Babble: Archived Puzzle for Wednesday, June 2, 2010

12:00 am

Barb's Horses

flip

12:00 am

Barb's Horses

hi grem

12:00 am

Pinikula

* flip *

12:01 am

MLFAN17

RE 6

12:01 am

jillibus

flip

12:01 am

Sev

crap one word left and i found it but couldn't enter it quick enough :(

12:01 am

Pinikula

so close, sev!

12:01 am

MLFAN17

ST 6

12:01 am

cybernan

hello all

12:01 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:01 am

Sev

I should have returned earlier but real life got in the way!

12:02 am

cybernan

ty lickety

12:02 am

Barb's Horses

thanks lickety

12:02 am

Pinikula

thx lickety

12:02 am

Barb's Horses

hi nan and sev

12:02 am

jillibus

hi mlf, sev (what a hideous icon!) and nan!

12:02 am

MLFAN17

RO6

12:02 am

jillibus

Hooray for Lickety!

12:02 am

MLFAN17

RE 6/7

12:03 am

vashongin

he 6/7

12:03 am

MLFAN17

TR 7/8

12:03 am

Uneaixoise

fr6

12:05 am

MLFAN17

FO 6

12:06 am

MLFAN17

RE 6 X 3

12:06 am

Sev

you need to see it animated! http://www.severian.org/severian/aargh
.gif

12:06 am

Uneaixoise

ro6 x 2

12:08 am

gremlinn

en 9

12:08 am

MLFAN17

grem top or bottom?>'

12:09 am

gremlinn

right column

12:09 am

Uneaixoise

re6 x 4

12:09 am

MLFAN17

en on the bottom grem or the en top right?

12:09 am

gremlinn

E in the right column

12:10 am

MLFAN17

ok thanks

12:11 am

vashongin

fi 7/8

12:12 am

gremlinn

shares the same ending as that fi7/8

12:13 am

jillibus

I saw it animated, sev. :-( Please explain!

12:13 am

MLFAN17

dont have that one either

12:13 am

vashongin

thanks grem

12:13 am

MLFAN17

Fi6

12:16 am

MLFAN17

PO6

12:16 am

Uneaixoise

st6

12:17 am

Uneaixoise

halfway

12:17 am

Barb's Horses

go une

12:17 am

jillibus

I need the bottom T on the right for nbt

12:17 am

Uneaixoise

ri7

12:18 am

Uneaixoise

me too, jilli :-)

12:18 am

jillibus

nm, got it -- NBT

12:18 am

cybernan

en, fi and tr 8 -- has the 4th one been called?

12:18 am

Barb's Horses

good job jilli

12:18 am

jillibus

une, think bowling

12:18 am

Pinikula

stats for bottom S and T for nbt plz?

12:18 am

jillibus

ty barb

12:19 am

gremlinn

there's st8 but I haven't found it yet

12:19 am

jillibus

st5/10 and te6/21

12:20 am

gremlinn

ah, st7/8

12:20 am

Pinikula

got the T

12:20 am

MLFAN17

ST6

12:20 am

Pinikula

looking for the st5

12:20 am

gremlinn

bottom left corner

12:20 am

Pinikula

that's where I'm startin, grem

12:21 am

Pinikula

...but it ain't comin' to me!

12:21 am

gremlinn

the st7 and st8 start there

12:21 am

Pinikula

hmmm...

12:21 am

Uneaixoise

st6 x 2

12:22 am

jillibus

st5/10 is a bit odd

12:22 am

Uneaixoise

st6 x 3

12:22 am

cybernan

over half way and crashing -- tomorrow :)

12:22 am

gremlinn

st6 x 4

12:22 am

Pinikula

* still monkeying *

12:22 am

Barb's Horses

bye nan

12:23 am

Uneaixoise

nite, nan

12:23 am

jillibus

bye nan

12:23 am

Pinikula

night nan

12:23 am

MLFAN17

is that ST 7/8something we should know?

12:23 am

Pinikula

are the st7 and 8 common?

12:23 am

gremlinn

probably not

12:23 am

MLFAN17

lol pinik

12:23 am

Pinikula

scarey that we think alike, eh, mlf?

12:24 am

MLFAN17

very pinik lol

12:25 am

Pinikula

I might have to go to sleep without nbt...and ponder it in my dreams!

12:25 am

MLFAN17

Nightmares pinik

12:25 am

Uneaixoise

ch6

12:26 am

Pinikula

probably!

12:26 am

Pinikula

phantom: cheerios!

12:26 am

Uneaixoise

po6 x 2

12:27 am

MLFAN17

hungry pinik?lol

12:27 am

Pinikula

...and...well, I think that's it for me for now...

12:27 am

Pinikula

night all (maybe mlf!)

12:27 am

Barb's Horses

night pini

12:27 am

Uneaixoise

re7 x 2

12:27 am

Pinikula

cya tmw! * poof *

12:27 am

Uneaixoise

nite pini

12:28 am

MLFAN17

RO 6

12:28 am

Uneaixoise

me too -- 120 down, 77 to go *poof*

12:28 am

rururocks

soderberg..soderberg..soderberg!

12:28 am

MLFAN17

i keep wnting to put refrost

12:29 am

Uneaixoise

enjoying your friends'visit, ruru?

12:29 am

Barb's Horses

bye une

12:29 am

Barb's Horses

hi ruru

12:29 am

Uneaixoise

hi and bye, barb :-)

12:30 am

Uneaixoise

re6 x 6

12:30 am

Uneaixoise

ok, 126 and I'm off to bed -- can't keep eyes open! :-)

12:32 am

gremlinn

1 left, not NBT yet

12:32 am

Barb's Horses

I am at 57 and the dog...just cut one and I have to now leave the room...Yikes gas mask ......night all

12:32 am

gremlinn

NBT

12:33 am

gremlinn

quite a bit harder than yesterday's puzzle

12:33 am

MLFAN17

aww poor grem lol

12:34 am

gremlinn

nah, it's fun when it's a challenge

12:34 am

gremlinn

any clues needed?

12:35 am

MLFAN17

ST7..?

12:35 am

VolleymomDee

late flip, but hi!!!

12:35 am

rururocks

it was fun

12:36 am

VolleymomDee

hi ru, mlf, grem, barb...

12:36 am

gremlinn

give someone a ****n look + sometimes people are ***tured to get info out of them

12:36 am

MLFAN17

hi dee

12:36 am

rururocks

hiya dee

12:36 am

gremlinn

hi Dee

12:37 am

MLFAN17

thanks grem geez never in a million years would i have found that one thanks grem!

12:38 am

gremlinn

I dunno, a million years would give you a lot of guesses.

12:39 am

MLFAN17

maybe

12:40 am

MLFAN17

on that note i have 120 left i am out poof

12:46 am

VolleymomDee

help with bottom t in the 4th column for nbt please

12:46 am

torgone

Kegler's target ..

12:47 am

VolleymomDee

great clue! NBT

12:48 am

rururocks

Kegler's?

12:49 am

torgone

a bowler

12:49 am

VolleymomDee

family of bowlers years ago lol

12:50 am

rururocks

oh.. okay

12:50 am

rururocks

got it

12:50 am

jillibus

found a better cake for stid's b'day

12:51 am

rururocks

how do you know that piece of trivia

12:51 am

VolleymomDee

I have a brain full of useless trivia lol

12:51 am

VolleymomDee

hugs jili

12:52 am

jillibus

hi dee hi

1:09 am

gortmold

well would you look at that american rump shaking it's tail feather from the top left corner

1:13 am

bojazz

based on what i saw at the Olympics opening ceremony it could be a Canadian indian?

1:14 am

gortmold

were they shaking their he6/21s?

1:16 am

bojazz

think that was part of the dancing

1:17 am

gortmold

all i know is we don't really have he6/21s in oz; we have rumps, butts, buns, bums and tushes, but no he6/21s

1:31 am

sprite

morning all

1:31 am

jillibus

I think he6 might be Yiddish.

1:31 am

jillibus

Hi sprite!

1:32 am

sprite

yummy for the choclit cake!

1:34 am

jillibus

sprite -- what was your huge engine? I missed it but see it (small) in your icon. I see your pretty puppy-flower when I click on it.

1:34 am

jillibus

Yes, I'm hoping for a slice!

1:34 am

sprite

hold on, I may be able to get the text back

1:36 am

sprite

jilli, email sent with the old text

1:37 am

jillibus

oh, thanks!

1:45 am

jillibus

Very interesting!

1:46 am

sprite

thanks :) You should get the icon itself too, I had it still on my hard disk.

1:48 am

jillibus

Yes, just got it! Amazing!

1:49 am

jillibus

(Just over halfway here)

1:49 am

sprite

wow jilli, nice going

1:52 am

jillibus

not really -- I've been dawdling!

1:52 am

sprite

lovely way to enjoy a babble, jilli

1:53 am

jillibus

I agree -- no need to race against time here!

1:54 am

sprite

my idea. It is so nice to have 24 hours for a grid.

1:59 am

jillibus

Ugh. Just saw the number of re words. :-(

1:59 am

sprite

lol I never see that until I am done. Great way to not become discouraged. But it was to be expected, with two re-s in the grid.

2:19 am

Douglas

Hello sprite and jilli, and anyone else out there

2:20 am

sprite

hello Douglas

2:21 am

jillibus

greetings, douglas

2:21 am

Douglas

I spent some time last night helping my 16yos on a school paper, and my sleep-wake pattern is all mungled

2:22 am

sprite

still, being a good father is worth it?

2:22 am

Douglas

And to add insult to mungling, 16yos said my not having read Frankenstein was "an appalling travesty"

2:22 am

jillibus

nice word, mungled :)

2:23 am

jillibus

16 yos know everything.

2:23 am

Douglas

Making the effort is worth it, yes

2:23 am

sprite

just give the kid a list of books yet to read to even remotely catch up with you...

2:23 am

jillibus

Douglas, get YannMartel

2:24 am

Douglas

I'm trying to get them to read either 1984 or Atlas Shrugged, without success as yet

2:25 am

jillibus

Yan Martel's "What Stephen Harper is Reading" (or something like that) for him.

2:25 am

Douglas

I believe 16yos read The Life of Pi and enjoyed it

2:25 am

jillibus

How about Brave New World? I read it over and over again, starting at about 11.

2:26 am

jillibus

The Stephen Harper book is a wonderful list of books to read and why.

2:27 am

sprite

Brave New World is still new

2:27 am

Douglas

I did succeed two summers ago in getting my oldest daughter (now 23) to read Brave New World

2:28 am

jillibus

" a gram is better than a damn"

2:28 am

sprite

my kids always want me to say what to read, because if I have the book, it is easy for them to grab, and if I have read it, they can pester me about it, lol

2:28 am

sprite

better a gram than a damn... indeed

2:29 am

jillibus

Huxley kinda followed that advice later!

2:29 am

sprite

what I remember clearly is that neon sign... hell is here!

2:31 am

Douglas

I actually read The Doors of Perception in high school, where Huxley was writing about his drug experience

2:32 am

Douglas

A lot of it went many miles over my head at the time

2:32 am

jillibus

My son rather liked Swift's A Modest Proposal when he was about 16.

2:32 am

sprite

I loved the Picture of Dorian Grey

2:32 am

jillibus

I don't think I got through the Doors of Perce[tion.

2:35 am

Douglas

Amazingly, my children are aware of the character of Dorian Gray, as he was in the movie "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen"

2:35 am

sprite

oh lol!

2:36 am

sprite

and I love the book Perfume, but that isn't for english lit, I think... french originally?

2:36 am

jillibus

I saw the Dorian Gray movie decades ago -- really good, I thought at the time.

2:37 am

jillibus

Don't know Perfume.

2:37 am

sprite

let me check

2:38 am

sprite

nope originally German

2:38 am

Douglas

I tried reading The Portrait of Dorian Gray, but I wanted to reach into the pages and slap the smart-aleck character who was clearly the voice of Oscar Wilde. It was a zinger delivery system

2:38 am

sprite

Perfume, the story of a murderer. It is wonderful. It is about a man who has the perfect nose, he can smell the tiniest subtilities

2:39 am

sprite

but he hasn't a smell of his own, and he wants to create the perfect smell. He literally cares for nothing except that.

2:39 am

herinfernallady

Hello

2:39 am

herinfernallady

French

2:39 am

sprite

hey lady! *hugs*

2:39 am

Douglas

Someone who was actually like that living today would be in torment, with all the different chemical smells around

2:39 am

jillibus

subtleties?

2:40 am

sprite

yes! I knew it was wrong while I typed it. Subtleties. Subtiliteiten in Dutch. ;)

2:40 am

herinfernallady

Hugs.

2:40 am

sprite

oh yes Douglas. At a certain stage in the book he goes away from all humanity, so far away from human smells as he can get.

2:41 am

Douglas

Hello herin, we've been having a literary chat while babbling

2:41 am

sprite

How's today for you, lady?

2:41 am

herinfernallady

Tom Tykwer the director is German Movie and Book set in Paris. Guy I lived with worked on the film

2:41 am

sprite

I haven't seen the film yet, is it good?

2:41 am

jillibus

Well, 40 left and bedtime. Goodnight all!

2:42 am

sprite

night jilli, sleep well

2:42 am

herinfernallady

I have not seen the film either. I do have the book

2:43 am

herinfernallady

night Jill

2:43 am

jillibus

zzzzzzzzzzzzz *poof*

2:43 am

sprite

movies made from a book I really love, I am often hesitant to go see.

2:46 am

sprite

have you read the book, lady? And if so, what did you think of it?

2:47 am

herinfernallady

I have read a bit of it not much. I plan on reading in June Holidays

2:47 am

sprite

let me know!
Oh won't it be lovely when you have some time for reading again?

2:48 am

herinfernallady

It will be lovely. I have to look at Corp Law too :(

2:50 am

sprite

you are a he4

2:52 am

herinfernallady

?

2:52 am

sprite

lol I remember how having to read for school even managed to kill my love for reading for a while. We had to know 40 books for dutch, and 20 for French, German and English each. Plus all the texts in Latin and ancient Greek. After graduation, I really didn't want to op4 another book for at least a year.

2:52 am

lynxxx

Perfume the movie is good, Perfume the book is quite something else - a fascinating read, really gets to you

2:53 am

sprite

thanks lyn! That is good to know, expectations might have been too high otherwise.

2:53 am

lynxxx

Good evening all

2:53 am

sprite

lady: a brave and valiant person

2:53 am

herinfernallady

O right.

2:54 am

herinfernallady

O I wish I had learnt Latin

2:54 am

herinfernallady

HI Lynxx

2:54 am

sprite

and I am serious about that, lady, you really are. You're inspiring me with your study and the way you try and reform your life.

2:55 am

herinfernallady

I have the most NOt exciting term next half. Administration Law, Corporation Law and Employment Law.

2:55 am

herinfernallady

Awww SPrite Thankyou.

2:55 am

herinfernallady

I also had an Idea. If your son likes I can send a USB stick of dance music

2:55 am

sprite

lyn, I felt the same way about the book. Absolutely fascinating and gripping.

2:56 am

sprite

aw lady, he would love that! Can I please compensate any costs?

2:58 am

sprite

Latin is a great foundation for learning languages. Not just the Latin languages either. I even benefitted from knowing Latin when I studies Japanese.

2:58 am

sprite

*studied

2:58 am

Douglas

Got to nbt without assistance...whoo-hoo

2:58 am

sprite

gratz Douglas

2:59 am

sprite

lol I have 27 left and still 2 blank tiles, now you mention it.

2:59 am

lynxxx

hi Doug

3:00 am

Douglas

Hello lynxxx, I found the bottom line to be...tricky

3:00 am

sprite

that is where my blank tiles are

3:03 am

herinfernallady

Sprite I don't think it would cost much. Maybe what we could do is take the music of the USB and put some of his dance stuff on there and then send it back?

3:05 am

sprite

wonderful! I know he will enjoy compiling some for you.

3:05 am

herinfernallady

I will do this in 2 weeks ok?

3:05 am

herinfernallady

Just Yahoo message me your details

3:06 am

herinfernallady

You do have Itunes?

3:06 am

sprite

whenever is good for you, dear. And can I email you? I don't have Yahoo.

3:06 am

sprite

no I don't have ITunes

3:08 am

rubyfoo

good morning everybody

3:08 am

Douglas

Good morning, ruby

3:08 am

sprite

hi rubyfoo

3:08 am

herinfernallady

I mean that you can send a message to my Yahoo account. Um these are Itunes podcasts. I guess you could down load the program from itunes

3:08 am

herinfernallady

Hi Ruby

3:09 am

Douglas

I've been wondering if the word griot is in the dictionary. It's almost in the grid, and was almost in the grid a couple of days ago, with that French-friendly grid

3:09 am

sprite

yes no problem, and maybe my son already has ITunes on his computer.

3:10 am

herinfernallady

YAh

3:10 am

lynxxx

hi Ruby

3:10 am

sprite

what would it mean, Douglas? In dutch it would be a kind of licorice.

3:10 am

herinfernallady

Bugger I think my LIV membership has expired

3:11 am

rubyfoo

wow, it's so nice to be back and see my babble friends (or amis on a French-friendly day!)

3:11 am

sprite

did you have a good trip, rubyfoo?

3:11 am

Douglas

I was thinking along the lines of the west African storyteller/singer

3:12 am

herinfernallady

Sprite I got your email. Just trying to beat a site into submission

3:12 am

sprite

it is in the dictionary and it would be valid, Douglas

3:12 am

sprite

lady, take all the time you need!

3:13 am

herinfernallady

It worked :D

3:13 am

rubyfoo

it was wonderful, but I'm still tired. Too much walking, drinking and dancing! Dare not complain, though.

3:13 am

rubyfoo

Douglas, isn't griot a Haitian story-teller

3:13 am

sprite

great lady :)

3:13 am

Douglas

I was thinking south African, but Google says otherwise

3:14 am

sprite

just take some time to recover, rubyfoo, and don't expect yourself to go into full speed at home right away. Nice and easy, relax, and enjoy all good memories.

3:15 am

sprite

here it would mean rather salty licorice, kite shaped, with sugar on the outside.

3:16 am

herinfernallady

Sprite I got your Email

3:17 am

sprite

beautiful, lady. Internet rocks.

3:17 am

herinfernallady

It does.

3:17 am

herinfernallady

I really should cook

3:18 am

lynxxx

I must do some stuff too, BBL

3:18 am

sprite

what's for dinner today?

3:18 am

sprite

bye lyn, have a good evening

3:19 am

sprite

does somebody have the sh7? It is driving me bananas and I would love a clue.

3:19 am

herinfernallady

No idea what is for dinner.

3:19 am

herinfernallady

Later Lynxx

3:24 am

Douglas

Don't have it, now it's driving me bananas

3:25 am

sprite

shared misery, Douglas

3:25 am

rubyfoo

struggling for half and not getting very far, but it's a nice grid anyway

3:26 am

Frances

sh7/32 extend the sh5/12. And good morning all.

3:26 am

sprite

oh dear, so blind! Thanks Frances, and hi.

3:26 am

herinfernallady

Cheers

3:26 am

Frances

You're welcome.

3:27 am

rubyfoo

hello frances but monkeys can't find it.....

3:27 am

sprite

same ending as the he bottom word, rubyfoo

3:29 am

herinfernallady

Hi Frances

3:29 am

rubyfoo

yay, ty frances and sprite; gave the monkeys two bananas

3:30 am

sprite

good monkeys

3:30 am

Frances

Hi infernal.

3:30 am

Frances

You're welcome ruby.

3:31 am

Douglas

Grayed the b in a spurt of enthusiasm, second letter grayed

3:31 am

sprite

B-yootifool, Douglas

3:31 am

rubyfoo

8 grays, but, unfortunately, they came with.....

3:34 am

sprite

I have 10 left, still one blank tile!

3:36 am

herinfernallady

I was actually reading legal work

3:37 am

Frances

And I'm making icecream.

3:37 am

sprite

cool, lady

3:37 am

rubyfoo

what flavor, frances?

3:37 am

Frances

Two lots. Strawberry and raspberry.

3:38 am

sprite

sounds very lovely. Do you have a machine for that, Frances?

3:38 am

rubyfoo

sounds wonderful -- lucky family!

3:38 am

Frances

Yes I do sprite. Good thing I have lots of fruit as I'm eating quite a lot.

3:39 am

rubyfoo

and English cream -- what could be better?

3:39 am

sprite

I think I am gonna ask such a machine for my birthday. We love icecream and we love fruit.

3:40 am

herinfernallady

Yummy Frances

3:40 am

Frances

You should sprite. Then the possibilities are endless. You can let your creativeness run ri4/4.

3:41 am

sprite

I'd love that :)

3:41 am

Kazzer99

morning all - anyone got the sh 7 please

3:41 am

rubyfoo

would it work with red or black currants or are there too many seeds?

3:41 am

Frances

Kazzer extend the sh5/12

3:42 am

rubyfoo

hello kazzer

3:42 am

Frances

I use any fruit.

