oh, that's what i was semi-remembering

9:46 pm

nrkii

I keep having to make weekend runs up to MA and it is very tiring

9:46 pm

nrkii

fun

9:47 pm

nrkii

but tiring

9:47 pm

Ping

pam and kje may be planning a babble meet-up in paris

9:47 pm

Ping

i suggested it

9:47 pm

MPittore

23 left for me!

9:47 pm

nrkii

LOL, I saw that

9:47 pm

Ping

go mpitt

9:47 pm

nrkii

5 left here

9:48 pm

nrkii

but like pulling teeth to find them

9:48 pm

MPittore

go nrkii!

9:49 pm

nrkii

list time... I need sleep tonight, so torture is over

9:49 pm

torgone

Heya nerky

9:50 pm

nrkii

tor!!!

9:51 pm

nrkii

has SD finally stopped shaking?

9:51 pm

nrkii

ooh, fw!

9:52 pm

torgone

Not really .. We get lots of little shakers all the time .. I rarely feel them .. Not like Easter's shaker

9:52 pm

torgone

Yay nerky!

9:53 pm

Ping

wtg nrkii!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

9:54 pm

nrkii

shoot, work calling (email)... have to run

9:54 pm

nrkii

night all!

9:55 pm

nrkii

happy babbling

9:55 pm

nrkii

(poof)

10:00 pm

MPittore

16 left...giving monkeys extra nice bananas

10:00 pm

torgone

5 left and fading fast ..

10:04 pm

rururocks

I can help torg.. what do you need

10:05 pm

torgone

an7?

10:05 pm

rururocks

an + vowell + lac**** intolerant

10:06 pm

rururocks

got it?

10:06 pm

torgone

Thanks!

10:07 pm

rururocks

what else?

10:07 pm

MPittore

ty ru

10:07 pm

torgone

of6 plz

10:07 pm

rururocks

the most often

10:08 pm

torgone

Aaack

10:08 pm

rururocks

*lol*

10:08 pm

torgone

Thank you again ..

10:08 pm

torgone

1 more ..

10:09 pm

rururocks

??

10:09 pm

torgone

te6 ..

10:09 pm

rururocks

exam + not off

10:10 pm

torgone

Thanks ru .. That's the werks fer me ..

10:10 pm

MPittore

need an6,18

10:12 pm

torgone

Yellowish-red dye ..

10:17 pm

MPittore

ty

10:21 pm

MPittore

9 left

10:25 pm

Nef

Good Evening All! How are you tonight?

10:30 pm

MPittore

2 left, oh boy, oh boy!

10:31 pm

Pinikula

evening all...how's everyone? all done? need any clues? weather treating you right?

10:32 pm

Pinikula

alrighty then...

10:32 pm

MPittore

Fireworks!

10:32 pm

Nef

I'm not done yet; haven't even reached halfway; but I do want to finish tonight

10:33 pm

Pinikula

wtg MPitt

10:33 pm

Pinikula

call away, Nef!

10:33 pm

Nef

(I'd wandered off for a glass of water when no one answered my 1st post)

10:33 pm

Nef

YAY MPittore! WTG!!!

10:33 pm

Pinikula

glad you're back, Nef

10:34 pm

MPittore

ty pini! ty Nef...gotta run much to do tonight...see ya on the flip! *poofy!

10:34 pm

Nef

I need a bunch of A words please

10:34 pm

Pinikula

an7 = an + do it ** once (now) + briefc***

10:35 pm

Pinikula

an6 = same first 4 + ** be or not ** be

10:35 pm

Pinikula

an4 = an + brit g'bye

10:35 pm

Pinikula

an5 = an4 + 2nd vowel

10:36 pm

Pinikula

shall I continue...or do need a specific?

