Babble: Archived Puzzle for Saturday, June 19, 2010

12:00 am

jillibus

flip

12:00 am

Pinikula

* flip *

12:00 am

Pinikula

hi jilli

12:00 am

jmcnrick

flip!

12:01 am

freeepeace

flippity! hi everyone :)

12:01 am

Pinikula

hi freeeee

12:01 am

MLFAN17

SC 6

12:02 am

Pinikula

hi mlf

12:02 am

MLFAN17

hello pinik

12:02 am

MLFAN17

anyone else not liking this grid?

12:02 am

jmcnrick

hi free

12:03 am

jillibus

a little early to tell, mlf :)

12:03 am

Pinikula

still moving so...

12:03 am

jmcnrick

well i am whizzing through the 4 letter words

12:04 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:04 am

Pinikula

thx lickety!

12:04 am

jmcnrick

ty lickety

12:04 am

MLFAN17

FA 6/7

12:05 am

Erda

Thank you, Lickety!!!

12:05 am

MLFAN17

first colum greyed

12:06 am

jillibus

Oh, ty Lickety!

12:06 am

PAV3

Hello World!

12:07 am

jmcnrick

hi pav

12:07 am

jillibus

hi pav

12:07 am

flosey

flip!! missed it

12:07 am

MLFAN17

can anyone give me the stats on the first O 2nd column please?

12:09 am

jillibus

Hi flosey ;)

12:09 am

sammysmom

jil- i love your kitchen gadget.. i recall that we had one when i was a kid in maine... i think my brother still has it.. it must ber at least 60 years old!!

12:09 am

flosey

hi jilli - don't like the looks of this one!

12:10 am

cybernan

hi all

12:10 am

jillibus

so glad you recognise it, s'mom!

12:10 am

flosey

great gadget jilli

12:10 am

jillibus

I do hope someone else will post a gadget!

12:10 am

Pinikula

peeking at the gadget

12:11 am

Pinikula

great gadget!

12:11 am

Pinikula

I'll have to find one first!...

12:11 am

jillibus

hah! monkeyed the Z!

12:11 am

sammysmom

i would post my flat irons if i know how to do it... i learned how to iron with them. we had 2 or 3 flat irons that were heated on the atlantic queen wood burning stove... i scorched many a pillow case with them while learning......

12:13 am

jillibus

NBT

12:13 am

flosey

wow, wtg jilli

12:14 am

PAV3

I'm missing the Z and E for NBT... not that I'll finish either, too much to do tomorrow morning...

12:15 am

jillibus

the E is a babblet

12:16 am

jmcnrick

ty jill

12:17 am

MLFAN17

can anyone give me the stats for the two top O's?

12:17 am

Uneaixoise

om4/5 and plural

12:17 am

jillibus

om 4/5 and 5/12 for the right-hand one

12:17 am

anike

top o's = leave out

12:18 am

jillibus

oh4/5 for the left one

12:18 am

MLFAN17

thanks jill an anike i should have seen those duhh. and the other one?

12:18 am

anike

epha

12:19 am

jillibus

tsk tsk anike!

12:19 am

MLFAN17

thanks anike i didnt have that one lol

12:19 am

flosey

thanks anike

12:19 am

anike

oops!!

12:19 am

cybernan

great clue anike -- ty

12:20 am

PAV3

cheers for anike!..babblets are ssoooooo hard to come by sometimes...

12:20 am

jmcnrick

:-( I already had that one anike!

12:20 am

Uneaixoise

me too . . . and halfway

12:20 am

jillibus

great picture, nan!

12:20 am

flosey

wow, wtg Une

12:21 am

jillibus

wtg une!!!

12:21 am

cybernan

ty jill

12:22 am

jmcnrick

okay jill i put up my favorite kitchen gadget

12:22 am

PAV3

I seem to have a delay in posting so I'll beg off and get some rest...ambrosia, p-nut butter cookies, lasagne sauce and crab legs are on the agenda tomorrow...

12:22 am

jillibus

that's grate, jmc ;)

12:22 am

cybernan

nbt and 60 down

12:23 am

jillibus

wtg nan!

12:23 am

jmcnrick

mmm *looks up pavs address*

12:23 am

Uneaixoise

go, nan! and i agree-- great pic!

12:23 am

PAV3

'm taking this to my friends' fro din tomorrow...Father's Day early

12:24 am

jmcnrick

go cyber go!

12:24 am

jillibus

that's good of you, pav!

12:24 am

cybernan

at a standstill at the moment

12:25 am

jmcnrick

okay tequila is working -- i am off to sleep now

12:25 am

jmcnrick

c u all later

12:25 am

PAV3

if my Alaskan King Crab legs are currently frozen, I should take them out to thaw, yeas? overnight zipped in a bag in an ice chest? in teh downstairs bathroom so it doesn't smell up the fridge? with freezer packs? for a slow thaw?

12:26 am

jillibus

night jmc

12:26 am

jillibus

sounds good, pav.

12:26 am

Uneaixoise

nite, jmc -- and i'm off as well -- happy babbling! *poof*

12:26 am

anike

Me too na - 37 to go

12:26 am

MLFAN17

I have 61 left i am out poof

12:27 am

jillibus

wow, everyone's leaving! Bye all!

12:28 am

flosey

well, if I don't finish this tonight, I wont get it done

12:28 am

jillibus

busy tomorrow, flo?

12:28 am

Pinikula

icon updated :)

12:28 am

flosey

yes, have to be at the market in the park at 7:30 - 12:

12:29 am

jillibus

I'm going to Chemainus for Guys and Dolls

12:29 am

flosey

then the Sandy, hubby and William coming just for an overnight, leaving early am

12:29 am

Pinikula

ok...diving back into grid

12:29 am

flosey

that should be great jilli

12:29 am

jillibus

Interesting, pini -- for a milk carton?

12:29 am

Pinikula

yes, jilli! :)

12:30 am

jillibus

ah, the memories!

12:30 am

Pinikula

aren't they fun???

12:31 am

cybernan

sounds like fun jill

12:31 am

cybernan

stuck at 70 -- maybe things will look better in the morning -- goodnight everyone :)

12:32 am

Pinikula

koda break...brb

12:32 am

jillibus

night nan -- wd!

12:32 am

gremlinn

anyone say phantom phantom yet?

12:32 am

jillibus

cya, pini!

12:32 am

rururocks

my phantom is escape

12:33 am

cybernan

no grem, but that gave me 2 more words!

12:33 am

gremlinn

1 left - no outside help yet

12:33 am

jillibus

hi grem and ruru

12:33 am

gremlinn

missing a c6

12:33 am

rururocks

ge jilli

12:33 am

rururocks

it's a plural grem

12:34 am

gremlinn

well, there's three

12:34 am

gremlinn

I have ce6 and co6

12:34 am

jillibus

amazing as usual, grem

12:35 am

gremlinn

phant cusecs

12:35 am

gremlinn

jilli: I finished yesterday with no help too - got lucky on the cothurni

12:36 am

gremlinn

knew cothurn because it was in the puzzle a month or two ago

12:36 am

jillibus

wow, grem! I didn't think anyone could find that one singlehanded!

12:37 am

jillibus

I must have missed that grid -- never saw the word before -- but sprite had -- she has a friend who has one.

12:37 am

gremlinn

it was a grid where I learned both cothurn and cohune

12:38 am

jillibus

I definitely missed that one!

12:39 am

gremlinn

some phantoms: epitaph, camphor, amphora, periapt

12:40 am

gremlinn

found it, fireworks

12:40 am

gremlinn

it was a cu6

12:40 am

jillibus

<-- happy to have found the ph4/11

12:40 am

jillibus

YAY gremlin!!!

12:41 am

jillibus

does it start like the cu4, grem?

12:41 am

gremlinn

yep

12:41 am

gremlinn

looks Spanish, maybe

12:42 am

gremlinn

"a ridge formed by gently tilted sedimentary rock strata in a homoclinal structure"

12:43 am

jillibus

so glad to know that, grem.

12:43 am

flosey

thanks grem, got it

12:43 am

flosey

from the Spanish clue

12:43 am

jillibus

I haven't :(

12:44 am

jillibus

ah, there it is ;)

12:45 am

flosey

wtg jilli

12:46 am

jillibus

halfway

12:46 am

flosey

me too

12:47 am

rururocks

10 to go..

12:48 am

jillibus

fab, ru!

12:48 am

flosey

go ru

12:49 am

rururocks

yeah .. thanks.. but I am stuck

12:50 am

jillibus

get up and walk around your chair, ru

12:50 am

jillibus

amazing what a little break will do

12:51 am

anike

My daughter keeps ringing and interrupting me

12:53 am

jillibus

doesn't she know babble is more impartant, anike?

12:53 am

rururocks

well. i am off to bed.. I injured my back...so night all

12:53 am

jillibus

oh, how, ruru ? :(

12:53 am

rururocks

lunging for a wicked cross court shot

12:54 am

rururocks

anyone know the stats on the z..?

12:54 am

jillibus

tennis is dangerous!

12:54 am

anike

fireworks

12:54 am

gremlinn

zo 4/9

12:54 am

jillibus

zo4/9

12:54 am

jillibus

YAY anike!!!

12:54 am

anike

zo 4/11

12:55 am

anike

sorry 4/9

12:55 am

rururocks

tennis actually has a lot of love in it jilli

12:55 am

jillibus

har har

12:56 am

gremlinn

it takes balls to play that game

12:56 am

rururocks

with strings attached however

12:56 am

anike

I must get changed - have to go looking for son's birthday presents

12:57 am

jillibus

serving more groaners, eh ru?

12:58 am

rururocks

<<<can't help himself

12:59 am

jillibus

you should get together with my son, grandson, granddaughter...

12:59 am

rururocks

I'll see if I can leave without making too much racquet

12:59 am

jillibus

off in a scluded place where nobody can hear you, lol!

1:00 am

jillibus

out!

1:00 am

jillibus

deuce if I can stand much more.

1:00 am

rururocks

ya don't have to volley.. I mean holler

1:01 am

jillibus

never mind, I lob you anyway

1:01 am

gremlinn

you never have to holler on the net

1:01 am

rururocks

ohhh... good one jilli

1:02 am

jillibus

:)

1:02 am

rururocks

Punners Unite!!!

1:09 am

Douglas

14yos, 12yod and I are a collective tonight. I am pleased that 14yos found sc5/14, and that 12yod found pe5/12

1:10 am

gremlinn

Borglas!

1:10 am

Douglas

Saving the rest of the grid for later in the day...good night all!

1:14 am

jillibus

g'night doug :)

1:16 am

jillibus

taking a break for dishwashing

1:26 am

joshuavorbis

hi and nbt

1:28 am

flosey

wtg josh

1:39 am

jillibus

back and hi josh, wtg

1:40 am

flosey

fireworks

1:40 am

flosey

whew!

1:40 am

flosey

goodnight all

1:44 am

joshuavorbis

congrats flosey - night

1:46 am

sprite

morning all

1:48 am

sprite

wonderful gadget, jilli

1:48 am

FMitch

Good morning spritey sprite.

1:48 am

sprite

morning FM :)

1:50 am

sprite

have you heard anything from Haz yet?

1:50 am

FMitch

Not yet, should imagine she is having a bit of a sleep in :)

1:51 am

sprite

lol can't imagine why!

1:51 am

FMitch

lol

1:52 am

sprite

no horizon today :(

1:52 am

FMitch

She was saying that she and her walking partner were aiming to do it in about 3 hours

1:53 am

sprite

ok that sounds manageable, with a bit of training. I am sure she made it.

1:53 am

FMitch

good phanton though.

1:54 am

sprite

how are you today? And how is your garden?

1:56 am

FMitch

Im good thanks spritey and have put up another new pic from the garden. The planter was a bargain at the car boot sale - only cost me a Â£1. Todays flowers are cosmos (the pink ones) and Bacupa (the white ones) :))

1:56 am

sprite

FM that is so pretty!

1:58 am

jillibus

thanks for the gadget comment, sprite, and hi and hi FM too :)

1:58 am

FMitch

Thank you it is one of my favourite pots. I could sit in the garden all day and just watch things growing.

1:58 am

sprite

hi jilli

1:58 am

FMitch

Hope you are well too sprite and how is Terra?

1:58 am

FMitch

Good evening jilli.

1:59 am

jillibus

FM, I have some cosmos and it's only about 3" high! Supposedly not a dwarf variety -- probably as a result of our unsprung spring.

1:59 am

sprite

lovely feeling, isn't it FM :)
I am fine, knees healing up and feeling positive.
Terra is fine too. Sweet, playful, healthy and beautiful.

2:01 am

FMitch

Hopefully they will beurgon foth before too long jilli

2:01 am

FMitch

Hopefully they will beurgon foth before too long jilli
I think mine are a dwarfish variety - Mum grew some last year that went to 5 foot tall before they started flowering.

2:01 am

sprite

oh jilli, a natural bonsai cosmos!

2:02 am

FMitch

lol sprite

2:03 am

FMitch

Back in 5, time for more tea.

2:03 am

jillibus

lol -- but they're blooming away like billy-o!

2:03 am

sprite

I'd love a cuppa, FM

2:04 am

jillibus

no tea for me thanks, I'm heading for bed after I find my last 4 :)

2:05 am

sprite

:D Have you seen my gadget?

2:06 am

jillibus

Oh, I just did, sprite -- I should get one!

2:07 am

sprite

they are wonderful and cost close to nothing.

2:07 am

jillibus

One of my bedtime snacks is apple slices with that Norwegian cheese -- Gjetost (sp?)

2:08 am

sprite

hm sounds good, jilli

2:10 am

FMitch

*passes sprite a mug of tea*

2:11 am

sprite

thanks FM, smells heavenly

2:11 am

jillibus

fireworks

2:11 am

FMitch

I find I can't eat cheese to often now jilli - gives me really strange dreams.

... and Congrats jilli.

2:11 am

sprite

wtg jilli!

2:11 am

jillibus

had to resort to morewords for some of those th words at the end :(

2:12 am

FMitch

Nothing wrong with utilising all resources :)

2:12 am

sprite

still you beat the grid, jilli

2:13 am

jillibus

And now I must go to bed -- "early" (for me) start tomorrow. A group of us is going to a Guys and Dolls matinee (and lunch) and we have to catch a ferry.

2:14 am

FMitch

Sounds like a fun outing jilli - sleep well and see you tomorrow.

2:14 am

sprite

I wish you a lovely day, jilli, and a pleasant night

2:15 am

jillibus

Thanks, you two, and happy babbling (etc!) ---- *poof*

2:17 am

FMitch

Guess it is just you and I now then sprite and I am going to dive into the grid for a bit.

2:18 am

sprite

will see you there then, I am in the middle of it :)

2:18 am

sprite

just found the biggie

2:21 am

FMitch

yay!

2:27 am

FMitch

and I have the 7 now too :)

2:28 am

sprite

good! Nice find, isn't it?

2:29 am

FMitch

lol it took a while to fa6 it out :)

2:29 am

sprite

lol

2:29 am

FMitch

25 left and slowing down.

2:30 am

FMitch

I really dislike c words

2:30 am

sprite

7 left, only S and T, and since jilli said she needed help for all the th words, and I have only one...

2:31 am

sprite

C words in general harbour a load of weirdos

2:31 am

FMitch

oh I have all the s and t words, so give me a shout if you need a hint.

2:31 am

sprite

ok and vice versa for the C

2:32 am

FMitch

:)

2:34 am

sprite

S greyed out, now for the Ts...

2:36 am

sprite

knowing they are th helps, lol. Fireflies!

2:36 am

FMitch

Congrats spritey!!!

2:36 am

sprite

any clue needed?

2:37 am

FMitch

No thanks, am not too far behind you, just a a great run on the ce words.

2:37 am

FMitch

and the co's

2:38 am

sprite

well done! Early congratz then, and have a lovely day.

2:38 am

FMitch

and you too dear.

2:38 am

FMitch

Byeee.

3:21 am

FMitch

Haz, I see you are online - are you looking at the chog? How did it go last night?

3:26 am

Atalante

FM! You said CHOG!!

3:27 am

FMitch

Morning Ata!

3:28 am

FMitch

Guess HAz is not paying attention.

3:29 am

Atalante

she's probably collapsed on a sofa somewhere!

3:29 am

Haz1558

Helloooooooo!

3:29 am

Haz1558

I've just sent you an e-mail with details!

3:30 am

FMitch

Ah there she is - good morning!

3:30 am

Haz1558

Good morning! I'm not collapsed at all, I'm sitting upright and taking sustenance.

3:31 am

Atalante

wonderful!!

3:31 am

Haz1558

It was great, I enjoyed the whole experience.

3:31 am

FMitch

Grat email Haz, you should post it in your profie!

3:32 am

Haz1558

Now, there's a thought.

3:32 am

FMitch

*gives Haz a big hug for doing so well and raising so much dosh*!

3:33 am

Haz1558

*takes bow*

3:33 am

FMitch

you can rest on your laurels for the remainder of the day :)

3:34 am

Haz1558

Well, I'll rest on them for a while, but there'll be shopping to be done later.

3:34 am

Atalante

remainder of the month!

3:35 am

FMitch

I hate to love and leave but am just about to head out to do the shopping (some of us have been up since early o'clock). Enjoy the grid it is an interesting one.

3:35 am

Haz1558

Have a good time at the shops, FM, and see you later.

3:36 am

FMitch

Was hanging around in the hope that I would see you before I poofed, so now I can shop happily. TTFN.

3:36 am

m9f9l

hi all...

3:38 am

Haz1558

Bye FM (I've taken up your suggestion re the profile)

3:38 am

Haz1558

Hello m9.

3:39 am

m9f9l

hi Hax

3:39 am

Atalante

bye fm dear!

3:39 am

m9f9l

oops

3:39 am

m9f9l

Haz

3:39 am

m9f9l

it's the middle of the night here.

3:40 am

Haz1558

It's okay, I answer to most things.

3:40 am

m9f9l

LOL

3:42 am

m9f9l

how's the grid... I'm up to 23 but it looks like it's going to be wierd after that..

3:45 am

Haz1558

It's going to be another of those tweezer grids. Words get tweezed out one by one.

3:46 am

m9f9l

oh yay.....

3:47 am

Haz1558

But at least there are plurals.

3:48 am

m9f9l

hes!! Huzzah for plurals!

3:49 am

m9f9l

i meant yes!

3:49 am

Haz1558

We're skilled in knowing what you mean, we've got advanced diplomas in reading typos.

3:49 am

Sally-catlover

Morning all - and well done Haz!

3:50 am

Haz1558

Good morning, Sally -and thank you!

3:51 am

Sally-catlover

Just read your profile - must have been quite a sight. Did you dress up?

3:52 am

sandrafrances

morning all. how many words today please

3:52 am

Haz1558

Well, I wore the pink t-shirt provided, but that was the height of it.

3:52 am

Atalante

we want photos :)

3:52 am

Haz1558

Good morning, sandra - 114 words.

3:52 am

Sally-catlover

114 words

3:52 am

sandrafrances

oh thats not bad as i already have 61

3:53 am

Sally-catlover

And did Mr Haz take part?

3:53 am

Haz1558

I'm hoping that there'll be photos posted in the papers and in the charity'swebsite.

3:53 am

m9f9l

wow sandra.. I have 35 and not seeing any more...

3:53 am

Haz1558

Mr Haz ended up having to work last night, but I had company with my friend.

3:53 am

Sally-catlover

I have 58 - but have been eating scrambled egg on toast at the same time...

3:54 am

Sally-catlover

He should have worked wearing a pink bra to show his support in spirit :-)

3:54 am

Haz1558

So that's 58 wfi.

3:54 am

Haz1558

That means 58 with food impediment.

3:54 am

Sally-catlover

Ah! I wondered.

3:54 am

m9f9l

and I still have 5 bts

3:54 am

Haz1558

I'd dread to see the size of bra you'd have to get to fit Mr Haz.

3:55 am

Sally-catlover

lol Haz

3:55 am

Atalante

lmao

3:55 am

m9f9l

gotta go for the 4 yo.. it's 1:55 am... what's he doing up?!?!?!/

3:55 am

Haz1558

You'd be visiting the hammock department...

3:55 am

Sally-catlover

I remember going to a talk given by a pantomime dame, who said he got very odd looks when he went to buy underwear and high heels.

3:55 am

Atalante

poor mr haz!

3:56 am

Haz1558

I can imagine, Saly.

3:56 am

Sally-catlover

It was fascinating. He got dressed on stage and showed us (almost!) everything.

3:58 am

Haz1558

Some things are best left either to the imagination or not thought about at all.

3:59 am

Sally-catlover

No, I love to see how things are done. Have recently got drawn into Dr Who via iPlayer (no TV), and have particularly liked to see the programmes about how they do some of the special effects. Same with make-up and costume, lighting, etc. I find that far more interesting than the performance!

4:00 am

Haz1558

Oh, you'll be able to chat with FM and lynxxx, they're greatly into Dr Who.

4:01 am

Sally-catlover

Well I've only just started watching some, so I'm not quite at that stage.

4:01 am

Sally-catlover

I don't hide behind the settee any more :-)

4:01 am

Haz1558

Well, that's progress!

4:01 am

lynxxx

Hello, did I hear my name?

4:01 am

Haz1558

(Phone)

4:02 am

lynxxx

You are awake Haz! hw did you go?

4:03 am

lynxxx

hi Sally

4:03 am

Haz1558

And back. It went really well, lynxxx, thanks.

4:04 am

Atalante

you always forget that I like Dr Who!!

4:04 am

Sally-catlover

Hi lynxxx. Been staring at the top right O and deciding that there couldn't possibly be two words from there, then slapped myself with a fish!

4:04 am

Haz1558

I've put a little bit in my profile. And yes, Ata likes Dr Who as well!

4:05 am

Sally-catlover

I haven't seen any previous recent series, Ata, so no undue influences, but I do think the current one is a good actor.

4:05 am

Atalante

he's great

4:06 am

lynxxx

It does sound like it was fun Haz, can't wait for the photos

4:07 am

Haz1558

At one point we had photos being taken of a police motorcyclist arm in arm with the rugby boys - also women getting photos taken aboard police motorcycles. It's probably not in any police manuals..

4:07 am

lynxxx

and only a year to wait for the new Torchwood Ata!

4:07 am

Atalante

you should try and get the David Tennant series. He was wonderful

4:08 am

Atalante

I knoooow! Yay!

4:09 am

Haz1558

That's only 365 grids, the time will fly.

4:09 am

Sally-catlover

rofl Haz

4:10 am

Atalante

yay for Capt Jack!

4:13 am

Atalante

omg husband just asked me why I have a pic of Capt Jack as my background on my laptop and not a photo of him. ROFL

4:14 am

Sally-catlover

lol

4:15 am

Haz1558

You could always use that picture of the shorn head for comic relief.

4:15 am

Sally-catlover

back in a mo

4:15 am

Atalante

I don't have it on this laptop :(

4:19 am

rubyfoo

good morning! Everybody is still alive and the pondnets look beautiful! Nobody said thank you, but what can I expect?

4:19 am

Haz1558

Good morning, ruby.

4:19 am

Atalante

morning ruby!

4:20 am

Sally-catlover

Back. Oh, the pondnets look good as well? Hope they do what they are intended for ruby!

4:20 am

lynxxx

hi Ruby. How clever of you - I'll say that instead for you

4:21 am

lynxxx

and clever Sally, for knowing about them

4:21 am

FMitch

Back from my quick trip to the shops.

4:21 am

rubyfoo

thank you everybody! How was the walkj, haz? Did you get to ride on a motorcycle with a hunky policeman?

4:22 am

rubyfoo

and what would we have done without dear Sally?

4:22 am

lynxxx

hi FM

4:22 am

Haz1558

Hello again, FM.

4:22 am

rubyfoo

hi FM

4:22 am

FMitch

Hi lynxx and ruby and all :)

4:22 am

Sally-catlover

Back in time to blush

4:22 am

Haz1558

The walk went well, ruby, I'm too well-behaved to do such things.

4:22 am

sandyloo

hi guys

4:23 am

lynxxx

hi Sandy

4:23 am

rubyfoo

for the money he has spent on this fishpond, which was perfect in the first place, we could have bought a new car!

4:23 am

Haz1558

Hello, sandy.

4:23 am

FMitch

Oh good you did post that email in yr bio Haz - excellent!

4:23 am

rubyfoo

and not a small one, either!

4:23 am

rubyfoo

hello sandy

4:24 am

Sally-catlover

A bit like my eggs then ruby. We have spent so much on enclosures, electric netting and so on that my husband talks about "yet another Â£300 egg" :-)

4:24 am

FMitch

Everyone - do read Haz's bio - great account of the walk :)

4:24 am

Haz1558

Yes, it was a good idea of yours, FM!

