Babble: Archived Puzzle for Monday, May 31, 2010

12:00 am

jillibus

flip

12:00 am

dart001

flip

12:00 am

Pinikula

* flip *

12:01 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:01 am

Pinikula

thx lickety!

12:02 am

jillibus

Thanks, speedy Licety!

12:02 am

Erda

Thank you, Lickety!!!

12:02 am

Douglas

"Well I told him right then," Fido said "It should be plain to see; the **** of the biscuit is the apostrophe."

12:04 am

jillibus

goose alert

12:04 am

herinfernallady

Thanks Lickety. Better go back to lurking since I am an embarrassment.

12:05 am

feeble minds

tr9/72

12:05 am

jillibus

wow, feeble!

12:05 am

Bugsaw

Wow feeble. You obviously chose the wrong name!

12:06 am

Pinikula

thx feeble...looking

12:06 am

Bugsaw

Hello all. I hardly ever come for the flip any more

12:06 am

feeble minds

lol ty, but it is a common word

12:06 am

jillibus

love your penguin, bugs!

12:07 am

Pinikula

* thumps herin *

12:07 am

Bugsaw

Hi jilli

12:07 am

jillibus

hi bugs

12:08 am

gremlinn

phant chevron

12:08 am

jillibus

hi grem

12:08 am

gremlinn

, penuries

12:08 am

gremlinn

hi jilli

12:09 am

Pinikula

ok, head cold has dropped to chest/cough...I think my rib muscles are bruised as a result...

12:09 am

gremlinn

to 7

12:10 am

jillibus

oh, horrible, pini!

12:11 am

Douglas

All change -- don't you know that when you
Play at this level there's no ordinary *****

12:11 am

Pinikula

they probably aren't really bruised, but it sure feels like it! is there a home remedy that would help me suppress it?

12:11 am

Pinikula

thx for the to7 grem

12:12 am

gremlinn

phant prurient

12:12 am

gremlinn

po 6/7

12:13 am

jillibus

honey, pini

12:13 am

Douglas

Hell is other people (except for Babble, of course)

12:13 am

jillibus

brb

12:13 am

Pinikula

but I don't like honey (therefore none in the house)

12:13 am

kje

I LOVE honey

12:13 am

Pinikula

douglas...getting rather profound lately, aren't ya? ';)

12:13 am

Pinikula

hi kje ;)

12:15 am

gremlinn

fireworks

12:15 am

Pinikula

wtg grem!

12:16 am

Douglas

I was actually cluing a word. That line is the last line of a famous play with a word in the title

12:16 am

Pinikula

oh, sorry, douglas...means I should probably start reading more... ;)

12:16 am

Douglas

Bowing to grem's uncanny excellence!

12:17 am

kje

play by sartre?

12:18 am

Douglas

Yeah, that one!

12:18 am

Pinikula

phant: tortoise

12:19 am

Ormal

Hi. Just made it home tonight. Hope everyone has had a nice day/night.

12:20 am

Barb's Horses

hi all

12:24 am

Pinikula

hi ormla

12:24 am

Pinikula

* ormal

12:25 am

Barb's Horses

wow I am not getting very far with this

12:26 am

Pinikula

agreed, barb

12:26 am

jillibus

All hail to the Amazing Gremlinn!

12:27 am

Douglas

tove, that thingy that gyred and gimbled in the wabe, is in grid

12:27 am

Barb's Horses

can't believe gremlinn is done already...(bowing to Gremlinn)

12:27 am

jillibus

has anyone but feeble and gremlin found the tr9?

12:27 am

dart001

fireworks

12:27 am

Pinikula

wtg dart

12:27 am

Barb's Horses

wow dart you too amazing

12:27 am

joey

yes, I have it

12:28 am

jillibus

oh my -- dashing dart too!!!

12:28 am

gremlinn

I wouldn't say it's a common word

12:28 am

jillibus

feeble said it was -- glad to know otherwise.

12:28 am

Pinikula

might be common to feeble!

12:28 am

Pinikula

;)

12:29 am

gremlinn

it might be common in the UK, looking at the definition

12:29 am

gortmold

it's common enough in the british constabulary jilli

12:29 am

gremlinn

I had a vague notion of what it was

12:29 am

Ormal

I was lost in the grid, and lost being a literal term today. :D

12:29 am

jillibus

ty gort -- that did it for me!

12:30 am

Pinikula

<-- might need to move to England

12:30 am

Barb's Horses

yeah...take me with you Pini

12:30 am

Douglas

You can tell this is an easy grid when grem finishes in 15 minutes, and I get nbt in 30

12:30 am

jillibus

it rhymes with a midday meal

12:30 am

Pinikula

that's a real word?????

12:31 am

jillibus

you betcha.

12:31 am

Pinikula

wow ;)

12:31 am

jillibus

wtg doug

12:31 am

gremlinn

a bit easier than average Doug, yeah

12:31 am

jillibus

I still have 3 bt

12:31 am

Pinikula

I have 4

12:31 am

gortmold

Bertie Wooster (played by Hugh Laurie) was on the wrong end of a tr9 for pinching a policeman's helmet on boat race night

12:31 am

Barb's Horses

I only have 16 words

12:32 am

jillibus

I loved those Laurie/Fry comedies, gort!

12:32 am

Pinikula

I'll try and remember that one, gort!

12:32 am

gortmold

they're brilliant, aren't they?

12:33 am

gortmold

i just bought myself Jeeves and Wooster to convalesce with - fantastic

12:33 am

jillibus

Absolutely -- and I much prefer that Laurie to House

12:34 am

gortmold

have you seen blackadder?

12:34 am

jillibus

convalesce, gort?

12:34 am

Douglas

Laurie was rather hilarious in the Black Adder comedies

12:34 am

jillibus

I missed blackadder

12:35 am

gortmold

blackadder was the first i knew of laurie, but my students (20 years younger than me) just introduced me to his earlier stuff they'd discovered on youtube

12:36 am

Pinikula

u?

12:37 am

Barb's Horses

First time I saw Hugh Laurie I think was in one of the Dalmation movies....101 ?

12:38 am

Douglas

I also enjoyed Hugh Laurie in Stewart Little. I was touched by the care and kindness of the father he portrayed.

12:38 am

Barb's Horses

and of course Stuart Little

12:38 am

jillibus

I never saw the Dalamtian movies either :(

12:38 am

jillibus

He is a great actor.

12:38 am

Barb's Horses

He plays one of the guys hired to grab the puppies

12:39 am

Pinikula

the skinny one?

12:39 am

Barb's Horses

yes

12:40 am

feeble minds

the U is un6/21 pinkula

12:40 am

Pinikula

well, I was thinking of the wrong guy...you're talking about Dr. House

12:40 am

Pinikula

thx feeble

12:41 am

Barb's Horses

yes he is House

12:41 am

jillibus

Yes, Hugh Laurie is Dr House. I wish he wasn't.

12:42 am

Barb's Horses

really why jilli?

12:42 am

gortmold

oh i dunno, i think it's a mark of his skill that he can go from blithering popeyed fool to cranky self-absorbed uberintellectual sourkraut at the drop of a clacker board

12:43 am

Barb's Horses

wow that is a mouthful gort

12:44 am

gortmold

yeah, try saying it with a mouth full of marshmellows and a couple of straight whiskeys :)

12:44 am

jillibus

He's more likeable as a twit like Bertie Wooster!

12:44 am

Barb's Horses

lol...I don't think so...everyone would wear it

12:45 am

Douglas

But the nice thing about it is that there's a Hugh Laurie role that just about everyone likes. I know it's hard to believe, but some people actually like House

12:45 am

jillibus

Oh, I know, doug.

12:45 am

Pinikula

upper O?

12:46 am

Uneaixoise

beasts

12:46 am

Pinikula

just stats, plz; no clue

12:46 am

jillibus

Besides, he speaks such a lovely English English.

12:46 am

Uneaixoise

too late! LOL

12:46 am

gremlinn

op 4/5

12:46 am

Pinikula

thx une ;)

12:46 am

dart001

ox 4 op 4

12:46 am

Uneaixoise

ox4/9

12:46 am

Uneaixoise

op4/5

12:46 am

Douglas

I have one, pink, op4/5

12:46 am

Pinikula

thx grem, dart, une, etc :)

12:47 am

Pinikula

1 more for nbt

12:47 am

gremlinn

ox 4/9

12:47 am

Uneaixoise

and Laurie plays sooo many instruments sooo well!

12:47 am

jillibus

I'm still missing that U for nbt

12:47 am

Pinikula

un6 jilli (common word)

12:47 am

dart001

un 6

12:47 am

gremlinn

un 6

12:48 am

gortmold

also, his lyrics are complex and deep; have you heard his Ode to America?

12:48 am

jillibus

yes, I know it's un6, thanks ;)

12:48 am

Pinikula

stats for at least 1 of the 6 upper E's?

12:48 am

Barb's Horses

never heard that

12:48 am

dart001

ep 4

12:48 am

Uneaixoise

ex5/20

12:48 am

Uneaixoise

ex4/9

12:48 am

gremlinn

focus on ex

12:49 am

Pinikula

I tried that one, dart!!! honest!

12:49 am

Uneaixoise

ex5/20 x 2 actually

12:49 am

jillibus

No, gort -- would it be on YouTube?

12:49 am

dart001

ex 4 ex 5 ex 5

12:49 am

gortmold

yup, just type hugh laurie america song into you tube

12:49 am

gremlinn

I vote to add "prix" to the dictionary

12:49 am

Uneaixoise

probably, jilli

12:50 am

Pinikula

NBT!! :)

12:50 am

jillibus

ok, brb

12:50 am

Uneaixoise

Grand Prix, prix fixe, etc.!

12:50 am

Uneaixoise

go, pini!

12:50 am

Pinikula

oh...and past 1/2!

12:50 am

gremlinn

lots of French words in this grid

12:50 am

Uneaixoise

NBT and 30 to go . . .

12:51 am

gremlinn

one French number works, another doesn't!

12:51 am

Uneaixoise

bien vrai, grem!

12:51 am

gremlinn

(neuf)

12:52 am

gremlinn

phant phenix

12:52 am

Uneaixoise

phoenix?

12:53 am

gremlinn

that too

12:53 am

gremlinn

both work

12:53 am

Uneaixoise

:-D

12:54 am

jillibus

oh yes, that America song is brilliant

12:54 am

gortmold

ahh, glad you liked it jilli; were you as stirred as i was by the sentiments it expressed?

12:55 am

jillibus

to the core of my being, gort.

12:55 am

gortmold

right on jillibus, right on

12:56 am

Uneaixoise

with 25 to go, I bid you all good nite! *poof*

12:56 am

Barb's Horses

bye une

12:56 am

jillibus

wd une!

12:57 am

jillibus

I'm not even halfway and haven't found that un6 yet either.

12:57 am

Douglas

Would you like a hint, jilli?

12:58 am

Barb's Horses

did you find the ea 4/4 yet?

12:58 am

jillibus

yes please :)

12:58 am

jillibus

yes, I have the ea 4/4

12:58 am

Barb's Horses

i sort of gave you a clue jilli

12:58 am

Pinikula

un + "at ****" (opposite of "Attention!")

12:59 am

Pinikula

and, on that note, bedtime for bonsai monkey here!

12:59 am

Barb's Horses

bye pini

12:59 am

Pinikula

cy'all tmw! * poof *

12:59 am

Barb's Horses

did you see it yet jilli?

12:59 am

Ormal

gn pini

12:59 am

jillibus

Now I see, barb, and thanks, pini!

12:59 am

jillibus

and bye, pini!

12:59 am

Barb's Horses

:)

1:00 am

jillibus

so nbt :)

1:01 am

gortmold

how do you spell penchent? with an a?

1:02 am

jillibus

yes, gort

1:03 am

gortmold

and faux not feux? (should have listened in french classes at school instead of wondering how the pen of my uncle could be greater than the garden of my aunt)

1:03 am

jillibus

faux as in faux pas, yes.

1:04 am

gortmold

thanks jilli

1:06 am

jillibus

yw

1:07 am

gremlinn

faux = singular of fauces from yesterday

1:07 am

Douglas

Expected ro5 to not be a word, but it was. I think of it as a French city.

1:08 am

gortmold

i thort faux ment fake as in faux fur

1:08 am

jillibus

It does

1:08 am

gremlinn

yep

1:08 am

jillibus

ty doug

1:08 am

jillibus

over halfway now :)

1:09 am

Barb's Horses

I am at 40 words and heading to bed...night all ((hugs))

1:09 am

jillibus

night barb -- pleasant drems

1:09 am

gortmold

so lots of fake fur is fauces fur?

1:09 am

jillibus

*dreams too

1:10 am

jillibus

faux is an adj, no pl

1:11 am

Douglas

A ro5 is also a breed of duck

1:11 am

gortmold

oh dear, gonna have to take great thick incomprehending noggin off to get my children to read to me

1:11 am

gremlinn

Actually, French uses plural adjectives for plural nouns.

1:12 am

jillibus

yes, but it seems there is no pl for faux

1:12 am

gremlinn

But as a loanword in English, it would just stay "faux".

1:12 am

gremlinn

I think in French "faux" would be its own plural anyway, but I'm not sure.

1:13 am

jillibus

so says my dictionary, grem

1:14 am

gremlinn

"Fauces" from yesterday is the plural of the rarely used Latin "faux" - I guess totally unrelated.

1:14 am

gremlinn

(Latin for "throat")

1:15 am

gremlinn

Probably related to "faucet"

1:15 am

jillibus

I would think so.

1:16 am

anike

fireworks

1:17 am

jillibus

YAY anike!!!

1:18 am

anike

TY. Off to do some work now. Happy babbling

1:19 am

Douglas

I'm a good bit over halfway with nbt, declaring moral victory and wishing you the goodness to which you aspire. Good night all!

1:19 am

gortmold

nicely said, cheerio douglas

1:20 am

jillibus

Night, dog, wtg!

1:21 am

jillibus

I meant doug, not dog

1:21 am

VolleymomDee

hi all... this one looks nasty

1:21 am

rururocks

woof

1:21 am

jillibus

hi dee hi, and it is imvho

1:21 am

VolleymomDee

hi ru

1:22 am

jillibus

prrrr, ruru

1:22 am

gremlinn

Dee: it's on the easy side

1:22 am

rururocks

hi you two.. nite dougie

1:22 am

VolleymomDee

hugs jili

1:22 am

jillibus

for YOU, grem!

1:23 am

VolleymomDee

lol perhaps for you, grem... not friendly letters to me LOL

1:23 am

MLFAN17

helllo

1:23 am

gortmold

oh i dunno, i'm sorta average, and i reckon it's not too bad (how's that for vague?:)

1:23 am

VolleymomDee

lol gort

1:23 am

VolleymomDee

hi mlf

1:23 am

jillibus

If you're average, that makes me a cretin

1:23 am

gremlinn

I guess your feel for it will depend on how you like the letters

1:24 am

jillibus

hi mlf, you're late!

1:24 am

gremlinn

I do tend to find the boards with uncommon letters a bit easier

1:24 am

MLFAN17

yeah i was chatting lol

1:24 am

gortmold

oops gotta go, weeping offspring, cheerio

1:24 am

VolleymomDee

good luck gort

1:25 am

jillibus

bye gort!

1:26 am

MLFAN17

what does the 9 begin with?

1:27 am

jillibus

tr9

1:27 am

gremlinn

tru

1:29 am

VolleymomDee

what does the u begin with please

1:29 am

VolleymomDee

other than u LOL

1:30 am

rururocks

you beat me to it dee lol

1:30 am

MLFAN17

dee i was about to say something LOL

1:30 am

jillibus

un

1:30 am

VolleymomDee

lol... I know the "room"

1:31 am

MLFAN17

can someone clue the 9 please

1:31 am

bookwomen

tr 9 sounds like the mid day meal

1:31 am

jillibus

tr9 rhymes with a midday meal

1:32 am

VolleymomDee

ty found it... nbt

1:32 am

jillibus

wtg dee

1:32 am

VolleymomDee

thx

1:32 am

MLFAN17

GOT IT thanks

1:32 am

rururocks

you found the u dee?

1:32 am

MLFAN17

okay i am out poof

1:33 am

VolleymomDee

yes, it was not as hard to find as I first thought... the un 6/21

1:33 am

jillibus

bye mlf!

1:34 am

rururocks

well.. I am not seeing it

1:35 am

VolleymomDee

un + ea 4

1:35 am

rururocks

ugh..

1:35 am

rururocks

thanks

1:35 am

jillibus

I had a hard time with the u too, ru

1:35 am

jillibus

duh

1:36 am

VolleymomDee

yqw

1:36 am

jillibus

25 left

1:36 am

jillibus

taking a break

1:36 am

VolleymomDee

wow jili wtg

1:36 am

rururocks

<< jilli .. the speedster

1:43 am

sprite

morning all

1:43 am

VolleymomDee

hi sprite

1:43 am

sprite

hi Dee

1:43 am

VolleymomDee

great icon

1:44 am

sprite

thanks :)

1:44 am

VolleymomDee

yw... really sweet

1:45 am

sprite

the more I learn in life, the more I realise that it is true...love does conquer all

1:45 am

VolleymomDee

very true!

1:46 am

sprite

how've you been, Dee? Long time since I saw you?

1:47 am

VolleymomDee

had a few health issues, all checked out and okay, had a few visits with our daughter, so have been here at odd times. How about you?

1:48 am

sprite

glad you're ok now :)
I am good, finally reaping some awards from years of therapy.

1:48 am

VolleymomDee

fantastic!!!

1:48 am

VolleymomDee

bet that feels great

1:49 am

VolleymomDee

kids okay?

1:49 am

sprite

am pretty darn grateful for it, yes. It feels like finding myself back, but better than before. Still a lonnnng way to go, but I cannot begin to tell you how great it feels to have some energy again!

1:50 am

sprite

kids are doing wonderful. Both into puberty now, so very interesting, switching between child and wannabe-grownup the whole time.

1:50 am

VolleymomDee

I totally understand the energy / motivation issue. Lethargy accompanies fibromyalgia, and it is one of the things I hate the most. Having increased energy would be a huge blessing for you!

1:50 am

VolleymomDee

lol 12 going on 40...

1:51 am

sprite

been without that energy for over 14 years, and actually probably longer. Totally functioned on will power. Now, some things come easy. Just doing them, can you imagine?
I really hope you may be blessed with that too.

1:52 am

sprite

oh yes, exactly!

1:52 am

VolleymomDee

great to hear

1:54 am

kimmtoats

Hi guys! can anyone clue the tr9, please.

1:54 am

sprite

hi kimm, don't have it yet, sorry

1:55 am

VolleymomDee

sounds like the midday meal you have that is a bit formal... a group of women have them...

1:57 am

kimmtoats

Thank you, Dee! I'm off to bed now. *poof*

1:57 am

VolleymomDee

wtg sleep well

1:57 am

sprite

bye kimm

2:01 am

jillibus

Hi -- I'm back -- hello sprite -- glad things are going well for you!

2:01 am

jillibus

bye kimm

2:01 am

sprite

lol and all I can think of is tea parties... or high tea...

2:02 am

sprite

hi jilli, thank you

2:02 am

VolleymomDee

not breakfast or dinner, but .... extended

2:02 am

rururocks

tea parties are a different sort nowadays here sprite

2:02 am

jillibus

earlier than that, sprite

2:02 am

Haz1558

tr9 - what British policemen use as weapons of control.

2:03 am

VolleymomDee

much better clue... ty haz

2:03 am

sprite

hey Haz

2:03 am

Haz1558

Good morning/evening all.

2:03 am

sprite

batons?
I wonder... am I being ostensibly dutch here or just blind?

2:04 am

Haz1558

tr9 - incorporate a fast paced movement and an long period of time at the end.

2:05 am

FMitch

Morning Haz and hello all.

2:05 am

sprite

hello FM

2:05 am

Haz1558

Good morning, FM.

2:05 am

o-o

tr + l******* (meal) with a babblet for a long period of time at the end, singuluar

2:05 am

VolleymomDee

fireworks

2:06 am

FMitch

Hey spritey sprite, hope your day is starting well.

2:06 am

sprite

gratz Dee

2:06 am

VolleymomDee

ty

2:06 am

Haz1558

Well done, Volley.

2:06 am

sprite

hey BabbleRabble, haven't se4 you in ages. Glad to see you now.

2:06 am

FMitch

Congrats Volley!

2:06 am

sprite

ah, thanks all! Got it, new word for me.

2:06 am

VolleymomDee

ty fm & hi to fm, haz, babblerabble!

2:07 am

o-o

Yes, I have been aging

2:07 am

FMitch

How is Ballymena today?

2:07 am

sprite

haven't we all :)

2:07 am

rururocks

anyone have the en s?

2:07 am

Haz1558

en words are French - one who is sent and plural.

2:07 am

sprite

hello ruru

2:07 am

FMitch

sorry, no ruru, only just started.

2:07 am

o-o

en + null and ***d; pl

2:07 am

rururocks

thank you haz. now done

2:08 am

Haz1558

More normally seen in English ending in sometimes vowel, ruru.

2:08 am

sprite

gratz ruru

2:08 am

VolleymomDee

different spellilng ru of a messenger

2:08 am

Haz1558

Well done, ruru.

2:08 am

FMitch

Congrats ruru!

2:08 am

VolleymomDee

wtg ru!

2:09 am

rururocks

thanks br and dee and haz..

2:09 am

VolleymomDee

yw well done

2:09 am

rururocks

I thought today's icon thing was bears?

2:09 am

VolleymomDee

well all, off to check emails then sleep a bit. Hugs to all. Happy eve / day! *poofing with hugs*

2:10 am

rururocks

bye dee

2:10 am

Haz1558

Sleep well, Volley.

2:10 am

sprite

that was yesterday's, ruru. But today's is animals and/or pets, so bears are fine

2:10 am

sprite

bye Dee

2:11 am

rururocks

oh.. I like my polar shot...I bearly got it on

2:11 am

FMitch

Oh good I will leave my icon as it is then, for once I am *in theme*

2:11 am

sprite

it is delightful, ruru, would love it if you kept it

2:11 am

sprite

you are very much in theme, FM ;)

2:12 am

rururocks

* marks calendar.. FM has it correct on this day *

2:12 am

FMitch

lol ruru

2:14 am

rururocks

... another bad pun slips by...

2:14 am

jillibus

srite, yours and mine are about the some idea ;)

2:14 am

jillibus

*sprite

2:14 am

sprite

looks that way, jilli

2:14 am

FMitch

no ruru - that was what I was lol'ing at.

2:15 am

jillibus

*and same idea

2:15 am

rururocks

srite is sprite's conservative sister jilli

2:15 am

jillibus

typo time, I see :(

2:15 am

sprite

I noticed, ruru, just couldn't bear to comment

2:15 am

rururocks

thank you fm..

2:15 am

FMitch

just not awake enough to pun back.

2:16 am

sprite

oh wow I have another sister!

2:16 am

rururocks

I didn't want to cave into others

2:16 am

jillibus

or sprite saying "for this relief, much thanks"

2:16 am

FMitch

*groans@ ruru and sprite*

2:16 am

rururocks

with all the den in here FM I don't see how you could pun

2:16 am

sprite

lolll

2:17 am

sprite

for this relief, much thanks. Sounds close to something I might say... oops

2:17 am

FMitch

also I didn't want to bruin the moment.

2:17 am

rururocks

lol

2:17 am

joshuavorbis

hi and nbt

2:17 am

jillibus

well, it referred (rudely) to sprite with no p

2:17 am

sprite

I'd say, pun away cavelessly

2:18 am

sprite

I am often typoed as srite. Or as spite.