10:37 pm

Nef

WOW! All of those words and I still have 2 A's without any words! Keep going, Pini (if you don't mind)

10:37 pm

Pinikula

an4 = poker stake

10:37 pm

Pinikula

an5 = pl poker

10:37 pm

Pinikula

ap4 = ap + **a to shinging **a

10:38 pm

Pinikula

aq = H2O

10:38 pm

Pinikula

aq5 = water + 2nd vowel

10:38 pm

Pinikula

aq5 = pl water

10:38 pm

Pinikula

as4 = a + ocean

10:39 pm

Pinikula

at4 = a + I like to *** my fingernails on the counter

10:39 pm

Pinikula

at5 = at4 + pl

10:39 pm

Pinikula

at4 = pl consumed

10:39 pm

Pinikula

at6 = swear (or at + exam)

10:39 pm

Pinikula

that's all the A's

10:40 pm

Bugsaw

Wow Pini you are a champ! thanks

10:40 pm

Nef

THANK YOU Pini! Weee! You are terrific!

10:40 pm

Pinikula

(sorry for hogging the chog)

10:40 pm

Pinikula

yw bugs ;)

10:40 pm

Pinikula

yw nef ;)

10:41 pm

Nef

ataps

10:41 pm

Pinikula

* wink *

10:41 pm

Pinikula

other window, nef ;)

10:41 pm

weiik

pb nef

10:41 pm

Nef

SHOOT! Sorry!

10:41 pm

Pinikula

* giggle *

10:41 pm

Pinikula

I'm sure the cabana boys will forgive you! :)

10:44 pm

Pinikula

anything specific?

10:44 pm

Nef

I hope there is dark choclit there. It's my B'day today and my son and his wife gave me some dark chocolates; *with probiotics*!!! (I think they might be some sort of a laxative; they are having that type of effect on me!)

10:44 pm

Pinikula

happy birthday, nef!!!!

10:44 pm

Nef

Thank you! :-)

10:44 pm

Pinikula

oh no, nef!!!!

10:44 pm

weiik

HB nef

10:45 pm

Pinikula

I hope it "passes" quickly!!! :)

10:45 pm

Nef

I don't think my son did it on purpose; but I wouldn't put it past the DIL!

10:45 pm

Pinikula

* gasp *

10:45 pm

Nef

thanks, weiik

10:46 pm

Bugsaw

Happy birthday Nef!

10:47 pm

Nef

Have you ever heard of "Marmor Premium Dark Chocolate (with Probiotics (over 1 billion per box)"

10:48 pm

Pinikula

not me

10:48 pm

Nef

thanks Bugsaw

10:49 pm

Nef

The box has a large circle on the front that says "ONE WEEK SUPPLY" in caps too!

10:49 pm

stidmama

over one billion choclits per box? with birthday candles????

10:49 pm

stidmama

hey all

10:49 pm

weiik

no, but, I know I won't be picking it up of the shelf to try

10:50 pm

Pinikula

hi stid

10:50 pm

Pinikula

I think I'll avoid that brand, too ;)

10:50 pm

stidmama

are you feeling better pini? I forgot to ask when I saw you the last couple days! *bad friend look*

10:50 pm

Pinikula

chocolit in my house doesn't last a day!

10:50 pm

Nef

It tastes *really good* though. So I might forgive them

10:50 pm

Pinikula

yes, stid...it passed (thankfully)!

10:51 pm

stidmama

choclits last a long time for me these days... I seem to be on a salty-peanuts kick instead! LOL

10:51 pm

Pinikula

* can't ever be a bad friend * :)

10:51 pm

stidmama

glad you're better pini.

10:51 pm

Pinikula

thx ;)

10:51 pm

stidmama

how about you Nef? is your husband doing better and thus you?

10:51 pm

Nef

hi stid; no birthday candles; and this probably isn't the right KIND of choclits for the PB either

10:52 pm

stidmama

<-- btw, this is my younger child, with surprisingly amazing makeup...

10:52 pm

Pinikula

* jots note to stid...please stock "good" chocolit's in the PB *

10:52 pm

Pinikula

I think he looks great!