4:24 am

rubyfoo

this looks like a hard grid but I'll give it my best shot

4:24 am

rubyfoo

that's like my tomato plants, but too bad!

4:25 am

Sally-catlover

Actually I'm really enjoying this one ruby

4:25 am

FMitch

Not only am I your PA Haz I seem to be your PR agent too *grin*

4:25 am

rubyfoo

so far, I haven't gotten a single word from the first column! lol

4:26 am

Haz1558

We'll need to negotiate terms!

4:26 am

rubyfoo

isn't 10% standard?

4:27 am

Sally-catlover

Four of the words have the same construction, body of water round a castle, and smelly animal.

4:28 am

KatieMcG

morning everyone, back with lovely lime green nails

4:28 am

rubyfoo

those were 4 of my 13, hahah

4:28 am

FMitch

LOL for friends it is free.

4:28 am

rubyfoo

ooh, pretty!

4:28 am

FMitch

Morning Katie.

4:28 am

Haz1558

Good morning, Katie.

4:28 am

Sally-catlover

But you said you hadn't got any from the first column!

4:29 am

rubyfoo

I got them the second after I said that because I got oa**!

4:29 am

lynxxx

hi Katie

4:29 am

Sally-catlover

OK, I'll forgive you then :-) - and hallo Katie

4:29 am

Atalante

awww there's the word I use to describe my little cat. pr4/6

4:30 am

Sally-catlover

paws neatly together?

4:30 am

FMitch

Haz I am presuming the 7 rugby player were male? or am I being sexist?

4:30 am

Haz1558

Going to take a quick break, back shortly....

4:31 am

FMitch

Dear litte Sily, oh is Hobbit back to normal now btw Ata?

4:32 am

Atalante

paws very neatly together :)

4:32 am

rubyfoo

keeping Hobbit away from tide pools?

4:32 am

Atalante

yes, she is, finally!!!

4:32 am

FMitch

good, until next time! :)

4:33 am

Atalante

yes LOL. Husband has just gone off to the woods with her

4:33 am

FMitch

*thinks we had better keep Ata dn Hobbit away from tide pools*

4:33 am

KatieMcG

did he remember ata?

4:34 am

rubyfoo

I hope you put a bear-friendly sandwich in his back pocket!

4:34 am

Atalante

he's got till tomorrow, Katie :P

4:34 am

FMitch

lol ruby

4:34 am

lynxxx

how cute go4.6 and mo6.24 in same grid

4:35 am

KatieMcG

still in shock about hobbit being a girl, I always thought she was a boy!

4:35 am

Atalante

LMAO!!!

4:35 am

rubyfoo

hmmm, mo6 "Get to work, monkeys"

4:35 am

FMitch

How could you Katie?? She is such a lovely lady!!!!!!!!!!

4:36 am

KatieMcG

fly my pretties fly

4:36 am

lynxxx

lady? maybe tomboy

4:36 am

KatieMcG

I know I think the world order has been changed

4:36 am

Atalante

Tomboy definitely :) I shall start calling her Hobbitella as I do at home :P

4:37 am

FMitch

oh Hobbit is such a cutie - but then I am biased having been able to meet her on several occasions.

4:37 am

rubyfoo

do you think we all have pet names for our pets?

4:38 am

Atalante

she has a new disciple, one of my friends was totally won over by her the other day. Hobbit flopped on her back, half onto Rachel's lap and just gazed up at her with her big brown eyes. and wiggled a lot

4:38 am

sandyloo

I do

4:38 am

FMitch

I would think so ruby.

4:38 am

KatieMcG

oh yes Rhubarb = ruby judy, Custard = casty dasty, Crumble = Dumbledor

4:38 am

FMitch

LOL Katie

4:39 am

rubyfoo

so cute, katie

4:39 am

FMitch

It is the eyes that does it - you melt away.

4:39 am

FMitch

I would love to meet Spangle.

4:39 am

Atalante

Hobbit is anything from Hobbitella to Hollyhock to Schnooster

4:40 am

sandyloo

sydney = snider scrimmy = scrimbles

4:40 am

rubyfoo

Poopy Boy = Max; Poppy Girl, Rubyfoo, Rubyfooey, Sweetie Pie = Ruby

4:40 am

sandyloo

the rooster who makes unwanted love to the chooks == roger

4:40 am

FMitch

LOL!

4:40 am

rubyfoo

hello roger!!! lol

4:41 am

Atalante

Sily is generally Clawsetta

4:41 am

Sally-catlover

We often call Sparky the cat, Sparkles. She is a little sparkler in character.

4:42 am

rubyfoo

I love that everybody does it! I thought it was a little nuts on my part

4:42 am

FMitch

Mums cat (a burmese) was called Minta so that got changed to Mintymoo on occasions of deep purring :)

4:43 am

sandyloo

Three of our chooks ran away because of Roger

4:43 am

KatieMcG

not at all ruby. Fuggles was sexy boy, I think he thought it was his name in the end

4:43 am

Atalante

Hobbit and SIly are sometimes Sausage and Chipolata

4:43 am

rubyfoo

do you think they know the difference or is it just the voice?

4:43 am

Sally-catlover

Twas ever thus in life, sandy.

4:43 am

rubyfoo

raof

4:43 am

sandyloo

bruce chases me but I dont run

4:43 am

rubyfoo

that is too funny, sandy!

4:43 am

FMitch

I think it is the timbre of the voice ruby

4:44 am

rubyfoo

if DH chased me, I'd put my foot out!

4:44 am

sandyloo

LOL

4:44 am

sandyloo

does it drag on the ground?

4:44 am

rubyfoo

or the pa** of the chase

4:45 am

KatieMcG

I wouldn't be able to run but hey who's complaining lol

4:45 am

rubyfoo

I actually have 37 words! I can't believe it and laughing all the time!

4:47 am

FMitch

Babbling is good for the soul :)

4:47 am

KatieMcG

I know what you mean, looked up and I was half way through

4:47 am

sandyloo

and its nice with a glass of wine too

4:48 am

KatieMcG

10.47 here, even for me that is a bit early

4:48 am

FMitch

There are some days when I just chat and don't do the grid.
Cheers sandy!

4:48 am

sandyloo

5.48pm here - perfect wine o'clock

4:48 am

Sally-catlover

Just monkeyed the mo 4/10 and looked up the definition. I want one of those!

4:48 am

FMitch

We could have a Bucks Fizz Katie?

4:48 am

rubyfoo

it's an hour later, but feels to early for me although DH is lurking around upstairs, waiting for his!

4:49 am

sandyloo

i monkeyed that earlier must look and see what it means

4:49 am

rubyfoo

wine o'clock it is, then!

4:49 am

Sally-catlover

Ruby, I really have to ask this. Why doesn't he fix his own drink?

4:49 am

rubyfoo

US was cheated by the officiating last night :(

4:49 am

KatieMcG

Oh yes perfect time for buck fizz

4:49 am

rubyfoo

this is a tainted World Cup for me

4:49 am

sandyloo

LOL reminds me of Mitch

4:50 am

rubyfoo

because I have to sit with him while he drinks it, or he sulks (even more than the usual)

4:50 am

FMitch

:) *clinks glasses with Katie*

4:50 am

rubyfoo

what's in a buck fizz?

4:50 am

KatieMcG

we just built our new wine rack and have over 50 bottles of wine in the house so at least we wont go short lol

4:50 am

Atalante

lol why on earth! can't he drink on his own!

4:50 am

FMitch

Champagne and orange juice.

4:50 am

KatieMcG

Yammas FM

4:50 am

rubyfoo

when a disaster happens, it's important to stock up on the staples, katie, wine, gin, etc!

4:51 am

Sally-catlover

No - you don't /have/ to sit with him if you don't want to. Your choice, remember. Come on, everyone, let's empower ruby here.

4:51 am

sandyloo

katie, I have tried collecting wine but it doesn't work

4:51 am

FMitch

Oh party at Katies yay!

4:51 am

rubyfoo

back in a bit, need to negotiate lunch

4:51 am

KatieMcG

we got the good stuff at the bottom working up to the cheaper stuff at the top

4:51 am

rubyfoo

keeping the peace for a couple of hours would be a nice change!

4:51 am

FMitch

lol sandy -does it disappear myteriously?

4:52 am

sandyloo

you guys are so naughty - Australian women are at our men's beck and call

4:52 am

rubyfoo

he thinks that by taking me out for lunch, everything becomes OK!

4:52 am

sandyloo

it does mitch

4:52 am

KatieMcG

i'd be knackered if I had to pour every drink hubby had lol

4:52 am

rubyfoo

that would be like our stockpiling gin! I think the dogs drink it; they must have figured out a way to open the bottles!

4:53 am

KatieMcG

we are quite good at keeping the good stuff, but the cheap stuff does seem to evaporate very quickly

4:53 am

FMitch

I think Haz must have gone for a nap!

4:53 am

KatieMcG

we also have 3 types of gin, 3 types of vodka, all the makings for cocktails etc

4:53 am

rubyfoo

deserves one!

4:53 am

KatieMcG

two massive shelves of spirits

4:53 am

sandyloo

no difference here - it all disappears at the same rate

4:53 am

rubyfoo

when is the party?

4:53 am

lynxxx

butter wouldn't melt in your mouth Sandy

4:53 am

Atalante

party at katie's!

4:54 am

Sally-catlover

3 types?

4:54 am

FMitch

for sure :) although I think she might have gone food shopping.

4:54 am

KatieMcG

we move the good stuff into the garage at parties lol

4:54 am

rubyfoo

speaking of the murder by butter....lol

4:54 am

rubyfoo

I'm in a good mood today, so the heck with DH! He couldn't spoil it if he tried!

4:54 am

KatieMcG

bombay saphire, tanquary (not spelt right) and gordons for gin

4:54 am

Sally-catlover

Impressed.

4:54 am

KatieMcG

vodka is smirnoff blue, smirnoff red and absolute

4:55 am

FMitch

I feel a European party fest coming on - we can start at Katies and then move on and end up at rubys.

4:55 am

rubyfoo

bombay saphire + noilly prat dry vermouth and an olive -- heaven (and not much vermouth!!)

4:55 am

KatieMcG

we have white rum, golden rum and darm rum

4:55 am

rubyfoo

smirnoff red with evian and a tuscan pepper, a "Nessie"

4:55 am

FMitch

good lord we might not make it past Katies emprium!

4:55 am

rubyfoo

is that darm or darn or demon!

4:56 am

KatieMcG

we were drinking archers topped up with champange the other day I think it is called belini or something like that

4:56 am

FMitch

*emporium even!

4:56 am

Atalante

bellii

4:56 am

Sally-catlover

Have a feeling Katie is not so very far from me. Looks at watch to see how soon I could be there.

4:56 am

Atalante

bellini!!

4:56 am

rubyfoo

the best rum for me comes from the DR but you can't get it here; the worst comes from the French islands!

4:56 am

rubyfoo

you could probably use it for biofuel!

4:56 am

KatieMcG

the funny thing is we rarely drink spirits but like to have everything in just in case!

4:57 am

KatieMcG

lol sally

4:57 am

rubyfoo

I used to keep a bottle of it in my office and the Dominican girls would come in at five with paper cups and coke! Those were the days

4:57 am

KatieMcG

I had 5 bottles of baileys at one point but Mari has helped and I think I am down to two now

4:57 am

sandyloo

that is important katie

4:57 am

FMitch

I'm packing a hamper and heading up to Katies :)

4:57 am

rubyfoo

and if somebody gets a cut!

4:58 am

Atalante

mmmmm baileys

4:58 am

rubyfoo

I don't dare buy Baileys because I would drink it all, same goes for Kahlua!

4:58 am

KatieMcG

you are not allowed to bring back the really strong dominican rum any more, it is not allowed on planes as it is considered explosive

4:58 am

Sally-catlover

5 bottles of Baileys wouldn't last long in this house.

4:58 am

KatieMcG

Oh I have kahlua as well

4:58 am

rubyfoo

but delicious!

4:58 am

rubyfoo

Kahlua and English cream, OMG!

4:59 am

Sally-catlover

Kahlua! Have you ever made a Black Russian? Kahlua, vodka and lots of ice.

4:59 am

KatieMcG

*starting to realise drinks stock is not normal*

5:00 am

KatieMcG

that's why we have it in sally

5:00 am

FMitch

You could open a pub or wine bar katie.

5:00 am

Soodle

Hello everybody. I feel a bit drunk just reading the chog......

5:00 am

sandyloo

drink stocking very normal

5:00 am

Sally-catlover

If you just give me your postcode, I'll get the satnav out...

5:00 am

lynxxx

hi Soodle

5:01 am

sandyloo

just doesn't work for us- must be visitors

5:01 am

KatieMcG

I have to keep Mr Mari and Mari under tight control lol

5:01 am

FMitch

Morning Soodle.

5:01 am

lynxxx

is that a new puppy Soodle?

5:02 am

Soodle

Sure is Lynn. Meet Buster.

5:02 am

lynxxx

he is a cutie - Border Collie?

5:03 am

KatieMcG

buster is lovely

5:03 am

FMitch

Phone, brb

5:03 am

sandyloo

he is pretty

5:04 am

Soodle

He is a jumble of allsorts. We got him from the rescue centre last Sunday. Theres a lot of spaniel in him....well in his ears anyway....

5:04 am

KatieMcG

I'm off for breakfast, see you all later :-)

5:05 am

Sally-catlover

Bye for now Katie.

5:06 am

lynxxx

bye Katie

5:13 am

rubyfoo

well, surprise, surprise, he made his own drink and didn't offer me one. So I made him a sandwich and put it outside!

5:14 am

Sally-catlover

Attagirl ruby

5:14 am

rubyfoo

Buster is adorablea,d your mail was wonderful, soodle!

5:15 am

Soodle

More pics of Buster to follow,,,,

5:15 am

Jayk

ruby, i'm coming out of lurk mode for this milestone event!

5:15 am

rubyfoo

I can exist, thank you, without his scintillating conversation (read, speeches)

5:15 am

sandyloo

good one ruby and the lunch was positive reinforcement

5:15 am

rubyfoo

hi, jayk!

5:15 am

sandyloo

(we are watching Ceasar)

5:15 am

rubyfoo

he can eat it or feed it to the crows!

5:15 am

Jayk

He actually made his own drink?

5:16 am

rubyfoo

and I don't have to go to one of these bad restaurants as I'm not hungry anyway

5:16 am

rubyfoo

I even attempted to have him decided on a resto, but he was uncommunicative!

5:16 am

Sally-catlover

Perhaps he made his own drink because it's starting to taste funny when ruby makes it

5:16 am

rubyfoo

I think I'll go out and fight the battle of the weeds!

5:16 am

KatieMcG

see I would have made my own sandwich

5:17 am

rubyfoo

it's the ground up Xanax! lol

5:17 am

Jayk

Sally, I think you're on to something

5:17 am

Sally-catlover

Fireworks - so I will be off, and thanks for all the laughs.

5:17 am

Sally-catlover

Any clues needed?

5:17 am

sandyloo

bye sally and well done

5:17 am

rubyfoo

fireworks, sally, you are not only wicked and funny, but very smart!

5:17 am

rubyfoo

maybe the 7?

5:17 am

KatieMcG

congrats sally see you tomorrow

5:18 am

lynxxx

Congrats Sally!

5:18 am

Sally-catlover

Wicket? Moi? Innocent look.

5:18 am

Sally-catlover

The 7 is a plural of the fa 6/33 - but you will have to fa**** it out for yourself.

5:19 am

KatieMcG

ty sally

5:19 am

rubyfoo

OK, for them, thank you!!!!

5:19 am

Sally-catlover

**gone**

5:19 am

sandyloo

great clue

5:22 am

lynxxx

Night all, going to save my rest for the morning

5:22 am

sandyloo

nite lynx

5:22 am

rubyfoo

sweet dreams, lynxx

5:23 am

KatieMcG

night lynxxx see you later

6:21 am

rubyfoo

just fought a big skirmish in the battle of the weeds -- filled up a very large ack!

6:21 am

rubyfoo

sack*

6:22 am

rubyfoo

anybody here?

6:23 am

Merk

I am here, lurking.

6:24 am

Merk

I've hired a young school girl to tackle my weeds weekly since I'll be gone the rest of the summer.

6:24 am

Merk

She's doing a good job. My one from the last three years grew up and is too busy now. But the junior high ones love the income.

6:24 am

rubyfoo

great idea! here, it's an endless task and men can't seem to distinguish between weeds and good plants... :(

6:25 am

rubyfoo

where are you going for the summer?

6:25 am

Merk

I hear you. That sounds like my hubby.

6:25 am

Merk

China.

6:25 am

rubyfoo

wow!

6:25 am

Merk

When I get back in August we are vacationing in Washington due to a wedding there. We've yet to see Yellowstone and Glacier National Parks.

6:26 am

rubyfoo

what a great plan!!!

6:27 am

rubyfoo

yay, half!

6:27 am

Merk

I only have 34 words, but it doesn't seem as discouraging a grid as earlier this week.

6:27 am

Merk

at least not yet

6:29 am

rubyfoo

this grid looked impossible at first, but there are quite a few "builders", most with oa in them

6:30 am

Merk

I have found a few of those.

6:30 am

dan2bit

morning all

6:30 am

Merk

Morning, Dan.

6:33 am

Merk

I don't mind a challenge when the words are at least recognizable. It's when over and over again I've never even heard of them that it's tough to enjoy.

6:33 am

rubyfoo

nbt

6:34 am

pinki

how to play

6:34 am

rubyfoo

just got a dumb babblet: oh4/5

6:34 am

rubyfoo

like the state, but diff ending

6:36 am

Merk

Right after you mentioned the 'oa', I hit the co words and all but one used your pattern.

6:37 am

rubyfoo

but sally mentioned an mo6 having to do with go** and I couldn't figure it out!

6:37 am

Merk

But the cu 6, for example, never heard of it before.

6:38 am

rubyfoo

?? don't have it, smarty merk!

6:38 am

rubyfoo

hint for it?

6:39 am

Merk

It builds on the cu 4 ... add a consonant and a vowel.

6:40 am

Merk

Same ending as a spanish nap or sp. party.

6:41 am

rubyfoo

thank you, my monkey almost died, trying out all the possibilities! Did you get the nice fa's?

6:41 am

rubyfoo

6 and 7?

6:41 am

Merk

not quite there yet ... am on the e words

6:41 am

rubyfoo

I can help, if you didn't

6:41 am

rubyfoo

when you're ready, just say so

6:42 am

Merk

You can clue the 6,7 for me please.

6:42 am

rubyfoo

fa + ****mccan shoes

6:42 am

rubyfoo

and plural

6:43 am

rubyfoo

poor clue, sorry

6:43 am

rubyfoo

or measurement of ocean depth

6:43 am

Merk

I think I am missing a letter in it somewhere.

6:44 am

rubyfoo

or understand something

6:44 am

rubyfoo

deep

6:44 am

Merk

I don't come up with six letters with the fa +

6:44 am

rubyfoo

fa + al***ugh + cons

6:45 am

dan2bit

I can't fa6 why you can't get the clue :-)

6:45 am

rubyfoo

not thin + prefix for man

6:45 am

Merk

I must have had the wrong shoes. LOL

6:45 am

Merk

ty

6:45 am

rubyfoo

hahah

6:47 am

Merk

Your other clues were great.

6:47 am

Merk

I was thinking of Indian mocs.

6:47 am

rubyfoo

thank you

6:47 am

rubyfoo

uh oh, pb for merk! lol

6:47 am

rubyfoo

but I had it already

6:47 am

Merk

Well, I need coffee. I'm trying to finish this before my grandson awakens, but I am hungry.

6:47 am

rubyfoo

join me for a coffee

6:48 am

Merk

Oops, I didn't realize I used a word, but thanks for pointing it out. I've typed it in now.

6:48 am

Merk

Off to brew the java.

6:48 am

rubyfoo

favorite word: ta5/12, long snouted animal

6:49 am

rubyfoo

pls heat the milk!

6:49 am

rubyfoo

but I still have 42 left and no chance of finishing

6:49 am

Merk

Heat the milk? You use milk? Straight black for me, strong, using my French press.

6:50 am

rubyfoo

I make double expressos then add the same abount of hot milk -- get the caffeine zap, but it doesn't make me feel sick!

6:50 am

rubyfoo

I have too many dairy products; the French adults don't use any except cheese

6:51 am

rubyfoo

and even the children don't drink much milk = poor teeth

6:51 am

rubyfoo

and they make fun of "American teeth"

6:51 am

Merk

Who makes the Bodum French press. I thought it sounded Dutch.

6:52 am

rubyfoo

I use a nespresso machine; it is really easy and always perfect!

6:52 am

rubyfoo

they practically give away your second machine because it's really just a vehicle for selling the coffee capsules

6:53 am

Merk

My daughter uses a Kerig ... misspelled

6:53 am

Merk

I love the coffee, but it's not hot enough to suit me.

6:53 am

rubyfoo

any help wanted from my paltry 72 words?

6:53 am

Merk

I wrap a towel around my bodum and that keeps it hot between cups.

6:54 am

rubyfoo

that's what my husband hused, before we married, but I didn't find it strong or hot enough with milk in it

6:56 am

rubyfoo

I'm off to do the Sat crossword puzzle and a couple of Sat sudokos! Yay

6:56 am

rubyfoo

bye Merk and Dan (if you're still here)

7:09 am

Merk

I missed the goodbye, Ruby. My phone rang and off I went.

7:10 am

Merk

Now the coffee has brewed and breakfast is int he making so I am off, too. bbl

7:24 am

Scrabbler

Good morning everyone.

7:24 am

bojazz

hi Scrabbs

7:25 am

Scrabbler

Hi Bo

7:25 am

Dorens

morning to all

7:25 am

bojazz

hi Dorens

7:25 am

Scrabbler

Doren! Where have you been, darling?

7:26 am

Dorens

i've been here every day... not always talking. but not always silent either.

7:27 am

Scrabbler

((Doren))--moving along ok with life's changes?

7:27 am

Dorens

a word here and there...Wednesday is my last day of school (and officially, truly my last -- but my principal is hoping something will change over the summer)

7:27 am

Dorens

moving ok, with the help of effexor!

7:28 am

Scrabbler

Sad, Doren. The poor economy is slamming so many people.

7:28 am

Scrabbler

Exercise + socialize, Doren.

7:28 am

Dorens

i do have one thing to sweeten the day on Wednesday. Phoebe is beeing dropped of Tuesday night for a four day visit !! (her first alone here), and she will be with me in school on Wednesday

7:28 am

Scrabbler

What fun!

7:28 am

Dorens

I am exercising. and doing some socializing.
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7:28 am

Dorens

I am exercising. and doing some socializing.

7:29 am

Dorens

in fact... i am out of here in two minutes for my pilates class, which i attend faithfully, unless I'm in boston

7:29 am

Scrabbler

Good for you. Grief takes time. No quick fix.

7:30 am

Scrabbler

Tough grid here. I am stuck at 38.

7:30 am

Dorens

i found it fun at the beginning, now 41 left and will probably list when I get back. bye, and enjoy the day

7:31 am

Scrabbler

Bye, Doren.

7:34 am

Scrabbler

66 left. BBS

7:46 am

Mr Bob

Good morning

8:15 am

m9f9l

good morning!

8:15 am

Scrabbler

Back. Hello again.

8:15 am

Scrabbler

Hi m9

8:16 am

sandyloo

hi again , I need a clue for my last word please its the mo6/24 can anyone help?

8:16 am

Scrabbler

I will look too, Sandy

8:16 am

m9f9l

don't know it.. I'll look

8:17 am

sandyloo

im still trying

8:17 am

Anniebrook

mo 6 is fleece from a goat

8:17 am

Anniebrook

good morning

8:17 am

sandyloo

I want to go to bed lol

8:17 am

m9f9l

I got it!

8:17 am

sandyloo

hi annie

8:17 am

Scrabbler

TY, Annie!

8:17 am

m9f9l

and he sure is cute... in his mo**** suit!

8:18 am

m9f9l

oh.. it's already been clued.

8:18 am

sandyloo

fireworks and thankyou m9

8:18 am

Scrabbler

Yippee Sandy!

8:18 am

Anniebrook

congrats, sandy!!

8:18 am

sandyloo

oops and annie, I didn't see that one

8:18 am

m9f9l

yw!

8:18 am

sandyloo

good clues

8:18 am

m9f9l

and Woo Hoo!!

8:19 am

sandyloo

yipee for me and now I can go to bed - thanks again and have fun

8:19 am

Anniebrook

sweet dreams, sandy

8:19 am

Scrabbler

Sleep well, Sandy.