3:42 am

sprite

same ending as the he word for bottom, Kazzer

3:42 am

Kazzer99

hi ruby

3:42 am

Kazzer99

thnx sprite

3:43 am

sprite

yvw Kazzer, Frances had to help me find it

3:43 am

rubyfoo

half, yay!

3:44 am

sprite

fireflies. Last word was the single T on the bottom.

3:44 am

sprite

gratz rubyfoo!

3:46 am

meliae

hmmm ok I was sure repost was a word, and hello everyone

3:46 am

rubyfoo

I think it has an e at the end and hello

3:46 am

sprite

I tried that too, meliae! Sorry to be leaving just when you come in. Next time better I hope!

3:46 am

Douglas

Wasn't expecting tr7 to be a word, was thinking of atr7, which is a phantom

3:46 am

Frances

Meliae change the first vowel.

3:47 am

meliae

I have that one thank you, though =)

3:47 am

sprite

gratz sprite! Well done ;)

Bye all, have a grand day or a nice evening/night.

3:47 am

herinfernallady

Opps. Yah SPRITEE

3:47 am

rubyfoo

yay sprite! see you tomorrow

3:48 am

sprite

:)

3:48 am

Frances

Well done sprite. Enjoy your day.

3:48 am

meliae

oh shoot, ok Sprite we can catch up another time

3:49 am

rubyfoo

see you later!

3:51 am

herinfernallady

Right I better go cook dinner :(

4:00 am

Kazzer99

just 1 left - te 6/21

4:01 am

Douglas

It's often what's left when you don't get a strike, kaz

4:04 am

Sudo-Kid

any clues on ch5,14?

4:05 am

Kazzer99

ch 5/14 type of rock

4:05 am

redturtlehead

c plus pain misspelled.

4:05 am

redturtlehead

good morning all, just saying hi.

4:05 am

Kazzer99

rhymes with another word for earth

4:06 am

Kazzer99

morning red

4:06 am

Douglas

I just got that word. I got one of them when I went to her concert "Do you believe in life after love?"

4:06 am

Sudo-Kid

thank you!

4:06 am

Kazzer99

didnt get your clue douglas

4:08 am

Douglas

A Cher t-shirt, or just a t for short

4:09 am

Kazzer99

the te one

4:10 am

Douglas

Right handed bowlers frequently leave the back rightmost pin standing

4:11 am

Kazzer99

thnx doug - the light of understanding clicked on in my brain - got it FIREWORKS!!!!

4:13 am

redturtlehead

cograts Kazzer!

4:13 am

Douglas

Yay Kaz!

4:17 am

rosalind230

b ipe

4:17 am

redturtlehead

there are a lot of babblers in this puzzle, not all are valid words...

4:20 am

Douglas

Top Ten is in the grid

4:21 am

Douglas

Pleasantly surprised to get the 9 by myself

4:21 am

redturtlehead

and with that, I am going to take a nap...

4:21 am

redturtlehead

sorry to babble and run, but I need onemore sleep hour.

4:21 am

Norma

Morning Babblers ... can anyone clue the fi7 after the thing that burns please

4:22 am

Douglas

Pleasant dreams, red

4:23 am

Douglas

It's a compound word, Norma

4:24 am

Norma

can you give me more Doug please

4:25 am

Douglas

And it has the thing that burns in it

4:26 am

Norma

I think I have monkeyed every combination not getting anywhere.. is it really a word ... or is it a babble word ...

4:28 am

Douglas

Try putting fi4/7 into po4/5 *handing fish to Norma*

4:29 am

Norma

Thanks Doug ;o)

4:53 am

Douglas

Over halfway, major moral victory for this grid...good night all

5:22 am

gran

Clue please for sh 7/32

5:24 am

lynxxx

hi Gran...a not so nice name for a jew. Not heard much now

5:24 am

gran

Just found it, thanks Lynx

5:25 am

lynxxx

yw

6:08 am

Sally-catlover

Hallo everyone! Glad to be babbling again. Had visitor for last few days, then no power all day yesterday until late afternoon :-( Played Babble on paper - how addicted is that!

6:08 am

FMitch

lol Sally that is a true babbler :)

6:10 am

lynxxx

hi Sally & FM

6:10 am

FMitch

Good evening lynxxx!

6:10 am

Sally-catlover

Well I think it will lead to a new addict, FM. I had printed out the grid before the power went off (planned outage) and my stepdaughter who was staying (who lives in Billingshurst!!) said, "what's that?" and started finding words and is rushing home even now and I think will sign up.

6:11 am

FMitch

Ah another one comes into the babble family :)

6:12 am

FMitch

Glorius sunny day here - hope you have the sun too?

6:12 am

Sally-catlover

I gave her a quick course on Babble etiquette!

6:12 am

Sally-catlover

Bit cloudy here, but warm and dry. Wet yesterday but the ground needs it.

6:13 am

FMitch

oh yes, we had rain too but am so glad for the garden but now it is going to frazzle for the rest of the week.

6:13 am

Sally-catlover

But think how boring it would be to live in a country where you can plan, and know what the weather will be like!

6:14 am

FMitch

lol and what would us Brits have left to talk about >)

6:14 am

Sally-catlover

:-)

6:16 am

FMitch

phone brb.

6:27 am

FMitch

Should have gone out and done shopping before it got too hot, ah well, will head out shortly.

6:28 am

Nancy Boy

ooh, really, FM? I haven't even looked outside yet..

6:28 am

FMitch

It is a lovely day NB :)

6:29 am

Nancy Boy

ooh, you're right! I might have to go out and do something with it :)

6:29 am

FMitch

lol you silly sausage. Go get some sun and fresh air.

6:30 am

Nancy Boy

alright, just as long as I can wear my sunglasses. Few too many G&Ts last night :)

6:31 am

rubyfoo

hello again everybody! sunny but quite cool here, not so different from London LOL this weekend

6:31 am

FMitch

oh def re the sunglasses. What time did you get to bed?

6:31 am

rubyfoo

the weeds are winning the war of the garden

6:31 am

FMitch

C'est la vie ruby.

6:32 am

Nancy Boy

Not -too- late; I wasn't out on the razz or anything ;) couldn't sleep for some reason though - managed to get to sleep just as the birds were starting up. And Ruby...let them eat cake ;)

6:32 am

rubyfoo

but as long as you don't get too close, the roses and peonies are magnificent!

6:32 am

rubyfoo

lol NB

6:33 am

Sally-catlover

Hi ruby!

6:33 am

Sally-catlover

(and NB!)

6:33 am

rubyfoo

hello sally, how is your leg?

6:34 am

rubyfoo

London was pretty overwhelming!

6:34 am

Nancy Boy

hi, all :)

6:34 am

rubyfoo

fun, but I've become a country mouse

6:34 am

Sally-catlover

Still painful but gradually improving. Just have to give it time and rest. How was your trip? Saw your video on FB.

6:34 am

Nancy Boy

ohh, you've been in London? did you enjoy?

6:34 am

FMitch

lol know what you mean ruby.

6:34 am

rubyfoo

oh good, wasn't it funny? I think I was the oldest person there by far!

6:35 am

Sally-catlover

Was that you in the video? I wasn't sure.

6:35 am

Sally-catlover

It was very professionally done.

6:35 am

rubyfoo

I was the old one in the fancy tunic with my very dark nephew and also one with the dog (shadow)

6:36 am

rubyfoo

they hired a photographer for the wholel weekend!

6:36 am

Nancy Boy

whereabouts did you go?

6:36 am

Sally-catlover

Well there was someone looking very happy there, so I thought that might be you!

6:36 am

rubyfoo

my family lives in Notting Hill on Landsdowne road, but I made the mistake of staying in Kensington.

6:37 am

rubyfoo

I also took the train out to Ascot to visit a dear friend

6:37 am

Sally-catlover

Ah yes I do remember you asking if Kensington was far from Notting Hill! But you had already booked your hotel, and I thought you wanted to be central.

6:38 am

rubyfoo

it was where my sister usually stays, but she didn't even come to the party, so I was stuck miles away

6:38 am

FMitch

Have to smile at the ruby as that is where I lived until last November.

6:38 am

rubyfoo

in Sunninghill!!!

6:38 am

FMitch

yup

6:38 am

Nancy Boy

Notting Hill...very trendy ;) didn't veer close to my Soho then? ;)

6:39 am

rubyfoo

my friend there has a wonderful garden with an enormous yellow azalea, like I've never seen before

6:39 am

herinfernallady

Herro

6:39 am

Sally-catlover

You lived in Sunninghill, FM? ruby, thought you said your friend was in Surrey! Sunninghill is in Berkshire, isn't it?

6:39 am

rubyfoo

I thought that where they live in Notting Hill was pretty staid and elegant

6:40 am

Sally-catlover

Hope you might see my garden one day, ruby. You can be a country mouse to your heart's content here.

6:40 am

rubyfoo

aaah, show's my poor knowledge of England *blushing* I thought it was Surrey

6:40 am

FMitch

Sunninghill is bershire and sunnindale is surrey - right on the cusp.

6:40 am

rubyfoo

sounds good to me!

6:40 am

Nancy Boy

you sound like my family, Herin.

6:40 am

FMitch

Hi herin

6:40 am

Sally-catlover

Probably was once, ruby. They keep moving boundaries.

6:41 am

rubyfoo

hello again herin!

6:41 am

rubyfoo

I don't know anything. I lived in St. John's Wood for 5 months many years agon and basically never went any place that wasn't walking distance. Don't know the city at all

6:42 am

bichon

England sounds so nice now. It's so humid in Connecticut

6:42 am

Sally-catlover

I love London, love to visit my son, and worked in London for many years. But I love to come home to sleepy Shropshire!

6:42 am

herinfernallady

Nancy I have this wonderful teacher that is from errrr Asia some where He is really smart is a lawyer and a doctor gave it all up so he could be with his family and came to Aus. He always says Howevar It is so cute

6:42 am

rubyfoo

hah, herin

6:43 am

rubyfoo

I thought that CT had a climate much like here

6:44 am

bichon

CT is warm, but humid in the summer and pretty cold in the winter. Spring and Fall are delightful. By this time in Spring though, the huidity builds. We live in a river valley and the filthy air from NYC heads straight to us

6:44 am

rubyfoo

any hint for the 9?

6:44 am

FMitch

Time for me to be off. TTFN

6:45 am

rubyfoo

that's a shame, bichon. We're in a valley, too, but the air is very clean except for the pollen

6:45 am

rubyfoo

bye FM

6:45 am

Sally-catlover

bye for now FM.

6:46 am

bichon

ruby, the pollen here this year is unbearable. Everything has a greenish-yellow dust covering it. should be gone by mid June

6:46 am

rubyfoo

it's been like that here, too, bichon, except first it was green, then yellow, then green again. I've nver seen anything like it!

6:47 am

rubyfoo

we used to call the reaction to it "rose fever" but they don't call it anything here

6:47 am

rubyfoo

in NY state, that is

6:47 am

bichon

I've had dripping sinuses since late March. But, I'm leaving for the Bay area in CA on Monday and my sinuses will stop for two weeks

6:47 am

rubyfoo

nice place for a holiday!

6:48 am

Nancy Boy

my relatives would struggle with that...the "v" sound would be a problem. "howeba"

6:48 am

rubyfoo

must go and tackle some weeds; see you later everybody

6:48 am

Sally-catlover

bye for now ruby

6:48 am

bichon

Bye ruby

6:48 am

herinfernallady

That is it Nancy. It is so cute

6:49 am

herinfernallady

Sorry I got distracted by new Fall Out 3 game

6:51 am

Nancy Boy

that's why my English name is Jesse; it's a very comfortable name for Koreans to pronounce. But, I should probably get up and go enjoy this day..

6:51 am

redturtlehead

Good Morning babblers!

6:52 am

herinfernallady

HI Red

6:52 am

herinfernallady

But Nancy we do that here English names.

6:53 am

redturtlehead

Hi Herin and everyone else.

6:53 am

Nancy Boy

what's that, Herin? I mean, I have a Korean name and an English name. But, my parents are Korean, and sometimes have difficulty with some English words

6:54 am

redturtlehead

Many Chinese people also do that, they have a chinese name and then an English name. My Ex was named Peng, he never got an English name because the one he wanted his dad hated!

6:55 am

macadam

can I have a clue for sh7 please ?

6:55 am

herinfernallady

We have a habit of giving everyone nicknames

6:56 am

redturtlehead

I've never really had a nickname, since my name is short, no one ever bothered.

6:56 am

herinfernallady

I do and my response is a Nat is what hangs off a Gnu's butt

6:57 am

dcseain

i've never had a nickname. i do go by a middle name, though.

6:57 am

herinfernallady

Hi DC

6:57 am

redturtlehead

hello DC, how are you?

6:57 am

dcseain

hello.

6:57 am

dcseain

i'm almost well-rested.

6:57 am

dcseain

long weekend

6:57 am

redturtlehead

I hope it was fun.

6:57 am

lynxxx

sh7 is a not so nice nickname for a jewish person, not used anymore, builds on the sh5

6:58 am

macadam

thanks lyn.A direction I hadn`t tried.

6:59 am

JBV

hi folks - I've set my timer for three minutes of babble - if I stay longer, you'll know what I think about getting to work on time...

6:59 am

Mom

good morning everyone!

6:59 am

redturtlehead

hi JBV and Mom

6:59 am

redturtlehead

and Macadam

7:00 am

Mom

Hi Red, how is your job?

7:00 am

herinfernallady

MOOOOOOOOOOOM

7:00 am

herinfernallady

Hi JBV

7:00 am

redturtlehead

It turned out to be fine. I think.

7:00 am

lynxxx

hi Mom

7:00 am

Mom

{{Herin}} hello

7:01 am

Mom

I'm glad to hear that

7:01 am

JBV

can I use my three minutes to tell you an amazing story???

7:01 am

Mom

please do, JBV

7:01 am

dcseain

please do, jbv

7:01 am

redturtlehead

you may JBV.

7:01 am

JBV

in 1973 I visited my father's hometown - a tiny mountain village in Sicily, MezzoJuso,where I stayed with his sister and her family .........

7:01 am

Mom

Hi Lynxxx

7:02 am

JBV

corresponded for a few years (difficult because I don't speak Sicilian, my Italian was not the best, etc)

7:02 am

JBV

lost contact......

7:02 am

JBV

now it's 2010, my brother decides it's time for him to meet his roots, takes his wife, three grown children, visits the town (with a translator/guide). and...

7:03 am

JBV

and my aunt (father's sister) is still living there - 92 years old, as spry and sharp as ever and greeted them with a wonderful warm reunion!!!

7:03 am

dcseain

how wonderful!

7:03 am

Mom

wow, what a wonderful story and reunion

7:04 am

redturtlehead

that sounds super JBV!

7:04 am

JBV

I am now waiting for him to send me the pictures and get the full blow-by-blow, etc..

7:05 am

Mom

sounds like it will be another reunion of sorts when your brother returns with the pictures

7:06 am

dcseain

i'm going to nap. til later!

7:06 am

Mom

bye bye Seain, enjoy

7:06 am

herinfernallady

Later DC

7:07 am

JBV

well he lives in Santa Fe, so it will be long-distance but he will email me the photos - and now I guess we will resume correspondence, although it will probably fall on me to brush up on my Italian - my brother has absolutely no Italian at all

7:08 am

Mom

now you have your first retirement assignment.... brush up on your Italian. :-)

7:08 am

JBV

that's right, Mom, I was just thinking that...

7:08 am

JBV

and thanks for listening - I love sharing this story. My three minutes are up, time for work - see you later

7:08 am

herinfernallady

My cousin is thinking of running of to live in Europe. Italy is on the list

7:08 am

herinfernallady

O JBV you are so dedicated

7:09 am

JBV

(it was really 10 minutes, herin, but thanks!)

7:10 am

Mom

bye bye JBV, have a good day

7:10 am

herinfernallady

have a good day

7:11 am

Anniebrook

c rote

7:12 am

herinfernallady

SH 7 clue

7:12 am

Mom

Good morning {{Annie}} ... dang, I had that word :(

7:13 am

herinfernallady

Hi Annie

7:13 am

Anniebrook

Hi ((Mom))..I'm lurking till I go through the grid and find the easy ones

7:13 am

Anniebrook

Hi herin

7:13 am

Mom

go back to lurk mode then, and say good morning when you are ready.

7:14 am

herinfernallady

Never mind

7:14 am

Anniebrook

LOL, okay...hiding under cover of lurkdom

7:18 am

herinfernallady

Is Lurkdom a superpower?

7:19 am

Anniebrook

herin, sounds sinister, doesnt it

7:20 am

Mom

does anyone know if the en 8 a compound word?

7:21 am

Anniebrook

dont know, mom

7:21 am

Mom

thanks Annie

7:21 am

Anniebrook

Mom, how are your parents?

7:22 am

Mom

doing pretty good Annie, Mom has a doctor's appointment this morning

7:22 am

Anniebrook

mom, just a check up, I hope

7:24 am

Mom

she is a 30 year cancer survivor (breast) but now her other one is causing her pain. She just had a mammogram and it showed nothing so I am just hoping it is just that, a pain.

7:24 am

Mom

and will heal itself

7:24 am

herinfernallady

Mom get her to get an MRI

7:25 am

Anniebrook

Mom, that the ammogram shoud nothing is extremely encouraging...just a pain as you said

7:25 am

Mom

she just had a sonogram on it. I am sure the doctor will have her take all kinds of tests. X-ray, CT Scan, MRI

7:25 am

Anniebrook

*showed

7:25 am

lynxxx

en8/9 is french and is made up from 2 words, a warehouse or market

7:26 am

herinfernallady

That is the word I was looking for sorry Sonogram my brain is made of fail

7:26 am

Mom

not to be crude, but maybe she pinched it or slept crooked and that made it sore.

7:26 am

Mom

you're fine Herin

7:26 am

Mom

thanks Lynxxx, will go look

7:26 am

herinfernallady

It can happen or the bra itself has pinched

7:27 am

Mom

if Babble keeps up with all these french words, I am going to have to learn a second language

7:27 am

Anniebrook

mom, anything is possible..maybe she is sleeping on that side..yes, I was going to mention her bra also

7:28 am

Mom

I will let you all know, but she doesn't seem overly concerned but concerned enough to want an appt

7:28 am

Mom

thank you for asking about them. They are some dear and wonderful folks

7:28 am

Anniebrook

I hope all will be well...let us know what happens at the appt

7:29 am

Mom

you all have touched my heart, such kind and loving people

7:29 am

Anniebrook

as you are kind and loving also, Mom

7:30 am

Mom

**blushing** thank you

7:31 am

Mom

Lynxxx, thank you.

7:32 am

lynxxx

yw Mom.

7:32 am

stevedallas

I am still showing yestedays clues from Lickety can someone provide me the number of words? Thanks

7:32 am

Mom

197 words Steve

7:33 am

Mom

maybe refreshing will help, I have todays clues from Lickety

7:33 am

stevedallas

Thanks Mom already tried that; sometimes I get stuck in a time warp

7:34 am

Mom

I wouldn

7:34 am

Mom

mind a time warp from time to time :)

7:37 am

herinfernallady

I have been looking at shoes for my friends baby

7:38 am

Mom

oh, I loved buying baby shoes

7:39 am

herinfernallady

These are tiny little real ballet shoes

7:39 am

herinfernallady

I am terrible

7:39 am

Mom

no you are not, Herin

7:41 am

Mom

oh geez, look at all these RE words. **sigh**

7:41 am

herinfernallady

I am a big girl at heart. These shoes are so adorable. They are mini ballet shoes. I am going to have to buy the largest size

7:41 am

Mom

22 of 'em

7:41 am

Sally-catlover

I always leave those to last, mom

7:41 am

Mom

Hi Sally

7:42 am

Anniebrook

Hi Sally

7:42 am

Sally-catlover

Hi there all, have been here, on and off

7:43 am

herinfernallady

Hi Sally

7:43 am

Mom

I would just like to get halfway before I start my day. Not looking good

7:43 am

Anniebrook

Re****, all ye sinners

7:44 am

Mom

now Annie, no one here will know that word because we are NOT sinners. :-)

7:44 am

Anniebrook

Mom, I forgot we are all pure babblers

7:44 am

Sally-catlover

Electrician arriving, brb

7:45 am

Mom

however, I did now that one

7:45 am

Mom

bye Sally

7:45 am

herinfernallady

Ok I better get to bed before I fall asleep here

7:45 am

Mom

pleasant dreams Herin

7:46 am

Anniebrook

night, herin

7:46 am

herinfernallady

Loves

7:50 am

Mom

I keep trying fortress, you would think I would catch on by now

7:51 am

Anniebrook

by trying, you hope babble would give in and take the word...no chance

7:51 am

Mom

lol, one would think

7:56 am

Anniebrook

I got the en 8/9..want a clue

7:57 am

Mom

Oh Annie, I thought you saw Lynxxx clues from earlier. Guess you were lurking. I did get them, thanks

7:57 am

Anniebrook

oh godd

7:57 am

Anniebrook

*oh good

8:00 am

Mom

9:00, time to start my day. See you all soon. {{Hugs}}

8:02 am

Anniebrook

bye ((mom)) good luck to your Mom

8:03 am

Mom

thank you, {{Annie}} I will let you know.