10:53 pm

Pinikula

(and Koda's pawing to go out...brb)

10:53 pm

stidmama

Lucky is sitting outside the bathroom door while the elder stidkid gets ready for bed... he wants his bedtime treats!!!!

10:53 pm

Nef

DH is doing better bit by bit,stid. He took me out (sort of) for my b'day this evening and could read the bigger words on the menu at least

10:53 pm

stidmama

*puts handmade local choclits from a lovely neighbor man (sells them at the farmer's market) in PB* these come in vegan varieties too...

10:54 pm

stidmama

that's marvelous, Nef! a romantic dinner for two (assuming menus mean "not mcd's")!

10:54 pm

Nef

That is scarey makeup; did you ever expect your son to look like that?

10:54 pm

Nef

That is scarey makeup; did you ever expect your son to look like that?

10:54 pm

stidmama

yep. dog is "dancing" into the kitchen to "show" stidkid where the treats are! LOL

10:55 pm

stidmama

LOL well.... I can't say that I did, but of course on stage with the lights on it washes out. Still, it was pretty amazing! He looked like one of the guys from that old band "Kiss"

10:55 pm

Nef

we went to Red Lobster and have left overs for at least 2 days I think

10:55 pm

stidmama

he has pretty fair features, so without a lot of makeup only his mouth really shows

10:56 pm

stidmama

we used to go to red lobster a lot when I was a child in virginia -- one of our favorite "fancy" restaurants

10:56 pm

stidmama

the other stidkid was born with such impressive eyebrows --- very dark and thick like his father... he would need a bit of blush and not much else! but he doesn't act

10:57 pm

Nef

wow. (He actually looks very good; but it would scare me to see my kid like that!) So grown up and --deviant?

10:57 pm

stidmama

rofl... "deviant R us?"

10:58 pm

stidmama

I think actors tend to be pretty comfortable with all sorts of looks. At least he is. And it turns out he has great comic timing and is a fine character actor... most of his other roles have been more supporting and straight-man type

10:58 pm

Nef

LOL! :-D Well, the makeup brings out a different side of a person, doesn't it?

10:58 pm

Bugsaw

Hi stid!! Hugs to you and your handsome stidkid2!

10:58 pm

stidmama

I think he might have a future as one of those actors that everyone knows his face but not his name. Which, from an employment standpoint, might make the most sense

10:59 pm

stidmama

thanks bugs! you wouldn't believe the "groupies" he had on opening night! they were SWOONING!!!

10:59 pm

Nef

that would be great, wouldn't it?

10:59 pm

stidmama

I would love for my children to be able to work in the fields where they derive the most enjoyment

11:00 pm

Bugsaw

My youngest loved theatre in high school. It helped him overcome extreme shyness and he learned to like the attention from the groupies

11:00 pm

stidmama

Still trying to help the elder one figure out best fit... he has some pretty unrealistic expectations for what his abilities are.

11:00 pm

Bugsaw

don't worry. There is lots of time

11:01 pm

stidmama

I was in a musical as a freshman, but then got busy with academics. I flubbed my first line -- the opening line of the show first night, but otherwise did pretty well and enjoyed myself

11:01 pm

Bugsaw

I only knew what I really didn't want to do first and whittled from there

11:01 pm

Nef

I agree with Bugsaw.

11:03 pm

stidmama

I only just figured out what I want to be! LOL only took 25 years after high school, but ... there you go. Obviously being a mom had to take priority over "finding myself" for a while!

11:03 pm

Pinikula

back

11:03 pm

Nef

And I always knew what I wanted to do; so I don't understand how someone doesn't know what they want to do in life (it's an alien concept to me)

11:03 pm

stidmama

But yes, the stage experiences DO help a lot with being able to operate in a crowd. I know that singing has allowed me to grow as a speaker and performer.