2:18 am

rururocks

it could get grizzly in here if you say that sprite

2:18 am

sprite

hi and gratz, josh

2:18 am

jillibus

I and wtg josh

2:18 am

jillibus

that's hi (oh dear, I'd better go to bed)

2:19 am

rururocks

LOL jilli'

2:19 am

rolin

morning all..

2:19 am

FMitch

We knew what you meant jilli - we are all fluent in Babbleze :)

2:19 am

sprite

sounds majestically to me, jilli

2:19 am

jillibus

(ruru got it?)

2:19 am

sprite

hey rolin!

2:19 am

rururocks

<<< took a long nap this afternoon

2:19 am

Haz1558

Good morning, rolin.

2:20 am

sprite

just trying to stay polarite, ruru

2:20 am

rururocks

cute..

2:20 am

rururocks

you are just panda-ering to the public sprite

2:20 am

sprite

you and teddy, I hope, ruru?

2:20 am

jillibus

pooh! to bears!

2:21 am

rolin

looks like a grid which promises ea4...but is just foolin'

2:21 am

sprite

lol jilli!

2:21 am

FMitch

Hi rolin

2:21 am

rolin

hey mitch

2:21 am

sprite

yeah, it is smooth as baby bottoms until suddenly one runs out of words, rolin

2:21 am

rolin

i cant believe the punning...so early in the morning...lol

2:22 am

rururocks

I'll have a Rum and Koala please

2:22 am

FMitch

All this hilarity is not helping me get words entered.

2:22 am

sprite

ruru and I just feel this ursa to pun

2:22 am

rolin

aaaghhhh.... ruru....

2:22 am

FMitch

I crown ruru the King of Puns.

2:22 am

sprite

but it works miracles for your mood, right FM?

2:23 am

sprite

can I be the Queen then? Or are mine too lame?

2:23 am

rolin

ruru.... i applaud your need to be innovative in your puns....but....

2:23 am

FMitch

It surely does sprite :)

2:23 am

sprite

:D

2:23 am

jillibus

I did mention the goose, but that was before any of you got here

2:23 am

rururocks

<<< will gladly accept sprite as my Queen of puns

2:23 am

joshuavorbis

mark twain once said you can measure the quality of a pun by the volume of the groans

2:23 am

FMitch

Yes you can spritey

2:23 am

sprite

settled then :)

2:24 am

rururocks

but rolin?

2:24 am

sprite

very true, josh. Jokes pull laughter, puns pull groans.

2:24 am

rururocks

BR is even punnier that I am...

2:24 am

FMitch

Just wish I was more alert - Ah perhaps another mug of tea would help, BRB

2:24 am

rolin

but .... ruru....a koala is not a bear....

2:25 am

sprite

BR is the Emporor of Puns

2:25 am

rururocks

<< claims artistic license

2:25 am

sprite

hmz talking about typos... Emperor.

2:25 am

sprite

ahhhh good one rolin!

2:25 am

rururocks

I have big ears .. maybe I can be the prince of puns

2:26 am

sprite

Big ears and big bears

2:26 am

rururocks

a koala is what a marsupial?

2:27 am

rolin

yup....sorry to be pedantic...but i am an aussie.. and its something i feel i must correct..

2:28 am

sprite

np, corrections are good when we are bearong

2:29 am

rururocks

just don't cub me over the head with pedantism

2:29 am

lynxxx

It was Big Ears and Noddy wasn't it?

2:29 am

sprite

you can bearly expect me to know that, lyn.
And hi :)

2:30 am

rururocks

or vice ursa sprite

2:30 am

o-o

So, a koala is unbearable?

2:30 am

sprite

lollll @ ruru and BabbleRabble

2:31 am

rururocks

LOL br

2:32 am

lynxxx

exit

2:32 am

lynxxx

sorrrrryyyyy

2:32 am

rururocks

stage left or right lynxx?

2:32 am

sprite

please stay, lyn :)

2:34 am

rururocks

well ... I have had my pun and will need to sleep for tennis in the morning..early.. take care all you lovely people.

2:34 am

sprite

sleep well, ruru, and cubly dreams

2:35 am

lynxxx

goodnight Ruru, love your peekaboo bear too

2:35 am

rururocks

<<< looking for goldilocks....

2:35 am

jillibus

night, ruru, ace 'em all.

2:36 am

rururocks

not likely jill..

2:36 am

jillibus

in my dreams, ru ;)

2:36 am

FMitch

Bye ruru and Hi lynxxx

2:36 am

rururocks

thanks... nite

2:36 am

lynxxx

morning FM

2:37 am

FMitch

Hope all is well in the lynxx household

2:39 am

lynxxx

Very well. How's is everything growing in your garden FM?

2:40 am

FMitch

It is a constant joy every day.

2:41 am

FMitch

I have learnt so much but still have a long way to go.

2:41 am

lynxxx

so pleased for you

2:42 am

jillibus

gracious! fireworks!

2:42 am

sprite

gratz jilli

2:42 am

lynxxx

congrats Jilli

2:42 am

FMitch

There is a climbing rose that goes up and over the shed - it must have more than 100 buds on it, they are just starting to show colour - red. Will take some pics when it come into flower.

2:42 am

FMitch

Congrats jilli!

2:43 am

jillibus

I'm getting better at remembering the strange words

2:43 am

sprite

oh lovely, FM!
I am not doing that well, but the pe4 are growing like mad now, as are the potatoes.

2:43 am

jillibus

thanks, all!

2:43 am

sprite

like the sound word, jilli? ;)

2:43 am

Haz1558

Congratulations, jillibus.

2:44 am

jillibus

one of our bridge buddies brought a little nosegay of beautifully scented tiny pink sweetheart roses from her garden to our hostess today.

2:44 am

sprite

sounds pretty

2:45 am

sprite

fireflies

2:45 am

lynxxx

sweetheart roses, I have never heard that before but I know the roses you mean - lovely

2:45 am

jillibus

sound word? I dunno -- maybe!

2:45 am

lynxxx

Congrats Sprite

2:46 am

jillibus

YAY sprite!

2:46 am

sprite

today's sound word. The exclamation.

2:46 am

Haz1558

Congratulations, sprite.

2:46 am

FMitch

Love roses but never been in charge of them before, so to speak. HAve been using the internet to read up on so much.

2:46 am

sprite

thanks all! Off to other things, have fun all.

2:46 am

jillibus

I must be sensible and go to bed unless anyone wants clues...

2:46 am

FMitch

WTG spritey sprite!

2:47 am

jillibus

Bye sprite!

2:47 am

lynxxx

BBL got some stuff to do so may as well drag this out

2:48 am

jillibus

I have a rose in my garden for the first time -- just a baby so far, but it's called Little Darling and comes from that same bridge buddy.

2:48 am

FMitch

and I am going to dive back into the grid as I haven't added a word in the last half hour.

2:48 am

Haz1558

gremlinn and dart can rest easy....

2:49 am

jillibus

Well, I'm off then -- goodnight all -- and *poof*

2:49 am

Haz1558

I think it's a very nice grid for its size.

2:49 am

Haz1558

Good night, jillibus.

2:52 am

millsbooks

morning all, the group of 3 tr`s have 5/10 & 5/16 last 5/10 unable to find

2:54 am

Haz1558

It's either tr5/10 -French three, or tr5/10, queen's seat minus h.

2:55 am

millsbooks

have queen seat so it`s the other one .....ty

2:55 am

Haz1558

You're welcome.

2:57 am

FMitch

Well there is my new fact for today - didn't realise that the ro5/12 which is a capital city in France is also a duck.

2:58 am

Haz1558

We live and learn, don't we?

2:59 am

FMitch

Yup, have been there and it has a wonderful cathederal if I remember correctly *heads off to google*

3:00 am

millsbooks

have the french three.....5/10 comes under the next tr 6/21

3:01 am

FMitch

Was correct, dating back to the 12 centuary although there had been a church there since the 4th C.

3:02 am

Haz1558

There is only one tr6/21, French three comes immediately under it, then the Queen seat, then the tr5/16. French three isn't the same as the gathering of three singers, although it uses the same letters.

3:04 am

FMitch

oh thanks for those clues Haz.

3:05 am

FMitch

wow, found the 9!

3:05 am

millsbooks

got it thank you......firworks

3:05 am

Haz1558

No problem. And the 9 is fun, isn't it, though I'd rather not be on the receiving end.

3:05 am

Haz1558

Well done, millsbooks!

3:06 am

FMitch

lol yes, who knew that the British *Bobby's* stick would ever crop up in the grid.

3:06 am

FMitch

Congrats mills!

3:06 am

herinfernallady

hello

3:06 am

Haz1558

Did you watch Eurovision, FM or Mills? I didn't see any of it, but hear that we covered ourselves in glory yet again.

3:06 am

FMitch

or should that be Bobbies?

3:06 am

Haz1558

Hello, herin.

3:07 am

Haz1558

Bobbies, I think.

3:07 am

FMitch

Um, did watch parts of it - didn't see our act but watched the end as I was up late that night. At least we didn't get nil points.

3:07 am

FMitch

Hi herin.

3:07 am

Haz1558

No, you were right the first time. Bobby's possessive, Bobbies plural.

3:08 am

Sally-catlover

Hi all - and ty for the 9. Nice to get a 9 before even looking at the grid!!

3:08 am

Haz1558

Hello, Sally.

3:08 am

FMitch

Morning Sally.

3:08 am

herinfernallady

O boy Someone needs to feed the cats they are getting distructive

3:09 am

FMitch

Glad my grammar is standing the test this a.m.

3:10 am

Haz1558

I know.

3:10 am

FMitch

This is turning into quite an easy grid today, still waiting for the wall but haven't hit it yet.

3:11 am

Haz1558

It is a nice grid.

3:12 am

Haz1558

I don't think there are any words that haven't been seen in babble or in life before.

3:12 am

FMitch

lol that sould like something BR would have typed.

3:12 am

FMitch

*sounds

3:12 am

Sally-catlover

Like it so far, but only just started. Nice size for a busy day. Also glad to see I have an appropriate icon for today :-)

3:13 am

FMitch

It is a great pic Sally!

3:14 am

Haz1558

Well, I must head off to get ready for the Antiques Fair. It's a nice day so maybe we'll get a bit of passing trade from people heading towards the North Coast.

3:14 am

Sally-catlover

Not technically very good or up to Ata's standard, but just saw it and took it on my phone!

3:15 am

Sally-catlover

Hi and bye Haz.

3:15 am

FMitch

Good luck and hope the day goes well Haz.

3:16 am

herinfernallady

Have a good days Ha

3:16 am

herinfernallady

z

3:16 am

Haz1558

Toodle-oo! I'll maybe look in later. Enjoy the day!

3:17 am

FMitch

We can aspire to Ata's level but that is darn good for a mobile pic. My mobile just makes calls - no pics, nothing.

3:18 am

herinfernallady

Sally if that was my cat right now the chicken would be drum sticks

3:19 am

Sally-catlover

Looking back in the chog about your roses, FM. We have some wonderful small pink climbing roses called Paul's Himalayan Musk (from David Austen roses). They are about to flower, and we have two over an arch and one climbing into a tree. They are gloriously scented.

3:19 am

FMitch

lol herin. I was just wondering which one was in the dominant position - I think the chook is?!

3:20 am

herinfernallady

Both my cats need to be feed

3:20 am

FMitch

Oh heavenly Sally.

3:20 am

Sally-catlover

lol herin. Well the chooks are as big as the cats and take no notice of them, so don't run away, so no excitement for a cat. Apart from the first day when the cats tried to stalk the chooks, there is no problem.

3:20 am

FMitch

Go feed them then herin :)

3:21 am

FMitch

Have the new chooks settled in Sally?

3:22 am

Sally-catlover

Yes, all harmony FM! Also now have new electric poultry netting so can relax about daytime foxes.

3:23 am

Sally-catlover

The one in the icon is my newest, a Light Sussex, and laying for England.

3:24 am

FMitch

Great! I was driving to the supermarket yesterday afternoon and a fox crossed the road. Mind you I am in a very rural area but it was interesting to see one in daylight.
Yay - re the laying - how about predicting goals for England?

3:24 am

Sally-catlover

Goals? Is there a football match somewhere?

3:24 am

FMitch

LOL

3:25 am

FMitch

Saw a snippet on the BBC this morning that even nappies are being branded for the world cup!

3:26 am

Sally-catlover

!! Well, this is a football-free and TV-free household :-)

3:28 am

herinfernallady

No tv?

3:28 am

Sally-catlover

Haven't had one for 20-25 years, herin.

3:28 am

FMitch

Football free I can go with but TV free not sure. When I moved into this house didn't have TV for 7 days and did find many great radio progs but would miss not having TV although I only have 4 channels now which is more than enough.

3:29 am

FMitch

*can feel herin fainting from here*

3:29 am

Sally-catlover

I love the radio, reading, listening to audio books, playing Babble. And we talk a lot!

3:30 am

herinfernallady

yep

3:30 am

Sally-catlover

We do watch quite a few films. We have a DVD player and projector and a home-made screen which pulls down the wall, so big screen. T made it from a roller-blind kit and some roofing material left over from the house build, so it cost about Â£12 to make!

3:30 am

Sally-catlover

I look at BBC news as well on the computer.

3:30 am

FMitch

Excellent!

3:31 am

herinfernallady

O that is a brill idea

3:31 am

FMitch

Ah, I was going to ask if you did view on the net.

3:32 am

Sally-catlover

And very occasionally I will watch something on BBC iPlayer (like the Swedish Wallander, for example, which I love). Not the Branagh version!

3:32 am

FMitch

I used BBCs IPlayer last night to catch up on the Dr Who episodes I had missed. It is lovely to be able to catch up on progs.

3:34 am

FMitch

One thing I have found facenating is local radio stations. Where I was before all I listened to was Capital Radio - London based. Now I pick up all the local radio stations and the are so good.

3:36 am

herinfernallady

Should I poke the kitties?

3:36 am

Sally-catlover

Some of them are really good, especially for local road/weather etc. Mostly I'm a Radio 4 girl, though. I record drama series, because I know I will forget the last vital episode if not, then I put them on my iPhone and can listen on the train, in bed, whatever.

3:36 am

Sally-catlover

Why should you do that herin?

3:36 am

herinfernallady

because

3:37 am

FMitch

go feed them

3:37 am

herinfernallady

nah its funnier this way

3:38 am

FMitch

we know you love them

3:38 am

herinfernallady

They do have some food in their bowl but they want more

3:39 am

FMitch

Ah they are piggy cats :)

3:39 am

herinfernallady

Yes they are

3:39 am

FMitch

*grin*

3:40 am

Sally-catlover

You sound like Cruel Frederick, herin :-) Was looking up the link. My father used to recite this to me by heart (not because I was an unkind child but because he loved the verse): <http://everything2.com/title/The+Stor
y+of+Cruel+Frederick>

3:40 am

herinfernallady

I am not mean they get feed high end cat food

3:41 am

Sally-catlover

I have this somewhere, in memory of my Dad, but was lovely to read it again :-)

3:41 am

Sally-catlover

I'm sure you aren't mean, was teasing.

3:42 am

herinfernallady

They are just pigglets

3:44 am

herinfernallady

It also doesn't help that the other human isn't home so kitty himself is having a mental

3:44 am

Sally-catlover

I used to have one like that. She would every other cat's food then her own. When we had very tiny kittens we rigged up a cardboard box with little holes in and their food inside, so they could go in and eat and Puddy (the appropriately-named cat) couldn't get at their food.

3:44 am

FMitch

Never come across that poem before, bet children would love it.

3:46 am

FMitch

Time for me to go - have much to do today - how much I achieve is another issue :)

Happy Babbling and thanks for the chat.

3:46 am

herinfernallady

Later FM

3:46 am

Sally-catlover

I'm glad you like it FM. I loved it! My father would also come in when I was late getting up and start my day with "Awake! For morning in the bowl of night has flung the stone that puts the stars to flight" (Omar Khayam for anyone who doesn't recognise it.

3:47 am

herinfernallady

That poem remind's me of the lion story

3:47 am

FMitch

Oh will look that up Sally.

3:47 am

Sally-catlover

Albert and the Lion?

3:47 am

FMitch

*poof*

3:47 am

Sally-catlover

Omar Kyaham is a wonderful poem FM.

3:48 am

mari

can anyone tell me is Monday a holiday in Canada?

3:49 am

herinfernallady

That is the one

3:49 am

herinfernallady

Hi mari

3:49 am

herinfernallady

I just got my class results bah

3:50 am

mari

Hi All :)

3:50 am

Sally-catlover

Are they good herin?

3:50 am

herinfernallady

:(

3:50 am

mari

how did you do Herin?

3:50 am

herinfernallady

50 /90 so far

3:51 am

mari

better than 44 :)

3:51 am

herinfernallady

Not impressed

3:53 am

herinfernallady

I guess I am too harsh on myself

3:53 am

Sally-catlover

brb

3:53 am

KatieMcG

morning mari, how is the house?

3:56 am

herinfernallady

Hi Kate

3:56 am

KatieMcG

morning herin

3:58 am

herinfernallady

how goes u

3:58 am

KatieMcG

good thanks a bank holiday monday which always makes things better

3:59 am

herinfernallady

Lovely

4:00 am

herinfernallady

Ok I am way to nerdy there was a lad on tv playing with 'lightsabers'' and me being who I am declared that as a Jedi the saber was the wrong colour. Think I should go hide in my nerdiest

4:00 am

Norma

Hi Everyone... thanks for a great day yesterday Mari and Katie ... good time had by all. Good company, great food and plenty of the liquid stuff ... thanks again both xxx

4:01 am

herinfernallady

Hi Norma

4:01 am

Norma

Morning Herin

4:24 am

sandrafrances

morning all how many words today please

4:33 am

Yvo

111 sandra

4:50 am

mari

You'd never know anyone had been :) Thanks for your company - it was a good day

5:00 am

Kallia

morning all

5:00 am

Kallia

looks like another good one today...found the 9 right off !

5:07 am

herinfernallady

Hello clue for that night

5:07 am

herinfernallady

Nine

5:08 am

Nancy Boy

ditto, Kallia! it's what a policeman uses to duff people up, Herin.

5:09 am

herinfernallady

Hello thank you for that

5:09 am

Nancy Boy

hi, and you're welcome :) hope the clue translates across different countries - there tend to be different words for that in America, so not sure about Australia

5:10 am

FishFishGarden

sare heid...41 left...turning to Lickety

5:11 am

Nancy Boy

hope that clears up, Garden ;)

5:13 am

herinfernallady

I am trying to encourage my little Cousin into auditioning for his music

5:13 am

herinfernallady

I can't see teh forest for the trees today

5:24 am

FishFishGarden

note to self....drinking scrumpy is poor night-before preparation for job interview. Thanks god it's by phone

5:25 am

herinfernallady

Fish good Choice though

5:26 am

FishFishGarden

seemed it at the time certainly

5:27 am

carleekat

good morningi everyone

5:28 am

herinfernallady

good Scrumpy is good though

5:33 am

carleekat

wow..i killed the chog again

5:33 am

herinfernallady

Hello. I just got your message sorry

5:33 am

carleekat

hi herin

5:34 am

herinfernallady

My cat is amusing me

5:34 am

carleekat

cats do tht:)

5:34 am

herinfernallady

They do

5:36 am

herinfernallady

how goes things?

5:36 am

carleekat

things are stressful

5:36 am

herinfernallady

:( hugs

5:37 am

carleekat

but itsone day at a time..and "suck itup buttercup"

5:39 am

FMitch

Hey carlee, yr bio still makes me smile and I wish all the best for you in the time you are going through.

5:40 am

FMitch

Just back from the garden centre and having a quick babble before I head out into the garden.

5:40 am

herinfernallady

Did find anything there?

5:41 am

FMitch

only went to get more potting compost.

5:41 am

FMitch

HAve barred myself from buying anymore plants.

5:41 am

herinfernallady

my yard badly needs help

5:42 am

FMitch

I'll get the babble jet out and load it up :)

5:43 am

herinfernallady

I made beef ragu pie and it is steaming my glasses

5:43 am

FMitch

lol

5:44 am

herinfernallady

I made beef ragu for 2 but himself went out last night so I had it with pasta and tonight with pie toping

5:44 am

FMitch

mmm you are making me hungry.

5:45 am

herinfernallady

sorry. Guess it wont help if I add out of the left over puff pastry I made a blueberry chocolate fold over

5:45 am

Nancy Boy

you can share my celery, FM ;)

5:45 am

FMitch

ooohhhhhh

5:46 am

herinfernallady

Lindt released a Blueberry Choc

5:46 am

FMitch

err no thanks NB (hello btw) - I have salmon, now pots and veg with hollandaise sauce waiting to be cooked in my kitchen.

5:47 am

herinfernallady

Yummy

5:48 am

FMitch

Very rare that I eat choc.

5:49 am

Nancy Boy

lol! and hi :) I actually think celery is probably one of my favourite foods. Raw. I like things that crunch.

5:49 am

FMitch

I love celery too but am just about to go and make lunch. Love crudites with dips - heaven.

5:50 am

FMitch

celery raw yes - cooked no.

5:51 am

FMitch

same with fennell

5:51 am

herinfernallady

I have a recipe for tomato and fennel soup

5:52 am

FMitch

oh now that sounds interesting herin.

5:52 am

Nancy Boy

You know I've never tried hollandaise sauce. Everyone tends to rave about it but it seems to be just butter!

5:53 am

FMitch

Toms are so good for the immune system and so much more.

5:53 am

FMitch

It needs a good shot of fresh lemon juice NB otherwise it is just buttery.

5:54 am

FMitch

herin can you email me the recipe if poss?

5:54 am

Nancy Boy

sounds like things that doesn't even go to the hips or thighs...just straight to the heart :P

5:54 am

herinfernallady

http://tinyurl.com/2an7hbz

5:54 am

herinfernallady

Right here

5:55 am

FMitch

and on that note I must go and get food - tum is rumbling and needs feeding.
Back later.

5:55 am

herinfernallady

I have ditched the Fennel in the past added basil and had just tomato

5:55 am

sandrafrances

any clue please for the st 7-32

5:56 am

herinfernallady

I don't have it sorry

5:57 am

sandrafrances

or the cr 6-24

5:58 am

FMitch

pl of the 5 and now I am really *poofing*

5:58 am

herinfernallady

Nancy said it at 5:49

5:58 am

sandrafrances

what is the 5

5:59 am

herinfernallady

Cr not mine but ? minus the Y and mixed up other bit

5:59 am

sandrafrances

thanx. what a weird word

6:00 am

sandrafrances

12 to go

6:00 am

sandrafrances

any clues before i take a rest

6:03 am

herinfernallady

i am right

6:04 am

movieman

clue for the u plz

6:05 am

herinfernallady

dont have it sorry

6:06 am

FishFishGarden

feeling edgy, nervous, not calm

6:06 am

FishFishGarden

that's a clue for the u btw, not a comment on my state of mind!

6:07 am

movieman

ty fish

6:10 am

sandrafrances

any clue for the tr 6-21 please

6:10 am

sandrafrances

nm got it thanx

6:16 am

herinfernallady

laters

6:34 am

sandrafrances

FIREWORKS

6:34 am

crosshair

good morning everyone:)

6:34 am

sandrafrances

any clues before i go

6:35 am

bichon

hint for the 9, maybe

6:35 am

sandrafrances

what a policeman uses

6:36 am

bichon

ty Sandra

6:36 am

sandrafrances

yw. bye all

6:38 am

NonoNanette

morning Babblers

6:38 am

bichon

Hi NonNo

6:38 am

NonoNanette

what does the 9 start with?

6:38 am

movieman

tr9, nono

6:39 am

NonoNanette

thanks movieman

6:39 am

movieman

yw nono

6:46 am

Merk

Good morning; I see our state's Indian tribe is in the grid, but of course, it's a proper noun and won't be accepted.

