Babble: Archived Puzzle for Wednesday, May 12, 2010

12:00 am

meliae

flipptiy flop

12:00 am

crpw48

flip

12:00 am

dart001

flip

12:00 am

jillibus

flip

12:00 am

gremlinn

gah, another easy one

12:00 am

gremlinn

ge 7

12:00 am

gremlinn

ne 7

12:00 am

meliae

ca 6

12:01 am

gremlinn

phant orogeny

12:01 am

meliae

ro 6

12:01 am

gremlinn

phant heterogeneity

12:02 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:02 am

meliae

ty Lickety

12:02 am

Erda

Ohhhhh -- Thank you, Lickety!!

12:02 am

cybernan

volcano alert

12:03 am

kimmtoats

TY Lickety!

12:03 am

MLFAN17

hello

12:03 am

kimmtoats

What's that mean, nan?

12:03 am

kimmtoats

hi MLF

12:03 am

MLFAN17

ni 6 if not called

12:03 am

cybernan

goose alert

12:03 am

jillibus

ty nan

12:04 am

jillibus

ty again, nan ;)

12:04 am

MLFAN17

hi kimm

12:04 am

jillibus

and thanks, Lickety!

12:04 am

cybernan

hi kimm -- there is a volcano and a goose babblet in the grid

12:05 am

gremlinn

ey8, an8

12:06 am

Pinikula

back and doesn't look too bad...yet

12:06 am

MLFAN17

AN 7

12:07 am

gremlinn

phant goethite

12:08 am

MLFAN17

grem did you get the AN 7?

12:08 am

gremlinn

I got the second one

12:08 am

MLFAN17

oh only have 1

12:08 am

Douglas

goethite? What's that, grem?

12:09 am

gremlinn

mineral, I guess

12:09 am

SmallChild

awww "itty" isn't in the dictionary =( suppose it necessitates "bitty" =P

12:09 am

MLFAN17

cheese alert

12:09 am

gremlinn

phant encaenia, fennec, infect

12:10 am

SmallChild

phant orgy =P

12:10 am

MLFAN17

CA 6 x 2

12:10 am

gremlinn

roentgen

12:10 am

meliae

N B T finally

12:11 am

Pinikula

well done, meli!

12:12 am

jillibus

ty mlf

12:12 am

MLFAN17

Third column N stats please

12:12 am

MLFAN17

yw jil

12:13 am

Pinikula

na5

12:13 am

MLFAN17

thanks pinik

12:13 am

Pinikula

yw

12:13 am

jillibus

wtg mel

12:14 am

MLFAN17

RO 6

12:14 am

MLFAN17

got it

12:15 am

MLFAN17

GO 6

12:16 am

MLFAN17

gotta is too a word lol

12:18 am

Pinikula

2nd col I stats, plz?

12:18 am

dart001

in 5

12:18 am

MLFAN17

4/4

12:18 am

Pinikula

thx dart * looking *

12:19 am

SmallChild

in6

12:19 am

SamanthaJoy

phant entity

12:19 am

Pinikula

phant infant

12:20 am

SamanthaJoy

tannic

12:20 am

SamanthaJoy

WHOOPSY

12:20 am

jillibus

ty sam ;)

12:20 am

MLFAN17

I have KA 4/8 can anyone gtell me the other one please?

12:21 am

MLFAN17

thanks samantha

12:21 am

Douglas

Perhaps there will be some nice wine in the PB, Samantha

12:21 am

meliae

same one I have MLF

12:21 am

SamanthaJoy

*shlurp* TY Douglas

12:22 am

jillibus

ka4/10, mlf

12:22 am

MLFAN17

its a mystery mel

12:22 am

gremlinn

fireworks

12:22 am

SamanthaJoy

Boxing term, ka 4/10, mlf

12:23 am

Pinikula

wtg grem ;)

12:23 am

MizHoffle

congrats grem!

12:23 am

meliae

wow grem grats

12:23 am

SamanthaJoy

wow--did you use a list or is this just pure genius?

12:23 am

SmallChild

grats grem ^_^

12:23 am

kimmtoats

Brem, How in the world do you do that?

12:23 am

gremlinn

I used the list for part of it

12:23 am

MLFAN17

mostly genious sam

12:24 am

jillibus

YAY grem!!!

12:24 am

SamanthaJoy

Hey, I ain't slamming it. It's still better than I can do by a country mile. Congratulations

12:24 am

Pinikula

* turns dimmer switch down on grem's brilliant genius * ;)

12:24 am

meliae

ok there is no way 9 words that start with the right 'a' lol

12:25 am

Pinikula

how about the LEFT one, meli? :)

12:25 am

gremlinn

correct...there's only 5

12:25 am

joshuavorbis

hi and nbt

12:25 am

jillibus

may with the left A, mel, lol:)

12:25 am

MizHoffle

I thought so too, but there are!

12:25 am

cybernan

stat's for the 4th column o, please?

12:25 am

jillibus

hi and wtg josh

12:25 am

meliae

ops the left one lol

12:25 am

MizHoffle

I am still trying to find one of them and 3 from the other

12:25 am

joshuavorbis

oo5/10

12:25 am

meliae

oo 5/10

12:26 am

gremlinn

oo7, you'll have to stay home this time

12:26 am

cybernan

ty grem -- nbt

12:27 am

jillibus

wtg nan

12:27 am

gremlinn

yw - dunno how I helped!

12:27 am

MLFAN17

70 left i am out poof

12:27 am

Pinikula

"OTAY" Buckwheat...isn't in the grid!

12:27 am

Pinikula

night mlf

12:27 am

jillibus

well done, mlf

12:27 am

cybernan

I keep typing eyetooth even though I know it isn't there

12:28 am

jillibus

try the pl, nan

12:28 am

joshuavorbis

phant tenia

12:28 am

rururocks

ALMOST NAN

12:29 am

cybernan

ty jill

12:29 am

gremlinn

hehe

12:29 am

jillibus

hi ruru

12:29 am

rururocks

i WOULD GIVE YOU AN EY8

12:29 am

rururocks

SORRY FOR THE CAPS GUYS

12:29 am

jillibus

caps lock on, ruru ;)

12:29 am

gremlinn

ALL THE COOL KIDS TYPE IN ALL CAPS

12:29 am

rururocks

MY COMPUTER IS STUCK

12:29 am

Pinikula

* whimpers at ru's yelling *

12:30 am

Pinikula

* and grem's, too *

12:30 am

Pinikula

poor ru...

12:30 am

jillibus

DINT U NO THAT?

12:30 am

SamanthaJoy

IT'S OK I DIDN'T HAVE A HEADACHE OR ANYTHING ANYWAY

12:30 am

jillibus

what a bunch of nuts

12:31 am

dart001

tough crowd

12:31 am

rururocks

... anything for a laugh...

12:31 am

SamanthaJoy

At least the yelling drowns out my dog's growling. I think she's detected an EEEEEBIL squirrel she's protecting the house from.

12:31 am

gremlinn

Hey, the Babble board yells at us every day.

12:33 am

SamanthaJoy

Finally, NBT. My triumphs are tiny but they

12:33 am

SamanthaJoy

're all mine

12:33 am

Pinikula

well done, samantha

12:33 am

joshuavorbis

in case anyone is wondering, babble is not the ideal comedown activity immediately following a workout

12:33 am

jillibus

wtg sam

12:34 am

Pinikula

really, josh?

12:34 am

joshuavorbis

i just had to wipe sweat off my keyboard

12:34 am

SamanthaJoy

joshua, I just got back from a walk and I agree 100%

12:34 am

Pinikula

sadly, I must bid you all adieu...until we each other on the morrow...night all!

12:35 am

joshuavorbis

night pini

12:35 am

Pinikula

er...until we see each other...

12:35 am

meliae

nini Pini Rest well ((HUGS))

12:35 am

jillibus

night pini

12:35 am

Pinikula

* tootles *

12:35 am

rururocks

<<--- finally found a 7

12:35 am

Douglas

oo5 is one of those non-word words, no dictionary definition

12:35 am

Pinikula

(Meli...keep me posted!)

12:35 am

Pinikula

* poof *

12:36 am

cybernan

stuck at 73 and crashing -- see you tomorrow

12:36 am

jillibus

I can't find a word from the middle column N :(

12:36 am

gremlinn

oo5: "chill, dismal, gloomy, sad, strange, strange and disquieting, uncanny"

12:36 am

joshuavorbis

i think it is a different spelling of something irish, douglas

12:36 am

Douglas

No Google results for "define:oo5"

12:37 am

joshuavorbis

i have na5/14 for that one, jilli

12:37 am

gremlinn

Doug: leave out "define" and look at a few results

12:37 am

SamanthaJoy

jillibus, it's na5/14 and means, uh, dressed well and lookin' sharp

12:37 am

jillibus

ty ty ty sam -- nbt!

12:38 am

Douglas

Thanks grem. No one used oo5 when I was in Scotland in 2006

12:39 am

SamanthaJoy

I think I need to go off to bed now. I just realized that I'm exhausted--it snuck up on me. Night night.

12:39 am

jillibus

night sam and ty again

12:41 am

rubyfoo

Good morning! I've never been on this early before, but my son is arriving in Geneva this AM and I'm all excited!!!

12:41 am

jillibus

Hi ruby-early-bird!

12:45 am

Douglas

Clean shirt, new shoes,
And I don't know where I'm goin' to
Silk suit, black tie,
I don't need a reason why
They come runnin just as fast as they can,
Cuz every girl's crazy 'bout a sharp dressed man!

12:45 am

rururocks

yeah.. found the an8

12:46 am

gremlinn

Doug: even lesbians?

12:46 am

joshuavorbis

now that you mention it i see it as well, ty ruru

12:47 am

Douglas

I recalled that song when someone, Samantha, I think, mentioned na5

12:49 am

Douglas

I believe ZZ Top would know about those sorts of things

12:49 am

rururocks

Dr God looks like he is in the ZZ Top band

12:50 am

meliae

37 to go afk need more tea

12:53 am

westford

hello everyone and finally nbt

12:54 am

joshuavorbis

fireworks, thx to lickety for last 20

12:55 am

westford

yay josh

12:55 am

westford

I want to point out I did start late

12:55 am

westford

it was that blasted volcano

12:56 am

gremlinn

Had to plug it up?

12:56 am

westford

had to remember it grem

12:56 am

westford

thank you for talking to me

12:56 am

westford

I'm getting a complex

12:57 am

gremlinn

No problem.

12:57 am

herinfernallady

hello

12:57 am

gremlinn

One time I thought I was getting a complex, but it wasn't that simple.

12:58 am

SmallChild

=P

12:58 am

westford

lol I can always count on you to make me laugh

12:58 am

westford

hi herin

12:58 am

herinfernallady

how are you all>?

12:58 am

westford

happy to be here

12:58 am

sammysmom

gremlin- did you see my entry earlier thanking you for listing yesterday's grid???-- for some reason lickety will not load for me-- it happens ocnce in a while and lasts for 2 or three days then clears up.. at any rate.. thanks

12:59 am

gremlinn

You're welcome.

12:59 am

Douglas

We are well if you are well, herin

12:59 am

herinfernallady

Well enough to enjoy a day off

1:09 am

Douglas

It's quiet... ...too quiet

1:09 am

SmallChild

Time for a bit of anime before bed, thanx for all the help today <3 Nighty nights

1:09 am

SmallChild

Good to meet all of you

1:10 am

westford

good night small

1:10 am

sprite

morning all

1:10 am

westford

hello ray of sunshine

1:10 am

jillibus

hi sprite and west and doug

1:11 am

jillibus

I'm back from doing the dishes

1:11 am

westford

hi jilli !!

1:11 am

sprite

lol hey west, and hi jilli

1:11 am

westford

maid's night off?

1:11 am

jillibus

haha west

1:12 am

sprite

personnel these days... expecting nights of at least once a week... tsk.

1:12 am

westford

isn't that the truth?

1:12 am

sprite

interesting writeup, jilli!

1:13 am

jillibus

these themes make us live and learn, eh sprite?

1:14 am

westford

so good jilli I have some I can test

1:14 am

sprite

learn for certain! I hope you don't mind I don't always have good writeups - must pace myself, however frustrating I am finding that.

1:14 am

westford

from 'The Ladies'

1:14 am

jillibus

Oops -- I see I have to edit out the curly quotes etc.

1:15 am

sprite

yeah these are pesky

1:15 am

jillibus

Oh yes, west! Let us know!

1:15 am

sprite

you can hardly see them in the original text, but once in babble... magically they appear!

1:16 am

Douglas

hello jilli, finally reaching nbt after a bit of suffering with the southeast a

1:16 am

sprite

yours are real, west. I just know.

1:17 am

westford

sprite when we bought this house it was chock full of furniture and jewelry and clothing and you name it I still have tons to sort out but I'm getting there

1:17 am

sprite

wow a load of work but fascinating... and perhaps rewarding ;)

1:18 am

westford

it's like the ladies were still here..they were both in their nineties when they died and lived here from 1950 on

1:18 am

westford

they were both school teachers

1:18 am

flosey

hello everyone

1:18 am

sprite

hi flosey

1:18 am

westford

hello flosey

1:19 am

jillibus

hi flosey!

1:19 am

sprite

really interesting, west. Must have been like you could read their lives from their stuff.

1:19 am

flosey

did Grem post clues? I was able to download lickety yesterday, but not today

1:19 am

herinfernallady

Sprite how is your pup today?

1:19 am

westford

true sprite and lots of pictures and books too

1:19 am

jillibus

Lickety is up, flosey, so I don't think grem did post his.

1:20 am

sprite

lady: he is ok! No more vomiting and he did a poo twice yesterday. So everything is back to normal, pfffffew I am relieved.

1:20 am

flosey

ah, darn, I can't figure this out, had lickety up yesterday but not able to get it today

1:20 am

herinfernallady

That is good. Hi OSGMA

1:20 am

jillibus

Now the writeup should read more smoothly.

1:20 am

westford

oh no was Terra sick?

1:21 am

jillibus

flosey, not even if you go out and back in?

1:21 am

westford

perfect jilli

1:21 am

sprite

yes, he kept throwing up and was a very pathetic little bunch of nothing for a while.

1:21 am

sprite

perfect jilli

1:21 am

westford

poor little thing

1:21 am

jillibus

aw, poor Terra. Glad he's better now. Any idea why he got sick?

1:22 am

flosey

it comes up as a second file jilli, not attached to this! strange, but not really familiar with this computer

1:22 am

westford

are you on a Mac flosey?

1:22 am

flosey

no west, pc

1:22 am

westford

then I can't help

1:23 am

flosey

thanks anyway west

1:23 am

sprite

he probably ate something he shouldn't have. He is bad that way and we aren't always fast enough to grab things from his mouth. He ate grass and I think that set him off, so he could lose the bad stuff.

1:23 am

sprite

do you have the babble browser on that computer, flosey?

1:23 am

westford

they seem to know what will help

1:23 am

jillibus

was is sam who had the same problem today and said it lasts for about 3 days?

1:24 am

flosey

not familiar with that sprite

1:24 am

sprite

yeah they do. I wish they were also smart enough to not eat stuff that makes them ill, lol.

1:24 am

jillibus

dogs seem to eat grass when they're not feeling well.

1:24 am

sprite

ok flosey

1:25 am

jillibus

flosey, sprite means Expert.

1:25 am

flosey

oh, had it yesterday but it won't come up today

1:26 am

jillibus

Expert won't come up?

1:26 am

rubyfoo

hello everybody

1:26 am

sprite

hi rubyfoo

1:26 am

flosey

hello ruby

1:27 am

westford

hello ruby thanks for sending John's songs

1:27 am

jillibus

hi again ruby -- son arrived yet?

1:27 am

rubyfoo

husband is on the way to Geneva airport to drop off one guest and pick up my son and his wife. Yay!

1:27 am

herinfernallady

Hi Ruby

1:27 am

flosey

no jilli, and seems odd that it did come up yesterday

1:27 am

rubyfoo

And the rain has finally stopped

1:27 am

sprite

oh how lovely!

1:27 am

westford

great !! you can tell him in person what a talented guy he is

1:27 am

sprite

no it didn't, rubyfoo. You sent it to the netherlands.

1:27 am

rubyfoo

The garden looks wonderful and husband's friend helped me plant my vegetable garden

1:28 am

rubyfoo

thank you westofrd and Sprite is an official fan!!!

1:28 am

jillibus

very strange, flosey. If you just use the original Babble, can't you get Lickety from below?

1:28 am

sprite

don't forget to ask him how I can order his CD, rubyfoo

1:28 am

rubyfoo

It rained every day our guest was here!

1:29 am

rubyfoo

I haven't even ordered any yet but he will show me how. You are so nice, Sprite!

1:29 am

sprite

nothing to do with nice, lol. I like his songs very much.

1:29 am

rubyfoo

I have been walking around smiling for three days -- maybe it will make the frown wrinkles go away LOL

1:30 am

flosey

darn, of course, jilli - it's been so long since we used that method, have it now - THANKS

1:30 am

sprite

nothing like a big smile to make you look years younger, right?

1:30 am

jillibus

Phew, flosey!

1:31 am

rubyfoo

it might take more than a smile....

1:31 am

westford

how long since you last saw them ruby?

1:31 am

herinfernallady

Ruby I need you to fix my garden. It is looking like a forest

1:31 am

flosey

lol jilli, now to remember how to bulk add

1:31 am

rubyfoo

1 1/2 years

1:31 am

rubyfoo

I'm only good at the design part, not so hot at digging

1:31 am

jillibus

just go down to the bottom and it's explained.

1:31 am

westford

oh such a long time...I hope you recognize him lol

1:32 am

rubyfoo

I'll bet your garden is beautiful, herin, with interesting and exotic plants that I wouldn't even recognize

1:32 am

flosey

thanks again jilli, will do that now

1:32 am

rubyfoo

he's lost 20 lbs!

1:32 am

sprite

just be sure to introduce yourself

1:32 am

herinfernallady

Ruby no it is a mess. It has roses at the front big out of control lemon tree and a Lantana

1:33 am

westford

nice but he'll probably gain it all back with that delicious French food

1:33 am

rubyfoo

roses are such a pleasure, basically no work

1:33 am

rubyfoo

what is your climate, herin, is it very hot in the summer?

1:34 am

rubyfoo

they'll only be here 6 days and then they're going to Italy by train. John has the trip organized minute-by-minute

1:34 am

sprite

is this grid unfriendly or am I not all clear in the head today?

1:34 am

jillibus

ruby, a friend gave me an offshoot of a Little Darling rose -- I've never had one before. I hope it will get enough sun where it lives now.

1:34 am

jillibus

Unfriendly imho, sprite.

1:34 am

rubyfoo

I'm not going to the airport so that I can get the guest room and bath ready.

1:34 am

westford

it's being obstinate sprite

1:35 am

sprite

thanks

1:35 am

rubyfoo

what color is it, jilli?

1:35 am

Douglas

Wanting at least one word to end in "tane"

1:35 am

jillibus

Little Darling is a sort of light coral colour

1:35 am

westford

I want fascinate to be a word

1:36 am

jillibus

me too, doug.

1:36 am

westford

oh jilli that sounds gorgeous

1:36 am

sprite

I keep dragging that H in the right place for that

1:36 am

westford

almost like a tea rose

1:36 am

jillibus

You can google pictures :)

1:36 am

rubyfoo

that's the color of the house and the garden has floers in all shades of coral, pink, salmon, red, purple and blue, with a little bit of white for punctuation.

1:36 am

herinfernallady

Ruby it can be hot in Summer. The issue has been it has been warm cold wet warm so the lantana has run amoke

1:37 am

rubyfoo

I think they grew lantana in Florida, but I think the winter is too cold for that here. They are two-tone, right?

1:38 am

herinfernallady

they are a weed and have 'berries'' on them

1:38 am

rubyfoo

Little Darling in French? may be Petite Cherie lol

1:38 am

herinfernallady

b.f is being mean and wont let me torch it.

1:38 am

rubyfoo

this is my first garden and gives me huge pleasure

1:38 am

sprite

mon petit choux ;)

1:39 am

rubyfoo

hahah

1:39 am

sprite

without the x, I think

1:39 am

sprite

yay the hawaiian goose. So glad we didn't do all those babblets for nothing, jilli!

1:40 am

Douglas

Lantana does have the benefit that deer won't eat them

1:40 am

rubyfoo

nene

1:40 am

jillibus

I think so too, sprite.

1:40 am

jillibus

also the volcano

1:40 am

rubyfoo

whoops, too excite! is there coffee in the PB yet?

1:40 am

westford

ty ruby lol

1:40 am

sprite

yes! God I love babblets. Thanks jilli.

1:40 am

westford

I just made a pot

1:40 am

sprite

lol rubyfoo

1:41 am

herinfernallady

Douglas it is a noxious weed here. Maybe I should borrow a gaot

1:41 am

herinfernallady

goat even

1:41 am

rubyfoo

I knew the goose from crossword puzzles, and it's the Hawaiian state bird!

1:41 am

rubyfoo

too funny, I would love to have a goat but it would eat all the flowers (and everything else)

1:41 am

sprite

we used to have a very nice hawaiian babbler here, she told us a lot of great things about hawaii.

1:41 am

rubyfoo

we have no deer here, the French ate them all!

1:42 am

herinfernallady

I need one to get rid of this plant

1:43 am

sprite

the plant may eat the deer

1:44 am

jillibus

Franmag is on Facebook, but I miss her here. She always followed the themes and found a Hawaiian twist every time.

1:44 am

sprite

I miss her here too

1:45 am

herinfernallady

Sprite my plant would eat things it is big enough

1:45 am

westford

maybe you can talk to her on FB and ask her to come back

1:45 am

flosey

do you speak to her on Facebook Jilli?

1:45 am

sprite

I don't use FB but it is an idea

1:45 am

westford

she sounds like a very interesting person

1:45 am

rubyfoo

do snakes hide in it?

1:45 am

Atalante

she doesn't really have time to babble anymore :(

1:45 am

jillibus

No, flosey -- I don't see heroften and she just seems to play games.

1:45 am

westford

snakes aaaaaah

1:45 am

sprite

she is, west, but also very very sweet

1:46 am

westford

hi ata

1:46 am

sprite

Ata!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *hugs* to you, silly girl, what did you do, hurt yourself and have a bad trip!

1:46 am

westford

I'd love a Hawaiian connection for the winters here

1:46 am

herinfernallady

ATA I hear that the cast has been binned?

1:46 am

rubyfoo

ata!!! how is your leg? I miss you!

1:46 am

niksforjaff

ata, how is your leg?(i'm not lurking)

1:47 am

Atalante

I still had a lovely holiday :) but tore the medial ligament in my right knee. My leg now looks like it has some impressive bondage device on it!!

1:47 am

rubyfoo

are too, nik lol

1:47 am

sprite

lol nikki, busted, you lurker. And hi.

1:47 am

westford

ouch ata

1:47 am

sprite

woot. Now only for someone to share the fun on bondage with, lol.

1:47 am

westford

how long will you be in the 'device' ?

1:47 am

rubyfoo

ata: my son's CD came out: reverbnation.com/jrmushroom

1:48 am

rubyfoo

you can get an aural glimpse!

1:48 am

Atalante

ooo fab!

1:48 am

Atalante

4 or 5 weeks I think

1:48 am

niksforjaff

whoops accidently on Nikkies page again its me sandy

1:48 am

westford

and who will walk Hobbit???

1:48 am

herinfernallady

Ata have you seen the video of the cat that talks?

1:48 am

sprite

ok hi sandy ;) Oh need to email you!

1:48 am

rubyfoo

hahah sandy

1:49 am

Atalante

Husband is going to walk her before he goes to work in the mornings *sigh* I miss walking her!!

1:49 am

rubyfoo

maybe you could hitch a little wagon to Hobbit and he could take you for rides!

1:49 am

rubyfoo

her* sorry

1:49 am

westford

that's an idea lol

1:49 am

sandyloo

now i have to start again!

1:50 am

Atalante

lol yes :) I can actually walk her - slowly - but I cant drive to take her anywhere interesting

1:50 am

westford

hi sandy

1:50 am

Atalante

lol hi sandy officially!

1:50 am

sprite

it is really lousy for you, Ata. I hope it will heal up as quickly as possible, so you can go out again.

1:50 am

sandyloo

email me sprite - am interested

1:51 am

sprite

and no peeking, sandy!

1:51 am

Douglas

Just staring, come on brains, be more smarter!

1:51 am

herinfernallady

ATa:http://tinyurl.com/yc8dyxh I saw this and thought of you

1:51 am

sandyloo

Ata, you can only get better from here!

1:52 am

sandyloo

husband had xray yesterday and now is having a cat scan- something on his lung and he has never smoked or been sick

1:52 am

Atalante

cuuuuute herin!

1:53 am

herinfernallady

He has done a few videos

1:53 am

rubyfoo

oh no, scary!

1:53 am

Atalante

oh no sandy! hope he's ok

1:53 am

sandyloo

it is but I feel all will be well and everyone knows not to panic until the diagnosis is in!

1:54 am

Atalante

this is what I've got: http://www.romkneebrace.com/

1:54 am

herinfernallady

Hugs Sandy

1:54 am

sprite

oh sandy, that is scary

1:55 am

westford

so sorry sandy you're right not to panic

1:55 am

rubyfoo

1:55 am

herinfernallady

Ata I got stuck with the full solid one

1:55 am

sandyloo

remember, positive thinking!!

1:55 am

sandyloo

After all, Nik's shoulder is staying in and that's a good sign

1:55 am

Atalante

ick ick!

1:56 am

herinfernallady

It was all foamy and just blerk

1:56 am

westford

ata that really looks 'sexy'

1:56 am

rubyfoo

two birds, so far

1:56 am

sandyloo

ata, photograph your leg and put it on your icon

1:57 am

sprite

a very good sign

1:57 am

Atalante

I'm not going to scare you all like that!!

1:57 am

sprite

lady, that vid is a hoot!

1:57 am

herinfernallady

Sprite the man has made many

1:58 am

westford

herin except for the 'voice' it looks like Pandora

1:58 am

herinfernallady

Yes Jasper is the kitty. I think if you put the two side by side they would be Ebby and Snooch

1:59 am

sandyloo

just had a look ata, very impressive!

1:59 am

westford

ata is that a compass on the side?

2:01 am

herinfernallady

I am watching Giorgio Locatelli chef and he is just well ....

2:01 am

Atalante

it's a thingy to limit movement, so I stops me bending my knee more than 30 degrees - not that I can actually move it 30 degrees anyway!!

2:01 am

sprite

Ata, for all the discomfort and everything, at least you got an impressive device!

2:02 am

sandyloo

are you in pain?

2:02 am

herinfernallady

RUby you still here?

2:03 am

rubyfoo

yes, trying to get as many words as I can before I start cleaning!

2:03 am

rubyfoo

DH will be back, hopefully, before noon

2:03 am

herinfernallady

I wanted to thank you for the other day. When you were looking for French recipe description I came across a wonderful French cookery site

2:04 am

rubyfoo

what is the site?

2:04 am

sprite

email sent, sandy

2:04 am

sandyloo

im interested too, herin

2:04 am

Atalante

no, no pain really. discomfort and annoyance and pain if I walk around too much!

2:04 am

herinfernallady

http://www.aufeminin.com/cuisine/recet
tes-de-cuisine.asp

2:04 am

herinfernallady

http://tinyurl.com/55tol4 here sorry

2:05 am

FMitch

Good morning/evening all
and welcome home Ata!!!

2:05 am

westford

hello FM

2:05 am

herinfernallady

Got my attention with this set: http://tinyurl.com/2eqr8v4

2:05 am

sprite

hey FM!

2:05 am

rubyfoo

hello FM!!!

2:05 am

herinfernallady

Google should translate it into the language you can read

2:05 am

Atalante

FM!!!!!!

2:05 am

FMitch

Hey westie and spritey sprite and ruby and all

2:06 am

FMitch

(((Ata))) how was the journey home?

2:06 am

rubyfoo

lovely to see you!

2:06 am

Atalante

very VERY long!!

2:06 am

FMitch

You must be v excited ruby, isn't it today that yr son is coming?

2:07 am

rubyfoo

yes, husband is on his way to the airport now with the guest who is leaving, hotel Hunter!

2:07 am

westford

thanks herin I'll have my mother tell me what it says

2:07 am

rubyfoo

I have to clean the bathroom and guestroom!

2:08 am

jillibus

yay -- just over halfway :)

2:08 am

herinfernallady

West Google should just translate it for you

2:08 am

rubyfoo

but I'd rather be in here with my friends, drinking coffee etc

2:08 am

westford

it might be fun to figure it out but thanks herin

2:08 am

FMitch

Happy for you ruby

2:09 am

Atalante

yay! lucky ruby!!

2:09 am

rubyfoo

ty FM and he's bringing me his disc! Mothers' Day present lol

2:09 am

FMitch

You should have got him to bring a load of his CDs with him so you could act as his European sales hub :)

2:09 am

herinfernallady

West my google does it automatically

2:09 am

sprite

exactly, FM. I have been hinting at that too :)

2:09 am

rubyfoo

We haven't figured out how to do that yet. He has a distributor in the US, but we haven't tried it yet

2:10 am

sprite

cool site, lady, thanks. Tasty stuff.

2:10 am

herinfernallady

I read the cake that had 10 eegs 300g choc 300 gram cream and I kind of fell in love

2:10 am

rubyfoo

I just hope everybody becomes a fan (like Sprite!) so that he feels encouraged.

2:10 am

sprite

jilli, toea is a phantom. Isn't that mean!

2:10 am

rubyfoo

OMG, that cake sounds like heaven

2:11 am

FMitch

lol herin

2:11 am

herinfernallady

I can't eat it but still.