11:04 pm

Nef

WB, Pini

11:04 pm

Pinikula

;)

11:04 pm

stidmama

I just had too many options, really -- first went to college to be an engineer, but had more interest in linguistics, but didn't have the money to pursue either really... so will be a teacher and get to do those things and the art and the history and the writing and the science... LOL

11:04 pm

stidmama

hey again pini. What are you going to be when YOU grow up?

11:05 pm

Bugsaw

I knew I wanted to be a mother more than anything else. It is a full time job if you do it right stid, and it sounds like you did.

11:05 pm

Pinikula

* blink * what? I haven't grown up?

11:05 pm

Pinikula

to be honest, I don't really know...

11:05 pm

stidmama

I think it would have been great to be a nurse, Nef -- but to be honest while blood and gore don't cause me trouble, people being in pain makes me so sad.

11:06 pm

stidmama

But being a mother was the one thing I never wanted to be... not that I am sad I am a mother! Just it wasn't anywhere in my plans. I think I would have made a much better "auntie"

11:06 pm

Bugsaw

You are one of the lucky ones Nef to have had a sense of direction all your life. I don't have a nursing bone in my body. I hate to see people sick.

11:06 pm

Pinikula

I would have considered medicine. I don't mind looking at the internal stuff, just can't handle "getting there" (i.e., needle punctures, scalpels, etc.)

11:07 pm

stidmama

I love children, but it's the 24-hour "for the rest of your life" contract that is a bit daunting.

11:07 pm

Pinikula

I've always liked arts/crafts, but never saw a career in either (at the time), but so much has changed...

11:08 pm

Nef

hey! I've been an RN for 42 years and if someone starts retching or vomits; I end up puking with them! That has been one thing I've never been able to overcome

11:08 pm

Bugsaw

I just wanted to give my kids the nurturing I thot I deserved.

11:08 pm

stidmama

*wicked mama grin* but poking holes in my kids and washing out gravel from owies... that's FUN! rofl

11:08 pm

Nef

stid!!!! ;-)

11:09 pm

stidmama

Once I was a mother, there was no question about it! I came home as soon as we could almost afford the loss of my income (once tom had health insurance) and never looked back. The years I spent with them when they were young and again when homeschooling were the best years of my life. So far...

11:09 pm

Bugsaw

Nef! I am shocked that a nurse could be a sympathy barfer like me!

11:09 pm

Pinikula

I'm a sympathy hurler, too ;)

11:11 pm

Bugsaw

Those were the best years for me too stid. I loved doing things with them when they were little. They would do the weirdest stuff and then say, "But Mum it is very creative!" trying to get out of trouble. It usually worked

11:11 pm

stidmama

I am not a sympathy hurl-barfer, but I can sure understand why someone would. There are so many yucky things. But one just turns to and gets through it, I guess.

11:11 pm

Nef

we all have our weaknesses. When my kids got sick; DH had to clean it up (even when our son puked from the upper bunk!)

11:11 pm

stidmama

rofl, kids have the BEST lines!

11:12 pm

stidmama

so, any more assistance needed?

11:13 pm

Nef

I still have 54 words to go (I should shut up and shut off the chog if I'm serious about finishing

11:14 pm

Pinikula

holler if you need help, Nef!

11:14 pm

stidmama

Well, I'll be around for a little while longer.

11:14 pm

stidmama

I'll go check my email and the news feeds and come back in a few. (((happy bday again Nef)))

11:15 pm

Pinikula

ditto

11:15 pm

Nef

Thanks for the chat, wishes and help, stid

11:16 pm

Nef

How about the 4th row 1st column O then?

11:16 pm

Pinikula

of6

11:16 pm

Pinikula

of6 = happens the mostest

11:17 pm

Nef

WEIRD WORD!

11:17 pm

Pinikula

affirmative ;)

11:18 pm

Nef

(BRB)

11:19 pm

Bugsaw

The third o word is weirder Nef

11:20 pm

Pinikula

that's the of6, right, bugs...