8:19 am

m9f9l

nity nite sandy

8:20 am

Scrabbler

Top O word?

8:20 am

Anniebrook

I have 9 left all esses and tees

8:20 am

m9f9l

I don't have anything on either of the top o tiles!

8:20 am

Scrabbler

I passed halfway. 54 to go.

8:20 am

Anniebrook

op and ooohs and **s

8:20 am

Kaplan the Magne

34 more but slowwing way down

8:21 am

Scrabbler

I need the top O

8:21 am

Scrabbler

Hi kaplan

8:21 am

Anniebrook

om 4 and 5 ---to leave out

8:21 am

Scrabbler

Sorry, I mean top left O.

8:22 am

Scrabbler

I was not specific, Annie, sorry.

8:22 am

Minveryork

oh 4/5:like a state but ends with different last vowel

8:22 am

Anniebrook

scrabbs, cleveland is in a funny spelt state

8:22 am

joshuavorbis

8 left here

8:22 am

Scrabbler

YT, Min + Annie--big DUH for me! I need to be flogged with fish.

8:22 am

m9f9l

good one Annie

8:22 am

Scrabbler

Go josh!

8:23 am

m9f9l

I still have 4 blanks!

8:23 am

Scrabbler

E is my last blank tile

8:23 am

m9f9l

3 blanks

8:24 am

Anniebrook

ec 4/6 abbrev of our country, scrabbs

8:25 am

godthaab

FINISHED! VERY EXCELLENT!

8:25 am

Anniebrook

ep and a laugh

8:25 am

Scrabbler

TY, annie--another one I should ahve seen

8:25 am

Minveryork

ec 4/6: there is no ex***e for not finishing the puzzle

8:25 am

Anniebrook

Congrats, godth!!!

8:25 am

Scrabbler

Yahoo godthaab!

8:25 am

m9f9l

WTG godt!!!!

8:26 am

Mom

Good morning!

8:27 am

Scrabbler

Hi Mom

8:27 am

Anniebrook

(((Mom))) good morning

8:27 am

Mom

congrats Godhaab

8:27 am

Mom

Hi Scrabbler, did you have your feast yesterday after your scope?

8:27 am

m9f9l

NBT! phew

8:27 am

m9f9l

Hi Mom

8:27 am

Mom

{{Annie}} good morning, I have missed you the last couple of days.

8:28 am

Scrabbler

We will have a sunny morning here then 50% chance of thunderstorms the rest of the day, so I am trying to get motivated to bike or hike this morning.

8:28 am

Mom

{{M9}} you are PRO! congratulations and good morning

8:28 am

m9f9l

yup. thought I'd show my face..LOL

8:28 am

Mom

**another one bites the dust** lol

8:28 am

joshuavorbis

fireworks here as well

8:28 am

Scrabbler

Mom, my friend + I went to the Pancake House. I was quite out-of-it. When I got home I opened a lounge chair out front and slept for 3 hrs under the trees.

8:29 am

m9f9l

Good on Josh!!

8:29 am

joshuavorbis

last word ca5 - gangster al *****e

8:29 am

Mom

we just jad storms here

8:29 am

Mom

had*

8:29 am

Scrabbler

COngrats Josh + TY for the clue

8:29 am

Mom

congrats Josh

8:29 am

Anniebrook

congrats, Josh!!!

8:30 am

Mom

I am sure that was a nice sleep under the trees

8:30 am

Scrabbler

I lost 5 lbs since Thursday!

8:30 am

Mom

excellent, Scrabbler (contemplates getting procedure)

8:30 am

m9f9l

5 lbs??

8:31 am

Mom

m9, you are lovely

8:31 am

Scrabbler

I typically sleep on my belly but I was so tired (drugged) that I passed out on my back in that chair.

8:31 am

EspritdJean

from colonoscopy prep

8:31 am

Scrabbler

Mom, are you 50 yet?

8:31 am

m9f9l

why thank you! I'm taking your pic!LOL

8:31 am

Scrabbler

Hi Jean! How have you been?

8:31 am

m9f9l

eww.. that doesn't sound so fun

8:31 am

Mom

Hi Jean

8:31 am

EspritdJean

pluggin along, luv

8:31 am

Mom

oh dear, I am still in my jammies

8:31 am

EspritdJean

hi mom

8:32 am

m9f9l

gee esprit.. I'd think you'd be UNpluggin along..... ;-)

8:32 am

EspritdJean

how's that?

8:32 am

Scrabbler

It was not fun, m9--I had to drink lots of yucky laxative stuff + tons of fluids

8:33 am

m9f9l

oh nvm.. it's Scrabbler that would be 'unplugged'

8:33 am

Scrabbler

m9, where do you live ?

8:33 am

EspritdJean

there ya go

8:33 am

m9f9l

got confused since Esprit said the procedure..LOL!

8:33 am

littlebit

morning all!

8:33 am

m9f9l

why.. you wanna stalk me?? LOL

8:33 am

Scrabbler

My doc was really sweet.

8:34 am

m9f9l

I'm in Oregon

8:34 am

EspritdJean

I love the sedation

8:34 am

Scrabbler

No, I just like to place people. Oh, Oregon--Pini is there too.

8:34 am

littlebit

hey scrabs..i just had mine done a couple of weeks ago.

8:34 am

Scrabbler

Yep, Jean, a fentanyl + Versed nap.

8:35 am

Scrabbler

Good for you, Littlebit!

8:35 am

EspritdJean

it's the best

8:35 am

m9f9l

Ok.. I may have been sucked into going pro... but I''m not jumping on the colonoscopy wagon....

8:35 am

Mom

Hi Littlebit

8:35 am

littlebit

probably the only person on the face of the planet that was looking forward to it!!

8:35 am

Scrabbler

Mammogarm last week, colonoscopy yest---I am glad those are done + normal.

8:35 am

littlebit

hey mom!

8:35 am

m9f9l

there's a few of us in OR I gather

8:36 am

EspritdJean

are you in Portland?

8:36 am

Scrabbler

Why did you look forward to it, lb?

8:36 am

m9f9l

no.. about hour and half east

8:36 am

littlebit

colon cancer just over a year ago

8:36 am

EspritdJean

I've been to the Bend area, spectacular

8:37 am

Scrabbler

Oh, no! I didn't know! You are young, aren't you? Doing ok??

8:37 am

Mom

oh {{littlebit}}

8:37 am

littlebit

yes and yes

8:37 am

Scrabbler

Geez, lb!!! Family history of it?

8:38 am

littlebit

some history of it, yes

8:38 am

m9f9l

Glad you're through it lb!

8:38 am

littlebit

my mom and her brother

8:38 am

Scrabbler

So screened early and diagnosed that way?

8:38 am

EspritdJean

cancer rates in this country are horrifying

8:39 am

littlebit

no, funny thing. it just came up out of nowhere!

8:39 am

Scrabbler

We eat too much fat, esp meat, esp grilled meat.

8:39 am

Scrabbler

You are darn lucky, lb!! Stage 1?

8:39 am

littlebit

it was a very small tumor and they took out part of the colon with it. got it all.

8:40 am

littlebit

yes very lucky and yes stage 1

8:40 am

Scrabbler

So fortunate!!

8:40 am

littlebit

yes, very!! and very happy about it!! :)

8:41 am

Scrabbler

Me too!! A success story!

8:41 am

littlebit

yay!!!

8:41 am

m9f9l

ok... exactly halfway. gonna list

8:41 am

Scrabbler

((littlebit))--you + your family have gone through a lot!

8:42 am

littlebit

yeah, but we're fine.

8:42 am

Scrabbler

Reslient + strong!

8:43 am

littlebit

i made it through and all is good :)

8:44 am

Scrabbler

And I was determined to not delay by screening scope after I turned 50.

8:44 am

littlebit

and here i am with 2 and not 50 yet!

8:44 am

Scrabbler

One of my partners is 54 and she still hasn't had it done.

8:45 am

littlebit

she needs to!

8:45 am

Anniebrook

little, so happy about your good outcome

8:45 am

littlebit

thanks annie!

8:46 am

Minveryork

M's Mashed! 6 left

8:46 am

Scrabbler

Well, I need to eat something and be outside before the thunderstorms hit in 2 hrs. I will bike to the park. 41 to go. Will need list when I return.

8:46 am

Scrabbler

Go min go!

8:46 am

m9f9l

good goin' Min

8:47 am

Anniebrook

bye scrabbs!

8:47 am

littlebit

see ya scrabs!

8:49 am

Anniebrook

fireworks

8:49 am

m9f9l

Whoo Hoo Annie!!!!

8:50 am

littlebit

yay annie!!!

8:51 am

Anniebrook

anyone want a clue before I take off

8:52 am

LuvWordGames

cu 6/24 please?

8:52 am

littlebit

no thanks...got 26 left and about to jump into lurk mode

8:54 am

Anniebrook

cu 6----cu* me in on that and Union ***tion in DC..sort of a lousy clue

8:54 am

LuvWordGames

thanks Annie!

8:54 am

m9f9l

worked fo rme Annie! thanks!

8:55 am

Anniebrook

glad you got it! youre welcome

8:55 am

LuvWordGames

not lousy, got it right away

8:56 am

Mom

congrats Annie

8:57 am

Anniebrook

bye dear babblers

8:57 am

Mom

{{Annie}} enjoy your day

8:57 am

LuvWordGames

bye Annie

8:58 am

Anniebrook

Mom, I am still here. I was thinking of your Mom..how is she?

9:00 am

Mom

Annie, aren't you sweet. She had her appt. on Thurs. and she has 2 fractures T5 is completely compressed and the T12 is fractured. They want to do that cement injection so she is considering that

9:01 am

Mom

they want to start with the T5 and she how she does with that one and go from there.

9:02 am

Anniebrook

Mom, it is something to consider. I hope she does well with it. I will keep her in my thoughts and prayers for a successful outcome.

9:03 am

Mom

thank you so much Annie. She is thinking anything has to be better than being in pain and popping pills

9:04 am

Mom

I was looking for you yesterday to fill you in but I guess we were on at different times

9:05 am

Anniebrook

Yes, I think we were. Have a great day. Bye.

9:05 am

Mom

you as well, bye bye

9:06 am

Haz1558

Hello again. Bye Annie (my timing is bad!)

9:06 am

Mom

{{Haz}} hello, how was the walk? Congrats on the funds you raised

9:07 am

Haz1558

Hello, Mom - the walk went really well, thanks. I've written about it in my profile and yes, I'm thrilled with the amount I've gathered in.

9:07 am

Mom

will go read it, be right back

9:07 am

littlebit

and fireworks!!!

9:07 am

Haz1558

Congratulations!

9:07 am

crosshair

good morning everyone;)

9:07 am

72 Temple Owl

hello all. hello haz!

9:08 am

crosshair

howdy TO

9:08 am

Haz1558

Hello crossy, hello TO!

9:08 am

m9f9l

hi TO!

9:08 am

72 Temple Owl

hello crossy and m9 - with icon!

9:08 am

m9f9l

yup

9:09 am

m9f9l

Hi cross!

9:09 am

crosshair

m9 has been assimilated!! yaaa!

9:09 am

Mom

Hi TO and Crossy

9:09 am

m9f9l

resistance was futile

9:09 am

72 Temple Owl

hi mom!

9:09 am

Haz1558

How many other babblers are sitting up straight and smiling nicely for m9's camera?

9:09 am

Mom

congrats Littlebit

9:09 am

Mom

not me, Haz, I am still in my pj's

9:09 am

72 Temple Owl

opps i guess i should put some clothes on

9:10 am

Mom

Haz, sounds like a lovely time

9:10 am

Mom

are you sore today, Haz?

9:10 am

Haz1558

It was fun, Mom, some of the costumes were very inventive.

9:11 am

m9f9l

*click*

9:11 am

72 Temple Owl

there were costumes?

9:11 am

crosshair

morning haz:)) did the cancer walk??

9:11 am

Haz1558

I'm slightly stiff, but otherwise fine. Funnily enough, my feet are grand, it's my back that's slightly achy. Old age.

9:11 am

m9f9l

guess where I took that pic?

9:11 am

Mom

maybe Mr. Haz will put some Bengay on your back and give it a rub

9:12 am

Haz1558

TO, we were all encouraged to wear pink - we had tutus, angel wings, pink ducks - you name it.

9:12 am

72 Temple Owl

did you wear your pink cahsmere twin set and pearls?;)

9:12 am

m9f9l

then you don't have plantar faciitis!

9:12 am

Mom

love the icon TO

9:13 am

Haz1558

No, the cashmere has been put into cold storage and the pearls didn't really go with my pink t-shirt.

9:13 am

72 Temple Owl

:D

9:13 am

m9f9l

pearls go with everthing!LOL

9:13 am

72 Temple Owl

i have to go - i am stalling, going to drive up to no jersey

9:14 am

FMitch

I bet Haz wore her tiara though :)

9:14 am

Mom

be safe TO

9:14 am

m9f9l

drive safely!!

9:14 am

Haz1558

Don't drive with no jersey, TO, you'll get arrested.

9:14 am

72 Temple Owl

:D

9:14 am

Mom

Hi FMitch, only if she had Pink crystals on it

9:14 am

72 Temple Owl

hey fm!

9:14 am

crosshair

yaaa for haz and her long walk!!! cancer can be beaten!!

9:14 am

FMitch

Hi there TO :)

9:15 am

Haz1558

I should have asked to borrow Jordan's wedding tiara, it was quiet and understated.

9:15 am

Haz1558

Hello FM!

9:15 am

m9f9l

pretty flower box FM!

9:15 am

72 Temple Owl

my bro invited all to the beach for father's day but my father did not want to go.

9:15 am

FMitch

Hi Mom and 99crossy))

LOL Haz.

9:15 am

72 Temple Owl

so he is at the beach with FiL and I am in the city wwith dad

9:15 am

crosshair

(((FM)))

9:15 am

Mom

did you talk him into it TO?

9:16 am

72 Temple Owl

no. i already talked him into easter dinner, this is not worth it

9:16 am

Mom

true enough, TO

9:17 am

72 Temple Owl

hmm, the plural of hiatus is not hiati...

9:17 am

72 Temple Owl

;)

9:17 am

crosshair

try haiatuses lol

9:17 am

Haz1558

It looks too close to Haiti.

9:18 am

72 Temple Owl

ok really going now, i have been up since 7 and still not even packed

9:18 am

m9f9l

and we really can't have words that look like other words!! think of the chaos that would ensue!

9:18 am

Mom

hope you have a good visit, see you soon

9:18 am

FMitch

Bye TO have a good trip.

9:18 am

Haz1558

Wouldn't you rather stay and babble? With us nice people?

9:18 am

m9f9l

well pack! and then report!

9:19 am

72 Temple Owl

i am already appalled at my lack of enthusiasm the guilt is overwhelming

9:19 am

72 Temple Owl

seriously

9:19 am

72 Temple Owl

later all

9:20 am

FMitch

Stay and babble with us then instead :)

9:20 am

Haz1558

Oh dear. Have we got an antidote for guilt?

9:20 am

Mom

9:20 am

Haz1558

Toodle-oo TO, see you again.

9:20 am

FMitch

you could always try blaming me I guess?

9:20 am

72 Temple Owl

see you tomorrow haz

9:21 am

Haz1558

There's a new concept. Blaming FM, that's never happened before.

9:21 am

Haz1558

See you tomorrow, TO.

9:21 am

FMitch

yeah right!

9:22 am

72 Temple Owl

no fm. my father is my last reelative and he is 87 it is just that i am not disciplined enough to do all my home work so i hae the weekend free to do what i should do

9:22 am

FMitch

you are a good daughter TO - travel well.

9:23 am

Haz1558

Don't worry, TO, I'm not coming over any time soon to inspect your home. And if Kim and Aggie turn up on your door step. shut them out.

9:23 am

crosshair

http://wheelyboy.blat.co.za/files/lion
-warning.jpg

9:24 am

Mom

TO, your home work will always be there, alas not your dad

9:25 am

crosshair

yes to.see your dad,this time shall not come again,the homework shall keep.my mothpassed in 91 and my da now has lots of toys in the attic and would only know his name 50% of the time.everyone give your dad a hug tomorrow

9:25 am

crosshair

mother

9:26 am

Mom

lol Crossy

9:26 am

Mom

not about your mom, but the link you posted

9:26 am

m9f9l

my dad's been gone for about 18 years. I'll hug my husband.. he's a dad

9:26 am

crosshair

i know mom;)

9:27 am

crosshair

sounds fine m9

9:27 am

crosshair

mmm i am a poet and dont know ir

9:27 am

m9f9l

why yes...he is!

9:27 am

dan2bit

it's my first father's day :-)

9:28 am

crosshair

yaa for dan!!

9:28 am

m9f9l

and your little one is such a cutie!!

9:28 am

Mom

Happy Father's Day, Dan

9:28 am

dan2bit

thanks - we think so too!

9:28 am

FMitch

awe that is so great dan!!!

9:29 am

Mom

well, I have hit a brick wall so off I go. See you all later. {{Hugs}} to all of you

9:29 am

dan2bit

we are hoping to have my dad over as well

9:29 am

FMitch

TTFN Mom

9:29 am

Haz1558

See you later,Mom.

9:29 am

crosshair

tc mom

9:30 am

Mom

bye bye FMitch and Haz

9:30 am

Haz1558

I love the new picture of the baby, dan, she looks victorious about something.

9:30 am

Mom

bye bye Crossy

9:31 am

FMitch

Sh must have been watching the world cup (not) :(

9:32 am

Haz1558

Managing to sleep at night?

9:33 am

dan2bit

we have been watching world cup together :-)

9:34 am

Haz1558

She'll not have had much opportunity to raise her arms in victory for England! I hear last night's game was awful.

9:34 am

dan2bit

she's been a pretty good sleeper up until last night. We have a well-defined bedtime ritual where she goes to sleep around 10pm, and usually sleeps 4 hours or so before nursing

9:35 am

dan2bit

then if we're lucky, another 4 or even 5. We were not lucky last night though

9:35 am

FMitch

shhhh lets not talk about that but keep our fingers crossed for the next match. *le sigh*

9:35 am

Haz1558

It's always nice to get some structure emerging after the initial weeks of bewilderment, but there are always times when it just doesn't work to plan.

9:36 am

dan2bit

true. And its the weekend, so I'm able to help mom get some extra naps in today

9:37 am

Haz1558

It'll all be fine eventually, but that's no comfort when you have a baby and no individual manual or light-up buttons to tell you what's going on and why the plans aren't being adhered to.

9:39 am

FMitch

*nods head in agreement* not that I know the first think about babies or children :)

9:40 am

dan2bit

it would be a blessing if she could just say a few words: "wet" "hungry" "sleepy" "ouch" &c

9:41 am

Haz1558

That's what the light up buttons would be for, if the scientists could only stop working on i-pads and do something useful instead.

9:41 am

FMitch

you will soon get used to her version of those words and will learn what she need dan.

9:41 am

m9f9l

they don't get too upset if they're worn.

9:42 am

Atalante

helloooo :)

9:42 am

m9f9l

have you read or watched any of the "happiest baby on the block" stuff??

9:42 am

Haz1558

Hello Ata!

9:42 am

FMitch

Afternoon Ata!!!

9:43 am

crosshair

howdy ata

9:43 am

dan2bit

yep, we are swaddlers & wearers and hbotb fans

9:43 am

m9f9l

those 5 s's were a Godsend...

9:43 am

dan2bit

and she's mostly a placid baby

9:43 am

m9f9l

sweet!

9:43 am

dan2bit

so far

9:44 am

rururocks

bon jour! mes amis...

9:44 am

Haz1558

Bonjour, ruru.

9:44 am

FMitch

Greetings ruru

9:45 am

m9f9l

I also suggest "your child's self esteem" it's a good book. I don't cotton to all that it says.. but it has some good stuff.

9:45 am

rururocks

.. funny saying that one is.. I don't cotton to it..

9:46 am

rururocks

guess it came into being before rayon

9:47 am

Haz1558

Husband home so had better go - he'll want to chat! And Spangle will need a bath, they've been strimming grass. Bye for now!

9:47 am

m9f9l

http://www.randomhouse.com/wotd/index.
pperl?date=20010312

9:47 am

FMitch

Bye Haz!!!

9:47 am

Haz1558

*gone*

9:47 am

Atalante

lucky SPangle! :P

9:52 am

KatieMcG

back from shopping and now going out for a meal tonight, must get my last 12 before I leave!

9:53 am

rururocks

ep 5 anyone?

9:53 am

KatieMcG

sorry ruru tit's one of my 12

9:53 am

m9f9l

ep ***ticulture

9:54 am

KatieMcG

ty M9

9:54 am

rururocks

thank you very much

9:54 am

m9f9l

yw!

9:54 am

rururocks

was looking to tie it in with an s

9:54 am

KatieMcG

me too ruru

10:04 am

KatieMcG

Fireworks :-)

10:04 am

Atalante

yay Katie!

10:05 am

m9f9l

WTG Katie!!!!

10:05 am

KatieMcG

ty :-)

10:08 am

rururocks

oh goody.. you can clue the mo6

10:08 am

m9f9l

fireworks

10:08 am

m9f9l

and he sure is cute... in his mo**** suit!

10:09 am

FMitch

mo6/24 - beautiful soft hair that can be woven.

10:09 am

FMitch

Congrats Katie and m9!

10:09 am

rururocks

thank you fm

10:09 am

m9f9l

gotta drive my girl up to the church now. she's going with group to the temple.

10:10 am

FMitch

Bye for now then m9.

10:10 am

m9f9l

cya round! *poof*

10:12 am

FMitch

Shout if you need any more clues ruru as I am semi lurking but happy to help.

10:14 am

rururocks

need the two th6

10:14 am

FMitch

urgh Okey dokey

10:15 am

rururocks

got the first one

10:15 am

rururocks

need the th 6/21

10:15 am

Shirlockc

norwegian god of thunder + consonant

10:15 am

rururocks

got it.

10:15 am

rururocks

thanks

10:15 am

FMitch

oh good clue Shirlock!

10:16 am

rururocks

actually god of thunder and two vowells

10:17 am

FMitch

picky picky :)

10:17 am

rururocks

what's the weather like now FM

10:18 am

FMitch

lovely, warm slightly overcast but good weather to open all the windows and let the breeeze through.

10:18 am

FMitch

It rained a lot last night which was great - haven't had to do any watering today.

10:19 am

rururocks

nice.. lovely here too.. like breeze 65-70.. very pleasant

10:20 am

rururocks

I made a new delicious dinner last night

10:20 am

FMitch

Think we are sharing the same temps.

Oh - what did you cook?

10:21 am

rururocks

curried prawns with cous cous and peas with a creamy curry dressing..

10:22 am

FMitch

*drool* that does sound good.

10:22 am

Atalante

mmmmm!!

10:22 am

rururocks

I did the prawns just right..

10:22 am

FMitch

That got Atas attention :)

10:22 am

rururocks

MRs. Ru had two helpings (very unusual )

10:23 am

FMitch

well that says it all ruru - must have been really good.

10:23 am

rururocks

she says I cook better than most restaurants..:)

10:24 am

FMitch

Im going to do my bashed chichken breast again tomorrow as it was so scrummy last time.

10:24 am

rururocks

you should call it "Punk chicken" then

10:24 am

FMitch

lol

10:25 am

rururocks

chicken sounds good.. hmmm

10:26 am

rururocks

making chicken paninis for lunch

10:26 am

FMitch

bash it flatish and then egg it and breacrumb with lemon zest, garlic and parmesan and shallow fry.

10:27 am

FMitch

So are you done with the grid yet ruru?

10:30 am

rururocks

yes.. just lurking too

10:30 am

rururocks

that sounds yummy FM..

10:30 am

FMitch

Oh well congrats to you :)

10:30 am

rururocks

we have the best lemons in the garden.. I may do that

10:30 am

FMitch

It si and so quick and easy to do.

10:31 am

rururocks

serve it with what ? Rice?

10:31 am

FMitch

I shall bid you adieu as I must go and do something apart from babble :)

10:31 am

FMitch

I did a green salad.

10:31 am

rururocks

me too.. have a lovely day.. I am going to trundle off too

10:32 am

FMitch

Byeee

10:35 am

cybernan

good morning all -- 30 to go

10:37 am

weiik

morning cyber

10:39 am

Magyk

morning all

10:39 am

weiik

hi magy

10:41 am

herinfernallady

Morning

10:42 am

cybernan

going nowhere -- guess I will have to list for the last 27

10:42 am

weiik

morn herin ... off to work .. nice weather on East Coast 2day

10:43 am

herinfernallady

In Australia here so it is techniqually morning it is 145am

10:49 am

cybernan

ep 5, please?