2:11 am

rubyfoo

I keep trying to put in nanny since we were talking about goats before

2:11 am

FMitch

one can dream :)

2:11 am

Douglas

The last two words I got started with rot, which I'm deciding to take as a sign to declare moral victory and bid you all a good breathdaylife.

2:12 am

rubyfoo

bye, douglas, see you later

2:12 am

sprite

you should try it with a different spelling on the ending, rubyfoo

2:12 am

herinfernallady

- 10 egg yolks - 330 g sugar - 330 g dark chocolate 72% - 350 g butter - 120 g sweetened cocoa powder
- 330 g cream I would call that a weapon of arse expansion

2:12 am

FMitch

Nighty night Doug

2:12 am

sprite

bye douglas

2:12 am

FMitch

Oh but what a way to go herin!

2:12 am

westford

good night doug, take care

2:13 am

sprite

apart from the cream, my arse wouldn't mind expanding for it

2:13 am

herinfernallady

I have very limited French skills. I learnt from listening to the French version of Les Miserable

2:13 am

rubyfoo

what arse? mine disappeared in the last 5 years!

2:13 am

Atalante

lol exactly Sprite

2:13 am

herinfernallady

SPrite I know heavenly. I am going to try and make a red wine cake that is all there soon

2:13 am

jillibus

night doug

2:14 am

sprite

cool!

2:14 am

herinfernallady

Night Doug

2:14 am

jillibus

and yes, sprite, I saw (didn't see) toea too.

2:14 am

rubyfoo

red wine cake!

2:14 am

herinfernallady

I spent $11 on Lindt chocolate the other day for cooking as all the other chocolate had veggie fat in it

2:15 am

sprite

jilli, I always hate it when I spot a word, am proud because I spotted it and then... it's a phantom ;)

2:15 am

jillibus

and tyee

2:15 am

herinfernallady

Ruby if you scan through the 60 odd pics there is a cake there for it

2:15 am

westford

mmm Lindt chocolate

2:16 am

rubyfoo

I'll have to do that later, when I'm hanging by my finger nails the half hour before noon.....

2:16 am

sprite

darn yes, tyee too... neither.

2:16 am

sprite

Lindt rocks

2:16 am

jillibus

I'm going to go to bed now -- stayed up too late last night

2:16 am

rubyfoo

sweet dreams, jilli!

2:16 am

sprite

sleep well then, jilli, and dream even better.

2:17 am

westford

good night jilli sleep well

2:17 am

FMitch

sprite is the pup better today?

2:17 am

herinfernallady

NIght OSGMA

2:18 am

jillibus

and *poof*

2:18 am

sprite

FM: oh yes! No more vomiting and he pooped twice yesterday, so all is well. Also back to lively and naughty and jumpy, so very relieved.

2:18 am

herinfernallady

I refused to buy chocolate with no coco and veggie fat if I am on a cooking binge. I should have gone to the Lindt store and bought a giant block for that price

2:18 am

rubyfoo

it's so awful when they get sick

2:18 am

herinfernallady

West: http://www.lindt.com/au/

2:19 am

FMitch

Oh good sprite, he is such a sweetie.

2:19 am

sandyloo

Sprite, have read it and replied....hmmm

2:19 am

sprite

makes you feel so powerless :(
But I took him on my lap and massaged his belly very gently, and he almost went into trance from it. Shortly after he became more active. And hungry.

2:20 am

FMitch

Ata you still here?

2:20 am

Atalante

poor little boy

2:20 am

FMitch

oh yes there you are :)

2:20 am

rubyfoo

I am convinced that massaging them is good

2:20 am

Atalante

yep!

2:20 am

westford

oh my herin I'll have to send that to our daughter she's in love with Lindt

2:20 am

FMitch

Want a visit next week?

2:20 am

rubyfoo

Ruby gets at least 30 minutes a night

2:20 am

herinfernallady

West is she in Aus?

2:21 am

Atalante

yes please!

2:21 am

westford

no she's in Massachusetts but she'll love the video

2:21 am

westford

her daughter was there last July

2:22 am

FMitch

lol Okey dokey I'll email you later today.

2:22 am

herinfernallady

Grin. She would love it. You walk in and there is this big um thing that is round and has partitions that has every flavour of lindt ball they make

2:22 am

Atalante

wheeeeeeeee!

2:22 am

FMitch

*grin*

2:23 am

sandyloo

How have you survived after the 'thong' thing yesterday Mitch?

2:23 am

rubyfoo

yay, half! now I'll get to work!

2:24 am

rubyfoo

((hugs)) everybody

2:24 am

Haz1558

Good morning/evening all.

2:24 am

sandyloo

bye Ruby

2:24 am

westford

I'll bet they wouldn't even notice ruby

2:24 am

herinfernallady

Hi HAz

2:24 am

Atalante

Haz! La Glitterata!

2:24 am

rubyfoo

hi and bye haz!

2:24 am

westford

hello haz

2:24 am

herinfernallady

Well I am off to play a game for 30 min have fun now

2:24 am

Haz1558

Hello! Nice to see you back with us, Ata!

2:24 am

FMitch

Teehee sandy - yes survived to fight another day :)

Greetings Haz!!!!

2:25 am

westford

bye herin I'll make you that cake and send it post haste

2:25 am

westford

FM do I dare ask?

2:26 am

Atalante

yes, I'm back!

2:26 am

FMitch

hmm my posts are not posting.

2:26 am

Haz1558

Yes, they are, FM.

2:27 am

FMitch

Ah there we go - must have been a hic up somewhere in the system.

2:28 am

FMitch

westie - t'was a silly thing that sandy started yesterday re my new cleaner who happens to be male.

2:28 am

sprite

ok back, that was a weird glitch. Hi Haz! Bye lady!

2:28 am

westford

and wears a thong???

2:28 am

FMitch

NO!

2:28 am

sandyloo

he wore a thong during the cleaning

2:28 am

Haz1558

Hello, sprite.

2:28 am

westford

please post a picture

2:29 am

FMitch

but aparently he does in sandys world.

2:29 am

sandyloo

Mitch is a bit shy about it

2:29 am

westford

is he good? that's all that's important

2:29 am

sandyloo

Well, who wouldn't be?

2:29 am

FMitch

yes he is.

2:29 am

sandyloo

a bit racey for us, I thought

2:30 am

Atalante

is he very very gay?

2:30 am

sprite

Ata, I lost your email addy when my puter went poof. Could you please send me an email?

2:30 am

westford

wouldn't I love to have someone to clean for me

2:30 am

FMitch

fairly Ata.

2:30 am

sprite

oh west, yes!

2:30 am

westford

but first I'd have to get organized

2:31 am

Atalante

sure!

2:31 am

sprite

no west, someone who would organise for you. You just point where stuff needs to go and he does it, without commenting on the dust or lack of organisation...

2:31 am

sprite

great :)

2:31 am

westford

that would be a fairy tale sprite

2:32 am

sprite

yeah... but one worth imagining

2:32 am

westford

I need a magic wand

2:32 am

FMitch

YAy, just had phone call to confirm delivery of new sofa and armchair covers for Thursday. Sorry Ata but no more Hobbit on the sofa as they are now going to be a very pale cream colour.

2:32 am

westford

they sound gorgeous FM

2:32 am

sprite

Ata will need to bring a blanket then

2:34 am

Atalante

looool you'll manage that rule for about 5 mins :P

2:34 am

FMitch

I have a rug I can throw over the sofa as Hobbit is such a princess.

2:35 am

sprite

the rule will last until the moment FM wants to cuddle with Hobbit... 5 mins is a lot!

2:35 am

sprite

glad your stuff is arriving at last, FM

2:35 am

sandyloo

it won't work Mitch, we have a cream leather couch and my border collie sleeps on it when i'm not looking and a rug was useless

2:35 am

FMitch

5 mins - what are you thinking - 30 seconds most!!!!!

2:35 am

Atalante

loooool 30 secs then :)

2:35 am

sandyloo

I threatened her with the dog pound but she didn't choose to listen

2:36 am

westford

she knew you were just bluffing sandy

2:36 am

Atalante

loooool

2:37 am

FMitch

Will never forget the first time I met Hobbit racing up the stairs to my flat and her bum all wiggly and tail waggling - it was such a joyous moment.

2:37 am

Atalante

they always know we're bluffing

2:37 am

sandyloo

hmmm, I woke up late this morning and only then because she was barking outside the door - I think she was worried because I wasn't up. Smart eh?

2:38 am

westford

something to do with food?

2:38 am

sandyloo

no, she doesn't get fed in the morning

2:39 am

westford

is that to keep her alert?

2:39 am

lynxxx

Hello everyone

2:39 am

westford

hi lyn

2:39 am

sandyloo

she is very clever in a different way to the Jack Russels who are very smart

2:39 am

FMitch

Hi lynxxx

2:39 am

Haz1558

Hello, lynxxx.

2:39 am

sandyloo

hi lyn

2:40 am

sprite

hey lyn :)

2:41 am

FMitch

Time for breakfast and work. Happy Babbling and TTFN.

2:41 am

Atalante

hi lyn!

2:41 am

lynxxx

You can all go back to talking, really, it's OK

2:41 am

Haz1558

Bye, FM, see you later.

2:41 am

lynxxx

bye FM

2:41 am

sprite

enjoy, FM

2:42 am

westford

bye FM take good care

2:42 am

sprite

lol lyn. How do you like the grid so far? This one has te5!

2:42 am

Atalante

bye dear!

2:42 am

sandyloo

bye mithc

2:42 am

sandyloo

mitch

2:43 am

lynxxx

TY that's word 7 for me. Just started Sprite

2:44 am

sprite

ah ok! It is slow for me, but am having fun.

2:45 am

lynxxx

shades of the early 70's, who had a ca6.30?

2:45 am

Atalante

Me!

2:45 am

sprite

I do!

2:45 am

sandyloo

me

2:46 am

sprite

but I don't fit into it anymore... my daughter looks beautiful in it.

2:46 am

sandyloo

but mainly mini skirts

2:46 am

lynxxx

Ata! surely you were too young

2:46 am

westford

and we wore them in the winter fools that we were

2:46 am

Atalante

yes ... but I have one now :)

2:46 am

sandyloo

LOL they were sooo short, I tried one on recently it was tight and too short for a top even

2:48 am

lynxxx

I remember buying my husband and our best friend ca****s one Xmas. Thank god they only wore them at home.

2:49 am

westford

did they look like sheiks?

2:49 am

sprite

fireflies for me! Thanks for the great company, I enjoyed playing so much. Can I help with anything before I go?

2:49 am

westford

Yay sprite !! I would just like the stats for the 8's please

2:49 am

lynxxx

no sheiks in those colors!

2:49 am

lynxxx

Congrats Sprite!!

2:50 am

westford

were they psychedelic?

2:51 am

sprite

an8/40 (combo with 7/28)
ey8/55 (compound)

2:52 am

westford

thanks sprite !!

2:52 am

lynxxx

red & back/teal & black. Mine was transparent cheesecloth but I made a skin colored shift thing for nunderneath - can't believe I used to wear it to work - in a Bank! Boy have times changed

2:53 am

westford

it sounds really nice lyn

2:54 am

sprite

ok then I go poof! Bye all, have a great day / a lovely night.

2:54 am

lynxxx

Have a good day Sprite, byee

2:54 am

westford

bye sprite happy Terra is good again

2:57 am

sandyloo

still there

2:58 am

sandyloo

Just heard about the husband and the ct scan - he doesnt have an embolism which is what they are worried about and he is going straight to the doctor with the report

2:58 am

westford

that is good news sandy

2:59 am

lynxxx

That is extremely good news!

2:59 am

Atalante

yay!

2:59 am

rolin

morning all..

2:59 am

westford

hi rolin

3:00 am

sandyloo

for the moment , but what is it? we shall see. At least he won't have to worry overnight - good doctor to see him straight away -

3:00 am

lynxxx

hi Rolin

3:00 am

sandyloo

Hi Rolin, how are you?

3:00 am

Haz1558

Hello, rolin.

3:02 am

Atalante

hi rolin :D

3:02 am

rolin

im ok sandy.... just dont know whether i need to be at work or not..ive messed up my diary..*sigh*

3:02 am

Atalante

sweet potato kitkats?!!!

3:03 am

rolin

sweet potato kitkats?!!!

3:04 am

Atalante

there are sweet potato kitkats! in Japan

3:04 am

rolin

*screwing up nose*

3:04 am

lynxxx

chocolate would go nicely with sw potato

3:05 am

westford

gimme a break...( singing kitkat jingle)

3:05 am

sandyloo

It's 'wine o'clock' here and we are living in hope that it may rain tonight - but we have no sweet potato kitkats LOL

3:05 am

westford

sweet potato french fries are yummy

3:05 am

lynxxx

I have been making roasted sweet potato fat chips sprinkled with paprika - really nice

3:05 am

westford

ah but you have timtams

3:06 am

Atalante

sweet potato chips are loooovely

3:06 am

rolin

that sounds yummy lynxx..

3:06 am

sandyloo

How funny! but I do like the sound of the chips, I might make some

3:08 am

westford

I wonder why this game makes me hungry??

3:08 am

lynxxx

and I was assured that sweet potato is MUCH better for you than ord potato so go for it

3:09 am

westford

yes full of anti oxidants and stuff lol

3:09 am

Atalante

oh yes, it is

3:09 am

sandyloo

I love the modern sweet potato, I cut it up into little squares and roast them and put them into the salad

3:10 am

westford

that sounds really good sandy...we love them just plain baked

3:10 am

sandyloo

with roasted cashews, baby spinach, feta cheese, artichokes, avacado, cucumber, baby tomatoes, etc

3:10 am

sandyloo

I love salads

3:11 am

westford

stop !!! I want some right now

3:11 am

Atalante

that sounds gooorgeous sandy

3:11 am

sandyloo

so yummy

3:11 am

lynxxx

nice Sandy. I have some so just might do that tomorrow - or a variation anyway

3:11 am

westford

I have all the ingredients to make sweet potato muffins I might have to make them tomorrow

3:12 am

sandyloo

Sometimes the cashews get left out, I always burn them in the oven

3:13 am

westford

I can't roast nuts worth a damn

3:14 am

westford

I always leave them in too long

3:14 am

sandyloo

me neither, I tell myself "Don't forget them this time!!!" and I always do- black and charred

3:15 am

lynxxx

I originally made my 'chips' to go with some club sandwiches I made for a lunch. Felt very retro to me but my 'younger' guests were really impressed. http://allrecipes.com.au/recipe/5923/a
vocado-and-chicken-club-sandwich.aspx

3:16 am

westford

oh my gosh lyn that sounds incredible!!

3:17 am

westford

and I have a nice ripe avocado !!

3:17 am

lynxxx

Looked and tasted very impressive for a 'throw together' too

3:17 am

Atalante

avocado, halloumi and chicken makes good club sandwiches too

3:17 am

lynxxx

LOVE halloumi

3:18 am

westford

is it a type of cheese?

3:18 am

Atalante

yes, cypriot goat cheese that is gorgeous cooked

3:18 am

sandyloo

not keen on halloumi, maybe haven't got a good recipe for it

3:18 am

westford

wonder if we could get it here?

3:18 am

lynxxx

very rich & creamy & moreish & salty

3:19 am

sandyloo

love a good feta or goat's cheese

3:19 am

Atalante

it#s quite hard to get in the US, west. Whole Foods have it, at least in some stores

3:19 am

westford

and my daughter is a manager there so I'll ask her

3:19 am

sandyloo

I love my cauliflower and stilton cheese soup it is incredible

3:20 am

Atalante

perfect!

3:20 am

westford

I had stilton cheese in London I didn't want to leave

3:20 am

marigold

gen e

3:20 am

westford

Jo gets all kinds of weird food for me the latest was flaxseed meal

3:20 am

Atalante

I first had halloumi in some weird west indian style cheese curry - sounds horrendous, tastes divine. Halloumi, peas, tomatoes, mushrooms, lots of cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, pepper and garam masala

3:21 am

sandyloo

now that sounds gooood

3:21 am

westford

it does..the only Indian food I've ever had is curry I make myself

3:21 am

lynxxx

Ge** Pitney Marigold?

3:21 am

westford

we're so behind the food times in New England

3:22 am

sandyloo

I love good indian food , it is my favourite

3:22 am

Atalante

but you have lobsters and clams!

3:22 am

westford

we do !! and we're going to Maine in a few days

3:23 am

Atalante

mmmmmmmmm I love New England food!

3:23 am

sandyloo

At, don't take that spinach balls recipe off your profile, I am always looking for good spinach recipes

3:23 am

westford

you're all welcome any time

3:23 am

Atalante

lol ok, it's a great recipe!

3:24 am

westford

they tell a story about prisoners rioting because all they were given was lobster

3:24 am

Atalante

LOL! oh the hardship!!

3:25 am

westford

apparently they were so plentiful they just crawled up on the rocks

3:25 am

Atalante

how wonderful!

3:25 am

westford

I know !!

3:26 am

sandyloo

we used to go on holiday to a place where the guys would walk through the surf at the beach and pick up crayfish(lobster) then we would get a big drum of water and a campfire and cook them on the beach - it was amazing- it is illegal these days! lol

3:26 am

westford

sounds like so much fun..like a clambake

3:27 am

sandyloo

don't know what that is West, but it was amazing, so much fun

3:28 am

Atalante

sounds wonderful

3:28 am

westford

dig a big hole in the sand put in some rocks, add clams and lobsters and corn on the cob and sausages and potatoes cover with seaweed and let it all cook

3:28 am

westford

can't do that anymore either

3:28 am

westford

old fuddy duds

3:29 am

sandyloo

That sounds fantastic and similar, what great fun!

3:29 am

sandyloo

We would add potatoes and such to the fire as well.

3:30 am

sandyloo

I loved those days - the boys were walking in the surf one evening and a shark swam between them!!

3:30 am

Atalante

wow!

3:30 am

Atalante

brb I need to make some tea :)

3:31 am

westford

um that would be scary

3:31 am

sandyloo

Everything in australia is about being outside - we have such good weather for that lifestyle

3:31 am

westford

I know you're so lucky that way

3:31 am

westford

we have about 3 good days a year lol

3:32 am

westford

unless you like snow

3:32 am

sandyloo

Uh Oh!! Nikki is watching THAT show again!

3:32 am

westford

which one?

3:32 am

westford

men who clean in thongs?

3:33 am

sandyloo

I have seen snow, even been skiing (pathetically) but I have never seen it falling- which I would LOVE

3:33 am

westford

now that is pretty..viewed from inside

3:33 am

sandyloo

she is watching the bold and the beautiful - it is the worst show on Tele

3:34 am

westford

I think that's still on here

3:34 am

westford

I've never seen it

3:35 am

sandyloo

West! and you are from the good old USA

3:35 am

sandyloo

I must admit I have never seen "Neighbours"

3:36 am

westford

my very favorite soap opera was Dark Shadows

3:36 am

sandyloo

Never heard of that one

3:36 am

westford

it was on years and years ago and the main character was a vampire

3:37 am

westford

and there was a Frankenstein monster and ghosts ..it was so spooky

3:37 am

sandyloo

sounds cool, I always wonder when I see you guys from the U

3:37 am

sandyloo

from the US whether you have been on Jerry! LOL

3:38 am

westford

LOL now that show was ridiculous

3:38 am

westford

and he was a mayor and everything

3:39 am

sandyloo

and a lawyer , but I bet he made a squillion

3:39 am

westford

probably did

3:40 am

westford

now there are so many 'reality shows'

3:40 am

sandyloo

maybe I'll start the "Sandy Springer show"- but I have enough faith in our population to know it would fail

3:40 am

westford

there's one called Hoarders and when I catch an episode I think how clean my house is

3:41 am

sandyloo

We LOVE hoarders

3:41 am

westford

you get it too?

3:41 am

lynxxx

see that - depressing isn't it

3:41 am

sandyloo

It makes me think I am a great house wife

3:41 am

lynxxx

We get 'Clean House' too

3:42 am

westford

oh I haven't seen that one

3:42 am

sandyloo

I love those shows and when I get my new house I will take something from all of those

3:43 am

westford

A new house ..how nice

3:43 am

westford

and you won't have to rush to get it done, will you?

3:43 am

sandyloo

LOL West, we are living in our shed at the moment and I am terrified of having a lot of housework to do

3:43 am

westford

I'm sure FMitch will lend you her cleaner

3:44 am

sandyloo

and I will gratefully accept, except...I might keep him in the shed

3:44 am

westford

but I know what you mean ..we're going to spend the summer in our cabin..just 2 bedroom and combo kitchen and living room

3:45 am

westford

I did cheat and have a dishwasher installed last year

3:45 am

sandyloo

We have another house which is up for sale and will build when that is sold

3:46 am

sandyloo

we have a dishwasher in the shed

3:46 am

westford

there you go

3:46 am

sandyloo

They actually market sheds nowadays which are designed just like a house

3:47 am

westford

how is the real estate market in Aus? are things selling?

3:48 am

sandyloo

Perth went through a huge hike a couple of years ago and was the most expensive state in Aus. The market here in West Aus levelled out for a while and is just beginning to move again now

3:49 am

westford

you are in a good position too you don't have to jump at the first bid

3:50 am

sandyloo

Indeed we are. When we sell we will have no debt and plenty of money to build and buy another property as well with no debt

3:50 am

westford

that is so great

3:51 am

westford

we have no mortgage either and it feels so good

3:52 am

sandyloo

it is and I appreciate that so much. I envisage a lot of conflict with the house tho". My ideas are 'Grand Designs" and Bruce's are the backwater cottage! LOL

3:52 am

westford

well, you'll meet in the middle

3:52 am

westford

maybe you can have a guest house

3:53 am

sandyloo

We'll see, hmmmm the 'Guest House ' will be the shed

3:53 am

westford

what do they call them..man caves?

3:54 am

sandyloo

Bruce has built a little shed which is his man cave now. he is actually a little eccentric

3:54 am

westford

a fridge full of beer and a big flat screen tv

3:54 am

sandyloo

Ha! Men are such amazing creatures!

3:54 am

westford

eccentric, how?

3:55 am

westford

and whatever would we do without them?

3:56 am

sandyloo

He loves his little shed, he likes collecting antique farm things, he enjoys his solitude- but above it all he is a kind, patient creature

3:56 am

westford

sounds like Jon

3:56 am

sandyloo

We never never have an argument- My daughter told me the other day that she can never remember us raising our voices- I thought that was fantastic

3:57 am

westford

that is very nice and very unusual

3:57 am

westford

you two sound like a good match

3:57 am

sandyloo

I think we are

3:57 am

westford

and what a nice example for your kids

3:58 am

sandyloo

I think so and the kids are really nice too. (most of the time)

3:59 am

westford

it's hard being young these days

3:59 am

westford

how old are your children?

4:00 am

sandyloo

It is much harder for them than it was for us , that is for sure. House prices are so high, work is hard to get -it is a battle for them

4:00 am

westford

I know

4:00 am

sandyloo

they are 25,28,36,39

4:00 am

sandyloo

How old are yours?

4:01 am

westford

43, 42, 40 and 38..3 girls, 1 boy, the youngest

4:01 am

sandyloo

same as me West

4:01 am

westford

but then there are the granddaughters

4:01 am

westford

23,22, 21...6 and 4

4:02 am

westford

it was like starting over again

4:02 am

sandyloo

none of mine are married so I have no grandies

4:02 am

westford

that's the best fun of all..grands

4:02 am

sandyloo

Sometimes I think that grandchildren would just be more worries- but I would love to spoil them

4:03 am

sandyloo

I want a granddaughter who loves horses, I would buy her a pony and take her to ponyclub

4:03 am

westford

it's hard to explain but if you think you used up all your love on your kids you just have that much more for the grandbabies

4:04 am

westford

a pony !! wow that would be heaven

4:04 am

sandyloo

I can guess that would be true - my mum is so great with my kids, she is such a great support

4:06 am

westford

they are lucky to have her

4:06 am

westford

you too !!

4:07 am

westford

it's after 5 a.m. here so I think I'd better try to get some sleep

4:07 am

sandyloo

is your mum still alive?

4:07 am

westford

I want to stay and talk some more but I'd better go and yes she is..she'll be 94 next Monday

4:08 am

sandyloo

Ok, I have to feed and rug horses now so it's been fun bye for now!

4:08 am

westford

she's great

4:08 am

westford

take care and give them an extra carrot from auntie Westford

4:09 am

westford

bye

4:18 am

FMitch

Hello to anyone that is still here.

4:19 am

herinfernallady

Still here as I am watching an article

4:19 am

Sally-catlover

FM! Just arrived.

4:19 am

rubyfoo

hi, I'm back. Got the house ready and waiting for them to arrive!!!

4:19 am

Atalante

here!

4:19 am

FMitch

Hi sally and excited ruby!

4:19 am

rubyfoo

Sally. I wrote you a message on facebook yesterday but I think it got erased.

4:19 am

Sally-catlover

Has your guest gone ruby? And son is imminent?

4:19 am

Atalante

I have a cat curled up in my arm

4:19 am

FMitch

Hi herin :)

4:20 am

lynxxx

Here too

4:20 am

herinfernallady

Gee Ata I don't think that cat missed you

4:20 am

FMitch

awe lovely Ata :)

4:20 am

Sally-catlover

Sorry, ruby, I didn't look at fb yesterday. Will look now.

4:20 am

herinfernallady

Hi Back

4:20 am

lynxxx

hi Infernal

4:20 am

rubyfoo

husband took guest to airport and John should be with him now. I didn't go with, having too much to do to get the house ready!

4:20 am

rubyfoo

no I probably erased it, FB was giving me a hard time

4:20 am

herinfernallady

Hello back

4:20 am

FMitch

my icon is a bit fuzzy but shows a garden visitor.

4:21 am

rubyfoo

hello lynxxxx

4:21 am

FMitch

and babble time too ruby *grin*

4:21 am

lynxxx

a rat?

4:21 am

lynxxx

hi Ruby

4:21 am

herinfernallady

Fm what is that?

4:21 am

rubyfoo

and a little time to try to calm down in here

4:21 am

FMitch

tsk - a field mouse, have a pair living at the bottom of the garden.

4:22 am

Sally-catlover

Oh sweet, FM! Wouldn't last 5 minutes here with 2 cats.

4:22 am

rubyfoo

we have a field mouse family living in a bush near the bird feeder; they like sunflower seeds, too

4:22 am

lynxxx

sweet (much sweeter than a rat)

4:22 am

herinfernallady

FM it looked like a hoppy mouse

4:22 am

FMitch

:)

4:23 am

rubyfoo

this place would be heaven for your cats, Sally, there birds are really tame, the dogs are friendly, and there is a fishpond full of fish!

4:23 am

herinfernallady

We have this um native rats that look like that.

4:24 am

FMitch

OK I nominate rubys garden for the next babble meet.

4:24 am

herinfernallady

right o nuff chat back in a few

4:24 am

Sally-catlover

lol ruby. Well here (where actually we think they were born) they have about an acre of mice. The birds are pretty alert. No fish in our pond :-)

4:24 am

Sally-catlover

Seconded FM.

4:25 am

rubyfoo

sounds perfect to me! I'll just have to shovel out my studio so that you don't all drown in paper!!

4:25 am

FMitch

We could book a coach and do Calais, then hit the Loire and then arrive on rubys doorstep :)

4:25 am

Sally-catlover

We could go Eurostar in style :-)

4:26 am

Sally-catlover

Shall we make it a surprise, FM? Just turn up?

4:26 am

FMitch

ooh or even the Orient Express did that for my Mom for mothers day a while back - was brill.

4:26 am

rubyfoo

I love the idea!

4:27 am

Sally-catlover

Not the Orient Express! Very expensive and very posy. But train would be good.

4:27 am

FMitch

If you hear us knoking and spelling out wierd words ruby - that will be us :)

4:28 am

Sally-catlover

Standing outside shouting (checks grid hastily), bring out your etui! Where is the sris?

4:28 am

FMitch

Back in a bit - time for lunch. Yes I know it is only 10.30 but have been up since 4 - no idea why :(

4:29 am

Sally-catlover

Had hail just now. Hammered down.

4:29 am

rubyfoo

this is the first day it isn't raining but it's clouding up

4:30 am

rubyfoo

can you imagine, a guest for a week and rain almost all the time?

4:30 am

rubyfoo

how big was the hail? Did it wreck the plants?

4:31 am

Sally-catlover

Looked just like polystyrene beads raining down. Very noisy! Our plants have to be tough here :-)

4:35 am

rubyfoo

what did I say about rain? it just started again!

4:35 am

Atalante

urf. the Tesco's man just arrived. At least I have food now!

4:36 am

Sally-catlover

How's the leg, Ata?

4:36 am

Atalante

better in a brace than the cast from hell!

4:37 am

Sally-catlover

So what's the diagnosis? Still as before?

4:37 am

rubyfoo

phantom fanny

4:37 am

Atalante

yep. Medial ligament. And brace on for 4 to 5 weeks, at most (hopefully)

4:38 am

Sally-catlover

rofl, that's not very polite in English English ruby

4:38 am

Sally-catlover

So what are you doing about walking Hobbit?

4:38 am

lynxxx

nor in Australian English!

4:38 am

rubyfoo

too funny, in America, it's the nice way to say it!

4:38 am

rubyfoo

sorry *blushing*

4:39 am

Atalante

husband's having to do it

4:39 am

Sally-catlover

Yes but it means a different part of the body in America

4:39 am

rubyfoo

oh

4:39 am

Sally-catlover

Poor Hobbit!

4:39 am

rubyfoo

I never knew that

4:39 am

Sally-catlover

Don't think I can explain politely :-)

4:40 am

lynxxx

Men don't have one

4:40 am

rubyfoo

it's OK, I won't say it again!