11:20 pm

Pinikula

I thought so, too

11:20 pm

Pinikula

how are you coming along, bugs...need anything?

11:20 pm

Nef

(back) please clue it for me, Bugs

11:21 pm

Pinikula

the op 6 7 8 are all related to "transparent"

11:23 pm

Nef

I got the op 6 and 7 can't get the 8 yet

11:23 pm

Pinikula

it's the mostest

11:23 pm

stidmama

superlative ,Nef

11:23 pm

Nef

NM

11:23 pm

Nef

thanks

11:23 pm

stidmama

rofl

11:23 pm

Pinikula

(I need to take "grammar" lessons to give the proper terms.)

11:24 pm

stidmama

concepts are more important than terminology, pini.

11:24 pm

Pinikula

* sigh of relief *

11:25 pm

Nef

and you all give great clues, so there!

11:26 pm

stidmama

yep. if I were needing medical attention, I would want the surgeon to know what blood vessels to avoid, more than what they were called...

11:27 pm

Pinikula

ROFL

11:27 pm

stidmama

"oh oh, I think I knicked the aorta..."

11:28 pm

Pinikula

for me it would just be "oops, I think I nicked a line!"

11:28 pm

Bugsaw

Sorry I was out there. I went to make a cup of tea. Now I know why some people announce when they leave. I just thot I wouldn't be noticed.

11:28 pm

stidmama

hey bugs! of course we missed you... *wink*

11:29 pm

Nef

It always helps if they DO know the names of the body part; especially when they have to dictate their procedures

11:29 pm

stidmama

let's see, the knee bone connected to the ...

jaw bone?

arm bone?

11:29 pm

stidmama

that's true Nef, I am being a little silly.

11:29 pm

Pinikula

leg bone!

11:29 pm

Pinikula

I do great at the game "Operation!"

11:29 pm

Bugsaw

YAY I just found my last word. It had to do with little people from an earlier conversation. for Pete's sake.....

11:29 pm

Pinikula

wtg bugs!

11:29 pm

stidmama

YAY Bugs!!!

11:30 pm

Nef

or how about "I dissected the thingy attached to the knee...."

11:30 pm

Nef

YAY, BUGS!!! WTG!!!

11:30 pm

Bugsaw

I will email you stid in case you don't have my email address so I can keep i

11:30 pm

Bugsaw

... up with the plans.

11:30 pm

stidmama

*grin* that's right nef!

"now hand me that needle and thread so I can tie them back together"

11:30 pm

Pinikula

yeah, bugs...you coming, too???

11:30 pm

stidmama

that's a good idea -- or do I already have it from comments you left on the blog?

11:31 pm

Pinikula

needle and thread? pass me the staple gun!

11:31 pm

Pinikula

(I'm a good shot!)

11:31 pm

Bugsaw

I am comoing and hope to bring Flosey and Jilli too if they don't want to drive.

11:31 pm

stidmama

four Ns, four Ts, three Os, three As, and two Hs. No wonder this grid seemed weird.

11:31 pm

Pinikula

YEAH!!!!

11:32 pm

Pinikula

I hope everyone who can make it comes!

11:32 pm

stidmama

yes! BUGS iz comin'!

11:32 pm

Pinikula

woot woot!

11:32 pm

Bugsaw

My passport is arriving any day now.

11:32 pm

Bugsaw

It is a pain to need one now

11:32 pm

Pinikula

I should renew my passport...

11:33 pm

Nef

11:33 pm

stidmama

cool! I hate having to have one, but to be honest, with the way my mother travels these days it's nice to have one "just in case"

11:33 pm

Pinikula

come on out, Nef! :)

11:33 pm

stidmama

yes pini -- then you can come up to BC sometime with me!

11:33 pm

Bugsaw

It is easier to renew than to reapply when it runs out Pini. I let mine lapse

11:33 pm

Pinikula

Will do, stid! :)

11:33 pm

stidmama

well come along, Nef! We'd love to have you here. Or... I am hoping to go EA4 next year after my graduation...