10:50 am

Mom

ep + we had a ***rendous thunder storm this morning

10:50 am

Mom

(not really here just passing through)

10:50 am

herinfernallady

MOooooooooom

10:50 am

Mom

but always have time to help a fellow babbler in need

10:51 am

cybernan

ty mom

10:51 am

Mom

{{Herin}} you are up rather late

10:51 am

Mom

you're welcome Nan

10:51 am

herinfernallady

I am I got in decided to babble.

10:51 am

Mom

well you can sleep in tomorrow

10:51 am

herinfernallady

Yes I can

10:52 am

Mom

Nan, you are so pretty

10:55 am

Mom

little more than halfway, going away again. {{Hugs}} to all of you

10:55 am

herinfernallady

later MOom

10:56 am

cybernan

ty mom -- but old and wrinkled is more like!

10:58 am

Nef

Good Morning Fellow babblers. I survived the past week and can now come back and play again! (Working 49 hours this week just about did me in; I'm too old for that stuff!)

10:58 am

herinfernallady

Hi and bye

10:58 am

cybernan

hi nef

10:58 am

cybernan

good night herin

10:59 am

Nef

hi and bye yourself, herin. Catch you later!?

10:59 am

Nef

Great picture, cybernan!

10:59 am

cybernan

ty nef

11:00 am

cybernan

good heavens, even with the list this is tough!

11:01 am

FMitch

The c's take a while to fa6/33 out :)

11:02 am

Nef

oh-oh. This is a grid I should have asked aboutfirst, I take it?

11:02 am

cybernan

down to the last 3 -- an m and 2 t's

11:03 am

FMitch

It has its moments Nef.

11:03 am

Nef

Whoo, hoo cyber! You can do it!

11:03 am

FMitch

are you missing the mo6/24 cnan?

11:04 am

cybernan

no

11:04 am

FMitch

ok

11:05 am

cybernan

was missing the mo 4/10 -- just hadn't noticed it on my way through the list

11:05 am

FMitch

:)

11:06 am

cybernan

stuck on the th 6/24 -- last one

11:06 am

Nef

thanks for the hints or clues, guys! :-)

11:06 am

shorty

me to cybernan

11:06 am

FMitch

God of war = 2 vowels

11:06 am

cybernan

found it!

11:07 am

FMitch

oops sorry that is the 6/21

11:07 am

cybernan

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

11:07 am

FMitch

Congrats cnan!

11:07 am

Nef

YAY cybernan!!! WTG!!!

11:07 am

cybernan

th + what we breathe + consonant

11:08 am

cybernan

off to make a pot of tea -- back for clueing

11:08 am

shorty

thank u cybernan

11:09 am

FMitch

perhaps we will get a meatier grid tomorrow

11:09 am

Nancy Boy

morning/afternoon/evening all

11:10 am

Nef

hi NB.. How are you (I've been gone for a week; work was too busy for me to get here)

11:10 am

shorty

I need cu6/24 and st 6/21 please

11:11 am

FMitch

Hi NB, how goes it with you, have you moved?

11:11 am

Nancy Boy

Hi, Nef! I'm well, thank you :) all moved out now and having a housewarming this evening!! how have you been, Nef?

11:11 am

Minveryork

cu 6/24 is cu 4/6 plus half of british goodbye shorty.

11:12 am

Minveryork

st 6/21: You can get office supplies at St**l** shorty.

11:12 am

Nancy Boy

Hi, FM :) yes, just about - had to leave a few bits behind, but not sure if I'll bother going back for them. So, I'm very well, on that basis - and yourself?

11:12 am

FMitch

nice clues minver

11:12 am

shorty

ty Min fireworks

11:12 am

Minveryork

Thanks

11:12 am

Nef

Wow!!! BIG changes in a week!

11:13 am

FMitch

Doing fine thans -lovnig the warm weather.

11:13 am

Minveryork

Congratulations shorty on your fireworks!Good for U

11:13 am

FMitch

Congrats shorty!

11:13 am

Nef

I've been in survival mode, NB; my work partner has been on vacation and I had to run 2 clinics alone

11:13 am

Nancy Boy

Oh yes FM - perfect weather for dragging one's life possessions through the streets of London ;)
and Nef, I know!! It feels a bit like a dream

11:14 am

Nancy Boy

two clinics alone?? that sounds completely exhausting, Nef :(

11:14 am

shorty

ty ty ty every1

11:14 am

Nef

YAY, shorty!!! WTG!!!

11:14 am

Atalante

where have you moved to, NB?

11:14 am

FMitch

shorty - I miss Faerie too

11:15 am

Atalante

hi shorty!

11:15 am

shorty

wondreful clues MIN

11:15 am

bichon

fa 6/7?

11:15 am

bichon

and hellow to all

11:15 am

shorty

Yes i miss her alot i did talk to har on facebook the other day

11:15 am

Minveryork

fa 6/33: Some of the words I couldn't begin to fa****.

11:15 am

cybernan

ocean depth measurement, bichon

11:15 am

shorty

her*

11:15 am

bichon

ty Min

11:16 am

Minveryork

That fa7/48 word is plural of the fa 6/33 word bichon

11:16 am

FMitch

if you speak to her again do send her my love.

11:16 am

Minveryork

yw

11:16 am

cybernan

why isn't faerie playing anymore?

11:17 am

Atalante

mine too

11:17 am

shorty

she takes care of her mom and work

11:17 am

Nancy Boy

people stop playing? an outrage ;)

11:17 am

shorty

and i guess she just doesnt have time

11:18 am

cybernan

oh that is sad that she doesn't have time for herself!

11:18 am

shorty

I will FMitch

11:18 am

FMitch

Oh my - I have got to share!!!! Just spotted a bird in the garden - pure white feathers with an orange reddish beak about the size of a sparrow! No idea what it is but wow

11:18 am

shorty

i know she needs some time 2 herself

11:18 am

bichon

mo 6?

11:19 am

cybernan

very soft yarn made from rabbit fur

11:19 am

FMitch

mo + what grows from your head.

11:19 am

bichon

ty nan

11:20 am

cybernan

popping in and out from other things -- need to put the last coat of glaze on the maple leaves I have painted on our luggage

11:20 am

Atalante

ooo wow FM!

11:21 am

Minveryork

That mo 6/24 word is mo plus the ha 4/5 word bichon

11:21 am

FMitch

mo6 comes from go4 not rabbits.

11:21 am

bichon

Got it, ty

11:22 am

FMitch

I know Ata - am gob smacked!

11:22 am

FMitch

wish I had the camera to hand but it was gone in a flash.

11:23 am

Atalante

tell us when you find out what it is!

11:24 am

FMitch

I will if I can find out.

11:24 am

myrddyn

mo6 comes from both go6 and rabbits, depending on what it is. the yarn seems to come from go6 and the 'wool' from rabbits.

11:25 am

FMitch

and am going to go and lurk in the garden for a few mins just in case ... back shortly.

11:25 am

myrddyn

er go4 not go6.. oh well.

11:25 am

cybernan

anyone want clues before I leave?

11:26 am

FMitch

Oh and Ata - can't wait for Dr Who this evening :)

11:26 am

myrddyn

it's part 1 of a 2 parter.

11:26 am

Atalante

nor me!!

11:28 am

cybernan

bye everyone :)

11:32 am

sciencegeek

Happy Saturday all!

11:33 am

Nef

I had to not play for this past week, NB; I worked 49 hours and for someone who's used to working about half of that (supposed to be 20 hours, but usually it's 26); it was too much

11:33 am

Nef

Sorry, a neighbor came to the door and I got interrupted

11:34 am

Nef

bye, nan!

11:34 am

m9f9l

hello again....don't suppose any of you know where I mislaid the pin cushion?????

11:35 am

Nef

hi m9! Congrats on becoming *real*!

11:35 am

m9f9l

today is the last day for me to finish this sewing project.....

11:36 am

m9f9l

(that I've been avoiding by playing babble)

11:36 am

Nef

hi SG. happy Saturday to you too!

11:36 am

m9f9l

thank you. I like your purple hair..

11:37 am

m9f9l

everyone pray that I get this sewing done.. ok?? (I'm just taking a quick eek-i-can't-find-the-pins break)

11:37 am

Nef

well, except for the color, that's what my ha** looks like

11:38 am

Nef

what's the project?

11:39 am

m9f9l

I don't usually use pins.. except for I'm at the sleeves...

11:39 am

m9f9l

I'm making 4 disco tops and 4 skirts

11:39 am

m9f9l

but they're costumes.. no zippers (thankfully!)

11:39 am

m9f9l

and 4 vests.. but again.. they're costume vests..

11:40 am

Nef

and you left it til the last moment?

11:40 am

m9f9l

I have one top and skirt done (except hemming.. they said we didn't have to hem..but now we do.. apparently they unravel after all)

11:40 am

Nef

(sometimes that's my game plan!

11:40 am

m9f9l

and... your point Nef??

11:41 am

m9f9l

I did some of it earlier.. but the last few days I've just felt very blah.. and every time I approach this project I have to RECLEAR my area.. including making folks on laptops move....

11:41 am

Nef

LOL! Sometimes that's the best way to be creative!

11:41 am

m9f9l

I have until 7 this evening... ;-)

11:42 am

m9f9l

well.. guess I just have to forge on pinless.... pfpft!

11:43 am

Nef

use clothes pins if necessary

11:44 am

m9f9l

clothespins... that's funny!

11:44 am

m9f9l

I am heading in to grab the dd's needle case! I'll use needles..

11:44 am

Nef

none of those either? How about barretts or ha**pins?

11:45 am

Nef

needles will work. (she's probably got the pincushion

11:45 am

m9f9l

it's her pincushion.. but I don't think she took it on her trip to see her fiance

11:46 am

Minveryork

Here is a story of clues for anybody who us 4/4 it to help them finish.I took an oa4/5 to finish grid today. Hubby has given me some sp5/14 and is gone for the day. We had a sp4/5 earlier. We argued over who us 4/4 the co4/7uter too much. It was a pretty stupid argument and now I do not give one io4/4 about the argument. Anyway,I wanted to pa4/6 myself and not finish the grid too early.But I fa4/8ed grid early and finished early.I thought it was a fa4/7 grid today. It didn't make me want to pull my ha 4/5 out. But some of the words I could not fa 6/33. Pr 5/12 to finishing the grid,monkeys were pe4/5s and acted like im4/6 today.I believe they had too much to drink and their brains were im6/24ed. I think that they also wanted to run up the st6/18 & esc5/14 from me. I have one monkey that esca6/24 from me everyday.Can't keep track of all of them. I wanted to ta4/5 their mouths shut today,but then they wouldn't be able to help me When I can't deal with them I tell them to sc 4/5 and stay away.I om4/5ed a lot of words in my story. Can never include ALL the words.Ha4/5 off to those who finished. Now I am off to buy a pa4/5 of pants. Then I'm going to return & take ph 4/6os of my flowers on my pa5/12.I'll be back later tonite to help with clues.

11:46 am

m9f9l

it's really wierd.. I only have the 4 yo here today!!!! (luckily he's asleep.. so I can sew!)

11:49 am

sciencegeek

I am missing the st 6! Help min!

11:49 am

sciencegeek

help!

11:49 am

m9f9l

ah Min... you need another co 4/7uter!!

11:50 am

m9f9l

st like monkeys

11:50 am

sciencegeek

monkeys?

11:50 am

m9f9l

yes

11:50 am

m9f9l

ap 4/5

11:50 am

sciencegeek

ty

11:50 am

m9f9l

planet of the ....

11:51 am

m9f9l

yw

11:51 am

sciencegeek

6 left

11:52 am

torgone

m9 went pro!

11:53 am

Ouwachita

any clue for the mo6 ?

11:53 am

dan2bit

mo + headstuff

11:54 am

Ouwachita

aha...duh

11:54 am

redturtlehead

hey all good afternoon, evening morning...

11:54 am

m9f9l

and he sure looks cute... in his mo**** suit!

11:54 am

sciencegeek

that two th's please????

11:54 am

m9f9l

I'm going to be bouncing in and out.. just did half the sleeve pinless. Pins?? we don't need no stinking pins!!

11:55 am

m9f9l

th, either/**, mar** I just met a girl named mar**

11:55 am

Minski

Greetings All. Not babbling right now. Just here to vent a bit.....

11:55 am

redturtlehead

Oh no, minski whats wrong?

11:55 am

m9f9l

and th, either/**, *lease let it all out Minski!

11:55 am

Minski

I'm so aggravated! I hate Mother's Day and Father's Day.

11:56 am

m9f9l

uh oh Min....

11:56 am

sciencegeek

m9 confused on those clues

11:56 am

Minski

Jon and I always have to plan events for both holidays that include both sides of the family and make everyone happy.

11:56 am

m9f9l

hmm... th, **ange juice,

11:56 am

redturtlehead

science think Jim Th*** the native american guy from the carlisle indian school.

11:56 am

Minski

This year we thought we had it worked out.

11:56 am

sciencegeek

got the th 6

11:57 am

m9f9l

yay!!

11:57 am

sciencegeek

now, just need the last th 5

11:57 am

m9f9l

I thought they were clear!! LOL

11:57 am

m9f9l

starts the same

11:57 am

sciencegeek

got it!

11:57 am

m9f9l

ends in *eter *eter *um*kin eater!

11:57 am

sciencegeek

now, 1 left and it is the lone o.....looking

11:57 am

m9f9l

Whoo HOO!!!!! Go geek!

11:58 am

sciencegeek

done! woot

11:58 am

m9f9l

OK! off to do other half of sleeve...

11:58 am

Minski

We planned on going to a museum that has a Jim Henson and the muppets exhibit and then out to lunch with Jon's side of the family. Then dinner in the North End "Little Italy" for those of you who don't know Boston with my side of the family at 6pm to accomodate my sister who isn't due back from New Jersey until aobut 4 tomorrow.

11:58 am

sciencegeek

okay, now I need to clean the garage in this horrible heat!

11:58 am

sciencegeek

all the stuff from school is piled up

11:59 am

Minski

However, I forgto to include my brother in law into the equasion. He works the morning shift at alocal news station and getsoff work at 2pm sunday. Which is fine but we planned on being home by about then or a bit after so the baby can have a nap before dinner.

12:00 pm

Minski

So now the inlaws have cancelled altogether on Jon and I. They will take brother in law out for an early dinner and then we will do a family thing some other time.

12:01 pm

m9f9l

well that's poopy!!!

12:01 pm

m9f9l

(finished that sleeve)

12:01 pm

Minski

This is all somehow turned out to be my fault and I am getting all the blame for it.

12:01 pm

m9f9l

and THAT'S double poopy!

12:01 pm

Minski

So I ruined Father's Day for 1/2 the family and Jon will be in a pissy mood all day.

12:01 pm

m9f9l

take a deep breat Min...and remember this is THEIR problem. not yours

12:01 pm

Minski

I'm so pissed off I could scream.

12:02 pm

Nancy Boy

M9, what an awesome picture!

12:02 pm

m9f9l

it makes more sense to still go with your plan and they can do something with odd shift boy at another time.

12:02 pm

m9f9l

thanks NB!!!

12:02 pm

m9f9l

I'm taking your pic!!LOL

12:03 pm

Minski

I wanted to say fine. Good. We can have a quiet day jsut the 4 of us doing what we wnat to do. But now inlaws aare mad at me and Jon is already in a pissy mood. ARGH!!! I QUIT! Plan your own freaking holidays from now on. I'm done!!!!

12:03 pm

m9f9l

I took that in the mirror on the visor while in the car waiting for Tim to do something... pay the car insurance I think...

12:03 pm

Nef

Minski, I would guess that they needed an excuse to not do it and it's all your fault! (NOT!) YOU can't make others mad, they are incontrol of their own emotions!

12:03 pm

m9f9l

are you breathing Min???

12:03 pm

m9f9l

Are you knowing that you didn't do anything wrong?

12:04 pm

m9f9l

Your honey better NOT be pissy. He better reassure you that you did nothing wrong!

12:04 pm

Nancy Boy

So I see, M9 ;) best not be taking my picture though, I haven't even put my face on yet! :P

12:04 pm

m9f9l

I don't have a face on in that pic. So you just better tough it up and smile!

12:05 pm

Minski

Yep. Still here. I'm hoping to convince hubby to do what we planned without his parents. We can make up a picnic lunch and eat outside somewhere in the town where the museum is (it's a beautiful town). Then go home and still meet my family for dinner in the city. We'll see.

12:05 pm

Minski

Thanks for listening all. I needed to get that off my chest.

12:06 pm

m9f9l

(off to do second sleeve) sounds like a good plan Min

12:06 pm

Minski

HMMMM..............maybe I will babble a bit after all. There are some words jumping out of hte grid at me.

12:07 pm

Nef

LOL, Min! words jumping out of grid at you and friends giving support. What else could you ask for? :-)

12:10 pm

m9f9l

sleeve done

12:10 pm

Nef

wtg, m9!

12:10 pm

m9f9l

where's NB? off putting on the guyscara??

12:10 pm

Nef

1 down, 7 to go?

12:10 pm

Jellen

hello...

12:11 pm

m9f9l

I've already done 2 other sleeves. So I only have 4 sleeves to go.

12:11 pm

Nef

hi Jellen! How are you? How's Tim?

12:11 pm

m9f9l

I have one whole set to still cut out..

12:11 pm

m9f9l

Hi Jellen. your mate is a Tim too??

12:12 pm

Nef

then it's a piece of cake, m9! You should be done in.... 20 minutes, right? ;-)

12:12 pm

Jellen

Tim's got a sore back...unknown reason...I'm okay...

12:12 pm

Jellen

Yes, my fiance is Tim...

12:12 pm

Nef

((((Jellen and Tim))))

12:13 pm

m9f9l

Off to do the sides.. I cheat.. set in the sleeves before doing sides.. then do sleeve and sides at once.

12:13 pm

m9f9l

Ohh your fiance! cool!

12:13 pm

m9f9l

I've been with my Tim for 27 years now

12:13 pm

Nef

m9, from what you said you only need 7 sleeves? Sounds a bit off to me

12:13 pm

Jellen

Are you making a shirt for an octupus, m9?

12:13 pm

m9f9l

i just did two while chatting. had two done. 4 to go

12:14 pm

Minski

I have to take off also for now. Must go to garden store. Must buy plants to put in pots on front steps before summer is over. will be back later. 80 words left to find.

12:14 pm

Nef

take care, Min

12:14 pm

jmcnrick

oh looky m9 is a pro!

12:14 pm

Jellen

Hi/bye Min

12:14 pm

Jellen

Hi, jmc!

12:14 pm

Nef

hi jmc

12:14 pm

jmcnrick

congratulations m9!

12:16 pm

Nef

I need to take a shower; I haven't dressed for the day yet and suddenly I realized I stink! Time to get ready for the day! (It's after noon now) BBS

12:17 pm

jmcnrick

*imagining m9 with 7 arms*

12:17 pm

Jellen

Later, Nef

12:17 pm

jmcnrick

*wondering if m9 is a spider who lost a leg*

12:17 pm

jmcnrick

bye nef

12:17 pm

Jellen

How is the grid, btw?

12:18 pm

m9f9l

guess what?? if you serger into an inside corner.. the cutter cuts into the part that's part of the project!!!

12:18 pm

jmcnrick

yikes!

12:19 pm

m9f9l

Good thing these are costumes that will be looked at from seats in a stadium!!LOL.

12:20 pm

jmcnrick

oh well you should have seen the patch work on some of the costumes i made

12:20 pm

Jellen

I've never made a costume...

12:21 pm

jmcnrick

I couldn't make Tevia's night shirt fit the football player who was playing him in my son's jr high play

12:21 pm

jmcnrick

I kept having to insert to make it bigger and bigger

12:21 pm

Jellen

The biggest thing I've sewn is a flat tote bad with draw string (in Girl Scouts)...

12:22 pm

jmcnrick

lol well we can't all do everything!

12:22 pm

m9f9l

bad?? freudian slip eh?

12:22 pm

m9f9l

I can

12:23 pm

Jellen

LOL, um bag...it was lovely! Honest!

12:23 pm

m9f9l

I'm just not used to serger. this is my fist project using one... got it off craig's list a few years ago and just decided I better figure it out..

12:23 pm

jmcnrick

what freudian slip?

12:23 pm

m9f9l

Ok. I did one side.. now the other

12:23 pm

jmcnrick

I have looked at sergers and never felt they did anything i wanted

12:25 pm

rubyfoo

shirts for octopi? this is the strangest chog yet!

12:25 pm

rubyfoo

and what's a serger?

12:25 pm

jmcnrick

but an octopi missing an arm

12:26 pm

rubyfoo

yum

12:26 pm

Jellen

Poor octupus, missing an arm...

12:26 pm

jmcnrick

it is a sewing machine that makes those seams on your store bought clothes that looks like a slinky

12:26 pm

crosshair

why are we knitting a sweater for an octopus??

12:26 pm

rubyfoo

served DH octopus salad as his appetizer!

12:26 pm

Jellen

Tim's in the grid!

12:26 pm

m9f9l

the serger is really paying for itself with this project!!!

12:26 pm

rubyfoo

maybe it was the missing arm

12:26 pm

jmcnrick

ruby did you eat the octopus arm?

12:27 pm

rubyfoo

hi crossy

12:27 pm

m9f9l

when you eat it, it's calamari!

12:27 pm

crosshair

howdy ruby

12:27 pm

rubyfoo

part of it, but it was a small one....

12:27 pm

jmcnrick

hi crossy

12:27 pm

Jellen

Hi, crossy

12:27 pm

m9f9l

serger: sews AND edges at same time.

12:27 pm

rubyfoo

no no, calamari is a different beast!

12:27 pm

crosshair

howdy jellen;))

12:27 pm

jmcnrick

calamari is squid

12:27 pm

m9f9l

depends. calamari is used for various beasties I've found

12:28 pm

crosshair

mmmm squid rings all battered and crispy with lemon and pepper...mmmm

12:28 pm

m9f9l

I ordered squid at this Japanese restaurant once. Thought I'd get little tender bits with veggies or something...

12:29 pm

rubyfoo

in France it's calmar (squid), seiche (cuttlefish) and pleuvre (octopus)

12:29 pm

m9f9l

they brought out the plate.. one big ol' octopus. the rings were about 4.5 inches. and the tentacles were whole kind of draped artistically over it all. nothing else, but some ginger sauce.

12:29 pm

rubyfoo

the only squid I don't like is in sushi where it's a little like eating ivory soap

12:29 pm

m9f9l

it was VERY chewy!LOL

12:30 pm

crosshair

you know the octopus is done right is a sucker can stick to the roof of your mough for just a second before it slides on down;)

12:30 pm

m9f9l

mmm crossy!

12:30 pm

rubyfoo

the local Italian (a Sicilian) grills cuttlefish and it's wonderful!

12:30 pm

m9f9l

I'm glad to be doing a project. I've got to get back into sewing mode.. been a long time.. and Aiden wants me to make her dress.

12:31 pm

rubyfoo

we get them ranging from about the size of a hand to tiny

12:31 pm

m9f9l

best squid I've eer had was on Peuget Sound cooked on the boat. and sea cucumber...

12:31 pm

jmcnrick

if it was chewy it was over cooked

12:32 pm

m9f9l

or just an old fogey!

12:32 pm

m9f9l

yeah. prolly overcooked.. like scallops get.

12:32 pm

rubyfoo

I draw the line at sea cucumber: it's among the 2 or 3 things in the whole world that I won't eat!

12:32 pm

rubyfoo

next to jellyfish! eeew

12:33 pm

m9f9l

it's GOOD!

12:33 pm

jmcnrick

not too fond of sea cucumber

12:34 pm

crosshair

they have this concoction that made from fermented whale milk that is right up there on the list lol

12:34 pm

rubyfoo

yuck

12:34 pm

jmcnrick

I will try pretty much anything once

12:34 pm

rubyfoo

how about seal blubber, up there in Canada?

12:34 pm

crosshair

sorry fresh out of seals

12:35 pm

crosshair

told the wife we were down to 3 seals,and i like mine over easy in the morning

12:35 pm

rubyfoo

I feel the same way, jmc, but once I was serve jellyfish in a dim sum place in LA and it looked suspicious but nobody spoke English. I finally made a drawing for the manager (!!) and he offered me more

12:36 pm

rubyfoo

although I don't have an aversion to it, the idea of killing whales is appaling and I would never eat it

12:36 pm

crosshair

i think only japan and norway still conduct that sort of thing thank god

12:37 pm

jmcnrick

i assume you don't kill the whale to get milk

12:37 pm

m9f9l

I'd like to try the fermented horse milk they drink in Mongolia some time.