4:40 am

rubyfoo

I get it, ladies

4:40 am

Atalante

uhoh cat's back

4:40 am

Sally-catlover

Let's just say that if you are on the tube, and someone leans a bit close to you, don't say in a loud voice, "get your hand off my fanny" !!

4:40 am

Atalante

brain?

4:40 am

rubyfoo

I hope ata missed my faux pas!

4:41 am

herinfernallady

Opps I forgot to pay my phone bill

4:41 am

rubyfoo

raofl!!!

4:42 am

herinfernallady

now they wont allow me to call oppies

4:42 am

Atalante

and don't say fanny pack either :P

4:42 am

Sally-catlover

Refilling coffee mug. brb

4:44 am

Sally-catlover

Back. Babble is very educational, isn't it!

4:45 am

Atalante

oh yes!

4:45 am

Sally-catlover

now ruby has learnt a new meaning for a slang word.

4:46 am

herinfernallady

bah

4:47 am

Sally-catlover

What is or are oppies, herin?

4:47 am

herinfernallady

Opps

4:49 am

Atalante

lol I just managed to bend my leg a bit. It felt so impressive! Then I looked and it must be bent all of 5 degrees LOL

4:49 am

herinfernallady

Ata I vote massage rubby ducky on knee

4:49 am

Sally-catlover

Oh poor Ata!

4:50 am

Atalante

it still feels impressive though :D

4:51 am

herinfernallady

Ata I will facebook you the link

4:51 am

Atalante

tyty!

4:52 am

Atalante

my mum's coming down to look after me for a few days

4:53 am

herinfernallady

Awww Yah mum.

4:53 am

Atalante

which I'm wonderfully grateful for. I can manage on my own, but I know I'm going to get utterly bored just sitting around

4:53 am

Sally-catlover

At least you can still Babble, Ata. Get your priorities right :-)

4:54 am

herinfernallady

I think i just played computer games and playstation and babble

4:54 am

Atalante

absolutely! And I need to actually write my assignment that should have been handed in last week.

4:56 am

lynxxx

and drawing?

4:57 am

Atalante

that too :D

4:57 am

Atalante

and I can scan the thing I did while on holiday

4:57 am

Atalante

oh! I should show you something .... a piccy - hang on a sec

4:57 am

lynxxx

?? which is...

4:57 am

Atalante

I'll shove it on flickr quickly

4:59 am

herinfernallady

sigh I just budget changes for pensions

5:00 am

Atalante

http://goo.gl/lLOr

5:00 am

Atalante

there. Holly's map of St Agnes, look at it in large size and you'll see all her adventures!

5:01 am

Sally-catlover

I thought it was Hobbit's map?

5:01 am

herinfernallady

Atta that is adorable

5:02 am

Atalante

ooops. Hobbit's map :P but it says Holly on there. She's really Holly Hobbit

5:02 am

lynxxx

very funny - and clever!

5:03 am

herinfernallady

So were was the pub were mummy went Ata?

5:03 am

Atalante

it's now stuck up behind the bar in the St Agnes pub :)

5:03 am

Atalante

the pub is "nice lady with treats <3" LOL

5:04 am

herinfernallady

Right

5:04 am

herinfernallady

Awww Ata that is cute

5:04 am

lynxxx

What a lovely thoughtful thing to do. Now you'll have to go back and visit it

5:04 am

Atalante

I will :) We are actually hoping to pop back over the summer when I can actually walk!

5:05 am

Atalante

I did a "proper" map of the island too, but HObbit's one is cuter!

5:05 am

herinfernallady

awww

5:06 am

Sally-catlover

brb

5:07 am

Norma

Can anyone clue the two ta6's please

5:08 am

herinfernallady

sorry don't ahve it

5:08 am

lynxxx

Hi Norma - to do with wine

5:08 am

Norma

Thanks herin

5:08 am

dcseain

one ta6 is used for tanning leather

5:09 am

lynxxx

hi DC

5:09 am

Atalante

ooo to do with tea too!

5:09 am

Norma

Are they both to do with wine lynxxx

5:09 am

dcseain

hello, lyn

5:09 am

lynxxx

They both are Norma

5:09 am

Norma

Brilliant Folks got them both now thanks for your help

5:10 am

lynxxx

You are up early DC?

5:10 am

dcseain

indeed. got up at 4 local time. Sister worked at 6, and bro-in-law leaves for work then.

5:11 am

lynxxx

You are away from home? or are they staying with you

5:11 am

herinfernallady

Hey DC

5:12 am

Atalante

4! eeep!

5:13 am

herinfernallady

4am is going to bed time not getting up time

5:20 am

dcseain

agreed, herin

5:21 am

dcseain

i'm at my sister's

5:21 am

dcseain

sister and her hubby both work near here, so it makes more sense for me to come here

5:24 am

herinfernallady

awwwww. Uncle DC

5:30 am

Sally-catlover

brb

5:32 am

gran

Clue please for te 7/32

5:33 am

lynxxx

te7 like the ship that hit the iceberg

5:34 am

lynxxx

Goodnight everyone, not getting very far with this one

5:34 am

Atalante

words around the first 5 letters of that 7 are remarkably common in babble at the moment

5:35 am

gran

Thanks and finished!

5:39 am

dcseain

g'night lyn

5:40 am

dcseain

congrats, gran

5:49 am

Atalante

oooo I saw lots of ga6s last week!

6:01 am

dcseain

i had no idea that was a bird, thanks to the similarly-named media company here

6:02 am

Atalante

ooo yes, it's a big fierce thing!

6:24 am

gramma

Hi. Nakey is to a word! My granddaughters love to run around nakey after the tubbie.

6:41 am

gramma

Helloooo out there. Is any1 around? What has happened to my fellow Babbleonians? A curse on the cursor? Bueller? Bueller?

6:43 am

gramma

Help, I've stumbled on ag's and I can't get up. Ag6 and 7. Anybody?

6:43 am

dcseain

hi, gramma. i have no AGs yet

6:45 am

gramma

Ah..there are people left. I was worried, the chat had stopped

6:45 am

dcseain

found them. hm.

6:46 am

lbetterman

clues pl

6:47 am

dcseain

ag6 - makes me think of greek.

6:47 am

dcseain

ends with not fresh state

6:47 am

dcseain

add cons for ag7

6:48 am

lbetterman

tks I will look

6:48 am

Anniebrook

thanks dc, great clues

6:49 am

dcseain

oh, good. clear enough for someone :) hi, annie

6:50 am

City 17 dweller

thank you for those, dc

6:50 am

Anniebrook

hi dc, it was the suffix that gave it to me

6:53 am

lbetterman

tks got them

6:56 am

dcseain

glad to help :)

7:10 am

herinfernallady

err is anone elses babble gone weird?

7:11 am

Anniebrook

herin, not today but yesterday the screen just went black and I could not get back into babble expert

7:11 am

amelu0218

???

7:11 am

herinfernallady

Must have been a me glitch. ANnie I got your letter thank you

7:11 am

Anniebrook

oh good, that was quick

7:12 am

herinfernallady

I was pleasantly suprised

7:12 am

herinfernallady

I am watching Juno.

7:13 am

Anniebrook

and Juno is?

7:13 am

herinfernallady

movie

7:13 am

Anniebrook

enjoy

7:14 am

herinfernallady

i am

7:15 am

herinfernallady

Do you know anything about the film?

7:16 am

Anniebrook

no, i dont

7:16 am

Anniebrook

brb, phone

7:24 am

rubyfoo

hello again

7:24 am

periwinkle

morning all

7:24 am

herinfernallady

hello again

7:24 am

periwinkle

help with lone i on bottom pls

7:25 am

herinfernallady

Dont be so boring is my clue

7:25 am

periwinkle

ty herin

7:26 am

tut

Are there 15 words that start with one of the Ts and 10 that start with the other one?

7:27 am

periwinkle

yes

7:27 am

tut

thank you

7:27 am

periwinkle

I am stuck on the letters with only one word

7:28 am

amelu0218

the lone i is just silly...

7:28 am

rubyfoo

me, too, peri

7:28 am

periwinkle

I hve that one

7:28 am

rubyfoo

or the k and the e's

7:29 am

periwinkle

have one k word, rhymes with red and white candy at christmas

7:29 am

rubyfoo

thanks peri

7:30 am

periwinkle

don't see any of the

7:30 am

periwinkle

A words on the right

7:31 am

rubyfoo

one is ag5/14

7:31 am

rubyfoo

almost greek

7:31 am

amelu0218

bet... aerial...

7:31 am

amelu0218

wrong one... I'm dyslexic today...

7:31 am

periwinkle

thanks, amelu

7:32 am

rubyfoo

other is an5/10 refering to

7:32 am

periwinkle

ruby, looking for the ag5

7:32 am

rubyfoo

I only have two

7:32 am

periwinkle

needed that one amelu

7:32 am

amelu0218

I have 3 ag from the right one... Oh, good.

7:32 am

periwinkle

I have no ag words

7:33 am

rubyfoo

ag5/14 sounds greek

7:33 am

HarryHood

goethe

7:33 am

periwinkle

don't get the greek clue

7:33 am

amelu0218

a + DNA

7:33 am

rubyfoo

sounds like the ag*** sea

7:33 am

amelu0218

think of Jason's ship but twist it around a bit...

7:34 am

rubyfoo

hi harry

7:34 am

periwinkle

ah, ty, amelu and ruby

7:34 am

HarryHood

hihi

7:34 am

rubyfoo

ty peri

7:34 am

periwinkle

bl

7:34 am

rubyfoo

phantom:gooey

7:35 am

amelu0218

and gooier...

7:35 am

rubyfoo

that's better, amelu

7:36 am

HarryHood

off to work! only 90 left to go :)

7:36 am

rubyfoo

hahah harry

7:36 am

rubyfoo

see you later

7:40 am

herinfernallady

Later haryr.

7:40 am

herinfernallady

Ruby you stil there?

7:55 am

jmcnrick

i am here though

7:56 am

herinfernallady

HI JM

7:57 am

jmcnrick

this looks like a mean little grid

7:57 am

herinfernallady

I think it is

7:58 am

herinfernallady

damn I have to go outside

7:58 am

jmcnrick

hb

7:59 am

herinfernallady

Bins need doing I will in a min

8:00 am

tut

How does it count words that can be spelled in more than one way?

8:01 am

tut

Like anything beginning with 'toy' in this grid

8:01 am

jmcnrick

each word is counted separately so anything that starts with toy that is 4 letters or longer is counted

8:01 am

dcseain

it sometimes take alt spellings, sometimes not. Both Brit and NA spellings are valid

8:01 am

bethn

ia

8:02 am

dcseain

it has 3 different spellings for schtetel, shtetl and a third one i forget, for example

8:02 am

jmcnrick

check out the help section above as really useful unlike some help sections ^

8:02 am

tut

Thanks. Will do.

8:02 am

jmcnrick

hi dc

8:03 am

jmcnrick

and welcome to the grid tut

8:03 am

dcseain

morning, jmc

8:03 am

dcseain

welcome, tut

8:05 am

herinfernallady

brr

8:05 am

jmcnrick

chilly fall?

8:06 am

herinfernallady

yes

8:06 am

herinfernallady

and I trod on a burr thingie

8:06 am

jmcnrick

chilly spring here

8:06 am

jmcnrick

ouch!

8:07 am

herinfernallady

Didn't notice until I came inside

8:07 am

jmcnrick

the floor being less forgiving than the dirt?

8:08 am

herinfernallady

yes and my feet defrosted

8:08 am

EvaNadine

mornin babblers!

8:09 am

herinfernallady

Hi Eva

8:10 am

jmcnrick

hi eva

8:10 am

jmcnrick

poor feet

8:10 am

grant

clue for ne6/24, anyone?

8:10 am

Judi

Good mornin, babblin buds.

8:10 am

jmcnrick

hi grant and judi

8:10 am

herinfernallady

joys of winter. Hi Judi

8:10 am

Judi

For you UK folks - welcome to your new Prime Minister... I guess. That was a twist.

8:10 am

grant

morning jmc

8:11 am

jmcnrick

oo I haven't read the paper how did it turn out?

8:11 am

jmcnrick

sorry grant haven't got it

8:12 am

Judi

Gordon Brown resigned. New PM is a cheeky young lad of 43 named Cameron.

8:12 am

jmcnrick

ah cameron that should be interesting

8:12 am

herinfernallady

I was just reading a really sweet story about how a dog breeder is in hospital at the moment with burns after trying to rescue her dogs from a fire which is being treated as suspicious. There is a group that have already organised the pups which died to be buried not discarded, her horses to be cared for and the other surviving pups taken from the RSPCA and given to friends to be cared for

8:13 am

jbp

K clue?

8:13 am

dcseain

ka4 and abel ;)

8:13 am

grant

citizen ka**

8:13 am

jbp

wow, infer,,, it makes me really dislike people all the more

8:13 am

jbp

thanks dcs and grant

8:13 am

bojazz

ka - "knockout"

8:14 am

dcseain

ka4 as in the refrain of the banana tally song

8:14 am

EvaNadine

bananaphone??

8:14 am

jbp

thanks bo and dcs

8:14 am

grannyrose

ne6, ne+ opening in fence

8:14 am

jbp

lol eva

8:14 am

bojazz

boxing term - ka**

8:14 am

Jen34

lol dcsean -- that one worked for me :o)

8:14 am

jmcnrick

er i thought that started with a D dc

8:15 am

jbp

nehole? ;-)

8:15 am

jbp

ok. I''m off to work... have a good day, all@

8:15 am

grant

ty grannyrose

8:15 am

herinfernallady

JB why dislike people more?

8:15 am

Judi

I think "keytag" should be allowed.

8:15 am

jmcnrick

hi bo and jbp and jen and granny

8:15 am

grannyrose

what you walk through, lol

8:15 am

jmcnrick

bye jbp

8:15 am

grannyrose

hey all

8:16 am

bojazz

hi everyone... :)

8:16 am

herinfernallady

HI Rose

8:16 am

jmcnrick

that is a sad story herin

8:16 am

grannyrose

hey herin, how are things , hun?

8:16 am

herinfernallady

It is sad but the strength of the community is willing to pull together and help. There are things I didn't know.

8:16 am

herinfernallady

Rose busy

8:17 am

jmcnrick

okay no nbt for me work beckons

8:17 am

jmcnrick

bbl

8:17 am

Judi

Yes, herin. Horrible to think that someone would have set a fire to a haven for animals. Evil.

8:17 am

grannyrose

ditto here. the 10 hour shifts are killing me....

8:17 am

jmcnrick

probably someone who things breeding dogs is evil

8:17 am

herinfernallady

It is horrible but they have to take all fires as suspicious at first glance

8:17 am

jmcnrick

*poof*

8:19 am

Mr Bob

Morning all

8:20 am

Anniebrook

I am done. anyone want a clue before I take leave?

8:20 am

herinfernallady

Hi Bob.

8:20 am

herinfernallady

Rose you should take it easy

8:20 am

Anniebrook

hello mr. bob

8:20 am

grannyrose

have to show i have tried, herin

8:20 am

herinfernallady

arrr this grid is evil

8:21 am

herinfernallady

Rose you do try

8:21 am

grant

Is there really an en6?

8:21 am

Anniebrook

yes, grant

8:22 am

Anniebrook

en 6 sounds like a city in Calif but change last vowel

8:22 am

grant

got it thanks annie

8:23 am

Anniebrook

youre welcome, grant

8:25 am

Anniebrook

bye dear babblers

8:27 am

herinfernallady

Bye Annie

8:29 am

Daily Dog

Hi all

8:29 am

herinfernallady

Hi

8:37 am

EvaNadine

wow. i have just been informed about some of the most disturbing movies i believe i have ever heard of.
*shudders*

8:38 am

dcseain

what a way to start the day, EvaN. good morning

8:38 am

dcseain

hi, daily and herin

8:38 am

herinfernallady

Eva I like your dres

8:41 am

EvaNadine

TY herin. :)

8:41 am

EvaNadine

indeed, DC. if ever you want to be utterly disgusted, le me know and i will tell you which movies to pick up.

8:41 am

Nancy Boy

Eva!! Still wearing that dress I see ;)

8:41 am

dcseain

thank you for the offer, but i shall pass :)

8:42 am

herinfernallady

Is this 'THE'dress or a replica so not to spoil a suprice

8:42 am

herinfernallady

Hi Nancy

8:43 am

EvaNadine

the photo is the sample i tried on. THE dress will not come in until august. but it is the same dress...

8:43 am

herinfernallady

pretty

8:43 am

EvaNadine

mornin NB!
yes, id actually forgotten i was wearing it instead of the clover. ;)
suppose i should find something else to change into!

8:44 am

Nancy Boy

oh, why ever would you do that? you look gorgeous ;)
now what's this about some horrible films? I can do disgusting.

8:44 am

Judi

Leo's cute, NB. Nice to finally see your beau.

8:45 am

herinfernallady

kitty on head

8:45 am

EvaNadine

well, if youre interested in physical horror, look up "Human Centipede."
or, if you prefer emotional horror, try "Irreversible."

8:45 am

Nancy Boy

hey, thanks, Judi :) yes - he'll definitely do ;)

8:46 am

Nancy Boy

ohhh, I can't do emotional horror. I get freaked out by that too easily! I can do vast amounts of gore, but at the first whiff of a psychological thriller, I'm outta there..

8:47 am

Judi

How about Al Gore? We're looking to get rid of him.

8:47 am

dcseain

OH! for fabulous emotional horror, see Parents - this one: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098068/

8:48 am

Nancy Boy

LOL Judi! Now that, I won't do..

8:49 am

Merk

thanks for the earlier te 7 clue ... I'll have to go back and check the chat for it. I was called away by my spouse and there was no delaying.

8:49 am

herinfernallady

Ok I wish himself would come home kitties need him

8:50 am

EvaNadine

ooh, interesting, dc

8:50 am

Merk

I went back to check and it was not clued. Does anyone have a clue for the te 7 please? I'm leaving the internet traveling for the day and will work on this offline, but I was stuck for quite awhile on that word.

8:50 am

herinfernallady

ewww

8:50 am

Nancy Boy

would you say Human Centipede is worse than Hostel, Eva? Hostel grossed me out.

8:51 am

dcseain

it was billed as " a tale of cannibalism in the suburbs of the 1950s" we didn't eat for a couple days after it

8:51 am

Nancy Boy

just looked it up. looks worse than Hostel. Bleurgh!!

8:52 am

Mom

Merk, TE -- think of the ship that hit the iceberg in the early 1900's but change the second letter

8:52 am

dcseain

nothing graphic in it at all

8:52 am

Mom

Good morning , not really here, but happened to be passing through

8:53 am

dcseain

hello, mom

8:53 am

herinfernallady

Hi Moooom

8:53 am

Mom

Hi Seain

8:53 am

Merk

ty again

8:53 am

Mom

Hi Herin

8:53 am

Nancy Boy

hi, Mom :)

8:53 am

Mom

you're welcome Merk, be safe in your travels.

8:53 am

Mom

HI Nancy Boy

8:54 am

dcseain

how goes, NB?

8:54 am

Mom

now, I must go, more storms are rolling through. Ugly lightning. **shudders**

8:54 am

Mom

{{hugs}} to all of you

8:54 am

Merk

See you later or tomorrow.

8:54 am

Nancy Boy

not too bad at all, Seain :) thanks! and with you?

8:54 am

dcseain

be well, mom

8:54 am

herinfernallady

later Merk

8:55 am

Mom

will do Seain, you as well

8:55 am

EvaNadine

ive never seen hostel, but i might have to...

8:56 am

herinfernallady

I would like to know why my cat likes to sit on my head then fart

8:59 am

Nancy Boy

it's, er...it's an interesting film. there's a nasty scene with a blowtorch that I wouldn't necessarily wanna see again!

9:00 am

herinfernallady

Nancy you seen Punisher?

9:01 am

Judi

Egad. Fireworks!

9:01 am

herinfernallady

yah Judi

9:02 am

dcseain

congarts, judi

9:02 am

Judi

*cracks knuckles* Time for more coffee!

9:02 am

Judi

Anyone need clueage?

9:03 am

EvaNadine

hrm. from what ive read, a blowtorch would be.... interesting...

9:03 am

herinfernallady

I am right for the moment

9:04 am

Judi

*giggle* Herin's a farthead.

9:04 am

herinfernallady

Cheers

9:04 am

Nancy Boy

hah! I must admit, I kind of like these kind of movies. Even Saw!

9:05 am

EvaNadine

i loved Saw! the first few were good... i think i just saw the 4th or 5th one, and not so good...lol

9:06 am

Nancy Boy

I haven't seen past the first few - probably best to leave it that way ;)

9:07 am

herinfernallady

Not into those sort of flicks they scar me

9:07 am

herinfernallady

scare even

9:07 am

EvaNadine

definitely. i would say the first 3 were worthy of viewing. :)

9:08 am

Nancy Boy

Interesting. What would you say your favourite film is? Fight Club for me ;)

9:09 am

herinfernallady

what is the other 8 please. I have An what am I missing

9:09 am

movieman

Hiya everone.....a movie discussion......how interesting!!!!

9:09 am

EvaNadine

i have a few: Clue, Dead Again, Dogma, High Strung

9:10 am

LuvWordGames

ey 8/55 herin

9:10 am

herinfernallady

thanks

9:10 am

City 17 dweller

a word that you might give your ey8/55 to find, herin

9:11 am

herinfernallady

Ta

9:11 am

scribekd

what a clever clue, City-thanks!

9:11 am

Nancy Boy

hi, Movieman! Nice to have an expert around ;)

9:11 am

movieman

Hiya everone.....a movie discussion......how interesting!!!!

9:11 am

Nancy Boy

Never seen ANY of those Eva :P will look into it at some point!

9:11 am

movieman

Anyone seen Kick-Ass yet?

9:12 am

City 17 dweller

yvw, scribe

9:12 am

Judi

Hiya, movieman. I was thinking about seeing it, but I was afraid it would be too teenagery.

9:12 am

Judi

Then again, I can't wait to see Iron Man II, so go figure.

9:13 am

EvaNadine

good luck *finding* high strung -- but if you manage, youl laugh your arse off!
clue is from the 80s, dead again is kinda random, but i really liked it, and dogma -- well thats one im surprised you havent seen!

9:13 am

stevedallas

Lickety is not opening for me this morning at work; can someone tell me how many words? Thanks

9:13 am

movieman

Next on my agenda is Iron Man II and the Elm Street remake

9:13 am

City 17 dweller

115 steve

9:14 am

stevedallas

thanks

9:14 am

Judi

Dogma was very good. I don't know if you could lump that into the Horror genre though.

9:14 am

movieman

I quite like the Toxic Avenger films

9:14 am

dcseain

115 today, steve

9:14 am

angelskye

saw Iron Man II this weekend--it's great!

9:15 am

City 17 dweller

I am sorely tempted by the Elm Street remake, even though I'll tear my hair out if it's as pointless as the omen remake.

9:15 am

angelskye

tane

9:15 am

angelskye

oops

9:15 am

Riverdance

Hi all - Iron Man II and Clash of the Titans is playing together at the drivein - if it warms up enough, may take kids this weekend

9:15 am

Nancy Boy

it looks...interesting...Eva ;)

9:15 am

Nancy Boy

hi, Mom :)

9:16 am

Riverdance

HEY NB

9:16 am

herinfernallady

HI Momns

9:16 am

Riverdance

This is one tough puzzle today

9:16 am

Riverdance

Hi herin

9:17 am

Riverdance

and angel and city and dc and Judi .....

9:17 am

movieman

I wanna see Elm Street 'cos I was impressed by Jackie Earle Haley's performance as Rorschach in Watchmen

9:17 am

EvaNadine

which one, NB?

9:17 am

Nancy Boy

Dogma, Eva! I definitely recognize the poster though - seen it before somewhere...

9:18 am

Nancy Boy

I expected to really enjoy Watchmen...fell asleep halfway through though :S

9:18 am

Judi

Uhg. The Watchmen was HORRIBLE. But he was the one bright spot, I'd have to agree.

9:19 am

EvaNadine

Dogma is really funny. it also made me think a little bit, but just a little. ;)
i generally like watching anything that takes what we "know" about religion and makes us question it.

9:19 am

Riverdance

I finally saw Avatar - what an incredible movie - wish now I had gone to IMAX

9:19 am

movieman

Oh, I must be the only one here who enjoyed it then

9:20 am

Nancy Boy

Oooh Mom, the only thing you gain from watching it in 3D seems to be a headache ;) And a pair of funky glasses, of course....

9:20 am

Judi

Gotta jet. See you kids tomorrow!

9:20 am

Riverdance

bye judi

9:21 am

angelskye

actually i enjoyed Avatar in 3D and at Imax-the big screen really enhanced the experience

9:21 am

Riverdance

we bought the DVD on Friday and I have watched it 3 times already

9:22 am

Riverdance

we didnt go because the lines were just incredible even up to the day it left. I'm sorry but will not go to a movie an hour or more before it starts.

9:23 am

Nancy Boy

I felt kinda cheated that it had exactly the same plot as Pocohontas...

9:24 am

movieman

Clue for the an8 plz

9:25 am

Riverdance

I didnt find it anything like Pocohontas yet havent watched that for awhile. May have to dig it out again - love those Disney movies.

9:25 am

EvaNadine

i havent seen avatar, but i heard it was basically Ferngully all over again. :)

9:26 am

Riverdance

NO WAY eva

9:26 am

Nancy Boy

this details it - found it quite funny ;) all in good fun of course! http://iamhilarious.com/wp-content/upl
oads/2010/01/pocahontas-avatar-750x730
.jpg

9:26 am

Nancy Boy

ohhh, should have shortened that URL.

9:26 am

movieman

Some are saying there's a touch of Dances with Wolves about Avatar

9:26 am

Riverdance

its not animated. its got really cool effects

9:26 am

angelskye

i will say that Avatar's plot was predictable-but the art and artistry were unique

9:27 am

EvaNadine

i didnt mean animation. i just meant the story line...

9:28 am

movieman

Clue for the an8 plz

9:29 am

EvaNadine

then this is for you, NB:
http://tinyurl.com/y9p6x76

9:29 am

Riverdance

what did you think movieman - you are our resident expert

9:29 am

Nancy Boy

that's the one Eva ;) ta!

9:29 am

Nancy Boy

LOL! true ;)

9:30 am

Riverdance

I can see the analogy with Dances with Wolves - although long, I did like that movie

9:30 am

movieman

True, true, true....lol!!!

9:30 am

EvaNadine

this was my favorite image:
http://tinyurl.com/24kugmz

9:32 am

movieman

clue for the an8 plz

9:32 am

Nancy Boy

Hahahaha!! that's pretty much the plot ;)

9:32 am

Nancy Boy

wish I could help, Movieman, but I don't have it :) sorry!

9:33 am

movieman

never mind, got it

9:33 am

Riverdance

no clue here either - let us know when you get it to help us out

9:35 am

movieman

an8= plural insect feelers

9:36 am

Riverdance

thanks movieman

9:36 am

dcseain

insects have an8, and radios use them to broadcast

9:37 am

movieman

yvw mom

9:38 am

sciencegeek

ag clues pls

9:39 am

sciencegeek

nm

9:47 am

EvaNadine

hrm. i did something weird to my neck in my sleep and now its all ouchy...
this does NOT bode well for my hair appt today!

9:52 am

Boobear

hi all

9:52 am

Boobear

hi all

9:59 am

gramma

ag- long long *** + soldiers can get foot *** from their boots being wet all the time

9:59 am

aslindy

hello everyone

9:59 am

gramma

hi

9:59 am

gramma

How about a hint for the en6? please.

10:03 am

aslindy

I'd love to help you, gramma, but I just got here... no idea.

10:06 am

aslindy

wow, there are not a lot of obvious words today

10:09 am

TrishaBoo

hello :]

10:09 am

gramma

I just found ey8. Common compound word.

10:12 am

TrishaBoo

Hey i'm new to this and idk how to play

10:12 am

TrishaBoo

do i just spell wirds

10:12 am

aslindy

trish, have you ever played Boggle?

10:13 am

aslindy

yes, you spell words you find in the grid, like you do in the game Boggle

10:13 am

sciencegeek

did anyone clue the en6????

10:13 am

aslindy

you can also read the Help, found by clicking the "Help" button above the chat

10:14 am

aslindy

science... not that I have seen

10:14 am

rururocks

i have an en 5 .. only

10:14 am

weboggle-whoa

en6: movie en**** man w/ brendan frasier

10:14 am

stevedallas

sounds like a city in california

10:14 am

Uniquity

Best trick to remember is that the words only use each tile once, and each tile in the word must touch the next, so you can't just make a word from each of the four corners, for example.

10:15 am

sciencegeek

got it ty web!

10:16 am

aslindy

gramma... I still can't figure out that ey clue... maybe I haven't had enough coffee yet

10:17 am

stidmama

hello all, feeling nervous about today's math class. I am NOT having a good week.

10:17 am

sciencegeek

ey 8 = what you see with plus what you chew with

10:17 am

stidmama

however, only three weeks of class left (I spend 3/4 of next week with the real kids actually teaching...).

10:17 am

aslindy

oh, duh... thanks science

10:17 am

stidmama

thanks for the 8

10:18 am

aslindy

I tried to do singular of that and of course it did not work

10:18 am

aslindy

stid... good luck today... math is not my strong suit

10:19 am

kimmtoats

T Y Science

10:20 am

rururocks

ag 7 please?

10:20 am

beachboggle

heya fellow babblers!

10:20 am

stidmama

thanks lindy. It's not actually my weak suit, but this was a team project, and while I know what I I would do, we haven't met and gone over everyone's parts yet. And we "teach" to our classmates in 70 minutes.