6:47 am

NonoNanette

good morning Merk

6:55 am

Merk

Everyone is holidaying, I think ... or lurking.

6:55 am

Merk

I'm about to take my morning walk.

6:56 am

NonoNanette

have a nice walk.

7:08 am

redturtlehead

good morning. I just got here, not lurking I promise. Helllooooo Lurkers!

7:08 am

NonoNanette

good morning Red

7:09 am

redturtlehead

Hi!

7:09 am

Uneaixoise

hey, red, merk, and nono! :-)

7:09 am

NonoNanette

hi Une

7:09 am

redturtlehead

Hi Une!

7:09 am

NonoNanette

Red you have my teeth all stuck together with those gummy bears :)

7:09 am

Uneaixoise

:-D

7:10 am

redturtlehead

I need to change icon, yesterdays icon was bears, so I got creative. today is pet icon monday.

7:10 am

Uneaixoise

anyone have a hint for the tr9?

7:10 am

NonoNanette

something a cop would use

7:10 am

Uneaixoise

ok . . . hmmmm . . . thanks :-)

7:10 am

Nancy Boy

a policeman's baton, Unea :)

7:11 am

Uneaixoise

hey, NB :-)

7:11 am

NonoNanette

hi Nancy Boy

7:11 am

Nancy Boy

mornin' ladies ;)

7:11 am

crosshair

mmm,i only know it as a baton...gotta get this brain going today....

7:11 am

NonoNanette

hi Crossy

7:12 am

crosshair

howdy nono

7:12 am

redturtlehead

hi cross.

7:12 am

Uneaixoise

hmmm, not a trombone . . .

7:12 am

crosshair

howdy red

7:12 am

Nancy Boy

I think it might be a bit of a British thing, to call it a tr9...

7:13 am

redturtlehead

une, go from the top tr....

7:13 am

Nancy Boy

LOL Unea, but wouldn't you love it if that's what they did use?

7:13 am

Uneaixoise

or a trumpet . . . :-)

7:13 am

Nancy Boy

rhymes with the posho term for yer midday meal ;)

7:13 am

NonoNanette

weeeee FIREWORKS!

7:14 am

crosshair

mmm...

7:14 am

crosshair

ah ha

7:14 am

Uneaixoise

yes, NB, you could scare the bejesus outta people with a loud BLAT!

7:14 am

Uneaixoise

aaahhh, tx NB!!

7:14 am

crosshair

truncheon

7:14 am

Anniebrook

I finally got the tr9...not usually an American usuage for that word

7:14 am

Uneaixoise

congrats, nono!!!

7:14 am

Anniebrook

crossy, you got it!

7:14 am

Uneaixoise

morning, annie :-)

7:14 am

Nancy Boy

UMMMM Crossy :P

7:14 am

crosshair

ty for that clue nb

7:14 am

Anniebrook

*usuage

7:14 am

NonoNanette

Hi Annie

7:15 am

Anniebrook

Hi crossy and everyone

7:15 am

Anniebrook

Hi Nono

7:15 am

Nancy Boy

and think of the damage that slidey bit could inflict Unea!

7:15 am

Nancy Boy

no problem, Crossy :)

7:15 am

Mom

woo hoo, thanks Crossy! Good mornning to all of you

7:16 am

NonoNanette

Morning Mom!

7:16 am

Anniebrook

Hi (((Mom))) how are you today?

7:16 am

Uneaixoise

actually, NB, I played trombone in the high school marching band and that's why trombones were at the very front -- no one wanted a big brass boink in the back!

7:16 am

Uneaixoise

morning, mom! :-)

7:17 am

Anniebrook

aha, hi Une

7:17 am

crosshair

oh crpa..i put that in chog,didnt i/

7:17 am

crosshair

crap*

7:17 am

Nancy Boy

LOL! Damage control ;) I always thought it'd be really difficult to march and play at the same time. I was in a rock band briefly, but it's a lot easier to play guitar and fling oneself around in a disorderly fashion ;)

7:19 am

Uneaixoise

:-D

7:19 am

NonoNanette

lol Crossy I never noticed it

7:19 am

Uneaixoise

gotta take pups out to pee -- BRB

7:20 am

Nancy Boy

and I must think about getting up! later x

7:21 am

Mom

{{Nono}}, {{Annie}}, {{Une}}, {{Crossy}}, {{NB}} so good to see all of you

7:21 am

Mom

Annie, I am doi ng just fine. How are you?

7:21 am

redturtlehead

Hi Mom

7:21 am

Anniebrook

and good to see you this Memorial Day, Mom

7:21 am

Anniebrook

red, how is teulu?

7:22 am

Mom

{{Red}}, good morning. Do you have the day off?

7:22 am

Mom

and you as well Annie.

7:22 am

redturtlehead

teulu is good. he just finished running 2 miles with me.

7:22 am

Mom

My thanks to all currently serving and the veterans.

7:22 am

redturtlehead

I sort of have the day off. It is my first day at my new job, starting at 11PM...

7:23 am

NonoNanette

will you be working that shift on a steady basis Red?

7:23 am

Mom

ah, the night shift. I wish you a good night

7:24 am

redturtlehead

7p-7a its going to be "fun"

7:24 am

redturtlehead

And profitable.

7:25 am

Mom

does that qualify for a shift differential?

7:25 am

Anniebrook

profitable is good, red

7:25 am

NonoNanette

12 hour shifts are killers tho, well worth the extra pay

7:25 am

Mom

how many days a week Red?

7:29 am

redturtlehead

3

7:29 am

Marc Freeman

good morning, could I get the beginnings of the 3 7's, please?

7:29 am

redturtlehead

and yes, a big shift differential, but I do want to go back to days.

7:29 am

Mom

good morning Marc, I am sorry but I don't have any of the 7's

7:29 am

redturtlehead

Well, Nono I have always worked 12 hr shifts, I cant imagine doing anything else.

7:30 am

redturtlehead

I have the 9 but no sevens.

7:30 am

Marc Freeman

hello, mom

7:30 am

NonoNanette

po, st and to are the 7's Marc

7:30 am

Anniebrook

to7 is a visitor to a country not ones own

7:30 am

Mom

That is what a lot of the nurses are our hospital work. 36 hours is considered full time for them

7:30 am

Marc Freeman

what do you do Red?

7:30 am

redturtlehead

Thanks Annie!

7:30 am

redturtlehead

I am a Nurse.

7:30 am

Mom

thanks Annie, that gave me three

7:30 am

redturtlehead

very typical woman job!!

7:31 am

Marc Freeman

thanls Annie

7:31 am

Mom

a very caring profession

7:31 am

Mom

it takes some one very special to be a nurse

7:31 am

Anniebrook

red, and a much needed profession

7:31 am

redturtlehead

Mom really knows how to say nice things.

7:32 am

NonoNanette

12 hour shifts seem to be the norm for hospital nurses but it just seems not right to me. It is such demanding work by the end of 12 hours you must be exhausted Red

7:32 am

Mom

truthful things, Red

7:33 am

redturtlehead

Well, as far as where I work, the Emergency, there is a rhythm and pattern. For day shift the first 4 hours are not very busy and for the night shift, the last 4 hours are typically not that busy....so it isnt that bad.

7:33 am

redturtlehead

I would hate hate to work 5 days a week.

7:33 am

Marc Freeman

anyone have the other 7's?

7:34 am

NonoNanette

which one do you have Marc?

7:34 am

redturtlehead

sorry Marc, I just started.

7:34 am

Marc Freeman

to7

7:35 am

ladycece920

po7, st7

7:35 am

NonoNanette

po7 works off the po4/5

7:35 am

Mom

Hi Ladycece

7:35 am

NonoNanette

st7 is pl of the st5

7:35 am

Marc Freeman

thanks lady

7:35 am

crosshair

oh i forgot,happy memorial day to my american friends;))

7:36 am

redturtlehead

thank you lady!!!

7:36 am

NonoNanette

thanks crossy

7:36 am

72 Temple Owl

ty crossy and morning all

7:36 am

Anniebrook

thank you, crossy!

7:36 am

NonoNanette

hi Lady

7:36 am

ladycece920

yw, mornin'

7:36 am

Mom

thank you Crossy

7:36 am

Anniebrook

thanks nono for the po7

7:36 am

NonoNanette

hi TO!

7:37 am

Mom

{{TO}} good mroning

7:37 am

Mom

hmm have the po4 now to see how to make it into 7

7:37 am

redturtlehead

morning TO.

7:37 am

Anniebrook

and thanks for the st7, nono

7:37 am

NonoNanette

yw Annie

7:37 am

Anniebrook

Hi ((Owl)))! Nice to see you.

7:38 am

ladycece920

Mom, it's a french ending.

7:38 am

Mom

oh thank you Ladycece

7:39 am

Anniebrook

st7---to mix and gnats, ants are ***ts

7:39 am

Marc Freeman

is there only one po4

7:39 am

Mom

thank you Annie

7:39 am

Mom

yes Marc

7:39 am

72 Temple Owl

sorry, had to get dressed for today

7:40 am

Marc Freeman

thanks

7:40 am

Mom

when you get your picture take you strike a po**

7:40 am

Mom

TO, what a touching icon

7:40 am

NonoNanette

and the 7 is french for the one who stirkes the po**

7:41 am

72 Temple Owl

i remember memorzing that poem in grade school

7:41 am

Mom

I have never read that poem before

7:43 am

Anniebrook

Yes, we had to memorize In Flanders Field too...very moving icon

7:43 am

NonoNanette

We had to memorize it also Annie, altho I have forgotten most of it now but still love the poem

7:44 am

NonoNanette

ok, i am off to do Sudoku. Happy Babbling everyone

7:44 am

crosshair

nov 11th is our veterans day.i feel bad for the veterans as it is always a very crappy and cold day

7:45 am

Anniebrook

bye Nono, have a peaceful day

7:45 am

72 Temple Owl

a very old nun taught it to us, i think she may have been from britain

7:45 am

Mom

{{Nono}} sending you many hugs and lots of love.

7:45 am

72 Temple Owl

bye nono

7:46 am

Mom

yes Crossy, can't be sure of the weather in Nov.

7:47 am

72 Temple Owl

am reading "The Things that they Carried" in honor of the day.

7:48 am

72 Temple Owl

seems to me every american has had a war to grow up with except maybe in the eighties

7:49 am

Mom

so true, TO

7:50 am

crosshair

when my granpa was in ww2,he used to send home war trophys.got so bad my grammy was afraid to go to the post office lol

7:51 am

crosshair

he had this thing for collecting german lugars lol

7:52 am

Mom

oh wow Crossy

7:52 am

72 Temple Owl

is the u word a un?

7:52 am

Uneaixoise

yes, TO

7:53 am

72 Temple Owl

ty une.

7:53 am

Uneaixoise

means ennui, uncomfortable

7:53 am

Uneaixoise

yw :-)

7:53 am

72 Temple Owl

time to go. bye all

7:53 am

Anniebrook

bye Owl

7:53 am

Mom

{{TO}} have a good day

7:54 am

Uneaixoise

just read a funny comment from a French Open blogger . . . "things I've noticed": The words Simple Dames at the top of the big womenâ€™s draw on site. It means â€œwomenâ€™s singles.â€ As funny as it looks, I like the words above the menâ€™s draw even more: Simple Messieurs.

7:54 am

Uneaixoise

bye TO

7:54 am

crosshair

good grief,in not seeing many words today.are most of them french or unwords?

7:55 am

Anniebrook

funny, Une

7:55 am

Mom

:-) Une

7:55 am

Uneaixoise

lots of french words, crossy

7:55 am

Mom

it is a trial today Crossy

7:55 am

72 Temple Owl

annie and i will vouch for that description ;) huh annie?

7:55 am

Anniebrook

Owl, you read my email, then.

7:56 am

72 Temple Owl

:)

7:59 am

Mom

9:00 -- time to get busy. Will have to come back for the last 60 afterwhile. {{Hugs}} to all of you

7:59 am

Nancy Boy

Hi all, back to finish. Oh no, French words?

7:59 am

Anniebrook

Hugs to you Mom!

7:59 am

72 Temple Owl

i hear my host up and moving, time to go. bye annie and mom

7:59 am

Mom

bye bye TO

7:59 am

Anniebrook

bye Owl, have a peaceful day

7:59 am

Mom

{{Annie}} lots of hugs to you as well.

8:00 am

Uneaixoise

well, NB the fr4 5 5 6 are English as well

8:00 am

Uneaixoise

po6 and 7 are French but used by English speakers . . .

8:00 am

Uneaixoise

ro4/5 and 5/12 are French but have been in the grid a lot

8:01 am

Nancy Boy

why can't they throw in the odd korean word, and give me a break ;)

8:01 am

Uneaixoise

then there's ve5 and 6, originally French

8:01 am

Uneaixoise

NB, good luck getting Korean characters to show up correctly in the chog -- but it would be fun!!

8:02 am

Uneaixoise

NB I used to work with a Korean gentleman who used one of the first Korean word processors

8:03 am

Uneaixoise

amazing to watch . . he had to actually back space and "build" characters! :-)

8:03 am

crosshair

mmm lots and lots of small to words it seems

8:03 am

JBV

bonjour! - love those french vowel combos in the grid

8:03 am

Nancy Boy

LOL! I wonder if it'd show up if I put my name in here...worth a try maybe!

8:04 am

Uneaixoise

give it a shot, NB!

8:04 am

crosshair

french drives me nuts,i have spent 20 years trying to forget as much of it as i can as i was force fed it as a child;(

8:04 am

Uneaixoise

bonjour, JBV :-)

8:04 am

Nancy Boy

ì˜ë°° do we get that?

8:05 am

Uneaixoise

crossy, when the shoe's on the other foot . . . I taught English at a Berlitz school in Paris

8:05 am

Uneaixoise

yes, NB!!!!

8:05 am

JBV

oh,dear, crossy, quel dommage

8:05 am

crosshair

lol,i see your glyphs nb;))

8:05 am

crosshair

lol unbe

8:05 am

Uneaixoise

English has soooo many "exceptions"

8:05 am

crosshair

une*

8:05 am

JBV

how did you do that, NB?

8:06 am

Uneaixoise

copy and paste?

8:06 am

Uneaixoise

í•œêµì–´/ì¡°ì„ ë§

8:06 am

Nancy Boy

oh yeah, copy and paste. I don't know how you'd go about typing it!

8:06 am

Uneaixoise

yep, it works!

8:07 am

Anniebrook

Is that symbol a Korean word or letter, NB?

8:07 am

Uneaixoise

oohhh, but it's not really Korean, it's numbers and letters

8:08 am

Nancy Boy

which one, Annie? Most of it, I wouldn't be sure - I speak a little, VERY little, but can't really write it.

8:08 am

Nancy Boy

I know the swears. ;)

8:09 am

jmcnrick

hi all

8:09 am

Anniebrook

NB, the first symbol that you typed?

8:09 am

Uneaixoise

hey, jmc!

8:09 am

Anniebrook

hi jmc

8:10 am

Nancy Boy

oh, that I typed! I don't know what they mean individually, but they are my first name. I think. I might have to look at Leo's chest for reference...

8:10 am

Anniebrook

LOL

8:11 am

Nancy Boy

because he has it tattooed on him - I should hasten to add!

8:11 am

jmcnrick

i assumed that NB

8:12 am

Nancy Boy

yeah, he's quite soppy ;)

8:12 am

jmcnrick

i got nothing here in this grid

8:13 am

jmcnrick

i got 12 words so far and not another word is showing itself

8:14 am

Anniebrook

jmc, the grid started slowly for me also

8:15 am

Anniebrook

apples, peaches, pears etc

8:15 am

Nancy Boy

I started fast, definitely slowing down now though..

8:15 am

jmcnrick

ty annie I so didn't see that

8:15 am

Anniebrook

just saw it now, jmc...been that kind of grid

8:16 am

Anniebrook

anyone have a clue for en 5?

8:16 am

Uneaixoise

and a dried one: pr5/14 LOL

8:16 am

jmcnrick

all that discussion of french and I thought prix would work

8:17 am

Uneaixoise

i keep trying enure, annie! LOL

8:17 am

JBV

en 5/16 - french literary term or ambassador??

8:17 am

JBV

sorry, my french is just a little rusty

8:17 am

Uneaixoise

aahhh, thanks!

8:17 am

Anniebrook

thanks, jbv got it

8:17 am

Uneaixoise

and plural!

8:17 am

JBV

forget the ambassador p art

8:18 am

jmcnrick

the ambassador word needs a Y

8:18 am

jmcnrick

ty i got it

8:19 am

Uneaixoise

have op4, or6, ou4, ov4, ox4 -- missing?

8:19 am

jmcnrick

lots of numbers in the grid

8:19 am

JBV

ou 5

8:19 am

Uneaixoise

tx, jbv

8:19 am

Uneaixoise

and we have the Grand Ole Opri! LOL

8:20 am

JBV

and thanks for the or 6

8:20 am

Uneaixoise

yw :-)

8:20 am

JBV

Une, how are things in Nashville?

8:21 am

Uneaixoise

wet

8:21 am

Uneaixoise

we've had around 18 inches of rain this month . . .

8:21 am

jmcnrick

sorry to hear that

8:21 am

JBV

I see lots of news about the clean up - people volunteering, etc. -

8:22 am

jmcnrick

it is gorgeous but hot here and I spent too much time in the garden yesterday so am sitting with a heating pad today

8:22 am

Uneaixoise

progress is being made but it'll take a loooong time to restore what was damaged/destroyed

8:22 am

Scrabbler

Good morning everyone? Anybody working today? I am on call but the office is closed.

8:22 am

Uneaixoise

yes, JBV, it's been simply amazing

8:22 am

jmcnrick

hi scrab

8:22 am

JBV

hi, scrabs - no work today

8:22 am

Uneaixoise

hey, scrab :-)

8:22 am

JBV

soon I can say that every day!

8:22 am

jmcnrick

no not even me

8:22 am

Nancy Boy

hi, Scrabbs :) I am working, later.

8:22 am

JBV

my son is planning on going to Bonnaroo again - do you think they are ready for the crowds?

8:23 am

Uneaixoise

oh, man, you couldn't PAY me, JBV! LOL!!

8:23 am

jmcnrick

I am guessing it is not a holiday for britain nb

8:23 am

Scrabbler

I planted 36 petunias on Saturday and I see this morning that they are ALL dug up! Squirrels looking for bulbs to eat, I suspect.

8:23 am

Uneaixoise

oh noooooooooooooo!

8:23 am

jmcnrick

what is bonnaroo?

8:23 am

JBV

last year it was a mudfest - this year hoping for sunshine

8:23 am

jmcnrick

bummer scrabs

8:24 am

JBV

it's a music festival, jmc, modern day woodstock

8:24 am

jmcnrick

ah

8:24 am

Nancy Boy

we've got a bank holiday here; however, I don't know what's going down in 'merica ;)

8:24 am

JBV

those rascally squirrels

8:24 am

Scrabbler

Yes, Une! I walked out to confirm.

8:24 am

JBV

today is Memorial Day, NB, day to remember those who died in war

8:24 am

jmcnrick

oh okay nb maybe we celebrate the same day -- this is memorial day to remember those who died in war

8:24 am

Uneaixoise

JBV, Stevie Wonder and Conan O'Brien among many others -- not bad!!

8:25 am

Scrabbler

Memorial Day here, NB. To honor war veterans.

8:25 am

Uneaixoise

www.bonnaroo.com/artists.aspx

8:25 am

jmcnrick

squirrels a rats with good PR

8:25 am

Uneaixoise

Squirrels are satanic!!!

8:25 am

Nancy Boy

squirrels and rats are both SO cute!

8:25 am

jmcnrick

veterans day is for veterans -- today is for war dead -- a fine distinction

8:26 am

Uneaixoise

NB!!!

8:26 am

Scrabbler

Une, my columbines flowered this year--last year I planted from seeds. Very cool purple flowers on LONG stems.

8:26 am

jmcnrick

blech

8:26 am

Scrabbler

Yes, I typed that wrong.

8:26 am

Nancy Boy

ohhh, I see. Is there any kind of ceremony, or just a day off, or what?

8:26 am

Scrabbler

Many ceremonies + parades.

8:26 am

Uneaixoise

wow, never tried them from seeds -- kudos!!!

8:26 am

JBV

squirrels here are spoiled - they live in a ritzy condo - my son's tree house has been converted to squirrel haven

8:26 am

Uneaixoise

right now, with all the rain, my hydrangeas are absolute divas! :-)

8:26 am

jmcnrick

hmmm well someone from the government goes and lays a wreath on the tomb of the unknown soldier

8:27 am

Nancy Boy

they are Unea! they're both so smart. One of my favourite things about coming to London used to be looking for mice on the underground, lol

8:27 am

Scrabbler

Last yr I planted seeds for everything--tomatoes, flowers.

8:27 am

JBV

mice are cute, rats not so much

8:27 am

Uneaixoise

NB, I KNOW they're smart -- which makes them all the more infuriating!

8:27 am

jmcnrick

I get plants since my hubby died -- being a single mother meant I had to stop doing something and planting from seeds was it

8:27 am

Nancy Boy

I think they are. Got a great picture of Leo with a friend's pet rat on his head!

8:28 am

jmcnrick

now i buy plants because i am lazy

8:28 am

jmcnrick

*shudder*

8:28 am

Scrabbler

Une, here is my silly mistake: I bought 2 flats (36 plants) of what I thought were impatiens for my shaded front yard. When I got home and pulled the label out---Vinca = sun plant!

8:28 am

Uneaixoise

scrabs, a friend of mine tosses out a big handful of poppy seeds in the fall and right now has gorgeous big red poppies !

8:28 am

herinfernallady

Hello

8:28 am

Uneaixoise

Vinca! ohno!! I'll gladly give you all of mine!

8:29 am

jmcnrick

vinca does okay in shade

8:29 am

jmcnrick

hi herin

8:29 am

Uneaixoise

vinca does ok EVERYWHERE!

8:29 am

Scrabbler

I bought a plant called Papaver Champagne that has a poppy-like flower--will plant it today.

8:29 am

Uneaixoise

soooo invasive

8:29 am

Uneaixoise

(at least here it is)

8:29 am

Scrabbler

I bought vinca vine for out front, under trees, but the other vinca = flowers.

8:30 am

herinfernallady

Hello

8:30 am

Uneaixoise

scrabs, it IS a poppy and soooo pretty :-)

8:30 am

Uneaixoise

hey, herin!

8:30 am

Scrabbler

I will go back into town today to buy impatiens.

8:30 am

Scrabbler

Well, golly, Une.

8:31 am

JBV

I have impatiens, marigolds and geraniums - nice colors and all are blooming like crazy

8:31 am

Uneaixoise

impatiens are so sweet . . . and the double pink ones look like little roses . . .

8:31 am

JBV

yes, I have those, Une, beautiful!

8:31 am

Scrabbler

Here in Zone 4/5 I cna only start planting annuals now. This is a big weekend for shopping for flowers + plants here.

8:31 am

Uneaixoise

cool!

8:31 am

JBV

and something new for me this year - celosia, grows tall and has a fuzzy spike

8:32 am

Uneaixoise

FYI I planted some baptisia a few years ago and it's spread like crazy

8:32 am

Uneaixoise

I highly recommend it -- makes a longlasting cut flower and is so pretty in a vase with peonies

8:33 am

Scrabbler

I don't know either of those.

8:33 am

Uneaixoise

AND the foliage is beautiful after it blooms

8:33 am

herinfernallady

Some one needs gto do our garden

8:33 am

Uneaixoise

full sun perennial, scrabs -- virtually carefree!

8:33 am

Scrabbler

I will look for it, Une.