12:37 pm

crosshair

they mix it with butter fat m9

12:37 pm

rubyfoo

"for scientific purpose" (Japan) but you can evidently buy it in supermarkets

12:37 pm

rubyfoo

and how, exactly, do you milk a whale??

12:38 pm

jmcnrick

carefully

12:38 pm

crosshair

with a stool and a big pail lol

12:38 pm

m9f9l

ok.. that top is done except for hemming sleeves and bottom (i use sewing machine for that)

12:38 pm

m9f9l

very carefully

12:38 pm

m9f9l

I think it's easier if you're a baby whale.

12:39 pm

Jellen

Is anyone else finding this grid rather difficult, or is it my brain?

12:39 pm

m9f9l

everybody now! Baby beluga in the deep blue sea.....

12:39 pm

jmcnrick

but baby whales don't make milk

12:39 pm

rubyfoo

down to 40 words left but I think I'm done

12:39 pm

m9f9l

I'm done with grid.

12:39 pm

jmcnrick

i only have 41 words jell

12:39 pm

m9f9l

I did use list

12:39 pm

jmcnrick

clue for the Z please

12:40 pm

rubyfoo

I got 74 without a list, but there are a lot of words with oa and they relate to each other

12:40 pm

m9f9l

rhymes with sushi seaweed!!!

12:40 pm

m9f9l

;-)

12:40 pm

jmcnrick

ty

12:40 pm

m9f9l

yw

12:40 pm

rubyfoo

or memento m***

12:41 pm

Jellen

Got my first 6!

12:41 pm

jmcnrick

wtg jell

12:41 pm

m9f9l

don't know that memento thing

12:41 pm

m9f9l

Go Jell!

12:41 pm

jmcnrick

okay taking a break

12:41 pm

jmcnrick

maybe some lunch

12:41 pm

m9f9l

ok. next top... setting sleeves again..

12:41 pm

crosshair

mmm does not take the ladies short pants;(

12:42 pm

rubyfoo

see you tomorrow, jmc!

12:42 pm

m9f9l

what?!?!?

12:43 pm

m9f9l

crossy?

12:43 pm

crosshair

capri

12:44 pm

m9f9l

ah!!

12:44 pm

m9f9l

thought you were sad about missing a panty raid or something!LOL

12:44 pm

crosshair

wife will not let me attend panty raids;(

12:45 pm

Nef

back again; and I feel HUMAN now! :-)

12:45 pm

m9f9l

ah.. stick in the mud!LOL

12:45 pm

crosshair

wb nef

12:46 pm

Nef

crossy, I think the word you want is capris (I don't think it's a singular, is it?)

12:46 pm

m9f9l

according to babble I'm a human from planet earth!

12:46 pm

crosshair

ah that may explain it then

12:47 pm

crosshair

good thing m9,or your isp roaming fees would be nasty lol

12:47 pm

Nef

I thought you put that in as your profile, m9. Didn't you?

12:47 pm

rubyfoo

38 left and good night everybody!

12:47 pm

crosshair

gn ruby

12:47 pm

Jellen

bye, ruby

12:48 pm

crosshair

jeen,have the test results come back yet?

12:48 pm

crosshair

jellen

12:48 pm

Nef

niters, ruby

12:48 pm

rubyfoo

bye jellen, gn crossy, bye lovely-smelling nef!

12:48 pm

Jellen

Yes, it is melanoma, crossy

12:48 pm

crosshair

crossy sniffs nefs neck....

12:49 pm

Nef

crossy! That tickles!

12:49 pm

crosshair

mmm,well that is very treatable when caught early jellen,on of my three actually

12:50 pm

crosshair

i had melenoma as my last cancer,and they fixed me up nice and quick;))

12:50 pm

Nef

Jellen, how are YOU doing?

12:50 pm

Mickjay

yes im finding this grid difficult as well

12:50 pm

Jellen

I'm okay...stressed...

12:50 pm

rubyfoo

all my very best wishes, Jellen!!!

12:51 pm

rubyfoo

I'm a 20-year carcinoma survivor!

12:51 pm

crosshair

where is the location of his melenoma?

12:51 pm

Jellen

His liver

12:51 pm

crosshair

im a five year seminoma,lymphnom and melinoma survivor.....booyaaa!!

12:52 pm

crosshair

my best withes for tim and a spedy treatment and recovery

12:52 pm

rubyfoo

we babblers are tough!!!!

12:52 pm

Nef

wtg, crossy. How did *that* happen that you got all 3?

12:53 pm

crosshair

tough as nails...darn cancer dont dare come roun here no mo! lol

12:53 pm

crosshair

juck of the draw nef

12:53 pm

crosshair

lucky i guess

12:53 pm

Nef

you ARE lucky, crossy.

12:54 pm

crosshair

got my first cancer 2 years after i quit smoking...who knows? lol

12:54 pm

Nef

Jellen, was Tim's stage 4?

12:54 pm

Jellen

nbt, finally!

12:54 pm

crosshair

what stage did they assign to his melanona jellen?

12:54 pm

Jellen

Think so...

12:55 pm

Jellen

Haven't talked to a doctor yet...we go Wednesday...

12:55 pm

rubyfoo

crossy I just looked at your profile (again) and the songs you list are all on my "faves" list!

12:55 pm

crosshair

well,even with stage 4,it is highly resonsive to the treatments they have now jellen

12:56 pm

crosshair

lol ruby

12:56 pm

rubyfoo

*poof*

12:57 pm

Nef

I'll keep you both in my prayers, Jellen and will send healing thoughts for him on Wednesday too

12:58 pm

crosshair

mmm,im sure you and tim will do fine jellen,a little radiation,a drop of chemo,if tim is a lightweight pack some pounds on him now.they can do amazing things now

12:59 pm

Jellen

Not a lightweight, lol

12:59 pm

crosshair

good

12:59 pm

crosshair

he will fare much better if he is fluffy like me;))

12:59 pm

crosshair

stocky...thats it;)

1:00 pm

Jellen

Yes, that's it!

1:00 pm

Jellen

He says he's working on a Buddha belly...

1:00 pm

Nef

yeah. If you can plump him up a bit that may help. Is he able to eat, or is he having trouble getting enough nutrition?

1:00 pm

crosshair

im sure they will go with a course of chemo,now i do not want to freak you out with any of this jellen.ill shut up if you like

1:01 pm

Jellen

Don't worry, crossy...I'm aware of the possibilities...

1:01 pm

crosshair

kk

1:02 pm

Jellen

There's one new treatment that injects chemo directly into the liver...

1:02 pm

crosshair

but im here is the flesh(and lots of it lol) to prove to you they do amazing things now and try not to worry overmuch

1:03 pm

Nef

that's pretty cool that they can do that, Jellen. I'm not up on melanoma treatments; (not my field of nursing) but that sounds really promising

1:04 pm

crosshair

and i have all kinds of tips and hints for when he is home on weekends between treatments that will help a lot,so do not be afraid to send me a mssg at chipdip33@hotmail.com if you need to jellen

1:04 pm

m9f9l

computer tells me to tell Crossy to upload pics to flickr...must...do...what...computer..
.tells...me....

1:04 pm

crosshair

lol

1:05 pm

crosshair

flickr and i do not get along together

1:05 pm

Jellen

brb

1:05 pm

crosshair

one day when bored,ill set up a photo bucket

1:07 pm

crosshair

mmm,hope im not too direct on this,wife says im subtle as a brick,but i take things like cancer right between the teeth and bite it to death lool

1:08 pm

crosshair

how dare cancer get in the way of MY schedule lol..teach it who is boos round here;0

1:09 pm

Nef

crossy, I think you're doing okay. I believe in facing things head on too

1:09 pm

m9f9l

I have flickr, photobucket, snapfish.. but now I'm picasa

1:10 pm

crosshair

lol,i have a shoebox full of old 110 film

1:10 pm

m9f9l

that's the way Crossy!! When the doctors told my friend she only had months to live, she just laughed at them and said "that's what yOU think! I have too much to do!"

1:10 pm

Nef

m9, do you the same pics on all of those or are they all different?

1:10 pm

m9f9l

all different!LOL.. I fill up one free account and go to the next!LOL

1:10 pm

Nef

(that was "do you HAVE..."

1:11 pm

m9f9l

it also depends on what they're on there for. Photobucket was where i put the pics to share for one wedding, and some scout stuff.

1:11 pm

m9f9l

flickr is a lot of the homeschooling conference stuff.

1:11 pm

Nef

okay. That makes some sense. I'd forget everything

1:14 pm

m9f9l

here is a pic of flowers that grow at the side of my house: http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/1
3kOu4H-2ekOhnaYf1kNwg?feat=directlink

1:15 pm

m9f9l

and this is my neck of the woods here in the Columbia Gorge! http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Y
kPYt9JDGvC7LldxVdLGj1wdrTPzQlfrY4Grmc1
fzeg?feat=directlink

1:17 pm

Nef

very beauutiful

1:20 pm

m9f9l

those tree peonies are big blossoms! and thank you

1:21 pm

m9f9l

ok.. I've set the sleeves in this one.. just have to close up the sides..

1:22 pm

m9f9l

ok.. you gotta see this one. he's 4 now.. but here he is at one year; http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/h
A3ILGK6kXiujZpPNvCGY47yABbb-CHl2V4-jwy
XZHs?feat=directlink

1:25 pm

Nef

looks like he has an attitude! What a cutie!

1:26 pm

m9f9l

he's a real little character.

1:26 pm

Nancy Boy

awww, M9, he's so adorable!

1:27 pm

m9f9l

thanks NB! didn't see you there!LOL

1:27 pm

Nancy Boy

I'm here and there, getting ready for the housewarming ;)

1:27 pm

Nef

Where are you living now, NB? Are you living with someone or on your own?

1:28 pm

crosshair

well happy housewarming nb,but its time for me to soap down this mass of muscle and head for work..tc all and happy babbling...poink!

1:28 pm

m9f9l

oh fun! you're having a party?

1:28 pm

Nef

bye, crossy

1:28 pm

m9f9l

bye crossy

1:29 pm

FMitch

Ata if you are out there all I can say is OMG!!!!!!!!!!
Whoo for Dr Who and can't wait for part 2.

1:29 pm

Soodle

Hi everybody :)

1:29 pm

Nancy Boy

Oh, I couldn't afford to live on my own in these parts ;) friend of mine has been looking for a new flatmate for several months. well, look no further ;)

1:29 pm

m9f9l

Hi Soodle!

1:29 pm

Nancy Boy

Soodle! Hello :)

1:29 pm

Nancy Boy

and thanks and take care, Crossy :)

1:29 pm

Nef

hi Soodle

1:30 pm

m9f9l

does Leo know where you are now?

1:30 pm

Soodle

NB - I am getting - if not quite a happy vibe, maybe a less broken hearted one?

1:30 pm

Nef

Are you near where you used to live, NB or is it another part of the city? Is it close to work?

1:30 pm

m9f9l

it's a kitty vibe!LOL

1:31 pm

Soodle

BTW Meet Buster!

1:31 pm

Nancy Boy

oh, I don't know, Soodle :) I'm sad, and I'm excited, and I'm angry...but the guy I'm living with now is lovely, really a nice person, and his two moggies seal the deal ;) I'm relieved to be out of there, too. In the end, he was nothing like I thought.

1:32 pm

Soodle

You gotta kiss a lot of frogs before you meet Prince Charming, NB. LOL

1:32 pm

m9f9l

that is a bizarre pic!

1:32 pm

Nef

Just don't get a tattoo for every frog! ;-)

1:33 pm

Nancy Boy

quite right, M9 ;)
and Nef, it's close enough to work - a 35 minute walk instead of 20 minutes, but I've always liked walking. Oh, and thank you for the advice you gave me about a week ago...I did indeed go and get 'checked out'

1:33 pm

Soodle

LOL Nef!

1:33 pm

Jellen

Hey, all...just got back after a food break...

1:34 pm

Nancy Boy

Oh, I don't know, Nef. I still love my little lion ;) HE is the stupid one who tattooed my actual name on himself...he can have fun explaining that away to his future loves.

1:34 pm

Jellen

Congrats on your new living arrangements, NB!

1:34 pm

Nef

YW, NB. I hope everything was okay? I hate to tell you about all the pregnant girls I see who tell us about their "wonderful" guys who have given them such a great *gift!*

1:34 pm

Nancy Boy

thank you, Jellen! I'm so excited :)

1:35 pm

Nancy Boy

well pregnant I am not, Nef...;)
all looking good so far, just waiting on blood results! thank you :)

1:35 pm

Nef

Food; hmmm. Maybe that's the next thing on my list....

1:35 pm

Nef

(((NB))))

1:36 pm

Nancy Boy

ooh, but now I'd better go get ready for this housewarming - ie, hide my laptop in a safe place ;) have a good evening/afternoon, all!

1:37 pm

Jellen

Have a great party, NB!

1:37 pm

Soodle

Let your hair down and enjoy, Nancy {{{}}}}

1:37 pm

Nef

If you hide it under the mattress don't go to bed drunk, NB! ;-) It can mess things up - a LOT!

1:38 pm

m9f9l

the Gagelet himself is up now.. wants to play Lego Batman on here. I'm gonna move to the laptop...

1:38 pm

m9f9l

and Happy housewarming!!!1

1:39 pm

Scrabbler

Hello again, Babblers.

1:39 pm

Nef

hi Scrabs

1:39 pm

72 Temple Owl

hello scrabs

1:40 pm

Soodle

Hi Scrabbler, and TO

1:41 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi soodle

1:41 pm

Scrabbler

I was able to get a nice mountain bike ride in before the rain hit. So now I do not feel guilty Babbling + watching soccer.

1:42 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi soodle

1:42 pm

Nef

hi T O. Just realized I'm over half way now

1:42 pm

Scrabbler

Go Nef go!

1:42 pm

72 Temple Owl

rain...lovely lovely rain...

1:42 pm

72 Temple Owl

rain...lovely lovely rain...

1:43 pm

Jellen

Hi, Scrabbler and TO

1:43 pm

m9f9l

rain! and where are you again TO?

1:44 pm

Scrabbler

Jellen, how are you & Tim doing?

1:44 pm

m9f9l

oh. PA

1:44 pm

72 Temple Owl

pa

1:44 pm

Nef

We've had enough rain here, TO glad you have some now

1:44 pm

m9f9l

of course.. to me PA means Port Angeles! LOL

1:44 pm

Jellen

We're puzzling over this grid right now :-)

1:44 pm

Scrabbler

first ce5 anyone?

1:45 pm

Scrabbler

((Tim)) *waving*

1:45 pm

m9f9l

ce ***y.. just a little bit longer....

1:45 pm

72 Temple Owl

we don;t. that's the issue

1:45 pm

Nef

sorry, scrabs, I don't have any ce's yet

1:45 pm

Jellen

Tim waves back...

1:45 pm

72 Temple Owl

thairm

1:45 pm

m9f9l

oops!

1:46 pm

m9f9l

did ya get the ce?

1:46 pm

Scrabbler

TY, m9. All I had to do was choose a different ending from the 2nd ce5.

1:46 pm

m9f9l

*waves at TO in the pb*

1:46 pm

72 Temple Owl

5 recalcitrant words emaining

1:47 pm

Scrabbler

That's a real word , the th6?

1:47 pm

m9f9l

yup

1:49 pm

m9f9l

LOL.. found this: "Thairm, it turns out, isn't in the free Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, where you just searched. However, it is available in our premium Merriam-Webster"

1:49 pm

Scrabbler

So, it's only a word in a "premium" dictionary....haha.

1:50 pm

m9f9l

scottish for guts. at least in old poetry

1:50 pm

Scrabbler

Yucky, gross.

1:50 pm

Nef

at least it Sounds better than guts!

1:51 pm

72 Temple Owl

leaveit to the scots. a language alltheir own

1:51 pm

72 Temple Owl

ass it to iwis and the other 50 odd scots words that appear

1:51 pm

m9f9l

"The smaw thairm is a thraim, an a pairt o mony leevin beins. It lees atween the painch an the lairge thairm. In humans ower 5 year auld, a smaw thraim micht "

1:52 pm

m9f9l

I think that's a medical text!LOL

1:52 pm

m9f9l

and sorry I didn't ***** it out... so sue me

1:52 pm

72 Temple Owl

mo6/24 please?

1:52 pm

m9f9l

it must be the small intestine

1:53 pm

Scrabbler

Goat material used for sweaters, etc

1:53 pm

m9f9l

and he sure looks cute... in his mo**** suit!

1:53 pm

lawyer-1

It took a lot of thraim not to**** it out!

1:53 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty * stifles the urge to scratch*

1:54 pm

m9f9l

allergic to woolens??

1:54 pm

Nef

I wonder if "smaw" and "leevin" work in a grid too?

1:54 pm

Scrabbler

25 left. Will save these for tonight.

1:54 pm

72 Temple Owl

to mohair

1:55 pm

72 Temple Owl

one to go

1:55 pm

m9f9l

so.. that woman who built a home out of a 747 can sing "I'm leevin on a jet plane"!!!

1:55 pm

m9f9l

TO!!

1:55 pm

m9f9l

why don't you just copy the list here! sheesh

1:56 pm

m9f9l

ROFL

1:56 pm

Merk

... and Fireworks!

1:56 pm

72 Temple Owl

st 5 after the bad germ?

1:56 pm

Merk

... at last

1:56 pm

72 Temple Owl

i think you are setting me up m9

1:56 pm

m9f9l

YAY! Merk!!!!

1:56 pm

Jellen

Yay, Merk!!!

1:56 pm

Merk

st 5 ... what you do to grapes

1:56 pm

Merk

ty, all!

1:56 pm

m9f9l

bwaaahaaahaahaaaa

1:56 pm

Nef

YAY, Merk!!! WTG!!!

1:57 pm

72 Temple Owl

gee stick around m9, you haven't yet witnessed the spelling clues - stick letters and all! ;)

1:57 pm

Jellen

!!Fireworks!!

1:57 pm

Merk

congrats to you too Jellen

1:57 pm

72 Temple Owl

they may as well type the words in

1:57 pm

m9f9l

Jellen!!!! and you had doubts!!!

1:57 pm

Nef

YAY, Jellen!! WTG!!!!!

1:57 pm

72 Temple Owl

they may as well type the words in

1:58 pm

72 Temple Owl

grats to all finishers and until tomorrow

1:58 pm

m9f9l

ah.. coming up with clues that say something but not TOO much is the fun of this!

1:58 pm

m9f9l

yeah.. I don't like the clues that are TOO obvious.LOL

1:58 pm

Jellen

Must go now...being prompted vigorously...

1:58 pm

m9f9l

Bye Jellen!!!

1:59 pm

m9f9l

I'm gonna do up the other side of this top

2:05 pm

Mudd

Finished!

2:10 pm

Mudd

Jeesh, everyone disappeared so I guess I will, too. See you tomorrow sometime.

2:10 pm

Nef

YAY, Mudd! WTG!!!

2:11 pm

Nef

Sorry, we just got a huge pkg in the mail and we were going nuts opening it

2:18 pm

Nef

bbs, definitely need to eat

2:27 pm

Jillyjill

Hello all, housework break! Howdy Nef, how was your week?

2:41 pm

Nef

hi Jilly. It was a tough week, but I made it through it

2:43 pm

Jillyjill

Same here, man I was dog tired last nite!

2:44 pm

Nef

I still am tired. 46 hours was too much when a person is used to only working half that

2:45 pm

Jillyjill

It's the 10 hour stretches that do me in! Hey, any hints on the two CA5's?

2:46 pm

Bugsaw

Jilly are there only 2 ca5?

2:47 pm

Jillyjill

according to Lickety

2:48 pm

Nef

I don't have them yet, Jilly. I did 2 7 hrs, 1 12 hr, an 8 hr and ended with another 12 hour. Now I have some "hot spots" on my bad foot.

2:48 pm

Bugsaw

if so, 1 is a plural and the other is a little hat and where you put it

2:48 pm

PinnyPoppins

ca5/14 is a type of poultry

2:48 pm

Jillyjill

thanks pinny! got it

2:49 pm

Nef

thanks Bugs and Pinny

2:49 pm

PinnyPoppins

no problemo

2:49 pm

Bugsaw

Hi Nef, just got here

2:50 pm

Nef

DUH! I keep trying words from letters that are already blacked out!

2:50 pm

Jillyjill

lol....do that all the time!

2:51 pm

Bugsaw

LOL I keep trying the same words but starting from the other P so I think it is new

2:51 pm

Bugsaw

oasts

2:52 pm

Bugsaw

PB fo me..... taking Lemonade since it is such a lovely day here

2:52 pm

Nef

didn't work, Bugs, subtract a snake

2:52 pm

Bugsaw

I know, I typed it wrong and caught myself in the wrong box before I knew what I had done. Hot day

2:54 pm

Nef

I figure if it wasn't a WORD for this grid, no PB (I spend too much time there already)

2:55 pm

Bugsaw

me too but sometimes it is more fun in there than out here!

2:56 pm

Nef

LOL! Isn't that the truth! :-)

3:00 pm

Bugsaw

have a good time Babbling everyone. Even lurkers!

3:01 pm

Kazzer99

Evening all - me and the mad hubby walked 14.5 miles today from Burton Bradstock to Chickerell near Weymouth - we were going to walk to Weymouth but the lack of water and the heat finished us off

3:01 pm

Kazzer99

it must have been on of the hottest days of the year as well

3:03 pm

rolin

kazzer..im freezing here

3:04 pm

PinnyPoppins

it's been bitterly cold in london today :(

3:04 pm

Jillyjill

well, dust bunnies are calling me...see you all l8r on the chog! Happy Babbling.

3:05 pm

Nef

Congrats, Kazzer on the walk. I was supposed to walk 2 miles today but can't; my foot hurts

3:06 pm

Kazzer99

I have sunburn that makes my face look like a pizza and hubby has a bbq head - hot enough to grill burgers - and to make matters worse the sun wasnt out all the time

3:08 pm

Kazzer99

does anyone have the cu 6 at all

3:09 pm

PinnyPoppins

i've got it

3:09 pm

Kazzer99

clues please

3:09 pm

PinnyPoppins

snooker c** + ***mp collection

3:10 pm

Kazzer99

hmm interesting - my babble must be having one its moments as i had already tried that

3:11 pm

Nef

I think Babble refuses some words at times til you have several other words first. Then if you wander off, it will erase it from your list too. ;-)

3:12 pm

Kazzer99

no Nef - dont want to be erased

3:13 pm

Nef

well, sometimes when I submit a word, it says I already have it but it isn't in my list anymore.

3:13 pm

nanachichi

hi jo,,THANKS for the pictures,,he is a cutie for sure,,and a happy one

3:13 pm

Nef

so it MUST be erasing the words!

3:14 pm

Joanne123

hi nans

3:14 pm

Joanne123

yvw, we just took him to see great grampa

3:14 pm

nanachichi

aww how is he doing

3:15 pm

Joanne123

he says he feels fine but for his back aching which keeps him from walking too much

3:15 pm

Joanne123

they put him back on steroids so his eating is better

3:16 pm

nanachichi

poor thing

3:16 pm

Joanne123

i know, just stares at the ceiling

3:16 pm

nanachichi

awful when they have to suffer,,its good that u go to see him,,

3:17 pm

nanachichi

hey can u believe

3:17 pm

Joanne123

baby was happy and playful too, what a ham

3:17 pm

nanachichi

SQUIRREL was on

3:17 pm

Joanne123

believe what??

3:17 pm

Joanne123

really aww miss squr

3:17 pm

nanachichi

she is planning on coming back

3:18 pm

nanachichi

i told her we all miss her

3:18 pm

Joanne123

ohhh good

3:18 pm

nanachichi

off to FB have a good weekend,,enjoy the little guy, oh and the big one too, lol

3:19 pm

Joanne123

ty nans u2

3:19 pm

Joanne123

byeeeee

3:25 pm

stidmama

hello all!

3:25 pm

stidmama

how's the grid today?

3:25 pm

PinnyPoppins

I'm not loving it

3:25 pm

aknitter

hi there stid, just stated

3:26 pm

aknitter

can't find the stupid lone o or the stupid z

3:26 pm

aknitter

perhaps i am the stupid one!

3:27 pm

Joanne123

z is like the spelling daughter from 90210

3:27 pm

stidmama

hey Pinnh, hey again knitter

3:27 pm

aknitter

not a 90210 fan but thanks

3:28 pm

Joanne123

o is like the state change last vowel

3:28 pm

aknitter

ty for the O, i always miss that word

3:28 pm

Joanne123

yvw

3:28 pm

stidmama

thanks for the hints all

3:28 pm

Joanne123

did you get the z

3:29 pm

Joanne123

yvw stid and hi all

3:29 pm

aknitter

any others you'd like me to ask for stid??