10:21 am

stidmama

hey ruru and beach!

10:21 am

TrishaBoo

sorry, nope never played

10:22 am

rururocks

hi stid... so we are now going to have more stidlets?

10:22 am

stidmama

down to 80 ruru, you want to ask for one of the 35 I have?

10:22 am

stidmama

*GASP* STIDLETS? ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME?????

(no)

10:23 am

rururocks

at school.. relax

10:24 am

TrishaBoo

I'm bored at school, I graduate next week!

10:24 am

stidmama

*running around the room in a panic*

10:24 am

stidmama

well done Trisha. and then what?

10:24 am

TrishaBoo

Going to be a skincare proffesinal :]

10:25 am

stidmama

good. Lots of people need to fix their skin.

10:25 am

TrishaBoo

Yes :] I want people to feel goregous w/o makeup.

10:26 am

sciencegeek

first fe 5 please

10:26 am

stidmama

help for the i in the second column and the N in the center column please?

10:27 am

stidmama

is that the fencing "fake out" move?

10:27 am

TrishaBoo

can i only make words with the letters in each column?

10:27 am

rururocks

the n is a snappy dresser na 5

10:27 am

stidmama

no list yet, so not sure that's the first fe

10:27 am

stidmama

thanks ruru

10:27 am

TrishaBoo

or from all over the board?

10:27 am

sciencegeek

i dont have it

10:27 am

stidmama

the letters need to touch on a flat side (no diagonals)

10:27 am

sciencegeek

got it ty stid

10:28 am

rururocks

the i is not out of I think

10:28 am

Uniquity

Trisha, columns don't matter but the letters do need to touch in your words. No repeated tiles in a word, either.

10:28 am

rururocks

or an engine breathing part stid

10:28 am

TrishaBoo

Thank you Uniquity :]

10:28 am

stidmama

there is a help icon on this page (upper right) and good tips on angelsong's page http://www.freewebs.com/angelsong/

10:29 am

stidmama

ingen

10:29 am

stidmama

oops...

10:29 am

TrishaBoo

Thank you all very much!

10:29 am

Twentynine Palms

i can make words diagonally.

10:29 am

stidmama

oh, you're right trisha, I was thinking of something else while trying to type. Will shut up now and get back to work

10:30 am

TrishaBoo

^_^

10:31 am

periwinkle

hello all

10:31 am

stidmama

got the engine clue, thanks ruru. now NBT and down to 68, and a paper to start working on. Back tonight when I am in a panic over the teaching tomorrow when my regular mentor is not available... *sigh* I am such a wimp. Not sure why I think I can be a teacher.

10:31 am

TrishaBoo

Hitay!

10:31 am

periwinkle

stiddy, I made a delicious dinner last night and everyone liked it

10:31 am

stidmama

hey peri (((hugs)))

see you later.

*Poof*

10:32 am

TrishaBoo

Hey Peri!

10:32 am

stidmama

*mini unpoof* of course everyone liked it, peri! you're a great cook! ((Hugs again))

10:32 am

periwinkle

aww thanks, stid, cu later

10:35 am

TrishaBoo

So what's up?

10:37 am

kimmtoats

Yes 29 you may make words diagonally

10:37 am

kimmtoats

rote

10:37 am

TrishaBoo

i'm doing pretty good :p

10:37 am

kimmtoats

oops!

10:38 am

sciencegeek

go 6?

10:39 am

TrishaBoo

riot

10:39 am

TrishaBoo

?

10:39 am

TrishaBoo

riot?

10:40 am

peabody

go6 past tense of I will get the paper

10:40 am

weboggle-whoa

go + * minus *** (shuttle countdown beginning)

10:40 am

Uniquity

The words go in the box beneath the grid, not the chat box. But yes to your word!

10:40 am

TrishaBoo

I know, I just felt like sharing :]

10:40 am

sciencegeek

a fish! ty web

10:41 am

sciencegeek

and peabody!

10:41 am

sciencegeek

Mr. Peabody's Way Back Machine!

10:41 am

peabody

Mr. Peabody was my dog - the best dog in the world!

10:42 am

TrishaBoo

i've only got 14 words.lol

10:43 am

TrishaBoo

acne

10:43 am

kimmtoats

Sharing is a no no. You'll have to go to the PB(a fictitious penalty box) I'll be there too, don't worry!

10:43 am

TrishaBoo

sorry lol didn't mean to put that

10:44 am

sciencegeek

in 6 clues pls

10:44 am

Riverdance

one is a valve in your engine

10:44 am

Riverdance

Hi again everyone

10:45 am

sciencegeek

dont know about them there valves

10:45 am

wht

in6 comes naturally to one with in6 ability

10:45 am

Riverdance

in + boys name abbrev

10:45 am

tut

How do you see how long a word is supposed to be?

10:45 am

Riverdance

good clue what

10:46 am

Riverdance

you have to get the list from lickety - go down to the yellow box below the grid and click on licketys babble clues

10:46 am

wht

The engine valve is the opposite of output

10:46 am

Riverdance

I try not to do that until I am below 50 left - my own personal challenge - just pulling up list now with 44

10:47 am

Deeha

like your clue wht-of course you are right!!!

10:47 am

Riverdance

did you find it tut?

10:47 am

Riverdance

wht gives great clues

10:47 am

wht

If I am right, I must have been mistaken. :^)

10:48 am

tut

I found the lickety link

10:48 am

wht

ty Mom.

10:48 am

kimmtoats

Tut, look at Lickety's Babble Clues. There's a link at the bottom.

10:48 am

tut

It remains to be seen if I learn to use it.

10:48 am

tut

Oh, and thanks.

10:49 am

Riverdance

Lickety gives you the first two letters of each word, then how many letters, then the point total for the word

10:50 am

Riverdance

you can drag in the words you already found and put them in the list. Scroll down to where it ways bulk add and follow directions. Very easy.

10:50 am

TrishaBoo

well i've had fun thanks everyone.

10:50 am

TrishaBoo

god bless :]

10:50 am

sciencegeek

na 6??

10:51 am

sciencegeek

nm got it

10:51 am

Riverdance

bye trish - see you soon

10:52 am

tut

Thanks mom.

10:52 am

Riverdance

your welcome

10:54 am

sciencegeek

mom - do you have the ne 6/24 and 7?????

10:54 am

Riverdance

ne + fence opening

10:55 am

dalia

I'm stuck on the ag 6 and 7...any clues?

10:55 am

Riverdance

dont have them dalia

10:56 am

weboggle-whoa

ne7: someone who does ne6

10:56 am

Riverdance

for the 7 make it the person who does it

10:56 am

weboggle-whoa

agennae

10:56 am

weboggle-whoa

oops

10:56 am

weboggle-whoa

wrong box

10:57 am

dalia

lol

10:57 am

weboggle-whoa

i'm stuck on ag6 and 7 as well, as you saw :)

10:57 am

peabody

ag6 long time *** plus what food does if not refrigerated

10:57 am

weboggle-whoa

thx pea

10:57 am

dalia

ty peabody

10:58 am

Riverdance

thanks peabody

10:58 am

peabody

yw

10:58 am

rururocks

what's the 7 though?

10:59 am

peabody

I don't know - haven't found it yet

10:59 am

Riverdance

add a cons ruru

10:59 am

weboggle-whoa

ag6 + consonant

10:59 am

Riverdance

my monkeys found it

10:59 am

dalia

ahhhh

10:59 am

peabody

Thanks Momn

10:59 am

rururocks

ahh.. thank you

11:00 am

Riverdance

my chat response is real slow today

11:00 am

sciencegeek

back - ty mom i am blind today. actually, my 18 year old son has upset me

11:00 am

Riverdance

teenagers do that - you OK now science

11:01 am

sciencegeek

no i will be maybe when he turns 30 and decides that he loves his mom

11:01 am

sciencegeek

i upset him as well

11:02 am

Riverdance

I understand - my 17 year old daughter is my thorn

11:02 am

sciencegeek

i think girls are worse

11:03 am

Riverdance

you got that right - hormones battling hormones

11:03 am

Riverdance

but boys hurt Moms heart much harder

11:04 am

sciencegeek

yes, they do. he hurts my feelings constantly

11:04 am

rururocks

ty5???

11:05 am

Riverdance

sorry to hear that science

11:05 am

Riverdance

dont have it ruru

11:05 am

Boobear

hi ruru

11:06 am

sciencegeek

ty 5 - alternative spelling to 10% given at church

11:06 am

Boobear

hi science

11:06 am

sciencegeek

hey boo

11:06 am

Boobear

clue for ak 5

11:07 am

rururocks

a + barbie's boyfriend + a vowell

11:07 am

rururocks

hi boo

11:07 am

rururocks

ge7?

11:08 am

Boobear

ty ruru

11:08 am

Riverdance

dont have sorry

11:09 am

dcseain

ge7 - woman's name - french diminuitive ending

11:09 am

rururocks

thank you DC

11:09 am

rururocks

just three t's to go..

11:10 am

weboggle-whoa

the first an7?

11:11 am

Riverdance

I only have the second one

11:13 am

weboggle-whoa

ugh... 3 more to go, first an7, ro7, and te7... i seem to suck a 7 letter words :)

11:14 am

sciencegeek

an7/28 = woman's name plus double cons and vowel ending - a dye yellowish in color

11:14 am

Riverdance

te 7 = think the big ship that sunk but change the first vowel

11:14 am

scribekd

an7-an4/4 above it + 2 of same consonant + a vowel

11:15 am

sciencegeek

ta 6????

11:15 am

sciencegeek

nm got them!

11:17 am

dcseain

hah! i had the an8 but not the 7. ty, scribe

11:17 am

weboggle-whoa

thx!

11:20 am

sciencegeek

yay done

11:20 am

weboggle-whoa

ro7 for the finale?

11:20 am

Riverdance

congrats science

11:20 am

sciencegeek

ro 7 what plants have plus how old one is

11:22 am

weboggle-whoa

doh! tried everything but that! Thx science :)

11:24 am

Riverdance

got to run for now - maybe catch you all later - have a better day science

11:27 am

sciencegeek

bye all thanks mom!

11:30 am

hurshy

dc, can i take your "hah!" comment to indicate that the an8 is related to the 7 clued?

11:31 am

o-o

Good day, logophiles

11:31 am

hurshy

salutations to you as well, brabble

11:31 am

o-o

latin pl, hursh

11:31 am

hurshy

i don't know how to latin plural something that ends with o

11:32 am

o-o

okay: different words ---rabbit ears

11:33 am

Boobear

Hi BR and hurshy

11:33 am

hurshy

how funny that scribe's clue is equally true of both an7/28!

11:33 am

o-o

Hello, Boobear.

11:35 am

hurshy

name that proper noun! a not-very-popular brand of soda

11:35 am

bethn

cx bnlo,k

11:36 am

invictus

fanta

11:36 am

hurshy

ding ding ding!

11:37 am

ursh

hello all - fanta very popular here - orange, grape and pineapple and also apple

11:38 am

hurshy

sorry ursh

11:43 am

o-o

How are you doing, hurshy? Have not seen you in awhile.

11:44 am

hurshy

i'm doing very well mostly. i got wii fit about a month ago and i have been using it every day, kind of a lot! it is the first thing i have ever found in my life that was a physical activity that i could actually enjoy and thus keep up with doing, so i really feel that i owe a lot to nintendo! i feel so much better with the daily exercise.

11:45 am

o-o

Great! Good for you.

11:46 am

hurshy

thanks. how are you?

11:47 am

o-o

I have some challenges but am hanging in there. Thanks for asking.

11:47 am

hurshy

challenges seem always to hang around in some form or other. :P

11:47 am

hurshy

i'm just ignoring mine these days.

11:48 am

o-o

When do classes end for the summer?

11:48 am

hurshy

oh they already did - but that doesn't affect my job all that much.

11:49 am

o-o

Do you enjoy what you are doing?

11:49 am

hurshy

yes and no...

11:50 am

hurshy

some things i do, i enjoy

11:50 am

hurshy

but some people i work with, i really don't enjoy

11:50 am

hurshy

and sometimes i feel like our department isn't accomplishing anything, so it doesn't seem worthwhile

11:50 am

hurshy

i have considered applying for similar type jobs in other departments

11:51 am

hurshy

but it's hard because here, things are very relaxed in terms of hours, and that is worth a good deal, and you never know how it will be in a department until you are in it.

11:51 am

o-o

Good luck with whatever you decide.

11:52 am

hurshy

thanks.

11:52 am

hurshy

do you want to talk about your challenges?

11:52 am

hurshy

(you are also welcome to email me if you like. not that there's any particular reason why you should feel like opening up to me out of anybody you could pick.)

11:53 am

o-o

Thanks for the offer ... I just have to do the things I know work .... but thanks again.

11:54 am

hurshy

it's funny how hard it can be to do what you know works. i never could bring myself to exercise regularly even though i knew it would make me feel better, and then along comes the wii fit, and something just snaps into place. i hope some similar catalyst will come along for you.

11:55 am

Jellen

Hello...

11:55 am

hurshy

hey jell, how's you?

11:55 am

o-o

Yes, that would be good.

11:55 am

o-o

Hello, Jellen.

11:56 am

Jellen

I'm well, although bored at the moment...

11:56 am

hurshy

lower A is stumping me a bit

11:57 am

Jellen

In a waiting room while Tim has some tests done...

11:58 am

o-o

ag 5, 6, 7
ak 5

11:58 am

MizHoffle

ag 6/7 are stumping me

11:58 am

hurshy

got ag5 and ak5... will look for 6/7

11:59 am

MizHoffle

btw, good morning all!

11:59 am

o-o

good morning, MizHoffle

11:59 am

Jellen

Hi, Miz

12:00 pm

o-o

an 5

12:01 pm

hurshy

ah yes, an5

12:01 pm

hurshy

still don't see the 6/7 - are they weird?

12:01 pm

o-o

the ag 7 ends with a variation of an IRA

12:01 pm

hurshy

thanks!!

12:02 pm

hurshy

what a nice simple and yet not too dumbed-down clue!

12:02 pm

MizHoffle

well, I must need the dumbed down clue because I am not getting it

12:03 pm

Gadget

Is this grid awful today?

12:03 pm

hurshy

the first four letters are someone who has an anxiety disorder that doesn't allow them to leave the house, and then it ends like a woolly mamm***.

12:03 pm

hurshy

no, the grid is not awful.

12:04 pm

MizHoffle

huh, what a word!

12:04 pm

MizHoffle

thanks!

12:04 pm

hurshy

note that that clue wasn't dumbed down either :)

12:05 pm

hurshy

sometimes you just know one thing but not another.

12:05 pm

MizHoffle

thank you for saving my pride, hurshy. :)

12:05 pm

MizHoffle

so true

12:06 pm

o-o

I must go ... I am so happy for you, hurshy
be well, everyone

12:07 pm

hurshy

you be well too... as well as you can at any rate!

12:07 pm

Jellen

Goodbye, BR! Have a blessed day...

12:08 pm

MizHoffle

in 6/30 please

12:08 pm

hurshy

things can have in6/30 valves to let stuff in

12:08 pm

MizHoffle

thanks!

12:09 pm

MizHoffle

I forgot about that lonely letter in the corner

12:09 pm

Jellen

Thanks, hurshy

12:10 pm

hurshy

keep away from runaround sue!! whoaoaoaoaoaoaoa

12:10 pm

Dorens

sue goes..... out with other guys, yeah

12:11 pm

hurshy

here's the moral of the story from that guy who knows
i fell in love and my love still grows
ask any fool that she ever knew
they'll say keep away from that runaround sue!

12:12 pm

Soodle

I'm glad your all singing about Sue, and not Soo!

12:12 pm

Jellen

Hi, Dorens...the only Sue I know in my ex-MIL...

12:12 pm

hurshy

of course this always happened to women all the time, but guys expect them to put up with it. a girl does it to them, and they're shocked. suddenly it's this horrible thing you have to write a song to warn the other guys about...

12:14 pm

Dorens

1962 or thereabouts, that's why you might not have heard of it, jellen. dion and the belmonts, i think

12:15 pm

hurshy

that is the band, yes. i don't think jell hadn't heard the song, just meant the only sue she knows in REAL life

12:15 pm

Dorens

absolutely hurshy --- This is a Man's World (James Brown, probably about the same time)

12:15 pm

Jellen

Oh, I know the song...just musing about my personal experience with Sues, and this one won't run anywhere...

12:16 pm

Jellen

Also wish I didn't look like a blimp in ca6's...

12:19 pm

Soodle

Demis Roussos didn't seem to mind what he looked like while wearing one, Jellen

12:19 pm

Jellen

Oh, I killed the chat!

12:19 pm

Jellen

How are you, Soodle?

12:19 pm

hurshy

i was just finishing the grid. gotta be getting back to work now. ttfn!!

12:19 pm

Soodle

I am good, Jellen. And you?

12:20 pm

Jellen

ttfn, hurshy!

12:20 pm

Dorens

teachers keep coming into my ofice (where I'm hiding behind closed door, wolfing down my lunch and grabbing a few words) to complain about kids who are writing about death, or sticking their tongues out at th teacher (and that was a 6th grade boy)

12:20 pm

Jellen

I am bored...but otherwise good...

12:22 pm

Dorens

hah! bored is ONE thing I am never when at my job!!

12:22 pm

Jellen

That's good, isn't it?

12:23 pm

Soodle

I envy you being able to Babble at work. The IT guys barred Babble from my computer :(

12:23 pm

Jellen

I'm just bored, sitting in a waiting room for three hours now...

12:23 pm

Dorens

it was here too soodle, until this year, and i am so happy i found it

12:24 pm

Dorens

yes, jellen, it is very good, except for those days that i end up staying two to three hours late cause I can NEVER finish up!. and how do you get to babble in a waiting room??

12:24 pm

Soodle

Mind you, since they took it away from me, production has increased markedly!

12:24 pm

dcseain

wireless in hospital or med practice is your friend :)

12:24 pm

Jellen

WiFi! and a plug-in...brought my laptop...

12:24 pm

dcseain

hi, doren, jellen, and soodle

12:25 pm

Soodle

Hiya Seain. Nice pics of your Babble-fest last weekend.

12:25 pm

Dorens

i remember thinking i was actually lucky i couldn't do it at work, cause it would be hard to stay away. I am timing myself though... i h ave five more minutes

12:25 pm

Jellen

Hi, dc!

12:25 pm

Dorens

oh! hadn't considered that they would have wireless... nice to have laptops these days, isn't it?

12:26 pm

Jellen

Wonderful to have laptops!

12:26 pm

dcseain

ciociaJudy took the pix, except for the group picture, which a random guy waiting for a table volunteered to take for us. :)

12:26 pm

Soodle

A good evening was had by all, I gather?

12:26 pm

dcseain

the wireless at cleveland clinic kept me and tom's family well-occupied for hours on end :) through his surgery and appointments

12:26 pm

Dorens

hey seain, one of these days, probably when work is over, after June 24th, I'm going to come down to dc with a buddy cause i haven't been in ages, and want to do a museum or two. will let you know when it is, so we can attempt another meetup

12:26 pm

dcseain

we had a lovely time, indeed, soodle :)

12:26 pm

Jellen

Yay for random guy!

12:27 pm

dcseain

that would be lovely, doren :)

12:27 pm

Dorens

those pics are always fun to see

12:27 pm

dcseain

i'm out of town june 25-28 inclusive

12:27 pm

Soodle

I agree Dorens. I just love putting faces to names...

12:28 pm

sammysmom

clue please for the in 6/30 ??

12:28 pm

MizHoffle

in + ta 4/8

12:28 pm

dcseain

if you bring a bum into your home, it is in6 of a sort

12:28 pm

dcseain

in6 - to bring in

12:28 pm

Dorens

i probabl;y won't get it together until later in july, anyway... but will let you, judy, and anyone else around know as soon as i do have a date (which could be last minute)

12:29 pm

sammysmom

sean-- wish i had known you would be in cleveland. we could have had lunch or a beer or something!!!

12:30 pm

dcseain

i'll be in Cleveland again at a date yet tbd in June or July to take my cousin to Cedar Point. Well, and we want to go to Cedar Point :)

12:30 pm

dcseain

I usually stay in Solon when i'm there

12:31 pm

Jellen

Yay Tim's out...later, all!

12:31 pm

sammysmom

good luck with that.. have you ever been to cedar point??

12:31 pm

Soodle

Bye Jellen

12:31 pm

Soodle

Bye Jellen

12:32 pm

dcseain

yes, on teh Saturday before tom's open heart surgery LOL

12:32 pm

dcseain

hasta, jellen

12:32 pm

MizHoffle

te 7/32 please

12:33 pm

dcseain

te7, like the ship that sank in 1912

12:33 pm

kje

how is tom doing, dc?

12:33 pm

Dorens

ty great clue seain.

12:33 pm

sammysmom

my hubby had a quad bypass at a ch hospital 9 years ago

12:33 pm

dcseain

very well, kje. He's fully healed from the surgery - aside from a numb spot that is shrinking slowly to his right of the incision

12:33 pm

MizHoffle

thanks dc@

12:33 pm

MizHoffle

!

12:34 pm

sammysmom

they do great things there

12:34 pm

dcseain

he's been full duty at work since January - 4 mos post-up

12:34 pm

kje

that's great, dc! is he back nursing again?

12:34 pm

dcseain

yes, we were impressed with the care there

12:34 pm

dcseain

he went back partial duty 1 Dec

12:34 pm

kje

oops, you beat me to it - good for him!

12:35 pm

Dorens

that's good news, seain. time for me to get back to dealing with people and problems. hasta la vista

12:35 pm

dcseain

hasta, doren, may it be easy today

12:35 pm

Soodle

Bye Dorens

12:36 pm

MizHoffle

fireworks!

12:36 pm

kje

yayay miz!

12:36 pm

MizHoffle

thanks!

12:36 pm

MizHoffle

any clues before I take off?

12:37 pm

MizHoffle

okay, have a great day, everyone!

12:40 pm

dcseain

congrats, miz

12:40 pm

dcseain

is featherbee a teacher, kje?

12:44 pm

dcseain

shucks. it don't take nettoyage

12:45 pm

Soodle

Fireworks! Can I help anybody before I toddle off?

12:45 pm

dcseain

congrats, soodle

12:47 pm

kje

yes, dc... kindergarten

12:48 pm

kje

yayay soodle!

12:50 pm

periwinkle

My old car was just towed away :(

12:50 pm

periwinkle

My old car was just towed away :(

12:51 pm

kje

on purpose?

12:51 pm

dcseain

catch yall later, must run. Hi/bye peri, and i hope that was a good/bittersweet thing

12:51 pm

dcseain

{poof}

12:51 pm

periwinkle

yes, I dontated it to the Salvation Army, bought a new car last week

12:52 pm

periwinkle

it was bittersweet. had her for 18 1/2 years, a long time

1:00 pm

kje

that is a long time peri

1:04 pm

periwinkle

I know, but it was time for a new car and the old car still ran. but it was their policy to have it towed

1:04 pm

periwinkle

ok, now looking for more words

1:04 pm

periwinkle

kje, would you come to a babble meetup in Phila? this summer?

1:05 pm

periwinkle

I am thinking of some restaurant possibilities

1:06 pm

kje

depends on when, peri... I will be up in the NE at the end of august

1:09 pm

periwinkle

not sure of the date or place, will talk with Owl and then post something in my profile

1:09 pm

periwinkle

help with en6 pls

1:09 pm

kje

FW!

1:09 pm

kje

sounds good peri... I'll watch for it

1:09 pm

kje

gotta get back to work... hagd!

1:10 pm

Ormal

en6: a town in california...reminds me of pauly shore

1:10 pm

periwinkle

ty Ormal

1:11 pm

periwinkle

bbl

1:14 pm

jeanniegee

clue for ac 5 plz...and Hello!

1:16 pm

Ormal

it's a plural for a berry word that is not on here... ac + rot*** pasta

1:17 pm

Ormal

annato

1:17 pm

Ormal

oops

1:17 pm

jeanniegee

TY, Ormal..have monkeyed this one forever!

1:17 pm

jeanniegee

No Pb for you...did not count!

1:18 pm

Ormal

no problem, I just found that one right before you asked it and was looking it up

1:18 pm

Riverdance

clue for the ey8 please

1:18 pm

Ormal

lol, barely missed the PB. close but no cigar

1:19 pm

peabody

ey8 what you see with plus what you chew with

1:19 pm

jeanniegee

Mom, I quit smoking yesterday! Am doing well...TY for the inspiration!

1:19 pm

Riverdance

good for you jeannie

1:20 pm

Ormal

wtg jeannie!!!

1:20 pm

Riverdance

its hard - day 2 & 3 were the worst for me. Ending my 3 weeks today. YOu can do it too!

1:21 pm

jeanniegee

I actually quit March 3, but started up again for three days and decided it was not worth it...especially the cost...$$$$$$$

1:21 pm

Riverdance

dah - thanks peabody

1:21 pm

Ormal

WTG Mom!

1:21 pm

peabody

yw

1:21 pm

Riverdance

huge savings - that was one of my main reasons

1:22 pm

jeanniegee

Yay, Mom! 3 weeks is excellent!

1:22 pm

jeanniegee

Yeah..I mean, $45 in 3 days...definitely not worth it at all...

1:22 pm

Riverdance

21 days - woohoo

1:23 pm

jeanniegee

I do not know why my American flag is not showing....

1:23 pm

Riverdance

wow - It cost me $48 for a carton that would last 10 days

1:23 pm

Ormal

I quit 8.5 months ago and my husband did it at the same time (shocked we're still married - lol) after 20+ years of smoking, and the savings enabled us to buy him a new car

1:23 pm

Riverdance

did you hit the update button below the profile choices

1:24 pm

jeanniegee

Yeah, well I did it up good and was smoking three packs in a day...that decided it for me...1 was too much and a thousand wasn't enough....

1:24 pm

jeanniegee

I'll try the update button...brb

1:25 pm

Riverdance

thats great you did it together. My husband hasnt been supportive at all. Mine quit 3 days after I did after me screaming bloody murder at him since he promised he would quit with me.

1:25 pm

jeanniegee

There we go! Thanks!

1:26 pm

Riverdance

wow that is alot of smokes. I cant smoke at work and didnt smoke in my house. It cuts down when you have to go outside.

1:26 pm

Riverdance

YOu got it now

1:26 pm

crosshair

http://theoatmeal.com/comics/customer_
service

1:26 pm

jeanniegee

This grid is especially hard... I'll never finish it...

1:26 pm

crosshair

you still not smoking mnh?

1:27 pm

Riverdance

not a one crossy - 21 days

1:27 pm

jeanniegee

She's still a winner!

1:27 pm

jazzyfizzle

good evening all :)

1:27 pm

crosshair

yaaa! gives mnh a big ole bear hug!!

1:27 pm

jeanniegee

Hello, jazzy!

1:27 pm

Riverdance

will take it

1:28 pm

jazzyfizzle

how are you jean?

1:28 pm

jeanniegee

I am a little shaky- quit smoking yesterday- but am doing fine, ty

1:29 pm

jeanniegee

MNH was my inspiration

1:30 pm

Riverdance

hey crossy - did you give us that link for the 6 reasons bacon is better than true love

1:30 pm

jeanniegee

Are ag 5 6 7 related?

1:31 pm

Riverdance

No

1:31 pm

Riverdance

6 7 are related

1:34 pm

jazzyfizzle

ah well done, its hard giving up

1:34 pm

crosshair

no,for the tech support

1:34 pm

Riverdance

clue for the first fe5 please

1:34 pm

jazzyfizzle

my mum is always trying to, always failing

1:34 pm

crosshair

you can do it jeannie!

1:35 pm

crosshair

i quit when the doc started showing me x-rays with all kinds of lovely dark blotches on it:(

1:35 pm

Riverdance

yes she can - its one day at a time - and will be so happy with yourself at the end of each day

1:35 pm

crosshair

then i immediatly got cancer 3 times in the five years after lol

1:35 pm

bubba218

te7,32 please, my last one

1:36 pm

crosshair

life is funny

1:36 pm

Riverdance

oh crossy - thats horrible - your OK now right

1:36 pm

Riverdance

like the ship that sunk but change first vowel

1:36 pm

crosshair

im in great shape now..though most of it is pear shape lol

1:37 pm

crosshair

more like winnie the pooh actually lol

1:37 pm

Riverdance

its still a shape - I'll be that way soon myself - it'll be fun doing the bump - lol

1:37 pm

bubba218

Thanks Mom, finished

1:38 pm

crosshair

all stuff and fluff lol

1:38 pm

Riverdance

yw - do you have that fe5 bubba

1:38 pm

Ormal

crossy I went over your customer service thing. That's hysterical.

1:38 pm

crosshair

it is funny cause it is true

1:39 pm

Ormal

the fe5 means really stinky

1:40 pm

bubba218

fe5, fe + trailer parks are alway hit by ***nadoes;

1:40 pm

crosshair

my friend is from pakistan,what he does is call customer service and when he gets a line he just asks the guy at the other end to patch him through on the phone system and he can talk to his relatives for free lol

1:40 pm

SamanthaJoy

Oh lord. I think I've just hit a solid wall with 21 left

1:40 pm

bubba218

fe5 fe + betwen different countries would be ***ernational

1:40 pm

Riverdance

its the first one I need

1:41 pm

Riverdance

thanks bubba and ormal

1:41 pm

Ormal

I'm slow in responding because I'm in and out of here. Sorry.

1:42 pm

Riverdance

I know how you feel sam - even with the list Im stuck

1:43 pm

Ormal

I adore your profile Samantha!

1:43 pm

jazzyfizzle

you think youve hit a wall with 21 left , i have 95 left!