8:34 am

Anniebrook

I have impatiens on my terrace and it does quite well. It can be windy up here so I need hardy flowery things...any suggestions

8:34 am

Scrabbler

Hi Annie

8:34 am

JBV

marigolds

8:35 am

Uneaixoise

scrabs, i had to order it -- haven't ever seen it in local nurseries

8:35 am

Anniebrook

Hi Scrabbs

8:35 am

Anniebrook

JBV, Yes, I have marigolds too..have to get some more

8:35 am

JBV

so many color variations, too, Annie

8:36 am

Anniebrook

I love to look at my very little garden

8:36 am

herinfernallady

Daft Question But Scrabbler you a Vegetarian?

8:37 am

Uneaixoise

off to watch tennis and eat (local!!) strawberries -- BBL :-)

8:38 am

Nancy Boy

tennis? strawberries? sounds like you're off to wimbledon ;)

8:38 am

Uneaixoise

nope, just the sofa in the living room :-) *poof*

8:39 am

redturtlehead

I am off to nap...

8:39 am

herinfernallady

Scrabbler?

8:40 am

Scrabbler

Yes, herin, I am. Also thinking of going vegan.

8:40 am

Anniebrook

fireworks

8:40 am

jmcnrick

hi by red

8:40 am

Scrabbler

Yahoo Annie!

8:41 am

Scrabbler

French Open tennis is on.

8:41 am

JBV

yay, annie! - can you help with a clue for the U?

8:41 am

Anniebrook

scrabbs, no french toast?

8:41 am

herinfernallady

http://www.veggiebelly.com/2010/05/rhu
barb-raspberry-polenta-cake.html

8:41 am

Scrabbler

I just ate oatmeal and drizzled maple syrup on it.

8:42 am

jmcnrick

whoo hoo annie

8:42 am

Anniebrook

JBV, un6---feel out of sorts

8:42 am

Nancy Boy

being vegan is a lot easier than most people realize, I think.

8:42 am

herinfernallady

Opps: http://tinyurl.com/2fas4ys Looks good to make. COnsidering I can't have stupid real Jello Pie stuff

8:42 am

Kazzer99

afternoon all

8:43 am

Anniebrook

un6 ---the state of feeling out of sorts, so to speak

8:43 am

Kazzer99

any cluse for si 5/12 and st 7/32 please

8:43 am

jmcnrick

hi kazz

8:43 am

Anniebrook

si5 is the end of French mister

8:43 am

Scrabbler

Hi Kazzer

8:44 am

JBV

thanks ANnie

8:44 am

Anniebrook

st7----to mix and gnats, ants are ***ts

8:44 am

Kazzer99

thnx annie

8:44 am

herinfernallady

Had to share with you Scrabbler

8:45 am

Scrabbler

TY, herin.

8:45 am

Anniebrook

any want a clue before I leave?

8:45 am

jmcnrick

ty annie

8:45 am

herinfernallady

Hello NAncy again hi annie JB Jm Kaz

8:45 am

JBV

hi herin

8:45 am

herinfernallady

I have alo been informed that in the states there is flavoured tofu

8:45 am

Anniebrook

Hi there, herin

8:46 am

redturtlehead

hi all, yes herin there is flavored tofu, with cilantro.

8:46 am

NANCY

clue for first pr please

8:46 am

jmcnrick

really? never seen it

8:46 am

JBV

pr + charged particle pr 5/12

8:46 am

redturtlehead

it tastes the same.

8:46 am

redturtlehead

and now I am going to take a nap. Starting job tonight.

8:46 am

NANCY

thanks jbv got it

8:46 am

JBV

not sure if it's the first - don't have all the ps yet

8:47 am

herinfernallady

No its actually Choc and Snotberry adn such

8:47 am

JBV

bye red

8:47 am

Anniebrook

that is the first pr5

8:47 am

Scrabbler

Good luck, Red!

8:47 am

Anniebrook

bye red, have an easy night

8:48 am

jmcnrick

kinda defeats the point of tofu to add choc and ?berry

8:48 am

Anniebrook

bye dear babblers

8:48 am

jmcnrick

bye annie

8:48 am

herinfernallady

Company is http://www.nasoya.com/ and that was meant to be strawberry

8:48 am

herinfernallady

Later Annie

8:48 am

herinfernallady

No you can get vegan choc

8:48 am

Nancy Boy

snotberry...don't think I'm hungry for 'em anymore ;)

8:48 am

JBV

bye Annie

8:49 am

jmcnrick

carob

8:49 am

Scrabbler

Bye Annie

8:50 am

herinfernallady

No not carob

8:51 am

herinfernallady

Sorry Nancy. It is just a thing I have with strawberry flavoured stuff it tastes gross. Strawberrys by them selfs yummy

8:52 am

herinfernallady

We have a company here called Sweet William Dairy Free

8:52 am

jmcnrick

80 left bbl

8:53 am

beachboggle

hi fellow babblers!

8:53 am

herinfernallady

HI Beach

8:55 am

Scrabbler

I understand, herin--artificial flavoring is yucky. Hi bb!

8:55 am

herinfernallady

I wish we had Nasoya here make my life easier

8:58 am

beachboggle

I am falling into the middle of a conversation, as I often do in here... but I agree.... artificial flavors are nasty

8:59 am

herinfernallady

Beach I was talking about how icky Strawberry flavouring is

9:02 am

beachboggle

it is...

9:09 am

beachboggle

chog killer... sorry e1

9:11 am

herinfernallady

No it is ok it is well past my bed time

9:15 am

herinfernallady

night

9:18 am

Scrabbler

OK, I finished my word plays in games on FB.

9:22 am

bichon

Hi and Happy Memorial Day to all

9:23 am

periwinkle

hello all

9:23 am

Scrabbler

Hi Bichon

9:23 am

periwinkle

gelp with first cr6 pls

9:23 am

periwinkle

help even

9:23 am

Scrabbler

Hi Peri

9:23 am

bichon

celey goes cr**** when you bite into it

9:24 am

Scrabbler

I don't have it

9:24 am

periwinkle

ty bichon

9:25 am

bichon

yvw

9:25 am

Scrabbler

TY for cr6

9:25 am

bichon

My pleasure

9:28 am

bichon

si 5/12?

9:28 am

Scrabbler

I am struggling with this grid--only 43 words. Anyone else having a tough time?

9:29 am

Scrabbler

Last 5 letters of French mister

9:29 am

bichon

ACTUALLY, FOR A CHANGE, I THINK IT'S FAIRLY EASY

9:29 am

bichon

ty Scrabs

9:29 am

bichon

sorry for shouting

9:29 am

Scrabbler

Well, I am still rather brain dead--not fully awake.

9:31 am

Scrabbler

At 50 now. OK, off to get ready for the day. Will go into town to buy flowers.

9:31 am

bichon

Garden happy Scrabs

9:33 am

smaller

en5/6?

9:36 am

Riverdance

en + you have a very loud ***ce

9:37 am

smaller

Ohhhhhhhh!! Thanks!

9:37 am

Riverdance

se6 please

9:38 am

Shirlockc

someone who is against gender

9:38 am

smaller

gender discrimination

9:41 am

Riverdance

duh - thanks

9:47 am

smaller

or6?

9:48 am

Riverdance

train or**** express

9:48 am

smaller

got it! nm

9:48 am

smaller

thanks! duh moment again! haha

9:48 am

Riverdance

ou5 please

9:50 am

lbdawger

i need it too, MNH

9:50 am

Riverdance

I have 4 left and struggling in a big way

9:51 am

smaller

4 vowels with a pirate letter in the middle

9:51 am

lbdawger

you're ahead of me, i have 20 left

9:52 am

lbdawger

thx, smaller

9:52 am

smaller

or... yours and mine is ***s, i love to eat cakes and p**s.

9:53 am

Riverdance

got it thanks

9:56 am

Riverdance

last 2 - fe5 last one and ne5

9:56 am

smaller

same ending as gender discrimination

9:57 am

Riverdance

yes another duh moment - thanks

9:57 am

Riverdance

**FIREWORKS**

9:58 am

Riverdance

thanks smaller

9:58 am

smaller

Woohoo! Congrats!

9:59 am

lbdawger

whoooo hoooooo MNH!!!

9:59 am

Riverdance

thank you thank you - anyone need help before I go off and do my chores

9:59 am

smaller

po6?

10:00 am

Riverdance

Po + similar to french mister but remove the first vowel

10:01 am

lbdawger

hmm, new one for me

10:01 am

Riverdance

yup me too

10:01 am

smaller

thanks... I question the validity of these words! lol

10:01 am

Riverdance

that would be the ending of french mister

10:02 am

Riverdance

they come from enable I guess - in multiple languages I think sometimes

10:02 am

lbdawger

i think sometimes words were entered into enabled by someone who couldn't spell!

10:03 am

smaller

haha!

10:03 am

Riverdance

good point lb

10:03 am

Riverdance

I am going to run now and try to be productive with my day - happy habbling

10:04 am

lbdawger

or maybe someone who just let his monkeys roam

10:04 am

Riverdance

that should be babbling - good time to quit - fingers doing their own thing

10:04 am

lbdawger

later, MNH

10:04 am

smaller

thanks you! have a great day.

10:10 am

Cherrypop

Thank you to all M

10:11 am

Cherrypop

members of our Armed Services for your service. My disabled Vet has died but is not forgotten!

10:11 am

Cherrypop

sioux

10:11 am

Cherrypop

sioux

10:11 am

Cherrypop

sioux

10:12 am

Cherrypop

SORRY

10:12 am

periwinkle

hello, help with tr6/21 pls

10:13 am

periwinkle

nm

10:32 am

Nef

Good Morning Fellow Babblers. I just got her about 10 minutes ago and just found the 9! WOOT!!

10:33 am

FMitch

It's a good grid today Nef.

10:33 am

littlebit

you go nef!!!

10:35 am

Nef

I'm glad it's a small grid today. I haven't been able to finish any big grids all month! (I also wasn't here the first 3 weeks of May either!)

10:36 am

FMitch

There have been some doozies recently but you should enjoy todays.
Hi lb - haven't seen you for ages!

10:39 am

helensgirlkid

I agree Cherrypop - I tried that word several times myself!

10:49 am

littlebit

hi FM. it has been a while.

10:49 am

Pinikula

good morning all

10:50 am

littlebit

i am usually lurking

10:50 am

littlebit

hey pini

10:51 am

littlebit

off for lunch! catch y'all tomorrow! enjoy your day!

10:52 am

Pinikula

take care littlebit

10:53 am

Nef

bye littlebit. Don't just lurk when you come here; at least say Hi!

10:54 am

Pinikula

hiya Nef...how's it going?

10:55 am

Nef

okay for me; but DH isn't so good today. He's got a headache and they won't let him do anything unattended (and I don't blame them!)

10:56 am

Pinikula

Have you suggested the decorative headgear to him yet? ;)

10:57 am

Nef

Not yet. He was pretty down when I talked to him. I'll take in pictures though and maybe that will help

10:57 am

Nef

Not yet. He was pretty down when I talked to him. I'll take in pictures though and maybe that will help

10:58 am

Pinikula

might help a little...even if it brings a brief smile...don't forget to say you'd be getting one for your dau, that might help with a 2nd smile ;)

11:04 am

Pinikula

gosh, did I say the wrong thing?

11:04 am

Pinikula

* zips lips *

11:06 am

java2

Thankful Memorial Day to all in the USA...and anywhere else where those who died for our freedoms are honored.

11:10 am

Pinikula

hi java

11:10 am

java2

Hi all!

11:10 am

Pinikula

shared sentiment

11:10 am

java2

thanks, Pini

11:12 am

java2

I'm feeling contemplatative today...which is probably a good thing, considering the day. So if I write something a little weird, please understand.

11:13 am

java2

*contemplative*

11:13 am

Pinikula

no worries...

11:13 am

Pinikula

I actually put a write-up about Memorial Day in my prof today...

11:14 am

Pinikula

<-- from a military family

11:15 am

java2

Good. I was somewhat bummed out when almost all the comics I usually read had nothing about Memorial Day today. A couple of them did yesterday, but most today were about the day off from work. Is that what's this has become for most Americans? Just a day off?

11:16 am

Pinikula

Agreed....but I also tend to think that any number of US holidays are recognized a "just a day off"

11:18 am

inge

tr

11:18 am

java2

You mean like Christmas and Thanksgiving? July 4th seems to be an excuse to drink and set off fireworks - and maiming oneself.

11:18 am

Pinikula

hi inge

11:19 am

java2

tr what inge?

11:19 am

Pinikula

yes, java

11:19 am

redturtlehead

Hi Pinik. Java, Inge...

11:20 am

Pinikula

hiya red

11:20 am

java2

Hi!

11:21 am

redturtlehead

I am just picking away at this grid.

11:21 am

FMitch

Those that died for freedom are not forgotten - we have been celbrating the 70th anniversiary of Dunkirk this week when a huge flotilla of boats set of form the English coast and rescued over 3000,000 men from the beaches of France. Many of the boats that went this week for the memorial were the ones that did the deed 70 years ago.

11:21 am

redturtlehead

Hi FM.

11:21 am

FMitch

Hey red!

11:21 am

Pinikula

oooh, very impressive, FM and what a great memorial to them!

11:22 am

java2

Wow! That's amazing. And thank you for the memorial.

11:22 am

redturtlehead

i do think the war is more memorable in those countries that experienced so much bombing and shelling...

11:23 am

FMitch

There were quite a few survivors from that time ( in their 90's now) that made the trip back in memory of those that had fallen.

11:23 am

redturtlehead

Not that it should be this way....

11:23 am

big red

FM - thank you from me too, on the Memorial

11:23 am

redturtlehead

My Grandfather was involved there, but he died about 2 years ago.

11:23 am

java2

You're probably right, red. But as you wrote, it shouldn't be that way. We all benefit from freedom.

11:24 am

big red

both my brother and my nephew are in the service now and has been in Iraq. so glad they came back safe.

11:25 am

java2

Thank them both for their service from me/us...

11:25 am

FMitch

glad to hear that big red.

11:25 am

big red

will do. java

11:25 am

Pinikula

My bro (11 mos older than me) has been actively serving for the past 20 years and seen 5 engagements. I'm proud of him, honored he's my brother, and glad he's still here!

11:25 am

FMitch

I shall go back to lurk mode now but just wanted to share a piece of history with you.

11:26 am

java2

Glad you did, FM. And thank your brother, too, Pinik

11:27 am

Pinikula

thx java...will pass the word ;)

11:28 am

FMitch

yw java - google the dunkirk rescue and you will find out a whole lot more. *poof*

11:30 am

redturtlehead

I will also be slipping out shortly, trying to nap, as I have to go to work tonight....

11:31 am

Pinikula

take care, red

11:31 am

java2

Lullaby and good night, close your eyes now and sleep tight..

11:37 am

Pinikula

lovely tune, java...I think everyone's fallen back to sleep! :)

11:38 am

java2

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz - what?

11:38 am

Pinikula

* quiet giggle *

11:40 am

java2

good...we didn't wake anyone else...I've put a silencer on my keyboard.

11:40 am

Pinikula

;)

11:41 am

stidgmere

Hellow early birds. Oh, not so early. We're going to go to Ft. Lewis to the memorial service at the cemetery.

11:42 am

java2

Lovely -

11:42 am

java2

Lovely

11:42 am

Pinikula

wish I could ride on the bumper, stid

11:43 am

java2

We could both go - waving our flags along the way

11:44 am

sciencegeek

Hi all. Stid I lived in Ft. Lewis as a kid

11:44 am

Pinikula

I have a few neices and nephews who were born at Ft. Lewis. ;)

11:44 am

mcurlschool

good morning, afternoon or evening (depending you your location!) Thank you to all military who are out there as well.

11:44 am

stidgmere

Oh, we lived at McChord right next to the freeway for a year or so.

11:45 am

Pinikula

morning mcurls

11:45 am

stidgmere

Do we have bumpers anymore? You could ride inside pini.

11:45 am

sciencegeek

Actually, it as McCord, because dad was USAF - went to school in Ft Lewis

11:45 am

sciencegeek

*was*]

11:45 am

Pinikula

oh, gosh, thx stid! :) (noting the movement up in the world)

11:45 am

java2

Morning, all (for the next 15 minutes for me)

11:45 am

Pinikula

<-- was born in a military hospital (as were my children)

11:47 am

stidgmere

Must focus, focus on grid. My son was born at the hospital at Sumter, SC the AF base. It was pretty old. The corridors were just boarded without insulation. I felt as if we were in a time portal to WWII.

11:48 am

Pinikula

My girls were born at Balboa Naval Hospital in San Diego...one of the older buildings that aren't there anymore.

11:48 am

java2

I know a lot of the military hospitals are trying to update their facilities, and I know that many need it badly

11:49 am

Pinikula

very much so, java!

11:50 am

dan2bit

hi all! can anybody clue the U for NBT?

11:50 am

stidgmere

From some standpoints the sprawling hospital setup probably prevented the spread of infections better than the air conditioning ducts that must be filled with air born junk.

11:50 am

Pinikula

un6

11:50 am

Pinikula

un + AT **** (opp of "Attention!")

11:51 am

kje

ty pini - 3 left here

11:51 am

Pinikula

good point, stid...but sure made it tough to "get anywhere" in a timely manner!

11:51 am

java2

ty

11:51 am

stidgmere

ty for the u word pini. I'm still up at the e words on the list.

11:52 am

Pinikula

anytime

11:53 am

kje

2

11:53 am

Pinikula

git'r dun, kje!

11:53 am

kje

1

11:55 am

kje

it's a biggun

11:55 am

Pinikula

uh oh

11:57 am

kje

I need a clue for the 9

11:58 am

java2

it's a club...

11:58 am

Pinikula

tr9 = sounds like a formal afternoon meal

11:58 am

kje

hmmm... thinking

11:59 am

kje

ty!

11:59 am

kje

FW

11:59 am

dan2bit

club or heavy bat

11:59 am

java2

A club like you'd clobber someone with

11:59 am

Pinikula

wtg kje! :)

11:59 am

java2

congrats!

11:59 am

kje

very fast grid... lots of frenchish spellings

12:01 pm

java2

says the person who's finished

12:01 pm

Pinikula

8 to go here ;)

12:01 pm

kje

OK, off to the container store....

12:01 pm

kje

LOL - yep java

12:01 pm

kje

i'll bb later

12:01 pm

java2

Have fun containing yourself

12:02 pm

Pinikula

;)

12:08 pm

java2

anyone have either of the upper right O's?

12:08 pm

Pinikula

op4 and ox4

12:08 pm

Ilide

lol

12:09 pm

Pinikula

hello llide

12:10 pm

java2

doh! ty

12:10 pm

Pinikula

;)

12:11 pm

java2

a littel more than half way...gotta go water plants, do laundry, and sundry other things. Hope to catch you later today. Blessed Memorial Day, all.

12:12 pm

java2

*little*

12:12 pm

Pinikula

take care, java...ditto

12:13 pm

stidgmere

See you later. Poof.

12:14 pm

Pinikula

safe journey, stid

12:16 pm

phaeton

hello...last word, need help with the cr6/30, please

12:17 pm

MetFan

Cereal - Cap'n ******

12:17 pm

Pinikula

think cereal: Captain Cr****

12:17 pm

Good Enough

cereal cap'n cr6

12:17 pm

Pinikula

* snap * met (hello!)

12:18 pm

phaeton

dang..should have seen that! TY...fireworks

12:18 pm

MetFan

Lurking fireworks (Hi Pini!!)

12:18 pm

Pinikula

wtg phae

12:19 pm

phaeton

TY...gotta get going..happy babbling

12:20 pm

MetFan

Happy Babbling all - Hope you're all having a great Memorial weekend

12:20 pm

elliott13

finaly found one

12:20 pm

Pinikula

wtg met ;)

12:21 pm

Pinikula

well done, elliott

12:26 pm

gabiim

how many words?

12:26 pm

Pinikula

111

12:27 pm

gabiim

thank you

12:27 pm

Pinikula

yvw

12:33 pm

redturtlehead

cant sleep.....

12:33 pm

Pinikula

* offers red a hot cup of sleepytime tea *

12:34 pm

redturtlehead

oooh thanks, i'm resting, but...not sleeping.

12:34 pm

Pinikula

same here, red...the cold has dropped from my head to my chest...

12:35 pm

redturtlehead

oh pinik, sorry to hear you ate under the weather...

12:36 pm

Pinikula

I'm just waiting to see what my boss says tomorrow...

12:36 pm

redturtlehead

are, not ate.

12:36 pm

Pinikula

(* fluent in typonese *)

12:37 pm

car.eeyore

I am sorry for both of you not feeling well on this long weekend. I hope you have been able to rest a bit.

12:37 pm

Pinikula

(didn't notice until you mentioned it...had to go back and read)

12:37 pm

redturtlehead

i feek fine!

12:37 pm

redturtlehead

feel.

12:37 pm

Pinikula

other than taking Koda to the backyard periodically, I've not done much of anything for 3 days

12:37 pm

redturtlehead

i have to work tonight...

12:38 pm

LuvB

help with tr9

12:38 pm

Pinikula

tr9 sounds like a formal afternoon meal

12:39 pm

redturtlehead

a heavy thing to hit people over the head with..

12:39 pm

car.eeyore

TY.

12:40 pm

dan2bit

any clues for the right column E? I have ea4 simplify

12:40 pm

Pinikula

en5, en6

12:40 pm

Pinikula

(think french-type ending)

12:41 pm

LuvB

don't get the clue for tr9

12:41 pm

car.eeyore

? french-type?

12:42 pm

Pinikula

like the french spelling of "me"

12:43 pm

dan2bit

got em Pinik - tx

12:43 pm

Pinikula

Luv...women might get together for a lu****** (meal around noon)

12:43 pm

car.eeyore

Got 'em! TY!

12:43 pm

Pinikula

change the L to a T for the tr9

12:43 pm

LuvB

thanks got it

12:44 pm

dan2bit

NLTHT - No Less Than Half Tiles (needs a better acronym)

12:47 pm

Pinikula

yeah, that is a bit of a mouthful ;)

12:47 pm

Trifioso

CCCCCAAAAARRRRR!!!!!

12:48 pm

Trifioso

nour

12:48 pm

torgone

Heyas kids ..

12:49 pm

Pinikula

hi tor

12:49 pm

Trifioso

heyas tor, Wow, apparently my sister is not speaking to me! LOL

12:49 pm

Pinikula

i am i am!

12:50 pm

torgone

Sibling rivalry?

12:50 pm

Trifioso

usually at our gatherings it's sibling RIBALDRY

12:50 pm

torgone

Much better ..

12:51 pm

Trifioso

something just went BOOM outside!

12:51 pm

Trifioso

scared the bark out of the dog, whatever it was....

12:51 pm

Pinikula

canon salute in honor of Memorial Day?

12:52 pm

LuvB

help with si 5,12

12:52 pm

Trifioso

hmmm. was thinking so, but parade ended hours ago...more like a gas can exploding somewhere, I am thinking....waiting to hear if the fire station makes a noise -- they are my abutters

12:52 pm

Pinikula

working on that one myself, luv

12:53 pm

rnp

clue for the po 6,24 7,36 please

12:53 pm

Pinikula

need those, too, rnp

12:53 pm

Uneaixoise

si5/12 last 5 letters of french word for mister

12:53 pm

java2

frenchish for what a model does...

12:54 pm

Nancy Boy

*drops in* hi everyone. excuse the smell of beer emanating from me; I promise you all I'm sober ;)

12:54 pm

Trifioso

work over for the day then, nancy?

12:54 pm

Pinikula

hi NB

12:55 pm

Trifioso

nancy. I LOVE your profile quote today!!!!!

12:55 pm

Pinikula

thx une ;)

12:56 pm

Uneaixoise

yw ;-0

12:57 pm

Nancy Boy

hey, thanks :D yeah, apparently they didn't need me today, so I just did three hours and escaped!