8:03 am

Anniebrook

thank you

8:05 am

Anniebrook

have to get going, bye dear babblers

8:13 am

kje

o darn, missed 2 of my fave babblers

8:33 am

movieman

the bottom t plz

8:40 am

FMitch

Found it mm - think bowling.

8:40 am

movieman

ty mitch

8:41 am

FMitch

yw - it was bugging me too :)

8:41 am

Haz1558

Good morning/afternoon all.

8:41 am

FMitch

Afternoon Haz!

8:42 am

FMitch

Have you been to the garden centre yet?

8:42 am

Haz1558

Hello! Not been yet, I was doing thank you letters and pieces for the local paper this morning. I'll sally forth soon.

8:43 am

FMitch

I'm hunkering down in doors as it is a tad warm out in the garden at the mo. But there is much watering to do later.

8:44 am

FMitch

HAve you caught any of the news re the shootings in Cumbria?

8:44 am

Haz1558

Yes, it's getting warm here. I walked Spangle down to the Post Office to get things posted and we both needed a drink.

8:44 am

Haz1558

No! I must look at the BBC website. You don't associate Cumbria with shootings. Back shortly.

8:44 am

FMitch

How is the glittery one today?

8:45 am

jmcnrick

I'm fine thank you *beams*

8:46 am

FMitch

lol greetings jmc.

8:46 am

jmcnrick

hi all

8:46 am

jmcnrick

i need just a bit of silliness to get going in the forming

8:46 am

jmcnrick

er *morning

8:47 am

Haz1558

Just read the news, FM, reminiscent of Hungerford, but more spread out.

8:47 am

FMitch

did wonder what you were aiming for there jmc :)

8:47 am

EvaNadine

hello FM! hola haz!

8:47 am

EvaNadine

hiya jmc. :)

8:47 am

jmcnrick

hi eva

8:47 am

FMitch

*waterbombs jmc s Lori is not here to take the thwack*

8:47 am

Haz1558

Bonjour EvaN and jmc.

8:48 am

jmcnrick

I am sure that was an amazing freudian slip but i can't imagine what it was either

8:48 am

jmcnrick

how refreshing!

8:48 am

FMitch

Hi EvaN

Is so strange HAz, will wait for more news I gues to give us a fuller picture.

8:48 am

jmcnrick

*gets towel to dry hair*

8:48 am

Haz1558

They think they've got the body of the gunman.

8:50 am

jmcnrick

sounds awful but since I have acquaintances on the rescue ship to gaza and a friend arrested in I forget what african country I think I have my quota of bad news for the week

8:51 am

FMitch

At least that means it has ended.
Oh gosh yes jmc the gaza ship event was awful.

8:51 am

jmcnrick

I still don't know who was killed by the israelies I am afraid to find out

8:51 am

Sally-catlover

Good afternoon. Electrician has been and gone and I am back to finish.

8:52 am

Haz1558

Good afternoon, Sally.

8:52 am

FMitch

Afternoon Sally.

8:52 am

jmcnrick

hi sally

8:52 am

EvaNadine

how are we today?

8:52 am

FMitch

hope for good news jmc

8:53 am

FMitch

Basking in sunshine and heat Evan!

8:53 am

Haz1558

I'm grand, EvaN.

8:53 am

Sally-catlover

I'm fine, EvaN

8:54 am

harpjane

good morning

8:54 am

Haz1558

Good morning, harpjane.

8:54 am

jmcnrick

gosh it is hard to unravel where words begin and end in this grid!

8:58 am

Haz1558

My good news for the day is that tomorrow, the census for 1901 Ireland goes online. I've seen parts on microfiche but it's so much easier to work with online.

8:58 am

harpjane

how many letters in the bottom t?

8:58 am

FMitch

Hi harp.

Esp with the t's jmc.

8:58 am

Haz1558

te6, harpjane.

8:58 am

FMitch

6 harp

8:58 am

Sally-catlover

That's good Haz. I am deeply into genealogy but no-one from Ireland at the moment.

8:59 am

jmcnrick

my family left scotland (some via ireland) well before 1901

8:59 am

FMitch

Oh you will be ferreting into the records with renewed vigour then HAz?

9:00 am

Haz1558

It's difficult to do Irish records because so many records were destroyed, but they've taken the decision to give free access to 1911 and 1901. It's been really interesting.

9:00 am

Haz1558

I'll be interested to try and sort out a couple of details. My great-grandfather wasn't at home on the night of the census 1901 - hopefully I'll be able to trace where he was!

9:01 am

FMitch

I am ignoring the Wesh side of the family records at the mo as there are so many Jonses.

9:02 am

Haz1558

I can understand your reasoning, FM!

9:02 am

Haz1558

Are you scared that you'll be related to Tom?

9:02 am

mkg

hi all. any clue for the9?

9:02 am

rururocks

I've ignored my MIL for years does that count?

9:03 am

Haz1558

No, ruru, that gets you no brownie points at all.

9:03 am

FMitch

our family do not throw underware at singers - so I guess we are not related :)

9:03 am

rururocks

damn......

9:03 am

FMitch

Hi ruru!

9:04 am

rururocks

gm ladies

9:04 am

Haz1558

en9/60 - a plural

9:05 am

FMitch

mmm just munching on some strawberries, the taste of summer!

9:05 am

Sally-catlover

mmm, I haven't had any yet. We have a strawberry farm down the road, so I feel a visit might be immiment!

9:05 am

Haz1558

Nothing like proper home grown ones with red insides instead of white, dry things.

9:05 am

mkg

ty haz but need a clue as i am not getting it at all.

9:06 am

Haz1558

I used morewords to find it, mkg.

9:06 am

FMitch

Oh you must Sally! and yes HAz, the ones I am eating are English and so sweet and juicy.

9:06 am

jmcnrick

mmmm strawberries

9:06 am

Sally-catlover

Oh these are wonderful Haz. They sell "seconds" which are just not accepted by the supermarket because, for instance, they are over-large. They are absolutely wonderful.

9:06 am

jmcnrick

too soon for here -- can only get texas ones

9:06 am

jmcnrick

over large???

9:06 am

Riverdance

en8 - french come on in + coffee *** (pl)

9:07 am

Sally-catlover

That's the supermarket's definition!!

9:07 am

Nancy Boy

there's such a thing as a strawberry that's too big?! Gimme!

9:07 am

mkg

ty got them.

9:07 am

Sally-catlover

And we have local cream, and ... dribbling quietly here.

9:07 am

jmcnrick

what a great clue mom

9:07 am

FMitch

lol NB, did you go out and get some freshair and sunshine?

9:08 am

Riverdance

thanks jmc

9:08 am

jmcnrick

odd supermarket . . . .i would gladly eat and overlarge strawberry!

9:08 am

Sally-catlover

They work out very cheaply as well like that, because (sob) we have to buy 8 punnets at a time.

9:08 am

FMitch

oh no creamhere, just the berries.

9:08 am

EvaNadine

*runs and tackles NB*
hello stranger!!

9:08 am

jmcnrick

what is a punnet?

9:08 am

rururocks

is there weight-watchers for strawberries?

9:08 am

Nancy Boy

I did FM, from behind the safety of my aviators ;)

9:08 am

Haz1558

A punnet - a little basket or cardboard container for fruit.

9:09 am

Nancy Boy

Eva, you're back! Glowingly tanned, I presume?!

9:09 am

FMitch

*grin* NB

9:09 am

jmcnrick

the thought of fresh whole cream on strawberries. . .

9:09 am

EvaNadine

already peeling, im afraid!

9:09 am

jmcnrick

ty haz

9:09 am

jmcnrick

*gives eva aloe lotion*

9:09 am

Judi

:-) Morning cats and kittens!

9:10 am

Haz1558

You're welcome - my job is to translate for non-British babblers.

9:10 am

Haz1558

Hello, Judi.

9:10 am

jmcnrick

hi judi

9:10 am

FMitch

Morning Judi.

9:10 am

Nancy Boy

oh nooo, already? it's been great fun here - we had a miniature heatwave so all the English are red and peeling. *smug*

9:10 am

Sally-catlover

Hi Judi.

9:11 am

jmcnrick

okay if I am to ever get nbt i need a clue for the S in the lower corner, the bottom T and the top E

9:11 am

Sally-catlover

Not all of us, NB. Some of us wear sun screen and a hat!

9:11 am

Haz1558

The English are fools if they don't use a bit of wit and put on sunscreen.

9:11 am

Nancy Boy

did you have a good time, though? :)

9:11 am

jmcnrick

I wear long sleeves too boot sally

9:11 am

Haz1558

st5 -s plus a word for 'to throw away carelessly'

9:11 am

FMitch

Oh talking of aloe, my Mums gardener has potted up an aloe vera plant for me so I can use it on my dermatitus (on my finger tips).

9:12 am

EvaNadine

its quite disgusting, actually. im slathered with lotion to keep it from looking too terrible, but at home, im peeling away...
had a glorious time, though!

9:12 am

jmcnrick

good idea FM

9:12 am

EvaNadine

oh dear, we are having a shelter-in-place drill.
back in a bit!

9:12 am

Haz1558

er4/4 (our old friend the looooooooove god)

9:12 am

Sally-catlover

FM, if you have dermatitus, be careful of some of the plants in your garden.

9:12 am

wht

te6 Think bowling

9:12 am

aslindy

trot tort

9:12 am

jmcnrick

ah NOW i see him ty again haz

9:12 am

FMitch

and I missed it of course HAz - thanks for the clue!!!!!!!!!

9:12 am

aslindy

I am so sorry

9:13 am

jmcnrick

ty wht!

9:13 am

Nancy Boy

love god? I don't see my name in there ;)

9:13 am

FMitch

oh such as what Sally?

9:13 am

jmcnrick

hi aslindy!

9:13 am

Haz1558

Also, er4/4 - what goes with recreation, letters mixed up.

9:13 am

jmcnrick

*smacks NB on head with a rolled up newspaper*

9:14 am

jmcnrick

okay nbt and must go to work

9:14 am

jmcnrick

*puts on cape and leaps out of chog window in a single bound*

9:14 am

FMitch

HAve a good day jmc.

9:14 am

Sally-catlover

Some plants can cause a reaction, especially if you go in the sun after. If you get something strange, look in the garden! Some kinds of primula for instance can cause a rash. I have huge skin problems so am aware.

9:14 am

mkg

need clue for the second fi 7 please.

9:15 am

aslindy

hi... morning... have only had 3 sips of coffee so far so barely awake

9:15 am

FMitch

Oh thanks for that Sally - will make a note.

9:15 am

Riverdance

trade you fro the first one mkg

9:15 am

Haz1558

fi7 - blazing marijuana

9:15 am

Riverdance

fi 7 - similar to than en9

9:15 am

Riverdance

great clue haz

9:16 am

dan2bit

fi7 - compound camp**** and tea***

9:16 am

Haz1558

fi7/40 - in the competition between fish, some are fi7/40 than others.

9:16 am

FMitch

Hi dan, hows the little one doing?

9:16 am

Sally-catlover

rofl Haz.

9:16 am

mkg

ty got it.

9:16 am

Riverdance

thats great haz - thanks

9:17 am

Haz1558

You're welcome.

9:17 am

mkg

pi 6?

9:17 am

dan2bit

baby2bit was up a lot last night, having slept much of yesterday. But she sleeps now, as does her mom

9:17 am

aslindy

thanks Haz

9:17 am

Haz1558

You're welcome, as.

9:18 am

FMitch

awe, hope you can get your share of sleep too.

9:18 am

Haz1558

dan - sounds like you're going to have the age-old problem of getting the baby to sleep all night instead of all day.

9:18 am

Haz1558

She's very pretty, by the way. And congratulations!

9:19 am

Nancy Boy

she is, she's sooo gorgeous :)

9:19 am

dan2bit

Thanks, all. I rather think so too :-)

9:19 am

Judi

Yes, dan. She's loverly.

9:19 am

aslindy

repost is not a word?

9:20 am

rururocks

I don't see where to go with teh or 5/14 is it a fish?

9:20 am

Haz1558

Oh she is. And it's not just you being biased. I remember pitying other mothers because their babies weren't as pretty as mine and they were going to have to show ugly babies to visitors.

9:21 am

Haz1558

or5/14 - o plus a caged bone, finish off with a vowel.

9:21 am

Judi

or + sewing needle.

9:21 am

Nancy Boy

Nothing wrong with having an ugly baby. I was a hideous baby ;)

9:22 am

rururocks

thank you haz

9:22 am

Judi

Impossible, NB! *squeezes cheeks*

9:22 am

rururocks

new one for me

9:22 am

Haz1558

You're welcome, ruru.

9:22 am

FMitch

Oh don't encourage him Judi!

9:22 am

Nancy Boy

LOL, Judi. Yes, don't encourage me ;)

9:23 am

FMitch

*grin*

9:23 am

Haz1558

I've seen it before, don't know whether in the grid or in my eternal trawling through morewords. Have I recommended it lately?

9:23 am

aslindy

thanks haz... it's a type of antelope!

9:23 am

FMitch

not for at least a couple of days Haz - tsk tsk!

9:24 am

Haz1558

I'll have to do better, they'll be cutting my commission cheque if I don't improve my ideas.

9:25 am

Vicuna

Hello, Good People of Babbledom.

9:26 am

FMitch

Have you set up a website yet for your walk?

9:26 am

Haz1558

Hello, Vicuna!

9:26 am

FMitch

Greetings Vi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

9:26 am

Vicuna

Lovely day, I hope.

9:27 am

FMitch

*I've been saving those ! by the way Haz*

9:27 am

Haz1558

It's a fine day, VI, all the better for seeing you.

9:27 am

Vicuna

Ah, likewise, Haz.

9:27 am

Riverdance

clue for first st7 please

9:27 am

Judi

Hiya, Vic!

9:27 am

Haz1558

Waste not, want not, FM, you've done well.

9:28 am

Haz1558

st7 - first four letters of the back of a boat, then decay backwards (three letters) Phone...

9:28 am

Riverdance

thanks haz

9:29 am

aslindy

totally not getting that one, haz

9:29 am

aslindy

at least, I put in what I thought you meant but it is not a word

9:30 am

Vicuna

Awww, I was so excited to find "petrifiers," but Enable won't take it.

9:30 am

FMitch

How is everything Vi?

9:30 am

Vicuna

What else would you call a bunch of gorgons, eh?

9:30 am

EvaNadine

shelter in place has been terminated.

9:30 am

EvaNadine

fun times.

9:31 am

FMitch

enable is poopy to quote Lorip

9:31 am

Vicuna

All is swell, thanks, FM. School will be out soon, another art show this weekend, garden looking healthy (at least, where the bugs aren't destroying the asparagus, anyway), ... Yep, all swell. You?

9:31 am

aslindy

is the first he related to the next 4 he?

9:32 am

Judi

What's a gorgon?

9:32 am

Vicuna

Medusa was one.

9:32 am

FMitch

ditto ditto :) and the sun is shining :)

9:32 am

Nancy Boy

shelter in place, Eva?

9:32 am

Nef

Good Morning Fellow Babblers. My phantom of the day is stress. It SHOULD be here

9:32 am

Vicuna

Sun here, too, after enough rain to water the garden... perfection.

9:33 am

EvaNadine

kinda like a fire drill, but one where we stay inside the building.
i thin its intended for anthrax scares + things like that...

9:33 am

FMitch

Hi NEf.

9:33 am

Nancy Boy

true Nef, but try not to get uptight over it ;)

9:33 am

Vicuna

Hello, Nef.

9:33 am

Judi

lol. Gorgon sounds like an ugly mole or something. "I'm having a gorgon removed today".

9:33 am

dan2bit

also protein

9:33 am

Nef

Lol, NB. :-)

9:33 am

Nancy Boy

blimey. what a dramatic life you do lead ;)

9:33 am

FMitch

Back in 5 or so, need to do some emails.

9:34 am

Nef

Hi, FM, Vicuna and all

9:34 am

Vicuna

Hurry back, FM, dear!

9:34 am

Judi

Phantom: Presto!

9:34 am

Nancy Boy

right, and I'll habe to bbl - my friend has had her haircut, and is insisting I come round to admire it with her. take care of yourselves, everyone, and good to have you back, Eva :) x

9:35 am

EvaNadine

dramatic? hardly. we all just walked upstairs and talked for a while until they let us go. :)

9:35 am

Vicuna

Ah yes, Admiration Duty. Serve well, Nancy Boy.

9:35 am

Nancy Boy

for my king and my country, Vic. *salutes*

9:36 am

Vicuna

*salutes*

9:37 am

EvaNadine

TY, dearest. (((huggles)))

9:37 am

Judi

Just realized that Nef is in the grid today.

9:40 am

Riverdance

clue for the PT6 please

9:41 am

Nef

Judi, I didn't see that til just now (wandered off to grab some more coffee, and searched for over a minute after reading your post!

9:42 am

Vicuna

pt6 - pt + girl's name for Ieland

9:42 am

Judi

And you're pluralized too!

9:42 am

Vicuna

*Ireland

9:42 am

Riverdance

thank you

9:43 am

Nef

now, *that* would be dangerous, Judi! ;-)

9:45 am

inge

finally found my last word, teh bowling accessory.

9:45 am

Nef

YAY, inge! WTG!!!!

9:46 am

Vicuna

Yay for inge!

9:46 am

FMitch

Vi - good icon, it must take skill to get those edges to sharp.

9:46 am

Judi

Thanks, inge! I was looking to black out that bottom T.

9:46 am

Riverdance

congrats inge

9:46 am

FMitch

*so sharp even!

9:46 am

Sally-catlover

Gosh, at least 5 dead in shooting in Cumbria.

9:47 am

FMitch

It is sad isn't it Sally, maybe even up to 11.

9:47 am

aslindy

is there a way to look up a player so I can add them to my friends, if they are not currently on, and not high enough to be in the rankings?

9:48 am

FMitch

Don't think so aslindy - you can add them as a friend if they are online but that is about all.

9:48 am

Riverdance

go to the rankings and click on them

9:49 am

aslindy

ok, thanks. That is what I was thinking, FMitch, since I am not seeing a way to do it.

9:49 am

Riverdance

you can get their profiles that way - dont know if you can add them

9:49 am

inge

thanks . Takes a bow and now looks up Cumbria

9:49 am

Nef

I don't know of a way to do it either if they aren't online

9:49 am

dcseain

can only add friends when someone is online

9:49 am

dcseain

hello, FM, as, Nef, Inge, MNH, et al

9:49 am

FMitch

Hey dc!!

9:50 am

dcseain

finally back online after a LONG weekend

9:50 am

Nef

hi dc!

9:50 am

Riverdance

Hi dcs

9:50 am

aslindy

Momneedshelp... they have only played Babble a couple times, so I don't see them in the rankings

9:50 am

FMitch

was it a good long w/e?

9:50 am

Riverdance

that wont work then - sorry

9:51 am

dcseain

i'll be offline again Friday through Sunday - we're going camping at Big Meadow in Shenandoah Nat'l Park.

9:51 am

aslindy

no problem, and thanks

9:51 am

dcseain

It was good, if one w/out much sleep

9:51 am

FMitch

lol

9:51 am

dcseain

made up for the sleep from 18 to 6 overnight

9:51 am

Nef

sounds like your having fun IRL, dc! Good for you! :-)

9:51 am

FMitch

gosh that was a catch up sleep!

9:53 am

dcseain

yesterday was hard. i slept from 05:30 to 08:30 on Monday, then spent the evening going from Baltimore to Philadelphia to Baltimore to Home, getting in at 1:30, then had 11 AM interview. WEEE!

9:53 am

FMitch

How did the interview go?

9:54 am

Nef

Wow. Do you even remember the interview? I couldn't have done that at all!

9:54 am

dcseain

alright. not as excited about it after this round of interviews, an there is another round togo.

9:54 am

FMitch

fingers crossed none the less hun!

9:55 am

dcseain

i'm looking forward to the 2nd interview with US Dept of Transportation, date TBD

9:55 am

dcseain

thanks :)

9:55 am

Vicuna

Hello, dc. Good luck on having all the options available so you can make the choice you want.

9:56 am

dcseain

thanks, vic

9:56 am

FMitch

Am going to bow out for a while, lovely chatting and Happy Babbling all.

9:56 am

dcseain

be well, GM
er, FM

9:56 am

Vicuna

See you later, FM. I should leave soon, too. Just a few more words fi5... just a few more...

9:57 am

Riverdance

clue for the first or6 please

9:57 am

FMitch

you calling me grandmother dc??
TTFN :)

9:58 am

dcseain

OR6 - find way or the East

9:58 am

inge

No, GM stqands for General MOtors

9:58 am

Riverdance

3 days in a row that word has been in the puzzle and today I miss it - thanks dcs

9:58 am

Riverdance

General Manager

9:59 am

Vicuna

Grand Master

9:59 am

dcseain

Grand Marshall

9:59 am

Vicuna

Gold Mine

9:59 am

Nef

and I'm leaving too. Time to go see DH. I have several people to talk to today and lots of questions to ask, (thanks to peri and others here!) :-)

9:59 am

Riverdance

Great Mitchness

9:59 am

inge

or 5; opp. of iccidnet

9:59 am

Riverdance

**FIREWORKS**

9:59 am

dcseain

hope you get what you need of it, Nef

9:59 am

Vicuna

Goodbye, Nef!