3:29 pm

aknitter

got the Z i googled 90210 LOL

3:29 pm

Joanne123

lol ok

3:32 pm

stidmama

well. NBT.

3:32 pm

aknitter

any E clues about?

3:32 pm

stidmama

and that is halfway...

3:32 pm

stidmama

there is ep 4/6 babblet

3:33 pm

stidmama

it reminds me of Ms. Winfrey at the end, without the R

3:33 pm

aknitter

lol

3:33 pm

aknitter

now i have NBT

3:34 pm

stidmama

go knitter go!

3:34 pm

stidmama

The E was the one I needed for NBT also.

3:34 pm

PinnyPoppins

Me too! Thanks Stid

3:35 pm

aknitter

now if i could only figure out the other E's

3:35 pm

stidmama

yw pinny

3:36 pm

rururocks

ep + 4

3:36 pm

stidmama

well, down to 50. will play more later. Need to pick up the stidkid (on the left in the icon) from town and deliver four of his best band buddies home after playing for H.S. graduation. Next year it's his turn.

3:36 pm

stidmama

hey ruru!!!!

3:36 pm

rururocks

e + 4 phonetically

3:37 pm

aknitter

ty ruru

3:37 pm

rururocks

hi stid

3:37 pm

stidmama

see you-all again soon! *poof*

3:39 pm

aknitter

anyone have the 7

3:42 pm

Minski

plural of the fa6..

3:42 pm

Minski

the ocean is fa7 deep

3:42 pm

aknitter

woo hoo! ty minski

3:42 pm

Minski

yw

3:49 pm

periwinkle

hello all, back from a lovely day at the beach

3:51 pm

m9f9l

hi all!

3:51 pm

m9f9l

hi peri

3:51 pm

m9f9l

I've almost got the 4th cut out.

3:53 pm

periwinkle

hi m9, congrats on going pro

3:57 pm

m9f9l

thanks peri

3:57 pm

m9f9l

I'm sewing up a storm today...

3:58 pm

periwinkle

what are you making?

3:58 pm

m9f9l

I've got three tops pretty much done (just need to hem sleeves and bottoms) and 4th almost cut out. Just need to cut the back piece.

3:58 pm

periwinkle

wow, are they for you?

3:58 pm

m9f9l

disco dance costumes.. dress rehearsal this eve..so I need to finish!

3:58 pm

periwinkle

wish I could sew

3:59 pm

m9f9l

just try it.

3:59 pm

periwinkle

sounds like it will be fun

3:59 pm

m9f9l

it's not an exact science as much as most sewers would like to believe so!LOL

3:59 pm

periwinkle

I did not like sewing class in jr. high many years ago

3:59 pm

m9f9l

ah!! that's your problem! you need to deschool yourself!

4:00 pm

periwinkle

maybe but not interested in trying

4:00 pm

m9f9l

LOL

4:00 pm

Shirlockc

cu6?

4:00 pm

periwinkle

39 left, need to rest for a bit bbs

4:02 pm

m9f9l

cu + **cuse moi, ou et la **ble??

4:02 pm

Minski

don't have it yet shirlockc

4:03 pm

m9f9l

like my bad french lesson??LOL

4:03 pm

Shirlockc

wow, thx m9

4:03 pm

m9f9l

cu 4/6, british bye

4:03 pm

Minski

thanks m9

4:03 pm

m9f9l

cool shirlock you got it!

4:03 pm

Minski

funny french class. more than I know.

4:04 pm

m9f9l

and so did you Min!

4:04 pm

m9f9l

but you got it~

4:07 pm

Minski

yepper

4:12 pm

m9f9l

it is just amazing how much fabric they'd have you wasting if you went by the patterns layout!

4:12 pm

m9f9l

top all cut out

4:17 pm

redturtlehead

Hello again. Hope all is well. I have 50 left, and I am sure I wont finish...

4:17 pm

m9f9l

sure you can red!

4:18 pm

m9f9l

I'll clue you if you ask!

4:18 pm

redturtlehead

nah, I have to go to work in about an hour, so have things to do.

4:18 pm

redturtlehead

I don't actually care either way, so it isn't a big deal to not finish!

4:19 pm

m9f9l

ah. gotchya

4:19 pm

redturtlehead

It's nice not to care. I went through a caring phase, but lately I am too busy.

4:20 pm

m9f9l

I'm actually sewing.. but have the laptop right next to me.

4:21 pm

redturtlehead

I should be cleaning, but, heck it's my Monday.

4:21 pm

m9f9l

well there ya go!.. I guess I've had a month of Mondays then!LOL

4:22 pm

redturtlehead

Oh no!

4:22 pm

m9f9l

oh yes!

4:22 pm

m9f9l

ack...my hands are sweaty. I hate doing gathering with sweaty hands

4:23 pm

redturtlehead

I have the air on, and am watching the storm report, I do love summer!

4:24 pm

m9f9l

luckily it's just a small little stretch of gathering. We don't have a/c. and it's muggy today. I should pull out the little window units and stick them in the windows....

4:24 pm

redturtlehead

M, you clearly live somewhere a little north of me.

4:25 pm

m9f9l

LOL. in Oregon. But on East side of Cascades.. so almost desert

4:27 pm

Soodle

Hi everybody! The weather here in Ireland is just PERFECT at the moment. Clear sunshine, and no humidity. Happens here once in a blue moon, so everybody is in good humor and smiling, and wearing ridiculous clothes. Its great!!

4:27 pm

m9f9l

well then I'll come visit you!LOL

4:28 pm

m9f9l

and hi Soodle

4:28 pm

Soodle

You would be more than welcome - but, be quick! Weather like this is very very scarce!!

4:28 pm

m9f9l

and no snakes to boot!

4:28 pm

dan2bit

hi all! back to finish, can I have a clue for the first th6?

4:29 pm

Soodle

Not a snake in sight, M9. Good old St Patrick got rid of them all for us!!

4:29 pm

Minski

th+what we breathe+a consonent

4:29 pm

m9f9l

yes I know!

4:29 pm

dan2bit

tx minski, never would have monkeyed that

4:30 pm

Minski

I didn't either. Used A2Z wordfinder and a bit of a guess.

4:31 pm

dan2bit

that's firewords - thanks to all cluers

4:32 pm

redturtlehead

I used to live in oregon, much less need for air there than here. And Soodle, I do wish I could go right over.

4:32 pm

redturtlehead

We are about to get a rather large one. hopefully it will keep the Emergency visits down some.

4:33 pm

redturtlehead

that would be a large storm, sorry...

4:34 pm

Soodle

Red - Honestly! I don't work for the tourist board, but it is a pretty cool place to visit.

4:36 pm

m9f9l

yay DAN!!

4:38 pm

Soodle

Thanks for the clarification there, Red. I was wracking my brains thinking a huge WHAT?? could keep emergency visits down....

4:39 pm

m9f9l

ya missed the pics I posted earlier soodle.

4:39 pm

Izkat123

does dr god come here anymroe

4:40 pm

Bugsaw

all the time izkat

4:41 pm

Izkat123

Cool

4:41 pm

periwinkle

hello all

4:41 pm

Soodle

Aw no, M9 - what did I miss?

4:41 pm

periwinkle

have not seen Dr God here in a long time

4:42 pm

Izkat123

I only sw dr god here once

4:42 pm

Soodle

BTW - delighted to see you have gone Pro, M9!

4:42 pm

Bugsaw

I must be more suspicious than you peri!

4:43 pm

m9f9l

a pic of Gage when he was 1 (he's 4 now) and flowers in my yard

4:43 pm

m9f9l

thanks soodle

4:43 pm

Soodle

Gage??? Human? Animal? (I know what flowers are... lol)

4:44 pm

periwinkle

was just going to ask Soodle

4:44 pm

Nef

Hi again. I went and took a nap. I can't believe that I did that!

4:44 pm

m9f9l

my youngest

4:44 pm

Joanne123

mo6 please

4:44 pm

periwinkle

naps are good, Nef. how are you, how is DH

4:45 pm

m9f9l

and he sure looks cute..in his mo**** suit!

4:45 pm

Soodle

Golly! You have a 4 yr old, you sew, and you Babble?? Your name should be Multi-Task, not M9f9l!!

4:45 pm

Izkat123

thanks m9 i just got it cheers

4:46 pm

Nef

hi peri. DH got his stupid scared out of him; he's MUCH more careful and is obeying restrictions now

4:46 pm

m9f9l

haha

4:46 pm

Soodle

Nef - the only negative thing about naps is that you have to wake up twice in the one day. Otherwise, naps are brilliant!!

4:48 pm

Nef

I'm not a person who normally takes naps; but I just told my daughter I felt like I'm hung over but haven't had a drink!

4:48 pm

Soodle

M9 - does gage have many siblings? That sounds daft...How many kids do you have?

4:49 pm

redturtlehead

hey nef, I have been napping all day! of course I have to go and do the whole being awake at night thing....

4:49 pm

m9f9l

LOL. I have 22 yo girl, she just got engaged. 19 yo boy, 14 yo girl and Gage. He's 4

4:50 pm

Nef

red, if you're on night shift; you aren't napping all day. You ought to be sleeping!

4:50 pm

Soodle

OMG!!! Gage must have come as somewhat of a shock.....

4:51 pm

redturtlehead

yes but been off, so tonight is y Monday.

4:51 pm

Soodle

I have a 20 yr old son, an 18 yr old daughter, and a 15 yr old daughter. An addition at this stage would be life-changing.......

4:52 pm

Nef

m9, I can't imagine having kids with that big of an age spread. And if you're as young as your picture looks...

4:52 pm

m9f9l

not really. more of a sense of closure. There were 5 miscarriages between him and the 14 yo

4:52 pm

m9f9l

I didn't start having kids until I was 24.

4:52 pm

Nef

(((m9)))

4:52 pm

m9f9l

so how young do I look?? LOL (fishing)

4:53 pm

Nef

LOL! I was over 30 when we started! I had 2 miscarriages

4:53 pm

m9f9l

My mom had me when she was 41. I had Gage when I was 42.. I guess I just had to one up my Mother!LOL

4:53 pm

Soodle

Well, that is just great!!!! Rock on Gage. Just going to have a peep at the pic in close-up....

4:53 pm

redturtlehead

funny M9. I am sure that wasn't it.

4:54 pm

Nef

I wouldn't think you were over 40

4:54 pm

redturtlehead

You do look nice and young. My Sister sent me antiwrinkle products for my birthday this year....

4:54 pm

m9f9l

ah.. you found the pics in the chog. good

4:54 pm

Soodle

You clearly have a picture of yourself in the attic = a lÃ¡ Dorien Gray. You look about 24.

4:55 pm

m9f9l

wow! Thanks.. the gray in my hair belies it.

4:56 pm

Soodle

Have you not heard of L'Oreal? I'm sure your worth it.....

4:56 pm

Soodle

Anti-wrinkle cream, Red? Tell us more....

4:56 pm

Nef

OUCH, red. I'd be hurt by that if my sis did that. Of course, my sisters and I have a weird sense of humor and we give each other old lady purses or bags full of strange and wonderful old lady stuff (ha** nets, rouger, golden slippers, cloth handkies, support NYLONS with the seams, etc.

4:57 pm

Soodle

ROFL Nef. Thank you so much. I owe my sister a birthday present, and you have just given me a brainwave.

4:58 pm

m9f9l

I can't believe Tim just called on the phone and pulled me from my sewing just to ask the title of Napolean Dynamite...

4:59 pm

Nef

For my 50th, they went together and gave me an old lady sun hat, the full body old-fashioned apron (that only covers one boob at a time) a blue knot shawl, etc. One sister gave another one something called "butt floss"

5:01 pm

Nef

what is Napolean Dynamite?

5:01 pm

m9f9l

butt floss!!! that's what I call a thong

5:01 pm

Soodle

LMAO!!!! Where oh where in Ireland will I get Butt Floss? I just cannot imagine walking into my local shop asking for same.....

5:02 pm

m9f9l

Napolean Dynamite is a movie about a geeky guy who ends up doing some kind of amazing things. it's different

5:02 pm

Nef

Imagine a GIANT thing of dental floss and that was what it was like I was told (I wasn't there at the time)

5:02 pm

m9f9l

it's where "vote for Pedro comes from"

5:02 pm

m9f9l

oops. ended the quote late.

5:03 pm

Soodle

Oh right. A thong! I'm a little bit disappointed. I had visions of mysterious potions in a tube labelled Butt Floss. :(

5:03 pm

m9f9l

I guess the butt floss makes sense. you know how old people keep diaper wipes in the bathroom. I guess a kind of floss would really get the stubborn stuff.

5:04 pm

Soodle

AAAARRRRGGGGHHHH. Too much information, M9.

5:05 pm

m9f9l

hey..it's just part of live. Me..I'd rather just eat more fiber!LOL

5:06 pm

Nef

LOL! This is really a weird convo! I thought it was some sort of a joke; but now you are saying it's a real item?

5:06 pm

m9f9l

well I'm assuming it is....?

5:07 pm

Soodle

Soodle putting fingers in ears and singing la la la really loudly. Tell me about butt floss when I need it. Not before, ok?

5:08 pm

Soodle

Humming The Who song 'Hope I die before I get old'......

5:08 pm

m9f9l

ok....all the hits I'm getting on google are referring to the underwear..

5:08 pm

Nef

here's the definition: A form of female underwear so narrow as to effectively remove deposits from within surrounding crevices. Similar to dental floss as used in the act of orthodontic hygiene.

5:08 pm

Judi

Good evening, all. There is no such thing as butt floss. It's a derogatory term for thong underware or bathing suit. Geesh!

5:08 pm

Nef

EWWWW! It's not how I imagined it!

5:09 pm

Judi

*underwear* that is.

5:09 pm

Soodle

Oooh thank you Judi. Nobody could believe the mental images I was having....

5:10 pm

Nef

Judi, I was just passing on what one sister told me that another sister had given her

5:12 pm

Judi

Not to be confused with thong sandals.

5:13 pm

m9f9l

which you have to call flip flops now. but they will always be thongs to me...

5:13 pm

Soodle

This is why I love Babble. Last night there was an earnest conversation about the best way to murder your husband, tonight its about butt floss. You just cant help loving Babble. :)

5:14 pm

m9f9l

and what IS the best way??

5:15 pm

Soodle

If you pardon the expression, the jury is still out!!!!

5:15 pm

Judi

How come I always miss the useful conversations and come in on things like "butt floss"???

5:15 pm

Soodle

RubyFoo was very taken with Death By Butter.

5:15 pm

m9f9l

Poor kitty is missing Aiden. She's wandering around meowling...oh wait... that's Elina's cat.

5:16 pm

m9f9l

that makes more sense. Aiden's cat doesn't really meow. She just sings when she's happy (meaning when she has a piece of crinkly celophane)

5:17 pm

Soodle

Judi, if you go back in the archives, you will find some very useful suggestions/tips. It was hilarious!

5:18 pm

Nef

Death by Butter? does that mean slathering her hubby with it or stuffing him with it?

5:18 pm

m9f9l

probably clogging his arteries!

5:19 pm

Soodle

I think the cunning plan was to cook all his meals in very high cholesterol butter. The man is 85, and very contrary. It was more or less agreed that this course of action would keep Ruby out of jail, if he were to pop his clogs....

5:21 pm

Joanne123

ummm t bone steak for sup with butter slathered mashed potatoes and herb and garlic cream cheese in it and broccoli salad... almost feasty time and one word left

5:22 pm

Soodle

Yay Joanne. Your making me hungry....

5:22 pm

Nef

sounds like that would kill me too!

5:23 pm

Joanne123

god that good piece..the fillet is huge for a steak

5:23 pm

Soodle

Yikes, Joanne. I just had a thought.... Your significant other isn't trying to kill you, are they?

5:24 pm

m9f9l

reminds me of the convos we had when my dad was ready to go....

5:24 pm

Joanne123

he eats more then me , i just make it hehehehe

5:25 pm

Soodle

Ah! A his n hers steak!!

5:25 pm

Joanne123

we actually are not big eaters but i make enough for an army

5:25 pm

Joanne123

no we share a steak and there is left overs too,like half the steak

5:27 pm

Joanne123

when i make cabbage rolls, i make about 40 and change and freeze then give them to family

5:27 pm

Soodle

When my husband was around, I remember going into the butchers, and asking for a steak for him (huge) and one for me (small).

5:28 pm

Joanne123

i can;t understand how people can eat so much without feeling uncomfortable afterwards

5:29 pm

Joanne123

like christmas dinner.. my eyes bigger then my stomach so i bite off more then i can chew

5:29 pm

Joanne123

half a plate and my eyes are bulging and my father in law just laughs at me

5:30 pm

Soodle

Lol. I can never eat Christmas dinner. I spend a whole week planning it, a whole day cooking it, and by the time it is ready, I can't even look at it.

5:30 pm

Joanne123

haha like me soodle

5:31 pm

Soodle

I am here wittering away, and I got fireworks long ago. Can I clue anybody?

5:32 pm

Nef

when I was young, I used to eat very slow and I never felt like I needed to finish a full plate of food.

5:32 pm

Nef

YAY, Soodle!!! WTG!!!!

5:33 pm

Soodle

Ta Nef.

5:33 pm

Joanne123

my son was that way and now my daughter is that way

5:33 pm

Joanne123

wtg soodle

5:33 pm

Joanne123

she is 23 and slow at eating

5:34 pm

Joanne123

i just want it done and over with

5:34 pm

Soodle

Oh my! I have raised 3 savages. Regardless of what I put in front of them, they demolish it, and still look hungry. :(

5:36 pm

Soodle

I am more familiar with the backs of my kids, as they rootle around in the fridge, than I am with their faces...

5:36 pm

Nef

If they are all boys/men; they ARE savages when it comes to meat

5:37 pm

Soodle

Nef - with an Irish accent - my kids are Mate Aters (meat eaters)

5:37 pm

Nef

LOL!

5:38 pm

Joanne123

yes... i had barbe for my guys at work and they were eating like 3 sausages and hamburger and side dishes..

5:38 pm

Joanne123

ohh and chicken too

5:38 pm

m9f9l

I'm almost done with majority of 4th top

5:38 pm

Soodle

Yay M9

5:39 pm

Nef

m9; you'd better hurry!

5:39 pm

Joanne123

ok sup ready so must go as i have finished about 10 mins ago..byeee have a great nite

5:40 pm

Soodle

Almost midnight here.Time to tootle off to bed. I really enjoyed the chog tonight - Thanks all, and good night.

5:40 pm

Judi

Tomorrow's chog subject: "How to Murder a Thong"

5:41 pm

Soodle

Good nite Joanne

5:41 pm

Nef

LOL, Judi! What a consept!

5:41 pm

Soodle

Oh, Jud, dont start till I get here. I'd hate to miss that.....

5:41 pm

Nef

concept

5:42 pm

Soodle

AKA - Strangulation with a G String....

5:42 pm

Judi

I suppose thongs could be recycled. It''s ever so more green and responsible.

5:43 pm

m9f9l

ok. hemming sleeves

5:43 pm

m9f9l

one down

5:44 pm

m9f9l

woops. maybe not. tension went wacko

5:46 pm

m9f9l

ok. NOW one down

5:47 pm

Riverdance

hello babblers

5:47 pm

m9f9l

nother one

5:48 pm

m9f9l

hi river!

5:48 pm

Riverdance

M9 you are quickly running out of time

5:48 pm

m9f9l

pfpft!

5:48 pm

m9f9l

I still have 3 hours

5:49 pm

Riverdance

west coast gal - ok

5:50 pm

m9f9l

still awfully tight

5:50 pm

Riverdance

sew, sew, sew - forget babble for a couple hours - I know its hard but you can do it....

5:51 pm

m9f9l

nother sleeve

5:52 pm

Riverdance

seems I scared every one else away

5:52 pm

m9f9l

lol

5:52 pm

m9f9l

either that or the talk about butt floss

5:53 pm

Riverdance

hmmm....dont know if I want to think about that....

5:53 pm

m9f9l

;-)

5:53 pm

Nef

no Riverdance, you didn't scare me away; I just went to the kitchen for tea

5:54 pm

m9f9l

aha! I just figured out why the tension is messing up sometimes...doh!

5:58 pm

m9f9l

sleeves all hemmed. thank you for keeping me on task guys

5:58 pm

Riverdance

hiya nef - how goes the battle

6:00 pm

Nef

It goes on, River; How are you doing?

6:00 pm

Nef

why the name change?

6:02 pm

Riverdance

yes it does - I'm Ok - was on playing with pini, jmc and stid one night - talking about how I needed something more exciting than momneedshelp - so here I am with my new name thanks to my babble freinds

6:03 pm

Nef

so do you have TWO ID's here now? I'm sure I saw you here as Momn just a couple of weeks ago

6:03 pm

Riverdance

you know whats funny - more people talk to me as river

6:03 pm

Riverdance

I am officially changed to riverdance - momn is now gone. Dr God has the almighty power to do such things

6:04 pm

Nef

Dr God has the power all right! ;-)

6:05 pm

Riverdance

my son has been scheduled for his cath on july 6. Just need to keep him calm until them - tough job....

6:06 pm

Nef

well, you can always buy him a new video game

6:06 pm

Nef

that might help

6:07 pm

Riverdance

done but not working - his baseball team had a double header today - he wanted to go to cheer them on - we did let him but would not let him bring his glove this time as a few days ago we found him warming up the next pitcher....

6:08 pm

Riverdance

his coach put him on as first base coach to give him something to do

6:08 pm

Nef

what did the docs say about restricting his activities?

6:08 pm

Riverdance

video games will be good during the week when he is stuck home and cant do anything else

6:09 pm

Riverdance

no exercise, limited activity - basically do nothing and take your meds

6:10 pm

Riverdance

hard to do for an athletic kid - he understands, just cant control himself

6:11 pm

Riverdance

I think I am going to find a movie to watch - anyone need any clues before I go

6:16 pm

Riverdance

Good night folks

6:41 pm

Nef

Darn! Sorry, River. DH needed some help and it took longer than we thought it would. I missed you. :-(

7:12 pm

Nef

Wow, this place is dead tonight! I have 12 left: 6 T's and 6 S's

7:13 pm

lbdawger

go Nef!

7:14 pm

Nef

Hi lbd. how are you tonight? (4 T's left now)

7:14 pm

lbdawger

hi Nef, i'm doing well. how are you and how's DH doing?

7:15 pm

Nef

We are doing okay, lbd. Unfortunately, it looks like we won't be able to make it to MT. He isn't well enough for the trip. :-(

7:16 pm

lbdawger

oh, that's too bad. I was looking forward to it, but I sure understand not being able to come out.

7:17 pm

Nef

I am so bummed. I was really looking forward to a meet up with you guys; but he isn't in good enough shape to make it and I can't be here and there at the same time

7:18 pm

lbdawger

priorities, and i'm sorry he's not up to the trip. I'm sure he feels just as bad about not being able to come out for the wedding.

7:20 pm

Nef

yeah. We both had hopes that he would "pop back" to his previous normal level of functioning; but it isn't happening and I didn't realize how close that is.

7:22 pm

lbdawger

i can't believe how fast the days are flying by. hard to believe it's mid June already.

7:22 pm

Nef

Yeah. The wedding is in 2 weeks from today!\

7:31 pm

Nef

6 left. All S's now

7:34 pm

lbdawger

go Nef!

7:38 pm

Nef

3

7:41 pm

Nef

2 (come on, Monkeys; don't fail me now!)

7:41 pm

lbdawger

you can do it, NEF!!

7:43 pm

Nef

1 (It helps if you bulk add on Lickety and know what you are looking for!

7:44 pm

Nef

Fireworks! St 5/10 was my last word!

7:46 pm

Nef

Anyone need any clues?

7:46 pm

lbdawger

whoooooo hooooooo NEF!!!

7:47 pm

Nef

Thanks, lbd. Do you need any help?

7:47 pm

lbdawger

no, i finished earlier this afternoon.

7:47 pm

lbdawger

but thanks for the offer.

7:48 pm

Nef

well, congrats to you too then! YAY, lbd! WTG!!!!

7:49 pm

Nef

I always hate to shut off the fireworks; They are so much prettier that the black grid! :-)

7:56 pm

pooh2

th6/21 and th5/14 for firewords please

7:57 pm

bichon

th 6/21 Nordic got of thunder + two vowels

7:57 pm

bichon

th 5/14 Jim Th***, no vowel on the end. American athlete

7:58 pm

pooh2

ty bichon!! fireworks! woot woot

7:59 pm

lbdawger

whoooo hoooooo pooh

8:00 pm

Nef

YAY pooh2!!! WTG!!!!