11:34 pm

Pinikula

uh oh...mine lapsed so I'll have to reapply then :(

11:34 pm

stidmama

the sooner started, the sooner finished, pini -- it should only take a couple weeks if you have had one before.

11:34 pm

Bugsaw

You can come up this way and stay here too in the summer! It would be fun to show off where I live. It is a bit different from Jilli and flosey's island.

11:35 pm

stidmama

The only one I had was on my mother's passport when I was about five...

11:35 pm

Pinikula

will have one before August then...(I hope)

11:35 pm

stidmama

yes, because you're on the big island! up the malahat, or near sydney?

11:35 pm

Pinikula

"just in case"

11:35 pm

stidmama

yes, you should pini

11:35 pm

Pinikula

sounds lovely, bugs ;)

11:35 pm

Nef

I can't afford it. :-( And right now with the $$$ crunch and working for a non-profit; the vacation I'm planning for my nephews wedding in July is also possibly at stake

11:35 pm

stidmama

sure. I understand, Nef. But know that if a miracle happens you are always welcome.

11:36 pm

Bugsaw

on the big island, over the Malahat and half way up. Comox Valley

11:36 pm

stidmama

oooh. comox area is just gorgeous!

11:36 pm

Bugsaw

It would be fun if you could come Nef but family should come before Babblers

11:37 pm

Bugsaw

You are so well travelled stid

11:37 pm

Nef

thanks for the kind offers

11:37 pm

cybernan

hello everyone :)

11:37 pm

stidmama

not really, I only know BC because of Jill and Flo (and Hetty and Mother)... and the only other places I have been were mostly because of my childhood.

11:37 pm

Bugsaw

I must go get set for tomorrow and to check emails. Good nite everyone. Sleep well

11:37 pm

stidmama

I don't actually like to travel.

11:38 pm

cybernan

nite bugs

11:38 pm

stidmama

NAN!!!! (((hugs))) have you been officially invited to the Babble meet here in Olympia in August?

11:38 pm

Pinikula

I love to travel, just wish I could afford to

11:38 pm

Pinikula

hi nan

11:38 pm

stidmama

sweet dreams Bugs! see you soon!

11:38 pm

Bugsaw

I like to travel but love coming home a lot too!

11:38 pm

Pinikula

night bugs

11:38 pm

Bugsaw

poofing now

11:39 pm

stidmama

*watches Bugs poof*

11:39 pm

Nef

night Bugs. Hi nan! How are you?

11:39 pm

cybernan

no I haven't stid

11:39 pm

cybernan

should I take that as an invite?

11:39 pm

cybernan

great, thanks nef

11:40 pm

stidmama

yes! please do. jmc and pini and many of the Island BC contingent are converging on Olympia on August 21 for a meetup!

11:40 pm

Pinikula

of course!!!

11:40 pm

cybernan

Olympia? WA?

11:40 pm

stidmama

we're going to maybe get some of the Washington islanders, too!

11:40 pm

stidmama

yes, Olympia, WA.

11:40 pm

Pinikula

(thx for the date, stid...couldn't remember exactly)

11:40 pm

cybernan

somewhere near Seattle, right?

11:41 pm

stidmama

south of Seattle by about an hour.

11:42 pm

cybernan

That's an 8 hour trip for us -- but will see what's happening in August.

11:42 pm

stidmama

:-D "coolness!" we'd love to see you.

11:43 pm

Nef

Wow, nan! I didn't realize you were that far north!

11:43 pm

cybernan

not so far north, but east

11:43 pm

Pinikula

OMG...stid...I'm checking out Amtrak...

11:43 pm

Pinikula

...it's only $23 from here to you!

11:44 pm

cybernan

it is 4 hours from here to the Peace Arch crossing, then goodness knows how long a wait in line at the border.