9:59 am

FMitch

LOL and *poof*

9:59 am

Riverdance

thanks for the clues

10:00 am

dcseain

congrats, MNH

10:00 am

inge

I meant occident

10:00 am

Vicuna

Yay for Momneedshelp!

10:00 am

dcseain

the diamond saw got stuck while BP was trying to cut the pipe in that Gulf of Mexico well.

10:01 am

inge

Bravo, Momneedshelp

10:01 am

Riverdance

I need to get to work now - have a great day all - happy babbling

10:01 am

Boobear

hi all

10:01 am

dcseain

have fun, MNH

10:01 am

dcseain

hi, boo

10:02 am

Vicuna

Goodbye, Momneedshelp; Hello, Boobear.

10:02 am

inge

Hi Boo, but I need to leave now. Bye

10:03 am

Boobear

Hi Mom..Sorry i missed you

10:11 am

joshuavorbis

hi and nbt

10:19 am

Boobear

clue for bi 5

10:21 am

Boobear

nm found it

10:23 am

razor

bien

torch 5 14
torcs 5 12
tore 4 4
tors 4 4
tort 4 4
torts 5 10
toss 4 4
tost 4 4
tref 4 7
tret 4 4
trets 5 10
trine 5 10
trio 4 4
trip 4 5
tripe 5 12
trop 4 5
trope 5 12
trot 4 4
trots 5 10
trotter 7 28
trotters

10:23 am

Boobear

stop that razor

10:24 am

crosshair

that is not apreciated razor.if by mistake please stop

10:26 am

Daily Dog

Hi all

10:26 am

Boobear

hi Daily Dog

10:27 am

Daily Dog

Hi Boobear

10:27 am

Daily Dog

What's razor doing?

10:27 am

crosshair

ignore that list if you can daily dog

10:28 am

crosshair

it is all the t,s for todays puzzle

10:28 am

Daily Dog

strange

10:28 am

Boobear

it may have been done by mistake but it should not have been typed in the chat

10:28 am

Norma

No cross there are more that aren't on that list.

10:28 am

crosshair

it may indeed be in error

10:29 am

crosshair

oh im sure

10:29 am

crosshair

i shall bury it with a small window and continue,good morning my babble friends;)

10:30 am

Boobear

good morning cross

10:30 am

Daily Dog

I've reached the afternoon already

10:42 am

flosey

hello everyone

10:43 am

Boobear

hi flosey

10:43 am

crosshair

howdy flosey

10:43 am

joshuavorbis

fireworks

10:44 am

flosey

wow, wtg josh

10:45 am

flosey

am not using chat very much because of the fine print in here - having enough problems finding words

10:45 am

joshuavorbis

once i got the r's s's and t's it was pretty smooth sailing

10:45 am

flosey

am using grandson's computer and I don't know how to make things a bit bigger

10:45 am

crosshair

flosey,what do you use as your browser?

10:46 am

Erda

Help on the te6/21 please???

10:46 am

crosshair

oh i see

10:46 am

joshuavorbis

windows or mac flosey

10:46 am

flosey

using google

10:46 am

joshuavorbis

erda - the normal mode of bowling

10:47 am

crosshair

with firefox as your default browser,you can make each letter of text as big as a goose egg if needed lol

10:47 am

Erda

gulp -- never bowled...

10:47 am

flosey

I tried to use firefox but it put me back to msn - just gave up

10:47 am

joshuavorbis

if windows try holding down control and hitting the plus sign, if mac, switch the apple key for control

10:48 am

joshuavorbis

instead of there being 8 little white things at the end of the lane, there are *** ***s

10:48 am

crosshair

ten seagulls all in a row;))

10:49 am

flosey

I better not fool around with this, thanks anyway gentlemen - am afraid I might mess up something of his

10:51 am

Erda

got it -- thank you all (should have got it by myself; gray matter reluctant this morning...)

10:52 am

Boobear

clue for fi 7/44

10:52 am

susanj2

to

10:55 am

joshuavorbis

more like someone from helsinki, boobear

10:55 am

Boobear

huh

10:56 am

mixi6

ty josh

11:03 am

mixi6

en8? help?

11:06 am

Boobear

en 8 starts with like the en 5 but switch the last 2 letters and a po 4/4

11:07 am

mixi6

ty ty ty .

11:07 am

mixi6

fireworks.

11:07 am

Boobear

yw

11:26 am

bubba218

te6 please, my last word

11:29 am

FMitch

Think of a bowling ball bubba

11:30 am

stidgmere

Hi Flosey! When traveling I've been taking a notebook. The size of the screen just isn't big enough. There's no place like home.

11:30 am

bubba218

thanks fmitch, just kept looking the other direction

11:31 am

stidgmere

Good on fireworks mix!

11:31 am

FMitch

yw :)

11:32 am

stidgmere

Oh, not being a bowler, it took me a minute to figure the te out.

11:33 am

FMitch

Greetings Stidgmere

11:33 am

stidgmere

Hi fmitch. Today is my daughter, stidmama's birthday!

11:34 am

FMitch

Oh is it?? Many Happy returns of the day to dearest stiddy!!!!

11:34 am

FMitch

Do send her my best wishes.

11:34 am

periwinkle

hello all

11:34 am

periwinkle

where is the birthday girl?

11:34 am

FMitch

Hi peri.

11:34 am

periwinkle

I will wish her a happy birthday anyway.

11:34 am

stidgmere

She is in her last week of school for the year (at school now).

11:35 am

periwinkle

A Very Happy Birthday to YOU, stiddy!!

11:35 am

FMitch

probably working her ass of as usual :)

11:35 am

FMitch

ARe there any plans for a celebration?

11:36 am

stidgmere

We will celebrate this weekend. She likes Angel food cake and I can make it without wheat flour. But what she likes best is the pink, fluffy frosting that is traditional with our family.

11:36 am

FMitch

Now there is a good mama :)

11:37 am

crosshair

((FM))

11:37 am

FMitch

Give her a big babble hug from all of us when you see her.

11:37 am

stidgmere

Oh, I will certainly give her your good wishes FMitch and all.

11:38 am

FMitch

(((crossy)))

11:38 am

periwinkle

bbl

11:39 am

stidgmere

Tooooo much (((()))) going on!!!!

11:40 am

FMitch

crossy has been a rock for me and deserves the occasional hug.

11:41 am

stidgmere

True, crossy you are a steadying influence on us all and we appreciate you.

11:41 am

crosshair

aww..shucks....

11:42 am

FMitch

*can feel his head swelling from here* :)

11:42 am

FMitch

*waves a strip of bacon unde his nose*

11:43 am

crosshair

not till the 6th fm

11:43 am

FMitch

sorry, that was cruel ;)

11:43 am

FMitch

you can eat pig on the 6th?

11:43 am

crosshair

and i have 2 pounds in the fridge for that fateful day;)) along with hash browns and maple breakfast saussages

11:44 am

FMitch

LOL crossy you are priceless!!

11:44 am

stidgmere

What are we to celebrate on June 6? D day I think.

11:44 am

crosshair

food freedom day!!

11:45 am

FMitch

crossy is on a vry stict diet at the moment stidgmere

11:45 am

crosshair

eat what you want,when you want it for 24 hours

11:45 am

stidgmere

Oh, I am glad food will be freed on June 6 or is that fried?

11:45 am

crosshair

foods...crossy wants it....

11:46 am

FMitch

yay party time at crossys!!!

11:46 am

helensgirlkid

Both, I suspect. I must say, Crossey, you keep your (and our) spirits up very well, considering the diet.

11:46 am

stidgmere

You have will power then, crossy. There is a story about Frog and Toad by Arnold Lobel. At the end of the story, the one friend tells the other he can keep the will power, he will take the cookies.

11:47 am

FMitch

LOL

11:47 am

crosshair

i have on order a dozen of the most beautiful brown double yolk egss from the farm up the road,i shall pick them up after work on the 5th..along with some real butter lol

11:47 am

stidgmere

Shall we all converge somewhere in Canada for food day?

11:47 am

FMitch

Hi helens

11:47 am

crosshair

come to my place,i will be cooking traditional canadian north woods brekkies all day ;)

11:48 am

FMitch

oh yes - brunch at crossys and then on to a babble party!

11:48 am

helensgirlkid

45 left - just discovered the fi7,8 pair - lovely - almost as nice s the en8,9 pair. What a nice grid.

11:48 am

crosshair

and the peameal..sliced thick and fried to a golden brown with a slice of cheddar melted on top

11:48 am

helensgirlkid

With maple syrup pie to finish off?

11:49 am

crosshair

lol,actually i do not care for real syrup..too sweet

11:49 am

FMitch

I'll get the babble jet out of mothballs and we can pick up babblers along the way.

11:50 am

crosshair

the hash browns shall have diced valencia onions and bacon bits in it;))

11:51 am

stidgmere

I shall be waiting for the sky hook to pluck me off of my lawn as we are skyward bound for Crossy's Babblers' Breakfast (served all day long.)

11:51 am

helensgirlkid

Oh, good Crossey - going the savoury route. Pick me up en route, FM - I'm right on your way - sort of.

11:51 am

FMitch

HAVe to admit that in all my visits to the US - never got to grips with hasbrown, what are they supposed to be?

11:52 am

FMitch

They are just hunks of brown greasy stuff.

11:52 am

helensgirlkid

Diced boiled potatoes, fried in butter, usually with onion

11:52 am

crosshair

they are diced taters fried golden brown in butter with any addition you like

11:53 am

crosshair

not the way i do them fm

11:53 am

FMitch

now that sounds good helens

11:53 am

stidgmere

Hash browns are potatoes that are soft on the inside, and crispy fried on the outside. A side dish to eggs. The saltiness of the potatoes are justaposed to the blandness of the eggs.

11:53 am

crosshair

and my eggs are never bland lol

11:54 am

FMitch

I know they have aprupose and that sounds scrummy.

11:54 am

crosshair

only fresh right from the farm,the yols a rich golden colour

11:54 am

stidgmere

Well, eggs take on the personality of the chef. Mine are blander than yours Crossy.

11:54 am

helensgirlkid

How can eggs be bland? Even leaving aside the salt and pepper.

11:54 am

crosshair

i even have some mediterranian sea salt and new peppercorns waiting to be ground

11:55 am

FMitch

Sorry, slightly distracted there as we have had a shooting in the norht of the country,and the news has just put out an update - 12 killed and 25 injured.

11:55 am

stidgmere

Ah, are you using eggs from real chickens or eggs from neat 12-to-the-box cartons?

11:55 am

crosshair

never have pepper just sitting around.only grind it as you use it

11:55 am

crosshair

still bird crap on them when i get them stid lol

11:55 am

helensgirlkid

I can see that free food day is something that can occupy enough of your time and energy in between to keep you from raiding the pantry!

11:56 am

stidgmere

Oh, no fmitch. I had no idea. So sorry. It is a tragedy.

11:56 am

crosshair

oh i did not know fm,sorry..and here i am prattling on about breakfast

11:56 am

helensgirlkid

Wouldn't it be nice to have a day without something like that. Sorry to hear it FM.

11:57 am

FMitch

you keep prattling dear crossy :)

11:57 am

crosshair

actually i have an appt this afternoon and must leave you all to go and soap down this mass of muscle

11:57 am

FMitch

IT has happened in one of the quietest counties and one of the most beautiful ones too - Cumbria.

11:58 am

crosshair

tc all and happy babbling...poink!

11:58 am

stidgmere

Wel'll keep the chatline open til you return crossy.

11:58 am

FMitch

Bye crossy and see you agaoin soon.

11:59 am

Boobear

see ya crossy

12:00 pm

FMitch

All this talk of food is making me hungy and as it is nearly 6pm I think I will venture into the kitchen.

12:00 pm

FMitch

TTFN all :)

12:00 pm

stidgmere

Time here for a wee snack and a cup of coffee. Thanks for your company.

12:13 pm

Boobear

clue for or 4/5

12:14 pm

bichon

or 4/5 creatures ]bad] in LOTR

12:15 pm

Boobear

what iis Lotr

12:15 pm

bichon

Sorry, Lord of the Rings

12:18 pm

movieman

the sh7 plz

12:19 pm

bichon

don't have it

12:35 pm

helensgirlkid

a diminutive of the sg5

12:35 pm

helensgirlkid

sh5

12:36 pm

helensgirlkid

also: sh5 + last two letters of he6

12:37 pm

helensgirlkid

an out-of-date, nasty name for a jew

12:43 pm

poodletoes

I keep getting "word couldn't be added" messages??????

12:45 pm

poodletoes

will go play different game for a while

12:45 pm

rubyfoo

hello everybody, got 109 words earlier, back to see if I can get a few more

12:46 pm

flosey

hi Ruby, I'm plodding along - from time to time

12:47 pm

rubyfoo

hi flosey. Are you back at home?

12:47 pm

flosey

no, still with son and family

12:47 pm

rubyfoo

I was gone for 3 days but got a chance to play with my nephew as rubyfoo and shadow lol

12:47 pm

flosey

second son now, spent a week with first son

12:48 pm

rubyfoo

are you having a wonderful time?

12:48 pm

flosey

for sure, thanks Ruby

12:48 pm

rubyfoo

I'm happy for you

12:49 pm

flosey

ty ruby

12:51 pm

rubyfoo

clue, pls, for the 9 and for the en's?

12:51 pm

rubyfoo

long en's

12:52 pm

flosey

en8/45 and 9/60 ruby

12:53 pm

flosey

en5 - come in, pl, then reverse last 2 letters and add an item for cooking in

12:53 pm

flosey

and plural

12:54 pm

rubyfoo

beautiful clues, flosey, thank you

12:54 pm

rubyfoo

I never see the French words duh

12:54 pm

flosey

yw ruby

12:54 pm

flosey

and they pop up so often

12:55 pm

rubyfoo

it's true

12:55 pm

rubyfoo

is Dr. God French?

12:57 pm

flosey

no idea ruby

12:57 pm

flosey

just know he has american id

12:58 pm

rubyfoo

but it's funny that there are so many french words in this dictionary

12:58 pm

flosey

perhaps we use more than we think?

12:58 pm

rubyfoo

I've hit the wall at 112. Thanks for your help flosey. When are you going home? :(

12:59 pm

Jellen

I don't know what it means, but I've got en 8 thanks to you, flosey!

12:59 pm

rubyfoo

hi and bye jellen

1:00 pm

rubyfoo

warehouse in french, I think

1:00 pm

Jellen

And I wasn't even going to start this grid...couldn't help myself!

1:00 pm

Jellen

Hi and bye, ruby!

1:01 pm

rubyfoo

I just looked it up in my fr-eng dict and yes, that's what it means

1:01 pm

flosey

yw Jellen

1:01 pm

Jellen

Thanks!

1:01 pm

rubyfoo

good night everybody

1:02 pm

flosey

leaving ruby?

1:02 pm

flosey

ah, yes, late there, sweet sleep Ruby

1:33 pm

Merk

sh 7 clue please

1:34 pm

Jellen

Sorry, Merk, don't have it yet...

1:35 pm

Merk

I was goint to try searching at more words, but I cannot connect to the site. I can go everywhere else, just not there.

1:36 pm

Jellen

I'm looking at A2Z words right now...

1:37 pm

Jellen

Not that it's helping...

1:37 pm

Merk

And we are either the only ones here, or others are lurking or eating lunch.

1:38 pm

Merk

There are words with the right letters in the grid, but they don't connect ... shefifs, sherbet

1:39 pm

Merk

shereef, nothing works.

1:40 pm

KatieMcG

hello everyone

1:41 pm

Jellen

Hi, Katie! Join us in looking for sh 7/32!!

1:41 pm

KatieMcG

oh my goodness I'd have no chance but will give it a go!

1:41 pm

Merk

Hi, Katie. Not too much activity here this afternoon. Jellen is helping me look for the sh 7, but neither of us is too successful. MoreWords.com must be 'down'. I can't get on it.

1:43 pm

Merk

I'm concluding that if it's not she, it has to be shr, but I can't find it.

1:43 pm

guernseygirl

hello all. i'm looking too

1:44 pm

flosey

hi again, just took a break

1:45 pm

Jellen

Flosey! Do you have sh 7?

1:45 pm

Merk

Flosey, we're all looking for the sh 7 and are stimied.

1:45 pm

skooj

hi all. make the sh5 sound diminuitive

1:45 pm

flosey

have it, same as 5 and 2 vowels

1:46 pm

Yvo

its the 5/12 with to vowels

1:46 pm

Jellen

Thank you all!! That is not in A2Z!

1:46 pm

Merk

ty so much!

1:47 pm

guernseygirl

ty

1:47 pm

KatieMcG

OMG I got it, thanks

1:47 pm

Yvo

took me an hour ,im such a dummkopf

1:48 pm

skooj

stoper

1:48 pm

Yvo

stoper

1:48 pm

Jellen

No, you're brilliant, Yvo!

1:48 pm

skooj

so sorry pb for me

1:48 pm

guernseygirl

ty for such good clues Yvo and skooj

1:49 pm

skooj

reallly sorrrrrry

1:49 pm

Yvo

thanks but see i already copied.

1:50 pm

Yvo

think i need a brain break see you later

1:54 pm

flosey

O meed a c;ie fpr st5/10- after the shop

1:55 pm

guernseygirl

what language is that, flosey?

1:55 pm

flosey

** I need a clue for st5/10 ....... sorry I'm having trouble with this computer - print is extremely small

1:56 pm

flosey

lol guernseygirl, hand in wrong place - perhaps time for tea

1:56 pm

KatieMcG

you have my sympathy flosey it was a nightmare when I had to work on Hubby's notebook, so glad when I got my laptop back

1:56 pm

guernseygirl

not sure if this is the right one but one of the st's is a sore throat

1:56 pm

flosey

am working on grandson's computer

1:57 pm

flosey

have that one, but thanks guernseygirl

1:57 pm

Uniquity

There's the corner st***, Flosey

1:57 pm

KatieMcG

that's the next one I have gg but it's a 12

1:57 pm

flosey

yes, it comes between those two words

1:57 pm

Uniquity

Ah!

1:58 pm

flosey

I am able to get lickety's clues but not connected to the game, is's separate so have to enter words twice

1:58 pm

flosey

and unable to get morewords

1:59 pm

guernseygirl

just trying to be helpful - i haven't gone to Lickety yet. I also have to type everything twice, flosey. is there a solution to that?

2:01 pm

flosey

there is gg you should be able to get the clues connected (http://licketysplitaus.googlepages.co
m/BabbleExpert12_FireworksForever.zip

2:01 pm

flosey

try it - as long as you're not using a Mac, appaarently it doesn't work there

2:02 pm

jmcnrick

s+throw a ball

2:03 pm

flosey

aha, thanks jmc, think that must be the only way my monkeys didn't go!

2:03 pm

jmcnrick

need more flexible monkeys

2:04 pm

KatieMcG

i've got word blind on it!!

2:04 pm

flosey

I'm going blind trying to read the tiny print!

2:05 pm

flosey

need te6, please?

2:05 pm

guernseygirl

no, i'm not on a Mac. thanks, Flosey, i'll try it.

2:05 pm

Kateq

te 6 think bowling

2:05 pm

guernseygirl

even Babble's not worth going blind for

2:06 pm

flosey

down to last 7! and they're all t words

2:06 pm

jmcnrick

you can increase the size of the type on a notebook

2:06 pm

KatieMcG

I have babble expert now, how do I add words to the list or the grid?

2:06 pm

flosey

and still have 1 bt

2:06 pm

KatieMcG

oops just seen the buttons sorry

2:07 pm

jmcnrick

hold down the control key and hit the plus sign

2:07 pm

flosey

Katie, across the top, there's a "send words to clues

2:07 pm

jmcnrick

sorry my advise is for increasing type size not babble pro

2:07 pm

jmcnrick

babble expert

2:08 pm

flosey

aha, thankyou so much kmc at last I can read it

2:10 pm

guernseygirl

flosey, i tried that link to lickety but it didn't work

2:11 pm

KatieMcG

thanks for the babble expert it's great :-)

2:11 pm

flosey

are you using a Mac? gg?

2:11 pm

guernseygirl

No

2:11 pm

flosey

O dpm

2:11 pm

guernseygirl

it came up as a page not found

2:11 pm

flosey

I don't understand then

2:12 pm

flosey

it was Jillibus who helped me with it

2:12 pm

guernseygirl

oh well, i'll try again another time

2:12 pm

flosey

good luck

2:12 pm

KatieMcG

make sure you didn't have the bracket at the front gg

2:12 pm

guernseygirl

good point, Katie

2:13 pm

KatieMcG

just realised the time off to do dinner, back soon

2:14 pm

Ormal

guernseygirl, did you use the save or open feature when the link came up?