8:01 pm

bichon

yw pooh

8:03 pm

bichon

sc 5/12?

8:03 pm

Nef

anyone else need help before I go? I was off wandering the net for pooh and didn't see

8:04 pm

Nef

one is a pl; bichon

8:04 pm

bichon

oh doh, ty Nef

8:04 pm

Nef

I guess that's the only one; pl of animal feces

8:06 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hi all, hows it hangin?

8:07 pm

Nef

hi Gwen. I'm just hanging out to see if anyone needs help. I'm leaving in 5 minutes

8:07 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

wanna throw out a clue for the 7? 8-)

8:08 pm

Nef

it's a pl; fa 7/48

8:09 pm

Nef

(how deep is the ocean?)

8:09 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

TY, excellent clue

8:09 pm

Nef

yw

8:09 pm

Nef

. Need more?

8:09 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

Fs and Flamoogled. 8-)

8:09 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

need 40 more actually

8:10 pm

Nef

there are a bunch of stupid th words

8:11 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i guess i need some o' those . . .

8:12 pm

Riverdance

hello - just passing through on way to turn off computer for the evening

8:13 pm

Nef

th 6/24: th +what you breathe + a consonate

8:13 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

cool word! adding to my collection . . . and TY

8:13 pm

Nef

hey River; sorry I missed you leaving. DH needed help and it took longer than I thought it would

8:13 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hiya riverdance

8:13 pm

Riverdance

th6/21 = th + **der in the court + what a beautiful ar** in this opera

8:14 pm

gapeach

Evening all. May I please have a clue for mo6-24? Thanks

8:14 pm

Riverdance

oh thats OK Nef - dont worry about it

8:14 pm

Nef

mo +the stuff on your head that isn't known as fur

8:14 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

mo + strands on your head

8:14 pm

Riverdance

makes beautiful sweaters peach

8:15 pm

Nef

there are 2 th 4/5's that don't make much sense

8:15 pm

Riverdance

many words in this puzzle dont make sense

8:15 pm

gapeach

Weeellll, Doggies.I should'a known that...thanks so much, Book Doctor Gwen.

8:15 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

yw o great peach 8-D

8:16 pm

gapeach

Only sweater I ever knitted was from that, River. I never wore it....but I made it. HAHA!

8:17 pm

Nef

the first sounds like a guys' name; the other sounds like almost a number

8:17 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i'm allergic to it, which i did not find out till i was given a sweater made of it. Sneezy city!

8:17 pm

gapeach

Thanks, Nef....that is a good one......If I could figure a way to get them from my upper lip to my head, I would have a great more to deal with.

8:18 pm

Riverdance

lickety was very helpful today

8:18 pm

Riverdance

and so was morewords

8:19 pm

Riverdance

thats too bad Gwen - sad when you need to take meds just to wear a cool sweater - lol

8:19 pm

Nef

I gotta go now. Happy Babbling all!

8:19 pm

Riverdance

Good night Nef

8:19 pm

lbdawger

night night, nef

8:19 pm

Riverdance

I am heading off to bed myself - any last minute clues needed before I go

8:20 pm

gapeach

Sweet dreams, Riverdance.

8:20 pm

Scrabbler

Hello all. Back for my last 25.

8:20 pm

lbdawger

night night, river

8:20 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i hain't opened the List yet, so, no thanks 8-)

8:20 pm

Riverdance

hi and bye scrabbs

8:20 pm

gapeach

Hi there, Scrabbler!!!!

8:20 pm

Scrabbler

How is your son, Riverdance?

8:20 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

howdee gint green bunny!!

8:21 pm

lbdawger

hi scrabs, peach, Gwen

8:21 pm

Scrabbler

*hop*hop*

hop

8:21 pm

Riverdance

he feels great so it is tough keeping him down - his procedure is scheduled for July 6 - its going to be a long 2 1/2 weeks

8:21 pm

gapeach

Hi there, Ibdawger

8:22 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

oops, i mean giant (OY)

8:22 pm

Scrabbler

Oh, man, what did I do to the chat log? Sorry!

8:22 pm

Riverdance

we had to hide his baseball glove and its pretty bad when we encourage video games

8:22 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

you made a giant hole LOL

8:22 pm

lbdawger

one giant hop for bunny-kind

8:23 pm

Scrabbler

Yep, teenagers don't do well when told that they are on the disabled list.

8:23 pm

Scrabbler

cu6 please?

8:23 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for ep5-14? Thanks

8:23 pm

Riverdance

especially an athletic one

8:23 pm

lbdawger

cu + si****, take a spanish nap

8:23 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

e + the quaternary number (spelled wrong)

8:24 pm

Riverdance

ep + Barb's ***ses

8:24 pm

lbdawger

ep + it's a ***rible shame to keep kids down

8:24 pm

Scrabbler

TY, Dawger

8:25 pm

lbdawger

yw

8:25 pm

gapeach

Thanks, BDG and Riverdance and Ibdawger.

8:25 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

8-D

8:26 pm

Riverdance

off to bed for me - have a good night all

8:26 pm

Scrabbler

Bye, River.

8:27 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

night river

8:27 pm

Scrabbler

sc5/14 please?

8:28 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

sc5, run away or e*****

8:28 pm

gapeach

Picture of land, Scrabs

8:28 pm

lbdawger

land*****, to decorate your yard

8:28 pm

Scrabbler

I thought I tried that already. TY.

8:28 pm

gapeach

Better clue Ibdawger.

8:29 pm

Scrabbler

se5/14 please?

8:29 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

eek, that one i don't got

8:31 pm

Scrabbler

I fear that my remaining words are all toughies.

8:32 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

ah, found it se + double consonant + vowel

8:32 pm

Scrabbler

YT, bdg!

8:33 pm

Scrabbler

And TY too

8:33 pm

Scrabbler

I am stuck with the last 3 th words

8:33 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

woot

8:34 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

which leads me to my next phantom: stucco

8:34 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

4 to go here, bet mine and yours overlap LOL

8:35 pm

Jillyjill

th6/24 is th+what we breath+m

8:35 pm

gapeach

Scrabs, the last one is an athelet without the e at the end of his name

8:35 pm

Scrabbler

TY, ga

8:35 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i have all the th's -- what do you need?

8:35 pm

gapeach

Sorry, mispelled.

8:35 pm

Scrabbler

The 2nd th4/5 and th6/21

8:36 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

th + two diff vowels, rhymes with a moon of jupiter

8:36 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

BTW, i need the last ta5,12

8:37 pm

Scrabbler

LOL, moon of Jupiter....hahaha

8:37 pm

Scrabbler

ta4 = animal

8:37 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

th6 = th + an opera song, change the 1st letter to a different vowel

8:38 pm

lbdawger

ta5.12, african antelope?

8:38 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

FIREWORKS!!

8:38 pm

Scrabbler

ta + 3.14159 + consonant

8:38 pm

Scrabbler

yahoo bdg

8:38 pm

lbdawger

whoooo hoooooo GWEN!!

8:38 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i think a ta5 is more like a giant rodent, but then again, only seen one once

8:38 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

(happy 4th of july early LOL)

8:38 pm

lbdawger

not african and not an antelope! silly me.

8:39 pm

Scrabbler

I wasn't sure so generically called it an animal

8:39 pm

lbdawger

happy juneteenth to all texans

8:39 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

Oh, it's a "three-toed ungulate" -- that's helpful LOL

8:40 pm

Scrabbler

first st5/14 please

8:40 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

we celebrate juneteenth in Detroit, too

8:40 pm

lbdawger

south, central american, swinish=ta5.12

8:40 pm

lbdawger

take the st***s instead of the elevator.

8:40 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

st5, a type of infection, shortened from a long medical term

8:41 pm

lbdawger

i think i should probably clean my glasses and read what is being asked for before i clue.

8:41 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

the ta5 animal is small and kind of hum-backed so i guess it looks a bit like an anteater . . .

8:41 pm

Scrabbler

Aha--is a proper word and should not be allowed. St***ylococcus aureus...

8:42 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

actually i just saw a medical drama where the word st5 was used and it was in the subtitles in lower case, hmmmm

8:42 pm

Scrabbler

2nd sp5 please

8:43 pm

Scrabbler

The genus is is always capitalized.

8:43 pm

lbdawger

sp + a type of tuna, ***

8:43 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

spag*ett*

8:43 pm

Scrabbler

TY, dawg

8:43 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

yes, but you have to allow for truncations, which are thus divorced from their function as genus names

8:44 pm

Scrabbler

Uno...must find it on my own

8:44 pm

lbdawger

just looked up an image of the ta5.12, cross between an anteater, and a mutant elephant. lol

8:44 pm

Scrabbler

Ah, yes, truncations, of course. LOL

8:44 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

well i'm off to scrounge up some leftovers. cheerio and POINK

8:44 pm

lbdawger

night, gwen.

8:44 pm

Scrabbler

Bye bdg

8:45 pm

dcseain

peep

8:45 pm

dcseain

g'night gwen

8:45 pm

dcseain

hi, scrabbs and dawg

8:45 pm

lbdawger

hi dc

8:45 pm

Scrabbler

Done. TY for clues!

8:46 pm

Scrabbler

Hi Seain!

8:46 pm

dcseain

cograts, scrabbs!

8:46 pm

lbdawger

whooooo hoooooo SCRABS!!

8:47 pm

dcseain

from left m, i have the thing(s) that go around a castle, what are stats for the 3rd, pls?

8:47 pm

Pinikula

mo4/10

8:47 pm

lbdawger

mo4.6

8:47 pm

Pinikula

evening all

8:48 pm

lbdawger

hi pini

8:48 pm

Pinikula

oops...my bad...

8:48 pm

lbdawger

you're other left, pini! lol

8:48 pm

Pinikula

dc, disregard my reference, rely on lbd ;)

8:48 pm

Pinikula

hiya lbd ;)

8:49 pm

Pinikula

yeah yeah yeah...figures...just my luck!

8:49 pm

Jillyjill

Hi Pini!

8:49 pm

dcseain

hi, pini, and i will :)

8:49 pm

Jillyjill

and ibd and everyone!

8:49 pm

Pinikula

hi Jilly ;)

8:49 pm

dcseain

welcome, jilly

8:49 pm

lbdawger

hi Jilly!

8:49 pm

Pinikula

hi dc ;)

8:49 pm

dcseain

ty, found it :)

8:49 pm

Jillyjill

Nice to meet you dc

8:50 pm

Pinikula

how's everyone doing today?

8:51 pm

dcseain

i'm well, thanks

8:51 pm

lbdawger

doing well, lovely day here in nw montana

8:51 pm

dcseain

attended a lovely picnic that came together after original site was double-booked

8:51 pm

Pinikula

rather overcast here :(

8:51 pm

dcseain

and it was hot but not too humid today :D

8:51 pm

Pinikula

wow dc...any conflicts?

8:52 pm

lbdawger

yeah, well you can keep your overcast, pini.

8:52 pm

Pinikula

gee, thx lbd

8:52 pm

lbdawger

brb

8:52 pm

Jillyjill

Nice day here in Montana lots of housework to do ^_^

8:52 pm

Pinikula

either th6 plz/thx

8:52 pm

Pinikula

you're in MT, too, Jilly?

8:52 pm

dcseain

the Reston Association had booked a HS graduation party at the park we'd reserved, so they called the county and found us a nearby pavilion for our event.

8:53 pm

Pinikula

nice save, eh, dc?

8:53 pm

dcseain

yes, though we're sending reps to demand a full refund of our non-refundable reservation fee :D

8:53 pm

Jillyjill

Yep Pini. Bitterroot valley

8:54 pm

Pinikula

I think that would be the least they could do, dc

8:54 pm

Pinikula

Jilly, is that anywhere near lbd?

8:54 pm

dcseain

yes, well the Reston Association is not the world's most user-friendly HOA/quasi-town-government

8:55 pm

Pinikula

that's too bad, dc

8:55 pm

Pinikula

but hopefully the party was a success regardless

8:55 pm

Jillyjill

Same town as HarpJane!

8:56 pm

Pinikula

have you met yet, Jilly? * grin *

8:56 pm

dcseain

it was indeed! we had more than 80 people show up

8:56 pm

dcseain

and we got about a dozen new members and 6 renewals for our group :)

8:56 pm

Pinikula

congrats, dc!

8:57 pm

dcseain

th6.24 - ends rather like an *** and a leg

8:57 pm

Jillyjill

yep, we're music pals and fellow cat people

8:58 pm

Pinikula

thx dc ;)

8:58 pm

Pinikula

that's great, Jilly

8:59 pm

dcseain

th6.21 vaguely like a hypothesis th word

9:00 pm

dcseain

i ran some citric acid through the empty dishwasher - interior looks almost like new

9:01 pm

dcseain

thank you for the th6s, to whomever it was who requested them.

9:01 pm

Pinikula

you're welcome...although I've not gotten the 2nd one

9:01 pm

Pinikula

yet

9:02 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for co5-14? Thanks

9:03 pm

Pinikula

co + rental unit

9:03 pm

dcseain

ty, pini

9:03 pm

lbdawger

co + a place you might rent to live in an ***artment

9:04 pm

dcseain

im6, im4, and stast for 3rd one, pls?

9:04 pm

gapeach

Thanks so much, Pini and Ibdawger.

9:04 pm

Jillyjill

ep6/24 is probably under my nose, but I can't see it help please?

9:04 pm

lbdawger

th6.21 Norse god of thunder + two vowels

9:04 pm

Pinikula

thx lbd

9:04 pm

lbdawger

io4.4, dc

9:04 pm

Pinikula

ep6 = add vowel to ep5

9:05 pm

lbdawger

add a vowel to the 5, jilly

9:05 pm

dcseain

ty, dawg - i oft miss that one

9:05 pm

lbdawger

yw

9:06 pm

gapeach

st6-21 please.....thanks

9:06 pm

Jillyjill

ty ibd!

9:06 pm

dcseain

planet of the st6

9:06 pm

Pinikula

thx dc ;)

9:06 pm

gapeach

Thanks so much, dcseain.

9:07 pm

dcseain

ty for ep5/6

9:07 pm

lbdawger

s + the watergate *****, or s + scotch, masking or duct

9:08 pm

gapeach

Fireworks....thanks for all the help. See you at the flip.

9:08 pm

Pinikula

wtg peach

9:08 pm

dcseain

want umami, gonna go throw something tasty together, bbs. congrats, peach!

9:08 pm

lbdawger

whooooo hoooo PEACH!!

9:09 pm

Jillyjill

WTG Peach!

9:10 pm

wht

Hi all. How is Babble Nation tonight?

9:10 pm

lbdawger

hi wht!

9:11 pm

Pinikula

hb, dc...hi wht

9:11 pm

Pinikula

mdl sp5/14?

9:12 pm

wht

Wish I had it myself Pini

9:12 pm

Pinikula

* best whip the monkeys to get going then *

9:13 pm

lbdawger

sp + type of tuna ***, or m*** m*** yummy fish

9:13 pm

Pinikula

got it!

9:14 pm

wht

ty lbd

9:14 pm

Pinikula

ooh, just as you clued, lbd!

9:15 pm

Pinikula

mdl st5?

9:15 pm

wht

ep5 please

9:15 pm

Pinikula

ep5 = e + phonetic 4

9:15 pm

lbdawger

ep + gotta talk to a man about a ***se

9:15 pm

wht

ty Pini and lbd

9:17 pm

wht

st5 a kind of infection you can get in a hospital, Pini

9:17 pm

Pinikula

I tried that...didn't take the first time I guess! :(

9:17 pm

Pinikula

thx wht! :)

9:18 pm

Jillyjill

*monkeys tired* to borrow from pini, need help with the first ca5/14 (I have the poultry one)

9:18 pm

lbdawger

plural of the thing worn over the shoulders

9:18 pm

Pinikula

ca5/14 = pl of the ca4 (phantom of the opera wore a ca4)

9:19 pm

wht

Clue for the fa6?

9:19 pm

herinfernallady

Hello

9:19 pm

Jillyjill

*red face* thanks pini, thought I had checked for all plurals earlier...

9:20 pm

Pinikula

I couldn't fa6 an answer, wht...or oceam depth

9:20 pm

Pinikula

hi herin

9:20 pm

herinfernallady

How you going?

9:20 pm

lbdawger

hi herin

9:20 pm

Pinikula

* ocean

9:21 pm

herinfernallady

Hi

9:21 pm

wht

ty Pini.

9:21 pm

Pinikula

pl for the 7

9:21 pm

Pinikula

yw

9:22 pm

Pinikula

* sparklers *

9:22 pm

wht

Fireworks. Ty cluers

9:22 pm

Pinikula

yeah wht!

9:22 pm

Jillyjill

you guys rock!

9:23 pm

Uneaixoise

my last word -- se5/12 please? (second one)

9:23 pm

Pinikula

add vowel to se4

9:23 pm

Pinikula

or rather pl it

9:23 pm

wht

Anyone else need clues before I go?

9:23 pm

crosshair

back for a few more;))

9:23 pm

Pinikula

hi crossy

9:24 pm

wht

Hi crossy

9:24 pm

Pinikula

se 4 5 5 all start with the se4 (then add vowel; then remove vowel, add pl)

9:24 pm

Jillyjill

wht...stumped on zo4/9

9:25 pm

Pinikula

zo + **ce fields in Asia

9:25 pm

Pinikula

oh, sorry...my name isn't wht...my apologies, wht!

9:25 pm

wht

ty Pini, I was being stumped on how to clue it.

9:26 pm

Pinikula

(yw)

9:26 pm

wht

Got it Jilly?

9:26 pm

Jillyjill

must have misstyped earlier, thanks pini!

9:26 pm

Pinikula

yvw

9:27 pm

wht

Anyone else need clues from Pini before I go. :^)

9:27 pm

Pinikula

* giggle *

9:27 pm

Jillyjill

or I might have doubled the middle consonants

9:27 pm

lbdawger

lol wht

9:27 pm

Pinikula

where are we going, wht? * wink *

9:27 pm

Jillyjill

lol

9:28 pm

Jillyjill

I love clues no matter who gives em!

9:28 pm

lbdawger

whoooo hoooo PINI and WHT!!

9:28 pm

wht

What did you have in mind?

9:28 pm

Pinikula

well, it'll be interesting, wht, since you're on the other side of the continent!

9:29 pm

wht

I think I will go see what I can dream up.

9:29 pm

Pinikula

Keep me posted! LOL

9:30 pm

wht

OK. Night all.

9:30 pm

Pinikula

night wht!

9:33 pm

Pinikula

more clues?

9:34 pm

dcseain

woo. food on stove, will boil soon :D

9:34 pm

Jillyjill

ok, have checked for plurals... pini, how about ha4/5?

9:34 pm

Pinikula

the stringy stuff on your head?

9:34 pm

dcseain

mo4, 6, 4, from right M, what are stats for 4th, pls?

9:34 pm

Jillyjill

have that one

9:35 pm

Jillyjill

the second one

9:35 pm

Pinikula

the other is the tam you put on top of it (pl)

9:35 pm

dcseain

one wears ha4 on one's head

9:35 pm

herinfernallady

DEAIN

9:35 pm

dcseain

howdy, herin! :)

9:35 pm

Jillyjill

ok...will try harder, one would think I could see that...

9:35 pm

Jillyjill

thanks

9:36 pm

herinfernallady

How you? It is so cold here

9:36 pm

Pinikula

mo6 4/6, 4/5, 4/10

9:36 pm

dcseain

alright, thanks. it was quite warm here today, but not too humid happily

9:36 pm

TeaNCrackers

hi all

9:36 pm

TeaNCrackers

hi all

9:36 pm

dcseain

ty, pini

9:36 pm

mkg

anyone have a clue for the 7?

9:36 pm

dcseain

howdy, Tea

9:36 pm

Pinikula

hi tnc

9:36 pm

TeaNCrackers

whoops, sorry!

9:37 pm

Pinikula

fa7 (pl fa6)

9:37 pm

dcseain

plural of fa6 - depths

9:37 pm

lbdawger

Hi TNC!

9:37 pm

Pinikula

brb (taking dish to kitchen)

9:37 pm

mkg

ty got both.

9:37 pm

mkg

would love the u word clue please

9:38 pm

mkg

oops nm had it. sorry.

9:38 pm

mkg

need the z word not the u. anyone have it?

9:39 pm

lbdawger

japanese word for flip flops

9:39 pm

mkg

just got the z word. ty ibd.

9:40 pm

herinfernallady

I got to play with a kitten the size of my hands joined together last night. So adorable

9:41 pm

Pinikula

back

9:42 pm

herinfernallady

front

9:43 pm

Pinikula

side?

9:43 pm

Pinikula

:)

9:43 pm

herinfernallady

boob

9:43 pm

Pinikula

butt

9:43 pm

herinfernallady

foot

9:44 pm

Pinikula

herin...I think we've digressed!! LOL

9:44 pm

TeaNCrackers

nose?

9:44 pm

crosshair

toes

9:44 pm

herinfernallady

I think so.

9:45 pm

herinfernallady

Crossie isn't it Bacon?

9:45 pm

Jillyjill

After the last one, I hate to ask .... but I am unable to complete either of the im words

9:45 pm

crosshair

no bacon for crossy till july 6th;((

9:45 pm

Pinikula

im6 = im6ed hearing

9:45 pm

Pinikula

im4 = im + *ost *cript

9:45 pm

Jillyjill

mkg, the z word is like the seaweed wrap for sushi, but change the n to a z

9:46 pm

Uneaixoise

Pini, thanks for the se5 clue -- phone rang just after I asked for it :-)

9:46 pm

herinfernallady

awww

9:46 pm

Pinikula

yvw une ;)

9:46 pm

herinfernallady

HI Une

9:46 pm

Uneaixoise

hey, herin :-)

9:47 pm

Uneaixoise

will see everyone at the flip -- byeee *poof*

9:47 pm

herinfernallady

Is eating Ben and Jerries Ice Cream for lunch a suitable meal?

9:47 pm

Pinikula

works for me, herin!

9:47 pm

TeaNCrackers

in my world it is herin

9:48 pm

dcseain

...and late dinner is served! Mini wagon wheels boiled in stir-fried onions, reduction of Rioja, chopped tomatos, veggie broth, herbs, topped with freshly grated parmesano reggiano

9:48 pm

dcseain

absolutely, herin!

9:48 pm

TeaNCrackers

I'm coing to your house

9:48 pm

crosshair

i plan on eating 2 packs of bacon on the 6th mwahahaha

9:48 pm

TeaNCrackers

*coming

9:49 pm

crosshair

lol dc,does digitalin come with that meal? lol

9:49 pm

crosshair

or blood thiners may be;)

9:49 pm

Jillyjill

oh pini, i fear i shall have to beg further help, I don't see a p near a c

9:49 pm

Jillyjill

rather a p near a S

9:50 pm

Pinikula

upper right I, Jilly

9:50 pm

dcseain

it's low-fat overall, and the pasta is perfectly al dente, so low-glyceme

9:50 pm

herinfernallady

I went to a party last night desert was meant to be self saucing pudding with caramelo chocolate topped with the icecream. I got pushed out of that idea as everyone else had sweet food.

9:50 pm

crosshair

it just sounded fat;)

9:50 pm

Jillyjill

as my hero christopher robin would say....o help and bother *even redder in face* thanks pini

9:51 pm

dcseain

just 3 tbs of olive oil plus the cheese, so not all that fatty

9:51 pm

herinfernallady

Thanks for the IM 6 looking for that myself

9:51 pm

dcseain

and the cheese is optional, though i seasoned it to need the salt from the cheese

9:51 pm

crosshair

mmm

9:51 pm

dcseain

and i made the dish to be extra special savory

9:52 pm

crosshair

im doing up a nice pasta meal tomorrow;)

9:53 pm

herinfernallady

Is there a list?

9:54 pm

Pinikula

lickety's working

9:54 pm

herinfernallady

yah thanks

9:54 pm

crosshair

since ive become stuck with 90% of my meals,steamed or skinless and grilled and not batters of any kind,i have become a herb and spice freak to put some pizaz in things

9:54 pm

Pinikula

I made potato boats for dinner tonight... ;)

9:54 pm

dcseain

potato boats?

9:54 pm

crosshair

your killing me pini....

9:54 pm

lbdawger

going to find my pillows. see you all tomorrow. happy father's day to all our dads

9:55 pm

Pinikula

night lbd...sleep well!

9:55 pm

dcseain

g'night dawg

9:55 pm

Jillyjill

niters lbd!

9:55 pm

Pinikula

you KNOW what potato boats are, crossy?