12:57 pm

Trifioso

excellent! Nothing like a surprise day off@!

12:59 pm

Nancy Boy

unless you need the money ;) but quite! has all been good where you are?

12:59 pm

bichon

po 6/24 word before it plus o** house is here

1:00 pm

Trifioso

yes, very. Primo had an amazing weekend at the mass all state art thingie, and I have today off (it's a bank holiday here....) Secondo is GROUNDED as is making my life a festival of eye-rolling and heaven-thrown sighs....it's a good day

1:00 pm

Pinikula

o** house?

1:01 pm

Nancy Boy

LOL. At least you can ground him! I was un-ground-able...had a shed right underneath my bedroom window ;)

1:01 pm

Nancy Boy

whoops, better pay attention to what I'm cooking!

1:02 pm

java2

The play "O** House"

1:02 pm

bichon

o** is the house of my husband and I

1:03 pm

Trifioso

secondo is a she....I know, I know, I should change it to seconda, but by the time I figured that out, she was already secondo....and she is a major PITA today

1:03 pm

Pinikula

hmmm...

1:06 pm

Trifioso

back to the grind. See you later, hopefully!

1:06 pm

Uneaixoise

po4/5 + mink, sable, fox = a f**

1:06 pm

Pinikula

take care, trif ;)

1:06 pm

Uneaixoise

later, trif :-)

1:07 pm

torgone

Laters Trifs ..

1:07 pm

Uneaixoise

howdy, tor :-)

1:08 pm

torgone

Heya Une

1:10 pm

Uneaixoise

off to pot some flowers -- see you at the flip! :-)

1:10 pm

Pinikula

enjoy une

1:16 pm

rubyfoo

Hello, back from weekend in London and tired!

1:16 pm

Pinikula

wb ruby

1:29 pm

jmcnrick

hi all

1:29 pm

Pinikula

hi jmc

1:29 pm

rubyfoo

hello pini, hello jmc

1:29 pm

jmcnrick

here is hoping my internet last more than 2 minutes this time

1:30 pm

jmcnrick

you enjoy your hotel room ruby?

1:30 pm

Pinikula

uh oh jmc...someting wrong? or travelling?

1:30 pm

rubyfoo

the hotel was awful, but the parties were great!

1:30 pm

JBV

hello, folks -

1:30 pm

rubyfoo

hi jbv

1:30 pm

Pinikula

hi jbv

1:31 pm

JBV

ruby and une, this grid is for you - lots of french words - but don't bother trying prix, peur, feux, rien, pneu, etc.

1:31 pm

JBV

hi Pini

1:31 pm

rubyfoo

hah hah jbv, I only see one (and its plural), still sleepy

1:32 pm

rubyfoo

oh, and another

1:32 pm

JBV

il y en a beaucoup

1:32 pm

rubyfoo

it's too funny that you see them right away. How good is your French?

1:33 pm

Pinikula

po6/24?

1:33 pm

rubyfoo

yes, that one I have and ru4/5

1:33 pm

jmcnrick

a cajun white rapper is a po6/24

1:33 pm

rubyfoo

raofl

1:34 pm

JBV

ruby, I majored in French, studied it for 8 years (HS and college) and did very well on my trips there in my wild youth - now, however, let's say I will need a major refresher

1:34 pm

Pinikula

cajun white rapper, eh?

1:35 pm

JBV

I took a detour into Spanish which is now more or less my second language

1:35 pm

rubyfoo

I had a lot of it in school, but living here was what I needed to be fluent and, more important, to understand

1:36 pm

rubyfoo

I could never learn Spanish, the moment I would stop translating, I would get the French word

1:36 pm

JBV

do you find people there want to speak English with you?

1:36 pm

rubyfoo

non!

1:36 pm

jmcnrick

being conversational in American Sign Language doesn't help me with the grid

1:36 pm

JBV

oh, so they let you do all the work ! :)

1:36 pm

Pinikula

me either jmc!

1:36 pm

jmcnrick

it's france jbv

1:36 pm

rubyfoo

but it's great when you're in traffic and you want to tell somebody off with the window closed

1:37 pm

JBV

plus ca change - (I have to go look up the code for cedille)

1:37 pm

jmcnrick

I could do that before I learned ASL

1:37 pm

Pinikula

(ps - still not getting the po6)

1:37 pm

rubyfoo

either ASL or you say "Can you read lips?" while pointing to your mouth!

1:38 pm

JBV

Ã§a

1:38 pm

rubyfoo

rubyfoo pretending to be a supermodel online!

1:38 pm

jmcnrick

a wannabe french model pini

1:38 pm

Pinikula

poser?

1:38 pm

rubyfoo

very close, pini!

1:38 pm

JBV

yes, french style, Pini - add a vowel

1:38 pm

jmcnrick

think french sounding pini

1:39 pm

rururocks

all that is missing is You pini

1:39 pm

torgone

U are very close, Pini ..

1:39 pm

jmcnrick

hey ru

1:39 pm

rururocks

hey jm

1:39 pm

rubyfoo

how did you do that, jbv?

1:39 pm

Pinikula

* sigh of relief *

1:39 pm

JBV

hi ru and tor

1:39 pm

rubyfoo

hello ruru

1:39 pm

Pinikula

thx all!!

1:39 pm

JBV

Alt + 135

1:39 pm

rubyfoo

hi torgone

1:40 pm

rubyfoo

now you can be a supermodel, too!

1:40 pm

JBV

I googled French Ascii codes

1:40 pm

Pinikula

* giggle *

1:40 pm

jmcnrick

Ã§ute

1:40 pm

rururocks

holds thong for pini

1:41 pm

rubyfoo

tres

1:41 pm

Pinikula

* cough *

1:41 pm

Pinikula

um....I think not, ru!!!

1:42 pm

jmcnrick

that thong wouldn't even hold up one of my boobs

1:42 pm

jmcnrick

that thong wouldn't even hold up one of my boobs

1:42 pm

rubyfoo

hahah jmc

1:42 pm

rubyfoo

I have to go now, see you tomorrow!

1:42 pm

Pinikula

take care, ruby!

1:43 pm

rubyfoo

ty pini

1:43 pm

JBV

bye, ruby

1:43 pm

rubyfoo

if shadow comes on, it's my nephew......

1:43 pm

Pinikula

will make him feel welcome ;)

1:43 pm

rubyfoo

bon nuit tous!

1:44 pm

Kenny Chuck

I am going crazy about un6. Clues? I don't get the opposite to attention.

1:44 pm

Pinikula

how many jmc? ru? jbv? etc?

1:45 pm

Pinikula

un + AT **** (opp of "Attention!")

1:45 pm

rururocks

un + simple and with ****

1:45 pm

Pinikula

Kenny...think military command telling troup to "stand down"

1:45 pm

jmcnrick

bye ruby

1:45 pm

Pinikula

* troop

1:46 pm

Pinikula

or I have an ****ment on my property

1:46 pm

MizHoffle

help with cr 6/30 please

1:46 pm

rururocks

Is "stand down " going to change with repealing don't ask don't tell?

1:46 pm

MizHoffle

hello everyone!

1:46 pm

rururocks

Capt cr 6 the cereal

1:47 pm

jmcnrick

74 left

1:47 pm

Pinikula

not sure, ru...I don't think they're associated with each other

1:47 pm

MizHoffle

thanks ruru!

1:47 pm

Kenny Chuck

Tx,Tx,Tx,Tx.

1:48 pm

kimmtoats

Hi everyone! Does anyone have a clue for the U?

1:48 pm

Pinikula

just clued, kimm

1:48 pm

jmcnrick

why would it ru??

1:49 pm

jmcnrick

is that a joke i don't get?

1:49 pm

Pinikula

not sure yet

1:49 pm

rururocks

I am not sure.. but I would think Military language would change for the better

1:49 pm

jmcnrick

hahahhahahahahahahahahahahaha

1:50 pm

rururocks

...maybe it would be ..."Sit down.. bitch".. I dunno

1:50 pm

Pinikula

nice try, ru! LOL

1:50 pm

Pinikula

they might stay with the "stand down," it's shorter!

1:51 pm

jmcnrick

*looking for gun in pb to shoot wireless modem*

1:51 pm

Pinikula

uh oh

1:51 pm

jmcnrick

*not finding gun looking for explosives*

1:52 pm

rururocks

JMc.. wireless terrorist

1:52 pm

rururocks

JMc.. wireless terrorist

1:53 pm

jmcnrick

*settling for large wrench used to turn the water on in the hottub*

1:53 pm

Pinikula

isn't that something like an oxymoron?

1:54 pm

jmcnrick

my internet connection is driving me over the edge

1:54 pm

kimmtoats

NBT!!

1:54 pm

jmcnrick

wtg kimm

1:54 pm

Pinikula

well done, kimm

1:54 pm

kimmtoats

haha!\

1:56 pm

jmcnrick

bbl if my modem survives *stomps out of chog with wrench*

1:56 pm

Pinikula

hb jmc!

1:57 pm

rururocks

Is it a Monkey wrench?

1:58 pm

Pinikula

will have to check when she returns

1:59 pm

Pinikula

* ack * I have one to go and have been on it now for over 30 minutes!

1:59 pm

Pinikula

(but can't ask for a clue because it's my last word!)

2:00 pm

Pinikula

NM...GOT IT !!!! * SPARKLERS *

2:00 pm

kimmtoats

WTG Pini!!

2:00 pm

crosshair

my net is also being strange today

2:01 pm

kimmtoats

poase

2:01 pm

kimmtoats

no worries! it's not a word! but sorry

2:02 pm

Nancy Boy

awww, I was really hoping that'd be a word...26 left here

2:04 pm

Nancy Boy

but if you're looking for the po5, Kimm, pluralise the ends of these diseases: chicken***, small***, etc

2:06 pm

Pinikula

brb

2:07 pm

Nancy Boy

hmmm, I should be locked up for how regularly I kill the chat these days.

2:08 pm

torgone

It's not dead .. It's resting ..

2:09 pm

Bugsaw

it a aperfectly good chat

2:10 pm

Ilide

peas

2:11 pm

rururocks

whirrled peas

2:12 pm

Nancy Boy

Ruru, that's such a cute picture!

2:12 pm

rururocks

thanks.. I really like it

2:12 pm

weiik

I don't like p4/5

2:13 pm

weiik

hi all, enjoying the holiday?

2:13 pm

big red

clue for cr 5/14 pls

2:14 pm

rururocks

cr + not me + either **

2:14 pm

MizHoffle

cr + anagram of y***s, mine and ****

2:14 pm

weiik

thxks ruru

2:14 pm

big red

thanks ruru

2:25 pm

Pinikula

back

2:26 pm

Pinikula

* waiting for gs to arrive *

2:26 pm

o-o

Hello, Pinikula

2:26 pm

Pinikula

hiya BR :)

2:28 pm

o-o

Do you think the dead have a day to celebrate the living?

2:29 pm

Pinikula

interesting concept, BR

2:31 pm

Pinikula

other than pondering, how've you been?

2:31 pm

o-o

On this day forty years ago, I was in Vietnam.

2:31 pm

dan2bit

firewords - thanks all cluers. pr6 jail was my last

2:31 pm

Pinikula

wtg dan2

2:32 pm

Pinikula

Thank you for your service, BR (I think my dad was over there at the time, too)

2:32 pm

o-o

Something's happening here, what it is is not exactly clear, there's a man with a gun over there ...

2:33 pm

o-o

Buffalo Springfield

2:35 pm

Pinikula

We better stop, hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
Stop, hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
Stop, now, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
Stop, children, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down

2:36 pm

wht

For what it's worth, RB and Pini

2:37 pm

o-o

There was a story in the news a bit ago about a soldier that was wounded so badly the doctors did not think they could save him. He survived and after rehabilitation, the Army redeployed him and he was killed

2:37 pm

Pinikula

* sigh *

2:39 pm

o-o

Four dead in Ohio

2:40 pm

Merk

... and Fireworks!

2:40 pm

wht

wtg Merk

2:41 pm

Pinikula

wtg merk

2:42 pm

Merk

ty

2:42 pm

MizHoffle

yay merk!

2:43 pm

MizHoffle

tr 9/72 please

2:43 pm

Merk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5M_Tts
tbgs

2:43 pm

big red

clue for fe5/16 pls, the second one after the "price"

2:43 pm

Pinikula

tr9 = sounds like formal afternoon meal (or heavy stick perhaps used by british bobbies?)

2:43 pm

Merk

Rhymes with he 5, 12

2:43 pm

Pinikula

fe5 = rhymes with pe5

2:43 pm

MizHoffle

rhymes with a he 5

2:44 pm

Merk

And ne 5,10

2:44 pm

o-o

"It's still hard to believe I had to write this song. It's ironic that I capitalized on the death of these American students. Probably the most important lesson ever learned at an American place of learning.
David Crosby

2:44 pm

big red

thanks all

2:44 pm

MizHoffle

thanks pini!

2:44 pm

Pinikula

ne5 = rhymes with bank robbery (he***)

2:45 pm

Merk

See you tomorrow, I hope.

2:48 pm

Pinikula

ciao merk

2:48 pm

Pinikula

found a piece called "A Soldier Died Today" - it's in my prof

2:52 pm

wht

I see an a tribe of Native Americans from the plains in the grid today.

2:52 pm

Pinikula

I tried that one, too, wht

2:52 pm

nomatter

hey, any clues for the ou 5,12?

2:53 pm

Pinikula

ou + o***nt express

2:53 pm

wht

ty pini

2:54 pm

Pinikula

yw

2:56 pm

Good Enough

any advice on poison ivy? apparently my son brought home a souvenir

2:57 pm

Pinikula

here's a snippet...

2:57 pm

Pinikula

Rub alcohol to the affected area, then rinse it with water and later wash with soap and water. Wet the infected area and rub plain table salt on it, this will not only relieve the victim but also stop further spread. Rub the inner side of a banana peel on the rash. This will help you to relieve itching. Place the infected area under running water. This will wash away histamines which cause itching of skin. Pour 3 cups of oats into warm water and soak the infected area into it. Simultaneously rub the affected area. Doing this will relieve you of itching. Mix 1/4 cup of bleach with 3/4 cup of warm water and apply to the affected area using a washcloth. This will kill the poison within 2 to 3 days. Apply aloe vera juice over the affected area, this will cool and provide instant relief.

2:58 pm

Pinikula

* shrug * don't know if it works, but looks easy enough

2:59 pm

Good Enough

oooh thanks pini

2:59 pm

Pinikula

let me know if it works!

2:59 pm

nomatter

still lost on the one

3:00 pm

nomatter

*that

3:00 pm

Pinikula

which one, nomatter?

3:00 pm

nomatter

vent

3:00 pm

nomatter

vont

3:01 pm

nomatter

sorry!!! my friends laptop is messing me up.

3:01 pm

nomatter

the ou 5

3:02 pm

o-o

ou + **t* of passage

3:02 pm

o-o

ou + **d* like the wind

3:03 pm

o-o

ou + fruit is ready to eat when it has **p*ned

3:03 pm

nomatter

thank you :)

3:03 pm

Good Enough

umm pb BR

3:04 pm

o-o

big deal

3:18 pm

katmayo

any clues for the lone un 6?

3:19 pm

LuvWordGames

un + when you rent an apartment you sign a l****

3:20 pm

katmayo

thank you for the clue!

3:20 pm

LuvWordGames

yw

3:29 pm

wht

clue for the first cr6 please.

3:29 pm

hurshy

chocolate is scrumptious, when it cr6es, that's why i love nestle's cr6!

3:30 pm

wht

ty hurshy. I like Hurshy Bars myself :^)

3:30 pm

hurshy

:)

3:31 pm

sammysmom

clue for the first pr 6/21 please

3:31 pm

hurshy

you might be more likely to go to the second pr6 if you have a lot of the first pr6

3:32 pm

sammysmom

thanks hurshy

3:33 pm

torgone

Heyas kids ..

3:34 pm

hurshy

heya tor

3:34 pm

wht

Hi tor

3:38 pm

torgone

Beautiful day here ..

3:40 pm

wht

A clue for the si5,12, please?

3:41 pm

wht

Here in Boston there is smoke in the air that I hear is coming from a forest fire in Quebec.

3:41 pm

fuzzybunny

si + fl*** (french for flower)

3:41 pm

o-o

french mr.: mon*****

3:41 pm

wht

I guess it is payback for the acid rain.

3:42 pm

torgone

There are several fires burning ..

3:42 pm

PMS

si 5 has highest score tile in it

3:42 pm

fuzzybunny

in northern maine we had to close all of our windows last night due to the smoke from the fires

3:42 pm

wht

ty RB and fuzzy. I thought it had to be that but I was trying to get to the wrong R.

3:42 pm

PMS

Sorry, that was si 5 20

3:44 pm

wht

Fireworks

3:45 pm

fuzzybunny

way to go wht! congrats

3:45 pm

o-o

Congrats, wht

3:45 pm

torgone

Yay wht!

3:45 pm

redshoes

TOR!

3:46 pm

redshoes

hello all

3:46 pm

torgone

SHOES!

3:46 pm

fuzzybunny

hi red

3:57 pm

72 Temple Owl

en 5 & 6 clue please?

3:58 pm

nrkii

hi all

3:58 pm

nrkii

en5 = messenger (French origin)

3:58 pm

wht

Hi TO, It is like an ambassador.

3:58 pm

nrkii

or delegate, perhaps

3:58 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty nek and whit

4:01 pm

wht

Anyone need any more clues before I go?

4:01 pm

nrkii

are there any PH words?

4:01 pm

72 Temple Owl

overand out, happy holiday all

4:01 pm

wht

No, but there is a pf4

4:01 pm

nrkii

see ya owl!

4:01 pm

nrkii

ooh, thanks

4:01 pm

wht

by TO

4:03 pm

wht

Bye all. Happy Babbling.

4:04 pm

hurshy

why do men always fall asleep in the afternoons?

4:05 pm

redshoes

oops. second day in a row I said hi and then disappeared. sorry

4:05 pm

nrkii

they obey their instincts better than women, hurshy

4:21 pm

hurshy

my grandfather is the worst. he puts on the tv to what he likes, falls asleep, and if anyone tries to turn it off or change the channel he wakes up just enough to say "i'm watching that"

4:33 pm

stidmama

*stealth hugs hurshy*

4:33 pm

stidmama

hello all! is this grid worth starting?

4:35 pm

torgone

Start it stid

4:35 pm

stidmama

hey tor! *splash*

4:36 pm

Pinikula

back

4:36 pm

stidmama

hey pini

4:37 pm

Pinikula

GS was here and is getting soooo big!

4:37 pm

stidmama

wonderful! what color was his camo today?

4:37 pm

Pinikula

He wasn't in camo! :( but a nice compliment of navy blue and khaki ;)

4:38 pm

stidmama

LOL good, they're branching out!

4:38 pm

Pinikula

...to even a sporty blue plaid pair of shorts! :)

4:41 pm

Nancy Boy

ohhh, hello Stid!

4:42 pm

stidmama

hello Nancy Boy! *offers healthy bowl of soup*

4:42 pm

redturtlehead

back from successful nap. Dinner in Ov** and I am having a huge case of jitters about the job....

4:43 pm

stidmama

hey red

4:43 pm

Pinikula

yeah, red!!!!

4:43 pm

stidmama

job? do you begin tmorrow?

4:43 pm

Pinikula

(about the nap, that is)

4:43 pm

redturtlehead

tonight. Mama, at 11 pm.

4:43 pm

Nancy Boy

lol! I'm eating fine Stid ;) and even gave up smoking recently!

4:45 pm

stidmama

ah. I see. well, eat some good complex carbs proteins.

4:45 pm

stidmama

good Nancy Boy. *proud mama look of smoke-free boy*

4:45 pm

redturtlehead

smoke fre is wonderful NB.

4:47 pm

stidmama

that advice on eating was for red... *stern mama look* you don't want to run out of steam partway through your shift! LOL

4:48 pm

Nancy Boy

it's far from wonderful Red! I'm very nearly biting my nails - something I haven't done in years.

4:49 pm

stidmama

It WILL be wonderful, Nancy Boy -- you will breathe better, be healthier overall, get well faster when ill, and have way more energy.

4:50 pm

stidmama

help on the U in the center for NBT please?

4:50 pm

Pinikula

un6

4:50 pm

stidmama

thanks pini *thinking*

4:50 pm

Pinikula

un + "Attention!" "At ****!" (stand down)

4:51 pm

stidmama

hanks pini! military talk I get! LOL

4:51 pm

stidmama

down to 50.

4:51 pm

Pinikula

how was the ceremony at Ft. Lewis?

4:51 pm

stidmama

or thanks pini.

4:52 pm

stidmama

I don't go to those things, Mother did, though. She said it was well done.

4:52 pm

Pinikula

or was it mom that went?

4:52 pm

Pinikula

(sorry, I should have paid more attention)

4:53 pm

stidmama

LOL it's okay. Tom and I went out to get some medicines and food for the next couple days. It's sunny here now, and I think I may just go outside. I need help to get the last couple things ready for tomorrow, but Tom is busy.

4:54 pm

Pinikula

it's rainy here today

4:54 pm

stidmama

it was nasty this morning, pini. everything is so wet this spring, I am glad I didn't plant too many things yet, damping off is a real possibility in weather like this

4:54 pm

Pinikula

what are y'all prepping for?

4:55 pm

stidmama

tomorrow I turn in my "portfolio" which, since everything I would have attached is in the hands of one or another instructor... *shrug* they get a description and the essays they wanted.

4:55 pm

redturtlehead

Oh update, off topic, i did put the poor caterpillar out this morning.

4:55 pm

stidmama

I am done with the paper for Wednesday already, will turn that in tomorrow as well.

4:55 pm

Pinikula

how far out?

4:55 pm

stidmama

good red, how much of the plant was left?

4:56 pm

Pinikula

congrats, stid!

4:56 pm

redturtlehead

It was a rather large plant, so I'd say 90%

4:56 pm

stidmama

good thing it was a large plant...

4:56 pm

redturtlehead

not very far out Pinik, but I liv eon the second floor, so on the ground was far enough.

4:56 pm

Pinikula

* giggle *

4:56 pm

redturtlehead

Stid, I can not wait to cheer you as you complete this!!!

4:57 pm

stidmama

as far as I am concerned, red, the work is done, and I am done. All I need now is to find out if they will keep me on for next year.

4:58 pm

Pinikula

Oh, they will!!!!

4:58 pm

stidmama

yep. they will. And next June I intend to boycott the graduation ceremonies. I hate ceremonies. They are BORING and useless.

4:58 pm

redturtlehead

Stid of course they will. I mean, you arent failing anything, so I think you will be fine. I think they are purposefully making you into a nervous nellie!!

4:58 pm

redturtlehead

(Of course I am nto one to speak...) freaking out about job.

4:59 pm

Pinikula

we graduate our MFA this friday...no regalia, etc., just a short 15 min program...

4:59 pm

stidmama

LOL red! we can be nervous together. I
'

4:59 pm

java2

Evening; back for my last 5

4:59 pm

stidmama

I'll be Nellie, you can be Nettie.

4:59 pm

stidmama

hey java

4:59 pm

Pinikula

wb java

5:01 pm

java2

4

5:01 pm

stidmama

go java go!

5:01 pm

java2

3

5:02 pm

Pinikula

u kin du it!

5:02 pm

stidmama

falling asleep... so tired.

5:02 pm

Pinikula

* pokes stid *

5:02 pm

stidmama

maybe I'll take a nap and come back to finish later.

5:02 pm

java2

2

5:02 pm

Pinikula

well...ok

5:02 pm

stidmama

down to a youthful 35, so it's a good place to list when I return. Will watch java's firweeds though

5:03 pm

stidmama

*waits on sidelines for firewords*

5:04 pm

java2

1

5:04 pm

Pinikula

git'r dun!