2:16 pm

Ormal

nm, just saw the rest of that...

2:16 pm

guernseygirl

I copied the link and pasted it into the address space. i've just tried again and it gets me to Lickety, but not to the Babble Expert bit

2:16 pm

Ormal

I saved it, then had to open it for it to work for me. Guess I should have just used the open button in the first place.

2:18 pm

flosey

I'm not really very sure of my way around computers, but good luck GG

2:18 pm

KatieMcG

just waiting for the grill to heat up

2:19 pm

KatieMcG

I just copied it and it took me straight there gg

2:19 pm

guernseygirl

thanks, flosey. i haven't got time to fiddle around with it any more now - i'll have another try tomorrow. i want to go and watch Junior Apprentice at 9. see how far i can get with the grid before then.

2:21 pm

guernseygirl

well, i don't know what i'm doing wrong. it's still telling me it can't find the page, Katie.

2:21 pm

Ormal

e

2:23 pm

KatieMcG

the dancing green man on BGT has just said he can't believe he is in the semi-final, me and him both!!

2:24 pm

KatieMcG

oh god he has got a pot of gold, the irish must be soooo proud

2:25 pm

guernseygirl

haven't been watching that, but i caught sight of some good dancers yesterday on a trailer

2:25 pm

KatieMcG

not him lol

2:26 pm

flosey

fireworks - and off to have tea and relax - I found this grid tough!

2:26 pm

guernseygirl

i can't stand any of the judges - that's why i don't watch it.

2:26 pm

KatieMcG

bye flosey

2:26 pm

guernseygirl

hooooooooray flosey

2:26 pm

flosey

be back tomorrow

2:26 pm

KatieMcG

I love simon cowell but not the rest

2:27 pm

Ormal

bye flosey hope you enjoy your tea

2:27 pm

guernseygirl

amanda holden has been botoxed into a waxwork!

2:28 pm

KatieMcG

that is certainly true

2:29 pm

guernseygirl

can't think why people do botox. it makes them look so characterless

2:29 pm

guernseygirl

apart from, why would you want to inject yourself with a deadly poison anyway.

2:29 pm

KatieMcG

vanity can be the only answer to that

2:30 pm

guernseygirl

i guess so. has your grill heated up yet?

2:31 pm

KatieMcG

yep better go and grill, bbl to get my last 108 lol

2:31 pm

guernseygirl

bye for now then, Katie

2:32 pm

Merk

More Words is back.

2:32 pm

guernseygirl

what does that mean, Merk?

2:35 pm

Jellen

It's a web site...morewords.com

2:37 pm

Pinikula

afternoon all (lunchtime!)

2:37 pm

Jellen

Hi Pini!

2:37 pm

Pinikula

hiya jellen...how's it going?

2:38 pm

Jellen

Terrible, thanks!

2:38 pm

Merk

and Fireworks!

2:38 pm

Pinikula

uh oh

2:38 pm

Pinikula

wtg merk

2:39 pm

guernseygirl

ty Jellen. and congratulations Merk

2:39 pm

Jellen

The contractor just called...the second floor of the building (which he has torn down) was holding the back wall up!

2:39 pm

Jellen

Yay, Merk!

2:39 pm

Pinikula

egads!

2:39 pm

Pinikula

sorry to hear, jellen!!!

2:39 pm

Jellen

Cha-ching!

2:40 pm

Pinikula

no kidding!

2:40 pm

Jellen

Gotta go meet with him now...back later...

2:40 pm

Pinikula

<-- used to work construction...

2:40 pm

Merk

ty ... and for the help with that sh 7. I've been outside working in the flowers, but cruised through the rest of the grid after that. Couldn't have done it w/o your help. See you tomorrow.

2:40 pm

Jellen

Happy Babbling, all!

2:40 pm

Pinikula

good luck!!!!

2:41 pm

Pinikula

well done, merk ;)

2:42 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hooo merk

2:42 pm

guernseygirl

have to go now - 99 left for later or never. bye all

2:44 pm

Merk

ty again. See you another day!

2:44 pm

Pinikula

hi jmc

2:44 pm

Pinikula

take care GG

2:45 pm

jmcnrick

bye guernsey

2:45 pm

jmcnrick

bye merk

2:46 pm

Pinikula

well shoot...gotta go...work beckons.... * sigh * ... cya 2nite

2:47 pm

jmcnrick

bye :-(

2:47 pm

Ormal

Bye Pini...

2:48 pm

jmcnrick

how is the kitten placement going ormal?

2:53 pm

Ormal

jmc, I was just updating my profile with that info. I found a home for the smallest one out in the country. Yesterday the other three went to a local veterinarian for placement in good homes.

2:54 pm

Ormal

I cried like a baby and the vet tech said I could come check on them anytime I wanted to.

3:01 pm

Ormal

anyone need any clues before I have to go riding?

3:03 pm

Ormal

okay, then happy babbling to all!

3:03 pm

meliae

fi 7/44 please, and thank you

3:04 pm

Ormal

fi7/44: flames + something used to cook in, plural for fi8

3:06 pm

meliae

doh, thank you I tried pen pit etc I was close at least =)

3:07 pm

Ormal

I did the same thing meliae

3:10 pm

meliae

pr 6/21 7/32 are they a combo? and could I get a clue please

3:11 pm

jmcnrick

I am glad they will get homes. kittens so often do not

3:12 pm

jmcnrick

sorry mel i do not have it

3:13 pm

dan2bit

yes combo - "before small mountain/s"

3:14 pm

jmcnrick

hi dan hows the baby?

3:14 pm

meliae

thank you got them both

3:14 pm

dcseain

before hill, rather than small mountain. ty

3:14 pm

dcseain

hello, mel, jmc, and dan

3:15 pm

jmcnrick

hmmm still looking for the hill or moutain

3:15 pm

jmcnrick

c

3:15 pm

jmcnrick

dc

3:15 pm

jmcnrick

*sigh* hi dc

3:16 pm

jmcnrick

any word on the job interviews?

3:16 pm

meliae

hello DC

3:16 pm

dcseain

had 2nd with Apple, - there wil be a 3rd round. Still waiting on DOT, though i think i'll get a 2nd there

3:16 pm

dcseain

i'm really hoping for offer from DOT.

3:17 pm

meliae

"before" + the first three letters of what you would light in days of yore and hang on a castle wall

3:18 pm

Jellen

Hi, dc...good luck!!

3:19 pm

dcseain

ty, jellen - hello

3:19 pm

Jellen

Hello, all!

3:19 pm

meliae

yay all the re words are done it was not as painful as I thought it was going to be

3:19 pm

meliae

Hello Jellen =)

3:26 pm

KatieMcG

I HATE REs

3:29 pm

Jellen

Me too, Katie!

3:32 pm

Jellen

That's why I skipped them for now...having a bad enough day!

3:37 pm

jmcnrick

i have one re word

3:37 pm

Jellen

I have 3!

3:39 pm

meliae

well here is a hint for a bunch, take the 5 letter word for getting something taken back from you that you were late on payments and start adding endings

3:39 pm

meliae

ops my bad 4 letter word LOL

3:40 pm

Jellen

That gave me 6!

3:40 pm

Jellen

More, that is...

3:40 pm

meliae

I read a book and had to make a book re****, my plant was root bound so I had to re*** it

3:41 pm

meliae

yep that is all of the ones that start like that

3:41 pm

meliae

then I ripped the paper again and a word that means reply on usually used in a snarky tone

3:42 pm

Jellen

3 left (of the re's)

3:43 pm

Jellen

2 left

3:43 pm

Jellen

1 left

3:43 pm

meliae

coral Re** , re+ get charged for something, re+ discharge a worker, re**** your sins!

3:43 pm

Jellen

That was it! Thanks, mel!

3:44 pm

meliae

you're welcome =)

3:44 pm

meliae

ri 6/24 7/36 any one have those?

3:46 pm

Jellen

Sorry, I don't

3:47 pm

Jellen

ri + bi 4/6

3:48 pm

meliae

what a strange word, thank you

3:50 pm

JBV

hi jellen, know what's weird? I had the ri, but not the bi 4 - thanks!

3:56 pm

meliae

awwwwwwwww lsdkjfskdljfksld I hate it when I know the first 4 letters of a word and I just cant monkey the last 2

3:57 pm

meliae

to 6/18 please I know it is going to be a fish

3:58 pm

Jellen

to + consonant + number

3:58 pm

meliae

oh bleh thought I tried that, lol ty so much Jell

3:59 pm

meliae

on to the tr words and I am missing a ton of those

4:04 pm

jmcnrick

okay bye all am heading home early

4:05 pm

Jellen

Bye, jmc

4:08 pm

dcseain

hasta,jmc

4:22 pm

Jellen

po 5/16, please?

4:22 pm

riemann

meet me at your front door and I'll tell you about the po5/16

4:23 pm

dcseain

sit on the po5

4:23 pm

Jellen

Thanks, riemann and dc!

4:24 pm

Jellen

Hi, riemann...it's been a while!

4:24 pm

riemann

that it has. hello again!

4:27 pm

bichon

to + consonant + number. Then the number has 3 letters?

4:27 pm

Jellen

Yes, bichon

4:27 pm

dcseain

to6 - german pastry

4:28 pm

bichon

ty dc

4:28 pm

bichon

but the German pastry is only 5 letters

4:28 pm

dcseain

plural

4:28 pm

dcseain

german plural, that is

4:28 pm

Jellen

Fireworks!!!

4:29 pm

bichon

Ach du lieber, it's the German pl

4:29 pm

riemann

*cheer*

4:29 pm

dcseain

congrats, jellen

4:30 pm

Jellen

I'm off to play a little poker, but will monitor chat if clues are needed...

4:30 pm

dcseain

have fun, jellen

4:31 pm

Jellen

I'm trying to rebuild my bankroll...had a really bad day a while ago...should know better by now :-)

4:32 pm

bichon

I have a chipmunk inside my squirrel proof feeder!

4:32 pm

Jellen

Oh no!

4:33 pm

dcseain

no such thing as a squirrel-proof feeder. i do wonder how a chipmunk got up there, though.

4:33 pm

dcseain

some are very squirrel-resistant though.

4:33 pm

bichon

Yes, so do I. Pretty suspicious. However, I am fond of chipmunks

4:34 pm

redturtlehead

Afternoon all.

4:34 pm

bichon

It's a beautiful evening here in CT, for a change. Really low humidity

4:34 pm

Jellen

Hi, red!

4:34 pm

dcseain

we have all your humidity here

4:35 pm

dcseain

howdy, red

4:35 pm

redturtlehead

No I htink I have much of the humidity, but Washington can get pretty hideous in the summertime.

4:35 pm

bichon

I thought every summer day in DC is a bear

4:36 pm

dcseain

now and again, we get a hot, low-humidyt day. those are a treat!

4:36 pm

redturtlehead

Actually DC, I lied, we have high temp but they say the humidity is 47% which is very very low for us...

4:36 pm

bichon

Wow red, you must be in the humidityless part of FL

4:37 pm

dcseain

huh. it claims only 47% here too.

4:37 pm

dcseain

feels worse than that.

4:37 pm

redturtlehead

this morning it was 87% humidity, I guess the heat burned it off...

4:37 pm

redturtlehead

It does feel worse than that here too...

4:38 pm

periwinkle

hello all,

4:38 pm

dcseain

or the weather people are wrong in both places, i suppose

4:38 pm

dcseain

hi, peri

4:38 pm

Jellen

Hi, peri!

4:38 pm

cybernan

hai all -- any hints for the bottom corner s?

4:38 pm

redturtlehead

hello Peri.

4:38 pm

periwinkle

red, feel free to delete our surrent scramble game. I have anunfair advantage, you got -0 in one of the rounds

4:39 pm

redturtlehead

you and trif are in the grid today.

4:39 pm

periwinkle

I know :)

4:39 pm

dcseain

st7 st8 come fromether

4:39 pm

redturtlehead

It's ok peri, One day when I was trying to play I could only see 4 letters...

4:39 pm

periwinkle

very warm here too

4:39 pm

periwinkle

my first day at the food pantry. not too many people came

4:39 pm

dcseain

gonna check mail, brb

4:40 pm

periwinkle

no really red. I will cancel the game when I go to scramble and start another one

4:40 pm

redturtlehead

OK. I think its cool you do the food pantry work.

4:41 pm

cybernan

not coming here, seain!

4:42 pm

dcseain

all ads.

4:42 pm

dcseain

an the humidity IS low. We back to park - so i guess it's a tad higher on our sie

4:43 pm

Jellen

st 5/10 = s + t*** the ball

4:43 pm

cybernan

ty jellen

4:45 pm

dcseain

st7 -rather like one who begins

4:45 pm

dcseain

st8 is plural

4:45 pm

cybernan

ty seain

4:46 pm

dcseain

2nd re6.27 - one might do this to a piece of pottery or a gun

4:47 pm

periwinkle

dc, would stil like to have a meetup this summer but cannot figure out a place to have it.

4:48 pm

periwinkle

20 left, bbl

4:48 pm

dcseain

Tria at 123 S. 18th Street is rather nice.

4:49 pm

dcseain

hasta, peri

4:49 pm

Jellen

Later, peri

4:53 pm

riemann

*fireworks*

4:53 pm

dcseain

congrats, peri

4:53 pm

dcseain

congrats, riemann :">

4:54 pm

Jellen

Yay riemann!!!

4:55 pm

riemann

thanks all. I see sunshine! Time for a walk before the rain returns. *wave*

4:55 pm

dcseain

njoy, riemann

4:56 pm

cybernan

47 left -- bbl

4:56 pm

dcseain

til later, nan

4:57 pm

Jellen

later, nan

4:57 pm

Jellen

Yay, I placed in my little poker tournament!

4:57 pm

dcseain

well done, jellen

4:58 pm

Jellen

I won 90 cents! Woohoo!

4:58 pm

Jellen

I'm a high roller, I am...

4:58 pm

dcseain

penny ante?

4:59 pm

Jellen

It cost $1.10 to enter, and I won $2...

4:59 pm

dcseain

cool!

4:59 pm

Barb's Horses

hi all

5:00 pm

Jellen

Slowly regaining my lost wealth, lol...

5:00 pm

Jellen

Hi, Barb

5:00 pm

dcseain

hi, barb

5:00 pm

Barb's Horses

gosh I wish this rain would stop already....feels like fall not spring

5:02 pm

Barb's Horses

okay the s in the bottom corner is driving me nuts...keep finding words but none of them start there

5:02 pm

dcseain

st7 - like one that begins

5:02 pm

dcseain

then plural

5:02 pm

dcseain

s + T*** the ball

5:03 pm

dcseain

they st6 - removed - the paint from the wood

5:04 pm

Barb's Horses

hmmm...I thought I had the removed paint one...and it is a different s

5:04 pm

dcseain

then i'm not certain which is the 4th from there :)

5:05 pm

KatieMcG

hmmm not getting the st7, will need to try harder

5:05 pm

Barb's Horses

st7 like one begins????

5:05 pm

KatieMcG

phew not just me then!

5:05 pm

hurshy

the E on the right has en5, en6, and ep4 - what else?

5:05 pm

dcseain

st7 - sounds rather like one who begins

5:06 pm

dcseain

en8 and 9

5:06 pm

hurshy

ahhh thanks!

5:07 pm

dcseain

and ty for ep4

5:07 pm

Barb's Horses

thanks for the clues...must think and help son with homework too

5:07 pm

KatieMcG

still not getting the st, any other clues pleae

5:07 pm

hurshy

i'm soooo hungry and soooo disappointed. usually our dominos delivers very fast, but it's taking forever today.

5:07 pm

KatieMcG

*please

5:08 pm

KatieMcG

that's not good hurshy, they always take ages over here so at least you plan for it!

5:08 pm

jillibus

hello briefly -- does anyone have clues for the en8 & 9?

5:08 pm

dcseain

st7 - first four letters of the back of a boat, then decay backwards (three letters)

5:09 pm

hurshy

they have that nifty online tracker, you know? and our order left the store half an hour ago... so that's like 45 mins after i placed the order... starting to wish they still had that 30 mins or it's free thing.

5:09 pm

dcseain

en8 - french word for warehouse

5:09 pm

KatieMcG

ty so much dc, I thought I had tried that one many times

5:09 pm

hurshy

i could have cooked something faster than this.

5:09 pm

Barb's Horses

that got it for me thanks dc

5:09 pm

dcseain

en9 - plural

5:10 pm

KatieMcG

ours dropped the 30 min thing years ago it was costing them too much

5:10 pm

jillibus

thanks dc!

5:10 pm

dcseain

they dropped it nationally years ago due to number of collisions their driving their drivers were causing

5:10 pm

hurshy

i think they dropped it bc of safety - some drivers were ... yeah, what dc said.

5:10 pm

Barb's Horses

okay homework...going to take some thinking back later all

5:11 pm

jillibus

bye barb!

5:11 pm

Barb's Horses

hi jilli bye jilli

5:11 pm

KatieMcG

ty for the en's

5:12 pm

KatieMcG

oh I never thought of that, it could have been the same reason here

5:12 pm

dcseain

hasta, barb

5:19 pm

Jellen

Did I miss jilli!

5:19 pm

crosshair

and why will this infernal grid not take "sterio"?!!

5:20 pm

jmcnrick

stereo?

5:20 pm

hurshy

what do you imagine sterio is?

5:20 pm

Jellen

Hi, cross crossy!

5:20 pm

crosshair

sterio=a radio device used to play music sterio=oposite of monotone

5:20 pm

Anniebrook

hello everyone

5:21 pm

crosshair

howdy jellen

5:21 pm

crosshair

howdy annie;))

5:21 pm

Jellen

Hi Annie

5:21 pm

hurshy

then i refer you back to jmc's comment.

5:21 pm

jmcnrick

stereo crossy

5:21 pm

Anniebrook

hi there jellen and crossy

5:22 pm

dcseain

hi, annie and crossy

5:22 pm

Anniebrook

hi dc!

5:22 pm

crosshair

bah,you guys spell colour wrong also...hehe

5:23 pm

crosshair

dull rainy day here today

5:23 pm

jmcnrick

not this case crossy

5:23 pm

Anniebrook

sunny here

5:23 pm

jmcnrick

it is stereo here and there

5:23 pm

crosshair

lol,i know,ty for the stereo correction

5:23 pm

jillibus

22 left and gotta go -- errands and a meeting. I hope I'll be back in time to finish!

5:24 pm

Jellen

Bye, jilli!

5:24 pm

Anniebrook

hi and bye jilli

5:24 pm

crosshair

tc jilli

5:24 pm

KatieMcG

it's supposed to be really sunny here tomorrow, here's hoping I actually have the day off yeahhhh

5:24 pm

jmcnrick

<==no longer worst speller ever

5:24 pm

dcseain

have fun, jilli

5:24 pm

jillibus

ty dc -- not expecting fun!

5:25 pm

crosshair

funny,when i work,i live outside so im opposite,hope for the good weather on work days,then it can all go to hell on my days off;)

5:25 pm

crosshair

i am not the worstest speller!

5:25 pm

dcseain

firewords :)

5:25 pm

crosshair

i spell goodly

5:25 pm

jmcnrick

crossy lives in reverso world

5:25 pm

jmcnrick

lol crossy

5:25 pm

crosshair

last thing i want is it raining like hell on a work day

5:26 pm

lynxxx

Congrats DC!

5:26 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hoo dc

5:26 pm

lynxxx

morning all

5:26 pm

jmcnrick

hi lynxxx

5:26 pm

crosshair

no dilbert cubicles for crossy

5:26 pm

crosshair

howdy lynxx

5:27 pm

Jellen

Hi, lynxxx!

5:28 pm

crosshair

i am off today,that means someone else is getting soaked to the skin while people get 3 dollars of gas and use all my paper towel and steal my squegees and drive off with nozzles and hoses and say"boy! you must be raking it in here!" lol

5:28 pm

dcseain

thanks, yall

5:28 pm

Jellen

Bad news...Tim has to have a biopsy on his liver

5:28 pm

dcseain

may it all go well, jellen

5:28 pm

crosshair

uh oh,my best wishes go out to time for good test results

5:28 pm

jmcnrick

oh no jell! *fingers crossed*

5:28 pm

crosshair

tim*

5:29 pm

crosshair

i have been the target of several biopsys and know it is a very tense time indeed

5:29 pm

lynxxx

bad news indeed ((hugs Tim)) with you in spirit Jellen

5:29 pm

Jellen

Thanks, all...

5:31 pm

bichon

Sorry to hear that Jellen. Hope it all comes out well.

5:31 pm

bichon

Crossy, do you own a gas station?

5:32 pm

lynxxx

Was anyone here speaking to BabRab about loss of vision, he was here (my) yesterday hoping to speak to them again?