9:55 pm

TeaNCrackers

I made reservations for dinner ;)

9:55 pm

crosshair

i love potato boats stuffed with herbed mashed taters with bacon bits and cheese all baked nice and golden...mmmmmm

9:55 pm

dcseain

nice, TNC

9:56 pm

Pinikula

Not sure we're talking about the same thing, crossy...but your's does sound yummy!

9:57 pm

Pinikula

Potato Boats (in my house) = 2 polish sausage (or hotdogs) sliced down the center and laid flat on cookie sheet, covered in mashed potatoes, slice of cheddar cheese on top (cook in oven about 15 minuts or until cheese melts); sprinkle lightly with paprika for a touch of color!

9:57 pm

Pinikula

(great kids meal!)

9:57 pm

crosshair

definatly not the same,but sounds delish

9:57 pm

Pinikula

and sooooo simply...my kids really like being able to "cook"

9:57 pm

dcseain

sounds easy

9:58 pm

crosshair

that would go right to my heart pini

9:58 pm

Pinikula

(very easy if you use instant potatos)

9:58 pm

Pinikula

sorry, crossy...

9:58 pm

herinfernallady

Ok now I am too warm.

9:59 pm

crosshair

lol,thats what i tell the wife now that she is at the change..hot and cold enough for you dear;))

9:59 pm

Pinikula

brb

9:59 pm

herinfernallady

It is silly I am sitting here being cold and then now I am warm

10:00 pm

dcseain

it's not even going to get down to 70F/20C tonight here

10:01 pm

Jillyjill

mo5/12 clue please?

10:01 pm

herinfernallady

Swap you it is 10 C outside

10:01 pm

crosshair

60f here for tonight,nice night for sleeping

10:01 pm

dcseain

plural mo4.5

10:01 pm

dcseain

10C sounds rather pleasant.

10:02 pm

torgone

Lovely night in San Diego ..

10:02 pm

dcseain

praise Elvis for AC. I don't miss the days of the sleeping porch

10:02 pm

crosshair

10c,thats our spring time temps;)

10:03 pm

Jillyjill

I have to be more careful on checking for plurals...sorry and thanks

10:03 pm

herinfernallady

Pleasant if you are a Bear

10:04 pm

Jillyjill

hi torg!

10:04 pm

Jillyjill

go Padres!

10:04 pm

herinfernallady

Hi Torg

10:04 pm

crosshair

crossy is a roly poly bear;)

10:05 pm

herinfernallady

We have a friend we have called Bear. He used to roam about in shorts and tshirts at 3C

10:05 pm

crosshair

nothing wrong with that

10:05 pm

torgone

Padres are not going ..

10:05 pm

herinfernallady

Insanity

10:05 pm

crosshair

-40 is insanity lol

10:05 pm

dcseain

did yall hear that Manutu Bol died?

10:06 pm

dcseain

i used to get my shorts out at 0C when i live in Boston, as it was 25 or so warmer than it had been.

10:06 pm

torgone

Sad .. He was a cool dude ..

10:07 pm

dcseain

yeah he was, tor

10:07 pm

stidmama

HELLO ALL

10:07 pm

herinfernallady

Stiiiid

10:07 pm

dcseain

hiya, stid!

10:08 pm

stidmama

hey seain. haven't seen you in a while. you okay?

10:08 pm

torgone

Heya stid ..

10:08 pm

dcseain

i am, thanks

10:08 pm

dcseain

just been busy

10:09 pm

stidmama

glad to hear that. busy OK! :-D

10:10 pm

Jillyjill

hi stid!

10:10 pm

dcseain

teh Philadelphia transit agency is in the grid today, and valid - 1st SE 5.12

10:10 pm

stidmama

hey jilly!

10:11 pm

dcseain

i'm so glad i made the pasta - just what my mouth and belly wanted - so, so savory and full of umami :D

10:12 pm

stidmama

mmm. pasta!

10:12 pm

stidmama

we had a chicken curry. I like curry.

10:12 pm

dcseain

curry is a big happy, agreed

10:13 pm

Jillyjill

mmm stid we love curry

10:14 pm

stidmama

pasta curry????

10:15 pm

dcseain

pasta curry is good, as is egg curry -- esp with onions and peppers

10:15 pm

dcseain

with egg, use yellow or brown, never red

10:15 pm

stidmama

never thought of egg for curry *considers implications*

10:16 pm

dcseain

plop, plop, ph4, ph4, oh, what a relief it is!

10:16 pm

dcseain

i learned about curried eggs from an indian coworker many, many moons ago. scrambled eggs, of course ;)

10:17 pm

stidmama

oh! thanks for the PH. and scrambled I can do!

10:18 pm

Kizah

Curry eggs are very very good. My friend makes them...she has an vegetarian Indian cooking blog at http://tiffinbox.wordpress.com and the recipe is on the site for anyone who is interested.

10:18 pm

stidmama

hello kizah

10:18 pm

dcseain

oh, cool, kizah, thx!

10:18 pm

stidmama

thanks for that link!!!!

10:18 pm

Kizah

Hi! She makes her curry eggs hard boiled. I haven't tried to make them yet myself, but am planning to sometime soon.

10:19 pm

dcseain

oh, her egg curry very different from the one i learned. neat!

10:20 pm

dcseain

cool name for the blog, too

10:21 pm

dcseain

egg pakora is a nice treat, too

10:21 pm

stidmama

well, down to 33. I should list.

10:22 pm

dcseain

sounds like a plan, stid. i listed at 20

10:23 pm

dcseain

neat Quaker Instant Grits add that has an actual use for the instant kind: http://tinyurl.com/d39ee9

10:29 pm

dcseain

firewords! :)

10:29 pm

stidmama

YAY seain!!!!

10:29 pm

stidmama

25 now

10:29 pm

Jellen

Yay, dc!!!

10:29 pm

stidmama

is hte CU 6 fishy?

10:29 pm

stidmama

hey jellen

10:29 pm

dcseain

ty!

10:30 pm

dcseain

evening, jellen :) the store's coming along?

10:30 pm

Jellen

nope, stid

10:30 pm

torgone

Yay dc!

10:30 pm

Pinikula

add brit goodbye to the cu4

10:30 pm

stidmama

help please?

10:30 pm

Jellen

add Brit thanks to cu 4/6

10:30 pm

Pinikula

(back - but not sure for how long)

10:30 pm

torgone

26 --

10:30 pm

stidmama

go tor go!!!

10:30 pm

dcseain

Â¿CuÃ¡ntos cu6?

10:30 pm

stidmama

hey pini!!!

10:30 pm

stidmama

gracias, seain.

10:31 pm

Pinikula

hiya stid

10:31 pm

stidmama

and thanks also Jellen. my brain is scattered.

10:31 pm

Jellen

The building's coming along...not sure if we'll actually open a store, though...depends on Tim's prognosis...

10:32 pm

stidmama

glad building proceeds. hoping prognosis will allow

10:32 pm

dcseain

:/ right.

10:32 pm

stidmama

*shrug* I hope the best, jellen.

10:32 pm

Jillyjill

Hi Jellen, when do you and Tim head off to the specialist?

10:33 pm

Jellen

Wednesday, Jilly

10:33 pm

Jillyjill

I'll keep you in my prayers!

10:36 pm

dcseain

may the specialist be able to provide a solution. :)

10:38 pm

herinfernallady

Hi Jellen

10:38 pm

Jillyjill

27 words left, I am seeing this grid thru....I WANT FIREWORKS ^_^

10:38 pm

Jellen

Hey, herin

10:38 pm

stidmama

hey lady

10:38 pm

stidmama

go jilly go

10:38 pm

herinfernallady

You can do it Jill

10:39 pm

Kizah

If anyone here would be willing to pray or send good thoughts to us, my husband has a ct scan on Wed. (get results on Fri) to see how/if the cancer has progressed.

10:39 pm

herinfernallady

Hey Stid. I just had to drop offline for a moment and do the stupid house chores.

10:39 pm

herinfernallady

Yes Kizah thinking of you

10:39 pm

herinfernallady

and yours

10:39 pm

Jellen

Will do, Kizah...

10:39 pm

Kizah

Thank you.

10:39 pm

dcseain

may the results be favorable, kizah

10:39 pm

stidmama

of course kizah

10:39 pm

Jillyjill

nice to meet you Kizah, i'll be honored to pray and send good thoughts

10:40 pm

Kizah

To show no cancer would be a miracle. I believe in miracles.

10:41 pm

Kizah

This game has gotten me through a lot of chemo and hospitalizations. I really love the community here even though I don't always chat.

10:41 pm

Minveryork

Good evening to my fellow babblers!How is everyone?

10:41 pm

herinfernallady

Hi Mini

10:42 pm

dcseain

evening, minver

10:42 pm

dcseain

here is by and large a wonderful community, agreed, kizah

10:42 pm

Jillyjill

Hi Minv...i'm doing great..Saturday after a miserable week...it's GRAND

10:42 pm

stidmama

hello Min! welcome to the grid!

10:43 pm

torgone

Heya Min

10:43 pm

herinfernallady

Looking at half way through the day here Monday is getting closer

10:43 pm

Minveryork

Sorry to hear you had a miserable week Jillyjill. Hope next week is better for you. I had a long week as well

10:43 pm

Jellen

Hi, Min...lying in bed, playing poker, and chatting on Babble...what could be better?

10:44 pm

Jillyjill

:( Sorry Herin

10:44 pm

Jillyjill

ahh, was just overworked, nothing more

10:45 pm

herinfernallady

It is ok. I figure that I can actually sleep most of the day since himself is sick and has a horrid cold that keeps me awake at night

10:45 pm

Minveryork

I wish I could be lying in bed now. Just got back from a party & I'm ready to CRASH, but I have 4 words left

10:45 pm

herinfernallady

Have fun at the party Min?

10:46 pm

Jellen

I'm here to clue if needed...

10:46 pm

stidmama

go Min go!

10:46 pm

stidmama

Jellen, could you clue my last two? EP 5/6 pleasE?

10:46 pm

torgone

th6?

10:46 pm

Minveryork

It was a surprise 40th for sister & she was surprised

10:46 pm

stidmama

I have been flogging my monkeys for ages... LOL

10:47 pm

stidmama

th 6 looks a little but like being really happy euph****

10:47 pm

gremlinn

th + what you breathe + half a candy

10:47 pm

stidmama

surprised happy I hope?

10:47 pm

stidmama

oh, I clued the second TH 6

10:47 pm

stidmama

hey gremlinn!

10:47 pm

Minveryork

th 6/21: actress Th*** Birch w/extra vowel near end.

10:47 pm

torgone

Thaqnks gremm & Min!

10:47 pm

gremlinn

Hi stid

10:48 pm

torgone

1 ..

10:48 pm

herinfernallady

Good Suprised?

10:48 pm

Jellen

e + p* balance + either/**

10:48 pm

Minveryork

I clued 2nd th6 too stidmama. Do not have other th6.

10:49 pm

gremlinn

My clue was for the 1st.

10:49 pm

stidmama

got them!!! (((jellen))) firewords!!!

10:49 pm

Jellen

th + what you breathe + consonant

10:49 pm

Jellen

Yay, stid!!!

10:49 pm

torgone

gremlinn's clue is the first th6

10:49 pm

herinfernallady

Clue for teh st 6 please

10:49 pm

dcseain

well, i'm off to read, and perhaps to dream

10:49 pm

herinfernallady

Night DC

10:50 pm

dcseain

g'night/day and happy babbling, yall! :)

10:50 pm

Minveryork

Yes it was a good surprise. We thought for sure she would find out, but she didn't. We didn't tell her kids so that helped. She was out at a rodeo with them so the kids were surprised as well when they got back.

10:50 pm

stidmama

sweet dreams seain! see you next time!

10:50 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations stidmama on fireworks!Good for you

10:50 pm

dcseain

{poof} thx :)

10:50 pm

stidmama

st 6 is S + plural word for what holds wrapping paper on packages

10:50 pm

herinfernallady

That is fantastic Min.

10:50 pm

dcseain

congrats, stid! {repoof}

10:50 pm

stidmama

good planning, Min!

10:50 pm

Jellen

s + cassette t**** have music on them

10:50 pm

Minveryork

st 6/21: I get office supplies at st**l** herinfernallady

10:51 pm

herinfernallady

Thank you

10:51 pm

herinfernallady

Couldn't see the forest for the trees

10:51 pm

abe79

Hello everyone!

10:51 pm

Jellen

Hi, abe

10:52 pm

herinfernallady

Hi Abe

10:52 pm

Minveryork

Hello abe79! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid

10:52 pm

abe79

Hey- Thanks! Enjoying this one- better than yesterday's!

10:53 pm

Jillyjill

pe5/12 clues please?

10:53 pm

herinfernallady

I am done/ So I am going to go now and do Sudoko

10:53 pm

Jellen

Yay herin!!!

10:54 pm

Jellen

pe 4/5 + vowel

10:54 pm

Jillyjill

bb herin, enjoy your remaining time off!! see you on the gred

10:54 pm

abe79

pe 5/12- a type of sauce for pasta- it's green

10:54 pm

Jillyjill

*grid

10:54 pm

Minveryork

That pe5/12 word is that pe4/5 plus a vowel Jillyjill.I also have a story of clues in profile if you need to use

10:54 pm

herinfernallady

I will be back later today.

10:54 pm

abe79

congrats to Herin! See you later!

10:54 pm

Jillyjill

thanks min

10:55 pm

stidmama

YAY lady!

10:55 pm

Jillyjill

I should have seen that one, I love it on pasta

10:55 pm

stidmama

hey abe

10:55 pm

beachboggle

hi fellow babblers

10:55 pm

abe79

Hey Stidmama!

10:56 pm

Minveryork

Hello beachboggle! How are you? Welcome to the grid

10:56 pm

stidmama

hey beach!

10:58 pm

Jellen

Hi, beach

11:00 pm

Jellen

Whoa...I made sweet tea today and didn't use enough water...potent stuff!

11:02 pm

stidmama

I did something similar, Jellen -- left the tea bag in overnight so when I woke up this morning my pre-made tea was uber-invigorating!

11:05 pm

Minveryork

S's Surrendered! 1 left

11:06 pm

Minveryork

I am done! I have fireworks!ep6/24 was my last word

11:06 pm

Jellen

Yay, Min!!!

11:07 pm

Minveryork

I cannot stay to clue, but there is a story of clues in profile. Goodnight to all babblers! See you tomorrow.

11:13 pm

torgone

Yay Min!

11:14 pm

Jillyjill

oh min, you might miss my first fireworks see you tomorrow!

11:18 pm

stidmama

YAY Min!!!!

11:18 pm

stidmama

go Jilly go!

11:18 pm

stidmama

sweet dreams Min

11:19 pm

stidmama

how many left Jilly?

11:20 pm

Jillyjill

14...several have tried to clue me on im6/24, you wanna see if you can get it in my thick head....?

11:21 pm

stidmama

im 6 is im + "two" of something. **** of pants, **** of shoes

11:21 pm

Minveryork

im 6/24: drinking im 6/24s your brain and judgement

11:21 pm

stidmama

or what Min (who is supposed to be asleep) said!

11:22 pm

Minveryork

im 6/24: alcohol im 6/24s your brain and judgement.

11:22 pm

jillibus

hello gang :)

11:22 pm

Jillyjill

got it guys...

11:23 pm

Jillyjill

Hi Jilli

11:23 pm

Minveryork

Babble im6/24s my judgement since yes I'm supposed to be sleeping!

11:23 pm

stidmama

hey Jill! how are you doing?

11:23 pm

Minveryork

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

11:23 pm

Jellen

Hi, jilli

11:23 pm

stidmama

rofl Min!

11:24 pm

jillibus

Had a lovely day -- went to the Chemainus theatre for lunch and matinee with friends -- great performance of Guys and Dolls.

11:24 pm

Jillyjill

liked the last clue the best minv...thanks for putting up with me... ;)

11:24 pm

jillibus

Finished this last night -- can clue if needed :)

11:25 pm

stidmama

cute, Jill!

11:25 pm

stidmama

<-- points to our family's "Fat Sam" -- older, but essentially the same as when he played that part a couple years ago

11:25 pm

jillibus

cute?

11:26 pm

stidmama

gah. meant COOL. my figners are almost as confuzzeled as the rest of me. (sorry sorry sorry)

11:26 pm

jillibus

LOL stid!

11:27 pm

jillibus

I take it your "Fat Sam" is stidkid#2, hardly fat.

11:27 pm

stidmama

yes, jill -- "fat" seemed a good name for him. :-D

11:31 pm

Jillyjill

I'm ssstttrreessseedd...can't seem to find sc4/5

11:32 pm

jillibus

Is that his costume in the picture?

11:32 pm

Jellen

s + kitty

11:32 pm

jillibus

sc4/5 -- s + feline

11:33 pm

Jillyjill

ty!! 9 left

11:33 pm

jillibus

sc4/6 is s + policeman

11:33 pm

Jillyjill

got that one thanks jilli

11:33 pm

jillibus

gogogo jilly!

11:33 pm

jillibus

just coulsn't resist the clue ;)

11:34 pm

stidmama

btw, technically my team of chefs counts as an icon in the theme for today... *wicked mama grin*

11:35 pm

stidmama

*cracks the whip and asks for dessert to be served...*

11:35 pm

jillibus

oh, very useful gadgets, stid!

11:36 pm

stidmama

indeed, yes, Jill! *polishes nails while admiring kitchen crew*

11:37 pm

stidmama

the tall one puts things away on the high shelves, the short one puts things away on the low shelves and the other one... directs the work! LOL

11:39 pm

jillibus

brb

11:41 pm

Jillyjill

ta5/12?

11:42 pm

Minveryork

ta 5/12: ta plus smallest state abbreviation reversed

11:43 pm

Jellen

ta5 is an animal...

11:43 pm

stidmama

brb (changing icon)

11:44 pm

Jellen

ta* on the window + **regular verb

11:44 pm

Jillyjill

it wont take it??? east coast state right?

11:44 pm

gremlinn

ta + ***ates of the caribbean

11:45 pm

Jellen

Much better clue, grem...

11:46 pm

Jillyjill

sorry, had that one, the first ta5/12

11:46 pm

stidmama

ta 5/12 is a very small relative of the elephant, Jilly

11:46 pm

stidmama

plural the first TA 4/5

11:46 pm

Nef

hi everybody. How are you all tonight?

11:47 pm

stidmama

((((Nef)))) good to see you!

11:47 pm

Jellen

Hi, Nef...doing okay...you?

11:49 pm

Jillyjill

sp5/14...2 left....

11:50 pm

stidmama

go Jilly go!

11:50 pm

Nef

We're doing okay too, Jellen. I took my DH out for nachos at a Mexican restaurant to celebrate our once upon a time foster dtr's special day and --they didn't show up! So we drove over to watch the street rods drive around Univercity Ave. (BIG street rod association event in town this weekend

11:51 pm

Minveryork

sp 5/14: I like to eat sp*g*etti with meatballs Jillyjill.

11:51 pm

Nef

Jilly sp 5/14 is a place you go for pampering + a greeting

11:51 pm

stidmama

glad you had an outing today Nef. Sorry the guest of honor didn't appear though.

11:51 pm

Minveryork

Go Jillyjill go!

11:51 pm

Jellen

sp* day + short hello

11:51 pm

Minveryork

Hello Nef! How are you doing? Welcome to the puzzle!

11:52 pm

Jillyjill

st 5/14

11:52 pm

jillibus

Guess I'd better change my icon...

11:52 pm

Jellen

st + ***ids like to eat roses

11:53 pm

Nef

It's the first time since the 7th that DH has been out of the house. He's been cooped up too long. But just that little (less than 2 hour outing) was tough on him

11:53 pm

Minveryork

st 5/14: some people get st*** infection when nursing

11:53 pm

stidmama

*stern mama look at Min* are you feeling quite well, young lady?

11:53 pm

m9f9l

hello all

11:53 pm

stidmama

M!!!! you're PRO!!!!!

11:53 pm

Jellen

Hi, m9

11:53 pm

mcurlschool

Hi Stid!

11:53 pm

m9f9l

yup!

11:53 pm

Jillyjill

no the one after that....:)

11:53 pm

stidmama

MCURL!!! *mama cups runneth over*

11:54 pm

mcurlschool

How's your weather today?

11:54 pm

m9f9l

hey there's yer stidkid!

11:54 pm

stidmama

M, have you met mcurl? mcurl lives (other than mother) closest to me!

11:54 pm

Jellen

st*** your feet

11:54 pm

m9f9l

I am fried. need a little flip and then bed!

11:54 pm

Minveryork

st 5/14: kids may st*** aound the room if they're mad

11:54 pm

stidmama

WET. RAINY. DREARY. BLAH. YUCK. *empties galoshes in the living room*

11:54 pm

m9f9l

no. Hello Mcurl, nice to meet you\

11:54 pm

mcurlschool

hello m, nice to meet you

11:54 pm

stidmama

mcurl, M went to Evergreen as an undergrad, so she knows the area!

11:55 pm

m9f9l

jinx!

11:55 pm

Nef

m9, did you get your costunes done?

11:55 pm

mcurlschool

Nice

11:55 pm

stidmama

*grin* nice to have friends meet each other.

11:55 pm

Jillyjill

FIREWORKS.....THANK YOU BABBLERS

11:55 pm

mcurlschool

Weather here is HOT, HOT, HOT! In NM visiting son;

11:55 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations Jillyjill on your fireworks! Way to go!

11:55 pm

Nef

YAY, Jilly!!!! WTG!!!!

11:55 pm

Jillyjill

5 min to spare....lol

11:56 pm

jillibus

YAY jilly!!

11:56 pm

Jellen

Yay, jilly!!!

11:56 pm

stidmama

YAY Jilly!!!

11:56 pm

m9f9l

wow.. just under the wire Jilly!

11:56 pm

Jillyjill

feel like I gave birth...rofl

11:56 pm

m9f9l

good job!

11:56 pm

Minveryork

Was worth it for me to stay to witness your 1st FWs

11:56 pm

stidmama

I wouldn't mind hot hot hot if it meant sun sun sun. My brain is so sluggish when it's gray out for too long.

11:57 pm

Jillyjill

of course minv...you played a HUGE roll, espeicially in patience!!!! Now go to bed!! LOVE YA

11:57 pm

m9f9l

yes. one thing I'm liking about being this side of the mtns

11:57 pm

stidmama

and how is dear son? I know you have wanted to visit him for a while.

11:57 pm

mcurlschool

It hasn't been to bad, in the upper 90's during day but cools in evening

11:57 pm

stidmama

yes Jilly, first firewords is so much fun!

11:57 pm

mcurlschool

He's great; we met up here in Albuquerque and heading to Clovis tomorrow

11:57 pm

cybernan

Hello everyone :)

11:58 pm

m9f9l

hey nan!

11:58 pm

gremlinn

A played a huge roll in a theater production, a couple of times. I was kind of dry the first time, but next time I was butter.

11:58 pm

jillibus

stid -- we had a lovely day here -- no rain, warm temps!

11:58 pm

stidmama

hey nan!

11:58 pm

m9f9l

that's a great pic nan!

11:58 pm

mcurlschool

It was the mother of all road trips! Yes, we drove; me in my car and husband in Barry's "new" truck!!!

11:58 pm

stidmama

oh jill, how lovely! maybe we'll get some of that tomorrow

11:58 pm

Jellen

Hi, nan

11:58 pm

Jellen

Groan, grem!

11:58 pm

stidmama

oh that is a LONG drive!

11:58 pm

cybernan

ty m9

11:58 pm

jillibus

Gremlin, you are hereby banished to Ruruland.

11:58 pm

gremlinn

Is that like the PB?

11:58 pm

Minveryork

I may as well stay for the flip since it's 1 minute away

11:59 pm

m9f9l

yes stay Min

11:59 pm

m9f9l

less than a min!

11:59 pm

stidmama

*groan* oh gremlinn...

11:59 pm

Jillyjill

I'm still watching my FW!

11:59 pm

mcurlschool

In 2 1/2 days!!! We are masters at this......coming home just before July 4th (party at my house) via california to visit friends

11:59 pm

stidmama

I hope it's a 3000 word grid

11:59 pm

jillibus

No, it's where you really get PUNished

11:59 pm

m9f9l

3000!

11:59 pm

Jillyjill

dear lord stid!!

11:59 pm

stidmama

JILL!!! *puts jill in PB just because*

11:59 pm

gremlinn

Over 9000!

11:59 pm

cybernan

bite your tongue, stid

12:00 am

Minveryork

Me too stidmama.Then I won't feel compelled to finish

12:00 am

stidmama

I think the biggest grid I have ever seen was about 550.

12:00 am

mcurlschool

no nothing big....haven't had much time to play this last week and probably not the coming week!

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