1:44 pm

SamanthaJoy

Thank you Ormal!

1:44 pm

SamanthaJoy

My life is, uh, well, read crosshair's profile to know what my life is like!

1:45 pm

Trezz

evening guys

1:45 pm

Riverdance

isnt that a great story - Hi Trezz

1:46 pm

Ormal

I can give clues for the next 20 minutes then have to go pretend to be busy doing things I'd rather not do. :D

1:46 pm

Riverdance

na6 please

1:46 pm

Ormal

the person who watches rich kids - alternate ending

1:47 pm

SamanthaJoy

Ormal, will you tell me if the en 5/6 combo is actually a combo or not? Are they related words?

1:47 pm

Ormal

completely unrelated

1:47 pm

SamanthaJoy

Well, that explains why I've been having so much trouble in the hunt. I've been looking for the wrong thing!

1:47 pm

Riverdance

thanks ormal

1:48 pm

SamanthaJoy

Thanks.

1:49 pm

Ormal

No problem. I finished a while ago and thought I should do other things, but didn't feel like it. :D

1:50 pm

SamanthaJoy

The ag 5/6/7 -- Are they related?

1:50 pm

Ormal

the ag 5 is unrelated. the other two are related

1:50 pm

SamanthaJoy

This is such a small grid to be giving me such a challenge!

1:50 pm

Riverdance

clue for the first ne6 please

1:51 pm

Ormal

1st ne6: cleaning up

1:51 pm

Riverdance

I'm at work but cannnot concentrate knowing I have words left

1:51 pm

jeanniegee

I am having a VERY hard time with this grid, Samantha...if it is any comfort to you...

1:52 pm

Riverdance

wouldnt it figure its the easy ones I couldnt find - thanks again

1:52 pm

Riverdance

I think my brain is mush

1:52 pm

SamanthaJoy

It does make me feel better, actually, I don't feel like such a dunce!

1:53 pm

SamanthaJoy

So, here's a distraction for you: If Cheetos were breakfast cereal, what would their marshmallows look like?

1:54 pm

jeanniegee

Black spots???

1:54 pm

Ormal

You mean Cheetos are NOT a breakfast cereal? Oh NO!

1:54 pm

jeanniegee

LOL!!!

1:55 pm

jeanniegee

Well, I guess that also means that Kool-Aid isn't a breakfast drink, either..nor Coke...

1:55 pm

Ormal

Your brain is not mush, this grid has some crazy words. I used Lickety AND Morewords, plus a few clues that popped up in the chog while I was doing the grid.

1:56 pm

SamanthaJoy

Coke is what you pour on the Cheetos, at least when you can't get Dr Pepper

1:56 pm

Ormal

Oh take it BACK jeannie. Soda is SO a breakfast item!

1:56 pm

jeanniegee

What is Morewords?

1:56 pm

Riverdance

I never have luck with morewords

1:56 pm

jeanniegee

Okay, I offically pronounce all soda as breakfast drinks!

1:56 pm

Ormal

www.morewords.com You type in the beginning letters and see what pops up.

1:57 pm

jeanniegee

ooo, I'l have to try that one...ty

1:58 pm

SamanthaJoy

I have fourteen words left. One of them is 8 letter; three of them are seven letter. I need a break.

1:58 pm

Riverdance

its the 6's that are killing me today

1:58 pm

Ormal

That's cuz you didn't eat your bowl of Cheetos and Dr Pepper Sam

1:59 pm

HarryHood

12 to go, but I can't keep my eyes open

1:59 pm

SamanthaJoy

I'ma go do dishes, and consider mixing a strong rum 'n' Coke. Youknow it's a bad grid when dishes sounds like more fun and it gives me an excuse to, errrrrr, I mean, drives me to drink.

1:59 pm

jeanniegee

I only have 25 words total! That is terrible!

2:00 pm

Riverdance

giving yourself fresh eyes Sam

2:00 pm

SamanthaJoy

*poof*

2:01 pm

EvaNadine

*pokes nose into chog to see if NB is hovering somewhere*

2:01 pm

Nancy Boy

...I seriously just came online. Eva, how do you DO that?

2:01 pm

Riverdance

I got 5 left for a long time now

2:01 pm

EvaNadine

i have a very good gaydar. ;)

2:02 pm

HarryHood

is the first an7 related to a spice or coloring?

2:02 pm

Nancy Boy

LOL. So advanced it doesn't just tell you IF the man is gay, but also tells you how close he is to a laptop? ;)

2:03 pm

EvaNadine

something like that. hehe

2:03 pm

Riverdance

harry - tree used to produce red food coloring

2:04 pm

Ormal

yes it is harry, and I nearly had to go the the PB over it about an hour ago.

2:04 pm

HarryHood

yeah I thought so - it's not working for me

2:04 pm

Riverdance

clue for the to6 please

2:04 pm

Riverdance

if this hellps - 2 double consonants

2:04 pm

Riverdance

do you need a full clue harry?

2:05 pm

HarryHood

got it

2:05 pm

Ormal

to be dressed in a to4/5 preceeding it.

2:05 pm

HarryHood

was using the wrong 2nd vowel

2:06 pm

Riverdance

got it thanks ormal

2:06 pm

EvaNadine

or, yknow, it may have just been coincidence...

2:06 pm

Nancy Boy

oh no, Eva, too much like magic ;) what are you up to, anyway?

2:07 pm

EvaNadine

finishing up the work day...
actually, editing photos for my blog at the moment -- shhh, dont tell!
;)

2:08 pm

Nancy Boy

hmmm, I wonder who I'd tell...Leo? The cat? ;)

2:09 pm

EvaNadine

never tell the felines -- theyre so catty. ;)

2:09 pm

Ormal

My 20 minutes is up, so I gotta go do that pretending to be busy doing chores thing (ugh). Take care

2:09 pm

Riverdance

have a good night ormal

2:10 pm

Nancy Boy

ahhh, she's a very sweet-natured cat, but almost constantly disapproving. Mind you, slacking off is her hobby of choice ;)

2:11 pm

Boobear

clue for ey8 please

2:11 pm

Riverdance

clue for the ty please

2:12 pm

EvaNadine

i used to have 2 kitties of my own. i know they way they look at you, as if you dont already feel guilty enough on your own!

2:12 pm

Riverdance

ey8 = what you see with + what you chew with

2:13 pm

Boobear

ty Mom

2:13 pm

Riverdance

yw - do you have the TY Boo?

2:13 pm

Boobear

I don't have any ty's yet

2:14 pm

Trezz

thanks

2:14 pm

Trezz

thanks

2:14 pm

HarryHood

ty is one of my last 3

2:14 pm

Riverdance

yw trezz

2:15 pm

HarryHood

last one

2:15 pm

Riverdance

my monkeys are SOOOO tired

2:15 pm

HarryHood

got it

2:15 pm

Riverdance

uno

2:16 pm

Riverdance

please share

2:16 pm

HarryHood

it's an alt spelling of church donation

2:16 pm

Riverdance

that doesnt do it for me

2:16 pm

HarryHood

giving 10%

2:17 pm

EvaNadine

*pokes NB*

2:18 pm

peabody

Momn ty plus ***re will be fireworks

2:19 pm

Nancy Boy

sorry! I'm drowning in a sea of potential new laptops - I really, really, really wish I knew what I was doing ;)

2:20 pm

EvaNadine

aww, no drowning.
at least not for another few minutes, until after i have left for the day. ;)

2:20 pm

Riverdance

yes yes yes - that is FIREWORKS

2:20 pm

Boobear

yahoo Mom

2:21 pm

Riverdance

thank you peabody and harry - wow

2:21 pm

ursh

hi again - please clue the te7

2:21 pm

peabody

Yw congrats on fw

2:21 pm

Nancy Boy

lol! I'll keep that in mind! they all look the same though - and are offering me a baffling array of things that I'm not sure if anyone really needs. Internet and DVD drive does me!

2:21 pm

Nancy Boy

oooh, well done Mom!!

2:21 pm

Riverdance

sounds like the big ship that sunk - change first vowel

2:22 pm

ursh

ty mnh

2:22 pm

Riverdance

yw

2:23 pm

EvaNadine

im with you. im simple. i let chris pick the techie stuff in my life. ;)

2:24 pm

KatieMcG

evening all

2:25 pm

Riverdance

Hi Katie

2:25 pm

Nancy Boy

I tried asking Leo but he lost me at pixels and graphics cards...

2:26 pm

Nancy Boy

hi, Katie :)

2:26 pm

Uniquity

Pixels are your friends, and better graphic cards are both better and expensive. If you like to use computer for videos or games, you might care about graphic cards. If not, you don't, really.

2:27 pm

EvaNadine

thats when you just take him to the shop, let him point, and you pay. :)

2:27 pm

Uniquity

Or better yet, he pays!

2:28 pm

EvaNadine

welp, on that not, im afraid ive got to be going.
gotta go get mah hurr did! ;)

2:29 pm

Riverdance

Bye Eva

2:29 pm

Riverdance

I love having mah hurr did

2:29 pm

Nancy Boy

LOL, Uni - would save me making the difficult choice between laptop and rent ;)

2:29 pm

Nancy Boy

oooooh, have fun Eva!!

2:30 pm

EvaNadine

talk to you tomorrow (hopefully!) my dearest. love and hugs to you + leo!

2:31 pm

KatieMcG

bye Evan

2:31 pm

Boobear

clue for the first fe 5/16

2:31 pm

Nancy Boy

and to you and yours too, Eva :)

2:32 pm

LuvWordGames

fe + a p*** of beer

2:33 pm

Boobear

ty

2:33 pm

ursh

te5/12 please - driving me crazy

2:33 pm

KatieMcG

i'm having a nail crisis I have broken two now so will look like a scag until I get them done on Saturday. I knew they were too long!!!!

2:33 pm

LuvWordGames

te 5/12 what dentures are a substitute for

2:34 pm

ursh

oh my goodness ty luv

2:34 pm

Riverdance

woohoo - just got an email from our HR dept with new summer hours - all employees are to work 8 - 430 M - th and 8 - 12 on fridday - yeah a half day off every friday during the summer - I am here until usually 5 every night anyway

2:35 pm

KatieMcG

I am suppose to work 35 hours a week, I could laugh myself sick at the thought of being able to do that!!

2:35 pm

Nancy Boy

LOL Katie - what exactly does a "scag" look like?! ;) never heard that one before!

2:36 pm

KatieMcG

hmmmm, kind of like a chav but dirtier!

2:36 pm

KatieMcG

must be a local one NB

2:36 pm

Nancy Boy

come work where I work, Mom...you get to sleep late in the mornings and make fun of the drunk people :)

2:37 pm

Riverdance

lately I am here 7:30 to 5 M-F.

2:37 pm

Riverdance

I'm not quite sure I would fit in NB - no offense - I would find it a great deal of fun though

2:38 pm

KatieMcG

i do 8.15 to 5.30 with no lunch and an hour and a half drive each way, no wonder I slept so long on holiday!!

2:38 pm

KatieMcG

I should add I am paid welll and love my job lol

2:39 pm

Nancy Boy

takes all sorts Mom ;) and you don't have to be gay...but I'm guessing it really, really, really helps. Particularly tips-wise..

2:40 pm

KatieMcG

do you work in a gay club NB?

2:41 pm

Riverdance

thats a long day Katie - they should pay you well

2:42 pm

Nancy Boy

sometimes, Katie - I work in a regular pub, as well. On worst days I do 12-8 at the pub and then 9-4 at the club...I crawl home after that ;)

2:43 pm

Riverdance

Hope you are saving all the money while you are young - at some point you are going to hit the wall with those double shifts

2:43 pm

Nancy Boy

all these early mornings sound horrrible!

2:43 pm

periwinkle

hello all

2:44 pm

periwinkle

they towed my old car away today :(

2:44 pm

KatieMcG

I have always lived quite far from work but sometimes the drive gets me down. I was working more from home recently but just back from holiday and I have meetings every day, and one of my team got moved to another today and another leaves tomorrow which leaves me with two new people to train again next month and short staffed until then. I should take it as a compliment that I trained the last one so well that someone stole him so quickly

2:44 pm

Nancy Boy

it's okay Mom, I survive on red bull and nervous energy ;)

2:44 pm

periwinkle

NB my old car was almost as old as you :-)

2:44 pm

Riverdance

I'm usually awake by 5:30 anyway - have to force myself to stay in bed on the weekend

2:44 pm

Nancy Boy

hi, Peri! oh, what a shame - were you very attached?

2:44 pm

KatieMcG

I would be dead on my fe** on your long days NB

2:45 pm

periwinkle

yse, very attached, NB, she had a name and everything. gave her a hug and a kiss before she was put on the back of the tow truck

2:45 pm

SeaSpray

My dog is 5 years younger lol

2:45 pm

periwinkle

my old car's name was Sabrina. my new car's name is Buster

2:45 pm

KatieMcG

I wake up at 6am out of the house by 7am at the latest. The other day I was so jet lagged I forgot I was going to a meeting at our main office and got on the motorway the wrong direction, it took me 20 mins to get back to where I started and head to the correct office

2:45 pm

Nancy Boy

it's not as bad as it sounds...it's very nearly fun ;) I meet a lot of interesting people...if I wasn't in a relationship I'd rave more about it, 'cause I come home with a lot of phone numbers ;)

2:46 pm

SeaSpray

sorry, couldn't resist

2:46 pm

KatieMcG

and tips no doubt lol

2:47 pm

Nancy Boy

awww, Peri! still, nearly 19 years of faithful service is a good run..

2:47 pm

KatieMcG

is this grid mean or am I having a thick day?

2:47 pm

Nancy Boy

LOL Katie - as a babbler said to me once - "swing those hips to get those tips" - I laughed so hard!

2:48 pm

KatieMcG

I had a car called mopsy and sobbed when I traded her, ex thought I was mad as I drove away in a brand new car crying lol

2:50 pm

periwinkle

I understand Katie

2:50 pm

periwinkle

in6/30 pls

2:50 pm

KatieMcG

I have company cars now - they have no name!

2:50 pm

periwinkle

I donated my old car to the Salvation Army

2:51 pm

periwinkle

wish I had a company car

2:51 pm

Nancy Boy

awww, you bunch of softies ;) I learned to drive only so I would never have to sit behind a steering wheel again...hate driving.

2:52 pm

KatieMcG

it's fantastic peri, people complain about the tax but that is because they have forgotten how expensive it is to have your own car.

2:52 pm

KatieMcG

Actually just remembered that this one is called Christine after she locked me in

2:53 pm

SeaSpray

I hate driving too...wish I had my own personal driver

2:53 pm

Nancy Boy

LOL Katie!

2:53 pm

Boobear

clue for go 6 please

2:53 pm

Nancy Boy

Spray, I just find it -so- stressful! I'm very aware that I'm in charge of a death machine when I'm driving...

2:54 pm

KatieMcG

I'd better go and get something to eat, see you all later

2:54 pm

Mary

go6/24 something I had go**** for Christmas

2:54 pm

SeaSpray

I worry about the other aggressive drivers NB...there are som crazies out there!

2:54 pm

periwinkle

in6/30 pls

2:55 pm

SeaSpray

My friend was hit by a tractor trailer last week...he was on a motorcycle!

2:55 pm

Nancy Boy

omg! was he alright?

2:55 pm

periwinkle

bbs

2:56 pm

SeaSpray

suffered a fractured knee cap and torn muscles in his shoulder, he is a very lucky person

2:56 pm

mixi6

I d'ont have it peri.

2:57 pm

Nancy Boy

oh my goodness...hope he recovers quickly :/ you are so vulnerable out on a motorbike...!

2:57 pm

Boobear

not getting the go 6 clue

2:57 pm

KatieMcG

just a quick question before I go, has JC stopped playing? I saw something on facebook about it

2:57 pm

SeaSpray

Peri, you have an in**** and exhaust on your car

2:57 pm

mixi6

Yes, my husband had a flat on his motor cycle last week going 70 mi and hour.

2:57 pm

Mary

go6 slang for something you received

2:58 pm

mixi6

ty sea spray

2:58 pm

Nancy Boy

oh god...I wouldn't trust a great deal of what you read about him on facebook, Katie. Most of it is just pure lies, made up by malicious people :S

2:58 pm

SeaSpray

they both claimed to have had green lights, friend had a witness come forward a few days later to say the truck ran a red light

2:59 pm

SeaSpray

yw mixi

2:59 pm

Mary

same as the ro6/18 (spoiled food) but change first letter

2:59 pm

KatieMcG

I don't get involved in the whole thing but he was called an ex babbler and I thought it would be a shame if he had given up

3:00 pm

Nancy Boy

not an ex-babbler as such, it's just he can't come into the chat, 'cause he's met by a lot of unpleasantness.

3:00 pm

Riverdance

got interrupted at work = dont they know I am babbling!

3:00 pm

SeaSpray

getten

3:00 pm

SeaSpray

sorry

3:00 pm

KatieMcG

well that is a really shame I'm a grand believer in live and let live

3:01 pm

Riverdance

oh I heard some of you talking about that last week - never knew him and have no idea what happened - too bad whatever it was - puts a strain on everyone

3:01 pm

Nancy Boy

quite, Katie :)

3:02 pm

KatieMcG

right I really am off to get some dinner, see you all later

3:02 pm

Nancy Boy

It's all been very unpleasant Mom...don't really understand it...JC is a dear friend of mine, though, so I'm seriously disappointed

3:02 pm

Riverdance

Boo did you get that word yet

3:02 pm

Riverdance

bye katie

3:02 pm

SeaSpray

I used to play a game called Acrobabble and the site was shut down because of one player...such a shame

3:03 pm

Riverdance

sometimes there are misunderstanding that some people cant get by - like I said, I dont know what happened or who was involved - dont really need to either

3:04 pm

SamanthaJoy

I have a vague idea of what happened, and so far as I can tell, JC is totally in the right and is being attacked.

3:05 pm

Nancy Boy

yeah...it's sad that some won't let it go. There's just one particular clique that won't drop it!

3:05 pm

Nancy Boy

I completely agree, Samantha

3:06 pm

SamanthaJoy

For nothing. They're screaming things "what happens int he chog stays in the chog" and I'm all like, "honey. this site is indexed by Google. It's public, baybees."

3:06 pm

SamanthaJoy

Pretending that this is a private space is foolishness.

3:07 pm

Nancy Boy

quite! it's a public chat, not a cult..

3:07 pm

KatieMcG

fed the cat so no access to the fridge. Is this still over the dog thing?

3:08 pm

Riverdance

I am here to have fun and meet some awesome folks - not to get involved in any issues - have enough of those in my private life. Well time to clean off my desk - daughter has a softball game tonight (brrr) wil have to get the wool'ns out

3:08 pm

SamanthaJoy

One of them was insisting that she shouldn't be "outed" because she has a stalker--I went looking on Google and within ten minutes had discovered where she works, her home phone number, the city she lives in, her real name, a picture online, and her religious affiliations. Yeah, bucko, you're doing such a good job of maintaining privacy there.

3:08 pm

Nancy Boy

fair does Mom ;) have fun and stay warm!!

3:09 pm

SamanthaJoy

It's not so much the dog thing. That's not the issue anymore. It's about whether this is a private or a public forum.

3:09 pm

KatieMcG

good luck to your daughter mom. see you tomorrow

3:10 pm

SamanthaJoy

. . . Good god where do you live that you're still wearing woollens? It's 85 degrees here and that's because a cold front moved in.

3:10 pm

Nancy Boy

plus, now they are calling his identity into question - which is, of course, ridiculous, as he is exactly who he says he is

3:10 pm

KatieMcG

I work on the principle that anything put into cyberspace is public and am quite careful about what I say or which groups I join on Facebook

3:11 pm

Riverdance

thanks - I am in NH - 50 degrees now - game is at 6 - it will be 40 or below by the time it ends

3:11 pm

SamanthaJoy

That's wise, Katie. The conceit that there is privacy online is just that--a conceit.

3:11 pm

Riverdance

taking off now *poof*

3:11 pm

SamanthaJoy

Goodness, mom. I can't remember it being less than 75 here in the last month.

3:11 pm

SamanthaJoy

G'bye.

3:12 pm

Nancy Boy

that's good for you, Katie. I tend to fling all kinds of info out there and hope that nobody cares, which I'm sure nobody does!

3:12 pm

SamanthaJoy

Hey. That's actually your best protection, Nancy--stay under the radar and hope that no one ever cares enough to dig.

3:14 pm

SamanthaJoy

Oh now HOW did I miss man's best friend in the grid? My two ca6s are dear to me!

3:15 pm

Nancy Boy

Ironically, the only people who actually wish me ill are my family - the very people who know the most about me! So when it comes to the 'net, who cares ;)

3:15 pm

Nancy Boy

Oooh, thanks, I missed that word too!

3:15 pm

KatieMcG

actually I've just googled myself and now realise that everyone can see my babble profile, time to change it methinks

3:15 pm

SamanthaJoy

Oh, dear, Nancy, I'm sorry to hear that--it's not uncommon to be separated from their families but it's rarely happy.

3:16 pm

Nancy Boy

Thanks, Samantha :) but it's okay - got more than enough people around me! Friends are the family you choose.

3:17 pm

KatieMcG

that's it taken out my real name and contact details

3:17 pm

Uniquity

How on earth has this topic managed to come up again? I think it's about time that someone acknowledges that it is certainly not just one "clique" that won't let this go...

3:17 pm

SamanthaJoy

Is that also you on MySpace, Facebook, and Twitter that shows up on the first page? You're kind of protected by not having a unique username.

3:18 pm

Nancy Boy

haha, googled my player name - I get song lyrics and some choice urban dictionary definitions ;) think I'm safe!

3:18 pm

KatieMcG

too true NB, hubby is estranged from his parents but he has such good friends they more than make up for it. He now also has my mum and dad

3:19 pm

SamanthaJoy

Uniquity, I dunno nothin' about no cliques. What I do know is that the arguments I see being advanced don't make any sense to me, and I am the kind to chew on things until I understand them. That's why I participated in the discussion.

3:20 pm

SamanthaJoy

8 words left. Current Mood: Determined

3:21 pm

KatieMcG

sorry uni it was my fault I asked if he was still playing as I was on holiday and didn't know anything had happened, it was raised in all innocence honestly

3:22 pm

Christine

Miserable bloomin computer is acting up -- again! But I have managed to sign on to Babble, at last.

3:22 pm

Uniquity

Cliques are irrelevant, I am responding to NB's post at 3:05 that "There's just one particular clique that won't drop it!" No longer true.

3:22 pm

KatieMcG

Hi Christine :-)

3:22 pm

SeaSpray

Hang on Christine

3:23 pm

SamanthaJoy

Yes, Uniquity, we all knew who and what you were talking about, despite your clever attempt to conceal the fact that you meant "Nancy Boy" by the clever insertion of "someone" instead.

3:23 pm

Nancy Boy

whatever floats yer boat Uniquity - I'm certainly not going to fight about it. I have just seen some very malicious activity that, personally, I find disappointing.

3:23 pm

KatieMcG

love the photo uni

3:24 pm

KatieMcG

OMG I'm sorry I raised it please don't all fall out

3:24 pm

Uniquity

SJoy, you very much over-read my 'someone'. I'll change it to EVERYone. While NB made the assertion this eve, many on both (all?) sides have made it before.

3:24 pm

Nancy Boy

s'okay here Katie...I'm a lover, not a fighter ;)

3:25 pm

KatieMcG

good way to be ;-)

3:25 pm

Uniquity

Katie, I lay no blame at your door or anyone else. And as far as I know, there's not any falling out going on. It'd just be nice for some things to end.

3:26 pm

KatieMcG

fantastic, right I really am going for food so will see you all tomorrow night

3:27 pm

SamanthaJoy

Ah, yes, Uniquity if that's the case then I did read overmuch into it. I apologize. It looked like classic passive aggressive bitchiness to me but (to bring the conversation back a bit) that may have been me reacting to my mother, not you. :)

3:27 pm

Nancy Boy

it would be lovely for it all to end - not possible when he gets jumped on just for entering the log, however.

3:27 pm

Christine

Before this blessed thing goes bellyup, and I'm reduced to paper and pen, will someone give me a clue to the 8 letter word.

3:28 pm

Nancy Boy

insects and radios have 'em, Christine :)

3:28 pm

SamanthaJoy

The thing about it ending, though, is that it's not over as long as JC can't come in without beign attacked. To insist that "we should let it drop" before then is to insist that it's OK that he was chased out. And, for all I know, it MAY BE OK that he was chased out, but I doubt it.

3:28 pm

Christine

Boy, things appear hot and heavy - I've not played for about two weeks, and I'm completely out of everything.

3:28 pm

wht

Which one, an8 the plural of what radios and ants have or ey8 which is what you would give for the answer?

3:28 pm

KnightTime

the ey8? what you see with + what you eat with

3:31 pm

SamanthaJoy

Seven. Words. Left. I. Hate. This. Grid.

3:32 pm

Nancy Boy

LOL. You can do it, Samantha!

3:34 pm

SamanthaJoy

Five words left. One five, two sixes, two sevens. Grrr; Arrrgh

3:34 pm

Uniquity

I left for months, and this is almost the identical topic of conversation, Christine. Good to know there was a break though! Good luck in the grid, I'm taking my own advice and getting outta here.

3:34 pm

Christine

Thanks for your help, but this thing is driving me crazy, so time for a cuppa and a book. Bye, y'all.

3:34 pm

SamanthaJoy

"Almost the same"? How long has this been going on, or has it happened to more than one person?

3:36 pm

Nancy Boy

ohhh, it's been going on for a while - keeps having little flare-ups of unpleasantness. I have a few examples to hand, but they aren't really good material for the log...plus there is a small group keeping it going on facebook, etc

3:36 pm

cybernan

Hi all -- just taking a break from planting pots -- a little too warm to be working out in the sun just now.

3:37 pm

SamanthaJoy

You're planting what, exactly now, nan?

3:37 pm

SamanthaJoy

Facebook is al that is evil in this world you know.

3:38 pm

Nancy Boy

LOL! Couldn't agree more ;) I'm off now though - nice talking to you Samantha, kind of good to get a sensible opinion on it all. Take care!

3:38 pm

SamanthaJoy

bye bye nancy!

3:39 pm

cybernan

petunias, begonias, impatiens, lobelia -- have lots of planter boxes and hanging pots.

3:40 pm

hayru12

does anyone know which dictionary this game uses?

3:40 pm

SamanthaJoy

Ah! Sounds lovely. I'm all into the plants that are both edible and pretty--rhutabagas, swiss chards, lavenders, rosemaries, that sort of thing.

3:41 pm

cybernan

leaving the veggies for tomorrow -- still to early to plant the beans, but can get the sweet basil and summer squash in.

3:41 pm

SamanthaJoy

It uses Enable, hayru

3:41 pm

hayru12

thanks, samantha!

3:42 pm

SamanthaJoy

I actually plant for odor as much as for looks--mint and lavender are currently my two favorites.

3:42 pm

SamanthaJoy

NP, hayru

3:43 pm

cybernan

I used to have mint, but had to get rid of it -- it was taking over.

3:43 pm

SamanthaJoy

That's one of the things I *like* about it, Nan, but we probably have very different properties and priorities.

3:44 pm

cybernan

sounds like it, Samantha

3:44 pm

SamanthaJoy

I GOT A WORD! I GOT A WORD! THREE LEFT! THREE LEFT!

3:46 pm

cybernan

37 left here, and thinking of listing

3:46 pm

SamanthaJoy

I have three acres, and I'd let mint take over if it meant fresh mojitos on a regular basis. Also, *ahem*, grass takes a lot of water in a climate that just doesn't get reliable rain.

3:47 pm

SamanthaJoy

Nan, if you have the EN 6/7, which are my ONLY TWO LEFT, I'll clue you in to everything else. :)

3:48 pm

bojazz

would someone be so kind as to clue the fo6/27? please :)

3:49 pm

SamanthaJoy

Do you have the fe5?

3:50 pm

cybernan

don't have either

3:50 pm

bojazz

2 of them

3:50 pm

SamanthaJoy

Bojazz--take the second FE5, and add the last four letters of it to fo

3:50 pm

cybernan

fe 5: fe + rugged mountain top

3:50 pm

SamanthaJoy

It's an alternate, older spelling of the same word

3:51 pm

bojazz

thanx Samantha

3:51 pm

SamanthaJoy

Nan, that's the one. That's how you get the fo6

3:51 pm

cybernan

fo 6 -- same as the fe 5 with an extra vowel

3:51 pm

cybernan

anyone have the ag 6?

3:51 pm

SamanthaJoy

you've seen the same phenomena in, say, "fetal" and "foetal".

3:53 pm

SamanthaJoy

Yes. The ag6 is "a long, long time ag*" + "if I didn't put my food in the refrigerator, the fruit will ***"

3:55 pm

cybernan

ty sam -- is the 7 related ?

3:55 pm

SamanthaJoy

Yes. Add a consonant that makes the whole word sound like a Lovecraftian Elder God.

3:56 pm

cybernan

like a whaaaat?

3:56 pm

cybernan

got it, ty -- lol

3:56 pm

SamanthaJoy

Not a Lovecraft fan? Just add a two point consonant to the end of the word. Trust me.

3:57 pm

cybernan

what is lovecraft?

3:57 pm

cybernan

must be some sort of sci-fi?

3:57 pm

SamanthaJoy

IA! IA! Cthulhu Fhtagn!

3:58 pm

SamanthaJoy

Actually HP Lovecraft was a racist SOB who wrote some horror stories that clapped on to the national attention in the 1920s. The concept is stil around today, but you'd have to be a geek to know about them.

3:59 pm

lynxxx

my god, I've never bee called a geek before

3:59 pm

SamanthaJoy

Geekiness is a continuum, not a state, and you're clearly further along the spectrum than nan is.