5:32 pm

crosshair

jellen i know the dr,s gloss over way to much and all these appts are a hurry up and wait sort of thing,so if you feel the need feel free to bend my ear about any cancer ,chemo and dietary questiosn you may have at chipdip33@hotmail.com just put babble in the header and i will respond

5:32 pm

jmcnrick

not me

5:32 pm

crosshair

i run one bichon

5:33 pm

Anniebrook

Jellen, my prayers for a good outcome for Tim...hugs

5:33 pm

bichon

anyone have the te 6?

5:33 pm

Jellen

Thanks, crossy...

5:34 pm

dcseain

te6 bowling

5:34 pm

Jellen

te6= number + bowling object

5:34 pm

lynxxx

te6 is compound, it will bowl you over when you get it

5:34 pm

crosshair

standard bowling term bichon

5:34 pm

bichon

ty Jellen

5:35 pm

Boobear

clue for the last pe 5/12

5:35 pm

Boobear

clue for the last pe 5/12

5:35 pm

dcseain

gepe5 - pinocchio's maker

5:35 pm

Anniebrook

pe, double cons, vowel

5:35 pm

crosshair

ty dc

5:35 pm

Anniebrook

nice clue, dc

5:36 pm

Boobear

ty annie

5:36 pm

kje

hi

5:36 pm

kje

anyone have the sh7?

5:36 pm

Anniebrook

hi kje!

5:37 pm

bichon

sh 5 + two vowels

5:37 pm

lynxxx

sh7 not so nice name for a jewish person, not used so much now

5:38 pm

Jellen

Hi, kje

5:38 pm

kje

ty

5:38 pm

kje

hi jellen, how are things?

5:38 pm

bichon

let's hope so lynxxx <ggg>

5:38 pm

crosshair

ty lynxx

5:38 pm

jmcnrick

hi kje

5:38 pm

Jellen

Terrible, kje!

5:39 pm

Jellen

But they could be worse...

5:39 pm

Jellen

Tim is going to have a biopsy on his liver...

5:40 pm

kje

when?

5:40 pm

Jellen

And the brick back wall of my store building is falling down and will have to be rebuilt...

5:40 pm

Jellen

Not scheduled yet..

5:41 pm

jmcnrick

oh dear that was what you were talking about to pini!?

5:41 pm

Boobear

clue for pi 4/5

5:41 pm

speedfreak

can I have help with the fi7 and fi8 I have tried so many combos with the fi4 with no luck

5:41 pm

Jellen

yes, jmc

5:41 pm

bichon

fi 4/7 + a cooking vessel

5:41 pm

jmcnrick

flame+vessel

5:42 pm

Jellen

fi 7 is a compound word...

5:42 pm

kje

tough time... the waiting

5:42 pm

Boobear

fi8 plural

5:42 pm

crosshair

ty jmc

5:42 pm

speedfreak

thanks that was the combo I hadn't tried

5:42 pm

jmcnrick

the good thing about a lot of bad things happening at once is that you get numb . . . .

5:44 pm

speedfreak

Jellen if the power of prayer and good thoughts helps you know all your babble friends are there for you

5:44 pm

Jellen

Thanks, speed

5:45 pm

crosshair

indeed jmc,i just went through a pain in the butt month or 2,and am just coming out of it all now.it definatly feels nice and send all my good wishes and prayers to you jellen

5:45 pm

Boobear

clue for pi 4/5

5:45 pm

Jellen

Type of tr**

5:46 pm

Jellen

(big woody plant, evergreen)

5:46 pm

Boobear

ty

5:58 pm

Boobear

clue for the first pr 6

5:58 pm

lynxxx

pr6 before & small hill

6:05 pm

crosshair

ty again lynxx

6:05 pm

stidmama

hello friends.

6:05 pm

crosshair

howdy stidmama

6:05 pm

Boobear

can't find it

6:06 pm

lynxxx

hi Stid

6:06 pm

lbdawger

hi, everyone! 9 left

6:06 pm

Jellen

Hi, stid

6:06 pm

Jellen

Hi, lbd

6:06 pm

lbdawger

hi jellen!

6:06 pm

crosshair

howdy ibd

6:07 pm

lynxxx

pr6 before & the start of the light you hold

6:07 pm

lynxxx

hi Dawg

6:07 pm

lbdawger

hi crossy, hi lynxxx

6:08 pm

crosshair

pr and start of the older word which britts and euros use for a flashlight and aussies:)

6:09 pm

lynxxx

hmmmff!

6:09 pm

crosshair

no disrespect but we never call it the other term,just a flashlight lol

6:10 pm

lynxxx

you guys just have to invent new words for everything!

6:10 pm

lynxxx

or change the spelling!

6:10 pm

crosshair

we do not call a trunk a boot,or a hood a bonnet,it is just different,thats all;) lol

6:10 pm

Jellen

It's the rebel in us!

6:10 pm

crosshair

yes we use the letter u a lot

6:11 pm

crosshair

lol

6:11 pm

crosshair

vive la differance

6:13 pm

crosshair

we use the old term also,but actual flames are involved and not batteries:))

6:14 pm

crosshair

i think it is quaint..pinches lynxx,s cheek;))

6:14 pm

periwinkle

hello all

6:14 pm

crosshair

howdy peri;)

6:14 pm

periwinkle

is the birthday girl here?

6:14 pm

crosshair

who,s b-day today?

6:15 pm

periwinkle

stidmama's bd is today

6:15 pm

lynxxx

Hi Pe**

6:15 pm

featherbee

evening! how's the grid?

6:15 pm

crosshair

she is here HAPPY BIRTHDAY STIDDLES!

6:16 pm

lynxxx

Hi Feather, a bit trying

6:16 pm

featherbee

great. so was my evening!

6:16 pm

periwinkle

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU STIDMAMA!!

6:16 pm

featherbee

happy birthday stid!

6:18 pm

Anniebrook

Happy Birthday to Stidmama! Hot Chocolate with Marshmallows!!

6:18 pm

Jellen

Ooh, happy birthday, stid!!

6:19 pm

lbdawger

stiddy, a year older? wow, she's 11 now?

6:19 pm

periwinkle

Jellen, don't know what is going on but I am sending good thoughts your way. tried to go back in the log but not successful

6:19 pm

stidmama

sorry, I said hello and then had to reboot babble... *sigh*

6:19 pm

stidmama

thanks Jellen and Annie and feather and LBD and ... LOL

6:20 pm

jmcnrick

ih again

6:20 pm

stidmama

no, I should still be ten... *looks at profile*

6:20 pm

joey

happy birthday stid

6:20 pm

jmcnrick

happy birthday stiddie

6:20 pm

periwinkle

well you got lots of birthday wishes, stiddy. I also said something in the log earlier

6:20 pm

Bugsaw

Hi stidmama. Came on today especially to wish you a happy day!!

6:20 pm

lynxxx

Happy Birthday Stid, I hope you had a wonderful day

6:20 pm

jmcnrick

:-P you must be at least 11

6:20 pm

Jellen

Thanks, peri

6:20 pm

stidmama

LOL thanks all!

6:21 pm

stidmama

oh! and I got my student teaching assignment!!! a VERY urban school in Tacoma. A VERY long way from home... but should be a great placement and ought to provide me with still more practice in the area I feel weakest (language arts).

6:22 pm

jmcnrick

wtg stiddie

6:22 pm

featherbee

why is that your weakest area? because it comes naturally to you?

6:22 pm

stidmama

*sigh of relief* yep. still ten. I am OFFICIALLY the youngest mama to a 17+ yo in the world! rofl

6:22 pm

PinnyPoppins

re

6:22 pm

PinnyPoppins

pi

6:22 pm

jmcnrick

oh oh feather I got my ty from the other teacher!

6:23 pm

featherbee

yay!!!!! that's cool! what'd you get?

6:23 pm

PinnyPoppins

sorry!!! my bad :(

6:23 pm

stidmama

thanks feather -- I am a very skilled "reading" teacher, but "language arts" at the upper grades is daunting. Not sure why. Perhaps because it's bundled with "literature" which I HATED at that age.

6:23 pm

stidmama

hey pinny!

6:23 pm

jmcnrick

a nice note about his older illiterate students--I got him a projector

6:24 pm

featherbee

no notes from the kids? no pictures?

6:24 pm

PinnyPoppins

Hey Stid - Happy Birthday to you!

6:24 pm

stidmama

well done, jmc!

6:24 pm

featherbee

ahhh, i see stid

6:24 pm

jmcnrick

not yet. . . this is the first layer of ty i think

6:24 pm

featherbee

ohhhh, lol, ok

6:24 pm

featherbee

layers...

6:25 pm

stidmama

one plus, it will be with 7th graders... halfway between the two grades I have now done some extensive/intensive work with!

6:25 pm

Bugsaw

YAY stidmama for getting a good assignment. I am sorry it is far away because of your gas costs, but I know you will do well.

6:25 pm

featherbee

what will your certification eventually be stid?

6:25 pm

Bugsaw

7th grade literature is still very basic. STOP WORRYING!

6:25 pm

stidmama

thanks Bugs-- I will be able to carpool: there are SIX of us (five who live between me and the school) who will be assigned there.

6:26 pm

stidmama

Mid-level humanities (lang arts/soc studies) and elementary ed.

6:26 pm

stidmama

I will do elementary student teaching in the spring, locally.

6:26 pm

featherbee

interesting mix!

6:26 pm

Anniebrook

fireworks

6:27 pm

featherbee

yay annie!

6:27 pm

Bugsaw

Those kids are so lucky to get you.

6:27 pm

Jellen

Yay, Annie!!!

6:27 pm

Bugsaw

YAY Anneie

6:27 pm

stidmama

well, the elementary ed allows me to add almost any secondary endorsement, and the mid-level is where my heart lies. SO... if later I want to add mid-level math or science, I should be able to.

6:27 pm

Bugsaw

Anniebrook, sorry I misspelled your name

6:27 pm

stidmama

YAY Annie!!!!

6:27 pm

crosshair

lol 7th grade/ just toss moby dick and lord of the flies at them and ask for 500 page report

6:27 pm

jmcnrick

depending on your class you could teach Maniac Magee

6:28 pm

DR1965

Hey Twin- Happy Birthday

6:28 pm

stidmama

stidkid is here to visit. back soon. (((hugs all))) *mini poof*

6:28 pm

Bugsaw

Hi DR

6:28 pm

Jellen

Happy Birthday, DR!!

6:28 pm

Anniebrook

Hello DR, Is it your birthday also?

6:28 pm

jmcnrick

is it your birthday too DR?

6:28 pm

stidmama

ooh ((((HUGS DR!)))) HAPPY BDAY!!! [be right back]

6:28 pm

DR1965

Thanks Jellen - Hi everyone

6:28 pm

jmcnrick

happy birthday DR!

6:29 pm

DR1965

yes Stid and I share a birthday

6:29 pm

jmcnrick

it's nice when teachers learn to share

6:29 pm

Bugsaw

Happy birthday to you too. My icon is for all the birthday girls today

6:29 pm

Anniebrook

Happy Birthday DR 1965---*throws chocolate kisses at DR

6:29 pm

jmcnrick

hi bugs!

6:29 pm

DR1965

oh thank you * grabs the chocolate kisses from the ground!

6:30 pm

stidmama

stidkid wanted to check in about homework.

6:30 pm

periwinkle

Happy Birthday to you Dr!

6:30 pm

DR1965

Hi Bugs, Annie, Jellen, JMC< Peri, all those I missed

6:30 pm

periwinkle

stuck on the first to5/14

6:30 pm

jmcnrick

*pops cork on champagne for celebration*

6:30 pm

stidmama

<--- *points to DR's AGE-marker in her name* she is, of course, MUCH older than me! *wicked mama grin*

6:30 pm

Jellen

Must go now...may be back late...

6:30 pm

periwinkle

sheesh, found it

6:31 pm

DR1965

but Stid is much wiser

6:31 pm

featherbee

falling asleep typing

6:31 pm

Anniebrook

Jellen..hugs to you and Tim

6:31 pm

Bugsaw

bringing chocolate mousse and strawberries to add to the champagne

6:31 pm

stidmama

(((Jellen and Tim))) see you soon I hope.

6:31 pm

DR1965

bye Jellen Hang in there

6:31 pm

lbdawger

it's DR's belly button day too?

6:31 pm

jmcnrick

DR is a TRUTH teller stiddie *glares*

6:31 pm

stidmama

then feather, you should go sleep (and let me catch up)

6:32 pm

jmcnrick

you are not setting a good example for students and stidkid

6:32 pm

stidmama

rofl jmc! what? mental age isn't appropriate????

6:32 pm

DR1965

yes dawger

6:32 pm

jmcnrick

*gives feather some ice coffee*

6:32 pm

featherbee

lol stid. never. i will winnnnnzzzzzzz........ *snort* wha? huh?

6:32 pm

lbdawger

happy birthday dr!

6:32 pm

Bugsaw

Jellen, sending prayers and good thots your way.

6:32 pm

featherbee

soda...brb.

6:33 pm

stidmama

thing is, my kids are older than her'n. *considers* so by MAMA age, I am older.

6:33 pm

DR1965

thanks- this is more attention that I have had all day! : )

6:33 pm

jmcnrick

hi lbd

6:33 pm

lbdawger

hi jmc

6:34 pm

DR1965

Like I said- you are wiser and started younger..... : )

6:34 pm

Bugsaw

I hope that little Megadude has something terrific planned for you. He could talk to the stidkids if he needs wicked ideas

6:34 pm

Bugsaw

Hi lbd and jmc. Always fun when you two show up

6:35 pm

DR1965

He is at a 2 hour dress reheasal for the guitar program tomorrow night. so who knows what he will be like when he gets home

6:35 pm

DR1965

he did make coffee this morning

6:36 pm

Boobear

Happy Birthday to the birthday babble buddies

6:36 pm

jmcnrick

moi?

6:36 pm

stidmama

brb phone

6:36 pm

DR1965

ty Boo

6:36 pm

Bugsaw

yes you jmc.

6:37 pm

DR1965

Just put some brownies in the oven

6:37 pm

Bugsaw

It is a gift to help your Mum wake up on her birthday. What a sweet kid

6:37 pm

jmcnrick

*checks to be sure halo is in place*

6:37 pm

DR1965

yes, he is a good boy

6:38 pm

DR1965

its ok JMC- my halo is always a little crooked

6:38 pm

Bugsaw

It looks good to me jmc, just enough tilt to keep me comfortable. I am only PRACTICALLY perfect in every way like Mary Poppins

6:38 pm

jmcnrick

it looks good to me

6:39 pm

jmcnrick

however I was looking at MY halo

6:40 pm

DR1965

LOL

6:41 pm

jmcnrick

ack one more word and i am half way

6:42 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hoo 1/2 way *runs to lickety*

6:48 pm

speedfreak

help please with sh7 thanks

6:50 pm

JBV

oh a birthday party? i'm lighting the candles.... stid, I only have 29 is that OK???

6:51 pm

Bugsaw

sorry speedfreak

6:52 pm

redturtlehead

hello happy brthday to all!!!! who are having birthdays.

6:52 pm

Bugsaw

Hi jbv. welcome to the party for stidmama and DR1975

6:52 pm

LuvWordGames

sh 7/32 add 2 vowels to sh 5/12

6:52 pm

JBV

didn't know it was a double! Happy birthday stid and DR!

6:53 pm

HarryHood

the sh7 was a pejorative term, I believe

6:53 pm

Bugsaw

ty

6:54 pm

redturtlehead

it is a stupendous day! 2 babbling bdays.

6:54 pm

DR1965

LOL Thanks JBV and Thanks Bugs for cutting 10 yrs off my age... : )

6:54 pm

DR1965

Hi RED

6:55 pm

redturtlehead

hi dr happy borthday!!!!!!!

6:55 pm

redturtlehead

birthday!!!!!

6:55 pm

jmcnrick

they just made a BIG error on Jeopardy

6:56 pm

DR1965

really???!!?

6:56 pm

JBV

what was it jmc? I missed it tonight

6:56 pm

Bugsaw

Hi red. Question, what does your icon have to do with Pentecost?

6:56 pm

redturtlehead

nothing anymore.

6:56 pm

jmcnrick

the answer was in the category about woodrow wilson and the answer had to do with ordering young men to do something in June 1917

6:57 pm

redturtlehead

it was for big engine day, part of the rocket for the moon launch back in 69....

6:57 pm

JBV

register for a draft?

6:57 pm

jmcnrick

the woman--Gerry--said what is register with selective service?

6:57 pm

redturtlehead

i fprgot to change both halves...

6:57 pm

JBV

no selective service back then - did they accept her answer?

6:57 pm

jmcnrick

alex trebek "corrected" her with "for the draft"

6:57 pm

redturtlehead

they took it?

6:58 pm

JBV

but she got the money?

6:58 pm

jmcnrick

and then they accepted it. I just shot off an indignant e-mail!

6:58 pm

Bugsaw

ROFL knew I had missed something

6:58 pm

stidmama

back... classmate, talking about gendered language. *sigh* some days I wish I went to a really conservative, old school school.

6:58 pm

DR1965

they should not have acceptred that answer

6:58 pm

jmcnrick

so not the same thing! in 1917 you registered with the military which many peace church members were unwilling to do and the whole reason the selective service was created for WWII

6:58 pm

stidmama

good for you jmc -- *indignant mama look* how dare they accept it! LOL

6:59 pm

stidmama

RED!!!! HOW IS THE NEW JOB?????

6:59 pm

jmcnrick

look it is a show that won't take slightly off "questions" and prides itself on accuracy

6:59 pm

redturtlehead

so far it is very good.

6:59 pm

redturtlehead

thanks for asking stid, I was a ball of nerves. I still am...

6:59 pm

wht

Hi all. How are you, besides jmc's indignation?

6:59 pm

jmcnrick

last night was okay?

7:00 pm

redturtlehead

i did not work last night, so it was lovely.

7:00 pm

jmcnrick

*indignant look*

7:00 pm

stidmama

LOL red. (((Hugs))) you'll make it. AND I got my student teaching assignment... so now I can be a ball of nerves all summer long!

7:00 pm

JBV

jmc, many people do not know that in 1917 the Jones Act, which conferred US citizenship on Puerto Ricans, was intended to supply conscripts for the military

7:01 pm

JBV

where will you be student teaching stid? what grade?

7:02 pm

stidmama

in Tacoma, JBV, 7th grade language arts, an area where additional training will be much appreciated.

7:02 pm

jmcnrick

more's the pity jbv. . . but most people don't know HALF the stuff the have on Jeopardy

7:02 pm

stidmama

I only found out today, so need to arrange to meet with the teacher sometime next week.

7:02 pm

JBV

that's great - hope you get the best co=teacher!

7:03 pm

jmcnrick

when does the teaching start?

7:03 pm

JBV

I'm good at only certain categories - I'd fail miserably on the sports and pop music categories

7:03 pm

stidmama

I think it will be good, JBV. I start teaching .... actually I am not sure. let me run look.

7:03 pm

jmcnrick

i am fairly eclectic

7:04 pm

stidmama

sept 2 is the start date for that district, I will want to be helping the teacher set up the classroom though, so at least a week in advance.

7:04 pm

JBV

a hint for the student teacher - see if you can arrange with whoever needs to OK it, to visit and observe in other classes besides the one you're attached to

7:05 pm

jmcnrick

oo good idea jbv

7:05 pm

JBV

there are a lot of good teachers out there and you can learn from all of them

7:06 pm

JBV

in our district we do a lot of "peer visitation" - it goods for the observer and the observee

7:06 pm

JBV

*it's good

7:06 pm

stidmama

that is actually something our college insists on, JBV. a VERY good idea! and I have 5 classmates who will also be there, so perhaps we can visit each others' classes. *bounce bounce* study-buddies!

7:06 pm

JBV

exactly!

7:07 pm

featherbee

back, hopefully more alert!

7:07 pm

jmcnrick

help with ch5/14

7:07 pm

stidmama

hey feather! look over there! *hides grid*

7:07 pm

stidmama

I am only down to 132. *sigh*

7:08 pm

JBV

Don't know much about Tacoma - do you have a lot of students learning English as a Second Language?

7:08 pm

HarryHood

ch + ernie and b*

7:08 pm

stidmama

the ch 5/14 is a flint-like stone, jmc. common in the tidewater region.

7:08 pm

jmcnrick

ty harry

7:08 pm

HarryHood

yw

7:09 pm

HarryHood

stid my clue was alot more lowbrow :)

7:09 pm

featherbee

124 left, and HA

7:09 pm

featherbee

our district has a "visa" program, where we can visit other classrooms. i did it this year, and it was fabulous.

7:09 pm

stidmama

I used the clue I did, Harry, because as a child on walks in the parks around Newport News that is one of the stones we learned to identify

7:10 pm

HarryHood

nice - I'm woefully ignorant of rocks...and I have to teach about them, which is a shame

7:10 pm

stidmama

not sure it was anywhere near as helpful as yours! LOL

7:10 pm

stidmama

really harry? are you a geologist?