11:44 pm

stidmama

yes! it comes through Yelm, and there is bus into Olympia, or I can just come by and get you. Since there isn't a bus to our area.

11:44 pm

stidmama

don't go to the Peach Arch. Go to the one just east of there in the farm country. much quicker usually.

11:45 pm

Pinikula

I may take the train to Ptd and ride with jmc...but it's nice to know for future reference! :)

11:45 pm

stidmama

should cut at least an hour from your travel time.

11:45 pm

Pinikula

oh, wait...$23 from Eug to Ptd...

11:45 pm

Pinikula

still not bad...less than what it would cost to drive

11:45 pm

Pinikula

checking Oly now

11:46 pm

stidmama

yes, in your truck especially, I bet you would not want to pay for all that gas.

11:46 pm

stidmama

but that would mean you can't bring koda

11:47 pm

Pinikula

actually, it would cost the same in gas ($53 from here to you, 1-way)...and then Koda could come, too

11:47 pm

Pinikula

I'll work on the idea with jmc...

11:48 pm

Pinikula

so much for thinking out loud...

11:48 pm

stidmama

that's true! okay, let's think about how this will work. I bet I can borrow the unused kennel from our next door neighbors for koda (big chain link one) too!

11:49 pm

Pinikula

I have a portable kennel...so he'll be covered.. ;)

11:49 pm

Pinikula

big chain link kind?

11:50 pm

Pinikula

(I can always find a sitter for him here, too)...

11:50 pm

Pinikula

traveling with him might be a bit much

11:51 pm

stidmama

well there's time to think about it.

11:51 pm

Pinikula

too true

11:52 pm

stidmama

Lucky's kind of a galoot -- has been playing with Oakley (a girl hunting dog... pointer I think) lately and races around our yards with her like a crazy guy

11:52 pm

Nef

got any H word clues, please?

11:52 pm

stidmama

and then... he managed to tire HER out the last time, and she actually sat still for about 20 seconds! LOL

11:52 pm

Pinikula

* giggle *

11:52 pm

Pinikula

ha4 = dislike

11:52 pm

Pinikula

ha5 = pl

11:52 pm

Pinikula

h + picnic pest

11:53 pm

Pinikula

ha (repeat) = laugh

11:53 pm

gremlinn

phant hastate

11:53 pm

Pinikula

ha + **cetera

11:53 pm

Pinikula

(pl)

11:53 pm

Pinikula

he4 = pile

11:53 pm

Nef

got all of those so far

11:53 pm

Pinikula

he5 = pl pile

11:53 pm

Pinikula

hi grem

11:54 pm

Pinikula

ha + **pecially important

11:54 pm

gremlinn

hi Pini; your profile says your icon is a nene.

11:54 pm

Pinikula

it does? whoops!

11:54 pm

Pinikula

* changing *

11:54 pm

Nef

hi gremlin

11:54 pm

stidmama

hey gremlinn

11:54 pm

Nef

haes

11:54 pm

gremlinn

hi Nef, stid

11:54 pm

stidmama

more help Nef?

11:55 pm

stidmama

yep that's one Nef, then use the next consonant, and then plural...

11:55 pm

Pinikula

* corrected *

11:55 pm

Nef

DANG! Sorry again!

11:56 pm

gremlinn

gonef!

11:56 pm

Pinikula

oooooh, I hear thunder!

11:56 pm

stidmama

we're watching a tivo'd "numbers" from last year... trying to get caught up on the series before next season starts!

11:57 pm

stidmama

we haven't had thunder, but the winds today were very impressive!

11:58 pm

Pinikula

git'r dun, nef!

11:58 pm

Nef

30 left. I'm happy now

11:58 pm

Pinikula

well done, nef ;)

11:59 pm

stidmama

well done indeed, bday girl!

11:59 pm

Nef

thanks

11:59 pm

stidmama

*puts candles on choclits in PB*

12:00 am

stidmama

will depart now... and avoid flip

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