3:59 pm

lynxxx

en6.21 e & a m**** depressive - turn those letters back to front

4:00 pm

featherbee

hiya! what's the grid like?

4:00 pm

SamanthaJoy

my god, I understood that. thanks!

4:00 pm

lynxxx

there is no en7, or did you mean en5?

4:00 pm

SamanthaJoy

Horrible. No one yet today has liked it.

4:00 pm

lynxxx

Testing Feather

4:00 pm

SamanthaJoy

en 5

4:01 pm

SamanthaJoy

en 5
I've just sort of stopped looking

4:01 pm

featherbee

oh boy. thanks!

4:01 pm

bojazz

i love it, Sam (whatever it was) :)

4:01 pm

lynxxx

en & consumed for en5

4:02 pm

SamanthaJoy

That's a *word*? Oh, and, uuh fireworks.

4:02 pm

stidgmere

I'm just jumping in for a few minutes. This little computer is sooo jumpy without a mouse. We're almost done with your Great Northern Adventure. Such a wonderful place, Quebec.

4:02 pm

SamanthaJoy

I owe you a few. Anyone need clues?

4:02 pm

lynxxx

hi Stidgmere

4:02 pm

lynxxx

congrats Sam

4:02 pm

bojazz

yes - an5/10 - first one

4:03 pm

SamanthaJoy

HI stidg. For god's sake don't start the grid.

4:03 pm

stidgmere

Hi lynxx and congrats Sam. Ready to focus on a few words.

4:03 pm

SamanthaJoy

AN + Tolkien's tree folk

4:03 pm

suefrad625

I didnt get the "rugged mountain top" clue for the fe5, pls help

4:03 pm

SamanthaJoy

DON'T DO IT STIDG

4:04 pm

SamanthaJoy

I'm on a geekiness kick -- FE +a three letter science fiction book publishing house which employs Teresa Nielsen-Hayden as an editor

4:04 pm

tinyg0dz

fe + not out + consonant

4:05 pm

SamanthaJoy

No, tinygods, that's the *other* fe5

4:06 pm

tinyg0dz

ah, sorry. that's why I never clue.

4:06 pm

lynxxx

fe & Babbler with bobblegum machine icon ***gone

4:06 pm

featherbee

well darn it, i had to enter a word just to check if i had your clue right! (i did)

4:06 pm

SamanthaJoy

Hee hee! you're awesome

4:07 pm

featherbee

i know! modest too.

4:07 pm

jeanniegee

Ty folks...I am now up to a record 29 words total...guess I am not going to excel at this at all!!! LOL!

4:08 pm

featherbee

to be honest, i didn't know the editor bit, but did know the sf publishing house

4:08 pm

lynxxx

Welcome Jeannie, don't despair, this is a hard one

4:08 pm

cybernan

I protest that go 6 -- poor English at its worst!

4:08 pm

jeanniegee

and I keep wanting to enter "toot"...

4:08 pm

SamanthaJoy

oh, jeannie, you're starting on one of the tougher ones and frankly, word games aren't everyone's cup fo meat

4:08 pm

jeanniegee

Tell me about it. lynxx!!!

4:09 pm

jeanniegee

I LOVE word games, but this game beats them all!

4:09 pm

SamanthaJoy

The rewards are, uh, actually technically nonexistent no matter how much time you put into this, but lots of people have lots of fun anyway.

4:10 pm

stidgmere

I think I'll take my 13 words and go home. Some kind of a record I suppose.

4:10 pm

featherbee

cup of meat????? ew.

4:10 pm

cybernan

in 6, please? -- either one

4:10 pm

SamanthaJoy

stidg, I did try to warn you

4:10 pm

lynxxx

You do know about Lickety and Morewords Jeannie (if you are really desperate to finish)

4:10 pm

stidgmere

Fork of ice cream.

4:10 pm

jeanniegee

Well, y'all are the finest people on the Net- that is my opinion!

4:10 pm

SamanthaJoy

try to think of it as a cup of BACON. who could possibly object to BACON?

4:11 pm

jeanniegee

Yes, I do, but they are NOT helping today!

4:11 pm

cybernan

found the 2nd one

4:11 pm

stidgmere

I was just telling my husband that the chat was as important as the grid.

4:11 pm

featherbee

lol, ok, that's passable.

4:11 pm

SamanthaJoy

in 6 - Your car has an air in**** and an exhaust

4:11 pm

SamanthaJoy

And the other--Mozart had an in**** skill for music

4:11 pm

stidgmere

Good after noon all.

4:11 pm

jeanniegee

You are right, stigmere!

4:12 pm

SamanthaJoy

yes, jeannie, today is exceptional

4:12 pm

jeanniegee

Sorry about missspelling (LOL)

4:12 pm

cybernan

ty sam

4:12 pm

stidgmere

Yes, I am wonderful. Ready to fly home tomorrow and so eager to see Stidmama and family.

4:12 pm

cybernan

back to my planting -- will get the last 19 later

4:13 pm

jeanniegee

hmmm.in**** skill? Huh?

4:13 pm

lynxxx

bye Nan, enjoy

4:13 pm

jeanniegee

Aha! Got it!

4:13 pm

SamanthaJoy

The word is equivalent to "inborn"

4:14 pm

jeanniegee

Wow! 31 words!

4:14 pm

jeanniegee

I cannot believe I just found the alternative word for zits...

4:15 pm

jeanniegee

LOL!

4:15 pm

SamanthaJoy

It's a common word, jeannie,been in the last three or four grids

4:16 pm

SamanthaJoy

If no one else has any requests for clues, I'm outta here.

4:16 pm

jeanniegee

I know, I know, but I just now saw it...DUH!

4:16 pm

jeanniegee

Hey Sam, how 'bout clues for all my remaining words???

4:17 pm

SamanthaJoy

You wanna start from the top? If it matters to you, I'm in.

4:17 pm

jeanniegee

LOL! Okay....If you want!!!! But don't you have a life??? Dinner to cook? Etc.????

4:18 pm

SamanthaJoy

I made pizza yesterday, enough for some people I was expecting who didn't show up. We're good for meals for a day or two. :/

4:18 pm

jeanniegee

I mean, I need 84 words.....LOL

4:19 pm

SamanthaJoy

First word: AC 5/12 AC+opposite of "out" + VOWEL

4:19 pm

jeanniegee

Got that one

4:19 pm

jeanniegee

Believe it or not

4:20 pm

jeanniegee

Ok...now what?

4:20 pm

SamanthaJoy

And I know you've got the enxt. OK: AG 5/14, A + base building block of hereditary tracking. A + "I'm glas I didn't contribute to that **** pool"

4:21 pm

jeanniegee

???

4:21 pm

SamanthaJoy

Next word: AG6/24. "A long, long time ag*" + "if I dont' put my fruit in the refrigerator it will ***"

4:21 pm

lynxxx

Just hiding chat while you do this, don't want it too easy to get my missing words.

4:22 pm

SamanthaJoy

That's fair. I'll keep it up until she asks me to stop.

4:22 pm

jeanniegee

AG 5/14 I did not get

4:22 pm

SamanthaJoy

A + "scientist have discovered a **** that is associated with alzheimer's"

4:23 pm

jeanniegee

Got ag 5/14!!!! wow!

4:23 pm

jeanniegee

and a "duh" for not getting your good first clues

4:24 pm

jeanniegee

got ag6/24, btw

4:24 pm

SamanthaJoy

w00t! OK, next: "A long, long time ag*" + "if I don't put fruit in the refrigerator, it will ***"

4:24 pm

SamanthaJoy

oh, good. Now add a consonant to the end of it.

4:25 pm

jeanniegee

next one I have is an 5/14

4:25 pm

SamanthaJoy

You remember the ag 5? Put a k in place of the g

4:26 pm

SamanthaJoy

Wait what? There is no an 5/14

4:26 pm

periwinkle

hello all

4:26 pm

periwinkle

help with in6/30 pls

4:27 pm

jeanniegee

sorry...5/10 an

4:27 pm

SamanthaJoy

Hi peri. Your car has an in**** and an exhaust manifold

4:27 pm

jeanniegee

add cons. to end of what?

4:27 pm

periwinkle

NM

4:27 pm

jeanniegee

going fast!!!

4:28 pm

SamanthaJoy

To get the ag7, add a consonant to the end of the ag6 word.

4:28 pm

SamanthaJoy

The an 5 -- AN + Tolkien's tree folk (have you ever read those books?)

4:28 pm

Kaplan the Magne

some of the words I am entering are not coming up in my word list- the ak5 for instance. It won't register.

4:29 pm

SamanthaJoy

Yeah, dictionary.com and Google don't use the enable dictionary. Bunner.

4:29 pm

SamanthaJoy

Yeah, dictionary.com and Google don't use the enable dictionary. Bunner.
Bummer*

4:29 pm

jeanniegee

not getting the ag7

4:30 pm

SamanthaJoy

OLh, you mean it won't show? Dude, I've had that problem before, I don't know what to tell you.

4:30 pm

SamanthaJoy

Jeannie, do you have the ag6?

4:30 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I mean, it says I already entered it, but it is not appearing

4:30 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Gremlins

4:30 pm

jeanniegee

Yes...the one with badf food at the end

4:31 pm

SamanthaJoy

Right. Type in that word and add a two-point consonant to the end of it.

4:31 pm

SamanthaJoy

Yep, hobgoblins, Kaplan. Sorry.

4:32 pm

jeanniegee

Got it. Another fish for me...Soon I will have a whole can and will make a casserole...

4:32 pm

SamanthaJoy

But you're making progress! And that one's not a fish, it's a hard word!

4:32 pm

SamanthaJoy

What's next?

4:32 pm

jeanniegee

Yes!!! Progress!!! Only 80 left!!!!

4:33 pm

jeanniegee

Have ak 5, an 5

4:33 pm

SamanthaJoy

an 4/4 is a girl's name

4:33 pm

SamanthaJoy

an** karenina

4:34 pm

jeanniegee

Another duh.

4:34 pm

SamanthaJoy

Now, take that girl's name, and add a double consonant and a vowel for the seven point word

4:35 pm

jeanniegee

Got it! Isn't that a flavoring???

4:35 pm

jeanniegee

Down to 78!

4:36 pm

Boobear

clue for in 5

4:36 pm

SamanthaJoy

Phhbbttt. I'm a cook, and it beats me. Look it up!

4:36 pm

SamanthaJoy

Boobear, that's a friggin in*** question.

4:37 pm

jeanniegee

Someday, I will.....My next word is a ca4/5 what cripples use

4:37 pm

SamanthaJoy

OK, jeannie, the next word is an 4/4. You can get this!

4:38 pm

jeanniegee

I will an** up my soul for the rest of the clues!!!

4:38 pm

jeanniegee

Woot!

4:39 pm

SamanthaJoy

look, you've got *a* 4/4; take that last word and change the last vowel

4:39 pm

SamanthaJoy

Boobear, that insult was actually, um, a clue. Did you get it?

4:40 pm

Kaplan the Magne

it's not entering a lot of my words, which I will take as a hint to stop playing

4:40 pm

jeanniegee

Not getting that last vowel...

4:40 pm

SamanthaJoy

Have you considered a reboot?

4:41 pm

Boobear

yes I got it

4:41 pm

jeanniegee

NM...rhymes with santa

4:41 pm

SamanthaJoy

W00t!

4:41 pm

SamanthaJoy

Now--for an an5, add yet another vowel to the end of *that* word!

4:41 pm

jeanniegee

<bows> 75 left!!!!

4:41 pm

Boobear

that's ok samantha..I got it

4:42 pm

jeanniegee

Samantha, this is a hoot!

4:42 pm

SamanthaJoy

Oh, good, Boobear, I just realized I'd been flippant with someone I hardly knew so was worried. :)

4:42 pm

jeanniegee

74!

4:42 pm

SamanthaJoy

Jeannie, I'm having a great time.

4:42 pm

jeanniegee

So am I! I will never forget this!

4:42 pm

SamanthaJoy

Now. Back to ANs -- what do insects, radios, and cellphones have in common?

4:43 pm

jeanniegee

got both the 7 &8...72!

4:44 pm

SamanthaJoy

OK. A casual eatign place is a ca4/8

4:44 pm

jeanniegee

71 and a duh...

4:45 pm

SamanthaJoy

ca 6/30 is a warm, knitted blanket

4:45 pm

jeanniegee

70!!!!

4:46 pm

SamanthaJoy

And you've got the one that Dr. House uses. Next is man's best friend -- my two dogs are ca****s

4:47 pm

jeanniegee

69!!! and another BIG Duh! I have a ca 6...

4:47 pm

SamanthaJoy

There are four ca6s

4:47 pm

jeanniegee

My next is ci4/5

4:48 pm

SamanthaJoy

OK: It's the first four letters for a snobs way of saying "movie".

4:48 pm

Boobear

why isn't innage a word

4:48 pm

SamanthaJoy

"We went to the ci**ma last week-end"

4:49 pm

jeanniegee

???

4:51 pm

jeanniegee

ca+ ci**ma+???

4:55 pm

SamanthaJoy

Sorry, back, my computer died.

4:55 pm

SamanthaJoy

Yes. "ci**ma" is a fancy way of saying "movie house".

4:55 pm

jeanniegee

Thank goodness. I thought you had, from weariness!!!

4:55 pm

jeanniegee

But there is no M

4:56 pm

SamanthaJoy

Heh; this laptop is older (in computer years) than I am.

4:56 pm

lynxxx

Sam is trying to clue ci4.5 for you

4:56 pm

SamanthaJoy

No. The ci 4/4 is ONLY THE FIRST FOUR LETTERS of the fancy way of saying "movie house"

4:57 pm

SamanthaJoy

Right. 4/5. That's what I meant to say, really. :)

4:57 pm

jeanniegee

I have ci4.5!!!!

4:57 pm

jeanniegee

I also have the en before that one

4:58 pm

jeanniegee

well, close to that one

4:58 pm

SamanthaJoy

I do believe you've covered all of the As, Es, and Cs.

4:58 pm

jeanniegee

Let me check Lickety...

4:58 pm

SamanthaJoy

Well, OK, not all the Es, then. EA5 is the past participle of "to stuff food in one's pie hole"

4:58 pm

jeanniegee

Do not have the ea...

4:59 pm

SamanthaJoy

"Would you like to go to dinner?" "No, thanks, I've already ea***"

4:59 pm

jeanniegee

DUH!!! 68...

4:59 pm

SamanthaJoy

Don't beat yourself up, past participles aren't verb forms we use a whole lot in America. :)

5:00 pm

jeanniegee

Yeah...people say, I already 8...

5:00 pm

SamanthaJoy

There's an en5, and an en6, only one of each. Do you have either?

5:01 pm

jeanniegee

Have en6, no en5

5:01 pm

Boobear

clue for na 5

5:01 pm

jeanniegee

got the en5 by myself!!!!

5:01 pm

jeanniegee

67!!!

5:02 pm

SamanthaJoy

5? Because except for the first letter, it's thew00t!

5:02 pm

SamanthaJoy

na5 - Well dressed and lookin' sharp, boobear

5:02 pm

Boobear

en 6 en plus ci4/5

5:03 pm

SamanthaJoy

Your next, then, is an et4/4

5:04 pm

SamanthaJoy

This is something called a "Babblet". It's a word you will never, ever encounter except for Babble, or where it's used as a proper noun. This one is called "the volcano".

5:04 pm

jeanniegee

Got it.... 65!

5:04 pm

SamanthaJoy

Fuck it, I'm just gonna break a lot of rules here. ANYONE WHO IS NOT JEANNIE, AVERT YOUR EYES: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Etn
a

5:05 pm

jeanniegee

The next I have is a certain type of chewing word

5:05 pm

jmcnrick

*walking into chog with eyes closed*

5:05 pm

jmcnrick

ouch!

5:05 pm

SamanthaJoy

OK, I don't know what that is.

5:05 pm

Boobear

hi jmc

5:06 pm

SamanthaJoy

I mean, I know what closed eyes are, but chewing gum eludes me

5:06 pm

jmcnrick

hi all

5:06 pm

jeanniegee

Well, thank you for your enormous sacrifice and bravery, sam! But I already had gotten it from the volcano clue!

5:06 pm

SamanthaJoy

Hello lawyerlady!

5:06 pm

jeanniegee

ey8 is what I have next

5:07 pm

SamanthaJoy

Good, jeannie! According to Lickety, which one do you need next?

5:07 pm

jeanniegee

Let me look...

5:07 pm

jeanniegee

fa4/7

5:08 pm

jeanniegee

and I got it...63

5:08 pm

SamanthaJoy

It's like a window pa** with a F as a first letter

5:08 pm

jeanniegee

have only 2 of 6 fe's

5:09 pm

SamanthaJoy

fe 4/7 -- both a remarkable act of courage, and the appendages at the end of your legs

5:09 pm

SamanthaJoy

those two are homophones--they sound alike but are spelled slightly differently

5:09 pm

Boobear

I don't like this grid at all

5:09 pm

jeanniegee

61!

5:10 pm

SamanthaJoy

boobear, this is a horrendous, awful, terrible, no good, very bad grid

5:10 pm

jmcnrick

it looks worse than it is boo

5:10 pm

Boobear

i agree

5:10 pm

jeanniegee

Boo, I am so dumb, Sam is spoon-feeding it to me!

5:10 pm

SamanthaJoy

the next one is an fe5. It sounds like a fit wherein people fall over unconscious, but the second letter is different.

5:10 pm

Boobear

is this your first time playing

5:10 pm

jmcnrick

your are a newbie jeann i didn't get a lot of these at first either

5:11 pm

jeanniegee

Just about!

5:11 pm

cybernan

te 7, please?

5:11 pm

SamanthaJoy

Fair warning y'all-- you mgiht want to shut up chog for a little bit, 'til we're done with The Project

5:11 pm

Boobear

I have been babbling for about a year now and still learning

5:11 pm

jeanniegee

Yup. New as a baby, but not new to chat...and have a sister who used to Babble a lot

5:12 pm

SamanthaJoy

TE7 -- Like the ship that went down, the one that James Cameron made a movie about

5:12 pm

jeanniegee

LOL! THE PROJECT is helping jeannie get her first fireworks!

5:12 pm

jmcnrick

well i will be gone soon to go home so i am not worried sam

5:12 pm

cybernan

ty sam

5:12 pm

SamanthaJoy

And a worthy proect it is. Where are we?

5:13 pm

jmcnrick

wtg sam! i was babbling for about 6 months before i got my first fireworks

5:13 pm

jeanniegee

fe's- have fe 4/7's, and 5/16, then anothe fe 4/7

5:13 pm

jeanniegee

and a final fe 5

5:14 pm

SamanthaJoy

Do you have the cheese?

5:14 pm

jeanniegee

so am missing two 4's I think

5:14 pm

jeanniegee

I do now...one more 4...(60)

5:15 pm

SamanthaJoy

Just one 4/7, I think; either the cheese or the party. They're identical but for the last vowel.

5:15 pm

jmcnrick

party?

5:15 pm

jeanniegee

Have all fe's.

5:15 pm

SamanthaJoy

That's what t means. It's identical to the cheese but for the last vowel

5:15 pm

SamanthaJoy

AWESOME! -- Do you have to fo6?

5:16 pm

jmcnrick

sorry that was my clue for jeann

5:16 pm

jeanniegee

no fo6 yet

5:16 pm

jmcnrick

okay i am off for home bbl

5:17 pm

cybernan

ty 5?

5:17 pm

SamanthaJoy

Look at the last fe5. Type "fo" and then add the last four letters of the last fe5.

5:17 pm

cybernan

fo 6: enemy + high rugged mountain top

5:18 pm

jeanniegee

Got it! good clue! 59...

5:18 pm

SamanthaJoy

We're into the Gs in

5:18 pm

jeanniegee

*clues

5:19 pm

SamanthaJoy

Type a homophone for "gain" -- how's that for a clue?

5:19 pm

jeanniegee

only have the garden ga** closure word

5:20 pm

jeanniegee

Hey, that one worked twice! Great clue! 57!

5:20 pm

SamanthaJoy

Take the second word. Add a four point consonant to it.

5:21 pm

jeanniegee

56!

5:21 pm

SamanthaJoy

The four point consonant is the last letter, in case I hadn't made that clear. LOL

5:21 pm

cybernan

ty 5 -- please"?

5:22 pm

jeanniegee

(Sam, I am kissing your feet at this point! Great clues and a lot of laughing going on at this end!)

5:22 pm

SamanthaJoy

A hompphone, nan, is that the church wants you to ti*** 10% of your income.

5:22 pm

SamanthaJoy

jeannie, I'm having fun. :) What's next?

5:22 pm

cybernan

ty sam

5:23 pm

jeanniegee

last ga is ga 5/20. Then I have the garden closure next. Missing some?

5:24 pm

cybernan

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

5:24 pm

cybernan

do you not have lickety's list, jean?

5:25 pm

SamanthaJoy

There's one in the middle. It's ga 6/24.

5:25 pm

jeanniegee

I do, but I am new and am too dumb to get these obscure words...and we are learning here! Like What a Babblet is!

5:25 pm

cybernan

ga 4,4,5,6,4,5

5:26 pm

jeanniegee

Can you clue the ga 6?

5:26 pm

cybernan

ga 5/14 - swamp creature

5:27 pm

SamanthaJoy

This one is stupid hard to clue. GA + go south + go west + go north + go north

5:27 pm

cybernan

ga 6: last part of started + what you use to catch a butterfly

5:28 pm

jeanniegee

Got it, ty, down to 54!

5:28 pm

jeanniegee

All ga's done.

5:28 pm

jeanniegee

Have NO ge's.

5:29 pm

SamanthaJoy

Aagh? None?

5:29 pm

cybernan

ge 4: part of a cell

5:29 pm

jeanniegee

Except in my kitchen....

5:29 pm

cybernan

ge 5: add a consonant

5:29 pm

SamanthaJoy

Some people do ge**tic testing on their dogs, or before they have babys

5:29 pm

cybernan

ge 7: double the consonant and add a vowel

5:31 pm

cybernan

back to my gardening -- back at the flip -- good luck jean

5:31 pm

jeanniegee

All done ge's!!! 51!

5:31 pm

jeanniegee

Thanks, Nan!

5:32 pm

SamanthaJoy

goddamn. cybernan is GOOD!

5:32 pm

SamanthaJoy

the only other g si the GO--do you have it?

5:32 pm

jeanniegee

So are you...I am doing GREAT with your clues!

5:32 pm

jeanniegee

Nope

5:33 pm

jeanniegee

I have go**** it! 50 left!

5:33 pm

SamanthaJoy

The GO6 is another past participle.

5:33 pm

SamanthaJoy

See, you're getting a lot of these once you know to look for them. You don't need a crutch as much as you think you do. :)

5:33 pm

jeanniegee

Have all the he's.

5:34 pm

SamanthaJoy

HE4/8 means "weight"

5:34 pm

jeanniegee

Blieve it or not, only need the two in 4's.

5:34 pm

SamanthaJoy

OK then. IN 5/10 means "vapid, meaningless"

5:35 pm

SamanthaJoy

Oh. The first is a shortening of "in**rmation"

5:35 pm

jeanniegee

Another fish for my can...49

5:36 pm

jeanniegee

Got the last in...48

5:37 pm

jeanniegee

Next, need one ka4

5:37 pm

SamanthaJoy

Citizen KA**

5:37 pm

jeanniegee

Got the citizen...

5:37 pm

SamanthaJoy

The other one is a boxing term. It's a shortening of knockout

5:39 pm

jeanniegee

Finally got it...46!

5:39 pm

jeanniegee

Good clue, btw!

5:40 pm

SamanthaJoy

AWESOME!
My husband, btw, is behind me, cheering you on.

5:40 pm

jeanniegee

Just need na 4

5:40 pm

jeanniegee

Oh boy, a witness to my stupidity! LOL

5:40 pm

SamanthaJoy

OK. It's NA + 2 vowels.

5:41 pm

SamanthaJoy

Love, you

5:41 pm

SamanthaJoy

Love, you're not stupid.

5:41 pm

jeanniegee

I'll bet that is a Babblet, right?

5:41 pm

SamanthaJoy

I can tell, because you're funny. Stupid people are never funny

5:41 pm

jeanniegee

45

5:42 pm

SamanthaJoy

I do believe it's a babblet, yes

5:42 pm

jeanniegee

Why, TY. But I think I am proof you can be stupid and funny....all at once....

5:43 pm

SamanthaJoy

So -- the next two -- is your house ne**? Do you ne**** your house before the maid arrives?

5:43 pm

jeanniegee

got 'em already

5:44 pm

jeanniegee

But no other ne's

5:44 pm

Scrabbler

Hello everyone. This is my first look at the grid today. How is it?

5:44 pm

jeanniegee

hey- what maid????

5:44 pm

SamanthaJoy

OK then. The next two NEs are related.

5:44 pm

jeanniegee

scrabbler...it is like the little girl with the curl

5:44 pm

jeanniegee

k

5:45 pm

Scrabbler

An evil, small grid? I am familiar with these.

5:45 pm

SamanthaJoy

Scrabbler, run. The grid is terrifying. It's evil. JUST RUN LIKE YOUR ICON!

5:45 pm

Scrabbler

I already dove in. I will find what I can then quit. I never feel any need to complete grids anymore.

5:46 pm

jeanniegee

got 'em...like what I could use to catch all my fish with...43....

5:46 pm

jeanniegee

next?

5:46 pm

SamanthaJoy

The next two NEs: I have a hard time coming up with a clue here. There are some in between those and the last ones, enter the list into Lickety and see.

5:47 pm

SamanthaJoy

If I say that you lie, I ne**** your claim.

5:47 pm

jeanniegee

ok, go for the ne 7

5:48 pm

SamanthaJoy

If I say that you lie, I am a ne***** o fyour claim. Related word.

5:48 pm

jeanniegee

got 5:47 clue...42...

5:49 pm

SamanthaJoy

The six and seven are inextricable

5:49 pm

Scrabbler

I don't get that clue yet--can you make it simpler for me please?

5:50 pm

jeanniegee

Got it...41..Let me count...I think I have all ne's..hang on...Need a 4 after the 7

5:50 pm

jeanniegee

ne 6 + mountain top makes ne 7, sorta

5:51 pm

SamanthaJoy

The seven: Here's as simple as I can make it, which is *too* simple because I don't seem to have an intermediate stage: It's the first five letters of the ne6, with the letters "either/**" tacked on to the end

5:51 pm

jeanniegee

All my n's are greyed out! ....40!

5:52 pm

SamanthaJoy

The ne 4 you don't have is repetitive. NE + and repeat.

5:52 pm

Scrabbler

See, I need ne6 first. I just started.

5:52 pm

welki

hi folks .. how's this: ne + St. Peter, open the Pearly **** for goodness' sakes!

5:52 pm

SamanthaJoy

Right: The NE4 is also known as "the Goose". It's a Babblet. Very silly, I know.

5:52 pm

SamanthaJoy

Oh. NE 6: If I call you a liar, I ne6 your claim

5:52 pm

Scrabbler

Aha, TY, Welki!!!

5:53 pm

jeanniegee

Next, need the oo- want to make it with small bad bug but cannot

5:53 pm

SamanthaJoy

Welki, you're clearly better at this than I am. :)

5:53 pm

welki

nah

5:54 pm

SamanthaJoy

oo5/10 + If the first two letters were "ee" it would mean spooky.

5:54 pm

jeanniegee

WE are at 39...the end is looking closer!

5:54 pm

Scrabbler

74 to go

5:54 pm

jeanniegee

Great clue! 38

5:54 pm

SamanthaJoy

RI** gear used by police

5:54 pm

SamanthaJoy

RI** of passage

5:55 pm

SamanthaJoy

RO** vegetables

5:55 pm

jeanniegee

Scrabbler, scroll back a good bit- Sam has clued the whole puzzle for me

5:55 pm

SamanthaJoy

ro***** -- the root system of a plant.

5:55 pm

Scrabbler

TY. But I will do what I can then quit. I shoot to pass halfway.

5:56 pm

SamanthaJoy

ro7 + ro4 + how old are you, what is your ***?

5:56 pm

jeanniegee

not getting the ending of ro**....

5:57 pm

SamanthaJoy

What is your ***, how old are you?

5:57 pm

jeanniegee

Got it! TY! 36! Marilyn + Di's ages...sad...

5:58 pm

jeanniegee

(Pun intended)

5:58 pm

SamanthaJoy

ro5/14 = RO4 + three point letter that is sometimes a vowel and sometimes a consonant

5:58 pm

jeanniegee

Well, wordplay, anyway

5:59 pm

jeanniegee

Oh! goes with candy flavor! 35!

5:59 pm

SamanthaJoy

The basis of all humor!
YES!

6:00 pm

SamanthaJoy

RO + Consonant + vowel. The consonant is the same ini all three cases

6:01 pm

SamanthaJoy

Sorry, did I forget to mention that the next three words are all ro4/4s?

6:01 pm

jeanniegee

Yes...got two of them..both with vowels..missing #3

6:02 pm

Boobear

I am stuck on na 5

6:02 pm

SamanthaJoy

Use the first vowel in the vowel list

6:02 pm

SamanthaJoy

NA 5 = Lookin' good and sharp dressin'

6:02 pm

jeanniegee

na5- dressed to the 9's

6:03 pm

jeanniegee

32 left...neeed last r05 & 6

6:03 pm

SamanthaJoy

RO + Double consonant + Vowel

6:04 pm

SamanthaJoy

Now add a consonant

6:04 pm

jeanniegee

NM- got 'em!!!!! 30!!!!! WOOT!

6:04 pm

SamanthaJoy

You're gonna finish this one.