7:10 pm

HarryHood

hydrologist

7:10 pm

jmcnrick

cr5/12

7:10 pm

HarryHood

can't call myself a hydrogeologist cause of my lack of geology :)

7:10 pm

JBV

I like that idea, feather - the visa program

7:11 pm

JBV

cr + raw mineral

7:11 pm

Boobear

clue for the first ri 6/24

7:11 pm

stidmama

VERY cool! rocks AND water. So many very interesting things that happen when those two meet.

7:11 pm

HarryHood

jmc add iron *** (metal containing rock)

7:11 pm

meliae

hahaha just monkeyed that one Jmc, cr + what you get from a mine like gold ***

7:11 pm

featherbee

i went right before easter vacation, saw how she did her centers the "literacy collaborative" way, and had to redo my centers over break. well, didn't have to, but if i didn't, i'd have driven myself nuts.

7:11 pm

stidmama

hey mel!

7:11 pm

stidmama

thanks for the cr

7:11 pm

jmcnrick

lots of rocks here

7:12 pm

meliae

Hey everyone ((HUGS)) all around =)

7:12 pm

featherbee

and stid, you're going to win this one, cause i'm watching so you think you can dance, and am only gridding on commercials!

7:12 pm

HarryHood

is the fi7/8 an extension of the flames?

7:12 pm

stidmama

that is good to know that even a teacher like yourself still finds cool new things "right next door" feather!

7:12 pm

meliae

yes Harry what you cook in

7:12 pm

Boobear

hi melae

7:12 pm

HarryHood

ty mel

7:12 pm

meliae

fi 7/40 please

7:13 pm

meliae

you're welcome

7:13 pm

HarryHood

eddie murphy is fu7 than george clooney...replace the u with an i

7:13 pm

featherbee

been teaching for 12 years, and am always "stealing" ideas from other teachers!

7:13 pm

meliae

thank you Harry

7:14 pm

HarryHood

yw

7:15 pm

jmcnrick

i think george clooney is pretty amusing

7:15 pm

stidmama

thanks for the fi

7:15 pm

stidmama

oh oh... *watches for scrabs* are we going to talk about him now?

7:16 pm

meliae

George clooney is yummo!

7:16 pm

meliae

23 to go and pretty stuck

7:16 pm

Boobear

clue for the first ri 6/24

7:16 pm

stidmama

brb

7:18 pm

meliae

more bonier (bones in your sides)

7:18 pm

jmcnrick

fi7/40?

7:19 pm

Boobear

ty meliae

7:19 pm

redturtlehead

thanks meliae!

7:20 pm

meliae

more fish arm(ier)
LOL Boo

7:20 pm

Boobear

fi7 fi with a double consonaut

7:20 pm

meliae

ops Jmc not boo, for the fi

7:20 pm

Nef

fi 7/40 = some fish are fi_____ than others to swim with

7:21 pm

Nef

Hi everybody! How are you tonight?

7:21 pm

redturtlehead

I'm watching get ready America for the hurricane season....eeek.

7:21 pm

jmcnrick

okay got it! ty ty

7:21 pm

Boobear

hi Nef

7:21 pm

stidmama

hey NEF! (((hugs))) have been thinking about you.

7:21 pm

redturtlehead

hi nef, voice back??

7:21 pm

stidmama

go jmc go!

7:21 pm

crosshair

howdy nef:))

7:21 pm

stidmama

blah. hurricanes. blah.

7:21 pm

jmcnrick

hey nef

7:22 pm

meliae

ok here is one I had to go to more words for so will clue, HE 6/21 he+not out+ winn** the pooh

7:22 pm

redturtlehead

sort of a big deal round here especially with the oil...

7:22 pm

crosshair

i love elemental weather:)

7:22 pm

speedfreak

please help with the or6/18 much thanks

7:22 pm

Nef

yep. AND I have news! They are coming tomorrow for a home check to assess our house for DH's return. AND that MIGHT be Saturday (if we pass muster)

7:23 pm

featherbee

*points at mel's he6!* thanks for the clue! hee hee hee

7:23 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hooo nef

7:23 pm

stidmama

*passing all the mustard to Nef so she has enough*

7:23 pm

redturtlehead

awesome nef!!!!! i know you are eady for that!!!!!!

7:23 pm

jmcnrick

that was muster not mustard

7:24 pm

stidmama

I know, but you never can tell... *wicked mama look*

7:24 pm

redturtlehead

mustard helps all things.

7:24 pm

jmcnrick

i think too much mustard would interfere with muster

7:24 pm

stidmama

maybe the inspector really likes hotdogs or something?

7:24 pm

meliae

or 6/18 or+ nut from a pine tree

7:25 pm

stidmama

handrails... no throw rugs... chair with arms that can help a person up and down....

7:25 pm

Nef

I'm both scared and excited. It will be so nice to be home

7:25 pm

meliae

skdfjlksjdfksdf dang it

7:25 pm

crosshair

crossy likes sweet onion mustard

7:25 pm

meliae

~heads to the PB~ hope there is chocolate in there

7:25 pm

stidmama

thanks mel

7:25 pm

stidmama

not bacon-mustard?

7:25 pm

featherbee

lol, funny mel

7:25 pm

jmcnrick

pinion? cone? pinola?

7:25 pm

meliae

that was the 6/21 lol

7:26 pm

gramma

4 left and the vodka caught up with me. I can't find them. 8(

7:26 pm

stidmama

btw, NEF is in the grid, which means good luck.

7:26 pm

crosshair

stid,i am forbidden bacon but once a month now...whine

7:26 pm

jmcnrick

hi gramma

7:26 pm

gramma

howdy do

7:26 pm

stidmama

there. NBT and down to 84.

7:26 pm

crosshair

crossy purs gramma 3 fingers of smirnoff iced with just a hint of tonic

7:26 pm

stidmama

hey gramma!

7:26 pm

crosshair

pours

7:27 pm

stidmama

so get bacon-flavored yummy things, cross! they DO make them, you know!

7:27 pm

jmcnrick

you can purr me a jack

7:27 pm

speedfreak

meliae can you give me a good hint for the or6/18 as you did for the 6/21 thanks

7:27 pm

jmcnrick

neat, three fingers

7:27 pm

stidmama

could you put bacon in white wine vinegar for flavor in salad dressing?

7:27 pm

jmcnrick

puuuuuuuuuuuurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

7:27 pm

crosshair

lol jmc,jack gives me belly ache,why i can hardly have 9 drinks:((

7:27 pm

crosshair

you can stid

7:28 pm

crosshair

id did a vinergar and basalmic oil/bacon dressing for the mrs

7:28 pm

jmcnrick

i am being restrained and not drinking more than two drinks a night

7:28 pm

meliae

working on that one now speed lol

7:28 pm

crosshair

mm..typos are going well today

7:28 pm

jmcnrick

I would think bacon would work better soaked in oil rather than vinegar

7:29 pm

speedfreak

thanks will be my last word and I have not finished one in a long time

7:29 pm

crosshair

i even made a riggatoni a la vodka and used bacon vodka for the flambe;))

7:29 pm

crosshair

a nice olive oil also works well

7:29 pm

stidmama

that sounds DELISH, cross!

7:29 pm

stidmama

go speakfreak go!

7:31 pm

Nef

or 6/18 is Murder on the Or**** Express; 3rd day in a row I think

7:31 pm

speedfreak

anyone out there have the or6/18 begging for help

7:31 pm

meliae

bleh got it its a fish, the east is commonly referred to as the or****

7:31 pm

jmcnrick

ty nef

7:31 pm

stidmama

not yet speekfreak, sorry

7:31 pm

lbdawger

hi bugs

7:31 pm

stidmama

rofl... as opposed to occident. thanks mel!

7:32 pm

speedfreak

OMG all that time for that word!!!!

7:32 pm

crosshair

yes you take 4 finely chopped green onions,some finely chopped garlic,crumble up six slices of crisply cooked bacon and sizzle all this in a teaspoon of real butter on med heat...after about 7 minutes you toss in a jigger of bacon vodka and flambe it for 20 seconds,then put it out with a half pint of 355 cream....

7:32 pm

crosshair

35%

7:32 pm

redturtlehead

that does sound nice crossy.

7:32 pm

meliae

cant believe I spent 10 minutes looking for that one I swear and was going the entirely wrong way on it

7:32 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hooo speed!

7:32 pm

speedfreak

thank you so much now i can go fold laundry finished

7:32 pm

meliae

grat Speed!

7:32 pm

crosshair

then add pre cooked penne or rigatoni noodles and simmer for 5 minutes

7:33 pm

stidmama

gee whiz, cross! Not exactly weight-watchers, is it? *wipes drool off keyboard*

7:33 pm

stidmama

YAY speed!

7:33 pm

crosshair

it is amazing

7:33 pm

Nef

WTG, speed!!! YAY!!!

7:34 pm

jmcnrick

*mentally changing some ingredients so doesnot make 9,000 calorie version*

7:34 pm

crosshair

yaa for speed!! crossy gives speed some rigatoni a la vodka

7:34 pm

meliae

tr 6/21 please the after that nasty meat that I refuse to eat

7:34 pm

stidmama

well, down to 73. I think I will list. *looks around for feather*

7:34 pm

crosshair

replace 35% cream with can of cream of mushroom soup

7:34 pm

stidmama

I didn't finish yesterday at all.

7:35 pm

Boobear

clue for sh 7 please

7:35 pm

Nef

boy, crossy; that's some diet you're restricted to! That vinegrette sound downright fattening just reading it!

7:35 pm

jmcnrick

menuda!

7:35 pm

crosshair

replace butter with 1/2 tsp of cold pressed olive oil

7:35 pm

crosshair

i have not had it of late nef

7:35 pm

featherbee

lol, down to 98

7:35 pm

featherbee

not done with first pass

7:35 pm

jmcnrick

sh4+two vowells

7:36 pm

stidmama

go feather go! I am down to 70 now, but won't ask for clues until you do. BUt if the computer dies from lack of power then I will disappear...

7:36 pm

featherbee

lol, k!

7:36 pm

meliae

nm got it

7:37 pm

jmcnrick

85 left

7:37 pm

Boobear

ty jmc

7:37 pm

gramma

done-dee-dun-dun

7:37 pm

jmcnrick

yw

7:37 pm

featherbee

for NBT, i need a nudge on the bottom row, then i'll get the list

7:37 pm

jmcnrick

whoo ooo gramma?

7:38 pm

jmcnrick

te6=bowling

7:38 pm

stidmama

YAY gramma!

7:38 pm

gramma

ty,jmc. What letter, featherbee?

7:38 pm

Nef

"yay gramma!" was not found in the dictionary

7:38 pm

featherbee

the S and T, bottom row

7:39 pm

meliae

6 to go all st words brb need uhm food or chocolate or a cabanna boy or something! LMAO

7:39 pm

jmcnrick

i gave you clue for the T feather

7:39 pm

featherbee

i vote for a cabana boy1

7:39 pm

featherbee

oh, so you did! thanks!

7:39 pm

stidmama

st 5/10 feather

7:39 pm

jmcnrick

mmmmm cabana boy

7:39 pm

gramma

s+ to throw was my last word.

7:40 pm

featherbee

ahh. ok, listing, 92 left.

7:41 pm

jmcnrick

bleh it is too stuffy in my living room

7:41 pm

redturtlehead

cabana boy?

7:41 pm

featherbee

stid, i can't race, dang it. unless you're willing to take periodic pauses so i can watch dance! it's not a show you can only listen to, lol

7:41 pm

gramma

I'm going to bow out not so gracefully, before I face plant on my keyboard.

7:41 pm

jmcnrick

bye gramma

7:42 pm

jmcnrick

a face plant would probably dominate the chog

7:42 pm

redturtlehead

agreed.

7:42 pm

gramma

wuDBDSBj

7:43 pm

gramma

or goodnight!

7:43 pm

stidmama

really gramma! LOL (sweet dreams)

7:43 pm

jmcnrick

lol bye gramma

7:43 pm

stidmama

I am not really racing, feather. I am just glad we are online at the same time of day!

7:44 pm

featherbee

:) phew

7:45 pm

crosshair

dinner tonight,just so you know im not gobbling rigatoni a la vodka shall be brocalli fried rice,lemon pepper chicken and brussel sprouts

7:46 pm

stidmama

that sounds lovely cross -- except the brussels things. *yuck mama face*

7:46 pm

Nef

still sounds better than mine, croossy

7:46 pm

stidmama

unless you plan on smothering those in bacon?

7:46 pm

redturtlehead

I struggle to like brussels.

7:46 pm

jmcnrick

sounds tasty crossy

7:47 pm

jmcnrick

brussells is a wonderful town!

7:47 pm

Nef

crossy, we used to call them "Barbie cabbages" when the kids were small

7:48 pm

jmcnrick

i love brussell sprouts but they do not love me *burp*

7:48 pm

Nef

even our son would try them with a new name

7:49 pm

crosshair

lol,we used to call them brussel snouts as kids

7:50 pm

Pinikula

I won't even tell you what we call Okra!

7:50 pm

redturtlehead

I never ate brussels or okra as a child.

7:50 pm

Pinikula

Hi all...I see I entered at an interesting time...

7:50 pm

redturtlehead

nor liver.

7:50 pm

Nef

I don't ever remember even seeing them as a child

7:50 pm

Pinikula

<-- love steamed brussels sprouts and butter!

7:50 pm

stidmama

hey pini

7:51 pm

jmcnrick

I really love okra and people who don't still love my fried okra

7:51 pm

Pinikula

hiya stid...

7:51 pm

stidmama

cute icon, pini!

7:51 pm

Nef

Okra was one veggie I've never liked. The fuzzy texture

7:51 pm

crosshair

okra was unheard of here till the food gurus tried to outdo each other in the 80,s

7:51 pm

jmcnrick

liver was the best treat for all of us kids growing up. . . we never understood the jokes about it

7:51 pm

stidmama

I can't eat okra -- it's a hibiscus relative and my body just HATES it. but not as bad as eggplant that makes my mouth bleed...

7:51 pm

redturtlehead

stid how was school today?

7:51 pm

Pinikula

just for you, stid (If I understood correctly)

7:52 pm

jmcnrick

jeez stiddie!

7:52 pm

jmcnrick

*note to self: never cook for stiddie*

7:52 pm

stidmama

*blush* thank pini

7:52 pm

crosshair

lol jmc,we used to love bread fried in bacon grease and fry ups

7:52 pm

Nef

Stid? Birfday?? HAppy Birthday stiddie!!!!

7:52 pm

redturtlehead

I want to enter porter, portent, portend.

7:52 pm

lbdawger

cute icon, pini!

7:53 pm

stidmama

school today wasn't bad, but I have a nasty virus, so it was a long several hours.

7:53 pm

Pinikula

You mean I paid attention in school and learned something, stid?? :)

7:53 pm

Pinikula

thx lbd ;)

7:53 pm

redturtlehead

Oh so sorry Study, ad happy birthday.

7:53 pm

stidmama

brb phone

7:54 pm

redturtlehead

terine

7:54 pm

redturtlehead

looks like a word, but isnt.

7:54 pm

jmcnrick

fried suppers when i was growing up were fried okra, fried eggplant, fried green tomatoes, hush puppies or cornbread, slice red tomatoes, sliced cucs in vinegar and corn on the cob

7:54 pm

jmcnrick

ah sounds like august to me!

7:54 pm

redturtlehead

the cukes in vinegar, very nice.

7:55 pm

jmcnrick

vinegar and water and some dill red

7:55 pm

crosshair

we had fried taters,fried tomato,,sausages,eggs everything went in a pan or was cooked in old bacon grease saved in a tin can on the stove

7:55 pm

redturtlehead

yum.

7:55 pm

redturtlehead

did you know cukes are a natural diuretic?

7:56 pm

crosshair

margerine did not exist yet and butter was too expensive

7:56 pm

jmcnrick

did not know that red

7:56 pm

Gadget

I really like this grid (so far)

7:56 pm

jmcnrick

we saved bacon grease too but my mother never bought margarine--always butter but just a little

7:57 pm

crosshair

same here jmc

7:57 pm

crosshair

the first margeine i saw came in one pund bricks like butter but in wax paper\

7:57 pm

jmcnrick

margerine was invented in 1877

7:58 pm

crosshair

was nasty stuff

7:58 pm

jmcnrick

however:In Canada, margarine was banned from 1886 until 1948 though this ban was temporarily lifted from 1917 until 1923 due to dairy shortages.

7:58 pm

crosshair

we never saw it till the mid 70,s

7:58 pm

crosshair

was 30 cents a pound and nasty

7:58 pm

crosshair

was 30 cents a pound and nasty

7:59 pm

crosshair

mm i have a stutter

7:59 pm

meliae

yay ~Firewords~ finally

7:59 pm

jmcnrick

i am so hot i need a break

7:59 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hoo mel!

7:59 pm

crosshair

yaa meliae!!

7:59 pm

crosshair

yaa meliae!!

7:59 pm

lbdawger

whoooo hoooooo MELIAE

8:00 pm

jmcnrick

hic

8:00 pm

crosshair

it is 60 f here and all we can smell is the ozone from the hard rain and kightening

8:00 pm

crosshair

lightening

8:00 pm

meliae

interwebz had a burp I think

8:00 pm

crosshair

lightning

8:00 pm

crosshair

crossy is da typo king

8:00 pm

meliae

been dumping here today, we set a record for rainfall most in one day on this particular day since they started recording it

8:01 pm

lbdawger

crossy, you should try and read some stuff from shooshoo! talk about typos!

8:02 pm

meliae

my garden is a wreck everything is just not doing well at all, well with the exception of my sweet pea flowers and eating peas they are loving it

8:02 pm

lbdawger

send the wet stuff south and east, mel. don't need any more in MT

8:03 pm

Nef

does anyone here remember the margerine coming in packages where it was white and there was a red dot of coloring that you had to squeeze the pkg til it turned yellow (besides me)

8:03 pm

lbdawger

my roses are just nekkid sticks! whereas, my dad's roses are looking really good, nice firm buds on all of them

8:04 pm

Nef

where does your Dad live, lbd?

8:04 pm

lbdawger

Denver

8:06 pm

Nef

less rain there, huh? My brother in Msla says the fishing is ruined there from all the rain

8:06 pm

lbdawger

i bet my sisters would remember the margarine trivia. i remember my mom treating the stuff like it was gold over butter.

8:06 pm

crosshair

i remember that margerine nef,if you did not do it right,90% of it would be white and the rest red

8:07 pm

stidmama

what a WONDERFUL bday gift! My paternal unit went south, and I just got to say hello to my grandmother!

8:07 pm

Nef

that was back in the early 50's, crossy

8:07 pm

stidmama

I don't usually call her because she is usually asleep (in a nursing home), but when people visit her, they call me when she is awake!

8:07 pm

redturtlehead

I have never heard of the red margerine. I will ask my Mom, she is in late 60's so I am sure she recalls.

8:08 pm

crosshair

my da must of told me,since i did not come along till shorty after

8:08 pm

Nef

LOL! I AM older than dirt! :-D

8:08 pm

crosshair

most of the margerine i remember is in wax paper and nasty and crumbly

8:09 pm

stidmama

there were little packages of coloring to add to the white margarine to make it look more like butter. My grandmother and her sister have told me about it. oleo did that, I think.

8:09 pm

crosshair

we did not have oleo

8:09 pm

crosshair

that was a southern u.s thing i think

8:10 pm

crosshair

but butter was king for the most part,it was either butter or nothing

8:10 pm

Nef

we kids would fight over who got to do it. But it was kind of hard to start it I believe

8:10 pm

Nef

butter or bacon grease I bet

8:10 pm

crosshair

yup lots of bacon grease

8:11 pm

crosshair

there was always a tin can on the stove to collect the grease

8:11 pm

crosshair

eggs were always done "english style"

8:11 pm

stidmama

my mother in law talks about rendering lard from the animals they raised.

8:11 pm

stidmama

what is english style, cross? half-raw?

8:12 pm

Nef

we'd render lard and make home made bar soap and have "crinklings"

8:12 pm

crosshair

no,sunny side up,and when half done you take a table spoon and splash the grease over the yolks till they form a white skin

8:12 pm

stidmama

because in my family eggs are always WELL cooked! and we're Irish...

8:13 pm

crosshair

my da loves craclking

8:13 pm

stidmama

oh, I see!

8:13 pm

Nef

OOOH! Crossy! That sounds good!

8:13 pm

crosshair

that way you do not have to flip the eggs to have dipping eggs

8:14 pm

crosshair

so no egg snot

8:14 pm

stidmama

that sounds really yummy -- and really artery-hardening. *sigh* I like fried eggs.

8:14 pm

Nef

I was raised Irish and we had "snotty" eggs --not well done

8:14 pm

Boobear

clue for the last st 6/27

8:15 pm

crosshair

crossy hates snotty eggs

8:15 pm

stidmama

I don't much like runny eggs.

8:16 pm

crosshair

closest we come is 4 minute soft eggs that you pop the top off of and we used to get 'toast soldiers" to dip in them

8:16 pm

Minveryork

Good evening to my fellow babblers!How is everyone?

8:16 pm

Minveryork

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

8:16 pm

stidmama

hello min! welcome to the grid!