5:04 pm

stidmama

peench really ought to count. french for a teeeeensy amount... *wicked mama look*

5:05 pm

Pinikula

* giggle *

5:05 pm

java2

FW - on a DOH!

5:05 pm

Pinikula

wtg java

5:06 pm

stidmama

YAY java.....zzzzzzzzz

*poof*

5:06 pm

java2

ty

5:06 pm

torgone

We had a bunch of fun - We had a funch ..

5:06 pm

Pinikula

night stid!

5:06 pm

Pinikula

(er ... nap!)

5:06 pm

torgone

Yay java!

5:07 pm

java2

Anyone need clues before I go finish "winter clothes away, summer clothes out"?

5:09 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for or6-18? Thannks

5:09 pm

Pinikula

or**** express

5:09 pm

java2

think eastern

5:10 pm

gapeach

Thanks much, Pini and java2.

5:10 pm

guernseygirl

could i have a clue for pr6/21, please - the second one?

5:11 pm

java2

Go directly to jail

5:11 pm

guernseygirl

ty java. i

5:11 pm

elliott13

And would love help w cr 6,30 please.

5:11 pm

Pinikula

captain cr****

5:12 pm

elliott13

TY... love that man.

5:12 pm

java2

cr+anagram of his, hers and (theirs together)

5:12 pm

Pinikula

* giggle *

5:13 pm

java2

cr = plural of cr 4/11 before it

5:14 pm

guernseygirl

ou5/12?

5:15 pm

elliott13

Thanks! C's cr****ed!

5:15 pm

Pinikula

ou + **t* of passage

5:15 pm

guernseygirl

ty, Pink. that's a new one to me.

5:15 pm

java2

ou + soft cheese minus the first letter

5:16 pm

Pinikula

;)

5:16 pm

elliott13

bbl...sons baseball game in 45 min. Thanks for the clues. 10 left when I return.

5:16 pm

Pinikula

have fun, elliott

5:16 pm

guernseygirl

ty, java

5:16 pm

java2

yw

5:18 pm

java2

no rest for the wicked - off to finish with clothes and bring my plants back in (they got lovely baths today on the deck). Glorious Memorial day!

5:20 pm

java2

poof!

5:20 pm

Pinikula

enjoy, java

5:21 pm

rururocks

I do like coffee

5:22 pm

guernseygirl

just one left, and i can't find it. fe5/16, the second one, anyone?

5:23 pm

Pinikula

fe5 = rhymes with pe5

5:23 pm

Pinikula

2nd one rhymes with bank robbery he***

5:23 pm

guernseygirl

ty pinkula - there go my fireworks

5:24 pm

Pinikula

wtg GG!

5:24 pm

guernseygirl

ty for the clues - couldn't have done it without you

5:40 pm

guernseygirl

i'm off to bed now. have a good evening everyone

5:41 pm

Trifioso

hello friends. I am so tired right now, but happy enough....38 to go...

5:42 pm

Jellen

Hello...75 to go here!

5:42 pm

redturtlehead

hello. dinner complete. t minus 3.5 hours....

5:42 pm

Trifioso

till what, red?

5:43 pm

redturtlehead

new job, for some reason i am in explicably freaked out by it...

5:43 pm

Trifioso

oh gosh, I had no idea! good luck! break a leg! whatever you say to nurses...

5:43 pm

Jellen

You'll be great!

5:43 pm

LeslieAnn

well you probably don't say break a leg to nurses

5:43 pm

LeslieAnn

something else like, i hope someone else breaks their leg

5:44 pm

Trifioso

I never understood why they say it to actors....

5:44 pm

redturtlehead

I think it will be OK, they seem to be into giving long orientations, so I need to remember no one expects me to really DO anything tonight at all, except show up in the appropriate clothing.

5:44 pm

Trifioso

my sister had a big cooking exam once, and I told her to "break an egg"

5:45 pm

LeslieAnn

haha

5:45 pm

redturtlehead

cute trif!

5:45 pm

Trifioso

try not to fall asleep then, red....

5:45 pm

redturtlehead

I hope NO one breaks a leg tonight. I think its an odd night to start, on Mem day we should be full of drunks.

5:46 pm

harpjane

hello

5:46 pm

Trifioso

Car.eeyore is a SAINT - she is out with secondo right now, helping her choose shoes to wear to the upcoming semi-formal dance. God FORBID she shop with her old, clueless mom....

5:46 pm

redturtlehead

I am sure I will do something, just not independently, I dont even seem to have access to the Medication machine.

5:47 pm

big red

ne 5/10 pls

5:47 pm

Trifioso

ne + ***anbul was once constantinople

5:47 pm

Pinikula

fe5, he5, ne5 all have the same ending

5:48 pm

big red

thank you all

5:50 pm

harpjane

how many letters in the u?

5:50 pm

Pinikula

un6

5:51 pm

harpjane

thanks, does it mean to not do something?

5:52 pm

Pinikula

more like a "bad feeling"

5:52 pm

harpjane

thanks

5:52 pm

Pinikula

yvw ;)

5:53 pm

harpjane

i really should clean my entry way more often. just found halloween treats!

5:54 pm

Pinikula

chocolate????

5:54 pm

harpjane

fruit snacks. We give out glow sticks but have fruit snacks for the kids who come before it gets dark....

5:55 pm

Pinikula

cute idea

5:55 pm

harpjane

what does the 9 start with?

5:55 pm

Pinikula

tr9

5:55 pm

Pinikula

I "reverse trick-or-treat"

5:56 pm

LeslieAnn

demand people come to your house with candy?

5:56 pm

Pinikula

* giggle * not exactly

5:56 pm

harpjane

lol

5:56 pm

Pinikula

I fill my pumpkin...

5:56 pm

Pinikula

...turn Koda into a "Bumble Beagle"...

5:56 pm

Pinikula

...and take him on a walk...

5:57 pm

Pinikula

...giving candy out on the way (to children who's parents are with them and say it's ok).

5:57 pm

LeslieAnn

please tell me you have a picture of said bumble beagle

5:57 pm

Pinikula

um...no, but I can fix that! :)

5:58 pm

Pinikula

not sure I can make it happen right now tho...he's sleeping

5:59 pm

LeslieAnn

haha i thought you meant upload a pic! not put a costume on him

5:59 pm

Pinikula

I wish I had one available for u/l ;)

6:00 pm

Pinikula

but I'll work on that LA... ;)

6:00 pm

LeslieAnn

good-o :)

6:00 pm

LeslieAnn

i think animals dressed as other animals is the cutest thing ever

6:03 pm

Jellen

I think it depends on the animal...my mom's dog had a Santa outfit he hated!

6:03 pm

Pinikula

;)

6:04 pm

Pinikula

my dau dressed her beagles as a skunk and a pig

6:04 pm

Jellen

Cute!

6:06 pm

Pinikula

they don't like the costumes, but Koda doesn't seem to mind...

6:07 pm

Pinikula

he has a ladybug costume, but I feel bad putting him in that one because (1) it's not as "bright" during our evening walk and (2) it's a LADYbug

6:10 pm

sammysmom

ve 6/30??

6:10 pm

Pinikula

an event location?

6:11 pm

sammysmom

isn t that the 5/18?

6:11 pm

Pinikula

pl for the 6

6:11 pm

Jellen

plural

6:12 pm

sammysmom

thanks- trying to go in the wrong direction-lol

6:12 pm

sammysmom

and here come the kids

6:13 pm

Pinikula

timing is everything

6:23 pm

crosshair

back for a few more;)

6:24 pm

Jellen

Hi, crossy

6:24 pm

Pinikula

hi crossy

6:24 pm

crosshair

howdy jellen

6:24 pm

Pinikula

jellen, did I miss saying hello?

6:24 pm

crosshair

howdy pini

6:24 pm

Nancy Boy

hi, Crossy :) I have seven left. I don't even want 'em anymore..

6:24 pm

Jellen

Time to beg...

6:24 pm

crosshair

lol nb

6:25 pm

Pinikula

hi NB...didn't see you over there

6:25 pm

Jellen

en 5/16, please?

6:25 pm

Pinikula

go for it, jellen

6:25 pm

Jellen

Hi, NB

6:25 pm

Nancy Boy

I'm in and out Pini :) trying to babble away a wee hangover..

6:25 pm

Pinikula

ahhhh

6:25 pm

Jellen

nm, got it!

6:25 pm

Jellen

nm, got it!s

6:26 pm

Jellen

And its plural :-)

6:26 pm

Nancy Boy

oooh, that's one of my remaining ones! any help Jellen, please? :)

6:27 pm

Jellen

en + Raise your ***ce and sing!

6:27 pm

Pinikula

en + use your ***ce not your fists

6:27 pm

Pinikula

(and pl)

6:27 pm

Pinikula

* snap * jellen...

6:27 pm

Nancy Boy

looovely. thanks ladies!

6:28 pm

Jellen

se 6/33, please?

6:29 pm

Pinikula

having to do with gender

6:29 pm

Jellen

nm...got it!

6:29 pm

Jellen

Thanks, Pini

6:29 pm

Pinikula

;)

6:29 pm

Pinikula

wow, BP's up to 7 attempts to stop that leak...

6:30 pm

big red

st 5/12 pls

6:30 pm

Pinikula

brb

6:30 pm

harpjane

the spill cam is very interesting at the mo

6:31 pm

Jellen

st 4/4 + the *rice is right

6:32 pm

big red

thank you. is the 7/32 builds on this?

6:32 pm

Jellen

Yes, plural

6:33 pm

big red

got it. thanks Jellen

6:33 pm

Jellen

One left...the tr 9...

6:33 pm

Mudd

Finished!

6:33 pm

crosshair

went for a drve on the mtn and we found this great little valley down this old unused dirt road that they close in the winter time we stopped at this bend in the road and out of this tree filled valley rose the roof line of a old grist mill and this fast run ning river thing was all black with age and had a bit of a lean to the building and all the trees and brush had grown right up over it almost hiding it from view.wife and i hacked our way dow the hill and into this little clearing right by the mill and got some great shots of the out building all covered in ivy and a tree growing right up through the roof and a pic of the old water wheel frozen motionless with disuse and the little stream churning its way around it..was amazing..if the pics turn out well ill make a photo bucket site.we could not gain entry to the old mill itself as the tangle of growth was too heavy but got a astounding shot of all the wildflowers amost covering the windowless frames that peeked out of the foilage

6:33 pm

big red

Jellen - tr9 is my last one too.

6:33 pm

Jellen

Yay, Mudd!!!

6:34 pm

Mudd

tr 9 the club carried by a police officer; billy.

6:34 pm

Mudd

Think of another word for chest ... treasure chest, not body chest. tr 9 starts with the same first four letters.

6:35 pm

Jellen

Thanks, Mudd...Fireworks!

6:36 pm

Jellen

or tr + the ladies' club had a l*******

6:37 pm

Jellen

at noon

6:38 pm

LeslieAnn

with finger sandwiches

6:39 pm

big red

fireworks for me. thanks for all the help

6:39 pm

LeslieAnn

huzzah to jellen and red!

6:39 pm

Jellen

Yay, big red!

6:40 pm

crosshair

yaa for big red

6:40 pm

big red

thank you all

6:56 pm

Mudd

Be back tomorrow ... have a good night!

6:56 pm

Jellen

Bye, mudd

7:10 pm

mkg

hi all. cr six clues? have none of them

7:11 pm

crosshair

netsle has a cr**** bar

7:11 pm

crosshair

nestle

7:11 pm

mkg

crackle not in grid.

7:11 pm

jmcnrick

I am not going to the gym tomorrow because my back hurts and my trainer always makes me do cr****es

7:12 pm

jacq

the cr** of the matter is that cr** has a plural

7:12 pm

jacq

sorry cr4

7:12 pm

jmcnrick

ty jaq i didn't have the plural

7:12 pm

jacq

yw

7:12 pm

jacq

not enjoying this grid at all

7:12 pm

rururocks

you have a trainer?

7:12 pm

Jellen

Hello, recent arrivals!

7:13 pm

jacq

it's distracting me from csi lol

7:13 pm

mkg

ty got that cr plural jac q

7:13 pm

jmcnrick

he trains me one day a week and I work out another -- he's on staff at the gym

7:13 pm

jacq

hello everyone

7:13 pm

crosshair

lie to me is being aired again;))

7:13 pm

jacq

heya crossy

7:13 pm

mkg

ty! got the cr 6 30.

7:13 pm

crosshair

howdy jacq

7:13 pm

jmcnrick

costs me $15 extra a week

7:14 pm

crosshair

the 6/24 is a tough one

7:14 pm

mkg

need cr 6 24 and the 5 14 before it. is the six plural?

7:15 pm

Pinikula

yes, mkg

7:15 pm

jmcnrick

hi pini

7:15 pm

Pinikula

hi jmc ;)

7:15 pm

Minveryork

cr 5/14 is cr plus vowel plus either/** and then plural

7:15 pm

jacq

cr6/24 is a blood clot

7:15 pm

jacq

sorry blood clots

7:16 pm

Minveryork

C's Completed! 5 left

7:16 pm

crosshair

cr 5/24= cr+ not 3 but f*** and pl it

7:16 pm

Minveryork

Good evening to my fellow babblers!How is everyone?

7:16 pm

crosshair

yaaa

7:16 pm

Minveryork

By the way, congratulations to all the finishers! YAY!

7:16 pm

jmcnrick

go min go

7:16 pm

crosshair

howdy min and welcome to the grid:))

7:17 pm

Jellen

Hi, Min...

7:19 pm

mkg

crosshair, the cr 5 i cant get. it is cr, then number f*** which is two vowels and a cons. and then plural. it says not in dictionary when i put it in.

7:19 pm

jmcnrick

the c in the bottom right corner would give me nbt

7:19 pm

jacq

fancy cook

7:19 pm

SpellCheck

jm, someone who can cook

7:20 pm

jmcnrick

I will be serving sushi later

7:20 pm

jmcnrick

tyty

7:21 pm

jacq

are the second no4 and no5 related? i have been looking for them forever

7:21 pm

Pinikula

yes

7:21 pm

Jellen

Yes

7:21 pm

SpellCheck

yes jacq. And jm needs them for the sushi

7:21 pm

mkg

en 5 please?

7:22 pm

Pinikula

anagrams of the first set

7:22 pm

Jellen

no + **se and shine!

7:22 pm

Pinikula

en + use your ***ce, not your fists

7:22 pm

jacq

tytytytytytyty

7:22 pm

jmcnrick

grabs the no** for the ch** to make sushi

7:23 pm

jacq

use your ***ce?

7:23 pm

mkg

use your brain not your fists. hmm not fitting.

7:23 pm

SpellCheck

exactly.

7:23 pm

Pinikula

open your mouth and use your words

7:23 pm

jmcnrick

use your inside ***ce

7:23 pm

Pinikula

speak up, use your ***ce

7:23 pm

jacq

ahhh lolololololol, i have them both but the clue had me flummoxed

7:24 pm

jmcnrick

or en5 is misspelled ambassador

7:25 pm

Pinikula

ya know...it's amazing how many words I know, but have never written!

7:25 pm

mkg

ty got both en words.

7:25 pm

jmcnrick

no? you don't count typing as writing?

7:25 pm

crosshair

i have never written tr 9 lol

7:25 pm

mkg

still dont have cr 5 14! help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

7:26 pm

jmcnrick

cr+you+and/**

7:26 pm

Pinikula

cr + vowel + either **

7:26 pm

crosshair

cr+ last 3 letters of the number after 3 and pl

7:26 pm

jacq

most of the cr4 that uses the high point letter, then either this one ** that one

7:26 pm

crosshair

well transposed

7:26 pm

Pinikula

an anagram of that crossy

7:26 pm

suefrad625

cr+ y***S, mine and ***s

7:27 pm

crosshair

im not cluing well today,do not worry bout crossy

7:27 pm

mkg

crour

7:27 pm

crosshair

that would be it mkg

7:27 pm

jacq

thats the one!!!!!!

7:27 pm

Pinikula

* giggle * u dun gud, crossy!

7:27 pm

mkg

well i put that into grid and it wont take it. says not in dict.

7:27 pm

Pinikula

that's the one, mkg

7:27 pm

jacq

no, lol reverse the vowels

7:27 pm

Pinikula

oh, wait...reverse the vowels

7:27 pm

crosshair

and pl it

7:28 pm

mkg

it cant be crour. it says not found in dict! i have been putting that in for a long time.

7:28 pm

Pinikula

* sits next to crossy *

7:28 pm

mkg

why wont it take it??????? lickety also wont take it.

7:28 pm

crosshair

reverse the o and u

7:28 pm

jmcnrick

mkg reverse the vowels in crour

7:28 pm

jacq

reverse the vowels

7:28 pm

mkg

ty. whew.

7:28 pm

crosshair

we are all dislexic

7:28 pm

Pinikula

* snicker *

7:28 pm

jmcnrick

its nice to see everyone working well together! *brings out gold stars*

7:29 pm

crosshair

im not under the affluence of incohol,it,s just that thinke peep i are

7:29 pm

jacq

lol crossy

7:29 pm

jmcnrick

wow I need my typonese dictionary

7:30 pm

Pinikula

I'd like some of whatever crossy's having?

7:30 pm

jacq

thats what my typing looks like till i take time to correct it

7:30 pm

jmcnrick

I have jack if any one wants some

7:30 pm

jacq

i am under the influence of some good pain pills

7:30 pm

jmcnrick

oops no jack with pain pills!

7:30 pm

crosshair

here! jack and a cubee of ice please

7:30 pm

Pinikula

oh, please share, jac!

7:30 pm

jmcnrick

one lump or two?

7:31 pm

mkg

need fr 5 18 please.

7:31 pm

crosshair

one please..actually just wave the cube over the glass

7:31 pm

jacq

apples pears oranges

7:31 pm

Jellen

oranges and bananas

7:31 pm

jmcnrick

*pours crossy jack over an ice cube*

7:31 pm

jacq

passes out pain pills

7:31 pm

Pinikula

bananas, apples, oranges, etc., mkg

7:31 pm

jmcnrick

oh did you want a glass with that crossy?

7:31 pm

crosshair

no ill just use the glass it come in

7:31 pm

Pinikula

gads we're thinking alike!!! this is getting scary! * searches trunk for foil bodysuit *

7:31 pm

jmcnrick

a mean word for a gay person

7:31 pm

mkg

ty. duh me.

7:32 pm

stidmama

hello all!

7:32 pm

mkg

ne 5 10 please.

7:32 pm

jmcnrick

hi stiddie

7:32 pm

Pinikula

wb stid

7:32 pm

Pinikula

how was your rest?

7:33 pm

Pinikula

ne5, he5, fe5 are all the same

7:33 pm

redturtlehead

Hi everyone. I now would like to take a real sleep but instead am making coffee.....Grrrrrr.

7:33 pm

Pinikula

(except for the first letter of course)

7:33 pm

Jellen

Hi, stid!

7:33 pm

jmcnrick

hi red

7:33 pm

jacq

it sounds like the he5 the bank robbery one maybe

7:33 pm

stidmama

it was good, pini. I think I am just worn down from the quarter. Want to pull a few last things together, but the rest of the week should be not too bad.

7:33 pm

stidmama

hey again red.

7:33 pm

redturtlehead

jmc, did you have a nice day? and hi all everyones.

7:33 pm

stidmama

(((Jellen))) good to see you! did you have a decent weekend? It rained here (a lot)

7:34 pm

mkg

ty pini, good clue.

7:34 pm

jmcnrick

well except that I am still in terrible pain from overworking in my garden yesterday not too bad

7:34 pm

Jellen

It was okay...Tim's mom was here...

7:34 pm

redturtlehead

Oh no JMC, have some motrin and jack.

7:34 pm

jmcnrick

you can keep the motrin

7:35 pm

stidmama

oh no jmc! *gets out arnica balm, heating pad, ice pack, juleps...*

7:35 pm

crosshair

i have lots of darvon,how about a darvon and jack party?

7:35 pm

jmcnrick

I am much better after going to be at 9 pm last night and sleeping til 7

7:35 pm

Pinikula

* passes the mints for stid's juleps *

7:35 pm

redturtlehead

thanks! I am about to take some more. My knees arent keeping up with me. No Darvon, I am going to work in a few hours...

7:35 pm

Pinikula

ooooh, I still have some percocets!

7:35 pm

stidmama

CROSS!!!! ((hugs)) are you sleeping better? are you feeling better?

7:35 pm

jmcnrick

no darvon wakes me up but I cannot stand (literally)

7:35 pm

jmcnrick

no no no thanks all Iam content with jack

7:35 pm

stidmama

listing with 33 to go.

7:36 pm

stidmama

Tim's mom visited? I hope that was nice.

7:36 pm

jmcnrick

what kind of mint pini?

7:36 pm

Pinikula

git'r dun, stid ;)

7:36 pm

crosshair

stiddles!!((())) am getting 5 glorious uninteruped hours a night now:)) and i do not stop breathing anymore

7:36 pm

jmcnrick

it is suppose to be spearmint!

7:36 pm

Pinikula

not sure...will spearmint work?

7:36 pm

stidmama

CR 6 please?

7:36 pm

jmcnrick

yay crossy!

7:36 pm

Jellen

I like her in small doses...Tim's mad 'cause I didn't spend enough time with them...

7:36 pm

suefrad625

po6

7:36 pm

Pinikula

yeah, crossy!!!

7:37 pm

Pinikula

(wouldn't know, never had a mint julep before)

7:37 pm

stidmama

gee, don't overdo the sleep thing... *says the woman who NEEDS 9 hours minimum to function*

7:37 pm

jmcnrick

the end of the school year can be a real cr6

7:37 pm

Pinikula

po4 + YOU ARE going to get the clue

7:37 pm

crosshair

lol

7:37 pm

mkg

or 6?

7:37 pm

stidmama

ah Jellen, I have a similar situation with my in-laws

7:37 pm

jmcnrick

hi sue

7:38 pm

jmcnrick

i am being terrible right now with my MIL

7:38 pm

stidmama

thanks for the po

7:38 pm

stidmama

hey sue and mkg

7:38 pm

suefrad625

hi

7:38 pm

Jellen

or 6= far east

7:38 pm

Pinikula

you got it???

7:38 pm

jmcnrick

I haven't seen her in weeks even though I used to take her out to lunch ever saturday

7:39 pm

suefrad625

no i didnt

7:39 pm

redturtlehead

Oh no JMC, why is that? Busy?

7:39 pm

stidmama

you have been pretty busy, though, jmc

7:39 pm

Pinikula

you got the clue, stid?? :)

7:39 pm

Pinikula

which one did you need, sue?

7:39 pm

stidmama

sue, use text-speak for YOU ARE in pini's clue

7:39 pm

stidmama

sure pini. I am a PRO! *hurt mama look*

7:40 pm

jmcnrick

no i have know I am doing it because she has slipped so much mentally since she broke her hip

7:40 pm

mkg

clue for the 9?

7:40 pm

Pinikula

* giggle * sorry, stid...should've known!

7:40 pm

suefrad625

ty, to old to think that way yet

7:40 pm

jmcnrick

I just went through 2 years of that with my mother and I am just wimping out

7:40 pm

stidmama

oh. *nods head* it's rough to spend time with people in decline.

7:40 pm

redturtlehead

hip fractures are awful things. Everyone take care of hips and I am sorry JM...

7:40 pm

Jellen

I understand, jmc

7:40 pm

Pinikula

tr9 sounds like a ladies meeting noon meal

7:40 pm

jacq

the 9 is what a policeman carrier it rhymes with push l**** that ladies do

7:41 pm

Pinikula

sorry, sue...didn't know how else to clue it ;)

7:41 pm

jacq

ok can't even correct my own typos

7:41 pm

jacq

time for bed

7:41 pm

stidmama

Does she know you're not there? Is there something you could do that is "halfway" with spending time with her?