6:04 pm

SamanthaJoy

What's next

6:05 pm

jeanniegee

Have two of 5 ta's- septic holder and the acid

6:05 pm

Scrabbler

Bye kids. I am at 60/55 and that is enough.

6:05 pm

jeanniegee

acid is ta6

6:05 pm

SamanthaJoy

The next ta is just like the acid, but with a different last cnsonant

6:05 pm

SamanthaJoy

bye scrabbler

6:06 pm

jeanniegee

Bye, Scrabbler!

6:06 pm

welki

bye, scrabbs

6:06 pm

jeanniegee

Just need 4 &5 afetr septic holder

6:06 pm

SamanthaJoy

The first two TAs -- If I steal something from you, I will first ta** it from you, and then I will have ta*** it from you.

6:06 pm

swmbo

ne

6:07 pm

SamanthaJoy

*Before* the septic holder actually

6:07 pm

jeanniegee

Double Duhs.....27!!!

6:07 pm

SamanthaJoy

The TE4 is a kind of wood

6:08 pm

SamanthaJoy

And the next TE are the ceramic things in your mouth

6:08 pm

jeanniegee

Got first 3 te's..need last 4

6:08 pm

jeanniegee

4 letter word, I measn

6:09 pm

SamanthaJoy

OK, good!

6:09 pm

SamanthaJoy

There are only four TEs total, though

6:10 pm

jeanniegee

Yes, I know..just need last 4-letter word

6:10 pm

jeanniegee

And I got it....25 left!!!! Rah!

6:11 pm

SamanthaJoy

OK!

6:11 pm

SamanthaJoy

You need THs?

6:11 pm

jeanniegee

Only have 2 th's out of 6... other word for "you" and stolen word

6:12 pm

SamanthaJoy

If someone steals something from you, is it th***s or yours?

6:12 pm

jeanniegee

24!

6:13 pm

SamanthaJoy

Also, Google the last letter of the Greek alphabet

6:13 pm

jeanniegee

23!

6:13 pm

SamanthaJoy

And here's a Babblet ... this is a lot like the shortening of a Theodore's name, except the first vowel is changed.

6:14 pm

SamanthaJoy

And a th*** commits th***s, right? Someone who steals is someone who commits th***s, right?

6:15 pm

jeanniegee

21! Have all th's! Need Ti next...

6:15 pm

SamanthaJoy

Right. This is another ridiculously hard one to clue.

6:16 pm

jeanniegee

NM!20!

6:16 pm

SamanthaJoy

Whoa.

6:16 pm

SamanthaJoy

Whoa.
You're good

6:16 pm

SamanthaJoy

Whoa.
You're good

6:16 pm

SamanthaJoy

TO** PARTY!

6:16 pm

jeanniegee

there are 8 to's- have NONE!

6:17 pm

SamanthaJoy

Now add a vowel to the above clue, and you've got the to 4/6 and the to 5/14 TO**! TO** TO**

6:17 pm

SamanthaJoy

Apparently you were neither a member of a fraternity or a sorority in college.

6:18 pm

jeanniegee

Got em....16 left!!!! <shivers>

6:18 pm

SamanthaJoy

Have yo uever watched animal house??!?!

6:19 pm

SamanthaJoy

OK. Look at your last TO5. Place a consonant between the last two vowels. You'll end with to+garden end

6:19 pm

jeanniegee

Nope, but know about it, and can see what's his name in a to** with a bunch of other guys...

6:20 pm

SamanthaJoy

I'd be scrubbing my brain with bleach had I just has that image in it!

6:20 pm

jeanniegee

good clue...15...drum roll starts up quietly....

6:21 pm

SamanthaJoy

Oh My Goodness I'm being mobbed

6:21 pm

SamanthaJoy

Who knew that two dogs could constitute a mob?

6:21 pm

jeanniegee

Got the spanish for bull and type of carry bag

6:22 pm

SamanthaJoy

You're almost there

6:22 pm

SamanthaJoy

Take the bull and put another vowel on the end of it

6:22 pm

SamanthaJoy

And I'll give you the next clue when I get around to**

6:22 pm

SamanthaJoy

And I'll give you the next clue when I get around to**

6:23 pm

SamanthaJoy

Now, you know the things that children play with? Legos and Barbies and the like? Take that word, keep it singular and then add a vowel to the end of it for to4/6

6:24 pm

jeanniegee

cannot find the vowel to go with bull...are we talking abouty the same word???

6:24 pm

SamanthaJoy

Yes. Take the first three letters for the spanish word for bull, then add another vowel to the end of it

6:24 pm

Boobear

clue for te 7 pls

6:24 pm

SamanthaJoy

It will still be a four letter word when you're done.

6:25 pm

SamanthaJoy

te7 - Like the ship that sank, the one that James Cameron made a movie out of.

6:25 pm

jeanniegee

Sam! <gasp> just saw that we msissed a "c' word!!!! Oh, No!!!

6:26 pm

jeanniegee

In fact, 6 c words

6:26 pm

SamanthaJoy

BWAA HA HAHAHA!! We'll get back to it, I promise

6:27 pm

jeanniegee

Now need ty

6:27 pm

SamanthaJoy

TY Is like when the church demands 10% of your income.

6:27 pm

jeanniegee

and one more to4

6:28 pm

jeanniegee

one more to4 and t's will be greyed out

6:28 pm

SamanthaJoy

Did you get the TO4 that I said I'd give you when I got around to**?

6:29 pm

jeanniegee

Tada! T's are grey! all that is white are Y's and C's!!! 11 left!

6:29 pm

SamanthaJoy

There's a YA, and if you don't get it I will YA4 a rug from under your feet

6:30 pm

jeanniegee

<sheepishly>already had that one...it is the opposite of what I am...>

6:30 pm

SamanthaJoy

The second Y sounds like the article of clothing known as blue je**s, except that the first letter is a Y

6:31 pm

SamanthaJoy

It also sounds like strong be**, except, again, it starts with a y

6:31 pm

jeanniegee

neato! rhymes with my name! 10!!!! <drum roll gets louder>

6:32 pm

SamanthaJoy

The next one's tricky. Sounds like a Barbra Streisand movie, which I expect you as a (presumably) non-Jewish southerner to have never heard of. Give me a minute.

6:32 pm

SamanthaJoy

It's a Yiddish word. Have you ever watch Foddler on the Roof?

6:33 pm

jeanniegee

you mean the Jewisdh Ye*** Claus???? LOL!

6:33 pm

SamanthaJoy

YES!!!!!!

6:33 pm

jeanniegee

9...

6:33 pm

SamanthaJoy

And there are two spellings. Different ending vowels, is all

6:34 pm

jeanniegee

OK, just need two more y's- one more ye

6:34 pm

SamanthaJoy

It accounts for two YE5/14s

6:35 pm

jeanniegee

ye I need is a 4

6:35 pm

SamanthaJoy

YE + double consonant

6:36 pm

jeanniegee

I have ye** to finish!!! HAHAHA! & left- one y and 6 c's

6:37 pm

SamanthaJoy

The last Y is a YO -- stretching exercise

6:38 pm

jeanniegee

WAY big fish for missing that one....can barbecue with that fish!...okay! all that is left are the c's we missed...and we will be done!

6:38 pm

SamanthaJoy

Tell me what Cs you have, and we'll start from there, and damnit, we're nearly DONE!

6:39 pm

Jellen

Hey, y'all...have about ten minutes to Babble before leaving for the evening...

6:39 pm

jeanniegee

All the rest are ca's- I have: restaurant; afghan; walking helper; dog...

6:40 pm

SamanthaJoy

that's good. start from dog

6:40 pm

jeanniegee

k

6:41 pm

SamanthaJoy

first three letters of dog, double the last consonant and add the first vowel

6:41 pm

Boobear

Hi Jellen

6:41 pm

jeanniegee

Hi, Jellen...Sam is coaching me to my first fireworks!

6:41 pm

SamanthaJoy

We're almost there. I am so excited!

6:41 pm

Jellen

Go jeannie!

6:41 pm

car.eeyore

Go Jeannie!

6:42 pm

jeanniegee

5 left...<drum roll gets louder with tympani added>

6:42 pm

SamanthaJoy

Take the first four letters of the last word, and add two vowels for a six letter word

6:43 pm

jeanniegee

Got that one just as you clued it...got to thinking that you were pretty ca****! 4 left!

6:44 pm

SamanthaJoy

hee hee!
the next one means a lilt, but it's often seen with an apostrophe, and then it means "cannot"

6:44 pm

jeanniegee

3....(folksw, get out of the way...the matches are being lit...>

6:45 pm

SamanthaJoy

It also means jargon or slang language

6:45 pm

SamanthaJoy

OK. Take that last word and add a vowel to the end of it for a ca5

6:45 pm

jeanniegee

2

6:45 pm

jeanniegee

canto

6:45 pm

SamanthaJoy

OK Take that *last* word and add a consonant to the end of *it*, for a CA6

6:46 pm

jeanniegee

sorry..I cannot believe I finally screwed up!!! LOL!

6:46 pm

SamanthaJoy

heh!

6:47 pm

jeanniegee

!>>>JUST O-N-E!!!!!!

6:47 pm

SamanthaJoy

And the very last word is a CA 5/16 that's related to all the other CAs that we just went through

6:48 pm

SamanthaJoy

Just take that CA4 and add a three point letter to the end of it

6:48 pm

jeanniegee

F-I-R-E-W-O-R-R-K-S!!!!!!!!!!!!Blessin
gs to you, Sam!!!!!!

6:49 pm

Jellen

Yay, jeannie!!!

6:49 pm

car.eeyore

Huzzah1

6:49 pm

jeanniegee

WOOT-WOOT!!!

6:49 pm

SamanthaJoy

WOOP!! W00T! *pant pant pant* HUZZAH!

6:49 pm

Boobear

nice job jeannie

6:49 pm

jeanniegee

I cant (pun) believe that this puzzle had so many words hidden in it....

6:50 pm

jeanniegee

Kudos to Sam!!!! Nice Job cluing there!

6:50 pm

SamanthaJoy

I feel that way every time I finish one

6:50 pm

jeanniegee

I am enjoying the fireworks!

6:51 pm

jeanniegee

Now I see just hoe many words I missed because I did not look backwards or sideways or something

6:51 pm

SamanthaJoy

Aren't they pretty? And now you need to ask Lickety about his browser. It's made specially for Babble, and he includes a different video every day for when you complete the grid!

6:52 pm

car.eeyore

May I please have some help with the right column E?

6:52 pm

jeanniegee

I also cannot type <pant, pant>

6:52 pm

Jellen

Okay, must run...Congrats again, jeannie and to Coach Samantha, too!

6:52 pm

Jellen

ey 4/6

6:52 pm

jeanniegee

WEll, I am going to go now...I am sore from sitting up...(back trouble) but thank you all.....

6:53 pm

SamanthaJoy

There's a five and an eight coming from that one--do you have either?

6:53 pm

SamanthaJoy

Goodbye jellen!

6:53 pm

SamanthaJoy

G'bye jeannie. I am very happy that you made it.

6:53 pm

jeanniegee

Thanks, SamanthaJoy...you are well-named

6:53 pm

car.eeyore

No..don't have any of the 2 from that E

6:54 pm

SamanthaJoy

*blush*

6:55 pm

SamanthaJoy

One is a compound word. It means the incisors in between your front te*** and your ca**** te*** (OK, it's not my fault that so many of those words are in the grid!)

6:56 pm

car.eeyore

Just got the EY 8...thank you!

6:56 pm

Boobear

fireworks

6:56 pm

SamanthaJoy

The other is a past participle. "Are you hungry?" You might be asked. And "no, I've just ea***" might be your response.

6:56 pm

SamanthaJoy

w00t Boobear!

6:56 pm

car.eeyore

Fish! TY!

6:57 pm

Boobear

thank goodness that is done.

6:57 pm

SamanthaJoy

OK, I'm out of here. I've clued roughly 90 words in the last few hoursl; taking a break now.

6:57 pm

SamanthaJoy

bye now

6:57 pm

rururocks

to 6/24 anyone?

6:57 pm

Boobear

bye Sam thaNKS

6:58 pm

car.eeyore

I don't have it yet ruru

6:58 pm

Boobear

to 6 to plus what you put around your garden to keep animals out

6:59 pm

rururocks

luv ya boo

6:59 pm

Boobear

me too ruru

7:00 pm

car.eeyore

ty

7:00 pm

car.eeyore

do ag 6 & 7 build off that ag 5?

7:01 pm

rururocks

te7?

7:01 pm

car.eeyore

Sounds like the famous sinking ship...

7:02 pm

rururocks

yeah!..

7:02 pm

rururocks

thanks

7:02 pm

rururocks

one more..

7:04 pm

rururocks

thank you for the clues.

7:08 pm

featherbee

ok. i stupidly entered one word earlier. now gotta see what else i can get.

7:11 pm

beachboggle

Hi e1

7:13 pm

car.eeyore

NE 6/24?

7:16 pm

rururocks

ne + fence entry

7:16 pm

rururocks

<:))))<

7:16 pm

car.eeyore

I am shamed. Ty ruru

7:16 pm

rururocks

yw

7:16 pm

rururocks

:)

7:19 pm

car.eeyore

Can you help me with the AG 6 & 7?

7:20 pm

lbdawger

a long time *** in a far far away land...+ eating too much candy will *** your te5

7:21 pm

featherbee

ok, rolling up sleeves and diving in. for real this time.

7:21 pm

car.eeyore

Good grief! TY Dawg!

7:22 pm

car.eeyore

ac 5/12

7:23 pm

lbdawger

ac + mart***, shaken not stirred

7:24 pm

car.eeyore

TY!

7:25 pm

Scrabbler

Hi kids. Checking in before I go to bed. I have had a migraine all day.

7:25 pm

featherbee

hi scrabs!

7:25 pm

featherbee

did i get to thank you? if not, thanks!

7:25 pm

car.eeyore

Hi Scrabs. Sorry to hear of your migraine {{hug}}

7:25 pm

featherbee

it's the darn weather

7:26 pm

Scrabbler

Hi Feather. Yep, you thanked me. TY for making kids' lives better too.

7:26 pm

Scrabbler

Just when my tooth is better I woke up with a migraine this morning. Rain, rain go away.

7:28 pm

featherbee

yick. stupid vowels.

7:28 pm

Scrabbler

Where is Nutty? Her Penguins are struggling with Montreal.

7:28 pm

Scrabbler

Vowel overdose.

7:29 pm

car.eeyore

ge 7?

7:29 pm

Scrabbler

No idea here, Car

7:30 pm

Dorens

heigh ho

7:30 pm

featherbee

only up to 38 here, still working on it

7:30 pm

featherbee

hi dorens

7:30 pm

Scrabbler

Hi Doren! How have you been?

7:30 pm

Dorens

hi feather, how are the adorable boys?

7:31 pm

Scrabbler

I love the bathtub story, Feather. Whenever kids become quiet or whisper you know trouble is being planned.

7:31 pm

featherbee

adorable, as always! percy, aka nick, is now talking up a storm

7:31 pm

featherbee

finally

7:31 pm

Dorens

scrabbs, I've been ok. riding out the merry-go-round, or the roller-coaster, waiting to see if i will have a job, a raison d'etre, come september. it changes from day to day

7:31 pm

Dorens

oh,, i remember "percy" that was nut's name, yes?

7:31 pm

featherbee

he was pretending to take pictures in the van while we were ddriving today. kept saying "say cheese!" over and over. finally, said "last one!" then "hold still!" so freaking cute.

7:31 pm

Scrabbler

Uncertainty is brutal. Being unemployed sucks.

7:32 pm

Dorens

where did he learn that from, i wonder?

7:32 pm

featherbee

(totally biased here)

7:32 pm

featherbee

lol, not me! i try to sneak in candids, rarely direct

7:32 pm

Scrabbler

Kids retain so much.

7:33 pm

featherbee

....wait...the hold still part might have been me after all....

7:33 pm

Dorens

yes scrabs.. but maybe it will have its benefits. unlimited babble time? more time to chat (sometimes I lurk, cause there just isn't time to do anything but get the words!) gardening done at leisure, instead of in a crunch?

7:33 pm

Scrabbler

But can you afford to "retire"?

7:33 pm

car.eeyore

en 6?

7:33 pm

Dorens

feather, he had to learn it from somewhere!! little pitchers have big ears (a dumb homily from years ago)

7:33 pm

featherbee

our district keeps saying this year is bad, but next year's gonna be worse.

7:34 pm

Scrabbler

Sorry, no help from me, Car.

7:34 pm

Dorens

no, not really... but I could sell this house (over $16,000 property taxes a year) and no mortgage

7:34 pm

car.eeyore

How about the an 7's?

7:34 pm

featherbee

wish i could help car!

7:35 pm

Scrabbler

Yesterday I was with Mary's kids and we were painting. J, almost 6, said, "Do not disturb an artist at work."

7:35 pm

featherbee

LOL

7:35 pm

Dorens

yes, feather, as bad as this year is, next year probably would be worse. our district is holding onto all day kindergarten this year, but don't expect it next year

7:35 pm

Dorens

sorry car
scrabbs, J is wise indeed

7:35 pm

Scrabbler

Public schools are hurting.

7:36 pm

featherbee

oh my gosh, what a backward step

7:37 pm

Scrabbler

Battery is about to die. Off to bed for me. I need 2 good nights of sleep because then I am on call Fri-Sat-Sun.

7:37 pm

Dorens

well feather, this year we are losing all guidance counselors. After today, with a 6th grader with a considerably advanced case of suicidal ideation....where my expertise really helped in this particular situation... i just think "what will they do next year?"

7:37 pm

car.eeyore

en + i saw a movie at the ***em*

7:37 pm

Dorens

ty car

7:37 pm

featherbee

night scrabs, hope the migraine goes away

7:37 pm

Dorens

nite scrabbs... sleep well (hope the mouth is doing better)

7:37 pm

featherbee

it's a horrible situation

7:38 pm

Scrabbler

Is there a crisis service, Doren?

7:38 pm

featherbee

in fact, it's in5

7:38 pm

Scrabbler

Tooth/jaw are better, except when opening wide. Migraine today. Part 2 of root canal is on 5/18.

7:38 pm

featherbee

hee hee, just found that word

7:38 pm

car.eeyore

an 7/28...rabbit ears on an television set

7:38 pm

car.eeyore

plural for an 8

7:38 pm

Dorens

yes, but it is drastic... when the kid isn't really in crisis, it is overkill.. this boy needs some help, but he isn't an immediate threat to himself, he just needs some therapy. sending him off to a stranger in an ER would not help him really

7:39 pm

Scrabbler

Does the school have a plan for kids in need?

7:39 pm

poodletoes

clue for en6/21 please. my last word

7:39 pm

featherbee

yay! ty car

7:39 pm

Dorens

so far, the plan has been me. i have no idea what they intend to do next year

7:39 pm

Scrabbler

Just clued, Vic

7:39 pm

car.eeyore

I just clued it a few minutes ago vici

7:40 pm

poodletoes

thank you!

7:40 pm

Scrabbler

OK, time to give the bunnies a few Cheerios and then go to bed. Cheerios = snack.

7:41 pm

Dorens

nite scrabbler, nite bunnies

7:41 pm

featherbee

night scrabs

7:41 pm

car.eeyore

Nite Scrabs...feel better

7:41 pm

featherbee

second row E help please?

7:42 pm

car.eeyore

Italian moutain?

7:42 pm

car.eeyore

* mountain

7:42 pm

Dorens

the volcano!

7:42 pm

featherbee

argh!!!!

7:42 pm

featherbee

*smacks head*

7:43 pm

car.eeyore

I have 2 words left and I just can't find them...the first AN 7/28 and GE /36....

7:43 pm

featherbee

ok, got NBT and over halfway

7:43 pm

Dorens

***waiting for the clues that car has requested***

7:44 pm

featherbee

**waiting too*

7:44 pm

JBV

hi doren - stopped in to commiserate - i can just imagine what you're going through - and you're right, they will miss you when you're gone, but it will be too late -

7:45 pm

JBV

our district is still in limbo - some people have received non-renewal letters, but there are going to be many many reassignments and transfers (to deal with the retirements/firings, etc.) and nobody knows where they will end up

7:45 pm

Dorens

found out today that IF they win a case that's held up in courts, some due process thing we're they're being sued for infraction of special ed law,, IF they win that case, then they'll have the money to pay my salary. how crazy is that?

7:45 pm

car.eeyore

GE....GE*eral Robert E. Lee + I had lunch sitting in a small kitche*****

7:46 pm

JBV

an 7/28 is a spice - double consonants

7:46 pm

Dorens

ty car

7:46 pm

car.eeyore

As you can see from my clues...I am struggling!

7:46 pm

Dorens

and jbv thanks

7:47 pm

featherbee

we're ok as far as no firings. all retirements are being filled in house, people are being shifted.

7:47 pm

wht

ty car, and Hi all.

7:47 pm

Dorens

uh uh, car... your clues are tremendous
but feather, you're in NY.. problems there, yes, but you don't have to deal with generalissiimo christie

7:47 pm

JBV

you said it, doren!

7:48 pm

Dorens

hi w

7:48 pm

car.eeyore

got it! Had to look up the spice, but I got it! TY!!!!!

7:48 pm

car.eeyore

FIREWORKS

7:48 pm

featherbee

no, you sound in worse straits than us

7:48 pm

Dorens

yay car!

7:48 pm

Dorens

this man is truly insane

7:49 pm

featherbee

we have patterson, no real friend of the schools or state workers right now

7:49 pm

car.eeyore

TY all for carrying me over the finish line! Any clues before I go?

7:49 pm

featherbee

ok, getting the list, 59 found

7:49 pm

Dorens

he has declared war on the teachers' union. I actually understand, I am in disagreement with some of their stands, but he isn't helpiing the problem constructively, he is just cutting wholesale without seeing the damage being done

7:51 pm

featherbee

so sad

7:51 pm

featherbee

ag7? does it build on the 6?

7:52 pm

wht

ty monkeys for the ro7

7:52 pm

Dorens

yes add a consonant. i think it might create a dipthong

7:52 pm

wht

Feather - add a consonant

7:52 pm

Dorens

(not really sure what a dipthong is... too much wine with dinner tonight)

7:52 pm

featherbee

lol, was just thinking "so THAT'S what a dipthong is"

7:53 pm

Dorens

guess you need to be promoted to first or second grade to learn that!

7:53 pm

featherbee

yup! i barely get into vowels sounds

7:53 pm

JBV

don't think so, a diphthong is two vowels together

7:53 pm

featherbee

top an5/10?

7:54 pm

featherbee

i'm being super lazy right now with the words

7:54 pm

Dorens

ah well, i knew it was two somethings together!

7:54 pm

Dorens

consonants, vowels, what's the diff?

7:54 pm

wht

I have fireworks

7:54 pm

JBV

you've been hanging out with middle schoolers too long, doren :)

7:55 pm

Dorens

latin plural?

7:55 pm

Dorens

yay wht!

7:55 pm

JBV

hooray, wht!

7:55 pm

featherbee

yay wht!

7:55 pm

featherbee

whoops, found it!

7:55 pm

Dorens

yes jbc i sure have, and hanging out in the counselor's office and away from classrooms

7:55 pm

wht

For a small grid, this had some strange words.

7:56 pm

gapeach

Congrats wht!!!!!

7:56 pm

JBV

doren, is there suddenly a very high rate of absenteeism in your district?

7:56 pm

JBV

we're seeing that

7:56 pm

JBV

teachers are demoralized

7:57 pm

wht

I have been given a task by my daughter and I would like to ask my fellow Babblers for th5 advice.

7:57 pm

Dorens

don't know -- I know i haven't taken a single day since i found out i was no longer needed.. and i have taken a total of two days in five years... maybe I should start, but all i know is i have a lot of work to do nd if i'm not there, it's just wron

7:57 pm

JBV

sure, wht, shoot..

7:57 pm

Dorens

ask away wht

7:58 pm

featherbee

i've started a project on donorschoose.org, since i'll never have my own funds or budget funds for some of the extras i'd like. i'm not asking you guys to donate yourselves, but if you know of anyone who might want to donate or is looking for a cause, please help spread the word! my link is in my profile.

7:58 pm

wht

She is getting married in June and has asked me what song I would like for our dance at the reception. Any thoughts?

7:58 pm

Dorens

smart feather

7:59 pm

JBV

oh, sunrise, sunset, without a doubt

7:59 pm

Dorens

ah! wht. that is so personal.. what songs resonate with you?

7:59 pm

lbdawger

funky chicken?

7:59 pm

featherbee

you need to ask fran!

7:59 pm

featherbee

her hubby is a dj. i'll see if she's around.

8:00 pm

wht

That is the problem. I have not been able to think of much. Most of the ones I think of just don't seem appropriate. Or they would be lousy to dance to.

8:00 pm

featherbee

she's not around, but i posted the question on her wall.

8:00 pm

Dorens

what's not appropriate?

8:01 pm

wht

My tastes run to folk - and I don't haven't listened to much pop music for years.

8:01 pm

Dorens

some great folks songs - you cold dance to

8:02 pm

redturtlehead

child of mine is lovely, maybe not the best for dancing....

8:02 pm

wht

The lyrics of some of the love songs just don't work with your daughter.

8:02 pm

featherbee

http://www.wedalert.com/songs/fatherda
ughter/index.asp

8:02 pm

redturtlehead

hi...

8:02 pm

Dorens

forever young?

8:02 pm

featherbee

hi red!

8:02 pm

Dorens

(dylan)

8:02 pm

wht

ty feather.

8:03 pm

redturtlehead

wht, you could choose some non verbal music as well...

8:03 pm

featherbee

ooh, through the years, kenny rogers! brings back memories

8:04 pm

featherbee

unforgettable, nat king cole and natalie cole

8:04 pm

JBV

stevie wonder isn't she lovely

8:04 pm

wht

Instrumentals. I hadn't thought of that.

8:04 pm

featherbee

you are the sunshine of my life, stevie wonder!

8:04 pm

featherbee

what a good list that is

8:05 pm

JBV

thanks, featherbee, that's a good resource

8:05 pm

Dorens

excellent choices here (babblers are fantastic)

8:05 pm

featherbee

i just googled it

8:05 pm

wht

jbv. That one is on my list. In fact Stevie Wonder has a number of possibilities.

8:05 pm

JBV

it has the one i suggested earlier - sunrise, sunset

8:06 pm

featherbee

saw that

8:07 pm

rururocks

stevie wonder is wonderful for parties

8:07 pm

Dorens

stevie wonder is wonderful, period

8:07 pm

rururocks

he still has a tremendous voice

8:07 pm

wht

I was playing some samples from another wedding site earlier. I find I can only do that for a short stretches.

8:08 pm

redturtlehead

i was listening to him a bit today ruru.

8:08 pm

rururocks

I love his music.

8:08 pm

rururocks

isn't she lovely... isn't she wonderful... isn't she precious...

8:08 pm

rururocks

lallalalallllaalalalalalal. ....

8:08 pm

Dorens

saw him in concert ten years ago... phenomenal. the best was an old song i hadn't known, prior.. "You and I" it is still one of my favorites now... romantic... a good song for bride and groom, not bride and dad

8:08 pm

rururocks

*sqeek*

8:09 pm

Dorens

lol, ru

8:09 pm

wht

ruru, you sing like I do.

8:09 pm

redturtlehead

i really love the CHild of mine song by carole king.... let me see... i used to work for a group that involved a lot of music...

8:09 pm

rururocks

I have a horrible singing voice...

8:10 pm

JBV

sing on, ruru, we can't hear you....

8:10 pm

Dorens

first fe 5/16 anyone? please?

8:10 pm

JBV

were you the kid in the back of the choir that the director told to lip synch?

8:11 pm

rururocks

it's sort of a cross between a cat in heat and a frog getting killed on the road.

8:11 pm

JBV

fe 5/16 - fencing move

8:11 pm

lbdawger

fake move in fensing

8:11 pm

wht

Dorens it is the fencing move.

8:11 pm

wht

Playing a sample of Child of Mine now.

8:12 pm

featherbee

nrkii says "My brother and my niece are dancing to: "My Wish" by Rascal Flats"

8:13 pm

redturtlehead

though it is sort of a birthday sort of song, I like hte message, that "you'll always be a child of mine"

8:13 pm

featherbee

ca6/21 please, any of them!

8:13 pm

redturtlehead

oh man, weed, I have none of them.

8:13 pm

rururocks

your sharp tooth

8:13 pm

JBV

ca 6/21 - pointy tooth

8:13 pm

rururocks

is the ca 6/21

8:13 pm

wht

Dog, feather

8:13 pm

featherbee

aha, ty

8:13 pm

rururocks

c + ****** get your gun

8:14 pm

featherbee

ty again

8:14 pm

wht

Singer in a synagogue

8:14 pm

JBV

ca 6/21 - Eddie or jewish synagogue singer

8:14 pm

rururocks

c + a***** lenox

8:14 pm

featherbee

got the last!

8:14 pm

redturtlehead

Ruru, I am shamlessly bragging that I have finally managed to trim the dogs toenails. (sorry for everyone who sat through the announcement yesterday.)

8:14 pm

featherbee

before i saw the clues!

8:14 pm

featherbee

lol, thanks everyone

8:14 pm

rururocks

oh.. jeez red ..was that a big deal?

8:15 pm

redturtlehead

huuuge. he had to be sedated the last time.

8:15 pm

featherbee

HA. found the ey8.

8:16 pm

rururocks

whoa..

8:16 pm

Dorens

sorry, got distracted.. fireworks, and thanks for the clues for my last word, the fe5.. (slap me with a slimy fish!)

8:16 pm

featherbee

yay doren!

8:16 pm

redturtlehead

its a dental grid.