8:16 pm

crosshair

howdy min and welcome back to the grid;)

8:16 pm

Nef

hi, Min!

8:16 pm

Boobear

hi Min

8:17 pm

stidmama

down to 13

8:17 pm

crosshair

gooo stiddles!

8:17 pm

Minveryork

Wow! Yesterday I got no greetings and today I get 4

8:17 pm

Minveryork

Happy Birthday stidmama! Hope you had a great day!

8:18 pm

stidmama

thanks min! that is a lovely icon you are wearing today! :-D

8:18 pm

Nef

BRB. Dtr wants me to check the garden with her (she's on drugs after a wisdom tooth extraction)

8:18 pm

stidmama

okay, down to 13 and need cluez to finish.

8:19 pm

Boobear

happy Birthday stid

8:19 pm

Shirlockc

1st fi7?

8:19 pm

Minveryork

Check out my profile to see who shares a b-day w/U.

8:19 pm

stidmama

EN 8 please?

8:19 pm

stidmama

thanks boo!

8:20 pm

stidmama

An interesting selection of names, Min! LOL DR 1965 is also sharing my birthday, you know!

8:20 pm

stidmama

I like Elgar's music... nice to share a bday with an artist like that

8:20 pm

Boobear

clue for the last st 6/27..i am stuck

8:21 pm

Minveryork

Oh, then Happy Birthday to DR1965 if you are lurking

8:22 pm

stidmama

st 6/27: conflict? rhymes with cutlery fork, spoon, kn....

8:22 pm

Shirlockc

en+ 3/4 of an elm + what you cook in

8:22 pm

Minski

hello

8:22 pm

stidmama

thanks shirlock *thinking*

8:22 pm

Minski

the only st6 I have is the plural of the word directly above it.

8:22 pm

Minveryork

Hello Minski! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid

8:22 pm

stidmama

got it first try!

8:22 pm

stidmama

down to 9!

8:22 pm

stidmama

hey minski

8:23 pm

torgone

Yay! Got the 9! Thanks Shirl!

8:23 pm

Minveryork

Go stidmama go!

8:23 pm

torgone

.. and Heyas kids ..

8:23 pm

Minveryork

Hi torgone! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid!

8:24 pm

stidmama

is the first ST 7 a compound word?

8:24 pm

stidmama

hey tor!

8:24 pm

stidmama

you're in the grid again!

8:24 pm

torgone

Except that it's plural and there's only one me ..

8:25 pm

Minveryork

An st 7/32 word is plural of an st6/21 word stidmama

8:25 pm

lbdawger

st7.28 first four letters of the front of the boat + servo'boy's first three letters of his handle.

8:25 pm

stidmama

thanks LBD!

8:25 pm

stidmama

down to FOUR!

8:26 pm

lbdawger

go birthday girl!

8:26 pm

stidmama

SH 7? unless it's fishy

8:26 pm

lbdawger

yup, fishy

8:26 pm

stidmama

THREE....

8:26 pm

stidmama

okay. *thinking*

8:27 pm

stidmama

got it. *sigh*

8:27 pm

stidmama

TWO! and they're biggies.

8:27 pm

featherbee

gooooo stid!

8:27 pm

featherbee

i quit, lol

8:27 pm

stidmama

*starts to reel 'em in*

8:27 pm

stidmama

yep. seahorses!

8:27 pm

stidmama

firewords!!!!!

8:27 pm

Minveryork

Hello feathernee! How are you? Welcome to the grid!

8:27 pm

featherbee

yay stid!

8:27 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations stidmama on fireworks!Good for you

8:28 pm

stidmama

thanks for the help, all!

8:28 pm

lbdawger

builds off the sh5

8:28 pm

lbdawger

whooooo hooooooo BIRTHDAY GIRL!!!

8:29 pm

Boobear

still not getting the last st 6/27..reclue please

8:30 pm

Nef

YAY, stid!! WTG!!!!

8:30 pm

stidmama

thanks all

8:30 pm

lbdawger

alternate spelling of past tense for taking off clothing or the like

8:31 pm

stidmama

add a letter that sounds like what people drink instead of coffee...

8:36 pm

lbdawger

i'm off for a while. have a great night everyone, especially, Stiddy and DR!!

8:38 pm

stidmama

thanks LBD. sweet dreams!

8:39 pm

stidmama

I think I am going to lie down for a little bit. Tom and the younger stidkid should be home from the tbone lesson soon.

8:39 pm

stidmama

thanks for the game and the chatter, folks! *poof*

8:41 pm

DR1965

gnight Stid and dawger

8:42 pm

torgone

Learning how to cook steak?

8:42 pm

Nef

night stid and lbd!

8:44 pm

cybernan

hello all -- back to finish

8:45 pm

DR1965

Hi and Bye Nan- I am off for bday dinner

8:45 pm

DR1965

We are going out for mexican food

8:45 pm

Nef

Happy B'day, DR!

8:46 pm

DR1965

ty Nef- Stid and I are twins

8:46 pm

Nef

separated at birth?

8:47 pm

DR1965

and a few years

8:47 pm

Nef

by a few years?

8:47 pm

cybernan

Happy Birthday, DR

8:47 pm

Nef

Oops! Didn't type as fast as you

8:47 pm

DR1965

ty Nan

8:50 pm

cybernan

fi 7, please?

8:51 pm

DR1965

flames and cooking utensil

8:52 pm

cybernan

oops -- meant fi 7/40, please?

8:53 pm

Nef

a fish can be fi***** than another

8:53 pm

cybernan

ty nef

8:54 pm

Shirlockc

first st7?

8:56 pm

Dorens

happy birthday to whomever

8:56 pm

Minveryork

Hello Dorens!How are you doing? Welcome to the grid

8:57 pm

Dorens

fine min, thanks, and you?

8:58 pm

cybernan

st 7: like the person who fires the gun at the beginning of the race -- change a couple of vowels

8:58 pm

Dorens

ty nan, that worked

8:58 pm

cybernan

or 5/14, please?

8:58 pm

Shirlockc

thx cyber

8:59 pm

cybernan

nm -- monkeyed it

9:05 pm

cybernan

yay - remembered the pt 6!!!!

9:06 pm

Boobear

clue for te 6 pls

9:07 pm

Dorens

good nan. i don't, but am working on it

9:07 pm

cybernan

te 6 at the bowling alley

9:08 pm

cybernan

pt + hesitation + preposition

9:09 pm

Dorens

ty.. thought i tried that.. must have added an extra letter

9:12 pm

cybernan

st 6/27, please?

9:13 pm

Dorens

st + davy crocket shot a ***L*

9:14 pm

Minveryork

That st 6/27 word is st plus the ri4/7 word cybernan

9:14 pm

cybernan

thought he shot a possum

9:14 pm

Dorens

yes, but what did he shoot it with?? and a raccoon too (don't forget his hat)

9:14 pm

cybernan

ty min

9:15 pm

welki

*comes in singing, 'davy, davy crockett, king of the wild frontier'

9:15 pm

Dorens

hi welki.. (am singing that here too)

9:16 pm

Shirlockc

first pr6?

9:17 pm

Dorens

before one of our male babblers from the west coast... pluralized

9:17 pm

Dorens

pi 6 please?

9:18 pm

Shirlockc

got it thx, dorens

9:18 pm

welki

more like how lysol is supposed to smell

9:18 pm

Shirlockc

more of a christmas tree

9:18 pm

Riverdance

Gooooood Evening Everyone

9:18 pm

Dorens

ty shirl

9:19 pm

Dorens

hi mnj

9:19 pm

Dorens

mnH (too tired to be playing right now)

9:19 pm

Riverdance

welki, I like your cluette

9:19 pm

torgone

Huh? Wha ..

9:20 pm

Riverdance

I finished this morning - just passing through

9:20 pm

Boobear

hi Mom

9:20 pm

welki

thanks, mom ... never did think it smelled like that

9:20 pm

Dorens

would love a clue for the 8/9 then please

9:20 pm

Riverdance

Hi Boo

9:21 pm

Riverdance

en8 = french come on in + tea *** (pl)

9:21 pm

Dorens

merci

9:22 pm

Riverdance

never learned your welcome in french - anyone???

9:22 pm

Dorens

pas de quoi

9:23 pm

Riverdance

*taking notes*

9:23 pm

Dorens

properly is il n'y a pas de quoi... short cut is pas de quoi. i think!

9:24 pm

cybernan

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

9:24 pm

Riverdance

hooray for Nan

9:24 pm

cybernan

or just "de rien"

9:25 pm

cybernan

oh no -- that is what you say in reply to a thanyou -- it's nothing

9:25 pm

Riverdance

I didnt take out a big enough post it note

9:25 pm

Boobear

clue for to 6/18

9:26 pm

Dorens

done... and goo d night

9:26 pm

cybernan

to 6/18: german cake

9:26 pm

Riverdance

to6 = a wonderful choc dessert + cons

9:26 pm

Dorens

german cakes boo bear.. and thanks for the clues

9:26 pm

Riverdance

good night dorens

9:27 pm

Riverdance

I am confused though - I say your welcome after someone says thank you so why would "de rien" be different than "pas de quoi"

9:27 pm

Riverdance

one more formal than the other???

9:27 pm

cybernan

it isn't really, mom -- just more casual -- more like our "no problem"

9:28 pm

Riverdance

I think I got understand = depends on the circumstances

9:29 pm

cybernan

anyone want clues before I leave?

9:30 pm

Riverdance

is the de rien a canadien expression?

9:30 pm

cybernan

no -- first heard it in France

9:30 pm

Riverdance

I know there is a difference between parisien and canadien

9:30 pm

Riverdance

OK

9:30 pm

Riverdance

very slow response time tonight

9:31 pm

Riverdance

Is redturtlehead here tonight?

9:31 pm

cybernan

Quebecois french is anglicised archaic french

9:32 pm

jmcnrick

she was earlier

9:32 pm

jmcnrick

maybe she has left for work

9:32 pm

Riverdance

I got you Nan

9:32 pm

Riverdance

thanks jmc - I guess I have been missing her all day - story of my life

9:32 pm

cybernan

The french that was originally brought to Canada was the french spoken by 17th C. sailors

9:33 pm

jmcnrick

what can you do with a drunken sailor?

9:33 pm

cybernan

*most of the sailors that sailed with Champlain came from Normandy

9:33 pm

jmcnrick

*dances a hornpipe*

9:33 pm

welki

***early in the mooooooooorning"

9:34 pm

cybernan

heigh ho

9:34 pm

Riverdance

this is what I needed tonight........love you gals

9:34 pm

jmcnrick

*grabs welki by her elbow and then swings to cyber*

9:35 pm

welki

whoo!

9:35 pm

Riverdance

thanks nan - I have been told that french was my first language but unfortunately I have forgotten it all - that french would be canadien but my grandmother was able to speak both dialects.

9:36 pm

cybernan

off to finish the baby quilt I've been working on. Back tomorrow -- good night all :)

9:36 pm

Riverdance

**hey dont forget Mom.....*

9:36 pm

Riverdance

goodnight Nan

9:37 pm

jmcnrick

*grabs mom and swings her around and around*

9:37 pm

jmcnrick

bye cyber

9:38 pm

Riverdance

*dizzy*

9:38 pm

jmcnrick

whhhhheeeeeeeeee

9:39 pm

welki

'night folks

9:39 pm

jmcnrick

bye welki

9:39 pm

Riverdance

good night welki

9:40 pm

Riverdance

*crashes into chairs - oops sorry .....*

9:40 pm

Boobear

fireworks

9:40 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hooo booooo!

9:40 pm

Riverdance

congrats Boo - hip hip hooray

9:40 pm

jmcnrick

*grabs mom and sits her down* geez mom!

9:41 pm

Boobear

thanks for the clues.. I didn't think I was ever going to finish

9:41 pm

Riverdance

*oooooh that was fun - can we do it again*

9:41 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations Boobear on fireworks! Good for you!

9:41 pm

Boobear

thanks MIN

9:41 pm

Riverdance

hey Min, how are you?

9:41 pm

jmcnrick

i don't know mom you seem to have two left feet! lol

9:41 pm

jmcnrick

hi min

9:41 pm

Boobear

goodnite all

9:42 pm

jmcnrick

bye boo

9:42 pm

torgone

Heyas again ..

9:42 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye Boobear!I will see you tomorrow in the chat

9:42 pm

jmcnrick

hey torg

9:42 pm

Riverdance

for any of you that were here this past weekend when I had my meltdown, I apologize.

9:43 pm

Riverdance

Sweet dreams Boo

9:43 pm

jmcnrick

i must have missed it mom --- i am sorry if times are rough

9:43 pm

Riverdance

Red got the worst of it - I have been looking for her for two days now

9:44 pm

Riverdance

I dont remember who else was here - maybe Boo

9:44 pm

jmcnrick

i was sitting on my couch in pain from sunday morning

9:44 pm

Riverdance

Done with that - anyone need any clues - huh, come on now - CLUES......

9:44 pm

Riverdance

what happened to you jmc?

9:45 pm

Riverdance

this must be painful - taking a while to post

9:46 pm

Riverdance

or very slow fingers...

9:46 pm

Riverdance

hello - jmc - you awake - what happened

9:46 pm

jmcnrick

uh sorry got distracted

9:46 pm

jmcnrick

i over did gardening and hurt myself and overheated myself

9:47 pm

jmcnrick

i came home and literally collapsed on the sofa and still couldn't get up for the gym on Tuesday

9:47 pm

Riverdance

not good overheating hon - gardening OK - not overheating - need to stay hydrated - get a good massage, or come north and use my hot tub..

9:48 pm

jmcnrick

i didn't realize i was overheated until too late

9:48 pm

Riverdance

I'll just kick my kids out....

9:48 pm

jmcnrick

i walked away from the garden and realized i had to lie down under a tr** before I could walk home

9:48 pm

Riverdance

yeah thats the problem - worse than sunburn.. need to drink lots of water - you should know that being further south than me...

9:48 pm

jmcnrick

no no let the kids stay

9:49 pm

Riverdance

not good..

9:49 pm

Riverdance

then I would have to worry = they are 13 and 17

9:50 pm

Riverdance

I'm not worried about them -you may have to be afraid....

9:50 pm

jmcnrick

well i had some coffee and drank that and lay in the shade for a while before i walked home on the way home this woman saw me and asked if i could get home. . . very thoughty of her

9:51 pm

jmcnrick

poo i used to be the one parent in the neighborhood who hung out with the 3 boys and 2 girls from 7 until they were 15 more or less

9:51 pm

Riverdance

at least you are Ok and had some help = THINK next time

9:51 pm

jmcnrick

it didn't help that i pulled a muscle in my hips or back or something

9:52 pm

jmcnrick

so all the stuff i was going to do this weekend . . . .

9:52 pm

jmcnrick

well the garden got done

9:52 pm

Riverdance

my 13 year old is pretty buff....I'm scared - he is immature but the girls are not - My 17 year old daughter does not have her mind on boys (YES) there are more important things in life (YES)

9:52 pm

jmcnrick

so are you doing okay mom?

9:54 pm

Riverdance

OK - kids are great - husb is not - rough going lately - dont know if we can work it out - he wont talk to me

9:55 pm

jmcnrick

too bad. . . get counseling even if he doesn't. . . you need to protect yourself

9:55 pm

Riverdance

lets look on the lite side - still not smoking 42 days

9:55 pm

jmcnrick

WHOOO HOOOOO MOM!!!!

9:56 pm

Riverdance

you know, we tried that 2 years ago with some idiot counselor - not going there again - I know what you mean - I have my docs to support me

9:56 pm

Riverdance

despite it all........women rule........

9:57 pm

jmcnrick

the trick is to find a non-idiot counselor of course

9:57 pm

Riverdance

are there any in the northeast.......been talking with friends - if anyone knows of anyone please let me know...

9:58 pm

Riverdance

time to get to bed - thanks jmc for your support - leave your donation at the corner table.....lol

9:58 pm

jmcnrick

hmmm I will check with some friends of mine and let you know. Boston? Rhode Island?

9:58 pm

jmcnrick

lol

9:59 pm

Riverdance

seriously thats for your friendship

9:59 pm

Riverdance

I am in New Hampshire

9:59 pm

jmcnrick

sweet dreams mom

9:59 pm

Riverdance

and that should be thanks - my typing sucks

9:59 pm

jmcnrick

glad to be a friend {{hugs}}

9:59 pm

jmcnrick

I will ask around

10:00 pm

Riverdance

(((JMC))) see you tomorrow

10:00 pm

jmcnrick

c u

10:00 pm

crosshair

well,the grid wins again(:((((

10:01 pm

Minski

Does anyone hav ethe Pi6?

10:01 pm

jmcnrick

why crossy?

10:01 pm

Minveryork

The grid has beat me too crosshair. I am stopping at 180 words. Must goto bed. Have a long day tomorrow

10:01 pm

jmcnrick

more fir smelling

10:02 pm

jmcnrick

bye min

10:02 pm

Minski

just got it. thanks jmc

10:02 pm

jmcnrick

i may quit soon too

10:02 pm

jmcnrick

need jack and a hard mattress

10:02 pm

jmcnrick

yw minski

10:02 pm

crosshair

ytaa for mnh not smoking!!!

10:03 pm

torgone

It's kicking my butt too ..

10:03 pm

crosshair

and im sorry you are having hubby issues

10:04 pm

TeaNCrackers

hi all

10:04 pm

crosshair

howdy tean

10:04 pm

jmcnrick

hi tean

10:05 pm

torgone

Heya TNC

10:05 pm

TeaNCrackers

hi, tor - how was vacay?

10:05 pm

torgone

Quite nice, thanks

10:06 pm

TeaNCrackers

glad to hear it

10:06 pm

jmcnrick

okay i am hitting the hay

10:06 pm

jmcnrick

bye all!

10:06 pm

TeaNCrackers

good night

10:06 pm

torgone

Niters jmc

10:07 pm

crosshair

its g,night for me as well,tc all and happy babbling

10:07 pm

TeaNCrackers

night, cross

10:07 pm

crosshair

poink!

10:10 pm

torgone

Niters cross

10:16 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for any of the en's? Thanks

10:18 pm

TeaNCrackers

ga - the first on is to go in

10:18 pm

TeaNCrackers

first one

10:18 pm

gapeach

Thanks so much, TeaNCrackers.

10:19 pm

TeaNCrackers

you are welcome

10:24 pm

Minski

does anyone have any of hte Fi7s or the Fi8?

10:29 pm

torgone

fi7&8 = flames + cooking vessel

10:29 pm

torgone

fi7/40 = more like a fish

10:31 pm

Minski

finier

10:31 pm

Minski

oops

10:31 pm

TeaNCrackers

close, Min!

10:31 pm

TeaNCrackers

thanks, tor

10:33 pm

Minski

not getting it...........

10:33 pm

TeaNCrackers

just double a letter in the middle

10:34 pm

Minski

DUH! I just wasn't seeing that. thanks tnc.

10:34 pm

TeaNCrackers

it took me a few tries, too

10:36 pm

TeaNCrackers

I'm off to bed - night all!~

10:39 pm

Minski

nite tnc

10:41 pm

Minski

!!!!!FIREWORKS!!!!!

10:41 pm

Minski

If noone is looking for a hint I'm outty.

10:44 pm

Minski

Good night, sleep tight, don't let the bedbugs bite.

10:48 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for st7-28? Thanks.

10:53 pm

torgone

Hifi = st**eo + my 1st 3 letters

10:54 pm

gapeach

Thanks so much, torgone.

11:22 pm

Jellen

Hello?

11:32 pm

torgone

Heya ..

11:33 pm

Jellen

A sign of life!

11:35 pm

torgone

Barely ..

11:35 pm

Jellen

Awww....bad day?

11:35 pm

torgone

I shouldn't be up this late

11:36 pm

torgone

Actually, I should .. I'm just not usually

11:36 pm

Jellen

I'm usually up late, then don't get up in the morning like I should...

11:37 pm

Jellen

I finished the grid, if you're still babbling and want clues...

11:38 pm

joey

help with the pi6, please? thanks

11:38 pm

torgone

Thanks, but too many left and not really worried about finishing

11:38 pm

Jellen

more pi4

11:39 pm

joey

thanks

11:46 pm

jillibus

Phew! Fireworks!

11:46 pm

jillibus

It's been a busy day!

11:47 pm

Jellen

yay jilli

11:47 pm

jillibus

I sent stid her birthday icon via email -- she hasn't been feeling well -- not a nice b'day present!

11:48 pm

jillibus

Thanks jellen.

11:50 pm

jillibus

Now I must get another icon for Katie McG's birthday!

11:51 pm

gremlinn

99 today

11:54 pm

torgone

154

11:57 pm

jillibus

I like Torg's numbers

11:58 pm

jillibus

although I'm too pooped to party

11:58 pm

gremlinn

Harrumph. Then I shall hereby invite another 509 word puzzle. Abracadabra!

11:59 pm

gremlinn

I summon thee, oh dark grid!

11:59 pm

jillibus

Boo hisssss

11:59 pm

jillibus

ninety nine is nasty, no doubt

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