7:41 pm

jmcnrick

it is sad because we were having fun running around on saturdays

7:41 pm

stidmama

sweet dreams jac

7:41 pm

Pinikula

night jac!

7:41 pm

jmcnrick

bye jac

7:41 pm

stidmama

*thinking about jac's clue*

7:41 pm

redturtlehead

Well, jmc, its hard to spend that itme.

7:41 pm

jacq

take care of you and yours everyone and stay safe

7:41 pm

jmcnrick

no i don't think she misses me and that is sad in and of itself

7:42 pm

Jellen

G'night, jac

7:42 pm

stidmama

that is sad, but perhaps you can use that to both your advantages?

7:42 pm

jmcnrick

to top it off i am arguing with my BIL that driving her to Massachusetts for a wedding and then to see the old homestead will be a nightmare for her

7:43 pm

jmcnrick

what do you suggest stiddie?

7:43 pm

stidmama

still need help on the CR 6/30 please?

7:43 pm

Pinikula

captain cr**** cereal?

7:43 pm

crosshair

nestle cr**** bar

7:43 pm

Pinikula

oooh, crossy...I like your clue better!

7:43 pm

jmcnrick

the end of the term at school can be a real cr6/30 time

7:43 pm

stidmama

for the wedding, talk to her physician and get his expert opinion. changes in location are very disorienting and can be quite upsetting for elderly people who are not struggling as she is.

7:43 pm

stidmama

thanks for the CR 6

7:44 pm

jmcnrick

everyone is against it but the BIL but he and I haven't been on good terms since I saw him dancing with his second wife before he had gotten shuck of his first wife and right after my hubby died

7:45 pm

jmcnrick

i thought the wrong brother died

7:45 pm

stidmama

for the "visit" bit, I suggest asking the staff where she is what her "best" time of day is, and stopping by in the middle of "errands" for a brief visit -- that will give her something to interest her when she is best able to interact, and get you off the hook for leaving quickly if it's difficult.

7:45 pm

jmcnrick

*tin halo falls*

7:45 pm

stidmama

jmc, I can see how you would have felt that way.

7:46 pm

Pinikula

* readjusts jmc's golden halo *

7:46 pm

stidmama

*polishes up halo and puts it back*

7:46 pm

jmcnrick

i am really not nearly as nice as some of you think! lol

7:46 pm

stidmama

Cs complete

7:46 pm

Pinikula

guess some of us will find out in Aug!

7:46 pm

Pinikula

(can't wait)

7:47 pm

rururocks

<<< applied for sainthood

7:47 pm

jmcnrick

I am still working to make it a work trip

7:47 pm

stidmama

um, key to personality: profession.... ;-)

7:47 pm

stidmama

LOL ruru!

7:47 pm

stidmama

even St. Francis got really cranky sometimes!

7:47 pm

jmcnrick

lawyer???? yeah, EVERYBODY LOVES lawyers

7:47 pm

Pinikula

* practicing saying "St Ruru"...not a very good ring * will have to work on that!

7:47 pm

jmcnrick

oh ru what were your two miracles?

7:48 pm

rururocks

I turned wine into water is one

7:48 pm

jmcnrick

st ruru is easier to say than st jmcnrick!

7:48 pm

stidmama

I know at least TWO lawyers who aren't so bad *stern mama look at jmc*

7:48 pm

rururocks

the other is I finished that 509 grid a week or so

7:48 pm

rururocks

"St. Rocks"

7:48 pm

stidmama

*gasp* RURU! roflmao

7:49 pm

Pinikula

1) surviving the presence of all of us women and continuing to come back for more
2) [ru to fill in]

7:49 pm

jmcnrick

lol I love St Rocks!

7:49 pm

Pinikula

St. Rocks...a much better roll off the tongue!

7:49 pm

jmcnrick

finishing that grid was a miracle!

7:49 pm

crosshair

loves lawyers?? lol whats the difference tween a lawyer and a trampoline?..you take your shoes off to jump on a trampoline;))

7:50 pm

stidmama

CROSS!!! *VERY stern mama look* no bacon for you...

7:50 pm

crosshair

all present lawyers excepted

7:50 pm

jmcnrick

trust me crossy you don't know a lawyer joke i haven't heard

7:50 pm

crosshair

so dont sue crossy!

7:50 pm

jmcnrick

cross already is on a no bacon diet poor thing

7:50 pm

stidmama

OU 5 please?

7:50 pm

crosshair

whine....

7:51 pm

jmcnrick

*grabs jack and holds on to the bottle tightly*

7:51 pm

Pinikula

ou + **t* of passage

7:51 pm

stidmama

thanks pini

7:51 pm

Pinikula

yw

7:51 pm

jmcnrick

ty pini

7:52 pm

Pinikula

yw

7:52 pm

EspritdJean

is there a def for the tr9?

7:52 pm

jmcnrick

a big stick you hit people with esprit

7:52 pm

redturtlehead

the thing police may use to bash in a criminals head.

7:52 pm

Pinikula

tr9 = heavy baton perhaps used by brit bobbies or rhymnes with ladies gathering for noon meal

7:53 pm

stidmama

hmph. I think jmc-baiting is MEAN. *sits down in corner with bowl of choclits*

7:53 pm

redturtlehead

SUch peaceful people we are...

7:53 pm

Pinikula

oh, nice GENTLE clue there, red! LOL

7:53 pm

EspritdJean

ty got it

7:53 pm

rururocks

like hard glazed twists?

7:53 pm

EspritdJean

never would have found it

7:53 pm

stidmama

thanks for the 9!

7:53 pm

jmcnrick

did I bait someone stiddie?

7:53 pm

EspritdJean

I was looking for something in the tri-family

7:54 pm

jmcnrick

yw

7:54 pm

EspritdJean

no she meant it as baiting YOU jm

7:54 pm

stidmama

ST 5 please?

7:54 pm

jmcnrick

someone baited me with chocolate? that is a lost cause

7:55 pm

EspritdJean

no baiting you with lawyer bashing

7:55 pm

jmcnrick

now if you set a trap with some jack and mexican food

7:55 pm

Pinikula

st5 = st + anagram of *est *n *eace

7:55 pm

stidmama

*reaches for fish whacker tr 9 for own self*

*sigh*

7:55 pm

Pinikula

* perk * chocolate?

7:55 pm

stidmama

thanks pini

7:55 pm

Pinikula

nothing raw in the house, but have Otis Spunkmeier cookie dough available!!!

7:55 pm

Pinikula

might be time to make a cookie or two!

7:55 pm

jmcnrick

pini is easy to catch with chocolate too

7:56 pm

Pinikula

(or just pass on the heat and eat the dough)

7:56 pm

Pinikula

* giggle * thx jmc...give away all my trade secrets!

7:56 pm

redturtlehead

ooooh.

7:56 pm

Pinikula

is that good or bad, red?

7:56 pm

stidmama

COOKIE!!!! *turns blue and fuzzy* ME WANT COOKIE!!!!!!!

7:56 pm

jmcnrick

so why are you baiting me how ever unsuccessfully stiddie?

7:56 pm

Pinikula

* giggle *

7:57 pm

stidmama

no no no no! Cross was baiting you. that made ME cross. Nice jmc. Cookie?

7:57 pm

jmcnrick

geez it is getting dangerous in here with all the chocoholics

7:58 pm

jmcnrick

*looks over head where all the conversation about baiting is flying*

7:58 pm

jmcnrick

uh no thanks stiddie -- not an un-fermented sugar fan

7:58 pm

Pinikula

milk chocolate here, tho...none of that dark stuff!

7:59 pm

stidmama

suit yerfslef *munching on cookie*

7:59 pm

Jellen

mmm...cookies!

7:59 pm

Jellen

Had to run downstairs to get some...puff, puff

8:00 pm

jmcnrick

uh if I am not interrupting the chocolate orgy. . . help with the first cr please?

8:00 pm

Pinikula

ok...that's it...too much talking about chocolate...going to pop a few cookies in the convection oven...brb

8:00 pm

stidmama

LOL Jellen!

8:00 pm

Pinikula

cr + now ** the time to ask

8:00 pm

Pinikula

now, brb

8:01 pm

stidmama

that pini is SO domestic! she can defrost and convect cookies like ANYTHING! LOL

8:01 pm

Jellen

cr**is is not having chocolate

8:01 pm

jmcnrick

ty ty

8:01 pm

Pinikula

* giggle *

8:01 pm

Pinikula

well, if I made a homemade batch, I'd have to eat them all...

8:02 pm

Pinikula

...doing it this way limits my single-sitting consumption!

8:02 pm

jmcnrick

good plan pinin

8:02 pm

stidmama

ah yes, the self-preservation angle, pini! good idea!

8:02 pm

stidmama

so stuck on my last three. the TR 6/21 please?

8:02 pm

Jellen

Knowing Tim, he would put them all in at once anyway!

8:02 pm

Pinikula

* big grin * (sometimes I do think!)

8:03 pm

Jellen

Tr + personal pronoune + one in French

8:03 pm

stidmama

NVM FIRWEEDS!!!!!

8:03 pm

jmcnrick

first ex please?

8:03 pm

stidmama

thanks Jellen

8:03 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hoo

8:03 pm

Pinikula

wtg stid

8:03 pm

Jellen

Yay, stid!!!

8:04 pm

Pinikula

ex = I ex*** to annoy some people

8:04 pm

stidmama

first EX. To be, like plural outgoes anagram

8:04 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hoo stiddie

8:04 pm

jmcnrick

ty ty *sushi buffet grows*

8:05 pm

stidmama

LOL jmc!

8:05 pm

Pinikula

* digs around for complimentary paper plates, cups, and napkins *

8:06 pm

jmcnrick

don

8:06 pm

jmcnrick

don't forget chopsticks

8:06 pm

Pinikula

serving dim sum style??

8:07 pm

stidmama

thinking I should help Tom in the kitchen... then he can help me with the last couple tasks for tomorrow....

8:07 pm

Jellen

I have plenty of chopsticks!

8:07 pm

jmcnrick

*pushes out cart with sushi and steam dumplindgs*

8:07 pm

Pinikula

Mmmmmm...

8:07 pm

stidmama

at least the grid provided the seaweed wraps for the sushi! *poof*

8:07 pm

Jellen

Love sushi!

8:08 pm

jmcnrick

too true I grabbed the no** earlier

8:08 pm

redturtlehead

dim dum?

8:08 pm

redturtlehead

errr dim sum?

8:08 pm

jmcnrick

dim sum!

8:09 pm

jmcnrick

lol

8:09 pm

Pinikula

will have you be serving any humbow?

8:09 pm

jmcnrick

I will go back for the crab cakes and summer rolls

8:09 pm

redturtlehead

We are having a sushi Wednesday, I am a little disappointed as my friend mentioned it on Facebook and 3 more people, not necessarily people I love, have invited themselves....

8:09 pm

Pinikula

Dim sum is a type of Chinese dish that involves small individual portions of food, usually served in a small steamer basket or on a small plate.

8:10 pm

redturtlehead

Oh sorry Pinik, I know dim sum, My last BF was Chinese, I just wanted to know if people were serving.

8:10 pm

jmcnrick

oh dear red!

8:10 pm

Pinikula

ooooh

8:10 pm

Pinikula

the cabana boys, red...

8:11 pm

redturtlehead

whoo hoo cabana boys.

8:11 pm

jmcnrick

no I am just pushing carts off food around and you can grab it yourself

8:11 pm

jmcnrick

oh what a good idea pini!

8:11 pm

jmcnrick

*sits and lets cabana boys take over*

8:11 pm

Pinikula

have to let you enjoy results of your hard work, too, jmc!

8:12 pm

jmcnrick

although I threw a little mexican tapas in there too

8:12 pm

jmcnrick

what do you think about the addition of chirizo in queso blanco

8:12 pm

Jellen

No thank you, I don't eat pork...

8:13 pm

jmcnrick

well most of the rest you can have ....i pork but also some black been dumplings

8:13 pm

redturtlehead

I'll pass on any chorizo thanks.

8:14 pm

lawyer-1

can anyone help me with pe5?

8:14 pm

sciencegeek

AAAHHHH!

8:14 pm

Pinikula

add vowel to pe4

8:14 pm

redturtlehead

Hello Science?

8:14 pm

Pinikula

hi lawyer and SG

8:14 pm

sciencegeek

AAAH! This grid is making me crazier

8:14 pm

jmcnrick

pe5 porridge hot pe5 porridge cold

8:15 pm

jmcnrick

pe5 porridge in the pot 9 days old

8:15 pm

jmcnrick

hi lawyer and science

8:15 pm

Jellen

Hi, lawyer and science...

8:15 pm

lawyer-1

ty, ty, ty! Â¡Â¡sÊžÉ¹oÊÇÉ¹Ä±ÉŸ

8:16 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hooo lawyer

8:16 pm

Jellen

Yay, lawyer!!!

8:16 pm

lawyer-1

and, hi to all

8:16 pm

Pinikula

wtg layer

8:16 pm

redturtlehead

congratulations Lawyer!

8:16 pm

lawyer-1

and I don't eat pork either

8:16 pm

sciencegeek

cr 6/30??

8:16 pm

jmcnrick

help with the last pe please?

8:16 pm

Jellen

mexican money

8:16 pm

lawyer-1

I think I like Pini's name for me better

8:16 pm

Pinikula

sg...captain cr**** cereal

8:16 pm

jmcnrick

well there is plenty of dim sum without pork so help your self

8:17 pm

Jellen

Captain Cr**** of cereal fame

8:17 pm

Pinikula

oops * blush * sorry lawyer!

8:17 pm

jmcnrick

ty jell

8:17 pm

sciencegeek

ty

8:17 pm

Pinikula

last pe4 = spanish currency?

8:17 pm

Jellen

Thanks, jmc!

8:17 pm

lawyer-1

np, pini....it pays to advertise!

8:18 pm

redturtlehead

thinking about eating a little snacky to get my through the night.

8:18 pm

jmcnrick

by all means red you need your strength to work

8:19 pm

jmcnrick

last pr6/21?

8:19 pm

Pinikula

* still blushing * going to make cookies now...

8:19 pm

Pinikula

jail

8:19 pm

Jayk

hoosegow

8:19 pm

Jellen

jail

8:19 pm

jmcnrick

ty ty

8:20 pm

redturtlehead

I need strength to stay awake, this schedule is going to be interesting, but I will appreciate the extra cash....

8:20 pm

jmcnrick

so how long are you going to be working nights? or is it a swing schedule?

8:21 pm

redturtlehead

I will be working it for a long time, but...Once I get into the swing of it it will not be near as tiring, that first day is always odd...

8:21 pm

jmcnrick

I would imagine

8:22 pm

jmcnrick

but a night shift not swing?

8:22 pm

redturtlehead

We dont really have a swing shift. we have midshift, and night and day.

8:22 pm

redturtlehead

well maybe we are nnot using the same vocabulary.

8:23 pm

jmcnrick

good. . . .all studies show switching sifts to be bad

8:23 pm

jmcnrick

a swing shift means some days you work days and some days you work nights

8:24 pm

redturtlehead

oh the dictionary defines it as a shift 4-12.

8:24 pm

redturtlehead

No no, no switching shifts, I refuse to do it. Night shift is actually very bad for health, so I hope to only do it for one year.

8:26 pm

Jayk

Coming in late here, Red, but what sort of work?

8:26 pm

jmcnrick

ve 5/18?

8:26 pm

jmcnrick

hi jay

8:26 pm

Jayk

A place, jm

8:27 pm

torgone

An entertainment location ..

8:27 pm

Minveryork

ve 5: rhymes w/what I read in a restaurant to order

8:27 pm

jmcnrick

ty all

8:27 pm

Minveryork

yw

8:28 pm

Jayk

if it's any comfort, that VE** obvious word was one of the last ones I saw

8:28 pm

Minveryork

T's Toppled! 1 left

8:28 pm

redturtlehead

I am a nurse Jayk.

8:28 pm

jmcnrick

go min go

8:28 pm

jmcnrick

i am troubled by Ts

8:28 pm

Minveryork

That's Totally Terrible!

8:28 pm

Jayk

Ah! Well, is it true night shift is one of the easiest in terms of patient demand?

8:29 pm

Minveryork

I just finished the T's jmcnrick.What do you still need

8:29 pm

jmcnrick

pretty much all of them min! lol

8:29 pm

redturtlehead

Well, I do not know Jayk, I can not imagine that to be tr**. I work only in Emergency so our patients are generally demanding when they arrive.

8:29 pm

jmcnrick

I have the Ti words though! lol

8:30 pm

Minveryork

I am done! I have fireworks!se6/33 was my last word

8:30 pm

Jayk

Emergency--well, that's WAY different! But probably keeps you less sleepy

8:30 pm

jmcnrick

how about the first to?

8:30 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hoo min!

8:30 pm

Minveryork

I'll be here off & on for the rest of the night for clues

8:30 pm

redturtlehead

congratulations MINVER!!!!

8:30 pm

Jellen

I do ** when I get around to **

8:30 pm

Jayk

I'll do it when I get around to**

8:31 pm

jmcnrick

ah that babblet! ty ty

8:31 pm

Minveryork

the first to 4/4 word is to plus he, she, ** is jmcnrick

8:31 pm

jmcnrick

ty min

8:32 pm

Jayk

OK Jellen--great minds

8:32 pm

Jellen

exactly, Jayk!

8:32 pm

Jayk

On the other hand, how many clues ARE there for that?

8:33 pm

jmcnrick

lol

8:33 pm

jmcnrick

at least two

8:34 pm

Pinikula

ok - cookies are cooking ;)

8:34 pm

Jayk

Good point. Off to bed with me now, the better to be up YET AGAIN at 4 am

8:34 pm

jmcnrick

wtg pini

8:34 pm

Pinikula

night jay

8:34 pm

Jellen

Yuck! G'night, Jay

8:34 pm

jmcnrick

ack 4 am? why?

8:35 pm

Jayk

Night all. See some of you at freakin dawn

8:35 pm

Jayk

Because I have developed this unpleasant habit of waking up really really early in my old age and then being so tired bu 9 or 20 I crash

8:36 pm

Jayk

9 or 10

8:36 pm

jmcnrick

you need to develop the skill to look at the clock and then turn over and go back to sleep!

8:36 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye Jayk! I will see you tomorrow in the chat log

8:36 pm

jmcnrick

bye jayk!

8:37 pm

Jayk

Can't. When I just barely start to wake up my mind kicks in and then it's all over

8:37 pm

jmcnrick

that's when i grab the most boring book ever and then go to sleep again

8:37 pm

redturtlehead

OKey Dokey, wish me luck you all. I am not enjoying the new job thing again, making me quite nervous!

8:38 pm

Jayk

Goodluck Red!

8:38 pm

Jellen

I have developed falling back to sleep into an art!

8:38 pm

jmcnrick

you will be smashing . . . .not smashing that is not a good think for a nurse

8:38 pm

Pinikula

GOOD LUCK, red!

8:38 pm

jmcnrick

you will be fabulous!

8:38 pm

Trifioso

good luck red -- made it back here just in time to come full circle with you!

8:38 pm

jmcnrick

me too jell

8:38 pm

Trifioso

and hello friends

8:38 pm

jmcnrick

hi trif

8:38 pm

Jayk

That used to work for me. I had an 800 page book called the History of Chinese Metaphysics. I never got past page 3

8:38 pm

Pinikula

hey trif

8:39 pm

jmcnrick

help with the second to 5/10

8:39 pm

jmcnrick

so what happened with that book? shall I find it on amazon.com for you again?

8:39 pm

Pinikula

add vowel to to4

8:39 pm

Jayk

what you do if you're not an indeoendent traveler

8:39 pm

Jellen

add a personal pronoun to the to4

8:39 pm

Minveryork

to5/10 is to 4/4 word before it plus a vowel jmcnrick

8:39 pm

Pinikula

oooh, cookies are beeping!!!

8:40 pm

jmcnrick

i swear i tried that! oh well ty ty

8:40 pm

Jayk

Poof

8:40 pm

jmcnrick

bye jayk

8:41 pm

jmcnrick

ooo the to7 is a swearword in DC

8:41 pm

Jellen

lol, jmc

8:42 pm

Pinikula

* waiting for cooling period * UGH!

8:42 pm

jmcnrick

tr6?

8:42 pm

jmcnrick

there is a cooling period?

8:42 pm

Pinikula

thre + last 3 of ha goose

8:43 pm

jmcnrick

that may explain all the scarring on my fingertips

8:43 pm

Pinikula

ugh...that should be "three"

8:43 pm

Pinikula

amazing what we learn when hungry for chocolate, eh, jmc?

8:43 pm

jmcnrick

ty pini

8:43 pm

Pinikula

yvw

8:44 pm

jmcnrick

obviously i gave up eating un-fermented sugar before i learned that pini!

8:44 pm

jmcnrick

are you done pini?

8:44 pm

Pinikula

Mmmmmmm...not wanting to wait any longer...eating very warm cookie!!!!

8:44 pm

Pinikula

yes, jmc

8:44 pm

Pinikula

sorry to hear about the fingers scars, jmc...hopefully it doesn't prevent you from enjoying a "cooler" version! :)

8:45 pm

jmcnrick

second tr5/10

8:45 pm

Pinikula

tr + 1

8:45 pm

jmcnrick

just joking all my hand scars are from my allergy to sunshine

8:46 pm

rururocks

allergic to sunshine?

8:46 pm

Pinikula

sorry, the 2nd reverses the vowels in the first

8:46 pm

jmcnrick

yep actually break out into a rash

8:46 pm

rururocks

*wonders if Jmc sleeps in a coffin at night*

8:47 pm

Pinikula

oh, poor, jmc...

8:47 pm

jmcnrick

no but I wear long sleeves and long pants year round . . . its a drag when it is actually hot

8:47 pm

Pinikula

gads, these cookies are good!

8:47 pm

Trifioso

I spent a chunk of today up to my elbows in poison ivy....it's official, summer here's!

8:47 pm

rururocks

wow.. that is a bad allergy...I am sorry for you.

8:47 pm

jmcnrick

oh trif becareful with that!

8:47 pm

gwenski

se6/33, please?

8:48 pm

rururocks

<<< allergic to work

8:48 pm

jmcnrick

the good news is that i get so little sun i am unlikely to get skin cancer

8:48 pm

Pinikula

think "gender" gwen

8:48 pm

gwenski

[When my skin gets cold, I break out in a rash]

8:48 pm

Jellen

bias against gender

8:48 pm

rururocks

a male pig is the se 6/33

8:48 pm

Pinikula

or what ru said!

8:48 pm

jmcnrick

I would never *wink wink* call ruru or torg a se6

8:48 pm

Pinikula

or jellen

8:49 pm

Pinikula

or jmc!

8:49 pm

gwenski

Thanks. :)

8:49 pm

torgone

Well, thanks for that ..

8:49 pm

jmcnrick

how awful gwen

8:50 pm

jmcnrick

toppled T

8:50 pm

Jellen

terrific, jmc!

8:50 pm

Minveryork

Terrific jmcnrick!

8:50 pm

gwenski

Not that awful -- can be controlled with allergy meds (claritin, zyrtec, etc).

8:51 pm

jmcnrick

they don't seem to work for the sun allergy

8:51 pm

dspike

clue for the tr 9/72 pls

8:52 pm

jmcnrick

a heavy stick the police use to beat people

8:52 pm

gwenski

Just need the si512 and tr6/21. Please?