8:16 pm

wht

wtg dorens

8:16 pm

rururocks

I don't have trouble with that.. it can be a terrible experience with dogs that freak about it.

8:16 pm

featherbee

fo word?

8:16 pm

redturtlehead

Yes, Ru, my fault, I didnt handle enough as a puppy.

8:17 pm

rururocks

hmmm .. probably

8:17 pm

wht

fo6 enemy + rocky hill

8:17 pm

rururocks

enemy + our babble player ***gone

8:17 pm

redturtlehead

So now, we are relearning....

8:17 pm

featherbee

shoot, and i had the fe5/16 too, even thought about the alternate spelling, never entered it

8:18 pm

rururocks

give a cookie after each clip..

8:18 pm

rururocks

We are using the drummel now. .. instead of the clippers... less panis

8:18 pm

featherbee

i'll hold still if you trim my toenails and give me cookies....

8:18 pm

rururocks

panic

8:18 pm

featherbee

chocolate chip please. warm, fresh baked.

8:19 pm

redturtlehead

Yes, I use a large adult human clipper and do it a little at the time.

8:19 pm

rururocks

*ruru's pedicure and cookie service*

8:19 pm

redturtlehead

LOL.

8:20 pm

featherbee

ga5/20?

8:20 pm

redturtlehead

was the dremel expensive>

8:21 pm

rururocks

no.. not really

8:21 pm

rururocks

is that how you spell that?

8:22 pm

wht

Feather - later ga***

8:22 pm

rururocks

(slides feather a large mocha/chocolate chip cookie)

8:22 pm

wht

Sorry, wrong one.

8:23 pm

wht

ga5/20 add a consonant to the ga4 before it.

8:23 pm

featherbee

*scarfs quickly before anyone notices and asks to share8

8:23 pm

rururocks

ga + a babble player

8:23 pm

rururocks

sounds like sho nuff

8:23 pm

featherbee

aha! took me a minute to get that.

8:24 pm

rururocks

*sweeps up crumbs from below feather*

8:24 pm

rururocks

*grumbles*

8:24 pm

featherbee

crumbs? i don't leave no stinking crumbs! all in the belly!

8:24 pm

rururocks

LOL

8:26 pm

featherbee

sheesh, almost missed my favorite vowel dump

8:26 pm

redturtlehead

I am unsure of the spelling of the dremel, drummel, dreemelle. Does it make a noise?

8:26 pm

featherbee

it's dremel

8:28 pm

redturtlehead

ok breaking all rules, going to list at exactly half.way.

8:28 pm

featherbee

i did too red.

8:28 pm

featherbee

well, only a few over half. 59 found.

8:29 pm

rururocks

a slight whirring noise

8:29 pm

redturtlehead

wonders if this would freak out dog.

8:29 pm

rururocks

*demonstrates on feather's big toe*

8:29 pm

rururocks

*zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz*

8:29 pm

featherbee

*looks for cookie*

8:30 pm

rururocks

*passes chocolate chip cookie*

8:30 pm

rururocks

*ta da!8

8:30 pm

redturtlehead

wants cookie, but has just trimmed out nails...

8:30 pm

featherbee

*stops squirming to nom cookie* nom nom nom

8:31 pm

featherbee

i'm going to regret this, but ro7/36?

8:31 pm

rururocks

move something around in a circle feather

8:31 pm

rururocks

nm

8:31 pm

rururocks

that was another board

8:31 pm

featherbee

lol, good, cause i was confused

8:31 pm

rururocks

tree bottom + act your ***

8:32 pm

featherbee

thank you.

8:32 pm

featherbee

homestretch, 16 left

8:32 pm

rururocks

rotate was a phantom for me today

8:33 pm

redturtlehead

go feather, go go go! 47 for me.

8:33 pm

rururocks

0 for me...

8:33 pm

featherbee

te7?

8:34 pm

rururocks

sounds like Leonardo's sinking ship

8:34 pm

featherbee

lol, perfect

8:34 pm

redturtlehead

congratulations Ruru. :)

8:34 pm

rururocks

(the most boring movie of all time)

8:35 pm

featherbee

would go faster if my monkeys knew how to type

8:35 pm

rururocks

...try english...

8:35 pm

featherbee

helps

8:36 pm

rururocks

*giggle*

8:36 pm

rururocks

where's kje?

8:36 pm

featherbee

4

8:36 pm

featherbee

not sure right now

8:37 pm

featherbee

wait, was it my turn to babysit? darn, you always know there's trouble when they get all quiet!

8:38 pm

featherbee

ty word please?

8:39 pm

featherbee

fireworks!

8:40 pm

rururocks

yeah weedie

8:40 pm

featherbee

wht, still around? fran says:

"Butterfly Kisses" by Robert Carlisle is older, but very literally about a father and daughter at a wedding. It's on the sappier side though.

"What a Wonderful World" by Louis Armstrong is a favorite.

"The Way You Look Tonight" by Sinatra or updated by Michael Buble is good. (we like the Buble version better, more upbeat)

"In My Life" by the Beatles.

"Daughter" by Loudon Wainwright III. Cute song, has a very current sound.

"Daughters" by John Mayer. Lyrics have a nice message.

8:40 pm

redturtlehead

congrats featherweed.

8:41 pm

redturtlehead

Oooh veto butterfly kisses, just gross.

8:41 pm

featherbee

lol

8:43 pm

redturtlehead

sorry, I am opinionated on that one. it is sooo ick, I can not control myself.

8:43 pm

redturtlehead

sorry, I am opinionated on that one. it is sooo ick, I can not control myself.

8:44 pm

featherbee

red, what's your icon?

8:46 pm

redturtlehead

sand sculpture from the port...

8:46 pm

wht

Thanks feather. I had been off wandering through the samples from the list you gave me before. I haven't heard Butterfly Kisses, but I don't think my daughter would like it.

8:46 pm

redturtlehead

butterfly kisses ick ick.

8:46 pm

wht

I don't know if she heard it at someone elses wedding.

8:47 pm

featherbee

oh neat red!

8:47 pm

rururocks

*ick ick ick*

8:47 pm

LeslieAnn

wht, daughter getting married? i danced with my dad to "unforgettable" by nat & natalie cole

8:47 pm

featherbee

she asked what you like, i said folk. she said she can help better knowing your tastes.

8:49 pm

Minski

I'm watching American Idol while I babble. If Crystal goes home I'm done with this show. Big Mike needed to go a while ago.

8:49 pm

wht

ty Leslie Ann. That one is on my list. I need to find something more than a 30 second sample.

8:51 pm

LeslieAnn

when is the wedding?

8:52 pm

Minski

We danced to "What a wonderful world" by Louis Armstrong

8:52 pm

wht

June 6

8:53 pm

LeslieAnn

ooh soon!

8:53 pm

redturtlehead

congratulationst o her and you wht.

8:54 pm

wht

Yes. It is amazing how close it is. They have been engaged for like 2 and half years, so it has been a long way off for a long time. Now it is almost here.

8:54 pm

Minski

Where is the wedding going to be? I live near you.

8:56 pm

redturtlehead

wow some unusual words here.

8:56 pm

crosshair

back for a few more;))

8:57 pm

wht

It is going to be in Barre, MA.

8:57 pm

LeslieAnn

there is a great version of what a wonderful world with a ukelele of all things:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v
=R0xoMhCT-7A&a=Kluk5hCyJ1M&playnext_fr
om=ML (doesn't start till :50)

8:58 pm

jeanniegee

Hello, all!

8:58 pm

crosshair

if you like that google "while my guitar gently weeps on a ukelele

8:58 pm

crosshair

there is an artist that specilizes in this form of music

8:58 pm

wht

I had never even heard of the town, but she found a place there that does weddings in a mansion. The one thing we need is no rain since the wedding will be outside in the garden.

8:58 pm

featherbee

ok, off to bed for me. night!

8:59 pm

crosshair

gn feather

8:59 pm

jeanniegee

'Night, feather!

8:59 pm

jeanniegee

Anyone need clues?

9:00 pm

Minski

Good luck with that! Early June in our area is either incredibly beautiful or horribly horrible. It sounds like a nice place though. I'm sure the weather will be with you.

9:00 pm

PastorJ

just logged on, usually a lurker, and probably should mind my own beeswax...

9:01 pm

PastorJ

my son's getting married next week, and i'm dancing with him to "secret o life' by james taylor

9:01 pm

PastorJ

my son vetoed anything sappy, but this is a lovely song

9:01 pm

LeslieAnn

congrats j!

9:01 pm

wht

Listening to the Wonderful World ukelele. You are right, surprisingly good.

9:01 pm

PastorJ

congrats to whoever's getting married!

9:01 pm

PastorJ

wonderful world is also a great song but we couldn't figure out how to dance to it!

9:02 pm

LeslieAnn

my hubby danced with his mom to "your mother should know" by the beatles haha

9:03 pm

PastorJ

since no one in our family has a clue how to dance, i suggested we pull a few chairs out onto the dance floor and listen to "your mama don't dance and your daddy don't rock & roll"

9:03 pm

PastorJ

son laughed, but vetoed the idea!

9:03 pm

rururocks

ugh

9:03 pm

LeslieAnn

heehee

9:04 pm

rururocks

*despises kenny logins*

9:04 pm

LeslieAnn

hey ru

9:04 pm

wht

We have to get a song that my daughter and I can dance to once or twice before the wedding.

9:05 pm

rururocks

HI LA

9:05 pm

wht

I don't want to break her toes early in the evening.

9:05 pm

rururocks

oh.. oh

9:05 pm

LeslieAnn

yes wait for later for that

9:05 pm

PastorJ

son & i went to a dance studio for just one lesson - money well spent!

9:06 pm

wht

Well, thank you all for your song suggestions. At least now I have some good ideas to work with. I was drawing a total blank at the beginning of the evening.

9:07 pm

wht

I will need to practice dancing because it is not something I have in6 ability in.

9:07 pm

PastorJ

wow -thanks for in6!

9:08 pm

wht

Night all.

9:08 pm

redturtlehead

clue for any and all an 7's?

9:09 pm

wht

ne7 one woh ne6,24's

9:09 pm

rururocks

ne 7 not positivtator

9:09 pm

wht

One who

9:10 pm

wht

Now I am really leaving.

9:10 pm

LeslieAnn

good luck wht, thanks for the clues

9:10 pm

redturtlehead

thanks for those, could I have some help with the An's though? ;)

9:10 pm

mixi6

en6?

9:10 pm

rururocks

tv receivers

9:10 pm

redturtlehead

TY Ruru!!!

9:11 pm

rururocks

like that city in orange County en*** man

9:12 pm

kje

hola

9:12 pm

LeslieAnn

hello kje

9:12 pm

redturtlehead

hi kje

9:12 pm

rururocks

buenos tardes senorita

9:14 pm

kje

how is everyone?

9:14 pm

rururocks

sore

9:14 pm

torgone

Swell ..

9:15 pm

kje

why sore? falling over tennis nets again?

9:15 pm

kje

hey bgh

9:15 pm

redturtlehead

glad to be done...with cleaning poo all day long.

9:15 pm

rururocks

no.. just tripped on a sidewalk in Berkeley (uneven pavement) and took a header

9:16 pm

torgone

9 days from vacation and my boss asks me if my plans are set in stone ..

9:16 pm

kje

cleaning doogy poo or people poo?

9:16 pm

kje

ouch ru! break anything?

9:16 pm

kje

ugh, tor... hopefully you said yes

9:16 pm

LeslieAnn

that is not a good question, tor

9:16 pm

rururocks

just my pride and shoulder

9:17 pm

kje

you broke your shoulder???

9:17 pm

kje

crap!

9:17 pm

redturtlehead

you broke the shoulder? oh my!

9:17 pm

rururocks

no.. not broken.. just banged up

9:17 pm

kje

I was about to be shocked that you were typing...

9:18 pm

rururocks

I wasn't even protesting anything and got beat up in berkeley

9:18 pm

mixi6

fireworks. Thanks all.

9:18 pm

LeslieAnn

yay mixi@

9:18 pm

fuzzybunny

nice mix

9:18 pm

torgone

Yay mixi!

9:25 pm

fuzzybunny

hint on the O

9:25 pm

rururocks

babblet..

9:25 pm

lbdawger

oo5/10 babblet

9:26 pm

lbdawger

oo+ **s* and shine

9:26 pm

fuzzybunny

thanks

9:27 pm

bojazz

just got home from trip, need 1 for victory and cannot get it - monkeys on strike - can anyone clue an5/10, first one?

9:27 pm

LeslieAnn

don't know if it's first, bo, but i have an + *** kwon do

9:27 pm

lbdawger

an + henry manc***

9:28 pm

lbdawger

oops, sorry wrong one

9:28 pm

lbdawger

an + canvas shelter t***

9:29 pm

bojazz

THANK YOU dawg!! fireworks :)

9:29 pm

crosshair

very interesting food for thought http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=4
2E2fAWM6rA

9:29 pm

lbdawger

whoooo hooooo BO, and welcome home

9:29 pm

bojazz

thank you, thank you!!

9:30 pm

bojazz

dawg, i'll remember you in my will if i'm around for the reading :)

9:30 pm

fuzzybunny

nice bojazz

9:30 pm

lbdawger

lol, bo. where did you go on your trip?

9:30 pm

bojazz

ty

9:31 pm

bojazz

visit my aunt, her husband passed away yesterday after a long, suffering illness - it was a blessing for all

9:31 pm

fuzzybunny

i need ac5,12

9:32 pm

lbdawger

i'm sorry to hear that. hope your travels were otherwise uneventful

9:32 pm

LeslieAnn

fuzzy, ac + not out + vowel

9:32 pm

lbdawger

ac + i don't like mart***s

9:32 pm

fuzzybunny

i hope she was okay

9:32 pm

bojazz

end of composer Man****

9:33 pm

Minveryork

ac 5/12:a + ci 4/5 word , but ends w/different vowel

9:33 pm

bojazz

my aunt is a trouper at 93 years and doing very well

9:33 pm

LeslieAnn

that enough clues for you fuzzy!

9:33 pm

fuzzybunny

thats good to here

9:33 pm

fuzzybunny

woops i meant hear

9:33 pm

lbdawger

awesome, bo.

9:33 pm

bojazz

gotcha

9:34 pm

crosshair

93:) god bless her.my grammy is about to turn 101!!last year she got a birthday letter from the britt prime minister;0

9:34 pm

crosshair

once signed by machine but still...lol

9:35 pm

bojazz

blessing to your grammy, crossy

9:35 pm

lbdawger

geez, can't sign his name to a piece of paper for a little old lady? bah!

9:35 pm

crosshair

fran(fanny) Melbourne;))

9:36 pm

lbdawger

may she have continued good living, Crossy

9:38 pm

Trifioso

hello babble friends

9:38 pm

crosshair

sometimes i think she will outlive me:0

9:38 pm

crosshair

howdy trif

9:38 pm

lbdawger

hi trif

9:38 pm

Trifioso

hello

9:39 pm

crosshair

the woman has had two fake hips for 20 years and at the young age of 90,she broker her arm whilst sailing lol

9:40 pm

lbdawger

doesn't sound like she lets the grass grow under her fe4! good for her!

9:42 pm

Riverdance

Good Evening All - just peeking in while watching my american idol recording from last night - how is everyone

9:42 pm

lbdawger

hi MNH

9:43 pm

Riverdance

just looking back in the chog - congrats to your family Crossy - luck you to still have your grammy all this time - what a woman!

9:43 pm

torgone

Heyas again ..

9:43 pm

lbdawger

hiyas, torg

9:44 pm

Trifioso

heyas my dear. I was hoping you would wander in. how's tricks?

9:44 pm

Riverdance

Hello torgone

9:44 pm

crosshair

she is pure typical welsh,four foot nothing and can still twist yer ear off if you need correction lol

9:45 pm

Trifioso

llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll
llllllllllllllllllllllllllssssss

9:45 pm

Trifioso

whoops - sorry! kitten ran across the keyboard! lol

9:45 pm

Riverdance

I luv it

9:45 pm

Riverdance

thought you were having a snake attack

9:45 pm

torgone

Kind of on cruise control looking forward to a little vacay time ..

9:46 pm

Trifioso

vacay? coming east by any chance? (hope springs eternal!)

9:47 pm

Trifioso

my icon photo is a photo of me on the second to last vaca I ever took....if you look closely, you can see how SCORCHED my arms were -- staying under the palm trees become pivotal

9:47 pm

torgone

Not this time .. Driving up to San Fran for a few days ..

9:48 pm

Trifioso

c'a va. have a drink at the Top of the Mark for me....

9:48 pm

kje

oooooo - fun! love SF!

9:48 pm

lbdawger

hi kje

9:49 pm

torgone

Didn't have much time last time I was there, and wanted to poke around a bit more ..

9:49 pm

kje

hey lbd!

9:49 pm

Riverdance

good night all

9:49 pm

torgone

Niters Mom ..

9:50 pm

Trifioso

do the ag words build off each other, please?

9:50 pm

Riverdance

the 6 and 7 do

9:51 pm

Trifioso

thanks mom. sigh

9:51 pm

Riverdance

hint - different direction from the 5 - gone now *poof*

9:52 pm

Trifioso

got the 6, thanks to monkey help

9:56 pm

rururocks

...just watch what you are poking up in SF torg...

9:58 pm

Trifioso

I am doing an all-day training at work tomorrow - dread. I am terrified I will fall asleep in the class. that will impress the ol' boss!

10:00 pm

torgone

I'm a careful poker ..

10:00 pm

LeslieAnn

oh my

10:04 pm

Trifioso

a's annihilated

10:04 pm

lbdawger

must go, see you all tomorrow

10:04 pm

Trifioso

goodnight lbd

10:04 pm

LeslieAnn

bye lb

10:05 pm

Trifioso

watching news footage of gordon brown leaving No. 10 with his little boys in tow....unreal

10:09 pm

fuzzybunny

Hi all, I just discovered that my son was chatting under my name while trying his hand at babble. My apologies if he offended anyone. I explained to him that that was not cool! (But he did enjoy trying to find words, he is a good speller with an awesome vocab.)

10:10 pm

LeslieAnn

if it's recently nothing i recall, fuzzy, just pleasant chat

10:10 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

shalom y'all

10:10 pm

Trifioso

bedfordshire, with 19 left, boo. oh well.
"speak" to you all again soon, I hop

10:11 pm

torgone

Niters Trifs ..x ..

10:18 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

echo . . . !

10:22 pm

crosshair

how old is your boy fuzzybunny?

10:25 pm

crosshair

my son does nor care for babble but i got him on bookworm and bookworm adventures when he was 6 or so.he loves it or did till he got to about 14 and decided it was not cool lol

10:34 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

(shouts a little louder) echo . . . !

10:35 pm

gwenski

ECHO.... ECho.... Echo.... echo..... ech.... ec.... e..

10:35 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

AH-HA! ah-ha ah ha

10:35 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hiya gwen of the other astral plane LOL

10:36 pm

gwenski

Hiya! And, I'm afraid, bye-a. Too late for me, and a doggie is begging to go out.

10:36 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

okay, bye to you and your doggie 8-)

10:40 pm

crosshair

sigh..this grid wins,getting too late.goodnight everyone

10:43 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

bye bye cross

10:43 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

24 left here, and maybe the only one in the chat room! 8-(

10:43 pm

stidmama

bye cross, sorry I didn't get to see you

10:44 pm

kje

i'll keep you company, book... go book go

10:44 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

oh, hiya kje, stid!

10:44 pm

stidmama

I have to teach tomorrow, with my regular mentor teacher away, and I AM TERRIFIED! *whimper*

10:45 pm

stidmama

hi kje and gwen

10:45 pm

stidmama

I got down to 68 earlier. is lickety here?

10:45 pm

stidmama

or I mean do his clues work now?

10:45 pm

kje

just watched this week's lost... have mixed feelings

10:45 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

uh oh, how many students??

10:45 pm

kje

lickety is working

10:45 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

yep, lickety clues are up!

10:45 pm

stidmama

thanks kje.

10:46 pm

stidmama

well, almost 140 spread over 5 classes, gwen. the sub can take over the classroom management if need be, and will handle discipline... but I have to try to teach. And I am nervous even though the kids like me. First time I will do entire class periods by myself.

10:46 pm

kje

you'll be great stid!

10:47 pm

kje

I just know it!

10:47 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

give 'em a little rope but do not let them play with the matches LOL

10:48 pm

stidmama

thanks kje. I think I could "wing it" easier than doing a lesson with such a long lead-up time (have known about it and been working on it and the companion lessons for next week since March)

10:48 pm

stidmama

thanks gwen. I like that!

10:49 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

are we talking middle school?

10:49 pm

stidmama

yes, 8th grade. I like the kids, just a little nervous that they won't like creative writing much. *sigh*

10:50 pm

stidmama

is the solo i on the bottom row fishy?

10:50 pm

stidmama

if not, please clue?

10:50 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i recall being in 8th grade and we gave the sub hell. (not me, of course, but the other kids) 8-)

10:50 pm

kje

I LOVED my 7th grade creative writing class... and the teacher!

10:50 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

can't give you any in** on that word, LOL

10:50 pm

stidmama

yep. I am lucky that I am a) not a sub and b) someone they mostly like and respect.

10:50 pm

stidmama

Even the "hard" students generally at least listen politely.

10:51 pm

stidmama

thanks gwen, that greyed the corner tile, now I only need the one next to it.

10:51 pm

kje

in5 - ridiculous or simple

10:51 pm

stidmama

oh! got it! "stupid-head" in 5/10 babblet

10:51 pm

stidmama

ah, thanks kje!

10:51 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

oops, try using your in**** intelligence on that one

10:52 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

(wrong word again!) (pay no attention)

10:53 pm

stidmama

oh! down to 54~ and NBT! I can list!!!!

10:54 pm

stidmama

is the AG 6/7 fishy?

10:54 pm

kje

no

10:54 pm

stidmama

help please?

10:54 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

ditto that

10:54 pm

kje

ag + vowel + *** in hell!

10:55 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

snowball in hell?? lol

10:55 pm

kje

7 is ag +vowel + **** IRA

10:55 pm

kje

*** in hell... go bad, spoil

10:55 pm

stidmama

thanks! almost done with A words... *thinking*

10:55 pm

kje

book... snowball is more than *** ; )

10:56 pm

kje

add the consoant for the 7

10:56 pm

stidmama

AN 7/8 please?

10:57 pm

kje

an7 - insect "feelers"

10:57 pm

kje

an8 - plural

10:57 pm

stidmama

thanks kje. figures. left column grey

10:57 pm

kje

yay

10:59 pm

stidmama

the EN 6 is giving me some trouble, but the Fs were a breeze? *confused mama look*

10:59 pm

kje

en + movie abbr with diff vowel at end

10:59 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

TY, got the AGs, adding both words to my "collection" . . .

10:59 pm

jeanniegee

en6 kinda a city in CA

11:00 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

TY, TY, 11 to go

11:00 pm

stidmama

thanks jeannie, I alwasy miss that one! thanks also kje

11:01 pm

jeanniegee

yw~!

11:01 pm

stidmama

first NA 6 please>

11:02 pm

jeanniegee

alt spelling for mary poppins

11:03 pm

stidmama

thanks again jeannie! down to 15

11:03 pm

jeanniegee

np

11:04 pm

kje

ok, off to bed... woohoo stid and book (early)!!!

11:04 pm

stidmama

TE 7 please?

11:05 pm

jeanniegee

like ship that sank, only with e

11:05 pm

stidmama

thanks jeannie. down to 6

11:06 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

ty, good clue jean

11:07 pm

jeanniegee

yw

11:07 pm

stidmama

firewords!!!!

11:08 pm

stidmama

it feels good to finish the grid today.

11:08 pm

jeanniegee

yay, stid!

11:08 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

wtg stidmama !!! ~~~ !!!

11:08 pm

cybernan

hi all -- did y ou finish jean?

11:08 pm

cybernan

congrats, stid

11:08 pm

stidmama

I had so little "fun" in the class I usually enjoy most... after a hard day yesterday and anticipating (overmuch) tomorrow... and and and *sigh*

11:08 pm

stidmama

hey nan!

11:08 pm

jeanniegee

it should feel good- it was tough

11:08 pm

jillibus

YAY stid!!! Hi all!

11:09 pm

cybernan

hi jill

11:09 pm

jillibus

What a horrible grid! I have 35 left -- no time today.

11:09 pm

stidmama

I keep thinking I won't quit, but I am so not expecting to be allowed to continue. It's almost becoming a self-fulfulling prophecy (which I know is stupid, but I can't seem to shake it off)

11:09 pm

cybernan

can we help, jill?

11:09 pm

stidmama

I know that feeling jill.

11:09 pm

stidmama

I MUST get my materials organized and pulled together for tomorrow. I will be back ASAP to help you jill.

11:10 pm

jillibus

why wouldn't you be allowed to continue, stid? You're brilliant!

11:11 pm

jillibus

how about the first fe5/16, nan?

11:11 pm

cybernan

make a move in fencing

11:11 pm

cybernan

*or boxing

11:12 pm

cybernan

evasive move

11:12 pm

jillibus

ah, thx nan. I should have seen that but I'm tired.

11:13 pm

cybernan

what have you been doing that you are so tired?

11:13 pm

jillibus

is fo6 a real word?

11:13 pm

cybernan

about as much as go 6, which I don't agree with

11:14 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

UNO

11:14 pm

jillibus

Oh, just going all day -- cleaner and deck-painter here this morning, design work to do, many errands in town, unpacking groceries, getting dinner -- you know.

11:14 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

fo6 is alternate spelling (UK?) for a real word, which is also in grid

11:14 pm

cybernan

spent the day getting planters and pots done

11:15 pm

cybernan

what are you designing?

11:15 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

F ~ I ~ R ~ E ~ W ~ O ~ R ~ K ~ S ~ !!

11:15 pm

jillibus

oh yes, some gardening too...

11:15 pm

cybernan

yay, gwen !*!

11:15 pm

jillibus

YAY gwen!!!

11:16 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

my last word was a 4/4 babblet, but who cares, i finished!!! 8-)

11:16 pm

jillibus

an invitation for a garden party -- doing a tricky collage -- had to make changes, yada yada yada

11:20 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

well i'm off to wordsplay.net for more boggling. bye bye and poink!

11:21 pm

cybernan

which board do you play gwen?

11:22 pm

cybernan

how are you doing, jill?

11:23 pm

cybernan

I get the feeling that maybe I am the only one here -- if you don't need any help, Jill, I'm going to read for a while

11:23 pm

jillibus

down to 27 -- facing ge7/36 and baffled -- help?

11:24 pm

cybernan

do you have the ge 5? -- double the final consonant and add a vowel

11:24 pm

jillibus

Well, never mind, nan -- read and enjoy. What are you reading?

11:25 pm

cybernan

a Tami Hoag mystery

11:25 pm

jillibus

ok, thanks, nan.

11:25 pm

cybernan

I'll stick with you if you are that close -- what do you need?

11:27 pm

jillibus

No really, nan, go and enjoy your book. I just finished that Stieg Larsson one -- The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. Bought the next one in paperback today -- I had to wait months at the library for the first one.

11:27 pm

cybernan

do you have all the 7's?

11:28 pm

jillibus

no -- missing one of them, don't know which. I go through Lickety alphabetically.

11:29 pm

cybernan

ne, ro, te ?

11:29 pm

cybernan

te is the only toughie

11:30 pm

jillibus

I think I got the te...let me look...

11:31 pm

jillibus

yes -- from a clue for stid about the sunk ship

11:31 pm

cybernan

ok -- off to the book -- will come back a few minutes early in case you haven't finished.

11:31 pm

jillibus

I don't have ro7

11:31 pm

jillibus

Thanks, nan :)

11:32 pm

cybernan

plant base + life years

11:32 pm

jillibus

thanks again! Now off you go!

11:46 pm

stidmama

here I am... oh gee Jill -- had no idea it was so late.

11:46 pm

stidmama

Do you still need any help

11:47 pm

jeanniegee

Hiya again..here for flip

11:48 pm

gremlinn

Hi.

11:48 pm

jillibus

* * fireworks * * (thanks to clues, nan, and morewords)

11:48 pm

jeanniegee

Hi, Grem!

11:48 pm

jeanniegee

Yay, Jili!

11:49 pm

jillibus

Hi returners :)

11:49 pm

jillibus

brb...

11:49 pm

jeanniegee

anyone need last minute clues???

11:51 pm

jeanniegee

Let us all pray that next grid be more um, regular, shall we say...

11:51 pm

gremlinn

As in, having more words?

11:52 pm

jeanniegee

as in, having easier words to find???

11:52 pm

gremlinn

Too many ~100 word puzzles lately.

11:52 pm

jeanniegee

really

11:53 pm

stidmama

argh. had another fire to put out.

11:54 pm

stidmama

YAY jill!

11:54 pm

jeanniegee

What do u mean, stid?

11:55 pm

cybernan

congrats, jill :)

11:55 pm

jeanniegee

Hi, Nan!

11:55 pm

cybernan

hi jeannie -- I take it that you finished?

11:56 pm

jeanniegee

Oh, yes!!!! SamJoy cued me to the end!!! LOL!

11:57 pm

jeanniegee

You have to admire that!

11:57 pm

jeanniegee

3 minutes left....

11:58 pm

gremlinn

Ha, I knew it. It DOES skip "2 minutes left".

11:58 pm

gremlinn

I thought I noticed that before.

11:58 pm

jeanniegee

Does it???

11:59 pm

gremlinn

Yeah.

11:59 pm

jeanniegee

Huh.

11:59 pm

gremlinn

"1 minute left" means 1-2 minutes.

11:59 pm

gremlinn

"3 minutes left" means 2-3 minutes left, apparently.

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