8:52 pm

Pinikula

tr9 = brit bobbie thwacking stick or rhymnes with laides gathering at noon time

8:52 pm

jmcnrick

men gather at noon time too :-(

8:52 pm

Pinikula

tr6 = three + you + have a goose

8:53 pm

Pinikula

i know, jmc...but they go to lunch, women go to a lu******

8:53 pm

lbdawger

si5.12 end part of french mister

8:53 pm

gwenski

Thanks pini! I'll you can have the other half a goose!

8:53 pm

jmcnrick

um okay but i go to lunch

8:53 pm

Jellen

Hi, lbd!

8:53 pm

lbdawger

hi jellen

8:54 pm

jmcnrick

9 left

8:54 pm

gwenski

And thanks lbd.

8:54 pm

Pinikula

you're making me work here, jmc...older women tend to gather for a lu******? (a more formal version of lunch?)

8:54 pm

lbdawger

i think if it is a gathering it is a lunch***, if it's just feeding as the mid day meal it's lunch or in someplaces dinner

8:55 pm

jmcnrick

ty lbd

8:55 pm

Pinikula

thx for the save lbd! :)

8:55 pm

jmcnrick

i am just saying that in a grid that has se6 people should be more aware. . . .

8:55 pm

Jellen

a formal lunch held in connection with a meeting or other special occasion

8:55 pm

lbdawger

se6 can be male or female

8:56 pm

jmcnrick

that's all i am saying. . . after giving ru and torg a hard time. . . .

8:56 pm

gwenski

Time to vamoose. Thanks again. **poof**

8:56 pm

Jellen

Point taken, jmc

8:56 pm

jmcnrick

bye gwen

8:57 pm

lbdawger

bye, gwen

8:57 pm

Jellen

Bye, gwenski

8:57 pm

Pinikula

take care, gwenski

8:58 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye Gwenski!I will see you tomorrow in the chat

8:58 pm

jmcnrick

first ro please

8:58 pm

Pinikula

ro + you + vowel

8:58 pm

Jellen

ro + two vowels

8:58 pm

jmcnrick

ty all

8:58 pm

Jellen

Bit of a scoundrel, I believe...

8:59 pm

jmcnrick

yes indeedy jell

8:59 pm

lbdawger

raather relates to the se6

8:59 pm

Pinikula

add a few vowels to ru's name! :)

8:59 pm

jmcnrick

5 left

8:59 pm

Pinikula

(no offense, bud)

8:59 pm

Trifioso

that is one of my favorite words....I love when it is in the grid

9:00 pm

Trifioso

enable doesn't take prix? weird....

9:00 pm

jmcnrick

that is what i thought trif

9:00 pm

Pinikula

I think grem's petition to have it added to enable

9:00 pm

Minveryork

Go jmcnrick go!

9:01 pm

jmcnrick

there are a lot of words that need to be added to enable

9:01 pm

Pinikula

maybe we should be making a list?

9:01 pm

lbdawger

added and others

9:02 pm

lbdawger

...should be corrected in their spelling!

9:02 pm

Pinikula

;)

9:02 pm

jmcnrick

4

9:02 pm

jmcnrick

3

9:02 pm

Pinikula

git'r dun, girl!

9:02 pm

torgone

Lucky 13 ..

9:03 pm

lbdawger

go jmc!!

9:03 pm

Pinikula

git'r dun, bud

9:03 pm

lbdawger

go torg!

9:03 pm

jmcnrick

go torg go

9:03 pm

Trifioso

go jmc, go!!!

9:04 pm

jmcnrick

2

9:04 pm

Jellen

go, jmc!

9:05 pm

jmcnrick

1

9:05 pm

torgone

9 ..

9:05 pm

Pinikula

* checks trunk for pom poms *

9:05 pm

jmcnrick

you'll catch me torg

9:06 pm

lbdawger

chillin' champers

9:06 pm

jmcnrick

fw!

9:06 pm

Jellen

Hip, hip, hooray!!

9:06 pm

lbdawger

whoooo hoooooo, JMC!!!

9:07 pm

torgone

Yay jmc!

9:07 pm

Pinikula

wtg jmc

9:07 pm

jmcnrick

last word was ne4/5 *blush*

9:07 pm

Pinikula

*-8-* *-8-*

9:07 pm

Trifioso

huzzah for jmc!!!!!

9:07 pm

jmcnrick

come on torg!

9:08 pm

torgone

7 ..

9:08 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations jmcnrick on your fireworks! Hooray!

9:08 pm

Minveryork

Go torgone go!

9:08 pm

jmcnrick

go torg go!

9:09 pm

lbdawger

time to get motating. see you all tomorrow

9:09 pm

Pinikula

have a good evening, lbd ;)

9:10 pm

Jellen

bye, lbd

9:10 pm

torgone

Ciao lbd ..

9:11 pm

mkg

hi all back to finish 34 left.

9:11 pm

mkg

ve 5 please.

9:11 pm

Pinikula

git'r dun, mkg!

9:11 pm

Pinikula

ve5 = event space

9:12 pm

jmcnrick

bye lbd

9:12 pm

mkg

ty.

9:12 pm

mkg

pr 5 12 first one please.

9:12 pm

Pinikula

pr + eye + not off

9:13 pm

Minveryork

The first pr 5/12 word is pr + constellation O**** mkg

9:13 pm

torgone

2 ..

9:13 pm

Jellen

Go tor!

9:14 pm

Pinikula

* getting more pom poms ready *

9:14 pm

mkg

ty. got it.

9:15 pm

mkg

or 6?

9:15 pm

Pinikula

or**** express (train)

9:15 pm

Minveryork

or6/18 word is take a ride on the Or**** Express mkg

9:15 pm

jmcnrick

go torg to

9:16 pm

mkg

ty got it.

9:16 pm

torgone

fw ..

9:16 pm

mkg

need ou 5 plz.

9:16 pm

Pinikula

ou + **t* of passage

9:17 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations torgone on fireworks! Good for you!

9:17 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hooo torg!!

9:17 pm

Minveryork

ou 5/12 is ou plus hook letter plus 2 more vowels mkg

9:17 pm

Pinikula

wtg tor!!! *-8-*

9:17 pm

mkg

ty got it.

9:17 pm

mkg

po 6 please.

9:18 pm

Pinikula

po4 + YOU ARE going to finish!

9:18 pm

Pinikula

and then pl for po7

9:18 pm

Minveryork

That po 6/24 word is po4/5 plus a babbler H***hy mkg

9:18 pm

mkg

huh? dont get clue.

9:19 pm

jmcnrick

okay night all!

9:19 pm

Pinikula

night jmc! sleep well!

9:19 pm

Pinikula

YOU ARE are the letters to add to po4

9:19 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye jmcnrick! I will see you tomorrow in the log!

9:20 pm

mkg

ty got them

9:20 pm

Pinikula

;)

9:20 pm

mkg

pr 6 21 second one plesae?

9:20 pm

Pinikula

jail

9:21 pm

mkg

ty got it

9:21 pm

Pinikula

;)

9:22 pm

mkg

se 6?

9:22 pm

Pinikula

male chauvenist pig?

9:23 pm

Jellen

bias against gender

9:23 pm

mkg

huh? not getting clue male ch. pig

9:24 pm

Pinikula

use jellen's clue

9:24 pm

Pinikula

(same thing)

9:25 pm

mkg

hmmm bigotted, or biased........or.................se se se............

9:25 pm

mkg

oh got it ty.

9:25 pm

mkg

si 5 12 plz?

9:25 pm

Pinikula

si + vowel + YOU ARE ;)

9:25 pm

mkg

13 left.

9:25 pm

Jellen

monsi*** means mister in French

9:26 pm

Pinikula

or what jellen said ;)

9:26 pm

mkg

ty.

9:26 pm

mkg

11

9:28 pm

mkg

tr 9?

9:28 pm

Pinikula

tr9 = brit bobbie thwacking stick or rhymes with ladies formal noon meal?

9:30 pm

mkg

ty got it.

9:30 pm

Pinikula

;)

9:30 pm

mkg

8 t s left.

9:31 pm

mkg

to 7?

9:31 pm

Pinikula

the person who take the to4

9:31 pm

mkg

nm got it.

9:32 pm

mkg

tr 6 18 plz?

9:32 pm

Pinikula

three + YOU + 1/2 a hawaiian goose

9:33 pm

mkg

ty got it.

9:34 pm

mkg

but that was the tr 6 21. what is the 6 18 plz?

9:34 pm

Pinikula

change the YOU to another vowel

9:34 pm

Jellen

Change the middle vowel

9:35 pm

mkg

ty.

9:35 pm

mkg

now need tr 5 10 the second and third ones plz.

9:36 pm

Pinikula

2nd tr = vowel anagram of the first

9:36 pm

Pinikula

3rd tr = tr + 1

9:37 pm

mkg

ty

9:37 pm

mkg

and done.

9:38 pm

Pinikula

wtg mkg *-8-*

9:40 pm

Jellen

Yay, mkg!!!

9:50 pm

Jellen

Oops, killed the chat...

9:51 pm

Pinikula

not really...just "resting"

9:53 pm

Jellen

ah, resting...been doing that most of today...

9:53 pm

welki

hi, babblers!

9:53 pm

Jellen

hi, welki

9:53 pm

Pinikula

hi welki

9:54 pm

Pinikula

maybe, jellen...I'm surfing the net with the chog window open...nothing much happening on a monday night before a work day...and Koda's asleep...so no conversation there...

9:55 pm

cybernan

hello everyone -- home from Alberta :)

9:55 pm

Jellen

I'm playing poker...getting my seat handed to me...

9:55 pm

Jellen

Hi, nan

9:55 pm

welki

were you here in calgary???

9:55 pm

Pinikula

hi nan ;)

9:56 pm

Minveryork

Hello cybernan! How are you doing? Welcome to grid!

9:56 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations mkg on your fireworks! Good for you

9:57 pm

cybernan

yes -- 4 days in Lethbridge and 4 days in Calgary (have kids in both cities)

9:58 pm

welki

awwww nan, would have liked to meet you for coffee ... always nice to put a face to a name. maybe next time :)

9:58 pm

cybernan

ok -- we get over there 2 or 3 times a year

9:59 pm

cybernan

what part of Calgary are you in ? -- kids live in Silver Springs

9:59 pm

welki

it's hard to pull yourself away from the kids (and grandkids) ... i know how difficult it is for me. i'm in the deep south east

10:00 pm

cybernan

lol -- wouldn't you know -- opposite ends!

10:00 pm

Nef

Good evening all. How are you all doing tonight?

10:00 pm

Jellen

Hi, Nef!

10:01 pm

Pinikula

hi nef

10:01 pm

welki

it's not that far, nan. i can always head north :)

10:01 pm

Jellen

The grid is my one accomplishment of the day!

10:01 pm

welki

'evening, nef

10:02 pm

welki

is your pottery featured anywhere on okanaganpotters, nan?

10:03 pm

Minveryork

Hello Nef!How are you doing?Welcome to the chat log

10:04 pm

cybernan

not anymore, welki -- I retired from pottery 10 years ago -- am a life member of the group though and do the webpage for them.

10:04 pm

welki

well, then your pieces must now be collectors' items!

10:04 pm

Nef

Hi Jellen, Pini and welki Min, and Nan. I was here this AM but still have 70 words left to find

10:05 pm

cybernan

hi min

10:05 pm

cybernan

and nef

10:05 pm

cybernan

it

10:05 pm

cybernan

it's not too bad nef -- been at it for about 1/2 hour and have 37 to go

10:06 pm

Nef

but you're fast and focused, nan; I'm plodding and distracted lately. :-)

10:09 pm

Jellen

Let's hear it for the distracted among us!

10:09 pm

welki

huh? oh sorry, was distracted :)

10:10 pm

Jellen

lol, welki

10:10 pm

Nef

LOL! I love you guys! :-D

10:10 pm

welki

i'm done, so can clue for a little bit if anyone needs a hand

10:11 pm

Jellen

Did I say hooray for you yet?

10:11 pm

Nef

please clue for that lone U. I still don't have NBT thanks to that U

10:11 pm

welki

please, no hoorays. send money instead

10:12 pm

welki

un + take it ***y, an eagles song with a vowel instead of the y

10:13 pm

Nef

Anyone handing out money can send it here too! <jumping up and down waving arms wildly>

10:13 pm

Jellen

Um, hooray?

10:13 pm

Nef

Thank you welki; I'll send you a hug!

10:15 pm

welki

i just read your new profile, nef. i should be sending you one .. a BIG one

10:17 pm

Nef

thanks, welki. It's been rough. I miss him terribly (he was still the main (gourmet!) cook around here.

10:17 pm

welki

horrible, insidious disease. i hate it. my manager at work has m.s. and is now pregnant.

10:18 pm

Nef

pregnancy can often cause a remission. How's she doing?

10:19 pm

welki

ups and downs, an understandably high risk pregnancy ... but we're all hoping for the best ... and expecting the best, too. she deserves it

10:20 pm

Nef

I'll add her my prayer list.

10:20 pm

Nef

(that was *to* my prayer list)

10:21 pm

welki

i'm sure that you know that the worst part is not knowing what's ms related and what's not ... puts a whole new spin on the most benign ailments

10:21 pm

welki

thanks, nef :)

10:23 pm

welki

'course she's waiting to see how dr. zamboni's patients do down the line ... was tempted to try the therapy, but it's soooo new

10:23 pm

Nef

since I updated my profile, Frank's fallen 2 more times this week: once at the TCU and yesterday here at home (he was out on a pass; hit his head pretty bad but didn't tell *me* -- he told the nurse once we got back to the center

10:24 pm

Nef

dr. Zamboni? Haven't heard of him yet

10:25 pm

welki

hehehe, that's such a stereotypical man thing, isn't it! (yes, he thinks that ms is a vascular condition, related to a build up of iron in blood vessels at the base of the brain

10:27 pm

welki

he performed experimental surgery on his wife which resulted in some remarkable results ... BUT .. like every new treatment/therapy, even those that are well publicized and seem viable, there is risk in new procedures (and lack of long term study)

10:27 pm

Nef

(okay, just Googled him already. I've heard of this procedure and theory, but haven't seen research results about it

10:30 pm

welki

you working tomorrow, nef?

10:31 pm

Nef

nope. My hours were cut at work (non-profits have no $$ here right now) I'm actually off all week.

10:31 pm

welki

i am. so i have to sign off and get some things done before this ol' broad calls it a night. you take care ... if i send that hug right now, you should have it by the time you read this :)

10:32 pm

Nef

you take care too, welki. Give your boss a hug from me too

10:34 pm

cybernan

en 5, please?

10:35 pm

Jellen

en + use your inside ***ce, please

10:36 pm

Nef

sorry Nan; I don't have it yet

10:36 pm

cybernan

ty jellen -- always seem to miss that one

10:36 pm

Nef

now I do! Thanks Jellen! :-)

10:36 pm

Pinikula

back (phone w/gd)

10:37 pm

harpjane

67 to go

10:38 pm

Jellen

Hi, harp

10:38 pm

Pinikula

you can do it, harp!

10:39 pm

Nef

You can do it, harp! I'm flakey tonight but am still plugging away and have 55 to go!

10:39 pm

Nef

Hey! That's half way! :-) I can list now!

10:40 pm

Pinikula

git'r dun, nef! :)

10:40 pm

Nef

I'll try, Pini!

10:42 pm

cybernan

ou 5?

10:42 pm

Pinikula

ou + **t* of passage

10:42 pm

cybernan

ty pini

10:43 pm

Pinikula

yvw ;)

10:47 pm

kimmtoats

crits

10:49 pm

Jellen

Hi, kimm

10:49 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for ne5-10? Thanks

10:49 pm

Nef

could I have clues for the cr 6's please?

10:49 pm

Jellen

ne + I paint, therefore I am an art***

10:50 pm

Jellen

Captain Cr**** of cereal fame

10:50 pm

gapeach

Thanks so much, Jellen.

10:50 pm

Jellen

Others are plurals

10:50 pm

shorty

help please w/ the or6

10:50 pm

Nef

thanks Jellen

10:51 pm

Jellen

or 6= the Or**** Express train

10:51 pm

shorty

duh ty

10:51 pm

cybernan

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

10:51 pm

torgone

Short one!

10:52 pm

Jellen

Yay, nan!!!

10:53 pm

Nef

YAY, Nan! WTG!!!

10:53 pm

cybernan

anyone want any clues before I leave?

10:54 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for se6-33? Thanks

10:54 pm

Nef

fr 5/18 please?

10:54 pm

fuzzybunny

first tr 6/18 pls

10:55 pm

cybernan

one who engages in? or hates? the opposite se 3

10:55 pm

Jellen

oranges and apples

10:56 pm

harpjane

it more or less means the same thing as the second tr6 fuzzy

10:56 pm

gapeach

Thanks so much, cybernan

10:56 pm

fuzzybunny

ty harpjane

10:56 pm

cybernan

fr 6 -- peaches and pears

10:57 pm

Nef

thanks, cyber!

10:59 pm

cybernan

must go and tend to laundry (worst part of a trip!) -- will be back at the flip if I don't crash first!

10:59 pm

Jellen

Later, nan

11:00 pm

jmbdobie2

st7,32 ?

11:00 pm

Jellen

st 7 is a plural

11:00 pm

Nef

thanks, Nan and good night

11:01 pm

gapeach

pr5-14 please.....thanks.

11:02 pm

Jellen

Wrinkled as a pr***

11:02 pm

fuzzybunny

pr 5/14 = dried plum

11:02 pm

harpjane

dried plum

11:02 pm

Nef

the pr*** is a dried up plum for some

11:03 pm

gapeach

Thanks once again, Jellen, fuzzy, harp and Nef.

11:05 pm

harpjane

cr6/30?

11:05 pm

Jellen

Captain Cr**** of cereal fame

11:05 pm

harpjane

never mind, i had it

11:06 pm

harpjane

now I"m hungry

11:06 pm

Jellen

lol

11:06 pm

harpjane

I was Froot Loops, the toucan, for Halloween one year

11:07 pm

Jellen

My favorite super-sweet cereal

11:08 pm

fuzzybunny

the second to 5/10 please

11:09 pm

Jellen

add a vowel to the to 4

11:10 pm

fuzzybunny

which to 4 Jellen?

11:11 pm

Jellen

immediately before it

11:11 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for fe5-16 the 1st? Thanks

11:12 pm

fuzzybunny

thanks Jellen, got it, 8 left

11:12 pm

Jellen

fe 5 rhymes with te 5/10

11:12 pm

gapeach

te5-10?

11:13 pm

Jellen

te 5/10 is like a big brother picking on a little sister...

11:14 pm

Jellen

OR what 60's hairstylists did to lift hair

11:14 pm

forwardbyfaith

there is no te5,10 in this puzzle

11:15 pm

Jellen

Oops!

11:16 pm

Jellen

Sorry! Um, it rhymes with pe 5/12, too

11:16 pm

forwardbyfaith

that's okay - thanks for the other two clues :)

11:17 pm

aslindy

lickety is missing 2?

11:17 pm

gapeach

Thanks y'all that was the last word....see you at the flip.

11:18 pm

Jellen

yay, peach!!!

11:18 pm

Jellen

No, I don't think so, aslindy

11:18 pm

Nef

YAY, peach! WTG!!!

11:19 pm

aslindy

hm, my lickety shows 111 but my word list only has 109

11:19 pm

Jellen

That's weird...I have 111 on both...

11:19 pm

aslindy

never mind, got itnow

11:20 pm

aslindy

yes, 111

11:20 pm

aslindy

somehow I had 2 in lickety that weren't in my word list

11:20 pm

Jellen

Yay, aslindy!!!

11:20 pm

aslindy

and I've no idea how that happens

11:20 pm

aslindy

anyway, it's all good now

11:25 pm

fuzzybunny

ti 5/10 pls? the monkeys are very tired....

11:26 pm

fuzzybunny

siron

11:26 pm

Jellen

the first two are plurals, the last adds a vowel to the 4 above it

11:27 pm

fuzzybunny

oh my, I should have seen that one. ty Jellen.

11:29 pm

fuzzybunny

1 left

11:29 pm

Jellen

go fuzzy!

11:31 pm

fuzzybunny

fireworks!

11:31 pm

Jellen

Yay, fuzzy!!!

11:31 pm

stidmama

YAY bunny!!!

11:32 pm

fuzzybunny

ty stid and jellen. two in a row for me, feels kinda good.

11:32 pm

Nef

YAy, fuzzy! WTG!!!

11:33 pm

fuzzybunny

hi Nef, hope your husband is feeling better today. I hope he gets to come home soon.

11:35 pm

stidmama

wait. Nef husband? *worried mama look* oh Nef!

11:37 pm

stidmama

I just read your profile. Oh Nef... *sad mama look*

11:42 pm

Nef

Thanks, fuzzy and stid. It's been rough; I'm having trouble sometimes

11:43 pm

stidmama

Is there anything I can do to help, Nef? I have finished the required assignments for this week -- not a lot on my plate at the moment.

11:43 pm

Nef

(I just had my head buried in the grid; sorry I missed you earlier

11:44 pm

stidmama

It's okay Nef -- the grid is mostly friendly today -- not a lot of peculiar words

11:44 pm

Nef

I'm just asking for healing thoughts and prayers, stid. he's fallen twice more since I wrote that; he was home yesterday on a pass and hit his head on a fall here

11:45 pm

stidmama

oh dear. Well, you and he are certainly going to be on my priority list.

11:45 pm

fuzzybunny

Nef, I will keep you and your husband in my thoughts.

11:46 pm

Nef

thanks. I really appreciate it

11:46 pm

stidmama

Is he in pain? I know it's awful to be away from home...

11:46 pm

Jellen

I will too, Nef...

11:46 pm

fuzzybunny

would you like any clues before I go to bed?

11:47 pm

Nef

he's not in pain, stid (except his head today). He really has no feeling from his waist on down right now. He doesn't know where his feet are unless he looks at them

11:48 pm

stidmama

that's good that he's not in pain, sorry about the not feeling the lower extremities. I hope that gets sorted out somehow.

11:51 pm

Nef

me too, stid. I just want him home again. My sister started talking about long tern care/assisted living; and I'm SO not ready to even think about it.

11:52 pm

Nef

I can tell people here about it and get support; but my own siblings are being so negative

11:52 pm

stidmama

I understand, Nef. What options do you have for in-home help?

11:53 pm

stidmama

People who are not "in the middle" of situations often don't grasp the extent until things reach a crisis point. (We are in the middle of something similar in my family)

11:54 pm

Nef

Well, my hours for work have been drastically cut (no money for the non-profits here right now); so it's sort of me I guess. I could quit work too.

11:54 pm

stidmama

And sometimes when we are in the middle we are so busy treading water that we have trouble taking the long view.

11:55 pm

stidmama

How would you support yourself if you left work? AND how would you get the very necessary "time out" that all caregivers need?

11:55 pm

Nef

And then there are people who are just full of negative info no matter what is going on too

11:55 pm

Nef

I don't know, stid

11:56 pm

stidmama

That is true (permanent negativity)... and hard to avoid them.

11:56 pm

Nef

:-(

11:56 pm

stidmama

Are there senior services ombudsmen who could help you find resources?

11:57 pm

anus

hello everybody

11:57 pm

Nef

yeah. This same sibling once told my then 19 year old son he couldn't come to their state! That they didn't need any gang-bangers there! (he'd gotten arrested with some pot)

11:58 pm

stidmama

gee whiz, Nef. way to be supportive of a typical adolescent mistake. >:-(

11:58 pm

gremlinn

Having pot makes you a gang-banger now?

11:58 pm

Nef

good point, stid. I should start checking into that

11:59 pm

stidmama

well, I finally got a refill of my sleeping medication, need to take some so I can get a full night's sleep (the nightmares this weekend were awful) -- I am just so anxious about "everything" right now.

11:59 pm

Nef

he's 31 now; but he will never forgive her for that (and I don't blame him either)

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